Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Peanuts for nuts - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
“ 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
386 
344 
6 
40 
51 
81 
100 
66 
acres 
174,559 
165,590 
(D) 
13,021 
25,842 
(D) 
47,857 
35,629 
cwt 
12,206,338 
(D) 
(D) 
911,239 
1,943,945 
2,884,076 
3,216,798 
2,599,445 
Irrigated 
farms 
386 
344 
6 
40 
51 
81 
100 
66 
acres 
174,559 
165,590 
(D) 
13,021 
25,842 
(D) 
47,857 
35,629 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
3 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
91 
64 
3 
15 
9 
13 
13 
11 
1 00 to 249 acres 
81 
74 
- 
11 
7 
15 
23 
18 
250 to 499 acres 
83 
81 
3 
8 
13 
24 
22 
11 
500 acres or more 
126 
122 
- 
6 
21 
27 
42 
26 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
625 
443 
1 
23 
39 
86 
141 
153 
acres 
54,885 
45,121 
(D) 
(D) 
5,609 
10,742 
16,783 
10,365 
bushels 
3,150,174 
2,657,345 
(D) 
(D) 
396,068 
604,852 
1,004,380 
550,713 
Irrigated 
farms 
35 
29 
1 
5 
12 
9 
2 
acres 
3,529 
3,081 
- 
(D) 
603 
1,431 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
177 
98 
- 
8 
17 
10 
21 
42 
25 to 99 acres 
291 
213 
- 
11 
6 
48 
74 
74 
1 00 to 249 acres 
111 
92 
1 
3 
8 
16 
31 
33 
250 to 499 acres 
32 
27 
- 
1 
4 
10 
9 
3 
500 acres or more 
14 
13 
- 
- 
4 
2 
6 
1 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
19,823 
13,005 
124 
833 
1,136 
2,510 
3,617 
4,785 
acres 
5,250,275 
4,567,290 
19,969 
218,880 
520,759 
1,061,549 
1,531,986 
1,214,147 
bushels 
148,826,538 
131,590,751 
520,779 
6,084,224 
15,189,248 
30,521,564 
44,595,428 
34,679,508 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,295 
1,070 
11 
97 
130 
241 
339 
252 
acres 
396,331 
371,976 
799 
22,431 
65,791 
77,029 
124,029 
81,897 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,795 
1,223 
17 
98 
88 
199 
251 
570 
25 to 99 acres 
6,812 
3,489 
35 
243 
234 
527 
825 
1,625 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4,386 
3,063 
38 
213 
254 
522 
781 
1,255 
250 to 499 acres 
2,736 
2,305 
30 
163 
220 
508 
734 
650 
500 acres or more 
3,094 
2,925 
4 
116 
340 
754 
1,026 
685 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
10 
9 
1 
1 
- 
2 
5 
- 
acres 
895 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
405 
- 
pounds 
740,440 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
383,240 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
" 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
3 
3 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
Tobacco 
farms 
33 
21 
_ 
_ 
3 
2 
8 
8 
acres 
427 
344 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
41 
pounds 
789,837 
640,332 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
74,860 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
7 
7 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
3 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
10 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
6 
6 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
3 
25.0 acres or more 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
" 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
6,270 
4,597 
29 
226 
432 
998 
1,342 
1,570 
acres 
690,245 
604,564 
1,482 
18,328 
62,982 
141,946 
205,763 
174,063 
bushels 
38,087,065 
33,616,332 
94,867 
1,062,522 
3,549,556 
7,818,136 
11,547,800 
9,543,451 
Irrigated 
farms 
221 
185 
- 
10 
28 
43 
61 
43 
acres 
37,921 
34,885 
- 
896 
6,850 
8,093 
12,878 
6,168 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,566 
871 
7 
55 
79 
169 
214 
347 
25 to 99 acres 
2,816 
2,034 
17 
122 
184 
414 
569 
728 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,209 
1,061 
5 
33 
97 
263 
325 
338 
250 to 499 acres 
440 
400 
- 
12 
46 
93 
149 
100 
500 acres or more 
239 
231 
- 
4 
26 
59 
85 
57 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
50,279 
24,983 
112 
949 
1,570 
3,870 
6,568 
11,914 
acres 
3,349,348 
2,154,345 
12,855 
75,803 
143,426 
387,431 
612,261 
922,569 
tons, dry 
5,271,715 
3,536,717 
19,211 
123,332 
252,599 
658,349 
1,019,137 
1,464,089 
Irrigated 
farms 
345 
216 
2 
12 
20 
60 
75 
47 
acres 
9,901 
8,133 
(D) 
(D) 
296 
2,589 
2,957 
2,171 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
16,889 
6,067 
40 
331 
462 
905 
1,524 
2,805 
25 to 99 acres 
23,605 
11,938 
41 
394 
666 
1,710 
3,003 
6,124 
1 00 to 249 acres 
7,720 
5,319 
14 
159 
327 
895 
1,520 
2,404 
250 to 499 acres 
1,608 
1,304 
10 
53 
84 
286 
406 
465 
500 acres or more 
457 
355 
7 
12 
31 
74 
115 
116 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
216 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
