Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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. 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) - Con. 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
2,127 
6 
182 
289 
654 
561 
435 
acres 
55,235 
81 
3,392 
6,608 
16,575 
14,265 
14,314 
tons, dry 
110,180 
138 
7,507 
11,251 
30,799 
28,961 
31,524 
Irrigated 
farms 
17 
- 
- 
1 
7 
5 
4 
acres 
372 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
44 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
20,533 
83 
1,282 
2,558 
5,954 
6,060 
4,596 
acres 
977,638 
2,939 
55,939 
114,123 
275,580 
293,927 
235,130 
tons, dry 
1,406,007 
3,701 
79,624 
162,811 
394,545 
424,841 
340,485 
Irrigated 
farms 
90 
- 
5 
19 
22 
29 
15 
acres 
1,087 
15 
71 
420 
192 
389 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
230 
3 
27 
39 
60 
47 
54 
acres 
15,239 
30 
1,074 
1,161 
5,350 
3,791 
3,833 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
" 
- 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
485 
8 
48 
89 
150 
127 
63 
acres 
1,136 
7 
83 
156 
354 
283 
253 
Irrigated 
farms 
197 
4 
29 
36 
62 
49 
17 
acres 
276 
4 
56 
71 
64 
62 
19 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
444 
8 
48 
81 
133 
120 
54 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
35 
- 
- 
8 
14 
5 
8 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
6 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
" 
Beans, snap 
farms 
158 
2 
14 
32 
45 
49 
16 
acres 
34 
(D) 
(D) 
7 
11 
10 
4 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
22 
7 
8 
2 
5 
acres 
3 
- 
" 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
Peas, green 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
146 
2 
15 
30 
42 
39 
18 
acres 
93 
(D) 
(D) 
8 
51 
23 
6 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
12 
5 
2 
3 
2 
acres 
2 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
(Z) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
145 
2 
15 
30 
41 
39 
18 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
176 
_ 
11 
37 
65 
42 
21 
acres 
190 
- 
12 
35 
76 
43 
24 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
29 
- 
- 
9 
11 
5 
4 
acres 
14 
- 
- 
2 
10 
1 
1 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
15 
2 
1 
2 
5 
4 
1 
acres 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
2 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
" 
“ 
“ 
" 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
296 
4 
25 
54 
90 
80 
43 
acres 
149 
1 
7 
24 
43 
43 
33 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
34 
- 
2 
11 
12 
2 
7 
acres 
5 
- 
(D) 
1 
2 
(D) 
2 
Land in orchards 
farms 
678 
2 
26 
57 
168 
255 
170 
acres 
6,819 
(D) 
(D) 
633 
1,643 
2,434 
1,980 
Irrigated 
farms 
129 
6 
9 
32 
52 
30 
acres 
821 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
297 
186 
150 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
405 
2 
20 
33 
107 
151 
92 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
212 
- 
4 
16 
48 
83 
61 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
53 
- 
2 
7 
11 
19 
14 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
6 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
3 
250.0 acres or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Apples 
farms 
185 
- 
10 
21 
63 
58 
33 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
371 
- 
3 
199 
72 
60 
37 
Grapes 
farms 
263 
2 
12 
14 
59 
115 
61 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1,043 
(D) 
(D) 
35 
351 
387 
257 
Peaches, all 
farms 
155 
- 
10 
17 
51 
47 
30 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
35 
170 
31 
154 
Citrus fruit, all 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(□) 
Almonds 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(□) 
Pecans 
farms 
207 
- 
9 
25 
41 
82 
50 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
3,630 
- 
105 
313 
800 
1,510 
903 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
19 
- 
- 
2 
6 
8 
3 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
76 
- 
- 
(D) 
30 
10 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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