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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
484 
- 
34 
101 
163 
129 
57 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
number 
136,205 
848 
17,403 
52,900 
57,798 
7,256 
sold 
farms 
57 
- 
8 
8 
23 
10 
8 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
number 
264,657 
48 
171 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
sold 
farms 
245 
- 
13 
45 
103 
53 
31 
Farms with- 
number 
34,098,064 
(D) 
(D) 
11,483,647 
12,194,543 
6,250,822 
1 to 1,999 
160 
- 
11 
37 
78 
20 
14 
2,000 to 59,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
100,000 or more 
81 
- 
2 
8 
24 
31 
16 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
268 
- 
23 
44 
101 
63 
37 
number 
410,621 
- 
207 
66,502 
135,712 
123,932 
84,268 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
130 
- 
19 
19 
45 
27 
20 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
1,218,685 
106 
153,108 
291,993 
406,043 
367,435 
Barley for grain 
farms 
90 
- 
1 
19 
11 
45 
14 
acres 
3,237 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
405 
1,647 
780 
bushels 
228,922 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
31,371 
119,243 
59,058 
Irrigated 
farms 
9 
- 
7 
- 
1 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
14 
" 
“ 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
58 
- 
- 
17 
7 
28 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
23 
- 
- 
2 
3 
12 
6 
1 00 to 249 acres 
7 
- 
1 
- 
1 
4 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
" 
" 
Corn for grain 
farms 
789 
6 
77 
94 
218 
225 
169 
acres 
35,217 
90 
1,943 
3,847 
8,113 
13,058 
8,166 
bushels 
3,153,748 
10,200 
180,570 
330,602 
689,590 
1,287,323 
655,463 
Irrigated 
farms 
35 
- 
7 
3 
3 
14 
8 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
1,097 
“ 
43 
(D) 
(D) 
891 
44 
1 to 24 acres 
494 
6 
49 
64 
141 
126 
108 
25 to 99 acres 
223 
- 
26 
21 
57 
75 
44 
1 00 to 249 acres 
50 
- 
2 
6 
16 
16 
10 
250 to 499 acres 
13 
- 
- 
2 
3 
4 
4 
500 acres or more 
9 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 
3 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
317 
5 
10 
45 
93 
93 
71 
acres 
8,361 
40 
221 
566 
2,775 
2,679 
2,080 
tons 
127,919 
600 
3,886 
8,778 
42,987 
39,030 
32,638 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
2 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
262 
“ 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
216 
5 
8 
42 
64 
61 
36 
25 to 99 acres 
91 
- 
1 
3 
25 
29 
33 
1 00 to 249 acres 
8 
- 
1 
- 
3 
2 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
“ 
Cotton, all 
farms 
47 
_ 
13 
4 
7 
9 
14 
acres 
3,182 
- 
1,670 
391 
308 
361 
452 
bales 
6,193 
- 
3,214 
1,053 
670 
655 
601 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
“ 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
" 
" 
1 to 24 acres 
23 
- 
1 
- 
6 
6 
10 
25 to 99 acres 
12 
- 
5 
2 
- 
2 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
10 
- 
5 
2 
1 
1 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
41 
- 
- 
3 
18 
13 
7 
acres 
480 
- 
- 
18 
182 
58 
222 
bushels 
27,768 
- 
- 
810 
9,855 
2,337 
14,766 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
“ 
" 
“ 
“ 
“ 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
35 
- 
- 
3 
15 
13 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
5 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
27 
_ 
3 
3 
9 
6 
6 
acres 
(D) 
- 
181 
51 
493 
(D) 
352 
pounds 
4,835,278 
- 
830,155 
216,926 
1,895,241 
605,236 
1,287,720 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
" 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
13 
- 
- 
2 
4 
4 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
11 
- 
2 
1 
4 
2 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
29 
- 
1 
11 
8 
8 
1 
acres 
676 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
380 
143 
(D) 
bushels 
28,802 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
14,033 
6,658 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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