Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
21,721 
54 
906 
2,280 
4,496 
6,462 
7,523 
percent 
57.0 
0.1 
2.4 
6.0 
11.8 
17.0 
19.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
4,262,275 
4,056 
136,795 
327,472 
801,387 
1,270,515 
1,722,050 
Average size of farm 
acres 
196 
75 
151 
144 
178 
197 
229 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
21,721 
54 
906 
2,280 
4,496 
6,462 
7,523 
$1,000 
836,122 
989 
45,460 
86,602 
221,043 
233,749 
248,279 
Average per farm 
dollars 
38,494 
18,322 
50,176 
37,983 
49,164 
36,173 
33,003 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
5,273 
12 
203 
615 
1,104 
1,571 
1,768 
$1,000 to $2,499 
3,909 
12 
131 
340 
742 
1,146 
1,538 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,567 
7 
133 
337 
665 
1,043 
1,382 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,403 
3 
133 
374 
733 
942 
1,218 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,923 
9 
125 
280 
676 
915 
918 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,285 
5 
62 
147 
270 
450 
351 
$50,000 to $99,999 
547 
4 
38 
76 
119 
160 
150 
$100,000 to $249,999 
324 
2 
40 
50 
63 
90 
79 
$250,000 to $499,999 
130 
- 
21 
12 
31 
30 
36 
$500,000 to $999,999 
186 
_ 
5 
29 
44 
64 
44 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
174 
- 
15 
20 
49 
51 
39 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
137 
- 
15 
19 
33 
40 
30 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
27 
- 
- 
1 
11 
10 
5 
$5,000,000 or more 
10 
- 
- 
- 
5 
1 
4 
Total sales 
farms 
21,721 
54 
906 
2,280 
4,496 
6,462 
7,523 
$1,000 
781,389 
944 
42,667 
83,268 
211,774 
217,994 
224,741 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
1,280 
5 
101 
145 
257 
402 
370 
$1,000 
193,968 
86 
13,861 
15,120 
56,520 
62,451 
45,930 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
439 
- 
61 
61 
84 
130 
103 
$1,000 
182,452 
- 
13,500 
14,296 
54,151 
58,181 
42,323 
Corn 
farms 
475 
- 
39 
50 
110 
127 
149 
$1,000 
55,224 
- 
1,096 
3,352 
18,168 
18,495 
14,113 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
140 
- 
11 
18 
36 
44 
31 
$1,000 
52,020 
- 
825 
3,055 
17,571 
17,576 
12,993 
Wheat 
farms 
268 
- 
26 
39 
62 
96 
45 
$1,000 
17,803 
- 
2,719 
962 
2,779 
8,572 
2,771 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
99 
- 
12 
7 
16 
48 
16 
$1,000 
15,309 
- 
2,426 
496 
2,041 
8,003 
2,343 
Soybeans 
farms 
882 
5 
75 
104 
175 
277 
246 
$1,000 
110,795 
86 
10,016 
10,146 
29,830 
32,869 
27,847 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
355 
- 
51 
47 
68 
103 
86 
$1,000 
101,600 
- 
9,646 
9,241 
27,798 
29,682 
25,233 
Sorghum 
farms 
48 
- 
3 
2 
13 
17 
13 
$1,000 
2,399 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
826 
317 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
- 
8 
3 
3 
$1,000 
2,086 
- 
- 
- 
1,177 
635 
274 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
24 
- 
- 
3 
9 
5 
7 
$1,000 
7,604 
- 
- 
639 
4,531 
1,656 
779 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
22 
- 
- 
3 
9 
4 
6 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
639 
4,531 
(D) 
(D) 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
28 
. 
3 
5 
2 
7 
11 
$1,000 
143 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
33 
104 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
148 
- 
15 
26 
18 
21 
68 
$1,000 
28,188 
- 
1,343 
1,766 
6,008 
11,671 
7,400 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
74 
- 
7 
19 
10 
16 
22 
$1,000 
26,959 
- 
1,165 
1,627 
5,949 
1 1 ,626 
6,592 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
546 
3 
35 
50 
139 
154 
165 
$1,000 
13,910 
3 
2,083 
2,170 
2,500 
2,840 
4,315 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
29 
- 
6 
4 
7 
3 
9 
$1,000 
9,600 
- 
(D) 
1,717 
1,297 
(D) 
3,239 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
440 
_ 
18 
38 
91 
149 
144 
$1,000 
7,197 
- 
281 
410 
2,238 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
29 
- 
2 
2 
11 
8 
6 
$1,000 
3,114 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,414 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
285 
- 
1 
27 
49 
104 
104 
$1,000 
4,152 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,456 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
- 
- 
2 
3 
5 
3 
$1,000 
1,280 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
264 
Berries 
farms 
187 
- 
17 
18 
53 
50 
49 
$1,000 
3,045 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
16 
- 
2 
- 
8 
3 
3 
$1,000 
1,820 
- 
(D) 
- 
964 
(D) 
374 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
216 
11 
27 
51 
67 
60 
$1,000 
22,987 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1 1 ,334 
4,091 
4,927 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
53 
- 
1 
8 
13 
14 
17 
$1,000 
21,331 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
11,012 
3,455 
4,418 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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