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 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
3,877 
24 
107 
349 
1,090 
1,311 
996 
percent 
50.0 
0.3 
1.4 
4.5 
14.1 
16.9 
12.8 
Land in farms 
acres 
201,950 
940 
4,084 
14,210 
49,752 
62,988 
69,976 
Average size of farm 
acres 
52 
39 
38 
41 
46 
48 
70 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
3,877 
24 
107 
349 
1,090 
1,311 
996 
$1,000 
92,135 
88 
1,161 
13,203 
19,759 
28,099 
29,824 
Average per farm 
dollars 
23,765 
3,683 
10,852 
37,832 
18,127 
21,434 
29,944 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1,630 
4 
15 
140 
521 
493 
457 
$1,000 to $2,499 
593 
6 
9 
51 
164 
187 
176 
$2,500 to $4,999 
422 
6 
36 
34 
92 
164 
90 
$5,000 to $9,999 
414 
8 
24 
50 
103 
144 
85 
$10,000 to $24,999 
394 
- 
13 
29 
102 
151 
99 
$25,000 to $49,999 
181 
- 
8 
13 
48 
82 
30 
$50,000 to $99,999 
110 
- 
- 
21 
28 
42 
19 
$100,000 to $249,999 
74 
- 
2 
6 
20 
30 
16 
$250,000 to $499,999 
31 
- 
2 
6 
9 
14 
$500,000 to $999,999 
14 
_ 
_ 
1 
3 
5 
5 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
14 
- 
- 
2 
3 
4 
5 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
10 
- 
- 
1 
2 
4 
3 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
$5,000,000 or more 
2 
- 
" 
1 
- 
1 
Total sales 
farms 
3,877 
24 
107 
349 
1,090 
1,311 
996 
$1,000 
89,746 
88 
1,135 
12,834 
18,901 
27,480 
29,309 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
54 
. 
. 
3 
20 
21 
10 
$1,000 
703 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
231 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
1 
$1,000 
441 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Corn 
farms 
42 
- 
- 
3 
10 
19 
10 
$1,000 
628 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
200 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
376 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
4 
. 
. 
. 
3 
1 
. 
$1,000 
4 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
3 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
1 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
502 
37 
80 
161 
151 
73 
$1,000 
11,085 
- 
221 
459 
2,601 
2,970 
4,834 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
- 
- 
2 
8 
9 
5 
$1,000 
8,679 
- 
(D) 
1,936 
2,220 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
428 
_ 
6 
41 
111 
168 
102 
$1,000 
22,067 
- 
8 
1,004 
3,526 
5,359 
12,170 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
81 
- 
- 
8 
16 
29 
28 
$1,000 
18,795 
- 
- 
761 
2,631 
4,058 
1 1 ,344 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
124 
- 
- 
6 
27 
55 
36 
$1,000 
2,288 
- 
- 
26 
254 
625 
1,382 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
6 
$1,000 
1,347 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
994 
Berries 
farms 
359 
- 
6 
36 
97 
140 
80 
$1,000 
19,779 
- 
8 
978 
3,272 
4,734 
10,788 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
71 
- 
- 
8 
15 
26 
22 
$1,000 
17,361 
- 
- 
761 
2,534 
3,798 
10,268 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
339 
23 
33 
78 
128 
77 
$1,000 
28,069 
- 
214 
7,802 
4,469 
8,800 
6,785 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
52 
- 
- 
7 
11 
24 
10 
$1,000 
25,277 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
7,734 
6,221 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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