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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
161 
3 
33 
38 
53 
34 
$1,000 to $4,999 
262 
2 
12 
19 
64 
103 
62 
$5,000 to $9,999 
181 
- 
23 
21 
35 
63 
39 
$10,000 to $24,999 
168 
- 
2 
10 
49 
65 
42 
$25,000 to $49,999 
93 
- 
2 
4 
15 
43 
29 
$50,000 or more 
157 
- 
1 
25 
44 
54 
33 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
2,855 
22 
64 
237 
845 
930 
757 
Average net loss 
....dollars 
17,910 
20,014 
6,056 
16,325 
18,917 
18,986 
16,902 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
206 
13 
56 
72 
65 
$1,000 to $4,999 
836 
6 
23 
74 
238 
241 
254 
$5,000 to $9,999 
675 
12 
30 
49 
225 
220 
139 
$10,000 to $24,999 
678 
- 
11 
61 
196 
229 
181 
$25,000 to $49,999 
241 
- 
- 
22 
73 
78 
68 
$50,000 or more 
219 
4 
- 
18 
57 
90 
50 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,098 
6 
19 
120 
277 
383 
293 
$1,000 
23,461 
2 
599 
5,341 
6,814 
6,814 
3,892 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
128 
7 
37 
51 
33 
$1,000 
1,693 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
276 
253 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
151 
- 
- 
5 
51 
55 
40 
$1,000 
601 
- 
- 
23 
77 
367 
133 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
375 
6 
16 
23 
97 
115 
118 
$1,000 
1,881 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
353 
628 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
78 
13 
19 
25 
21 
$1,000 
4,308 
- 
- 
2,275 
158 
1,659 
216 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
170 
. 
. 
30 
30 
70 
40 
$1,000 
1,442 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
456 
769 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
15 
. 
. 
1 
4 
5 
5 
$1,000 
338 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
81 
(D) 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
13 
_ 
_ 
1 
1 
7 
4 
$1,000 
107 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
66 
(D) 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
325 
9 
54 
80 
104 
78 
$1,000 
13,092 
- 
(D) 
2,649 
5,118 
3,556 
(D) 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
2,490 
12 
74 
185 
665 
811 
743 
acres 
47,389 
138 
566 
3,532 
11,015 
16,369 
15,769 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,258 
12 
74 
174 
570 
746 
682 
acres 
37,475 
(D) 
(D) 
3,060 
8,696 
12,747 
12,342 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
2,108 
12 
74 
158 
539 
695 
630 
50 to 99 acres 
92 
- 
- 
6 
21 
33 
32 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
38 
- 
- 
9 
6 
9 
14 
200 to 499 acres 
19 
- 
- 
1 
3 
9 
6 
500 to 999 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
237 
12 
77 
87 
61 
acres 
1,973 
- 
- 
85 
482 
813 
593 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
142 
2 
6 
8 
36 
47 
43 
acres 
1,979 
(D) 
(D) 
32 
582 
742 
607 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
333 
14 
20 
114 
97 
88 
acres 
5,358 
- 
58 
340 
1,135 
1,790 
2,035 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
88 
- 
- 
10 
22 
24 
32 
acres 
604 
- 
15 
120 
277 
192 
Total woodland 
farms 
2,119 
18 
53 
187 
567 
705 
589 
acres 
95,136 
450 
1,556 
5,331 
25,311 
29,921 
32,567 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
569 
12 
27 
49 
173 
159 
149 
acres 
9,917 
144 
128 
308 
2,386 
1,363 
5,588 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
1,837 
12 
46 
158 
481 
631 
509 
acres 
85,219 
306 
1,428 
5,023 
22,925 
28,558 
26,979 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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