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 
12,325 
32 
603 
1,479 
3,115 
3,869 
3,227 
percent 
57.4 
0.1 
2.8 
6.9 
14.5 
18.0 
15.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,649,877 
3,085 
73,109 
170,906 
405,257 
508,947 
488,573 
Average size of farm 
acres 
134 
96 
121 
116 
130 
132 
151 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
12,325 
32 
603 
1,479 
3,115 
3,869 
3,227 
$1,000 
195,512 
220 
6,513 
23,300 
73,099 
53,016 
39,364 
Average per farm 
dollars 
15,863 
6,861 
10,801 
15,754 
23,467 
13,703 
12,198 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
3,203 
12 
169 
439 
812 
925 
846 
$1,000 to $2,499 
2,541 
3 
113 
290 
627 
812 
696 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,259 
5 
109 
262 
571 
703 
609 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,974 
7 
104 
193 
489 
658 
523 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,502 
2 
70 
182 
415 
502 
331 
$25,000 to $49,999 
492 
2 
23 
74 
120 
141 
132 
$50,000 to $99,999 
169 
1 
7 
17 
39 
66 
39 
$100,000 to $249,999 
86 
- 
7 
9 
11 
27 
32 
$250,000 to $499,999 
41 
- 
- 
4 
12 
17 
8 
$500,000 to $999,999 
29 
- 
- 
3 
10 
11 
5 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
29 
- 
1 
6 
9 
7 
6 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
27 
- 
1 
6 
7 
7 
6 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$5,000,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Total sales 
farms 
12,325 
32 
603 
1,479 
3,115 
3,869 
3,227 
$1,000 
193,061 
213 
6,399 
22,968 
72,356 
52,271 
38,854 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
338 
2 
19 
35 
78 
119 
85 
$1,000 
7,197 
(D) 
(D) 
2,131 
(D) 
2,283 
1,672 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
29 
1 
3 
4 
13 
8 
$1,000 
5,564 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
460 
1,808 
1,280 
Corn 
farms 
283 
2 
16 
29 
72 
94 
70 
$1,000 
4,965 
(D) 
(D) 
1,642 
(D) 
1,315 
1,199 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
20 
1 
2 
2 
8 
7 
$1,000 
3,700 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
913 
899 
Wheat 
farms 
26 
- 
1 
3 
14 
8 
$1,000 
362 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
215 
85 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
39 
- 
3 
7 
6 
14 
9 
$1,000 
1,720 
- 
72 
433 
170 
703 
341 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
- 
- 
1 
1 
7 
2 
$1,000 
1,143 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
555 
(D) 
Sorghum 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
3 
1 
4 
1 
$1,000 
22 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
17 
- 
- 
4 
5 
5 
3 
$1,000 
82 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
19 
30 
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 
39 
. 
. 
2 
7 
21 
9 
$1,000 
45 
- 
- 
(D) 
5 
24 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
6 
_ 
_ 
1 
_ 
2 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
363 
27 
39 
70 
130 
97 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
95 
(D) 
(D) 
975 
725 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
314 
- 
15 
32 
77 
125 
65 
$1,000 
3,638 
- 
54 
297 
679 
724 
1,884 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
4 
$1,000 
1,985 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,546 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
153 
- 
5 
14 
38 
57 
39 
$1,000 
2,987 
- 
34 
157 
566 
475 
1,755 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 
$1,000 
1,905 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
187 
- 
10 
22 
49 
76 
30 
$1,000 
651 
- 
20 
140 
113 
248 
129 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
174 
3 
10 
27 
32 
59 
43 
$1,000 
3,656 
88 
120 
521 
666 
1,557 
704 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
1 
- 
2 
3 
3 
2 
$1,000 
1,657 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
272 
894 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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