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 
1,141 
54 
106 
232 
361 
388 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,996 
7 
90 
195 
468 
684 
552 
$5,000 to $9,999 
716 
2 
27 
55 
175 
219 
238 
$10,000 to $24,999 
522 
- 
20 
59 
137 
171 
135 
$25,000 to $49,999 
187 
1 
6 
33 
35 
60 
52 
$50,000 or more 
118 
- 
5 
14 
23 
43 
33 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
7,645 
22 
401 
1,017 
2,045 
2,331 
1,829 
Average net loss 
....dollars 
7,002 
5,136 
7,868 
8,746 
6,645 
6,504 
6,897 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,236 
4 
47 
133 
291 
377 
384 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,407 
4 
163 
422 
936 
1,114 
768 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,557 
11 
86 
227 
444 
449 
340 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,054 
3 
78 
165 
298 
285 
225 
$25,000 to $49,999 
317 
- 
23 
57 
60 
84 
93 
$50,000 or more 
74 
- 
4 
13 
16 
22 
19 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
3 
2 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
" 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
2,375 
4 
103 
274 
570 
731 
693 
$1,000 
8,539 
3 
474 
1,107 
2,197 
2,650 
2,109 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
210 
9 
32 
47 
71 
51 
$1,000 
386 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
91 
143 
103 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
588 
- 
10 
59 
109 
199 
211 
$1,000 
1,192 
- 
16 
71 
239 
405 
462 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
634 
16 
87 
169 
187 
175 
$1,000 
3,886 
- 
378 
556 
724 
1,155 
1,074 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
77 
2 
11 
20 
20 
24 
$1,000 
627 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
535 
22 
(D) 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
704 
. 
38 
84 
197 
215 
170 
$1,000 
852 
- 
16 
51 
178 
539 
68 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
26 
. 
. 
1 
6 
8 
11 
$1,000 
92 
- 
- 
(D) 
33 
42 
(D) 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
132 
_ 
14 
13 
26 
43 
36 
$1,000 
237 
- 
18 
44 
69 
58 
48 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
273 
4 
23 
24 
64 
74 
84 
$1,000 
1,266 
3 
34 
320 
327 
286 
297 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
9,889 
22 
426 
1,117 
2,489 
3,181 
2,654 
acres 
348,980 
586 
17,492 
40,462 
88,807 
110,795 
90,838 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
9,333 
22 
414 
1,035 
2,352 
3,020 
2,490 
acres 
296,409 
(D) 
(D) 
35,399 
76,368 
94,419 
74,277 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
7,707 
17 
318 
834 
1,910 
2,493 
2,135 
50 to 99 acres 
1,119 
5 
57 
129 
314 
360 
254 
100 to 199 acres 
366 
- 
30 
51 
92 
128 
65 
200 to 499 acres 
128 
- 
8 
19 
34 
36 
31 
500 to 999 acres 
10 
- 
1 
1 
1 
3 
4 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
3 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
867 
2 
47 
128 
244 
252 
194 
acres 
24,940 
(D) 
(D) 
2,369 
7,639 
7,799 
6,208 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
307 
10 
27 
69 
107 
94 
acres 
3,794 
- 
255 
308 
602 
1,238 
1,391 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
978 
34 
120 
211 
328 
285 
acres 
23,386 
- 
920 
2,361 
4,131 
7,199 
8,775 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
104 
- 
6 
11 
13 
37 
37 
acres 
451 
32 
25 
67 
140 
187 
Total woodland 
farms 
9,417 
23 
427 
1,102 
2,409 
2,977 
2,479 
acres 
730,212 
989 
28,697 
68,844 
172,267 
228,715 
230,700 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
4,552 
17 
231 
583 
1,224 
1,413 
1,084 
acres 
181,702 
245 
9,563 
20,101 
45,460 
56,735 
49,598 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
6,939 
17 
289 
778 
1,735 
2,228 
1,892 
acres 
548,510 
744 
19,134 
48,743 
126,807 
171,980 
181,102 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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