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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
9,176 
26 
465 
1,127 
2,377 
2,897 
2,284 
acres 
471,267 
878 
23,371 
53,209 
121,943 
140,717 
131,149 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
8,562 
27 
381 
1,026 
2,199 
2,729 
2,200 
acres 
99,418 
632 
3,549 
8,391 
22,240 
28,720 
35,886 
Irrigated land 
farms 
215 
3 
15 
36 
53 
76 
32 
acres 
483 
3 
22 
87 
159 
143 
69 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
205 
3 
13 
32 
49 
76 
32 
acres 
443 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
143 
143 
69 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
10 
- 
2 
4 
4 
- 
- 
acres 
40 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
16 
- 
- 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
118 
2 
19 
21 
33 
43 
acres 
2,810 
- 
(D) 
403 
(D) 
785 
1,191 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
63 
- 
5 
9 
13 
22 
14 
acres 
7,133 
- 
250 
1,804 
1,008 
2,822 
1,249 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
30 
- 
8 
5 
4 
12 
1 
$1,000 
54 
- 
9 
(D) 
13 
27 
(D) 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
12,325 
32 
603 
1,479 
3,115 
3,869 
3,227 
$1,000 
4,035,679 
5,305 
209,483 
438,601 
1,036,970 
1,224,409 
1,120,912 
Average per farm 
dollars 
327,438 
165,768 
347,401 
296,552 
332,896 
316,466 
347,354 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,446 
1,719 
2,865 
2,566 
2,559 
2,406 
2,294 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
1,130 
10 
75 
154 
253 
326 
312 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,593 
3 
81 
172 
410 
491 
436 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,030 
15 
144 
374 
776 
962 
759 
$200,000 to $499,999 
4,433 
- 
186 
555 
1,123 
1,438 
1,131 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,519 
4 
81 
158 
395 
470 
411 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
456 
_ 
22 
50 
121 
136 
127 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
145 
- 
13 
15 
34 
43 
40 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
14 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3 
9 
$10,000,000 or more 
5 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
2 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
12,322 
32 
603 
1,479 
3,112 
3,869 
3,227 
$1,000 
506,306 
1,181 
26,759 
65,471 
137,915 
155,654 
119,325 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
1,136 
4 
61 
124 
268 
328 
351 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,327 
5 
49 
150 
293 
442 
388 
$10,000 to $19,999 
2,270 
8 
105 
241 
525 
740 
651 
$20,000 to $49,999 
4,273 
3 
226 
540 
1,106 
1,304 
1,094 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,159 
9 
107 
264 
618 
679 
482 
$100,000 to $199,999 
884 
3 
31 
128 
225 
299 
198 
$200,000 to $499,999 
257 
- 
23 
28 
72 
75 
59 
$500,000 or more 
16 
1 
4 
5 
2 
4 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
8,519 
25 
454 
1,117 
2,185 
2,686 
2,052 
number 
12,040 
35 
671 
1,588 
3,229 
3,724 
2,793 
Tractors, all 
farms 
10,381 
26 
468 
1,254 
2,630 
3,333 
2,670 
number 
19,463 
38 
847 
2,193 
4,908 
6,430 
5,047 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
5,719 
16 
223 
658 
1,362 
1,871 
1,589 
number 
7,486 
21 
294 
807 
1,735 
2,475 
2,154 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
7,368 
12 
360 
914 
1,966 
2,344 
1,772 
number 
11,325 
12 
518 
1,308 
2,998 
3,734 
2,755 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
527 
5 
29 
62 
147 
182 
102 
number 
652 
5 
35 
78 
175 
221 
138 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
93 
1 
3 
10 
19 
39 
21 
number 
102 
(D) 
(D) 
10 
24 
40 
22 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
155 
- 
15 
27 
47 
46 
20 
number 
170 
- 
15 
27 
52 
51 
25 
Hay balers 
farms 
6,101 
14 
280 
695 
1,625 
2,010 
1,477 
number 
8,011 
19 
406 
896 
2,135 
2,693 
1,862 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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