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 
3,559 
7 
140 
470 
921 
1,140 
881 
percent 
48.5 
0.1 
1.9 
6.4 
12.6 
15.5 
12.0 
Land in farms 
acres 
355,843 
483 
7,717 
43,389 
76,567 
109,598 
118,089 
Average size of farm 
acres 
100 
69 
55 
92 
83 
96 
134 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
3,559 
7 
140 
470 
921 
1,140 
881 
$1,000 
55,798 
76 
3,140 
8,183 
15,891 
12,601 
15,908 
Average per farm 
dollars 
15,678 
10,797 
22,430 
17,410 
17,254 
11,053 
18,057 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1,077 
4 
33 
109 
231 
358 
342 
$1,000 to $2,499 
600 
- 
31 
100 
158 
186 
125 
$2,500 to $4,999 
493 
- 
14 
67 
157 
151 
104 
$5,000 to $9,999 
566 
- 
12 
86 
140 
183 
145 
$10,000 to $24,999 
454 
2 
28 
51 
130 
146 
97 
$25,000 to $49,999 
194 
- 
10 
32 
49 
65 
38 
$50,000 to $99,999 
95 
1 
6 
13 
28 
30 
17 
$100,000 to $249,999 
54 
- 
4 
3 
20 
19 
8 
$250,000 to $499,999 
13 
- 
1 
6 
4 
1 
1 
$500,000 to $999,999 
7 
- 
1 
3 
2 
1 
- 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
6 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
3 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$5,000,000 or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
3,559 
7 
140 
470 
921 
1,140 
881 
$1,000 
54,545 
76 
3,037 
8,042 
15,490 
12,229 
15,672 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
61 
. 
2 
. 
20 
21 
18 
$1,000 
1,777 
- 
(D) 
- 
488 
(D) 
1,087 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
4 
1 
2 
$1,000 
1,407 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Corn 
farms 
43 
- 
2 
- 
16 
8 
17 
$1,000 
1,437 
- 
(D) 
- 
336 
87 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
$1,000 
1,099 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Wheat 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
$1,000 
13 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
6 
- 
1 
- 
2 
1 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
210 
- 
- 
- 
(□) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sorghum 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$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 
18 
_ 
_ 
_ 
4 
13 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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 
304 
1 
49 
66 
85 
75 
28 
$1,000 
1,842 
(D) 
533 
263 
(□) 
294 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
7 
6 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
482 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
238 
- 
14 
36 
59 
81 
48 
$1,000 
1,423 
- 
46 
168 
273 
409 
528 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
$1,000 
351 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
67 
- 
3 
4 
18 
23 
19 
$1,000 
710 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
82 
163 
372 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
$1,000 
280 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
280 
Berries 
farms 
187 
- 
11 
33 
47 
63 
33 
$1,000 
713 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
190 
246 
156 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
252 
1 
26 
32 
78 
77 
38 
$1,000 
7,813 
(D) 
(D) 
314 
1,370 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
1 
5 
6 
3 
$1,000 
5,977 
- 
- 
(D) 
647 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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