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 
1,894 
4 
78 
246 
510 
609 
447 
acres 
38,123 
(D) 
(D) 
3,569 
8,333 
14,337 
11,184 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
2,619 
1 
101 
363 
686 
852 
616 
acres 
29,559 
(D) 
(D) 
3,278 
6,173 
9,573 
9,894 
Irrigated land 
farms 
287 
1 
44 
34 
89 
79 
40 
acres 
623 
(D) 
(D) 
50 
226 
151 
132 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
285 
1 
43 
34 
89 
79 
39 
acres 
509 
(D) 
(D) 
50 
(D) 
151 
(D) 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
5 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
1 
acres 
114 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
59 
3 
16 
17 
23 
acres 
621 
- 
- 
16 
223 
108 
274 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
23 
- 
2 
1 
4 
7 
9 
acres 
2,264 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,090 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
148 
- 
34 
21 
40 
30 
23 
$1,000 
5,430 
" 
508 
2,303 
1,175 
(D) 
(D) 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
3,559 
7 
140 
470 
921 
1,140 
881 
$1,000 
1,324,029 
989 
30,320 
148,678 
342,391 
418,950 
382,700 
Average per farm 
dollars 
372,023 
141,283 
216,572 
316,337 
371,760 
367,500 
434,393 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,721 
2,048 
3,929 
3,427 
4,472 
3,823 
3,241 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
322 
5 
28 
54 
81 
96 
58 
$50,000 to $99,999 
218 
- 
21 
32 
57 
82 
26 
$100,000 to $199,999 
589 
- 
19 
97 
140 
190 
143 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,554 
2 
60 
214 
386 
513 
379 
$500,000 to $999,999 
757 
- 
12 
60 
227 
222 
236 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
90 
- 
- 
7 
24 
30 
29 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
24 
- 
- 
6 
6 
5 
7 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
3,559 
7 
140 
470 
921 
1,140 
881 
$1,000 
160,425 
888 
6,673 
25,028 
39,776 
48,798 
39,262 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
433 
- 
21 
66 
96 
147 
103 
$5,000 to $9,999 
315 
- 
2 
35 
85 
111 
82 
$10,000 to $19,999 
582 
- 
35 
69 
128 
207 
143 
$20,000 to $49,999 
1,247 
2 
45 
149 
367 
355 
329 
$50,000 to $99,999 
588 
- 
25 
91 
133 
207 
132 
$100,000 to $199,999 
279 
5 
3 
44 
89 
67 
71 
$200,000 to $499,999 
105 
- 
9 
14 
21 
44 
17 
$500,000 or more 
10 
- 
" 
2 
2 
2 
4 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
2,189 
6 
93 
282 
575 
693 
540 
number 
2,824 
7 
146 
382 
744 
871 
674 
Tractors, all 
farms 
2,651 
7 
96 
308 
687 
880 
673 
number 
4,758 
8 
149 
498 
1,264 
1,531 
1,308 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,595 
5 
43 
177 
400 
567 
403 
number 
2,154 
(D) 
(D) 
207 
553 
717 
602 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,566 
2 
64 
173 
424 
520 
383 
number 
2,342 
(D) 
(D) 
262 
627 
745 
626 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
207 
21 
75 
48 
63 
number 
262 
- 
29 
84 
69 
80 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 
3 
number 
11 
- 
" 
- 
3 
5 
3 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
27 
- 
- 
1 
17 
5 
4 
number 
28 
- 
- 
(D) 
17 
5 
(D) 
Hay balers 
farms 
816 
- 
16 
96 
259 
257 
188 
number 
1,004 
- 
26 
116 
307 
319 
236 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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