Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
886 
234 
13 
11 
25 
47 
138 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,672 
535 
2 
15 
13 
58 
127 
320 
$5,000 to $9,999 
958 
372 
3 
12 
25 
39 
84 
209 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,235 
604 
4 
19 
34 
80 
132 
335 
$25,000 to $49,999 
766 
426 
4 
7 
30 
61 
96 
228 
$50,000 or more 
1,542 
1,223 
1 
86 
140 
255 
356 
385 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
10,968 
3,545 
30 
174 
299 
526 
859 
1,657 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
19,383 
33,230 
9,968 
44,691 
66,461 
48,831 
36,500 
19,804 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,106 
310 
5 
8 
15 
34 
73 
175 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,699 
1,008 
20 
28 
82 
144 
220 
514 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,466 
790 
2 
23 
67 
99 
178 
421 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,403 
774 
1 
56 
54 
133 
196 
334 
$25,000 to $49,999 
747 
315 
- 
24 
41 
47 
81 
122 
$50,000 or more 
547 
348 
2 
35 
40 
69 
111 
91 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
18 
12 
1 
3 
3 
5 
$1,000 
795 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
418 
182 
81 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,537 
2,230 
9 
106 
179 
340 
603 
993 
$1,000 
47,355 
29,429 
151 
1,500 
5,027 
7,955 
7,817 
6,980 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
1,041 
583 
4 
49 
75 
98 
156 
201 
$1,000 
10,254 
8,167 
(D) 
916 
(D) 
2,025 
2,225 
1,399 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
1,615 
679 
_ 
21 
28 
65 
175 
390 
$1,000 
8,790 
4,974 
- 
175 
538 
767 
939 
2,554 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
48 
26 
4 
2 
4 
16 
$1,000 
105 
58 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
18 
12 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
229 
133 
20 
8 
26 
30 
49 
$1,000 
10,695 
3,703 
- 
114 
1,223 
971 
1,177 
217 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
1,213 
813 
1 
26 
60 
135 
250 
341 
$1,000 
4,911 
4,154 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
839 
1,503 
988 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
167 
108 
4 
6 
30 
29 
39 
$1,000 
2,950 
2,430 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
941 
369 
818 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
92 
56 
_ 
6 
13 
12 
25 
$1,000 
552 
361 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
64 
181 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
924 
367 
5 
8 
30 
76 
106 
142 
$1,000 
9,098 
5,583 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,325 
1,521 
811 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
12,064 
5,100 
21 
198 
397 
752 
1,249 
2,483 
acres 
1,645,898 
1,194,748 
1,331 
56,690 
144,149 
255,443 
354,794 
382,341 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
10,729 
4,768 
18 
179 
362 
691 
1,187 
2,331 
acres 
1,054,369 
804,137 
1,248 
40,589 
92,948 
173,813 
232,279 
263,260 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
7,150 
2,426 
14 
67 
148 
283 
536 
1,378 
50 to 99 acres 
1,383 
715 
- 
41 
47 
81 
165 
381 
100 to 199 acres 
936 
568 
1 
16 
41 
104 
157 
249 
200 to 499 acres 
817 
662 
3 
42 
70 
136 
186 
225 
500 to 999 acres 
289 
261 
- 
5 
36 
58 
98 
64 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
112 
98 
- 
6 
13 
19 
37 
23 
2,000 acres or more 
42 
38 
- 
2 
7 
10 
8 
11 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
1,283 
540 
3 
25 
51 
91 
151 
219 
acres 
157,631 
118,451 
83 
685 
31,025 
28,271 
31,905 
26,482 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
1,019 
466 
7 
44 
72 
136 
207 
acres 
69,403 
43,851 
- 
1,226 
3,870 
7,440 
18,994 
12,321 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
1,576 
624 
33 
36 
115 
152 
288 
acres 
278,366 
161,588 
- 
6,994 
9,222 
31,434 
55,031 
58,907 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
620 
338 
- 
11 
20 
55 
91 
161 
acres 
86,129 
66,721 
- 
7,196 
7,084 
14,485 
16,585 
21,371 
Total woodland 
farms 
1,418 
555 
5 
16 
33 
85 
163 
253 
acres 
434,316 
279,113 
336 
18,118 
49,964 
77,296 
81,036 
52,363 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
819 
328 
5 
14 
23 
50 
92 
144 
acres 
267,956 
154,897 
246 
16,930 
(D) 
(D) 
45,444 
37,960 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
722 
280 
3 
8 
18 
36 
82 
133 
acres 
166,360 
124,216 
90 
1,188 
(D) 
(D) 
35,592 
14,403 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 Utah 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
