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 
1,181 
429 
5 
23 
37 
64 
100 
200 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,691 
1,068 
13 
28 
76 
138 
262 
551 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,603 
735 
2 
51 
72 
85 
177 
348 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,251 
1,182 
21 
58 
83 
166 
344 
510 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,559 
983 
3 
44 
68 
188 
290 
390 
$50,000 or more 
4,582 
3,818 
14 
160 
378 
864 
1,413 
989 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
23,382 
9,435 
62 
368 
701 
1,471 
2,640 
4,193 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
30,433 
51,214 
12,895 
70,698 
62,465 
83,774 
61,712 
30,157 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,452 
487 
8 
21 
22 
80 
105 
251 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,020 
2,309 
12 
79 
149 
295 
619 
1,155 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,533 
1,963 
19 
66 
123 
282 
493 
980 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,463 
2,300 
14 
79 
190 
349 
649 
1,019 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,928 
998 
7 
42 
78 
158 
304 
409 
$50,000 or more 
1,986 
1,378 
2 
81 
139 
307 
470 
379 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
36 
35 
4 
3 
4 
13 
11 
$1,000 
3,530 
(D) 
- 
354 
(D) 
539 
1,489 
672 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
12,086 
7,170 
62 
275 
606 
1,296 
2,251 
2,680 
$1,000 
311,995 
247,586 
1,535 
8,960 
23,725 
59,063 
82,229 
72,073 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
1,752 
1,262 
30 
68 
133 
274 
420 
337 
$1,000 
44,501 
40,839 
885 
2,545 
5,665 
10,187 
13,718 
7,839 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
3,711 
2,001 
2 
68 
130 
313 
598 
890 
$1,000 
1 1 1 ,349 
86,458 
(D) 
(D) 
5,680 
18,268 
24,287 
35,887 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
745 
342 
1 
5 
18 
46 
127 
145 
$1,000 
20,054 
10,300 
(D) 
(D) 
141 
1,587 
4,313 
4,256 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
585 
333 
2 
15 
23 
52 
111 
130 
$1,000 
15,313 
8,796 
(D) 
(D) 
2,906 
1,038 
3,213 
1,598 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
5,022 
3,572 
8 
117 
317 
698 
1,216 
1,216 
$1,000 
29,583 
26,735 
36 
1,188 
3,067 
6,625 
8,932 
6,886 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
713 
535 
1 
16 
57 
121 
194 
146 
$1,000 
38,625 
35,388 
(D) 
(D) 
2,463 
1 1 ,452 
16,436 
4,122 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
221 
145 
11 
9 
25 
48 
52 
$1,000 
1,629 
1,271 
- 
25 
88 
388 
307 
462 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
2,319 
1,313 
27 
60 
106 
246 
386 
488 
$1,000 
50,838 
37,696 
510 
2,012 
3,714 
9,519 
10,984 
10,957 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
25,045 
13,183 
83 
566 
1,086 
2,295 
3,949 
5,204 
acres 
7,526,742 
6,320,974 
6,817 
186,981 
620,719 
1,479,812 
2,412,922 
1,613,723 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
20,846 
1 1 ,748 
80 
512 
968 
2,082 
3,617 
4,489 
acres 
4,342,904 
3,940,296 
6,673 
127,190 
426,445 
939,027 
1,508,196 
932,765 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
14,265 
6,426 
65 
251 
463 
914 
1,770 
2,963 
50 to 99 acres 
1,740 
1,127 
2 
55 
87 
200 
325 
458 
100 to 199 acres 
1,257 
948 
6 
39 
80 
210 
316 
297 
200 to 499 acres 
1,474 
1,273 
4 
77 
108 
300 
446 
338 
500 to 999 acres 
874 
796 
- 
58 
82 
169 
302 
185 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
767 
729 
2 
26 
86 
165 
292 
158 
2,000 acres or more 
469 
449 
1 
6 
62 
124 
166 
90 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
2,099 
1,063 
8 
51 
92 
233 
260 
419 
acres 
125,262 
93,056 
(D) 
(D) 
4,990 
26,494 
36,299 
24,240 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
850 
432 
22 
37 
69 
122 
182 
acres 
32,034 
19,024 
- 
594 
1,043 
4,538 
7,597 
5,252 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
6,408 
3,261 
1 
122 
251 
607 
1,052 
1,228 
acres 
1,829,484 
1,158,928 
(D) 
(D) 
80,347 
259,719 
421,802 
374,219 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
1,963 
1,550 
3 
87 
133 
299 
561 
467 
acres 
1,197,058 
1,109,670 
15 
35,452 
107,894 
250,034 
439,028 
277,247 
Total woodland 
farms 
10,198 
4,386 
21 
120 
266 
603 
1,296 
2,080 
acres 
2,139,141 
1,208,561 
170 
6,615 
173,958 
78,800 
144,071 
804,947 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
4,624 
2,098 
12 
59 
121 
294 
588 
1,024 
acres 
1,141,696 
666,321 
99 
2,115 
(D) 
(D) 
82,165 
507,157 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
6,908 
2,929 
15 
86 
185 
388 
872 
1,383 
acres 
997,445 
542,240 
71 
4,500 
(D) 
(D) 
61,906 
297,790 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
200 Washington 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
