Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
Farming 
Item 
and other 
occupations 
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 
18,465 
8,078 
54 
258 
538 
1,239 
2,296 
3,693 
acres 
4,518,550 
3,891,616 
1,808 
56,879 
204,501 
435,559 
795,268 
2,397,601 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
23,631 
10,897 
67 
405 
825 
1,736 
3,290 
4,574 
acres 
563,674 
391,342 
503 
6,812 
26,197 
74,740 
171,949 
111,141 
Irrigated land 
farms 
14,736 
8,149 
50 
390 
682 
1,528 
2,566 
2,933 
acres 
1,633,571 
1,462,104 
1,566 
39,905 
148,642 
376,126 
546,675 
349,190 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
12,021 
7,147 
39 
357 
613 
1,378 
2,296 
2,464 
acres 
1,550,138 
1,406,238 
1,452 
39,133 
145,283 
365,013 
529,270 
326,087 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
4,269 
1,869 
12 
66 
119 
290 
527 
855 
acres 
83,433 
55,866 
114 
772 
3,359 
11,113 
17,405 
23,103 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
3,864 
1,971 
1 
53 
153 
355 
633 
776 
acres 
1,474,873 
911,547 
(D) 
(D) 
69,258 
175,971 
334,613 
319,686 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
4,192 
3,392 
4 
166 
344 
751 
1,258 
869 
acres 
2,928,924 
2,739,661 
904 
100,893 
303,038 
689,059 
1,051,680 
594,087 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
767 
568 
4 
38 
48 
159 
199 
120 
$1,000 
291,410 
269,905 
23 
5,037 
20,660 
118,481 
89,418 
36,286 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
37,249 
17,650 
120 
732 
1,415 
2,976 
5,226 
7,181 
$1,000 
33,905,871 
24,085,841 
55,948 
584,864 
2,215,984 
5,302,960 
8,148,330 
7,777,755 
Average per farm 
dollars 
910,249 
1,364,637 
466,234 
798,995 
1,566,066 
1,781,909 
1,559,190 
1,083,102 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,299 
2,039 
6,017 
2,273 
2,161 
2,563 
2,312 
1,578 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,184 
812 
14 
52 
65 
144 
192 
345 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,070 
779 
7 
38 
82 
104 
195 
353 
$100,000 to $199,999 
5,446 
2,162 
14 
113 
173 
311 
529 
1,022 
$200,000 to $499,999 
15,162 
5,988 
61 
228 
448 
874 
1,694 
2,683 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6,299 
3,275 
14 
147 
232 
501 
941 
1,440 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
2,851 
1,957 
5 
84 
149 
400 
669 
650 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,248 
1,822 
4 
56 
173 
422 
696 
471 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
618 
535 
1 
9 
51 
138 
204 
132 
$10,000,000 or more 
371 
320 
" 
5 
42 
82 
106 
85 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
37,249 
17,650 
120 
732 
1,415 
2,976 
5,226 
7,181 
$1,000 
3,672,289 
2,904,220 
5,333 
94,877 
304,462 
692,977 
1,084,784 
721,788 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
5,315 
1,691 
16 
92 
141 
226 
415 
801 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,979 
1,422 
34 
66 
85 
207 
355 
675 
$10,000 to $19,999 
6,399 
2,509 
19 
98 
211 
313 
707 
1,161 
$20,000 to $49,999 
9,957 
4,235 
25 
159 
289 
555 
1,156 
2,051 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,026 
2,632 
11 
102 
219 
454 
778 
1,068 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2,774 
1,912 
11 
80 
125 
407 
606 
683 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,303 
1,848 
4 
88 
183 
414 
686 
473 
$500,000 or more 
1,496 
1,401 
47 
162 
400 
523 
269 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
26,834 
14,373 
86 
567 
1,139 
2,470 
4,399 
5,712 
number 
64,943 
44,883 
142 
1,472 
3,924 
9,365 
15,759 
14,221 
Tractors, all 
farms 
26,845 
14,135 
70 
505 
1,055 
2,419 
4,314 
5,772 
number 
63,140 
41,900 
116 
1,184 
3,223 
8,831 
13,947 
14,599 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
15,482 
7,504 
48 
252 
490 
1,179 
2,219 
3,316 
number 
21,007 
11,052 
61 
319 
743 
1,798 
3,347 
4,784 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
14,944 
8,732 
21 
246 
633 
1,597 
2,722 
3,513 
number 
29,105 
19,825 
28 
472 
1,412 
4,378 
6,628 
6,907 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
5,556 
4,195 
18 
183 
395 
906 
1,447 
1,246 
number 
13,028 
11,023 
27 
393 
1,068 
2,655 
3,972 
2,908 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
2,567 
2,189 
7 
101 
229 
455 
788 
609 
number 
3,834 
3,361 
10 
141 
346 
745 
1,209 
910 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
1,614 
1,094 
2 
37 
88 
201 
327 
439 
number 
1,867 
1,308 
(D) 
(D) 
108 
250 
390 
514 
Hay balers 
farms 
6,891 
3,966 
8 
110 
283 
621 
1,133 
1,811 
number 
8,468 
5,054 
11 
158 
357 
826 
1,474 
2,228 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
202 Washington 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
