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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
. 
. 
. 
_ 
. 
. 
. 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
- 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
15 
13 
- 
- 
1 
6 
5 
1 
acres 
1,603 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
493 
(D) 
pounds 
2,144,124 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,005,250 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
13 
12 
- 
- 
1 
5 
5 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
493 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
2 
. 
. 
. 
1 
1 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
6 
5 
- 
- 
1 
3 
1 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
1 
- 
1 
" 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
2,871 
2,403 
5 
135 
252 
503 
902 
606 
acres 
2,186,813 
2,053,937 
2,033 
74,901 
228,158 
465,478 
827,574 
455,793 
bushels 
141,020,565 
132,890,421 
128,075 
4,911,158 
14,756,879 
29,800,991 
53,925,816 
29,367,502 
Irrigated 
farms 
687 
601 
- 
46 
60 
132 
229 
134 
acres 
180,802 
167,173 
- 
7,592 
20,969 
31,318 
69,762 
37,532 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
234 
127 
10 
4 
21 
48 
44 
25 to 99 acres 
423 
294 
2 
16 
29 
55 
97 
95 
1 00 to 249 acres 
542 
428 
- 
26 
45 
79 
162 
116 
250 to 499 acres 
441 
393 
2 
28 
34 
95 
139 
95 
500 acres or more 
1,231 
1,161 
1 
55 
140 
253 
456 
256 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
10,396 
5,405 
26 
164 
393 
840 
1,534 
2,448 
acres 
748,909 
594,560 
3,117 
17,992 
64,933 
148,377 
172,571 
187,570 
tons, dry 
2,873,198 
2,513,646 
9,711 
77,019 
291,004 
719,632 
748,397 
667,883 
Irrigated 
farms 
3,780 
2,352 
10 
101 
195 
422 
729 
895 
acres 
385,037 
341,053 
1,289 
11,010 
39,341 
98,745 
104,661 
86,007 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5,973 
2,372 
13 
62 
151 
283 
613 
1,250 
25 to 99 acres 
2,677 
1,549 
2 
44 
84 
206 
452 
761 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,052 
859 
8 
38 
79 
183 
279 
272 
250 to 499 acres 
432 
389 
1 
14 
47 
101 
120 
106 
500 acres or more 
262 
236 
2 
6 
32 
67 
70 
59 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
3,891 
2,343 
10 
86 
197 
386 
709 
955 
acres 
363,923 
311,757 
2,406 
9,183 
34,830 
78,467 
94,928 
91,943 
tons, dry 
1,676,815 
1,518,893 
7,361 
46,014 
182,152 
431,746 
467,577 
384,043 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,373 
1,534 
8 
65 
128 
278 
481 
574 
acres 
248,488 
222,514 
(D) 
(D) 
25,366 
62,368 
69,890 
56,829 
Other tame hay 
farms 
3,461 
1,800 
4 
64 
141 
279 
472 
840 
acres 
194,533 
146,525 
(D) 
(D) 
15,040 
36,196 
40,586 
50,536 
tons, dry 
639,060 
529,734 
(D) 
(D) 
61,215 
147,562 
153,392 
147,306 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,062 
633 
1 
37 
65 
124 
177 
229 
acres 
92,419 
79,845 
(D) 
(D) 
9,650 
22,276 
25,327 
19,432 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
202 
171 
_ 
9 
23 
30 
57 
52 
acres 
44,173 
43,349 
- 
893 
6,179 
11,517 
14,442 
10,318 
Irrigated 
farms 
86 
76 
- 
6 
12 
16 
24 
18 
acres 
22,719 
22,445 
(D) 
(D) 
7,810 
8,007 
3,780 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
2,836 
1,651 
23 
157 
179 
322 
503 
467 
acres 
337,859 
303,192 
93 
8,389 
31,030 
62,421 
140,464 
60,796 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,278 
1,351 
16 
131 
147 
277 
437 
343 
acres 
320,914 
292,443 
85 
8,150 
29,306 
60,794 
137,340 
56,768 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
2,032 
961 
21 
102 
114 
176 
232 
316 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
224 
167 
- 
21 
12 
36 
57 
41 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
158 
143 
2 
16 
10 
35 
53 
27 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
142 
127 
- 
13 
14 
20 
57 
23 
250.0 acres or more 
280 
253 
5 
29 
55 
104 
60 
Beans, snap 
farms 
965 
481 
14 
43 
51 
117 
112 
144 
acres 
5,297 
5,150 
2 
650 
622 
1,899 
1,546 
432 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
120 
45 
- 
5 
4 
14 
8 
14 
acres 
3,739 
3,724 
" 
640 
(D) 
1,437 
(D) 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
710 
424 
11 
52 
48 
95 
109 
109 
acres 
42,552 
38,047 
1 
2,468 
1,185 
7,906 
20,363 
6,125 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
172 
139 
- 
9 
7 
33 
59 
31 
acres 
41,378 
37,010 
- 
2,440 
1,176 
7,200 
20,339 
5,854 
Potatoes 
farms 
1,205 
664 
6 
64 
85 
157 
191 
161 
acres 
163,925 
147,618 
1 
2,653 
20,016 
27,038 
65,007 
32,904 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
238 
169 
- 
12 
22 
36 
58 
41 
acres 
123,768 
112,629 
- 
2,638 
17,113 
18,130 
47,750 
26,998 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
941 
428 
6 
53 
55 
108 
95 
111 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 Washington 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
