Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
34,994 
118 
1,841 
4,459 
10,253 
10,988 
7,335 
percent 
50.2 
0.2 
2.6 
6.4 
14.7 
15.8 
10.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
3,505,171 
6,573 
137,655 
393,498 
977,819 
1,151,674 
837,952 
Average size of farm 
acres 
100 
56 
75 
88 
95 
105 
114 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
34,994 
118 
1,841 
4,459 
10,253 
10,988 
7,335 
$1,000 
1 ,235,233 
8,260 
62,509 
177,825 
315,874 
372,364 
298,401 
Average per farm 
dollars 
35,298 
69,998 
33,954 
39,880 
30,808 
33,888 
40,682 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
8,463 
13 
353 
974 
2,534 
2,770 
1,819 
$1 ,000 to $2,499 
5,799 
21 
210 
688 
1,575 
1,796 
1,509 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,719 
12 
193 
574 
1,351 
1,537 
1,052 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,440 
13 
254 
609 
1,310 
1,369 
885 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,522 
24 
307 
575 
1,348 
1,379 
889 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,752 
13 
230 
397 
780 
844 
488 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,417 
11 
187 
368 
754 
711 
386 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,208 
5 
72 
168 
403 
380 
180 
$250,000 to $499,999 
409 
1 
18 
66 
135 
116 
73 
$500,000 to $999,999 
170 
_ 
13 
26 
42 
57 
32 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
95 
5 
4 
14 
21 
29 
22 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
61 
5 
4 
10 
16 
14 
12 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
18 
- 
- 
2 
3 
6 
7 
$5,000,000 or more 
16 
- 
- 
2 
2 
9 
3 
Total sales 
farms 
34,994 
118 
1,841 
4,459 
10,253 
10,988 
7,335 
$1,000 
1,192,011 
8,124 
61,034 
173,223 
304,850 
358,454 
286,326 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
11,514 
47 
860 
1,724 
3,499 
3,401 
1,983 
$1,000 
455,030 
1,143 
34,164 
69,877 
148,022 
134,683 
67,140 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,471 
6 
196 
372 
797 
720 
380 
$1,000 
329,918 
514 
23,877 
50,662 
110,474 
98,914 
45,476 
Corn 
farms 
9,260 
44 
695 
1,446 
2,820 
2,716 
1,539 
$1,000 
304,479 
848 
24,283 
46,773 
99,188 
89,591 
43,796 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,534 
4 
123 
238 
504 
445 
220 
$1,000 
192,748 
333 
14,539 
30,094 
64,398 
58,110 
25,276 
Wheat 
farms 
1,197 
5 
83 
157 
376 
371 
205 
$1,000 
15,935 
41 
777 
2,078 
5,033 
5,397 
2,609 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
47 
- 
1 
4 
17 
17 
8 
$1,000 
3,330 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,146 
1,203 
595 
Soybeans 
farms 
5,301 
19 
425 
788 
1,620 
1,564 
885 
$1,000 
130,098 
247 
8,903 
20,366 
42,344 
38,236 
20,002 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
542 
1 
29 
72 
180 
179 
81 
$1,000 
57,456 
(D) 
(D) 
8,565 
19,774 
18,017 
7,964 
Sorghum 
farms 
49 
3 
10 
10 
20 
6 
$1,000 
389 
- 
4 
50 
(D) 
271 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Barley 
farms 
144 
- 
8 
20 
38 
51 
27 
$1,000 
423 
- 
15 
88 
(D) 
170 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
1,407 
10 
84 
180 
415 
460 
258 
$1,000 
3,705 
7 
183 
522 
1,357 
1,019 
618 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
456 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
71 
_ 
6 
6 
40 
14 
5 
$1,000 
887 
- 
29 
42 
377 
386 
53 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
871 
6 
64 
120 
258 
311 
112 
$1,000 
38,290 
43 
819 
2,012 
5,138 
1 1 ,347 
18,931 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
75 
- 
4 
11 
21 
26 
13 
$1,000 
30,307 
- 
254 
1,002 
2,984 
8,349 
17,717 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
606 
_ 
22 
68 
177 
232 
107 
$1,000 
36,293 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,572 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
72 
- 
5 
4 
19 
25 
19 
$1,000 
32,480 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,294 
(D) 
(D) 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
341 
- 
10 
39 
99 
133 
60 
$1,000 
4,980 
- 
173 
333 
1,420 
1,724 
1,330 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
27 
- 
2 
- 
10 
9 
6 
$1,000 
2,610 
- 
(D) 
- 
710 
819 
(D) 
Berries 
farms 
320 
- 
15 
38 
93 
119 
55 
$1,000 
31,314 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,152 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
44 
- 
3 
4 
9 
15 
13 
$1,000 
29,676 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,536 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
632 
27 
50 
212 
232 
111 
$1,000 
53,273 
- 
1,351 
4,670 
10,017 
24,359 
12,875 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
156 
- 
5 
15 
41 
61 
34 
$1,000 
47,867 
- 
1,182 
4,217 
8,094 
22,499 
1 1 ,876 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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