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 
307 
91 
3 
2 
7 
26 
53 
$1,000 to $4,999 
651 
277 
- 
27 
16 
36 
74 
124 
$5,000 to $9,999 
477 
252 
- 
18 
23 
29 
83 
99 
$10,000 to $24,999 
723 
402 
5 
29 
23 
57 
132 
156 
$25,000 to $49,999 
705 
482 
- 
24 
38 
95 
125 
200 
$50,000 or more 
1,900 
1,594 
8 
101 
147 
296 
510 
532 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
6,973 
2,747 
10 
162 
187 
441 
857 
1,090 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
40,324 
69,646 
142,004 
62,190 
162,140 
50,441 
66,002 
64,857 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
493 
129 
4 
9 
2 
15 
25 
74 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,669 
485 
- 
15 
27 
71 
147 
225 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,410 
475 
- 
18 
21 
78 
166 
192 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,656 
661 
- 
36 
43 
114 
225 
243 
$25,000 to $49,999 
898 
415 
- 
31 
37 
75 
103 
169 
$50,000 or more 
847 
582 
6 
53 
57 
88 
191 
187 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
15 
14 
3 
5 
6 
$1,000 
297 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
20 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
4,265 
2,583 
9 
169 
156 
405 
841 
1,003 
$1,000 
71,021 
55,308 
701 
3,585 
5,665 
12,291 
17,796 
15,270 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
566 
431 
9 
48 
46 
93 
118 
117 
$1,000 
9,152 
8,386 
(D) 
690 
(D) 
2,395 
2,412 
1,060 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
1,815 
912 
_ 
55 
43 
117 
299 
398 
$1,000 
19,836 
12,862 
- 
878 
1,036 
1,798 
4,230 
4,921 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
44 
25 
6 
6 
13 
$1,000 
136 
85 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
19 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
450 
317 
10 
28 
62 
112 
105 
$1,000 
14,228 
9,901 
- 
660 
1,574 
2,144 
3,197 
2,326 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
1,793 
1,287 
3 
66 
81 
216 
421 
500 
$1,000 
4,065 
3,744 
(D) 
100 
558 
(D) 
1,216 
1,183 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
426 
356 
1 
45 
29 
64 
113 
104 
$1,000 
11,852 
10,749 
(D) 
918 
(D) 
2,558 
3,592 
2,578 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
67 
50 
6 
2 
7 
9 
26 
$1,000 
875 
627 
- 
116 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
291 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
578 
368 
26 
22 
42 
134 
144 
$1,000 
10,877 
8,954 
- 
222 
259 
2,608 
2,971 
2,893 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
6,688 
3,965 
19 
226 
275 
664 
1,215 
1,566 
acres 
2,418,931 
1,970,614 
(D) 
(D) 
206,450 
368,334 
643,231 
633,912 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
5,558 
3,489 
19 
206 
252 
597 
1,048 
1,367 
acres 
1,440,605 
1,220,523 
(D) 
(D) 
141,755 
234,118 
388,281 
377,000 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
1,902 
754 
2 
32 
36 
120 
191 
373 
50 to 99 acres 
797 
443 
1 
15 
18 
60 
146 
203 
100 to 199 acres 
924 
666 
10 
56 
47 
116 
191 
246 
200 to 499 acres 
1,147 
917 
- 
50 
67 
162 
302 
336 
500 to 999 acres 
488 
432 
- 
39 
50 
82 
125 
136 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
224 
205 
6 
13 
22 
43 
70 
51 
2,000 acres or more 
76 
72 
- 
1 
12 
14 
23 
22 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
832 
493 
24 
46 
76 
162 
185 
acres 
282,997 
219,752 
- 
9,816 
20,493 
48,532 
56,938 
83,973 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
1,177 
790 
49 
45 
143 
266 
287 
acres 
262,730 
214,819 
- 
11,817 
23,420 
32,754 
76,093 
70,735 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
980 
508 
6 
33 
25 
78 
161 
205 
acres 
297,589 
194,123 
156 
8,640 
5,149 
28,897 
83,764 
67,517 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
414 
313 
- 
14 
25 
53 
106 
115 
acres 
135,010 
121,397 
- 
8,889 
15,633 
24,033 
38,155 
34,687 
Total woodland 
farms 
1,079 
557 
_ 
20 
54 
101 
163 
219 
acres 
431,568 
316,738 
- 
4,106 
22,683 
48,718 
96,030 
145,201 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
714 
411 
- 
12 
44 
75 
118 
162 
acres 
360,419 
274,520 
- 
3,726 
19,217 
41,470 
78,542 
131,565 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
453 
193 
- 
8 
15 
32 
62 
76 
acres 
71,149 
42,218 
- 
380 
3,466 
7,248 
17,488 
13,636 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 Wyoming 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
