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 
9,159 
4,698 
5 
246 
349 
756 
1,478 
1,864 
acres 
27,203,663 
21,349,224 
(D) 
(D) 
2,433,557 
3,581,210 
7,439,643 
6,966,571 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
6,905 
3,555 
2 
199 
278 
588 
1,100 
1,388 
acres 
309,479 
219,489 
(D) 
(D) 
32,261 
46,972 
55,720 
74,589 
Irrigated land 
farms 
5,739 
3,382 
19 
188 
256 
570 
1,045 
1,304 
acres 
1,435,710 
1,200,538 
4,329 
72,592 
157,379 
226,090 
403,635 
336,513 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,564 
2,921 
19 
175 
230 
502 
889 
1,106 
acres 
1,016,745 
868,468 
4,329 
58,761 
110,063 
160,974 
284,989 
249,352 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
2,680 
1,450 
- 
62 
128 
245 
446 
569 
acres 
418,965 
332,070 
- 
13,831 
47,316 
65,116 
118,646 
87,161 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
510 
273 
- 
10 
17 
38 
76 
132 
acres 
207,291 
118,358 
- 
3,117 
3,954 
17,721 
33,375 
60,191 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
1,142 
957 
10 
75 
74 
172 
320 
306 
acres 
1,890,710 
1,786,883 
932 
164,713 
181,953 
266,130 
693,128 
480,027 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
44 
39 
- 
5 
8 
1 
14 
11 
$1,000 
9,343 
8,784 
- 
(D) 
4,366 
(D) 
3,151 
989 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
11,736 
5,845 
23 
364 
436 
961 
1,807 
2,254 
$1,000 
20,645,976 
14,912,474 
21,455 
646,880 
1,572,752 
2,967,373 
4,727,082 
4,976,931 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,759,200 
2,551,321 
932,835 
1,777,144 
3,607,230 
3,087,798 
2,615,983 
2,208,044 
Average per acre 
dollars 
680 
625 
402 
642 
584 
734 
574 
636 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
857 
323 
2 
45 
50 
54 
64 
108 
$50,000 to $99,999 
595 
191 
4 
12 
18 
24 
46 
87 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1,278 
436 
- 
26 
21 
64 
157 
168 
$200,000 to $499,999 
3,454 
1,254 
16 
89 
82 
175 
359 
533 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,002 
1,007 
" 
55 
68 
165 
314 
405 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,296 
908 
_ 
40 
49 
151 
294 
374 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,263 
940 
- 
59 
68 
194 
304 
315 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
611 
485 
- 
30 
37 
74 
169 
175 
$10,000,000 or more 
380 
301 
1 
8 
43 
60 
100 
89 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
11,736 
5,845 
23 
364 
436 
961 
1,807 
2,254 
$1,000 
1,340,393 
984,931 
4,670 
65,431 
103,033 
179,039 
307,285 
325,473 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
988 
297 
- 
13 
22 
40 
66 
156 
$5,000 to $9,999 
937 
274 
- 
12 
10 
45 
72 
135 
$10,000 to $19,999 
1,428 
475 
1 
24 
32 
78 
156 
184 
$20,000 to $49,999 
2,869 
1,131 
3 
65 
64 
158 
327 
514 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,006 
1,051 
1 
95 
76 
178 
317 
384 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1,630 
1,111 
3 
57 
93 
179 
378 
401 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,382 
1,056 
15 
54 
82 
202 
362 
341 
$500,000 or more 
496 
450 
- 
44 
57 
81 
129 
139 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
9,322 
5,234 
20 
320 
396 
868 
1,619 
2,011 
number 
25,106 
17,234 
35 
946 
1,620 
3,033 
5,353 
6,247 
Tractors, all 
farms 
8,681 
4,879 
20 
267 
342 
809 
1,507 
1,934 
number 
20,800 
14,160 
54 
621 
1,175 
2,421 
4,426 
5,463 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
3,604 
1,926 
1 
77 
147 
265 
608 
828 
number 
4,913 
2,842 
(D) 
(D) 
226 
387 
878 
1,249 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
5,670 
3,319 
11 
119 
231 
540 
1,048 
1,370 
number 
8,815 
5,632 
(D) 
(D) 
400 
906 
1,796 
2,339 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
3,639 
2,676 
16 
168 
209 
518 
843 
922 
number 
7,072 
5,686 
41 
341 
549 
1,128 
1,752 
1,875 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
812 
668 
4 
51 
54 
127 
212 
220 
number 
1,012 
843 
4 
57 
69 
171 
278 
264 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
T 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
1,514 
1,049 
8 
59 
89 
197 
301 
395 
number 
1,743 
1,224 
8 
83 
105 
226 
349 
453 
Hay balers 
farms 
4,439 
3,042 
15 
139 
238 
520 
938 
1,192 
number 
5,728 
4,027 
27 
169 
337 
728 
1,250 
1,516 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 Wyoming 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
