Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
5,977 
4,589 
980 
408 
2,916 
3,061 
percent 
100.0 
76.8 
16.4 
6.8 
48.8 
51.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
436,539 
210,592 
167,877 
58,070 
172,678 
263,861 
Average size of farm 
acres 
73 
46 
171 
142 
59 
86 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
5,977 
4,589 
980 
408 
2,916 
3,061 
$1,000 
555,461 
215,164 
262,736 
77,561 
214,809 
340,652 
Average per farm 
dollars 
92,933 
46,887 
268,098 
190,101 
73,666 
111,288 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1,841 
1,607 
146 
88 
936 
905 
$1,000 to $2,499 
746 
629 
58 
59 
403 
343 
$2,500 to $4,999 
833 
694 
112 
27 
390 
443 
$5,000 to $9,999 
723 
561 
123 
39 
367 
356 
$10,000 to $24,999 
760 
550 
142 
68 
350 
410 
$25,000 to $49,999 
359 
231 
91 
37 
177 
182 
$50,000 to $99,999 
249 
150 
79 
20 
114 
135 
$100,000 to $249,999 
202 
84 
79 
39 
84 
118 
$250,000 to $499,999 
103 
36 
50 
17 
43 
60 
$500,000 to $999,999 
69 
18 
47 
4 
25 
44 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
92 
29 
53 
10 
27 
65 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
54 
15 
35 
4 
17 
37 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
14 
4 
7 
3 
1 
13 
$5,000,000 or more 
24 
10 
11 
3 
9 
15 
Total sales 
farms 
5,977 
4,589 
980 
408 
2,916 
3,061 
$1,000 
550,620 
213,581 
260,116 
76,922 
213,312 
337,308 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
261 
90 
152 
19 
134 
127 
$1,000 
15,216 
(D) 
12,652 
(D) 
3,142 
12,074 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
58 
8 
42 
8 
17 
41 
$1,000 
12,776 
1,234 
10,980 
563 
1,959 
10,818 
Corn 
farms 
239 
80 
142 
17 
115 
124 
$1,000 
14,907 
(D) 
12,478 
(D) 
3,032 
11,875 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
7 
42 
8 
16 
41 
$1,000 
12,575 
(D) 
(D) 
563 
1,899 
10,676 
Wheat 
farms 
13 
10 
2 
1 
8 
5 
$1,000 
62 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
8 
3 
5 
- 
4 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
45 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
73 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
3 
1 
2 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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 
27 
9 
17 
1 
16 
11 
$1,000 
110 
(D) 
95 
(D) 
23 
88 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
49 
19 
29 
1 
25 
24 
$1,000 
35,722 
(D) 
34,332 
(D) 
7,260 
28,461 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
5 
24 
1 
13 
17 
$1,000 
35,359 
(D) 
34,259 
(D) 
7,027 
28,332 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
952 
626 
220 
106 
430 
522 
$1,000 
36,386 
11,697 
17,579 
7,110 
15,378 
21,008 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
116 
35 
63 
18 
49 
67 
$1,000 
28,116 
6,592 
15,544 
5,980 
1 1 ,323 
16,793 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
556 
418 
112 
26 
231 
325 
$1,000 
27,349 
9,877 
17,002 
471 
7,690 
19,660 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
75 
34 
37 
4 
22 
53 
$1,000 
23,821 
7,306 
16,263 
252 
6,194 
17,627 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
314 
225 
69 
20 
140 
174 
$1,000 
21,629 
8,165 
13,178 
286 
5,526 
16,103 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
57 
29 
28 
- 
13 
44 
$1,000 
19,185 
6,527 
12,657 
- 
4,299 
14,886 
Berries 
farms 
371 
269 
87 
15 
141 
230 
$1,000 
5,720 
1,711 
3,824 
185 
2,163 
3,557 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
5 
9 
- 
5 
9 
$1,000 
3,697 
619 
3,079 
- 
1,407 
2,291 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
880 
669 
121 
90 
408 
472 
$1,000 
252,923 
118,152 
84,126 
50,644 
109,591 
143,332 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
224 
150 
49 
25 
100 
124 
$1,000 
245,921 
113,004 
82,910 
50,006 
106,312 
139,609 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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