Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Peanuts for nuts - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,501 
447 
1,677 
377 
1,571 
930 
acres 
521,673 
79,802 
372,982 
68,889 
259,519 
262,154 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
751 
403 
218 
130 
545 
206 
25 to 99 acres 
1,567 
429 
897 
241 
1,135 
432 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,028 
248 
1,481 
299 
1,434 
594 
250 to 499 acres 
1,451 
121 
1,154 
176 
911 
540 
500 acres or more 
764 
76 
609 
79 
363 
401 
Rice 
farms 
5,591 
1,077 
2,457 
2,057 
2,780 
2,811 
acres 
2,693,759 
353,347 
1,327,441 
1,012,971 
1 ,032,468 
1,661,291 
cwt 
200,239,288 
26,351,768 
98,016,603 
75,870,917 
75,134,924 
125,104,364 
Irrigated 
farms 
5,591 
1,077 
2,457 
2,057 
2,780 
2,811 
acres 
2,693,759 
353,347 
1,327,441 
1,012,971 
1 ,032,468 
1,661,291 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
155 
84 
40 
31 
106 
49 
25 to 99 acres 
849 
310 
275 
264 
541 
308 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,293 
263 
500 
530 
760 
533 
250 to 499 acres 
1,361 
204 
655 
502 
683 
678 
500 acres or more 
1,933 
216 
987 
730 
690 
1,243 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
20,037 
4,599 
12,543 
2,895 
1 1 ,893 
8,144 
acres 
5,142,099 
776,014 
3,520,991 
845,094 
2,583,932 
2,558,167 
bushels 
264,337,547 
37,311,286 
176,226,330 
50,799,931 
128,852,587 
135,484,960 
Irrigated 
farms 
3,465 
721 
2,062 
682 
1,822 
1,643 
acres 
626,406 
104,317 
373,004 
149,085 
280,532 
345,874 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,003 
1,063 
278 
1,470 
874 
25 to 99 acres 
1,818 
3,554 
810 
3,904 
2,278 
1 00 to 249 acres 
992 
3,834 
873 
3,513 
2,186 
250 to 499 acres 
3,082 
434 
2,170 
478 
1,678 
1,404 
500 acres or more 
2,730 
352 
1,922 
456 
1,328 
1,402 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
302,963 
92,283 
175,058 
35,622 
187,289 
115,674 
acres 
76,104,780 
9,422,816 
57,048,228 
9,633,736 
40,401,989 
35,702,791 
bushels 
2,926,822,777 
349,406,327 
2,186,422,704 
390,993,746 
1,522,587,857 
1 ,404,234,920 
Irrigated 
farms 
24,370 
4,409 
15,424 
4,537 
13,551 
10,819 
acres 
7,157,414 
762,471 
4,352,692 
2,042,251 
3,217,883 
3,939,531 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
44,485 
28,203 
12,563 
3,719 
28,254 
16,231 
25 to 99 acres 
95,693 
41,719 
42,028 
11,946 
61,935 
33,758 
1 00 to 249 acres 
72,542 
15,144 
47,978 
9,420 
46,638 
25,904 
250 to 499 acres 
47,155 
4,159 
37,611 
5,385 
28,987 
18,168 
500 acres or more 
43,088 
3,058 
34,878 
5,152 
21,475 
21,613 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
3,913 
497 
2,751 
665 
2,073 
1,840 
acres 
1,249,481 
125,863 
949,638 
173,980 
530,925 
718,556 
tons 
35,417,494 
3,590,665 
26,816,644 
5,010,185 
14,850,086 
20,567,408 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,486 
244 
929 
313 
724 
762 
acres 
401,797 
49,650 
280,038 
72,109 
158,270 
243,527 
Sugarcane for sugar 
farms 
666 
182 
281 
203 
352 
314 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
363,986 
198,776 
(D) 
518,420 
tons 
30,269,684 
10,469,378 
12,976,777 
6,823,529 
11,966,700 
18,302,984 
Irrigated 
farms 
216 
71 
110 
35 
104 
112 
acres 
444,314 
257,741 
173,124 
13,449 
169,467 
274,847 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
4,953 
1,060 
3,283 
610 
2,675 
2,278 
acres 
1,877,145 
342,142 
1 ,345,340 
189,663 
889,196 
987,949 
pounds 
2,728,794,260 
482,976,982 
1 ,974,943,756 
270,873,522 
1,330,384,895 
1,398,409,365 
Irrigated 
farms 
581 
140 
319 
122 
279 
302 
acres 
90,798 
18,399 
52,779 
19,620 
36,773 
54,025 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
464 
234 
188 
42 
254 
210 
25 to 99 acres 
860 
196 
541 
123 
515 
345 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,434 
257 
962 
215 
798 
636 
250 to 499 acres 
1,046 
156 
779 
111 
571 
475 
500 acres or more 
1,149 
217 
813 
119 
537 
612 
Tobacco 
farms 
10,014 
3,534 
5,341 
1,139 
6,326 
3,688 
acres 
342,932 
43,147 
270,374 
29,410 
202,871 
140,061 
pounds 
766,609,252 
91,933,609 
611,066,900 
63,608,743 
445,894,244 
320,715,008 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,725 
439 
1,149 
137 
1,063 
662 
acres 
58,521 
5,704 
49,454 
3,363 
33,154 
25,368 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
139 
79 
54 
6 
78 
61 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
469 
255 
144 
70 
307 
162 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
734 
417 
236 
81 
473 
261 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
1,279 
651 
458 
170 
832 
447 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
2,240 
1,001 
912 
327 
1,336 
904 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
2,225 
780 
1,219 
226 
1,433 
792 
25.0 acres or more 
2,928 
351 
2,318 
259 
1,867 
1,061 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
147,632 
39,591 
91,102 
16,939 
86,557 
61,075 
acres 
49,040,226 
7,952,229 
35,150,892 
5,937,105 
24,472,290 
24,567,936 
bushels 
2,185,108,114 
335,595,587 
1,568,209,228 
281,303,299 
1,048,616,458 
1,136,491,656 
Irrigated 
farms 
15,286 
4,059 
8,860 
2,367 
7,916 
7,370 
acres 
3,368,165 
714,574 
2,057,213 
596,378 
1,409,613 
1 ,958,552 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
26,138 
12,057 
11,761 
2,320 
15,929 
10,209 
25 to 99 acres 
44,081 
13,661 
25,645 
4,775 
26,938 
17,143 
1 00 to 249 acres 
30,720 
6,857 
19,905 
3,958 
18,589 
12,131 
250 to 499 acres 
19,138 
3,297 
13,226 
2,615 
11,027 
8,111 
500 acres or more 
27,555 
3,719 
20,565 
3,271 
14,074 
13,481 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
242 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
