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. 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
813,583 
488,559 
287,147 
37,877 
443,064 
370,519 
acres 
55,775,162 
21,009,860 
31,157,852 
3,607,450 
27,858,612 
27,916,550 
tons, dry 
127,345,016 
43,274,542 
73,653,812 
10,416,662 
60,589,878 
66,755,138 
Irrigated 
farms 
82,453 
48,193 
28,113 
6,147 
40,135 
42,318 
acres 
9,325,503 
3,678,448 
4,588,382 
1 ,058,673 
3,938,219 
5,387,284 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
358,682 
274,265 
71,094 
13,323 
197,774 
160,908 
25 to 99 acres 
315,682 
172,826 
127,163 
15,693 
175,589 
140,093 
1 00 to 249 acres 
99,035 
31,571 
61,500 
5,964 
51,515 
47,520 
250 to 499 acres 
26,409 
6,522 
18,168 
1,719 
12,278 
14,131 
500 acres or more 
13,775 
3,375 
9,222 
1,178 
5,908 
7,867 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
255,360 
129,984 
109,580 
15,796 
134,849 
120,511 
acres 
16,625,832 
5,654,498 
9,640,774 
1,330,560 
7,936,542 
8,689,290 
tons, dry 
49,469,257 
15,927,348 
28,238,520 
5,303,389 
22,744,385 
26,724,872 
Irrigated 
farms 
53,435 
29,618 
19,351 
4,466 
26,528 
26,907 
acres 
5,781,259 
2,194,661 
2,885,624 
700,974 
2,497,980 
3,283,279 
Other tame hay 
farms 
436,052 
266,216 
152,670 
17,166 
238,358 
197,694 
acres 
23,752,599 
9,926,468 
12,587,848 
1 ,238,283 
12,648,401 
11,104,198 
tons, dry 
44,187,071 
17,346,603 
24,345,361 
2,495,107 
23,535,708 
20,651,363 
Irrigated 
farms 
22,246 
13,602 
7,325 
1,319 
10,084 
12,162 
acres 
1 ,488,907 
621,568 
716,765 
150,574 
629,690 
859,217 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
3,327 
1,125 
1,794 
408 
1,685 
1,642 
acres 
759,534 
105,204 
542,003 
112,327 
319,926 
439,608 
Irrigated 
farms 
948 
276 
480 
192 
431 
517 
acres 
212,845 
40,400 
122,355 
50,090 
86,696 
126,149 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
72,045 
43,885 
18,237 
9,923 
33,322 
38,723 
acres 
4,180,891 
755,339 
2,582,776 
842,776 
1,450,209 
2,730,682 
Irrigated 
farms 
36,900 
21,262 
8,994 
6,644 
15,712 
21,188 
acres 
2,994,823 
512,964 
1 ,769,289 
712,571 
933,730 
2,061,093 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
47,237 
34,648 
6,481 
6,108 
21,534 
25,703 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
12,773 
6,834 
4,133 
1,806 
6,210 
6,563 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
5,630 
1,420 
3,349 
861 
2,950 
2,680 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
2,954 
495 
2,011 
448 
1,390 
1,564 
250.0 acres or more 
3,451 
488 
2,263 
700 
1,238 
2,213 
Beans, snap 
farms 
22,289 
15,228 
4,753 
2,308 
9,014 
13,275 
acres 
266,114 
35,217 
188,912 
41,985 
102,028 
164,085 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2,615 
1,408 
1,020 
187 
1,046 
1,569 
acres 
1 72,530 
1 7,372 
132,421 
22,737 
59,920 
112,609 
Peas, green 
farms 
4,931 
2,492 
1,738 
701 
2,149 
2,782 
acres 
192,632 
31,327 
124,826 
36,479 
82,018 
110,615 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1,723 
366 
1,148 
209 
861 
862 
acres 
186,316 
29,058 
121,941 
35,317 
78,702 
107,614 
Potatoes 
farms 
21,079 
13,813 
4,982 
2,284 
8,727 
12,352 
acres 
1,168,199 
202,226 
763,671 
202,302 
387,717 
780,482 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2,233 
1,016 
956 
261 
868 
1,365 
acres 
623,611 
103,929 
414,352 
105,330 
181,121 
442,490 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
18,320 
13,131 
3,322 
1,867 
7,580 
10,740 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
584 
241 
291 
52 
250 
334 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
478 
144 
271 
63 
238 
240 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
586 
112 
382 
92 
263 
323 
250.0 acres or more 
1,111 
185 
716 
210 
396 
715 
Sweet corn 
farms 
25,632 
15,818 
7,382 
2,432 
1 1 ,832 
13,800 
acres 
572,068 
106,970 
376,182 
88,917 
236,288 
335,781 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
4,011 
1,734 
1,888 
389 
1,932 
2,079 
acres 
342,509 
56,869 
233,928 
51,712 
151,823 
190,686 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,202 
1,086 
772 
344 
1,013 
1,189 
acres 
125,726 
11,040 
99,685 
15,001 
40,834 
84,893 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
262 
60 
159 
43 
133 
129 
acres 
30,138 
3,085 
23,130 
3,924 
9,359 
20,779 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
32,383 
22,959 
5,974 
3,450 
13,758 
18,625 
acres 
397,656 
107,300 
215,491 
74,865 
104,690 
292,966 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2,522 
1,647 
568 
307 
865 
1,657 
acres 
277,428 
67,958 
155,518 
53,952 
57,726 
219,702 
Land in orchards 
farms 
106,488 
89,463 
12,643 
4,382 
54,811 
51,677 
acres 
5,199,729 
3,136,615 
1,686,488 
376,626 
2,374,125 
2,825,604 
Irrigated 
farms 
60,340 
51,009 
6,773 
2,558 
31,059 
29,281 
acres 
4,257,033 
2,565,891 
1,367,005 
324,138 
1 ,941 ,473 
2,315,560 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
49,493 
44,693 
3,281 
1,519 
24,663 
24,830 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
33,124 
28,581 
3,211 
1,332 
17,958 
15,166 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
14,994 
11,124 
2,997 
873 
8,029 
6,965 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
5,196 
3,126 
1,714 
356 
2,603 
2,593 
250.0 acres or more 
3,681 
1,939 
1,440 
302 
1,558 
2,123 
Apples 
farms 
25,129 
20,885 
3,379 
865 
11,116 
14,013 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
384,237 
194,699 
171,168 
18,370 
142,854 
241,383 
Grapes 
farms 
27,878 
23,435 
3,274 
1,169 
13,157 
14,721 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1,139,146 
620,644 
430,787 
87,714 
498,302 
640,844 
Peaches, all 
farms 
13,916 
11,292 
2,188 
436 
6,051 
7,865 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
128,480 
46,933 
73,517 
8,031 
51,267 
77,213 
Citrus fruit, all 
farms 
13,055 
11,811 
866 
378 
7,397 
5,658 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
877,701 
712,827 
135,978 
28,896 
439,908 
437,792 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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