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 
101 
8 
83 
10 
61 
40 
acres 
13,730 
1,031 
10,574 
2,125 
4,988 
8,742 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
77 
45 
23 
9 
65 
12 
25 to 99 acres 
188 
52 
116 
20 
133 
55 
1 00 to 249 acres 
183 
15 
150 
18 
138 
45 
250 to 499 acres 
199 
17 
155 
27 
127 
72 
500 acres or more 
125 
8 
98 
19 
55 
70 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
101 
20 
74 
7 
55 
46 
acres 
7,044 
1,476 
5,110 
458 
3,464 
3,580 
bushels 
331,159 
61,503 
250,243 
19,413 
148,813 
182,346 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
4 
2 
- 
- 
6 
acres 
209 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
209 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
18 
2 
13 
3 
15 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
57 
15 
39 
3 
30 
27 
1 00 to 249 acres 
25 
2 
22 
1 
9 
16 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
1,502 
380 
906 
216 
969 
533 
acres 
334,831 
37,271 
250,593 
46,967 
169,900 
164,931 
bushels 
13,786,374 
1,465,342 
10,393,026 
1,928,006 
6,816,910 
6,969,464 
Irrigated 
farms 
76 
16 
55 
5 
35 
41 
acres 
11,755 
2,160 
8,205 
1,390 
4,319 
7,436 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
237 
121 
77 
39 
156 
81 
25 to 99 acres 
506 
168 
273 
65 
356 
150 
1 00 to 249 acres 
388 
65 
252 
71 
273 
115 
250 to 499 acres 
191 
13 
163 
15 
108 
83 
500 acres or more 
180 
13 
141 
26 
76 
104 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
9 
4 
5 
_ 
5 
4 
acres 
604 
18 
586 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
95,694 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
4 
1 
3 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
1 
1 
_ 
_ 
1 
_ 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
pounds 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 0.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
879 
165 
600 
114 
540 
339 
acres 
189,390 
16,289 
146,782 
26,319 
99,714 
89,676 
bushels 
10,434,299 
790,204 
8,203,470 
1 ,440,625 
5,304,026 
5,130,273 
Irrigated 
farms 
32 
7 
23 
2 
17 
15 
acres 
4,566 
(D) 
3,712 
(D) 
1,279 
3,287 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
110 
50 
45 
15 
74 
36 
25 to 99 acres 
273 
68 
174 
31 
184 
89 
1 00 to 249 acres 
252 
36 
178 
38 
156 
96 
250 to 499 acres 
149 
5 
126 
18 
93 
56 
500 acres or more 
95 
6 
77 
12 
33 
62 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
16,039 
9,244 
6,143 
652 
9,540 
6,499 
acres 
807,058 
306,446 
456,646 
43,966 
478,999 
328,059 
tons, dry 
1,856,452 
655,921 
1,102,198 
98,333 
1,104,564 
751,888 
Irrigated 
farms 
164 
92 
62 
10 
99 
65 
acres 
7,549 
3,337 
3,368 
844 
4,821 
2,728 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
7,091 
5,237 
1,613 
241 
4,173 
2,918 
25 to 99 acres 
6,920 
3,510 
3,132 
278 
4,172 
2,748 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,630 
429 
1,098 
103 
972 
658 
250 to 499 acres 
317 
58 
236 
23 
175 
142 
500 acres or more 
81 
10 
64 
7 
48 
33 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
236 
154 
76 
6 
138 
98 
acres 
4,986 
2,956 
1,845 
185 
3,238 
1,748 
tons, dry 
8,361 
4,448 
3,569 
344 
5,423 
2,938 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
4 
2 
- 
4 
2 
acres 
31 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
12,906 
7,180 
5,210 
516 
7,633 
5,273 
acres 
666,134 
240,034 
390,206 
35,894 
396,946 
269,188 
tons, dry 
1,616,002 
552,039 
979,980 
83,983 
965,181 
650,821 
Irrigated 
farms 
139 
77 
54 
8 
87 
52 
acres 
6,524 
3,057 
2,845 
622 
4,515 
2,009 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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