Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Rice 
farms 
97 
68 
79 
355 
299 
138 
97 
acres 
13,378 
10,894 
15,734 
102,036 
155,757 
114,066 
133,846 
cwt 
1,107,068 
923,446 
1,286,576 
8,580,830 
12,608,237 
9,588,183 
11,267,765 
Irrigated 
farms 
97 
68 
79 
355 
299 
138 
97 
acres 
13,378 
10,894 
15,734 
102,036 
155,757 
114,066 
133,846 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
2 
2 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
15 
10 
8 
13 
11 
4 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
82 
57 
67 
81 
33 
7 
6 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
4 
259 
65 
23 
15 
500 acres or more 
- 
188 
100 
72 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
4 
3 
1 
9 
12 
15 
16 
acres 
127 
320 
(D) 
1,242 
1,438 
5,259 
5,146 
bushels 
(D) 
17,356 
(D) 
118,890 
113,523 
539,121 
428,114 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
3 
8 
11 
14 
10 
acres 
127 
320 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,931 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
. 
. 
. 
2 
2 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
4 
- 
- 
4 
5 
4 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
3 
1 
1 
3 
3 
6 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
4 
5 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
4 
3 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
. 
. 
. 
1 
. 
. 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
4 
8 
7 
37 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,028 
1,841 
(D) 
tons 
- 
- 
(D) 
8,360 
(D) 
78,172 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
4 
8 
7 
37 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,028 
1,841 
(D) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
10 
1 
- 
30 
35 
27 
49 
acres 
1,084 
(D) 
- 
3,011 
6,774 
4,160 
33,907 
pounds 
1,099,372 
(D) 
- 
4,072,672 
7,971,514 
5,507,550 
49,141,424 
Irrigated 
farms 
8 
1 
- 
30 
30 
23 
31 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
3,011 
6,120 
3,436 
20,736 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
5 
7 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
- 
- 
12 
10 
8 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
8 
- 
- 
13 
14 
5 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
11 
7 
13 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
- 
" 
" 
" 
29 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
60 
56 
45 
170 
241 
273 
393 
acres 
5,164 
5,212 
3,613 
23,321 
46,258 
71,171 
327,640 
bushels 
337,197 
393,904 
259,755 
1,817,102 
4,293,341 
6,619,568 
28,550,945 
Irrigated 
farms 
36 
38 
33 
124 
195 
218 
318 
acres 
2,870 
4,207 
2,700 
15,286 
37,079 
57,700 
256,639 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
3 
2 
10 
8 
5 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
33 
31 
29 
60 
76 
48 
31 
1 00 to 249 acres 
25 
22 
14 
72 
93 
109 
77 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
28 
48 
83 
61 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
16 
28 
218 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
375 
273 
235 
920 
854 
680 
897 
acres 
30,506 
23,268 
26,837 
141,092 
233,762 
300,434 
815,335 
tons, dry 
132,517 
101,445 
122,467 
771,428 
1,396,334 
1,853,371 
4,619,448 
Irrigated 
farms 
257 
183 
161 
712 
708 
544 
712 
acres 
21,078 
15,838 
17,820 
106,937 
194,403 
248,454 
681,226 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
69 
54 
23 
75 
50 
15 
37 
25 to 99 acres 
141 
100 
87 
303 
154 
125 
126 
1 00 to 249 acres 
165 
119 
118 
332 
251 
157 
160 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
7 
210 
245 
147 
119 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
154 
236 
455 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
151 
98 
83 
458 
496 
468 
562 
acres 
11,869 
7,025 
7,396 
59,059 
114,229 
177,808 
468,600 
tons, dry 
62,044 
41,678 
45,495 
362,297 
748,220 
1,171,203 
3,033,874 
Irrigated 
farms 
144 
88 
76 
420 
480 
450 
533 
acres 
11,262 
6,177 
6,881 
54,287 
109,149 
168,402 
450,728 
Other tame hay 
farms 
55 
59 
58 
149 
149 
127 
273 
acres 
2,733 
2,758 
4,150 
13,824 
20,626 
28,287 
125,188 
tons, dry 
9,393 
7,781 
12,151 
49,051 
72,913 
137,404 
497,851 
Irrigated 
farms 
43 
34 
37 
109 
116 
97 
187 
acres 
1,731 
1,793 
2,004 
9,256 
15,599 
21,243 
93,521 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
3 
8 
3 
28 
22 
38 
62 
acres 
(D) 
297 
(D) 
3,531 
4,273 
13,285 
48,814 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
8 
3 
26 
22 
37 
59 
acres 
(D) 
297 
(□) 
(D) 
4,273 
(D) 
48,094 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
111 
85 
57 
222 
286 
273 
383 
acres 
4,577 
4,724 
4,649 
37,158 
102,342 
160,863 
643,833 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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