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 
15 
5 
10 
15 
acres 
27 
7 
- 
20 
- 
27 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
15 
5 
10 
15 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
1,392 
398 
433 
561 
596 
796 
acres 
561,968 
122,619 
224,509 
214,840 
169,737 
392,231 
cwt 
46,692,580 
10,242,206 
18,574,300 
17,876,074 
14,072,223 
32,620,357 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,392 
398 
433 
561 
596 
796 
acres 
561,968 
122,619 
224,509 
214,840 
169,737 
392,231 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
49 
27 
14 
8 
25 
24 
25 to 99 acres 
232 
108 
35 
89 
124 
108 
1 00 to 249 acres 
385 
116 
82 
187 
213 
172 
250 to 499 acres 
366 
95 
144 
127 
150 
216 
500 acres or more 
360 
52 
158 
150 
84 
276 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
74 
34 
31 
9 
24 
50 
acres 
13,908 
7,586 
5,610 
712 
3,263 
10,645 
bushels 
1,263,924 
725,921 
486,463 
51,540 
293,045 
970,879 
Irrigated 
farms 
62 
27 
28 
7 
20 
42 
acres 
10,997 
5,309 
(D) 
(D) 
1,786 
9,211 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
17 
13 
2 
2 
8 
9 
25 to 99 acres 
18 
3 
11 
4 
7 
11 
1 00 to 249 acres 
19 
6 
10 
3 
5 
14 
250 to 499 acres 
13 
7 
6 
- 
2 
11 
500 acres or more 
7 
5 
2 
- 
2 
5 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
. 
1 
. 
1 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
- 
" 
- 
" 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
58 
11 
30 
17 
37 
21 
acres 
27,193 
4,702 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
tons 
1,179,753 
215,153 
715,617 
248,983 
836,105 
343,648 
Irrigated 
farms 
58 
11 
30 
17 
37 
21 
acres 
26,567 
4,702 
15,879 
5,986 
18,473 
8,094 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
197 
40 
82 
75 
87 
110 
acres 
49,749 
6,262 
27,895 
15,592 
17,153 
32,596 
pounds 
68,792,639 
10,402,989 
35,720,914 
22,668,736 
23,833,731 
44,958,908 
Irrigated 
farms 
152 
28 
59 
65 
70 
82 
acres 
34,815 
5,750 
16,878 
12,187 
9,920 
24,895 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
42 
15 
8 
19 
19 
23 
25 to 99 acres 
52 
12 
26 
14 
33 
19 
1 00 to 249 acres 
43 
6 
11 
26 
15 
28 
250 to 499 acres 
31 
3 
21 
7 
12 
19 
500 acres or more 
29 
4 
16 
9 
8 
21 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,503 
506 
676 
321 
719 
784 
acres 
491,846 
123,036 
269,136 
99,674 
194,349 
297,497 
bushels 
42,955,324 
10,864,955 
23,440,912 
8,649,457 
16,153,834 
26,801,490 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,123 
348 
527 
248 
505 
618 
acres 
382,958 
93,189 
210,202 
79,567 
136,453 
246,505 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
164 
114 
37 
13 
107 
57 
25 to 99 acres 
427 
153 
186 
88 
216 
211 
1 00 to 249 acres 
430 
122 
194 
114 
198 
232 
250 to 499 acres 
220 
56 
109 
55 
86 
134 
500 acres or more 
262 
61 
150 
51 
112 
150 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
7,903 
4,397 
2,550 
956 
3,883 
4,020 
acres 
1,670,027 
549,912 
836,066 
284,049 
691,192 
978,835 
tons, dry 
9,363,421 
2,882,455 
4,792,767 
1,688,199 
3,636,116 
5,727,305 
Irrigated 
farms 
5,498 
2,832 
1,953 
713 
2,615 
2,883 
acres 
1,346,666 
426,698 
688,597 
231,371 
529,977 
816,689 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,621 
2,099 
367 
155 
1,362 
1,259 
25 to 99 acres 
2,274 
1,221 
746 
307 
1,198 
1,076 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,435 
575 
636 
224 
692 
743 
250 to 499 acres 
728 
265 
349 
114 
294 
434 
500 acres or more 
845 
237 
452 
156 
337 
508 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
3,243 
1,489 
1,310 
444 
1,503 
1,740 
acres 
874,137 
283,380 
449,993 
140,764 
347,018 
527,119 
tons, dry 
5,607,210 
1,691,184 
2,944,807 
971,219 
2,212,867 
3,394,343 
Irrigated 
farms 
3,035 
1,353 
1,260 
422 
1,397 
1,638 
acres 
831,858 
263,348 
433,232 
135,278 
327,401 
504,457 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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