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. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
63 
10 
48 
5 
30 
33 
acres 
8,607 
1,047 
6,779 
781 
4,190 
4,417 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
9 
8 
1 
8 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
24 
9 
10 
5 
13 
11 
1 00 to 249 acres 
41 
2 
37 
2 
20 
21 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
- 
4 
1 
1 
4 
500 acres or more 
5 
4 
- 
1 
1 
4 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
215 
36 
123 
56 
107 
108 
acres 
30,553 
4,025 
19,022 
7,506 
11,541 
19,012 
tons 
938,052 
122,822 
581,423 
233,807 
346,789 
591,263 
Irrigated 
farms 
215 
36 
123 
56 
107 
108 
acres 
30,553 
4,025 
19,022 
7,506 
11,541 
19,012 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
181 
46 
110 
25 
76 
105 
acres 
69,307 
12,491 
47,737 
9,079 
22,889 
46,418 
pounds 
52,566,914 
10,559,073 
33,999,389 
8,008,452 
18,506,018 
34,060,896 
Irrigated 
farms 
71 
19 
41 
11 
34 
37 
acres 
11,079 
3,510 
5,768 
1,801 
4,391 
6,688 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
9 
6 
3 
4 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
30 
9 
18 
3 
16 
14 
1 00 to 249 acres 
62 
13 
36 
13 
31 
31 
250 to 499 acres 
36 
9 
27 
- 
11 
25 
500 acres or more 
44 
9 
26 
9 
14 
30 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
3,660 
1,279 
1,932 
449 
1,896 
1,764 
acres 
2,181,967 
470,660 
1,445,056 
266,251 
915,348 
1,266,619 
bushels 
67,665,715 
14,476,296 
45,121,108 
8,068,311 
27,979,081 
39,686,634 
Irrigated 
farms 
937 
310 
495 
132 
503 
434 
acres 
126,009 
38,079 
71,306 
16,624 
59,990 
66,019 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
241 
156 
65 
20 
145 
96 
25 to 99 acres 
766 
384 
278 
104 
443 
323 
1 00 to 249 acres 
712 
269 
322 
121 
371 
341 
250 to 499 acres 
654 
215 
365 
74 
385 
269 
500 acres or more 
1,287 
255 
902 
130 
552 
735 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
12,798 
8,381 
3,700 
717 
6,116 
6,682 
acres 
1,296,617 
505,756 
672,420 
118,441 
588,525 
708,092 
tons, dry 
2,698,367 
1,019,034 
1,415,725 
263,608 
1,190,427 
1,507,940 
Irrigated 
farms 
10,324 
6,733 
2,992 
599 
4,916 
5,408 
acres 
969,049 
392,404 
481,568 
95,077 
429,144 
539,905 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5,503 
4,605 
762 
136 
2,680 
2,823 
25 to 99 acres 
4,165 
2,578 
1,336 
251 
2,034 
2,131 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,896 
809 
897 
190 
902 
994 
250 to 499 acres 
757 
262 
408 
87 
311 
446 
500 acres or more 
477 
127 
297 
53 
189 
288 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
8,205 
5,198 
2,504 
503 
4,083 
4,122 
acres 
654,284 
259,498 
324,006 
70,780 
307,913 
346,371 
tons, dry 
1,848,795 
700,110 
948,026 
200,659 
856,193 
992,602 
Irrigated 
farms 
7,026 
4,367 
2,220 
439 
3,488 
3,538 
acres 
560,868 
217,269 
281,869 
61,730 
260,745 
300,123 
Other tame hay 
farms 
3,663 
2,321 
1,135 
207 
1,519 
2,144 
acres 
382,685 
150,953 
203,194 
28,538 
167,202 
215,483 
tons, dry 
452,204 
182,252 
237,537 
32,415 
185,386 
266,818 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,898 
1,876 
861 
161 
1,165 
1,733 
acres 
249,400 
107,983 
118,839 
22,578 
96,092 
153,308 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
14 
8 
5 
1 
7 
7 
acres 
2,089 
1,182 
(D) 
(D) 
398 
1,691 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
6 
3 
1 
6 
4 
acres 
1,803 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
763 
482 
195 
86 
314 
449 
acres 
83,020 
26,534 
44,022 
12,464 
38,702 
44,318 
Irrigated 
farms 
763 
482 
195 
86 
314 
449 
acres 
83,020 
26,534 
44,022 
12,464 
38,702 
44,318 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
468 
373 
54 
41 
179 
289 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
56 
30 
18 
8 
17 
39 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
81 
26 
38 
17 
50 
31 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
61 
19 
33 
9 
26 
35 
250.0 acres or more 
97 
34 
52 
11 
42 
55 
Beans, snap 
farms 
196 
146 
28 
22 
69 
127 
acres 
801 
133 
584 
84 
586 
215 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
23 
20 
2 
1 
8 
15 
acres 
26 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
141 
108 
23 
10 
62 
79 
acres 
100 
35 
64 
1 
73 
27 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
9 
5 
4 
- 
3 
6 
acres 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2 
Potatoes 
farms 
331 
207 
96 
28 
133 
198 
acres 
59,281 
21,024 
30,169 
8,089 
27,236 
32,046 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
14 
9 
2 
3 
5 
9 
acres 
2,625 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
152 
2,473 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
195 
152 
31 
12 
70 
125 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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