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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
24 
21 
2 
1 
10 
14 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
sold 
farms 
3 
2 
1 
- 
2 
1 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
sold 
farms 
672 
476 
173 
23 
335 
337 
Farms with- 
number 
211,576,121 
151,971,670 
53,617,751 
5,986,700 
101,254,395 
110,321,726 
1 to 1 ,999 
31 
23 
7 
1 
14 
17 
2,000 to 59,999 
19 
19 
- 
- 
6 
13 
60,000 to 99,999 
13 
10 
2 
1 
4 
9 
100,000 or more 
609 
424 
164 
21 
311 
298 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
30 
16 
12 
2 
13 
17 
number 
778 
(D) 
670 
(D) 
495 
283 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
6 
3 
2 
1 
3 
3 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
(D) 
30 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley for grain 
farms 
199 
37 
136 
26 
106 
93 
acres 
33,455 
4,407 
22,406 
6,642 
13,961 
19,494 
bushels 
2,810,964 
386,486 
1,860,114 
564,364 
1,230,707 
1,580,257 
Irrigated 
farms 
45 
2 
37 
6 
12 
33 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
3,980 
(D) 
2,728 
(D) 
861 
3,119 
1 to 24 acres 
41 
11 
26 
4 
26 
15 
25 to 99 acres 
64 
16 
44 
4 
34 
30 
1 00 to 249 acres 
55 
6 
36 
13 
31 
24 
250 to 499 acres 
18 
1 
17 
- 
6 
12 
500 acres or more 
21 
3 
13 
5 
9 
12 
Corn for grain 
farms 
752 
212 
439 
101 
461 
291 
acres 
178,032 
22,697 
124,779 
30,556 
76,870 
101,162 
bushels 
23,812,299 
3,086,637 
16,882,587 
3,843,075 
9,577,495 
14,234,804 
Irrigated 
farms 
312 
80 
202 
30 
153 
159 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
68,594 
11,034 
47,293 
10,267 
24,057 
44,537 
1 to 24 acres 
128 
67 
43 
18 
86 
42 
25 to 99 acres 
238 
95 
115 
28 
162 
76 
1 00 to 249 acres 
195 
30 
138 
27 
136 
59 
250 to 499 acres 
78 
4 
69 
5 
38 
40 
500 acres or more 
113 
16 
74 
23 
39 
74 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
62 
16 
37 
9 
36 
26 
acres 
4,962 
684 
4,187 
91 
2,053 
2,909 
tons 
85,140 
12,094 
71,813 
1,233 
33,361 
51,779 
Irrigated 
farms 
14 
1 
13 
- 
3 
11 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
1,040 
(D) 
(D) 
■ 
175 
865 
1 to 24 acres 
33 
12 
12 
9 
20 
13 
25 to 99 acres 
15 
3 
12 
- 
11 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
7 
- 
7 
- 
2 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
6 
1 
5 
- 
3 
3 
500 acres or more 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Oats for grain 
farms 
6 
2 
3 
1 
3 
3 
acres 
83 
(D) 
59 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
6,383 
(D) 
5,005 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
■ 
■ 
■ 
■ 
■ 
■ 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
2 
2 
1 
3 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
15 
1 
9 
5 
11 
4 
acres 
592 
(D) 
412 
(D) 
363 
229 
bushels 
45,374 
(D) 
26,648 
(D) 
23,675 
21,699 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
1 to 24 acres 
8 
1 
3 
4 
6 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
5 
- 
5 
- 
4 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
- 
1 
1 
1 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
734 
211 
417 
106 
456 
278 
acres 
167,672 
22,212 
118,813 
26,647 
75,461 
92,211 
bushels 
7,066,569 
895,406 
5,112,566 
1,058,597 
3,055,516 
4,011,053 
Irrigated 
farms 
200 
41 
144 
15 
95 
105 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
32,305 
2,726 
24,434 
5,145 
10,040 
22,265 
1 to 24 acres 
116 
70 
33 
13 
81 
35 
25 to 99 acres 
236 
96 
102 
38 
159 
77 
1 00 to 249 acres 
187 
26 
130 
31 
141 
46 
250 to 499 acres 
93 
8 
78 
7 
38 
55 
500 acres or more 
102 
11 
74 
17 
37 
65 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
1 
_ 
1 
_ 
_ 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
pounds 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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