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. 
Sunflower seed, all - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
510 
104 
330 
76 
296 
214 
acres 
79,658 
9,011 
56,024 
14,623 
33,740 
45,918 
bushels 
5,888,816 
681,472 
4,105,959 
1,101,385 
2,376,304 
3,512,512 
Irrigated 
farms 
168 
28 
127 
13 
66 
102 
acres 
26,384 
2,938 
18,644 
4,802 
7,831 
18,553 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
75 
34 
35 
6 
50 
25 
25 to 99 acres 
185 
42 
116 
27 
123 
62 
1 00 to 249 acres 
157 
21 
109 
27 
92 
65 
250 to 499 acres 
54 
3 
43 
8 
22 
32 
500 acres or more 
39 
4 
27 
8 
9 
30 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
565 
363 
171 
31 
323 
242 
acres 
15,294 
6,397 
7,058 
1,839 
(D) 
(D) 
tons, dry 
41,433 
16,528 
19,802 
5,103 
21,669 
19,764 
Irrigated 
farms 
37 
14 
22 
1 
22 
15 
acres 
876 
436 
(D) 
(D) 
494 
382 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
412 
284 
104 
24 
233 
179 
25 to 99 acres 
127 
76 
48 
3 
79 
48 
1 00 to 249 acres 
23 
3 
17 
3 
10 
13 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
500 acres or more 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
216 
108 
99 
9 
131 
85 
acres 
4,837 
1,606 
2,865 
366 
2,597 
2,240 
tons, dry 
13,272 
3,922 
8,196 
1,154 
7,635 
5,637 
Irrigated 
farms 
22 
5 
17 
- 
13 
9 
acres 
477 
138 
339 
- 
337 
140 
Other tame hay 
farms 
343 
231 
88 
24 
192 
151 
acres 
7,478 
3,398 
2,663 
1,417 
3,759 
3,719 
tons, dry 
19,862 
9,483 
6,546 
3,833 
10,126 
9,736 
Irrigated 
farms 
12 
7 
5 
- 
8 
4 
acres 
318 
279 
39 
- 
97 
221 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
222 
86 
109 
27 
109 
113 
acres 
38,321 
1,621 
29,841 
6,859 
15,539 
22,782 
Irrigated 
farms 
142 
50 
73 
19 
64 
78 
acres 
17,549 
831 
13,441 
3,276 
6,118 
1 1 ,430 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
73 
47 
21 
5 
41 
32 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
31 
13 
13 
5 
17 
14 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
52 
24 
23 
5 
28 
24 
1 00.0 to 249.9 acres 
24 
2 
19 
3 
9 
15 
250.0 acres or more 
42 
- 
33 
9 
14 
28 
Beans, snap 
farms 
48 
26 
19 
3 
17 
31 
acres 
3,362 
24 
2,938 
401 
575 
2,787 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
16 
1 
12 
3 
6 
10 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
401 
(D) 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
33 
2 
26 
5 
13 
20 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
4,985 
(D) 
2,576 
3,139 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
32 
1 
26 
5 
12 
20 
acres 
5,714 
(D) 
4,985 
(D) 
2,576 
3,139 
Potatoes 
farms 
23 
16 
5 
2 
9 
14 
acres 
1,363 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
1,359 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
18 
15 
2 
1 
9 
9 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
3 
1 
2 
- 
- 
3 
250.0 acres or more 
2 
- 
1 
1 
- 
2 
Sweet corn 
farms 
72 
25 
41 
6 
36 
36 
acres 
9,587 
214 
7,859 
1,514 
4,373 
5,214 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
33 
- 
27 
6 
15 
18 
acres 
6,486 
- 
5,385 
1,101 
3,661 
2,825 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
7 
6 
1 
- 
2 
5 
acres 
20 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
44 
30 
10 
4 
20 
24 
acres 
98 
(D) 
20 
(D) 
66 
33 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
21 
16 
5 
_ 
4 
17 
acres 
450 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
7 
4 
3 
- 
1 
6 
acres 
421 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
220 Delaware 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
