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. 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
47 
59 
37 
176 
314 
538 
525 
acres 
4,250 
6,991 
5,358 
36,438 
102,050 
325,313 
623,024 
bushels 
165,686 
261,913 
220,222 
1,488,582 
4,381,585 
14,984,084 
29,555,462 
Irrigated 
farms 
13 
21 
13 
70 
104 
207 
185 
acres 
1,182 
2,066 
2,087 
11,778 
25,666 
80,277 
155,091 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4 
2 
2 
6 
8 
5 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
22 
22 
6 
25 
28 
14 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
21 
35 
27 
77 
91 
59 
36 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
2 
68 
116 
142 
74 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
71 
318 
412 
Sugarcane for sugar 
farms 
4 
5 
5 
17 
51 
110 
131 
acres 
(D) 
394 
664 
4,282 
24,098 
106,346 
260,594 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
20,464 
131,582 
835,086 
3,665,993 
9,096,457 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
acres 
- 
" 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
pounds 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
22 
24 
15 
86 
155 
203 
229 
acres 
2,327 
2,102 
1,634 
13,257 
34,896 
78,649 
137,602 
bushels 
109,715 
72,590 
80,864 
651 ,065 
1,719,766 
3,908,524 
6,769,252 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
2 
6 
25 
24 
18 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
918 
4,057 
6,813 
5,377 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
2 
7 
3 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
5 
13 
8 
30 
27 
22 
12 
100 to 249 acres 
15 
9 
7 
38 
72 
53 
49 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
18 
33 
62 
50 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
16 
63 
116 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
607 
487 
350 
978 
563 
243 
207 
acres 
29,085 
27,401 
23,520 
86,804 
81,505 
44,825 
56,827 
tons, dry 
65,835 
65,182 
56,817 
208,641 
209,762 
122,914 
142,342 
Irrigated 
farms 
13 
15 
1 
30 
19 
19 
23 
acres 
369 
669 
(D) 
1,288 
891 
1,252 
3,227 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
158 
93 
58 
133 
46 
20 
12 
25 to 99 acres 
374 
318 
213 
493 
185 
56 
45 
1 00 to 249 acres 
75 
76 
79 
295 
227 
94 
76 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
57 
94 
58 
34 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
11 
15 
40 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
3 
2 
- 
5 
4 
6 
2 
acres 
31 
(D) 
- 
400 
405 
360 
(D) 
tons, dry 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
944 
378 
270 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other tame hay 
farms 
415 
357 
241 
703 
401 
189 
185 
acres 
19,022 
19,360 
16,678 
58,221 
53,821 
30,787 
48,808 
tons, dry 
45,097 
49,009 
41,603 
142,343 
142,838 
92,930 
121,448 
Irrigated 
farms 
11 
15 
1 
28 
17 
13 
17 
acres 
304 
651 
(D) 
999 
791 
1,012 
2,521 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
_ 
_ 
- 
_ 
_ 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
12 
9 
4 
29 
14 
10 
8 
acres 
(D) 
188 
318 
1,213 
1,398 
2,917 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
8 
4 
7 
2 
3 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
200 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
7 
5 
. 
14 
1 
1 
2 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
4 
1 
- 
8 
1 
2 
2 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
1 
3 
3 
3 
9 
- 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
3 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
4 
2 
Beans, snap 
farms 
4 
1 
- 
7 
6 
1 
1 
acres 
2 
(D) 
- 
2 
21 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
" 
Peas, green 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
8 
3 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
17 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
2 
1 
. 
8 
1 
1 
1 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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