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. 
Sorghum for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
46 
3 
25 
18 
19 
27 
acres 
6,655 
(D) 
3,863 
(D) 
2,059 
4,596 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
20 
8 
9 
3 
16 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
57 
19 
23 
15 
39 
18 
1 00 to 249 acres 
112 
9 
70 
33 
69 
43 
250 to 499 acres 
123 
10 
71 
42 
72 
51 
500 acres or more 
75 
5 
39 
31 
29 
46 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
1,933 
363 
937 
633 
1,172 
761 
acres 
1,113,650 
104,292 
573,564 
435,794 
566,553 
547,097 
bushels 
51,467,676 
4,676,040 
25,537,048 
21,254,588 
25,263,378 
26,204,298 
Irrigated 
farms 
661 
105 
299 
257 
370 
291 
acres 
279,966 
21,999 
108,553 
149,414 
119,941 
160,025 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
104 
73 
19 
12 
80 
24 
25 to 99 acres 
262 
111 
86 
65 
182 
80 
1 00 to 249 acres 
364 
73 
191 
100 
255 
109 
250 to 499 acres 
402 
39 
195 
168 
243 
159 
500 acres or more 
801 
67 
446 
288 
412 
389 
Sugarcane for sugar 
farms 
386 
63 
157 
166 
202 
184 
acres 
398,800 
28,610 
185,944 
184,246 
167,728 
231,072 
tons 
13,853,665 
960,260 
6,488,801 
6,404,604 
5,760,604 
8,093,061 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
- 
1 
3 
- 
4 
acres 
2,285 
“ 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2,285 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
3 
1 
2 
- 
2 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
160,550 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
" 
- 
" 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
849 
150 
440 
259 
539 
310 
acres 
275,408 
33,117 
149,059 
93,232 
165,502 
109,906 
bushels 
13,509,354 
1,755,167 
7,396,054 
4,358,133 
8,220,340 
5,289,014 
Irrigated 
farms 
88 
19 
43 
26 
59 
29 
acres 
17,580 
1,996 
9,347 
6,237 
12,253 
5,327 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
54 
24 
17 
13 
41 
13 
25 to 99 acres 
187 
65 
74 
48 
123 
64 
1 00 to 249 acres 
250 
28 
147 
75 
167 
83 
250 to 499 acres 
163 
7 
95 
61 
100 
63 
500 acres or more 
195 
26 
107 
62 
108 
87 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
8,376 
4,770 
3,069 
537 
4,865 
3,511 
acres 
467,676 
184,197 
244,699 
38,780 
257,428 
210,248 
tons, dry 
1,139,938 
426,194 
615,276 
98,468 
617,369 
522,569 
Irrigated 
farms 
240 
144 
86 
10 
101 
139 
acres 
9,503 
4,009 
5,134 
360 
4,448 
5,055 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3,593 
2,565 
852 
176 
2,086 
1,507 
25 to 99 acres 
3,498 
1,837 
1,428 
233 
2,084 
1,414 
1 00 to 249 acres 
976 
285 
593 
98 
553 
423 
250 to 499 acres 
243 
57 
166 
20 
115 
128 
500 acres or more 
66 
26 
30 
10 
27 
39 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
58 
39 
13 
6 
23 
35 
acres 
1,905 
743 
974 
188 
665 
1,240 
tons, dry 
3,825 
1,926 
(D) 
(D) 
2,578 
1,247 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
5,551 
3,028 
2,159 
364 
3,183 
2,368 
acres 
320,962 
123,240 
171,648 
26,074 
173,720 
147,242 
tons, dry 
809,294 
294,672 
446,882 
67,740 
435,248 
374,046 
Irrigated 
farms 
180 
107 
64 
9 
80 
100 
acres 
7,494 
3,475 
3,765 
254 
3,757 
3,737 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
5 
4 
1 
- 
3 
2 
acres 
57 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
" 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
661 
459 
147 
55 
362 
299 
acres 
12,010 
1,311 
9,376 
1,323 
2,949 
9,061 
Irrigated 
farms 
244 
166 
54 
24 
101 
143 
acres 
4,764 
448 
4,013 
304 
449 
4,315 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
508 
386 
88 
34 
291 
217 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
108 
71 
28 
9 
53 
55 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
27 
1 
16 
10 
13 
14 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
9 
1 
7 
1 
3 
6 
250.0 acres or more 
9 
- 
8 
1 
2 
7 
Beans, snap 
farms 
257 
195 
40 
22 
113 
144 
acres 
154 
99 
19 
36 
51 
103 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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