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. 
Rice - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
15 
12 
3 
9 
6 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
7 
7 
. 
. 
5 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
500 acres or more 
6 
4 
2 
- 
3 
3 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
31 
9 
19 
3 
15 
16 
acres 
3,541 
1,090 
2,286 
165 
1,154 
2,387 
bushels 
149,346 
54,190 
87,156 
8,000 
50,920 
98,426 
Irrigated 
farms 
7 
1 
6 
- 
5 
2 
acres 
128 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
7 
5 
2 
. 
4 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
12 
1 
8 
3 
6 
6 
1 00 to 249 acres 
10 
2 
8 
- 
5 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
181 
65 
99 
17 
114 
67 
acres 
19,409 
3,535 
14,608 
1,266 
10,874 
8,535 
bushels 
723,143 
113,690 
560,514 
48,939 
413,239 
309,904 
Irrigated 
farms 
21 
3 
15 
3 
15 
6 
acres 
1,999 
105 
1,509 
385 
772 
1,227 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
43 
23 
12 
8 
25 
18 
25 to 99 acres 
71 
34 
31 
6 
51 
20 
1 00 to 249 acres 
47 
6 
41 
- 
26 
21 
250 to 499 acres 
16 
1 
12 
3 
11 
5 
500 acres or more 
4 
1 
3 
" 
1 
3 
Sugarcane for sugar 
farms 
145 
86 
46 
13 
90 
55 
acres 
401,491 
247,886 
147,085 
6,520 
142,830 
258,661 
tons 
13,574,853 
8,018,088 
5,416,583 
140,182 
4,393,992 
9,180,861 
Irrigated 
farms 
103 
56 
37 
10 
63 
40 
acres 
387,288 
(D) 
146,594 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
7 
7 
- 
- 
2 
5 
acres 
16 
16 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
14,000 
14,000 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
5 
- 
- 
5 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
7 
7 
. 
. 
2 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
10 
5 
5 
- 
7 
3 
acres 
482 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
109 
373 
pounds 
779,900 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
212,900 
567,000 
Irrigated 
farms 
9 
5 
4 
- 
7 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
109 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
25.0 acres or more 
5 
1 
4 
- 
2 
3 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
100 
23 
72 
5 
56 
44 
acres 
15,456 
(D) 
10,195 
(D) 
7,697 
7,759 
bushels 
691,103 
203,090 
472,970 
15,043 
361,898 
329,205 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
3 
2 
- 
- 
5 
acres 
440 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
440 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
10 
2 
6 
2 
8 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
29 
12 
16 
1 
8 
21 
1 00 to 249 acres 
45 
5 
38 
2 
32 
13 
250 to 499 acres 
12 
- 
12 
- 
8 
4 
500 acres or more 
4 
4 
- 
- 
4 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
6,554 
4,483 
1,878 
193 
3,517 
3,037 
acres 
398,231 
180,057 
196,968 
21,206 
203,906 
194,325 
tons, dry 
1,071,778 
438,505 
587,691 
45,582 
530,414 
541,364 
Irrigated 
farms 
545 
329 
201 
15 
252 
293 
acres 
38,961 
17,868 
18,972 
2,121 
14,132 
24,829 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3,337 
2,730 
535 
72 
1,867 
1,470 
25 to 99 acres 
2,259 
1,384 
804 
71 
1,164 
1,095 
1 00 to 249 acres 
651 
269 
345 
37 
348 
303 
250 to 499 acres 
209 
69 
135 
5 
90 
119 
500 acres or more 
98 
31 
59 
8 
48 
50 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
161 
122 
30 
9 
94 
67 
acres 
4,988 
2,673 
2,024 
291 
2,356 
2,632 
tons, dry 
8,219 
3,684 
4,165 
370 
3,415 
4,804 
Irrigated 
farms 
19 
10 
8 
1 
8 
11 
acres 
566 
271 
(D) 
(D) 
274 
292 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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