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. 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) - Con. 
Other tame hay 
farms 
4,530 
2,988 
1,412 
130 
2,404 
2,126 
acres 
296,439 
126,654 
153,646 
16,139 
155,567 
140,872 
tons, dry 
843,836 
339,384 
465,576 
38,876 
444,547 
399,289 
Irrigated 
farms 
356 
212 
132 
12 
182 
174 
acres 
23,970 
11,604 
11,275 
1,091 
11,057 
12,913 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
62 
16 
45 
1 
45 
17 
acres 
8,924 
(D) 
6,316 
(D) 
6,925 
1,999 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
“ 
(D) 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,614 
1,066 
387 
161 
771 
843 
acres 
215,481 
60,209 
101,547 
53,726 
77,687 
137,795 
Irrigated 
farms 
886 
541 
247 
98 
414 
472 
acres 
171,495 
45,055 
80,154 
46,286 
55,050 
116,446 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
884 
762 
77 
45 
424 
460 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
344 
216 
95 
33 
178 
166 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
144 
38 
78 
28 
70 
74 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
74 
15 
38 
21 
32 
42 
250.0 acres or more 
168 
35 
99 
34 
67 
101 
Beans, snap 
farms 
499 
342 
111 
46 
223 
276 
acres 
33,338 
6,469 
17,780 
9,089 
19,765 
13,573 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
56 
39 
15 
2 
32 
24 
acres 
5,508 
(D) 
5,315 
(D) 
3,631 
1,877 
Peas, green 
farms 
31 
23 
5 
3 
19 
12 
acres 
629 
(D) 
565 
(D) 
234 
395 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
322 
245 
51 
26 
151 
171 
acres 
35,251 
5,281 
22,034 
7,936 
19,379 
15,872 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
51 
25 
19 
7 
27 
24 
acres 
21,282 
2,826 
11,313 
7,143 
10,796 
10,486 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
271 
234 
20 
17 
125 
146 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
3 
1 
2 
- 
2 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
4 
2 
1 
1 
2 
2 
250.0 acres or more 
44 
8 
28 
8 
22 
22 
Sweet corn 
farms 
451 
325 
95 
31 
219 
232 
acres 
35,225 
4,611 
14,961 
15,652 
17,111 
18,113 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
53 
43 
9 
1 
28 
25 
acres 
226 
107 
(D) 
(D) 
102 
124 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
40 
20 
17 
3 
12 
28 
acres 
5,988 
53 
5,475 
460 
51 
5,937 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
565 
440 
76 
49 
236 
329 
acres 
39,807 
19,240 
13,198 
7,369 
13,022 
26,785 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
26 
21 
3 
2 
10 
16 
acres 
1,930 
(D) 
550 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
7,529 
6,848 
520 
161 
4,268 
3,261 
acres 
579,068 
476,047 
87,618 
15,403 
290,297 
288,771 
Irrigated 
farms 
4,146 
3,726 
333 
87 
2,275 
1,871 
acres 
491,083 
401,373 
77,583 
12,128 
248,860 
242,223 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
3,110 
2,936 
125 
49 
1,645 
1,465 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
2,714 
2,523 
138 
53 
1 ,656 
1,058 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
994 
838 
131 
25 
578 
416 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
389 
301 
73 
15 
227 
162 
250.0 acres or more 
322 
250 
53 
19 
162 
160 
Apples 
farms 
223 
206 
17 
- 
80 
143 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
160 
143 
16 
- 
91 
69 
Grapes 
farms 
558 
514 
31 
13 
273 
285 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1,478 
1,437 
24 
17 
698 
779 
Peaches, all 
farms 
380 
341 
33 
6 
173 
207 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1,231 
971 
256 
3 
668 
563 
Citrus fruit, all 
farms 
3,639 
3,281 
299 
59 
2,195 
1,444 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
539,181 
447,331 
79,731 
12,118 
268,610 
270,571 
Almonds 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
3 
- 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
" 
(D) 
- 
Pecans 
farms 
1,258 
1,139 
101 
18 
660 
598 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1 1 ,760 
9,146 
1,780 
834 
6,333 
5,427 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
1,460 
1,258 
136 
66 
608 
852 
acres 
19,568 
8,524 
8,212 
2,833 
7,479 
12,089 
1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
230 Florida 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
