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. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
224 
56 
148 
20 
117 
107 
acres 
24,401 
6,512 
15,675 
2,214 
1 1 ,479 
12,922 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
488 
278 
146 
64 
285 
203 
25 to 99 acres 
927 
387 
400 
140 
563 
364 
1 00 to 249 acres 
531 
136 
325 
70 
292 
239 
250 to 499 acres 
308 
37 
210 
61 
187 
121 
500 acres or more 
257 
23 
196 
38 
111 
146 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
13 
5 
7 
1 
7 
6 
acres 
247 
(D) 
220 
(D) 
87 
160 
pounds 
301,066 
(D) 
242,725 
(D) 
135,401 
165,665 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
10 
5 
4 
1 
6 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
43 
23 
10 
10 
28 
15 
acres 
256 
134 
64 
58 
165 
91 
pounds 
598,486 
339,615 
143,293 
115,578 
385,881 
212,605 
Irrigated 
farms 
27 
13 
8 
6 
19 
8 
acres 
140 
80 
(D) 
(D) 
86 
54 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
4 
3 
1 
- 
2 
2 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
6 
1 
1 
4 
5 
1 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
9 
7 
2 
- 
5 
4 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
18 
9 
4 
5 
13 
5 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
6 
3 
2 
1 
3 
3 
25.0 acres or more 
" 
" 
- 
- 
“ 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,796 
529 
975 
292 
1,004 
792 
acres 
210,354 
33,848 
144,158 
32,348 
106,693 
103,661 
bushels 
13,951,590 
2,011,049 
9,737,768 
2,202,773 
6,810,708 
7,140,882 
Irrigated 
farms 
124 
30 
82 
12 
60 
64 
acres 
9,724 
2,305 
6,581 
838 
3,766 
5,958 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
394 
179 
157 
58 
218 
176 
25 to 99 acres 
773 
260 
377 
136 
450 
323 
1 00 to 249 acres 
385 
72 
260 
53 
235 
150 
250 to 499 acres 
185 
12 
132 
41 
74 
111 
500 acres or more 
59 
6 
49 
4 
27 
32 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
4,391 
2,548 
1,438 
405 
2,247 
2,144 
acres 
180,843 
63,918 
97,516 
19,409 
84,556 
96,287 
tons, dry 
532,019 
167,212 
302,929 
61,878 
234,970 
297,049 
Irrigated 
farms 
92 
61 
23 
8 
40 
52 
acres 
1,599 
371 
1,126 
102 
297 
1,302 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,376 
1,738 
475 
163 
1,255 
1,121 
25 to 99 acres 
1,613 
744 
674 
195 
820 
793 
1 00 to 249 acres 
339 
58 
238 
43 
148 
191 
250 to 499 acres 
51 
7 
41 
3 
20 
31 
500 acres or more 
12 
1 
10 
1 
4 
8 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
1,053 
477 
451 
125 
540 
513 
acres 
29,128 
9,566 
16,685 
2,877 
14,841 
14,287 
tons, dry 
92,853 
27,032 
55,503 
10,318 
48,751 
44,102 
Irrigated 
farms 
25 
8 
13 
4 
11 
14 
acres 
348 
88 
247 
13 
92 
256 
Other tame hay 
farms 
2,929 
1,622 
1,022 
285 
1,469 
1,460 
acres 
102,510 
37,412 
53,894 
1 1 ,204 
50,127 
52,383 
tons, dry 
261,391 
97,889 
136,221 
27,281 
125,798 
135,593 
Irrigated 
farms 
52 
43 
6 
3 
24 
28 
acres 
623 
245 
(D) 
(D) 
70 
553 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
789 
428 
264 
97 
377 
412 
acres 
28,131 
6,058 
18,611 
3,462 
10,195 
17,936 
Irrigated 
farms 
369 
173 
141 
55 
166 
203 
acres 
12,625 
2,117 
8,488 
2,021 
4,401 
8,225 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
400 
273 
80 
47 
197 
203 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
220 
113 
77 
30 
108 
112 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
91 
29 
53 
9 
43 
48 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
45 
7 
29 
9 
20 
25 
250.0 acres or more 
33 
6 
25 
2 
9 
24 
Beans, snap 
farms 
330 
181 
101 
48 
145 
185 
acres 
4,070 
773 
2,482 
815 
1,135 
2,935 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
24 
14 
7 
3 
8 
16 
acres 
2,882 
402 
1,809 
670 
534 
2,348 
Peas, green 
farms 
70 
36 
29 
5 
31 
39 
acres 
2,484 
636 
1,506 
343 
967 
1,517 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
39 
17 
18 
4 
18 
21 
acres 
2,441 
616 
1,485 
340 
950 
1,491 
Potatoes 
farms 
260 
158 
68 
34 
111 
149 
acres 
2,266 
192 
800 
1,274 
872 
1,394 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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