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. 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
14 
31 
21 
131 
209 
165 
126 
acres 
546 
1,301 
1,956 
10,664 
27,448 
39,659 
72,923 
tons 
14,237 
38,575 
65,853 
299,370 
768,181 
1,105,069 
2,080,442 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
3 
5 
6 
10 
acres 
- 
44 
" 
(D) 
554 
487 
891 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
5 
6 
5 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
89 
543 
836 
- 
pounds 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
105,700 
801,660 
1,536,506 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
1 
5 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 
1 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
379 
381 
310 
1,275 
1,232 
836 
374 
acres 
10,718 
13,850 
12,769 
71,390 
118,162 
145,262 
137,952 
bushels 
671,418 
925,043 
832,028 
4,861,680 
8,557,583 
10,881,282 
10,998,115 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
3 
- 
18 
21 
22 
24 
acres 
(D) 
50 
- 
730 
1,110 
1,436 
6,237 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
184 
128 
81 
211 
80 
29 
25 to 99 acres 
192 
240 
219 
917 
628 
191 
35 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3 
13 
10 
143 
493 
425 
116 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
4 
30 
180 
148 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
11 
75 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
1,290 
987 
653 
1,850 
1,168 
613 
216 
acres 
67,436 
62,455 
44,377 
168,739 
178,033 
149,983 
92,332 
tons, dry 
116,848 
1 1 1 ,443 
82,106 
361,088 
498,654 
442,258 
379,004 
Irrigated 
farms 
29 
9 
14 
40 
56 
47 
34 
acres 
664 
105 
542 
1,387 
4,227 
5,100 
7,419 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
329 
245 
146 
350 
161 
71 
21 
25 to 99 acres 
795 
528 
345 
777 
346 
137 
50 
1 00 to 249 acres 
166 
214 
162 
631 
406 
165 
41 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
92 
221 
141 
30 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
34 
99 
74 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
951 
792 
520 
1,447 
906 
472 
152 
acres 
41,935 
44,652 
30,000 
100,540 
83,939 
67,572 
37,013 
tons, dry 
75,786 
82,945 
55,065 
209,140 
213,647 
176,049 
116,690 
Irrigated 
farms 
24 
7 
8 
23 
38 
30 
16 
acres 
404 
28 
308 
776 
1,883 
2,303 
1,555 
Other tame hay 
farms 
294 
180 
119 
379 
191 
110 
31 
acres 
14,019 
10,915 
6,547 
33,373 
34,247 
23,578 
5,861 
tons, dry 
19,086 
13,705 
9,781 
48,405 
48,500 
30,836 
9,166 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
7 
3 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
106 
(D) 
(D) 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
3 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
64 
90 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
_ 
- 
_ 
_ 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
114 
73 
65 
152 
150 
107 
78 
acres 
2,649 
2,502 
2,607 
11,009 
21,950 
31,584 
70,135 
Irrigated 
farms 
45 
33 
22 
72 
65 
59 
48 
acres 
1,129 
1,355 
1,119 
5,252 
12,341 
17,710 
48,520 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
38 
28 
28 
25 
17 
4 
2 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
47 
16 
11 
37 
19 
7 
2 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
20 
20 
19 
49 
48 
17 
7 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
9 
9 
6 
33 
34 
30 
12 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
1 
8 
32 
49 
55 
Beans, snap 
farms 
35 
8 
13 
26 
34 
31 
20 
acres 
383 
24 
19 
720 
2,547 
4,377 
6,220 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
7 
19 
25 
18 
acres 
321 
- 
- 
555 
1,763 
3,562 
5,913 
Peas, green 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
4 
3 
5 
5 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
460 
(D) 
(D) 
2,435 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
5 
5 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2,435 
Potatoes 
farms 
22 
20 
20 
37 
29 
26 
18 
acres 
368 
493 
48 
1,832 
4,551 
6,084 
32,235 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
7 
2 
1 
12 
10 
12 
17 
acres 
321 
(D) 
(D) 
1,148 
2,404 
1,875 
30,309 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
16 
12 
18 
16 
6 
1 
1 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
2 
3 
2 
5 
1 
2 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
4 
3 
- 
8 
6 
5 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
2 
- 
6 
11 
7 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
2 
5 
11 
16 
Sweet corn 
farms 
51 
36 
23 
47 
34 
23 
7 
acres 
573 
413 
388 
1,169 
965 
3,827 
285 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
4 
3 
7 
3 
1 
3 
- 
acres 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
11 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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