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 
645 
138 
464 
43 
326 
319 
acres 
84,415 
14,978 
62,523 
6,914 
36,055 
48,360 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,352 
1,443 
755 
154 
1,585 
767 
25 to 99 acres 
4,654 
1,806 
2,506 
342 
3,041 
1,613 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,759 
446 
2,106 
207 
1,726 
1,033 
250 to 499 acres 
1,385 
70 
1,229 
86 
753 
632 
500 acres or more 
909 
38 
813 
58 
395 
514 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
758 
92 
597 
69 
415 
343 
acres 
156,447 
9,859 
127,123 
19,465 
58,288 
98,159 
tons 
4,423,378 
284,761 
3,582,653 
555,964 
1,624,104 
2,799,274 
Irrigated 
farms 
27 
2 
23 
2 
13 
14 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
24 
5 
18 
1 
15 
9 
acres 
1,611 
(D) 
1,495 
(D) 
924 
687 
pounds 
2,545,926 
(D) 
2,415,266 
(D) 
1,228,720 
1,317,206 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
11 
5 
6 
6 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
9 
- 
8 
1 
8 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3 
- 
3 
- 
- 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
6,241 
1,557 
4,351 
333 
3,683 
2,558 
acres 
539,138 
65,925 
437,698 
35,515 
258,705 
280,433 
bushels 
(D) 
4,606,599 
32,336,675 
(D) 
(D) 
21,059,236 
Irrigated 
farms 
102 
16 
79 
7 
35 
67 
acres 
9,670 
805 
7,952 
913 
1,976 
7,694 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,732 
780 
852 
100 
1,122 
610 
25 to 99 acres 
2,854 
643 
2,093 
118 
1,755 
1,099 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,206 
106 
1,026 
74 
639 
567 
250 to 499 acres 
362 
24 
306 
32 
145 
217 
500 acres or more 
87 
4 
74 
9 
22 
65 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
20,511 
12,040 
7,909 
562 
10,739 
9,772 
acres 
1,061,932 
325,922 
708,216 
27,794 
501,832 
560,100 
tons, dry 
2,457,625 
582,808 
1,801,594 
73,223 
1,067,092 
1,390,533 
Irrigated 
farms 
415 
192 
208 
15 
163 
252 
acres 
20,883 
5,977 
14,359 
547 
8,631 
12,252 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
10,611 
7,900 
2,424 
287 
5,646 
4,965 
25 to 99 acres 
7,318 
3,699 
3,425 
194 
3,888 
3,430 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,891 
379 
1,442 
70 
928 
963 
250 to 499 acres 
484 
50 
428 
6 
201 
283 
500 acres or more 
207 
12 
190 
5 
76 
131 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
14,918 
8,320 
6,158 
440 
7,895 
7,023 
acres 
601,194 
201,773 
381,950 
17,471 
303,200 
297,994 
tons, dry 
1,257,287 
361,242 
855,844 
40,201 
613,349 
643,938 
Irrigated 
farms 
278 
133 
136 
9 
118 
160 
acres 
8,363 
2,033 
6,019 
311 
3,171 
5,192 
Other tame hay 
farms 
4,155 
2,534 
1,526 
95 
1,974 
2,181 
acres 
187,366 
68,879 
114,734 
3,753 
90,070 
97,296 
tons, dry 
249,514 
88,195 
155,823 
5,496 
114,549 
134,965 
Irrigated 
farms 
46 
26 
19 
1 
11 
35 
acres 
960 
(D) 
776 
(D) 
67 
893 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
26 
13 
8 
5 
15 
11 
acres 
894 
264 
444 
186 
351 
543 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
" 
- 
" 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
2,980 
1,843 
935 
202 
1,294 
1,686 
acres 
156,209 
16,938 
129,255 
10,016 
36,236 
119,973 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,238 
698 
443 
97 
480 
758 
acres 
91,665 
6,729 
80,323 
4,612 
16,586 
75,079 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,705 
1,317 
274 
114 
725 
980 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
692 
407 
239 
46 
341 
351 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
301 
88 
192 
21 
146 
155 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
137 
22 
109 
6 
51 
86 
250.0 acres or more 
145 
9 
121 
15 
31 
114 
Beans, snap 
farms 
974 
641 
248 
85 
376 
598 
acres 
14,903 
1,868 
11,338 
1,697 
5,282 
9,620 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
145 
60 
68 
17 
54 
91 
acres 
12,158 
1,474 
9,634 
1,050 
4,622 
7,536 
Peas, green 
farms 
74 
39 
28 
7 
33 
41 
acres 
3,698 
479 
3,215 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
13 
3 
10 
- 
3 
10 
acres 
3,660 
454 
3,206 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Potatoes 
farms 
934 
615 
246 
73 
348 
586 
acres 
46,662 
1,775 
42,822 
2,065 
7,482 
39,180 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
128 
63 
53 
12 
39 
89 
acres 
36,557 
807 
34,570 
1,180 
3,102 
33,455 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
805 
590 
153 
62 
296 
509 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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