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. 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
2,122 
1,737 
1,635 
6,535 
6,986 
5,029 
2,352 
acres 
134,115 
132,739 
152,856 
945,225 
1,964,259 
2,683,556 
2,664,375 
bushels 
5,475,382 
5,333,144 
6,284,864 
39,047,753 
82,240,818 
113,817,743 
109,406,432 
Irrigated 
farms 
30 
16 
20 
101 
154 
191 
161 
acres 
1,064 
526 
1,548 
6,013 
16,219 
35,377 
49,200 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
172 
120 
74 
129 
37 
9 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
1,778 
1,173 
754 
1,405 
346 
70 
20 
1 00 to 249 acres 
172 
444 
804 
4,701 
2,218 
347 
60 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
3 
300 
4,189 
1,637 
175 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
196 
2,966 
2,091 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
2 
1 
_ 
1 
2 
3 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
1 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
1 
_ 
1 
2 
_ 
_ 
_ 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
pounds 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
1 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 0.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat tor grain, all 
farms 
335 
322 
273 
1,281 
1,564 
1,242 
779 
acres 
8,619 
10,639 
9,214 
67,694 
123,768 
166,129 
238,315 
bushels 
497,238 
584,693 
534,270 
3,855,334 
7,544,207 
10,616,473 
15,721,768 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
1 
1 
10 
19 
31 
33 
acres 
104 
(D) 
(D) 
341 
670 
4,254 
4,049 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
190 
147 
123 
361 
291 
131 
35 
25 to 99 acres 
144 
168 
141 
739 
785 
520 
190 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
7 
9 
179 
447 
373 
198 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
2 
39 
191 
198 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
27 
158 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
973 
683 
589 
2,021 
1,809 
1,204 
534 
acres 
28,479 
24,548 
19,376 
85,884 
93,347 
65,873 
44,877 
tons, dry 
69,210 
63,208 
45,643 
247,706 
280,037 
206,241 
148,937 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
13 
17 
8 
8 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
479 
504 
171 
235 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
565 
325 
310 
892 
690 
430 
146 
25 to 99 acres 
372 
320 
252 
922 
866 
596 
232 
1 00 to 249 acres 
36 
38 
27 
188 
220 
151 
117 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
19 
24 
25 
32 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
9 
2 
7 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
538 
378 
363 
1,309 
1,262 
832 
379 
acres 
12,201 
10,790 
8,373 
41,048 
49,600 
37,390 
21,848 
tons, dry 
37,103 
31,135 
24,217 
132,745 
168,831 
123,218 
78,066 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
11 
8 
8 
8 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
461 
109 
171 
185 
Other tame hay 
farms 
379 
269 
245 
715 
624 
420 
205 
acres 
12,210 
9,439 
8,207 
27,587 
30,315 
18,612 
14,627 
tons, dry 
23,631 
18,848 
14,600 
53,859 
62,215 
44,063 
36,187 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
6 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
282 
- 
(D) 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
3 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
57 
- 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
39 
18 
22 
90 
112 
118 
74 
acres 
2,003 
975 
962 
5,418 
9,894 
17,606 
27,386 
Irrigated 
farms 
11 
5 
5 
30 
35 
39 
31 
acres 
370 
205 
97 
2,667 
3,848 
7,265 
12,050 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
16 
4 
6 
15 
18 
8 
8 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
5 
2 
4 
25 
7 
8 
4 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
7 
7 
10 
33 
54 
45 
9 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
11 
5 
2 
11 
28 
29 
26 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
6 
5 
28 
27 
Beans, snap 
farms 
8 
2 
1 
14 
20 
22 
17 
acres 
204 
(D) 
(D) 
343 
1,561 
2,422 
3,606 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
1 
5 
13 
17 
15 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,432 
2,419 
3,601 
Peas, green 
farms 
2 
2 
3 
24 
33 
28 
25 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
114 
1,421 
1,513 
3,523 
3,230 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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