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. 
Sorghum for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
2 
8 
3 
7 
acres 
390 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
61 
27 
25 
9 
44 
17 
25 to 99 acres 
136 
39 
84 
13 
88 
48 
1 00 to 249 acres 
66 
10 
48 
8 
42 
24 
250 to 499 acres 
15 
5 
9 
1 
3 
12 
500 acres or more 
5 
2 
3 
- 
1 
4 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
34,725 
10,175 
19,597 
4,953 
22,840 
1 1 ,885 
acres 
8,933,457 
928,410 
6,890,276 
1,114,771 
5,143,881 
3,789,576 
bushels 
371,337,854 
37,314,786 
285,472,232 
48,550,836 
211,810,597 
159,527,257 
Irrigated 
farms 
757 
154 
502 
101 
454 
303 
acres 
1 1 1 ,924 
14,438 
80,828 
16,658 
60,360 
51,564 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4,436 
3,162 
815 
459 
3,024 
1,412 
25 to 99 acres 
9,884 
4,610 
3,687 
1,587 
6,734 
3,150 
1 00 to 249 acres 
8,848 
1,776 
5,581 
1,491 
6,118 
2,730 
250 to 499 acres 
6,304 
393 
5,047 
864 
4,132 
2,172 
500 acres or more 
5,253 
234 
4,467 
552 
2,832 
2,421 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
11 
3 
7 
1 
8 
3 
acres 
500 
(D) 
438 
(D) 
105 
395 
pounds 
442,008 
(D) 
411,428 
(D) 
62,799 
379,209 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
6 
2 
3 
1 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
3 
1 
2 
- 
2 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
14 
7 
3 
4 
9 
5 
acres 
(D) 
143 
(D) 
(D) 
214 
(D) 
pounds 
788,448 
372,803 
(D) 
(D) 
406,157 
382,291 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
1 
. 
1 
. 
1 
. 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
3 
2 
- 
1 
3 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
2 
- 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 0.0 to 24.9 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
25.0 acres or more 
6 
3 
1 
2 
3 
3 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
6,999 
1,480 
4,771 
748 
4,246 
2,753 
acres 
645,829 
63,953 
521,676 
60,200 
342,512 
303,317 
bushels 
40,543,253 
3,899,363 
32,768,927 
3,874,963 
21,229,816 
19,313,437 
Irrigated 
farms 
106 
14 
80 
12 
51 
55 
acres 
9,462 
326 
7,389 
1,747 
6,826 
2,636 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,198 
823 
1,112 
263 
1,402 
796 
25 to 99 acres 
2,968 
538 
2,096 
334 
1,844 
1,124 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,216 
78 
1,042 
96 
695 
521 
250 to 499 acres 
430 
32 
366 
32 
229 
201 
500 acres or more 
187 
9 
155 
23 
76 
111 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
17,947 
9,609 
7,155 
1,183 
10,302 
7,645 
acres 
514,024 
181,104 
295,321 
37,599 
278,070 
235,954 
tons, dry 
1 ,358,993 
394,656 
856,766 
107,571 
698,863 
660,130 
Irrigated 
farms 
100 
52 
39 
9 
36 
64 
acres 
1,729 
349 
1,281 
99 
630 
1,099 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
11,684 
7,456 
3,520 
708 
6,800 
4,884 
25 to 99 acres 
5,337 
1,992 
2,943 
402 
3,055 
2,282 
1 00 to 249 acres 
808 
145 
599 
64 
397 
411 
250 to 499 acres 
100 
10 
83 
7 
42 
58 
500 acres or more 
18 
6 
10 
2 
8 
10 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
10,447 
4,959 
4,633 
855 
5,904 
4,543 
acres 
247,746 
73,707 
149,703 
24,336 
133,483 
114,263 
tons, dry 
753,158 
193,255 
488,794 
71,109 
401,472 
351,686 
Irrigated 
farms 
68 
33 
28 
7 
26 
42 
acres 
1,073 
158 
826 
89 
428 
645 
Other tame hay 
farms 
6,824 
3,786 
2,723 
315 
3,928 
2,896 
acres 
183,880 
77,505 
98,476 
7,899 
103,959 
79,921 
tons, dry 
358,838 
140,306 
202,362 
16,170 
197,518 
161,320 
Irrigated 
farms 
22 
12 
10 
- 
7 
15 
acres 
388 
43 
345 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
16 
5 
8 
3 
5 
11 
acres 
332 
99 
188 
45 
55 
277 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,370 
711 
492 
167 
656 
714 
acres 
69,847 
8,692 
50,232 
10,924 
30,549 
39,298 
Irrigated 
farms 
495 
258 
177 
60 
203 
292 
acres 
27,853 
2,106 
22,691 
3,057 
12,482 
15,371 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
734 
525 
137 
72 
328 
406 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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