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 
1,061 
175 
738 
148 
570 
491 
acres 
142,608 
21,671 
94,644 
26,293 
68,180 
74,428 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
735 
314 
337 
84 
484 
251 
25 to 99 acres 
2,839 
846 
1,653 
340 
1,761 
1,078 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,741 
452 
1,954 
335 
1,689 
1,052 
250 to 499 acres 
1,458 
136 
1,153 
169 
798 
660 
500 acres or more 
1,120 
136 
879 
105 
559 
561 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
15,448 
4,591 
9,405 
1,452 
9,456 
5,992 
acres 
3,802,588 
573,173 
2,865,066 
364,349 
2,080,940 
1,721,648 
bushels 
83,696,476 
12,645,367 
62,196,982 
8,854,127 
43,997,532 
39,698,944 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,258 
372 
1,579 
307 
1,271 
987 
acres 
398,105 
59,482 
280,212 
58,411 
190,683 
207,422 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,500 
974 
419 
107 
867 
633 
25 to 99 acres 
5,119 
2,256 
2,337 
526 
3,282 
1,837 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4,109 
871 
2,836 
402 
2,643 
1,466 
250 to 499 acres 
2,560 
275 
2,054 
231 
1,587 
973 
500 acres or more 
2,160 
215 
1,759 
186 
1,077 
1,083 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
362 
94 
232 
36 
177 
185 
acres 
80,179 
21,348 
48,000 
10,831 
36,305 
43,874 
pounds 
111,263,316 
31,112,575 
63,165,412 
16,985,329 
49,484,542 
61,778,774 
Irrigated 
farms 
95 
20 
67 
8 
47 
48 
acres 
17,175 
2,144 
13,871 
1,160 
7,015 
10,160 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
16 
3 
11 
2 
7 
9 
25 to 99 acres 
116 
30 
73 
13 
62 
54 
1 00 to 249 acres 
133 
40 
84 
9 
62 
71 
250 to 499 acres 
69 
14 
46 
9 
36 
33 
500 acres or more 
28 
7 
18 
3 
10 
18 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
21,528 
6,310 
12,774 
2,444 
13,235 
8,293 
acres 
9,009,535 
1,265,667 
6,754,064 
989,804 
4,825,513 
4,184,022 
bushels 
359,484,644 
49,559,454 
269,856,349 
40,068,841 
190,293,146 
169,191,498 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,388 
424 
1,602 
362 
1,297 
1,091 
acres 
618,741 
76,118 
436,346 
106,277 
310,147 
308,594 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,662 
1,056 
470 
136 
1,037 
625 
25 to 99 acres 
5,079 
2,530 
1,933 
616 
3,314 
1,765 
1 00 to 249 acres 
5,014 
1,480 
2,869 
665 
3,294 
1,720 
250 to 499 acres 
4,014 
647 
2,912 
455 
2,477 
1,537 
500 acres or more 
5,759 
597 
4,590 
572 
3,113 
2,646 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
25,710 
12,273 
12,048 
1,389 
13,947 
11,763 
acres 
2,468,996 
638,805 
1,647,300 
182,891 
1,285,564 
1,183,432 
tons, dry 
4,336,148 
968,928 
2,934,151 
433,069 
2,151,070 
2,185,078 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,415 
342 
905 
168 
722 
693 
acres 
218,205 
41,607 
134,591 
42,007 
92,886 
125,319 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
7,738 
5,544 
1,857 
337 
4,148 
3,590 
25 to 99 acres 
11,025 
5,325 
5,123 
577 
6,135 
4,890 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4,873 
1,105 
3,450 
318 
2,658 
2,215 
250 to 499 acres 
1,458 
213 
1,141 
104 
709 
749 
500 acres or more 
616 
86 
477 
53 
297 
319 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
7,391 
2,158 
4,707 
526 
4,096 
3,295 
acres 
583,282 
118,410 
400,836 
64,036 
291,701 
291,581 
tons, dry 
1,633,838 
287,902 
1,116,505 
229,431 
782,586 
851,252 
Irrigated 
farms 
871 
197 
575 
99 
438 
433 
acres 
148,385 
25,291 
90,080 
33,014 
60,629 
87,756 
Other tame hay 
farms 
13,536 
6,348 
6,587 
601 
7,161 
6,375 
acres 
958,345 
269,075 
633,050 
56,220 
495,718 
462,627 
tons, dry 
1,447,999 
380,041 
969,634 
98,324 
742,620 
705,379 
Irrigated 
farms 
435 
90 
301 
44 
224 
211 
acres 
25,480 
5,030 
18,040 
2,410 
12,604 
12,876 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
83 
37 
42 
4 
38 
45 
acres 
5,477 
1,325 
3,821 
331 
3,088 
2,389 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
1 
2 
1 
3 
1 
acres 
347 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
441 
297 
81 
63 
186 
255 
acres 
7,074 
704 
1,511 
4,859 
2,926 
4,147 
Irrigated 
farms 
213 
139 
41 
33 
68 
145 
acres 
5,529 
328 
1,045 
4,156 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
357 
266 
53 
38 
150 
207 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
57 
29 
16 
12 
29 
28 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
15 
1 
9 
5 
5 
10 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
4 
1 
2 
1 
- 
4 
250.0 acres or more 
8 
- 
1 
7 
2 
6 
Beans, snap 
farms 
129 
85 
25 
19 
50 
79 
acres 
53 
20 
27 
6 
15 
38 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
18 
16 
- 
2 
7 
11 
acres 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
1 
Peas, green 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
1 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
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- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Kansas 225 
