Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Item 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
Beef cattle 
ranching 
and farming 
(112111) 
Cattle 
feedlots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
5 
13 
3 
10 
2 
1 
acres 
- 
(□) 
236 
631 
(D) 
550 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
119 
451 
91 
101 
64 
21 
59 
70 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
98 
622 
321 
212 
420 
28 
21 
81 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
35 
248 
340 
102 
615 
31 
2 
108 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
6 
107 
200 
29 
402 
20 
- 
72 
500 acres or more 
1 
36 
43 
6 
173 
5 
- 
30 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
pounds 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
9 
23 
18 
19 
9 
4 
1 
3 
acres 
- 
494 
572 
722 
377 
421 
110 
(D) 
31 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
30,268 
34,357 
20,608 
31,393 
5,200 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
7 
14 
11 
13 
3 
2 
1 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
1 
9 
6 
6 
5 
2 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
4,515 
4,762 
1,063 
1,042 
558 
180 
504 
1,459 
acres 
- 
125,366 
204,603 
56,207 
88,184 
20,978 
3,958 
6,602 
30,515 
tons, dry 
- 
299,874 
462,146 
185,688 
363,310 
63,104 
11,938 
14,333 
83,800 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
11 
8 
- 
6 
8 
3 
2 
5 
acres 
- 
136 
205 
- 
(D) 
203 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3,127 
2,386 
433 
159 
312 
141 
435 
1,175 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
1,154 
1,881 
485 
586 
199 
31 
68 
230 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
197 
416 
117 
255 
38 
5 
1 
41 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
30 
67 
23 
38 
7 
3 
- 
12 
500 acres or more 
- 
7 
12 
5 
4 
2 
- 
- 
1 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
_ 
2,780 
3,445 
902 
843 
421 
115 
361 
967 
acres 
- 
69,877 
120,540 
40,747 
48,770 
13,904 
1,957 
4,183 
19,927 
tons, dry 
- 
198,284 
312,536 
145,901 
179,350 
47,130 
6,309 
10,936 
64,115 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
4 
5 
- 
5 
2 
2 
1 
3 
acres 
- 
(D) 
38 
- 
20 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
Other tame hay 
farms 
- 
1,306 
1,376 
155 
110 
131 
42 
144 
396 
acres 
- 
37,256 
64,087 
8,773 
3,146 
4,997 
1,090 
1,674 
6,221 
tons, dry 
- 
64,669 
103,420 
14,330 
5,500 
9,306 
3,315 
2,105 
8,387 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
4 
3 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
" 
19 
6 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
- 
4 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
" 
" 
" 
" 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
- 
78 
31 
13 
39 
12 
14 
28 
22 
acres 
- 
445 
113 
76 
84 
(D) 
69 
53 
27 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
38 
14 
8 
10 
8 
13 
5 
acres 
- 
177 
38 
(D) 
37 
- 
48 
31 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
58 
22 
9 
32 
11 
9 
24 
22 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
14 
8 
3 
7 
- 
4 
4 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
6 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
- 
24 
8 
8 
5 
2 
3 
6 
3 
acres 
- 
14 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
1 
(Z) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
" 
" 
- 
" 
Peas, green 
farms 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
- 
30 
6 
6 
11 
3 
4 
6 
6 
acres 
- 
25 
4 
2 
3 
1 
(D) 
5 
1 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
" 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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