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 
311 
62 
206 
43 
191 
120 
acres 
49,637 
6,611 
35,516 
7,510 
29,284 
20,353 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4,233 
2,889 
916 
428 
2,625 
1,608 
25 to 99 acres 
12,538 
5,581 
4,744 
2,213 
8,128 
4,410 
1 00 to 249 acres 
11,994 
2,662 
7,531 
1,801 
7,697 
4,297 
250 to 499 acres 
8,256 
717 
6,517 
1,022 
4,911 
3,345 
500 acres or more 
4,689 
273 
3,926 
490 
2,354 
2,335 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
5 
4 
1 
_ 
2 
3 
acres 
20 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
13,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
4 
1 
2 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
339 
119 
186 
34 
182 
157 
acres 
13,518 
3,970 
8,311 
1,237 
6,891 
6,627 
bushels 
655,679 
154,649 
423,568 
77,462 
329,892 
325,787 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
2 
2 
- 
3 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
23 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
214 
98 
94 
22 
124 
90 
25 to 99 acres 
103 
16 
78 
9 
47 
56 
1 00 to 249 acres 
13 
1 
10 
2 
6 
7 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
2 
2 
1 
3 
2 
500 acres or more 
4 
2 
2 
" 
2 
2 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
26,219 
12,497 
11,688 
2,034 
14,329 
11,890 
acres 
996,316 
337,392 
588,712 
70,212 
524,121 
472,195 
tons, dry 
2,824,415 
815,192 
1,793,454 
215,769 
1,435,761 
1,388,654 
Irrigated 
farms 
76 
40 
33 
3 
30 
46 
acres 
1,232 
475 
748 
9 
684 
548 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
14,677 
8,424 
5,124 
1,129 
8,029 
6,648 
25 to 99 acres 
9,271 
3,506 
5,006 
759 
5,178 
4,093 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,935 
490 
1,310 
135 
966 
969 
250 to 499 acres 
282 
66 
205 
11 
129 
153 
500 acres or more 
54 
11 
43 
- 
27 
27 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
19,717 
8,552 
9,533 
1,632 
10,882 
8,835 
acres 
656,367 
206,690 
398,907 
50,770 
353,437 
302,930 
tons, dry 
2,037,729 
564,365 
1,310,263 
163,101 
1,072,874 
964,855 
Irrigated 
farms 
47 
22 
23 
2 
18 
29 
acres 
541 
(D) 
405 
(D) 
383 
158 
Other tame hay 
farms 
6,015 
3,126 
2,494 
395 
3,181 
2,834 
acres 
207,269 
84,682 
111,517 
11,070 
113,686 
93,583 
tons, dry 
359,021 
131,277 
205,742 
22,002 
202,293 
156,728 
Irrigated 
farms 
13 
6 
6 
1 
6 
7 
acres 
(D) 
22 
13 
(D) 
(D) 
22 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
10 
3 
5 
2 
5 
5 
acres 
556 
(D) 
509 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
- 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
962 
644 
190 
128 
384 
578 
acres 
7,647 
2,686 
4,132 
828 
3,377 
4,270 
Irrigated 
farms 
331 
216 
60 
55 
137 
194 
acres 
2,082 
1,013 
578 
491 
608 
1,474 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
729 
529 
97 
103 
296 
433 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
183 
101 
61 
21 
64 
119 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
38 
12 
23 
3 
19 
19 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
7 
1 
6 
- 
3 
4 
250.0 acres or more 
5 
1 
3 
1 
2 
3 
Beans, snap 
farms 
321 
225 
44 
52 
114 
207 
acres 
107 
66 
26 
15 
32 
75 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
" 
" 
- 
- 
" 
Peas, green 
farms 
42 
30 
6 
6 
21 
21 
acres 
409 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
301 
107 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
7 
2 
5 
- 
4 
3 
acres 
402 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
299 
103 
Potatoes 
farms 
373 
246 
52 
75 
136 
237 
acres 
1,028 
466 
(D) 
(D) 
166 
862 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
3 
1 
1 
1 
- 
3 
acres 
735 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
735 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
366 
243 
50 
73 
134 
232 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
2 
1 
- 
1 
1 
1 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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