Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[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 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
4,391 
3,487 
677 
227 
1,937 
2,454 
percent 
100.0 
79.4 
15.4 
5.2 
44.1 
55.9 
Land in farms 
acres 
474,065 
321,972 
141,133 
10,960 
179,434 
294,631 
Average size of farm 
acres 
108 
92 
208 
48 
93 
120 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
4,391 
3,487 
677 
227 
1,937 
2,454 
$1,000 
194,379 
87,966 
96,460 
9,954 
43,859 
150,520 
Average per farm 
dollars 
44,268 
25,227 
142,481 
43,851 
22,643 
61,337 
Farms by economic class: 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1,417 
1,322 
50 
45 
678 
739 
$1,000 to $2,499 
616 
524 
58 
34 
237 
379 
$2,500 to $4,999 
602 
488 
84 
30 
302 
300 
$5,000 to $9,999 
548 
416 
109 
23 
239 
309 
$10,000 to $24,999 
516 
388 
87 
41 
234 
282 
$25,000 to $49,999 
255 
175 
64 
16 
104 
151 
$50,000 to $99,999 
173 
78 
76 
19 
56 
117 
$100,000 to $249,999 
115 
49 
53 
13 
48 
67 
$250,000 to $499,999 
89 
28 
58 
3 
25 
64 
$500,000 to $999,999 
29 
12 
16 
1 
10 
19 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
31 
7 
22 
2 
4 
27 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
23 
4 
17 
2 
4 
19 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
4 
1 
3 
- 
- 
4 
$5,000,000 or more 
4 
2 
2 
- 
- 
4 
Total sales 
farms 
4,391 
3,487 
677 
227 
1,937 
2,454 
$1,000 
190,907 
86,548 
94,601 
9,759 
42,776 
148,131 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
101 
19 
79 
3 
33 
68 
$1,000 
5,068 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
689 
4,380 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
13 
3 
10 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
3,754 
Corn 
farms 
83 
13 
68 
2 
28 
55 
$1,000 
5,039 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
684 
4,354 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
13 
3 
10 
$1,000 
4,035 
- 
4,035 
- 
281 
3,754 
Wheat 
farms 
7 
1 
6 
- 
- 
7 
$1,000 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
6 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
6 
- 
6 
- 
- 
6 
$1,000 
(Z) 
- 
(Z) 
- 
- 
(Z) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
19 
7 
11 
1 
5 
14 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
665 
458 
121 
86 
232 
433 
$1,000 
(D) 
8,737 
(D) 
1,104 
(D) 
11,587 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
59 
25 
32 
2 
26 
33 
$1,000 
13,418 
5,907 
(D) 
(D) 
5,040 
8,378 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
428 
348 
58 
22 
162 
266 
$1,000 
10,777 
4,252 
5,080 
1,445 
2,310 
8,468 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
36 
17 
14 
5 
10 
26 
$1,000 
8,721 
2,786 
4,592 
1,342 
1,561 
7,160 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
138 
102 
25 
11 
53 
85 
$1,000 
6,865 
2,555 
3,862 
448 
1,532 
5,333 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
28 
15 
9 
4 
9 
19 
$1,000 
6,044 
1,968 
3,636 
440 
1,267 
4,777 
Berries 
farms 
347 
283 
50 
14 
124 
223 
$1,000 
3,913 
1,697 
1,218 
997 
778 
3,135 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
11 
2 
7 
2 
2 
9 
$1,000 
2,312 
(D) 
800 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
529 
406 
76 
47 
202 
327 
$1,000 
49,892 
37,537 
1 1 ,090 
1,265 
10,498 
39,394 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
93 
59 
30 
4 
33 
60 
$1,000 
45,059 
34,032 
10,183 
844 
8,609 
36,449 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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