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 
107 
21 
76 
10 
44 
63 
acres 
9,126 
934 
7,499 
693 
4,978 
4,148 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
227 
155 
55 
17 
163 
64 
25 to 99 acres 
314 
110 
170 
34 
205 
109 
1 00 to 249 acres 
123 
17 
89 
17 
68 
55 
250 to 499 acres 
78 
3 
60 
15 
44 
34 
500 acres or more 
35 
4 
28 
3 
20 
15 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
7 
1 
2 
4 
5 
2 
acres 
181 
(D) 
(D) 
112 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
94,880 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
2 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
5 
1 
- 
4 
4 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
- 
" 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
360 
90 
215 
55 
212 
148 
acres 
26,545 
3,035 
20,259 
3,251 
14,143 
12,402 
bushels 
1,403,864 
154,923 
1,080,433 
168,508 
761,474 
642,390 
Irrigated 
farms 
42 
11 
29 
2 
19 
23 
acres 
3,921 
(D) 
3,527 
(D) 
2,696 
1,225 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
116 
56 
47 
13 
66 
50 
25 to 99 acres 
167 
28 
108 
31 
113 
54 
1 00 to 249 acres 
57 
4 
43 
10 
24 
33 
250 to 499 acres 
17 
2 
14 
1 
6 
11 
500 acres or more 
3 
- 
3 
- 
3 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
3,025 
2,215 
662 
148 
1,624 
1,401 
acres 
102,624 
38,963 
54,965 
8,696 
52,844 
49,780 
tons, dry 
207,403 
62,935 
126,314 
18,154 
99,814 
107,589 
Irrigated 
farms 
99 
68 
29 
2 
46 
53 
acres 
834 
(D) 
475 
(D) 
364 
470 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,070 
1,808 
213 
49 
1,099 
971 
25 to 99 acres 
745 
375 
295 
75 
413 
332 
1 00 to 249 acres 
159 
29 
109 
21 
91 
68 
250 to 499 acres 
43 
2 
38 
3 
16 
27 
500 acres or more 
8 
1 
7 
- 
5 
3 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
612 
389 
188 
35 
308 
304 
acres 
13,587 
4,810 
7,435 
1,342 
5,733 
7,854 
tons, dry 
40,074 
11,537 
24,650 
3,887 
14,464 
25,610 
Irrigated 
farms 
28 
15 
12 
1 
17 
11 
acres 
272 
(D) 
188 
(D) 
161 
111 
Other tame hay 
farms 
2,139 
1,501 
525 
113 
1,129 
1,010 
acres 
76,790 
29,431 
41,338 
6,021 
40,150 
36,640 
tons, dry 
138,278 
45,093 
82,107 
11,078 
71,655 
66,623 
Irrigated 
farms 
67 
48 
18 
1 
31 
36 
acres 
418 
255 
(D) 
(D) 
165 
253 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,127 
744 
309 
74 
544 
583 
acres 
45,528 
5,684 
35,338 
4,507 
16,434 
29,094 
Irrigated 
farms 
555 
302 
215 
38 
246 
309 
acres 
30,970 
3,154 
24,172 
3,643 
8,926 
22,043 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
587 
518 
42 
27 
288 
299 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
272 
178 
76 
18 
148 
124 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
134 
36 
80 
18 
60 
74 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
84 
10 
65 
9 
31 
53 
250.0 acres or more 
50 
2 
46 
2 
17 
33 
Beans, snap 
farms 
298 
184 
89 
25 
138 
160 
acres 
2,841 
175 
2,642 
24 
1,224 
1,616 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
7 
1 
6 
- 
5 
2 
acres 
254 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
45 
18 
25 
2 
26 
19 
acres 
1,442 
(D) 
1,207 
(D) 
933 
510 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
17 
2 
15 
11 
6 
acres 
1,277 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
904 
373 
Potatoes 
farms 
191 
120 
49 
22 
74 
117 
acres 
2,427 
(D) 
1,924 
(D) 
907 
1,520 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
12 
1 
9 
2 
5 
7 
acres 
1,480 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
487 
994 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
162 
116 
27 
19 
65 
97 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
17 
3 
12 
2 
5 
12 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
10 
1 
8 
1 
4 
6 
250.0 acres or more 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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