Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
24 
31 
26 
112 
128 
102 
57 
acres 
672 
1,393 
1,599 
6,463 
13,104 
12,470 
11,906 
bushels 
43,384 
74,669 
102,634 
349,360 
783,803 
821,079 
710,205 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
5 
6 
6 
3 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
122 
120 
270 
191 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
11 
9 
7 
34 
16 
8 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
13 
19 
17 
59 
61 
40 
12 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
3 
2 
17 
35 
44 
25 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
2 
15 
8 
12 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
1 
2 
6 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
395 
325 
294 
1,008 
1,029 
795 
537 
acres 
24,059 
25,016 
26,993 
147,409 
272,922 
407,694 
582,249 
bushels 
822,206 
811,926 
915,040 
5,138,095 
10,315,113 
16,279,340 
23,872,548 
Irrigated 
farms 
11 
7 
9 
45 
43 
45 
44 
acres 
386 
435 
286 
1,192 
2,431 
3,696 
5,941 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
76 
58 
38 
64 
21 
10 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
259 
157 
141 
302 
144 
39 
11 
1 00 to 249 acres 
60 
110 
109 
480 
353 
92 
37 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
6 
162 
417 
248 
60 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
94 
406 
424 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
1 
2 
- 
4 
3 
1 
6 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
148 
130 
(D) 
370 
pounds 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
191,130 
156,500 
(D) 
193,450 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
, 
2 
. 
1 
1 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
- 
- 
3 
2 
- 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Tobacco 
farms 
61 
64 
48 
260 
333 
305 
195 
acres 
2,381 
2,810 
3,566 
15,977 
34,045 
44,514 
55,567 
pounds 
4,829,950 
6,384,515 
7,706,151 
35,700,690 
81,097,640 
105,623,690 
132,278,343 
Irrigated 
farms 
12 
17 
17 
85 
82 
66 
54 
acres 
467 
565 
707 
4,149 
5,341 
6,923 
5,798 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
2 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
2 
- 
- 
3 
2 
- 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
5 
3 
- 
6 
4 
1 
1 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
7 
7 
1 
10 
5 
1 
1 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
14 
16 
8 
37 
13 
11 
9 
25.0 acres or more 
33 
38 
39 
200 
309 
292 
184 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
222 
175 
173 
683 
757 
623 
442 
acres 
10,444 
10,692 
1 1 ,306 
71,786 
137,846 
202,229 
280,405 
bushels 
485,338 
494,241 
542,156 
3,512,055 
7,719,674 
12,097,458 
16,409,194 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
11 
6 
35 
29 
27 
31 
acres 
127 
672 
195 
1,039 
1,342 
1,679 
2,858 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
71 
28 
17 
64 
31 
9 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
131 
114 
119 
304 
141 
59 
25 
1 00 to 249 acres 
20 
33 
37 
283 
389 
190 
70 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
32 
180 
237 
112 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
16 
128 
231 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
1,234 
872 
545 
1,333 
659 
283 
159 
acres 
49,911 
45,304 
31,398 
97,280 
66,713 
45,267 
42,498 
tons, dry 
112,156 
95,429 
73,250 
248,291 
208,287 
131,955 
131,043 
Irrigated 
farms 
47 
43 
29 
98 
57 
40 
22 
acres 
1,706 
1,808 
1,254 
5,688 
3,290 
2,995 
2,525 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
410 
240 
126 
268 
77 
40 
10 
25 to 99 acres 
745 
494 
309 
697 
301 
101 
53 
1 00 to 249 acres 
79 
138 
109 
326 
230 
85 
54 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
1 
42 
41 
37 
19 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
10 
20 
23 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
33 
35 
18 
35 
35 
16 
5 
acres 
861 
578 
248 
828 
1,208 
373 
607 
tons, dry 
3,544 
2,388 
697 
3,721 
4,320 
1,227 
2,012 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
1 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other tame hay 
farms 
1,072 
752 
469 
1,149 
585 
251 
135 
acres 
42,585 
37,641 
25,840 
82,428 
55,570 
37,082 
37,085 
tons, dry 
96,556 
79,039 
57,107 
207,006 
168,335 
104,818 
114,043 
Irrigated 
farms 
38 
39 
27 
85 
54 
34 
21 
acres 
1,392 
1,524 
989 
4,972 
3,025 
2,774 
2,389 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
1 
4 
1 
4 
1 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
291 
(D) 
240 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
" 
acres 
- 
- 
“ 
(D) 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
85 
57 
37 
133 
142 
123 
119 
acres 
842 
1,220 
1,426 
5,620 
15,359 
24,298 
62,505 
Irrigated 
farms 
26 
18 
12 
42 
40 
37 
36 
acres 
135 
329 
425 
1,186 
3,693 
3,674 
9,658 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
59 
25 
13 
48 
17 
5 
12 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
18 
18 
10 
30 
34 
20 
6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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