Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
40 
30 
23 
14 
3 
acres 
1,439 
415 
401 
176 
36 
- 
bushels 
81,632 
20,597 
16,496 
7,612 
600 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
19 
25 
20 
14 
3 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
21 
5 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
726 
798 
543 
271 
130 
66 
acres 
36,445 
23,735 
9,470 
3,128 
1,044 
679 
bushels 
1,088,344 
685,615 
238,684 
74,762 
18,875 
12,858 
Irrigated 
farms 
16 
10 
4 
10 
- 
- 
acres 
326 
291 
31 
188 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
151 
352 
445 
253 
128 
62 
25 to 99 acres 
528 
435 
98 
18 
2 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
47 
11 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
4 
5 
6 
4 
8 
_ 
acres 
216 
7 
24 
22 
17 
- 
pounds 
51,200 
5,850 
3,400 
3,100 
4,950 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
5 
6 
4 
8 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
Tobacco 
farms 
86 
75 
23 
10 
4 
2 
acres 
811 
316 
65 
18 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
1,592,414 
530,602 
91,281 
17,959 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
15 
13 
- 
1 
2 
acres 
75 
30 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
3 
3 
2 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
- 
9 
3 
2 
2 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
3 
12 
5 
3 
2 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
12 
26 
8 
2 
- 
- 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
34 
26 
4 
- 
- 
- 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
34 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 acres or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
327 
350 
148 
78 
42 
14 
acres 
13,657 
7,671 
1,992 
975 
297 
51 
bushels 
556,231 
326,420 
80,973 
36,568 
9,755 
1,492 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
5 
- 
4 
3 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
120 
3 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
102 
220 
125 
70 
42 
14 
25 to 99 acres 
211 
128 
23 
8 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
14 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
1,167 
2,744 
3,286 
2,984 
2,466 
3,530 
acres 
64,264 
99,313 
80,774 
55,544 
35,487 
48,425 
tons, dry 
160,290 
214,093 
150,688 
83,088 
46,318 
52,988 
Irrigated 
farms 
27 
32 
46 
30 
30 
32 
acres 
551 
190 
629 
404 
133 
109 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
325 
1,179 
1,994 
2,288 
2,125 
3,138 
25 to 99 acres 
657 
1,420 
1,250 
664 
329 
373 
1 00 to 249 acres 
168 
143 
42 
31 
12 
19 
250 to 499 acres 
17 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
- 
- 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
57 
88 
106 
70 
57 
94 
acres 
1,336 
1,291 
1,177 
637 
326 
667 
tons, dry 
6,443 
4,792 
3,471 
1,568 
711 
1,450 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
" 
- 
21 
- 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
1,006 
2,358 
2,757 
2,495 
1,887 
2,699 
acres 
54,837 
84,278 
67,143 
45,311 
26,757 
38,199 
tons, dry 
135,701 
182,392 
125,641 
69,140 
35,838 
43,711 
Irrigated 
farms 
21 
25 
33 
26 
19 
27 
acres 
486 
160 
447 
308 
102 
98 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
4 
4 
4 
2 
2 
- 
acres 
220 
150 
80 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
" 
- 
" 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
352 
600 
669 
446 
230 
103 
acres 
2,171 
1,988 
1,202 
549 
273 
111 
Irrigated 
farms 
157 
204 
185 
99 
51 
24 
acres 
469 
461 
270 
97 
44 
13 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
180 
488 
625 
433 
219 
98 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
162 
107 
44 
13 
11 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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