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. 
Peanuts for nuts - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
436 
120 
229 
87 
246 
190 
acres 
125,850 
29,228 
77,522 
19,100 
47,843 
78,007 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
79 
51 
19 
9 
48 
31 
25 to 99 acres 
143 
41 
71 
31 
95 
48 
1 00 to 249 acres 
162 
33 
90 
39 
106 
56 
250 to 499 acres 
84 
13 
59 
12 
44 
40 
500 acres or more 
84 
18 
54 
12 
26 
58 
Rice 
farms 
364 
61 
171 
132 
161 
203 
acres 
134,189 
20,312 
59,911 
53,966 
46,428 
87,761 
cwt 
8,792,098 
1,233,205 
3,631,727 
3,927,166 
2,924,433 
5,867,665 
Irrigated 
farms 
364 
61 
171 
132 
161 
203 
acres 
134,189 
20,312 
59,911 
53,966 
46,428 
87,761 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
2 
1 
1 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
52 
11 
27 
14 
32 
20 
1 00 to 249 acres 
106 
15 
40 
51 
56 
50 
250 to 499 acres 
116 
22 
62 
32 
51 
65 
500 acres or more 
87 
11 
41 
35 
21 
66 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
4,521 
996 
2,590 
935 
2,796 
1,725 
acres 
1 ,898,726 
246,672 
1,220,810 
431,244 
879,414 
1,019,312 
bushels 
114,949,113 
14,079,980 
73,397,097 
27,472,036 
51,230,225 
63,718,888 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,348 
290 
731 
327 
763 
585 
acres 
330,580 
50,995 
195,221 
84,364 
145,831 
184,749 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
299 
156 
106 
37 
190 
109 
25 to 99 acres 
1,092 
377 
541 
174 
755 
337 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,292 
226 
762 
304 
878 
414 
250 to 499 acres 
782 
123 
485 
174 
472 
310 
500 acres or more 
1,056 
114 
696 
246 
501 
555 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
451 
124 
234 
93 
267 
184 
acres 
107,909 
24,023 
58,287 
25,599 
59,257 
48,652 
bushels 
2,790,641 
613,009 
1,442,812 
734,820 
1,509,043 
1,281,598 
Irrigated 
farms 
117 
30 
60 
27 
63 
54 
acres 
18,284 
3,279 
8,977 
6,028 
10,634 
7,650 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
52 
24 
16 
12 
31 
21 
25 to 99 acres 
141 
49 
71 
21 
91 
50 
1 00 to 249 acres 
127 
33 
70 
24 
79 
48 
250 to 499 acres 
78 
6 
51 
21 
40 
38 
500 acres or more 
53 
12 
26 
15 
26 
27 
Sugarcane for sugar 
farms 
117 
19 
77 
21 
48 
69 
acres 
44,577 
(D) 
(D) 
8,007 
15,907 
28,670 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
278,704 
(D) 
1,027,908 
Irrigated 
farms 
104 
14 
71 
19 
37 
67 
acres 
(D) 
5,612 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
198 
33 
115 
50 
99 
99 
acres 
88,623 
8,183 
58,470 
21,970 
29,571 
59,052 
pounds 
103,518,889 
9,714,228 
62,726,701 
31,077,960 
36,318,003 
67,200,886 
Irrigated 
farms 
88 
17 
51 
20 
48 
40 
acres 
13,087 
2,000 
8,755 
2,332 
8,363 
4,724 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
8 
5 
1 
2 
3 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
46 
12 
25 
9 
22 
24 
1 00 to 249 acres 
52 
6 
31 
15 
29 
23 
250 to 499 acres 
40 
5 
24 
11 
30 
10 
500 acres or more 
52 
5 
34 
13 
15 
37 
Wheat tor grain, all 
farms 
7,409 
2,332 
4,003 
1,074 
4,614 
2,795 
acres 
2,993,969 
575,525 
1,997,913 
420,531 
1,595,913 
1,398,056 
bushels 
97,403,853 
17,785,423 
65,354,148 
14,264,282 
50,798,634 
46,605,219 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,514 
418 
803 
293 
831 
683 
acres 
412,221 
104,275 
228,974 
78,972 
187,054 
225,167 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
550 
346 
161 
43 
353 
197 
25 to 99 acres 
1,900 
832 
832 
236 
1,241 
659 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,009 
619 
1,075 
315 
1,327 
682 
250 to 499 acres 
1,258 
279 
754 
225 
797 
461 
500 acres or more 
1,692 
256 
1,181 
255 
896 
796 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
86,456 
56,414 
26,333 
3,709 
48,863 
37,593 
acres 
5,069,579 
2,374,021 
2,330,340 
365,218 
2,849,002 
2,220,577 
tons, dry 
9,543,773 
4,200,782 
4,543,170 
799,821 
5,306,079 
4,237,694 
Irrigated 
farms 
5,226 
3,019 
1,822 
385 
2,750 
2,476 
acres 
436,761 
192,152 
191,833 
52,776 
217,431 
219,330 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
38,062 
29,648 
7,279 
1,135 
21,310 
1 6,752 
25 to 99 acres 
36,139 
22,041 
12,447 
1,651 
20,615 
15,524 
1 00 to 249 acres 
9,233 
3,819 
4,765 
649 
5,327 
3,906 
250 to 499 acres 
2,067 
631 
1,278 
158 
1,110 
957 
500 acres or more 
955 
275 
564 
116 
501 
454 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
2,090 
1,413 
551 
126 
1,233 
857 
acres 
138,995 
73,123 
52,283 
13,589 
81,294 
57,701 
tons, dry 
535,768 
261,585 
203,323 
70,860 
316,731 
219,037 
Irrigated 
farms 
739 
422 
247 
70 
399 
340 
acres 
69,490 
35,041 
24,717 
9,732 
37,290 
32,200 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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