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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
191 
137 
52 
2 
60 
131 
number 
73,208 
(D) 
44,533 
(D) 
17,236 
55,972 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
18 
11 
7 
7 
11 
number 
(D) 
215 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
95 
59 
36 
21 
74 
number 
166,380 
38,233 
128,147 
- 
21,243 
145,137 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
73 
54 
19 
17 
56 
2,000 to 59,999 
22 
5 
17 
- 
4 
18 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
204 
156 
35 
13 
51 
153 
number 
20,206 
7,434 
12,648 
124 
3,817 
16,389 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
68 
38 
28 
2 
14 
54 
number 
28,348 
(D) 
18,829 
(D) 
3,152 
25,196 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
2,236 
654 
1,316 
266 
1,061 
1,175 
acres 
778,521 
146,437 
537,430 
94,654 
339,468 
439,053 
bushels 
37,541,212 
6,835,415 
26,592,683 
4,113,114 
16,412,301 
21,128,911 
Irrigated 
farms 
877 
268 
518 
91 
423 
454 
acres 
193,827 
39,054 
139,119 
15,654 
93,596 
100,231 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
153 
77 
60 
16 
76 
77 
25 to 99 acres 
570 
218 
288 
64 
266 
304 
1 00 to 249 acres 
642 
177 
393 
72 
293 
349 
250 to 499 acres 
456 
115 
279 
62 
241 
215 
500 acres or more 
415 
67 
296 
52 
185 
230 
Corn for grain 
farms 
370 
97 
222 
51 
177 
193 
acres 
60,693 
14,042 
38,094 
8,557 
21,010 
39,683 
bushels 
5,633,512 
1,299,250 
3,270,385 
1,063,877 
2,318,820 
3,314,692 
Irrigated 
farms 
276 
66 
167 
43 
128 
148 
acres 
34,358 
7,221 
19,846 
7,291 
13,421 
20,937 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
44 
15 
19 
10 
22 
22 
25 to 99 acres 
144 
47 
75 
22 
74 
70 
1 00 to 249 acres 
119 
21 
87 
11 
59 
60 
250 to 499 acres 
39 
9 
26 
4 
15 
24 
500 acres or more 
24 
5 
15 
4 
7 
17 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
351 
97 
222 
32 
149 
202 
acres 
42,208 
12,421 
25,057 
4,730 
16,821 
25,387 
tons 
871,062 
277,713 
496,358 
96,991 
350,695 
520,367 
Irrigated 
farms 
310 
81 
203 
26 
125 
185 
acres 
36,793 
10,280 
22,238 
4,275 
13,579 
23,214 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
43 
17 
19 
7 
25 
18 
25 to 99 acres 
152 
37 
104 
11 
74 
78 
1 00 to 249 acres 
119 
31 
78 
10 
33 
86 
250 to 499 acres 
29 
8 
19 
2 
13 
16 
500 acres or more 
8 
4 
2 
2 
4 
4 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
148 
28 
103 
17 
78 
70 
acres 
31,579 
4,240 
23,993 
3,346 
15,672 
15,907 
cwt 
448,341 
77,844 
310,612 
59,885 
240,106 
208,235 
Irrigated 
farms 
142 
28 
99 
15 
76 
66 
acres 
28,503 
4,240 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
6 
4 
2 
. 
3 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
47 
12 
24 
11 
29 
18 
1 00 to 249 acres 
54 
5 
46 
3 
25 
29 
250 to 499 acres 
24 
5 
18 
1 
12 
12 
500 acres or more 
17 
2 
13 
2 
9 
8 
Oats for grain 
farms 
280 
93 
170 
17 
112 
168 
acres 
17,084 
4,932 
11,368 
784 
8,568 
8,516 
bushels 
768,893 
243,358 
484,378 
41,157 
356,384 
412,509 
Irrigated 
farms 
91 
32 
56 
3 
33 
58 
acres 
4,140 
1,013 
2,947 
180 
1,939 
2,201 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
79 
37 
37 
5 
24 
55 
25 to 99 acres 
150 
39 
99 
12 
61 
89 
1 00 to 249 acres 
46 
17 
29 
- 
22 
24 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
- 
5 
- 
5 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
" 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
45 
5 
28 
12 
25 
20 
acres 
6,983 
559 
4,487 
1,937 
3,646 
3,337 
bushels 
163,125 
16,717 
91,361 
55,047 
78,124 
85,001 
Irrigated 
farms 
26 
4 
15 
7 
13 
13 
acres 
3,331 
(D) 
1,731 
(D) 
1,270 
2,061 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4 
2 
2 
2 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
20 
1 
13 
6 
14 
6 
1 00 to 249 acres 
13 
1 
10 
2 
3 
10 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
1 
4 
- 
5 
- 
500 acres or more 
3 
" 
1 
2 
1 
2 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
197 
35 
119 
43 
107 
90 
acres 
45,807 
5,025 
32,212 
8,570 
22,393 
23,414 
tons 
1,265,481 
142,266 
886,019 
237,196 
612,533 
652,948 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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