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. 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) - Con. 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
1,412 
959 
356 
97 
635 
777 
acres 
344,041 
205,067 
122,511 
16,463 
143,660 
200,381 
tons, dry 
1,486,129 
855,670 
549,692 
80,767 
614,364 
871,765 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,338 
897 
351 
90 
607 
731 
acres 
339,225 
201,343 
121,453 
16,429 
141,524 
197,701 
Other tame hay 
farms 
295 
216 
62 
17 
131 
164 
acres 
62,873 
48,094 
13,607 
1,172 
32,101 
30,772 
tons, dry 
121,795 
93,808 
26,171 
1,816 
56,123 
65,672 
Irrigated 
farms 
269 
204 
53 
12 
113 
156 
acres 
61,260 
47,211 
12,927 
1,122 
31,267 
29,993 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
16 
11 
4 
1 
7 
9 
acres 
4,361 
3,346 
(D) 
(D) 
2,251 
2,110 
Irrigated 
farms 
16 
11 
4 
1 
7 
9 
acres 
4,361 
3,346 
(D) 
(D) 
2,251 
2,110 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
154 
105 
24 
25 
26 
128 
acres 
12,006 
3,909 
7,675 
422 
2,963 
9,043 
Irrigated 
farms 
154 
105 
24 
25 
26 
128 
acres 
12,006 
3,909 
7,675 
422 
2,963 
9,043 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
86 
58 
11 
17 
17 
69 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
42 
35 
- 
7 
2 
40 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
9 
3 
6 
- 
3 
6 
1 00.0 to 249.9 acres 
10 
6 
4 
- 
- 
10 
250.0 acres or more 
7 
3 
3 
1 
4 
3 
Beans, snap 
farms 
49 
42 
6 
1 
6 
43 
acres 
44 
40 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
43 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Peas, green 
farms 
21 
18 
3 
_ 
2 
19 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(Z) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
56 
47 
7 
2 
9 
47 
acres 
7,273 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
46 
40 
5 
1 
7 
39 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
6 
6 
- 
- 
- 
6 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
4 
1 
2 
1 
2 
2 
Sweet corn 
farms 
51 
40 
10 
1 
3 
48 
acres 
421 
281 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
7 
7 
- 
- 
- 
7 
acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
72 
56 
10 
6 
10 
62 
acres 
194 
177 
14 
3 
19 
175 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
10 
9 
1 
- 
1 
9 
acres 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
130 
120 
6 
4 
43 
87 
acres 
945 
883 
(D) 
(D) 
328 
617 
Irrigated 
farms 
130 
120 
6 
4 
43 
87 
acres 
945 
883 
(D) 
(D) 
328 
617 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
94 
87 
4 
3 
34 
60 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
25 
23 
2 
- 
4 
21 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
11 
10 
- 
1 
5 
6 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Apples 
farms 
84 
80 
1 
3 
21 
63 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
214 
203 
(D) 
(D) 
172 
43 
Grapes 
farms 
48 
45 
2 
1 
21 
27 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
58 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
31 
27 
Peaches, all 
farms 
51 
50 
_ 
1 
12 
39 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
67 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
26 
41 
Citrus fruit, all 
farms 
1 
_ 
_ 
1 
1 
_ 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Almonds 
farms 
10 
7 
3 
- 
- 
10 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
7 
6 
1 
- 
- 
7 
Pecans 
farms 
5 
5 
- 
- 
4 
1 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
16 
16 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
7 
7 
- 
- 
2 
5 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
4 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
34 
23 
6 
5 
4 
30 
acres 
20 
8 
12 
1 
(Z) 
20 
' Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
^ Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
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