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. 
Sugarbeets for sugar - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
36 
5 
20 
11 
19 
17 
acres 
9,918 
(D) 
5,847 
(D) 
4,723 
5,195 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
2,060 
286 
1,539 
235 
1,210 
850 
acres 
849,274 
109,655 
668,447 
71,172 
466,044 
383,230 
pounds 
1,413,089,090 
187,866,084 
1,105,114,348 
120,108,658 
767,394,509 
645,694,581 
Irrigated 
farms 
16 
2 
13 
1 
4 
12 
acres 
1,227 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
300 
927 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
34 
17 
13 
4 
20 
14 
25 to 99 acres 
269 
51 
175 
43 
174 
95 
1 00 to 249 acres 
638 
89 
452 
97 
388 
250 
250 to 499 acres 
555 
46 
458 
51 
330 
225 
500 acres or more 
564 
83 
441 
40 
298 
266 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
10,370 
1,843 
7,336 
1,191 
6,380 
3,990 
acres 
7,767,484 
963,971 
6,252,255 
551,258 
4,263,967 
3,503,517 
bushels 
328,269,437 
39,018,507 
265,579,984 
23,670,946 
175,180,787 
153,088,650 
Irrigated 
farms 
113 
25 
79 
9 
57 
56 
acres 
17,479 
2,753 
13,548 
1,178 
8,631 
8,848 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
200 
128 
55 
17 
126 
74 
25 to 99 acres 
1,100 
400 
485 
215 
683 
417 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,084 
498 
1,276 
310 
1,403 
681 
250 to 499 acres 
2,151 
334 
1,508 
309 
1,376 
775 
500 acres or more 
4,835 
483 
4,012 
340 
2,792 
2,043 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
10,141 
3,864 
5,708 
569 
5,795 
4,346 
acres 
2,172,738 
508,469 
1,547,340 
116,929 
1,161,381 
1,011,357 
tons, dry 
3,139,320 
719,351 
2,253,598 
166,371 
1,686,221 
1 ,453,099 
Irrigated 
farms 
186 
56 
124 
6 
82 
104 
acres 
13,412 
2,847 
9,856 
709 
6,538 
6,874 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,538 
1,071 
375 
92 
924 
614 
25 to 99 acres 
2,905 
1,401 
1,338 
166 
1,737 
1,168 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,891 
847 
1,861 
183 
1,646 
1,245 
250 to 499 acres 
1,660 
347 
1,235 
78 
880 
780 
500 acres or more 
1,147 
198 
899 
50 
608 
539 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
7,417 
2,526 
4,512 
379 
4,193 
3,224 
acres 
1,213,345 
282,046 
879,846 
51,453 
650,956 
562,389 
tons, dry 
1,753,031 
403,812 
1,266,830 
82,389 
932,107 
820,924 
Irrigated 
farms 
154 
43 
105 
6 
71 
83 
acres 
10,872 
2,061 
8,272 
539 
5,653 
5,219 
Other tame hay 
farms 
2,431 
792 
1,522 
117 
1,372 
1,059 
acres 
380,665 
107,563 
256,591 
16,511 
207,981 
172,684 
tons, dry 
522,956 
147,174 
351,263 
24,519 
290,578 
232,378 
Irrigated 
farms 
30 
10 
20 
- 
10 
20 
acres 
1,030 
441 
589 
- 
464 
566 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
4 
3 
1 
- 
2 
2 
acres 
230 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
262 
Ill 
116 
35 
121 
141 
acres 
88,741 
19,021 
61,262 
8,457 
42,173 
46,568 
Irrigated 
farms 
73 
41 
25 
7 
24 
49 
acres 
25,344 
5,539 
16,737 
3,068 
10,912 
14,432 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
119 
81 
26 
12 
54 
65 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
17 
11 
4 
2 
5 
12 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
16 
2 
12 
2 
6 
10 
1 00.0 to 249.9 acres 
21 
4 
11 
6 
13 
8 
250.0 acres or more 
89 
13 
63 
13 
43 
46 
Beans, snap 
farms 
49 
37 
8 
4 
19 
30 
acres 
12 
9 
2 
1 
6 
7 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
8 
5 
3 
- 
2 
6 
acres 
1 
1 
1 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
42 
29 
10 
3 
16 
26 
acres 
11 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
7 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
5 
2 
3 
- 
- 
5 
acres 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 
Potatoes 
farms 
189 
66 
100 
23 
86 
103 
acres 
85,844 
17,579 
59,886 
8,378 
40,796 
45,048 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
82 
15 
54 
13 
35 
47 
acres 
58,720 
15,062 
39,940 
3,717 
26,880 
31,840 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
66 
46 
17 
3 
26 
40 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
6 
3 
3 
- 
3 
3 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
9 
- 
8 
1 
3 
6 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
21 
4 
11 
6 
13 
8 
250.0 acres or more 
87 
13 
61 
13 
41 
46 
Sweet corn 
farms 
69 
42 
18 
9 
27 
42 
acres 
129 
61 
52 
16 
28 
102 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
8 
5 
3 
- 
2 
6 
acres 
2 
1 
1 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
222 North Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
