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. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
129 
32 
83 
14 
70 
59 
acres 
1,162 
173 
868 
121 
705 
457 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3,420 
1,628 
1,382 
410 
2,025 
1,395 
25 to 99 acres 
3,011 
730 
1,958 
323 
1,653 
1,358 
1 00 to 249 acres 
865 
46 
734 
85 
431 
434 
250 to 499 acres 
275 
9 
238 
28 
128 
147 
500 acres or more 
147 
2 
133 
12 
64 
83 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
30 
7 
23 
_ 
12 
18 
acres 
657 
23 
634 
- 
404 
253 
pounds 
593,682 
25,828 
567,854 
- 
352,884 
240,798 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
4 
2 
- 
- 
6 
acres 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
10 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
21 
7 
14 
7 
14 
25 to 99 acres 
8 
- 
8 
- 
4 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
1,312 
550 
411 
351 
740 
572 
acres 
9,532 
4,069 
3,367 
2,096 
5,699 
3,833 
pounds 
22,119,230 
9,231,222 
7,983,786 
4,904,222 
13,027,232 
9,091,998 
Irrigated 
farms 
36 
24 
4 
8 
24 
12 
acres 
139 
103 
9 
27 
107 
32 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
10 
4 
6 
10 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
36 
11 
3 
22 
15 
21 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
80 
34 
20 
26 
31 
49 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
241 
104 
56 
81 
145 
96 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
646 
257 
212 
177 
360 
286 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
287 
139 
103 
45 
178 
109 
25.0 acres or more 
12 
1 
11 
- 
11 
1 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4,053 
1,198 
2,423 
432 
2,255 
1,798 
acres 
144,725 
18,115 
1 1 1 ,832 
14,778 
72,951 
71 ,774 
bushels 
9,037,847 
1,042,640 
7,037,639 
957,568 
4,485,949 
4,551,898 
Irrigated 
farms 
77 
29 
35 
13 
43 
34 
acres 
232 
52 
144 
36 
98 
134 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,552 
1,014 
1,260 
278 
1,468 
1,084 
25 to 99 acres 
1,185 
170 
892 
123 
645 
540 
1 00 to 249 acres 
234 
12 
200 
22 
109 
125 
250 to 499 acres 
71 
2 
60 
9 
31 
40 
500 acres or more 
11 
- 
11 
- 
2 
9 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
33,131 
19,031 
1 1 ,625 
2,475 
17,921 
15,210 
acres 
1,651,917 
559,279 
959,316 
133,322 
807,790 
844,127 
tons, dry 
4,505,059 
1,381,966 
2,706,421 
416,672 
2,112,440 
2,392,619 
Irrigated 
farms 
439 
228 
171 
40 
210 
229 
acres 
4,025 
1,136 
2,767 
122 
1,620 
2,405 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
15,044 
11,169 
2,892 
983 
8,418 
6,626 
25 to 99 acres 
13,978 
7,078 
5,687 
1,213 
7,645 
6,333 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,389 
726 
2,446 
217 
1,585 
1,804 
250 to 499 acres 
572 
47 
478 
47 
218 
354 
500 acres or more 
148 
11 
122 
15 
55 
93 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
12,794 
6,188 
5,283 
1,323 
6,843 
5,951 
acres 
400,984 
141,127 
225,656 
34,201 
201,015 
199,969 
tons, dry 
1,139,714 
388,340 
645,153 
106,221 
569,875 
569,839 
Irrigated 
farms 
218 
100 
92 
26 
117 
101 
acres 
811 
171 
594 
46 
372 
439 
Other tame hay 
farms 
16,901 
9,564 
6,330 
1,007 
9,024 
7,877 
acres 
710,021 
257,624 
398,888 
53,509 
367,537 
342,484 
tons, dry 
1,569,081 
552,503 
889,862 
126,716 
796,324 
772,757 
Irrigated 
farms 
160 
102 
49 
9 
73 
87 
acres 
991 
314 
665 
12 
204 
787 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
21 
7 
13 
1 
12 
9 
acres 
320 
(D) 
230 
(D) 
77 
243 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
3,968 
2,273 
1,170 
525 
1,865 
2,103 
acres 
48,622 
11,841 
31,053 
5,728 
21,280 
27,342 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,684 
924 
495 
265 
773 
911 
acres 
13,351 
3,604 
7,815 
1,932 
4,681 
8,670 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
2,401 
1,557 
546 
298 
1,120 
1,281 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
1,222 
652 
388 
182 
588 
634 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
253 
63 
159 
31 
115 
138 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
67 
- 
55 
12 
36 
31 
250.0 acres or more 
25 
1 
22 
2 
6 
19 
Beans, snap 
farms 
1,181 
669 
336 
176 
440 
741 
acres 
10,723 
1,015 
8,287 
1,422 
4,012 
6,711 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
149 
62 
69 
18 
62 
87 
acres 
9,475 
663 
7,548 
1,264 
3,627 
5,848 
Peas, green 
farms 
109 
71 
32 
6 
44 
65 
acres 
95 
47 
46 
2 
41 
53 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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