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 
484 
104 
348 
32 
258 
226 
acres 
89,333 
20,592 
62,219 
6,522 
43,971 
45,362 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
393 
245 
117 
31 
241 
152 
25 to 99 acres 
1,936 
750 
887 
299 
1,314 
622 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,963 
657 
1,950 
356 
1,885 
1,078 
250 to 499 acres 
2,761 
265 
2,253 
243 
1,792 
969 
500 acres or more 
2,924 
273 
2,437 
214 
1,474 
1,450 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
tons 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
1,048 
264 
666 
118 
522 
526 
acres 
619,981 
153,180 
416,465 
50,336 
259,109 
360,872 
pounds 
824,447,331 
194,072,439 
573,725,078 
56,649,814 
353,313,684 
471,133,647 
Irrigated 
farms 
9 
2 
3 
4 
4 
5 
acres 
1,264 
(D) 
(D) 
158 
1,023 
241 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
16 
4 
10 
2 
10 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
107 
34 
57 
16 
58 
49 
1 00 to 249 acres 
314 
72 
207 
35 
174 
140 
250 to 499 acres 
231 
63 
145 
23 
113 
118 
500 acres or more 
380 
91 
247 
42 
167 
213 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4,804 
1,056 
3,355 
393 
2,558 
2,246 
acres 
2,203,785 
501,511 
1,548,243 
154,031 
905,172 
1,298,613 
bushels 
100,675,153 
22,041,791 
71,658,116 
6,975,246 
40,771,617 
59,903,536 
Irrigated 
farms 
72 
18 
54 
- 
39 
33 
acres 
7,630 
1,753 
5,877 
- 
3,990 
3,640 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
264 
73 
153 
38 
157 
107 
25 to 99 acres 
1,120 
274 
762 
84 
685 
435 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,397 
272 
999 
126 
751 
646 
250 to 499 acres 
873 
188 
624 
61 
463 
410 
500 acres or more 
1,150 
249 
817 
84 
502 
648 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
14,695 
5,944 
7,789 
962 
8,059 
6,636 
acres 
2,615,189 
690,889 
1 ,771 ,576 
152,724 
1 ,238,343 
1,376,846 
tons, dry 
3,644,438 
908,522 
2,526,128 
209,788 
1,706,419 
1,938,019 
Irrigated 
farms 
669 
344 
290 
35 
301 
368 
acres 
65,001 
28,437 
32,509 
4,055 
26,340 
38,661 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3,176 
2,194 
819 
163 
1,768 
1,408 
25 to 99 acres 
4,928 
2,040 
2,502 
386 
2,911 
2,017 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,537 
1,023 
2,260 
254 
1,997 
1,540 
250 to 499 acres 
1,785 
396 
1,282 
107 
862 
923 
500 acres or more 
1,269 
291 
926 
52 
521 
748 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
10,557 
3,654 
6,235 
668 
5,702 
4,855 
acres 
1,486,635 
381,703 
1,023,077 
81,855 
707,974 
778,661 
tons, dry 
2,164,903 
522,164 
1,518,911 
123,828 
1,018,802 
1,146,101 
Irrigated 
farms 
595 
298 
264 
33 
256 
339 
acres 
55,900 
25,669 
26,961 
3,270 
22,606 
33,294 
Other tame hay 
farms 
3,108 
1,114 
1,801 
193 
1,667 
1,441 
acres 
402,415 
117,911 
260,435 
24,069 
195,696 
206,719 
tons, dry 
487,118 
136,678 
320,027 
30,413 
234,199 
252,919 
Irrigated 
farms 
66 
27 
38 
1 
27 
39 
acres 
3,577 
(D) 
2,337 
(D) 
1,014 
2,563 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
47 
15 
28 
4 
19 
28 
acres 
3,767 
536 
3,089 
142 
931 
2,836 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
179 
114 
48 
17 
65 
114 
acres 
838 
240 
(D) 
(D) 
313 
525 
Irrigated 
farms 
85 
46 
29 
10 
20 
65 
acres 
221 
93 
63 
65 
63 
158 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
140 
99 
27 
14 
46 
94 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
31 
15 
14 
2 
17 
14 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
7 
- 
6 
1 
2 
5 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
53 
33 
15 
5 
15 
38 
acres 
10 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
7 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
6 
2 
- 
4 
1 
5 
acres 
1 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
24 
18 
6 
- 
8 
16 
acres 
5 
2 
2 
- 
1 
4 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
82 
53 
25 
4 
24 
58 
acres 
156 
28 
128 
(Z) 
5 
151 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
6 
6 
- 
3 
3 
acres 
4 
4 
- 
- 
1 
4 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
79 
51 
24 
4 
24 
55 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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