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. 
Sorghum for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
3 
2 
1 
acres 
4 
4 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
28 
17 
9 
2 
22 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
24 
6 
17 
1 
14 
10 
1 00 to 249 acres 
11 
1 
10 
- 
6 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
3 
- 
3 
- 
1 
2 
500 acres or more 
1 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
6,230 
2,576 
3,260 
394 
3,870 
2,360 
acres 
1,468,381 
179,179 
1,189,223 
99,979 
748,384 
719,997 
bushels 
56,450,394 
6,845,539 
45,767,462 
3,837,393 
28,267,336 
28,183,058 
Irrigated 
farms 
123 
31 
85 
7 
63 
60 
acres 
16,520 
1,401 
12,834 
2,285 
3,572 
12,948 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,340 
950 
316 
74 
878 
462 
25 to 99 acres 
2,360 
1,223 
972 
165 
1,501 
859 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,034 
273 
693 
68 
647 
387 
250 to 499 acres 
649 
82 
532 
35 
415 
234 
500 acres or more 
847 
48 
747 
52 
429 
418 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
23 
20 
3 
_ 
15 
8 
acres 
217 
114 
103 
- 
170 
47 
pounds 
260,275 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
216,175 
44,100 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
20 
19 
1 
. 
12 
8 
25 to 99 acres 
3 
1 
2 
- 
3 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
4,537 
1,843 
2,314 
380 
2,924 
1,613 
acres 
87,931 
19,540 
62,486 
5,906 
55,038 
32,893 
pounds 
183,904,938 
40,529,179 
131,980,881 
11,394,878 
110,636,928 
73,268,010 
Irrigated 
farms 
745 
252 
433 
60 
457 
288 
acres 
12,731 
2,510 
9,501 
719 
7,054 
5,677 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
44 
28 
15 
1 
25 
19 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
171 
106 
48 
17 
120 
51 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
386 
230 
128 
28 
260 
126 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
660 
374 
223 
63 
435 
225 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
1,047 
500 
458 
89 
652 
395 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
1,269 
432 
724 
113 
822 
447 
25.0 acres or more 
960 
173 
718 
69 
610 
350 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
2,173 
670 
1,359 
144 
1,259 
914 
acres 
468,242 
46,211 
380,875 
41,156 
216,662 
251,580 
bushels 
28,998,879 
2,608,889 
23,684,393 
2,705,597 
13,253,703 
15,745,176 
Irrigated 
farms 
45 
14 
30 
1 
21 
24 
acres 
3,056 
164 
(D) 
(D) 
543 
2,513 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
550 
307 
210 
33 
328 
222 
25 to 99 acres 
662 
265 
346 
51 
388 
274 
1 00 to 249 acres 
407 
59 
323 
25 
264 
143 
250 to 499 acres 
290 
27 
247 
16 
169 
121 
500 acres or more 
264 
12 
233 
19 
110 
154 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
43,757 
31,157 
11,118 
1,482 
25,595 
18,162 
acres 
2,042,156 
1,055,701 
902,667 
83,788 
1,156,318 
885,838 
tons, dry 
4,158,043 
2,024,854 
1,969,424 
163,765 
2,359,262 
1,798,781 
Irrigated 
farms 
295 
200 
81 
14 
148 
147 
acres 
2,073 
1,198 
786 
89 
955 
1,118 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
20,179 
17,148 
2,463 
568 
11,884 
8,295 
25 to 99 acres 
18,434 
12,109 
5,652 
673 
10,893 
7,541 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4,298 
1,675 
2,421 
202 
2,362 
1,936 
250 to 499 acres 
693 
179 
482 
32 
380 
313 
500 acres or more 
153 
46 
100 
7 
76 
77 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
8,197 
5,295 
2,570 
332 
4,583 
3,614 
acres 
198,075 
105,249 
83,770 
9,056 
109,117 
88,958 
tons, dry 
548,475 
271,361 
251,313 
25,801 
304,752 
243,723 
Irrigated 
farms 
93 
52 
33 
8 
55 
38 
acres 
300 
164 
98 
38 
150 
150 
Other tame hay 
farms 
33,594 
23,271 
9,174 
1,149 
19,574 
14,020 
acres 
1,550,919 
788,631 
698,613 
63,675 
882,469 
668,450 
tons, dry 
3,050,008 
1,481,484 
1,452,447 
116,077 
1,747,921 
1,302,087 
Irrigated 
farms 
188 
127 
50 
11 
80 
108 
acres 
1,363 
789 
529 
45 
529 
834 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
21 
12 
9 
- 
9 
12 
acres 
510 
368 
142 
- 
217 
293 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
" 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
2,222 
1,729 
396 
97 
1,061 
1,161 
acres 
7,196 
4,508 
2,304 
384 
3,447 
3,750 
Irrigated 
farms 
777 
584 
144 
49 
366 
411 
acres 
2,621 
1,697 
758 
166 
1,183 
1,438 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,805 
1,483 
251 
71 
855 
950 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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