Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 
[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 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
8,173 
6,126 
1,581 
466 
3,782 
4,391 
percent 
100.0 
75.0 
19.3 
5.7 
46.3 
53.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,454,104 
789,217 
617,930 
46,957 
626,554 
827,550 
Average size of farm 
acres 
178 
129 
391 
101 
166 
188 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
8,173 
6,126 
1,581 
466 
3,782 
4,391 
$1,000 
773,224 
246,325 
421,979 
104,921 
226,024 
547,200 
Average per farm 
Farms by economic class: 
dollars 
94,607 
40,210 
266,906 
225,152 
59,763 
124,619 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
1,990 
1,815 
116 
59 
992 
998 
$1,000 to $2,499 
1,122 
908 
124 
90 
535 
587 
$2,500 to $4,999 
1,050 
898 
118 
34 
475 
575 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,077 
843 
186 
48 
524 
553 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,125 
816 
233 
76 
530 
595 
$25,000 to $49,999 
620 
394 
191 
35 
246 
374 
$50,000 to $99,999 
404 
214 
156 
34 
161 
243 
$100,000 to $249,999 
339 
127 
166 
46 
161 
178 
$250,000 to $499,999 
202 
60 
121 
21 
69 
133 
$500,000 to $999,999 
120 
21 
85 
14 
51 
69 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
124 
30 
85 
9 
38 
86 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
86 
17 
64 
5 
29 
57 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
20 
6 
12 
2 
4 
16 
$5,000,000 or more 
18 
7 
9 
2 
5 
13 
Total sales 
farms 
8,173 
6,126 
1,581 
466 
3,782 
4,391 
$1,000 
763,062 
242,556 
416,228 
104,278 
222,487 
540,575 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
349 
106 
217 
26 
155 
194 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
18,177 
(D) 
7,001 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
112 
16 
91 
5 
40 
72 
$1,000 
21,415 
(D) 
16,219 
(D) 
5,764 
15,651 
Corn 
farms 
152 
45 
100 
7 
76 
76 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,174 
8,482 
(D) 
(D) 
6,926 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
40 
4 
35 
1 
12 
28 
$1,000 
8,741 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,379 
6,362 
Wheat 
farms 
17 
3 
6 
8 
2 
15 
$1,000 
707 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
4 
- 
2 
2 
- 
4 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Soybeans 
farms 
30 
4 
18 
8 
14 
16 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
- 
8 
2 
2 
8 
$1,000 
758 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sorghum 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
58 
9 
41 
8 
18 
40 
$1,000 
3,744 
(D) 
2,922 
(D) 
1,305 
2,438 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
4 
18 
2 
8 
16 
$1,000 
3,424 
(D) 
2,665 
(D) 
1,192 
2,232 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds. 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
191 
69 
100 
22 
72 
119 
$1,000 
8,868 
2,847 
5,625 
396 
2,446 
6,422 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
55 
11 
40 
4 
18 
37 
$1,000 
7,397 
2,326 
4,691 
380 
1,807 
5,591 
Tobacco 
farms 
2 
_ 
2 
_ 
_ 
2 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes. 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
1,513 
961 
373 
179 
628 
885 
$1,000 
207,254 
47,532 
150,483 
9,239 
78,959 
128,295 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
283 
79 
177 
27 
114 
169 
$1,000 
198,133 
41,591 
148,151 
8,392 
75,489 
122,644 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,103 
879 
182 
42 
421 
682 
$1,000 
114,657 
29,302 
84,096 
1,259 
23,635 
91,022 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
141 
92 
41 
8 
65 
76 
$1,000 
106,545 
22,899 
82,590 
1,056 
20,112 
86,432 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
244 
196 
41 
7 
83 
161 
$1,000 
12,574 
6,971 
5,439 
164 
5,559 
7,015 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
35 
25 
8 
2 
11 
24 
$1,000 
10,901 
5,560 
(D) 
(D) 
4,766 
6,135 
Berries 
farms 
948 
755 
156 
37 
364 
584 
$1,000 
102,083 
22,331 
78,657 
1,094 
18,076 
84,007 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
107 
67 
34 
6 
53 
54 
$1,000 
95,490 
17,249 
77,319 
922 
15,277 
80,214 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture. 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
1,099 
817 
160 
122 
491 
608 
$1,000 
76,007 
59,520 
13,375 
3,112 
10,899 
65,107 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
145 
104 
33 
8 
43 
102 
$1,000 
67,335 
53,420 
1 1 ,533 
2,382 
7,342 
59,993 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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