Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
7 
7 
16 
54 
162 
377 
525 
acres 
673 
854 
1,539 
6,273 
28,713 
111,186 
328,177 
tons 
18,362 
21,391 
38,337 
159,018 
706,815 
2,853,613 
8,421,118 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
6 
18 
acres 
- 
- 
" 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
5,359 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
14 
7 
2 
25 
38 
50 
94 
acres 
561 
362 
(D) 
1,388 
3,831 
8,718 
32,435 
pounds 
823,480 
480,748 
(D) 
2,380,768 
6,515,457 
15,451,353 
69,451,317 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
5 
2 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
67 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
. 
1 
9 
1 
. 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
7 
6 
- 
9 
19 
10 
14 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
1 
1 
7 
16 
29 
29 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
11 
27 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
23 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
289 
276 
244 
1,083 
1,070 
1,038 
945 
acres 
12,027 
12,595 
11,182 
76,171 
138,362 
321,255 
767,755 
bushels 
533,673 
564,259 
455,172 
3,435,471 
7,134,868 
17,694,303 
45,665,249 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
1 
4 
6 
14 
16 
7 
acres 
60 
(D) 
124 
442 
345 
1,711 
865 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
106 
108 
84 
244 
145 
41 
14 
25 to 99 acres 
170 
142 
136 
552 
430 
202 
72 
1 00 to 249 acres 
13 
26 
24 
279 
324 
260 
127 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
8 
161 
309 
159 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10 
226 
573 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
2,498 
1,892 
1,673 
5,196 
2,897 
1,144 
463 
acres 
97,518 
94,078 
91,781 
389,354 
315,602 
184,027 
102,892 
tons, dry 
218,386 
215,789 
230,055 
1,081,675 
924,100 
564,691 
341,486 
Irrigated 
farms 
18 
32 
34 
154 
110 
56 
23 
acres 
394 
759 
1,368 
6,186 
5,672 
4,548 
3,441 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
930 
508 
444 
991 
560 
219 
83 
25 to 99 acres 
1,443 
1,185 
977 
2,697 
1,088 
356 
126 
1 00 to 249 acres 
125 
199 
251 
1,431 
969 
311 
126 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
1 
77 
245 
186 
68 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 
72 
60 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
1,619 
1,316 
1,189 
3,853 
2,177 
877 
360 
acres 
50,691 
49,580 
49,673 
211,075 
162,116 
95,847 
53,371 
tons, dry 
130,244 
130,064 
133,346 
614,618 
493,916 
310,255 
176,254 
Irrigated 
farms 
15 
25 
21 
116 
87 
39 
16 
acres 
251 
589 
771 
4,047 
3,458 
1,747 
1,937 
Other tame hay 
farms 
628 
468 
393 
1,116 
569 
231 
118 
acres 
22,516 
20,435 
21,096 
71,409 
62,818 
37,982 
18,084 
tons, dry 
33,859 
32,431 
34,794 
119,112 
109,425 
71,238 
38,966 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
3 
2 
10 
17 
6 
2 
acres 
99 
(D) 
(D) 
473 
182 
297 
(D) 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
1 
- 
4 
6 
11 
9 
33 
acres 
(D) 
- 
164 
315 
1,048 
1,925 
21,008 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
" 
- 
" 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
104 
66 
81 
289 
353 
313 
206 
acres 
3,807 
2,691 
3,534 
20,115 
43,719 
56,469 
84,327 
Irrigated 
farms 
12 
11 
13 
33 
23 
41 
25 
acres 
228 
432 
532 
2,273 
3,035 
9,248 
16,696 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
29 
21 
25 
45 
11 
7 
2 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
22 
7 
7 
22 
6 
2 
4 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
46 
33 
41 
160 
193 
112 
39 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
7 
5 
8 
50 
107 
137 
82 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
12 
36 
55 
79 
Beans, snap 
farms 
14 
7 
10 
23 
8 
17 
15 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
374 
392 
1,434 
2,735 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
4 
3 
14 
15 
acres 
(D) 
- 
229 
202 
1,328 
2,735 
Peas, green 
farms 
19 
17 
25 
101 
192 
175 
132 
acres 
650 
521 
916 
4,810 
12,030 
16,777 
21,005 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
12 
11 
21 
93 
186 
175 
132 
acres 
648 
503 
913 
4,809 
12,014 
16,771 
21,005 
Potatoes 
farms 
16 
13 
10 
36 
31 
27 
25 
acres 
(D) 
380 
(D) 
1,077 
7,081 
11,140 
27,930 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
2 
5 
9 
16 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,235 
4,927 
20,963 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
15 
8 
9 
27 
8 
4 
. 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
3 
- 
3 
2 
1 
1 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
1 
- 
1 
4 
5 
3 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
2 
- 
- 
5 
4 
6 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
2 
11 
15 
17 
Sweet corn 
farms 
73 
44 
56 
213 
265 
232 
130 
acres 
2,711 
1,517 
2,472 
13,315 
23,810 
26,159 
32,181 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
43 
28 
37 
175 
245 
227 
127 
acres 
2,558 
1,384 
2,378 
12,286 
22,731 
25,692 
32,074 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
" 
- 
" 
" 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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