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 
748 
210 
473 
65 
395 
353 
acres 
84,833 
15,857 
60,074 
8,902 
37,578 
47,255 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,943 
1,855 
854 
234 
1,909 
1,034 
25 to 99 acres 
9,667 
4,308 
4,056 
1,303 
6,463 
3,204 
1 00 to 249 acres 
7,581 
1,762 
4,884 
935 
4,950 
2,631 
250 to 499 acres 
4,754 
384 
3,910 
460 
2,934 
1,820 
500 acres or more 
3,838 
301 
3,200 
337 
1,871 
1,967 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
1,226 
132 
887 
207 
675 
551 
acres 
480,847 
49,392 
373,462 
57,993 
208,882 
271,965 
tons 
12,300,781 
1,258,251 
9,552,618 
1,489,912 
5,375,144 
6,925,637 
Irrigated 
farms 
25 
1 
15 
9 
7 
18 
acres 
6,221 
(D) 
4,935 
(D) 
1,977 
4,244 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
242 
47 
165 
30 
159 
83 
acres 
47,725 
12,018 
30,189 
5,518 
27,413 
20,312 
pounds 
95,684,515 
24,691,903 
60,263,762 
10,728,850 
54,838,006 
40,846,509 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
- 
9 
1 
8 
2 
acres 
409 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
26 
9 
10 
7 
21 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
68 
13 
48 
7 
52 
16 
1 00 to 249 acres 
85 
9 
67 
9 
51 
34 
250 to 499 acres 
40 
7 
27 
6 
24 
16 
500 acres or more 
23 
9 
13 
1 
11 
12 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5,499 
1,466 
3,501 
532 
3,405 
2,094 
acres 
1,354,928 
192,422 
1,043,893 
118,613 
666,405 
688,523 
bushels 
76,133,135 
10,009,478 
59,500,484 
6,623,173 
36,389,250 
39,743,885 
Irrigated 
farms 
65 
21 
34 
10 
39 
26 
acres 
3,932 
749 
2,690 
493 
2,193 
1,739 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,045 
411 
528 
106 
656 
389 
25 to 99 acres 
1,945 
662 
1,095 
188 
1,292 
653 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,063 
248 
708 
107 
685 
378 
250 to 499 acres 
637 
64 
513 
60 
393 
244 
500 acres or more 
809 
81 
657 
71 
379 
430 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
26,994 
14,692 
1 1 ,260 
1,042 
14,788 
12,206 
acres 
1,499,586 
526,477 
912,463 
60,646 
753,066 
746,520 
tons, dry 
3,998,940 
1,194,449 
2,616,904 
187,587 
1,895,881 
2,103,059 
Irrigated 
farms 
470 
170 
274 
26 
203 
267 
acres 
23,144 
6,199 
15,987 
958 
8,060 
15,084 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
11,773 
8,083 
3,242 
448 
6,630 
5,143 
25 to 99 acres 
11,000 
5,532 
5,047 
421 
6,109 
4,891 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,477 
972 
2,364 
141 
1,742 
1,735 
250 to 499 acres 
577 
84 
470 
23 
245 
332 
500 acres or more 
167 
21 
137 
9 
62 
105 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
17,985 
8,856 
8,302 
827 
9,939 
8,046 
acres 
783,559 
279,424 
469,884 
34,251 
413,035 
370,524 
tons, dry 
2,237,647 
710,458 
1,424,458 
102,731 
1,151,476 
1,086,171 
Irrigated 
farms 
348 
129 
197 
22 
164 
184 
acres 
13,122 
3,986 
8,360 
776 
5,713 
7,409 
Other tame hay 
farms 
6,439 
3,789 
2,482 
168 
3,379 
3,060 
acres 
312,009 
122,302 
182,764 
6,943 
164,728 
147,281 
tons, dry 
523,363 
189,269 
323,613 
10,481 
268,040 
255,323 
Irrigated 
farms 
54 
29 
23 
2 
22 
32 
acres 
1,741 
972 
(D) 
(D) 
889 
852 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
66 
10 
54 
2 
36 
30 
acres 
24,550 
(D) 
18,121 
(D) 
10,272 
14,278 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
" 
- 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
2,623 
1,076 
1,083 
464 
1,363 
1,260 
acres 
223,828 
45,801 
153,501 
24,525 
115,390 
108,437 
Irrigated 
farms 
416 
250 
123 
43 
177 
239 
acres 
33,327 
12,881 
17,992 
2,455 
15,973 
17,354 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,040 
681 
108 
251 
480 
560 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
271 
151 
75 
45 
114 
157 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
726 
157 
470 
99 
465 
261 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
404 
62 
292 
50 
219 
185 
250.0 acres or more 
182 
25 
138 
19 
85 
97 
Beans, snap 
farms 
469 
295 
82 
92 
182 
287 
acres 
5,252 
633 
3,662 
957 
2,357 
2,895 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
44 
12 
27 
5 
25 
19 
acres 
4,641 
522 
3,358 
761 
2,241 
2,400 
Peas, green 
farms 
937 
270 
502 
165 
490 
447 
acres 
57,808 
7,746 
42,675 
7,387 
30,528 
27,280 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
651 
98 
475 
78 
374 
277 
acres 
57,659 
7,683 
42,657 
7,319 
30,489 
27,170 
Potatoes 
farms 
559 
316 
108 
135 
236 
323 
acres 
48,212 
15,695 
26,926 
5,591 
20,253 
27,959 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
37 
15 
18 
4 
13 
24 
acres 
28,780 
13,309 
13,329 
2,142 
12,568 
16,212 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
467 
292 
54 
121 
203 
264 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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