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. 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
1 
9 
14 
13 
32 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
607 
999 
2,231 
7,285 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
- 
42,953 
66,918 
153,047 
553,441 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
. 
. 
. 
3 
. 
. 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
1 
- 
5 
12 
5 
6 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
6 
15 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
172 
184 
122 
633 
644 
545 
447 
acres 
10,615 
1 1 ,032 
9,651 
78,127 
176,879 
277,069 
635,177 
bushels 
343,470 
324,614 
353,725 
2,719,479 
6,293,353 
10,518,334 
23,614,874 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
3 
14 
16 
19 
59 
acres 
- 
- 
130 
691 
2,030 
2,497 
19,019 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
29 
39 
16 
64 
23 
9 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
111 
110 
64 
227 
102 
32 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
32 
35 
41 
281 
203 
70 
13 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
1 
61 
227 
162 
20 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
89 
272 
409 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
3 
2 
1 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
77 
80 
39 
156 
90 
75 
28 
acres 
1,851 
1,688 
407 
4,068 
4,694 
4,669 
3,310 
pounds 
2,694,655 
3,809,699 
756,649 
8,114,819 
10,191,314 
10,485,396 
6,848,984 
Irrigated 
farms 
7 
16 
11 
41 
23 
22 
10 
acres 
51 
459 
87 
868 
607 
727 
396 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
1 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
15 
13 
6 
5 
- 
- 
1 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
12 
11 
3 
7 
3 
- 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
15 
13 
8 
21 
4 
3 
1 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
13 
15 
8 
25 
8 
7 
1 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
8 
7 
10 
56 
27 
15 
2 
25.0 acres or more 
14 
21 
4 
41 
48 
50 
23 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
52 
46 
43 
229 
284 
305 
310 
acres 
2,612 
1,670 
2,104 
13,731 
36,672 
69,507 
195,686 
bushels 
146,715 
81,192 
130,638 
763,614 
2,144,430 
4,209,116 
12,502,845 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 
3 
15 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
111 
211 
(D) 
2,497 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
16 
21 
15 
56 
23 
6 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
28 
22 
24 
127 
96 
62 
10 
1 00 to 249 acres 
8 
3 
3 
46 
133 
126 
51 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
1 
- 
29 
86 
92 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
3 
25 
155 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
3,195 
2,393 
1,515 
3,948 
1,598 
583 
222 
acres 
153,507 
139,516 
101,863 
357,245 
224,789 
121,808 
58,517 
tons, dry 
319,683 
297,679 
221,539 
771,336 
498,940 
278,029 
138,385 
Irrigated 
farms 
19 
11 
9 
31 
22 
10 
8 
acres 
225 
274 
316 
807 
1,207 
322 
174 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
654 
333 
175 
291 
92 
17 
17 
25 to 99 acres 
2,281 
1,711 
1,002 
2,146 
493 
130 
45 
1 00 to 249 acres 
260 
349 
330 
1,388 
808 
246 
73 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
8 
123 
186 
150 
52 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
19 
40 
35 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
76 
45 
24 
85 
67 
27 
8 
acres 
1,106 
524 
413 
1,172 
1,497 
1,036 
202 
tons, dry 
4,010 
1,512 
1,116 
3,675 
4,844 
4,111 
757 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
3 
2 
1 
- 
acres 
11 
- 
- 
105 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other tame hay 
farms 
2,866 
2,196 
1,394 
3,643 
1,493 
553 
209 
acres 
139,053 
128,780 
94,582 
326,863 
200,555 
108,121 
52,235 
tons, dry 
289,417 
273,591 
206,414 
691,670 
419,954 
231,072 
119,044 
Irrigated 
farms 
15 
10 
8 
25 
21 
9 
6 
acres 
169 
259 
235 
558 
1,185 
215 
160 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
“ 
“ 
" 
“ 
" 
“ 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
46 
25 
25 
72 
44 
20 
16 
acres 
437 
248 
172 
2,143 
4,122 
2,926 
15,075 
Irrigated 
farms 
18 
2 
6 
26 
14 
4 
3 
acres 
213 
(D) 
9 
1,061 
1,699 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
30 
12 
17 
32 
13 
6 
4 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
11 
10 
7 
22 
16 
7 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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