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. 
Rice - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
3 
1 
2 
4 
2 
acres 
645 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
3 
. 
3 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
- 
1 
1 
1 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
79 
16 
57 
6 
44 
35 
acres 
11,496 
1,697 
9,199 
600 
6,056 
5,440 
bushels 
840,448 
121,540 
669,568 
49,340 
448,633 
391,815 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
1 
2 
- 
- 
3 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
7 
4 
3 
. 
5 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
35 
8 
22 
5 
20 
15 
1 00 to 249 acres 
24 
2 
22 
- 
13 
11 
250 to 499 acres 
8 
1 
6 
1 
3 
5 
500 acres or more 
5 
1 
4 
- 
3 
2 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
3,656 
1,138 
2,225 
293 
2,456 
1,200 
acres 
1,229,385 
121,606 
1,012,109 
95,670 
668,682 
560,703 
bushels 
45,165,597 
4,424,743 
37,173,261 
3,567,593 
24,575,394 
20,590,203 
Irrigated 
farms 
114 
17 
78 
19 
56 
58 
acres 
24,483 
4,095 
14,734 
5,654 
7,738 
16,745 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
592 
371 
180 
41 
400 
192 
25 to 99 acres 
1,118 
551 
481 
86 
803 
315 
1 00 to 249 acres 
705 
130 
515 
60 
515 
190 
250 to 499 acres 
471 
38 
388 
45 
315 
156 
500 acres or more 
770 
48 
661 
61 
423 
347 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
10 
5 
5 
_ 
7 
3 
acres 
610 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
442 
168 
pounds 
246,455 
80,802 
165,653 
- 
166,455 
80,000 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
2 
3 
4 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
3 
3 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
" 
" 
- 
" 
Tobacco 
farms 
935 
307 
564 
64 
619 
316 
acres 
23,801 
3,361 
19,393 
1,047 
16,239 
7,562 
pounds 
49,576,260 
6,983,754 
40,534,669 
2,057,837 
32,768,760 
16,807,500 
Irrigated 
farms 
173 
24 
138 
11 
107 
66 
acres 
3,595 
255 
3,266 
74 
2,042 
1,552 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
21 
16 
4 
1 
15 
6 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
89 
40 
41 
8 
64 
25 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
84 
49 
28 
7 
56 
28 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
150 
68 
74 
8 
99 
51 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
179 
72 
94 
13 
114 
65 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
187 
40 
129 
18 
129 
58 
25.0 acres or more 
225 
22 
194 
9 
142 
83 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,493 
318 
1,077 
98 
916 
577 
acres 
328,209 
30,855 
272,762 
24,592 
162,883 
165,326 
bushels 
20,315,789 
1,887,880 
16,902,729 
1,525,180 
10,000,528 
10,315,261 
Irrigated 
farms 
32 
4 
23 
5 
17 
15 
acres 
2,961 
(D) 
2,006 
(D) 
707 
2,254 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
258 
114 
128 
16 
154 
104 
25 to 99 acres 
470 
134 
305 
31 
311 
159 
1 00 to 249 acres 
374 
41 
305 
28 
247 
127 
250 to 499 acres 
208 
12 
188 
8 
127 
81 
500 acres or more 
183 
17 
151 
15 
77 
106 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
39,339 
25,402 
12,862 
1,075 
22,947 
16,392 
acres 
1,742,486 
757,214 
924,022 
61,250 
999,184 
743,302 
tons, dry 
3,729,026 
1,560,132 
2,034,291 
134,603 
2,138,278 
1,590,748 
Irrigated 
farms 
297 
200 
96 
1 
141 
156 
acres 
4,460 
(D) 
2,548 
(D) 
3,004 
1,456 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
18,352 
15,014 
2,950 
388 
10,656 
7,696 
25 to 99 acres 
16,748 
9,319 
6,906 
523 
9,903 
6,845 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,626 
956 
2,531 
139 
2,085 
1,541 
250 to 499 acres 
519 
98 
403 
18 
251 
268 
500 acres or more 
94 
15 
72 
7 
52 
42 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
1,140 
734 
370 
36 
638 
502 
acres 
14,296 
8,478 
5,319 
499 
8,191 
6,105 
tons, dry 
42,391 
23,253 
17,701 
1,437 
24,144 
18,247 
Irrigated 
farms 
25 
15 
10 
- 
10 
15 
acres 
231 
95 
136 
60 
171 
Other tame hay 
farms 
32,185 
19,818 
1 1 ,449 
918 
18,724 
13,461 
acres 
1,520,537 
637,210 
828,496 
54,831 
874,557 
645,980 
tons, dry 
3,225,384 
1,328,652 
1,781,559 
115,173 
1,857,153 
1,368,231 
Irrigated 
farms 
259 
173 
85 
1 
119 
140 
acres 
3,748 
(D) 
2,260 
(D) 
2,629 
1,119 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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