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 
9,384 
1,676 
6,329 
1,379 
5,377 
4,007 
acres 
2,075,317 
267,604 
1,530,560 
277,153 
1,042,966 
1,032,351 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,085 
665 
301 
119 
659 
426 
25 to 99 acres 
4,619 
1,904 
1,909 
806 
3,053 
1,566 
1 00 to 249 acres 
5,810 
1,129 
3,702 
979 
3,704 
2,106 
250 to 499 acres 
4,293 
400 
3,380 
513 
2,567 
1,726 
500 acres or more 
2,732 
241 
2,223 
268 
1,353 
1,379 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
172 
25 
111 
36 
75 
97 
acres 
51,671 
6,763 
33,797 
11,111 
21,168 
30,503 
tons 
1,449,966 
185,947 
954,252 
309,767 
576,145 
873,821 
Irrigated 
farms 
172 
25 
111 
36 
75 
97 
acres 
51,671 
6,763 
33,797 
11,111 
21,168 
30,503 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
144 
46 
84 
14 
72 
72 
acres 
39,115 
14,153 
23,010 
1,952 
15,437 
23,678 
pounds 
27,474,025 
10,249,207 
16,044,999 
1,179,819 
11,213,124 
16,260,901 
Irrigated 
farms 
41 
17 
23 
1 
21 
20 
acres 
5,911 
3,728 
(D) 
(D) 
1,908 
4,003 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
11 
3 
7 
1 
10 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
43 
14 
22 
7 
28 
15 
1 00 to 249 acres 
45 
15 
27 
3 
17 
28 
250 to 499 acres 
26 
6 
17 
3 
9 
17 
500 acres or more 
19 
8 
11 
- 
8 
11 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5,013 
1,302 
3,141 
570 
2,838 
2,175 
acres 
1,309,269 
249,139 
940,448 
119,682 
653,749 
655,520 
bushels 
51,650,730 
9,458,076 
37,350,612 
4,842,042 
25,257,807 
26,392,923 
Irrigated 
farms 
836 
204 
551 
81 
428 
408 
acres 
110,220 
31,506 
67,906 
10,808 
49,890 
60,330 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
556 
239 
246 
71 
355 
201 
25 to 99 acres 
1,652 
503 
932 
217 
967 
685 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,306 
296 
864 
146 
742 
564 
250 to 499 acres 
741 
145 
516 
80 
405 
336 
500 acres or more 
758 
119 
583 
56 
369 
389 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
20,034 
8,729 
9,475 
1,830 
11,084 
8,950 
acres 
2,487,312 
796,385 
1,428,141 
262,786 
1,185,834 
1,301,478 
tons, dry 
4,728,985 
1,395,180 
2,829,241 
504,564 
2,302,143 
2,426,842 
Irrigated 
farms 
4,400 
1,558 
2,404 
438 
2,296 
2,104 
acres 
396,397 
123,761 
229,012 
43,624 
195,151 
201,246 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
6,392 
3,857 
2,084 
451 
3,616 
2,776 
25 to 99 acres 
7,903 
3,111 
4,012 
780 
4,595 
3,308 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,513 
1,140 
2,031 
342 
1,876 
1,637 
250 to 499 acres 
1,205 
357 
728 
120 
560 
645 
500 acres or more 
1,021 
264 
620 
137 
437 
584 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
13,280 
5,146 
6,881 
1,253 
7,522 
5,758 
acres 
885,885 
267,263 
516,610 
102,012 
472,796 
413,089 
tons, dry 
2,737,484 
770,711 
1,648,654 
318,119 
1,426,150 
1,311,334 
Irrigated 
farms 
3,735 
1,302 
2,040 
393 
1,930 
1,805 
acres 
303,659 
91,793 
175,002 
36,864 
156,127 
147,532 
Other tame hay 
farms 
3,744 
1,655 
1,775 
314 
1,950 
1,794 
acres 
315,357 
105,855 
181,220 
28,282 
154,602 
160,755 
tons, dry 
469,831 
156,244 
271,902 
41,685 
234,721 
235,110 
Irrigated 
farms 
517 
190 
265 
62 
279 
238 
acres 
35,160 
12,547 
19,386 
3,227 
16,337 
18,823 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
33 
11 
15 
7 
23 
10 
acres 
3,905 
147 
3,585 
173 
3,652 
253 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
- 
3 
7 
9 
1 
acres 
318 
- 
225 
93 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
474 
282 
112 
80 
196 
278 
acres 
25,931 
4,405 
7,118 
14,407 
9,992 
15,939 
Irrigated 
farms 
267 
148 
64 
55 
89 
178 
acres 
24,098 
(D) 
(D) 
14,195 
8,837 
15,261 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
373 
252 
66 
55 
161 
212 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
62 
24 
30 
8 
24 
38 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
13 
4 
5 
4 
6 
7 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
5 
- 
3 
2 
1 
4 
250.0 acres or more 
21 
2 
8 
11 
4 
17 
Beans, snap 
farms 
146 
105 
24 
17 
46 
100 
acres 
70 
32 
33 
6 
15 
55 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
46 
33 
6 
7 
14 
32 
acres 
6 
4 
1 
1 
2 
4 
Peas, green 
farms 
11 
7 
1 
3 
7 
4 
acres 
11 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
10 
1 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
208 
127 
42 
39 
79 
129 
acres 
22,823 
(D) 
(D) 
14,100 
9,345 
13,478 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
33 
17 
4 
12 
12 
21 
acres 
12,295 
(D) 
(D) 
9,425 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
185 
125 
36 
24 
73 
112 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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