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 
2 
11 
20 
22 
26 
34 
acres 
- 
(D) 
280 
687 
2,188 
2,795 
7,515 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
12,694 
25,831 
115,086 
118,634 
385,867 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
2 
1 
3 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
174 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
. 
2 
7 
15 
5 
2 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
4 
3 
10 
12 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
11 
12 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
1 
8 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
119 
81 
88 
272 
271 
245 
206 
acres 
6,934 
5,932 
7,620 
31,220 
59,186 
103,388 
142,128 
bushels 
177,333 
162,532 
220,427 
875,294 
1,814,336 
3,450,481 
5,241,052 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
4 
7 
10 
12 
20 
33 
acres 
92 
(D) 
111 
466 
1,165 
2,460 
5,905 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
21 
15 
15 
16 
14 
5 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
80 
36 
39 
124 
57 
18 
19 
1 00 to 249 acres 
18 
30 
34 
109 
101 
47 
28 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
23 
74 
88 
35 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 
87 
120 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
- 
2 
1 
13 
2 
3 
2 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
128 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
46,900 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
7 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
. 
. 
1 
12 
. 
2 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
3 
1 
2 
17 
47 
28 
19 
acres 
96 
(D) 
(D) 
1,484 
2,805 
2,914 
4,372 
pounds 
217,330 
(D) 
(D) 
3,337,219 
5,228,916 
6,164,535 
9,920,634 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
1 
2 
3 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
205 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
- 
25.0 acres or more 
2 
1 
- 
15 
46 
27 
18 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
65 
48 
62 
188 
185 
197 
168 
acres 
2,967 
2,764 
3,787 
15,594 
30,563 
58,551 
95,577 
bushels 
124,809 
136,513 
144,406 
718,981 
1 ,449,434 
2,992,126 
5,476,820 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
1 
2 
4 
12 
22 
21 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
8 
1,098 
2,284 
5,347 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
24 
9 
14 
28 
11 
3 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
35 
32 
34 
96 
45 
22 
11 
1 00 to 249 acres 
6 
7 
14 
59 
87 
73 
34 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
5 
39 
61 
43 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
3 
38 
74 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
554 
434 
373 
823 
367 
162 
104 
acres 
22,764 
23,263 
23,863 
64,522 
43,838 
26,979 
22,834 
tons, dry 
45,583 
46,944 
52,258 
139,676 
111,963 
74,673 
62,105 
Irrigated 
farms 
8 
10 
7 
27 
20 
16 
14 
acres 
317 
233 
116 
1,428 
1,007 
547 
1,094 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
200 
115 
84 
156 
49 
23 
12 
25 to 99 acres 
299 
251 
198 
420 
148 
55 
34 
1 00 to 249 acres 
55 
68 
90 
214 
121 
45 
35 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
1 
33 
42 
26 
15 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
7 
13 
8 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
4 
3 
2 
6 
5 
1 
1 
acres 
80 
55 
(D) 
128 
113 
(D) 
(D) 
tons, dry 
(D) 
19 
(D) 
342 
325 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
450 
354 
312 
711 
332 
137 
95 
acres 
18,572 
19,297 
19,488 
52,746 
36,389 
21,248 
18,010 
tons, dry 
39,868 
41,253 
44,966 
116,949 
96,937 
60,539 
53,742 
Irrigated 
farms 
7 
10 
7 
25 
15 
13 
13 
acres 
312 
233 
116 
1,226 
634 
390 
994 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
7 
1 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
258 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
" 
" 
" 
" 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
53 
33 
26 
71 
46 
33 
28 
acres 
831 
513 
442 
3,162 
1,752 
5,919 
8,117 
Irrigated 
farms 
15 
10 
9 
36 
12 
22 
17 
acres 
257 
360 
136 
2,398 
485 
4,989 
7,047 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
29 
22 
14 
21 
12 
7 
5 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
15 
4 
6 
30 
7 
9 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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