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 
1 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
143 
40 
91 
12 
71 
72 
acres 
14,012 
2,345 
10,857 
810 
6,186 
7,826 
bushels 
679,603 
133,586 
514,724 
31,293 
304,374 
375,229 
Irrigated 
farms 
13 
4 
9 
- 
10 
3 
acres 
351 
54 
297 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
58 
24 
31 
3 
32 
26 
25 to 99 acres 
40 
9 
25 
6 
19 
21 
1 00 to 249 acres 
28 
5 
20 
3 
14 
14 
250 to 499 acres 
13 
1 
12 
- 
4 
9 
500 acres or more 
4 
1 
3 
- 
2 
2 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
1,760 
452 
1,139 
169 
1,211 
549 
acres 
369,462 
39,502 
294,953 
35,007 
212,235 
157,227 
bushels 
12,267,729 
1,326,194 
9,841,261 
1,100,274 
6,672,856 
5,594,873 
Irrigated 
farms 
107 
24 
74 
9 
72 
35 
acres 
10,538 
1,213 
8,407 
918 
5,266 
5,272 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
355 
171 
151 
33 
261 
94 
25 to 99 acres 
582 
179 
346 
57 
418 
164 
1 00 to 249 acres 
371 
68 
265 
38 
265 
106 
250 to 499 acres 
220 
19 
181 
20 
137 
83 
500 acres or more 
232 
15 
196 
21 
130 
102 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
45 
36 
9 
_ 
32 
13 
acres 
1,293 
397 
896 
- 
1,196 
97 
pounds 
326,350 
199,050 
127,300 
- 
305,700 
20,650 
Irrigated 
farms 
9 
7 
2 
- 
3 
6 
acres 
28 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
19 
9 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
37 
31 
6 
. 
24 
13 
25 to 99 acres 
5 
5 
- 
- 
5 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
" 
1 
- 
1 
" 
Tobacco 
farms 
136 
34 
92 
10 
99 
37 
acres 
12,155 
1,392 
10,139 
623 
6,192 
5,963 
pounds 
25,920,734 
2,950,605 
21,976,836 
993,293 
13,458,065 
12,462,669 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
5 
5 
- 
7 
3 
acres 
371 
21 
350 
- 
166 
205 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
1 
1 
1 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
4 
4 
- 
- 
4 
- 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
4 
4 
- 
- 
3 
1 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
10 
5 
4 
1 
6 
4 
25.0 acres or more 
117 
20 
88 
9 
85 
32 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1,152 
254 
780 
118 
738 
414 
acres 
215,708 
26,291 
164,208 
25,209 
111,881 
103,827 
bushels 
11,268,376 
1,308,913 
8,589,906 
1,369,557 
5,677,540 
5,590,836 
Irrigated 
farms 
79 
15 
52 
12 
49 
30 
acres 
9,288 
1,288 
6,491 
1,509 
4,664 
4,624 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
219 
99 
107 
13 
149 
70 
25 to 99 acres 
390 
98 
252 
40 
264 
126 
1 00 to 249 acres 
280 
41 
201 
38 
194 
86 
250 to 499 acres 
148 
9 
124 
15 
78 
70 
500 acres or more 
115 
7 
96 
12 
53 
62 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
7,929 
5,149 
2,537 
243 
4,867 
3,062 
acres 
335,811 
150,591 
172,919 
12,301 
197,910 
137,901 
tons, dry 
722,352 
280,161 
416,448 
25,743 
411,875 
310,477 
Irrigated 
farms 
204 
121 
75 
8 
96 
108 
acres 
5,520 
2,719 
2,262 
539 
2,674 
2,846 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4,217 
3,359 
760 
98 
2,586 
1,631 
25 to 99 acres 
2,894 
1,545 
1,238 
111 
1,809 
1,085 
1 00 to 249 acres 
673 
202 
442 
29 
397 
276 
250 to 499 acres 
117 
37 
76 
4 
66 
51 
500 acres or more 
28 
6 
21 
1 
9 
19 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
127 
94 
30 
3 
72 
55 
acres 
2,087 
1,437 
641 
9 
1,265 
822 
tons, dry 
4,488 
2,744 
1,720 
24 
2,512 
1,976 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
5 
1 
- 
2 
4 
acres 
32 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
6,429 
4,099 
2,136 
194 
3,909 
2,520 
acres 
269,752 
122,045 
137,491 
10,216 
157,504 
112,248 
tons, dry 
608,467 
240,070 
347,424 
20,973 
345,609 
262,858 
Irrigated 
farms 
163 
96 
59 
8 
85 
78 
acres 
4,473 
2,536 
1,398 
539 
2,454 
2,019 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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