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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
1,008 
785 
181 
42 
337 
671 
number 
3,897,402 
3,519,843 
(D) 
(D) 
1,338,463 
2,558,939 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
152 
118 
34 
45 
107 
number 
6,031,871 
4,446,653 
1,585,218 
- 
3,011,035 
3,020,836 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
784 
608 
144 
32 
267 
517 
number 
272,389,497 
214,478,193 
(D) 
(D) 
87,426,011 
184,963,486 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
411 
310 
71 
30 
127 
284 
2,000 to 59,999 
18 
15 
3 
- 
3 
15 
60,000 to 99,999 
2 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
100,000 or more 
353 
281 
70 
2 
135 
218 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
885 
676 
180 
29 
355 
530 
number 
7,572,505 
5,424,842 
1,940,495 
207,168 
3,947,663 
3,624,842 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
443 
316 
112 
15 
198 
245 
number 
18,568,732 
13,378,273 
4,812,530 
377,929 
9,830,165 
8,738,567 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
53 
24 
28 
1 
18 
35 
acres 
1,236 
(D) 
876 
(D) 
219 
1,017 
bushels 
75,257 
(D) 
54,892 
(D) 
11,505 
63,752 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
36 
23 
13 
. 
16 
20 
25 to 99 acres 
17 
1 
15 
1 
2 
15 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Corn for grain 
farms 
15,101 
5,736 
8,056 
1,309 
9,153 
5,948 
acres 
3,302,499 
573,775 
2,423,844 
304,880 
1,762,791 
1,539,708 
bushels 
226,370,607 
36,944,571 
164,893,910 
24,532,126 
114,815,960 
111,554,647 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,156 
232 
727 
197 
654 
502 
acres 
327,339 
42,202 
228,270 
56,867 
148,795 
178,544 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,714 
1,741 
788 
185 
1,636 
1,078 
25 to 99 acres 
5,345 
2,651 
2,241 
453 
3,327 
2,018 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,231 
880 
2,064 
287 
2,051 
1,180 
250 to 499 acres 
1,939 
272 
1,458 
209 
1,193 
746 
500 acres or more 
1,872 
192 
1,505 
175 
946 
926 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2,485 
811 
1,519 
155 
1,295 
1,190 
acres 
148,805 
33,979 
106,246 
8,580 
70,061 
78,744 
tons 
1,239,611 
287,802 
866,303 
85,506 
558,198 
681,413 
Irrigated 
farms 
50 
16 
29 
5 
22 
28 
acres 
2,252 
846 
1,351 
55 
533 
1,719 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
958 
428 
466 
64 
481 
477 
25 to 99 acres 
1,099 
307 
722 
70 
611 
488 
1 00 to 249 acres 
345 
60 
269 
16 
170 
175 
250 to 499 acres 
64 
10 
51 
3 
29 
35 
500 acres or more 
19 
6 
11 
2 
4 
15 
Cotton, all 
farms 
409 
63 
235 
111 
229 
180 
acres 
350,782 
39,110 
240,556 
71,116 
156,635 
194,147 
bales 
721,705 
77,623 
501,889 
142,193 
321,972 
399,733 
Irrigated 
farms 
309 
38 
181 
90 
169 
140 
acres 
219,595 
15,774 
156,886 
46,935 
98,567 
121,028 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4 
3 
1 
1 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
43 
15 
16 
12 
27 
16 
1 00 to 249 acres 
64 
9 
34 
21 
47 
17 
250 to 499 acres 
73 
11 
39 
23 
47 
26 
500 acres or more 
225 
28 
143 
54 
107 
118 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
cwt 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
2 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
542 
329 
187 
26 
269 
273 
acres 
8,072 
4,696 
2,894 
482 
4,352 
3,720 
bushels 
417,591 
248,268 
146,612 
22,711 
237,469 
180,122 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
469 
292 
156 
21 
227 
242 
25 to 99 acres 
66 
35 
27 
4 
39 
27 
1 00 to 249 acres 
7 
2 
4 
1 
3 
4 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
- 
" 
- 
" 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
pounds 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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