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. 
Peanuts for nuts - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
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 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
386 
68 
227 
91 
215 
171 
acres 
174,559 
(D) 
99,494 
(D) 
82,079 
92,480 
cwt 
12,206,338 
(D) 
6,958,720 
(D) 
5,383,911 
6,822,427 
Irrigated 
farms 
386 
68 
227 
91 
215 
171 
acres 
174,559 
(D) 
99,494 
(D) 
82,079 
92,480 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
3 
2 
- 
4 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
91 
20 
51 
20 
66 
25 
1 00 to 249 acres 
81 
12 
52 
17 
41 
40 
250 to 499 acres 
83 
9 
55 
19 
43 
40 
500 acres or more 
126 
24 
67 
35 
61 
65 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
625 
239 
332 
54 
358 
267 
acres 
54,885 
14,664 
33,066 
7,155 
29,035 
25,850 
bushels 
3,150,174 
771,269 
1,893,003 
485,902 
1,504,125 
1,646,049 
Irrigated 
farms 
35 
6 
24 
5 
17 
18 
acres 
3,529 
710 
2,230 
589 
766 
2,763 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
177 
85 
85 
7 
84 
93 
25 to 99 acres 
291 
108 
155 
28 
191 
100 
100 to 249 acres 
111 
35 
63 
13 
57 
54 
250 to 499 acres 
32 
9 
19 
4 
23 
9 
500 acres or more 
14 
2 
10 
2 
3 
11 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
19,823 
8,435 
9,714 
1,674 
12,124 
7,699 
acres 
5,250,275 
1,019,575 
3,718,252 
512,448 
2,842,825 
2,407,450 
bushels 
148,826,538 
28,078,298 
105,108,865 
15,639,375 
78,245,990 
70,580,548 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,295 
258 
791 
246 
761 
534 
acres 
396,331 
45,764 
266,106 
84,461 
173,615 
222,716 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,795 
2,043 
597 
155 
1,756 
1,039 
25 to 99 acres 
6,812 
4,050 
2,187 
575 
4,222 
2,590 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4,386 
1,503 
2,495 
388 
2,752 
1,634 
250 to 499 acres 
2,736 
477 
2,016 
243 
1,762 
974 
500 acres or more 
3,094 
362 
2,419 
313 
1,632 
1,462 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
10 
4 
6 
- 
8 
2 
acres 
895 
215 
680 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
740,440 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
3 
- 
- 
3 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
3 
- 
3 
- 
2 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4 
1 
3 
- 
3 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
33 
20 
12 
1 
12 
21 
acres 
427 
(D) 
231 
(D) 
297 
130 
pounds 
789,837 
(D) 
443,920 
(D) 
556,102 
233,735 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
7 
3 
4 
- 
4 
3 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
10 
8 
2 
- 
2 
8 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
5 
4 
1 
- 
- 
5 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
6 
2 
3 
1 
3 
3 
25.0 acres or more 
3 
1 
2 
- 
2 
1 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
6,270 
2,089 
3,675 
506 
3,667 
2,603 
acres 
690,245 
134,737 
492,722 
62,786 
362,896 
327,349 
bushels 
38,087,065 
7,197,189 
27,564,860 
3,325,016 
19,869,777 
18,217,288 
Irrigated 
farms 
221 
42 
133 
46 
115 
106 
acres 
37,921 
4,599 
26,137 
7,185 
14,092 
23,829 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,566 
876 
592 
98 
912 
654 
25 to 99 acres 
2,816 
891 
1,670 
255 
1,713 
1,103 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,209 
219 
903 
87 
715 
494 
250 to 499 acres 
440 
72 
328 
40 
223 
217 
500 acres or more 
239 
31 
182 
26 
104 
135 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
50,279 
32,907 
15,677 
1,695 
26,248 
24,031 
acres 
3,349,348 
1,552,793 
1,668,252 
128,303 
1,692,880 
1,656,468 
tons, dry 
5,271,715 
2,308,930 
2,767,543 
195,242 
2,684,501 
2,587,214 
Irrigated 
farms 
345 
223 
115 
7 
160 
185 
acres 
9,901 
5,500 
4,220 
181 
3,927 
5,974 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
16,889 
13,943 
2,460 
486 
8,703 
8,186 
25 to 99 acres 
23,605 
15,288 
7,495 
822 
12,549 
11,056 
1 00 to 249 acres 
7,720 
3,137 
4,289 
294 
4,028 
3,692 
250 to 499 acres 
1,608 
434 
1,097 
77 
774 
834 
500 acres or more 
457 
105 
336 
16 
194 
263 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
232 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
