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 
21 
4 
11 
6 
11 
10 
acres 
6,652 
2,612 
3,320 
720 
5,099 
1,553 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
25 to 99 acres 
3 
1 
2 
- 
- 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
12 
- 
6 
6 
6 
6 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
500 acres or more 
5 
2 
3 
- 
4 
1 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
114 
49 
58 
7 
70 
44 
acres 
19,445 
9,570 
8,708 
1,167 
13,560 
5,885 
bushels 
751,733 
381,580 
313,503 
56,650 
472,374 
279,359 
Irrigated 
farms 
69 
29 
34 
6 
37 
32 
acres 
8,724 
4,569 
(D) 
(D) 
5,700 
3,024 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
20 
10 
9 
1 
9 
11 
25 to 99 acres 
27 
8 
19 
- 
20 
7 
1 00 to 249 acres 
44 
22 
17 
5 
27 
17 
250 to 499 acres 
17 
6 
11 
- 
8 
9 
500 acres or more 
6 
3 
2 
1 
6 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
6 
6 
_ 
_ 
6 
_ 
acres 
7 
7 
- 
- 
7 
- 
pounds 
7,000 
7,000 
- 
- 
7,000 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
6 
6 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
264 
133 
114 
17 
153 
Ill 
acres 
87,504 
43,227 
40,230 
4,047 
50,294 
37,210 
bushels 
2,613,145 
1,681,924 
810,506 
120,715 
1,013,046 
1,600,099 
Irrigated 
farms 
130 
67 
51 
12 
71 
59 
acres 
36,889 
23,081 
1 1 ,992 
1,816 
14,895 
21,994 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
32 
26 
5 
1 
14 
18 
25 to 99 acres 
58 
29 
27 
2 
39 
19 
1 00 to 249 acres 
95 
44 
41 
10 
57 
38 
250 to 499 acres 
31 
15 
14 
2 
16 
15 
500 acres or more 
48 
19 
27 
2 
27 
21 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
6,578 
4,345 
1,499 
734 
3,876 
2,702 
acres 
343,032 
171,973 
144,102 
26,957 
177,576 
165,456 
tons, dry 
1,441,883 
632,059 
696,104 
113,720 
670,204 
771,679 
Irrigated 
farms 
6,199 
4,091 
1,394 
714 
3,626 
2,573 
acres 
302,297 
146,524 
131,357 
24,416 
148,300 
153,997 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4,639 
3,392 
682 
565 
2,776 
1,863 
25 to 99 acres 
1,160 
615 
442 
103 
637 
523 
1 00 to 249 acres 
487 
212 
235 
40 
320 
167 
250 to 499 acres 
184 
82 
85 
17 
94 
90 
500 acres or more 
108 
44 
55 
9 
49 
59 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
5,181 
3,345 
1,164 
672 
3,073 
2,108 
acres 
222,263 
107,037 
97,208 
18,018 
113,709 
108,554 
tons, dry 
1,070,833 
457,008 
535,217 
78,608 
499,667 
571,166 
Irrigated 
farms 
5,074 
3,261 
1,147 
666 
3,010 
2,064 
acres 
217,959 
105,260 
95,636 
17,063 
1 1 1 ,049 
106,910 
Other tame hay 
farms 
1,222 
810 
334 
78 
672 
550 
acres 
33,823 
17,460 
13,748 
2,615 
17,083 
16,740 
tons, dry 
63,347 
30,850 
26,815 
5,682 
36,784 
26,563 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,051 
715 
275 
61 
567 
484 
acres 
23,442 
13,119 
8,632 
1,691 
1 1 ,457 
1 1 ,985 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
12 
9 
3 
- 
3 
9 
acres 
283 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
22 
261 
Irrigated 
farms 
12 
9 
3 
- 
3 
9 
acres 
283 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
22 
261 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
2,085 
1,281 
260 
544 
977 
1,108 
acres 
27,370 
8,413 
12,098 
6,860 
10,325 
17,045 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,074 
1,281 
260 
533 
968 
1,106 
acres 
27,357 
8,413 
12,098 
6,846 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,850 
1,218 
164 
468 
839 
1,011 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
137 
33 
46 
58 
82 
55 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
41 
11 
17 
13 
25 
16 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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