Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products 
Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Tobacco - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
1 
2 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
151 
278 
305 
245 
286 
612 
acres 
9,579 
10,052 
8,340 
5,612 
3,709 
8,519 
tons, dry 
20,364 
18,403 
12,151 
7,203 
3,799 
7,150 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
6 
7 
6 
6 
6 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
19 
42 
10 
55 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
40 
122 
182 
169 
246 
532 
25 to 99 acres 
80 
139 
111 
72 
40 
75 
1 00 to 249 acres 
27 
17 
12 
4 
- 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
24 
39 
60 
29 
30 
44 
acres 
1,228 
1,139 
762 
439 
242 
603 
tons, dry 
2,731 
2,500 
1,531 
720 
327 
702 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
“ 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other tame hay 
farms 
95 
160 
184 
149 
141 
331 
acres 
5,567 
5,430 
4,782 
3,483 
1,939 
3,829 
tons, dry 
12,290 
9,971 
7,684 
4,514 
2,064 
4,052 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
4 
3 
1 
2 
1 
acres 
(D) 
4 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
116 
268 
255 
134 
116 
99 
acres 
591 
623 
342 
124 
91 
72 
Irrigated 
farms 
41 
122 
72 
45 
47 
6 
acres 
162 
129 
70 
32 
30 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
77 
238 
247 
132 
116 
93 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
37 
29 
8 
2 
- 
6 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
47 
132 
122 
37 
26 
8 
acres 
(D) 
28 
26 
8 
5 
1 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
3 
6 
1 
4 
- 
acres 
(D) 
1 
1 
(D) 
(Z) 
- 
Peas, green 
farms 
4 
6 
22 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
2 
2 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
47 
98 
75 
32 
14 
11 
acres 
47 
31 
19 
4 
3 
4 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
45 
97 
75 
32 
14 
11 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Sweet corn 
farms 
28 
76 
55 
34 
8 
3 
acres 
112 
120 
34 
17 
3 
3 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
4 
- 
10 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
13 
- 
5 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
6 
17 
6 
5 
3 
- 
acres 
1 
3 
1 
1 
1 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
" 
" 
- 
- 
" 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
61 
176 
144 
62 
29 
13 
acres 
57 
63 
34 
15 
5 
2 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
14 
10 
4 
4 
- 
acres 
(D) 
3 
1 
1 
(Z) 
- 
Land in orchards 
farms 
57 
86 
45 
36 
26 
44 
acres 
320 
192 
65 
40 
48 
150 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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