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 
409 
303 
97 
9 
140 
269 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
number 
1,096,451 
704,122 
392,245 
84 
410,192 
686,259 
sold 
farms 
58 
40 
18 
- 
22 
36 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
number 
1,490,895 
990,026 
500,869 
532,992 
957,903 
sold 
farms 
273 
165 
96 
12 
112 
161 
Farms with- 
number 
93,749,081 
(D) 
49,030,732 
(D) 
42,393,867 
51,355,214 
1 to 1,999 
123 
85 
27 
11 
40 
83 
2,000 to 59,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
60,000 to 99,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
100,000 or more 
148 
78 
69 
1 
72 
76 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
253 
188 
57 
8 
94 
159 
number 
1,817,308 
715,591 
1,101,688 
29 
511,015 
1,306,293 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
115 
64 
47 
4 
53 
62 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
4,889,115 
(D) 
2,798,126 
(D) 
1,855,080 
3,034,035 
Barley for grain 
farms 
52 
21 
31 
- 
36 
16 
acres 
1,480 
416 
1,064 
- 
806 
674 
bushels 
92,203 
23,003 
69,200 
- 
51,429 
40,774 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
34 
17 
17 
- 
27 
7 
25 to 99 acres 
14 
2 
12 
- 
8 
6 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4 
2 
2 
- 
1 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
- 
" 
" 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
702 
307 
353 
42 
381 
321 
acres 
35,268 
6,320 
25,690 
3,258 
16,546 
18,722 
bushels 
4,554,125 
745,176 
3,413,547 
395,402 
2,085,226 
2,468,899 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
“ 
(D) 
“ 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
482 
260 
195 
27 
267 
215 
25 to 99 acres 
141 
36 
96 
9 
74 
67 
1 00 to 249 acres 
44 
6 
35 
3 
24 
20 
250 to 499 acres 
23 
3 
19 
1 
11 
12 
500 acres or more 
12 
2 
8 
2 
5 
7 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
447 
125 
296 
26 
222 
225 
acres 
15,341 
2,902 
11,117 
1,322 
6,319 
9,022 
tons 
248,685 
39,682 
186,535 
22,468 
97,561 
151,124 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
“ 
“ 
(D) 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
256 
87 
159 
10 
139 
117 
25 to 99 acres 
162 
36 
112 
14 
77 
85 
1 00 to 249 acres 
24 
- 
24 
- 
6 
18 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
2 
1 
2 
- 
5 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
Oats for grain 
farms 
77 
28 
44 
5 
41 
36 
acres 
642 
209 
400 
33 
327 
315 
bushels 
32,369 
10,482 
20,311 
1,576 
14,678 
17,691 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
71 
26 
40 
5 
39 
32 
25 to 99 acres 
6 
2 
4 
- 
2 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
17 
5 
12 
- 
4 
13 
acres 
434 
111 
323 
- 
123 
311 
bushels 
26,072 
7,357 
18,715 
- 
5,585 
20,487 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
1 to 24 acres 
10 
2 
8 
- 
2 
8 
25 to 99 acres 
7 
3 
4 
- 
2 
5 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
141 
43 
85 
13 
96 
45 
acres 
20,425 
2,704 
12,661 
5,060 
13,143 
7,282 
bushels 
1,002,947 
138,159 
643,746 
221,042 
640,489 
362,458 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
- 
3 
- 
- 
3 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
114 
“ 
114 
“ 
“ 
114 
1 to 24 acres 
24 
13 
8 
3 
17 
7 
25 to 99 acres 
61 
23 
34 
4 
47 
14 
1 00 to 249 acres 
35 
5 
28 
2 
20 
15 
250 to 499 acres 
15 
2 
12 
1 
9 
6 
500 acres or more 
6 
" 
3 
3 
3 
3 
Tobacco 
farms 
13 
9 
4 
- 
9 
4 
acres 
60 
31 
29 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
112,308 
57,320 
54,988 
- 
(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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