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 
330 
208 
85 
37 
98 
232 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
number 
114,272 
(D) 
16,736 
(D) 
2,780 
1 1 1 ,492 
sold 
farms 
36 
19 
8 
9 
18 
18 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
number 
1,098 
443 
475 
180 
330 
768 
sold 
farms 
423 
277 
107 
39 
128 
295 
Farms with- 
number 
301,653 
(D) 
(D) 
11,906 
12,238 
289,415 
1 to 1,999 
422 
277 
106 
39 
128 
294 
2,000 to 59,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
- 
1 
- 
" 
1 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
205 
149 
34 
22 
68 
137 
number 
3,790 
2,729 
845 
216 
1,097 
2,693 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
220 
130 
58 
32 
57 
163 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
62,244 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,632 
60,612 
Barley for grain 
farms 
4 
1 
3 
- 
2 
2 
acres 
304 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
19,146 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
1 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
105 
26 
75 
4 
36 
69 
acres 
11,059 
1,118 
9,716 
225 
5,135 
5,924 
bushels 
1,428,893 
160,649 
1,245,524 
22,720 
665,366 
763,527 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
31 
16 
13 
2 
9 
22 
25 to 99 acres 
37 
5 
31 
1 
11 
26 
1 00 to 249 acres 
25 
5 
19 
1 
9 
16 
250 to 499 acres 
10 
- 
10 
- 
6 
4 
500 acres or more 
2 
" 
2 
- 
1 
1 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
566 
123 
417 
26 
214 
352 
acres 
80,231 
7,130 
70,906 
2,195 
22,839 
57,392 
tons 
1,522,569 
143,163 
1,341,122 
38,284 
443,097 
1,079,472 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
3 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
87 
87 
“ 
“ 
87 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
119 
45 
67 
7 
62 
57 
25 to 99 acres 
221 
59 
151 
11 
90 
131 
1 00 to 249 acres 
139 
15 
117 
7 
36 
103 
250 to 499 acres 
55 
3 
51 
1 
21 
34 
500 acres or more 
32 
1 
31 
- 
5 
27 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
20 
14 
5 
1 
6 
14 
acres 
48 
34 
(D) 
(D) 
27 
21 
cwt 
177 
117 
(D) 
(D) 
93 
84 
Irrigated 
farms 
8 
6 
1 
1 
- 
8 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
8 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
8 
1 to 24 acres 
20 
14 
5 
1 
6 
14 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Oats for grain 
farms 
18 
12 
6 
- 
10 
8 
acres 
125 
68 
57 
- 
82 
43 
bushels 
8,540 
5,105 
3,435 
- 
6,045 
2,495 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
1 to 24 acres 
17 
12 
5 
- 
10 
7 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
" 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
35 
8 
26 
1 
22 
13 
acres 
4,478 
(D) 
4,158 
(D) 
2,949 
1,529 
bushels 
222,023 
(D) 
207,576 
(D) 
116,889 
105,134 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
1 to 24 acres 
10 
5 
4 
1 
7 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
11 
2 
9 
- 
7 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
10 
1 
9 
- 
5 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
3 
- 
3 
- 
2 
1 
500 acres or more 
1 
" 
1 
- 
1 
" 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
6 
- 
6 
- 
- 
6 
acres 
6 
- 
6 
- 
- 
6 
tons 
48 
- 
48 
- 
- 
48 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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