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. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
4 
2 
2 
- 
2 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
2 
2 
- 
2 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
15 
- 
10 
5 
7 
8 
acres 
1,603 
- 
565 
1,038 
971 
632 
pounds 
2,144,124 
- 
732,806 
1,411,318 
1,182,643 
961,481 
Irrigated 
farms 
13 
- 
8 
5 
7 
6 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,038 
971 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
3 
2 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
6 
- 
5 
1 
2 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
5 
- 
2 
3 
2 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
1 
1 
" 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
2,871 
809 
1,424 
638 
1,347 
1,524 
acres 
2,186,813 
325,526 
1,206,050 
655,237 
754,705 
1,432,108 
bushels 
141,020,565 
21,805,406 
78,128,922 
41,086,237 
46,980,702 
94,039,863 
Irrigated 
farms 
687 
164 
376 
147 
306 
381 
acres 
180,802 
36,077 
103,687 
41,038 
52,015 
128,787 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
234 
154 
67 
13 
146 
88 
25 to 99 acres 
423 
175 
196 
52 
241 
182 
1 00 to 249 acres 
542 
202 
252 
88 
285 
257 
250 to 499 acres 
441 
128 
216 
97 
217 
224 
500 acres or more 
1,231 
150 
693 
388 
458 
773 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
10,396 
7,215 
2,724 
457 
4,852 
5,544 
acres 
748,909 
238,213 
421,445 
89,251 
311,158 
437,751 
tons, dry 
2,873,198 
724,249 
1,719,067 
429,882 
1,110,934 
1,762,264 
Irrigated 
farms 
3,780 
2,322 
1,186 
272 
1,736 
2,044 
acres 
385,037 
102,874 
220,791 
61,372 
147,592 
237,445 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5,973 
5,146 
719 
108 
2,850 
3,123 
25 to 99 acres 
2,677 
1,592 
944 
141 
1,268 
1,409 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,052 
338 
615 
99 
448 
604 
250 to 499 acres 
432 
94 
275 
63 
188 
244 
500 acres or more 
262 
45 
171 
46 
98 
164 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
3,891 
2,351 
1,300 
240 
1,904 
1,987 
acres 
363,923 
106,845 
208,368 
48,710 
154,376 
209,547 
tons, dry 
1,676,815 
418,425 
994,564 
263,826 
679,940 
996,875 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,373 
1,386 
806 
181 
1,165 
1,208 
acres 
248,488 
67,579 
141,558 
39,351 
99,174 
149,314 
Other tame hay 
farms 
3,461 
2,344 
952 
165 
1,537 
1,924 
acres 
194,533 
62,224 
108,982 
23,327 
76,544 
117,989 
tons, dry 
639,060 
157,814 
373,728 
107,518 
231,204 
407,856 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,062 
664 
308 
90 
440 
622 
acres 
92,419 
21,925 
52,589 
17,905 
32,721 
59,698 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
202 
73 
91 
38 
98 
104 
acres 
44,173 
6,214 
29,508 
8,451 
14,120 
30,053 
Irrigated 
farms 
86 
25 
34 
27 
39 
47 
acres 
22,719 
3,141 
14,109 
5,469 
4,587 
18,132 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
2,836 
1,953 
519 
364 
1,093 
1,743 
acres 
337,859 
82,545 
184,188 
71,127 
121,826 
216,033 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,278 
1,530 
468 
280 
886 
1,392 
acres 
320,914 
80,046 
174,502 
66,366 
117,805 
203,109 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
2,032 
1,711 
145 
176 
750 
1,282 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
224 
124 
72 
28 
101 
123 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
158 
46 
81 
31 
67 
91 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
142 
28 
65 
49 
74 
68 
250.0 acres or more 
280 
44 
156 
80 
101 
179 
Beans, snap 
farms 
965 
765 
99 
101 
319 
646 
acres 
5,297 
675 
2,518 
2,104 
2,416 
2,881 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
120 
105 
10 
5 
49 
71 
acres 
3,739 
419 
1,660 
1,659 
2,103 
1,635 
Peas, green 
farms 
710 
459 
127 
124 
230 
480 
acres 
42,552 
10,857 
17,841 
13,855 
16,617 
25,936 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
172 
46 
78 
48 
63 
109 
acres 
41,378 
10,738 
17,324 
13,316 
15,876 
25,503 
Potatoes 
farms 
1,205 
847 
224 
134 
428 
777 
acres 
163,925 
41,224 
95,106 
27,595 
54,867 
109,058 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
238 
102 
86 
50 
85 
153 
acres 
123,768 
35,470 
68,063 
20,236 
38,137 
85,632 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
941 
790 
80 
71 
327 
614 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Washington 229 
