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 
373 
87 
269 
17 
157 
216 
acres 
40,489 
7,326 
30,820 
2,343 
1 1 ,362 
29,127 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,650 
1,922 
319 
2,761 
2,130 
25 to 99 acres 
2,952 
4,632 
562 
4,575 
3,571 
1 00 to 249 acres 
385 
2,346 
146 
1,406 
1,471 
250 to 499 acres 
933 
58 
838 
37 
423 
510 
500 acres or more 
544 
23 
488 
33 
205 
339 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
57 
13 
42 
2 
23 
34 
acres 
2,404 
(D) 
1,757 
(D) 
1,095 
1,309 
pounds 
2,440,816 
(D) 
1,748,141 
(D) 
1,040,050 
1,400,766 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
31 
10 
21 
12 
19 
25 to 99 acres 
21 
1 
18 
2 
9 
12 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3 
1 
2 
- 
1 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
181 
86 
68 
27 
91 
90 
acres 
810 
443 
294 
73 
318 
491 
pounds 
1,800,756 
844,639 
800,100 
156,017 
657,057 
1,143,699 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
17 
6 
9 
2 
11 
6 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
39 
19 
10 
10 
20 
19 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
38 
19 
16 
3 
17 
21 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
33 
12 
16 
5 
22 
11 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
35 
19 
9 
7 
13 
22 
10.0 to 24.9 acres 
17 
10 
7 
- 
8 
9 
25.0 acres or more 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5,211 
1,350 
3,554 
307 
2,542 
2,669 
acres 
261,519 
35,976 
211,302 
14,241 
113,617 
147,902 
bushels 
18,368,973 
2,338,512 
14,960,645 
1,069,816 
7,823,740 
10,545,233 
Irrigated 
farms 
57 
17 
38 
2 
19 
38 
acres 
(D) 
289 
2,558 
(D) 
(D) 
2,622 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,296 
897 
1,245 
154 
1,197 
1,099 
25 to 99 acres 
2,276 
404 
1,747 
125 
1,084 
1,192 
1 00 to 249 acres 
507 
40 
448 
19 
218 
289 
250 to 499 acres 
106 
7 
93 
6 
35 
71 
500 acres or more 
26 
2 
21 
3 
8 
18 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
37,020 
19,759 
16,000 
1,261 
17,835 
19,185 
acres 
2,396,640 
635,757 
1,669,273 
91,610 
954,017 
1,442,623 
tons, dry 
7,218,964 
1,521,856 
5,407,440 
289,668 
2,639,803 
4,579,161 
Irrigated 
farms 
374 
100 
252 
22 
124 
250 
acres 
27,526 
2,207 
19,330 
5,989 
8,125 
19,401 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
15,197 
11,618 
3,149 
430 
7,761 
7,436 
25 to 99 acres 
14,754 
7,029 
7,132 
593 
7,412 
7,342 
1 00 to 249 acres 
5,672 
1,036 
4,441 
195 
2,257 
3,415 
250 to 499 acres 
1,030 
61 
948 
21 
321 
709 
500 acres or more 
367 
15 
330 
22 
84 
283 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
25,880 
13,223 
1 1 ,732 
925 
12,562 
13,318 
acres 
1,122,770 
360,234 
719,827 
42,709 
501 ,744 
621,026 
tons, dry 
2,981,565 
837,179 
2,028,173 
116,213 
1,296,477 
1,685,088 
Irrigated 
farms 
223 
74 
139 
10 
72 
151 
acres 
7,149 
1,378 
5,435 
336 
2,481 
4,668 
Other tame hay 
farms 
6,877 
4,297 
2,427 
153 
3,254 
3,623 
acres 
250,751 
107,541 
136,738 
6,472 
118,612 
132,139 
tons, dry 
444,026 
179,858 
250,192 
13,976 
211,631 
232,395 
Irrigated 
farms 
35 
14 
21 
- 
14 
21 
acres 
1,165 
138 
1,027 
- 
332 
833 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
11 
7 
4 
- 
6 
5 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
250 
- 
175 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
2,873 
1,385 
1,207 
281 
1,262 
1,611 
acres 
284,074 
33,060 
219,063 
31,951 
86,676 
197,398 
Irrigated 
farms 
822 
446 
290 
86 
295 
527 
acres 
164,177 
13,837 
129,589 
20,751 
35,597 
128,581 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,352 
920 
253 
179 
559 
793 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
506 
267 
190 
49 
225 
281 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
589 
153 
407 
29 
317 
272 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
232 
27 
199 
6 
106 
126 
250.0 acres or more 
194 
18 
158 
18 
55 
139 
Beans, snap 
farms 
1,031 
428 
467 
136 
394 
637 
acres 
71,396 
7,651 
55,746 
8,000 
22,780 
48,616 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
454 
69 
364 
21 
188 
266 
acres 
70,726 
7,487 
55,296 
7,942 
22,386 
48,340 
Peas, green 
farms 
540 
138 
355 
47 
245 
295 
acres 
37,162 
5,370 
26,893 
4,900 
16,215 
20,946 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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