Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Livestock and poultry: - Con. 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
198,272 
145,615 
98,315 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
350,715,978 
349,772,508 
334,435,155 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
32,935 
27,091 
32,006 
27,737 
23,937 
23,949 
27,645 
30,100 
number 
8,463,194,794 
8,914,828,122 
8,500,313,357 
7,366,526,456 
6,741,927,110 
5,428,589,485 
4,361,975,630 
3,516,622,889 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
348,530 
347,760 
348,590 
450,520 
430,711 
503,935 
627,602 
715,171 
acres 
87,413,045 
86,248,542 
68,230,523 
71,088,454 
69,796,716 
69,339,869 
58,701,505 
69,857,993 
bushels 
10,333,410,157 
12,738,519,330 
8,613,061,814 
8,732,478,098 
8,578,634,770 
8,697,362,804 
6,725,001,837 
7,508,721,493 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
86,365 
84,317 
103,621 
123,325 
119,308 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
7,196,628 
5,979,661 
6,683,995 
5,771,666 
5,727,594 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
113,153,064 
104,224,795 
97,132,738 
89,219,954 
88,380,934 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
147,632 
160,810 
169,528 
252,922 
243,568 
292,464 
352,237 
446,075 
acres 
49,040,226 
50,932,969 
45,519,976 
62,084,743 
58,836,344 
59,089,470 
53,224,174 
70,910,293 
bushels 
2,185,108,114 
1 ,993,648,378 
1,577,005,140 
2,329,807,815 
2,204,026,684 
2,206,729,476 
1,887,103,964 
2,373,246,659 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
126,085 
136,103 
141,062 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
34,723,361 
35,785,969 
29,303,293 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
1,577,093,637 
1 ,444,540,438 
1,104,334,391 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Durum wheat for grain 
farms 
3,515 
3,723 
5,325 
7,070 
6,887 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
2,139,150 
2,138,734 
2,717,841 
3,202,949 
3,099,732 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
86,110,218 
73,201,303 
81,170,077 
88,251,199 
85,802,466 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
25,794 
28,733 
30,333 
47,193 
46,268 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
12,177,715 
13,008,266 
13,498,842 
18,024,687 
17,488,113 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
521,904,259 
475,906,637 
391 ,500,672 
537,892,213 
519,176,940 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
35,038 
42,558 
63,763 
94,811 
89,606 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1 ,078,698 
1,509,149 
1,996,916 
2,739,810 
2,680,958 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
65,646,178 
89,508,669 
109,840,449 
154,654,269 
151,327,329 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Barley for grain 
farms 
18,667 
19,848 
24,747 
43,269 
41,930 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
3,283,905 
3,521,957 
4,015,654 
6,108,682 
5,944,951 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
215,059,358 
207,089,232 
214,800,035 
346,413,080 
336,435,009 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
20,037 
26,242 
33,172 
50,860 
49,397 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
5,142,099 
6,769,834 
6,755,326 
8,647,643 
8,470,353 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
264,337,547 
482,452,865 
333,485,523 
569,984,239 
559,070,136 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
5,288 
5,625 
7,042 
7,962 
7,918 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
466,645 
450,041 
406,031 
384,320 
382,024 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
5,639,863 
5,763,450 
3,904,834 
4,669,985 
4,640,291 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
302,963 
279,110 
317,611 
367,300 
354,692 
381,000 
441 ,899 
511,229 
acres 
76,104,780 
63,915,821 
72,399,844 
67,773,274 
66,147,726 
56,351,304 
55,291,205 
64,832,842 
bushels 
2,926,822,777 
2,582,423,697 
2,707,719,216 
2,560,330,804 
2,504,307,294 
2,053,163,265 
1,838,053,979 
1,989,993,158 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
6,896 
6,236 
8,647 
1 1 ,348 
10,911 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,642,797 
1 ,455,549 
1,691,775 
1,731,898 
1 ,691 ,899 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
31,424,290 
25,353,900 
29,687,475 
27,888,555 
27,223,851 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Cotton, all 
farms 
18,155 
18,605 
24,805 
33,640 
31 ,493 
34,812 
43,046 
38,266 
acres 
9,384,080 
10,493,238 
12,456,162 
13,897,404 
13,235,236 
10,961,720 
9,826,081 
9,781,404 
bales 
16,534,302 
18,898,128 
17,145,345 
18,706,703 
17,878,743 
15,370,310 
13,280,143 
1 1 ,375,524 
Tobacco 
farms 
10,014 
16,234 
56,977 
93,530 
89,706 
124,270 
136,682 
179,141 
acres 
342,932 
359,846 
428,631 
837,363 
838,530 
831,231 
633,310 
931,655 
pounds 
766,609,252 
778,301,825 
873,350,412 
1,744,192,909 
1,747,702,321 
1,697,831,562 
1,215,221,360 
1,871,309,459 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
813,583 
869,534 
884,831 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
55,775,162 
61,455,483 
64,041 ,337 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
127,345,016 
1 55,393,762 
154,976,932 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Rice 
farms 
5,591 
6,084 
8,046 
9,627 
9,291 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
2,693,759 
2,758,792 
3,197,641 
3,161,576 
3,122,120 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
200,239,288 
198,538,690 
210,358,014 
184,412,536 
182,231,457 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
4,953 
6,403 
7,506 
11,176 
11,067 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,877,145 
2,000,153 
1 ,833,435 
(D) 
2,534,708 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
2,728,794,260 
2,820,962,445 
2,042,510,240 
(D) 
3,198,790,249 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
3,913 
4,022 
5,027 
7,057 
7,102 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,249,481 
1,253,817 
1 ,365,769 
1,449,819 
1 ,453,824 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
35,417,494 
31,937,325 
27,793,126 
29,740,760 
29,775,479 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sugarcane for sugar 
farms 
666 
692 
953 
1,079 
973 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
846,666 
978,393 
890,193 
875,180 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
30,269,684 
31,127,405 
35,319,767 
31,986,258 
31,549,377 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pineapples harvested 
farms 
42 
42 
34 
28 
28 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
10,211 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
314,626 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
6,561 
6,182 
8,640 
12,788 
12,221 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,621,631 
1 ,200,564 
1 ,223,093 
1 ,377,097 
1,352,155 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
6,660,492,899 
3,703,138,887 
3,137,586,781 
3,434,648,039 
3,377,142,874 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) ^ 
farms 
72,045 
69,172 
54,391 
60,631 
53,727 
61,969 
60,819 
69,109 
acres 
4,492,086 
4,682,588 
3,698,744 
3,906,983 
3,773,219 
3,782,358 
3,467,563 
3,330,637 
Potatoes 
farms 
21,079 
15,014 
9,408 
1 1 ,649 
10,523 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,168,199 
1,131,963 
1,266,087 
1 ,372,458 
1,355,241 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,202 
1,910 
2,366 
1,976 
1,770 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
125,726 
105,284 
92,310 
80,953 
77,384 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
106,488 
115,935 
113,649 
123,420 
106,069 
116,207 
120,434 
123,663 
acres 
5,199,729 
5,039,476 
5,330,439 
5,349,292 
5,158,064 
4,770,778 
4,560,163 
4,750,667 
' Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
^ Data for 1 982 exclude abnormal farms. 
® Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
Data for 1982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
® Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 
® Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
^ Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 United States 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
