Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
POULTRY - Con. 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
32,935 
4,158 
11,075 
2,911 
3,263 
2,695 
number 
8,463,194,794 
241,280,310 
1,938,100,527 
798,417,640 
850,329,566 
818,686,509 
Farms with- 
1 to 1 ,999 
16,514 
3,420 
6,559 
1,296 
1,483 
1,098 
2,000 to 59,999 
714 
77 
209 
70 
82 
58 
60,000 to 99,999 
373 
39 
100 
34 
60 
31 
100,000 or more 
15,334 
622 
4,207 
1,511 
1,638 
1,508 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
19,956 
4,269 
8,073 
1,442 
1,484 
1,191 
number 
100,792,198 
3,351,303 
17,156,706 
5,107,795 
6,378,328 
7,454,169 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
9,677 
1,880 
3,515 
611 
735 
622 
number 
286,030,261 
12,096,286 
51,902,203 
16,158,102 
17,387,149 
21,444,040 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
18,667 
71 
764 
453 
817 
1,002 
acres 
3,283,905 
242 
8,742 
7,141 
12,873 
20,123 
bushels 
215,059,358 
13,980 
590,601 
459,251 
891,819 
1,382,040 
Irrigated 
farms 
4,657 
42 
233 
116 
175 
178 
acres 
851,693 
125 
3,526 
2,385 
4,631 
7,219 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5,982 
71 
680 
358 
660 
740 
25 to 99 acres 
5,303 
- 
84 
95 
157 
236 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,614 
- 
- 
- 
- 
26 
250 to 499 acres 
2,174 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1,594 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
348,530 
3,026 
25,773 
12,940 
23,457 
25,154 
acres 
87,413,045 
1 1 ,756 
355,151 
293,322 
713,020 
986,677 
bushels 
10,333,410,157 
1,125,062 
34,337,667 
29,360,280 
76,595,398 
106,998,189 
Irrigated 
farms 
41,251 
296 
1,133 
482 
998 
1,022 
acres 
12,819,069 
664 
12,791 
10,051 
33,435 
45,509 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
72,836 
3,026 
21,790 
7,882 
10,983 
9,350 
25 to 99 acres 
101,838 
- 
3,983 
5,058 
12,474 
14,379 
1 00 to 249 acres 
75,245 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,425 
250 to 499 acres 
48,492 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
50,119 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
86,365 
306 
3,216 
2,678 
5,508 
6,641 
acres 
7,196,628 
1,012 
35,662 
43,000 
102,813 
158,492 
tons 
113,153,064 
15,791 
551,036 
710,101 
1,619,763 
2,474,083 
Irrigated 
farms 
9,807 
80 
426 
205 
414 
456 
acres 
1,643,756 
222 
6,412 
4,977 
12,457 
21,461 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
32,575 
306 
2,902 
2,175 
4,106 
4,267 
25 to 99 acres 
35,586 
- 
314 
503 
1,402 
2,236 
1 00 to 249 acres 
12,369 
- 
- 
- 
- 
138 
250 to 499 acres 
3,667 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
2,168 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton, all 
farms 
18,155 
58 
364 
203 
339 
462 
acres 
9,384,080 
227 
7,540 
6,907 
14,790 
27,850 
bales 
16,534,302 
479 
13,619 
11,294 
24,473 
46,663 
Irrigated 
farms 
9,130 
13 
95 
40 
77 
116 
acres 
3,813,454 
64 
2,332 
1,584 
3,149 
7,134 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
833 
58 
234 
63 
83 
59 
25 to 99 acres 
2,902 
- 
130 
140 
256 
315 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4,273 
- 
- 
- 
- 
88 
250 to 499 acres 
4,058 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
6,089 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
6,896 
152 
285 
107 
251 
204 
acres 
1,642,797 
180 
2,600 
2,478 
6,979 
7,096 
cwt 
31,424,290 
2,444 
54,013 
50,382 
146,658 
144,974 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,984 
55 
131 
57 
123 
88 
acres 
473,506 
71 
1,170 
1,461 
3,409 
3,592 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
949 
152 
253 
60 
134 
81 
25 to 99 acres 
1,902 
- 
32 
47 
117 
112 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,962 
- 
- 
- 
- 
11 
250 to 499 acres 
1,165 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
918 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
35,038 
123 
2,288 
1,495 
3,260 
3,593 
acres 
1,078,698 
360 
15,573 
13,553 
31,722 
45,302 
bushels 
65,646,178 
21,699 
860,390 
770,276 
1,846,886 
2,669,535 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,261 
20 
143 
44 
67 
58 
acres 
59,132 
52 
1,209 
792 
1,044 
1,551 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
23,991 
123 
2,237 
1,406 
3,131 
3,301 
25 to 99 acres 
8,949 
- 
51 
89 
129 
275 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,658 
- 
- 
- 
- 
17 
250 to 499 acres 
322 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
118 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
6,561 
66 
225 
149 
201 
205 
acres 
1,621,631 
130 
2,711 
4,028 
6,907 
8,485 
pounds 
6,660,492,899 
345,417 
8,958,940 
13,440,591 
25,442,770 
30,052,379 
Irrigated 
farms 
2,501 
36 
32 
12 
22 
39 
acres 
521,673 
57 
192 
261 
731 
1,442 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
751 
66 
195 
84 
79 
65 
25 to 99 acres 
1,567 
- 
30 
65 
122 
127 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,028 
- 
- 
- 
- 
13 
250 to 499 acres 
1,451 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
764 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
86 United States 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
