Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
POULTRY - Con. 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
1,799 
1,204 
970 
2,584 
1,448 
535 
293 
number 
571,261,838 
433,250,059 
357,644,857 
1,057,609,240 
722,970,628 
442,295,209 
231,348,411 
Farms with- 
1 to 1 ,999 
662 
431 
285 
759 
337 
95 
89 
2,000 to 59,999 
67 
24 
26 
45 
18 
5 
33 
60,000 to 99,999 
29 
5 
15 
40 
14 
4 
2 
100,000 or more 
1,041 
744 
644 
1,740 
1,079 
431 
169 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
757 
526 
363 
818 
528 
250 
255 
number 
5,002,443 
4,861,546 
2,782,537 
12,989,693 
17,093,241 
8,162,959 
10,451,478 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
425 
288 
210 
566 
416 
188 
221 
number 
13,922,431 
14,927,623 
7,526,817 
36,214,024 
45,139,968 
22,237,447 
27,074,171 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
987 
861 
733 
2,890 
2,735 
2,718 
4,636 
acres 
28,565 
28,437 
26,369 
168,714 
309,990 
576,387 
2,096,322 
bushels 
2,060,154 
2,008,150 
1 ,947,307 
12,673,513 
22,718,850 
40,190,983 
130,122,710 
Irrigated 
farms 
210 
190 
184 
779 
888 
712 
950 
acres 
9,787 
1 1 ,830 
12,061 
75,585 
132,263 
181,965 
410,316 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
636 
508 
415 
1,106 
481 
179 
148 
25 to 99 acres 
289 
291 
260 
1,264 
1,197 
742 
688 
1 00 to 249 acres 
62 
62 
58 
432 
720 
962 
1,292 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
88 
279 
592 
1,215 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
58 
243 
1,293 
Corn for grain 
farms 
24,215 
18,515 
16,598 
62,692 
60,594 
44,025 
31,541 
acres 
1 ,330,673 
1,212,970 
1,319,216 
8,073,334 
16,345,573 
22,915,778 
33,855,575 
bushels 
149,964,894 
135,024,469 
151,007,021 
948,568,143 
1,954,353,807 
2,755,823,158 
3,990,252,069 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,496 
1,024 
1,030 
5,416 
8,565 
9,305 
10,484 
acres 
99,410 
72,145 
83,186 
632,706 
1,723,319 
3,191,539 
6,914,314 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5,794 
3,631 
2,470 
5,209 
1,854 
579 
268 
25 to 99 acres 
15,619 
10,975 
8,291 
19,361 
7,244 
2,778 
1,676 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,802 
3,909 
5,753 
33,050 
18,712 
6,070 
3,524 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
84 
5,072 
27,882 
11,126 
4,328 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,902 
23,472 
21,745 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
6,060 
5,192 
4,788 
18,314 
15,770 
9,924 
7,968 
acres 
1 78,422 
182,546 
189,343 
999,257 
1,477,162 
1,488,205 
2,340,714 
tons 
2,710,875 
2,720,088 
2,931,420 
15,538,188 
23,128,190 
23,598,462 
37,155,067 
Irrigated 
farms 
413 
323 
342 
1,431 
1,913 
1,581 
2,223 
acres 
24,400 
20,711 
25,277 
149,010 
286,565 
327,670 
764,594 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3,372 
2,400 
2,024 
5,885 
3,246 
1,401 
491 
25 to 99 acres 
2,471 
2,513 
2,394 
9,639 
7,385 
4,161 
2,568 
1 00 to 249 acres 
217 
279 
368 
2,490 
3,856 
2,497 
2,524 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
2 
300 
1,092 
1,202 
1,071 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
191 
663 
1,314 
Cotton, all 
farms 
563 
462 
398 
2,111 
3,862 
4,663 
4,670 
acres 
46,410 
43,087 
47,061 
343,897 
1,189,916 
2,462,015 
5,194,380 
bales 
75,801 
78,431 
81,933 
576,478 
2,141,690 
4,369,635 
9,113,806 
Irrigated 
farms 
245 
144 
155 
922 
2,048 
2,545 
2,730 
acres 
20,070 
1 1 ,772 
16,837 
125,366 
463,511 
1,008,502 
2,153,133 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
44 
44 
38 
78 
59 
39 
34 
25 to 99 acres 
309 
222 
138 
582 
391 
272 
147 
1 00 to 249 acres 
210 
196 
208 
1,015 
1,177 
859 
520 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
14 
436 
1,545 
1,319 
744 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
690 
2,174 
3,225 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
189 
179 
167 
940 
1,131 
1,240 
2,051 
acres 
9,056 
9,857 
10,974 
82,087 
165,475 
310,587 
1 ,035,428 
cwt 
195,780 
202,125 
229,776 
1,769,852 
3,376,265 
6,041,199 
19,210,822 
Irrigated 
farms 
95 
113 
105 
532 
552 
466 
667 
acres 
4,034 
6,222 
7,373 
44,561 
74,245 
95,444 
231,924 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
46 
26 
17 
85 
47 
22 
26 
25 to 99 acres 
132 
131 
119 
496 
348 
208 
160 
1 00 to 249 acres 
11 
22 
31 
344 
589 
486 
468 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
15 
141 
404 
605 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
120 
792 
Oats for grain 
farms 
3,031 
2,444 
2,156 
6,981 
4,876 
2,589 
2,202 
acres 
43,863 
44,777 
41,760 
188,782 
198,083 
179,655 
275,268 
bushels 
2,575,966 
2,635,124 
2,404,708 
11,122,824 
12,288,592 
11,466,866 
16,983,312 
Irrigated 
farms 
53 
42 
30 
187 
219 
173 
225 
acres 
1,533 
1,293 
936 
7,553 
1 1 ,605 
11,106 
20,458 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,667 
1,922 
1,623 
4,277 
2,203 
755 
346 
25 to 99 acres 
352 
499 
517 
2,481 
2,305 
1,304 
947 
1 00 to 249 acres 
12 
23 
15 
214 
307 
429 
641 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
1 
9 
51 
79 
182 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10 
22 
86 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
189 
189 
142 
817 
1,594 
1,559 
1,225 
acres 
9,876 
1 1 ,797 
11,400 
90,601 
307,126 
442,495 
726,075 
pounds 
36,163,362 
42,249,286 
42,443,915 
321,280,509 
1,259,752,761 
1,774,610,012 
3,105,752,957 
Irrigated 
farms 
43 
44 
34 
229 
690 
668 
652 
acres 
1,684 
2,226 
2,083 
16,859 
91,235 
119,745 
285,158 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
41 
41 
11 
68 
46 
32 
23 
25 to 99 acres 
124 
109 
81 
354 
303 
179 
73 
1 00 to 249 acres 
24 
39 
47 
318 
818 
530 
239 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
3 
77 
382 
634 
355 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
45 
184 
535 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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