Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
1,341 
1,190 
1,136 
151 
121 
413 
number 
96,421,092 
69,884,098 
50,808,630 
26,536,994 
14,245,980 
1,878,426 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
313 
284 
263 
29 
18 
44 
number 
60,487,380 
51,679,069 
35,988,274 
8,808,311 
5,542,010 
1,043,151 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
2,413 
2,271 
2,233 
142 
125 
315 
number 
1,130,804,176 
1,050,602,333 
1,034,233,511 
80,201,843 
69,789,343 
37,095,254 
Farms with- 
1 to 1 ,999 
655 
603 
596 
52 
49 
230 
2,000 to 59,999 
92 
76 
58 
16 
6 
16 
60,000 to 99,999 
15 
14 
14 
1 
1 
1 
100,000 or more 
1,651 
1,578 
1,565 
73 
69 
68 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,081 
956 
925 
125 
90 
303 
number 
32,363,403 
26,191,155 
25,305,773 
6,172,248 
2,235,416 
1,559,967 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
833 
739 
710 
94 
65 
138 
number 
83,062,417 
71,225,117 
69,283,569 
1 1 ,837,300 
4,852,102 
3,899,134 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
2,325 
2,211 
2,122 
114 
83 
247 
acres 
759,721 
682,090 
604,950 
77,631 
25,992 
35,412 
bushels 
50,145,048 
45,468,516 
41,905,465 
4,676,532 
1,857,150 
2,808,050 
Irrigated 
farms 
885 
830 
799 
55 
35 
108 
acres 
250,989 
218,213 
205,343 
32,776 
1 1 ,387 
20,286 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
256 
242 
235 
14 
11 
99 
25 to 99 acres 
615 
590 
567 
25 
22 
61 
1 00 to 249 acres 
614 
590 
575 
24 
23 
51 
250 to 499 acres 
443 
422 
411 
21 
15 
21 
500 acres or more 
397 
367 
334 
30 
12 
15 
Corn for grain 
farms 
25,059 
23,892 
23,519 
1,167 
1,068 
3,897 
acres 
12,133,227 
11,619,525 
11,408,164 
513,702 
473,504 
827,983 
bushels 
1,528,386,224 
1,462,552,757 
1,436,398,508 
65,833,467 
60,920,401 
95,590,539 
Irrigated 
farms 
5,645 
5,370 
5,280 
275 
242 
592 
acres 
2,275,053 
2,131,873 
2,092,656 
143,180 
130,211 
158,357 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,750 
1,598 
1,563 
152 
140 
818 
25 to 99 acres 
3,908 
3,612 
3,542 
296 
268 
1,463 
1 00 to 249 acres 
5,183 
4,976 
4,891 
207 
187 
861 
250 to 499 acres 
5,447 
5,254 
5,204 
193 
174 
355 
500 acres or more 
8,771 
8,452 
8,319 
319 
299 
400 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
7,035 
6,723 
6,572 
312 
270 
817 
acres 
1,236,907 
1,164,434 
1,114,540 
72,473 
60,499 
98,344 
tons 
21,487,454 
20,081,494 
19,104,480 
1,405,960 
1,185,641 
1 ,689,948 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,730 
1,611 
1,548 
119 
98 
201 
acres 
381,080 
339,701 
309,835 
41,379 
33,856 
35,370 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,315 
1,269 
1,254 
46 
41 
275 
25 to 99 acres 
2,481 
2,382 
2,347 
99 
91 
288 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,942 
1,858 
1,809 
84 
69 
158 
250 to 499 acres 
743 
696 
668 
47 
40 
56 
500 acres or more 
554 
518 
494 
36 
29 
40 
Cotton, all 
farms 
1,677 
1,543 
1,518 
134 
118 
209 
acres 
926,902 
766,268 
730,543 
160,634 
69,513 
76,913 
bales 
1 ,772,700 
1,378,527 
1,318,464 
394,173 
133,840 
172,404 
Irrigated 
farms 
956 
873 
855 
83 
73 
119 
acres 
414,076 
294,012 
281,448 
120,064 
(D) 
48,020 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
29 
27 
27 
2 
2 
31 
25 to 99 acres 
173 
163 
161 
10 
7 
58 
1 00 to 249 acres 
417 
392 
385 
25 
22 
55 
250 to 499 acres 
425 
393 
389 
32 
32 
28 
500 acres or more 
633 
568 
556 
65 
55 
37 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
1,149 
1,112 
1,090 
37 
31 
94 
acres 
323,853 
314,506 
308,781 
9,347 
7,358 
24,746 
cwt 
6,405,433 
6,208,091 
6,094,844 
197,342 
158,219 
467,790 
Irrigated 
farms 
653 
625 
608 
28 
23 
49 
acres 
130,313 
125,259 
121,666 
5,054 
(D) 
13,359 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
69 
62 
59 
7 
6 
32 
25 to 99 acres 
252 
239 
234 
13 
13 
29 
1 00 to 249 acres 
388 
384 
377 
4 
3 
12 
250 to 499 acres 
236 
227 
225 
9 
6 
9 
500 acres or more 
204 
200 
195 
4 
3 
12 
Oats for grain 
farms 
1,731 
1,657 
1,624 
74 
62 
345 
acres 
110,834 
104,995 
103,416 
5,839 
4,996 
10,504 
bushels 
7,113,514 
6,660,040 
6,550,391 
453,474 
387,221 
643,016 
Irrigated 
farms 
179 
158 
153 
21 
13 
33 
acres 
13,925 
12,020 
11,711 
1,905 
1,398 
935 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
855 
816 
799 
39 
37 
243 
25 to 99 acres 
597 
574 
563 
23 
17 
77 
1 00 to 249 acres 
178 
172 
167 
6 
3 
21 
250 to 499 acres 
69 
64 
64 
5 
4 
1 
500 acres or more 
32 
31 
31 
1 
1 
3 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
629 
597 
584 
32 
30 
71 
acres 
210,565 
198,875 
195,752 
11,690 
(D) 
9,186 
pounds 
867,307,699 
817,822,800 
806,235,385 
49,484,899 
(D) 
35,502,688 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA United States 167 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
