Table 1. State Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Idaho 
Illinois 
Indiana 
Iowa 
Kansas 
Kentucky 
Farms 
number 
24,816 
75,087 
58,695 
88,637 
61,773 
77,064 
Land in farms 
acres 
11,760,109 
26,937,721 
14,720,396 
30,622,731 
46,137,295 
13,049,347 
Average size of farm 
acres 
474 
359 
251 
345 
747 
169 
Median size of farm 
acres 
57 
100 
57 
136 
200 
75 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,052,941 
2,261,778 
1 ,342,826 
2,207,220 
1,218,662 
512,033 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,222 
6,305 
5,354 
6,389 
1,632 
3,024 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1 ,000 
3,569,402 
15,256,459 
8,407,178 
18,954,910 
9,682,116 
5,408,946 
Average per farm 
dollars 
143,835 
203,192 
143,252 
213,856 
156,740 
70,190 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
4,861 
5,776 
6,607 
6,707 
1,975 
4,337 
1 0 to 49 acres 
7,031 
19,801 
20,770 
20,665 
9,776 
23,776 
50 to 1 79 acres 
5,103 
20,941 
16,396 
22,788 
17,927 
31,151 
1 80 to 499 acres 
3,575 
13,216 
7,420 
18,654 
12,578 
13,024 
500 to 999 acres 
1,728 
7,617 
3,562 
11,581 
7,208 
2,848 
1 ,000 acres or more 
2,518 
7,736 
3,940 
8,242 
12,309 
1,928 
Total cropland 
farms 
18,024 
67,609 
48,851 
80,426 
52,285 
61,314 
acres 
5,793,347 
23,752,778 
12,590,633 
26,256,347 
28,503,265 
6,336,247 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
15,104 
53,155 
41,965 
63,214 
41,927 
52,547 
acres 
4,504,676 
22,373,010 
12,146,538 
24,507,219 
21,043,596 
5,349,545 
Irrigated land 
farms 
15,732 
2,644 
2,598 
1,525 
6,205 
2,910 
acres 
3,365,292 
522,479 
437,445 
171,656 
2,881,292 
73,573 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
7,801,446 
17,187,052 
11,210,818 
30,821,532 
18,460,564 
5,067,334 
Average per farm 
dollars 
314,372 
228,895 
191,001 
347,728 
298,845 
65,755 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
3,443,012 
14,144740 
7,530,097 
17,366,814 
6,983,993 
2,280,568 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
4,358,435 
3,042,312 
3,680,721 
13,454,718 
11,476,571 
2,786,765 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
8,969 
25,025 
20,283 
25,049 
18,459 
29,963 
$2,500 to $4,999 
2,487 
4,256 
4,859 
3,613 
3,658 
8,655 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,367 
4,860 
5,204 
4,328 
5,035 
10,313 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,537 
5,908 
5,681 
6,041 
7,047 
1 1 ,453 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,842 
4,563 
4,101 
5,775 
6,147 
6,458 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,518 
5,666 
4,254 
7,470 
5,662 
3,882 
$100,000 or more 
5,096 
24,809 
14,313 
36,361 
15,765 
6,340 
Government payments 
farms 
9,350 
56,291 
32,083 
69,463 
42,403 
33,382 
$1,000 
99,789 
553,300 
267,287 
782,290 
442,090 
169,821 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
8,513 
40,531 
25,319 
54,212 
34,214 
24,329 
$1 ,000 
218,282 
1,667,992 
741,644 
1,887,251 
968,642 
423,536 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
6,642,131 
13,459,269 
9,117,075 
23,71 1 ,880 
16,726,876 
4,778,105 
Average per farm 
dollars 
267,655 
179,249 
155,330 
267,517 
270,780 
62,002 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
24,816 
75,087 
58,695 
88,637 
61,773 
77,064 
$1,000 
1 ,477,387 
5,949,076 
3,102,675 
9,779,193 
3,144,419 
882,585 
Average per farm 
dollars 
59,534 
79,229 
52,861 
110,329 
50,903 
1 1 ,453 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
12,349 
37,835 
25,630 
47,949 
29,857 
32,137 
Other 
number 
12,467 
37,252 
33,065 
40,688 
31,916 
44,927 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
15,343 
43,249 
37,831 
50,945 
37,763 
49,548 
200 days or more 
number 
9,857 
27,682 
26,731 
33,610 
26,213 
33,295 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
10,957 
16,550 
17,370 
26,827 
27,568 
40,141 
number 
2,397,541 
1,127,630 
821,265 
3,893,683 
5,922,187 
2,270,871 
Beef cows 
farms 
8,336 
12,646 
11,218 
19,677 
23,272 
33,823 
number 
485,025 
343,972 
182,627 
885,568 
1 ,270,538 
985,075 
Milk cows 
farms 
934 
1,149 
2,401 
1,810 
858 
1,564 
number 
578,761 
98,849 
174,141 
204,757 
131,688 
71 ,783 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
9,157 
14,160 
14,106 
24,573 
24,361 
33,284 
number 
1,838,956 
835,912 
665,418 
3,446,109 
7,466,400 
1,293,302 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
680 
2,045 
2,757 
6,266 
1,010 
1,284 
number 
(D) 
4,630,796 
3,747,352 
20,455,666 
1,886,197 
313,360 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
683 
2,019 
2,823 
6,616 
992 
866 
number 
144,932 
13,121,384 
10,551,241 
49,355,848 
5,015,465 
933,620 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
1,241 
1,751 
2,109 
2,904 
1,160 
1,743 
number 
231,078 
54,675 
52,169 
165,815 
62,541 
54,612 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,005 
3,725 
5,584 
3,821 
3,781 
6,252 
number 
655,346 
4,327,311 
25,587,222 
52,218,870 
(D) 
4,308,549 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
202 
398 
674 
704 
269 
826 
number 
10,053 
302,571 
41,579,130 
10,572,270 
51,374 
305,383,434 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
965 
36,655 
22,985 
47,477 
1 1 ,684 
8,899 
acres 
135,010 
12,263,259 
6,036,712 
13,709,408 
3,948,462 
1,530,189 
bushels 
26,226,728 
1 ,253,283,049 
597,271,090 
1,835,358,239 
337,043,923 
104,894,595 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1,077 
2,867 
2,496 
6,934 
2,532 
2,059 
acres 
232,143 
171,562 
137,801 
392,304 
337,083 
84,785 
tons 
6,320,137 
1,795,527 
1,775,267 
5,654,303 
3,286,522 
1,136,815 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
3,145 
6,999 
4,290 
339 
21,528 
2,173 
acres 
1 ,250,494 
645,829 
300,707 
13,518 
9,009,535 
468,242 
bushels 
96,837,345 
40,543,253 
19,857,371 
655,679 
359,484,644 
28,998,879 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
2,222 
6,999 
4,290 
326 
21,528 
2,173 
acres 
738,354 
645,829 
300,707 
13,015 
9,009,535 
468,242 
bushels 
59,767,034 
40,543,253 
19,857,371 
636,347 
359,484,644 
28,998,879 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
1,604 
- 
- 
13 
- 
- 
acres 
499,623 
- 
- 
503 
- 
- 
bushels 
36,302,985 
- 
- 
19,332 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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