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 
2,456 
1,885 
582 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
91 
29 
59 
33 
20 
15 
23 
38 
number 
39,310 
456 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
80 
58 
92 
150 
140 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
29,480 
22,654 
27,838 
41,644 
40,091 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
5,910,931 
4,083,974 
5,127,857 
6,746,362 
6,498,484 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
133 
116 
137 
146 
137 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
36,620 
33,941 
31,922 
17,413 
16,937 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
1,012,718 
891,902 
803,358 
466,938 
454,276 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
225 
201 
232 
318 
304 
310 
443 
539 
acres 
102,581 
85,567 
100,078 
104,699 
103,121 
80,533 
97,407 
133,681 
bushels 
9,500,997 
8,715,906 
9,600,854 
9,255,555 
9,114,709 
6,823,397 
7,991,708 
11,891,456 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
20 
18 
30 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
4,044 
6,486 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
329,497 
353,709 
557,027 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Durum wheat for grain 
farms 
209 
188 
208 
280 
272 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
98,072 
81,523 
93,592 
93,382 
92,412 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
9,159,769 
8,362,197 
9,043,827 
8,296,718 
8,208,026 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
2 
2 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
11,731 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
32 
18 
43 
22 
22 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
2,708 
1,090 
2,226 
2,076 
2,076 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
183,262 
87,980 
206,912 
201,342 
201,342 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Barley for grain 
farms 
177 
113 
164 
330 
315 
165 
168 
290 
acres 
44,662 
31,129 
39,199 
69,047 
66,215 
19,984 
14,654 
35,502 
bushels 
5,005,919 
3,396,006 
4,269,681 
6,981,231 
6,660,644 
1 ,952,678 
1,365,067 
3,328,880 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
50 
79 
28 
73 
70 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
10,412 
19,703 
6,025 
14,110 
13,930 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
1,157,662 
1,696,731 
430,648 
1,063,450 
1,048,125 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
62 
68 
38 
16 
16 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
16,226 
20,969 
8,327 
2,098 
2,098 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
369,636 
396,620 
173,833 
38,407 
38,407 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
149 
46 
28 
32 
30 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
13,009 
5,849 
4,837 
3,877 
3,836 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
244,530 
102,603 
88,798 
64,628 
63,843 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Cotton, all 
farms 
388 
301 
409 
677 
643 
887 
1,199 
1,177 
acres 
197,455 
171,300 
222,722 
339,936 
331,699 
428,637 
381,733 
518,488 
bales 
585,658 
513,758 
626,649 
860,262 
837,643 
895,992 
1,005,493 
1,155,883 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
1,390 
1,176 
1,088 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
324,562 
309,018 
289,334 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
2,288,772 
2,215,580 
2,087,130 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
- 
1 
2 
4 
4 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
499 
499 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,175,960 
1,175,960 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) ^ 
farms 
1,945 
2,565 
274 
366 
302 
360 
328 
339 
acres 
130,345 
137,574 
134,394 
134,834 
131,204 
118,125 
98,138 
69,864 
Potatoes 
farms 
56 
123 
22 
29 
26 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
3,389 
3,972 
7,679 
6,630 
6,372 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
6 
1 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1 
(D) 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
1,136 
1,527 
1,504 
1,137 
843 
1,162 
1,141 
1,199 
acres 
46,182 
37,200 
63,180 
73,603 
67,459 
68,465 
74,921 
74,568 
' 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 Arizona 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
