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 
13 
7 
5 
18 
6 
4 
16 
number 
722 
1,260 
180 
(D) 
164 
1,070 
743 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
13 
7 
5 
17 
6 
4 
16 
2,000 to 59,999 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
15 
11 
4 
13 
21 
6 
11 
number 
160 
90 
30 
99 
138 
42 
58 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
2 
3 
1 
7 
3 
- 
6 
number 
(D) 
27 
(D) 
59 
23 
" 
171 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
9 
4 
8 
38 
60 
56 
52 
acres 
463 
(D) 
960 
4,241 
12,515 
17,176 
19,106 
bushels 
48,549 
9,260 
138,879 
429,880 
1,511,183 
2,039,775 
2,376,564 
Irrigated 
farms 
8 
2 
8 
37 
53 
55 
41 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
960 
(D) 
10,730 
(D) 
17,436 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
1 
. 
2 
. 
1 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
6 
3 
4 
15 
12 
6 
10 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
4 
19 
30 
16 
15 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
2 
16 
27 
8 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
6 
15 
Corn for grain 
farms 
135 
81 
56 
350 
377 
400 
870 
acres 
10,484 
7,143 
5,952 
42,870 
90,148 
166,889 
678,012 
bushels 
1,363,812 
1,063,875 
972,983 
6,402,146 
12,833,447 
22,810,003 
74,198,899 
Irrigated 
farms 
118 
76 
51 
318 
322 
321 
593 
acres 
8,332 
6,999 
4,979 
39,209 
71,440 
127,462 
384,254 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
22 
10 
6 
34 
22 
4 
15 
25 to 99 acres 
66 
40 
24 
133 
67 
57 
89 
1 00 to 249 acres 
47 
31 
22 
146 
152 
116 
175 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
4 
37 
101 
89 
150 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 
134 
441 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
64 
27 
27 
144 
197 
166 
252 
acres 
4,612 
1,173 
2,665 
13,838 
28,502 
34,323 
67,948 
tons 
90,050 
16,203 
52,940 
289,070 
568,763 
680,905 
968,579 
Irrigated 
farms 
56 
25 
23 
129 
179 
138 
194 
acres 
4,243 
(D) 
2,397 
12,915 
25,251 
28,449 
43,024 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
13 
9 
4 
20 
22 
20 
11 
25 to 99 acres 
29 
17 
13 
77 
73 
52 
64 
1 00 to 249 acres 
22 
1 
10 
37 
63 
42 
92 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
10 
34 
30 
52 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
5 
22 
33 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
3 
16 
8 
64 
61 
55 
78 
acres 
139 
850 
281 
5,366 
8,332 
7,148 
19,004 
cwt 
2,770 
10,659 
4,196 
125,872 
150,413 
97,390 
424,567 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
14 
8 
60 
51 
44 
71 
acres 
139 
(D) 
281 
4,810 
5,949 
3,708 
16,667 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
1 
6 
3 
2 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
3 
12 
7 
41 
22 
30 
11 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
3 
- 
15 
31 
19 
34 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
1 
22 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
3 
9 
Oats for grain 
farms 
6 
3 
1 
11 
29 
11 
13 
acres 
160 
262 
(D) 
652 
1,547 
652 
2,100 
bushels 
9,538 
24,060 
(D) 
54,924 
95,462 
71,327 
105,849 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
3 
1 
10 
22 
8 
4 
acres 
160 
262 
(D) 
(D) 
1,046 
547 
645 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
1 
5 
6 
3 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
4 
- 
1 
4 
18 
6 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
2 
- 
2 
5 
2 
9 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
40 
36 
54 
246 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
5,222 
(D) 
13,149 
125,367 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
175,470 
310,880 
2,083,544 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
21 
14 
11 
36 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,664 
1,681 
5,652 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
3 
5 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
- 
- 
19 
19 
9 
22 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
12 
8 
15 
55 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
7 
6 
16 
55 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
9 
111 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
- 
- 
8 
6 
12 
10 
46 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
380 
960 
1,473 
9,496 
bushels 
- 
- 
(D) 
14,975 
43,363 
74,213 
395,739 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
6 
7 
10 
37 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
380 
835 
1,433 
5,879 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4 
3 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
4 
6 
4 
2 
7 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
7 
29 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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