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 
204 
164 
58 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
672 
845 
820 
893 
805 
870 
1,001 
922 
number 
211,576,121 
246,098,878 
255,873,656 
260,745,019 
223,298,115 
223,328,864 
210,492,139 
170,418,428 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
752 
843 
769 
999 
985 
1,029 
1,076 
1,363 
acres 
178,032 
185,407 
161,421 
157,128 
157,011 
154,240 
130,234 
150,676 
bushels 
23,812,299 
18,346,034 
13,368,438 
15,731,070 
15,670,883 
18,142,044 
9,876,539 
14,880,293 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
62 
73 
91 
130 
124 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
4,962 
6,353 
9,700 
9,176 
9,132 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
85,140 
67,825 
128,220 
112,879 
112,724 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
510 
340 
371 
657 
652 
599 
630 
783 
acres 
79,658 
54,546 
53,497 
75,707 
75,265 
61,754 
43,573 
56,867 
bushels 
5,888,816 
3,635,755 
3,604,610 
4,996,880 
4,987,739 
3,324,145 
1,827,869 
2,234,788 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
510 
340 
371 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
79,658 
54,546 
53,497 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
5,888,816 
3,635,755 
3,604,610 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
6 
9 
17 
47 
47 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
83 
142 
244 
565 
576 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
6,383 
(D) 
16,350 
29,022 
29,392 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Barley for grain 
farms 
199 
137 
162 
243 
242 
323 
360 
471 
acres 
33,455 
20,106 
22,169 
32,278 
32,311 
37,520 
32,642 
33,951 
bushels 
2,810,964 
1 ,588,749 
1,760,481 
2,699,633 
2,700,574 
2,605,621 
1,897,161 
1,912,955 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
15 
10 
12 
91 
85 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
592 
327 
455 
4,880 
4,633 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
45,374 
17,927 
19,793 
307,749 
286,741 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2 
1 
7 
6 
5 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
78 
144 
134 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
452 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
734 
817 
859 
1,151 
1,125 
1,324 
1,515 
1,991 
acres 
167,672 
155,548 
184,596 
224,770 
222,785 
231,872 
219,941 
264,971 
bushels 
7,066,569 
3,990,694 
4,717,471 
6,638,933 
6,560,094 
6,948,357 
4,143,975 
6,373,519 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
565 
430 
493 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
15,294 
14,211 
18,499 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
41,433 
37,989 
53,740 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
1 
3 
3 
2 
3 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) ^ 
farms 
222 
233 
236 
286 
270 
271 
317 
367 
acres 
40,684 
40,088 
39,208 
46,484 
45,491 
42,380 
43,036 
40,421 
Potatoes 
farms 
23 
21 
11 
22 
22 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,363 
2,402 
3,897 
4,668 
4,668 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
7 
10 
4 
2 
2 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
20 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
21 
32 
25 
31 
31 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
450 
524 
672 
1,200 
1,200 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
' Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
^ Data for 1982 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 Delaware 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
