Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sunflower seed, all - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
- 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
510 
348 
50 
44 
acres 
79,658 
37,707 
14,718 
12,265 
bushels 
5,888,816 
2,722,467 
1,135,904 
926,616 
Irrigated 
farms 
168 
77 
25 
20 
acres 
26,384 
8,758 
(D) 
3,975 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
75 
66 
3 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
185 
149 
5 
5 
1 00 to 249 acres 
157 
100 
19 
17 
250 to 499 acres 
54 
23 
13 
12 
500 acres or more 
39 
10 
10 
8 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
565 
458 
41 
34 
acres 
15,294 
9,377 
3,084 
(D) 
tons, dry 
41,433 
25,000 
7,935 
7,674 
Irrigated 
farms 
37 
15 
8 
8 
acres 
876 
(D) 
296 
296 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
412 
361 
21 
15 
25 to 99 acres 
127 
84 
14 
13 
1 00 to 249 acres 
23 
12 
5 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
1 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
- 
1 
1 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
216 
167 
20 
18 
acres 
4,837 
2,858 
934 
(D) 
tons, dry 
13,272 
7,952 
2,098 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
22 
6 
6 
6 
acres 
477 
(D) 
96 
96 
Other tame hay 
farms 
343 
268 
24 
20 
acres 
7,478 
4,236 
1,755 
(D) 
tons, dry 
19,862 
1 1 ,633 
4,464 
4,337 
Irrigated 
farms 
12 
6 
2 
2 
acres 
318 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
222 
128 
22 
15 
acres 
38,321 
1 1 ,688 
5,093 
4,583 
Irrigated 
farms 
142 
72 
15 
9 
acres 
17,549 
4,474 
2,191 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
73 
56 
- 
- 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
31 
21 
3 
3 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
52 
26 
11 
5 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
24 
11 
2 
2 
250.0 acres or more 
42 
14 
6 
5 
Beans, snap 
farms 
48 
26 
3 
3 
acres 
3,362 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
16 
7 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
33 
15 
4 
4 
acres 
(D) 
1,737 
1,000 
1,000 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
32 
14 
4 
4 
acres 
5,714 
1,737 
1,000 
1,000 
Potatoes 
farms 
23 
15 
1 
1 
acres 
1,363 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
18 
13 
1 
1 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 te 249.9 acres 
3 
1 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
2 
1 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
72 
41 
5 
5 
acres 
9,587 
(D) 
1,171 
1,171 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
33 
14 
1 
1 
acres 
6,486 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
7 
5 
1 
1 
acres 
20 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
44 
26 
2 
2 
acres 
98 
76 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested fer precessing 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Land in orchards 
farms 
21 
8 
1 
1 
acres 
450 
55 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
7 
4 
1 
1 
acres 
421 
46 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
152 Delaware 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
