Table 38. Grain Storage Capacity: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
Grain storage capacity 
(see text) 
Farms with capacity by North 
American Industry 
Classification System 
Farms 
Bushels 
Average bushels 
per farm 
Crop production 
(111) 
Animal production 
and aquaculture 
(112) 
State Total 
Delaware 
2012 
195 
9,622,430 
49,346 
144 
51 
2007 
225 
9,352,286 
41,566 
112 
113 
Counties, 2012 
Kent 
78 
3,136,180 
40,207 
51 
27 
New Castle 
26 
1 ,047,750 
40,298 
25 
1 
Sussex 
91 
5,438,500 
59,764 
68 
23 
' 2007 data may not include storage capacity for pulse crops. 
Table 39. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
Farms 
Number 
Geographic area 
Farms 
Number 
BROILERS AND OTHER MEAT-TYPE CHICKENS 
REPLACEMENT DAIRY HEIFERS 
State Total 
State Total 
Delaware 
633 
211,537,760 
Delaware 
12 
900 
Counties 
Counties 
Kent 
105 
37,533,122 
Kent 
6 
300 
Sussex 
528 
174,004,638 
Sussex 
6 
600 
EGGS, CHICKEN (DOZENS) 
GRAINS AND OILSEEDS 
State Total 
State Total 
Delaware 
2 
(D) 
Delaware 
1 
(X) 
Counties 
Counties 
Sussex 
2 
(D) 
Sussex 
1 
(X) 
LAYERS 
VEGETABLES, MELONS, POTATOES, AND 
SWEET POTATOES 
State Total 
State Total 
Delaware 
2 
(D) 
Delaware 
6 
(X) 
Counties 
Counties 
Sussex 
2 
(D) 
Kent 
2 
(X) 
PULLETS FOR LAYING FLOCK REPLACEMENT 
Sussex 
4 
(X) 
State Total 
Delaware 
1 
(D) 
Counties 
Kent 
1 
(D) 
262 Delaware 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
