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 
3,005 
1,610 
1,318 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
655,346 
(D) 
907,873 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
202 
125 
131 
71 
55 
59 
85 
107 
number 
10,053 
7,937 
7,475 
7,743 
6,043 
27,206 
8,733 
14,634 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
965 
691 
462 
705 
694 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
135,010 
104,570 
42,209 
41,369 
41,162 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
26,226,728 
17,752,526 
6,561,733 
6,429,983 
6,390,279 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1,077 
1,115 
1,021 
1,053 
1,041 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
232,143 
211,748 
134,133 
80,983 
79,086 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
6,320,137 
5,695,090 
3,490,255 
2,044,572 
1,991,808 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
3,145 
2,850 
2,736 
5,381 
5,199 
6,106 
7,706 
7,870 
acres 
1,250,494 
1,191,086 
1,201,942 
1,458,097 
1,410,978 
1 ,384,893 
1 ,239,480 
1,507,775 
bushels 
96,837,345 
84,614,401 
78,507,447 
112,491,692 
108,941,849 
94,094,326 
83,250,152 
87,980,724 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
2,222 
2,059 
1,923 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
738,354 
729,704 
675,290 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
59,767,034 
52,991,573 
47,642,293 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Durum wheat for grain 
farms 
17 
32 
29 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
12,517 
14,485 
8,434 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
767,326 
1,166,722 
620,629 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
1,604 
1,423 
1,505 
2,797 
2,708 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
499,623 
446,897 
518,218 
581,392 
567,369 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
36,302,985 
30,456,106 
30,244,525 
46,213,277 
45,270,813 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
265 
298 
393 
547 
549 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
14,899 
19,629 
18,179 
20,701 
20,406 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
1,078,637 
1,178,663 
1 ,244,462 
1,500,159 
1 ,472,775 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Barley for grain 
farms 
2,347 
2,146 
2,447 
4,259 
4,178 
5,149 
7,852 
9,379 
acres 
593,469 
547,928 
634,476 
736,771 
711,504 
691,273 
833,225 
1,090,811 
bushels 
51,147,054 
42,464,856 
47,865,297 
56,147,263 
54,317,070 
48,647,384 
59,437,911 
73,169,464 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
3 
- 
1 
1 
2 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
26 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
2,306 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
8 
3 
2 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,117 
170 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
22,046 
2,070 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
947 
641 
762 
1,188 
1,138 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
140,472 
88,987 
79,791 
95,409 
92,743 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
2,878,053 
1,646,970 
1,665,528 
2,090,601 
2,036,315 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,930 
11,159 
10,949 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,376,632 
1,316,296 
1,335,171 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
5,041,850 
5,198,288 
4,856,156 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
3 
1 
3 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
140 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
7,960 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
531 
507 
655 
926 
921 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
184,510 
163,598 
202,932 
195,869 
195,651 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
6,474,139 
5,631,170 
4,934,966 
5,084,196 
5,078,013 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) ^ 
farms 
1,307 
1,137 
427 
674 
645 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
369,480 
377,062 
26,010 
38,695 
37,783 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Potatoes 
farms 
794 
703 
818 
1,435 
1,402 
1,616 
1,792 
1,892 
acres 
345,217 
350,905 
364,229 
398,498 
394,977 
372,028 
352,670 
320,019 
Land in orchards 
farms 
482 
485 
442 
429 
377 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
6,529 
7,682 
7,172 
10,660 
9,903 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
' 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 Idaho 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
