Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text v 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
Not adjusted for coverage 
2002 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Livestock and poultry: - Con. 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
523 
354 
125 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
244,343 
368,233 
537,882 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
22 
7 
17 
9 
14 
12 
23 
number 
2,639 
(D) 
881,112 
478,672 
1,201,331 
2,069,316 
3,173,500 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
15 
14 
12 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
5,198 
3,115 
4,383 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
367,142 
124,878 
203,391 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
- 
2 
1 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(□) 
(□) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
2 
- 
1 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(□) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
21 
30 
14 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
567 
1,000 
1,112 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
1,152 
2,215 
2,261 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
(D) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sugarcane for sugar 
farms 
18 
9 
2 
13 
31 
79 
188 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
31,483 
62,915 
79,234 
89,696 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,873,712 
5,488,214 
7,934,181 
8,950,242 
Pineapples harvested 
farms 
42 
42 
34 
27 
21 
18 
15 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
10,211 
12,992 
15,500 
22,262 
23,141 
tons 
(D) 
(D) 
314,626 
348,428 
556,748 
683,182 
626,860 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) 7 
farms 
960 
901 
633 
657 
602 
710 
746 
acres 
8,880 
6,845 
6,554 
6,549 
5,129 
5,587 
4,673 
Potatoes 
farms 
38 
15 
11 
7 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
26 
7 
6 
(□) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
143 
94 
59 
53 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
882 
297 
294 
217 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
3,488 
4,443 
2,833 
2,786 
2,537 
2,128 
1,825 
acres 
35,832 
36,652 
34,908 
37,906 
38,590 
33,564 
23,178 
Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
2 Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 
3 Data for 1 997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
4 Data for 1982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
5 Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 
6 Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
7 Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 Hawaii 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
