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 
5,584 
3,583 
2,152 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
25,587,222 
24,238,513 
21,952,110 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
674 
399 
385 
249 
204 
188 
311 
405 
number 
41,579,130 
37,072,109 
25,385,811 
10,862,185 
10,391,178 
21,081,124 
22,306,685 
12,583,016 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
22,985 
24,400 
24,156 
32,047 
30,642 
37,005 
45,383 
50,290 
acres 
6,036,712 
6,362,576 
5,123,291 
5,508,168 
5,473,792 
5,828,308 
4,884,114 
5,975,300 
bushels 
597,271,090 
959,947,232 
606,156,476 
657,405,247 
652,547,322 
805,637,216 
619,045,978 
712,234,375 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2,496 
2,120 
2,875 
3,545 
3,365 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
137,801 
105,937 
116,939 
104,618 
102,464 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
1,775,267 
1,956,429 
1,747,847 
1,678,342 
1,639,160 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4,290 
5,058 
5,907 
10,926 
10,658 
12,936 
18,294 
23,764 
acres 
300,707 
362,571 
299,873 
548,890 
545,027 
542,058 
590,920 
892,929 
bushels 
19,857,371 
19,693,426 
15,345,210 
29,417,190 
29,209,090 
25,048,728 
30,789,151 
37,007,361 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
4,290 
5,058 
5,907 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
300,707 
362,571 
299,873 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
19,857,371 
19,693,426 
15,345,210 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
538 
568 
914 
1,869 
1,739 
2,905 
4,982 
6,250 
acres 
4,874 
7,948 
11,015 
24,508 
23,551 
41,538 
69,063 
94,806 
bushels 
270,728 
403,631 
705,534 
1,498,286 
1,445,213 
2,603,270 
4,317,321 
5,868,963 
Barley for grain 
farms 
38 
37 
75 
108 
106 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
760 
493 
1,255 
2,018 
2,037 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
49,253 
21,911 
59,370 
108,418 
108,294 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
64 
78 
94 
142 
141 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
7,282 
8,938 
9,950 
13,028 
13,210 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
439,074 
811,912 
751,444 
931,494 
945,156 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
73 
52 
56 
90 
86 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,244 
796 
1,020 
1,667 
1,633 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
11,457 
6,196 
6,389 
15,548 
14,281 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
21,905 
21,973 
25,212 
29,152 
28,056 
33,568 
40,068 
42,516 
acres 
5,144,179 
4,783,821 
5,761,363 
5,041,793 
5,003,186 
4,729,880 
4,397,253 
4,397,224 
bushels 
218,928,307 
211,074,079 
235,450,361 
212,463,202 
210,645,005 
195,049,717 
169,749,051 
161,462,876 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
8 
1 
19 
16 
17 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
71 
(D) 
1,016 
1,583 
1,795 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
710 
(D) 
29,487 
29,362 
32,966 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Tobacco 
farms 
158 
267 
1,282 
2,110 
2,017 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
2,348 
2,174 
4,034 
8,902 
8,507 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
4,194,749 
4,525,089 
7,411,634 
18,096,537 
17,275,291 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
20,442 
18,917 
22,196 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
510,435 
546,764 
625,898 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
1,198,007 
1,306,246 
1,611,419 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
5 
2 
30 
12 
11 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
50 
(D) 
307 
(D) 
261 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
35,000 
(D) 
343,938 
(D) 
261,100 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) ^ 
farms 
1,376 
1,363 
1,139 
1,379 
1,125 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
37,747 
35,503 
37,682 
34,443 
30,139 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Potatoes 
farms 
339 
263 
131 
132 
115 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
3,539 
2,288 
2,491 
4,068 
4,041 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
23 
23 
12 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
10 
13 
5 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
588 
546 
613 
703 
571 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
3,386 
3,843 
5,354 
6,564 
5,835 
(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 Indiana 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
