Table 43. Grain Storage Capacity: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Grain storage capacity 
2012 
2007 1 
Farms 
Bushels 
Farms 
Bushels 
Grain storage capacity (see text) 
1,226 
39,719,362 
1,335 
38,127,226 
Average capacity per farm 
(X) 
32,398 
(X) 
28,560 
Capacity by bushels: 
1 to 4,999 bushels 
400 
690,154 
521 
890,815 
5,000 to 9,999 bushels 
182 
1,173,600 
200 
1,311,990 
10,000 to 19,999 bushels 
192 
2,566,600 
185 
2,416,766 
20,000 to 29,999 bushels 
124 
2,918,286 
111 
2,583,615 
30,000 to 49,999 bushels 
135 
4,868,600 
119 
4,396,160 
50,000 to 99,999 bushels 
89 
5,825,122 
105 
6,948,800 
100,000 to 249,999 bushels 
81 
11,603,500 
76 
10,792,080 
250,000 bushels or more 
23 
10,073,500 
18 
8,787,000 
Capacity by land in farms: 
1 to 9 acres 
8 
70,850 
9 
42,226 
1 0 to 49 acres 
109 
429,315 
118 
253,697 
50 to 69 acres 
33 
193,300 
52 
222,520 
70 to 99 acres 
65 
337,120 
72 
337,951 
100 to 139 acres 
92 
431,150 
123 
540,240 
140 to 179 acres 
98 
655,194 
103 
765,705 
180 to 219 acres 
68 
410,810 
84 
646,720 
220 to 259 acres 
93 
807,255 
90 
645,070 
260 to 499 acres 
232 
5,745,996 
259 
4,940,751 
500 to 999 acres 
210 
7,412,750 
226 
8,715,316 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
139 
8,778,600 
132 
9,039,450 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
71 
11,573,522 
60 
9,663,080 
5,000 acres or more 
8 
2,873,500 
7 
2,314,500 
Capacity by harvested cropland: 
0 to 9 acres 
90 
721,110 
95 
473,600 
1 0 to 49 acres 
148 
499,642 
203 
458,334 
50 to 69 acres 
50 
242,690 
87 
475,165 
70 to 99 acres 
89 
509,050 
100 
531,310 
100 to 139 acres 
119 
814,527 
118 
875,820 
140 to 179 acres 
67 
649,225 
79 
757,126 
180 to 219 acres 
60 
647,360 
76 
826,800 
220 to 259 acres 
61 
1,674,186 
61 
1,473,275 
260 to 499 acres 
202 
5,297,150 
191 
4,488,450 
500 to 999 acres 
159 
6,940,300 
161 
8,046,616 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
115 
8,616,600 
110 
9,450,650 
2,000 to 4,999 acres 
61 
10,402,522 
49 
7,995,080 
5,000 acres or more 
5 
2,705,000 
5 
2,275,000 
Capacity by North American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS): 
Crop production (111) 
754 
31,127,645 
701 
29,122,944 
Animal production and aquaculture (112) 
472 
8,591,717 
634 
9,004,282 
1 2007 data may not include storage capacity for pulse crops. 
36 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
