Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
POULTRY - Con. 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
854 
80 
321 
89 
50 
42 
Farms with- 
number 
304,729,435 
16,395,459 
117,577,235 
35,846,440 
18,526,216 
12,190,258 
1 to 1,999 
158 
24 
75 
17 
11 
10 
2,000 to 59,999 
16 
1 
4 
1 
3 
3 
60,000 to 99,999 
25 
6 
4 
2 
3 
- 
100,000 or more 
655 
49 
238 
69 
33 
29 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
134 
17 
60 
12 
7 
10 
number 
77,375 
144 
(D) 
1,471 
564 
124 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
117 
14 
46 
17 
6 
14 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
154,404 
141 
(D) 
2,643 
536 
321 
Barley for grain 
farms 
732 
- 
36 
42 
32 
42 
acres 
40,133 
- 
450 
868 
637 
1,060 
bushels 
3,300,857 
- 
38,785 
58,141 
34,533 
81,997 
Irrigated 
farms 
49 
- 
3 
- 
2 
5 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
2,637 
“ 
6 
(D) 
292 
1 to 24 acres 
267 
- 
27 
30 
19 
24 
25 to 99 acres 
355 
- 
9 
12 
13 
18 
1 00 to 249 acres 
83 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
24 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,888 
23 
268 
174 
177 
274 
acres 
435,646 
138 
3,260 
3,246 
4,791 
8,428 
bushels 
50,114,967 
11,064 
292,859 
311,412 
442,912 
856,288 
Irrigated 
farms 
351 
- 
8 
15 
6 
19 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
49,991 
" 
21 
173 
133 
406 
1 to 24 acres 
878 
23 
239 
119 
95 
136 
25 to 99 acres 
1,010 
- 
29 
55 
82 
133 
1 00 to 249 acres 
521 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
270 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
209 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
653 
- 
29 
21 
26 
72 
acres 
42,816 
- 
152 
416 
398 
1,365 
tons 
758,065 
- 
2,484 
6,173 
6,150 
20,003 
Irrigated 
farms 
27 
- 
- 
5 
1 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
2,141 
“ 
“ 
15 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
268 
- 
29 
11 
20 
56 
25 to 99 acres 
266 
- 
- 
10 
6 
16 
1 00 to 249 acres 
98 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
176 
2 
19 
7 
19 
28 
acres 
1,936 
(D) 
80 
24 
105 
245 
bushels 
126,423 
(D) 
5,745 
1,312 
7,090 
16,191 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
- 
3 
1 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
5 
" 
" 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
159 
2 
19 
7 
19 
27 
25 to 99 acres 
17 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
100 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
pounds 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
” 
“ 
“ 
(D) 
” 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
153 
- 
7 
2 
7 
11 
acres 
14,772 
- 
92 
(D) 
175 
651 
bushels 
840,293 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
11,612 
36,374 
Irrigated 
farms 
12 
- 
1 
3 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
393 
“ 
“ 
(D) 
225 
1 to 24 acres 
44 
- 
6 
1 
5 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
59 
- 
1 
1 
2 
5 
1 00 to 249 acres 
33 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
14 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
2,511 
20 
196 
132 
154 
205 
acres 
475,615 
101 
3,515 
3,449 
5,613 
8,807 
bushels 
21,593,477 
6,155 
158,192 
137,626 
222,384 
390,660 
Irrigated 
farms 
224 
- 
7 
5 
1 
12 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
24,401 
“ 
53 
50 
(D) 
450 
1 to 24 acres 
488 
20 
140 
62 
51 
66 
25 to 99 acres 
927 
- 
56 
70 
103 
129 
1 00 to 249 acres 
531 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10 
250 to 499 acres 
308 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
257 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
76 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
