Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
POULTRY - Con. 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
30 
19 
29 
89 
57 
37 
11 
number 
9,212,215 
7,940,083 
10,449,771 
27,494,629 
23,207,349 
18,342,180 
7,547,600 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
3 
3 
4 
10 
1 
2,000 to 59,999 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
2 
3 
2 
2 
1 
100,000 or more 
27 
16 
23 
73 
53 
35 
10 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
9 
10 
- 
6 
1 
1 
1 
number 
(D) 
52 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
3 
9 
- 
6 
1 
1 
- 
number 
(D) 
2,850 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
56 
63 
43 
178 
116 
86 
38 
acres 
1,602 
1,777 
974 
8,564 
7,331 
9,231 
7,639 
bushels 
105,383 
101,297 
70,751 
689,497 
580,842 
807,431 
732,200 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
3 
20 
9 
5 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
939 
494 
770 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
27 
39 
25 
59 
14 
2 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
29 
18 
18 
102 
85 
42 
9 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
6 
- 
10 
17 
35 
15 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
7 
- 
7 
10 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Corn for grain 
farms 
270 
185 
164 
565 
443 
242 
103 
acres 
10,102 
8,206 
9,313 
53,502 
100,870 
111,552 
122,238 
bushels 
1,055,746 
907,380 
1,096,795 
5,805,451 
11,068,272 
12,683,570 
15,583,218 
Irrigated 
farms 
20 
6 
12 
72 
92 
59 
42 
acres 
693 
219 
864 
4,816 
14,118 
11,686 
16,862 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
100 
61 
44 
51 
9 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
165 
111 
95 
285 
48 
6 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
5 
13 
25 
212 
224 
37 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
17 
146 
95 
12 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
16 
103 
90 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
65 
55 
57 
175 
107 
33 
13 
acres 
2,143 
2,078 
1,693 
9,982 
11,997 
7,413 
5,179 
tons 
36,962 
32,336 
26,162 
169,621 
207,304 
148,075 
102,795 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
- 
1 
2 
6 
4 
3 
acres 
116 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
421 
968 
442 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
31 
25 
26 
49 
20 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
32 
28 
30 
100 
36 
5 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
2 
1 
24 
44 
20 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
2 
6 
4 
1 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
1 
3 
4 
Oats for grain 
farms 
16 
18 
15 
26 
23 
2 
1 
acres 
170 
181 
168 
416 
459 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
9,394 
12,348 
12,465 
25,085 
31,303 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
16 
18 
14 
20 
15 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
1 
6 
8 
1 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
pounds 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
11 
1 
3 
38 
37 
25 
11 
acres 
809 
(D) 
165 
1,375 
5,226 
4,259 
1,934 
bushels 
48,268 
(D) 
10,180 
86,468 
219,657 
261,223 
150,448 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
7 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
19 
6 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
3 
1 
3 
15 
17 
8 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
5 
- 
- 
4 
6 
9 
6 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
5 
1 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
225 
164 
123 
502 
437 
249 
104 
acres 
11,488 
9,745 
9,294 
60,632 
109,400 
131,840 
121,731 
bushels 
510,596 
423,269 
425,565 
2,693,228 
4,941,154 
5,867,569 
5,817,079 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
6 
2 
43 
76 
39 
23 
acres 
355 
264 
(D) 
3,348 
8,356 
5,852 
5,554 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
48 
27 
23 
37 
10 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
157 
113 
62 
182 
50 
4 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
20 
24 
38 
245 
162 
30 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
38 
191 
71 
8 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
24 
140 
93 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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