Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
305 
258 
25 
19 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
number 
1,086,075 
214,508 
(D) 
(D) 
sold 
farms 
31 
25 
- 
- 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
number 
391,042 
(D) 
sold 
farms 
854 
699 
55 
46 
Farms with- 
number 
304,729,435 
233,567,807 
(D) 
21,613,220 
1 to 1,999 
158 
131 
14 
14 
2,000 to 59,999 
16 
12 
2 
2 
60,000 to 99,999 
25 
23 
1 
1 
100,000 or more 
655 
533 
38 
29 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
134 
120 
5 
4 
number 
77,375 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
117 
99 
10 
9 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
154,404 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley for grain 
farms 
732 
539 
103 
85 
acres 
40,133 
24,872 
7,260 
6,537 
bushels 
3,300,857 
1,931,149 
658,426 
602,722 
Irrigated 
farms 
49 
34 
3 
3 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
2,637 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
267 
209 
38 
35 
25 to 99 acres 
355 
268 
47 
34 
100 to 249 acres 
83 
48 
10 
8 
250 to 499 acres 
24 
14 
6 
6 
500 acres or more 
3 
- 
2 
2 
Corn for grain 
farms 
2,888 
2,224 
353 
280 
acres 
435,646 
259,022 
79,706 
71,494 
bushels 
50,114,967 
28,142,763 
9,816,514 
8,810,746 
Irrigated 
farms 
351 
237 
46 
42 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
49,991 
25,922 
(D) 
8,545 
1 to 24 acres 
878 
786 
53 
48 
25 to 99 acres 
1,010 
793 
143 
95 
1 00 to 249 acres 
521 
368 
77 
62 
250 to 499 acres 
270 
173 
34 
32 
500 acres or more 
209 
104 
46 
43 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
653 
486 
103 
81 
acres 
42,816 
23,526 
7,516 
6,381 
tons 
758,065 
410,177 
130,854 
114,460 
Irrigated 
farms 
27 
17 
2 
2 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
2,141 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
268 
219 
38 
31 
25 to 99 acres 
266 
204 
39 
29 
1 00 to 249 acres 
98 
60 
21 
17 
250 to 499 acres 
13 
2 
4 
3 
500 acres or more 
8 
1 
1 
1 
Oats for grain 
farms 
176 
161 
10 
7 
acres 
1,936 
1,550 
239 
185 
bushels 
126,423 
101,159 
15,594 
11,667 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
5 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
5 
5 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
159 
150 
6 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
17 
11 
4 
4 
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 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
153 
109 
13 
8 
acres 
14,772 
(D) 
1,263 
975 
bushels 
840,293 
602,133 
(D) 
50,019 
Irrigated 
farms 
12 
9 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
393 
(D) 
“ 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
44 
30 
4 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
59 
43 
4 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
33 
23 
3 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
14 
11 
2 
2 
500 acres or more 
3 
2 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
2,511 
1,923 
304 
238 
acres 
475,615 
293,892 
83,607 
71,067 
bushels 
21,593,477 
13,084,552 
3,876,918 
3,332,461 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
154 Maryland 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
