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 
3,725 
2,801 
1,672 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
4,327,311 
5,285,583 
3,290,313 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
398 
260 
239 
127 
115 
123 
296 
349 
number 
302,571 
325,036 
82,974 
365,769 
363,353 
60,004 
435,555 
138,331 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
36,655 
38,260 
41,032 
49,416 
48,443 
55,685 
66,600 
73,372 
acres 
12,263,259 
13,096,231 
10,742,787 
10,780,900 
10,710,072 
10,770,985 
9,162,711 
11,383,178 
bushels 
1,253,283,049 
2,248,664,947 
1,418,566,127 
1,372,414,201 
1,363,015,453 
1,532,681,088 
1,168,644,485 
1,425,129,317 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2,867 
2,296 
3,271 
3,872 
3,774 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
171,562 
75,247 
109,847 
122,477 
119,116 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
1,795,527 
1 ,351 ,823 
1,638,995 
1,948,803 
1,892,873 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
6,999 
9,416 
8,592 
14,973 
14,822 
17,061 
21,356 
28,080 
acres 
645,829 
891,567 
581,084 
984,815 
983,556 
1,075,805 
954,990 
1,452,686 
bushels 
40,543,253 
47,291,213 
27,923,042 
54,005,189 
53,954,013 
54,096,203 
48,850,664 
62,046,957 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
6,999 
9,407 
8,592 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
645,829 
891,399 
581,084 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
40,543,253 
47,282,936 
27,923,042 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
12 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
- 
168 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
- 
8,277 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
949 
1,006 
2,109 
3,709 
3,588 
5,635 
8,540 
8,940 
acres 
19,769 
24,265 
39,258 
70,947 
69,009 
108,363 
157,374 
176,568 
bushels 
1 ,540,579 
1 ,500,658 
2,839,874 
5,029,761 
4,887,273 
6,704,097 
10,312,797 
10,268,768 
Barley for grain 
farms 
64 
46 
59 
117 
117 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,518 
738 
1,852 
2,209 
2,219 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
79,199 
43,029 
111,960 
120,948 
122,228 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
283 
731 
664 
1,139 
1,117 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
26,494 
76,601 
56,921 
77,636 
76,990 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
1,642,406 
5,960,150 
4,510,917 
6,441,270 
6,392,482 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
84 
58 
106 
119 
116 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
3,271 
1,169 
3,308 
2,752 
2,702 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
55,375 
13,502 
33,155 
29,410 
28,995 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
34,725 
33,945 
41,571 
47,938 
47,008 
52,339 
61,547 
66,595 
acres 
8,933,457 
8,293,711 
10,505,989 
9,872,252 
9,825,475 
8,932,399 
8,768,833 
8,997,737 
bushels 
371,337,854 
353,741,105 
438,990,297 
417,919,609 
415,716,620 
373,563,650 
329,323,117 
335,976,354 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
9 
8 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
238 
228 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
(D) 
- 
- 
3,573 
3,413 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Tobacco 
farms 
14 
13 
6 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
827 
268 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
788,448 
1,656,819 
513,940 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
17,947 
19,865 
20,691 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
514,024 
593,186 
729,662 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
1,358,993 
1,770,834 
2,234,607 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Rice 
farms 
1 
3 
1 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
11 
46 
87 
56 
53 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
500 
3,217 
1,580 
(D) 
1,813 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
442,008 
4,356,557 
1,549,546 
(D) 
2,156,638 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) ' 
farms 
1,370 
1,377 
1,107 
1,314 
1,262 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
71,946 
71,371 
70,430 
67,925 
66,780 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Potatoes 
farms 
330 
253 
84 
89 
87 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
7,021 
6,244 
6,825 
4,358 
4,358 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
43 
21 
36 
3 
3 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
20 
19 
40 
1 
1 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
926 
871 
830 
852 
734 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
5,743 
6,032 
8,168 
9,067 
8,645 
(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 1 982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
^ Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
