Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 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 
398 
97 
152 
22 
33 
28 
Farms with- 
number 
302,571 
68,243 
60,065 
(D) 
45,349 
7,283 
1 to 1 ,999 
375 
90 
146 
22 
31 
27 
2,000 to 59,999 
23 
7 
6 
- 
2 
1 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
440 
109 
207 
22 
33 
22 
number 
739,660 
(D) 
264,838 
(D) 
62,519 
(D) 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
180 
41 
74 
2 
17 
12 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
2,106,554 
(D) 
781,919 
(D) 
240,236 
(D) 
Barley for grain 
farms 
64 
1 
6 
- 
9 
4 
acres 
1,518 
(D) 
68 
- 
175 
50 
bushels 
79,199 
(D) 
6,428 
- 
14,900 
2,400 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
■ 
1 to 24 acres 
48 
1 
6 
- 
6 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
14 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
36,655 
442 
2,908 
1,198 
2,318 
2,355 
acres 
12,263,259 
1,813 
49,270 
36,023 
93,976 
125,163 
bushels 
1,253,283,049 
159,178 
3,972,044 
2,972,041 
8,464,622 
11,953,413 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,197 
7 
29 
8 
32 
35 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
345,453 
13 
351 
193 
1,411 
1,683 
1 to 24 acres 
4,760 
442 
2,284 
477 
604 
397 
25 to 99 acres 
9,339 
- 
624 
721 
1,714 
1,702 
1 00 to 249 acres 
8,781 
- 
- 
- 
- 
256 
250 to 499 acres 
6,264 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
7,511 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2,867 
12 
85 
57 
80 
142 
acres 
171,562 
53 
1,067 
1,007 
1,622 
3,787 
tons 
1,795,527 
436 
1 1 ,786 
6,355 
15,114 
36,000 
Irrigated 
farms 
27 
- 
4 
- 
1 
3 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
1,037 
" 
12 
■ 
(D) 
97 
1 to 24 acres 
1,264 
12 
74 
43 
57 
76 
25 to 99 acres 
1,152 
- 
11 
14 
23 
64 
1 00 to 249 acres 
343 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
72 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
36 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
cwt 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
■ 
■ 
■ 
■ 
■ 
■ 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
949 
4 
65 
22 
81 
73 
acres 
19,769 
9 
406 
106 
833 
947 
bushels 
1 ,540,579 
583 
24,511 
6,345 
62,271 
76,436 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
6 
■ 
■ 
■ 
■ 
■ 
1 to 24 acres 
749 
4 
62 
22 
78 
65 
25 to 99 acres 
182 
- 
3 
- 
3 
8 
1 00 to 249 acres 
14 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
cwt 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
“ 
■ 
“ 
■ 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
283 
- 
13 
7 
13 
16 
acres 
26,494 
- 
203 
125 
386 
612 
bushels 
1,642,406 
- 
6,784 
5,735 
21,143 
34,111 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
390 
" 
" 
" 
" 
" 
1 to 24 acres 
61 
- 
12 
6 
7 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
136 
- 
1 
1 
6 
12 
1 00 to 249 acres 
66 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
76 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
