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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
34,725 
366 
2,576 
1,175 
2,030 
2,182 
acres 
8,933,457 
1,668 
42,860 
32,082 
73,315 
106,407 
bushels 
371 ,337,854 
61,842 
1,491,181 
1,153,724 
2,837,155 
4,187,816 
Irrigated 
farms 
757 
1 
22 
20 
21 
20 
acres 
1 1 1 ,924 
(D) 
250 
(D) 
634 
877 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4,436 
366 
2,037 
573 
571 
342 
25 to 99 acres 
9,884 
- 
539 
602 
1,459 
1,738 
1 00 to 249 acres 
8,848 
- 
- 
- 
- 
102 
250 to 499 acres 
6,304 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
5,253 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
11 
_ 
1 
_ 
_ 
_ 
acres 
500 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
pounds 
442,008 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
6 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
14 
4 
1 
2 
1 
2 
acres 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
pounds 
788,448 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
1 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 0.0 to 24.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
25.0 acres or more 
6 
- 
1 
1 
- 
2 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
6,999 
41 
345 
166 
309 
342 
acres 
645,829 
192 
3,944 
2,973 
6,642 
7,700 
bushels 
40,543,253 
9,278 
223,138 
160,566 
364,176 
432,112 
Irrigated 
farms 
106 
- 
3 
- 
5 
- 
acres 
9,462 
- 
3 
- 
38 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,198 
41 
309 
126 
221 
223 
25 to 99 acres 
2,968 
- 
36 
40 
88 
117 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,216 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
430 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
187 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
17,947 
851 
5,087 
1,366 
1,567 
1,263 
acres 
514,024 
3,228 
55,241 
25,617 
33,608 
33,946 
tons, dry 
1,358,993 
6,841 
102,609 
48,781 
64,127 
75,653 
Irrigated 
farms 
100 
9 
29 
6 
7 
2 
acres 
1,729 
12 
50 
(D) 
119 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
11,684 
851 
4,704 
982 
1,050 
739 
25 to 99 acres 
5,337 
- 
383 
384 
517 
493 
1 00 to 249 acres 
808 
- 
- 
- 
- 
31 
250 to 499 acres 
100 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
18 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
10,447 
569 
2,687 
645 
793 
692 
acres 
247,746 
2,104 
25,450 
9,642 
13,940 
15,360 
tons, dry 
753,158 
4,657 
56,710 
22,437 
33,034 
41,005 
Irrigated 
farms 
68 
6 
17 
5 
4 
1 
acres 
1,073 
(D) 
26 
20 
85 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
6,824 
203 
1,956 
632 
667 
509 
acres 
183,880 
776 
21,992 
12,202 
14,246 
13,667 
tons, dry 
358,838 
1,431 
34,943 
20,089 
23,427 
25,545 
Irrigated 
farms 
22 
1 
8 
1 
3 
- 
acres 
388 
(D) 
16 
(D) 
24 
- 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
16 
- 
8 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
332 
- 
51 
- 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
1,370 
335 
375 
53 
76 
58 
acres 
69,847 
586 
1,691 
548 
1,519 
1,258 
Irrigated 
farms 
495 
138 
138 
22 
27 
14 
acres 
27,853 
181 
515 
157 
304 
195 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
734 
315 
256 
36 
31 
21 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
235 
20 
111 
9 
21 
19 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
221 
- 
8 
8 
24 
16 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
114 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
250.0 acres or more 
66 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
435 
158 
144 
17 
17 
15 
acres 
8,468 
33 
59 
94 
(D) 
76 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
82 
15 
12 
1 
2 
- 
acres 
7,945 
3 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Peas, green 
farms 
137 
8 
7 
1 
4 
_ 
acres 
10,214 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
201 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
78 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
