Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative. 
Total 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
1 0 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sorghum for grain - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
25 to 99 acres 
9 
9 
8 
- 
- 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
4 
4 
1 
1 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
2,026 
1,910 
1,880 
116 
109 
548 
acres 
984,258 
931,199 
911,734 
53,059 
52,590 
77,992 
bushels 
41,226,518 
39,353,837 
38,451,132 
1,872,681 
1,852,288 
3,222,348 
Irrigated 
farms 
81 
78 
74 
3 
2 
8 
acres 
18,321 
18,222 
17,005 
99 
(D) 
695 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
72 
59 
59 
13 
10 
112 
25 to 99 acres 
237 
208 
206 
29 
27 
228 
1 00 to 249 acres 
440 
421 
412 
19 
17 
139 
250 to 499 acres 
499 
480 
473 
19 
19 
45 
500 acres or more 
778 
742 
730 
36 
36 
24 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
_ 
_ 
_ 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
pounds 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
pounds 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 0.9 acres 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
1 .0 to 1 .9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2.0 to 2.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3.0 to 4.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5.0 to 9.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 0.0 to 24.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
550 
528 
521 
22 
20 
81 
acres 
86,606 
83,339 
82,699 
3,267 
(D) 
8,123 
bushels 
5,742,639 
5,547,026 
5,502,055 
195,613 
(D) 
535,610 
Irrigated 
farms 
15 
14 
13 
1 
1 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
576 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
85 
82 
81 
3 
3 
41 
25 to 99 acres 
220 
209 
204 
11 
9 
29 
1 00 to 249 acres 
134 
133 
133 
1 
1 
4 
250 to 499 acres 
73 
67 
66 
6 
6 
1 
500 acres or more 
38 
37 
37 
1 
1 
6 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
676 
634 
621 
42 
39 
208 
acres 
29,880 
29,007 
27,957 
873 
580 
6,610 
tons, dry 
102,627 
100,210 
95,954 
2,417 
1,868 
14,904 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
6 
5 
4 
2 
3 
acres 
432 
(D) 
163 
(D) 
(D) 
25 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
327 
295 
293 
32 
32 
134 
25 to 99 acres 
271 
263 
253 
8 
7 
60 
1 00 to 249 acres 
70 
68 
68 
2 
- 
11 
250 to 499 acres 
6 
6 
5 
- 
- 
3 
500 acres or more 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
442 
409 
401 
33 
32 
124 
acres 
14,724 
14,264 
13,963 
460 
(D) 
2,724 
tons, dry 
50,506 
48,835 
47,597 
1,671 
(D) 
8,328 
Irrigated 
farms 
6 
4 
3 
2 
2 
3 
acres 
(D) 
134 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
227 
217 
215 
10 
8 
67 
acres 
7,216 
6,955 
(D) 
261 
(D) 
2,858 
tons, dry 
17,587 
16,963 
(D) 
624 
(D) 
4,506 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
106 
94 
93 
12 
10 
17 
acres 
11,877 
11,391 
(D) 
486 
(D) 
77 
Irrigated 
farms 
42 
36 
35 
6 
6 
6 
acres 
6,178 
6,167 
(D) 
11 
11 
34 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
40 
33 
32 
7 
6 
12 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Illinois 157 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
