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 
3,781 
2,634 
1,961 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
269 
158 
183 
102 
93 
80 
132 
210 
number 
51,374 
26,941 
91,894 
37,700 
35,018 
88,483 
176,061 
94,543 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
11,684 
11,236 
9,552 
10,434 
10,833 
9,604 
8,944 
8,346 
acres 
3,948,462 
3,680,278 
2,494,179 
2,454,398 
2,497,516 
1,748,802 
1,243,969 
1,161,875 
bushels 
337,043,923 
500,560,815 
289,681,829 
351,343,546 
356,413,100 
258,720,259 
144,133,581 
130,662,235 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2,532 
1,665 
2,865 
1,712 
1,765 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
337,083 
166,018 
307,303 
116,152 
117,472 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
3,286,522 
2,988,294 
3,213,232 
2,022,960 
2,042,941 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
21,528 
22,630 
24,236 
31,852 
30,392 
36,623 
38,638 
49,231 
acres 
9,009,535 
8,527,780 
8,080,854 
10,884,416 
9,560,615 
9,942,149 
8,679,588 
11,664,008 
bushels 
359,484,644 
270,115,386 
262,980,052 
463,721,879 
407,515,802 
329,082,833 
292,999,442 
372,590,045 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
21,528 
22,630 
24,236 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
9,009,535 
8,527,780 
8,080,854 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
359,484,644 
270,115,386 
262,980,052 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
615 
874 
1,611 
2,545 
2,603 
4,659 
5,313 
6,644 
acres 
29,802 
29,761 
53,765 
77,923 
79,163 
118,788 
128,091 
168,982 
bushels 
1,386,113 
1,363,381 
2,403,129 
4,413,607 
4,530,823 
6,024,886 
4,775,729 
7,799,056 
Barley for grain 
farms 
92 
157 
81 
156 
152 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
7,110 
13,109 
4,193 
8,499 
8,203 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
333,607 
692,044 
154,233 
344,173 
336,453 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
8,893 
11,379 
15,086 
20,578 
20,398 
23,820 
32,492 
26,908 
acres 
2,103,921 
2,625,920 
2,863,487 
3,106,172 
3,077,984 
2,957,276 
3,399,564 
3,187,148 
bushels 
87,007,994 
201,048,807 
126,371,170 
233,499,331 
231,561,211 
222,145,624 
228,045,100 
192,400,229 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1,357 
1,779 
1,826 
2,447 
2,500 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
136,262 
131,125 
113,963 
122,842 
123,324 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
1,327,474 
1,505,041 
924,207 
1,778,154 
1,785,730 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
15,448 
13,232 
13,622 
14,404 
14,733 
14,743 
18,864 
17,116 
acres 
3,802,588 
2,591,428 
2,534,974 
2,139,071 
2,208,642 
1,669,958 
1,878,978 
1,692,288 
bushels 
83,696,476 
82,719,224 
57,946,285 
76,267,366 
78,563,054 
56,854,327 
55,789,994 
43,042,471 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
21 
33 
80 
118 
118 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
7,293 
5,955 
17,494 
17,609 
17,767 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
104,582 
134,719 
297,133 
358,533 
362,021 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Cotton, all 
farms 
153 
106 
162 
43 
45 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
52,098 
40,924 
55,953 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bales 
67,327 
54,814 
75,581 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
25,710 
29,266 
29,760 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
2,468,996 
2,800,129 
3,086,085 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
4,336,148 
6,916,201 
6,413,838 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
362 
681 
896 
940 
936 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
80,179 
156,378 
119,127 
(D) 
115,448 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
111,263,316 
220,194,520 
105,943,758 
(D) 
132,751,146 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) 7 
farms 
441 
473 
327 
424 
398 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
7,118 
8,976 
2,854 
3,126 
3,128 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Potatoes 
farms 
166 
137 
38 
72 
68 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
5,178 
5,266 
3,764 
927 
924 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
30 
36 
17 
3 
3 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
23 
49 
29 
11 
11 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
489 
432 
476 
459 
406 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
7,100 
7,162 
7,042 
6,175 
6,834 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
2 Data for 1982 exclude abnormal farms. 
3 Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
4 Data for 1982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
5 Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 
6 Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
7 Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 Kansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
