Table 32. Poultry - Inventory and Number Sold: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
INVENTORY 
NUMBER SOLD - Con. 
Layers (see text) 
4,996 
13,091,384 
3,736 
12,748,275 
Pullets for laying 
Farms with inventory of- 
flock replacement 
268 
11,734,548 
287 
11,343,460 
1 to 49 
4,070 
64,808 
2,891 
47,710 
Farms by number sold- 
50 to 99 
350 
21,761 
267 
16,835 
1 to 1 ,999 
83 
6,442 
56 
6,222 
1 00 to 399 
185 
28,281 
118 
18,896 
2,000 to 15,999 
7 
63,829 
15 
163,429 
400 to 3,199 
40 
42,523 
25 
24,547 
16,000 to 29,999 
24 
549,405 
43 
922,657 
3,200 to 9,999 
74 
614,039 
111 
922,773 
30,000 to 59,999 
95 
4,097,582 
113 
4,789,131 
10,000 to 19,999 
101 
1,514,771 
139 
2,119,737 
60,000 to 99,999 
40 
2,986,796 
45 
3,277,481 
20,000 to 49,999 
148 
4,471,121 
159 
4,473,209 
100,000 or more 
19 
4,030,494 
15 
2,184,540 
50,000 to 99,999 
23 
1,528,900 
18 
1,192,356 
100,000 or more 
5 
4,805,180 
8 
3,932,212 
Broilers and other meat-type 
chickens 
1,969 
801,883,037 
1,948 
781,416,896 
Pullets for laying 
Farms by number sold- 
flock replacement 
763 
6,239,251 
728 
7,129,798 
1 to 1,999 
271 
58,013 
101 
20,861 
2,000 to 15,999 
23 
89,300 
6 
45,400 
16,000 to 29,999 
8 
169,800 
13 
318,200 
Broilers and other meat-type 
30,000 to 59,999 
22 
1,035,489 
17 
831,167 
chickens 
2,022 
148,251,469 
1,879 
149,921,809 
60,000 to 99,999 
37 
2,983,146 
81 
6,261,425 
100,000 to 199,999 
204 
30,553,564 
353 
51,306,129 
Turkeys (see text) 
829 
17,191,277 
846 
17,865,896 
200,000 to 299,999 
238 
56,774,246 
320 
77,540,018 
300,000 to 499,999 
572 
222,259,137 
533 
206,291,870 
Chukars 
7 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
500,000 or more 
594 
487,960,342 
524 
438,801,826 
Ducks 
506 
18,526 
792 
22,310 
T urkeys (see text) 
590 
54,109,724 
635 
60,030,181 
Farms by number sold- 
Emus 
52 
521 
108 
987 
1 to 1,999 
152 
(D) 
104 
(D) 
2,000 to 7,999 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Geese 
217 
1,508 
437 
4,197 
8,000 to 15,999 
5 
61,000 
8 
92,568 
16,000 to 29,999 
42 
940,039 
35 
822,951 
Guineas 
528 
31,814 
(NA) 
(NA) 
30,000 to 59,999 
115 
5,279,235 
169 
7,330,760 
60,000 to 99,999 
124 
9,481,142 
162 
12,294,870 
Hungarian partridge 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
100,000 or more 
151 
38,340,724 
155 
39,478,117 
Ostriches 
16 
312 
28 
682 
Chukars 
6 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Peacocks or peahens 
175 
1,084 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Ducks 
109 
19,404 
149 
46,247 
Pheasants 
47 
46,757 
111 
51,093 
Emus 
11 
42 
13 
130 
Pigeons or squabs 
40 
1,715 
115 
5,559 
Geese 
26 
491 
69 
797 
Quail 
67 
445,258 
148 
1,513,994 
Guineas 
88 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Rheas 
5 
30 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Hungarian partridge 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Roosters 
618 
892,520 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Ostriches 
4 
91 
9 
213 
Other poultry (see text) 
50 
3,379 
1,115 
65,960 
Peacocks or peahens 
29 
208 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pheasants 
20 
103,605 
41 
94,091 
NUMBER SOLD 
Pigeons or squabs 
8 
238 
29 
1,520 
Layers (see text) 
1,109 
10,310,945 
1,060 
11,044,091 
Farms by number sold- 
Quail 
41 
729,887 
93 
4,627,989 
1 to 99 
621 
11,197 
538 
10,645 
100 to 399 
85 
14,102 
53 
8,332 
Rheas 
4 
32 
(NA) 
(NA) 
400 to 3,199 
32 
40,956 
13 
12,980 
3,200 to 9,999 
101 
789,282 
136 
1,080,627 
Roosters 
427 
959,018 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10,000 to 19,999 
108 
1,652,994 
157 
2,468,623 
20,000 to 49,999 
138 
4,107,244 
136 
3,850,496 
Other poultry (see text) 
16 
1,752 
212 
123,366 
50,000 to 99,999 
19 
1,181,200 
20 
1,304,156 
100,000 or more 
5 
2,513,970 
7 
2,308,232 
Poultry hatched (see text) 
753 
929,018,565 
702 
911,670,587 
Table 33. Aquaculture Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Item 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Item 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Catfish 
49 
5,952 
63 
7,091 
Mollusks 
25 
245 
85 
1,009 
Trout 
64 
6,930 
71 
7,726 
Ornamental fish 
19 
242 
16 
177 
Other food fish (see text) 
35 
8,847 
48 
15,354 
Sport or game fish 
9 
359 
22 
74 
Baitfish 
5 
437 
14 
361 
Other aquaculture products (see text) 
21 
134 
7 
71 
Crustaceans 
23 
219 
20 
312 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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