Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
POULTRY - Con. 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
123 
68 
59 
159 
122 
59 
19 
Farms with- 
number 
55,154,659 
32,025,551 
27,621,590 
62,798,214 
77,833,962 
37,258,411 
39,906,162 
1 to 1,999 
5 
3 
1 
12 
2 
2 
- 
2,000 to 59,999 
4 
2 
2 
7 
1 
1 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
2 
1 
- 
3 
- 
2 
- 
100,000 or more 
112 
62 
56 
137 
119 
54 
19 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
35 
25 
16 
50 
52 
22 
19 
number 
799,233 
822,290 
373,183 
1,934,245 
2,381,846 
1,026,964 
1,626,042 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
38 
24 
16 
63 
57 
26 
21 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
2,693,000 
1,967,871 
1,084,502 
6,228,363 
6,578,267 
3,642,370 
4,553,441 
Barley for grain 
farms 
9 
12 
11 
57 
59 
32 
18 
acres 
251 
363 
219 
2,012 
4,190 
3,431 
5,818 
bushels 
16,510 
32,325 
16,820 
123,334 
284,227 
218,995 
272,688 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
1 
3 
1 
3 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
“ 
(D) 
“ 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
18 
1 to 24 acres 
7 
5 
9 
30 
8 
4 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
7 
2 
23 
32 
10 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1 
- 
- 
4 
18 
16 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
7 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Corn for grain 
farms 
284 
270 
199 
769 
764 
618 
427 
acres 
10,221 
12,255 
11,076 
60,741 
131,009 
212,435 
333,822 
bushels 
941,687 
1,134,426 
1,084,886 
6,062,785 
14,343,599 
25,062,555 
42,075,484 
Irrigated 
farms 
11 
13 
13 
51 
61 
71 
66 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
105 
348 
361 
1,960 
2,764 
8,315 
11,739 
1 to 24 acres 
123 
84 
60 
161 
52 
24 
9 
25 to 99 acres 
146 
158 
99 
347 
197 
61 
34 
1 00 to 249 acres 
15 
28 
40 
240 
324 
157 
69 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
21 
182 
207 
76 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
9 
169 
239 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
26 
43 
25 
133 
110 
49 
26 
acres 
546 
1,406 
980 
7,860 
12,975 
11,523 
9,131 
tons 
8,069 
24,672 
17,910 
117,822 
193,591 
172,901 
166,510 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
2 
9 
7 
3 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
“ 
(D) 
“ 
(D) 
221 
326 
220 
1 to 24 acres 
16 
24 
12 
60 
26 
6 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
10 
12 
10 
40 
33 
16 
10 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
7 
3 
31 
36 
13 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
2 
13 
6 
3 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
2 
8 
6 
Cotton, all 
farms 
55 
69 
44 
166 
288 
347 
271 
acres 
3,897 
7,670 
5,690 
23,946 
91,074 
170,680 
271,216 
bales 
7,485 
14,705 
10,313 
48,813 
161,957 
333,943 
544,236 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
5 
- 
9 
19 
23 
37 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
350 
" 
160 
1,677 
2,894 
10,899 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
- 
- 
7 
2 
7 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
37 
33 
17 
43 
19 
14 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
15 
36 
22 
93 
89 
58 
14 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
5 
23 
119 
106 
32 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
59 
162 
221 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
cwt 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
25 
23 
21 
72 
75 
39 
23 
acres 
323 
367 
309 
2,082 
2,416 
2,810 
3,778 
bushels 
20,654 
22,913 
20,314 
144,815 
179,715 
211,398 
388,561 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
10 
1 
1 
3 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
" 
“ 
(D) 
49 
(D) 
(D) 
13 
1 to 24 acres 
23 
18 
20 
45 
31 
12 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
5 
1 
22 
42 
20 
13 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
5 
2 
6 
4 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
23 
18 
6 
82 
128 
158 
128 
acres 
788 
730 
350 
5,336 
14,924 
30,080 
51,972 
pounds 
2,776,999 
3,048,858 
994,520 
19,474,711 
56,763,657 
113,783,985 
212,352,080 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
4 
10 
9 
27 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
“ 
“ 
(D) 
251 
882 
3,791 
1 to 24 acres 
10 
5 
1 
6 
3 
2 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
13 
11 
3 
64 
52 
30 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
2 
2 
12 
67 
88 
42 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
32 
53 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
31 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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