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 
9 
11 
2 
28 
16 
5 
11 
number 
(D) 
396 
(D) 
2,239 
2,062 
480 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 1 ,999 
6 
11 
2 
28 
16 
5 
7 
2,000 to 59,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
7 
- 
7 
16 
2 
3 
42 
number 
15 
- 
580 
47 
(D) 
(D) 
2,268,566 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
6 
2 
2 
39 
number 
489 
- 
- 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
4,527,961 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
1 
4 
14 
22 
99 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
146 
799 
2,176 
19,858 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
7,585 
16,752 
59,483 
690,427 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
8 
- 
7 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
148 
- 
86 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
5 
1 
10 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
- 
- 
1 
4 
14 
17 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
6 
43 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
20 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
9 
Corn for grain 
farms 
442 
231 
295 
1,636 
2,725 
2,845 
3,265 
acres 
29,374 
16,478 
24,819 
207,171 
631,400 
1,164,915 
3,188,258 
bushels 
2,566,054 
1,314,810 
2,072,106 
17,685,893 
51,679,917 
103,420,299 
299,496,321 
Irrigated 
farms 
20 
7 
11 
84 
164 
209 
312 
acres 
1,507 
640 
943 
9,161 
21,845 
42,941 
108,166 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
61 
33 
36 
77 
57 
38 
26 
25 to 99 acres 
297 
147 
145 
542 
420 
234 
171 
1 00 to 249 acres 
84 
51 
112 
935 
1,038 
578 
397 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
2 
82 
1,131 
945 
531 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
79 
1,050 
2,140 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
102 
57 
64 
425 
1,013 
1,242 
1,487 
acres 
3,770 
3,517 
2,751 
26,800 
92,817 
138,704 
321,085 
tons 
34,953 
27,679 
21,716 
205,520 
736,727 
1,246,373 
2,826,909 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
2 
10 
28 
31 
47 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
808 
1,983 
3,011 
5,836 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
42 
11 
25 
107 
139 
128 
55 
25 to 99 acres 
53 
35 
35 
241 
539 
651 
535 
1 00 to 249 acres 
7 
11 
4 
64 
265 
340 
551 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
13 
62 
88 
196 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
35 
150 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
8 
33 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
915 
12,899 
cwt 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
26,375 
179,104 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
1 
4 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
1 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
5 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
9 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
12 
Oats for grain 
farms 
35 
22 
27 
116 
196 
197 
313 
acres 
574 
419 
642 
4,075 
10,151 
14,124 
39,289 
bushels 
32,225 
25,704 
33,456 
268,533 
688,155 
959,411 
2,476,449 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
11 
7 
4 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
329 
257 
645 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
31 
16 
14 
59 
71 
38 
35 
25 to 99 acres 
4 
6 
13 
50 
101 
110 
131 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
7 
18 
37 
108 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
12 
31 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
8 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
7 
1 
2 
17 
38 
91 
262 
acres 
217 
(D) 
(D) 
1,022 
6,510 
24,003 
105,473 
bushels 
12,653 
(D) 
(D) 
44,251 
328,177 
1,003,307 
4,433,935 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
1 
2 
7 
6 
6 
15 
25 to 99 acres 
4 
- 
- 
7 
10 
19 
44 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
3 
12 
28 
82 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10 
26 
60 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
12 
61 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
423 
210 
261 
1,580 
2,670 
2,647 
2,593 
acres 
28,339 
15,470 
21,724 
208,508 
660,871 
1,146,172 
2,611,707 
bushels 
747,940 
376,230 
561,184 
5,373,741 
16,565,537 
31,048,927 
75,311,804 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
4 
2 
45 
115 
133 
165 
acres 
(D) 
244 
(D) 
4,434 
12,671 
24,416 
46,986 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
46 
19 
15 
40 
27 
17 
11 
25 to 99 acres 
300 
145 
153 
460 
284 
149 
85 
1 00 to 249 acres 
77 
46 
93 
1,005 
1,046 
426 
255 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
75 
1,236 
1,053 
397 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
77 
1,002 
1,845 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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