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 
83 
38 
27 
120 
51 
15 
6 
number 
3,575,105 
1,750,637 
(D) 
10,560,278 
6,802,864 
2,086,519 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
70 
32 
25 
89 
27 
8 
3 
2,000 to 59,999 
- 
1 
1 
3 
1 
- 
1 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
13 
5 
1 
28 
21 
7 
2 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
30 
21 
21 
45 
25 
14 
22 
number 
1,261,100 
971,838 
446,355 
2,147,232 
2,414,455 
3,036,043 
2,355,120 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
26 
16 
16 
29 
27 
15 
22 
number 
3,375,477 
2,935,850 
992,578 
3,315,667 
5,780,935 
5,539,269 
6,057,546 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
77 
66 
75 
257 
158 
110 
147 
acres 
1,721 
1,782 
2,116 
11,387 
13,201 
17,880 
49,833 
bushels 
79,146 
95,392 
94,333 
515,581 
674,438 
1,110,271 
3,431,659 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
5 
12 
4 
5 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
158 
255 
850 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
60 
37 
40 
105 
35 
8 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
15 
27 
32 
127 
79 
25 
6 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
2 
3 
23 
34 
57 
55 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
2 
10 
15 
62 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
23 
Corn for grain 
farms 
3,033 
2,089 
2,019 
7,392 
5,905 
3,467 
1,827 
acres 
182,796 
154,543 
173,197 
1,065,704 
1,820,701 
2,163,213 
2,512,503 
bushels 
25,462,072 
21,517,866 
24,993,794 
158,776,707 
284,607,275 
343,817,701 
404,794,233 
Irrigated 
farms 
53 
76 
73 
324 
317 
261 
184 
acres 
2,187 
4,896 
4,240 
29,093 
50,454 
69,301 
124,883 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
455 
223 
205 
339 
77 
18 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
2,223 
1,350 
1,028 
1,778 
344 
71 
31 
1 00 to 249 acres 
355 
516 
780 
4,598 
1,471 
222 
96 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
6 
677 
3,472 
706 
122 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
541 
2,450 
1,572 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
595 
497 
560 
2,249 
1,329 
561 
172 
acres 
13,350 
15,195 
18,846 
90,729 
95,490 
70,073 
43,680 
tons 
215,625 
226,080 
315,787 
1,515,458 
1,562,940 
1,243,189 
872,343 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
6 
23 
66 
46 
27 
8 
acres 
72 
90 
624 
2,464 
2,700 
3,505 
2,001 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
410 
279 
243 
827 
302 
93 
14 
25 to 99 acres 
180 
195 
292 
1,257 
747 
239 
50 
1 00 to 249 acres 
5 
23 
25 
157 
228 
147 
58 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
8 
43 
61 
20 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
9 
21 
30 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
19 
8 
14 
49 
67 
152 
199 
acres 
1,394 
365 
791 
5,549 
9,242 
35,937 
100,387 
cwt 
27,719 
7,789 
20,045 
136,390 
204,493 
777,741 
1,985,161 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
3 
10 
19 
22 
34 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
147 
1,141 
2,334 
4,805 
20,982 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 
2 
4 
4 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
14 
8 
13 
23 
23 
24 
10 
1 00 to 249 acres 
5 
- 
- 
23 
31 
73 
39 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
1 
9 
33 
79 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
18 
70 
Oats for grain 
farms 
445 
405 
423 
1,472 
721 
221 
48 
acres 
8,285 
9,666 
10,039 
44,123 
27,408 
12,876 
5,994 
bushels 
466,493 
579,088 
588,263 
2,561,204 
1,710,063 
825,575 
368,576 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
4 
8 
20 
8 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
128 
148 
357 
190 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
357 
260 
264 
763 
319 
71 
14 
25 to 99 acres 
88 
139 
155 
673 
361 
110 
14 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
6 
4 
36 
33 
38 
10 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
- 
9 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
- 
3 
3 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
50 
71 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
769 
1,094 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
3 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
2,383 
1,635 
1,634 
6,387 
5,703 
3,625 
2,000 
acres 
148,422 
115,660 
132,996 
805,400 
1,503,195 
1,865,343 
2,245,729 
bushels 
6,067,727 
4,743,485 
5,510,225 
33,436,164 
63,736,999 
78,761,480 
93,855,047 
Irrigated 
farms 
32 
38 
44 
151 
182 
143 
97 
acres 
999 
1,615 
2,291 
9,453 
17,492 
24,795 
26,096 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
270 
163 
131 
238 
55 
4 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
1,882 
1,133 
928 
1,943 
475 
82 
18 
1 00 to 249 acres 
231 
339 
575 
4,031 
1,913 
297 
65 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
175 
3,140 
1,271 
168 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
120 
1,971 
1,747 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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