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) 
6,487 
1,675,399 
5,176 
1,713,388 
Pullets for laying 
Farms with inventory of- 
flock replacement 
138 
1,749,134 
131 
2,039,732 
1 to 49 
5,830 
92,100 
4,573 
72,970 
Farms by number sold- 
50 to 99 
398 
25,294 
342 
21,013 
1 to 1 ,999 
93 
4,649 
89 
(D) 
1 00 to 399 
166 
24,921 
165 
25,797 
2,000 to 15,999 
4 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
400 to 3,199 
15 
17,771 
10 
7,599 
16,000 to 29,999 
12 
262,464 
6 
136,566 
3,200 to 9,999 
10 
76,610 
12 
95,863 
30,000 to 59,999 
24 
928,347 
27 
1,112,823 
10,000 to 19,999 
42 
(D) 
43 
667,446 
60,000 to 99,999 
2 
(D) 
4 
347,250 
20,000 to 49,999 
24 
628,859 
31 
822,700 
100,000 or more 
3 
348,574 
4 
433,000 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
(□) 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
Broilers and other meat-type 
chickens 
600 
165,803,445 
670 
206,132,684 
Pullets for laying 
Farms by number sold- 
flock replacement 
1,033 
1,025,297 
962 
973,937 
1 to 1 ,999 
276 
(D) 
123 
9,317 
2,000 to 15,999 
1 
(D) 
9 
99,600 
16,000 to 29,999 
- 
- 
- 
Broilers and other meat-type 
30,000 to 59,999 
4 
179,000 
7 
281,000 
chickens 
1,026 
30,400,743 
959 
41,040,292 
60,000 to 99,999 
9 
756,000 
22 
1,760,000 
100,000 to 199,999 
64 
9,499,791 
78 
11,780,280 
Turkeys (see text) 
491 
3,985 
526 
3,479 
200,000 to 299,999 
33 
7,949,623 
123 
30,243,862 
300,000 to 499,999 
105 
39,836,788 
207 
78,752,150 
Chukars 
9 
1,034 
(NA) 
(NA) 
500,000 or more 
108 
107,545,198 
101 
83,206,475 
Ducks 
585 
7,177 
1,269 
16,543 
Turkeys (see text) 
109 
2,989 
111 
1,871 
Farms by number sold- 
Emus 
40 
353 
85 
649 
1 to 1,999 
109 
2,989 
111 
1,871 
2,000 to 7,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geese 
251 
1,915 
610 
4,517 
8,000 to 15,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
16,000 to 29,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Guineas 
569 
11,082 
(NA) 
(NA) 
30,000 to 59,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hungarian partridge 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
100,000 or more 
" 
" 
Ostriches 
4 
12 
20 
65 
Chukars 
9 
2,230 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Peacocks or peahens 
192 
1,479 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Ducks 
126 
4,834 
198 
6,094 
Pheasants 
47 
3,671 
109 
8,681 
Emus 
6 
32 
18 
340 
Pigeons or squabs 
48 
1,262 
149 
5,210 
Geese 
51 
674 
79 
781 
Quail 
73 
42,911 
179 
86,180 
Guineas 
109 
6,024 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Rheas 
6 
22 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Hungarian partridge 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Roosters 
498 
191,923 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Ostriches 
4 
(D) 
3 
11 
Other poultry (see text) 
108 
2,290 
1,481 
31,456 
Peacocks or peahens 
46 
543 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pheasants 
21 
7,857 
32 
5,498 
NUMBER SOLD 
Pigeons or squabs 
14 
396 
37 
1,329 
Layers (see text) 
1,021 
1,530,044 
917 
1,609,194 
Farms by number sold- 
Quail 
48 
71,353 
83 
124,679 
1 to 99 
860 
17,620 
751 
14,419 
100 to 399 
64 
(D) 
60 
9,608 
Rheas 
2 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
400 to 3,199 
14 
15,017 
9 
9,810 
3,200 to 9,999 
15 
116,238 
24 
183,143 
Roosters 
178 
204,092 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10,000 to 19,999 
44 
650,689 
49 
739,974 
20,000 to 49,999 
23 
620,421 
24 
652,240 
Other poultry (see text) 
34 
2,487 
258 
17,211 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
Poultry hatched (see text) 
993 
118,899,850 
649 
122,391,775 
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 
30 
124 
49 
235 
Mollusks 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Trout 
12 
2,582 
16 
3,222 
Ornamental fish 
8 
(D) 
16 
32 
Other food fish (see text) 
5 
(D) 
9 
(D) 
Sport or game fish 
1,319 
13 
880 
Baitfish 
3 
(□) 
5 
(D) 
Other aquaculture products (see text) 
6 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
Crustaceans 
4 
9 
9 
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