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 
28 
28 
27 
52 
35 
28 
9 
Farms with- 
number 
17,900,900 
15,590,700 
16,873,240 
32,239,806 
20,722,280 
15,497,000 
5,199,200 
1 to 1,999 
- 
4 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 to 59,999 
1 
- 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
27 
23 
19 
50 
35 
28 
9 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
15 
11 
16 
16 
16 
10 
5 
number 
519,032 
506,604 
336,792 
604,821 
932,100 
383,008 
305,185 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
13 
11 
13 
18 
19 
9 
6 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
1,271,006 
1 ,565,650 
868,111 
3,118,103 
2,967,825 
1,460,500 
1,111,589 
Barley for grain 
farms 
1 
- 
2 
4 
3 
1 
2 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
72 
252 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,760 
14,408 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
- 
2 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
146 
104 
94 
353 
318 
289 
221 
acres 
4,701 
4,286 
4,839 
21,082 
39,845 
78,577 
143,163 
bushels 
405,164 
342,903 
357,961 
1,998,776 
4,107,042 
9,238,339 
18,130,710 
Irrigated 
farms 
8 
4 
12 
38 
39 
84 
78 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
348 
120 
315 
1,966 
3,879 
12,976 
30,320 
1 to 24 acres 
69 
36 
35 
120 
55 
23 
10 
25 to 99 acres 
72 
63 
46 
159 
94 
40 
20 
1 00 to 249 acres 
5 
5 
11 
70 
132 
95 
37 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
2 
4 
32 
88 
45 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
43 
109 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
7 
8 
12 
26 
15 
12 
acres 
- 
247 
357 
833 
2,981 
2,642 
3,590 
tons 
- 
602 
2,649 
12,222 
46,504 
48,635 
58,880 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
3 
6 
14 
4 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
" 
“ 
102 
308 
1,212 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
- 
1 
4 
2 
4 
3 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
6 
4 
7 
11 
2 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
3 
8 
5 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
2 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3 
Cotton, all 
farms 
20 
34 
30 
119 
168 
172 
148 
acres 
1,308 
3,793 
2,956 
17,554 
50,073 
80,506 
139,979 
bales 
2,128 
5,864 
5,667 
30,725 
91,627 
165,634 
279,213 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
7 
30 
49 
35 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
(D) 
“ 
“ 
293 
3,973 
7,932 
12,261 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
4 
2 
7 
2 
1 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
9 
11 
14 
28 
18 
8 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
6 
19 
14 
64 
51 
31 
9 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
20 
66 
67 
21 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
31 
65 
114 
Oats for grain 
farms 
21 
15 
22 
67 
47 
43 
28 
acres 
528 
546 
677 
2,665 
4,256 
4,341 
1,556 
bushels 
21,395 
22,628 
31,705 
127,536 
169,439 
239,482 
111,545 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
4 
1 
3 
4 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
" 
“ 
(D) 
92 
(D) 
5 
189 
1 to 24 acres 
16 
5 
15 
31 
14 
9 
11 
25 to 99 acres 
5 
9 
5 
31 
22 
18 
11 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
1 
2 
5 
5 
11 
6 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
5 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
2 
17 
10 
60 
91 
133 
124 
acres 
(D) 
690 
1,212 
4,866 
14,952 
33,435 
50,088 
pounds 
(D) 
2,188,872 
3,974,942 
15,393,852 
54,246,615 
128,810,453 
203,797,402 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
7 
9 
37 
32 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
346 
743 
4,242 
7,598 
1 to 24 acres 
- 
1 
- 
7 
1 
4 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
16 
5 
30 
21 
10 
15 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
2 
23 
51 
57 
22 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
3 
- 
17 
55 
47 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
1 
7 
37 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
cwt 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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