Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Livestock and poultry: - Con. 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
8,150 
6,099 
4,625 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
8,276,409 
7,249,420 
6,978,102 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
784 
644 
812 
481 
451 
341 
316 
356 
number 
272,389,497 
279,937,641 
273,135,329 
205,091,259 
202,970,912 
82,990,149 
40,991,224 
21,466,182 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
15,101 
15,375 
15,655 
19,162 
18,417 
21,382 
25,921 
25,323 
acres 
3,302,499 
3,256,195 
2,677,491 
2,555,175 
2,477,027 
2,445,489 
2,069,238 
1,892,882 
bushels 
226,370,607 
439,417,160 
268,224,535 
282,896,729 
274,381,159 
308,784,225 
218,093,408 
178,722,297 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2,485 
1,704 
1,803 
2,030 
2,021 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
148,805 
69,353 
71,185 
75,674 
76,404 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
1,239,611 
1,041,591 
942,789 
1,042,596 
1,048,825 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
6,270 
7,640 
8,475 
12,928 
12,394 
16,970 
12,683 
29,507 
acres 
690,245 
881,227 
811,586 
1,091,842 
1,055,664 
1,319,575 
750,208 
2,044,839 
bushels 
38,087,065 
36,293,751 
34,888,755 
53,942,442 
52,178,347 
58,143,633 
31,939,663 
68,338,008 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
6,261 
7,640 
8,475 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
689,965 
881,227 
811,586 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
38,077,448 
36,293,751 
34,888,755 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
280 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
9,617 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
542 
459 
1,300 
1,283 
1,254 
2,402 
3,480 
3,935 
acres 
8,072 
7,894 
25,037 
24,209 
23,339 
46,262 
66,414 
67,913 
bushels 
417,591 
382,149 
1,290,427 
1,382,377 
1,312,430 
2,363,989 
2,712,492 
2,840,632 
Barley for grain 
farms 
53 
56 
170 
94 
93 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,236 
1,531 
3,847 
2,729 
2,664 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
75,257 
59,238 
174,512 
140,765 
137,135 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
625 
1,085 
2,020 
3,714 
3,566 
6,998 
9,258 
10,317 
acres 
54,885 
105,483 
204,007 
325,237 
311,511 
586,559 
625,047 
746,547 
bushels 
3,150,174 
9,922,598 
16,603,961 
28,028,020 
26,886,487 
53,046,665 
50,759,064 
54,910,329 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
238 
174 
197 
253 
253 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
7,873 
6,533 
4,993 
7,555 
7,581 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
72,070 
79,962 
47,636 
86,068 
86,937 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
19,823 
18,388 
21,687 
25,387 
24,201 
26,600 
33,489 
38,820 
acres 
5,250,275 
4,672,738 
5,001,858 
4,853,457 
4,671,797 
4,208,729 
4,827,272 
5,286,129 
bushels 
148,826,538 
165,947,323 
165,048,253 
170,632,278 
164,562,845 
150,385,224 
148,272,506 
153,691,360 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
2 
2 
12 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
725 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
(D) 
(D) 
27,177 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Cotton, all 
farms 
409 
511 
596 
906 
863 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
350,782 
377,960 
395,880 
394,153 
388,725 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bales 
721,705 
723,043 
608,280 
561,229 
554,360 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Tobacco 
farms 
33 
111 
338 
495 
481 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
427 
1,577 
1,460 
2,782 
2,677 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
789,837 
3,557,585 
3,228,580 
6,677,460 
6,430,795 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
50,279 
57,184 
57,507 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
3,349,348 
3,895,401 
4,142,725 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
5,271,715 
7,182,875 
8,101,048 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Rice 
farms 
386 
435 
445 
457 
418 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
174,559 
179,300 
167,716 
124,258 
117,595 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
12,206,338 
12,266,645 
9,965,432 
6,596,060 
6,261,457 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
10 
28 
62 
24 
24 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
895 
1,963 
3,668 
(D) 
1,523 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
740,440 
2,456,340 
3,158,151 
(D) 
2,098,065 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) 7 
farms 
1,215 
1,335 
938 
948 
858 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
20,213 
32,837 
27,404 
21,804 
21,007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Potatoes 
farms 
418 
313 
156 
83 
79 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
9,056 
6,127 
5,256 
5,982 
5,979 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
37 
46 
60 
20 
19 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
54 
73 
39 
39 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
1,197 
1,345 
1,267 
1,127 
1,004 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
18,769 
22,447 
21,755 
17,359 
16,525 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
2 Data for 1 982 exclude abnormal farms. 
3 Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
4 Data for 1982 exclude cost of custom applications. 
5 Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 
6 Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 
7 Data for 2002 and prior years exclude potatoes, sweet potatoes, and ginseng. 
8 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
