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 
36 
36 
20 
60 
29 
9 
6 
Farms with- 
number 
10,838,533 
25,200,139 
5,543,478 
28,973,316 
11,436,344 
5,315,045 
4,870,175 
1 to 1,999 
7 
4 
5 
5 
2 
1 
1 
2,000 to 59,999 
2 
- 
- 
7 
3 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
27 
32 
15 
47 
24 
8 
5 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
19 
25 
14 
42 
38 
12 
6 
number 
227,965 
161,062 
147,530 
746,987 
811,532 
562,511 
146,152 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
20 
15 
13 
48 
36 
13 
5 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
711,521 
617,839 
361,162 
2,975,959 
2,283,394 
2,391,653 
438,545 
Barley for grain 
farms 
27 
20 
22 
126 
122 
118 
65 
acres 
410 
379 
503 
2,989 
6,154 
11,785 
13,209 
bushels 
32,952 
22,523 
25,777 
200,880 
499,667 
939,801 
1,088,350 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
3 
2 
- 
3 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
“ 
“ 
(D) 
17 
(D) 
“ 
48 
1 to 24 acres 
25 
16 
16 
73 
36 
21 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
3 
5 
52 
72 
47 
20 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
1 
1 
1 
14 
42 
21 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
15 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
Corn for grain 
farms 
173 
153 
125 
626 
498 
409 
186 
acres 
4,722 
4,363 
5,147 
32,957 
55,665 
99,138 
124,802 
bushels 
435,746 
447,088 
555,622 
3,402,101 
5,366,251 
9,812,936 
12,909,288 
Irrigated 
farms 
13 
5 
6 
28 
30 
38 
31 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
217 
149 
129 
1,397 
1,874 
3,432 
8,072 
1 to 24 acres 
98 
81 
60 
274 
101 
41 
5 
25 to 99 acres 
70 
69 
49 
239 
185 
107 
15 
1 00 to 249 acres 
5 
3 
15 
105 
149 
89 
41 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
1 
8 
60 
115 
31 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
57 
94 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
104 
106 
80 
383 
355 
210 
84 
acres 
2,712 
4,015 
3,303 
18,153 
27,834 
26,611 
23,151 
tons 
42,673 
65,160 
51,740 
291,004 
403,885 
375,377 
352,736 
Irrigated 
farms 
5 
5 
4 
13 
9 
5 
5 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
142 
161 
219 
952 
862 
535 
825 
1 to 24 acres 
71 
50 
45 
173 
96 
38 
13 
25 to 99 acres 
30 
50 
25 
151 
152 
95 
25 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3 
6 
10 
58 
91 
41 
22 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
1 
16 
27 
11 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
9 
13 
Cotton, all 
farms 
10 
17 
3 
16 
54 
80 
46 
acres 
1,092 
1,150 
(D) 
1,575 
16,236 
34,894 
32,989 
bales 
1,480 
2,046 
(D) 
3,296 
37,923 
73,988 
70,735 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
5 
5 
4 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
“ 
“ 
“ 
(D) 
(D) 
118 
359 
1 to 24 acres 
- 
5 
- 
2 
1 
2 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
3 
7 
- 
8 
11 
4 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
7 
5 
3 
6 
11 
19 
4 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
22 
22 
11 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
9 
33 
28 
Oats for grain 
farms 
8 
6 
10 
26 
34 
15 
7 
acres 
113 
51 
100 
342 
561 
706 
1,405 
bushels 
7,440 
2,114 
6,004 
22,015 
34,631 
59,248 
99,312 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
7 
6 
10 
23 
28 
8 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
- 
- 
3 
6 
5 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Peanuts for nuts 
farms 
3 
6 
4 
12 
39 
55 
30 
acres 
40 
146 
130 
(D) 
3,698 
8,326 
6,603 
pounds 
79,936 
550,819 
409,462 
3,105,110 
14,884,644 
34,666,861 
26,439,213 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 
3 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
" 
“ 
“ 
“ 
256 
(D) 
234 
1 to 24 acres 
3 
4 
2 
2 
6 
1 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
2 
2 
8 
14 
11 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
2 
18 
37 
17 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
6 
8 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
1 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
2 
2 
5 
18 
24 
18 
8 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
76 
547 
643 
1,599 
853 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
4,186 
43,191 
36,565 
109,520 
51,221 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
2 
5 
11 
14 
4 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
5 
9 
6 
4 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
7 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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