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 
6,276 
4,878 
2,533 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
number 
7,236,128 
5,785,648 
5,008,881 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Broilers and other meat- 
type chickens sold 
farms 
527 
307 
327 
222 
162 
164 
245 
351 
number 
28,252,490 
31,669,170 
33,017,116 
30,327,052 
30,183,641 
33,720,007 
36,068,869 
16,903,405 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
575 
550 
382 
560 
514 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
114,516 
118,665 
73,703 
87,564 
84,300 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
23,824,561 
24,553,928 
14,155,973 
16,725,028 
16,163,861 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
529 
537 
596 
667 
633 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
93,239 
83,353 
63,303 
54,424 
53,417 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
2,320,924 
2,129,010 
1,633,993 
1,366,377 
1,340,460 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
2,871 
2,612 
3,414 
4,416 
4,097 
5,032 
5,562 
6,232 
acres 
2,186,813 
2,096,350 
2,355,451 
2,584,849 
2,422,506 
2,495,940 
2,160,641 
2,716,305 
bushels 
141,020,565 
120,617,390 
128,410,931 
160,547,364 
151,124,143 
120,833,207 
114,781,997 
128,069,408 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
2,415 
2,303 
3,002 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,669,175 
1,652,961 
1,802,614 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
112,180,184 
100,463,766 
104,532,829 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Durum wheat for grain 
farms 
3 
9 
21 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
3,264 
1,793 
5,930 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
(D) 
138,646 
306,205 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
1,408 
1,232 
1,792 
1,856 
1,723 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
514,374 
441,596 
546,907 
416,332 
379,142 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
(D) 
20,014,978 
23,571,897 
22,988,799 
20,973,057 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Oats for grain 
farms 
139 
138 
251 
307 
286 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
6,129 
8,956 
12,097 
12,947 
13,081 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
466,810 
426,027 
769,381 
1,006,880 
1,032,614 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Barley for grain 
farms 
817 
843 
1,254 
1,877 
1,787 
2,428 
3,722 
4,176 
acres 
175,074 
223,598 
337,483 
447,039 
436,299 
422,447 
609,133 
751,963 
bushels 
12,073,493 
13,928,713 
18,934,918 
31,800,594 
30,939,269 
19,565,135 
31,889,132 
43,923,993 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sorghum for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
- 
(D) 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
2 
8 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
725 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
bushels 
(D) 
27,781 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
420 
269 
343 
347 
315 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
114,506 
61,055 
49,429 
39,891 
37,155 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
cwt 
2,275,125 
1,049,750 
936,604 
873,366 
819,343 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Forage-land used for all hay and 
haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 
(see text) 
farms 
10,396 
10,243 
10,473 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
748,909 
846,140 
914,054 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons, dry 
2,873,198 
3,595,392 
3,783,219 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
15 
4 
- 
17 
13 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
1,603 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
758 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
pounds 
2,144,124 
61,858 
- 
(D) 
853,708 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
4 
3 
7 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
(D) 
2,076 
3,711 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
tons 
(D) 
80,206 
130,149 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Vegetables harvested for sale 
(see text) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
farms 
2,836 
2,026 
1,804 
1,882 
1,506 
1,605 
1,724 
2,031 
acres 
351,639 
343,787 
215,135 
226,745 
209,456 
172,057 
144,097 
169,170 
Potatoes 
farms 
1,205 
618 
408 
458 
415 
431 
486 
533 
acres 
163,925 
157,499 
159,317 
156,776 
155,074 
129,110 
110,157 
104,738 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
- 
3 
1 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
acres 
- 
(Z) 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
4,846 
5,470 
6,108 
6,781 
5,700 
6,220 
6,839 
6,946 
acres 
315,456 
299,174 
311,194 
318,256 
301,376 
256,282 
241,423 
215,585 
1 Data for 2002 and prior years are based on a sample of farms. 
2 Data for 1982 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 Washington 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
