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) 
6,276 
7,236,128 
4,878 
5,785,648 
Pullets for laying 
Farms with inventory of- 
flock replacement 
91 
(D) 
72 
(D) 
1 to 49 
5,860 
81,645 
4,528 
61,354 
Farms by number sold- 
50 to 99 
255 
15,374 
247 
15,255 
1 to 1 ,999 
88 
3,250 
69 
2,093 
100 to 399 
128 
21,307 
77 
12,323 
2,000 to 15,999 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
400 to 3,199 
17 
13,757 
10 
(D) 
16,000 to 29,999 
1 
(D) 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
30,000 to 59,999 
- 
1 
(D) 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
100,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
50,000 to 99,999 
3 
248,047 
3 
237,524 
100,000 or more 
10 
6,785,788 
11 
5,417,276 
Broilers and other meat-type 
chickens 
527 
28,252,490 
307 
31,669,170 
Pullets for laying 
Farms by number sold- 
flock replacement 
821 
1,980,818 
639 
1,212,493 
1 to 1 ,999 
485 
41,866 
265 
(D) 
2,000 to 15,999 
4 
9,600 
1 
(D) 
16,000 to 29,999 
- 
- 
- 
Broilers and other meat-type 
30,000 to 59,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
chickens 
831 
7,511,065 
467 
4,647,226 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 to 199,999 
3 
380,000 
2 
(D) 
Turkeys (see text) 
561 
5,326 
408 
3,792 
200,000 to 299,999 
3 
710,000 
4 
873,000 
300,000 to 499,999 
9 
3,581,134 
6 
2,357,400 
Chukars 
19 
6,489 
(NA) 
(NA) 
500,000 or more 
23 
23,529,890 
29 
28,121,342 
Ducks 
708 
9,546 
1,068 
14,096 
Turkeys (see text) 
298 
14,606 
189 
3,324 
Farms by number sold- 
Emus 
45 
284 
98 
966 
1 to 1,999 
297 
(D) 
189 
3,324 
2,000 to 7,999 
- 
- 
- 
Geese 
272 
1,819 
535 
3,371 
8,000 to 15,999 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
16,000 to 29,999 
- 
- 
- 
Guineas 
150 
1,148 
(NA) 
(NA) 
30,000 to 59,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hungarian partridge 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
Ostriches 
2 
(D) 
9 
53 
Chukars 
11 
11,877 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Peacocks or peahens 
127 
956 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Ducks 
205 
5,167 
206 
10,779 
Pheasants 
77 
21,966 
175 
28,031 
Emus 
9 
63 
10 
113 
Pigeons or squabs 
53 
16,863 
160 
26,180 
Geese 
53 
894 
72 
767 
Quail 
43 
(D) 
58 
44,822 
Guineas 
27 
240 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Rheas 
12 
60 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Hungarian partridge 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Roosters 
316 
1,266 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Ostriches 
- 
- 
3 
6 
Other poultry (see text) 
59 
1,341 
841 
23,467 
Peacocks or peahens 
30 
206 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pheasants 
34 
72,181 
52 
45,913 
NUMBER SOLD 
Pigeons or squabs 
22 
(D) 
54 
142,282 
Layers (see text) 
871 
2,061,921 
772 
(D) 
Farms by number sold- 
Quail 
26 
(D) 
37 
(D) 
1 to 99 
819 
(D) 
726 
12,629 
100 to 399 
39 
7,733 
22 
3,291 
Rheas 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
400 to 3,199 
6 
4,464 
11 
14,636 
3,200 to 9,999 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Roosters 
60 
1,283 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other poultry (see text) 
15 
425 
156 
28,893 
50,000 to 99,999 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
100,000 or more 
4 
1,861,563 
10 
2,431,979 
Poultry hatched (see text) 
891 
(D) 
733 
(D) 
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 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Mollusks 
171 
92,385 
160 
85,201 
Trout 
120 
33,753 
113 
21,848 
Ornamental fish 
9 
(D) 
18 
116 
Other food fish (see text) 
143 
59,844 
70 
43,047 
Sport or game fish 
2 
(D) 
74 
8,910 
Baitfish 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other aquaculture products (see text) 
7 
903 
5 
2,643 
Crustaceans 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
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