Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
871 
741 
104 
26 
283 
588 
number 
2,061,921 
2,056,839 
3,701 
1,381 
(D) 
(D) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
91 
76 
13 
2 
26 
65 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
794 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
527 
399 
109 
19 
172 
355 
number 
28,252,490 
16,435,725 
10,412,847 
1,403,918 
13,808,254 
14,444,236 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
485 
376 
93 
16 
152 
333 
2,000 to 59,999 
4 
- 
3 
1 
1 
3 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
38 
23 
13 
2 
19 
19 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
561 
481 
68 
12 
132 
429 
number 
5,326 
3,857 
1,354 
115 
1,028 
4,298 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
298 
234 
50 
14 
72 
226 
number 
14,606 
3,070 
(D) 
(D) 
694 
13,912 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
817 
174 
443 
200 
400 
417 
acres 
175,074 
25,266 
95,138 
54,670 
74,637 
100,437 
bushels 
12,073,493 
1,679,846 
6,513,080 
3,880,567 
4,906,176 
7,167,317 
Irrigated 
farms 
66 
14 
35 
17 
31 
35 
acres 
5,551 
1,202 
2,932 
1,417 
2,518 
3,033 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
110 
48 
49 
13 
61 
49 
25 to 99 acres 
209 
51 
115 
43 
107 
102 
1 00 to 249 acres 
253 
38 
155 
60 
128 
125 
250 to 499 acres 
155 
23 
78 
54 
71 
84 
500 acres or more 
90 
14 
46 
30 
33 
57 
Corn for grain 
farms 
575 
178 
304 
93 
291 
284 
acres 
114,516 
27,195 
68,612 
18,709 
45,500 
69,016 
bushels 
23,824,561 
5,923,879 
14,383,907 
3,516,775 
9,001,617 
14,822,944 
Irrigated 
farms 
567 
174 
300 
93 
288 
279 
acres 
113,685 
27,123 
67,853 
18,709 
45,449 
68,236 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
126 
71 
37 
18 
62 
64 
25 to 99 acres 
164 
49 
90 
25 
98 
66 
1 00 to 249 acres 
165 
29 
104 
32 
81 
84 
250 to 499 acres 
68 
16 
45 
7 
32 
36 
500 acres or more 
52 
13 
28 
11 
18 
34 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
529 
171 
302 
56 
222 
307 
acres 
93,239 
20,054 
63,546 
9,639 
32,560 
60,679 
tons 
2,320,924 
520,058 
1,578,528 
222,338 
797,922 
1,523,002 
Irrigated 
farms 
360 
141 
183 
36 
155 
205 
acres 
67,068 
18,066 
42,365 
6,637 
24,500 
42,568 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
118 
64 
45 
9 
52 
66 
25 to 99 acres 
171 
51 
104 
16 
87 
84 
1 00 to 249 acres 
131 
33 
80 
18 
47 
84 
250 to 499 acres 
67 
14 
44 
9 
21 
46 
500 acres or more 
42 
9 
29 
4 
15 
27 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
420 
106 
208 
106 
179 
241 
acres 
114,506 
17,141 
66,638 
30,727 
38,578 
75,928 
cwt 
2,275,125 
374,579 
1,315,769 
584,777 
788,205 
1,486,920 
Irrigated 
farms 
192 
37 
108 
47 
77 
115 
acres 
35,041 
8,188 
19,175 
7,678 
11,838 
23,203 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
48 
26 
16 
6 
16 
32 
25 to 99 acres 
97 
30 
52 
15 
50 
47 
1 00 to 249 acres 
141 
25 
65 
51 
59 
82 
250 to 499 acres 
80 
21 
38 
21 
38 
42 
500 acres or more 
54 
4 
37 
13 
16 
38 
Oats for grain 
farms 
139 
40 
86 
13 
61 
78 
acres 
6,129 
1,165 
4,623 
341 
2,642 
3,487 
bushels 
466,810 
69,954 
375,968 
20,888 
189,580 
277,230 
Irrigated 
farms 
24 
12 
9 
3 
7 
17 
acres 
671 
318 
(D) 
(D) 
163 
508 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
80 
28 
42 
10 
35 
45 
25 to 99 acres 
39 
8 
28 
3 
18 
21 
1 00 to 249 acres 
17 
4 
13 
- 
6 
11 
250 to 499 acres 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
25 to 99 acres 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
2 
- 
1 
1 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
228 Washington 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
