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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
2,038 
1,594 
1,184 
3,419 
1,608 
548 
250 
number 
52,768 
51,987 
44,175 
176,333 
143,103 
89,909 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
301 
149 
84 
162 
39 
10 
4 
10 to 49 
1,559 
1,135 
803 
1,694 
435 
81 
26 
50 to 99 
173 
287 
257 
1,211 
542 
106 
25 
100 to 199 
- 
22 
37 
342 
478 
185 
48 
200 to 499 
5 
1 
3 
10 
110 
148 
90 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
18 
57 
Milk cows 
farms 
16 
6 
7 
22 
17 
7 
2 
number 
623 
449 
415 
2,299 
2,613 
1,456 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
10 to 49 
7 
2 
4 
1 
3 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
5 
2 
2 
9 
3 
2 
- 
100 to 199 
1 
2 
1 
10 
3 
2 
2 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
1 
6 
3 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
1,917 
1,565 
1,157 
3,428 
1,637 
591 
276 
number 
38,028 
40,780 
40,615 
161,693 
130,765 
138,152 
124,609 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1,908 
1,556 
1,145 
3,380 
1,606 
578 
250 
number 
49,812 
51,511 
45,184 
198,294 
167,191 
158,066 
130,082 
$1,000 
35,897 
37,377 
36,147 
151,131 
133,777 
145,598 
118,957 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
1,404 
1,097 
830 
2,339 
1,129 
331 
149 
number 
20,002 
17,379 
15,765 
61,492 
43,339 
18,881 
22,247 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
1,646 
1,367 
1,048 
3,093 
1,461 
534 
228 
number 
29,810 
34,132 
29,419 
136,802 
123,852 
139,185 
107,835 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
29 
44 
30 
43 
29 
7 
3 
number 
9,424 
1 1 ,073 
6,097 
17,637 
14,197 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
19 
34 
20 
25 
16 
5 
1 
25 to 49 
1 
1 
2 
4 
3 
1 
- 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
1 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
2 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
1 
500 or more 
6 
9 
6 
11 
9 
1 
1 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
23 
31 
19 
27 
21 
5 
3 
number 
4,124 
7,352 
2,910 
10,184 
5,881 
(D) 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
26 
38 
26 
37 
21 
6 
3 
number 
5,300 
3,721 
3,187 
7,453 
8,316 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
25 
38 
17 
37 
26 
6 
11 
number 
97,035 
146,396 
62,169 
229,481 
96,263 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
3,906 
5,769 
(D) 
9,825 
6,923 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
44 
30 
22 
43 
19 
8 
3 
number 
1,474 
553 
1,007 
1,632 
1,091 
(D) 
(D) 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
30 
22 
13 
35 
18 
5 
2 
number 
965 
317 
509 
914 
736 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
25 
20 
12 
27 
16 
6 
1 
number 
469 
350 
372 
801 
855 
(D) 
(D) 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
599 
494 
331 
907 
446 
184 
136 
number 
3,419 
2,653 
2,094 
5,103 
2,681 
1,385 
1,886 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
580 
466 
322 
878 
430 
178 
131 
number 
3,189 
2,360 
1,932 
4,794 
2,487 
1,345 
1,825 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
98 
86 
69 
129 
70 
42 
19 
number 
384 
266 
306 
467 
239 
175 
245 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
84 
82 
54 
128 
48 
16 
8 
number 
1,571 
2,137 
989 
3,652 
3,005 
580 
826 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
49 
46 
20 
64 
32 
11 
5 
number 
650 
1,126 
432 
1,532 
1,692 
838 
249 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
170 
106 
85 
209 
73 
17 
6 
number 
501,588 
563,274 
859,051 
2,089,830 
1,800,146 
289,301 
77,644 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
141 
79 
70 
167 
39 
13 
3 
400 to 3,199 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
9 
2 
2 
6 
3 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
9 
11 
6 
12 
15 
- 
1 
20,000 to 49,999 
10 
14 
6 
19 
12 
2 
2 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2 
1 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
1 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
24 
30 
15 
51 
15 
5 
2 
number 
625,179 
408,559 
(D) 
1 ,242,844 
823,602 
91,025 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
39 
32 
25 
59 
36 
6 
3 
number 
450,954 
567,042 
600,746 
1,591,912 
1,441,879 
283,246 
105,000 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
18 
13 
5 
30 
9 
5 
1 
number 
1,301,605 
803,800 
219,040 
2,555,522 
501,500 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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