Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
180 to 219 
220 to 259 
260 to 499 
500 to 999 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 
2,000 or more 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
5,213 
3,818 
3,088 
10,960 
9,657 
7,135 
7,616 
acres 
819,830 
754,290 
735,210 
3,924,960 
6,748,336 
9,863,247 
60,745,664 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms 
113,789 
73,761 
55,017 
166,807 
112,707 
65,504 
49,094 
acres 
17,907,448 
14,573,508 
13,083,073 
59,332,473 
77,938,843 
89,121,632 
236,823,095 
Partnership 
farms 
7,958 
5,604 
4,625 
16,477 
14,959 
12,308 
17,486 
acres 
1,254,910 
1,108,816 
1,100,200 
5,933,876 
10,485,819 
17,279,523 
115,985,680 
Registered under state law 
farms 
5,329 
3,722 
3,137 
11,597 
11,301 
9,742 
14,344 
acres 
840,291 
736,742 
745,780 
4,188,103 
7,956,815 
13,705,304 
98,269,172 
Corporation 
farms 
4,655 
3,488 
2,830 
10,991 
12,302 
1 1 ,945 
13,561 
acres 
732,670 
689,696 
674,100 
4,007,730 
8,790,699 
16,613,156 
97,765,434 
Family held 
farms 
4,039 
3,053 
2,530 
9,910 
11,319 
11,193 
12,670 
acres 
636,049 
603,712 
602,589 
3,618,839 
8,088,192 
15,579,098 
87,926,703 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
105 
85 
58 
262 
238 
287 
510 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
3,934 
2,968 
2,472 
9,648 
11,081 
10,906 
12,160 
Other than family held 
farms 
616 
435 
300 
1,081 
983 
752 
891 
acres 
96,621 
85,984 
71,511 
388,891 
702,507 
1,034,058 
9,838,731 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
49 
44 
36 
106 
146 
86 
190 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
567 
391 
264 
975 
837 
666 
701 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
2,624 
1,464 
1,164 
3,810 
2,587 
1,516 
2,066 
acres 
412,543 
289,806 
277,191 
1,349,271 
1,801,832 
2,070,282 
57,605,660 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
30,288 
22,312 
18,513 
67,139 
63,950 
53,355 
58,689 
workers 
127,125 
96,900 
90,173 
324,501 
337,068 
305,445 
491,009 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
10,641 
8,171 
7,020 
28,752 
32,781 
33,355 
44,722 
workers 
37,700 
29,469 
28,697 
111,641 
132,499 
135,615 
244,764 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
23,624 
17,405 
14,241 
50,014 
45,667 
35,827 
37,069 
workers 
89,425 
67,431 
61,476 
212,860 
204,569 
169,830 
246,245 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
farms 
928 
761 
648 
2,184 
2,387 
2,245 
2,580 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
175 
90 
90 
304 
258 
137 
117 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
52,856 
35,395 
26,710 
80,048 
54,707 
32,941 
29,228 
workers 
122,696 
82,317 
61,770 
182,569 
120,916 
71,004 
68,645 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
1 0 to 49 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 69 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
129,026 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
- 
84,317 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
- 
- 
63,636 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
198,085 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
142,555 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
91,273 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
82,207 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
25,285 
1 7,545 
15,196 
57,665 
58,448 
46,143 
37,049 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
1,074 
697 
468 
1,391 
1,159 
867 
869 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
2,948 
1,887 
1,300 
3,437 
2,001 
950 
807 
production (1114) 
1,274 
844 
571 
1,407 
691 
268 
136 
Other crop farming (1119) 
39,455 
22,874 
16,395 
45,914 
26,309 
14,037 
10,232 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
321 
295 
230 
739 
558 
251 
93 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
411 
271 
237 
1,177 
2,002 
2,105 
1,619 
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) . 
38,723 
22,308 
15,928 
43,998 
23,749 
11,681 
8,520 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .... 
41,271 
28,758 
20,725 
60,608 
36,630 
20,816 
26,851 
Cattlefeedlots(112112) 
974 
775 
660 
2,403 
1,969 
1,129 
995 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
3,920 
3,539 
3,226 
1 1 ,290 
6,639 
2,565 
1,011 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
719 
506 
436 
1,669 
1,676 
938 
393 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
2,198 
1,434 
1,115 
3,036 
1,744 
648 
236 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
1,797 
919 
623 
1,463 
857 
441 
786 
production (1125, 1129) 
8,111 
4,539 
2,921 
7,802 
4,432 
2,471 
2,842 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
62,441 
45,549 
34,624 
108,705 
75,314 
45,477 
48,234 
number 
3,555,644 
2,921,417 
2,580,712 
1 1 ,644,003 
15,479,765 
13,985,244 
27,806,555 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
8,486 
4,713 
2,886 
6,840 
3,150 
1,371 
796 
1 0 to 49 
37,325 
24,660 
16,659 
41,391 
19,327 
8,529 
4,573 
50 to 99 
12,024 
10,883 
9,455 
29,593 
17,667 
8,299 
4,900 
100 to 199 
3,364 
4,111 
4,318 
21,110 
17,941 
10,691 
8,623 
200 to 499 
835 
861 
1,073 
7,946 
13,323 
11,144 
15,018 
500 or more 
407 
321 
233 
1,825 
3,906 
5,443 
14,324 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
55,601 
40,913 
31,314 
97,552 
67,185 
40,324 
43,665 
number 
1,589,118 
1 ,334,242 
1 ,200,804 
5,006,880 
5,847,573 
5,287,515 
12,239,362 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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