Table 13. Sheep and Lambs - Inventory, Wool Production, and Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mississippi 
Missouri 
Montana 
Nebraska 
Nevada 
New Hampshire 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms, 2012 
499 
2,454 
1,338 
508 
618 
2007 
380 
2,247 
1,493 
250 
531 
number, 2012 
12,984 
91,967 
236,646 
91,934 
8,079 
2012 farms by inventory: 
2007 
8,414 
77,082 
272,012 
76,397 
68,581 
7,671 
1 to 24 
farms 
340 
1,522 
552 
806 
374 
541 
number 
2,969 
(D) 
5,557 
8,799 
3,232 
4,336 
25 to 99 
farms 
138 
725 
392 
496 
94 
71 
number 
6,008 
33,450 
20,421 
23,235 
4,143 
2,698 
1 00 to 299 
farms 
17 
176 
213 
140 
22 
5 
number 
2,507 
27,824 
36,102 
23,837 
2,494 
(D) 
300 to 999 
farms 
4 
29 
139 
17 
- 
1 
number 
1,500 
12,387 
69,332 
7,410 
- 
(D) 
1 ,000 or more 
farms 
- 
2 
42 
5 
18 
number 
- 
(D) 
105,234 
8,490 
82,065 
- 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms, 2012 
368 
1,997 
1,166 
1,250 
384 
513 
2007 
309 
1,911 
1,375 
1,133 
223 
454 
number, 2012 
6,933 
54,846 
144,863 
46,151 
53,777 
5,090 
2007 
5,194 
51,328 
184,087 
47,965 
42,822 
4,707 
Wool production 
farms, 2012 
82 
848 
1,291 
1,352 
207 
395 
2007 
73 
1,075 
1,171 
858 
137 
341 
pounds, 2012 
8,969 
241,965 
1 ,825,298 
466,483 
729,850 
40,465 
2007 
17,176 
347,579 
2,096,155 
470,435 
502,828 
42,351 
$1,000, 2012 
3 
146 
2,908 
200 
1,362 
27 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms, 2012 
292 
1,743 
1,098 
1,234 
300 
303 
2007 
192 
1,546 
1,267 
1,089 
171 
253 
number, 2012 
6,037 
62,049 
181,100 
73,502 
53,876 
3,854 
2007 
3,606 
54,967 
205,548 
79,594 
42,504 
4,365 
$1,000, 2012 
953 
8,144 
26,962 
11,512 
9,136 
646 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Item 
New Jersey 
New Mexico 
New Yerk 
North Carolina 
North Dakota 
Ohio 
Oklahoma 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms, 2012 
819 
3,385 
2,017 
1,311 
661 
3,568 
1,779 
2007 
1,018 
2,896 
1,799 
1,275 
678 
3,409 
1,939 
number, 2012 
14,924 
89,745 
86,286 
29,224 
64,607 
1 1 1 ,972 
53,738 
2012 farms by inventory: 
2007 
14,835 
126,928 
63,182 
27,714 
88,686 
123,161 
76,243 
1 to 24 
farms 
645 
2,654 
1,364 
956 
197 
2,293 
1,266 
number 
5,997 
25,457 
1 1 ,843 
8,156 
2,201 
22,733 
10,656 
25 to 99 
farms 
161 
664 
498 
303 
305 
1,058 
400 
number 
6,613 
26,865 
22,233 
13,047 
15,518 
48,273 
18,281 
1 00 to 299 
farms 
12 
38 
118 
51 
123 
200 
87 
number 
(D) 
6,406 
19,553 
(D) 
21,979 
30,044 
12,536 
300 to 999 
farms 
1 
20 
31 
1 
33 
13 
26 
number 
(D) 
11,897 
18,138 
(D) 
16,590 
5,671 
12,265 
1 ,000 or more 
farms 
9 
6 
3 
4 
- 
number 
- 
19,120 
14,519 
- 
8,319 
5,251 
- 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms, 2012 
594 
1,698 
1,587 
923 
580 
2,909 
1,229 
2007 
783 
2,152 
1,523 
1,071 
626 
2,929 
1,470 
number, 2012 
7,630 
44,386 
50,267 
15,633 
36,949 
70,062 
29,667 
2007 
8,336 
87,131 
42,321 
16,419 
60,676 
74,331 
46,739 
Wool production 
farms, 2012 
436 
2,978 
1,144 
483 
553 
2,644 
360 
2007 
477 
1,742 
1,104 
420 
601 
2,203 
560 
pounds, 2012 
58,412 
621,193 
303,277 
56,171 
431,202 
580,740 
120,053 
2007 
68,191 
829,785 
319,144 
53,808 
638,070 
660,947 
260,170 
$1,000, 2012 
42 
632 
197 
17 
412 
325 
52 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms, 2012 
619 
925 
1,281 
752 
533 
2,619 
1,102 
2007 
709 
1,120 
1,107 
755 
599 
2,580 
1,242 
number, 2012 
9,623 
34,908 
64,803 
14,523 
45,381 
77,370 
33,603 
2007 
9,167 
54,861 
46,448 
14,437 
69,458 
92,936 
56,007 
$1,000, 2012 
1,588 
4,913 
10,378 
1,983 
6,815 
12,853 
5,973 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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