Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
19,685 
593 
4,805 
2,019 
2,379 
2,276 
number 
722,787 
4,747 
50,321 
31,705 
45,781 
55,553 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,130 
458 
2,627 
653 
552 
342 
1 0 to 49 
10,835 
125 
2,158 
1,332 
1,761 
1,752 
50 to 99 
2,232 
8 
19 
32 
66 
169 
too to 199 
1,038 
2 
1 
1 
- 
13 
200 to 499 
364 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
500 or more 
86 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
219 
20 
51 
30 
19 
24 
number 
9,116 
52 
246 
285 
321 
276 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
140 
20 
46 
24 
15 
20 
10 to 49 
30 
- 
5 
5 
3 
2 
50 to 99 
27 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
100 to 199 
8 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
16,904 
457 
3,911 
1,629 
2,003 
1,942 
number 
504,564 
2,617 
27,274 
15,067 
24,429 
28,955 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
17,620 
429 
4,010 
1,732 
2,119 
2,082 
number 
612,863 
3,071 
31,057 
19,174 
30,649 
36,764 
$1,000 
429,349 
1,853 
19,118 
12,131 
19,698 
23,116 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
12,774 
285 
2,833 
1,272 
1,526 
1,557 
number 
230,706 
1,405 
15,841 
9,213 
14,636 
18,682 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
14,294 
270 
2,949 
1,346 
1,716 
1,676 
number 
382,157 
1,666 
15,216 
9,961 
16,013 
18,082 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
689 
Ill 
302 
59 
33 
70 
number 
142,555 
1,800 
6,316 
65,447 
(D) 
10,883 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
585 
94 
280 
45 
28 
59 
25 to 49 
41 
7 
14 
7 
- 
5 
50 to 99 
25 
10 
3 
1 
4 
- 
100 to 199 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
5 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
22 
- 
1 
6 
1 
5 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
407 
76 
171 
29 
19 
42 
number 
15,312 
529 
896 
2,098 
126 
508 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
554 
93 
245 
45 
25 
59 
number 
127,243 
1,271 
5,420 
63,349 
(D) 
10,375 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
379 
76 
162 
33 
16 
32 
number 
446,448 
1,519 
(D) 
109,062 
69,963 
34,258 
$1,000 
33,424 
122 
1,377 
4,274 
2,757 
3,035 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
712 
83 
319 
91 
74 
36 
number 
21,114 
1,019 
6,802 
1,923 
1,871 
2,764 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
510 
48 
223 
67 
60 
29 
number 
11,913 
320 
3,717 
1,096 
915 
1,603 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
422 
55 
167 
51 
47 
30 
number 
18,879 
527 
1 1 ,094 
1,094 
1,481 
1,087 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
9,932 
816 
3,782 
931 
969 
849 
number 
63,707 
3,786 
22,301 
5,935 
6,963 
5,744 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
9,542 
799 
3,672 
887 
912 
814 
number 
58,319 
3,583 
20,338 
5,334 
6,339 
5,113 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,954 
255 
860 
180 
174 
140 
number 
7,257 
765 
2,413 
530 
675 
378 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,832 
524 
1,396 
273 
182 
161 
number 
52,749 
7,375 
24,365 
6,350 
3,614 
2,714 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,807 
359 
918 
179 
114 
81 
number 
23,855 
3,159 
11,257 
3,054 
2,022 
1,081 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,469 
565 
1,437 
368 
303 
267 
number 
9,435,605 
(D) 
2,433,422 
934,600 
1,189,129 
1,022,373 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
3,084 
549 
1,311 
314 
266 
217 
400 to 3,199 
31 
11 
16 
2 
- 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
25 
1 
5 
9 
1 
3 
10,000 to 19,999 
175 
3 
65 
23 
17 
33 
20,000 to 49,999 
138 
1 
38 
20 
18 
13 
50,000 to 99,999 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
9 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
732 
140 
317 
49 
59 
69 
number 
5,457,121 
117,732 
1,215,583 
199,510 
981,636 
670,954 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
986 
173 
389 
97 
78 
106 
number 
7,948,547 
(D) 
2,516,484 
884,450 
1,023,931 
967,394 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
284 
31 
105 
19 
31 
38 
number 
10,871,077 
210,445 
2,693,756 
546,137 
2,001,831 
1,265,290 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
72 Alabama 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
