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 
1,603 
1,140 
787 
2,174 
1,177 
453 
279 
number 
51,675 
(D) 
(D) 
121,411 
122,014 
75,063 
88,770 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
163 
99 
61 
122 
39 
8 
6 
10 to 49 
1,134 
759 
448 
958 
284 
82 
42 
50 to 99 
285 
250 
231 
786 
271 
84 
31 
100 to 199 
19 
32 
45 
293 
449 
130 
53 
200 to 499 
2 
- 
2 
15 
127 
131 
86 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
18 
61 
Milk cows 
farms 
22 
4 
4 
23 
14 
4 
4 
number 
846 
(D) 
(D) 
2,172 
1,949 
925 
1,598 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
6 
2 
3 
2 
1 
1 
- 
10 to 49 
10 
- 
- 
4 
1 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
6 
- 
1 
11 
6 
1 
- 
100 to 199 
- 
1 
- 
3 
1 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
- 
1 
- 
3 
5 
1 
1 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
1,398 
1,027 
680 
1,992 
1,141 
438 
286 
number 
29,433 
25,311 
19,127 
77,450 
85,037 
72,481 
97,383 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1,485 
1,060 
750 
2,089 
1,130 
449 
285 
number 
35,973 
29,455 
25,743 
98,138 
102,935 
102,445 
97,459 
$1,000 
23,400 
18,897 
16,691 
65,163 
68,572 
80,328 
80,381 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
1,147 
780 
565 
1,586 
801 
263 
159 
number 
16,803 
12,903 
1 1 ,476 
40,908 
38,181 
29,990 
20,668 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
1,247 
956 
641 
1,806 
1,002 
412 
273 
number 
19,170 
16,552 
14,267 
57,230 
64,754 
72,455 
76,791 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
18 
31 
20 
26 
13 
5 
1 
number 
253 
(D) 
2,008 
23,873 
25,241 
156 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
15 
27 
12 
12 
9 
4 
- 
25 to 49 
2 
1 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
1 
- 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
- 
3 
1 
4 
1 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
1 
4 
3 
- 
1 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
14 
18 
14 
15 
7 
1 
1 
number 
72 
108 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
15 
23 
15 
21 
7 
5 
1 
number 
181 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
10 
10 
13 
14 
7 
5 
1 
number 
224 
340 
5,272 
109,093 
57,944 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
9,510 
10,209 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
26 
15 
17 
32 
12 
4 
3 
number 
1,029 
(D) 
639 
3,263 
981 
377 
(D) 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
22 
7 
13 
27 
9 
3 
2 
number 
507 
100 
431 
2,139 
742 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
16 
8 
7 
27 
9 
3 
2 
number 
440 
306 
270 
1,608 
682 
(D) 
(D) 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
513 
436 
253 
734 
374 
152 
123 
number 
4,612 
2,867 
1,508 
5,082 
2,337 
1,208 
1,364 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
477 
415 
242 
702 
355 
146 
121 
number 
4,219 
2,639 
1,363 
4,845 
2,082 
1,129 
1,335 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
88 
66 
37 
78 
46 
17 
13 
number 
384 
168 
99 
997 
144 
45 
659 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
69 
44 
43 
95 
24 
13 
8 
number 
1,856 
881 
1,553 
2,244 
455 
247 
1,095 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
29 
28 
21 
50 
15 
9 
4 
number 
450 
317 
930 
1,012 
186 
92 
295 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
151 
104 
57 
146 
59 
10 
2 
number 
1,305,292 
492,847 
258,441 
1,229,520 
289,456 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
110 
93 
45 
121 
48 
9 
1 
400 to 3,199 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
3 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
13 
5 
2 
10 
4 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
20 
5 
8 
10 
5 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
2 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
1 
100,000 or more 
3 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
35 
19 
10 
19 
11 
2 
2 
number 
791,121 
811,267 
126,121 
225,505 
194,067 
(D) 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
48 
17 
23 
32 
20 
2 
1 
number 
804,652 
329,839 
242,011 
615,069 
270,537 
(D) 
(D) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
22 
16 
3 
8 
7 
2 
2 
number 
1,589,063 
1,287,400 
264,000 
384,130 
432,000 
(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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