Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
266 
205 
50 
11 
120 
146 
500 or more 
189 
140 
25 
24 
79 
110 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
4,966 
1,729 
928 
2,309 
2,294 
2,672 
number 
391,522 
244,285 
64,734 
82,503 
182,909 
208,613 
Beef cows 
farms 
4,851 
1,646 
916 
2,289 
2,242 
2,609 
number 
197,901 
134,275 
32,035 
31,591 
90,911 
106,990 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
2,570 
694 
441 
1,435 
1,226 
1,344 
10 to 49 
1,578 
464 
317 
797 
709 
869 
50 to 99 
250 
128 
79 
43 
117 
133 
100 to 199 
226 
176 
44 
6 
94 
132 
200 to 499 
167 
132 
31 
4 
68 
99 
500 or more 
60 
52 
4 
4 
28 
32 
Milk cows 
farms 
239 
169 
32 
38 
93 
146 
number 
193,621 
110,010 
32,699 
50,912 
91,998 
101,623 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
160 
120 
21 
19 
63 
97 
1 0 to 49 
7 
7 
- 
- 
- 
7 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
3 
2 
- 
1 
3 
- 
500 or more 
69 
40 
11 
18 
27 
42 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
3,860 
1,591 
619 
1,650 
1,751 
2,109 
number 
519,812 
275,968 
189,109 
54,735 
119,613 
400,199 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
3,364 
1,540 
561 
1,263 
1,484 
1,880 
number 
676,935 
429,950 
177,174 
69,811 
175,044 
501,891 
$1,000 
700,307 
430,693 
228,651 
40,963 
112,850 
587,456 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
2,106 
949 
331 
826 
940 
1,166 
number 
183,670 
120,884 
28,671 
34,115 
92,402 
91,268 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
2,614 
1,260 
474 
880 
1,098 
1,516 
number 
493,265 
309,066 
148,503 
35,696 
82,642 
410,623 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
16 
10 
4 
2 
4 
12 
number 
306,945 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
509 
297 
56 
156 
184 
325 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
273 
1,345 
(D) 
4,687 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
466 
259 
55 
152 
165 
301 
25 to 49 
19 
17 
1 
1 
2 
17 
50 to 99 
15 
15 
- 
- 
15 
- 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
3 
- 
- 
3 
- 
3 
500 or more 
6 
6 
- 
- 
2 
4 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
160 
90 
20 
50 
72 
88 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
43 
(D) 
(D) 
823 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
462 
279 
50 
133 
169 
293 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
230 
(D) 
(D) 
3,864 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
354 
237 
46 
71 
130 
224 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
198 
2,255 
(D) 
6,138 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
28 
356 
(D) 
924 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
7,447 
1,087 
1,119 
5,241 
3,491 
3,956 
number 
180,551 
53,354 
20,811 
106,386 
93,943 
86,608 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
3,748 
622 
480 
2,646 
1,594 
2,154 
number 
68,130 
21,564 
6,185 
40,381 
34,088 
34,042 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,429 
359 
153 
917 
556 
873 
number 
45,211 
34,737 
1,343 
9,131 
28,412 
16,799 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
11,317 
4,532 
1,482 
5,303 
5,018 
6,299 
number 
92,394 
52,346 
8,209 
31,839 
46,524 
45,870 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
11,185 
4,466 
1,459 
5,260 
4,957 
6,228 
number 
81,199 
43,625 
7,457 
30,117 
41,927 
39,272 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,900 
1,301 
186 
413 
855 
1,045 
number 
8,492 
5,743 
859 
1,890 
3,372 
5,120 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
5,525 
1,135 
860 
3,530 
2,513 
3,012 
number 
71,654 
17,561 
12,514 
41,579 
31,603 
40,051 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
723 
331 
78 
314 
306 
417 
number 
12,044 
6,916 
1,696 
3,432 
5,195 
6,849 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,456 
1,316 
282 
858 
894 
1,562 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
3,902 
13,847 
(D) 
33,344 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,439 
1,306 
281 
852 
882 
1,557 
400 to 3,199 
16 
9 
1 
6 
11 
5 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Pullets tor laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
682 
228 
80 
374 
235 
447 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
805 
2,248 
(D) 
4,605 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
222 Arizona 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
