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 
215 
129 
98 
359 
313 
177 
262 
acres 
33,739 
25,580 
23,189 
132,558 
218,844 
243,579 
1,993,441 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms 
1,662 
913 
698 
2,311 
1,661 
952 
1,123 
acres 
261,288 
180,991 
165,600 
823,615 
1,138,945 
1,289,325 
6,969,171 
Partnership 
farms 
467 
277 
234 
853 
849 
574 
687 
acres 
73,609 
54,807 
55,657 
311,027 
594,771 
790,142 
4,858,875 
Registered under state law 
farms 
368 
238 
191 
750 
709 
513 
615 
acres 
58,107 
47,062 
45,554 
273,196 
499,970 
706,670 
4,141,841 
Corporation 
farms 
294 
226 
207 
652 
572 
417 
503 
acres 
46,379 
44,846 
49,268 
234,582 
407,421 
586,186 
3,863,151 
Family held 
farms 
249 
188 
172 
562 
470 
358 
417 
acres 
39,255 
37,421 
40,892 
203,214 
332,204 
505,610 
2,942,298 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
10 
10 
1 
47 
40 
26 
45 
10 or less stockholders 
farms 
239 
178 
171 
515 
430 
332 
372 
Other than family held 
farms 
45 
38 
35 
90 
102 
59 
86 
acres 
7,124 
7,425 
8,376 
31,368 
75,217 
80,576 
920,853 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
8 
9 
3 
20 
34 
15 
34 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
37 
29 
32 
70 
68 
44 
52 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
110 
61 
50 
167 
148 
97 
121 
acres 
17,244 
12,107 
11,756 
59,568 
103,127 
134,527 
873,799 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,352 
928 
734 
2,531 
2,149 
1,465 
1,810 
workers 
16,572 
12,276 
19,014 
55,702 
59,537 
52,055 
107,166 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
988 
714 
575 
2,008 
1,825 
1,274 
1,561 
workers 
6,472 
5,720 
8,142 
26,926 
28,943 
26,384 
52,659 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
827 
565 
452 
1,541 
1,216 
837 
1,103 
workers 
10,100 
6,556 
10,872 
28,776 
30,594 
25,671 
54,507 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
farms 
167 
108 
82 
248 
229 
198 
223 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
23 
8 
5 
18 
8 
11 
7 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
891 
473 
377 
1,211 
936 
537 
777 
workers 
2,121 
1,073 
831 
2,693 
2,316 
1,381 
2,280 
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 
2,533 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
- 
1,477 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
- 
- 
1,189 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
3,983 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,230 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,040 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
2,434 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
181 
112 
109 
454 
341 
160 
116 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
72 
74 
35 
161 
179 
144 
199 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
1,071 
648 
481 
1,385 
924 
469 
417 
production (1114) 
30 
21 
20 
51 
36 
23 
19 
Other crop farming (1119) 
360 
174 
142 
487 
530 
332 
346 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
11 
8 
4 
21 
41 
44 
23 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) . 
349 
166 
138 
466 
489 
288 
323 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .... 
436 
247 
212 
861 
708 
631 
1,020 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
6 
2 
15 
21 
22 
7 
29 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
88 
78 
55 
273 
272 
170 
81 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
9 
13 
3 
6 
- 
1 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
22 
15 
2 
22 
19 
5 
4 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
85 
19 
52 
61 
31 
24 
50 
production (1125, 1129) 
173 
74 
63 
201 
168 
74 
153 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
719 
420 
328 
1,326 
1,128 
899 
1,336 
number 
328,464 
123,291 
195,346 
715,523 
889,034 
775,480 
1,524,484 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
189 
75 
37 
199 
76 
34 
34 
1 0 to 49 
338 
191 
144 
499 
295 
145 
78 
50 to 99 
69 
58 
61 
192 
229 
158 
110 
1 00 to 1 99 
32 
24 
22 
97 
192 
195 
201 
200 to 499 
11 
24 
10 
91 
79 
176 
382 
500 or more 
80 
48 
54 
248 
257 
191 
531 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
574 
351 
246 
1,125 
987 
785 
1,166 
number 
117,435 
53,923 
61,093 
303,939 
428,144 
396,740 
648,882 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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