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 
482 
288 
192 
856 
740 
626 
1,099 
number 
11,644 
5,991 
5,536 
30,508 
44,488 
60,620 
368,725 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
246 
125 
38 
234 
106 
58 
37 
10 to 49 
197 
132 
123 
447 
330 
182 
94 
50 to 99 
29 
24 
25 
127 
191 
179 
147 
100 to 199 
5 
6 
6 
35 
82 
132 
258 
200 to 499 
3 
1 
- 
8 
25 
69 
359 
500 or more 
2 
- 
- 
5 
6 
6 
204 
Milk cows 
farms 
101 
73 
59 
296 
274 
184 
99 
number 
105,791 
47,932 
55,557 
273,431 
383,656 
336,120 
280,157 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
12 
13 
3 
18 
7 
10 
8 
10 to 49 
3 
- 
- 
1 
9 
1 
5 
50 to 99 
4 
3 
- 
- 
3 
2 
2 
100 to 199 
7 
10 
6 
23 
7 
9 
4 
200 to 499 
16 
9 
6 
60 
36 
23 
7 
500 or more 
59 
38 
44 
194 
212 
139 
73 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
603 
347 
282 
1,139 
1,002 
840 
1,263 
number 
211,029 
69,368 
134,253 
411,584 
460,890 
378,740 
875,602 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
601 
349 
289 
1,176 
1,086 
888 
1,300 
number 
249,209 
83,271 
236,630 
421,604 
637,295 
374,508 
947,188 
$1,000 
240,361 
86,047 
183,689 
443,758 
592,394 
284,275 
898,649 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
290 
167 
140 
607 
588 
417 
560 
number 
93,218 
21,489 
133,135 
96,045 
201,075 
162,786 
202,597 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
526 
302 
255 
1,087 
1,011 
843 
1,239 
number 
155,991 
61,782 
103,495 
325,559 
436,220 
211,722 
744,591 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
11 
10 
17 
34 
38 
20 
56 
number 
87,950 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,543 
28,546 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
48 
24 
8 
44 
24 
17 
24 
number 
1,255 
929 
111 
(D) 
1,450 
992 
4,890 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
35 
17 
8 
32 
19 
11 
10 
25 to 49 
1 
2 
- 
2 
1 
2 
5 
50 to 99 
4 
3 
- 
6 
2 
- 
2 
1 00 to 1 99 
8 
- 
- 
2 
- 
3 
2 
200 to 499 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
500 or more 
- 
- 
" 
2 
2 
" 
2 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
29 
22 
6 
20 
21 
7 
19 
number 
494 
397 
41 
358 
164 
458 
1,086 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
41 
17 
5 
39 
11 
14 
21 
number 
761 
532 
70 
(D) 
1,286 
534 
3,804 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
21 
19 
7 
27 
20 
11 
15 
number 
2,163 
2,607 
153 
(D) 
928 
993 
19,351 
$1,000 
163 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
107 
124 
3,232 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
137 
57 
58 
145 
88 
76 
166 
number 
11,739 
4,845 
22,983 
23,346 
36,454 
83,337 
341,324 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
112 
50 
50 
116 
63 
64 
144 
number 
6,843 
2,615 
10,585 
13,164 
8,099 
18,690 
173,649 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
94 
43 
51 
103 
59 
70 
132 
number 
4,431 
4,644 
12,371 
14,165 
35,401 
72,667 
202,773 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
368 
220 
197 
669 
504 
433 
768 
number 
3,223 
1,580 
2,169 
8,426 
5,345 
4,106 
12,189 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
340 
214 
189 
645 
482 
414 
743 
number 
2,462 
1,239 
1,191 
5,012 
4,152 
3,445 
10,996 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
67 
27 
30 
112 
90 
64 
122 
number 
167 
69 
128 
586 
489 
417 
854 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
104 
34 
52 
105 
73 
44 
54 
number 
3,587 
2,817 
4,256 
19,289 
2,464 
6,121 
14,725 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
51 
20 
24 
53 
28 
30 
30 
number 
1,496 
603 
1,088 
10,301 
806 
8,030 
6,914 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
146 
67 
69 
170 
117 
38 
56 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,162,115 
721 
2,790 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
143 
64 
67 
166 
111 
38 
55 
400 to 3,199 
2 
- 
1 
2 
1 
- 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
2 
1 
1 
5 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
24 
13 
8 
16 
16 
6 
13 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,380,469 
65 
661 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
14 
4 
5 
10 
9 
2 
2 
number 
506 
(D) 
(D) 
1,666 
1,946,140 
(D) 
(D) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
2 
3 
- 
- 
number 
(D) 
- 
- 
(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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