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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
170 
94 
78 
270 
302 
311 
522 
acres 
26,899 
18,577 
18,545 
96,335 
209,252 
423,144 
4,315,343 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
1,764 
766 
554 
2,542 
2,205 
1,604 
2,194 
acres 
279,040 
151,384 
131,979 
915,865 
1,564,171 
2,229,109 
11,775,222 
Partnership 
farms 
176 
87 
68 
350 
321 
309 
760 
acres 
27,799 
17,080 
16,162 
124,366 
229,250 
428,107 
6,697,173 
Registered under state law 
farms 
138 
66 
52 
275 
266 
269 
655 
acres 
21,805 
13,026 
12,351 
96,709 
190,192 
371,379 
5,880,907 
Corporation 
farms 
120 
64 
48 
266 
286 
261 
513 
acres 
18,895 
12,605 
1 1 ,248 
96,942 
201,780 
374,247 
3,729,732 
Family held 
farms 
105 
53 
44 
235 
252 
234 
481 
acres 
16,541 
10,479 
10,351 
85,776 
176,124 
334,618 
3,455,799 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
3 
5 
2 
3 
3 
6 
12 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
102 
48 
42 
232 
249 
228 
469 
Other than family held 
farms 
15 
11 
4 
31 
34 
27 
32 
acres 
2,354 
2,126 
897 
11,166 
25,656 
39,629 
273,933 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
1 
- 
3 
1 
8 
7 
8 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
14 
11 
1 
30 
26 
20 
24 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
95 
30 
26 
138 
118 
89 
135 
acres 
14,876 
5,975 
6,238 
50,625 
86,893 
122,069 
1,752,655 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
421 
208 
194 
877 
927 
921 
2,111 
workers 
1,471 
863 
611 
4,072 
4,367 
3,867 
10,315 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
221 
104 
105 
481 
531 
560 
1,490 
workers 
700 
401 
303 
1,919 
2,000 
1,702 
5,059 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
295 
146 
124 
603 
613 
602 
1,273 
workers 
771 
462 
308 
2,153 
2,367 
2,165 
5,256 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
6 
7 
7 
34 
41 
50 
75 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
11 
- 
3 
9 
3 
- 
11 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
928 
399 
323 
1,351 
1,193 
936 
1,466 
workers 
2,162 
930 
705 
3,128 
2,854 
2,266 
3,541 
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 
2,155 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
- 
947 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
- 
- 
696 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
3,296 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,930 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,263 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,602 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
224 
90 
82 
506 
634 
670 
1,231 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
7 
4 
8 
24 
36 
41 
30 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
13 
7 
3 
5 
3 
- 
1 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
16 
22 
1 
23 
23 
4 
2 
Other crop farming (1119) 
897 
335 
277 
1,333 
938 
507 
387 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 193,1 1 194,1 1199) . 
897 
335 
277 
1,333 
938 
507 
387 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .... 
527 
264 
159 
915 
943 
805 
1,663 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
18 
19 
9 
22 
31 
33 
81 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
14 
8 
3 
15 
28 
18 
10 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
12 
9 
5 
10 
2 
2 
8 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
20 
8 
5 
18 
10 
9 
2 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
47 
18 
17 
27 
24 
16 
30 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
360 
163 
127 
398 
258 
158 
157 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
725 
383 
233 
1,313 
1,361 
1,200 
2,364 
number 
131,731 
95,100 
51,507 
172,519 
524,683 
332,660 
1,063,675 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
218 
90 
42 
198 
141 
52 
21 
1 0 to 49 
358 
207 
132 
706 
573 
394 
264 
50 to 99 
77 
42 
30 
224 
280 
300 
346 
1 00 to 1 99 
32 
25 
14 
113 
191 
250 
520 
200 to 499 
17 
7 
5 
48 
103 
128 
702 
500 or more 
23 
12 
10 
24 
73 
76 
511 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
605 
324 
199 
1,143 
1,223 
1,075 
2,127 
number 
19,733 
10,517 
8,825 
52,035 
90,073 
106,352 
446,994 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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