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 
588 
318 
197 
1,115 
1,192 
1,060 
2,119 
number 
12,710 
(D) 
4,852 
38,226 
62,715 
78,773 
411,820 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
217 
109 
66 
258 
164 
73 
44 
10 to 49 
310 
172 
108 
633 
647 
473 
381 
50 to 99 
47 
23 
13 
147 
208 
279 
453 
100 to 199 
12 
9 
10 
63 
129 
157 
555 
200 to 499 
2 
4 
- 
12 
39 
71 
523 
500 or more 
- 
1 
- 
2 
5 
7 
163 
Milk cows 
farms 
37 
14 
13 
55 
61 
34 
29 
number 
7,023 
(D) 
3,973 
13,809 
27,358 
27,579 
35,174 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
21 
11 
10 
37 
30 
16 
16 
10 to 49 
2 
- 
- 
6 
5 
- 
2 
50 to 99 
6 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
100 to 199 
- 
2 
- 
- 
4 
1 
1 
200 to 499 
5 
- 
- 
5 
4 
3 
- 
500 or more 
3 
1 
3 
7 
16 
12 
9 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
548 
296 
191 
1,064 
1,150 
1,043 
2,218 
number 
111,998 
84,583 
42,682 
120,484 
434,610 
226,308 
616,681 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
590 
315 
206 
1,182 
1,257 
1,158 
2,316 
number 
174,998 
142,320 
61,125 
210,837 
949,474 
420,099 
954,173 
$1,000 
219,750 
208,579 
83,265 
294,305 
1,429,775 
594,263 
1,096,435 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
213 
124 
65 
497 
576 
484 
974 
number 
13,320 
2,993 
1,760 
14,689 
30,942 
24,331 
120,502 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
536 
278 
187 
1,053 
1,155 
1,061 
2,189 
number 
161,678 
139,327 
59,365 
196,148 
918,532 
395,768 
833,671 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
23 
25 
9 
37 
57 
56 
143 
number 
129,624 
131,174 
(D) 
157,499 
833,564 
(D) 
320,910 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
53 
31 
12 
62 
37 
22 
32 
number 
854 
(D) 
951 
(D) 
(D) 
349 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
43 
29 
9 
50 
34 
17 
16 
25 to 49 
5 
- 
1 
3 
1 
3 
4 
50 to 99 
5 
1 
- 
6 
- 
2 
2 
1 00 to 1 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
500 or more 
- 
1 
- 
3 
2 
" 
6 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
32 
16 
5 
33 
19 
12 
16 
number 
291 
74 
119 
29,627 
(D) 
82 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
42 
25 
11 
50 
30 
18 
30 
number 
563 
(D) 
832 
(D) 
(D) 
267 
210,669 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
49 
27 
7 
55 
27 
20 
37 
number 
1,868 
(D) 
1,175 
(D) 
(D) 
1,409 
(D) 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
244 
(D) 
(D) 
212 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
69 
24 
36 
85 
86 
52 
93 
number 
21,887 
(D) 
6,557 
6,920 
120,629 
63,061 
115,306 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
46 
18 
30 
70 
71 
43 
86 
number 
1,608 
804 
4,793 
3,126 
7,144 
10,123 
76,617 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
54 
22 
23 
62 
70 
38 
86 
number 
24,851 
(D) 
3,861 
5,511 
(D) 
48,454 
86,299 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
662 
366 
223 
1,002 
819 
635 
1,267 
number 
4,996 
3,131 
2,020 
9,763 
6,866 
5,793 
16,180 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
621 
341 
212 
942 
800 
610 
1,222 
number 
3,981 
2,612 
1,490 
7,132 
6,095 
4,846 
12,103 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
147 
70 
61 
203 
170 
101 
255 
number 
596 
395 
289 
1,045 
891 
345 
1,467 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
83 
52 
29 
93 
72 
51 
63 
number 
1,972 
824 
588 
1,855 
1,179 
1,564 
3,814 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
42 
21 
11 
47 
33 
38 
34 
number 
837 
271 
324 
1,245 
868 
1,526 
3,500 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
169 
91 
77 
198 
156 
114 
141 
number 
8,132 
2,713 
1,327 
(D) 
(D) 
5,279 
2,658 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
165 
90 
77 
195 
155 
112 
141 
400 to 3,199 
4 
1 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
18 
4 
4 
19 
13 
11 
14 
number 
597 
144 
152 
(D) 
(D) 
164 
220 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
14 
14 
4 
32 
10 
6 
14 
number 
201 
552 
50 
(D) 
(D) 
54 
312 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
10 
- 
- 
3 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1,280 
- 
590 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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