Table 24. Hogs and Pigs - Number Sold by Type of Producer: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flogs and pigs 
Independent grower 
Contractor or integrator 
Contract grower (Contractee) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs sold 
60 
23,422 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
24 
169 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 49 
7 
286 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
13 
824 
- 
- 
- 
- 
too to 199 
8 
1,133 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
4 
1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Table 25. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory by Type of Operation: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flerd size 
Farrow to wean 
Farrow to finish 
Finish only 
Farrow to 
feeder 
Nursery 
Other 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total inventory 
4 
(D) 
2,825 
17 
416 
8 
(D) 
- 
- 
13 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
12 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
- 
- 
13 
(D) 
25 to 49 
- 
- 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
5 
209 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
3 
300 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 to 4,999 
- 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Table 26. Hogs and Pigs - Number Sold by Type of Operation: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flogs and pigs 
Farrow to wean 
Farrow to finish 
Finish only 
Farrow to 
feeder 
Nursery 
Other 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs sold 
Farms with- 
4 
(D) 
15 
3,016 
16 
305 
10 
(D) 
- 
- 
15 
924 
1 to 24 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
11 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
9 
(D) 
25 to 49 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
10 
650 
3 
174 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
6 
(D) 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
1,000 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 1,999 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Table 27. Sheep and Lambs - Inventory, Wool Production, and Number Sold: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
69 
1,040 
56 
903 
Sheep and lambs inventory - Con. 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
54 
408 
46 
423 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
43 
611 
48 
482 
25 to 99 
15 
632 
10 
480 
100 to 299 
- 
- 
- 
- 
300 to 999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wool production (pounds) 
20 
2,516 
23 
3,375 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sheep and lambs sold 
39 
548 
29 
415 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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