Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
14 
3 
11 
_ 
7 
7 
500 or more 
5 
2 
3 
- 
- 
5 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
347 
212 
107 
28 
173 
174 
number 
8,345 
2,864 
(D) 
(D) 
3,514 
4,831 
Beef cows 
farms 
296 
188 
85 
23 
143 
153 
number 
3,833 
1,849 
1,573 
411 
1,953 
1,880 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
181 
128 
45 
8 
94 
87 
10 to 49 
101 
56 
31 
14 
40 
61 
50 to 99 
14 
4 
9 
1 
9 
5 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
77 
40 
28 
9 
41 
36 
number 
4,512 
1,015 
(D) 
(D) 
1,561 
2,951 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
32 
21 
7 
4 
17 
15 
1 0 to 49 
24 
16 
3 
5 
15 
9 
50 to 99 
7 
- 
7 
- 
4 
3 
100 to 199 
8 
2 
6 
- 
4 
4 
200 to 499 
5 
1 
4 
- 
1 
4 
500 or more 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
321 
197 
107 
17 
164 
157 
number 
9,880 
4,294 
5,389 
197 
3,734 
6,146 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
293 
168 
96 
29 
148 
145 
number 
10,481 
5,253 
4,889 
339 
3,161 
7,320 
$1,000 
9,489 
4,889 
4,229 
371 
3,089 
6,400 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
128 
83 
35 
10 
55 
73 
number 
2,606 
879 
1,641 
86 
854 
1,752 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
259 
138 
93 
28 
134 
125 
number 
7,875 
4,374 
3,248 
253 
2,307 
5,568 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
14 
3 
5 
6 
10 
4 
number 
3,672 
3,014 
(D) 
(D) 
636 
3,036 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
59 
28 
23 
8 
32 
27 
number 
5,891 
1,887 
2,519 
1,485 
1,479 
4,412 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
34 
16 
17 
1 
25 
9 
25 to 49 
13 
5 
5 
3 
6 
7 
50 to 99 
6 
6 
- 
- 
- 
6 
100 to 199 
3 
- 
- 
3 
- 
3 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
3 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
38 
16 
17 
5 
17 
21 
number 
1,527 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
775 
752 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
53 
26 
19 
8 
30 
23 
number 
4,364 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
704 
3,660 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
60 
37 
17 
6 
28 
32 
number 
23,422 
9,198 
(D) 
(D) 
12,617 
10,805 
$1,000 
1,427 
(D) 
574 
(D) 
652 
774 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
69 
54 
9 
6 
39 
30 
number 
1,040 
874 
(D) 
(D) 
515 
525 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
43 
37 
3 
3 
24 
19 
number 
611 
522 
(D) 
(D) 
321 
290 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
39 
29 
7 
3 
23 
16 
number 
548 
406 
16 
126 
251 
297 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
709 
582 
77 
50 
309 
400 
number 
6,157 
4,809 
725 
623 
2,407 
3,750 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
699 
575 
74 
50 
306 
393 
number 
4,647 
3,845 
362 
440 
1,939 
2,708 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
284 
231 
23 
30 
119 
165 
number 
685 
577 
(D) 
(D) 
326 
359 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
154 
119 
28 
7 
72 
82 
number 
2,008 
1,354 
561 
93 
960 
1,048 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
62 
39 
17 
6 
27 
35 
number 
872 
499 
329 
44 
388 
484 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
204 
173 
22 
9 
87 
117 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
699 
478 
1 1 ,350 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
201 
170 
22 
9 
86 
115 
400 to 3,199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
27 
17 
10 
- 
10 
17 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
396 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
218 Delaware 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
