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 
156 
102 
74 
288 
221 
154 
104 
acres 
24,827 
20,470 
17,886 
101,653 
152,912 
211,353 
373,437 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
2,142 
1,572 
1,005 
2,624 
1,685 
935 
358 
acres 
336,917 
311,376 
240,095 
916,008 
1,159,781 
1,226,016 
1,127,447 
Partnership 
farms 
145 
138 
103 
313 
305 
262 
221 
acres 
22,756 
27,260 
24,562 
108,907 
214,029 
360,271 
841,156 
Registered under state law 
farms 
93 
105 
77 
236 
247 
199 
168 
acres 
14,544 
20,825 
18,449 
82,144 
173,004 
273,835 
628,906 
Corporation 
farms 
104 
108 
84 
288 
254 
163 
137 
acres 
16,186 
21,347 
20,355 
103,771 
185,254 
218,083 
564,290 
Family held 
farms 
100 
99 
79 
256 
235 
151 
128 
acres 
15,561 
19,558 
19,134 
92,631 
173,721 
201,548 
502,911 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
1 
4 
6 
10 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
98 
97 
79 
255 
231 
145 
118 
Other than family held 
farms 
4 
9 
5 
32 
19 
12 
9 
acres 
625 
1,789 
1,221 
11,140 
11,533 
16,535 
61,379 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
- 
2 
1 
3 
1 
2 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
4 
7 
4 
29 
18 
10 
9 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
25 
27 
21 
51 
40 
15 
18 
acres 
4,002 
5,485 
5,015 
17,594 
27,445 
20,251 
71,686 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
698 
564 
405 
1,321 
1,303 
994 
638 
workers 
2,007 
1,974 
2,042 
4,802 
5,800 
7,098 
8,444 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
268 
222 
167 
661 
793 
786 
555 
workers 
576 
439 
358 
1,649 
2,116 
2,920 
3,843 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
511 
420 
302 
896 
824 
540 
346 
workers 
1,431 
1,535 
1,684 
3,153 
3,684 
4,178 
4,601 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
18 
14 
15 
68 
71 
60 
86 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
5 
- 
2 
10 
9 
1 
1 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
1,048 
749 
479 
1,351 
814 
394 
185 
workers 
2,347 
1,569 
1,009 
2,939 
1,656 
783 
375 
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 
2,416 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
- 
1,845 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
- 
- 
1,213 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
3,276 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,284 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,375 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
734 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
138 
142 
67 
243 
218 
125 
64 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
14 
26 
10 
32 
20 
25 
28 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
136 
91 
60 
172 
95 
52 
41 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
37 
30 
7 
42 
16 
11 
2 
Other crop farming (1119) 
750 
649 
403 
1,192 
1,243 
918 
509 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
2 
- 
- 
6 
6 
3 
1 
Cotton farming (11192) 
24 
31 
21 
105 
368 
329 
156 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 193,1 1 194,1 1199) . 
724 
618 
382 
1,081 
869 
586 
352 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .... 
886 
630 
428 
1,027 
427 
145 
43 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
17 
7 
10 
59 
57 
18 
11 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
2 
4 
- 
19 
8 
- 
2 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
262 
150 
159 
326 
126 
56 
3 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
37 
21 
14 
47 
15 
4 
- 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
137 
95 
55 
117 
59 
21 
31 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,237 
885 
665 
1,598 
949 
469 
236 
number 
65,211 
49,707 
52,866 
179,619 
177,256 
137,027 
139,532 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
72 
56 
27 
54 
25 
9 
3 
1 0 to 49 
705 
408 
256 
457 
202 
82 
23 
50 to 99 
328 
304 
220 
476 
193 
78 
20 
1 00 to 1 99 
103 
107 
130 
394 
236 
111 
43 
200 to 499 
28 
10 
24 
174 
243 
119 
83 
500 or more 
1 
- 
8 
43 
50 
70 
64 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
1,162 
823 
600 
1,473 
856 
453 
219 
number 
35,451 
28,761 
25,099 
86,981 
86,570 
73,713 
74,031 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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