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 
1,143 
816 
586 
1,418 
796 
440 
211 
number 
33,988 
28,138 
23,260 
75,450 
65,456 
58,701 
49,044 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
168 
85 
69 
100 
40 
12 
4 
10 to 49 
788 
522 
334 
669 
288 
107 
28 
50 to 99 
176 
197 
157 
472 
221 
112 
36 
100 to 199 
10 
12 
25 
157 
175 
101 
53 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
1 
20 
71 
100 
62 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
8 
28 
Milk cows 
farms 
26 
10 
20 
72 
71 
18 
15 
number 
1,463 
623 
1,839 
11,531 
21,114 
15,012 
24,987 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
2 
3 
7 
4 
8 
- 
- 
10 to 49 
8 
- 
1 
1 
- 
2 
- 
50 to 99 
11 
4 
3 
8 
5 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
5 
3 
7 
43 
27 
2 
4 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
2 
14 
20 
4 
2 
500 or more 
- 
- 
2 
11 
10 
9 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
1,077 
780 
585 
1,440 
891 
435 
225 
number 
29,760 
20,946 
27,767 
92,638 
90,686 
63,314 
65,501 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1,098 
780 
591 
1,492 
864 
448 
226 
number 
34,826 
29,134 
20,700 
112,722 
90,913 
75,298 
66,537 
$1,000 
25,393 
22,294 
14,894 
85,284 
75,513 
57,404 
50,946 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
751 
581 
431 
1,055 
582 
306 
155 
number 
11,911 
10,517 
8,483 
33,908 
26,334 
23,111 
22,256 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
891 
656 
486 
1,283 
758 
407 
202 
number 
22,915 
18,617 
12,217 
78,814 
64,579 
52,187 
44,281 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
21 
17 
11 
62 
32 
8 
12 
number 
7,966 
(D) 
226 
63,383 
25,984 
(D) 
16,261 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
13 
12 
8 
38 
14 
4 
6 
25 to 49 
4 
2 
- 
7 
1 
1 
- 
50 to 99 
1 
- 
3 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
1 
- 
- 
1 
8 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
2 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
2 
1 
" 
9 
9 
2 
6 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
17 
11 
9 
41 
13 
1 
8 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
54 
8,646 
(D) 
(D) 
2,032 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
14 
14 
8 
53 
30 
8 
9 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
172 
54,737 
(D) 
(D) 
14,229 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
17 
14 
8 
48 
30 
4 
8 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
199 
252,507 
118,600 
24,132 
63,967 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
19 
15,372 
17,262 
(D) 
3,191 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
30 
10 
17 
39 
13 
8 
7 
number 
1,112 
376 
631 
1,794 
2,292 
262 
3,134 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
16 
6 
11 
26 
9 
7 
6 
number 
551 
163 
331 
619 
478 
202 
901 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
14 
4 
11 
21 
10 
3 
5 
number 
308 
(D) 
262 
660 
1,052 
(D) 
478 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
452 
295 
178 
476 
234 
106 
88 
number 
3,113 
1,930 
1,110 
3,475 
2,173 
835 
1,028 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
400 
273 
175 
450 
225 
101 
86 
number 
2,235 
1,682 
1,043 
2,965 
1,922 
727 
964 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
37 
41 
25 
64 
26 
8 
12 
number 
146 
110 
53 
223 
109 
43 
97 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
99 
97 
42 
135 
60 
15 
9 
number 
2,958 
1,843 
780 
9,118 
7,319 
935 
229 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
62 
56 
19 
58 
28 
11 
4 
number 
843 
941 
268 
1,834 
2,362 
433 
35 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
124 
73 
51 
134 
34 
13 
5 
number 
780,645 
1,430,597 
(□) 
1,542,380 
1,016,927 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
107 
56 
38 
108 
25 
9 
4 
400 to 3,199 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
2 
1 
3 
1 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
5 
3 
3 
4 
1 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
10 
8 
8 
12 
5 
2 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
2 
3 
1 
5 
1 
2 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
28 
10 
11 
35 
9 
3 
1 
number 
505,984 
552,494 
(D) 
900,095 
548,749 
457,000 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
32 
28 
13 
32 
10 
6 
1 
number 
1,102,819 
900,799 
354,542 
1,024,478 
693,352 
(D) 
(D) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
13 
5 
6 
24 
6 
3 
1 
number 
817,190 
455,800 
425,400 
1,952,432 
1,013,990 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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