Table 1 7. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Milk cow herd 
Total 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Milk cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
121 
28,301 
121 
17,740 
121 
16,089 
108 
10,561 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
10 
476 
10 
308 
10 
18 
7 
168 
1 0 to 1 9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20 to 49 
15 
1,096 
15 
803 
15 
517 
12 
293 
50 to 99 
37 
4,222 
37 
2,751 
37 
2,518 
32 
1,471 
1 00 to 1 99 
30 
6,547 
30 
4,302 
30 
4,160 
29 
2,245 
200 to 499 
23 
10,296 
23 
6,238 
23 
5,538 
22 
4,058 
500 to 999 
6 
5,664 
6 
3,338 
6 
3,338 
6 
2,326 
1 ,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
13,566 
760,666 
12,084 
432,601 
(X) 
(X) 
11,315 
328,065 
Milk cow herd 
Cattle and calves sales 
Milk sales 
Total 
Cattle 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
105 
7,371 
3,418 
95 
3,128 
80 
4,243 
113 
42,582 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
6 
28 
14 
4 
16 
4 
12 
2 
(D) 
1 0 to 1 9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20 to 49 
15 
426 
307 
13 
282 
7 
144 
15 
(D) 
50 to 99 
31 
1,137 
473 
30 
501 
23 
636 
37 
6,480 
1 00 to 1 99 
28 
1,733 
581 
27 
647 
23 
1,086 
30 
10,889 
200 to 499 
19 
2,707 
1,349 
15 
1,040 
17 
1,667 
23 
15,847 
500 to 999 
6 
1,340 
694 
6 
642 
6 
698 
6 
7,837 
1 ,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
10,016 
357,065 
246,544 
7,610 
229,749 
7,211 
127,316 
12 
46 
Table 18. Cattle and Calves - Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 pounds or more 
Calves weighing less than 
500 pounds 
Number sold 
Cattle and calves 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
10,121 
364,436 
249,963 
7,705 
232,877 
36 
1,900 
7,291 
131,559 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
4,567 
20,524 
12,905 
3,082 
9,737 
2,938 
10,787 
1 0 to 1 9 
2,117 
28,286 
16,892 
1,585 
11,977 
9 
(D) 
1,716 
16,309 
20 to 49 
1,885 
56,695 
35,928 
1,566 
28,226 
8 
251 
1,524 
28,469 
50 to 99 
825 
54,894 
36,672 
761 
32,923 
10 
559 
622 
21,971 
1 00 to 1 99 
420 
56,930 
39,828 
407 
38,019 
8 
613 
289 
18,911 
200 to 499 
244 
70,235 
55,387 
241 
49,623 
1 
(D) 
160 
20,612 
500 to 999 
50 
33,150 
26,721 
50 
22,866 
- 
33 
10,284 
1,000 to 2,499 
11 
(D) 
(D) 
11 
(D) 
- 
- 
9 
4,216 
2,500 or more 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Table 19. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs 
658 
6,806 
718 
10,615 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
594 
3,548 
621 
3,764 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
46 
1,454 
53 
1,836 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
14 
902 
27 
1,607 
1 00 to 1 99 
2 
(D) 
14 
1,843 
1 00 to 1 99 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
200 to 499 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
- 
1 
(D) 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 1,999 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other hogs and pigs 
491 
4,788 
601 
8,279 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
452 
2,814 
528 
3,291 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
28 
848 
45 
1,511 
used for breeding 
395 
2,018 
359 
2,336 
50 to 99 
7 
450 
15 
1,005 
Farms with- 
1 00 to 1 99 
3 
(D) 
10 
1,152 
1 to 24 
387 
1,622 
336 
1,412 
200 to 499 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
25 to 49 
6 
(D) 
18 
569 
500 to 999 
- 
1 
(D) 
50 to 99 
1 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
1 ,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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