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 
382 
7,636 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
318 
1,894 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 49 
44 
1,472 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
10 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
5 
740 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
3 
900 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 1,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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 
Farms with- 
84 
1,110 
177 
2,287 
110 
515 
72 
1,696 
3 
39 
212 
1,159 
1 to 24 
70 
523 
155 
1,257 
109 
(D) 
55 
477 
3 
39 
202 
(D) 
25 to 49 
11 
374 
16 
489 
- 
11 
360 
- 
- 
8 
231 
50 to 99 
3 
213 
5 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
3 
207 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 1,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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- 
56 
1,305 
112 
1,248 
62 
414 
48 
1,960 
3 
45 
101 
2,664 
1 to 24 
37 
320 
91 
(D) 
60 
(D) 
35 
304 
3 
45 
92 
(D) 
25 to 49 
12 
423 
19 
611 
- 
6 
178 
- 
- 
7 
260 
50 to 99 
5 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
900 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
1,000 to 1,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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 
643 
9,843 
549 
8,723 
Sheep and lambs inventory - Con. 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
529 
4,594 
451 
4,277 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
410 
4,501 
419 
4,956 
25 to 99 
103 
3,952 
91 
3,498 
100 to 299 
11 
1,297 
7 
948 
300 to 999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wool production (pounds) 
94 
5,838 
104 
21,997 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sheep and lambs sold 
291 
15,125 
246 
3,206 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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