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 
83 
73 
73 
269 
200 
145 
131 
acres 
13,091 
14,438 
17,221 
93,782 
140,351 
197,266 
502,491 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
1,210 
889 
665 
1,698 
1,017 
668 
430 
acres 
190,340 
175,636 
157,869 
594,343 
701,802 
904,409 
1,354,522 
Partnership 
farms 
81 
72 
50 
168 
146 
222 
305 
acres 
12,860 
(D) 
11,647 
60,959 
101,160 
315,800 
1,121,917 
Registered under state law 
farms 
52 
49 
37 
119 
125 
174 
251 
acres 
8,248 
9,828 
8,567 
43,984 
86,183 
249,390 
930,329 
Corporation 
farms 
66 
68 
50 
150 
145 
153 
124 
acres 
10,327 
13,359 
12,225 
53,816 
100,562 
213,127 
757,281 
Family held 
farms 
64 
53 
44 
135 
130 
141 
102 
acres 
(D) 
10,427 
10,715 
48,491 
90,863 
196,518 
537,796 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
2 
1 
14 
8 
8 
18 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
64 
51 
43 
121 
122 
133 
84 
Other than family held 
farms 
2 
15 
6 
15 
15 
12 
22 
acres 
(D) 
2,932 
1,510 
5,325 
9,699 
16,609 
219,485 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
9 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
2 
15 
6 
13 
14 
11 
13 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
11 
2 
6 
27 
15 
8 
16 
acres 
1,654 
(D) 
1,416 
9,469 
9,844 
10,745 
115,658 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
363 
311 
235 
753 
667 
802 
780 
workers 
992 
817 
897 
2,529 
2,418 
3,386 
5,666 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
100 
88 
79 
327 
371 
632 
665 
workers 
237 
267 
230 
790 
1,033 
1,809 
3,113 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
309 
264 
185 
555 
455 
484 
501 
workers 
755 
550 
667 
1,739 
1,385 
1,577 
2,553 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
9 
6 
13 
24 
36 
113 
126 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
2 
3 
1 
4 
7 
6 
3 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
626 
499 
328 
989 
528 
323 
204 
workers 
1,424 
1,110 
775 
2,243 
1,254 
722 
454 
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 
1,368 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
- 
1,031 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
- 
- 
771 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
2,043 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,323 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,051 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
875 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
99 
92 
53 
259 
376 
574 
509 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
5 
9 
4 
13 
5 
8 
3 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
22 
10 
12 
36 
12 
10 
4 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
22 
9 
17 
18 
6 
_ 
1 
Other crop farming (1119) 
466 
308 
243 
637 
345 
254 
198 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
5 
- 
9 
20 
30 
36 
14 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 193,1 1 194,1 1199) . 
461 
308 
234 
617 
315 
218 
184 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .... 
603 
480 
359 
866 
472 
171 
116 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
6 
- 
1 
6 
8 
1 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
13 
8 
6 
39 
13 
6 
2 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
18 
19 
18 
26 
23 
2 
1 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
10 
2 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
104 
94 
53 
138 
63 
25 
41 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
773 
616 
449 
1,164 
630 
295 
235 
number 
34,884 
40,323 
31,500 
122,870 
125,025 
92,618 
148,641 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
50 
39 
26 
29 
17 
6 
1 
1 0 to 49 
438 
247 
171 
321 
73 
29 
25 
50 to 99 
233 
215 
131 
345 
108 
35 
20 
1 00 to 1 99 
51 
100 
103 
285 
170 
62 
29 
200 to 499 
1 
9 
18 
182 
219 
108 
71 
500 or more 
6 
- 
2 
43 
55 
89 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
732 
588 
435 
1,081 
604 
277 
227 
number 
22,056 
23,631 
18,853 
67,889 
70,402 
48,607 
84,690 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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