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 
719 
581 
430 
1,048 
593 
273 
225 
number 
20,973 
22,656 
18,383 
62,438 
66,909 
46,151 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
95 
46 
45 
65 
21 
8 
4 
10 to 49 
522 
357 
242 
460 
134 
48 
28 
50 to 99 
96 
157 
115 
332 
145 
47 
27 
100 to 199 
6 
20 
28 
165 
189 
72 
43 
200 to 499 
- 
1 
- 
26 
104 
86 
68 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
12 
55 
Milk cows 
farms 
13 
12 
6 
39 
16 
6 
2 
number 
1,083 
975 
470 
5,451 
3,493 
2,456 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10 to 49 
2 
3 
1 
2 
1 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
8 
2 
3 
9 
2 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
3 
2 
2 
17 
5 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
2 
- 
11 
6 
4 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
2 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
669 
580 
403 
1,099 
611 
282 
230 
number 
12,828 
16,692 
12,647 
54,981 
54,623 
44,011 
63,951 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
645 
521 
382 
1,045 
569 
271 
214 
number 
14,285 
15,364 
13,236 
58,050 
51,151 
64,687 
71,969 
$1,000 
9,419 
10,308 
8,684 
41,651 
37,650 
40,335 
55,806 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
479 
391 
289 
745 
402 
214 
148 
number 
6,503 
7,127 
5,757 
20,208 
16,230 
14,703 
21,312 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
527 
409 
329 
911 
515 
237 
201 
number 
7,782 
8,237 
7,479 
37,842 
34,921 
49,984 
50,657 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
7 
3 
1 
9 
8 
1 
1 
number 
125 
38 
(D) 
560 
358 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
11 
9 
7 
20 
20 
2 
2 
number 
99 
75 
87 
157 
151 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
10 
9 
6 
19 
19 
1 
1 
25 to 49 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 00 to 1 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
9 
4 
3 
9 
2 
2 
1 
number 
28 
10 
21 
45 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
8 
9 
7 
19 
20 
1 
2 
number 
71 
65 
66 
112 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
6 
8 
3 
10 
4 
1 
- 
number 
57 
52 
41 
120 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
$1,000 
4 
8 
3 
10 
5 
(D) 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
17 
20 
10 
17 
4 
4 
- 
number 
141 
196 
252 
139 
69 
21 
- 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
10 
13 
5 
14 
4 
3 
- 
number 
71 
134 
134 
82 
54 
11 
- 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
7 
11 
8 
8 
1 
3 
- 
number 
77 
58 
130 
16 
(D) 
(D) 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
338 
229 
171 
519 
288 
141 
142 
number 
2,164 
1,368 
2,835 
3,922 
2,665 
966 
2,600 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
326 
224 
167 
502 
287 
139 
140 
number 
1,818 
1,288 
2,404 
3,345 
2,596 
934 
2,558 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
48 
49 
43 
62 
50 
20 
25 
number 
89 
112 
487 
251 
460 
75 
411 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
35 
9 
19 
65 
31 
15 
5 
number 
485 
114 
388 
967 
910 
185 
16 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
12 
3 
13 
20 
20 
10 
- 
number 
154 
18 
161 
322 
164 
65 
- 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
60 
52 
44 
78 
36 
18 
4 
number 
(D) 
92,984 
878 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
58 
49 
44 
76 
33 
17 
3 
400 to 3,199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
8 
3 
5 
9 
6 
- 
1 
number 
260,038 
48 
(D) 
(D) 
70 
- 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
10 
3 
2 
5 
3 
2 
1 
number 
(D) 
92,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
(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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