Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
623 
151 
413 
59 
362 
261 
500 or more 
195 
57 
112 
26 
99 
96 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
12,205 
7,147 
4,039 
1,019 
7,307 
4,898 
number 
450,341 
172,955 
233,567 
43,819 
258,018 
192,323 
Beef cows 
farms 
12,115 
7,113 
3,988 
1,014 
7,255 
4,860 
number 
434,252 
168,210 
222,638 
43,404 
250,014 
184,238 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,121 
3,042 
779 
300 
2,411 
1,710 
10 to 49 
6,059 
3,510 
2,041 
508 
3,710 
2,349 
50 to 99 
1,045 
335 
606 
104 
603 
442 
100 to 199 
533 
147 
330 
56 
332 
201 
200 to 499 
290 
52 
195 
43 
163 
127 
500 or more 
67 
27 
37 
3 
36 
31 
Milk cows 
farms 
121 
47 
69 
5 
74 
47 
number 
16,089 
4,745 
10,929 
415 
8,004 
8,085 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
10 
6 
4 
8 
2 
10 to 49 
15 
7 
6 
2 
9 
6 
50 to 99 
37 
18 
18 
1 
30 
7 
100 to 199 
30 
12 
16 
2 
14 
16 
200 to 499 
23 
2 
21 
- 
11 
12 
500 or more 
6 
2 
4 
- 
2 
4 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
11,423 
6,491 
3,925 
1,007 
6,724 
4,699 
number 
338,626 
133,985 
168,464 
36,177 
189,782 
148,844 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
10,121 
5,558 
3,680 
883 
6,079 
4,042 
number 
364,436 
150,181 
175,635 
38,620 
222,403 
142,033 
$1,000 
249,963 
98,233 
125,721 
26,008 
148,444 
101,519 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
7,291 
3,985 
2,704 
602 
4,392 
2,899 
number 
131,559 
53,466 
61,984 
16,109 
80,186 
51,373 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
7,705 
4,050 
2,934 
721 
4,563 
3,142 
number 
232,877 
96,715 
113,651 
22,511 
142,217 
90,660 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
36 
9 
24 
3 
17 
19 
number 
1,900 
363 
1,455 
82 
769 
1,131 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
658 
436 
151 
71 
305 
353 
number 
6,806 
4,565 
1,175 
1,066 
3,861 
2,945 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
594 
390 
139 
65 
266 
328 
25 to 49 
46 
32 
11 
3 
26 
20 
50 to 99 
14 
12 
1 
1 
10 
4 
1 00 to 1 99 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
200 to 499 
2 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
500 or more 
" 
- 
" 
- 
" 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
395 
270 
82 
43 
194 
201 
number 
2,018 
1,379 
317 
322 
1,210 
808 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
491 
329 
111 
51 
222 
269 
number 
4,788 
3,186 
858 
744 
2,651 
2,137 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
382 
267 
73 
42 
188 
194 
number 
7,636 
5,854 
867 
915 
5,117 
2,519 
$1,000 
(D) 
567 
87 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
643 
483 
125 
35 
332 
311 
number 
9,843 
7,390 
1,982 
471 
5,417 
4,426 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
410 
302 
83 
25 
223 
187 
number 
4,501 
3,274 
980 
247 
2,546 
1,955 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
291 
202 
67 
22 
157 
134 
number 
15,125 
2,140 
648 
12,337 
13,556 
1,569 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
8,385 
5,650 
2,178 
557 
4,212 
4,173 
number 
59,791 
41,568 
14,338 
3,885 
27,807 
31,984 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
8,199 
5,526 
2,123 
550 
4,113 
4,086 
number 
53,899 
37,246 
13,237 
3,416 
25,448 
28,451 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,874 
1,278 
457 
139 
875 
999 
number 
6,373 
4,095 
1,635 
643 
2,763 
3,610 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,412 
1,053 
260 
99 
621 
791 
number 
18,779 
13,681 
4,190 
908 
8,518 
10,261 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
651 
474 
127 
50 
266 
385 
number 
5,592 
3,901 
1,224 
467 
2,245 
3,347 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,303 
1,758 
435 
110 
919 
1,384 
number 
1,910,683 
1,498,679 
(D) 
(D) 
703,746 
1,206,937 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,270 
1,733 
428 
109 
900 
1,370 
400 to 3,199 
3 
1 
2 
- 
2 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
10,000 to 19,999 
10 
9 
1 
- 
7 
3 
20,000 to 49,999 
14 
10 
4 
- 
8 
6 
50,000 to 99,999 
3 
3 
- 
- 
1 
2 
100,000 or more 
2 
1 
- 
1 
1 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
324 
248 
69 
7 
123 
201 
number 
652,377 
(D) 
(D) 
103 
(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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