Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
18,433 
2,105 
7,891 
1,362 
1,365 
1,161 
number 
982,790 
13,828 
66,505 
21,065 
41,580 
32,423 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
8,702 
1,845 
5,512 
485 
334 
206 
1 0 to 49 
6,906 
233 
2,329 
852 
967 
839 
50 to 99 
1,221 
14 
40 
21 
50 
100 
1 00 to 1 99 
645 
6 
6 
1 
2 
6 
200 to 499 
600 
6 
4 
3 
- 
6 
500 or more 
359 
1 
- 
- 
12 
4 
Milk cows 
farms 
425 
90 
158 
31 
14 
6 
number 
123,220 
844 
821 
620 
551 
559 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
295 
89 
153 
23 
12 
3 
1 0 to 49 
15 
- 
4 
4 
1 
- 
50 to 99 
8 
- 
- 
3 
- 
1 
100 to 199 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
28 
- 
1 
1 
1 
1 
500 or more 
64 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
15,296 
1,631 
6,184 
1,142 
1,093 
961 
number 
569,313 
7,348 
37,036 
12,105 
22,298 
12,720 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
13,971 
1,177 
5,347 
1,088 
1,104 
963 
number 
860,429 
6,896 
34,474 
13,327 
56,625 
17,713 
$1,000 
531,869 
3,953 
19,482 
7,923 
18,440 
10,355 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
10,697 
759 
3,785 
877 
863 
792 
number 
448,031 
3,841 
20,068 
7,440 
50,480 
10,643 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
9,906 
756 
3,487 
717 
773 
667 
number 
412,398 
3,055 
14,406 
5,887 
6,145 
7,070 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,642 
505 
858 
60 
70 
52 
number 
14,915 
3,058 
7,368 
1,450 
742 
582 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,530 
479 
810 
54 
59 
49 
25 to 49 
68 
20 
29 
3 
7 
2 
50 to 99 
28 
5 
12 
2 
3 
- 
100 to 199 
7 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
6 
1 
4 
- 
- 
1 
500 or more 
3 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
748 
238 
370 
36 
34 
22 
number 
3,509 
771 
1,817 
289 
170 
144 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,249 
390 
642 
41 
57 
41 
number 
11,406 
2,287 
5,551 
1,161 
572 
438 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,104 
347 
552 
68 
51 
27 
number 
19,006 
3,102 
8,677 
3,406 
933 
999 
$1,000 
2,158 
(D) 
(D) 
452 
73 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,161 
387 
559 
54 
58 
22 
number 
18,232 
4,993 
8,189 
1,329 
1,923 
324 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
700 
210 
349 
29 
47 
15 
number 
7,365 
1,383 
3,350 
625 
1,104 
179 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
529 
191 
253 
11 
33 
4 
number 
11,790 
2,494 
7,654 
386 
518 
(D) 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
13,755 
2,641 
6,962 
841 
801 
532 
number 
121,034 
17,290 
53,582 
10,225 
8,103 
6,577 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
13,215 
2,534 
6,706 
811 
763 
502 
number 
96,944 
13,879 
44,016 
7,833 
6,367 
4,771 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
3,442 
744 
1,834 
204 
212 
128 
number 
15,119 
1,959 
5,996 
1,971 
921 
728 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
3,746 
1,192 
1,960 
150 
149 
76 
number 
52,052 
13,956 
27,178 
2,378 
2,527 
1,319 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,745 
600 
857 
83 
64 
38 
number 
21,272 
6,656 
9,078 
792 
953 
564 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
5,328 
1,625 
2,714 
293 
249 
137 
number 
9,386,611 
63,129 
361,492 
31,617 
5,937 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
5,266 
1,604 
2,694 
292 
248 
133 
400 to 3,199 
35 
20 
8 
- 
1 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
6 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
10,000 to 19,999 
4 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
9 
- 
7 
1 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
100,000 or more 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
632 
202 
321 
33 
20 
24 
number 
1,644,472 
3,809 
108,142 
(D) 
312 
116,337 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
788 
288 
357 
41 
41 
19 
number 
6,017,226 
30,476 
146,782 
(D) 
902 
(D) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
78 
36 
24 
7 
- 
5 
number 
2,217,092 
987 
258,136 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
76 Florida 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
