Table 1 7. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Milk cow herd 
Total 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Milk cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
573 
98,100 
573 
53,174 
573 
50,923 
521 
44,926 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
136 
2,397 
136 
967 
136 
388 
110 
1,430 
1 0 to 1 9 
25 
695 
25 
(D) 
25 
330 
20 
(D) 
20 to 49 
93 
6,333 
93 
3,434 
93 
3,315 
88 
2,899 
50 to 99 
138 
21,787 
138 
10,779 
138 
9,786 
137 
11,008 
1 00 to 1 99 
134 
33,061 
134 
18,033 
134 
17,738 
123 
15,028 
200 to 499 
38 
18,055 
38 
10,086 
38 
9,868 
35 
7,969 
500 to 999 
6 
7,468 
6 
3,857 
6 
3,857 
6 
3,611 
1 ,000 or more 
3 
8,304 
3 
(D) 
3 
5,641 
2 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
3 
8,304 
3 
(D) 
3 
5,641 
2 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
2,926 
96,424 
2,290 
36,937 
(X) 
(X) 
2,335 
59,487 
Milk cow herd 
Cattle and calves sales 
Milk sales 
Total 
Cattle 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
507 
34,864 
17,035 
446 
15,219 
440 
19,645 
459 
(D) 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
94 
997 
760 
70 
590 
66 
407 
27 
(D) 
10 to 19 
17 
261 
212 
15 
(D) 
14 
(D) 
20 
1,140 
20 to 49 
83 
2,234 
1,152 
74 
977 
74 
1,257 
93 
9,819 
50 to 99 
133 
6,044 
3,240 
118 
2,509 
122 
3,535 
138 
33,895 
1 00 to 1 99 
133 
11,019 
5,612 
125 
4,718 
123 
6,301 
134 
64,575 
200 to 499 
38 
5,958 
2,931 
35 
2,564 
32 
3,394 
38 
36,507 
500 to 999 
6 
2,941 
1,471 
6 
1,583 
6 
1,358 
6 
18,736 
1 ,000 or more 
3 
5,410 
1,658 
3 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
3 
20,322 
1,000 to 2,499 
3 
5,410 
1,658 
3 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
3 
20,322 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
2,156 
54,891 
52,882 
1,895 
42,471 
847 
12,420 
4 
(D) 
Table 18. Cattle and Calves - Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 pounds or more 
Calves weighing less than 
500 pounds 
Number sold 
Cattle and calves 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
2,663 
89,755 
69,917 
2,341 
57,690 
125 
10,328 
1,287 
32,065 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
1,257 
5,280 
4,227 
1,073 
3,780 
1 
(D) 
462 
1,500 
1 0 to 1 9 
536 
7,212 
5,673 
462 
4,796 
33 
499 
285 
2,416 
20 to 49 
443 
13,357 
10,043 
393 
8,601 
46 
1,189 
264 
4,756 
50 to 99 
231 
15,821 
10,814 
225 
9,093 
19 
924 
165 
6,728 
1 00 to 1 99 
151 
19,824 
16,045 
149 
13,716 
17 
1,676 
81 
6,108 
200 to 499 
23 
6,527 
4,785 
22 
4,085 
5 
713 
17 
2,442 
500 to 999 
17 
11,260 
8,742 
12 
6,221 
1 
(D) 
10 
5,039 
1,000 to 2,499 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Table 19. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs 
333 
19,869 
412 
(D) 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
281 
1,500 
338 
1,680 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
20 
691 
23 
751 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
14 
934 
17 
1,034 
1 00 to 1 99 
4 
(D) 
11 
1,523 
1 00 to 1 99 
3 
410 
4 
540 
200 to 499 
7 
2,400 
7 
1,840 
200 to 499 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
500 to 999 
1 
(D) 
5 
3,305 
500 or more 
1 
(D) 
3 
1,970 
1,000 to 1,999 
3 
4,810 
5 
(D) 
2,000 to 4,999 
3 
8,200 
5 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
267 
17,237 
305 
(D) 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
222 
1,200 
243 
1,229 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
18 
605 
21 
694 
used for breeding 
164 
2,632 
220 
4,324 
50 to 99 
10 
584 
12 
783 
Farms with- 
1 00 to 1 99 
3 
(D) 
8 
975 
1 to 24 
148 
605 
198 
947 
200 to 499 
7 
2,038 
7 
2,301 
25 to 49 
8 
281 
8 
(D) 
500 to 999 
2 
(D) 
3 
1,727 
50 to 99 
3 
(D) 
6 
368 
1 ,000 or more 
5 
11,120 
11 
(D) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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