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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
937 
89 
333 
68 
57 
76 
acres 
230,687 
458 
8,469 
4,030 
4,638 
8,862 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
10,132 
1,308 
4,013 
941 
831 
782 
acres 
1,317,433 
6,671 
99,908 
54,443 
68,950 
91,716 
Partnership 
farms 
931 
61 
214 
83 
61 
83 
acres 
312,372 
287 
5,497 
(D) 
5,049 
9,821 
Registered under state law 
farms 
752 
51 
165 
65 
54 
65 
acres 
269,704 
215 
4,092 
3,763 
4,487 
7,665 
Corporation 
farms 
975 
81 
263 
70 
74 
76 
acres 
351,741 
342 
6,538 
4,007 
6,137 
8,679 
Family held 
farms 
848 
63 
222 
59 
64 
63 
acres 
324,202 
278 
5,563 
(D) 
5,324 
7,251 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
28 
3 
3 
3 
1 
2 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
820 
60 
219 
56 
63 
61 
Other than family held 
farms 
127 
18 
41 
11 
10 
13 
acres 
27,539 
64 
975 
(D) 
813 
1,428 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
7 
- 
3 
1 
1 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
120 
18 
38 
10 
9 
13 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
218 
31 
64 
27 
15 
23 
acres 
49,199 
183 
1,729 
(D) 
1,226 
2,724 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
3,536 
257 
940 
250 
239 
293 
workers 
14,705 
894 
3,235 
996 
1,135 
982 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
2,039 
137 
446 
119 
115 
141 
workers 
6,814 
409 
1,201 
442 
530 
441 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
2,286 
174 
659 
174 
171 
193 
workers 
7,891 
485 
2,034 
554 
605 
541 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
133 
2 
28 
5 
8 
9 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
20 
1 
3 
3 
4 
1 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
5,802 
715 
2,289 
516 
483 
462 
workers 
13,659 
1,613 
5,435 
1,329 
1,127 
1,100 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
1,481 
1,481 
1 0 to 49 acres 
4,554 
- 
4,554 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 69 acres 
1,121 
- 
- 
1,121 
- 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
981 
- 
- 
- 
981 
- 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
964 
- 
- 
- 
- 
964 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
629 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
427 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
306 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
861 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
553 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
265 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
114 
- 
- 
- 
- 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,561 
42 
370 
208 
216 
251 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
417 
103 
173 
37 
31 
19 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
270 
81 
129 
17 
9 
12 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
490 
146 
184 
35 
40 
19 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
2,932 
90 
1,249 
386 
337 
331 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
23 
- 
6 
5 
3 
2 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) . 
2,909 
90 
1,243 
381 
334 
329 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
1,649 
193 
644 
183 
168 
159 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
45 
- 
13 
1 
3 
3 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
417 
16 
6 
9 
17 
34 
Hog and pig farming (1 122) 
76 
29 
24 
7 
3 
8 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
922 
140 
389 
86 
46 
35 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
482 
162 
267 
19 
15 
7 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
1,995 
479 
1,106 
133 
96 
86 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
3,499 
260 
935 
337 
329 
362 
number 
194,524 
4,038 
13,029 
5,655 
8,582 
14,375 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,130 
209 
539 
125 
87 
66 
1 0 to 49 
1,475 
41 
369 
205 
213 
217 
50 to 99 
380 
2 
20 
6 
22 
45 
100 to 199 
286 
- 
1 
- 
5 
25 
200 to 499 
194 
8 
6 
1 
2 
9 
500 or more 
34 
- 
- 
- 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
2,863 
164 
725 
280 
287 
309 
number 
90,111 
969 
4,778 
2,929 
4,144 
6,346 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
72 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
