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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
44 
37 
27 
85 
64 
38 
19 
acres 
6,878 
7,249 
6,376 
31,375 
43,248 
54,184 
54,920 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
521 
346 
226 
617 
349 
147 
51 
acres 
83,163 
68,029 
53,705 
214,942 
237,715 
191,651 
146,540 
Partnership 
farms 
63 
33 
37 
119 
108 
44 
25 
acres 
9,973 
6,534 
8,875 
41,644 
73,430 
(D) 
82,237 
Registered under state law 
farms 
44 
28 
33 
99 
84 
41 
23 
acres 
6,948 
5,532 
7,914 
34,694 
57,991 
59,636 
76,767 
Corporation 
farms 
39 
38 
33 
107 
87 
73 
34 
acres 
6,064 
7,414 
7,753 
38,309 
64,914 
100,160 
101,424 
Family held 
farms 
33 
31 
30 
98 
83 
72 
30 
acres 
5,122 
6,078 
7,053 
35,207 
61,908 
(D) 
88,060 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
4 
6 
2 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
32 
30 
29 
94 
77 
70 
29 
Other than family held 
farms 
6 
7 
3 
9 
4 
1 
4 
acres 
942 
1,336 
700 
3,102 
3,006 
(D) 
13,364 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
6 
6 
3 
9 
4 
1 
3 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
6 
10 
10 
18 
9 
1 
4 
acres 
946 
1,958 
2,270 
6,517 
6,036 
(D) 
22,777 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
194 
146 
155 
431 
330 
204 
97 
workers 
668 
751 
656 
1,790 
1,710 
1,252 
636 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
118 
96 
86 
302 
236 
162 
81 
workers 
305 
352 
310 
850 
847 
670 
457 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
116 
99 
105 
223 
188 
129 
55 
workers 
363 
399 
346 
940 
863 
582 
179 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
10 
9 
8 
24 
12 
11 
7 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
312 
196 
151 
373 
205 
73 
27 
workers 
763 
489 
306 
846 
475 
134 
42 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
1 0 to 49 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 69 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
140 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) 
239 
152 
90 
364 
337 
196 
96 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
6 
7 
6 
19 
11 
5 
- 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
8 
3 
3 
7 
1 
- 
- 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
6 
19 
8 
16 
13 
4 
_ 
Other crop farming (1119) 
169 
98 
76 
129 
47 
12 
8 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
5 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) . 
164 
97 
76 
128 
47 
12 
8 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .... 
89 
60 
40 
86 
22 
4 
1 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
10 
4 
6 
3 
1 
1 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
40 
47 
28 
130 
68 
20 
2 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
2 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
30 
18 
25 
77 
49 
22 
5 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
5 
4 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
25 
14 
21 
28 
4 
1 
2 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
256 
180 
142 
388 
215 
79 
16 
number 
13,253 
11,757 
10,368 
47,435 
35,020 
21,315 
9,697 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
35 
18 
8 
28 
12 
2 
1 
1 0 to 49 
119 
66 
57 
102 
66 
19 
1 
50 to 99 
65 
58 
29 
97 
22 
12 
2 
1 00 to 1 99 
31 
33 
41 
81 
51 
17 
1 
200 to 499 
6 
5 
7 
70 
56 
17 
7 
500 or more 
" 
- 
10 
8 
12 
4 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
226 
159 
127 
323 
180 
70 
13 
number 
6,197 
5,297 
4,989 
20,365 
19,177 
9,921 
4,999 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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