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 
2,403 
142 
688 
268 
257 
276 
number 
39,188 
564 
4,498 
2,773 
3,153 
4,325 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,243 
132 
543 
153 
141 
93 
1 0 to 49 
1,015 
10 
144 
114 
110 
177 
50 to 99 
108 
- 
1 
1 
6 
5 
1 00 to 1 99 
31 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
573 
22 
58 
19 
52 
45 
number 
50,923 
405 
280 
156 
991 
2,021 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
136 
14 
51 
17 
33 
9 
1 0 to 49 
118 
6 
6 
1 
13 
22 
50 to 99 
138 
- 
1 
- 
5 
9 
100 to 199 
134 
2 
- 
1 
1 
4 
200 to 499 
38 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 or more 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
2,856 
179 
681 
273 
273 
303 
number 
104,413 
3,069 
8,251 
2,726 
4,438 
8,029 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
2,663 
145 
613 
257 
248 
271 
number 
89,755 
4,766 
8,336 
2,040 
4,133 
6,080 
$1,000 
69,917 
2,533 
8,250 
1,476 
3,916 
4,304 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
1,287 
53 
217 
121 
124 
137 
number 
32,065 
3,934 
1,039 
683 
1,206 
2,591 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
2,341 
116 
533 
215 
213 
241 
number 
57,690 
832 
7,297 
1,357 
2,927 
3,489 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
125 
- 
13 
1 
5 
11 
number 
10,328 
" 
292 
(D) 
(D) 
196 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
333 
49 
117 
28 
27 
35 
number 
19,869 
656 
1,780 
132 
345 
2,743 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
281 
43 
111 
27 
22 
29 
25 to 49 
20 
4 
3 
1 
3 
- 
50 to 99 
14 
1 
2 
- 
2 
2 
100 to 199 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
200 to 499 
7 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 or more 
7 
- 
1 
- 
" 
1 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
164 
21 
64 
8 
16 
18 
number 
2,632 
184 
699 
28 
102 
460 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
267 
40 
86 
25 
19 
26 
number 
17,237 
472 
1,081 
104 
243 
2,283 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
340 
67 
106 
32 
29 
30 
number 
(D) 
1,341 
1 1 ,202 
226 
7,216 
6,245 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
566 
34 
(D) 
650 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
663 
147 
302 
49 
39 
45 
number 
19,265 
1,718 
6,141 
1,367 
1,213 
1,763 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
532 
122 
252 
36 
34 
33 
number 
11,005 
978 
3,650 
881 
744 
1,210 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
431 
101 
192 
23 
29 
25 
number 
14,086 
1,081 
3,040 
839 
1,007 
1,119 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
3,257 
495 
1,629 
292 
238 
202 
number 
28,662 
2,600 
11,897 
3,067 
2,527 
2,412 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
3,087 
486 
1,569 
280 
219 
182 
number 
21,072 
2,450 
9,200 
1,949 
1,788 
1,631 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
638 
155 
266 
40 
53 
40 
number 
2,244 
385 
630 
109 
257 
172 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
903 
216 
409 
88 
59 
55 
number 
10,745 
2,160 
4,960 
668 
823 
777 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
400 
104 
167 
37 
36 
20 
number 
5,134 
775 
1,783 
363 
297 
492 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,544 
309 
708 
139 
104 
104 
number 
2,364,942 
(D) 
(D) 
25,596 
5,177 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,506 
304 
694 
130 
101 
102 
400 to 3,199 
25 
1 
10 
8 
3 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
5 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
3 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
190 
37 
71 
10 
20 
25 
number 
707,617 
(D) 
36,239 
(D) 
595 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
305 
66 
141 
30 
19 
16 
number 
1,086,075 
(D) 
301,876 
20,289 
(D) 
(D) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
31 
7 
16 
3 
3 
1 
number 
391,042 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
74 Maryland 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
