Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products 
Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
194 
37 
88 
43 
22 
3 
500 or more 
34 
27 
1 
6 
- 
- 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
2,863 
94 
166 
187 
254 
169 
number 
90,111 
23,423 
16,153 
13,004 
9,325 
4,998 
Beef cows 
farms 
2,403 
38 
65 
83 
167 
136 
number 
39,188 
2,961 
1,470 
3,213 
4,702 
4,289 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,243 
4 
22 
25 
48 
25 
1 0 to 49 
1,015 
19 
36 
36 
91 
79 
50 to 99 
108 
8 
5 
10 
21 
27 
1 00 to 1 99 
31 
4 
2 
11 
6 
5 
200 to 499 
5 
2 
- 
1 
1 
- 
500 or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
573 
59 
115 
121 
105 
44 
number 
50,923 
20,462 
14,683 
9,791 
4,623 
709 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
136 
1 
3 
15 
10 to 49 
118 
- 
3 
6 
68 
29 
50 to 99 
138 
3 
17 
87 
31 
- 
100 to 199 
134 
17 
86 
28 
3 
- 
200 to 499 
38 
30 
8 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
9 
9 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
2,856 
96 
177 
210 
297 
167 
number 
104,413 
21,685 
17,741 
18,461 
17,173 
4,418 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
2,663 
98 
171 
211 
281 
172 
number 
89,755 
24,172 
16,807 
14,284 
14,114 
4,341 
$1,000 
69,917 
18,305 
13,103 
10,024 
12,601 
3,734 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
1,287 
70 
124 
131 
139 
80 
number 
32,065 
9,632 
6,027 
6,963 
3,183 
1,127 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
2,341 
89 
161 
188 
259 
152 
number 
57,690 
14,540 
10,780 
7,321 
10,931 
3,214 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
125 
16 
17 
21 
24 
12 
number 
10,328 
6,133 
1,315 
1,050 
1,035 
282 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
333 
10 
15 
12 
32 
21 
number 
19,869 
8,918 
5,297 
1,692 
1,090 
457 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
281 
4 
9 
9 
18 
16 
25 to 49 
20 
1 
1 
- 
5 
1 
50 to 99 
14 
- 
1 
- 
7 
4 
100 to 199 
4 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
7 
2 
1 
1 
1 
- 
500 or more 
7 
3 
3 
1 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
164 
5 
4 
5 
16 
12 
number 
2,632 
(D) 
(D) 
578 
178 
93 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
267 
10 
15 
11 
29 
18 
number 
17,237 
(D) 
(D) 
1,114 
912 
364 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
340 
10 
14 
13 
29 
19 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
12,990 
(D) 
1,474 
880 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
626 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
663 
4 
8 
14 
19 
27 
number 
19,265 
(D) 
2,602 
(D) 
2,218 
1,546 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
532 
3 
8 
7 
13 
24 
number 
11,005 
(D) 
895 
(D) 
1,444 
1,000 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
431 
3 
6 
11 
12 
23 
number 
14,086 
55 
3,159 
1,100 
1,721 
1,564 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
3,257 
24 
36 
42 
121 
90 
number 
28,662 
1,265 
215 
555 
1,410 
1,085 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
3,087 
21 
36 
35 
107 
84 
number 
21,072 
(D) 
(D) 
323 
1,073 
675 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
638 
3 
2 
11 
32 
26 
number 
2,244 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
189 
116 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
903 
12 
23 
10 
19 
26 
number 
10,745 
189 
105 
380 
487 
644 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
400 
5 
10 
5 
9 
16 
number 
5,134 
54 
66 
(D) 
328 
594 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,544 
11 
10 
36 
57 
52 
number 
2,364,942 
(D) 
(D) 
69,309 
(D) 
7,411 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,506 
5 
8 
31 
51 
48 
400 to 3,199 
25 
- 
1 
1 
4 
4 
3,200 to 9,999 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
5 
1 
1 
2 
1 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
3 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
2 
2 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
190 
2 
1 
6 
17 
11 
number 
707,617 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,883 
1,464 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
126 Maryland 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
