Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
180 to 219 
220 to 259 
260 to 499 
500 to 999 
1,000 to 1,999 
2,000 or more 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
153 
120 
86 
319 
364 
266 
134 
acres 
23,779 
23,719 
20,211 
112,812 
260,270 
363,152 
478,172 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms 
2,407 
1,669 
1,134 
3,113 
1,836 
812 
238 
acres 
378,306 
329,628 
269,049 
1,085,570 
1,249,520 
1,074,735 
757,887 
Partnership 
farms 
160 
137 
114 
375 
423 
344 
222 
acres 
24,989 
27,001 
27,045 
134,126 
303,853 
472,097 
777,145 
Registered under state law 
farms 
109 
86 
83 
279 
341 
285 
205 
acres 
16,886 
16,891 
19,536 
101,327 
244,840 
390,117 
721,705 
Corporation 
farms 
96 
90 
62 
216 
274 
231 
134 
acres 
15,019 
17,649 
14,862 
78,027 
198,393 
319,226 
460,720 
Family held 
farms 
82 
72 
56 
204 
260 
224 
126 
acres 
12,802 
14,047 
13,445 
73,902 
188,753 
309,533 
433,832 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
1 
1 
4 
2 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
79 
71 
56 
203 
259 
220 
124 
Other than family held 
farms 
14 
18 
6 
12 
14 
7 
8 
acres 
2,217 
3,602 
1,417 
4,125 
9,640 
9,693 
26,888 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
2 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
12 
18 
6 
10 
13 
5 
6 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
58 
38 
30 
62 
41 
30 
9 
acres 
9,047 
7,462 
7,214 
21,968 
26,626 
40,033 
49,027 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
716 
529 
405 
1,412 
1,412 
1,077 
540 
workers 
3,608 
3,071 
2,525 
9,509 
11,933 
10,249 
7,450 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
220 
182 
172 
656 
916 
814 
483 
workers 
911 
596 
665 
2,699 
3,883 
4,365 
3,948 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
609 
444 
331 
1,107 
980 
718 
377 
workers 
2,697 
2,475 
1,860 
6,810 
8,050 
5,884 
3,502 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
farms 
52 
40 
45 
116 
114 
76 
48 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
3 
3 
2 
3 
5 
2 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
1,139 
782 
525 
1,498 
957 
455 
176 
workers 
2,643 
1,880 
1,327 
3,376 
1,992 
952 
382 
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 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
2,721 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
- 
1,934 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
- 
- 
1,340 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
3,766 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,574 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,417 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
603 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
1,059 
822 
632 
2,129 
1,641 
983 
439 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
55 
31 
27 
65 
58 
38 
23 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
118 
78 
60 
109 
50 
15 
5 
production (1114) 
86 
52 
37 
71 
32 
9 
3 
Other crop farming (1119) 
814 
501 
280 
547 
239 
72 
39 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
“ 
" 
" 
" 
“ 
“ 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) . 
814 
501 
280 
547 
239 
72 
39 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .... 
305 
219 
136 
301 
111 
53 
7 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
30 
17 
18 
41 
28 
16 
7 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
90 
96 
90 
359 
352 
182 
61 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
26 
10 
5 
29 
26 
23 
12 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
24 
24 
5 
17 
9 
4 
2 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
31 
13 
9 
17 
5 
1 
“ 
production (1125, 1129) 
83 
71 
41 
81 
23 
21 
5 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
860 
702 
470 
1,427 
1,004 
528 
155 
number 
34,442 
31,036 
24,813 
142,107 
247,831 
233,910 
210,411 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
184 
93 
76 
122 
60 
29 
6 
1 0 to 49 
501 
418 
220 
546 
184 
70 
14 
50 to 99 
116 
115 
105 
334 
164 
46 
11 
1 00 to 1 99 
44 
66 
58 
255 
208 
74 
12 
200 to 499 
13 
8 
7 
138 
275 
166 
33 
500 or more 
2 
2 
4 
32 
113 
143 
79 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
671 
553 
375 
1,104 
762 
356 
110 
number 
16,522 
13,207 
11,278 
62,585 
109,679 
94,349 
88,294 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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