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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
570 
444 
277 
737 
382 
151 
41 
number 
8,659 
7,039 
5,857 
18,462 
15,091 
9,305 
4,151 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
237 
159 
96 
181 
75 
17 
7 
10 to 49 
326 
276 
159 
474 
204 
68 
16 
50 to 99 
4 
9 
16 
68 
66 
33 
4 
100 to 199 
2 
- 
6 
10 
33 
27 
6 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
4 
4 
6 
7 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Milk cows 
farms 
112 
121 
108 
409 
425 
228 
77 
number 
7,863 
6,168 
5,421 
44,123 
94,588 
85,044 
84,143 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
19 
14 
9 
13 
7 
5 
- 
10 to 49 
58 
55 
53 
109 
36 
4 
- 
50 to 99 
27 
41 
36 
158 
99 
25 
4 
100 to 199 
6 
9 
8 
101 
152 
63 
8 
200 to 499 
1 
2 
2 
19 
103 
88 
18 
500 or more 
1 
- 
9 
28 
43 
47 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
729 
629 
417 
1,286 
941 
498 
147 
number 
17,920 
17,829 
13,535 
79,522 
138,152 
139,561 
122,117 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
714 
629 
410 
1,312 
939 
488 
148 
number 
20,121 
13,549 
13,196 
77,616 
131,313 
127,883 
117,963 
$1,000 
15,707 
12,017 
12,280 
73,274 
110,711 
135,376 
121,754 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
257 
247 
182 
538 
413 
193 
67 
number 
8,199 
3,395 
3,165 
19,453 
50,776 
35,105 
38,093 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
638 
580 
375 
1,220 
901 
465 
144 
number 
11,922 
10,154 
10,031 
58,163 
80,537 
92,778 
79,870 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
72 
81 
50 
195 
240 
155 
54 
number 
1,999 
2,209 
1,865 
10,949 
27,094 
48,428 
46,712 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
89 
73 
46 
142 
100 
65 
29 
number 
72,182 
6,537 
5,620 
75,581 
116,824 
178,368 
322,986 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
65 
53 
30 
70 
29 
11 
1 
25 to 49 
6 
7 
12 
16 
1 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
6 
3 
1 
11 
6 
2 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
2 
2 
1 
13 
6 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
2 
3 
1 
6 
14 
4 
- 
500 or more 
8 
5 
1 
26 
44 
47 
28 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
44 
39 
21 
68 
38 
20 
13 
number 
(D) 
549 
166 
7,161 
3,197 
5,731 
32,713 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
80 
64 
42 
130 
97 
64 
29 
number 
(D) 
5,988 
5,454 
68,420 
113,627 
172,637 
290,273 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
101 
77 
46 
138 
102 
67 
30 
number 
(D) 
14,149 
14,828 
262,024 
293,971 
519,211 
937,085 
$1,000 
43,848 
2,087 
(D) 
28,910 
44,982 
63,725 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
96 
65 
41 
111 
47 
22 
2 
number 
7,342 
3,666 
(D) 
10,040 
7,599 
9,227 
(D) 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
76 
55 
41 
94 
40 
17 
2 
number 
3,083 
2,415 
(D) 
4,994 
4,897 
2,295 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
67 
44 
36 
80 
33 
18 
2 
number 
4,946 
(D) 
2,977 
7,878 
6,192 
6,856 
(D) 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
437 
301 
145 
370 
152 
88 
35 
number 
3,133 
2,560 
1,135 
3,255 
1,159 
1,147 
202 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
410 
290 
142 
338 
138 
83 
32 
number 
2,448 
2,265 
926 
2,611 
882 
880 
190 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
71 
64 
14 
59 
18 
12 
6 
number 
260 
232 
61 
246 
55 
101 
27 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
62 
52 
25 
49 
24 
7 
2 
number 
549 
450 
399 
751 
207 
(D) 
(D) 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
17 
14 
16 
19 
6 
3 
1 
number 
121 
188 
273 
352 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
247 
169 
95 
191 
80 
17 
3 
number 
7,289 
(D) 
9,801 
15,195 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
245 
165 
94 
186 
77 
15 
2 
400 to 3,199 
2 
3 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
3 
2 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
20 
25 
9 
19 
5 
2 
- 
number 
443 
739 
(D) 
(D) 
141 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
23 
20 
10 
30 
10 
1 
1 
number 
1,522 
(D) 
240 
(D) 
1,600,108 
(D) 
(D) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
1 
1 
3 
1 
1 
- 
- 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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