Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
703 
118 
559 
26 
290 
413 
500 or more 
416 
70 
330 
16 
140 
276 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
10,113 
5,248 
4,587 
278 
5,023 
5,090 
number 
484,381 
112,786 
353,476 
18,119 
193,880 
290,501 
Beef cows 
farms 
8,016 
4,580 
3,235 
201 
4,117 
3,899 
number 
108,126 
39,851 
65,866 
2,409 
55,923 
52,203 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,791 
3,270 
1,414 
107 
2,349 
2,442 
10 to 49 
2,900 
1,247 
1,565 
88 
1,604 
1,296 
50 to 99 
216 
47 
165 
4 
114 
102 
100 to 199 
86 
11 
73 
2 
41 
45 
200 to 499 
22 
5 
17 
- 
8 
14 
500 or more 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
2,409 
810 
1,518 
81 
1,040 
1,369 
number 
376,255 
72,935 
287,610 
15,710 
137,957 
238,298 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
609 
435 
160 
14 
279 
330 
10 to 49 
607 
213 
372 
22 
308 
299 
50 to 99 
431 
72 
345 
14 
207 
224 
100 to 199 
363 
40 
307 
16 
117 
246 
200 to 499 
250 
25 
219 
6 
77 
173 
500 or more 
149 
25 
115 
9 
52 
97 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
11,023 
5,293 
5,392 
338 
5,432 
5,591 
number 
646,096 
141,969 
483,928 
20,199 
244,672 
401,424 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
10,677 
4,972 
5,384 
321 
5,366 
5,311 
number 
681,128 
198,454 
460,534 
22,140 
293,210 
387,918 
$1,000 
603,653 
143,081 
442,758 
17,814 
246,125 
357,528 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
3,955 
1,726 
2,106 
123 
1,891 
2,064 
number 
252,615 
100,458 
142,298 
9,859 
112,365 
140,250 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
9,628 
4,338 
4,993 
297 
4,817 
4,811 
number 
428,513 
97,996 
318,236 
12,281 
180,845 
247,668 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1,102 
261 
800 
41 
569 
533 
number 
157,503 
23,844 
128,899 
4,760 
58,965 
98,538 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,198 
1,333 
770 
95 
932 
1,266 
number 
1,099,478 
369,035 
591,552 
138,891 
548,266 
551,212 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,658 
1,121 
480 
57 
664 
994 
25 to 49 
138 
71 
58 
9 
72 
66 
50 to 99 
69 
23 
37 
9 
32 
37 
1 00 to 1 99 
57 
19 
34 
4 
24 
33 
200 to 499 
51 
18 
31 
2 
24 
27 
500 or more 
225 
81 
130 
14 
116 
109 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
889 
491 
350 
48 
393 
496 
number 
111,983 
35,749 
39,899 
36,335 
66,054 
45,929 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,950 
1,169 
695 
86 
827 
1,123 
number 
987,495 
333,286 
551,653 
102,556 
482,212 
505,283 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2,150 
1,287 
769 
94 
869 
1,281 
number 
3,598,475 
1,376,055 
1,687,783 
534,637 
1,817,964 
1,780,511 
$1,000 
482,177 
158,229 
223,286 
100,662 
262,968 
219,209 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,312 
1,707 
534 
71 
978 
1,334 
number 
86,503 
45,867 
39,049 
1,587 
44,300 
42,203 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,885 
1,379 
452 
54 
771 
1,114 
number 
43,758 
23,488 
19,339 
931 
20,068 
23,690 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,571 
1,110 
409 
52 
674 
897 
number 
60,568 
28,422 
29,627 
2,519 
31,556 
29,012 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
12,413 
9,478 
2,640 
295 
5,167 
7,246 
number 
87,998 
65,558 
19,381 
3,059 
35,080 
52,918 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
12,131 
9,289 
2,558 
284 
5,027 
7,104 
number 
73,135 
55,081 
15,982 
2,072 
29,541 
43,594 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,734 
2,071 
571 
92 
1,144 
1,590 
number 
9,768 
6,921 
2,432 
415 
4,140 
5,628 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,623 
2,058 
492 
73 
885 
1,738 
number 
27,059 
19,588 
6,857 
614 
8,977 
18,082 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,042 
779 
224 
39 
335 
707 
number 
11,945 
8,297 
3,389 
259 
4,321 
7,624 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6,783 
5,056 
1,551 
176 
2,653 
4,130 
number 
12,676,021 
4,704,912 
7,964,056 
7,053 
4,289,879 
8,386,142 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
6,737 
5,032 
1,530 
175 
2,637 
4,100 
400 to 3,199 
31 
18 
12 
1 
11 
20 
3,200 to 9,999 
4 
1 
3 
- 
1 
3 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
100,000 or more 
9 
4 
5 
- 
3 
6 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
849 
636 
193 
20 
286 
563 
number 
3,356,880 
1,702,175 
1,653,541 
1,164 
1,052,937 
2,303,943 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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