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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
97 
71 
64 
186 
194 
149 
141 
acres 
15,304 
14,063 
15,306 
67,479 
135,634 
210,771 
462,946 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
3,350 
2,408 
2,046 
7,094 
6,510 
4,079 
1,451 
acres 
527,231 
475,683 
486,271 
2,580,043 
4,559,825 
5,513,417 
4,360,613 
Partnership 
farms 
263 
178 
143 
467 
472 
492 
557 
acres 
41,647 
35,284 
34,106 
168,557 
336,554 
693,794 
2,027,733 
Registered under state law 
farms 
161 
107 
95 
294 
306 
344 
426 
acres 
25,475 
21,187 
22,642 
106,473 
220,854 
490,428 
1,629,633 
Corporation 
farms 
139 
102 
93 
353 
537 
673 
437 
acres 
21,798 
20,154 
22,193 
133,593 
393,046 
941,127 
1 ,268,495 
Family held 
farms 
112 
87 
85 
320 
503 
645 
410 
acres 
17,606 
17,246 
20,318 
121,132 
368,528 
903,608 
1,183,381 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
- 
2 
1 
11 
9 
10 
9 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
112 
85 
84 
309 
494 
635 
401 
Other than family held 
farms 
27 
15 
8 
33 
34 
28 
27 
acres 
4,192 
2,908 
1,875 
12,461 
24,518 
37,519 
85,114 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
2 
7 
- 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
25 
13 
6 
31 
27 
28 
27 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
159 
90 
76 
166 
98 
23 
24 
acres 
24,910 
17,762 
18,264 
58,384 
66,131 
28,460 
81,717 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
827 
595 
602 
2,405 
3,528 
3,557 
2,131 
workers 
2,780 
1,664 
2,362 
7,328 
10,121 
9,921 
9,626 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
234 
172 
161 
763 
1,355 
1,994 
1,684 
workers 
735 
379 
960 
1,840 
3,099 
3,959 
5,037 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
679 
488 
497 
1,913 
2,755 
2,540 
1,440 
workers 
2,045 
1,285 
1,402 
5,488 
7,022 
5,962 
4,589 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
9 
11 
8 
22 
29 
25 
23 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
4 
1 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
1,200 
946 
750 
2,546 
2,523 
1,637 
705 
workers 
2,604 
2,034 
1,548 
5,054 
4,635 
3,002 
1,300 
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 
3,911 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
- 
2,778 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
- 
- 
2,358 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
8,080 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7,617 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,267 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,469 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,396 
1,835 
1,711 
6,515 
6,798 
4,961 
2,338 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
22 
5 
5 
20 
13 
9 
6 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
13 
8 
2 
12 
4 
- 
1 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
23 
13 
13 
29 
18 
_ 
4 
Other crop farming (1119) 
969 
537 
344 
686 
216 
56 
22 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) . 
969 
537 
343 
686 
216 
56 
22 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .... 
315 
212 
159 
319 
146 
37 
24 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
29 
37 
36 
128 
146 
45 
14 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
51 
58 
42 
216 
123 
41 
11 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
22 
18 
17 
93 
126 
98 
40 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
5 
5 
4 
12 
6 
4 
- 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
12 
5 
4 
2 
5 
1 
- 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
54 
45 
21 
48 
16 
15 
9 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
916 
726 
595 
2,188 
2,046 
1,306 
561 
number 
42,197 
46,700 
34,870 
195,999 
264,761 
203,559 
151,438 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
134 
77 
65 
215 
111 
79 
23 
1 0 to 49 
528 
360 
298 
816 
675 
409 
152 
50 to 99 
177 
174 
132 
518 
470 
242 
95 
100 to 199 
54 
78 
70 
413 
393 
272 
98 
200 to 499 
17 
32 
30 
194 
278 
196 
123 
500 or more 
6 
5 
- 
32 
119 
108 
70 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
810 
598 
525 
1,795 
1,658 
1,066 
450 
number 
20,478 
19,490 
17,199 
76,125 
97,541 
74,130 
51,287 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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