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 
757 
534 
481 
1,564 
1,510 
999 
422 
number 
17,462 
13,767 
13,678 
52,083 
69,259 
58,981 
42,848 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
177 
115 
103 
265 
161 
79 
40 
10 to 49 
513 
352 
311 
948 
849 
491 
148 
50 to 99 
59 
58 
62 
278 
350 
258 
122 
100 to 199 
2 
9 
- 
68 
123 
135 
57 
200 to 499 
6 
- 
5 
5 
27 
35 
44 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
11 
Milk cows 
farms 
68 
71 
57 
253 
182 
77 
35 
number 
3,016 
5,723 
3,521 
24,042 
28,282 
15,149 
8,439 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
15 
7 
8 
9 
8 
2 
- 
10 to 49 
29 
22 
19 
47 
22 
5 
4 
50 to 99 
18 
31 
22 
108 
66 
16 
8 
100 to 199 
4 
7 
5 
68 
50 
28 
10 
200 to 499 
2 
3 
3 
20 
31 
23 
8 
500 or more 
- 
1 
- 
1 
5 
3 
5 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
772 
641 
507 
1,960 
1,851 
1,178 
516 
number 
21,719 
27,210 
17,671 
119,874 
167,220 
129,429 
100,151 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
814 
671 
537 
2,014 
1,920 
1,241 
512 
number 
25,874 
35,181 
19,745 
127,996 
209,665 
147,469 
144,690 
$1,000 
22,323 
37,198 
20,923 
142,832 
253,973 
178,993 
197,503 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
368 
254 
211 
793 
665 
399 
188 
number 
10,008 
5,434 
3,599 
21,062 
24,716 
16,728 
15,312 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
688 
606 
477 
1,807 
1,745 
1,136 
465 
number 
15,866 
29,747 
16,146 
106,934 
184,949 
130,741 
129,378 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
89 
112 
86 
444 
596 
392 
144 
number 
4,959 
6,642 
6,714 
52,548 
126,444 
76,637 
84,071 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
62 
54 
52 
249 
294 
256 
134 
number 
75,318 
159,201 
83,026 
480,028 
525,589 
663,958 
826,892 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
26 
18 
14 
55 
43 
21 
2 
25 to 49 
7 
5 
6 
13 
10 
11 
2 
50 to 99 
4 
7 
5 
29 
10 
10 
8 
100 to 199 
3 
5 
3 
29 
13 
12 
7 
200 to 499 
3 
2 
7 
31 
47 
18 
8 
500 or more 
19 
17 
17 
92 
171 
184 
107 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
32 
29 
26 
137 
130 
92 
56 
number 
1,285 
4,935 
1,612 
34,988 
20,662 
22,140 
46,390 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
57 
50 
47 
232 
282 
247 
134 
number 
74,033 
154,266 
81,414 
445,040 
504,927 
641,818 
780,502 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
62 
56 
55 
239 
312 
265 
150 
number 
105,638 
332,431 
123,371 
1 ,232,938 
1,330,125 
1,617,142 
1,999,692 
$1,000 
15,567 
35,003 
20,841 
129,906 
183,362 
229,093 
301,054 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
69 
44 
34 
120 
112 
65 
16 
number 
2,958 
2,464 
2,022 
4,978 
5,938 
4,437 
487 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
56 
39 
33 
113 
96 
57 
12 
number 
1,931 
1,845 
1,404 
2,953 
4,061 
3,078 
296 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
42 
35 
30 
92 
101 
49 
7 
number 
2,468 
1,273 
2,099 
3,210 
4,286 
5,723 
457 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
260 
183 
148 
397 
281 
191 
88 
number 
2,258 
1,407 
897 
2,845 
1,547 
844 
612 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
240 
172 
142 
368 
268 
177 
83 
number 
1,742 
1,228 
816 
2,410 
1,322 
732 
518 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
63 
47 
28 
61 
42 
23 
11 
number 
203 
147 
116 
318 
81 
57 
32 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
56 
39 
28 
66 
55 
26 
11 
number 
1,031 
342 
604 
1,362 
1,204 
443 
123 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
31 
17 
17 
44 
31 
15 
2 
number 
331 
(D) 
373 
687 
943 
215 
(D) 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
129 
67 
69 
149 
133 
47 
17 
number 
32,155 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
37,667 
875 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
127 
66 
68 
136 
132 
42 
16 
400 to 3,199 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
1 
- 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
1 
1 
- 
2 
- 
3 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
13 
9 
5 
23 
10 
7 
2 
number 
431 
238 
(D) 
16,017 
(D) 
210 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
13 
7 
5 
24 
28 
8 
5 
number 
(D) 
344 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
22,722 
55 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
6 
1 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
11,461 
(D) 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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