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 
2,640 
384 
2,072 
184 
1,427 
1,213 
500 or more 
1,724 
416 
1,155 
153 
862 
862 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
23,684 
9,870 
12,013 
1,801 
12,987 
10,697 
number 
1,402,226 
349,824 
938,397 
114,005 
724,713 
677,513 
Beef cows 
farms 
23,272 
9,660 
11,850 
1,762 
12,829 
10,443 
number 
1,270,538 
288,129 
890,013 
92,396 
676,779 
593,759 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,129 
3,567 
1,212 
350 
2,585 
10 to 49 
11,062 
4,872 
5,259 
931 
4,733 
50 to 99 
3,623 
705 
2,655 
263 
IS te-i. 
1,528 
100 to 199 
2,140 
297 
1,708 
135 
1,212 
928 
200 to 499 
1,113 
171 
874 
68 
552 
561 
500 or more 
205 
48 
142 
15 
97 
108 
Milk cows 
farms 
858 
391 
394 
73 
357 
501 
number 
131,688 
61,695 
48,384 
21,609 
47,934 
83,754 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
457 
274 
153 
30 
190 
267 
10 to 49 
207 
68 
114 
25 
110 
97 
50 to 99 
91 
17 
71 
3 
29 
62 
100 to 199 
52 
11 
36 
5 
12 
40 
200 to 499 
28 
9 
14 
5 
7 
21 
500 or more 
23 
12 
6 
5 
9 
14 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
23,262 
9,259 
12,173 
1,830 
12,436 
10,826 
number 
4,519,961 
2,360,085 
1,859,963 
299,913 
2,288,690 
2,231,271 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
24,361 
9,696 
12,682 
1,983 
13,263 
11,098 
number 
7,466,400 
4,607,352 
2,399,007 
460,041 
3,808,217 
3,658,183 
$1,000 
10,153,087 
6,786,918 
2,808,790 
557,379 
5,229,058 
4,924,029 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
9,586 
4,112 
4,800 
674 
5,004 
4,582 
number 
408,023 
165,165 
210,751 
32,107 
179,606 
228,417 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
21,908 
8,458 
11,664 
1,786 
1 1 ,826 
10,082 
number 
7,058,377 
4,442,187 
2,188,256 
427,934 
3,628,611 
3,429,766 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1,008 
291 
639 
78 
465 
543 
number 
4,822,962 
3,864,820 
775,437 
182,705 
2,510,592 
2,312,370 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,010 
548 
397 
65 
432 
578 
number 
1,886,197 
1,530,393 
282,725 
73,079 
1,216,566 
669,631 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
659 
396 
223 
40 
261 
398 
25 to 49 
85 
50 
30 
5 
43 
42 
50 to 99 
57 
24 
29 
4 
28 
29 
1 00 to 1 99 
28 
5 
22 
1 
20 
8 
200 to 499 
32 
8 
23 
1 
18 
14 
500 or more 
149 
65 
70 
14 
62 
87 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
538 
293 
216 
29 
235 
303 
number 
174,810 
153,998 
13,931 
6,881 
119,123 
55,687 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
863 
466 
342 
55 
372 
491 
number 
1,711,387 
1,376,395 
268,794 
66,198 
1,097,443 
613,944 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
992 
524 
417 
51 
402 
590 
number 
5,015,465 
4,169,087 
673,039 
173,339 
3,448,850 
1,566,615 
$1,000 
697,020 
572,774 
101,861 
22,385 
457,397 
239,623 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,160 
736 
360 
64 
552 
608 
number 
62,541 
21,216 
33,307 
8,018 
32,892 
29,649 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
930 
575 
303 
52 
444 
486 
number 
33,859 
12,223 
17,750 
3,886 
17,252 
16,607 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
917 
546 
303 
68 
426 
491 
number 
45,821 
16,290 
24,430 
5,101 
23,858 
21,963 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
10,740 
6,309 
3,849 
582 
4,744 
5,996 
number 
74,873 
39,109 
26,561 
9,203 
37,059 
37,814 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
10,430 
6,111 
3,762 
557 
4,587 
5,843 
number 
60,477 
34,462 
22,028 
3,987 
26,979 
33,498 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,371 
1,431 
780 
160 
949 
1,422 
number 
8,845 
4,891 
3,343 
611 
4,178 
4,667 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,995 
1,391 
496 
108 
768 
1,227 
number 
42,315 
26,239 
13,018 
3,058 
19,278 
23,037 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,280 
873 
329 
78 
482 
798 
number 
24,757 
15,816 
7,056 
1,885 
10,846 
13,911 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,781 
2,545 
1,090 
146 
1,445 
2,336 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
28,559 
3,239 
(D) 
56,320 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
3,764 
2,536 
1,082 
146 
1,436 
2,328 
400 to 3,199 
15 
7 
8 
- 
7 
8 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
439 
305 
122 
12 
156 
283 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
3,300 
355 
(D) 
7,695 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Kansas 223 
