Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products 
Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
10 
6 
8 
5 
5 
500 or more 
5 
- 
- 
- 
" 
2 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
2,034 
2,418 
1,381 
898 
518 
816 
number 
56,344 
43,126 
15,517 
7,548 
3,152 
7,818 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,990 
2,380 
1,357 
880 
497 
789 
number 
55,657 
42,952 
15,417 
7,506 
3,113 
7,739 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
307 
611 
704 
661 
406 
517 
10 to 49 
1,428 
1,707 
642 
206 
91 
264 
50 to 99 
235 
55 
2 
8 
- 
8 
100 to 199 
15 
7 
9 
4 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
68 
58 
42 
29 
25 
40 
number 
687 
174 
100 
42 
39 
79 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
30 
55 
40 
29 
25 
40 
10 to 49 
38 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
1,970 
2,291 
1,371 
823 
539 
851 
number 
48,205 
35,320 
13,384 
6,774 
3,212 
10,043 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
2,229 
2,645 
1,559 
992 
561 
147 
number 
54,464 
38,489 
12,073 
4,330 
1,378 
236 
$1,000 
47,776 
30,677 
9,185 
3,065 
875 
101 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
830 
1,029 
603 
370 
208 
88 
number 
14,398 
12,589 
4,383 
1,759 
617 
164 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
1,987 
2,282 
1,340 
810 
423 
61 
number 
40,066 
25,900 
7,690 
2,571 
761 
72 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
177 
78 
16 
- 
1 
- 
number 
3,673 
1,068 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
126 
148 
117 
98 
74 
83 
number 
21,567 
4,708 
2,717 
2,155 
12,544 
48,619 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
65 
102 
87 
79 
63 
68 
25 to 49 
16 
20 
18 
14 
3 
3 
50 to 99 
9 
19 
9 
- 
- 
1 
1 00 to 1 99 
20 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
10 
5 
2 
4 
1 
2 
500 or more 
6 
- 
" 
- 
7 
8 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
68 
85 
69 
38 
22 
16 
number 
1,333 
1,338 
1,286 
277 
318 
424 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
112 
120 
97 
88 
65 
75 
number 
20,234 
3,370 
1,431 
1,878 
12,226 
48,195 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
141 
151 
117 
80 
54 
14 
number 
13,876 
7,688 
3,379 
1,400 
441 
73 
$1,000 
1,473 
874 
314 
114 
47 
6 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
236 
417 
280 
308 
246 
306 
number 
12,506 
21,258 
8,667 
6,879 
4,269 
4,060 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
214 
381 
246 
266 
200 
253 
number 
8,136 
13,687 
5,383 
4,339 
2,570 
2,517 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
213 
382 
272 
276 
218 
111 
number 
12,487 
17,950 
7,902 
5,067 
2,298 
601 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
632 
1,024 
920 
936 
864 
2,376 
number 
5,310 
7,234 
5,716 
5,301 
4,564 
16,178 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
615 
980 
888 
906 
838 
2,329 
number 
4,878 
6,673 
5,076 
4,809 
4,230 
15,000 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
204 
357 
391 
334 
273 
103 
number 
1,305 
1,848 
1,227 
833 
531 
112 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
130 
253 
209 
222 
222 
370 
number 
4,433 
5,626 
3,444 
3,187 
2,545 
3,520 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
97 
177 
126 
153 
152 
119 
number 
2,521 
3,902 
1,891 
1,753 
1,367 
563 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
297 
487 
454 
454 
472 
582 
number 
14,906 
14,859 
12,504 
28,224 
10,493 
10,492 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
294 
485 
453 
453 
472 
582 
400 to 3,199 
3 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
" 
- 
- 
" 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
30 
47 
68 
58 
56 
66 
number 
607 
2,457 
2,114 
1,266 
1,176 
1,279 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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