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 
109 
77 
78 
209 
145 
114 
77 
acres 
16,918 
15,218 
18,385 
74,383 
104,125 
155,488 
224,932 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
2,007 
1,344 
857 
2,166 
1,161 
620 
273 
acres 
313,377 
265,377 
204,659 
761,216 
786,947 
835,399 
811,308 
Partnership 
farms 
167 
105 
100 
266 
251 
214 
187 
acres 
26,153 
20,729 
23,787 
96,759 
180,190 
300,671 
643,817 
Registered under state law 
farms 
116 
81 
70 
183 
187 
153 
157 
acres 
17,918 
16,021 
16,694 
67,463 
135,677 
217,633 
549,533 
Corporation 
farms 
134 
140 
96 
274 
281 
218 
164 
acres 
21,111 
27,707 
(D) 
97,816 
194,492 
301,372 
644,263 
Family held 
farms 
121 
128 
92 
246 
260 
203 
150 
acres 
19,089 
25,253 
21,988 
88,251 
180,085 
278,657 
566,719 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
1 
2 
2 
4 
5 
8 
5 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
120 
126 
90 
242 
255 
195 
145 
Other than family held 
farms 
13 
12 
4 
28 
21 
15 
14 
acres 
2,022 
2,454 
(D) 
9,565 
14,407 
22,715 
77,544 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
5 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
13 
12 
4 
26 
20 
14 
9 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
18 
15 
2 
22 
13 
15 
5 
acres 
2,715 
2,929 
(D) 
8,035 
7,919 
20,408 
15,950 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
755 
626 
424 
1,376 
1,180 
902 
584 
workers 
3,016 
2,771 
2,218 
7,611 
11,375 
8,635 
1 1 ,383 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
319 
271 
198 
749 
850 
787 
545 
workers 
1,068 
1,012 
856 
3,005 
4,233 
4,000 
5,884 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
567 
465 
310 
957 
774 
550 
347 
workers 
1,948 
1,759 
1,362 
4,606 
7,142 
4,635 
5,499 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
69 
50 
60 
209 
290 
260 
191 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
9 
8 
14 
23 
16 
10 
6 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
975 
678 
477 
1,174 
548 
269 
112 
workers 
2,134 
1,538 
1,070 
2,404 
1,165 
500 
201 
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 
2,326 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
- 
1,604 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
- 
- 
1,055 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
2,728 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,706 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,067 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
629 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
333 
265 
216 
654 
499 
393 
269 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
47 
28 
14 
35 
28 
29 
25 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
46 
30 
14 
33 
13 
8 
5 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
76 
44 
34 
77 
42 
18 
3 
Other crop farming (1119) 
618 
456 
283 
751 
568 
405 
256 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
44 
48 
46 
178 
193 
123 
58 
Cotton farming (11192) 
39 
38 
21 
57 
119 
78 
49 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 193,1 1 194,1 1199) . 
535 
370 
216 
516 
256 
204 
149 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .... 
780 
517 
327 
681 
197 
60 
9 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
12 
17 
10 
62 
52 
22 
6 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
70 
78 
34 
138 
99 
56 
31 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
192 
104 
87 
224 
177 
59 
21 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
31 
6 
2 
9 
2 
- 
- 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
119 
59 
34 
63 
29 
15 
4 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,173 
833 
524 
1,332 
679 
295 
155 
number 
54,013 
45,260 
40,138 
149,908 
128,090 
86,116 
56,674 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
82 
58 
29 
44 
18 
9 
5 
1 0 to 49 
676 
401 
178 
409 
127 
57 
20 
50 to 99 
337 
268 
181 
368 
147 
55 
23 
1 00 to 1 99 
71 
97 
96 
322 
160 
65 
34 
200 to 499 
4 
9 
40 
166 
168 
63 
39 
500 or more 
3 
- 
- 
23 
59 
46 
34 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
1,032 
743 
453 
1,181 
625 
259 
142 
number 
27,838 
24,026 
18,470 
62,626 
57,134 
41,619 
26,216 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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