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 
1,019 
732 
441 
1,127 
578 
240 
137 
number 
26,085 
23,093 
17,513 
55,159 
44,968 
25,914 
22,259 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
171 
114 
53 
98 
25 
12 
7 
10 to 49 
738 
479 
250 
587 
228 
77 
31 
50 to 99 
101 
119 
114 
304 
157 
60 
33 
100 to 199 
9 
17 
21 
130 
130 
54 
31 
200 to 499 
- 
3 
3 
8 
35 
34 
24 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
11 
Milk cows 
farms 
29 
20 
16 
75 
67 
28 
12 
number 
1,753 
933 
957 
7,467 
12,166 
15,705 
3,957 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
13 
5 
2 
10 
3 
3 
2 
10 to 49 
10 
8 
6 
16 
2 
- 
2 
50 to 99 
3 
3 
5 
17 
17 
1 
1 
100 to 199 
2 
3 
3 
23 
23 
4 
2 
200 to 499 
- 
1 
- 
9 
20 
10 
2 
500 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
10 
3 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
995 
721 
457 
1,187 
618 
270 
145 
number 
26,175 
21,234 
21,668 
87,282 
70,956 
44,497 
30,458 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1,005 
731 
473 
1,201 
604 
249 
135 
number 
28,492 
20,593 
20,621 
87,601 
74,245 
43,809 
26,945 
$1,000 
22,082 
14,559 
14,977 
68,473 
63,628 
34,177 
22,074 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
613 
410 
264 
679 
369 
148 
83 
number 
9,137 
5,976 
4,713 
16,023 
12,162 
8,930 
6,026 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
876 
648 
445 
1,097 
537 
227 
117 
number 
19,355 
14,617 
15,908 
71,578 
62,083 
34,879 
20,919 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 
3 
number 
(D) 
- 
" 
(D) 
- 
1,070 
773 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
114 
91 
51 
199 
144 
85 
53 
number 
425,101 
429,982 
346,335 
1,414,855 
1,108,204 
1,128,867 
1,566,715 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
30 
12 
5 
23 
19 
1 
1 
25 to 49 
6 
3 
5 
6 
1 
1 
- 
50 to 99 
6 
1 
- 
5 
1 
2 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
1 
2 
- 
3 
2 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
1 
4 
1 
3 
1 
500 or more 
71 
73 
40 
158 
120 
77 
51 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
39 
32 
18 
67 
35 
27 
21 
number 
36,308 
41,519 
16,845 
132,648 
112,360 
154,746 
224,954 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
108 
85 
49 
197 
142 
85 
53 
number 
388,793 
388,463 
329,490 
1,282,207 
995,844 
974,121 
1,341,761 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
100 
97 
51 
202 
147 
88 
54 
number 
2,037,819 
1,972,386 
1,153,398 
5,130,279 
4,510,261 
4,733,589 
4,942,375 
$1,000 
140,705 
150,155 
115,254 
443,208 
402,206 
428,954 
415,578 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
63 
26 
27 
44 
27 
6 
1 
number 
2,115 
1,405 
1,128 
1,435 
943 
(D) 
(D) 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
44 
13 
23 
33 
18 
4 
1 
number 
1,446 
640 
869 
885 
526 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
47 
11 
18 
28 
22 
3 
1 
number 
1,281 
570 
416 
892 
994 
(D) 
(D) 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
378 
234 
137 
288 
138 
77 
53 
number 
3,383 
1,599 
1,012 
1,927 
1,647 
442 
602 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
346 
209 
128 
263 
126 
74 
50 
number 
2,563 
1,353 
798 
1,577 
1,459 
425 
551 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
71 
38 
27 
54 
19 
5 
3 
number 
226 
171 
190 
164 
176 
(D) 
(D) 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
148 
71 
19 
97 
48 
5 
5 
number 
3,936 
1,326 
452 
2,569 
2,274 
106 
128 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
94 
49 
10 
66 
28 
3 
3 
number 
2,298 
1,125 
141 
1,303 
423 
28 
46 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
124 
75 
42 
107 
55 
10 
13 
number 
974,622 
413,326 
3,307,360 
690,104 
1,232,779 
101,101 
657,529 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
104 
62 
24 
74 
22 
6 
4 
400 to 3,199 
1 
- 
1 
7 
- 
1 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
2 
2 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
5 
2 
5 
6 
10 
- 
1 
20,000 to 49,999 
11 
8 
5 
15 
17 
3 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
1 
2 
2 
6 
- 
6 
100,000 or more 
1 
- 
1 
- 
2 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
25 
10 
10 
25 
16 
7 
4 
number 
594,547 
146,775 
713,060 
475,986 
604,010 
197,990 
175,465 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
30 
17 
22 
43 
35 
4 
8 
number 
450,217 
354,049 
1,676,107 
642,019 
987,726 
101,530 
677,800 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
16 
9 
6 
19 
17 
6 
3 
number 
620,380 
(D) 
(D) 
1,037,300 
1,129,460 
393,500 
372,900 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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