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 
348 
228 
181 
891 
1,033 
1,256 
4,079 
number 
10,180 
7,572 
(D) 
42,182 
67,399 
108,869 
1,141,510 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
107 
56 
41 
159 
95 
67 
81 
10 to 49 
185 
121 
93 
437 
466 
452 
392 
50 to 99 
39 
42 
36 
184 
275 
354 
598 
100 to 199 
11 
5 
9 
85 
152 
271 
977 
200 to 499 
6 
4 
2 
23 
42 
98 
1,445 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
14 
586 
Milk cows 
farms 
14 
9 
6 
32 
22 
30 
119 
number 
401 
13 
(D) 
853 
1,858 
2,152 
7,191 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
11 
9 
4 
23 
15 
21 
75 
10 to 49 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
4 
7 
50 to 99 
2 
- 
- 
6 
3 
- 
5 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
21 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
11 
500 or more 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
2 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
306 
213 
150 
806 
973 
1,171 
4,077 
number 
7,532 
2,897 
3,186 
51,773 
80,923 
112,829 
877,472 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
368 
222 
184 
844 
1,051 
1,264 
4,146 
number 
12,159 
7,559 
6,365 
73,390 
109,569 
173,255 
1,257,189 
$1,000 
10,803 
6,858 
5,678 
82,632 
123,993 
178,778 
1,305,774 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
99 
62 
47 
266 
311 
452 
1,487 
number 
2,126 
1,410 
1,507 
6,073 
10,181 
20,577 
168,490 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
344 
214 
167 
798 
986 
1,197 
3,979 
number 
10,033 
6,149 
4,858 
67,317 
99,388 
152,678 
1,088,699 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
9 
6 
7 
23 
40 
54 
137 
number 
584 
144 
212 
11,901 
6,803 
4,781 
53,951 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
17 
10 
7 
13 
19 
29 
96 
number 
389 
(D) 
117 
368 
396 
1,396 
168,600 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
14 
10 
5 
9 
12 
22 
50 
25 to 49 
1 
- 
2 
2 
5 
2 
6 
50 to 99 
1 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
1 
1 00 to 1 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
1 
35 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
7 
7 
3 
4 
13 
21 
70 
number 
43 
(D) 
9 
54 
64 
202 
20,089 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
16 
8 
7 
13 
19 
28 
92 
number 
346 
(D) 
108 
314 
332 
1,194 
148,511 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
17 
10 
7 
14 
20 
26 
97 
number 
588 
107 
(D) 
541 
339 
2,059 
503,767 
$1,000 
108 
7 
9 
74 
52 
304 
53,038 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
44 
47 
19 
106 
80 
102 
342 
number 
2,540 
3,010 
1,063 
8,532 
12,259 
18,681 
168,024 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
32 
43 
17 
90 
61 
98 
305 
number 
1,510 
1,650 
726 
5,493 
6,613 
12,219 
102,870 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
39 
37 
15 
88 
72 
90 
305 
number 
1,965 
2,692 
1,223 
6,453 
9,088 
15,471 
127,674 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
528 
315 
193 
832 
739 
840 
2,591 
number 
3,538 
2,998 
1,679 
6,729 
6,062 
9,026 
29,178 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
506 
298 
185 
784 
710 
818 
2,488 
number 
3,204 
2,496 
1,409 
5,908 
5,656 
8,313 
25,977 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
91 
53 
39 
153 
124 
173 
432 
number 
360 
292 
270 
751 
601 
1,331 
2,682 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
29 
22 
11 
33 
30 
31 
53 
number 
537 
318 
501 
373 
644 
536 
3,280 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
13 
6 
7 
12 
16 
13 
27 
number 
359 
149 
232 
254 
430 
203 
3,065 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
92 
62 
43 
139 
109 
109 
275 
number 
1,664 
989 
740 
2,888 
1,793 
3,111 
413,596 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
92 
62 
43 
139 
109 
108 
238 
400 to 3,199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
17 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
13 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
4 
5 
3 
13 
14 
16 
49 
number 
60 
39 
32 
180 
174 
849 
219,919 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
11 
1 
- 
3 
10 
13 
25 
number 
130 
(D) 
(D) 
118 
1,541 
64,763 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
2 
number 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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