Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Item 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
Beef cattle 
ranching 
and farming 
(112111) 
Cattle 
feedlots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES 
(SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Corporation - Con. 
Other than family held - Con. 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
10 
1 
1 
2 
2 
19 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
- 
41 
57 
1 
- 
1 
2 
- 
46 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
230 
144 
2 
3 
2 
1 
2 
167 
acres 
- 
787,941 
786,794 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,047,214 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,319 
2,598 
63 
33 
15 
23 
101 
791 
workers 
- 
3,418 
8,413 
228 
309 
62 
42 
232 
2,482 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
625 
1,648 
40 
27 
2 
9 
23 
367 
workers 
- 
1,221 
4,012 
119 
248 
(D) 
(D) 
45 
922 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
- 
937 
1,679 
40 
14 
13 
16 
84 
567 
workers 
- 
2,197 
4,401 
109 
61 
(D) 
(D) 
187 
1,560 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
. 
22 
75 
2 
1 
11 
16 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
- 
2,801 
4,168 
49 
39 
59 
103 
295 
2,198 
workers 
- 
5,582 
10,109 
115 
117 
289 
240 
744 
4,706 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
138 
753 
11 
12 
19 
50 
97 
883 
1 0 to 49 acres 
- 
1,616 
1,134 
14 
20 
44 
106 
197 
2,017 
50 to 69 acres 
- 
327 
271 
2 
3 
4 
4 
48 
222 
70 to 99 acres 
- 
408 
332 
4 
3 
4 
15 
31 
207 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
- 
402 
266 
4 
- 
3 
9 
26 
299 
140 to 1 79 acres 
- 
589 
317 
8 
5 
2 
4 
20 
300 
180 to 219 acres 
- 
239 
192 
6 
2 
- 
4 
19 
148 
220 to 259 acres 
- 
225 
150 
3 
2 
- 
1 
8 
96 
260 to 499 acres 
- 
1,040 
698 
18 
9 
- 
9 
32 
421 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
923 
784 
23 
7 
4 
3 
25 
213 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
733 
922 
28 
9 
1 
1 
31 
184 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
758 
2,884 
41 
3 
7 
- 
42 
271 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Other crop farming (1119) 
- 
7,398 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
_ 
7,398 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) ... 
- 
- 
8,703 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
- 
- 
- 
162 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
75 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
88 
- 
- 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
206 
- 
- 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
576 
- 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,261 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,144 
8,310 
155 
75 
37 
53 
147 
454 
number 
- 
187,184 
2,063,629 
62,448 
17,789 
2,562 
332 
6,034 
29,021 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
266 
1,242 
1 
35 
24 
48 
86 
220 
1 0 to 49 
- 
376 
2,307 
47 
6 
6 
4 
38 
140 
50 to 99 
- 
136 
1,158 
30 
2 
2 
1 
9 
36 
1 00 to 1 99 
- 
135 
1,100 
29 
11 
- 
- 
5 
22 
200 to 499 
- 
131 
1,416 
27 
10 
3 
- 
6 
17 
500 or more 
100 
1,087 
21 
11 
2 
- 
3 
19 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
_ 
1,015 
7,646 
127 
75 
28 
41 
126 
331 
number 
- 
103,953 
1,147,475 
14,081 
10,039 
1,745 
158 
3,969 
19,594 
Beef cows 
farms 
_ 
1,003 
7,623 
127 
24 
21 
39 
113 
305 
number 
- 
102,840 
1,146,621 
14,076 
2,469 
1,404 
151 
3,929 
16,413 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
272 
1,334 
2 
9 
16 
36 
65 
140 
10 to 49 
- 
345 
2,158 
55 
9 
1 
3 
30 
96 
50 to 99 
- 
114 
1,201 
34 
- 
- 
- 
8 
28 
100 to 199 
- 
123 
1,116 
18 
4 
1 
- 
5 
15 
200 to 499 
- 
101 
1,301 
16 
1 
2 
- 
5 
20 
500 or more 
- 
48 
513 
2 
1 
1 
- 
6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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