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) 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Milk cows 
farms 
_ 
41 
163 
3 
75 
14 
6 
22 
49 
number 
- 
1,113 
854 
5 
7,570 
341 
7 
40 
3,181 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
- 
37 
152 
3 
35 
11 
6 
22 
31 
10 to 49 
- 
- 
8 
- 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
1 
- 
12 
1 
- 
- 
3 
100 to 199 
- 
1 
1 
- 
5 
2 
- 
- 
11 
200 to 499 
- 
3 
1 
- 
9 
- 
- 
- 
4 
500 or more 
" 
- 
- 
4 
- 
" 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
- 
959 
7,156 
133 
60 
31 
37 
102 
361 
number 
- 
83,231 
916,154 
48,367 
7,750 
817 
174 
2,065 
9,427 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
_ 
791 
7,972 
162 
43 
13 
2 
94 
287 
number 
- 
75,967 
1,426,001 
60,886 
5,931 
1,402 
(D) 
3,349 
15,799 
$1,000 
- 
70,660 
1,496,432 
84,518 
4,062 
1,454 
(□) 
2,509 
13,718 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .. 
farms 
- 
231 
2,710 
30 
27 
1 
2 
34 
117 
number 
- 
11,988 
185,638 
1,693 
2,379 
(D) 
(D) 
894 
2,855 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
- 
742 
7,466 
162 
39 
13 
- 
78 
236 
number 
- 
63,979 
1,240,363 
59,193 
3,552 
(D) 
- 
2,455 
12,944 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
- 
22 
96 
162 
- 
1 
- 
1 
2 
number 
- 
1,940 
18,247 
57,471 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
- 
56 
114 
8 
7 
58 
8 
27 
83 
number 
- 
16,934 
1,407 
110 
(D) 
38,693 
25 
368 
94,833 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
- 
48 
99 
8 
4 
36 
8 
25 
61 
25 to 49 
- 
4 
9 
- 
2 
8 
- 
1 
1 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
5 
- 
- 
1 
1 00 to 1 99 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
500 or more 
- 
4 
- 
- 
1 
8 
- 
- 
20 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
- 
29 
50 
2 
5 
38 
1 
9 
39 
number 
- 
1,597 
196 
(D) 
(D) 
8,084 
(D) 
50 
8,791 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
- 
55 
109 
8 
7 
57 
8 
27 
82 
number 
- 
15,337 
1,211 
(D) 
(D) 
30,609 
(D) 
318 
86,042 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
57 
119 
6 
6 
88 
3 
22 
61 
number 
- 
31,846 
(D) 
188 
(D) 
239,857 
7 
366 
196,244 
$1,000 
2,533 
(D) 
19 
(D) 
16,555 
(Z) 
67 
28,577 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
- 
144 
429 
7 
5 
12 
21 
460 
162 
number 
- 
13,481 
83,081 
438 
80 
131 
228 
89,351 
38,640 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
- 
127 
386 
7 
3 
7 
15 
402 
145 
number 
- 
8,433 
55,977 
248 
68 
51 
130 
48,241 
25,299 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
- 
101 
358 
9 
2 
7 
5 
449 
103 
number 
8,663 
59,282 
280 
(D) 
43 
11 
74,872 
30,649 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
- 
1,917 
4,508 
82 
35 
46 
119 
210 
4,254 
number 
- 
11,526 
33,582 
452 
218 
193 
736 
1,049 
45,767 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
- 
1,799 
4,377 
82 
34 
46 
114 
205 
4,181 
number 
- 
9,672 
29,924 
414 
200 
185 
550 
1,004 
42,083 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
- 
149 
691 
8 
4 
5 
1 
12 
1,569 
number 
- 
508 
2,561 
28 
18 
8 
(D) 
52 
7,773 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
- 
65 
178 
3 
3 
10 
36 
165 
190 
number 
- 
729 
2,337 
47 
15 
192 
219 
4,894 
1,430 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
- 
10 
61 
2 
- 
5 
5 
106 
37 
number 
107 
2,166 
(D) 
" 
39 
6 
3,414 
713 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
- 
335 
780 
6 
13 
50 
186 
170 
482 
number 
- 
28,538 
15,664 
91 
192 
36,478 
21,922 
3,072 
230,666 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
- 
331 
778 
6 
13 
47 
183 
170 
461 
400 to 3,199 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
12 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
8 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
- 
35 
70 
- 
- 
7 
40 
28 
69 
number 
20,725 
1,509 
- 
21,836 
1,863 
446 
119,842 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
- 
19 
59 
- 
- 
3 
19 
19 
45 
number 
- 
1,192 
(D) 
- 
" 
(D) 
5,022 
281 
36,916 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
- 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
4 
number 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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