Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms w/ith- - Con. 
200 to 499 
167 
93 
63 
11 
88 
79 
500 or more 
208 
131 
66 
11 
82 
126 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
1,541 
1,039 
388 
114 
715 
826 
number 
249,634 
146,483 
91,627 
1 1 ,524 
109,600 
140,034 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,508 
1,021 
377 
110 
706 
802 
number 
220,150 
137,532 
72,831 
9,787 
94,987 
125,163 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
519 
405 
74 
40 
232 
287 
10 to 49 
484 
309 
141 
34 
236 
248 
50 to 99 
122 
77 
31 
14 
66 
56 
100 to 199 
113 
66 
40 
7 
55 
58 
200 to 499 
162 
89 
61 
12 
75 
87 
500 or more 
108 
75 
30 
3 
42 
66 
Milk cows 
farms 
56 
36 
14 
6 
21 
35 
number 
29,484 
8,951 
18,796 
1,737 
14,613 
14,871 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
31 
27 
2 
2 
12 
19 
10 to 49 
2 
1 
1 
- 
2 
- 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
200 to 499 
8 
3 
2 
3 
2 
6 
500 or more 
13 
3 
9 
1 
4 
9 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
1,447 
1,011 
351 
85 
646 
801 
number 
170,688 
88,702 
76,164 
5,822 
71,514 
99,174 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1,498 
1,019 
374 
105 
689 
809 
number 
282,642 
156,854 
114,240 
1 1 ,548 
128,154 
154,488 
$1,000 
241,611 
133,176 
98,397 
10,038 
101,395 
140,216 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
761 
507 
199 
55 
375 
386 
number 
95,888 
59,227 
31,953 
4,708 
47,686 
48,202 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
1,324 
877 
345 
102 
581 
743 
number 
186,754 
97,627 
82,287 
6,840 
80,468 
106,286 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
17 
10 
7 
- 
9 
8 
number 
11,250 
10,600 
650 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
81 
65 
10 
6 
25 
56 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
51 
13 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
77 
61 
10 
6 
24 
53 
25 to 49 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
50 to 99 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
100 to 199 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
31 
25 
6 
_ 
16 
15 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
19 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
69 
54 
9 
6 
22 
47 
number 
2,516 
2,471 
32 
13 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
78 
65 
7 
6 
17 
61 
number 
2,837 
2,786 
40 
11 
274 
2,563 
$1,000 
516 
510 
(D) 
(D) 
35 
481 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
508 
429 
69 
10 
226 
282 
number 
91,934 
64,317 
27,237 
380 
42,160 
49,774 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
384 
323 
56 
5 
180 
204 
number 
53,777 
40,241 
13,227 
309 
24,720 
29,057 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
300 
241 
54 
5 
151 
149 
number 
53,876 
35,168 
18,565 
143 
20,285 
33,591 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
2,214 
1,749 
344 
121 
945 
1,269 
number 
22,464 
16,734 
4,599 
1,131 
9,790 
12,674 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
2,161 
1,706 
342 
113 
913 
1,248 
number 
18,549 
13,330 
4,166 
1,053 
7,639 
10,910 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
610 
489 
79 
42 
262 
348 
number 
2,458 
1,771 
595 
92 
1,177 
1,281 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
523 
422 
70 
31 
189 
334 
number 
21,388 
7,186 
14,028 
174 
5,044 
16,344 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
267 
214 
44 
9 
97 
170 
number 
8,622 
3,542 
(D) 
(D) 
2,544 
6,078 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
746 
579 
123 
44 
269 
477 
number 
21,209 
17,215 
2,455 
1,539 
7,043 
14,166 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
744 
577 
123 
44 
268 
476 
400 to 3,199 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
56 
47 
7 
2 
24 
32 
number 
2,300 
2,058 
(D) 
(D) 
1,610 
690 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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