Table 17. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Milk cow herd 
Total 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Milk cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
243 
56,654 
243 
31,410 
243 
17,876 
221 
25,244 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
89 
10,798 
89 
4,960 
89 
170 
77 
5,838 
lOto 19 
10 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
10 
138 
8 
(D) 
20 to 49 
70 
10,322 
70 
6,402 
70 
2,235 
67 
3,920 
50 to 99 
40 
7,169 
40 
4,224 
40 
2,860 
37 
2,945 
100 to 199 
15 
5,756 
15 
3,141 
15 
1,796 
15 
2,615 
200 to 499 
10 
7,904 
10 
3,923 
10 
2,983 
9 
3,981 
500 to 999 
7 
10,515 
7 
5,312 
7 
(D) 
7 
5,203 
1 ,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
9,625 
1 ,752,959 
8,806 
868,148 
(X) 
(X) 
8,417 
884,811 
Milk cow herd 
Cattle and calves sales 
Milk sales 
Total 
Cattle 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
221 
21,778 
21,333 
206 
15,783 
124 
5,995 
152 
66,514 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
74 
(D) 
4,921 
66 
(D) 
38 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
lOto 19 
8 
900 
(D) 
5 
397 
8 
503 
6 
297 
20 to 49 
67 
4,328 
4,679 
65 
3,795 
40 
533 
70 
5,991 
50 to 99 
39 
2,583 
2,402 
39 
2,080 
19 
503 
40 
8,356 
100 to 199 
15 
1,696 
1,817 
15 
1,356 
7 
340 
15 
(D) 
200 to 499 
9 
1,871 
2,124 
7 
1,390 
6 
481 
10 
10,825 
500 to 999 
7 
4,035 
3,928 
7 
2,209 
5 
1,826 
7 
23,546 
1 ,000 or more 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
8,704 
942,968 
1,041,954 
8,158 
816,062 
2,970 
126,906 
6 
565 
Table 18. Cattle and Calves - Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 pounds or more 
Calves weighing less than 
500 pounds 
Number sold 
Cattle and calves 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
8,925 
964,746 
1,063,287 
8,364 
831,845 
512 
99,011 
3,094 
132,901 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
1,182 
5,736 
5,402 
1,027 
4,649 
9 
31 
292 
1,087 
10 to 19 
1,038 
14,081 
12,998 
917 
(D) 
48 
684 
360 
(D) 
20 to 49 
2,152 
69,006 
66,093 
2,026 
58,047 
80 
2,288 
711 
10,959 
50 to 99 
1,761 
124,548 
120,414 
1,677 
103,189 
99 
4,545 
682 
21,359 
100 to 199 
1,595 
218,090 
226,160 
1,544 
184,888 
122 
9,266 
621 
33,202 
200 to 499 
990 
285,474 
314,276 
971 
243,169 
107 
19,203 
370 
42,305 
500 to 999 
134 
88,995 
107,265 
130 
73,735 
19 
10,125 
48 
15,260 
1,000 to 2,499 
63 
89,541 
1 1 1 ,298 
62 
85,011 
24 
23,482 
9 
4,530 
2,500 or more 
10 
69,275 
99,380 
10 
(D) 
4 
29,387 
1 
(D) 
Table 19. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs 
218 
133,653 
350 
181,679 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
148 
1,155 
182 
1,608 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
24 
825 
39 
1,404 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
16 
1,152 
30 
2,122 
100 to 199 
2 
(D) 
26 
3,433 
100 to 199 
1 
(D) 
7 
1,029 
200 to 499 
9 
2,390 
35 
11,101 
200 to 499 
5 
1,363 
6 
1,582 
500 to 999 
2 
(D) 
10 
7,543 
500 or more 
11 
32,946 
12 
33,447 
1,000 to 1,999 
1 
(D) 
10 
13,640 
2,000 to 4,999 
7 
22,631 
8 
30,462 
Other hogs and pigs 
191 
319 
143,493 
5,000 or more 
9 
102,450 
10 
110,366 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
129 
938 
163 
1,255 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
18 
(D) 
34 
1,179 
used for breeding 
105 
35,147 
183 
38,186 
50 to 99 
16 
1,013 
32 
2,274 
Farms with- 
100 to 199 
2 
(D) 
24 
3,145 
1 to 24 
84 
547 
137 
1,117 
200 to 499 
7 
1,775 
30 
9,445 
25 to 49 
4 
(D) 
12 
377 
500 to 999 
3 
2,575 
12 
8,879 
50 to 99 
- 
9 
634 
1 ,000 or more 
16 
91,372 
24 
117,316 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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