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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
55 
29 
28 
109 
95 
73 
127 
acres 
8,561 
5,787 
6,508 
40,485 
68,388 
102,918 
718,535 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
2,389 
867 
776 
3,644 
3,899 
4,046 
5,181 
acres 
376,309 
171,749 
184,097 
1,342,315 
2,777,747 
5,792,467 
20,147,378 
Partnership 
farms 
131 
42 
45 
276 
223 
235 
865 
acres 
20,683 
8,376 
10,492 
103,444 
161,332 
331,764 
4,815,177 
Registered under state law 
farms 
73 
24 
25 
184 
151 
147 
566 
acres 
11,523 
4,724 
5,834 
69,277 
112,298 
207,911 
3,115,060 
Corporation 
farms 
27 
16 
9 
46 
59 
111 
345 
acres 
4,236 
3,173 
2,133 
17,190 
42,254 
163,207 
1,341,971 
Family held 
farms 
25 
11 
6 
40 
55 
106 
335 
acres 
(D) 
2,156 
1,443 
14,951 
40,051 
154,935 
1,283,628 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
5 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
25 
11 
6 
40 
55 
101 
330 
Other than family held 
farms 
2 
5 
3 
6 
4 
5 
10 
acres 
(D) 
1,017 
690 
2,239 
2,203 
8,272 
58,343 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
2 
5 
3 
5 
4 
5 
8 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
85 
33 
32 
120 
56 
32 
46 
acres 
13,332 
6,418 
7,747 
41,569 
36,337 
46,342 
870,649 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
316 
137 
152 
655 
951 
1,782 
4,443 
workers 
736 
293 
453 
1,612 
2,453 
4,088 
15,482 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
99 
46 
49 
185 
329 
684 
2,881 
workers 
206 
57 
67 
275 
621 
1,058 
6,169 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
235 
101 
107 
501 
738 
1,355 
3,089 
workers 
530 
236 
386 
1,337 
1,832 
3,030 
9,313 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
6 
2 
2 
14 
21 
39 
177 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
4 
1 
2 
4 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
754 
270 
241 
1,221 
1,325 
1,591 
2,218 
workers 
1,546 
531 
527 
2,585 
2,797 
3,379 
4,797 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
1 0 to 49 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 69 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
2,632 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
- 
958 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
- 
- 
862 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
4,086 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,237 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,424 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6,437 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
442 
146 
166 
1,042 
1,882 
3,018 
4,962 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
4 
- 
5 
5 
11 
14 
33 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
3 
3 
_ 
_ 
1 
_ 
_ 
Other crop farming (1119) 
1,693 
564 
519 
2,178 
1,309 
586 
425 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) . 
1,693 
564 
519 
2,178 
1,309 
586 
425 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .... 
283 
148 
124 
614 
830 
696 
929 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
6 
- 
2 
37 
25 
24 
28 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
2 
1 
- 
9 
31 
23 
18 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
8 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
2 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1 
2 
- 
5 
1 
1 
- 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
22 
15 
- 
14 
1 
3 
3 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
166 
79 
46 
181 
145 
59 
36 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
403 
210 
165 
1,043 
1,622 
1,908 
2,924 
number 
37,930 
9,167 
7,811 
69,040 
162,668 
333,544 
1,139,874 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
72 
45 
26 
56 
50 
29 
35 
1 0 to 49 
226 
128 
72 
570 
491 
286 
136 
50 to 99 
50 
27 
47 
261 
553 
365 
226 
100 to 199 
26 
3 
18 
120 
374 
627 
595 
200 to 499 
8 
2 
2 
29 
135 
534 
1,212 
500 or more 
21 
5 
- 
7 
19 
67 
720 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
339 
182 
151 
976 
1,546 
1,811 
2,753 
number 
16,997 
3,867 
4,423 
36,381 
86,409 
170,587 
559,177 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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