Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
8,964 
284 
400 
152 
203 
238 
number 
881,682 
5,677 
5,138 
2,181 
3,046 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
985 
135 
225 
59 
70 
55 
10 to 49 
3,071 
123 
162 
89 
130 
163 
50 to 99 
1,867 
14 
10 
3 
3 
14 
100 to 199 
1,734 
12 
3 
- 
- 
6 
200 to 499 
1,140 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
500 or more 
167 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
243 
8 
11 
3 
8 
3 
number 
17,876 
197 
11 
3 
20 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
89 
3 
11 
3 
8 
2 
10 to 49 
80 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
40 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
100 to 199 
15 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
8,638 
231 
414 
167 
180 
195 
number 
910,055 
4,970 
6,156 
5,586 
4,999 
6,151 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
8,925 
264 
433 
152 
216 
208 
number 
964,746 
6,740 
4,890 
3,916 
3,000 
8,015 
$1,000 
1,063,287 
7,403 
4,161 
(D) 
2,807 
9,393 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
3,094 
80 
157 
34 
73 
84 
number 
132,901 
911 
1,400 
529 
686 
1,495 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
8,364 
238 
355 
133 
191 
189 
number 
831,845 
5,829 
3,490 
3,387 
2,314 
6,520 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
512 
2 
12 
1 
13 
9 
number 
99,011 
(D) 
240 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
218 
13 
49 
13 
17 
7 
number 
133,653 
(D) 
22,634 
119 
37,109 
75 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
148 
10 
38 
13 
8 
7 
25 to 49 
24 
- 
7 
- 
6 
- 
50 to 99 
16 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
19 
1 
4 
- 
3 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
105 
6 
25 
7 
9 
2 
number 
35,147 
(D) 
7,708 
17 
(D) 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
191 
13 
41 
13 
13 
7 
number 
98,506 
(D) 
14,926 
102 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
193 
10 
41 
13 
16 
9 
number 
831,123 
(D) 
155,151 
136 
(D) 
156 
$1,000 
50,366 
(D) 
7,374 
19 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
661 
24 
161 
35 
21 
26 
number 
64,607 
591 
9,639 
2,291 
1,222 
1,696 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
580 
24 
132 
35 
19 
23 
number 
36,949 
394 
2,933 
1,307 
828 
1,008 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
533 
19 
115 
35 
18 
19 
number 
45,381 
422 
6,541 
1,553 
836 
907 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
5,379 
220 
1,050 
270 
258 
256 
number 
45,271 
1,376 
8,196 
2,336 
1,962 
1,935 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
5,265 
218 
1,033 
268 
249 
250 
number 
42,593 
1,331 
7,781 
2,154 
1,794 
1,790 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,400 
70 
345 
86 
74 
72 
number 
7,831 
170 
1,439 
267 
278 
273 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
350 
18 
105 
21 
14 
22 
number 
4,740 
139 
1,618 
112 
526 
280 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
147 
11 
43 
8 
8 
13 
number 
2,944 
87 
1,578 
28 
260 
111 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
840 
51 
220 
55 
45 
26 
number 
92,754 
1,979 
(D) 
1,222 
899 
762 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
839 
51 
220 
55 
45 
26 
400 to 3,199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
104 
8 
33 
4 
4 
2 
number 
(D) 
390 
(D) 
300 
52 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
117 
12 
34 
16 
7 
5 
number 
47,707 
783 
(D) 
296 
66 
400 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
6 
- 
2 
4 
- 
- 
number 
42 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
72 North Dakota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
