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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
335 
180 
151 
959 
1,524 
1,795 
2,743 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
4,423 
33,321 
82,576 
166,396 
553,795 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
89 
49 
26 
106 
85 
53 
33 
10 to 49 
186 
120 
96 
634 
720 
432 
216 
50 to 99 
28 
7 
26 
194 
534 
596 
438 
100 to 199 
19 
4 
3 
23 
164 
580 
920 
200 to 499 
7 
- 
- 
2 
21 
134 
975 
500 or more 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
161 
Milk cows 
farms 
7 
2 
- 
27 
56 
65 
53 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
3,060 
3,833 
4,191 
5,382 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5 
1 
- 
13 
15 
16 
12 
10 to 49 
- 
- 
- 
9 
23 
29 
15 
50 to 99 
1 
- 
- 
2 
14 
12 
9 
100 to 199 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
4 
8 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
8 
500 or more 
1 
- 
- 
3 
2 
2 
1 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
310 
160 
144 
866 
1,418 
1,761 
2,792 
number 
20,933 
5,300 
3,388 
32,659 
76,259 
162,957 
580,697 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
319 
167 
140 
964 
1,488 
1,808 
2,766 
number 
23,883 
6,435 
3,440 
50,661 
96,211 
164,363 
593,192 
$1,000 
18,879 
6,426 
(D) 
56,527 
96,032 
165,965 
688,495 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
133 
51 
51 
367 
522 
622 
920 
number 
3,167 
887 
517 
6,536 
15,083 
24,661 
77,029 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
277 
151 
132 
876 
1,414 
1,743 
2,665 
number 
20,716 
5,548 
2,923 
44,125 
81,128 
139,702 
516,163 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
15 
- 
2 
60 
66 
111 
221 
number 
4,300 
- 
(D) 
16,603 
12,286 
9,160 
51,236 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
18 
4 
2 
16 
30 
10 
39 
number 
(D) 
88 
(D) 
238 
3,853 
(D) 
43,454 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
13 
3 
- 
15 
24 
6 
11 
25 to 49 
2 
- 
2 
- 
3 
- 
4 
50 to 99 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
2 
8 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
7 
500 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
7 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
8 
2 
2 
2 
20 
5 
17 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
424 
(D) 
8,322 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
15 
3 
2 
16 
24 
9 
35 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,429 
(D) 
35,132 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
18 
4 
3 
6 
21 
6 
46 
number 
(D) 
84 
209 
(D) 
(D) 
2,844 
212,742 
$1,000 
(D) 
6 
13 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
15,839 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
31 
23 
12 
55 
90 
72 
111 
number 
2,547 
2,896 
242 
4,808 
12,140 
8,824 
17,711 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
28 
22 
6 
45 
82 
64 
100 
number 
1,618 
2,000 
200 
2,757 
5,288 
6,192 
12,424 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
23 
20 
11 
45 
68 
65 
95 
number 
1,457 
2,221 
189 
3,081 
10,223 
5,926 
12,025 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
320 
151 
107 
479 
600 
592 
1,076 
number 
3,327 
1,698 
847 
5,006 
5,570 
4,410 
8,608 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
313 
149 
105 
461 
580 
575 
1,064 
number 
2,931 
1,582 
808 
4,687 
5,324 
4,153 
8,258 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
77 
58 
39 
160 
173 
104 
142 
number 
345 
347 
138 
1,075 
1,148 
1,001 
1,350 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
15 
8 
8 
27 
53 
29 
30 
number 
180 
314 
65 
332 
527 
346 
301 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
4 
4 
2 
10 
19 
12 
13 
number 
(D) 
90 
(D) 
106 
163 
171 
254 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
48 
38 
20 
78 
99 
69 
91 
number 
1,316 
740 
551 
1,976 
2,963 
1,751 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
48 
38 
20 
78 
99 
69 
90 
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 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
5 
1 
1 
8 
20 
11 
7 
number 
118 
(D) 
(D) 
67 
(D) 
232 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
7 
6 
- 
10 
3 
9 
8 
number 
466 
102 
- 
70 
35 
1,863 
(D) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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