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 with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
1,941 
260 
1,565 
116 
976 
965 
500 or more 
847 
173 
649 
25 
435 
412 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
9,049 
2,833 
5,353 
863 
5,036 
4,013 
number 
899,558 
174,674 
669,677 
55,207 
475,294 
424,264 
Beef cows 
farms 
8,964 
2,801 
5,306 
857 
4,994 
3,970 
number 
881,682 
168,023 
660,277 
53,382 
465,898 
415,784 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
985 
642 
239 
104 
568 
417 
10 to 49 
3,071 
1,254 
1,430 
387 
1,815 
1,256 
50 to 99 
1,867 
434 
1,220 
213 
1,062 
805 
100 to 199 
1,734 
290 
1,339 
105 
873 
861 
200 to 499 
1,140 
153 
947 
40 
593 
547 
500 or more 
167 
28 
131 
8 
83 
84 
Milk cows 
farms 
243 
90 
142 
11 
119 
124 
number 
17,876 
6,651 
9,400 
1,825 
9,396 
8,480 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
89 
50 
37 
2 
30 
59 
1 0 to 49 
80 
22 
56 
2 
50 
30 
50 to 99 
40 
9 
27 
4 
21 
19 
100 to 199 
15 
2 
12 
1 
9 
6 
200 to 499 
10 
3 
7 
- 
5 
5 
500 or more 
9 
4 
3 
2 
4 
5 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
8,638 
2,641 
5,237 
760 
4,729 
3,909 
number 
910,055 
203,120 
657,870 
49,065 
473,252 
436,803 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
8,925 
2,735 
5,364 
826 
4,916 
4,009 
number 
964,746 
198,379 
707,902 
58,465 
498,245 
466,501 
$1,000 
1,063,287 
230,399 
771,126 
61,761 
532,925 
530,362 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
3,094 
986 
1,850 
258 
1,602 
1,492 
number 
132,901 
32,730 
93,101 
7,070 
71 ,570 
61,331 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
8,364 
2,461 
5,135 
768 
4,598 
3,766 
number 
831,845 
165,649 
614,801 
51,395 
426,675 
405,170 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
512 
116 
361 
35 
247 
265 
number 
99,011 
38,770 
53,836 
6,405 
34,230 
64,781 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
218 
106 
99 
13 
80 
138 
number 
133,653 
(D) 
49,121 
(D) 
45,616 
88,037 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
148 
78 
59 
11 
50 
98 
25 to 49 
24 
16 
8 
- 
14 
10 
50 to 99 
16 
3 
12 
1 
8 
8 
100 to 199 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
200 to 499 
9 
- 
9 
- 
2 
7 
500 or more 
19 
8 
10 
1 
6 
13 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
105 
46 
51 
8 
47 
58 
number 
35,147 
(D) 
8,992 
(D) 
8,611 
26,536 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
191 
90 
92 
9 
67 
124 
number 
98,506 
(D) 
40,129 
(D) 
37,005 
61,501 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
193 
109 
65 
19 
70 
123 
number 
831,123 
599,272 
(D) 
(D) 
235,917 
595,206 
$1,000 
50,366 
31,577 
(D) 
(D) 
20,015 
30,351 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
661 
302 
295 
64 
268 
393 
number 
64,607 
23,865 
35,086 
5,656 
25,469 
39,138 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
580 
263 
262 
55 
222 
358 
number 
36,949 
1 1 ,894 
21,191 
3,864 
13,154 
23,795 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
533 
240 
245 
48 
197 
336 
number 
45,381 
15,160 
26,813 
3,408 
15,300 
30,081 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
5,379 
2,733 
2,277 
369 
2,609 
2,770 
number 
45,271 
23,714 
18,867 
2,690 
21,075 
24,196 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
5,265 
2,667 
2,236 
362 
2,541 
2,724 
number 
42,593 
22,214 
17,827 
2,552 
19,906 
22,687 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,400 
747 
550 
103 
586 
814 
number 
7,831 
3,554 
3,769 
508 
2,930 
4,901 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
350 
196 
132 
22 
147 
203 
number 
4,740 
3,129 
1,328 
283 
1,663 
3,077 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
147 
84 
55 
8 
54 
93 
number 
2,944 
2,194 
670 
80 
632 
2,312 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
840 
484 
310 
46 
329 
511 
number 
92,754 
12,293 
79,414 
1,047 
79,574 
13,180 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
839 
484 
309 
46 
328 
511 
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 
- 
1 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets tor laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
104 
57 
42 
5 
44 
60 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
44 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
220 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
