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 
116 
73 
57 
217 
118 
53 
14 
acres 
18,203 
14,431 
13,632 
77,221 
79,041 
70,237 
64,612 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
3,489 
2,332 
1,591 
3,367 
1,176 
286 
54 
acres 
546,788 
460,713 
377,838 
1,162,779 
768,817 
379,281 
157,581 
Partnership 
farms 
258 
222 
185 
616 
431 
128 
40 
acres 
40,500 
43,880 
44,139 
222,615 
290,277 
171,750 
130,777 
Registered under state law 
farms 
215 
158 
131 
509 
358 
117 
37 
acres 
33,986 
31,126 
31,220 
185,776 
242,778 
156,043 
123,962 
Corporation 
farms 
107 
88 
68 
196 
138 
93 
36 
acres 
16,527 
17,431 
16,170 
70,048 
93,473 
121,339 
138,194 
Family held 
farms 
96 
77 
59 
180 
127 
83 
31 
acres 
14,835 
15,159 
14,103 
63,982 
85,568 
110,077 
122,526 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
2 
3 
- 
26 
4 
2 
4 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
94 
74 
59 
154 
123 
81 
27 
Other than family held 
farms 
11 
11 
9 
16 
11 
10 
5 
acres 
1,692 
2,272 
2,067 
6,066 
7,905 
1 1 ,262 
15,668 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
1 
2 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
9 
9 
7 
14 
9 
9 
3 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
49 
18 
22 
45 
23 
8 
9 
acres 
7,612 
3,510 
5,234 
15,743 
15,695 
11,512 
94,821 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
969 
747 
605 
1,758 
1,046 
418 
127 
workers 
4,919 
3,457 
2,414 
7,161 
5,752 
4,156 
2,748 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
437 
366 
317 
1,164 
812 
359 
119 
workers 
2,100 
1,524 
972 
3,137 
2,882 
2,361 
1,602 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
691 
522 
414 
1,086 
614 
244 
80 
workers 
2,819 
1,933 
1,442 
4,024 
2,870 
1,795 
1,146 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
31 
20 
13 
51 
50 
28 
7 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
4 
- 
- 
4 
2 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
2,016 
1,389 
987 
2,187 
822 
204 
39 
workers 
5,449 
3,669 
2,675 
5,535 
2,060 
424 
112 
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 
3,903 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
- 
2,660 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
- 
- 
1,866 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
4,224 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,768 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
515 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
139 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
759 
575 
402 
926 
520 
231 
72 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
49 
22 
10 
33 
35 
10 
3 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
67 
49 
32 
52 
28 
8 
2 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
77 
41 
31 
61 
40 
10 
6 
Other crop farming (1119) 
1,437 
920 
559 
1,087 
299 
55 
21 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) . 
1,437 
920 
559 
1,087 
299 
55 
21 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .... 
541 
347 
211 
473 
134 
28 
3 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
50 
68 
49 
112 
19 
3 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
580 
449 
435 
1,170 
571 
138 
24 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
46 
24 
25 
63 
28 
5 
1 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
92 
60 
48 
127 
49 
15 
3 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
50 
14 
13 
21 
7 
- 
- 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
155 
91 
51 
99 
38 
12 
4 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
2,187 
1,567 
1,170 
2,828 
1,179 
314 
60 
number 
119,684 
105,824 
91,924 
317,893 
245,026 
134,341 
59,243 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
334 
191 
104 
179 
40 
6 
2 
1 0 to 49 
1,053 
676 
424 
783 
202 
36 
8 
50 to 99 
393 
358 
270 
638 
159 
35 
5 
100 to 199 
330 
230 
290 
779 
320 
43 
5 
200 to 499 
75 
106 
80 
401 
369 
99 
15 
500 or more 
2 
6 
2 
48 
89 
95 
25 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
1,707 
1,261 
948 
2,310 
969 
268 
49 
number 
51,427 
41,663 
40,013 
132,308 
110,483 
62,099 
27,851 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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