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 
68 
41 
33 
113 
104 
114 
232 
acres 
10,619 
8,062 
7,633 
41,076 
72,850 
167,368 
1,513,146 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
1,778 
788 
757 
3,248 
3,823 
3,503 
3,966 
acres 
280,882 
155,770 
180,416 
1,193,997 
2,741,634 
4,860,814 
19,326,132 
Partnership 
farms 
134 
50 
56 
178 
235 
272 
791 
acres 
21,117 
9,958 
13,338 
64,958 
170,999 
406,219 
5,464,250 
Registered under state law 
farms 
106 
37 
34 
119 
169 
165 
546 
acres 
16,667 
7,399 
7,968 
42,950 
121,508 
241,022 
4,030,962 
Corporation 
farms 
68 
36 
27 
127 
123 
251 
710 
acres 
10,632 
7,072 
6,332 
46,396 
90,209 
364,552 
4,022,424 
Family held 
farms 
58 
33 
26 
112 
105 
245 
685 
acres 
9,065 
6,469 
(D) 
40,564 
78,233 
355,707 
3,871,612 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
1 
1 
5 
2 
1 
13 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
57 
32 
26 
107 
103 
244 
672 
Other than family held 
farms 
10 
3 
1 
15 
18 
6 
25 
acres 
1,567 
603 
(D) 
5,832 
11,976 
8,845 
150,812 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
10 
2 
1 
15 
17 
6 
24 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
66 
12 
23 
51 
48 
49 
170 
acres 
10,452 
2,400 
5,413 
17,394 
36,789 
70,433 
3,161,085 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
320 
172 
200 
824 
1,342 
1,858 
3,683 
workers 
910 
392 
524 
1,911 
2,795 
4,565 
11,515 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
81 
48 
47 
276 
516 
873 
2,502 
workers 
244 
116 
85 
489 
837 
1,487 
5,432 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
259 
133 
165 
618 
968 
1,339 
2,339 
workers 
666 
276 
439 
1,422 
1,958 
3,078 
6,083 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
. 
2 
. 
6 
5 
8 
21 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
644 
291 
268 
1,186 
1,415 
1,437 
2,173 
workers 
1,376 
660 
568 
2,537 
3,038 
3,047 
5,614 
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 
2,046 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
- 
886 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
- 
- 
863 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
3,604 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,229 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,075 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,637 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
509 
223 
263 
1,486 
2,349 
2,334 
2,618 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
- 
1 
- 
3 
3 
- 
- 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
1 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
- 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
3 
2 
1 
1 
2 
_ 
_ 
Other crop farming (1119) 
943 
344 
309 
963 
581 
370 
418 
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) . 
943 
344 
309 
963 
581 
370 
418 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .... 
385 
204 
185 
820 
921 
1,095 
2,192 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
17 
10 
16 
86 
142 
136 
131 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
22 
4 
6 
51 
48 
43 
18 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
3 
5 
- 
15 
33 
22 
31 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
4 
1 
3 
4 
5 
3 
11 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
41 
15 
20 
35 
20 
19 
33 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
118 
77 
60 
138 
123 
53 
185 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
617 
347 
326 
1,777 
2,447 
2,639 
4,178 
number 
57,472 
29,646 
34,616 
203,781 
389,778 
749,649 
2,273,005 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
63 
37 
28 
106 
77 
18 
15 
1 0 to 49 
370 
184 
160 
701 
484 
230 
132 
50 to 99 
97 
66 
84 
520 
690 
423 
200 
100 to 199 
51 
43 
33 
297 
677 
656 
597 
200 to 499 
19 
15 
11 
102 
405 
967 
1,569 
500 or more 
17 
2 
10 
51 
114 
345 
1,665 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
531 
306 
286 
1,579 
2,214 
2,357 
3,855 
number 
24,544 
12,320 
14,625 
79,108 
156,179 
301,510 
1,051,941 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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