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 
515 
302 
281 
1,545 
2,168 
2,323 
3,836 
number 
15,264 
(D) 
13,201 
72,912 
140,872 
284,511 
1,021,516 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
84 
50 
36 
144 
108 
34 
19 
10 to 49 
353 
207 
183 
920 
857 
418 
229 
50 to 99 
66 
29 
38 
365 
810 
667 
357 
100 to 199 
4 
11 
11 
80 
320 
899 
1,058 
200 to 499 
8 
5 
12 
33 
69 
281 
1,732 
500 or more 
- 
- 
1 
3 
4 
24 
441 
Milk cows 
farms 
27 
17 
12 
93 
137 
102 
152 
number 
9,280 
(D) 
1,424 
6,196 
15,307 
16,999 
30,425 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5 
13 
6 
21 
54 
28 
105 
10 to 49 
15 
1 
3 
53 
36 
25 
4 
50 to 99 
4 
2 
2 
10 
25 
16 
13 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
5 
12 
17 
8 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
9 
13 
500 or more 
3 
1 
1 
2 
7 
7 
9 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
495 
304 
281 
1,512 
2,153 
2,440 
3,945 
number 
32,928 
17,326 
19,991 
124,673 
233,599 
448,139 
1,221,064 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
560 
309 
303 
1,616 
2,312 
2,535 
3,996 
number 
29,571 
19,799 
52,101 
151,129 
260,729 
541,845 
1 ,383,423 
$1,000 
26,778 
24,502 
73,386 
173,388 
294,358 
642,418 
1,589,159 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
187 
135 
115 
540 
705 
794 
1,444 
number 
7,350 
3,423 
3,565 
25,075 
36,304 
66,450 
210,169 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
488 
275 
272 
1,476 
2,150 
2,405 
3,787 
number 
22,221 
16,376 
48,536 
126,054 
224,425 
475,395 
1,173,254 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
22 
16 
28 
158 
378 
432 
512 
number 
1,196 
(D) 
32,254 
55,941 
78,888 
174,649 
247,343 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
38 
27 
15 
58 
99 
81 
140 
number 
2,890 
(D) 
683 
40,635 
94,286 
86,288 
602,935 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
25 
20 
11 
27 
19 
13 
15 
25 to 49 
2 
1 
3 
10 
5 
4 
8 
50 to 99 
7 
- 
- 
2 
13 
7 
4 
100 to 199 
- 
2 
- 
2 
12 
5 
9 
200 to 499 
- 
1 
- 
2 
8 
17 
6 
500 or more 
4 
3 
1 
15 
42 
35 
98 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
10 
15 
2 
22 
38 
31 
74 
number 
76 
166 
(D) 
(D) 
6,421 
4,530 
65,155 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
37 
27 
15 
54 
93 
79 
133 
number 
2,814 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
87,865 
81,758 
537,780 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
39 
15 
15 
65 
103 
87 
137 
number 
5,841 
20,377 
3,460 
231,040 
209,017 
226,568 
1,534,764 
$1,000 
1,012 
(D) 
605 
18,086 
33,159 
29,466 
224,283 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
117 
49 
61 
205 
202 
154 
263 
number 
15,695 
3,634 
4,426 
28,654 
33,832 
28,802 
102,447 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
101 
49 
50 
183 
194 
145 
236 
number 
7,207 
2,520 
3,262 
15,113 
20,158 
19,920 
73,158 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
99 
46 
48 
186 
191 
153 
267 
number 
11,270 
3,644 
3,482 
29,622 
25,386 
21,542 
93,836 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
240 
143 
120 
398 
467 
638 
1,736 
number 
3,452 
1,501 
1,550 
5,089 
6,854 
5,540 
23,878 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
236 
141 
118 
381 
448 
625 
1,697 
number 
3,143 
1,409 
1,474 
4,737 
6,638 
5,290 
22,850 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
87 
60 
59 
154 
132 
167 
370 
number 
574 
185 
400 
1,677 
900 
1,400 
3,974 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
31 
24 
10 
33 
44 
42 
63 
number 
972 
664 
49 
2,256 
1,299 
1,218 
1,943 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
13 
17 
1 
18 
24 
19 
42 
number 
339 
290 
(D) 
1,281 
1,049 
465 
1,063 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
89 
57 
45 
151 
119 
110 
132 
number 
(D) 
1,202 
1,018 
(D) 
4,727 
3,301 
68,288 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
88 
57 
45 
150 
119 
110 
113 
400 to 3,199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
17 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
4 
- 
4 
29 
11 
- 
14 
number 
45 
- 
36 
(D) 
383 
- 
399 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
10 
- 
1 
19 
13 
1 
8 
number 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,979 
512 
(D) 
1,666 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
1 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
90 
(D) 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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