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 
3,181 
653 
2,299 
229 
1,690 
1,491 
500 or more 
2,238 
447 
1,660 
131 
955 
1,283 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
13,584 
4,619 
7,621 
1,344 
7,351 
6,233 
number 
1 ,702,390 
404,474 
1,178,681 
119,235 
791,075 
911,315 
Beef cows 
farms 
13,327 
4,489 
7,518 
1,320 
7,223 
6,104 
number 
1,610,559 
378,881 
1,116,137 
115,541 
751,720 
858,839 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,472 
945 
367 
160 
765 
707 
10 to 49 
4,276 
1,798 
1,902 
576 
2,614 
1,662 
50 to 99 
2,513 
730 
1,551 
232 
1,445 
1,068 
100 to 199 
2,435 
469 
1,779 
187 
1,275 
1,160 
200 to 499 
2,155 
434 
1,576 
145 
957 
1,198 
500 or more 
476 
113 
343 
20 
167 
309 
Milk cows 
farms 
689 
285 
352 
52 
306 
383 
number 
91,831 
25,593 
62,544 
3,694 
39,355 
52,476 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
305 
139 
135 
31 
117 
188 
10 to 49 
194 
86 
96 
12 
117 
77 
50 to 99 
77 
24 
50 
3 
34 
43 
100 to 199 
45 
11 
30 
4 
20 
25 
200 to 499 
32 
13 
18 
1 
10 
22 
500 or more 
36 
12 
23 
1 
8 
28 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
13,599 
4,525 
7,802 
1,272 
7,224 
6,375 
number 
2,190,861 
500,857 
1,536,568 
153,436 
1,038,983 
1,151,878 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
14,306 
4,835 
8,096 
1,375 
7,758 
6,548 
number 
2,567,027 
706,040 
1,693,636 
167,351 
1,213,776 
1,353,251 
$1,000 
2,968,996 
836,242 
1 ,938,744 
194,010 
1,410,056 
1 ,558,940 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
4,940 
1,905 
2,567 
468 
2,586 
2,354 
number 
377,999 
121,193 
231,206 
25,600 
173,008 
204,991 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
13,107 
4,217 
7,648 
1,242 
7,069 
6,038 
number 
2,189,028 
584,847 
1,462,430 
141,751 
1,040,768 
1,148,260 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1,670 
308 
1,234 
128 
839 
831 
number 
633,537 
221,060 
366,451 
46,026 
303,624 
329,913 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
681 
248 
392 
41 
314 
367 
number 
1,191,162 
560,742 
603,020 
27,400 
396,494 
794,668 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
260 
122 
118 
20 
99 
161 
25 to 49 
39 
13 
24 
2 
22 
17 
50 to 99 
56 
21 
27 
8 
35 
21 
100 to 199 
35 
7 
28 
- 
26 
9 
200 to 499 
38 
8 
29 
1 
23 
15 
500 or more 
253 
77 
166 
10 
109 
144 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
286 
115 
157 
14 
131 
155 
number 
167,015 
103,292 
61,854 
1,869 
69,231 
97,784 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
639 
227 
371 
41 
297 
342 
number 
1,024,147 
457,450 
541,166 
25,531 
327,263 
696,884 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
678 
244 
401 
33 
315 
363 
number 
3,914,312 
2,077,098 
1,762,537 
74,677 
1 ,708,749 
2,205,563 
$1,000 
446,756 
198,277 
239,740 
8,739 
160,835 
285,921 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,798 
849 
770 
179 
851 
947 
number 
257,676 
78,235 
157,758 
21,683 
123,958 
133,718 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,606 
732 
707 
167 
779 
827 
number 
165,786 
53,013 
99,431 
13,342 
75,776 
90,010 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,610 
710 
746 
154 
764 
846 
number 
218,640 
65,940 
137,350 
15,350 
110,144 
108,496 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
6,463 
3,524 
2,536 
403 
2,796 
3,667 
number 
68,925 
35,839 
28,942 
4,144 
28,882 
40,043 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
6,318 
3,447 
2,475 
396 
2,716 
3,602 
number 
65,241 
33,704 
27,548 
3,989 
27,259 
37,982 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,223 
1,405 
681 
137 
823 
1,400 
number 
13,603 
7,225 
5,647 
731 
5,681 
7,922 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
748 
491 
198 
59 
275 
473 
number 
16,545 
9,029 
6,014 
1,502 
7,182 
9,363 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
373 
232 
106 
35 
138 
235 
number 
8,895 
4,930 
2,832 
1,133 
4,111 
4,784 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,703 
1,090 
510 
103 
557 
1,146 
number 
2,450,780 
2,368,900 
78,314 
3,566 
19,235 
2,431,545 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,677 
1,080 
494 
103 
551 
1,126 
400 to 3,199 
20 
6 
14 
- 
6 
14 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
4 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
205 
124 
48 
33 
57 
148 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
1,031 
60,602 
1,539 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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