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 
156 
126 
115 
301 
217 
130 
74 
acres 
24,329 
24,808 
27,506 
107,886 
145,782 
180,107 
232,645 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
4,843 
3,568 
2,331 
5,546 
2,242 
971 
342 
acres 
759,787 
705,220 
556,221 
1,922,478 
1 ,474,948 
1,266,792 
1,047,578 
Partnership 
farms 
304 
278 
224 
614 
415 
230 
195 
acres 
47,445 
55,187 
53,263 
218,789 
281,050 
316,355 
782,811 
Registered under state law 
farms 
176 
163 
134 
357 
246 
139 
137 
acres 
27,634 
32,370 
31,867 
126,305 
165,959 
192,985 
581,778 
Corporation 
farms 
125 
93 
77 
212 
156 
108 
64 
acres 
19,645 
18,264 
18,358 
74,410 
107,908 
144,448 
212,889 
Family held 
farms 
105 
84 
68 
191 
130 
102 
57 
acres 
16,412 
16,540 
16,167 
65,970 
91,011 
135,417 
192,960 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
6 
7 
4 
6 
2 
4 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
99 
77 
64 
185 
128 
98 
56 
Other than family held 
farms 
20 
9 
9 
21 
26 
6 
7 
acres 
3,233 
1,724 
2,191 
8,440 
16,897 
9,031 
19,929 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
19 
9 
8 
21 
24 
6 
7 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
25 
17 
20 
44 
35 
14 
4 
acres 
3,968 
3,327 
4,888 
15,032 
22,702 
20,286 
10,845 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,460 
1,187 
863 
2,542 
1,512 
954 
535 
workers 
4,982 
3,360 
2,885 
9,806 
7,003 
4,720 
4,251 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
360 
301 
237 
886 
774 
629 
473 
workers 
1,110 
663 
698 
2,442 
2,656 
2,120 
2,551 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
1,226 
1,008 
725 
2,036 
1,123 
655 
335 
workers 
3,872 
2,697 
2,187 
7,364 
4,347 
2,600 
1,700 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
62 
62 
59 
217 
183 
157 
94 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
20 
16 
26 
56 
65 
14 
3 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
2,296 
1,741 
1,151 
2,937 
1,219 
507 
176 
workers 
5,335 
4,183 
2,664 
6,848 
2,755 
1,110 
386 
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 
5,297 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
- 
3,956 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
- 
- 
2,652 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
6,416 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,848 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,323 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
605 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
460 
407 
276 
906 
736 
623 
448 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
43 
20 
8 
25 
6 
- 
- 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
26 
8 
6 
15 
1 
1 
1 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
24 
28 
14 
26 
5 
3 
_ 
Other crop farming (1119) 
1,786 
1,234 
821 
1,919 
727 
230 
64 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
200 
149 
141 
381 
203 
60 
15 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 193,1 1 194,1 1199) . 
1,586 
1,085 
680 
1,538 
524 
170 
49 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .... 
2,420 
1,868 
1,268 
2,887 
1,138 
381 
61 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
61 
48 
38 
96 
24 
7 
2 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
88 
100 
66 
223 
87 
21 
5 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
6 
1 
2 
18 
8 
7 
5 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
58 
51 
25 
80 
43 
24 
6 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
43 
12 
16 
19 
4 
- 
- 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
282 
179 
112 
202 
69 
26 
13 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
3,326 
2,678 
1,879 
4,741 
2,062 
852 
270 
number 
164,049 
162,885 
133,285 
473,947 
390,837 
267,840 
119,989 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
223 
169 
94 
145 
31 
6 
5 
1 0 to 49 
1,819 
1,231 
687 
1,296 
304 
86 
39 
50 to 99 
1,033 
861 
665 
1,508 
373 
132 
24 
1 00 to 1 99 
200 
364 
371 
1,301 
619 
157 
54 
200 to 499 
50 
42 
62 
452 
629 
295 
77 
500 or more 
1 
11 
39 
106 
176 
71 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
3,051 
2,435 
1,758 
4,382 
1,890 
758 
245 
number 
82,974 
78,819 
67,145 
224,306 
166,783 
109,541 
48,815 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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