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 
2,978 
2,336 
1,706 
4,197 
1,832 
732 
241 
number 
78,795 
72,407 
62,797 
205,110 
152,506 
102,289 
44,281 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
415 
260 
147 
279 
57 
13 
4 
10 to 49 
2,273 
1,638 
1,121 
2,148 
552 
148 
53 
50 to 99 
281 
416 
397 
1,378 
585 
167 
42 
100 to 199 
8 
21 
39 
377 
532 
197 
65 
200 to 499 
1 
1 
2 
15 
103 
199 
60 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
8 
17 
Milk cows 
farms 
121 
139 
77 
271 
120 
50 
14 
number 
4,179 
6,412 
4,348 
19,196 
14,277 
7,252 
4,534 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
38 
33 
11 
28 
12 
3 
2 
10 to 49 
46 
38 
19 
60 
22 
13 
1 
50 to 99 
34 
61 
38 
131 
29 
9 
2 
100 to 199 
2 
6 
9 
42 
43 
12 
4 
200 to 499 
1 
1 
- 
10 
11 
11 
2 
500 or more 
“ 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
3 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
2,879 
2,345 
1,672 
4,321 
1,911 
806 
242 
number 
81,075 
84,066 
66,140 
249,641 
224,054 
158,299 
71,174 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
2,905 
2,405 
1,696 
4,350 
1,964 
785 
250 
number 
87,524 
85,400 
68,186 
268,568 
227,074 
166,468 
98,405 
$1,000 
63,391 
64,853 
53,148 
198,662 
197,265 
148,980 
93,459 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
1,505 
1,254 
851 
2,311 
1,029 
387 
133 
number 
24,298 
21,218 
14,524 
53,292 
35,990 
20,317 
10,694 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
2,595 
2,158 
1,560 
4,007 
1,821 
735 
234 
number 
63,226 
64,182 
53,662 
215,276 
191,084 
146,151 
87,711 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
76 
65 
50 
146 
64 
28 
11 
number 
2,079 
1,653 
1,956 
10,191 
3,984 
4,386 
3,781 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
68 
38 
42 
72 
51 
33 
16 
number 
1,000 
422 
11,749 
39,379 
50,689 
94,624 
67,416 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
56 
33 
26 
44 
14 
12 
1 
25 to 49 
6 
5 
5 
4 
8 
2 
3 
50 to 99 
6 
- 
1 
3 
1 
1 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
- 
- 
1 
1 
15 
2 
1 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
7 
7 
2 
4 
1 
500 or more 
- 
- 
2 
13 
11 
12 
10 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
27 
31 
25 
38 
45 
15 
12 
number 
145 
190 
412 
770 
8,924 
12,470 
7,233 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
64 
27 
34 
65 
44 
32 
14 
number 
855 
232 
11,337 
38,609 
41,765 
82,154 
60,183 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
47 
34 
29 
55 
48 
23 
17 
number 
1,080 
760 
(D) 
95,929 
170,420 
253,645 
173,254 
$1,000 
130 
133 
1,596 
(D) 
(D) 
35,291 
30,289 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
93 
74 
68 
96 
43 
15 
3 
number 
4,559 
2,634 
5,330 
3,963 
2,504 
(D) 
(D) 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
72 
55 
61 
80 
34 
12 
1 
number 
2,389 
1,468 
2,814 
2,759 
1,338 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
66 
37 
61 
62 
26 
8 
2 
number 
1,687 
1,113 
2,548 
2,566 
1,730 
(D) 
(D) 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
1,175 
765 
580 
1,191 
483 
225 
61 
number 
10,018 
5,710 
5,541 
12,449 
7,911 
4,351 
2,901 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
1,111 
719 
547 
1,105 
453 
209 
61 
number 
7,066 
4,733 
4,394 
9,251 
5,643 
3,384 
2,341 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
189 
145 
130 
236 
94 
41 
13 
number 
838 
762 
902 
1,683 
1,734 
795 
414 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
169 
98 
55 
152 
37 
19 
8 
number 
9,279 
1,188 
1,306 
3,029 
980 
917 
41 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
80 
46 
22 
85 
19 
10 
5 
number 
1,834 
476 
471 
1,768 
615 
316 
71 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
293 
229 
142 
280 
92 
29 
10 
number 
(D) 
92,149 
(D) 
154,134 
97,736 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
282 
219 
137 
267 
88 
28 
8 
400 to 3,199 
6 
6 
1 
8 
1 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
10,000 to 19,999 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
2 
3 
3 
4 
3 
1 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
45 
24 
17 
40 
14 
4 
- 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
160,235 
220,115 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
43 
36 
19 
31 
9 
5 
2 
number 
(D) 
85,260 
(D) 
154,011 
76,067 
(D) 
(D) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
6 
4 
1 
10 
4 
2 
1 
number 
(D) 
222,060 
(D) 
200,171 
669,000 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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