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 
29 
6 
5 
37 
22 
15 
9 
acres 
4,645 
1,115 
1,230 
12,994 
14,952 
21,208 
39,613 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
434 
358 
210 
496 
233 
86 
17 
acres 
68,136 
69,900 
49,885 
175,470 
157,285 
109,526 
52,295 
Partnership 
farms 
41 
25 
13 
62 
42 
30 
8 
acres 
6,300 
4,890 
(D) 
21,312 
28,037 
41,192 
(D) 
Registered under state law 
farms 
20 
21 
7 
34 
33 
21 
8 
acres 
3,109 
4,103 
1,666 
12,217 
22,013 
29,237 
(D) 
Corporation 
farms 
36 
19 
33 
80 
50 
35 
28 
acres 
5,687 
3,807 
7,981 
28,389 
33,609 
47,910 
214,705 
Family held 
farms 
31 
18 
27 
68 
46 
28 
28 
acres 
4,878 
(D) 
6,571 
24,698 
31,119 
38,590 
214,705 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
2 
3 
1 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
31 
17 
27 
66 
43 
27 
27 
Other than family held 
farms 
5 
1 
6 
12 
4 
7 
_ 
acres 
809 
(D) 
1,410 
3,691 
2,490 
9,320 
- 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
- 
- 
4 
- 
1 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
5 
1 
6 
8 
4 
6 
- 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
10 
5 
1 
16 
7 
6 
2 
acres 
1,533 
957 
(D) 
6,129 
5,510 
8,875 
(D) 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
154 
129 
99 
316 
216 
133 
45 
workers 
1,007 
683 
389 
1,841 
1,833 
1,612 
2,486 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
60 
60 
46 
184 
146 
104 
38 
workers 
458 
145 
114 
483 
441 
514 
1,068 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
130 
93 
80 
255 
170 
112 
42 
workers 
549 
538 
275 
1,358 
1,392 
1,098 
1,418 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
8 
9 
11 
26 
11 
9 
10 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
3 
2 
1 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
248 
228 
130 
323 
139 
60 
14 
workers 
671 
557 
277 
844 
311 
124 
37 
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 
521 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
- 
407 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
- 
- 
257 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
654 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
332 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
157 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
55 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
3 
1 
4 
10 
2 
6 
2 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
39 
10 
19 
39 
54 
61 
23 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
45 
34 
15 
62 
30 
13 
6 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
66 
34 
10 
48 
14 
2 
2 
Other crop farming (1119) 
204 
201 
132 
315 
131 
36 
14 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (1 1192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (11193,11194,11199) . 
204 
201 
132 
315 
131 
36 
14 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .... 
56 
55 
31 
54 
18 
4 
2 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
1 
1 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
14 
22 
19 
89 
68 
28 
4 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
8 
- 
1 
2 
1 
- 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
6 
1 
5 
11 
- 
1 
- 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
15 
6 
- 
2 
2 
- 
- 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
64 
42 
15 
22 
12 
6 
2 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
173 
173 
111 
308 
135 
51 
9 
number 
6,973 
3,265 
3,185 
15,970 
17,799 
18,090 
7,974 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
108 
95 
37 
79 
26 
11 
1 
1 0 to 49 
53 
58 
60 
121 
25 
7 
4 
50 to 99 
7 
17 
9 
56 
15 
1 
- 
100 to 199 
4 
3 
3 
43 
40 
7 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
2 
8 
26 
9 
- 
500 or more 
1 
- 
- 
1 
3 
16 
4 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
117 
139 
87 
251 
125 
44 
7 
number 
1,394 
1,619 
1,637 
8,056 
10,025 
9,725 
4,113 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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