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 
125 
101 
100 
304 
292 
139 
107 
acres 
19,569 
19,814 
23,664 
108,750 
206,134 
191,935 
302,583 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
5,640 
3,619 
3,092 
9,528 
6,132 
2,973 
1,232 
acres 
887,069 
715,201 
733,826 
3,409,195 
4,249,489 
3,987,457 
3,726,690 
Partnership 
farms 
313 
223 
201 
669 
640 
504 
555 
acres 
49,337 
43,891 
47,274 
240,080 
447,136 
701,141 
2,056,599 
Registered under state law 
farms 
202 
137 
142 
476 
497 
420 
438 
acres 
31,774 
27,118 
33,435 
169,417 
352,095 
584,851 
1,670,056 
Corporation 
farms 
167 
83 
69 
382 
452 
568 
372 
acres 
26,435 
16,466 
16,539 
141,266 
329,469 
791,537 
1,108,098 
Family held 
farms 
149 
64 
66 
357 
438 
552 
364 
acres 
23,612 
12,683 
15,828 
132,691 
319,545 
768,155 
1,073,664 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
3 
3 
2 
6 
2 
2 
2 
10 or less stockholders 
farms 
146 
61 
64 
351 
436 
550 
362 
Other than family held 
farms 
18 
19 
3 
25 
14 
16 
8 
acres 
2,823 
3,783 
711 
8,575 
9,924 
23,382 
34,434 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
3 
2 
4 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
16 
18 
3 
22 
12 
12 
8 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
110 
50 
27 
131 
69 
36 
26 
acres 
17,090 
9,990 
6,449 
46,304 
50,715 
46,881 
117,932 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,370 
970 
1,007 
4,026 
3,796 
2,928 
1,873 
workers 
3,547 
3,175 
2,838 
11,899 
12,603 
12,718 
12,763 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
348 
286 
358 
1,503 
1,624 
1,612 
1,352 
workers 
897 
703 
768 
3,259 
4,058 
4,522 
4,413 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
1,146 
797 
783 
3,146 
2,984 
2,257 
1,503 
workers 
2,650 
2,472 
2,070 
8,640 
8,545 
8,196 
8,350 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
9 
10 
13 
59 
62 
114 
131 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
4 
2 
4 
3 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
2,172 
1,365 
1,244 
3,578 
2,591 
1,291 
591 
workers 
4,792 
2,859 
2,833 
7,838 
5,372 
2,630 
1,206 
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 
6,230 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
- 
3,975 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
- 
- 
3,389 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
10,710 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7,293 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4,081 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
2,185 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
2,863 
1,913 
1,677 
6,040 
5,105 
3,312 
1,897 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
42 
18 
23 
47 
42 
27 
15 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
24 
16 
6 
10 
4 
1 
- 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
36 
24 
20 
30 
9 
3 
1 
Other crop farming (1119) 
1,966 
1,069 
784 
1,772 
647 
226 
138 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 193,1 1 194,1 1199) . 
1,966 
1,069 
784 
1,772 
647 
226 
138 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .... 
565 
400 
342 
887 
396 
151 
30 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
110 
70 
45 
187 
127 
45 
14 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
336 
295 
363 
1,323 
570 
163 
29 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
60 
46 
37 
216 
265 
109 
33 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
66 
28 
24 
79 
36 
14 
10 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
28 
14 
15 
14 
5 
2 
- 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
134 
82 
53 
105 
87 
28 
18 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,974 
1,598 
1,545 
4,865 
2,844 
1,102 
366 
number 
103,858 
101,455 
124,917 
577,404 
563,482 
393,066 
213,631 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
273 
151 
123 
230 
87 
23 
12 
1 0 to 49 
1,013 
787 
613 
1,360 
535 
151 
61 
50 to 99 
438 
355 
421 
1,175 
563 
137 
35 
1 00 to 1 99 
171 
237 
280 
1,341 
728 
223 
53 
200 to 499 
72 
60 
94 
649 
737 
338 
96 
500 or more 
7 
8 
14 
110 
194 
230 
109 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
1,554 
1,242 
1,224 
3,820 
2,130 
783 
253 
number 
39,242 
35,204 
43,899 
193,816 
194,337 
122,638 
69,723 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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