Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
13,547 
555 
2,175 
684 
1,288 
1,176 
number 
357,826 
5,518 
19,343 
7,774 
16,384 
18,349 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,744 
419 
1,530 
372 
635 
438 
1 0 to 49 
7,017 
124 
622 
304 
630 
694 
50 to 99 
1,188 
8 
17 
6 
20 
41 
1 00 to 1 99 
451 
2 
4 
2 
3 
3 
200 to 499 
128 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
19 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
4,746 
111 
256 
84 
158 
280 
number 
463,312 
4,550 
29,851 
3,752 
6,267 
10,491 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
364 
42 
100 
34 
40 
27 
1 0 to 49 
1,678 
44 
105 
35 
100 
180 
50 to 99 
1,626 
18 
22 
12 
13 
66 
100 to 199 
712 
3 
13 
- 
1 
5 
200 to 499 
258 
3 
7 
1 
2 
1 
500 or more 
108 
1 
9 
2 
2 
1 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
21,102 
933 
2,917 
841 
1,556 
1,544 
number 
1,591,546 
39,842 
73,092 
16,617 
37,465 
45,576 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
20,383 
926 
2,747 
771 
1,463 
1,453 
number 
1,537,782 
52,036 
108,416 
28,952 
36,108 
38,024 
$1,000 
1,639,634 
51,645 
104,468 
25,095 
35,184 
34,299 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
6,960 
289 
883 
283 
513 
555 
number 
329,784 
17,305 
39,417 
15,009 
7,973 
10,837 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
18,599 
798 
2,388 
674 
1,295 
1,264 
number 
1,207,998 
34,731 
68,999 
13,943 
28,135 
27,187 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
4,052 
114 
203 
43 
121 
149 
number 
569,586 
13,237 
30,707 
5,454 
10,352 
7,432 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
3,355 
273 
655 
84 
158 
130 
number 
7,606,785 
609,913 
1,523,889 
206,790 
323,533 
220,657 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
941 
102 
330 
54 
96 
78 
25 to 49 
128 
8 
23 
3 
12 
11 
50 to 99 
102 
12 
8 
4 
8 
5 
100 to 199 
116 
9 
8 
- 
10 
1 
200 to 499 
248 
9 
15 
2 
9 
4 
500 or more 
1,820 
133 
271 
21 
23 
31 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
1,133 
72 
198 
31 
76 
62 
number 
572,545 
38,996 
163,271 
16,627 
45,671 
23,548 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
3,163 
262 
608 
76 
137 
115 
number 
7,034,240 
570,917 
1,360,618 
190,163 
277,862 
197,109 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
3,420 
306 
623 
96 
147 
123 
number 
22,154,443 
2,169,318 
4,891,735 
536,533 
1,151,286 
1,024,505 
$1,000 
2,783,049 
230,802 
527,900 
92,489 
103,958 
68,254 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,171 
242 
794 
125 
200 
150 
number 
126,506 
10,083 
28,168 
4,120 
9,429 
6,642 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,919 
212 
696 
108 
177 
130 
number 
76,178 
5,761 
17,033 
2,861 
5,736 
4,232 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,691 
177 
595 
101 
173 
102 
number 
112,558 
8,672 
19,446 
3,413 
13,694 
4,050 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
9,537 
747 
3,531 
744 
1,058 
771 
number 
66,384 
4,297 
24,617 
6,244 
7,766 
5,748 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
9,248 
732 
3,464 
725 
1,030 
758 
number 
56,370 
3,846 
20,163 
5,110 
6,502 
5,172 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,151 
264 
908 
174 
217 
170 
number 
9,642 
736 
2,604 
624 
777 
916 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,580 
235 
641 
115 
157 
104 
number 
33,721 
4,166 
11,782 
1,673 
3,546 
2,943 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
847 
148 
321 
62 
79 
67 
number 
16,878 
2,041 
5,117 
918 
2,457 
1,319 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
4,501 
452 
1,695 
336 
466 
379 
number 
9,693,648 
55,364 
1,029,650 
8,363 
1,514,220 
189,627 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
4,402 
446 
1,663 
335 
459 
371 
400 to 3,199 
30 
3 
14 
1 
4 
5 
3,200 to 9,999 
6 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
33 
3 
7 
- 
- 
2 
20,000 to 49,999 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
21 
- 
4 
- 
3 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
539 
62 
194 
32 
69 
39 
number 
2,823,994 
(D) 
1,357,975 
(D) 
9,143 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
746 
109 
294 
53 
65 
68 
number 
5,989,829 
48,139 
630,616 
884 
(D) 
34,419 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
86 
13 
30 
8 
7 
9 
number 
5,510,205 
(D) 
3,402,683 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
74 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
