Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products 
Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
6 
2 
1 
500 or more 
6 
- 
- 
- 
" 
1 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
1,855 
2,183 
1,478 
1,067 
704 
893 
number 
42,278 
34,245 
14,885 
7,674 
4,426 
7,308 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,738 
2,138 
1,441 
1,038 
684 
850 
number 
39,960 
33,926 
14,729 
7,516 
4,346 
7,191 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
363 
644 
791 
812 
561 
634 
10 to 49 
1,233 
1,455 
638 
223 
119 
206 
50 to 99 
134 
36 
11 
3 
3 
6 
100 to 199 
8 
3 
1 
- 
1 
3 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
162 
70 
50 
51 
25 
49 
number 
2,318 
319 
156 
158 
80 
117 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
50 
61 
46 
49 
25 
49 
10 to 49 
112 
9 
4 
2 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
2,110 
2,288 
1,625 
1,106 
684 
971 
number 
50,956 
32,794 
16,876 
8,951 
5,025 
11,074 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
2,180 
2,459 
1,685 
1,151 
632 
89 
number 
45,787 
30,982 
12,224 
4,933 
1 ,656 
128 
$1,000 
38,503 
25,559 
9,128 
3,437 
1,019 
60 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
736 
854 
598 
368 
193 
50 
number 
12,657 
8,935 
4,278 
1,718 
681 
82 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
1,976 
2,210 
1,455 
971 
507 
43 
number 
33,130 
22,047 
7,946 
3,215 
975 
46 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
169 
107 
15 
2 
- 
- 
number 
3,227 
1,425 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
- 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
113 
160 
161 
127 
146 
119 
number 
4,138 
3,466 
2,347 
1,807 
9,135 
896 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
69 
126 
141 
121 
130 
118 
25 to 49 
21 
16 
9 
3 
8 
- 
50 to 99 
14 
10 
7 
1 
1 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
7 
7 
4 
1 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 or more 
1 
- 
- 
1 
7 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
58 
74 
60 
52 
51 
32 
number 
1,228 
560 
323 
235 
271 
473 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
110 
134 
136 
107 
129 
102 
number 
2,910 
2,906 
2,024 
1,572 
8,864 
423 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
123 
159 
171 
134 
118 
52 
number 
5,393 
4,200 
2,598 
1,260 
653 
152 
$1,000 
705 
529 
257 
162 
84 
20 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
189 
324 
299 
266 
214 
264 
number 
11,762 
15,117 
8,894 
5,719 
3,256 
3,427 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
179 
297 
261 
226 
183 
213 
number 
7,804 
10,399 
5,343 
3,433 
2,005 
2,096 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
168 
293 
250 
226 
143 
96 
number 
10,234 
10,046 
6,162 
3,448 
1,351 
420 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
664 
1,130 
1,047 
1,106 
1,030 
2,645 
number 
5,165 
8,813 
6,711 
6,747 
5,953 
20,677 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
647 
1,096 
1,020 
1,082 
1,001 
2,587 
number 
4,230 
7,687 
5,977 
6,003 
5,280 
16,454 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
207 
389 
391 
398 
370 
89 
number 
1,338 
1,619 
1,117 
955 
622 
101 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
125 
211 
212 
221 
168 
362 
number 
3,960 
4,564 
5,228 
2,621 
1,806 
2,843 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
78 
143 
132 
132 
104 
72 
number 
2,392 
2,816 
1,964 
1,349 
983 
362 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
368 
621 
585 
620 
597 
791 
number 
23,991 
18,697 
15,516 
15,908 
13,465 
13,574 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
357 
619 
585 
620 
597 
791 
400 to 3,199 
11 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
" 
- 
- 
" 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
48 
74 
90 
90 
90 
51 
number 
2,049 
1,981 
2,291 
2,684 
2,107 
777 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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