Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
142 
141 
141 
1 
1 
26 
500 or more 
142 
138 
137 
4 
4 
4 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
472 
458 
451 
14 
14 
94 
number 
78,231 
75,659 
75,392 
2,572 
2,572 
10,190 
Beef cows 
farms 
247 
237 
234 
10 
10 
74 
number 
13,172 
12,924 
(D) 
248 
248 
2,350 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
77 
74 
74 
3 
3 
35 
10 to 49 
94 
88 
86 
6 
6 
32 
50 to 99 
35 
35 
35 
- 
- 
3 
100 to 199 
26 
25 
24 
1 
1 
1 
200 to 499 
13 
13 
13 
- 
- 
3 
500 or more 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
243 
239 
235 
4 
4 
28 
number 
65,059 
62,735 
(D) 
2,324 
2,324 
7,840 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
8 
8 
8 
3 
10 to 49 
24 
24 
20 
- 
- 
3 
50 to 99 
47 
47 
47 
- 
- 
12 
100 to 199 
63 
62 
62 
1 
1 
6 
200 to 499 
64 
62 
62 
2 
2 
2 
500 or more 
37 
36 
36 
1 
1 
2 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
573 
563 
557 
10 
10 
115 
number 
146,214 
143,067 
(D) 
3,147 
3,147 
10,230 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
582 
568 
563 
14 
14 
107 
number 
168,702 
163,865 
(D) 
4,837 
4,837 
14,041 
$1,000 
195,761 
190,938 
(D) 
4,822 
4,822 
10,938 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
242 
235 
231 
7 
7 
48 
number 
25,306 
23,928 
23,868 
1,378 
1,378 
5,084 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
553 
540 
535 
13 
13 
94 
number 
143,396 
139,937 
(D) 
3,459 
3,459 
8,957 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
193 
191 
190 
2 
2 
22 
number 
86,215 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,231 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
374 
345 
341 
29 
18 
26 
number 
2,154,454 
1,873,835 
1,873,827 
280,619 
203,336 
16,995 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
19 
17 
13 
2 
2 
17 
25 to 49 
4 
4 
4 
- 
- 
1 
50 to 99 
7 
7 
7 
- 
- 
1 
1 00 to 1 99 
4 
4 
4 
- 
- 
2 
200 to 499 
11 
11 
11 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
329 
302 
302 
27 
16 
5 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
136 
116 
116 
20 
10 
11 
number 
238,807 
191,095 
191,095 
47,712 
27,321 
2,141 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
362 
334 
330 
28 
17 
26 
number 
1,915,647 
1,682,740 
1,682,732 
232,907 
176,015 
14,854 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
390 
361 
361 
29 
18 
26 
number 
6,697,164 
5,865,213 
5,865,213 
831,951 
434,760 
45,725 
$1,000 
781,698 
687,956 
687,956 
93,741 
73,059 
6,410 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
49 
47 
47 
2 
1 
11 
number 
(D) 
3,041 
3,041 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
41 
39 
39 
2 
1 
11 
number 
(D) 
1,867 
1,867 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
38 
37 
37 
1 
1 
6 
number 
(D) 
2,650 
2,650 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
305 
261 
256 
44 
43 
105 
number 
5,254 
4,690 
4,649 
564 
(D) 
893 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
286 
251 
246 
35 
34 
101 
number 
3,060 
2,709 
2,668 
351 
(D) 
726 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
86 
82 
82 
4 
4 
24 
number 
504 
496 
496 
8 
8 
70 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
41 
37 
35 
4 
2 
12 
number 
964 
684 
(D) 
280 
(D) 
109 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
17 
15 
13 
2 
2 
5 
number 
(D) 
135 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
119 
107 
99 
12 
11 
42 
number 
3,826,771 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
1,153 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
109 
98 
92 
11 
10 
42 
400 to 3,199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
8 
7 
5 
1 
1 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
10 
9 
8 
1 
1 
7 
number 
1,085,413 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
205 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Minnesota 153 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
