Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
2,190 
456 
1,631 
103 
942 
1,248 
500 or more 
729 
140 
540 
49 
272 
457 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
17,655 
8,565 
8,149 
941 
9,252 
8,403 
number 
821,138 
242,271 
531,935 
46,932 
338,911 
482,227 
Beef cows 
farms 
13,547 
7,045 
5,833 
669 
7,416 
6,131 
number 
357,826 
122,038 
218,797 
16,991 
191,521 
166,305 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,744 
3,262 
1,276 
206 
2,471 
2,273 
10 to 49 
7,017 
3,361 
3,283 
373 
3,988 
3,029 
50 to 99 
1,188 
322 
802 
64 
677 
511 
100 to 199 
451 
76 
352 
23 
223 
228 
200 to 499 
128 
19 
106 
3 
47 
81 
500 or more 
19 
5 
14 
- 
10 
9 
Milk cows 
farms 
4,746 
1,761 
2,695 
290 
2,124 
2,622 
number 
463,312 
120,233 
313,138 
29,941 
147,390 
315,922 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
364 
258 
86 
20 
170 
194 
10 to 49 
1,678 
809 
760 
109 
963 
715 
50 to 99 
1,626 
487 
1,035 
104 
674 
952 
100 to 199 
712 
144 
543 
25 
229 
483 
200 to 499 
258 
41 
195 
22 
61 
197 
500 or more 
108 
22 
76 
10 
27 
81 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
21,102 
9,917 
10,015 
1,170 
11,212 
9,890 
number 
1,591,546 
415,388 
1,078,651 
97,507 
736,317 
855,229 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
20,383 
9,525 
9,697 
1,161 
10,842 
9,541 
number 
1,537,782 
426,873 
998,456 
112,453 
701,224 
836,558 
$1,000 
1,639,634 
421,023 
1,085,737 
132,875 
787,502 
852,132 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
6,960 
3,313 
3,269 
378 
3,465 
3,495 
number 
329,784 
124,917 
187,371 
17,496 
124,588 
205,196 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
18,599 
8,442 
9,092 
1,065 
9,871 
8,728 
number 
1,207,998 
301,956 
811,085 
94,957 
576,636 
631,362 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
4,052 
1,198 
2,581 
273 
2,203 
1,849 
number 
569,586 
123,159 
395,603 
50,824 
267,395 
302,191 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
3,355 
1,425 
1,697 
233 
1,645 
1,710 
number 
7,606,785 
2,768,864 
4,153,910 
684,011 
3,486,838 
4,119,947 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
941 
632 
261 
48 
396 
545 
25 to 49 
128 
60 
54 
14 
89 
39 
50 to 99 
102 
56 
38 
8 
60 
42 
1 00 to 1 99 
116 
39 
60 
17 
68 
48 
200 to 499 
248 
75 
144 
29 
134 
114 
500 or more 
1,820 
563 
1,140 
117 
898 
922 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
1,133 
527 
509 
97 
517 
616 
number 
572,545 
286,523 
240,197 
45,825 
239,573 
332,972 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
3,163 
1,316 
1,624 
223 
1,565 
1,598 
number 
7,034,240 
2,482,341 
3,913,713 
638,186 
3,247,265 
3,786,975 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
3,420 
1,434 
1,754 
232 
1,663 
1,757 
number 
22,154,443 
9,330,568 
10,798,781 
2,025,094 
9,606,443 
12,548,000 
$1,000 
2,783,049 
1,025,614 
1,527,849 
229,585 
1,209,007 
1,574,042 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,171 
1,474 
621 
76 
1,020 
1,151 
number 
126,506 
66,006 
54,480 
6,020 
69,123 
57,383 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,919 
1,289 
561 
69 
917 
1,002 
number 
76,178 
39,218 
33,094 
3,866 
39,879 
36,299 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,691 
1,106 
523 
62 
801 
890 
number 
112,558 
55,101 
52,487 
4,970 
57,952 
54,606 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
9,537 
6,928 
2,373 
236 
4,077 
5,460 
number 
66,384 
48,888 
15,670 
1,826 
26,395 
39,989 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
9,248 
6,726 
2,296 
226 
3,907 
5,341 
number 
56,370 
41,155 
13,684 
1,531 
22,784 
33,586 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,151 
1,644 
450 
57 
824 
1,327 
number 
9,642 
7,392 
1,988 
262 
3,234 
6,408 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,580 
1,211 
325 
44 
618 
962 
number 
33,721 
22,000 
10,561 
1,160 
12,788 
20,933 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
847 
618 
198 
31 
334 
513 
number 
16,878 
10,984 
5,374 
520 
6,108 
10,770 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
4,501 
3,290 
1,066 
145 
1,682 
2,819 
number 
9,693,648 
6,693,882 
2,993,838 
5,928 
2,576,540 
7,117,108 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
4,402 
3,226 
1,035 
141 
1,643 
2,759 
400 to 3,199 
30 
21 
5 
4 
14 
16 
3,200 to 9,999 
6 
6 
- 
- 
6 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
33 
19 
14 
- 
11 
22 
20,000 to 49,999 
5 
4 
1 
- 
1 
4 
50,000 to 99,999 
4 
1 
3 
- 
1 
3 
100,000 or more 
21 
13 
8 
- 
6 
15 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
539 
429 
93 
17 
212 
327 
number 
2,823,994 
2,675,010 
147,873 
1,111 
1,172,093 
1,651,901 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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