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 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
236 
161 
64 
11 
110 
126 
number 
2,656 
1,205 
(D) 
(D) 
867 
1,789 
Beef cows 
farms 
212 
154 
55 
3 
101 
111 
number 
1,447 
865 
(D) 
(D) 
616 
831 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
168 
126 
40 
2 
79 
89 
10 to 49 
43 
28 
14 
1 
22 
21 
50 to 99 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
30 
8 
14 
8 
10 
20 
number 
1,209 
340 
852 
17 
251 
958 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
15 
5 
3 
7 
5 
10 
10 to 49 
6 
2 
3 
1 
3 
3 
50 to 99 
4 
- 
4 
- 
1 
3 
100 to 199 
4 
- 
4 
- 
1 
3 
200 to 499 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
195 
117 
74 
4 
90 
105 
number 
2,011 
679 
(D) 
(D) 
752 
1,259 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
161 
108 
48 
5 
65 
96 
number 
1,578 
567 
991 
20 
463 
1,115 
$1,000 
1,180 
460 
708 
12 
345 
835 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
57 
33 
23 
1 
30 
27 
number 
543 
(D) 
383 
(D) 
139 
404 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
145 
96 
45 
4 
55 
90 
number 
1,035 
(D) 
608 
(D) 
324 
711 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
8 
5 
3 
6 
2 
number 
132 
70 
62 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
77 
65 
10 
2 
34 
43 
number 
1,830 
(D) 
173 
(D) 
588 
1,242 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
59 
48 
9 
2 
28 
31 
25 to 49 
8 
8 
- 
- 
- 
8 
50 to 99 
8 
7 
1 
- 
6 
2 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
40 
33 
5 
2 
16 
24 
number 
578 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
299 
279 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
68 
56 
10 
2 
26 
42 
number 
1,252 
1,079 
(D) 
(D) 
289 
963 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
66 
50 
14 
2 
20 
46 
number 
4,477 
4,285 
(D) 
(D) 
3,142 
1,335 
$1,000 
601 
564 
(D) 
(D) 
453 
148 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
122 
98 
17 
7 
36 
86 
number 
1,823 
1,322 
471 
30 
465 
1,358 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
111 
89 
15 
7 
34 
77 
number 
1,188 
858 
302 
28 
387 
801 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
69 
53 
16 
- 
9 
60 
number 
852 
522 
330 
- 
93 
759 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
285 
223 
48 
14 
131 
154 
number 
2,417 
1,794 
(D) 
(D) 
1,182 
1,235 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
272 
214 
45 
13 
122 
150 
number 
1,756 
1,377 
(D) 
(D) 
804 
952 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
64 
48 
16 
25 
39 
number 
204 
98 
106 
- 
117 
87 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
117 
95 
9 
13 
34 
83 
number 
886 
705 
(D) 
(D) 
232 
654 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
45 
39 
5 
1 
17 
28 
number 
354 
264 
(D) 
(D) 
108 
246 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
327 
255 
50 
22 
108 
219 
number 
69,662 
65,530 
3,059 
1,073 
53,931 
15,731 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
320 
249 
49 
22 
104 
216 
400 to 3,199 
5 
4 
1 
- 
3 
2 
3,200 to 9,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
51 
41 
9 
1 
21 
30 
number 
3,565 
3,278 
(D) 
(D) 
360 
3,205 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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