Table 1 7. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Milk cow herd 
Total 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Milk cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
979 
107,365 
979 
59,321 
979 
47,978 
799 
48,044 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
563 
13,545 
563 
6,326 
563 
1,265 
425 
7,219 
1 0 to 1 9 
35 
(D) 
35 
(D) 
35 
469 
26 
(D) 
20 to 49 
81 
6,227 
81 
3,738 
81 
2,790 
68 
2,489 
50 to 99 
125 
17,781 
125 
9,969 
125 
8,648 
114 
7,812 
1 00 to 1 99 
122 
34,829 
122 
19,014 
122 
16,633 
118 
15,815 
200 to 499 
44 
21,372 
44 
12,733 
44 
11,893 
39 
8,639 
500 to 999 
8 
9,371 
8 
5,353 
8 
(D) 
8 
4,018 
1 ,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
“ 
- 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
37,847 
1,748,951 
33,052 
863,287 
(X) 
(X) 
31,864 
885,664 
Milk cow herd 
Cattle and calves sales 
Milk sales 
Total 
Cattle 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
757 
32,770 
22,166 
658 
20,258 
478 
12,512 
463 
145,184 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
364 
7,165 
5,872 
301 
5,161 
206 
2,004 
54 
259 
1 0 to 1 9 
31 
(D) 
(D) 
31 
(D) 
10 
58 
28 
(D) 
20 to 49 
70 
1,696 
937 
61 
1,045 
44 
651 
81 
6,975 
50 to 99 
121 
4,645 
2,793 
109 
2,754 
82 
1,891 
125 
23,313 
1 00 to 1 99 
120 
9,909 
6,773 
109 
6,135 
96 
3,774 
122 
50,926 
200 to 499 
42 
6,054 
4,155 
40 
3,462 
33 
2,592 
44 
39,790 
500 to 999 
8 
2,507 
(D) 
6 
965 
7 
1,542 
8 
17,599 
1 ,000 or more 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
- 
" 
“ 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
32,095 
927,912 
713,345 
28,360 
722,137 
17,544 
205,775 
6 
261 
Table 18. Cattle and Calves - Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 pounds or more 
Calves weighing less than 
500 pounds 
Number sold 
Cattle and calves 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
32,852 
960,682 
735,511 
29,018 
742,395 
50 
3,661 
18,022 
218,287 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
13,216 
63,467 
43,636 
10,844 
41,794 
6,355 
21,673 
1 0 to 1 9 
8,013 
108,330 
74,908 
7,183 
71,533 
18 
253 
4,958 
36,797 
20 to 49 
7,687 
227,328 
161,767 
7,181 
160,590 
16 
315 
4,612 
66,738 
50 to 99 
2,471 
165,342 
117,509 
2,370 
122,707 
5 
161 
1,455 
42,635 
1 00 to 1 99 
914 
120,809 
94,635 
895 
96,627 
4 
275 
446 
24,182 
200 to 499 
389 
111,891 
94,905 
383 
95,036 
4 
724 
151 
16,855 
500 to 999 
112 
74,470 
71,292 
112 
71,914 
2 
(D) 
25 
2,556 
1,000 to 2,499 
39 
54,100 
46,535 
39 
(□) 
1 
(D) 
15 
(D) 
2,500 or more 
11 
34,945 
30,324 
11 
(D) 
- 
5 
(D) 
Table 19. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs 
1,297 
147,795 
1,566 
138,207 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
1,103 
7,144 
1,291 
7,216 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
92 
3,092 
116 
4,114 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
40 
2,853 
62 
4,165 
1 00 to 1 99 
19 
2,585 
20 
2,840 
1 00 to 1 99 
2 
(D) 
6 
795 
200 to 499 
11 
3,375 
34 
11,515 
200 to 499 
- 
7 
1,876 
500 to 999 
9 
5,832 
13 
11,204 
500 or more 
4 
11,500 
5 
5,329 
1,000 to 1,999 
4 
5,775 
12 
17,407 
2,000 to 4,999 
14 
54,349 
13 
44,996 
Other hogs and pigs 
1,135 
132,329 
1,292 
125,240 
5,000 or more 
5 
62,790 
5 
34,750 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
977 
6,149 
1,048 
5,790 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
65 
2,146 
96 
3,115 
used for breeding 
643 
15,466 
809 
12,967 
50 to 99 
33 
2,172 
57 
3,616 
Farms with- 
1 00 to 1 99 
19 
2,451 
18 
2,518 
1 to 24 
615 
2,648 
749 
3,109 
200 to 499 
12 
4,102 
31 
9,634 
25 to 49 
10 
(D) 
27 
873 
500 to 999 
6 
4,181 
13 
10,675 
50 to 99 
12 
775 
15 
985 
1 ,000 or more 
23 
111,128 
29 
89,892 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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