Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
88 
74 
48 
146 
98 
53 
21 
acres 
14,129 
14,376 
11,633 
52,060 
66,728 
76,282 
85,144 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
4,191 
2,916 
1,863 
4,619 
1,896 
740 
300 
acres 
656,985 
576,234 
443,838 
1,599,638 
1,256,311 
962,130 
946,711 
Partnership 
farms 
276 
186 
132 
458 
274 
166 
201 
acres 
43,995 
36,783 
31,368 
166,974 
184,065 
236,529 
791,010 
Registered under state law 
farms 
147 
89 
69 
250 
160 
105 
147 
acres 
23,565 
17,564 
16,469 
90,919 
109,153 
151,561 
612,762 
Corporation 
farms 
62 
60 
42 
108 
69 
42 
27 
acres 
9,672 
11,822 
10,048 
40,137 
47,143 
57,474 
94,061 
Family held 
farms 
50 
53 
38 
96 
64 
35 
22 
acres 
7,832 
10,483 
9,091 
35,782 
43,504 
47,339 
72,484 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
2 
- 
3 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
49 
52 
38 
94 
64 
32 
21 
Other than family held 
farms 
12 
7 
4 
12 
5 
7 
5 
acres 
1,840 
1,339 
957 
4,355 
3,639 
10,135 
21,577 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
- 
3 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
12 
4 
2 
12 
5 
6 
5 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
24 
23 
18 
39 
29 
8 
4 
acres 
3,801 
4,569 
4,270 
14,380 
20,387 
11,090 
32,986 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,080 
903 
567 
1,908 
1,115 
669 
480 
workers 
2,609 
2,450 
1,774 
5,805 
4,010 
3,012 
2,551 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
211 
200 
150 
649 
498 
467 
423 
workers 
454 
357 
320 
1,264 
1,335 
1,264 
1,462 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
943 
800 
481 
1,569 
885 
418 
315 
workers 
2,155 
2,093 
1,454 
4,541 
2,675 
1,748 
1,089 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
22 
26 
14 
78 
79 
68 
36 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
6 
4 
5 
9 
9 
2 
2 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
1,990 
1,491 
907 
2,316 
965 
344 
146 
workers 
4,610 
3,479 
2,195 
5,425 
2,240 
816 
322 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
1 0 to 49 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 69 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
4,553 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
- 
3,185 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
- 
- 
2,055 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
5,224 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,268 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
956 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
532 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
229 
203 
139 
597 
556 
451 
390 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
23 
8 
8 
27 
18 
6 
4 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
20 
10 
4 
8 
4 
- 
- 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
28 
24 
24 
40 
25 
17 
_ 
Other crop farming (1119) 
1,019 
589 
355 
808 
321 
132 
70 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
32 
49 
16 
74 
46 
27 
7 
Cotton farming (11192) 
9 
6 
- 
25 
36 
48 
52 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 193,1 1 194,1 1199) . 
978 
534 
339 
709 
239 
57 
11 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .... 
2,869 
2,141 
1,352 
3,333 
1,148 
286 
59 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
1 
4 
- 
6 
2 
3 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
27 
30 
26 
120 
92 
35 
4 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
8 
7 
8 
6 
4 
1 
1 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
56 
38 
26 
60 
32 
10 
3 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
58 
24 
15 
35 
8 
- 
- 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
215 
107 
98 
184 
58 
15 
1 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
3,173 
2,415 
1,523 
4,023 
1,641 
594 
230 
number 
144,712 
140,558 
95,070 
391,280 
275,710 
168,503 
93,930 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
205 
118 
53 
78 
25 
5 
5 
1 0 to 49 
1,835 
1,121 
602 
1,069 
261 
71 
29 
50 to 99 
929 
847 
617 
1,305 
318 
89 
30 
1 00 to 1 99 
182 
295 
232 
1,265 
518 
134 
38 
200 to 499 
21 
31 
19 
290 
462 
202 
69 
500 or more 
1 
3 
- 
16 
57 
93 
59 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
2,957 
2,218 
1,450 
3,774 
1,505 
532 
213 
number 
77,326 
69,640 
52,442 
194,622 
131,520 
71,825 
44,773 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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