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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
2,933 
2,196 
1,434 
3,681 
1,445 
504 
210 
number 
75,854 
67,511 
50,458 
182,996 
116,879 
61,208 
42,361 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
382 
236 
109 
206 
46 
13 
7 
10 to 49 
2,303 
1,604 
1,021 
1,844 
448 
119 
43 
50 to 99 
231 
336 
273 
1,325 
491 
120 
27 
100 to 199 
16 
18 
31 
299 
394 
143 
51 
200 to 499 
1 
2 
- 
6 
64 
105 
59 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
4 
23 
Milk cows 
farms 
54 
46 
32 
154 
106 
47 
8 
number 
1,472 
2,129 
1,984 
11,626 
14,641 
10,617 
2,412 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
28 
15 
6 
25 
10 
4 
- 
10 to 49 
20 
12 
4 
27 
7 
3 
1 
50 to 99 
3 
15 
16 
51 
24 
3 
- 
100 to 199 
2 
3 
6 
47 
45 
15 
2 
200 to 499 
1 
1 
- 
4 
17 
18 
3 
500 or more 
- 
- 
3 
4 
2 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
2,785 
2,149 
1,376 
3,692 
1,540 
558 
218 
number 
67,386 
70,918 
42,628 
196,658 
144,190 
96,678 
49,157 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
2,866 
2,233 
1,426 
3,794 
1,573 
569 
211 
number 
70,232 
71,637 
44,416 
201,490 
146,610 
113,713 
56,028 
$1,000 
51,655 
53,739 
33,032 
149,258 
117,384 
102,980 
45,345 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
1,625 
1,251 
822 
2,263 
854 
307 
115 
number 
17,480 
16,352 
10,914 
45,428 
27,363 
15,445 
8,997 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
2,609 
2,061 
1,328 
3,548 
1,481 
536 
199 
number 
52,752 
55,285 
33,502 
156,062 
119,247 
98,268 
47,031 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
3 
4 
- 
11 
3 
5 
2 
number 
35 
63 
997 
192 
1,380 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
72 
57 
33 
69 
56 
23 
10 
number 
1,178 
11,475 
16,308 
7,647 
7,805 
9,407 
31,982 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
63 
43 
25 
51 
33 
8 
2 
25 to 49 
4 
8 
2 
7 
5 
1 
1 
50 to 99 
4 
3 
3 
4 
7 
4 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
- 
- 
- 
4 
5 
2 
1 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
1 
3 
3 
2 
500 or more 
- 
3 
3 
2 
3 
5 
4 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
32 
31 
17 
34 
31 
13 
7 
number 
138 
258 
66 
567 
553 
306 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
70 
51 
31 
59 
53 
22 
10 
number 
1,040 
11,217 
16,242 
7,080 
7,252 
9,101 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
42 
43 
19 
46 
36 
20 
8 
number 
(D) 
19,254 
32,167 
(D) 
29,001 
20,168 
56,277 
$1,000 
478 
3,382 
3,862 
(D) 
2,487 
3,164 
7,504 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
92 
57 
34 
113 
43 
15 
4 
number 
2,904 
1,863 
(D) 
5,385 
2,654 
1,590 
(D) 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
70 
39 
30 
92 
35 
11 
2 
number 
1,553 
950 
(D) 
3,083 
1,418 
744 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
57 
42 
22 
84 
27 
9 
2 
number 
1,736 
1,159 
(D) 
3,190 
1,303 
968 
(D) 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
903 
586 
421 
1,013 
362 
159 
67 
number 
5,466 
4,087 
3,241 
6,870 
3,448 
1,548 
605 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
854 
554 
408 
966 
336 
157 
66 
number 
4,919 
3,643 
3,018 
6,179 
2,820 
1,440 
555 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
143 
98 
71 
153 
76 
20 
19 
number 
434 
514 
460 
931 
383 
108 
58 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
229 
159 
82 
199 
79 
15 
8 
number 
4,615 
4,022 
1,812 
7,324 
2,647 
280 
228 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
115 
98 
46 
115 
50 
11 
4 
number 
1,909 
3,131 
1,142 
4,541 
2,411 
(D) 
(D) 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
338 
215 
129 
302 
88 
12 
5 
number 
186,807 
105,924 
100,254 
170,131 
88,396 
69,420 
62,294 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
332 
208 
125 
293 
83 
9 
2 
400 to 3,199 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
4 
4 
2 
7 
2 
1 
1 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
1 
1 
2 
1 
2 
2 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
45 
19 
20 
49 
26 
4 
- 
number 
162,815 
50,397 
366 
130,195 
181,198 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
36 
26 
20 
35 
13 
6 
4 
number 
163,535 
107,675 
76,817 
156,008 
133,598 
64,210 
63,212 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
6 
5 
4 
9 
8 
1 
- 
number 
(D) 
194,600 
384 
294,760 
322,474 
(D) 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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