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 
1,075 
601 
598 
2,867 
3,366 
2,712 
3,231 
number 
30,462 
19,246 
(D) 
127,488 
215,230 
278,377 
946,484 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
227 
74 
86 
220 
130 
64 
39 
10 to 49 
739 
467 
414 
1,851 
1,519 
621 
247 
50 to 99 
73 
37 
65 
587 
1,151 
880 
326 
100 to 199 
30 
13 
28 
167 
446 
854 
871 
200 to 499 
4 
8 
3 
34 
111 
269 
1,266 
500 or more 
2 
2 
2 
8 
9 
24 
482 
Milk cows 
farms 
27 
17 
18 
91 
93 
59 
66 
number 
2,105 
526 
(D) 
14,552 
17,462 
5,781 
5,342 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4 
4 
6 
21 
24 
19 
44 
10 to 49 
16 
9 
11 
32 
17 
7 
6 
50 to 99 
5 
3 
- 
21 
27 
16 
3 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
10 
11 
7 
7 
200 to 499 
1 
1 
- 
4 
7 
9 
2 
500 or more 
1 
- 
1 
3 
7 
1 
4 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
960 
601 
576 
2,740 
3,428 
2,835 
3,451 
number 
146,591 
89,922 
112,295 
408,936 
749,775 
732,370 
1,917,494 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1,048 
610 
644 
2,963 
3,756 
3,056 
3,511 
number 
267,376 
185,090 
225,667 
779,354 
1,306,497 
1,224,603 
2,879,933 
$1,000 
359,185 
275,056 
312,943 
1,049,879 
1,773,135 
1,664,636 
3,663,612 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
390 
289 
240 
1,073 
1,339 
1,027 
1,320 
number 
7,381 
5,105 
6,092 
33,142 
54,024 
65,835 
222,978 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
915 
511 
588 
2,620 
3,384 
2,825 
3,313 
number 
259,995 
179,985 
219,575 
746,212 
1,252,473 
1,158,768 
2,656,955 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
81 
47 
50 
282 
511 
495 
523 
number 
211,330 
154,958 
180,963 
584,196 
964,342 
808,317 
1,600,293 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
59 
29 
31 
176 
239 
194 
123 
number 
320,591 
32,626 
33,509 
413,023 
433,756 
276,000 
285,946 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
30 
6 
5 
23 
28 
23 
21 
25 to 49 
5 
1 
- 
6 
9 
14 
6 
50 to 99 
2 
- 
1 
13 
21 
4 
7 
1 00 to 1 99 
2 
3 
7 
18 
14 
12 
4 
200 to 499 
6 
7 
8 
42 
43 
30 
10 
500 or more 
14 
12 
10 
74 
124 
111 
75 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
26 
6 
12 
81 
81 
75 
48 
number 
54,985 
963 
1,928 
84,017 
17,050 
13,717 
44,629 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
50 
28 
31 
159 
229 
194 
115 
number 
265,606 
31,663 
31,581 
329,006 
416,706 
262,283 
241,317 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
60 
33 
42 
191 
251 
198 
130 
number 
1,358,675 
68,047 
83,988 
1,700,499 
960,942 
646,147 
1,201,464 
$1,000 
103,593 
7,911 
(D) 
147,401 
146,854 
104,052 
96,947 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
99 
42 
47 
184 
97 
71 
65 
number 
6,632 
1,675 
1,591 
12,783 
7,543 
8,019 
8,521 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
94 
36 
39 
170 
85 
69 
57 
number 
4,247 
1,050 
820 
8,395 
5,301 
5,147 
5,043 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
89 
25 
41 
180 
101 
55 
57 
number 
6,626 
1,633 
815 
19,333 
8,020 
4,100 
9,202 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
405 
196 
141 
615 
793 
743 
1,508 
number 
3,692 
1,396 
1,067 
4,128 
4.912 
3,667 
13,338 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
391 
184 
136 
588 
755 
721 
1,461 
number 
3,407 
1,113 
950 
3,798 
4,361 
3,345 
12,391 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
104 
52 
38 
125 
136 
127 
241 
number 
554 
206 
154 
432 
715 
522 
3,097 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
65 
41 
38 
89 
59 
51 
59 
number 
1,281 
816 
755 
1,742 
2,068 
879 
2,227 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
40 
20 
22 
77 
39 
23 
29 
number 
714 
805 
719 
1,425 
1,959 
834 
692 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
169 
70 
75 
219 
193 
156 
135 
number 
14,384 
(D) 
2,194 
(D) 
(D) 
351,470 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
168 
68 
75 
214 
190 
153 
134 
400 to 3,199 
- 
- 
- 
4 
1 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
26 
12 
12 
19 
26 
20 
18 
number 
934 
438 
201 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
636 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
18 
8 
5 
15 
24 
8 
11 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
98 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
4 
1 
- 
1 
1 
3 
3 
number 
393 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
150 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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