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 
488 
394 
345 
741 
327 
140 
85 
number 
10,702 
(D) 
10,646 
30,499 
21,924 
17,498 
12,614 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
134 
79 
56 
71 
34 
6 
6 
10 to 49 
312 
273 
220 
463 
106 
50 
34 
50 to 99 
42 
38 
60 
154 
112 
25 
10 
100 to 199 
- 
2 
7 
47 
59 
33 
14 
200 to 499 
- 
2 
2 
6 
16 
21 
14 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
7 
Milk cows 
farms 
7 
3 
7 
16 
23 
4 
7 
number 
166 
(D) 
349 
3,593 
5,414 
1,425 
3,432 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3 
2 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
10 to 49 
3 
- 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
- 
1 
3 
6 
4 
2 
2 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
6 
15 
1 
1 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
4 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
406 
315 
287 
655 
311 
130 
79 
number 
5,732 
5,444 
5,946 
23,693 
17,124 
14,690 
10,019 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
400 
335 
307 
677 
323 
133 
71 
number 
6,862 
6,945 
7,379 
26,330 
20,024 
20,889 
12,729 
$1,000 
4,188 
4,600 
4,325 
18,277 
13,385 
18,139 
9,290 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
290 
244 
236 
460 
206 
86 
46 
number 
3,342 
2,870 
3,557 
9,559 
6,760 
3,742 
3,701 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
338 
272 
251 
578 
285 
114 
59 
number 
3,520 
4,075 
3,822 
16,771 
13,264 
17,147 
9,028 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
" 
" 
" 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
26 
19 
17 
47 
11 
12 
7 
number 
299 
7,019 
22,943 
58,901 
(D) 
22,401 
5,308 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
22 
9 
8 
21 
6 
1 
2 
25 to 49 
4 
1 
- 
9 
3 
2 
1 
50 to 99 
- 
7 
1 
- 
1 
1 
1 
1 00 to 1 99 
- 
- 
3 
4 
- 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
2 
- 
500 or more 
- 
2 
5 
10 
1 
5 
3 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
19 
13 
11 
25 
6 
6 
3 
number 
74 
69 
(D) 
1,805 
21 
(D) 
14 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
21 
18 
14 
44 
10 
12 
7 
number 
225 
6,950 
(D) 
57,096 
(D) 
(D) 
5,294 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
20 
17 
14 
41 
5 
13 
5 
number 
359 
(D) 
70,239 
193,076 
(D) 
93,088 
(D) 
$1,000 
50 
(D) 
12,357 
21,794 
(D) 
10,026 
1,978 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
19 
10 
16 
30 
10 
8 
4 
number 
505 
294 
737 
993 
262 
420 
196 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
16 
10 
10 
23 
9 
7 
3 
number 
293 
256 
441 
510 
77 
300 
86 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
10 
6 
8 
15 
6 
5 
3 
number 
141 
122 
311 
354 
99 
114 
107 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
236 
194 
132 
312 
180 
60 
54 
number 
2,346 
1,380 
1,814 
2,652 
1,543 
420 
592 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
215 
188 
125 
300 
166 
51 
51 
number 
2,017 
1,025 
1,675 
2,110 
1,255 
296 
528 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
49 
40 
25 
40 
34 
2 
4 
number 
269 
134 
1,731 
157 
132 
(D) 
(D) 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
94 
66 
33 
94 
30 
22 
7 
number 
1,222 
1,253 
751 
1,884 
444 
316 
200 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
40 
30 
18 
39 
15 
7 
3 
number 
371 
470 
314 
790 
159 
92 
94 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
78 
55 
37 
95 
54 
14 
12 
number 
864,490 
116,833 
(D) 
248,875 
1,112,151 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
70 
52 
35 
89 
46 
12 
11 
400 to 3,199 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
2 
2 
1 
5 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
3 
1 
- 
3 
2 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
6 
7 
15 
13 
4 
2 
1 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
516,108 
(D) 
86,030 
(D) 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
14 
10 
5 
22 
16 
3 
1 
number 
521,345 
(D) 
(D) 
169,069 
918,429 
(D) 
(D) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
1 
2 
4 
3 
4 
2 
- 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
1,114,226 
(D) 
198,000 
(D) 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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