Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
4,149 
125 
671 
235 
352 
389 
acres 
2,058,719 
534 
19,269 
13,633 
28,817 
45,308 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
88,713 
3,258 
20,323 
6,602 
10,280 
9,844 
acres 
22,127,188 
15,698 
573,996 
384,651 
842,986 
1,145,287 
Partnership 
farms 
5,421 
129 
681 
267 
449 
481 
acres 
3,169,685 
536 
21,283 
15,692 
36,612 
56,064 
Registered under state law 
farms 
3,367 
86 
396 
161 
260 
285 
acres 
2,383,286 
343 
12,125 
9,415 
21,389 
33,211 
Corporation 
farms 
3,099 
114 
368 
120 
174 
181 
acres 
2,410,376 
521 
10,266 
7,059 
14,399 
21,090 
Family held 
farms 
2,810 
100 
317 
102 
162 
164 
acres 
2,271,927 
465 
8,735 
6,006 
13,353 
19,114 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
80 
8 
11 
4 
2 
3 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
2,730 
92 
306 
98 
160 
161 
Other than family held 
farms 
289 
14 
51 
18 
12 
17 
acres 
138,449 
56 
1,531 
1,053 
1,046 
1,976 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
39 
1 
11 
1 
- 
2 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
250 
13 
40 
17 
12 
15 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,938 
43 
334 
115 
198 
237 
acres 
558,888 
195 
9,067 
6,689 
16,480 
27,843 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
20,702 
491 
2,555 
962 
1,422 
1,617 
workers 
56,543 
1,575 
6,745 
2,285 
3,127 
3,729 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
7,725 
198 
743 
261 
352 
339 
workers 
18,101 
500 
1,867 
497 
684 
565 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
15,932 
387 
2,040 
783 
1,174 
1,386 
workers 
38,442 
1,075 
4,878 
1,788 
2,443 
3,164 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
198 
11 
20 
4 
17 
17 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
19 
- 
3 
- 
1 
2 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
39,253 
1,467 
8,710 
2,771 
4,298 
4,255 
workers 
89,614 
3,365 
19,872 
6,373 
9,934 
9,668 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
3,544 
3,544 
1 0 to 49 acres 
21,706 
- 
21,706 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 69 acres 
7,104 
- 
- 
7,104 
- 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
11,101 
- 
- 
- 
11,101 
- 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
10,743 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,743 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
8,065 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
5,738 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
4,523 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
13,040 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
7,819 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
3,757 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
2,031 
- 
- 
- 
- 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
18,408 
128 
1,449 
796 
1,342 
1,481 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
648 
157 
252 
46 
69 
54 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
868 
131 
348 
91 
89 
62 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
758 
200 
287 
64 
67 
42 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
24,197 
160 
5,965 
2,307 
3,559 
3,242 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
11 
- 
2 
5 
2 
1 
Cotton farming (11192) 
196 
- 
7 
1 
3 
1 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 193,1 1 194,1 1199) . 
23,990 
160 
5,956 
2,301 
3,554 
3,240 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
40,724 
1,392 
7,750 
2,788 
4,747 
4,890 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
730 
9 
49 
27 
53 
60 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
1,153 
17 
124 
46 
80 
102 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
689 
85 
215 
35 
46 
37 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,645 
136 
627 
132 
186 
136 
Sheep and goat farming (1 124) 
2,086 
347 
968 
178 
238 
121 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
7,265 
782 
3,672 
594 
625 
516 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
53,401 
1,483 
8,682 
3,252 
5,658 
6,004 
number 
3,703,120 
18,490 
102,491 
62,878 
136,738 
203,657 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
9,880 
1,083 
4,718 
898 
1,141 
823 
1 0 to 49 
25,292 
340 
3,851 
2,224 
4,090 
4,194 
50 to 99 
9,181 
33 
71 
92 
358 
830 
100 to 199 
5,217 
20 
29 
24 
56 
117 
200 to 499 
2,912 
7 
13 
13 
12 
28 
500 or more 
919 
- 
- 
1 
1 
12 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
47,530 
1,055 
6,873 
2,856 
5,055 
5,418 
number 
1,776,683 
8,056 
50,882 
32,625 
71,482 
100,138 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
72 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
