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 
4,119 
3,170 
2,688 
7,841 
4,789 
2,036 
1,019 
number 
91,862 
85,091 
82,957 
332,498 
349,199 
250,915 
238,403 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
704 
419 
250 
486 
154 
32 
17 
10 to 49 
3,209 
2,438 
2,015 
4,693 
1,572 
405 
130 
50 to 99 
190 
295 
402 
2,333 
1,836 
542 
174 
100 to 199 
13 
17 
20 
309 
1,100 
646 
259 
200 to 499 
3 
1 
1 
18 
122 
398 
337 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
13 
102 
Milk cows 
farms 
204 
155 
132 
368 
261 
89 
32 
number 
4,908 
5,109 
6,188 
16,808 
19,519 
11,116 
18,927 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
90 
62 
22 
108 
66 
23 
6 
10 to 49 
79 
46 
61 
112 
37 
5 
1 
50 to 99 
29 
39 
32 
105 
81 
22 
13 
100 to 199 
6 
8 
15 
39 
61 
24 
6 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
2 
3 
16 
12 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
6 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
3,989 
3,056 
2,608 
7,839 
4,923 
2,200 
1,110 
number 
82,686 
76,462 
72,297 
364,512 
432,539 
335,035 
301,835 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
4,120 
3,204 
2,739 
8,046 
5,038 
2,237 
1,075 
number 
96,817 
89,125 
90,201 
460,410 
531,203 
393,092 
337,724 
$1,000 
76,685 
70,645 
72,783 
348,125 
469,635 
366,231 
335,202 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
2,350 
1,820 
1,572 
4,490 
2,594 
1,087 
491 
number 
30,235 
27,532 
27,086 
111,715 
94,906 
69,749 
53,331 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
3,606 
2,815 
2,403 
7,237 
4,646 
2,058 
1,004 
number 
66,582 
61,593 
63,115 
348,695 
436,297 
323,343 
284,393 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
98 
55 
64 
240 
247 
167 
90 
number 
4,718 
1,678 
2,017 
24,006 
21,310 
27,527 
35,475 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
131 
94 
69 
224 
186 
124 
71 
number 
39,956 
20,490 
61,162 
197,462 
230,244 
434,656 
1,447,813 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
97 
64 
45 
110 
62 
19 
4 
25 to 49 
8 
7 
3 
26 
15 
5 
8 
50 to 99 
4 
5 
2 
18 
15 
16 
8 
1 00 to 1 99 
9 
4 
4 
9 
14 
9 
3 
200 to 499 
3 
4 
1 
14 
13 
18 
6 
500 or more 
10 
10 
14 
47 
67 
57 
42 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
81 
63 
34 
143 
107 
72 
52 
number 
2,255 
4,833 
763 
15,041 
30,364 
33,874 
187,451 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
112 
81 
61 
200 
165 
114 
69 
number 
37,701 
15,657 
60,399 
182,421 
199,880 
400,782 
1,260,362 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
92 
83 
65 
215 
183 
124 
71 
number 
176,486 
78,231 
176,492 
787,757 
1,191,782 
1,337,857 
4,262,959 
$1,000 
11,617 
8,217 
18,111 
69,585 
103,438 
179,907 
338,359 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
173 
101 
97 
230 
122 
42 
21 
number 
7,369 
4,241 
4,472 
10,678 
11,265 
5,494 
1,364 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
136 
81 
84 
202 
110 
36 
15 
number 
3,867 
2,672 
2,851 
7,454 
7,149 
3,274 
850 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
117 
72 
65 
164 
96 
36 
15 
number 
6,403 
4,291 
2,554 
6,116 
7,125 
3,045 
1,025 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
1,314 
891 
677 
1,725 
943 
445 
262 
number 
8,277 
5,462 
3,903 
11,628 
6,613 
3,207 
2,891 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
1,262 
868 
646 
1,658 
914 
417 
256 
number 
7,608 
5,009 
3,534 
10,512 
6,282 
2,541 
2,844 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
276 
158 
107 
299 
142 
71 
33 
number 
1,013 
633 
394 
1,814 
906 
282 
479 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
229 
166 
109 
278 
120 
51 
13 
number 
4,820 
3,900 
3,115 
6,332 
4,083 
29,272 
2,729 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
126 
82 
55 
154 
67 
33 
11 
number 
4,890 
1,899 
1,042 
3,585 
2,877 
8,856 
2,163 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
516 
371 
235 
631 
247 
65 
17 
number 
(D) 
100,994 
74,716 
1,249,522 
(D) 
(D) 
437 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
510 
365 
232 
614 
241 
60 
17 
400 to 3,199 
1 
2 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
5 
1 
1 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
2 
1 
- 
1 
2 
1 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
2 
3 
3 
3 
2 
2 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
1 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
64 
41 
30 
64 
33 
6 
1 
number 
638,886 
(D) 
(D) 
206,450 
924,828 
(D) 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
73 
21 
26 
76 
25 
4 
- 
number 
458,813 
(D) 
88,095 
800,829 
(D) 
100,019 
" 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
10 
3 
6 
8 
4 
3 
1 
number 
1,722,330 
(D) 
(□) 
406,600 
533,700 
505,000 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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