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 
1,656 
1,322 
912 
2,743 
1,468 
604 
195 
number 
42,407 
38,534 
30,294 
132,521 
129,214 
88,407 
54,197 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
223 
167 
75 
137 
31 
17 
6 
10 to 49 
1,280 
966 
668 
1,443 
383 
105 
27 
50 to 99 
143 
177 
154 
949 
493 
117 
23 
100 to 199 
10 
11 
15 
205 
474 
194 
38 
200 to 499 
- 
1 
- 
9 
86 
164 
69 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
7 
32 
Milk cows 
farms 
74 
77 
46 
187 
150 
74 
31 
number 
2,941 
4,584 
4,270 
18,006 
19,130 
16,195 
16,757 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
26 
20 
4 
25 
9 
7 
3 
10 to 49 
23 
17 
9 
18 
6 
7 
1 
50 to 99 
15 
19 
16 
69 
50 
4 
1 
100 to 199 
10 
21 
13 
60 
63 
21 
6 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
4 
14 
20 
30 
10 
500 or more 
- 
- 
1 
2 
5 
10 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
1,681 
1,359 
946 
2,920 
1,604 
682 
220 
number 
45,974 
49,443 
35,815 
179,886 
189,641 
140,763 
89,189 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1,689 
1,369 
985 
2,971 
1,630 
660 
219 
number 
45,759 
43,176 
37,038 
171,627 
175,532 
121,463 
95,164 
$1,000 
35,244 
32,749 
28,406 
142,006 
151,943 
107,976 
93,052 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
909 
721 
539 
1,556 
842 
342 
114 
number 
12,249 
10,561 
10,102 
29,767 
26,975 
19,700 
19,538 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
1,515 
1,249 
916 
2,788 
1,566 
630 
211 
number 
33,510 
32,615 
26,936 
141,860 
148,557 
101,763 
75,626 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
39 
33 
31 
124 
84 
39 
19 
number 
1,175 
766 
(D) 
7,099 
5,560 
5,144 
2,827 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
47 
36 
45 
88 
77 
16 
13 
number 
5,532 
(D) 
7,394 
41,381 
75,011 
(D) 
14,875 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
37 
29 
33 
60 
38 
8 
5 
25 to 49 
5 
2 
7 
12 
19 
2 
- 
50 to 99 
3 
- 
2 
7 
4 
2 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
1 
3 
1 
2 
3 
1 
1 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
1 
8 
1 
2 
500 or more 
1 
2 
2 
6 
5 
2 
5 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
28 
22 
28 
47 
44 
10 
7 
number 
133 
(D) 
116 
(D) 
600 
403 
542 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
40 
26 
39 
70 
67 
14 
13 
number 
5,399 
(D) 
7,278 
(D) 
74,411 
(D) 
14,333 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
38 
29 
39 
63 
68 
16 
12 
number 
(D) 
6,620 
(D) 
85,047 
163,948 
(D) 
39,822 
$1,000 
(D) 
863 
(D) 
9,864 
16,865 
12,238 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
85 
105 
54 
191 
111 
36 
11 
number 
4,305 
4,686 
1,750 
16,364 
9,547 
4,148 
1,454 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
65 
81 
38 
159 
97 
30 
9 
number 
2,025 
2,834 
1,087 
10,034 
6,430 
2,508 
803 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
67 
65 
29 
140 
80 
36 
6 
number 
2,439 
2,258 
958 
9,961 
7,447 
2,717 
1,007 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
557 
409 
281 
689 
357 
201 
71 
number 
4,720 
2,744 
2,443 
5,198 
3,563 
2,023 
653 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
521 
379 
254 
617 
324 
193 
66 
number 
3,888 
2,097 
1,738 
4,017 
2,555 
1,836 
558 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
87 
49 
48 
98 
48 
43 
8 
number 
458 
150 
210 
346 
267 
521 
57 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
134 
98 
63 
153 
85 
34 
12 
number 
2,471 
1,443 
1,493 
5,274 
1,862 
869 
356 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
66 
35 
31 
87 
44 
16 
4 
number 
1,730 
526 
600 
2,334 
972 
469 
108 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
245 
192 
86 
261 
125 
38 
11 
number 
228,591 
(D) 
69,314 
100,630 
(D) 
103,286 
516 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
234 
189 
81 
253 
113 
35 
11 
400 to 3,199 
1 
1 
3 
1 
7 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
7 
1 
- 
4 
3 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
1 
2 
2 
- 
2 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
25 
18 
11 
20 
17 
4 
2 
number 
113,064 
(D) 
75,457 
(D) 
362,372 
90,000 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
31 
17 
14 
39 
14 
4 
1 
number 
164,283 
(D) 
(D) 
93,820 
594,364 
119,025 
(D) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
7 
1 
6 
6 
6 
4 
1 
number 
188,154 
(D) 
206,850 
(D) 
945,000 
178,000 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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