Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
566 
240 
280 
46 
255 
311 
500 or more 
401 
233 
148 
20 
190 
211 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
11,200 
5,589 
3,042 
2,569 
6,415 
4,785 
number 
780,473 
468,946 
246,340 
65,187 
365,375 
415,098 
Beef cows 
farms 
11,004 
5,417 
3,024 
2,563 
6,311 
4,693 
number 
461,595 
204,349 
208,111 
49,135 
222,133 
239,462 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,028 
2,866 
865 
1,297 
3,016 
2,012 
10 to 49 
4,169 
1,788 
1,263 
1,118 
2,443 
1,726 
50 to 99 
772 
330 
361 
81 
380 
392 
100 to 199 
524 
217 
275 
32 
241 
283 
200 to 499 
383 
150 
200 
33 
173 
210 
500 or more 
128 
66 
60 
2 
58 
70 
Milk cows 
farms 
410 
325 
49 
36 
234 
176 
number 
318,878 
264,597 
38,229 
16,052 
143,242 
175,636 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
272 
214 
35 
23 
160 
112 
10 to 49 
20 
13 
- 
7 
18 
2 
50 to 99 
2 
2 
- 
- 
2 
- 
100 to 199 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
6 
5 
- 
1 
5 
1 
500 or more 
109 
91 
13 
5 
49 
60 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
8,510 
4,421 
2,624 
1,465 
4,530 
3,980 
number 
573,767 
383,159 
162,499 
28,109 
267,479 
306,288 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
7,963 
4,064 
2,513 
1,386 
4,129 
3,834 
number 
909,923 
547,805 
294,729 
67,389 
440,138 
469,785 
$1,000 
630,837 
332,737 
241,142 
56,959 
293,544 
337,294 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
4,865 
2,406 
1,524 
935 
2,463 
2,402 
number 
352,215 
246,440 
85,106 
20,669 
208,251 
143,964 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
6,164 
3,110 
2,076 
978 
3,091 
3,073 
number 
557,708 
301,365 
209,623 
46,720 
231,887 
325,821 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
89 
45 
35 
9 
36 
53 
number 
86,027 
75,192 
6,391 
4,444 
4,842 
81,185 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
211 
118 
55 
38 
92 
119 
number 
1,294 
614 
535 
145 
777 
517 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
202 
114 
50 
38 
85 
117 
25 to 49 
7 
3 
4 
- 
5 
2 
50 to 99 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
49 
31 
8 
10 
21 
28 
number 
318 
184 
105 
29 
187 
131 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
202 
110 
55 
37 
89 
113 
number 
976 
430 
430 
116 
590 
386 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
177 
108 
43 
26 
54 
123 
number 
2,383 
1,231 
954 
198 
1,328 
1,055 
$1,000 
392 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,385 
972 
453 
1,960 
2,136 
1,249 
number 
89,745 
28,744 
26,627 
34,374 
46,022 
43,723 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,698 
619 
233 
846 
1,021 
677 
number 
44,386 
14,919 
16,679 
12,788 
22,308 
22,078 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
925 
382 
161 
382 
501 
424 
number 
34,908 
19,758 
1 1 ,777 
3,373 
15,376 
19,532 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
7,635 
4,208 
1,791 
1,636 
4,026 
3,609 
number 
50,723 
30,132 
1 1 ,803 
8,788 
25,082 
25,641 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
7,429 
4,104 
1,742 
1,583 
3,926 
3,503 
number 
44,749 
27,162 
10,603 
6,984 
21,921 
22,828 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,760 
1,182 
371 
207 
769 
991 
number 
7,177 
5,090 
1,551 
536 
2,780 
4,397 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,638 
1,129 
324 
1,185 
1,510 
1,128 
number 
30,981 
12,224 
5,356 
13,401 
16,522 
14,459 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
575 
341 
99 
135 
240 
335 
number 
11,179 
6,164 
2,684 
2,331 
5,122 
6,057 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,768 
1,308 
238 
222 
725 
1,043 
number 
66,653 
59,462 
5,483 
1,708 
1 1 ,430 
55,223 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,759 
1,301 
236 
222 
721 
1,038 
400 to 3,199 
8 
6 
2 
- 
4 
4 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
233 
146 
39 
48 
91 
142 
number 
22,994 
22,169 
448 
377 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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