Table 17. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle and calves inventory 
Milk cow herd 
Total 
Cows and heifers that calved 
Other cattle (see text) 
Total 
Milk cows 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
184 
26,416 
184 
17,137 
184 
14,480 
149 
9,279 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
44 
933 
44 
668 
44 
(D) 
28 
265 
10to 19 
32 
1,164 
32 
941 
32 
405 
28 
223 
20 to 49 
16 
(D) 
16 
(D) 
16 
492 
11 
(D) 
50 to 99 
33 
4,580 
33 
2,928 
33 
2,439 
28 
1,652 
1 00 to 1 99 
44 
10,793 
44 
7,058 
44 
6,172 
39 
3,735 
200 to 499 
13 
6,755 
13 
3,748 
13 
3,613 
13 
3,007 
500 to 999 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 ,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
15,756 
895,092 
14,545 
492,724 
(X) 
(X) 
12,784 
402,368 
Milk cow herd 
Cattle and calves sales 
Milk sales 
Total 
Cattle 
Calves 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
167 
7,070 
3,874 
132 
3,227 
130 
3,843 
140 
42,497 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
35 
524 
257 
24 
137 
29 
387 
10 
161 
lOto 19 
30 
426 
241 
21 
212 
24 
214 
22 
(D) 
20 to 49 
14 
312 
180 
12 
179 
10 
133 
16 
1 « 
50 to 99 
31 
1,332 
729 
26 
561 
23 
771 
33 
100 to 199 
44 
3,304 
1,803 
38 
1,513 
34 
1,791 
44 
200 to 499 
13 
1,172 
665 
11 
625 
10 
547 
13 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
1 ,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 201 2 
13,011 
451,491 
328,617 
10,256 
292,513 
9,500 
158,978 
19 
193 
Table 18. Cattle and Calves - Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 pounds or more 
Calves weighing less than 
500 pounds 
Number sold 
Cattle and calves 
Total 
Cattle on feed 
(see text) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total 
13,178 
458,561 
332,491 
10,388 
295,740 
10 
2,208 
9,630 
162,821 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
5,030 
24,202 
14,424 
3,460 
10,999 
3,376 
13,203 
10 to 19 
3,192 
43,165 
25,549 
2,528 
19,851 
- 
- 
2,554 
23,314 
20 to 49 
3,073 
91,342 
57,003 
2,651 
47,133 
- 
- 
2,417 
44,209 
50 to 99 
1,198 
79,906 
52,192 
1,093 
48,698 
1 
(D) 
879 
31,208 
100 to 199 
395 
51,591 
34,746 
379 
35,347 
4 
(D) 
266 
16,244 
200 to 499 
210 
58,968 
46,206 
198 
45,312 
4 
1,014 
109 
13,656 
500 to 999 
47 
30,040 
28,873 
47 
26,711 
1 
(D) 
16 
3,329 
1,000 to 2,499 
25 
36,016 
32,274 
25 
32,778 
- 
9 
3,238 
2,500 or more 
8 
43,331 
41,223 
7 
28,911 
- 
- 
4 
14,420 
Table 19. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Flogs and pigs 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs 
540 
401,898 
683 
337,244 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
454 
2,607 
562 
2,964 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
33 
1,177 
45 
1,483 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
6 
394 
15 
977 
100 to 199 
7 
794 
9 
1,226 
100 to 199 
3 
400 
1 
(D) 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
500 to 999 
4 
3,302 
6 
3,921 
500 or more 
11 
46,000 
2 
(D) 
1,000 to 1,999 
- 
- 
3 
4,000 
2,000 to 4,999 
13 
47,068 
22 
79,336 
Other hogs and pigs 
430 
354,101 
530 
(D) 
5,000 or more 
23 
346,556 
21 
243,337 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
363 
2,048 
430 
2,480 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
20 
658 
30 
965 
used for breeding 
276 
47,797 
336 
(D) 
50 to 99 
6 
420 
10 
(D) 
Farms with- 
100 to 199 
5 
500 
8 
1,040 
1 to 24 
257 
1,199 
318 
1,283 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 to 49 
4 
(D) 
11 
322 
500 to 999 
4 
2,851 
7 
4,352 
50 to 99 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 ,000 or more 
32 
347,624 
45 
291,070 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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