Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
180 to 219 
220 to 259 
260 to 499 
500 to 999 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 
2,000 or more 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
126 
108 
85 
320 
232 
167 
109 
acres 
19,768 
21,216 
20,249 
114,333 
163,670 
226,631 
397,531 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms 
2,709 
2,079 
1,288 
3,553 
1,739 
695 
290 
acres 
425,587 
410,976 
306,671 
1,241,764 
1,180,703 
907,190 
999,144 
Partnership 
farms 
155 
144 
128 
348 
334 
361 
520 
acres 
24,495 
28,419 
30,541 
126,035 
234,065 
522,488 
2,083,810 
Registered under state law 
farms 
100 
94 
72 
236 
263 
301 
470 
acres 
15,809 
18,427 
17,272 
86,462 
185,691 
436,726 
1,890,503 
Corporation 
farms 
81 
92 
43 
208 
214 
168 
95 
acres 
12,834 
18,103 
10,296 
74,161 
148,066 
234,180 
412,446 
Family held 
farms 
65 
77 
31 
171 
187 
142 
80 
acres 
10,291 
15,108 
7,377 
60,906 
129,533 
196,326 
331,733 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
- 
5 
7 
6 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
65 
74 
31 
171 
182 
135 
74 
Other than family held 
farms 
16 
15 
12 
37 
27 
26 
15 
acres 
2,543 
2,995 
2,919 
13,255 
18,533 
37,854 
80,713 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
4 
2 
3 
- 
3 
4 
6 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
12 
13 
9 
37 
24 
22 
9 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
47 
16 
19 
84 
36 
13 
24 
acres 
7,289 
3,257 
4,468 
29,067 
24,092 
18,492 
1 1 1 ,993 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
726 
609 
418 
1,378 
1,105 
824 
808 
workers 
1,651 
1,465 
1,069 
3,491 
2,848 
3,016 
5,896 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
185 
187 
93 
419 
496 
608 
726 
workers 
323 
365 
174 
980 
1,050 
1,536 
4,053 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
596 
491 
353 
1,134 
788 
507 
490 
workers 
1,328 
1,100 
895 
2,511 
1,798 
1,480 
1,843 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
farms 
6 
4 
7 
21 
7 
19 
20 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
3 
1 
3 
1 
2 
1 
1 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
1,269 
944 
609 
1,717 
922 
371 
211 
workers 
2,757 
2,019 
1,248 
3,700 
1,814 
756 
443 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
- 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
1 0 to 49 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 69 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
2,992 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
- 
2,331 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
- 
- 
1,478 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
4,193 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,323 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,237 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
929 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
185 
171 
88 
432 
545 
576 
575 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
27 
27 
13 
32 
22 
11 
8 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
28 
19 
12 
39 
25 
7 
2 
production (1114) 
20 
19 
12 
29 
8 
4 
2 
Other crop farming (1119) 
1,148 
919 
649 
1,730 
886 
402 
219 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
28 
28 
11 
37 
64 
77 
47 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) . 
1,120 
891 
638 
1,693 
822 
325 
172 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .... 
1,159 
882 
526 
1,464 
630 
174 
90 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
1 
1 
- 
2 
1 
2 
- 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
5 
12 
9 
50 
23 
4 
2 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
5 
6 
8 
17 
6 
2 
1 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
150 
110 
68 
192 
76 
18 
7 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
24 
20 
12 
22 
7 
“ 
“ 
production (1125, 1129) 
240 
145 
81 
184 
94 
37 
23 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
1,397 
1,108 
695 
1,999 
905 
326 
207 
number 
59,233 
59,136 
42,512 
171,012 
164,579 
82,080 
143,092 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
129 
63 
40 
65 
21 
3 
7 
1 0 to 49 
825 
595 
302 
683 
165 
45 
19 
50 to 99 
336 
319 
233 
614 
208 
53 
17 
100 to 199 
102 
117 
100 
492 
254 
80 
34 
200 to 499 
5 
14 
20 
137 
205 
104 
44 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
8 
52 
41 
86 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
1,330 
1,068 
661 
1,938 
857 
316 
184 
number 
36,804 
36,282 
26,172 
106,433 
77,825 
46,845 
50,851 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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