Table 1 7. 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 
278 
22,659 
278 
13,085 
278 
12,500 
239 
9,574 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
133 
1,378 
133 
625 
133 
398 
105 
753 
1 0 to 1 9 
22 
541 
22 
297 
22 
247 
20 
244 
20 to 49 
40 
2,428 
40 
1,465 
40 
1,372 
37 
963 
50 to 99 
42 
4,947 
42 
3,003 
42 
2,963 
38 
1,944 
1 00 to 1 99 
26 
5,656 
26 
3,468 
26 
3,310 
24 
2,188 
200 to 499 
15 
7,709 
15 
4,227 
15 
4,210 
15 
3,482 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
1,145 
13,044 
761 
5,655 
(X) 
(X) 
805 
7,389 
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 
203 
8,658 
4,249 
185 
3,626 
140 
5,032 
136 
(D) 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
65 
388 
311 
63 
265 
18 
123 
5 
(D) 
10 to 19 
20 
191 
112 
13 
98 
14 
93 
8 
293 
20 to 49 
36 
785 
413 
33 
359 
32 
426 
40 
4,694 
50 to 99 
42 
1,708 
829 
37 
680 
37 
1,028 
42 
10,588 
1 00 to 1 99 
25 
2,158 
951 
24 
763 
25 
1,395 
26 
12,860 
200 to 499 
15 
3,428 
1,633 
15 
1,461 
14 
1,967 
15 
15,493 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
No milk cow herd, as of Dec. 31 , 2012 
667 
5,033 
5,254 
568 
4,174 
208 
859 
1 
(D) 
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 
870 
13,691 
9,503 
753 
7,800 
7 
290 
348 
5,891 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
614 
2,009 
1,725 
514 
1,521 
185 
488 
1 0 to 1 9 
98 
(D) 
(D) 
91 
929 
6 
(D) 
48 
(D) 
20 to 49 
91 
2,597 
1,781 
85 
1,447 
- 
62 
1,150 
50 to 99 
39 
2,551 
(D) 
35 
1,386 
- 
- 
29 
1,165 
1 00 to 1 99 
20 
2,651 
1,451 
20 
(D) 
- 
- 
17 
(D) 
200 to 499 
7 
1,916 
1,068 
7 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
6 
(D) 
500 to 999 
1 
(D) 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
1 
(D) 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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 
478 
11,151 
453 
11,553 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
379 
2,254 
368 
2,043 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
42 
(D) 
34 
1,277 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
31 
2,083 
31 
1,955 
1 00 to 1 99 
14 
1,770 
11 
1,500 
1 00 to 1 99 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
200 to 499 
10 
2,066 
6 
(D) 
200 to 499 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
500 to 999 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
500 or more 
- 
- 
1,000 to 1,999 
- 
2 
(D) 
2,000 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
Other hogs and pigs 
407 
8,759 
402 
9,390 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
329 
2,051 
324 
1,620 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
37 
1,393 
35 
1,139 
used for breeding 
256 
2,392 
212 
2,163 
50 to 99 
21 
1,595 
28 
1,757 
Farms with- 
1 00 to 1 99 
14 
1,820 
9 
1,284 
1 to 24 
235 
1,124 
190 
993 
200 to 499 
4 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
25 to 49 
13 
414 
15 
523 
500 to 999 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
50 to 99 
6 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
1 ,000 or more 
- 
1 
(D) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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