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 
438 
27,519 
438 
13,708 
438 
10,095 
331 
13,811 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
311 
8,340 
311 
3,016 
311 
622 
213 
5,324 
1 0 to 1 9 
19 
681 
19 
326 
19 
267 
15 
355 
20 to 49 
37 
2,929 
37 
1,572 
37 
1,317 
36 
1,357 
50 to 99 
41 
5,911 
41 
3,524 
41 
2,813 
38 
2,387 
1 00 to 1 99 
21 
5,349 
21 
2,860 
21 
2,676 
21 
2,489 
200 to 499 
9 
4,309 
9 
2,410 
9 
2,400 
8 
1,899 
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 
11,629 
387,389 
9,950 
187,785 
(X) 
(X) 
9,320 
199,604 
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 
296 
12,974 
12,459 
246 
8,494 
200 
4,480 
138 
(D) 
Farms with milk cow herd size of- 
1 to 9 
173 
5,701 
7,841 
133 
5,152 
97 
549 
14 
(D) 
10 to 19 
17 
167 
94 
16 
97 
11 
70 
16 
704 
20 to 49 
35 
815 
473 
32 
556 
24 
259 
37 
3,144 
50 to 99 
41 
1,832 
768 
38 
608 
40 
1,224 
41 
7,787 
1 00 to 1 99 
21 
1,782 
894 
18 
743 
19 
1,039 
21 
8,716 
200 to 499 
9 
2,677 
2,389 
9 
1,338 
9 
1,339 
9 
12,165 
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 
9,736 
237,099 
204,952 
8,526 
196,134 
4,555 
40,965 
2 
(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 
10,032 
250,073 
217,411 
8,772 
204,628 
183 
9,255 
4,755 
45,445 
Farms by number of cattle 
and calves sold - 
1 to 9 
5,178 
23,533 
16,757 
4,277 
15,978 
5 
22 
2,247 
7,555 
1 0 to 1 9 
2,268 
30,428 
22,210 
2,026 
21,275 
68 
947 
1,238 
9,153 
20 to 49 
1,628 
47,803 
36,935 
1,527 
35,146 
55 
1,405 
898 
12,657 
50 to 99 
544 
36,309 
31,304 
531 
29,270 
30 
1,588 
242 
7,039 
1 00 to 1 99 
244 
34,519 
30,995 
242 
30,088 
12 
1,343 
91 
4,431 
200 to 499 
121 
32,505 
31,118 
120 
29,664 
3 
438 
29 
2,841 
500 to 999 
41 
28,185 
30,861 
41 
26,416 
10 
3,512 
10 
1,769 
1,000 to 2,499 
5 
7,674 
8,140 
5 
7,674 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 or more 
3 
9,117 
9,091 
3 
9,117 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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 
725 
5,873 
955 
8,948 
Total hogs and pigs - Con. 
Farms with- 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
1 to 24 
684 
3,155 
910 
3,442 
used for breeding - Con. 
25 to 49 
24 
861 
22 
763 
Farms with - Con. 
50 to 99 
12 
838 
13 
880 
1 00 to 1 99 
3 
(D) 
6 
803 
1 00 to 1 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
- 
1 
(D) 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 1,999 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 to 4,999 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
584 
4,511 
791 
7,400 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
552 
2,369 
755 
2,614 
Flogs and pigs used or to be 
25 to 49 
16 
569 
16 
501 
used for breeding 
335 
1,362 
345 
1,548 
50 to 99 
13 
836 
11 
686 
Farms with- 
1 00 to 1 99 
1 
(D) 
5 
609 
1 to 24 
333 
(D) 
339 
1,307 
200 to 499 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
25 to 49 
1 
(D) 
5 
(D) 
500 to 999 
- 
1 
(D) 
50 to 99 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
1 ,000 or more 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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