Table 24. Hogs and Pigs - Number Sold by Type of Producer: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flogs and pigs 
Independent grower 
Contractor or integrator 
Contract grower (Contractee) 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs sold 
620 
8,704 
4 
8 
- 
- 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
545 
2,891 
4 
8 
- 
- 
25 to 49 
44 
1,551 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
15 
955 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
11 
1,543 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
3 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 1,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Table 25. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory by Type of Operation: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flerd size 
Farrow to wean 
Farrow to finish 
Finish only 
Farrow to 
feeder 
Nursery 
Other 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total inventory 
Farms with- 
101 
1,296 
217 
1,849 
205 
1,364 
54 
824 
4 
16 
144 
524 
1 to 24 
87 
629 
201 
979 
197 
747 
52 
(D) 
4 
16 
143 
(D) 
25 to 49 
10 
372 
9 
(D) 
4 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
50 to 99 
4 
295 
5 
329 
3 
214 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 1,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Table 26. Hogs and Pigs - Number Sold by Type of Operation: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Flogs and pigs 
Farrow to wean 
Farrow to finish 
Finish only 
Farrow to 
feeder 
Nursery 
Other 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Total hogs and pigs sold 
Farms with- 
84 
2,394 
181 
2,585 
220 
1,650 
44 
1,262 
2 
(D) 
93 
(D) 
1 to 24 
55 
686 
161 
803 
215 
920 
33 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
83 
266 
25 to 49 
19 
690 
10 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
7 
210 
- 
6 
(D) 
50 to 99 
6 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
1 00 to 1 99 
3 
441 
5 
730 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
200 to 499 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 1,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Table 27. Sheep and Lambs - Inventory, Wool Production, and Number Sold: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
1,043 
31,630 
1,259 
38,338 
Sheep and lambs inventory - Con. 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
663 
6,724 
812 
8,586 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
842 
19,901 
1,082 
23,523 
25 to 99 
312 
13,705 
376 
16,901 
100 to 299 
62 
9,032 
61 
8,881 
300 to 999 
6 
2,169 
10 
3,970 
Wool production (pounds) 
566 
109,871 
765 
145,334 
1,000 to 2,499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,500 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sheep and lambs sold 
721 
20,704 
913 
24,591 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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