Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Cows and heifers that calved - Con. 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,015 
731 
597 
1,490 
654 
231 
73 
number 
14,198 
12,292 
11,286 
39,657 
31,207 
22,398 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
423 
212 
168 
256 
42 
3 
3 
10 to 49 
574 
501 
405 
1,038 
366 
61 
7 
50 to 99 
18 
18 
21 
171 
189 
74 
8 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
3 
24 
48 
62 
19 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
1 
9 
31 
27 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
9 
Milk cows 
farms 
24 
28 
24 
72 
41 
15 
1 
number 
57 
655 
605 
2,689 
2,647 
2,412 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
23 
14 
9 
27 
15 
4 
- 
10 to 49 
1 
9 
12 
17 
7 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
- 
3 
2 
25 
7 
1 
1 
100 to 199 
- 
2 
1 
3 
10 
3 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
7 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
991 
702 
562 
1,455 
697 
242 
76 
number 
13,239 
12,268 
11,628 
42,804 
44,070 
26,653 
25,294 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1,030 
765 
598 
1,540 
723 
238 
74 
number 
14,966 
14,206 
14,193 
46,604 
51,853 
35,563 
30,342 
$1,000 
11,724 
11,661 
11,300 
38,411 
49,551 
33,601 
29,377 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
512 
381 
284 
813 
360 
114 
31 
number 
3,348 
2,953 
2,869 
9,615 
8,068 
5,201 
1,623 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
889 
669 
530 
1,407 
686 
229 
74 
number 
11,618 
11,253 
1 1 ,324 
36,989 
43,785 
30,362 
28,719 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
16 
15 
17 
36 
14 
7 
7 
number 
399 
655 
574 
1,309 
2,973 
1,150 
765 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
39 
23 
15 
55 
25 
12 
4 
number 
546 
132 
72 
534 
391 
1,015 
45 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
31 
23 
15 
51 
21 
6 
3 
25 to 49 
5 
- 
- 
3 
2 
1 
1 
50 to 99 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
500 or more 
- 
" 
- 
" 
" 
" 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
17 
9 
7 
31 
16 
8 
2 
number 
81 
26 
(D) 
112 
92 
141 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
33 
19 
14 
45 
23 
12 
3 
number 
465 
106 
(D) 
422 
299 
874 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
47 
15 
17 
33 
17 
15 
5 
number 
521 
174 
311 
631 
519 
1,894 
57 
$1,000 
77 
19 
26 
111 
80 
120 
9 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
80 
48 
40 
142 
73 
26 
14 
number 
2,609 
1,514 
958 
6,398 
3,108 
2,391 
1,708 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
66 
39 
36 
124 
68 
23 
12 
number 
1,707 
1,040 
688 
4,113 
2,107 
1,565 
929 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
56 
32 
31 
113 
61 
22 
6 
number 
1,466 
733 
816 
4,883 
2,221 
1,757 
994 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
440 
268 
196 
437 
176 
67 
16 
number 
2,533 
1,378 
1,063 
2,613 
845 
335 
55 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
409 
248 
182 
410 
173 
62 
15 
number 
2,331 
1,140 
890 
2,245 
768 
285 
53 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
67 
43 
33 
50 
11 
4 
2 
number 
(D) 
129 
142 
259 
106 
(D) 
(D) 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
123 
82 
54 
112 
32 
15 
6 
number 
1,364 
1,202 
779 
1,766 
374 
194 
600 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
48 
33 
27 
64 
11 
7 
5 
number 
528 
367 
210 
1,016 
164 
92 
216 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
195 
157 
113 
220 
58 
17 
5 
number 
100,321 
80,044 
63,382 
121,650 
(D) 
121,492 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
187 
153 
110 
211 
56 
12 
4 
400 to 3,199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
7 
3 
2 
6 
2 
- 
1 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
4 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
28 
18 
6 
30 
9 
3 
2 
number 
73,743 
(D) 
137 
130,699 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
25 
21 
11 
35 
9 
6 
1 
number 
103,288 
73,894 
57,200 
149,656 
37,847 
123,745 
(D) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
3 
2 
1 
7 
3 
2 
2 
number 
156,000 
(D) 
(D) 
253,677 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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