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 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
17 
24 
16 
88 
61 
25 
2 
acres 
(D) 
4,660 
3,845 
31,270 
40,463 
34,644 
(D) 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
332 
325 
247 
576 
227 
60 
14 
acres 
52,404 
64,704 
58,765 
202,144 
147,778 
77,246 
33,753 
Partnership 
farms 
35 
48 
31 
143 
93 
24 
7 
acres 
5,664 
9,327 
(D) 
51,203 
60,463 
(D) 
(D) 
Registered under state law 
farms 
29 
33 
23 
106 
74 
23 
7 
acres 
4,707 
6,486 
5,572 
38,466 
47,405 
32,138 
(D) 
Corporation 
farms 
25 
37 
27 
55 
55 
29 
17 
acres 
3,832 
7,366 
6,516 
20,011 
37,455 
37,926 
57,071 
Family held 
farms 
18 
37 
21 
50 
47 
27 
16 
acres 
2,776 
7,366 
5,064 
18,364 
31,633 
(D) 
(D) 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
- 
1 
4 
1 
2 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
18 
36 
17 
49 
45 
27 
15 
Other than family held 
farms 
7 
- 
6 
5 
8 
2 
1 
acres 
1,056 
- 
1,452 
1,647 
5,822 
(D) 
(D) 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
5 
- 
6 
5 
7 
2 
1 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
13 
6 
3 
15 
8 
2 
1 
acres 
2,090 
1,306 
(D) 
5,256 
4,747 
(D) 
(D) 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
143 
131 
107 
472 
277 
100 
34 
workers 
466 
418 
436 
1,685 
1,212 
764 
586 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
69 
77 
45 
300 
226 
89 
31 
workers 
170 
128 
128 
686 
767 
517 
455 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
101 
95 
88 
322 
159 
71 
22 
workers 
296 
290 
308 
999 
445 
247 
131 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
3 
4 
6 
14 
31 
25 
12 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
211 
233 
147 
387 
172 
43 
12 
workers 
550 
548 
356 
843 
409 
85 
34 
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 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
140 to 1 79 acres 
405 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
- 
416 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
- 
- 
308 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
789 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
383 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
115 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
39 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
5 
7 
6 
16 
7 
4 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
10 
6 
10 
12 
7 
- 
- 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
6 
9 
10 
7 
5 
- 
1 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
27 
23 
13 
14 
4 
_ 
_ 
Other crop farming (1119) 
194 
209 
158 
299 
123 
26 
5 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) . 
194 
209 
158 
299 
123 
26 
5 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .... 
58 
58 
29 
70 
25 
6 
2 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
2 
2 
1 
2 
- 
2 
1 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
42 
61 
53 
308 
200 
74 
27 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
- 
1 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
4 
5 
4 
3 
1 
1 
- 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
13 
2 
3 
17 
4 
- 
- 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
44 
33 
18 
41 
7 
1 
3 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
172 
229 
168 
509 
278 
85 
32 
number 
6,216 
7,818 
7,853 
55,123 
67,766 
54,993 
53,369 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
62 
67 
61 
53 
14 
1 
1 0 to 49 
66 
99 
39 
102 
20 
2 
- 
50 to 99 
29 
46 
42 
119 
34 
3 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
9 
15 
25 
164 
75 
4 
1 
200 to 499 
6 
2 
1 
69 
108 
26 
5 
500 or more 
- 
- 
2 
27 
49 
26 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
141 
176 
142 
438 
243 
82 
30 
number 
2,752 
3,719 
3,986 
28,823 
36,576 
30,727 
29,510 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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