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 
98 
113 
82 
153 
60 
16 
7 
number 
908 
928 
666 
2,275 
1,229 
547 
724 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
66 
73 
58 
82 
27 
8 
1 
10 to 49 
31 
39 
23 
62 
23 
7 
2 
50 to 99 
1 
1 
1 
8 
10 
- 
2 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
51 
70 
69 
327 
204 
75 
27 
number 
1,844 
2,791 
3,320 
26,548 
35,347 
30,180 
28,786 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
12 
9 
15 
20 
3 
- 
- 
10 to 49 
26 
40 
17 
66 
8 
1 
- 
50 to 99 
12 
18 
29 
162 
55 
4 
- 
100 to 199 
1 
3 
8 
59 
77 
13 
1 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
19 
52 
34 
2 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
1 
9 
23 
24 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
136 
205 
135 
464 
265 
84 
32 
number 
3,464 
4,099 
3,867 
26,300 
31,190 
24,266 
23,859 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
153 
144 
106 
456 
260 
80 
30 
number 
3,645 
2,446 
2,483 
21,038 
24,126 
22,099 
17,638 
$1,000 
3,057 
1,736 
1,593 
12,388 
15,370 
11,809 
9,824 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
60 
72 
55 
313 
191 
72 
29 
number 
1,054 
968 
1,084 
9,910 
12,609 
12,442 
11,630 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
140 
130 
92 
419 
241 
76 
30 
number 
2,591 
1,478 
1,399 
11,128 
11,517 
9,657 
6,008 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
2 
3 
1 
13 
4 
3 
2 
number 
(D) 
62 
(D) 
925 
121 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
21 
30 
18 
52 
15 
10 
4 
number 
330 
537 
74 
356 
230 
441 
27 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
19 
27 
17 
50 
12 
8 
4 
25 to 49 
1 
2 
1 
1 
2 
1 
- 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
" 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
7 
5 
4 
16 
5 
5 
2 
number 
17 
75 
21 
57 
32 
62 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
19 
30 
15 
48 
14 
8 
3 
number 
313 
462 
53 
299 
198 
379 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
22 
23 
23 
31 
15 
8 
3 
number 
312 
1,024 
723 
328 
385 
695 
(D) 
$1,000 
48 
231 
150 
45 
77 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
27 
25 
28 
54 
19 
3 
4 
number 
1,728 
1,054 
695 
3,112 
1,762 
117 
173 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
23 
22 
28 
40 
15 
3 
- 
number 
1,129 
345 
425 
1,669 
268 
77 
- 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
21 
9 
15 
36 
11 
2 
2 
number 
614 
347 
287 
2,682 
2,797 
(D) 
(D) 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
78 
90 
56 
127 
46 
22 
13 
number 
524 
1,282 
424 
753 
192 
(D) 
(D) 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
71 
89 
54 
113 
41 
22 
12 
number 
375 
1,045 
358 
573 
163 
(D) 
(D) 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
7 
23 
12 
9 
3 
3 
4 
number 
23 
146 
39 
17 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
20 
16 
5 
22 
12 
2 
1 
number 
3,162 
211 
(D) 
659 
325 
(D) 
(D) 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
4 
6 
3 
10 
5 
number 
400 
106 
(D) 
473 
(D) 
- 
- 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
71 
62 
57 
119 
35 
10 
3 
number 
(D) 
2,194 
(D) 
3,272 
1,916 
261 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
70 
61 
55 
119 
34 
10 
3 
400 to 3,199 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
6 
17 
9 
10 
4 
- 
1 
number 
117 
714 
(D) 
387 
235 
- 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
13 
9 
18 
21 
9 
- 
- 
number 
(D) 
508 
(D) 
1,054 
383 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
- 
1 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
(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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