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 
293 
226 
153 
452 
353 
243 
442 
number 
6,677 
7,345 
3,543 
16,820 
18,756 
17,525 
85,532 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
113 
75 
57 
111 
56 
26 
21 
10 to 49 
143 
114 
75 
238 
162 
119 
105 
50 to 99 
30 
29 
17 
69 
91 
45 
83 
100 to 199 
5 
4 
3 
24 
30 
35 
94 
200 to 499 
2 
3 
1 
8 
13 
14 
102 
500 or more 
- 
1 
- 
2 
1 
4 
37 
Milk cows 
farms 
51 
36 
24 
120 
87 
32 
24 
number 
9,493 
8,483 
8,177 
56,887 
87,329 
49,140 
33,059 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
21 
5 
2 
10 
16 
6 
8 
10 to 49 
1 
5 
3 
4 
- 
3 
3 
50 to 99 
3 
4 
1 
9 
1 
2 
- 
100 to 199 
8 
7 
8 
13 
7 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
12 
10 
5 
46 
14 
3 
1 
500 or more 
6 
5 
5 
38 
49 
17 
12 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
325 
214 
168 
532 
405 
255 
450 
number 
26,409 
20,426 
27,954 
74,405 
172,742 
47,682 
219,783 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
331 
228 
170 
528 
400 
262 
461 
number 
30,738 
21,743 
31,654 
53,539 
244,815 
57,013 
317,460 
$1,000 
33,062 
21,999 
44,213 
39,226 
318,360 
43,727 
378,673 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
118 
86 
54 
232 
146 
94 
175 
number 
4,966 
3,795 
2,330 
23,404 
38,477 
23,708 
19,722 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
303 
203 
155 
499 
382 
251 
443 
number 
25,772 
17,948 
29,324 
30,135 
206,338 
33,305 
297,738 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
13 
5 
4 
22 
19 
6 
35 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,686 
(D) 
555 
194,934 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
14 
13 
12 
20 
20 
10 
11 
number 
162 
859 
83 
679 
727 
4,778 
1,365 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
13 
10 
11 
13 
16 
5 
8 
25 to 49 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
1 
1 
- 
3 
- 
1 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
2 
200 to 499 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
500 or more 
- 
1 
- 
" 
3 
1 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
8 
7 
3 
12 
8 
5 
5 
number 
20 
109 
15 
127 
167 
512 
118 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
10 
12 
11 
17 
17 
10 
9 
number 
142 
750 
68 
552 
560 
4,266 
1,247 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
13 
12 
14 
37 
30 
16 
9 
number 
199 
1,242 
(D) 
986 
1,281 
6,143 
(D) 
$1,000 
73 
160 
(D) 
178 
222 
986 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
28 
17 
19 
24 
29 
18 
28 
number 
1,003 
422 
1,302 
846 
1,367 
973 
9,864 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
22 
13 
10 
16 
23 
13 
22 
number 
615 
289 
757 
544 
1,053 
657 
6,365 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
20 
16 
12 
23 
22 
11 
17 
number 
487 
248 
809 
470 
994 
440 
10,857 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
228 
144 
112 
264 
210 
146 
289 
number 
1,988 
1,029 
894 
2,060 
1,357 
1,038 
2,631 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
217 
139 
107 
232 
192 
139 
275 
number 
1,746 
902 
770 
1,723 
1,223 
944 
2,184 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
43 
25 
17 
39 
26 
24 
39 
number 
185 
89 
45 
166 
88 
176 
197 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
33 
17 
23 
23 
21 
10 
8 
number 
405 
648 
215 
171 
383 
192 
22 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
15 
5 
9 
8 
7 
2 
2 
number 
190 
(D) 
48 
48 
77 
(D) 
(D) 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
84 
38 
40 
88 
59 
39 
26 
number 
1,661 
(D) 
2,461,289 
2,446 
(D) 
(D) 
1,058 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
84 
37 
37 
87 
58 
38 
25 
400 to 3,199 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
3 
1 
1 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
11 
4 
6 
14 
4 
10 
1 
number 
120 
43 
(D) 
1,096 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
7 
4 
2 
13 
16 
2 
2 
number 
55 
(D) 
(D) 
776 
282 
(D) 
(D) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
217 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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