Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
352 
91 
228 
33 
143 
209 
500 or more 
343 
99 
196 
48 
117 
226 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
9,816 
7,054 
2,379 
383 
4,394 
5,422 
number 
478,841 
183,830 
246,267 
48,744 
189,557 
289,284 
Beef cows 
farms 
9,285 
6,811 
2,125 
349 
4,188 
5,097 
number 
211,852 
81,425 
108,741 
21,686 
85,429 
126,423 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,938 
5,028 
783 
127 
2,609 
3,329 
10 to 49 
2,508 
1,547 
837 
124 
1,243 
1,265 
50 to 99 
435 
127 
253 
55 
174 
261 
100 to 199 
213 
65 
132 
16 
99 
114 
200 to 499 
146 
35 
90 
21 
50 
96 
500 or more 
45 
9 
30 
6 
13 
32 
Milk cows 
farms 
798 
415 
341 
42 
296 
502 
number 
266,989 
102,405 
137,526 
27,058 
104,128 
162,861 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
407 
302 
97 
8 
154 
253 
10 to 49 
60 
35 
24 
1 
26 
34 
50 to 99 
31 
7 
20 
4 
12 
19 
100 to 199 
65 
12 
49 
4 
24 
41 
200 to 499 
99 
16 
73 
10 
30 
69 
500 or more 
136 
43 
78 
15 
50 
86 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
8,581 
5,970 
2,242 
369 
3,709 
4,872 
number 
683,951 
404,870 
215,693 
63,388 
419,090 
264,861 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
8,420 
5,799 
2,254 
367 
3,704 
4,716 
number 
877,290 
593,556 
213,938 
69,796 
585,177 
292,113 
$1,000 
994,835 
752,931 
178,886 
63,018 
747,454 
247,381 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
2,632 
1,681 
807 
144 
1,125 
1,507 
number 
151,116 
70,549 
62,689 
17,878 
58,043 
93,073 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
7,588 
5,144 
2,108 
336 
3,374 
4,214 
number 
726,174 
523,007 
151,249 
51,918 
527,134 
199,040 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
164 
60 
96 
8 
61 
103 
number 
431,976 
419,724 
11,144 
1,108 
411,241 
20,735 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
934 
749 
155 
30 
325 
609 
number 
19,861 
12,038 
6,246 
1,577 
5,892 
13,969 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
855 
698 
130 
27 
300 
555 
25 to 49 
44 
34 
8 
2 
12 
32 
50 to 99 
17 
9 
8 
- 
9 
8 
1 00 to 1 99 
6 
3 
3 
- 
- 
6 
200 to 499 
6 
2 
4 
- 
2 
4 
500 or more 
6 
3 
2 
1 
2 
4 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
376 
291 
68 
17 
114 
262 
number 
2,926 
1,815 
888 
223 
863 
2,063 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
760 
609 
126 
25 
268 
492 
number 
16,935 
10,223 
5,358 
1,354 
5,029 
11,906 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,303 
1,065 
206 
32 
396 
907 
number 
27,141 
16,488 
8,514 
2,139 
9,425 
17,716 
$1,000 
4,542 
2,918 
1,335 
289 
1,267 
3,275 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,967 
1,621 
283 
63 
691 
1,276 
number 
44,863 
32,359 
11,375 
1,129 
11,858 
33,005 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,500 
1,212 
240 
48 
515 
985 
number 
26,318 
18,814 
6,929 
575 
6,877 
19,441 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,065 
829 
205 
31 
335 
730 
number 
30,262 
22,494 
6,752 
1,016 
8,007 
22,255 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
9,923 
8,053 
1,569 
301 
3,725 
6,198 
number 
64,616 
49,996 
11,419 
3,201 
23,503 
41,113 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
9,516 
7,715 
1,510 
291 
3,567 
5,949 
number 
54,342 
42,448 
9,595 
2,299 
19,953 
34,389 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,937 
1,578 
279 
80 
695 
1,242 
number 
5,180 
4,132 
815 
233 
1,865 
3,315 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,506 
2,181 
232 
93 
830 
1,676 
number 
27,062 
22,174 
3,671 
1,217 
8,689 
18,373 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
944 
783 
114 
47 
281 
663 
number 
12,515 
8,551 
3,203 
761 
5,019 
7,496 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6,276 
5,490 
651 
135 
2,047 
4,229 
number 
7,236,128 
7,217,547 
14,599 
3,982 
1,254,196 
5,981,932 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
6,243 
5,460 
649 
134 
2,039 
4,204 
400 to 3,199 
17 
14 
2 
1 
4 
13 
3,200 to 9,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
3 
3 
- 
- 
1 
2 
100,000 or more 
10 
10 
- 
- 
2 
8 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
821 
687 
120 
14 
229 
592 
number 
1,980,818 
1,976,649 
3,464 
705 
(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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