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 
271 
213 
156 
712 
515 
363 
138 
acres 
42,354 
42,429 
36,866 
256,513 
361,069 
485,947 
468,946 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
4,760 
3,650 
2,681 
6,999 
2,605 
808 
265 
acres 
750,031 
720,705 
636,802 
2,444,459 
1 ,723,840 
1,065,507 
782,828 
Partnership 
farms 
317 
271 
200 
857 
691 
389 
178 
acres 
49,887 
53,617 
47,499 
313,987 
479,233 
513,406 
625,699 
Registered under state law 
farms 
201 
185 
143 
622 
589 
330 
159 
acres 
31,668 
36,542 
33,930 
229,293 
411,515 
431,859 
570,895 
Corporation 
farms 
118 
151 
114 
537 
542 
359 
217 
acres 
18,467 
30,012 
26,760 
198,619 
385,962 
489,177 
722,885 
Family held 
farms 
103 
139 
101 
510 
521 
341 
204 
acres 
16,076 
27,648 
23,598 
189,314 
372,164 
463,772 
675,500 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
1 
3 
5 
4 
4 
8 
6 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
102 
136 
96 
506 
517 
333 
198 
Other than family held 
farms 
15 
12 
13 
27 
21 
18 
13 
acres 
2,391 
2,364 
3,162 
9,305 
13,798 
25,405 
47,385 
More than 1 0 stockholders 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
5 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
14 
12 
13 
26 
21 
16 
8 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
66 
60 
31 
137 
47 
24 
11 
acres 
10,361 
11,760 
7,294 
47,931 
32,355 
30,405 
34,265 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,313 
1,221 
1,110 
4,099 
2,652 
1,273 
624 
workers 
3,881 
3,591 
3,109 
13,593 
12,388 
9,155 
10,600 
Workers by days worked: 
1 50 days or more 
farms 
523 
607 
632 
2,598 
2,016 
1,066 
552 
workers 
1,034 
1,147 
1,188 
5,888 
6,828 
5,526 
5,826 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
976 
853 
718 
2,603 
1,618 
824 
446 
workers 
2,847 
2,444 
1,921 
7,705 
5,560 
3,629 
4,774 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
6 
11 
12 
42 
63 
52 
37 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
2,140 
1,575 
1,262 
3,418 
1,404 
471 
143 
workers 
5,205 
3,911 
3,043 
7,878 
3,061 
971 
286 
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 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
5,261 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
- 
4,132 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
- 
- 
3,026 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
8,530 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,885 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,580 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
671 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
1,866 
1,482 
1,099 
2,954 
1,473 
787 
366 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
51 
33 
12 
54 
57 
43 
43 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
47 
41 
12 
60 
32 
35 
22 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1114) 
69 
40 
25 
65 
19 
8 
3 
Other crop farming (1119) 
1,241 
724 
489 
1,007 
259 
64 
18 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) . 
1,241 
724 
489 
1,007 
259 
64 
18 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) .... 
723 
516 
286 
729 
267 
62 
19 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
67 
77 
56 
190 
93 
16 
8 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
944 
1,054 
943 
3,267 
1,594 
537 
179 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
10 
4 
8 
15 
14 
1 
3 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
46 
29 
30 
74 
32 
10 
3 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
54 
35 
12 
18 
- 
1 
- 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
143 
97 
54 
97 
45 
16 
7 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
2,547 
2,315 
1,819 
5,775 
2,823 
1,031 
362 
number 
146,359 
180,819 
158,162 
766,110 
775,394 
537,558 
466,586 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
295 
149 
71 
156 
36 
15 
3 
1 0 to 49 
1,154 
847 
520 
1,034 
243 
75 
27 
50 to 99 
741 
747 
589 
1,397 
310 
65 
16 
100 to 199 
291 
495 
545 
2,167 
762 
134 
25 
200 to 499 
64 
54 
90 
907 
1,082 
339 
54 
500 or more 
2 
23 
4 
114 
390 
403 
237 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
2,123 
1,952 
1,544 
4,907 
2,389 
867 
296 
number 
67,928 
73,347 
71,925 
325,611 
327,889 
247,034 
231,022 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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