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 
1,201 
960 
649 
1,805 
777 
305 
101 
number 
19,373 
19,825 
14,629 
51,881 
34,049 
21,144 
14,080 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
443 
272 
185 
370 
131 
33 
10 
10 to 49 
727 
632 
402 
1,134 
390 
121 
31 
50 to 99 
30 
46 
54 
257 
171 
78 
25 
100 to 199 
1 
10 
8 
39 
74 
55 
19 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
5 
10 
17 
9 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
7 
Milk cows 
farms 
992 
1,075 
981 
3,446 
1,834 
655 
223 
number 
48,555 
53,522 
57,296 
273,730 
293,840 
225,890 
216,942 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
30 
20 
13 
31 
8 
1 
- 
10 to 49 
640 
570 
384 
828 
158 
22 
4 
50 to 99 
286 
450 
508 
1,851 
620 
81 
12 
100 to 199 
33 
30 
69 
608 
602 
168 
16 
200 to 499 
1 
4 
5 
118 
386 
228 
48 
500 or more 
2 
1 
2 
10 
60 
155 
143 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
2,316 
2,153 
1,686 
5,536 
2,724 
995 
349 
number 
78,431 
107,472 
86,237 
440,499 
447,505 
290,524 
235,564 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
2,225 
2,093 
1,666 
5,408 
2,750 
999 
357 
number 
73,117 
94,302 
69,213 
377,763 
346,117 
253,521 
227,330 
$1,000 
49,296 
77,171 
57,002 
294,465 
311,475 
202,384 
179,059 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds .... 
farms 
1,155 
1,130 
917 
2,916 
1,420 
546 
203 
number 
35,100 
47,666 
23,130 
145,670 
103,411 
95,674 
92,194 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
2,034 
1,939 
1,544 
5,091 
2,628 
963 
346 
number 
38,017 
46,636 
46,083 
232,093 
242,706 
157,847 
135,136 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
203 
239 
221 
927 
673 
240 
117 
number 
6,491 
10,020 
9,476 
56,682 
76,928 
43,311 
41,147 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
206 
117 
68 
216 
117 
36 
23 
number 
15,288 
6,516 
20,190 
57,155 
63,377 
31,400 
44,175 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
148 
85 
47 
113 
34 
12 
5 
25 to 49 
13 
11 
3 
31 
10 
3 
1 
50 to 99 
24 
9 
7 
16 
5 
4 
2 
100 to 199 
11 
6 
3 
16 
17 
1 
1 
200 to 499 
3 
4 
3 
17 
15 
5 
1 
500 or more 
7 
2 
5 
23 
36 
11 
13 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
98 
69 
37 
121 
73 
21 
14 
number 
1,766 
1,071 
2,593 
6,334 
10,280 
2,621 
5,632 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
190 
109 
61 
197 
110 
34 
23 
number 
13,522 
5,445 
17,597 
50,821 
53,097 
28,779 
38,543 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
187 
107 
68 
210 
120 
39 
24 
number 
22,712 
8,206 
93,763 
120,234 
211,890 
49,154 
134,507 
$1,000 
2,676 
1,153 
5,205 
13,723 
18,887 
8,301 
13,402 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
159 
102 
60 
174 
68 
18 
9 
number 
7,569 
5,327 
2,004 
7,378 
3,996 
931 
583 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
143 
81 
49 
138 
67 
16 
6 
number 
4,697 
3,610 
1,440 
4,639 
2,797 
652 
359 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
101 
80 
40 
133 
47 
13 
4 
number 
5,001 
(D) 
1,376 
5,597 
3,041 
(D) 
(D) 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
1,133 
820 
480 
1,036 
312 
132 
40 
number 
6,918 
5,161 
3,668 
7,014 
1,635 
1,270 
278 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
1,068 
763 
461 
956 
282 
120 
32 
number 
6,225 
4,629 
2,875 
6,004 
1,402 
956 
229 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
170 
121 
55 
114 
26 
15 
3 
number 
543 
554 
263 
384 
71 
128 
25 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
114 
83 
52 
120 
28 
16 
1 
number 
7,544 
4,224 
586 
2,174 
2,176 
(D) 
(D) 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
42 
56 
11 
43 
13 
2 
number 
2,318 
1,544 
(D) 
822 
1,319 
(D) 
- 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
496 
359 
218 
475 
144 
31 
9 
number 
62,238 
27,396 
47,532 
2,068,777 
(D) 
830 
164 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
489 
357 
215 
454 
138 
31 
9 
400 to 3,199 
3 
1 
1 
5 
3 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
2 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
2 
1 
1 
7 
1 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
1 
4 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
51 
46 
37 
51 
12 
1 
- 
number 
(D) 
4,204 
5,136 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
56 
41 
22 
56 
19 
2 
3 
number 
39,609 
31,468 
(D) 
1,104,979 
(D) 
(D) 
24 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
5 
1 
4 
5 
3 
1 
- 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
8,800 
(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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