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 
877 
294 
520 
63 
355 
522 
500 or more 
662 
216 
393 
53 
244 
418 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
5,164 
2,663 
2,129 
372 
2,165 
2,999 
number 
670,448 
225,073 
398,712 
46,663 
264,114 
406,334 
Beef cows 
farms 
5,080 
2,608 
2,100 
372 
2,136 
2,944 
number 
664,254 
224,583 
393,049 
46,622 
263,314 
400,940 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,161 
832 
251 
78 
446 
715 
10 to 49 
1,523 
904 
510 
109 
704 
819 
50 to 99 
767 
358 
336 
73 
335 
432 
100 to 199 
667 
207 
413 
47 
280 
387 
200 to 499 
681 
221 
407 
53 
276 
405 
500 or more 
281 
86 
183 
12 
95 
186 
Milk cows 
farms 
206 
117 
72 
17 
71 
135 
number 
6,194 
490 
5,663 
41 
800 
5,394 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
181 
113 
51 
17 
62 
119 
10 to 49 
7 
3 
4 
- 
2 
5 
50 to 99 
10 
- 
10 
- 
5 
5 
100 to 199 
4 
- 
4 
- 
1 
3 
200 to 499 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
500 or more 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
5,235 
2,715 
2,139 
381 
2,183 
3,052 
number 
637,283 
255,204 
345,327 
36,752 
221,226 
416,057 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
5,271 
2,716 
2,159 
396 
2,196 
3,075 
number 
1,067,003 
405,900 
597,474 
63,629 
403,318 
663,685 
$1,000 
1,101,195 
440,862 
603,720 
56,613 
395,243 
705,952 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
2,332 
1,169 
990 
173 
934 
1,398 
number 
260,983 
87,547 
156,157 
17,279 
1 1 1 ,274 
149,709 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
4,695 
2,373 
1,975 
347 
1,923 
2,772 
number 
806,020 
318,353 
441,317 
46,350 
292,044 
513,976 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
133 
53 
68 
12 
64 
69 
number 
158,150 
90,854 
66,938 
358 
38,099 
120,051 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
270 
212 
56 
2 
93 
177 
number 
85,432 
(D) 
669 
(D) 
83,768 
1,664 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
252 
201 
50 
1 
84 
168 
25 to 49 
7 
4 
2 
1 
4 
3 
50 to 99 
5 
2 
3 
- 
2 
3 
1 00 to 1 99 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
500 or more 
3 
3 
- 
- 
3 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
75 
60 
13 
2 
24 
51 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
80 
(D) 
34,727 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
243 
192 
49 
2 
87 
156 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
589 
(D) 
49,041 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
288 
231 
55 
2 
76 
212 
number 
456,300 
455,417 
(D) 
(D) 
454,031 
2,269 
$1,000 
35,101 
34,957 
(D) 
(D) 
34,781 
320 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
771 
482 
240 
49 
257 
514 
number 
354,785 
127,139 
213,958 
13,688 
108,158 
246,627 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
650 
388 
226 
36 
214 
436 
number 
211,270 
86,330 
115,341 
9,599 
60,664 
150,606 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
638 
377 
218 
43 
206 
432 
number 
261,820 
85,750 
164,192 
11,878 
87,217 
174,603 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
6,212 
4,052 
1,816 
344 
2,429 
3,783 
number 
72,461 
37,483 
30,587 
4,391 
23,225 
49,236 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
6,005 
3,919 
1,762 
324 
2,327 
3,678 
number 
62,917 
32,704 
26,605 
3,608 
18,555 
44,362 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,651 
1,075 
476 
100 
567 
1,084 
number 
7,815 
4,230 
3,150 
435 
2,232 
5,583 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
594 
418 
134 
42 
183 
411 
number 
9,246 
4,930 
3,580 
736 
1,681 
7,565 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
273 
169 
82 
22 
84 
189 
number 
5,371 
3,369 
1,709 
293 
987 
4,384 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,324 
964 
313 
47 
405 
919 
number 
26,612 
18,939 
6,701 
972 
7,251 
19,361 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,324 
964 
313 
47 
405 
919 
400 to 3,199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
152 
122 
26 
4 
43 
109 
number 
2,024 
1,669 
315 
40 
561 
1,463 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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