United States

Department of

Agriculture

National

Agricultural

Statistics

Service

Sp Sy 4 (07)

Farms, Land in Farms,

and Livestock Operations

2006 Summary

February 2007

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Contents

Page

National Summaries

Number of Farms and Land in Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Livestock Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Livestock Operations

Cattle and Calves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Beef Cows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Milk Cows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Milk Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Hogs and Pigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Sheep and Lambs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Reliability Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Terms and Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Farm Definition History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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2006 Number of Farms and Land in Farms Highlights

The number of farms in the United States in 2006 is estimated at 2.09 million, 0.4 percent fewer

than in 2005. Total land in farms, at 932.4 million acres, decreased 780 thousand acres, or 

0.08 percent, from 2005. The average farm size was 446 acres during 2006, an increase of one acre

from the previous year. The decline in the number of farms and land in farms reflects a continuing

consolidation in farming operations and diversion of agricultural land to nonagricultural uses.

Farm numbers and land in farms are broken down into five economic sales classes. Farms and

ranches are classified into these “sales classes” by summing their sales of agricultural products and

government program payments. Sales class breaks occur at $10,000, $100,000, $250,000, and

$500,000.

Farm numbers declined in the $1,000-$9,999 and the $100,000 - $249,999 sales classes. Farm

numbers rose slightly in the $10,000 - $99,999 and the two largest sales classes. The decline in the

smallest sales class is most likely due to normal attrition, such as retirements, and rising incomes. 

The changes within the other sales classes were a result of operations moving to larger sales classes

by consolidation and expansion. Because of rising incomes, many farms and ranches near the top of

their sales class in 2005 moved into the next higher sales class in 2006 without adding land or

otherwise expanding their operations. 

The largest percentage changes from 2005 occurred in the smallest and largest sales classes. Farm

numbers declined 1.1 percent, to 1.15 million farms, in the $1,000 - $9,999 sales class. Meanwhile,

farm numbers increased 2.4 percent, to 81,350 farms, in the $500,000 & over sales class. The

number of farms with less than $100,000 in sales fell 0.6 percent from 2005 and the number of

farms with $100,000 or more in sales rose 0.7 percent.

Land in farms also shifted from lower sales classes to higher sales classes. In the $1,000-$9,999

sales class, land in farms dropped 3.0 percent, to 114.7 million acres, while land operated by farms

in the largest sales class, $500,000 & over in sales, increased 1.7 percent, to 213.4 million acres. 

Over all, the average farm size increased 1 acre in 2006. However, average farm sizes declined in

some of the sales classes due to smaller farms moving up to higher sales classes.

This report also contains estimates of farm numbers and land in farms for Puerto Rico. The

number of farms with sales of $1,000 or more in Puerto Rico was 13,600 in 2006, unchanged from

2005. Land in farms, at 610,000 acres, also remained unchanged from the previous year. The

average farm size in Puerto Rico in 2006 was estimated at 45 acres. 
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Livestock Operations 2006 Summary

The number of operations with cattle totaled 971,400 during 2006, down 1 percent from 2005

and 2 percent below 2004. Beef cow operations in 2006 were down 1 percent from 2005 and

2 percent below 2004. Milk cow operations were 4 percent below last year and 8 percent below two

years ago.

The three operation classes: cattle, beef cows, and milk cows, are classified into size groups

independently. Therefore, it is possible to have more beef cow operations in a particular size group

than cattle operations. As an example, an operator with 75 cattle and 40 beef cows would be

classified in the 50-99 size group for cattle and 1-49 size group for beef cows.

The number of operations with hogs totaled 65,540 during 2006, down 3 percent from 2005 and

6 percent from 2004. Places with 2,000 or more head accounted for 80 percent of the inventory.

The number of operations with sheep totaled 69,090 during 2006, up 1 percent from 2005 and up

2 percent from 2004. Of all sheep operations that include breeding sheep, 90.8 percent were

comprised of 1-99 head, 7.6 percent had 100-499 head, and the remaining 1.6 percent were

operations with 500 head or more. Operations with 1-99 head account for 28.7 percent of the

inventory, 100-499 head account for 24.0 percent of the inventory, and 500+ head account for

47.3 percent of the inventory.

This report contains annual estimates of Puerto Rico livestock operations. Operations with cattle

and calves were 4,300, unchanged from 2005; operations with beef cows were 2,800, unchanged

from 2005; operations with milk cows were 1,600, unchanged from 2005; operations with hogs

were 1,500, unchanged from 2005; and operations with sheep were 800, unchanged from the

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Point Farms: United States, 2000 - 2006 1

Year

Percent of Total

Farms Land

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

15.0

16.0

18.0

19.0

17.0

17.5

17.3

2.0

2.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.4

 1 Percent of farms and land in farms for places having less than $1,000 of reported sales, but with sufficient crops and/or livestock to

normally have sales of at least $1,000.
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Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size:

United States, 1996-2006 1

Year Number

of Farms

Land

in Farms

Average

Farm Size

Number 1,000 Acres Acres

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2,190,500

2,190,510

2,192,330

2,187,280

2,166,780

2,148,630

2,135,360

2,126,860

2,112,970

2,098,690

2,089,790

958,675

956,010

952,080

948,460

945,080

942,070

940,300

938,650

936,295

933,210

932,430

438

436

434

434

436

438

440

441

443

445

446

 1 A farm is any establishment from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were sold or would normally be sold during the year.

Percent of Farms and Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size: By Economic Sales

Class, United States, 2005-2006

Economic

Sales

Class

Percent of Total Average Farm Size

Farms Land in Farms (Acres)

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

 $1,000 - $2,499

 $2,500 - $4,999

 $5,000 - $9,999

 $10,000 - $24,999

 $25,000 - $49,999

 $50,000 - $99,999

$100,000 - $249,999

$250,000 - $499,999

$500,000 - $999,999

$1,000,000 +

Total

26.4

15.2

13.9

11.5

8.7

8.2

8.0

4.3

2.1

1.7

100.0

26.3

15.2

13.7

11.8

8.8

7.9

8.0

4.4

2.2

1.7

100.0

4.0

3.8

4.9

7.2

9.2

11.5

20.6

16.3

10.8

11.7

100.0

4.1

3.7

4.5

7.5

8.8

11.5

20.5

16.5

10.9

12.0

100.0

67

111

156

279

471

624

1,150

1,693

2,298

3,075

445

70

109

147

282

444

647

1,151

1,685

2,226

3,171

446
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Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size

By State, United States, and Puerto Rico 2005-2006

State Number of Farms Land in Farms Average Farm Size

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

Number Number 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres Acres Acres

AL

AK

AZ

AR

CA

CO

CT

DE

FL

GA

HI

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

ME

MD

MA

MI

MN

MS

MO

MT

NE

NV

NH

NJ

NM

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

RI

SC

SD

TN

TX

UT

VT

VA

WA

WV

WI

WY

US

PR

43,500

640

10,100

47,000

76,500

30,500

4,200

2,300

42,000

49,000

5,500

25,000

72,500

59,000

89,000

64,500

84,000

26,800

7,100

12,100

6,100

53,000

79,600

42,200

105,000

28,000

48,000

3,000

3,400

9,800

17,500

35,600

49,000

30,300

76,500

83,000

40,000

58,200

850

24,500

31,400

83,000

230,000

15,200

6,300

47,000

34,500

20,800

76,500

9,200

2,098,690

13,600

43,000

640

10,000

46,500

76,000

30,700

4,200

2,300

41,000

49,000

5,500

25,000

72,400

59,000

88,600

64,000

84,000

26,800

7,100

12,000

6,100

53,000

79,300

42,000

105,000

28,100

47,600

3,000

3,400

9,800

17,500

35,000

48,000

30,300

76,200

83,000

39,300

58,200

850

24,600

31,300

82,000

230,000

15,100

6,300

46,800

34,000

21,200

76,000

9,100

2,089,790

13,600

8,600

900

26,200

14,400

26,400

30,700

360

520

10,000

10,500

1,300

11,800

27,300

15,000

31,600

47,200

13,800

7,800

1,370

2,040

520

10,100

27,500

11,050

30,100

60,100

45,700

6,300

450

790

44,500

7,550

8,800

39,400

14,300

33,700

17,100

7,700

60

4,850

43,700

11,500

129,800

11,600

1,250

8,500

15,100

3,600

15,400

34,400

933,210

610

8,600

900

26,100

14,300

26,300

30,700

360

515

10,000

10,800

1,300

11,800

27,300

15,000

31,500

47,200

13,700

7,800

1,360

2,035

520

10,100

27,400

11,000

30,100

60,100

45,700

6,300

450

790

44,500

7,500

8,800

39,400

14,300

33,700

17,100

7,650

60

4,850

43,700

11,400

129,700

11,600

1,240

8,500

15,100

3,600

15,300

34,400

932,430

610

198

1,406

2,594

306

345

1,007

86

226

238

214

236

472

377

254

355

732

164

291

193

169

85

191

345

262

287

2,146

952

2,100

132

81

2,543

212

180

1,300

187

406

428

132

71

198

1,392

139

564

763

198

181

438

173

201

3,739

445

45

200

1,406

2,610

308

346

1,000

86

224

244

220

236

472

377

254

356

738

163

291

192

170

85

191

346

262

287

2,139

960

2,100

132

81

2,543

214

183

1,300

188

406

435

131

71

197

1,396

139

564

768

197

182

444

170

201

3,780

446

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Number of Farms: Economic Sales Class by State,

Region, United States, and Puerto Rico 2005-2006

State

and

Region

Economic Sales Class

$1,000-$9,999 $10,000-$99,999 $100,000-$249,999

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

Number Number Number Number Number Number

Northeast

 CT 2

 ME 2

 MA 2

 NH 2

 NJ 2

 NY

 PA

 RI 2

 VT 2

 Oth Sts 1

 Total

North Central

 IL

 IN

 IA

 KS

 MI

 MN

 MO

 NE

 ND

 OH

 SD

 WI

 Total

South

 AL

 AR

 DE 2

 FL

 GA

 KY

 LA

 MD 2

 MS

 NC

 OK

 SC

 TN

 TX

 VA

 WV 2

 Oth Sts 3

 Total

West

 AK 2

 AZ 2

 CA

 CO

 HI 2

 ID

 MT

 NV 2

 NM

 OR

 UT

 WA

 WY 2

 Oth Sts 4

 Total

US

PR

2,850

5,000

3,850

2,500

6,800

17,800

34,200

490

3,850

77,340

26,300

30,400

26,900

28,000

31,100

34,800

57,900

12,500

8,500

43,200

8,300

36,500

344,400

29,500

26,200

1,000

26,000

31,800

53,000

16,700

7,700

29,700

29,700

51,000

18,400

61,500

157,000

30,500

17,200

586,900

330

7,000

31,500

17,100

3,100

15,000

11,900

1,650

11,900

26,000

9,600

19,000

3,600

157,680

1,166,320

8,800

2,850

5,000

3,850

2,500

6,800

18,600

34,200

490

3,850

78,140

26,300

30,400

26,600

27,200

31,100

34,500

56,800

12,100

8,400

42,600

8,300

36,200

340,500

29,000

26,000

990

24,700

31,200

53,000

16,700

7,600

29,400

28,500

51,000

18,400

60,500

156,600

30,100

17,500

581,190

330

6,900

30,200

17,300

3,100

14,500

11,300

1,650

11,900

25,200

9,400

18,700

3,600

154,080

1,153,910

8,800

11,400

14,500

7,760

33,660

24,200

17,700

33,400

24,800

15,000

25,400

36,100

17,700

11,900

23,400

12,500

21,400

263,500

9,200

11,400

10,600

11,200

25,000

6,300

8,100

10,600

25,200

4,300

17,500

56,600

12,500

5,710

214,210

25,000

9,300

6,000

10,300

3,950

9,200

4,050

8,600

8,270

84,670

596,040

3,600

10,700

14,500

7,760

32,960

24,200

17,800

33,300

24,600

14,800

25,200

37,700

17,700

12,100

23,200

12,300

21,300

264,200

9,200

11,200

10,600

11,100

25,000

6,300

8,100

10,700

25,200

4,400

17,500

56,500

12,900

5,820

214,520

25,700

9,100

6,200

10,800

3,900

9,200

4,100

8,500

8,170

85,670

597,350

3,600

3,450

6,300

2,380

12,130

11,000

5,600

15,100

6,700

3,200

9,900

6,400

8,900

5,300

6,000

6,200

11,700

96,000

1,400

3,200

2,300

1,800

3,500

1,650

1,550

2,500

3,900

650

1,950

8,200

1,800

1,200

35,600

7,200

2,100

1,600

3,700

750

2,100

750

3,000

2,150

23,350

167,080

600

2,800

6,300

2,380

11,480

10,700

5,450

15,000

6,800

3,300

9,900

6,000

8,700

5,200

6,500

6,100

11,600

95,250

1,400

3,200

2,400

2,100

3,400

1,600

1,600

2,500

3,900

650

1,950

8,200

1,700

1,230

35,830

7,500

2,100

1,600

3,800

800

2,100

760

2,900

2,100

23,660

166,220

600

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Number of Farms: Economic Sales Class by State,

Region, United States, and Puerto Rico 2005-2006 (continued)

State

and

Region

Economic Sales Class

$250,000-$499,999 $500,000 & Over Total

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

Number Number Number Number Number Number

Northeast

 CT 2

 ME 2

 MA 2

 NH 2

 NJ 2

 NY

 PA

 RI 2

 VT 2

 Oth Sts 1

 Total

North Central

 IL

 IN

 IA

 KS

 MI

 MN

 MO

 NE

 ND

 OH

 SD

 WI

 Total

South

 AL

 AR

 DE 2

 FL

 GA

 KY

 LA

 MD 2

 MS

 NC

 OK

 SC

 TN

 TX

 VA

 WV 2

 Oth Sts 3

 Total

West

 AK 2

 AZ 2

 CA

 CO

 HI 2

 ID

 MT

 NV 2

 NM

 OR

 UT

 WA

 WY 2

 Oth Sts 4

 Total

US

PR

1,550

2,000

1,240

4,790

7,400

3,100

8,200

2,900

1,800

5,500

2,700

4,900

2,800

2,500

2,800

4,400

49,000

1,400

3,300

1,200

1,700

1,450

1,000

1,000

2,600

1,600

400

1,200

4,500

1,100

1,050

23,500

4,300

900

1,100

1,400

390

1,300

450

1,700

1,010

12,550

89,840

300

1,600

2,000

1,240

4,840

7,500

3,000

8,200

3,100

1,800

5,600

2,500

5,000

2,700

2,400

2,900

4,300

49,000

1,400

3,200

1,300

2,000

1,450

1,000

1,000

2,700

1,600

400

1,200

4,800

1,000

1,060

24,110

4,200

1,000

1,300

1,500

390

1,400

460

1,700

1,060

13,010

90,960

300

1,400

1,200

1,030

3,630

3,600

2,200

5,400

2,100

1,900

4,000

1,900

4,000

1,800

1,400

1,600

2,500

32,400

2,000

2,900

1,900

2,500

1,050

1,150

1,850

3,600

1,300

750

850

3,700

1,100

1,340

25,990

8,500

1,100

1,300

700

510

1,400

350

2,200

1,330

17,390

79,410

300

1,300

1,200

1,030

3,530

3,700

2,350

5,500

2,300

2,000

4,100

2,000

4,100

1,900

1,500

1,700

2,600

33,750

2,000

2,900

2,000

2,600

1,150

1,200

1,900

3,600

1,300

750

850

3,900

1,100

1,300

26,550

8,400

1,200

1,400

700

510

1,400

380

2,200

1,330

17,520

81,350

300

4,200

7,100

6,100

3,400

9,800

35,600

58,200

850

6,300

131,550

72,500

59,000

89,000

64,500

53,000

79,600

105,000

48,000

30,300

76,500

31,400

76,500

785,300

43,500

47,000

2,300

42,000

49,000

84,000

26,800

12,100

42,200

49,000

83,000

24,500

83,000

230,000

47,000

20,800

886,200

640

10,100

76,500

30,500

5,500

25,000

28,000

3,000

17,500

40,000

15,200

34,500

9,200

295,640

2,098,690

13,600

4,200

7,100

6,100

3,400

9,800

35,000

58,200

850

6,300

130,950

72,400

59,000

88,600

64,000

53,000

79,300

105,000

47,600

30,300

76,200

31,300

76,000

782,700

43,000

46,500

2,300

41,000

49,000

84,000

26,800

12,000

42,000

48,000

83,000

24,600

82,000

230,000

46,800

21,200

882,200

640

10,000

76,000

30,700

5,500

25,000

28,100

3,000

17,500

39,300

15,100

34,000

9,100

293,940

2,089,790

13,600

 1 CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, RI, and VT. 2 Estimates not available for all sales classes. 3 DE, MD, and WV. 4 AK, AZ, HI, NV, and WY.
Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations 2006 Summary Agricultural Statistics Board

February 2007 12 NASS, USDA

Land in Farms: Economic Sales Class by State,

Region, United States, and Puerto Rico 2005-2006

State

and

Region

Economic Sales Class

$1,000-$9,999 $10,000-$99,999 $100,000-$249,999

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres

Northeast

 CT 2

 ME 2

 MA 2

 NH 2

 NJ 2

 NY

 PA

 RI 2

 VT 2

 Oth Sts 1

 Total

North Central

 IL

 IN

 IA

 KS

 MI

 MN

 MO

 NE

 ND

 OH

 SD

 WI

 Total

South

 AL

 AR

 DE 2

 FL

 GA

 KY

 LA

 MD 2

 MS

 NC

 OK

 SC

 TN

 TX

 VA

 WV 2

 Oth Sts 3

 Total

West

 AK 2

 AZ 2

 CA

 CO

 HI 2

 ID

 MT

 NV 2

 NM

 OR

 UT

 WA

 WY 2

 Oth Sts 4

 Total

US

PR

140

540

220

240

200

1,650

2,300

30

390

5,710

1,600

1,550

1,600

3,300

1,900

2,950

6,800

1,500

2,800

2,500

3,200

2,900

32,600

3,000

2,700

50

1,600

3,500

4,200

1,350

480

3,700

2,000

5,500

1,920

4,400

20,600

2,750

2,050

59,800

350

550

1,800

2,900

80

1,120

4,200

130

2,300

1,500

800

1,000

3,360

20,090

118,200

130

140

530

220

240

200

1,750

2,250

30

380

5,740

1,600

1,500

1,550

3,000

1,850

2,800

6,800

1,500

2,500

2,400

3,100

2,800

31,400

2,950

2,650

45

1,500

3,400

4,100

1,300

470

3,600

1,950

5,400

1,920

4,300

20,100

2,700

2,050

58,435

350

500

1,700

2,700

80

950

3,900

130

2,200

1,500

800

1,000

3,300

19,110

114,685

130

2,100

2,150

1,095

5,345

5,000

3,150

7,150

15,000

2,500

6,550

10,600

9,100

10,600

4,450

10,700

3,700

88,500

2,950

3,400

2,100

2,700

5,000

2,000

2,600

1,750

13,700

1,380

3,600

46,000

3,050

1,670

91,900

5,800

10,200

3,100

17,400

12,000

4,400

2,500

2,600

16,920

74,920

260,665

220

2,050

2,150

1,095

5,295

5,000

3,000

7,000

14,800

2,400

6,500

10,800

9,100

10,900

4,400

10,500

3,600

88,000

2,950

3,350

2,150

2,800

5,000

2,000

2,550

1,750

13,700

1,380

3,600

45,600

3,050

1,655

91,535

5,600

9,900

3,000

17,500

11,900

4,300

2,500

2,600

16,760

74,060

258,890

220

1,350

1,650

675

3,675

6,900

3,150

8,350

12,000

1,600

5,900

5,200

11,500

11,000

3,100

13,600

3,300

85,600

800

1,700

1,250

1,000

1,800

1,400

950

1,100

6,600

450

950

23,500

1,000

550

43,050

3,900

6,800

2,300

17,900

10,000

3,600

1,550

3,200

10,720

59,970

192,295

90

1,250

1,650

675

3,575

6,700

3,150

8,350

11,800

1,600

5,900

5,100

11,200

11,000

3,100

13,500

3,300

84,700

800

1,700

1,250

1,100

1,800

1,450

950

1,050

6,600

450

950

23,500

1,050

525

43,175

3,900

6,900

2,350

18,000

10,000

3,600

1,550

3,200

10,400

59,900

191,350

90

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February 2007 13 NASS, USDA

Land in Farms: Economic Sales Class by State,

Region, United States, and Puerto Rico 2005-2006 (continued)

State

and

Region

Economic Sales Class

$250,000-$499,999 $500,000 & Over Total

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres 1,000 Acres

Northeast

 CT 2

 ME 2

 MA 2

 NH 2

 NJ 2

 NY

 PA

 RI 2

 VT 2

 Oth Sts 1

 Total

North Central

 IL

 IN

 IA

 KS

 MI

 MN

 MO

 NE

 ND

 OH

 SD

 WI

 Total

South

 AL

 AR

 DE 2

 FL

 GA

 KY

 LA

 MD 2

 MS

 NC

 OK

 SC

 TN

 TX

 VA

 WV 2

 Oth Sts 3

 Total

West

 AK 2

 AZ 2

 CA

 CO

 HI 2

 ID

 MT

 NV 2

 NM

 OR

 UT

 WA

 WY 2

 Oth Sts 4

 Total

US

PR

850

800

465

2,115

7,000

3,200

7,550

8,000

1,600

5,400

4,000

10,200

8,100

2,450

8,800

2,700

69,000

700

2,250

800

1,000

1,100

1,200

920

1,350

3,800

400

1,000

16,100

780

520

31,920

3,300

4,600

1,600

11,600

7,700

3,400

4,600

2,550

9,810

49,160

152,195

70

950

800

465

2,215

6,900

3,200

7,500

8,200

1,600

5,400

3,800

10,200

7,800

2,400

8,900

2,700

68,600

700

2,250

800

1,000

1,100

1,200

950

1,350

3,800

400

1,000

16,800

730

555

32,635

3,400

4,800

2,000

11,800

7,900

3,400

4,600

2,550

10,180

50,630

154,080

70

1,600

800

805

3,205

6,800

3,950

6,950

8,900

2,500

6,700

3,500

13,400

6,900

1,800

7,400

2,800

71,600

1,150

4,350

4,250

2,300

1,700

1,850

2,880

2,600

4,100

700

1,550

23,600

920

840

52,790

11,600

6,200

3,680

9,000

12,500

4,200

2,150

5,750

27,180

82,260

209,855

100

1,500

800

805

3,105

7,100

4,150

7,100

9,400

2,650

6,800

3,600

13,700

7,200

2,000

7,700

2,900

74,300

1,200

4,350

4,300

2,500

1,700

1,850

2,950

2,700

4,200

700

1,550

23,700

970

850

53,520

11,700

6,400

3,500

8,900

12,500

4,300

2,150

5,750

27,300

82,500

213,425

100

360

1,370

520

450

790

7,550

7,700

60

1,250

20,050

27,300

15,000

31,600

47,200

10,100

27,500

30,100

45,700

39,400

14,300

43,700

15,400

347,300

8,600

14,400

520

10,000

10,500

13,800

7,800

2,040

11,050

8,800

33,700

4,850

11,500

129,800

8,500

3,600

279,460

900

26,200

26,400

30,700

1,300

11,800

60,100

6,300

44,500

17,100

11,600

15,100

34,400

286,400

933,210

610

360

1,360

520

450

790

7,500

7,650

60

1,240

19,930

27,300

15,000

31,500

47,200

10,100

27,400

30,100

45,700

39,400

14,300

43,700

15,300

347,000

8,600

14,300

515

10,000

10,800

13,700

7,800

2,035

11,000

8,800

33,700

4,850

11,400

129,700

8,500

3,600

279,300

900

26,100

26,300

30,700

1,300

11,800

60,100

6,300

44,500

17,100

11,600

15,100

34,400

286,200

932,430

610

 1 CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, RI, and VT. 2 Estimates not available for all sales classes. 3 DE, MD, and WV. 4 AK, AZ, HI, NV, and WY.
Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations 2006 Summary Agricultural Statistics Board

February 2007 14 NASS, USDA

Cattle and Calves: Number of Operations and Percent of Inventory

by Size Group, United States, 2005-2006 1

Head Operations Percent of Inventory

2005 2006 2005 2006

Number Number Percent Percent

Cattle and Calves 2

 1-49

 50-99

 100-499

 500-999

 1,000-1,999

 2,000-4,999

 5,000-9,999

 10,000-19,999

 20,000+

 Total

Beef Cows 3

 1-49

 50-99

 100-499

 500-999

 1,000-1,999

 2,000-4,999

 5,000+

 Total

612,200

163,780

177,510

18,820

6,400

2,800

590

225

185

982,510

596,950

95,040

72,785

4,100

970

275

50

770,170

605,200

160,650

175,890

19,180

6,500

2,930

620

235

195

971,400

590,550

93,750

73,055

4,200

1,000

270

55

762,880

11.0

11.6

35.0

12.9

7.9

7.9

3.9

2.9

6.9

100.0

28.0

18.9

38.5

7.9

3.5

2.0

1.2

100.0

10.7

11.2

34.5

12.9

8.0

8.2

4.1

3.0

7.4

100.0

27.6

18.6

38.7

8.1

3.7

2.0

1.3

100.0

 1 Percents reflect average distributions of various probability surveys conducted during the year but are based primarily on beginning-ofyear and mid-year surveys. 2 An operation is any place having one or more head of cattle on hand at any time during the year. 3 An operation is any place having one or more head of beef cows on hand at any time during the year.
Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations 2006 Summary Agricultural Statistics Board

February 2007 15 NASS, USDA

Cattle and Calves: Number of Operations by State,

United States, and Puerto Rico, 2005-2006 1

State Operations With Cattle and Calves

2005 2006

Number Number

AL

AK

AZ

AR

CA

CO

CT

DE

FL

GA

HI

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

ME

MD

MA

MI

MN

MS

MO

MT

NE

NV

NH

NJ

NM

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

RI

SC

SD

TN

TX

UT

VT

VA

WA

WV

WI

WY

US

PR

25,000

120

2,600

30,000

17,000

12,900

1,100

420

18,800

21,000

800

10,400

19,800

19,000

31,000

32,000

45,000

14,500

1,700

4,000

1,100

14,400

26,000

21,000

64,000

12,600

24,000

1,600

850

1,500

7,600

14,700

21,000

11,700

27,000

56,000

15,300

28,000

220

10,000

17,000

48,000

150,000

7,000

2,500

25,000

13,000

12,500

36,000

5,800

982,510

4,300

25,000

120

2,600

29,000

17,000

12,900

1,000

420

18,800

21,000

800

10,200

19,700

18,900

31,000

31,000

45,000

14,300

1,700

4,000

1,100

14,300

25,000

21,000

64,000

12,200

24,000

1,600

850

1,500

7,400

14,200

20,000

11,500

26,000

55,000

15,000

27,000

210

10,200

16,500

48,000

149,000

7,000

2,400

25,000

12,700

12,500

36,000

5,800

971,400

4,300

 1 An operation is any place having one or more head of cattle on hand at any time during the year.
Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations 2006 Summary Agricultural Statistics Board

February 2007 16 NASS, USDA

Cattle and Calves: Number of Operations by Size Group,

Selected States and United States, 2005-2006 1

State

Operations Having

1-49 Head 50-99 Head 100-499 Head

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

Number Number Number Number Number Number

AL

AZ

AR

CA

CO

FL

GA

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

MD

MI

MN

MS

MO

MT

NE

NM

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

SD

TN

TX

UT

VT

VA

WA

WI

WY

Oth Sts 2

US

16,800

1,500

19,200

10,800

7,500

13,900

14,000

6,000

12,400

14,500

14,300

14,700

30,000

10,500

2,700

10,100

13,500

14,400

39,000

5,200

8,500

4,500

7,600

16,500

3,300

20,500

32,000

11,600

17,700

4,300

35,000

105,000

4,000

1,100

16,100

10,300

15,400

2,300

25,500

612,200

16,800

1,500

18,600

10,400

7,500

13,900

13,800

5,900

12,800

14,400

13,700

14,500

30,000

10,400

2,700

10,000

13,000

14,800

39,000

5,000

8,000

4,400

7,500

15,300

3,400

19,500

32,000

11,300

16,900

4,000

35,000

104,000

4,200

1,100

16,500

10,000

15,300

2,400

25,700

605,200

4,700

350

5,900

1,400

1,900

2,200

3,600

1,300

3,700

2,500

6,200

6,150

8,600

1,800

560

1,800

5,400

3,900

13,000

2,050

4,700

970

3,000

2,600

2,500

3,500

10,500

1,300

5,900

2,400

8,000

22,000

1,100

550

4,500

990

8,700

600

2,960

163,780

4,600

350

5,600

1,800

1,800

2,210

3,800

1,250

3,400

2,400

6,540

5,900

8,200

1,700

570

1,800

5,550

3,600

13,000

1,840

4,800

900

2,900

2,770

2,400

3,600

10,000

1,250

5,900

2,600

7,600

21,000

1,000

500

4,200

990

8,800

600

2,930

160,650

3,200

510

4,550

2,500

2,600

2,100

3,090

2,250

3,480

1,880

9,400

9,400

6,070

2,000

700

2,200

6,600

2,500

11,130

4,200

8,400

1,500

3,700

1,780

5,200

2,760

11,800

1,750

4,200

8,400

4,800

19,100

1,500

760

4,080

1,300

11,100

2,100

2,920

177,510

3,300

500

4,450

2,500

2,700

2,100

3,100

2,200

3,290

1,960

9,600

8,800

6,400

2,000

690

2,200

5,900

2,400

11,150

4,100

8,700

1,500

3,400

1,800

5,000

2,640

11,200

1,800

4,000

8,000

5,200

20,000

1,400

710

3,950

1,300

11,100

2,000

2,850

175,890

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations 2006 Summary Agricultural Statistics Board

February 2007 17 NASS, USDA

Cattle and Calves: Number of Operations by Size Group, Selected

States and United States, 2005-2006 1

 (continued)

State

Operations Having

500-999 Head 1,000+ Head

2005 2006 2005 2006

Number Number Number Number

AL

AZ

AR

CA

CO

FL

GA

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

MD

MI

MN

MS

MO

MT

NE

NM

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

SD

TN

TX

UT

VT

VA

WA

WI

WY

Oth Sts 2

US

240

100

270

1,000

550

300

240

450

170

80

780

1,100

255

150

30

210

360

150

720

810

1,400

330

250

90

590

190

1,100

370

155

1,400

160

2,500

280

65

255

260

600

500

360

18,820

240

100

270

1,000

600

300

220

440

160

100

820

1,100

320

150

30

200

400

150

700

900

1,500

300

250

100

580

200

1,200

350

150

1,400

150

2,500

270

60

270

260

590

500

350

19,180

60

140

80

1,300

350

300

70

400

50

40

320

650

75

50

10

90

140

50

150

340

1,000

300

150

30

110

50

600

280

45

500

40

1,400

120

25

65

150

200

300

170

10,200

60

150

80

1,300

300

290

80

410

50

40

340

700

80

50

10

100

150

50

150

360

1,000

300

150

30

120

60

600

300

50

500

50

1,500

130

30

80

150

210

300

170

10,480

 1 An operation is any place having one or more head of cattle on hand at any time during the year. 2 Individual State estimates not available for the 12 other States.
Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations 2006 Summary Agricultural Statistics Board

February 2007 18 NASS, USDA

Cattle and Calves: Percent of Inventory by Size Group,

Selected States and United States, 2005-2006 1

State

Inventory on Operations Having

1-49 Head 50-99 Head 100-499 Head 500-999 Head 1,000+ Head

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

AL

AZ

AR

CA

CO

FL

GA

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

MD

MI

MN

MS

MO

MT

NE

NM

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

SD

TN

TX

UT

VT

VA

WA

WI

WY

Oth Sts 2

US

23.0

2.0

20.0

2.5

4.2

11.5

16.0

4.0

19.0

26.0

9.0

4.7

23.0

21.0

15.0

14.0

12.5

23.0

17.0

4.0

2.8

4.7

9.0

30.0

4.6

25.0

12.0

8.0

17.0

2.0

30.0

13.0

7.0

6.0

19.0

11.0

8.5

2.5

20.0

11.0

24.0

1.9

18.0

2.5

4.3

11.5

14.0

3.8

19.0

26.0

8.0

4.2

23.0

21.0

16.0

14.0

12.0

23.0

17.0

3.8

2.7

4.6

10.0

28.0

5.0

24.0

12.0

8.0

18.0

2.0

30.0

12.0

7.0

6.0

20.0

10.5

8.5

2.0

20.0

10.7

22.0

2.2

21.0

2.0

5.3

8.5

19.0

4.0

19.0

20.0

12.0

6.3

23.0

14.0

16.0

12.0

16.0

25.0

20.0

6.0

5.2

4.3

15.0

21.0

9.4

18.0

13.0

6.0

25.0

4.5

25.0

11.0

9.0

13.0

19.0

6.0

17.0

3.0

12.0

11.6

21.0

2.1

21.0

2.5

4.7

8.5

20.0

3.9

18.0

18.0

12.0

5.8

22.0

14.0

16.0

12.0

17.0

24.0

20.0

5.2

5.3

4.4

15.0

22.0

9.0

19.0

12.0

5.0

26.0

5.0

23.0

10.0

9.0

12.0

17.0

6.5

17.0

3.0

12.0

11.2

39.0

11.0

43.0

10.5

21.5

24.0

45.0

21.5

46.0

38.0

49.0

29.0

43.0

45.0

53.0

44.0

52.0

36.0

46.0

39.0

27.0

20.0

45.0

37.0

55.0

40.0

40.0

25.0

47.0

48.5

38.0

28.0

36.0

50.0

44.0

23.5

53.0

31.5

32.0

35.0

39.5

10.0

44.0

10.0

23.0

24.0

44.0

21.0

47.0

39.0

48.0

25.0

43.0

45.0

51.0

43.0

49.0

37.0

47.0

38.0

27.0

20.0

42.0

37.0

55.0

38.0

39.0

25.0

45.0

47.0

39.5

29.0

35.0

47.0

43.0

23.5

53.0

31.0

32.0

34.5

10.0

7.8

9.0

13.0

15.0

12.0

11.0

14.5

8.2

6.0

14.0

11.0

7.0

11.0

8.0

13.0

10.0

8.5

11.0

23.0

15.0

15.0

12.0

7.0

20.0

10.0

12.0

17.0

6.5

24.0

4.7

12.0

23.0

16.0

11.0

15.5

12.0

26.0

13.0

12.9

10.0

7.0

9.5

12.0

15.0

12.0

11.0

14.3

8.0

7.0

14.0

11.0

8.0

12.0

8.0

12.0

12.0

8.5

10.3

25.0

15.0

14.0

12.5

7.9

20.0

10.5

13.0

16.0

6.4

25.0

4.5

11.0

24.0

15.0

11.0

15.5

11.5

23.0

13.0

12.9

6.0

77.0

7.0

72.0

54.0

44.0

9.0

56.0

7.8

10.0

16.0

49.0

4.0

9.0

8.0

17.0

9.5

7.5

6.0

28.0

50.0

56.0

19.0

5.0

11.0

7.0

23.0

44.0

4.5

21.0

2.3

36.0

25.0

15.0

7.0

44.0

9.5

37.0

23.0

29.5

5.5

79.0

7.5

73.0

53.0

44.0

11.0

57.0

8.0

10.0

18.0

54.0

4.0

8.0

9.0

19.0

10.0

7.5

5.7

28.0

50.0

57.0

20.5

5.1

11.0

8.5

24.0

46.0

4.6

21.0

3.0

38.0

25.0

20.0

9.0

44.0

10.0

41.0

23.0

30.7

 1 Percents reflect average distributions of various probability surveys conducted during the year but are based primarily on beginning-ofyear and mid-year surveys. 2 Individual State estimates not available for the 12 other States.
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February 2007 19 NASS, USDA

Beef Cows: Number of Operations by State,

United States, and Puerto Rico, 2005-2006 1

State Operations With Beef Cows 2

2005 2006

Number Number

AL

AK

AZ

AR

CA

CO

CT

DE

FL

GA

HI

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

ME

MD

MA

MI

MN

MS

MO

MT

NE

NV

NH

NJ

NM

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

RI

SC

SD

TN

TX

UT

VT

VA

WA

WV

WI

WY

US

PR

23,000

90

1,900

27,000

11,500

9,700

770

230

15,400

19,000

650

7,200

14,800

12,000

25,000

27,000

38,000

12,400

1,000

2,500

750

7,200

15,000

18,800

54,000

11,400

20,000

1,300

530

700

6,200

6,200

18,000

10,600

15,600

48,000

11,800

12,000

150

9,000

15,000

42,000

131,000

5,200

1,000

22,000

9,200

10,900

12,700

4,800

770,170

2,800

23,000

90

1,900

26,000

11,500

9,800

700

230

15,400

19,000

650

7,100

14,700

11,900

25,000

26,000

38,000

12,100

1,000

2,500

750

7,200

14,600

18,700

54,000

11,000

20,000

1,300

520

700

6,000

6,000

17,000

10,500

15,000

48,000

11,500

12,000

140

9,200

14,500

42,000

130,000

5,200

1,000

22,000

9,100

10,800

12,800

4,800

762,880

2,800

 1 An operation is any place having one or more head of beef cows on hand at any time during the year. 2 Included in operations with cattle.
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February 2007 20 NASS, USDA

Beef Cows: Number of Operations by Size Group, Selected

States and United States, 2005-2006 1 2

State

Operations Having

1-49 Head 50-99 Head 100-499 Head 500+ Head

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number

AL

AZ

AR

CA

CO

FL

GA

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

MN

MS

MO

MT

NE

NM

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

SD

TN

TX

UT

VA

WA

WY

Oth Sts 3

US

18,000

1,250

21,500

9,000

6,300

12,300

15,400

4,900

12,500

11,000

18,300

17,400

31,200

10,000

12,600

15,300

41,000

5,000

10,600

4,100

16,100

4,400

14,500

36,000

9,300

11,400

5,700

36,500

103,000

3,400

18,000

8,100

2,100

50,800

596,950

18,100

1,250

20,500

8,700

6,200

12,300

15,400

4,800

12,400

10,900

18,100

16,600

31,000

9,800

12,400

15,200

41,000

4,900

10,300

4,000

15,100

4,400

13,900

36,000

9,000

11,400

5,400

36,400

103,000

3,400

18,000

8,000

2,000

50,700

590,550

3,230

210

3,600

700

1,400

1,420

2,200

910

1,630

800

4,250

5,200

4,500

1,300

1,600

2,500

8,400

2,050

3,900

820

1,310

2,620

840

7,200

900

470

3,350

4,000

15,800

780

2,700

520

800

3,130

95,040

3,130

190

3,600

1,000

1,500

1,420

2,200

920

1,620

800

4,360

5,100

4,700

1,200

1,450

2,500

8,200

1,700

3,900

810

1,330

2,520

800

7,200

930

460

3,200

4,100

15,000

840

2,600

530

800

3,140

93,750

1,700

380

1,840

1,500

1,780

1,400

1,350

1,200

660

200

2,400

4,230

2,240

1,050

780

960

4,500

3,900

5,000

1,100

575

3,500

250

4,600

1,300

130

5,500

1,470

11,400

920

1,260

530

1,600

1,580

72,785

1,700

400

1,840

1,500

1,880

1,400

1,350

1,180

670

200

2,500

4,100

2,235

1,050

730

950

4,700

3,900

5,300

1,000

555

3,500

290

4,600

1,250

140

5,450

1,465

11,200

870

1,350

520

1,700

1,580

73,055

70

60

60

300

220

280

50

190

10

50

170

60

50

20

40

100

450

500

180

15

80

10

200

300

450

30

800

100

40

50

300

160

5,395

70

60

60

300

220

280

50

200

10

40

200

65

50

20

50

100

500

500

190

15

80

10

200

320

450

35

800

90

50

50

300

160

5,525

 1 An operation is any place having one or more head of beef cows on hand at any time during the year. 2 Included in operations with cattle. Missing data combined with other size groups to avoid disclosing individual operations. 3 Individual State estimates not available for the 17 other States.
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February 2007 21 NASS, USDA

Beef Cows: Percent of Inventory by Size Group, Selected

States and United States, 2005-2006 1 2

State

Inventory on Operations Having

1-49 Head 50-99 Head 100-499 Head 500+ Head

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

AL

AZ

AR

CA

CO

FL

GA

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

MN

MS

MO

MT

NE

NM

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

SD

TN

TX

UT

VA

WA

WY

Oth Sts 3

US

39.0

11.0

39.5

13.0

15.0

16.5

36.0

13.0

52.0

64.0

31.0

21.0

43.0

33.0

44.0

41.0

37.0

6.5

12.0

12.0

55.0

10.5

65.0

29.5

13.0

69.0

7.0

54.0

30.0

15.0

42.0

30.0

4.5

47.0

28.0

41.0

11.0

39.5

12.0

14.0

16.5

37.4

12.0

50.0

63.0

31.5

21.0

42.0

33.0

47.0

39.0

36.0

6.0

11.0

12.0

54.0

11.0

64.0

29.0

13.0

69.0

7.0

52.0

30.0

14.0

41.0

31.0

4.0

47.0

27.6

24.0

8.0

25.0

7.0

15.0

9.5

22.0

12.0

23.0

22.0

30.0

23.5

24.5

18.0

26.0

26.0

26.0

9.5

14.0

13.0

21.0

19.0

18.0

22.0

9.0

19.0

13.5

24.0

20.0

15.0

24.5

14.0

7.5

16.0

18.9

24.0

8.0

25.0

10.0

15.0

9.5

22.0

12.0

24.0

23.0

29.0

22.0

25.0

18.0

24.0

28.0

25.0

8.0

14.0

12.0

22.0

19.0

17.0

22.0

9.0

18.0

13.0

25.0

19.0

15.0

23.0

14.0

7.0

16.0

18.6

31.0

41.0

31.0

44.0

48.0

28.0

36.8

46.0

22.5

14.0

36.0

47.0

29.0

41.0

26.0

28.0

33.0

56.0

50.0

44.0

21.0

64.0

14.6

39.0

37.0

12.0

61.0

20.2

36.0

47.0

29.0

39.0

50.0

22.0

38.5

29.0

41.0

31.0

44.0

49.0

28.0

35.0

45.0

23.5

14.0

37.0

46.0

29.0

41.0

25.5

28.0

35.5

56.0

52.0

41.0

20.9

64.0

16.5

39.0

33.0

13.0

61.0

20.8

36.0

48.0

31.0

38.0

49.0

22.0

38.7

6.0

40.0

4.5

36.0

22.0

46.0

5.2

29.0

2.5

3.0

8.5

3.5

8.0

4.0

5.0

4.0

28.0

24.0

31.0

3.0

6.5

2.4

9.5

41.0

18.5

1.8

14.0

23.0

4.5

17.0

38.0

15.0

14.6

6.0

40.0

4.5

34.0

22.0

46.0

5.6

31.0

2.5

2.5

11.0

4.0

8.0

3.5

5.0

3.5

30.0

23.0

35.0

3.1

6.0

2.5

10.0

45.0

19.0

2.2

15.0

23.0

5.0

17.0

40.0

15.0

15.1

 1 Percents reflect average distributions of various probability surveys conducted during the year but are based primarily on beginning-ofyear and mid-year surveys. 2 Missing data combined with other size groups to avoid disclosing individual operations. 3 Individual State estimates not available for the 17 other States.
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February 2007 22 NASS, USDA

Milk Cows: Number of Operations, Percent of Inventory and Percent

of Milk Production by Size Group, United States, 2005-2006 1

Head Operations Percent of

Inventory

Percent of

Production

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

Number Number Percent Percent Percent Percent

1-29

30-49

50-99

100-199

200-499

500-999

1,000-1,999

2,000+

Total

22,490

14,835

23,185

10,055

4,662

1,700

850

523

78,300

21,280

14,145

22,215

9,780

4,577

1,700

870

573

75,140

2.0

6.4

17.1

14.6

15.4

12.8

12.0

19.7

100.0

1.9

6.0

16.3

14.1

15.0

12.6

12.5

21.6

100.0

1.3

5.1

15.2

13.5

15.3

14.3

13.4

21.9

100.0

1.2

4.9

14.3

13.0

15.0

14.3

13.9

23.4

100.0

 1 An operation is any place having one or more head of milk cows, excluding cows used to nurse calves, on hand at any time during the

year. Percents reflect average distributions of various probability surveys conducted during the year but are based primarily on beginning-of-year and mid-year surveys.
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February 2007 23 NASS, USDA

Milk Cows: Number of Operations by State,

United States, and Puerto Rico, 2005-2006 1

State Operations With Milk Cows 2

2005 2006

Number Number

AL

AK

AZ

AR

CA

CO

CT

DE

FL

GA

HI

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

ME

MD

MA

MI

MN

MS

MO

MT

NE

NV

NH

NJ

NM

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

RI

SC

SD

TN

TX

UT

VT

VA

WA

WV

WI

WY

US

PR

190

30

210

320

2,300

660

230

90

480

610

30

850

1,400

2,200

2,500

900

2,200

390

470

850

250

2,800

5,800

350

2,700

650

770

110

200

150

450

6,700

680

550

4,400

1,400

790

8,900

30

200

800

1,100

1,500

580

1,300

1,400

810

470

15,300

250

78,300

1,600

170

30

200

280

2,300

630

220

90

460

580

30

800

1,300

2,100

2,400

900

2,000

350

460

810

240

2,700

5,400

330

2,600

600

700

100

200

150

450

6,400

590

500

4,400

1,400

720

8,700

30

200

750

1,100

1,300

560

1,200

1,300

790

470

14,900

250

75,140

1,600

 1 An operation is any place having one or more head of milk cows, excluding cows used to nurse calves, on hand at any time during the

year. 2 Included in operations with cattle.
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February 2007 24 NASS, USDA

Milk Cows: Number of Operations by Size Group, Selected

States and United States, 2005-2006 1 2

State

Operations Having

1-29 Head 30-49 Head 50-99 Head

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

Number Number Number Number Number Number

AZ

CA

CO

FL

GA

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

MD

MI

MN

MO

NM

NY

NC

OH

OK

OR

PA

SD

TN

TX

UT

VT

VA

WA

WI

Oth Sts 3

US

100

320

500

300

280

195

350

1,000

530

475

980

180

870

620

1,250

270

1,400

350

1,900

950

390

1,800

170

420

760

240

190

500

250

2,200

2,750

22,490

90

350

470

290

260

180

330

950

530

475

820

160

790

600

1,200

270

1,300

275

1,900

950

360

1,700

170

410

640

240

140

480

250

2,100

2,600

21,280

70

5

5

20

60

250

460

550

90

410

150

420

1,900

350

1,300

20

800

70

30

2,700

150

140

60

25

220

130

20

3,900

530

14,835

60

10

5

20

60

220

420

520

85

380

130

410

1,700

300

1,300

25

800

70

30

2,700

130

150

50

20

200

130

20

3,700

500

14,145

80

25

10

80

160

480

450

890

180

520

280

660

2,400

700

2,500

110

1,000

180

75

3,100

270

270

140

80

510

350

85

6,400

1,200

23,185

80

25

10

70

140

450

425

825

190

520

280

650

2,200

700

2,300

120

1,000

180

80

3,000

240

270

90

80

500

300

90

6,300

1,100

22,215

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
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February 2007 25 NASS, USDA

Milk Cows: Number of Operations by Size Group, Selected

States and United States, 2005-2006 1 2

 (continued)

State

Operations Having

100-199 Head 200-499 Head 500+ Head

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

Number Number Number Number Number Number

AZ

CA

CO

FL

GA

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

MD

MI

MN

MO

NM

NY

NC

OH

OK

OR

PA

SD

TN

TX

UT

VT

VA

WA

WI

Oth Sts 3

US

10

180

25

25

130

110

240

210

400

110

240

180

510

580

340

10

890

130

500

140

140

970

140

200

180

110

220

320

150

1,850

815

10,055

10

180

25

25

130

100

220

220

390

100

225

180

480

570

340

10

920

100

490

140

100

960

130

200

170

95

200

290

140

1,850

790

9,780

10

550

45

50

70

125

65

50

100

25

45

50

245

240

55

10

440

60

150

50

110

280

45

62

180

80

120

90

170

750

340

4,662

10

530

40

45

70

120

65

50

100

30

50

50

265

260

55

10

420

59

150

50

110

280

50

63

160

80

120

85

160

720

320

4,577

90

1,100

60

90

30

200

15

30

30

20

5

10

95

60

5

160

170

10

50

10

45

50

25

8

180

45

40

10

135

200

95

3,073

90

1,100

60

85

30

200

15

35

35

20

5

10

105

70

5

160

160

11

60

10

40

60

30

7

190

45

40

15

130

230

90

3,143

 1 An operation is any place having one or more head of milk cows, excluding cows used to nurse calves, on hand at any time during the

year. 2 Included in operations with cattle. Missing data combined with other size groups to avoid disclosing individual operations. 3 Individual State estimates not available for the 20 other States.
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February 2007 26 NASS, USDA

Milk Cows: Percent of Inventory by Size Group, Selected

States and United States, 2005-2006 1

State

Inventory on Operations Having

1-29 Head 30-49 Head 50-99 Head

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

AZ

CA

CO

FL

GA

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

MD

MI

MN

MO

NM

NY

NC

OH

OK

OR

PA

SD

TN

TX

UT

VT

VA

WA

WI

Oth Sts 2

US

0.2

0.1

0.9

0.7

1.1

0.3

2.5

7.0

3.0

1.5

8.0

2.0

2.5

3.0

5.0

0.3

2.0

2.5

8.0

5.0

1.0

2.5

2.0

1.0

0.9

1.0

2.0

2.5

0.3

3.0

3.5

2.0

0.1

0.1

0.8

0.6

1.1

0.2

2.4

7.0

3.0

1.5

7.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

5.0

0.2

2.5

2.0

8.0

5.0

1.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

0.8

1.0

2.0

2.5

0.3

2.5

3.0

1.9

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.9

0.5

8.5

11.0

10.0

3.0

14.0

7.0

5.0

17.0

11.0

7.5

1.5

11.0

4.0

1.0

19.0

7.0

7.0

0.8

1.0

6.0

4.5

0.3

12.5

5.0

6.4

0.1

0.4

0.2

1.0

0.5

7.6

10.0

10.0

2.5

14.0

6.0

5.0

15.0

10.0

8.0

2.0

10.5

4.0

1.0

18.5

6.0

7.0

0.7

1.0

5.0

4.5

0.3

12.0

5.0

6.0

0.3

1.7

0.6

7.0

2.5

30.5

19.0

30.0

11.5

34.0

27.0

15.0

35.0

35.0

25.5

16.0

25.0

17.0

5.0

36.0

22.0

26.0

3.3

7.0

24.0

23.5

2.4

34.0

21.0

17.1

0.3

1.7

0.7

5.9

2.1

31.0

18.0

28.0

12.0

34.0

27.0

15.0

33.0

36.0

24.0

18.0

24.5

15.0

5.0

35.0

19.0

25.0

2.0

6.0

24.0

21.0

2.4

33.0

20.0

16.3

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
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February 2007 27 NASS, USDA

Milk Cows: Percent of Inventory by Size Group, Selected

States and United States, 2005-2006 1

 (continued)

State

Inventory on Operations Having

100-199 Head 200-499 Head 500+ Head

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

AZ

CA

CO

FL

GA

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

MD

MI

MN

MO

NM

NY

NC

OH

OK

OR

PA

SD

TN

TX

UT

VT

VA

WA

WI

Oth Sts 2

US

0.7

1.5

3.2

2.5

23.0

3.2

30.5

18.0

26.0

12.5

30.0

33.0

23.0

16.0

31.0

0.4

18.5

33.0

24.0

24.0

17.0

22.0

22.0

36.0

8.5

16.0

21.0

40.0

9.0

19.0

27.0

14.6

0.6

1.5

3.1

2.5

22.0

2.8

30.0

18.0

24.0

10.5

30.0

33.0

21.0

16.0

31.0

0.5

20.0

27.0

23.0

24.0

14.0

22.0

20.0

37.0

7.5

14.0

21.0

37.0

8.0

19.0

27.0

14.1

2.1

11.0

15.0

12.5

23.0

9.0

17.0

9.0

15.0

6.0

11.0

17.0

22.5

16.0

12.0

1.3

20.5

30.0

17.0

20.0

27.0

13.5

17.0

23.0

17.5

27.0

23.0

23.0

23.0

17.5

23.5

15.4

1.8

11.0

13.0

12.0

25.0

7.9

17.0

9.0

15.0

7.5

12.0

17.0

23.0

17.0

12.0

1.3

19.5

31.0

16.0

19.0

28.0

14.0

17.0

23.0

15.0

26.0

23.0

23.0

22.0

17.0

23.0

15.0

97.0

87.0

79.0

83.5

45.0

84.5

11.0

36.0

16.0

65.5

3.0

14.0

32.0

13.0

6.0

98.0

26.0

17.0

15.0

30.0

49.0

7.0

30.0

7.0

69.0

48.0

24.0

6.5

65.0

14.0

20.0

44.5

97.5

87.0

81.0

84.0

45.0

86.5

12.0

38.0

20.0

66.0

3.0

15.0

34.0

16.0

6.0

98.0

26.0

20.0

18.0

33.0

51.0

8.0

36.0

6.5

74.0

52.0

25.0

12.0

67.0

16.5

22.0

46.7

 1 Percents reflect average distributions of various probability surveys conducted during the year but are based primarily on beginning-ofyear and mid-year surveys. Missing data combined with other size groups to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2 Individual State estimates not available for the 20 other States.
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February 2007 28 NASS, USDA

Milk Production: Percent of Production by Size Group, Selected

States, and United States, 2005-2006 1 2

State

Production on Operations Having

1-29 Head 30-49 Head 50-99 Head

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

AZ

CA

CO

FL

GA

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

MD

MI

MN

MO

NM

NY

NC

OH

OK

OR

PA

SD

TN

TX

UT

VT

VA

WA

WI

Oth Sts 3

US

0.1

0.1

0.4

0.5

0.5

0.2

2.0

6.0

2.0

1.0

7.0

1.5

1.5

2.5

3.0

0.3

1.0

0.5

6.0

3.0

1.0

2.0

1.0

1.0

0.4

0.5

1.0

2.0

0.2

2.0

2.0

1.3

0.1

0.1

0.4

0.5

0.5

0.1

2.0

4.5

3.0

1.0

5.0

1.5

1.5

2.5

3.0

0.2

1.5

0.5

5.0

3.0

1.0

2.0

1.0

1.0

0.5

0.5

1.0

2.0

0.2

2.0

1.5

1.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.5

0.3

7.0

10.0

8.0

2.5

14.0

5.5

3.5

15.0

10.0

5.5

1.5

9.0

3.0

1.0

17.0

6.0

6.0

0.6

0.5

4.0

3.0

0.2

11.0

4.0

5.1

0.1

0.3

0.1

0.5

0.3

5.0

8.0

9.0

2.0

13.0

5.0

3.5

13.0

9.0

6.0

1.5

9.0

3.0

1.0

17.0

5.0

6.0

0.5

0.5

4.0

3.0

0.2

11.0

3.5

4.9

0.3

1.0

0.6

6.0

2.0

28.0

18.0

27.0

10.0

33.0

26.0

14.0

34.0

34.0

22.0

14.0

23.0

14.0

4.0

35.0

19.0

25.0

3.0

6.0

21.0

24.0

2.0

34.0

19.0

15.2

0.3

1.2

0.6

5.0

1.6

27.0

16.5

25.0

10.0

33.0

25.5

13.0

32.0

35.0

21.0

16.0

22.0

11.0

4.0

34.0

16.0

24.0

1.0

5.0

21.0

21.0

2.0

32.0

18.0

14.3

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations 2006 Summary Agricultural Statistics Board

February 2007 29 NASS, USDA

Milk Production: Percent of Production by Size Group, Selected

States and United States, 2005-2006 (continued) 1 2

State

Production on Operations Having

100-199 Head 200-499 Head 500+ Head

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

AZ

CA

CO

FL

GA

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

MD

MI

MN

MO

NM

NY

NC

OH

OK

OR

PA

SD

TN

TX

UT

VT

VA

WA

WI

Oth Sts 3

US

0.4

1.5

2.5

2.3

22.0

2.5

31.0

18.0

26.0

12.0

32.0

34.0

20.0

17.0

32.0

0.3

18.5

32.0

24.0

22.0

15.0

22.0

22.0

37.0

7.0

14.0

21.0

41.0

7.6

19.0

26.0

13.5

0.4

1.5

2.5

1.8

19.0

2.2

32.0

18.0

24.0

10.0

31.0

33.0

19.0

17.0

31.0

0.5

19.5

26.0

23.0

22.0

13.0

22.0

19.0

38.0

5.0

12.0

20.0

38.0

6.6

19.0

26.0

13.0

2.0

10.0

15.0

11.5

22.0

8.0

18.0

11.0

16.0

6.5

11.0

16.0

24.0

17.0

13.0

1.4

22.0

31.0

19.0

19.0

26.0

15.0

18.0

23.0

17.0

27.0

25.0

23.0

22.0

18.0

25.0

15.3

1.5

10.0

12.6

11.0

24.0

6.8

19.0

10.0

16.0

8.0

13.0

18.0

24.0

18.0

14.0

1.3

21.0

32.0

18.0

19.0

27.0

15.0

18.0

24.0

15.0

25.0

25.0

23.0

21.0

17.0

25.0

15.0

97.5

88.0

81.0

85.0

49.0

87.0

14.0

37.0

21.0

68.0

3.0

17.0

37.0

14.5

8.0

98.0

31.0

21.0

19.0

39.0

53.0

9.0

34.0

8.0

72.0

52.0

28.0

7.0

68.0

16.0

24.0

49.6

98.0

88.0

83.0

86.0

51.0

89.0

15.0

43.0

23.0

69.0

5.0

17.0

39.0

17.5

8.0

98.0

31.0

24.0

23.0

42.0

54.0

10.0

41.0

7.0

78.0

57.0

29.0

13.0

70.0

19.0

26.0

51.6

 1 Percents reflect average distributions of various surveys conduted during the year. 2 Missing data combined with other size groups to avoid disclosing individual operations. 3 Individual State estimates not available for the 20 other States.
Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations 2006 Summary Agricultural Statistics Board

February 2007 30 NASS, USDA

Hogs and Pigs: Number of Operations with Hogs,

by State, United States, and Puerto Rico, 2005-2006 1

State Operation With Hogs

2005 2006

Number Number

AL

AK

AZ

AR

CA

CO

CT

DE

FL

GA

HI

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

LA

ME

MD

MA

MI

MN

MS

MO

MT

NE

NV

NH

NJ

NM

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

RI

SC

SD

TN

TX

UT

VT

VA

WA

WV

WI

WY

US

PR

500

50

180

800

840

750

200

70

1,000

800

230

650

3,100

3,000

8,900

1,500

800

620

370

360

270

2,200

4,900

1,000

2,200

500

2,600

110

270

300

350

1,300

2,400

450

3,900

2,500

1,200

3,200

60

1,000

1,200

1,200

3,800

450

250

850

950

800

2,200

150

67,280

1,500

450

50

150

750

800

750

200

70

1,000

700

230

650

2,900

2,800

8,700

1,400

900

600

370

400

300

2,100

4,800

1,000

2,000

500

2,500

110

300

300

350

1,200

2,300

430

4,000

2,600

1,100

3,100

50

1,000

1,100

1,100

3,700

450

280

850

900

900

2,200

150

65,540

1,500

 1 An operation is any place having one or more hog or pig on hand at any time during the year. Totals may not add due to rounding.
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February 2007 31 NASS, USDA

Hogs and Pigs: Number of Operations by Size Group, Selected

States, Region, and United States, 2005-2006 1

State

Operations Having

1-99 Head 100-499 Head 500-999 Head

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

Number Number Number Number Number Number

AR

CO

IL

IN

IA

KS

MI

MN

MO

NE

NC

OH

OK

PA

SD

TX

WI

Oth Sts 2

US

630

685

950

1,400

1,200

940

1,600

1,300

1,000

800

830

2,600

2,200

2,300

485

3,634

1,530

16,480

40,564

600

690

820

1,300

1,030

860

1,540

1,200

930

800

790

2,700

2,300

2,300

370

3,532

1,540

16,180

39,482

40

26

730

550

2,450

260

270

1,300

630

850

90

610

120

360

290

130

410

1,000

10,116

34

24

670

510

2,400

240

240

1,200

530

800

90

600

120

320

285

130

410

1,000

9,603

55

10

450

350

1,500

100

90

700

140

380

60

210

50

170

170

8

130

170

4,743

48

10

400

300

1,500

90

75

700

135

350

55

200

50

130

160

8

120

160

4,491

State

Operations Having

1,000-1,999 Head 2,000-4,999 Head 5,000+ Head

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

Number Number Number Number Number Number

AR

CO

IL

IN

IA

KS

MI

MN

MO

NE

NC

OH

OK

PA

SD

TX

WI

Oth Sts 2

US

38

6

410

270

1,500

85

80

600

85

290

150

250

50

130

100

5

80

130

4,259

34

5

420

240

1,500

90

80

600

60

270

140

290

45

100

125

7

80

130

4,216

31

11

400

310

1,700

70

120

710

240

190

650

200

50

210

90

5

40

210

5,237

28

9

410

330

1,700

75

120

800

220

190

595

180

50

220

90

5

40

220

5,282

6

12

160

120

550

45

40

290

105

90

620

30

30

30

65

18

10

140

2,361

6

12

180

120

570

45

45

300

125

90

630

30

35

30

70

18

10

150

2,466

 1 An operation is any place having one or more hog or pig on hand at any time during the year. 2 Individual State estimates not available for the 33 other States.
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February 2007 32 NASS, USDA

Hogs and Pigs: Percent of Inventory by Size Group, Selected

States, Region, and United States, 2005-2006 1

State

Inventory on Operations Having

1-99 Head 100-499 Head 500-999 Head

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

AR

CO

IL

IN

IA

KS

MI

MN

MO

NE

NC

OH

OK

PA

SD

TX

WI

Oth Sts 2

US

3.0

0.7

1.0

1.4

0.3

0.9

2.0

0.5

1.0

0.7

0.1

3.5

1.0

2.5

1.0

2.7

7.0

5.0

1.0

3.0

0.7

0.5

0.9

0.3

0.7

1.5

0.5

1.0

0.7

0.1

5.0

1.0

3.0

1.0

3.0

7.0

5.0

1.0

2.8

0.6

5.0

4.4

4.2

2.4

6.0

4.5

4.5

7.4

0.2

10.0

1.0

7.0

5.0

1.6

17.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

0.6

4.5

3.6

3.8

2.2

4.5

4.5

3.5

7.0

0.2

10.0

1.0

6.0

5.0

1.8

17.0

4.0

4.0

12.7

0.7

8.0

7.7

6.5

3.4

7.0

7.0

3.5

8.9

0.4

10.0

1.5

9.5

8.0

0.5

18.0

3.0

6.0

12.9

0.7

7.0

6.5

6.0

2.9

5.5

6.0

3.5

8.3

0.4

9.0

1.5

8.0

7.0

0.5

17.0

2.5

5.0

State

Inventory on Operations Having

1,000-1,999 Head 2,000-4,999 Head 5,000+ Head

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

AR

CO

IL

IN

IA

KS

MI

MN

MO

NE

NC

OH

OK

PA

SD

TX

WI

Oth Sts 2

US

15.5

1.0

14.0

12.5

13.2

7.3

11.0

11.0

4.0

13.0

2.3

23.0

2.5

13.0

8.0

0.7

21.0

5.0

10.0

16.1

1.0

14.0

11.0

13.0

6.2

10.0

11.0

3.0

13.0

2.2

26.0

2.0

10.0

9.0

0.8

20.0

4.0

10.0

26.5

4.0

31.0

29.0

32.3

12.0

38.0

31.0

24.0

19.0

21.0

36.5

6.0

42.0

20.0

1.5

20.0

18.0

26.0

25.0

3.0

31.0

32.0

32.2

13.0

38.0

32.0

22.0

19.0

19.1

32.0

5.5

47.0

19.0

1.5

21.0

19.0

26.0

39.5

93.0

41.0

45.0

43.5

74.0

36.0

46.0

63.0

51.0

76.0

17.0

88.0

26.0

58.0

93.0

17.0

64.0

53.0

40.0

94.0

43.0

46.0

44.7

75.0

40.5

46.0

67.0

52.0

78.0

18.0

89.0

26.0

59.0

92.4

18.0

65.5

54.0

 1 Percents reflect average distributions based primarily on mid-year surveys. 2 Individual State estimates not available for the 33 other States.
Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations 2006 Summary Agricultural Statistics Board

February 2007 33 NASS, USDA

Hogs and Pigs: Number of Operations and Percent of Inventory by Size Group,

Based on Ownership, United States, 2005-2006 1

Head Operations Percent of Inventory

2005 2006 2005 2006

Number Number Percent Percent

1-99

100-499

500-999

1,000-1,999

2,000-4,999

5,000-9,999

10,000-19,999

20,000-49,999

50,000+

Total

40,460

9,550

3,300

2,050

1,680

630

300

140

110

58,220

39,395

9,045

3,030

1,970

1,690

645

310

150

115

56,350

1.0

3.5

3.5

5.5

9.0

7.0

7.0

8.5

55.0

100.0

1.0

3.0

3.0

5.0

9.5

7.5

7.5

9.5

54.0

100.0

 1 Own one or more hog or pig at any time during the year.
Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations 2006 Summary Agricultural Statistics Board

February 2007 34 NASS, USDA

Sheep and Lambs: Number of Operations by State,

United States, and Puerto Rico, 2005-2006 1

State Operations with Sheep

2005 2006

Number Number

AZ

CA

CO

ID

IL

IN

IA

KS

KY

MD

MI

MN

MO

MT

NE

NV

N ENG 2

NM

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

SD

TN

TX

UT

VA

WA

WV

WI

WY

Oth

 Sts 3

US

PR

250

2,500

1,600

1,300

2,000

2,000

4,200

1,500

1,300

750

2,000

2,600

1,900

1,700

1,500

300

2,000

800

2,000

800

830

3,300

1,900

3,200

3,600

2,100

1,100

6,900

1,400

1,600

1,600

1,000

2,400

900

3,500

68,330

800

230

2,400

1,600

1,300

2,000

2,000

4,100

1,400

1,400

730

2,100

2,500

2,100

1,600

1,500

300

2,050

800

2,000

750

830

3,300

2,000

3,200

3,800

2,000

1,200

7,000

1,400

1,700

1,700

1,100

2,500

900

3,600

69,090

800

 1 An operation is any place having one or more head of sheep or lambs at any time during the year. 2 N ENG includes CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT. 3 Other States include AL, AK, AR, DE, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NJ, and SC.

Breeding Sheep: Survey Percent by Size Group, United States, 2005-2006 1

Item 1-99 Head 100-499 Head 500-4,999 Head 5,000+ Head

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Operations

Inventory

92.0

30.3

90.8

28.7

6.5

22.0

7.6

24.0

1.4

33.5

1.5

33.8

0.1

14.2

0.1

13.5

 1 Percents reflect distributions from annual survey.
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Reliability of Farm Numbers and Land in Farms Data in this Report

Survey Procedures: Data are collected by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)

during the June Agricultural Survey using sampling procedures to ensure every farm and ranch has

a chance of being selected. NASS uses a multiple sampling frame approach to count farms and

measure land in farms. An Area Sampling Frame that divides all land into segments is built for

every State. A sample of segments is selected in each State and enumerated in early June. Highly

trained interviewers locate each sampled segment and identify every farm and ranch operating land

in the segment and the number of acres in each operation. 

These data are used to compute summary indications of farm numbers and acres of land in farms. 

Additionally, all farms found in the segments are checked against a list of farms and ranches

maintained by NASS to determine if the farm is on the list. Operations found in the Area Frame

sample that are not on the list provide a measure of incompleteness of the list. The summarized

totals for these non-overlap (or not-on-list) operations are combined with summarized totals

collected from a sample selected from the list to calculate additional indications of farms and land

in farms.

Estimation Procedures: Data are checked for reasonableness and consistency and summarized for

each state. State estimates are aggregated to regional and national totals for Headquarters review. 

Field Offices perform a thorough review of their survey results and historical data relationships and

recommend official estimates. Headquarters establishes regional and national estimates and ensures

that state estimates are in balance with the Regional and National numbers.

Revision Policy: Estimates are subject to revision the following year and following review of the

five-year Census of Agriculture. The basis for revision must be supported by additional data which

directly affects the level of the estimate. Historical publication statistical bulletin, NASS-SB991

(04), with revisions for 1998-2002 was published February 27, 2004.

Reliability: Two types of errors, sampling and nonsampling, are possible in an estimate based on a

sample survey. Both types can affect the quality of the estimates.

Sampling error occurs because a complete census is not taken. The sampling error measures the

variation in estimates from the average of all possible samples. An estimate of 100 with a sampling

error of 1 would mean that chances are 19 out of 20 that the estimates from all possible samples

averaged together would be between 98 and 102; which is the survey estimate, plus or minus two

times the sampling error. The sampling error expressed as a percent of the estimate is called the

relative sampling error. The relative sampling error for the U.S. number of farms and land in farms

is just above 1.5 percent. The sampling error for total number of farms and total land in farms is

less than the sampling error for each component of the total, such as number of farms by economic

sales class. Relative sampling errors by economic sales class generally ranged from 2.0 to 3.1

percent for number of farms and 1.5 to 7.0 percent for land in farms at the U.S. level.

Nonsampling errors can occur in complete censuses as well as sample surveys. They are caused by

the inability to obtain correct information from each person surveyed, differences in interpreting

questions or definitions, and mistakes in coding or processing the data. Special efforts are taken at

each step of the survey to minimize nonsampling errors.
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Terms and Definitions

A farm is “any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold,

or normally would have been sold, during the year”. Government payments are included in sales. 

Ranches, institutional farms, experimental and research farms, and Indian Reservations are included

as farms. Places with the entire acreage enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP),

Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), or other government programs are counted as farms.

The definition of a farm was first established in 1850 and has changed nine times since. The current

definition was first used for the 1974 census.

Land in farms consists of agricultural land used for crops, pasture, or grazing. Also included is

woodland and wasteland not actually under cultivation or used for pasture or grazing, provided it

was part of the farm operator’s total operation. Land in farms includes acres in the Conservation

Reserve, Wetlands Reserve Programs, or other government programs.

Land in farms includes land owned and operated as well as land rented from others. Land used

rent-free is included as land rented from others. All grazing land, except land used under

government permits on a per-head basis, is included as land in farms provided it was part of a farm

or ranch. Land under the exclusive use of a grazing association is reported by the grazing

association and included as land in farms. All land in American Indian reservations used for

growing crops or grazing livestock is included as land in farms. Land in reservations not reported

by individual American Indians or non-Native Americans is reported in the name of the cooperative

group that used the land. In many instances, the entire American Indian reservation is reported as

one farm.

Economic sales classes are based on the gross value of agricultural products sold. Government

program payments are also included.

Point Farms are places that did not have $1,000 of reported sales for the year, but had sufficient

crops and livestock to normally have sales of $1,000 or more.

A cattle operation is any place having one or more head of cattle on hand at any time during the

year.

A beef cow operation is any place having one or more head of beef cows on hand at any time

during the year.

A milk cow operation is any place having one or more head of milk cows on hand at any time

during the year.

A hogs and pigs operation is any place having one or more hog or pig on hand at any time during

the year.

A sheep and lamb operation is any place having one or more head of sheep or lambs on hand at

any time during the year.
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Farm Definition History: The definition of a farm has remained the same since 1974. Activities

included as agriculture, however, have undergone modification in recent years. Beginning in 1995,

operations having 5 or more horses or ponies and no other agricultural sales were counted as farms. 

An operation with 1 or more horses with agricultural sales of at least $1,000, qualified as a farm. 

Two industries, maple syrup and short rotation woody crop farms, were added beginning in 1997 as a

result of the new North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). All the changes to

agricultural activity included in the farm definition beginning in 1995 were carried back to 1993 and

included in the 1993-1998 estimates. These changes bring comparability between the Census of

Agriculture data and the annually published NASS estimates. Because of these changes, the official

estimates show a level difference in the number of farms between 1992 and 1993 in some states. To

further align the counting of farms with the Census of Agriculture, places with only 100 acres or more

of pasture in 2002 were included in farm and land in farm numbers. The handling of Indian

reservation land was changed in 2002 to provide some accounting for individual farms.

Minimum Criteria for “FARM” Definition, 1840 - Present 

and Enumeration of Apiaries and Fur Farms

Year Acres in

Place

Value of

Agricultural

Products

(Produced)

Value of Sales of

Agricultural

Products

Required

some

Agricultural

Operations

Apiaries and

Fur Farms

Enumerated

1974 - Present - - - - $1,000 or more - - - -

1959 Less than 10

10 or more - - - - $250 or more$50 or more - -- - - -- -

1954 Less than 3

3 or more - - $150 or more

$150 or more - - - -

- - - -- -

1950 Less than 3

3 or more - - $150 or more

$150 or more - - - -

- - ApiariesFur Farms

1935 - 1945 Less than 3

3 or more

$250 or more - - - -

- - - -X

Apiaries

Fur Farms

1930 Less than 3

3 or more

$250 or more - - - -

- - - -X

Apiaries - -

1925 Less than 3

3 or more

$250 or more - - - -

- - - -X - -- -

1910 - 1925 Less than 3

3 or more

$250 or more - - - -

- - - -X

Apiaries - -

1900 Less than 3

3 or more - -- - - -- - - -X

Apiaries - -

1870 - 1890 Less than 3

3 or more - -- - $500 or more - - - -

X

Apiaries - -

1860 - - - - - - - - - -

1850 - - $100 or more - - - - Apiaries

1840 - - - - - - - - - -
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Information Contacts

Questions about the data in this report should be directed to the commodity specialists listed below.

Farm Numbers and Land in Farms

Kevin Barnes, Chief, Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch . (202) 720-6146

Kevin Hintzman, Economics Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 720-6146

Scott Shimmin- Farm Numbers and Land in Farms ................... (202) 690-3231

Livestock Operations

Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 720-3570

William Weaver, Head, Livestock Section ................................................................ (202) 720-3570

Bruce Boess - Hogs and Pigs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 720-3106

Shawn Clark - Dairy Products ........................................ (202) 690-3236

Jason Hardegree - Milk Production and Milk Cows ....................... (202) 720-3278

Scott Hollis - Sheep & Lambs, Goats .................................. (202) 720-4751

Mike Miller - Cattle, Cattle on Feed ................................... (202) 720-3040

Katy Paulsen - Livestock Slaughter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (515) 284-4340

Charmaine Wilson - Dairy Products Prices .............................. (202) 690-2168
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