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Farms, Land in Farms,

and Livestock Operations

2004 Summary

January 2005

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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

Index ........................................................................ 38
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Number of Farms and Land in Farms 2004 Summary

The number of farms in the United States in 2004 is estimated at 2.11 million, 0.6 percent fewer

than in 2003. Total land in farms, at 936.6 million acres, decreased 2.25 million acres, or

0.2 percent, from 2003. The average farm size was 443 acres in 2004, an increase of 2 acres from

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

consolidation in farming operations and transfers of agricultural land to competing uses.

Farm numbers declined in the 2 smallest economic sales classes and rose in the 3 largest economic

sales classes. Part of the reduction in the small economic sales classes was due to normal attrition,

mostly retirements. In addition, some operations transferred to larger economic sales classes by

enterprise expansion. However, the majority of the changes in the economic sales classes were due

to rising incomes. Many operations near the top of their economic sales class in 2003, moved into

the next larger economic sales class in 2004. 

As a result, the largest percent changes from 2003 occurred in the smallest and largest economic

sales classes. Farm numbers declined 1.6 percent, to 1.18 million farms, in the $1,000-

$9,999 economic sales class. Meanwhile, farm numbers increased 4.7 percent, to 76,740 farms, in

the $500,000 or more economic sales class. The number of farms with at least $10,000 in sales rose

0.6 percent from 2003 and the number of farms with at least $100,000 in sales rose 2.0 percent.

Land in farms also shifted from lower economic sales classes to higher economic sales classes. In

the $1,000-$9,999 economic sales class, land in farms dropped 3.1 percent, to 120.8 million acres. 

Land operated by farms in the largest economic sales class, $500,000 or more in sales, increased

3.1 percent, to 203.8 million acres.

The average farm size decreased in each economic sales class even though the National average

increased. The largest operations in each economic sales class for 2003 became the smallest

operations in the next higher economic sales class for 2004. The combination of losing the larger

operations and gaining smaller operations drove the average farm size down in each economic sales

class.

Estimates of farm numbers and land in farms for Puerto Rico were added to the tables in this report.
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Livestock Operations 2004 Summary

The number of operations with cattle totaled 989,460 during 2004, down 2 percent from 2003

and 5 percent below 2002. Beef cow operations in 2004 were down 2 percent from 2003 and

4 percent below 2002. Milk cow operations were 6 percent below last year and 11 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 69,420 during 2004, down 6 percent from 2003 and

9 percent from 2002. Places with 2,000 or more head accounted for 79 percent of the inventory. 

The number of operations with sheep totaled 67,160 during 2004, down 1 percent from both

2003 and 2002. Of all sheep operations that include breeding sheep, 92.0 percent were comprised

of 1-99 head, 6.5 percent had 100-499 head, and the remaining 1.5 percent were operations with

500 head or more. Operations with 1-99 head account for 30.3 percent of the inventory, 100-

499 head account for 22.0 percent of the inventory, and 500+ head account for 47.7 percent of the

inventory.

This report contains the first annual estimates of Puerto Rico livestock operations. These estimates

include the number of operations for sheep and lambs, hogs and pigs, all cattle and calves, beef

cows, and milk cows, and can be found within the respective commodity tables.
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Point Farms; United States, 1999-2004 1

Year

Percent of Total

Farms Land

1999 15.5 2.0

2000 15.0 2.0

2001 16.0 2.0

2002 18.0 3.0

2003 19.0 3.0

2004 17.0 2.5

 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, 1994-2004 1

Year Number

of Farms

Land

in Farms

Average

Farm Size

Number 1,000 Acres Acres

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2,197,690

2,196,400

2,190,500

2,190,510

2,192,330

2,187,280

2,166,780

2,148,630

2,135,360

2,126,860

2,113,470

965,935

962,515

958,675

956,010

952,080

948,460

945,080

942,070

940,300

938,650

936,600

440

438

438

436

434

434

436

438

440

441

443

 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, 2003-2004

Economic

Sales

Class

Percent of Total Average Farm Size

Farms Land in Farms (Acres)

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

 $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

27.0

15.2

14.0

11.4

8.6

8.3

7.9

4.1

2.1

1.4

100.0

26.7

15.2

14.0

11.5

8.6

8.3

7.9

4.2

2.1

1.5

100.0

4.3

4.0

4.9

7.5

9.8

11.5

20.9

16.0

10.5

10.6

100.0

4.1

4.0

4.8

7.4

9.7

11.4

20.7

16.2

10.5

11.2

100.0

70

116

154

290

503

612

1,168

1,722

2,207

3,342

441

68

117

152

285

500

609

1,155

1,701

2,205

3,292

443
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Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size

By State and United States, 2003-2004

State

Number of Farms Land in Farms Average Farm Size

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

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

AL

AK

AZ 1

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 1

NY

NC

ND

OH

OK

OR

PA

RI

SC

SD

TN

TX

UT

VT

VA

WA

WV

WI

WY

US

Puerto Rico

45,000

610

10,300

47,500

78,500

31,400

4,200

2,300

44,000

49,300

5,500

25,000

73,000

59,500

90,000

64,500

87,000

27,200

7,200

12,100

6,100

53,300

80,000

42,800

106,000

28,000

48,500

3,000

3,400

9,900

17,500

37,000

53,500

30,300

77,600

83,500

40,000

58,200

850

24,400

31,600

87,000

229,000

15,300

6,500

47,500

35,500

20,800

76,500

9,200

2,126,860

13,600

44,000

620

10,200

47,500

77,000

30,900

4,200

2,300

43,000

49,000

5,500

25,000

73,000

59,300

89,700

64,500

85,000

27,200

7,200

12,100

6,100

53,200

79,800

42,200

106,000

28,000

48,300

3,000

3,400

9,900

17,500

36,000

52,000

30,300

77,300

83,500

40,000

58,200

850

24,400

31,600

85,000

229,000

15,300

6,400

47,500

35,000

20,800

76,500

9,200

2,113,470

13,400

8,900

900

26,500

14,400

27,100

31,000

360

530

10,200

10,800

1,300

11,800

27,500

15,040

31,700

47,200

13,800

7,850

1,370

2,060

520

10,090

27,700

11,110

30,100

60,100

45,900

6,300

450

820

44,700

7,650

9,100

39,400

14,600

33,700

17,200

7,700

60

4,850

43,800

11,600

130,500

11,600

1,250

8,600

15,300

3,600

15,600

34,440

938,650

610

8,700

900

26,400

14,400

26,700

30,900

360

530

10,100

10,700

1,300

11,800

27,500

15,000

31,700

47,200

13,800

7,850

1,370

2,050

520

10,100

27,600

11,050

30,100

60,100

45,900

6,300

450

820

44,700

7,600

9,000

39,400

14,600

33,700

17,200

7,700

60

4,850

43,800

11,600

130,000

11,600

1,250

8,600

15,200

3,600

15,500

34,440

936,600

590

198

1,475

2,573

303

345

987

86

230

232

219

236

472

377

253

352

732

159

289

190

170

85

189

346

260

284

2,146

946

2,100

132

83

2,554

207

170

1,300

188

404

430

132

71

199

1,386

133

570

758

192

181

431

173

204

3,743

441

45

198

1,452

2,588

303

347

1,000

86

230

235

218

236

472

377

253

353

732

162

289

190

169

85

190

346

262

284

2,146

950

2,100

132

83

2,554

211

173

1,300

189

404

430

132

71

199

1,386

136

568

758

195

181

434

173

203

3,743

443

44

 1 Includes accounting for individual farms on reservation land.
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Number of Farms: Economic Sales Class by State,

Region, and United States, 2003-2004

State

and

Region

Economic Sales Class

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

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

Number Number Number Number Number Number

Northeast

 CT 2

 ME 2

 MA 2

 NH 2

 NJ 2

 NY

 PA

 RI 2

 VT 2

 Other States 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

 Other States 3

 Total

West

 AK 2

 AZ 2 5

 CA

 CO

 HI 2

 ID

 MT

 NV 2

 NM 5

 OR

 UT

 WA

 WY 2

 Other States 4

 Total

US

Puerto Rico

2,850

5,100

3,850

2,500

6,900

19,500

34,400

490

4,050

79,640

27,000

31,000

27,800

28,200

31,700

35,200

59,600

13,100

8,800

44,900

8,800

37,000

353,100

31,000

26,500

950

27,600

32,200

56,500

17,100

7,700

30,300

33,500

52,000

18,400

65,500

157,000

31,200

17,200

604,650

330

7,300

33,100

17,700

3,100

14,900

11,900

1,650

12,000

26,800

9,700

19,700

3,700

161,880

1,199,270

9,100

2,850

5,100

3,850

2,500

6,900

18,400

34,300

490

3,950

78,340

26,600

30,700

27,400

28,000

31,400

34,800

58,900

12,400

8,700

44,000

8,600

36,500

348,000

30,000

26,400

950

26,800

31,600

54,500

17,000

7,600

29,700

32,100

51,500

18,300

63,500

156,500

31,000

17,200

594,650

320

7,100

32,500

17,400

3,100

14,600

11,800

1,650

11,800

26,700

9,700

19,300

3,600

159,570

1,180,560

8,900

11,200

14,500

7,810

33,510

24,600

18,000

33,800

24,800

15,100

25,500

36,100

19,000

12,000

23,400

12,700

21,500

266,500

9,300

11,700

11,000

10,800

25,000

6,400

8,100

11,500

24,900

4,300

17,500

56,000

12,400

5,820

214,720

25,500

9,700

6,000

10,600

3,950

8,900

4,100

8,900

8,160

85,810

600,540

3,500

11,400

14,600

7,760

33,760

24,500

17,800

33,600

24,800

15,000

25,500

36,300

18,400

11,800

23,700

12,600

21,500

265,500

9,200

11,700

10,700

11,000

24,800

6,400

8,000

11,300

25,200

4,300

17,500

56,500

12,400

5,700

214,700

24,700

9,600

6,200

10,500

4,000

9,000

4,050

8,800

8,360

85,210

599,170

3,500

3,700

6,200

2,390

12,290

11,000

5,600

15,200

6,700

3,200

10,000

6,100

9,100

5,500

5,600

6,200

12,100

96,300

1,300

3,200

2,300

2,000

3,200

1,600

1,500

2,500

3,800

600

1,950

8,000

1,750

1,200

34,900

7,400

2,100

1,900

3,700

750

2,000

750

3,000

2,130

23,730

167,220

500

3,300

6,200

2,380

11,880

11,000

5,700

15,200

6,700

3,100

9,900

6,300

9,500

5,400

5,600

6,200

12,100

96,700

1,400

3,200

2,400

1,900

3,300

1,650

1,600

2,600

3,900

650

1,950

8,000

1,800

1,270

35,620

7,400

2,000

1,900

3,700

830

2,000

750

3,000

2,150

23,730

167,930

500

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Number of Farms: Economic Sales Class by State,

Region, and United States, 2003-2004 (continued)

State

and

Region

Economic Sales Class

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

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

Number Number Number Number Number

Northeast

 CT 2

 ME 2

 MA 2

 NH 2

 NJ 2

 NY

 PA

 RI 2

 VT 2

 Other States 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

 Other States 3

 Total

West

 AK 2

 AZ 2 5

 CA

 CO

 HI 2

 ID

 MT

 NV 2

 NM 5

 OR

 UT

 WA

 WY 2

 Other States 4

 Total

US

Puerto Rico

1,500

2,000

1,180

4,680

7,300

2,900

8,200

2,800

1,800

5,400

2,500

4,300

2,600

2,400

2,600

3,900

46,700

1,400

3,200

1,200

1,800

1,300

1,000

1,000

2,500

1,600

400

1,200

4,500

1,100

1,060

23,260

4,200

900

900

1,200

350

1,200

400

1,800

960

11,910

86,550

300

1,600

2,000

1,240

4,840

7,500

3,000

8,300

2,900

1,900

5,600

2,600

4,700

2,700

2,500

2,700

4,100

48,500

1,400

3,300

1,200

1,800

1,400

1,000

1,000

2,500

1,600

400

1,200

4,400

1,200

1,130

23,530

4,100

900

1,000

1,400

380

1,200

450

1,800

970

12,200

89,070

300

1,100

1,100

1,030

3,230

3,100

2,000

5,000

2,000

1,500

3,900

1,700

3,000

1,400

1,300

1,300

2,000

28,200

2,000

2,900

1,900

2,500

1,000

1,100

1,900

3,500

1,200

700

850

3,500

1,050

1,270

25,370

8,300

1,000

1,300

600

450

1,100

350

2,100

1,280

16,480

73,280

200

1,300

1,100

1,030

3,430

3,400

2,100

5,200

2,100

1,800

4,000

1,900

3,300

1,700

1,500

1,500

2,300

30,800

2,000

2,900

1,900

2,700

1,000

1,150

1,900

3,500

1,300

750

850

3,600

1,100

1,350

26,000

8,300

1,000

1,300

600

490

1,100

350

2,100

1,270

16,510

76,740

200

4,200

7,200

6,100

3,400

9,900

37,000

58,200

850

6,500

133,350

73,000

59,500

90,000

64,500

53,300

80,000

106,000

48,500

30,300

77,600

31,600

76,500

790,800

45,000

47,500

2,300

44,000

49,300

87,000

27,200

12,100

42,800

53,500

83,500

24,400

87,000

229,000

47,500

20,800

902,900

610

10,300

78,500

31,400

5,500

25,000

28,000

3,000

17,500

40,000

15,300

35,500

9,200

299,810

2,126,860

13,600

4,200

7,200

6,100

3,400

9,900

36,000

58,200

850

6,400

132,250

73,000

59,300

89,700

64,500

53,200

79,800

106,000

48,300

30,300

77,300

31,600

76,500

789,500

44,000

47,500

2,300

43,000

49,000

85,000

27,200

12,100

42,200

52,000

83,500

24,400

85,000

229,000

47,500

20,800

894,500

620

10,200

77,000

30,900

5,500

25,000

28,000

3,000

17,500

40,000

15,300

35,000

9,200

297,220

2,113,470

13,400

 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. 5 Includes accounting for individual farms on reservation land.
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Land in Farms: Economic Sales Class by State,

Region, and United States, 2003-2004

State

and

Region

Economic Sales Class

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

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

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

 Other States 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

 Other States 3

 Total

West

 AK 2

 AZ 2 5

 CA

 CO

 HI 2

 ID

 MT

 NV 2

 NM 5

 OR

 UT

 WA

 WY 2

 Other States 4

 Total

US

Puerto Rico

140

540

220

240

220

1,780

2,300

30

390

5,860

1,800

1,620

1,750

3,400

2,000

3,070

7,200

1,600

3,000

2,800

3,500

3,000

34,740

3,300

2,850

50

1,650

3,700

4,600

1,450

500

3,750

2,300

6,000

1,950

4,700

21,000

2,800

2,100

62,700

360

620

2,280

3,100

80

1,140

4,300

130

2,400

1,700

900

1,100

3,360

21,470

124,770

150

140

540

220

240

220

1,750

2,300

30

390

5,830

1,700

1,550

1,650

3,300

1,900

3,000

6,900

1,500

2,900

2,600

3,300

2,900

33,200

3,050

2,800

50

1,600

3,550

4,500

1,400

480

3,700

2,200

5,700

1,920

4,650

20,700

2,750

2,070

61,120

350

600

2,100

3,100

80

1,120

4,200

130

2,200

1,600

800

1,050

3,360

20,690

120,840

140

2,250

2,200

1,105

5,555

5,580

3,310

7,500

15,500

2,600

6,850

10,700

10,700

11,200

4,500

11,400

4,100

93,940

3,000

3,500

2,300

2,800

5,100

2,050

2,670

2,000

13,700

1,380

3,600

46,500

3,100

1,680

93,380

6,220

10,500

3,080

17,800

12,400

4,500

2,450

2,700

17,530

77,180

270,055

240

2,100

2,200

1,105

5,405

5,100

3,200

7,300

15,500

2,600

6,600

10,700

10,100

10,700

4,500

11,000

3,900

91,200

3,000

3,500

2,200

2,800

5,100

2,050

2,600

1,950

13,700

1,380

3,600

46,400

3,050

1,650

92,980

6,100

10,300

3,100

17,700

12,500

4,600

2,500

2,650

17,460

76,910

266,495

230

1,400

1,700

675

3,775

7,080

3,260

8,450

12,300

1,650

5,920

5,100

12,600

11,500

3,100

13,600

3,400

87,960

800

1,600

1,250

1,100

1,600

1,400

960

1,050

6,400

450

950

23,500

1,100

540

42,700

4,160

7,000

2,370

18,800

10,100

3,700

1,550

3,200

10,740

61,620

196,055

70

1,300

1,700

675

3,675

6,900

3,200

8,350

12,000

1,600

5,800

5,100

12,400

11,300

3,100

13,600

3,400

86,750

800

1,600

1,300

1,000

1,600

1,400

990

1,100

6,600

450

950

23,600

1,100

560

43,050

4,100

6,900

2,370

17,900

10,000

3,700

1,550

3,200

10,720

60,440

193,915

70

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Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations 2004 Summary Agricultural Statistics Board

January 2005 13 NASS, USDA

Land in Farms: Economic Sales Class by State,

Region, and United States, 2003-2004 (continued)

State

and

Region

Economic Sales Class

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

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

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

 Other States 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

 Other States 3

 Total

West

 AK 2

 AZ 2 5

 CA

 CO

 HI 2

 ID

 MT

 NV 2

 NM 5

 OR

 UT

 WA

 WY 2

 Other States 4

 Total

US

Puerto Rico

870

800

465

2,135

7,000

3,210

7,600

8,000

1,590

5,410

3,900

10,000

7,900

2,450

8,600

2,600

68,260

700

2,250

850

1,100

1,080

1,200

930

1,250

3,800

400

950

16,500

720

500

32,230

3,140

4,500

1,580

10,400

7,500

3,400

4,550

2,600

9,840

47,510

150,135

60

900

800

465

2,165

7,000

3,200

7,600

8,000

1,600

5,400

3,900

10,100

8,000

2,500

8,600

2,600

68,500

700

2,250

850

1,150

1,150

1,250

940

1,250

3,800

400

950

16,100

780

530

32,100

3,100

4,600

1,580

11,400

7,700

3,400

4,600

2,600

9,810

48,790

151,555

60

1,350

700

805

2,855

6,040

3,640

6,400

8,000

2,250

6,450

3,200

11,000

5,800

1,750

6,700

2,500

63,730

1,100

4,200

4,150

2,100

1,420

1,750

2,800

2,500

3,800

670

1,400

23,000

880

820

50,590

11,300

5,900

3,630

8,800

12,300

3,900

2,150

5,700

26,780

80,460

197,635

90

1,550

700

805

3,055

6,800

3,850

6,800

8,400

2,400

6,800

3,500

11,800

6,500

1,900

7,300

2,700

68,750

1,150

4,250

4,150

2,200

1,450

1,750

2,820

2,500

3,900

700

1,450

23,200

920

840

51,280

11,300

6,000

3,630

8,900

12,300

3,900

2,150

5,700

26,830

80,710

203,795

90

360

1,370

520

450

820

7,650

7,700

60

1,250

20,180

27,500

15,040

31,700

47,200

10,090

27,700

30,100

45,900

39,400

14,600

43,800

15,600

348,630

8,900

14,400

530

10,200

10,800

13,800

7,850

2,060

11,110

9,100

33,700

4,850

11,600

130,500

8,600

3,600

281,600

900

26,500

27,100

31,000

1,300

11,800

60,100

6,300

44,700

17,200

11,600

15,300

34,440

288,240

938,650

610

360

1,370

520

450

820

7,600

7,700

60

1,250

20,130

27,500

15,000

31,700

47,200

10,100

27,600

30,100

45,900

39,400

14,600

43,800

15,500

348,400

8,700

14,400

530

10,100

10,700

13,800

7,850

2,050

11,050

9,000

33,700

4,850

11,600

130,000

8,600

3,600

280,530

900

26,400

26,700

30,900

1,300

11,800

60,100

6,300

44,700

17,200

11,600

15,200

34,440

287,540

936,600

590

 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. 5 Includes accounting for individual farms on reservation land.
Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations 2004 Summary Agricultural Statistics Board

January 2005 14 NASS, USDA

Cattle and Calves: Number of Operations and Percent of Inventory

by Size Group, United States, 2003-2004 1

Head Operations Percent of Inventory

2003 2004 2003 2004

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

633,200

170,370

182,240

17,970

6,300

2,600

520

210

160

1,013,570

620,050

96,255

70,425

4,040

960

270

50

792,050

618,750

163,750

178,530

18,445

6,300

2,700

580

225

180

989,460

601,650

95,650

72,020

4,030

950

280

50

774,630

11.8

12.0

35.9

12.3

7.8

7.5

3.6

2.7

6.4

100.0

29.1

19.0

37.5

7.8

3.4

2.0

1.2

100.0

11.3

11.6

35.4

12.7

7.8

7.7

3.9

2.9

6.7

100.0

28.1

19.1

38.3

7.8

3.4

2.1

1.2

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 2004 Summary Agricultural Statistics Board

January 2005 15 NASS, USDA

Cattle and Calves: Number of Operations by State

and United States, 2003-2004 1

State Operations With Cattle and Calves

2003 2004

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

26,000

120

2,800

30,000

18,000

13,800

1,100

430

19,000

22,000

750

11,000

20,000

19,000

33,000

33,000

46,000

15,000

1,800

4,100

1,200

14,500

28,000

21,000

65,000

13,000

25,000

1,600

850

1,500

8,100

15,500

23,000

12,400

28,000

58,000

16,000

28,000

220

10,200

18,000

51,000

151,000

7,000

2,700

26,000

13,000

13,000

38,000

5,900

1,013,570

4,100

25,000

120

2,700

30,000

17,000

13,000

1,000

420

18,900

22,000

800

10,600

20,000

19,000

32,000

33,000

45,000

14,500

1,700

4,000

1,100

14,500

27,000

20,000

63,000

12,700

24,000

1,600

800

1,500

7,700

15,300

22,000

11,800

27,000

56,000

15,500

28,000

220

10,000

17,500

49,000

150,000

7,000

2,500

25,000

12,700

12,500

37,000

5,800

989,460

4,100

 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 2004 Summary Agricultural Statistics Board

January 2005 16 NASS, USDA

Cattle and Calves: Number of Operations by Size Group,

Selected States, and United States, 2003-2004 1

State

Operations Having

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

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

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

17,000

1,600

19,500

11,400

7,900

14,100

14,500

6,300

12,400

14,200

15,400

15,200

31,000

11,000

2,800

10,000

14,500

14,200

40,000

5,700

9,100

4,800

8,200

18,500

3,500

22,000

35,000

11,800

16,900

4,400

38,000

106,000

3,900

1,200

16,600

10,300

15,700

2,400

26,200

633,200

16,600

1,550

19,500

10,800

7,800

14,000

14,300

6,100

12,900

14,400

14,800

15,200

30,000

10,500

2,700

10,200

14,300

13,600

39,000

5,500

9,000

4,600

8,100

17,600

3,400

21,000

32,000

11,700

17,200

4,700

36,000

105,000

3,900

1,100

16,100

10,100

15,800

2,300

25,400

618,750

5,400

370

5,700

1,600

1,900

2,200

4,300

1,500

3,900

2,800

6,700

6,700

8,500

1,800

540

2,050

6,000

3,800

13,000

1,900

5,000

980

3,000

2,700

2,800

3,100

10,500

1,500

6,600

3,000

7,700

22,000

1,100

610

5,000

1,020

9,600

500

3,000

170,370

4,900

350

5,700

1,400

1,700

2,200

4,200

1,400

3,600

2,900

6,500

6,350

8,500

1,800

550

1,700

5,600

3,600

12,200

1,850

4,700

1,000

2,900

2,500

2,550

3,000

10,500

1,400

6,300

2,600

7,700

22,000

1,100

550

4,500

920

9,000

600

2,930

163,750

3,300

580

4,500

2,800

3,000

2,100

2,900

2,400

3,480

1,890

9,800

9,400

6,200

2,000

720

2,200

7,000

2,820

11,100

4,300

8,600

1,650

3,900

1,690

5,500

2,690

11,000

2,000

4,320

9,000

5,100

19,200

1,600

800

4,150

1,300

11,900

2,300

3,050

182,240

3,200

550

4,500

2,500

2,600

2,100

3,200

2,300

3,280

1,600

9,600

9,700

6,100

2,000

710

2,300

6,600

2,600

11,000

4,200

8,000

1,500

3,900

1,780

5,200

2,790

11,800

1,750

4,300

8,500

5,100

19,200

1,600

760

4,100

1,300

11,400

2,000

2,910

178,530

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations 2004 Summary Agricultural Statistics Board

January 2005 17 NASS, USDA

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

States, and United States, 2003-2004 1 (continued)

State

Operations Having

500-999 Head 1,000+ Head

2003 2004 2003 2004

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

120

230

1,000

600

300

240

440

170

80

790

1,070

240

160

30

170

360

130

750

730

1,350

340

270

80

500

170

950

450

140

1,150

165

2,400

280

65

200

230

630

400

350

17,970

240

110

230

1,000

550

300

240

420

170

70

780

1,100

340

160

30

210

360

150

650

820

1,400

310

260

90

550

170

1,100

390

155

1,200

165

2,400

270

65

240

230

620

550

350

18,445

60

130

70

1,200

400

300

60

360

50

30

310

630

60

40

10

80

140

50

150

370

950

330

130

30

100

40

550

250

40

450

35

1,400

120

25

50

150

170

300

170

9,790

60

140

70

1,300

350

300

60

380

50

30

320

650

60

40

10

90

140

50

150

330

900

290

140

30

100

40

600

260

45

500

35

1,400

130

25

60

150

180

350

170

9,985

 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 2004 Summary Agricultural Statistics Board

January 2005 18 NASS, USDA

Cattle and Calves: Percent of Inventory by Size Group,

Selected States, and United States, 2003-2004 1

State

Inventory on Operations Having

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

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

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

24.0

2.5

21.0

2.7

4.9

11.5

17.0

5.0

19.0

29.0

8.0

5.2

24.5

24.0

14.0

15.0

13.0

21.0

18.0

4.2

3.2

5.0

11.0

32.0

4.7

27.0

13.0

10.0

17.0

2.7

31.0

14.0

8.0

7.0

19.0

12.0

8.5

3.2

21.0

11.8

23.0

2.4

21.0

2.5

5.0

11.5

15.5

4.5

20.0

28.0

8.0

4.9

23.0

21.0

16.0

14.0

13.0

23.0

18.0

4.1

3.2

5.0

10.0

31.0

4.5

25.0

12.0

9.5

16.0

2.5

31.0

13.0

7.0

6.0

19.0

11.0

8.5

2.4

20.0

11.3

24.0

2.5

21.0

2.3

4.9

8.5

21.5

5.0

19.5

22.0

13.0

7.3

23.0

14.0

15.0

14.0

17.0

23.0

20.0

5.8

5.8

4.5

15.0

20.6

9.6

18.0

13.0

7.0

27.0

5.8

23.0

11.0

9.0

16.0

20.5

6.0

17.0

2.6

12.0

12.0

22.0

2.4

21.0

2.0

5.0

8.5

21.0

4.5

19.0

24.0

13.0

6.6

22.0

14.0

15.0

11.0

17.0

24.0

20.0

5.9

5.3

4.5

15.0

20.0

9.5

17.0

13.0

6.5

26.0

5.0

23.0

11.0

9.0

14.0

18.0

5.5

17.0

2.6

12.0

11.6

37.0

13.0

43.0

13.0

23.0

25.0

42.0

24.0

47.0

37.0

51.0

30.0

43.0

43.0

53.0

44.0

51.0

41.0

46.0

40.0

29.0

21.0

46.0

36.0

60.0

40.0

39.0

28.0

46.0

51.0

39.0

26.0

38.0

51.0

47.0

24.0

55.0

39.0

32.0

35.9

39.0

12.0

43.0

11.5

23.0

25.0

45.0

23.0

46.0

35.0

50.0

30.0

44.0

46.0

52.0

45.0

51.0

37.0

46.0

39.0

27.0

20.5

45.0

37.0

57.0

43.0

40.0

25.0

47.0

51.0

39.0

27.0

39.0

50.0

46.0

24.5

54.0

29.0

32.0

35.4

9.5

10.0

8.5

14.0

15.2

12.0

12.0

15.0

8.0

6.0

14.0

11.5

6.0

11.5

8.5

12.0

9.5

7.5

10.8

20.0

15.0

14.5

12.0

6.4

17.0

9.3

11.0

20.0

5.8

20.5

4.8

11.0

22.0

14.0

8.2

14.0

12.0

20.0

13.0

12.3

9.5

9.2

8.5

14.0

15.0

12.0

11.0

14.0

8.5

6.0

14.0

11.5

8.0

11.5

8.0

13.0

10.0

8.5

10.0

23.0

15.5

14.0

12.0

7.0

19.0

9.2

12.0

17.0

6.4

21.5

4.8

11.0

20.0

16.0

10.5

14.0

12.0

25.0

13.0

12.7

5.5

72.0

6.5

68.0

52.0

43.0

7.5

51.0

6.5

6.0

14.0

46.0

3.5

7.5

9.5

15.0

9.5

7.5

5.2

30.0

47.0

55.0

16.0

5.0

8.7

5.7

24.0

35.0

4.2

20.0

2.2

38.0

23.0

12.0

5.3

44.0

7.5

35.2

22.0

28.0

6.5

74.0

6.5

70.0

52.0

43.0

7.5

54.0

6.5

7.0

15.0

47.0

3.0

7.5

9.0

17.0

9.0

7.5

6.0

28.0

49.0

56.0

18.0

5.0

10.0

5.8

23.0

42.0

4.6

20.0

2.2

38.0

25.0

14.0

6.5

45.0

8.5

41.0

23.0

29.0

 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 Individual State estimates not available for the 12 other States.
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January 2005 19 NASS, USDA

Beef Cows: Number of Operations by State and United States, 2003-2004 1

State Operations With Beef Cows 2

2003 2004

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

24,000

90

2,000

27,000

12,000

10,400

750

230

15,800

20,000

650

7,500

14,500

12,000

25,000

28,000

39,000

12,800

1,100

2,700

750

7,500

15,300

19,000

56,000

11,800

21,000

1,300

520

700

6,400

6,400

20,000

11,000

16,000

50,000

12,300

11,800

160

9,200

15,500

45,000

132,000

5,200

1,100

23,000

9,200

11,000

12,500

4,900

792,050

2,700

23,000

90

1,900

27,000

11,500

9,800

700

230

15,600

20,000

650

7,300

15,000

12,000

25,000

28,000

38,000

12,400

1,000

2,600

700

7,300

15,200

18,200

54,000

11,500

20,000

1,300

500

700

6,200

6,600

19,000

10,500

15,400

48,000

11,800

11,600

160

9,000

15,500

43,000

131,000

5,200

1,000

22,000

9,100

10,900

12,700

4,800

774,630

2,700

 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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January 2005 20 NASS, USDA

Beef Cows: Number of Operations by Size Group, Selected

States, and United States, 2003-2004 1 2

State

Operations Having

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

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

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

19,000

1,350

21,500

9,300

6,700

12,700

16,300

5,100

12,300

11,000

18,000

18,500

32,900

10,400

12,900

15,300

44,000

5,400

11,800

4,400

18,000

4,600

14,900

38,500

9,900

11,200

6,300

39,500

104,000

3,400

19,000

8,100

2,000

51,800

620,050

18,000

1,250

21,500

9,000

6,600

12,500

16,100

5,000

12,700

11,000

18,300

18,100

31,200

9,900

12,700

14,700

41,000

5,200

10,900

4,200

17,100

4,300

14,400

36,000

9,500

11,000

6,000

37,500

103,000

3,400

18,000

8,000

2,300

51,300

601,650

3,240

200

3,630

810

1,670

1,400

2,200

930

1,600

800

4,600

5,300

4,170

1,300

1,650

2,700

8,200

2,050

3,900

820

1,385

2,920

800

7,200

950

470

3,490

4,100

15,600

750

2,800

520

900

3,200

96,255

3,230

210

3,630

700

1,400

1,400

2,400

910

1,620

800

4,300

5,400

4,500

1,400

1,700

2,560

8,300

2,000

3,800

830

1,250

2,810

750

7,200

850

470

3,560

4,100

15,800

750

2,700

520

700

3,100

95,650

1,700

380

1,820

1,600

1,800

1,420

1,460

1,300

590

200

2,360

4,020

1,900

1,050

730

960

3,700

3,900

4,800

1,000

600

3,400

290

4,100

1,200

130

5,300

1,375

11,500

950

1,170

530

1,700

1,490

70,425

1,700

380

1,820

1,500

1,600

1,420

1,460

1,200

670

200

2,350

4,340

2,260

1,050

780

900

4,600

3,800

4,800

1,000

635

3,300

240

4,600

1,200

130

5,500

1,375

11,400

950

1,260

530

1,500

1,570

72,020

60

70

50

290

230

280

40

170

10

40

180

30

50

20

40

100

450

500

180

15

80

10

200

250

410

25

900

100

30

50

300

160

5,320

70

60

50

300

200

280

40

190

10

50

160

40

50

20

40

100

500

500

170

15

90

10

200

250

440

25

800

100

40

50

300

160

5,310

 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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January 2005 21 NASS, USDA

Beef Cows: Percent of Inventory by Size Group, Selected

States, and United States, 2003-2004 1 2

State

Inventory on Operations Having

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

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

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

10.0

40.0

12.2

13.0

17.5

39.0

13.0

53.0

65.0

33.0

23.5

49.0

35.0

46.0

40.0

41.0

7.0

13.0

11.0

55.0

12.0

62.0

33.0

18.0

67.0

8.5

54.0

30.0

15.0

42.0

30.0

5.0

47.0

29.1

39.0

12.0

40.0

12.0

15.0

17.0

36.0

13.0

51.0

66.0

32.0

21.5

42.0

32.5

43.5

40.0

37.0

6.5

12.0

12.0

55.5

11.0

64.0

30.0

16.0

69.0

8.0

54.0

30.0

15.0

40.0

30.0

4.5

47.0

28.1

25.5

8.0

25.0

6.8

17.0

9.5

21.0

12.0

25.0

22.0

31.5

23.0

24.3

18.0

26.0

27.0

26.0

9.0

14.0

13.0

21.5

21.0

19.0

23.0

10.0

20.0

14.0

25.0

18.0

14.0

26.0

13.0

9.0

17.0

19.0

25.0

8.0

25.0

6.0

16.0

9.0

23.0

12.0

24.0

22.0

30.0

24.0

25.7

19.0

27.0

27.0

26.0

9.5

14.0

13.0

20.0

20.0

18.0

22.0

9.0

19.0

14.0

25.0

20.0

14.0

25.0

13.0

6.5

16.0

19.1

30.0

38.0

31.0

46.0

46.0

27.0

36.0

47.0

20.0

13.0

33.0

45.0

25.0

38.5

24.5

28.0

29.0

56.0

49.0

45.0

21.0

61.0

16.5

36.0

39.0

13.0

60.0

19.4

36.0

49.0

28.5

39.0

50.0

21.0

37.5

30.0

40.0

31.0

45.0

47.0

28.0

37.0

46.0

23.0

12.0

35.0

47.0

30.0

41.0

26.0

28.0

33.0

54.0

50.0

44.0

22.0

62.0

15.5

39.0

39.0

12.0

60.0

19.4

36.0

47.0

30.0

39.0

47.0

22.0

38.3

5.5

44.0

4.0

35.0

24.0

46.0

4.0

28.0

2.0

2.5

8.5

1.7

8.5

3.5

5.0

4.0

28.0

24.0

31.0

2.5

6.0

2.5

8.0

33.0

17.5

1.6

16.0

22.0

3.5

18.0

36.0

15.0

14.4

6.0

40.0

4.0

37.0

22.0

46.0

4.0

29.0

2.0

3.0

7.5

2.3

7.5

3.5

5.0

4.0

30.0

24.0

31.0

2.5

7.0

2.5

9.0

36.0

18.0

1.6

14.0

24.0

5.0

18.0

42.0

15.0

14.5

 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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January 2005 22 NASS, USDA

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

of Milk Production by Size Group, United States, 2003-2004 1

Head Operations Percent of

Inventory

Percent of

Production

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

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

25,045

16,805

25,800

10,980

4,765

1,700

815

450

86,360

23,720

15,525

24,055

10,445

4,685

1,700

815

495

81,440

2.3

6.9

18.8

15.7

15.4

12.6

12.0

16.3

100.0

2.1

6.6

17.8

15.1

15.3

12.8

12.0

18.3

100.0

1.5

5.7

16.5

14.8

16.2

13.8

13.4

18.1

100.0

1.4

5.4

15.5

14.3

16.0

14.1

13.3

20.0

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.
Farms, Land in Farms, and Livestock Operations 2004 Summary Agricultural Statistics Board

January 2005 23 NASS, USDA

Milk Cows: Number of Operations by State and United States, 2003-2004 1

State Operations With Milk Cows 2

2003 2004

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

200

30

240

450

2,400

700

280

100

510

640

30

900

1,600

2,400

3,000

1,000

2,500

450

510

850

300

3,000

6,600

440

3,100

600

900

120

230

170

450

7,100

820

650

4,700

1,500

800

9,600

30

210

1,100

1,300

1,800

640

1,400

1,500

850

500

16,900

260

86,360

1,600

190

30

230

400

2,300

670

250

90

500

630

30

900

1,500

2,300

2,600

950

2,300

420

500

850

270

2,900

6,100

390

2,800

600

830

120

210

160

450

6,900

800

600

4,500

1,400

780

9,100

30

200

1,000

1,200

1,700

600

1,300

1,400

820

480

15,900

260

81,440

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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January 2005 24 NASS, USDA

Milk Cows: Number of Operations by Size Group, Selected

States, and United States, 2003-2004 1 2

State

Operations Having

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

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

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

120

320

530

310

290

200

400

1,100

720

520

1,100

160

1,000

750

1,400

280

1,400

450

2,100

1,000

400

2,000

400

500

900

255

180

530

230

2,500

3,000

25,045

120

320

500

310

290

200

400

1,100

550

500

1,000

170

950

670

1,300

270

1,400

450

2,000

900

380

1,900

350

480

880

240

160

500

230

2,300

2,900

23,720

70

10

10

15

70

300

450

720

105

440

130

450

2,200

475

1,300

35

860

65

30

3,000

190

145

70

25

270

150

30

4,500

690

16,805

60

10

10

20

70

265

440

600

100

420

140

440

2,000

400

1,300

30

800

70

30

2,800

170

135

70

25

230

140

30

4,100

620

15,525

10

80

25

15

75

180

550

535

980

220

640

290

700

2,700

790

5

2,700

120

1,100

210

75

3,300

300

340

170

100

540

400

100

7,100

1,450

25,800

80

25

15

80

180

500

480

905

180

570

280

660

2,500

700

5

2,600

120

1,000

215

80

3,100

270

300

150

90

510

370

90

6,700

1,300

24,055

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
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January 2005 25 NASS, USDA

Milk Cows: Number of Operations by Size Group, Selected

States, and United States, 2003-2004 1 2 (continued)

State

Operations Having

100-199 Head 200-499 Head 500+ Head

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

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

210

30

30

150

130

270

240

450

110

265

210

550

660

380

5

1,100

140

470

165

150

980

150

230

250

135

250

320

160

1,900

880

10,980

10

180

30

25

130

120

250

200

410

115

250

200

540

640

330

5

1,000

130

525

150

145

980

145

200

210

120

240

290

155

1,900

820

10,445

10

620

50

50

80

140

65

50

100

25

50

50

220

230

50

15

430

65

140

50

100

280

40

75

240

80

130

90

190

700

350

4,765

10

560

45

50

80

140

70

50

110

35

55

50

225

230

65

15

430

60

140

50

100

270

45

75

210

80

125

90

180

700

340

4,685

90

1,100

55

95

30

180

15

25

30

20

5

10

80

60

5

145

170

10

30

10

45

40

20

10

170

45

30

10

140

200

90

2,965

90

1,100

60

90

30

190

15

30

25

20

5

10

85

60

5

155

170

10

35

15

45

50

20

10

180

45

35

10

135

200

80

3,010

 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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January 2005 26 NASS, USDA

Milk Cows: Percent of Inventory by Size Group, Selected

States, and United States, 2003-2004 1

State

Inventory on Operations Having

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

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

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

1.3

0.3

0.8

0.3

3.0

7.5

4.0

1.5

8.0

1.5

3.5

3.0

5.5

0.2

2.0

3.0

9.0

4.0

1.0

4.0

4.5

2.0

1.1

1.0

2.0

3.5

0.2

3.0

3.0

2.3

0.2

0.1

1.1

0.8

1.1

0.3

3.0

7.5

3.0

1.5

8.0

2.0

3.0

3.0

5.0

0.2

2.0

3.5

8.0

4.0

1.0

3.0

3.0

1.5

1.1

1.0

2.0

2.5

0.2

3.0

3.0

2.1

0.2

0.4

0.2

0.7

0.7

9.0

12.0

12.0

3.5

14.0

6.0

5.5

18.0

13.0

7.5

2.0

13.0

3.0

1.0

20.0

8.5

6.0

0.9

1.0

7.0

4.5

0.5

13.0

5.5

6.9

0.1

0.4

0.3

0.9

0.6

8.5

12.0

11.0

3.5

14.0

7.0

5.5

17.0

12.0

7.5

2.0

12.0

3.5

1.0

19.5

8.0

6.0

0.9

1.0

6.0

5.0

0.5

12.5

5.5

6.6

0.4

0.3

1.8

0.8

6.5

3.2

32.0

24.0

31.0

14.5

37.0

26.5

16.0

37.0

35.0

0.1

27.5

15.5

29.0

18.0

4.5

36.0

24.0

27.0

4.0

8.0

25.0

26.0

2.8

36.0

23.0

18.8

0.3

2.0

0.9

7.0

2.9

30.0

21.5

30.0

12.0

35.0

26.0

15.0

36.0

34.0

0.1

27.0

16.0

26.0

18.5

5.0

35.5

22.0

26.0

3.5

7.5

24.0

26.5

2.3

35.0

22.0

17.8

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
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Milk Cows: Percent of Inventory by Size Group, Selected

States, and United States, 2003-2004 1 (continued)

State

Inventory on Operations Having

100-199 Head 200-499 Head 500+ Head

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

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

1.9

4.0

2.7

25.0

4.3

31.0

21.5

27.0

13.0

28.0

35.0

25.0

17.0

31.0

0.2

22.0

32.0

23.0

26.0

17.0

21.5

22.5

35.0

11.5

20.0

22.0

38.0

10.0

19.0

26.0

15.7

0.7

1.5

4.0

2.5

23.0

3.7

30.0

18.5

27.0

13.5

28.0

34.0

24.5

17.0

29.0

0.2

20.5

33.0

26.0

25.0

17.0

22.0

22.5

34.0

9.5

18.5

22.0

37.0

10.0

19.5

26.0

15.1

2.2

12.5

17.0

12.0

27.0

11.0

16.0

9.0

13.0

6.5

10.5

17.0

21.0

14.5

9.5

1.5

18.5

30.0

16.0

18.0

25.5

13.0

14.0

23.0

22.5

25.0

25.0

22.0

25.0

16.0

21.5

15.4

2.1

11.0

15.5

12.5

26.0

10.5

17.5

9.5

15.0

8.5

12.5

17.0

21.0

15.0

13.5

1.5

19.0

29.0

16.0

17.0

25.0

13.0

16.5

25.0

20.0

26.0

25.0

23.0

24.0

16.5

22.5

15.3

96.5

85.0

75.5

84.0

40.0

80.5

9.0

26.0

13.0

61.0

2.5

14.0

29.0

10.5

6.0

98.0

22.5

17.5

10.0

31.0

51.0

5.5

26.5

7.0

60.0

45.0

19.0

6.0

61.5

13.0

21.0

40.9

97.0

87.0

77.0

83.0

42.0

82.0

11.0

31.0

14.0

61.0

2.5

14.0

31.0

12.0

6.5

98.0

24.0

16.5

12.0

32.0

51.0

7.0

28.0

7.5

65.0

46.0

21.0

6.0

63.0

13.5

21.0

43.1

 1 Percents reflect average distributions of various probability surveys conducted during the year but are based primarily on beginning-ofyear and mid-year surveys. 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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January 2005 28 NASS, USDA

Milk Production: Percent of Production by Size Group, Selected

States, and United States, 2003-2004 1 2

State

Production on Operations Having

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

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

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

0.5

0.2

0.5

0.2

2.5

6.0

3.0

1.0

7.0

1.0

2.5

2.5

3.0

0.1

1.5

0.5

6.0

2.0

0.5

2.5

3.5

1.5

0.3

0.5

1.0

2.0

0.1

2.5

1.5

1.5

0.1

0.1

0.5

0.2

0.5

0.2

2.5

6.0

2.0

1.0

6.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

0.1

1.5

0.5

5.0

2.0

0.5

2.5

3.0

1.0

0.4

0.5

1.0

2.0

0.1

2.5

2.0

1.4

0.1

0.5

0.2

0.5

0.4

8.0

10.0

10.0

2.5

12.0

5.0

4.5

16.0

12.0

5.5

1.5

11.0

2.0

0.5

18.5

7.0

5.0

0.7

1.0

6.0

3.5

0.4

12.0

4.5

5.7

0.1

0.5

0.2

0.5

0.4

7.5

10.0

10.0

2.5

14.0

5.5

4.5

15.0

11.0

5.5

1.5

10.0

2.5

0.5

16.0

7.0

5.0

0.6

1.0

5.0

3.5

0.4

11.5

5.0

5.4

0.2

0.3

1.5

0.6

6.0

2.3

28.0

21.0

29.0

13.0

36.0

25.0

13.0

36.0

34.0

0.1

25.0

14.0

27.0

16.0

4.0

36.0

22.0

26.0

4.0

6.5

22.0

24.0

2.5

34.0

21.0

16.5

0.3

1.5

0.6

6.0

2.2

28.0

19.0

28.0

10.5

34.0

25.0

13.0

35.0

33.0

0.1

24.0

14.0

24.0

16.0

4.0

34.0

20.0

25.0

3.0

6.5

21.0

24.5

2.0

33.0

19.0

15.5

See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
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January 2005 29 NASS, USDA

Milk Production: Percent of Production by Size Group, Selected

States, and United States, 2003-2004 (continued) 1 2

State

Production on Operations Having

100-199 Head 200-499 Head 500+ Head

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

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

2.0

3.5

2.5

25.0

3.6

32.5

21.0

27.0

12.0

30.0

35.0

24.0

18.0

33.0

0.4

21.5

31.0

24.0

22.0

15.5

22.0

22.0

36.0

11.0

18.0

22.0

40.0

9.0

19.0

25.0

14.8

0.4

1.5

3.5

2.5

22.0

3.2

30.0

18.0

27.0

12.0

29.0

35.0

23.0

18.0

30.0

0.4

20.0

33.0

27.0

23.0

16.0

24.0

22.0

35.0

8.0

16.0

22.0

38.0

8.5

19.5

24.0

14.3

2.3

13.5

16.0

11.5

27.0

10.0

18.0

10.0

14.0

6.5

12.0

18.5

22.0

16.0

10.0

1.4

20.0

31.0

19.0

18.0

26.0

14.0

15.5

24.0

21.0

25.0

27.0

23.5

24.0

17.5

24.0

16.2

2.0

12.0

14.0

11.5

26.0

10.0

19.0

10.0

16.0

9.0

14.0

17.5

22.5

16.5

15.0

1.4

20.0

30.0

18.0

16.0

25.0

14.5

18.0

26.0

20.0

26.0

27.0

25.0

24.0

18.0

26.0

16.0

97.0

84.0

78.0

85.0

41.0

83.5

11.0

32.0

17.0

65.0

3.0

15.5

34.0

11.5

8.0

98.0

26.5

22.0

13.0

40.0

53.5

7.0

30.0

7.5

63.0

49.0

22.0

7.0

64.0

15.0

24.0

45.3

97.5

86.0

80.0

85.0

45.0

84.0

13.0

37.0

17.0

65.0

3.0

15.5

35.0

13.0

8.0

98.0

29.0

21.0

16.0

40.5

54.0

9.0

30.0

8.0

68.0

50.0

24.0

7.0

65.0

15.5

24.0

47.4

 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.
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January 2005 30 NASS, USDA

Hogs and Pigs: Number of Operations with Hogs,

by State and United States, 2003-2004 1

State Operation With Hogs

2003 2004

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

900

800

150

70

1,400

1,100

210

650

3,600

3,300

9,900

1,600

1,000

650

350

370

250

2,200

5,700

1,100

2,700

500

3,000

110

220

300

350

1,300

2,800

450

4,200

2,500

1,100

3,500

60

900

1,500

1,500

4,000

500

250

800

900

900

2,400

150

73,720

1,300

500

50

180

800

900

750

150

70

1,400

1,000

250

650

3,400

3,200

9,200

1,500

1,000

650

350

360

230

2,100

5,000

1,000

2,200

500

2,600

110

220

300

350

1,100

2,600

420

4,000

2,500

1,200

3,400

60

900

1,400

1,400

3,900

500

220

700

900

800

2,300

150

69,420

1,300

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

States, Region, and United States, 2003-2004 1

State

Operations Having

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

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

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

730

1,100

1,500

1,500

1,000

1,500

1,800

1,600

950

1,190

2,800

2,200

2,600

550

3,800

1,610

17,430

44,490

630

685

1,100

1,450

1,300

940

1,500

1,300

1,100

800

1,000

2,700

2,200

2,500

550

3,720

1,570

16,970

42,015

40

30

900

690

2,800

270

380

1,400

450

1,050

95

700

110

400

450

155

510

1,100

11,530

40

28

780

680

2,600

250

270

1,300

480

850

90

600

120

380

410

140

450

900

10,368

55

10

550

400

1,800

110

80

900

250

400

75

250

50

190

220

12

150

185

5,687

55

10

470

400

1,600

100

90

780

200

380

70

260

50

170

170

10

150

190

5,155

State

Operations Having

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

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

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

41

8

500

300

1,800

100

100

620

95

320

180

250

50

130

125

8

80

170

4,877

38

4

450

250

1,600

90

90

600

85

290

170

240

50

140

115

7

80

160

4,459

28

8

400

300

1,500

75

100

710

210

190

650

170

50

145

90

5

40

200

4,871

31

11

470

310

1,600

75

110

730

230

190

650

170

50

170

90

5

40

200

5,132

6

14

150

110

500

45

40

270

95

90

610

30

40

35

65

20

10

135

2,265

6

12

130

110

500

45

40

290

105

90

620

30

30

40

65

18

10

150

2,291

 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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January 2005 32 NASS, USDA

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

States, Region, and United States, 2003-2004 1

State

Inventory on Operations Having

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

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

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

3.2

0.8

1.0

1.5

0.3

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.5

1.0

0.2

4.0

1.0

3.0

1.5

3.6

8.0

5.0

1.0

2.8

0.7

1.0

1.5

0.3

1.0

2.0

0.5

1.1

0.7

0.1

4.0

1.0

2.5

1.0

3.7

7.0

5.0

1.0

2.8

0.8

6.0

6.0

5.0

2.5

6.5

4.0

3.5

10.0

0.2

11.0

1.0

7.5

8.5

3.0

20.0

6.0

4.5

2.7

0.7

6.0

5.5

4.5

2.5

5.0

4.5

3.9

7.5

0.2

11.0

1.0

7.5

7.5

2.3

19.0

5.0

4.0

13.0

0.8

9.0

8.5

8.0

4.0

6.0

9.0

6.0

9.0

0.6

12.0

1.5

11.0

11.0

0.7

18.0

3.5

6.5

13.0

0.8

8.0

9.0

7.0

3.5

7.0

8.0

5.0

8.8

0.6

12.0

1.5

10.0

9.0

0.6

19.0

3.5

6.0

State

Inventory on Operations Having

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

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

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

16.5

1.4

17.0

13.0

14.7

9.0

13.0

11.0

4.5

14.0

2.7

22.0

2.5

15.5

10.0

0.9

19.0

5.5

11.0

15.5

0.7

16.0

12.0

13.7

8.0

13.0

10.0

4.0

13.0

2.6

24.0

2.5

15.0

10.0

0.8

19.0

5.5

10.0

25.0

4.2

31.0

30.0

29.0

14.0

36.0

30.0

22.5

19.0

20.1

30.0

5.0

38.0

20.0

1.8

21.0

16.0

24.0

26.5

4.1

36.0

32.0

31.5

13.0

37.0

31.0

23.5

19.0

21.5

32.0

5.0

38.0

21.0

1.6

21.0

17.0

26.0

39.5

92.0

36.0

41.0

43.0

69.0

37.0

45.0

62.0

47.0

76.2

21.0

89.0

25.0

49.0

90.0

14.0

64.0

53.0

39.5

93.0

33.0

40.0

43.0

72.0

36.0

46.0

62.5

51.0

75.0

17.0

89.0

27.0

51.5

91.0

15.0

64.0

53.0

 1 Percents reflect average distributions based primarily on mid-year surveys. 2 Individual State estimates not available for the 33 other States.
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January 2005 33 NASS, USDA

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

Based on Ownership, United States, 2003-2004 1

Head Operations Percent of Inventory

2003 2004 2003 2004

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

44,305

10,950

4,320

2,600

1,900

645

290

130

110

65,250

41,900

9,800

3,830

2,300

1,850

620

290

130

110

60,830

1.0

4.5

5.5

7.5

10.0

7.5

7.0

7.0

50.0

1.0

4.0

4.5

6.0

9.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

54.0

 1 Own one or more hog or pig at any time during the year.
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Sheep and Lambs: Number of Operations by State

and United States, 2003-2004 1

State Operations with Sheep

2003 2004

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

270

2,700

1,700

1,300

2,000

1,900

4,400

1,400

1,200

700

2,100

2,700

1,800

1,900

1,500

300

2,000

800

1,700

800

850

3,300

1,900

3,000

3,200

2,100

1,300

7,000

1,400

1,600

1,400

1,100

2,400

900

3,100

67,720

700

260

2,600

1,600

1,300

1,900

2,000

4,200

1,400

1,100

750

2,000

2,600

1,900

1,800

1,500

300

2,000

800

1,800

800

750

3,100

1,900

3,100

3,100

2,100

1,200

7,200

1,400

1,500

1,500

1,100

2,400

900

3,300

67,160

700

 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, 2004-2005 1

Item

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

2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005

Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent

Operations

Inventory

92.2

31.7

92.0

30.3

6.3

22.0

6.5

22.0

1.4

33.0

1.4

33.5

0.1

13.3

0.1

14.2

 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 frame approach to measuring farms and land in

farms. An area sampling frame is built for every state that divides all land into segments. A sample

of segments, designed for the state, is selected 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 estimates of

farm numbers and 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

not on the list provide a measure of incompleteness of the list. These data are combined with data

collected from a sample selected from the list to calculate estimates 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. 

State Statistical 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 affect the "precision" 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 1.9 to 3.0

percent for number of farms and 2.9 to 13.2 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 $1000 of reported sales for the year, but had sufficient

crops and livestock to normally have sales of $1000 or more.
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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 horse

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). These

changes were made to achieve comparability with the Census of Agriculture farm definition. All

the changes 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 in the farm definition, 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 100 acres

or more of pasture only 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

- -

- -

- -

Apiaries

Fur 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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Index

Page

Average Farm Size, By State, 2004 .................................................. 5

Beef Cows: Number of Operations by Size Group, Selected States, United States, 2003-2004 .... 20

Beef Cows: Number of Operations by State and United States, 2003-2004 ................... 19

Beef Cows: Percent of Inventory by Size Group, Selected States, United States, 2003-2004 ..... 21

Breeding Sheep: Survey Percent by Size Group, United States, 2003-2004 .................. 34

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

United States, 2003-2004 ................................................ 16-17

Cattle and Calves: Number of Operations by State and United States, 2003-2004 ............. 15

Cattle and Calves: Percent of Inventory by Size Group, Selected States, 

United States, 2003-2004 ................................................... 18

Cattle and Calves: Number of Operations and Percent of Inventory 

by Size Group, United States, 2003-2004 ...................................... 14

Change in Number of Farms from 2003, By State ....................................... 4

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

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

Based on Ownership, United States, 2003-2004 .................................. 33

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

and United States, 2003-2004 ................................................ 31

Hogs and Pigs: Number of Operations with Hogs, by State and United States, 2003-2004 ....... 30

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

and United States, 2003-2004 ................................................ 32

Land in Farms: Economic Sales Class by State, Region, and U.S., 2003 -2004 ............. 12-13

Livestock Operations 2004 Summary ................................................. 3

Milk Cows: Number of Operations by Size Group, Selected States, 

United States, 2003-2004 ................................................ 24-25

Milk Cows: Number of Operations by State and United States, 2003-2004 .................. 23

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

by Size Group, United States, 2003-2004 ....................................... 22

Milk Cows: Percent of Inventory by Size Group, Selected States, United States, 2003-2004 . . 26-27

Milk Production: Percent of Production by Size Group, Selected States,

and United States, 2003-2004 ............................................. 28-29

Number of Farms: Economic Sales Class by State, Region, and U.S., 2003 -2004 .......... 10-11

Number of Farms and Average Farm Size: U.S., 1980 - 2004 .............................. 7

Number of Farms and Land in Farms: Percent of Total by Region, 2004 ...................... 6

Number of Farms and Land in Farms 2004 Summary .................................... 2

Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size: By State and U.S., 2003 - 2004 ....... 9

Number of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size: U.S., 1994 - 2004 ................. 8

Percent of Farms, Land in Farms, and Average Farm Size: By Economic Sales Class, U.S.,

2003 -2004 ............................................................... 8

Point Farms; U.S., 1999 - 2004 ..................................................... 7

Reliability of Farm Numbers and Land in Farms Data in This Report ....................... 35

Sheep and Lambs: Number of Operations by State and United States, 2003-2004 ............. 34

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

U.S. Average Farm Size by Sales Class, 2003 - 2004 ..................................... 5

U.S. Number of Farms and Land in Farms: Percent of Total, by Sales Class, 2004 .............. 6

U.S. Number of Farms by Sales Class, 2003 - 2004 ...................................... 4
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