Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
812 
584 
6 
23 
56 
104 
162 
233 
500 or more 
242 
211 
5 
4 
17 
54 
59 
72 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
19,771 
9,773 
49 
268 
653 
1,304 
2,441 
5,058 
number 
731 ,903 
471,208 
1,624 
12,515 
37,743 
81,647 
125,036 
212,643 
Beef cows 
farms 
19,685 
9,724 
49 
268 
651 
1,294 
2,418 
5,044 
number 
722,787 
462,923 
1,624 
12,467 
37,309 
80,021 
121,291 
210,211 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,130 
1,945 
22 
79 
139 
263 
478 
964 
1 0 to 49 
10,835 
5,276 
18 
121 
305 
586 
1,272 
2,974 
50 to 99 
2,232 
1,415 
3 
37 
117 
215 
367 
676 
too to 199 
1,038 
736 
4 
20 
58 
160 
201 
293 
200 to 499 
364 
276 
2 
8 
23 
49 
85 
109 
500 or more 
86 
76 
- 
3 
9 
21 
15 
28 
Milk cows 
farms 
219 
133 
- 
9 
13 
17 
38 
56 
number 
9,116 
8,285 
- 
48 
434 
1,626 
3,745 
2,432 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
140 
71 
9 
8 
9 
11 
34 
10 to 49 
30 
14 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
9 
50 to 99 
27 
27 
- 
- 
4 
2 
13 
8 
100 to 199 
8 
7 
- 
- 
1 
2 
4 
- 
200 to 499 
11 
11 
- 
- 
- 
1 
6 
4 
500 or more 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
16,904 
8,455 
53 
222 
545 
1,148 
2,138 
4,349 
number 
504,564 
351,635 
4,553 
8,043 
30,188 
63,298 
100,489 
145,064 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
17,620 
8,982 
48 
237 
589 
1,198 
2,241 
4,669 
number 
612,863 
430,660 
6,852 
8,556 
32,441 
73,500 
115,279 
194,032 
$1,000 
429,349 
310,885 
3,490 
6,760 
21,937 
55,962 
87,152 
135,584 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
12,774 
6,495 
24 
154 
419 
863 
1,639 
3,396 
number 
230,706 
150,258 
5,144 
2,023 
1 1 ,338 
20,706 
34,753 
76,294 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
14,294 
7,425 
43 
183 
488 
991 
1,846 
3,874 
number 
382,157 
280,402 
1,708 
6,533 
21,103 
52,794 
80,526 
117,738 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
689 
293 
- 
14 
53 
71 
83 
72 
number 
142,555 
132,607 
- 
(D) 
24,357 
22,853 
73,186 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
585 
238 
11 
35 
61 
72 
59 
25 to 49 
41 
9 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
5 
50 to 99 
25 
14 
- 
- 
5 
1 
1 
7 
100 to 199 
11 
10 
- 
1 
6 
1 
1 
1 
200 to 499 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
500 or more 
22 
21 
- 
2 
3 
8 
8 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
407 
165 
_ 
10 
26 
34 
46 
49 
number 
15,312 
14,197 
- 
182 
324 
4,876 
8,480 
335 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
554 
232 
- 
10 
43 
60 
66 
53 
number 
127,243 
118,410 
- 
(D) 
24,033 
17,977 
64,706 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
379 
166 
_ 
11 
35 
30 
49 
41 
number 
446,448 
402,025 
- 
(D) 
76,198 
103,247 
145,329 
(D) 
$1,000 
33,424 
31,387 
- 
(D) 
10,618 
7,787 
7,247 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
712 
272 
- 
5 
16 
67 
95 
89 
number 
21,114 
9,944 
- 
55 
856 
1,997 
4,244 
2,792 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
510 
191 
- 
1 
11 
43 
70 
66 
number 
11,913 
5,806 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,058 
2,530 
1,545 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
422 
176 
- 
8 
11 
33 
62 
62 
number 
18,879 
13,422 
- 
68 
(D) 
(D) 
2,323 
1,858 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
9,932 
3,872 
13 
132 
328 
685 
1,172 
1,542 
number 
63,707 
26,920 
98 
772 
2,222 
4,290 
8,882 
10,656 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
9,542 
3,716 
13 
132 
317 
679 
1,136 
1,439 
number 
58,319 
24,333 
98 
667 
1,882 
3,830 
8,245 
9,611 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,954 
777 
10 
46 
85 
129 
255 
252 
number 
7,257 
3,980 
22 
120 
326 
350 
2,296 
866 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,832 
1,062 
2 
52 
86 
196 
311 
415 
number 
52,749 
21,857 
(D) 
1,283 
(D) 
3,632 
6,658 
9,121 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,807 
702 
35 
56 
117 
203 
291 
number 
23,855 
10,726 
- 
524 
606 
1,362 
3,206 
5,028 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,469 
1,454 
6 
52 
123 
355 
434 
484 
number 
9,435,605 
6,873,044 
270 
303,082 
1,067,405 
2,617,684 
1 ,987,458 
897,145 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
3,084 
1,161 
6 
44 
72 
255 
346 
438 
400 to 3,199 
31 
11 
- 
- 
- 
8 
- 
3 
3,200 to 9,999 
25 
21 
- 
- 
8 
4 
4 
5 
10,000 to 19,999 
175 
131 
- 
- 
20 
39 
59 
13 
20,000 to 49,999 
138 
120 
- 
6 
23 
46 
21 
24 
50,000 to 99,999 
7 
7 
- 
2 
- 
1 
3 
1 
100,000 or more 
9 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
732 
365 
- 
20 
48 
91 
105 
101 
number 
5,457,121 
4,201,914 
- 
384,766 
1,218,120 
729,923 
1,000,027 
869,078 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
206 Alabama 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
