Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
167 
6 
29 
46 
43 
43 
500 or more 
88 
- 
" 
10 
11 
37 
30 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
4,815 
24 
367 
665 
1,381 
1,458 
920 
number 
137,009 
467 
7,818 
20,863 
29,321 
39,258 
39,282 
Beef cows 
farms 
4,723 
24 
361 
663 
1,340 
1,430 
905 
number 
130,206 
467 
7,795 
20,799 
28,933 
37,796 
34,416 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
2,329 
14 
162 
337 
696 
739 
381 
10 to 49 
1,815 
8 
152 
237 
509 
515 
394 
50 to 99 
324 
2 
36 
51 
85 
103 
47 
100 to 199 
144 
- 
8 
17 
35 
44 
40 
200 to 499 
87 
- 
3 
17 
13 
21 
33 
500 or more 
24 
- 
- 
4 
2 
8 
10 
Milk cows 
farms 
192 
- 
13 
26 
64 
64 
25 
number 
6,803 
- 
23 
64 
388 
1,462 
4,866 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
180 
13 
24 
61 
61 
21 
10 to 49 
4 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
1 
50 to 99 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
100 to 199 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
5 
- 
" 
- 
- 
2 
3 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
4,400 
16 
317 
586 
1,298 
1,332 
851 
number 
507,244 
152 
3,897 
174,002 
136,752 
106,975 
85,466 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
4,589 
24 
341 
595 
1,297 
1,426 
906 
number 
1,106,630 
398 
9,377 
486,088 
261,248 
200,954 
148,565 
$1,000 
1,687,939 
323 
8,736 
797,864 
417,525 
268,765 
194,726 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
1,779 
4 
144 
243 
484 
522 
382 
number 
41,338 
24 
2,258 
6,781 
8,379 
11,847 
12,049 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
4,036 
22 
292 
524 
1,153 
1,266 
779 
number 
1,065,292 
374 
7,119 
479,307 
252,869 
189,107 
136,516 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
73 
- 
1 
10 
20 
28 
14 
number 
935,444 
- 
(D) 
463,277 
(□) 
140,482 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
558 
10 
33 
129 
220 
119 
47 
number 
33,405 
68 
221 
(D) 
(D) 
756 
2,158 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
529 
10 
31 
121 
208 
114 
45 
25 to 49 
15 
- 
2 
4 
5 
4 
- 
50 to 99 
6 
- 
- 
1 
3 
1 
1 
1 00 to 1 99 
3 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
500 or more 
3 
- 
" 
1 
1 
1 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
196 
4 
17 
42 
86 
33 
14 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
62 
(D) 
443 
175 
77 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
491 
10 
28 
116 
190 
103 
44 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
159 
(D) 
(D) 
581 
2,081 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
532 
12 
33 
125 
212 
104 
46 
number 
(D) 
35 
287 
(D) 
11,138 
705 
(D) 
$1,000 
5,230 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
1,692 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
760 
5 
54 
102 
271 
194 
134 
number 
52,339 
106 
1,843 
3,885 
29,247 
11,685 
5,573 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
565 
4 
42 
71 
194 
144 
110 
number 
19,227 
62 
1,526 
2,668 
4,467 
7,853 
2,651 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
520 
2 
46 
61 
164 
147 
100 
number 
90,317 
(D) 
(D) 
2,931 
(D) 
9,339 
16,630 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
7,275 
22 
412 
891 
2,080 
2,417 
1,453 
number 
46,933 
86 
2,438 
6,020 
12,132 
14,773 
1 1 ,484 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
6,950 
20 
400 
866 
2,013 
2,296 
1,355 
number 
39,798 
82 
1,947 
5,280 
10,435 
12,432 
9,622 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,461 
7 
102 
248 
419 
428 
257 
number 
4,738 
23 
249 
722 
1,364 
1,327 
1,053 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,162 
13 
79 
179 
399 
337 
155 
number 
14,985 
141 
1,521 
1,828 
5,165 
4,413 
1,917 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
582 
7 
49 
107 
193 
151 
75 
number 
7,602 
65 
830 
985 
2,428 
2,156 
1,138 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,443 
14 
153 
369 
805 
730 
372 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
3,194 
7,907 
17,245 
(D) 
7,253 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,439 
14 
153 
369 
803 
728 
372 
400 to 3,199 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
" 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
276 
- 
11 
48 
98 
86 
33 
number 
6,410 
- 
768 
1,542 
1,966 
1,497 
637 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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