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 
1 
1 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
129 
_ 
9 
30 
29 
38 
23 
number 
1,133 
- 
149 
151 
213 
367 
253 
Beef cows 
farms 
115 
_ 
9 
22 
27 
37 
20 
number 
838 
- 
(D) 
124 
199 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
97 
8 
22 
20 
32 
15 
10 to 49 
18 
- 
1 
- 
7 
5 
5 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cews 
farms 
25 
- 
1 
8 
3 
10 
3 
number 
295 
- 
(D) 
27 
14 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
21 
8 
3 
9 
1 
10 to 49 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
50 to 99 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
100 to 199 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
121 
_ 
3 
28 
22 
41 
27 
number 
1,299 
- 
20 
593 
117 
370 
199 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
93 
_ 
3 
25 
28 
17 
20 
number 
861 
- 
33 
346 
152 
175 
155 
$1,000 
802 
- 
38 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
118 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
43 
- 
1 
8 
13 
5 
16 
number 
161 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
40 
57 
33 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
87 
- 
3 
25 
25 
15 
19 
number 
700 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
112 
118 
122 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
number 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
21 
- 
3 
12 
2 
- 
4 
number 
710 
- 
300 
222 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
9 
7 
2 
25 to 49 
9 
- 
- 
5 
- 
- 
4 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
3 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
10 
_ 
_ 
6 
_ 
_ 
4 
number 
144 
- 
- 
44 
- 
- 
100 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
21 
- 
3 
12 
2 
- 
4 
number 
566 
- 
300 
178 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
18 
- 
3 
8 
3 
- 
4 
number 
1,392 
- 
174 
208 
10 
- 
1,000 
$1,000 
165 
- 
37 
66 
1 
- 
60 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
33 
- 
3 
8 
6 
10 
6 
number 
322 
- 
33 
28 
72 
79 
110 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
16 
- 
- 
1 
4 
7 
4 
number 
164 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
67 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
17 
- 
- 
8 
4 
2 
3 
number 
90 
- 
- 
27 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
337 
- 
21 
55 
69 
134 
58 
number 
2,467 
- 
126 
556 
537 
841 
407 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
334 
. 
20 
55 
69 
133 
57 
number 
2,104 
- 
108 
454 
451 
703 
388 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
129 
- 
6 
27 
15 
61 
20 
number 
263 
- 
6 
45 
22 
142 
48 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
72 
- 
7 
16 
15 
27 
7 
number 
536 
- 
32 
117 
174 
187 
26 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
23 
- 
- 
12 
5 
5 
1 
number 
269 
- 
- 
(D) 
88 
107 
(D) 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
110 
- 
10 
19 
39 
25 
17 
number 
10,876 
- 
169 
(D) 
729 
(D) 
620 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
109 
10 
19 
39 
24 
17 
400 to 3,199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
4 
2 
1 
3 
number 
310 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
71 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Delaware 203 
