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 
214 
1 
13 
27 
66 
66 
41 
500 or more 
29 
- 
- 
11 
4 
7 
7 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
6,514 
36 
392 
900 
1,730 
1,952 
1,504 
number 
167,729 
691 
7,671 
29,026 
45,550 
48,241 
36,550 
Beef cows 
farms 
6,503 
36 
392 
896 
1,730 
1,946 
1,503 
number 
166,719 
691 
7,671 
(D) 
45,363 
47,678 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
2,625 
17 
177 
373 
690 
754 
614 
10 to 49 
3,165 
18 
187 
407 
833 
977 
743 
50 to 99 
441 
- 
21 
70 
132 
130 
88 
100 to 199 
183 
- 
3 
31 
49 
58 
42 
200 to 499 
79 
1 
4 
10 
24 
26 
14 
500 or more 
10 
- 
- 
5 
2 
1 
2 
Milk cows 
farms 
20 
- 
- 
4 
6 
9 
1 
number 
1,010 
- 
- 
(D) 
187 
563 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
7 
2 
5 
10 to 49 
6 
- 
- 
3 
3 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
100 to 199 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
6,072 
39 
401 
851 
1,622 
1,807 
1,352 
number 
129,420 
509 
6,548 
27,364 
35,089 
34,330 
25,580 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
5,146 
23 
317 
756 
1,355 
1,550 
1,145 
number 
115,888 
293 
6,957 
21,788 
30,394 
32,038 
24,418 
$1,000 
83,091 
212 
4,711 
16,683 
23,263 
21,546 
16,675 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
3,698 
19 
243 
532 
986 
1,119 
799 
number 
45,707 
262 
3,005 
6,591 
12,466 
13,817 
9,566 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
3,826 
14 
215 
576 
1,038 
1,139 
844 
number 
70,181 
31 
3,952 
15,197 
17,928 
18,221 
14,852 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
15 
- 
2 
- 
1 
12 
- 
number 
646 
(D) 
- 
(□) 
606 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
417 
2 
39 
136 
131 
68 
41 
number 
3,812 
(D) 
(D) 
1,025 
1,040 
523 
904 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
382 
2 
35 
123 
122 
67 
33 
25 to 49 
28 
- 
4 
12 
7 
1 
4 
50 to 99 
5 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
2 
1 00 to 1 99 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
236 
2 
22 
69 
72 
40 
31 
number 
1,099 
(D) 
(D) 
272 
287 
215 
229 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
308 
28 
103 
104 
45 
28 
number 
2,713 
- 
224 
753 
753 
308 
675 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
245 
2 
23 
73 
83 
36 
28 
number 
5,765 
(D) 
(D) 
1,092 
829 
2,777 
872 
$1,000 
511 
(D) 
(D) 
121 
96 
(D) 
70 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
382 
- 
31 
67 
104 
107 
73 
number 
5,545 
- 
210 
899 
1,440 
1,998 
998 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
235 
- 
16 
39 
71 
64 
45 
number 
2,382 
- 
35 
351 
667 
784 
545 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
168 
- 
11 
33 
43 
50 
31 
number 
1,939 
- 
34 
210 
691 
761 
243 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
5,050 
19 
307 
844 
1,475 
1,495 
910 
number 
32,430 
36 
1,508 
5,147 
8,256 
9,996 
7,487 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
4,941 
19 
301 
842 
1,453 
1,450 
876 
number 
29,967 
36 
1,377 
4,820 
7,733 
9,127 
6,874 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,043 
2 
66 
201 
316 
283 
175 
number 
3,035 
(□) 
(D) 
637 
661 
962 
650 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
867 
- 
66 
194 
241 
228 
138 
number 
11,744 
- 
717 
1,839 
3,025 
3,475 
2,688 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
423 
- 
32 
93 
133 
99 
66 
number 
3,683 
- 
301 
483 
1,397 
942 
560 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,414 
10 
99 
310 
380 
417 
198 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
1,723 
32,812 
26,874 
68,133 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,406 
10 
99 
308 
379 
416 
194 
400 to 3,199 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
20,000 to 49,999 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
" 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
195 
- 
12 
41 
67 
51 
24 
number 
212,487 
- 
72 
(D) 
(D) 
40,691 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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