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 
725 
507 
2 
12 
32 
78 
155 
228 
500 or more 
639 
530 
- 
15 
59 
94 
167 
195 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
18,655 
8,752 
16 
216 
507 
1,405 
2,176 
4,432 
number 
1,106,010 
819,788 
432 
20,239 
76,643 
116,347 
252,107 
354,020 
Beef cows 
farms 
18,433 
8,605 
14 
202 
499 
1,364 
2,129 
4,397 
number 
982,790 
700,096 
(D) 
(D) 
65,968 
91,554 
213,849 
313,399 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
8,702 
3,517 
7 
99 
177 
593 
833 
1,808 
1 0 to 49 
6,906 
3,190 
5 
62 
171 
473 
763 
1,716 
50 to 99 
1,221 
751 
2 
15 
58 
124 
183 
369 
100 to 199 
645 
411 
- 
8 
38 
57 
121 
187 
200 to 499 
600 
445 
- 
9 
24 
69 
139 
204 
500 or more 
359 
291 
- 
9 
31 
48 
90 
113 
Milk cows 
farms 
425 
247 
2 
30 
15 
65 
66 
69 
number 
123,220 
119,692 
(D) 
(D) 
10,675 
24,793 
38,258 
40,621 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
295 
129 
24 
6 
32 
26 
41 
10 to 49 
15 
7 
- 
- 
- 
4 
2 
1 
50 to 99 
8 
8 
2 
- 
1 
1 
2 
2 
1 00 to 1 99 
15 
14 
- 
2 
- 
6 
3 
3 
200 to 499 
28 
27 
- 
- 
2 
6 
13 
6 
500 or more 
64 
62 
- 
4 
6 
16 
20 
16 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
15,296 
7,301 
27 
208 
424 
1,197 
1,822 
3,623 
number 
569,313 
422,991 
571 
9,686 
47,117 
61,424 
130,723 
173,470 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
13,971 
7,008 
22 
185 
398 
1,066 
1,792 
3,545 
number 
860,429 
672,981 
693 
17,574 
98,530 
83,915 
201,501 
270,768 
$1,000 
531,869 
418,587 
496 
11,013 
54,045 
53,963 
126,174 
172,896 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
10,697 
5,476 
20 
131 
298 
805 
1,390 
2,832 
number 
448,031 
341,922 
212 
9,334 
58,174 
42,329 
94,048 
137,825 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
9,906 
5,125 
13 
141 
295 
745 
1,322 
2,609 
number 
412,398 
331,059 
481 
8,240 
40,356 
41,586 
107,453 
132,943 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
“ 
- 
" 
- 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,642 
711 
1 
37 
89 
198 
195 
191 
number 
14,915 
9,095 
(D) 
(D) 
621 
3,130 
2,332 
2,757 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,530 
639 
37 
84 
181 
178 
159 
25 to 49 
68 
45 
1 
- 
3 
11 
11 
19 
50 to 99 
28 
14 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
9 
100 to 199 
7 
6 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
2 
200 to 499 
6 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
500 or more 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
748 
358 
1 
17 
37 
95 
108 
100 
number 
3,509 
2,054 
(D) 
(D) 
139 
695 
584 
573 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,249 
526 
1 
31 
67 
142 
137 
148 
number 
11,406 
7,041 
(D) 
(D) 
482 
2,435 
1,748 
2,184 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,104 
488 
1 
34 
65 
146 
116 
126 
number 
19,006 
12,289 
(D) 
(D) 
693 
5,450 
3,930 
1,942 
$1,000 
2,158 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
659 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,161 
581 
10 
35 
50 
117 
146 
223 
number 
18,232 
10,679 
26 
330 
498 
2,965 
2,851 
4,009 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
700 
366 
4 
35 
30 
74 
101 
122 
number 
7,365 
4,502 
20 
158 
265 
993 
1,345 
1,721 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
529 
288 
- 
26 
17 
68 
67 
110 
number 
11,790 
9,066 
- 
447 
86 
1,626 
5,437 
1,470 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
13,755 
6,855 
30 
237 
578 
1,587 
1,988 
2,435 
number 
121,034 
72,107 
212 
1,910 
6,128 
20,371 
20,397 
23,089 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
13,215 
6,620 
27 
237 
562 
1,553 
1,933 
2,308 
number 
96,944 
56,376 
197 
1,345 
4,416 
15,432 
15,840 
19,146 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
3,442 
2,027 
4 
95 
213 
541 
553 
621 
number 
15,119 
9,881 
80 
260 
663 
3,447 
2,601 
2,830 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
3,746 
1,654 
11 
56 
122 
357 
427 
681 
number 
52,052 
25,599 
174 
546 
1,704 
6,483 
6,962 
9,730 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,745 
786 
- 
25 
56 
156 
207 
342 
number 
21,272 
11,006 
- 
149 
751 
2,921 
2,673 
4,512 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
5,328 
2,447 
17 
86 
199 
535 
702 
908 
number 
9,386,611 
(D) 
552 
3,237 
983,797 
184,792 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
5,266 
2,402 
17 
86 
193 
524 
689 
893 
400 to 3,199 
35 
19 
- 
- 
1 
2 
3 
13 
3,200 to 9,999 
6 
6 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
4 
4 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
9 
9 
- 
- 
2 
5 
2 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
100,000 or more 
6 
5 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
632 
322 
2 
11 
26 
71 
104 
108 
number 
1,644,472 
967,650 
(D) 
321 
(D) 
16,175 
399,384 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
210 Florida 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
