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 
218 
2 
14 
31 
35 
59 
77 
500 or more 
109 
- 
9 
8 
18 
29 
45 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
9,903 
34 
421 
1,089 
2,655 
2,842 
2,862 
number 
286,222 
757 
15,309 
26,508 
66,029 
76,923 
100,696 
Beef cows 
farms 
9,828 
34 
414 
1,070 
2,639 
2,825 
2,846 
number 
282,694 
757 
15,242 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
100,593 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,185 
13 
207 
617 
1,432 
1,460 
1,456 
10 to 49 
3,716 
16 
155 
356 
1,010 
1,081 
1,098 
50 to 99 
470 
3 
17 
50 
113 
146 
141 
100 to 199 
234 
2 
26 
22 
49 
69 
66 
200 to 499 
155 
- 
- 
21 
24 
60 
50 
500 or more 
68 
- 
9 
4 
11 
9 
35 
Milk cows 
farms 
178 
- 
16 
28 
47 
53 
34 
number 
3,528 
- 
67 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
103 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
166 
16 
27 
42 
48 
33 
10 to 49 
8 
- 
- 
- 
4 
3 
1 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
500 or more 
2 
- 
" 
1 
1 
- 
" 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
7,995 
29 
360 
869 
2,204 
2,268 
2,265 
number 
146,322 
497 
7,230 
12,918 
29,343 
40,895 
55,439 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
6,963 
36 
328 
767 
1,820 
2,000 
2,012 
number 
187,448 
786 
11,553 
16,232 
38,669 
52,914 
67,294 
$1,000 
113,282 
613 
6,706 
9,646 
21,310 
33,448 
41,558 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
5,221 
20 
248 
556 
1,349 
1,505 
1,543 
number 
106,109 
240 
7,478 
9,832 
25,684 
26,369 
36,506 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
4,781 
36 
229 
529 
1,224 
1,411 
1,352 
number 
81,339 
546 
4,075 
6,400 
12,985 
26,545 
30,788 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
931 
1 
20 
178 
327 
282 
123 
number 
5,820 
(D) 
(D) 
810 
1,735 
2,140 
1,068 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
891 
1 
20 
174 
317 
267 
112 
25 to 49 
23 
- 
- 
2 
7 
6 
8 
50 to 99 
14 
- 
- 
1 
2 
8 
3 
1 00 to 1 99 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
" 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
390 
- 
11 
67 
133 
115 
64 
number 
1,455 
- 
27 
179 
475 
468 
306 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
723 
1 
12 
142 
250 
224 
94 
number 
4,365 
(D) 
(D) 
631 
1,260 
1,672 
762 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
616 
- 
14 
121 
237 
170 
74 
number 
6,717 
- 
139 
621 
3,335 
1,809 
813 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
64 
451 
(D) 
69 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
580 
7 
24 
75 
175 
175 
124 
number 
7,553 
22 
614 
777 
1,859 
2,437 
1,844 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
334 
1 
20 
38 
107 
104 
64 
number 
2,863 
(D) 
(D) 
321 
800 
887 
621 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
241 
6 
22 
43 
73 
61 
36 
number 
2,724 
12 
307 
307 
953 
628 
517 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
6,900 
12 
266 
839 
2,029 
2,141 
1,613 
number 
48,927 
42 
2,198 
6,580 
12,932 
15,227 
11,948 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
6,595 
12 
261 
811 
1,947 
2,053 
1,511 
number 
40,568 
30 
1,629 
5,593 
10,351 
12,860 
10,105 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,415 
8 
69 
184 
422 
469 
263 
number 
5,238 
20 
232 
1,492 
1,075 
1,406 
1,013 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,092 
- 
104 
270 
633 
637 
448 
number 
26,453 
- 
1,349 
3,112 
7,873 
8,199 
5,920 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
959 
- 
57 
118 
317 
285 
182 
number 
10,266 
- 
439 
1,094 
4,705 
2,289 
1,739 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,881 
12 
133 
407 
959 
829 
541 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
2,393 
7,959 
19,682 
23,384 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,864 
12 
133 
404 
953 
823 
539 
400 to 3,199 
16 
- 
- 
3 
6 
6 
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 
310 
- 
14 
53 
106 
71 
66 
number 
676,822 
- 
329 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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