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 
468 
392 
2 
33 
80 
116 
105 
56 
500 or more 
181 
162 
1 
14 
30 
52 
48 
17 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
13,344 
6,583 
39 
467 
833 
1,291 
1,682 
2,271 
number 
356,768 
278,128 
2,254 
14,814 
45,260 
79,560 
86,024 
50,216 
Beef cows 
farms 
11,218 
5,112 
26 
239 
421 
897 
1,397 
2,132 
number 
182,627 
113,099 
563 
3,698 
9,259 
25,071 
33,725 
40,783 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,758 
1,994 
11 
121 
182 
331 
515 
834 
1 0 to 49 
4,786 
2,603 
13 
109 
191 
442 
702 
1,146 
50 to 99 
500 
369 
1 
7 
34 
73 
137 
117 
too to 199 
130 
110 
- 
1 
9 
39 
32 
29 
200 to 499 
41 
34 
1 
1 
5 
11 
10 
6 
500 or more 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
2,401 
1,619 
15 
244 
435 
427 
322 
176 
number 
174,141 
165,029 
1,691 
11,116 
36,001 
54,489 
52,299 
9,433 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
901 
329 
4 
49 
80 
86 
47 
63 
10 to 49 
927 
768 
7 
131 
254 
204 
121 
51 
50 to 99 
323 
280 
2 
45 
68 
61 
74 
30 
100 to 199 
142 
138 
1 
13 
17 
41 
42 
24 
200 to 499 
66 
62 
- 
4 
7 
20 
24 
7 
500 or more 
42 
42 
1 
2 
9 
15 
14 
1 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
14,412 
7,030 
48 
555 
993 
1,422 
1,774 
2,238 
number 
464,497 
338,734 
1,268 
29,149 
66,100 
97,246 
86,826 
58,145 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
14,106 
7,070 
51 
551 
950 
1,437 
1,745 
2,336 
number 
665,418 
476,028 
3,760 
45,402 
109,333 
147,366 
99,581 
70,586 
$1,000 
522,694 
376,331 
2,620 
40,022 
72,074 
104,004 
91,583 
66,029 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
6,386 
3,311 
27 
331 
537 
672 
781 
963 
number 
324,538 
229,761 
1,879 
24,321 
68,488 
80,802 
32,375 
21,896 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
1 1 ,829 
6,053 
44 
463 
786 
1,242 
1,509 
2,009 
number 
340,880 
246,267 
1,881 
21,081 
40,845 
66,564 
67,206 
48,690 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1,133 
829 
4 
43 
98 
185 
244 
255 
number 
98,613 
85,205 
210 
6,661 
14,245 
22,672 
21 ,279 
20,138 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,757 
1,489 
20 
147 
286 
384 
391 
261 
number 
3,747,352 
3,394,856 
33,544 
214,914 
634,251 
1,063,792 
989,509 
458,846 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,344 
422 
8 
54 
102 
117 
74 
67 
25 to 49 
169 
86 
- 
15 
9 
16 
29 
17 
50 to 99 
137 
93 
4 
17 
14 
13 
28 
17 
100 to 199 
103 
66 
- 
3 
11 
15 
11 
26 
200 to 499 
194 
130 
- 
10 
29 
29 
40 
22 
500 or more 
810 
692 
8 
48 
121 
194 
209 
112 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
1,375 
742 
4 
56 
123 
193 
211 
155 
number 
280,559 
244,099 
50 
6,996 
41,444 
93,304 
71,557 
30,748 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
2,328 
1,347 
20 
135 
251 
347 
358 
236 
number 
3,466,793 
3,150,757 
33,494 
207,918 
592,807 
970,488 
917,952 
428,098 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2,823 
1,508 
15 
149 
300 
394 
386 
264 
number 
10,551,241 
9,096,666 
52,563 
550,872 
1,712,293 
3,233,721 
2,408,029 
1,139,188 
$1,000 
1 ,273,099 
1,162,027 
8,932 
76,151 
231,247 
338,557 
337,479 
169,660 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,109 
731 
6 
63 
115 
161 
167 
219 
number 
52,169 
22,702 
90 
2,050 
3,777 
4,941 
5,307 
6,537 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,707 
619 
6 
45 
97 
138 
149 
184 
number 
32,765 
14,961 
60 
1,203 
2,446 
3,415 
3,411 
4,426 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,519 
530 
6 
48 
85 
110 
115 
166 
number 
33,975 
14,778 
24 
1,024 
2,371 
3,459 
3,621 
4,279 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
13,677 
4,675 
18 
463 
839 
1,079 
1,056 
1,220 
number 
97,383 
38,273 
102 
4,030 
7,638 
9,931 
8,119 
8,453 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
13,408 
4,548 
18 
455 
834 
1,053 
1,020 
1,168 
number 
88,331 
33,887 
102 
3,518 
6,972 
8,635 
7,130 
7,530 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
3,383 
1,241 
6 
162 
281 
301 
244 
247 
number 
11,110 
4,632 
10 
465 
1,608 
1,016 
766 
767 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,883 
912 
5 
77 
172 
204 
239 
215 
number 
38,632 
16,405 
120 
856 
4,334 
3,602 
4,292 
3,201 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,586 
544 
5 
55 
99 
111 
137 
137 
number 
18,665 
8,538 
111 
857 
2,611 
1,491 
1,703 
1,765 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
5,584 
1,896 
7 
244 
412 
426 
432 
375 
number 
25,587,222 
24,446,750 
127 
(D) 
7,549,576 
7,062,218 
(D) 
6,071,193 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
5,468 
1,804 
7 
235 
386 
395 
416 
365 
400 to 3,199 
25 
20 
- 
7 
5 
5 
2 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
2 
2 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
12 
9 
- 
- 
2 
3 
3 
1 
20,000 to 49,999 
41 
29 
- 
- 
12 
10 
5 
2 
50,000 to 99,999 
7 
5 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
2 
100,000 or more 
29 
27 
- 
1 
6 
11 
5 
4 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
693 
294 
5 
34 
56 
65 
72 
62 
number 
7,566,860 
6,805,893 
306 
176,092 
1,746,145 
1,033,675 
2,667,044 
1,182,631 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
206 Indiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
