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 
194 
181 
1 
13 
27 
52 
55 
33 
500 or more 
34 
31 
" 
- 
3 
8 
7 
13 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
2,863 
1,565 
13 
98 
123 
289 
420 
622 
number 
90,111 
73,287 
450 
4,575 
7,953 
18,549 
18,997 
22,763 
Beef cows 
farms 
2,403 
1,166 
4 
46 
64 
187 
312 
553 
number 
39,188 
24,772 
26 
879 
1,844 
4,141 
6,766 
11,116 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,243 
499 
4 
26 
33 
89 
117 
230 
1 0 to 49 
1,015 
555 
- 
16 
24 
78 
160 
277 
50 to 99 
108 
79 
- 
3 
5 
10 
29 
32 
100 to 199 
31 
28 
- 
1 
1 
9 
4 
13 
200 to 499 
5 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
500 or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
573 
495 
9 
57 
70 
126 
131 
102 
number 
50,923 
48,515 
424 
3,696 
6,109 
14,408 
12,231 
11,647 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
136 
79 
3 
14 
14 
15 
11 
22 
1 0 to 49 
118 
105 
1 
9 
12 
31 
33 
19 
50 to 99 
138 
137 
3 
20 
19 
37 
35 
23 
1 00 to 1 99 
134 
130 
2 
13 
20 
28 
41 
26 
200 to 499 
38 
37 
- 
1 
4 
12 
11 
9 
500 or more 
9 
7 
- 
1 
3 
3 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
2,856 
1,555 
12 
91 
131 
291 
434 
596 
number 
104,413 
79,063 
379 
4,324 
9,207 
19,617 
21,793 
23,743 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
2,663 
1,527 
14 
93 
122 
282 
412 
604 
number 
89,755 
70,914 
241 
3,709 
8,656 
18,351 
16,481 
23,476 
$1,000 
69,917 
52,400 
103 
(D) 
(D) 
14,023 
12,266 
18,839 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
1,287 
824 
9 
64 
81 
170 
225 
275 
number 
32,065 
28,129 
141 
1,724 
5,815 
6,206 
6,496 
7,747 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
2,341 
1,365 
11 
89 
103 
261 
360 
541 
number 
57,690 
42,785 
100 
1,985 
2,841 
12,145 
9,985 
15,729 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
125 
85 
- 
1 
8 
18 
23 
35 
number 
10,328 
8,322 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
921 
1,428 
5,220 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
333 
176 
4 
10 
34 
47 
42 
39 
number 
19,869 
18,061 
4 
244 
7,324 
1,979 
6,834 
1,676 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
281 
134 
4 
8 
25 
35 
32 
30 
25 to 49 
20 
14 
- 
- 
3 
4 
3 
4 
50 to 99 
14 
13 
- 
1 
2 
4 
3 
3 
100 to 199 
4 
4 
- 
1 
1 
1 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
7 
4 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
1 
500 or more 
7 
7 
- 
- 
3 
- 
3 
1 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
164 
86 
1 
5 
17 
24 
23 
16 
number 
2,632 
2,172 
(D) 
(D) 
1,480 
336 
141 
173 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
267 
147 
3 
10 
28 
41 
32 
33 
number 
17,237 
15,889 
(D) 
(D) 
5,844 
1,643 
6,693 
1,503 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
340 
152 
1 
10 
29 
43 
36 
33 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
208 
30,041 
4,555 
(D) 
5,099 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
29 
(D) 
681 
5,040 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
663 
274 
3 
11 
37 
74 
71 
78 
number 
19,265 
12,318 
44 
770 
687 
5,044 
2,599 
3,174 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
532 
210 
3 
6 
20 
54 
59 
68 
number 
11,005 
6,829 
33 
540 
378 
2,425 
1,636 
1,817 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
431 
175 
3 
5 
19 
44 
50 
54 
number 
14,086 
10,607 
24 
699 
457 
4,988 
1,561 
2,878 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
3,257 
1,468 
12 
58 
103 
324 
449 
522 
number 
28,662 
15,225 
49 
440 
1,044 
3,606 
4,849 
5,237 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
3,087 
1,386 
12 
58 
102 
304 
434 
476 
number 
21,072 
10,151 
41 
309 
735 
2,239 
3,287 
3,540 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
638 
300 
1 
11 
27 
70 
91 
100 
number 
2,244 
996 
(D) 
(D) 
95 
219 
312 
323 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
903 
338 
4 
14 
56 
58 
105 
101 
number 
10,745 
5,271 
132 
177 
513 
1,034 
1,417 
1,998 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
400 
152 
1 
11 
30 
31 
35 
44 
number 
5,134 
3,150 
(D) 
(D) 
280 
511 
521 
1,755 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,544 
666 
11 
54 
87 
130 
215 
169 
number 
2,364,942 
2,326,496 
596 
38,622 
5,323 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,506 
632 
11 
46 
85 
119 
206 
165 
400 to 3,199 
25 
23 
- 
7 
2 
7 
4 
3 
3,200 to 9,999 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
5 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
3 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
100,000 or more 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
" 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
190 
108 
2 
8 
17 
19 
36 
26 
number 
707,617 
(D) 
(D) 
2,462 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
206 Maryland 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
