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 
13 
9 
3 
1 
500 or more 
3 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
1,298 
7 
87 
165 
397 
339 
303 
number 
16,824 
39 
801 
1,804 
5,140 
5,036 
4,004 
Beef cows 
farms 
1,237 
7 
83 
150 
373 
330 
294 
number 
14,416 
39 
785 
(D) 
4,515 
4,073 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
744 
6 
61 
98 
210 
202 
167 
10 to 49 
460 
1 
21 
48 
148 
119 
123 
50 to 99 
29 
- 
1 
4 
14 
7 
3 
100 to 199 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
78 
- 
8 
16 
31 
12 
11 
number 
2,408 
- 
16 
(D) 
625 
963 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
57 
8 
13 
24 
3 
9 
10 to 49 
13 
- 
- 
2 
4 
6 
1 
50 to 99 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
4 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
- 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
500 or more 
2 
- 
" 
" 
- 
1 
1 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
1,301 
8 
83 
198 
406 
326 
280 
number 
25,350 
35 
2,346 
3,363 
10,059 
4,937 
4,610 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
1,136 
4 
76 
165 
361 
297 
233 
number 
18,841 
(D) 
(D) 
2,185 
7,955 
3,779 
3,555 
$1,000 
17,517 
12 
1,518 
(D) 
8,162 
2,950 
(D) 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
463 
1 
38 
56 
137 
141 
90 
number 
3,936 
(D) 
(D) 
385 
1,199 
1,339 
866 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
976 
3 
61 
145 
326 
248 
193 
number 
14,905 
3 
1,217 
1,800 
6,756 
2,440 
2,689 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
40 
- 
5 
4 
6 
16 
9 
number 
2,006 
- 
(D) 
217 
(□) 
267 
159 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
157 
2 
12 
48 
42 
41 
12 
number 
1,808 
(D) 
(D) 
459 
278 
659 
327 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
147 
2 
12 
47 
39 
37 
10 
25 to 49 
6 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
1 
50 to 99 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
500 or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
78 
- 
7 
26 
22 
16 
7 
number 
460 
- 
26 
100 
89 
182 
63 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
120 
2 
11 
31 
28 
38 
10 
number 
1,348 
(D) 
(D) 
359 
189 
477 
264 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
188 
2 
24 
50 
60 
45 
7 
number 
3,173 
(D) 
(D) 
663 
1,146 
509 
(D) 
$1,000 
392 
(D) 
(D) 
112 
138 
74 
49 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
389 
3 
30 
64 
115 
102 
75 
number 
6,947 
(D) 
(D) 
830 
1,902 
2,020 
1,350 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
322 
3 
22 
48 
98 
89 
62 
number 
4,176 
(D) 
(D) 
523 
1,094 
1,307 
876 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
256 
1 
23 
32 
91 
59 
50 
number 
3,479 
(D) 
(D) 
492 
1,248 
729 
670 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
1,789 
7 
81 
197 
490 
593 
421 
number 
13,437 
12 
483 
1,230 
3,066 
4,253 
4,393 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
1,701 
4 
81 
189 
470 
569 
388 
number 
10,921 
9 
288 
994 
2,411 
3,597 
3,622 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
338 
1 
21 
32 
87 
121 
76 
number 
1,248 
(D) 
(D) 
48 
246 
320 
583 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
565 
10 
44 
90 
225 
123 
73 
number 
5,474 
65 
341 
871 
2,296 
1,308 
593 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
248 
4 
23 
50 
102 
41 
28 
number 
1,984 
19 
182 
300 
826 
419 
238 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
878 
8 
59 
135 
302 
219 
155 
number 
38,446 
396 
2,976 
15,220 
8,535 
4,225 
7,094 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
874 
8 
59 
134 
300 
219 
154 
400 to 3,199 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
10,000 to 19,999 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
82 
6 
8 
8 
34 
15 
11 
number 
(D) 
654 
44 
68 
(D) 
(D) 
384 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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