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 
703 
664 
8 
48 
98 
182 
197 
131 
500 or more 
416 
404 
1 
16 
50 
129 
140 
68 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
10,113 
5,663 
35 
307 
633 
1,176 
1,592 
1,920 
number 
484,381 
432,664 
5,988 
21,465 
77,815 
124,068 
125,799 
77,529 
Beef cows 
farms 
8,016 
3,897 
23 
160 
316 
691 
1,068 
1,639 
number 
108,126 
67,760 
766 
2,577 
4,909 
13,325 
19,073 
27,110 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,791 
1,963 
15 
96 
177 
355 
539 
781 
1 0 to 49 
2,900 
1,685 
5 
49 
117 
289 
456 
769 
50 to 99 
216 
160 
2 
11 
16 
26 
47 
58 
100 to 199 
86 
68 
- 
4 
5 
13 
19 
27 
200 to 499 
22 
20 
- 
- 
1 
8 
7 
4 
500 or more 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
2,409 
1,976 
15 
162 
347 
538 
581 
333 
number 
376,255 
364,904 
5,222 
18,888 
72,906 
110,743 
106,726 
50,419 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
609 
286 
4 
37 
60 
56 
72 
57 
1 0 to 49 
607 
541 
2 
45 
118 
131 
162 
83 
50 to 99 
431 
406 
2 
27 
70 
136 
112 
59 
1 00 to 1 99 
363 
349 
1 
30 
48 
98 
104 
68 
200 to 499 
250 
247 
5 
18 
24 
66 
87 
47 
500 or more 
149 
147 
1 
5 
27 
51 
44 
19 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
11,023 
6,444 
38 
383 
699 
1,377 
1,861 
2,086 
number 
646,096 
577,017 
6,546 
30,903 
74,337 
168,063 
184,123 
113,045 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
10,677 
6,269 
40 
321 
664 
1,349 
1,802 
2,093 
number 
681,128 
609,840 
3,858 
37,379 
111,169 
153,252 
192,061 
112,121 
$1,000 
603,653 
541,015 
2,576 
26,433 
85,633 
140,262 
177,491 
108,621 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
3,955 
2,575 
15 
158 
359 
635 
701 
707 
number 
252,615 
232,616 
1,994 
14,145 
59,000 
59,944 
64,829 
32,704 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
9,628 
5,676 
34 
289 
597 
1,221 
1,655 
1,880 
number 
428,513 
377,224 
1,864 
23,234 
52,169 
93,308 
127,232 
79,417 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1,102 
879 
2 
27 
71 
216 
293 
270 
number 
157,503 
146,755 
(D) 
(D) 
21,464 
34,470 
53,002 
35,754 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,198 
1,053 
10 
95 
181 
262 
291 
214 
number 
1,099,478 
981,577 
(D) 
(D) 
120,220 
323,223 
329,594 
147,755 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,658 
660 
9 
60 
126 
155 
181 
129 
25 to 49 
138 
78 
- 
8 
10 
25 
14 
21 
50 to 99 
69 
42 
- 
1 
7 
12 
8 
14 
100 to 199 
57 
39 
- 
4 
5 
8 
10 
12 
200 to 499 
51 
40 
- 
10 
5 
8 
9 
8 
500 or more 
225 
194 
1 
12 
28 
54 
69 
30 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
889 
463 
6 
45 
71 
109 
122 
110 
number 
1 1 1 ,983 
102,528 
20 
8,557 
2,063 
45,229 
30,447 
16,212 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,950 
954 
6 
87 
162 
246 
263 
190 
number 
987,495 
879,049 
(D) 
(D) 
118,157 
277,994 
299,147 
131,543 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2,150 
977 
5 
93 
154 
265 
255 
205 
number 
3,598,475 
3,343,409 
(D) 
(D) 
276,058 
1,220,827 
1,011,205 
663,805 
$1,000 
482,177 
442,076 
(D) 
(D) 
46,880 
167,861 
142,360 
65,340 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,312 
1,019 
7 
79 
129 
202 
274 
328 
number 
86,503 
55,726 
74 
3,021 
3,339 
13,645 
18,831 
16,816 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,885 
833 
7 
66 
97 
170 
222 
271 
number 
43,758 
25,759 
28 
2,080 
2,232 
5,921 
7,322 
8,176 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,571 
709 
4 
49 
85 
154 
179 
238 
number 
60,568 
41,205 
16 
1,934 
3,790 
11,855 
12,558 
11,052 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
12,413 
5,298 
24 
280 
615 
1,163 
1,523 
1,693 
number 
87,998 
45,247 
246 
2,636 
6,269 
11,168 
12,252 
12,676 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
12,131 
5,160 
19 
279 
608 
1,131 
1,476 
1,647 
number 
73,135 
35,630 
175 
1,924 
4,731 
8,394 
9,728 
10,678 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,734 
1,274 
6 
84 
178 
290 
389 
327 
number 
9,768 
4,981 
34 
355 
962 
1,109 
1,375 
1,146 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,623 
1,031 
6 
73 
170 
239 
309 
234 
number 
27,059 
12,302 
62 
828 
1,599 
3,809 
3,704 
2,300 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,042 
422 
1 
35 
65 
107 
141 
73 
number 
1 1 ,945 
6,197 
(D) 
(D) 
959 
1,779 
2,021 
1,024 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
6,783 
2,835 
16 
209 
434 
609 
836 
731 
number 
12,676,021 
12,582,688 
731 
8,686 
27,620 
4,197,092 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
6,737 
2,791 
16 
204 
427 
594 
825 
725 
400 to 3,199 
31 
30 
- 
5 
6 
10 
5 
4 
3,200 to 9,999 
4 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
100,000 or more 
9 
9 
- 
- 
- 
4 
3 
2 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
849 
421 
4 
42 
60 
99 
128 
88 
number 
3,356,880 
3,347,877 
460 
5,911 
(D) 
1,168,795 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
208 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
