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 
39 
5 
6 
7 
10 
11 
500 or more 
12 
- 
1 
- 
7 
4 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
4,450 
14 
356 
752 
1,496 
1,186 
646 
number 
51,717 
51 
4,075 
7,027 
14,551 
17,078 
8,935 
Beef cows 
farms 
4,119 
11 
275 
675 
1,424 
1,137 
597 
number 
40,366 
48 
2,354 
6,078 
13,543 
11,495 
6,848 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
2,828 
11 
211 
472 
995 
750 
389 
10 to 49 
1,215 
- 
57 
196 
409 
358 
195 
50 to 99 
56 
- 
6 
6 
12 
24 
8 
100 to 199 
18 
- 
1 
1 
8 
5 
3 
200 to 499 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
433 
3 
100 
96 
97 
80 
57 
number 
11,351 
3 
1,721 
949 
1,008 
5,583 
2,087 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
323 
3 
85 
73 
76 
54 
32 
10 to 49 
66 
- 
12 
15 
15 
13 
11 
50 to 99 
25 
- 
2 
8 
2 
6 
7 
100 to 199 
14 
- 
- 
- 
4 
5 
5 
200 to 499 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
500 or more 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
4,579 
27 
394 
823 
1,498 
1,192 
645 
number 
69,079 
159 
6,461 
11,297 
17,070 
22,916 
11,176 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
4,408 
23 
334 
782 
1,528 
1,126 
615 
number 
71,288 
193 
10,038 
12,068 
17,319 
22,637 
9,033 
$1,000 
62,638 
162 
7,011 
10,704 
16,642 
19,279 
8,841 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
1,380 
8 
131 
285 
417 
348 
191 
number 
19,999 
71 
4,233 
3,815 
3,781 
6,271 
1,828 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
3,952 
20 
304 
696 
1,381 
1,008 
543 
number 
51,289 
122 
5,805 
8,253 
13,538 
16,366 
7,205 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
223 
- 
22 
36 
70 
63 
32 
number 
10,748 
- 
1,142 
1,271 
2,745 
3,118 
2,472 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,145 
10 
144 
310 
404 
212 
65 
number 
117,901 
136 
13,209 
16,224 
59,917 
16,509 
11,906 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
998 
7 
123 
276 
368 
169 
55 
25 to 49 
60 
3 
7 
18 
12 
20 
- 
50 to 99 
27 
- 
3 
8 
7 
6 
3 
1 00 to 1 99 
18 
- 
6 
2 
6 
1 
3 
200 to 499 
11 
- 
- 
- 
3 
7 
1 
500 or more 
31 
- 
5 
6 
8 
9 
3 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
426 
6 
52 
126 
149 
77 
16 
number 
9,455 
24 
333 
580 
7,789 
577 
152 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
996 
7 
126 
276 
344 
184 
59 
number 
108,446 
112 
12,876 
15,644 
52,128 
15,932 
11,754 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,173 
8 
121 
325 
451 
216 
52 
number 
255,066 
161 
19,334 
29,818 
133,553 
49,429 
22,771 
$1,000 
40,101 
11 
3,435 
4,224 
23,457 
5,205 
3,769 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,293 
7 
94 
203 
450 
343 
196 
number 
30,777 
28 
1,888 
2,992 
11,251 
10,925 
3,693 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,052 
5 
83 
145 
373 
303 
143 
number 
17,999 
26 
997 
1,548 
6,519 
6,824 
2,085 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
862 
5 
60 
155 
276 
236 
130 
number 
19,363 
14 
887 
2,106 
7,266 
7,044 
2,046 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
7,115 
22 
552 
1,095 
2,159 
2,098 
1,189 
number 
42,751 
183 
2,902 
6,152 
12,508 
13,085 
7,921 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
6,971 
22 
546 
1,080 
2,128 
2,060 
1,135 
number 
37,505 
121 
2,540 
5,545 
11,149 
11,317 
6,833 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,460 
5 
135 
242 
443 
416 
219 
number 
4,787 
8 
411 
909 
1,397 
1,390 
672 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,592 
4 
115 
344 
575 
405 
149 
number 
14,757 
32 
1,168 
3,334 
5,525 
3,795 
903 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
620 
- 
58 
149 
232 
134 
47 
number 
5,748 
- 
618 
1,425 
2,105 
1,238 
362 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,948 
15 
328 
808 
1,364 
995 
438 
number 
93,333 
472 
7,080 
16,465 
30,239 
29,643 
9,434 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
3,946 
15 
328 
808 
1,363 
994 
438 
400 to 3,199 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
428 
- 
35 
77 
142 
119 
55 
number 
9,003 
- 
978 
1,232 
3,251 
2,076 
1,466 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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