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 
2,640 
2,243 
8 
145 
233 
535 
758 
564 
500 or more 
1,724 
1,575 
5 
74 
234 
374 
498 
390 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
23,684 
13,585 
97 
901 
1,300 
2,467 
3,848 
4,972 
number 
1,402,226 
1,114,773 
3,968 
56,878 
131,993 
287,034 
325,580 
309,320 
Beef cows 
farms 
23,272 
13,247 
96 
832 
1,257 
2,370 
3,766 
4,926 
number 
1,270,538 
991,846 
(D) 
(D) 
116,931 
219,695 
306,410 
300,980 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
5,129 
1,676 
31 
98 
154 
259 
427 
707 
1 0 to 49 
11,062 
5,867 
36 
459 
453 
875 
1,482 
2,562 
50 to 99 
3,623 
2,709 
17 
137 
289 
541 
843 
882 
100 to 199 
2,140 
1,816 
11 
105 
192 
405 
630 
473 
200 to 499 
1,113 
991 
1 
29 
133 
239 
340 
249 
500 or more 
205 
188 
- 
4 
36 
51 
44 
53 
Milk cows 
farms 
858 
600 
1 
77 
58 
176 
167 
121 
number 
131,688 
122,927 
(D) 
(D) 
15,062 
67,339 
19,170 
8,340 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
457 
234 
30 
20 
63 
59 
62 
1 0 to 49 
207 
181 
- 
34 
22 
46 
43 
36 
50 to 99 
91 
86 
- 
6 
7 
30 
34 
9 
1 00 to 1 99 
52 
52 
- 
3 
4 
17 
21 
7 
200 to 499 
28 
27 
1 
1 
2 
9 
9 
5 
500 or more 
23 
20 
- 
3 
3 
11 
1 
2 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
23,262 
13,791 
95 
932 
1,348 
2,609 
3,953 
4,854 
number 
4,519,961 
3,902,334 
5,889 
140,973 
635,063 
1,388,103 
1,134,043 
598,263 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
24,361 
14,431 
92 
981 
1,343 
2,669 
4,158 
5,188 
number 
7,466,400 
6,422,150 
6,971 
183,629 
1,024,486 
2,456,401 
1,931,136 
819,527 
$1,000 
10,153,087 
8,785,826 
7,263 
218,264 
1,431,019 
3,511,536 
2,647,942 
969,802 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
9,586 
5,399 
35 
310 
478 
964 
1,553 
2,059 
number 
408,023 
329,548 
567 
13,140 
29,347 
144,388 
66,712 
75,394 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
21,908 
13,153 
77 
907 
1,229 
2,430 
3,835 
4,675 
number 
7,058,377 
6,092,602 
6,404 
170,489 
995,139 
2,312,013 
1,864,424 
744,133 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1,008 
838 
5 
69 
101 
183 
241 
239 
number 
4,822,962 
4,189,873 
1,654 
78,558 
761,342 
1,866,373 
1,216,334 
265,612 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,010 
510 
7 
32 
65 
143 
144 
119 
number 
1,886,197 
1,852,614 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
597,178 
327,821 
771,081 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
659 
239 
6 
15 
46 
72 
52 
48 
25 to 49 
85 
38 
- 
1 
6 
9 
10 
12 
50 to 99 
57 
40 
- 
4 
1 
8 
12 
15 
100 to 199 
28 
24 
- 
4 
3 
5 
7 
5 
200 to 499 
32 
29 
- 
- 
1 
10 
11 
7 
500 or more 
149 
140 
1 
8 
8 
39 
52 
32 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
538 
273 
2 
15 
37 
74 
73 
72 
number 
174,810 
168,420 
(D) 
16,861 
(D) 
18,683 
26,025 
106,264 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
863 
451 
7 
26 
59 
126 
128 
105 
number 
1,711,387 
1,684,194 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
578,495 
301,796 
664,817 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
992 
490 
3 
34 
61 
147 
136 
109 
number 
5,015,465 
4,855,092 
(D) 
251,562 
(D) 
1,410,715 
856,057 
2,164,210 
$1,000 
697,020 
683,563 
(D) 
34,079 
(D) 
240,855 
127,176 
257,041 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,160 
515 
1 
47 
42 
130 
144 
151 
number 
62,541 
43,475 
(D) 
(D) 
10,177 
(D) 
11,933 
8,879 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
930 
409 
36 
36 
97 
121 
119 
number 
33,859 
22,717 
- 
3,312 
5,139 
3,295 
6,251 
4,720 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
917 
421 
1 
39 
45 
107 
107 
122 
number 
45,821 
31,791 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5,149 
9,110 
9,458 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
10,740 
4,649 
39 
323 
498 
970 
1,330 
1,489 
number 
74,873 
36,069 
165 
1,528 
3,953 
9,832 
10,015 
10,576 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
10,430 
4,507 
39 
319 
488 
944 
1,305 
1,412 
number 
60,477 
29,629 
162 
1,369 
3,051 
6,607 
8,790 
9,650 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,371 
1,020 
9 
91 
116 
204 
289 
311 
number 
8,845 
5,108 
14 
204 
508 
1,050 
1,507 
1,825 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,995 
689 
8 
46 
104 
173 
151 
207 
number 
42,315 
19,590 
124 
1,637 
2,649 
5,954 
4,227 
4,999 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,280 
442 
8 
50 
67 
98 
88 
131 
number 
24,757 
10,860 
132 
1,141 
1,263 
2,884 
2,417 
3,023 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,781 
1,467 
8 
98 
186 
338 
380 
457 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
118 
(D) 
4,510 
1 1 ,322 
82,568 
13,117 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
3,764 
1,458 
8 
97 
186 
333 
377 
457 
400 to 3,199 
15 
7 
- 
- 
- 
5 
2 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
“ 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
439 
193 
- 
9 
12 
49 
55 
68 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
480 
1,116 
2,596 
1,671 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
206 Kansas 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
