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 
349 
12 
65 
73 
90 
58 
51 
500 or more 
121 
1 
10 
29 
31 
31 
19 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
7,218 
86 
837 
1,297 
2,129 
1,870 
999 
number 
189,616 
1,291 
21,979 
32,210 
52,190 
48,990 
32,956 
Beef cows 
farms 
7,070 
83 
817 
1,262 
2,095 
1,836 
977 
number 
181,274 
1,249 
21,887 
28,609 
49,199 
48,079 
32,251 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
2,554 
41 
308 
558 
752 
624 
271 
10 to 49 
3,635 
39 
422 
570 
1,098 
956 
550 
50 to 99 
605 
3 
48 
90 
185 
191 
88 
100 to 199 
202 
- 
22 
37 
50 
45 
48 
200 to 499 
72 
- 
17 
7 
9 
20 
19 
500 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
Milk cows 
farms 
224 
5 
34 
53 
50 
48 
34 
number 
8,342 
42 
92 
3,601 
2,991 
911 
705 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
148 
4 
32 
39 
25 
29 
19 
10 to 49 
46 
1 
2 
6 
16 
13 
8 
50 to 99 
21 
- 
- 
5 
5 
4 
7 
100 to 199 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
4 
- 
- 
2 
2 
" 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
7,494 
104 
901 
1,421 
2,264 
1,843 
961 
number 
319,515 
6,943 
36,791 
60,707 
95,543 
79,775 
39,756 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
7,846 
103 
917 
1,458 
2,371 
2,005 
992 
number 
368,203 
7,853 
41,355 
66,555 
107,667 
98,201 
46,572 
$1,000 
421,016 
10,262 
47,230 
74,087 
126,043 
115,017 
48,377 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
2,741 
28 
294 
523 
844 
696 
356 
number 
54,992 
470 
6,639 
8,251 
15,860 
13,401 
10,371 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
6,880 
97 
818 
1,298 
2,063 
1,750 
854 
number 
313,211 
7,383 
34,716 
58,304 
91,807 
84,800 
36,201 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
796 
18 
111 
178 
228 
187 
74 
number 
139,588 
4,839 
14,669 
24,182 
44,941 
43,151 
7,806 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,216 
14 
151 
303 
349 
257 
142 
number 
4,006,064 
35,761 
255,076 
418,930 
790,051 
798,989 
1,707,257 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
390 
3 
48 
121 
109 
74 
35 
25 to 49 
48 
- 
9 
17 
11 
7 
4 
50 to 99 
47 
1 
6 
15 
14 
8 
3 
1 00 to 1 99 
29 
- 
2 
3 
8 
13 
3 
200 to 499 
93 
- 
8 
13 
28 
28 
16 
500 or more 
609 
10 
78 
134 
179 
127 
81 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
322 
1 
44 
82 
84 
70 
41 
number 
275,853 
(D) 
(D) 
7,300 
49,229 
79,176 
128,666 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,140 
14 
137 
281 
332 
239 
137 
number 
3,730,211 
(D) 
(D) 
411,630 
740,822 
719,813 
1,578,591 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,252 
15 
165 
292 
378 
265 
137 
number 
8,370,471 
68,818 
655,168 
1,016,257 
2,085,546 
1,713,447 
2,831,235 
$1,000 
1,204,677 
8,741 
72,160 
144,975 
281,852 
230,969 
465,980 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,412 
11 
170 
251 
400 
379 
201 
number 
54,469 
440 
7,029 
10,407 
13,693 
15,674 
7,226 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,239 
11 
142 
216 
363 
340 
167 
number 
32,801 
285 
4,258 
5,926 
8,821 
8,918 
4,593 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,203 
9 
142 
234 
337 
335 
146 
number 
54,787 
386 
6,609 
13,426 
12,130 
16,447 
5,789 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
5,332 
31 
333 
882 
1,602 
1,621 
863 
number 
32,942 
119 
1,846 
4,931 
8,837 
10,762 
6,447 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
5,175 
31 
324 
872 
1,567 
1,571 
810 
number 
30,586 
112 
1,685 
4,586 
8,288 
10,098 
5,817 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,207 
16 
94 
208 
366 
368 
155 
number 
4,593 
42 
603 
603 
1,204 
1,491 
650 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,143 
12 
116 
278 
339 
295 
103 
number 
20,287 
40 
2,336 
4,425 
6,687 
5,059 
1,740 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
686 
4 
73 
173 
202 
187 
47 
number 
11,606 
14 
815 
3,496 
3,488 
2,766 
1,027 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,197 
10 
204 
522 
706 
528 
227 
number 
24,834,329 
(D) 
4,035 
(D) 
(D) 
20,703,345 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,173 
10 
204 
518 
702 
515 
224 
400 to 3,199 
4 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
15 
- 
- 
1 
2 
10 
2 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
238 
- 
17 
46 
78 
58 
39 
number 
6,416,980 
- 
324 
755 
2,067 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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