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 
28 
27 
3 
8 
9 
7 
500 or more 
9 
9 
- 
- 
2 
3 
2 
2 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
858 
452 
7 
19 
41 
98 
123 
164 
number 
17,549 
15,042 
(D) 
117 
(D) 
4,536 
4,850 
3,927 
Beef cows 
farms 
683 
326 
7 
17 
33 
68 
83 
118 
number 
4,075 
2,384 
(D) 
42 
(D) 
576 
737 
742 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
565 
253 
6 
17 
25 
51 
61 
93 
1 0 to 49 
112 
68 
1 
- 
7 
16 
20 
24 
50 to 99 
6 
5 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
1 
too to 199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
251 
172 
- 
5 
11 
53 
53 
50 
number 
13,474 
12,658 
- 
75 
1,325 
3,960 
4,113 
3,185 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
139 
71 
2 
1 
28 
12 
28 
1 0 to 49 
35 
28 
- 
3 
3 
6 
11 
5 
50 to 99 
41 
39 
- 
- 
3 
10 
19 
7 
100 to 199 
19 
18 
- 
- 
2 
5 
7 
4 
200 to 499 
16 
15 
- 
- 
2 
3 
4 
6 
500 or more 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
795 
385 
1 
13 
36 
86 
107 
142 
number 
15,843 
13,572 
(D) 
142 
(D) 
4,855 
3,890 
3,060 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
606 
332 
1 
5 
44 
70 
101 
111 
number 
12,784 
10,854 
(D) 
39 
(D) 
3,882 
3,312 
2,718 
$1,000 
9,477 
7,662 
(D) 
(D) 
669 
2,714 
2,105 
1,715 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
280 
174 
1 
5 
24 
41 
57 
46 
number 
5,760 
5,072 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,498 
1,768 
1,395 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
519 
290 
1 
5 
37 
66 
83 
98 
number 
7,024 
5,782 
(D) 
(D) 
493 
2,384 
1,544 
1,323 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
5 
4 
1 
2 
1 
- 
number 
200 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
359 
178 
7 
7 
50 
26 
50 
38 
number 
3,287 
1,962 
221 
26 
727 
188 
433 
367 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
334 
157 
1 
7 
41 
24 
47 
37 
25 to 49 
18 
17 
6 
- 
6 
2 
2 
1 
50 to 99 
5 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
2 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
152 
73 
7 
5 
14 
10 
17 
20 
number 
720 
434 
128 
11 
80 
43 
94 
78 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
302 
157 
7 
3 
50 
17 
44 
36 
number 
2,567 
1,528 
93 
15 
647 
145 
339 
289 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
343 
187 
7 
9 
46 
29 
59 
37 
number 
6,990 
5,586 
740 
161 
2,671 
448 
882 
684 
$1,000 
846 
676 
34 
32 
269 
98 
124 
119 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
618 
292 
- 
3 
26 
92 
87 
84 
number 
8,079 
4,116 
- 
19 
409 
1,197 
1,410 
1,081 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
513 
237 
- 
3 
22 
77 
67 
68 
number 
5,090 
2,686 
- 
13 
206 
821 
948 
698 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
303 
145 
- 
1 
7 
31 
51 
55 
number 
3,854 
1,462 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
464 
497 
433 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
975 
505 
2 
16 
86 
147 
148 
106 
number 
9,097 
5,729 
(D) 
(D) 
1,521 
1,758 
1,510 
717 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
945 
491 
1 
16 
86 
145 
146 
97 
number 
5,981 
3,435 
(D) 
(D) 
920 
1,016 
943 
446 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
222 
114 
22 
43 
20 
29 
number 
603 
417 
- 
- 
93 
95 
85 
144 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
508 
232 
9 
2 
33 
69 
55 
64 
number 
4,875 
2,623 
(D) 
(D) 
378 
564 
684 
801 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
218 
115 
8 
2 
21 
23 
38 
23 
number 
2,530 
1,446 
100 
(D) 
(D) 
224 
778 
235 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,309 
563 
4 
14 
70 
154 
147 
174 
number 
221,446 
(D) 
140 
1,072 
4,000 
7,454 
(D) 
6,029 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,302 
557 
4 
14 
69 
152 
146 
172 
400 to 3,199 
5 
5 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
2 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
199 
77 
- 
2 
17 
23 
16 
19 
number 
78,730 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,453 
(D) 
568 
549 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
204 New Hampshire 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
