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 
83 
1 
7 
12 
26 
37 
500 or more 
13 
- 
" 
3 
4 
6 
- 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
8,047 
40 
427 
1,008 
1,931 
2,525 
2,116 
number 
118,882 
338 
5,253 
13,492 
26,202 
40,189 
33,408 
Beef cows 
farms 
7,961 
40 
425 
1,001 
1,895 
2,498 
2,102 
number 
116,927 
338 
5,228 
13,285 
25,387 
39,570 
33,119 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,270 
28 
231 
586 
1,054 
1,306 
1,065 
10 to 49 
3,291 
12 
177 
374 
758 
1,049 
921 
50 to 99 
315 
- 
15 
31 
74 
102 
93 
100 to 199 
71 
- 
2 
9 
7 
33 
20 
200 to 499 
14 
- 
- 
1 
2 
8 
3 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
178 
- 
5 
19 
60 
61 
33 
number 
1,955 
- 
25 
207 
815 
619 
289 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
148 
5 
14 
49 
52 
28 
10 to 49 
22 
- 
- 
4 
8 
6 
4 
50 to 99 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
100 to 199 
4 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
- 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
7,809 
30 
460 
1,079 
1,942 
2,338 
1,960 
number 
126,561 
484 
5,801 
18,367 
30,242 
40,442 
31,225 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
7,355 
35 
406 
967 
1,796 
2,260 
1,891 
number 
112,317 
303 
5,094 
18,911 
24,225 
34,953 
28,831 
$1,000 
80,656 
237 
3,659 
12,895 
18,508 
25,188 
20,170 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
4,051 
18 
224 
541 
931 
1,242 
1,095 
number 
33,388 
49 
1,547 
5,239 
6,427 
11,037 
9,089 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
6,143 
31 
319 
789 
1,534 
1,883 
1,587 
number 
78,929 
254 
3,547 
13,672 
17,798 
23,916 
19,742 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
4 
- 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
number 
410 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
- 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
729 
6 
56 
151 
194 
240 
82 
number 
1,215,416 
8 
27,572 
112,827 
308,876 
456,655 
309,478 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
496 
6 
49 
106 
139 
150 
46 
25 to 49 
23 
- 
- 
5 
5 
9 
4 
50 to 99 
31 
- 
4 
14 
1 
10 
2 
1 00 to 1 99 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
500 or more 
176 
- 
3 
25 
48 
70 
30 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
324 
2 
31 
73 
77 
106 
35 
number 
131,268 
(D) 
(D) 
444 
41,117 
50,108 
39,481 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
640 
4 
47 
130 
175 
212 
72 
number 
1,084,148 
(D) 
(D) 
112,383 
267,759 
406,547 
269,997 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
502 
2 
45 
100 
143 
159 
53 
number 
5,416,513 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,676,705 
1,753,574 
1,416,125 
$1,000 
412,583 
(D) 
(D) 
42,168 
115,630 
107,299 
140,575 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
723 
4 
52 
132 
239 
168 
128 
number 
13,658 
69 
986 
2,245 
4,219 
3,158 
2,981 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
508 
4 
48 
90 
157 
133 
76 
number 
7,197 
30 
686 
978 
2,093 
2,043 
1,367 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
407 
4 
32 
76 
129 
107 
59 
number 
6,399 
27 
303 
1,120 
1,959 
1,652 
1,338 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
5,986 
12 
282 
861 
1,637 
2,028 
1,166 
number 
33,642 
57 
1,207 
4,822 
8,938 
11,718 
6,900 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
5,738 
12 
281 
843 
1,588 
1,941 
1,073 
number 
29,570 
57 
1,039 
4,344 
7,825 
10,263 
6,042 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,009 
2 
46 
214 
258 
330 
159 
number 
3,288 
(D) 
(D) 
569 
684 
1,377 
558 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,679 
12 
171 
488 
840 
724 
444 
number 
36,420 
379 
1,963 
5,607 
1 1 ,722 
11,570 
5,179 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,387 
4 
101 
272 
428 
367 
215 
number 
15,343 
68 
1,059 
2,571 
4,563 
4,543 
2,539 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,769 
13 
148 
455 
900 
836 
417 
number 
1,061,546 
583 
43,799 
94,185 
351,534 
419,504 
151,941 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,715 
13 
145 
451 
882 
815 
409 
400 to 3,199 
13 
- 
1 
- 
3 
9 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
9 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
4 
10,000 to 19,999 
11 
- 
- 
1 
5 
4 
1 
20,000 to 49,999 
19 
- 
2 
2 
8 
4 
3 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
335 
- 
21 
63 
107 
88 
56 
number 
1,277,900 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
250,357 
494,708 
234,131 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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