Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
1,131 
2 
50 
120 
269 
323 
367 
500 or more 
431 
- 
10 
40 
93 
119 
169 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
73,645 
229 
3,226 
8,137 
20,011 
22,572 
19,470 
number 
1,634,605 
3,467 
64,725 
148,031 
391,491 
524,102 
502,789 
Beef cows 
farms 
73,530 
229 
3,218 
8,114 
19,968 
22,542 
19,459 
number 
1,604,207 
3,467 
59,948 
145,954 
386,458 
517,099 
491,281 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
34,656 
108 
1,543 
4,239 
10,014 
10,367 
8,385 
10 to 49 
32,458 
113 
1,443 
3,306 
8,371 
10,103 
9,122 
50 to 99 
4,197 
6 
152 
385 
1,081 
1,386 
1,187 
100 to 199 
1,461 
- 
62 
125 
357 
451 
466 
200 to 499 
625 
2 
16 
54 
122 
188 
243 
500 or more 
133 
- 
2 
5 
23 
47 
56 
Milk cows 
farms 
282 
- 
23 
43 
102 
79 
35 
number 
30,398 
- 
4,777 
2,077 
5,033 
7,003 
11,508 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
195 
15 
21 
84 
55 
20 
10 to 49 
45 
- 
3 
7 
16 
12 
7 
50 to 99 
8 
- 
- 
2 
- 
4 
2 
100 to 199 
18 
- 
2 
12 
- 
2 
2 
200 to 499 
7 
- 
2 
1 
- 
4 
- 
500 or more 
9 
- 
1 
- 
2 
2 
4 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
62,972 
209 
2,905 
7,024 
17,376 
19,270 
16,188 
number 
1 ,709,392 
2,471 
111,165 
201,065 
453,01 1 
531,176 
410,504 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
62,210 
207 
2,806 
6,929 
16,792 
18,984 
16,492 
number 
2,658,237 
2,490 
191,711 
309,962 
651 ,878 
852,305 
649,891 
$1,000 
2,879,198 
2,063 
81,254 
397,930 
733,845 
1,013,083 
651,022 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
38,926 
92 
1,686 
4,263 
10,550 
1 1 ,950 
10,385 
number 
617,128 
717 
139,719 
46,429 
120,463 
152,242 
157,558 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
50,020 
162 
2,235 
5,422 
13,460 
15,373 
13,368 
number 
2,041,109 
1,773 
51,992 
263,533 
531,415 
700,063 
492,333 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
445 
- 
24 
35 
117 
128 
141 
number 
1,065,116 
- 
2,394 
180,342 
299,963 
431,584 
150,833 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
3,210 
15 
233 
860 
1,134 
655 
313 
number 
60,900 
153 
(D) 
7,442 
9,014 
6,783 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
2,989 
12 
216 
815 
1,063 
601 
282 
25 to 49 
120 
3 
14 
16 
45 
26 
16 
50 to 99 
77 
- 
2 
22 
21 
22 
10 
100 to 199 
17 
- 
- 
3 
5 
4 
5 
200 to 499 
6 
- 
- 
4 
- 
2 
- 
500 or more 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
1,389 
13 
119 
331 
464 
316 
146 
number 
20,622 
(D) 
(D) 
2,067 
2,680 
2,017 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
2,648 
13 
192 
732 
952 
513 
246 
number 
40,278 
(D) 
(D) 
5,375 
6,334 
4,766 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,878 
12 
153 
490 
708 
345 
170 
number 
164,192 
205 
(D) 
6,399 
(D) 
9,084 
4,246 
$1,000 
8,075 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,610 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
6,261 
6 
290 
991 
1,969 
1,619 
1,386 
number 
211,902 
62 
9,836 
19,194 
53,085 
57,039 
72,686 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
4,109 
2 
194 
591 
1,262 
1,107 
953 
number 
107,939 
(D) 
(D) 
8,959 
28,430 
30,084 
36,111 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
3,465 
4 
165 
521 
1,099 
909 
767 
number 
110,974 
32 
4,223 
7,784 
27,314 
26,143 
45,478 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
38,281 
101 
1,860 
5,166 
1 1 ,953 
1 1 ,533 
7,668 
number 
202,269 
371 
8,035 
24,869 
60,300 
62,792 
45,902 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
36,715 
98 
1,801 
4,985 
1 1 ,523 
11,145 
7,163 
number 
182,916 
323 
7,440 
22,254 
54,467 
57,734 
40,698 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
8,163 
29 
501 
1,256 
2,648 
2,333 
1,396 
number 
24,583 
88 
1,140 
3,193 
8,318 
7,270 
4,574 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
15,299 
26 
642 
2,217 
4,851 
4,354 
3,209 
number 
367,408 
332 
14,052 
38,554 
96,460 
111,155 
106,855 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
8,644 
12 
313 
1,272 
2,734 
2,518 
1,795 
number 
165,622 
41 
6,315 
17,828 
47,638 
49,598 
44,202 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
11,776 
36 
518 
1,772 
4,040 
3,343 
2,067 
number 
2,307,346 
891 
7,941 
148,637 
1,304,581 
385,771 
459,525 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
11,724 
36 
518 
1,761 
4,014 
3,332 
2,063 
400 to 3,199 
27 
- 
- 
5 
15 
6 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
4 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
13 
- 
- 
3 
5 
4 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
1,384 
3 
61 
207 
475 
381 
257 
number 
1,151,874 
42 
90,979 
126,664 
386,811 
358,152 
189,226 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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