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 
156 
6 
24 
40 
39 
47 
500 or more 
61 
2 
1 
4 
9 
22 
23 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
3,240 
39 
220 
477 
881 
960 
663 
number 
146,103 
2,062 
7,219 
19,877 
35,583 
44,023 
37,339 
Beef cows 
farms 
3,176 
37 
220 
467 
874 
928 
650 
number 
144,805 
(D) 
7,210 
(D) 
35,352 
43,948 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,175 
15 
71 
172 
339 
348 
230 
10 to 49 
1,275 
18 
103 
171 
365 
362 
256 
50 to 99 
412 
2 
38 
80 
92 
119 
81 
100 to 199 
178 
- 
1 
25 
49 
58 
45 
200 to 499 
103 
- 
7 
17 
24 
30 
25 
500 or more 
33 
2 
- 
2 
5 
11 
13 
Milk cows 
farms 
129 
2 
7 
19 
37 
44 
20 
number 
1,298 
(D) 
9 
(D) 
231 
75 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
122 
2 
7 
18 
34 
43 
18 
10 to 49 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
1 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
2,927 
21 
204 
463 
790 
857 
592 
number 
92,522 
1,153 
3,272 
9,224 
19,604 
26,498 
32,771 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
3,079 
37 
210 
438 
860 
925 
609 
number 
159,037 
997 
7,625 
17,837 
34,607 
48,105 
49,866 
$1,000 
155,347 
(D) 
(D) 
16,102 
31,714 
47,388 
52,572 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
1,021 
12 
90 
126 
292 
304 
197 
number 
29,414 
102 
1,983 
3,368 
6,464 
8,509 
8,988 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
2,762 
33 
183 
401 
764 
848 
533 
number 
129,623 
895 
5,642 
14,469 
28,143 
39,596 
40,878 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
55 
2 
6 
7 
12 
18 
10 
number 
5,395 
(D) 
171 
195 
496 
757 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
177 
- 
20 
49 
62 
36 
10 
number 
1,855 
- 
137 
334 
672 
602 
110 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
161 
20 
46 
57 
30 
8 
25 to 49 
10 
- 
- 
3 
2 
3 
2 
50 to 99 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
" 
- 
" 
- 
" 
" 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
64 
- 
9 
17 
17 
15 
6 
number 
343 
- 
43 
85 
113 
80 
22 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
174 
- 
20 
49 
61 
34 
10 
number 
1,512 
- 
94 
249 
559 
522 
88 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
192 
1 
16 
45 
80 
37 
13 
number 
3,692 
(D) 
288 
633 
1,248 
1,416 
(D) 
$1,000 
506 
(D) 
60 
91 
157 
187 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
484 
2 
22 
70 
150 
163 
77 
number 
26,453 
(D) 
(D) 
4,682 
7,983 
8,691 
2,935 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
412 
2 
18 
56 
133 
145 
58 
number 
16,209 
(D) 
(D) 
2,428 
5,170 
5,799 
1,428 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
376 
2 
19 
61 
110 
128 
56 
number 
21,499 
(D) 
(D) 
3,412 
5,655 
6,938 
3,639 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
5,791 
25 
215 
806 
1,507 
1,929 
1,309 
number 
39,764 
111 
1,047 
5,342 
11,108 
12,847 
9,309 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
5,597 
25 
208 
791 
1,479 
1,864 
1,230 
number 
34,870 
110 
925 
4,853 
9,718 
11,302 
7,962 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,172 
- 
62 
207 
306 
365 
232 
number 
3,757 
- 
209 
510 
1,080 
1,040 
918 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
403 
5 
20 
85 
111 
114 
68 
number 
3,923 
10 
384 
769 
1,043 
1,035 
682 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
128 
- 
12 
34 
30 
30 
22 
number 
2,056 
- 
213 
403 
498 
457 
485 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,193 
3 
49 
216 
394 
354 
177 
number 
46,730 
40 
688 
3,166 
34,169 
5,844 
2,823 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,192 
3 
49 
216 
393 
354 
177 
400 to 3,199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
123 
- 
11 
24 
40 
29 
19 
number 
(D) 
- 
60 
286 
(D) 
450 
290 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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