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 
1,941 
1,714 
10 
164 
248 
471 
545 
276 
500 or more 
847 
808 
1 
54 
132 
243 
249 
129 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
9,049 
6,455 
89 
540 
831 
1,643 
1,873 
1,479 
number 
899,558 
787,981 
5,112 
61,947 
109,018 
222,692 
244,176 
145,036 
Beef cows 
farms 
8,964 
6,385 
88 
539 
818 
1,616 
1,854 
1,470 
number 
881,682 
772,087 
(D) 
(D) 
107,638 
215,437 
238,328 
143,919 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
985 
402 
23 
29 
41 
92 
92 
125 
1 0 to 49 
3,071 
1,763 
34 
170 
215 
354 
451 
539 
50 to 99 
1,867 
1,472 
16 
110 
170 
383 
439 
354 
too to 199 
1,734 
1,519 
11 
150 
194 
414 
476 
274 
200 to 499 
1,140 
1,064 
3 
65 
176 
333 
349 
138 
500 or more 
167 
165 
1 
15 
22 
40 
47 
40 
Milk cows 
farms 
243 
203 
1 
11 
26 
80 
46 
39 
number 
17,876 
15,894 
(D) 
(D) 
1,380 
7,255 
5,848 
1,117 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
89 
57 
9 
4 
17 
13 
14 
10 to 49 
80 
74 
- 
1 
8 
36 
10 
19 
50 to 99 
40 
40 
- 
- 
11 
16 
10 
3 
100 to 199 
15 
14 
1 
1 
3 
4 
3 
2 
200 to 499 
10 
10 
- 
- 
- 
2 
7 
1 
500 or more 
9 
8 
- 
- 
- 
5 
3 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
8,638 
6,207 
75 
515 
788 
1,612 
1,809 
1,408 
number 
910,055 
807,353 
2,418 
61,058 
121,962 
235,459 
233,373 
153,083 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
8,925 
6,408 
75 
530 
826 
1,617 
1,856 
1,504 
number 
964,746 
848,552 
4,224 
63,247 
129,012 
242,030 
250,698 
159,341 
$1,000 
1,063,287 
940,294 
4,194 
59,181 
156,266 
259,179 
278,672 
182,801 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
3,094 
2,231 
28 
171 
272 
601 
636 
523 
number 
132,901 
115,670 
369 
7,608 
13,707 
38,484 
33,447 
22,055 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
8,364 
6,066 
75 
507 
794 
1,530 
1,766 
1,394 
number 
831 ,845 
732,882 
3,855 
55,639 
115,305 
203,546 
217,251 
137,286 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
512 
420 
2 
36 
57 
110 
119 
96 
number 
99,011 
82,191 
(D) 
(D) 
16,025 
13,935 
23,225 
22,165 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
218 
120 
- 
14 
21 
36 
33 
16 
number 
133,653 
116,748 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
12,362 
69,309 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
148 
69 
12 
15 
19 
14 
9 
25 to 49 
24 
9 
- 
- 
1 
4 
2 
2 
50 to 99 
16 
15 
- 
- 
- 
8 
5 
2 
100 to 199 
2 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
9 
9 
- 
- 
3 
2 
3 
1 
500 or more 
19 
16 
- 
1 
2 
3 
9 
1 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
105 
52 
_ 
4 
7 
20 
13 
8 
number 
35,147 
27,820 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,658 
13,844 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
191 
112 
- 
14 
20 
32 
32 
14 
number 
98,506 
88,928 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
9,704 
55,465 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
193 
108 
1 
13 
16 
30 
31 
17 
number 
831,123 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
45,541 
374,030 
(D) 
$1,000 
50,366 
42,935 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
27,554 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
661 
353 
2 
19 
59 
87 
103 
83 
number 
64,607 
46,465 
(D) 
(D) 
8,419 
13,628 
12,083 
9,972 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
580 
309 
15 
50 
80 
96 
68 
number 
36,949 
25,001 
- 
1,516 
3,637 
5,085 
8,122 
6,641 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
533 
296 
2 
19 
50 
67 
94 
64 
number 
45,381 
33,260 
(D) 
(D) 
8,429 
8,448 
8,660 
6,274 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
5,379 
2,731 
8 
168 
358 
633 
830 
734 
number 
45,271 
24,046 
38 
1,422 
2,404 
5,306 
6,737 
8,139 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
5,265 
2,667 
8 
164 
353 
626 
805 
711 
number 
42,593 
22,578 
36 
1,316 
2,081 
5,181 
6,271 
7,693 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,400 
694 
5 
51 
95 
136 
164 
243 
number 
7,831 
4,984 
11 
203 
409 
968 
1,151 
2,242 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
350 
153 
_ 
8 
35 
42 
37 
31 
number 
4,740 
2,850 
- 
43 
560 
654 
1,009 
584 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
147 
73 
- 
3 
20 
24 
21 
5 
number 
2,944 
2,325 
- 
21 
276 
324 
1,592 
112 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
840 
420 
6 
38 
61 
116 
111 
88 
number 
92,754 
82,010 
54 
581 
1,916 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
839 
419 
6 
38 
61 
116 
110 
88 
400 to 3,199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
104 
50 
- 
2 
8 
16 
14 
10 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
204 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
