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 
227 
40 
42 
59 
62 
24 
500 or more 
39 
- 
- 
6 
6 
15 
12 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
2,594 
41 
434 
459 
689 
636 
335 
number 
111,577 
1,395 
16,584 
18,455 
30,983 
30,117 
14,043 
Beef cows 
farms 
2,579 
41 
434 
459 
686 
626 
333 
number 
109,595 
1,395 
16,581 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
13,920 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
583 
19 
103 
102 
146 
134 
79 
10 to 49 
1,308 
13 
218 
235 
359 
318 
165 
50 to 99 
395 
3 
76 
75 
103 
80 
58 
100 to 199 
215 
6 
29 
39 
59 
61 
21 
200 to 499 
76 
- 
8 
8 
17 
33 
10 
500 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
40 
- 
3 
2 
9 
23 
3 
number 
1,982 
- 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
123 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
32 
3 
2 
8 
19 
10 to 49 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
3 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
2,431 
34 
382 
411 
671 
612 
321 
number 
102,702 
247 
12,003 
18,047 
26,412 
29,413 
16,580 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
2,517 
37 
420 
433 
686 
650 
291 
number 
116,194 
1,156 
12,524 
19,850 
33,314 
38,356 
10,994 
$1,000 
122,993 
907 
1 1 ,339 
19,610 
34,952 
45,954 
10,233 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
863 
24 
136 
137 
238 
234 
94 
number 
17,231 
356 
2,215 
3,300 
4,790 
4,574 
1,996 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
2,298 
23 
383 
394 
635 
600 
263 
number 
98,963 
800 
10,309 
16,550 
28,524 
33,782 
8,998 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
92 
- 
8 
20 
27 
26 
11 
number 
16,820 
- 
154 
617 
1,507 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
98 
- 
7 
27 
27 
31 
6 
number 
16,905 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
311 
106 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
79 
6 
20 
20 
28 
5 
25 to 49 
15 
- 
- 
6 
6 
3 
- 
50 to 99 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
3 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
53 
_ 
3 
17 
18 
12 
3 
number 
7,327 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
41 
3 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
79 
- 
7 
20 
22 
24 
6 
number 
9,578 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
270 
103 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
85 
_ 
5 
20 
29 
26 
5 
number 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
3,292 
(D) 
549 
(D) 
$1,000 
7,431 
- 
(D) 
437 
(D) 
94 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
308 
- 
42 
64 
78 
87 
37 
number 
18,142 
- 
2,414 
5,344 
4,782 
4,161 
1,441 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
271 
- 
36 
55 
66 
79 
35 
number 
1 1 ,948 
- 
1,859 
3,259 
2,992 
2,610 
1,228 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
237 
- 
33 
47 
62 
73 
22 
number 
12,121 
- 
1,974 
3,337 
3,198 
2,976 
636 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
2,648 
11 
237 
417 
780 
745 
458 
number 
21,225 
40 
1,264 
3,241 
5,860 
6,935 
3,885 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
2,598 
11 
237 
409 
775 
732 
434 
number 
20,015 
40 
1,225 
2,970 
5,565 
6,608 
3,607 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
706 
6 
49 
126 
212 
223 
90 
number 
2,847 
10 
167 
522 
643 
1,042 
463 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
197 
2 
22 
49 
46 
68 
10 
number 
1,890 
(D) 
116 
296 
704 
720 
(D) 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
74 
2 
5 
16 
22 
27 
2 
number 
619 
(D) 
(D) 
74 
289 
243 
(D) 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
420 
6 
40 
90 
122 
112 
50 
number 
10,744 
320 
1,187 
2,232 
2,210 
2,431 
2,364 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
420 
6 
40 
90 
122 
112 
50 
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 00,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
54 
5 
7 
6 
15 
15 
6 
number 
(D) 
225 
232 
110 
225 
(D) 
188 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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