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 
262 
1 
31 
52 
71 
55 
52 
500 or more 
117 
- 
6 
21 
25 
33 
32 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
3,502 
50 
495 
602 
949 
861 
545 
number 
172,607 
747 
16,555 
32,298 
41,829 
42,684 
38,494 
Beef cows 
farms 
3,460 
50 
491 
600 
941 
847 
531 
number 
171,322 
740 
16,476 
32,223 
41,543 
42,448 
37,892 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
889 
19 
155 
144 
280 
191 
100 
10 to 49 
1,645 
31 
230 
269 
421 
447 
247 
50 to 99 
528 
- 
78 
111 
129 
115 
95 
100 to 199 
254 
- 
18 
53 
83 
54 
46 
200 to 499 
119 
- 
10 
21 
26 
30 
32 
500 or more 
25 
- 
- 
2 
2 
10 
11 
Milk cows 
farms 
117 
7 
12 
21 
30 
29 
18 
number 
1,285 
7 
79 
75 
286 
236 
602 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
85 
7 
8 
20 
21 
18 
11 
10 to 49 
28 
- 
4 
- 
7 
11 
6 
50 to 99 
3 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
3,352 
43 
471 
638 
928 
821 
451 
number 
205,748 
1,196 
17,200 
38,345 
67,405 
48,010 
33,592 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
3,624 
40 
535 
681 
978 
926 
464 
number 
240,339 
1,409 
20,045 
45,828 
66,192 
65,310 
41,555 
$1,000 
264,453 
1,747 
20,885 
49,098 
76,197 
71,159 
45,366 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
1,376 
19 
216 
258 
367 
317 
199 
number 
47,282 
92 
4,697 
7,607 
12,404 
12,136 
10,346 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
3,175 
36 
459 
594 
876 
812 
398 
number 
193,057 
1,317 
15,348 
38,221 
53,788 
53,174 
31,209 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
179 
- 
32 
34 
45 
42 
26 
number 
55,166 
- 
2,160 
5,166 
21,401 
20,275 
6,164 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
183 
4 
23 
57 
52 
31 
16 
number 
141,943 
200 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
46,398 
29,834 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
136 
22 
50 
40 
19 
5 
25 to 49 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
50 to 99 
20 
4 
- 
4 
6 
3 
3 
1 00 to 1 99 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
500 or more 
19 
- 
1 
2 
3 
8 
5 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
66 
_ 
4 
13 
29 
15 
5 
number 
27,799 
- 
9 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
170 
4 
23 
57 
47 
26 
13 
number 
114,144 
200 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
172 
- 
31 
53 
53 
21 
14 
number 
560,396 
- 
22,540 
(D) 
(D) 
220,355 
(D) 
$1,000 
52,825 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
6,173 
20,167 
10,465 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
765 
9 
74 
187 
239 
195 
61 
number 
54,911 
120 
2,164 
16,560 
17,913 
1 1 ,280 
6,874 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
659 
2 
59 
166 
211 
175 
46 
number 
37,026 
(D) 
(D) 
11,101 
1 1 ,889 
7,270 
5,106 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
647 
9 
75 
161 
189 
160 
53 
number 
41,889 
96 
2,742 
14,253 
10,052 
9,598 
5,148 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
2,679 
4 
195 
437 
810 
794 
439 
number 
25,072 
13 
1,117 
3,337 
7,177 
7,109 
6,319 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
2,639 
4 
192 
430 
804 
782 
427 
number 
23,832 
(D) 
(D) 
3,242 
6,924 
6,603 
5,971 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,040 
2 
59 
165 
312 
356 
146 
number 
5,664 
(D) 
(D) 
798 
1,257 
1,834 
1,485 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
414 
6 
46 
100 
150 
80 
32 
number 
6,171 
24 
606 
1,029 
2,641 
1,274 
597 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
207 
6 
15 
43 
79 
44 
20 
number 
3,788 
12 
478 
428 
1,868 
604 
398 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
943 
8 
77 
189 
310 
249 
110 
number 
77,009 
360 
1,863 
4,945 
60,857 
5,485 
3,499 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
938 
8 
77 
187 
308 
249 
109 
400 to 3,199 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
95 
2 
15 
19 
20 
30 
9 
number 
1,598 
(D) 
70 
599 
370 
466 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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