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 
383 
33 
38 
83 
126 
103 
500 or more 
71 
1 
19 
22 
19 
10 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
17,829 
125 
1,219 
2,680 
5,186 
5,024 
3,595 
number 
377,822 
1,719 
22,312 
50,899 
105,347 
110,911 
86,634 
Beef cows 
farms 
17,601 
119 
1,182 
2,630 
5,137 
4,987 
3,546 
number 
373,034 
1,659 
22,185 
50,066 
103,728 
109,580 
85,816 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
61 
514 
1,192 
2,035 
1,754 
1,123 
10 to 49 
51 
560 
1,263 
2,680 
2,737 
2,041 
50 to 99 
1 |fi 
6 
94 
115 
331 
385 
268 
100 to 199 
306 
1 
13 
43 
66 
85 
98 
200 to 499 
82 
- 
1 
16 
25 
26 
14 
500 or more 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
Milk cows 
farms 
441 
12 
43 
107 
110 
82 
87 
number 
4,788 
60 
127 
833 
1,619 
1,331 
818 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
361 
8 
42 
89 
86 
66 
70 
10 to 49 
55 
4 
- 
14 
13 
11 
13 
50 to 99 
21 
- 
1 
4 
9 
4 
3 
100 to 199 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
500 or more 
1 
- 
" 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
16,831 
133 
1,230 
2,641 
4,854 
4,775 
3,198 
number 
376,748 
2,864 
25,243 
57,062 
102,105 
114,401 
75,073 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
16,444 
120 
1,198 
2,434 
4,719 
4,720 
3,253 
number 
380,912 
1,618 
25,641 
54,336 
105,533 
114,956 
78,828 
$1,000 
296,404 
1,257 
18,996 
42,897 
81,847 
91,383 
60,024 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
8,432 
59 
557 
1,220 
2,406 
2,468 
1,722 
number 
90,496 
335 
6,803 
12,080 
23,605 
26,503 
21,170 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
14,091 
95 
1,016 
2,079 
4,063 
4,089 
2,749 
number 
290,416 
1,283 
18,838 
42,256 
81,928 
88,453 
57,658 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
284 
- 
28 
40 
60 
90 
66 
number 
9,988 
- 
1,407 
2,304 
2,032 
2,293 
1,952 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
696 
12 
88 
194 
223 
129 
50 
number 
36,075 
243 
591 
2,815 
6,240 
7,940 
18,246 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
627 
8 
83 
168 
212 
117 
39 
25 to 49 
24 
1 
5 
12 
3 
2 
1 
50 to 99 
19 
3 
- 
8 
5 
3 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
17 
- 
- 
6 
- 
5 
6 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
500 or more 
8 
- 
" 
- 
3 
1 
4 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
382 
6 
39 
101 
124 
75 
37 
number 
2,858 
40 
119 
530 
480 
507 
1,182 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
553 
10 
70 
167 
173 
95 
38 
number 
33,217 
203 
472 
2,285 
5,760 
7,433 
17,064 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
450 
5 
61 
126 
161 
68 
29 
number 
80,009 
(D) 
719 
2,849 
13,745 
(D) 
46,854 
$1,000 
9,412 
14 
66 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,970 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,052 
9 
111 
194 
357 
250 
131 
number 
30,561 
188 
3,606 
5,195 
10,699 
7,014 
3,859 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
782 
6 
83 
155 
253 
199 
86 
number 
16,156 
106 
2,083 
3,197 
5,002 
3,372 
2,396 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
658 
8 
73 
128 
207 
174 
68 
number 
15,561 
280 
2,699 
2,253 
4,335 
4,030 
1,964 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
11,584 
47 
792 
1,811 
3,525 
3,407 
2,002 
number 
71,956 
264 
3,888 
10,807 
19,991 
22,655 
14,351 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
11,162 
47 
780 
1,778 
3,413 
3,280 
1,864 
number 
63,979 
252 
3,441 
9,659 
18,134 
20,109 
12,384 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,479 
9 
261 
465 
723 
677 
344 
number 
7,833 
9 
767 
1,431 
2,018 
2,295 
1,313 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,439 
21 
224 
520 
799 
580 
295 
number 
34,749 
242 
3,678 
6,285 
11,556 
7,955 
5,033 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,258 
14 
144 
301 
424 
260 
115 
number 
14,939 
210 
1,631 
3,056 
5,018 
3,058 
1,966 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,818 
18 
340 
749 
1,335 
929 
447 
number 
314,568 
(D) 
37,236 
(D) 
66,725 
110,495 
56,953 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
3,780 
17 
338 
736 
1,328 
916 
445 
400 to 3,199 
28 
- 
- 
13 
5 
10 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
6 
1 
1 
- 
2 
1 
1 
20,000 to 49,999 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
508 
- 
53 
112 
168 
125 
50 
number 
260,084 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
91,343 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Kentucky 207 
