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 
6 
1 
2 
2 
1 
500 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
762 
2 
53 
83 
208 
250 
166 
number 
5,590 
(D) 
(D) 
904 
993 
1,611 
1,696 
Beef cows 
farms 
676 
2 
39 
71 
182 
236 
146 
number 
3,927 
(D) 
(D) 
486 
816 
1,342 
1,121 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
587 
1 
38 
62 
162 
204 
120 
10 to 49 
83 
1 
1 
8 
20 
29 
24 
50 to 99 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
100 to 199 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
128 
- 
15 
19 
44 
26 
24 
number 
1,663 
- 
224 
418 
177 
269 
575 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
113 
13 
15 
41 
25 
19 
10 to 49 
6 
- 
1 
1 
3 
- 
1 
50 to 99 
4 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
3 
100 to 199 
3 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
851 
1 
52 
130 
277 
196 
195 
number 
11,490 
(D) 
(D) 
798 
1,683 
1,909 
6,752 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
755 
2 
51 
105 
238 
196 
163 
number 
12,565 
(D) 
(D) 
661 
1,074 
1,369 
9,186 
$1,000 
17,067 
(D) 
206 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
217 
2 
8 
41 
65 
50 
51 
number 
1,072 
(D) 
(D) 
237 
214 
155 
(D) 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
678 
2 
51 
95 
211 
170 
149 
number 
1 1 ,493 
(D) 
(D) 
424 
860 
1,214 
(D) 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
7 
- 
5 
1 
1 
number 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
75 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
372 
- 
65 
58 
142 
96 
11 
number 
3,229 
- 
549 
309 
1,835 
446 
90 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
353 
55 
57 
137 
93 
11 
25 to 49 
14 
- 
10 
- 
1 
3 
- 
50 to 99 
3 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
500 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
144 
_ 
31 
29 
49 
32 
3 
number 
613 
- 
61 
137 
269 
137 
9 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
307 
- 
53 
36 
128 
80 
10 
number 
2,616 
- 
488 
172 
1,566 
309 
81 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
331 
_ 
45 
64 
106 
96 
20 
number 
4,128 
- 
569 
400 
1,663 
1,334 
162 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
66 
290 
(D) 
44 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
366 
- 
31 
33 
132 
109 
61 
number 
4,344 
- 
325 
252 
1,866 
1,180 
721 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
280 
- 
25 
24 
92 
82 
57 
number 
2,755 
- 
215 
149 
1,205 
663 
523 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
210 
- 
9 
34 
77 
56 
34 
number 
2,134 
- 
222 
237 
618 
691 
366 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
813 
- 
63 
105 
226 
272 
147 
number 
4,706 
- 
311 
704 
1,199 
1,743 
749 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
779 
56 
104 
217 
263 
139 
number 
3,821 
- 
231 
502 
941 
1,471 
676 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
179 
- 
10 
39 
44 
62 
24 
number 
723 
- 
22 
106 
118 
192 
285 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
269 
1 
12 
48 
114 
61 
33 
number 
3,203 
(D) 
(D) 
1,399 
765 
770 
194 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
92 
5 
9 
33 
38 
7 
number 
1,151 
- 
12 
354 
254 
487 
44 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,122 
1 
61 
186 
355 
351 
168 
number 
18,024 
(D) 
(D) 
3,031 
5,661 
5,777 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,122 
1 
61 
186 
355 
351 
168 
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 
82 
- 
7 
14 
21 
35 
5 
number 
1,530 
- 
45 
113 
291 
983 
98 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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