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 
168 
20 
44 
40 
41 
23 
500 or more 
41 
6 
5 
6 
12 
12 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
6,468 
75 
565 
1,171 
2,177 
1,711 
769 
number 
126,441 
847 
1 1 ,302 
18,347 
45,356 
32,717 
17,872 
Beef cows 
farms 
6,081 
70 
517 
1,115 
2,027 
1,644 
708 
number 
103,145 
842 
9,379 
16,919 
32,173 
29,383 
14,449 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
2,750 
37 
212 
543 
957 
694 
307 
10 to 49 
2,970 
32 
269 
516 
966 
846 
341 
50 to 99 
273 
1 
26 
46 
84 
76 
40 
100 to 199 
77 
- 
10 
9 
19 
24 
15 
200 to 499 
9 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
5 
500 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
483 
5 
55 
77 
179 
88 
79 
number 
23,296 
5 
1,923 
1,428 
13,183 
3,334 
3,423 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
173 
5 
18 
41 
60 
28 
21 
10 to 49 
175 
- 
17 
22 
64 
35 
37 
50 to 99 
110 
- 
19 
14 
46 
19 
12 
100 to 199 
13 
- 
1 
- 
5 
2 
5 
200 to 499 
9 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
4 
500 or more 
3 
- 
" 
3 
- 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
7,430 
78 
751 
1,332 
2,411 
2,022 
836 
number 
199,778 
1,335 
25,936 
39,282 
55,567 
54,286 
23,372 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
6,968 
65 
669 
1,242 
2,317 
1,908 
767 
number 
193,416 
1,156 
21,218 
35,093 
62,641 
56,095 
17,213 
$1,000 
185,582 
969 
18,289 
37,463 
56,313 
55,813 
16,735 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
2,211 
28 
249 
377 
716 
585 
256 
number 
45,357 
281 
8,072 
7,432 
16,828 
9,031 
3,713 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
6,247 
60 
598 
1,115 
2,103 
1,707 
664 
number 
148,059 
875 
13,146 
27,661 
45,813 
47,064 
13,500 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
702 
1 
92 
145 
218 
180 
66 
number 
45,565 
(D) 
4,940 
12,634 
10,040 
14,171 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
860 
19 
99 
196 
333 
164 
49 
number 
663,606 
(D) 
(D) 
110,547 
288,122 
147,176 
59,760 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
536 
13 
51 
133 
216 
88 
35 
25 to 49 
45 
1 
10 
10 
14 
10 
- 
50 to 99 
34 
4 
3 
6 
12 
8 
1 
1 00 to 1 99 
29 
- 
8 
4 
13 
3 
1 
200 to 499 
32 
- 
2 
5 
13 
9 
3 
500 or more 
184 
1 
25 
38 
65 
46 
9 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
303 
12 
28 
61 
138 
43 
21 
number 
61,781 
(D) 
(D) 
2,759 
32,257 
14,049 
9,931 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
777 
16 
94 
181 
289 
155 
42 
number 
601,825 
(D) 
(D) 
107,788 
255,865 
133,127 
49,829 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
841 
14 
81 
220 
312 
175 
39 
number 
2,101,708 
(D) 
(D) 
290,363 
961,551 
551,185 
150,345 
$1,000 
260,649 
(D) 
(D) 
48,461 
114,880 
56,965 
25,487 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,154 
9 
81 
189 
406 
329 
140 
number 
40,022 
904 
2,596 
6,567 
13,541 
11,608 
4,806 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,010 
9 
75 
165 
348 
292 
121 
number 
26,330 
564 
1,810 
4,871 
8,442 
7,703 
2,940 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
879 
9 
73 
126 
328 
240 
103 
number 
30,380 
418 
3,325 
5,137 
10,624 
7,698 
3,178 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
5,562 
35 
273 
928 
1,879 
1,630 
817 
number 
34,174 
129 
1,293 
5,449 
10,687 
10,286 
6,330 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
5,430 
35 
270 
908 
1,834 
1,602 
781 
number 
30,816 
117 
1,116 
4,799 
9,684 
9,411 
5,689 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,228 
6 
60 
221 
443 
343 
155 
number 
3,919 
6 
228 
617 
1,222 
1,322 
524 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
970 
14 
67 
219 
374 
221 
75 
number 
15,530 
168 
1,112 
2,758 
6,159 
4,066 
1,267 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
476 
2 
35 
114 
194 
104 
27 
number 
7,726 
(D) 
734 
1,365 
3,250 
1,871 
(D) 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,598 
8 
169 
493 
1,019 
641 
268 
number 
(D) 
416 
3,634 
79,114 
(D) 
15,230 
10,724 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
2,584 
8 
169 
486 
1,015 
641 
265 
400 to 3,199 
11 
- 
- 
5 
3 
- 
3 
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 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
298 
3 
18 
33 
108 
99 
37 
number 
71,632 
300 
454 
828 
(D) 
(D) 
1,543 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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