Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
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 
840 
749 
2 
67 
125 
220 
219 
116 
500 or more 
312 
282 
- 
13 
47 
77 
81 
64 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
20,410 
10,553 
92 
787 
1,138 
2,174 
2,704 
3,658 
number 
545,806 
421,641 
3,129 
30,984 
63,350 
97,382 
115,877 
110,919 
Beef cows 
farms 
16,922 
7,609 
37 
317 
560 
1,324 
2,095 
3,276 
number 
277,949 
165,250 
607 
7,183 
12,655 
33,526 
45,516 
65,763 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
8,719 
3,112 
19 
145 
247 
605 
840 
1,256 
1 0 to 49 
7,216 
3,793 
16 
140 
244 
574 
1,044 
1,775 
50 to 99 
702 
477 
- 
17 
41 
86 
150 
183 
too to 199 
224 
177 
2 
12 
26 
34 
52 
51 
200 to 499 
50 
39 
- 
3 
1 
22 
7 
6 
500 or more 
11 
11 
- 
- 
1 
3 
2 
5 
Milk cows 
farms 
4,008 
3,279 
55 
499 
616 
944 
705 
460 
number 
267,857 
256,391 
2,522 
23,801 
50,695 
63,856 
70,361 
45,156 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
930 
460 
7 
75 
95 
129 
69 
85 
10 to 49 
1,724 
1,516 
20 
258 
344 
451 
280 
163 
50 to 99 
786 
751 
26 
123 
110 
204 
184 
104 
100 to 199 
371 
360 
2 
32 
41 
116 
103 
66 
200 to 499 
129 
126 
- 
9 
12 
34 
45 
26 
500 or more 
68 
66 
- 
2 
14 
10 
24 
16 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
20,302 
10,755 
106 
858 
1,192 
2,282 
2,792 
3,525 
number 
696,487 
540,854 
3,105 
45,479 
79,109 
142,434 
156,375 
114,352 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
19,953 
10,732 
102 
849 
1,212 
2,250 
2,814 
3,505 
number 
786,708 
616,501 
3,196 
56,873 
114,112 
153,961 
165,103 
123,256 
$1,000 
689,655 
533,224 
2,664 
42,753 
87,416 
130,855 
158,219 
111,316 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
9,118 
5,399 
60 
527 
681 
1,153 
1,363 
1,615 
number 
275,991 
222,653 
843 
24,364 
60,483 
58,602 
47,230 
31,131 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
17,512 
9,577 
93 
763 
1,062 
2,038 
2,512 
3,109 
number 
510,717 
393,848 
2,353 
32,509 
53,629 
95,359 
117,873 
92,125 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
1,789 
1,251 
8 
77 
128 
301 
395 
342 
number 
180,843 
142,057 
314 
6,461 
21,953 
42,206 
39,526 
31,597 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
3,494 
1,671 
17 
154 
295 
492 
420 
293 
number 
2,058,503 
1,669,075 
5,096 
130,561 
264,893 
504,908 
433,797 
329,820 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
2,263 
805 
12 
86 
151 
221 
185 
150 
25 to 49 
225 
121 
2 
15 
17 
37 
31 
19 
50 to 99 
130 
68 
- 
5 
17 
25 
13 
8 
100 to 199 
91 
64 
1 
3 
13 
12 
19 
16 
200 to 499 
121 
95 
- 
2 
10 
36 
26 
21 
500 or more 
664 
518 
2 
43 
87 
161 
146 
79 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
1,532 
713 
3 
56 
116 
219 
179 
140 
number 
142,782 
106,163 
48 
1,727 
16,348 
41,416 
27,257 
19,367 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
3,034 
1,528 
17 
145 
282 
442 
383 
259 
number 
1,915,721 
1,562,912 
5,048 
128,834 
248,545 
463,492 
406,540 
310,453 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
3,372 
1,605 
10 
152 
283 
472 
403 
285 
number 
6,693,226 
5,377,705 
5,173 
296,945 
944,953 
1,809,244 
1 ,384,769 
936,621 
$1,000 
788,761 
635,786 
896 
50,629 
98,840 
192,320 
161,301 
131,801 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,568 
1,483 
15 
108 
177 
347 
367 
469 
number 
1 1 1 ,972 
58,808 
447 
3,963 
5,096 
12,492 
15,257 
21,553 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
2,909 
1,217 
9 
84 
131 
296 
294 
403 
number 
70,062 
35,803 
256 
1,665 
3,353 
8,178 
8,895 
13,456 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
2,619 
1,108 
12 
71 
130 
270 
258 
367 
number 
77,370 
43,129 
455 
3,358 
3,591 
8,671 
11,591 
15,463 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
16,252 
6,732 
57 
548 
900 
1,505 
1,747 
1,975 
number 
114,127 
57,071 
437 
4,599 
8,508 
14,084 
14,429 
15,014 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
15,678 
6,479 
57 
540 
889 
1,473 
1,678 
1,842 
number 
97,230 
46,767 
319 
3,849 
6,875 
11,621 
1 1 ,422 
12,681 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
4,165 
1,847 
14 
157 
310 
459 
423 
484 
number 
23,328 
15,895 
21 
1,262 
2,163 
1,694 
8,936 
1,819 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
4,485 
1,570 
12 
104 
220 
376 
400 
458 
number 
51,558 
21,175 
96 
1,335 
2,897 
4,236 
5,948 
6,663 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
2,283 
839 
6 
60 
126 
196 
210 
241 
number 
26,103 
12,247 
12 
716 
1,912 
3,372 
2,941 
3,294 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
8,548 
3,526 
31 
343 
570 
889 
865 
828 
number 
28,312,692 
27,096,888 
67,613 
2,133,860 
3,484,102 
4,346,919 
8,413,134 
8,651,260 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
8,364 
3,379 
27 
324 
545 
841 
832 
810 
400 to 3,199 
36 
22 
- 
2 
5 
8 
2 
5 
3,200 to 9,999 
9 
7 
- 
2 
1 
- 
3 
1 
10,000 to 19,999 
40 
28 
4 
8 
6 
8 
2 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
29 
26 
- 
3 
2 
10 
7 
4 
50,000 to 99,999 
33 
30 
- 
2 
3 
10 
11 
4 
1 00,000 or more 
37 
34 
- 
2 
8 
12 
8 
4 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
1,188 
585 
2 
60 
88 
159 
159 
117 
number 
8,495,659 
7,655,411 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,641,230 
2,667,121 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
206 Ohio 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
