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 
294 
14 
43 
85 
89 
63 
500 or more 
47 
- 
1 
6 
12 
8 
20 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
18,072 
82 
793 
2,398 
4,765 
5,751 
4,283 
number 
366,163 
966 
12,830 
47,616 
93,137 
121,739 
89,875 
Beef cows 
farms 
17,923 
82 
783 
2,366 
4,710 
5,717 
4,265 
number 
361,063 
(D) 
(D) 
46,465 
91,849 
119,785 
89,307 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
7,004 
43 
383 
1,023 
1,919 
2,101 
1,535 
10 to 49 
9,475 
38 
359 
1,161 
2,409 
3,113 
2,395 
50 to 99 
1,114 
- 
29 
127 
298 
412 
248 
100 to 199 
276 
1 
10 
48 
73 
75 
69 
200 to 499 
46 
- 
1 
5 
11 
14 
15 
500 or more 
8 
- 
1 
2 
- 
2 
3 
Milk cows 
farms 
362 
2 
30 
85 
106 
88 
51 
number 
5,100 
(D) 
(D) 
1,151 
1,288 
1,954 
568 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
306 
2 
26 
73 
93 
68 
44 
10 to 49 
23 
- 
3 
4 
4 
8 
4 
50 to 99 
21 
- 
1 
5 
5 
8 
2 
100 to 199 
8 
- 
- 
2 
3 
3 
- 
200 to 499 
3 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
500 or more 
1 
- 
" 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
17,290 
81 
859 
2,365 
4,632 
5,470 
3,883 
number 
359,154 
673 
15,063 
49,857 
97,237 
113,287 
83,037 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
16,998 
66 
779 
2,319 
4,494 
5,395 
3,945 
number 
353,772 
696 
13,864 
46,709 
93,585 
112,182 
86,736 
$1,000 
261,235 
507 
10,516 
33,879 
70,505 
80,122 
65,708 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
9,165 
38 
361 
1,180 
2,395 
2,971 
2,220 
number 
86,671 
224 
3,078 
10,229 
21,474 
29,880 
21,786 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
14,835 
57 
695 
2,032 
3,927 
4,727 
3,397 
number 
267,101 
472 
10,786 
36,480 
72,111 
82,302 
64,950 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
23 
- 
2 
7 
3 
7 
4 
number 
1,245 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
197 
54 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
727 
5 
89 
186 
211 
171 
65 
number 
12,025 
116 
3,062 
2,716 
3,132 
2,414 
585 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
654 
2 
82 
166 
194 
152 
58 
25 to 49 
52 
3 
5 
17 
8 
12 
7 
50 to 99 
8 
- 
- 
1 
3 
4 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
7 
- 
- 
- 
5 
2 
- 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
500 or more 
5 
- 
2 
2 
1 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
330 
3 
36 
71 
103 
88 
29 
number 
1,378 
9 
92 
244 
460 
452 
121 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
632 
5 
79 
172 
176 
147 
53 
number 
10,647 
107 
2,970 
2,472 
2,672 
1,962 
464 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
442 
5 
51 
115 
138 
106 
27 
number 
20,817 
96 
4,543 
2,340 
3,459 
10,029 
350 
$1,000 
3,236 
8 
(D) 
361 
504 
1,561 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
841 
2 
66 
159 
270 
237 
107 
number 
19,444 
(D) 
(D) 
3,517 
6,530 
5,638 
2,469 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
607 
45 
124 
196 
159 
83 
number 
10,271 
- 
783 
1,740 
3,481 
2,992 
1,275 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
528 
2 
38 
102 
175 
157 
54 
number 
10,176 
(D) 
(D) 
1,946 
3,368 
2,855 
1,349 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
9,840 
30 
449 
1,499 
2,910 
3,199 
1,753 
number 
53,609 
123 
2,177 
7,531 
15,140 
18,564 
10,074 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
9,405 
28 
427 
1,473 
2,797 
3,073 
1,607 
number 
48,232 
82 
1,935 
7,061 
13,678 
16,701 
8,775 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,928 
5 
116 
342 
627 
550 
288 
number 
5,280 
31 
313 
911 
1,538 
1,657 
830 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
3,068 
13 
216 
608 
950 
847 
434 
number 
49,190 
145 
3,378 
8,322 
14,638 
13,990 
8,717 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,720 
9 
130 
347 
538 
458 
238 
number 
24,421 
108 
1,614 
4,943 
7,365 
6,029 
4,362 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,942 
18 
241 
811 
1,245 
1,098 
529 
number 
418,453 
568 
5,586 
48,315 
130,516 
196,482 
36,986 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
3,921 
18 
241 
808 
1,236 
1,091 
527 
400 to 3,199 
6 
- 
- 
- 
3 
2 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
8 
- 
- 
2 
2 
4 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
4 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
1 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
547 
3 
48 
105 
179 
153 
59 
number 
359,812 
15 
740 
61,747 
136,395 
159,533 
1,382 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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