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 
302 
1 
31 
65 
66 
92 
47 
500 or more 
162 
1 
4 
12 
45 
46 
54 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
6,392 
82 
817 
1,132 
1,773 
1,650 
938 
number 
249,576 
2,061 
23,879 
38,187 
64,438 
72,119 
48,892 
Beef cows 
farms 
6,312 
82 
817 
1,127 
1,734 
1,624 
928 
number 
245,246 
2,035 
23,826 
38,159 
64,079 
68,538 
48,609 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,950 
24 
261 
363 
532 
484 
286 
10 to 49 
3,159 
55 
422 
559 
863 
804 
456 
50 to 99 
706 
1 
86 
118 
210 
199 
92 
100 to 199 
335 
- 
38 
68 
88 
92 
49 
200 to 499 
125 
2 
10 
14 
31 
36 
32 
500 or more 
37 
- 
- 
5 
10 
9 
13 
Milk cows 
farms 
146 
4 
11 
18 
58 
39 
16 
number 
4,330 
26 
53 
28 
359 
3,581 
283 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
114 
4 
10 
18 
48 
22 
12 
10 to 49 
26 
- 
1 
- 
9 
13 
3 
50 to 99 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
100 to 199 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
2 
- 
" 
- 
2 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
6,101 
76 
729 
1,072 
1,826 
1,554 
844 
number 
666,750 
1,221 
37,006 
137,725 
100,225 
286,780 
103,793 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
6,560 
95 
830 
1,173 
1,847 
1,676 
939 
number 
1,241,737 
2,137 
56,281 
241,519 
187,469 
562,853 
191,478 
$1,000 
1,710,354 
1,776 
63,894 
329,564 
237,383 
820,177 
257,560 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
2,743 
49 
361 
474 
783 
713 
363 
number 
72,453 
961 
6,693 
10,485 
18,308 
18,754 
17,252 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
5,563 
79 
683 
987 
1,580 
1,423 
811 
number 
1,169,284 
1,176 
49,588 
231,034 
169,161 
544,099 
174,226 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
253 
- 
39 
49 
58 
66 
41 
number 
883,022 
- 
25,932 
199,650 
100,626 
456,267 
100,547 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
451 
3 
69 
70 
164 
115 
30 
number 
253,217 
(D) 
(D) 
46,038 
60,026 
129,230 
9,911 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
265 
2 
54 
42 
92 
57 
18 
25 to 49 
17 
- 
1 
1 
10 
4 
1 
50 to 99 
29 
- 
3 
7 
10 
8 
1 
1 00 to 1 99 
25 
- 
2 
5 
6 
11 
1 
200 to 499 
42 
- 
6 
7 
13 
14 
2 
500 or more 
73 
1 
3 
8 
33 
21 
7 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
158 
- 
23 
38 
47 
31 
19 
number 
15,848 
- 
228 
4,150 
3,467 
2,861 
5,142 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
404 
3 
67 
64 
148 
107 
15 
number 
237,369 
(D) 
(D) 
41,888 
56,559 
126,369 
4,769 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
487 
3 
57 
110 
185 
102 
30 
number 
653,428 
(D) 
(D) 
102,465 
198,369 
310,332 
19,887 
$1,000 
86,231 
(D) 
2,905 
8,978 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
785 
7 
43 
134 
260 
222 
119 
number 
22,857 
265 
1,394 
4,757 
6,748 
6,924 
2,769 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
661 
4 
41 
99 
221 
200 
96 
number 
15,028 
240 
1,013 
3,084 
4,753 
4,274 
1,664 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
639 
7 
30 
130 
196 
183 
93 
number 
19,610 
191 
1,141 
3,307 
5,196 
6,499 
3,276 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
4,575 
10 
309 
761 
1,341 
1,408 
746 
number 
30,018 
39 
1,489 
4,516 
9,694 
9,109 
5,171 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
4,440 
10 
293 
741 
1,325 
1,374 
697 
number 
27,479 
39 
1,313 
4,152 
8,861 
8,398 
4,716 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
980 
2 
64 
188 
315 
272 
139 
number 
3,708 
(D) 
(D) 
615 
1,229 
1,078 
563 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
986 
- 
100 
202 
349 
261 
74 
number 
13,022 
- 
1,212 
1,821 
4,431 
4,133 
1,425 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
542 
- 
70 
108 
192 
128 
44 
number 
7,552 
- 
819 
1,052 
2,500 
2,273 
908 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,629 
18 
126 
304 
594 
407 
180 
number 
(D) 
448 
(D) 
7,071 
(D) 
8,860 
4,756 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,623 
18 
122 
303 
593 
407 
180 
400 to 3,199 
5 
- 
4 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
210 
- 
18 
31 
73 
61 
27 
number 
(D) 
- 
450 
550 
(D) 
1,122 
822 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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