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 
29 
4 
6 
9 
10 
500 or more 
7 
" 
2 
- 
1 
3 
1 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
3,944 
14 
210 
463 
909 
1,260 
1,088 
number 
67,304 
486 
3,117 
7,302 
15,302 
22,208 
18,889 
Beef cows 
farms 
3,909 
14 
210 
451 
898 
1,253 
1,083 
number 
66,686 
486 
3,117 
(D) 
15,254 
22,155 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
1,836 
96 
240 
426 
596 
478 
10 to 49 
1,823 
13 
107 
186 
410 
567 
540 
50 to 99 
203 
- 
7 
17 
50 
78 
51 
100 to 199 
37 
1 
- 
8 
9 
6 
13 
200 to 499 
9 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 
1 
500 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
79 
- 
- 
20 
23 
22 
14 
number 
618 
- 
- 
(D) 
48 
53 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
71 
17 
23 
20 
11 
10 to 49 
6 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
2 
50 to 99 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 or more 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
" 
" 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
3,209 
22 
190 
364 
743 
1,050 
840 
number 
41,116 
262 
3,738 
4,498 
9,019 
13,488 
10,111 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
3,027 
11 
161 
356 
714 
953 
832 
number 
44,184 
91 
2,205 
5,329 
9,620 
14,193 
12,746 
$1,000 
28,509 
28 
1,715 
3,854 
6,329 
8,735 
7,849 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
2,004 
11 
103 
226 
463 
633 
568 
number 
19,148 
(□) 
(D) 
1,794 
3,791 
6,272 
6,414 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
2,316 
1 
133 
266 
545 
764 
607 
number 
25,036 
(D) 
(D) 
3,535 
5,829 
7,921 
6,332 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
428 
4 
26 
91 
124 
121 
62 
number 
30,953 
76 
633 
(D) 
(D) 
10,701 
564 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
379 
4 
21 
90 
102 
106 
56 
25 to 49 
23 
- 
- 
- 
8 
9 
6 
50 to 99 
11 
- 
3 
- 
5 
3 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
12 
- 
1 
8 
3 
" 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
213 
4 
14 
32 
60 
66 
37 
number 
2,740 
(D) 
46 
(D) 
(D) 
274 
135 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
352 
4 
24 
73 
95 
104 
52 
number 
28,213 
(D) 
587 
(D) 
(D) 
10,427 
429 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
260 
4 
28 
54 
65 
76 
33 
number 
71,096 
60 
498 
(D) 
19,132 
(D) 
547 
$1,000 
10,799 
(D) 
49 
(D) 
(D) 
3,776 
38 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
310 
2 
16 
45 
82 
103 
62 
number 
4,962 
(D) 
(D) 
432 
1,117 
2,064 
1,181 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
185 
11 
26 
53 
61 
34 
number 
2,250 
- 
94 
248 
622 
793 
493 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
122 
- 
7 
16 
29 
40 
30 
number 
1,780 
33 
141 
299 
870 
437 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
4,349 
20 
165 
541 
1,303 
1,453 
867 
number 
27,960 
46 
719 
3,568 
7,838 
10,191 
5,598 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
4,208 
19 
157 
535 
1,282 
1,401 
814 
number 
24,810 
42 
628 
3,062 
7,145 
9,103 
4,830 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
817 
- 
28 
134 
264 
272 
119 
number 
2,352 
- 
58 
390 
565 
790 
549 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,821 
2 
100 
294 
553 
550 
322 
number 
23,637 
(D) 
(D) 
3,627 
6,620 
7,126 
5,279 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
768 
55 
122 
223 
247 
121 
number 
7,786 
- 
480 
1,250 
1,892 
2,385 
1,779 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,889 
12 
106 
341 
587 
592 
251 
number 
1,149,633 
424 
1,746 
(D) 
(D) 
13,744 
175,100 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,876 
12 
106 
339 
582 
589 
248 
400 to 3,199 
5 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
20,000 to 49,999 
3 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
100,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
224 
- 
19 
42 
69 
73 
21 
number 
(D) 
- 
260 
1,564 
2,619 
(D) 
277 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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