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 
543 
23 
86 
159 
162 
113 
500 or more 
142 
- 
12 
7 
30 
47 
46 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
23,198 
185 
1,820 
3,446 
6,978 
6,421 
4,348 
number 
571,674 
2,756 
36,884 
73,042 
166,338 
170,290 
122,364 
Beef cows 
farms 
22,825 
185 
1,768 
3,372 
6,872 
6,336 
4,292 
number 
559,590 
2,698 
36,621 
71,933 
163,533 
168,539 
116,266 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
7,930 
89 
677 
1,320 
2,426 
2,077 
1,341 
10 to 49 
12,302 
91 
945 
1,709 
3,683 
3,452 
2,422 
50 to 99 
1,941 
5 
105 
275 
596 
595 
365 
100 to 199 
481 
- 
27 
56 
129 
153 
116 
200 to 499 
147 
- 
13 
11 
32 
48 
43 
500 or more 
24 
- 
1 
1 
6 
11 
5 
Milk cows 
farms 
784 
4 
99 
149 
236 
178 
118 
number 
12,084 
58 
263 
1,109 
2,805 
1,751 
6,098 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
642 
2 
91 
121 
189 
144 
95 
10 to 49 
101 
2 
8 
24 
33 
23 
11 
50 to 99 
28 
- 
- 
4 
9 
8 
7 
100 to 199 
11 
- 
- 
- 
4 
3 
4 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
500 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
22,129 
171 
1,831 
3,404 
6,697 
6,088 
3,938 
number 
538,291 
2,359 
41,015 
73,835 
162,069 
154,294 
104,719 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
22,401 
163 
1,869 
3,343 
6,698 
6,139 
4,189 
number 
622,995 
2,679 
41,876 
77,108 
179,308 
196,967 
125,057 
$1,000 
484,197 
2,134 
35,212 
62,731 
148,070 
133,489 
102,561 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
12,007 
82 
890 
1,795 
3,602 
3,389 
2,249 
number 
175,152 
847 
9,852 
21,596 
49,860 
55,278 
37,719 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
19,183 
129 
1,605 
2,878 
5,777 
5,263 
3,531 
number 
447,843 
1,832 
32,024 
55,512 
129,448 
141,689 
87,338 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
353 
3 
13 
63 
92 
89 
93 
number 
12,408 
6 
231 
2,342 
2,770 
3,221 
3,838 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
959 
4 
131 
217 
324 
200 
83 
number 
95,707 
26 
5,479 
5,272 
33,638 
41,575 
9,717 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
824 
4 
124 
190 
285 
152 
69 
25 to 49 
43 
- 
2 
15 
12 
12 
2 
50 to 99 
39 
- 
2 
9 
6 
17 
5 
1 00 to 1 99 
9 
- 
- 
1 
2 
4 
2 
200 to 499 
12 
- 
1 
- 
5 
5 
1 
500 or more 
32 
- 
2 
2 
14 
10 
4 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
505 
4 
68 
109 
178 
101 
45 
number 
19,574 
(D) 
(D) 
529 
5,840 
11,062 
1,862 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
811 
2 
111 
189 
264 
178 
67 
number 
76,133 
(D) 
(D) 
4,743 
27,798 
30,513 
7,855 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
813 
2 
115 
196 
264 
159 
77 
number 
505,786 
(D) 
21,307 
(D) 
156,114 
250,996 
67,990 
$1,000 
42,649 
(D) 
1,608 
(D) 
19,085 
15,361 
5,430 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,349 
15 
179 
225 
417 
350 
163 
number 
38,929 
127 
5,876 
6,040 
11,972 
10,110 
4,804 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,080 
12 
140 
174 
345 
284 
125 
number 
23,157 
102 
3,298 
3,398 
6,827 
6,488 
3,044 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
932 
14 
133 
167 
292 
231 
95 
number 
27,138 
102 
4,136 
5,401 
7,511 
6,756 
3,232 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
11,880 
51 
809 
1,859 
3,611 
3,481 
2,069 
number 
65,300 
153 
3,443 
8,860 
19,434 
20,996 
12,414 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
11,494 
46 
794 
1,799 
3,505 
3,364 
1,986 
number 
59,901 
133 
3,246 
8,343 
17,798 
18,940 
11,441 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,479 
21 
222 
440 
755 
645 
396 
number 
7,960 
26 
591 
1,235 
2,597 
1,837 
1,674 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,371 
9 
188 
475 
825 
575 
299 
number 
41,118 
167 
3,064 
8,323 
14,132 
8,972 
6,460 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
1,356 
6 
116 
291 
470 
318 
155 
number 
24,973 
139 
3,059 
4,662 
8,051 
4,888 
4,174 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
4,768 
22 
414 
911 
1,626 
1,199 
596 
number 
2,280,119 
(D) 
8,670 
33,895 
(D) 
136,340 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
4,736 
22 
413 
903 
1,615 
1,191 
592 
400 to 3,199 
18 
- 
1 
7 
4 
4 
2 
3,200 to 9,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
3 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
100,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
484 
- 
41 
88 
160 
143 
52 
number 
(D) 
- 
2,039 
27,342 
55,730 
16,060 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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