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 
304 
6 
54 
80 
89 
75 
500 or more 
42 
- 
1 
- 
11 
13 
17 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
10,098 
38 
589 
1,155 
2,742 
3,158 
2,416 
number 
238,651 
659 
1 1 ,434 
23,312 
60,474 
78,460 
64,312 
Beef cows 
farms 
9,943 
38 
578 
1,127 
2,707 
3,103 
2,390 
number 
233,837 
659 
11,375 
23,024 
59,402 
75,823 
63,554 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,527 
14 
237 
472 
1,027 
1,059 
718 
10 to 49 
5,365 
23 
294 
550 
1,418 
1,692 
1,388 
50 to 99 
749 
1 
43 
77 
183 
260 
185 
100 to 199 
232 
- 
3 
25 
65 
70 
69 
200 to 499 
63 
- 
1 
3 
12 
21 
26 
500 or more 
7 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
4 
Milk cows 
farms 
288 
- 
20 
41 
80 
97 
50 
number 
4,814 
- 
59 
288 
1,072 
2,637 
758 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
228 
20 
37 
60 
72 
39 
10 to 49 
35 
- 
- 
3 
15 
12 
5 
50 to 99 
15 
- 
- 
- 
3 
8 
4 
100 to 199 
6 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
2 
200 to 499 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
500 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
9,726 
46 
619 
1,210 
2,678 
2,995 
2,178 
number 
247,423 
1,539 
12,396 
31,260 
69,133 
79,826 
53,269 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
9,718 
46 
579 
1,157 
2,614 
3,021 
2,301 
number 
234,264 
1,751 
11,057 
25,228 
63,165 
76,046 
57,017 
$1,000 
181,545 
1,778 
8,849 
19,405 
48,261 
59,001 
44,251 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
4,713 
13 
266 
516 
1,277 
1,532 
1,109 
number 
54,012 
62 
2,640 
6,143 
15,004 
16,533 
13,630 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
8,559 
43 
498 
1,032 
2,279 
2,714 
1,993 
number 
180,252 
1,689 
8,417 
19,085 
48,161 
59,513 
43,387 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
191 
4 
2 
22 
41 
65 
57 
number 
6,037 
(D) 
(D) 
680 
1,048 
2,465 
1,764 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
650 
1 
57 
163 
220 
147 
62 
number 
18,466 
(D) 
(D) 
4,130 
2,613 
10,112 
954 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
569 
1 
53 
146 
191 
125 
53 
25 to 49 
46 
- 
- 
9 
20 
13 
4 
50 to 99 
21 
- 
4 
7 
6 
- 
4 
1 00 to 1 99 
7 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 
- 
200 to 499 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
500 or more 
4 
- 
" 
1 
- 
3 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
356 
1 
45 
90 
115 
69 
36 
number 
1,811 
(D) 
(D) 
314 
608 
544 
195 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
523 
1 
33 
131 
190 
127 
41 
number 
1 6,655 
(D) 
(D) 
3,816 
2,005 
9,568 
759 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
452 
- 
41 
112 
183 
84 
32 
number 
34,633 
- 
734 
8,760 
2,124 
22,648 
367 
$1,000 
5,761 
- 
84 
1,477 
319 
3,804 
77 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,310 
8 
108 
234 
408 
325 
227 
number 
33,213 
119 
2,959 
5,159 
10,019 
9,755 
5,202 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,018 
8 
96 
179 
297 
273 
165 
number 
19,545 
64 
1,653 
2,676 
5,884 
6,111 
3,157 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
766 
1 
79 
135 
243 
195 
113 
number 
19,251 
(D) 
(D) 
2,582 
6,586 
5,812 
2,735 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
6,949 
4 
343 
841 
2,108 
2,220 
1,433 
number 
43,609 
25 
1,638 
4,575 
12,126 
14,304 
10,941 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
6,639 
4 
322 
811 
2,052 
2,119 
1,331 
number 
36,704 
25 
1,295 
4,025 
10,422 
12,302 
8,635 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,310 
- 
86 
175 
410 
409 
230 
number 
3,587 
- 
441 
345 
967 
1,258 
576 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
2,061 
3 
141 
332 
692 
575 
318 
number 
27,451 
21 
2,338 
3,644 
9,804 
7,541 
4,103 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
962 
3 
91 
157 
331 
253 
127 
number 
12,978 
60 
1,292 
1,872 
5,319 
2,851 
1,584 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,339 
14 
225 
581 
1,169 
905 
445 
number 
185,625 
378 
4,100 
17,882 
69,797 
76,626 
16,842 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
3,323 
14 
225 
579 
1,164 
898 
443 
400 to 3,199 
7 
- 
- 
1 
2 
3 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
5 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
1 
10,000 to 19,999 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
374 
- 
29 
65 
124 
100 
56 
number 
129,113 
- 
397 
(D) 
57,660 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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