Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principai 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 
125 
14 
11 
19 
31 
50 
500 or more 
57 
- 
- 
3 
12 
17 
25 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
4,853 
46 
250 
518 
1,294 
1,444 
1,301 
number 
156,689 
394 
4,597 
11,957 
38,432 
56,806 
44,503 
Beef cows 
farms 
4,795 
46 
249 
511 
1,267 
1,431 
1,291 
number 
107,903 
394 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
30,503 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
2,585 
30 
130 
309 
755 
770 
591 
10 to 49 
1,787 
16 
102 
153 
431 
532 
553 
50 to 99 
234 
- 
9 
29 
44 
80 
72 
100 to 199 
113 
- 
7 
16 
23 
31 
36 
200 to 499 
63 
- 
1 
4 
12 
14 
32 
500 or more 
13 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
7 
Milk cows 
farms 
127 
- 
2 
14 
45 
33 
33 
number 
48,786 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
26,303 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
98 
2 
8 
33 
23 
32 
10 to 49 
12 
- 
- 
5 
6 
1 
- 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
500 or more 
15 
- 
- 
1 
6 
7 
1 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
3,657 
41 
217 
429 
909 
1,149 
912 
number 
126,703 
151 
4,256 
37,800 
25,012 
33,929 
25,555 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
3,409 
28 
223 
404 
873 
1,018 
863 
number 
211,538 
141 
6,441 
100,840 
24,059 
45,719 
34,338 
$1,000 
113,128 
95 
5,017 
35,882 
17,693 
29,007 
25,433 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
2,008 
10 
135 
230 
473 
631 
529 
number 
139,018 
74 
1,588 
(D) 
9,337 
20,808 
(D) 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
2,571 
25 
168 
303 
668 
760 
647 
number 
72,520 
67 
4,853 
(D) 
14,722 
24,911 
(D) 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
29 
- 
3 
1 
6 
7 
12 
number 
4,432 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
362 
(D) 
353 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
128 
- 
8 
22 
41 
31 
26 
number 
574 
- 
34 
175 
190 
93 
82 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
125 
8 
20 
40 
31 
26 
25 to 49 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
50 to 99 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
23 
_ 
2 
4 
10 
4 
3 
number 
130 
- 
(D) 
48 
57 
13 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
126 
- 
8 
22 
40 
31 
25 
number 
444 
- 
(D) 
127 
133 
80 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
110 
_ 
4 
20 
42 
21 
23 
number 
952 
- 
8 
181 
448 
116 
199 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
18 
52 
23 
28 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,343 
7 
37 
123 
432 
343 
401 
number 
26,434 
127 
523 
2,274 
10,415 
5,681 
7,414 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
685 
7 
19 
63 
237 
188 
171 
number 
12,112 
121 
182 
1,374 
4,596 
2,608 
3,231 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
378 
- 
9 
41 
114 
92 
122 
number 
7,098 
- 
33 
963 
3,094 
1,365 
1,643 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
3,579 
18 
144 
450 
899 
1,204 
864 
number 
20,894 
117 
678 
2,184 
4,405 
6,721 
6,789 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
3,473 
18 
140 
442 
877 
1,174 
822 
number 
18,385 
117 
605 
2,048 
4,072 
6,294 
5,249 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
896 
- 
30 
157 
240 
270 
199 
number 
3,318 
- 
87 
552 
627 
946 
1,106 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,323 
6 
53 
140 
399 
406 
319 
number 
13,634 
126 
575 
804 
4,090 
4,722 
3,317 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
302 
- 
13 
37 
110 
88 
54 
number 
3,862 
- 
53 
211 
1,481 
1,376 
741 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
918 
1 
20 
131 
295 
281 
190 
number 
14,686 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,668 
5,737 
3,230 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
915 
1 
20 
131 
295 
279 
189 
400 to 3,199 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
103 
- 
2 
20 
33 
28 
20 
number 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
198 
(D) 
335 
132 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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