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 
121 
11 
4 
39 
33 
34 
500 or more 
43 
- 
2 
6 
8 
9 
18 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
7,337 
25 
440 
988 
1,783 
2,336 
1,765 
number 
193,136 
481 
11,135 
21,131 
46,239 
62,052 
52,098 
Beef cows 
farms 
7,322 
25 
440 
987 
1,782 
2,332 
1,756 
number 
190,862 
481 
11,135 
(D) 
(D) 
61,516 
50,556 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
2,226 
17 
148 
328 
519 
704 
510 
10 to 49 
4,274 
4 
251 
568 
1,062 
1,340 
1,049 
50 to 99 
576 
4 
26 
74 
142 
210 
120 
100 to 199 
170 
- 
6 
15 
44 
57 
48 
200 to 499 
66 
- 
9 
- 
14 
19 
24 
500 or more 
10 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
5 
Milk cows 
farms 
46 
- 
- 
1 
6 
22 
17 
number 
2,274 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
536 
1,542 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
22 
4 
12 
6 
10 to 49 
14 
- 
- 
- 
1 
7 
6 
50 to 99 
5 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
2 
100 to 199 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
6,330 
30 
393 
861 
1,539 
2,012 
1,495 
number 
121,863 
814 
8,066 
14,546 
30,172 
38,145 
30,120 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
6,298 
31 
360 
859 
1,564 
2,003 
1,481 
number 
142,438 
774 
8,706 
16,492 
34,379 
47,309 
34,778 
$1,000 
92,712 
547 
5,802 
11,041 
22,922 
30,834 
21,567 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
4,631 
23 
273 
620 
1,101 
1,531 
1,083 
number 
58,064 
155 
4,107 
7,174 
12,545 
19,232 
14,851 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
4,829 
25 
268 
645 
1,223 
1,508 
1,160 
number 
84,374 
619 
4,599 
9,318 
21,834 
28,077 
19,927 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
1 
2 
1 
1 
number 
962 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
258 
- 
19 
50 
98 
53 
38 
number 
22,009 
- 
100 
327 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
241 
18 
48 
95 
48 
32 
25 to 49 
11 
- 
1 
2 
2 
4 
2 
50 to 99 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 00 to 1 99 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
123 
_ 
8 
22 
49 
26 
18 
number 
1,646 
- 
17 
91 
261 
(D) 
(D) 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
220 
- 
14 
42 
84 
49 
31 
number 
20,363 
- 
83 
236 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
132 
_ 
19 
24 
44 
25 
20 
number 
83,619 
- 
76 
209 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
$1,000 
7,846 
- 
15 
23 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
280 
- 
27 
46 
69 
67 
71 
number 
5,488 
- 
341 
359 
1,362 
1,605 
1,821 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
203 
- 
16 
35 
44 
57 
51 
number 
2,612 
- 
152 
173 
542 
912 
833 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
171 
- 
21 
26 
42 
44 
38 
number 
2,846 
- 
135 
146 
702 
979 
884 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
5,319 
15 
265 
777 
1,430 
1,580 
1,252 
number 
33,718 
83 
1,328 
4,382 
9,243 
10,214 
8,468 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
5,146 
15 
262 
761 
1,404 
1,520 
1,184 
number 
30,815 
83 
1,262 
4,206 
7,676 
9,588 
8,000 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,076 
- 
72 
184 
335 
273 
212 
number 
3,478 
- 
258 
532 
1,051 
973 
664 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
961 
2 
58 
163 
252 
284 
202 
number 
14,076 
(D) 
(D) 
2,458 
3,394 
3,944 
3,474 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
471 
35 
67 
144 
133 
92 
number 
5,255 
- 
324 
849 
1,419 
1,293 
1,370 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,276 
- 
95 
195 
377 
370 
239 
number 
499,198 
- 
1,743 
192,533 
133,804 
109,925 
61,193 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,252 
95 
185 
371 
365 
236 
400 to 3,199 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
10 
- 
- 
5 
2 
3 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
13 
- 
- 
5 
4 
2 
2 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
176 
- 
17 
10 
54 
63 
32 
number 
298,223 
- 
818 
(D) 
136,251 
(D) 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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