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 
4 
1 
2 
1 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
483 
_ 
15 
54 
139 
142 
133 
number 
3,645 
- 
53 
514 
881 
1,246 
951 
Beef cows 
farms 
443 
_ 
15 
50 
126 
128 
124 
number 
2,618 
- 
53 
199 
812 
849 
705 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
364 
14 
44 
97 
107 
102 
10 to 49 
75 
- 
1 
6 
27 
19 
22 
50 to 99 
4 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
77 
- 
- 
18 
19 
19 
21 
number 
1,027 
- 
- 
315 
69 
397 
246 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
63 
14 
18 
13 
18 
10 to 49 
9 
- 
- 
2 
1 
4 
2 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
5 
- 
- 
2 
- 
2 
1 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
515 
_ 
21 
63 
171 
149 
Ill 
number 
3,803 
51 
495 
1,337 
966 
954 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
345 
6 
15 
30 
123 
106 
65 
number 
2,504 
60 
43 
453 
691 
748 
509 
$1,000 
2,430 
36 
65 
285 
707 
593 
743 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
123 
- 
1 
17 
46 
34 
25 
number 
866 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
160 
355 
(D) 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
285 
6 
14 
24 
97 
89 
55 
number 
1,638 
60 
(D) 
(D) 
531 
393 
(D) 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
4 
- 
3 
- 
1 
number 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
252 
6 
24 
34 
85 
54 
49 
number 
3,663 
54 
500 
333 
918 
1,061 
797 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
223 
6 
22 
32 
76 
42 
45 
25 to 49 
13 
- 
- 
2 
5 
4 
2 
50 to 99 
10 
- 
- 
- 
4 
6 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
200 to 499 
4 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
500 or more 
" 
- 
- 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
128 
- 
6 
20 
40 
21 
41 
number 
677 
- 
46 
133 
150 
119 
229 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
214 
6 
24 
30 
78 
43 
33 
number 
2,986 
54 
454 
200 
768 
942 
568 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
194 
6 
6 
29 
83 
50 
20 
number 
6,924 
60 
356 
607 
953 
1,478 
3,470 
$1,000 
998 
2 
62 
94 
194 
230 
416 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
391 
6 
8 
21 
130 
133 
93 
number 
5,270 
138 
232 
159 
1,578 
1,901 
1,262 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
311 
6 
2 
19 
96 
115 
73 
number 
2,792 
138 
(D) 
(D) 
786 
1,061 
650 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
184 
6 
2 
10 
54 
51 
61 
number 
2,161 
(D) 
(D) 
72 
574 
768 
561 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
790 
4 
6 
94 
236 
303 
147 
number 
6,873 
(D) 
(D) 
1,244 
1,718 
2,853 
1,028 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
760 
4 
6 
92 
231 
297 
130 
number 
4,934 
12 
12 
803 
1,330 
2,151 
626 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
223 
- 
9 
31 
51 
111 
21 
number 
712 
- 
15 
114 
118 
430 
35 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
463 
6 
5 
50 
178 
151 
73 
number 
5,012 
60 
16 
376 
954 
1,470 
2,136 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
174 
6 
4 
26 
71 
42 
25 
number 
2,328 
30 
28 
291 
502 
418 
1,059 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
897 
2 
22 
113 
320 
279 
161 
number 
30,735 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
8,498 
9,647 
7,031 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
891 
2 
20 
113 
320 
276 
160 
400 to 3,199 
6 
- 
2 
- 
- 
3 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
93 
- 
- 
21 
36 
26 
10 
number 
3,102 
- 
" 
1,145 
947 
579 
431 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
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