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 
53 
3 
7 
7 
15 
21 
500 or more 
6 
" 
" 
4 
1 
" 
1 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
5,337 
19 
309 
695 
1,480 
1,666 
1,168 
number 
73,696 
186 
3,768 
8,491 
20,414 
22,534 
18,303 
Beef cows 
farms 
5,247 
19 
305 
665 
1,466 
1,646 
1,146 
number 
72,949 
180 
3,757 
8,342 
20,321 
22,250 
18,099 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
2,840 
11 
182 
386 
823 
853 
585 
10 to 49 
2,189 
8 
116 
252 
576 
727 
510 
50 to 99 
169 
- 
5 
24 
57 
52 
31 
100 to 199 
39 
- 
1 
3 
7 
14 
14 
200 to 499 
10 
- 
1 
- 
3 
- 
6 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
174 
3 
10 
50 
26 
46 
39 
number 
747 
6 
11 
149 
93 
284 
204 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
163 
3 
10 
48 
22 
43 
37 
10 to 49 
6 
- 
- 
1 
4 
- 
1 
50 to 99 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
1 
100 to 199 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
4,920 
19 
292 
700 
1,396 
1,487 
1,026 
number 
69,015 
54 
3,653 
12,432 
16,814 
20,744 
15,318 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
5,055 
9 
287 
658 
1,375 
1,576 
1,150 
number 
82,032 
52 
3,700 
12,800 
18,072 
24,764 
22,644 
$1,000 
69,829 
46 
2,949 
13,135 
14,079 
20,183 
19,436 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
2,393 
2 
136 
315 
653 
780 
507 
number 
18,085 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,753 
5,588 
4,106 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
4,351 
7 
249 
560 
1,172 
1,374 
989 
number 
63,947 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
13,319 
19,176 
18,538 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
86 
7 
8 
8 
38 
25 
number 
2,834 
- 
183 
164 
201 
766 
1,520 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
427 
- 
41 
125 
138 
86 
37 
number 
2,549 
- 
226 
747 
648 
574 
354 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
410 
40 
119 
134 
82 
35 
25 to 49 
12 
- 
1 
4 
4 
3 
- 
50 to 99 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 00 to 1 99 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
185 
- 
21 
56 
54 
41 
13 
number 
666 
- 
91 
222 
152 
128 
73 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
341 
- 
28 
99 
112 
72 
30 
number 
1,883 
- 
135 
525 
496 
446 
281 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
386 
- 
29 
117 
143 
69 
28 
number 
3,904 
- 
231 
1,271 
1,014 
948 
440 
$1,000 
(D) 
30 
139 
138 
(D) 
36 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
528 
- 
33 
79 
168 
169 
79 
number 
12,544 
- 
705 
1,599 
4,197 
4,023 
2,020 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
411 
- 
21 
60 
133 
135 
62 
number 
7,714 
- 
240 
978 
2,682 
2,694 
1,120 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
369 
- 
21 
59 
128 
112 
49 
number 
7,838 
614 
889 
2,352 
2,899 
1,084 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
3,173 
7 
183 
441 
907 
1,021 
614 
number 
14,106 
27 
773 
1,773 
3,993 
4,760 
2,780 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
2,969 
7 
172 
429 
866 
958 
537 
number 
12,290 
27 
656 
1,645 
3,506 
4,195 
2,261 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
494 
4 
43 
52 
151 
158 
86 
number 
1,171 
8 
91 
121 
323 
390 
238 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
937 
6 
64 
190 
290 
271 
116 
number 
9,750 
39 
545 
1,954 
3,028 
3,018 
1,166 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
437 
3 
31 
107 
145 
110 
41 
number 
3,671 
36 
170 
769 
1,135 
1,213 
348 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,724 
9 
136 
323 
550 
480 
226 
number 
155,368 
720 
1,992 
6,420 
50,956 
76,738 
18,542 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
1,711 
9 
136 
323 
545 
473 
225 
400 to 3,199 
3 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
8 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 
1 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
182 
- 
10 
35 
64 
52 
21 
number 
136,087 
- 
121 
(D) 
(D) 
827 
579 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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