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 
1 
2 
500 or more 
4 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
1 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
759 
_ 
12 
133 
245 
218 
151 
number 
7,863 
- 
161 
1,017 
2,677 
2,104 
1,904 
Beef cows 
farms 
688 
_ 
11 
112 
228 
200 
137 
number 
4,999 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,562 
1,501 
1,304 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
551 
9 
96 
179 
156 
111 
10 to 49 
130 
- 
2 
16 
48 
41 
23 
50 to 99 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
100 to 199 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
108 
- 
2 
32 
28 
30 
16 
number 
2,864 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,115 
603 
600 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
66 
1 
24 
14 
15 
12 
10 to 49 
24 
- 
- 
3 
10 
10 
1 
50 to 99 
12 
- 
1 
4 
2 
4 
1 
100 to 199 
3 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
500 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
" 
" 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
773 
_ 
29 
140 
235 
222 
147 
number 
9,598 
- 
174 
1,143 
3,834 
1,883 
2,564 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
590 
_ 
17 
95 
230 
149 
99 
number 
5,220 
- 
148 
643 
1,818 
1,202 
1,409 
$1,000 
5,173 
- 
119 
504 
1,439 
1,127 
1,984 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
182 
- 
8 
35 
74 
43 
22 
number 
1,315 
- 
52 
230 
594 
276 
163 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
537 
- 
16 
88 
205 
132 
96 
number 
3,905 
- 
96 
413 
1,224 
926 
1,246 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
16 
- 
- 
1 
8 
2 
5 
number 
591 
- 
(D) 
55 
(□) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
216 
- 
4 
61 
72 
52 
27 
number 
1,028 
- 
63 
303 
195 
356 
111 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
211 
3 
60 
72 
50 
26 
25 to 49 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
1 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
200 to 499 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
43 
- 
3 
10 
14 
9 
7 
number 
167 
- 
12 
38 
35 
50 
32 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
201 
- 
4 
58 
67 
50 
22 
number 
861 
- 
51 
265 
160 
306 
79 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
245 
_ 
16 
63 
92 
55 
19 
number 
1,669 
- 
174 
372 
621 
385 
117 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
72 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
407 
4 
12 
66 
121 
126 
78 
number 
7,994 
84 
265 
2,444 
1,600 
1,708 
1,893 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
363 
4 
6 
61 
110 
112 
70 
number 
3,948 
48 
100 
624 
1,014 
1,040 
1,122 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
220 
4 
7 
46 
48 
76 
39 
number 
6,146 
32 
42 
2,704 
1,135 
946 
1,287 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
614 
- 
38 
54 
171 
193 
158 
number 
4,306 
- 
239 
265 
1,168 
1,318 
1,316 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
590 
38 
53 
170 
186 
143 
number 
3,277 
- 
137 
245 
874 
1,158 
863 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
129 
- 
1 
20 
29 
57 
22 
number 
316 
- 
(D) 
21 
(D) 
186 
31 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
235 
- 
7 
35 
79 
56 
58 
number 
3,258 
- 
55 
290 
493 
1,597 
823 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
61 
- 
8 
11 
18 
13 
11 
number 
660 
- 
132 
166 
55 
112 
195 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
906 
1 
31 
167 
283 
279 
145 
number 
92,237 
(D) 
742 
3,896 
(D) 
5,224 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
904 
1 
31 
166 
282 
279 
145 
400 to 3,199 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
89 
- 
4 
20 
23 
34 
8 
number 
1,936 
- 
(D) 
464 
228 
832 
(D) 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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