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 
29 
1 
2 
6 
10 
10 
500 or more 
18 
- 
2 
5 
10 
1 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
5,128 
20 
231 
615 
1,406 
1,682 
1,174 
number 
65,820 
79 
2,656 
9,665 
22,169 
18,976 
12,275 
Beef cows 
farms 
5,024 
16 
222 
602 
1,378 
1,648 
1,158 
number 
47,223 
75 
2,647 
(D) 
12,742 
(D) 
11,866 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,777 
14 
166 
464 
1,048 
1,253 
832 
10 to 49 
1,112 
2 
41 
124 
296 
354 
295 
50 to 99 
94 
- 
12 
10 
25 
29 
18 
100 to 199 
32 
- 
3 
3 
7 
10 
9 
200 to 499 
9 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
4 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
212 
4 
9 
29 
69 
64 
37 
number 
18,597 
4 
9 
(D) 
9,427 
(D) 
409 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
181 
4 
9 
25 
59 
51 
33 
10 to 49 
22 
- 
- 
2 
6 
11 
3 
50 to 99 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
500 or more 
6 
- 
- 
1 
3 
2 
- 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
4,304 
19 
230 
523 
1,149 
1,348 
1,035 
number 
58,923 
93 
1,872 
4,337 
13,983 
28,858 
9,780 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
4,178 
19 
199 
491 
1,157 
1,359 
953 
number 
63,570 
48 
1,751 
6,141 
14,778 
30,430 
10,422 
$1,000 
57,208 
41 
1,449 
5,781 
13,676 
27,343 
8,918 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
1,197 
- 
85 
165 
313 
346 
288 
number 
17,254 
- 
440 
1,181 
3,481 
9,956 
2,196 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
3,719 
19 
169 
422 
1,035 
1,233 
841 
number 
46,316 
48 
1,311 
4,960 
11,297 
20,474 
8,226 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
44 
- 
2 
2 
17 
17 
6 
number 
1,036 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
205 
487 
282 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
549 
2 
29 
127 
199 
129 
63 
number 
3,740 
(D) 
(D) 
780 
1,407 
898 
509 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
523 
2 
29 
119 
191 
121 
61 
25 to 49 
19 
- 
- 
7 
5 
6 
1 
50 to 99 
5 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
- 
1 00 to 1 99 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
200 to 499 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
500 or more 
" 
- 
" 
- 
" 
" 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
218 
1 
11 
44 
83 
50 
29 
number 
796 
(D) 
(D) 
132 
321 
161 
148 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
434 
2 
23 
105 
154 
104 
46 
number 
2,944 
(D) 
(D) 
648 
1,086 
737 
361 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
808 
7 
62 
194 
320 
154 
71 
number 
5,969 
17 
411 
1,313 
2,255 
1,281 
692 
$1,000 
1,055 
3 
77 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
126 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,104 
2 
49 
162 
319 
362 
210 
number 
15,960 
(D) 
(D) 
3,186 
4,565 
4,895 
2,824 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
829 
2 
30 
126 
246 
286 
139 
number 
8,094 
(D) 
(D) 
1,810 
2,245 
2,763 
1,092 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
557 
2 
32 
84 
157 
180 
102 
number 
8,059 
(D) 
(D) 
2,033 
1,619 
2,785 
1,395 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
5,762 
12 
298 
711 
1,573 
1,956 
1,212 
number 
32,057 
85 
1,315 
3,451 
8,758 
10,687 
7,761 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
5,524 
12 
292 
690 
1,519 
1,885 
1,126 
number 
27,675 
85 
1,223 
2,988 
7,399 
9,412 
6,568 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,075 
6 
94 
169 
292 
345 
169 
number 
2,695 
9 
226 
353 
739 
928 
440 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,520 
1 
121 
278 
446 
443 
231 
number 
14,315 
(D) 
1,983 
2,577 
4,116 
3,702 
(D) 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
572 
60 
119 
172 
160 
61 
number 
5,552 
- 
822 
1,100 
1,404 
1,537 
689 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,937 
4 
216 
650 
1,224 
1,233 
610 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
3,017 
10,198 
21,743 
(D) 
10,369 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
3,932 
4 
216 
650 
1,221 
1,231 
610 
400 to 3,199 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
3,200 to 9,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
441 
2 
29 
72 
134 
139 
65 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
384 
822 
2,916 
(D) 
875 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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