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 
162 
1 
9 
16 
58 
48 
30 
500 or more 
59 
4 
- 
11 
21 
11 
12 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
7,290 
36 
481 
1,161 
2,439 
2,202 
971 
number 
140,856 
649 
6,718 
22,648 
38,270 
51,177 
21,394 
Beef cows 
farms 
6,522 
23 
404 
1,031 
2,231 
1,972 
861 
number 
86,987 
466 
4,852 
12,637 
27,290 
27,631 
14,111 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,575 
9 
232 
600 
1,286 
1,027 
421 
10 to 49 
2,743 
12 
165 
409 
891 
867 
399 
50 to 99 
168 
1 
6 
15 
48 
68 
30 
100 to 199 
30 
1 
1 
7 
5 
8 
8 
200 to 499 
6 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
3 
500 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
914 
13 
88 
148 
247 
270 
148 
number 
53,869 
183 
1,866 
10,011 
10,980 
23,546 
7,283 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
222 
5 
44 
56 
45 
47 
25 
10 to 49 
410 
8 
26 
44 
123 
140 
69 
50 to 99 
199 
- 
16 
41 
56 
52 
34 
100 to 199 
66 
- 
2 
6 
19 
20 
19 
200 to 499 
7 
- 
- 
- 
4 
3 
- 
500 or more 
10 
- 
- 
1 
- 
8 
1 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
8,519 
60 
644 
1,424 
2,835 
2,538 
1,018 
number 
219,876 
4,806 
13,496 
31,810 
78,724 
63,409 
27,631 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
7,748 
50 
543 
1,288 
2,524 
2,338 
1,005 
number 
261,007 
4,450 
9,985 
34,439 
114,315 
61,308 
36,510 
$1,000 
193,969 
4,841 
9,078 
27,628 
67,314 
52,087 
33,022 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
2,591 
28 
206 
449 
850 
712 
346 
number 
103,757 
310 
2,715 
11,659 
64,717 
17,946 
6,410 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
6,977 
40 
483 
1,150 
2,270 
2,143 
891 
number 
157,250 
4,140 
7,270 
22,780 
49,598 
43,362 
30,100 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
579 
10 
35 
77 
184 
175 
98 
number 
37,571 
3,883 
1,524 
4,285 
8,554 
13,743 
5,582 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,080 
16 
88 
242 
423 
241 
70 
number 
58,398 
(D) 
(D) 
13,353 
20,580 
13,819 
5,750 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
907 
11 
78 
221 
353 
193 
51 
25 to 49 
69 
1 
6 
9 
30 
19 
4 
50 to 99 
54 
3 
1 
5 
21 
17 
7 
1 00 to 1 99 
18 
- 
3 
2 
10 
1 
2 
200 to 499 
14 
- 
- 
1 
6 
3 
4 
500 or more 
18 
1 
- 
4 
3 
8 
2 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
459 
4 
41 
107 
181 
90 
36 
number 
9,864 
(D) 
(D) 
1,699 
4,997 
937 
1,970 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
933 
16 
70 
204 
357 
225 
61 
number 
48,534 
(D) 
(D) 
1 1 ,654 
15,583 
12,882 
3,780 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,094 
21 
93 
260 
429 
223 
68 
number 
215,924 
(D) 
(D) 
36,041 
109,292 
22,542 
36,091 
$1,000 
18,712 
(D) 
(D) 
5,011 
6,127 
3,674 
2,344 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
1,416 
15 
92 
216 
453 
457 
183 
number 
34,640 
294 
2,539 
4,413 
10,860 
12,142 
4,392 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,170 
15 
78 
181 
356 
391 
149 
number 
21,391 
148 
1,952 
2,746 
6,569 
6,893 
3,083 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
941 
10 
63 
156 
306 
294 
112 
number 
26,980 
61 
2,174 
3,621 
8,030 
10,192 
2,902 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
10,127 
9 
503 
1,457 
3,469 
3,272 
1,417 
number 
54,099 
73 
2,882 
7,351 
17,915 
17,782 
8,096 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
9,662 
9 
479 
1,408 
3,355 
3,110 
1,301 
number 
46,275 
73 
2,092 
6,581 
15,427 
15,524 
6,578 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
1,166 
1 
92 
234 
350 
356 
133 
number 
3,600 
(D) 
(D) 
750 
852 
1,057 
642 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,423 
8 
102 
309 
513 
353 
138 
number 
21,097 
373 
1,626 
6,865 
5,176 
5,682 
1,375 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
482 
4 
32 
130 
164 
97 
55 
number 
8,212 
138 
307 
2,544 
2,430 
2,470 
323 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,937 
22 
240 
719 
1,460 
1,045 
451 
number 
306,248 
647 
4,882 
31,024 
67,590 
117,375 
84,730 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
3,913 
22 
240 
717 
1,453 
1,033 
448 
400 to 3,199 
17 
- 
- 
1 
4 
10 
2 
3,200 to 9,999 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
100,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
406 
8 
9 
82 
167 
81 
59 
number 
107,255 
513 
223 
1,500 
(D) 
(D) 
3,150 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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