Table 50. 



[For meaning of 



Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 



bbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



1987-Con. 



Total farming 

 occupations 



r operator (years) 



MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL- 

 TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con 



Total sales (see text) -Con 



Hogs and pigs farms. 



SI, 000. 



Sales of S50.000 or more farms. 



St. 000. 



Sfieep. lambs, and wool farms. 



$1,000. 



Sales of 550,000 or more farms. 



$1,000. 



Otfier livestock and livestock products 



(see text) farms. 



$1,000. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms. 



$1,000. 



FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 



Total farm production expenses farms. 



SI, 000. 

 Average per farm dollars. 



Livestock and poultry purcfiased farms. 



$1,000. 

 Farms witti expenses of- 



$1 to S4,999 



$5,000 to $24,999 



$25,000 to $99,999 



$100,000 or more 



Feed for livestock and poultry farms. 



$1,000. 

 Farms witti expenses of— 



SI to $4,999 



$5,000 to $24.999 



$25,000 to 599,999 



Commercially mixed formula feeds farms. 



$1,000. 



Farms witfi expenses of- 



$1 to S4.999 



$5,000 to $24.999 



$25,000 to $79,999 



$80,000 or more 



Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms. 



$1,000. 



$1 to $999 



$1,000 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $24.999 



$25,000 or more 



Commercial fertilizer farms 



$1,000. 

 Farms Witti expenses of— 



SI to $4.999 



$5,000 to $24.999 



$25,000 to $49.999 



$50,000 or more 



Agricultural ctiemicals farms 



$1,000. 

 Farms witfi expenses of— 



$1 to S4.999 



$5,000 to 524,999 



$25,000 to 549,999 



550,000 or more 



Petroleum products farms. 



$1,000. 

 Farms witfi expenses of— 



$1 to $4, 999 _. 



$5,000 to $24,999 



$25,000 to $49,999 



550,000 or more 



Gasoline and gasohol farms. 



S1,000. 

 Diesel fuel _. farms. 



SI, 000. 

 Natural gas farms. 



$1,000. 

 LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, 

 grease, etc farms. 



$1,000. 

 See footnotes at end of table. 



62 DELAWARE 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



