Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 



[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see intfoductory text] 



1987-Con. 



other occupations 



Age ol operator (years) 



LIVESTOCK-Con. 



Hogs and pigs inventory farms. 



Farms witti — 



1 to 24 



25 to 49.... 



50 to 99 



100 to 199.... 



200 to 499 



500 or more 



Used or to be used for breeding farms. 



number. 

 Olfier farms. 



number. 



Hogs and pigs sold farms. 



SI.000; 

 Feeder pigs farms. 



$1,000! 



Litters of pigs farrowed between- 

 Dee 1 of preceding year and Nov 30 ... farms. 



Dec. 1 and May 31 farms. 



June 1 and Nov 30 farms. 



Sfieep and lambs of all ages inventory farms. 



number. 

 Ewes 1 year old or older farms. 



Sheep and lambs sold farms. 



number. 

 Sheep and lambs sfiorn farms. 



number, 

 pounds of wool. 



Horses and ponies inventory farms. 



Horses and ponies sold farms. 



Goats inventory farms. 



number. 

 Goals sold farms. 



POULTRY 



Chickens 3 months old or older inventory .. farms, 

 number. 

 Farms with — 



1 to 399 



400 lo 3.199 



3,200 to 9.999 



10.000 10 19,999 



20,000 to 49,999 



50,000 10 99,999 



100,000 or more 



Hens and pullets of laying age farms. 



Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying 



age farms. 



number. 

 Hens and pullets sold farms. 



Broilers and other meal-type chickens 



1 to 1,999 



2.000 to 59,999 



60.000 to 99,999 



100.000 or more 



Turkey hens kept for breeding farms. 



number. 

 Turkeys sold farms. 



number. 

 See footnotes at end of table. 



13 349 

 97 501 



13 025 



8 



50 645 



15 981 776 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



DELAWARE 75 



