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



(For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



1987 -Con. 



OthBr occupations 



Age of operator (years) 



LIVESTOCK-Con. 



Farms with- 

 1 to 24 ,. 

 25 to 49. 



. farms-. 



si.oool! 



Dec. 1 and May 31 .. 

 June 1 and Nov. 30 



r all ages inventory. 



Ewes 1 year old or older . 



Sheep and lambs sold . 

 Stieep and lambs shorn 



farms 



famis 



pounds of wool 



Horses and ponies inventory.. farms 



number 



Horses and ponies sold farms 



number. 



Goats inventory farms 



number 



Goats sold farms 



POULTRY 



Chickens 3 m 



inventory .. farms. 



400 to 3,199 



3.200 to 9.999 ... 

 10.000 to 19,999 . 

 20.000 to 49,999 . 

 50,000 to 99,999 . 



Hens and pullets of laying age . 



Broilers and other meat-type chickens 

 sold... 



Turkey hens kept for breeding . 

 Turkeys sold 



80 683 



86 



178 054 



8 212 



22 



17 238 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



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