Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 -Con. 



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



Total farming 



and other 



occupations 



Age of operator (years) 



LIVESTOCK-Con. 



Hogs and pigs inventory farms- 



number_ 

 Farms with— 



1 to 24.. 



25 to 49 



SO to 99 



100 to 199 



200 to 499 



500 or more 



Used or to be used for breeding farms- 

 number. 



Other farms- 

 number. 



Hogs and pigs sold farms- 



number- 

 $1,000- 



Feeder pigs. farms- 



number- 

 $1,000- 



Litters of pigs farrowed tietween — 

 Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _-. farms- 

 number- 



Dec. 1 and May 31 --- farms- 



number- 



June 1 and Nov. 30 - farms- 



number- 



Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory farms.. 



number.. 



Ewes 1 year old or older farms.. 



number.. 



Sheep and lambs sold farms.. 



number.. 

 Sheep and lambs shorn farms.. 



number., 

 pounds of wool.. 



Horses and ponies inventory farms.. 



number-. 

 Horses and ponies sold... - farms-. 



number-. 

 Goats inventory -- farms-. 



number-. 

 Goats sold - farms-. 



number-. 



POULTRY 



Chickens 3 months old or older inventory .- farms., 

 number.. 

 Farms with — 



1 to 399 



400 to 3,199 



3,200 to 9,999 



10,000 to 19,999 



20,000 to 49.999 



50,000 to 99,999 



100,000 or more 



Hens and pullets of laying age __ farms.. 



number.. 

 Pullets 3 months old or older not of 



laying age farms.. 



numt)er.. 



Hens and pullets sold farms.. 



number.. 



Broilers and other meat-type chickens 



sold farms.. 



number.. 

 Farms with — 



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. 



1 927 

 538 

 395 

 285 

 286 

 154 



2 495 

 51 038 



3 274 

 302 024 



3 220 

 648 262 

 61 869 



1 026 

 172 618 



7 077 



2 599 

 71 034 



2 409 

 36 129 



2 242 

 34 905 



7 141 

 34 680 

 1 366 



5 087 

 1 109 



10 568 

 400 



6 322 



2 753 526 



852 



19 918 366 



1 578 



477 606 



46 991 



426 



110 778 



4 643 



1 267 

 51 200 



1 181 

 26 047 



4 060 



3 



12 000 



166 098 



79 



1 648 633 



7 665 



244 



47 195 



256 



100 915 



9 834 



338 



8 722 

 420 



49 834 



432 

 96 Oil 



9 708 



355 

 12 141 



335 

 6 458 



310 

 5 683 



74 ALABAMA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



