Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 



[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 



Item 



LIVESTOCK-Con. 



Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory farms.. 



number.. 



Ewes 1 year old or older farms.. 



numtier.. 



Sheep and tambs sold __ farnis-. 



number.. 



Sheep and Iambs shorn farms., 



number., 

 pounds of wool.. 



Horses and ponies inventory farms.. 



number.. 

 Horses and ponies sold farms., 



number.. 



$1.000,. 



Goats inventory farms.. 



number.. 

 Goats sold farms-. 



number.. 



$1,000-. 



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.. 



number.. 



Chickens 3 months old or older sold farms.. 



number,. 

 Broilers and other meat-type chickens 



sold farms.. 



numt>er.. 

 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.. 



CROPS HARVESTED 



Com for grain or seed farms.. 



acres., 

 bushels.. 



Irrigated farms.. 



acres.. 

 Farms by acres harvested: 



1 to 24 acres 



25 to 99 acres _ 



100 to 249 acres 



250 acres or more 



Com for silage or green chop farms.. 



acres,, 

 tons, green.. 



Irrigated farms.. 



acres,. 

 Farms by acres harvested: 



1 to 24 acres 



25 to 99 acres 



100 10 249 acres _ , 



250 acres or more 



Sorghum for grain or seed farms. 



acres, 

 bushels. 



Irrigated ___ farms. 



acres. 



Wheat for grain farms, 



acres, 

 bushels- 



Irrigated _ farms. 



acres. 

 Farms by acres harvested: 



1 to 24 acres ..- 



25 to 99 acres _. 



100 to 249 acres 



250 acres or more 



See footnotes at end of table. 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



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