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



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



Other occupations 



Age of operatof (years) 



LIVESTOCK -Con 



Hogs and pigs inventory farms. 



number.. 

 Farms with— 



1 to 24 



25 10 49 



50 10 99 , 



too 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 between — 



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 poP'es 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. 



number- 



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. 



9 832 

 1 320 

 61 647 



1 147 



127 865 



12 065 



353 



35 724 



1 540 



860 



14 090 



788 



7 227 



1 031 



103 339 



967 



58 664 



353 254 



5 074 

 26 473 



1 047 



2 912 



286 

 30 471 

 2 755 



1 415 



7 261 



359 



117 044 



37 



654 071 



15 141 



18 



483 204 



2 375 

 336 



16 097 



313 



39 157 



3 631 



3 390 



218 



1 731 



287 



15 033 



270 



9 498 



366 972 

 358 



34 457 



47 



505 618 



255 

 22 350 



1 697 



14 394 



195 



B 628 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



VIRGINIA 75 



