Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987-Con. 



[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory le<ll 



LIVESTOCK -Con. 



Hogs and pigs inventory farms.. 



Farms with— 



1 to 24 



25 to 49 



50 to 99 



too to 199--. 

 200 to 499-.. 

 500 or more . 



Other farms-. 



number.. 



Hogs and pigs sold — farms.. 



number.. 



$1.000.. 



Feeder pigs.. farms.. 



Litters of pigs farrowed between- 

 Dee 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.. 



Sheep and lambs sold farms.. 



number.. 

 Sheep and lambs shorn.- farms-. 



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.. 



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. 



1 265 

 372 470 

 37 032 

 375 

 94 341 

 3 900 



3 287 



26 513 



913 



3 565 



354 355 



402 



3 330 041 



257 070 110 



Full owners Pan owners 



10 887 



605 



70 705 



633 

 154 846 

 15 843 



218 409 



276 



2 438 412 



462 

 173 779 

 16 904 



20 860 



275 



10 364 



44 661 

 496 622 



Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 



26 150 



759 



163 175 



361 064 



36 192 



233 



88 440 



3 697 



20 167 



489 



20 442 



Full owners Part owners 



9 683 



286 



66 548 



7 745 



86 



3 996 



13 184 



350 



75 019 



252 

 20 524 



230 

 10 232 



239 

 10 292 



74 

 5 005 



66 

 2 264 



69 

 2 741 



25 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



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