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 



50 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 between — 

 Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov, 30 ... farms 

 number 



Dec, 1 and tvlay 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 pomes 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. 



27 822 



1 209 



169 392 



1 265 



372 470 



37 032 



375 



94 341 



24 599 



589 



15 198 



3 287 

 26 513 



913 

 3 565 



480 

 3 249 



141 

 1 227 



209 137 



217 



853 723 



4 981 



49 



2 683 



34 792 



50 



328 842 



74 MARYLAND 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



