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



(For meaning o( abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Other occupations 



Age of operator (years) 



LIVESTOCK -Con. 



Hogs and pigs inventory (arms. 



number. 

 Farms with— 



1 to 24 



25 to 49 --- 



50 to 99 



100 to 199 



200 to 499... 



500 or more 



Used cr to be used tor breeding farms. 



number. 

 Other , farms. 



number. 



Hogs and pigs sold farms 



number 



$1 .000 



Feeder pigs farms 



number 

 $1,000 



Utters of pigs (arrowed between— 

 Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ... (arms 

 number 



Dec. 1 and May 31 farms 



number 



June 1 and Nov 30 farms 



number 



Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory (arms. 



number. 



Ewes 1 year old or older (arms. 



number. 



Sheep and iambs sold (arms. 



number. 

 Sheep and lambs shorn (arms. 



number, 

 pounds o( wool. 



Horses and ponies inventory farms. 



numt>er. 

 Horses and ponies sold farms. 



number. 

 Goats inventory (arms. 



number. 

 Goats sold (arms. 



number. 



POULTRY 



Chickens 3 months old or older inventory .. (arms, 

 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 ot laying age farms. 



number. 

 Pullets 3 monihs old or older not of laying 

 age (arms. 



number. 

 Hens and pullets sold (arms. 



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 lor breeding farms 



number 



Turkeys sold farms, 



number. 



See footnotes at end o( table. 



447 

 97 522 

 11 229 



267 



9 861 



239 



4 644 

 240 



5 017 



365 



10 046 

 332 



6 457 



325 



7 073 

 319 



8 014 

 59 154 



75 119 



48 



196 614 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



MARYLAND 75 



