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



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



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. _ 

 numbe^__ 



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 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. 



31 

 2 601 



14 

 8 

 3 

 4 

 1 

 1 



21 



330 



28 



2 271 



34 



8 097 



812 



17 

 2 614 



91 



21 

 446 



21 

 194 



20 

 252 



1 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 



1 

 (D) 

 (D) 



36 

 92 



5 

 15 



9 

 37 



2 

 (D) 



12 

 49 376 



12 

 49 314 



4 



62 



9 



67 610 



3 

 182 500 



1 

 (D) 



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