Table 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 -Con. 



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



Item 



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 May 31 farms. 



number, 



June 1 and Nov. 30 famris-. 



number.. 



Sheep and lambs of alt 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 fanms,. 



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 meal-type chicl<ens 



sold famis.. 



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. 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



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