Table 2. Livestock and Poultry: 1978 and 1974 



Cattle and calves inventory farms.. 



number.. 

 Farms by size of inventory; 



1 to 19 farms.. 



number.. 



20 to 99 farms.. 



number.. 



100 to 499 farms.. 



number.. 



500 or more farms.. 



number.. 



Cows and heifers tfiat had calved farms.. 



number.. 



Beef cow/s farms.. 



number.. 



Milk cows farms.. 



number.. 



Heifers and heifer calves farms.. 



number.. 



Steers and bulls including calves farms.. 



number. 



Cattle and calves sold farms. 



number 

 Cattle fattened on grain and concentrates farms, 



number.. 

 Dairy products sold farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Hogs and pigs inventory farms.. 



number.. 



Farms by size of inventory: 



1 to 99 farms.. 



number.. 



100 to 499 farms. 



number.. 



500 or more farms, 



number.. 



Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding farms. 



number.. 



Hogs and pigs sold farms.. 



number.. 



Feeder pigs sold farms . 



number,. 

 Litters farrowed between- 

 Dee. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 farms. 



number.. 



Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 farms. 



number 



June 1 and Nov 30 farms 



number.. 



Sheep and lambs 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.. 



Chickens 3 months old or older inventory farms. 



number 



Hens and pullets of laying age inventory farms 



number . 



Farms by size of inventory: 



1 to 1,599 farms 



number 

 1.600 to 9, 999 farms 



number 

 10.000 or more farms 



number . 



Broilers sold farms.. 



number.. 



Turkeys sold farms.. 



number.. 



1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE— PRELIMINARY REPORT 



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