Table 5. Sales/Production per Farm and Percent of Farms with Enterprise, 1964 and 1997
Enterprise |
United States |
Appalachia | ||||||
1964 |
1997 |
1964 |
1997 | |||||
Value |
__% |
Value |
% |
Value |
% |
Value |
% | |
Cattle & Calves Sold, Number |
31.6 |
63.1 |
73.2 |
52.9 |
12.0 |
62.0 |
24.9 |
62.0 |
Hogs & Pigs Sold, Number |
104.1 |
25.4 |
1396.7 |
5.3 |
49.7 |
14.4 |
382.7 |
2.5 |
Layers & Pullets, Number |
283 |
38.3 |
5054 |
3.8 |
281 |
40.2 |
2967 |
4.4 |
Corn Produced, Bushels |
4544 |
43.8 |
19917 |
22.5 |
549 |
43.3 |
4527 |
13.0 |
Wheat Produced. Bushels |
1646 |
23.4 |
9048 |
12.7 |
314 |
9.0 |
1656 |
3.2 |
Tobacco Produced, Pounds |
5999 |
10.5 |
19483 |
4.7 |
2511 |
27.9 |
7778 |
17.1 |
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