December 1, Number on Hand, and Value, 1993-1997 1/
Year	Hens & Pullets of Laying Age			Pullets 3 Mos. Old & Older Not of Laying Age	Pullets Under 3 Mos.	Other Chickens	Total Chickens	Value
	Hens	Pullets	Total					Per Head	Total Value
				-Thousand Head-				-Dollars-	-Thousand Dollars-
1993	1,445	2,415	3,860	574	671	278	5,383	4.30	23,147
1994	986	2,799	3,785	553	676	198	5,212	4.50	23,454
1995	1,264	2,553	3,817	544	732	292	5,385	4.50	24,233
1996	936	2,586	3,522	582	314	230	4,648	4.70	21,846
1997	704	2,759	3,463	582	428	187	4,660	4.80	22,368
1/ Excludes commercial broilers.

Production, Disposition, and Income, 1993-1997 1/
Year	Number		Pounds Sold	Price Per Pound	Cash Income
	Lost	Sold
	-Thousand Head-		-Thousand Pounds-	-Cents-	-Thousand Dollars-
1993	420	2,870	12,628	18.0	2,273
1994	445	4,100	20,910	11.1	2,321
1995	969	3,177	16,203	10.3	1,669
1996	871	2,620	15,458	11.1	1,716
1997	513	3,210	14,766	11.0	1,624
1/ Based on a December through November year.

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