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Selected Livestock Inventory
Los Angeles County
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Stock
|
2002 |
1997
|
1992
|
1987
|
| Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
Farms |
Inventory |
| Beef Cows |
75 |
* |
84 |
* |
94 |
6,993 |
194 |
4,524 |
| Milk Cows |
22 |
* |
7 |
* |
16 |
2,410 |
37 |
4,428 |
| Hogs & Pigs |
67 |
550 |
59 |
1,683 |
88 |
1,393 |
125 |
2,568 |
| Sheep & Lambs |
93 |
2,969 |
60 |
8,213 |
92 |
14,855 |
144 |
19,750 |
| Chickens
(Layers
and pullets - 13 weeks old+) |
143 |
8,458 |
87 |
8,821 |
156 |
44,549 |
245 |
375,520 |
| Chickens
(Broilers
and other meat-type chickens sold) |
9 |
492 |
11 |
180,753 |
13 |
1,925,148 |
39 |
2,197,619 |
* Withheld
to avoid disclosing data for individual farms
Horses & Ponies
| Year |
2002 |
1997 |
1992 |
| Horse/Pony
Farms |
669 |
391 |
593 |
| Horse/Pony
Inventory |
6,142 |
5,716 |
6,703 |
| Horses/Ponies
Sold |
484 |
421 |
784 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
The last cattle brand registered in Los Angeles was
filed in 1935.
The 2002 Agriculture Census
reported 1,953 goats, 555 llamas, and 37 mules kept as farm livestock
in Los Angeles County.
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