Table 50. 



[For meaning ol 



Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987- 



s. see introductory text] 



Con. 



abbreviations i 



Total farming 

 occupations 



Age ol operator (years) 



CROPS HARVESTED 



Corn for gram or seed farms 



Irrigated farms 



acres 



Farms by acres fiarvested: 



1 to 24 acres 



25 to 99 acres 



100 to 249 acres 



250 to 499 acres 



500 acres or more 



Corn for silage or green ctiop farms. 



acres. 



Irrigated farms. 



Farms by acres harvested: 



1 to 24 acres 



25 to 99 acres 



100 to 249 acres 



250 to 499 acres 



500 acres or more 



Wheat for gram farms. 



bushels. 



Irrigated farms. 



acres. 



Farms by acres harvested: 



100 to 249 acres- 



250 to 499 acres 



500 acres or more _ 



Barley for gram farms. 



acres. 



bushels. 



Irngated farms. 



Soybeans tor beans farms. 



acres. 



bushels. 



Irrigated farms. 



Farms by acres harvested: 



1 to 24 acres 



25 to 99 acres 



100 to 249 acres 



250 to 499 acres 



500 acres or more 



Irish potatoes _ farms. 



Irrigated _ farms. 



acres. 

 Farms by acres harvested: 



5 to 24,9 acres"";"";;;;".;i;;i;ii;i"": 



25.0 to 999 acres 



100 to 249 9 acres.-.. 



250 acres or more 



Hay— alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

 grass silage, green chop, etc, (see text) .. farms. 



tons, dry: 

 Irrigated farms. 



Farms by acres han/ested: 



1 to 24 acres 



25 to 99 acres 



100 to 249 acres 



250 to 499 acres 



500 acres or more 



Alfalfa hay farms. 



tons, dry. 



Irrigated farms. 



acres. 



Vegetables han/ested for sale (see text) ... farms. 



Irrigated farms, 



acres. 



Farms by acres harvested: 



1 to 4 9 acres 



5 to 24 9 acres 



250 to 99,9 acres 



100 to 249 9 acres. 



2500 acres or more 



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