Table 1. Historical Highlights: 1987 and Earlier Census Years 



[For meaning ol abbreviations and symbols, see mlroduclory lexl| 



All farms 



Farms number.. 



Land in farms acres.. 



Average sire of farm acres.. 



Value of land and buildings^: 



Average per farm dollars- 

 Average per acre dollars- 



Estimated market value of 

 all machinery and 



equipment^ $1,000. 



Average per farm. .dollars. 



Farms by size: 



1 to 9 acres 



10 to 49 acres 



50 10 179 acres 



180 to 499 acres 



500 to 999 acres 



1.000 10 1,999 acres - 

 2.000 acres or more . 



Total cropland- --- farms.. 



acres. - 



Harvested cropland., farms.. 



acres.. 



Irrigated land farms-. 



acres-. 



Market value of agricultural 



products sold" $1,000.. 



Average per farm dollars. 



Crops, including nursery 

 and greenhouse crops .. $1,000- 

 Liveslock. poultry, and 

 their products $1,000. 



Farms by value of sales': 



Less than $2.500 



$2,600 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $24,999= ... 

 $25,000 to $49,999' ... 



$50,000 to $99.999 



$100,000 to $499,999.. 

 $500,000 or more 



Farms by type of 

 organization: 

 Individual or family (sole 



proprietorship) 



Partnership 



Corporation 



Other — cooperative, 

 estate or trust, 

 institutional, etc. 



Operators by days worked 

 off farm': 



None 



Any 



200 days or more 



Operators by pnncipal 

 occupation': 

 Farming 



Other -- 



Average age of operator' years.. 



Total farm production 

 expenses^ $1.000.. 



Selected farm production 

 expenses^: 

 Livestock and poultry 



purchased $1.000.. 



Feed for livestock and 



poultry $1.000.. 



Commercial fertilizer" $1.000.. 



Petroleum products $1,000.. 



Hired farm labor $1.000.. 



Interest expense' $1.000.. 



Agricultural chemicals" ... $1,000.. 



Livestock and poultry: 

 Cattle and calves 



inventory farms.. 



number. 



Beef cows farms. 



number. 



Milk cows... farms. 



number. 



Cattle and calves sold . 



.. farms. - 

 number.- 



Hogs and pigs inventory — farms.. 



number.. 

 Hogs and pigs sold farms.. 



number.. 

 Chickens 3 months old or 

 older inventory'^ farms. . 



number.. 

 Broilers and other meat- 

 type chickens sold farms.. 



number.. 



See footnotes at end of table 



75 131 



16 606 567 



221 



182 960 

 826 



4 053 360 

 64 037 



4 012 

 8 778 



27 498 



28 828 

 4 923 



921 

 171 



71 320 



11 618 876 



69 141 



9 335 007 



1 850 

 284 637 



4 909 869 

 65 351 



936 624 

 3 973 245 



9 838 



6 039 



7 506 

 10 678 

 10 491 

 15 223 

 14 750 



607 



64 642 

 7 909 

 2 322 



258 



294 202 



675 221 

 236 568 

 175 966 

 312 325 

 400 274 

 104 934 



53 315 



4 138 221 



10 355 



180 276 



37 326 



1 743 427 



52 816 

 1 982 183 



8 737 



1 312 818 



8 899 



2 515 246 



4 658 



5 156 407 



674 

 10 761 742 



82 199 



17 234 127 



210 



232 606 

 1 113 



4 410 681 

 53 698 



4 264 



10 256 



31 202 



30 866 



4 682 



778 



172 



78 060 

 11 769 183 



75 734 

 10 062 154 



1 696 

 259 270 



70 842 

 8 937 

 2 193 



43 143 

 33 440 

 20 200 



57 939 

 24 260 



(NA) 



261 923 



667 669 



262 517 

 264 315 

 279 154 

 631 636 



90 030 



62 836 

 4 468 683 



14 386 

 236 967 



44 093 

 1 852 784 



61 246 

 1 806 185 



11 940 



1 479 028 



12 069 



2 658 032 



7 373 

 4 926 499 



897 

 8 803 544 



86 505 



17 838 982 



206 



176 095 

 853 



3 475 068 

 40 204 



3 117 

 9 447 



35 701 

 32 997 



4 437 

 672 

 134 



83 666 



12 088 709 



81 708 



9 863 051 



1 645 

 234 667 



3 444 600 

 39 820 



671 094 

 2 773 506 



11 653 



8 119 



9 901 

 16 877 

 18 018 

 16 463 



6 211 

 231 



76 016 

 8 749 

 1 556 



89 479 



17 624 826 



197 



85 660 

 434 



2 074 183 

 23 751 



2 392 

 8 176 



41 160 

 33 612 



3 627 

 494 

 118 



87 263 



116 686 509 



84 970 



9 340 375 



1 166 

 127 881 



186 



44 825 

 38 202 

 23 036 



59 222 

 27 283 



(NA) 



62 894 

 1 743 443 



16 713 



1 473 818 



15 396 



2 558 847 



9 284 

 4 499 970 



996 

 8 721 401 



} 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



38 627 

 33 542 

 20 947 



64 805 

 23 619 



50.2 

 1 680 806 



138 150 



380 336 



126 706 



97 613 



93 914 



(NA) 



35 460 



71 092 

 4 218 103 



19 252 

 328 144 



51 655 

 1 728 670 



69 642 

 1 621 166 



17 816 



1 240 808 



17 978 



2 346 238 



13 170 

 4 397 849 



1 097 

 9 463 734 



98 973 



18 109 273 



183 



42 448 

 232 



1 046 308 

 10 742 



2 311 



8 118 



60 084 



36 205 



2 841 



333 



81 



96 133 



11 564 178 



92 197 



8 133 848 



1 262 

 105 526 



} 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



(NA) 

 45 617 

 25 869 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



49.7 

 1 027 337 



111 561 



206 674 

 50 289 

 59 720 

 68 468 

 (NA) 

 18 102 



78 162 



3 969 412 



(NA) 



257 900 



60 634 



1 723 000 



77 933 

 1 818 774 



25 294 

 1 676 978 



26 542 

 3 018 324 



18 109 

 5 365 466 



361 

 12 126 398 



20 377 572 



172 



26 765 

 155 



131 215 

 21 166 223 



21 309 

 132 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



2 600 



10 117 



63 930 



39 250 



2 572 



270 



77 



116 432 



12 043 283 



112 963 



9 038 263 



813 

 62 302 



1 097 457 

 9 237 



174 032 

 915 645 



28 653 

 20 033 

 32 162 



} 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



2 713 

 11 363 

 74 978 

 39 868 



2 014 



279 



126 513 



12 250 260 



125 672 



9 599 094 



638 

 31 862 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



(NA) 

 50 546 

 25 223 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



49 7 

 (NA) 



100 811 



4 383 753 



16 271 



185 827 



85 407 



2 083 336 



98 210 



2 002 363 



38 808 



1 735 176 



36 059 



3 164 459 



41 611 

 7 348 023 



164 

 9 910 666 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



(NA) 

 53 466 

 22 960 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



113 366 

 4 099 830 



(NA) 



114 443 

 103 143 



2 095 134 



111 237 



1 844 783 



62 217 



2 460 356 



52 218 



3 384 710 



69 047 

 10 551 103 



364 

 14 490 559 



153 558 



22 507 288 



147 



14 789 

 101 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



5 526 

 14 686 

 92 285 

 39 025 



1 778 



257 



149 845 



12 680 346 



147 001 



9 849 700 



545 

 18 199 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



89 332 

 60 635 

 22 385 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



48.4 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



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