Table 1. Historical Highlights: 1987 and Earlier Census Years 



[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



All farms 



1987 



1974 



1959 



1954' 



Farms number.. 



Land in farms acres-- 



Average size of farm acres.. 



Value of land and buildings^; 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Average per acre dollars.. 



Estimated marltet value of 

 all machinery and 



equipment^ $1,000.. 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Farms by size: 



1 to 9 acres 



10 to 49 acres 



50 to 179 acres 



180 to 499 acres 



500 to 999 acres 



1,000 to 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 greenfiouse crops .. $1,000.. 

 Livestoci^, poultry, and 

 tfieir products $1,000.. 



Farms by value of sales^ 



Less than $2,500 



$2,500 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 10 $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 trusL 

 institutional, etc 



Operators by days worked 

 off farm': 



None 



Any 



200 days or more 



Operators by principal 

 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 fann 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. 



2 087 759 



964 470 625 



462 



289 387 

 627 



85 801 360 

 41 227 



183 257 

 412 437 

 644 849 

 478 294 

 200 058 

 102 078 

 66 786 



1 848 574 

 443 318 233 



1 643 633 

 282 223 880 



291 628 

 46 386 201 



136 048 516 

 65 165 



58 931 085 

 77 117 431 



490 296 



262 918 

 274 972 

 326 166 

 219 636 

 218 050 



263 698 

 32 023 



1 809 324 



199 559 



66 969 



844 476 



1 115 560 



737 206 



1 138 179 

 949 580 



108 138 053 



19 344 645 



19 163 364 

 6 684 944 

 5 277 227 



10 866 236 

 8 158 268 

 4 690 243 



1 176 346 



95 847 299 

 841 778 



31 652 593 



202 068 



10 084 697 



1 150 523 

 72 603 841 



243 398 



52 271 120 



238 819 



96 569 359 



144 438 

 373 577 186 



27 645 

 4 361 975 630 



2 240 976 



986 796 579 



440 



345 869 

 784 



93 662 947 

 41 919 



187 665 

 449 252 

 711 652 

 526 510 

 203 925 

 97 395 

 64 577 



2 010 609 

 445 362 028 



1 809 756 

 326 306 462 



278 277 

 49 002 433 



131 900 223 

 58 858 



62 256 087 

 69 644 136 



536 327 

 278 208 

 281 802 

 340 254 

 248 828 

 251 501 

 274 580 

 27 800 



1 945 639 



223 274 



59 792 



861 798 



1 187 374 



774 844 



1 234 787 

 1 006 189 



(NA) 



17 174 334 



18 591 984 

 7 689 365 



7 888 052 



8 441 180 

 11 668 942 



4 282 213 



1 354 992 



104 475 827 



957 698 



34 202 607 



277 762 



10 849 890 



1 278 609 

 71 216 727 



329 833 

 55 366 205 



315 095 

 94 783 598 



215 812 

 362 464 997 



30 100 

 3 516 622 889 



2 257 775 



1 014 777 234 



449 



279 672 

 619 



77 600 689 

 34 471 



151 233 

 391 554 

 759 047 

 581 631 

 213 209 

 97 800 

 63 301 



2 081 604 

 453 874 133 



1 904 602 

 317 145 955 



280 779 

 50 349 906 



107 073 458 

 47 424 



48 203 200 

 58 870 258 



460 535 

 300 699 

 314 088 

 394 876 

 300 515 

 263 092 

 203 695 

 17 973 



1 965 860 



232 538 



50 231 



9 146 



942 803 



1 203 286 



770 045 



1 269 305 

 988 470 



50,3 

 (NA) 



16 039 244 



15 785 995 

 6 330 581 

 4 691 425 

 6 814 428 

 (NA) 

 2 889 503 



2 314 013 



1 017 030 357 



440 



147 838 

 336 



48 402 624 

 22 303 



128 254 

 379 543 

 827 884 

 616 098 

 207 297 

 92 712 

 62 225 



2 157 511 

 440 039 087 



1 954 700 

 303 001 943 



236 733 

 41 243 023 



81 526 126 

 35 231 



41 790 365 

 39 503 850 



649 448 

 257 263 

 296 373 



} 



956 092 



141 187 

 11 412 



(NA) 



829 843 



1 Oil 476 



657 971 



1 427 368 

 851 902 



51.7 



9 953 946 



13 647 816 

 5 137 361 



3 087 606 



4 652 075 



(NA) 

 1 757 779 



1 503 244 



113 174 700 



1 024 935 



41 257 898 



403 754 



10 654 516 



1 437 101 

 70 019 180 



470 258 

 45 503 604 



449 841 

 79 897 397 



316 243 

 335 740 245 



34 340 

 2 518 513 032 



2 730 250 



1 062 892 501 



389 



75 714 

 194 



25 343 077 

 9 770 



162 111 

 473 465 



1 001 706 

 726 363 

 215 659 



91 039 

 59 907 



2 521 659 

 458 989 605 



2 219 631 

 273 016 000 



257 147 

 39 121 693 



45 563 891 

 16 689 



16 922 023 

 28 460 921 



1 031 638 

 357 922 

 390 425 



896 159 



47 916 

 4 079 



(NAl 

 (NA 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



(NA) 



1 482 292 



870 815 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



51.2 

 37 559 615 



8 077 779 



7 082 274 



2 209 185 

 1 906 579 



3 375 203 



(NA) 

 908 036 



1 719 403 



106 345 741 



(NA) 



34 337 320 



568 237 



11 174 036 



1 645 518 

 74 616 155 



686 097 

 55 454 828 



645 129 

 69 313 449 



471 284 

 371 008 459 



33 753 

 2 429 773 426 



3 157 857 



1 110 187 000 



352 



50 646 

 144 



3 710 503 



1 123 507 574 



303 



34 825 

 115 



} 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



182 581 

 637 434 



1 175 370 

 806 743 

 210 437 



84 999 

 60 293 



2 907 265 

 434 232 200 



2 701 694 

 286 891 974 



297 387 

 37 056 083 



35 292 431 

 11 176 



16 236 248 



18 841 027 



1 338 259 

 443 918 

 504 614 



837 507 

 31 401 



} 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



(NA) 



1 462 183 



824 173 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



51.3 

 (NA) 



4 177 785 



5 511 813 

 1 771 617 



1 786 796 



2 798 571 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



2 283 881 



105 557 830 



1 323 912 



32 719 198 



1 133 912 



14 622 604 



1 990 968 

 62 952 104 



1 081 438 



54 080 194 



802 620 



83 537 060 



1 210 669 

 343 161 807 



35 128 

 1 915 373 928 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



244 328 

 813 216 

 1 430 498 

 886 022 

 200 012 



136 427 



3 431 544 

 448 087 341 



3 201 315 

 311 476 141 



307 783 

 33 162 978 



30 492 801 

 8 218 



13 246 204 

 17 059 129 



1 637 849 

 617 677 

 653 881 

 795 505 



(NA) 

 NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



(NA) 



1 663 841 



877 819 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



50.5 

 (NA) 



3 856 777 



4 755 471 



(NA) 



1 554 367 



2 621 651 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



2 674 176 



92 534 082 



(NA) 



24 751 452 



1 792 393 

 16 522 026 



2 303 737 

 51 251 240 



1 848 784 

 67 949 259 



1 273 293 

 80 899 553 



2 172 264 

 351 029 294 



41 743 

 1 414 259 366 



4 782 416 



1 158 191 511 



242 



20 405 

 84 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



484 291 



1 212 831 



1 817 172 



945 944 



191 697 



130 481 



4 418 915 

 459 648 961 



4 104 241 

 332 870 479 



320 236 

 29 552 155 



24 644 727 

 5 153 



12 221 875 

 12 292 424 



2 678 486 

 811 965 

 706 929 

 448 945 

 134 003 



NA 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



2 560 019 

 2 153 737 

 1 027 348 



49.6 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



3 906 048 

 (NA) 



1 366 244 



2 279 347 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



3 650 714 



95 027 041 



(NA) 



25 026 574 



2 935 842 

 20 182 803 



2 611 031 

 44 350 808 



2 365 708 

 57 092 919 



1 423 943 

 57 418 588 



3 418 204 

 375 800 447 



50 094 

 796 207 023 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE- UNITED STATES DATA 



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