Table 19. Selected Characteristics of Abnormal Farms: 1987 and 1982 



[Fof meaning of abbfeviations and symbols, see Introductory t 



Characteristics 



Farms - .number- 

 Land in farms acres.. 



Average size of farm acres.. 



Value of land and buildings' $1,000.. 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Average per acre dollars.. 



Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment' $1,000.. 



Land in farms according to use: 



Total cropland - farms.. 



acres.. 



Harvested cropland farms.. 



acres.. 

 CroplarKi used only for pasture or grazing .. farms.. 



acres.. 

 Other cropland (arms.. 



Total woodland farms. 



acres. 



Woodland pastured farms- 

 acres. 



Woodland not pastured farms. 



acres. 



Pastureland and rangeland other than 



cropland and woodland pastured farms.. 



acres.. 

 Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, 



etc. farms.. 



acres.. 



Irrigated land farms.. 



acres.. 



1987 



1 696 



54 499 809 



32 134 



11 499 582 



6 780 414 



211 



251 247 



1 237 



951 514 



1 143 



550 906 



550 



165 046 



659 



235 562 



679 

 9 437 693 



327 

 8 581 889 



501 

 855 804 



997 

 42 546 868 



1 121 



1 563 734 



613 



415 905 



1 676 



54 702 020 



32 638 



10 955 004 



6 536 399 



200 



1 199 



834 998 



1 130 



544 600 



527 



150 418 



(NA) 



139 980 



675 

 8 404 765 



320 

 7 645 723 



505 

 759 042 



992 

 43 750 338 



1 091 



1 711 919 



564 



354 704 



Characteristics 



Martlet value of agricultural products sold $1,000. 



Average per farm dollars. 



Crops, Including nursery and greenhouse 



crops $1,000. 



Livestock, poultiv, and their products ._ $1,000. 



Total farm production expenses' 31,000. 



Average per farm dollars. 



Tenure of operator 



Full owners 



Part owners — 



Tenants 



Abnonnal farms by standard Industrial 

 classification: 



Cash grains (Oil) 



Reld crops, except cash grains (013) 



Cotton (0131) 



Tobacco (0132),.- - 



Sugarcane and sugar t)eets; Irish potatoes; 

 field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. 

 (0133, 0134, 0139) — 



Vegetatjtes and melons (016) 



Fruits and tree nuts (017) 



Horticultural specialties (018) 



General farms, primarily crop (019) 



Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal 



specialties (021) 



Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) 



Dairy farms (024) _ 



Poultry and eggs (025) 



Animal specialties (027) 



General farms, primarily livestock and animal 

 specialties (029) — _ 



118 



37 

 84 

 29 

 64 



532 



310 



142 

 32 

 32 



410 



39 

 67 

 21 

 58 



523 

 285 



156 

 18 

 36 



419 



'Data are t)ased on a sample of farms. 



24 UNITED STATES 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-UNITED STATES DATA 



