Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 



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



Item 



Other occupations 



Total 



Age of operator (years) 



Under 25 



25 to 34 



FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 



Farms number.- 



percent- - 



Land in farms acres-- 



Average size of farm acres.. 



MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL- 

 TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 



Total sales (see text) farms— 



$1,000- 

 Average per farm dollars-. 



Farms by value of sales: 



Less than $1,000 (see text) 



$1,000 to $2,499 



$2,500 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $19,999 



$20,000 to $24,999 



$25,000 to $39,999 - 



$40,000 to $49,999 



$50,000 to $99,999 



$100,000 to $249,999 



$250,000 to $499,999 



$500,000 to $999,999 



$1,000,000 or more 



Grains farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Com for grain farms-- 



$1,000- 



Wheat farms-- 



$1,000- 



Soyt)eans farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sorghum for grain farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Barley farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Oats farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Other grains farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Cotton and cottonseed farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.- 



$1,000- 



Tobacco farms-- 



$1,000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Hay. silage, and field seeds farms.. 



$1,000-. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms-. 



$1,000-. 



Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Fruits, nuts, and berries farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Nursery and greenhouse crops.- farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Other crops farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more - farms.- 



$1,000- 



Poultry and poultry products farnis-- 



$1,000- 



Sales of $50,000 or more - farms-- 



$1,000- 



Dairy products farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms-- 



$1,000.. 



Cattle and calves farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms-- 



$1,000.. 



See footnotes at end of table. 



949 580 



45.5 



201 410 716 



212 



14 348 



.7 



1 633 029 



114 



109 377 



5.2 



15 275 417 



140 



230 335 



11.0 



41 969 264 



182 



256 448 



12.3 



55 703 747 



217 



210 571 



10.1 



53 319 331 



253 



128 501 



6.2 



33 509 928 



261 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-UNITED STATES DATA 



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