Table 16. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization for All Farms 

 and Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1987, 1982, and 1978 



[For meaning o) abbreviatons and symbols, see introductory text] 



Characteristics 



Harvested cropland ___ 



Full owners 



Harvested cropland _ 



Percent of tenancy percent. 



Not reported 



Operators by principal occupation: 



Farming 



Other 



Operators by days of vrork off fami: 

 None 



) days 



50 to 99 days.,. 

 100 to 149 days. 

 150 to 199 days. 

 200 days or more 



Not reported 



Operators by years on present farm; 



5 to 9 years 



Average years on present farm . 



Operators by sex: 



Operators of Spanish origin (see text) . 



Spanish origin not reported farms- 



Partnership . 

 Corporation . 



Other— cooperative, estate or trust. 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



^For classification of social and ethnic groups, see text 



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