Figure 3. Percent of Farms and of Value of Products Sold: 1987 



Value of sales 

 Less than $10,000 



$10,000 to $49,999 



$50,000 to $99,999 



$100,000 to $249,999 



$250,000 to $499,999 

 $500,000 or more 



1.0 



4.7 



21.4 



10.5 



19.6 



18.6 



18.4 



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10 



15 20 25 



Percent 



33.5 



Number of farms 



Value of agricultural 

 products sold 



34.8 



30 



35 



40 



Figure 4. Farms by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1959 to 1987 



180 

 160 

 140 

 120 

 100 



80 



60 



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20 



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$100,000 or more 

 $40,000 to $99,999 

 $10,000 to $39,999 

 Less than $10,000 







1959 



1964 



1969 



1974 

 Census year 



1978 



1982 



1987 



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