Table 18. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1987 



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



SIC code 



Total 



Craps (01) ___ 



Cash grains (Oil) __ 



Wheat (0111) 



Rice (0112) _ 



Com (0115) 



Soybeans (0116) 



Cash grains, n.e.c. (0119) 



Field crops, except cash grains (013) 



Cotton (0131) 



Tobacco (0132) _ 



Sugarcane and sugar beets (0133) 



Irish potatoes (0134) 



Field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0139) 



Vegetables and melons (016) 



Fruits and tree nuts (017) 



Berry crops (0171) 



Grapes (0172) 



Tree nuts (0173) 



Citrus fnjits (0174). , 



Deciduous tree fruits (0175) 



Fnjits and tree nuts, n.e.c. (0179) 



Horticultural specialties (018) _ 



Ornamental floriculture and nursery products (0181) 

 Food crops grown under cover (0182) 



General farms, primarily crop (019) 



Livestock and animal specialties (02) .._ 



Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties 



(021) 



Beef cattle feedlots (0211) _. 



Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _. 



Hogs (0213) 



Sheep and goats (0214)__ 



General livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal 

 specialties (0219)___ 



Dairy fanns (024) __. 



Poultry and eggs (025) ___ 



Broiler, fryer, and roaster chickens (0251) 



Chicken eggs (0252) 



Turkeys and turkey eggs (0253) 



Poultry hatcheries (0254) __ _. 



Poultry and eggs, n.e.c. (0259) 



Animal specialties (027) _ 



Fur-bearing animals and rabbits (0271) 



Horses and other equines (0272) 



Animal aquaculture (0273) 



Animal specialties, n.e.c. (0279) ___ 



General farms, primarily livestock and animal 

 specialties (029) _. 



iData are based on a sample of farms. 



Farms 



105 180 



53 376 



50 200 

 28 



21 086 

 14 957 

 14 129 



1 



9 



1 441 



195 



41 



1 



104 

 49 



278 



274 



4 



1 039 

 51 804 



43 979 



7 275 



10 095 



19 035 



1 710 



5 864 



570 



48 



321 



146 



13 



42 



1 601 



66 



1 364 



8 



163 



Land in farms 

 (acres) 



31 638 130 



18 537 163 



18 137 472 

 5 619 



7 297 153 

 4 539 472 

 6 295 228 



131 518 



(D) 



(D) 



126 235 



7 090 

 (D) 

 (D) 



4 635 

 1 399 



13 229 



13 179 



50 



231 923 



13 100 967 



11 483 078 

 2 510 111 



1 722 370 

 4 696 379 



80 313 



2 473 905 



72 274 



1 317 



31 150 



34 433 



209 



5 165 



64 967 

 4 367 



55 086 

 1 291 

 4 223 



Harvested 



cropland 



(acres) 



20 484 178 



12 895 987 



12 688 908 

 1 544 



5 048 964 



3 337 955 



4 300 445 



(D) 



(dS 



58 560 



2 553 

 (D) 

 (D) 



1 816 

 478 



7 197 



7 159 



38 



125 317 



7 588 191 



6 624 630 



1 514 664 



503 620 



3 083 708 



21 274 



1 501 364 



43 710 



(D) 



19 292 



22 271 



(D) 



1 792 



9 311 



1 922 



6 329 



(D) 



(D) 



288 804 



Value of selected capital 



assets\ average per farm 



(dollars) 



Land and 

 buildings 



283 597 



346 801 

 160 065 



342 529 

 300 474 

 405 099 



398 700 

 83 966 



102 381 

 33 500 



135 898 

 73 377 



186 125 

 185 008 

 480 000 



233 016 

 316 540 

 110 139 

 246 360 

 62 592 



350 151 



224 088 



210 700 

 46 615 

 173 514 

 395 453 

 439 167 

 114 827 



70 620 

 145 980 



70 287 

 131 250 



42 105 



Machinery and 

 equipment 



56 063 



57 960 

 31 761 



56 371 

 51 998 

 67 100 



Market value of agricultural products sold 

 ($1,000) 



Total 



* 926 7«« 



3 237 578 



3 142 700 

 153 



1 173 210 



712 336 



1 257 002 



10 682 



139 767 



Crops, including 



nursery and 



greenhouse 



crops 



3 660 117 



2 737 047 



2 659 099 

 144 



1 113 486 

 695 109 

 850 359 



38 306 



Livestock, 



poultry, and 



their products 



5 2«6 682 



500 531 

 483 601 



59 724 



17 226 



406 642 



571 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



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