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



(For meaning ol abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text I 



Total farming 



and other 



occupations 



Farming 



Age of operator (years) 



25 to 34 



35 to 44 



45 to 54 



FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 



Farms -.- numt)er__ 



percent.. 



Land In (arms acres.. 



Average size ot 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 tfian $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.. 

 Soybeans 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 com, 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 farms.- 



$1,000-- 



Sales of $60,000 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. 



105 180 



100.0 



31 638 130 



301 



75 279 



71.6 



27 958 679 



371 



1 961 



1.9 



426 187 



217 



1 961 

 121 372 

 61 893 



21 

 34 

 61 

 102 

 298 



118 



344 

 160 

 490 

 291 



34 

 7 

 1 



1 537 



64 130 



338 



29 194 



1 422 



30 257 



16 



37 



1 326 



23 379 



1 

 (D) 

 7 

 (D) 

 206 

 333 

 14 

 116 



184 



660 



1 



(D) 



8 

 (D) 



12 339 



11.7 



4 306 868 



349 



12 339 



1 366 841 



110 774 



56 

 114 

 179 

 334 

 858 



436 



1 252 



825 



3 529 



3 785 



780 

 154 

 37 



10 529 



540 860 



3 996 



394 987 



9 604 



301 737 



132 



228 



9 184 



234 848 



7 

 (D) 

 11 

 (D) 



1 743 



2 919 

 110 



1 091 



13 462 



12.8 



6 018 101 



447 



13 462 



1 822 916 



135 412 



109 

 125 

 162 

 328 

 756 



372 



1 136 



757 



3 314 



4 771 



1 284 



279 



69 



11 761 

 745 293 



5 345 

 600 025 



10 629 



411 293 



212 



601 



10 383 



328 672 



13 



86 



12 



17 



996 



754 



119 



870 



14 323 



13.6 



6 432 386 



449 



14 323 



1 957 385 



136 660 



91 

 152 

 207 

 419 

 802 



464 



1 332 



835 



3 739 



4 578 



1 284 

 317 

 103 



12 446 

 756 456 



5 439 

 602 552 



11 186 



416 717 



209 



491 



10 939 



334 359 



8 



123 



12 



23 



2 072 



3 696 

 130 



1 048 



19 734 



18.B 



7 507 188 



380 



19 734 



2 139 377 



108 411 



152 

 268 

 399 

 736 



1 707 



913 



2 494 

 1 475 

 5 412 



4 608 



1 132 

 312 

 126 



17 220 

 849 361 



5 957 

 605 479 



15 557 



462 022 



257 



550 



15 222 



380 635 



10 

 86 

 19 

 39 



2 695 

 4 651 



134 

 1 378 



60 IOWA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



