Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated by Females, Persons of Spanish 

 Origin, and Specified Racial Groups: 1987 and 1982 



J symbols, see introductory t 



Farms operated by Black and other r 



FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 



1987 FARMS BY SIZE 



50 to 139 acres - 

 140 to 219 acres 

 220 to 499 acres 

 500 acres or mon 



Owned land in farms 



Rented or leased land in farms - 



farms.. 

 farms.. 



TENURE OF OPERATOR 

 Full owners 



I Of family (sole 

 Partnership 



Family held corporation 



Livestock, poultry, and their products . 



. farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 . farms.. 



$1,000.. 



2 864 



302 



9 832 



Less than $2,500 .. 

 $2,500 to $9.999.... 

 $10,000 to $19,999. 

 $20,000 to $24.999.. 



Cash grains (Oil) 



Reld crops, except cash grains (013) 



Cotton (0131) 



Tobacco (0132) 



Sugarcane and sugar beets: Ihsh potatoes; 

 field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. 

 (0133. 0134. 0139) 



Vegetables and melons (016) 



Fruits and tree nuts (017) 



Horticultural specialties (018) 



General farms, primarily crop (019). 



specialt 



i(0212). 



Dairy famis (024) 



Poultry and eggs (025) 



Animal specialties (027) 



General farms, primarily livestock and c 

 specialties (029) 



See footnotes i 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -STATE DATA 



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