Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 



[Data for 1987 include abnormal farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS- 



Con. 



Operators by days of work off farm -Con. 



150 to 199 days 1987. 



1982. 

 200 days or more _ __ 1987. 



1982. 



Not reported 1987. 



1982. 



1 987 operators by years on present fann: 



2 years or less 



3 or 4 years 



5 to 9 years 



10 years or more 



Average years on present farm 



Not reported 



1 987 operators by age group: 



Under 25 years 



25 to 34 years 



45 to 54 years 



55 to 64 years 



65 years and over _. 



Average age 



TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 



Individual or family (sole proprietorship) farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres. 1987. 



1982. 



Partnerstiip farms. 1987. 



1982. 

 acres, 1987. 

 1982. 

 Corporation: 



Family tield farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres. 1987. 



1982. 



Other than family held famis. 1987. 



1982. 



■ 19821 

 Other -cooperative, estate or tnjst, 



■" ■ ■ farnis. 1987. 



1982. 



acres. 1987. 



1982. 



Interest 



Cash rent. 



Property taxes ._ 



All other farm production expenses _ 



2 153 



2 386 



619 452 



688 035 



10 403 

 1 812 



15 487 

 1 666 



See footnotes at end of table. 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



4 382 

 633 



1 211 



626 



15 364 



2 387 

 8 923 



MAINE 191 



