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, see Introductory text) 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS- 



Con. 



Operators by days of worit off farm— Ck)n. 

 Any -Con. 

 150 to 199 days 1987. 



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 



10 years or more 



Average years on present farm 



Not reported 



1 987 operators by age group: 



Under 25 years 



25 to 34 years - 



35 to 44 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. 



Partnersfiip farms, 1987. 



1982. 

 acres, 1987. 

 1982. 

 Corporation: 



Family held farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres. 1987. 



1982. 



Other than family held farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres. 1987. 



1982. 



Other -cooperative, estate or tmst, 



-— famis. 1987. 



1982. 



acres. 1987. 

 1982. 



1987 FARM PRODUCTION 



Total farm production ( 



$1,000. 



Livestock and poultry purchased farms. 



$1,000. 



Feed for livestock and poultry farms. 



$1,000. 



farms. 



$1,000. 



Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms. 



$1,000. 

 Commercial fertilizer .._ farms. 



$1,000. 

 Agricultural chemicals farms- 



$1,000- 



Petroleum products farms. 



$1,000. 

 Electricity _ farms. 



$1,000. 

 Hired farm labor farms. 



$1,000. 



Contract labor. farms. 



$1,000. 



$1,000l 



, and rental of 



: --- fanns. 



$1,000. 



Interest.. famis. 



$1,000. 

 Cash rent farms. 



$1,000- 

 Property taxes farms- 



$1,000. 

 tartns. 



$1,000. 



192 MAINE 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



