Table 1. Historical Highlights: 1987 and Earlier Census Years 



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



All farms 



1987 



1982 



Farms number, . 



Land in (arms acres.. 



Average size of farm acres.. 



Value of land and buildings^: 



Average per farm.. dollars.. 



Average per acre dollars.. 



Estimated market value of 

 all machinery and 



equipment' $1.000., 



Average per farm dollars, _ 



Farms by size: 



1 to 9 acres 



10 to 49 acres 



50 to 179 acres 



180 to 499 acres 



500 to 999 acres 



1.000 to 1,999 acres 



2,000 acres or more 



Total cropland farms.. 



acres.. 



Harvested cropland farms.. 



acres.. 



Irrigated land farms.. 



acres,. 



Market value of agricultural 



products sold2 $1.000.. 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Crops, including nursery 

 and greenhouse crops .. $1,000.. 

 Livestock, poultry, and 

 their products $1,000,. 



Farms by value of sales^: 



Less than $2,500 _ 



$2,500 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9,999 .___ 



$10,000 to $24,999* _ 



$25,000 to $49.9996 



$50,000 to $99,999 _. 



$100,000 to $499.999 



$500,000 or more 



Farms by type of 

 organization: 

 Individual or family (sole 



propnetorship) , _ _ 



Partnership 



Corporation 



Other — cooperative, 

 estate or trust, 

 institutional, etc 



Operators by days worked 

 off farm«: 



None 



Any 



200 days or more 



Operators by principal 

 occupation*: 



Farming 



Other _ 



Average age of operator* years,. 



Total farm production 

 expenses' $1,000.. 



Selected farm production 

 expenses^: 

 Livestock and poultry 



purchased _. $1.000., 



Feed for livestock and 



poultry $1,000.. 



Commercial fertilizer' $1,000.. 



Petroleum products $1,000.. 



Hired farm laljor $1.000.. 



Interest expense^ $1.000., 



Agricultural chemicals' ,.. $1,000__ 



Livestock and poultry: 

 Cattle and calves 



inventory farms.. 



number.. 



Beef cows.,. farms., 



number.. 



Milk cows farms.. 



number,. 



Cattle and calves sold farms.. 



numt>er.. 



Hogs and pigs inventory... farms., 



numt>er_. 

 Hogs and pigs sold farms. _ 



number.. 

 Chickens 3 months old or 

 older inventory^ farms.. 



number,. 

 Broilers and other meat- 

 type chickens sold farms. _ 



number. _ 



See footnotes at end of table. 



27 284 



34 048 433 



1 248 



458 906 

 369 



1 347 073 

 49 534 



2 725 



4 352 



5 111 

 4 862 



3 355 



2 918 



3 961 



22 334 



10 988 853 



19 446 



5 522 216 



14 913 

 3 013 773 



3 143 131 

 115 201 



781 934 

 2 361 197 



6 607 



2 582 



3 008 



4 245 

 3 316 

 3 117 

 3 721 



688 



22 586 

 2 994 

 1 469 



27 111 



33 537 998 



1 237 



562 479 

 454 



1 390 665 

 51 457 



2 677 



4 278 



5 162 

 4 896 



3 337 



2 914 



3 847 



22 421 



10 552 383 



20 061 



6 036 679 



15 232 

 3 200 942 



2 940 897 

 108 476 



847 323 



2 093 574 



6 259 



2 733 



3 042 



4 143 

 3 334 

 3 177 

 3 694 



681 



22 589 

 2 938 

 1 356 



10 694 

 14 050 

 8 396 



16 336 

 10 775 



(NA) 



26 907 



35 253 411 

 1 310 



416 988 

 317 



1 071 443 

 39 930 



2 163 



3 448 

 5 151 

 5 431 

 3 494 



3 214 



4 006 



23 341 



10 607 070 



21 217 



5 844 805 



16 016 

 3 430 860 



2 589 989 

 96 257 



573 567 

 2 016 422 



5 075 



2 920 



3 166 



4 963 

 3 971 

 3 183 

 3 049 



501 



22 273 



3 131 

 1 314 



11 864 



13 708 



7 617 



16 585 

 10 322 



(NA) 



} 



25 501 



35 902 165 



1 408 



264 065 

 188 



707 561 

 29 026 



1 



2 800 

 5 018 

 5 192 



3 578 



3 171 



4 061 



22 792 



10 512 521 



21 049 



5 956 865 



14 687 

 2 873 692 



1 970 236 

 77 261 



682 791 

 1 287 162 



4 940 



2 263 



3 052 



2 703 

 354 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



9 568 

 10 034 

 5 479 



17 072 

 7 358 



27 950 



36 697 132 



1 313 



124 180 

 95 



343 595 

 12 738 



1 981 

 3 048 

 5 480 

 5 830 

 3 886 



3 559 



4 166 



24 754 



10 773 310 



22 476 



5 265 721 



15 567 

 2 894 984 



1 100 948 

 39 389 



217 833 

 882 741 



7 136 



3 329 



4 354 



1 076 

 172 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



(NA) 

 14 502 

 7 142 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



50.2 

 1 013 736 



} 



29 798 



38 258 626 



1 284 



90 183 

 70 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



1 500 



3 451 

 6 331 

 6 254 



4 195 



3 794 



4 273 



27 103 



10 740 138 



24 938 



4 725 734 



18 317 

 2 690 018 



612 175 

 20 544 



182 317 

 427 983 



9 244 



4 139 



5 047 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



(NA) 

 13 531 

 6 192 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



} 



33 390 



38 787 312 



1 162 



61 494 

 53 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



1 934 



3 976 

 7 307 

 7 124 



4 834 



a 215 



30 565 



11 032 678 



28 912 



5 879 446 



20 312 

 2 684 757 



579 976 

 17 370 



199 414 

 380 146 



8 754 

 4 471 

 6 375 

 13 554 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 



(NA) 

 13 723 

 6 176 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



490 

 (NA) 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



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