Table 5. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1982, 1978, and 

 1974-Con. 



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



Characteristics 



Operator characteristjcs— Con. 

 Operators by years on present (arm: 



2 years or less -- 



3 or 4 years -- 



5 to 9 years 



10 years or more 



Average years on present farm _ 



Not reported 



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 



'arms,, 

 acres. . 

 'arms., 

 acres.. 



Operators ot Spanish origin. 



Partnership . 

 Corporation _ 



10 or less stockholders . 



10 or less stockholders . 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



52 418 

 239 674 

 400 059 

 577 064 

 588 584 

 421 471 

 51.7 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



Farms operated by Black and other races^ 



3 350 



4 399 



7 035 

 20 150 



16.6 

 19 433 



629 



4 713 



8 786 

 11 636 

 14 292 

 14 311 



54.6 



49 348 

 52 149 157 



5 019 

 761 468 



47 919 



7 550 982 



4 224 



1 180 719 



1 387 



1 028 877 



42 



89 857 



1 126 



591 933 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



787 



4 912 

 8 754 



12 953 



15 880 



14 702 



54.3 



52 425 

 52 823 823 



5 563 

 801 128 



51 249 



8 445 504 



4 785 



1 278 489 



1 380 



1 071 340 



32 



155 217 



1 205 



704 225 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



771 

 3 330 

 7 064 

 13 635 

 17 262 

 17 309 

 56.3 



(NA) 

 (NA 

 (NA 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



Table 6. Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated by Females, Persons of Spanish Origin, 

 and Specified Racial Groups: 1982 and 1978 



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



4 UNITED STATES 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE- UNITED STATES DATA 



