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

 1978-Con. 



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



Characteristics 



Caldwell 



Camden 



Carteret 



Caswell 



Catawba 



Chatham 



FARMS 



Land in farms . 



Harvested cropland . 



-farms, 1982. 



1978. 



acres, 1982. 



1978. 



.farms, 1982. 



1978. 



acres. 1982. 



1978. 



TENURE OF OPERATOR 



Full owners - farms. 1982. 



1978. 



acres. 1982. 



1978. 



Harvested cropland farms. 1982. 



1978. 



acres. 1982. 



1978. 



Part owners... farms. 1982. 



1978. 



acres. 1982. 



1978. 



Owned land in farms acres. 1982. 



1978. 



Rented land in farms acres. 1982. 



1978. 



Harvested cropland farms. 1982. 



1978. 



acres. 1982. 



1978. 



Tenants farms. 1982. 



1978. 



acres. 1982. 



1978. 



Harvested cropland farms. 1982. 



1978. 



acres. 1982. 



1978. 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 



Operators by place of residence: 

 On farm operated 1982. 



1978. 

 Not on farm operated _-_ __ 1982. 



1978. 

 Not reported 1982. 



1978. 



Operators by principal occupation: 



Farming 1982- 



1978. 



Other _ 1982- 



1978- 



Operators by days of work off farm: 



None 1982- 



1978- 



Any 1982- 



1978- 



1 to 49 days 1982. 



1978. 

 SO to 99 days 1982. 



1978. 

 100 to 149 days... 1982. 



1978. 

 150 to 199 days... 1982. 



1978. 

 200 days or more 1982. 



1978. 



Not reported 1982_ 



1978. 



1982 operators by years on present farm: 



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 1982. 



1978. 

 25 to 34 years - - 1982- 



1978- 

 35 to 44 years 1982. 



1978. 

 45 to 54 years 1982- 



1 gra- 

 ss to 64 years 1982- 



1978- 

 65 years and over 1982. 



1978- 

 Average age 1982- 



1978- 



340 

 304 

 47 

 62 

 72 

 69 



143 

 171 

 316 

 264 



122 

 151 

 302 

 264 



20 



17 



11 



9 



15 



11 



21 



19 



235 



208 



35 

 20 



20 



21 



54 



217 



19.8 



147 



3 

 3 



44 

 60 

 92 

 59 

 103 

 109 



103 

 107 

 114 

 97 

 53.0 

 52.7 



89 

 96 

 27 

 46 

 15 

 24 



91 



114 



40 



52 



71 

 90 

 47 

 64 



7 

 7 

 9 

 5 

 5 

 3 

 4 

 9 

 22 

 40 



13 

 12 



6 



27 



57 



19.3 



35 



12 

 30 

 22 

 28 

 17 

 28 



51 

 53 

 27 

 27 

 54.4 

 50.9 



111 



110 

 27 

 38 

 24 



as 



89 

 76 

 94 



61 

 69 

 84 

 102 



8 



7 



7 



9 



4 



8 



11 



11 



54 



67 



17 

 12 



15 

 14 



27 



71 



15.7 



3S 



4 

 3 

 21 

 20 

 24 

 35 

 43 

 49 



39 



51 

 31 

 25 



51.5 

 51.0 



566 

 617 

 185 

 218 



119 

 145 



511 

 609 

 359 

 371 



308 

 408 

 460 



507 



69 

 75 

 28 

 45 

 33 

 44 

 47 

 49 

 283 

 294 



102 

 65 



35 

 74 

 148 

 378 

 16.6 

 235 



18 

 20 

 101 

 110 

 181 

 228 

 200 

 228 



206 

 222 



164 

 172 

 51.2 

 50.5 



463 

 449 

 104 

 82 

 102 

 102 



227 

 227 

 442 

 406 



201 

 217 

 418 

 393 



36 

 39 

 18 

 22 

 22 

 18 

 26 

 18 

 316 

 296 



50 

 23 



34 



41 



74 



311 



20.0 



209 



8 

 8 

 63 

 43 

 112 

 106 

 143 

 137 



164 

 188 

 179 

 151 

 54.1 

 548 



717 

 770 

 154 

 133 

 157 

 189 



481 

 533 

 547 

 559 



334 

 430 

 587 

 607 



56 

 58 

 21 

 18 

 37 

 39 

 48 

 50 

 425 

 442 



107 

 55 



46 

 72 

 167 

 466 

 18.1 

 277 



14 

 34 

 118 

 89 

 190 

 193 

 240 

 276 



279 

 311 

 187 

 189 

 51.8 

 52.0 



194 NORTH CAROLINA 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



