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 



Kemper 



Lafayette 



Lauderdale 



Leake 



Lee 



FARMS 



Land in farms . 



Harvested cropland . 



.(amis. 1982- 



1978. 



acres, 1982. 



1978. 



.farms, 1982. 



1978. 



acres, 1982. 



1978. 



TENURE OF OPERATOR 



Full owners (arms, 1982_. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982- 



1978.. 



Harvested cropland (arms. 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



Pan owners — farms, 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



Owned land in (arms acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



Rented land in (arms acres, 1982.. 



1978-. 



Han/ested cropland.. farms, 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



Tenants - farms, 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



Han/ested cropland farms, 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 



Operators by place of residence: 

 On (arm operated 1982.. 



1978.. 

 Not on (arm 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. 



1978. 



55 to 64 years 1982. 



1978- 

 65 years and over 1982- 



1978- 

 Average age 1982. 



1978. 



398 

 392 

 103 

 101 

 78 

 111 



218 

 262 



361 

 342 



188 

 226 

 340 

 337 



34 

 18 

 24 

 12 

 25 

 19 

 40 

 52 

 217 

 236 



51 

 41 



21 

 45 

 54 



277 

 20.1 



162 



9 

 4 

 57 

 52 

 104 

 97 

 105 

 127 



145 

 165 

 159 

 159 

 54.1 

 54.7 



282 

 302 



155 

 131 

 88 

 85 



211 

 195 

 314 

 323 



146 

 153 

 334 

 337 



28 

 33 

 26 

 14 

 16 

 38 

 38 

 25 

 226 

 227 



45 

 28 



27 

 40 

 85 

 213 

 16.8 

 160 



4 

 5 

 39 

 42 

 95 

 105 

 125 

 118 



115 

 138 

 147 

 110 

 54.3 

 53.1 



435 



425 



83 040 



93 990 



312 



325 



20 475 



16 915 



318 



314 

 51 812 



43 778 

 207 

 227 



7 558 

 6 241 



109 



96 



29 318 



44 854 



11 706 

 29 143 

 17 612 

 15 711 



99 

 83 



12 013 

 9 592 



8 



15 



1 910 



5 358 



6 



15 



904 



1 082 



314 

 304 

 56 

 63 

 65 

 58 



161 

 156 

 274 

 269 



126 

 122 

 280 

 273 



20 

 24 

 12 

 10 

 20 

 13 

 31 

 35 

 197 

 191 



29 

 30 



16 

 38 

 80 



182 

 15.8 



119 



5 

 5 

 56 

 56 

 90 

 66 

 94 

 103 



105 

 100 

 85 

 95 

 51.2 

 52.1 



551 

 533 

 96 367 

 103 842 

 383 

 374 



12 812 



13 473 



397 



410 



60 864 



63 235 



254 



284 



5 780 



5 740 



131 



108 



32 882 



38 528 



17 094 



21 123 



15 788 



17 405 



114 



81 



6 433 



7 459 



23 



15 



2 621 



2 079 



16 



9 



599 



274 



356 



352 



94 



104 



101 



77 



142 

 143 

 409 

 390 



116 

 128 

 399 

 383 



26 

 36 

 22 

 13 

 19 

 11 

 42 

 32 

 290 

 291 



36 

 22 



27 

 44 

 65 

 238 

 16.6 

 177 



3 



1 



44 



29 



83 



104 



158 



138 



131 

 135 

 132 

 126 

 54.1 

 54.4 



411 



424 



76 919 



93 411 



278 



328 



15 222 



21 534 



302 

 304 



46 001 



47 627 

 185 

 219 



3 979 

 (D) 



98 



115 



25 317 



45 500 



11 751 



24 298 



13 566 



21 202 



83 



106 



8 502 



15 986 



11 



5 



5 601 



284 



10 



3 



2 741 



(D) 



295 



279 



65 



79 



51 



108 

 131 

 303 

 293 



91 

 122 

 294 

 286 



20 

 25 

 15 

 10 

 20 

 24 

 56 

 32 

 183 

 195 



26 

 16 



10 

 26 

 51 



191 

 17.5 



133 



6 

 2 

 42 

 52 

 100 

 96 

 86 

 103 



92 

 91 

 85 

 80 

 51.2 

 51.2 



787 



891 



116 407 



135 060 



547 



642 



30 562 



33 181 



613 



701 



68 271 



84 597 



394 



474 



8 917 



11 390 



149 



166 



45 216 



44 079 



23 010 



21 328 



22 206 

 22 751 



132 



151 



20 014 



18 666 



25 

 24 



2 920 

 6 384 



21 



17 



1 631 



3 125 



540 

 581 

 111 

 128 

 136 

 182 



355 

 428 

 432 

 463 



284 

 342 

 395 

 487 



27 

 43 

 12 

 22 

 28 

 30 

 56 

 72 

 272 

 320 



108 

 62 



29 

 45 

 104 

 333 

 17.8 

 276 



5 



12 



76 



95 



152 



185 



191 



217 



186 



171 

 177 

 211 

 53.1 

 51.7 



701 



737 



141 581 



152 726 



543 



580 



74 541 



77 619 



432 

 438 

 48 736 

 48 232 

 298 

 297 



12 530 



13 179 



218 

 243 

 84 564 

 96 483 

 31 990 

 43 099 



52 574 



53 384 

 202 

 230 



55 481 

 58 119 



51 



56 



8 281 



8 Oil 



43 



53 



6 530 



6 321 



470 

 503 

 120 

 139 

 111 

 95 



266 

 314 

 435 

 423 



211 

 258 

 436 

 443 



33 

 42 

 17 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 34 

 32 

 334 

 333 



54 

 36 



.30 

 59 

 107 

 306 

 17.1 

 199 



7 

 13 

 91 

 84 

 140 

 138 

 140 

 176 



186 

 173 

 137 

 153 

 51.7 

 51.6 



186 MISSISSIPPI 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



