Table 50. 



[For meaning ol 



Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 



J symbols, see introductory text] 



Other occupations 



Age of operator (years) 



) other races . 



OWNED AND RENTED LAND 



Land rented or leased troi 

 Rented or leased land i 



Land rented or leased to • 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 



Operators by place of 

 On farm operated .__ 

 Not on farm operated 

 Not reported 



Operators by principal occupation: 



Farming 



Other 



Operators by days of wori< off farm: 





) 99 days 



100 to 199 days... 

 200 days or more . 



Operators by years on present farm: 



5 to 9 years _ 



Average years on present farm . 



Not reported 



Operators by age group: 



25 to 34 years . 

 35 to 44 years . 

 45 to 49 years . 

 50 to 54 years . 



Average age . 

 Operators by sex: 



Operators of Spanish origin (see text) , 



Individual or family (sole proprietorship) . 



Other— cooperative, estate or trust. 



6 531 

 3 873 450 



6 445 

 3 244 976 



2 408 111 



585 



377 468 



835 047 



1 638 



667 625 



890 

 298 195 



885 

 286 832 



1 552 

 682 059 



1 532 

 565 971 



496 852 



473 

 306 877 



526 988 



102 



110 396 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



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