Table 10 Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 



and 1982-Con. 



' abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Characteristics 



.farms. 1987. 



1982. 

 acres, 1987. 



1982. 

 .farms. 1987. 



TENURE OF OPERATOR 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 



Operators by place of residence: 

 On farm operated 



Not on farm operated 



Not reported 



Operators by principal occupation: 

 Farming 



Other 



Operators by days of work off farm: 

 None 



1 to 49 days 



50 to 99 days 



100 to 149 days 



ISO to 199 days 



200 days or more ._ 



Not reported 



Operators by years on present farm: 



10 years or more 



Average years on presen* farm 



243 

 259 

 434 692 

 428 853 

 255 630 

 278 971 

 179 062 

 149 882 



288 

 286 

 248 224 

 317 005 

 822 717 

 891 930 

 425 507 

 425 075 



271 



439 673 

 481 528 

 247 283 

 274 576 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



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