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

 1978-Con. 



IFor meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Ctiaractehstics 



FARMS 



Land in farms . 



Harvested cropland _ 



-farms, 1982.. 



1978-. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



.farms, 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



TENURE OF OPERATOR 

 Full owners 



Harvested cropland . 



farms, 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982. 



1978. 



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.. 



1976.. 



Tenants . 



Harvested cropland . 



.farms, 1982.. 



1978. 



acres, 1982. 



1978.. 



.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. 

 50 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 



761 

 768 

 222 200 

 229 839 

 667 

 691 



87 094 



88 016 



491 



484 



110 876 



112 915 



410 



423 



37 326 



37 329 



210 

 209 

 99 970 

 99 353 

 57 574 

 57 626 



42 396 

 41 727 



203 



206 



44 159 



43 389 



60 



75 



11 354 



17 571 



54 



62 



5 609 



7 298 



583 

 599 

 105 

 102 

 73 

 67 



457 

 447 

 304 

 321 



295 

 292 

 397 

 426 



56 

 77 

 32 

 28 

 22 

 18 

 24 

 42 

 263 

 261 



50 



39 

 56 

 104 

 425 

 18.5 

 137 



32 

 23 

 99 

 108 

 167 

 151 

 147 

 194 



193 

 184 

 123 

 108 

 49.7 

 49.2 



Montgomery 



769 



796 



253 540 



260 771 



689 



731 



181 743 



179 125 



348 



338 



67 983 



62 707 



278 



281 



44 387 



38 449 



255 



245 



130 295 



127 226 



59 449 



59 385 



70 846 



67 841 



249 



243 



94 560 



89 524 



166 



213 



55 262 



70 838 



162 



207 



42 796 



51 152 



576 

 609 

 122 

 123 

 71 

 64 



599 

 632 

 170 

 164 



376 

 440 

 303 

 302 



113 



102 



29 



35 



19 



28 



19 



13 



123 



124 



90 

 54 



29 

 65 

 121 

 434 

 18.7 

 120 



28 



51 

 147 

 131 

 134 

 131 

 170 

 195 



160 

 184 

 130 

 104 

 48.8 

 47.6 



1 005 



1 054 



238 127 



244 175 



899 



954 



176 723 



170 542 



493 



506 



77 780 



68 041 

 408 

 423 



50 405 

 42 950 



319 



345 



119 351 



129 689 



57 873 



69 356 

 61 478 

 60 334 



313 



339 



92 330 



92 223 



193 



203 



40 996 



46 445 



178 



192 



33 988 



35 369 



753 

 836 

 158 

 123 

 94 

 95 



651 

 696 

 354 

 358 



448 

 504 

 472 

 494 



77 

 87 

 22 

 25 

 27 

 30 

 35 

 32 

 311 

 320 



85 

 56 



49 

 74 

 161 

 543 

 18.1 

 178 



27 

 36 

 129 

 144 

 247 

 267 

 249 

 262 



238 

 239 

 115 

 106 

 48.5 

 478 



O'Brien 



1 337 



1 368 



362 863 



377 479 



1 200 



1 268 



311 705 



314 544 



442 



416 



72 213 



67 367 



322 



335 



59 313 



53 751 



554 



582 



210 826 



224 005 



79 990 



90 257 



130 836 



133 748 



544 



575 



183 313 



188 005 



341 



370 



79 824 



86 107 



334 



358 



69 079 



72 788 



1 026 

 1 064 

 200 

 192 

 111 

 112 



1 121 



1 196 



216 



172 



719 

 830 

 494 

 460 



192 

 222 



46 

 42 

 37 

 34 

 28 

 27 

 191 

 135 



124 

 78 



79 

 98 

 199 

 767 

 18.4 

 194 



75 

 85 

 272 

 196 

 210 

 250 

 345 

 416 



334 

 316 

 101 

 105 

 46.3 

 47.0 



Osceola 



833 



857 



246 057 



248 102 



758 



810 



213 158 



210 204 



258 



242 



48 476 



45 030 



190 



201 



41 282 



36 261 



347 



340 



144 101 



133 337 



54 843 



56 180 



89 258 



77 157 



346 



337 



124 588 



113 720 



228 



275 



53 480 



69 735 



222 



272 



47 288 



60 223 



631 

 656 

 132 

 126 

 70 

 75 



709 



777 

 124 

 80 



453 

 538 

 297 

 276 



104 

 133 

 31 

 27 

 29 

 24 

 22 

 20 

 111 

 72 



83 

 43 



71 

 61 

 135 

 427 

 16.7 

 139 



62 

 72 

 182 

 129 

 146 

 149 

 196 

 234 



188 

 208 

 59 

 65 

 45.0 

 46.6 



1 057 



1 166 



333 108 



343 237 



961 



1 075 



221 793 



214 557 



473 



525 



91 886 



91 127 



393 



442 



57 201 



52 219 



368 

 387 



177 095 



178 073 

 76 824 

 82 978 



100 271 

 95 095 

 362 

 384 

 120 065 

 113 254 



216 



254 



64 127 



74 037 



206 



249 



44 527 



49 084 



788 

 871 

 184 

 212 

 85 

 83 



790 

 910 

 267 

 256 



508 

 624 

 452 

 473 



133 



160 



35 



33 



24 



35 



23 



39 



237 



206 



97 

 69 



62 

 60 

 168 

 621 

 19.2 

 146 



62 

 70 

 174 

 166 

 170 

 163 

 231 

 287 



251 

 300 

 169 

 180 

 48.9 

 49.5 



1 015 



1 096 



345 327 



353 886 



956 



1 035 



300 21 1 



301 595 



322 



358 



68 426 



70 699 



275 



306 



58 445 



57 902 



395 



407 



188 902 



188 620 



72 870 



82 267 



116 032 



106 253 



392 



406 



163 973 



161 716 



298 



331 



88 000 



94 767 



289 



323 



77 793 



81 978 



749 

 827 

 183 

 168 

 83 

 101 



867 

 909 

 148 

 187 



547 

 602 

 358 

 434 



153 

 189 

 37 

 32 

 27 

 25 

 26 

 26 

 115 

 162 



110 

 60 



62 

 70 

 160 

 592 

 18.8 

 151 



62 

 62 

 176 

 180 

 175 

 189 

 262 

 339 



261 

 253 

 89 

 73 

 47.0 

 466 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



iOWA 201 



