Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 1987 and 1982 



[Dollar figures are in current dollars with no ad)uslment for pnce changes. For meaning ol abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Percent change 

 from 1982 to 1987 



Farms --- -- number- 

 Land in farms - acres- 



Average size of farm - acres. 



Value of land and buildings^: 



Average per (arm dollara. 



Average per acre dollars. 



Farms by size: 



1 to 9 acres 



10 to 49 acres - 



50 to 179 acres 



180 to 499 acres 



500 to 999 acres - 



1,000 to 1.999 acres 



2,000 acres or more - - 



Harvested cropland farms. 



acres- 

 Irrtgated land farms. 



acres. 



Market value of agricultural products sold $1,000. 



Average per farm - dollars- 

 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops — $1,000. 



Grains - $1,000. 



Cotton and cottonseed $1,000, 



Tobacco - $1,000_ 



Hay, silage, and field seeds $1,000. 



Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons $1,000. 



Fruits, nuts, and berries - $1,000. 



Nursery and greenhouse crops $1,000. 



Other crops _ - $1,000. 



Livestock, poultry, and their products $1,000. 



Poultry and poultry products $1,000. 



Dairy products --- $1,000. 



Cattle and calves $1,000. 



Hogs and pigs - -- $1,000. 



Sheep, lambs, and wool $1,000. 



Other livestock and livestock products (see text) $1,000. 



Farms by type of organization: 



Individual or family (sole proprietorship) 



Partnership 



Corporation 



Other— cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. 



Operators by principal occupation: 



Farming 



Other 



Operators by days worked off farm: 



Any 



200 days or more 



Average age of operator years. 



Total (arm production expenses' $1,000. 



Selected farm production expenses'": 



Livestock and poultry purchased $1,000. 



Feed for livestock and poultry $1,000. 



Commercial fertilizer^ $1,000. 



Agricultural chemicals^ $1,000. 



Petroleum products $1,000. 



Hired farm labor. $1,000. 



Interest expense^ $1,000. 



Livestock and poultry inventory: 



Cattle and calves... farms. 



number. 



lyiilk cows --- farms. 



number. 



Hogs and pigs farms. 



number. 



Chickens 3 months old or older farms. 



number. 



Selected crops harvested: 

 Wheat for grain farms. 



acres. 

 Bariey for grain farms. 



acres 

 Irish potatoes farms, 



acres. 

 Hay— alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop. etc. (see 

 text) farms 



acres 



'Data are based on a sample o( farms 



2Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications. 



^Data for 1982 do not Include Imputation for Item nonresponse. 



11.3 



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-10.1 



-19,0 



41.7 

 16.9 

 7.3 

 -1.7 

 18.2 

 -10.5 

 -4.0 



-.6 



-13.1 



3.1 



-6.1 



23,6 



11.1 



4.3 



-58.5 



-100.0 



3.5 

 126.1 



63.8 

 114.6 



31.6 



34.4 

 -47.8 

 19.4 

 42.1 

 97.2 

 -23.9 

 17.6 



13.3 



-9.2 



31.8 



9.7 



7.9 

 16.0 



16.9 



1.6 



(NA) 



19.0 

 2.1 

 -.4 

 40.0 

 -17.1 

 65.3 

 -16.1 



1.8 



2.8 



-21.3 



11.3 



-39.2 



8-2 



-5.9 



-23.8 



-29.6 

 -26.7 

 -40.4 

 -67.9 

 -65.5 

 -45.7 



-8 

 -9.3 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



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