Table 19. Selected Characteristics of Abnormal Farms: 1987 and 1982 



[For meaning o( abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Characteristics 



Characteristics 



Farms number. 



Land in farms acres. 



Average size of farm acres. 



Value of land and buildings^ $1,000, 



Average per farm ___ dollars. 



Average per acre dollars. 



Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment' $1,000. 



Land in farms according to use: 



Total cropland farms.. 



acres.. 



Harvested cropland farms.. 



acres-. 

 Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ._ farms.. 



acres.. 



Other cropland farms.. 



acres. . 



Total woodland farms.. 



acres.. 

 Woodland pastured farms.. 



acres.. 



Woodland not pastured farms., 



acres.. 



Pastureland and rangeland other than 



cropland and woodland pastured farms.. 



acres.. 

 Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland. 



etc. farms., 



acres.. 



Irrigated land farms.. 



acres. 



80 



530 184 



6 627 



456 910 



5 711 375 



862 



75 



469 711 



6 263 



173 870 



2 318 267 



370 



11 705 



64 



65 083 



59 



46 637 



27 



11 204 



(NA) 



7 242 



13 



14 047 



5 



12 873 



9 



1 174 



48 

 374 769 



55 



15 812 



31 



4 873 



Market value of agriculturat products sold $1,000.. 



Average per mrm , _ dollars.. 



Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 



crops $1,000.. 



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



Total farm production expenses^ $1.000.. 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Tenure of operator 



Full owners 



Part owners 



Tenants 



Abnormal farms by standard industrial 

 classification: 



Cash grains (Oil) 



Field crops, except cash grains (013) 



Cotton (0131) 



Tobacco (0132) 



Sugarcane and sugar beets: Irish potatoes; 

 field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. 

 (0133, 0134, 0139) 



Vegetables and melons (016) 



Fruits and tree nuts (017) 



Horticultural specialties (018) 



General farms, primarily crop (019) . 



Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal 

 specialties (021) 



Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) 



Dairy farms (024) 



Poultry and eggs (025) 



Animal specialties (027) 



General farms, primarily livestock and animal 

 specialties (029) 



34 

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'Data are based on a sample of farms. 



24 TEXAS 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



