Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 



[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Item 



Total farming 



and other 



occupations 



Farming 



Total 



Age of operator (years) 



FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 



Farms number. _ 



percent. . 



Land in farms acres.. 



Average size of farm acres.. 



MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL- 

 TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 



Total sales (see text) farms-- 



$1,000.. 

 Average per farm doilars-- 



Farms by value of sales: 



Less ttian $1,000 (see text) _ 



$1,000 to $2,499 



$2,500 to $4,999 __ 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $19,999 



$20,000 to $24,999 



$25,000 to $39,999 



$40,000 to $49,999 



$50,000 to $99,999 



$100,000 to $249,999 



$250,000 to $499,999 



$500,000 to $999,999 



$1,000,000 or more 



Grains farms. . 



$1,000-. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Corn for grain farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Wheat farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Soybeans farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sorghum for grain farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Barley farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Oats farms.. 



$1,000-. 

 Other grains farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Cotton and cottonseed farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Tobacco farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Hay, silage, and field seeds farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Fruits, nuts, and berries farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms. . 



$1.000.. 



Nursery and greenhouse crops farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more _.. farms.. 



$1,000- 



Other crops farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Poultry and poultry products farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Dairy products farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more .-. farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Cattle and calves farms.. 



$1,000.- 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1,000.. 



See footnotes at end of table. 



79 711 



100.0 



11 731 386 



147 



30 745 



38.6 



6 989 848 



227 



396 



.5 



85 428 



216 



396 

 16 916 

 42 716 



18 

 40 

 58 

 46 

 66 



28 

 40 

 22 

 36 

 35 



4 

 1 

 2 



149 



3 093 



11 



1 515 



92 



1 095 



56 



359 



112 



1 590 



13 

 44 

 1 

 (D) 

 2 

 (D) 



65 

 184 

 38 



132 

 957 



34 



113 



9 

 250 



3 

 238 



2 

 (D) 



11 



693 



3 



577 



3 

 25 



12 



467 



3 



464 



27 

 1 418 



10 

 1 014 



191 



1 486 



2 



(D) 



2 143 



2.7 



607 992 



284 



3 428 



4.3 



1 124 440 



328 



4 557 



5.7 



1 383 601 



304 



7 477 



9.4 



1 811 141 



242 



60 TENNESSEE 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



