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



and 1982-Con. 



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



Characteristics 



Land In (arms . 



Harvested cropland . 



TENURE OF OPERATOR 

 Full owners 



larms. 1987_. 



1982.. 

 acres, 1967.. 



1982.. 

 farms, 1987.. 



1S82.. 

 acres, 1987.. 



1982.. 



farms, 1987. 



1982. 

 acres, 1987. 



1982. 

 (arms, 1987. 



1982. 

 acres, 1987. 



1982. 



Pan owners farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres, 1987. 



1982. 



Owned land in (arms acres, 1987.. 



1982.. 



Rented land In (arms acres, 1987.. 



1982.. 



Harvested cropland farms. 1987_. 



1982. 



acres, 1987.. 



1982- 



Harvested cropland . 



Tenants - 



Harvested cropland . 



(arms, 1987. 



1982. 

 acres, 1987. 



1982. 

 farms, 1987. 



1982. 

 acres, 1987. 



1982. 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 



Operators by place o( residence: 

 On (arm operated 1987. 



1982. 

 Not on farm operated 1987. 



1982. 

 Not reported 1987. 



1982. 



Operators by phncipal occupation: 

 Farming 1987 



1982. 

 Other 1987. 



1982. 



Operators by days o( work off farm: 

 None , ...1987.. 



1982. 

 Any 1987. 



1982. 



1 to 49 days 1987.. 



1982.. 

 SO to 99 days 1987.. 



1982.. 

 1CX) to 149 days 1987.. 



1982.. 

 150 to 199 days 1987.. 



1982.. 

 200 days or more 1987.. 



1982. 



Not reported 1987.. 



1982. 



Operators by years on present farm: 



2 years or less _,_ 1987 



1982.. 



3 or 4 years 1987. 



1982.. 

 5 to 9 years _ 1987.. 



1982.. 

 10 years or more.. 1987 



1982.. 

 Average years on present farm 1987. 



1982. 



Not reported 1987.. 



1982. 



1 324 

 476 

 743 

 685 



346 



420 



79 229 



85 870 



244 

 324 

 49 920 

 60 322 

 IBS 

 265 



7 717 



8 953 



85 

 85 

 27 005 

 24 722 

 13 115 

 13 215 

 13 890 

 11 507 



79 



634 

 28 951 

 31 615 



422 



461 



70 507 



69 217 



342 



392 



12 163 



11 059 



172 

 219 

 60 206 

 70 222 

 33 285 

 38 346 

 26 921 

 31 876 



169 



206 



15 463 



19 444 



374 

 380 

 22.4 

 20.1 



200 



265 



59 527 



73 802 



109 

 36 179 

 46 377 

 15 440 

 24 616 



20 739 



21 761 



66 



939 



1 083 



117 167 



122 291 



779 



913 



22 760 



23 944 



615 



767 



52 818 



63 325 



488 



628 



9 628 



10 868 



284 



279 



60 340 



55 716 



27 791 



28 132 

 32 549 

 27 584 



259 



520 

 552 

 21.7 

 21.0 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



VIRGINIA 279 



