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 



Rockingham 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - 



Con. 



Operators by age group: 

 Under 25 years -__ — 1987.. 



1982.. 

 25 to 34 years .__ 1987.. 



1982.. 

 35 to 44 years _- 1987.. 



1982.. 



45 to 54 years _ 1987__ 



1982_- 



55 to 64 years 1987_. 



1982.. 



55 to 59 years 1987__ 



60 to 64 years 1987_. 



65 years and over 1987.. 



1982.. 



65 to 69 years 1987.. 



70 years and over 1987.. 



Average age 1987.. 



1982.. 



Operators by sex: 



Male farms. 1987.. 



1982.. 



acres, 1987.. 



1982.- 



Female . 



.farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres, 1987., 



1982.. 



TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 



Individual or family (sole propnetorship) farms. 1987. 



Ottler than family held . 



258 



282 



56 161 



63 014 



240 



274 



25 971 



30 549 



626 



659 



138 656 



250 

 51.3 

 51.6 



1 013 



1 154 



155 684 



174 237 



1 016 



1 133 



123 933 



134 261 



229 



16 503 

 16 974 



1 509 



1 772 



126 934 



133 154 



840 



128 475 

 130 659 



300 VIRGINIA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -COUNTY DATA 



