Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. 



[Data (or 1 967 include abnormal (arms For meaning o( abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text ) 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS- 



Con. 



Operators by days of work oft farm— Con. 

 Any -Con 



150 to 199 days 1987. 



1982. 



200 days or more 1987. 



1982. 



Not reported 1987, 



1982. 



1 987 operators by years on present (arm; 



2 years or less 



3 or 4 years 



5 to 9 years 



10 years or more 



Average years on present fann 



Not reported 



1 987 operators by age group: 



Under 25 years 



25 to 34 years 



35 to 44 years 



45 to 54 years 



55 to 64 years 



65 years and over 



Average age 



TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 



Individual or (amily (sole proprietorship) . 



Partnership (arms, 



Other than (amily held (arms. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987 FARM PRODUCTION 

 EXPENSES' 



Total farm production expenses (arms.. 



$1,000.. 



Livestock and poultry purchased (arms.. 



$1.000.. 



Feed (or livestock and poultry (arms.. 



$1,000.. 



Commercially mixed (ormula feeds (arms.. 



$1.000.. 



Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees (arms.. 



$1,000.- 

 Commercial fertilizer farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Agncultural chemicals... farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Petroleum products farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Electricity (arms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Hired farm labor farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Contract labor farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Repair and maintenance farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Customwork. machine hire, and rental of 

 machinery and equipment farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Interest.- farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Cash rent... (arms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Property taxes farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 All other farm production expenses farms.. 



$1.000.. 



See footnotes at end of table. 



259 

 305 



111 108 

 142 540 



319 



74 346 



75 665 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



VIRGINIA 405 



