Table 5. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1982, 1978, and 

 1974-Con. 



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



Characteristics 



All farms 



1978 



1974 



Farms operated by Black and other races^ 



1982 



1978 



1974 



Operator characteristics— Con. 

 Operators by years on present farm: 



2 years or less 



3 or 4 years 



5 to 9 years 



10 years or more 



Average years on present farm 



Not reported 



Operators by age group^: 



Under 25 years 



25 to 34 years 



35 to 44 years 



45 to 54 yectrs 



55 to 64 years 



65 years and over _ 



Average age 



Operators by sex: 

 Male - farms. 



acres. 

 Female. farms. 



acres. 



Operators of Spanish origin farms. 



acres- 



Type of organization: 



Individua! or family... farms. 



acres. 



Partnership farms. 



acres. 



Corporation farms. 



acres. 

 Family held: 



More than 10 stockholders farms. 



acres. 



10 or less stockholders farms. 



acres. 

 Other than family held: 



More than 10 stockholders farms. 



acres. 



10 or less stockholders farms. 



acres. 



Other— cooperative, estate or trust, 



institutional, etc farms. 



acres. 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



P 



3 088 

 14 368 

 26 441 

 42 439 

 45 930 

 39 774 

 53.7 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NAl 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



Tor classification of social and ethnic groups, see text. 



21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorship) and partnerships; see text. 



Table 6. Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated by Females, Persons of Spanish Origin, 

 and Specified Racial Groups: 1982 and 1978 



4 TEXAS 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



