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

 1978-Con 



[For meaning o( abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Characlenstics 



Mason 



Matagorda 



Menard 



Midland 



Milam 



FARMS 



Land in tamis . 



Harvested cropland . 



-farms. 1982- 



1978- 



acres. 1982- 



1978- 



- farms. 1982- 



1978- 



acres. 1982- 



1978- 



TENURE OF OPERATOR 



Full owners- farms. 1982-, 



1978- 



acres. 1982- 



1978- 



Harvested cropland farms. 1982- 



1978-. 



acres. 1982-. 



1978-, 



Part owners farms. 1982-, 



1978- 



acres. 1982-. 



1978- 



Owned land in farms acres. 1982-, 



1978- 



Rented land in farms acres. 1982-. 



1978-, 



Harvested cropland farms. 1982-. 



1978- 



acres. 1982-. 



1978- 



Tenants farms. 1982-. 



1978-. 



acres. 1982-. 



1978-. 



Hanrested cropland farms. 1982-. 



1978-. 



acres. 1982-. 



1978- . 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 



Operators by place of residence: 

 On farm operated 1982-. 



1978-. 

 Not on fami operated __ 1982.. 



1978.. 

 Not reported 1982-. 



1978-. 



Operators by principal occupation: 

 Famning 1982-. 



1978-. 

 Ottier _ 1982-. 



1978-. 



Operators by days of worit off farm: 

 None __ 1982-. 



1978-. 

 Any _ 1982-. 



1978-. 



1 to 49 days — 1982-. 



1978-. 

 50 to 99 days — 1982-. 



1978-. 

 100 to 149 days.. 1982-. 



1978-. 

 150 to 199 days 1982-. 



1978-. 

 200 days or more 1982-. 



1978-. 



Not reported 1982 



1978-. 



1982 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 1982 



1978. 

 25 to 34 years 1982. 



1978- 

 35 to 44 years 1982-. 



1978-. 

 45 to 54 years 1982 



1978. 



55 to 64 years 1982-, 



1978- 



65 years and over 1982 



1978.. 



Average age -„ 1982-. 



1978-. 



390 



412 



564 710 



549 230 



357 



347 



157 666 



137 068 



83 



95 



95 666 



107 999 



64 



60 



13 212 



11 226 



187 



175 



346 090 



319 573 



141 899 



125 434 



204 191 



194 139 



180 



158 



106 400 



81 903 



120 



142 



122 954 



121 658 



113 



129 



38 254 



43 939 



199 

 226 

 152 

 154 

 39 

 32 



330 



338 



60 



74 



236 

 261 

 116 

 131 



32 

 34 

 17 



15 

 8 



15 

 3 

 8 



56 



59 



38 

 20 



19 

 29 

 55 

 226 

 17.4 

 61 



25 

 40 

 73 

 76 

 75 

 87 

 93 

 102 



77 

 70 

 47 

 37 

 46.3 

 44.9 



567 



565 



559 836 



672 670 



192 



173 



11 181 



11 216 



336 



307 



226 547 



219 276 



98 



68 



3 577 



2 392 



169 



167 



295 476 



393 234 



142 911 



214 502 



152 565 



178 732 



77 



77 



6 022 



6 362 



62 

 91 

 37 813 

 60 160 

 17 

 28 



1 582 



2 462 



266 

 255 

 253 

 246 

 48 

 64 



336 

 248 

 231 

 317 



209 

 226 

 295 

 320 



43 

 43 

 26 



20 

 28 

 26 

 17 

 35 

 181 

 196 



63 



19 



31 

 35 

 78 



306 

 20.7 



117 



6 

 12 

 52 

 87 

 89 

 76 

 109 

 117 



155 

 141 

 156 

 132 

 55.0 

 52.5 



703 



704 



572 911 



583 987 



464 



508 



188 927 



199 926 



297 

 249 



105 544 



100 398 



168 



148 



19 340 



13 013 



265 



280 



364 598 



369 555 



161 815 



148 025 



202 783 



221 530 



188 



210 



111 434 



112 672 



141 



175 



102 769 



114 034 



108 



150 



58 153 



74 241 



332 

 322 

 289 

 302 

 82 

 80 



390 

 386 

 313 

 318 



298 



334 

 346 

 330 



43 

 49 

 29 

 25 



14 

 17 

 29 

 28 

 231 

 211 



59 

 40 



51 

 71 

 103 

 315 

 16.5 

 163 



18 



34 



93 



95 



117 



120 



148 



158 



183 

 169 

 144 

 128 

 51.9 

 50.5 



176 



190 



718 297 



720 816 



95 



95 



15 725 



14 115 



116 

 126 



158 542 



159 694 



69 



66 



8 893 



11 700 



38 



41 



292 844 



181 512 



71 573 



86 197 



221 271 



95 315 



21 



21 



5 326 



1 589 



22 



23 



266 911 



379 610 



5 



8 



1 506 



826 



79 

 85 

 77 

 90 

 20 

 15 



74 

 82 

 102 

 108 



41 

 63 

 121 

 121 



19 



14 



5 



6 



7 



8 



12 



17 



78 



76 



14 

 6 



13 

 28 

 39 

 55 

 12.1 

 41 



4 

 2 

 16 

 22 

 38 

 26 

 39 

 63 



48 

 45 

 31 

 32 

 51.6 

 51.7 



1 480 



1 337 



710 419 



710 239 



800 



792 



110 400 



99 620 



948 



813 



343 259 



297 592 



440 



411 



36 106 



32 609 



387 



402 



303 063 



352 653 



121 794 



146 641 



181 269 



206 012 



279 



314 



61 471 



57 712 



145 



122 



64 097 



59 994 



81 



67 



12 823 



9 299 



804 

 705 

 570 

 503 

 106 

 129 



646 

 580 

 834 

 757 



497 

 493 

 876 

 801 



81 

 68 

 37 

 45 

 56 

 59 

 68 

 33 

 634 

 596 



107 

 43 



77 

 142 

 255 

 744 

 17.5 

 262 



19 

 26 

 148 

 150 

 232 

 207 

 312 

 320 



387 

 359 

 382 

 275 

 54.2 

 52.6 



268 

 268 



463 848 



497 241 



86 



101 



4 867 



7 047 



162 



138 



218 280 



179 149 



53 



49 



2 381 



1 759 



61 

 85 



180 160 

 237 013 



65 152 



92 513 



115 008 



144 500 



25 



40 



1 759 



4 389 



45 



45 



65 408 



81 079 



8 



12 



727 



899 



122 

 122 

 113 

 116 

 33 

 30 



157 

 125 

 111 

 143 



87 

 99 

 158 

 161 



18 

 20 

 8 

 13 

 12 

 14 

 19 

 18 

 101 

 96 



23 

 8 



16 



32 

 42 

 123 

 17.2 

 55 



2 

 2 

 21 

 22 

 50 

 43 

 55 

 80 



70 

 61 

 70 

 60 

 54.8 

 53.6 



335 



301 



822 053 



854 347 



192 



187 



41 571 



35 806 



208 



159 



108 626 



52 175 



97 



93 



4 063 



5 357 



77 



91 



631 264 



711 014 



195 681 



186 133 



435 583 



524 881 



60 



65 



26 575 



23 881 



50 



51 



82 163 



91 158 



35 



29 



10 933 



6 568 



150 

 143 

 144 

 124 

 41 

 34 



129 

 130 

 206 

 171 



107 

 228 

 186 



22 

 18 

 10 

 8 

 8 

 9 

 13 

 8 

 175 

 143 



21 

 8 



48 

 45 

 81 

 95 

 10.1 

 66 



11 

 19 

 57 

 40 

 63 

 49 

 72 

 93 



92 

 55 

 40 

 45 

 48.6 

 48.7 



863 

 775 

 546 

 470 

 174 

 185 



668 

 616 

 915 

 814 



507 

 528 

 949 

 833 



59 

 81 

 43 

 34 

 65 

 35 

 83 

 77 

 699 

 606 



127 



100 

 135 

 255 

 745 

 17.3 

 348 



38 

 40 

 185 

 123 

 235 

 224 

 326 

 303 



377 

 387 

 422 

 353 

 63.5 

 53.8 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -COUNTY DATA 



TEXAS 323 



