Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 



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



Item 



Total farming 



and other 



occupations 



Farming 



Total 



Age of operator (years) 



25 to 34 



35 to 44 



FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 



Farms number- 

 percent.. 



Land in (arms acres.. 



Average size of farm 



MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL- 

 TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 



Total sales (see te}tt) ._ farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Average per farm dollars.. 



Farms by value of sales: 



Less ttian $1,000 (see text) 



$1,000 to $2,499 



$2,500 to $4,999 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $19,999 



$20,000 to $24,999 



$25,000 to $39,999 ._ 



$40,000 to $49,999 



$50,000 to $99,999 



$100,000 to $249,999 



$250,000 to $499,999 



$500,000 to $999,999 



$1,000,000 or more 



Grains farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Com for grain farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Wfieat farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Soybeans farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sorghum for grain famis.. 



$1.000.. 

 Barley farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Oats - - farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Other grains farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Cotton and cottonseed farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Tobacco farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Hay, silage, and field seeds farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Vegetables, sweet com, and melons farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Fruits, nuts, and benies farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1,000. 



Nursery and greenhouse crops farms. 



$1,000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Other crops farms.. 



$1,000. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms. 



$1,000. 



Poultry and poultry products famis. 



$1,000. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1,000. 



Dairy products farms. 



$1,000. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms. 



$1,000. 



Cattle and calves farms. 



$1,000. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms. 



$1,000. 



See footnotes at end of table. 



51 172 



100.0 



10 316 861 



202 



26 112 



51.0 



7 810 930 



299 



486 

 .9 



92 689 

 191 



486 

 21 422 

 44 079 



1 



329 



7 025 



34 



3 174 



264 



3 098 



89 



277 



169 



2 619 



19 

 60 

 73 



137 

 116 

 833 



79 



675 



1 



(D) 



34 



1 069 



6 



707 



18 



715 



6 



547 



6 

 87 



67 



1 559 



7 

 550 



14 



743 



4 



741 



74 



3 757 



23 



2 462 



153 



1 593 



5 



456 



2 963 



5.8 



854 747 



288 



4 208 



8.2 



1 621 077 



385 



4 679 



9.1 



1 832 337 



392 



6 548 



12.8 



2 085 691 



319 



62 MICHIGAN 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



