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



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



LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 



USE -Con. 



Pastureland and rangeland other than 



cropland and woodland pastured (arms. 



acres. 

 Land in house lots, ponds, roads, 



wasteland, etc... ___ farms. 



acres. 

 Cropland under federal acreage reduction 

 programs 

 Annual commodity acreage adjustment 



programs farms. 



acres- 



Conservation reserve program farms. 



acres- 



Value of land and buildings^ farms 



$1,000. 



Average per farm.. dotlars. 



Average per acre dollars. 



Farms by value group: 



$1 to $39,999 , 



$40,000 to $69,999. 



$70,000 to $99.999 _ 



$100,000 to $149.999. 



$150,000 to $199.999 



$200,000 to $499.999 



$500,000 to $999.999... 



$1,000,000 to $1.999,999 



$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 _ 



$5,000,000 or more 



VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

 EQUIPMENT' 



Estimated market value of all machinery 



and equipment farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Farms by value group: 



$1 to $4,999 _ 



$5,000 10 $9,999 



$10,000 to $19.999 __ 



$20,000 to $49,999. 



$50,000 to $99,999 



$100,000 to $199.999 



$200,000 to $499.999 ._ 



$500,000 or more ._. 



SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

 EOUIPMENTi 



Motortrucks, including pickups farms.. 



number.. 



Wheel tractors farms.. 



number.. 



Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) _. farms.. 



number.. 



40 horsepower (PTO) or more farms.. 



number.. 



Grain and bean combines farms.. 



number.. 

 Ctottonpickers and stnppers farms. . 



number.. 

 Mower conditioners farms. . 



number,. 

 Pickup balers farms.. 



number.. 



AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 



Commercial fertilizer farms.. 



acres on which used.. 



LJme farms.. 



acres on which used., 

 tons.- 

 Sprays. dusts, granules, tumigants, etc.. to 

 control - 



Insects on hay and other crops farms.. 



acres on which used.. 



Nematodes in crops farms. . 



acres on which used.. 



Diseases in crops and orchards farms.. 



acres on which used.. 

 Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and 



pasture farms.. 



acres on which used.. 



Chemicals for defoliation or for growth 



control of crops or thinning of fruit farms.. 



acres on which used.. 



See footnotes at end of table. 



Total farming 



and other 



occupations 



Farming 



Total 



6 843 

 61 739 



790 

 2 208 

 1 561 

 1 457 



502 



232 



67 



6 



Age of operator {years) 



31 

 4 396 



42 

 689 



36 



7 979 



221 639 



712 



36 

 1 080 



29 



1 817 



12 



220 



469 



5 

 232 



1 

 (D) 



3 

 110 



23 

 913 



25 to 34 



120 

 19 559 



194 

 2 739 



25 



413 



1 



(D) 



241 



52 027 



215 880 



823 



241 

 10 385 



12 

 33 

 75 

 47 

 41 



222 



414 

 210 

 541 

 137 

 193 

 143 

 348 



27 

 29 



96 

 109 

 144 

 190 



143 



11 380 



77 



3 796 



7 525 



74 



340 



7 



(D) 



17 

 041 



110 

 121 



35 to 44 



2 

 (D) 



263 

 36 192 



446 

 7 331 



60 



3 557 



2 



(D) 



671 

 176 335 

 262 794 



856 



83 

 90 

 69 

 109 

 76 



173 



40 



21 



9 



1 



671 

 24 308 



78 

 137 

 131 

 180 



77 



56 

 10 

 2 



366 

 63 057 



629 

 14 477 



67 

 2 907 



5 

 71 



959 

 223 653 

 233 215 



737 



110 

 182 

 113 

 148 

 77 



250 



55 



15 



6 



3 



958 

 28 530 



66 

 217 

 236 

 281 



96 



1 642 

 44 145 



172 

 480 

 370 

 390 

 143 



60 



25 



2 



68 WEST VIRGINIA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



