Table 19. Selected Characteristics of Abnormal Farms: 1987 and 1982 



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



Characteristics 



Characteristics 



1962 



Farms number.. 



Land in farms acres.. 



Average size of farm acres.. 



Value of land and buildings' --. $1,000. 



Average per farm dollars. 



Average per acre dollars. 



Estimated market value of all machinery and 

 equipment' $1,000. 



Land in farms according to use: 



Total cropland farms. 



acres- 



Harvested cropland farms. 



acres. 

 Cropland used only for pasture or grazing .. farms. 



acres. 



Other cropland farms. 



acres. 



Total woodland farms., 



acres.. 



Woodland pastured farms., 



acres.. 



Woodland not pastured farms.. 



acres.. 



Pastureland and rangeland other than 



cropland and woodland pastured farms., 



acres.. 

 Land in house tots, ponds, roads, wasteland, 



etc farms.. 



acres. 



Irrigated land farms.. 



acres. 



3 752 

 469 



6 160 



770 000 



1 642 



722 

 5 



(D) 

 3 



(D) 



7 

 109 



2 

 (0) 



7 

 (0) 



7 

 241 



2 

 (D) 



4 361 

 545 



7 265 



908 125 



1 666 



B 



1 465 



8 



1 165 



4 



238 



(NA) 



62 



7 

 2 403 



3 

 367 



7 

 2 036 



6 

 337 



7 

 156 



Market value of agricultural products sold $1,000., 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 



crops $1.000.. 



Livestock, poultry, and their products $1.000.. 



Total farm production expenses' $1,000. 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Tenure of operator: 



Full owners 



Part owners 



Tenants 



670 

 83 781 



33 

 637 



825 



103 175 



Abnormal farms by standard industnal 

 classification: 



Cash grains (Oil) 



Field crops, except cash grains (013) 



Cotton (0131) 



Tobacco (0132) 



Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

 field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. 

 (0133. 0134. 0139) 



687 

 85 875 



(D) 

 (D) 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



Vegetables and melons (016) 



Fruits and tree nuts (017) 



Horticultural specialties (018) 



General farms, primarily crop (019) . 



Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal 

 specialties (021) 



Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) 



Dairy farms (024) 



Poultry and eggs (025) 



Animal specialties (027) 



General farms, pnmarily livestock and animal 

 specialties (029) 



'Data are based on a sample of farms. 



24 VERMONT 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



