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



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



Total farming 



and other 



occupations 



Age of operator (years) 



FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 



Farms number.. 



percent.. 



Land in farms acres.. 



Average size of farm .acres.. 



MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL- 

 TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 



Total sales (see text) farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Average per farm dollars.. 



Farms by value of sales: 

 Less tfian $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... 

 5100,000 to $249,999. 



$250,000 to $499,999. 

 $500,000 to $999,999. 

 $1,000,000 or more... 



Grains fai 



$1,000. 

 Sales of $50,000 or more ... 



$1,000.. 



Corn for grain farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Wfieat - far 



$1,000. 

 Soybeans far 



$1,000.. 



Sorgflum for grain fai 



Barley 



Oats 



ms.. 

 $1,000.. 

 . farms.. 

 $1, GOO- 



SI ,000-. 



Otfier 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 corn, and melons farms 



$1,000 



Sales of $50,000 or more __ farms 



$1,000 



Fruits, nuts, and bernes farms 



$1,000 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms 



$1,000 



Nursery and greenfiouse 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 farms.. 



$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. 



14 776 



100.0 



2 396 629 



14 776 

 989 061 

 66 937 



2 122 

 2 043 

 1 948 

 1 881 

 1 585 



427 



781 



319 



1 084 



1 569 



123 049 



580 



74 364 



3 863 

 53 661 



2 941 

 16 653 



3 648 

 48 499 



27 



3 473 

 296 

 448 



2 181 

 425 871 



1 366 

 422 138 



1 476 

 187 216 



1 131 

 179 001 



7 882 



53.3 



1 852 389 



235 



280 

 553 

 267 

 885 

 1 326 



637 



4 Oil 



107 751 



547 



71 193 



14 591 

 2 530 

 41 821 



1 402 



306 390 



979 



304 312 



6 551 



272 

 4 995 



240 

 1 591 



287 

 3 652 



5 195 



19 



4 659 



18 



1 038 



4 



912 



77 859 



209 



77 507 



37 086 



241 



36 175 



471 



8 648 



29 



4 478 



1 406 

 201 679 

 143 442 



26 888 



142 



19 750 



11 497 



430 



3 783 



3 515 



15 



3 347 



74 

 23 783 



45 

 23 333 



23 

 226 



2 

 (D) 



291 

 62 468 



221 

 61 969 



308 

 49 362 



268 

 48 232 



1 901 



12.9 



517 068 



272 



60 MARYLAND 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



