Table 50 Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 



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



1987-Con. 



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 than $1,000 (see text). 



$1,000 to S2.499 



$2,600 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 S99.999 



$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., 



Corn for grain farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Wheat farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Soybeans farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sorghum for grain farms.. 



$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 corn, and melons farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Fruits, nuts, and bemes 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 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 



6 894 

 195 169 

 28 310 



1 553 



1 419 



1 239 



978 



697 



147 



1 617 



10 9 



116 479 



1 617 

 49 188 

 30 420 



35 489 



102 



35 051 



23 



626 



3 



268 



2 018 



137 



167 377 



2 018 

 58 444 

 28 961 



1 531 

 51 374 

 33 556 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



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