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



(Fof meaning o( abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



CROPS HARVESTED-Con 



Hay— ailaifa. other tame, small grain, wild. 

 grass silage, green chop, etc (see text) 

 -Con 

 Farms by acres r^arvested; 



1 to 24 acres 



25 to 99 acres 



100 10 249 acres 



250 to 499 acres 



500 acres Of more 



AHalla hay farms.. 



acres.. 



tons. dry.. 



Irrigated farms.. 



acres.. 



Vegetables harvested tor sale (see text) ... farms., 

 acres. - 



Irrigated farms.. 



acres.. 

 Farms by acres harvested; 



1 to 4 9 acres 



5 to 24 9 acres 



250 to 999 acres. 



100 to 249 9 aaes.. 



250,0 acres or more 



Sweet com harvested for sale farms.. 



acres.. 



Irrigated farms.. 



acres.. 



Land in orcfiards farms.. 



acres.. 



Imgated farms.. 



acres.. 

 Farms by beanng and rwnbearing acres: 



1 to 4 9 acres 



5 to 24,9 acres __ 



25-0 to 99 9 acres 



1000 to 2499 acres 



250.0 acres or more 



Apples farms.. 



Beanng and nonbearing. .acres., 

 pounds. - 



Other occupations 



976 

 14 789 

 38 797 



Age of operator (years) 



246 



3 410 

 9 381 



219 

 3 055 

 7 307 



^Data are based on a sample of farms 



'Farms with total production expenses equal to market value ol agricultural products sold are included as farms with gams ol less than Si. 000, 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



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