Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

 and 1982-Con. 



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



Characteristics 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS- 



Con. 



Operators by age group: 



Under 25 years. 1987.. 



1982.. 

 25 to 34 years 1987.. 



1982- 

 35 to 44 years 1987_. 



1982. 



45 to 54 years 1987.. 



1982.. 



55 to 64 years _ 1987.. 



1982_. 



55 to 69 years 1987.. 



60 to 64 years 1987. 



65 years and over 1987.. 



1982.. 



65 to 69 years 1987.. 



70 years and over 1987.. 



3 1987. 



1982.. 



Operators by sex; 



Male farms. 1987.. 



1982.. 



acres. 1987.. 



1982.. 



.farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres. 1987. 



1982. 



TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 



Individual or family (sole proprietorship) farms. 1987. 



1982. 

 acres, 1987. 



.farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres, 1987. 



Corporation: 



Family held farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres, 1987. 



1982. 



Other than family held farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres, 1987. 



1982. 



Other— cooperative, estate or trust, 



institutional, etc farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres, 1987. 



1982. 



682 

 62 954 

 77 846 



658 

 51 136 

 60 498 



350 



390 



27 002 



33 610 



562 



589 



94 456 



176 MARYLAND 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



