Table 5. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 

 1978-Con. 



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



1982 and 



Characteristics 



Delaware 



New Castle 



Sussex 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - 

 Con. 



Operators by sex: 

 Male 



Female _ 



-farms, 1982. 



1978. 



acres, 1982. 



1978. 



.farms, 1962. 



1978. 



acres, 1982. 



1978. 



TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 



Individual or family farms, 1982. 



1978. 



acres, 1982. 



1978. 



Partnership farms, 1982. 



1978. 

 acres, 1982. 

 1978. 

 Corporation: 



Family held — .farms, 1982. 



1978. 



acres, 1982. 



1978. 



Other than family held farms, 1982.. 



1978. 

 acres, 1982. 

 1978.. 

 Other— cooperative, estate or trust, 



institutional, etc farms, 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982. 



1978.. 



971 



964 



207 177 



211 358 



38 

 40 



2 932 



3 470 



864 



866 



151 056 



169 156 



96 



93 



25 832 



23 691 



43 



34 



(D) 



19 457 



2 



5 



(D) 



(D) 



4 



6 



572 



(D) 



441 

 426 



98 247 



99 173 



47 



26 



3 776 



2 911 



402 



382 



70 819 



79 873 



48 



42 



16 628 



11 660 



29 



23 



(D) 



9 478 



6 



3 



8 



3 

 2 



2 379 

 (D) 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



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