Table 5. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1982 and 

 1978-Con. 



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



Characteristics 



Dorchester 



Fredericic 



Garrett 



FARMS 



Land in farms . 



Harvested cropland . 



-farms, 1982. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



.farms, 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



TENURE OF OPERATOR 



Full owners farms, 1982. 



1978. 



acres. 1982. 



1978. 



Harvested cropland farms, 1982.. 



1978. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978. 



Part owners farms, 1982.. 



1978. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978. 



Owned land in farms __ acres, 1982. 



1978. 



Rented land in farms acres. 1982.. 



1978.. 



Harvested cropland farms, 1982. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



Tenants farms, 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



Harvested cropland farms, 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982. 



1978. 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 



Operators by place of residence: 

 On farm operated ._ 1982.. 



1978.. 

 Not on farm operated 1982.. 



1978.. 

 Not reported 1982.. 



1978.. 



Operators by principal occupation: 

 Farming 1982.. 



1978.. 

 Other 1982-. 



1978.. 



Operators by days of work off farm: 

 None 1982-. 



1978.. 

 Any 1982.. 



1978.. 



1 to 49 days 1982.. 



1978.. 

 50 to 99 days 1982.. 



1978.. 

 100 to 149 days--- 1982.. 



1978.. 

 150 to 199 days 1982.. 



1978.. 

 200 days or more 1982.. 



1978. 



Not reported .- 1982.. 



1978- 



1 982 operators by years on present farm: 



2 years or less 



3 or 4 years 



5 to 9 years 



10 years or more 



Average years on present farm 



Not reported 



Operators by age group: 

 Under 25 years 1982. 



1978-. 

 26 to 34 years 1982. 



1978.. 

 35 to 44 years 1982. 



1978. 

 45 to 54 years 1982. 



1978. 



55 to 64 years 1982. 



1978- 

 65 years and over 1982. 



1978. 

 Average age 1982. 



1978. 



746 



742 



83 598 



89 591 



687 



716 



30 722 



32 027 



436 



42 496 



44 007 



395 



415 



9 736 



8 884 



192 



167 

 33 500 

 33 346 



16 157 

 14 783 



17 343 



18 563 

 183 

 164 



17 599 

 16 979 



110 



139 



7 602 



12 238 



109 



137 



3 387 



6 164 



518 

 547 

 134 

 132 

 94 

 63 



385 

 385 



361 

 357 



271 

 314 

 409 

 399 



48 

 42 

 13 

 22 

 21 

 32 

 37 

 41 

 290 

 262 



66 

 29 



53 

 75 

 127 

 322 

 16.4 

 169 



13 

 22 

 95 

 83 

 154 

 159 

 199 

 139 



143 

 171 

 142 

 168 

 50.6 

 51.7 



438 



446 



139 416 



135 337 



398 



416 



98 845 



94 382 



215 

 205 



40 606 

 32 557 



178 



181 



22 707 



17 546 



163 

 168 

 81 999 

 85 468 

 45 288 

 44 074 

 36 711 



41 394 

 161 

 165 



59 933 

 62 024 



60 

 73 



16 811 



17 312 



59 



70 



16 205 



14 812 



307 

 304 

 93 

 99 

 38 

 43 



287 

 290 

 151 

 156 



198 

 206 

 204 

 228 



29 

 30 

 13 

 17 

 14 

 20 

 26 

 23 

 122 

 138 



36 

 12 



28 

 28 



61 

 228 

 18.4 



93 



4 

 22 

 63 

 38 

 76 

 92 

 90 

 105 



134 

 121 

 71 

 68 

 51.2 

 50.5 



1 463 



1 402 



244 031 



248 910 



1 289 



1 300 



145 148 



139 932 



862 



767 



87 843 



85 995 



716 



690 



42 382 



39 847 



378 



388 



108 008 



108 846 



48 437 



52 778 



59 571 



56 068 



365 



381 



72 045 



67 314 



223 



247 



48 180 



54 069 



208 



229 



30 721 



32 771 



1 188 

 1 139 

 165 

 168 

 110 

 95 



857 

 841 

 606 

 561 



655 

 679 

 700 

 676 



85 



110 



25 



30 



39 



25 



72 



73 



479 



438 



108 

 47 



72 

 136 

 253 

 783 

 17.2 

 219 



17 

 27 



153 

 143 

 305 

 258 

 337 

 400 



388 

 358 

 263 

 216 

 51.5 

 50.9 



695 



637 



126 973 



126 064 



625 



591 



39 662 



38 677 



483 



446 



80 684 



76 866 



423 



401 



18 959 



18 806 



176 

 164 

 40 503 

 44 167 

 26 159 

 28 536 



14 344 



15 631 

 170 

 163 



18 357 

 17 802 



36 



27 



5 786 



5 031 



32 



27 



2 346 



2 069 



554 

 529 

 86 

 65 

 65 

 43 



355 

 339 

 340 

 298 



239 



231 

 412 

 368 



67 

 48 

 27 

 17 

 26 

 28 

 57 

 48 

 236 

 227 



44 

 38 



36 

 49 

 101 

 362 

 18.9 

 147 



9 

 9 

 85 

 70 

 143 

 114 

 146 

 153 



168 

 176 

 144 

 115 

 51.8 

 52.1 



800 



729 



118 502 



116 985 



672 



653 



65 317 



64 164 



479 

 437 

 40 423 

 45 228 

 374 

 372 



14 253 

 17 160 



249 



203 



62 635 



52 001 



34 175 



27 122 



28 360 

 24 879 



237 



200 



40 348 



33 037 



72 

 89 



15 544 

 19 756 



61 



81 



10 716 



13 967 



670 

 605 

 84 

 70 

 46 

 54 



404 

 420 

 396 

 309 



323 

 330 

 425 

 361 



26 

 42 

 20 

 24 

 20 

 22 

 53 

 25 

 306 

 248 



52 

 38 



36 

 62 

 138 

 435 

 18.3 

 129 



16 

 13 

 70 

 60 

 156 

 130 

 187 

 183 



191 

 198 

 180 

 145 

 52.7 

 52.9 



472 



414 



55 171 



58 075 



341 



312 



31 855 



31 266 



330 

 268 



21 119 



22 343 

 230 

 181 



7 115 

 6 978 



97 

 92 



24 873 



25 502 

 9 188 

 9 044 



15 685 



16 458 



80 



84 



18 266 



17 447 



45 



54 



9 179 



10 230 



31 



47 



6 474 



6 841 



406 

 338 

 43 

 48 

 23 

 28 



197 

 182 

 275 

 232 



151 

 138 

 301 

 264 



31 

 24 

 12 

 13 

 16 

 20 

 31 

 29 

 211 

 178 



20 



12 



21 

 69 

 101 

 230 

 161 

 61 



9 

 9 

 48 

 33 

 111 

 101 

 107 

 99 



114 

 102 

 63 

 70 

 51.0 

 50.8 



374 



368 



134 543 



138 773 



354 



352 



106 836 



102 058 



203 

 208 

 51 730 

 55 497 

 187 

 194 



35 639 



36 019 



102 



95 



60 192 



68 793 



21 498 



22 192 

 38 694 

 36 601 



101 



93 



51 657 



46 504 



69 



65 



22 621 



24 483 



66 



65 



19 640 



19 536 



257 

 265 

 87 

 70 

 30 

 33 



267 



278 



107 



90 



176 

 203 

 163 

 140 



36 

 32 

 15 

 13 

 8 

 8 

 11 

 10 

 93 

 77 



35 



26 



12 

 41 

 48 

 204 

 18.7 

 69 



9 

 3 

 40 

 44 

 71 

 66 

 68 

 83 



117 

 110 

 69 

 62 

 62.0 

 51.9 



138 MARYLAND 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



