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

 1978 



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



Characteristics 



Maine 



Androscoggin 



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 ofl farm: 

 None _ _ 1982 



1978.. 

 Any _ 1982.. 



1978.. 



1 to 49 days 1982 



1978.. 

 SO 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.. 

 25 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.. 



2 609 



2 842 



3 932 

 3 659 



501 

 568 

 229 

 293 

 286 

 284 

 449 

 399 

 2 467 



2 115 



462 

 274 



361 



620 



1 300 



3 546 

 17.2 



1 176 



96 



87 



873 



900 



1 741 



1 537 



1 701 



1 738 



1 505 



1 515 



1 087 



998 



498 



49,7 



355 



345 



74 219 



71 637 



292 



296 



24 175 



21 464 



238 



211 



37 319 



33 022 



186 



169 



8 781 



6 656 



107 



120 



35 830 



37 568 



26 845 



28 851 



8 985 



8 717 



101 



115 



14 865 



14 346 



10 



14 



1 070 



1 047 



5 



12 



529 



462 



305 

 285 

 22 

 25 

 28 

 35 



195 

 210 

 160 

 135 



135 

 149 

 197 

 182 



19 



34 



14 



8 



12 



10 



28 



28 



124 



102 



23 



14 



20 

 26 

 63 

 184 

 17.8 

 62 



2 

 4 

 35 

 37 

 92 

 79 

 83 

 101 



88 

 80 

 55 

 44 

 50.5 

 50.5 



976 

 1 067 

 174 

 174 

 103 

 127 



920 



1 055 



333 



313 



577 

 705 

 574 

 600 



120 

 153 

 55 

 59 

 58 

 72 

 54 

 51 

 287 

 265 



102 

 63 



80 

 80 

 206 

 697 

 18.2 

 190 



36 

 30 

 210 

 234 

 316 

 313 

 333 

 370 



240 

 304 

 118 

 117 

 46.7 

 47.2 



426 

 403 

 44 

 43 

 37 

 45 



197 

 207 



310 

 284 



161 

 170 

 314 

 300 



27 



29 



9 



16 



13 



17 



41 



30 



224 



208 



32 

 21 



30 



49 



98 



244 



16.8 



1 

 6 



50 



40 

 125 

 107 

 126 

 129 



125 

 107 

 80 

 102 

 51.0 

 51.8 



245 

 222 

 15 

 18 

 28 

 19 



138 

 116 

 150 

 143 



104 

 90 

 168 

 159 



19 



12 



4 



9 



20 



11 



15 



17 



110 



110 



16 

 10 



12 



32 



54 



138 



17,7 

 52 



6 

 3 

 29 

 26 

 79 

 63 

 72 

 74 



59 

 56 

 43 



37 

 50,0 

 49,7 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



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