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 



Maine 



Androscoggin 



Aroostool< 



Cumberland 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS- 



Con. 



Operators by sex: 



Male farms, 1982. 



1978. 



acres, 1982. 



1978. 



Female farms, 1982. 



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. 



6 468 



6 343 



1 395 656 



1 434 894 



535 



432 



73 018 



65 496 



6 317 



6 078 



1 180 862 



1 212 357 



426 



122 912 

 134 882 



242 



225 



134 526 



134 828 



30 



19 



16 124 



8 053 



30 



27 



14 250 



10 270 



2 962 



1 



(D) 



Characteristics 



Hancock 



Kennebec 



Knox 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS- 



Con. 



Operators by sex: 



Male farms. 1982.. 



1978.. 



acres, 1982.. 



1978.. 



Female farms, 1982.. 



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. 



188 



178 



28 620 



30 370 



23 



20 



3 083 



2 139 



195 

 185 



27 311 



28 150 



12 



7 



2 495 



(D) 



3 



5 



(D) 



2 621 



1 



(D) 



1 

 (D) 



369 



311 



74 072 



76 336 



34 



16 



4 198 



3 906 



367 

 293 



66 828 



67 171 



17 



22 



(D) 



8 665 



IS 



12 



5 847 



4 406 



3 



432 



1 



10) 



(D) 



1 



4 



(D) 



845 



140 MAINE 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



