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 



Desha 



FARMS 



l^nd 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.. 



Pan 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- 



Nol 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 1962. 



1978. 

 45 to 54 years 1982. 



1978. 



55 to 64 years 1982. 



1978. 

 65 years and over 1982. 



1978. 

 Average age 1982. 



1978. 



201 

 260 

 156 

 178 

 70 

 69 



346 



382 



81 



125 



263 



323 



94 



159 



11 

 26 

 11 

 8 

 8 

 15 

 11 

 23 

 53 

 87 



70 

 25 



25 

 30 

 61 

 190 

 16.5 

 121 



19 



17 



75 



80 



79 



100 



105 



121 



81 

 104 

 68 

 85 

 480 

 49,4 



242 



287 



117 



124 



65 



72 



216 

 207 

 208 

 276 



157 

 164 

 218 

 293 



22 

 26 

 11 

 15 

 14 

 23 

 22 

 18 

 149 

 211 



49 

 26 



16 



30 



71 



178 



16,9 



129 



8 

 10 

 45 

 62 

 89 



109 

 91 



103 



96 



116 



95 



83 



51,5 



50,5 



1 169 



1 134 



227 593 



244 411 



829 



862 



68 294 



65 954 



801 



794 



120 541 



127 981 



525 



576 



26 026 



24 293 



297 



270 



89 131 



100 803 



33 196 



41 726 



55 935 



59 077 



252 



237 



35 040 



35 885 



71 



70 



17 921 



15 627 



52 



49 



7 228 



5 776 



794 

 753 

 236 

 230 

 139 

 151 



436 

 394 

 733 

 740 



317 

 368 

 760 

 738 



48 

 57 

 39 

 33 

 37 

 50 

 81 

 68 

 555 

 530 



92 

 28 



82 

 112 

 199 

 518 

 14,9 

 258 



14 

 15 

 137 

 122 

 245 

 226 

 267 

 320 



302 

 263 



204 

 188 

 51.1 

 51,1 



510 

 476 

 142 

 141 

 87 

 104 



331 

 293 

 408 

 428 



263 

 285 

 419 

 414 



28 

 36 

 30 

 19 

 18 

 21 

 67 

 52 

 276 

 286 



57 

 22 



29 

 70 

 137 

 328 

 16,0 

 175 



9 



12 



80 



70 



134 



128 



175 



211 



177 

 152 

 164 

 148 

 52,5 

 52.0 



606 

 605 

 122 

 124 



too 



101 



378 

 332 

 460 

 498 



284 

 288 

 467 

 511 



29 

 30 

 19 

 28 

 18 

 40 

 57 

 74 

 344 

 339 



77 

 31 



53 

 69 

 159 

 357 

 15.0 

 190 



15 

 28 

 123 

 144 

 180 

 167 

 170 

 190 



196 

 177 

 144 

 124 

 50.2 

 48.3 



372 



376 



39 920 



47 415 



162 



178 



4 334 



4 216 



305 

 324 

 29 998 

 37 225 

 129 

 146 



2 959 



3 121 



50 



42 



8 466 



8 912 



4 234 

 4 564 

 4 252 

 4 348 



22 



26 



1 130 



(D) 



17 

 10 



1 436 



1 278 



11 



6 



245 



(D) 



258 

 263 

 65 

 61 

 49 

 52 



120 



99 



252 



277 



100 

 118 

 237 

 254 



17 



26 



6 



21 



18 



15 



17 



15 



179 



177 



35 

 4 



27 



34 



57 

 150 

 143 

 104 



2 

 4 

 25 

 23 

 73 

 78 

 85 

 101 



112 

 101 

 75 

 69 

 53.6 

 52.5 



178 ARKANSAS 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



