Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

 and 1982 -Con. 



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



Characteristics 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS- 



Con. 



Operators by age group: 

 Under 25 years. 1987. 



1982. 

 25 to 34 years .1987. 



1982. 

 35 to 44 years 1987. 



1982. 



45 to 54 years 1987. 



1982.. 



55 to 64 years .— 1987. 



1982. 



55 to 59 years 1987. 



60 to 64 years 1987. 



65 years and over 1987.. 



1982.. 



65 to 69 years ...1987.. 



70 years and over 1987.. 



Average age 1987.. 



1982. 



Operators by sex: 



Male farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres, 1987. 



1982.. 



farms, 1987, 

 1982. 



acres, 1987, 

 1982, 



TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 



Individual or family (sole proprietorship) . 



Other than family held . 



2 431 

 4 129 

 12 858 

 14 912 



17 453 



18 618 



18 248 

 21 449 

 21 239 

 24 460 

 10 249 

 10 990 



16 557 

 14 915 

 7 486 

 9 071 

 50.4 

 49.2 



85 584 



95 260 



28 029 632 



28 263 021 



3 202 



3 223 



496 832 



443 093 



318 

 259 

 156 

 162 

 50.1 

 49.2 



1 612 



1 658 

 457 945 

 459 428 



1 373 



1 438 



346 343 



350 436 



242 

 72 062 

 77 622 



204 

 46 697 

 56 643 



782 

 183 217 

 187 136 



630 



728 



145 663 



157 745 



585 

 151 351 

 159 541 



467 



502 



118 832 



126 462 



356 



369 



123 772 



109 394 



224 

 267 

 306 

 292 



1 480 



1 586 



508 915 



504 155 



1 253 



1 327 



414 168 



394 516 



217 



257 



82 789 



93 449 



290 ILLINOIS 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



