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: 



Maie farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres, 1987. 



1982. 



-farms, 1987. 



1982- 



aores, 1987- 



1982. 



TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 



Individuai or family (sole proprietorship) . 



Corporation: 

 Family held . 



Other than family held . 



792 



872 



285 586 



300 407 



743 

 209 831 

 217 134 



568 



667 



203 725 



213 847 



1 343 



1 463 



437 545 



434 302 



1 180 



1 290 



363 957 



353 839 



203 

 34 271 

 39 618 



507 



552 



209 997 



208 811 



420 



438 



151 168 



151 330 



1 805 

 477 599 

 487 965 



1 402 



1 494 



369 517 



372 373 



255 

 322 



95 076 

 102 291 



282 

 302 

 345 

 380 



347 

 417 

 438 

 475 



1 704 



1 846 



676 934 



670 953 



1 489 



1 632 



563 697 



553 679 



202 

 75 977 

 82 826 



294 ILLINOIS 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



