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. 



56 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. 19B7_ 



1982_ 



acres, 1987. 



1982. 



Female . 



TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 



Individual or family (sole proprietorsfiip) . 



-farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres. 1987. 



1982. 



.farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres. 1987. 



1982_ 



-farms. 1987- 



1982- 



acres. 1987. 



1982. 



Corporation: 

 Family held . 



farms, 1987.. 



1982.. 



acres, 1987.. 



1982.. 



Other than family held farms, 1987.- 



. farms, 1987.. 



1982. 



acres. 1987-, 



1982.. 



1 255 



1 370 



408 751 



430 512 



1 087 



1 171 



314 634 



331 608 



200 

 82 825 

 71 388 



1 047 



1 118 



282 267 



277 168 



943 



977 



214 106 



208 865 



577 



679 



167 835 



200 563 



502 



615 



137 978 



145 659 



568 



622 



263 779 



273 699 



1 240 

 444 373 

 453 113 



1 001 

 311 537 

 319 507 



214 



269 



121 903 



128 036 



266 



323 



71 487 



78 463 



319 

 61 989 

 70 121 



239 



273 



81 790 



86 930 



200 



252 



56 258 



63 393 



236 



254 



83 627 



81 901 



202 

 225 



65 731 



66 953 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



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