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



and 1982-Con. 



f abbreviations and symbols, see introductory ti 



Characteristics 



TENURE OF OPERATOR 



^ull owners farms, 1987 



1982. 



acres, 1987. 



1982. 



Harvested cropland __. farms, 1987. 



Owned land in farms . 

 Rented land in farms 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 



4 511 

 4 483 

 3 583 



Operators by place of 

 On farm operated . 



Not on farm i 



Not reported 



Operators by principal occupation: 

 Farming 



Other 



Operators by days of work off fan 

 None 



1 to 49 days 



50 to 99 days ___ 



100 to 149 days 



150 to 199 days 



200 days or more 



Not reported 



Operators by years on present far 



2 years or less 



3 or 4 years ___ 



5 to 9 years 



10 years or more 



Average years on present far 



356 GEORGIA 



59 273 

 56 221 

 47 127 

 54 475 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



