Table 5. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 

 1978-Con. 



1982 and 



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



Characteristics 



FARMS 



l-and 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- 



Pail 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 fami operated 1982 



1978-. 

 Not reported 1982 



1978-. 



Operators by principal occupatian: 

 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- 



Not reported 1982 



1978- 



1982 operators by years on present farm: 



2 years or less 



3 or 4 years — — 



5 to 9 years--- I— 



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 1982 



1978- 

 45 to 54 years 1982 



1978- 



55 to 64 years - 1982 



1978- 



65 years and over 1982 



1978- 



Average age 1982 



1978- 



Centre 



Chester 



663 

 665 

 103 

 89 

 58 

 69 



472 

 498 

 352 

 325 



327 

 362 

 446 

 429 



59 

 64 

 20 

 22 

 24 

 20 

 54 

 49 

 289 

 274 



51 

 32 



40 

 77 

 126 

 460 

 17.3 

 121 



14 

 16 

 103 

 124 

 210 

 183 

 204 

 218 



186 

 187 



107 



95 



49.2 



48.5 



1 393 

 1 362 

 258 

 264 

 174 

 143 



1 136 



1 131 



689 



638 



844 

 867 

 828 

 794 



128 

 131 

 48 

 33 

 38 

 73 

 75 

 80 

 539 

 477 



153 

 108 



99 

 194 

 315 

 893 

 16.9 

 324 



48 



43 

 257 

 219 

 361 

 351 

 449 

 463 



410 

 433 

 300 

 260 

 49.9 

 50.0 



Clarion 



Clinton 



Columbia 



822 



906 



122 598 



130 951 



774 



866 



72 476 



70 390 



523 

 596 

 53 218 

 61 501 

 479 

 561 



23 040 



25 879 



220 

 234 



57 229 



58 449 

 30 724 

 33 826 



26 505 



24 623 

 220 

 233 



39 440 

 36 435 



79 



76 



12 151 



11 001 



75 



72 



9 996 



8 076 



658 

 731 

 109 

 112 

 55 

 63 



411 

 433 

 411 

 473 



284 



300 

 485 

 566 



39 

 56 

 28 

 25 

 36 

 36 

 66 

 68 

 316 

 381 



53 

 40 



40 

 56 

 129 

 453 

 18.4 

 144 



25 

 19 

 104 

 117 

 169 

 177 

 179 

 226 



209 

 219 

 136 

 148 

 50.4 

 50.3 



172 PENNSYLVANIA 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



