Table 18. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1987 



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



SIC code 



Farms 



Land in farms 

 (acres) 



Harvested 



cropland 



(acres) 



Value of selected capital 



assets\ average per farm 



(dollars) 



Land and 

 buildings 



Macfiinery and 

 equipment 



Marftet value of agricultural products sold 

 ($1,000) 



Crops, including 



nursery and 



greenfiouse 



crops 



Livestock, 



poultry, and 



ttieir products 



Total 



Crops (01) 



Cash grains (Oil) 



Wfieat (0111) 



Rice (01 12) 



Corn (0115) _. 



Soybeans (0116) 



Casfi grains, n.e.c. (0119) ._. 



Field crops, except casfi grains (013) 



Cotton (0131) 



Tobacco (0132) 



Sugarcane and sugar beets (0133) __. 



Irish potatoes (0134) 



Field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0139) 



Vegetables and melons (016) 



Fruits and tree nuts (017) 



Beny crops (0171) 



Grapes (0172) 



Tree nuts (0173) 



Citrus fruits (0174) 



Deciduous tree fruits (0175) 



Fruits and tree nuts, n.e.c. (0179) 



Horticultural specialties (018) 



Ornamental floriculture and nursery products (0181). 

 Food crops grown under cover (0182) _. 



General farms, primarily crop (019) 



Livestock and animal specialties (02) 



Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties 



(021) 



Beef cattle feedlots (0211) 



Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) 



Hogs (0213) 



Stieep and goats (0214) 



General livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal 

 specialties (0219) 



Dairy farms (024) 



Poultry and eggs (025) ___ 



Broiler, fryer, and roaster chickens (0251) 



Cflicken eggs (0252) 



Turkeys and turi^ey eggs (0253) 



Poultry hatchenes (0254) 



Poultry and eggs, n.e.c. (0259) 



Animal specialties (027) 



Fur-bearing animals and rabbits (0271) 



Horses and other equtnes (0272) 



Animal aquaculture (0273) 



Animal specialties, n.e.c. (0279) 



General farms, primarily livestock and animal 

 specialties (029) 



7 051 

 437 



2 032 

 2 863 

 1 719 



20 943 



158 



17 911 



85 

 2 789 



1 064 



226 



42 



15 



576 

 205 



1 310 



1 282 



28 



IB 235 



853 



13 555 



3 358 



167 



302 



1 132 



3 762 



2 050 

 1 066 



530 

 34 

 82 



1 557 

 40 



1 339 

 61 

 117 



1 631 988 



50 916 



328 550 

 507 473 

 745 049 



3 676 472 

 67 071 



2 977 357 



35 900 

 596 144 



86 397 



19 249 



4 369 



862 



49 788 

 12 129 



62 686 



60 966 



1 720 



835 496 



3 051 586 



2 083 522 

 89 099 



1 487 731 



429 133 



13 577 



63 982 



400 063 



202 987 



89 324 



93 413 



3 607 



10 732 



81 620 

 1 366 



64 798 

 5 225 

 10 231 



971 565 

 23 495 



167 368 

 308 249 

 472 453 



1 511 930 



40 417 



1 179 394 



28 075 

 264 044 



27 132 



4 121 



783 



181 



20 090 

 1 957 



13 823 



13 628 



195 



424 582 



786 370 



449 124 



17 494 



215 408 



192 120 



1 299 



22 803 



115 097 

 61 591 

 20 975 

 30 517 

 161 

 1 853 



5 719 

 207 



4 989 

 141 

 382 



240 104 

 118 214 



158 576 

 189 331 

 468 599 



205 405 

 471 816 

 196 071 



526 824 



241 949 



166 506 

 151 360 

 207 964 

 145 500 



211 552 

 94 660 



167 182 

 169 331 



91 000 



294 619 

 178 638 



157 692 

 147 720 

 152 445 

 174 241 

 117 657 



304 175 



483 760 



203 353 

 188 141 

 178 353 

 304 922 

 317 756 

 173 840 



128 978 

 36 714 

 125 134 

 186 654 

 157 281 



30 403 



33 145 



32 616 

 16 145 



24 526 

 26 254 

 58 683 



32 546 

 67 366 

 31 396 



113 393 

 35 878 



21 995 

 28 065 

 10 332 

 16 167 



25 718 

 9 320 



39 751 



40 430 

 15 673 



19 417 

 19 438 

 15 197 

 37 142 

 11 359 



37 324 



87 598 



49 544 

 39 240 

 49 365 

 67 603 

 290 347 



38 711 



13 706 

 9 619 

 13 085 

 18 485 

 18 350 



176 136 

 2 222 



29 860 

 46 763 

 97 290 



876 148 



12 079 



737 038 



14 545 

 112 486 



26 487 



5 807 



524 



12 



19 526 

 618 



113 075 



112 394 



681 



182 697 



2 126 163 



613 397 



7 112 



78 718 



516 484 



500 



10 583 



1 270 707 

 521 124 

 250 976 

 344 189 

 114 550 

 39 868 



14 394 



513 



7 511 



5 052 



1 318 



1 43S 988 



166 573 

 2 128 



29 203 

 45 844 

 89 397 



851 811 



11 978 



715 515 



14 529 

 109 788 



26 223 



5 760 



(D) 



(D) 



19 327 

 605 



112 809 



112 136 



673 



155 184 



84 636 



45 829 



1 100 

 6 782 



35 429 

 36 



2 482 



29 680 



16 328 



3 798 



9 100 



(D) 



(D) 



137 

 (D) 

 77 

 26 

 (D) 



9 563 

 94 



657 



919 



7 893 



24 337 



101 



21 522 



264 

 47 

 (D) 

 (D) 



199 

 13 



266 



258 



8 



27 513 



2 041 527 



567 569 



6 013 



71 936 



481 055 



464 



8 101 



1 241 027 



504 796 



247 178 



335 090 



(D) 



(D) 



14 257 

 (D) 



7 434 



5 025 



(D) 



16 358 



'Data are based on a sample of farms. 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



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