Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 



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



Total farming 



and otfier 



occupations 



Farming 



Age of operator (years) 



55 to 64 



FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 



Farms number,, 



percent,. 



Land In farms acres,. 



Average size of farm acres,, 



MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL- 

 TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 



Total sales (see text) _ farms,, 



$1,000,, 

 Average per farm dollars, _ 



Farms by value of sales: 



Less tfian $1,000 (see text) 



$1,000 to $2,499 



$2,500 to $4,999 _ 



$5,000 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $19,999 



$20,000 to $24,999.. 



$25,000 to $39,999 



$40,000 to $49,999 



$50,000 to $99,999 



$100,000 to $249,999 , 



$250,000 to $499,999. 



$500,000 to $999,999 



$1,000,000 or more _. 



Grains farms,. 



$1,000,, 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms., 



$1,000.. 



Corn for grain farms,. 



$1,000-, 

 Wheat. , farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Soybeans farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sorgfium for grain farms., 



$1,000-. 

 Barley farms., 



$1,000.. 

 Oats farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Otfier grains farms.. 



$1,000- 



Cotton and cottonseed farms-- 



$1,000- 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms-- 



$1,000- 



Tobacco-- , , fanris,, 



$1,000,, 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms,, 



$1,000,, 



Hay. silage, and field seeds farms, - 



$1,000,, 

 Sales of $50,000 or more farms, - 

 $1,000,, 



Vegetables, sweet com, and melons farms,, 



$1,000,- 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms-- 



$1.000,, 



Fruits, nuts, and berries farms,, 



$1.000,, 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms,, 



$1.000,, 



Nursery and greentiouse crops farms,, 



$1,000- 



Sales of $50,000 or more - farms,, 



$1,000- 



Other crops farms,, 



$1,000- 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms,, 



$1,000- 



Poultry and poultry products farms,, 



$1,000- 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms-- 



$1,000- 



Dairy products farms,, 



$1,000- 



Sales of $50,000 or more (arms.- 



$1,000— 



Cattle and calves farms,, 



$1,000- 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms,. 



$1,000- 



See footnotes at end of table. 



59 284 



100.0 



9 447 705 



159 



30 687 



51.8 



6 918 655 



225 



429 



.7 



59 575 



139 



429 

 30 175 

 70 339 



22 



16 

 21 

 55 

 83 



16 

 57 

 23 

 66 

 44 



20 



4 

 2 



234 



3 024 



11 

 1 022 



168 



1 262 



94 



361 



181 



1 358 



3 

 6 

 9 



18 

 9 



12 

 8 

 6 



20 



281 



1 



(D) 



232 



8 045 



50 



4 880 



24 

 107 



37 



516 



2 



(D) 



4 

 55 



8 



357 



2 



(D) 



55 



852 



4 



312 



39 

 11 565 



34 

 11 436 



15 



994 



7 



833 



78 

 504 



2 858 



4.8 



638 077 



223 



4 610 



7.8 



1 366 539 



296 



5 457 



9.2 



1 611 797 



295 



7 930 



13.4 



1 861 091 



235 



62 NORTH CAROLINA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



