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



[For meaning o( abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Other occupations 



Total 



Age ot operator (years) 



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 than $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.. 



Sorghum for grain farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Barley farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Oats farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Other grains farms,. 



$1.000.. 



Cotton and cottonseed farms., 



$1.000,, 



Sales of $50,000 or more farms,, 



$1,000,, 



Tobacco farms,, 



$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 corn, 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 greenhouse 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 farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Cattle and calves farms.. 



$1,000.. 



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



$1,000.. 



See footnotes at end of table. 



28 597 



482 



2 529 050 



88 



271 



.5 



12 205 



45 



271 

 4 095 

 15 109 



80 

 295 



51 

 91 

 23 

 40 

 57 

 157 



4 

 2 



4 

 2 

 4 

 3 



5 

 (D) 



100 



1 035 



3 



372 



20 

 24 



11 



296 



2 



(D) 



14 



1 241 



9 



1 186 



71 

 167 



2 763 



4.7 



185 706 



67 



6 503 



11,0 



510 282 



78 



7 486 



12.6 



684 581 



91 



6 965 



11.7 



661 874 



95 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



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