Table 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987-Con. 



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



140 to 179 



acres 



180 to 219 

 acres 



220 to 259 

 acres 



260 to 499 

 acres 



500 to 999 

 acres 



1.000 to 1,999 

 acres 



2.000 acres or 

 more 



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.. 

 Ottier 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 _-_ famns-. 



$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 famis.. 



$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. 



3 668 



6.2 



575 357 



157 



2 591 



4.4 



512 028 



198 



1 832 



3.1 



435 563 



238 



4 914 



1 734 844 

 353 



2 676 



4.5 



1 794 570 



671 



938 



1.6 

 1 239 058 



1 321 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



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