Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

 and 1982-Con. 



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



Characteristics 



Bladen 



Brunswick 



Buncombe 



FARMS 



Land in farms - 



Harvested cropland _ 



TENURE OF OPERATOR 

 Full owners 



Harvested cropland _ 



, farms. 1987.. 



1982-. 

 acres. 19B7__ 



1982__ 

 farms. 1987__ 



1982.. 

 acres. 1987.. 



1982.. 



farms, 1987. 

 1982- 



acres. 1987. 



1982. 

 farms. 1987. 



1982. 

 acres. 1987. 



1982. 



Part owners farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres. 1987. 



1982- 



Owned land in farms acres. 1987. 



1982- 



Rented land in farms acres. 1987- 



1982- 



Han/ested cropland farms. 1987- 



1982- 



acres. 1987- 



1982- 



Tenants . 



Harvested cropland . 



farms. 1987. 



1982. 

 acres, 1987. 



1982- 

 farms. 1987- 



1982- 

 acres. 1987- 



1982- 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 



Operators by place of residence: 

 On farm operated 1987-. 



1982-. 

 Not on farm operated 1987-. 



1982-. 

 Not reported 1987-. 



1982.. 



Operators by principal occupation; 

 Farming 1987.. 



1982.. 

 other - 1987.. 



1982.. 



Operators by days of work off farm: 

 None 1987.. 



1982.. 

 Any 1987.. 



1982.. 



1 to 49 days - - 1987.. 



1982.. 

 50 to 99 days 1987.. 



1982.. 

 100 to 149 days 1987.. 



1982.. 

 150 to 199 days - 1987.. 



1982. 

 200 days or more - 1987.. 



1982.. 



Not reported 1987.. 



1982.. 



Operators by years on present farm; 



2 years or less 1987.. 



1982- 



3 or 4 years - 1987. 



1982. 

 5 to 9 years 1987.. 



1982., 

 10 years or more 1987. 



1982. 

 Average years on present farm 1987. 



1982- 



Not reported 1987. 



1982. 



630 



815 



156 433 



158 281 



589 



775 



114 024 



113 332 



272 



355 



39 868 



58 386 



244 



320 



22 869 



30 875 



244 



313 



94 225 



87 503 

 36 664 

 35 903 

 57 561 

 51 600 



239 



310 



72 793 



71 431 



114 



147 



22 340 



12 392 



106 



145 



18 362 



11 026 



404 

 530 

 152 

 181 

 74 

 104 



384 

 560 

 246 

 25S 



256 

 373 

 314 

 352 



56 

 60 

 19 

 37 

 18 

 24 

 30 

 37 

 191 

 194 



60 

 90 



38 



47 



34 



51 



66 



118 



326 



382 



19.6 



19.0 



166 

 217 



564 



724 



171 926 



179 717 



509 



656 



73 911 



90 344 



281 

 373 

 200 

 225 

 83 

 126 



393 

 515 

 171 

 209 



265 

 325 

 242 

 294 



43 

 S3 

 17 

 28 

 16 

 19 

 10 

 28 

 156 

 166 



57 

 105 



3B 



41 



30 



67 



65 



94 



269 



287 



18.9 



17.4 



162 

 235 



719 



919 



130 650 



148 495 



655 



849 



56 998 



76 013 



402 



469 



60 534 



63 174 



352 



403 



14 383 



20 790 



263 

 359 

 63 678 

 73 693 

 28 406 

 32 451 

 35 272 

 41 242 



252 



357 



37 963 



46 442 



54 



91 



6 438 



11 628 



51 



89 



4 652 



8 781 



489 

 591 



130 

 184 

 100 

 144 



394 

 570 

 325 

 349 



301 

 386 

 357 

 407 



47 

 49 

 30 

 36 

 16 

 48 

 37 

 34 

 227 

 240 



61 

 126 



33 

 47 

 25 

 67 



81 

 107 

 359 

 417 

 21.6 

 18.9 



221 



281 



313 



476 



48 310 



61 325 



279 



442 



18 339 



27 943 



243 

 356 

 53 

 71 

 17 

 49 



154 

 278 

 159 

 198 



119 

 192 

 177 

 250 



15 



36 



6 



15 



14 



24 



26 



25 



116 



150 



17 

 34 



19 



15 



15 



27 



34 



72 



170 



220 



20.2 



19.1 



75 

 142 



1 200 



1 529 



103 876 



111 649 



1 053 



1 377 



18 216 



17 373 



879 

 1 107 

 182 

 207 

 139 

 215 



447 

 612 

 753 

 917 



431 

 475 

 705 

 913 



65 

 76 

 SO 

 56 

 43 

 44 

 46 

 56 

 501 

 681 



64 



141 



70 

 90 

 51 

 109 

 161 

 198 

 622 

 682 

 19.8 

 16.1 



366 

 409 



34 633 



35 776 

 292 

 331 



8 250 



9 439 



296 



450 



268 

 281 

 61 

 73 

 37 

 56 



134 

 140 

 232 

 269 



119 

 116 

 231 

 262 



23 



30 

 16 

 12 

 12 

 22 

 21 

 18 

 159 

 180 



16 

 31 



18 



27 



15 



30 



43 



61 



200 



179 



19.8 



17.0 



90 

 112 



280 NORTH CAROLINA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -COUNTY DATA 



