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 



Surry 



Swain 



Transylvania 



Tyrrell 



FARMS 



Land in (arms . 



Harvested cropland . 



-farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres. 1987. 



1982. 



-farms. 1987. 



19B2. 



acres. 1987. 



1982. 



TENURE OF OPERATOR 

 Full owners 



Harvested cropland - 



-farms. 1987- 



1982- 



acres. 1987.. 



1982. 



-farms. 1987- 



1982. 



acres. 1987. 



1982. 



Part owners farms. 1987.. 



1982.. 



acres. 19B7. 



1982.. 



Owned land in farms acres. 1987. 



1982. 



Rented land in farms acres, 1987.. 



1982.. 



Harvested cropland .farms. 1987. 



1992. 



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 (arm operated 1987.. 



1982.. 

 Not reported 1987.. 



1982-. 



Operators by principal occupation: 



Famning 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- 



19B2- 

 5 to 9 years 1987. 



1982. 

 10 years or more 1987. 



1982. 

 Average years on present farm 1987. 



1982- 



Not reported 1987. 



1982. 



777 

 988 

 240 

 347 

 136 

 234 



533 

 837 

 620 

 732 



381 

 527 

 702 



64 

 94 

 44 

 52 

 45 

 62 

 66 

 95 

 483 

 565 



70 

 174 



67 

 85 

 58 

 139 

 133 

 215 

 611 

 646 

 19.7 

 17.8 



284 

 484 



916 

 1 092 

 261 

 289 

 137 

 224 



671 

 885 

 643 

 720 



461 

 547 

 763 

 891 



84 



126 



61 



66 



42 



56 



58 



93 



518 



550 



90 

 167 



52 

 74 

 71 

 116 

 177 

 237 

 666 

 744 

 19.3 

 18.2 



348 

 434 



79 



89 



258 



(D) 



59 



76 



877 



851 



45 

 56 

 (D) 

 (D) 

 28 

 47 

 238 

 299 



26 

 25 

 (0) 

 (D) 

 (D) 

 (D) 

 (D) 

 (D) 



24 

 24 



564 

 527 



8 



8 



(D) 



(D) 



7 



5 



75 



25 



3 



6 



3 



9 



11 



14 



38 



40 



19.6 



19.0 



24 

 20 



196 



204 



14 315 



17 730 



155 



152 



4 113 



4 556 



126 



127 



7 292 



9 342 



89 



85 



1 655 



1 254 



56 



63 



6 263 



54 



57 



2 191 



2 886 



14 



14 



760 



1 047 



12 



10 



267 



416 



143 

 152 

 36 

 30 

 17 

 22 



72 

 84 

 124 

 120 



59 

 67 

 132 

 120 



13 



15 

 7 

 7 

 5 

 4 

 7 



13 

 100 



81 



5 

 17 



4 

 10 

 20 

 16 

 44 

 36 

 89 

 96 

 17.1 

 16.7 



39 

 46 



120 



141 



61 980 



68 370 



104 



132 



45 862 



50 859 



51 



63 



8 960 



21 652 



37 



55 



5 563 



12 128 



51 



57 



48 325 



42 959 



12 074 



13 892 

 36 251 

 29 067 



49 



56 



36 829 



35 108 



16 



21 



4 696 



3 759 



18 



21 



3 470 



3 623 



1 086 



1 263 



170 378 



202 639 



680 



845 



92 620 



131 395 



769 



864 



56 442 



66 410 



400 



483 



12 892 



23 513 



280 



343 



107 154 



129 718 



34 174 



41 955 



72 980 



87 763 



252 



315 



75 160 



102 514 



37 

 56 

 6 782 

 6 511 

 28 

 47 



4 568 



5 368 



806 

 915 

 138 

 148 

 142 

 200 



352 

 502 



71 442 



72 558 

 325 

 474 



16 181 

 23 130 



154 



183 



22 253 



21 116 



134 



160 



3 078 



3 688 



157 

 224 

 45 343 

 47 039 

 18 096 

 18 738 



27 247 



28 301 



154 



219 



11 492 



17 033 



41 

 95 



3 846 



4 401 



37 

 95 



1 611 



2 409 



235 



326 



79 



103 



38 



73 



210 

 324 

 142 

 178 



141 

 216 

 185 

 233 



18 

 28 

 14 

 28 

 18 

 29 

 21 

 11 

 114 

 137 



26 



54 



18 



31 



16 



35 



49 



74 



192 



222 



19.8 



17.6 



77 

 140 



290 NORTH CAROLINA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



