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 



Washington 



Watauga 



Wayne 



FARMS 



Land In farms _ 



Harvested cropland . 



TENURE OF OPERATOR 

 Full owners 



Harvested cropland . 



-farms. 1987.. 



1982. . 



acres. 1987__ 



1982__ 



.farms. 1987.. 



1982.. 



acres, 1987.. 



1982.. 



.(arms, 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. 



Harvested 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 t>y years on present farm: 



2 years or less 1987., 



1982- 



3 or 4 years 1987., 



1982., 

 5 to B years 1987. 



1982.. 

 10 yaars or irrare 1987., 



1982.. 

 Average years on present farm 1987., 



1982., 



Not reported 1987., 



1982. 



220 



310 

 87 

 87 

 29 

 73 



213 

 316 

 123 

 154 



146 

 194 

 1SS 

 219 



25 

 32 

 13 

 25 

 10 

 30 

 14 

 19 

 97 

 113 



31 

 57 



16 



20 



12 



19 



37 



49 



179 



216 



21.7 



19,7 



92 



166 



171 

 208 

 67 

 83 

 31 

 56 



162 

 201 

 107 

 146 



119 

 131 

 126 

 175 



15 

 16 



17 

 7 

 7 



10 

 4 



94 

 131 



18 



24 



18 



18 



36 



62 



143 



166 



18,1 



16,2 



64 

 88 



747 

 885 



54 157 



55 420 

 666 

 798 



6 350 

 6 795 



531 

 611 

 128 

 144 

 88 

 130 



316 

 365 

 431 

 520 



244 

 288 

 460 

 524 



47 

 64 

 36 

 39 

 29 

 37 

 29 

 47 

 319 

 337 



43 

 73 



35 



63 



33 



59 



102 



98 



388 



378 



21.4 



19.9 



191 

 287 



1 076 



1 350 



186 285 



198 852 



895 



1 221 



102 467 



134 677 



671 

 792 

 292 

 347 

 113 

 211 



723 

 959 

 353 

 391 



535 

 622 

 463 

 552 



80 

 99 

 33 

 61 

 33 

 42 

 45 

 48 

 272 

 302 



78 

 176 



69 



54 



47 



93 



131 



210 



592 



616 



19.9 



18.4 



237 

 377 



1 204 



1 332 



112 013 



127 953 



844 



950 



23 486 



23 868 



158 

 154 

 199 

 192 



589 

 641 

 615 

 691 



458 

 487 

 644 

 683 



53 

 58 

 29 

 37 

 42 

 33 

 43 

 49 

 477 

 506 



102 

 162 



33 



43 



68 



86 



129 



140 



605 



635 



20.2 



19.5 



369 

 428 



666 



910 



144 820 



143 496 



615 



867 



74 691 



90 060 



413 

 539 

 200 

 233 

 53 

 138 



450 

 671 

 216 

 239 



343 

 446 

 278 

 336 



46 

 69 

 26 

 33 

 20 

 19 

 24 

 25 

 163 

 190 



45 

 128 



50 



38 



40 



52 



81 



145 



371 



462 



18,8 



18.9 



124 

 223 



1 045 



1 301 



106 305 



115 962 



934 



1 174 



40 385 



48 683 



766 

 879 



172 

 224 

 107 

 198 



516 

 689 

 529 

 612 



387 

 428 

 590 

 700 



56 

 90 

 27 

 33 

 39 

 33 

 53 

 60 

 415 

 484 



68 



173 



41 



51 



48 



90 



114 



142 



601 



616 



21.3 



19.2 



241 

 402 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -COUNTY DATA 



NORTH CAROLINA 291 



