Figure 2. Profile of state's Agriculture: 1987 



1 to 49 acres 



50 to 1 79 acres 



180 to 499 acres 



500 to 999 acres 



1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 



2,000 acres or more 



Less than $2,500 



$2,500 to $9,999 



$10,000 to $49,999 



$50,000 to $99,999 



$100,000 to $249,999 



$250,000 or more [J 3 9 



Farms by value of 

 products sold 



Less than $40,000 | '\ -''.'"^''j 10 3 



$40,000 to $99,999 

 $100,000 to $499,999 

 $500,000 to $999,999 



$1 ,000,000 or more 



55.6 



'i!^ 



63 



Farms by value of 

 land and buildings 



Other 



Corporation 



Partnership 



Individual or family 



Farms by type of 

 organization 



82.4 



Full owner 



Part owner 



Tenant 



69.4 



Operators by 

 tenure 



None 



1 to 99 days 



100 to 199 days 



200 days or more 



Not reported 



38.1 



36.7 



53 



Operators working 

 off farm 



Farming 

 Other 



51.1 



J L 



X 



X 



48.9 



X 



Operators by 

 principal occupation 



J \ I I I I 



10 20 30 40 50 60 



Percent of farms 



70 80 90 100 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



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