Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. 



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



Other occupations 



Total 



Age ot operator (years) 



35 to 44 



65 and over 



CROPS HARVESTED 



Ck)m for silage or green chop (arms__ 



acres- 

 tons, green.. 



Irrigated farms. , 



acres. _ 

 Farms by acres harvested: 



1 to 24 acres 



25 to 99 acres 



100 to 249 acres 



250 to 499 acres _-_ 



500 acres or more 



Irish potatoes farms.. 



acres— 

 cwt.. 



Imgated farms.. 



acres.- 

 Farms by acres harvested: 



0.1 to 4.9 acres 



5.0 to 24.9 acres 



25.0 to 99.9 acres 



100.0 to 249.9 acres 



250.0 acres or more 



Hay— alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

 grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) .. farms.. 



acres., 

 tons, dry.. 



Imgated farms.. 



acres. - 

 Farms by acres harvested: 



1 to 24 acres 



25 to 99 acres 



100 to 249 acres 



250 to 499 acres 



500 acres or more 



Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, 



and wild hay (see text) farms— 



acres. - 

 tons. dry.. 



Irrigated farms.. 



acres.. 



Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ... farms.. 



acres.. 



Irrigated farms.. 



acres.. 

 Farms by acres harvested: 



0.1 to 4.9 acres - 



5.0 to 24.9 acres _ 



25.0 to 99.9 acres 



100.0 to 249.9 acres _ 



250.0 acres or more 



Sweet corn harvested for sale farms. - 

 acres— 



Irrigated farms.. 



acres— 



Ijind in orchards farms.. 



acres. - 



Irrigated farms— 



acres— 

 Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 



0.1 to 4.9 acres 



5.0 to 24.9 acres 



25.0 to 99.9 acres 



100.0 to 249.9 acres 



250.0 acres or more 



Berries harvested for sale farms.. 



acres. . 



Irrigated farms.. 



acres. . 



125 



2 019 



39 365 



1 



(D) 



109 

 13 

 3 



15 



63 



12 549 



1 



(D) 



3 

 218 

 362 



3 

 218 

 362 



121 

 798 

 575 

 2 

 (D) 



81 

 30 



60 

 1 822 

 3 808 



40 



196 



14 



40 



26 



13 



1 



16 



93 



2 



(D) 



10 

 5 

 1 



110 

 22 



74 



32 



266 



3 940 



372 



6 981 



10 500 



3 



12 



286 



81 

 5 



170 



3 005 



4 904 



1 

 (D) 



83 



498 



20 



71 



44 



257 



11 



31 



87 



576 



7 



10 



57 

 28 



102 



389 



73 



350 



36 



1 014 



22 585 



(D) 

 (D) 



377 



9 436 



14 830 



1 



(D) 



249 



114 



13 



1 



205 

 4 957 

 7 545 



80 



471 



14 



45 



53 



23 



4 



50 



252 



6 



9 



70 



683 



3 



29 



27 



37 



6 



725 



61 



522 



28 



342 



4 843 



1 



(D) 



25 

 3 



32 



4 058 



1 



(D) 



327 



8 037 



12 651 



4 



75 



208 



112 



5 



2 



194 



4 400 



6 706 



2 



(D) 



82 

 553 



16 

 101 



47 



29 



6 



38 



284 



8 



61 



78 



377 



8 



27 



56 

 22 



60 



303 



35 



216 



16 



207 



4 090 



14 

 1 



1 

 (D) 

 (D) 



240 

 5 912 

 10 461 



161 



73 



6 



122 

 2 855 

 5 237 



58 



226 



11 



27 



42 

 16 



35 



92 



5 



11 



31 



182 



2 



(D) 



20 



10 



1 



51 

 181 



30 

 136 



'Data are based on a sample of farms, 



^Farms witli total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less tfian SI. 000. 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



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