Table 4. Average Age of Farmers by Income Group 



Net Income Group 



Average Age 



Dollars 



0- 999 



1,000- 1,999 



2,000- 2,999 



3,000- 3,999 



4,000- 4,999 



5,000- 6,999 



7,000- 8,999 



9,000-11,999 



12,000-14,999 



15,000-17,999 



18,000-19,999 



20,000-and over 



No answer 



Average 

 Total 



Years 



No. 



54.6 



253 



Table 5. Percent Distribution of Farm Operators Who Had Considered Leaving and Who 

 Had Not Considered Leaving by Years of Formal Education. 



Years of Education 



Had Considered 

 Leaving 



Had Not Considered 

 Leaving 



0- 7 



8 



9-11 



12 



13-15 



16 



No answer 



Percent 



100 



No. 



36 



Percent 



100 



No. 



217 



There was a high proportion of operators who had received at least 16 

 years of education but who had not considered leaving their present farm. 

 A large proportion of these operators had attained this education and 

 perhaps experience in another job before moving to the farm, while a smaller 

 number had attained their education as sons of farmers and remained to 

 operate this farm. 



There was little difference in the years of formal education experienced 

 by each income group. Those with lower incomes had received as much 

 education on the average as those with higher incomes. 



