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Table 39. — The nativity of farm operators. 
Type area 
Ter cent 
native 
Per cent 
foreign 
born 
Northwest to North Central 
High Plains 
78 
22 
Western Sand' Hills 
85 
15 
Eastern Sand Hills 
87 
13 
Boyd 
72 
28 
Southeast to Northeast 
Chase 
86 
14 
Buffalo 
70 
30 
Custer 
85 
15 
Wayne 
61 
39 
Southwest to Southeast 
Hitchcock 
81 
19 
Harlan 
81 
19 
Thayer 
73 
27 
Cass 
69 
31 
Table 40. — Degree of ownership. 
Type area 
Per cent 
of farms 
operated 
by 
strictly \ 
owners 
Per cent 
of farms 
operated 
by 
part 
u wners 
Per cent 
of farms 
operated 
by 
tenants 
Per cent 
of farms 
operated 
by 
managers 
Northwest to North Central 
High Plains 
75 
15 
9 
1 
Western Sand Hills 
83 
13 
3 
1 
Eastern Sand Hills 
68 
19 
12 
1 
Boyd 
49 
23 
27 
1 
Southwest to Northeast 
Chase 
55 
28 
17 
o 
Buffalo 
45 
15 
39 
1 
Custer 
45 
17 
38 
1 
Wayne 
44 
13 
42 
1 
Southwest to Southeast 
Hitchcock 
35 
38 
26 
1 
Harlan 
38 
22 
40 
0 
Thayer 
39 
15 
45 
1 
Cass 
42 
13 
44 
1 
