Contents of AGRICULTURE Table ----------------------------- Farms - number 1978 2257775 CENSUS Farms - number 1982 2240976 CENSUS Farms - number 1987 2087759 CENSUS Farms - number 1992 1925300 CENSUS Farm operators by principal occupation - farming 1978 1269305 CENSUS Farm operators by principal occupation - farming 1982 1234787 CENSUS Farm operators by principal occupation - farming 1987 1138179 CENSUS Farm operators by principal occupation - farming 1992 1053150 CENSUS Farm operators residing on farm operated 1978 1585704 CENSUS Farm operators residing on farm operated 1982 1581101 CENSUS Farm operators residing on farm operated 1987 1487937 CENSUS Farm operators residing on farm operated 1992 1378701 CENSUS Farm operators working 100 to 149 days off farm 1978 72852 CENSUS Farm operators working 100 to 149 days off farm 1982 74300 CENSUS Farm operators working 100 to 149 days off farm 1987 70622 CENSUS Farm operators working 100 to 149 days off farm 1992 60100 CENSUS Farm operators working 150 to 199 days off farm 1978 107918 CENSUS Farm operators working 150 to 199 days off farm 1982 114497 CENSUS Farm operators working 150 to 199 days off farm 1987 107701 CENSUS Farm operators working 150 to 199 days off farm 1992 101923 CENSUS Farm operators working 200 days or more off farm 1978 770045 CENSUS Farm operators working 200 days or more off farm 1982 774844 CENSUS Farm operators working 200 days or more off farm 1987 737206 CENSUS Farm operators working 200 days or more off farm 1992 665570 CENSUS Average age of farm operators 1978 50.3 CENSUS Average age of farm operators 1982 50.5 CENSUS Average age of farm operators 1987 52.0 CENSUS Average age of farm operators 1992 53.3 CENSUS Farms by size - under 10 acres 1978 151233 CENSUS Farms by size - under 10 acres 1982 187665 CENSUS Farms by size - under 10 acres 1987 183257 CENSUS Farms by size - under 10 acres 1992 166496 CENSUS Farms by size - with 10 to 49 acres 1978 391554 CENSUS Farms by size - with 10 to 49 acres 1982 449252 CENSUS Farms by size - with 10 to 49 acres 1987 412437 CENSUS Farms by size - with 10 to 49 acres 1992 387711 CENSUS Farms by size - with 5O to 69 acres 1978 141778 CENSUS Farms by size - with 5O to 69 acres 1982 142545 CENSUS Farms by size - with 5O to 69 acres 1987 129410 CENSUS Farms by size - with 5O to 69 acres 1992 119761 CENSUS Farms by size - with 70 to 99 acres 1978 213977 CENSUS Farms by size - with 70 to 99 acres 1982 201230 CENSUS Farms by size - with 70 to 99 acres 1987 181457 CENSUS Farms by size - with 70 to 99 acres 1992 163594 CENSUS Farms by size - with 100 to 139 acres 1978 209765 CENSUS Farms by size - with 100 to 139 acres 1982 195336 CENSUS Farms by size - with 100 to 139 acres 1987 177245 CENSUS Farms by size - with 100 to 139 acres 1992 161700 CENSUS Farms by size - with 140 to 179 acres 1978 193527 CENSUS Farms by size - with 140 to 179 acres 1982 172541 CENSUS Farms by size - with 140 to 179 acres 1987 156737 CENSUS Farms by size - with 140 to 179 acres 1992 139091 CENSUS Farms by size - with 500 to 999 acres 1978 213209 CENSUS Farms by size - with 500 to 999 acres 1982 203925 CENSUS Farms by size - with 500 to 999 acres 1987 200058 CENSUS Farms by size - with 500 to 999 acres 1992 186387 CENSUS Farms by size - with 1,000 to 1,999 acres 1978 97800 CENSUS Farms by size - with 1,000 to 1,999 acres 1982 97395 CENSUS Farms by size - with 1,000 to 1,999 acres 1987 102078 CENSUS Farms by size - with 1,000 to 1,999 acres 1992 101923 CENSUS Farms by size - with 2,000 acres or more 1978 63301 CENSUS Farms by size - with 2,000 acres or more 1982 64577 CENSUS Farms by size - with 2,000 acres or more 1987 66786 CENSUS Farms by size - with 2,000 acres or more 1992 70989 CENSUS Land in farms 1978 (acres) 1014777234 CENSUS Land in farms 1982 (acres) 986796579 CENSUS Land in farms 1987 (acres) 964470625 CENSUS Land in farms 1992 (acres) 945531506 CENSUS Land in farms as a percent of total land 1982 43.6 CENSUS Land in farms as a percent of total land 1987 42.6 CENSUS Land in farms as a percent of total land 1992 41.8 CENSUS Irrigated land - total 1978 (acres) 50349906 CENSUS Irrigated land - total 1982 (acres) 49002433 CENSUS Irrigated land - total 1987 (acres) 46386201 CENSUS Irrigated land - total 1992 (acres) 49404030 CENSUS Cropland - total 1978 (acres) 453874133 CENSUS Cropland - total 1982 (acres) 445362028 CENSUS Cropland - total 1987 (acres) 443318233 CENSUS Cropland - total 1992 (acres) 435365878 CENSUS Cropland - harvested 1978 (acres) 317145955 CENSUS Cropland - harvested 1982 (acres) 326306462 CENSUS Cropland - harvested 1987 (acres) 282223880 CENSUS Cropland - harvested 1992 (acres) 295936976 CENSUS Irrigated land - harvested cropland 1978 (acres) 43679819 CENSUS Irrigated land - harvested cropland 1982 (acres) 44433008 CENSUS Irrigated land - harvested cropland 1987 (acres) 41767756 CENSUS Irrigated land - harvested cropland 1992 (acres) 45261122 CENSUS Average size of farm 1978 (acres) 449 CENSUS Average size of farm 1982 (acres) 440 CENSUS Average size of farm 1987 (acres) 462 CENSUS Average size of farm 1992 (acres) 491 CENSUS Average value of land and buildings per farm 1978 279672 CENSUS Average value of land and buildings per farm 1982 345869 CENSUS Average value of land and buildings per farm 1987 289387 CENSUS Average value of land and buildings per farm 1992 357056 CENSUS Average value of land and buildings per acre 1978 619 CENSUS Average value of land and buildings per acre 1982 784 CENSUS Average value of land and buildings per acre 1987 627 CENSUS Average value of land and buildings per acre 1992 727 CENSUS Individual or family farms - number 1978 1965860 CENSUS Individual or family farms - number 1982 1945639 CENSUS Individual or family farms - number 1987 1809324 CENSUS Individual or family farms - number 1992 1653491 CENSUS Individual or family farms - Land in farms 1978 (acres) 673187925 CENSUS Individual or family farms - Land in farms 1982 (acres) 642380423 CENSUS Individual or family farms - Land in farms 1987 (acres) 627559205 CENSUS Individual or family farms - Land in farms 1992 (acres) 604279515 CENSUS Farms with sales of $2,500 to $4,999 1978 300699 CENSUS Farms with sales of $2,500 to $4,999 1982 278208 CENSUS Farms with sales of $2,500 to $4,999 1987 262918 CENSUS Farms with sales of $2,500 to $4,999 1992 231867 CENSUS Farms with sales of $5,000 to $9,999 1978 314088 CENSUS Farms with sales of $5,000 to $9,999 1982 281802 CENSUS Farms with sales of $5,000 to $9,999 1987 274972 CENSUS Farms with sales of $5,000 to $9,999 1992 251883 CENSUS Farms with sales of $10,000 to $19,999 1978 299215 CENSUS Farms with sales of $10,000 to $19,999 1982 259007 CENSUS Farms with sales of $10,000 to $19,999 1987 250594 CENSUS Farms with sales of $10,000 to $19,999 1992 232067 CENSUS Farms with sales of $20,000 to $39,999 1978 299175 CENSUS Farms with sales of $20,000 to $39,999 1982 248825 CENSUS Farms with sales of $20,000 to $39,999 1987 225671 CENSUS Farms with sales of $20,000 to $39,999 1992 204319 CENSUS Farms with sales of $20,000 to $24,999 1982 81247 CENSUS Farms with sales of $20,000 to $24,999 1987 75572 CENSUS Farms with sales of $20,000 to $24,999 1992 69737 CENSUS Farms with sales of $25,000 to $39,999 1982 167578 CENSUS Farms with sales of $25,000 to $39,999 1987 150099 CENSUS Farms with sales of $25,000 to $39,999 1992 134582 CENSUS Farms with sales of $40,000 to $99,999 1978 360093 CENSUS Farms with sales of $40,000 to $99,999 1982 332751 CENSUS Farms with sales of $40,000 to $99,999 1987 287587 CENSUS Farms with sales of $40,000 to $99,999 1992 248532 CENSUS Farms with sales of $40,000 to $49,999 1982 81250 CENSUS Farms with sales of $40,000 to $49,999 1987 69537 CENSUS Farms with sales of $40,000 to $49,999 1992 60772 CENSUS Farms with sales of $50,000 to $99,999 1982 251501 CENSUS Farms with sales of $50,000 to $99,999 1987 218050 CENSUS Farms with sales of $50,000 to $99,999 1992 187760 CENSUS Farms with sales of $100,000 to $249,999 1978 165493 CENSUS Farms with sales of $100,000 to $249,999 1982 215912 CENSUS Farms with sales of $100,000 to $249,999 1987 202550 CENSUS Farms with sales of $100,000 to $249,999 1992 208405 CENSUS Farms with sales of $250,000 or more 1978 56175 CENSUS Farms with sales of $250,000 or more 1982 86468 CENSUS Farms with sales of $250,000 or more 1987 93171 CENSUS Farms with sales of $250,000 or more 1992 125460 CENSUS Farms with sales of $250,000 to $499,999 1982 58668 CENSUS Farms with sales of $250,000 to $499,999 1987 61148 CENSUS Farms with sales of $250,000 to $499,999 1992 78546 CENSUS Farms with sales of $500,000 or more 1982 27800 CENSUS Farms with sales of $500,000 or more 1987 32023 CENSUS Farms with sales of $500,000 or more 1992 46914 CENSUS Value of farm products sold - total 1978 107073458 CENSUS Value of farm products sold - total 1982 131900223 CENSUS Value of farm products sold - total 1987 136048516 CENSUS Value of farm products sold - total 1992 162608334 CENSUS Value of farm products sold - crops 1978 48203200 CENSUS Value of farm products sold - crops 1982 62256087 CENSUS Value of farm products sold - crops 1987 58931085 CENSUS Value of farm products sold - crops 1992 75228256 CENSUS Value of farm products sold - livestock, poultry and 58870258 CENSUS their products 1978 Value of farm products sold - livestock, poultry and 69644136 CENSUS their products 1982 Value of farm products sold - livestock, poultry and 77117431 CENSUS their products 1987 Value of farm products sold - livestock, poultry and 87380078 CENSUS their products 1992 Value of farm products sold - dairy 1978 11228899 CENSUS Value of farm products sold - dairy 1982 16320417 CENSUS Value of farm products sold - dairy 1987 16029195 CENSUS Value of farm products sold - dairy 1992 17765439 CENSUS Value of farm products sold - poultry and poultry 8463486 CENSUS products 1978 Value of farm products sold - poultry and poultry 9796927 CENSUS products 1982 Value of farm products sold - poultry and poultry 12758270 CENSUS products 1987 Value of farm products sold - poultry and poultry 15425176 CENSUS products 1992