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| Item | 2008 | 2003 |
| Tenure of operator | ||
| Number of farms operated by all operators | 5,840 | 7,094 |
| Number of acres 1/ | 19,005 | 19,642 |
| Number of cropland farms | 5,650 | 7,014 |
| Number of cropland acres 1/ | 12,971 | 14,289 |
| Number of full own, farms | 5,650 | 6,984 |
| Number of acres | 18,651 | 19,158 |
| Cropland farms | 5,650 | 6,904 |
| Cropland acres | 12,971 | 13,927 |
| Number of part own farms | 16 | 77 |
| Number of acres | 79 | 412 |
| Number of cropland farms | 16 | 77 |
| Number of acres | 71 | 312 |
| Number of tenant farms | 174 | 33 |
| Number of acres | 275 | 72 |
| Number of cropland farms | 174 | 33 |
| Number of acres | 246 | 50 |
| Operators by age group | ||
| Under 35 years | 457 | 607 |
| 35 to 44 years | 1,186 | 1,716 |
| 45 to 54 years | 1,729 | 1,791 |
| 55 to 64 years | 1,302 | 1,686 |
| 65 years and over | 1,166 | 1,294 |
| Average age | 53 | 52 |
| Labor Status | ||
| Paid labor, farms | 251 | 225 |
| Paid labor, workers | 1,063 | 920 |
| Less than 25 days, farms | 82 | 53 |
| Less than 25 days, workers | 350 | 89 |
| 25 to 149 days, farms | 82 | 79 |
| 25 to 149 days, workers | 452 | 375 |
| 150 days or more, farms | 103 | 148 |
| 150 days or more, workers | 261 | 456 |
NOTE: 1/ Detail may not add to total due to rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Censuses