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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