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Agricultural Atlas of the United States

Census Year: 1987

Within: Volume 2: Subject Series

Introduction

1. Introduction

2. Full PDF

3. Maps

Farms

1. Number of Farms: 1987

2. Percent Change in Number of Farms: 1982 to 1987

Farms by Value of Sales

3. Farms With Sales of Less Than $2,500: 1987

4. Farms With Sales of $2,500 to $4,999: 1987

5. Farms With Sales of $5,000 to $9,999: 1987

6. Percent of Farms With Sales of Less Than $10,000: 1987

7. Percent of Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987

8. Farms With Sales of $10,000 to $24,999: 1987

9. Farms With Sales of $25,000 to $49,999: 1987

10. Farms With Sales of $50,000 to $99,999: 1987

11. Farms With Sales of $100,000 to $249,999: 1987

12. Farms With Sales of $250,000 to $499,999: 1987

13. Farms With Sales of $500,000 or More: 1987

14. Percent of Farms With Sales of $500,000 or More: 1987

15. Value of Sales From Farms With Sales of $100,000 or More as Percent of Total Value of Sales: 1987

Farms by Size

16. Average Size of Farm: 1987

17. Average Size of Farm With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987

18. Farms With Less Than 50 Acres: 1987

19. Change in Number of Farms With Less Than 50 Acres: 1982 to 1987

20. Farms With 50 to 99 Acres: 1987

21. Farms With 100 to 259 Acres: 1987

22. Change in Number of Farms With 50 to 259 Acres: 1982 to 1987

23. Farms With 260 to 499 Acres: 1987

24. Farms With 500 to 999 Acres: 1987

25. Change in Number of Farms With 260 to 999 Acres: 1982 to 1987

26. Farms With 1,000 to 1,999 Acres: 1987

27. Farms With 2,000 Acres or More: 1987

28. Change in Number of Farms With 1,000 Acres or More: 1982 to 1987

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold

29. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987

30. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold by County: 1987

31. Average Value Per Farm of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987

32. Average Value Per Farm of Agricultural Products Sold With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987

33. Average Value of Agricultural Products Sold Per Acre of Land in Farms: 1987

34. Value of Agricultural Products Sold as Percent of Value of Land and Buildings and Value of Machinery and Equipment: 1987

35. Value of Agricultural Products Sold as Percent of Value of Land and Buildings and Value of Machinery and Equipment for Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987

36. Value of Crops Sold: 1987

37. Value of Crops Sold as Percent of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987

38. Average Value of Crops Sold Per Acre of Harvested Cropland: 1987

39. Value of Grains Sold as Percent of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987

40. Value of Cotton and Cottonseed Sold as Percent of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987

41. Value of Tobacco Sold as Percent of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987

42. Value of Hay, Silage, and Field Seeds Sold as Percent of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987

43. Value of Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Sold as Percent of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987

44. Value of Fruits, Nuts, and Berries Sold as Percent of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987

45. Value of Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Sold as Percent of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987

46. Value of Livestock, Poultry, and Their Products Sold: 1987

47. Value of Poultry and Poultry Products Sold as Percent of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987

48. Value of Dairy Products Sold as Percent of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987

49. Value of Cattle and Calves Sold as Percent of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987

50. Value of Hogs and Pigs Sold as Percent of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987

51. Value of Sheep, Lambs, and Wool Sold as Percent of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987

Farm-related Income

52. Payments Received From Federal Farm Programs: 1987

53. Payments Received From Federal Farm Programs by County: 1987

54. Income From Machine Work, Customwork, and Other Agricultural Services: 1987

55. Income From Rental of Farmland, Forest Products, and Other Sources of Farm-Related Income: 1987

Farm Production Expenses

56. Total Production Expenses: 1987

57. Total Production Expenses by County: 1987

58. Average Production Expenses Per Farm by County: 1987

59. Expenses for Livestock and Poultry Purchased: 1987

60. Expenses for Livestock and Poultry Purchased by County: 1987

61. Expenses for Feed for Livestock and Poultry: 1987

62. Expenses for Feed for Livestock and Poultry by County: 1987

63. Expenses for Commercially Mixed Formula Feeds as Percent of Feed Purchased for Livestock and Poultry: 1987

64. Expenses for Seeds, Bulbs, Plants, and Trees: 1987

65. Expenses for Seeds, Bulbs, Plants, and Trees by County: 1987

66. Expenses for Commercial Fertilizer: 1987

67. Expenses for Commercial Fertilizer by County: 1987

68. Expenses for Agricultural Chemicals, Excluding Fertilizer: 1987

69. Expenses for Agricultural Chemicals, Excluding Fertilizer, by County: 1987

70. Expenses for Petroleum Products: 1987

71. Expenses for Petroleum Products by County: 1987

72. Expenses for Gasoline and Gasohol: 1987

73. Expenses for Gasoline and Gasohol, by County: 1987

74. Expenses for Diesel Fuel: 1987

75. Expenses for Diesel Fuel by County: 1987

76. Expenses for Natural Gas, LP, Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Motor Oil, Grease, Etc.: 1987

77. Expenses for Natural Gas, LP, Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Motor Oil, Grease, Etc., by County: 1987

78. Expenses for Electricity: 1987

79. Expenses for Electricity, by County: 1987

80. Expenses for Hired Farm Labor, Excluding Contract Labor: 1987

81. Expenses for Hired Farm Labor, Excluding Contract Labor, by County: 1987

82. Expenses for Contract Labor: 1987

83. Expenses for Contract Labor, by County: 1987

84. Expenses for Customwork, Machine Hire, and Rental of Machinery and Equipment: 1987

85. Expenses for Customwork, Machine Hire, and Rental of Machinery and Equipment, by County: 1987

86. Expenses for Interest Paid for Farm Business: 1987

87. Expenses for Interest Paid for Farm Business, by County: 1987

88. Percent of Farms With Interest Expenses Paid by County: 1987

89. Expenses for Repairs and Maintenance for Upkeep of Buildings, Motor Vehicles, and Farm Equipment: 1987

90. Expenses for Repairs and Maintenance for Upkeep of Buildings, Motor Vehicles, and Farm Equipment, by County: 1987

Land in Farms and Land Use

91. Land in Farms: 1987

92. Land in Farms as Percent of Land Area: 1987

93. Land in Farms - Change in Acreage: 1982 to 1987

94. Total Cropland: 1987

95. Total Cropland - Change in Acreage: 1982 to 1987

96. Total Cropland as Percent of Land Area: 1987

97. Total Cropland as Percent of Land in Farms: 1987

98. Harvested Cropland: 1987

99. Harvested Cropland - Change in Acreage: 1982 to 1987

100. Harvested Cropland as Percent of Land in Farms: 1987

101. Pastureland as Percent of Land in Farms: 1987

102. Acres Idled Under Annual Commodity Acreage Adjustment Program: 1987

103. Acres in the Conservation Reserve Program: 1987

Irrigation

104. Irrigated Land in Farms: 1987

105. Irrigated Land in Farms - Change in Acreage: 1982 to 1987

106. Percent of Land in Farms Irrigated: 1987

107. Percent of Harvested Cropland Irrigated: 1987

108. Irrigated Pastureland and Other Land: 1987

109. Irrigated Corn for Grain or Seed by County: 1987

110. Irrigated Sorghum for Grain or Seed by County: 1987

111. Irrigated Wheat by County: 1987

112. Irrigated Soybeans for Beans by County: 1987

113. Irrigated Cotton by County: 1987

114. Irrigated Alfalfa Hay by County: 1987

115. Irrigated Vegetables Harvested by County: 1987

116. Irrigated Land in Orchards by County: 1987

Value of Land and Buildings

117. Average Value of Land and Buildings Per Farm: 1987

118. Average Value of Land and Buildings Per Acre of Land in Farms: 1987

Machinery and Equipment on Place

119. Estimated Market Value of All Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987

120. Estimated Market Value of All Machinery and Equipment on Place by County: 1987

121. Average Market Value of All Machinery and Equipment Per Farm: 1987

122. Motortrucks, Including Pickups: 1987

123. Motortrucks, Including Pickups - Change in Number: 1982 to 1987

124. Wheel Tractors: 1987

125. Wheel Tractors - Change in Number: 1982 to 1987

126. Wheel Tractors of Less Than 40 Horsepower (PTO): 1987

127. Wheel Tractors of 40 Horsepower (PTO) or More: 1987

128. Grain and Bean Combines: 1987

129. Pickup Balers: 1987

130. Cottonpickers and Strippers: 1987

Agricultural Chemicals Used

131. Acres on Which Commercial Fertilizer Was Used: 1987

132. Acres of Cropland Fertilized, Excluding Pastureland, as Percent of Harvested Cropland: 1987

133. Acres on Which Lime Was Used: 1987

134. Average Tons of Lime Applied Per Acre: 1987

135. Acres of Crops, Including Hay, Treated for Insect Control: 1987

136. Acres of Crops, Treated for Nematodes: 1987

137. Acres of Crops and Orchards, Treated for Disease Control: 1987

138. Acres of Land Treated for Weed or Grass Control: 1987

139. Acres Treated With Chemicals for Defoliation or for Growth Control of Crops or Thinning of Fruit: 1987

Tenure and Characteristics of Farm Operators

140. Farms Operated by Full Owners: 1987

141. Percent of Farms Operated by Full Owners: 1987

142. Percent of Land in Farms Operated by Full Owners: 1987

143. Farms Operated by Part Owners: 1987

144. Percent of Farms Operated by Part Owners: 1987

145. Percent of Land in Farms Operated by Part Owners: 1987

146. Farms Operated by Tenants: 1987

147. Percent of Farms Operated by Tenants: 1987

148. Percent of Land in Farms Operated by Tenants: 1987

149. Rented or Leased Land in Farms by County: 1987

150. Percent of Land in Farms Rented or Leased: 1987

151. Farms Operated by Blacks and Other Races: 1987

152. Average Age of Farm Operators: 1987

153. Farm Operators 65 Years and Over: 1987

154. Percent of Farm Operators 65 Years and Over: 1987

155. Farm Operators Reporting Any Off-Farm Work: 1987

156. Percent of Farm Operators Working Off Their Farms 100 Days or More: 1987

157. Percent of Farm Operators Not Residing on Farm Operated: 1987

158. Farms Operated by Female Operator: 1987

159. Percent of Farms Operated by Female Operator: 1987

Occupation of Operator

160. Farm Operators Reporting Principal Occupation as Farming: 1987

161. Percent of Farm Operators Reporting Principal Occupation as Farming: 1987

162. Percent of Farm Operators With Sales of $10,000 or More Reporting Principal Occupation as Farming: 1987

163. Percent of Farm Operators Reporting Principal Occupation as Other Than Farming: 1987

Farms by Type of Organization

164. Farms Operated by Individul or Family: 1987

165. Percent of Land in Farms Operated by Individul or Family: 1987

166. Farms Operated by Partnership: 1987

167. Percent of Land in Farms Operated by Partnership: 1987

168. Farms Operated by Corporation: 1987

169. Percent of Land in Farms Operated by Corporation: 1987

Livestock and Poultry

170. Cattle and Calves - Inventory: 1987

171. Cattle and Calves - Change in Inventory: 1982 to 1987

172. Cattle and Calves - Inventory by County: 1987

173. Farms With 200 or More Cattle and Calves - Inventory: 1987

174. Cows and Heifers That Had Calved - Inventory: 1987

175. Cows and Heifers That Had Calved - Inventory as Percent of Cattle and Calves: 1987

176. Milk Cows - Inventory: 1987

177. Milk Cows - Change in Inventory: 1982 to 1987

178. Milk Cows - Inventory by County: 1987

179. Farms With 100 or More Milk Cows - Inventory: 1987

180. Milk Cows as Percent of Cows and Heifers That Had Calved: 1987

181. Beef Cows - Inventory: 1987

182. Beef Cows - Change in Inventory: 1982 to 1987

183. Heifers, Heifer Calves, Steers, Steer Calves, Bulls, and Bull Calves as Percent of Cattle and Calves: 1987

184. Cattle and Calves Sold: 1987

185. Cattle Fattened on Grain and Concentrates Sold: 1987

186. Fattened Cattle Sold - Change in Number: 1982 to 1987

187. Fattened Cattle Sold by County: 1987

188. Fattened Cattle Sold as Percent of Cattle and Calves Sold: 1987

189. Farms With 500 or More Fattened Cattle Sold: 1987

190. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 1987

191. Hogs and Pigs - Change in Inventory: 1982 to 1987

192. Farms With 200 or More Hogs and Pigs - Inventory: 1987

193. Hogs and Pigs Used or to Be Used for Breeding - Inventory: 1987

194. Hogs and Pigs Used or to Be Used for Breeding - Change in Inventory: 1982 to 1987

195. Litters of Pigs Farrowed Between December 1, 1986, and November 30, 1987

196. Hogs and Pigs Sold: 1987

197. Hogs and Pigs Sold by County: 1987

198. Feeder Pigs Sold: 1987

199. Feeder Pigs Sold as Percent of Hogs and Pigs Sold: 1987

200. Hogs and Pigs Sold Other Than Feeder Pigs: 1987

201. Sheep and Lambs - Inventory: 1987

202. Sheep and Lambs - Change in Inventory: 1982 to 1987

203. Ewes 1 Year or Older - Inventory: 1987

204. Sheep and Lambs Sold: 1987

205. Milk Goats - Inventory: 1987

206. Angora Goats - Inventory: 1987

207. Horses and Ponies - Inventory: 1987

208. Chickens 3 Months Old or Older - Inventory: 1987

209. Chickens 3 Months Old or Older - Change in Inventory: 1982 to 1987

210. Chickens 3 Months Old or Older - Inventory by County: 1987

211. Broilers and Other Meat-Type Chickens Sold: 1987

212. Broilers and Other Meat-Type Chickens Sold - Change in Number: 1982 to 1987

213. Broilers and Other Meat-Type Chickens Sold by County: 1987

214. Turkeys Sold: 1987

215. Turkeys Sold - Change in Number: 1982 to 1987

216. Value of Fish and Other Aquaculture Products Sold: 1987

Crops Harvested

217. Corn for Grain or Seed: 1987

218. Corn for Grain or Seed - Change in Acreage: 1982 to 1987

219. Corn for Grain or Seed by County: 1987

220. Acres of Corn for Grain or Seed as Percent of Harvested Cropland: 1987

221. Corn for Silage or Green Chop: 1987

222. Sorghum for Grain or Seed: 1987

223. Sorghum for Grain or Seed - Change in Acreage: 1987

224. Sorghum for Grain or Seed by County: 1987

225. Acres of Sorghum for Grain or Seed as Percent of Harvested Cropland: 1987

226. Wheat for Grain: 1987

227. Wheat for Grain - Change in Acreage: 1987

228. Wheat for Grain by County: 1987

229. Acres of Wheat for Grain as Percent of Harvested Cropland: 1987

230. Oats for Grain: 1987

231. Oats for Grain - Change in Acreage: 1987

232. Barley for Grain: 1987

233. Barley for Grain - Change in Acreage: 1987

234. Rye for Grain: 1987

235. Rice: 1987

236. Soybeans for Beans: 1987

237. Soybeans for Beans - Change in Acreage: 1982 to 1987

238. Soybeans for Beans by County: 1987

239. Acres of Soybeans for Beans as Percent of Harvested Cropland: 1987

240. Peanuts for Nuts: 1987

241. Dry Edible Beans, Excluding Dry Limas: 1987

242. Dry Edible Beans: 1987

243. Cotton: 1987

244. Cotton - Change in Acreage: 1982 to 1987

245. Cotton by County: 1987

246. Acres of Cotton as Percent of Harvested Cropland: 1987

247. Sunflower Seed: 1987

248. Sugar Beets for Sugar: 1987

249. Sugarcane for Sugar: 1987

250. Irish Potatoes: 1987

251. Irish Potatoes - Change in Acreage: 1982 to 1987

252. Tobacco: 1987

253. Tobacco - Change in Acreage: 1987

254. Land From Which Hay Was Harvested: 1987

255. Land From Which Hay Was Harvested by County: 1987

256. Land From Which Hay Was Harvested - Change in Acreage: 1982 to 1987

257. Land From Which Hay Was Harvested as Percent of Harvested Cropland: 1987

258. Alfalfa Hay Harvested: 1987

259. Alfalfa Hay Harvested - Change in Acreage: 1982 to 1987

260. Tame Hay Harvested, Other Than Alfalfa, Small Grain, and Wild Hay: 1987

261. Small Grain Hay Harvested: 1987

262. Wild Hay Harvested: 1987

263. Grass Silage, Haylage, and Green Chop Hay Harvested: 1987

264. Alfalfa Seed: 1987

265. Red Clover Seed: 1987

266. Fescue Seed: 1987

267. Ryegrass Seed: 1987

Vegetables

268. Vegetables Harvested for Sale: 1987

269. Vegetables Harvested for Sale by County: 1987

270. Asparagus Harvested for Sale: 1987

271. Broccoli Harvested for Sale: 1987

272. Cantaloups Harvested for Sale: 1987

273. Cucumbers and Pickles Harvested for Sale: 1987

274. Green Peas, Excluding Green Cowpeas, Harvested for Sale: 1987

275. Head Cabbage Harvested for Sale: 1987

276. Lettuce and Romaine Harvested for Sale: 1987

277. Dry Onions Harvested for Sale: 1987

278. Snap Beans Harvested for Sale: 1987

279. Sweet Corn Harvested for Sale: 1987

280. Tomatoes Harvested for Sale: 1987

281. Watermelons Harvested for Sale: 1987

Nursery and Greenhouse Crops

299. Farms With Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod for Sale: 1987

300. Farms With Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod With Value of Sales of $2,000 or More: 1987

301. Value of Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale: 1987

302. Value of Bedding Plants Grown for Sale: 1987

303. Value of Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens Grown for Sale: 1987

304. Value of Foliage Plants Grown for Sale: 1987

305. Value of Potted Flowering Plants Grown for Sale: 1987

306. Value of Nursery Crops Grown for Sale: 1987

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