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The publications 

from the 1982 Economic and 

Agriculture Censuses are dedicated 

to the memory of Shirley Kallek, 

Associate Director for Economic Fields. 

During her career at the Bureau of the 

Census (1955 to 1983), she continually 

directed efforts to improve 

the timeliness and accuracy of 

economic statistics. 

ALBERT R. MANN 

LIBRARY, 

AT 

CORNELL UNIVERSrry 
For Reference 

Not to be taken from this room 

"-.)" 

Census of 

AgricljI\n 

ACS2-A-S 

Volumel 

GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES 

Part 8 

Delaware 

state and County Data 

Issued January 1984 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary 

Clarence J. Brown, Deputy Secretary 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

C.L. Kincannon, 

Deputy Director 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

C.L. Kincannon, Deputy Director 

Charles A. Waite, Associate D'irector 

for Economic Fields 

Michael G. Farrell, Assistant Director for 

Economic and Agriculture Censuses 

AGRICULTURE DIVISION 

John H. Berry, Chief 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS-Many persons participated in conducting the 

1982 Census of Agriculture. Primary direction was by Shirley Kallek. 

Associate Director for Economic Fields (to May 1983). Charles A. Waite. 

her successor. and Michael G. Farrell. Assistant Director for Economic 

and Agriculture Censuses. 

The press, farm magazines, radio and television stations, and farm 

organizations were most helpful in publicizing the census and encour' 

aging cooperation of farm and ranch operators. 

This report was prepared in the Agriculture Division under the general 

supervision of Orvin L. Wilhite. Chief (to January 1980); Arnold L. 

Bollenbacher. Chief (to June 1982); and John H. Berry. Chief (from 

July 1982). 

Many divisions contributed to this report. Data Preparation per· 

formed the clerical processing; Administrative Services provided the 

forms design and other administrative services; Publications Services 

contributed in publication planning and design. editorial review. composition. and printing procurement; Computer Services provided the 

computer processing facilities; Field provided selected data collection 

activities; and Economic Surveys assisted in preparation of data collection and processing procedures and computer programs. 

Members of the Census Advisory Committeeon Agriculture Statistics 

and representatives of both public and private organizations made significant recommendations which helped establish data content. 

Members of various agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

provided valuable advice in the planning, publicizing, and processing 

phases of the census, and in helping farmers and ranchers complete the 

report forms. 

Special tribute is paid to the millions of farm and ranch operators 

who furnished the information requested. Only through their cooperation 

was it possible to collect and publish the data in this report. 

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data 

Main entry under title: 

1982 census of agriculture. 

"October 1983." 

Includes indexes. 

Supt. of Docs. no.: C3.31/4:982/v.1/pt. 

1. Agriculture-United States-Statistics. 1. United 

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Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 

percent-_ Land in farms ____________________________ 8cres __ 

Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $39,999 ______________________________ _ $40,000 to $69,999 ________________________ __ $70,000 to $99,999 ________________________ __ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ______________________ __ $150,000 to $199,999 _______________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ $500,000 to $999,999 ______________________ __ 

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 __________________ __ $2,000,000 or more ________________________ __ 

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased from others ______ farms __ acres __ 

Rented or leased land in farms _______ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased to others _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ___________________________ __ 

50 to 99 acres __________________________ __ 100 to 199 acres _________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ________________________ __ 

500 to 999 acres ________________________ __ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres _____________________ __ 2,000 acres or more ______________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, nol harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ acres __ Idle ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland. etc. _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland, all types ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pasture and other land irrigated _________ farms __ acres __ 

Land set aside in federal farm programs in 1982 __________________________________ farms __ 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

acres __ 

All operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Part owners ____________________ ---_ - _________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners _______________________________ __ Part owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ________________ - __ - - - --- - _________ _ 

Black and other races ______________________ c __ Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ______________________ ---- ________ --

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

1 382 

41.4 143 804 

104 

1 344 283 511 210 946 2060 

270 

278 

194 

127 

120 

262 

58 

24 

11 

1 232 111 940 

434 43505 432 42821 201 11 641 

1 168 97025 

1 089 89607 

708 

185 

124 

53 

6 

8 

5 

267 4562 

37 

328 

23 

238 6 102 

84 

168 

596 29810 74 1 948 

546 27862 

80 6604 

904 10365 

363 13 134 

74 3 930 

72 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

7 

34 

382 

948 

283 

151 

350 

932 

271 

147 

32 

16 

12 

4 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

41 

1.2 2617 64 

37 1 847 49919 

2 399 

12 

21 

4 

25 

467 

21 

(D) 

21 

227 2 

(D) 

36 

772 

36 1 687 

27 

4 

4 

1 

4 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

4 

63 

7 808 

7 808 

1 

(D) 

14 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

41 

20 

5 

16 

41 

20 

5 

16 

25 to 34 

176 

5.3 14337 81 

174 22708 

130 506 2053 

30 

64 

29 

26 

4 

15 

2 

3 

1 

133 8636 78 

(D) 

78 6297 18 

(D) 

133 11 580 

124 10565 

78 

21 

14 

8 

1 

2 

20 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

9 

70 

55 

661 7 383 

52 

278 

5 

(D) 

103 

(D) 

29 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

176 

98 

35 

43 

176 

98 

35 

43 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

326 

9.8 24319 

75 

308 58797 

190 899 

2 177 

56 

62 

42 

18 

21 

75 

30 

2 

287 15303 137 10362 

136 10357 37 1 346 

276 18038 261 17 134 

170 

35 

37 

18 

55 

631 

4 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

18 

211 

132 3 721 

13 

247 

122 3474 

20 

323 

203 2237 

75 

201 

17 

350 

17 

350 

2 

(D) 

326 

189 

98 

39 

317 

187 

93 

37 

9 

2 

5 

2 

45 to 54 

367 

11.0 38014 104 

421 93289 

221 569 2 142 

55 

88 

44 

41 

43 

118 

18 

12 

2 

342 29798 110 10815 110 10815 42 2599 

320 26 844 

297 25 171 

189 

51 

33 

16 

5 

1 

2 

90 

855 

13 

228 5 

63 

3 

40 

26 

487 

180 8815 27 

663 

164 8 152 

23 

256 

256 2099 

121 

774 

21 

237 

20 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

3 

12 

367 

257 

85 

25 

359 

253 

82 

24 

8 

4 

3 

1 

551064 

304 

9.1 41 635 

137 

280 78224 

279 371 2053 

75 

32 

50 

35 

21 

50 

7 

5 

5 

287 34 110 

57 10725 56 10115 

59 3200 

250 27407 226 25275 

143 

50 

18 

10 

3 

2 

60 

810 

11 

92 

3 

15 

3 

62 

17 

153 

140 11 048 

18 

392 

126 10656 

21 

238 

211 2942 

85 2440 14 1 549 

13 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

304 

247 

40 

17 

296 

241 

38 

17 

8 

6 

2 

65 and over 

168 

5.0 22682 136 

124 28646 

231 016 

1 675 

40 

11 

29 

3 

31 

4 

1 

2 

3 

156 22626 31 4048 31 4010 43 3792 

153 11 364 

145 9755 

101 

24 

18 

38 

117 

7 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

10 

184 

82 3 757 9 263 

75 3494 

10 5753 

117 

1968 

48 7 133 

12 

522 

12 

522 

168 

137 

20 

11 

t61 

133 

18 

10 

7 

4 

2 

1 

DELAWARE 41 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal farms; see lext For meaning of abbrevialions and symbols, see inlroductory lexlJ 

Ilem 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Amounl received ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed gr8in8 ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ COtlon ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Soybeans, peanuls, rye, rice, lobacco, and honey ___________________________ farms __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock and poultry purchased __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms wilh expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 _______________________________ _ $5,00010 $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,00010 $49,999 _________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Feed for liveslock and poultry _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms wilh expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 _______________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,00010 $79,999 _________________________ _ 

$80,000 or more _____________________ ' ______ _ 

CommerCially mixed formula feeds ______ farms __ 

Farms by tons purchased: 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

1 1099 Ions _____________________________ _ 

10010499 Ions __________________________ _ 

500 Ions or more _________________________ _ 

Farms wilh expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $19,999 ________________________ _ 

$20,00010 $49,999 _______________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, planls, and Irees ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms wilh expenses of- $1 10 $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 ___________________________ _ 

$10,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms wilh expenses of- $1 10 $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Olher agricultural chemicals ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms wilh expenses of- $1 10 $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,00010 $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms wilh expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more ___________________ larms __ 

workers __ Less Ihan 150 days __________________ farms __ 

workers __ 

COnlracllabor ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms wilh expenses of- $1 10 $999 __________________ , ______________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5.00010 $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Cuslomwork, machine hire, and renlal of machinery and equipment _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 10 $999 _________________________________ _ $1,00010 $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

See loolnoles al end 01 lable, 

Total 

7 

82 

3 

47 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

448 13346 

152 

157 

115 

24 

614 

34742 

241 

67 

160 

146 

415 

19707.-1 

33849 

1<i9 

164 

142 

80 

35 

55 

245 

710 

947 

543 

142 

17 

8 

798 

2937 

379 

318 

75 

26 

668 

795 

413 

193 

42 

20 

485 

4 199 

382 

71 

7 

25 

163 

547 

394 

730 

46 

49 

33 

11 

2 

457 

666 

313 

107 

34 

3 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

14 

83 

10 

4 

14 

358 

10 

4 

14 

2094 

358 

10 

4 

10 

4 

18 

9 

18 

23 

12 

18 

5 

23 

8 

23 

19 

62 

9 

10 

14 

14 

9 

33 

17 

21 

5 

12 

251034 

66 

661 

23 

19 

23 

3 

87 

4756 

28 

14 

33 

12 

58 

27972 

4690 

14 

32 

12 

14 

7 

37 

114 

74 

96 

14 

4 

100 

186 

46 

50 

2 

2 

84 

250 

57 

24 

3 

57 

218 

43 

13 

24 

59 

51 

193 

11 

5 

10 

1 

72 

81 

46 

25 

Other occupalions 

Age of operalor (years) 

35 to 44 451054 

2 4 

(D) 22 

2 

(D) 

1 1 

(D) (D) 

1 1 

(D) (D) 

121 123 

860 3 140 

53 43 

37 41 

25 34 

6 5 

147 206 

8260 8817 

64 96 

3 30 

44 37 

36 43 

108 116 

47724 48819 

8084 8300 

31 37 

43 36 

34 43 

30 36 

1 1 

24 7 

53 72 

147 258 

132 305 

109 181 

37 64 

1 10 

3 

161 306 

576 1 071 

57 140 

74 114 

23 42 

7 10 

153 225 

414 511 

71 127 

59 73 

17 21 

6 4 

111 171 

556 2 139 

104 124 

4 25 

2 4 

1 18 

21 72 

88 241 

103 121 

464 662 

12 8 

16 9 

9 6 

2 2 

1 

106 163 

146 250 

70 114 

30 23 

6 26 

551064 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

103 

6247 

12 

51 

31 

9 

131 

11 120 

33 

8 

39 

51 

106 

62322 

11 025 

10 

47 

49 

9 

7 

15 

75 

106 

298 

92 

9 

1 

4 

137 

891 

79 

46 

7 

5 

128 

525 

84 

36 

3 

5 

88 

937 

67 

17 

1 

3 

26 

92 

72 

234 

12 

9 

8 

4 

81 

138 

63 

15 

1 

2 

65 and over 

19 

335 

11 

5 

2 

1 

29 

433 

20 

2 

3 

4 

13 

8 141 

1 392 

7 

2 

4 

5 

2 

2 

4 

67 

129 

47 

18 

1 

1 

71 

201 

39 

29 

1 

2 

55 

88 

51 

1 

1 

2 

39 

287 

35 

2 

2 

6 

53 

38 

144 

3 

10 

2 

1 

18 

30 

15 

2 

1 

DELAWARE 47 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text) 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Soybeans for beans _____________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 acres or more. _________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

cwL Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ____________ . ___________ _ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame. small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ 

acres._ tons. dry __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres._ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 

aeres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ____________ . ___________ _ 

Green peas, excluding green cowpeas ___ farms._ 

aeres __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Sweet corn _. _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

140 to 179 

acres 

137 11 016 

256 457 

3 

61 

14 

80 

43 

3 

30 8299 

1 

(0) 

2 

30 

795 

2 347 1 

(0) 

19 

9 

2 

17 

336 

448 

1 

(0) 

12 

241 

5 197 

5 

4 

3 

3 

61 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

160 to 219 

acres 

125 

12 219 

277770 

2 

(0) 

12 

54 

59 

6 178 

35 370 

4 175 

45 

1 379 3 235 

24 

18 

3 

21 

575 

502 

21 

354 

9 219 

7 

10 

4 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

9 

92 

5 

55 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

220 to 259 

acres 

93 11 324 

275 453 

3 230 

4 

34 

51 

4 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

32 1 029 

2 628 

14 

18 

13 

331 

119 

11 

668 7 

379 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

3 147 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

260 to 499 

acres 

292 54 136 

297 585 

20 

738 

8 

51 

160 

73 

6 605 134 100 

3 290 

2 

4 

83 3 484 

8851 

1 

(0) 

39 

34 

9 

1 

52 1 094 

3 384 

1 

(0) 

49 2 490 

31 

485 

6 

16 

17 

10 

4 

274 

1 

(0) 

17 

791 

14 

679 

3 

22 

1 

2 

500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or acres acres more 

196 83 24 66 431 44 749 27 315 643 861 083 216 687 910 27 9 3 2 674 180 342 

2 

14 3 54 14 2 126 66 22 

10 7 1 1 929 1 671 (0) 440 450 455 910 (0) 

5 4 221 645 

1 

9 6 

45 12 3 3 626 1 830 592 7352 4 518 068 

17 2 16 5 10 2 2 3 

33 9 1 1 107 (0) (0) 3775 (0) (0) 

52 30 10 7 615 13 230 14 129 33 16 4 5 022 5 286 3 467 

3 1 

3 1 16 4 28 24 10 

21 20 8 839 3 868 3 614 12 10 4 179 361 614 

22 13 4 410 919 384 13 to 2 076 681 (0) 

4 4 

79 1 067 

3 

(0) 

3 

1 1 

3 

DELAWARE 87 
CONTENTS 

Introduction ........................................................... . 

State Map ............................................................ . 

Page 

V 

VII 

Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 1982 and 1978 ................................. VIII 

TABLES 

CHAPTER 1. State Data 

1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1982 and Earlier Census Years ................. . 

2. Irrigation: 1982, 1978, and 1974 ......................................... . 

3. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1982 and 1978 ............ . 

4. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Farm: 1982 and 1978 ................ . 

5. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1982, 1978, and 1974 .. '.' . 

6. Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated bY' Females, Persons of Spanish Origin, and 

Specified Racial Groups: 1982 and 1978 ................................... . 

7. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1982,1978, and 1974 ....................... . 

8. Energy and Petroleum Products Expenses: 1982 and 1978 ........................ . 

9. Storage Capacity and Fuel Expenses by Kind of Fuel: 1982 ....................... . 

10. Farm Payroll, Employment, and Contract Labor Expenses: 1982 and 1978 ............. . 

11. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982,1978, and 1974 .................. . 

12. Commodity Credit Corporation Loans, Agricultural Services, and Direct Sales of Agricultural 

Products: 1982, 1978, and 1974 ......................................... . 

13. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1982 and 1978 ...................... . 

14. Selected Machinery and Equipment on place: 1982 and 1978 ...................... . 

15. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1982 ............ . 

16. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1982 and 1978 ............. . 

17. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1982,1978, and 1974 .................. . 

18. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 ................................. . 

19. Broilers and Started Pu lIets-Sales: 1982 and 1978 ............................. . 

20. Poultry-Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1982 ............................ . 

21. Turkeys-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1982 ............................... . 

22. Cattle and Calves-Imientory: 1982 and 1978 ................................. . 

23. Cattle and Calves-Sales: 1982 and 1978 .................................... . 

24. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1982 ...................... . 

25. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Cow Herd: 1982 ................... . 

26. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Beef Cow Herd: 1982 ............... . 

27. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Milk Cow Herd: 1982 ............... . 

28. Cattle and Calves-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1982 ......................... . 

29. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory: 1982 and 1978 ................................... . 

30. Hogs and Pigs-Sales: 1982 and 1978 ...................................... . 

31. Hogs and Pigs-Litters Farrowed: 1982 and 1978 .............................. . 

32. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1982 .' ....................... . 

33. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1982 ...... ' ........... . 

34. Hogs and PigS-Inventory, Sales, and Litters by Total Litters Farrowed: 1982 ............ . 

35. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 .......................... . 

36. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1982 ..................... . 

37. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Ewe Flock: 1982 .................. . 

38. Other Livestock, Livestock Products, and Animal Specialties-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 

1978 ........................................................... . 

39. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1982 and 1978 ........................ . 

40. Specified Crops Harvested-Yield Per Acre I rrigated and Nonirrigated: 1982 ............. . 

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41. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 20 

42. Specified Fruits and Nuts by Bearing and Nonbearing Acres: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . * 

43. Nursery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale by Value of Sales: 

1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 22 

44. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1982. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 24 

45. Summary by Type of Organization: 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 32 

46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982 ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 40 

47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 56 

48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 72 

49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 88 

50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 104 

CHAPTER 2. County Data 

1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 120 

2. Irrigation: 1982 and 1978 ............................................... 121 

3. M.arket Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 

1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ........................ 122 

4. Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land: 1982 and 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 124 

5. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . .. 126 

6. Selected Farm Production Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . .. 128 

7. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1982 and 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 129 

8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 130 

9. Hired Farm Labor-Workers and Payroll: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 132 

10. Commodity Credit Corporation Loans, Agricultural Services, and Direct Sales of Agricultural 

Products: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 133 

11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 134 

12. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1982 and 1978 ........................ 136 

13. Sheep and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 137 

14. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 ................................. , 138 

15. Selected Crops: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 139 

16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1982 and 1978 ............................ 140 

17. Milk Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 .............................. , 145 

18. Angora Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * 

19. Mink and Their Pelts-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * 

20. Colonies of Bees and Honey-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 .................... 145 

21. Fish Sales: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * 

22. Miscellaneous Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 146 

23. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 ...... , 147 

24. Grains-Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1982 and 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 147 

25. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 

1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 148 

26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 149 

27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1982 and 1978 ................ 150 

28. Fruits and Nuts: 1982 and 1978. ......................................... , 153 

29. Berries Harvested for Sale: 1982 and 1978 .................................... 153 

30. Nursery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale: 1982 and 1978 ..... 154 

31. Other Crops: 1982 and 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * 

32. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1982 and 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 155 

33. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 155 

34. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1982 and 1978 ............................ 155 

35. Operators of Spanish Origin: 1982 and 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 155 

36. Commodity Credit Corporation Loans by Commodity Group: 1982 .................. , 156 

APPENDIXES 

A. General Explanation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. A·l 

B. Effect of the Area Sample on Census Comparability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. B-1 

C. Report Form and Information Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. C-l 

Index .............................................................. Index 1 

Publication Program ............................................... Inside back cover 

*Not applicable. 

IV CONTENTS 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
INTRODUCTION 

Page 

HISTORy........................................... V 

USES OF THE CENSUS ...... , . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED .................... V 

FARM DEFINITION .................................. V 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA........................... V 

TABULAR PRESENTATION .. , ............... , . . . . . . .. . V 

PRELIMINARY REPORTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VI 

MICROFICHE AND COMPUTER TAPES .................. VI 

UNPUBLISHED DATA ................................ VI 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES ......................... VI 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS.................... VI 

"SEE TEXT" REFERENCE....................... ...... VI 

INVENTORIES, PRODUCTION, AND SALES DATA......... VI 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SyMBOLS...................... VI 

HISTORY 

The census of agriculture provides a periodic statistical pic' 

ture of the Nation's farming, ranching, and related activities. 

The 1982 Census of Agriculture is the 22d taken by the 

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 

The first agriculture census was taken in 1840 as part of the 

sixth decennial census of population. From 1840 to 1950, an 

agriculture census was taken as part of the decennial census. A 

separate mid·decade census of agriculture was conducted in 

1925, 1935, and 1945. From 1954 to 1974, a census of agriculture was taken for the years ending in 4 and 9. In 1976, 

Congress authorized the census of agriculture to be taken for 

1978 and 1982 to adjust the data reference year to coincide 

with the 1982 Economic Censuses covering manufacturing, 

mining, construction, retail trade, wholesale trade, service industries, and selected transportation activities. After 1982, the 

agriculture census will revert to a 5-year cycle and be taken 

covering years ending in 2 and 7. 

USES OF THE CENSUS 

The census of agriculture is the leading source of statistics 

about the Nation's agriculture and the only source of consistent, comparable data about agriculture at the county, State, 

and national levels. Census statistics are used by Congress in 

developing and changing farm programs and for determining the 

effects of these programs. Many national and State programs 

affecting agriculture are designed or allocated on the basis of 

census data, such as funds for extension services, research, and 

soil conservation projects. Private industry uses census statis· 

tics to provide a more effective production and distribution 

system for the farm community. 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED 

The census of agriculture is required by law under title 13, 

United States Code, sections 142(a) and 191, which directs that 

the census be taken in 1979, in 1983, and in every fifth year 

after 1983 covering the prior year. The 1982 census includes 

each State, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the 

United States. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

FARM DEFINITION 

Since 1850, when minimum criteria defining a farm for 

census purposes were first established, the farm definition has 

been changed nine times. The current definition, first used for 

the 1974 final reports, is any place from which $1,000 or more 

of agricultural products were sold or normally would have been 

sold during the census year. The previous definition (used for 

the 1959, 1964, and 1969 censuses, and for the 1974 preliminary reports) was any place with less than 10 acres from 

which $250 or more of agricultural products were sold or 

normally would have been sold during the census year, or 

any place of 10 acres or more from which $50 or more of agricultural products were sold or normally would have been 

sold during the census year. 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA 

All censuses since 1969 were conducted primarily by mail. 

To improve the coverage of the 1978 census, especially in 

counting the number of small farms, the mailout/mailback 

enumeration was supplemented by the direct enumeration 

of all households in approximately 6,400 sample segments in 

rural areas in all States, except Alaska and Hawaii. Due to 

budget reductions, the direct enumeration area sample was 

eliminated for 1982. 

The U.S. region, and State data for 1978 shown in the 1978 

Census of Agriculture publications included data for farms represented on the mail list plus estimates from the area sample 

for farms not on the mail list. The 1978 county data included 

only farms represented on the mail list as the sample was not 

large enough to provide reliable estimates for each county. 

To provide comparable data for 1982 and 1978, estimates 

from the 1978 area sample have been subtracted from the 1978 

data. Thus, the 1978 data in this report include only farms represented on the mail list. Appendix B includes a detailed discussion of the effect of the area sample on census comparability. 

In general, data for 1982,1978, and 1974 are not fully comparable with data for 1969 and earlier censuses due to changes 

in the farm definition. Data on acreages and inventories for 

1982 and 1978 are generally comparable. Dollar figures shown 

for expenses and agricultural product sales have not been 

adjusted for changes in price levels between census years. 

TABULAR PRESENTATION 

State data-In .chapter 1, State tables through 43 show detailed State level data usually accompanied by historical data 

for one or more past censuses. Tables 44 through 50 provide 

1982 State data cross-tabulated by various farm classifications. 

County data-Selected data items are presented by county in 

chapter 2. Tables·1 through 16 include general data for all 

counties. The counties are listed in alphabetical order in the 

INTRODUCTION V 
column headings. In tables 17 through 36, only counties reporting the data item are included in the table stub. Counties 

not having the item, or with a limited number of farms reporting the item, are not listed separately. Data for these 

counties are combined and presented as "all other counties." 

PRELIMINARY REPORTS 

Preliminary reports have been published separately for each 

county with 10 farms or more in 1982, each State, and the 

United States. This series provided, at the earliest possible date, 

information on major data items together with comparable 

final data from the 1978 census. The data items were standard 

except in tables 4 and 5 where the selected crops varied by 

State according to their relative importance. 

For farms, land in farms, livestock inventories, and other 

major items at the county level, differences between the preliminary and final figures are generally less than 5 percent. At 

the State level, differences are significantly less. 

MICROFICHE AND COMPUTER TAPES 

The data in this report and final data for individual counties 

are available on microfiche. The final microfiche county tables 

have the same format as the county prel iminary report. Also, 

computer tapes are available for the same summary statistics 

that are found in the preliminary and volume 1 reports. Microfiche reports are sold by the Superintendent of Documents, 

U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. 

Computer tapes are sold by the Customer Services Branch, Data 

User Services Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, 

D.C. 20233. 

UNPUBLISHED DATA 

Copies of computer printouts of the following unpublished 

county summary tables are available: 

Land in Farms With Cropland Harvested and Land in Farms 

and Cropland Harvested on Irrigated Farms, by Size of 

Farm: 1982 

Owned and Rented Land-Farms, Land in Farms, and 

Value of Land and Buildings: 1982 

Farms With Grazing Permits: 1982 

Other special unpublished tables and summaries on computer tape can be developed to individual user specifications. 

VI INTRODUCTION 

Inquiries about the availability and cost 'of unpublished tabulations should be directed to the Chief, Agriculture Division, 

Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES 

I n keeping with the provisions of title 13, United States 

Code, no data are published that would disclose the operations 

of an individual farm. However, the number of farms in a given 

size category or other classification is not considered a disclosure, so this' information may be given even though other 

information is withheld. 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 

Appendix A includes definitions and explanations of selected 

terms used in the tables. 

"SEE TEXT" REFERENCE 

Items in the tables which are followed by the reference 

"see text" are explained or defined in appendix A. 

INVENTORIES, PRODUCTION, AND SALES DATA 

Inventories of livestock, poultry, and machinery and equipment are as of December 31 of the census year. Crop and livestock production, sales, and expense data are for the calendar 

year, except for a few crops (such as citrus) for which the production year overlaps the calendar year. 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS 

The following abbreviations and symbols are used throughout the tables: 

(D) 

(X) 

(Z) 

(NA) 

(IC) 

cwt. 

sq. ft. 

Represents zero. 

Withheld to avoid disclosing data for 

individual farms. 

Not applicable. 

Less than half of the unit shown. 

Not available. 

Independent city. 

Hundredweight. 

Square feet. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
NEW CASTLE 

SCALE 

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DELAWARE 

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u. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 1982 and 1978 

[Dollar figures are In current dollars with no adjustment for price changes. For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols. see Introductory text) 

Item 

Farms ________________________________________________________________ number __ 

Lend In larms ___________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Average size 01 larm _________________________________________________ acres __ 

Value 01 land and buildings': Average per larm ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ________________________________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ______________________________________________________________ _ 50 to 179 acres _____________________________________________________________ _ 

180 to 499 acres ____________________________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ____________________________________________________________ _ 

1.000 to 1.999 acres _________________________________________________________ _ 

2.000 acres or more _________________________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _ ____ ____ ____ __ ____ ___ ____________ __ __ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ __ larms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land_____ ____ ___ _ ____ _____ _ ___ _ _ __ _ _ _ ___ __ __ ____ _ _____ __ __ _____ larms __ 

acres __ Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________________ $1.000 __ 

Crops. including nursery and greenhouse products _______________________ larms __ $1,000 __ Livestock. poUltry. and their products ___________________________________ larms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Farms by standard industrial classification: Cash grains (011) ___________________________________________________________ _ 

Field crops. except cash grains (013) __________________________________________ _ 

Horticultural ~~~~~~Str:d specialties n~t~(g~ 7)0~ (016) ~~ ============== _________________________________________________ == ========== ==== ===== == ======== ===== _ 

General farms. primarily crop (019) ____________________________________________ _ Livestock. except dairy. poultry. and animal specialties (021) _____________________ _ 

General 

~~~!~a~~gc~fft'~g~?~======================================================= larms. primarily livestock (029) ________________________________________ _ 

F~ti~.:r: f~~i;~~~i~~~~~~--------------------------------------- ___________ _ Partnership _________________________________________________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________________________________________________ _ 

Othar-coopera· •.• e. estate or trust. institutional. etc. ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator. Full owners _________________________________________________________________ _ 

Part owners _________________________________________________________________ _ T enanta ____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Other ______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Selected larm production expenses': Feed lor livestock and poultry ________________________________________ $1.000 __ Commercial lertilizer _________________________________________________ $1.000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals· __________________________________________ $1.000 __ Energy and petroleum products _______________________________________ $1.000 __ Hired larm labor _____________________________________________________ $1.000 __ 

Livestock and poultry inventory: Cattie and calves _____________________________________________________ larm8 __ 

numbeL_ Milk cows__ __ ___ __ _ _ _ __ __ __ ____ _______ __ _ ___ __ _________ __ ___ ____ ___ larms __ 

numbeL_ Hogs and pigs _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Chickens 3 months old or older ________________________________________ larms __ 

numbeL_ 

Crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed ________________________________________________ larms __ 

acres __ Wheat lor grain ______________________________________________________ larms __ 

acres __ Barley lor graln_ ___ _ __ _ __ _ ____ __ _____ ____ __ ____ __ __ _ __ __ _ _ _____ __ _____ larms __ 

acres __ Soybeans for beans __________________________________________________ larms __ 

acres __ 

Hay-alfalfa. other tame. small grain. wild. grass silage. green chop. etc. (see text) ___ __ __ ___ ___ __ __ __ __ ___ _ _ ____ __ _____ ____ __ _________ _______ larms __ 

acres __ Vegetables harvested lor sale (see text) ________________________________ larms __ 

acres __ 

, Data are based on a sample 01 farms. 'Data lor 1978 include the cost 01 lime which was not collected in 1982. 

1982 

3338 

655465 196 

364843 1 829 

503 

905 1 012 

591 

211 

90 

26 

2700 

499986 323 44 168 370 562 2501 

110276 

1 733 260 286 

1 493 

73 

107 

22 

80 

57 

249 

142 

950 

130 

35 

2830 

302 

190 

16 

1 951 

996 

391 

1 956 1 382 

140 508 19993 

10868 

18092 

17893 

660 33360 248 9956 

421 54 411 

253 968 058 

1363 

150 676 

783 56867 471 33951 

1 991 264 971 

609 16926 367 40 421 

Alilarms 

Percent 

change from 1978 1978 to 1982 

3398 -1.8 669646 -2.1 197 -.5 

283 593 28.7 1 493 22.5 

486 3.5 806 12.3 089 -7.1 685 -13.7 227 -7.0 83 8.4 22 18.2 

2806 -3.8 496 756 .7 255 26.7 33725 31.0 321 248 15.4 2628 -4.8 102 937 7.1 1 910 -9.3 218310 19.2 

552 -3.8 76 -3.9 95 12.6 17 29.4 94 -14.9 49 16.3 250 -.4 152 -6.6 1 012 -6.1 66 97.0 35 

2944 -3.9 291 3.8 150 26.7 13 23.1 

1 922 1.5 1 079 -7.7 397 -1.5 

2004 -2.4 1 394 -.9 

118266 18.8 14166 41.1 6857 58.5 10379 74.3 15131 18.3 

665 -.8 28103 18.7 291 -14.8 10305 -3.4 577 -27.0 61 305 -11.2 317 -20.2 727 795 33.0 

1 600 -14.8 156517 -3.7 370 111.6 16206 250.9 464 1.5 25133 35.1 2124 -6.3 262363 1.0 

703 -13.4 21 173 -20.1 381 -3.7 41 038 -1.5 

Farms with sales 01 $10.000 or more 

Percent change Irom 1982 1978 1978 to 1982 

2180 2312 -5.7 599 134 606507 -1.2 275 262 5.0 

498 549 373 304 33.6 1 779 1 469 21.1 

332 360 -7.8 338 313 8.0 627 667 -6.0 557 642 -13.2 211 225 -6.2 69 63 7.2 26 22 18.2 

1 707 1 824 -6.4 472 075 467871 .9 285 213 33.8 43805 33388 31.2 366 669 316623 15.8 1 630 1 740 -6.3 107174 99378 7.8 1 415 1 540 -8.1 259495 217 245 19.4 

803 875 -8.2 36 30 20.0 53 54 -1.9 7 4 75.0 51 54 -5.6 25 25 89 86 3.5 140 148 -5.4 930 996 -6.6 28 20 40.0 18 20 -10.0 

765 1 952 -9.6 225 223 .9 175 134 30.6 15 3 400.0 

123 149 -2.3 813 905 -10.2 244 258 -5.4 

1 588 1 601 -.8 592 711 -16.7 

139671 117725 18.6 19117 13571 40.9 10528 6537 61.0 17509 9763 79.3 17646 14806 19.2 

436 438 -.5 31 156 25053 24.4 198 225 -12.0 9826 10052 -2.2 328 421 -22.1 52642 57081 -7.8 158 185 -14.6 957830 721 484 32.8 

1 069 1 254 -14.8 145945 150542 -3.1 680 333 104.2 55024 15761 249.1 427 424 .7 33255 24617 35.1 1 357 1 488 -8.8 246 178 245 000 .. 5 

370 452 -18.1 14222 17 166 -17.2 276 293 -5.8 40055 40675 -1.5 

DELAWARE VIII 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land In Farms, and Land Use: 1982 and Earlier Census Years 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see Introductory text) 

All farms 1982 1978 1974 1969 1984 1959 1954 1950 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 3338 3398 3400 3710 4401 5208 6297 7448 

Land In farms ____________________________ acres __ 855465 869646 630605 673 895 717013 762 526 814318 851 291 

Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 196 197 185 182 163 146 129 114 

Approximate land area ____________________ acres __ 1 238704 1 286 480 1 286 416 1 268 416 1 265 920 1 265 920 1 265 920 1 265 920 

pronrtlon In farms __________________ percenL_ 63.0 52.8 49.7 53.1 56.6 60.2 64.3 67.2 

Value 0 land and buildings': 283 593 180023 90632 53443 34551 20 287 13043 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 364843 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 1 829 1 493 971 499 322 236 157 114 

Farms by value of land and buildings: 54 176 469 682 (NA) (NA) (NA) $1 to $9,999 __________________________________ 78 $10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ 99 144 260 644 979 (NA! (NA) (NA) 

$20,000 to $39,999 ____________________________ 259 291 865 894 1 168 (NA INA) (NA) 

$40,000 to $69,999 ____________________________ 433 530 632 620 706 (NA) NA) (NA) 

$70,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ 359 461 405 292 315 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$100,000 to $149,999 __________________________ 413 465 343 281 218 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$150,000 to $199,999 __________________________ 322 353 182 140 131 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$200,000 to $499,999 __________________________ 789 606 454 273 170 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

$500,000 to $999,999 __________________________ 322 308 } 263 97 32 { (NA! (NA) (NA) 

$1,000,000 or more ____________________________ 284 187 (NA (NA) (NA) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 2 B43 2929 2912 3249 3845 4589 5632 6863 

acres __ 521""104 529 651 465 727 505 356 500 329 496094 514 534 535 170 

Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 2700 2806 2792 3052 3646 4358 5512 6448 

acres __ 499 986 496 756 451 752 422 984 418 538 416 197 412 295 389 263 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ______________________________ 3824 1 164 1 179 1 170 1 315 1 614 1 986 2681 1 to 9 acres _____________________________ 376 301 289 272 433 463 765 1 163 

10 to 19 acres ___________________________ 281 263 284 307 377 443 597 838 

20 to 29 acres ___________________________ 199 241 250 277 267 375 584 697 

30 to 49 acres ___________________________ 308 354 347 459 517 685 935 1 126 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________ 468 467 540 620 759 1 040 1 371 1 464 

100 to 199 acres __________________________ 424 454 472 528 690 635 879 865 

200 to 499 acres __________________________ 379 438 396 423 466 421 334 257 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 170 175 154 131 71 65 43 13 

1,000 acres or more _______________________ 95 73 60 35 26 11 4 5 

1,000 to 1,999 acres _____________________ 82 65 51 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

2,000 acres or more _____________________ 13 8 9 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ______________________________ farms __ 602 694 734 963 1 390 2030 2871 3662 

acres __ 12374 16615 20 751 26647 32220 43 130 63 860 72051 Other cropland ________________________ farms __ 332 604 436 1 079 1 527 1268 1 631 2974 

acres __ 8744 16280 13224 55725 49571 36767 38379 73636 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured __________ farms __ 104 124 (NA! (NA) 793 283 (NA) (NA) 

acres __ 2957 3329 (NA (NA) 23 647 9150 (NA) (NA) 

Cropland on which all crops failed _____ farms __ 55 116 (NA) (NA) 375 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

acres __ I 326 1 775 (NA) (NA) 10587 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow __ farms __ 18 43 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

acres __ 279 1 580 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Cropland Idle ________________________ farms __ 209 408 (NA) (NA) 672 (NA) 1 344 (NA) 

acres __ 4182 9596 (NA) (NA) 15337 (NA) 31 127 (NA) 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ I 451 1 637 1 573 2015 2771 3595 4317 5054 acres __ 91 736 102119 100394 121 117 160 916 191 431 214 893 216 853 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 197 236 (NA) (NA) 242 292 533 499 acres __ 6928 7699 (NA) (NA) 8537 6017 22 884 10776 Woodland not pastured _________________ farms __ I 338 1 496 (NA) (NA) 2628 3466 3966 4822 

acres __ 84808 94 420 (NA) (NA) 152 379 185414 192 009 206 077 

Other land ______________________________ farms __ 2198 2223 2316 2334 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres __ 42625 37876 44 464 47422 55768 75001 84889 99268 

Pastureland and ran~eland other than cropland and wood and pastured _______ farms __ 209 211 (NA) (NA) 387 684 936 1263 acres __ 12490 8560 (NA) (NA) 12403 20324 26029 28 178 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _______________________ farms __ 2146 2173 (NA) (NA) 3859 (NA) 5913 6932 acres __ 30135 29 296 (NA) (NA) 43 365 54 677 58 860 71 090 

Irrigated land ____________________________ farms __ 323 255 154 164 158 156 81 10 acres __ 44168 33725 19879 20 421 17542 15533 5553 404 

'Data for 1982, 1978, and 1950 through 1984 are based on a sample of farms. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 1 
Table 2. Irrigation: 1982, 1978, and 1974 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farms with irrigation 1982 1978 1974 Farms with Irrigation 1982 1978 1974 

Farms _______________________________ number __ 323 255 154 Irrigated land use: Proportion of farms _______________ percenL_ 9.7 7.5 4.5 Harvested cropland __________________ farms __ 318 252 

19l 

Irrigated land ___________________________ acres __ 44 168 33725 19879 acres __ 44014 33429 Average per farm ___________________ acres __ 137 132 129 Pastureland and other land ___________ farms __ 6 (NAJ acres __ 154 29 Land in irriJ'ated farms __________________ acres __ 175518 138440 75642 

Acres irrigated: Croplan ____________________________ acres __ 143651 111 036 (NA) 1 to 9 acres ______________________ farms __ 60 76 41 Harvested cropland _________________ acres __ 140 247 106632 61 399 

acres __ 213 211 (NA) Principal source of irrigation water 

10 to 49 acres ____________________ farms __ 66 46 29 (see text): 

acres __ I 608 262 (NA) Wells on farm _______________________ farms __ 215 

!~~! 50 tAl to 99 acres ____________________ farms __ 63 40 23 Irrigated acres __ 33987 NA! acres __ 4784 2860 (NA) Wells as only source _______________ farms __ 185 NA 

100 to 199 acres __________________ farms __ 56 35 29 Irrigated acres __ 20716 (NA! INA) 

acres __ 7500 5000 (NA) On-farm surface supply ______________ farms __ 95 INA NA) 

Irrigated acres __ 9900 NA) (NA) On-farm surface supply as only 

200 to 499 acres __________________ farms __ source __________________________ farms __ 82 (NA) (NA) 36 45 24 irrigated acres __ 7356 

!~~! (NA! acres __ II 632 14082 (NA) Off-farm water suppliers ______________ farms __ 13 500 INA to 999 acres __________________ farms __ 17 7 6 Irrigated acres __ 281 NA) NA) acres __ 9976 4220 (NA) Off-farm water suppliers as only 1,000 acres or more _______________ farms __ 5 4 2 source __________________________ farms __ 7 (NA) (NA) acres __ 8255 6090 (NA) irrigated acres __ 32 (NA) (NA) 

Table 3. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Irrigated farms 

All farms All harvested cropland Nonirrigated farms 

Characteristics Any land irrigated irrigated 

1982 1978 1982 1978 1982 1978 1982 1978 

Farms _____________________________________________ number __ 3338 3398 323 255 63 56 3015 3 143 Land in farms ________________________________________ 8cres __ 655 465 669646 175518 138440 5795 5633 479 947 531 206 Value of land and buildings': Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 364 843 283 593 944 350 778546 248 308 274 700 312 402 244 469 Average per acre ________________________________ dollilrs __ 1 829 1 493 1 722 1 428 3392 3003 1 860 1 511 Irrigated land _________________________________________ acres __ 44 168 33725 44 168 33725 4230 4580 (X) (X) 

Land in farms according to use: Total cropland _____________________________________ farms __ 2843 2929 323 255 63 56 2520 2674 acres __ 521 104 529 651 143651 111 036 4437 4668 377 453 418615 Harvested cropland ______________________________ farms __ 2700 2806 320 254 63 56 2380 2552 acres __ 499 986 496 756 140 247 106632 4230 4568 359 739 390 124 Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured ____________ farms __ 769 846 51 49 4 5 718 797 acres __ 24864 25195 3074 3 155 53 170 21 790 22040 

Inventory of livestock: Cattle and calves __________________________________ farms __ 660 665 55 38 4 1 605 627 number __ 33360 28 103 9491 3902 88 (D) 23869 24201 Milk cows _______________________________________ farms __ 248 291 11 7 1 - 237 284 number __ 9956 10305 885 408 (D) - 9071 9897 Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ farms __ 421 577 53 39 5 2 368 538 number __ 54411 61 305 19838 10781 1 271 (D) 34573 50524 Sheep and lambs __________________________________ farms __ 41 33 4 2 - - 37 31 number __ 681 590 127 (D) - - 554 (D) 

Estimated mariket value of all machinery and equipment' _________________________________________ farms __ 3338 3398 277 249 65 60 3061 3149 $1,000 __ 153 587 139851 38464 27590 4062 4 132 115122 112261 Average per farm ________________________________ dollars __ 46012 41 157 138 860 110802 62492 68860 37609 35650 

Market value of ap,riCUltural products sold _____________ $1,000 __ 370 562 321 248 95463 77 740 8096 8780 275099 243 508 Average per arm ________________________________ dollars __ 111 013 94540 295 552 304861 128501 156 786 91 243 77476 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products ____ farms __ 2501 2628 316 251 63 56 2 185 2377 $1,000 __ 110276 102 937 47754 39881 6022 7901 62522 63056 Livestock, poultry, and their products ________________ farms __ I 733 1 910 141 97 15 10 1 592 1 813 

$1,000 __ 260 286 218310 47709 37859 2073 879 212 577 180452 Poultry and poultry products ______________________ farms __ I 094 1 164 90 59 10 7 1 004 1 105 $1,000 __ 220 963 191 425 33976 33240 2002 863 186 987 158 185 

Selected farm production expenses': Feed for livestock and poultry _______________________ farms __ I 642 1 865 112 86 17 10 1 530 1 779 $1,000 __ 140 508 118266 22630 17908 1 151 480 117878 100359 Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ______________________ farms __ 2 112 2327 237 229 34 51 1 875 2098 $1,000 __ 6964 5600 2492 2379 196 305 4472 3220 Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms __ 2 191 2470 237 222 47 46 1 954 2248 

$1,000 __ 19993 14 166 6037 4320 303 256 13955 9847 Other agricultural chemicals2 ________________________ farms __ 2058 2534 230 238 45 52 1 828 2296 $1,000 __ 10868 6857 3570 2213 160 212 7297 4644 

Energy and petroleum products _____________________ farms __ 3328 3379 277 249 65 60 3051 3 130 $1,000 __ 18092 10379 4727 2866 888 453 13364 7513 Hired farm labor ___________________________________ farms __ I 462 1 593 193 185 34 49 1 269 1 408 $1,000 __ 17893 15 131 7544 7852 1 902 1 887 10349 7278 Contract labor _____________________ ,, _______________ farms __ 179 264 39 74 14 21 140 190 $1,000 __ 1 296 1 495 992 1 244 74 147 304 251 Interest expense ___________________________________ farms __ I 433 

l~~! 173 INA) 37 

l~~! 1 260 (NA) 

$1,000 __ 16948 4650 NA) 379 12298 (NA) 

'Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 2Data for 1978 include the cost of lime which was not collected in 1982. 

2 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 4. Farms, Land In Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Far'm: 1982 and 1978 

{For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see Introductory text] 

Farms Land in farms (acres) Harvested cropland (acres) Irrigated land (acres) 

All farms 

1982 1978 1982 1978 1982 1978 1982 1978 

Farms ____________________________________ numbeL_ 3338 3398 655 465 669 646 499 986 496 756 44 168 33 725 

with harvested cr'fland-- 2700 2806 639 490 657 165 499 986 496 756 44 159 33 724 

with Irrigate land __ 323 255 175518 138 440 140 247 106 632 44 168 33 725 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acre8 ___________________________ number __ 435 57 70 503 486 2077 1 830 571 

with harvested cr'fland-- 156 131 829 636 571 435 57 70 

with irrigate land __ 29 32 128 154 66 93 57 70 

10 to 49 acres _________________________ numbeL_ 905 806 22580 20673 12009 11 532 296 241 

with harvested cr'fland-- 683 635 17845 17036 12009 11 532 287 240 

with irrigate land __ 47 33 1 137 804 637 451 296 241 

50 to 69 acres _________________________ number __ 259 269 14968 15480 9356 9476 321 240 

with harvested cr'fland-- 239 247 13825 14262 9356 9476 321 240 

w~h irrigate land __ 13 12 768 704 453 432 321 240 

70 to 99 acres _________________________ numbeL_ 313 319 25939 26344 16425 15 576 382 192 

with harvested cr'fland-- 292 301 24 133 24885 16425 15576 382 192 

with irrigate land __ 12 6 970 634 679 397 382 192 

100 to 139 acres ______________________ number __ 264 292 30680 33 771 21 139 21 428 1 121 238 

with harvested cr'fland-- 256 280 29766 32360 21 139 21 428 1 121 238 

with irrigate land __ 21 7 2408 751 1 971 506 1 121 238 

140 to 179 acres ______________________ numbeL_ 176 209 27625 32852 19567 20898 742 825 

with harvested cr'fland-- 168 202 26300 31 752 19567 20898 742 825 

with irrigate land __ 14 13 2220 1 989 1 783 1 512 742 825 

180 to 219 acres ______________________ number __ 153 176 30 159 35 179 21 694 24419 1 121 520 

with harvested cr'fland-- 150 173 29593 34588 21 694 24419 1 121 520 

with irrigate land __ 17 11 3363 2 178 2630 1 632 1 121 520 220 to 259 acres ______________________ number __ 116 134 27734 31 870 19464 23207 1 029 568 

with harvested cr'fland-- 111 133 26611 31 625 19464 23207 1 029 568 

with irrigate land __ 13 10 3 176 2331 2411 1 961 1 029 568 260 to 499 acres ______________________ numbeL_ 322 375 114859 133781 90 284 100 498 5506 5366 

with harvested cr'fland-- 321 373 114544 132 955 90284 100 498 5506 5366 

with irrigate land __ 52 48 19236 18084 15640 13953 5506 5366 

500 to 999 acres ______________________ number __ 211 227 147 706 156410 125 002 126 667 14 132 10475 

with harvested cropland __ 209 226 146 256 155610 125 002 126 667 14 132 10475 

with irrigated land __ 60 49 42320 35708 36274 30091 14 132 10 475 1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________ number __ 90 83 117 982 109 181 100514 91 863 9013 7835 

with harvested cr'fland-- 89 83 116632 109 181 100514 91 863 9013 7835 

with irrigate land __ 31 20 40498 28348 36254 24935 9013 7835 2,000 acres or more ___________________ numbeL_ 26 22 93 156 72275 63961 50757 10448 7 155 

with harvested cr'fland-- 26 22 93 156 72275 63961 50757 10448 7 155 

with irrigate land __ 14 12 59294 46755 41 449 30669 10448 7 155 5,000 acres or more _________________ numbeL_ 5 3 42027 27610 24270 14600 4386 (D) 

with harvested cropland __ 5 3 42027 27610 24270 14600 4386 (D) 

with irrigated land __ 4 2 34698 (D) 22536 (D) 4386 (D) 

Table 5. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1982, 1978, and 

1974 

{For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

Tenure of operator: All operators _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Full owners ____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Part owners ____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Tenants _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Percent of tenancy ______________________________ percenL_ 

Operator characteristics: 

Operators by place of residence': 

~~: f~;:l,a~E~~~~~~~= ============= == === ==== === = ===== == = Op~rat'?rs by principal occupation': arming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm': None _________________________________________________ _ Any __________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 49 days ________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 days _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 149 days _____________________________________ _ 

150 to 199 days _____________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ___________________________________ _ Not reported __________________________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 

3338 

655 465 2700 

499 986 

1 951 

178991 

1 364 102031 

996 407 831 

986 335 977 

391 

68643 

350 61 978 

11.7 

2405 

506 

427 

1 956 

1 382 

1 367 

1 629 

185 

70 

100 

145 

129 

342 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

All farms 

1978 

3398 

669646 

2806 

496 756 

1 922 173641 

1 370 

96091 

1 079 

424 687 

1 068 

336 721 

397 71 318 

368 

63944 

11.7 

2544 

468 

386 

2004 

1 394 

1 503 

1 722 

219 

104 

99 

189 

111 

173 

1974 

3400 

630 605 

2792 

451 752 

2088 

191 039 

1 529 

103 875 

904 

363 065 

888 

281 762 

408 

76501 

375 66 115 

12.0 

2 150 

399 

851 

2.189 

1 124 

1 225 

1 387 

137 

76 

78 

112 

984 

701 

Farms operated by Black and other races' 

1982 1978 1974 

59 74 74 4951 8576 7206 55 69 68 4057 6508 4 740 33 36 45 213 328 3 170 29 32 41 764 764 1 603 

21 30 21 3 154 6361 2826 21 30 21 2809 4861 2265 5 8 8 584 867 1 210 5 7 6 484 863 872 8.5 10.8 10.8 

36 39 48 10 23 12 13 12 14 

27 40 34 32 34 40 

19 25 22 30 41 41 5 7 

4 2 6 2 2 1 3 19 27 34 10 8 11 

DELAWARE 3 
Table 5. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1982, 1978, and 

1974-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms Farms operated by Black and other races' 

Characteristics 

1982 1978 1974 1982 1978 1974 

Operator characteristics-Con. 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _________________________________________ 177 (NA) (NAl 6 3 or 4 years ___________________________________________ !NA) !NA) 304 (NA) (NA 1 NA) 5 to 9 years ____________________________________________ NAl 499 !NA) (NA) 4 (NA) (NA 10 years or more _______________________________________ 1 559 NA) (NA) 23 (NA) (NA) Average years on present farm ________________________ 18.1 !NA) (NA) 19.0 !NA) (NA) Not reported ___________________________________________ 799 NA) (NA) 25 NA) (NA) 

Operators by age group': Under 25 years _________________________________________ 114 107 60 25 to 34 years _________________________________________ 404 406 335 1 6 9 35 to 44 years _________________________________________ 650 685 584 10 12 6 45 to 54 years _________________________________________ 768 835 907 15 13 16 55 to 64 years _________________________________________ 816 853 806 17 25 30 65 years and over ______________________________________ 586 512 621 16 18 13 Average age _________________________________________ 50.6 50.1 51.9 57.0 55.6 54.0 

Operators by sex: Male __________________________________________ farms __ 3088 3189 (NA) 58 72 (NA) acres __ 637 092 654 847 (NA) (0) (0) (NA) Female ________________________________________ farms __ 250 209 (NA) 1 2 (NA) acres __ 18373 14799 (NA) (0) (0) (NA) 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________ farms __ 3 19 (NA) 1 2 (NA) acres __ 451 3445 (NA) (0) (0) (NA) 

Type of organization: Individual or family ________________________________ farms __ 2830 2944 (NA) 57 69 (NA) acres __ 420 540 469901 (NA) (0) 8036 (NA) Partnership ______________________________________ farms __ 302 291 (NA) 2 5 (NA) acres __ 82369 83032 (NA) (0) 540 (NA) Corporation ______________________________________ farms __ 190 150 (NA) (NA) acres __ 146858 113978 (NA) (NA) 

Family held: More than 10 stockholders ____________________ farms __ 5 3 (NA) (NA) acres __ 2904 11 675 (NA) (NA) 10 or less stockholders _______________________ farms __ 169 131 (NA) (NA) acres __ 137 570 Other than family held: 

96211 (NA) (NA) 

More than 10 stockholders ____________________ farms __ 1 4 (NA) (NA) acres __ (0) 1 911 (NA) (NA) 10 or less stockholders _______________________ farms __ 15 12 (NA) (NA) acres __ (0) 4181 (NA) (NA) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. _________________________________ farms __ 16 13 (NA) (NA) acres __ 5698 2735 (NA) (NA) 

'For classification of social and ethnic groups, see text. 

'1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorship) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 6. Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated by Females, Persons of Spanish Origin, 

and Specified Racial Groups: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ____________________________________________ number, 1982 __ 

1978 __ Land in farms _______________________________________ acres, 1982 __ 

1978 __ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1982 FARMS BY SIZE 

1978 __ acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres __________________________________________________ _ 

50 to 139 acres _________________________________________________ _ 

140 to 219 acres ________________________________________________ _ 

220 to 499 acres ________________________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ______________________________________________ _ 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ Part owners ________________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ Tenants ____________________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

4 DELAWARE 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Female Spanish origin 

250 

209 18373 

14799 126 

103 10667 

7850 

87 

86 

44 

14 

11 

8 

202 

(NA) 

11 468 

(NA) 

24 

(NA) 

5455 

(NA) 

24 

(NA) 

1 450 

(NA) 

3 

19 

451 3445 2 

18 

(0) 

2758 

2 

7 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

11 

(0) 

2774 

(0) 

Total 

59 

74 4951 

8576 55 

69 4057 

6508 

5 

29 

16 

3 

5 

1 

33 

36 1 213 1 328 

21 

30 3 154 6381 5 

8 584 

867 

Black and other races 

Black 

32 

42 2 182 4350 31 

38 

(0) 

3572 

3 

16 

9 

2 

2 

18 

21 

(0) 

771 

11 

17 1 196 3305 3 

4 

(0) 

274 

American Indian 

22 

19 2631 

3043 

22 

19 2272 

2583 

2 

8 

7 

1 

3 

1 

10 

5 

(0) 

60 

10 

10 1 958 2390 2 

4 

(0) 

593 

Asian Other (see text) 

2 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

3 

13 

(0) 

183 2 

12 

(0) 

353 

3 

3 

10 

(0) 

497 

3 

686 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 6. Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated by Females, Persons of Spanish Origin, 

and Specified Racial Groups: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

1982 FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family ______________________________________________ _ Partnership _____________________________________________________ _ 

Family held corporation __________________________________________ _ 

Other than family held corporation ________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, Institutional, etc. ________________ _ 

1982 MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 

PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products _________ farms __ $1,000 __ Livestock, poultry, and their products _____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ___________________________________________ _ $2,500 to $9,999 ____________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ____________________________________________ _ Abnormal farms _____________________________________________ _ 

1982 FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL 

CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________________________ _ Cotton (0131) _________________________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) _______________________________________________ _ 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, peanuts, and other field crops (0133, 0134, 0139) _________________________________ _ Ve~etables and melons (016) ____________________________________ _ FrUits and tree nuts (017) ________________________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) _____________________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019)---------------------------------

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _______________________________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ______________________________ _ Dairy farms (024)-- ______________________________________________ _ 

General ~~r~~ ~~gcf~~~s(~~~k========================================== farms, primarily livestock (029) ____________________________ _ 

1982 OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated __________________________________________ _ Not reported __________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________________________ _ Other ________________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________________________ _ 

Any __________________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days ________________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ___________________________________________ _ Not reported __________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ________________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 years __________________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 years __________________________________________________ _ 

10 years or more ______________________________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm _______________________________ _ Not reported __________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________________________ _ 25 to 34 years ________________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years ________________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years ________________________________________________ _ 55 to 64 years ________________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________________________________ _ 

Average age ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish Origin ______________________________________ _ 

1982 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 

LOANS AND DIRECT SALES 

Amount received from Commodity Credit Corporation loans _ __ _____________ _______ _____ ______ ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption (see text) _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Female 

214 

25 

9 

2 

250 22 171 

113 2089 

158 20082 

55 

33 

24 

138 

55 

7 

7 

7 

2 

6 

13 

9 

2 128 

29 

1 

188 

30 

32 

158 

92 

148 

75 

11 

18 

46 

27 

21 

38 

44 

87 

15.8 

60 

5 

20 

48 

49 

66 

62 

53.9 

(X) 

250 

1 

(D) 

10 

24 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Spanish origin 

3 

3 1 214 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

2 

1 

3 

2 

1 

2 

1 

3 16.3 

2 

45.0 

2 

1 

3 

Total 

57 

2 

59 1 261 

53 

461 8 800 

24 

18 

7 

10 

44 

5 

2 

1 

5 

1 

36 

10 

13 

27 

32 

19 

30 

5 

6 

19 

10 

6 

1 

4 

23 

19.0 

25 

1 

10 

15 

17 

16 

57.0 

58 

1 

2 

(D) 

Black and other races 

Black 

31 

1 

32 

624 

30 

181 5 443 

13 

10 

5 

4 

23 

3 

2 

3 

18 

7 

7 

13 

19 

9 

15 

1 

14 

8 

4 

1 

1 

10 

15.8 

16 

1 

8 

5 

8 

'10 

56.4 

32 

1 

(D) 

American 

Indian 

21 

1 

22 

369 

21 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

8 

8 

2 

4 

19 

2 

15 

1 

6 

10 

12 

8 

12 

4 

4 

4 

2 

3 

10 

25.2 9 

1 

8 

7 

6 59.6 

22 

1 

(D) 

Asian 

2 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2.0 

2 

46.0 

2 

O1her (see text) 

3 

3 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 

2 

1 

2 

2 

1 

3 

2 

1 

3 20.3 

2 

52.0 

2 

1 

DELAWARE 5 
Table 7. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1982, 1978, and 1974 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1982' 1982' 

Item Item EXfenses EXfenses Farms ( 1,000) 1978' 1974 Farms ( 1,000) 1978' 1974 

Livestock and poultry Other agricultural chemicals' ____ farms __ 2058 (X) 2534 1 822 purchased ___________________ farms __ 320 (X) 1 598 1 600 $1,000 __ (X) 10868 6857 5020 $1,000 __ (X) 37202 36283 30263 Farms with expenses of- Farms with expenses of- $1 to $99 _________________________ $1 87 4 165 209 to $499 ________________________ 107 20 187 245 $100 to $499 _____________________ $500 488 138 782 534 to $999 _____________________ 49 32 120 96 $500 to $999 _____________________ 299 223 483 275 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________ 153 338 288 285 $1,000 to $1,999 __________________ 341 488 350 $5,000 } 568 to $9,999 __________________ 121 945 212 288 $2,000 to $4,999 __________________ 378 1 156 427 $10,000 to $14,999 ________________ 186 2363 264 } 418 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________ 176 1 258 184 } $15,000 to $19,999 ________________ 143 2485 185 $10,000 to $19,999 ________________ 155 2017 93 236 $20,000 to $29,999 ________________ 223 5340 180 } $20,000 or more __________________ 134 5582 50 $30,000 to $39,999 ________________ 124 4279 65 $40,000 to $49,999 ________________ 71 3 111 35 268 Hired farm labor _______________ farms __ 1 462 (X) 1 593 1 164 $50,000 to $79,999 ________________ 92 5762 39 $1,000 __ (X) 17893 15 131 11 802 $80,000 or more __________________ 51 12526 23 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $99 _________________________ 39 2 71 88 

Feed for livestock and poultry __ farms __ 

$100 to $499 _____________________ 144 41 354 247 1 642 (X) 1 865 1 917 $500 to $999 _____________________ 276 188 169 145 $1,000 __ (X) 140 508 118266 94366 $1,000 to $2,499 __________________ 322 548 381 165 Farms with expenses of- $2,500 to $4,999 __________________ $1 to $499 ________________________ 188 641 181 142 131 35 281 308 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________ $500 to $999 _____________________ 209 1 387 165 181 102 71 136 133 $10,000 to $19,999 ________________ $1,000 134 1783 114 90 to $4,999 __________________ 203 464 243 245 $20,000 to $29,999 ________________ 45 1 080 40 } $5,000 to $9,999 __________________ 110 752 89 86 $30,000 to $49,999 ________________ $10,000 35 1 266 69 106 to $14,999 ________________ 23 279 32 } 144 $50,000 or more __________________ $15,000 70 10957 49 to $19,999 ________________ 44 739 39 $20,000 to $29,999 ________________ 50 1 219 82 } Contract labor _________________ farms __ $30,000 179 (X) 264 122 to $39,999 ________________ 83 2753 85 1 001 $1,000 __ $40,000 (X) 1 296 1 495 309 to $79,999 ________________ 276 16774 372 Farms with expenses of- $80,000 or more __________________ 620 117423 506 $1 to $499 ________________________ 46 14 92 31 $500 to $999 _____________________ 22 17 38 16 

Commercially mixed formula $1,000 to $4,999 __________________ 75 195 85 28 feeds ______________________ farms __ 336 (X) 1 451 1 730 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________ 16 108 17 19 

$1,000 __ (X) 136 947 114974 88684 $10,000 to $19,999 ________________ 8 99 14 } 28 Farms by tons purchased: $20,000 or more __________________ 12 864 18 1 to 49 tons ____________________ 279 (X) 367 598 50 to 99 tons ___________________ Customwork, machine hire, and 60 (X) 37 98 100 to 199 tons _________________ 65 (X) 145 231 rental of machinery and 

200 to 499 tons _________________ 353 (X) 456 476 equipment ___________________ farms __ 1 271 (X) 1 687 1 550 500 to 799 tons _________________ 256 (X) 255 } $1,000 __ (X) 2606 2418 1 854 800 to 999 tons _________________ 95 (X) 72 327 Farms with expenses of1,000 tons or more ______________ 228 (X) 119 $1 to $499 ________________________ 326 84 650 679 $500 to $999 _____________________ 310 214 368 362 $1,000 to $4,999 __________________ 513 116 583 454 

Farms with expenses of- $5,000 to $9,999 __________________ 79 546 68 43 $1 to $499 ______________________ 85 23 108 268 $10,000 to $19,999 ________________ 37 460 12 $500 } 12 to $999 ___________________ 43 27 37 101 $20,000 or more __________________ 6 186 6 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________ 77 169 166 201 $5,000 Energy and petroleum products _ farms __ 3328 (X) 3379 (NA) to $9,999 ________________ 94 626 67 61 $10,000 to $14,999 ______________ 27 329 17 } $1,000 __ (X) 18092 10379 (NA) $15,000 to $19,999 ______________ 23 396 43 127 Farms with expenses of- $20,000 to $29,999 ______________ 35 841 84 } $1 to $499 ________________________ 871 235 841 (NA) $30,000 to $39,999 ______________ 65 2209 69 $500 to $999 _____________________ 322 228 587 (NA) $40,000 to $49,999 ______________ 54 2354 96 972 $1,000 to $1,999 __________________ 384 552 784 (NA) $50,000 or more ________________ 833 129973 764 $2,000 to $4,999 __________________ 858 2747 661 (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 __________________ 460 3 149 295 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 ________________ 281 3722 154 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and $20,000 to $39,999 ________________ 115 3233 42 (NA) trees ________________________ farms __ 2112 (X) 2327 2251 $40,000 or more __________________ 37 4225 15 (NA) $1,000 __ (X) 6964 5600 4735 Farms with expenses of- Petroleum products __________ farms __ 3322 (X) 3377 3283 $1 to $499 ________________________ 710 163 943 093 $1,000 __ (X) 13435 7991 5705 $500 to $999 _____________________ 413 273 481 380 Farms with expenses of- $1,000 to $4,999 __________________ 689 1 640 659 586 $1 to $499 ______________________ 1 097 275 1 150 1 214 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________ 175 1 250 144 98 $500 to $999 ___________________ 403 291 716 667 $10,000 to $19,999 ________________ 74 1 018 52 } 94 $1,000 to $1,999 ________________ 539 747 578 $20,000 or more __________________ } 183 51 2620 48 $2,000 to $4,999 ________________ 635 1 947 522 $5,000 to $9,999 ________________ 321 2262 259 151 $10,000 to $19,999 ______________ 216 2778 115 } Commercial fertilizer ___________ farms __ 2191 (X) 2470 2328 $20,000 to $39,999 ______________ 85 2260 29 68 $1,000 __ (X) 19993 14166 14488 $40,000 or more ________________ 26 2873 8 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ________________________ 396 102 606 595 Interest expense ______________ farms __ 1 433 (X) (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 _____________________ 278 200 382 291 $1,000 __ (X) 16948 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 __________________ 803 1 908 859 814 Farms with expenses of- $5,000 to $9,999 __________________ 239 1 629 280 244 $1 to $499 ________________________ 198 51 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 ________________ 202 2701 178 193 $500 to $999 _____________________ 80 61 (NA) (NA) $20,000 to $29,999 ________________ 101 2447 67 } $1,000 to $4,999 __________________ 432 143 (NA) (NA) $30,000 to $39,999 ________________ 51 1 745 38 191 $5,000 to $9,999 __________________ 287 1 948 (NA) (NA) $40,000 or more __________________ 121 9260 60 $10,000 or more __________________ 436 13745 (NA) (NA) 

'Data for 1982 and 1978 are based on a sample of farms. 

'Data for 1978 and 1974 include the cost of lime which was not collected in 1982. 

6 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 8. Energy and Petroleum Products Expenses: 1982 and 1978 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

1962 1976 1962 1978 

Kind of energy Kind of energy Expenses Expenses EXfenses Exfenses Farms ( 1,000) Farms ( 1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Gasoline and gasohoL ____________ farms __ 3062 (X) 3 176 (X) Natural gas ______________________ farms __ 27 (X) 33 (X) 

$1,000 __ (X) 5 192 (X) 3625 $1,000 __ (X) 79 (X) 28 

Farms wtth expenses of- Farms wtth expenses of- $1 to $499 ___________________________ 6 (2) 1 (D) 1 226 257 1 476 322 $1 to $99 ____________________________ 

$500 to $999 ________________________ 462 324 770 512 $100 to $499 ________________________ 12 4 19 2 

$1,000 to $1,999 _____________________ 635 676 425 596 $500 to $999 ________________________ 2 (D) 2 (D) 

$2,000 to $4,999 _____________________ 495 1 541 375 1 095 $1,000 to $1,999 _____________________ 1 (D) 9 11 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________ 161 1 043 96 611 $2,000 to $4,999 _____________________ 5 13 1 (D) 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________ 39 471 27 312 $5,000 or more _______________________ 1 (D) 1 (D) 

$20,000 or more _____________________ 22 677 7 176 

Motor oil and grease' _____________ farms __ 3322 (X) 3377 (X) Diesel fuel _______________________ farms __ 755 (X) 1 536 (X) $1,000 __ (X) 704 (X) 543 

$1,000 __ (X) 5019 (X) 2209 Farms wtth expenses of- Farms with expenses of- $1 to $99 ____________________________ 779 65 2043 76 $1 to $499 ___________________________ 524 103 691 159 $100 to $499 ________________________ 193 245 1 044 208 $500 to $999 ________________________ 356 235 297 197 $500 to $999 ________________________ 160 106 216 131 $1,000 to $1,999 _____________________ 330 452 205 275 $1,000 to $1,999 _____________________ 126 150 61 71 $2,000 to $4,999 _____________________ 249 791 270 606 $2,000 to $4,999 _____________________ 36 79 9 22 $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________ 161 1 171 45 260 $5,000 or more _______________________ 6 56 4 35 $10,000 or more _____________________ 113 2267 30 491 

LP gas, butane, and propane ______ farms __ 422 (X) 573 (X) Electricity ________________________ farms __ 2244 (X) 2211 (X) 

$1,000 __ (X) 1 465 (X) 1 209 $1,000 __ (X) 4554 (X) 2374 

Farms wtth expenses of- Farms with expenses of- 212 11 206 12 1 30 2 $1 to $99 ____________________________ $1 to $99 ____________________________ 26 $100 to $499 ________________________ 521 115 656 224 $100 to $499 ________________________ 63 24 157 43 $500 to $999 ________________________ $500 326 247 585 407 to $999 ________________________ 67 47 96 70 $1,000 to $1,999 _____________________ 475 693 339 456 $1,000 to $2,499 _____________________ 111 156 156 216 $2,500 to $4,999 _____________________ 61 241 100 261 $2,000 to $4,999 _____________________ 578 1 633 155 436 

$5,000 or more _______________________ 52 994 32 616 $5,000 or more _______________________ 130 1 854 68 639 

Fuel oil and kerosene' ____________ farms __ 428 (X) 294 (X) Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. ______ farms __ 122 (X) 61 (X) 

$1,000 __ (X) 975 (X) 378 $1,000 __ (X) 103 (X) 14 

Farms with expenses of- Farms with expenses of- $1 21 2 to $99 ____________________________ 78 4 24 1 $1 to $99 ____________________________ 5 (2) $100 to $499 ________________________ 163 44 105 24 $100 to $499 ________________________ 62 16 27 5 $500 to $999 ________________________ 57 35 106 71 $500 to $999 ________________________ 25 13 12 (D) 

$1,000 to $1,999 _____________________ 62 81 27 36 $1,000 to $1,999 _____________________ 24 (D) 1 (D) $2,000 to $4,999 _____________________ 43 106 16 56 $2,000 to $4,999 _____________________ 2 (D) $5,000 or more _______________________ 25 706 14 189 $5,000 or more _______________________ 4 41 

'1982 data include kerosene with fuel oil; 1978 data include kerosene with motor oil and grease. 

Table 9. Storage Capacity and Fuel Expenses by Kind of Fuel: 1982 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Gasoline and gasohol expenses Diesel fuel expenses LP gas, bu1ane, and propane Fuel oil and kerosene expenses expenses 

Fuel expenses reported 

Farms with Farms wtth Farms wtth Farms with 

All farms $5,000 or more All farms $5,000 or more All farms $5,000 or more All farms $5,000 Or more 

Expenses reported _________________________ farms __ 3062 222 1 755 294 422 52 428 25 $1,000 __ 5192 2192 5019 3438 1 465 994 975 706 Storage capacity reported _________________ farms __ 1 621 172 1 255 246 237 43 255 21 1,000 gallons __ 1048 244 949 477 298 141 232 141 $1,000, expenses __ 3790 1 739 4 141 2948 666 385 788 621 Farms with storage capacity of- 1 to 499 gallons ______________________________ 800 7 881 18 76 4 161 1 500 to 999 gallons ____________________________ 667 54 305 56 58 2 64 5 1,000 to 1,999 gallons ________________________ 315 72 199 98 49 4 16 4 2,000 gallons or more _________________________ 39 39 90 72 54 33 12 11 

Storage capactty reported as "No" _________ farms __ 545 11 162 6 38 2 45 - $1,000, expenses __ 526 175 169 48 561 (D) 30 - Storage capacity not reported ______________ farms __ 696 39 318 42 147 7 128 4 $1,000, expenses __ 874 278 709 442 238 (D) 157 85 

Table 10. Farm Payroll, Employment, and Contract Labor Expenses: 1982 and 1978 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more Labor expenses reported 

1982 1978 1982 1978 

Hired farm labor ____________________________________ farms __ 1 462 1 593 1 206 1 327 workers __ 6172 8565 7503 7874 $1,000, payrolL 17693 15131 17 646 14806 Workers by days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farms __ 

workers 663 687 611 657 

Less than 150 days _____________________________ farms __ __ 2069 2040 2009 1 998 1 165 1 350 952 1 088 Co ntract labor ______________________________________ workers farms __ 

__ 6103 6645 5494 5876 179 264 164 176 $1,000, expenses __ 1 296 1 495 1 291 1 442 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 7 
Table 11. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982, 1978, and 1974 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

Item 

Total sales' (see text) __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm __________________ dollars __ 

Value of sales: Less than $2,500 (see text) _________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $2,500 to $4,999 __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $5,000 to $7,499 __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $7,500 to $9,999 __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $10,000 to $14,999 ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$15,000 to $19,999 ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $20,000 to $29,999 ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $20,000 to $24,999 ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $25,000 to $29,999 ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $30,000 to $39,999 ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$40,000 to $59,999 ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $40,000 to $49,999 ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $50,000 to $59,999 ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $60,000 to $79,999 ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $80,000 to $99,999 ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$100,000 to $249,999 ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $100,000 to $199,999 ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $200,000 to $249,999 ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $250,000 to $499,9992 ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $500,000 or more __________________ farms __ 

1,000 __ Abnormal farms ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

'Data for 1974 include sales of forest products. 'Data for 1974 are $200,000 to $499,999. 

1982 

3338 

370 562 111 013 

548 

600 

304 1 103 

178 1 081 

128 1 109 

227 2799 

146 2495 

201 4945 

106 2355 95 2569 

144 4991 

177 8716 94 4 186 

83 4530 

132 9232 

131 11 740 

601 98409 455 65890 146 32520 303 102 430 

118 120911 

-

-

1978 1974 

3398 3400 321 248 250902 94540 73795 

366 437 497 528 336 281 1 211 1 040 231 229 1 398 1 422 146 173 1 257 1 497 237 254 2660 3 132 

157 163 2695 2802 233 253 5693 6264 127 

l~~! 2804 

106 2889 

166 194 5748 6775 

235 307 11 431 15079 140 

l~~! 6276 95 5155 

186 239 12970 16644 161 186 14380 16633 

679 106107 I~~l 548 446 76986 61 928 131 29121 I~~l 184 187 62568 53922 74 46 92152 62787 3 3 262 247 

Item 1982 1978 1974 

Total sales' (see text)-Con. 

Sales by commodity or commodlty 

group: 

Crops, Including nursery and greenhouse products ______________ farms __ 2501 2628 2665 $1.000 __ 110276 102937 93526 Grains __________________________ farms __ 2254 2380 NA $1,000 __ 74889 70999 NA Com for grain _________________ farms __ I 184 NA NA $1,000 __ 30844 NA NA Wheat ________________________ farms __ 778 NA NA $1,000 __ 8654 NA NA Soybeans _____________________ farms __ 1977 NA NA $1,000 __ 34109 NA NA Sorghum for graln ______________ farms __ 4 NA NA $1,000 __ 8 NA NA Oats __________________________ farms __ 23 NA NA $1,000 __ 23 NA NA Other gralns ___________________ farms __ 462 NA NA $1,000 __ 3251 NA NA 

Cotton and cottonseed ___________ farma __ - - NA $1,000 __ - - NA Tobacco ________________________ farms __ - - NA $1,000 __ - - NA Hay, silage, and field seeds _______ farms __ 193 246 NA $1,000 __ 901 812 NA Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ________________________ farms __ 366 360 

l~~l $1,000 __ 16929 15977 Fruits, nuts, and berries __________ farms __ 66 56 $1,000 __ 2320 1 502 Nursery and greenhouse products _ farms __ 106 113 10 $1,000 __ 7984 8052 5644 Other crops _____________________ farms __ 45 50 $1,000 __ 7252 5595 I~~l Livestock, poultry, and thelr products _________________________ farms __ I 733 1 910 1 904 $1,000 __ 280 286 216310 156616 Poultry and poultry products ______ farms __ I 094 1 164 1 194 $1,000 __ 220 983 191 425 138421 Dairy products ___________________ farms __ 184 211 NA $1,000 __ 15571 11 437 NA Cattle and calves ________________ farms __ 521 567 NA $1,000 __ 12311 5767 NA Hogs and plgs ___________________ farms __ 32 27 NA $1,000 __ 26 24 NA Sheep, lambs, and wool __________ farms __ 413 574 NA $1,000 __ 10208 8 411 NA Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ______________ farms __ 189 183 $1,000 __ 1 206 1 248 I~~l 

Table 12. Commodity Credit Corporation Loans, Agricultural Services, and Direct Sales of 

Agricultural Products: 1982, 1978, and 1974 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1982 1978 1974 

Item Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

53 1 725 (NA! !~~l (NAI (NAI (X) 32551 (X (X (NA 

1 

18! 

NA f r r 4 NA 

9 22 NA NA 

5 32 NA NA NA NA! 14 190 NA NA NA NA 

20 1 478 NA NA NA NA 

Amount received from Commodity Credit Corporation loans ________ _ 

F:~!'~eh ~:~!f;~ 'Of~ - - - - - - - ---- - --- - - - - - - -------- - - - - ------

$1 to $499 ________________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _____________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ________________________________________ _ $20,000 or more __________________________________________ _ 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services _____________________________________________________ _ 284 1 425 400 1 472 347 1 239 

F:;.~r~~ ~~~:::: ~i ~- --------------------------------------- (X) 5018 (X) 3661 (X) 3571 

17 2 57 7 f NA 26 10 42 15 NA 39 27 66 46 NA NA 

142 336 184 381 NA NA 

33 224 40 250 NA NA 

14 187 16 234 NA NA 8 179 3 79 NA NA 5 480 10 461 NA NA 

$1 to $249 ________________________________________________ _ 

$250 to $499 _____________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 _____________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 __________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________________________________________ _ $20,000 to $29,999 ________________________________________ _ $30,000 or more __________________________________________ _ 

227 2089 189 1 172 (NA! (X) 9201 (X) 6203 (X I~~! 

Value of al/ricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumpMn (see text) ________________________________________ _ 

F:~~r~:'t, ~~:r~,: -----------------------------------------

34 4 36 4 NA 

35 12 26 9 NA tA NA 

44 29 31 23 NA NA 

85 136 84 138 NA r

A 

17 127 15 106 NA NA 

11 169 4 56 NA NA 

4 96 4 87 NA NA 

17 1 515 9 752 NA (NA 

$1 to $249 ________________________________________________ _ $250 to $499 _____________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 __________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ________________________________________ _ $20,000 to $29,999 ________________________________________ _ $30,000 or more __________________________________________ _ 

'Data are In whole dollars. 

8 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
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GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES 

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Table 11, Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982, 1978, and 1974 

Item 

Sheep, lambs, and wool o 0 farms, , 

$1,000 , , 

Hogs and pigs 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 , 0 farms, , 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

$1,000 , 0 

1982 

32 

26 

413 

10208 

1978 1974 

27 (NA) 

24 (NA) 

574 INA) 

8 411 (NA) 

able 13. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1982 and 1978 

ata are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1982 1978 

Value of machinery and equipment Value 

Farms (SI,OOO) Value 

Farms ($1,000) 

IIImated market value of all machinery and equipment ___________ _ Average per farm' _________________________________________ _ 3398 139851 

(X) 41 157 3338 153 587 

(X) 46012 

By$~8~~e$g~~u~: ______________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 __________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ________________________________________ _ $20,000 to $29,999 ________________________________________ _ $30,000 to $49,999 ________________________________________ _ $50,000 to $69,999 ________________________________________ _ $70,000 to $99,999 ________________________________________ _ $100,000 to $199,999 ______________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 ______________________________________ _ $500,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

11 4 

285 842 

685 4 770 

788 10085 

370 8 560 

427 15232 

255 14 347 

198 15972 

271 34260 

96 23260 

12 12517 

2 (D) 

201 (D) 

757 4952 

643 9028 

447 10335 

472 16729 

209 11 253 

228 18287 

226 30133 

136 35848 

17 16596 

, Data are in whole dollars. 

'able 14. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1982 and 1978 

lata are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1982 1978 

Selected machinery and eqUipment Total Manufactured 1978 to 1982 Manufactured prior to 1978 Number 

manufactured 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 1974 to 1978 

,Utomobiles __________________________________________________ _ 2578 3757 1 302 1 599 1620 2 158 2493 3691 1 801 

2 or 3 ------------------------------------------------------ 795 1 741 202 420 398 848 832 1 839 624 4 or more __________________________________________________ _ 66 299 21 100 27 115 49 240 35 lotortrucks, Including pickups __________________________________ _ 2780 6 190 213 1 610 2 163 4580 2843 6231 2048 

2 or 3 ------------------------------------------------------ 954 2281 183 408 740 1 765 1 104 2624 674 4 or more __________________________________________________ _ 388 2471 27 199 273 1 665 354 2222 316 Iheel tractors ________________________________________________ _ 2904 8012 668 1 069 2657 6943 3041 8348 1 524 

2 or 3 ------------------------------------------------------ 1 387 3278 183 425 1 347 3 176 1 379 3284 520 4 or more __________________________________________________ _ 712 3929 31 170 557 3014 737 4 139 330 

1 314 414 1 003 339 

'rain and bean combines, self-propelled only ____________________ _ :orn heads for combines ______________________________________ _ 1111 1 342 

901 1 006 290 320 862 1 022 1 124 230 249 685 757 893 :ottonpickers and strippers' ____________________________________ _ lower conditioners ___________________________________________ _ 4El9 519 120 142 345 377 539 587 213 'ickup balers _________________________________________________ _ 499 531 73 77 434 454 554 568 151 ield forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheeL ___________________ _ 200 249 56 62 157 187 227 269 70 

'Data for 1978 exclude cotton strippers. 

rable 15. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1982 For meaning of abbreviations and symbcls, see introductory text] 

Value of selected capital Market value of sales assets', average per farm ($1,000) (dollars) 

SIC code 

Crops, including Harvested nursery and Livestock, Land in farms cropland Land and Machinery and greenhouse poultry, and Farms (acres) (acres) buildings equipment Total products their products 

Total ________________________________________ _ 3338 655465 499 986 364 843 46012 370 562 110276 260 286 )rops (01) ___________________________________________ _ 1 832 465 029 368 482 438 976 50267 95 185 89652 5533 

Ca~~~~~I~1 Rice \~~ lL=================================== (0112) ______________________________________ _ 

~~~~~~~kl-I-6f================================== Cash grains, n.e.c. (0119) _________________________ _ 

1 493 378919 304663 422 605 46439 57771 54444 3326 36 3817 2558 184 360 24197 288 288 1 

358 119649 96535 693711 69215 21 082 20356 726 853 148 557 117648 286270 30417 17 490 16903 587 246 106896 87922 592363 74231 18911 16899 2012 FIeld crops, except cash grains (013) _________________ _ Cotton (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) __________________________________ _ 

Sugar crops (0133) _______________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (0134) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0139) ________ _ 

73 20501 16156 626940 94267 10039 10006 33 

24 15877 13747 280875 259229 8896 8896 49 4624 2409 319 206 16638 1 143 1 110 3. Vegetables and melons (016) ________________________ _ 107 41 293 29 181 842904 112392 12063 11 624 439 Fruits and tree nuts (017) ___________________________ _ 

f~~16~:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Deciduous tree fruits (0175) _______________________ _ 

Fruits and tree nuts, n.e.c. (0179) __________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ________________________ _ 

Ornamental floriculture and nursery products (0181) __ _ Food crops grown under cover (0182) ______________ _ 

Horticultural speCialties, n.e.c. (0189) _______________ _ 

22 3820 3257 250 524 28980 2377 2377 5 335 100 152867 20917 82 82 3 18 8 60667 12867 5 4 

9 3377 3121 910143 104 357 2270 2270 5 90 28 98588 7900 20 20 (Zl 

80 4500 2372 276928 45313 7736 7728 9 61 3292 1 636 249 163 32209 3795 3794 1 19 1208 736 322 846 66983 3942 3934 8 

General farms, primarily crop (019) ___________________ _ 57 15996 12853 461 277 47032 5 199 3473 1 726 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 9 
Table 15. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Value of selected capital Market value of sales assets', average per farm ($1,000) (dollars) 

SIC code 

Crops, Includln~ 

Harvested nursery an Livestock, Land in farms cropland Land and Machinery and greenhouse poultry, and Farms (acres) (acres) buildings equipment Total products their products 

Livestock (02) _________________________________________ 1 506 190 436 131 504 272 339 40702 275 377 20624 254 753 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ____________________________________ 249 29800 17732 249 921 35449 t7576 1 768 15808 Beef cattle feedlots (0211) _________________________ 21 6319 5637 961 000 164 287 7684 273 7411 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) __________________ Hogs 106 8 155 2366 263 107 8461 1 719 231 1 488 (0213) ______________________________________ 93 12205 7721 155817 24474 6946 997 5949 Sheep and goats (0214) ____________________________ 8 313 9 128 750 8462 9 - 9 General livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (0219) ________________________________ 21 2808 1 999 325 050 146211 1 217 267 951 

Dairy farms (024) ____________________________________ 142 38 197 27514 483351 76084 17 620 2074 15546 

Poultry and eggs (025) _______________________________ 950 106 070 77 815 268 892 42828 234 960 15454 219506 Brotler, fryer, and roaster chickens (0251) ____________ 871 99994 74365 275 067 42163 210757 14544 196212 Chicken eggs (0252) _______________________________ 70 5131 3448 197 606 45522 14408 909 13498 Turkeys and turkey eggs (0253) _____________________ 2 (D) - (D) (D) (D) - (D) Poultry hatcheries (0254) ___________________________ 3 (D) - 567 000 324 247 8083 - 8083 Poultry and eggs, n.e.c. (0259) ______________________ 4 56 2 (D) (D) (D) - (D) 

Animal specialties (027) ______________________________ 130 5172 694 158 079 12838 1 000 36 964 Fur-bearing animals and rabbits (0271) ______________ 1 (D) - - - (D) - (D) Horses and other equines (0272) ____________________ 120 4965 689 156 534 13246 982 36 947 Animal specialties, n.e.c. (0279) _____________________ 9 (D) 5 177 500 7714 (D) - (D) 

General farms, primarily livestock (029) ________________ 35 11 197 7749 516 885 59613 4221 1 292 2929 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

Table 16. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1982 and 1978 

[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Chemicals used 

Any chemicals, fertilizer, or lime used ______________ farms __ 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ $1,000 __ 

Lime_ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ __ ______ farms __ 

Farms by tons used: 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

1 to 49 tons ______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 tons _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 tons __________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 tons __________________________________ _ 500 to 999 tons __________________________________ _ 

1,000 tons or more _______________________________ _ 

1982 

2492 

2191 408 758 

19993 

766 

58639 

58379 

498 

89 

100 

65 

10 

4 

'Data for 1978 Include the cost of lime which was not collected in 1982. 

10 DELAWARE 

1978 

2761 

2470 409 509 

14 166 

1 148 107 529 

112992 

584 

291 

132 

112 

14 

15 

Chemicals used 

Any chemicals, fertilizer, or lime used-Con. Other agricultural chemicals' ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to controlInsects on hay and other crops _______________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Nematodes In crops __________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchards _______________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ___ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruiL _____________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

1982 1978 

2058 2534 10868 6857 

896 1 102 170101 186476 188 118 

23010 16925 

214 ·123 

16975 15769 1 768 1 956 381 813 359005 

95 75 8664 3280 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 17. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1982, 1978, and 1974 

d xl] [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see nlro uctory te 

Inventory Sales 

Item Value' Value 

Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Livestock and poultry ____________________________ 1982 __ 1 832 (X) 49828 1 733 (X) 280 286 

1 908 (X) 38909 1 910 (X) 218310 1978 __ 1 904 (X) 156816 1974 __ 1 832 (X) 24248 Poultry _______________________________________ 1982 __ 1 027 (~ 22 803 1 094 (X) 220 963 

1978 __ 1 140 ( ) 19953 1 164 (X) 191 425 

Livestock __ __ ___ __ ___ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ 1982 __ 1 197 (X) 27025 907 (X) 39323 

1978 __ 1 261 (X) 18956 1 080 (X) 26885 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep _______________________ 1982 __ 892 (X) 24917 784 (X) 22 545 

1978 __ 1 000 (X) 18068 948 (X) 14 201 

Cattle and calves _______________________________ 1982 __ 660 33360 19999 521 26224 12311 

665 28 103 13038 567 16631 5767 1978 __ (NA) 1974 __ 782 30615 7424 632 14293 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______________ 1982 __ 517 15085 12762 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1978 __ 529 14427 8471 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974 __ 807 15417 5038 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Beef cows __________________________________ 1982 __ 311 5 129 2308 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1978 __ 292 4 122 1 772 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974 __ 339 4711 1 131 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Milk cows __________________________________ 1982 __ 248 9956 10454 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1978 __ 291 10 305 6698 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974 __ 341 10 706 3908 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Hogs and pigs __________________________________ 1982 __ 421 54411 4870 413 101 972 10208 

1978 __ 577 61 305 4996 574 100 178 8411 

1974 __ 534 42955 1 909 534 82422 (NA) 

Feeder pigs sold ______________________________ 1982 __ (X) (X) (X) 138 27544 1 268 

1978 __ (X) (X) (X) 241 31 800 1 313 

1974 __ (X) (X) (X) 198 18879 (NA) 

Sheep and lambs' _______________________________ 1982 __ 41 681 48 24 469 26 

1978 __ 33 590 33 24 461 24 

1974 __ 42 1 443 55 36 901 (NA) 

Horses and ponies ______________________________ 1982 __ 476 3514 2 108 146 412 1 162 

1978 __ 474 2962 889 137 398 1 222 

1974 __ 379 2438 731 84 363 (NA) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ___________________ 1982 __ 253 968 058 2023 98 1 507 662 (NA) 

1978 __ 317 727 795 1 489 99 904 228 (NA) 

1974 __ 315 701 871 1 405 118 789 391 (NA) 

Hens and pullets of laying age _________________ 1982 __ 240 742 264 1 707 78 779 382 (NA) 

1978 __ 303 569 581 1 196 64 529 246 (NA) 

1974 __ 295 476 998 978 103 489 572 (NA) 

Broilers and other meat-type chlckens _____________ 1982 __ 768 31 112162 20 534 922 170 418 428 (NA) 

1978 __ 828 29 776 623 18462 1 005 145 796 536 (NA) 

1974 __ 770 25 447 801 12724 1 021 124 447 551 (NA) Turkeys ________________________________________ 1982 __ 29 (D) 245 10 (D) (NA) 

1978 __ 15 408 2 11 (D) (NA) 

'Data are estimated; see text, 

'Value of sales Includes sheep, lambs, and wool sold, 

Table 18. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1982 1978 1982 1978 

Item Item 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

INVENTORY SALES 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______ 253 968058 317 727 795 Chickens 3 months old or older _______ 98 1 507 662 99 904 228 Farms with- Farms with- 1 to 1,599 _______________________ 198 12803 275 (D) 1 to 1,599 _______________________ 

1,800 to 3,199 ___________________ 3 5900 2 (D) 1,600 to 3,199 ___________________ 3,200 to 9,999 ___________________ 31 188 845 28 163 230 3,200 to 9,999 ___________________ 

32 6776 48 6 162 5 9943 6 14970 31 186313 30 170 806 10,000 or more __________________ 21 760 510 12 544 448 10,000 or more __________________ 30 1 304 630 15 712 290 

Hens and pullets of laying age ______ 240 742284 303 569 581 Farms withHens and pullets of laying age ______ 

Farms with- 78 779 38~ 84 529 246 

1 to 99 _______________________ 163 4893 218 5407 1 to 99 ____________ ' ___________ 100 to 399 ____________________ 29 4220 45 6580 100 to 399 ________ -____________ 16 575 29 975 12 2423 12 1 915 400 to 1,599 __________________ 6 (D) 4 (D) 400 to 1,599 __________________ 1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 2 (D) 2 (D) 1,600 to 3,199 _________________ 3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 26 165924 26 156100 3,200 to 9,999 _________________ 10,000 to 19,999 ______________ 8 105600 4 44 214 10,000 to 19,999 ______________ 20,000 to 49,999 ______________ 3 86000 2 (D) 20,000 to 49,999 ______________ 50,000 to 99,999 ______________ 2 (D) 1 lD) 50,000 to 99,999 ______________ 100,000 or more _______________ 1 (D) 1 D) 100,000 or more _______________ 

4 3778 4 3240 5 9943 5 11 970 28 174 113 29 (D) 6 76750 1 (D) 3 74000 3 103 700 3 (D) 1 (D) (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _ 788 31 112162 828 29 776 623 Broilers and other meat-type chickens _ Turkeys _____________________________ 29 1D) 15 408 Turkeys _____________________________ 

For slaughter ______________________ 22 D) 11 354 For slaughter ______________________ 

o Hens kept for breeding _____________ 11 67 5 54 Hens kept for breeding _____________ 

ucks, geese, and other poultry _______ 53 (X) 106 (X) Ducks, geese, and other poultry _______ 

922 170 418 428 1 005 145 796 536 10 (D) 11 (D) 9 (D) 11 (D) 1 (D) 39 (X) 29 (X) 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 11 
Table 19, Broilers and Started Pullets-Sales: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age 

Number sold 1982 1978 1982 1978 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Total __________________________________________________ 922 170 418 428 005 145796 536 21 728 280 15 374 982 Farms with- 1 to 1,999 _________________________________________ 19 (D) 22 2851 3 32 2,000 to 3,999 _____________________________________ 1 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 1 

~gl 4,000 to 7,999 _____________________________________ 4 23458 4 (D) 1 (D) 1 8,000 to 15,999 ____________________________________ 5 57027 17 201 556 6 85500 2 (D) 16,000 to 29,999 ___________________________________ 20 457 840 41 930 782 5 105 300 2 (D) 30,000 to 59,999 ___________________________________ 76 3 422 850 136 6006964 4 149 280 5 197800 60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ 143 11 210 657 195 14986 132 100,000 or more 654 155 239 152 588 123 637 056 3 376 000 1 (Dl 100,000 to 199,999::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 349 48 315 461 400 54 171 186 3 376 000 (NA) (NA 200,000 to 499,999 _______________________________ 267 75 699 069 162 43881 570 ~NA) (NA) 500,000 or more --------------------------- ------ 38 31 224 622 26 25 584 300 NA) (NA) 

Table 20. Poultry-Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Inventory 

Chickens 3 months old or older 

Pullet chicks and pullets Chickens 3 months old or older 

Total Hens and pullets of 

laying age 

Pullets 3 months old or under 3 months old 

Broilers and other 

meat-type chickens 

Total inventory ________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 99 ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 399 ________________________________________ _ 400 to 1,599 ______________________________________ _ 

1,600 to 3,199 ____________________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 ____________________________________ _ 10,000 to 19,999 __________________________________ _ 20,000 to 49,999 __________________________________ _ 50,000 to 99,999 __________________________________ _ 100,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

No inventory __________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older 

Total inventory _________________________________________ 

Farms with1 to 99 ____________________________________________ 100 to 399 _________________________________________ 400 to 1,599 _______________________________________ 1,600 to 3,199 _____________________________________ 3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________________ 

10,000 to 19,999 ___________________________________ 20,000 to 49,999 ___________________________________ 50,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ 

100,000 or more ------------ ----- - - - - --- - - - - - - - - - --

No inventory ___________________________________________ 

Farms 

253 

160 

32 

6 

3 

31 

12 

6 

2 

1 

(X) 

Farms 

84 

8 

15 

6 

3 

31 

12 

6 

2 

1 

14 

Total 

1 

older not of laying age 

Number Farms Number Farms Number 

968 058 240 742 284 34 225 774 

4908 159 4663 12 245 4625 32 4350 6 275 3270 6 (D) 1 (D) 

5900 2 (D) 1 (D) 

188 845 26 160 845 6 28000 159 258 9 110779 4 48479 195 000 3 86000 3 109 000 (D) 2 (D) 

(D) 1 (D) (D) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Sales 

Chickens 3 months old or older 

Number 

279857 

320 

1 622 2 181 28 720 198 935 180 479 447200 (D) 

(D) 

227805 

Hens and pullets of 

laying age 

Farms Number 

72 748 357 

8 320 15 1 622 6 2 181 2 (D) 

26 (D) 

9 127 179 3 71 200 2 (D) 

1 (D) 

6 31 025 

Pullets 3 months old or 

older not of laying age 

Farms Number 

13 531 500 

1 ~D) 5 D) 

3 53 300 3 376000 

(D) 

8 196 780 

Table 21. Turkeys-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Turkeys 

Total sold _____________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 ________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 3,999 ____________________________________ _ 4,000 to 7,999 ____________________________________ _ 8,000 to 15,999 ___________________________________ _ 16,000 to 29,999 __________________________________ _ 

30,000 to 59,999 __________________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 __________________________________ _ 100,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

Total 

Farms 

10 

6 

1 

1 

Number 

(D) 

209 

~gl 

~gl 

Sales for slaughter 

Farms 

9 

5 

1 

1 

Farms 

6 

3 

6 

Number 

41 890 

40 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

66300 

Broilers and other 

meat-type chickens 

Farms Number 

15 1 810 885 

5 238060 4 425 

1 (D) 

1 (D) 

2 (D) 

1 (D) 

(D) 

907 168 607 543 

Farms Number 

31 235372 

20 48868 5 650 1 (D) 

2 (Dl 1 (D 

1 (D) 

(D) 

757 30 876 790 

Poultry and poultry 

products 

Value Farms ($1,000) 

156 14600 

63 340 

32 44 6 35 3 92 31 1 294 12 2056 6 2098 2 (D) 

1 (D) 

938 206363 

Sales of hens kept for breeding 

Number 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

Farms Number 

(D) 

(D) 

12 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 22. Cattle and Calves-Inventory: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

1982 1978 

Item 

Farms Number Farms Number 

Cattle and calves _______________ - _____ - - - - - -------- - - ------- ---- 660 33360 665 28 103 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ____________________________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 ______________ ------------------------------------- 20 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ______________________________________________ --- 1,000 to 2,499 ____________________________________________ _ 2,500 or more _____________________________________________ _ 

265 1 016 

121 1 662 

124 3 737 

70 4833 

48 6550 

26 6760 

4 (D) 

1 (D) 

1 (D) 

253 993 

114 1 526 

133 4035 

84 5 788 

56 (D) 

24 6384 

(D) 

Cows and heifers that had calved _____________________________ _ 517 15085 529 14427 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 ________________________________________________ _ 20 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 

100 to t 99 ______________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ______________________________________________ _ 

248 846 

91 1 202 

84 2457 

57 3867 

26 3 154 

9 (D) 

2 (D) 

246 823 

6J 1 165 

95 2877 

62 4231 

33 4 141 

4 1 190 

1,000 or more ___________________________________________ _ 

Beef cows ___________________________ ---- _____ -- __ --------- 311 5 129 292 4 122 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ________________________________________________ _ 10 to 19 ______________________________________________ _ 20 to 49 ______________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ______________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ____________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ____________________________________________ _ 

202 704 

50 625 44 (D) 

10 627 

1 (D) 

2 (D) 

189 623 

53 674 

35 014 

9 632 

4 (D) 

2 (D) 500 to 999 ____________________________________________ _ 2 (D) 1,000 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _________________________________________________ _ 248 9956 291 10 305 

Farms with- 1 or 2 ________________________________________________ _ 65 85 71 94 3 or 4 ________________________________________________ _ 10 31 16 53 5 to 9 ________________________________________________ _ 9 64 18 126 10 to 19 ______________________________________________ _ 44 614 41 559 20 to 49 ______________________________________________ _ 41 1 305 65 2050 50 to 99 ______________________________________________ _ 48 3302 50 3392 100 to 499 ____________________________________________ _ 31 4555 30 4031 500 or more __________________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _____________________________________ _ 418 8970 447 8746 Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________________ _ 467 9305 484 4930 

Table 23. Cattle and Calves-Sales: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1982 1978 

Item Value Value Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number (SI.oo0) 

Cattle and calves sold _________________________________________ _ 521 26224 12311 567 16631 5767 Farms with- 1 to 9 ____________________________________________________ _ 248 954 337 264 1 079 309 10 to 19 __________________________________________________ _ 111 1 562 518 116 1 560 365 20 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 97 3021 894 131 4018 1 010 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 43 2980 914 39 2669 754 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 2,499 ____________________________________________ _ 

8 1 008 301 5 1 404 354 3 (D) (D) 

14 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

6 (D) 580 

2,500 or more _____________________________________________ _ (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Cattle sold __________________________________________________ _ 417 18767 11 Farms with- 139 448 9528 4843 

1 to 9 __________________________________________________ _ 10 to 19 ________________________________________________ _ 20 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ______________________________________________ _ 1,000 or more ___________________________________________ _ 

289 071 431 76 052 421 67 918 872 7 441 214 5 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

262 975 476 85 137 590 49 393 795 10 665 403 6 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

3 (D) 1 023 1 (D) (D) 

Cattle fattened on grain and concentrates sold _______________ _ 

Farms with- 129 14415 8818 135 5 593 3 124 

1 to 9 ________________________________________________ _ 10 to 19 ______________________________________________ _ 20 to 49 ______________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ______________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ____________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ____________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ____________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

93 295 129 21 275 119 14 382 161 2 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) 

97 310 157 16 196 116 7 236 151 3 198 111 2 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

- - 2,500 or more _________________________________________ _ (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Calves sold _________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 351 7457 172 382 7 103 923 

1 or 2 __________________________________________________ _ 3 or 4 __________________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 __________________________________________________ _ 10 to 19 ________________________________________________ _ 20 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 100 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 500 or more ____________________________________________ _ 

69 98 14 44 150 26 79 525 58 85 1 079 121 84 2506 257 17 1 090 155 3 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) 

74 109 16 49 179 24 59 390 50 66 885 128 75 2310 273 20 1 252 127 5 547 62 3 1 785 492 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 13 
Table 24. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Cattle and calves Inventory 

Cows and heifers that Heifers and heifer Steers, steer calves, Cattle and calves sales 

Cattle and calves Total had calved calves bulls, and bull calves 

Value Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total inventory ________________ 660 33360 517 15085 418 8970 467 9305 496 25825 12002 Farms with- 1 to 9 ____________________ 265 1 016 162 396 107 238 153 382 101 401 150 10 to 19 __________________ 121 1 662 102 735 80 442 97 485 121 1 093 484 20 to 49 __________________ 124 3737 115 1 957 104 1 072 103 708 124 1 895 612 50 to 99 __________________ 70 4833 63 2592 53 1 244 54 997 70 2469 891 100 to 199 ________________ 48 6550 46 3661 46 2501 35 388 48 3039 860 200 to 499 ________________ 26 6760 24 3730 24 2478 19 552 26 2653 786 500 to 999 ________________ 4 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 4 (0) 4 !O) (0) 1,000 to 2,499 ____________ 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 0) (0) 2,500 or more _____________ 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 

No inventory __________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 25 399 309 

Table 25. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Cow Herd: 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Cattle and calves inventory 

Cows and heifers that Heifers and heifer Steers, steer calves, Cattle and calves sales 

Cows and heifers that had Total calved had calved calves bulls, and bull calves 

Value Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total inventory ________________ 517 30823 517 15085 347 8283 355 7455 425 22759 10590 Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 177 1 176 177 377 85 453 96 346 88 557 249 5 to 9 ____________________ 71 912 71 469 44 210 53 233 68 552 197 10 to 19 __________________ 91 2245 91 1 202 69 607 78 436 91 1 131 404 20 to 29 __________________ 43 1 580 43 944 30 329 32 307 43 843 177 30 to 49 __________________ 41 3 138 41 1 513 34 695 28 930 41 1 689 530 50 to 99 __________________ 57 6369 57 3867 50 2246 41 256 57 2297 664 100 to 199 ________________ 26 5464 26 3 154 25 2137 21 173 26 1 873 410 200 to 499 ________________ 9 (0) 9 (0) 8 (0) 4 (0) 9 (0) (0) 500 to 999 ________________ 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 1,000 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - - - No inventory __________________ 143 2537 (X) (X) 71 687 112 1 850 96 3465 1 722 

Table 26. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Beef Cow Herd: 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Cattle and calves inventory 

Cows and heifers that had calved Steers, steer calves, bulls, Beef cows Total Heifers and heifer calves 

Total Beef cows and bull calves 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Total inventory ________________ 311 15118 311 5861 311 5 129 166 2545 218 6712 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 141 1 797 141 803 141 312 64 664 77 330 5 to 9 ____________________ 61 830 61 437 61 392 35 178 46 215 10 to 19 __________________ 50 1 220 50 670 50 625 29 241 41 309 20 to 29 __________________ 26 1 123 26 647 26 (0) 16 197 23 279 30 to 49 __________________ 18 1 758 18 609 18 608 13 263 17 886 50 to 99 __________________ 10 907 10 693 10 627 5 109 10 105 100 to 199 ________________ 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 !O) 1 (0) 1 (0) 200 to 499 ________________ 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 500 to 999 ________________ 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2. (0) 2 (0) 1,000 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - - No inventory __________________ 349 18242 206 9224 (X) (X) 252 6425 249 2593 

Cattle and calves sales 

Cattle 

Beef cows Total Calves 

Total Fattened on grain and concentrates 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total Inventory ________________ 237 16710 9039 187 14596 8625 68 12720 7811 140 2 114 414 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 70 528 185 58 334 161 28 99 62 36 194 23 5 to 9 ____________________ 58 427 142 48 251 111 16 66 23 35 176 30 10 to 19 __________________ 50 631 269 34 407 228 9 66 34 32 224 41 20 to 29 __________________ 26 718 162 19 232 89 6 48 21 18 486 73 30 to 49 __________________ 18 968 344 15 320 178 3 175 104 10 648 166 50 to 99 __________________ 10 350 152 8 246 137 3 56 51 5 104 15 100 to 199 ________________ 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) - - - - - - 200 to 499 ________________ 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) !O) 2 !O) (0) 2 (0) !O) 500 to 999 ________________ 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 0) 1 0) (0) 2 (0) 0) 1,000 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - - - - No inventory __________________ 284 9514 3273 230 4 171 2514 61 1 695 1 007 211 5343 758 

14 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 27, Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales by Size of Milk Cow Herd: 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Cattle and calves inventory 

Cows and heifers that had calved Steers, steer calves, bulls, Milk cows Total Heifers and heifer calves and bull calves Total Milk cows 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Total inventory ________________ 

Farms wlth248 17655 246 10325 248 9958 209 6378 171 952 

1 to 4 ____________________ 75 684 75 253 75 116 47 262 49 169 5 to 9 ____________________ 9 203 9 116 9 64 8 56 7 31 10 to 19 __________________ 44 1 185 44 637 44 614 41 387 39 161 20 to 29 __________________ 18 663 18 407 18 399 15 212 11 44 30 to 49 __________________ 23 1 436 23 927 23 906 22 453 11 56 50 to 99 __________________ 48 5764 48 3428 48 3302 46 2200 32 136 100 to 199 ________________ 24 5037 24 2872 24 2870 23 2047 19 118 200 to 499 ________________ 7 2683 7 1 685 7 1 665 7 761 3 237 500 or more ______________ - - - - - - - - - -

No inventory ------------------ 412 15705 269 4760 (X) (X) 209 2592 296 8353 

Cattle and calves sales 

Dairy product sales 

Milk cows Total Cattle Calves 

Value Value Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number Farms Number Farms ($1,000) 

Total inventory ________________ 228 6794 1 782 180 2632 208 4 162 183 (D) Farms with- 1 to 4 ____________________ 55 455 178 34 171 44 284 15 (D) 5 to 9 ____________________ 9 161 73 7 76 9 85 5 42 10 to 19 __________________ 44 611 163 36 221 42 390 43 788 20 to 29 __________________ 18 257 55 10 58 18 199 18 499 30 to 49 __________________ 23 706 177 20 341 22 365 23 1 338 50 to 99 __________________ 48 2098 599 44 846 44 1 252 48 4925 100 to 199 ________________ 24 1 729 342 23 582 23 1 147 24 5239 200 to 499 ________________ 7 777 195 6 337 6 440 7 2674 500 or more ______________ - - - - - - - - - No inventory __________________ 293 19430 10529 237 16135 143 3295 1 (D) 

Table 28, Cattle and Calves-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Cattle 

Cattle and calves Calves 

Cattle and calves Total Fattened on grain and concentrates 

Value Value Value Value Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total sold _____________________ 

Farms with- 521 26224 12311 417 18767 11 139 129 14415 8818 351 7457 1 172 1 to 4 ____________________ 5 to 9 ____________________ 167 409 143 118 251 121 45 87 46 76 158 22 10 to 19 __________________ 81 545 194 65 329 159 35 164 77 49 216 34 20 to 49 __________________ 111 1 562 518 91 720 404 19 145 89 88 842 115 50 to 99 __________________ 97 3021 894 82 1 307 684 14 217 127 83 1 714 210 100 to 199 ________________ 43 2980 914 42 1 244 739 8 209 145 39 1 736 175 200 to 499 ________________ 14 (D) (D) 13 (D) (D) 4 418 217 10 754 64 500 to 999 ________________ 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) - - - 6 (D) (D) 4 (Ol 1,000 or more _____________ (D) 2 (D) (D) 5 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (0 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 15 
Table 29. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1962 1976 Item 

Farms Number Farms Number 

Total hogs and pigs _______ . ____________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 421 54411 577 61 305 

200 1 576 300 2766 50 1 667 69 3 147 66 4353 65 5655 42 5441 37 4643 32 9600 36 12096 19 12956 17 11 076 9 11 673 8 10570 3 7 125 2 

1 l8l 

1 to 24 ___________________________________________________ _ 25 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ____________________________________________ _ 2,000 to 4,999 ____________________________________________ _ 5,000 or more _____________________________________________ _ 

HO~:r~~dJi~~ used or to be used for breeding _________________ _ 287 6689 422 10356 

231 1 787 349 2592 17 552 21 662 

1 to 24 _________________________________________________ _ 25 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 19 1 284 26 1 686 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 13 1 655 19 2364 200 or more ____________________________________________ _ 7 3411 7 3052 

Other hogs and pigs _________________________________________ _ 364 45722 499 50949 

Table 30. Hogs and Pigs-Sales: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1982 1978 

Item Value Value Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total hogs and pigs sold _______________________________________ _ 413 101 972 10208 574 100178 8411 Farms with- 1 to 24 ___________________________________________________ _ 122 1 303 136 184 2017 157 25 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 79 2619 291 114 4079 286 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 68 4637 415 108 7601 510 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 61 6005 729 75 9972 734 200 to 499 ________________________________________________ _ 39 12471 1 139 45 13 137 1 032 500 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 19 12661 1 404 28 20340 1 722 1,000 to 1,999 ____________________________________________ _ 15 21 726 2183 10 13503 1 213 10 29529 2756 2,000 to 4,999 ____________________________________________ _ 5,000 or more _____________________________________________ _ 8 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) 

Feeder pigs sold ____________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 138 27544 1 268 241 31 800 1 313 

1 to 9 __________________________________________________ _ 14 92 3 33 199 7 10 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 53 1 342 52 97 2698 96 50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 25 1 672 70 50 3330 120 100 to 199 ______________________________________________ _ 21 2760 99 29 3624 136 18 4944 196 8 5555 242 

200 to 499 ______________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ______________________________________________ _ 16 (Dl (D) 2 (0 (D) 1,000 or more ___________________________________________ _ 7 15802 769 6 11 450 516 

Table 31. Hogs and Pigs-litters Farrowed: 1982 and ,1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1982 1978 

Litters 

Farms Number of litters Farms Number 01 litters 

Utters farrowed Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov_ 30 ____________ _ 292 10667 438 12562 

Farms wilh- 1 to 9 ____________________________________________________ _ 146 577 238 1 023 10 to 19 __________________________________________________ _ 57 747 85 1 141 2010 49 __________________________________________________ _ 43 1 152 62 1 780 50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 21 1 323 23 1 624 100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 10 1 335 17 2274 200 10 499 ________________________________________________ _ 12 3443 10 2580 500 or more ______________________________________________ _ 3 2310 3 2140 

259 5875 383 5717 

259 5012 389 6845 

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Table 32. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1982 

[For meanng 01 abbreviations and symbols see Introductory text] 

Hogs and pigs inventory Hogs and pigs sales 

Total Used or to be used lor Other hogs and pigs Total Feeder pigs 

Hogs and pigs breeding 

Value Value 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total inventory ---------------- 421 54411 287 8889 384 45722 370 98835 9829 135 27425 1284 

Farms wlth- 1 to 9 ____________________ 245 85 286 79 1 756 142 32 817 28 130 531 70 10 to 24 ------- ___________ 70 1 045 45 345 58 700 70 3056 241 26 1 693 76 

25 to 99 __________________ 116 6040 90 1 032 116 5008 116 9616 771 44 4 318 155 

100 to 199 ________________ 42 5441 34 519 42 4922 42 7435 750 15 1 658 76 

200 to 499 ________________ 32 9600 25 1 559 32 6041 32 16823 1 555 9 6507 328 

500 to 999 ________________ 19 12956 13 1 193 19 11 763 19 21 606 2411 5 4 130 240 

1,000 or more _____________ 12 18798 10 3796 12 15002 12 36343 3958 4 8302 361 

No Inventory ------------------ (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 43 3 137 379 3 119 4 

Table 33. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1982 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Hogs and pigs inventory Hogs and pigs sales 

Total Used or to be used lor Other hogs and pigs Total Feeder pigs Hogs and pigs breeding 

Value Value 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number (51,000) 

Tofal sold _____________________ 370 54240 270 8652 321 45588 413 101 972 10208 138 27544 1 268 

Farms wlth- 1 to 9 ____________________ 44 344 16 61 40 283 58 274 31 I) 39 1 10 to 49 __________________ 124 2926 90 516 95 2410 143 3848 397 43 941 34 50 to 99 __________________ 63 3288 53 488 54 2800 68 4637 415 34 1 759 72 100 to 199 ________________ 58 4876 46 662 53 4214 61 8005 729 21 2453 94 200 to 499 ________________ 38 8815 33 1 378 36 7437 39 12471 1 139 18 3 961 152 500 to 999 ________________ 19 8501 14 1 059 19 7442 19 12861 1 404 8 2389 116 1,000 or more _____________ 24 25490 18 4488 24 21 002 25 59876 6094 8 16002 799 

None sold ____________________ 51 171 17 37 43 134 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Table 34. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Sales, and Litters by Total Litters Farrowed: 1982 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Hogs and pigs inventory Hogs and pigs sales 

Total Used or to be used lor Other hogs and pigs Total Feeder pigs Litters larrowed breeding 

Value Value Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Total litters farrowed ___________ 287 42807 287 8889 230 34118 Farms with- 275 79258 7592 138 27544 1 268 

1 ________________________ 23 189 23 84 15 125 17 290 30 7 54 2 2 to 4 ____________________ 66 1 296 66 323 40 973 57 1 974 195 28 507 18 5 to 9 ____________________ 53 1 730 53 319 43 1 411 55 2914 264 25 986 36 10 to 19 __________________ 57 4190 57 702 49 3488 57 5500 502 28 2258 97 20 to 49 __________________ 42 4584 42 867 37 3717 43 8 141 635 28 3941 141 50 to 99 __________________ 21 6520 21 1 077 21 5443 21 9637 987 9 2456 112 100 to 199 ________________ 10 4900 10 886 10 4014 10 9899 853 6 5 140 272 200 or more ______________ 15 19398 15 4451 15 14947 15 40903 4 126 7 12202 589 

No litters larrowed _____________ 134 11 604 - - 134 11 604 138 22714 2616 - - -

Litters larrowed between Dec, 1, 1981, and Nov.-30, 1982 

Litters larrowed Total Dec, 1, 1981, and May 31,1982 June 1, 1982, and Nov. 30, 1982 

Farms Litters Farms Litters Farms Litters 

Total litters larrowed ___________ 

Farms With- 292 10887 259 5875 259 5012 

1 ________________________ 

2 24 24 12 12 12 12 to 4 ____________________ 5 67 t90 52 87 59 103 to 9 ____________________ 10 55 363 52 185 51 178 to 19 __________________ 20 to 49 __________________ 57 747 55 393 52 354 

50 43 1 152 43 584 42 568 to 99 __________________ 100 to 199 ________________ 21 1 323 20 676 20 847 

200 or more ______________ 10 1 335 10 767 9 568 15 5753 15 3 171 14 2582 

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'Table 35. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1982 1978 

Item 

Farms Number Farms Number 

Sheep and lambs inventory _____________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 41 681 33 590 

1 to 24 ___________________________________________________ _ 32 199 22 127 8 (Dl 11 463 1 (D 

25 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 

100 to 999 ________________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 2,499 ____________________________________________ _ 

2,500 or more _____________________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older _____________________________________ _ 33 358 27 412 

Sheep and lambs shorn ________________________________________ _ 29 474 22 460 Pounds of wool _____________________________________________ _ (X) 3033 (X) 3362 

Sheep and lambs sold _________________________________________ _ 24 469 24 461 Value of sales from sheep, lambs, and wool ($1,000) _____________ _ 32 26 27 24 

Table 36. Sheep and lambs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Sheep and lambs inventory Sales 

Sheep and lambs shorn 

Sheep and lambs Total Ewes 1 year old or older Sheep and lambs Sheep, lambs, and wool 

Pounds of Value Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number wool Farms Number Farms ($1,000) 

Total inventory ________________ 

Farms with- 41 681 33 358 28 (D) (D) 23 (D) 31 (D) 

1 to 24 ___________________ 32 199 25 117 20 147 976 14 160 22 9 25 to 99 __________________ 8 (D) 7 (D) 7 (D) (D) 8 (D) 8 (D) 100 to 299 ________________ 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 300 to 999 ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 to 2,499 ____________ - - - - - - - - - - - 2,500 to 4,999 ____________ - - - - - - - - - - - 5,000 or more _____________ - - - - - - - - - - -

No inventory __________________ (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

Table 37. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales by Size of Ewe Flock: 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Ewes 1 year old or older 

Total inventory _______________ _ 

Farms with- 1 to 24 __________________ _ 

25 to 99 _________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________ _ 

500 to 999 _______________ _ 

1,000 to 2,499 ___________ _ 

2,500 to 4,999 ___________ _ 5,000 or more ____________ _ 

No inventory _________________ _ 

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Farms 

33 

30 

3 

8 

Sheep and lambs inventory 

Total 

Number 

640 

336 

304 

41 

Ewes 1 year old or older 

Farms 

33 

30 

3 

(X) 

Number 

358 

212 

146 

(X) 

Sheep and lambs shorn 

Farms 

28 

25 

3 

Number 

(D) 

269 

203 

(D) 

Pounds of 

wool 

(D) 

2015 

1 006 

(D) 

Sales 

Sheep and lambs 

Farms Number 

22 

19 

3 

2 

(D) 

250 

177 

(D) 

Sheep, lambs, and wool 

Farms 

30 

27 

3 

2 

Value 

($1,000) 

(D) 

13 

10 

(D) 

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Table 38. Other Livestock , Livestock Products, and Animal Specialties-Inventory and Sales: . 

1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Horses and ponies _____________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Mules, burros, and donkeys _____________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Mink and their pelts _____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Colonies of bees _______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Honey sold ____________________________________________ farms __ 

pounds __ 

$1,000 __ 

Goats _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ ___ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ ___ __ _ _ ___ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Angora goats ________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Milk goats ___________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000-- Other goats __________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Mohair sold ____________________________________________ farms __ 

pounds __ 

$1,000 __ Goats milk sold ________________________________________ farms __ 

gallons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Rabbits and their pelts __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Chinchillas and their pelts _______________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Worms (see text) _______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Other livestock _________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other livestock products ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Inventory 

1982 

476 3514 

(X) 

7 

14 

(X) 

(X) 

68 

832 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

62 

409 

(X) 

1 

(D) 

(X) 

35 

208 

(X) 

28 

(D) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

14 

010 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

3 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

1978 

474 

2962 (X) 

15 

27 

(X) 

(X) 

47 

593 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

24 

111 

(X) 

1 

(D) 

(X) 

8 

23 

(X) 

16 

(D) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

7 545 

(X) 

(X) 

5 122 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Table 39. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Crop 

Harvested cropland ____________________________________________ _ 

Corn for grain or seed (bushels) ________________________________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop or cut for dry fodder, hogged or grazed ______________________________________________________ _ 

Sorghum for grain or seed (bushels) _____________________________ _ 

Sorghum for silage or green chop, cut for dry forage or hay, or hogged or grazed _____________________________________________ _ 

Wheat for grain (bushels)-----------------------------------____ _ Other small grains for grain __________________________ ; __________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) __________________________________ _ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________________________________ _ 

Sweetpotatoes 

~~~~~?:r~~~i~~)============================================== (bushels) _______________________________________ _ 

Pineapples harvested (tons) ____________________________________ _ Sugarcane for sugar (tons) _____________________________________ _ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) (tons, dry) ______________________________________ _ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _________________________ _ Land in orchards ______________________________________________ _ 

Berries harvested for sale ______________________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products, mushrooms, and sod grown for 

O~~~r ~~~!~~~ === == = == = == == === === == ===== = ==== = ===== == ==== = == = == 'Data are estimated; see text. 

Farms 

2700 

1 363 

209 6 

28 

783 

618 1 991 

46 

9 

609 

367 

47 

49 

106 

13 

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1982 

Acres 

499 986 150676 

10034 115 

283 56867 

36727 

264 971 

5573 

10 

16926 

40421 

1 289 

196 

1 311 

296 

Value of 

production' 

Quantity ($1,000) Farms 

(X) 120 906 2806 14 880 293 34225 1 600 

(X) 3645 227 4407 8 8 

(X) 78 49 2234 788 6369 370 (X) 3643 (NA) 6 373 519 35692 2 124 

1 332 103 6394 56 1 465 8 9 

38 149 2614 703 (X) 16929 381 (X) 3090 49 (X) 183 48 

(X) 7984 113 (X) 44 (NA) 

Sales 

1982 1978 

146 137 

412 398 

162 222 

3 3 

7 5 

2 1 

3 1 

25 (D) 

(D) (D) 

15 30 

13265 17 133 

14 13 

29 11 

153 40 

5 1 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

16 5 

109 23 

3 1 

12 6 (D) 17 (D) (Z) 

1 1 (D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

3 2 (D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

8 6 (D) 380 (D) 5 

4 1 145 

2 

1 

(D) 

1978 

Value of 

production' Acres Quantity ($1,000) 

496 756 (X) 122 195 156517 14 980 373 32208 

10068 (X) 3627 156 6628 (D) 

857 (X) 264 16206 572 030 1 687 27219 • (X) 2 122 262 363 7 501 262 48008 

6 103 269 668 6094 (D) (D) (D) 

21 173 46439 2353 41 038 (X) 15977 1 086 (X) 1 603 129 (X) 119 

932 (X) 8052 237 (X) 20 

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Table 40. Specified Crops Harvested - Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonlrrlgated: 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Entire crop irrigated Part of crop irrigated None of crop irrigated 

Crop Average Average Average 

yield per Acres Acres not yield per yield per Farms Acres acre Farms irrigated irrigated acre Farms Acres acre 

Corn for grain or seed (bushels) _________________________________ 54 5955 123.2 78 11 816 16199 103.7 1 231 116706 98.3 Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _______________________ 4 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) (D) 203 9702 14.5 Sorghum for Qrain or seed (bushels) ______________________________ 6 115 38.3 Wheat for gram (bushels) ________________________________________ 13 625 51.5 10 511 852 37.9 760 53879 39.0 Oats for grain (bushels) _________________________________________ 1 (D) (D) (D) 107 (D) (D) Barley for grain (bushels) ________________________________________ 7 353 67.6 5 258 414 65.9 459 32926 56.0 Rice (cwt) _____________________________________________________ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________________________ 16 547 33.0 68 5465 19415 24.5 1 907 238 544 23.9 Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _______________________________________ 

Dry edible beans, excluding dry limas (cwt) ________________________ 4 172 11.0 

Cotton (bales) __________________________________________________ 

Tobacco (pounds) ______________________________________________ 

Irish potatoes (cwt) _____________________________________________ 

Sugar beets for sugar (tons) _____________________________________ 

Sugarcane for sugar (tons) ______________________________________ 

16 2071 219.4 5 435 548 272.2 25 2519 242.2 

Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ___________________________________________ 3 38 3.4 304 5318 3.1 

~::'~~ ~~no~;Xr \~~~' a1t11fa: s-riiiill-grain: a';-ci -Wild -hay -(sge-teJct) ----- 67 1 392 1.8 

(tons, dry) ____________________________________________________ 4 67 1.8 356 6 198 2.0 Wild hay (tons, dry) _____________________________________________ 24 1 525 .9 Grass silage, haylage, and green chop hay (see text) (tons, green) __ 72 2388 6.7 Alfalfa seed (pounds) ___________________________________________ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) __________________________ 114 9704 (X) 44 7338 8283 (X) 209 15096 (X) Land in orchards _______________________________________________ 1 (D) (X) 2 (D) (D) (X) 44 252 (X) Strawberries harvested for sale (pounds) __________________________ 16 53 4 475.0 26 58 2 101.2 

Table 41. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1982 1978 

Crop Irrigated land Irrigated land 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes ______________________________ 401 160710 (X) 133 17958 1 627 166585 (X) 80 12216 

Corn for grain or seed (bushels) __________________ 363 150676 14 880 293 132 17771 1 600 156517 14 980 373 80 (D) 1 to 14 acres _________________________________ 308 2354 196013 9 82 351 2747 225 698 3 19 15 to 24 acres ________________________________ 152 2881 263 333 4 85 217 4058 358 985 1 (D) 25 to 49 acres ________________________________ 259 8744 793 929 9 242 335 11 587 1 024 180 10 308 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ 242 16907 1 614 539 26 1 782 249 17212 1 590 775 11 533 100 to 249 acres _____________________________ 253 37 157 3 602 128 52 4718 290 42987 4 080 592 33 2942 250 to 499 acres _____________________________ 88 29040 2 872 003 15 2487 110 35956 3 555 222 11 2362 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ 49 31 302 3 285 102 12 3226 37 23141 2 245 944 5 1 687 1,000 acres or more __________________________ 12 22291 2 253 246 5 5149 11 18829 1 898 977 6 4354 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) ________ 209 10034 145 796 6 187 224 10021 144776 (D) 1 to 14 acres _________________________________ 84 549 7586 3 26 100 654 8984 (D) 15 to 24 acres ________________________________ 25 448 5785 36 673 9625 25 to 49 acres ________________________________ 41 1 319 21 254 36 1 212 19082 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ 37 2373 34871 1 (D) 32 2221 34 150 100 to 249 acres _____________________________ 19 2501 33530 2 (D) 18 (Dl (D) 250 to 499 acres _____________________________ 1 (D) (D) 1 (0 (D) 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ 1 (D) (D) - 1,000 acres or more __________________________ 1 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Wheat for grain (bushels) __________________________ 783 56867 2 234 788 23 2136 370 16206 572 030 2 !D) 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 118 1 013 34638 3 16 94 775 23838 2 D) 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 107 2034 69089 89 1 702 52774 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 205 6960 266 746 2 (D) 95 3299 112401 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 186 12259 483 844 5 (D) 58 3689 122 958 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 125 18 168 729 954 10 109 30 4391 166559 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 35 11 403 473005 3 726 3 (D) (D) 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 5 (D) (D) - 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 2 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Barley for grain (bushels) __________________________ 471 33951 1 912 955 12 611 464 25133 108162 5 162 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 90 713 36610 1 (D) 113 929 35373 1 

!8l 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 69 1 309 68745 2 (D) 81 1 557 63292 1 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 96 3284 177 524 3 122 115 3897 165 820 2 

!8l 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 98 6590 390 018 2 (D) 70 4909 211 921 1 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 97 13534 751 021 3 280 76 10403 457 354 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 16 4900 278 157 1 (D) 7 (D) (D) 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 4 (D) (Dl 2 (D) (D) 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 1 (D) (0 

Oats for grain (bushels) ___________________________ 108 236 67034 (D) 107 1 378 53368 

sOf~~a;: ~~;e~~~~~_~~_S_~~I~~====================== 991 264 971 6 373 519 84 7012 2 124 262 363 7501 262 31 2116 

273 2359 53057 2 (D) 254 2122 59684 2 (D) 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 209 3956 90502 5 (D) 239 4615 130726 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 380 13334 318 243 5 147 438 15157 418806 3 (D) 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 403 27985 641 807 14 426 442 30361 851 219 7 204 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 435 66476 1 639 330 19 1 814 467 71 492 2 039 028 8 817 

250 to 499 acres _______________________ . ------- 185 63353 1 544666 23 2485 196 68497 1 916231 7 504 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 86 57140 1 345 869 13 1 346 69 45021 1 304 033 4 523 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 20 30368 740 045 3 720 19 25098 781 535 

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Table 41- Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

1982 1978 

Crop Irrigated land Irrigated land 

Farms Acres Quanbty Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Irish potatoes (cwl) _______________________________ 46 5573 332 103 21 2506 56 6 103 1 269 668 27 4477 

0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ 9 3 409 1 (D) 14 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

1.0 to 4.9 acres ________________________________ 5 10 375 2 (D) 7 14 2455 2 (D) 

5.0 to 14.9 acres ------------------------------- 1 (01 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) (D) 

15.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________ 1 (D) 25.0 to 49.9 acres ______________________________ 2 18) (D) 1 (D) 4 139 29 050 2 (D) 

50.0 to 99.9 acres ______________________________ 6 350 73300 4 235 9 544 99280 4 (D) 

100.0 to 249.9 acres ----________________________ 16 2578 647 750 8 291 12 2307 488 279 11 832 

250.0 to 499.9 acres ____________________________ 4 1 240 307 810 3 445 6 (D) (D) 5 (D) 

500.0 acres or more ____________________________ 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

Hare-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass 105 703 21 173 46439 7 75 si age, green chop, etc. (see text)(tons, dry) ________ 609 16926 38 149 6 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 330 2 171 4435 2 (D) 339 2270 4851 3 12 

15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 100 1 818 4 153 1 (D) 103 1 925 4287 2 (D) 

25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 93 3 100 6573 3 80 143 4952 10686 1 (D) 

50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 52 3330 9 305 84 5732 15406 1 (D) 

100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 27 3372 8641 29 4034 8 775 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 4 1 276 2893 4 (D) (D) 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 3 1 859 2149 1 (D) (D) 

1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 

Alfalfa hay (tons,dry) ____________________________ 307 5356 16689 3 38 333 6424 19849 5 (D) 

1 to 14 acres _________________________________ 199 1 251 3327 1 (D) 196 1 277 3699 3 (D) 

15 to 24 acres ________________________________ 43 790 2507 2 (D) 52 960 3 327 1 (D) 

25 to 49 acres ________________________________ 38 1 248 4263 52 736 5446 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ 20 1 253 4293 25 536 4899 (D) 

100 to 249 acres _____________________________ 7 814 2299 8 915 2478 250 to 499 acres _____________________________ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ 

1,000 acres or more __________________________ 

Small grain hay (tons, dry) _______________________ 67 1 392 2477 84 2440 2836 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text)(tons, dry) ________________________ 360 6265 12319 4 67 453 8044 16047 2 (D) 1 to 14 acres _________________________________ 226 1 462 2909 2 (D) 261 1 759 3 429 2 (D) 15 to 24 acres ________________________________ 70 1 279 2312 86 1 615 3 161 25 to 49 acres ________________________________ 44 1 455 2566 2 (D) 71 2226 4 597 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ 13 800 1 527 31 1 913 3 913 100 to 249 acres _____________________________ 5 (D) (D) 4 531 947 250 to 499 acres _____________________________ 2 (D) (D) 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ 

1,000 acres or more __________________________ 

Wild hay (tons, dry) _____________________________ 24 525 344 41 703 1 836 

Grass silage, haylage, and green chop hay (see text) (tons, green) ______________________________ 72 2388 15961 (NA) 2562 17 531 (NA) 10 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ____________ 367 40421 (X) 158 17042 381 41 038 (X) 124 15320 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ 13 8 (X) 1 (D) 17 9 (X) 1 (D) 1.0 to 4.9 acres ________________________________ 119 287 (X) 18 (D) 123 297 (X) 14 (D) 5.0 to 14.9 acres _______________________________ 66 561 (X) 25 204 63 554 (X) 12 107 15.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________ 28 548 (X) 18 322 22 429 (X) 10 197 25.0 to 49.9 acres ______________________________ 33 1 145 (X) 25 764 34 1 124 (X) 13 402 50.0 to 99.9 acres ______________________________ 32 2285 (X) 22 1 526 43 2885 (X) 21 1 229 100.0 to 249.9 acres ____________________________ 38 5614 (X) 29 3491 40 6674 (X) 31 3826 250.0 to 499.9 acres ____________________________ 21 7404 (X) 12 3755 24 8307 (X) 12 3200 500.0 acres or more ____________________________ 17 22570 (X) 8 6932 15 20759 (X) 10 6327 

Green lima beans _______________________________ 58 11 436 (X) 23 1 952 74 11 977 (X) 14 932 

Snap beans ____________________________________ 54 3429 (X) 21 1 427 79 5323 (X) 30 2356 

Sweet corn _____________________________________ 140 6120 (X) 64 4043 132 4327 (X) 47 2793 

Green peas, excluding green cowpeas ____________ 67 10093 (X) 35 4426 70 9585 (X) 41 4615 

land in orchards __________________________________ 47 1 289 (X) 3 (D) 49 1 086 (X) 3 147 0.1 to 0.9 acres __________________ ~ _____________ 8 3 (X) 13 7 (X) 1.0 to 4.9 acres ________________________________ 23 53 (X) 17 38 (X) 5.0 to 14.9 acres _______________________________ 10 79 (X) 10 (D) (X) 15.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________ (X) 2 10) (X) 25.0 to 49.9 acres ______________________________ 2 (D) (X) 1 D) (X) 50.0 to 99.9 acres ____________ • _________________ 1 (D) (X) 3 (D) (X) (D) 100.0 to 249.9 acres ____________________________ (X) 2 (D) (X) (D) 250.0 to 499.9 acres ____________________________ 3 1 037 (X) 3 (D) 1 (D) (X) (D) 500.0 acres or more ____________________________ (X) (X) 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 21 
Table 42. Specified Fruits and Nuts by Bearing and Nonbearlng Acres: 1982 and 1978 

[Not published for this State] 

Table 43. Nursery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale by Value 

of Sales: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Product 

Nursery and greenhouse products, mushrooms, and sod grown for sale (see text) ________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ $1 to $2,499 sales _____________________________________ 1982 __ 

$2,500 to $9,999 sales _________________________________ 1982 __ 

$10,000 to $39,999 sales ______________________________ 1982 __ $40,000 to $99,999 sales ______________________________ 1982 __ 

$100,000 to $199,999 sales ____________________________ 1982 __ 

$200,000 to $499,999 sales ____________________________ 1982 __ $500,000 sales or more ________________________________ 1982 __ 

Mushrooms ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Nursery products ______________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

22 DELAWARE 

Under glass or other protection 

Farms Square feet 

68 

71 

11 

15 

15 

8 

7 

12 

17 

15 

14 

13 

1 340 520 1 662 542 35320 

31 830 

132680 

132480 

242000 

766 210 

980000 

1 228 880 

71 780 

52328 

In the open Sales 

Value 

Farms Acres Farms ($1,000) 

61 1 280 106 7984 

63 1 889 113 8052 

18 9 25 21 

16 61 25 143 

14 64 21 439 

6 249 12 817 

2 (0) 8 1 174 

4 595 

1 (0) 

14 lO) 1 0) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

17 3875 

15 3278 

35 1 092 35 2569 

40 1 767 40 3523 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
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1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 23 
Table 44. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1982 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see Introductory text] 

All farms 

Item Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 3338 1 951 996 391 2180 1 123 813 244 percenL_ 100.0 58.4 29.8 11.7 65.3 33.6 24.4 7.3 Land in farms ____________________________ 8cres._ 655 465 178991 407 831 68643 599 134 137 955 398115 63064 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 196 92 409 176 275 123 490 258 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 3338 1 893 1 054 391 2181 1 063 883 235 $1,000 __ 1 217 847 372 492 680 878 164 477 1 087 335 277 676 664 539 145120 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 364 843 196 773 645994 420 657 498 549 261 219 752 592 617 532 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 1 829 2328 1 598 2060 1 779 2290 1 591 2 006 Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 436 353 45 38 190 173 3 14 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 433 325 47 61 149 126 20 3 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 359 279 43 37 123 85 8 30 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 413 279 106 28 252 168 65 19 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 322 191 73 58 235 140 63 32 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 789 361 357 71 668 285 341 42 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 322 60 215 47 313 52 215 46 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 171 29 106 36 159 19 106 34 $2,000,000 or more __________________________ 93 16 62 15 92 15 62 15 

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned __________________________ farms __ 2950 1 951 996 3 1 939 1 123 813 3 acres __ 403 070 205 005 197 953 112 346953 153 828 193 013 112 Land rented or leased from others ______ farms __ I 389 2 996 391 1 058 1 813 244 acres __ 286 869 (0) 213 794 (0) 276391 (0) 208 927 (0) Rented or leased land in farms _______ farms __ I 381 - 990 391 1 051 - 807 244 acres __ 281 048 - 212405 68643 270 606 - 207 542 63064 Land rented or leased to others _________ farms __ 436 384 45 7 274 228 41 5 acres __ 34474 (0) 3916 (0) 24210 (0) 3825 (0) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 2843 1 491 993 359 1 779 740 810 229 acres __ 521 104 112865 344434 63805 487 146 91 344 337 038 58764 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 2700 1 364 986 350 1 707 674 806 227 acres __ 499 986 102031 335 977 Farms by acres harvested: 61 978 472 075 85472 329219 57384 

1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 1 164 866 192 106 363 273 67 23 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 468 239 147 82 296 149 98 49 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 424 163 182 79 404 156 176 72 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 379 66 261 52 379 66 261 52 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 170 16 130 24 170 16 130 24 1,000 to 1,999 aCres _______________________ 82 12 63 7 82 12 63 7 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 13 2 11 - 13 2 11 -

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 602 376 175 51 345 159 153 33 acres._ 12374 6806 4227 1 341 7967 2912 4084 971 In cover crops, legumes, and soli· improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 104 54 37 13 68 29 30 9 acres __ 2957 932 1 766 259 2359 561 1 562 236 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 55 32 17 6 25 13 12 - acres __ I 326 412 890 24 1 090 246 844 - In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 18 13 5 - 11 6 5 - acres __ 279 185 94 - 200 106 94 - Idle ________________________________ farms __ 209 135 61 13 138 81 51 6 acres __ 4 182 2499 1 480 203 3455 2047 1 235 173 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ I 451 926 470 55 943 501 398 44 acres __ 91 736 46492 42663 2581 75941 32612 40979 2350 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 197 122 60 15 130 67 52 11 acres __ 6928 4202 2422 304 5978 345'1 2310 211 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ I 338 848 445 45 866 453 376 37 acres __ 84808 42290 40241 2277 69963 29155 38669 2 139 Pastureland and ranp,eland other than cropland and wood and pastured _________ farms __ 209 140 52 17 142 87 45 10 acres __ 12490 2475 9253 782 11 523 1 697 9199 627 Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 2148 1 418 599 131 1 433 856 487 90 acres __ 30 135 17 159 11 481 1 495 24524 12302 10899 1 323 

Pastureland, all types ____________________ farms __ 858 548 239 71 522 272 206 44 acres __ 31 792 13483 15902 2407 25468 8066 15593 1 809 Irrigated land ____________________________ farms __ 323 124 168 31 285 100 161 24 acres __ 44 168 7296 33441 3431 43805 7146 33357 3302 HalVested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 318 121 166 31 280 97 159 24 acres._ 44014 7287 33296 3431 43851 7 137 33212 3302 Pasture and other land irrigated _________ farms __ 6 3 3 - 6 3 3 - acres __ 154 9 145 - 154 9 145 - Land set aside in federal farm programs in 1982 __________________________________ farms __ 39 9 26 4 35 9 24 2 acres __ 663 257 368 36 643 257 (0) (0) 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ____________________________________ 3338 1 951 996 391 2 180 1 123 813 244 Full owners ___________________________________ 1 951 1 951 - - 1 123 1 123 - - Par! owners _________ . _________________________ 996 - 996 - 813 - 813 - T (:j lants ______________________________________ 391 - - 391 244 - - 244 WI lIte ________________________________________ 3279 1 918 975 386 2 163 1 117 804 242 Full owners _________________________________ 1 918 1 918 - - 1 117 1 117 - - Part owners _________________________________ 975 - 975 - 804 - 804 - Tenants _. ________________ . _____ . ___________ 386 - - 386 242 - - 242 Black and other races _________________________ 59 33 21 5 17 6 9 2 Full owners _________________________________ 33 33 - - 6 6 - - Part owners ______________________________ - __ 21 - 21 - 9 - 9 - Tenants ____________________________________ 5 - - 5 2 - - 2 

See footnotes at end of table. 

24 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 44. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; S99 text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, 9ge Introductory text) 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: 2 405 1 385 824 196 1 615 776 694 145 On farm operated _____________________________ Not on farm operated __________________________ 506 247 106 153 276 131 71 74 Not reported __________________________________ 427 319 66 42 289 216 48 25 

Operators by principal occupation: 1 Farming ______________________________________ Other 956 1 003 713 240 588 751 648 189 ________________________________________ I 382 948 283 151 592 372 165 55 

Operators by days of work off farm: None _________________________________________ 1 367 737 466 164 1 046 496 430 120 

Anr io99iiilys-================================ 1 629 979 453 197 883 463 319 101 255 106 107 42 195 71 94 30 100 to 199 days _____________________________ 245 131 88 26 152 76 60 16 200 days or more ___________________________ Not 1 129 742 258 129 536 316 165 55 reported __________________________________ 342 235 77 30 251 164 64 23 

Operators by years on pre99nt farm: 177 98 44 35 95 53 23 19 2 years or less ________________________________ 3 or 4 years __________________________________ 304 164 56 62 178 95 40 43 5 to 9 years ___________________________________ 499 296 126 77 324 184 96 44 10 years or more ______________________________ 1 559 642 595 122 1 092 477 522 93 Average years on present farm _______________ Not 18.1 17.8 20.6 12.8 19.1 17.9 21.9 14.5 reported __________________________________ 799 531 173 95 491 314 132 45 

Operators by age group: 

45 28 41 53 25 20 18 Under 25 years ________________________________ 114 25 to 34 years ________________________________ 35 404 180 113 111 284 123 87 74 to 44 years ________________________________ 650 346 230 74 448 224 164 40 45 to 54 years ________________________________ 55 766 450 257 61 512 258 214 40 to 64 years ________________________________ 816 507 246 63 572 308 219 45 65 years and over _____________________________ Average age ________________________________ 586 423 122 41 301 185 89 27 50.6 52.8 49.3 42.7 49.7 51.0 49.5 43.9 

Operators by sex: 

3088 1 749 972 367 2018 992 793 233 Male _________________________________________ Female _______________________________________ 250 202 24 24 162 131 20 11 

Operators of Spanish orlgln _______________________ 3 2 2 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _______________________ farms __ 2830 1 743 793 294 1 765 965 630 170 

Partnership _____________________________ farms acres __ __ 420 540 134 711 242 569 43260 370 933 98 128 234 278 38527 302 119 116 67 225 77 98 50 acres __ 82369 14811 52995 14563 (D) (D) 51 777 14 107 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 174 73 79 22 162 66 78 18 

More acres __ 140 474 24004 106917 9553 139 700 23685 (D) (D) than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or 5 3 2 4 2 2 less stockholders ______________ farms __ Other 169 70 77 22 158 64 76 18 than family held _________________ farms __ 16 8 4 4 13 7 4 2 

More acres __ 6364 4063 2120 201 4954 (D) 2 120 (D) lhan 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ I 1 1 1 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other-cocperative, IS 7 4 4 12 6 4 2 estate or trust, Institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 16 8 4 4 15 8 3 4 acres __ 5698 1 402 3230 066 (D) 1 402 (D) 1 066 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________ 10 to 49 acres __________________________________ 503 445 19 39 332 315 5 12 50 to 69 acres __________________________________ 905 677 135 93 338 273 46 19 70 259 170 56 33 113 75 27 11 to 99 acres __________________________________ 100 to 139 acres ________________________________ 313 194 76 43 171 95 48 28 140 264 138 79 47 201 90 68 43 to 179 acres ________________________________ 180 176 73 72 31 142 52 64 26 to 219 acres ________________________________ 220 153 73 58 22 133 56 55 22 to 259 acres ________________________________ 260 116 49 57 10 109 42 57 10 to 499 acres ________________________________ 500 322 79 207 36 315 73 206 36 to 999 acres ________________________________ 1,000101,999 acres _____________________________ 211 35 148 28 211 35 148 28 2,000 acres or more _____________________________ 90 13 66 9 89 12 68 9 26 5 21 26 5 21 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013)--------______ 1 493 675 566 252 803 233 415 155 73 41 23 9 36 11 16 9 

~~~~cl,°I~II~i)-=============================== Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, 

peanuts, and other field crops (0133, 0134, 0139) __________________________________ 

V;:J!etables and melons 73 41 23 9 36 11 16 9 i'6) _____________________ 107 56 31 18 53 19 27 7 ~ruts and tree nuts (017 ________________________ 

G ortlcultural specialties ( 18) ---------____________ 22 14 6 2 7 2 5 eneral 80 67 6 5 51 39 8 4 farms, primarily crop (019) ________________ 57 40 13 4 25 11 12 2 livestock, except dal~, poultry, and anlmalspociaHles (0 1) _________________________ 

D Beef cattle, except 249 178 44 27 89 48 32 9 feedlots (0212) ______________ 106 86 12 8 26 16 8 2 P al~ farms (024) ________________________________ 142 52 63 27 140 50 63 27 A ou try and l:llHs (025~ ___________________________ 960 700 223 27 930 681 223 26 Gnlmal sr,:la t es (02 ) __________________________ 

eneral arms, primarily 130 105 8 19 28 23 1 4 livestock (029) ____________ 35 21 13 1 18 6 11 1 See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 25 
Table 44. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see Introductory text) 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 3338 1 951 996 391 2 180 1 123 813 244 $1,000 __ 370 562 181 773 165749 23039 366669 179 203 164981 22485 

Fa~:s ~h:~I$U6~~:~~: ________________________ 

$2,500 548 421 66 61 - - - - to $4,999 ____________________________ 304 215 53 36 - - - - $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 306 192 64 50 - - - - $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 373 189 119 65 373 189 119 65 $20,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 345 173 113 59 345 173 113 59 $40,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 440 201 176 63 440 201 176 63 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 601 352 213 36 601 352 213 36 $250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 303 156 133 14 303 156 133 14 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 118 52 59 7 118 52 59 7 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 2254 1 016 933 305 1 511 539 770 202 $1,000 __ 74889 13309 52263 9318 72215 11 720 51 620 8875 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 457 63 327 67 457 63 327 67 $1,000 __ 55816 5736 43604 6475 55816 5736 43604 6475 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 1 164 433 560 171 929 293 508 128 

Wheat $1,000 __ 30844 4772 21 874 4 198 30222 4422 21 724 4076 ______________________________ farms __ 776 223 432 121 676 159 410 107 $1,000 __ 6654 1 191 4697 766 6503 1 089 4666 748 Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ 1 977 851 861 265 1 351 448 725 178 $1,000 __ 34109 6794 23385 3930 32275 5692 22938 3645 Sorghum for grain ___________________ fanms __ 4 2 2 - 4 2 2 - Oats $1,000 __ 8 (0) (0) - 8 (0) (0) - _______________________________ farms __ 23 13 7 3 19 11 5 3 $1,000 __ 23 (0) (0) 3 21 (0) (0) 3 Other grains ________________________ farms __ 462 131 263 68 417 104 253 60 $1,000 __ 3251 539 2291 421 3187 505 2278 404 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ fanms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 193 102 66 25 125 52 53 20 $1,000 __ 901 414 348 139 791 334 325 132 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - $1,000 __ (0) - (0) - (0) - (0) -

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 366 156 162 48 275 91 153 31 $1,000 __ 16929 3339 11 291 2299 16764 3242 11 261 2261 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 85 16 58 11 85 16 58 11 $1,000 __ 14727 2652 10021 2055 14727 2652 10021 2055 Fru~s, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 66 36 27 3 39 15 24 - $1,000 __ 2320 151 2166 3 (0) (0) 2 164 - Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 6 1 5 - 6 1 5 - $1,000 __ 2059 (0) (0) - 2059 (0) (0) - Nursery and greenhouse products _______ farms __ 106 89 12 5 68 52 12 4 $1,000 __ 7984 5195 (0) (0) 7858 5075 (0) (0) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 35 26 6 3 35 26 6 3 $1,000 __ 7381 4761 (0) (0) 7381 4761 (0) (0) 

O1her crops ___________________________ farms __ 45 11 24 10 43 9 24 10 $1,000 __ 7252 403 5517 1 332 (0) (0) 5517 1 332 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 28 4 17 7 28 4 17 7 $1,000 __ 7164 390 5488 1 287 7164 390 5488 1 287 Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 1 094 773 278 43 1 034 726 267 41 $1,000 __ 220 963 147123 68023 5817 220897 147 065 (0) (0) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 885 623 236 26 885 623 236 26 $1,000 __ 218897 145 525 67596 5775 218897 145 525 67596 5775 Oairy products ________________________ farms __ 184 74 77 33 174 64 77 33 $1,000 __ 15571 4410 9542 1 619 15562 4400 9542 1 619 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 100 31 58 11 100 31 58 11 $1,000 __ 14230 3882 9 147 1 201 14230 3882 9147 1 201 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 521 268 194 59 371 144 179 48 $1,000 __ 12311 2138 9575 598 11 992 1 863 9552 577 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 19 7 10 2 19 7 10 2 $1,000 __ 9772 (0) 8493 (0) 9772 (0) 8493 (0) Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 413 197 166 50 333 138 154 41 $1,000 __ 10208 4333 4852 1 023 10014 4193 4825 996 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 52 19 27 6 52 19 27 6 $1,000 __ 7937 3451 3633 853 7937 3451 3633 853 Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 32 23 6 3 17 10 4 3 $1,000 __ 26 23 (0) (0) 14 14 (0) (0) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - -

Other livestock and livestock products 97 54 (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 189 130 35 24 27 16 $1,000 __ 1 206 936 189 81 1 017 766 176 75 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 6 5 1 - 6 5 1 - $1,000 __ 458 (0) (0) - 458 (0) (0) -

FARM-RELATED INCOME AND 

DIRECT SALES 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________ farms __ 284 54 194 36 237 32 180 25 $1,000 __ 1 425 291 1 051 83 1 355 256 1 036 63 

Value of agricultural products sold directly 

to individuals for human consumption 227 79 29 129 51 62 16 (see text) ______________________________ farms __ 119 $1,000 __ 2089 530 1 524 34 1 979 458 1 501 20 

See footnotes at end of table. 

26 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 44. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text) 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Amount received ________________________ farms __ 53 8 42 3 51 8 40 3 

$1,000 __ 1 725 118 534 73 (0) 118 (0) 73 

Feed grains ___________________________ farms __ 29 6 21 2 27 6 19 2 

$1,000 __ 144 77 (0) (0) (0) 77 (0) (0) 

Wheat _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ _ farms __ 9 3 6 9 3 6 

$1,000 __ 19 7 12 19 7 12 Cotton_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ ___ __ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Soybeans, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___________________________ farms __ 25 5 19 1 25 5 19 1 

$1,000 __ 563 34 (0) (0) 563 34 (0) (0) 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Livestock and poultry purchased __________ farms __ I 320 869 364 87 1 195 774 347 74 

$1,000 __ 37202 21 514 14339 349 37038 21 393 14304 341 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 309 176 95 38 192 88 79 25 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 450 338 80 32 443 331 80 32 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 418 265 142 11 417 265 141 11 $50,000 or more ____________________________ 143 90 47 6 143 90 47 6 

Feed for livestock and poultry ____________ farms __ 1 642 1 040 470 132 1 361 838 425 98 

$1,000 __ 140 508 88 GOO 46247 5661 139671 88364 46 181 5 125 

Fa$r~Ow~~,;;C~~~~~-~~~----------------------- 436 248 139 49 176 48 96 32 $5.000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 177 104 58 15 172 102 56 14 $20,000 to $79,999 __________________________ 409 277 82 50 393 277 82 34 $80,000 or more ____________________________ 620 411 191 18 620 411 t91 18 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______ farms __ 1 336 842 395 99 1 246 797 367 82 

tons __ 799697 5t2 187 260 319 27192 799 204 511 988 260 204 27012 

$1,000-- 136 947 87150 45084 4712 136 849 87 112 45066 4670 

Farms by tons purchased: 339 154 129 56 249 109 101 39 1 to 99 tons ______________________________ 

100 to 499 tons ___________________________ 418 302 90 26 418 302 90 26 500 tons or more __________________________ 579 386 176 17 579 386 176 17 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 205 80 90 35 117 36 62 19 $5,000 to $19,999 _________________________ 144 82 43 19 142 81 43 18 $20,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 154 97 37 20 154 97 37 20 $50,000 or more __________________________ 833 583 225 25 833 583 225 25 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________ farms __ 2112 929 896 287 1 483 494 787 202 

$1,000-- 6964 1 214 4658 1 092 6666 1 041 4616 008 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 123 682 307 134 544 270 204 70 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 689 202 384 103 639 179 378 82 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 175 33 109 33 175 33 109 33 $10,000 or more ____________________________ 125 12 96 17 125 12 96 17 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 2191 961 911 319 1 423 452 772 t99 

$1,000-- 19993 3214 13991 2787 19 117 2692 13829 2596 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 674 434 140 100 209 131 57 21 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 803 395 298 110 512 189 242 81 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 441 106 273 62 429 106 273 50 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 273 26 200 47 273 26 200 47 

Other agricultural chemicals ______________ farms __ 2058 874 938 246 1 475 482 797 196 $1,000 __ 10868 1 961 7611 296 10528 736 7523 268 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 874 566 243 65 371 226 123 22 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 719 243 374 102 639 191 353 95 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 331 51 213 67 331 51 213 67 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 134 14 108 12 t34 14 108 12 

Hired farm labor _________________________ farms __ 1 462 737 556 169 1 206 573 519 114 $1,000 __ 17893 7078 8502 2313 17646 6954 8468 2224 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 969 529 319 t21 714 365 283 66 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 343 151 158 34 342 151 157 34 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 80 28 44 8 80 28 44 8 $50,000 or more ____________________________ 70 29 35 6 70 29 35 6 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more ___________________ farms __ 663 310 265 88 611 302 25t 58 workers __ 2069 884 925 260 2009 869 911 229 Less than 150 days __________________ farms __ I 165 594 455 116 952 432 • 430 90 workers __ 6103 2626 2569 908 5494 2 184 2532 778 

Contract labor ___________________________ farms __ 179 100 54 25 164 85 54 25 $1,000 __ 296 376 790 130 1 291 370 790 130 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 68 45 23 54 31 23 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 75 40 14 21 74 39 t4 21 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ $20,000 or more ____________________________ 24 11 10 3 24 11 10 3 12 4 7 1 12 4 7 1 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________ farms __ 1 271 609 489 173 909 364 425 120 $1,000 __ 2606 930 1 387 289 2354 764 338 251 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 636 359 193 84 364 166 150 48 

$5,000 513 226 209 78 423 174 188 61 to $19,999 ___________________________ $20,000 or more ____________________________ 116 21 85 10 116 21 85 10 6 3 2 1 6 3 2 1 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 27 
Table 44. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

All farms 

Item Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSESLCon. 

Energy and petroleum products ___________ farms __ 3328 1 884 1 053 391 2 180 1 063 882 235 $1,000 __ 18092 7528 8930 1 Farms with expenses of- 634 17 509 7 132 8818 1 559 

$1 to $999 __________________________________ 1 193 839 197 157 201 122 63 16 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 1 242 698 396 148 1 086 594 359 133 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 741 307 356 78 741 307 356 78 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 152 40 104 8 152 40 104 8 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 3322 1 878 1 053 391 2174 1 057 882 235 $1,000 __ 13435 4902 7137 1 396 12986 4598 7061 1 326 Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ 3062 1 740 985 337 2027 982 823 222 $1,000 __ 5192 1 909 2676 608 4905 1 704 2630 571 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 1 755 729 782 244 1 366 464 711 191 $1,000 __ 5019 1 161 3244 614 4930 1 113 3229 588 LP gas, butane, and propane _________ farms __ 422 247 156 19 417 243 155 19 $1,000 __ 1 465 1 072 (0) (0) 1 463 1 070 (0) (0) Fuel oil and kerosene ________________ farms __ 428 246 112 70 362 220 91 51 $1,000 __ 975 505 (0) (0) 949 487 (0) (0) Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 27 20 7 - 27 20 7 - $1,000 __ 79 10 69 - 79 10 69 - Motor 011 and grease _________________ farms __ 3322 1 878 1 053 391 2 174 1 057 882 235 $1,000 __ 704 245 373 86 659 214 366 80 

Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 2244 1 254 796 194 1 770 900 706 164 $1,000 __ 4554 2550 (0) (0) 4422 2459 (0) (0) Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. ___________ farms __ 122 75 46 1 110 72 37 1 $1,000 __ 103 76 (0) (0) 101 75 (0) (0) 

Interest expense ________________________ farms __ 1 433 677 610 146 1 255 577 551 127 $1,000 __ 16948 6918 9432 598 16698 6724 9380 595 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 278 129 89 60 170 74 54 42 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 432 202 182 48 384 179 158 47 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 287 154 105 28 265 132 105 28 $10,000 or more ____________________________ 436 192 234 10 436 192 234 10 Farms reporting no interest expense (see text) ____________________________________ 1 618 1 002 400 216 805 392 313 100 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 3338 1 893 1 054 391 2181 1 063 883 235 $1,000 __ 153 587 50066 82910 20610 139412 40851 80553 18008 Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 203 186 8 9 48 47 1 - $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 757 514 131 112 190 116 52 22 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 643 466 139 38 441 304 107 30 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 919 496 318 105 709 374 265 70 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 437 146 222 69 414 137 222 55 $100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 226 53 136 37 226 53 136 37 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 136 29 88 19 136 29 88 19 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 17 3 12 2 17 3 12 2 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ____________________________ farms __ 2578 1 446 853 279 1 760 641 738 181 number __ 3757 1 999 1 378 380 2694 1 226 1 209 259 Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 2780 1 487 967 326 1 969 908 842 219 number __ 6190 2493 2934 763 5 122 1 725 2764 633 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 2904 1 541 1 007 356 2014 922 860 232 number __ 8012 3416 3504 1 092 6381 2299 3242 840 2 or 3 ________________________________ farms __ 1 387 733 442 212 870 393 365 112 

numbeL_ 3278 1 680 1 107 491 2 175 961 951 263 4 or more _____________________________ farms __ 712 215 401 96 668 183 389 96 number __ 3929 1 143 2233 553 3730 992 2185 553 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___________________________________ farms __ 1 111 309 634 168 927 216 564 147 number __ 1 342 358 790 194 1 132 251 708 173 Corn heads for combines _________________ farms __ 901 210 544 147 797 172 493 132 number __ 1 006 227 629 150 902 189 578 135 Cottonpickers and strlppers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - - Mower conditloners ______________________ farms __ 460 228 162 70 350 151 148 51 

numbeL_ 519 247 179 93 392 170 164 58 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 499 214 214 71 401 140 195 66 

numbeL_ 531 224 229 78 432 149 210 73 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or 92 42 180 53 92 35 flywheel _______________________________ farms __ 200 66 numbeL_ 249 66 120 63 229 53 120 56 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _______ ~ _____________ farms __ 2191 961 911 319 1 423 452 772 199 

acres on which used __ 408 758 68728 282 733 57297 386758 56265 278 198 52295 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 766 292 351 123 553 148 314 91 

acres on which used __ 58639 9199 40733 8707 54687 7 122 39757 7808 tons __ 58379 8469 40935 8975 54346 6192 40081 8073 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 896 358 421 117 707 221 384 102 

acres on which used __ 170101 25654 116606 27841 166442 22968 115862 27612 

See footnotes at end of table. 

28 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 44. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1982-Con. 

(Excludes a b norlJla If arms; see t e xt F or mean ng 0 I a bb revi 'arons I and symbols see introductory text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALSL 

Con. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

control-Con. 188 31 130 27 158 18 113 27 Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 23010 1 398 16458 5 154 21 809 762 15893 5 154 

Diseases In crops and orchards _________ farms __ 214 106 90 18 157 51 89 17 

acres on which used __ 16975 3586 9450 3939 16203 2819 (D) (D) 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ 1 768 745 827 196 1 258 413 699 146 farms __ 

acres on which used __ 381 813 64 689 274 143 42981 364 769 54262 269 005 41 502 

Chemicals lor defoliation, growth control 95 24 58 13 70 12 51 7 of crops, or thinning 01 lrull ______________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 8664 668 6 175 1 821 8 169 418 6020 1 731 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 660 366 228 66 436 186 201 49 

number __ 33360 9153 21 518 2689 31 156 7417 21 288 2451 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________ 65 16 120 70 45 5 265 164 10 to 49 ____________________________________ 245 133 81 31 169 68 74 27 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 70 31 25 14 67 30 25 12 100 to 199 __________________________________ 48 11 33 4 48 11 33 4 200 to 499 __________________________________ 26 7 18 1 26 7 18 1 500 or more ________________________________ 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 -

Cows and heilers that had calved _______ larms __ 517 271 188 58 359 143 171 45 

number __ 15085 4617 8960 1 508 14 125 3839 8893 1 393 Beel cows __________________________ farms __ 311 174 113 24 188 76 99 13 

number __ 5129 1 534 3 147 448 4299 873 3084 342 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________ 202 119 70 13 112 50 57 5 10 to 49 ________________________________ 94 52 34 8 61 23 33 5 50 to 99 ________________________________ 10 2 5 3 10 2 5 3 100 to 199 ______________________________ 1 1 - - 1 1 - - 200 to 499 ______________________________ 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 500 or more ____________________________ 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 -

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 248 122 86 40 198 79 83 36 

number __ 9956 3083 5813 1 060 9826 2966 5809 1 051 

Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________ 75 61 8 6 30 23 5 2 5 to 9 __________________________________ 9 5 1 3 7 3 1 3 10 to 49 ________________________________ 85 36 26 23 82 33 26 23 50 to 99 ________________________________ 48 13 30 5 48 13 30 5 100 to 199 ______________________________ 24 4 17 3 24 4 17 3 200 to 499 ______________________________ 7 3 4 - 7 3 4 - 500 or more ____________________________ - - - - - - - -

Heifers and heiler calves _______________ farms __ 418 215 151 52 293 114 138 41 

number __ 8970 2686 5420 864 8386 2229 5362 795 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ____ __ _ ___ ___ ___ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ larms __ 467 263 161 43 307 133 141 33 

number __ 9305 1 850 7 138 317 8645 1 349 7033 263 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 521 268 194 59 371 144 179 48 

number __ 26224 5923 18961 1 340 25 169 5011 18873 1 285 

Calves _______________________________ $~~~== 12311 2 138 9575 598 11 992 1 863 9552 577 

351 182 130 39 265 104 124 37 

number __ 7457 2921 4060 476 6933 (0) 4004 (D) 

Cattle ________________________________ $la?~~== 1 172 453 646 73 1 077 (0) 637 (0) 

417 199 166 52 308 113 154 41 number __ 18767 3002 14901 864 18236 (0) 14869 (0) 

$1,000 __ 11 139 1 685 8929 525 10915 (0) 8915 (0) 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 129 67 48 14 81 30 43 8 number __ 14415 930 13049 436 14256 800 13036 420 $1,000 __ 8818 511 7994 313 8738 446 7988 304 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ larms __ 421 203 168 50 328 133 154 41 number __ 54411 23079 25653 5679 52642 21 971 25305 5366 Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 200 122 57 21 131 65 47 19 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 50 21 19 10 40 17 16 5 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 66 25 34 7 53 17 31 5 100 to 199 __________________________________ 42 16 21 5 41 15 21 5 200 to 499 __________________________________ 32 7 22 3 32 7 22 3 500 or more ________________________________ 31 12 15 4 31 12 15 4 Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 267 131 116 40 226 68 106 32 

Other _______________________________ ~~~r~~== 8689 3978 3544 1 167 8262 3761 3482 1 019 384 166 154 44 ,291 113 142 36 numbeL_ 45722 19101 22 109 4512 44380 18210 21 823 4347 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 413 197 166 50 333 138 154 41 number __ 101 972 41 702 49974 10296 98963 39796 49638 9 529 

Feeder pigs ___________________________ $~~~== 10208 4333 4852 1 023 10014 4193 4825 996 138 63 49 26 104 39 44 21 numbeL_ 27544 8244 16287 3013 25634 7229 16094 2311 $1,000 __ 1 268 362 774 131 1 208 328 767 113 

Lilters 01 pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 292 135 117 40 232 91 109 32 o number __ 10887 4323 5397 1 167 10524 4 111 5329 1 084 ec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 259 117 107 35 210 83 100 27 

June 1 and Nov. 30 ________________ ~~~r~~== 5875 2337 2716 822 5699 2232 2684 783 259 114 109 36 208 79 101 28 number __ 5012 1 986 2681 345 4825 1 879 2645 301 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 29 
Table 44. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 41 29 7 5 21 13 5 3 number __ 681 597 62 22 297 254 (0) (0) Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 33 23 7 3 18 10 5 3 number __ 358 315 (0) (0) 162 143 (0) (0) Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 24 20 4 - 12 10 2 number __ 469 433 36 - 225 (0) (0) Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 29 21 5 3 16 9 4 3 number __ 474 428 !O) (0) 174 153 (0) (0) pounds of wooL_ 3033 2634 0) (0) 1 126 977 (0) (0) 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 476 319 113 44 234 126 84 24 number __ 3514 2331 623 560 1 740 973 481 286 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 146 102 26 18 81 46 20 15 number __ 412 298 71 43 285 187 58 40 $1,000 __ 1 162 898 188 76 996 747 175 75 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 62 42 17 3 33 19 14 - Goats number __ 409 302 90 17 177 97 80 - sold ______________________________ farms __ 29 20 8 1 17 11 6 - number __ 153 120 (0) (0) 84 57 27 - $1,000 __ 5 4 (0) (0) 2 1 1 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 253 168 65 20 158 95 44 19 number __ 968 058 709 963 221 100 36995 957 830 700420 (0) (0) Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 192 121 52 19 99 50 31 18 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 9 9 - - 8 8 - 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 31 26 5 - 30 25 5 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 12 7 5 - 12 7 5 - 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 6 3 2 1 6 3 2 1 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 2 1 1 - 2 1 1 - 100,000 or more ____________________________ 1 1 - - 1 1 -

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 240 159 62 19 146 87 41 18 number __ 742 284 563 692 (0) 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of 

(0) 738 241 560 219 (0) (0) 

laying age ___________________________ farms __ 34 22 11 1 25 16 8 1 number __ 225 774 146271 (D) (0) 219 589 140201 (0) (0) 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ______ farms __ 98 72 23 3 86 63 20 3 number __ I 507662 1 148 407 208 155 151 100 1 500 557 1 141 372 208 085 151 100 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 922 649 244 29 909 639 241 29 number __ 170 418 428 109 171 002 56 680 197 4 567 229 170388 935 109 142 929 56678 777 4 567 229 Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 19 9 5 5 9 2 2 5 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 106 86 20 - 103 83 20 - 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 143 116 21 6 143 116 21 6 100,000 or more ____________________________ 654 438 198 18 654 438 198 18 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 11 9 1 1 4 3 - 1 number __ 67 (0) (0) (0) 19 (0) - (0) Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 10 4 4 2 7 3 2 2 number __ (D) (0) 2 186 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 1 363 535 625 203 1 069 351 561 157 acres __ 150676 25843 104016 20817 145 945 23149 102965 19 831 bushels __ 14 880 293 2461 107 10 336 187 2082 999 14 510 034 2 248 084 10244802 2 017 148 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 132 35 88 9 126 32 87 7 acres __ 17771 2974 14 128 669 17638 2956 (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 460 258 137 65 233 113 89 31 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 501 200 230 71 436 161 214 61 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 253 64 144 45 251 64 144 43 250 acres or more ___________________________ 149 13 114 22 149 13 114 22 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 209 78 94 37 189 63 91 35 

acres __ 10034 1 977 7026 1 031 9826 (0) 7014 (0) 

Irrigated __________________________ ~o_~~ V~~~~== 145 796 28875 101 676 15245 143 925 (0) 101 526 (0) 

6 2 4 - 4 - 4 - acres __ 187 (0) (0) - (0) - (0) - Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 109 46 40 23 91 33 37 21 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 78 30 35 13 76 28 35 13 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 19 2 16 1 19 2 16 1 250 acres or more ___________________________ 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 -

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 783 230 432 121 680 163 410 107 

acres __ 56867 10640 39204 7023 55024 9464 38766 6794 

bushels __ 2234 788 417604 1 555 728 261 456 2 177 094 378 103 1 543 753 255 238 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 23 4 18 1 22 4 17 1 

acres __ 2136 (0) 1 906 (0) (0) (0) (0) (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 225 106 93 26 149 57 77 15 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 

25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 391 100 214 77 364 82 208 74 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 125 17 94 14 125 17 94 14 250 acres or more ___________________________ 42 7 31 4 42 7 31 4 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ 471 137 272 62 427 108 262 57 

acres __ 33951 6187 23712 4052 33255 5760 23609 3886 

bushels __ 1 912955 334 030 1 356 227 222698 1 884 472 314 832 1 351 232 218 408 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 12 4 8 - 12 4 8 - acres __ 611 105 506 - 611 105 506 -

See footnotes at end of table. 

30 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 44. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text) 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Soybeans for beans _____________________ farms __ I 991 861 864 268 1 357 451 727 179 

acres __ 264 971 52848 182106 30017 246 178 42 138 177 113 26927 

bushels __ 6 373 519 300 763 4371 543 701 213 6001 109 078 926 4 279 270 642 913 

Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 64 20 61 3 79 17 59 3 

acres __ 7012 (0) 5683 (0) 6924 1 056 (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 110 37 9 to 24 acres _______________________________ 482 338 98 46 156 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 783 400 270 113 481 218 197 66 

100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 435 90 276 69 429 90 273 66 

250 acres or more ___________________________ 291 33 220 38 291 33 220 38 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 46 11 26 9 43 8 26 9 

acres __ 5573 417 3966 1 190 5572 417 3968 1 190 

cwL 1 332 103 92839 940 815 298 449 331 994 92730 940 815 298 449 

Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 21 2 14 5 21 2 14 5 

acres __ 2506 (0) 910 (0) 2506 (0) 910 (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 14 6 8 11 3 8 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 2 1 1 2 1 1 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 8 2 2 4 8 2 2 4 

100.0 acres or more _________________________ 22 2 15 5 22 2 15 5 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small Wain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __ farms __ 609 343 207 59 370 148 175 47 

acres __ 16926 6092 9 196 1 638 14222 3991 8831 1 400 

tons, dry __ 38 149 14233 20264 3652 33878 10870 19702 3306 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 6 3 2 1 5 3 1 1 

acres __ lOS 42 (0) (0) (0) 42 (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 430 278 121 31 214 97 93 24 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 145 55 63 27 124 43 59 22 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 27 9 17 1 25 7 17 1 250 acres or more ___________________________ 7 1 6 7 1 6 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 307 155 119 33 200 70 102 28 

aores __ 5356 2 163 2521 672 4412 1 375 2407 630 

tons, dry __ 16689 6441 7997 2251 14821 4993 7657 2 171 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 3 2 1 3 2 1 

acres __ 38 (0) (0) 38 (0) (0) 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 367 156 163 48 276 91 154 31 

acres __ 40421 8220 26777 5424 40055 8045 26665 5345 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 158 49 91 18 143 41 89 13 

acres __ 17 042 3077 11 313 2652 16969 3053 (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 132 88 26 18 56 29 21 6 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 94 38 42 14 81 32 40 9 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 65 16 43 6 63 16 41 6 100.0 acres or more _________________________ 76 14 52 10 76 14 52 10 

Green peas, excluding green cowpeas ___ farms __ 67 18 40 9 63 14 40 9 

acres __ 10093 929 7 155 009 10091 927 7 155 009 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 35 8 23 4 35 8 23 4 

acres __ 4426 560 3483 364 4426 560 3483 384 

Sweet corn ___________________________ farms __ 140 60 62 18 93 28 56 9 

acres __ 6120 1 490 3693 938 5960 1 436 3617 907 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 64 23 35 6 59 19 35 5 

acres __ 4043 141 2080 822 4031 (0) 2080 (D) 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 47 31 12 4 19 9 10 

acres __ I 289 100 180 9 217 (0) (D) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 3 3 3 acres __ (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 31 24 3 4 6 5 1 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 10 7 3 7 4 3 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 3 3 3 3 100.0 acres or more _________________________ 3 3 3 3 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 31 
Table 45. Summary by Type of Organization: 1982 

[Excludes abnormal farms' see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text) 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held OtherItem cooperative. estate or 10 or less 10 or less trust. Individual stock· stock· institutional. Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ................................. number .. 3336 2630 302 190 174 169 16 15 16 percenL. 100.0 84.6 9.0 5.7 5.2 5.1 .5 .4 .5 Land in farms ............................ acres .. 655465 420 540 62369 146856 140474 137 570 6364 1m 5696 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 196 149 273 773 607 814 399 356 

Value of land and buildings' .............. farms .. 3338 2721 376 216 185 174 31 30 25 $1.000 .. 1 217 847 801 136 166 561 234 567 215827 207 165 18760 1

0) 13541 Average per farm .................... dollars .. 364 643 294426 448 354 1 086051 1 166 632 1 190603 605161 0) 541 640 Average per acre .................... dollars .. 1 629 1 937 1 716 1 620 1 582 1 569 2252 (0) 1 468 Farms by value of land and buildings: 

$1 to $39.999 ............................... 436 411 12 12 12 12 - - 1 $40.000 to $69.999 .......................... 433 382 37 14 13 13 1 1 - $70.000 to $99.999 .......................... 359 299 54 6 6 6 - - - $100.000 to $149.999 ........................ 413 338 56 11 9 9 2 2 8 $150.000 to $199.999 ........................ 322 256 42 24 24 24 - - - $200.000 to $499.999 ........................ 789 657 66 54 37 29 17 17 12 $500.000 to $999.999 ........................ 322 230 52 40 32 31 8 8 - $1.000.000 to $1.999.999 .................... 171 98 48 22 21 20 1 1 3 $2.000.000 or more .......................... 93 50 9 33 31 30 2 1 1 

Owned and rented land by operator: 

Land owned .......................... farms .. 2950 2537 237 164 152 147 12 11 12 acres __ 403070 266 414 (0) 90062 83 299 80659 6763 (0) (0) Land rented or leased from others ...... farms .. 1 389 1 089 183 109 101 99 8 8 8 acres __ 286869 179812 43860 60534 (0) (0) (0) (0) 2663 Rented or leased land in farms ....... farms .. 1 381 1084 180 109 101 99 8 8 8 acres __ 281 048 175 719 43 260 59406 58625 (0) 781 781 2663 Land rented or leased to others ......... farms •• 436 386 36 12 10 10 2 2 2 acres __ 34474 27666 (0) 3738 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ........................... farms .. 2843 2388 269 170 158 154 12 11 16 acres __ 521 104 331 442 66 751 116383 112 707 110299 3676 (0) 4528 Harvested crop!"nd .................... farms .. 2700 2263 258 163 152 149 11 10 16 acres __ 499 986 314 845 67340 113467 Farms by acres i 'arvested: 110606 108298 2861 (0) 4334 

1 to 49 acres ............................. 1 164 1 055 79 29 25 25 4 4 1 50 to 99 acres ............................ 468 420 35 6 6 6 - - 7 100 to 199 acres .......................... 424 355 43 22 20 20 2 2 4 200 to 499 ~cres .......................... 379 287 51 41 37 35 4 4 - 500 to 999 ~cres .......................... 170 106 38 23 23 23 - - 3 1.000 to 1.999 acres ....................... 82 36 11 34 33 32 1 - 1 2.000 acres or more ....................... 13 4 1 8 8 8 - - - Cropland: Pasture or grazing only ............... farms .. 602 528 46 28 26 25 2 2 - acres __ 12374 10207 905 1 262 (0) 1 157 (0) (0) - In cover crops. legumes. and soil· improvement grasses. not harvested and not pastured ................... farms .. 104 87 11 5 3 2 2 2 1 acres __ 2957 1 909 (0) 800 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) On which all crops failed ............. farms .. 55 44 5 4 4 4 - - 2 acres __ I 326 1 062 101 (0) (0) (0) - - (0) In cultivated summer fallow ........... farms .. 18 14 2 1 1 1 - - 1 acres __ 279 171 (0) (0) (0) (0) - - (0) Idle ................................ farms .. 209 175 17 15 13 13 2 2 2 acres __ 4182 3248 (0) 721 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Total woodland .......................... farms .. 1 451 1 232 130 84 78 75 6 5 5 acres __ 91 736 58563 9004 23665 22037 21 776 1 828 (0) 304 Woodland pastured .................... farms .. 197 173 17 7 6 5 1 1 . acres __ 6926 4591 614 1 723 (0) (0) (0) (0) - Woodland not pastured ................ farms .. 1 336 1 137 118 78 73 71 5 4 5 acres __ 84606 53972 8390 22142 (0) (0) (0) (0) 304 Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured ......... farms .. 209 169 22 16 12 11 4 4 2 acres __ 12490 9691 (0) 1 931 1 700 (0) 231 231 (0) 

Land in house lots. ponds. roads. wasteland. etc .......................... farms .. 2148 1 845 183 109 99 96 10 9 11 acres __ 30135 20644 (0) 4679 4030 (0) 649 (0) (0) 

Pastureland. all types .................... farms .. 858 733 74 49 43 41 6 6 2 acres __ 31 792 24489 (0) 4916 4055 (0) 861 861 (0) 

Irrigated land ............................ farms .. 323 204 40 74 70 69 4 3 5 acres __ 44 168 18654 3684 21 544 20 711 (0) 833 (0) 286 

Harvested cropland irrigated ............ farms .. 318 202 40 71 67 86 4 3 5 acres __ 44014 (0) (0) 21 413 20560 (0) 833 (0) 266 Pasture and other land irrigated ......... farms .. 6 2 1 3 3 3 - - - acres __ 154 (0) (0) 131 131 131 - - - Land set aside in federal farm programs in 1982 .................................. farms .. 39 32 5 2 2 2 - - - acres __ 663 546 (0) (0) (0) (0) - - -

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators .................................... 3338 2830 302 190 174 169 16 15 16 

Full owners ................................... 1 951 1 743 119 81 73 70 6 7 8 

Part owners ............................. · ..... 996 793 116 83 79 77 4 4 4 

Tenants ...................................... 391 294 67 26 22 22 4 4 4 

White ........................................ 3279 2773 300 190 174 169 16 15 16 

Full owners ................................. 1 918 1 711 118 81 73 70 8 7 6 

Part owners ................................. 975 772 116 83 79 77 4 4 4 

Tenants .................................... 388 290 66 26 22 22 4 4 4 

Black and other races ......................... 59 57 2 - - - - - - Full owners ................................. 33 32 1 - - - - - - Part owners ................................. 21 21 - - - - - - - Tenants .................................... 5 4 1 - - - - - -

See footnotes at end of table. 

32 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Table 45. Summary by Type of Organization: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held OtherItem cooperative, 

estate or 10 or less 10 or less trust, Individual stock· stock· Institutional, Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) _ ••••••••.•.••••.•.• farms •• 3338 2830 302 190 174 169 16 15 16 $1,000 •• 370 562 240 100 36478 92776 88502 75468 4274 (D) 1 208 

Fa[~;s ~h;~I$~,~60~~~~: •••••.••.••••.•.••••.••• 548 510 28 10 7 6 3 3 - $2,500 to $4,999 ••••••••••••.•.••••.••.••••. 304 286 17 1 1 1 - - - $5,000 to $9,999 •••••••••••••••••.•..•.••.•• 306 269 32 4 4 4 - - 1 $10,000 to $19,999 .•••••••••.•••••••••.••.•• 373 320 31 16 14 14 2 2 6 $20,000 to $39,999 •••.•••••••••••••••••••••• 345 293 29 21 21 20 - - 2 $40,000 to $99,999 .••.••••.••••••••••••••.•• 440 362 52 24 20 20 4 4 2 $100,000 to $249,999 ••••••.••••••••••••••••• 601 493 70 33 31 30 2 2 5 $250,000 to $499,999 ••.•.•.••••••••••••••••• 303 236 30 37 35 35 2 1 - $500,000 or more .•.•.••.•..•.••.••••.•••••• 118 61 13 44 41 39 3 3 - Grains •.•..•••••••••.••••••••••••••••• farms •• 2254 1 877 225 136 128 125 8 7 16 $1,000 •• 74889 45015 10777 18398 18 192 17630 206 (D) 699 Sales of $40,000 or more .•..•.•••••. farms •• 457 289 76 88 85 83 3 2 4 $1,000 •. 55816 28746 8900 17636 17 476 (D) 160 (D) 533 

Corn for grain ••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 1 164 915 132 104 100 98 4 3 13 $1,000 •• 30844 16954 4622 9092 (D) 8576 (D) (D) 177 Wheat ..••.•••••••.••.•••••.•..•..•. farms •• 776 610 91 67 67 66 - - 8 $1,000 •. 6654 4284 903 1 414 1 414 (D) - - 52 Soybeans .•.•..•.......••.•..•..•.•• farms •• 1 977 1 644 199 118 110 107 8 7 16 $1,000 •• 34109 21 640 4968 7037 6933 6813 104 (D) 463 Sorghum for grain ••.•••••••••• _ ••••• farms •• 4 3 1 - - - - - - $1,000 •. 8 (D) (D) - - - - - - Oats •••• _ •••••••••••••••••••..•.••• farms •. 23 20 1 2 1 1 1 - - $1,000 •. 23 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) - - Other grains •••••••••..•.••..•....•• farms .• 462 350 56 53 52 51 1 - 3 $1,000 •• 3251 2113 (D) (D) 847 (D) (D) - 6 

Colton and coltonseed ••.••.••.••.••••. farms •• - - - - - - - - - $1,000 .• - - - - - - - - - Sales of $40,000 or more ..••••..••.• farms •• - - - - - - - - - $1,000 •• - - - - - - - - - Tobacco ••.••....••.•..•..•••••••••••• farms •• - - - - - - - - - $1,000 •• - - - - - - - - - Sales of $40,000 or more ••••••••.••• farms •. - - - - - - - - - $1,000 .• - - - - - - - - - Hay, silage, and field seeds .•••••..•..• farms •• 193 171 14 8 7 7 1 1 - $1,000 •• 901 780 46 76 (D) (D) (D) (D) - Sales of $40,000 or more •..•.••.•••• farms •• 1 1 - - - - - - - $1,000 •• (D) (D) - - - - - - -

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons •... farms .• 366 284 36 42 40 40 2 1 4 $1,000 •• 16929 6707 1 403 8778 (D) (D) (D) (D) 41 Sales of $40,000 or more •.•..••.•••• farms •• 85 44 11 30 29 29 1 - - $1,000 •• 14727 5076 1 117 8534 (D) (D) (D) - - Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 66 52 8 5 4 4 1 1 1 $1,000 •• 232O 248 (D) 1 355 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Sales of $40,000 or more •••.•••••... farms .• 6 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 - $1,000 •• 2059 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) - Nursery and greenhouse products ••.•••• farms •• 106 69 13 21 17 17 4 4 3 

$1,000 •• 7984 2331 1 421 4217 2704 2704 1 513 1 513 15 

Sales of $40,000 or more ...••••••••• farms •• 35 14 5 16 12 12 4 4 . $1,000 •• 7381 1 931 1 314 4 136 2623 2623 1 513 1 513 -

Other crops •••••••••••••••• _ ••.•..••.• farms •• 45 33 4 8 8 8 - - - $1,000 •• 7252 5003 (D) (D) (D) (D) - - - Sales of $40,000 or more ••.••••••••• farms •• 28 17 4 7 7 7 - - - $1,000 •• 7 164 4920 (D) (D) (D) (D) - - - Poultry and poultry products •••••••••.•• farms .• 1 094 957 81 54 50 47 4 4 2 

$1,000 •• 220 963 158351 (D) 46328 44 281 31 809 2047 2047 (D) 

Sales of $40,000 or more •.••••..•••• farms •• 885 763 72 50 46 44 4 4 - $1,000 •• 218 897 156 503 16 141 46253 44206 (D) 2047 2047 - Dairy products •••••••.••..••.•..••.••• farms •• 184 147 26 9 9 9 - - 2 

$1,000 •• 15571 10565 3085 (D) (D) (D) - - (D) 

Sales of $40,000 or more •••••••••••• farms •• 100 69 20 9 9 9 - - 2 

$1,000 .. 14230 9347 2963 (D) (D) (D) - - (D) 

Caltle and calves •••.•....••••••••••••• farms •• 521 437 52 29 27 27 2 2 3 

$1,000 .. 12311 3584 598 8095 (D) (D) (D) (D) 34 

Sales of $40,000 or more •••••••••... farms •• 19 11 4 4 4 4 - - - $1,000 •• 9772 1 534 355 7883 7883 7883 - - - Hogs and pigs •.•••••••••••.••..•..••• farms •• 413 350 42 19 18 18 1 1 2 

$1,000 •• 10208 6665 (D) 2076 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Sales of $40,000 or more .••••••••••• farms .• 52 34 8 9 9 9 - - 1 

$1,000 •. 7937 4826 (D) 1 988 1 988 1 988 - - (D) 

Sheep, lambs, and wool •.••••••.••••••• farms •• 32 30 1 - - - - - 1 

$1,000 •• 26 (D) (D) - - - - - (D) 

Sales of $40,000 or more •.•••••••••• farms •• - - - - - - - - - $1,000 •. - - - - - - - - -

Other livestock and livestock products 

(see 189 20 13 13 13 1 text) ••••••.•..•••••••.••.•••.••• farms •• 155 - - $1,000 •. 1 206 (D) 70 300 300 300 - - (D) 

Sales of $40,000 or more ••..•••••••• farms •• 6 4 - 2 2 2 - - - $1,000 •• 458 (D) - (D) (D) (D) - - -

FARM-RELATED INCOME AND 

DIRECT SALES 

Income from machine work, customwork, 

and other agricultural services 23 22 4 ••••••••••. farms •• 284 222 35 22 1 - $1,000 •• 1 425 946 161 313 (D) (D) (D) - 6 

Value of agricultural products sold direclly 

to individuals for human consumption 227 195 16 12 11 11 1 1 4 (see text) •..• _ ••••.••.•••••••..•••••••• farms •• $1,000 •• 2089 843 107 1 079 (D) (D) (D) (D) 60 

See footnotes at end of table. 

34 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Table 45. Summary by Type of Organization: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see Introductory text] 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held OtherItem cooperative, estate or 10 or less 10 or less trusl, Individual stock- stock- institutional, Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSESLCon. 

Energy and petroleum products ___________ farms __ 3328 2712 375 216 185 174 31 30 25 $1,000 __ 18092 11 085 2146 4685 4500 4221 185 (D) 176 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 1 193 972 170 45 27 26 18 18 6 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 1 242 1 096 71 65 58 51 7 7 10 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 741 575 114 44 41 40 3 3 6 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 152 69 20 62 59 57 3 2 1 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 3322 2706 375 216 165 174 31 30 25 $1,000 __ 13435 8 183 1 671 3458 3306 3229 152 (D) 122 Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ 3062 2498 363 183 154 144 29 28 18 

Diesel $1,000 __ 5 192 3379 669 1 096 1 004 967 92 (D) 49 fuel __________________________ farms __ 1 755 1 396 190 153 142 133 11 10 16 $1,000 __ 5019 3001 712 1 252 1 218 1 195 33 (D) 54 LP gas, butane, and propane _________ farms __ 422 353 34 34 32 31 2 2 1 $1,000 __ 1 465 705 (D) 693 (D) (D) (D) (D) (0) Fuel oil and kerosene ________________ farms __ 428 335 40 52 49 48 3 2 1 $1,000 __ 975 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (0) Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 27 23 1 3 3 2 - - - $1,000 __ 79 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) - - - Motor oil and grease _________________ farms __ 3322 2706 375 216 185 174 31 30 25 $1,000 __ 704 472 (0) 140 134 128 5 (D) (0) 

Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 2244 1 624 227 175 146 135 29 28 18 $1,000 __ 4554 2807 470 1 223 (D) (D) (D) (D) 54 Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. ___________ farms __ 122 96 19 7 6 6 1 1 - $1,000 __ 103 95 5 3 (D) (D) (D) (D) -

Interest expense ________________________ farms __ I 433 1 170 152 103 97 96 6 6 8 $1,000 __ 16946 10678 1 500 4495 4322 (D) 173 173 76 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 278 218 42 18 18 18 - - - $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 432 367 51 14 14 14 - - - $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 287 248 22 11 11 11 - - 6 $10,000 or more ____________________________ 436 337 37 60 54 53 6 6 2 Farms reporting no interest expense (see text) ____________________________________ 1 618 1 298 209 94 70 60 24 23 17 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 3338 2721 376 216 185 174 31 30 25 $1,000 __ 153 587 101 192 19226 32149 30832 29036 1 317 (D) 1 020 Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 203 162 41 - - - - - - $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 757 648 92 17 - - 17 17 - $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 643 552 53 31 29 29 2 2 7 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 919 800 59 46 44 43 2 2 14 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 437 344 50 41 36 29 5 5 2 $100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 226 135 68 22 19 19 3 3 1 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 136 73 13 49 47 45 2 1 1 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 17 7 - 10 10 9 - - -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ____________________________ farms __ 2576 2 117 265 173 150 141 23 23 23 number __ 3757 2999 417 310 270 247 40 40 31 Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 2780 2262 301 193 183 172 10 9 24 number __ 6190 4534 810 808 770 735 38 (D) 38 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 2904 2344 330 205 174 163 31 30 25 number __ 8012 5933 1 031 956 847 772 109 (D) 92 2 or 3 ________________________________ farms __ 1 387 1 149 156 74 55 53 19 19 8 number __ 3278 2707 364 190 151 (D) 39 39 17 4 or more _____________________________ farms __ 712 495 101 105 94 85 11 10 11 number __ 3929 2526 594 740 671 (D) 69 (D) 69 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___________________________________ farms __ 1 111 807 161 128 122 113 6 6 15 number __ 1 342 951 183 193 187 157 6 6 15 Corn heads for combines _________________ farms __ 901 649 138 100 94 85 6 6 14 number __ 1 006 697 156 139 133 116 6 6 Cottonpickers and stnppers _______________ farms __ ,}~ - - - - - - - - number __ - - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 460 367 60 32 31 30 1 1 1 

numbeL_ 519 422 62 (D) 33 (D) (D) (D) (D) Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 499 400 52 41 40 39 1 1 6 number __ 531 426 56 43 (D) (D) (D) (D) 6 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or 159 21 21 21 6 flywheel _______________________________ farms __ 200 14 - - number __ 249 190 29 24 24 24 - - 6 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 2 191 1 730 277 159 147 138 12 11 25 

acres on which used __ 406 758 247 022 58 169 98545 94804 91 163 3741 (D) 5022 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 766 588 101 73 66 65 7 6 4 acres on which used __ 58639 31 754 9421 17126 15576 ~D) 1 550 (Dl 338 tons __ 58379 31 269 9619 17088 16126 D) 962 (0 403 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to controlInsects on hay and other crops _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 896 658 126 89 83 74 6 5 23 

acres on which used __ 170 101 65024 32226 48267 47345 44802 922 (D) 4584 

See footnotes at end of table. 

36 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 45. Summary by Type of Organization: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooperative, 

Item estate or 

10 or less 10 or less trust. 

Individual stock- stock- insmutional, 

Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALSL 

Con. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

control-Con. Nematodes 5 in crops ___________________ farms __ 188 150 26 7 5 5 2 1 

acres on which used __ 23010 18389 3947 579 (D) (D) (D) (D) 95 

Diseases In crops and orchards _________ farms __ 214 152 20 36 33 26 3 2 6 

acres on which used __ 16975 10604 751 5032 4646 3939 366 (D) 388 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 227 117 107 98 10 10 17 I 768 1 407 

acres on which used __ 381 813 234 135 51 568 91 165 88367 84 689 2798 2798 4945 

Chemicals for defoliation, growth control of crops, or 7 16 15 15 1 1 1 thinning of fruiL _____________ farms __ 95 71 acres on which used __ 8684 6259 1244 (D) 1 148 1 148 (D) (D) (D) 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 660 562 62 33 31 31 2 2 3 

number __ 33360 19921 4464 8735 (D) (D) (D) (D) 240 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________ 265 244 15 5 5 5 10 to 49 ____________________________________ 245 217 20 6 7 7 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 70 49 11 9 8 8 100 to 199 __________________________________ 48 31 11 5 5 5 200 to 499 __________________________________ 26 18 4 4 4 4 500 or more ________________________________ 6 3 1 2 2 2 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 517 439 50 25 23 23 2 2 3 

numbeL_ 15085 10 120 2246 2579 (D) (D) (D) (D) 140 Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 311 268 25 16 14 14 2 2 2 

number __ 5129 3 185 (D) 1 484 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________ 202 186 13 2 2 2 10 to 49 ________________________________ 94 73 10 10 9 9 50 to 99 ________________________________ 10 7 2 1 100 to 199 ______________________________ 1 1 200 to 499 ______________________________ 2 2 2 500 or more ____________________________ 2 1 1 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 248 210 27 9 9 9 2 number __ 9956 6935 (D) 095 1 095 1 095 (D) 

Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________ 75 74 5 to 9 __________________________________ 9 9 10 to 49 ________________________________ 85 77 7 50 to 99 ________________________________ 48 28 14 5 5 5 100 to 199 ______________________________ 24 18 4 2 2 2 200 to 499 ______________________________ 7 4 1 2 2 2 500 or more ____________________________ 

He~ers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 418 357 41 18 17 17 1 1 2 number __ 8970 Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull 

6320 (D) 1 330 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

calves ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ _ _ farms __ 467 397 43 25 23 23 2 2 2 number __ 9305 3481 (D) 4826 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 521 437 52 29 27 27 2 2 3 number __ 26224 10472 949 13680 (D! (D) (D) (D) 123 $1.000 __ 12311 3584 598 8095 (0 (D) (D) (D) 34 Calves _______________________________ farms __ 351 290 36 23 21 21 2 2 2 number __ 7457 5396 1 287 

18! 

(D) (D) (D) (D) (D) $1,000 __ 1 172 862 210 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 417 345 45 24 23 23 1 1 3 numbeL_ 18767 5076 662 (D) 12919 12919 (D) (D) (D) $1,000 __ 11 139 2722 388 (D) 7983 7983 (D) (D) (D) Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 129 107 12 9 9 9 1 number __ 14415 1 430 

!8! 

12746 12746 12746 (D) $1,000 __ 8818 776 7885 7685 7685 (D) 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 421 362 .. 42 15 15 15 2 number __ 54411 37672 8459 (D) (D) (D) (D) Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 200 185 13 2 2 2 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 50 45 4 1 1 1 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 66 61 4 1 1 1 100 to 199 __________________________________ 42 30 9 3 3 3 200 to 499 __________________________________ 32 20 6 4 4 4' 2 500 or more ________________________________ 31 21 6 4 4 4 Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 287 242 36 7 7 7 2 

Other numbeL_ 8689 6430 193 (D) (D) (D) (D) ________________________________ farms __ 364 313 35 14 14 14 2 number __ 45722 31 242 7266 (D) (D) (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 413 350 42 19 18 18 1 1 2 numbeL_ 101 972 67427 (Dl 17419 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) $1,000 __ 10208 6665 (0 2076 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Feeder plgs ___________________________ farms __ 138 119 16 2 2 2 1 numbeL_ 27544 19113 6406 (D) (D! (D) (D) $1,000 __ 1 268 828 331 (D) (0 (D) (D) 

Litters of pigs farrowed be\Ween- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 292 247 36 7 7 7 2 

Oec. numbeL_ 10887 7587 1 692 (D) (D) (D) (D) 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 259 221 31 5 5 5 2 number __ 5875 4 151 883 (D) (D) (D) (D) June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 259 220 32 6 6 6 1 number __ 5012 3436 809 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 37 
Table 45. Summary by Type of Organization: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held OtherItem cooperative, 

estate or 10 or less 10 or less trust, Individual stock- stock- institutional, Total or family Partnership Total Total holders Total holders etc. 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 41 36 4 1 numbeL_ 681 556 (0) (0) Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 33 31 1 1 number __ 358 (0) (0) (0) Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 24 22 1 1 numbeL_ 469 (0) (0) (0) Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 29 27 1 1 number __ 474 (0) (0) (0) 

pounds of wooL 3033 (0) (0) (0) 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 476 408 39 28 26 25 2 2 1 number __ 3514 2685 (0) 506 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 146 116 16 13 13 13 1 number __ 412 313 lO) 65 65 65 (0) $1,000 __ 1 162 788 0) 300 300 300 (0) Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 62 53 6 2 2 2 1 number __ 409 342 59 (0) (0) (0) (0) Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 29 23 3 2 2 2 1 number __ 153 130 11 (0) (0) (0) (0) $1,000 __ 5 4 1 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _ _ farms __ 253 225 20 7 7 7 1 number __ 968 058 471 253 Farms with- 114273 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

1 to 399 ____________________________________ 192 175 15 2 2 2 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 9 8 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 31 28 2 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 12 10 1 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 6 4 1 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 2 1 100,000 or more ____________________________ 1 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 240 213 20 6 6 6 1 numbeL_ 742284 293 154 114273 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 34 31 2 2 2 1 number __ 225 774 178099 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ______ farms __ 98 83 9 5 5 5 1 number __ 507662 999 145 (0) 400 720 400 720 400 720 (0) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 922 804 69 48 45 43 3 3 1 number __ 170 418 428 132 309 047 (0) 25090 116 24 398 116 (0) 692000 692 000 (0) 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 19 18 1 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 106 97 5 3 3 2 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 143 124 16 3 1 1 2 2 100,000 or more ____________________________ 654 565 47 42 41 40 1 1 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 11 10 1 numbeL_ 67 (0) (0) Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 10 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 number __ (0) 60044 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 1 363 1 088 151 110 106 104 4 3 14 acres __ 150676 88518 21 890 39262 38743 (0) 519 (0) 1 006 bushels __ 14 880 293 8393 236 2 337 216 4 053 935 3 994679 (0) 59256 (0) 95906 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 132 76 17 35 35 34 4 

acres __ 17771 6805 1 662 9240 9240 (0) 64 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 460 422 28 5 4 4 5 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 501 405 56 32 31 30 8 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 253 179 41 33 32 32 250 acres or more ___________________________ 149 82 26 40 39 38 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 209 165 26 16 15 15 1 1 2 

acres __ 10034 5991 lO) 2940 (0) (0) (01 (0) (01 

Irrigated __________________________ ~o_~~ ?~~~~== 145796 94670 0) 35910 (0) (0) (0 (0) (0 

6 5 1 1 1 

acres __ 187 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 109 96 10 3 3 3 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 78 53 15 8 7 7 2 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 19 14 1 4 4 4 250 acres or more ___________________________ 3 2 1 1 1 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 783 616 92 67 67 66 8 

acres __ 56867 37807 7933 10764 10764 (0) 363 

bushels __ 2 234 788 457 005 305015 455924 455924 (0) 16844 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 23 15 2 5 5 5 1 

acres __ 2136 1 200 (0) 820 820 820 (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 4 4 2 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 225 200 19 4 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 391 316 45 25 25 24 5 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 125 78 22 24 24 24 1 250 acres or more ___________________________ 42 22 6 14 14 14 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ 471 352 62 55 55 54 2 

acres __ 33951 21 733 (0) 8748 8748 lO) lO) bushels __ 912 955 1 216 687 (0) 513 449 513 449 0) 0) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 12 6 1 4 4 4 1 

acres __ 611 311 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

38 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 39 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text) 

Farming 

Item Total farming and other 

Age of operator (years) 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 3336 1 956 73 226 324 401 512 416 

Land in farms __________________________ ~_e~~~;::: 100.0 58.6 2.2 6.6 9.7 12.0 15.3 12.5 655465 511 661 10310 46617 101 126 116129 153 121 62356 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 196 262 141 204 312 295 299 197 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 3336 1 994 46 213 296 446 517 476 $1,000 __ 1 217 647 934336 15727 77602 172 505 232464 264 597 171 241 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 364 643 466 574 341 691 365 266 562 767 521 220 511 793 359 750 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 1 629 1 769 1 610 2002 1 757 1 910 1 667 1 676 Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 436 166 6 17 22 41 29 49 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 433 155 - 22 30 13 51 39 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 359 165 1 36 13 42 44 29 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 413 266 6 20 37 57 69 75 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 322 202 1 29 40 44 39 49 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 769 527 13 52 67 137 103 155 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 322 264 14 21 41 55 66 45 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 171 147 1 6 30 39 46 21 $2,000,000 or more __________________________ 93 62 - 6 16 18 26 14 

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned __________________________ farms __ 2950 1 716 46 161 289 365 466 389 acres __ 403 070 291 130 4144 16735 43 768 66 564 94211 65666 Land rented or leased from others ______ farms __ I 389 955 48 146 167 208 253 133 acres __ 286 669 243 364 6654 34839 59896 53624 65142 23209 Rented or leased land in farms _______ farms __ I 381 949 48 146 167 207 250 131 acres __ 261 048 238 227 6654 30704 59752 53571 64 876 22670 Land rented or leased to others _________ farms __ 436 235 3 20 45 31 47 69 acres __ 34474 22633 488 4957 2536 2079 6232 6541 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 2843 1 675 67 169 264 335 451 369 acres __ 521 104 424079 9444 41 024 89402 96254 125 672 60263 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 2700 1611 67 184 249 316 440 355 acres __ 499 966 410 379 9312 39627 66160 95011 120367 57902 Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 1 164 456 16 46 77 65 103 147 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 468 263 24 36 32 51 67 73 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 424 300 13 42 26 65 93 61 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 379 326 9 34 50 77 106 50 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 170 164 3 19 42 36 46 16 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 62 74 - 7 19 16 23 7 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 13 6 - - 3 2 2 1 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 602 335 5 26 49 '72 116 65 acres __ 12374 7792 95 546 833 2039 2919 1 356 In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 104 67 2 4 9 13 22 17 acres __ 2957 1 629 (0) (0) (0) 502 544 357 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 55 32 - 4 1 3 11 13 acres __ I 326 1 088 - (0) (0) (0) 692 130 In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 16 12 - 1 1 2 4 4 acres __ 279 177 - (0) (0) (0) 73 35 Idle ________________________________ farms __ 209 125 2 12 20 23 35 33 acres __ 4 162 3014 (0) (0) 249 511 1 077 501 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ I 451 855 23 77 120 169 256 206 acres __ 91 736 61 926 737 3943 8215 13536 19269 16226 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 197 123 4 14 16 26 36 25 acres __ 6928 4960 9 190 847 1 658 1 504 572 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ I 336 792 21 72 113 154 239 193 acres __ 64806 56946 728 3753 7368 11 678 17765 15654 

Pastureland and ranr,eland other than cropland and wood and pastured _________ farms __ 209 129 - 14 21 33 34 27 acres __ 12490 5686 - 342 398 2100 738 2306 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 2 148 1244 25 132 214 270 336 267 acres __ 30135 19770 129 1 308 3113 4239 7442 3539 

Pastureland, all types ____________________ farms __ 858 495 7 43 78 113 159 95 acres __ 31 792 18656 104 1 080 2078 5997 5 161 4238 Irrigated land ____________________________ farms __ 323 249 8 37 57 55 60 32 acres __ 44 166 40238 (0) (0) 9246 11 959 9 113 6044 Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 316 246 8 36 55 55 60 32 acres __ 44 014 (0) (0) 3427 (0) 11 959 (0) 6044 Pasture and other land irrigated _________ farms __ 6 4 - 1 2 - 1 - acres __ 154 (0) - (0) (0) - (0) - Land set aside in federal farm programs in 1982 __________________________________ farms __ 39 32 2 2 4 6 15 3 acres __ 663 629 (0) (0) 113 120 334 24 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ____________________________________ 3336 1 956 73 226 324 401 512 418 Full owners ___________________________________ 1 951 1 003 25 82 157 193 260 286 Part owners ____________________________ - ______ 996 713 23 78 132 172 206 102 Tenants ______________________________________ 391 240 25 66 35 36 46 30 WMe ________________________________________ 3279 1 929 73 227 323 394 503 409 Full owners _________________________________ 1 916 986 25 82 156 188 256 279 Part owners _________________________________ 975 704 23 78 132 170 201 100 Tenants ____________________________________ 386 239 25 67 35 36 46 30 Black and other races _________________________ 59 27 - 1 1 7 9 9 Full owners _________________________________ 33 17 - - 1 5 4 7 Part owners _________________________________ 21 9 - - - 2 5 2 Tenants ____________________________ - ____ --- 5 1 - 1 - - - -

See footnotes at end of table. 

40 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. ~H ERRAfA [Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text1 

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 

percent-_ Land In farms ____________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 

Value of land and bulldlngs1 ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $39,999 ______________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $69,999 _________________________ _ $70,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ $100,000 to $149,999 _______________________ _ $150,000 to $199,999 _______________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ $500,000 to $999,999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ___________________ _ $2,000,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Land rented or leased from others ______ farms __ 

acres __ Rented or leased land in farms _______ farms __ 

acres __ Land rented or leased to others _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ______________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 

acres __ In cover crops, legumes, and sollimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 

acres __ In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 

acres __ Idle ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 

acres __ Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodrand pastured _________ farms __ 

acres __ Land in house lots, ponds, roads, Wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland, all types ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres __ Pasture and other land irrigated _________ farms __ 

acres __ Land set aside in federal farm programs in 1982 __________________________________ farms __ 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

acres __ 

AI~~r~!~~~-=================================== Part owners __________________________________ _ 

~'l:'~~n~_====================================== Full owners ________________________________ _ Part owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

1 382 

41.4 143 804 

104 

1 344 

283511 

210 946 2060 

270 

278 

194 

127 

120 

262 

58 

24 

11 

1 232 111 940 

434 43 505 

432 42821 201 11 641 

1 168 97025 

1 089 89607 

708 

185 

124 

53 

6 

8 

5 

267 4582 

37 1 328 

23 

238 6 102 

84 

168 

596 29810 

74 1948 

546 27862 

80 6604 

904 10365 

363 13134 

74 3930 72 

{OJ 

2 

{OJ 

7 

34 

382 

948 

283 

151 1 350 

932 

271 

147 

32 

16 

12 

4 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

41 

1.2 2617 

64 

37 1 847 49919 

2399 

12 

21 

4 

25 

487 

21 

{OJ 

21 

227 2 

{OJ 

36 

772 

36 1 687 

27 

4 

4 

1 

4 

{OJ 

3 

{OJ 

4 

63 

7 808 

7 808 

1 

{OJ 

14 

{OJ 

5 

{OJ 1 

{OJ 

1 

{OJ 

41 

20 

5 

16 

41 

20 

5 

16 

25 to 34 

176 

5.3 14337 81 

174 22 708 130 506 2053 

30 

84 

29 

26 

4 

15 

2 

3 

1 

133 8636 

78 

{OJ 

78 6297 18 

{OJ 

133 11 580 

124 10585 

78 

21 

14 

8 

1 

2 

20 

{OJ 

2 

{OJ 

2 

{OJ 

9 

70 

55 1 681 7 383 

52 1 278 

5 

{OJ 

103 

{OJ 

29 

{OJ 

9 

{OJ 

9 

{OJ 

176 

98 

35 

43 

176 

98 

35 

43 

Other occupations 

Age of operator {yearsJ 

35 to 44 

326 

9.8 24319 75 

308 58797 

190 899 2177 

58 

62 

42 

18 

21 

75 

30 

2 

287 15303 137 10362 136 10357 37 1 346 

276 18038 

261 17 134 

170 

35 

37 

18 

55 

631 

4 

{OJ 

8 

{OJ 

18 

211 

132 3721 13 

247 

122 3474 

20 

323 

203 2237 

75 

201 

17 

350 

17 

350 

2 

{OJ 

326 

189 

98 

39 

317 

187 

93 

37 

9 

2 

5 

2 

45 to 54 

367 

11.0 38014 104 

421 93289 

221 589 2 142 

55 

88 

44 

41 

43 

118 

18 

12 

2 

342 29798 110 10815 110 10815 42 2599 

320 26844 

297 25 171 

189 

51 

33 

16 

5 

1 

2 

90 

855 

13 

228 5 

63 

3 

40 

26 

487 

180 8815 27 

683 

164 8 152 

23 

256 

256 2099 

121 

774 

21 1 237 

20 

{OJ 1 

{OJ 

3 

12 

367 

257 

85 

25 

359 

253 

82 

24 

8 

4 

3 

1 

55 to 64 

304 

9.1 

41 635 

137 

280 78224 

279 371 2053 

75 

32 

50 

35 

21 

50 

7 

5 

5 

287 34 110 

57 10725 56 10 115 

59 3200 

250 27407 

226 25275 

143 

50 

18 

10 

3 

2 

60 

810 

11 

92 

3 

15 

3 

62 

17 

153 

140 11 048 

18 

392 

126 10656 

21 

238 

211 2942 

85 2440 

14 

549 

13 

{OJ 1 

(OJ 

2 

{OJ 

304 

247 

40 

17 

296 

241 

38 

17 

8 

6 

2 

65 and over 

168 

5.0 22882 136 

124 28646 

231 016 1 675 

40 

11 

29 

3 

31 

4 

1 

2 

3 

158 22626 31 4048 

31 4010 

43 3792 

153 11 384 

145 9 755 

101 

24 

18 

38 

117 

7 

{OJ 

2 

{OJ 

10 

184 

82 3 757 9 

263 

75 3494 

10 5753 

117 1 988 

48 7 133 

12 

522 

12 

522 

168 

137 

20 

11 

161 

133 

18 

10 

7 

4 

2 

1 

DELAWARE 41 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming 

and other 

Age of operator (years) 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________ 2405 1 484 46 167 226 312 415 318 Not on farm operated __________________________ Not 506 222 23 40 48 38 40 33 reported __________________________________ 427 250 4 21 50 51 57 67 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________ Other 1 956 1 956 73 228 324 401 512 418 ________________________________________ 1 382 

Operators by days of work off farm: None _________________________________________ Any I 367 157 32 125 167 246 314 273 __________________________________________ 1 629 457 33 80 104 105 92 43 1 to 99 days ________________________________ 255 209 14 37 50 44 36 28 100 to 199 days _____________________________ 245 114 12 18 22 31 25 6 200 days or more ___________________________ 1 129 134 7 25 32 30 31 9 Not reported __________________________________ 342 342 8 23 53 50 106 102 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ________________________________ 177 97 18 24 17 19 16 3 3 or 4 years __________________________________ 304 149 27 43 30 20 14 15 5 to 9 years ___________________________________ 499 236 16 82 59 48 20 11 10 years or more ______________________________ 1 559 1 013 36 137 207 357 276 Average years on present farm _______________ 18.1 20.9 3.6 6.4 11.6 18.0 27.4 34.5 Not reported __________________________________ 799 461 12 43 81 107 105 113 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________ 114 73 73 25 to 34 years ________________________________ 404 228 228 35 to 44 years ________________________________ 650 324 324 45 to 54 years ________________________________ 768 401 401 55 to 64 years ________________________________ 816 512 512 65 years and over _____________________________ 586 418 418 Average age ________________________________ 50.6 51.9 22.2 29.7 39.6 49.5 59.3 72.2 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________ 3088 798 73 212 286 375 475 377 Female _______________________________________ 250 158 16 38 26 37 41 

Operators of Spanish origin _______________________ 3 2 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _______________________ farms __ 2830 1 610 59 189 268 338 401 355 acres __ 420 540 323 235 7492 31 580 61 578 80057 97494 45034 Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 302 195 8 24 22 37 65 39 acres __ 82369 72 321 (D) (D) 10665 15742 26 195 11 063 Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 174 132 5 13 30 23 41 20 acres __ 140 474 109271 1 833 5673 27887 21 300 26713 25865 More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 5 3 2 1 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 169 129 5 13 30 23 39 19 Other than family held _________________ farms __ 16 10 2 1 3 4 acres __ 6384 3 179 (D) (D) (D) 394 More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ I 1 1 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 15 9 2 2 4 

Other -cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 16 9 1 2 2 2 2 acres __ 5698 3655 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________ 503 239 5 34 54 52 48 46 10 to 49 acres __________________________________ 905 359 13 36 73 58 84 95 50 to 69 acres __________________________________ 259 141 11 17 15 19 37 42 70 to 99 acres __________________________________ 313 171 17 23 25 27 35 44 100 to 139 acres ________________________________ 264 161 7 26 18 37 33 40 140 to 179 acres ________________________________ 176 122 5 17 7 31 36 26 180 to 219 acres ________________________________ 153 110 3 11 12 27 31 26 220 to 259 acres ________________________________ 116 96 5 11 15 18 21 26 260 to 499 acres ________________________________ 322 261 4 25 34 60 95 43 500 to 999 acres ________________________________ 211 196 3 20 46 49 59 19 1,000 to 1,999 acres _____________________________ 90 81 8 20 20 27 6 2,000 acres or more _____________________________ 26 19 5 3 6 5 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________ 493 832 47 88 104 133 232 228 Field crops, except cash grains (013) ______________ 73 40 1 3 11 8 12 5 Cotton (0131) _________________________________ 

Tobacco (0132) _______________________________ 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, 

peanuts, and other field crops (0133, 40 1 3 11 8 12 5 0134, 0139) __________________________________ 73 Vegetables and melons (016) _____________________ 107 67 2 7 17 11 14 16 Fruits and tree nuts (017) ________________________ 22 10 2 3 4 1 Horticultural specialties (018) _____________________ 80 49 4 10 12 7 16 

General farms, primarily crop (019) ________________ 57 27 3 2 5 6 10 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _________________________ 249 102 6 16 11 21 16 32 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ______________ 106 42 1 4 3 11 5 18 Dairy farms (024) ________________________________ 142 137 2 25 24 30 42 14 Poultry and eggs (025) ___________________________ 950 637 14 75 136 158 167 87 Animal specialties (027) __________________________ 130 35 3 5 13 8 6 

General farms, primarily livestock (029) ____________ 35 20 4 2 7 4 3 

See footnotes at end of table. 

42 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 601 65 and over 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________ 921 11 99 228 271 203 109 Not on farm operated __________________________ 284 22 49 65 62 52 34 Not reported __________________________________ 177 8 28 33 34 49 25 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________ Other ________________________________________ 1 3B2 41 176 326 367 304 168 

Operators by days of work off farm: None _________________________________________ 210 5 15 11 31 5B 90 

An,! to99ciays-================================ 1 172 36 161 315 336 246 78 46 2 3 12 12 11 6 100 to 199 days _____________________________ 131 6 14 26 36 37 12 200 days or more ___________________________ Not reported __________________________________ 995 2B 144 277 2BB 19B 60 

Operators by years on present farm: 

5 2 years or less ________________________________ BO 9 17 25 13 11 3 or 4 years __________________________________ 155 12 47 45 30 16 5 5 to 9 years ___________________________________ 263 4 59 82 75 34 9 10 years or more ______________________________ 546 10 101 184 165 B6 Average years on present farm _______________ Not 14.2 3.0 5.4 B.B 13.8 20.2 29.0 reported __________________________________ 338 16 43 73 65 78 63 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________ 41 41 25 to 34 years ________________________________ 176 176 35 to 44 years ________________________________ 326 326 45 to 54 years ________________________________ 367 367 55 to 64 years ________________________________ 304 304 65 years and over _____________________________ Average age ________________________________ 168 16B 48.7 21.9 29.9 39.4 49.6 59.5 71.5 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________ 

Female _______________________________________ 290 36 172 316 344 275 147 92 5 4 10 23 29 21 

Operators of Spanish origin _______________________ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _______________________ farms __ I 220 31 155 297 322 269 146 

Partnership _____________________________ acres __ 97305 219 9609 20962 27956 19801 17 758 farms __ 107 7 16 22 29 19 14 acres __ 10048 875 (D) (D) 2873 (D) 912 Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 42 3 4 5 11 14 5 

More acres __ 31 203 523 2 158 333 5 130 20 357 2 702 than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 2 1 1 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ Other 40 3 4 5 10 13 5 than family held _________________ farms __ 6 1 1 1 3 

More acres __ 3205 (D) (D) (D) 510 than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 6 Other 3 -cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 7 2 4 1 acres __ 2043 (D) (D) (D) 

FARMS BY SIZE 

~Ei iI~~llil~~~iii~ilii~llll~~~~iii~i! 284 7 50 61 67 60 19 546 21 65 140 135 119 66 118 4 10 25 34 30 15 142 1 22 24 39 35 21 103 3 11 20 29 17 23 54 2 4 18 16 6 8 43 3 8 12 13 7 20 9 5 6 61 2 5 18 19 11 6 15 1 3 2 7 2 ~:ogg ~~r~;~~ ~cres----------------------------- 9 3 1 2 2 1 l ore ----------------------------- 7 2 3 2 

~ARMS BY STANDARD i INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

~a~~ grains (011) _______________________________ ,I'C crops, except cash grains (013) ______________ 661 27 81 153 167 137 96 33 2 2 9 7 7 6 , Tg:;C~OV1~i--------------------------------

Sugar cro~s, Ijsii-poiiit(ies~-iiay,----------------- , peanuts, and other field crops (0133, Iv 0134,0139) __________________________________ 

F eQ~tables and melons (016) _____________________ 33 2 2 9 7 7 6 H 40 2 6 15 8 8 1 rul s and tree nuts (017) ________________________ 12 Ii ortlcultural specialties (018) ---__________________ 1 3 4 4 eneral 31 4 8 7 5 7 farms, primarily crop (019) ________________ 30 1 7 12 5 5 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and ,a~'mal specialties (021) _________________________ o . eef cattle, except 147 3 29 33 38 30 14 feedlots (0212) ______________ P 64 8 12 14 23 7 al:ft farms (024) ----____________________________ 5 1 2 1 A 1 ou ~ and e~~s (025) ___________________________ Gmma 313 5 40 78 85 80 25 specia ties (027) __________________________ 

eneral 95 2 10 18 32 27 6 farms, primarily livestock (029) ____________ 15 2 2 7 1 3 See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 43 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see Introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming Age of operator (years) 

and other 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and ave, 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL· 

TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) •••••••.•••••••••••• farms •• 3338 1 956 73 228 324 401 512 418 $1,000 •• 370 562 283 609 4555 30 115 58677 76802 80439 33020 Farms by value of sales: 

Less than $2,500 _ ... _ ..•........•..••••••... 548 123 3 6 15 20 22 57 $2,500 to $4,999 ............. _ ... _ ...•..... _ 304 111 4 7 12 15 24 49 $5,000 to $9,999 •••......... _ ............••• 306 134 12 14 4 13 26 65 $10,000 to $19,999 •••••. _ ....•...••..•....•• 373 229 14 33 25 36 65 56 $20,000 to $39,999 ••••••••••••••• _ •••••••••• 345 238 19 32 42 48 41 56 $40,000 to $99,999 •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 440 327 6 38 62 63 99 59 $100,000 to $249,999 ••..••.••...•••..••••••• 601 443 10 56 77 104 141 55 $250,000 to $499,999._ .....•................ 303 256 5 37 61 68 72 13 $500,000 or more ............... _ ...•....... 118 95 - 5 26 34 22 8 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 2254 1 406 63 161 203 279 399 301 $1,000 •• 74889 63077 1 575 6312 14174 14 178 18535 8304 Sales of $40,000 or more •••.......•• farms .. 457 406 7 46 66 97 131 37 $1,000 .• 55616 50029 735 4901 12760 11 509 14626 5278 

Corn for grain .......•..••••••••••••• farms •• 1 164 845 40 92 139 164 249 161 $1,000 •• 30644 27 166 634 2721 6366 5666 7917 3663 Wheat ..•••.••••••••••••••••••••••.• farms .. 776 566 23 74 102 121 164 104 $1,000 •. 6654 5556 196 646 1 269 1 269 1 436 717 Soybeans •••.•... _ .••......... _ ..... farms •• 1 977 1 251 49 139 179 250 360 274 $1,000 •• 34 109 27427 652 2715 5769 6371 6301 3599 

Sorghum for grain ...•••••••••••••••• farms •. 4 4 - - - 1 - 3 $1,000 .. 6 6 - - - (0) - (0) Oats .. _ ..••••••••••••••••••••••.•.. farms .. 23 19 - 6 3 1 6 3 $1,000 •• 23 20 - 6 2 (0) 4 (0) Other grains •.................•..••• farms •• 462 362 12 35 75 72 113 55 $1,000 .• 3251 2660 91 222 707 (0) 677 (0) 

Cotton and cottonseed •••••••.......... farms •• - - - - - - - $1,000 •• - - - - - - - · 

Sales of $40,000 or more .•...•.••••• farms •• - - - - - - - · $1,000 •. - - - - - - - · Tobacco ...•......••••.•••••••••••.••• farms .. - - - - - - - · 

$1,000 •• - - - - - - - Sales of $40,000 or more •••......... farms •• - - - - - - - · $1,000 •• - - - - - - - Hay, silage, and field seeds ....•.•••••• farms •. 193 112 1 19 21 14 34 23 $1,000 .. 901 496 (0) 95 120 (0) 146 53 Sales of $40,000 or more •••••••••••. farms •• 1 - - - - - - · 

$1,000 •• (0) - - - - - - · 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons •••• farms •• 366 260 6 33 54 62 63 40 $1,000 .• 16929 14966 107 1 036 2909 5665 2746 2283 Sales of $40,000 or more •••••••••••• farms .. 65 79 1 11 16 24 16 7 $1,000 .. 14727 13141 (0) (0) 2494 5357 2259 2111 Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 66 45 - 2 9 4 21 9 $1,000 •• 2320 2263 - (0) (0) 1 476 662 (0) 

Sales of $40,000 or more ...... __ ..•• farms •• 6 6 - - 1 2 3 · $1,000 •• 2059 2059 - - (0) (0) 547 · 

Nursery and greenhouse products ••••••• farms .. 106 63 - 6 12 15 10 20 $1,000 .• 7964 5977 - 630 1 393 1 509 1 322 923 Sales of $40,000 or more •.••........ farms •• 35 26 - 4 6 6 6 4 $1,000 •• 7361 5591 - (0) (0) 1 342 1 266 643 

Other crops ••••••.........•...•••••••• farms .. 45 44 1 4 10 6 16 5 $1,000 .. 7252 (0) (0) 510 1 492 2186 2609 103 Sales of $40,000 or more ••••.••.•... farms •• 26 26 1 2 7 5 12 1 $1,000 •• 7 164 7 164 (0) (0) 1 486 2 167 2794 (0) 

Poultry and poultry products •.......•••• farms •• 1 094 738 19 95 151 175 191 107 $1,000 .. 220 963 161 191 2604 17299 33415 42 149 46344 19380 Sales of $40,000 or more •••••••••••. farms •• 885 612 13 75 122 162 166 74 

$1,000 •• 218 897 159 996 2563 17163 33051 42005 46096 19 118 Oairy products ._ •••••••••.........•••• farms •• 184 171 3 32 30 40 47 19 $1,000 .. 15571 15495 27 1 652 3014 4711 4903 1 187 Sales of $40,000 or mOre •••••••••••. farms .. 100 100 - 9 14 29 35 13 

$1,000 .• 14230 14230 - 1 239 2720 4496 4708 1 065 

Cattle and calves •••••••.•......•• _ •••• farms •• 521 347 5 42 60 79 99 62 

$1,000_. 12311 4100 7 462 1 210 1 036 1 052 334 

Sales of $40,000 or mOre .••••••••••. farms .• 19 15 - 1 5 5 3 1 

$1,000 •• 9772 2147 - (0) (0) 538 440 (D) 

Hogs and pigs ...•••••••••••......•••• farms •• 413 284 15 48 47 58 66 50 

$1,000 .. 10208 8135 64 1 654 614 3416 1 596 370 

Sales of $40,000 or more •••••••••••• farms •• 52 41 - 9 6 14 10 2 

$1,000 •• 7937 6418 - 1 571 492 3072 (0) (0) 

Sheep, lambs, and wool •••••••.•...•.•• farms •• 32 14 2 1 3 1 5 2 

$1,000 •. 26 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 6 (D) 

Sales of $40,000 or more •.•••••••••• farms •• - - - - - - - · $1,000 •• - - - - - - - - Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ___ .... _________ .. _. _______ • farms._ 189 80 1 19 15 22 12 11 

$1,000 __ 1 206 621 (0) (0) 33 174 296 60 Sales of $40,000 or more ______ •... __ farms_. 6 4 - - - 1 3 - $1,000 .• 456 (0) - - - (0) 249 -

FARM·RELATED INCOME AND 

DIRECT SALES 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services _________ ._ farms_. 264 222 9 33 47 42 63 28 

$1,000_. 1 425 1 087 27 134 462 179 197 88 

Value of agricultural products sold directly 

to individuals for human consumption (see text) ____ .. ____ •. ______ •••. ______ •. farms __ 227 130 4 16 27 17 38 26 $1,00o __ 2089 1 907 2 124 256 659 701 166 

See footnotes at end of table. 

44 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ I 382 41 176 326 367 304 168 

$1,000-- 86953 877 10836 22316 20642 26534 5 749 

Fa[~:s ~h:~I$~,~6~~~~~:------------------------ 425 11 46 93 119 97 59 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 193 7 22 41 52 43 28 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 172 14 25 37 37 32 27 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 144 1 28 36 31 29 19 $20,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 107 2 6 34 37 13 15 $40,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 113 2 14 27 30 30 10 

$100,000 to $249,999------------------------ 158 4 28 37 44 38 7 

$250,000 to $499,999------------------------ 47 3 16 14 13 1 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 23 4 5 3 9 2 

Grains ___ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ ___ __ _ __ _ __ __ farms __ 848 29 101 203 222 178 115 

$1,000-- 11 812 241 1 560 2408 3609 2614 1 380 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 49 1 9 10 15 12 2 

$1,000-- 5787 (D) 922 724 899 512 (D) 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 319 9 45 73 85 64 43 

$1,000-- 3658 111 564 700 1 004 987 293 Wheat __ ___ __ _ __ _ __ _ __ ___ _ __ __ _ __ ___ farms __ 188 10 26 46 48 31 25 

$1,000-- 1 098 (D) (D) 206 245 275 165 Soybeans __ ___ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ ___ __ _ __ _ __ __ farms __ 726 25 88 175 192 154 92 

$1,000-- 6682 106 747 1 425 2273 1 271 860 Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Oats _______________________________ farms __ 4 3 1 

$1,000-- 4 (D) (D) Other grains ________________________ farms __ 100 1 16 24 31 16 12 

$1,000-- 371 (D) (D) 77 (D) 81 (D) 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Tobacco ___ _ __ _ _ __ ___ _ __ _____ _ __ ____ __ farms __ 

$1,000-- Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 81 3 9 21 22 17 9 $1,000-- 406 7 48 14 74 185 76 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ I 1 $1,000 __ (D) (D) 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 106 4 18 34 22 20 8 $1,000 __ 963 5 156 147 284 884 488 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 6 1 2 2 1 $1,000 __ 586 (D) (D) (D) (D) Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 21 1 4 7 5 4 $1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 36 (D) (D) 15 5 3 

$1,000-- Nursery and greenhouse products _______ farms __ 43 4 14 11 7 7 . $1,000 __ 2007 1 025 118 459 283 121 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 7 1 1 3 1 1 $1,000-- 1 790 (D) (D) 420 (D) (D) 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ I 1 $1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ (D) (D) 

$1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 356 5 43 88 101 88 31 $1,000-- 59772 473 6712 19 187 15486 14688 3226 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 273 4 35 71 71 75 17 $1,000 __ 58901 (D) (D) 19039 15 104 14551 3078 Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 13 2 3 5 3 $1,000-- 77 (D) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ (D) 41 6 

$1,000--

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 174 3 23 30 56 44 18 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ $~:~== 8212 7 374 95 161 7316 258 4 1 2 1 

Hogs $1,000-- 7625 (D) (D) (D) and pigs ________________________ farms __ 129 3 26 36 39 15 10 $1,000 __ 2073 131 901 234 205 439 163 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ II 1 5 1 3 1 

Sheep, lambs, and WOOL _______________ $~a~~~== 1 519 (D) 795 (D) 406 (D) 18 7 11 $1,000 __ (D) (D) 7 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ larms __ 109 6 15 26 32 24 6 $1,000-- 586 13 38 87 301 120 27 Ssles of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 1 1 $1,000 __ (D) (D) (D) 

FARM-RELATED INCOME AND 

DIRECT SALES 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural selVices ___________ larms __ 62 1 13 18 17 11 2 $1,000-- 338 (D) 12 37 35 201 (D) Value of agricultural products sold dlrectiy to individuals lor human consumption (see text) ______________________________ farms __ 97 3 15 26 29 20 4 $1,000 __ 182 1 31 54 48 47 1 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 45 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming 

and other 

Age of operator (years) 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Amount received ________________________ farms __ 53 46 2 6 11 10 13 4 $1,000 __ 725 1 644 (0) (0) 973 277 261 23 Feed grains ___________________________ farms __ 29 26 3 6 5 9 3 

WheaL _______________________________ $1,000 __ 144 1 097 67 721 140 158 10 farms __ 9 7 2 3 2 

Cotton $1,000 __ 19 (0) (0) 6 (0) ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Soybeans, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___________________________ farms __ 25 23 2 3 6 5 4 3 $1,000 __ 563 (0) (0) (0) 252 (0) 97 (0) 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Livestock and poultry purchased _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 1 320 872 15 125 146 262 220 104 $1,000 __ 37 202 23856 404 2727 4777 7171 6611 2166 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 309 157 32 24 33 33 35 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 450 293 9 49 39 86 79 31 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 418 303 5 32 50 102 82 32 $50,000 or more ____________________________ 143 119 1 12 33 41 26 6 

Feed for livestock and poultry ____________ farms __ I 642 1 028 16 137 180 291 250 154 $1,000 __ 140 508 105 766 674 11 227 20565 32201 29954 10145 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 436 195 1 22 24 43 62 43 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 177 110 1 25 12 18 19 35 $20,000 to $79,999 __________________________ 409 249 1 43 63 63 48 31 $80,000 or more ____________________________ 620 474 13 47 81 167 121 45 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______ farms __ I 336 921 15 123 156 279 212 136 tons __ 799697 602 626 9961 62837 115443 182 048 171 557 60781 $1,000 __ 136 947 103 097 1 669 Farms by tons purchased: 10695 19884 31 270 29575 10004 

1 to 99 tons ______________________________ 339 230 1 36 33 52 43 65 100 to 499 tons ___________________________ 418 254 1 43 42 84 58 26 500 tons or more __________________________ 579 437 13 44 81 143 111 45 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 205 125 13 20 32 34 26 $5,000 to $19,999 _________________________ 144 109 27 13 17 12 39 $20,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 154 99 25 21 24 16 13 $50,000 or more __________________________ 833 588 14 58 102 206 150 58 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________ farms __ 2 112 1 402 35 151 202 277 372 365 $1,000 __ 6964 6017 188 585 1 187 399 1 778 880 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 1 123 580 2 59 81 104 131 203 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 689 547 18 64 59 113 147 146 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 175 158 14 15 29 33 63 4 $10,000 or more ____________________________ 125 117 1 13 33 27 31 12 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 2 191 1 393 36 143 201 255 380 378 $1,000 __ 19993 17056 563 418 3638 4473 4842 2121 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 674 295 1 25 48 20 84 117 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 803 485 11 63 47 91 104 169 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 441 366 11 39 43 91 117 65 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 273 247 13 16 63 53 75 27 

Other agricultural chemicals ______________ farms __ 2058 1 390 36 156 185 289 379 345 $1,000 __ 10868 9072 179 805 634 2092 2899 1 463 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 874 461 3 60 64 55 125 154 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 719 526 24 50 42 149 121 140 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 331 289 8 32 49 62 95 43 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 134 114 1 14 30 23 38 8 

Hired farm labor _________________________ farms __ I 462 977 18 119 168 241 245 186 $1,000 __ 17 893 13693 86 847 2319 3676 3095 3669 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 969 587 10 77 82 137 131 150 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 343 272 6 35 55 68 82 26 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 80 73 2 3 24 25 16 3 $50,000 or more ____________________________ 70 45 4 7 11 16 7 

Workers by days worked: 

500 6 59 81 130 122 102 150 days or more ___________________ farms __ 663 workers __ 2069 522 8 121 260 385 393 355 less than 150 days __________________ farms __ I 165 771 15 100 138 184 220 114 workers __ 6103 4373 53 639 944 909 1 105 723 

Contract labor ___________________________ farms __ 179 133 1 16 25 41 32 18 $1,000 __ 296 1 247 (0) (0) 160 606 307 133 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 68 35 11 8 3 8 5 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 75 64 1 8 27 15 12 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 24 22 4 5 8 5 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 12 12 4 3 4 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________ 814 17 88 116 164 251 178 farms __ I 271 $1,000 __ 2606 939 101 138 225 514 701 260 

Farms with expenses of- 636 323 2 58 54 62 64 83 $1 to $999 __________________________________ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 513 406 9 25 51 77 157 87 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 118 82 6 5 11 23 30 7 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 6 3 2 1 

See footnotes at end of tabla. 

46 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 46, Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. . (Excludes abnormal farms; see lext. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Inlroduclory lext] ,~E £RRAT~ 

Item 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Amounl received ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed 9ralns ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-_ Wheal___ ___ __ __ ___ __ _ __ _____ __ __ _ __ __ farms __ 

$1,000-- COl1on ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000--

Soybeans, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco. and honey ___________________________ farms __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

$1,000--

Liveslock and poultry purchased __________ farms __ 

$1,000--

FaIT~Ow:.:9f~~~~~-~~~-- ____________________ _ $5,00010 $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,00010 $49,999 _________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Feed for liveslock and poultry ____________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 _______________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $79,999 _________________________ _ $80,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______ farms __ 

Farms by Ions purchased: 

lons __ 

$1,000--

1 10 99 tons _____________________________ _ 

100 to 499 Ions __________________________ _ 

500 Ions or more _________________________ _ 

FaIT~ow:,:;C~~~~~-~~~ ____________________ _ $5,00010 $19,999 ________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms wilh expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,00010 $9,999 ___________________________ _ 

$10,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,00010 $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms wilh expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,00010 $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fa$r~owi~9~f~~~~~_~~~ ______________________ _ $5,00010 $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,00010 $49,999 _________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more ___________________ farms __ 

workers __ Less Ihan 150 days __________________ farms __ 

workers __ 

Conlracllabor ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000-- Farms wilh expenses of- $1 10 $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Cuslomwork, machine hire, and renlal of machinery and equipmenl _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,00010 $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

See footnoles at end of table. 

Total 

7 

62 

3 

47 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

446 13346 

152 

157 

115 

24 

614 34742 

241 

67 

160 

146 

415 

197071 

33649 

109 

164 

142 

80 

35 

55 

245 

710 

947 

543 

142 

17 

8 

798 

2937 

379 

318 

75 

26 

668 

1 795 

413 

193 

42 

20 

485 4199 

382 

71 

7 

25 

163 

547 

394 

1 730 

46 

49 

33 

11 

2 

457 

666 

313 

107 

34 

3 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

14 

83 

10 

4 

14 

358 

10 

4 

14 

2094 

358 

10 

4 

10 

4 

16 

9 

18 

23 

12 

18 

5 

23 

8 

23 

19 

62 

9 

10 

14 

14 

9 

33 

17 

21 

5 

12 

251034 

68 1 681 

23 

19 

23 

3 

87 4756 

28 

14 

33 

12 

58 

27972 

4690 

14 

32 

12 

14 

7 

37 

114 

74 

96 

14 

4 

100 

186 

46 

50 

2 

2 

84 

250 

57 

24 

3 

57 

218 

43 

13 

24 

59 

51 

193 

11 

5 

10 

1 

72 

81 

46 

25 

Other occupations 

Age of operalor (years) 

351044 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

121 

860 

53 

37 

25 

6 

147 8260 

64 

3 

44 

36 

108 

47724 

8084 

31 

43 

34 

30 

1 

24 

53 

147 

132 

109 

37 

1 

161 

576 

57 

74 

23 

7 

153 

414 

71 

59 

17 

6 

111 

556 

104 4 

2 

1 

21 

88 

103 

464 

12 

16 

9 

2 

1 

106 

146 

70 

30 

6 

451054 

4 

22 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

123 

3 140 

43 

41 

34 

5 

206 

8817 

96 

30 

37 

43 

116 46 819 8300 

37 

36 

43 

36 

1 

7 

72 

258 

305 

181 

64 

10 

3 

306 

1 071 

140 

114 

42 

10 

225 

511 

127 

73 

21 

4 

171 2139 

124 

25 

4 

18 

72 

241 

121 

662 

8 

9 

6 

2 

163 

250 

114 

23 

26 

551064 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

103 

6247 

12 

51 

31 

9 

131 

11 120 

33 

8 

39 

51 

106 

62322 

11 025 

10 

47 

49 

9 

7 

15 

75 

106 

298 

92 

9 

1 

4 

137 

891 

79 

46 

7 

5 

128 

525 

84 

36 

3 

5 

88 

937 

67 

17 

I 

3 

26 

92 

72 

234 

12 

9 

8 

4 

81 

138 

63 

15 

1 

2 

65 and over 

19 

335 

11 

5 

2 

1 

29 

1 433 

20 

2 

3 

4 

13 

8 141 

1 392 

7 

2 

4 

5 

2 

2 

4 

67 

129 

47 

16 

1 

1 

71 

201 

39 

29 

1 

2 

55 

66 

51 

1 

1 

2 

39 

267 

35 

2 

2 

3 

10 

2 

1 

tn 

30 

15 

2 

1 

DELAWARE 47 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnor~al farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming 

and other 

Age of operator (years) 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSESL Con. 

Energy and petroleum products ___________ farms __ 3328 1 988 46 213 296 440 517 476 $1,000 __ 16092 14714 270 1 250 2505 3725 3990 2974 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 1 193 423 9 26 69 57 112 146 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 1 242 827 19 101 92 199 186 226 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 741 603 18 74 104 145 179 63 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 152 135 - 10 31 39 38 17 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 3322 1 988 46 213 296 440 517 476 $1,000 __ 13435 11 192 231 877 1 884 2835 3042 2325 Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 3062 1 850 43 196 275 406 480 450 $1,000 __ 5 192 4092 57 351 669 1 043 1 135 818 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 1 755 1 272 35 150 195 294 330 268 $1,000 __ 5019 4441 145 356 643 1 055 1 333 709 LP gas, butane, and propane _________ farms __ 422 297 15 36 47 93 66 36 $1,000 __ 1 465 1 165 14 64 119 234 166 569 Fuel oil and kerosene ________________ farms __ 428 325 8 44 52 74 60 87 $1,000 __ 975 865 4 (0) 88 (0) 233 141 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 27 21 7 2 7 1 4 - $1,000 __ 79 76 2 (0) 60 (0) 6 - Motor oil and grease _________________ farms __ 3322 1 988 46 213 296 440 517 476 $1,000 __ 704 554 10 55 85 146 169 88 

Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 2244 1 462 32 144 225 345 374 342 $1,000 __ 4554 3440 (0) (0) 611 853 938 645 Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. ___________ farms __ 122 86 1 20 19 25 11 12 $1,000 __ 103 82 (0) (0) 10 36 11 4 

Interest expense ________________________ farms __ 1 433 970 36 146 176 289 219 104 $1,000 __ 16946 14019 282 1 521 3287 4420 2624 1 885 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 276 177 16 26 10 40 42 43 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 432 249 1 39 40 77 69 23 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 267 164 8 32 41 47 41 15 $10,000 or more ____________________________ 436 360 11 49 85 125 67 23 Farms reporting no interest expense (see text) ____________________________________ 1 618 893 10 63 91 141 239 349 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and eqUipment _________________________ farms __ 3336 1 994 46 213 296 446 517 476 $1,000 __ 153 567 122 107 1 866 13639 20593 32985 34617 16405 Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 203 77 - 6 3 22 4 42 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 757 266 10 24 55 53 56 66 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 643 357 2 25 45 65 105 115 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 919 601 11 68 89 100 166 165 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 437 353 22 51 36 117 70 55 $100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 226 200 1 18 40 48 70 23 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 136 125 - 21 21 37 38 8 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 17 15 - - 5 4 4 2 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ____________________________ farms __ 2578 1 617 28 145 240 376 433 395 number __ 3757 2339 36 221 367 581 588 546 Motortrucks, including pickups _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 2780 1 765 45 182 244 373 486 435 number __ 6190 4520 98 416 720 1 069 1 243 976 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 2904 1 823 42 202 264 412 485 418 number __ 8012 5741 96 560 761 1 424 1 570 1 330 2 or 3 ________________________________ farms __ 1 387 826 17 69 113 150 246 231 number __ 3278 2017 41 155 261 389 609 562 4 or more _____________________________ farms __ 712 605 10 61 72 170 157 135 

number __ 3929 3332 40 333 421 943 879 716 

Grain and bean combines, seit-propelled only ___________________________________ farms __ 1 111 820 15 83 101 191 228 202 number __ 1 342 1 016 17 95 126 214 293 271 Corn heads for combines _________________ farms __ 901 720 15 69 89 167 217 163 

number __ 1 006 816 16 72 108 182 250 188 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - - - numbeL_ - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 460 319 8 38 35 93 89 56 number __ 519 351 8 41 44 107 93 58 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 499 381 6 47 45 112 86 85 number __ 531 403 6 48 48 125 89 87 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or 177 1 29 36 38 57 16 flywheel _______________________________ farms __ 200 number __ 249 219 (0) (0) 42 48 60 16 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 2191 1 393 36 143 201 255 380 378 

acres on which used __ 408 758 340 100 6927 25648 72130 78448 102 494 54453 lime ___________________________________ farms __ 766 497 18 76 64 102 152 85 

acres on which used __ 58639 50391 1 436 4711 11 052 13771 13098 6323 tons __ 58379 50443 1 857 4866 10376 13377 13637 6330 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 896 660 25 76 122 136 183 138 

acres on which used __ 170 101 150 545 2561 13 131 35108 31 398 41 036 27311 

See footnotes at end of table. 

48 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[E xcu I des abnormal farms' see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbol. see Introductory text] 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSESLCon. 

Energy and petroleum products ___________ farms __ I 340 37 173 307 421 279 123 $1,000 __ 3377 89 435 778 981 896 198 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 770 23 88 170 232 158 99 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 415 10 64 103 134 85 19 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 138 4 19 31 52 29 3 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 17 - 2 3 3 7 2 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ I 334 37 173 307 421 273 123 $1,000 __ 2242 48 334 456 618 624 163 Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ I 212 27 165 288 395 236 101 $1,000 __ 1 101 21 153 202 336 277 111 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 483 18 43 164 147 82 29 $1,000 __ 578 4 59 126 154 199 36 LP gas, butane, and propane _________ farms __ 125 4 32 20 30 37 2 $1,000 __ 300 11 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Fuel oil and kerosene ________________ farms __ 103 10 27 14 31 18 3 $1,000 __ 110 4 5 56 18 (D) (D) Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 6 - 2 2 2 - - $1,000 __ 4 - (D) (D) (D) - - Motor oil and grease _________________ farms __ I 334 37 173 307 421 273 123 $1,000 __ 150 8 23 26 37 48 8 

Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 782 31 104 177 256 180 34 $1,000 __ 1 114 41 96 318 362 (D) (D) Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. ___________ farms __ 34 - 11 14 4 3 2 $1,000 __ 21 - 4 5 1 (D) (D) 

Interest expense ________________________ farms __ 463 - 88 151 163 56 5 $1,000 __ 2929 - 545 939 780 543 123 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 101 - 24 14 43 20 - 183 - 32 59 67 22 3 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 

$10,000 or more ____________________________ 103 - 17 53 29 4 - 76 - 15 25 24 10 2 Farms reporting no interest expense (see text) ____________________________________ 725 25 71 135 225 186 83 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 1344 37 174 308 421 280 124 $1,000 __ 31 480 665 3552 7846 10507 6302 2608 

F$';'~obU.~~: _~r~~: __________________________ 

$5,000 126 - 15 23 45 35 8 to $9,999 ____________________________ 

$10,000 491 16 44 109 156 89 77 to $19,999 __________________________ $20,000 286 5 54 50 66 97 14 to $49,999 __________________________ 

$50,000 318 16 56 82 110 47 7 to $99,999 __________________________ 

$100,000 64 - 2 34 29 4 15 to $199,999 ________________________ $200,000 26 - 2 8 11 4 1 to $499,999 ________________________ $500,000 or more ___________________________ 11 - 1 2 3 3 2 2 - - - 1 1 -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ____________________________ farms __ 961 27 96 205 335 207 91 

Motortrucks, numbeL_ 1 418 49 168 350 451 276 124 including pickups ____________ farms __ I 015 28 120 265 329 195 78 

Wheel tractors __________________________ numbeL_ farms __ 1 670 34 197 440 566 313 120 I 081 37 133 223 355 230 103 2 or 3 ________________________________ number farms __ 

__ 2271 67 243 501 825 441 194 561 18 50 112 229 120 32 number __ 4 or more _____________________________ farms __ I 261 48 103 250 519 257 84 

number __ 107 - 16 38 34 13 6 597 - 73 178 214 87 45 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___________________________________ farms __ 291 16 39 47 92 52 45 

Com heads for comblnes ________________ ~~:::.~~== 326 16 55 49 101 57 48 181 - 25 23 64 40 29 

Cottonplckers and strippers ______________ ~~~~~== 190 - 27 25 66 42 30 

M - - - - - - - Ower conditioners ______________________ numbeL_ farms __ - - - - - - - 141 - 20 41 57 20 3 Pickup belers __________________________ ~f:::.~:== 168 - 20 47 - 74 21 6 

number __ 118 12 1 19 57 17 12 

Reid 128 (D) (D) 25 58 19 13 forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 23 - 9 8 4 2 - 30 - 9 14 (D) (D) -

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 798 23 100 161 306 137 71 II me acres on which used __ 68658 702 4543 13266 20970 19360 9817 ___________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 269 12 23 65 124 37 8 8248 252 782 1 503 3 109 2 136 466 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

tons __ 7936 384 684 1 705 2624 2096 443 Control_ 

Insects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 216 - 15 61 70 37 33 19556 - 1 684 4503 3936 7204 2249 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 49 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming 

and other 

Age of operator (years) 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS'-

Con. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to control-Con. 

Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 188 164 7 14 56 24 28 35 aCres on which used __ 23010 21 015 366 2735 9360 1 272 3200 4082 Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 214 164 11 14 27 21 54 37 acres on which used __ 16975 15563 793 2548 2687 3690 4 128 1 717 Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ I 768 1 183 27 129 161 245 325 296 acres on which used __ 381 813 317 775 6322 24635 58891 79899 92 128 55900 Chemicals for defoliation, growth control of crops. or thinning of fruiL _____________ farms __ 95 71 14 6 15 25 11 aCres on which used __ 8664 7952 1 510 134 1 617 4060 631 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 660 402 8 48 70 89 113 74 number __ 33360 24098 93 Farms with- 2361 5658 7205 6750 2031 

1 to 9 ______________________________________ 

10 265 111 4 11 21 22 27 26 to 49 ____________________________________ 

50 245 159 4 21 28 30 46 30 to 99 ____________________________________ 70 56 9 8 10 15 14 100 to 199 __________________________________ 48 47 6 4 17 16 4 200 to 499 __________________________________ 26 25 1 7 8 9 500 or more ________________________________ 6 4 2 2 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 517 332 5 38 56 77 100 56 number __ 15085 12173 45 147 2491 3804 3475 1 211 Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 311 163 2 9 22 39 54 37 number __ 5 129 2399 (D) Farms with- (D) 466 984 454 325 

1 to 9 __________________________________ 202 94 5 11 19 37 22 10 to 49 ________________________________ 94 59 2 3 9 13 17 15 50 to 99 ________________________________ 10 6 1 1 6 100 to 199 ______________________________ 1 200 to 499 ______________________________ 2 2 500 or more ____________________________ 2 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 248 200 3 34 36 44 55 26 number __ 9956 Farms with- 9774 (D) (D) 2025 2820 3021 886 

1 to 4 __________________________________ 75 37 3 8 6 8 11 5 to 9 __________________________________ 9 6 5 1 10 to 49 ________________________________ 85 78 2 18 17 13 18 10 50 to 99 ________________________________ 48 48 6 3 15 18 6 100 to 199 ______________________________ 24 24 2 4 9 8 1 200 to 499 ______________________________ 7 7 4 1 2 500 or more ____________________________ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 418 274 5 41 51 57 78 42 number __ 8970 7787 36 929 2081 904 2324 513 Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 467 289 6 36 54 64 72 57 number __ 9305 4 138 12 285 1 086 1 497 951 307 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 521 347 5 42 60 79 99 62 number __ 26224 11 838 32 1 013 3225 3284 3212 1 072 $1,000 __ 12311 4 100 7 462 1 210 1 036 1 052 334 Calves _______________________________ farms __ 351 262 4 37 46 55 73 47 number __ 7457 6530 23 535 1 557 2293 1 493 629 $1,000 __ 1 172 1 015 3 78 234 481 153 66 Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 417 280 4 37 52 64 76 47 numbeL_ 18767 5308 9 478 668 991 1 719 443 $1,000 __ 11 139 3085 4 384 976 555 898 268 Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 129 69 6 19 15 15 14 numbeL_ 14415 2375 70 1 193 158 901 53 $1,000 __ 8818 1 406 49 730 105 494 28 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 421 284 15 55 49 56 70 39 number __ 54411 42970 177 10330 5077 13815 10421 2150 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 200 119 4 18 25 18 32 22 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 50 35 1 9 5 10 8 2 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 66 49 9 10 6 8 7 9 100 to 199 __________________________________ 42 30 6 5 4 11 4 200 to 499 __________________________________ 32 27 5 6 7 6 2 500 or more ________________________________ 31 24 7 2 9 6 Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 287 200 14 28 32 42 52 32 number __ 8689 7202 289 1 271 708 3415 1 210 309 Other ________________________________ farms __ 364 249 14 51 43 51 61 29 

numbeL_ 45722 35768 888 9059 4369 10400 9211 1 841 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 413 284 15 48 47 58 66 50 number __ 101 972 81 534 1 481 18 105 7666 32793 17725 3764 $1,000 __ 10208 8135 84 1 854 814 3418 1 596 370 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 138 87 10 14 12 19 19 13 numbeL_ 27544 23339 005 4668 717 8017 6858 1 074 $1,000 __ 1 266 1 099 27 256 79 419 276 42 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 292 202 14 28 32 43 52 33 numbeL_ 10887 8966 251 1 524 955 3754 2084 400 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 259 183 11 28 28 42 44 30 

numbeL_ 5875 4912 146 1 024 472 2026 1 046 198 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 259 181 13 23 29 39 46 31 

numbeL_ 5012 4056 105 500 483 1 728 1 038 202 

See footnotes at end of table. 

50 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see tel<!. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALSL 

Con. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

control-Con. Nematodes In crops ___________________ farms __ 24 1 6 10 7 acres on which used __ 995 (D) (D) 536 175 Diseases In crops and orchards _________ farms __ 50 10 3 19 6 12 acres on which used __ 1 412 287 208 537 329 51 Weeds, grass, or brush In crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 585 23 74 147 194 103 44 acres on which used __ 64038 702 5563 13077 21 146 18 177 5 373 Chemicals for defOliation, growth control of crops, or thinning of frul'-_____________ farms __ 24 11 3 8 2 acres on which used __ 712 248 65 (D) (D) 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves Inventory _______________ farms __ 258 5 37 55 85 51 25 number __ 9262 44 429 671 Farms wlth- 1 145 5770 1 203 

1 to 9 ______________________________________ 

10 154 2 23 38 53 25 13 to 49 ____________________________________ 50 86 3 11 15 26 22 9 to 99 ____________________________________ 100 14 3 1 5 3 2 to 199 __________________________________ 1 1 200 to 499 __________________________________ 1 500 or more ________________________________ 2 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 185 1 25 42 59 40 18 

Beef number __ 2912 (D) (D) 303 400 143 904 cows __________________________ farms __ 148 15 39 48 33 13 number __ 2730 129 276 341 1 129 855 Farms wlth- 1 to 9 __________________________________ 

10 108 10 36 36 19 7 to 49 ________________________________ 50 to 99 ________________________________ 35 5 2 12 12 4 

100 2 1 1 to 199 ______________________________ 1 200 to 499 ______________________________ 500 or more ____________________________ 2 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 48 1 14 5 15 8 5 number __ 182 (D) (D) 27 59 14 49 Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________ 5 to 9 __________________________________ 38 12 4 12 7 2 10 to 49 ________________________________ 3 1 1 1 

50 to 99 ________________________________ 7 1 3 2 

100 to 199 ______________________________ 200 to 499 ______________________________ 500 or more ____________________________ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 144 4 21 27 47 33 12 number-_ 183 (D) (D) 180 340 352 180 Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _ ___ __ _ ___ _ __ _ __ ___ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ ___ farms __ 178 1 25 35 64 36 17 number __ 5 167 (D) (D) 188 405 4275 119 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 174 3 23 30 56 44 18 number __ 14386 18 590 269 554 12 071 884 Calves _______________________________ $1,000 farms __ 

__ 8212 7 374 95 161 7316 258 89 2 11 10 32 21 13 number __ 927 (D) (D) 81 284 206 278 $1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 157 (D) (D) 15 29 48 53 137 3 18 27 44 37 8 number __ 13459 

l8! $1,000 __ (D) 188 270 11 865 606 

Fattened 8055 (D) 80 132 7269 204 on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 60 1 14 11 19 12 3 number __ 12040 (D) lD) 27 88 11 468 15 $1,000 __ 7412 (D) D) 17 48 7030 8 

Hogs and pigs Inventory __________________ farms __ 

number __ 137 2 26 35 46 17 11 

Farms wlth- II 441 (D) (D) 2009 2005 519 886 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 

25 81 12 25 24 12 7 to 49 ____________________________________ 15 2 3 6 2 2 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 

100 17 4 2 9 1 1 to 199 __________________________________ 200 to 499 __________________________________ 12 3 3 6 500 or more ________________________________ 5 1 1 1 1 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 7 4 1 1 1 

number __ 87 2 14 20 32 10 9 Other I 487 (D) (D) 265 418 201 111 ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 115 2 22 30 42 13 6 9964 (D) (D) 744 587 1 318 775 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 

number __ 129 3 26 36 39 15 10 

$1,000 __ 20438 1 039 8365 3001 3094 3497 1 442 Feeder pigs ___________________________ 2073 131 901 234 205 439 163 farms __ 

number __ 51 1 8 15 20 3 4 4205 $1,000 __ (D! lD) 155 2 107 94 167 168 (D D) 42 91 3 7 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 

number __ 90 2 14 21 33 11 9 Dec. I 919 (D) (D) 338 506 172 118 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 

number __ 76 2 12 17 29 9 7 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ 963 (D) (D) 175 224 145 71 farms __ 

number-_ 956 

78 1 13 18 32 5 9 (D) (D) 163 282 27 47 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 51 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming 

and other 

Age of operator (years) 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 41 19 2 1 4 5 5 2 number __ 681 436 (0) (0) 18 28 226 (0) Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 33 16 2 1 4 3 5 1 number __ 358 228 (0) (0) 15 23 114 (0) Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 24 12 - 1 3 1 5 2 number __ 469 304 - (0) 4 (0) 138 (0) Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 29 13 2 1 3 1 5 1 number __ 474 298 1

0) (0) 15 (O! 178 18! pounds of wool __ 3033 1 745 0) (0) 111 (0 905 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 476 220 10 33 36 52 57 32 number __ 3514 1 662 73 264 287 510 364 164 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 146 64 - 17 11 21 8 7 numbeL_ 412 183 - 49 20 51 44 19 

Goats $1,000 __ 1 162 597 - 58 30 159 294 56 inventory _________________________ farms __ 62 30 - 4 9 8 7 2 

Goats number __ 409 191 - 13 23 91 (0) (0) sold ______________________________ farms __ 29 13 1 3 3 1 4 1 number __ 153 69 (0) 8 33 (0) 19 (0) $1,000 __ 5 2 (0) (Z) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 253 153 6 28 30 25 32 32 number __ 968 058 862 160 52036 Farms with- 28632 172 049 107 142 165071 337230 

1 to 399 ____________________________________ 192 109 3 23 19 15 21 28 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 9 6 - 1 - 1 2 2 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 31 21 1 4 6 6 4 - 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 12 8 1 - 2 1 4 - 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 6 6 1 - 3 2 - - 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 2 2 - - - - 1 1 100,000 or more ____________________________ 1 1 - - - - - 1 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 240 144 6 28 26 23 29 32 number __ 742 284 654 677 52036 28500 79870 65200 129616 299 455 Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 34 21 - 3 5 4 5 4 number __ 225 774. 207 483 - 132 92179 41 942 35455 37775 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ______ farms __ 98 68 3 12 15 11 15 12 number __ I 507 662 1 260926 46220 97194 338099 262 813 130 978 385 622 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 922 626 15 75 129 157 166 84 number __ 170418 428 127 170 301 1 957488 14 747 512 27 832 695 33 821 446 38308 724 10 502 436 Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 19 12 3 2 3 - 1 3 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 106 56 - 2 10 8 16 20 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 143 75 1 8 16 14 20 16 100,000 or more ____________________________ 654 483 11 63 100 135 129 45 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ II 5 - 2 1 1 1 - number __ 67 26 - (0) (0) (0) (0) - Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 10 6 - 2 - 3 - 1 number __ (0) (0) - (0) - (0) - (0) 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ I 363 977 44 115 158 197 277 186 acres __ ISO 676 128761 2940 12860 29227 27350 38309 18075 bushels __ 14 880 293 12890636 294 299 1 398 847 2 844 958 2667639 3823 723 1 861 170 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 132 111 4 18 26 24 30 9 acres __ 17771 15527 135 1 536 4001 2844 3818 3 193 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 460 255 10 29 40 46 56 74 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 501 365 26 45 48 70 102 74 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 253 224 6 27 27 55 81 28 250 acres or more ___________________________ 149 133 2 14 43 26 38 10 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 209 179 2 33 33 46 48 17 acres __ 10034 7435 18! 1

0) 1 495 2600 2051 450 tons, ~reen __ 145 796 116598 0) 22548 44330 32350 4774 Irrigated ______________________________ arms __ 6 6 - - 1 2 1 2 acres __ 187 187 - - (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 109 88 2 20 18 21 17 10 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 78 71 - 12 9 18 26 6 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 19 18 - 1 5 6 5 1 250 acres or more ___________________________ 3 2 - - 1 1 - -

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 783 593 23 75 103 122 165 105 Bcres __ 56867 46918 1 429 5603 10336 10662 12258 6630 bushels __ 2 234 788 1 865 879 63247 217481 419 568 440681 477 847 247 055 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 23 19 1 3 6 6 2 1 acres __ 2 136 1 994 (0) 122 611 998 (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 225 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 135 5 16 25 17 38 34 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 391 315 15 42 52 70 89 47 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 125 109 2 14 17 25 30 21 250 acres or more ___________________________ 42 34 1 3 9 10 8 3 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ 471 367 10 35 78 77 112 55 

acres __ 33951 29767 729 2583 8416 6 060 8685 3294 bushels __ I 912 955 1 696 297 42852 127 368 455 707 386052 513 083 171 235 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 12 11 1 1 2 2 4 1 acres __ 611 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 191 (0) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

52 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. ': [Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text) 

Item 

; LIVESTOCK-Con. 

'Sheep and lambs of all ages Inventory _____ farms __ numbsr __ Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ ('Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 

'. numbeL_ ,. Sheep and larnbs shorn __________________ farms __ 

:, numbeL_ 

pounds of wooL_ 

tHorses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 

; number __ ~Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 

I numbeL_ · $1,000 __ \·Goats Inventory _________________________ farms __ 

f numbeL_ • Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 

'POULTRY 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

\Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ : number __ 

· Farms with- 1 to 399 ___________________________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 _______________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 ___________________________ _ 

20,000 to 49,999 ___________________________ _ 50,000 to 99,999 ___________________________ _ 

100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

i 

~hickens 3 months old or older sold ______ farms __ L number __ 

)l:Irollers and other meat-type chickens ; sOld ___________________________________ farms __ 

· number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 _________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 ____________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________ _ 100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

~urkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 

~~urkeys sold ___________________________ ~~~~~== 

number __ 

~ROPS HARVESTED 

forn for grain or seed ------------------- :C~~== ~ bushels __ ~.'. Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

·Of acres __ k Farms by acres harvested: 

,~ ~ 210500 ~~~02~9a;~~:S-============================== to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

.~ acres or rnore __________________________ _ 

(;-

\~rn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 

.~ acres __ 

", I . tons, ~reen __ :~ rngated ______________________________ arms __ 

f: Farms by acres harvested: acres __ 

i i~1~r~;~~~lf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ theat for grain _________________________ farms __ 

-Ii acres __ -; I . bushels __ :~ rngated ______________________________ farms __ 

.;~' Farms by acres harvested: acres __ 

.~., i~1~!;~:t~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~rley for graln __________________________ farms __ 

1;:, acres __ 

';~Irrigated bushels __ J ------------------------------ farms __ k acres __ 

;~ See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

22 

245 

17 

130 

12 

165 

16 

176 

288 

256 

1 852 

82 

229 

565 

32 

218 

16 

84 

2 

100 105 898 

83 

3 

10 

4 

96 87607 

13 

18291 

30 246 736 

296 43 248 127 

7 

50 

68 

171 

6 

41 

4 

57 

386 21 915 

989657 

21 2244 

205 

136 

29 

16 

30 2599 

29198 

21 

7 

1 

1 

190 9949 

368909 

4 142 

90 

76 

16 

8 

104 

4 184 216658 

1 

(O) 

,~ 

f82 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

J II 

Under 25 

2 

(O) 

5 

33 

4 

6 

13 

1 

(O) 

1 

{OJ 

(0) 

5 411 500 

2 

1 

2 

10 

575 

58 516 

7 

2 

3 

40 

315 

2 

1 

10 

273 

7706 

4 

6 

1 

(Ol (O 

25 to 34 

33 

175 

12 

19 

38 

5 

{OJ 3 

(OJ 

(0) 

12 38834 

9 

3 

12 38834 

3 34510 

35 5 557 605 

1 

4 

7 

23 

1 

(0) 

51 

2921 270 804 

2 

(O) 

27 

18 

2 

4 

4 

67 

1 221 

3 

1 

26 1 431 63594 

8 

16 

1 

1 

17 

(0) 

(0) 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

7 

82 

? 

38 

3 

36 

7 

34 

234 

55 

322 

23 

63 

83 

11 

72 

4 

48 

1 

22 11 360 

20 

2 

22 11 324 

3 

36 

6 54 680 

74 11 689870 

1 

9 

16 

48 

1 

(O) 

83 

3832 

350079 

3 194 

42 

27 

12 

2 

3 

18 

193 

3 

49 1 876 62578 

23 

23 

3 

25 

947 48633 

45 to 54 

12 

151 

10 

92 

9 129 

9 

142 

054 

86 

621 

23 

91 

293 8 

79 

4 

6 

(Z) 

36 

35754 

28 

1 

7 

34 24619 

5 11 135 

15 

(O) 

77 10 508 371 

3 

13 

11 

50 

4 

(O) 

4 

57 

105 4900 

478 316 

8 790 

56 

40 

5 

4 

8 163 

751 

7 

1 

49 

2240 

83578 

3 

(0) 

23 

19 

5 

2 

34 

995 48575 

1 

(O) 

55 to 64 

52 

550 

16 

30 

112 4 

28 

3 

6 

(Z) 

17 11 599 

16 

16 

(O) 

4 

(O) 

2 

(0) 

82 12 364 349 

2 

9 

28 

43 

85 7988 679 177 

6 055 

46 

29 

5 

5 

6 

2 187 23368 

2 

2 

1 

1 

31 

2320 

93553 

1 

(0) 

14 

9 

5 

3 

16 

904 

42892 

65 and over 

1 

(OJ 

25 

151 

4 

20 

26 

3 

19 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

13 

8351 

10 

2 

1 

12 

(O) 

1 

(0) 

4 15039 

23 2 716 432 

13 

5 

5 

52 1 699 152 765 

2 

(0) 

27 

20 

5 

6 

124 

2350 

4 

2 

25 1 809 

57900 

18 

3 

2 

2 

11 

558 34589 

DELAWARE 53 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming 

and other 

Age of operator (years) 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and OVe! 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Soybeans for beans _____________________ farms __ I 991 1 259 50 139 161 251 361 277 acres __ 264 971 213 309 5707 21 706 45850 46049 62565 29430 

bushels __ 6 373 519 5 136 103 124426 532 212 110335 164 356 1 503 433 701 341 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 84 72 3 14 13 19 16 7 acres __ 7012 6445 161 729 503 2249 1 417 386 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 462 199 10 21 26 23 47 70 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 763 461 24 47 46 87 133 124 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 435 334 11 42 47 71 107 56 250 acres or more ___________________________ 291 265 5 29 60 70 74 27 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 46 42 2 4 10 8 15 3 acres __ 5573 5571 (D) (D) 1 195 1 462 2203 101 

cwL_ 1 332 103 331 874 (D) (D) 268 670 330360 540790 20045 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 21 20 2 5 2 10 1 

acres __ 2506 (D) (D) 602 (D) 1 259 (OJ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 14 10 3 2 2 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 2 2 1 1 25.0 to 99.9 acre5. __________________________ 6 6 3 2 1 2 100.0 acres or more _________________________ 22 22 1 5 4 10 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small wain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __ farms __ 609 366 7 42 57 76 104 78 

acres __ 16926 12676 94 1 211 2372 3215 4546 1 438 

tons, dry __ 36 149 30510 211 3319 5715 6253 10061 2 951 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 6 4 1 1 2 

acres __ 105 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 430 214 6 23 33 40 56 54 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 145 122 1 16 16 28 33 24 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 27 26 1 5 9 11 250 acres or more ___________________________ 7 4 1 1 2 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 307 196 4 21 38 47 51 35 

acres __ 5356 4212 56 516 786 1 070 1 390 392 

tons, dry __ 16689 13862 108 1 920 3167 3704 3923 1 060 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 3 2 1 1 

acres __ 38 (D) (D) (D) 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 367 261 6 33 55 62 63 40 

acres __ 40421 34503 313 1 641 5943 13549 7672 5 384 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 156 124 5 16 24 30 32 15 

acres __ 17042 15693 268 160 2433 6267 2666 2879 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 132 65 1 11 12 6 13 20 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 94 67 4 7 14 15 18 9 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 65 59 1 10 15 15 14 4 100.0 acres or more _________________________ 76 70 2 5 14 24 18 7 

Green peas, excluding green cowpeas ___ farms __ 67 60 2 6 12 20 13 7 

acres __ 10093 9011 (D) (D) 121 4291 2074 948 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 35 31 2 4 7 9 5 4 

acres __ 4426 3956 (D) (D) 486 2185 341 464 

Sweet corn ___________________________ farms __ 140 96 1 12 18 21 24 20 

acres __ 6 120 4969 (D) (D) 061 261 416 035 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 64 56 1 7 6 13 17 10 

acres __ 4043 3952 (D) (D) 535 1 035 1 224 1 002 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 47 27 1 3 5 10 8 

acres __ I 269 1 231 (D) (D) 750 419 24 

Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 3 2 1 

acres __ (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 31 15 2 2 4 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 10 6 1 3 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 3 3 2 100.0 acres or more _________________________ 3 3 2 1 

See footnotes at end of table. 

54 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 46. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1982-con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see Introductory text] 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Soybeans for beans _____________________ farms __ 

acre8_~ 

bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

cwL Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Green peas, excluding green cowpeas ___ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Sweet com ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: acres __ 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

Total 

732 

51 662 

1 237416 

12 

567 

283 

322 

101 

26 

4 

2 

229 

1 

(D) 

4 

243 

4050 

7639 

2 

(D) 

216 

23 

1 

3 

111 

1 144 2807 

1 

(D) 

106 

5918 

34 

349 

67 

27 

6 

6 

7 1 082 

4 471 

44 

132 

8 

92 

20 

58 

16 

4 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

25 

959 

20788 

13 

8 

4 

4 

54 

124 

4 

4 

44 

99 

4 

7 

1 

(D) 

4 

2 

(D) 

25 to 34 

88 

5815 

145 154 

32 

39 

14 

3 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

27 

279 

514 

24 

3 

12 

97 

280 

18 

350 

7 146 

11 

4 

2 

1 

1 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

3 

77 

1 

(D) 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

177 

11 364 

271 086 

3 

83 

62 

79 

31 

5 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

50 

629 

121 

47 

2 

1 

22 

258 

451 

34 

238 

9 101 

19 

14 

1 

12 

50 

1 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

3 

2 

45 to 54 

194 

17 193 

411 602 

6 

272 

70 

82 

32 

10 

85 

1 337 

2416 

2 

(D) 

78 

6 

35 

341 

914 

1 

(D) 

22 

647 

12 

406 

13 

5 

2 

2 

3 341 

2 

(D) 

6 

14 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

55 to 64 65 and over 

156 92 

10631 5700 

239 438 149 348 

3 

212 

60 46 

75 39 

15 5 

6 2 

1 1 

(D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

50 27 

1 009 742 

2348 116 

40 23 

9 3 

27 11 

286 118 

704 359 

20 8 

2859 618 

3 2 

288 (D) 

14 6 3 1 

1 

2 

2 1 (D) (D) 

1 1 (D) (D) 

7 7 16 909 1 1 (D) (D) 

7 6 23 16 

5 6 2 

DELAWARE 55 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming and other 

Age of operator (years) 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ I 531 597 33 60 56 84 137 227 percenL_ 100.0 39.0 2.2 3.9 3.7 5.5 8.9 14.8 land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 98375 50586 967 4528 2586 7960 15554 17991 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 64 85 60 75 46 95 114 79 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ I 539 641 9 39 65 93 173 262 $1,000 __ 236305 125 994 1 160 3406 9207 14903 31 976 65342 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 153 545 196559 128 889 87333 141 646 160 247 184 832 249397 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 2204 1 942 890 1 738 3277 1 330 1 420 2606 Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _______________________________ 68 28 7 8 13 $20,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 186 34 1 7 2 3 21 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 310 86 9 23 28 26 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 261 88 17 2 13 30 26 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 264 167 8 10 3 34 57 55 $150,000 to $199.999 ________________________ 135 65 1 2 25 5 32 $200,000 to $499.999 ________________________ 269 142 23 19 22 78 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 23 21 19 2 $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 23 10 1 9 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned __________________________ farms __ I 320 504 17 35 48 71 124 209 acres __ 87204 42372 (0) (0) 2125 6068 13535 17347 Land rented or leased from others ______ farms __ 515 233 25 43 23 41 44 57 acres __ 24157 13696 176 2732 811 2863 2982 3 132 Rented or leased land in farms _______ farms __ 514 232 25 43 23 41 44 56 acres __ 24083 13691 176 2732 807 2863 2982 3131 Land rented or leased to others _________ farms __ 212 83 1 4 9 11 12 46 acres __ 12986 5482 (0) (0) 350 971 963 2488 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 1417 555 30 57 47 78 130 213 acres __ 65077 35363 750 3636 720 5673 10711 11 873 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ I 334 528 30 55 40 68 128 207 acres __ 56376 31 093 1 708 3465 1 646 4537 9409 10328 Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres ______________________________ 280 71 1 4 10 6 14 36 10 to 29 acres ____________________________ 385 105 3 9 12 12 19 50 30 to 49 acres ____________________________ 217 92 9 9 9 12 16 37 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 322 167 17 20 7 22 42 59 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 120 83 13 15 32 23 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 10 10 2 1 5 2 500 acres or more _________________________ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 326 113 2 8 7 26 28 42 acres __ 5831 2636 (0) 

In cover crops, legumes, and soil- (0) 41 892 708 905 

improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 50 26 2 1 5 8 10 acres __ 799 437 (0) (0) 178 (0) 200 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 36 21 3 1 5 12 acres __ (0) 360 (0) (0) 124 (0) In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 9 7 3 4 acres __ (0) 107 (0) (0) Idle ________________________________ farms __ 99 44 2 7 4 10 21 acres __ I 482 730 (0) (0) (0) 367 293 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 687 270 7 22 21 36 71 113 acres __ 23643 11 025 (0) (0) 492 408 3737 4590 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 85 39 3 4 3 7 9 13 acres __ I 491 659 (0) (0) 6 168 255 214 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 639 254 5 21 21 33 67 107 acres __ 22152 10366 155 627 486 240 3482 4376 

Pastureland and ran~eland other than cropland and wood and pastured _________ farms __ 79 26 2 6 10 8 acres __ I 154 575 (0) (0) 163 75 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 922 363 11 31 33 56 78 154 acres __ 8501 3623 (0) (0) (0) (0) 943 1 453 

Pastureland, all types ____________________ farms __ 421 150 3 11 12 33 39 52 acres __ 8476 3870 (0) (0) (0) (0) 1 126 194 Irrigated land ____________________________ farms __ 68 27 1 2 5 2 5 12 acres __ 684 267 (0) (0) 27 (0) 40 139 Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 64 25 1 2 3 2 5 12 acres __ (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 40 139 Pasture and other land Irrigated _________ farms __ 2 2 2 acres __ (0) (0) (0) 

Land set aside in federal farm programs in 1982 __________________________________ farms __ 9 6 2 1 1 2 acres __ 44 36 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ____________________________________ 1 531 597 33 60 56 84 137 227 Full owners ___________________________________ 1017 365 8 17 33 43 93 171 Part owners ___________________________________ 302 139 9 18 15 28 31 38 Tenants ______________________________________ 212 93 16 25 8 13 13 18 White ________________________________________ 1 482 579 33 60 55 80 131 220 Full owners _________________________________ 989 353 8 17 32 40 90 166 Part owners ______________________________ - __ 285 133 9 18 15 27 28 36 Tenants _______________ -- ___________________ 208 93 16 25 8 13 13 18 Black and other races _________________________ 49 18 1 4 6 7 Full owners _________________________________ 28 12 1 3 3 5 Part owners __________________________ --- ---- 17 6 1 3 2 Tenants ________________ - ____________ ------- 4 

See footnotes at end of table. 

56 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 934 33 121 207 239 201 133 percenL_ 61.0 2.2 7.9 13.5 15.6 13.1 8.7 Land In farms ____________________________ acres __ 47789 1 679 4877 9148 11 093 10729 10263 Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 51 51 40 44 46 53 77 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 898 33 120 177 276 177 115 $1,000 __ 110311 1 367 10656 18572 36791 23255 19670 Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 122841 41 424 88800 104 927 133301 131 364 171 043 Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 2606 1 842 2 120 2728 3014 2 135 2961 Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _______________________________ 40 3 1 13 8 15 $20,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 152 12 13 40 33 30 24 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 224 21 47 48 78 20 10 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 173 27 40 37 41 28 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 97 16 11 39 30 1 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 70 7 24 8 31 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 127 14 28 46 37 2 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 2 1 1 $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 13 1 6 3 3 

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned __________________________ farms __ 818 18 83 179 222 187 127 acres __ 44 832 1 157 2722 7 178 10527 11 237 12011 Land rented or leased from others ______ farms __ 282 16 63 80 62 37 24 acres __ 10461 522 2728 2641 2026 249 295 Rented or leased land In farms _______ farms __ 282 16 63 80 62 37 24 acres __ 10392 522 2697 2641 2026 1 249 1 257 Land rented or leased to others _________ farms __ 129 13 23 27 37 29 acres __ 7504 573 671 1 460 1 757 3043 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ fanms __ 862 31 99 193 224 187 128 acres __ 29714 875 3926 6043 6791 6661 5418 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 806 31 95 182 210 168 120 acres __ 25283 842 3755 5458 5834 5398 3996 Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres ______________________________ 

10 209 3 20 44 72 40 30 to 29 acres ____________________________ 

30 280 20 26 79 59 56 40 to 49 aCres ____________________________ 50 125 3 20 23 34 26 19 to 99 acres ____________________________ 

100 155 3 21 26 40 42 23 to 199 acres __________________________ 

200 37 2 8 10 5 4 8 to 499 acres __________________________ 

500 acres or more _________________________ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ fanms __ 213 4 14 44 69 46 36 acres __ 3195 12 117 471 515 998 1 082 In Cover crops, lagumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ fanms __ 24 3 6 9 6 

On which acres __ 362 23 39 78 222 all crops failed _____________ farms __ 15 3 2 7 1 1 1 acres __ (D) (D) (D) 26 (D) (D) (D) In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 2 2 acres __ (D) Idle ________________________________ farms __ (D) 55 3 5 12 15 13 7 acres __ 752 (D) (D) 65 (D) 140 (D) Total woodland __________________________ fanms __ 417 6 36 91 115 100 69 

Woodland pastured ____________________ farms 

acres __ 

__ 12618 777 632 1 694 3219 2925 3371 46 3 10 13 13 7 

Woodland not pastured ________________ ra,::== 632 49 222 141 250 170 385 6 34 83 109 89 64 P acres __ 11 786 777 583 1 472 3078 2675 3 201 astureland and ran~eland other than cropland and wood and pastured _________ fanms __ 53 1 2 15 15 13 7 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, acres __ 579 (D) (D) 263 100 118 80 wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 559 10 58 121 153 128 89 4878 (D) (D) 1 148 983 1 025 1 394 Pastureland, all types ____________________ fanms __ 271 5 17 59 85 63 42 Irrigated land ____________________________ ra~e:== 4606 (D) (D) 956 756 1 366 332 39 1 5 9 9 6 9 

Harvested cropland Irrigated ____________ ::::=== 417 (D) (D) 99 129 40 112 39 1 5 9 9 6 9 

Pasture and other land Irrigated _________ ra,:~== 417 (D) (D) 99 129 40 112 

Land set aside in federal farm programs In acres __ 1982 __________________________________ fanms __ 3 2 1 acres __ 8 (D) (D) 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

AI~~~~~~!====================:===:::=::::::= 934 33 121 207 239 201 133 652 17 58 127 177 164 109 163 1 25 52 45 23 17 v:~::'ts -------------------------------------- 119 15 38 28 17 14 7 F 

P II ---------------------------------------- 903 33 121 198 231 194 126 u owners --------------------------------- 636 17 58 125 173 158 105 

BI T ~~'fsn~~===============================:: 152 1 25 47 42 22 15 115 15 38 26 16 14 6 ~c II and other races _________________________ 31 9 8 7 7 

~~~:~~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 16 2 4 6 4 11 5 3 1 2 4 2 1 1 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 57 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

Item 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

oPFerators by principal occupation: arming _____________________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ Any _________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

200 days or more __________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 

3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish oogin ______________________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 

160 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, 

peanuts, and other field crops (0133, 0134, 0139) _________________________________ _ 

VeQetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialues (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eg!ls (025) __________________________ _ 

Animal specialtIes (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock (029) ___________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

58 DELAWARE 

Total farming 

and other 

occupations 

1 046 

306 

177 

597 

934 

454 

937 

96 

126 

715 

140 

103 

169 

233 

633 

16.6 

393 

66 

161 

263 

323 

338 

360 

52.0 

1 419 

112 

1 365 87 106 

108 7361 

26 

520 

1 

25 

5 

(D) 

5 

7 

(D) 

195 

615 

163 

225 

145 

74 

44 

17 

30 

2 

1 

947 

45 

45 

67 

16 

39 

36 

193 

93 

12 

41 

117 

18 

Total 

425 

96 

76 

597 

310 

147 

56 

36 

55 

140 

41 

58 

53 

277 

21.6 

166 

33 

60 

56 

64 

137 

227 

56.5 

541 

56 

543 46582 

40 

3004 

9 

617 

9 

2 

(D) 

2 

3 

(D) 

55 

161 

90 

104 

74 

49 

29 

14 

20 

1 

398 

15 

15 

30 

4 

17 

7 

63 

34 

9 

20 

29 

5 

Under 25 

19 

10 

4 

33 

11 

14 

6 

5 

3 

8 

7 

10 

8 

3.6 

8 

33 

21.5 

33 

28 1 663 4 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

9 

9 

12 

25 

5 

1 

2 

25 to 34 

35 

19 

6 

60 

25 

26 

6 

6 

12 

9 

7 

15 

17 

7 

5.7 

14 

60 

29.4 

60 

52 3943 

6 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

4 

15 

11 

11 

10 

7 

2 

45 

2 

5 

2 

5 

3 

Farming 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

30 

15 

11 

56 

17 

27 

6 

4 

17 

12 

6 

7 

6 

16 

7.8 

21 

56 

39.2 

43 

13 

46 2042 

2 

(D) 

3 

50 

3 

2 

(D) 

2 

1 

(D) 

12 

27 

1 

10 

3 

1 

2 

21 

4 

4 

7 

3 

6 

2 

1 

9 

5 

45 to 54 

61 

19 

4 

84 

44 

28 

13 

6 

9 

12 

11 

8 

11 

28 

11.5 

26 

84 

50.0 

75 

9 

75 7128 

7 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

6 

14 

12 

14 

18 

9 

9 

2 

49 

3 

3 

4 

1 

12 

9 

2 

10 

2 

55 to 64 

104 

14 

19 

137 

67 

30 

7 

12 

11 

40 

9 

7 

5 

82 

22.7 

34 

137 

59.7 

123 

14 

125 14465 

10 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

7 

31 

23 

19 

15 

13 

10 

4 

15 

105 

4 

4 

7 

2 

2 

7 

4 

1 

3 

5 

1 

65 and over 

176 

19 

32 

227 

146 

22 

16 

3 

3 

59 

1 

11 

6 

144 

34.7 

65 

227 

73.6 

207 

20 

215 

17301 11 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

24 

65 

34 

38 

28 

18 

6 

6 

5 

1 

153 

4 

4 

9 

1 

12 

6 

28 

16 

6 

6 

2 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text) 

Item 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ 

Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________ _ Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ 

Ani 100 io99d'iiys-================================ to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

200 days or more __________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ___ . ___________________________ _ 25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 45 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ______________________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

ather-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

acres __ 

~ash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

eld crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ 

~~:~C~0(g11&ii=============================== Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, 

peanuts, and other field crops (0133, V 0134,0139) _________________________________ _ 

F effetables and melons (016) ---------___________ _ Hruts and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

G0rtlcultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

eneral farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy. poultry, and aglmal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

D . eef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ pal:/; farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

A o~ try and eggs (025) __________________________ _ Gn mal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

eneral farms, primarily livestock (029) ___________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total Under 25 

623 210 101 

934 

144 

790 

40 

90 

660 

62 

111 

180 

356 

13.6 

225 

33 

121 

207 

239 

201 

133 

49.1 

878 

56 

842 40524 68 4377 

17 

903 1 

16 

3 515 

3 

4 470 

140 

454 

93 

121 

71 

25 

15 

3 

10 

1 

1 

549 

30 

30 

37 12 

22 

29 

130 

59 

3 21 

88 

13 

8 

19 

6 

33 

4 

29 

2 

5 22 

9 

7 

4 

3.0 

13 

33 

22.1 

29 

4 

25 

(D) 

7 875 

1 

(0) 

4 

20 

3 

1 

3 

2 

24 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

25 to 34 

64 

39 

18 

121 

9 112 3 

11 

98 

12 

31 

39 

9 

5.7 

30 

121 

29.9 

119 2 

107 

(0) 

12 

529 

2 

(0) 

2 

30 

51 

8 

22 

6 

4 

71 

2 

2 

5 

3 

1 

24 

7 

3 

10 

2 

Other occupaUons 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 45 to 54 

146 181 47 42 14 16 

207 239 

7 17 200 222 10 11 15 25 175 186 

22 4 34 24 48 54 53 116 8.0 13.0 50 41 

207 

239 

39.4 49.7 

199 229 8 10 

189 221 8092 9964 14 13 603 964 

2 3 (0) (0) 

2 3 

2 2 (0) (0) 

33 40 113 111 19 29 21 31 12 19 6 4 2 2 

3 

116 131 9 7 

9 7 15 7 1 3 6 3 7 12 

30 36 11 14 1 1 3 7 17 27 2 5 

55 to 64 65 and over 

136 

38 

27 

201 

38 

163 

10 

22 

131 

11 

11 

26 

111 

18.7 

42 

201 

59.6 

183 

18 

185 

9553 10 

661 

5 

(0) 

1 

4 

1 

(0) 

22 

99 

23 

28 

15 

4 

6 

3 

1 

120 

6 

6 

7 

4 

4 

4 

26 

21 

3 

26 

1 

DELAWARE 

88 

25 

20 

133 

69 

64 

4 

12 

48 

4 

4 

9 

67 

26.8 

49 

133 

71.8 

119 

14 

115 

7856 12 

745 

4 

(0) 

4 

2 

(0) 

2 

11 

60 

11 

18 

16 

7 

5 

87 

4 

4 

1 

4 

6 

5 

12 

6 

1 

4 

6 

3 

59 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming 

and other 

Age of operator (years) 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) •••...•••••.•••••••• farms •• 1 531 597 33 60 56 84 137 227 $1,000 •• 9188 4868 305 622 446 682 1 272 1 540 

Fa~~;s ~h;:I$~0~6~g~~~: ••..•••••••..•••••••..•• 1 158 368 19 27 31 48 72 171 Less than $1,000 (see text) •••••..•••••••.•• 230 50 - 2 6 13 8 21 $1,000 to $1,499 .•••••••.•••••••..•••••.•. 122 31 1 3 2 - 6 19 $1,500 to $1,999 ..••••••.••••••.•.••••••.• 108 16 1 - 4 3 2 6 $2,000 to $2,499 .••••••••...••••••.••••••• 88 26 1 1 3 4 6 11 $2,500 to $4,999 ..•••••••.••••••••.••••••• 304 111 4 7 12 15 24 49 $5,000 to $9,999 ..•.•••••.•.•••••••••••••• 306 134 12 14 4 13 26 65 $10,000 to $14,999 •.••••••••••.•••••••.....• 227 125 10 18 14 20 35 28 $15,000 or more ••••.••.••••••.••••••••••.•• 146 104 4 15 11 16 30 28 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 1 034 433 26 49 25 54 113 166 $1,000 •• 6247 3448 232 452 128 449 1 012 1 175 Sales of $5,000 or more •••••••..•••• farms •• 466 263 20 34 8 35 76 90 $1,000 .• 4954 2997 212 418 82 394 909 982 

Corn for grain ••.•.•••••••....••••••• farms •• 396 202 18 21 7 23 54 79 $1,000 •• 1 661 954 112 142 22 91 276 311 Wheal. .....•••• _ ...•••••••••..••••• farms •• 204 100 9 11 4 12 33 31 $1,000 •• 482 281 (D) 51 2 (D) 93 75 Soybeans ......••••••..•••••••••••.• farms •• 883 380 20 41 20 48 101 150 $1,000 •• 3930 2122 89 256 97 309 623 748 Sorghum for grain •••••••••.••••••••• farms •• 2 2 - - - - - 2 $1,000 •• (D) (D) - - - - - (D) Oats _ .. _ •••••••.•.••..•••••••••.••• farms •. 9 5 - 2 - 1 2 - $1,000 •• (D) (D) - (D) - (D) (D) - Other grains .••••••••....•••••••••.. farms •• 95 45 1 4 3 8 11 18 $1,000 •• 164 84 (D) (D) 7 15 (D) (D) 

Cotton and cottonseed ...•••••••••..... farms •• - - - - - - - - $1,000 •• - - - - - - - - Sales of $5,000 or more •...••••••••• farms .• - - - - - - - - $1,000 .. - - - - - - - - Tobacco ••••••••.....•••••••••••...••• farms •. - - - - - - - - $1,000 •• - - - - - - - - Sales of $5,000 or more ...•••••••••• farms •• - - - - - - - - $1,000 •. - - - - - - - - Hay, silage, and field seeds •••. _ .•••••• farms •. 97 37 1 3 6 3 11 13 $1,000 •• 234 122 (D) (D) 34 18 47 21 Sales of $5,000 or more ••••••••.•..• farms •• 11 6 - - 2 1 3 - $1,000 •• 122 72 - - (D) (D) 29 -

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons .••• farms •• 132 58 2 6 9 7 11 23 $1,000 •• 393 220 (D) (D) 57 32 43 50 Sales of $5,000 or more ..••••••••... farms •• 23 14 1 2 4 3 2 2 $1,000 •• 213 137 (D) (D) 45 20 (D) (D) Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 32 12 - - 1 1 3 7 $1,000 •• (D) (D) - - (D) (D) 6 9 Sales of $5,000 or more •••••••.....• farms •• 1 - - - - - - - $1,000 •• (D) - - - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products ••••••• farms •• 57 24 - 1 5 - 2 16 $1,000 •• 292 129 - (D) 30 - (D) 80 Sales of $5,000 or more ••...•.•••••• farms •. 26 10 - - 2 - 1 7 $1,000 •• 246 103 - - (D) - (D) 65 

Other crops .. _ •.•••••••••.•...•••••••• farms •• 3 3 - - - - 1 2 $1,000 •. 1 1 - - - - (D) (D) 

Sales of $5,000 or more •••••••...••• farms •• - - - - - - - - $1,000 •• - - - - - - - - Poultry and poultry products •••••••••••• farms •• 102 47 4 5 10 4 9 15 $1,000 .. 360 182 1 1 105 14 28 34 Sales of $5,000 or more ••....••••••• farms .. 25 12 - - 7 2 1 2 

$1,000 •• 307 158 - - 104 (D) (D) (D) 

Dairy products •••.....••••••••••••.•.. farms •• 25 16 3 6 2 2 3 - $1,000 •• 147 122 27 66 (D) (D) 12 - Sales of $5,000 or more ....••••••••• farms •• 10 9 2 5 1 - 1 - $1,000 •• 132 (D) (D) (D) (D) - (D) -

Cattle and calves •.....•.•••••••••••••• farms •• 214 87 4 9 6 15 21 32 

$1,000 •• 582 257 6 24 31 63 51 82 

Sales of $5,000 or more .••.••••••••• farms •• 33 14 - 1 2 5 2 4 

$1,000 •• 298 121 - (D) (D) 43 (D) 24 

Hogs and pigs ..• _ ••••••••••••••••.••• farms •• 131 57 10 5 5 7 7 23 

$1,000 •• 455 208 29 20 23 44 20 73 

Sales of $5,000 or more ••••••••••••• farms •• 34 19 3 2 3 5 2 4 

$1,000 •. 295 149 23 (D) (D) (D) (D) 36 

Sheep, lambs, and wool •••••.•••••••••• farms •• 22 5 2 - - - 2 1 

$1,000 •• (D) (D) (D) - - - (D) (D) 

Sales of $5,000 or more ••••••••••.• _ farms •• - - - - - - - - $1,000 •• - - - - - - - - Other livestock and livestock products 

(see text) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms .. 123 31 1 4 6 10 5 5 

$1,000 •• 414 156 (D) (D) 23 59 30 16 

Sales of $5,000 or more ••••••••••••• farms •• 28 10 - 2 1 4 2 1 

$1,000 •• 287 136 - (D) (D) 56 (D) (D) 

FARM-RELATED INCOME AND 

DIRECT SALES 

Income from machine work, customwork, 

and other agricultural services ••••••••••• farms •• 72 35 5 4 3 3 7 13 

$1,000 •• 117 72 7 17 4 10 13 21 

Value of agricultural products sold directly 

to Individuals for human consumption 

(see text) •••••••••••...••••••••.••.•••• farms •• 128 51 3 4 10 4 8 22 

$1,000 •• 221 122 1 19 34 20 21 27 

See footnotes at end of table. 

60 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

Item 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fa~~s~ ~ha"~I$fo~6~~~~~:------------------------ Less than $1,000 (see text) ________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________ _ $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _________________________ _ $10,000 to $14,999 _________________________ _ $15,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Gralns ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat __ __ _ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ ___ _ __ _ __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans_ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ ___ _ __ ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oats _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Nursery and greenhouse products _______ farms __ $1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 

Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ $~~~~:: $1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 

Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ $~~~~:: 

Dairy products ________________________ $~~~~:: 

$1,000 __ Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 

Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ $~~~~:: 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 

Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ $~a~~~:: 

Sheep, lambs, and WOOI ________________ $~~~~:: 

Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ $~~~~:: $1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 

Sales of $5,000 or more _____________ $~~~~:: 

FARM-RELATED INCOME AND 

DIRECT SALES 

$1,000 __ 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________ farms __ 

V $1,000 __ 

alue of agricultural products sold directly 

to Individuals for human consumption (see text) ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

934 4320 

790 

180 

91 

92 

62 

193 

172 

102 

42 

601 

2800 

203 1 957 

194 

708 

104 

201 

503 

1 807 

4 

4 

50 

80 

60 

112 

5 

50 

74 

173 

9 

76 

20 

31 

1 

(D) 

33 

163 

16 

143 

55 

178 

13 

149 

9 

25 

1 

(D) 

127 

325 

19 

178 

74 

247 

15 

147 

17 

10 

92 

257 

18 

151 

37 

45 

77 

98 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

33 

139 

32 

3 

4 

2 

2 

7 

14 

1 

24 

91 

9 

59 

7 

22 

7 

12 

20 

57 

3 

7 

4 

5 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

5 

13 

2 

(D) 

3 

1 

25 to 34 

121 

671 

93 

15 

8 

15 

8 

22 

25 

24 

4 

79 

432 

33 

335 

32 

103 

14 

33 

68 

269 

10 

26 

6 

19 

2 

(D) 

13 

36 

2 

(D) 

3 

25 

3 

25 

6 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

18 

(D) 

5 

40 

14 

(D) 

4 

44 

13 

38 

2 

(D) 

8 

6 

12 

27 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 45 to 54 

207 

985 

171 

28 

27 

26 

12 

41 

37 

26 

10 

132 

592 

44 

404 

37 

120 

25 

63 

112 

396 

12 

13 

18 

10 

23 

74 

5 

48 

4 

9 

12 

45 

6 

38 

12 

(D) 

3 

38 

2 

(D) 

23 

50 

1 

(D) 

23 

90 

5 

60 

6 

2 

22 

66 

5 

40 

10 

20 

19 

17 

239 

1 015 

208 

58 

21 

17 

23 

52 

37 

17 

14 

144 

653 

45 

439 

45 

162 

24 

43 

120 

415 

3 

(D) 

15 

(D) 

16 

27 

12 

24 

2 

(D) 

7 

15 

1 

(D) 

6 

8 

19 

67 

5 

59 

3 

18 

1 

(D) 

39 

69 

3 

25 

21 

60 

4 

(D) 

11 

7 

25 

68 

3 

34 

9 

8 

21 

32 

55 to 64 

201 

872 

172 

53 

15 

18 

11 

43 

32 

23 

6 

127 

574 

37 

376 

39 

166 

15 

20 

106 

383 

5 

6 

12 

21 

1 

(D) 

16 

30 

6 

43 

4 

(D) 

9 

26 

2 

(D) 

31 

103 8 

78 

6 

3 

22 

66 

6 

48 

9 

(D) 

18 

21 

65 and over 

133 

637 

114 

23 

16 

14 

6 

28 

27 

11 

8 

95 

458 

35 

342 

34 

134 

19 

30 

77 

287 

1 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

5 

27 

2 

(D) 

6 

4 

4 

3 

6 

41 

3 

(D) 

8 

21 

2 

(D) 

3 

6 

14 

40 

2 

(D) 

8 

30 

2 

(D) 

5 

7 

1 

(D) 

4 

1 

DELAWARE 61 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Amount received ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feod grains ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 

$f,OOO __ Cotton ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Soybeans, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___________________________ farms __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

$1,000 __ 

livestock and poultry purchased __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $499 _________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______ farms __ 

Farms by tons purchased: 

tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

1 to 49 tons _____________________________ _ 50 to 99 tons ____________________________ _ 

100 tons or more _________________________ _ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _______________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ $5,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________ _ 

$500 to $2,499 _____________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more ___________________ farms __ 

workers __ Less than 150 days __________________ farms __ 

workers __ 

Contract labor ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $499 _________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ______________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

62 DELAWARE 

Total farming 

and other 

occupations 

5 

14 

5 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

201 

271 

76 

45 

69 

11 

377 

1 184 

114 

72 

139 

52 

161 

761 

336 

151 

10 

70 

21 

42 

28 

939 

629 

523 

216 

200 

105 

973 

321 

198 

502 

84 

879 

763 

397 

200 

281 

1 

425 

494 

109 

176 

128 

12 

78 

92 

365 

1 195 

20 

15 

15 

5 

593 

723 

199 

161 

217 

16 

Total 

3 

(0) 

3 

10 

1 

(0) 

85 

95 

44 

9 

29 

3 

136 

634 

63 

18 

29 

26 

73 

424 

94 

73 

40 

18 

6 

9 

445 

374 

182 

130 

133 

526 1 215 

108 

61 

282 

55 

443 

472 

157 

104 

181 

1 

192 

233 

39 

60 

71 

2 

40 

47 

161 

576 

6 

4 

5 

296 

409 

82 

56 

156 

Under 25 

1 

(0) 

6 

20 

6 

8 

36 

6 

8 

16 

6 

6 

(Z) 

6 

6 

8 

6 

36 

6 

25 to 34 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

10 

14 

7 

3 

10 

(0) 

6 

2 

9 

7 

2 

22 

19 

3 

10 

9 

30 

40 

11 

19 

28 

23 

16 

3 

9 

10 

2 

6 

2 

1 

(0) 

9 

39 

19 

15 

1 

17 

1 

Farming 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

3 

9 

2 

2 

36 

16 

19 

16 

1 

46 

59 

14 

7 

27 

29 

13 

15 

14 

21 

23 

2 

16 

2 

1 

2 

(0) 

21 

77 

1 

(0) 

33 

27 

10 

10 

13 

45 to 54 

1 

(0) 

1 (01 

(0) 

24 

20 

17 

34 

36 

10 

6 

16 

26 

44 

14 

26 

9 

17 

67 

88 

25 

11 

31 

74 

205 

1 

65 

6 

62 

120 

16 

17 

46 

1 

12 

27 

12 

4 

9 

12 

31 

25 

33 

9 

2 

14 

55 to 64 

16 

29 

13 

1 

1 

1 

20 

27 

14 

4 

2 

3 

39 

10 

3 

2 

1 

101 

114 

18 

39 

44 

138 

367 

29 

27 

60 

22 

115 

102 

49 

26 

40 

43 

41 

12 

16 

12 

1 

3 

4 

43 

66 

61 

165 

21 

2 

56 

65 and over 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

32 

23 

22 

1 

6 

1 

50 

74 

35 

4 

3 

8 

33 

297 

63 

33 

23 

1 

1 

8 

211 

116 

117 

54 

40 

228 

490 

54 

46 

103 

25 

181 

198 

59 

44 

78 

96 

140 

9 

44 

45 

30 

30 

66 

353 

5 

(0) 

5 

130 

133 

41 

25 

64 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Other occupations 

Item Age of operator (years) 

Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 451054 55 to 64 65 and over 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Amount received ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed gralns ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat _ _ ___ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ COtton ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Soybeans, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___________________________ farms __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock and poultry purchased __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ____________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

$1 to $499 _________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ______________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______ farms __ 

Farms by tons purchased: 

tons __ $1,000 __ 

1 to 49 tons _____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 tons ____________________________ _ 

100 tons or more _________________________ _ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _______________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ____________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

$1 to $499 _________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Other agrtcultural chemicals ______________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1,000 __ 

$1 to $499 _________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________ _ 

$500 to $2,499 _____________________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more ___________________ farms __ 

workers __ Less than 150 days __________________ farms __ 

workers __ 

Contract labor ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _________________________________ _ $500 to $999 ______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms wllh expenses of- $1 10 $499 _________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ______________________________ _ 

$1,00010 $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

See foolnotes at end of table. 

2 

(OJ 

(0) 

116 

177 

32 

36 

40 

8 

241 

551 

51 

54 

110 

26 

88 1 337 

242 

78 

10 

30 

3 

36 

19 

494 

256 

341 

86 

67 

579 

758 

213 

117 

220 

29 

436 

291 

240 

96 

100 

233 

261 

70 

96 

57 

10 

38 

45 

204 

619 

14 

tl 

10 

4 

297 

314 

117 

105 

59 

16 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

17 53 21 47 

9 5 22 12 22 

38 

90 

2 

12 

18 

6 

51 

142 

2 

10 

35 

4 

21 

181 

35 

21 

4 

1 

16 

92 

47 

72 

8 

12 

96 

136 

12 

34 

49 

1 

84 

55 

48 

8 

28 

53 

33 

20 

30 

3 

1 

(0) 

52 

117 

1 

(0) 

56 

43 

39 

10 

7 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

34 

18 

17 

14 

2 

1 

89 

164 

18 

18 

51 

2 

35 

187 

44 

35 

17 

18 

156 

74 

111 

23 

22 

199 

306 

80 

26 

65 

28 

124 

106 

76 

13 

35 

71 

95 

27 

18 

26 

23 , (0) 

55 

270 

1 

(0) 

100 

151 

50 

27 

7 

16 

6 11 

4 30 

4 

1 

1 9 

1 

34 21 57 21 

13 1 

2 16 

18 3 1 1 

9 5 

15 54 

2 9 

9 5 

8 1 

2 

1 

1 

77 60 24 59 

58 42 

16 2 3 16 

109 66 119 93 

40 32 37 7 32 27 

82 49 57 13 

31 40 36 9 15 

38 33 41 25 

8 2 10 24 20 7 

1 3 (0) 4 37 32 106 80 

9 2 4 (0) 

8 

2 

55 16 41 10 

14 5 32 9 9 2 

DELAWARE 63 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

Item 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSESLCon. 

Energy and petroleum products ___________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

$1 to $499 _________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ LP gas, butane, and propane _________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Fuel oil and kerosene ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Motor 011 and grease _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest expense ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expertses 01- $1 to $499 _________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ______________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,998 ___________________________ _ $5,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Farms reporting no interest expense (see text) __________________________________ _ 

VALUE OF MA'~H'NERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _______________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _______________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ $500,000 or more __________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ____________________________ farms __ 

number __ Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 

number __ Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 

number._ 2 or 3 ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 4 or more _____________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___________________________________ farms __ 

nember __ Corn heads for comblnes _________________ farms __ 

number._ Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ 

number._ Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 

number._ Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 

number._ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel _______________________________ farms __ 

number._ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Ume ___________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

64 DELAWARE 

Total farming 

and other 

occupations 

1 530 

1 415 

804 

256 

454 

16 

1 530 

1 122 

1 380 

722 

562 

223 

26 

11 

129 

67 

530 

99 

761 

287 

24 

6 

345 

700 

135 

41 

122 

47 

1 007 

1 539 

23815 

157 

633 

311 

401 

34 

3 

1 120 1 447 1 156 1 708 

1 259 2697 

689 

1 516 

163 

774 

329 

382 

222 

223 

126 

145 

171 

173 

33 

33 

1 105 

49944 

293 5713 

6213 

277 7721 

Total 

635 

851 

237 

103 

279 

16 

635 

707 

566 

446 

288 

140 

12 

5 

78 

55 

635 

61 

356 

142 

10 

2 

157 

236 

74 

23 

49 

11 

429 

641 

11 657 

61 

187 

159 

215 

17 

2 

500 

615 

519 

817 

551 

1 420 

315 

713 

127 

598 

175 

207 

128 

129 

49 

49 

102 

102 

22 

22 

526 

31 474 

128 2974 

3 147 

174 6188 

Under 25 

9 

7 

1 

8 

9 

6 

9 

5 

9 

1 

9 

1 

8 

3 

8 

9 

71 

9 

1 

(0) 

8 

8 

9 

17 

8 

16 

8 792 

8 792 

25 to 34 

39 

54 

21 

1 

17 

39 

50 

29 

26 

22 

16 

9 

3 

39 

5 

17 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

20 

8 

17 

3 

19 

39 

880 

3 

9 

26 

1 

27 

(0) 

27 

36 

38 

63 

25 

50 

18 

26 

9 

9 

9 

(0) 

30 

895 9 132 

186 

10 

455 

Farming 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

65 

48 

34 

17 

14 

65 

33 

49 

14 

34 

11 

2 

(0) 

5 

3 

65 

(0) 

37 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

8 

32 

4 

4 

56 

65 

156 

45 

10 

8 

2 

55 

58 

34 

40 

61 

104 

35 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

6 

6 

6 

6 

1 

(0) 

7 

7 

48 1 430 4 

57 

51 

27 

761 

45 to 54 

87 

122 

20 

3 

64 

87 

108 

71 

55 

48 

36 

1 

(0) 

7 

6 

87 

(0) 

51 

13 

7 

1 

32 

93 

11 

15 

6 

60 

93 

1 266 

15 

30 

23 

23 

2 

64 

102 

59 

104 

76 

213 

35 

(0) 

18 

(0) 

23 

23 

29 

29 

18 

18 

32 

32 

74 

5014 

25 

535 

646 

19 

1 208 

55 to 64 

173 

263 

56 

37 

62 

16 

173 

214 

163 

173 

69 

18 

3 

2 

173 

21 

87 

49 

34 

34 

18 

2 

13 

1 

98 

173 3230 

2 

45 

68 

58 

131 

176 

158 

265 

157 

433 

93 

211 

42 

200 

49 

49 

43 

44 

16 

16 

20 

20 

15 

15 

138 9823 54 1 054 

1 067 

56 1 258 

65 and over 

262 

357 

103 

37 

122 

262 

297 

245 

173 

115 

59 

9 

2 

54 

43 

262 

21 

155 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

55 

66 

20 

21 

14 

195 

262 

5054 

41 

49 

58 

100 

14 

202 

233 

233 

364 

208 

590 

119 

277 

65 

289 

79 

103 

41 

41 

15 

15 

40 

40 

228 

13520 

36 

196 

197 

54 

714 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

Item 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSESLCon. 

Energy and petroleum products ••••••••••• farms •• $1.000 .. Farms with expenses of-

$1 to $499 •.........•••.......•.......••.... $500 to $999 ...••.........•.•••.....•••.... $1,000 to $4,999 ..........•••.......••...... $5,000 or more •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Petroleum products •••••••••••••••••••• farms •• $1,000 .. Gasoline and gasohoL ••••••••••••••• farms •• $1,000,. 

Diesel fuel •••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• $1,000 .. LP gas, butane, and propane ••••••••• farms •• $1,000 .. Fuel oil and kerosene •••••••••••••••• farms •• $1.000 .. Natural gas ••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• $1,000 .. Motor 011 and grease ••••••••••••••••• farms •• $1,000 .. 

Electricity •••••••••••••••••••.••••••••• farms •• $1,000 .. Other-coal, wood, coke, etc .••••••••••• farms •• $1,000 .. 

Interest expense •••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• $1,000 .. Farms with expenses of-

$1 to $499 .......•..........•.•.......•••... $500 to $999 .•••.......••........•.•••..... $1,000 to $4,999 .................•.......... $5.000 or more •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Farms reporting no interest expense (see text) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• $1,000 .. Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 .••.........••••........•..•.... $5,000 to $9,999 ....•.••.............••..... $10,000 to $19,999 ............•...••.•...... $20.000 to $49,999 ............•............. $50,000 to $99,999 ...••••••................. $100.000 to $199,999 ••...............•...... $200,000 to $499,999 ...........•••••........ $500,000 or more ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• numbeL. 

Motortrucks, including pickups •••••••••••• farms •• number •• Wheel tractors •••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• numbeL. 2 or 3 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• numbeL. 4 or more ••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••• farms •• number •• 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• number •• Corn heads for combines ••••••••••••••••• farms •• numbeL. 

Cottonplckers and strippers ••••••••••••••• farms •• number •• Mower conditioners •••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• numbeL. 

Pickup balers ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• numbeL. 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• numbeL. 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer ••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• acres on which used •• Lime ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• acres on which used •• Ions •• Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to controlInsects on hay and other crops ••••••••• farms •• acres on which used •• 

See footnoles al end of tabie. 

Total 

895 

564 

567 

153 

175 

895 

415 

814 

276 

274 

83 

14 

6 

51 

12 

895 

38 

405 

145 

14 

4 

188 

464 

61 

18 

73 

36 

578 

898 12158 

96 

446 

152 

186 

17 

620 

832 

639 

891 

708 1277 

374 

803 

36 

176 

154 

175 

94 

94 

77 

96 

69 

71 

11 

11 

579 18470 165 2739 

3066 

103 1 533 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

33 

46 

5 

18 

10 

33 

17 

23 

7 

18 

4 

10 

4 

33 

2 

27 

30 

21 

33 

631 

12 

5 

16 

27 

49 

28 

34 

33 

63 

18 

48 

16 

16 

12 

12 

23 

702 

12 

252 

364 

25 to 34 

119 

91 

69 

11 

39 

119 

69 

119 

44 

30 

13 

8 

3 

9 

2 

119 7 

60 

19 

9 

3 

56 

123 

15 

8 

27 

6 

56 

120 1 850 

13 

42 

26 

39 

56 

104 

81 

132 

100 

193 

47 

95 

13 

58 

34 

48 

20 

20 

11 

11 

6 

6 

86 2732 20 

472 

370 

11 

71 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

177 

108 

118 

29 

30 

177 

86 

169 

56 

88 

17 

4 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

177 8 

76 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

51 

237 

8 

4 

16 

23 

106 

177 2374 

20 

64 

25 

47 

1 

100 

156 

140 

210 

109 

204 

46 

92 

11 

60 

7 

7 

14 

14 

7 

7 

2 

(D) 

96 3172 40 

802 

995 

16 

194 

45 to 54 

276 

162 

195 

31 

50 

276 

121 

258 

92 

66 

16 

24 

2 

276 

11 

126 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

64 

92 

28 

2 

27 

7 

164 

276 3687 

39 

145 

31 

56 

2 

227 

249 

202 

276 

222 

420 

149 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

25 

31 

18 

18 

36 

53 

27 

28 

2 

(D) 

199 5701 65 

669 

746 

31 

700 

55 to 64 

176 

94 

105 

41 

30 

176 

75 

153 

51 

48 

17 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

176 

(D) 

90 

20 

14 

5 

10 

4 

134 

177 1 933 

16 

86 

53 

22 

128 

177 

119 

148 

150 

243 

87 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

32 

33 

32 

32 

14 

(D) 

12 

13 

1 

(D) 

109 3820 25 

520 

556 

16 

234 

65 and over 

114 

61 

75 

23 

16 

114 

47 

92 

26 

24 

15 

1 

(D) 

114 

(D) 

26 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 

7 

3 

77 

115 

664 

8 

77 

12 

4 

14 

82 

95 

69 

91 

94 

154 

27 

70 

3 

20 

40 

40 

24 

24 

2 

(D) 

11 

11 

66 2343 3 

24 

15 

29 

334 

DELAWARE 65 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farming 

Item Total farming Age of operator (years) 

and other 

occupations Total Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALSL 

Con. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to control-Con. 

Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 64 51 10 17 2 22 acres on which used __ 3259 2694 390 (D) (D) 1 540 Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 76 36 2 16 18 acres on which used __ 987 461 (D) (D) 340 Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 746 359 19 29 57 97 157 acres on which used __ 40 135 24664 698 950 4447 7939 10630 Chemicals for defoliation, growth control of crops, or thinning of fruiL _____________ farms __ 27 11 2 8 1 acres on which used __ (D) 101 (D) 57 (D) 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 296 105 5 11 9 15 25 40 number __ 3944 1 713 75 179 151 392 430 486 Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________ 170 47 2 4 6 5 10 20 10 to 19 ____________________________________ 71 31 2 3 11 15 20 to 49 ____________________________________ 40 20 3 5 1 5 3 3 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 13 6 2 2 2 100 to 199 __________________________________ 1 1 200 or more ________________________________ 1 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 218 81 4 8 7 15 21 26 number __ I 756 707 35 67 68 201 127 209 Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 163 56 1 1 3 12 16 23 number __ 484 557 (D) (D) (D) 193 99 198 Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________ 78 22 3 7 10 5 10 9 __________________________________ 37 12 3 6 3 10 to 19 ________________________________ 27 13 3 3 6 20 to 49 ________________________________ 16 7 2 1 4 50 to 99 ________________________________ 4 2 2 100 or more ____________________________ 1 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 73 34 3 8 4 5 7 7 number __ 272 150 (D) (D) (D) 8 28 11 

Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________ 57 23 2 3 5 5 7 5 to 9 __________________________________ 5 4 4 10 to 19 ________________________________ 9 7 2 2 2 20 to 29 ________________________________ 2 30 to 49 ________________________________ 

50 to 99 ________________________________ 

100 or more ____________________________ 

HeHers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 177 65 4 11 6 10 16 18 

numbeL_ 1 084 487 31 69 21 92 142 132 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 218 81 3 8 7 15 16 32 

number __ 104 519 9 43 62 99 161 145 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 214 67 4 9 6 15 21 32 

number __ I 817 902 29 86 145 179 165 298 $1,000 __ 582 257 6 24 31 63 51 82 Calves _______________________________ farms __ 132 65 3 8 6 10 16 22 

numbeL_ 677 536 22 56 113 80 129 136 $1,000 __ 160 105 2 9 20 16 35 22 Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 161 63 3 7 6 12 12 23 

numbeL_ 940 366 7 30 32 99 36 162 $1,000 __ 422 153 4 16 11 47 16 60 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 59 16 1 2 3 1 9 

numbeL_ 210 59 (D) (D) 14 (D) 32 

$1,000 __ 102 28 (D) (D) 6 (D) 15 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 148 61 10 11 7 8 7 16 

numbeL_ 3998 652 563 126 201 158 72 532 

Farms wilh- 1 to 9 ______________________________________ 76 29 8 3 5 6 7 10 to 24 ____________________________________ 28 11 2 2 1 6 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 13 6 1 3 1 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 23 13 7 2 4 100 to 199 __________________________________ 7 2 1 200 or more ________________________________ 1 Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 94 41 10 3 5 5 2 16 

number __ 760 370 132 28 28 (D) (D) 107 Other ________________________________ farms __ 120 50 10 10 6 6 6 12 

number __ 3238 1 282 431 98 173 (D) (D) 425 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 131 57 10 5 5 7 7 23 

numbeL_ 5942 2649 691 286 185 302 165 020 

$1,000 __ 455 208 29 20 23 44 20 73 Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms .. _ 55 22 9 2 1 1 9 

number __ 3347 1 403 555 1

0 ) 1

0 ) (D) 642 

$1,000 __ 123 48 13 D) D) (D) 27 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ 96 42 10 3 5 5 2 17 farms __ numbeL_ 786 366 129 19 17 (D) (D) 128 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 60 37 8 3 5 5 2 14 number __ 393 190 62 9 10 (D) (D) 72 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 84 38 10 3 4 4 2 15 

number __ 393 176 67 10 7 (D) (D) 56 

See footnotes at end of table. 

66 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS'-

Con. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to control-Con. 

Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals for defoliation. growth control of crops. or thinning of fruiL _____________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

LIVESTOCK 

Callie and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

number-_ Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 ___________________________________ _ 20 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 

number __ Beef COws __________________________ farms __ 

number __ Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 _______________________________ _ 

20 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 \0 99 _______________________________ _ 100 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calve"- ______________ farms __ 

number __ Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves __ _ _ _ ___ __ _ _ __ ___ __ _ _ ___ _______ farms __ 

number __ 

Callie and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Callie ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Fallened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 

Farms with- number __ 

1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 10 to 24 ___________________________________ _ 25 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 or more _______________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 

number __ Other ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

lillers of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 

number __ Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 

number __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Total 

13 

565 

40 

526 

387 15471 

16 

(D) 

191 

2231 

123 

40 

20 

7 

137 

049 

107 

927 

56 

25 

14 

9 

2 

1 

39 

122 

34 

1 

2 

2 

112 

597 

137 

585 

127 

915 

325 

67 

341 

55 

98 

574 

270 

43 

151 

74 

87 2346 

47 

17 

7 

10 

5 

1 

53 

390 

70 1 956 

74 3293 

247 

33 1 944 

75 

54 

420 

43 

203 

46 

217 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

23 

702 

3 

32 

1 

2 

3 

32 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

25 to 34 

9 

(D) 

65 3231 

26 

256 

16 

6 

3 

1 

19 

106 

12 

89 

6 

2 

2 

2 

11 

17 

10 

1 

15 

54 

19 

96 

18 

(D) 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

(D) 

14 

(D) 

(D) 

13 

(D) 

(D) 

15 

(D) 

6 

3 

2 

2 

2 

8 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

14 

(D) 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

8 

36 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 45 to 54 

1 

(D) 

82 

2509 

6 

90 

39 

507 

26 

12 

29 

235 

27 

228 

20 

5 

1 

4 

7 

4 

23 

138 

28 

134 

23 

150 

50 

7 

47 

6 

20 

103 

44 

7 

12 

6 

21 

769 

13 

3 

2 

2 

1 

13 

136 

18 

633 

23 

225 

90 

11 

757 

27 

14 

152 

10 

79 

12 

73 

6 390 

15 

439 

114 

5 131 

1 

(D) 

64 

591 

44 

12 

7 

1 

44 

237 

34 

191 

18 

9 

6 

1 

13 

46 

11 

2 

36 

155 

50 

199 

39 

198 

69 

24 

69 

9 

31 

129 

60 

13 

44 

21 

31 

888 

15 

6 

2 

7 

1 

19 

135 

28 

753 

21 

851 

60 

12 

573 

24 

19 

158 

16 

(D) 

18 

(D) 

55 to 64 

7 

175 

4 

10 

64 3366 

8 304 

39 

547 

25 

6 

5 

3 

32 

274 

25 

265 

10 

6 

5 

3 

1 

7 

9 

7 

25 

192 

26 

81 

31 

245 

103 

16 

68 

12 

24 

177 

91 

6 

13 

6 

10 

49 

7 

3 

5 

14 

7 

35 

6 

49 

3 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

5 

7 

5 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

65 and over 

11 

18 

39 

532 

1 

(D) 

20 

298 

11 

2 

5 

2 

13 

197 

9 154 

2 

3 

3 

1 

4 

43 

2 

2 

10 

26 

14 

75 

14 

172 

40 

9 114 

18 

7 

58 

21 

3 

15 

8 

9 162 

5 

2 

1 

1 

7 

45 

4 117 

8 353 

30 

4 167 

7 

7 

36 

5 

10 

7 

26 

DELAWARE 67 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 

number __ Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shom __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 

number __ Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 

number __ Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 

POULTRY 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ number __ 

Farms w~h- 1 to 99 ____________________________________ _ 

100 to 399 _________________________________ _ 

400 to 1,599 _______________________________ _ 

1,600 to 3,199 _____________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 ___________________________ _ 20,000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ______ farms __ number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 _________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 3,999 _____________________________ _ 4,000 to 7,999 _____________________________ _ 8,000 or more ______________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres _____________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 acres or mors __________________________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated __________________________ ~o_~~ ~~~~~== 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 25 to 49 acres _____________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres _____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

68 DELAWARE 

Total farming 

and other 

occupations 

26 

(0) 

21 

218 

15 

266 

20 

328 

2 101 

295 

2235 

92 

208 

388 

35 

250 

16 

77 

3 

134 

24 189 

111 

16 

3 

1 

3 

133 

17907 

13 

6282 

22 25005 

32 

651 820 

14 

3 

15 

8 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

482 11 612 935 145 

11 

218 

302 

118 

52 

10 

37 

402 

4740 

2 

(0) 

32 

5 

209 

5301 

170 697 1 

(0) 

114 

72 

21 

2 

87 

1 694 

77 895 

Total 

5 

(0) 

5 

91 

3 101 

5 155 

843 

78 

703 

21 

56 

151 

11 

69 

5 

14 

1 

59 11 415 

45 

10 

2 

1 

1 

58 5268 

6 6147 

10 14140 

16 

372 374 

7 

2 

7 

2 

(0) 

238 6767 

537638 

5 

66 

130 

69 

32 

7 

23 

251 3143 

2 

(0) 

20 

3 

103 2945 

98617 

44 

46 

11 

2 

32 

659 32974 

Under 25 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

26 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

36 

3 

3 

36 

3 475 

3 

21 

651 61 365 

7 

12 

2 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

9 225 9513 

4 

4 

1 

25 to 34 

13 

121 3 

15 

28 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

9 302 

9 

9 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

28 

987 84961 

14 

5 

8 

1 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

12 

467 

16264 

1 

8 

3 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

Farming 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

12 

157 

4 

8 

23 

3 

9 

8 190 

8 

8 190 

1 

(0) 

8 335640 

2 

6 

1 

(0) 

11 

199 14985 

10 

3 

76 

320 

1 

2 

4 

66 2250 

4 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

45 to 54 

17 

232 

10 

24 

58 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

9 6677 

7 

8 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

29 

789 61 666 

16 

9 

3 

1 

5 

21 

282 

5 

12 

422 

12027 

3 

7 

1 

1 

6 129 5618 

55 to 64 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

15 

86 

3 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

30 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

8 2312 

4 

3 

8 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

1 

(0) 

59 2098 

140 407 1 

(0) 

24 

23 

7 

5 

3 

37 

307 

3 

34 

952 32740 

15 

16 

3 

9 168 

9595 

65 and over 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

16 

81 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

22 

898 

14 

7 

1 

22 1 723 

3 175 

4 885 

3 

(0) 

2 

90 

2043 

174 254 4 

(0) 

59 

20 

11 

6 

90 

744 

2 

(0) 

5 

1 

32 

813 

25823 

17 

11 

3 

1 

14 

320 15374 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; sea text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

Item 

LIVESTOCK -Con. 

Sheep and lambs of all ages Inventory _____ farms __ number __ Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 

number __ Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 

number __ Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 

POULTRY 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _ _ farms __ number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 99 ____________________________________ _ 

100 to 399 _________________________________ _ 

400 to 1,599 _______________________________ _ 

1,600 to 3,199 _____________________________ _ 3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________ _ 

10.000 to 19,999 ___________________________ _ 20.000 or more _____________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ______ farms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 _________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 3,999 _____________________________ _ 

4,000 to 7,999 _____________________________ _ 8,000 or more ______________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 

number __ Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres _____________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated __________________________ ~_~~ ?~:~== 

acres __ Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres _____________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels. __ Irris-ted ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres _____________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See .Iootnotes at end of table. 

Total 

21 

239 

16 

127 

12 

165 

15 

173 

258 

217 

1 532 

71 

152 

238 

24 

181 

11 

63 

2 

75 12774 

66 

6 

1 

2 

75 

12639 

7 135 

12 10865 

16 

279 446 

7 

1 

8 

6 

41 

4 

(D) 

244 

4845 

397 507 

6 152 

172 

49 

20 

3 

14 

151 1 597 

12 

2 

106 2356 

72080 

1 

(D) 

70 

26 

10 

55 1 035 

44 921 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

2 

(D) 

5 

33 

4 

6 

13 

1 

(D) 

7 107 8877 

7 

3 

40 

315 

2 

1 

7 183 4766 

3 

4 

25 to 34 

27 

153 

12 

19 

38 

3 

3 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

8 

184 

8 

8 184 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

34 

757 

56977 

22 

7 

4 

1 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

14 

348 

11 020 

8 

4 

2 

11 

321 14221 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 

6 

76 

6 

35 

3 

36 

6 

31 

204 

44 

285 

21 

55 

63 

8 

62 

3 

(D) 

(D) 

18 

5686 

15 

2 

18 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

3 5280 

3 120150 

2 

1 

(D) 

46 

811 

71 407 

35 

5 

6 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

26 

805 

22921 

13 

8 

5 

12 

176 

8 102 

45 to 54 

12 

151 

10 

9:; 

9 

129 

9 

142 

054 

73 

452 

17 

40 

61 

6 

69 

3 

4 

(Z) 

25 5444 

22 

2 

25 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

6 4895 

5 22072 

3 

4 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

62 

1 083 

93868 

2 

(D) 

48 

10 

4 

3 

24 

316 

3 

25 

455 15660 

17 

7 

1 

19 

411 

15921 

55 to 64 

46 

490 

14 

25 

57 

4 

28 

3 

6 

(Z) 

13 

509 

11 

2 

13 

439 

3 

70 

1 

(D) 

4 

105 720 

2 

2 

54 

1 098 

87956 

2 

(D) 

35 

14 

5 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

15 

249 

7592 

1 

(D) 

12 

3 

5 

56 

3352 

65 and over 

1 

(D) 

22 

119 

3 

7 

6 

3 

19 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

11 

951 

10 

11 

951 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

41 

989 78422 

2 

(D) 

25 

13 

1 

2 

3 

41 

380 

3 

19 

316 10 121 

17 

2 

8 

71 

3325 

DELAWARE 69 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Soybeans for beans _____________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres _____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

cwL_ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 5.0 to 14.9 acres ___________________________ _ 15.0 to 24.9 acres __________________________ _ 25.0 acres or more _________________________ _ 

Hay - alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres _____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 5.0 to 14.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

15.0 to 24.9 acres __________________________ _ 

25.0 acres or more _________________________ _ 

Green peas, excluding green cowpeas ___ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Sweet corn ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 14.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

15.0 to 24.9 acres __________________________ _ 

25.0 acres or more _________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

70 DELAWARE 

Total farming 

and other occupations 

892 

37019 

775459 

8 

158 

359 

240 

227 

66 

4 (Ol 

(0 

4 

315 

4127 

7 193 

1 

(0) 

276 

30 

4 

5 

139 1 259 2970 

132 

673 

30 

217 

93 

30 

6 

3 

4 

2 

57 

233 9 

34 

31 

84 

26 

5 

Total Under 25 

385 21 20354 858 430648 15968 

3 

46 

111 7 106 7 118 7 50 

2 1 !O) 0) !O) 0) 

2 

110 4 1 876 42 3233 128 

90 4 15 

1 

4 

40 2 474 (0) 

914 (0) 

58 2 327 (0) 

14 1 114 (0) 

35 

19 

3 

1 

3 

(0) 

24 1 

109 (0) 

8 1 (0) (0) 

11 

26 

10 

1 

Farming 

Age of operator (years) 

25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over 

41 20 48 102 153 2243 1 119 3065 6172 6897 49315 20146 60227 129021 155971 1 2 (0) (0) 

10 9 6 25 54 12 6 12 28 41 10 3 23 30 45 9 2 7 19 13 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

8 8 18 29 43 120 95 288 809 522 226 108 578 1 402 791 

7 6 14 21 38 1 2 4 3 5 

1 

4 

1 3 11 7 16 (0) 22 106 230 96 (0) 64 341 267 174 

6 9 7 11 23 (0) 75 48 55 98 2 2 2 2 5 (0) (0) (0) (0) 26 

4 5 2 6 17 2 3 4 5 5 1 1 

2 1 (0) (0) 

3 2 3 2 13 

19 (0) 10 (0) 37 

2 1 4 (0) (0) 7 

1 3 1 6 (0) (0) (0) 9 

2 6 1 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 47. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of 

Less Than $20,000: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Soybeans for beans _____________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres _____________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ cwL_ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 14.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

15.0 to 24.9 acres __________________________ _ 25.0 acres or more _________________________ _ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres _____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 14.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

15.0 to 24.9 acres __________________________ _ 25.0 acres or more _________________________ _ 

Green peas, excluding green cowpeas ___ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Sweet corn ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land In orchards ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 10 14.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

15.0 to 24.9 acres __________________________ _ 

25.0 acres or more _________________________ _ 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

Total 

507 

16865 

344811 

5 112 

248 

134 

109 

16 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

205 

2251 

3960 

1 

(D) 

186 

15 

3 

1 

99 

785 

2056 

74 

346 

16 

104 

58 

11 

3 

2 

1 

(D) 

33 

124 

1 

(D) 

20 

58 

16 

4 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 

20 

594 

10893 

12 

5 

1 

2 

4 

54 

124 

4 

4 

44 

99 

4 

7 

1 

(D) 

4 

2 

(D) 

25 to 34 

68 2505 

54077 

30 

18 

15 

5 

19 

200 

386 

17 

2 

8 

74 

229 

13 

107 

5 

(D) 

9 

2 

2 

7 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

Other occupations 

Age of operator (years) 

35 to 44 45 to 54 

113 122 3779 3876 

70869 77444 

2 2 

(D) (D) 

54 60 

31 31 

25 28 

3 3 

44 74 497 655 982 278 

1 

(D) 

42 69 1 5 

21 31 173 206 427 528 

23 12 135 30 5 4 47 16 

16 10 4 2 3 

10 3 34 5 

5 1 (D) (D) 

3 

2 

55 to 64 

107 

3513 

75616 

1 

(D) 

48 

30 

28 

1 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

40 

531 

690 

33 

5 

2 

25 

200 

426 

16 

56 

1 

(D) 

13 

3 

1 

(D) 

6 

11 

7 

23 

5 

2 

65 and over 

77 

2398 

55912 

44 

19 

12 

2 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

24 

314 

500 

21 

2 

1 

10 

88 

347 

6 

11 

6 

5 

8 

6 

16 

6 

DELAWARE 71 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text) 

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 

percent-_ Land in farms - ___________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $39,999 ______________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $69,999 _________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ $100,000 to $149,999 _______________________ _ $150,000 to $199,999 _______________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ $500,000 to $999,999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ___________________ _ $2,000,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land rented or leased from others _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ acres __ Rented or leased land in farms _______ farms __ 

acres __ Land rented or leased to others _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ____________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres ___________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ______________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ____ .. _________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 

acres __ In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 

acres __ Idle ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland, all types ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland Irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres __ Pasture and other land irrigated _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land set aside in federal farm programs in 1982 __________________________________ farms __ 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

acres __ 

All operators ___________________________________ _ 

Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Part owners ___________________ - - -------------- Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners _________________________ - - - - - - --

Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

72 DELAWARE 

Total 

3338 

100.0 

655 465 

196 

3338 

1 217 847 

364 843 

1 829 

436 

433 

359 

413 

322 

789 

322 

171 

93 

2950 403 070 

1 389 

286869 

1 381 281 048 

436 34474 

2843 

521 104 

2700 

499 986 

1 164 

468 

424 

379 

170 

82 

13 

602 12374 

104 

2957 

55 

326 

18 

279 

209 

4 182 

1 451 

91 736 

197 

6928 

1 338 

84808 

209 12490 

2 148 30135 

858 31 792 

323 44168 

318 44014 

6 154 

39 

663 

3338 

1 951 

996 

391 

3279 

1 918 

975 

386 

59 

33 

21 

5 

1 to 9 

acres 

503 

15.1 

2077 4 

501 

77616 

154 922 

36646 

170 

127 

57 

49 

44 

42 

7 

5 

464 5002 

58 

252 

57 

216 

85 3 177 

186 

740 

156 

571 

156 

31 

(0) 

4 

(0) 

18 

46 

29 

84 

2 

(0) 

27 

(0) 

17 

53 

414 1 200 

50 

(0) 

29 

57 

29 

57 

503 

445 

19 

39 

498 

441 

18 

39 

5 

4 

1 

10 to 49 

acres 

905 

27.1 

22580 

25 

920 99728 

108 400 

4148 

250 

222 

159 

82 

82 

111 7 

6 

1 

812 24443 

230 

4547 

225 

4512 152 

6410 

769 14035 

683 

12009 

683 

196 

1 512 

22 

(0) 

13 

49 

4 

(0) 

47 

279 

360 

4023 

57 

475 

321 3548 

74 

705 

611 

3817 

291 

2692 47 

296 

44 

287 3 

9 

905 

677 

135 

93 

876 

655 

130 

91 

29 

22 

5 

2 

50 to 69 acres 

259 

7.8 

14968 

58 

249 29386 

118016 

2093 

6 

75 

57 

45 

28 

35 

1 

2 

226 14822 

89 

3611 

89 

3611 45 

3465 

246 

10425 

239 

9356 

153 

86 

54 

678 

1 

(0) 

7 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

22 

243 

142 

3263 14 

148 

133 

3115 

20 

323 

146 

957 

76 

149 

13 

321 

13 

321 

3 

7 

259 

170 

56 

33 

251 

166 

52 

33 

8 

4 

4 

70 to 99 100 to 139 

acres acres 

313 264 9.4 7.9 25939 30680 

83 116 

309 254 

51 192 54628 165 670 215071 

1 970 1 849 

2 8 

3 

58 17 110 44 36 70 

99 97 

1 18 

270 218 22913 22197 119 126 6804 10835 118 126 6767 10797 50 26 3778 2352 

302 257 

17941 22709 

292 256 16425 21 139 

104 46 

188 101 

109 

68 47 

1 004 803 

10 9 121 197 7 6 (0) (D) 

1 1 

(0) (0) 

22 17 

268 503 

188 142 

5961 5804 22 30 

529 682 

175 128 

5432 5122 

9 18 

108 431 

203 158 

1 929 1 736 

85 70 

1 641 916 

12 21 

382 121 12 21 

382 121 

3 2 

20 (0) 

313 264 

194 138 78 79 

43 47 308 261 

193 137 

73 78 42 46 5 3 

1 1 

3 1 

1 1 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text) 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 176 153 118 322 211 90 26 

percent __ 5.3 4.6 3.5 9.6 6.3 2.7 .8 

Land In farms ____________________________ acres __ 27625 30159 27734 114859 147 706 117 982 93 156 

Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 157 197 239 357 700 1 311 3583 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 139 163 137 342 208 90 26 

$1,000 __ 38796 65381 53730 191 414 228 329 185 939 141 708 

Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 279 108 401 110 392 190 559 690 097 736 2 065 989 5 450 308 

Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 1 752 2016 1 627 1 563 1 533 1 576 1 521 

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 

$40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 5 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 10 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 21 30 8 24 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 34 14 1 13 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 63 94 99 131 16 2 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 14 7 29 148 85 5 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 2 22 98 40 1 $2,000,000 or more __________________________ 8 3 8 43 25 

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned __________________________ farms __ 146 131 107 286 183 81 26 

acres __ 19369 19891 18627 70636 68 118 (0) (0) 

Land rented or leased from others ______ farms __ 103 80 67 243 176 77 21 

acres __ 9227 11 021 10153 52675 80930 63894 32920 

Rented or leased land in farms _______ farms __ 103 80 67 242 176 77 21 

acres __ 9227 11 021 10111 48 675 80625 63 166 32320 

Land rented or leased to others _________ farms __ 13 12 13 26 8 4 2 

acres __ 971 753 1 046 8452 1 342 (0) (0) 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 173 150 113 322 209 90 26 

acres __ 21 352 23845 20916 93673 127 382 103412 54 674 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 168 150 111 321 209 89 26 

acres __ 19567 21 694 19454 90 284 125 002 100514 63961 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 12 3 3 4 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 41 30 12 9 1 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 115 100 42 52 6 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 17 54 256 49 3 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 153 16 1 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 70 12 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 13 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 41 28 22 54 37 9 5 acres __ 1 492 149 819 2396 461 (0) (0) 

In cover crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 9 16 5 11 10 7 acres __ 105 440 240 104 199 354 On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 2 8 1 5 2 2 2 acres __ (0) (0) (0) 178 (0) (0) (0) In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 2 2 2 4 1 acres __ (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) Idle ________________________________ farms __ 13 19 5 26 13 7 acres __ 184 347 373 711 596 632 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 91 94 62 181 107 40 15 acres __ 4477 4597 5 141 16080 14305 9841 18 160 Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 12 7 13 20 14 5 1 acres __ 146 179 754 787 2076 550 (0) Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 87 90 54 173 98 38 14 acres __ 4331 4418 4387 15293 12229 9291 (0) 

Pastureland and ranr.eland other than cropland and wood and pastured _________ farms __ 14 5 11 18 11 7 5 acres __ 227 210 487 534 679 819 7914 Land In house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 97 95 63 175 120 49 17 acres __ 1 569 1 507 1 190 4572 5340 3910 2408 

Pastureland, all types ____________________ farms __ 49 36 35 86 51 19 10 acres __ 865 1 538 2060 3717 4216 (0) 9 105 Irrigated land ____________________________ farms __ 14 17 13 52 60 31 14 acres __ 742 121 029 5 506 14 132 9013 10448 Harvested cropland Irrigated ____________ farms __ 14 17 13 51 60 31 13 acres __ 742 121 1 029 (0) (0) 9013 (0) Pasture and other land irrigated _________ farms __ 1 1 1 acres __ (0) (0) (0) Land set aside In federal farm programs In 1982 __________________________________ farms __ 2 8 3 10 6 2 acres __ (0) 61 54 91 345 (0) 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

All operators ____________________________________ Full owners ___________________________________ 176 153 116 322 211 90 26 

Part owners ___________________________________ 73 73 49 79 35 13 5 

Tenants ______________________________________ 72 58 57 207 148 68 21 

White ________________________________________ 31 22 10 36 28 9 

Full owners _________________________________ 175 151 116 317 210 90 26 

Part owners _________________________________ 73 73 49 78 35 13 5 

Tenants ____________________________________ 71 56 57 204 147 68 21 31 22 10 35 28 9 Black and other races _________________________ Full owners _________________________________ 1 2 5 1 

Pm 1 owners _________________________________ 2 3 Tenants ____________________________________ 1 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 73 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Item 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ Any _________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 200 days or more __________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ______________________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other - cooperative. estate or trust. institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1.000 to 1.999 acres ____________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops. except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugar crops. Irish potatoes. hay. 

peanuts. and other field crops (0133. 0134. 0139) _________________________________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms. prim\,rily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock. except dairy. poultry. and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle. except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eg9s (025) __________________________ _ Animal speCialtIes (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms. primarily livestock (029) ___________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

74 DELAWARE 

Total 

2405 

506 

427 

1 956 1 382 

367 

629 

255 

245 

129 

342 

177 

304 

499 1 559 

18.1 

799 

114 

404 

650 

768 

816 

586 

50.6 

3088 

250 

3 

2830 

420 540 

302 82369 

174 140 474 5 169 

16 6384 1 

15 

16 5698 

503 

905 

259 

313 

264 

176 

153 

116 

322 

211 

90 

26 

493 

73 

73 

107 

22 

80 

57 

249 

106 

142 

950 

130 

35 

1 to 9 acres 

327 

63 

113 

239 

264 

180 

266 

21 

36 

209 

57 

26 

66 

102 

138 

11.6 

171 

12 

84 

115 

119 

108 

65 

48.0 

416 

87 

456 

908 

30 

(D) 

15 

40 

1 

14 

2 

(D) 

2 

503 

34 

4 

4 

23 

8 

36 

2 

48 

12 

309 

35 

4 

10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 acres acres acres acres 

634 190 227 183 151 42 62 52 120 27 24 29 

359 141 171 161 546 118 142 103 

273 94 130 100 549 139 158 133 46 18 26 23 74 27 31 18 429 94 101 92 83 26 25 31 

73 21 17 14 104 25 28 27 166 34 52 35 339 120 161 124 14.9 17.7 19.0 18.7 223 59 55 64 

34 15 18 10 101 27 45 37 213 40 49 38 193 53 66 66 203 67 70 50 161 57 65 63 50.3 51.8 50.5 51.8 

819 245 296 251 86 14 17 13 

342 136 179 151 

21 5 3 11 

21 5 3 11 

38 7 2 4 

8 1 1 

28 2 1 4 

19 6 8 3 

101 26 21 13 

50 12 13 7 

4 10 21 19 

278 56 61 53 

62 11 12 5 

4 4 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________________________ 125 128 91 254 172 62 12 

Not on farm operated __________________________ 31 16 15 35 21 11 7 

Not reported __________________________________ 20 9 10 33 18 17 7 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _______________________________ 110 96 261 196 81 19 ------- 122 Other ______________________________ ---------- 54 43 20 61 15 9 7 

Operators by days of work off farm: 83 70 55 173 130 61 18 None _____________ - - - _ ------------ - -----------

Ani io99,iiiys-================================ 75 60 45 126 56 18 4 

11 15 15 39 32 8 1 100 to 199 days _____________________________ 10 9 7 27 5 1 200 days or more ___________________________ 54 38 23 60 19 9 3 Not reported __________________________________ 18 23 16 23 25 11 4 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ________________________________ 9 1 3 8 4 1 3 or 4 years __________________________________ 14 9 10 12 7 2 5 to 9 years ___________________________________ 25 20 10 30 18 7 10 years or more ______________________________ 83 92 73 211 146 57 15 

Average years on present farm _______________ 18.9 21.9 20.7 24.2 24.0 24.9 31.8 Not reported __________________________________ 45 31 20 61 36 23 11 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________ 7 3 5 6 4 25 to 34 years ________________________________ 21 14 11 30 23 11 35 to 44 years ________________________________ 25 20 24 52 4B 21 5 45 to 54 years ________________________________ 47 39 23 79 56 22 5 55 to 64 years ________________________________ 42 44 27 106 61 29 9 65 years and over _____________________________ 34 33 26 49 19 7 7 Average age ________________________________ 51.7 53.7 51.9 52.1 49.1 49.5 57.0 

Operators Male by sex: _________________________________________ 168 147 111 316 205 88 26 Female _______________________________________ 8 6 5 6 6 2 

Operators of Spanish origin _______________________ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _______________________ farms __ 146 127 94 256 138 41 8 acres __ 22971 25034 22436 90872 94 515 (0) (0) Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 16 17 14 40 42 15 1 acres __ 2466 3370 3336 14287 31 360 (0) (0) 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 9 9 8 22 27 29 17 acres __ 398 755 962 8359 19 140 38 880 66 859 More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ I 1 1 1 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 8 9 7 21 27 29 16 Other than family held _________________ farms __ 2 2 3 acres __ (0) (0) 4052 More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ I 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 2 2 2 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 5 2 2 2 acres __ 790 (0) (0) (0) 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________ 

10 to 49 acres __________________________________ 

50 to 69 acres __________________________________ 70 to 99 acres __________________________________ 

100 to 139 acre8- _______________________________ 140 to 179 acres ________________________________ 176 180 to 219 acres ________________________________ 153 220 to 259 acres ________________________________ 116 260 to 499 acres ________________________________ 322 500 to 999 acres ________________________________ 211 1,000 to 1,999 acres _____________________________ 90 2,000 acres or more _____________________________ 26 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) _______________________________ 114 83 57 205 '127 51 14 Field crops, except cash grains (013) ______________ 2 5 3 5 9 4 1 

~:~~O(gll~i)-=============================== Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, 

peanuts, and other field crops (0133, 0134, 0139) __________________________________ 2 5 3 5 9 4 1 VeQetables and melons ~016) _____________________ 2 2 3 8 6 7 5 FrUits and tree nuts (017 ________________________ 1 1 2 ~orticultural specialties (018) _____________________ 3 2 1 1 1 1 eneral farms, primarily crop (019) ________________ 3 2 5 4 4 

Liv~stock, except dairy, poultry, and ammal specialties (021) _________________________ 4 9 7 8 7 4 o Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ---___________ 2 3 3 2 1 1 P al~ farms (024) -------------------------------- 11 15 18 28 11 5 A o~ try and e9~s (025) --------------------------- 31 28 24 56 42 8 4 G nlmal sr,eCia ties (027) -------------------------- 1 1 2 1 eneral arms, primarily livestock (029) ____________ 7 6 4 2 4 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 75 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 Total acres acres acres acres acras 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) _ •••..•...•••••••••• farms •• 3338 503 905 259 313 264 $1,000 •• 370 562 58366 68 188 14965 14536 16256 

Fa[~:s ~h:~I$~,~6~~~~~: ••.••••........•.••••••• 548 121 318 39 36 19 $2,500 to $4,999 ••••••••••••...•....•••••••• 304 27 160 46 46 13 $5,000 to $9,999 ....••••••••••••...........• 306 23 89 61 60 31 $10,000 to $19,999 ••••••••••••••••••........ 373 24 48 37 83 82 $20,000 to $39,999 ....•..••••••••••••••••..• 345 20 33 13 21 49 $40,000 to $99,999 ....•..•..•••••••••••••••• 440 78 56 11 17 22 $100,000 to $249,999 .....•.••.•••••••••••••• 601 140 129 33 36 27 $250,000 to $499,999 ..............••.••.•••• 303 52 57 16 12 19 $500,000 or more •••••••..............•..••• 118 18 15 3 2 2 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 2254 51 497 202 251 224 $1,000 •• 74889 50 1 375 1 138 1 948 2766 Sales of $40,000 or more •.•••••.•••• farms •• 457 $1,000 •• 55816 

Corn for grain •••••••••••••.•.•..•.•• farms .. 1 164 10 136 74 127 93 $1,000 .. 30844 7 349 331 657 755 Wheat ....•...•••••••••••••••••••••• farms .. 776 7 60 28 50 72 $1,000 •• 6654 3 101 69 122 235 Soybeans ..........•...•••••••.•.•.• farms •• 1977 44 402 174 209 199 $1,000 .. 34 109 39 889 709 1 111 1 676 Sorghum for grain ••.•....•.....•.•.. farms .. 4 $1,000 •• 8 Oats ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 23 3 6 3 $1,000 •• 23 3 4 2 Other grains •••••..••••••••••••••••• farms •• 462 5 24 14 23 36 $1,000 .. 3251 2 35 26 54 98 

Cotton and cottonseed ....••.••••.••.•• farms •• $1,000 •• Sales of $40,000 or more •••••••••••• farms •• 

$1,000 •• Tobacco •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms .. 

$1,000 •. Sales of $40,000 or more ............ farms .. $1,000 •• 

Hay, silage, and field seeds .••••••••••• farms •• 193 5 36 20 25 24 $1,000 •• 901 5 81 57 78 106 Sales of $40,000 or more •••••••••••• farms •• 1 $1,000 •• (D) 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons .... farms •. 366 36 85 25 18 18 $1,000 •• 16929 65 305 186 97 308 Sales of $40,000 or more .•.......••• farms •• 85 1 3 $1,000 •• 14727 (D) 135 Fruits, nuts, and berries _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 66 9 22 3 5 3 $1,000 •• 2320 10 37 7 47 45 Sales of $40,000 or more •••••••••••• farms •• 6 1 $1,000 .. 2059 (D) 

Nursery and greenhouse products ....... farms •. 106 40 36 3 5 5 

$1,000 •• 7984 3 113 110 96 504 630 

Sales of $40,000 or more .••••••••••• farms •• 35 14 5 1 2 4 $1,000 •• 7381 2936 857 (D) (D) (D) 

Other crops ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 45 4 2 6 

$1,000 .. 7252 4 (D) 167 

Sales of $40,000 or more .......•..•• farms •• 28 3 

$1,000 •• 7 164 156 

Poultry and poultry products •••••••••••• farms •• 1 094 311 304 71 89 68 

$1,000 •• 220 963 54610 62942 12 148 10498 10813 

Sales of $40,000 or more •••••••••••• farms •• 885 272 239 53 58 49 

$1,000 .• 218897 53908 62290 12052 10434 10698 

Dairy products ••••••...•............•• farms •• 184 11 12 29 21 

$1,000 •• 15571 107 567 554 635 

Sales of $40,000 or more •••••••••••• farms •• 100 1 4 2 4 

$1,000 .• 14230 (D) 436 (D) 317 

Cattle and calves •••••••••.••.•.•.••••• farms •• 521 23 95 40 70 48 

$1,000 •• 12311 54 767 181 418 223 

Sales of $40,000 or more .••••••••••• farms •• 19 2 1 1 

$1,000 •• 9772 (D) (D) (D) 

Hogs and pigs ..•••••••••••••••.•..... farms .• 413 39 89 29 53 29 

$1,000 •• 10208 335 1 008 418 254 492 

Sales of $40,000 or more ...••••••••• farms •• 52 2 6 3 3 

$1,000 •• 7937 (D) 630 300 376 

Sheep, lambs, and wool. ••••••••••••••• farms •• 32 4 7 5 3 4 

$1,000 •• 26 1 6 (D) 3 (Z) 

Sales of $40,000 or more ••••..•••••• farms •• $1,000 •• 

Other livestock and livestock products 35 60 15 31 15 (see text) •••••.•••••••••••••••••.•.•• farms •• 189 

$1,000 •• 1 206 123 446 165 137 71 

Sales of $40,000 or more ...••.•••••• farms •. 6 3 1 

$1,000 .. 458 209 (D) 

FARM-RELATED INCOME AND 

DIRECT SALES 

Income from machine work, customwork, 

and other agricultural services 29 12 23 15 ••••••••••• farms •• 284 8 

$1,000 •• 1 425 43 43 17 50 188 

Value of agricultural products sold directly 

to individuals for human consumption 227 30 79 20 23 14 (see text) ••••••••••.•••••••••••.••••••• farms •• $1,000 •• 2089 63 298 133 84 150 

See footnotes at end of table. 

76 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms' see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see Introductory text] 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 176 153 116 322 211 90 26 

$1,000-- 11 898 11 778 12684 36 108 49463 39 180 37 141 

Fa[,::s ~h;~I$~,~6t~~~~:------------------------ 9 2 2 1 - 1 - $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 8 3 - 1 - - - $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 17 15 5 5 - - - $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 40 24 10 23 2 - - $20,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 48 46 40 71 4 - -

$40,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 19 30 25 124 54 4 -

$100,000 to $249,999------------------------ 20 22 22 55 83 28 6 

$250,000 to $499,999----------- _____________ 14 7 9 36 46 30 5 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 1 4 3 6 22 27 15 

Grains __ _ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ ___ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 154 144 101 312 205 87 26 

$1,000-- 2708 2924 2575 12643 20033 16819 9911 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 4 10 11 140 182 84 26 

$1,000-- 196 478 514 8556 19422 16739 9911 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 96 95 54 212 171 76 20 

$1,000-- 1 042 915 737 4259 8912 8044 4836 Wheat ____ ___ __ _ ___ __ _ __ ___ ___ _ __ ___ farms __ 57 64 51 167 143 59 18 

$1,000-- 186 345 289 1 128 1 842 1 625 708 Soybeans_ _ __ _ __ ___ ___ __ _ __ _ ___ __ _ _ _ farms __ 137 125 93 292 195 83 24 

$1,000-- 1 397 1 559 1 432 6724 8473 6130 3971 Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 2 - - - 1 1 - $1,000-- (D) - - - (D) (D) - Oats _______________________________ farms __ 2 4 - 2 1 2 - $1,000-- (D) 1 - (D) (D) (D) - Other grains ________________________ farms __ 31 31 31 107 97 51 12 $1,000 __ 74 104 118 (D) (D) 1 014 396 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000-- - - - - - - - Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000-- - - - - - - - Tobacco _ ______ __ ___ ____ __ ____ __ _ __ _ __ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000-- - - - - - - - Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 8 13 8 26 22 5 1 

$1,000-- 13 57 59 115 197 (D) (D) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - 1 - $1,000-- - - - - - (D) -

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 12 21 11 48 52 30 10 

$1,000-- 220 257 342 1 463 3750 4618 5319 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 1 3 13 27 25 10 

$1,000-- (D) (D) 240 933 3276 4549 5319 Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 2 2 2 7 7 4 - $1,000-- (D) (D) (D) 33 148 (D) - Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - 1 4 - $1,000-- - - - - (D) (D) - Nursery and greenhouse products _______ farms __ 6 2 2 3 3 1 - $1,000-- 449 (D) (D) 522 275 (D) - Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ fanms __ 3 - 1 2 2 1 - $1,000-- 434 - (D) (D) (D) (D) -

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 2 6 1 6 10 7 1 $1,000-- (D) 173 (D) 633 2221 2396 (D) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - 2 1 5 10 6 1 $1,000-- - (D) (D) (D) 2221 (D) (D) Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 37 35 31 73 53 17 5 $1,000-- 6950 6191 6896 13782 16537 7 184 12412 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 33 27 25 59 48 17 5 $1,000-- 6944 6099 6858 13533 16486 7 184 12412 Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 12 19 21 31 18 9 1 $1,000-- 1 064 1 073 1 424 4730 3 150 (D) (D) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 6 11 15 30 17 9 1 $1,000-- 915 944 1 287 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 31 37 34 69 43 20 11 $1,000-- 156 215 589 804 835 271 7798 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - 4 2 3 3 3 $1,000-- - - 426 (D) 409 182 7752 Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 25 28 20 48 37 15 1 $1,000-- 257 787 428 1 313 2 160 (D) (D) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 2 5 3 9 12 7 -

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ______________ $~~~~== (D) 577 319 978 1 848 2582 - 1 2 2 4 - - - $1,000-_ (D) (D) (D) 9 - - - Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - $1,000-- - - - - - - -

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ fanms __ 6 4 2 16 3 1 1 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ $~~~~== 5 3 (D) 60 157 (D) (D) - - - - 2 - - $1,000-- - - - - (D) - -

FARM-RELATED INCOME AND 

DIRECT SALES 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________ farms __ 18 16 16 65 55 19 8 V $1,000-- 38 91 42 419 244 146 105 alue of agricultural products sold directly to Individuals for human consumption (see text) ______________________________ farms __ 8 9 6 21 9 8 - $1,000-- 42 27 18 191 269 812 -

See·footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 77 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Amount received ______ ~ _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed grains ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton ________________________________ farms __ 

Soybeans, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, 

$1,000 __ 

and honey ___________________________ farms __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

$1,000 __ 

livestock and poultry purchased __________ farms __ . $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 to $79,999 _________________________ _ $60,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ tons __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by tons purchased: 1 to 99 tons _____________________________ _ 

100 to 499 tons __________________________ _ 

500 tons or more _________________________ _ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 ________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ $10,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fa$~~owi~,:;C~~~~~-~:~----------------------- $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more ___________________ farms __ 

workers __ Less than 150 days __________________ farms __ 

workers __ 

Contract fabor ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of 

machinery and equipment _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

78 DELAWARE 

Total 

53 

725 

29 

144 

9 

19 

25 

563 

1 320 37202 

309 

450 

416 

143 

1 642 140 506 

436 

177 

409 

620 

1 336 799 697 

136 947 

339 

416 

579 

205 

144 

154 

633 

2 112 6964 

1 123 

669 

175 

125 

2 191 19993 

674 

603 

441 

273 

2056 

10666 

674 

719 

331 

134 

1 462 17693 

969 

343 

60 

70 

663 2069 

1 165 6 103 

179 

296 

66 

75 

24 

12 

1 271 2606 

636 

513 

116 

6 

1 to 9 acres 

362 6594 

65 

166 

103 

26 

375 33276 

47 

19 

156 

151 

331 194 756 33200 

16 

166 

149 

4 

16 

70 

239 

73 

90 

66 

4 

1 

2 

54 

11 

54 

70 

29 

66 

2 

223 1 543 

167 

45 

6 

3 

103 

225 

160 

776 

45 

157 

11 

26 

7 

1 

95 

146 

54 

35 

6 

10 to 49 50 to 69 acres acres 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

351 79 7696 752 

106 17 96 31 114 25 33 6 

461 99 33911 6163 

169 25 46 11 62 29 164 34 

332 65 193 602 46742 32767 6044 

109 24 70 27 153 34 

66 15 43 9 13 1 210 60 

453 166 173 101 

441 137 10 31 1 

1 

469 193 375 273 

359 73 130 120 

412 196 161 166 

382 143 

30 55 

295 71 2652 211 

247 52 

41 16 4 1 

3 

114 10 346 16 247 66 611 364 

46 12 

97 20 

26 6 17 2 

2 2 1 

304 100 207 99 

248 54 54 46 

2 

70 to 99 

acres 

2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

100 

957 

15 

38 

42 

5 

147 8950 

44 

20 

27 

56 

120 50066 

8613 

37 

36 

47 

36 

1 

8 

75 

225 

192 

185 

38 

1 

1 

259 

498 

105 

134 

19 

1 

247 

245 

147 

100 

132 

438 

107 8 

17 

43 

145 

95 

377 

3 

14 

127 

238 

66 

44 

17 

100 to 139 

acres 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

76 1 427 

24 

18 

28 

6 

93 6325 

29 

15 

16 

33 

78 36897 

6204 

30 

16 

32 

15 

15 

10 

38 

182 

276 

99 

74 

9 

225 

628 

48 

131 

46 

177 

327 

56 

116 5 

110 

379 

94 

14 

1 

1 

20 

47 

105 

714 

5 

21 

2 

3 

128 

200 

71 

49 

8 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal larms; see text. For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 280 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Amount received ________________________ larms __ 3 3 4 11 15 9 3 

$1,000-- 30 29 20 212 434 568 419 

Feed graln8 ___________________________ larms __ 3 2 1 6 5 8 1 

$1,000-- 18 (0) (0) 135 195 (0) (0) 

Wheat ________________________________ larms __ 2 1 1 1 4 

$1,000-- (0) (0) (0) (0) 8 Cotton_ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ ___ larms __ 

$1,000--

Soybeans, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___________________________ larms __ 2 1 2 5 9 2 2 

$1,000-- (0) (0) (0) (0) 231 (0) (0) 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Livestock and poultry purchased __________ larms __ 45 61 32 100 76 29 9 

$1,000-- 1 074 837 1 039 2411 3078 1 528 5810 

Famow~~,:~C~~~~~-~~-=------------------------ 2 33 3 23 15 6 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 27 17 8 27 13 5 2 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 14 7 16 38 27 3 1 $50,000 or more ____________________________ 2 4 5 12 21 15 6 

Feed lor livestock and poultry ____________ larms __ 58 78 56 147 81 35 12 

$1,000-- 5030 3487 4789 10229 11 583 5568 9 198 

Fa$~~Ow~~,:~C~~~~~-~~-=------------------------ 11 45 10 42 6 5 3 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 2 2 18 28 10 6 $20,000 to $79,999 __________________________ 22 17 8 28 16 4 2 $80,000 or more ____________________________ 23 14 20 49 49 20 7 

Commercially mixed lormula leeds ______ lanms __ 57 62 47 107 76 29 12 tons __ 28976 19633 27683 55601 64 639 29472 51 430 

$1,000-- 5000 3316 4717 9647 11 268 5052 9 119 

Farms by tons purchased: 1 13 34 15 37 15 5 4 to 99 tons ______________________________ 

100 to 499 tons ___________________________ 27 16 12 25 15 6 2 500 tons or more __________________________ 17 12 20 45 46 18 6 

Fa$~~owi~,:~C~~~~~-~~-=---------------------- 10 30 2 19 5 3 $5,000 to $19,999 _________________________ 3 3 17 20 9 5 1 $20,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 10 12 5 9 12 3 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ 34 17 23 59 50 21 7 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________ larms __ 120 157 122 301 196 89 26 

$1,000-- 159 255 320 1 083 1 456 1 698 1 161 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 60 64 14 40 12 4 1 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 60 89 96 207 70 8 2 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 2 12 44 73 25 7 $10,000 or more ____________________________ 2 10 41 52 16 

Commercial lertilizer _____________________ larms __ 108 151 119 287 194 86 26 

$1,000-- 569 779 775 3 144 4924 4977 3040 

Fanms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 4 16 1 10 4 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 64 76 65 67 14 2 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 40 58 46 173 46 11 2 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 1 7 37 130 73 24 

Other agricultural chemicals ______________ farms __ 107 148 111 279 198 86 25 $1,000 __ 306 427 384 566 2760 2864 1 613 

Farms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 22 41 12 2 1 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 69 82 82 149 33 3 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 16 25 17 123 117 25 1 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 5 47 58 24 

Hired larm labor _________________________ larms __ 64 68 56 204 134 80 25 $1,000-- 217 308 332 1 508 2377 3666 3263 

Fa$~~owi~,:~C~~~~~-~~-=------------------------ 50 49 33 127 32 10 1 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 12 18 20 64 66 32 5 $20,000 to $49,999----- _____________________ 2 1 3 7 30 17 6 $50,000 or more ____________________________ 6 6 21 13 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more ___________________ larms __ 23 17 31 100 '110 68 24 workers __ 35 34 52 209 • 306 414 238 Less than 150 days __________________ larms __ 45 62 41 166 88 52 16 workers __ ISO 276 238 991 632 517 237 

Contraot labor ___________________________ larms __ 2 2 12 15 26 9 2 $1,000-- (0) (0) 10 69 159 635 (0) Farms with expenses 01- $1 10 $999 __________________________________ 11 7 1 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 1 4 19 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 3 4 2 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 1 2 5 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental 01 machinery and equipment _______________ larms __ 73 75 47 193 83 34 12 $1,000-- 236 169 96 497 337 233 147 Fanms with expenses 01- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 9 27 24 53 27 3 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 54 38 21 115 33 21 3 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 10 10 2 25 21 8 7 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 2 2 2 

See lootnotes at end 01 table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 79 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text) 

Item 

1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 Total acres acres acres acres acres 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSESLCon. 

Energy and petroleum products ___________ farms __ 3328 501 912 249 309 254 $1,000 __ 18092 2089 2573 522 851 676 Farms w~h expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 1 193 163 616 117 111 78 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 1 242 226 202 102 153 157 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 741 102 87 29 43 16 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 152 10 7 1 2 3 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 3322 495 912 249 309 254 $1,000 __ 13435 1 112 1 570 315 604 551 Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 3062 457 834 227 291 218 $1,000 __ 5 192 419 524 194 348 270 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 1 755 137 274 124 132 184 $1,000 __ 5019 226 139 53 114 147 LP gas, bu1ane, and propane _________ farms __ 422 86 87 11 44 18 $1,000 __ 1 465 237 684 20 64 61 Fuel oil and kerosene ________________ farms __ 428 96 93 36 38 31 $1,000 __ 975 159 147 26 (D) 38 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 27 16 6 1 $1,000 __ 79 6 8 (D) Motor oil and grease _________________ farms __ 3322 495 912 249 309 254 $1,000 __ 704 64 69 21 43 35 

Electrtcity _____________________________ farms __ 2244 412 465 136 222 148 $1,000 __ 4554 949 952 205 246 125 Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. ___________ farms __ 122 33 53 3 3 $1,000 __ 103 28 51 2 1 

Interest expense ________________________ farms __ 1 433 190 296 52 149 114 $1,000 __ 16948 400 2642 476 628 595 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 278 34 93 11 57 21 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 432 61 81 17 45 66 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 287 50 69 9 28 4 $10,000 or more ____________________________ 436 45 53 15 19 23 Farms reporting no interest expense (see text) ____________________________________ 1 618 256 510 176 136 109 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 3338 501 920 249 309 254 $1,000 __ 153 587 11 499 15213 5375 8170 7197 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 203 63 94 25 11 7 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 757 135 447 43 36 48 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 643 112 137 62 96 59 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 919 137 187 112 140 103 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 437 39 39 3 19 29 $100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 226 11 14 2 4 5 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 136 3 2 2 3 3 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 17 1 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Au1omobiles ____________________________ farms __ 2578 354 660 192 238 200 number __ 3757 493 944 268 310 249 Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 2780 421 618 197 263 218 number __ 6190 595 888 284 522 376 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 2904 316 741 232 299 230 number __ 8012 601 1 271 479 772 622 2 or 3 ________________________________ farms __ 1 387 101 336 179 171 132 

numbeL_ 3278 256 732 399 374 333 4 or more _____________________________ farms __ 712 29 33 5 76 53 number __ 3929 159 167 32 346 244 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 57 117 91 only ___________________________________ farms __ 1 111 30 71 number __ I 342 30 72 74 141 92 Corn heads for combines _________________ farms __ 901 5 27 32 64 65 

number __ 006 5 27 33 65 67 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Mower conditioners _______ . ______________ farms __ 460 64 106 34 17 25 

numbeL_ 519 67 137 39 19 26 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 499 6 60 38 37 66 

numbeL_ 531 6 62 38 37 72 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or 200 3 32 1 9 1 flywheel _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 249 3 (D) (D) 9 (D) 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 2191 54 489 193 259 225 

acres on which used __ 408 758 208 8188 7099 11 911 15504 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 766 12 132 66 81 54 

acres on which used __ 58639 41 1 520 1 930 1 814 1 583 tons __ 58379 49 1 835 1 583 1 765 1 253 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 898 49 135 68 43 76 

acres on which used __ 170101 164 936 2380 1 563 4110 

See footnotes at end of table. 

80 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. 

IE xc ludes abnormal farms' see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSESL Con. 

Energy and petroleum products ___________ farms __ 138 183 136 342 208 90 26 

$1,000 __ 369 606 888 2269 2963 2503 1 785 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 47 10 11 35 4 1 - $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 63 124 63 142 7 3 - $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 28 27 60 152 162 29 6 $20,000 or more ____________________________ - 2 2 13 35 57 20 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 138 183 136 342 208 90 26 

$1,000 __ 258 493 722 1 778 2414 2089 1 529 

Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 119 152 131 328 196 85 26 

$1,000 __ 131 210 271 792 893 730 410 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 94 125 110 283 201 86 25 

$1,000 __ 82 214 328 752 1 200 1 088 678 

LP gas, butane, and propane _________ farms __ II 15 22 46 47 25 10 

$1;000 __ 18 26 30 83 107 106 49 Fuel oil and kerosene ________________ farms __ 3 19 15 39 34 18 6 

$1,000 __ (D) 9 59 (D) (D) 75 (D) Natural gas _________________________ farms __ I - - 1 1 - 1 

$1,000 __ (D) - - (D) (D) - (D) Motor oil and grease _________________ farms __ 138 183 136 342 208 90 26 

$1,000 __ 24 32 36 95 127 90 68 

Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 83 117 127 250 177 83 24 $1,000 __ 106 113 183 (D) 539 411 (D) 

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. ___________ farms __ 3 - 3 2 17 4 1 $1,000 __ 5 - 3 (D) 10 2 (D) 

Interest expense ________________________ farms __ 48 95 76 164 161 69 19 $1,000 __ 222 781 589 1 789 3 141 2916 1 771 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 21 21 8 2 6 4 - $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 11 36 25 57 24 8 1 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 9 10 14 47 36 8 3 $10,000 or more ____________________________ 7 28 29 58 95 49 15 

Farms reporting no interest expense (see text) ____________________________________ 89 68 57 150 44 16 7 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 139 183 137 342 208 90 26 $1,000 __ 4904 9232 7333 20 815 28541 21 097 14211 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 1 - - 1 1 - - $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 11 22 1 13 - 1 - $10,00010 $19,999 __________________________ 38 42 38 51 3 4 1 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 63 28 27 89 26 6 1 $50,00010 $99,999 __________________________ 16 53 56 144 29 10 - $100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 8 7 14 33 105 18 5 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 2 11 1 11 44 42 12 $500,000 or more ___________________________ - - - - - 9 7 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ____________________________ farms __ 104 139 124 286 181 74 24 number __ 137 204 191 472 283 150 56 Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 129 140 136 336 207 89 26 number __ 249 347 314 915 852 567 281 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 137 162 135 333 204 89 26 number __ 389 549 391 1 170 916 610 242 2 or 3 ________________________________ farms __ 86 57 68 194 48 14 1 number __ 228 150 151 501 113 (D) (D) 4 or more _____________________________ farms __ 29 83 41 119 148 72 24 number __ 141 377 212 649 795 (D) (D) 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___________________________________ farms __ 50 96 83 242 173 79 22 number __ 64 98 99 272 231 119 50 Com heads for combines _________________ farms __ 41 93 78 232 168 73 23 number __ 43 94 86 246 195 102 43 Cottonplckers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - -

Mower number __ - - - - - - - conditioners ______________________ farms __ 17 26 23 74 55 18 1 number __ 17 26 23 84 -58 (D) (D) Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 31 67 34 68 64 24 4 numbeL_ 31 74 34 72 74 26 5 Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel _______________________________ farms __ 7 28 17 58 27 12 5 number __ 8 35 18 77 32 13 6 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 108 151 119 287 194 86 26 L' .me ___________________________________ acres on which farms used __ 

__ 11 126 17 656 19106 68 322 101 258 88453 59927 41 67 25 120 110 43 15 acres on which used __ 2014 2167 1 500 8962 15078 11 123 10907 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

tons __ 2172 2522 2278 8162 14545 11 376 10839 

Control_ 

Insects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 51 74 88 114 118 63 17 acres on which used __ 5083 4422 9541 18678 48 038 47 192 27014 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 81 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALSL 

Con. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to control-Con. 

Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals for defOliation, growth control of crops, or thinning of fruiL _____________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

number __ Farms with- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 24 ____________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Other ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 

numbeL_ Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 

number __ June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ larms __ 

numbeL_ 

See footnotes at end 01 table. 

82 DELAWARE 

Total 

188 

23010 

214 

16975 

1 768 

381 813 

95 

8664 

660 33360 

265 

245 

70 

48 

26 

6 

517 

15085 

311 

5 129 

202 

94 

10 

1 

2 

2 

248 9956 

75 

9 

85 

48 

24 

7 

418 

8970 

467 9305 

521 

26224 

12311 

351 7457 

1 172 

417 18767 

11 139 

129 14415 

8818 

421 54411 

200 

50 

66 

42 

32 

31 

287 8689 

364 45722 

413 101 972 10208 

138 27544 

1 268 

292 

10887 

259 

5875 

259 5012 

1 to 9 acres 

19 

61 

27 

88 

4 

7 

40 

223 

33 

7 

22 

65 

16 

47 

15 

1 

7 

18 

6 

1 

23 

83 

22 

75 

23 

108 

54 

10 

33 

5 

20 

75 

49 

12 

45 

29 

39 

511 

21 

8 

8 

2 

27 

325 

32 

186 

39 3678 

335 

15 

1 077 

31 

28 

410 

24 

203 

26 

207 

10 to 49 acres 

20 

581 

28 

292 

359 7052 

16 

(D) 

161 1 811 

111 

44 

4 

1 

1 

114 

615 

87 

478 

72 

15 

38 

137 

34 

1 

3 

82 

463 

113 

733 

95 2151 

767 

50 1 036 

206 

76 1 115 

560 

30 

691 

372 

99 5839 

65 

9 

11 

9 

2 

3 

64 

238 

78 4601 

89 10549 

1 008 

34 2962 

126 

66 

347 

59 

933 

52 

414 

50 to 69 acres 

8 400 9 

84 

186 

7 071 

1 

(D) 

53 

034 

25 

24 

3 

1 

41 

576 

26 

232 

19 

6 

1 

19 

344 

8 

2 

6 

3 

31 

298 

43 

160 

40 

564 

181 

28 

331 

46 

35 

233 

135 

11 

29 

18 

34 

3482 

19 

2 

7 

2 

2 

2 

23 

389 

30 

3093 

29 4289 

418 

12 

420 

62 

23 

402 

18 

243 

21 

159 

70 to 99 

acres 

15 

610 

19 

621 

226 

13654 

1 

(D) 

85 

1 924 

28 

55 

1 

74 

689 

40 

285 

27 

13 

38 

404 

13 

2 

23 

57 

446 

65 

789 

70 

1 231 

418 

55 

932 

256 

53 

299 

162 

16 

65 

29 

52 

1 846 

26 

10 

12 

4 

41 

335 

45 

1 511 

53 2872 

254 

19 1 022 

35 

41 

435 

39 

197 

37 

238 

100 to 139 

acres 

7 196 

22 

372 

146 

12627 

11 

187 

51 

1 409 

12 

30 

8 

1 

43 

648 

23 

211 

15 

8 

23 

437 

4 

1 

17 

1 

38 

521 

38 

240 

48 

607 

223 

38 

313 

52 

31 

294 

171 6 

28 

16 

30 4912 

22 

1 

2 

2 

3 

22 

749 

24 

4163 

29 

4456 

492 

11 

623 

29 

23 

876 

18 

457 

18 

419 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALSL 

Con. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

control-Con. Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 13 37 7 41 29 11 

acres on which used __ 559 2938 440 6255 6612 3419 

Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 16 16 12 20 31 20 2 

acres on which used __ 802 889 264 1 556 4202 (D) (D) 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 127 93 254 167 74 25 84 acres on which used __ 8135 17391 16033 66412 93735 81 828 57787 

Chemicals for defoliation, growth control of crops, or thinning of fruiL _____________ farms __ 24 4 13 7 6 8 

acres on which used __ I 034 241 1 323 351 1 436 3814 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 34 41 36 83 45 20 11 

number __ 738 2044 773 6783 4489 2483 7649 

Farms w~h2 1 to 9 ______________________________________ 9 11 6 24 4 10 to 49 ____________ " _______________________ 13 13 14 18 16 6 5 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 6 12 11 14 7 4 100 to 199 __________________________________ 4 4 5 18 10 3 1 200 to 499 __________________________________ 2 1 8 8 4 2 500 or more ________________________________ 1 1 3 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 29 31 31 67 38 18 9 number __ I 066 223 082 3 171 2 355 541 2054 Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 15 13 13 36 23 11 8 

numbeL_ 168 306 168 511 537 (D) (D) 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________ 9 7 8 20 7 3 10 to 49 ________________________________ 6 1 4 15 14 7 4 50 to 99 ________________________________ 5 1 1 1 1 100 to 199 ______________________________ 1 200 to 499 ______________________________ 2 500 or more ____________________________ 2 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 17 21 20 35 20 9 1 number __ 898 917 914 2660 818 (D) (D) 

Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________ 5 1 4 5 to 9 __________________________________ 1 1 10 to 49 ________________________________ 5 11 12 4 4 50 to 99 ________________________________ 4 6 7 16 7 4 100 to 199 ______________________________ 1 2 1 10 7 2 200 to 499 ______________________________ 2 1 1 3 500 or more ____________________________ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 19 29 28 61 33 13 4 number __ 529 589 567 2450 470 609 945 Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 20 27 24 53 40 15 7 number __ 143 232 124 1 162 664 333 4650 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 31 37 34 69 43 20 11 number __ 638 774 290 2784 2041 839 13 197 $1,000 __ 156 215 589 804 835 271 7798 Calves _______________________________ farms __ 20 26 27 47 30 11 9 number __ 423 512 440 1 804 847 399 387 $1,000 __ 39 57 61 244 91 38 77 Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 24 26 27 64 37 16 8 number __ 215 262 850 980 194 440 12810 $1,000 __ 118 157 528 560 744 233 7721 Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 7 7 4 19 11 2 4 numbeL_ 45 27 47 264 (D) (D) 12219 $1,000 __ 24 19 20 138 (D) (D) 7522 

Hogs and pigs Inventory __________________ farms __ 23 23 19 51 35 15 1 numbeL_ 152 3626 939 8307 12411 (D) (D) Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 12 7 11 12 5 25 to 49 ____________________________________ 

50 2 1 2 10 3 2 to 99 ____________________________________ 5 3 1 8 7 2 100 to 199 __________________________________ 200 2 6 1 10 4 1 to 499 __________________________________ 

500 or more ________________________________ 2 3 3 7 8 3 3 1 4 8 7 Used or to be used for breeding ___ . _____ farms __ 16 13 16 33 24 8 

Other ________________________________ number __ 257 564 300 821 608 2 103 farms __ 18 23 16 48 34 15 1 number __ 895 3062 639 7486 10803 (D) (D) 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 25 28 20 48 37 15 1 number __ 3412 8872 3898 11 706 25047 lD) (D) 

Feeder plgs ___________________________ $1,000 __ 257 787 428 1 313 2160 D) (D) farms __ 8 7 9 12 10 1 number __ 2079 4313 635 711 (D) (D) $1,000 __ 110 248 17 70 (D) (D) 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 17 13 16 33 24 8 

Dec. numbeL_ 367 947 364 209 2376 2 154 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 14 12 15 30 22 8 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ number __ 196 501 185 571 151 238 farms __ 17 12 14 32 22 8 numbeL_ 171 446 179 638 225 916 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 83 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 

number __ Ewes I year old or older _______________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

number __ Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 

number __ Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 

POULTRY 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ number __ 

Farms with- I to 399 ___________________________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 _______________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 ___________________________ _ 

20,000 to 49,999 ___________________________ _ 

50,000 to 99,999 ___________________________ _ 100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ______ farms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 

nurnber __ 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 _________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 ____________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________ _ 100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 

number __ Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, green __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: I to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: I to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

84 DELAWARE 

Total 

41 

681 

33 

358 

24 

469 

29 

474 

3033 

476 3514 

146 

412 I 162 

62 

409 

29 

153 

5 

253 

968058 

192 

9 

31 

12 

6 

2 

1 

240 

742 284 

34 

225 774 

98 I 507 662 

922 

170418428 

19 

106 

143 

654 

11 

67 

10 

(0) 

1 363 150676 14 880 293 

132 17771 

460 

501 

253 

149 

209 10034 

145 796 

6 187 

109 

78 

19 

3 

783 56867 2 234 788 

23 

2 138 

225 

391 

125 

42 

471 

33951 

1 912 955 

12 

611 

t to 9 

acres 

4 

43 

4 

19 

2 

(0) 

3 

18 

116 

66 

339 

26 

48 

115 

10 

61 

4 

45 

1 

27 

114191 

14 

1 

8 

3 

1 

23 68362 

5 45829 

20 389224 

285 

42 958 965 

2 

46 

65 

172 

3 

15 

18 

73 

3900 

18 

7 

34 

176 

1 

(0) 

7 

3 

12 

407 

10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 acres acres acres acres 

16 6 3 3 128 51 39 26 

9 6 3 3 77 23 33 12 6 3 3 2 96 29 68 (0) 

6 5 3 4 119 25 41 16 892 204 265 104 

161 47 63 36 200 392 574 266 45 13 26 12 

140 40 76 33 

432 162 134 71 22 6 4 5 153 16 10 35 10 3 1 3 34 7 (0) 9 1 (Z) (0) (Z) 

82 22 42 23 425 415 43886 21 958 56330 

58 19 39 19 2 1 2 1 18 1 2 3 

79 22 41 22 367 250 (0) 19711 (0) 

12 1 4 2 58 165 (0) 2247 (0) 

33 7 8 10 540487 29224 13420 129178 

249 60 64 48 43 311 866 10091 155 9 130 012 8 663 591 

6 4 4 

31 4 4 4 

41 7 13 6 

171 45 43 38 

3 3 2 

31 (0) (0) 

1 2 1 2 

(0) (0) (0) (0) 

178 92 163 119 

2221 1 958 4144 4151 

198678 173156 377 751 397 604 

3 2 5 6 

(0) (0) 71 340 

155 63 92 58 

23 29 71 50 

11 

12 18 27 28 

114 219 295 502 

1 814 3607 4710 6656 

2 

(0) 

10 14 24 20 

2 4 3 8 

61 28 52 75 

982 683 1 214 2412 

34748 24440 42635 81 171 

2 

(0) 

49 14 31 31 

12 14 21 42 

2 

30 17 23 31 

357 294 478 974 

18044 14800 25916 51 424 1 

(0) 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Sheep and lambs of all ages Inventory _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 1 2 2 4 

number __ (D) (D) (D) 191 

Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ I 2 1 4 

number __ (D) (D) (D) 120 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ I 1 2 4 

number __ (D) (D) (D) 150 

Sheep and IAmbs shorn __________________ farms __ I 2 1 4 

number __ l81 (01 (D) 130 

pounds of wooL_ (0 (D) 852 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 19 14 14 34 15 5 2 

number __ 179 72 142 175 103 (D) (D) 

Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 4 3 2 11 2 1 1 

number __ 6 6 (D) 21 (D) (D) (D) 

$1,000 __ 4 2 (D) 58 (D) (D) (D) 

Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 2 2 9 1 1 

number __ (D) (D) 51 (D) (D) 

Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 2 1 5 

number __ (D) (D) 48 

$1,000 __ (D) (D) 1 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 9 11 9 20 5 3 

number __ 30738 84 270 486 62315 36329 92 140 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 7 7 9 15 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 1 1 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 2 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 1 4 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 

50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 

100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 9 10 9 18 4 3 

number __ 30738 (D) (D) 28858 (D) 92 140 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ I 1 7 1 

number-_ (D) (D) 33457 (D) 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ______ farms __ 2 6 2 7 1 2 

number __ (D) 89120 (D) 48219 (D) (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _ _______ _ _ _ _ ___ __ _ ___ __ _ ___ ___ ___ _ _ farms __ 32 27 25 63 48 16 5 

number __ 5 714 650 4 618 920 5 666 600 12 023 308 12 767 961 5 296 400 10 175 000 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 1 1 1 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 4 3 1 8 1 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 1 2 3 4 1 100,000 or more ____________________________ 27 22 20 50 45 16 5 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ number __ Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ I 1 2 

number __ (D) (D) (D) 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 108 109 66 232 176 80 22 acres __ 5977 5611 4734 23228 40798 36 194 21 587 bushels __ 571 794 508648 433 384 2 169 915 4 236692 3 707 797 2 100 974 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 6 7 5 29 42 18 9 acres __ 332 484 267 878 5250 2446 6644 Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 20 25 9 15 4 1 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 72 69 40 116 24 6 1 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 16 15 16 90 82 21 2 250 acres or more ___________ ~ _______________ 1 11 66 53 18 

Corn for Silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 15 20 14 39 22 9 5 acres __ 450 607 445 2240 2022 770 2370 

Irrigated __________________________ ~o_~~' ~~~~~== 6126 9524 7710 30069 40370 10960 24250 1 1 ,. 1 acres __ (D) (D) (D) (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 8 11 7 9 3 2 1 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 7 8 6 23 12 4 1 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 1 1 7 6 2 2 250 acres or more ___________________________ 1 1 1 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 57 65 51 167 143 59 18 acres __ I 837 3040 2627 9669 15476 13252 5641 bushels __ 63273 119936 93872 377 729 632 543 540 790 222 475 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ I 6 11 2 

Farms by acres harvested: acres __ (D) 307 418 (D) 

1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 23 17 16 28 7 1 1 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 34 42 27 115 70 12 2 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 6 8 23 57 22 7 250 acres or more ___________________________ 1 9 24 8 

Barley for graln __________________________ farms __ 26 38 32 106 100 51 14 acres __ 784 1 097 1 298 6082 8 196 9730 4649 I mgated . ______________________________ bushels __ 37473 57847 68224 330 106 471 032 569 407 268 275 farms __ I 3 4 2 1 acres __ (D) 146 252 (D) (D) 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 85 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

Item 

1 to ~ 10 to 49 50 to 69 70 to 99 100 to 139 

Total acres acres acres acres acres 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Soybeans for beans _____________________ farms __ I 991 49 408 175 210 199 acres __ 264 971 272 7724 6032 9554 14 199 bushels __ 6373 51~ 6049 176 544 136 135 215 637 316 902 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 84 1 3 2 6 5 acres __ 7012 (0) 46 (0) 140 199 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 482 49 288 54 39 12 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 783 120 121 171 135 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 435 52 250 acres or more ___________________________ 291 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 46 3 2 2 5 acres __ 5573 1 !O) (0) 176 

cwL_ 1 332 103 235 0) (0) 35630 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 21 4 acres __ 2506 (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 14 3 2 2 1 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 2 1 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 8 3 100.0 acres or more _________________________ 22 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small p,rain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __ farms __ 609 22 147 53 86 51 

acras __ 16926 69 1 106 677 1 410 927 tons, dry __ 38 149 150 2 101 1 289 2620 1 990 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 6 1 1 2 acres __ 105 (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 430 22 143 45 68 37 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 145 4 8 18 14 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 27 250 acres or more ___________________________ 7 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 307 7 69 21 38 26 

acres __ 5356 18 467 225 414 262 

tons, dry __ 16689 75 1 038 555 1 119 892 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 3 1 acres __ 38 (0) 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 367 36 85 25 18 18 

acres __ 40421 93 531 285 168 599 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 158 6 23 10 4 10 

acres __ 17042 20 156 223 94 494 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 132 32 51 12 10 3 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 94 4 30 10 6 7 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 65 4 3 2 6 100.0 acres or more _________________________ 76 2 

Green peas, excluding green cowpeas ___ farms __ 67 4 1 5 

acres __ 10093 2 (0) 231 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 35 1 5 

acres __ 4426 (0) 215 

Sweet corn ___________________________ farms __ 140 13 39 6 5 6 

acres __ 6 120 25 186 31 33 43 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 64 1 6 4 1 4 

acres __ 4043 (0) 14 24 (0) 38 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 47 8 14 4 6 1 

acres __ I 289 29 36 16 35 (0) Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 acres __ (0) 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 31 6 13 2 5 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 10 2 1 2 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 3 100.0 acres or more _________________________ 3 

See footnotes at end of table. 

86 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 48. Summary by Size of Farm: 1982-Con. '$£E tRRAIA 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

f} 

Item 

140 to 179 180 to 219 220 to 259 260 to 499 500 to 999 1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

acres acres acres acres acres acres more 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Soybeans for beans _____________________ farms __ 137 125 93 292 196 83 24 

acres __ 11 016 12219 11 324 54 136 66431 44 749 27315 

bushels __ 256457 277770 275 453 297 585 643 861 083 216 687 910 

Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 2 3 20 27 9 3 

acres __ 81 (D) 230 738 2874 180 342 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 14 12 4 8 2 

25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 80 54 34 51 14 3 

100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 43 59 51 160 54 14 2 

250 acres or more ___________________________ 4 73 126 66 22 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 3 6 1 6 10 7 1 

acres __ 30 178 (01 605 1 929 1 671 (D) 

cwL 8299 35370 (0 134 100 440 450 455 910 (D) 

Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 1 4 3 5 4 

acres __ (D) 175 290 221 645 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 2 4 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 2 1 

100.0 acres or more _________________________ 4 9 6 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small wain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __ farms __ 30 45 32 83 45 12 3 

acres __ 795 1 379 1 029 3484 3628 1 830 592 

tons, dry __ 2347 3235 2628 8851 7352 4518 068 

Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 1 1 

acres __ (D) (D) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 19 24 14 39 17 2 

25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 9 18 18 34 16 5 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 2 3 9 10 2 

250 acres or more ___________________________ 1 2 3 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 17 21 13 52 33 9 1 

acres __ 336 575 331 1 094 1 107 (D) (D) 

tons, dry __ 1 448 502 1 119 3364 3775 (D) (D) 

Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 1 1 

acres __ (D) (D) 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 12 21 11 49 52 30 10 

acres __ 241 354 668 2490 7 615 13230 14 '- , Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 5 9 7 31 33 16 4 

acres __ 197 219 379 485 5022 5286 3467 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 5 7 2 6 3 1 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 4 10 3 16 3 1 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 3 4 4 17 18 4 100.0 acres or more _________________________ 2 10 28 24 10 

Green peas, excluding green cowpeas ___ farms __ 2 2 4 21 20 8 

acres __ (D) (D) 274 839 3868 3 814 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 1 1 1 12 10 4 

acres __ (D) (D) (D) 179 361 614 

Sweet corn ___________________________ farms __ 3 9 3 17 22 13 4 

acres __ 61 92 147 791 410 919 384 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 2 5 2 14 13 10 2 

acres __ (D) 55 (D) 679 076 681 (D) 

Land In orchards ________________________ farms __ 2 1 3 4 4 

acres __ (D) (D) 22 79 067 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 

acres __ (D) 

Farms by bearing and nonbearlng acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 2 1 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 2 3 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 1 1 100.0 acres or more _________________________ 3 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 87 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text) 

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 

percent-_ Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $39,999 ______________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $69,999 _________________________ _ $70,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 _______________________ _ $150,000 to $199,999 _______________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ $500,000 to $999,999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ___________________ _ $2,000,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Land rented or leased from others ______ farms __ 

acres __ Rented or leased land in farms _______ farms __ 

acres __ Land rented or leased to others _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ HalVested cropland ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acre5- ________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ______________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

In ccver crops, legumes, and soilimprovement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 

acres __ In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 

acres __ Idle ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland, all types ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres __ Pasture and other land irrigated _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land set aside in federal farm programs in 1982 __________________________________ farms __ 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

acres __ 

All operators ___________________________________ _ 

Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ White _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owner. ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ____________________________ ----___ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

88 DELAWARE 

All farms Total 

3338 2 180 100.0 65.3 655465 599 134 196 275 

3338 2 181 1 217 847 1 087335 364 843 498 549 1 829 1 779 

436 190 433 149 359 123 413 252 322 235 789 668 322 313 171 159 93 92 

2950 1 939 403 070 346 953 1 389 1 058 286 869 276391 1 381 1 051 281 048 270606 436 274 34474 24210 

2643 1 779 521 104 487 146 2700 1 707 499 986 472075 

1 164 363 468 296 424 404 379 379 170 170 82 82 13 13 

602 345 12374 7967 

104 68 2957 2359 55 25 1 326 1 090 18 11 279 200 209 138 4182 3455 

1 451 943 91 736 75941 197 130 6928 5978 1 338 866 84808 69963 

209 142 12490 11 523 

2148 1 433 30135 24524 

858 522 31 792 25468 323 285 44168 43805 318 280 44014 43651 6 6 154 154 

39 35 683 643 

3338 2 180 1 951 1 123 996 813 391 244 3279 2163 1 918 1 117 

975 804 

386 242 59 17 33 6 21 9 5 2 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

$500,000 or more 

118 

3.5 125 229 1 061 

118 196117 

662 008 1 566 

7 

10 

2 

5 

4 

18 

24 

19 

29 

111 76420 66 51 215 

66 50087 11 2406 

86 95575 84 93666 

7 

1 

4 

16 

18 

28 

10 

14 

693 

4 901 3 163 

5 152 

53 18608 

8 1 292 

48 17316 

15 7274 

86 3772 

33 9259 42 19205 40 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

3 

45 

118 

52 

59 

7 118 

52 

59 

7 

$250,000 to 

$499,999 

303 

9.1 110796 366 

286 185 848 649 818 

1 755 

19 

11 

9 

22 

32 

86 

51 

33 

23 

289 62144 148 49511 147 49507 

28 

859 

235 95639 226 93931 

55 

20 

31 

48 

42 

27 

3 

47 1 208 

6 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

12 

363 

125 11 417 

18 

852 

114 10565 

19 

185 

212 3555 

74 

2245 62 8424 62 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

303 

156 

133 

14 

302 

156 

132 

14 

1 

$100,000 to $40,000 to 

$249,999 $99,999 

601 440 

18.0 13.2 152 764 105921 

254 241 

609 449 281 821 214 338 462 760 477 367 1 837 1 933 

78 49 

65 18 39 32 71 27 62 53 144 110 64 120 

60 35 26 5 

565 379 81 401 54787 249 239 77 240 61 278 247 235 76720 57248 90 59 5877 10 144 

430 353 126586 88586 

398 344 122 450 85940 

111 62 

51 28 62 69 73 150 75 34 

26 1 

77 69 687 1 411 

15 17 (0) 297 4 4 (0) (0) 

5 2 (0) (0) 

34 35 1 072 901 

220 184 16383 12547 

28 23 1 597 557 

202 172 14786 11 990 

47 23 2701 648 

444 292 7094 4140 

137 95 5985 2616 77 51 10552 4057 

76 51 (0) 4057 1 

(0) 

6 13 180 346 

601 440 

352 201 

213 176 

36 63 

597 437 

349 199 

212 175 

36 63 

4 3 

3 2 

1 1 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

Item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ___ • _____________________________ number __ 

percenL_ Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $39,999 ______________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $69,999 _________________________ _ $70,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 _______________________ _ $150,000 to $199,999 _______________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ___________________ _ $2,000,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Land rented or leased from others ______ farms __ 

acres __ Rented or leased land in farms _______ farms __ 

acres __ Land rented or leased to others _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ____________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres ___________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ______________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 

acres __ In cover crops, legumes, and soil- improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 

acres __ In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 

acres __ Idle ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, acres __ wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland, all types ____________________ farms __ 

Irrigated land ____________________________ =~== 

Harvested cropland Irrigated ____________ ra~:== 

Pasture and other land irrigated _________ ra~~== 

Land set aside in federal farm programs in acres __ 1982 __________________________________ farms __ 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

acres __ 

~1!!III!lilillllllllllliil!il See footnotes at end of table. 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or moreCon. 

$20,000 to $10,000 to $39,999 $19,999 

345 373 

10.3 11.2 

62380 42044 161 113 

337 382 103418 105 793 

306878 276 945 

1 636 2013 

29 8 19 26 16 25 24 103 36 48 162 148 40 14 11 1 

9 

286 309 41 114 31 087 172 184 23468 13679 172 184 23403 13841 

36 50 2202 2722 

322 353 49841 31 119 314 341 47623 28465 

47 81 46 150 138 100 82 10 1 

69 69 544 1 424 

12 14 212 201 6 6 (0) (0) 2 2 (0) (0) 24 28 212 755 

182 179 9138 7848 35 18 1 139 541 163 167 7999 7307 

26 12 528 187 

192 207 3073 2890 

98 85 3211 2152 25 28 1 246 321 25 26 1246 (0) 

2 

(0) 

8 5 48 24 

345 373 173 189 113 119 59 65 343 366 173 188 112 114 58 84 2 7 

1 

5 

1 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

1 158 

34.7 

56331 

49 

1 157 

130512 

112802 

2388 

246 

284 

236 

161 

87 

121 

9 

12 

1 

1 011 

56117 

331 

10478 

330 10442 

162 10284 

1084 

33958 

993 

27911 

801 

172 

20 

257 

4407 

36 

598 

30 

236 

7 

79 

71 

727 

508 15795 

67 

950 

472 14845 

67 

967 

715 

5611 

336 

6324 

38 

363 

38 

363 

4 

20 

158 

828 

183 

147 1 116 

801 

171 

144 

42 

27 

12 

3 

Farms with sales of less than $10,000 

$5,000 to $9,999 

306 

9.2 22901 

75 

277 29964 

108 173 

1 568 

42 

62 

50 

61 

30 

31 

256 

20396 114 

5722 

114 

5722 

44 3217 

287 15957 

280 14396 

134 

127 

19 

52 

870 

17 

428 

11 

(0) 

5 

(0) 

18 

99 

135 

190 

17 

419 

125 4771 

16 

122 

181 

632 

69 

411 

14 

245 

14 

245 

4 

20 

306 

192 

84 

50 

302 

192 

61 

49 

4 

3 

1 

$2,500 to $4,999 

304 

9.1 

14738 

48 

302 

31 927 

105719 

2312 

59 

82 

80 

43 

18 

17 

2 

268 13539 

89 

2 537 

89 

2533 

39 1 338 

290 9 154 

281 

7 791 

244 

37 

51 

100 

5 

24 

7 

48 

26 

191 

136 

4000 

17 

229 

126 

3771 

11 

93 

194 

491 

66 

422 

11 

66 

11 

66 

304 

215 

53 

36 

290 

206 

50 

34 

14 

9 

3 

2 

Less than 

$2,500 

548 

16.4 

18692 34 

578 

68621 

118721 

3 156 

145 

140 

106 

57 

39 

73 

7 

11 

487 

22 182 

128 

2219 

127 2187 

79 

5 709 

487 8847 

432 5724 

423 8 

1 

154 

2437 

14 

146 

12 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

27 

437 

237 

6605 

33 

302 

221 6303 

40 

752 

340 2488 

201 3491 13 

52 

13 

52 

548 

421 

66 

61 

524 

403 

60 

61 

24 

18 

6 

Abnormal farms (see text) 

DELAWARE 89 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

Item 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________ _ Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ 

Any _________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

200 days or more __________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 55 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ______________________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 

10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, 

peanuts, and other field crops (0133, 0134, 0139) _________________________________ _ 

Velletables and melons (016) ____________________ _ FrUIts and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eg!ls (025) __________________________ _ 

Animal specialtIes (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock (029) ___________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

90 DELAWARE 

All farms 

2405 

506 

427 

1 956 1 382 

1 367 

1 629 

255 

245 

129 

342 

177 

304 

499 1 559 

18.1 

799 

114 

404 

650 

768 

816 

586 

50.6 

3088 

250 

3 

2830 420 540 

302 82369 

174 140 474 5 169 

16 

6384 

1 

15 

16 5698 

503 

905 

259 

313 

264 

176 

153 

116 

322 

211 

90 

26 

1 493 

73 

73 

107 

22 

80 

57 

249 

106 

142 

950 

130 

35 

Total 

1 615 

276 

289 

588 

592 

046 

883 

195 

152 

536 

251 

95 

178 

324 1 092 

19.1 

491 

63 

284 

448 

512 

572 

301 

49.7 

2018 

162 

2 

1 765 370 933 

225 

(D) 

162 139 700 4 158 

13 

4954 

1 

12 

15 

(D) 

332 

338 

113 

171 

201 

142 

133 

109 

315 

211 

89 

26 

803 

36 

36 

53 

7 

51 

25 

89 

26 

140 

930 

28 

18 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

$500,000 or 

more 

69 

20 

29 

95 

23 

74 

27 

6 

5 

16 

17 

1 

6 

12 

66 

21.1 

33 

9 

31 

37 

31 

10 

49.1 

115 

3 

2 

61 37421 

13 9739 

41 76056 

2 

39 

3 2013 

3 

18 

15 

3 

2 

2 

1 

4 

3 

6 

22 

27 

15 

8 

6 

6 

5 

2 

1 

4 

4 

5 

80 

3 

$250,000 to $499,999 

237 

23 

43 

256 

47 

181 

92 

27 

16 

49 

30 

8 

23 

39 

166 

19.5 

67 

5 

40 

77 

82 

85 

14 

47.5 

283 

20 

236 64534 

30 14717 

35 

(D) 

35 

2 

(D) 

1 

1 

52 

57 

16 

12 

19 

14 

7 

9 

36 

46 

30 

5 

30 

5 

5 

8 

10 

3 

8 

1 

13 

223 

3 

$100,000 to $249,999 

455 

53 

93 

443 

158 

294 

229 

49 

39 

141 

78 

28 

47 

82 

298 

19.5 

146 

14 

84 

114 

148 

179 

62 

49.2 

543 

58 

493 95901 

70 

29058 

31 

22893 

1 

30 

2 

(D) 

2 

5 

(D) 

140 

129 

33 

36 

27 

20 

22 

22 

55 

83 

28 

6 

100 8 

8 

10 

1 

12 

7 

11 

4 

42 

406 1 

3 

$40,000 to 

$99,999 

338 

51 

51 

327 

113 

210 

181 

43 

36 

102 

49 

17 

22 

77 

236 

20.3 

88 

8 

52 

89 

93 

129 

69 

51.0 

401 

39 

362 83510 

52 

15277 

20 

(D) 

20 

4 449 

4 

2 

(D) 

78 

56 

11 

17 

22 

19 

30 

25 

124 

54 

4 

190 

7 

7 

10 

1 

11 

3 

22 

1 

33 

155 4 

4 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49, Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

Item 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________ - - - ------

Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ______________________________ ---- - - ----- Any _________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

200 days or more __________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 45 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ______________________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

ather-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

~:ggg ~~r~;~~ ~~~:============================= FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013)--------------

~gg~~~0Ig111i)-=============================== Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, 

peanuts, and other field crops (0133, 0134, 0139) _________________________________ _ 

Veijetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ ~rUlts and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

ortlcultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Liv~stock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

o Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) --------------

P alit farms (024) -------------------------------- A o~ try and eggs (025) _________________________ ._ 

G nlmal specialties (027) -------------------------- eneral farms, primarily livestock (029) ___________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Farms wHh sales of $10,000 or moreCon. 

$20,000 to 

$39,999 

258 

53 

34 

238 

107 

154 

163 

34 

23 

106 

28 

20 

37 

56 

160 

17.3 

72 

21 

38 

76 

85 

54 

71 

49.5 

327 

18 

293 52068 29 6 197 

21 

(D) 

1 

20 

2 

(D) 

20 

33 

13 

21 

49 

48 

46 

40 

71 

4 

218 

2 

2 

7 

2 

7 

4 

11 

7 

37 

45 

8 

4 

$10,000 to $19,999 

258 

76 

39 

229 

144 

133 

191 

36 

33 

122 

49 

21 

43 

58 

166 

17.9 

85 

15 

61 

61 

67 

94 

75 

50.9 

349 

24 

320 37499 31 

(D) 

14 

746 

14 

2 

(D) 

2 

6 711 

24 

48 

37 

83 

82 

40 

24 

10 

23 

2 

257 8 

8 

13 

1 

10 

4 

33 

13 

10 

21 

15 

1 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Farms wHh sales of less than $10,000 

$5,000 to $2,500 to 

Total $9,999 $4,999 

790 202 213 

230 72 47 

138 32 44 

368 134 111 

790 172 193 

321 107 79 

746 168 187 

60 17 15 

93 25 37 

593 126 135 

91 31 38 

82 19 30 

126 27 27 

175 44 48 

467 140 122 

16.2 18.7 16.2 

308 76 77 

51 26 11 

120 39 29 

202 41 53 256 50 67 

244 58 67 

285 92 77 

52.4 52.3 53.2 

1 070 290 287 88 16 17 

1 065 269 286 49607 19526 14 104 

77 32 17 (D) (D) (D) 

12 4 1 774 (D) (D) 

1 

11 4 

3 430 

3 

1 1 (D) (D) 

171 23 27 567 89 160 146 61 46 142 60 46 63 31 13 34 17 8 20 15 3 7 5 7 5 

690 215 222 37 6 4 

37 6 4 54 8 14 15 2 1 29 12 7 32 2 2 

160 40 36 80 18 17 2 

20 4 4 102 14 13 17 3 1 

Less than Abnormal farms 

$2,500 (see text) 

375 

111 

62 

123 

425 

135 

391 

28 

31 

332 

22 

33 

72 

83 

205 

14.6 

155 

14 

52 

108 

139 

119 

116 

52.0 

493 

55 

510 15977 

28 

904 

7 381 1 

6 

3 430 

121 

318 

39 

36 

19 

9 

2 

2 

1 

253 

27 

27 

32 

12 

10 

28 

84 

45 

2 

12 

75 

13 

DELAWARE 91 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

$500,000 or $250,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to Allfarms Total more $499,999 $249,999 $99,999 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 3338 2180 118 303 601 440 $1,000-- 370 562 366669 120911 102430 98409 29688 

Fa~;s ~h;;I$~,~6~~~~:--- _____________________ 548 - - - - - $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 304 - - - - - $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 306 - - - - - $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 373 373 - - - - $20,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 345 345 - - - - $40,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 440 440 - - - 440 $100,000 to $249,999 ________________________ 601 601 - - 601 - $250,000 to $499,999------------------- _____ 303 303 - 303 - - $500,000 or more ___________________________ 118 118 118 - - - Grains ________________________________ farms __ 2254 1 511 79 205 357 304 $1.000 __ 74889 72215 15325 15326 19229 12521 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 457 457 59 93 137 168 $1,000-- 55816 55816 14990 13677 16652 10496 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 1 164 929 57 123 219 202 

Wheat $1,000-- 30844 30222 7407 6648 8431 4621 _ _ _ ___ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ farms __ 776 676 47 99 153 156 $1,000-- 6654 6503 1 308 1 423 1 731 1 126 Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ 1 977 1 351 76 192 322 276 $1,000-- 34 109 32275 5783 6629 8246 6180 Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 4 4 1 - 1 - Oats $1,000-- 8 8 (0) - (0) - _______________________________ farms __ 23 19 - 1 1 3 $1,000-- 23 21 - (0) (0) (0) Other grains ________________________ farms __ 462 417 35 58 100 98 $1,000-- 3251 3187 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ - - - - - - $1,000-- - - - - - - Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - $1,000-- - - - - - - Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ - - - - - - $1,000-- - - - - - - Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - $1,000-- - - - - - - Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 193 125 6 8 22 34 $1,000-- 901 791 68 123 151 208 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 1 1 - 1 - - $1,000-- (0) (0) - (0) - -

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 366 275 32 59 67 46 $1,000-- 16929 16764 8614 4134 2705 772 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 85 85 28 22 28 7 $1,000-- 14727 14727 8540 3617 2214 357 Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 66 39 4 2 11 10 $1,000-- 2320 (0) (0) (0) 160 92 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 6 6 3 1 1 1 $1,000-- 2059 2059 (0) (0) (0) (0) Nursery and greenhouse products _______ farms __ 106 68 2 13 14 13 $1,000-- 7984 7858 (0) (0) 2089 683 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 35 35 2 11 13 9 $1,000-- 7381 7381 (0) (0) (0) 609 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 45 43 9 6 12 11 $1,000-- 7252 (0) 4682 1 083 1 144 331 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 28 28 8 5 10 5 $1,000-- 7164 7164 (0) (0) (0) 278 Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ I 094 1 034 88 235 418 178 $1,000-- 220963 220897 74291 70243 63678 11 170 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 885 885 88 232 410 155 $1,000-- 218897 218897 74291 70239 63549 10818 Dairy products ________________________ farms __ 184 174 10 16 50 36 $1,000 __ 15571 15562 3 181 3761 5819 1 779 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 100 100 10 16 49 25 $1,000-- 14230 14230 3 181 3761 (0) (0) 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 521 371 26 49 86 71 

$1,000-- 12311 11 992 8424 890 1 662 396 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 19 19 8 3 8 - $1,000-- 9772 9772 8253 571 948 - Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 413 333 20 59 72 72 

$1,000-- 10208 10014 3329 3026 1 648 1 457 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 52 52 8 17 12 15 

$1,000-- 7937 7937 3 181 2732 1 101 922 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ farms __ 32 17 - 3 2 4 

$1,000-- 26 14 - (Z) (0) 2 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - $1,000-- - - - - - -

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 189 97 3 5 11 14 

$1,000-- 1 206 1 017 34 124 (0) 277 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 6 6 - 1 1 4 

$1,000-- 458 458 - (0) (0) (0) 

FARM-RELATED INCOME AND 

DIRECT SALES 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________ farms __ 284 237 18 46 65 53 

$1,000-- 1 425 1 355 318 426 261 213 

Value of agricultural products sold directly 

to Individuals for human consumption 129 8 17 23 28 (see text) ______________________________ farms __ 227 

$1,000-- 2089 1 979 970 188 290 266 

See footnotes at end of table. 

92 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

Item 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fa~:s $2,500 ~h:~I$H6~~~~:------------------------ to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ $100,000 to $249,999 _______________________ _ $250,000 to $499.999 _______________________ _ $500,000 or more __________________________ _ 

Grains___ ___ __ ___ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ ___ __ __ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat __ __ ___ ___ ___ ___ __ _ __ ____ _ _ ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans __ ___ ______ __ _ _ _ __ _ _____ ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oats _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ $1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Nursery and greenhouse products _______ farms __ $1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

Dairy products ________________________ $~~~~== 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ $~~~~== 

Hogs and pigs ________________________ $~a~~~== 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ $~a~~== 

Sheep, lambs, and WOOI ________________ $~~~~== 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ $~~~~== $1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ $~a~~== 

FARM-RELATED INCOME AND 

DIRECT SALES 

$1,000 __ 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________ farms __ 

V $1,000 __ 

alue of agricultural products sold directly 

to Individuals for human consumption (see text) ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or moreCon. 

$20,000 to 

$39,999 

345 9936 

345 

275 6242 

167 2075 

117 

583 

228 3342 

9 

8 

76 

233 

26 

118 

30 

311 

7 

76 

7 180 

4 

11 

73 

221 

47 

685 

75 

357 

59 

293 

1 

(D) 

33 

(D) 

30 

90 

23 

154 

$10,000 to $19,999 

373 5294 

373 

291 3573 

161 1 039 

104 

331 

257 2095 2 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

50 

100 

29 

123 

41 

227 

5 

23 

19 

166 

1 

(D) 

42 

294 

15 

137 

64 

263 

51 

261 

7 

(D) 

31 

224 

25 

47 

30 

111 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

1 158 3893 

548 

304 

306 

743 2674 

235 

622 

100 

151 

626 

834 

4 

3 

45 

64 

68 

111 

91 

165 

27 

(D) 

38 

126 

2 

(D) 

60 

66 

10 

10 

150 

319 

80 

194 

15 

12 

92 

190 

47 

71 

98 

110 

Farms with sales of less than $10,000 

$5,000 to 

$9,999 

306 2 190 

306 

235 

527 

111 

392 

43 

86 

209 

003 

4 

3 

24 

44 

23 

58 

20 

63 

4 

7 

16 

88 

17 

35 

6 

9 

53 

179 

35 

126 

3 

3 

22 

93 

15 

27 

21 

48 

$2,500 to 

$4,999 

304 

103 

304 

243 

794 

75 

175 

31 

48 

200 

558 

12 

13 

13 

19 

31 

59 

5 

4 

7 

23 

2 

(D) 

17 

18 

1 

(0) 

35 

85 

20 

44 

3 

3 

24 

53 

15 

25 

25 

24 

Less than 

$2,500 

548 

600 

548 

265 

353 

49 

55 

26 

17 

217 

274 

9 

7 

32 

33 

40 

43 

18 

(D) 

15 

14 

26 

12 

3 

(0) 

62 

55 

25 

24 

9 

6 

46 

44 

17 

19 

52 

37 

Abnormal farms 

(see text) 

DELAWARE 93 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

$500,000 or $250,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to All farms Total more $499,999 $249,999 $99,999 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Amount received ________________________ farms __ 53 51 10 9 14 9 $1,000 __ 725 (O) 762 334 405 150 Feed grains ___________________________ farms __ 29 27 6 4 6 5 

Wheat $1,000 __ 144 (O) 600 278 (O) 96 ________________________________ farms __ 9 9 1 2 1 2 

COtton $1,000 __ 19 19 (O) (O) (O) (O) ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Soybeans, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___________________________ farms __ 25 25 5 5 8 2 $1,000 __ 563 563 (O) (O) 268 (O) 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Livestock and poultry purchased __________ farms __ I 320 1 195 96 241 473 196 $1,000 __ 37202 37038 14944 9756 9677 2 129 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 309 192 8 17 10 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 450 443 4 11 216 180 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 418 417 8 167 236 6 $50,000 or more ____________________________ 143 143 84 55 4 

Feed for livestock and poultry ____________ farms __ I 642 1 361 99 250 503 256 $1,000 __ 140 508 139671 41 387 44079 43 160 8849 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 436 176 2 5 13 35 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 177 172 1 4 28 43 $20,000 to $79,999 __________________________ 409 393 6 12 161 178 $80,000 or more ____________________________ 620 620 90 229 301 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______ farms __ I 336 1 246 97 246 495 225 tons __ 799 697 799 204 236867 252029 249 762 50157 $1,000 __ 136 947 136849 40597 43399 42738 8448 Farms by tons purchased: 1 to 99 tons ______________________________ 339 249 4 8 41 53 100 to 499 tons ___________________________ 418 418 5 20 181 172 500 tons or more __________________________ 579 579 88 218 273 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 205 117 1 4 10 25 $5,000 to $19,999 _________________________ 144 142 2 3 36 29 $20,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 154 154 3 8 24 85 $50,000 or more __________________________ 833 833 91 231 425 86 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________ farms __ 2 112 1 483 80 189 365 300 $1,000 __ 6964 6666 978 332 1 658 941 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 123 544 8 53 164 72 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 689 639 18 64 93 162 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 175 175 16 31 63 65 $10,000 or more ____________________________ 125 125 38 41 45 1 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 2 191 1 423 79 163 293 291 $1,000 __ 19993 19 117 4614 4029 4468 3716 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 674 209 8 18 46 35 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 803 512 8 34 92 62 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 441 429 9 48 74 120 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 273 273 54 63 81 74 

Other agricultural chemicals ______________ farms __ 2058 1 475 82 192 360 300 $1,000 __ 10868 10528 2932 2168 2311 1 923 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 874 371 10 43 105 58 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 719 639 9 59 132 95 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 331 331 20 51 86 133 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 134 134 43 39 37 14 

Hired farm labor _________________________ farms __ I 462 1 206 106 214 372 218 $1,000 __ 17893 17646 8933 3531 2769 926 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 969 714 22 80 205 142 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 343 342 33 88 133 74 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 80 80 18 28 31 2 $50,000 or more ____________________________ 70 70 33 18 3 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more ___________________ 129 203 121 farms __ 663 611 77 workers __ 2069 2 009 810 394 413 191 Less than 150 days __________________ farms __ I 165 952 78 161 311 150 

workers __ 6103 5494 923 1 017 1 526 835 

Contract labor ___________________________ farms __ 179 164 12 24 41 50 $1,000 __ 296 1 291 634 282 176 145 

Farms with expenses of- 68 54 5 16 7 $1 to $999 __________________________________ 4 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 75 74 1 8 16 35 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 24 24 2 6 7 8 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 12 12 5 5 2 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________ farms __ I 271 909 55 114 201 218 $1,000 __ 2606 2354 338 421 399 630 

Farms with expenses of- 636 364 13 33 99 72 $1 to $999 __________________________________ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 513 423 23 59 87 96 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 116 116 15 20 15 50 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 6 6 4 2 

See footnotes at end of table. 

94 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text) 

Item 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Amount received ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed grains ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Wheat ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Soybeans, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___________________________ farms __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

$1,000 __ 

Uvestock and poultry purchased __________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fa$r~oW:,;;C~~~~~_~~=_ ______________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $79,999 _________________________ _ $80,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______ farms __ 

tons __ 

Farms by tons purchased: 

$1,000 __ 

1 to 99 tons _____________________________ _ 

100 to 499 tons __________________________ _ 500 tons or more _________________________ _ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ 

$10,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 

$1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more ___________________ farms __ 

workers __ Less than 150 days __________________ farms __ 

workers __ 

Contract labor ___________________________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1,000 __ $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________ farms __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1,000 __ $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or moreCon. 

$20,000 to $39,999 

6 

61 

3 

22 

2 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

113 

425 

64 

29 

157 

850 

56 

67 

34 

112 

9122 

1 430 

72 

40 

32 

46 

34 

239 

426 

87 

152 

260 

1 192 

48 

105 

106 

1 

245 

770 

61 

143 

40 

1 

127 

1 240 

107 3 

1 

16 

55 

169 

100 

607 

32 

45 

21 

10 

1 

90 

95 

59 

31 

$10,000 to 

$19,999 

3 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

76 

107 

73 

3 

96 

346 

65 

29 

2 

71 

1 268 

238 

71 

45 

26 

310 

331 

160 

150 

337 

097 

54 

211 

72 

296 

423 

94 

201 

1 

169 

247 

158 

11 

26 

32 

152 

586 

5 

9 

1 

4 

231 

471 

88 

127 

16 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

125 

165 

117 

7 

1 

281 

838 

260 

5 

16 

90 

493 

98 

90 

88 

2 

629 

298 

579 

50 

768 

876 

465 

291 

t2 

583 

340 

503 

80 

256 

247 

255 

1 

52 

60 

213 

609 

15 

6 

14 

1 

362 

252 

272 

90 

Farms with sales of less than $10,000 

$5,000 to 

$9,999 

2 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

33 

67 

27 

6 

42 

87 

40 

2 

9 

124 

23 

9 

8 

1 

208 

179 

166 

42 

236 

446 

90 

134 

12 

199 

179 

140 

59 

70 

71 

70 

20 

27 

56 

211 

121 

128 

49 

72 

$2,500 to $4,999 

15 

15 

14 

1 

51 

43 

50 

1 

29 

166 

28 

29 

28 

1 

209 

80 

201 

8 

222 

224 

141 

81 

220 

115 

206 

14 

42 

18 

42 

13 

13 

30 

54 

5 

2 

5 

90 

69 

74 

16 

Less than 

$2,500 

77 

83 

76 

188 

707 

170 

2 

16 

52 

204 

47 

52 

52 

212 

40 

212 

310 

206 

234 

76 

164 

46 

157 

7 

144 

157 

143 

1 

19 

20 

127 

344 

10 

4 

9 

1 

151 

55 

149 

2 

Abnormal farms 

(see text) 

DELAWARE 95 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

$500,000 or $250,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to All farms Total more $499,999 $249,999 $99,999 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSESLCon. 

Energy and petroleum products _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 3328 2180 118 286 609 449 

Farms with expenses of-

$1,000 __ 18092 17509 4687 3405 4918 2489 

$1 to $999 __________________________________ 1 193 201 3 13 36 37 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 1 242 1 086 17 79 236 237 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 741 741 41 145 299 167 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 152 152 57 49 38 8 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 3322 2174 118 286 609 443 $1,000 __ 13435 12986 3407 2451 3625 1 915 Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ 3062 2027 111 266 566 413 $1,000 __ 5192 4905 952 872 1 356 813 Dieselfuel __________________________ farms __ I 755 1 366 90 196 364 269 $1,000 __ 5019 4930 1 202 1 002 1 477 777 LP gas, butane, and propane _________ farms __ 422 417 36 81 168 84 $1,000 __ 1 465 1 463 678 254 391 113 Fuel oil and kerosene ________________ farms __ 428 362 36 50 77 62 $1,000 __ 975 949 391 206 190 91 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 27 27 3 5 13 6 $1,000 __ 79 79 63 9 7 (Z) Motor oil and grease _________________ farms __ 3322 2174 118 286 609 443 $1,000 __ 704 659 120 108 204 122 

Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 2244 1 770 111 255 512 379 $1,000 __ 4554 4422 1 275 944 1 272 537 Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. ___________ farms __ 122 110 8 8 31 14 $1,000 __ 103 101 6 10 21 37 

Interest expense ________________________ farms __ I 433 1 255 100 208 356 240 $1,000 __ 16948 16698 6046 3459 3990 1 414 Farms with expeoses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 278 170 4 14 29 32 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 432 384 3 42 96 94 $5,000 to $9,i'l9!l ____________________________ 287 265 7 41 86 71 $10,000 or mor", . ___________________________ 436 436 86 111 145 43 Farms reporting no interest expense (see text) ____________________________________ 1 618 805 13 63 223 170 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 3338 2181 118 286 609 449 $1,000 __ 153 587 139412 28032 25073 39154 21 918 Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 203 48 - 5 16 18 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 757 190 1 16 50 34 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 643 441 12 37 127 88 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 919 709 24 80 181 143 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 437 414 16 51 86 111 $100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 226 226 18 59 102 46 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 136 136 35 34 46 9 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 17 17 12 4 1 -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ____________________________ farms __ 2578 1 760 88 225 535 366 

number._ 3757 2694 208 353 777 568 Motortrucks, Including pickups ____________ farms __ 2780 1 969 117 274 521 420 number._ 6190 5122 664 817 1 296 1 105 Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 2904 2014 110 257 532 422 

number._ 8012 6381 669 934 1 566 1 228 2 or 3 ________________________________ farms __ 1 387 870 20 84 204 222 number __ 3278 2175 52 213 516 565 4 or more _____________________________ farms __ 712 668 77 110 162 111 number __ 3929 3730 604 658 884 574 

Grain and bean combines, sell-propelled only ___________________________________ farms __ 1 111 927 63 131 213 192 number __ 1 342 1 132 106 147 278 230 Com heads for combines _________________ farms __ 901 797 50 113 162 201 number __ 1 006 902 77 122 208 215 Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ - - - - - - number._ - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 460 350 25 48 129 97 

numbeL_ 519 392 29 55 147 108 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 499 401 22 35 103 86 number __ 531 432 26 39 109 95 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or 200 180 19 24 70 37 flywheel _______________________________ fa'ms __ 

number __ 249 229 23 26 88 48 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 2191 1 423 79 163 293 291 

acres on which used __ 408 758 386 758 85499 76821 89523 68497 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 766 553 45 76 118 135 

acres on which used __ 58639 54687 16576 9532 12237 11 489 tons __ 58379 54346 16643 9511 12179 10788 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 896 707 56 94 157 150 

acres on which used __ 170101 166442 43529 34096 43926 22912 

See footnotes at end of table. 

96 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text) 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more- Farms with sales of less than $10,000 Con. 

Item 

$20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than Abnormal farms 

$39,999 $19,999 Totel $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 (see text) 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSESLCon. 

Energy and petroleum products ___________ farms __ 336 362 146 270 302 576 

$1,000 __ 1 176 632 563 222 171 169 

Farms w~h expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 44 66 992 194 254 544 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 219 296 156 76 48 32 

$5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 73 16 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 336 382 1 148 270 302 576 

$1,000 __ 915 673 449 172 122 155 

Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ 326 345 1 035 226 275 532 

$1,000 __ 476 434 267 98 64 105 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 274 173 369 151 124 114 

$1,000 __ 336 134 69 42 21 26 

LP gas, butane, and propane _________ farms __ 27 21 5 4 1 

$1,000 __ 16 9 2 (D) (D) 

Fuel oil and kerosene ________________ farms __ 74 63 66 24 16 26 

$1,000 __ 30 41 26 (D) (D) 6 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Motor oil and grease _________________ farms __ 336 362 146 270 302 576 

$1,000 __ 51 55 44 14 13 17 

Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 226 267 474 136 132 204 

$1,000 __ 239 155 132 50 (D) (D) 

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. ___________ farms __ 37 12 12 3 2 7 

$1,000 __ 24 4 2 (Z) (D) (D) 

Interest expense ________________________ farms __ 164 167 176 66 49 61 

$1,000 __ 1 341 450 250 96 74 77 

Farms with expenses of- 106 37 $1 to $999 __________________________________ 23 66 36 35 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 75 74 48 26 2 20 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 43 17 22 6 10 6 $10,000 or more ____________________________ 43 8 

Farms reporting no interest expense (see text) ____________________________________ 142 194 813 166 206 437 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 337 382 1 157 277 302 578 $1,000 __ 15594 9640 14175 4977 4565 4633 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 7 2 155 49 33 73 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 23 66 567 49 96 422 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 66 109 202 67 93 42 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 90 191 210 97 74 39 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 139 11 23 15 6 2 $100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 1 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 9 3 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ____________________________ farms __ 244 302 616 163 223 412 number __ 404 364 1 063 246 306 509 Motortrucks, Including pickups ____________ farms __ 290 347 811 210 216 363 numbeL_ 600 640 1 066 265 316 467 Wheellractors __________________________ farms __ 324 369 690 214 270 406 number __ 918 1066 1 631 456 522 653 2 or 3 ________________________________ farms __ 166 172 517 139 143 235 numbeL_ 416 413 103 327 294 462 4 or more _____________________________ farms __ 69 119 44 14 30 number __ 435 575 199 66 131 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___________________________________ farms __ 163 145 164 47 106 31 number __ 199 172 210 53 126 31 Com heads for comblnes _________________ farms __ 153 116 104 29 60 15 numbeL_ 161 119 104 29 60 15 Cottonplckers and strlppers _______________ farms __ 

number __ Mower condlUoners ______________________ farms __ 35 16 110 24 26 60 number __ 35 16 127 25 26 76 Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 62 73 98 35 21 42 numbeL_ 69 74 99 35 21 43 Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel _______________________________ farms __ 17 13 20 1 6 11 number __ 31 13 20 (D) (D) 11 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 260 337 766 236 222 310 acres on which used __ 36474 27944 22000 11 878 5935 4 187 Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 99 80 213 61 57 95 acres on which used __ 3092 1 761 3952 940 1 013 999 tons __ 3045 Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, ele., to 2180 4033 954 1 135 944 

conlrolInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 162 88 189 73 66 50 acres on which used __ 17917 4062 3659 2271 904 484 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 97 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

Item 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALSL 

Con. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to control-Con. 

Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals for defoliation, growth control of crops, or thinning of fruiL _____________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms wrth- 1 to 9 _________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 24 ____________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________ .. _________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 

number __ Other ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ numbeL_ Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 

number __ June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

98 DELAWARE 

All farms Total 

188 158 23010 21 809 214 157 16975 16203 

1 768 1 258 381 813 364 769 

95 70 

6664 6 169 

660 436 33360 31 156 

265 120 

245 169 

70 67 46 46 26 26 6 6 

517 359 15065 14125 

311 168 5129 4299 

202 112 

94 61 

10 10 

1 1 

2 2 2 2 

246 196 9956 9626 

75 30 

9 7 65 62 46 46 24 24 7 7 

416 293 6970 8366 

467 307 

9305 6645 

521 371 26224 25169 

12311 11 992 

351 265 

7457 6933 

1 172 1077 

417 306 16767 16236 

11 139 10915 

129 61 

14415 14256 

6616 6736 

421 326 54411 52642 

200 131 

50 40 

66 53 

42 41 

32 32 

31 31 

267 226 

6669 6262 

364 291 

45722 44360 

413 333 101 972 96963 

10206 10014 

136 104 

27544 25634 1 266 1 206 

292 232 

10667 10524 

259 210 

5675 5899 

259 206 

5012 4625 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

$500,000 or 

more 

7 

542 

17 

5101 

75 

77 416 

7 646 

27 

10669 

2 

6 

4 

5 

6 

4 

22 3757 

13 

961 

3 

5 

2 

1 

2 

10 

776 

3 

2 

5 

19 1 635 

20 

5097 

26 

14556 

6424 

16 

625 

115 

21 13731 

6309 

6 12927 

7996 

19 

9679 

2 

2 

4 

3 

2 

6 

11 2313 

19 

7366 

20 26725 

3329 

3 

1 657 

96 

11 

2294 

11 1 292 

11 

1 002 

$250,000 to $499,999 

11 2514 

24 

2178 

170 72 406 

11 

1 044 

55 

5291 

13 

16 

6 

4 

13 

1 

46 2626 

30 

651 

10 

16 

1 

17 

1 975 

3 

12 

1 

33 

554 

39 

111 

49 2679 

690 

29 1 434 

215 

45 1 245 

675 

15 

720 

392 

56 17229 

16 

6 

12 

4 

5 

13 

36 2121 

55 

15106 

59 29562 

3026 12 

6577 

462 

36 

3029 33 

1 729 30 1 300 

$100,000 to $249,999 

35 

6 116 

48 

6036 

324 

91 707 

17 3333 

110 

7939 

33 

22 

17 

32 

5 

1 

66 

3912 

40 

368 

26 

14 

55 3544 

5 

9 

31 

10 

69 2744 

74 

1 263 

66 4594 

1 662 

63 

2763 

491 

74 

1 631 

1 171 

16 

344 

196 

70 10667 

22 

12 

12 

7 

10 

7 

46 

545 

60 9342 

72 

19621 

1 646 

21 9085 

372 

50 2261 45 

136 

44 

143 

$40,000 to $99,999 

36 4023 

31 

1 561 

255 

65937 

14 

692 

90 3626 

25 

35 

23 

6 

1 

75 2061 

42 

516 

27 

13 

2 

42 

545 

6 

1 

24 

10 

62 

116 

53 

447 

71 

1 596 

396 

52 

1 024 

106 

56 

574 

290 

16 

132 

79 

73 10499 

24 

9 

6 

17 

12 

5 

60 1 516 

65 6961 

72 

14614 

1 457 

27 3437 

142 

60 

2073 56 

1 064 

59 1 009 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

Item 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALSL 

Con, 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

control-Con. Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases In crops and orchards _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Weeds, grass, or brush In crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals for defOliation, growth control of crops, or thinning of fruiL _____________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________ 

100 to 199 __________________________________ 

200 to 499 __________________________________ 

500 or more ________________________________ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________ 

10 to 49 ________________________________ 

50 to 99 ________________________________ 

100 to 199 ______________________________ 

200 to 499 ______________________________ 

500 or more ____________________________ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________ 

5 to 9 __________________________________ 

10 to 49 ________________________________ 

50 to 99 ________________________________ 

100 to 199 ______________________________ 

200 to 499 ______________________________ 

500 or more ____________________________ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves __ __ _ ___ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ _____ _ ___ ___ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ number __ 

$1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs Inventory __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 

25 to 49 ____________________________________ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________ 

100 to 199 __________________________________ 

200 to 499 __________________________________ 

500 or more ________________________________ 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ number __ Other ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ number __ Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 

number __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or moreCon. 

$20,000 to $39,999 

35 4554 

18 

1 092 

198 

34210 

19 

(D) 

82 

1 871 

22 

53 

7 

68 

973 

23 

129 

21 

1 

1 

51 

844 

6 

3 

41 

1 

58 

635 

63 

263 

75 

980 

357 

57 

534 

85 

60 

446 

272 

15 

82 

52 

53 

2 119 

32 

6 

9 

4 

2 

36 

432 

45 

1 687 

59 

3308 

293 

20 

241 

52 

37 

424 

34 

259 

31 

165 

$10,000 to 

$19,999 

34 

2058 

19 

215 

236 23091 

2 

(D) 

72 

740 

25 

35 

10 

1 

1 

60 

796 

40 

654 

25 

10 

4 

1 

23 

142 

12 

3 

8 

52 

500 

58 

444 

64 

762 

263 

46 

353 

65 

52 

409 

198 

11 

51 

22 

55 2229 

35 

3 

10 

6 

1 

35 

333 

47 

896 

51 

2933 

261 

21 

1 437 

64 

36 

423 

31 

217 

33 

206 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

30 

201 

57 

772 

510 

17044 

25 

495 

224 

2204 

145 

76 

3 

158 

960 

123 

830 

90 

33 

50 

130 

45 

2 

3 

125 

584 

160 

660 

150 

055 

319 

86 

524 

95 

109 

531 

225 

48 

159 

80 

93 

769 

69 

10 

13 

1 

59 

427 

73 

342 

80 

3 009 

194 

34 

910 

60 

60 

363 

49 

176 

51 

187 

Farms with sales of less than $10,000 

$5,000 to 

$9,999 

13 

636 

26 

643 

192 

8221 

2 

(D) 

63 

832 

26 

36 

1 

47 

365 

36 

288 

22 

14 

16 

77 

12 

1 

3 

33 

205 

46 

262 

53 

578 

179 

33 

269 

50 

40 

309 

129 

13 

77 

40 

33 

209 

18 

2 

12 

1 

26 

285 

27 

924 

35 

992 

126 

16 

1 323 

42 

26 

229 

24 

114 

22 

115 

$2,500 to 

$4,999 

10 

390 

18 

58 

191 

7065 

12 

(D) 

39 

571 

19 

18 

2 

30 

284 

29 

277 

19 

10 

6 

7 

6 

25 

133 

34 

154 

35 

294 

85 

21 

173 

32 

26 

121 

53 

15 

44 

22 

22 

280 

17 

5 

15 

92 

15 

188 

20 

667 

44 

8 

391 

12 

16 

80 

11 

34 

16 

46 

Less than 

$2,500 

7' 

175 

13 

71 

127 

758 

11 

101 

122 

801 

100 

22 

81 

311 

58 

265 

49 

9 

28 

46 

27 

1 

67 

246 

80 

244 

62 

183 

55 

32 

82 

12 

43 

101 

43 

20 

38 

18 

38 

280 

34 

3 

1 

18 

50 

31 

230 

25 

350 

24 

10 

196 

6 

18 

54 

14 

28 

13 

26 

Abnormal farms (see text) 

DELAWARE 99 
Table 49. Summary by Valu~ of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

item 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 

number._ Ewes 1 year old 0\ older _______________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL. 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 

number __ Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 

number __ Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 

POULTRY 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 

number._ Farms with- 1 to 399 ___________________________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 _______________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 ___________________________ _ 

20,000 to 49,999 ___________________________ _ 

50,000 to 99,999 ___________________________ _ 

100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 

number._ Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ______ farms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 _________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 ____________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________ _ 100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 

number __ Turkeys sold . ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, green __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Barley for grain __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

100 DELAWARE 

All farms 

41 

681 

33 

358 

24 

469 

29 

474 

3033 

476 

3514 146 

412 

1 162 

62 

409 

29 

153 

5 

253 968058 

192 

9 

31 

12 

6 

2 

1 

240 742 284 

34 

225 774 

98 1 507 662 

922 170418428 

19 

106 

143 

654 

11 

67 

10 

(0) 

1 363 150676 14 880 293 

132 17771 

460 

501 

253 

149 

209 10034 

145 796 

6 187 

109 

78 

19 

3 

783 

56867 2 234 788 

23 

2136 

225 

391 

125 

42 

471 

33951 

912 955 

12 

611 

Total 

21 

297 

18 

162 

12 

225 

16 

174 

1 126 

234 1 740 

81 

285 

996 

33 

177 

17 

84 

2 

158 

957830 

99 

8 

30 

12 

6 

2 

1 

146 738 241 

25 219 589 

86 1 500 557 

909 170388 935 

9 103 

143 

654 

4 

19 

7 

(0) 

1 069 145 945 14 510 034 

126 17638 

233 

436 

251 

149 

189 9826 143 925 

4 

(0) 

91 

76 

19 

3 

680 

55024 

2 177 094 

22 

(0) 

149 

364 

125 

42 

427 

33255 1 884472 

12 

611 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

$500,000 or 

more 

8 

70 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

5 436 252 

1 

1 

2 

1 

4 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

5 459600 

83 

48 184 936 

83 

1 

(0) 

64 

32163 3 230 860 

23 

7677 

5 

10 

17 

32 

14 3761 

57510 

1 

(0) 

1 

6 

4 

3 

47 9472 414719 

4 413 

3 

10 

23 

11 

42 

8095 523472 

4 219 

$250,000 to $499,999 

5 

16 

3 

12 

3 

4 

3 

15 

111 

17 

121 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

8 175 274 

3 

5 

5 66264 

4 109010 

5 428 000 

226 57 916 693 

1 

225 

2 

(0) 

135 29241 3 151 666 

32 3669 

16 

42 

42 

35 

19 1 743 

20860 

1 

(0) 

2 

7 

10 

99 11 907 482 766 4 463 

18 

45 

22 

14 

63 

6233 362 836 

$100,000 to 

$249,999 

4 125 4 

74 

2 

(0) 

2 

!8l 

42 

143 

8 

32 

117 

9 

40 

3 

9 

(Z) 

18 101 033 

9 

1 

1 

7 

18 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

13 194 954 

403 

53 695 881 

6 

56 

341 

2 

(0) 

243 

39989 

4042428 

40 

4475 

43 

88 

51 

61 

54 2712 

43 114 

2 

(0) 

11 

38 

5 

153 14175 

578098 

9 920 

26 

78 

37 

12 

105 

8447 

465407 

3 148 

$40,000 to $99,999 

5 

69 

5 

54 

3 

48 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

45 

326 

10 

45 

277 

10 

53 

6 

29 

1 

31 135 548 

13 

1 

13 

4 

27 87397 

9 48151 

25 238095 

150 8 857 600 

2 

68 

77 

3 

238 25639 2 399 319 19 1 272 

36 

91 

91 

20 

38 

942 

12223 

20 

18 

156 10400 

389423 4 238 

28 

93 

32 

3 

103 

6641 344 428 

5 244 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

Farms w~h sales of $10,000 or mare- Farms with sales of less than $10,000 Con. 

Item 

$20,000 to $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500 to Less than Abnormal farms 

$39,999 $19,999 Total $9,999 $4,999 $2,500 (see lext) 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ I 6 20 4 5 11 

numbeL_ (0) (0) 364 55 169 160 

Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 6 15 3 3 9 

number __ 22 196 36 57 101 

Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ I 3 12 2 3 7 

number __ (0) 22 244 (0) (0) 120 

Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 7 13 3 2 8 

number __ 28 300 52 (0) (0) 

pounds of wooL 194 907 421 (0) (0) 

Horses and ponies Inventary ______________ farms __ 69 53 242 39 47 156 

number __ 619 461 774 259 211 304 

Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 31 27 65 15 19 31 

number __ 94 81 127 44 38 45 ""- $1,000 __ 236 223 166 65 47 34 

Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 3 6 29 4 5 20 

number __ 8 18 232 26 43 163 

Goats sald ______________________________ farms __ 2 4 12 2 4 6 

number __ (0) 6 69 (0) (0) 51 

$1,000 __ (0) (Z) 3 (0) (0) 2 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 57 39 95 25 27 43 

number __ 95762 13961 10226 7325 368 535 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________ 40 34 93 23 27 43 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 3 3 1 1 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 14 2 1 1 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 

20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 

100,000 or more ____________________________ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 53 39 94 24 27 43 

number __ 61 106 13864 4043 405 193 445 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 5 4 9 3 3 3 

numbeL_ 14656 97 6 185 5920 175 90 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ______ farms __ 28 10 12 6 1 5 

number __ 162 006 17900 7105 6685 (0) (0) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ ____ __ _ __ _ ___ ___ ___ __ farms __ 28 19 13 3 3 7 

number __ III 498 622 327 29493 9320 17959 2214 

Farms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________ 3 4 10 2 1 7 2,000 to 59,999 _____________________________ 18 11 3 1 2 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 5 4 100,000 or more ____________________________ 2 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 3 1 7 1 6 

number __ (0) (0) 48 (0) (0) Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ I 1 3 3 number __ (0) (0) 42 42 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 201 188 294 123 85 86 acres __ 12032 6881 4731 2922 1 264 545 

bushels __ 120 875 564 886 370 259 241 610 95416 33231 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 7 5 6 5 1 acres __ 460 85 133 (0) (0) 

Farms by acres halVested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 56 75 227 74 67 86 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 100 105 65 47 18 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 42 8 2 2 250 acres or more ___________________________ 1 

Corn for silage or green chap _____________ farms __ 47 17 20 14 5 1 acres __ 474 194 208 187 (0) (0) 

Irrigated __________________________ ~a_~s~ ?;~~== 7349 2869 671 1 629 (0) (0) 

2 2 acres __ (0) (0) 

Farms b, acres halVested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 43 14 18 12 5 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 4 3 2 2 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 

250 acres or more ___________________________ 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ lt9 106 103 45 31 27 acres __ 5612 3458 1 843 1 101 483 259 bushels __ 199085 113003 57694 33600 17 149 6945 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ I 1 1 acres __ (0) (0) (0) Farms by acres halVested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 36 38 76 25 25 26 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 72 66 27 20 6 1 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 9 2 250 acres or mare ___________________________ 2 

Barley for graln __________________________ farms __ 71 43 44 22 12 10 acres __ 2641 998 696 487 157 52 bushels __ 138917 49412 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 28483 19003 7587 893 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 101 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Item 

$500,000 or $250,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to 

All farms Total more $499,999 $249,999 $99,999 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Soybeans for beans _____________________ farms __ I 991 1 357 76 192 325 277 acres __ 264 971 246 178 37412 49580 62352 49549 bushels __ 6373 519 6001 109 1 004 616 1 239 723 545 584 175 754 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 84 79 18 14 20 18 

acres __ 7012 6924 2034 1 251 1 885 286 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 482 156 6 24 45 25 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 783 481 4 49 122 66 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 435 429 19 55 70 117 250 acres or more ___________________________ 291 291 47 64 88 69 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 46 43 9 7 11 10 

acres __ 5573 5572 2950 981 1 266 363 

cwL_ 1 332 103 1 331 994 730070 235 580 291 620 71 949 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 21 21 6 5 3 6 

acres __ 2506 2506 146 721 370 (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 14 11 3 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 2 2 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 8 8 1 7 100.0 acres or more _________________________ 22 22 8 5 9 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small wain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) __ farms __ 609 370 16 32 82 86 

acres __ 16926 14222 1 911 1 890 3907 3430 

tons, dry __ 38 149 33878 4091 6093 10039 7 147 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 6 5 1 2 1 

acres __ 105 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 430 214 4 15 36 48 25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 145 124 6 9 35 35 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 27 25 3 7 10 1 250 acres or more ___________________________ 7 7 3 1 1 2 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 307 200 10 22 46 47 

acres __ 5356 4412 518 547 1 280 1 231 

tons, dry __ 16689 14821 2013 1 994 4633 3723 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 3 3 1 1 1 

acres __ 38 38 (0) (0) (0) 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 367 276 32 60 67 46 

acres __ 40421 40055 18026 12989 6644 561 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 158 143 24 30 39 25 

acres __ 17042 16969 8746 3462 3294 094 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 132 56 7 8 13 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 94 81 1 16 15 14 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 65 63 9 15 18 13 100.0 acreS or more _________________________ 76 76 22 22 26 6 

Green peas, excluding green cowpeas ___ farms __ 67 63 18 18 18 9 

acres __ 10093 10091 4445 3783 516 347 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 35 35 13 9 7 6 

acres __ 4426 4426 2784 887 540 215 

Sweet corn ___________________________ farms __ 140 93 14 15 25 18 

acres __ 6120 5960 2456 318 630 362 Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 64 59 12 11 16 12 

acres __ 4043 4031 1 524 975 1 178 310 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 47 19 3 2 5 5 

acres __ 1 289 1 217 1 037 (0) 83 21 Inrigated ______________________________ farms __ 3 3 3 

acres __ (0) (0) (0) 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________ 3 31 6 1 5.0 to 24.9 acres ____________________________ 10 7 3 2 25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________ 3 3 1 100.0 acreS or more _________________________ 3 3 3 

See footnotes at end of table. 

102 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 49. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1982-Con. 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see text] 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Soybeans lor beans _____________________ larms __ 

acres __ bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ larms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ cwt __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Green peas, excluding green cowpeas ___ farms __ acres __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Sweet corn ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or moreCon. 

$20,000 to 

$39,999 

229 29059 

632 383 6 398 

23 

75 

108 

23 

5 

(D) 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

1 

78 1 661 3586 1 

(D) 

51 

26 

1 

43 

521 

356 

30 

529 

10 

228 

11 

12 

7 

11 

122 4 

23 

1 

(D) 

$10,000 to $19,999 

258 18226 

403 049 3 

70 

33 

165 

60 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

76 1 423 2922 

60 

13 

3 

32 

315 

1 102 

41 

308 

15 

144 

17 

23 

1 

10 

73 

4 

21 

3 

12 

1 

2 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

634 18793 

372 410 

5 

88 

328 

302 6 

3 

1 109 

3 

239 2704 

4271 1 

(D) 

216 

21 

2 

107 

944 

868 

91 

365 

15 

73 

76 

13 

2 

4 

2 

47 

160 5 

13 

28 

71 

25 

3 

Farms with sales 01 less than $10,000 

$5,000 to 

$9,999 

209 

9607 

200 661 3 

(D) 

48 

156 5 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

63 

940 

579 

55 

6 

2 

31 

419 

636 

20 

138 5 

49 

15 

3 

2 

10 

62 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

$2.500 to $4,999 

200 5653 

111 620 

87 

113 

46 

529 

852 1 

(D) 

41 

5 

18 

137 

338 

31 

124 7 

20 

25 

6 

1 

(D) 

18 

58 

4 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

8 

Less than Abnormal farms 

$2,500 (see text) 

225 3 533 60 129 2 

(D) 

191 

33 

1 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

130 

235 

840 

120 

10 

58 

388 

894 

40 

103 3 

4 

36 

4 

3 

(D) 

19 

40 

19 

44 

17 

2 

DELAWARE 103 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

item 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 

percent._ Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ____________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre ____________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $39,999 ______________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $69,999 _________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 _______________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 _______________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 _______________________ _ 

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ___________________ _ $2,000,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Land rented or leased from others ______ farms __ 

acres __ Rented or leased land in farms _______ farms __ 

acres __ Land rented or leased to others _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ______________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________ _ 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

In cover crops, legumes, and soil- improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ On which all crops failed _____________ farms __ 

acres __ In cultivated summer fallow ___________ farms __ 

acres __ Idle ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________ farms __ 

acres __ Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland, all types ____________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 

acres __ Pasture and other land irrigated _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land set aside in federal farm programs in 1982 __________________________________ farms __ 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

acres __ 

All operators ___________________________________ _ Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ WMe _______________________________________ _ 

Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ 

Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

Black and other races ________________________ _ Full owners ________________________________ _ 

Part owners ________________________________ _ Tenants ___________________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

104 DELAWARE 

Total 

3338 

100.0 

655465 

196 

3338 

217 847 

364 843 

1 829 

436 

433 

359 

413 

322 

789 

322 

171 

93 

2950 

403 070 

1 389 

286 869 1 381 

281 048 

436 

34474 

2843 

521 104 

2700 

499 986 

164 

468 

424 

379 

170 

82 

13 

602 

12374 

104 2957 

55 1 326 

18 

279 

209 4 182 

1 451 

91 736 

197 

6928 

1 338 84808 

209 

12490 

2 148 30 135 

858 31 792 

323 

44 168 

318 

44014 

6 154 

39 

663 

3338 

1 951 

996 

391 

3279 

1 918 

975 

386 

59 

33 

21 

5 

Cash grains 

(011) Total 

1 493 73 44.7 2.2 378 919 20501 

254 281 

1 544 50 652 502 31 347 

422605 626 940 

1 629 1 675 

156 9 143 1 201 2 223 2 100 2 380 18 182 5 105 7 

54 4 

1 243 64 209 910 9702 819 32 182 738 11 437 818 32 178 152 11 437 

123 9 13729 638 

1 493 73 312191 17021 

1 493 73 304 663 16156 

521 40 

312 5 

264 8 

237 9 105 6 47 4 7 1 

169 17 3091 217 

50 3 

289 (0) 

32 1 830 (0) 

13 

223 

96 11 2095 506 

654 39 44837 667 71 6 

3130 52 

616 35 41 707 615 

60 6 

8393 906 

764 49 13498 907 

244 23 14614 1 175 

101 18 

17621 3047 101 18 17621 3047 

25 1 

329 (0) 

1 493 73 

675 41 566 23 

252 9 

1 449 73 

652 41 

548 23 249 9 44 

23 

18 

3 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cation 

(0131) Tobacco 

(0132) 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, 

hay, peanuts, 

and o'her field 

crops 

(0133,0134, 

0139) 

73 

2.2 20501 

281 

50 31 347 

626 940 

1 675 

9 

1 

2 

2 

2 

18 

5 

7 

4 

64 

9702 

32 11 437 

32 11 437 

9 638 

73 17021 

73 16156 

40 

5 

8 

9 

6 

4 

1 

17 

217 

3 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

11 

506 

39 1 667 6 

52 

35 

1 615 

6 906 

49 

907 

23 1 175 

18 

3047 18 3047 

1 

(0) 

73 

41 

23 

9 

73 

41 

23 

9 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

107 

3.2 41 293 

386 

83 69961 

842904 

1 796 

5 

22 

3 

2 

1 

29 

7 

7 

7 

89 26679 

49 15255 

49 14727 

9 

641 

107 

29544 

107 29181 

68 

4 

7 

11 

7 

7 

3 

11 

184 

2 

(0) 

5 

61 

8 

(0) 

47 

9525 

2 

(0) 

46 

(0) 

4 

84 

66 2140 

14 

(0) 

48 8437 

48 8437 

107 

58 

31 

18 

102 

55 

29 

18 

5 

3 

2 

Fruits and tree 

nuts 

(017) 

22 

.7 

3820 

174 

42 10522 

250 524 

2411 

3 

10 

16 

3 

2 

20 

2347 

8 2055 

8 2032 

7 

582 

22 3289 

22 

3257 

17 

2 

2 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

10 

420 2 

(0) 

8 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

14 

(0) 

5 188 6 1 005 6 1 005 

22 

14 

6 

2 

22 

14 

6 

2 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Livestock, except dairy'J:aultry, 

and animal srecial es (021 

Item General farms. 

Horticultural General farms, Beef callie, Poultry and Animal primarily 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dalry farms eggs specialUes livestock 

(Ot8) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 80 57 249 106 142 950 130 35 

percenL_ 2.4 1.7 7.5 3.2 4.3 28.5 3.9 1.0 Land In farms ____________________________ acres __ 4500 15996 29800 8155 38197 106 070 172 11 197 

Average size of farm __________________ acres __ 56 281 120 n 269 112 40 320 

Value of land and buildings' ______________ farms __ 69 65 215 84 111 943 190 26 

$1,000 __ 19 108 29983 53733 22101 53652 253 565 30035 13439 Average per farm ____________________ doilars __ 276928 461 277 249 921 263 107 483 351 268 892 158 079 516 885 Average per acre ____________________ doilars __ 4891 2004 1 705 2400 1 601 2455 5383 1 283 

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $39,999 _______________________________ 11 7 38 10 167 40 $40,000 to $69,999 __________________________ 16 4 45 9 14 120 56 2 $70,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 8 6 30 8 8 75 8 2 $100,000 to $149,999 ________________________ 6 24 27 20 3 116 5 2 $150,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 3 6 39 17 10 142 12 7 $200,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 17 4 14 8 41 215 61 3 $500,000 to $999,999 ________________________ 6 2 9 4 23 75 6 6 $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 ____________________ 9 10 8 9 19 2 3 $2,000,000 or more __________________________ 2 3 3 3 14 1 

Owned and rented land by operator. Lend owned __________________________ farms __ 75 53 222 98 116 923 111 34 acres __ 2881 9622 25421 10664 23879 77 814 6130 8685 

Land rented or leased from others ______ farms __ 13 17 71 20 90 251 25 14 

acres __ I 725 6573 10868 022 15401 37 184 798 2837 Rented or leased land in farms _______ farms __ 13 17 71 20 90 244 25 14 

acres __ I 725 6573 10268 1022 15401 37 100 798 2837 Land rented or leased to others _________ farms __ 7 5 60 34 10 172 26 8 acres __ 106 199 6487 3531 1 083 8928 756 325 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland ___________________________ farms __ 80 57 197 91 139 558 85 32 acres __ 3496 13430 20468 4125 30410 79825 2287 9 143 Harvested cropland ____________________ farms __ 80 57 173 n 139 496 33 27 acres __ 2372 12853 17732 2366 27514 77 815 694 7749 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________ 69 35 133 66 24 221 29 7 50 to 99 acres ____________________________ 4 5 8 5 41 78 3 6 100 to 199 acres __________________________ 4 1 16 5 32 85 1 6 200 to 499 acres __________________________ 2 7 8 1 31 71 2 500 to 999 acres __________________________ 1 5 6 7 31 2 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________ 4 1 4 9 4 2,000 acres or more _______________________ 1 1 

Cropland: Pasture or grazing only _______________ farms __ 6 33 105 57 78 99 66 16 acres __ (D) 453 2142 309 2481 045 411 302 In cover crops, legumes, and sollimprovement grasses, not harvested and nol pastured ___________________ farms __ 7 3 8 4 8 14 6 2 acres __ 790 75 168 76 212 (D) 75 (D) On which ail crops failed _____________ farms __ I 1 6 5 4 3 2 acres __ (D) (D) (D) (D) 240 14 (D) In cultivated summer failow ___________ farms __ I 1 1 1 2 acres __ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Idle ________________________________ farms __ 14 5 16 7 6 44 6 1 acres __ 280 (D) 326 286 (D) 592 93 (0) 

Total woodland __________________________ farms __ 21 38 119 52 92 353 60 18 

Woodland acres __ 516 770 6389 2350 5220 18040 801 551 pastured ____________________ farms __ I 4 32 12 27 48 4 acres __ (D) 20 810 243 429 2 144 85 Woodland not pastured ________________ farms __ 21 36 100 44 82 319 57 18 acres __ (D) 750 5579 2107 4791 15896 716 551 Pastureland and ran~eland other than cropland and wood and pastured _________ farms __ I 2 20 10 25 61 28 1 acres __ (0) (D) 173 94 804 1 021 611 (0) Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________________________ farms __ 57 42 188 82 98 757 86 27 acres __ (D) (0) 2770 586 763 7 184 473 (0) 

Pastureland, ail types ____________________ farms __ 8 35 136 68 99 186 91 17 acres __ 69 (0) 3125 1 646 3714 4210 2 107 (D) Irrigated land ____________________________ farms __ 44 11 17 4 7 67 4 acres __ 463 999 1 909 19 514 9002 171 Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ farms __ 44 11 14 2 7 65 4 acres __ 463 999 (0) (D) 514 . (D) 171 Pasture and other land Irrigated _________ farms __ 4 2 2 acres __ (D) (D) (D) Lend set aside In federal farm programs in 1982 __________________________________ farms __ I 5 5 2 acres __ (D) 19 93 (0) 

TENURE AND RACE OF 

OPERATOR 

Ail operators ____________________________________ 

Full owners ___________________________________ 80 57 249 106 142 950 t30 35 

Part owners ___________________________________ 67 40 178 86 52 700 105 21 

Tenants ______________________________________ 8 13 44 12 63 223 6 13 

White ________________________________________ 5 4 27 8 27 27 19 1 

Full owners _________________________________ 80 56 247 106 141 945 129 35 

Part owners _________________________________ 67 39 178 88 51 696 104 21 

Tenants ____________________________________ 8 13 44 12 63 222 6 13 

Black and other races _________________________ 5 4 25 8 27 27 19 1 Fuil owners _________________________________ 1 2 1 5 1 

Part owners _________________________________ 1 1 4 1 

Tenants ____________________________________ 1 2 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 105 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________________ _ Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ Any _________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

200 days or more __________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ______________________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, 

peanuls, and other field crops (0133, 0134, 0139) _________________________________ _ 

Vegetables and melons (016) ____________________ _ Fruits and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ Dairy farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Poultry and eggs (025) __________________________ _ Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock (029) ___________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

106 DELAWARE 

Total 

2405 

506 

427 

956 

382 

367 

629 

255 

245 

129 

342 

177 

304 

499 1 559 

18.1 

799 

114 

404 

650 

768 

816 

586 

50.6 

3088 

250 

3 

2830 

420 540 

302 

82369 

174 140 474 5 169 

16 6384 

1 

15 

16 5698 

503 

905 

259 

313 

264 

176 

153 

116 

322 

211 

90 

26 

1 493 

73 

73 

107 

22 

80 

57 

249 

106 

142 

950 

130 

35 

Cash grains 

(011) 

992 

325 

176 

832 

661 

555 

786 

125 

115 

546 

152 

75 

137 

189 

731 

19.7 

361 

74 

169 

257 

300 

369 

324 

51.7 

438 

55 

1 261 

255 102 

146 47909 

71 

70439 

2 

69 

2 

(D) 

2 

13 

(D) 

34 

342 

136 

179 

151 

114 

83 

57 

205 

127 

51 

14 

493 

Total 

60 

10 

3 

40 

33 

25 

42 

10 

2 

30 

6 

8 

6 

15 

34 

15.6 

10 

3 

5 

20 

15 

19 

11 

49.4 

66 

7 

62 15424 

6 

2481 

5 

2596 

5 

4 

21 

5 

3 

11 

2 

5 

3 

5 

9 

4 

1 

73 

73 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) 

Tobacco (0132) 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes. 

hay, peanuts, and other field 

crops (0133. 0134, 

0139) 

60 

10 

3 

40 

33 

25 

42 

10 

2 

30 

6 

8 

6 

15 

34 

15.6 

10 

3 

5 

20 

15 

19 

11 

49.4 

66 

7 

62 15424 

6 

2481 

5 

2596 

5 

4 

21 

5 

3 

11 

2 

5 

3 

5 

9 

4 

1 

73 

73 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

78 

16 

13 

67 

40 

46 

50 

10 

11 

29 

11 

11 

15 

14 

43 

14.5 

24 

4 

13 

32 

19 

22 

17 

48.4 

100 

7 

88 

14518 

10 

640 

8 

(D) 

8 

1 

(D) 

1 

23 

38 

7 

2 

4 

2 

2 

3 

8 

6 

7 

5 

107 

Fruits and tree 

nuts 

(017) 

16 

5 

1 

10 

12 

13 

9 

2 

1 

6 

1 

2 

6 

11 

14.1 

2 

3 

6 

8 

5 

54.8 

20 

2 

16 

340 3 1 260 

2 

(D) 

2 

1 

(D) 

8 

8 

1 

2 

22 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ____________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated _________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _______________________________ - - - - - -- Other _______________________________________ _ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ________________________________________ _ 

Any ______________________________ --- --------- 1 to 99 days _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ____________________________ _ 

200 days or more __________________________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _______________________________ _ 3 or 4 years _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years __________________________________ _ 

10 years or more _____________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm ______________ _ Not reported _________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________ _ 25 to 34 years _______________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years _______________________________ _ 55 to 64 years _______________________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________________ _ Average age _______________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male ________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ______________________ _ 

FARMS BY TYPE OF 

ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporation: Family held ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

Other than family held _________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders ___________ farms __ 10 or less stockholders ______________ farms __ 

ather-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 50 to 69 acres _________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _______________________________ _ 

160 to 219 acres _______________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres _______________________________ _ 260 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ____________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (all) ______________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) _____________ _ Cotton (0131) ________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (0132) ______________________________ _ 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, 

peanuts, and other field crops (0133, 0134, 0139) _________________________________ _ 

Ve~etables and melons (016) ____________________ _ Fru s and tree nuts (017) _______________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (016) ____________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _______________ _ 

Uvestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________ _ 

Seef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _____________ _ Dai:ft farms (024) _______________________________ _ 

Pou try and eg~s (025) __________________________ _ 

Animal specialties (027) _________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock (029) ___________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

HortJcultural 

specialties 

(016) 

59 

17 

4 

49 

31 

50 

25 

4 

1 

20 

5 

6 

11 

14 

40 

15.2 

9 

6 

16 

19 

12 

23 

52.9 

74 

6 

50 

907 

10 

107 

16 

920 

16 

4 

566 

4 

36 

26 

2 

1 

4 

3 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

60 

General farms, 

primarily crop 

(019) 

55 

1 

1 

27 

30 

26 

29 

2 

27 

2 

2 

1 

6 

36 

21.5 

10 

1 

4 

9 

17 

11 

15 

55.1 

57 

49 

6922 

5 

5263 

3 3791 

3 

2 

19 

6 

6 

3 

3 

2 

5 

4 

4 

1 

57 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Uvestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Seef cattle, 

except feedlots 

Total (0212) 

197 

25 

27 

102 

147 

71 

157 

13 

23 

121 

21 

13 

27 

47 

93 

15.2 

69 

9 

45 

44 

59 

46 

46 

49.6 

236 

13 

226 

17645 

11 

2466 

7 

6246 

7 

2 

(D) 

2 

1 

(D) 

46 

101 

26 

21 

13 

4 

9 

7 

6 

7 

4 

1 

249 

106 

61 

16 

9 

42 

64 

36 

64 

4 

9 

51 

6 

7 

9 

16 

39 

15.1 

35 

1 

12 

15 

25 

26 

25 

54.3 

97 

9 

101 

6265 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

2 

(D) 

2 

12 

50 

12 

13 

7 

2 

3 

3 

2 

1 

1 

106 

106 

Dairy farms 

(024) 

129 

5 

6 

137 

5 

93 

32 

20 

4 

6 

17 

6 

9 

23 

61 

19.7 

21 

2 

26 

26 

31 

42 

15 

46.7 

140 

2 

112 

26 066 

22 

6525 

7 

(D) 

7 

1 

(D) 

4 

10 

21 

19 

11 

15 

16 

26 

11 

5 

142 

Poultry and 

eggs 

(025) 

707 

71 

172 

637 

313 

427 

396 

59 

76 

261 

125 

42 

62 

153 

426 

17.6 

247 

19 

115 

214 

243 

247 

112 

49.3 

622 

126 

2 

636 69062 

69 

12090 

41 

24017 

2 

39 

4 

661 

4 

309 

276 

56 

61 

53 

31 

26 

24 

56 

42 

6 

4 

950 

Animal 

specialties 

(027) 

66 

25 

17 

35 

95 

44 

64 

6 

6 

66 

2 

10 

12 

31 

46 

11.3 

29 

2 

13 

23 

45 

35 

12 

50.4 

101 

29 

99 

3336 16 

(D) 

13 

(D) 

1 

12 

2 

(D) 

2 

35 

62 

11 

12 

5 

1 

1 

2 

1 

130 

General farms, 

If':~~:;k (029) 

24 

6 

5 

20 

15 

17 

17 

4 

13 

1 

1 

2 

1 

14 

21.2 

17 

6 

4 

14 

5 

6 

50.6 

34 

1 

29 

6 194 

4 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

4 

4 

4 

7 

6 

4 

2 

4 

35 

DELAWARE 107 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 ___________________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________ _ 520,000 to $39,999 _________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $249,999 _______________________ _ $250,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ $500,000 or more __________________________ _ 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ WheaL _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soybeans ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oats _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other grains ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ $1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Fruits, nuts. and berries ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______ farms __ $1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Oairy products ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 

FARM-RELATED INCOME AND 

DIRECT SALES 

Income from machine work, customwork, 

$1,000 __ 

and other agricultural services ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly 

to individuals for human consumption (see text) ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

108 DELAWARE 

Total 

3338 

370 562 

548 

304 

306 

373 

345 

440 

601 

303 

118 

2254 

74889 457 55816 

1 164 30844 776 6654 

1 977 34 109 4 

8 

23 

23 

462 

3251 

193 

901 1 

(O) 

366 16929 85 14727 66 2320 6 2059 

106 7984 

35 7381 

45 7252 28 7164 

1 094 220963 885 218897 184 15571 100 14230 

521 12311 19 9772 

413 10208 52 7937 32 

26 

189 

206 6 458 

284 

1 425 

227 2089 

Cash grains 

(Oll) 

1 493 57771 

253 

222 

215 

257 

218 

190 

100 

30 

8 

1 488 51 701 

306 38936 

772 22 165 

515 4460 

1 327 23064 3 

(O) 

7 

(O) 

305 

1 994 

66 

349 1 

(0) 

93 2003 17 

360 

20 

148 1 

(0) 

6 

28 

5 217 1 

(0) 

40 

951 5 685 6 176 2 

(0) 

121 

122 2 

(O) 

86 

938 4 

(0) 

9 

7 

28 

134 1 

(0) 

159 

592 

55 

314 

Total 

73 10039 

27 

4 

6 

8 

2 

7 

8 

5 

6 

33 2308 15 2134 

20 1 401 5 

75 

22 

548 

4 

3 

15 

281 

48 

249 

13 

833 4 690 2 

(O) 

2 

(O) 

25 6584 24 

(O) 

2 

(0) 

4 

5 

1 

(O) 

1 

(0) 

5 

25 

7 

24 

Field crops, except cash grains (O13) 

Cotton Tobacco (O131) (O132) 

Sugar crops, 

Irish potatoes, 

hay, peanuts, 

and other field 

crops (0133, 0134, 

0139) 

73 10039 

27 

4 

6 

8 

2 

7 

8 

5 

6 

33 2308 15 2134 

20 1 401 5 

75 

22 

548 

4 

3 

15 

281 

48 

249 

13 

833 4 690 2 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

25 6584 24 

(O) 

2 

(0) 

4 

5 

1 

(0) 

1 

(O) 

5 

25 

7 

24 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(O16) 

107 12063 

32 

14 

8 

13 

7 

10 

10 

8 

5 

48 2058 16 1 744 

23 

633 

20 

(O) 

43 

974 

1 

(0) 

15 

259 

1 

(O) 

107 9528 29 8939 6 

6 

7 

(0) 

2 

(O) 

8 286 1 

(0) 

4 

69 

1 

(O) 

8 

52 

6 

31 

4 

1 

10 

75 

36 

245 

Fruits and tree 

nuts 

(O17) 

22 2377 

12 

1 

2 

1 

2 

1 

1 

2 

5 267 3 

(0) 

3 

35 

1 

(O) 

4 185 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

8 394 2 

(0) 

21 1 710 4 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

15 

572 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms' see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see Introductory text] 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal SjeCi8111es 

(021 

Item General farms, 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry and Animal primarily 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots ~airy farms eggs specialties livestock 

(01 B) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUl· 

TURAl PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) ____________________ farms __ BO 57 249 106 142 950 130 35 

$1,000-- 7736 5199 17576 1 719 17620 234 960 1 000 4221 

Fa[~:s ~h:~I$~,~6~~~~~:------------------------ 10 28 84 45 2 12 75 13 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 7 2 36 17 - 4 13 1 

$5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 12 2 40 18 - 4 14 3 

$10,000 to $19,999 __________________________ 10 4 33 13 10 21 15 1 

$20.000 to $39,999 __________________________ 7 4 11 7 37 45 8 4 $40.000 to $99,999 __________________________ 11 3 22 1 33 155 4 4 

$100,000 to $249,999------------------------ 12 7 11 4 42 406 1 3 

$250,000 to $499,999------------------------ 10 3 8 1 13 223 - 3 $500,000 or more ___________________________ 1 4 4 - 5 80 - 3 

Gralns ________________________________ farms __ II 26 83 23 85 448 9 18 

$1,000-- 60 1 823 1 369 119 1 916 12275 30 1 082 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - 12 11 - 14 74 - 6 

$1,000-- - 1 836 (D) - 1 172 B 065 - 940 

Corn for grein _______________________ farms __ 5 20 42 12 54 209 5 11 

$1,000-- (D) 761 547 48 980 3 950 (D) 349 Wheat _ __ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ ___ _ __ __ ___ _____ farms __ - 16 27 5 48 134 2 8 

$1,000-- - 156 188 10 200 1 235 (D) 137 Soybeans_ __ _ ___ ___ __ _ __ __ _ _______ __ farms __ 7 24 64 15 48 415 6 17 

$1,000-- 35 B06 596 53 626 6702 17 557 Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms __ - - 1 - - - - - $1,000-- - - (D) - - - - - Oats _______________________________ farms __ - - 3 - 7 - - 1 

$1,000 __ - - (D) - 4 - - (D) Other grains ________________________ farms __ I 14 9 3 27 67 - 7 

$1,000-- (D) 100 31 9 106 389 - (D) 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000-- - - - - - - - - Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000-- - - - - - - - - Tobacco ______________________________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - - - - - Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - -

$1,000-- - - - - - - - -

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms __ I 15 19 12 17 17 3 5 

$1,000-- (D) 52 B6 51 47 67 6 16 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000-- - - - - - - - -

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms __ 9 26 15 4 10 76 - 9 

$1,000-- 9 1 400 277 30 110 2 181 - 194 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - 12 1 - 1 17 - 2 

$1,000-- - 1 278 (D) - (D) 1 659 - (D) Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms __ - 8 2 - 2 5 - - $1,000 __ - 24 (D) - (D) 425 - - Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - 1 - - $1,000 __ - - - - - (D) - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______ farms __ 80 3 5 4 - 3 - - $1,000-- 7634 54 32 (D) - 204 - - Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ 32 1 - - - 2 - -

$1,000-- 7132 (D) - - - (D) - -

Other crops ___________________________ farms __ - 3 1 - 2 6 - 1 $1,000-- - 120 (D) - (D) 302 - (D) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - 2 - - - 1 - -

$1,000-- - (D) - - - (D) - - Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms __ - 13 24 4 35 949 2 19 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ $~a~~== - 1 099 454 (D) 316 216501 (D) 1 331 

- 6 1 - 2 862 - 8 $1,000-- - 1 089 (D) - (D) 214911 - 1 255 Dairy products ________________________ farms __ - 3 11 6 142 4 - 14 $1,000-- - 416 91 69 13719 415 - 685 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - 3 1 1 85 3 - 5 $1,000-- - 416 (D) (D) 12541 (D) - 599 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms __ 2 12 155 95 141 58 3 17 $1,000 __ (D) 117 9295 1 378 1 231 297 (D) 168 Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - 1 9 5 3 3 - 1 $1,000-- - (D) 8563 840 184 166 - (D) Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms __ I 11 126 13 49 119 - 14 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ $~a~~~== (D) 89 5934 16 238 2237 - (D) 

- - 30 - 1 13' - 4 

Sheep, lambs, and WOOL _______________ $~~~~== - - 5322 - (D) 1 528 - 638 - 2 10 - 4 6 - 1 , ' $1,000-- - (D) 9 - 6 1 - (D) Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ farms __ - - - - - - - - $1,000-- - - - - - - - -

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms __ I 2 18 8 24 16 89 6 

Sales of $40,000 or more ____________ $~a~~~== (D) (D) 24 18 37 55 948 4 - - - - - - 5 - $1,000-- - - - - - - (D) -

FARM·RELATED INCOME AND 

DIRECT SALES 

Income !rom machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________ farms __ I 7 17 4 15 63 3 4 $1,000 __ (D) 2B 40 11 30 582 (D) 31 alue of agricultural products sold directly 

to Individuals for human consumption (see text) ______________________________ farms __ 10 7 35 B 14 34 8 6 $1,000-- 17 65 206 62 24 599 13 9 

V 

See footnotes at end of table, 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 109 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text) 

Item 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Amount received ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed grains ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ WheaL _______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton ________________________________ farms __ 

Soybeans, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, 

$1,000 __ 

and honey ___________________________ farms __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock and poultry purchased _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $79,999 _________________________ _ $80,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______ farms __ 

Farms by tons purchased: 

tons __ $1,000 __ 

1 to 99 tons _____________________________ _ 

100 to 499 tons __________________________ _ 500 tons or more _________________________ _ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _____________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 _______________________ _ $50,000 or more _________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ $10,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals ______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _______________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more ___________________ farms __ 

workers __ Less than 150 days __________________ farms __ 

workers __ 

Contract labor ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

110 DELAWARE 

Total 

53 

725 

29 

144 9 

19 

25 

563 

1 320 37202 

309 

450 

418 

143 

1 642 140 508 

436 

177 

409 

620 

1 336 799697 

136 947 

339 

418 

579 

205 

144 

154 

833 

2 112 6964 

1 123 

689 

175 

125 

2 191 19993 

674 

803 

441 

273 

2058 

10868 

874 

719 

331 

134 

1 462 17893 

969 

343 

80 

70 

663 2069 

1 165 6 103 

179 1 296 

68 

75 

24 

12 

1 271 2606 

636 

513 

116 6 

Cash grains 

(011) 

31 1 273 

20 

912 7 

(0) 

12 

(0) 

97 

611 

75 

19 

2 

1 

190 1 378 

141 

30 

14 

5 

105 6 136 1 059 

85 

18 

2 

76 

11 

13 

5 

1 226 3537 

588 

472 

111 

55 

1 325 11 912 

329 

530 

293 

173 

1 247 6494 

477 

469 

225 

76 

488 2 715 

357 

103 

20 

8 

164 

377 

398 

580 

49 

86 

28 

17 

4 

659 1 302 

301 

295 

63 

Total 

1 

(0) 

10 

(0) 

9 

1 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

2 

24 

553 

7 

1 

2 

14 

33 

986 

15 

3 

3 

12 

30 

691 

13 

3 

5 

9 

32 

306 

16 

3 

6 

7 

14 

91 

31 

526 

7 162 

2 

1 

4 

30 

95 

18 

5 

7 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) Tobacco (0132) 

Sugar crops, 

Irish potatoes, 

hay, peanuts, 

and other field 

crops (0133,0134, 

0139) 

1 

(0) 

10 

(0) 

9 

1 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

2 

24 

553 

7 

1 

2 

14 

33 

986 

15 

3 

3 

12 

30 

691 

13 

3 

5 

9 

32 

306 

16 

3 

6 

7 

14 

91 

31 

526 

7 162 

2 

1 

4 

30 

95 

18 

5 

7 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

5 

49 

3 

1 

1 

15 

209 

13 

5 219 

204 

3 

1 

1 

3 

75 

997 

37 

10 

16 

12 

68 1 574 

29 

6 

17 

16 

64 

619 

25 

18 

8 

13 

36 2787 

16 

6 

6 

8 

18 

197 

32 

545 

11 

151 

6 

3 

2 

40 

263 

14 

8 

16 

2 

Fruits and tree 

nuts 

(017) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

35 

39 

26 

7 

2 

23 

132 

18 

2 

1 

2 

40 

182 

35 

2 

1 

2 

28 

232 

24 

3 

1 

10 

79 

27 

104 

2 

(0) 

2 

10 

53 

8 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal SjeCialtles 

(021 

Item General farms, 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cante, Poultry and Animal primarily 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms eggs specialties livestock 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

COMMODITY CREDIT 

CORPORATION LOANS 

Amount received ________________________ farms __ I 5 2 14 

$1,000 __ (D) 39 (D) 382 Feed grains ___________________________ farms __ 4 1 4 

$1,000 __ (D) (D) 215 WheaL _______________________________ farms __ 2 $1,000 __ (D) Cotton_ __ __ _____ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ __ ___ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Soybeans, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey ___________________________ 1 10 farms __ I 1 $1,000 __ (D) (D) (D) (D) 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES' 

Uvestock and poultry purchased __________ farms __ I 18 126 48 60 934 60 17 

$1,000 __ (DP 170 5485 265 589 29729 279 309 

Farms with expenses of- $1 11 91 44 28 52 36 10 to $4,999 ________________________________ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 4 16 1 23 362 23 2 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 2 8 1 7 395 1 2 $50,000 or more ____________________________ 1 11 2 2 125 3 

Feed for livestock and poultry ____________ farms __ I 39 174 58 111 933 145 23 $1,000 __ (D) 757 3259 310 3345 129210 1 169 172 

Fa$~~0w:,ge;C~~~~~-~~=------------------------ 30 124 51 5 8 95 9 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 3 21 4 61 27 31 3 $20,000 to $79,999 __________________________ 3 20 2 33 314 19 5 $80,000 or more ____________________________ 3 9 1 12 584 6 

Commercially mixed fonmula feeds ______ farms __ I 20 91 33 111 933 47 20 tons __ (D) 3793 10898 1 189 14 106 757 199 758 5562 $1,000 __ (D) 664 2 121 240 2803 128 960 147 984 

Farms by tons purchased: 1 to 99 tons ______________________________ 15 73 31 70 29 47 13 100 to 499 tons ___________________________ 2 14 1 36 345 2 500 tons or more __________________________ 3 4 1 5 559 5 

Fanms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________ 12 53 30 6 8 35 8 $5,000 to $19,999 _________________________ 2 20 1 67 27 12 5 $20,000 to $49,999 ________________________ 2 8 23 106 1 $50,000 or more __________________________ 4 10 2 15 792 6 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________ farms __ 33 43 113 43 103 416 21 23 $1,000 __ 186 157 263 36 357 795 8 73 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 16 29 81 41 36 270 20 13 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 7 7 25 1 46 105 1 8 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 5 3 3 11 24 $10,000 or more ____________________________ 5 4 4 1 10 17 2 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 41 63 121 35 100 317 77 23 $1,000 __ 146 548 949 85 234 2148 80 284 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 22 43 47 11 9 91 59 12 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 14 8 47 22 43 127 17 6 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 3 4 19 1 30 69 1 1 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 2 8 8 1 18 30 4 

Other agricultural chemicals ______________ farms __ 49 28 63 27 80 440 3 14 $1,000-- 188 195 338 18 311 657 5 188 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 40 12 45 25 29 194 2 2 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 2 5 11 2 31 174 1 3 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 6 8 4 17 51 6 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 1 3 3 3 21 3 

Hired farm labor _________________________ farms __ 55 26 71 14 80 568 68 10 $1,000-- 1 215 544 670 29 267 5895 150 113 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 30 15 58 12 34 365 49 5 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 8 4 9 2 29 175 3 3 $20,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 10 3 3 11 16 2 $50,000 or more ____________________________ 7 4 1 6 12' 16 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more ___________________ fanms __ 34 13 31 3 70 254 47 8 workers __ 171 42 95 7 166 694 143 14 less than 150 days __________________ fanms __ 43 22 65 13 50 463 25 9 workers __ 217 164 323 57 147 2384 77 36 Contract labor ___________________________ farms __ 17 2 4 77 10 $1,000 __ 94 (D) 3 353 30 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 7 4 29 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ $5,000 4 36 10 to $19,999 ___________________________ 4 2 10 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 2 2 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________ farms __ 27 35 60 23 54 327 16 13 $1,000-- 102 43 116 12 111 507 4 9 Farms wHh expenses 01- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 

$1,000 17 26 33 20 31 161 15 12 to $4,999 ____________________________ $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 2 7 23 3 19 152 1 1 

$20,000 or more ____________________________ 8 2 2 4 13 2 1 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 111 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSESL Con. 

Energy and petroleum products ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 __________________________ _ $20,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline and gasohoL _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ LP gas, butane, and propane _________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Fuel oil and kerosene ________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Natural gas _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Motor oil and grease _________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest expense ________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ 

$10,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Farms reporting no interest expense (see text) ___________________________________ _ 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _______________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 _________________________ _ 

$50,000 to $99,999 _________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 _______________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _______________________ _ $500,000 or more __________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ____________________________ farms __ 

number __ Motortrucks, including pickups ____________ farms __ 

number __ Wheel tractors __________________________ farms __ 

number __ 2 or 3 ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 4 or more _____________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Corn heads for combines _________________ farms __ 

number __ Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ farms __ 

numbe,-_ Mower conditioners ______________________ farms __ 

number __ Pickup balers ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Lime ___________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

112 DELAWARE 

Total 

3328 

18092 

1 193 

1 242 

741 

152 

3322 

13435 

3062 

5 192 1 755 

5019 

422 1 465 

428 

975 

27 

79 3322 

704 

2244 

4554 

122 

103 

1 433 

16948 

278 

432 

287 

436 

618 

3338 

153 587 

203 

757 

643 

919 

437 

226 

136 

17 

2578 

3757 

2780 

6190 

2904 

8012 

1 387 

3278 

712 3929 

1 111 1 342 

901 1 006 

460 

519 

499 

531 

200 

249 

2 191 

408 758 

766 58639 

58379 

896 170101 

Cash grains 

(011) Total 

1 538 49 6035 628 

670 17 548 16 

267 9 53 7 

1 538 49 5253 528 1 395 45 2119 140 996 23 2481 133 

63 7 (D) 19 

111 12 109 214 2 

(D) 

538 49 304 22 

908 40 775 (D) 

24 1 7 (D) 

591 16 5254 705 

149 

188 4 

118 1 136 11 

815 27 

1 544 50 71 701 4713 

109 3 308 11 277 16 

428 4 

267 1 

93 5 

55 8 

7 2 

1 192 42 

1 681 71 

1 342 40 3012 225 1 397 37 

3992 165 

741 6 1 719 15 

392 17 2009 136 

738 10 

895 12 

648 9 

707 10 

112 5 

121 8 

214 4 

222 4 

54 2 

66 (D) 

1 325 33 

262662 12 169 

392 14 

34146 2395 

32864 2203 

522 24 

112 302 6772 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Sugar crops, 

Irish potatoes, 

hay, peanuts, 

and other field 

crops 

Cotton Tobacco (0133, 0134, 

(0131) (0132) 0139) 

49 

628 

17 

16 

9 

7 

49 

528 

45 

140 

23 

133 7 

19 

12 

214 

49 

22 

40 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

16 

705 

4 

1 

11 

27 

50 

4713 

3 

11 

16 

4 

1 

5 

8 

2 

42 

71 

40 

225 

37 

165 

6 

15 

17 

136 

10 

12 

9 

10 

5 

8 

4 

4 

2 

(D) 

33 

12169 

14 

2395 

2203 

24 

6772 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

83 

188 

40 

18 

13 

12 

83 1 096 

82 

396 

34 

482 

13 

22 

12 

136 

83 

60 

44 

91 

4 

1 

49 

868 

13 

11 

5 

20 

30 

83 9329 

4 

24 

7 

18 

14 

3 

9 

4 

52 

79 

64 

291 

81 

358 

33 

78 

24 

256. 

16 

24 

12 

14 

2 

(D) 

6 

6 

4 

4 

68 

25456 

28 5782 

5508 

49 15263 

Fruits and tree 

nuts 

(017) 

42 

164 

37 

2 

1 

2 

42 

133 

41 

58 

10 

59 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

42 

5 

13 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

11 

129 

1 

7 

3 

23 

42 

1 217 

2 

28 

1 

8 

1 

2 

13 

23 

21 

41 

40 

87 

14 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

18 

18 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

23 2895 

10 

249 

327 

17 

2201 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms' see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see Introductory text] 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal SjeCialties 

(021 

Item 

General farms, 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry and Animal 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms eggs specialties I~~~~~k (018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION 

EXPENSESLCon. 

Energy and petroleum products ___________ farms __ 68 65 215 84 110 942 190 26 $1,000 __ 962 346 681 76 1 066 6620 273 128 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 23 38 122 59 16 73 150 7 $1,000 to $4,999 ____________________________ 14 13 75 23 19 508 20 9 $5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ 17 7 10 2 62 327 19 9 $20,000 or more ____________________________ 14 7 8 - 13 34 1 1 

Petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 68 65 215 84 110 936 190 26 $1,000 __ 678 289 516 61 742 3908 200 92 Gasoline and gasohol ________________ farms __ 63 63 209 80 109 857 173 25 $1,000 __ 211 123 217 36 325 1 411 154 39 Diesel fuel __________________________ farms __ 27 29 84 22 84 435 14 19 $1,000 __ 132 133 213 9 331 1 010 8 37 LP gas, butane, and propane _________ farms __ 15 11 22 4 41 225 20 3 $1,000 __ 27 6 45 6 30 1 106 15 7 Fuel oil and kerosene ________________ farms __ 29 9 27 5 36 150 31 8 $1,000 __ 280 15 11 2 17 (D) 14 2 Natural gas _________________________ farms __ - - - - - 25 - - $1,000 __ - - - - - (D) - - Motor oil and grease _________________ farms __ 68 65 215 84 110 936 190 26 $1,000 __ 29 13 31 7 38 187 9 7 

Electricity _____________________________ farms __ 53 38 131 43 67 833 103 14 $1,000 __ 247 (D) 160 (D) 311 2674 (D) 36 Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. ___________ farms __ 5 2 13 2 10 60 2 - $1,000 __ 36 (D) 5 (D) 13 38 (D) - Interest expense ________________________ farms __ 30 31 55 8 61 541 41 7 $1,000 __ 265 490 711 130 1 015 7228 119 165 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________ 

$1,000 10 9 14 2 1 60 20 1 to $4,999 ____________________________ 

$5,000 9 14 19 1 23 152 3 2 to $9,999 ____________________________ $10,000 or more ____________________________ 3 - 6 1 15 120 lR 1 8 8 16 4 22 209 - 3 Farms reporting no interest expense (see text) ____________________________________ 28 33 140 84 49 321 134 18 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________ farms __ 69 65 215 84 111 943 190 26 $1,000 __ 3127 3057 7622 711 8445 40387 2439 1 550 Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________ 

$5,000 1 4 22 11 - 46 12 - to $9,999 ____________________________ 

$10,000 18 17 103 54 9 111 121 7 to $19,999 __________________________ 

$20,000 18 16 27 13 41 214 26 - to $49,999 __________________________ 

$50,000 11 15 40 4 18 348 20 9 to $99,999 __________________________ 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ 6 3 4 1 4 121 11 6 

$200,000 14 7 7 1 26 69 - 1 to $499,999 ________________________ $500,000 or more ___________________________ 1 3 11 - 12 32 - 3 - - 1 - 1 2 - -

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ____________________________ farms __ 51 51 180 75 76 778 130 13 

Motortrucks, number __ 100 86 250 100 111 1 177 162 17 including pickups ____________ farms __ 56 47 149 35 82 809 152 18 

Wheel tractors __________________________ number farms __ __ 188 148 276 38 205 1 565 202 37 53 65 188 75 110 793 115 25 2 or 3 ________________________________ numbeL_ farms __ 200 187 398 141 457 1 880 216 72 24 20 95 44 28 341 80 5 4 or more _____________________________ numbeL_ farms __ 59 45 213 (D) 83 856 (D) 11 17 23 24 1 53 147 2 8 number __ 129 120 116 (D) 345 719 (D) 49 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___________________________________ farms __ - 17 37 2 32 232 - 11 

Corn heads for combines ________________ ~~~~~:: - 21 53 (D) 40 284 - 15 - 7 36 2 41 136 - 11 

Cottonpickers and strippers _______________ numbeL_ farms __ - (D) 51 (D) 47 152 - 15 - - - - - - - - Mower conditioners _____________________ ~~::~:: - - - - - - - - 3 22 61 18 78 128 40 7 Pickup balers __________________________ ~~~~~:: 4 23 62 18 81 153 56 7 2 19 69 43 86 58 33 7 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or number __ (D) 21 72 43 101 59 35 7 flywheel _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ - 5 26 2 62 39 1 7 - 5 27 (D) 95 42 (D) 7 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Commercial fertilizer _____________________ farms __ 

L' acres on which used __ 41 63 121 35 100 317 77 23 1 402 8306 14867 1 529 20577 52296 1 318 6810 Ime ___________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 16 26 54 22 44 119 55 8 471 1 834 1 352 445 2770 7713 671 1 256 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

tons __ 458 2358 1 754 737 3 114 7967 690 1 136 controlInsects on hay and other crops _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 37 17 12 4 50 157 3 8 601 2561 1 228 136 4 163 22070 76 2864 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 113 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

item 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALSL 

Con. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to control-Con. 

Nematodes in crops ___________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals for defOliation, growth control of crops, or thinning of fruiL _____________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows __________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Farms with- 1 to 9 ______ . __________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farmswith- 1 to 4 _________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 _________________________________ _ 10 to 49 _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _____________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Calves _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Farms with- 1 to 24 ____________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 

numbeL_ Other ________________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Feeder pigs ___________________________ farms __ 

Litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ number __ Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 

number __ June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 

number __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

114 DELAWARE 

Total 

188 

23010 

214 

16975 

1 768 

381 813 

95 

8664 

660 33360 

265 

245 

70 

48 

26 

6 

517 

15085 

311 5129 

202 

94 

10 

1 

2 

2 

248 

9956 

75 

9 

85 

48 

24 

7 

418 

8970 

467 9305 

521 

26224 

12311 

351 

7457 

1 172 

417 

18767 

11 139 

129 

14415 

8818 

421 

54411 

200 

50 

66 

42 

32 

31 

287 8689 

384 45722 

413 

101 972 

10208 

138 27544 

1 268 

292 

10887 

259 

5875 

259 

5012 

Cash grains 

(011) 

138 19318 

101 

8064 

1 102 

248 373 

46 5298 

168 

4794 

80 

71 

14 

1 

2 

124 

2088 

112 1 875 

73 

36 

1 

19 

213 

14 

3 

2 

90 

1 428 

120 1 278 

121 

2655 

1 122 

61 

692 

104 

94 

1 963 

1 017 

40 

1 058 

651 

93 

7809 

47 

7 

17 

13 

6 

3 

53 

863 

81 6946 

86 

10247 938 

21 

2991 

61 

53 

1 289 

46 

668 

48 

621 

Total 

6 

755 

20 

2724 

20 10551 

10 

435 

9 

60 

7 

2 

4 

5 

3 

(D) 

3 

1 

(D) 

6 

40 

5 

15 

4 !D) 

0) 

4 

8 

1 

2 

!8l 1 (Ol (0 

1 (D) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) Tobacco 

(0132) 

Sugar crops, 

Irish potatoes, 

hay, peanuts, 

and other field 

crops (0133,0134, 

0139) 

6 755 

20 

2724 

20 10551 

10 

435 

9 

60 

7 

2 

4 

5 

3 

(D) 

3 

1 

(0) 

6 

40 

5 

15 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

8 

1 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1 !O) 

0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

3 

402 

24 

975 

41 

23422 

2 

(0) 

14 

574 

10 

1 

1 

2 

8 302 

2 

(0) 

7 

(0) 

5 

9 151 

8 121 

8 199 

52 

7 140 

30 

5 

59 

21 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

9 239 

7 

1 

7 

(0) 

5 

(0) 

6 (Ol 

(0 

2 

(D) 

(0) 

7 

(0) 

7 

(0) 

7 

(0) 

Fruits and tree 

nuts 

(017) 

1 

(0) 

8 

1 353 

35 

1 736 

4 

363 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal sreciames (021 

Item 

General tarms, 

Horticultural General tarms, Beef cattle, Poultry and Animal 

specialties primarily crop except teedlots Dairy farms eggs specialties Ir:~~t~~k (018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALSL 

Con. 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to control-Con. Nematodes In crops ___________________ farms __ 5 3 17 17 1 13 1 acres on which used __ 72 160 680 680 (0) 263 (0) Diseases in crops and orchards _________ farms __ IS 13 2 1 1 29 1 acres on which used __ 414 372 (0) (0) (0) 891 (0) 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture ______________________________ farms __ 31 24 43 8 58 400 14 acres on which used __ 962 8555 10130 526 14 120 57 118 6846 Chemicals for defoliation, growth control of crops, or thinning of fruiL _____________ farms __ 4 2 1 1 8 17 1 acres on which used __ 52 (0) (0) (0) 873 653 (0) 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory _______________ farms __ 4 26 163 100 142 101 9 23 number __ 143 749 9627 3402 14651 853 (0) 867 Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________ 2 16 71 35 2 60 8 8 10 to 49 ____________________________________ 7 70 52 54 30 1 9 50 to 99 ____________________________________ 2 14 8 30 7 3 100 to 199 __________________________________ 1 3 2 35 4 3 200 to 499 __________________________________ 2 2 1 20 500 or more ________________________________ 3 2 1 

Cows and heifers that had calved _______ farms __ 3 12 123 82 142 74 7 20 

Beef number __ 122 450 2066 964 8645 864 15 528 cows __________________________ farms __ 3 9 93 66 14 66 7 2 number __ 122 197 965 909 66 638 (0) (0) Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________ 10 4 53 35 12 48 7 to 49 ________________________________ 

50 4 34 27 2 16 to 99 ________________________________ 

100 2 1 4 3 2 to 199 ______________________________ 1 1 200 to 499 ______________________________ 

500 or more ____________________________ 

Milk cows ___________________________ farms __ 5 42 23 142 12 1 19 numbeL_ 253 101 55 8579 226 (0) (0) Farms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________ 5 to 9 __________________________________ 2 36 19 2 9 6 

10 5 4 3 to 49 ________________________________ 

50 to 99 ________________________________ 1 71 1 8 

100 to 199 ______________________________ 2 37 2 4 

200 to 499 ______________________________ 1 22 1 7 500 or more ____________________________ 

Heifers and heifer calves _______________ farms __ 13 99 65 137 45 3 15 number __ 214 038 706 5333 485 (0) 269 Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _ _ _ __ ___ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ _____ __ farms __ 3 20 133 80 99 58 7 14 numbeL_ 21 85 6523 732 673 504 15 70 

Cattle and calves sold ___________________ farms __ 2 12 155 95 141 58 3 17 number __ (D) 342 16580 3491 5275 684 32 410 

Calves _______________________________ $1,000 farms __ __ (D) 117 9295 1 378 1 231 297 16 168 2 7 88 63 134 32 1 15 numbeL_ (D) 124 2689 2422 3274 283 (D) 216 $1,000 __ Cattle ________________________________ farms __ (D) 13 710 656 251 29 (0) 26 12 126 71 120 43 3 12 number __ 218 13891 069 2001 401 (0) 194 $1,000 __ 104 8586 722 980 269 (0) 142 Fattened on grain and concentrates ___ farms __ 4 51 10 11 21 numbeL_ (0) 12761 38 337 213 $1,000 __ (D) 7837 12 161 143 

Hogs and pigs inventory __________________ farms __ 

number __ II 123 16 48 119 1 15 

Farms with- 791 28954 240 736 11 655 (0) 3219 1 to 24 _____________________________________ 

25 6 50 13 33 50 4 to 49 ____________________________________ 50 1 12 1 7 18 4 to 99 ____________________________________ 

100 3 16 2 4 25 1 to 199 __________________________________ 200 to 499 __________________________________ 13 3 12 

500 or more ________________________________ 14 8 4 

Used or to be used for breeding ________ farms __ 1 18 1 6 2 

number __ 7 92 5 36 81 9 Other ________________________________ 75 5674 29 265 339 431 farms __ 

number __ II 107 15 39 105 1 15 716 23280 211 471 10316 (D) 2788 Hogs and pigs sold ______________________ farms __ I 11 126 13 49 119 14 numbeL_ !81 $1,000 __ 811 57207 198 2812 23215 7349 Feeder pigs ___________________________ 89 5934 16 238 2237 738 farms __ 

number __ 3 49 2 25 33 5 

!81 15056 $1,000 __ (Ol 1 347 5660 2346 756 (0 57 263 125 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ___ farms __ 

numbeL_ 7 94 5 37 83 9 Dec. 1 and May 31 __________________ farms __ 113 6818 17 276 722 633 5 86 5 31 74 numbeL_ 9 June 1 and Nov. 30 _________________ 53 3840 (D) 143 833 322 farms __ 

number __ 7 82 2 34 71 9 60 2978 (0) 133 889 311 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 115 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

item 

LIVESTOCK -Con. 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory _____ farms __ 

number __ Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 

number __ Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 

number-_ Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 

POULTRY 

numbsL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 399 ___________________________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 _______________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 ___________________________ _ 20,000 to 49,999 ___________________________ _ 50,000 to 99,999 ___________________________ _ 100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ______ farms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Farms with- 1 to 1,999 _________________________________ _ 2,000 to 59,999 ____________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 ___________________________ _ 100,000 or more ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 

number-_ Turkeys sold ____________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 acres or mors __________________________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons, green __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Barley for graln __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

116 DELAWARE 

Total 

41 

681 

33 

358 

24 

469 

29 

474 

3033 

476 3514 

146 

412 

162 

62 

409 

29 

153 5 

253 968058 

192 

9 

31 

12 

6 

2 

1 

240 742 284 

34 

225 774 

98 

507 662 

922 170 418 428 

19 

106 

143 

654 

11 

67 

10 

(0) 

1 363 

150 676 

14 880 293 

132 17771 

460 

501 

253 

149 

209 

10034 

145 796 

6 

187 

109 

78 

19 

3 

783 

56867 2 234 788 

23 

2136 

225 

391 

125 

42 

471 

33951 

912 955 

12 

611 

Cash grains 

(011) 

10 

167 

7 

91 

6 

123 

8 

88 

649 

125 

520 

15 

47 

131 

17 

128 9 

53 

1 

51 

35583 

48 

1 

2 

49 2044 

9 33539 

7 33450 

16 

851 510 

5 

5 

1 

5 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

801 

100 894 10 085 442 

67 

10484 

234 

299 

163 

105 

27 

847 

11 396 

2 

(0) 

19 

6 

2 

516 38911 1 493 417 

10 

1 234 

139 

289 

75 

33 

280 

21 946 

168 467 

5 311 

Total 

15 

83 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

5 

75 

5 

5 

75 

1 

(0) 

23 4957 

495 939 

3 

(0) 

5 

4 

9 

5 

12 

244 

5 135 

6 

6 

5 652 26235 

2 

2 

1 

14 

2172 

163 928 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Cotton 

(0131) Tobacco (0132) 

Sugar crops, 

Irish potatoes, 

hay, peanuts, 

and other field 

crops (0133,0134, 

0139) 

15 

83 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

5 

75 

5 

5 

75 

1 

(0) 

23 

4957 

495939 3 

(D) 

5 

4 

9 

5 

12 

244 

5135 

6 

6 

5 652 

26235 

2 

2 

1 

14 2172 

163 928 

Vegetables 

and melons 

(016) 

6 

31 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

8 207 

8 

8 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

29 3429 

297 816 

6 1 024 

13 

7 

6 

3 

2 !O) 

0) 

21 

1 630 

59296 1 

(0) 

4 

11 

6 

14 

1 698 

113400 

1 

(0) 

Fruits and tree 

nuts 

(017) 

1 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

2 

2 

(0) 

3 

167 

19456 

2 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

Uvestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal sreelaltles (021 

Item 

General farms, 

Horticultural General farms, Beef cattle, Poultry and Animal primarily 

specialties primarily crop except feedlots Dairy farms eggs specialties livestock 

(018) (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) (027) (029) 

LIVESTOCK-Con. 

Sheep and lambs of all ages Inventory _____ farms __ 4 12 4 10 1 

number __ (D) 304 109 46 (D) Ewes 1 year old or older _______________ farms __ 2 11 4 8 1 

numbeL_ (D) 143 57 37 (D) Sheep and lambs sold ___________________ farms __ 2 8 2 5 1 number __ (D) 158 (D) 25 (D) Sheep and lambs shorn __________________ farms __ 2 8 4 6 1 number __ (D) 235 66 39 (D) 

pounds of wooL_ (D) 388 390 286 (D) 

Horses and ponies inventory ______________ farms __ 3 28 44 22 58 64 119 13 number __ (D) 161 255 110 457 187 721 82 Horses and ponies sold __________________ farms __ 1 2 12 7 22 8 79 4 numbeL_ (D) 1

D) 23 18 47 18 263 7 $1,000 __ (D) D) 19 17 34 39 930 4 Goats inventory _________________________ farms __ 6 11 3 3 16 3 3 number __ 22 127 5 9 99 6 10 Goats sold ______________________________ farms __ 2 7 1 2 4 2 2 number __ (D) 61 (D) (D) 16 (D) (D) $1,000 __ (D) 2 (D) (D) (Z) (D) (D) 

POULTRY 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms __ 1 12 39 17 50 66 6 13 numbeL_ 

Farms with- (D) 14832 25037 878 3809 887 177 104 110 

1 to 399 ____________________________________ 11 36 16 49 13 6 13 400 to 3,199 ________________________________ 1 1 1 6 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________________ 1 30 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________ 9 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________ 5 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________ 2 100,000 or more ____________________________ 1 

Hens and pullets of laying age __________ farms __ 1 12 39 17 50 55 6 13 number __ (D) (D) 21 457 (D) 3718 698 748 (D) (D) Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ___________________________ farms __ 1 4 1 3 13 2 1 numbeL_ (D) 3580 (D) 91 188 429 (D) (D) 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ______ farms __ 6 6 3 8 68 3 number __ 8970 23 136 431 16212 425 294 600 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ___ __ _______ __ _ __ _ ___ _ __ _ __ _ ___ __ __ farms __ 5 6 6 875 12 number __ 803 020 (D) 216 400 166 843 648 1 294 105 Farms with- 1 to 1,999 ______________ ' ____________________ 

2,000 4 3 4 2 to 59,999 _____________________________ 

60,000 1 2 94 3 to 99,999 ____________________________ 100,000 or more ____________________________ 141 1 4 636 6 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________ farms __ 2 1 3 3 2 number __ Turkeys sold ____________________________ (D) (D) 4 40 (D) farms __ 1 4 1 1 2 1 numbeL_ (D) 192 (D) (D) (D) (D) 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed ___________________ farms __ 5 30 91 29 117 234 8 22 acres __ 117 3233 7121 477 9803 18391 111 2453 

Irrigated ______________________________ bushels farms __ __ 8343 343 267 628727 36791 854 588 887 636 4258 254 821 3 9 5 37 2 acres __ 250 191 269 4238 (D) Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 

25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 2 16 52 21 40 80 6 10 

100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 3 4 25 8 48 104 2 5 

250 acres or more ___________________________ 7 10 20 34 3 3 4 9 16 4 

Corn for silage or green chop _____________ farms __ 3 17 10 122 14 12 acres __ (D) 2293 187 5079 972 311 

Irrigated __________________________ ~o_~~ ?~~~~== (D) 24359 2477 72561 23795 4920 3 1 acres __ 161 (D), Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 

25 to 99 acres ______________________________ 12 8 55 8 7 100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 3 1 52 5 5 250 acres or more ___________________________ 2 1 1 14 1 1 

Wheat for grain _________________________ farms __ 16 28 6 49 134 3 10 

bushels acres __ 

__ 1 239 1 872 103 1 790 9572 (D) 1 110 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 52382 75257 4043 67453 413661 (D) 44619 

acres __ 1 9 2 

Farms (D) 533 (D) by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________ 

25 4 12 4 20 38 1 6 to 99 acres ______________________________ 

100 to 249 acres ____________________________ 8 11 2 26 61 2 1 250 acres or more ___________________________ 4 3 3 32 2 3 3 Barley for 9raln __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1 20 18 6 32 79 1 10 

18l bushels __ 1 002 869 90 1 213 4076 (D) 557 56672 43453 4036 71 118 234 533 (D) 30313 Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 1 acres __ 4 1 (0) 219 (D) See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 117 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Soybeans for beans _____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ cwL_ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Green peas, excluding green cowpeas ___ farms __ acres __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Sweet corn ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 100.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

118 DELAWARE 

Total 

1 991 

264 971 

6 373 519 

64 7012 

462 

783 

435 

291 

46 

5573 

1 332 103 

21 

2506 

14 

2 

8 

22 

609 

16926 

36 149 

6 105 

430 

145 

27 

7 

307 

5356 

16669 

3 

38 

367 

40421 

158 17 042 

132 

94 

65 

76 

67 

10093 

35 4426 

140 6120 

64 4043 

47 

1 289 

3 

(0) 

31 

10 

3 

3 

Cash grains 

(011) 

1 333 

180641 

4 269 736 

44 4286 

308 

540 

295 

190 

5 256 

50874 

2 

(0) 

4 

166 

4123 

7972 

137 

25 

4 

87 

1 148 3285 

93 

6050 

34 

3314 

32 

22 

16 

23 

18 

849 9 964 

43 

606 

17 

999 

14 

87 

8 

5 

1 

Total 

22 

3236 

63673 

5 

10 

2 

5 

25 

4673 

143 509 

14 

2226 

6 

19 

42 

957 

2 109 

1 

(0) 

30 

9 

3 

26 

527 1 311 

13 

926 

11 

722 

2 

3 

5 

3 

4 164 4 

164 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) 

Sugar crops, 

Irish potatoes, 

hay, peanuts, and other field 

crops Vegetables Fruits and tree 

Cotton Tobacco (0133, 0134, and melons nuts (0131) (0132) 0139) (016) (017) 

22 44 4 

3236 6530 1 190 

63673 163351 32764 

6 

167 

5 13 

10 10 

2 10 

5 11 3 

25 2 

4673 (0) 

143 509 (0) 

14 1 

2226 (0) 

6 

19 

42 9 1 

957 (0) (0) 

2 109 (0) (0) 

1 

(0) 

30 6 

9 

3 

26 3 1 

527 3 (0) 

1 311 5 (0) 

13 107 6 

926 22656 1 033 

11 46 4 

722 6040 776 

2 41 3 

3 26 2 

5 16 1 

3 24 2 

4 22 3 

164 5666 351 

4 9 3 

164 2063 351 

1 42 5 

(0) 2112 150 

19 3 

696 146 

1 4 16 

(0) (0) 666 

2 

(0) 

4 9 

3 

2 

2 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 50. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1982-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Soybeans for beans _____________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

cwL Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) __ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ___________________________ _ 

250 acres or more __________________________ _ 

Alfalfa hay ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ___ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

Green peas, excluding green cowpeas ___ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Sweet corn ___________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in orchards ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated ______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 0.1 to 4.9 acres ____________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acre8-_________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ________________________ _ 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

Horticultural 

specialties 

(018) 

7 

381 

8716 

5 

2 

5 627 

620 

4 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

9 

24 

1 

(D) 

8 

1 

8 

13 

1 

(D) 

General farms, 

primarily crop 

(019) 

24 

5684 

144 650 

4 

843 

6 

6 

3 

9 

3 

165 

41 910 

1 

(D) 

45 

886 

2256 

2 

(D) 

33 

11 

1 

23 

478 

1 497 

1 

(D) 

26 

3579 

11 

386 

6 

5 

5 

10 

8 030 

3 350 

8 566 

7 536 

3 

13 

1 

2 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, 

and animal specialties 

(021) 

Beef cattle, 

except feedlots 

Total (0212) 

66 5592 

131 156 

3 

230 

30 

20 

10 

6 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

108 

1 681 

2767 

87 

18 

3 

37 

380 

832 

15 

427 

4 

47 

9 

4 

1 

1 

6 

42 

3 

(D) 

5 

8 

5 

16 

502 

11 259 

12 

3 

1 

67 

1 106 

2019 

54 

11 

2 

23 

282 

653 

4 

41 

1 

(D) 

3 

3 

35 

1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

2 

Dairy farms 

(024) 

48 

5036 

122 323 

2 

(D) 

8 

23 

9 

8 

3 

2 

80 

3 

132 

6508 

18087 

47 

66 

18 

1 

84 

2290 

8201 

10 

524 

7 

2 

2 

(D) 

3 

208 

1 

(D) 

Poultry and 

eggs 

(025) 

420 

51 005 

301 733 

23 

409 

98 

169 

99 

54 

5 

222 85260 

3 

201 

4 

53 

751 

1 680 

2 

(D) 

48 

4 

1 

17 

208 

795 

2 

(D) 

77 4375 

43 

2740 

19 

27 

21 

10 

8 

590 

7 

535 

21 

393 

13 

442 

3 

306 

1 

(D) 

2 

1. 

Animal 

specialties 

(027) 

6 

126 

2255 

4 

2 

29 

439 

696 

25 

4 

16 

182 

461 

General farms. 

primarily 

livestock 

(029) 

17 

3570 

93 162 

2 

(D) 

5 

2 

5 

5 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

19 

755 

497 

1 

(D) 

10 

8 

9 

120 

242 

9 

626 

2 

(D) 

5 

2 

2 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

DELAWARE 119 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms 

Delaware Kent New Castle Sussex 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ____________________________________ number, 1982 __ 3338 1 009 488 1 841 1978 __ 3398 1 004 452 1 942 Land in farms _______________________________ acres, 1982 __ 655465 210109 102 023 343 333 1978 __ 669 646 214 828 102084 352 734 Average size of farm _____________________ acres, 1982 __ 196 208 209 186 1978 __ 197 214 226 182 Approximate land area _______________________ acres, 1982 __ 1 236 704 380633 253 222 602 848 Proportion in farms ____________________ percent, 1982 __ 53.0 55.2 40.3 57.0 Value of land and buildings': Average per farm _______________________ dollars, 1982 __ 364 843 367 064 528 150 320 338 1978 __ 283 593 276 741 501 507 236 441 Average per acre _______________________ dollars, 1982 __ 1 829 1 783 2398 1 682 1978 __ 1 493 1 324 2363 1 352 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE 

Total cropland _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 2843 942 461 1 440 1978 __ 2929 963 433 1 533 acres, 1982 __ 521 104 174 788 84 120 262 196 1978 __ 529651 172511 87209 269 931 Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1982 __ 2700 905 434 1 361 1978 __ 2806 934 420 1 452 acres, 1982 __ 499 986 167 936 77 566 254484 1978 __ 496 756 160942 80277 255 537 

1982 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _______________________________ farms __ 376 115 93 168 acres __ I 794 559 377 858 10 to 19 acres _____________________________ farms __ 281 95 36 150 acres __ 3775 1 255 432 2088 20 to 29 acres _____________________________ farms __ 199 70 23 106 acres __ 4770 1 703 520 2547 30 to 49 acres _____________________________ farms __ 308 91 39 178 acres __ 11 589 3526 1 437 6626 50 to 99 aCres _____________________________ farms __ 468 170 70 228 acres __ 32755 11 797 4884 16074 

100 to 199 acres ___________________________ farms __ 424 154 63 207 acres __ 59621 21 469 8956 29 196 200 to 499 acres ___________________________ farms __ 379 127 59 193 acres __ 117 817 39848 18857 59112 500 to 999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 170 53 37 80 acres __ 117982 36388 24686 56908 1,000 acres or more ________________________ farms __ 95 30 14 51 acres __ 149883 51 391 17 417 81 075 

1978 acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _______________________________ farms __ 301 93 62 146 acres __ 1 312 423 215 674 10 to 19 acres _____________________________ farms __ 283 95 39 149 acres __ 3835 1 311 520 2004 20 to 29 acres _____________________________ farms __ 241 72 20 149 acres __ 5710 1 719 456 3535 30 to 49 acres _____________________________ farms __ 354 112 41 201 acres __ 13417 4315 1 528 7574 50 to 99 acres _____________________________ farms __ 487 172 58 257 acres __ 34231 11 874 4067 18290 

100 to 199 acres ___________________________ farms __ 454 160 75 219 acres __ 64530 22944 10575 31 011 200 to 499 acres ___________________________ farms __ 438 152 84 202 acres __ 134490 45243 27594 61 653 500 to 999 acres ___________________________ farms __ 175 60 30 85 acres __ 123161 42954 21 052 59155 1,000 acres or more ________________________ farms __ 73 18 11 44 acres __ 118070 30 159 14270 71 641 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing ____ farms, 1982 __ 602 246 132 224 1978 __ 694 286 134 274 acres, 1982 __ 12374 4312 4037 4025 1978 __ 16615 5954 4412 6249 Other cropland ____________________________ farms, 1982 __ 332 104 104 124 1978 __ 604 204 110 290 acres, 1982 __ 8744 2540 2517 3'\687 1978 __ 16280 5615 2520 8145 Crop,land In cover crops, legumes, and 

SOil-improvement grasses, not harvested 

24 41 39 and not pastured _______________________ farms, 1982 __ 104 1976 __ 124 38 33 53 acres, 1982 __ 2957 479 779 1 699 1978 __ 3329 880 707 1 742 Cropland on which all crops failed _________ farms, 1982 __ 55 21 15 19 1978 __ 116 48 28 40 acres, 1982 __ 1 326 290 (D) (D) 1978 __ 1 775 545 250 980 

Cropland In cultivated summer fallow ______ farms, 1982 __ 18 7 6 5 1978 __ 43 21 10 12 acres, 1982 __ 279 176 (D) (D) 1978 __ 1 580 505 198 877 Cropland idle ____________________________ farms, 1982 __ 209 64 72 73 1978 __ 408 143 57 208 acres, 1982 __ 4182 1 595 1 551 1 036 1978 __ 9596 3685 1 365 4546 

Total woodland ______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 1 451 500 205 746 1978 __ 1 637 549 183 905 acres, 1982 __ 91 736 24321 8619 58796 1978 __ 102 119 31 014 8197 62908 Woodland pastured ________________________ farms, 1982 __ 197 82 31 84 1978 __ 236 83 32 121 

acres, 1982 __ 6928 1 810 875 4443 1978 __ 7699 1 687 680 5332 

See footnotes at end of table. 

120 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land In Farms, and Land Use: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

[F or meanng 0 a bb rev I a tI on s d s an y mbols see Introductory text] 

All farms Sussex Delaware Kent New Castle 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

USE-Con. 

Total woodland-Con. 463 189 686 Woodland not pastured ••••••••••••••••••.• farms, 1982 •• 1 338 

1978 •• 1 496 515 163 818 

acres, 1982 •. 84 808 22711 7 744 54353 

1978 •. 94420 29327 7517 57576 

Other land •••••••••••••••••••••••••..••••••• farms, 1962 •• 2 196 664 342 1 192 

1976 •• 2223 620 312 1 291 

acres, 1962 •• 42625 11 000 9284 22341 

1978 •• 37676 11 303 6678 19895 

Pastureland and ranr,eland other than 54 89 cropland and wood and pastured •.••••••••• farms, 1962 .. 209 66 

1978 •• 211 71 57 63 

acres, 1962 •• 12490 2054 1 790 8646 

1976 •• 6560 2392 1 772 4416 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, 

wasteland, 2 148 651 324 1 173 etc .••••••••••••••••••••••••.•• farms, 1962 •• 1978 •• 2 173 598 301 1 274 

acres, 1962 •• 30 135 8946 7494 13695 

1976 •• 29296 8911 4906 15479 

Pastureland, all types .•••••••••••••••••••••.. farms, 1962 •• 858 333 171 354 

1978 •• 961 359 185 417 

acres, 1982 .. 31 792 7976 6702 17 114 

1978 .• 32894 10033 6684 15997 

Land set aside in federal farm programs ••••••• farms, 1982 •• 39 8 22 9 

1976 •• 238 73 33 132 

acres, 1982 •• 663 289 255 119 

1978 •• 5441 1 847 850 2944 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Irrigation: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Farms with irrigation 

Delaware Kent New Castle Sussex 

Farms-••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• number, ·1982 •• 323 93 47 183 

1978 •. 255 101 37 117 

Land in irrigated farms ••••••••••••••••••••••• acres, 1962 •• 175516 49221 10 157 116 140 

1976 •• 138 440 40363 6 172 91 905 

Harvested cropland •••••.••• ~ •••••••••••••• farms, 1982 •• 320 91 47 162 1976 •• 254 101 37 116 acres, 1962 •• 140 247 43 102 9 176 67969 1978 •• 106 632 34022 5 165 67445 Other cropland, excluding cropland 

pastured •••••••••••...••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1962 •• 41 8 9 24 1976 •• 70 21 11 36 acres, 1962 •• 2123 206 59 1 858 1976 •• 3636 664 246 2726 Pastureland, excluding woodland pastured ••• farms, 1962 •• 51 17 7 27 1976 •• 49 20 4 25 acres, 1962 •• 3074 415 290 2369 1976 •• 3 155 1 277 161 1 717 

Irrigated land •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• acres, 1962 •• 44 166 15549 2323 26296 1976 •• 33725 14916 1 327 17462 Harvested cropland ••••••••••••••••..•••••• farms, 1962 •. 316 91 47 160 1976 •• 252 100 36 116 acres, 1962 •• 44014 (D) 2323 (D) 1976 •• 33429 14635 1 314 17 260 Pastureland and other land .••••••••.••••••• farms, 1962 •• 6 2 -' 4 acres, 1962 •• 154 (D) - (D) 1976 •• 296 61 f3 202 

1962 prinCipal source of irrigation water (see 

text): 

Wells on farm •••••••••••••••..••..••.•••••••••• farms •• 215 45 26 142 acres Irrir,ated •• 33967 10367 1 215 22 405 Wells as only source.......................... arms •• 165 29 25 131 acres Irrigated •• 20716 1 639 669 16 166 

On·farm surface supply ••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms •• 95 46 9 36 acres irrir,ated •• 9900 5 162 1 061 3637 On-farm surface supply as only source ________ • arms __ 62 44 6 30 acres irrigated __ 7356 4012 731 2613 

Off-farm water suppllers ________________________ • farms __ 13 - 10 3 acres irrir,ated-- 261 - 27 254 Off-farm water suppliers as only source ________ • arms __ 7 - 5 2 acres Irrigated __ 32 - (D) (D) 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELAWARE 121 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1982 and 1978 

(For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Ilem 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Tolal sales (see lext) ________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ 1978 __ Average per farm _______________________ dollars, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

1982 value of sales: Less Ihan $1,000 _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $1,000 10 $2,499 _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $2,50010 $4,999 _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $5,000 10 $9,999 _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$10,00010 $19,999 ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $20,000 10 $39,999 ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $40,00010 $99,999 ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$100,000 to $249,999 _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $250,000 or more ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Abnormal farms ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

1978 value of sales: Less than $1,000 _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $5,00010 $9,999 _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $20,000 to $39,999 ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $40,000 to $99,999 ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

$100,000 to $249,999 _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $250,000 or more ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Abnormal farms ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Sales by commodity or commodity group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ 

1978 __ Grains ________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ $1,000, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Corn for grain _______________________ farms, 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ WheaL _____________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ Soybeans ___________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ 

Sorghum for grain ___________________ farms, 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ Oats _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

$1,000,1982 __ Other grains ________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ 

Cotton and cottonseed _________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ $1,000, 1982 __ 1978 __ Tobacco ______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

$1,000,1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Hay, silage, and field seeds ____________ farms, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

$1,000,1982 __ 1978 __ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____ farms, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

$1,000,1982 __ 1978 __ 

Delaware 

3338 

3398 

370 562 

321 248 111 013 

94540 

230 

75 

318 

525 

304 

1 103 

306 2190 

373 

5294 

345 

9936 

440 

29688 

601 

98409 

421 223 341 

101 

47 

267 

450 

336 1 211 

379 

2655 

394 

5575 

399 11 441 

582 38781 

679 

106 107 

258 

154 720 

3 

262 

2501 

2628 

110276 

102 937 

2254 

2380 

74889 

70999 

1 164 30844 

776 

6654 

1 977 34 109 

4 

8 

23 

23 

462 3251 

193 

246 

901 

812 

366 

380 16929 

15977 

Kenl New Caslle 

1 009 488 1 004 452 73447 27151 60130 24245 72792 55638 59891 53639 

89 66 

29 15 

96 65 153 104 105 49 

382 180 121 51 

865 366 

145 61 2060 882 152 49 4364 1 427 126 66 8482 4534 

93 59 14964 9817 82 22 42148 9828 

32 28 12 (D) 

108 52 180 88 124 50 450 (D) 128 54 

908 378 

149 61 

2073 883 

168 44 

4785 254 134 86 

8580 5514 

114 59 17362 8699 

47 17 

25780 7063 

1 

(D) 

807 389 

844 381 

41 335 20385 37741 18350 

723 304 

748 302 

23940 13144 

21 151 12137 

393 234 

10918 8295 

308 100 

2319 672 

612 207 

9147 3936 

2 

(D) 

14 6 (D) 6 

200 45 

1 542 236 

80 55 

97 84 

240 245 

287 377 

118 52 

124 40 

8767 556 

9339 578 

Sussex 

1 841 

1 942 269964 

236872 

146640 

121 973 

75 

31 

157 

268 

150 

542 

134 

959 

167 2352 

144 

4145 

248 

16672 

449 73628 

317 171 365 

41 

(D) 

107 

182 

162 

(D) 

197 1 369 

184 2619 

187 5401 

362 24687 

506 80046 

194 121 877 

2 

(D) 

1 305 1 403 48556 

46846 

1 227 

1 330 37805 

37712 

537 11 632 

368 

3663 

1 158 21 026 

2 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

217 1 473 

58 

65 

416 

147 

196 

216 7606 

6061 

122 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial 

Classification: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see Introductory text] 

Item 

Delaware Kent New Castle 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUl· 

TURAl PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Total sales-Con. Sales by commodity or commodity groupCon. 

Crops, Including nursery and greenhouse 

products-Con. 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ farms, 1982 __ 66 26 15 

1976 __ 56 28 13 

$1,000, 1982 __ 2320 (D) 59 

1978 __ 1 502 656 54 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______ farms, 1982 __ 106 27 52 1976 __ 113 35 45 

$1,000, 1982 __ 7984 1 147 4996 1976 __ 6052 1 449 4318 

Other crops ___________________________ farms, 1962 __ 45 26 10 1976 __ 50 28 11 

$1,000, 1962._ 7252 (D) 1 385 1976 __ 5595 4659 997 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ______ farms, 1962 __ 1 733 460 151 

1976 __ 1 910 465 187 

$1,000, 1982 __ 260 299 32112 6756 1976 __ 216310 22 389 5895 

Poultry and poultry products ____________ farms. 1982 __ 1 094 179 27 1978 __ 1 184 152 32 

$1,000, 1962 __ 220963 (0) (0) 

1978 __ 191 425 12976 985 Dairy products ________________________ farms, 1982 __ 184 124 33 

1978 __ 211 129 45 

$1,000, 1982 __ 15571 6502 3497 1978 __ 11 437 5495 3 120 

Cattle and calves ______________________ farms, 1982 __ 521 258 98 1976 __ 567 265 126 $1,000, 1982 __ 12311 3 136 1 063 1978 __ 5767 2324 623 Hogs and pigs ________________________ farms, 1982 __ 413 136 26 1978 __ 574 180 43 $1,000, 1982 __ 10206 1 609 290 1978 __ 8411 1 227 359 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ farms, 1982 __ 32 15 6 1978 __ 27 6 9 

$1,000, 1982 __ 26 5 11 1978 __ 24 4 10 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ____________________________ farms, 1982 __ 189 100 28 1978 __ 183 84 41 $1,000, 1982 __ 1206 (0) (0) 1978 __ 1248 363 597 

1982 FARMS BY STANDARD 

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ________________________________________ 1 493 533 240 Field crops, except cash grains (013) _______________________ 73 32 25 Cotton (0131) __________________________________________ - - - Tobacco (0132) ________________________________________ - - - Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, peanuts, and other field crops (0133, 0134, 0139) _________________ 73 32 25 VeQetables and melons (016) ______________________________ 107 41 18 Fruits and tree nuts (017) _________________________________ 22 9 5 Horticultural specialties (018) ______________________________ 80 15 47 General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ 57 19 16 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal s~ecialtles (021) _________________________________________ 249 101 46 eef cattle, except feedlots (0212) _______________________ 106 57 25 

~g~7t~a~~J ~H~ (025'==================================== 142 100 26 950 103 10 Animal specla tes (027) ___________________________________ 130 41 48 General farms, primarily livestock (029) _____________________ 35 15 7 

Sussex 

25 

15 

(D) 

592 

27 

33 1 840 2286 

9 

11 

(0) 

48 

1 122 1 256 221 408 190 026 

868 

980 200 880 177 462 

27 

37 3573 

2822 

165 

176 8 112 2620 

251 

351 8308 

6825 

11 

12 

10 

10 

61 

58 

525 

287 

720 

16 

-

-

16 

48 

8 

18 

22 

102 

24 

16 

837 

41 

13 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELAWARE 123 
Table 4. Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms 

LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ____________________________________ number, 1982 __ 

1982 land in farms: 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 49 acres _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 50 to 69 acres _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

70 to 99 acres _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 100 to 139 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 140 to 179 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

180 to 219 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 220 to 259 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 260 to 499 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1,000 to 1,999 acres __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 2,000 acres or more __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1978 land in farms: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 to 49 acres _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 50 to 69 acres _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

70 to 99 acres _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 100 to 139 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 140 to 179 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

180 to 219 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 220 to 259 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 260 to 499 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 1,000 to 1,999 acres __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 2,000 acres or more __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

HARVESTED CROPLAND 

Farms with harvested cropland ______________ number, 1982 __ 

1982 land in farms: 

1978 __ 

acres harvested, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 10 to 49 acres _______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 50 to 69 acres _______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

70 to 99 acres _______________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 100 to 139 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 140 to 179 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

180 to 219 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 220 to 259 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 260 to 499 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 1,000 to 1,999 acres __________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 2,000 acres or more __________________________ farms __ 

acres harvested __ 

124 DELAWARE 

Delaware 

3338 

3398 

655 465 

669 646 

503 

2077 

905 

22580 259 

14968 

313 

25939 

264 

30680 

176 

27625 

153 

30159 116 

27734 

322 

114859 

211 

147 706 

90 

117982 26 

93 156 

486 

830 

806 

20673 

269 15480 

319 

26344 

292 

33771 

209 

32852 

176 

35179 134 

31 870 

375 

133781 

227 156410 

83 

109181 

22 72275 

2700 

2806 

499 986 496756 

156 

571 

683 

12009 

239 

9356 

292 

16425 

256 

21 139 

168 19567 

150 

21 694 

111 

19464 

321 

90284 

209 

125 002 

89 

100514 

26 

63961 

Kent 

1 009 

1 004 210 109 

214 828 

87 

412 

257 

6586 70 

4062 

123 10314 

103 11 899 

62 9851 

54 10758 

39 9331 

116 41 950 

61 42173 

31 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

62 

257 

208 5202 

84 

4765 

117 

9645 

106 12172 

73 11 391 

62 12473 

58 13719 

131 46778 

78 55771 

21 28378 

4 14277 

905 

934 167 936 

160 942 

47 

181 

209 

3795 

65 

2338 

118 

6349 

101 

8005 60 

7144 

53 

6931 

38 

6888 

116 32409 

61 37032 

31 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

New Castle 

488 

452 

102 023 

102 084 

51 

228 

132 

3032 

35 

2069 

38 

3 109 

31 3594 

34 

5250 

38 7377 

19 

4522 

48 

18003 

44 

29969 16 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

46 

158 

97 

2514 

25 1 507 

27 

2 181 

40 

4738 31 

4851 

37 

7284 18 

4303 

71 

25297 

42 

27 123 

18 

22128 

434 

420 

77 566 

80277 

38 

104 

104 

240 

33 

357 

36 2050 

29 

2387 31 

3082 

36 4772 

17 

2660 

48 

13932 

44 

26294 

16 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

Sussex 

1 841 

1 942 343 333 

352 734 

365 

1 437 

516 12962 

154 

8837 

152 

12516 

130 15 187 

80 12524 

61 12024 

58 

13881 

158 54906 

106 75564 

43 56834 

18 66661 

378 

1 415 

501 12957 

160 

9208 

175 14518 

146 16861 

105 16610 

77 15422 

58 13848 

173 61 706 

107 73516 

44 58675 

18 57998 

1 361 

1 452 254484 

255 537 

71 

286 

370 

6974 141 

5661 

138 

8026 

126 

10747 

77 

9341 

61 

9991 56 

9916 

157 43943 

104 61 676 

42 46690 

18 

41 233 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 4. Land In Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms 

Delaware Kent New Castle Sussex 

IRRIGATED LAND 

Farms with Irrigated land ___________________ number, 1982 __ 323 93 47 183 1978 __ 255 101 37 117 acres irrigated, 1982 __ 44 168 15549 2323 26296 1978 __ 33725 14916 1 327 17482 

1982 land In farms: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ farms __ 29 7 17 5 

10 to 49 acres ________________________ ~:~~~_i~r;~~== 57 13 31 13 47 13 11 23 

acres irrir,ated-- 296 (D) 58 (D) 50 to 69 acres _______________________________ arrns __ 13 1 12 acres Irrigated __ 321 (D) (D) 

70 to 99 acres _______________________________ farms __ 12 5 1 6 

100 to 139 acres ______________________ ~:~~~_I~ri~;~~== 382 (D) (D) 260 21 11 10 

140 to 179 acres ______________________ ~:~~~_~il:~~== 1 121 603 518 14 3 1 10 acres irrigated __ 742 (D) (D) 488 

180 to 219 acres _____________________________ farms __ 17 3 3 11 

220 to 259 acres ______________________ ~:~~~_I~r;~~== 121 136 180 805 13 5 1 7 

260 to 499 acres ______________________ ~:~~~_i~~;~~== 1 029 (D) (D) 507 52 16 5 31 acres irrigated __ 5506 1 809 375 3322 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ farms __ 60 17 6 37 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ___________________ ~:~~~_i~raa~~== 14132 4375 887 8870 31 9 2 20 

2,000 acres or more _______________ c ___ ~:~~~_i~a:~== 9013 (D) (D) 4640 14 3 11 acres irrigated __ 10448 4046 6402 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELAWARE 125 
Table 5. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1982 and 

1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Characteristics 

FARMS 

Land in farms _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Full owners _____________ • ___________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Part owners _________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ Owned land in farms _____________________ acres, 1982 __ 

1978 __ Rented land in farms ____________________ acres, 1982 __ 

1978 __ Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ Harvested cropland ________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: 

1978 __ acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

On farm operated _______________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ Not on farm operated ____________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ Not reported ____________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ Other __________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ Any ____________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

1 to 49 days __________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 50 to 99 days _________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 100 to 149 days _______________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 150 to 199 days _______________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 200 days or more _____________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Not reported ____________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

1982 operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ________________________________________ _ 3 or 4 years __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years ___________________________________________ _ 

10 years or more ______________________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm _______________________ _ Not reported __________________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years __________________________________ 1982 __ 1978 __ 25 to 34 years _______________________ ' ___________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 35 to 44 years __________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 45 to 54 years __________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 55 to 64 years __________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 65 years and over _______________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ Average age __________________________________ 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Delaware 

3338 

3398 

655 465 689 646 2700 

2806 

499 988 496 756 

1 951 1922 

178991 

173 641 1 364 1 370 102031 

96091 

996 1 079 407831 

424687 

195426 

215691 

212 405 208996 986 1 068 335 977 336 721 

391 

397 68643 

71 318 

350 

368 61 978 63944 

2405 

2544 

506 

468 

427 

386 

1 956 2004 

1 382 1 394 

1 367 

1 503 1 629 1 722 

185 

219 

70 

104 

100 

99 

145 

189 1 129 1111 

342 

173 

177 

304 

499 1 559 

18.1 

799 

114 

107 

404 

406 

650 

685 

768 

835 

816 

853 

588 

512 

50.6 

50.1 

Kent New Castle 

1 009 488 1 004 452 210109 102023 214828 102084 905 434 934 420 167936 77 566 160 942 80277 

559 265 534 222 56061 24411 60094 25018 464 225 466 192 33094 11 735 34603 13237 

309 123 324 139 126864 56260 128 076 52250 56898 17361 58753 17700 89966 38899 69323 34550 306 122 324 139 111 274 46312 102 849 44669 

141 100 146 91 27184 21 352 26658 24816 135 87 144 89 23568 19519 23490 22371 

755 336 772 353 148 113 139 73 106 39 93 26 

598 277 607 280 411 211 397 172 

384 223 404 229 535 232 561 206 

71 22 104 21 30 9 40 3 30 8 35 14 44 20 47 25 360 173 335 143 

90 33 39 17 

77 19 100 59 149 82 458 245 15.8 17.4 225 83 

54 12 35 13 131 54 132 38 212 77 223 94 236 121 246 117 220 127 238 113 156 97 130 77 46.9 52.6 48.8 51.5 

Sussex 

1 841 1 942 343 333 

352 734 1 361 1 452 254484 

255 537 

1 127 1 166 98519 

88529 675 

712 57202 

48251 

564 

616 224 707 244 361 121 167 139238 

103 540 105 123 

558 

605 178391 

189 203 

150 

160 20107 

19844 128 

135 18891 

18083 

1 314 

1 419 

245 

256 

282 

267 

1 081 1 117 

760 

825 

760 

870 

862 

955 

92 

94 

31 

61 

62 

50 

81 

117 

596 

633 

219 

117 

81 

145 

268 

856 

19.6 

491 

48 

59 

219 

236 

361 

368 

411 

472 

469 

502 

333 

305 

51.0 

50.4 

126 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 5. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1982 and 

1978-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols S99 Introductory te><1] 

Characteristics 

Delaware Kent New CasUe 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

Operators by sex: Male _____________________________________ farms, t982 __ 3088 971 441 1978 __ 3 189 964 426 acres, 1982 __ 837092 207 177 98247 1978 __ 854647 211 358 99 173 

Female ___________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 250 38 47 1978 __ 209 40 26 acres, 1982 __ 18373 2932 3 776 1978 __ 14799 3470 2911 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family ___________________________ farms, 1982 __ 2830 864 402 1976 __ 2944 866 382 acres, 1982 __ 420 540 151 056 70619 1978 __ 489 901 169 156 79673 

Partnership _________________________________ farms, 1962 __ 302 96 48 1976 __ 291 93 42 acres, 1962 __ 82369 25832 16626 1978 __ 83032 23691 11 660 Corporation: Family held _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 174 43 29 1978 __ 134 34 23 acres, 1982 __ 140 474 (D) (D) 1976 __ 107 886 19457 9478 Other than family held _____________________ farms, 1982 __ 16 2 6 1978 __ 16 5 3 acres, 1982 __ 6364 (D) (D) 1978 __ 6092 (D) (D) Other - cooperaUve, estate or trust, insUtutional, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1982 __ 16 4 3 1978 __ 13 6 2 acres, 1982 __ 5698 572 2379 1978 __ 2735 (D) (D) 

Sussex 

1 676 1 799 

331 666 344 316 

165 

143 

11 665 8418 

1 564 

1 696 

196 665 

220 672 

156 

156 

39909 

47661 

102 

77 97674 

78951 

8 

8 4 138 3487 

9 

5 2747 

1 743 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COtJNTY DATA DELAWARE 127 
Table 6. Selected Farm Production Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity: 1982 and 1978 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see Introductory text] 

Item 

Delaware Kent New Castle Sussex 

Livestock and poultry purchased ••••..••••••.• farms, 1982 •• 1 320 278 82 960 1978 .. 1 598 333 126 1 139 $1,000, 1982 •. 37202 4437 570 32 196 1978 •• 36283 3063 358 32862 

Feed for livestock and poultry .•••••••...••••• farms, 1982 •• 1 642 389 188 1 065 1978 •• 1 865 444 200 1 221 $1,000,1982 •• 140 508 15420 2393 122696 1978 •• 118266 9451 1 595 107 220 Commercially mixed formula feeds •••••••••• farms, 1982 •• 1 336 243 119 974 1978 •• 1 451 270 120 1 061 tons, 1982 .• 799697 84620 9577 705 500 1978 •• 658 291 49214 9 717 599360 $1,000,1982 •• 136 947 14514 1 595 120838 1978 •• 114974 8295 1 394 105 286 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ••••••.•....••• farms, 1982 •• 2 112 675 319 1 118 1978 .. 2327 776 365 1 186 $1,000,1982 •. 6964 2730 1 270 2964 1978 •• 5600 2 194 1 107 2299 Commercial fertilizer ....••••••••.....•••••••• farms, 1982 •• 2 191 797 358 1 036 1978 •• 2470 881 352 1 237 $1,000, 1982 .• 19993 7880 3649 8463 1978 •. 14 166 4856 2354 6957 

Other agricultural chemicals' .....••••••••••..• farms, 1982 •• 2058 635 300 1 123 1978 •• 2534 822 364 1 348 $1,000,1982 •• 10868 3496 1 750 5621 1978 .• 6857 2269 1 114 3474 Hired farm labor ••••••......•••••••••••••...• farms, 1982 •• 1 462 373 221 868 1978 •• 1 593 401 260 932 $1,000,1982 •• 17893 5646 2026 10220 1978 .. 15131 5013 2339 7779 

Contract labor •••.......••••••••••••........• farms, 1982 •• 179 50 32 97 1978 •• 264 84 27 153 $1,000,1982 •• 1 296 624 151 521 1978 .• 1 495 856 150 489 Customwork, machine hire, and rental of 

machinery and equipment •••••••..••.....••• farms, 1982 •• 1 271 382 157 732 1978 •• 1 687 517 184 986 $1,000,1982 •• 2606 817 487 1 303 1978 •• 2418 768 392 1 257 

Energy and petroleum products ......••••••••• farms, 1982 •. 3328 1 006 487 1 835 1978 .. 3379 988 452 1 939 $1,000, 1982 •• 18092 5462 2443 10187 1978 •• 10379 2774 1 466 6 139 Petroleum products .....••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1982 •• 3322 1 006 487 1 829 1978 •• 3377 988 452 1 937 $1,000, 1982 .. 13435 4514 1 798 7123 1978 .. 7991 2313 1 126 4552 

Gasoline and gasohoL •••............•••• farms, 1982 •• 3062 921 444 1 697 1978 •• 3 176 942 441 1 793 $1,000,1982 •• 5192 1 598 708 2887 1978 •• 3625 1 162 492 1 971 Storage capacity ...•.....•.••••••••••• farms, 1982 .. 1 821 591 247 983 1,000 gallons, 1982 .. 1 048 320 153 575 

Diesel fuel __ .•••••••••••••••••••.•.•••... farms, 1982 •• 1 755 588 237 930 1978 •• 1 538 495 213 830 $1,000,1982 .. 5019 1 933 639 2447 1978 •. 2209 775 306 1 128 Storage capacity ••............•••••••• farms, 1982 •• 1 255 446 156 653 1,000 gallons, 1982 •• 949 314 111 524 

LP gas, butane, and propane ••••••••••••• farms, 1982 •• 422 92 42 288 1978 .• 573 88 48 437 

$1,000, 1982 •• 1 465 (D) 72 (D) 

1978 •• 1 209 137 51 1 021 Storage capacity ••••••••••••••••••••.. farms, 1982 •• 237 44 24 169 

1,000 gallons, 1982 .. 298 56 32 210 

Fuel oil and kerosene' ••..............••• farms, 1982 •• 428 107 93 228 

1978 •• 294 70 50 174 

$1,000,1982 •• 975 468 270 238 

1978 .• 378 48 196 134 

Storage capacity •...•.•.••••.••••••••• farms, 1982 •• 255 88 33 134 

1,000 gallons, 1982 •• 232 120 36 76 

Natural gas ••••••..••..•.••.•••••...•... farms, 1982 •• 27 1 - 26 

1978 •. 33 9 4 20 

$1,000, 1982 •• 79 (D) - (D) 

1978 •• 28 11 1 16 

Motor oil and grease2 •••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1982 •• 3322 1 006 487 1 829 

1978 .. 3377 988 452 1 937 

$1,000,1982 •. 704 251 109 343 

1978 •• 543 181 80 283 

Electricity ••••••••••••••••••••....•••••..•• farms, 1982 •• 2244 596 330 1 318 

1978 •. 2211 555 292 1 364 

$1,000, 1982 •• 4554 925 608 3021 

1978 •• 2374 458 339 1 578 

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc .••••••••••••••• farms, 1982 •• 122 35 8 79 

1978 •• 61 20 7 34 

$1,000,1982 •• 103 22 38 43 

1978 •• 14 4 1 9 

1982 interest expense: Expenses reported •••••.•...........••••••••••• farms •• 1 433 469 164 800 

$1,000 •• 16948 5331 2283 9335 

Expenses reported as "No' .....•••••••••••••••• farms •• 1 618 463 293 862 

'Data for 1978 include the cost of lime which was not collected in 1982. 21982 data include kerosene with fuel oil; 1978 data include kerosene with motor oil and grease. 

, 

128 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 7. Agricultural Chemical, Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1982 and 1978 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Chemicals used 

Delaware Kent New Castle Sussex 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________ farms, 1982 __ 2 191 797 358 1 036 1978 __ 2425 885 338 1 222 acres on which used, 1982 __ 408 758 143521 69555 195 682 1978 __ 409 509 132 002 65365 212 142 

Cropland fertilized, except pastureland _______ farms, 1982 __ 2 107 775 330 1 002 1978 __ 2406 865 338 1 203 acres on which used, 1982 __ 400 710 141 861 68 315 190 534 1978 __ 403 268 130 542 63 332 209 394 

Pastureland and rangeland fertilized _________ farms, 1982 __ 212 91 43 78 1978 __ 273 104 62 107 acres on which used, 1982 __ 8048 1 660 1 240 5 148 1978 __ 6241 1 460 2033 2 748 

Lime _______________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 766 222 189 355 1978 __ 1 148 400 227 521 acres on which used, 1982 __ 58639 21 965 12697 23977 1978 __ 107 529 39752 16634 51 143 tons, 1982 __ 58379 22204 12 189 23986 1978 __ 112992 Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to conlrol42074 19482 51 436 

Insects on hay and other crops _____________ farms, 1982 __ 896 238 165 493 1978 __ 1 102 364 171 567 acres on which used, 1982 __ 170 101 49303 34509 86289 1978 __ 186 476 56443 28079 101 954 

Nematodes in crops _______________________ farms, 1982 __ 188 20 71 97 1978 __ 118 33 8 77 acres on which used, 1982 __ 23010 2923 10 153 9934 1978 __ 16925 4643 692 11 390 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________ farms, 1982 __ 214 67 69 78 1978 __ 123 59 23 41 acres on which used, 1982 __ 16975 6279 5301 5 395 1978 __ 15769 12 355 218 3 196 Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture __________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 1 768 576 230 962 1978 __ 1 956 658 244 1 054 acres on which used, 1982 __ 381 813 128819 52311 200 683 1978 __ 359 005 117570 47855 193 580 

Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ___________ farms, 1982 __ 95 26 18 51 1978 __ 75 31 6 38 acres on which used, 1982 __ 8664 2099 1 993 4572 1978 __ 3280 1 654 265 1 361 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELAWARE 129 
Table 8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1982 and 1978 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

All farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ 1978 __ Average per farm _______________________ dollars, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ $10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ $20,000 to $29,999 ____________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ $30,000 to $49,999 ____________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ____________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ $70,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ $100,000 to $199,999 __________________________ 1982 __ 

, 1~L_ $200,000 or more _____________________________ 1982 __ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

1978 __ 

Automobiles ________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ Motortrucks, including pickups ________________ farms, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ Wheel tractors ______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

only _______________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 

1978 __ Com heads for combines _____________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ Cottonplckers and strippers! __________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Mower conditioners __________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ Pickup balers _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel ___________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1982 Inventory 

Manufactured 1978 to 1982: 

1978 __ number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Automobiles ___________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Motortrucks, including pickups ___________________ farms __ 

number __ Wheel tractors _________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Corn heads for combines ________________________ farms __ 

number._ 

Cottonpickers and strippers ______________________ farms __ 

number._ Mower conditioners _____________________________ farms __ 

number __ Pickup balers __________________________________ farms __ , 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or 

flywheel --------------------------.---------n~~:;;.~== 

See footnotes at end of table. 

130 DELAWARE 

Delaware 

3338 

3398 

153 587 

139851 

46012 

41 157 

203 

296 

757 

685 

643 

788 

447 

370 

472 

427 

209 

255 

228 

198 

226 

271 

153 

108 

2578 

2493 

3757 

3691 

2780 

2843 

6190 

6231 

2904 

3041 

8012 

8348 

1111 

1 124 

1 342 

1 314 

901 

893 1 006 

1 003 

460 

539 

519 

587 

499 

554 

531 

568 

200 

227 

249 

269 

1 302 

1 599 1 213 1 610 

688 

069 

290 

320 

230 

249 

120 

142 

73 

77 

56 

62 

Kent New Castle Sussex 

1 009 488 1 841 1 003 452 1 943 51 856 22601 79 130 43811 21 409 74631 51 393 46314 42982 43680 47365 38410 

56 15 132 111 33 152 259 148 350 241 107 337 176 88 379 187 71 530 127 31 289 79 38 253 141 79 252 147 60 220 

57 23 129 59 38 158 60 41 127 56 41 101 78 39 109 87 40 144 55 24 74 36 24 48 

793 388 1 397 681 330 1 482 1 108 575 2074 1 015 519 2157 815 380 1 585 809 390 1 644 1 898 908 3384 1 806 836 3589 896 439 1 569 920 378 1 743 2607 1 294 4111 2653 1 236 4459 

389 156 566 361 137 626 488 175 679 414 172 728 331 160 410 267 112 514 

375 168 463 287 122 594 

135 117 208 

197 124 218 

139 141 239 

212 133 242 

184 138 177 

258 154 142 198 143 190 

259 162 147 

92 49 59 

109 55 63 

121 58 70 

127 71 71 

277 188 837 315 246 1 038 

314 187 712 

453 220 937 178 101 409 

280 203 586 

60 59 171 

67 63 190 

59 60 111 

64 64 121 

21 21 78 

21 22 99 

31 14 28 

33 15 29 

18 18 20 

23 18 21 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1982 and 1978-con. 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, 899 Introductory text] 

All farms 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT -Con. 

1982 Inventory-Con. 

Manufactured prior to 1978: Automobiles ___________________________________ farms __ 

number-_ Motortrucks, including pickups ___________________ farms __ 

number __ Wheel tractors _________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ______ _ __ ___ __ ___ ___ __ ___ _______ ________ _ _ farms __ 

number __ Corn heads for combines ________________________ farms __ 

number __ Cottonpickers and strippers ______________________ farms __ 

number __ Mower conditioners _____________________________ farms __ 

number __ Pickup balers __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel ______ _____ _ _____ __ ________ ___ ___ _ ____ farms __ 

number __ 

1 Data for 1978 exclude cotton strippers. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA . . .. '. ~ V· 

Delaware 

1 620 

2158 

2163 

4580 

2657 

6943 

882 1 022 

885 

757 

345 

377 

434 

454 

157 

187 

Kent 

586 

793 

885 

1 445 

834 

2327 

349 

421 

279 

311 

115 

118 

155 

165 

78 

98 

New Castle Sussex 

245 787 

329 036 

309 1 189 

688 2447 

397 1 426 

091 3525 

97 416 

112 489 

101 305 

104 342 

96 134 

119 140 

126 153 

128 161 

31 48 40 49 

DELAWARE 131 
Table 9. Hired Farm Labor-Workers and Payroll: 1982 and 1978 

[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms 

Delaware Kent New Castle Sussex 

Hired farm labor _____________________________ farms, 1982 __ 1 462 373 221 868 1978 __ 1 593 401 260 932 workers, 1982 __ 8 172 2809 230 4 133 1978 __ 8685 2331 1 594 4 760 $1,000 payroll, 1982 __ 17893 5646 2026 10220 1978 __ 15 131 5013 2339 7779 

1982 farms with- 1 worker _____________________________________ farms __ 445 106 61 278 

2 workers ____________________________________ workers __ 445 106 61 278 farms __ 211 66 41 104 workers __ 422 132 82 208 3 or 4 workers _______________________________ farms __ 279 35 29 215 workers __ 921 114 94 713 5 to 9 workers _______________________________ farms __ 300 79 53 168 workers __ 955 536 353 1 066 10 workers or more ___________________________ farms __ 227 87 37 103 workers __ 4429 921 640 1 868 

1978 farms with- 1 worker _____________________________________ farms __ 407 89 38 280 workers __ 407 89 38 280 2 workers ____________________________________ farms __ 283 85 52 146 workers __ 566 170 104 292 3 or 4 workers _______________________________ farms __ 337 102 69 166 workers __ 1 149 350 223 576 5 to 9 workers _______________________________ farms __ 334 76 48 210 workers __ 2251 491 293 1 467 10 workers or more ___________________________ farms __ 232 49 53 130 workers __ 4312 1 231 936 2 145 

Workers by days worked: 150 days or more _________________________ farms, 1982 __ 663 197 117 349 1978 __ 687 173 141 373 workers, 1982 __ 2069 655 325 1 089 1978 __ 2040 630 376 1 034 

1982 farms with- 1 worker ___________________________________ farms __ 331 85 51 195 workers __ 331 85 51 195 2 workers __________________________________ farms __ 153 57 38 58 workers __ 306 114 76 116 3 or 4 workers _____________________________ farms __ 86 28 14 44 workers __ 292 92 51 149 5 to 9 workers _____________________________ farms __ 68 18 9 41 workers __ 429 104 61 264 10 workers or more _________________________ farms __ 25 9 5 11 workers __ 711 260 86 365 

1978 farms with- 1 worker ___________________________________ farms __ 381 86 79 216 workers __ 381 86 79 216 2 workers __________________________________ farms __ 90 37 18 35 workers __ 180 74 36 70 3 or 4 workers _____________________________ farms __ 108 25 17 66 workers __ 352 85 56 211 5 to 9 workers _____________________________ farms __ 78 15 22 41 workers __ 470 91 145 234 10 workers or mors _________________________ farms __ 30 10 5 15 workers __ 657 294 60 303 

Less than 150 days ________________________ farms, 1982 __ 1 165 305 158 702 1978 __ 1 350 337 229 784 workers, 1982 __ 6 103 2 154 905 3044 1978 __ 6645 1 701 1 218 3726 

1982 farms with- 1 worker ___________________________________ farms __ 357 98 30 229 workers __ 357 98 30 229 2 to 4 workers _____________________________ farms __ 386 68 54 264 workers __ 1 103 183 149 771 5 10 9 workers _____________________________ farms __ 230 60 46 124 workers __ 1 416 360 311 745 1010 19 workers ___________________________ farms __ 162 64 24 74 workers __ 1 984 735 305 944 20 workers or more _________________________ farms __ 30 15 4 11 workers __ 1 243 778 110 355 

1978 farms wilh- 1 worker ___________________________________ farms __ 360 86 45 229 workers __ 360 86 45 229 2 to 4 workers _____________________________ farms __ 510 146 112 252 workers __ 1 378 407 299 672 5 to 9 workers _____________________________ farms __ 318 71 43 204 workers __ 2075 446 290 1 339 10 to 19 workers ___________________________ farms __ 130 24 16 90 

workers __ 1 621 307 194 1 120 20 workers or more _________________________ farms __ 32 10 13 9 

workers __ 1 211 455 390 366 

132 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULlURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Hired Farm Labor-Workers and Payroll: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

[Data are based on a sample 01 larms For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Alilarms 

Delaware Kent New Castle 

Reported only workers working 150 days or more ______________________________________ 297 68 63 Iarms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 243 64 31 

workers, 1982 __ 747 178 115 

1978 __ 585 133 85 

$1,000 payroll, 1982 __ 4879 726 525 

1978 __ 4521 1 132 559 

Reported only workers working less than 150 176 104 days ______________________________________ Iarms, 1982 __ 799 1978 __ 906 228 119 

workers, 1982 __ 3253 781 448 1978 __ 3500 846 334 

$1,000 payroll, 1982 __ 1 761 263 247 1978 __ 1 005 278 181 

Reported both-workers working 150 days or 

more and workers working less than 150 129 54 days ______________________________________ Iarms, 1982 __ 366 1978 __ 444 109 110 

150 days or more, 1982 __ 1 322 477 210 1978 __ 1 455 497 291 

less than 150 days, 1982 __ 2850 1 373 457 1978 __ 3 145 855 864 $1,000 payroll, 1982 __ 11 253 4656 1 255 1978 __ 9605 3602 1 599 

Table 10. Commodity Credit Corporation Loans, Agricultural Services, and Direct Sales of 

Agricultural Products: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Delaware Kent New Castle 

Amount received from Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________________________ Iarms, 1982 __ 53 16 11 $1,000, 1982 __ 1 725 695 166 1982 larms with receipts 01- $1 to $499 ___________________________________________ 1 $500 to $999 ________________________________________ 4 2 2 $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ 9 2 4 $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ 5 1 1 $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ 14 5 3 $20,000 or more _____________________________________ 20 6 1 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________ Iarms, 1982 __ 264 80 39 1978 __ 400 138 52 $1,000, 1982 __ 1 425 526 86 1978 __ 1 472 498 170 1982 larms with income 01- $1 to $249 ___________________________________________ 17 5 $250 to $499 ________________________________________ 26 4 5 $500 to $999 ________________________________________ 39 13 4 $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ 142 35 26 $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ 33 13 3 $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ 14 6 1 $20,000 to $29,999 ___________________________________ 8 1 $30,000 or more --------------------------------- ---- 5 3 

Value 01 agricultural products sold directly to indMduals lor human consumption (see text) __________________________________ Iarms, 1982 __ 227 79 54 1978 __ 189 76 49 $1,000, 1982 __ 2 089 615 270 1978 __ 1 172 300 291 19821arms with sales 01- $1 to $249 ___________________________________________ 

$250 34 15 6 to $499 ________________________________________ 35 15 '8 $500 to $999 ________________________________________ $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ 44 14 13 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ 65 20 19 17 7 2 $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ $20,000 11 3 5 to $29,999 ___________________________________ 4 3 $30,000 or more ------------------------------------- 17 2 

Sussex 

166 

148 

454 

367 

3628 

2829 

519 

559 

2024 

2320 

1 252 

546 

183 

225 

635 

667 

1 020 

1 406 

5340 

4404 

Sussex 

26 

864 

3 

3 

6 

13 

165 

210 

814 

804 

12 

17 

22 

81 

17 

7 

7 

2 

94 

64 

1 204 

581 

13 

12 

17 

26 

8 

3 

1 

14 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELAWARE 133 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

Item 

INVENTORY 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ farms, 1962 __ 

1976 __ Cattle and calves __________________________ farms, 1962 __ 

1976 __ 

number, 1962 __ 1976 __ 

Farms by inventory: 1 to 9 ______________________________________ 1962 __ 

1978 __ 10 to 19 ____________________________________ 1962 __ 

1976 __ 20 to 49 ____________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 100 to 199 __________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 200 to 499 __________________________________ 1982 __ 

1976 __ 

500 or more __________________________ farms, 1962 __ 

1978 __ number, 1962 __ 1976 __ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _________ farms, 1962 __ 

1976 __ number, 1962 __ 1976 __ 

1982 farms by inventory: 1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 ________________________________________ _ 20 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Beef cows ____________________________ farms, 1962 __ 

1962 farms by inventory: 

1978 __ 

number, 1962 __ 1976 __ 

1 to 9 ________________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 ______________________________________ _ 20 to 49 ______________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ____________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ____________________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Milk cOws _____________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1962 farms by inventory: 

1978 __ 

number, 1962 __ 1976 __ 

1 to 9 ________________________________________ _ 

10 to 29 ______________________________________ _ 30 to 49 ______________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ______________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ____________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ____________________________________ _ 

500 or more ___________________________ farms __ 

number-_ 

Heifers and he~er calves _________________ farms, 1962 __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull 

1976 __ number, 1982 __ 1976 __ 

calves _________________________________ farms, 1962 __ 

SALES 

1976 __ number, 1962 __ 1978 __ 

Dairy products sold __________________________ farms, 1962 __ 

1976 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Cattle and calves sold _______________________ farms, 1962 __ 

1962 farms by number sold: 

1976 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

$1,000,1962 __ 1976 __ 

1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 10 to 19 ____________________________________________ _ 20 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ______________________________________ ----- 200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

134 DELAWARE 

Delaware 

692 

1 000 

660 

665 33360 

26 103 

265 

253 

121 

114 

124 

133 

70 

64 

46 

56 

26 

24 

6 

1 6802 (D) 

517 

529 15085 

14427 

177 

71 

91 

64 

57 

26 

9 

2 

(D) 

311 

292 5 129 4 122 

202 

50 

44 

10 

1 

2 

2 

(D) 

246 

291 9956 

10305 

64 

62 

23 

46 

24 

7 

416 

447 8970 

6746 

467 

464 9305 

4930 

164 

211 15571 

11 437 

521 

567 26224 

16631 

12311 

5767 

248 

111 

97 

43 

14 

1 

7 15425 

Kent 

370 

354 

319 

297 15396 

12351 

114 

99 

56 

42 

77 

63 

29 

37 

25 

24 

14 

12 

4 

(D) 

261 

243 6976 

6260 

63 

29 

67 

38 

27 

12 

5 

121 

96 1 263 

977 

79 

26 

11 

2 

163 

177 

5693 

5263 

55 

54 

12 

27 

11 

4 

227 

219 5129 

3699 

227 

226 3293 

2192 

124 

129 8502 

5495 

258 

265 8489 

7855 

3 136 2324 

115 

65 

47 

19 

6 

1 

5 

(D) 

New Castle 

130 

157 

113 

136 5471 

6236 

42 

45 

16 

24 

14 

18 

26 

29 

9 

16 

6 

2 

66 

104 3066 

3324 

23 

14 

5 

17 

16 

6 

1 

52 

62 

669 

659 

32 

5 

7 

7 

1 

39 

55 2177 

2665 

9 

2 

9 

11 

7 

1 

63 

90 1 674 2153 

81 

105 

731 

759 

33 

45 3497 

3120 

96 

126 2734 

2776 

1 063 

623 

35 

17 

29 

13 

4 

Sussex 

392 

469 

226 

232 12491 

9516 

109 

109 

49 

46 

33 

32 

15 

16 

14 

14 

6 

10 

2 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

170 

162 5043 

4643 

71 

26 

19 

29 

12 

6 

3 

2 

(D) 

136 

134 2957 

2466 

91 

17 

26 

1 

1 

2 

(D) 

46 

59 2066 

2357 

20 

6 

2 

10 

6 

2 

126 

138 2167 

2694 

159 

153 5261 

1 979 

27 

37 3573 

2622 

165 

176 15001 

6000 

6112 

2620 

98 

29 

21 

11 

4 

2 

(D) 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 11. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text) 

Ilem 

SALES-Con. 

Cattle and calves sold-Con. Calves sold _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1982 farms by number sold: 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1 to 9 ____________________________________________ _ 

1010 19 __________________________________________ _ 

20 10 49 __________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 __________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle sold ________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1982 farms by number sold: 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ $1,000, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1 to 9 ____________________________________________ _ 10 to 19 __________________________________________ _ 20 10 49 __________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ________________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Cattle fattened on grain and concentrales sold ___________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1982 farms by number sold: 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ $1,000,1982 __ 1978 __ 

1 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 ________________________________________ _ 20 to 49 ________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 500 or more _____________________________ farms __ 

numbeL_ 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Delaware 

351 

382 7457 

7103 

1 172 

923 

182 

88 

75 

20 

5 

3 1 785 

417 

448 18767 

9528 

11 139 4843 

262 

85 

49 

10 

6 

1 

4 

13348 

129 

135 14415 

5593 

8818 

3124 

97 

16 

7 

3 

2 

1 

3 12800 

Kenl 

184 

201 4506 

4354 

777 

802 

101 

38 

31 

9 

2 

3 1 785 

206 

203 3983 

3501 

2360 

1 722 

131 

43 

23 

5 

1 

1 

2 

(D) 

46 

49 2184 

1 905 1 343 1 019 

34 

6 

2 

1 

1 

2 

(D) 

New CasUe 

65 

69 1 232 1 167 

(D) 

111 

23 

11 

26 

5 

85 

105 1 502 1 609 

(D) 

712 

46 

17 

16 

3 

3 

29 

34 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

23 

2 

3 

1 

Sussex 

102 

112 1 719 1 582 

(D) 

211 

58 

17 

18 

6 

3 

126 

140 13 282 4418 (D) 

2410 

85 

25 

10 

2 

2 

2 

(D) 

54 

52 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

40 

8 

2 

2 

1 

1 

(D) 

DELAWARE 135 
Table 12. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

INVENTORY 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

Farms by inventory: 

1978 __ number, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

1 to 9 ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 10 to 49 ______________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 50 to 99 ___________ .. __________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

100 to 199 ____________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 200 to 499 ____________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 500 to 999 ____________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

1,000 or more ___________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

breeding _________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1982 farms by inventory: 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1 to 24 ___________________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 __________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 __________________________________________ _ 

100 or more _______________________________ farms __ 

number-_ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________ farms, 1982 __ 

LITTERS 

litters of pigs farrowed between1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______ farms, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31-_____ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________ farms, 1982 __ 

SALES 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1982 farms by number sold: 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 __________________________________________ _ 

1,000 or more ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Feeder pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ $1,000,1982 __ 1978 __ 

Hogs and pigs other than feeder pigs sold ___ farms, 1982 __ 

136 DELAWARE 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Delaware 

421 

577 

54411 

61 305 

130 

170 

120 

219 

66 

85 

42 

37 

32 

38 

19 

17 

12 

11 18798 

21 720 

287 

422 8689 

10356 

231 

17 

19 

20 5066 

364 

499 

45722 

50949 

292 

438 

10887 

12562 

259 

383 5875 

5717 

259 

389 

5012 

6845 

413 

574 

101 972 100178 

10208 

8411 

58 

143 

68 

61 

39 

19 

25 59876 

138 

241 

27544 

31 800 1 268 

1 313 

363 

487 74428 

68378 

8940 

7098 

Kent 

147 

187 9555 

10427 

59 

71 

50 

77 

17 

17 

12 

10 

6 

9 

1 

2 

2 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

96 

135 1 239 1 818 

89 

3 

1 

3 

(D) 

123 

159 8316 

8609 

98 

143 

1 610 

2250 

88 

123 

874 

1 166 

83 

127 

736 1 084 

136 

180 

14429 

17495 

1 609 

1 227 

31 

49 

30 

10 

10 

3 

3 5416 

50 

100 

2887 

8560 

102 

358 

117 

139 

11 542 

8935 

1 507 

869 

New Castle 

30 

45 

2325 

2880 

15 

18 

5 

16 

6 

6 

2 

3 

1 

2 

(D) 

17 

32 

306 

334 

15 

1 

1 

(D) 

27 

40 

2019 

2546 

17 

33 

389 

440 

16 

32 

207 

233 

15 

28 

182 

207 

26 

43 

2492 

4239 

290 

359 

6 

10 

6 

1 

1 

2 

11 

16 

403 

583 

14 

21 

21 

39 2089 

3856 

276 

338 

Sussex 

244 

345 

42531 

47998 

56 

81 

65 

126 

43 

62 

28 

24 

26 

28 

16 

15 

10 

9 

(D) 

(D) 

174 

255 7144 

8204 

127 

14 

17 

16 

(D) 

214 

300 

35387 

39794 

177 

262 8888 

9872 

155 

228 4794 

4318 

161 

234 

4094 

5554 

251 

351 

85051 

78444 

8308 

6825 

21 

84 

32 

50 

28 

14 

22 54460 

77 

125 24254 

22657 

1 151 

934 

225 

309 

60797 

55787 

7157 

5891 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 13. Sheep and Horses-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

Item 

Sheep and lambs Inventory ___________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1982 farms by Inventory: 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1 to 24 _____________________________________________ _ 25 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 299 __________________________________________ _ 

300 to 999 __________________________________________ _ 1,000 or more _______________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

pounds of wool, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Sheep and lambs sold _______________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold _________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

$1,000,1982 __ 1978 __ 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Horses and ponies sold ______________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Delaware 

41 

33 

661 

590 

32 

8 

1 

33 

27 

358 

412 

29 

22 

474 

460 

3 033 

3362 

24 

24 

469 

461 

32 

27 

26 

24 

476 

474 

3514 

2962 

146 

137 

412 

398 

1 162 

1 222 

Kent 

16 

6 121 

146 

16 

14 

6 

69 

129 

14 

6 

82 

171 

586 

1 059 

8 

4 101 

96 

15 

6 

5 

4 

227 

216 1 533 

1 390 

82 

68 

213 

192 

476 

355 

New Castle Sussex 

10 15 

10 17 

186 374 

193 251 

7 9 3 5 

1 

6 13 7 14 

105 184 

144 139 

5 10 

7 9 140 252 153 136 

955 1 492 

1 334 969 

6 10 

9 11 159 209 169 196 

6 11 9 12 11 10 10 10 

89 160 84 174 922 1 059 717 855 

21 43 28 41 50 149 83 123 191 496 590 277 

DELAWARE 137 
Table 14. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Delaware Kent New Castle Sussex 

INVENTORY 

Any poultry ••••...•••••..••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1982 •• 1 027 228 39 760 1978 •• 1 140 230 69 841 Chickens 3 months old or older ...•••••..••• farms, 1982 •• 253 160 33 60 1978 •• 317 154 56 107 number, 1982 •• 968058 309464 151 023 507 571 1978 •• 727 795 198 947 (D) (D) 

Hens and pullets of laying age •••••.•••••• farms, 1982 •. 240 150 33 57 1978 •• 303 151 54 98 number, 1982 •• 742 284 (D) !D) 393 562 1978 •• 569 581 150 835 D) (D) 1982 farms by inventory: 

1 to 99 •••..••••••••...••••••••.••••••••.•...•••• 163 107 23 33 100 to 399 •...•••••••••.••••••••..•••••••••..•••• 29 20 4 5 400 to 1,599 •.•••••••...•••••••••.•••••••••••.••• 6 2 1 3 1,600 to 3,199 .•.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2 1 1 - 3,200 to 9,999 •.•••••••••.••••••••••..•••••••••.. 26 14 2 10 10,000 to 19,999 •.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 8 5 - 3 20,000 to 49,999 ••...••••••...••••••••..••••••••• 3 1 - 2 50,000 to 99,999 ••...•••••••••.•••••••••••••••••• 2 - 2 - 100,000 or more ••.•.•••••••••••.•.•••••• farms •• 1 - - 1 number •• (D) - - (D) 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of 

laying age •....••••••••••.•.••••••••••. farms, 1982 .. 34 22 3 9 1978 •. 41 15 6 20 number, 1982 •• 225 774 (D) (D) 114009 1978 •• 158214 48112 126 109976 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 

old ••••••.••••••••••.•.•••••••••••••.•••• farms, 1982 •. 12 5 1 6 1978 •. 24 9 4 11 number, 1982 •• 108190 (D) (D) 83820 1978 •• 309 928 115718 360 193850 Broilers and other meat·type chickens ••••••• farms, 1982 •• 788 78 10 700 1978 .. 828 78 14 736 number, 1982 •• 31 112162 2032420 2520 29 077 222 1978 •• 29 776 623 1 841 871 1 524 27 933 228 

Turkeys •••••••.••••••....••••••••••••.... farms, 1982 •• 29 22 6 1 1978 •• 15 9 5 1 number, 1982 •• (D) 162 

!8! 

(D) 1978 •• 408 161 (D) 

Turkey hen" kept for breeding •.•...•••••• farms, 1982 .• 11 9 2 - 1978 •• 5 2 3 - number, 1982 •• 67 (D) !D) - 1978 •• 54 (D) D) - Ducks, geese, and other poultry •.••••••••••• farms, 1982 •• 53 30 10 13 1978 •• 106 45 23 38 

SALES 

Any poultry sold ..•.••••••••••••••.....•••••• farms, 1982 .• 1 094 179 27 888 1978 •. 1 164 152 32 980 $1,000, 1982 •• 220963 (D) (D) 200880 1978 •• 191 425 12978 985 177462 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ••••...• farms, 1982 •• 98 55 10 33 1978 •• 99 46 12 41 

number, 1982 •• 1 507662 481 838 137322 888 502 

1978 •• 904 228 (D) (D) 477 216 Hens and pullets of laying age sold ••••••• farms, 1982 •• 78 42 10 26 1978 •. 84 38 12 34 number, 1982 •• 779 382 175 438 137 322 466622 

1978 •• 529 246 (D) (D) 351 200 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age sold •••••••••••..•.•••••••••• farms, 1982 •• 21 13 - 8 

1978 •• 15 8 - 7 

number, 1982 •• 728280 306400 - 421 880 

1978 •• 374 982 248 966 - 126016 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months 

old sold •••.......•.••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1982 •• 3 1 - 2 

1978 •• 5 - - 5 

number, 1982 •• (D) (D) - (D) 

1978 •. 195 500 - - 195 500 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens sold ••• farms, 1982 •• 922 76 7 839 

1978 •• 1 005 75 6 924 

number, 1982 •• 170418428 13 638 080 2090 156778 258 

1978 •• 145 796 536 8 722 786 1 407 137072 343 

1982 farms by number sold: 1 to 1,999 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 19 6 7 6 

2,000 to 15,999 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 10 - - 10 

16,000 to 59,999 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 96 5 - 91 

60,000 to 99,999 .•••••.•.•••••••••••••••••••••••••• 143 12 - 131 

100,000 to 499,999 •..•...•..••..••••••••••••••••••• 616 52 - 564 

500,000 or more •••••.•••••••••••.••....•.• farms .. 38 1 - 37 

number •• 31 224622 (D) - (D) 

Turkeys sold •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• farms, 1982 •• 10 4 3 3 

1978 •• 11 6 2 3 

number, 1982 •• 

!8! 

(D) 

!8! 

(D) 

1978 •• 166 (D) 

Turkeys for slaughter sold •••••••••••••••• farms, 1982 •• 9 3 3 3 

1978 •• 11 6 2 3 

number, 1982 •• !D) (D) 

1978 •• D) 166 !8! !8! 

Ducks, geese, and other poultry sold ••.•.•.. farms, 1982 •• 39 19 9 11 

1978 •• 29 11 3 15 

138 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 15. Selected Crops: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

Crop 

Harvested cropland __________________________ Iarms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ Irrigated __________________________________ Iarms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Cern lor grain or seed _______________________ Iarms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

bushels, 1982 __ 1978 __ Irrigated __________________________________ Iarms, 1982 __ 

1982 larms by acres harvested: 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1 to 24 acres _______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 100 to 249 acres ____________________________________ _ 250 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Wheat lor grain _____________________________ Iarms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

bushels, 1982 __ 1978 __ Irrigated __________________________________ Iarms, 1982 __ 

1982 larms by acres harvested: 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1 to 24 acres _______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ____________________________________ _ 

250 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Barley lor grain ______________________________ larms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

bushels, 1982 __ 1978 __ Irrigated __________________________________ Iarms, 1982 __ 

1982 larms by acres harvested: 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1 to 24 acres _______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ____________________________________ _ 250 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Soybeans lor beans _________________________ Iarms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

bushels, 1982 __ 1978 __ Irrigated __________________________________ larms,1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 1982 larms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 100 to 249 acres ____________________________________ _ 

250 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Hay-allalla, other tame, small grain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) ______ Iarms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

tons. dry, 1982 __ 1978 __ Irrigated -------------- ____________________ Iarms. 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1982 larms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _______________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres ____________________________________ _ 

250 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Vegetables harvested lor sale (see text) _______ Iarms, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ Irrigated ---------_________________________ Iarms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

1982 farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Delaware 

2700 

2806 499 986 

496 756 

318 

252 

44014 

33429 

1 363 

1 600 150 676 

156517 

14 860 293 14 980 373 

132 

80 17771 

(D) 

460 

501 

253 

149 

783 

370 56 867 

16206 

2234 786 572 030 

23 

2 2136 

(D) 

225 

391 

125 

42 

471 

464 

33951 

25 133 1 912 955 1 108 162 

12 

5 611 

(D) 

159 

194 

97 

21 

1 991 

2124 

264 971 

262 363 

6 373 519 7 501 262 

84 

31 

7012 

2116 

482 

783 

435 

291 

609 

703 16926 

21 173 

38149 

46439 

6 

7 105 

75 

430 

145 

27 

7 

367 

381 40421 

41 038 

158 

124 

17 042 

15320 

132 

94 

65 

76 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Kent 

905 

934 

167 936 

160 942 

91 

100 

(D) 

14835 

495 

531 

52712 

45820 

5 016 061 4 428 868 

25 

21 

(D) 

2751 

169 

174 

83 

49 

313 

162 

20882 

7363 760 073 245 802 

3 

246 

88 

166 

50 

9 

207 

188 

16095 

9519 937 346 

416 287 

4 

1 204 

(D) 

74 

85 

37 

11 

617 

651 

76071 

78 128 

1 634 937 2 186 801 

21 

10 

(D) 

(D) 

143 

256 

132 

86 

311 

330 

6739 

7875 

16609 

18599 

2 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

232 

67 

12 

118 

124 19602 

20045 49 

48 

9049 

7943 

51 

23 

17 

27 

New Castle 

434 

420 

77566 

80277 

47 

36 

2323 

1 314 

262 

248 

37998 

34195 

4 026 275 

3 485 654 

10 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

56 

104 

53 

49 

101 

70 

6046 

3207 

229 616 132621 

27 

59 

11 

4 

45 

51 2271 

2 141 

139 326 

105 922 

(D) 

16 

23 

6 

208 

231 

26625 

32 100 

752 240 

938 189 

3 

1 

(D) 

(D) 

45 

79 

52 

32 

142 

169 

6086 

7983 

12.104 

16759 

73 

57 

9 

3 

52 

41 1 306 

1 383 

13 

6 724 

543 

32 

6 

8 

6 

Sussex 

1 361 

1 452 254 484 

255 537 

180 

116 

(D) 

17280 

606 

821 

59966 

76502 5 835 957 

7 065 851 

97 

57 

13 594 9200 

215 

223 

117 

51 

369 

138 

29939 

5636 1 244 899 193 607 

20 

2 890 

(D) 

110 

166 

64 

29 

219 

225 

15585 

13473 

836 283 585 953 

8 

3 407 

(D) 

69 

86 

54 

10 

1 166 

1 242 

162 275 

152 135 

3 986 342 

4 376 272 

60 

20 5074 

1 382 

294 

448 

251 

173 

156 

204 

4 101 

5 315 

9436 

11 081 

4 

5 

(D) 

(D) 

125 

21 

6 

4 

197 

216 

19513 

19610 

96 

70 7270 

6834 

49 

65 

40 

43 

DELAWARE 139 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Item 

Delaware Kent New Castle Sussex 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Land in larms _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 2 180 598 257 1 325 1978 __ 2312 612 267 1 433 acres, 1982 __ 599 134 188 530 90313 320 291 1978 __ 606 507 191 025 89790 325 692 Average size of larm _____________________ acres, 1982 __ 2'(5 315 351 242 1978 __ 262 312 336 227 

Value 01 land and buildings': Average per larm _______________________ dollars, 1982 __ 498 549 540 137 836 973 414106 1978 __ 373 304 412 504 796 857 285698 Average per acre _______________________ dollars, 1982 __ 1 779 1 732 2243 1 671 1978 __ 1 469 1 289 2409 1 327 

Total cropland _______________________________ larms, 1982 __ 1 779 564 251 964 1978 __ 1 893 584 262 1 047 acres, 1982 __ 487 146 162391 76936 247 819 1978 __ 492 775 159025 80090 253660 Harvested cropland ________________________ larms, 1982 __ 1 707 552 248 907 1978 __ 1 824 575 260 989 acres, 1982 __ 472 075 157 359 73064 241 652 1978 __ 467 871 150 172 75304 242395 

Irrigated land ________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 285 79 37 169 1978 __ 213 81 31 101 acres, 1982 __ 43805 15 333 2276 26196 1978 __ 33388 14815 1 308 17265 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (see text) _______________________ $1,000, 1982 __ 366669 72 018 26488 268 163 1978 __ 316 623 58581 23412 234 629 Average per larm _______________________ dollars, 1982 __ 168 197 120432 103 064 202387 1978 __ 136 948 95 720 87687 163 733 

1982 sales by commodity or commodity group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ _ ____ _ _ __ _ _ __ __ __ _ tarms __ 1 630 509 239 882 $1,000 __ 107 174 40251 19874 47048 Grains _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ ____ _ ___ __ _ _ __ larms __ 1 511 461 208 842 $1,000 __ 72215 22997 12820 36398 

Corn lor grain ____________________________ larms __ 929 310 170 449 

Wheat $1,000 __ 30222 10703 8 101 11 418 ___________________________________ larms __ 676 257 89 330 $1,000 __ 6503 2236 660 3607 Soybeans _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ _ _ larms __ 1 351 392 158 801 $1,000 __ 32275 8540 3820 19914 

Sorghum lor grain ________________________ tarms __ 4 2 - 2 $1,000 __ 8 (D) - (D) Oats ____________________________________ farms __ 19 14 2 3 $1,000 __ 21 (D) (D) (D) Other grains _____________________________ farms __ 417 170 44 203 $1,000 __ 3 187 (D) (D) 1 448 

Cotton and cottonseed ______________________ tarms __ - - - - $1,000 __ - - - - Tobacco ___________________________________ farms __ - - - - $1,000 __ - - - -

Hay, silage, and field seeds _________________ larms __ 125 53 27 45 $1,000 __ 791 197 196 398 Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _________ farms __ 275 92 23 160 $1,000 __ 16764 8716 506 7542 Fruits, nuts, and berries _____________________ larms __ 39 17 6 16 $1,000 __ (D) (D) 49 (D) 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________ larms __ 68 20 32 16 $1,000 __ 7858 1 113 4918 1 827 Other crops ________________________________ farms __ 43 26 10 7 $1,000 __ (D) (D) 1 385 (D) 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ___________ tarms __ 1 415 326 82 1 007 $1,000 __ 259 495 31 767 6613 221 115 Poultry and poultry products _________________ tarms __ 1 034 151 13 870 $1,000 __ 220 897 (D) (D) 200845 Dairy produr.ts _____________________________ tarms __ 174 116 31 27 $1,000 __ 15562 (D) (D) 3573 

Cattle and calves ___________________________ tarms __ 371 187 61 123 $1,000 __ 11 992 3004 (D) (D) Hogs and pigs _____________________________ tarms __ 333 102 17 214 $1,000 __ 10014 1 535 273 8207 Sheep, lambs, and wool _____________________ farms __ 17 8 2 7 $1,000 __ 14 2 (D) (D) 

Other livestock and livestock products 55 10 32 (see text) ______ . __________________________ tarms __ 97 $1,000 __ 1 017 378 175 464 

1982 FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

Cash grains (011) ________________________________________ 803 293 161 349 Field crops, except cash grains (013) _______________________ 36 20 9 7 Cotton (0131) __________________________________________ - - - - Tobacco (0132) ________________________ ---------_______ - - - - Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, peanuts, - and other tield crops (0133, 0134, 0139) _________________ 36 20 9 7 

See footnotes at end of table. 

140 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

1982 FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION-Con, 

VeQetables and melons (016) _____________________________ _ FrUits and tree nuts (017) ________________________________ _ Horticultural specialties (018) _____________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) ________________________ _ 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) ________________________________________ _ 

Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) ______________________ _ 

Animal ~~~7t~a:n'~ specialttes ~~~~ (025)==================================== (027) __________________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock (029) ____________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ______________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 10 to 49 acres ____________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 50 to 69 acres ____________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

70 to 99 acres ____________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 100 to 139 acres __________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 140 to 179 acres __________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

180 to 219 acres __________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 220 to 259 acres __________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 260 to 499 acres __________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

500 to 999 acres __________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 2,000 acres or more _______________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

TENURE OF OPERATOR 

Full owners _________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Part owners _________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Tenants ____________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _______________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ Not on farm operated ____________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ Not reported ____________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Operators by prinCipal occupation: Farming ________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ Other __________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Operators by days of work off farm: None ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ Any ____________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

1 to 49 days __________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 50 to 99 days _________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 100 to 149 days _______________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

150 to 199 days _______________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 200 days or more _____________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Not reported ____________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Delaware 

53 

7 

51 

25 

89 

26 

140 

930 

28 

18 

332 

360 

338 

313 

113 

118 

171 

178 

201 

210 

142 

161 

133 

160 

109 

128 

315 

354 

211 

225 

89 

83 

26 

22 

1 123 1 149 

137 955 

129 189 

813 

905 

398115 

411 591 

244 

258 

63064 

65727 

1 615 

1 771 

276 

289 

289 

252 

1 588 1 601 

592 

711 

1 046 

1 186 

883 1 013 

141 

162 

54 

76 

62 

72 

90 

108 

536 

595 

251 

113 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Kent 

24 

3 

10 

8 

31 

14 

98 

97 

7 

7 

25 

21 

70 

46 

27 

27 

63 

51 

71 

78 

50 

55 

44 

54 

38 

55 

112 

122 

61 

78 

31 

21 

6 

4 

265 

253 40268 

42815 

245 

260 

123 382 

123 375 

88 

99 24880 

24835 

461 

485 

78 

78 

59 

49 

466 

465 

132 

147 

284 

302 

252 

287 

54 

77 

26 

29 

17 

24 

25 

16 

130 

141 

62 

23 

New Castle 

2 

30 

4 

13 

8 

26 

5 

7 

20 

20 

14 

16 

13 

6 

13 

11 

22 

20 

19 

20 

31 

32 

17 

16 

46 

67 

44 

41 

16 

18 

2 

93 

86 15455 

15595 

98 

116 

54 894 

50954 

66 

65 

19964 

23241 

183 

208 

56 

51 

18 

8 

199 

206 

58 

61 

149 

164 

89 

94 

17 

13 

4 

2 

6 

8 

5 

10 

57 

61 

19 

9 

DELAWARE 

Sussex 

27 

4 

11 

13 

45 

4 

16 

828 

14 

11 

287 

319 

254 

251 

73 

85 

95 

116 

108 

112 

73 

86 

58 

74 

54 

57 

157 

165 

106 

106 

42 

44 

18 

18 

765 

810 

82232 

70779 

470 

529 

219 839 

237 262 

90 

94 

18220 

17651 

971 

1 078 

142 

160 

212 

195 

923 

930 

402 

503 

613 

720 

542 

632 

70 

72 

24 

45 

39 

40 

60 

82 

349 

393 

170 

81 

141 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1982 and 1978-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

Item 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICSCon. 

1982 operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less ________________________________________ _ 3 or 4 years __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 years ___________________________________________ _ 

10 years or more ______________________________________ _ 

Average years on present farm _______________________ _ Not reported __________________________________________ _ 

1982 operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years ________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years ________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years ________________________________________ _ 55 to 64 years ________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________________________ _ Average age ________________________________________ _ 

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family ___________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ Partnership _________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

Corpcration: 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Family held _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ Other than family held _____________________ farms, 1982 __ 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

institutional, etc. ____________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1982 SELECTED FARM 

PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

1978 __ 

acres, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Livestock and poultry purchased ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed for livestock and poultry _____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _______________ farms __ 

tons __ $1,000 __ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer ______________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other agricultural chemicals2 _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired farm labor __________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Workers working 150 days or more _______________ tarms __ 

numbeL_ Contract labor ____________________________________ tarms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental ot machinery and equipment ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Energy and petroleum products ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Petroleum products _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Interest expense: Expenses reported _____________________________ tarms __ 

$1,000 __ Expenses reported as 'No' _____________________ tarms __ 

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

$1,000, 1982 __ 

1978 __ Average per tarm _______________________ dollars, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Motortrucks, including pickups ______________ tarms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

Wheel tractors ____________________________ tarms, 1982 __ 

Grain and bean combines, self·propelled 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

only _____________________________________ tarms, 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

number, 1982 __ 1978 __ 

See footnotes at end of table. 

142 DELAWARE 

Delaware 

95 

178 

324 1 092 

19.1 

491 

63 

284 

448 

512 

572 

301 

49.7 

1 765 

1 952 370 933 415321 

225 

223 

(0) 

77 667 

162 

121 139 700 

106048 

13 

13 

4954 

6041 

15 

3 

(0) 

1 430 

1 195 

37038 

1 361 139671 1 246 799 204 136849 

1 483 

6666 

1 423 

19117 

1 475 10528 

1 206 

17646 

611 

2009 

164 1 291 

909 2354 

2180 

17509 

2 174 

12986 

1 255 

16698 805 

2181 

2291 

139412 

124 866 63921 

54503 

1 969 

1 958 5122 

5047 

2014 

2 103 6381 

6601 

927 

930 

1 132 1 118 

Kent 

35 

54 

94 

297 

17.1 

118 

29 

88 

128 

140 

145 

68 

48.0 

487 

510 132 320 147 892 

66 

66 

(0) 

21 568 

40 

31 

(0) 

19306 

2 

4 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

227 4405 

275 15243 

227 84558 

14503 

467 

2579 

476 7396 

430 3355 

320 

5605 

183 

641 

50 

624 

266 

740 

598 5239 

598 

4345 

405 

5255 188 

599 

571 

46417 

37613 

77 492 

65873 

537 

472 1 508 

1 319 

578 

548 

1 999 1 935 

303 

263 

402 

316 

New Castle 

3 

30 

38 

147 

19.0 

39 

5 

36 

40 

64 

78 

34 

50.8 

188 

214 

59729 

70323 

36 

33 16259 

10703 

26 

19 

(0) 

(0) 

4 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

2379 

55 

528 

101 

1 817 

77 9371 

1 547 

231 1 229 

236 3568 

231 

1 727 

135 1 888 

95 

297 

31 

(0) 

112 

458 

257 

2323 

257 1 713 

140 2234 

109 

257 

251 

19841 

17908 

77 201 71 348 

224 

219 

706 

611 

255 

227 

975 

890 

133 

108 

144 

143 

Sussex 

57 

94 

192 

648 

20.1 

334 

29 

160 

280 

308 

349 

199 

50.2 

1 090 

1 228 

178 884 197 106 

123 

124 38366 

45396 

96 

71 

19l 7 

8 

(0) 

3487 

9 

2 2747 (0) 

913 

32105 985 122611 

942 

705275 

120 799 

785 

2858 

711 8 152 

814 5446 

751 10153 

333 

1 071 

83 

(0) 

531 

1 155 

1 325 

9947 

1 319 6928 

710 

9209 

508 

1 325 

1 469 

73 154 

69344 

55210 

47205 

1 208 

1 267 

2908 

3 117 

1 181 

1 328 

3407 

3776 

491 

559 

586 

659 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Item Sussex Delaware Kent New Castle 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Cattle and calves Inventory ___________________ farms, 1982 __ 436 208 63 165 

1978 __ 438 193 76 169 

number, 1982 __ 31 156 14378 4917 11 861 

1978 __ 25053 11 273 5 154 8 626 

Cows and heifers that had calved ___________ farms, 1982 __ 359 179 54 126 

1978 __ 368 188 61 139 

number, 1982 __ 14 125 6562 2790 4 773 

1978 __ 13 156 5873 2822 4461 

Beef cows ______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 188 65 25 98 

1978 __ 178 56 21 101 

number, 1982 __ 4299 937 658 2704 

1978 __ 3 104 700 264 2 140 

Milk cows _______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 198 130 32 36 

1978 __ 225 134 46 45 

number, 1982 __ 9826 5625 2 132 2069 

1978 __ 10052 5 173 2558 2321 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________ farms, 1982 __ 293 158 41 94 

number, 1982 __ 8386 4809 1 534 2043 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ___ farms, 1982 __ 307 154 44 109 

number, 1982 __ 8645 3007 593 5045 

Cattle and calves sold _______________________ farms, 1982 __ 371 187 61 123 

1978 __ 398 187 76 135 

number, 1982 __ 25169 8059 2375 14735 

1978 __ 15389 7398 2328 5 663 

Calves ___________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 265 143 45 77 

number, 1982 __ 6933 4307 (D) (D) Cattle ____________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 308 155 55 98 

1978 __ 324 150 65 109 

number, 1982 __ 18236 3752 (D) (D) 

1978 __ 8894 3290 1 341 4263 

Fattened on grains and concentrates ______ farms, 1982 __ 81 31 13 37 

number, 1982 __ 14256 2152 (D) (D) 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________ farms, 1982 __ 328 104 21 203 

1978 __ 421 118 23 280 

number, 1982 __ 52642 8722 2 101 41 819 

1978 __ 57081 9308 2380 45393 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________ farms, 1982 __ 228 72 13 143 

1978 __ 307 87 15 205 

number, 1982 __ 8262 1 017 273 6972 

1978 __ 9488 1 551 230 7707 Other ____________________________________ farms, 1982 __ 291 87 19 185 

1978 __ 370 102 22 246 

number, 1982 __ 44 380 7705 1 828 34847 

1978 __ 47593 7757 2 150 37686 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________ farms, 1982 __ 333 102 17 214 1978 __ 423 118 23 282 

number, 1982 __ 98963 13017 2341 83605 1978 __ 94 187 15665 3576 74946 Feeder pigs _______________________________ fanns, 1982 __ 104 38 7 59 

1978 __ 169 64 5 100 

number, 1982 __ 25634 1 910 329 23395 1978 __ 28 158 7 191 152 20815 

Sheep and lambs inventory ___________________ fanns, 1982 __ 21 9 2 10 1978 __ 19 2 3 14 

number, 1982 __ 297 (D) (D) 124 

1978 __ 247 (D) (D) 173 Sheep and lambs sold _______________________ farms, 1982 __ 12 4 2 6 1978 __ 11 - 3 8 number, 1982 __ 225 (D) (D) 109 1978 __ 191 - (D) (D) 

Hens and pullets of laying age Inventory _______ farms, 1982 __ 146 99 15 32 1978 __ 175 90 25 60 number, 1982 __ 738 241 196 174 (D) (D) 1978 __ 563 758 (D) (D) 342 348 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold _____ farms, 1982 __ 909 74 3 832 1978 __ 987 69 - 918 number, 1982 __ 170388 935 (D) (D) 156 750 295 1978 __ 145 722 375 8 722 202 - 137 000 173 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for grain or seed _______________________ farms, 1982 __ 1 069 382 185 502 1978 __ 1 254 396 192 666 acres, 1982 __ 145 945 50924 36576 58445 1978 __ 150 542 43577 33 166 73799 bushels, 1982 __ 14 510 034 4886 651 3 906 636 5 716 747 1978 __ 14 512 517 4 258 039 3 399 701 6 854 777 

Wheat for grain _____________________________ farms, 1982 __ 680 260 89 331 1978 __ 333 141 62 130 acres, 1982 __ 55024 19759 5893 29372 1978 __ 15761 7094 3 119 • 5548 bushels, 1982 __ 2 177 Q94 725 979 225 242 1 225 873 1978 __ 560 713 239 365 130010 191 338 

See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELAWARE 143 
Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

Item 

Delaware Kent New Castle Sussex 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Barley for grain ______________________________ farms, 1982 __ 427 179 44 204 1978 __ 424 166 49 209 acres, 1982 __ 33255 15640 (D! (D) 1978 __ 24617 (D) 13249 bushels, 1982 __ 1 884 472 919 310 

!8! 

(D) 1978 __ 1 088 908 (D) 576356 

Soybeans for beans _________________________ farms, 1982 __ 1 357 394 158 805 1978 __ 1 488 436 176 876 acres, 1982 __ 246 178 68972 25381 151 825 1978 __ 245 000 71 795 30479 142 726 bushels, 1982 __ 6001 109 1 515 562 725 155 3 760392 1978 __ 7072 380 2045 482 894892 4 132006 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small r,rain, wild, 

grass silage, green chop, etc. see text) ______ farms, 1982 __ 370 204 62 104 1978 __ 452 209 89 154 acres, 1982 __ 14222 5869 4657 3696 1978 __ 17166 6431 6022 4713 tons, dry, 1982 __ 33878 14882 10285 8711 1978 __ 39414 15663 13605 10146 

Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ farms, 1982 __ 276 92 23 161 1978 __ 293 95 22 176 acres, 1982 __ 40055 19535 1 151 19370 1978 __ 40675 19911 1 291 19473 

1 Data are based on a sample of farms. 

2Data for 1978 include the cost of lime which was not collected in 1982. 

144 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
I 

Table 17. Milk Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 F I abbreviations and symb Is see Introductory text) [ or meanng 0 o , 

Sales 

Inventory Goat milk 

Geographic area Milk goats 

Sales Sales 

Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Gallons ($1,000) 

STATE TOTAL 

Delaware __________ 1982 __ 35 208 16 109 3 3 (0) (0) 

1978 __ 8 23 5 23 1 2 (0) (0) 

COUNTIES, 1982 

Kent ____________________ 18 92 8 58 2 1 (0) (0) 

New Castle ______________ 4 20 2 (0) (0) - - - Sussex ___________ ----- 13 96 6 (0) (0) 2 (D) (0) 

Table 18. Angora Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 

[Not published lor this State) 

Table 19. Mink and Their Pelts-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 

[Not published lor this State) 

Table 20. Colonies of Bees and Honey-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Sales 

Inventory 

Geographic area Colonies 01 bees Honey 

Sales Sales 

Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Pounds ($1,000) 

STATE TOTAL 

Delaware ____ " _____ 1982 __ 68 832 3 (0) (OJ 15 13265 14 1978 __ 47 593 1 (0) (0 30 17 133 13 

COUNTIES, 1982 

Kent ____________________ 34 204 1 (0) (0) 4 3291 3 New Castle ______________ 12 384 - - - 5 4690 5 Sussex __________________ 22 244 2 (0) (0) 6 5284 6 

Table 21. Fish Sales: 1982 and 1978 

[Not published lor this State) 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELAWARE 145 
Table 22. Miscellaneous Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

Geographic area 

DUCKS 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _______________________ _ 

New Castle __________________ _ 

Sussex ______________________ _ 

GEESE 

State Total 

Delaware _______________________ .. _. ____________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

PIGEONS OR SQUAB 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

PHEASANTS 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

OTHER POULTRY 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

POULTRY HATCHED (SEE TEXn 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _______________________________ - - --- - ----- - -----------

New Cas1le ______________________ - ____ - --- ---- - - ---- - - - ---- Sussex _____________________________________________ --- ----

146 DELAWARE 

Inventory 

Farms 

45 

76 

23 

9 

13 

23 

34 

16 

7 

3 

6 

4 

4 

7 

17 

5 

2 

11 

13 

3 

1 

7 

Number 

1 552 

1 607 

733 

487 

332 

241 

265 

201 

40 

(D) 

253 

210 

(D) 

210 

658 

(D) 

(D) 

13 501 301 

13 461 510 

(D) 

(D) 

13 494 199 

Sales 

Farms 

26 

20 

14 

7 

5 

10 

4 

7 

3 

5 

1 

2 

5 

8 

2 

3 

32 

33 

17 

5 

10 

Number 

1 022 

603 

534 

373 

115 

86 

30 

79 

7 

1 146 

(D) 

(D) 

577 

424 

(D) 

(D) 

133 598 946 

143 124 822 

(D) 

(D) 

133 596 073 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 23. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties-Inventory and Sales: 1982 and 

1978 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

Geographic area 

MULES, BURROS, AND DONKEYS 

Slate Total Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

GOATS, TOTAL 

Slate Total Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _________________ -------_ ---- __ ----------------------- New Castle __________________________________________ ------

Sussex _______________ - ______________ ----------- _ ----------

GOATS, EXCEPT ANGORA AND MILK 

Slate Total Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 Kent _______________________________________________ - - ---__ 

New Castle ________________________________________ ---- ---- Sussex ____________________________________________ --------

RABBITS AND THEIR PELTS 

State Total Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

Ali other countles __________________________________________ _ 

OTHER LIVESTOCK 

Slate Total Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Inventory 

Farms Number 

7 14 

15 27 

62 409 

24 111 

26 120 

7 26 

29 263 

28 (D) 

16 (D) 

9 28 

3 6 

16 (D) 

14 1 010 

7 545 

7 (D) 

7 (D) 

3 (X) 

Sales 

Farms 

3 

3 

29 

11 

12 

3 

14 

12 

6 

4 

1 

7 

8 

6 

2 

6 

Number 

7 

5 

153 

40 

76 

4 

73 

(D) 

17 

18 

(D) 

22 

(D) 

1 380 

(D) 

469 

(X) 

Sales ($1,000) 

2 

1 

2 

(Z) 

2 

(D) 

(Z) 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

2 

Table 24. Grains-Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Geographic area 

CORN FOR GRAIN OR SEED (BUSHELS) 

Slate Total Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ New Castle _______________________________________________ _ 

Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

SORGHUM FOR GRAIN OR SEED 

(BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

WHEAT FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

~~£~ii~~~~================================================ 

Farms 

1 363 

1 600 

495 

262 

606 

6 

8 

3 

3 

783 

370 

313 

101 

369 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATcA 

Harvested 

Acres 

150 676 

156517 

52712 

37998 

59966 

115 

156 

27 

88 

56867 

16206 

20882 

6046 

29939 

Quantity 

14 880 293 14 980 373 

5 018 061 

4 026 275 

5 835 957 

4407 

6628 

1 950 

2457 

2 234 788 

572 030 

760 073 

229 816 1 244 899 

Irrigated 

Farms 

132 

80 

25 

10 

97 

23 

2 

Acres 

17771 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

13594 

2 136 

(D) 

3 246 

20 1 890 

DELAWARE 147 
Table 24. Grains-Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1982 and 1978-con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Geographic area 

BARLEY FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ t982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

New Castle _______________________________________________ _ Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

OATS FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

New Castle _______________________________________________ _ 

Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

RYE FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

New Castle _______________________________________________ _ 

Sussex ____ __________________ _____________________________ _ 

Farms 

471 

464 

207 

45 

219 

108 

107 

87 

11 

10 

120 

42 

37 

9 

74 

Harvested 

Acres 

33951 

25133 

16095 

2271 

15585 

1 236 

1 378 

955 

94 

187 

1 472 

658 

422 

92 

958 

Quantity 

1 912 955 

1 108162 

937 346 139326 

836283 

67034 

53368 

53367 

4956 

8711 

36337 

16580 

8936 

2777 

24624 

Irrigated 

Farms 

12 

5 

4 

8 

Table 25. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and 

Peanuts: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Geographic area 

SOYBEANS FOR BEANS (BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

New Castle _______________________________________________ _ 

Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

IRISH POTATOES (CWT) 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

New Castle _____________________________________ - _________ _ 

Sussex ____________________________________ --- - -- ______ ----

SWEETPOTATOES (BUSHELS) 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Farms 

1 991 

2124 

617 

208 1 166 

46 

56 

28 

10 

8 

9 

9 

Harvested 

Acres 

264 971 

262 363 

76071 

26625 

162275 

5573 

6103 

4054 (D) 

(D) 

10 

(D) 

Quantity 

6 373 519 

7 501 262 

1 634937 

752240 

3 986342 

1 332 103 1 269668 

945455 (D) 

(D) 

1 465 

(D) 

Irrigated 

Farms 

84 

31 

21 

3 

60 

21 

27 

15 

5 

1 

Acres 

611 

162 

204 

407 

(D) 

(D) 

Acres 

7012 

2116 

(D) 

(D) 

5074 

2506 

4477 

1 982 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

148 DELAWARE 1,\982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

Geographic area 

FIELD SEED AND GRASS SEED CROPS 

State Total Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

RED CLOVER SEED (POUNDS) 

State Total 

1978 __ 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

HAY-ALFALFA, OTHER TAME, SMALL 

GRAIN, WILD, GRASS SILAGE, GREEN 

CHOP, ETC. (SEE TEXn (TONS, DRY) 

State Total 

1978 __ 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ New Caslle _______________________________________________ _ Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

ALFALFA HAY (TONS, DRY) 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

New Castle _______________________________________________ _ Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

SMALL GRAIN HAY (TONS, DRY) 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

New Castle _______________________________________________ _ Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

TAME HAY OTHER THAN ALFALFA, SMALL 

GRAIN, AND WILD HAY (SEE TEXn 

(TONS, DRy) 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kenl _____________________________________________________ _ 

New Caslle _______________________________________________ _ Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

WILD HAY (TONS, DRY) 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

New Castle _______________________________________________ _ 

Ali olher counties __________________________________________ _ 

GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE, AND GREEN 

CHOP HAY (SEE TEXn (TONS, GREEN) 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

CORN ~~:~~~I~~================================================ FOR SILAGE OR GREEN CHOP 

(TONS, GREEN) 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

~~::~~I~~================================================ 

Farms 

8 

7 

6 

7 

609 

703 

311 

142 

156 

307 

333 

158 

76 

73 

67 

84 

30 

11 

26 

360 

453 

201 

77 

82 

24 

41 

18 

6 

72 

(NA) 

41 

14 

17 

209 

224 

129 

36 

44 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DAT.:A 

Harvested 

Acres 

111 

(D) 

(D) 

232 

16926 

21 173 

6739 

6086 

4101 

5356 

6424 

2261 

2 104 

991 

1 392 2440 

(D) 

339 

(D) 

6265 

8044 

2897 

1 814 

1 554 

1 525 1 703 

1 511 

14 

2388 

2562 

1 255 

318 

815 

10034 

10021 

4033 

1 290 4711 

Quan~ty 

(X) 

(X) 

9092 

33870 

38149 

46439 

16609 

12 104 9436 

16689 

19849 

7 ::59 

6408 

3022 

2477 

2836 

(D) 

849 

(D) 

12319 

16047 

5718 

3 136 

3465 

1 344 1 836 

1 323 

21 

15961 

17531 

8979 

1 766 

5216 

145 796 144776 

50575 

18420 

76801 

Irrigaled 

Farms 

6 

7 

2 

4 

3 

5 

2 

4 

2 

2 

2 

(NA) 

6 

1 

2 

1 

3 

Acres 

105 

75 

(D) 

(D) 

38 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

67 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

10 

187 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

161 

DELAWARE 149 
Table 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Geographic area 

SORGHUM FOR SILAGE OR GREEN CHOP 

(TONS, GREEN) 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

New Castle _______________________________________________ _ 

Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

Farms 

28 

49 

18 

4 

6 

Harvested 

Acres 

283 

857 

159 

80 

44 

Quantity 

4311 

14648 

2510 

1 105 

696 

Irrigated 

Farms 

Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Geographic area 

LAND USED FOR VEGETABLES (SEE TEXn 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

New Castle _______________________________________________ _ Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

VEGETABLES HARVESTED (SEE TEXn 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

New Castle _______________________________________________ _ Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

ASPARAGUS 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent __________________________________________________ - - --

Sussex ________________________________________________ - - --

GREEN LIMA BEANS 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent ______________________________________ - ______________ _ 

New Castle _______________________________ - - - - ------ ___ ----

Sussex ____________________________________ - - - - - ---- - - _ ----

SNAP BEANS 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _______________________ --- - - - - - - - - - ------ - - ---- - - - - - -- New Castle _______________________________________________ _ 

Sussex _____________________ ----- ---- ----- - - - - - - - --- -------

BROCCOLI 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _______________________ - - - - - ---- - - - - - - - - - - - ---- - ------

All other counties _____________ ------------------------------

Harvested 

Farms 

367 

381 

118 

52 

197 

367 

381 

118 

52 

197 

11 

10 

7 

4 

58 

74 

19 

4 

35 

54 

79 

14 

7 

33 

13 

5 

6 

7 

Irrigated 

Acres Farms 

36845 158 

35561 124 

16747 49 

1 212 13 

18886 96 

40421 158 

41 038 124 

19602 49 

1 306 13 

19513 96 

1 477 3 

2334 1 

1 463 2 

14 1 

11 436 23 

11 977 14 

l8! 8 

2 

6374 13 

3429 21 

5323 30 

1 706 6 

5 2 

1 718 13 

21 8 

2 2 

14 4 

7 4 

Acres 

(D) 

Acres 

15760 

14066 

8217 

719 6825 

17042 

15320 

9049 

724 

7270 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

1 952 

932 

(D) 

(D) 

1 103 

1 427 

2356 

(D) 

(D) 

804 

19 

(D) 

13 

5 

150 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text) 

HEAD CABBAGE 

State Totel 

Geographic area 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

New Castle _______________________________________________ _ Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

CANTALOUPS 

State Total Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

New Castle _______________________________________________ _ Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

CARROTS 

State Total Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

CAULIFLOWER 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

All other counUes __________________________________________ _ 

CUCUMBERS AND PICKLES 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

New Castle _______________________________________________ _ Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

GREEN PEAS, EXCLUDING GREEN 

COWPEAS 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

New Castle _______________________________________________ _ Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

HOT PEPPERS 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

SWEET PEPPERS 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Sussex 

~:~ Casti;'-================================================ ___________________________________________________ _ 

PUMPKINS 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Harvested 

Farms 

18 

21 

6 

7 

5 

74 

69 

14 

6 

54 

10 

9 

6 

4 

15 

8 

7 

8 

67 

49 

27 

3 

37 

67 

70 

26 

10 

31 

40 

28 

35 

5 

38 

57 

21 

6 

11 

22 

22 

15 

7 

Irrigated 

Acres Farms 

508 12 

512 11 

(D) 4 26 5 (D) 3 

298 45 303 28 

58 8 

7 4 233 33 

1 193 5 941 2 

492 4 701 1 

101 12 108 7 

81 5 20 7 

1 755 43 1 806 21 

1 342 15 (D) 2 (D) 26 

10093 35 9585 41 

5647 16 394 4 4052 15 

96 8 77 3 

88 7. 8 1 

133 16 869 24 

110 7 3 2 20 7 

43 7 56 3 

26 5 17 2 

DELAWARE 

Acres 

479 

(D) 

(D) 

26 

(D) 

153 

103 

(D) 

(D) 

123 

238 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

98 

98 

81 

17 

1 723 

1 569 

1 327 

(D) 

(D) 

4426 

4615 

2612 

290 1 525 

25 

11 

(D) 

(D) 

62 

469 

44 

(D) 

(D) 

20 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

151 
Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see Introductory text] 

SQUASH 

State Total 

Geographic area 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________________________________ _ 

SWEET CORN 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

New Castle _______________________________________________ _ Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

TOMATOES 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Countlea, 1982 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

New Castle _______________________________________________ _ Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

TURNIPS 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

New Cas1le ___________________________ - __________ --- __ -----

Sussex ______________________________________ -------___ - ---

WATERMELONS 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent ________________________ ----__________________ - -------

New Castle _______________________ -- ____ -------------------

Sussex _________________________ -------------- -------------

152 DELAWARE 

Harvested 

Farms 

18 

16 

13 

5 

140 

132 

35 

39 

66 

74 

79 

16 

14 

44 

10 

9 

3 

7 

119 

115 

13 

3 103 

Acres 

166 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

6 120 4327 

2451 

595 3075 

1 096 

877 

162 

43 

891 

14 

8 

(0) 

(D) 

1 311 

1 310 

112 3 1 196 

Irrigated 

Farms 

9 

5 

5 

4 

64 

47 

19 

7 

38 

31 

24 

4 

6 

21 

5 

3 

3 

2 

62 

33 

6 

3 

53 

Acres 

82 

(D) 

6 

77 

4043 

2793 

1 958 

233 1 853 

535 

454 

(0) 

(0) 

458 

(D) 

(D) 

(0) 

(D) 

923 

559 

69 

3 851 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 28. Fruits and Nuts: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see Introductory text] 

Total Nonbearing age 

Geographic arqa 

Farms Acres Trees or vines Farms Trees or vines 

LAND IN 

ORCHARDS 

State Total 

Delaware __________ 1982 __ 47 1 289 (X) ~ (X) 1978 __ 49 1 086 (X) (X) 

Counties, 1982 

Kent ____________________ 16 (D) (X) 

~ (X) New Castle ______________ 15 44 (X) (X) Sussex __________________ 16 (D) (X) (X) (X) 

APPLES 

State Total 

Delaware __________ 1982 __ 24 888 77531 10 (D) 

1978 __ 29 760 59810 13 (D) 

Counties, 1982 

Kent ____________________ 6 10) (D) 4 (D) New Castle ______________ 9 D) 624 3 (D) Sussex __________________ 9 (D) (D) 3 (D) 

GRAPES(SEE 

TEXT) (FRESH 

WEIGHT) 

State Total 

Delaware __________ 1982 __ 17 34 17197 7 (D) 

1978 __ 25 28 13706 14 1 456 

Counties, 1982 

Kent ____________________ 9 20 11 511 1 (D) New Castle ______________ 3 (D) (D) 3 (D) Sussex __________________ 5 (D) (D) 3 (D) 

PEACHES 

State Total 

Delaware __________ 1982 __ 31 363 29283 13 11 984 1978 __ 28 290 21 993 11 2997 

Counties, 1982 

Kent ____________________ 7 179 16334 2 (D) New Castle ______________ 9 23 (D) 3 (D) Sussex __________________ 15 161 (D) 8 (D) 

Table 29. Berries Harvested for Sale: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see Introductory text] 

Geographic area 

BERRIES 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

New Castle _______________________________________________ _ 

Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

STRAWBERRIES (POUNDS) 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent _____________________________________________________ _ New Castle _______________________________________________ _ Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

Farms 

49 

48 

20 

9 

20 

42 

46 

16 

8 

18 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Harvested 

Acres 

196 

129 

46 

26 

125 

112 

94 

41 (O! 

(0 

Bearing age 

Farms 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

21 

26 

4 

9 

8 

16 

22 

9 

2 

5 

26 

25 

6 

9 

11 

Quantity 

(X) 

(X) 

360 336 

290 788 

147 808 

108 200 

104 328 

Trees or vines 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

12250 

(D) 

(D) 

2311 

17299 

18996 

(D) 

(D) 

7402 

Harvested 

Farms 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

17 

18 

3 

8 

6 

11 

17 

8 

1 

2 

23 

20 

6 

8 

9 

Irrigated 

Farms 

17 

17 

9 

2 

6 

16 

17 

8 

2 

6 

Pounds 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

21 978 816 

14 617 301 

(D) 

38596 

(D) 

132 020 

86366 

107 520 

(D) 

(D) 

1 985 416 

2 505 655 

(D) 

(D) 

736 200 

Acres 

54 

54 

31 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) (O! (0 

DELAWARE 153 
Table 30. Nursery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale: 1982 

and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Geographic area 

NURSERY AND GREENHOUSE PRODUCTS 

(SEE TEXT) 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

New Castle _______________________________________________ _ Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

PRODUCTS GROWN IN THE OPEN, 

IRRIGATED 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

New Castle _______________________________________________ _ 

Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

BEDDING PLANTS 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

New Castle _______________________________________________ _ 

Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

CUT FLOWERS AND CUT FLORIST 

GREENS 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

New Castle _______________________________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

FOLIAGE AND FLOWERING PLANTS 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 Kent _____________________________________________________ _ 

New Castle _______________________________________________ _ 

Sussex ___________________ _____ ___________________________ _ 

MUSHROOMS 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ t 982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

New Castle _______________________________________________ _ 

NURSERY PRODUCTS 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 

Kent __________________________________ - - - _______ ------ ---- New Castle _______________________________________________ _ 

Sussex ______________________ - - - - - - - ____ ------------- - - - ---

SOD HARVESTED 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Table 31. Other Crops: 1982 and 1978 

[Not published for this State] 

Farms 

106 

113 

27 

52 

27 

27 

43 

9 

8 

10 

29 

34 

13 

9 

7 

10 

8 

7 

3 

31 

40 

8 

10 

13 

17 

15 

17 

35 

40 

9 

18 

8 

3 

3 

Sq. ft. under 

glass or other 

protection 

1 340 520 

1 662 542 

66920 

1 110150 

163 450 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

146910 

119639 

45080 

38630 

63200 

11 550 

(D) 

11 550 

118480 

212 445 

(D) 

45950 

(D) 

980000 

1 228880 

980000 

71 780 

52328 

(D) 

34020 (D) 

(X) 

(X) 

Acres in 

the open 

1 280 

1 889 

472 

449 

359 

428 

541 

368 

22 

38 

6 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

3 

7 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

26 

(D) 

5 

20 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

1 092 

1 767 

(D) 

439 

(D) 

120 

(D) 

Sales 

($1,000) 

7984 

8052 

1 147 

4996 

1 840 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

440 

491 

126 

197 

117 

35 

58 

34 

1 

692 

530 

88 

96 

508 

3875 

3278 

3875 

2569 

3523 

(D) 

794 

(D) 

314 

128 

154 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 32. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1982 and 1978 

(For classification of social and ethnic groups see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 

Farms by value of sales 

Land In farms Harvested cropland 

Geographic area Market value Occupation farming Occupation other than farming 

of ':jlricultural pro ucts sold Less than $2,500 to $10,000 Less than $2,500 to $10,000 

Farms Acres Farms Acres ($1,000) $2,500 $9,999 or more $2,500 $9,999 or more 

STATE TOTAL 

Delaware __________ 1982 __ 59 4951 55 4057 1 261 8 7 12 16 11 5 

1978 __ 74 8576 69 6508 1 480 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

COUNTIES, 1982 Sussex __________________ 44 2980 41 2593 1 000 6 5 8 13 8 4 All other countles _________ 15 1 971 14 1484 261 2 2 4 3 3 1 

Table 33. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1982 and 1978 

(For classification of social and ethnic groups, see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Full owners Par1 owners 

Geographic area Lend in Harvested Lend in Harvested 

Number farms cropland Number farms cropland 

STATE TOTAL 

Delaware __________ 1982 __ 33 1 213 784 21 3 154 2809 1978 __ 36 1 328 784 30 6381 4881 

COUNTIES, 1982 Sussex __________________ 25 600 425 16 1 888 (0) All other counties _________ 8 613 339 5 1 266 1 097 

Table 34. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1982 and 1978 

(For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

BLACK 

State Total 

Geographic area 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

Counties, 1982 Sussex ___________________________________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________________________________ _ 

AMERICAN INDIAN 

State Total 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER 

State Total 

1978 __ 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

OTHER RACES (SEE TEXT) 

State Total 

1978 __ 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 

1978 __ 

All farms 

Farms 

32 

42 

22 

10 

22 

19 

2 

3 

13 

Table 35. Operators of Spanish Origin: 1982 and 1978 

(For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see Introductory text] 

All farms 

Geographic area 

Farms 

STATE TOTAL 

Delaware ___________________________________________ 1982 __ 3 1978 __ 19 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Lend in farms 

2 182 

4350 

1 447 

735 

2631 

3043 

(0) 

(0) 

183 

Land in farms 

451 

3445 

Tenants 

Lend in 

Number farms 

5 584 

8 867 

3 (0) 

2 (0) 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or 

more 

Farms 

9 

17 

6 

3 

6 

9 

2 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or 

more 

Farms 

2 

14 

Harvested 

cropland 

484 

863 

(0) 

(0) 

Lend in 

farms 

1 438 3 402 

937 

501 

(0) 

2765 

(0) 

Land in 

farms 

(0) 

3 197 

DELAWARE 155 
Table 36. Commodity Credit Corporation Loans by Commodity Group: 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Total Feed grains Wheat Cotton Soybeans, peanuts, rye, rice, 

tobacco, and honey 

Geographic area 

Loans Loans Loans Loans Loans Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

STATE TOTAL 

Delaware __________ 1962 __ 53 1 725 29 1 144 9 .19 - - 25 563 

COUNTIES, 1982 

Kent ____________________ 16 695 10 602 3 !8l - - 7 New Castle !8l ______________ 11 166 8 45 2 - - 2 Sussex __________________ 26 864 11 497 4 6 - - 16 361 

156 DELAWARE 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
APPENDIXA. 

General Explanation 

Page information from the Standard Statistical Establishment List 

TAKING THE CENSUS ........................ . 

DATA PROCESSING ...................•...... 

MAJOR DATA CHANGES ..............•........ 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS ............... . 

FARMS CLASSIFIED BY SPECIFIED CHARACTERISTICS .. . 

STATISTICAL ADJUSTMENTS •................... 

NONSAMPLING ERRORS ...................... . 

CENSUS COVERAGE ......................... . 

RELIABILITY OF CENSUS ESTIMATES ............. . 

TAKING THE CENSUS 

Method of Enumeration 

A-1 

A-2 

A-2 

A-2 

A-7 

A-9 

A-10 

A-10 

A-10 

All censuses beginning with the 1969 census have been conducted primarily by mail. The 1978 census was the only census 

to include a mailout/mailback enumeration supplemented by 

the direct interview of all households in a sample of area segments. This combination of the mailout/mailback enumeration 

plus the area sample was used in 1978 to improve completeness of coverage for U.S., regional, and State level agriculture 

census statistics. Due to budget reductions, the area sample was 

eliminated in 1982. 

In censuses prior to the 1969 census, enumerators were assigned to specific areas and called on all farm operators within 

each area. Beginning with the 1950 census, copies of the report 

form were mailed prior to the enumeration date to each boxholder served by post offices in predominantly rural areas and 

farmers were asked to complete the forms and have them ready 

for the enumerator to pick up_ 

The mailout/mailback enumeration procedure was not used 

in taking the agriculture census in Puerto Rico, Guam, and the 

Virgin Islands. A discussion of the direct enumeration methods 

used there appears in the reports for these outlying areas. A 

description of the special direct enumeration of citrus caretakers is included in the Definitions and E~planations section. 

Mail List 

The mail list for the 1982 census was comprised of all individuals, businesses, and organizations that could be readily 

identified as being associated with agriculture. The I ist was assembled from the records of the 1978 census and administrative records of various government agencies, primarily the 

Internal Revenue Service and the U.S, Department of Agriculture (USDA). 

Lists of large or specialized operations, such as nurseries, 

specialty crop farms, broiler growers, fish farms, livestock 

farms, and cattle feedlot operations, were obtained from State 

and Federal agencies, trade associations, and sim ilar organizations. Lists of multiestablishment companies having one or 

more establishments (or locations) producing agricultural products were obtained from the 1978 census and updated using 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

maintained by the Census Bureau. 

A preliminary census mail list was assembled using names 

and addresses from the 1978 census and administrative source 

lists available in September 1981. Those records whic,h were 

less likely to be farms were included in the 1982 Farm and 

Ranch Identification Survey. Approximately 3 million farm and 

ranch forms were mailed in March 1982 to names which appeared on only one source list or selected combinations of lists 

which had yielded a low percentage of farm operators in the 

1978 census. As a result of this survey, nonfarm names and 

addresses were deleted from the census mail list, new tenant 

and successor operations were added, and the names, addresses, 

and size information were updated for the identified active farm 

operators. 

The final census mail I ist was developed using results of the 

1982 Farm and Ranch Identification Survey, names and addresses from the unduplicated preliminary list that were retained without precensus verification, and new or updated 

source lists acquired after the preliminary unduplication. The 

preliminary and final census mail lists were both constructed 

by merging and unduplicating the names and addresses from the 

various source lists on the basis of Employer Identification numbers, Social Security numbers, and names and addresses. To facilitate processing, each name on the administrative source lists 

was assigned a geographic code indicating the State and county 

location of the operation and a size code indicating an estimated 

value of sales. Most duplicates were identified and resolved 

prior to mailing. Other duplicate names were either reported 

by respondents or located during office processing. 

Report Forms 

In 1982, 12 regional report form versions were used. These 

forms were tailored primarily in sections 2 through 8 to list 

crops commonly produced in one or more States, and in section 15 to list livestock specialties produced_ These modifications were made to enhance reporting of crop and livestock data and to reduce respondent burden_ 

Two report form versions were used to minimize the reporting burden, particularly for small. farms_ Approximately 

75 percent of all farms received theA-page '1onsample form 

covering major items such as land use, crops, livestock and 

poultry, market value of agricultural products sold, and 

operator characteristics_ The 5-page sample form was mailed 

to all large and specialized farms (based on expected sales, 

acres, or standard industrial classification). all farms in 

Alaska and Hawaii, and approximately 17 percent of all other 

farms. The sample form contained all the items asked on the 

nonsample form plus the sample items (sections 22 through 28). 

The sample form and the information sheet appear in appendix C. The Statistical Adjustments section of this appendix 

includes a discussion of the criteria used to determine whether 

the sample or nonsample form was to be mailed to addressees. 

APPENDIX A A-l 
Initial Mailing 

The report forms were mailed in late December 1982 to the 

approximately 3,653,000 individuals, businesses, and organizations on the mail list. The information sheet containing instructions for completing the form and a brochure explaining the uses of the census data were included with each report 

form. Additional special instructions were included with report forms sent to grazing associations; feedlot operations; institutional organizations; and producers of poultry under contract, bees and honey, fish, laboratory animals, worms, and 

nursery and greenhouse products. 

In an effort to provide additional help to farmers in completing their reports, copies of an Agriculture Census Guide 

booklet were sent to county agricultural agencies, institutions, 

or businesses to whom farmers might turn for help. Included 

were vocational agriculture instructors, and USDA county 

offices-Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, 

Farmers Home Administration, Soil Conservation Service, and 

Cooperative Extension Service. This guide contained descriptions and definitions for various items in more detail than the 

instructions included with each report form. Representatives 

of the above agencies graciously consented to assist farmers 

in completing their report forms if requested. 

Fol!owup Procedures 

The data collection effort included a reminder card and five 

followup letters, two of which were accompanied by a report 

form. Followup reminders were sent to nonrespondents on a 

flow basis at 3- to 4-week intervals starting in late February and 

continuing until late June 1983. In early April 1983, an additional followup letter was sent to nonrespondents in low 

response counties in 14 States. 

Telephone calls were made to nonrespondents who were 

expected to have large operations (those with expected sales 

of $100,000 or more) or who were located in low response 

counties. A nonresponse adjustment procedure was used to 

represent the final nonrespondent farms in the census results. 

A description of this procedure is included in the Statistical 

Adjustments section. 

DATA PROCESSING 

Selected report forms were reviewed prior to keying the data 

onto magnetic tape. These included reports with attached correspondence, and reports with remarks or no positive data on the 

front page. All new successors reported by former operators 

were researched to see if they had already been included in the 

census mailing. Report forms were mailed to successor addresses 

not located on the mail file. This processing improved the 

coverage of the census. 

The data for each report form were subjected to a detailed 

item-by-item computer edit. The edit performed comprehensive 

checks for consistency and reasonableness, corrected erroneous 

or inconsistent data, supplied missing data based on similar 

farms within the same county, and assigned farm classification 

codes necessary for tabulating the data. Significant computergenerated changes to the data were reviewed and verified. 

In the computer edit, farms with sales, acreage, or commodities exceeding specified levels were tested for historical 

comparability. Key items, such as acreage and sal~s, were compared for significant changes between 1978 and 1982. Sizeable 

A-2 APPENDIX A 

historical differences were resolved or verified, by telephone if 

necessary. 

Respondents who reported sales or acreage above specified 

levels on nonsample forms were sent correspondence requesting 

the additional sample data. Report forms with reported sales 

of $1,000,000 or more or 30,000 acres or more, and other 

selected problem reports were reviewed by statisticians in the 

Agriculture Division. Problems that could not be resolved by 

reference to other information on the report were resolved by 

contacting the respondents by telephone or correspondence. 

Prior to publication, tabulated totals were reviewed by 

statisticians to identify any inconsistencies and potential cover· 

age problems. Comparisons were made with previous census 

data, estimates published by the USDA and other available 

check data. Selected report forms were reviewed and problem 

entries were either verified as being correct or the data were 

corrected. 

MAJOR DATA CHANGES 

The content of the 1982 census report form is similar to 

that of the 1978 form. To limit respondent burden, the 1978 

and 1982 forms included only data items needed at the county 

level, either on a complete or sample basis. The 1978 census 

data items which were eliminated from the 1982 form include: 

Land held under foreign ownership 

Gallons purchased of gilsoline; diesel fuel; LP gas, butane 

and propane; and fuel oil 

Animal health costs for livestock and poultry 

The following new data items were added to the 1982 report form: 

Interest expense for the farm business 

Source of irrigation water 

Year in which the operator began to operate the farm 

More extensive data on Commodity Credit Corporation 

(CCC) loans were collected in 1982. 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 

The following definitions and explanations provide a more 

detailed description of the terms used in this publication than 

are available in the tables or on the report form. For an exact 

wording of the questions on the 1982 census report forms and 

the information sheet which accompanied these forms, see 

appendix C. 

Most definitions of terms are the same as those used in earlier 

censuses. The more important exceptions are also noted here. 

Farms or farms reporting-The term "farms" or "farms reporting" in the presentation of data denotes the number of 

farms reporting the item. For example, if there are 3,710 

farms in a State and 842 of them had 28,594 cattle and 

calves, the data for those farms reporting cattle and calves 

would appear as: 

Cattle and calves ...................... farms .. 842 

number. .28,594 

Land in farms-The acreage designated in the tables as "land in 

"farms" consists primarily of agricultural land used for crops, 

pasture, or grazing. It also includes woodland and wasteland not 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
actually under cultivation or used for pasture or grazing, provided it was part of the farm operator's total operation. Large 

acreages of woodland or wasteland held for nonagricultural 

purposes were deleted from individual reports during the processing operations. 

Land in farms is an operating unit concept and includes 

land owned and operated as well as land rented from others. 

Land used rent free was to be reported as land rented from 

others. All grazing land, except land used under government 

permits on a per-head basis, was included as "land in farms" 

provided it was part of a farm or ranch. Grazing land operated 

by grazing associations was to be reported by the person 

chiefly responsible for conducting the business of the association. All land in Indian reservations used for growing crops or 

grazing livestock was to be included as land in farms. Land in 

reservations not reported by individual Indians or non-Indians 

was to be reported in the name of the cooperative group that 

used the land. In some instances, an entire Indian reservation 

was reported as one farm. 

Land area-The approximate land area of counties and States 

shown for 1982 represents the total land area as determined by 

records and calculations updated as of January 1, 1983. The 

county land areas were remeasured in 1980. The previous 

county measurements were done in 1940. Any differences between the land area in 1982 and 1978 are due to these new 

measurements, annexations, and other changes affecting county 

boundaries. 

Land in two or more counties-With few exceptions, the land in 

each farm was tabulated as being in the operator's principal 

county. The principal county was defined as the one where 

the largest value of agricultural products was raised or produced. It was usually the county containing all or the largest 

proportion of the land in the farm or viewed by the respondent as his/her principal county. For a limited number of 

Midwest and Western States, this procedure has resulted in the 

allocation of more land in farms to a county than the total 

land area of the county. To minimize this distortion, separate 

reports were required for large farms identified from the 1978 

census as having more than one farm unit. Other reports received showing land in more than one county were separated 

into two or more reports if the data would significantly affect 

the county totals. 

Value of land and buildings-Respondents were asked to report 

their estimate of the current market value of land and buildings 

owned, rented or leased from others, and rented or leased to 

others. Market value refers to the respondent's estimate of what 

the land and buildings would sell for under current market 

conditions. If the value of land and buildings was not reported, 

it was estimated using the average value of land and buildings 

from a similar farm in the same geographic area. 

Harvested cropland-This category includes land from which 

crops were harvested or hay was cut, and land in orchards, 

citrus groves, vineyards, nurseries, and greenhouses. Land from 

which two or more crops were harvested was counted only 

once, even though there was more than one use of the land. 

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing-This category includes land used only for pasture or grazing that could have 

been used for crops without additional improvement, and all 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

land planted in crops that were grazed before the crops reached 

maturity. Also included was all cropland used for rotation pasture and land in government diversion programs that were 

pastured. However, cropland that was pastured after crops were 

harvested was not to be included. 

Other cropland-This category includes cropland used only for 

soil improvement crops, land on which all crops failed, cultivated summer fallow, idle cropland, and land planted in crops 

that were to be harvested after the census year. 

Total woodland-This category includes natural or planted 

woodlots or timber tracts, cutover and deforested land with 

young growth which has or will have value for wood products, 

and land planted for Christmas tree production. Land covered 

by sagebrush or mesquite was to be reported as other pastureland and rangeland or other land. 

Woodland pastured-This category includes all woodland used 

for pasture or grazing during the census year. Woodland or 

forest land pastured under a per-head grazing permit was not 

counted as land in farms and therefore was not i ncl uded in 

woodland pastured. 

Other land-This category includes land in house lots, barn lots, 

ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. In 1974, for farms with sales of 

less than $2,500, this category included pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured in addition to 

land in house lots, barn lots, ponds, roads, and wasteland. 

Land set aside in federal farm programs-This land includes land 

diverted or set aside under the provisions of the Federal Commodity Acreage Reduction Program. These data are for the 

acres of cropland taken out of production by growers of wheat, 

cotton, rice, corn, sorghum, barley, and oats, and devoted to 

conservation uses. No information was obtained as to which 

crops would have been grown on the acres set aside. 

Irrigated land-This category includes all land watered by any 

artificial or controlled means, such as sprinklers, furrows or 

ditches, and spreader dikes. Included are supplemental, partial, 

and preplant irrigation. Each acre was to be counted only once 

regardless of the number of times it was irrigated or harvested. 

Operator-The term "operator" designates a person who operates a farm, either doing the work or making day-to-day decisions about such things as planting, harvesting, feeding, 

marketing, etc. The operator may be the owner, a member of 

the owner's household, a salaried manager, a tenant, a renter, or 

a sharecropper. If a person rents land to others or has land 

worked on shares by others, he/she is considered the operator 

only of the land which is retained for his/her own operation. 

For partnerships, only one partner is counted as an operator. 

If there is no clear-cut partner in charge, then the senior or 

oldest active partner is considered the operator. For census 

purposes, the number of operators is the same as the number 

of farms. In some cases, the operator was not the individual 

named on the address label of the report form, but another 

family member, a partner, or a hired manager who was actually in charge of the farm operations. 

Operator characteristics-Data on characteristics such as residence, race, Spanish origin, age, sex, principal occupation, and 

off-farm work were collected from all operators in 1982. If 

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operator characteristics of race, age, sex, and principal occupation were not reported, they were derived based on information reported by farms with similar acreage size, tenure, 

and sales size. No imputations were made for nonresponse 

to place of residence, Spanish origin, off-farm work, or year 

began operation. For the 1982 and 1978 censuses, operators 

of Spanish origin were tabulated by reported race. Prior censuses included Spanish origin as "White" whenever separate 

data for the White race were shown. 

Selected farm production expenses-Since only selected production expenses incurred in 1982 were requested, the expense data cannot be used in combination with gross sales 

to calculate net cash farm income. The 1979 Farm Finance 

Survey provided estimates on net cash farm income. 

In 1982, as in other recent censuses, operators producing 

crops, I ivestock, or poultry under contract frequently failed 

to report certain expenditure data. They often were unable 

or unwilling to estimate the cost of production inputs furnished by the contractors. As a consequence, the rate of imputation of expenditure data for these operations is considerably 

higher than it is for noncontract producers. 

Commercial fertilizer-The expense for commercial fertilizer is the amount spent on fertilizer during 1982, excludi ng the cost of application. Some fertilizer purchased 

in 1982 may not have been applied during the year. If the 

fertilizer was applied by someone other than the operator, 

respondents were requested to report the cost of application as an expense for customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment. 

Other agricultural chemicals-These expenses include the 

cost of all insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other 

pesticides, excluding costs of application. Data exclude 

commercial fertilizer purchased. The cost of lime is included 

in the 1978 data, but excluded from 1982. 

Custom work, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 

equipment-These expenses include costs incurred for 

having customwork done on the place and for renting machines to perform agricultural operations. The cost of cotton 

ginning is excluded. The cost of labor involved in the customwork service is included in the customwork expense. The 

cost of labor for operating rented or hired machinery is included as a hired farm and ranch labor expense. 

Interest expense-Only the interest expense for the farm 

business was to be reported. Although instructions requested 

that interest on the owner/operator dwelling be excluded 

when separate records were available, it is probable that an 

undetermined amount of such nonfarm business interest was 

also reported. 

Energy and petroleum products-Respondents were asked to 

report only those expenses pertaining to the operation of 

the farm business. 

Storage capacity-This category applies to those farms reporting 

expenditures for the specific kind of fuel. The storage capacity 

was to be reported even if not used during the census year. 

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Farms with storage capacity reported as "no"-This category 

includes farm operators with expenditures for a specific kind 

of fuel who also checked the "none" box for storage capacity. 

See appendix C, section 26, Expenditures for Energy. 

Market value of agricultural products sold-This category represents the gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from the 

place in 1982 regardless of who received the payment. It includes 

sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received 

by partners, landlords, contractors, or others associated with the 

operation. In addition, it includes the loan value received in 

1982 for placing commodities in the CCC loan program. This 

ensures comparability with prior census years for market value 

of agricultural products sold. 

The value of agricultural products sold represents total sales 

of all crops, including nursery products sold, and livestock, 

poultry, and their products sold. It does not include income 

from farm-related sources such as customwork or agricultural 

services, or income from nonfarm sources. Sales of forest products were not included in 1978 or 1982; but were included in 

1974. 

The value of crops sold in 1982 does not necessarily represent the sales from crops harvested in 1982. Data may include 

sales from crops produced in earlier years and exclude some 

crops produced in 1982, but held in storage and not sold. For 

commodities, such as sugar beets and wool, sold through a co-op 

which made payments in several installments, respondents 

were requested to report only the total value received in 1982. 

ThE' value of agricultural products sold was collected from all 

operators. If the operator failed to report, estimates were made 

based on the amount of crops harvested or the number of livestock or poultry sold. Extensive estimation was required for 

operators growing crops or livestock under contract. 

Caution should be used when comparing sales in 1982 with 

sales reported in earlier censuses due to the fluctuations in perunit prices between census years. 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services-This category consists of gross income received during 1982 by farm operators for providing services for 

others such as planting, plowing, spraying, harvesting, etc. Income from machine work and other agricultural services is 

generally included in the agriculture census if it is supplemental to the farming operation. However, it is excluded if it 

constitutes a separate establishment or is conducted from an· 

other location. The agricultural services part of a farming 

operation was generally considered a separate establishment 

when income from agricultural services was $10,000 or more 

and greater than the value of agricultural products sold. Due to 

legislative restrictions, data for establishments primarily engaged in agricultural services were not collected in 1982. 

Agricultural chemicals used, including fertilizer and lime-For 

each type of agricultural chemical, the acres treated were to be 

reported only once. If multipurpose chemicals were used, the 

acres treated for each purpose were to be reported. 

Fish and other aquacultural products-The raising of fish and 

other aquacultural products in captivity is included in the agriculture census. Production in salt water is considered not to be 

in captivity and is excluded from the census. The value of fish 

and other aquacultural products sold and laboratory animals 

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sold is included in the category "other livestock and livestock 

products. " 

Bees and honey-Bee and honey production was enumerated 

and tabulated in the county in which the home farm was located even though hives are often moved from farm to farm 

over a wide geographic area. The completeness and accuracy 

of these data are affected by the fact that some bee operations 

may not have been on the mail list and some operators on the 

mail list may not have considered beekeeping to be an agricultural operation, and therefore did not report. 

Citrus enumeration-In the 1982 census, reports for selected 

citrus caretakers in Arizona, Florida, and Texas were obtained 

by direct enumeration_ A citrus caretaker is an organization or 

person caring for or managing citrus groves for others. This 

special enumeration has been used in recent censuses because 

of the difficulty in identifying and enumerating absentee grove 

owners who often do not know the information that is needed 

to adequately complete the census report. Each citrus caretaker was enumerated as a farm operator and requested to complete one report form for all groves cared for and to furnish a 

list of grove owners' names, addresses, and acres of citrus. The 

names on the lists were matched to completed grove owners' 

report forms to eliminate duplication_ The caretaker was also 

requested to inform the grove owner that he had already reported for the citrus under his care and that the grove owner 

was not to report the citrus again. In the 1982 census, 8 caretakers in Arizona reported 210 grove owners having 13,000 

acres of citrus; the 99 caretakers in Florida reported 5,900 

grove owners having 250,000 acres of citrus; and 21 caretakers 

in Texas reported 1,500 grove owners having 30,000 acres of 

citrus. 

Crop year or season covered-Acres and quantity harvested are 

for the calendar year 1982 except for citrus fruits, avocados, 

olives; vegetables in Florida; sugarcane in Florida and Texas; and 

pineapples and coffee in Hawaii. 

Citrus fruits-The data for Florida relate to the quantity 

harvested in the September 1981 through July 1982 harvest 

season, except limes that were harvested in the April 1982 

th rough March 1983 harvest season. The data for Texas 

relate to the quantity harvested in the September 1981 

through May 1982 harvest season. The data for States, other 

than Florida and Texas, relate to the quantity harvested in 

the 1981-82 harvest season. 

Avocados-The data for California relate to the quantity 

harvested in the November 1981 through November 1982 

harvest season and for Florida the April 1982 through 

March 1983 harvest season. 

Olives-The data for California relate to the quantity harvested in the September 1981 through March 1982 harvest 

season. 

Vegetables-The data for Florida relate to the crop harvested 

in the September 1981 through August 1982 harvest season. 

Sugarcane for sugar-The data for Florida relate to the cuttings from November 1981 through April 1982, and for 

Texas the cuttings from October 1981 through April 1982. 

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Pineapples-The data for Hawaii relate to the quantity harvested in the year ending May 31,1982. 

Coffee-The data for Hawaii relate to the 1981-82 crop. 

Acres and quantity harvested-Crops were reported in who.le 

acres except for the following crops which were reported In 

10th~ of acres: Irish potatoes, sweetpotatoes, tobacco, fruit and 

nut crops including land in orchards, berries, 'Jegetables, and 

nursery and greenhouse products; and in Hawaii, taro, ginger 

root, and lotus root. Totals for crops reported in lOths. of 

acres were rounded to whole acres at the aggregate level dUring 

the tabulation process. 

If two or more crops were harvested from the same land 

during the year, the acres would be counted for each crop. 

Therefore, the total acres of all crops harvested generally exceeds the acres of cropland harvested. The exception to this 

procedure is hay crops. When more than one cutting of hay 

was taken from the same acres, the acres are counted only once 

but the quantity harvested includes all cuttings. However, hay 

cut for both dry hay and green crop or silage would be reported 

for each applicable crop. For interplanted crops or "skip-row" 

crops, acres were to be reported accordi ng to the portion of the 

field occupied by each crop. 

If a crop was planted but not harvested, the acres were not to 

be reported as harvested. These acres were to be reported in the 

"land use" section under the appropriate cropland items-cropland used only for pasture or grazing, cropland used for cover 

crops, cropland on which all crops failed, or cropland idle. 

Corn and sorghum hogged or grazed were to be reported as 

"cropland harvested" and not as "cropland used only for 

pasture or grazing." Crop residue left in fields and later hogged 

or grazed was not to be reported as cropland pasture. 

Quantity harvested was not obtained for crops such as vegetables; nursery and greenhouse products; corn cut for dry 

fodder, hogged or grazed; and sorghum, hogged or grazed. 

Acres of land in bearing and nonbearing fruit orchards. citrus 

or other groves, vineyards, and nut trees were to be reported as 

harvested cropland regardless of whether the crop was harvested 

or failed. However, abandoned orchards were to be reported 

as cropland idle, not as harvested cropland and the individual 

abandoned orchard crop acres were not to be reported. 

land in orchards-This category includes land in bearing and 

nonbearing fruit trees, citrus or other groves, vineyards, end 

nut trees of all ages, including land on which all fruit crops 

failed. Respondents were instructed not to report abandoned 

plantings and plantings of less than 20 total fruit, citrus, or nut 

trees, or grapevines. 

Crop units of measure-The regional report forms allowed the 

operator to report the quantity of field crops harvested in a unit 

of measure commonly used in the region. When the .operator reported in a unit of measure different than the unit of measure 

published, the quantity harvested was converted to the published unit of measure. 

Grapes could be reported in dry weight or fresh weight; 

plums and prunes in fresh weight or prunes in dry weight; 

and in Hawaii, coffee in pounds parchment or pounds cherry, 

and macadamia nuts in pounds husked, unshelled or pounds 

shelled. For other fruit and nut crops and citrus, the operator 

was given a choice of units of measure of pounds, tons, or 

boxes. The quantity harvested for these crops are published in 

pounds. 

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Write-in crops-T 0 reduce the length of the report form, only 

the major crops for the region were prelisted. For other crops, 

the respondent was requested to look at a list of crops in each 

section and write in the crop name and its code. For crops 

that had no individual code listed on the report form, the 

respondent was to write in the crop name and code the crop 

into the appropriate "all other" category for that section. 

Write-in crops coded as "all other" were reviewed and assigned a specific code when possible. Crops not assigned a 

specific code were left in the appropriate "all other" category. 

In some cases, the reviewers were unable to determine the 

specific crop reported by the respondent because of incomplete 

or generalized crop names. To ensure prooer coding, most of 

these respondents were telephoned. Reports for those not 

telephoned were changed on the basis of other reports for the 

area. 

Misreported or miscoded crops-In a few instances, tabulated 

data may be inaccurate because respondents misunderstood or 

misinterpreted questions on the report form. Data may have 

been reported on the wrong line or in the wrong section, or 

the wrong crop code may have been placed beside the name of 

a write-in crop. Some of these errors as well as some keying 

errors may not have been identified during processing and 

therefore were not corrected. Reports with significant acres 

of unusual crops for the area were examined to minimize the 

possibility that they were in error. 

Changes in crop wording-Changes were made to the wording of 

selected crop items on the 1982 census forms. These items are 

listed with the wording used in 1978. The 1982 and 1978 data 

are comparable for all items, except improved pecans and wild 

and seedling pecans which were combined. 

Dry edible beans, excluding dry limas-The 1978 wording 

was "dry field and seed beans." 

Dry edible peas-The 1978 wording was "dry field and seed 

peas". Dry edible peas exclude Austrian winter peas, wrinkled seed peas, and southern peas or cowpeas. 

Green cowpeas and green southern peas; cowpeas and southern peas for dry peas-The wording for these items was 

changed for 1982 to include the term "southern peas," a 

more common term for cowpeas. 

Honey tangerines-The 1978 wording was "murcotts.". 

Other tangerines-The 1978 wording was "tangerines and 

mandarins. " 

Pecans-The 1978 categories "improved pecans" and "wild 

and seedling pecans" have been combined into "pecans" for 

1982. 

"See text" References 

Items in the tables which carry the note "See text" are explained or defined in this section. 

Data are based on a sample of farms-For 1982 and 1978, selected data were collected from only a sample of farms. These data 

are subject to sampl ing error. For 1982, the 5-page sample form 

was mailed to all large and specialized farms (based on expected 

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sales, acres, or standard industrial classification), all farms in 

Alaska and Hawaii, and approximately 17 percent of all other 

farms. Sample sections 22 through 28 of the 1982 census forms 

include inquiries on commercial fertilizer and lime, chemicals, 

interest expense, machinery and equipment, expenditures for 

energy and petroleum products, selected production expenses, 

and val ue of land and buildings. Estimates of the reliability of 

county totals for selected items are shown in table E. 

Principal source of irrigation water-The acres irrigated by 

principal source were derived based on reported percentages 

of water obtained by source. See appendix C for an example 

of section 11, Land Irrigated. When irrigation water was obtained from two or more sources, the acres irrigated were 

included only once under the source from which the largest 

percentage of water was obtained. 

1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sole 

proprietorships) and partnerships-For 1974, farm operator 

characteristics were not collected from corporations, cooperatives, prison farms, grazing associations, and Indian reservations. 

For 1982 and 1978, characteristics and occupation of the senior 

partner or person in charge were collected from all farms. 

Farms operated by Black and other races-This category includes Blacks, American Indians, Asian and Pacific Islanders, 

and all other racial groups other than White. 

All other races-This category is primarily limited to persons 

native to or of ancestry from Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. 

Farms reporting no interest expense-This category includes 

only reports without dollars reported and the "no" box checked 

for the yes/no screening question in section 24. See appendix 

C for an example of section 24, Interest Expense. 

Total sales-This item represents the gross market value of all 

agricultural products sold before taxes and expenses in the 

census year including livestock, poultry, and their products; 

and crops, including nursery products, and hay. Respondents 

were asked to include landlords' and contractors' shares. As in 

prior census years, the value of commodities placed in CCC 

loans are included as sold. Sales of forest products were not 

included in 1978 or 1982. The 1974 data included sales of 

forest products from those places qualifying as farms through 

other agricultural production. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500-ln 1982 and 1978, this 

category included all farms, except abnormal farms, with actual sales of less than $2,500. In 1974, farms with sales of less 

than $2,500 but having the production potential for sales of 

$2,500 and over are included in the category "$2,500 to 

$4,999." 

Farms with sales of less than $1,000-This category includes all 

farms, except abnormal farms, with actual sales of hiss than 

$1,000 but having the production potential for sales of $1,000 

or more. 

Abnormal farms-This category includes institutional farms, 

experimental and research farms, and Indian reservations. Institutional farms include those operated by hospitals, peni1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
tentiaries, churches, schools, grazing associations, government 

agencies, etc. In prior censuses, a number of nongovernmental 

units such as church farms and FFA camps were classified as 

abnormal farms. In 1982, such nongovernmental units were 

classified as abnormal farms only when 50 percent or more 

of their products produced and intended for human consumption were utilized bv the organization. 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals 

for human consumption-This category represents the value 

of agricultural products produced and sold directly to individuals for human consumption from roadside stands, farmers' markets, pick-your-own sites, etc. It excludes nonedible 

products such as nursery products, cut flowers, wool, etc. Sales 

of agricultural products by vertically integrated operations 

through their own processing and marketing operations were 

excluded. 

Other livestock and livestock products-This category includes 

all livestock and livestock products not listed separately. 

Value of livestock and poultry on farms-Data for the value of 

livestock and poultry on farms were obtained by multiplying 

the inventory of each major age and sex group by State average 

prices. The State average prices for cattle, hogs, sheep, angora 

goats, hens and pullets of laying age, and turkeys were obtained primarily from data published by the Statistical Reporting Service, USDA. Prices applied to other livestock and 

poultry were census-derived averages based primarily on 

reported value of sales in the census. 

Poultry hatched-This category includes all poultry hatched 

during the year and placed or sold. Incubator egg capacity on 

December 31, 1982, is tabulated under the column heading Inventory and the number of poultry hatched is under the heading 

Sales. 

Worms-Worm inventory consists of the number of standard 

worm beds in production. A standard worm bed is considered 

to be 24 cubic feet. Sales of worms are shown in pounds. Sales 

of worm castings are included in other livestock products 

sold. 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green 

chop, etC.-Data shown for hay represent all hay crops, including grass silage, haylage, and hay crops cut and fed green 

(green chop). In production data, dry tons represent dry 

tonnage for the various hay categories and dry weight equivalents for grass silage and hay cut and fed green. The conversion 

used was 3 tons of green weight to 1 ton of dry weight. 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay-Data 

shown represent dry tons of hay harvested from clover, lespedeza, timothy, Bermuda grass, Sudan grass, and other types of 

Jegume and tame grasses. 

Grass silage, haylage, and green chop hay-The 1978 categories 

"grass silage and haylage" and "hay crops cut and fed green 

(green chop)" have been combined into "grass silage, haylage, and green chop hay" in 1982. 

Grapes-Farm operators were given the option of reporting 

the quantity of grapes harvested in dry weight or fresh weight. 

For publication purposes, all quantities of grapes harvested 

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have been converted to pounds fresh weight. The conversion 

used was 4.3 pounds fresh weight to 1 pound dry weight. 

Plums and prunes-Farm operators were given the option 

of reporting the quantity of plums and prunes harvested in 

dry weight or fresh weight. For publication purposes, all quantities of plums and prunes harvested have been converted to 

pounds fresh weight. The conversion used was 3 pounds fresh 

weight to 1 pound dry weight. 

Almonds-In 1982, the quantity of almonds harvested was reported in pounds of meats. For 1978, the quantity harvested 

was reported in the shell. 

Other fruits and nuts-Data shown for other fruits and nuts 

relate to any fruits and nuts not having a specific code on the 

1982 report form. 

Land used for vegetables-Data are for the total land used for 

vegetable crops. The acres are reported only once, even though 

two or more harvests of a vegetable or more than one vegetable 

were harvested from the same acres, 

Vegetables harvested for sale-The acres of vegetables harvested 

is the summation of the acres of individual vegetables harvested. 

All of the individual vegetable items may not be shown. 

Nursery and greenhouse products grown for sale-These data are 

a summation of the individual items reported. All of the individual items may not be shown. 

Other grains-These data are for the total market value of other 

grains sold including dry edible beans, dry lima beans, buckwheat, cowpeas and southern peas for dry peas, emmer and 

spelt, flaxseed, mixed grains, lentils, mustard seed, dry edible 

peas, popcorn, proso millet, rice, rye for grain, safflower, sunflower seed, triticale, and wild rice. 

Value of crop production-This item represents the estimated 

value of all crops harvested during the 1982 crop year. Data for 

the value of crops harvested were obtained' by multiplying the 

average estimated value per unit by the reported acres or quantity harvested. Generally, harvested units of production (pounds, 

bushels, bales, etc.) were multiplied by State estimates of prices 

per unit. If only acres harvested were reported, State estimates 

for value of production per acre were used. The State average 

production price and production value per acre used in these 

calculations were obtained in most part from publications of 

the Statistical Reporting Service, USDA. When USDA estimates 

were not available, Bureau of the Census statisticians made 

estimates using available sources such as data from adjacent 

States, respondent report forms, covnty extension agents, and 

other persons knowledgeable about specific crops. 

FARMS CLASSIFIED BY SPECIFIED 

CHARACTERISTICS 

State tables 44 through 50 present detailed 1982 data for all 

farms classified by specified characteristics-tenure of operator, 

type of organization, age and principal occupation of operator, 

size of farm (acres), value of agricultural products sold, and 

standard industrial classification. Other tables include data 

classified by value of sales groups, or other characteristics of 

the farm or the operator. 

APPENDIX A A-7 
Farms by value of agricultural products sold or value of sales-In 

1982, all farms except abnormal farms were tabulated by size 

based on reported sales. Thus, the category "farms with sales 

of $2,500 to $4,999" included only farms with actual sales of 

$2,500 to $4,999. Abnormal farms were not tabulated based 

on actual or potential sales. The category "farms with sales of 

less than $1,000" included all farms, except abnormal farms, 

with actual sales of less than $1,000 but having the production 

potential for sales of $1,000 or more. 

The sales size categories have been changed to be consistent 

with the standard business size categories issued by the Office 

of Management and Budget in 1982. Sales size categories 

"$100,000 to $249,999" and "$250,000 to $499,999" are used 

in this report; whereas, sales size categories "$100,000 to 

$199,999" and "$200,000 to $499,999" were used in prior 

censuses. In State table 11 and county table 3, the 1978 census 

data have been retabulated into the new sales size categories. 

Farms by tenure of operator-The classifications of tenure used 

in the 1982 census were: 

Full owners, who operate only land they own. 

Part owners, who operate land they own and also land they 

rent from others. 

Tenants, who operate only land they rent from others or 

work on shares for others. 

Farms by type of organization-All farms were classified by 

type of organization in the 1982 census. The classifications used 

were: 

Individual or family operation (sole proprietorship), excluding partnership and corporation. 

Partnership operation, including family partnership. 

Corporation, including family corporation. 

Other, such as cooperative, estate or trust, institutional 

farm, etc. 

Corporations were subclassified by two additional characteristics into: 

a. Family held 

Other than family held 

b. More than 10 stockholders 

10 or less stockholders 

Farms by age and principal occupation of operator-Data on age 

and principal occupation were obtained from all operators in 

1982. The principal occupation classifications used were: 

Farming-The operator spent 50 percent or more of his/her 

worktime in 1982 in farming or ranching. 

Other-The operator spent more than 50 percent of his/her 

worktime in 1982 in occupations other than farming or 

ranching. 

Farms by size-All farms were classified into selected size groups 

according to the total land area in the farm. The land area of a 

farm is an operating unit concept and includes land owned and 

operated as well as land rented from others. Land rented to or 

assigned to a tenant was considered the tenant's farm and not 

the owner's. 

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Farms by standard industrial classification-In 1982, all agricultural production establishments (farms, ranches, nurseries, 

greenhouses, etc.) were classified by type of activity or activities 

using the standard industrial classification (SIC) system. These 

classifications, found in the 1972 SIC Manual 1 , are used to 

promote uniformity and comparability in the presentation of 

statistical data collected by various agencies. 

An establishment primarily engaged in crop production 

(major group 01) or livestock production (major group 02) is 

classified in the 4-digit industry and 3-digit industry group 

which accounts for 50 percent or more of the total value of 

sales of its agricultural products. If the total value of sales of 

agricultural products of an establishment is less than 50 percent 

from a single 4-digit industry, but 50 percent or more from the 

products of two or more 4-digit industries within the same 3-

digit industry group, the establishment is classified in the miscellaneous industry of that industry group. Otherwise, it is 

classified as a general crop farm in industry 0191 or a general 

livestock farm in industry 0291. 

Characteristics of all farms by selected SIC groupings are 

shown in State tables 15 and 50. The SIC groupings shown in 

State table 50, together with the associated products (value 

of sales representing 50 percent of more of the value of agricultural products sold during the year) on which the classification is based, are as follows: 

Cash grains {011 )-Wheat, rice, corn, soybeans, barley, buckwheat, cowpeas, dry field and seed beans and peas, emmer, 

field seeds, flaxseed, lentils, mustard seed, oats, popcorn, rye, 

safflower, sorghum, and other small grains. 

Cotton (0131)-Cotton and cottonseed. 

Tobacco (0132)-Tobacco. 

Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, peanuts, and other field 

crops (0133, 0134, 0139)-Sugarcane, sugar beets, Irish 

potatoes, alfalfa, broomcorn, clover, flax, hay, hops, mint, 

peanuts, sweetpotatoes, and timothy. 

Vegetables and melons (016)-Vegetables and melons grown 

in the open. 

Fruits and tree nuts (017)-Berries, grapes, tree nuts, citrus 

fruits, deciduous tree fruits, avocados, dates, figs, olives, 

pineapples, and tropical fruit. 

Horticultural specialties (0 18)-Ornamental plants; nursery 

products, such as bulbs, florists' greens, flowers, shrubbery, 

flower and vegetable seeds and plants, and sod; mushrooms 

and vegetables grown under cover. 

General farms, primarily crops (019)-Crops, including horticultural specialties, but less than 50 percent of sales from 

any single 3-digit industry group. Includes farms with no 

agricultural products sold reporting cropland harvested or 

cropland on which all crops failed. 

Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties 

(021)-Cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, goats, goat's milk, wool, 

and mohair. 

I Standard Industrial Classification Manual: 1972. For sale by Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, 

D.C. 20402. Stock No. 041-001-00066-6. 1977 Supplement. Stock No. 

003-005-00176-0. 

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Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212)-Production or feeding 

of beef cattle, except feedlots. 

Dairy farms (024)-Production of cows' milk and other 

dairy products and raising of dairy heifer replacements. 

Poultry and eggs (025)-Chickens, chicken eggs, turkeys, 

duck, geese, pheasants, pigeons, and quail. 

Animal specialties (027)-Fur-bearing animals, rabbits, 

horses, ponies, bees, fish in captivity except fish hatcheries, 

worms, and laboratory animals. 

General farms, primarily livestock (029)-Livestock and 

livestock products, including animal specialties, but less 

than 50 percent of sales from any single 3-digit industry 

group. Includes farms with no agricultural products sold 

reporting livestock or pasture. 

STATISTICAL ADJUSTMENTS, 

The 1982 Census of Agriculture used two types of statistical adjustments-nonresponse and sample. These adjustments 

were necessary because, as noted previously, not all farms were 

surveyed for all items and some farms failed to respond to the 

numerous attempts to contact them. 

Nonresponse 

Farms for which no response was obtained from the mailout/ 

mailback self-enumeration procedure were classified as "large" 

or "small" based on expected sales being above or below 

$100,000. The small nonrespondents were classified even further 

using other mail list characteristics. 

A short report form was then sent to a sample selected from 

the various classifications of small farms to obtain information 

needed to develop a State estimate of the number of nonrespondents that were in fact farms. If this second report form was 

not returned, then a telephone follow-up was attempted. 

For all large farms, a telephone follow-up was conducted. 

Some operators could not be contacted or they refused 

to cooperate. In these cases, secondary sources such as 

ASCS county offices, extension agents, and previous census 

reports were utilized whenever possible to provide reports for 

tabulation. 

State estimates of the percentage of nonrespondent farms 

were made for several strata. These estimates were then used to 

make estimates at the county level for each stratum. Respondent 

farms were then randomly selected within county stratum to 

represent the nonrespondent farms by having a nonresponse 

weight of two. All other respondent farms had a nonresponse 

weight of one. 

The non response adjustment procedure makes the assumption that the respondents and the nonrespondents have similar 

. statistical properties. Also, the use of secondary sources for 

some large farms and the fact that a percentage cif the sampled 

farms were not contacted by either mail or telephone is assumed 

not to affect the estimates for nonrespondents. 

Table A partially measures the effect of nonresponse on 

selected major items at the State level. This estimate of the nonresponse rate measures only the effect of small whole farm 

nonresponse. The effect of the adjustment for nonresponse 

due to complete nonresponse among large farms and item 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

nonresponse among all farms is not included in table A. The 

percentages in table A indicate the potential for bias in published figures resulting from small farm nonresponse. However, 

large farm non response does not necessarily indicate bias. 

Individual county nonresponse rates may differ substantially 

from the State value in table A. 

Sample 

Report forms containing additional sample inquiries (sections 22 through 28) were mailed to all farms in Alaska and 

Hawaii and to a sample of farms identified when the mail list 

was constructed. Other farms were selected into the sample 

with certainty because they were expected to be "large," to 

have a complex organizational structure, or to have special 

characteristics. The definition of large varied by State, from a 

low of 1,000 acres or $100,000 sales to a high of 10,000 acres 

or $500,000 sales. The median State level for the continental 

United States was 1,800 for acres and $150,000 for sales. 

Large farms identified during processing also were included with 

certainty by sending the respondents a supplemental form containing only sample questions. In addition to large farms, all 

farms in counties containing less than 100 farms in 1978 and 

all farms in SIC groups with a small number of farms at the 

State level in 1978 were included in the sample with certainty. 

Farms in counties containing 100 to 199 farms in 1978 were 

sampled at a rate of 1 in 2. Farms in counties containing 200 or 

more farms in 1978 were sampled at a rate of 1 in 6. 

The noncertainty samples were stratified into 128 strata 

formed by the 8 sales groups, 8 SIC groups, and 2 acre groups. 

Sales SIC Acres 

$1 to $999 011 0 to 69 

$1,000 to $2,499 

$2,500 to $4,999 

$5,000 to $9,999 

$10,000 to $19,999 

$20,000 to $39,999 

$40,000 to $99,999 

$100,000 or more 

013 70 or more 

016,018 

017,019 

024,021,except0212 

0212,027 

025 

029 

This post-stratification was done to improve precision and to 

reduce the bias in all estimates by weighting the sample farms 

within stratum by the ratio of total farms to sample farms. If 

the calculated weight was greater than 12 in counties sampled 

at a rate of 1 in 6, or greater than 4 in counties sampled at a 

rate of 1 in 2, then the post-stratum was collapsed into another 

post-stratum. Collapsing of post-stratum also occurred if the 

stratum contained fewer than 10 sample farms. 

Table A. Percent of State Represented by Adjustment 

of Whole Farm Nonresponse: 1982 

Item 

Farms .................................... number .. 

Land in farms ................................ acres. . 

Value of land and buildings .................... $1,000 .. 

Market value of agricultural products sold ......... $1,000 .. 

Harvested cropland ............................ acres .. 

Corn for grain or seed .......................... acres .. 

Wheat for grain .............................. acres .. 

Inventory: 

Cattle and calves .......................... number. . 

Hogs and pigs ............................ number .. 

Hens and pullets of laying age ................ number. . 

Percent 

of total 

11.5 

6.1 

7.3 

1.9 

5.6 

4.9 

5.5 

3.6 

4.8 

2.5 

APPENDIX A A-9 
Estimates were prepared for items in sections 22 through 28 

of the report form by multiplying the data item for each farm in 

the sample by the sample weight assigned the farm. The weight 

for a certainty farm was 1. Sample weights for the final poststrata ranged from 1 to 24 because all exact weights (census 

total number of farms divided by the number of sample farms 

in the stratum) were converted to integers by a simple algorithm 

and then multiplied by 1 or 2 (the nonresponse weight). 

NONSAMPLING ERRORS 

Each census or survey is subject to error. In addition to 

sampling variability, errors arise from nonsample sources such 

as incorrect or incomplete reporting, processing, and the inability to obtain a report from each eligible reporting unit. For 

example, an operator may report the number of hogs and pigs 

sold but may not report the value of the sale. In other cases, 

the respondent indicated the presence of an item but not the 

quantity. The accuracy of a census count is determined by the 

joint effects of sampling and nonsampling errors. Thus, extensive 

efforts were made to keep errors introduced during clerical and 

electronic processing to a minimum level through the use of 

quality control, verification, and check measures on specific 

operations. 

CENSUS COVERAGE 

Although a complete and accurate count of farms, land in 

farms, and farm production is the aim of each nationwide 

census of agriculture, the complex structure of America's agri· 

culture makes this difficult to achieve. Among the complexities are the many places to be included, the variety of arrange· 

ments under which farms are operated, the continuing changes 

in the relationship of operators to the farm operated, the 

expiration of leases and the initiation or renewal of leases, the 

problem of obtaining a complete list of agricultural operations, 

the difficulty of locating and identifying some types of farms, 

the operator's absence from the farm during the data collection 

period, and the operator's opinion that part or all of the operation does not qualify and should not be included in the census. 

An evaluation of coverage has been conducted for each 

census of agriculture since 1945. Although the primary purpose 

of these evaluations is to identify problem areas and supply 

evidence as a basis for improvements, they also provide users of 

census data with estimates of the completeness of the census 

counts. The results of the coverage evaluation study were published for the 1978 census in Volume 5, Special Reports, part 3. 

An evaluation of coverage was conducted in 1982 to measure 

the extent of the undercount and overcount of farms in the 

census. A description of this evaluation will be in a separate 

Coverage Evaluation report. This report includes estimatesofthe 

net percentage of all farms, acres, and sales missed in the census. 

Classification Problems 

In 1978, the proportion of farms missed due to misclassification (1.8 percent) was higher for farms with small values of 

sales. The rate of misclassification was higher on (1) crop farms 

than livestock farms, (2) farms with a small number of acres 

than larger farms, or (3) tenant farms than full or part-owner 

farms. Full owners were misclassified more often than part 

owners. Farm operators over 55 years of age were misclassi· 

fied more often than younger operators. 

A-10 APPENDIX A 

An evaluation study of classification errors was conducted 

in the 1982 Census of Agriculture and will be reported in 

Coverage Evaluation. A sample of mail list respondents was 

selected, and these addresses reenumerated to determine 

whether they were a farm or nonfarm. Two types of errors were 

identified; missed farms and overcounted farms. Missed farms 

were farm operations included on the mail list but classified in 

the census as nonfarms. Overcounted operations were nonfarm operations classified in the census as farms. 

Mail list Problems 

A major problem with the use of a mail list is the failure to 

include all farms on the list. In 1978, approximately 10.8 percent of all farms were not included on the census mail list. 

There were several reasons for the farm operator's names not 

being included on the mail list-the operation may have been 

started after the mail list source was developed; the operation 

may not have been included on any source list used to construct the mail list; or the operation may have been removed 

from the list because of incorrectly identifying duplicates or 

falsely classifying it as a nonfarm prior to mailout. 

A areat many of the farms not induded on thp. m::lil list were 

small in both acres and sales. The operator in many cases had 

a full time off-farm job and farmed part time. In 1978, the 

average size of farms and sales for all farms and farms not on 

mail list is given below. 

Average size 

Land (acres) ........ . 

Sales (dollars) ....... . 

All farms 

415 

$43,618 

RELIABILITY OF CENSUS ESTIMATES 

Farms not on 

mail list 

68 

$4,709 

The sources of possible sampling and nonsampling errors 

have been previously discussed. Some sources affected all the 

data; others affected only certain items or geographic levels. The 

results of these errors, bias and increased variability, are difficult 

to measure. 

Census items were classified as either 100-percent or sample 

items. The 1 DO-percent items were those asked of all farm 

operators. These included land in farms, harvested cropland, 

livestock inventory and sales, and crop acreages and quantities 

(sections 1 to 21 of the census report form). Variability in the 

100-percent items is due to the variation associated with nonresponse imputation and response error. Estimation of this 

variation results in a standard error of an estimate originating 

in the selection of the sample of small nonrespondents at the 

State level. Sample items were items asked of approximately 

1 in 4 farm operators and include value of land and building, 

value of farm machinery, energy expenses, and selected farm 

production expenses, such as hired farm labor and interest 

expense (sections 22 to 28 of the census report form). Variability in estimates of sample items is the effect of the sample 

selection and estimation procedure and all the factors affecting 

the variability of 100-percent items. 

In the 1982 Census of Agriculture, the sample used is one of 

a large number of all possible samples of the same size that 

could have been selected using the same sample design. Esti1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
mates derived from the different samples would differ from 

each other. The difference between a sample estimate and the 

average of all possible samples is called the sampling deviation. 

The standard or sampling error of a survey estimate is a measure 

of the variation among the estimates from all possible samples, 

and thus is a measure of the precision with which an estimate 

from a particular sample approximates the average result of 

all possible samples. The relative standard error of estimate 

(percent) is defined as the standard error of the estimate divided 

by the value being estimated. 

As calculated for this report, the standard error of the esti· 

mate (percent) partially measures the effect of certain non· 

sampling errors but does not measure any systematic biases 

in the data. Bias is the difference, averaged over all possible 

samples, between the estimate and the desired value. The 

accuracy of a survey result depends on both the sampling and 

nonsampling errors measured by the relative standard error of 

the estimate (percent) and the bias and other types of non· 

sampling error not measured. 

If all possible samples were selected, each of those surveyed 

under essentially the same conditions, and an estimate and its 

estimated standard error were calculated from each sample 

then: 

a. Approximately 67 percent of the intervals from one 

standard error below the estimate to one standard error 

above the estimate would include the average value of 

all possible samples. 

b. Approximately 95 percent of the intervals from two 

standard errors below the estimate to two standard 

errors above the estimate would include the average 

value of all possible samples. 

To illustrate the computations involved in the above confi· 

dence statements as related to average value of land and build· 

ing estimates, assume that an estimate of a average value of land 

and buildings published for a particular county is $276,741 and 

the relative standard error of the estimate (percent) for this 

estimate, as given in table D, is 2.8 percent, or 0.028. Multi· 

plying $276,741 by 0.028 yields $7,749. Therefore, a 67-

percent confidence interval is $268,992 to $284,490 (i .e., 

Table B. Estimates of Reliability of Number of 

Farms in a County Reporting a 100-Percent 

Item: 1982 

Farms 

Estimated 

relative standard 

error of estimate 

(percent) 

Number of farms reporting: 

25 ...................................... . 

50 ...................................... . 

75 ...................................... . 

100 ..................................... . 

150 ..................................... . 

200 ..................................... . 

300 ..................................... . 

500 ..................................... . 

750 ..................................... . 

1,000 ................................... . 

1,500 ................................... . 

2,000 ................................... . 

Note: 100-percent items are items included in sections 1 to 21 of 

the report form (appendix C). 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

. 9 

. 9 

. 8 

. 6 

.6 

$276,741 plus or minus $7,749). If corresponding confidence 

intervals were constructed for all possible samples of the same 

size and design, approximately 2 out of 3 (67 percent) of these 

intervals would contain the figure obtained from a complete 

enumeration. Similarly, a 95·percent confidence interval is 

$261,243 to $292,239 (i.e., $276,741 plus or minus 

2 x $7,749). 

Tables Band C present the reliability of the estimates of 

the number of farms reporting a 100-percent or sample item 

at the county level. Both tables contain relative standard 

errors of estimate (percent) which were weighted over all 

counties in the State to arrive at an estimated value. In county 

table 12, for example, in column 2 the number of farms 

reporting hog and pig inventory is 30. From table B, an approximate relative standard error of estimate (percent) for the number of farms reporting hogs and pigs would be 1.0. 

Table D presents State estimates of major items for all farms 

and for all farms with sales of $10,000 or more and measures 

of their reliability. The estimate and the relative standard error 

of the estimate (percent) is given for selected 100-percent and 

sample items. The relative standard error of the estimate (percent) 

measures the variation associated with the small whole farm 

non response adjustment. It does not measure census variabil ity 

associated with complete nonresponse among large farms, partial 

or item nonresponse among all farms, response error or content 

error. The relative standard error of estimate (percent) for 

sample items measures both nonsampling and sampling error. It 

measures the variation associated with selecting a sample to 

estimate sample items as well as variability associated with 

adjustment for small farm nonresponse. The reliability of 

county estimates may vary substantially from each other and 

will usually be larger than the State estimate. 

Table E presents the estimate of reliability at the county 

level for four major 1 ~O-percent items and six sample items. The 

relative standard error of the estimate (percent) for the same 

item differs among counties in a State. Reasons for this are: 

(1) differences among counties in the total number of farms, 

(2) the number of large farms included with certainty, (3) the 

size classifications of farms sampled, (4) the amount of non· 

response, (5) the general agricultural characteristics, and (6) 

the specific characteristic being measured. 

Table C. Estimates of Reliability of Farms in a 

County Reporting a Sample Item: 1982 

Farms 

Number of farms reporting: 

25. ................. . ....... , .. 

50............ ...... .. ...... .. 

75... .............. . ...... . 

100 ............................... . 

1~.................... . ...... . 

200 ..................................... . 

300 ..................................... . 

500 ..................................... . 

7~ ..................................... . 

1,000 ................................... . 

1,500 ............... . 

~~ ................................... . 

Estimated 

relative standard 

error of estimate 

(percent) 

12.2 

11.9 

11.5 

11. 1 

10.4 

9.7 

8.5 

6.5 

4.7 

3.5 

1.7 

.9 

Note: Sample items are items included in sections 22 to 28 of the 

report form (appendix C). . 

APPENDIX A A-" 
Table D. Estimates of Reliability of State Totals for Selected Items: 1982 

(For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Farms ________________________________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms ___________________________________________________________ 8cre8 __ 

Value of land and buildings', average per farnL ___________________________ dollars __ Total cropland __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Market value of agricultural products sold _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Livestock, poultry, and their products ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Poultry and poultry products _________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Livestock and poultry inventory: Cattle and calves _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hogs and pigs _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hens and pullets of laying age _________________________________________ farms __ 

numbar __ 

Livestock and poultry sales: Cattle and calves _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Hogs and pigs _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Broilers and other meat-type chickens __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Crops: Corn for grain or seed ________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Wheat for grain ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ Sorghum for grain or seed _____________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ 

Soybeans for beans __________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) ___________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Land in orchards _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Selected farm production expenses': Livestock and poultry purchased _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________________________ farms __ 

$t,OOO __ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other agricultural chemicals ___________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired farm labor ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Energy and petroleum products ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Interest expense _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment on place' ___________ farms __ $1,000 __ 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

A-12 APPENDIX A 

All farms 

Total 

(number) 

3338 

655465 

364 843 

2843 

521 104 

2700 

499 986 

323 44 168 

3338 

370 562 

2501 

110 276 

1 733 

260 286 

1 094 

220 963 

660 33360 

421 

54411 

240 742 284 

521 

26224 

413 

101 972 

922 

170 418 428 

1 363 150 676 

14 880 293 

783 56867 2 234 788 

6 115 

4407 

1 991 

264 971 6373 519 

609 

16926 

367 40421 

47 1 289 

1 320 

37202 

1 642 

140 508 

2 112 6964 

2191 

19993 

2058 

10868 

1 462 

17893 

3328 

18092 

1 433 16948 

3338 

153 587 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

Relative standard Relative standard 

error of estimate Total error of estimate 

(percent) (number) (percent) 

.7 2 180 .5 

.4 599 134 .4 

3.9 498 549 4.3 

.7 1 779 .5 

.5 487 146 .3 

.7 1 707 .5 

.4 472 075 .3 .3 285 .3 

.1 43805 .1 

.7 2 180 .5 

.3 366669 .2 

.7 1 630 .5 .4 107 174 .3 

.4 1 415 .3 

.1 259 495 .1 

.2 1 034 .2 .1 220 897 .1 

.6 436 .5 

.3 31 156 .2 

.4 328 .4 

.4 52642 .4 .7 146 .8 

.3 738 241 .3 

.5 371 .5 

.2 25 169 .2 

.5 333 .4 .3 98963 .3 

.2 909 .2 

.1 170 388 935 .1 

.6 1 069 .5 

.3 145 945 .3 

.3 14 510 034 .3 

.5 680 .5 

.4 55024 .4 

.3 2 177 094 .3 

1.9 5 2.3 

1.0 (D) 1.1 

2.1 (D) 2.3 

.6 1 357 .5 

.5 246 178 .4 

.5 6001 109 .4 

.6 370 .5 

.6 14222 .4 

.4 276 .3 

.1 40055 .1 

1.3 19 1.4 

.2 1 217 .1 

3.4 1 195 3.1 

1.2 37038 1.2 

3.3 1 361 3.1 

1.3 139671 1.3 

2.8 1 483 2.9 

3.1 6666 3.1 

2.6 1 423 2.9 

3.1 19117 3.2 

2.7 1 475 2.8 

2.8 10528 2.9 

4.3 1 206 4.1 

5.5 17 646 5.6 

1.2 2180 1.3 

1.9 17509 1.9 

3.9 1 255 3.8 

3.1 16698 3.1 

1.2 2181 1.3 

2.6 139412 2.8 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Table E. Estimates of Reliability for County Totals for Selected Items: 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see Introductory text) 

Farms Land In farms Average vafue of land and Harvested cropland Market value of agricultural 

buildings per farm' products sold 

Geographic area 

Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative 

standard standard standard standard standard 

error of error of error of error of error of 

Total estimate Totaf estimate Value estimate Total estimate Total estimate 

(number) (percent) (acres) (percent) (dollars) (percent) (acres) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) 

Kent _________________________________________ 1 009 1.3 210109 ,6 367064 4.3 167 936 .7 73447 .6 New Castle ___________________________________ 466 2.0 102023 1.1 526 150 10.3 77 566 1.2 27 151 1.5 Sussex _______________________________________ 1 641 .9 343 333 .6 320336 6.1 254 464 .6 269 964 .4 

Selected farm production expenses' 

Estimated market value of 

Livestock and poultry Energy and petroleum all machinery and 

purchased Commerciaf fertilizer Hired farm labor products equipment' 

Geographic area 

Relative Relative Relative Relative Relative 

standard standard standard standard standard 

error of error of error of error of error of 

Total estimate Total estimate Total estimate Total estimate Total estimate 

($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) 

Kent _________________________________________ 4437 5.9 7660 4.7 5646 1.6 5462 3.7 51 656 4.6 New Castle ___________________________________ 570 10.6 3649 10.4 2026 5.1 2443 4.9 22601 9.7 Sussex _______________________________________ 32196 1.2 6463 3.7 10220 9.6 10 167 2.4 79 130 3.0 

'Data are based on a sample of farms. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX A A-13 

APPENDIX B. 

Effect of the Area Sample on Census Comparability 

The 1982 and 1978 Censuses were conducted 

primarily by mail. Despite every effort to assemble a 

complete list, a small portion of the Nation's farms were 

not included on the census mail list. To improve the 

coverage of the 1978 Census, especially in counting the 

number of small farms, the mail-outlmail-back 

enumeration was supplemented by the direct 

enumeration of all households in a sample of areas in 

all States, except Alaska and Hawaii. Due to budget 

reductions, the direct enumeration sample was 

eliminated in the 1982 Census. 

In late 1978, enumerators visited all households in 

approximately 6,400 segments in rural areas (areas with 

less than 2,500 population) and completed a census 

form for each agricultural operation. These forms were 

then matched to the census mail list. Data from those 

cases which were not matched to the mail list were 

used to estimate the number and characteristics of 

farms not on the mail list at the State, regional, and 

national levels. No county-level estimates were 

developed because the area sample size was 

insufficient for reliable estimates at that level. 

The U.S., region, and State data for 1978 shown in 

the 1978 Census of Agriculture publications included 

data for farms represented on the mail list plus 

estimates from the area sample for farms not on the 

mail list. To provide comparable data for 1982 and 

1978, estimates from the area sample have been 

subtracted from the 1978 data. Thus, all 1978 data 

presented in the 1982 Census of Agriculture publications 

include data only for farms on the 1978 mail list. 

In 1978, the area sample farms accounted for 9 

percent of all farms in the United States, but only 1 

percent of the total value of agricultural products sold 

and 1 percent of the land in farms. The area sample 

farms represented 25 percent of all farms with sales of 

less than $2,500. The contribution of the area sample 

farms to the total farm count varied widely by State, 

from a low of 2.0 percent in North Dakota to a high of 

23.8 percent in New Hampshire. 

The following table shows the 1982 results and 

adjusted 1978 data for farms on the mail list, as well as 

1978 data which include estimates for farms not on the 

mail list. 

Effect of 1978 Area Sample on Census Comparability: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Farms ________________________________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms ___________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings', average per farlTL ____________________________ dollars __ 

Total cropland_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ___________________________________________________ farms __ 

Irrigated land ___________________________________________________________ ::.~~~== 

acres __ 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ________________________________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ______________________________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ______________________________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ______________________________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres ____________________________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ____________________________________________________________ _ 180 to 219 acres ____________________________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres ____________________________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ____________________________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ____________________________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres _________________________________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________________________________________________ _ 

Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse product"- ____________________ ~ $1,000 __ Livestock, poultry, and their products __________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Farms b~ value of sales: Less t an $2,500 ____________________________________________________________ _ 

illi~I~~\~~~~~\~~~:~~~~\~~~j~~~:~~j~:\~~:\\[::[l[::l~[~~\;~~~~ See footnotes at end of table. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Data published in 

1982 Census of Agriculture 

1978 

1982 adjusted 1 

3338 3 398 

655 465 669 646 

364 843 283 593 

2643 2929 

521 104 529 651 

2700 2806 

499 986 496756 

323 255 

44168 33725 

503 486 

905 806 

259 269 

313 319 

264 292 

176 209 

153 176 

116 134 

322 375 

211 227 

90 83 

26 22 

370 562 321 248 

110276 102 937 260 286 218310 

548 368 304 336 306 379 373 394 345 399 440 582 601 679 303 184 118 74 

3 

Data published in 1978 Census of Agriculture 

1978 

total' 

3632 679 045 

270 381 

3 114 

536 077 2944 

500 417 

255 

33725 

584 

892 

281 

324 

301 

213 

192 

134 

379 

227 

83 

22 

326 003 

103 396 

222 607 

444 

358 

425 

411 

424 

621 

688 

184 

74 

3 

Portion of 

total from 1978 

area sample3 

234 

9 399 

78457 

185 

6426 138 

3661 

98 

86 

12 

5 

9 

4 

16 

4756 

459 

4297 

76 

22 

46 

17 

25 

39 

9 

Percent of 

1978 total 

represented 

by area sample 

portion 

6.4 

1.4 

(X) 

5.9 

1.2 

4.7 

.7 

16.8 

9.6 

4.3 

1.5 

3.0 

1.9 

8.3 

1.1 

1.5 

.4 

1.9 

17.1 

6.1 

10.8 

4.1 

5.9 

6.3 

1.3 

APPENDIX B 8-1 
Effect of 1978 Area Sample on Census Comparability: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family ___________________________________________________________ _ Partnership _________________________________________________________________ _ Corporation _________________________________________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________________________________________________ _ Part owners _________________________________________________________________ _ Tenants ____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Other than farming __________________________________________________________ _ 

Female operators: Farms ______________________________________________________________ number __ Land in farms _________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Operators White by race: ______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Black and other races _______________________________________________________ _ 

Com for grain or seed __________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Wheat for grain ________________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) ___ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ ___ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _____ _ _ _ ___ ________ __ _______ ___ farms __ 

acres __ Vegetables harvested for sale ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Land in orchards _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cattle and calves inventory ______________________________________________ farms __ 

number-_ Hogs and pigs inventory _________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment4 ___________________ $1,000 __ Energy and petroleum products' _________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Hired farm labor, workers working 150 days or more" _______________________ farms __ 

B-2 

number __ 

'Includes data only for farms on f978 mail list-excludes area sample data. 21ncludes mail list enumeration and area sample data. 'Data from farms not on mail list. 4Data are based on a sample of farms. 6Retabulated 1978 data for 1982 comparability. 

APPENDIX B 

Data published in 1982 Census of Agriculture 

1978 1982 adjusted' 

2830 2944 302 291 190 150 16 13 

951 1 922 996 1 079 391 397 

1 956 2004 1 382 1 394 

250 209 18373 14799 

3279 3324 59 74 

1 363 1 600 150676 156517 783 370 56867 16206 

609 703 16926 21 173 367 381 40421 41 038 47 49 1 289 1 086 

660 665 33360 28 103 421 577 54411 61 305 253 317 968 058 727 795 

153 587 139851 18092 10379 663 687 2069 2040 

Data published in 1978 Census of Agriculture 

Portion of 1978 total from 1978 total2 area sample' 

3178 

291 

150 

13 

2 144 1 087 

401 

2079 

1 553 

230 16081 

3540 92 

1 671 157834 385 16423 

737 21 845 

390 41 059 

58 1 113 

717 29325 672 63465 361 729 789 

143141 

10621 713 2087 

234 

222 8 

4 

75 

159 

21 1 282 

216 

18 

71 1 317 

15 

217 

34 

672 9 

21 

9 

27 

52 1 222 

95 2160 44 1 994 

3290 

242 

26 

47 

Percent of 1978 total represented 

by area sample 

portion 

7.4 

10.4 .7 

1.0 

3.6 

10.2 

9.1 

8.0 

6.1 

19.6 

4.2 

.8 

3.9 

1.3 

4.6 

3.1 

2.3 

.1 15.5 

2.4 

7.3 

4.2 

14.1 

3.4 

12.2 .3 

2.3 

2.3 

3.6 

2.3 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
APPENDIXC. 

Report Form and Information Sheet 

'gN~ 

q'81~ 

Please complete this 

form and RETURN TO 

UNfTEO IT ArES . CENSUS 

OF AGRICULTURE 

1IDte - If your.records are not evaiiabJe, teasonable estimates may be used. If 

you cannot fite by February 1:'&, 8 time exten$ion request may be sent tJ) the above address. Include·your', 2.~.cl1af8cter Census File Number (CFN} as shown 

in your address"label In-aJt correspondance to us. 

It you received more than one report fbrm. &nter extra Census A F"de Numbeds) here and return I--+-+-+-++-+-+-+--t--t-I--+-+--I extra copies with youf<Completed 

report. 

CENSUS 035 037 03. 

g:~y \:;.00;3 •• ----+""',-----linoT.,,----+.0"."2----1 

H rile ac .... rOd opehlfed In 1982."."".., during IfIe ,_, ",t., to IfIe 

INFOIlIiIA flON SHEET, SOCIIon 1. 

L 

Report land owned, rented, or used by you, your spouse, or by the partnership, corporation, or organization for which you are reporting. Include ALL 

LAND, REGARDLESS OF LOCATION OR USE - cropland, pastureland. 

rangeland, woodland, idle land, house lots, etc. None r.N::-u-m--;b-.-r-of;-a-c-res-t 

1. All land own~d ..................................................................... 0 

2. All lend rented or leaSed FROM OTHERS, including land worked 

by you on shares, used rent free, in exchange for services. 

payment of taxes, etc. Include leased Federal, State, and railroad 

land. 100 NOT include land used on a per-head basis under a 

grazing permit.) Also complete item 5 below .............................. 0 

3. All land rented or leased TO OTHERS. including land worked on 

shares by others and land subleased. Also complete item 6 below. 0 

4. ACRES IN THIS PLACE - ADD acres owned litem 1) and acres 

rented litem 2), then SUBTRACT acres rented TO OTHERS litem 3). 

and enter the resu~ in this space. • 

For Ihl. "" ...... ".,. _ .... the "ACRES IN THIS PLACE." 

If the entry is zero pfease fefsr to the INfORMA TfON SHEET. Section 1. 

044 

04' 

046 

f 

6. II you rented land FROM OTHERS Inem 21 enter the following information for each landlord. 

OM B APPROVAL NO 0607-0408 EXPIAES 12/84 

82-,(0301 

I 

Ipfsase COI'f"sct t1t1'OlS in rratne, address, and ZIP code.' 

INSTRUCTION' p ..... nIport y_ crops In the appl'Opriate section. 

U .. section 7 to report Ol'ilLY those crops NOT ,'-ted In sactlons 2 through 

6 and section 8. DO NOT 'NCWDE crops grown on land rentad to others. 

... any aUIIe FOlLOWING CROPS hIrvHted from this place in 19821 

52 Acres 

None harvested 067 

1. Com (field) for grain or seed (Report quJlHity on • dry sheIIed·Wllig/Ir basis} ..... 0 

070 

2. Com lfield) for silage 

or green chop ............. 0 

3. Soybeans for beans ..... 0 

"4 

4. Beans. dry ealble ......... 0 

0 

073 

6. Wheat for grain ........... 076 

6. Oats for grain ............. 0 

7. Barley for grain ........... 0 

079 

686 

B. Rye for grain ............... 0 

9. Sorghum for grain 082 

or seed ....................... 0 

Quantity harvested 

068 

Bu 

0" Tons, 

green 

089 

Bu. 

'" Cwt 

074 

Bu 

077 

Bu 

080 

Bu 

687 

Bu 

083 

Bu. 

069 

"6 

075 

078 

08' 

688 

084 

Acres 

irrigated 

1--_..:N.::a:::m",e",0::f.:::la:.::n:::dl:::0"rd,-_+_M=ai:::lin",9,-a:::d:.:d",re:.: •.::..-'C(/",n",c/.::ud:::e:.;Z:::':...P.::c",od:.;e::.}--t",N:.:u"m:.:ber.=..;o:.;f.::a.:.cres=-t 10. Sorghwo for silage or 08' 086 087 

~~\~.~O Tons, 

094 09' 096 

f--------+-----------+-------I11. Tobacco - all types .... 0 I 110 lbs. 10 

098 09' ilO Cwt 1-2. Potatoes. '10 Irish ............ 0 097 

List additions/landlords on B sepsr8te sheet of paper. 

6. If you rented land TO OTHERS (nem 31, enter the following information for each renter. 

Name of renter Mailing address (Include ZIP code) Number of acres 

Ust additlonsl renters on 8 separate sheet of paper. 

a. Of the land you rented or IBased to others, how many None 053 

acresdidyouownl ................................................ 0 ____ Acres 

7, During 1982. did you have any Federal or state grazing 

permits on a per·head basis; such as Forest Service, 054 

Taylor Grazing, Indian Reservations, otd...................................... ,0 Yes 20 No 

None 

8, How many acres were diverted (or set·aside) under Federal 

commodity acreage reduction programs in 19821 ............ .. o 056 ____ Acre• 

9. LOCATION OF AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY FOR THIS PLACE 

CO\lnty name State Number alacre. a .In what county was the 056 

largest value of your Principal 

agricultural products county .. 

raised or produced?. ......... 1---+-------+--+

0

0-;'.,-7-----1 

Other 05. 

b.1I you also heve agricultural 

operations in any other 

countylies), entar the 

county namelsl , etc ......... counties It--------t--too,",,------I 

PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO REPORT 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

WUInY DRY HAY, GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE. or GREEN CHOP cut or 

MmItted from tIIIs...-1n 19821 .ncIude............-_.nd ... ycutfrom ........... 

• 3 ,0 YES - CcNnp/etIf ... _ 2 0 NO - Go to section 4 

If cuttings were made tor both dty hay and grass silage. haylBge, or green chop 

from the ssme flSlds, repott the acreage in the appropriate items under DRY 

HAY and .,so unde,GRASS S/IAGE. HAYIAGE, .ndF-'G"R"'E.:.EN..:....:cC"HT0'-P.'-____ -.--__ ----j 

1. DRY HAY Iff two 01 mote cllltings of dry 

hay were mads from the same aeres, repon acres only once. but report total tons from all curtings.} 

Acres 

harvested 

t03 

Quantity 

harvested 

(Report fHther dry 

Ot'glftfl/l weight as indicated' 

t04 

Acres 

irrigated 

'0' •• Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for To",. 

hay 01 dehydrating .............................. 1-;"0?6 ----+,-" 0"7----d'-'-'-1-;'008;;----I 

b. Small grain hay - oat&, wheat. '0"'. 

barley. rye, etc ..... " ............................ h,:;;oo9 ----+""o;;o,---::d'-"-+..,----1 

c. Other tame dry hay. clover, lespedeza, 

timothy, Sudan grass, meadow and To",. 

pasture grasses( etc ... n •••••••••••••••••••••• 1-;"";---+';-;"3---d-,,,-' -I-;-;c.-------i 

Tons, 

d. Wild hay ........................................... I-___ I-__ ---'d""-'-' ----j __ --I 

2.GRASSSILAGE. HAYLAGE.AND 

GREEN CHOP (hay.crop. cut 

and fed a-I. (If two Of m0!6 cuttings , " , '6 

were made from the S'ame acrs$', report 

acres onlY once, but report tota' tons from TOils. 

a"cutting8.) .•.••••• ~,. ••••.••••..•••• u ••••••••• '-___ -'--__ --,----'-9'_"_"--<-__ -1 

3. HAY SOLD - Did you sell any hay "8 

or grass silage in 1982?IRapor-r value 

of hay sold In section 9, /rem 4) ..... ............. , 0 Y.s 20No 

APPENDIX C C-' 
Wife any VEGETABLES, SWEET CORN, MELONS, elc., harv.lled fOR 

SALE from thl. plica In 19821 {Exclude those grown for home ute.1 FOR SALE from tid. pTace ln19827fE~chlde th_ grown for lIoma u ... , 

S4 

10 YES 

20 NO 

Compl.te this .ectlon 

Go to section 5 

se 

,0 YES 

20 NO 

Comple,. fit'" """tlcn· 

Go to section· 7 

1 L d f h

· h bl t~w~h~01~e~~~~e;r:=sI::T=en~'~hs~~~W~:~~~:e~:c=~t::Ei9ieti;e~~~th;S~f-~_;_~c_'i'_fi!_~_';,,_:_~~_tc_~o~e~_~_":r,;,_:_n_te_r c_ro .. 

p

=n".am-;:-:-:8".a".n"d".C;-O...,d_I'-R-a- po-,-, q_u_e_n'_i'_Y_hB_rv_·rS_'ed .. in:::u::n:-;I'::;::;:::;-l • an rom W Ie vegeta es were l.j7~) I 370 I 

harvested. in 1982 ................................. I·m _~_ , .. __ 1._' 01 3._ .•....•• ___ ' _'...'..'l. Crop name Code Acres harvested Quantit he vested Acres Irrigated ~- - -- -----L .V..L. - ..1...- Whole acres Tenths y r ' Whole acres Tenths 

2. From the I,st below. enter the crop name and code for each crop harvested in 1982. 1-------+---1~=:.::::=+.::::::::=t-1;'5JU7------1.;53;3.F-==...:.::='l 

If more than one vegetable crop was harvested from the same acres, report acres for Strawberries 110 

r-__ e_.c_h_C_f_Op_.~R~e~po~f~r~c'~o_pS_g_'_o_w_n_u_n_de,f~p~ro~t~ec...,r_~-n~m~s~.".c7tw".n-5~.~~,-~~~~~~~r------. ___ ~.--+-~5~3~6~ ______ ~ __ ~i1_04, ___________ L~b~Sh. ______ T-__ ~ 

Crop name Code Acres harvested Acres irrigated 110 110 

Sweet corn '6' 461 1 !10 10 

--~ ~-=-~-=:~ ---=-~=~----·_-~_·_----,_'~r"_-_-_·======--;:-__ -'-,-'-10 h"iCm;;;O"'f.;;CsO::;pC;;;ec;:;;.CT.is;-;O", •• ;;-;d,-,.d-:f.-:CuC;; •• :-:s"'.p;;;e"''''''r.;-;''''h;;;.';;''''OIr;.:±~p;;:;.~/c.:l.::0J..... ______ ...L ___ --,--_il:..:0'l 

I , '10 , 10 . -- - --.;--- 1--- --~ - ,---, - --. -r-~ Crap name Crop nama Code 

Blackberries and dewberries (pounds) •... 633 Blueberries. tame {pounds) ... 

Blueberries, wild (pounds) ..........•.... , ••. 

Cranberries nOO·lb. barrels) ........ . 

I I 10 , 10 

,,,nOf.'P"C." needed. ui. s.pm,. Sh •• ,l:p~~ t~- ---.' ---,-----'--'._-_-1-'-:~_--'_1I:-" :oL;-___ ·-_-_i.! -'~..<C:.liDmm:!Ilr~w~e;r~e~a~ny~O~T~H~E~R~C~R~O!.p~S~h~arv~es~le;d~f~ro;m~lh~I.~p~l~ac~e~l;n11;988:2i':~.:m;aiill;gr~a:in~, 1 

Crop name Code Crop nama Code field seeds, or other crops not previously reported? 

319 I Cucumbers and pickles .. 411 

Code 

609 

612 

616 

621 

Raspberries (pounds) ...•.. 

All other berries (pounds) -

Specify ....... . 539 

Asparagus .... " .......... . 8eans. snap lbush and pole) 

Beets 

Broccoli ............. . 

Brussels sprouts 

Cabbage. head .. 

Cantaloups and 

muskmelons 

CarrOIS ..... .. 

m I ~~~~:nt..... ......... : m ~:~! ~~~:ro!e.. ..: :~: 

391! lettuce and romaine .421 

395 I ~~:t~r~a~~~~~:~~ ...... : ..... :~~ 

Crop name 

Peppers. sweet. ... 

Peppers. hot ... 

Pumpkins. 

Radishes .. 

Spinach .. 

Squash 

Tomatoes ...... 

Turnips .. 

Code 

443 

446 

449 

461 

457 

469 

463 

465 

S 7 (Report fruit In seclion 8.' 

10 YES 

20 NO 

Complete this section 

Go to section 8 

For those crops not listed enter the crop name and code tram the list below. Report quantity harvested in unit specified with crop name. 

Cauliflower. 

Celery 

~:~ I g~:~~:: ;;~e~···· ............ :. :~~ 

:g~ I ~~:~ey .. ·:.: .... ::::::::::::::::~~ 

Turnip greens 

Watermelons ... 

Other vegetables 

:~~J---------------~--,---------~------------r-------~ 

Chicory 

Collards 407 [ • Peas. green ............... 441 Specify ......... . 475 

Were any NURSERY and GREENHOUSE PRODUCTS, MUSHROOMS, sod, 

bulbs, flowers, flower seeds, vegetable leedS and plants, vegetables under 

gl ... or other prolection, GROWN FOR SALE on this place In 19821 

ss 1 0 YES Complete this section .-------:-------t::--------t---i-----f;-,,------="'i""-----j . 2 0 NO Go to section 6 l Area irrigated 

None 1r-~SQ~u:.f~e'f.~e~'-~I~A;.C':.'~r,T~.~nl~hs~~~~~~~-------+--~+----------+~--------~~~---------1 

1. Nursery and greenhouse products irrigated in 1982 0 I'L4_77 ____ J 1'4_7_·_....,;....,;.'..'.'..1 o~--------i--I----t,------t----l 

2. From the list below, enter the product name and code for each product grown. 

Product name Code 

Square feet Acres in the open 

under glass ?f in 1982 other protectlon~ 

in 1982 Whole acres Tenths 

Sales in 1982 

Doliars I Cents , 

1-----.- - .------ -- j---------+.-----i----'I..'.':::°-h;;-------+--lI--;;"-;:;m;;;o';:;.-;sP;;;.;;;c::. ';;;':::o.;-;.;;<:d.;;d' •• ;;..;;;.-= •• ;.;p:;;;.,;;;.,;;;.-:.h;;;.;;.';";o;;-,;;;,.;;;,;;;.,:-, ._-'--_______ "-____ -1 

r-------------~-~~~-------~------~~1~10~~----------r--_i 

I 1 0 $ Crop name Code 

If mOle sP8celsneedeCLusesep8ra~';;; •• ;;,-;;o';-;P'~'P;;o.;;-,.~-----'----L-------'----1 Alfalfa seed (poundsl ......................... 542 

Product nama Code Product name Code ~~1~~u~t f~~~~~ ~~~~~i.°hu~::c!d..... 686 

Bedding plants (include vegetable plants) 479 Mushrooms..... ................... . 494 or grazed (report acres only) .... 681 

Bulbs........................................... 482 Sod harvested................. .. .... 497 Emmer and spelt (bushels) .................. 599 

Crop name 

Ryegrass seed (pounds) .••......•.......... 

Salt hay (tons) ................................ .. 

Sorghum cut for dry forage 

or hay (tons. dry weight) ........ . 

Code 

689 

695 

698 

Cut flowers and cut florist greens... 486 Vegetable and flower seeds ..... 600 Grains, mixed (bushelsl ..... 614 

Nursery products - ornamentals, fruit Greenhouse vegetables.. .. . .. 603 Lespedeza seed (pounds) ......... {. .•. 638 

Sorghum hogged or grazed 

(report acres only) ............. .. ..• 701 

Sunflower seed (pounds) .. , .. _ ....• 734 

and nut trees. and Yines.. . ....... 488 Other - Specify.. .. 506 Peas. dry edible (pounds) "....... 659 

Foliage and flowering plants.. . .. 491 Popcorn (pounds. shelled) , 662 Vetch seed (pounds) ............... . ... 76& 

Other crops (pounds) - Specify...... .... 752 

WaB there. combined lotal of 20 or more FRUIT TREES, Including GRAPEVINES and NUT TREES ON THIS PLACE in 19821 

S8 lOy E S - Complete this section 

2 0 NO - Go to section 9 

1. TOTAL ACRES in bearing and nonbearing fruit orchards. vineyards, 

L Total acres .1 Acres irrigated J 

! Whole acres : T enlhs I Whole acres Tenths I 1121 1122 

and nut trees on this place. (Do not include abandoned acres.' L 11 Ol 110 

2. For those crops not listed below, enter the name and code from the list at the right for other fruit and nut trees on this place in 1982. 

Report the requested information for each crop even if not harvested because of low prices, damage from heil. frost, etc. 

Crop name 

.!-2?~~_ .... _ 

0'erri~~ _____ . __ _ 

Gral'.es __ ~. ~ 

NUMBER OF TREES OR VINES OF - Code I-----r-----"" 

Acres in trees 

and vines of 

ail ages 

123 

147 

177 

Nonbearing 

age Bearing age 

'" 

,os 

,,. 

u. 

Whole acres Tenths 

125 

110 

110 

'" 110 

, " 

". 

"0 

1.0 

u. 

Quantity 

harvested 

Unit of measure 

Mark. one . 

~ 

~ Cbs. 

~ . " 

~ per· 0 

.... ID box 

127 ". I rl ,n 3D' , , 

,n ,n 3n' '" 

~·n 20 ,'. 3D, 

I~"n ,n 0'<'" 3 , 110 

110 

110 

'",""'~ ---=- "'~~c~--.~-_-_-_--~-t,---"----.---1,-------+-~~,------------t.;r~-.+-:-~-t::-~~:5:--i 

'f mOfe spacfI;~ nHd~, U8S aeparsto lJhSBr 0' pepsr. 

~OAMB;> AOJOI 1212821 

Page 2 

C-2 APPENDIX C 

Cropn_ Code 

Ap';cot ......... ,.................................. 129 ~ectBljnes •.. ; .....•. , .•. , ........•... ,........... 201 Pe.ra ............................................... 231 Plu~s .,nd pr~ne$ ........•... ~ .. "'.............. 243 Oth.t'tultarid nut.,~~pecily. ... , ........ 3$9· 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
dROSSY.ALUE of I ,'982"IF. 5S t ..... nd .xpenlll .. ;; .. ,./ 

Report your best estimate of the value for each of the following groups of crops sold 

from this place in 1982. Include the velue of the landlord's end/or contractor's share, 

estimating if necessery. Exclude value of Government CCC IFOB;::,n,;:s",. ==:-_==:-1 

1. Grains. soybeans end other beanssold in 1982 ... 77' Dollars : Cents 

a. Corn for grain.................................... ............... 0 $ : h,,~,----+,------I 

b. Wheat ................................................... ~ ......... 0 h$=------+-'------I 

c.Soybeans ........................................................ 0 ~76 , hn-----i---I 

d. Sorghum for grain ............................................. 0 h$=-----+-'-I 

'" 8. Oats ............................................................... 0 h$=------:---I 

f. Other - barley. rye, dry beans, dry peas, 79 

sunflower seed. popcorn, and buckwheat, etc ...... 0 hi $=-____ --'-_-1 

2. Cotton and cottonseed .......................................... 0 ",I ~",,"",80 ___ ------':_----1 781 

3. Tobacco .................................................... : ......... 0 "'1$..,--------;,------1 . 762 

4. Hay, silage, field seeds, and grass seeds .................. 0 ~I $=-------L-----f 

5. Vegetables. sweet corn. and melons - Do not Jnclude 0' :83 , Irish potatoes and sweetporatoes .. report them in item 7 below.... I ~ ! 

. DId, ___ .,__ 1liiY CATTLE or CALVES OIIlh11p1He In 19821 

5",0 YES - eo...,.,.,.li>Io_ 

20 NO - Gotol8Cllon13 INVENTORY 

Number on this 

• DECEMBER 31, 1982 INVENTORY None plsce Dec. 31 1982 

1. CA TILE AND CALVES of all ages 

(Tor., of •• b. c. and d belowl .............. ..................... 0 

•. ~~;~.g>l:'~.::-.!~'.~~~~.~~~~. ~~........ ........ 0 

b. MILK COWS kept for production of milk or 

~~a~!~~::~r~~~e~:'~;d ~~~ .~'!.. .......... 0 

c. ~~Ir,;~~t~J' calH!,'~E.~. ~~.: ~~~~:-:~~~~ ............ 0 

d.STEERS. STEER CALVES, BULlS. 

AND BULL CALVES... ................ .............. ..... 0 

• CATTLE AND CALVES SOLD 

FROM THIS PLACE IN 1982 

803 

80' 

805 

806 

807 

kI.......... Number sold 'W". in 1982 

Total 

Beef 

cows 

Milk 

cows 

Heifers 

and 

heIfer 

calves 

Steers and 

bulls of 

,II ages 

Gross v81ue of 581 •• 

Dolla.. 'Cents 

Include those fed on this plllC6 on B 

conrract or c.ustom b8sis. Also report 

lIS sold. catr1e moved from this place 

fa I feeellot for further feeding. IOU. I 'u, 6. Fruits. nuts, berries - apples. peaches. grapes, cherries. ri,:" O.-----+-, -----f 

cranberries, strawberries. blueberries, .tc..................... 0 1$ '2. Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 0 $ 

7. Other crops - Irish potatoes, sweetpotatoes. etc. 78' , (EKc/ude nursery and greenhouse productsl _ ) 3. Cattle, including calves weighing 500 pounds' or more ... ..................... 0 : $ 

Specify 0$ 

I LAND USE IN 1982 

NOTE: lithe same land had more than one use in 1982. REPORT THAT LAND 

ONLY ONCE - in the use first listed below that applies. For example, cropland 

harvested and also pastured is to be reported only as "Cropland harvested." 

510 r.:--:--;----I 1. CROPLAND None Number of acres 

e. Cropland harvested -Includ • • 11 lend from whi<:h crops 

;::e~~';:~~::, hB8,!d~:~:e~ :~: :,:::g!so:~~;r::Cr~.t~~~.......... 0 

b. ~~~N~~~s~~r~~J'~y~?,,'g~:n~~; ~~J~~~g~n:~~~or crops without additional improvements. .......................... ........ 0 

c. Cropland used for cover crops. legumes, and soil· 

. improvement grasses, but NOT harvested and NOT 

pastured ................................................................... 0 

d. Cropland on which all crops failed IException: Do not report here.fsrul in orchards aod vineySl'ds on which rh6 crop 

fBi/ed. Such herBage Is to be reportfKJ.in item 1 a.J ••• , ••••••••. ",0-.' •••••• 

78' 

7.8 

70' 

1

790 

a. Of the total cattle sold, how many were 

FATIENED on this place on GRAIN or 

CONCENTRATES for 30 days or more 

and SOLO for SLAUGHTER?............. 0 

• DAIRY PRODUCTS SOLD FROM 

THIS PLACE IN 1982 

8" 8>3 

Did you o. anyone ......... e any HOGS or PIGS on this place in 19827 

513 ,0 YES - c.....,.,... __ 20 NO - Go to section 14 

• DECEMBER 31, 1982 INVENTORY None 

INVENTORY 

Number on this 

place Dec. 31 1982 

o 1::-:-:-----1 ,. HOGS and PIGS of an ageSlTotalof.andbbelowl ......... 0 Total 

o '---1

791

,-----__ --1 0 "6 0. __ " __ "" a. HOGS and PIGS used or to be used for BREEDING .'",U"'Y 

o /0:79;-:-3 ___ -1 b.OTHER HOGS and PIGS .................................... 0 "'I ,,=-----=Olh'="-I' 

e. Cropland in cultivated summerfallow .......................... .. 

f. Cropland idle ................. " ............................ " ......... .. 

2. ~.::!:~~;;m~~~::.'.nd fa· Woodland pastured .......... 0 t:c

1794

=-____ -I • UTTERS FARROWED 

"w'1r~v:;;: :r::::,"~-:.:r,,:d ~. Woodland not pastured ..... 0 1:-:::=-: ____ -1 2. LITTERS FARROWED on this place between _ None 8~~mber 01 liners 

3. Otherp •• turaland and ,angela!ld -Include Bny pastur.l.nd •• December 1,1981 and May 31, 1982 ......... 0 '-c-c;;-------j other than CfoplBtld and woodl,nd pastUla.................... ............... 0 Is 9 

b.June1.1982andNovember30.1982 ......... 0 ' . 4. All other land - Land in house lots. pends, roads, wasteland. 1

797 .. '~";;;~:;:::====-----l ete. - Include any land flOt reponod In itoms Ithrough3 abov.......... 0 r NumOSr ",."" ... , ....... ,._ " ......... ---·""-AcltltI, ..... , 1tfuough4 sold u·~ ••• u.u.~,., 

L"m"!i ·'.;."i'·!"j"'i .. ~n~" .. ~~~~~~!~, 1~';"~ffi§~~:;~~79~8 ___ ~ • HOGS AND PIGS SOLD None in 1982 Dollars :c .. ta 

• I WKIIIIY LAND In thIa et any time In 19821 3. HOGS and PIGS SOLO from this r.c",;c:-o'-==-t,;1 "".---=..:.=.::........-~::.:=.j IrrigBlod.landls .Ill.nd watered by any a1Ii/icltJI or controlled me.,.s _ sprink/ars. ","ow. place in 1982 ....................................... 0 ~c---+I"= $ _____ -'----1 

or d~ches •• preod., dike •• etc. IncltIde supplemental •. pertia!. and prep/am irrigation. 4. Of the hogs and pigs sold. how many were 822 I'" : 

Sl1 ,DYES _ CompIeteIfW__ sold es FEEDER PIGS for furtherieeding? .. 0 $ , 

2 0 NO _ Goto.eoli,m 12 None Nu~~~~.~cres Did you orany_ .... haveanySHEEPor LAM IS, .19827 

1. HOW. many acres ofharvested.tand·were i".igatedL ............. 0 1

680 

514, 0 YES _ ~ __ 

=::r.,~d~~qnw::::r~:;~:=~'=~~:c:a. 20 NO - GoroS8Ction15 

2. How many acres of pasturelimd, rangeland. and· any other I···· 

lands not included in item 1 above were irrigated? ................ 0 

3, What percentof the irrigation water used on this place in 

1982 was obtained - None Percent 

a. From 8 wall or wens. located pnthis f~rm or another f81m~ ..... 0 

b. From an on,tarm surface supply not contro.Ued by a water 

supplyorgaoizetion IstTetlm,drainag!ldltch; lake, pond. 

spring. or res9tVoir on or adjsctll\t to this f.rm)l..... ..... ........ . 0 

.. c. Fr?m OfMstrll water SUI1;i1i~rs~I~:~: .. IReclama:.l/O!1proj8tlts; 

'. Imgatinn dlsf!'Cl; .,",utu~" r;,ob~ . or ne1gl\.bOrhood . 

1

682 

1 683 

1 68• 

% 

% 

1. SHEEP and LAMBS of all ages ........... . 

a. EWES 1 year old or older ............. .. 

n. '~""vn' 

None place Dec. 31. 1982 

NUMBER SOLD 

in 198~ 

o 8" 82S 

0

826 

- Number shorn Pounds of wool 

Noneh8~277 __ in_l_9_82~ __ t8~2~~Q~rn~in~19~8~2~ 

2. SHEEP and LAMBS SHORN ... "........ 0 

% Gross value of sal .. 

,...--...... -tl li, Whlit was. the lIl'.ossvahle .ofsales of SHEEP. None." Dollars' ,cents 

100% 1>-t.AM~\.andWOOLfromthispiecein19821.. ... 0 $ : 

l</'~ ditches; or Q1Oe<llllg8110n, . .... . '.' . D ~iti~~l~!~f" .• .. , ,k ,.>,~i<:i;:;~;"'~''';'-('i!~i:;;, .;/) . ;. 

'12"·821 

Page 3 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX C C-3 
C-4 

• Old you or anyone else haveany HORSES, BEES, FISH, GOATS. 

OTHER LIVESTOCK, or ANIMALSPECIALTIES In 19827 

S 1 5 lOy E S _ Compl.t. fbi • • .cllo" 2 0 NO - Go to section 16 

INVENTORY 

Number on 

this place 

Total number Gross value of sales 

None sold in 1982 I-----~--I 

1 . Horses and ponies of 

all ages ..................... 0 

2. Colonies of bees......... 0 

3. Milk goats ................ 0 

4. Other livestock or animal 

specialties in captivity (EMel name and code from 

"LIst A" below. I 

Dec. 31. 1982 830 831 

839 8<0 

8<, 8<. 

", 

$ 

8<, 

$ 

847 

$ 

Dollars I Cents 

I 

I 

I 

, 

, Name _____ Code __ L-_____ L-____ ~~$ ____ ~_~ 

~r--------------------------\ 

Name Code I Name Code Name Code 

Angora goats... 842 Mink and their pelts ...... 838 I Worms - Refer to 

~~:~,g~~~:~~, 848 I ~~~:~~~n:~da~~eir pelts ... 851 I ~~O~~:~i~~e~~~tt....:···. 867 

and donkeys". 833 I thair pelts.. 864 I Specify .... .............. 860 

6. Livestock or animal 

products (Enter name and 

code from "List 8" be/ow.} 

Name Code 

Total Quantity sold 

in 1982 

Gross value of sales 

___ OR- ~~undsi> , $ 

Gallons 

Dollars Cents 

~r---------------------------------------------~\ 

Name 

Mohair sold ....... . 

Goat milk sold .. 

Code 

864 

866 I 

I Nama 

Honey sold. ..................... . .......... . 

Other livestock products - Specify •.. ...... 

Code 

868 

870 

Gross value of sales 6. Fish and other aquaculture wat~~~~s ace Total quantity sold 

~~~~~;;~(~,~;:; ~~'::/~':J r--:f",o,--r ",aq",u"a"cu;:"tu"re"--,!-c,:-_in_19_8_2 __ +_=-Do:.:lI:.:ar:.:. __ ..:', c::e:.:nt=--t' 

I I Pounds 2 Name Code I ~ 3 - - - OR - - I~~ 

I 110 Number 

~r----------------------------------------------~\ 

Nama Coda ! Name Code I Name Code I Name Code 

Catfish .......... 872 Tropical and Other fish - Other aquaculture 

TtOuL... 876 I baitfish.. 880 I Specify .. " .... 8841 products -Specify .... 888 

If more space is neoded, use separete sheet of peper. 

• Did you or anyone el .. have any POULTRY such as CHICKENS, 

TURKEYS, DUCKS, ate., on this place In 19827 I/nclude pou/frf "", .. n f01 othe1S on a conttact 1M, •• , 

5'·,0 YES - Complete.hl .. _on I~~~~!~:: Total number 

2 0 NO - Go ro s.crion 17 this place sold in 1982 

None D.c. 31.1982 

1. HENS and PULLETS of laying age ........................ 0 

2. Pullets for laying flock replacement 

a. PULLETS 3 months old or older not yet of laying age 0 

b. ~~~t~I c~~~.~~e~~~~.~.~LE.T~ .u~~~~. 3. ~~.~t~.~ .~~d.. 0 

3. BROILERS. fryers. and other meat type chickens 

including capons and roasters............................. 0 

4. TURKEYS 

8. Turkeys for slaughter(Exclude b,..d.rs} .............. 0 

b. Turkey HENS kept for breeding ........................ 0 

6. OTHER POULTRY raised in captivity - ducks, 

geese. pigeons or squab, pheesants. quail, etc. {Eme, poultry name and code from the list below,} 

Poultry name __________ Code __ _ 

Poultry name __________ Code __ _ 

Name Code I Name Code 

Ducks.. . ...... 904 I Pigeons or squab ...... 908 

Geese.. .. ........... 908 Pheasants ............... 910 

I 

6. POULTRY HATCHED on this place in 

1982 and placed or sold - chickens. 

turkeys. ducks. etc. -Sp.cify kind of poulrry ____ __ 

8., 893 

894 895 

896 897 

898 899 

900 90' 

902 903 

Name Cod. 

Qu.il.. .................... 912 All other poultry -

Specify ................. 914 

Non·~9~,~6 __ ~N~u~m~b~e~r ____ ~ 

o 9" 

7. Incubator egg capacity on December 31. 1982 ............. 0 

Gross valu. of seles 

8. What was the gross value of sales of poultry None f-o.;",_=-DO::cIl",8'c:9 ___ .l.C",8::.n,:;:",,, 

and poultry products (eggs. etc.) from this 9' 8 

place in 1982?....................................... 0 FORMS] AOJOI (] 1262) 

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APPENDIX C 

• S11 

• GOVERNMENT CCC LOANS 1. Amount received· in 1982 from Government cee loans for - (Include regular and 18strveloans. even jf redeemed or forfeiledJ 

Non.b7~9~9~D~0~lIa~r~s __ ~~C~.~n~t.~ , 

8, Corn, sorghum, barley. and oats ............................ 0 

b. Wheat ............................................................. . 

c. Cotton ............................................................ .. 

d. Soybeans, peanuts. rye, rice, tobacco. and honey .............. . 

• MACHINE WORK, CUSTOMWORK, and OTHER 

AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 

o 

o 

o 

2. Gross amount received from machine work, customwork, 

and other agricultural services PROVIDED FOR OTHERS in 

1982 - planting. plowing, spraying, harvesting. etc. ........ 0 

Specify kind of work. done 

800 

$ 

e , 

802 

$ 

9 .. 

• : During 1982 did you SELL any cropo, livestock, or livestock prOducts 

DIRECTlY to Individuals FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION - roadside Sl. standi, farmers markets, pick your own, atc.? 

, 

1 0 YES - Complete thl ... e"on Dollar. Cents 

2 0 NO - Gotoseetion 19 None h9"2"0~==----l,-=='-1 

1. What was the gross value of these direct sales? ........... 0 L$------r-"----i 

Jl 

Specify products sold vegetables. eggs, etc. 

• TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

"9 Mark IX) the one item which best describes the type of organization for 

this place in 1982. Refe, ro rhelNFORMA nON SHEET. Secrion 19, 

• FAMILY or INDIVIDUAL operation _ 921 

(Exclude partnership and corporation}...... •••••••••••.•.•.•.•••••••. '2 DL • PARTNERSHIP operation -Includ.femilypartn.,ships .... oJ Go to section 21 

• INCORPORATED UNDER STATE LAW .................... . 

• OTHER. such as estate or trust. prison farm. grazing association, Indian reservation. etc ......................... . 40.; 

Go to section 20 

Specify below then go to section 21 

• • ~~!'!.~~fJ:~;m~ES~~~~e=::t;g.operatlonSOnlyl S20 

1.ls this a family-held corporation? ................................ 922, 0 Yes 2 0 No 

2. Are there more than 10 stockholders? ......................... 3 0 Yes 4 0 No 

• CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCUPATION OF OPERATOR ISenlor portner or person in charge) Roter to,he INFORMATIOIII SHEET, _ 21. 

S2' 

1. RESIDENCE - Does the 0 erator (senior partner or 923, 0 Yes 

parson in charge) live on tgls place? .......................... .. 20 No 

2. PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION - At which occupation 

did the oparator spand the majority 150 percent or 

more) of his/her work time in 19827 For partnerships consider BII members of the partnership together ••••••••••••••••••• 

928 

.2. 

, 0 Farming 2 0 Other 

or ranching 

3. OFF FARM WORK - How many days did the oparator 1 0 None 

(senior partner or person In charge) work at least 2 0 1 49 d 4 hours per day off this place In 1982?lnclud. work - ays 

atanonfarmjob, business, or on someons slse's farm. 3050-99 days 

IExcludeexchangef.rmworkJ ....................................... : B ~~~=~::::~: 

6 0 200 days or more 

060 4.ln what year did the operator (or senior partner) begin 

to operate any part of this place? .............................. .. ____ year 

92. 

6. AGE of operator (senior partner or person in' charge) ....... _ ____ Years old 

2 0 Negro or Black 

. 'j4, 0 White 

3 0 American Indian 

6. RACE of operator (senior partner or person In chargsl ....... D. Asian or Pacific 

Islander 

o Other - SP.c~ 

.2. 

7, SEX of operator (senior partner or person In charge) ....... ,0 Male 2 0 Female 

a. SPANISH ORlGIN - Is the opsralor (senior partner· 

or person inchargel of Spanish origin or descent .21 

. '(MeJ(ica~, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or other Spanish)? ..... ,.. ,0 Yes 2 ONe 

FORM 82 A0301 (2 1282) Page 5 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
(Sections 22 through 28 were collected from approximately 20 percent of the farms. see text) 

S2. 

S22 lOY E S _ Com"",. thl. _lion r--::----:---,-;::--:--I'nc'ude expenditures paid by you and Oth;::et.:.s:.:fo::..r ______ .--_______ --1 

None Acre. fertilized production of crops, livestock, and < .A" "'n .. no .. n""" no this _1 __ _ 

2 0 NO - Go to .octlon 23 1'32 other agricultural products on this ~_.......: <'"_"'U_"U<"_.',--_.f-'_w.w~".'.- '0.,,0"'=' w"=:-:';;- "'0"--1 1 , Acres of cropland fertilized in 1982, other than cropland 0 place in 1982. None Doll", ,: Cents None ~;n used only for pastures reported in sectlon 10, Item 1 b ..... 1'33 '0« ,.7 ~68 2. Acres of pastureland and rangeland fertilized 1 . Gasoline and gasohol for 0 ::-- ,: 0 

in 1982 reported in section 10, items lband 3 ............... 0 the farm business.......... ,> 

2. ~~~~~~:~~.I.:~~.t~.e.f~r.~ ... 0 I:' , 1

970 r' 

I" 

3. Expenditures for commercial fertilizer purchased Non. 1""',......:D:,:o:.::II.=:r::.,._---i::..C"'.n.:.:t-=-js I - all forms, including rock phosphate and gypsum I'.' 'I ~:~~~~d:),i~ee,!, 6R~~r.t.~~~~.~~.~~~,t.~~.~~~/~~~:~~:~ ......... ~ .. ;D~~s==;::::::;::::=~:==~ 3. ~:r ~:'f~~,:,a~~~t:,':~ane r (4.5Ibs.= 1 gallon). ...... 0 

4. LIME - tons of lime used.and acres on Non. Tons of lime Acres limed 4. Fuel oil and kerosene for 

which applied IDa nor include land pla"or. 0 [934 f'os the farm business.......... 0 1 $ 

o 

or gypsum or lime for sanitation' •••••••.•...•.•. 78 I .:;:::::: 

.mlmllr~ w.;[r,".;FinnY/~ 'n"~~,,f)"~~I~.!iD!.Ut~~Ii-n! . .;.~ui:~D,~~~~~~~~~~~~15. ~~!r~:~;.~~.f.~~.t~~.:~:~... 0 i $ ::~f{::::,:,: :" 

OTHER '~"""'''.'',u",."." CHEMICALS uud on this place In 19821 6. Motor oil and grease for 0 I:" : :",:::::;,;{,: 823 1 0 YES _ Comp/ste thIs aectlon the farm business.......... I'" I • • , 

O 

7. Electricity for the farm ~"''''-O ____ f'' -lljiiilllllill~::;:I:I;[' :lllli::kl':l; :li::{::I'i"'.:i::':):·:::·j .iill:.::il 2 NO - Go to sec,ion 24 business....................... 0 1$ '. '. 

Include any materials provided by you, your landlords, or contractors. For each ". 1 ,':r ::r :,,:,:; ::.~:':_::::::. 

item listed, report acres only once. If multipurpose chemicals were used, 8. ~!~,:r - coal, wood, 0 $ , 

report acreage treated for each purpose. cu,., etc .................... . 

1 . Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc" (fungicide, 

herbicide, insecticide, nematicide) to control -

a.lnlacta on crops, including hay ...... " ..... "" .. "" ..... .. 

b. Nematod •• in crops .. " ....... "" ... """ ..... ".",, ...... .. 

c. Dil.al .. in crops and orchards (blights, smuts, 

rusts, etc.) .... " .. " ... " .......... , ...... " .......... "" ....... ". 

d. Weed., gra •• , or bruah In crops and pasture 

0"'= ___ -1 

1'39 

S27 

SELECTED I'KUUU" IIUN EXPENSES paid by you a", others for thi. place in 1982 

Include your best estimates of expenses paid by you, your landlord. contractors. 

buyers, and others for production of crops, livestock, and other agricultural products 

in 1982. DO NOT INCLUDE expenses connected with performing customwork for 

others; operation of nonfarm activities, businesses, or services; or household expenses 

not related to the farm business. Selected 

expenditures 

Include both pre·emergence snd post emergence ................ . 

2. Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control o "I ,,~o-----i 1. Uvntock and poultry purchased _ cattle, calves, None '" Doll"" : Cents 

of crops or thinning offruit " ...... : ..... " ......... " ........ "". o ~::,s~~gi~~il:~~i~a~~s:.~o.ats: .. h~rs~s.'.~h.i~.S:.p.O~'ts: .. 

:Centsl 

: I 

R.f., '0 SHfifiT. Section 24. 

'41 lOY E S - Complet •• hI. section 

2 0 NO - Go to 58Otion 25 ,..---,,-Do=lI.rs--..,~=Cen.,.,."t. 

2. Total feed purchased for livestock and poultry -

grain, hay, silage, mixed feeds, concentrates. etc .... " ... 

a. CommerCially mixed formula feeds purchased -

complete, supplement, concentrates, premixes. 

:="'~~Y. I Ton, Tenth' DolI.rs 

cottonseed None I 

such as soybean meal,!'", , I'" 

:e!}~~ ...... , 0 I /10 $ 

, 

, 

, 

, 

: 

: 

9.7 , 

, 

, 

, 

1 . How much interes!,.was paid on all debts for tha I ~" : 3. Seed cost _ for corn, other grains, soybeans, tobacco, 

.mfiarmm~biuisiiners~s~in~1~,,~,8~2!1 ~.;~ A·".N~"D~';~· t· .. ~ . U·~ .. I~· .. ~~"' .. ~m"~on~th~Ia!~~I:~on;,~ _;; ..... -::!! ~!~~,.1~98tj cotton, etc. - Include pl'nt' and trees purchased .................. 0 rcl ;'--90-----1--1 

(lnclud. only equipment uud for agricultural operltlona in HRIl or 1982.) , 

;::,l 

4. Hired farm or ranch laborls.. In(onnat"", ShmJr}.......... ..... 0 Ls. a. Of the hired workers. including None I Numbe, of workers • 

1. What is the estimated market value of ALL machinery, Estimated market value paid family workers, how many - 199 . : : 

52. 

• Value of ALL machlnary and equipment on thIa place, December 31, 1982 

equipmant, and implements usually kept on this place Dalla.. ~ Cen" 111 Worked 1 50 days or more? tJ . . and 

:~~.t:r~;:~Ol1c:=,:.'d~~:~i~z:~~ used for the farm or ranch business? Include ca .. , 1

943- : (2,Worked less than 150days? 0 

~ 

.,',. bulk tanks, Iives,ock lsoders. grinding end mixing /lqU/pIMnt 'h: ......... LS'-____ --J''--I 5. Contract labor - Include expendfture, primarily to, labo,. such , 

:~~f=~w:.t~~~':::~~~~r::.:::~.~~~: .... 0 $ : 

• SELECTED machinery and equipment .---------.--=mr • .,- ...... ,..,-M.',-"=nw"...... 6. CUllOmwork, machine hire and rental of macbinery on thlt plac •• Decam.,., 31. 1982. ..;;~,;;'Y '":w::.~~~.;:_ and equipment _ Include expandirures for USB at equipment 

(Report only H lI.ad In 101011982./ Total number :':~':: ~ he'~ ",~,~"u~'.·ac,,' and for customwo,k such as grinding Bnd mixing teed, plowing. '" on this place on <u,,,,,,nt b" 'c!e d' '1 fil,. . d . 

None December 31. 1982 (19(~~mb8~)- c,;:;~:::·e:rr;l:cI~~:·c:::~'·c:;:on ~~g;,~'J:~~ .... ~~.t:~: ... ,. 0 $ 

"",,,m .. , "II CURRENT MARKET VALUE OF LAIID and BUILDINGS .2. 

Please give your best ESTIMATE of the CURRENT ""'~------+=-----.... MARKET VALUE of land and buildings for the acres 

reported in section 1, items 1, 2. and 3. page 1. Estimated ~::_":;:,~""'­ • of land and Dui,olngs 

None ~~_= DOII~a .. ~_--<'c.::': C.~nls 

b,.------h-;-,.-------1 1. All land owned........................................ 0 ~I ~~'6 _____ --'-' _--j 

2. All land rented or leased FROM OTHERS ... " 0 1-;1 ~~' ______ +-:: __ 

••• • ¥ 1

998 J renteaor leased I U U NtHl "...... 0 1 s 

PERSOIII·w",,,.c III.a THill REPORT -p_ print 

Name 1'99 Date 

_ _ ..;;......,' A'ea code Telephone .1 I Number 

Page 6 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX C C-s 
C-6 

~ORM 82·A.01 III 11nS2> INFORMATION SHEET u.s. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU Of r!-lE CENSUS 

1982 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Special Reporting Instructions 

1. Who Should Report 

WE NEED A REPl Y FROM EVERYONE RECEIVING A REPORT FORM, 

INCLUDING indivIduals. landlords, tenants, partnerships, corporations, 

IOstltutlons. and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. 

Each case Included 10 the census has a unique census file number (CFN1. In 

order to make the census results as complete and accurate as possible, we 

need to obtalO Information about every census file number. 

2. It You Received More Than One Report Form tor an Operation 

Complete only ONE report form for dn operation. Write "Duplicate" near the 

address label of each eXHa report form .. Also, write the 11·digit census file 

number(s) of the DUPLICATE report(s) ON THE COMPLETED REPORT in the space 

prOVided to the left of the address label. Return the extra reportls) in the same 

envelope with your completed report form so that we can correct our records. 

3. If You No Longer Farm 

If you had agric.u[tural operations at any time during 1982, please report all 

agf1cultural activity durlOg the year. Repon all land on your census form that 

you owned or .tented. Also, report your 1982 crop and livestock production 

and 1982 sales. 

Explain on the fITst page of the report form lor on a separate sheet of paper) 

that you QUIt farming or ranching and give the approximate date and the 

name and address of the present operator, if known. 

4. It You Never Farmed or Have No Association With Agriculture 

Please wnte a note on the report form near the address label and return it so that 

we can correct our records. In our efforts to make the census as complete as 

pOSSible, we obtained lists from various sources. We tried to eliminate duplicate 

and nonfarm addresses, however, It was not always possible to do so. 

5. It You Hava More Than One Agricultural Oparation 

Complete a report form for EACH SEPARATE and OISTINCT production unit, that 

IS, each Indivldua[ farm, ranch, feedlot, greenhouse, etc .. or combination of 

farms. etc., for which you maintain SEPARATE records of operating expenses 

and sates. livestock and other inventories, crop acreages, and production. 

6. If You Have a Partnership Operation 

Complete only ONE report for the entire partnershIp's agricultural operation 

and include all partners' shares on the one report. 

If members of the partnership also operate separate farms or ranches in 

addition to the partnership farming operation. separate report forms should 

be completed for each lOdividua[ operation. 

If two or more report forms were received for the same operation, mark each 

additional form as a "Duplicate." Return the duplicate reports in the same 

envelope WIth the completed partnershIp report, if possible. or write a note 

on the duplicate report, such as, "Partner (provide name) has completed a 

report for the partnership (provide partnership name)." 

7, landlord's or Contractor's Share 

!f you rented or leased land from others or had a contract for the production 

of agncultural products. lOclude both your share and the landlord's or 

contractor's share of the production, sales, and expenses so your census 

report form will be complete for "this place." 

If you do not know the landlord's or contractor's share, include your BEST ESTIMATE. 

How to Enter Your Response 

If you do not have exact figures, give your best estimate. 

Enter your replies In the proper spaces. on the correct tine, and in the units 

requested, i.e., dollars, bushels, tons, etc. Write any explanation outside 

the answer spaces or on a separate sheet of paper. 

All dollar figures may be entered in whole dollars. CENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED. 

Enter whole numbers except where tenths are requested, such as acres of 

potatoes harvested. [f you have 1/2, 1/3. or 1/4 of an acre. convert to 

tenths. For example. convert 1/2 to 5/10. 113 to 3/10,1/4 to 2/10. 

The census report form IS being used throughout the entire United States. 

Because It IS meant for use in all parts of the country, it may contain sections 

and questIons which do not apply to you. When this occurs, mark the 

"None" or "No" box and go on to the next item or section. 

Instructions For Specified Sections 

,.. Section 1 - ACREAGE IN 1982 

Your answers to this section will determIne the land '''Acree In This Place") 

referred to in the rest of the report form. 

When answenng the acreage questIons, include the land associated with 

your agrlcultura[ operations in 1982 whether in production or not. Include 

all land that you owned or rented during 1982 even if only tor part of the 

year. Exclude any unrelated residential or commercial !and. 

If YOU QUIT fARMING DURING 1982 - Complete the report form for 

the portion of the year that you did farm. Explain on the report form or 

another sheet when you stopped farming and the name and address of the 

person now using the land. 

Report all land 10 section 1 in whole acres. 

Item 1 - All Land Owned - Report all land owned In 1982 whether held 

under tltle, purchase contract or mortgage, homestead law, or as heir or trustee 

of an undivided estate. Include all land owned by you and/or your spouse, or 

by the partnership. corporatIon, or organization !or which you are reporting. 

Item 2 - All Land Rented or Leased FROM OTHERS - Report all land 

rented by you or your operation even though the landlord may have supplied 

materla[s or superVISIon. 

INCLUDE 10 Item 2' 

a. Land for agrIcultural use that you rented from others for cash 

b. Land yvu worked on a share basis (crop or livestock) 

e. Land owned by someone else that you used rent· free 

d. Federal, State. IndIan Resetvatlon, or railroad land rented or leased by the acre 

DO NOT INCLUDE In item 2' 

Land used on a per-head or animal unIt license or permit basis, such as 

section 3. Taylor Grazing Act, Nationa[ F~rest, or Indian Reservation permit 

[and. If you had any of these permIts, mark "yes" to item 7. 

Item 3 - All land Rented or Leased TO OTHERS - Include all land rented out 

for any purpose if II was part of the acreage reported In items 1 and 2. A report form 

will be obtaIned from each of your tenants to cover the operations on that land. 

1NCLUDE in Item 3' 

a. Owned land rented to othets for cash or a share of crops or livestock 

b, Land you rented trom someone and then subleased to someone else 

c. Land worked for you bv someone for a share of crops or livestock 

d. Land which you allowed others to use rent-free 

APPENDIX C 

Item 4 - Acres In This Place - This figure will show the total of all land you 

operated at any time in 1982. To determine" Acree In This Place" ADO the 

land you owned and the land you rented or [eased from others, then SUBTRACT 

the land you rented or leased to others: item 1 + item 2 - item 3 = item 4. It IS 

important to report item 4 correctly (even if "0" acres) since the remainder of 

your report should cover only operations on the" Acres In This Place." 

If Item 4 ("Acres In Thl. Pleca") Is "0" and: 

a. You raised any crops or had any livestock or poultry on thIS place in 

1982, complete the report. 

b. All your land was operated by a renter or sharecropper, complete item 6 

(name and address of renters), skip to and complete section 29, and 

explain briefly, "All land rented out," etc. Mail form in return envelope. 

c. You did not have any agricultural activity on owned or rented land in 

1982, complete section 29 and explain briefly, such as "retired," "sold 

farm," and date. Give name and address of current operator if known 

and return form. 

Item 7 - Grazing Permits - In some states, government lands and Indian 

lands are used for grazing livestock under permit or special license, with 

payments on a per-head or animal unit basis. This [and should NOT be 

included as part of item 2, "land rented or leased from others," or item 4, 

"Acres In This Place," but you should report any of your livestock located 

on this permit land in 1982. 

,.. Sections 2 through 8 - CROPS 

Sections 2 throuph 8 provide space for reporting crops harvested during the 

1982 crop year from the land shown in section 1, item 4 ("Acres In This 

Place") of your report. Please report your crops in the appropriate sections. 

00 NOT include any crops grown on [and rented or leased TO others, or 

worked by others 'on shares during 1982. 

Acres hervested - Enter the acres harvested in 1982. Round fractions to 

whole acres except where tenths are requested by" !1 0" in the reporting 

box, such as for potatoes. 

Quantity harvested - The units of measure on the report form are those most 

commonly used in your state. If you use a diffeu!nt unit of measure, please 

convert your figure for quantity harvested to the unit requested. If the harvest 

was incomplete by Oecember 31, 1982, please estimate the total Quantity 

harvested or to be harvested. 

Crop Irrigation - For each crop irtigated, report number of acres imgated. 

Irrigation is defined as [and watered by artificial or controlled means -

sprinklers, furrows or ditches, spreader dikes, purposeful flooding, etc. 

[nclude acres that received supplemental. partial, and prep[ant Irrigation. 

For any crop not irrigated, [eave" Acres Irrigated" blank. 

How to Report Crops Hervestad: 

... Sections 2 and 3 - In these two sections, separate lines are provided for 

reporting each of several crops most commonly grown in your state. Do not 

write in figures or information for any other crops in these two sections. 

... Sections 4 through 8 - Report the information requested for any crops 

prelisted in the sections. To report for crops not prelisted in these sections, 

(1) find the crop name and the code number from the list in the section; 

(2) enter crop name and code in the first two columns of the first available 

answer line in the section; (3) enter the information that is requested in the 

remaining columns. If a crop is not listed, use the "Other" code in the 

appropriate section and specify the crop name. 

Example: You harvested 20 acres of a[falfa seed, yielding 6,000 pounds, 

and 30 acres of red clover seed, yielding 8.400 pounds. Neither crop was 

irrigated. You would enter the following in section 7: 

jEI!B!lmIJ ::'1~~1:~~!~!1~;''::~::1 ~~':::;:to~:I;'r~~~=11In 1982 Imlll grl!nl, S 1 I tg;I YES _ Compl.t. thl • •• ctlon 

1 0 NO - Go fO seCfion8 

F,am the hst below, enter ClOP nem" and code. RflPotl q".nl<lr ".'V"Jlfld ,n ",." 

'~("',.d"'lIhc'op,,.m. 

Allall.seed •• 2 ~.J (, 000 Lbs 

/,7/ ";0 , ! '/00 

----'----- Two or More Crops Harvested From the Seme Land (DoubleCropping) - Report the total acres and production of each harvested crop 

in the appropriate section(s) of the report form. 

Example: In 1982 you harvested 1,230 bushels of wheat from 40 acres. 

then on the same 40 acres planted soybeans, from which you harvested 

1,550 bushels. You irngated the soybeans but not the wheat. 

Interplanted Crops - If two crops were grown at the same time In alternating 

strips in the same field, report the portion of the field used for each crop. 

Example: A 60 acre field was planted in cotton and soybeans, WIth two rows 

of cotton followed by an area of the same width planted in soybeans. No 

irrigation was used. Thirw acres of soybeans and 30 acres of cotton would be 

reported in their appropriate section(sl. 

Skip Row Planting - If a crop is planted in an alternating pattern of planted 

and non· planted rows, such as two rows planted and two rows skIpped 

12 X 21. report the portion of the field occupied by the crop in the appropnate 

section for that crop, and report the skipped portIon as "Cropland idle" in 

section 10 (Land Use). 

... Section 4 - Vegetable. - Report acres of vegetables harvested FOR SALE 

or commercIal proceSSlOg. 00 not report acres of vegetables for home use 

only. Report the total acreage of each vegetable crop harvested. 

Example: In 1982 you harvested 10 acres of lettuce from a field, then 

replanted the field in lettuce and harvested the 10 acres again. 80th crops of 

lettuce were irrigated. Enter only 10 acres of land from which vegetables were 

harvested and 10 acres Irrigated in item 1 of section 4, but write 10.20 acres of 

lettuce harvE!sted and 20 acres of lettuce irrigated in item 2 of sectIon 4. 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Ill> Sac lion 8 - Frull. and Nul. - In counting the combined total of 20 or more 

trees and Vines, Include those for home use as well as those maintained for sate 

of the production, Acres in trees or vines that have been abandoned should not 

be Included; these acres should be Included In section 10, item f "Cropland Idle. 

If crops other than frUit and nut trees and vines were Inter planted With trees 

or vines, report the total acres for BOTH the orchard and the mterplanted 

crops harvested 

Ill> Section 9 - GROSS VALUE OF CROPS SOLD 

Report the value of all crops sold from "this place" In 1982, regardless of 

the year they were harvested or who owned the land. Be sure to give gross 

values (before deducting expenses and taxes). Include paymems received 

In 1982 from cooperatIves or marketing organizations for crops produced on 

thiS place regardless of the year In which the crops were harvested 

Include the landlord's or contractors share of crops removed hom thIS place In 

1982 m the value 01 crops sold, If the sale pnce or market value IS not known, give 

your best estimate of the crops' market value when removed from "thiS place" 

Include In the value of crops sold from "thiS place" any cost of harvesting, 

ulhng, fert,llzer, chemicals, etc., furnished under a contract arrangement 

Also mclude as sales your estimate of the value of any crops removed from 

thiS place In trade for serVices, such as hay cut In exchange for fence repal(, 

cteatlng, or other services 

DO NOT INCLUDE 

a.Amount of government cce loans receIVed In 1982 In thiS section 

Report I~overnment ecc loans In section 17. 

b.Crops or crop products purchased from others anj later resold 

Ill> Section 10 - LAND USE 

The purpose of thiS section IS to claSSify the "Acre. in Thl. Place" you 

reported In section 1, Item 4. by ptlnClpal use In 1982. Do NOT Inctude any 

acres you rented TO others freported In section 1, item 3) 

Land Used for More Than One Purpose - If part of your land was used for 

more than one purpose In 1982, report that land on the Itne for the use first 

listed, and NOT on the line for the second use. For example, If you plowed 

under a cover crop, and planted and harvested a grain crop. report the land In 

II em la, "Cropland harvested," bul NOT as "Cropland used for cover crop, 

legumes, etc." !ttem 1 c) 

Double Cropping - When more than one crop was harvested from the 

same land In 1982, report thailand only ONCE as "Cropland harvested," 

Item 1 a of thiS sectIon 

Inter planted Crops - If you Interplanted crops. such as cotton In an orchard, 

report the IOtalland used for both crops only ONCE. as "Cropland harvested," 

In Item la 

Skip Row Planted Crops - Report the acres that represent the total nonplanted or skipped rows as "Cropland Idle." item 1 f. The acres that represent 

the planted rows should be reported as "Cropland harvested," Item 1a 

.. Sections 12 through 16 - LIVESTOCK, POULTRY. AND ANIMAL 

SPECIALTIES 

Animals and Poultry to Include in the Report - Report all anImals, pOultry, 

and animal speCialties on "thIS place" (section 1. item 4) on December 31, 1982 

Include all owned by you and any kept by you for others. Include ammals on 

'Jnfenced lanas. National Forest land, district land, cooperatIve grazing assocIatIon 

land, or rangeland administered by the Bureau of Land Management on a per-head 

or lease baSIS, Animals In transit on December 31, 1982, or animals on short-term 

,.lasture !such as wheat oasture or crop reSidue) on a per-head or lease baSIS should 

be reported by the person who had control of the anImals. 

Animals and Poultrv to Exclude from the Report - 00 not report any 

animals or poultry kept on land rented to others or kept under a share arrangement on land rented to otllers. Do not Include anImals quartered In feedlots 

which are not a part of "this place." Animals kept on a place not operated 

by you are to be included on the report for that place. 

Animala Bought and Sold - DO NOT REPORT ANY ANIMALS BOUGHT AND 

THEN RESOLD WITHIN 30 DAYS. Such purchases and sales are considered 

"dealer" tranSactions, and are not Included In thiS census. 

Number Sold - Report all ammals and poultry sold or removed from thiS 

place If the animals were located on the place 30 days or more and were sold 

or removed from thiS place in 19B2, Without regard to ownership or who 

shared In the receipts. Include animals sold for a landlord or gIven to a 

landlord or others in trade or In payment for goods or services. Do NOT 

report number sold for any livestock or poultry kept on another place. 

Animals Moved to Another Place - For animals moved from this place to 

another place, such as for further feeding, report animals as "sold" and give 

your best estimate of their market value when they left "this place." 

Fat Cattle Sold - Cattle fattened on grain or concentrates for 30 days or 

more and sold for slaughter are reported in section 1 2. 

DO NOT INCLUDE WITH FATTENED CATTLE SOLD: 

a. Cattle and calves sold for further feeding 

b. Dairy cows fed only the usual dairy ratlOn before being sold 

c_ Veal calves, or any calves weighing less than 500 pounds 

Valua of Sales - Report the total gross value of anrmals and poultry sold or 

removed from thIS place in 1982 Without deducting productIon or marketing 

expenses Icost of feed, cost of hvestock purchase, cost of hauling and selling, 

etc.L If the sale price or market value is not known, give your best estimate 

of thell market value when they left "this place." 00 NOT report the value 

of sales of any livestock and poultry owned by you but kept and sold from 

a place you did not operate. 

Contract and Custom Feeding Operation. - LIvestock or poultry kept by 

you on "this place" on a contract or custom basis should be Included on this 

report REGARDLESS OF OWNERSHIP. Report as "INVENTORY" numbers 

of anrmals or poultry on the place on December 31, 1982. Report as 

"SOLD" antmals and poultry which were kept on a contract or custom basis 

and were removed or sold from the place in 1982. If the sale pflce or market 

value IS not known. give your best estimate of the market value of the 

antmals or poultry when they left thiS place. 

.. Section 15 - HORSES. PONIES. BEES. FISH. GOATS, ANIMAL 

SPECIALTIES. OTHER LIVESTOCK 

Items 1 through 4 - Report the inventory number of animals, bee colonies, 

or animal speCialties on the place on December 31. 1982. Indicate number 

sold and the gross value of sales for the number sold in 1982. In item 4, 

speCify the name and code from list A of any livestock or animal specialties 

on "thiS place" which are not covered In items 1 through 3, or 6 (fish and 

aquaculture producl~I, or sectlOns 12 through 14, or 16. 

If "Inventory" or "Sold" IS in unIts other than "Number" (such as pounds. 

packages, etc.), Indicate the unit. 

II you own colonies or hives of BEES - report all bee and honey operations 

conducted by you regardless of where the hives were kept most of the year. 

(Report hives in Item 2 and honey, beeswax, or pollen in item 5). 

MINK PEL TS. RABBIT PELTS. and CHINCHILLA PELTS should be included in 

number sold and value of sales, but NOT in inventory. WORMS raised for sale 

should be reported In beds (24 cubic leet per bed) in item 4, "Inventory" 

and in pounds In Item 4. "Number sold." 

fORM 112 AOIIII,11]821 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Itam 5 - Sale. of Animal Specialty Products - II any semen. manure, 

honey, beeswax, or other ammal products were sold from th.s place In 1982, 

speCify the products, the code from list S, the quantity sold, and the gross 

value of sales In 1982. If sold In units other than pounds or gallons. please 

mdicate unIt 

Item 6 - FI.h and Aquaculture Product. - Report water surface acres 

lestlmate, If necessary) used for raiSing fIsh or other aquaculture products 

FOR SALE. 

.. Section 18 - POULTRY 

Roosters and turkey toms used or to be used for BREEDING should be 

specified and reported.n Item 5, code 914 [All other poultry) 

Item 8 - Gro •• Value of Sale. - Include an estimated value of poultry 

and poultry products moved from thiS place by contractofs and others 

Ill> Section 17 -AMOUNT RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT CCC 

LOANS ANO AGRICULTURAL SERVICES 

Item 1 - Report the amount received under the regular or reserve program for 

commodities placed under ecc loan dutlng 1982. Include amount received 

even If commodity was redeemed or forfeited pnor to December 31, 1982 

Do not Include CCC loans received to build crop storage facllitres, or amount 

received for storage payments In the reserve program 

.. Section 19 - TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Use the follOWing definitIons to help you determine the type of organization 

for your operation' 

Individual or Family Operetlon - Defined as a farm or busmess organization 

controlled and operated by an IndiVIdual. Includes family operations [hat are 

not mcorporated and nOt operated under a partnership agreement 

Partner.hlp Operation - Defined as two or more persons who have agreed 

on the amount of thelT contflbullon Icapltal and eftoft) and the dlsttlbutlon of 

proilts. Co-ownership of land by husband and ..... ,fe or jomt filing of Income 

tax forms by husband and wife DOES NOT constitute a partnership, unless a 

speCifiC agreement to share contflbutrons, declslonmaklng, profits, and 

liabilIties ex.sts. Production under contract or under a share rental agreement 

DOES NOT constitute a partnership. 

Incorporated Under State Law - A corporatIon IS defined as a legal entity 

or artifiCial person created under the laws of a state to carryon a bUSIness 

ThiS definition does not Include cooperatives. Also complete section 20 

Other - SUCh as cooperative (defined as an Incorporated or unincorporated 

enterptlse or aSSOCiation created and formed jOintly by the members!. estate 

or trust (defined as a fund of money or property admlnlstp.red for the benefit 

of another indiVidual or organization), prison farm, grazing aSSOCiation, Indian 

Reservation, InstItution run by a governmental or religiOUS entIty, etc 

Ill> Section 20 - CORPORATE STRUCTURE 

ThiS section IS to be answered by corporations only. Answer both Items. A 

family' held corporalton has more than 50 percent of ItS stock owned by per· 

sons related by blood or matrlage 

.. Section 21 - OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCUPATION 

This sectIon applies to the characteflstlcs and occupation of the IndiVidual 

owner. operator, senior partner. or person in charge for the type of organlza· 

tlon reported In sectIon 19 of the form. 

For Individual or Family Operation - Complete thiS sectIon for the operator 

For Partnership Operation. - Ans ..... er all items except 2 for the "Senior 

Partner" The "Senior Partner" .s the indiVidual who is mainly responSIble lor 

the agricultural operations on thiS place, not necessarily the person senior In 

age. If each partner shares equally m the day·to-day management deCISions, 

conSIder the oldest as the "Senior Partner." For Item 2 (Pflnclpal OccupatIOn) 

consider all members of the partnership together. Please include as "farming" 

work time at all types of agncultural enterprises, including ..... ork at greenhouses, 

nursefles, mushroom production. ranchmg. feedlots, brOIler feeding. etc. 

For Corporation. and Other Operation. ICooperative., E.tate., etc.) -

Complete sectIon 21 for the person In charge, such as a hlted manager, 

bUSiness manager. or other person primarily respons.ble for the on-Site, 

day-to-day operation of the farm or ranch business 

Itam 4 - Vaar Beoan Operation - Report the first year the operator or 

sentor partner began to operate any part of this place on a continuous baSIS 

If the operator returned to a place previously operated, report the year 

operations were resumed 

... Section 22 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME 

Report acres on which commerCial fertilizer !items 1 and 2) or lime (item 41 

was applied during 1982. If any acreage was fertilized or hmed more than 

once, report acres ONL Y ONCr:. In each Item. Report expense for cammer· 

cial fertilizer purchased, excluding lime. in Item 3. 

Ill> Section 24 - INTEREST EXPENSE 

Report all interest ex:penses paid in 1982 for the farm bUSiness. 

INCLUDE Interest or finance charges on: 

a. Mortgage loans for land and bUIldings In "this place" 

b. Machinery. tractors, trucks, and other eqUIpment 

c. Fertilizer, feed. seed, etc. 

d. Livestock, poultry, breeding stock 

e _ Funds borrowed to replentsh or provide working capital 

f _ Interest paid on eee loans 

DO NOT INCLUOE, 

a. Interest on debts assOCIated with actIVities not related to the production 

of crops or livestock on "this place," such as land or buildings rented to 

others, packing sheds, or feed mitis prOViding services to others 

b, Interest on owner/operator dwelling where amount is separated from 

.nterest on other land and bUildings in thiS place. 

... Section 25 - MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 

The estimated market value in item 1 refers to ALL machinery and equipment kept primarily on this place and used for the farm bUSiness. The value 

should be an estimate of what the machinery and equipment would selt for 

In ItS present condition, not the replacement or depreciated value. 

Ill> Section 27 - SELECTED PRODUCTION EXPENSES 

Include expenses paid by you and by anyone else for the production'of crops, 

poultry, livestock. and other agricultural products on this place. Also include 

expenses incurred even If payment was not made in 1982. Please'give 

estimates if you do not know the ex:act figures_ For livestock or poultry grown 

under contract or fed on a CUStom basis on "this place," report thelf value 

(estimate, if necessary) in Item 1 (Livestock and poultry purchased), at the 

time they came on this place. Also. Include in item 2, the value and amount of 

feed purchased by you or someone else for use on this place. Do not Include 

expenses related to nonfarm activities (trading and speculation, livestock, or 

dealer activities!. 

Hired Labor - Include in e:.:penses for hired labor gross wages or salarres, 

commissions, paid bonuses, and leave pay before deductions. SOCial 

Security taxes, health. life. or employment insurance and any other benefits 

paid by you should be included. Be sure any salary paid to a hIred manager is 

part of your total figure. 

Conlract Labor - Applies to expenditures primarily for labor In harvesting of 

crops. shearing sheep. etc. Exclude money paId to contractors for capital 

improvements such as putting up fences, reparr or maintenance of bUildings 

or machinery, land clearing, etc. Include the expense of items conSIdered 

primarily machine work in customwork. Item 6. 

APPENDIX C C-7 

INDEX 

(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item 

A 

Abnormal farms 

Acreage reduction program. 

Age of operator. . . . . . ... 

Agricultural products sold, 

market value ......... . 

Agricultural services 

income .... ' ....... . 

Alfalfa hay ........... . 

Alfalfa seed .......... . 

Almonds ............ . 

Angora goats ......... . 

Apples .............. . 

Apricots ............ . 

Aquacultural products ... . 

Artichokes. . . . . . . . . . . . 

Asparagus ........... . 

Assets, value .......... . 

Austrian winter peas .... . 

Automobiles .......... . 

Avocados ............ . 

8 

Bahia grass seed ........ . 

Bait and tropical fish sales .. 

Balers, pickup ......... . 

Bananas ............. . 

Barley for grain ........ . 

Beans, castor ......... . 

Beans, dry edible ....... . 

Beans, dry lima ........ . 

Beans, green lima ....... . 

Beans, snap (bush and 

pole) .............. . 

Beans, soybeans ....... . 

Bedding plants . : ...... . 

Beef cows ........... . 

Bees, colonies ......... . 

Beets, sugar .......... . 

Beets, table .......... . 

Bentgrass seed ......... . 

Bermuda grass seed ..... . 

Berries .............. . 

Birdsfoot trefoil seed .... . 

Blackberries .......... . 

Black operators and 

other races. . . . . . . . . .. 

Blueberries ........... . 

Bluegrass seed, Kentucky .. 

State 

tables 

6,11,49 

44-50 

5,6,44-50 

3,6,11,15, 

44-50 

12,44-50 

40, 41, 44-50 

40,41 

42,44-50 

38 

42,44-50 

1,3,13,15,17, 

44-50 

14,44-50 

42 

14,44-50 

42 

40,41,44-50 

41,44-50 

41 

41,44-50 

39-41, 44-50 

43 

17,22,26, 

44-50 

38 

40,41,44-50 

39,41,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

41 

41 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

County 

tables 

3 

1 

5, 16 

3, 16 

10 

15,16,26 

26 

28 

18 

28 

28 

21 

27 

27 

1,8,16 

26 

8 

28 

26 

21 

8 

28 

15, 16,24 

31 

15,16,25 

25 

27 

27 

15,16,25 

30 

11, 16 

20 

15,16,25 

27 

26 

26 

29 

26 

29 

32-34 

29 

26 

Item 

8-Con. 

Boysenberries ......... . 

Broccoli ............. . 

Broilers ............. . 

Bromegrass seed ....... . 

Broomcorn ........... . 

Brussels sprouts ........ . 

Buckwheat ........... . 

Bulbs .............. . 

Bulls, bull calves, steers, 

and steer calves ....... . 

Burros, donkeys, and mules. 

C 

Cabbage ............. . 

Cantaloups ........... . 

Carrots ............. . 

Castor beans. . . . . . . . .. . 

Catfish sales . . . . . . . . . . . 

Cattle and calves ....... . 

Cattle and calves sales, value 

Cauliflower .......... . 

Celery .............. . 

Chemicals, expenses ..... . 

Chemicals used ........ . 

Cherries ............. . 

Chickens 3 months old or 

older .............. . 

Chicory ............. . 

Chinchillas and their pelts .. 

Chinese cabbage ....... . 

Chinese or ming peas .... . 

Citrus fruit ........... . 

Clover seed. . . . . . . . ... . 

Clover seed, red ........ . 

Coal, wood, coke, etc., 

expenses ........... . 

Coffee .............. . 

Collards ............. . 

Colonies of bees ....... . 

Combines, grain and bean .. 

Commercially mixed 

formula feed purchased ... 

Commodity Credit 

Corporation loans ..... . 

Contract labor expenses .. . 

Corn, field ........... . 

Corn for grain sales, value .. 

Corn heads for combines ... 

State 

tables 

17-20,44-50 

43 

22,24-27, 

44-50 

38 

3,17,22-28, 

44-50 

11,17,23-28, 

44-50 

3,7,16,44-50 

16,44-50 

42,44-50 

17,18,20,44-50 

38 

42,44-50 

,8,44-50 

42 

38 

14,44-50 

7,44-50 

6,12,44-50 

3,7,44-50 

39-41 , 44-50 

11,44-50 

14,44-50 

County 

tables 

29 

27 

14, 16 

26 

31 

27 

24 

30 

11, 16 

23 

27 

27 

27 

31 

21 

11, 16 

3, 11, 16 

27 

27 

6, 16 

7 

28 

14 

27 

23 

27 

27 

28 

26 

26 

6 

28 

27 

20 

8, 16 

6, 16 

10 

6, 16 

15, 16, 

24,31 

3, 16 

8 

INDEX 1 
(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item 

C-Con. 

Corn, sweet . . . . . . . . . . . 

Corn, sweet, for seed .... . 

Corporation, family held .. . 

Corporation, nonfamily 

held .............. . 

Corporation, type of 

organization ......... . 

Cotton ............. . 

Cotton sales, value ...... . 

Cottonpickers and strippers. 

Cow peas for dry peas .... . 

Cow peas, green ........ . 

Cows and heifers that had 

calved ............. . 

Cranberries ........... . 

Cropland for cover crops, 

legumes, and soil· 

improvement grasses .... . 

Cropland harvested ..... . 

Cropland harvested, 

irrigated ............ . 

Cropland idle ......... . 

Cropland in cultivated 

summer fallow ....... . 

Cropland on which all 

crops failed .......... . 

Cropland pastured ...... . 

Cropland total ........ . 

Crops, farms reporting, 

acres, production ...... . 

CJcumbers ........... . 

Currants ............ . 

Customwork, machine hire, 

a,nd rental of machinery 

and equ ipment, expenses .. 

Customwork, machine work, 

and other agricultural 

services, income ..... 

D 

Daikon ............. . 

Dairy cows (milk cows) .. . 

Dairy products sales, value 

Dates .............. . 

Dewberries ........... . 

Diesel fuel expenses ..... . 

Diesel fu~1 storage capacity. 

Dill for oil ........... . 

Direct sales income ..... . 

Disease control in crops 

and orchards ......... . 

Donkeys, burros, and mules. 

2 INDEX 

State 

tables 

41,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

5 

39-41,44-50 

11,44-50 

14,44-50 

17,22,24-27, 

44-50 

41 

County 

tables 

27 

31 

5,16 

5,16 

15,16,25 

3, 16 

8 

25 

27 

11, 16 

29 

1,44-50 1 

1-6,39,44-50 1,2,4,5,16 

2,3,44-50 

1,44-50 

1,44-50 

1,44-50 

1,44-50 

1-3,44-50 

39-50 

41 

7,44-50 

12,44-50 

3,17,22,27, 

44-50 

11,27,44-50 

8,9,44-50 

9 

6,12,44-50 

16,44-50 

38 

2 

1 

1 

1 

1, 16 

15,16, 

24-31 

27 

29 

6,16 

10 

27 

11, 16 

3,11,16 

28 

29 

6 

6 

31 

10 

7 

23 

Item 

D-Con. 

Ducks .............. . 

Ducks, geese, and other 

poultry ............ . 

E 

Eggplant 

Electricity expenses ..... . 

Emmer and spelt ....... . 

Endive .............. . 

Energy expenses ....... . 

Equipment and machinery 

Escarole ............. . 

Ewes 1 year old or older .. . 

Expenses, selected farm 

production .......... . 

F 

Family held corporations .. 

Family or individual, type 

of organization ....... '. 

Farms by age and principal 

occupation of operator ... 

Farms by age and principal 

occupation of operator for 

farms with sales of less 

than $20,000 ........ . 

Farms by size of farm .... . 

Farms by standard industrial 

classification ......... . 

Farms by tenure of operator 

Farms by type of 

organization ......... . 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold ... . 

Farms, number ........ . 

Fattened cattle sales ..... . 

Feed purchased ........ . 

Feeder pigs sales ....... . 

Female operators ....... . 

Fertilizer applied ....... . 

Fertilizer expenses ...... . 

Fescue seed .......... . 

Field seed crops ....... . 

Figs ............... . 

Filberts ............. . 

Fish sales ............ . 

Flaxseed ............ . 

Florist greens and flowers, 

cut ............... . 

Flower and vegetable seeds. 

State 

tables 

18 

8,44-50 

7,8,44-50 

3,13,14,44-50 

35-37, 44-50 

3,7-10,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

47 

4,6,44-50 

6,15,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

11,44-50 

1,3-6,15, 

44-50 

23,26,28, 

44-50 

3,7,44-50 

17,30,32-34, 

44-50 

5,6,44-50 

16,44-50 

3,7,16, 

44-50 

41 

42 

41,44-50 

43 

43 

County 

tables 

22 

14 

27 

6 

24 

27 

6, 16 

8, 16 

27 

13 

6, 16 

5, 16 

5, 16 

4,16 

3, 16 

5,16 

5, 16 

3, 16 

1,3-5,16 

11, 16 

6, 16 

12, 16 

5 

7 

6, 16 

26 

26 

;::8 

28 

21 

24 

30 

30 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item 

F-Con. 

Flowering and foliage 

plants ............. . 

Flowers and florist greens, 

cut ............... . 

Foliage and flowering 

plants ............. . 

Forage harvesters ....... . 

Foxtail millet seed ...... . 

Fruit crops ........... . 

Fruits, nuts, and berries 

sales, value .......... . 

Fuel expenses ......... . 

Fuel oil expenses ....... . 

Fuel oil storage ... '..... . 

Full owners .......... . 

G 

Garlic .............. . 

Gas, natural, expenses ... . 

Gasoline and other petro· 

leum fuel and oil expenses. 

Gasoline expenses ...... . 

Gasoline storage ....... . 

Geese .............. . 

Geese, ducks, and other 

poultry ............ . 

Ginger root .......... . 

Goat milk sales ........ . 

Goats .............. . 

Goats, Angora ......... . 

Goats, milk .......... . 

Goats, other .......... . 

Grain hay ............ . 

Grain sales, value ....... . 

Grains .............. . 

Grapefruit ........... . 

Grapes, ............. . 

Grass silage, haylage, and 

green chop hay ....... . 

Green chop hay, grass 

silage, haylage ........ . 

Greenhouse products .... . 

Greenhouse vegetables ... . 

Guar ............... . 

Guavas ............. . 

H 

Hay crops ........... . 

Hay, silage, and field seeds 

sales, value .......... . 

Haylage, grass silage, and 

green chop hay ....... . 

Hazelnuts ............ . 

Heifers and heifer calves .. . 

State 

tables 

43 

43 

43 

14,44-50 

42 

11,44-50 

8,9,44-50 

8,9,44-50 

9 

5,6,44-50 

8,44-50 

7-9,44-50 

8,9,44-50 

9 

18 

38 

38,44-50 

38 

38 

38 

40,41 

11,44-50 

41,44-50 

42 

42,44-50 

40,41,44-50 

40,41,44-50 

39,43 

43 

42 

39-41, 44-50 

11,44-50 

40,41,44-50 

22,24-27, 

44-50 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

County 

tables 

30 

30 

30 

8 

26 

15,16,28 

3,16 

6 

6 

6 

5,16,33 

27 

6 

6, 16 

6 

6 

22 

14 

31 

17 

23 

18 

17 

23 

26 

3,16 

24 

28 

28 

26 

26 

30 

30 

31 

28 

26 

3, 16 

26 

28 

11, 16 

Item 

H-Con. 

Hens and pullets of laying 

age ............... . 

Herbs .............. . 

Hired farm labor expenses .. 

Hogs and pigs ......... . 

Hogs and pigs sales ...... . 

Hogs, litters farrowed .... . 

Honey sales .......... . 

Honey tangerines ....... . 

Honeydew melons ...... . 

Hops ............... . 

Horses and ponies ...... . 

Income from direct sales ... 

Income from machine work, 

custom work, and other 

agricultural services ..... 

Individual or family, type of 

organization ......... . 

Insects, chemical control. .. 

Interest expense ....... . 

Irish potatoes ......... . 

Irrigated farms and acres .. . 

Irrigation water source ... . 

K 

Kale ............... . 

Kenaf .............. . 

Kentucky bluegrass seed .. . 

Kerosene and fuel 0 il 

expenses ........... . 

Kiwifruit ............ . 

Kumquats 

L 

Labor .............. . 

Land and buildings, value .. 

Land in farms ......... . 

Land owned .......... . 

Land rented from others .. . 

Land rented to others .... . 

Land set aside in federal 

farm programs ........ . 

. Land use ............ . 

Lemons ............. . 

Lentils .............. . 

Lespedeza seed . . . . . . . . . 

State 

tables 

17,18,20, 

44-50 

3,7,10, 

44-50 

3,17,29-34, 

44-50 

11, 17, 30, 

32-34,44-50 

31,34,44-50 

38 

17, 38, 44-50 

6,12,44-50 

12,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

16,44-50 

3,7,44-50 

39-41, 44-50 

1-4,44-50 

2 

8,9,44-50 

3,7,10,44-50 

1,3,44-50 

1-6, 44-50 

44-50 

44-50 

44-50 

44-50 

1,3,4,44-50 

42 

41 

County 

tables 

14, 16 

31 

6,9,16 

12, 16 

3,12,16 

12 

20 

28 

27 

31 

13 

10 

10 

5,16 

7 

6,16 

15, 16,25 

2, 16 

2 

27 

31 

26 

6 

28 

28 

6,9,16 

1, 16 

1,4,5,16 

1 

1 

28 

25 

26 

INDEX :s 
(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item 

L-Con. 

Lettuce and romaine .... . 

Lima beans, dry ....... . 

Lima beans, green ...... . 

Lime appl ied ......... . 

Limes .............. . 

Litters farrowed ....... . 

Livestock and livestock 

products sold ........ . 

Livestock and poultry ... . 

Livestock and poultry 

purchased ........... . 

Livestock, poultry, and 

their products sales, value. 

Loans, Commodity Credit 

Corporation ......... . 

Loganberries .......... . 

Lotus root ........... . 

LP gas, butane, propane 

expenses ........... . 

LP gas, butane, propane, 

storage capacity ....... . 

M 

Macadamia nuts ....... . 

Machine hire, rental of 

machinery and equipment, 

and customwork expenses. 

Machine work, customwork, 

and other agricultural 

services, income ....... . 

Machinery and equipment .. 

Male operators ........ . 

Mangoes ............ . 

Melons ............. . 

Milk cows (dairy cows) ... . 

Milk goats ........... . 

Millet, proso .......... . 

Millet seed, foxtail ...... . 

Mink and their pelts ..... . 

Mint for oil .......... . 

Mohair sales .......... . 

Motor oil and grease 

expenses ........... . 

Motortrucks, including 

pickups ............ . 

Mower conditioners ..... . 

Mules, burros, and donkeys. 

Mungbeans for beans .... . 

Mushrooms .......... . 

Mustard cabbage ....... . 

Mustard greens ........ . 

Mustard seed ......... . 

4 INDEX 

State 

tables 

41 

41 

16,44-50 

31,34,44-50 

11, 1 7, 44-50 

17 

7,44-50 

3,6,11,17, 

44-50 

6,12,44-50 

8,9,44-50 

9 

42 

7,44-50 

12,44-50 

3, 13, 14,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

3,17,22,27, 

44-50 

38 

38 

38 

8,44-50 

14,44-50 

14,44-50 

38 

43 

County 

tables 

27 

25 

27 

7 

28 

12 

3,16 

6, 16 

3, 16 

10,36 

29 

31 

6 

6 

28 

6, 16 

10 

8,16 

5 

28 

27 

11, 16 

17 

24 

26 

19 

31 

18 

6 

8,16 

8 

23 

31 

30 

27 

27 

24 

Item 

N 

Natural gas expenses .... . 

Nectarines ........... . 

Nematode control in crops. 

Nonfamily held 

corporations ......... . 

Number of farms ....... . 

Nursery and greenhouse 

products ........... . 

Nursery and greenhouse 

products sales, value ..... 

Nursery products-shrubs, 

trees, etc ............ . 

o 

Oat sales, value ........ . 

Oats for grain ......... . 

Occupation of operator .. . 

Off-farm work by operator. 

Okra ............... . 

Olives .............. . 

Onions, dry and green ... . 

Operator characteristicsresidence, age, race, 

occupation, off-farm work, 

sex, Spanish origin ..... . 

Oranges ............. . 

Orchardgrass seed ...... . 

Orchards ............ . 

Organization of farm .... . 

Other field crops sales, value. 

Other grains sales, value ... 

Other I ivestock and livestock 

products sales, value .... . 

Other poultry ......... . 

Owned land .......... . 

p 

Papayas ............. . 

Parsley ............. . 

Part owners . . . . . . . . . . . 

Partnership, type of 

organization ......... . 

Passion fruit .......... . 

Pastureland and grazing 

land .............. . 

Pastureland and other land 

irrigated ............ . 

Payrpll and employment .. . 

Peaches ............. . 

Peanuts for nuts ....... . 

Pears ............... . 

Peas, Austrian winter .... . 

Peas, Chinese or mingo ... . 

State 

tables 

8,44-50 

16,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

1,3-6,15, 

44-50 

39,43 

County 

tables 

8 

28 

7 

5, 16 

1,3-5,16 

30 

11,43 3,15,16,30 

43 

11,44-50 

40,41 

5,6,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

41 

5,6,44-50 

42 

39-42 

5,6,44-50 

11,44-50 

11,44-50 

11, 38, 44-50 

44-50 

42 

5,6,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

1-3,44-50 

2,44-50 

10,44-50 

42,44-50 

39-41, 44-50 

42 

30 

3,16 

15,16,24 

5,16 

5,16 

27 

28 

27 

5,16 

28 

26 

15,16,28 

5,16 

3, 16 

3, 16 

3, 16 

22 

28 

27 

5,16,33 

5, 16 

28 

2 

9,16 

28 

15,16,25 

28 

26 

27 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
(Index items not reported for the State wi II not appear in designated tables) 

Item 

P-Con. 

Peas, dry edible ........ . 

Peas, green ........... . 

Pecans .............. . 

Peppers ............. . 

Persimmons .......... . 

Petroleum products 

expenses ........... . 

Pheasants ............ . 

Pickup balers ......... . 

Pigeons or squab ....... . 

Pimientos ............ . 

Pineapples ........... . 

Pistachios ............ . 

Plums .............. . 

Pomegranates. , ....... . 

Ponies and horses ...... . 

Popcorn ............. . 

Potatoes, Irish ......... . 

Potatoes, sweet. . . . . . . . . 

Poultry and poultry prod· 

ucts sales, value ....... . 

Poultry hatched ....... . 

Principal occupation of 

operator ............ . 

Production expenses .... . 

Proso millet .......... . 

Prunes .............. . 

Pullets .............. . 

Pumpkins ............ . 

Q 

Quail. .............. . 

R 

Rabbits and their pelts ... . 

Race of operator ....... . 

Radishes ............ . 

Rangeland ........... . 

Rapeseed ............ . 

Raspberries .......... . 

Red clover seed ........ . 

Redtop seed .......... . 

Residence of operator ... . 

Rhubarb ............ . 

Rice ............... . 

Romaine and lettuce .... . 

Rye for grain ......... . 

Ryegrass seed ......... . 

S 

Safflower ............ . 

Sales of agricultural 

producu . . . . . . . . . . . . 

State 

tables 

41 

41,44-50 

42,44-50 

7,8,44-50 

14,44-50 

39,41,44-50 

42 

17,38,44-50 

41 

39-41 , 44-50 

39,41,44-50 

3, 11, 17, 20, 

44-50 

5,6,44-50 

3,7-10,44-50 

42 

19, 20, 44-50 

38 

6,44-50 

1,44-50 

41 

41 

5,6,44-50 

40,41,44-50 

41 

41,44-50 

3, 6, 11, 15, 

44-50 

1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

County 

tables 

25 

27 

28 

27 

28 

6, 16 

22 

8 

22 

27 

31 

28 

28 

28 

13 

24 

15,16,25 

25 

3, 14, 16 

22 

5, 16 

6, 16 

24 

28 

14 

27 

22 

23 

34 

27 

1 

31 

29 

26 

26 

5,16 

27 

15,16,24 

27 

24 

15,16,26 

24 

3, 16 

Item 

S-Con. 

Salt hay ............. . 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and 

trees purchased ....... . 

Set aside programs, acreage. 

Sex of operator ........ . 

Shallots ............. . 

Sheep and lambs ..... " . 

Sheep and lambs shorn .... 

Sheep, lambs, and wool 

sales, value .......... . 

Size of farm, average . . . . . 

Small grain hay ........ . 

Snap beans, bush" and pole .. 

Sod ............... " . 

Sorghum ............ . 

Sorghum for grain sales, 

value ...... " ....... . 

Southern peas (cowpeas), 

dry ... " .. " ........ " 

Southern peas (cowpeas), 

green ....... " ...... . 

Soybeans ............ . 

Soybeans sales, value .... . 

Spanish origin, operators of. 

Spelt and emmer ....... . 

Spinach ............. . 

Squash ......... " ... . 

Standard industrial classification of farms ..... " " . 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, 

and bull calves ........ . 

Storage, selected petroleum. 

Strawberries ........ " .. 

Sudangrass seed ........ . 

Sugar beets ........... . 

Sugarcane ........... . 

Sunflower seed ........ . 

Sweet corn ....... " ... . 

Sweet corn for seed ..... " 

Sweetpotatoes . . . . . . . . . 

T 

Tame dry hay ......... . 

Tangelos ............ . 

Tangerines ........... . 

Taro ............... . 

Tenant operated farms ... . 

Tenure of operator ..... . 

Timothy seed ......... . 

Tobacco ............ . 

Tobacco sales, value ..... . 

Tomatoes ............ . 

Tractors, wheel ........ . 

State 

tables 

3,7,44-50 

44-50 

5,6,44-50 

3,17,35-37, 

44-50 

35-37,44-50 

11,17,35-37, 

44-50 

1,44-50 

40,41 

41,44-50 

43 

39,41,44-50 

11,44-50 

39,41,44-50 

11,44-50 

5,6.,44-50 

6,15,44-50 

22, 24-27, 44-50 

9 

40,41 

40,41,44-50 

39-41, 44-50 

41,44-50 

41,44-50 

39,41,44-50 

40,41,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

5,6,44-50 

39-41 , 44-50 

11,44-50 

41,44-50 

14,44-50 

County 

tables 

31 

6 

1 

5 

27 

13, 16 

13 

3,13,16 

1, 16 

26 

27 

30 

15,16,24 

3,16 

25 

27 

15,16,25 

3,16 

35 

24 

27 

27 

3,16 

11, 16 

6 

29 

26 

15, 16, 25 

15,16,25 

24 

2.1 

31 

25 

15, 16,26 

28 

28 

31 

5,16,33 

5,16,33 

26 

15, 16,25 

3,16 

27 

8, 16 

INDEX 5 
(Index items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

Item State County Item State County 

tables tables tables tables 

T-Con. V-Con. 

Triticale .............. - 24 Vegetables, sweet corn, and 

Tropical and baitfish sales .. - 21 melons sales, value ...... 11,44-50 3, 16 

Trout sales ............ - 21 Vetch seed ............ - 26 

Trucks, including pickups .. 14,44-50 8, 16 

Turkeys .............. 17,18,21,44-50 14 W 

Turnip greens .......... - 27 Wages paid to farm workers. 3,7,10,44-50 6,9,16 Turnips .............. - 27 Walnuts, English ........ 42,44-50 28 Type of farm . . . . . . . . . . 6,15,44-50 3,16 Watercress . . . . . . . . .... - 27 Type of organization ..... 5,6,44-50 5, 16 Watermelons ........... 41 27 

Weeds, chemical control ... 16,44-50 7 

V Wheat for grain ......... 39-41 , 44-50 15,16,24 

Wheat sales, value ....... 11,44-50 3, 16 

Value of agricultural Wheatgrass seed ......... - 26 

products sold ......... 3,6,11,15, 3, 16 Wheel tractors .......... 14,44-50 8, 16 

44-50 Wild hay ............. 41,44-50 26 

Value of land and buildings. 1,3,15,44-50 1, 16 Wild rice ............. - 24 

Value of machinery and Woodland ............ 1,44-50 1 

equipment ........... 3,13,15,44-50 8, 16 Wool, pounds shorn ...... 35-37, 44-50 13 

Vegetable and flower seeds. 43 30 Work off·farm by operator . 5,6,44-50 5,16 

Vegetables, greenhouse .... 43 30 Workers on farms ....... 10,44-50 9 

Vegetables harvested for Worms ............... 38 23 

sale ................ 39-41, 44-50 15,16,27 Wormseed oil .......... - 31 

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