FARMS(25)

# Farms, 1969

2,978

# Farms, 1997

1,698

FARM LAND(25)

Total # Acres in Farmland, 1969

325,330

Total # Acres in Farmland, 1997

261,164

AVERAGE SIZE OF FARM(25)

Avg. Size of Farm, 1969

109

Avg. Size of Farm, 1997

154

FARMLAND AS PERCENT OF TOTAL LAND AREA(25)

Total Land Area (1,000 Acres)

579

% Land in Farms, 1969

56.2%

% Land in Farms, 1997

45.1%

SIZE OF FARMS(25)

# Farms, 1997

1,698

% Very Small Farms (Under 50 Acres)

43.9%

% Small Size Farms (Between 50-179 Acres)

34.9%

% Median Size Farms (Between 180-499 Acres)

14.4%

% Large Farms (Over 500 Acres)

6.8%

FARM SALES(25)

Total Market Value of Ag. Products Sold, ($1,000), 1997

$128,620

Avg. Market Value of Products Sold per Farm

$75,748

Avg. Market Value of Products Sold per Acre

$492

RANGE OF FARM SALES(25)

# Farms, 1997

1,698

Small Size Farms (Sales Under $10,000)

50.0%

Medium Sizes Farms (Sales Between $10,000-49,999)

25.4%

Large Size Farms (Sales Over $50,000)

24.6%

FARMERS(25)

# Farmers, 1997

1,698

% Farmers Whose Principal Occupation is Farming

50.7%

% Farmers Whose Principal Occupation is Not Farming

49.3%