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UNITED STATES CENSUS OF
AGRICULTURE
1959
Irrigation in Humid Areas
SPECIAL REPORTS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
U.S. CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE : 1959
Final Report — Vol. V — Part 2 -Special Reports
SOURCE OF WATER
METHOD OF APPLICATION
TYPE OF POWER • ACRES IRRIGATED
FREQUENCY OF APPLICATION
Irrigation in Humid Areas
SPECIAL REPORTS
Prepared under the supervision of
RAY HURLEY, Chief
Agriculture Division
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Luther H. Hodges, Secretory
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
Richard M. Scammon, Director (From May 1, 1961)
Robert W. Bursess, Director (To March 3, 1961)
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
RICHARD M. SCAMMON, Director
A. Ross Eckler, Deputy Director
Howard C. Grieves, Assistant Director
Conrad Taeuber, Assistant Director
Lowell T. Galt, Special Assistant
Herman P. Miller, Special Assistant
Morris H. Hansen, Assistant Director for Statistical Standards
Julius Shiskin, Chief Economic Statistician
Joseph F. Daly, Chief Mathematical Statistician
Charles B. Lawrence, Jr., Assistant Director for Operations
Walter L: Kehres, Assistant Director for Administration
Calvert L. Dedrick, Chief International Statistical Programs Office
A. W. von Struve, Acting Public Information Officer
Agriculture Division —
Ray Hurley, Chief
Warder B. Jenkins, Assistant Chttj
Orvin L. Wilhite, Assistant Chief
Field Division —
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Machine Tabulation Division —
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PREFACE
Volume V, Part 2, "1960 Survey of Irrigation in Humid Areas" presents the results of
the special 1960 survey conducted for the fanners in 30 eastern States who reported irriga-
tion in the 1959 Census of Agriculture. Most of the information was collected by mail
although a few reports were obtained by telephone and personal enumeration.
The 1960 Survey of Irrigation was taken in conformity with the Act of Congress of
August 31, 1954 (amended August 1957), which codified Title 13, United States Code.
The planning, compilation of statistics, and the preparation of this report were under
the supervision of liay Hurley, Chief, Agriculture Division, assisted by Henry L. DeGraff,
Irrigation Economist. The text was written by Warder B. Jenkins, Assistant Chief. Assist-
ance in the compilation and publication of the statistics was given by Orvin L. Wllhite,
Assistant Chief; Lois G. Miller; Hennie L. Sharp; and Helen D, Turner. The field followup
enumeration was conducted under the supervision of Jefferson D. McPike, Chief, Field
Division. The maps were prepared under the su|>ervision of William T. Fay, Chief,
Geography Division.
December 1961
UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE: 1959
FINAL REPORTS
Volume I — Counties — A separate part for each State. Statistics on number of farms; farm characteristics; acreage in farms; cropland
and other uses of land; land-use practices; irrigation; farm facilities and equipment; farm labor; farm expenditures; use of commercial
fertilizer; number and kind of livestock; acres and production of crops; value of farm products; characteristics of commercial farms, farms
classified by tenure, by size, type, and economic class; and comparative data from the 1954 Census of Agriculture.
Volume I is published in 54 parts as follows:
Part
State or States
Part
State or States
Part
State or States
New England States:
West North Central — Continued
Mountain:
1
19
South Dakota.
38
Montana.
2
New Hampshire.
20
Nebraska.
39
Idaho.
3
Vermont.
21
Kansas.
40
Wyoming.
4
Massachusetts.
South Atlantic:
41
Colorado.
5
Rhode Island.
22
Delaware.
42
New Mexico.
6
Connecticut.
23
Maryland.
43
Arizona.
Middle Atlantic States:
24
Virginia.
44
Utah.
7
New York.
25
West Virginia.
45
Nevada.
8
26
North Carolina.
Pacific:
9
Pennsylvania.
27
South Carolina.
46
Washington.
East North Central:
28
Georgia.
47
Oregon.
10
Ohio.
29
Florida.
48
California.
11
Indiana.
East South Central:
49
Alaska.
12
Illinois.
30
Kentucky.
50
Hawaii
13
Michigan.
31
Tennessee.
Other Areas:
14
Wisconsin.
32
Alabama.
51
American Samoa.
West North Central:
33
Mississippi.
52
Guam.
15
Minnesota.
West South Central:
53
Puerto Rico.
16
Iowa.
34
Arkansas.
54
Virgin Islands.
17
Missouri.
35
Louisiana.
18
North Dakota.
36
37
Oklahoma.
Texas.
Volume II — General Report. — Statistics by Subjects, United States Census of Agriculture, 1959. Summary data and analyses of the
data by States, for geographic divisions, and for the United States, by subjects, as illustrated by the chapter titles listed below:
Chapter
Title
Chapter
Title
I
Farms and Land in Farms.
VII
Field Crops and Vegetables.
II
Age, Residence, Years on Farm, Work Off Farm.
VIII
Fruits and Nuts, Horticultural Specialties, Forest Prod-
III
Farm Facilities, Farm Equipment.
ucts.
IV
Farm Labor, Use of Fertilizer, Farm Expenditures, and
IX
Value of Farm Products.
Cash Rent.
X
Color, Race, and Tenure of Farm Operator.
V
Size of Farm.
XI
Economic Class of Farm.
VI
Livestock and Livestock Products.
XII
Type of Farm.
Volume III — Irrigation of Agricultural Lands. Western States
(Dry Areas) — Data by States for drainage basins and a summary
for the area, including number and types of irrigation organiza-
tions, source of water, expenditures for works and equipment since
1950, water used and acres served for irrigation purposes.
Volume IV — Drainage of Agricultural Lands. Data by States on
land in drainage organizations, number and types of organizations,
cost of drainage and drainage works.
Volume V — Special Reports, Part 1. — Horticultural Specialties.
Statistics by'States and a summary for the United States present-
ing number and kinds of operations; gross receipts and/or gross
sales; sales of nursery products, flower seed, vegetables grown
under glass, and propagated mushrooms; number of container-
grown plants; inventory products; sales of bulb crops; employ-
ment; structures and equipment.
Titles of additional parts of this volume are not available as
this report goes to press.
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
CONTENTS
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
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Introduction IX
Scope of this report IX
Legal basis for survey of irrigation in humid areas X
History of Census enumeration of irrigation
ENUMERATION FORMS AND PROCEDURES
Questionnaires
List of farmers with irrigation in 1959 XI
The enumeration XII
Editing and coding of questionnaires XII
Tabulation of data XII
PRESENTATION OF STATISTICS
Organization of tables XII
Comparability of data XIII
DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS
Irrigation
Census definition of a farm XI 1 1
Farms reporting and acres irrigated XIV
Tenure of farm or farm operator XIV
Year in which irrigation was begun XIV
Constructed reservoirs XIV
Source of water XIV
Method of application of water XV
Type of power used for pumping XV
Crops irrigated in 1960 XVI
Supplementary uses of irrigation XVI
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Statistics for the United States XVI
Statistics for humid areas XVI
State Table— p:'<"
1.— Farms reporting and acres irrigated for the 1960 Survey of Irrigation in Humid Areas as compared with the 1959 Census of
Agriculture, by States 2
2.— Farms reporting and acres irrigated by States: Censuses of Agriculture, 1959 and 1954, and surveys of irrigation, 1960
and 1955
3.— Farms reporting, acres irrigated and constructed reservoirs 1960 and 1955, acres irrigated by source of water and method
of irrigation, type of power, and supplementary uses of irrigation, 1960: By States 4
4.— Farms reporting irrigation, acres irrigated, source of water, method of irrigation, constructed reservoirs, and type of
power, by size of farm and acres irrigated, by States: 1960
5.— Farms reporting irrigation, acres irrigated, type of power, and constructed reservoirs, by source of water, by
States : 1960 • 60
6. Farms reporting irrigation, acres irrigated, type of power, and constructed reservoirs, by method of irrigation, by
States: 1960 76
7. Farms reporting irrigation, acres irrigated, type of power, and constructed reservoirs, by size of farm, by States: 1960 85
8.— Farms reporting irrigation and acres irrigated, 1960 and 1955, and type of power, and constructed reservoirs, 1960, by
acres irrigated, by States
9.— Farms reporting irrigation, acres irrigated, type of power, and constructed reservoirs, by tenure of operator, by
States: 1960 9A
10.— Farms reporting irrigation, acres irrigated, type of power, and constructed reservoirs, by year irrigation began, by
States : 1960 ^
11.— Farms reporting irrigation, acres irrigated and type of power, by use of constructed reservoirs, by States: 1960 100
12.— Farms reporting and acres of irrigated crops by acres irrigated and frequency of irrigation, by States: 1960 102
114
County Table—
1.— Farms reporting, acres irrigated by source of water; acres of crops by number of times irrigated, and crops irrigated,
for States and selected counties : 1960
APPENDIX
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INTRODUCTION
(VII)
INTRODUCTION
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
Introduction.— Irrigation of agricultural lands is usually asso-
ciated with a practice widely used in crop production in the
Western States. In that broad geographic area, more than one-
half of the farms use water for irrigation and more than one-half
of the cropland receives some water in excess of natural precip-
itation. However, in the other States, the precipitation is not
always dependable either in total amount or in distribution dur-
ing the growing season. In parts of the Great Plains, crops are
produced under relatively high-risk weather conditions. Even
when summer fallow is practiced, yields are often low or there
may be total failure. In these States, the irrigated area has been
increasing rapidly during recent years and the supplemental
water obtainedlargely from underground aquifers or from recently
built aboveground storage reservoirs. In the States east of the
Great Plains, irrigation has become a more widely accepted
practice, particularly in the production of high-income-per-acre
crops or of other crops where water can be applied at a cost that
is below expected gains in income.
Since interest in irrigation statistics is no longer confined to
developments in western areas, the collection of some informa-
tion in regard to supplemental water use by farmers on a nation-
wide basis has been undertaken in connection with the two most
recent censuses of agriculture. The legislation which provides
for Census collection of agricultural statistics specifies that a
census of irrigation shall be taken at 10-year intervals in con-
junction with the census of agriculture. Some of the data re-
garding irrigation have been collected for the decennial census
from irrigation organizations and some from farm operators. Out-
side of the Western States, irrigation organizations do not have
an important role in providing water for irrigation purposes and,
therefore, in other than Western States all of the data regarding
irrigation must be secured from farm operators.
Increased and fuller mechanization of agriculture has enabled
farmers to enlarge their landholdings. Commercial farm produc-
ers may attain higher total output not only through the use of
more land but also by adding increments of other inputs. The
installation of a new fanning practice such as irrigation, or the
use of more fertilizer, can have the same effect on agricultural
output of an individual producer as an enlargement in the area
of the land he operates.
There are other variables which influence the rate of accept-
ance and adoption of irrigation. The variability in the rainfall
pattern within a given area, as between years or even within the
growing season, may determine the number of farmers irrigating
in one year as compared with another. Crops such as rice, cran-
berries, and greenhouse products almost universally require sup-
plemental supplies of water for their production. The detrimen-
tal effect of drought periods of uncertain frequency, duration,
and time of occurrence has caused other crop and livestock
producers to look upon irrigation as a form of production insur-
ance even in humid areas. Under farm programs associated with
acreage reduction, many producers strive for higher yields per
acre. When acreage is restricted, a likely way a farmer may in-
crease his return is by increasing yields per acre. Increased
applications of fertilizer and more dense planting of crops usu-
ally make irrigation more profitable. Often the quality of a crop
can be improved by irrigation which, with an increase in yield,
may provide sufficient additional income to more than match the
added cost of applying water. Irrigation provides other benefits
also. Within certain ranges of temperature, spray irrigation can
be and is used to prevent frost damage. Irrigation water can be
utilized for fertilizer distribution. The introduction of light-
weight portable pipe has hastened the adoption of irrigation
through lowered costs of system installation and of its annual
maintenance and operation. Sprinkler irrigation has several
advantages. Land leveling is not necessary. Also, if because
of crop rotation or other farming practices the crop selected to
receive an additional supply of water is grown in a different
field from year to year, the use of movable pipe eliminates the
need for and the cost of maintenance of supply ditches.
Farm ponds and larger areas of impoundments, whether con-
structed by individuals or by joint action of several individuals;
stream flows; and wells have been increasingly utilized for
growing truck and vegetable crops and for berry and tree fruit
production. Pastures, particularly for dairy herds, have received
applications of supplemental supplies of water. By irrigation,
pasture-carrying capacity is increased, thereby, through both the
extension of the grazing period and the production of more forage
throughout the grazing period. Tobacco, cotton, com, and soy-
beans are among the important field crops that have been irri-
gated.
The use of water for irrigation places agriculture in compe-
tition with the growing needs of the human population and of
industry for existing water supplies. Policy decisions in respect
to the use of water for irrigation and related subjects such as
water rights, water storage, flood prevention, drainage, recrea-
tional activities, and water pollution are currently under review
by States and communities concerned with the supplies of and
projected needs for water. The recent surveys of irrigation in
humid areas not only provide information as to new production
methods in agriculture but meet some of the needs for data as to
current developments in water use as well as to a limited extent
in water storage.
Scope of This Report.— Volume III of the 1959 Census of Agri-
culture Reports presents statistics regarding the irrigation of
lands used for agriculture in 18 Western States and Hawaii. This
part 2, volume V, presents all the data that will be published
from a special survey conducted in the fall of 1960 covering the
irrigation of farmlands in the more easterly States of the United
States. The 30 States in this survey include all States from
Minnesota southward to the Gulf of Mexico, with the exception
of Louisiana, and eastward of that tier of States. For thisreport
this croup of 30 States has been termed the "humid areas."
Volume in, the complement of this report, presents irrigation
statistics for Louisiana and for thoseStates which are westward
of the humid areas, and Hawaii but excluding Alaska, For brev-
ity, reference is sometimes made herein to the group of 18 West-
em States as the "Irrigation States."
A listing of the names of all irrigators of farmlands was ob-
tained from the agricultural questionnaire filled for all farms in
the fall of 1959. The survey statistics, while they relate to
1960, are confined to the lands operated by farm operators re-
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
porting land irrigated in 1959, or their successors. Through the
inclusion in the 1960 survey of all 1959 farm operators reporting
irrigation, and only those, a limited amount of data is available
for the farms with irrigation in 1959 but not in 1960. (Data for
that group of farms are given in State Table 1.) No effort was
made to identify, nor to secure information for any farm with irri-
gated land in 1960 but with no irrigated land reported for the
1959 Census of Agriculture. Because of the variation in rain-
fall, it cannot be stated with certainty whether the number of
farms with irrigated land in 1959, but without irrigated land in
1960, would equal the number with irrigated land in 1960, but
not in 1959. Eight maps are presented to show the relationship
of rainfall in June, July, August, and September for the years
1959 and 1960 to the average rainfall over a span of years for
the critical months in crop growth.
Following the 1954 Census of Agriculture, a similar survey of
irrigation of farmlands was conducted, at the close of 1955, in
28 eastern States. For comparative purposes, some of the data
collected in that survey are presented in this report.
Totals are presented in this part of volume V for States and
selected counties.
Volumes I and II of the 1959 Census of Agriculture Reports
present for both counties and States additional data on irrigation
from the general enumeration of all farms.
Legal Basis for Survey of Irrigation in Humid Areas. — The
1960 Survey of Irrigation in Humid Areas was authorized by an
Act of Congress. "Title 13, United States Code— Census," cod-
ified in August 1954, and amended in August 1957 and September
i960, is now the legal basis for censuses of agriculture and
other censuses and surveys conducted by the Bureau of the
Census. Section 142 paragraph (b), made provision for a census
of irrigation and paragraph 181 made provision for the survey.
These sections read in part as follows:
"142. Agriculture, irrigation, and drainage.
a. The Secretary shall, beginning in the month of October
1959, and in the same month of every fi fth year there-
after, take a census of agriculture, provided that the
censuses directed to be taken in October 1959 and each
tenth year thereafter, may, when and where deemed ad-
visable by the Secretary, be taken instead in conjunc-
tion with the censuses provided in section 141 of this
title.
b. The Secretary shall, in conjunction with the census of
agriculture directed to be taken in October 1959 and
each tenth year thereafter, take a census of irrigation
and drainage.
181. Surveys.
The Secretary may make surveys deemed necessary to fur-
nish annual and other interim current data on the subjects
covered by the censuses provided for in this title."
History of Census Enumeration of Irrigation.— One or more in-
quiries relating to irrigation of faun and ranch lands have been
included in each successive census of agriculture since 1890,
with one exception, viz, 1925. These inquiries were directed to
the farm operator. Data from the inquiries carried in censuses
of agriculture are shown herein for only the last two censuses.
A special survey of irrigation in humid-area States was made in
the year following both the 1954 and 1959 Censuses of Agri-
culture.
Beginning in 1910, a special decennial census of irrigation
has been taken in the States in which irrigation was most ex-
tensively practiced. The States included in the Irrigation Cen-
suses in 1910, 1920, and 1930, were the 17 Western States,
Arkansas, and Louisiana, Florida was included in 1940 and
1950. The 17 Western States, Louisiana, and Hawaii were in-
cluded in the 1959 Census of Irrigation. In these decennial cen-
suses of irrigation, the inquiries were directed to irrigation
organizations. Some comparative historical statistics are given
from the irrigation censuses in volume HI of the reports of the
1959 Census of Agriculture.
A joint resolution of Congress, approved June 30, 1902, pro-
vided for the collection of data on irrigation for the crop year
1902. Questionnaires were mailed to all the irrigators reported
in the 1900 Census of Agriculture and to the officials of impor-
tant irrigation canal companies. The data obtained were tabu-
lated by drainage basins in order, so it was reported, that a
better knowledge may be had of the extent to which the waters
in each drainage basin were being used. (See Census Bulletin
16 "Irrigation in the United States: 1902," published in 1904.)
ENUMERATION FORMS AND PROCEDURES
Questionnaires.— The data in respect to irrigation, obtained
directly from farm operators, have been compiled from the agri-
culture questionnaires for the censuses of agriculture when all
farms are visited and from a subsequent special questionnaire
required for farm operators reporting irrigation in the general
census of agriculture. Data collected from irrigation organiza-
tions have been obtained, largely, by special enumerators inde-
pendently of the general census of agriculture.
A facsimile of the survey questionnaire, designated "1-20,
1960 Survey of Irrigation in Humid Areas" appears in the appen-
dix. Since the 1960 and 1955 surveys were to be conducted by
mail, the number of questions was necessarily limited to key
items relating to irrigation in the humid areas. The experience
and procedures used for the 1955 Survey of Irrigation in Humid
Areas influenced greatly the preparation of the questionnaire for
the 1960 Survey. Some items which had been included in the
1955 Survey were eliminated from the 1960 Survey and other
items were added. Data on the cost of irrigation systems in-
cluded in the 1955 Survey, but for which many farm operators
could not furnish information, were omitted from the 1960 Sur-
vey. On the other hand, additional information relating to
sources of water, the area irrigated by each method of water
application, and the number of acres of and the number of times
specified crops were irrigated was obtained to provide a basis
for estimating the quantity of water used for irrigation.
Two special committees were consulted in the preparation for
the 1960 Survey of Irrigation in Humid Areas. Both committees
were given the opportunity to review the general plan as to how
the survey was to be conducted, and the proposed inquiries.
One committee, a Special Federal Agency Committee, for the
1959 Censuses of Irrigation and Drainage, comprised represent-
atives of the following agencies: Agricultural Conservation
Program Service, Agricultural Research Service, Rural Electrifi-
cation Administration, and Soil Conservation Service of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture; Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau
of Reclamation of the U.S. Department of the Interior; and the
Bureau of the Census, The second committee, the Special Ad-
visory Committee for the 1959 Census of Agriculture, reviewed
the later stages of the planning. This committee consisted of
one representative from each of the following: Agricultural
Publishers Association, American Association of Land Grant
Colleges and State Universities, American Farm Bureau Feder-
ation, American Farm Economic Association, American Statisti-
cal Association, Farm Equipment Institute, National Associa-
tion of Commissioners, Secretaries, and Directors of Agriculture,
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, National Farmers'
Union, National Grange, Rural Sociological Society, and the
U.S. Department of Agriculture. A representative of the Bureau
of the Budget was in attendance at meetings of this oommittee.
INTRODUCTION
XI
The 1959 Census of Agri culture questionnaire, from which the
list of farm operators with land irrigated was obtained for the
1960 Survey, contained a single inquiry relating to irrigation for
those States which were included in the 1960 Survey. The 1959
inquiry was as follows:
The questionnaire for the 1960 Survey of Irrigation in Humid
Areas was designed, in part, to obtain data similar to those ob-
tained in the Irrigation States from farm operators, for the 1959
Census of Agriculture. The inquiries for the Irrigation States
were not used in the humid areas partly because the questions
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Section V.— IRRIGATION
X
213. Of the total land in this place (reported in question 203),
None n
This inquiry was on
following 30 States:
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
the agriculture questionnaire used in the
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Only a limited part of the State data collected by the question-
naire for the States listed above is included in this report. Data
for all counties with reports for irrigation appear in the State re-
ports comprising volume I of the reports of the 1959 Census of
Agriculture.
In all other States in the conterminous United States and in
Hawaii, the questionnaire for the 1959 Census of Agriculture
contained several inquiries regarding irrigation, as follows:
would be applicable to such a small proportion of the farms or
farm operators. Furthermore, a special survey made, at a later
time, would permit the obtaining of useful data in respect to the
year in which irrigation was first practiced, source of irrigation
water, method of applying water, type of power utilized in the
application of water, how many times a crop was irrigated, con-
structed reservoirs, and other purposes served by the use of
irrigation water.
The questionnaires used in the 1959 Census of Irrigation (for
the 19 Irrigation States) covering operations of irrigation organi-
zations, are reproduced in the appendix of volume m of the re-
ports for the 1959 Census of Agriculture. The data obtained by
their use appear in volume HI.
List of Farmers With Irrigation in 1959.-After the editing of
the 1959 Census of Agriculture questionnaires had been com-
pleted, all questionnaires for the 30 States were examined to
locate reports of farm operators with irrigated acreage in 1959.
A transcription card (see exhibit 2 in the appendix) was prepared
with selected data about the operator and the farm, as each
questionnaire with irrigated land was identified. The number of
cards and the total of the irrigated acreage were reconciled in
Section V.— IRRIGATION
213. Of the total land in this place (reported in question 203),
how many acres were irrigated this year? None □ Acres .
(// "None," mark X and skip to question [218].)
214. How manv acres in this place were irrigated
by sprinklers this year? None □ Acres
215. From how many acres of irrigated land
were crops harvested this year? None □ Acres
(Be sure to include all irrigated land from which hay was cut and all irrigated
land in both bearing and nonbearing fruit and nut crops and irrigated land
from which volunteer crops were harvested.)
(// "None," mark X and skip to question [217].)
216. What part of the land from which crops
were harvested this year was irrigated? All □ Part □
(// "AH," mark X and skip to question £217].)
(// "Part," give below name and acres irrigated for each crop. If all orchard
was irrigated, list "Orchard," and if all vegetables for sale, list "Vegetables.")
Name of crop irrigated?
(1)
(2)
Acres
in il'.iHi 'I''
Name of crop irrigated?
(3)
(4)
Acres
irrigated?
[217] What percent of the
irrigation water used on this
place this year was obtained-
(a) From a well (pumped or flowing) or spring
directly by this farm or from another farm? .
(b) From a stream, lake, drainage ditch, or reservoir
directly by this farm or from another farm? . . .
(c) From a mutual or cooperative water or ditch
company, irrigation district, or other irrigation
organization? {Give name below.) %
(The total for questions (a), (b), and (c) must=100%.)
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IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
most States with the number of farms and the irrigated acreage
tabulated for the 1959 Census of Agriculture. These transcrip-
tion cards not only provided the names andaddresses of respond-
ents but also served as a control record for the enumeration for
the 1960 Survey of Irrigation in Humid Areas.
The Enumeration.— The survey questionnaires were mailed in
December 1960 to each farm operator in the 30 Eastern States
for whom irrigated acreage was reported in the 1959 Census of
Agriculture. The mailed questionnaires were accompanjed by a
letter stating the purpose of the survey and asking cooperation
in filling and returning the questionnaire.
Three subsequent mailings were made, as necessary, to non-
respondents, at approximately three-week intervals. Ehumera-
tors were employed to obtain information from nonrespondents
either by telephone, or by personal visit, if the operator had a
relatively large acreage of irrigated land in 1959. The number
of 1959 irrigated acres which determined whether or not a non-
respondent farm operator would be contacted, by telephone or in
person, varied by States, as follows:
Georgia, North Carolina, and
South Carolina 20 acres
All other States 75 acres
Questionnaires were obtained for farm operators who reported
96.5 percent of the irrigated acreage for the 1959 Census of Ag-
riculture.
To make the 1960 Survey more complete, as well as to in-
crease the usefulness of the data, estimates were made for the
remaining nonrespondents after the field followup enumeration
had been completed. The estimates were made for individual
farm operators on the basis of the data reported for the 1959
Census of Agriculture, and also the 1960 reports for the special
survey for farms in the same county. The proportion of the 1959
irrigated acreage for which reports were estimated is shown by
States in State Table 1.
Editing and Coding of Questionnaires.— The transcription card
containing an identification number and the name and address of
the farm operator was used to insure the completion of the enu-
meration and for reference purposes during the editing process.
As the questionnaires were received, the corresponding tran-
scription card was attached to the questionnaire and remained
there until editing was completed. This procedure eliminated
the acceptance of duplicate questionnaires and permitted the
measuring of the completeness of the enumeration at any time.
Each questionnaire was individually edited and coded before the
information was transferred to punchcards for tabulation. Each
questionnaire was examined by clerks, in accordance with
written instructions, for errors, omissions, and inconsistencies.
Among the specific items subjected to consistency checks were
the following: (a) irrigated acreage compared with total acre-
age in the farm; (b) the reporting of constructed reservoirs when
the source of water indicated that reservoirs were necessary;
(c) acres irrigated by method of irrigation, as compared with
the total acres irrigated; and (d) the acres of crops reported
irrigated as compared with the total acres irrigated. Obvious
errors in calculations and misplaced entries were corrected.
Questionnaires containing major inconsistencies and omissions
were reviewed by a member of the technical staff and, depending
on the magnitude of the data involved, the changes were made
on the basis of information reported for other farms of similar
type in the area, or on the basis of additional information re-
ceived in response to letters to the farm operators.
During the editing, estimates were prepared for each non-
respondent as follows:
Acres in place From 1959 Census of Agriculture
Tenure code From 1959 Census of Agriculture
Acres irrigated From 1959 Census of Agriculture
Year irrigation began . . . .Not estimated
Constructed reservoirs . . .1 supplied provided water source
indicated a need for a con-
structed reservoir
Source of water Determined from reports for farms
in same area
Method of irrigation ..... .Determined from reports for farms
in same area
Type of power. Not estimated
Crops irrigated and number
of times irrigated 1959 crops and farms in same area
Supplemental uses of
irrigation Not estimated
The 4,600 nonrespondents, for whom 1960 estimates were
made, represented 15.4 percent of the total number of 1960
farms with irrigation in the Humid Area but the estimate for their
1960 irrigated acreage represented only 3.4 percent of the total
irrigated acreage for the same 30-State area. The estimates for
these farms probably do not have a large margin of error either
in the number of farms reporting or in the totals for irrigated
acreage or for other items of information to which the estimates
are confined.
All farms were coded by size of farm on the basis of total
acreage operated and by tenure of operator. Crops irrigated, for
which there were no specific inquiries on the questionnaire,
were coded also.
Tabulation of Data.— After the questionnaires were edited and
coded, the information was punched on tabulating cards. These
punched cards were checked mechanically andthose cards which
still lacked necessary information, or which contained previ-
ously undetected or unchanged inconsistent or impossible data
were listed for further checking and review. The listings were
examined and, as necessary, the cards were corrected. The
data were tabulated after the cards for a particular State were
considered satisfactory. All tabulations were examined for
reasonableness and internal consistency. Corrections on the
basis of further review and reappraisal of the original reports
and verification of the editing, coding, and punching, were made
when necessary.
PRESENTATION OF STATISTICS
Organization of Tables.— Data obtained in the 1960 Survey of
Irrigation in Humid Areas are presented in 12 State tables con-
taining totals for individual States and for the 30 States as a
group. These data are complemented with totals for selected
items, for selected counties, in a county table. Selected coun-
ties comprise those counties in which 1,000 or more acres of
irrigated land were reported in the 1959 Census of Agriculture
or the 1960 Survey. In 6 States, Illinois, Kentucky, New Hamp-
shire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia, there were no
counties with 1,000 or more acres of irrigated land. However,
County Table 1 is presented for these 6 States so as to provide
State data by crop groups corresponding to the data for the other
24 States. In County Table 1 the totals for the listed counties
will not equal the total given for the State as figures for the
group of counties with less than 1,000 acres of irrigated land,
in both 1959 and 1960, are not shown. When comparative data
are presented, from the earlier census or survey, totals are also
given for the 28 States included in both surveys. The table
titles, as listed in the Table of Contents, are descriptive of the
tabular material presented in each.
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XIII
Comparability of Data.— Since State totals relating to irriga-
tion of farmlands are presented for a limited number of items for
two census years (1959 and 1954) and for the two subsequent
special surveys (1960 and 1955), it is possible to compare cen-
sus data with census data, survey data with survey data, and
census data for one year with survey data for the following year.
State Table 1 provides a comparison of some 1959 Census data
with 1960 Survey data and State Table 2 provides additional
comparisons for both periods.
The figures for irrigation, presented for the 1959 and 1954
Censuses of Agriculture, were obtained by the same procedures.
They are comparable with the exception of differences resulting
from the carrying out of processing instructions in regard to irri-
gated acreage reported in fractions of less than one acre. In
1954, a report of a fractional part of an acre, when unaccompa-
nied with an integral number, was increased to a whole integer
and the report of irrigation was thus retained. In 1959, farms
with less than one acre irrigated were omitted from the count of
farms with irrigation. To a limited extent, the 1959 number of
farms with irrigation may be understated when compared with the
number for 1954. However, the difference in processing proce-
dures had little effect on the comparability of irrigated acreage
for the two census years.
The data for the two special surveys are not fully comparable
because of differences in coverage and procedures used in com-
piling the data. The coverage of the two special surveys differs
significantly because the estimates were made for all nonre-
spondents in 1960 and because cranberry growers were included
in the I960 but not in the 1955 special survey. The nonrespond-
ents in 1960 total 4,600 farm operators, with 63,145 acres irri-
gated as estimated on the basis of figures for the 1959 Census
of Agriculture for the same farm operators. Estimates were
prepared for these 4,600 farms for 1960, and these estimates
comprise a part of the published totals. The farms for which
estimates were made for I960 represented 15.4 percent of the
total farms reporting irrigation and the acres irrigated estimated
for these farms represents 3.4 percent of the total acres irrigated
in 1960. The nonrespondents for 1955 total 7,762 farm operators
with 42,307 acres irrigated in 1954. These nonrespondents rep-
resent 36 percent of all the farm operators in the 28 States with
irrigation in 1954, and had 7 percent of the acres irrigated in
1954. There were 1,134 farms reporting 22,598 acres of cran-
berries harvested in 1954 in the 28 States. These farms and the
acres irrigated were omitted from the 1955 Special Survey.
Farms with cranberries represented approximately 5 percent of
the farms with irrigation in 1954 and the irrigated acreage of
cranberries represented about 4 percent of the total acreage of
irrigated land in 1954.
To provide reasonable comparable data for the 1955 and I960
surveys for the 28 States included in both surveys it would be
necessary to increase the number of farms with irrigation for
1955 by approximately 74 percent and the acres irrigated by
approximately 10 percent.
The number of farms with irrigation in the 28 States for the
two special surveys, 21,700 for 1960 and 11,997 for 1955, are
not fully comparable. The total acres irrigated for 1955 were
compiled by adding the acres of the individual crops which were
irrigated. The irrigated acreages shown, for that survey ( 1955
in State Tables 2, 3, and 8) are, therefore, overstated to the ex-
tent that two or more crops were harvested from the same land.
In the 1955 Survey, some facts, for example, the acreage of the
individual crops which were irrigated, were obtained for the 1954
calendar year and for the 1955 calendar year. For other items of
information, such as the presence of constructed reservoirs, the
type of power used, etc., reference was not made to 1954 or
1955. If irrigation water was used in either year, but not in both
years, the report was included in the published totals. The
1955 Survey totals for the 28 States include data for 1,667 farms
with irrigated land in 1954, but no land irrigated in 1955. For
1960, the tabulations do not include data for farms with land
irrigated in 1959, but with no land irrigated in 1960. There were
9,086 farms with land irrigated in 1959 but with no land irrigated
in 1960 in the 30 States. These 9,086 farms had 218,304 acres
of irrigated land in 1959.
The extent of irrigation in a given year is influenced by
weather conditions, particularly during the growing season. In
the summer growing months in the Humid Areas rainfall is vari-
able from year to year and from month to month. Crops and pas-
tures frequently suffer from lack of rainfall. The maps on preci-
pitation appearing on pages VHI to XXV provide rough measures
of the needs for irrigation in 1954, 1955, 1959, and I960. The
variations in rainfall have a significant effect upon the area
irrigated for all crops except rice and cranberries in an area and
a given year. While the acreage irrigated in the Humid Area has
been increasing in recent years, the acreage irrigated and the
comparison of the acreage irrigated for one or two years are
influenced greatly by rainfall during the summer months.
DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS
Irrigation.— In the enumeration for the 1959 Census of Agricul-
ture, and in the subsequent special 1960 Survey relating to
irrigation, farm operators were not given a definition of "irriga-
tion" or of "irrigated land." It is believed that the meaning of
the irrigation inquiry on the 1959 Census of Agriculture ques-
tionnaires, viz, "Of the total land in this place (reported in
question 203), how many acres were irrigated this year?" was
understandable to most farm operators. However, in a few in-
stances the farm operator, when canvassed in the 1960 Survey,
reported that he had not irrigated any land in 1959. Reports of
this nature were not included in the 1960 tabulations and, if
received before publication of the final report of the 1959 Cen-
sus of Agriculture, were removed from the 1959 Census of Agri-
culture totals for farms reporting and acres of irrigated lands.
Irrigated land is defined as land watered for agricultural pur-
poses by artificial means. These means include subirrigation
as well as systems whereljy water was applied to the ground
surface, either by gravity flow or by sprinklers. Land flooded
for rice or cranberry cultivation was considered as irrigated. In
the 1959 Census, the greenhouse area was not always considered
as irrigated land. If the greenhouse area was reported as irri-
gated, the report was accepted provided the area was one acre
or more. If the greenhouse area was not reported as irrigated or
if the area was less than one acre, the greenhouse area was not
considered as irrigated. Land flooded during high-water periods
was to be included as irrigated only if water was directed to
agricultural use by dams, canals, or other works. -The definition
of irrigated land specifically excluded land where the "water
table," or natural level of underground water, was controlled by
drainage works with no additional water brought in by canals or
pipes.
Census Definition of a Farm.— For the 1959 Census of Agri-
culture, the definition of a farm was based primarily on a com-
bination of "acres in the place" and the estimated value of agri-
cultural products sold.
The word "place* was defined to include all land on which
agricultural operations were conducted at any time in 1959 undei
the control or supervision of one person or partnership. Control
may have been exercised through ownership or management, or
through a lease, rental, or cropping arrangement.
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IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
Places of less than 10 acres In 1959 were counted as farms if
the estimated sales of agricultural products for the year
amounted to at least $250. Places of 10 or more acres in 1959
were counted as farms if the estimated sales of agricultural
products for the year amounted to at least $50. Places having
less than the $50 or $250 minimum estimated sales in 1959 were
also counted as farms if they could normally be expected to pro-
duce agricultural products in sufficient quantity to meet the re-
quirements of the definition. Ibis additional qualification re-
resulted in the inclusion as farms of some places engaged in
farming operations for the first time in 1959 and places affected
by crop failure or other unusual conditions.
For the 1954 Census of Agriculture, places of 3 or more acres
were counted as farms if the annual value of agricultural prod-
ucts, whether for home use or for sale but exclusive of home-
garden products, amounted to $150 or more. Places of less than
3 acres were counted as farms only if the annual sales of agri-
cultural products amounted to $150 or more. A few places with
very low agricultural production because of unusual circum-
stances, such as crop failure, were also counted as farms if they
normally could have been expected to meet the minimum value
or sales criteria.
Farms Reporting and Acres Irrigated.— Figures for farms re-
porting (or operators reporting) represent the number of farms
(or operators) for which a specified item was reported. The
"number of irrigated farms" and the "number of farms reporting
irrigated land" are equivalent terms. Data for "land in farms
reporting irrigation* relate to the entire acreage in those farms,
including land which was not irrigated. Data for "land irrigated
in farms reporting" relate only to that part of the land in irri-
gated farms that was watered by artificial means in the speci-
fied year. The acreage of land irrigated in a particular farm is
almost always smaller than the total acreage of the farm. The
following data for the State of New York illustrate the meaning
of the various terms used above. For example, in 1960, reports
of irrigation were received for 1,217 farms which had a combined
total area of 186,735 acres. These farms had 50,541 acres of
land irrigated in 1960. Only 460 of these irrigated farms re-
ported Irish potatoes as one or the only crop irrigated. The irri-
gated area of this crop for the State was 26,593 acres. In the
tables showing separate data for New York, these totals appear
under the following heads:
Farms reporting irrigation number 1,217
Land in farms reporting irrigation .... acres 186,735
Land irrigated in farms reporting acres 50,541
Irish potatoes irrigated farms reporting 460
acres irrigated 26,593
In the report on crops irrigated, the acreage of each irrigated
crop was to be reported even though more than one crop was
harvested on the same land in I960. Therefore, the total acres
of crops reported for a State may exceed the total acres of land
irrigated.
Space was provided for the reporting on the questionnaire and
for punching on to tabulating cards, of tenths of acres for all
crops except field corn, hay, and pasture. County and State
totals are always shown in whole numbers. An acreage of less
than one for any particular crop, for a county, was not retained.
No provision was made for the reporting, or punching, of tenths
of acres for total acres irrigated. If the number reported for the
acreage for total land irrigated included a fraction, the fractional
part was cancelled, the whole number being retained or increased
by one depending on the value of the fraction. These processing
procedures sometimes resulted in discrepancies other than those
due to multiple-cropping, between the total of the acres of indi-
vidual crops irrigated, including pasture, and the total acres of
land irrigated.
Tenure of Farm or Farm Operator.— Questions 4 through 8 of
the 1960 Survey questionnaire provided the basis for the classi-
fication by tenure of farm operator for each operation on which
irrigation was practiced in 1960. The four tenure groups are
defined as follows:
a. Full Owners operate only land they own.
b. Part Owners operate land they own and also land rented
from others.
c. Managers operate land for others and are paid a wage or
salary for their services. Persons acting merely as care-
takers or hired as laborers are not classified as managers.
If a farm operator managed land for others and also oper-
ated land on his own account, the land operated on his
own account was considered as one farm and the land man-
aged for others as a second farm. If, however, he managed
land for two or more employers, all the managed land was
considered to be one farm.
d. Tenants rent from others or work on shares for others all
the land they operate. In a few cases, where a tenant and
his landlord operated separate farms in 1959, only one
questionnaire was obtained in 1960 by an enumerator, the
questionnaire covering both the tenant and landlord's farm-
ing operations.
Year in Which Irrigation was Begun.— The inquiry, "In what
year was irrigation begun on this place? (the land reported in
question 8)" was intended to ascertain when irrigation was first
begun on the farm rather than by the operator who was operating
the farm in 1960. Of course, in many cases, the I960 operator
must have been the originator of irrigation on his present farm.
For a given area, the information obtained in answer to this
question provides a measure of the rapidityof acceptance of this
farming practice. In a few areas, such as those in which rice
culture has been long established, the exact year of starting
irrigation would be difficult for the farmer to report. For that
reason, the earlier years have been grouped together. Data for
single years are shown only for the more recent years. The
groupings were made in a manner to provide some comparisons
with data collected for the 1955 Survey.
Some farm operators, who had recently changed farms, no
doubt reported the year that they began irrigation on the farm
they were operating in i960. No attempt was made to obtain
followup data for this item for questionnaires which did not show
the year in which irrigation was begun. For such farms, totals
are shown under "Year not reported." State Table 10 provided
data by single years back to and including 1955. The years 1950
to 1954 are included in one group, the years 1945 to 1949, in
another, and the years 1944 and earlier in another group. The
report of the 1955 Survey of Irrigation in Humid Areas presented
figures by single years for the year in which irrigation was be-
gun from 1955 back to 1946. The data were grouped for 1945
and earlier years.
Constructed Reservoirs.— No provision was made for securing
the size of the constructed storage facilities either in terms of
total area or in acre-feet of water impounded. The statistical
tables include data for both the number of farms reporting con-
structed reservoirs and the number of reservoirs. Data for nat-
ural lakes and natural ponds are presented under the heading
"Source of water." If there was no answer to the inquiry, "How
many constructed ponds, pits, dugouts, or constructed reservoirs
of any kind for storing irrigation water are there on this place?"
and the source of water was given as "Springs and seepage" or
"Farm runoff," the number of constructed ponds, etc., was esti-
mated when 10 or more acres of crops other than rice or cran-
berries were reported. Only occasionally was an estimate of
more than 1 made for an individual farm.
Source of Water.— The i960 questionnaire provided for reports
ing the percentage of the total water supply used for irrigation
obtained from one or more of the following sources:
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xv
a. Wells
b. Natural streams and rivers
c. Springs and seepage (not from streams)
d. Farm runoff (not from streams)
e. Natural lakes and natural ponds
f. Drainage ditches
g. City, town, or community water supply
h. Purchases from irrigation or drainage company or district
i. Other
The percentages on individual questionnaires were totaled to
see if they equalled 100 percent. When percentages were not
reported, or their total did not equal 100 percent, estimates or
adjustments were made. If the correct answer was not ascer-
tainable from other information on the questionnaire, the neces-
sary facts were obtained by correspondence with the farm oper-
ator.
For each questionnaire the percentage figures reported were
applied to the total acreage irrigated to determine the equivalent
acres irrigated from each source of water. If necessary, the re-
sulting acreages were rounded in a manner so that their total
would equal the total acreage irrigated. Water sources are in
two broad groups, viz, "ground" or "surface." Wells and springs
and seepage are considered to be ground sources of water. Nat-
ural streams and rivers, farm runoff, natural lakes and natural
ponds, and drainage ditches are considered to be surf ace sources
of water. It was not possible to determine the natural source of
the water obtained from cities or that which was purchased from
irrigation or drainage companies. However, these two water
sources are of minor importance in the 30 Eastern States. Irriga-
tion organization sources were reported only in Arkansas and
Florida.
State Table 4 shows the number of farms reporting each source
of water and the equivalent acres irrigated from each source. In
State Table 5, farms reporting a combination of various sources
of water are listed in the same order that water sources are
listed on the <|uestionnaire. Data for farms whose operators re-
ported several sources are included only once in the totals. For
example, farms whose operators reported wells and streams as
the source of water are included under the grouping "Wells" and
are subtitled "Wells and streams." f>aUi for these farm.-' are not
included again under "Natural streams and rivers." The other
sources include such sources as canals (for example, the Frie
Barge Canal of New York).
Generally, most farms obtained irrigation water from a single
source and the significant data in many of the tables may be
analyzed by examining the figures for the important sources of
water without considering the data for the several groups of
farms obtaining water from more than one source.
Method of Application of Water.— The 1960 Survey question-
isted five specific methods by which irrigation water
could be applied. If in a respondent's opinion his method of
applj ing irrigation water did not fit one of the listed categories,
he could report his method by supplying his own description.
Thus, if a water tank was used in watering recently transplanted
citrus trees(as was the case in a few instances in Florida), that
method was an acceptable report for "other." The six categories
- rmitted an almost automatic classification of the method
of applying irrigation water were, as follows:
a. Portable pipe and sprinklers
1). Fixed overhead irrigation
c. Furrows or ditches
d. Flooding
e. Subirrigation
f. Other
When the questionnaire did not have any of these methods re-
ported, an answer based on the method of application used by
other farms in the same county was provided during the editing
process. However, if the other farms in the county used various
methods of application, the answer was determined by a member
of the technical staff or through correspondence. Entries of
gated-pipe reported under "Other* were transferred to "Furrows
or ditches" or "Flooding," depending on the crop irrigated.
More than one method of irrigation may have been utilized on
a farm in 1960. Combinations of methods were separated during
tabulation. More than one method may have been used to irrigate
the same field or tract and,in such cases, the total area irrigated
by the several methods may exceed the total acres of land irri-
gated.
A report for acres was required for each method of irrigation.
During the editing process fractional acreage was converted to
the nearest whole number and the total of the acres listed for
the various methods was checked and made to equal the total
acreage irrigated, except in those cases where more than one
method was utilized to irrigate the same acreage. State Table 3
presents the total acres irrigated by each method in each State.
State Table 6 gives the acreage irrigated by the various methods
or combinations of methods used in applying irrigation water.
Type of Power Used for Pumping.— The questionnaire for 1960
listed four types of power used for pumping water. A check box
for "None" was provided for reporting if no power was used. No
power may be required when water flows to the land by artesian
action or by some other form of gravity, or under pressure as in
the case of city water. Farms for which the type of power was
not indicated by the respondent are included in the tables under
"Farms not reporting type of power."
A number of farmers reported the use of more than one type of
power. The tabulating firocedures provided for the obtaining of
data for the following power combinations: Gas engines and
diesel engines, gas engines and electric motors, gas a
and tractors, diesel engines and electric motors, and diesel
engines and tractors. The tabulation program did not provide for
combination of other sources of power nor for combination of
tractor and electric sources of power. There were 243 farms
with such combinations of power sources. These were distril)-
uted by State as follows:
t e area, total 243
Vlabama 6
Connecticut 1
Florida (jo
Georgia. 8
Illinois 2
Indiana 1
[owa i
Kentucky t
Maryland 1
achusetts 2
Michigan 11
i 55
Misi ouri 4
New Jersey 16
New York I
North Carolina 20
Ohio 8
Pennsylvania. 6
South Carolina. 8
Tennessee 8
Virginia 8
Wisconsin. 3
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IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
The 243 farms with power obtained from these combined sources
were included with the source "gas engine."
Crops Irrigated in I960.— The 1960 Survey questionnaire pro-
vided for the farm operator to report the acreage of each crop
irrigated and the number of times the crop was irrigated. Ten
crops, including pasture, were listed separately. Additional
space was provided for the identifying of any other irrigated
crop together with the acreage irrigated. The reporting of frac-
tional acreage was provided for all crops except corn, hay, and
pasture.
Information on the number of times that crops were irrigated in
1960 is published, where such information is available and
meaningful. Because of the nature of cranberry and rice cul-
ture, the number of times these crops were irrigated is not given
in the tables. The number of times irrigated is not shown for
crops which were subirrigated as, in many cases, this is a con-
tinuous process. Some growers were not able to report the num-
ber of times irrigated for vegetable crops. No effort was made
to obtain this information for short-season vegetables when it
was not reported.
If the number of times irrigated was not given for 50 or more
acres of a crop, other than rice, cranberries, and vegetables,
letters were sent to farm operators asking for this information.
For acreage ranging from 5 through 49, for which the number of
times irrigated was not reported, the number of applications of
water was supplied during the editing process on the basis of
reports on other questionnaires for the same area. When not re-
ported, the number of times irrigated was not supplied during the
editing process when the acreage irrigated was under 5.
When part of a crop was irrigated one number of times and
part, another number of times, and when the total acres irrigated
for a crop was 20 acres or more, the acres irrigated for each
part and the farms reporting were counted separately underthe
appropriate grouping by number of times irrigated in Table 12.
During the editing process, the area reported for the various
crops irrigated on each farm was totaled and this total was
checked against the total acres of land irrigated. If the summa-
tion gave a total in excess of the acres of land irrigated on a
given farm, the difference was checked to see if double-cropping
was the cause of the difference. If the difference was not the
result of double-cropping, changes were made after correspond-
ence, or on a judgment basis if the difference was small.
Supplementary Uses of Irrigation.— Irrigation water is for pur-
poses other than to sustain and increase vegetative plant growth.
Farm operators were asked in I960 to answer the following in-
quiry:
16. Have you used irrigation for any of the following:
a. Preventing frost damage?
b. Applying fertilizer materials?
c. Easier land preparation?
d. Other? (describe)
As noted, the inquiry made no mention of the year in which a
practice was initiated or carried out. Some of the replies may
have related to an activity for a year prior to 1960. Among the
other uses of irrigation water reported were:
1. Replacing watering equipment on transplanters
2. Applying insecticides
3. Applying fungicides
4. Watering livestock in fields
5. Harvesting cranberries
6. Land leveling
7. Making compost
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Statistics for the United States.— The relative importance of
irrigation of agricultural lands in the Humid Areas to the total for
conterminous United States is shown by the following data from
the 1959 Census of Agriculture:
-
Irrigated farms
1959
Acres irrigated
in 1959
Number
Percent
of total
Acres
Percent
of total
306,532
39,101
267,431
100.
12.8
87.2
33,021,799
1,798,832
31,222,967
100.0
5.4
94.6
According to this latest census, 39,101 farm operators in the 30
Humid-States Area irrigated 1,798,832 acres of farmland in 1959.
They comprised 12.8 percent of the conterminous United States
total number of farms with irrigation and their irrigated acreage,
5.4 percent of the United States irrigated farm acreage. More
farmers, than those who actually irrigated land in 1959, are
equipped to irrigate at least a part of their land-holdings. Be-
cause of weather conditions, economic conditions, or other con-
ditions, a farmer equipped for supplying supplemental waterto
his land may not do so every year. Those who do supplement
the available soil moisture, may have sufficient water supplies
and equipment to irrigate additional acres.
Farmers in the Humid Areas, as in the Irrigation States, are
continuing to equip their farms for irrigation at an accelerating
rate. The increase in the irrigated acreage in the Humid Areas
did not keep pace with the increase in the number of irrigated
farms between 1954 and 1959.
Irrigated farms
(number)
Area irrigated
(acres)
Conterminous United States1
306,532
320,236
305,061
288,195
NA
39,101
33,443
16,147
NA
10,381
NA
267,431
286,793
288,914
NA
277,814
NA
33,021,799
1945
1944
Humid Areas— 30 States, total
25,787,455
NA
20,539,470
1945
1944
Irrigation States — 18 States, total
1959
NA
572,484
31,222,967
1950
NA
1945
NA
Statistics for Humid Areas.— Of the 39,103 farm operators with
irrigation in the 1959 Census of Agriculture, 29,777 met the
criteria for inclusion in the 1960 Survey of Irrigation in Humid
Areas. The principal test for inclusion was that the 1959 farm
operator must either have been a 1960 farm operator or must have
been supplanted on the same land by a 1960 farm operator. The
29,777 total comprised 4,600 who did not respond to the mailed
inquiry and were not canvassed in the field followup.
The 29,777 farms with irrigation in 1960, had 1,865,178 acres
irrigated in that year. This total irrigated area in 1960 was
slightly in excess of that reported for the immediately previous
INTRODUCTION
XVII
year, as recorded in the 1959 Census of Agriculture. North
Carolina had more 1han one-fi fth of the 30-State total number of
farmers with irrigation in 1960 but, as an average, each farm oper-
ator in North Carolina irrigated fewer acres than those in other
States. The most frequently irrigated crop in North Carolina was
tobacco. Arkansas, Florida, and Mississippi had the largest
total area irrigated in 1960. Rice was the leading irrigated crop
in Arkansas and Mississippi and citrus fruits and vegetables, in
Florida. These three States also had the highest average of
irrigated land per farm among the 30 States included in the sur-
vey.
The total land area of the irrigated farms, included in the 1960
Survey, was 11,083,788 acres and of this total 16.8 percent, or
1 865,178 acres, was irrigated in 1960. Wells were the source
of the water for more than three-fifths (61.7 percent) of the irri-
gated acreage, and natural streams and rivers were the water
sources for about one-seventh (14.3 percent) of the area irrigated.
The water for smaller, but significant, acreages, varying by
States, was furnished by natural lakes and ponds, subirngation,
drainage ditches, farm runoff, and springs and seepage. Con-
structed reservoirs were reported on 15,252 of the 29,277 irri-
gited farms. The number of constructed reservoirs totaled
32,948.
On most of the irrigated farms, some source of power, other
than gravity, was utilized by the operator in getting water to his
crops. Gas engines were reported as the source of power by
15,480 farm operators, electric motors by 4,822, and tractors by
4,360. Definite reports of "No power" were made by 985 opera-
tors and 5,044 failed to report the type of power used for pump-
ing.
Irrigation water can be used for purposes other than to add to
the available soil water for crop production. When light frost
or slightly below freezing weather conditions occur severe dam-
age can be averted by applying water tothe ground surface or as
a spray over the vegetative growth. This supplemental use of
irrigation water was given more often than any other, being
reported by 3,684 farm operators. About 3,000 (2,986) farm
operators reported the use of irrigation water to distribute ferti-
lizer and 2,231 the use of water as an aid in land preparation.
Of the 158 farms with 1,000 or more acres irrigated in 1960,
141 were located in Arkansas or Florida. Nearly one-fourth of
the total number of 29,777 irrigators were tenant farm operators.
The "Year in which irrigation was begun on the place" was not
reported for 7,158 farms. For 4,600 of this latter group (those
who failed to mail back a report) no effort was made to estimate
the beginning date. Definite reports indicated that for 8,351
farms irrigation was first begun on the farm after the calendar
year 1955.
For the 30-State group, the largest single irrigated crop acre-
age in 1960 was rice with 424,657 acres. This was followed by
soybeans with 281,300 acres, and cotton with 245,924 acres.
Irrigated vegetable acreage, totaled 271,641 acres with snap
beans, tomatoes, and sweet com together contributing about 40
percent of the irrigated vegetable acreage. Fruits and nuts,
inclusive of cranberries and other berry fruits were harvested on
161,899 acres of irrigated land. Irish potatoes, not grouped with
vegetables, were produced on 94,739 irrigated acres, tobacco on
89,211 acres, and nursery and greenhouse crops on 4 1,660 acres.
For purposes of the 1960 Survey, pasture was a listed crop and
164,537 acres of such land were reported as irrigated. State
Table 12 and County Table 1 indicate the geographic distri-
bution of the irrigated crops.
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IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
XIX
XX
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
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XXII
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
PERCENT OF NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE 31 EASTERN STATES: JUNE 1955
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
XXIII
PERCENT OF NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE 31 EASTERN STATES: JUNE 1954
r^T- — .
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PERCENT
IB UNDER 50 EIZ3 76 TO 125
GZ3 50 TO 75 [ZD OVER 125
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
MAP NO A54-542
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
PERCENT OF NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE 31 EASTERN STATES: JULY 1954
PERCENT
I UNDER 50 rm 76 TO 125
150 TO 75 I I OVER 125
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
MAP NO A54-543
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
XXIV
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
PERCENT OF NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE 31 EASTERN STATES. AUGUST 1955
'"T~! .._
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PERCENT
■i UNDER 50 CZ3 76 TO 125
1222)50 TO 75 [ZZlOVER 125
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
MAP NO. A54-548
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
PERCENT OF NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE 31 EASTERN STATES: SEPTEMBER 1955
PERCENT
■I UNDER 50 FTI 76 TO 125
ES 50 TO 75 CZ10VER 125
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
MAP NO A54-549
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
XXV
PERCENT OF NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE 31 EASTERN STATES. AUGUST 1954
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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MAP NO A54-544
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
PERCENT OF NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE 31 EASTERN STATES: SEPTEMBER 1954
PERCENT
■i UNDER 50 PTH 76 TO 125
EZ350 TO 75 I I OVER 125
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
MAP NO A54-545
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
STATE TABLES
(i)
I IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table l.-FARMS REPORTING AND ACRES IRRIGATED FOR THE 1960 SURVEY OF IRRIGATION IN HUMID
AREAS AS COMPARED WITH THE 1959 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE, BY STATES
Farms
reporting
irrigated
in 1959
1960 Survey of Irrigation in Humid Areas
Percent of
reporting
irrigated
[n 1959
Land irrigated in 1^60
Farms with land
irrigated In 1959 but
with no land irrigated
in 1960
Land
irrigated
In 1959
Number of farms
Percent of
farms with
irrigation
in 1960
Total, 30 States.
Maine
New Hamp: ;
Vermont
Massachu.-' I
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Mew Jersey
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
nia
North Car;- :
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Arkansas
1,741
1,902
66
8,537
1,396
1,130
1,005
.
1,249
,1
406
57,997
73,873
16,523
.
40,178
31,862
14,991
18,181
29,957
15,533
11,174
1,115
65,743
24,952
33,700
6,605
10,979
17,357
99,686
.
21
6,255
1,051
3,155
92.1
-" .1
2,438
1,129
85.0
69.9
50,541
87.1
85.8
69,301
93.8
78.3
9,153
76.5
68.8
13,429
77.9
59.9
6,923
68.4
74.;
31,418
78.2
75.1
88.6
86.6
12,266
81.8
69.6
13,765
75.7
69.3
.
78.5
70.5
9,705
62.5
68.0
8,051
77.9
26, 519
85.3
31.8
358
32.1
73.3
58,573
89.1
75.2
21,786
87.3
82.8
31,792
94.3
74.3
413,716
100.0
64.1
6,477
75.3
58.0
9,582
87.3
70.7
13,842
79.7
82.4
135,400
134.5
1,144
2,403
10,494
5,302
6,372
2,771
5,150
3,997
7,522
4,260
.
4,476
6,867
3,803
2,094
4,288
689
5,424
2,563
2,833
2,234
6,834
3,380
2,264
20.3
1,692
19 .C
11
24.;
10,679
13.5
2,892
17.6
2,849
16.8
8,865
1 : . -'
934
17.0
515
L2.1
428
L6.
2,375
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 2.-FARMS REPORTING AND ACRES IRRIGATED BY STATES: CENSUSES OF AGRICULTURE , 1959
AND 1954, AND SURVEYS OF IRRIGATION, 1960 AND 1955
Total, 30 States
Censuses of 1959 and 1954
Surveys of irrigation 1960 and 1955
Acres irrigated
Acres irrigated
Total, 28 States'
673,494
Maine
New Hampshire.
Vermont
\'a sa el me t U
Rhode Island . .
Connecticut. . .
2,214
1,249
1,612
19,999
406
5,171
689
22,683
1,009
11,975
2,438
1,129
4,393
13,056
New York
New Jersey. . .
Pennsylvania.
1,741
1,902
1,675
1,775
57,997
73,873
16,523
59,024
58,912
17,950
1,217
1,632
1,231
1,353
50,541
69,301
7,570
58,474
57,923
17,524
Ohio
Indiana.. .
Illinois..
Michigan. .
Wisconsin.
11,972
17,237
10,127
40,176
31,862
15,379
11,738
6,789
23,473
18,199
9,153
13,429
6,923
31,418
28,239
12,622
10,357
4,632
23,931
12,835
Hnu rta.
'.:; urt,
14,991
18,181
29,957
9,207
2,396
32,998
12,266
13,765
23,512
7,392
2,836
21,355
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia..
North Carolina.
South Carolina.
Georgia
Florida
66
8,537
1,398
2,194
4,249
1,268
5,799
15,533
11,174
31,101
1,115
65,743
24,952
33,700
413,526
5,553
8,344
21,805
1,381
25,423
22,009
23,873
427,807
21
6,255
1,051
1,817
3,155
9,705
8,051
26,519
358
58,573
21,786
31,792
413,716
6,343
8,133
16,465
973
21,350
16,504
25,271
NA
Kentucky
Tennessee . . .
Alabama
Mississippi.
1,130
1,005
1,226
1,094
8,605
10,979
17,357
99,686
13,434
22,548
16,658
132,490
724
6,477
9,582
13,842
135,400
6,313
16,819
12,641
100,835
Arkansas
711,812
857,863
a 16,556
NA
NA Not available.
lAcres irrigated for 1955 represent total of the acres of individual crops irrigated. See text.
2Total for 28 States. Arkansas and Florida not Included in humid area States in 1955.
4 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 3.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED AND CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS 1960 AND 1955, ACRES
IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER AND METHOD OF IRRIGATION, TYPE OF POWER. AND SUPPLEMENTARY
USES OF IRRIGATION, 1960: BY STATES
Farms reporting
Land in
farms
reporting
irrigation
1960
(acres)
Percent
of total
I960
Constructed
Farms reporting
1960 1955
Number of
1960
Total, 30 States
Total, 28 States
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
29,777
21,700
6,255
1,051
1,817
3,155
■ _
5,960,185
23,989
10,811
5,331
114,198
4,066
28,181
186,735
244,249
117,100
62,579
96,044
50,750
267,913
265,040
66,093
73,722
158,914
43,660
76,379
442,085
7,129
1,024,823
367,851
803,298
2,307,129
253,065
173,588
189,199
803,393
1,865,178
614,906
17,841
305
4,393
50,541
69,301
7,570
9,153
13,429
6,923
31,418
28,239
12,266
13,765
23,512
9,705
8,051
26,519
358
58,573
21,786
31,792
413,716
6,477
9,582
13,842
135,400
1,054
9,895
683
13,056
58,474
57,923
17,"524
12,622
10,357
4,632
23,931
12,835
7,392
2,838
21,355
6,343
8,133
16,465
973
21,350
16,504
25,271
6,313
16,819
12,641
100,835
1. .8
10.3
i .;
10.4
11.2
15.6
14.0
1 ).(
11.7
10.7
IS. 6
18.7
L4.8
15,252
13,458
32,948
28,666
11,259
4,528
,1 '.-.:
245,086
7,465
6,651
31,326
62.0
26,533
38.3
699
9.2
3,170
34.6
5,539
41.3
3,688
53.3
10,430
33.2
14,468
51.3
6,567
53.5
10,552
76.6
17,631
75.0
10,911
2,063
3,406
1,624
2,534
4.3
2,697
12.4
4,091
12.9
18,000
52.7
422
6.5
2,084
21.8
2,934
21.2
93,887
69.3
168,761
1,359
749
423
7,345
81
2,516
8,577
23,599
4,063
3,555
3,196
1,147
9,695
4,751
3,477
1,895
3,101
3,219
3,501
11,096
304
11,960
4,740
9,534
26,316
2,791
5,325
7,816
28,946
14.3
27.4
55.7
66.3
70.8
41.2
26.6
57.3
17.0
34.1
53.7
38.8
23.8
16.5
30.9
16.8
28.3
13.8
13.2
33.1
43.5
41.8
84.9
20.4
21.8
30.0
Acres irrigated
r, I960— Continued
Total, 30 States
Total, 28 States
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
NA Not available.
^otal for 28 States. Arkansas and Florida i
2Less than 0.05 percent.
3,590
2,917
Acres irrigated by method of application of water, 1960
21,729
19,366
6,130
1,023
1,754
1,740
49,404
62,169
7,040
8,044
11,284
5,890
29,964
11,779
8,217
13,618
9,632
7,940
26,194
355
56,449
20,895
30,544
89,271
6,315
8,414
11,089
28,859
Fixed overhead pipes
1,805
1,236
26, !
11,7%
Furrows and ditches
461,177
64,539
4,512
1,139
656,574
81,082
58,649
561,975
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 5
State Table 3.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED AND CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS 1960 AND 1955. ACRES
IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER AND METHOD OF IRRIGATION, TYPE OF POWER, AND SUPPLEMENTARY
USES OF IRRIGATION, 1960: BY STATES-Continued
Acres irrigated by i
1960— Continued
Springs and seepage
Farm runoff
Natural lakes and ponds
Drainage ditches
Municipal water supply systems
Total, 30 States
Total, 28 States
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Gbio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Missouri ,
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
74,671
12.1
453
18.6
ISO
15.9
100
16.7
3,790
21.2
111
36.4
979
22.3
4,450
8.8
12,075
17.4
1,596
21.1
89 . Iti
48,934
114,547
15, 011
5,953
5,732
1,815
1,762
5,045
18. 7
21.9
19.0
14,987
6,8%
3,766
5,362
25.6
31.6
11.8
1.3
1ft, 115
27.5
3,389
15.5
6,681
21.0
2,096
0.5
1,611
24.9
884
9.2
1,130
8.2
1,646
1.2
1,533
15.8
977
12.1
2,668
10.1
18
5.0
11,650
19.9
3,500
16.1
7,351
23.1
59,647
14.4
Subirrigation
Other methods
Total, 30 States
Total, 26 States
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
15,480
11,504
1,727
1,105
4,822
2,319
reporting
type of
power
frost
lunge
3,684
2,671
2,986
1,946
Aid in
prepar-
2,231
1,790
6 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
Number of
reporting
irri-
gation
reporting
irrigation
irrigated
Percent of
in farms
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated by ;
Municipal
syste;
1 to 9
10 to 49 i
Total, 30 States
■ 10 acres
rrigated .
irrigated. . .
s irrigated,
s irrigated,
s irrigated.
11,083,788
11,065
11,065
95,414
31,139
13,140
11,623
1,865,178
6,672
6,672
16,692
16,704
9,577
10,612
1,151,241
- ,<■. I
2,629
17.5
53.6
72.9
91.3
7,928
5,652
6,960
266,209
1,114
1,114
3,107
2,528
1,418
1,294
irrigated. . .
s irrigated,
s irrigated.
2,423
1,248
61,163
19,563
8,767
103,200
34,851
16,399
5,714
5,505
4,521
648
1,206
1,549
3,388
6,481
23,813
5,453
1,466
1,329
3,069
1,347
1 to 9 ac
10 to 19 i
20 to 29 i
irrigated
s irrigated . . .
s irrigated. . .
s irrigated . . .
s irrigated...
res irrigated.
2,751
1,326
153,716
59,166
24,574
31,674
33,350
17,007
62,958
6,382
6,469
4,787
10,065
19,056
16,199
31.8
57.1
95.2
5,035
11,644
11,975
1,470
1,672
1,095
5,302
1,263
220 to 259 I
1 to 9 a.
260 to 499
1 to 9
500 to 999
1 to 9
30 to 49
50 to 99
irrigated
a irrigated. . .
s irrigated...
s irrigated...
res irrigated.
irrigated
es irrigated. . .
es irrigated
es irrigated...
es irrigated. . .
cres irrigated,
cres irrigated.
irrigated
es irrigated . . .
es irrigated...
es irrigated...
es irrigated . . .
cres irrigated.
cres irrigated.
irrigated
es irrigated . . .
es irrigated...
es irrigated...
es irrigated...
ere., irrigated,
cres irrigated.
irrigated
es irrigated...
es irrigated . . .
es irrigated . . .
es irrigated
cres irrigated.
cres irrigated.
cres irrigated.
146,644
66,490
32,990
41,418
41,280
24,099
1.. ,l 63
69,383
31,620
36,496
44,088
28,337
7,324
317,213
101,917
64,790
29,400
30,858
47,698
30,788
335,245
256,313
127,887
135,293
273,910
232,648
164,969
241,070
235,506
161,846
168,415
239,748
371,177
471,318
138,420
4,570
5,533
4,791
9,755
17,436
. 686
3,143
4,541
3,636
6,926
15,146
19,013
7,282
55,072
2,155
3,520
13,555
17,047
11,150
4,872
9,667
8,131
13,879
52,699
1,917
4,645
5,498
9,201
25,072
77,231
196,950
113,689
23.6
42.2
85.8
15.7
28.4
19.2
36.6
75.3
10.5
20.8
41.8
82.1
250
544
1,313
3,471
8,967
11,846
4,846
33,320
425
772
2,158
8,188
12,424
9,179
193,419
1,259
1,704
4,528
2,61
63,298
89,409
13,021
56,280
154,331
76,179
1,132
1,254
1,235
2,292
3,071
1,156
1,852
2,909
1,293
2,177
2,437
4,221
9,705
10,533
10,509
1,319
1,545
2,687
6,317
9,848
15,526
5,872
5,169
632
1,242
4,415
3,283
1,634
L.958
3,014
2,144
1,166
2,499
1,214
1,423
1,775
2,021
3,387
1,774
3,121
9,273
6,144
2,616
2,624
5,683
1,242
2,981
6,710
7,111
1,183
^,334
: i,02
1,759
6,733
11,458
irrigated
es irrigated
es irrigated
■es irrigated
■es irrigated
.cres irrigated...
cres irrigated...
.cres irrigated...
s acres irrigated.
287,242
258,861
231,056
391,804
512,470
667,452
1,461,286
797,698
1,121,712
16,400
39,799
184,062
185,458
320,384
12.6
23.2
28.6
1,263
6,563
22,758
127,157
171,512
2,644
4,997
9,027
31,455
29,193
40,310
5,476
7,324
1 ...
4,095
9,369
52,026
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES:
I960
Constructed reservoirs
Acres Irrigated by method of irrigation
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
reporting
type of
reporting
—
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
PLxed
overhead
irrigation
Furrows and
ditches
Flooding
Sub-
irrigation
Other
methods
Oas engines
Diesel
engines
Electric
Tractors
.power
15,252
32,948
596,840
26,029
461,177
656,574
123,539
4,304
15,480
1,727
4,822
4,360
985
5,044
1
581
581
843
843
4,255
4,255
1,100
1,100
550
550
564
564
164
164
45
45
465
465
22
22
587
587
99
99
273
273
770
770
2
3
2,724
4,270
36,179
4,113
7,607
3,975
1,644
91
2,413
126
912
511
328
1,837
4
2,015
505
130
74
2,943
933
227
167
13,824
10,300
5,995
6,060
1,320
1,744
528
521
525
2,530
1,932
2,620
842
1,659
826
648
146
434
296
768
46
45
1,487
594
213
119
52
35
14
25
577
212
75
48
366
97
34
14
151
97
34
46
1,329
352
89
67
5
6
7
8
1,023
1,641
20,493
1,106
3,359
1,789
892
69
1,034
,..
203
261
49
352
9
675
199
60
1,016
361
102
4,208
3,635
2,661
140
228
127
122
207
355
164
149
261
::
36
74
3
546
205
91
13
12
8
95
41
22
187
40
17
21
5
5
222
52
21
in
11
12
59
30
112
50
4,377
5,612
263
348
1,018
1,657
505
326
434
46
20
109
83
8
25
23
22
11
6
7
11
28
29
13
1,439
2,421
31,257
1,362
7,249
4,745
1,499
17
1,386
104
219
434
50
351
15
907
270
86
1,448
493
159
5,235
4,455
2,953
134
168
155
416
673
447
675
15
29
15
" 2
071
253
128
25
18
5
79
33
32
281
71
27
16
9
210
59
17
16
17
18
89
87
162
159
5,522
13,092
530
1,332
4,673
1,273
2,190
155
1,300
148
186
6
50
43
32
23
17
36
29
L9
20
1,636
3,062
39,854
1,670
11,176
7,955
2,225
160
1,622
131
252
531
56
331
21
950
340
105
1,641
674
202
5,866
5,411
3,171
132
204
150
194
370
822
460
623
13
24
21
17
718
321
129
25
13
7
76
56
24
317
91
37
28
6
7
196
54
25
22
23
24
108
97
36
218
192
135
6,197
11,223
7,986
232
742
1,560
4,245
3,985
1,833
2,696
2,153
175
659
1,333
68
75
174
188
92
13
16
37
33
38
25
38
38
10
5
6
26
24
6
25
26
27
1,356
2,700
38,602
1,380
9,069
12,505
1,201
14
1,318
121
198
433
33
270
28
669
322
113
1,210
762
237
4,278
4,900
3,393
73
174
160
78
121
483
138
323
743
1
15
2
ii
510
253
140
16
18
4
41
24
27
235
1O0
34
12
2
1
141
45
14
29
10
31
115
95
42
211
202
78
5,782
9,406
10,843
253
289
431
1,104
2,871
4,412
2,529
4,582
4,190
87
288
810
161
158
96
11
24
48
39
47
20
31
23
10
5
6
7
33
30
7
i.
U
34
1,020
2,206
32,766
999
10,075
12,864
2,921
76
980
97
181
352
15
212
)■•
416
293
90
75
818
691
201
165
2,972
4,118
2,510
4,013
4.
121
108
63
45
147
388
1,025
71
167
608
1,797
22
30
6
313
215
90
122
14
12
5
10
29
20
25
21
160
86
34
33
6
4
118
35
19
17
36
»
85
55
6
218
104
9
7,935
9,517
1,701
136
122
400
2,928
3,767
1,775
3,960
4,661
1,600
187
876
1,806
'to
141
77
22
18
28
10
41
39
6
25
13
1
2
3
11
11
1
40
..l
747
1,696
27,011
850
10,900
15,233
1,161
139
752
74
145
269
21
163
43
287
209
71
56
578
479
187
138
2,011
3,107
2,034
2,871
60
105
74
121
33
55
315
844
47
252
373
1,013
4
i
216
162
68
76
7
10
7
8
21
9
10
15
109
64
29
28
9
3
2
1
79
33
16
12
44
45
...
47
77
40
7
151
63
100
6,730
7,700
2,558
273
127
90
1,792
3,376
4,485
4,529
5,396
3,623
233
310
614
138
123
81
26
19
8
33
40
17
21
14
4
3
1
2
16
4
3
49
50
2,266
5,597
108,297
4,992
62,830
110,598
11,510
393
2,455
323
695
796
57
396
1
665
555
232
203
1,471
1,466
721
491
4,583
8,876
6,671
9,823
100
213
194
416
57
184
362
1,545
132
368
855
2,065
17
30
30
13
20
499
418
228
216
30
43
20
29
55
43
29
56
241
176
65
68
17
6
6
3
145
81
32
37
52
53
54
55
282
211
118
691
501
256
25,251
27,702
25,391
503
1,234
2,332
8,133
18,290
34,259
18,233
36,949
51,996
510
971
9,952
70
62
228
460
402
232
58
70
73
143
194
175
113
79
54
6
6
13
70
18
13
V,
57
58
1,457
4,430
99,455
3,008
100,707
208,172
22,238
850
1,775
324
800
445
50
214
59
232
267
171
141
688
791
586
416
1,831
4,261
4,831
6,556
36
160
156
269
23
136
166
1,112
27
89
345
1,224
40
210
216
133
129
15
14
19
33
24
27
16
29
68
67
52
35
8
7
5
10
46
42
32
37
,,,
..1
62
63
161
186
242
57
425
508
875
141
12,864
21,800
37,040
10,272
529
333
815
710
3,740
16,310
48,810
30,410
7,675
38,350
108,240
52,222
184
568
1,671
19,775
80
40
430
300
220
331
413
123
44
76
90
33
65
188
351
100
50
60
91
22
5
6
6
3
16
8
4
64
.,■,
,,
1,003
4,082
158,671
5,449
237,655
278,174
78,084
2,350
1,280
339
630
229
53
148
68
78
112
79
262
338
309
644
1,930
2,118
26
92
91
17
10
133
13
89
232
33
68
88
65
4
16
14
20
11
15
17
16
14
6
2
5
19
28
13
70
71
108
132
126
450
628
531
4,450
10,354
16,620
317
437
475
924
2,153
10,256
745
3,251
12,117
30
205
341
140
105
145
184
16
39
41
14
37
69
26
23
33
6
5
6
23
19
16
72
73
74
202
116
50
753
621
190
47,474
31,765
43,316
1,589
1,672
750
43,343
49,832
130,987
87,798
95,342
78,587
2,894
6,537
68,044
1,100
410
700
367
174
84
96
58
55
247
148
69
60
30
10
10
8
5
19
7
4
75
76
77
624006 O -62 -3
8 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
Ma ine , t otal
Under 10 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 49 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated- .- .
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated. .
50 to 69 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated. - . .
10 to 19 acres irrigated.-
50 to 69 acres irrigated..
70 to 99 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated....
10 to 19 acres irrigated. -
20 to 29 acres irrigated. .
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
100 to 139 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated.-
30 to 49 acres irrigated. .
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
100 to 139 acres irrigated
140 to 179 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated. -- -
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
180 to 219 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
220 to 259 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
260 to 499 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated. .
500 to 999 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated.-
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
200 to 499 acres irrigated
1,000 or more acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated-.
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
New Hampshire, total...
Under 10 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 49 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated-.
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 69 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
70 to 99 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated....
100 to 139 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated. .
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
140 to 179 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
reporting
gat ion
reporting
irrigation
1,550
2,000
2,900
Acres irrigated
in farms
reporting
irrigation
10.2
30.8
19.1
25.0
50.0
33.3
14.1
13.2
57.9
65.2
irrigated by :
Municipal
systems
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 9
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Constructed reservoirs
Acres irrigated by method of irrigation
Farms reporting by type of power
used for pumping
Farms not
reporting
Number
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
Fixed
overhead
irrigation
Furrows and
ditches
Flooding
Sub-
Other
methods
Gas engines
engines
Electric
motors
Tractors
No power
reporting
81
2
2
172
3
3
2,394
11
U
17
25
3
1
1
1
76
3
3
3
6
1
1
9
9
3
3
6
1
1
1
.
3
14
a
91
12
10
1
3
3
3
4
13
1
17
4
71
20
2
10
9
1
1
3
2
1
3
5
6
7
12
24
130
7
5
11
2
1
8
6
5
1
5
9
10
5
6
34
46
50
131
7
5
5
5
5
1
6
1
2
1
9
10
11
1.
2
2
1
2
3
1
5
26
20
80
5
2
2
1
1
1
13
14
15
16
11
28
261
10
3
3
11
1
1
17
4
4
2
1
6
10
6
6
6
35
70
50
100
10
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
18
19
,i
-•1
22
6
15
161
6
1
1
1
23
2
2
2
2
11
40
110
2
2
2
1
1
1
24
25
26
4
1
1
1
1
10
2
1
3
127
1
21
45
60
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
27
26
29
31
4
11
142
3
1
12
1
1
2
1
2
8
2
10
130
1
1
1
1
33
34
35
12
3
5
26
8
12
380
9
62
12
3
5
1
1
1
1
1
36
37
38
1
3
1
5
30
279
1
3
1
39
40
S
1
2
23
1
2
860
7
45
7
1
2
2
1
41
42
43
3
2
3
1
2
14
6
5
3
2
178
630
100
5
25
70
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
45
46
47
48
49
41
1
1
72
1
1
1,110
15
15
19
2
2
46
3
3
2
11
1
1
3
8
2
2
I
1
50
51
52
9
12
134
8
6
3
2
53
7
2
7
5
49
55
30
5
3
5
1
l'
1
1
1
1
54
55
56
3
3
3
3
12
12
16
16
10
10
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
]
57
58
59
60
6
13
94
4
5
1
1
61
1
1
10
2
1
12
14
68
..*
3
1
1
62
63
64
7
13
72
4
1
1
1
65
1
1
1
5
2
1
5
10
12
20
30
2
1
1
1
1
1
66
67
68
69
10 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
Number of
reporting
reporting
irrigatior
Acres irrigated
Percent of
reporting
Municipal
systems
drainage
organiza-
New Hampshire — Continued
180 to 219 acres
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
220 to 259 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
260 to 499 acres irrigated
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated —
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
500 to 999 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
200 to 499 acres irrigated.
Vermont , total
Under 10 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 49 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
50 to 69 acres
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
100 to 139 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
140 to 179 acres
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
180 to 219 acres
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
260 to 499 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
500 to 999 acres
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
200 to 499 acres irrigated.
1,000 or more acres
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
Massachusetts, total....
Under 10 acres
1 to 9 acres Irrigated
10 to 49 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 69 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 69 acres irrigated...
70 to 99 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 139 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 139 acres irrigated.
2,735
1,323
1,000
40
4.0
1,276
50
3.9
4,198
17,841
15.6
1,005
563
56.0
1,005
563
56.0
9,720
2,918
30.0
6,353
1,053
16.6
2,566
1,199
46.7
479
374
78.1
322
292
90.7
4,562
1,120
24.6
2,236
155
6.9
1,077
246
22.8
513
204
39.8
559
355
63.5
177
160
90.4
3,611
2,782
1,450
31.6
57.1
100.0
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 11
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Constructed reservoirs
Acres irrigated by method of irrigation
Farms reporting by type of
....
used for pumping
Farms not
reporting
type of
power
reporting
—
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
Fixed
overhead
irrigation
Furrows and
ditches
Flooding
Sub-
irrigation
Other
methods
Gas engines
Diesel
engines
Electric
rractors
No power
3
4
163
4
1
1
2
1
1
5
1
3
1
12
12
30
121
20
5
15
293
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
1
8
1
1
1
1
2
3
5
6
7
8
2
1
1
1
5
2
1
22
10
40
50
171
1
1
1
1
1
1
9
10
11
12
13
1
1
9
3
2
291
4
15
20
5
1
1
1
1
14
15
16
17
1
1
1
3
50
202
1
1
1
18
L9
7
12
456
9
9
40
40
30
62
50
7
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
2
2
2
2
10
10
30
30
2
2
1
1
27
28
30
1
1
2
2
50
50
50
50
1
1
31
32
. 1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
2
2
7
7
300
50
250
90
40
50
12
12
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
33
34
35
,
17
38
' <
41
41
408
865
6,601
353
2,736
8,161
6
410
8
84
20
160
332
42
24
24
27
27
71
71
9
9
64
64
416
416
3
3
36
36
8
8
2
2
34
34
96
96
43
147
218
1,169
143
269
1,335
3
157
1
.".
6
68
140
45
63
49
100
96
294
546
29
50
112
615
489
3
91
52
17
8
3
3
49
16
109
25
46
47
10
5
14
8
153
176
13
51
42
166
65
11
3
1
1
2
1
3
3
48
49
37
69
615
5
161
339
41
5
3
'12
24
50
15
12
3
27
24
5
48
187
136
5
10
16
92
43
68
14
11
6
2
2
2
1
7
3
1
17
3
2
51
52
53
6
1
11
2
244
70
65
41
95
9
1
1
1
1
1
54
55
46
80
679
66
154
530
43
1
7
3
11
22
51
18
16
4
24
29
7
39
87
67
2
1
28
41
2
84
140
99
13
11
5
1
1
3
1
1
1
7
3
13
6
1
57
58
••
5
3
12
8
231
255
5
58
65
30
177
6
8
1
2
1
2
i..l
53
113
938
36
318
444
..:;
2
13
2
11
17
62
14
16
10
21
31
19
66
126
99
1
16
41
89
67
140
115
14
15
8
1
2
1
6
2
2
10
3
2
6
64
5
6
2
11
27
4
176
336
135
35
42
130
62
60
4
6
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
,„
67
12 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
Ijiinl.' i- ■:'
Percent of
in farms
reporting
Acres irrigated by ;
Municipal
systems
Massachusetts —Continued
140 to 179 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 179 acres irrigated
180 to 219 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated
220 to 259 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
260 to 499 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated
500 to 999 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated
1,000 or more acres
10 to 19 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated
500 to 999 acres irrigated
1,000 or more acres irrigated.
Rhode Island, total
Under 10 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 49 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
50 to 69 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
70 to 99 acres
20 to 29 acres irrigated
100 to 139 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
140 to 179 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
180 to 219 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
260 to 499 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
1,000 or more acres
20 to 29 acres irrigated
Connecticut, total
Under 10 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 49 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
5,703
1,555
1,010
1,658
2,383
3,215
1,120
1,476
1,043
23.1
41.7
100.0
18.0
32.5
71.6
17.6
44.0
100.0
10.9
33.0
45.3
10.1
42.5
19.2
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 13
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Constructed
reservoirs
Acres Irrigated by method of irrigation
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
Farms not
reporting
type of
power
reporting
Number
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
Fixed
overhead
Irrigation
Furrows and
ditches
Flooding
Sub-
Other
methods
Gas engines
engines
Electric
Tractors
16
33
341
227
241
14
3
2
12
1
5
2
2
5
2
9
5
3
10
6
5
22
25
66
83
140
15
109
99
33
66
18
41
83
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
6
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
19
48
458
441
328
19
2
8
1
1
5
8
3
2
3
9
24
10
6
14
11
27
59
4
2
2
3
1
3
1
9
10
11
3
6
2
8
11
12
60
214
150
61
205
155
21
100
110
3
5
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
12
13
14
18
40
143
122
194
14
2
4
6
15
4
8
2
7
7
19
7
26
46
71
9
53
60
43
95
56
2
1
1
2
1
4
1
16
17
18
19
31
98
873
• .
255
905
23
1
6
1
7
7
20
7
2
4
1
15
3
17
14
11
2
■.
36
28
34
122
78
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
21
22
.'<
24
13
3
1
47
9
3
433
90
325
90
215
269
374
10
3
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
25
:••
2'
r
1
1
1
2
42
2
5
5
8
367
7
20
22
207
2
30
531
38
7
1
1
1
7
1
2
28
29
30
31
32
2
3
18
35
13
270
75
100
111
382
2
3
1
3
1
33
35
7
2
2
1
1
1
97
31
9
3
30
24
947
10
42
175
700
20
2
519
169
350
2,898
73
135
210
1,102
1,378
8
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
3'
37
ie
39
40
41
42
■: <
16
1
1
22
1
1
290
4
4
3
3
3
10
2
2
2
15
1
1
4
3
4
2
1
45
46
10
3
5
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
14
6
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
2
152
24
59
41
5
36
50
50
1
1
8
8
5
24
24
10
10
9
2
5
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
47
48
50
'.l
5;
■■
54
55
5l
'■'
56
59
60
i !
I..
1..
...
65
11"
241
4,017
375
1
118
3
24
7
7
22
...
4
5
5
19
19
2
2
1
1
1
7
1
1
'
i.'
36
50
486
40
8
4
10
it
19
10
25
13
122
149
4
8
12
1
2
2
71
71
7
12
174
41
28
6
1
3
1
72
73
14 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
Connecticut — Continued
69 acres
to 9 acres irrigated
I to 19 acres irrigated...
I to 29 acres irrigated...
irrigated. . .
s irrigated.
20 to 29
30 to 49
10 to 19
30 to 49
Number of
reporting
reporting
irrigation
Percent of
reporting
Acres irrigated by i
Municipal
drainage
irrigated. . .
irrigated. . .
irrigated. . .
s irrigated.
11.0
24.3
38.5
47 1,000 or m
48 1 to 9
irrigated,
irrigated.
2,150
1,855
1,685
53 | Ne» York, total.
54 : Under 10 acres
irrigated. . .
s irrigated,
s irrigated,
s irrigated.
irrigated. . .
es irrigated,
es irrigated.
640
8,101
2,811
1,678
1,338
2,274
7,401
1,527
19.1
52.6
75.6
90.3
67 70 to 99 acr.
68 1 to 9 ac:
69 10 to 19 I
70 I 20 to 29 i
irrigated . . .
es irrigated,
es irrigated.
1,981
1,347
1,174
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 15
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
Fixed
overhead
■igated by method of irrigatii
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
Farms not
reporting
type of
power
16 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
Number of
reporting
gat ion
Percent of
reporting
irrigation
Mun Lei] ■ 1
water
systems
New York — Continued
100 to 139 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated.
10 to 19 acres irrigated..,
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated. . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
100 to 139 acres irrigated,
140 to 179 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated.
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated..,
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 179 acres irrigated,
180 to 219 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated..,
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated..,
50 to 99 acres irrigated..,
100 to 199 acres irrigated,
200 to 219 acres irrigated.
220 to 259 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..,
30 to 49 acres irrigated. . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
200 to 259 acres irrigated,
260 to 499 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated . .
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
100 to 199 acres irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated
500 to 999 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated. .
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
100 to 199 acres irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated
1,000 or more acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
100 to 199 acres irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated
New Jersey, total
Under 10 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 49 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated. .
50 to 69 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated. .
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 69 acres irrigated..
70 to 99 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated....
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated. .
2,357
2,214
1,631
97
265
316
2,090
4,016
4,135
646
2,468
3,934
L4,746
6,047
2,355
1,652
1,917
71
149
274
1,633
2,651
4,538
377
1,161
4,015
9,338
3,359
955
1,129
1,338
1,730
20
66
161
356
1,231
2,745
21
406
2,140
210
L0,674
2,000
2,809
2,427
978
1,406
62
135
87
226
1,614
441
36,126
2,785
2,674
4,936
5,563
8,527
5,668
5,973
2,170
2,775
5,343
7,837
6,011
2,792
2,775
6,689
8,814
4,200
3, 100
2,000
2,370
1,656
1,654
2,762
2,143
555
5,457
1,046
2,277
1,213
921
30.9
61.5
15.1
27.3
53.7
12.3
18.4
1-' .3
3,597
2,364
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 17
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
irrigated by method of irrigate
Fixed
overhead
1,569
2,171
4,956
1,793
1,120
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
reporting
type of
18 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
New Jersey — Continued
100 to 139 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 139 acres irrigated...
140 to 179 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 179 acres irrigated...
180 to 219 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated. . .
200 to 219 acres irrigated...
220 to 259 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated...
200 to 259 acres irrigated...
260 to 499 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated...
200 to 499 acres irrigated...
500 to 999 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated...
200 to 499 acres irrigated...
500 to 999 acres irrigated...
1,000 or more acres
10 to 19 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated...
200 to 499 acres irrigated...
500 to 999 acres irrigated...
1,000 or more acres irrigated
Pennsylvania, total
Under 10 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 49 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 69 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
70 to 99 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
reporting
gation
reporting
irrigation
1,570
3,019
2,420
21,347
1,378
1,881
2,777
5,864
6,591
2,856
17,377
799
1,197
2,146
3,422
6,817
2,796
200
2,453
1,554
1,323
3,502
1,431
1,447
2,763
2,092
2,403
1,684
2,085
5,983
330
1,629
3,297
250
1,949
250
45,948
12,695
2,024
3,092
3,306
. !
23
112
236
580
12,156
14,312
5,948
2,437
5,521
3,786
20,685
4,604
1,100
1,154
1,249
1,727
6
31
46
105
3,395
4,834
6,426
800
312
1,192
2,312
600
67,510
12,317
2,832
11,020
1,968
6,340
34
302
70
647
26,976
..',374
16,000
3,504
1,200
6,560
117,100
7,570
235
235
96
96
2,834
597
2,305
326
Percent of
in farms
reporting
irrigation
24.7
41.9
73.2
24.7
36.
75.0
13.
50.5
41.0
Acres irrigated by i
: , ' >
525
1,312
Municipal
systems
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 19
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Constructed
reservoirs
Acres irrigated by method of irrigation
porting b>' type of power
used for pumping
reporting
type of
reporting
Number
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
Fixed
overhead
irrigation
Furrows and
ditches
Flooding
Sub-
irrigation
Other
methods
Gas engines
Diesel
engines
Electric
Tractors
No power
108
162
6,897
114
5
110
134
7
19
7
12
1
S
11
13
12
16
19
51
313
440
1
15
5
9
16
20
6
20
18
1
1
5
3
1
1
3
2
3
1
2
3
27
38
11
38
59
18
1,295
3,417
1,381
28
20
5C
65
31
47
12
1
4
1
4
5
3
2
5
6
7
94
163
6,487
246
181
110
7
10
10
1
11
8
4
6
12
5
10
23
30
131
371
1
18
5
36
20
5
5
17
1
2
1
2
1
1
4
1
9
10
11
28
31
13
46
51
28
1,397
2,594
1,964
10
119
98
40
50
30
30
36
17
2
2
2
2
5
5
2
1
3
2
12
13
14
61
103
5,065
166
36
63
7
9
3
11
L5
1
4
7
1
7
9
21
7?
206
8
8
28
1
5
5
1
2
1
1
2
4
16
17
18
9
26
19
40
626
2,348
6
55
11
29
5
1
2
1
1
19
20
14
27
1,587
200
97
11
1
2
3
21
22
42
161
4,130
a
148
40
8
9
5
7
23
1
2
5
3
6
8
60
69
10
5
28
1
4
1
2
2
1
2
24
25
21
4
19
8
4':
265
1,569
ii
65
50
5
17
4
2
1
1
2
1
3
27
28
12
1
19
80
1,949
210
40
11
1
3
1
4
29
30
105
244
11,931
268
5
486
5
100
16
14
8
1
16
31
3
6
6
12
4
12
14
16
101
216
580
2
11
20
4
4
7
9
1
4
1
2
1
2
3
2
5
.12
33
!4
35
3D
>.
14
71
84
40
2,260
5,163
3,595
47
108
113
125
250
78
5
25
36
15
4
10
1
2
5
3
3
1
1
2
2
36
37
)8
21
71
3,948
195
45
416
25
4
4
2
5
39
1
1
1
3
1
3
2
31
46
105
..*
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
40
41
42
43
3
7
7
1
9
18
31
6
147
1,097
1,920
600
75
120
25
20
140
272
2
8
9
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
44
45
46
47
19
122
9,487
243
380
1,993
214
14
1
3
3
10
48
1
5
1
3
1
10
2
57
16
139
135
70
50
130
18
113
382
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
4
2
49
50
51
52
6
2
1
39
10
3
1,587
1,050
6,560
23
150
200
1,480
214
6
2
1
1
1
1
3
53
54
55
246
397
7,040
360
107
28
3
33
243
15
116
41
25
38
'
12
12
12
12
67
67
24
24
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
22
22
2
2
8
' 8
8
8
57
58
42
53
493
99
3
2
46
39
1
11
13
59
36
6
46
7
283
144
31
35
38
46
15
3
2
37
7
2
33
5
1
1
9
2
11
1
1
60
61
..,
63
24
31
328
29
5
1
20
1
14
6
1
2
64
15
8
1
20
10
1
86
157
50
35
23
6
5
1
12
6
1
1
1
10
4
4
1
1
1
2
65
•i
67
68
32
50
469
15
2
27
2
12
10
4
69
19
8
1
34
11
1
119
160
88
102
5
10
2
19
5
2
1
1
1
8
3
1
4
5
1
3
1
71
73
72
73
20 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
Pennsylvania — Continued
100 to 139 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated. . ,
30 to 49 acres irrigated. . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated. . .
140 to 179 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated. . .
20 to 29 acres irrigated..,
30 to 49 acres irrigated. . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated. .
180 to 219 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated..,
20 to 29 acres irrigated. . .
30 to 49 acres irrigated. . ,
50 to 99 acres irrigated..,
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
220 to 259 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres Irrigated. . ,
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
260 to 499 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated. .
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 199 acres irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated
500 to 999 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated.
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated. .
30 to 49 acres irrigated. .
50 to 99 acres irrigated. .
200 to 499 acres irrigated
1,000 or more acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated. .
50 to 99 acres Irrigated. .
100 to 199 acres irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated
Ohio, total
Under 10 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated. . . .
10 to 49 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated. .
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 69 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated. .
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated. .
70 to 99 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated. . . .
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated. .
50 to 99 acres irrigated. .
100 to 139 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated. . . .
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
Number of
reporting
reporting
irrigation
1,400
1,401
1,041
3,755
1,149
2,408
2,530
1,962
1,964
3,380
3,609
13,865
12,540
23,050
3,645
3,307
2,222
>,o: I
1,396
4,550
1,718
1,238
Acres irrigated
Percent of
in farms
reporting
rrigation
Acres irrigated by
16.6
41.0
47.6
21.6
26.9
69.4
14.6
42.4
drainage
organiza-
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 21
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED. BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Constructed reservoirs
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
Acres irrigated by method of irrigate
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
Fixed
overhead
irrigation
Farms in it
reporting
type of
22 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
Ohio — Continued
1 to 9 ac
10 to 19
20 to 29
30 to 49
50 to 99
180 to 219 a<
1 to 9 ac
LO to 19
20 to 29
)0 to 49
500 to 999
1,000 or more
irrigated. . .
ea irrigated,
es irrigated.
irrigated. . .
s irrigated.
irrigated.
irrigated,
irrigated.
irrigated. . .
irrigated . . .
irrigated. . .
irrigated. . .
es irrigated.
1 to 9 ac
10 to 19 i
20 to 29 i
61 100 to 139 acr
62 1 to 9 acre
63 | 20 to 29 ac
to 49 ac
to 99 ac
100 to 139
Number i C
reporting
-eporting
Irrigation
3,238
1,318
3,359
1,005
3,389
1,491
1,612
5,4.6
1,123
1,785
1,556
3,049
2,976
1,629
1,016
Percent of
reporting
16.9
22.0
41.1
22. 6
32.6
60.0
31.2
51.9
1O0.0
18.6
31.9
43.5
10.0
20.;
32.5
82.1
14.6
31.3
Acres irrigated by
Municipal
systems
drainage
organize-
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 23
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
Acres irrigated by method of irrigation
Fixed
overhead
irrigation
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
Farms not
reporting
type of
11,284
624006 O -62 -4
24 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
Number of
reporting
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated
Percent of
in farms
reporting
irrigation
Natural
lakes Drainage
ditches
Municipal
systems
Indiana — Continued
180 to 219 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated
220 to 259 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated
0 to 499 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated
0 to 999 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated
1,000 or more acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated
500 to 999 acres irrigated
1,000 or more acres irrigated.
Illinois, total
Under 10 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
to 49 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
50 to 69 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
70 to 99 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 139 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
140 to 179 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
180 to 219 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated
1,924
3,868
2,364
2,024
4,625
6,700
1,130
5,392
12,637
1,575
5,350
17.3
30.8
45.9
13.4
51.9
54.5
10.6
26.3
64.6
17.6
30.2
65.8
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 25
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
Acre6 irrigated by method of irrigation
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
Farms not
reporting
1,480
1,700
26 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
Number of
reporting
reporting
Percent of
in farms
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated by ;
I llinois — Continued
0 to 259 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated . . .
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
260 to 499 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated . . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
200 to 499 acres irrigated.
500 to 999 acres irrigated
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
200 to 499 acres irrigated.
1,000 or more acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
200 to 499 acres irrigated.
500 to 999 acres irrigated.
Michigan, total
Under 10 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 49 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 69 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 69 acres irrigated
70 to 99 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
O to 139 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
140 to 179 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 179 acres irrigated..
180 to 219 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated ,
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated..
220 to 259 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated.,
1,000
1,419
1,175
2,174
5,200
1,480
1,050
1,650
1,991
3,225
5,867
2,659
1,076
7,110
3,748
2,353
18,573
7,090
5,522
2,125
2,429
1,407
20,540
5,020
5,346
3,497
2,794
3,579
2,127
3,064
J, 330
2,877
3,362
2 . 1 17
1,698
3,017
884
1,069
17.0
31.7
55.7
21.2
32.5
50.0
15.1
40.2
61.9
86.1
37.4
57.9
89.2
16.2
28.1
42.0
76.8
10.5
18.7
30.8
23.0
40.1
39.3
16.2
28.8
45.8
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 27
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER. BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Constructed reservoirs
Acres irrigated by method of irrigation
Farms reporting by type of power
used for pumping
Farms not
reporting
type of
power
reporting
Number
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
Fixed
overhead
irrigation
Furrows and
ditches
Flooding
Sub-
irrigation
Other
methods
Gas engines
Diesel
engines
Electric
Tractors
No power
4
1
9
3
623
9
15
^0
85
60
7
1
3
1
4
2
3
1
1
2
3
4
2
1
5
1
117
150
267
85
60
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
5
6
7
12
29
1,553
136
80
5
18
3
2
7
4
8
3
1
2
10
1
7
14
48
60
207
1
5
1
2
2
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
9
10
11
12
2
5
6
429
595
200
135
80
5
4
1
1
2
2
1
1
13
14
15
8
25
1,045
80
6
4
6
1
16
2
2
1
6
4
8
20
20
95
2
1
2
2
1
1
17
13
n
20
1
2
1
10
115
587
200
80
1
1
2
1
2
1
2]
22
23
3
1
1
1
13
2
1
10
625
8
10
90
517
350
150
200
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
24
25
26
27
28
30
722
1,121
29,964
888
103
120
339
6
919
31
304
153
27
82
31
13
13
14
14
109
109
116
116
1
1
6
6
6
6
11
11
46
46
1
1
13
13
13
13
12
33
145
179
2,588
374
53
2
194
110
22
4
20
-;
81
48
U
5
102
55
14
8
774
902
569
343
92
135
92
55
16
32
!
2
118
54
16
6
69
24
14
3
12
7
2
1
2
2
10
6
2
2
S5
S6
37
v.
61
75
1,472
58
1
84
3
23
12
2
3
39
28
19
10
3
1
34
25
12
3
1
239
479
301
288
165
3
40
15
I
40
26
10
6
2
1
2
11
3
1
6
6
2
1
1
1
40
41
12
43
44
113
171
2,800
70
14
3
143
31
22
1
9
45
54
27
17
11
4
87
33
32
14
5
404
593
609
767
427
18
52
14
3
65
35
21
18
4
11
7
7
4
2
13
5
1
2
1
1
4
2
1
2
46
47
48
4"
•■()
94
141
2,516
35
90
47
119
24
18
6
51
34
28
10
13
9
43
39
18
26
15
253
579
367
675
642
31
7
30
53
7
40
43
37
13
16
10
10
5
2
3
4
7
3
4
2
52
55
56
73
122
2,943
93
2
59
102
3
15
14
2
5
■'',
20
19
15
34
36
25
134
440
502
1
27
2
21
30
18
5
2
4
5
3
2
1
2
■■>•■
59
14
5
22
5
1,104
513
250
65
59
25
7
1
1
2
3
1
4
I.
2
1
61
....
i
48
89
2,439
41
40
53
2
11
12
4
64
6
14
7
10
21
12
65
234
230
14
9
10
9
2
3
2
5
3
1
1
1
65
...
10
9
2
19
24
3
584
956
370
25
2
40
12
11
2
2
1
4
1
2
1
-
71
36
5
6
8
8
5
4
65
7
12
13
15
13
5
2,446
62
134
268
543
674
765
12
12
46
9
5
10
10
8
4
3
1
1
1
7
1
1
1
1
3
14
2
2
3
4
2
1
1
1
5
1
1
2
1
71
7!
V
74
,"
77
28 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
Number of
reporting
reporting
irrigation
irrigated
Percent of
in farms
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated by
Municipal
systems
Michiga
260 to 499 ac
l to ■' aor
10 to 19 a
20 to 29 a
30 to 49 a
1 to 9 ac
10 to 19 .
20 to 29
i — Continued
irrigated. . .
s irrigated.
s irrigated.
irrigated
es irrigated.. .
es irrigated.. .
es irrigated. . .
es irrigated. . .
cres irrigated.
cres irrigated.
Irrigated . . .
es irrigated,
es irrigated.
Wisconsin, total.
Under 10 acres
10 to 49 a.
1 to 9 i
70 to 99 a.
1 to 9 i
irrigated. . .
es irrigated,
es irrigated.
irrigated.. .
es irrigated,
es irrigated.
irrigated
es irrigated.. .
es irrigated . . .
es irrigated. . .
es irrigated. . .
cres irrigated.
irrigated.. .
es irrigated.
es irrigated.
rrigated . . .
irrigated,
irrigated.
57,643
7,195
7,121
12,631
8,495
11,102
76
520
578
: .. 10
12,216
4,928
1,150
2,114
1,701
1,016
43,390
4,430
8,263
5,409
3,694
7,070
57
104
120
352
7,135
8,499
3,320
862
1,816
1,119
63,521
1,364
19,390
5 ,474
3,073
23
60
70
32,299
3,285
791
420
265,040
28,239
2,374
1,597
4,355
1,883
1,012
4,363
1,817
5,657
1,743
1,633
2,166
1,412
18.8
42.5
100.0
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 29
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Constructed reservoirs
Acres
rrigated by method of irrigation
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
Farms not
reporting
type of
power
reporting
Number
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
Fixed
overhead
irrigation
Furrows and
ditches
Flooding
Sub-
irrigation
Other
methods
Gas engines
Diesel
engines
Electric
Tractors
No power
92
165
7,129
10
11
45
115
7
17
26
2
12
1
1A
23
76
•
3
6
1
1
2
IS
33
513
2
5
31
1
3
1
3
U
25
578
17
3
3
1
3
•.
23
35
1,184
6
24
1
1
6
3
5
13
30
2,114
23
3
5
5
1
6
8
14
1,656
45
9
1
2
2
2
7
2
5
1,008
8
2
1
1
8
40
87
4,241
4
6
179
42
12
11
10
1
4
9
8
13
47
4
6
5
1
3
2
1
1
10
8
15
104
5
3
1
11
6
120
3
1
1
12
4
10
352
5
2
2
2
2
1
7
18
862
10
3
2
1
U
7
2
22
3
1,816
940
179
12
2
3
3
2
1
1
15
16
7
13
1,281
75
8
10
1
9
2
1
1
17
3
*
18
20
5
32
8
3
1
4
2
1
1
18
1"
1
4
70
1
1
20
3
5
753
420
38
5
1
3
1
.'1
22
272
610
23,888
78
1,329
2,980
20
260
44
55
74
57
33
23
2
2
44
3
1
7
9
1
2
.:..
2
2
44
3
1
7
9
1
2
25
15
21
179
18
24
63
24
11
4
1
1
.'.
9
12
99
9
8
17
9
3
27
5
7
60
20
9
24
12
5
1
2
1
1
1
28
.-1
1
2
43
1
ID
6
11
91
1
72
9
3
3
1
1
31
1
1
8
1
2
15
35
41
1
72
6
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
33
34
35
15
28
227
4
6
30
17
1
4
6
1
2
16
12
1
18
56
54
"4
6
12
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
37
)8
2
6
60
7
30
2
1
1
40
41
20
28
507
42
115
15
3
6
7
4
4
42
9
14
..
28
7
2
2
3
2
43
8
10
79
17
22
2
2
4
1
1
44
2
2
80
1
1
1
45
1
2
160
140
25
40
25
3
2
1
2
1
1
46
47
14
17
369
8
241
17
4
1
4
1
1
48
4
4
34
8
14
7
1
1
2
1
49
3
3
70
17
3
2
1
50
4
6
87
•4
51
2
1
2
2
9;
86
50
160
2
1
1
1
1
52
53
54
18
■■
705
20
107
14
4
1
7
" 4
1
55
4
7
24
• 12
4
1
1
2
1
56
4
16
66
3
2
57
4
6
65
'26
2
2
58
6
14
190
85
275
95
5
2
1
1
1
1
2
v.
,,.
61
21
34
1,255
5
30
23
1
1
3
3
3
62
2
2
30
5
8
3
2
2
63
7
9
90
22
6
1
1
1
64
4
6
131
5
1
65
3
1
7
9
1
157
327
100
420
3
2
1
1
1
66
67
68
69
30 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
Number of
reporting
reporting
Irrigation
Acres irrigated
Percent of
total acres
- in farms
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated by :
Municipal
water
systems
drainage
organiza-
wiscans in— Continued
260 to 499 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated . . .
20 to 29 acres Irrigated . . .
30 to 49 acres irrigated . . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated . . .
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
200 to 499 acres irrigated .
500 to 999 acres
1 to 9 acres Irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated . . .
20 to 29 acres irrigated . . .
30 to 49 acres irrigated .. .
50 to 99 acres irrigated . . .
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
200 to 499 acres irrigated .
1,000 or more acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated . . .
20 to 29 acres irrigated . . .
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
200 to 499 acres irrigated.
500 to 999 acres irrigated .
Minnesota, total
Under 10 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 49 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated . . .
20 to 29 acres irrigated . . .
50 to 69 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated . . .
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 69 acres irrigated...
70 to .99 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated . . .
30 to 49 acres irrigated . . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated . . .
100 to 139 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated . . .
20 to 29 acres irrigated . . .
30 to 49 acres irrigated . . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated . . .
100 to 139 acres irrigated.
140 to 179 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated . . .
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 179 acres irrigated.
180 to 219 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated . . .
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
220 to 259 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated . . .
30 to 49 acres irrigated . . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated . . .
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
260 to 499 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated . .
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated . .
100 to 199 acres irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated
6,533
5,664
1,997
2,760
5,010
4,490
11,275
11,791
12,456
6,238
2,281
1,460
2,607
2,057
1,251
1,839
1,313
2,062
1,557
1,193
2,326
2,621
6,046
44
17,458
243
23,602
504
26,718
854
37,258
1,479
20,735
3,579
12,949
4,320
10.1
18.7
42.0
27.7
14.5
15.1
26.4
41 .9
79.3
14.3
32.6
55.1
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 31
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Constructed
reservoirs
Acres Irrigated by method of irrigation
Farms reporting by type of power
used for pumping
Farms not
reporting
type of
power
report log
Number
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
Fixed
overhead
irrigation
Furrows and
ditches
Flooding
Sub-
irrigation
Other
methods
Gas engines
Diesel
Electric
motors
Tractors
No power
54
117
5,590
74
293
20
56
11
4
19
12
5
1
10
12
3
9
19
22
7
18
54
189
114
301
10
64
31
46
42
174
20
9
8
6
11
1
1
2
1
2
4
1
6
3
1
2
1
2
3
4
5
13
5
2
32
16
3
1,313
2,062
1,557
10
9
3
3
3
4
6
3
3
1
1
6
7
8
56
130
6,036
52
332
694
41
8
10
14
17
5
9
3
6
11
11
13
10
24
22
24
67
346
2
27
25
115
43
68
179
3
1
8
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
5
3
5
1
1
10
11
12
13
12
U
6
30
'<'
12
674
2,226
2,677
"■:
65
100
404
8
15
6
3
2
3
1
2
4
2
1
14
15
16
51
179
8,885
817
1,335
37
12
5
6
13
8
17
1
3
8
12
3
5
27
39
10
15
53
58
280
■ ■
29
132
224
1
2
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
3
2
18
19
20
21
10
9
5
3
30
43
20
12
333
775
3,379
4,320
114
365
ten
339
200
7
5
10
2
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
1
22
23
24
25
65
85
11,779
233
129
110
7
8
161
21
82
58
7
37
26
6
6
8
8
82
82
8
8
1
1
7
7
22
22
3
5
5
9
9
27
28
14
17
581
40
4
7
42
2
30
6
1
8
29
13
1
2
16
1
2
174
232
175
167
26
10
4
10
7
23
14
5
9
2
1
24
5.
1
2
5
1
5
1
6
2
1
30
u
-12
33
1
1
5
1
1
8
24
15
26
74
228
763
10
7
3
1
1
2
2
20
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
3
1
3
34
15
ii,
.!','
HI
39
1
2
2
1
3
15
91
87
165
405
7
6
3
3
5
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
40
-l
42
43
44
6
8
1,374
95
25
2
3
9
3
45
1
1
25
63
111
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
46
47
48
2
2
1
3
3
1
150
500
525
95
4
8
4
1
1
3
1
49
50
51
6
2
1
1
2
9
3
2
1
3
817
21
14
145
507
130
3
3
9
1
3
4
'1
2
2
1
1
7
3
2
2
2
1
1
52
54
55
6
6
1,338
8
2
6
3
2
58
1
3
2
5
1
1
1
3
2
7
1
2
5
26
662
645
788
7
10
20
10
10
5
3
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
59
60
61
.„
'
...
65
66
1
1
1
1
2
1
69
150
532
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
67
.,t:
6
8
2,721
145
125
5
18
3
8
11
1
5
70
2
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
21
66
65
170
625
1,270
504
145
5
120
...
5
1
3
1
2
5
6
2
1
1
1
2
...
1
1
3
1
1
:::
i
1
1
1
1
1
VI
72
73
74
75
v.,
77
32 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
Number of
reporting
irri-
gation
farms
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated
Percent of
in farms
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated by ;
Municipal
water
systems
drainage
organiza-
Mlnnesota — Continued
500 to 999 acres
1 to 9 acres Irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated . .
200 to 499 acres irrigated . .
500 to 999 acres irrigated..
1,000 or more acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated..
200 to 499 acres irrigated . .
Iowa, total
Under 10 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 49 acres
1 to 9 acres Irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
50 to 69 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres Irrigated
30 to 49 acres Irrigated
I to 99 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated . . .
20 to 29 acres irrigated. . .
30 to 49 acres irrigated . . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 139 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated . . .
20 to 29 acres Irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated . . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
140 to 179 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated . . .
20 to 29 acres irrigated . . .
30 to 49 acres irrigated . . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 179 acres irrigated.
180 to 219 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated . . .
20 to 29 acres irrigated . . .
30 to 49 acres irrigated . . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
220 to 259 acres
10 to 19 acres irrigated . . .
20 to 29 acres Irrigated . . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated . . .
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
260 to 499 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated . . .
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated . . .
100 to 199 acres irrigated .
200 to 499 acres irrigated.
500 to 999 acres
10 to 19 acres irrigated . . .
20 to 29 acres irrigated . . .
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated . . .
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
200 to 499 acres irrigated .
4,491
1,230
2,321
1,040
1,730
4,267
3,490
73,722
10.1
20.3
33.7
11.5
56.6
73.1
26.7
39.5
70.1
21.9
37.5
93.7
17.5
35.5
31.1
5,091
7,382
6,936
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 33
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Constructed
reservoirs
Acres Irrigated by method of irrigation
Farms reporting by type of power
used for pumping
Farms not
reporting
Number
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
Fixed
overhead
irrigation
Furrows and
ditches
Flooding
Sub-
irrigation
Other
methods
Gas engines
Diesel
Electric
motors
Tractors
No power
reporting
type of
power
6
9
2,100
5
27
10
1
5
4
*
3
1
2
"i
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
4
1
2
3
1
1
1
54
20
40
250
777
500
848
8
20
95
225
100
400
22
5
1
1
1
4
1
1
6
1
3
1
1
2
2
1
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
1.
13
14
15
it
34
3
2
1
2
1
1
70
5
1
4
1
3
8,217
10
10
198
53
77
68
168
9
32
45
82
255
1
1
12
12
4,319
3
3
974
1
1
100
1
1
8
4
1
3
6
2
1
1
2
16
29
1
1
9
7
2
62
10
6
3
1
3
1
1
1
9
2
2
5
5
12
3
3
1
1
17
18
19
20
21
?2
23
.'■;
25
2<
.17
28
2
1
1
10
5
5
257
19
49
70
75
3
3
7
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
."
30
11
32
•
34
4
9
421
12
14
70
9
2
2
10
2
'■
2
1
' 1
2
it
3
13
39
60
203
106
12
2
12
70
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
3
2
1
1
'i
37
II
'
...
6
1
1
3
1
3
2
1
1
1
7
2
1
3
1
5
3
2
1
1
548
10
29
74
239
60
136
260
9
47
27
122
55
345
10
40
175
120
160
160
80
80
180
20
160
10
1
1
1
5
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
7
2
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
■'.1
...
43
44
V.
to
■ ■
...
■■'
'-
53
\
S
•■
'
56
57
51
■■'
6
1
1
1
1
2
5
1
3
1
19
1
9
6
1
2
7
1
2,401
5
40
73
149
1,031
693
410
2,255
10
160
305
860
920
100
20
80
1,381
40
631
435
275
2,007
25
155
220
491
1,116
123
5
38
80
600
BO
100
420
27
1
2
2
3
16
2
1
18
2
5
6
5
4
1
1
2
7
3
1
2
1
3
1
2
5
1
1
1
2
15
1
1
3
7
3
7
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
.,1
61
■
6
1.'
I.I
•
1.'
7
72
73
74
34 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
Number of
report ing
irri-
farms
reporting
Acres irrigated
Percent of
in farms
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated by i
Municipal
Iowa — Continued
1,000 or more acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated. . . .
100 to 199 acree irrigated..
200 to 499 acres irrigated..
500 to 999 acres irrigated..
Missouri, total
Under 10 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 49 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated. . . .
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 69 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated. . . .
50 to 69 acres irrigated
70 to 99 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated....
50 to 99 acres irrigated...,
100 to 139 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated. . . ,
30 to 49 acres irrigated. . . ,
50 to 99 acres irrigated....
100 to 139 acres irrigated. .
0 to 179 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated....
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated....
50 to 99 acres irrigated. . . .
100 to 179 acres irrigated. .
0 to 219 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated....
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated..
220 to 259 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated. .
200 to 259 acres Irrigated. .
260 to 499 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated....
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
200 to 499 acres irrigated.
500 to 999 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
200 to 499 acres irrigated.
500 to 999 acres irrigated.
1,000 or more acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated. . .
30 to 49 acres irrigated. . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
200 to 499 acres irrigated.
500 to 999 acres irrigated.
16,895
2,624
1,372
3,010
4,860
3,929
1,100
6,175
1,626
7,207
3,306
1,893
1,783
3,993
5,005
1,000
5,740
10, 543
17,237
26,565
5,634
1,279
1,115
1,197
10.1
23.9
52.7
57.8
39.9
16.8
59.3
79.1
100.0
14.8
46.0
87.9
30.0
60.3
83.7
24.4
36.3
100.0
30.7
56.1
100.0
19.9
40.5
83.6
1,085
997
5,902
1,418
2,299
1,697
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 35
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Constructed
reservoirs
Acres irrigated by method of irrigation
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
Farms not
reporting
type of
power
reporting
Number
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
Filed
overhead
Furrows and
ditches
Flooding
Sub-
irrigation
Other
methods
Gas engines
Diesel
engines
Electric
Tractors
No power
2
3
1,354
10
50
130
671
1
80
6
1
2
1
4
1
1
1
2
3
4
1
1
1
2
200
540
550
100
30
190
400
2
1
1
2
1
i
5
6
7
105
218
13,618
354
3,706
5,028
640
182
210
12
84
36
46
44
8
3
3
3
3
41
41
62
■52
4
4
4
3
3
5
5
26
26
6
6
9
10
25
36
501
189
8
2
19
25
2
16
16
11
14
9
2
22
10
4
83
219
85
114
71
93
25
8
7
7
4
1
15
10
1
1
8
8
11
2
1
2
12
13
14
15
7
10
249
10
16
8
3
1
2
16
3
3
1
4
2
21
37
135
56
io
16
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
2
17
18
19
20
9
27
401
16
50
64
10
4
2
2
21
5
2
2
11
12
16
25
127
233
6
10
50
64
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
22
23
24
6
17
472
89
7
40
12
3
4
3
26
1
1
11
1
5
28
22
42
40
140
200
5
47
37
7
40
5
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
27
28
29
n
31
32
7
5
1
1
10
S
1
1
443
39
16
65
123
50
150
131
116
99
1
33
65
2
17
7
2
3
4
1
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
33
34
'15
36
r?
W
39
5
8
716
221
187
14
3
4
1
2
.,n
1
1
2
2
1
56
48
16
9
22
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
41
...
41
2
1
3
1
88
150
373
40
60
105
40
76
40
3
3
4
1
1
1
44
46
6
5
1
20
19
1
465
25
20
68
66
201
85
235
2
70
138
25
453
27
26
150
250
138
138
16
1
2
1
3
5
3
1
3
1
1
1
5
4
i
1
1
2
2
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
19
42
3,266
77
523
745
57
2
10
8
1
6
55
3
2
10
2
33
55
3
1
19
10
6
4
3
1
2
1
1
56
57
3
5
124
65
7
6
2
1
58
7
13
510
41
63
89
15
1
2
2
59
2
2
6
6
930
887
727
25
8
55
50
270
269
170
200
7
1
2
2
3
1
2
mi
61
6.
12
32
3,883
1,206
2,002
640
39
3
16
4
3
63
1
2
7
5
11
3
34
85
256
41
54
1
3
2
6
1
1
2
2
2
1
64
65
i„.
67
2
2
1
2
3
720
947
1,206
632
20
315
871
104
509
1,294
640
7
9
10
1
2
4
2
1
3
1
68
69
70
71
6
1
1
13
2
1
3,181
6
26
105
243
1,231
1
1,459
9
15
52
15
1
2
7
7
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
2
1
72
73
74
75
71
1
2
1
670
434
100
1,130
648
735
6
1
3
3
2
3
3
77
78
1
5
1,697
1
i
1
79
36 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
rlgated
or
total acre
reporting
Municipal
systems
Delaware, total
Under 10 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
to 49 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
50 to 69 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
to 99 acres
30 to 49 acres irrigated . . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated . . .
100 to 139 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated . . .
0 to 179 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated . . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 179 acres irrigated.
0 to 219 acres
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated . . .
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
0 to 259 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated . . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated . . .
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
0 to 499 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated..
200 to 499 acres irrigated .
500 to 999 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated . . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
200 to 499 acres irrigated.
1,000 or more acres
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
200 to 499 acres irrigated.
500 to 999 acres irrigated.
Maryland, total
Under 10 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
to 49 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated . . .
to 69 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
to 99 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated . . .
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated . . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
0 to 139 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated . . .
30 to 49 acres irrigated . . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 139 acres irrigated.
1,210
2,165
12,942
1,032
4,684
3,796
1,204
3,515
1,220
2,690
1,100
2,824
5,500
5,272
41.0
62.3
45.7
25.6
53.1
68.2
11.2
18.5
65.1
10.5
44.0
16.5
50.8
50.0
30.5
38.5
83.3
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 37
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Constructed
reservoirs
Acres irrigated by method of irrigation
Farms reporting by type of power
used for pumping
reporting
reporting
Number
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
Fixed
overhead
Furrows and
ditches
Flooding
Sub-
irrigation
Other
metbods
Gas engines
engines
Electric
motors
Tractors
No power
■type of
79
143
9,632
23
50
78
16
12
8
5
1
10
1
2
2
10
1
2
3
3
3
42
1
2
5
2
4
3
3
22
20
1
1
1
3
2
2
5
6
33
2
1
2
7
8
2
1
1
8
25
1
9
1
1
218
4
10
1
1
43
175
1
3
11
12
2
2
102
3
1
13
1
1
5
32
1
1
1
14
15
1
i
65
1
16
10
15
870
9
1
2
17
1
2
4
1
18
4
3
8
3
153
248
3
3
1
19
20
2
2
465
3
1
21
11
14
967
9
3
1
-V
3
3
66
2
1
.'1
2
113
3
1
24
6
7
788
4
2
25
8
1
12
2
704
6
6
1
2
1
21
2
2
31
1
1
28
2
3
120
1
1
29
3
5
547
3
1
10
26
3
44
5
3,411
50
27
2
5
1
3
1
2
31
12
15
1
13
1
2
23
i
1..
2
4
135
2
1
1
1!
10
18
697
50
10
2
1
1
■
8
2
12
3
1,568
966
9
3
2
1
< 7
12
1
1
26
5
10
1
1,975
2
45
453
295
20
11
i
5
2
3
1
1
1
1
,i 1
40
41
...
43
*
10
1,180
20
3
2
i
-
6
26
1,300
5
2
1
1
1
4
40
1
46
2
6
260
2
47
10
475
1
...'
1
6
525
1
1
IB
160
5
510
7
7,940
18
96
1
2
6
1
2
149
2
11
31
23
1
10
13
2
0
■1
5
7
18
1
1
2
2
*
1
*
2
52
22
29
204
14
2
2
3
18
15
3
3
4
' 1
18
23
89
13
2
2
3
11
12
2
3
4
54
3
5
95
1
6
3
1
55
1
1
20
1
56
9
5
3
11
7
3
142
19
22
29
29
5
5
11
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
.'
58
59
1
1
66
3
60
35
1
61
9
11
257
15
9
2
1
1
1
1
62
■
6
1
1
1
7
1
1
2
97
20
73
52
5
1
1
2
1
1
14
3
3
1
26
5
6
5
1
388
26
43
63
106
50
1
1
13
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
68
69
70
71
72
73
1
5
100
1
'.'•:
38 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
Maryland — Continued
L40 to 179 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
180 to 219 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
220 to 259 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated . . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
260 to 499 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigation....
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated . . .
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
500 to 999 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
200 to 499 acres irrigated.
1,000 or more acres ,
10' to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
200 to 499 acres irrigated.
500 to 999 acres irrigated.
Virginia, total
Under 10 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 49 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated..,
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 69 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated....,
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
50 to 69 acres irrigated..
70 to 99 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated....
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
100 to 139 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated....
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
140 to 179 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated . .
20 to 29 acres irrigated . .
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
100 to 179 acres irrigated
Acres irrigated by i
13,847
2,558
2,243
2,924
1,820
5,271
7,106
11,131
5,100
2,450
4,040
3,177
24,981
18,730
Percent of
in farms
reporting
16.5
31.9
51.9
17.0
30.8
63.1
22.4
31.3
100.0
23.6
52.8
95.7
Municipal
drainage
organiza-
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 39
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Constructed reservoirs
Acres irrigated by method of irrigation
Farms reporting by type of power
used for pumping
Farms not
reporting
type of
reporting
Number
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
Filed
overhead
irrigation
Furrows and
ditches
Flooding
Sub-
irrigation
Other
methods
Gas engines
Diesel
engines
Electric
motors
Tractors
No power
15
22
536
5
16
...
2
3
2
1
3
5
2
3
10
3
26
97
70
5
2
6
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
2
3
2
4
65
278
2
4
5
6
13
28
640
13
1
2
7
1
2
3
1
2
8
6
35
102
2
1
1
8
9
10
1
5
1
3
13
1
61
326
110
2
4
1
1
11
1.'
13
12
18
717
14
1
14
2
2
1
4
2
1
13
34
22
1
2
1
1
15
16
17
3
3
1
5
5
1
205
303
140
5
4
1
lrt
19
a
29
48
1,385
30
27
2
3
4
1
1
;i
6
5
10
5
41
83
5
1
1
1
1
1
2.
2.1
3
8
15
91
342
30
3
7
1
2
1
1
2i
25
3
6
8
358
470
5
3
1
15
1
28
1
1,457
5
18
15
1
1
3
1
2
28
.-
3
3
3
1
3
7
6
8
3
94
145
345
500
350
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
31
«.
i
i-
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17
282
2,196
16
11
5
1
3
1
"
2
1
5
1
2
2
3
2
15
13
3
41
205
29
20
150
391
106
400
1,100
16
1
1
2
3
1
2
1
l
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
17
91
l(
41
41
_
1,184
2,326
26,194
255
46
18
6
813
78
70
339
9
302
4.
77
77
114
114
455
455
14
14
*
40
40
8
8
9
9
15
15
*
70
70
...
138
222
1,467
48
4
10
69
8
16
38
2
111
4'
105
26
153
56
834
435
33
15
4
8
2
20
3
14
2
30
5
2
106
5
48
7
13
160
38
5
1
3
5C
5
50
67
464
1
7
38
1
5
14
1
12
5i
37
11
1
1
51
13
2
1
225
167
20
52
1
7
28
9
1
1
2
1
1
1
12
2
1
11
1
y.
■•■
■■
5£
81
131
630
37
59
2
30
...
18
5
70
7
105
17
9
418
113
99
12
25
49
6
4
1
1
2
2
29
1
16
2
5
•
142
221
1,421
9
1
3
97
4
7
50
23
6
111
22
3
167
38
7
682
321
103
8
1
1
3
71
18
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3
1
1
45
2
3
19
6
0
2
6
3
190
125
4
2
1
1
6
6
138
230
1,461
26
1
97
2
2
48
15
<
101
28
3
167
49
637
358
87
11
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94
155
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7
624006 O -62 -5
40 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated
Percent of
in farms
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated by :
Municipal
systems
drainage
organiza-
Virginia— Continued
180 to 219 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated. . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
220 to 259 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated. . .
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
260 to 499 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres Irrigated. . .
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
200 to 499 acres irrigated.
500 to 999 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated. . .
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated. . .
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
200 to 499 acres irrigated.
500 to 999 acres irrigated.
1,000 or more acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres Irrigated. . .
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
200 to 499 acres irrigated.
500 to 999 acres irrigated.
West Virginia, total
Under 10 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 49 acres
1 to 9 acrea irrigated
70 to 99 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
100 to 139 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated. . . .
1A0 to 179 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
260 to 499 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated ....
10 to 19 acres irrigated. .
500 to 999 acres
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
100 to 199 acres irrigated
1,000 or more acres
20 to 29 acres irrigated. .
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
North Carolina, total. .
Under 10 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated....
10 to 49 acres
1 to 9 acrea irrigated
10 to 19 acrea irrigated. .
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 69 acres
1 to 9 ae res irrigated ....
10 to 19 acres irrigated. .
20 to 29 acres irrigated. .
30 to 49 acres irrigated. .
1,647
1,433
13,283
5,785
1,965
87,316
4,724
34
588
603
28
90;
1,083
8
680
525
5
791
530
7,842
1,379
1
100
404
410
200
38
657
5,750
19
957
161
27,697
588
12
7/1
430
8
(81
421
7
514
817
6
746
1,053
3,748
1,244
1
243
1,036
L55
S01
7,101
49
420
36
It.
666
191
12
903
186
7
597
199
25
529
1,186
13
71?
624
27
085
3,639
2
886
1,040
1,025
1,013
1,280
34,187
27,809
17. t
26.3
61.1
17.6
36.7
48.8
10.9
1 5 . ,:.
33.2
83.3
11.1
6.5
19.6
20.8
11.0
75.0
2,431
1,784
1,036
1,003
2,494
1,785
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 41
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Constructed reservoirs
Acres Irrigated by method of irrigation
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
reporting
type of
reporting
Number
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
Fixed
overhead
irrigation
Furrows and
ditches
Flooding
Sub-
irrigation
Other
methods
Gas engines
engines
Electric
Tractors
No power
92
166
1,119
12
6
68
6
2
23
16
1
51
33
3
89
63
6
374
420
63
12
6
35
26
3
1
1
1
16
7
13
3
2
:>
4
3
2
5
3
117
US
2
2
1
5
6
76
148
1,744
61
3
2
23
1
13
7
44
21
5
79
41
16
330
301
169
29
18
7
1
1
18
5
1
10
3
8
9
l
1
5
2
4
6
2
45
315
584
1
4
2
2
1
11
12
1 1
209
460
4,629
75
15
5
155
19
8
58
16
W
86
74
19
10
179
180
48
21
589
1,052
515
490
14
21
40
10
5
5
58
54
14
9
6
2
2
4
3
3
1
27
19
8
2
8
6
1
15
16
IV
L8
17
2
1
25
6
1
1,379
404
200
17
2
1
1
1
2
1
L9
20
21
119
330
5,713
35
2
83
13
11
28
1
4
22
26
38
18
11
61
111
56
31
154
588
430
421
5
2
15
32
12
7
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
9
9
5
1
1
2
1
1
23
24
2'
21
11
8
5
2
26
16
21
8
792
1,048
1,244
1,036
25
5
7
5
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
1
27
28
29
10
60
237
7,091
10
46
12
4
12
4
'l
7
12
8
3
28
35
28
11
36
191
186
189
10
5
5
4
5
2
3
1
1
1
5
1
1
2
1
12
34
35
14
5
9
2
48
18
60
9
1,186
624
3,639
1,040
12
4
8
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
17
18
7
12
355
3
13
1
4
1
2
40
1
1
1
1
41
42
1
1
1
1
13
13
3
3
1
1
43
44
2
2
4
4
6
6
2
2
45
46
2
2
1
1
4
4
1
1
5
5
6
6
26
8
18
160
60
100
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
1
2
138
1
57
' i
2
20
40
78
1
58
59
60
5,098
10,911
56,449
992
693
45
542
18
3,076
233
109
1,493
7
1,529
61
259
259
397
397
1,445
1,445
31
31
2
2
1
1
109
109
7
7
14
14
58
58
3
3
249
249
1.2
I, 1
1,213
1,999
9,417
193
24
13
11
652
46
28
279
1
679
64
1,027
166
17
3
1,556
386
S3
4
6,600
2,246
385
186
91
87
15
24
13
1
10
548
88
14
2
36
10
21
6
1
228
45
6
1
628
47
1
3
69
tt,
67
68
484
797
3,812
46
8
3
317
15
8
135
1
128
69
390
80
13
1
586
169
40
2
2,327
1,111
329
17
29
8
3
256
51
9
1
5
7
3
4
3
1
116
16
3
1
108
20
70
71
72
73
42 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
Number of
reporting
irri-
gation
Acres irrigated
Acres irrigated by
reporting
irrigation
Percent of
in farms
reporting
irrigation
Municipal
systems
North Carolina — Continued
70 to 99 acres
1 to 9 ac:
10 to 19 i
20 to 29 i
7 100 to 139 a
8 ! 1 to 9 ac
9 ' 10 to 19
10 . 20 to 29
11 I 30 to 49
12 140 to 179 a
irrigated. . .
es irrigated,
es irrigated.
irrigated,
irrigated.
irrigated.
1 to 9 ac.
10 to 19
20 1- :-J
18 180 to 219 .
19 1 to 9 a.
rrigated. . .
irrigated,
irrigated.
30 to 49 ac;
50 to 99 ac:
100 to 199 i
31 260 to 499 acn
32 1 to 9 acre;
33 10 to 19 ac:
34 20 to 29 ac:
35 30 to 49 ac:
36 50 to 99 ac:
37 I 100 to 199 ;
38 , 500 to 999 acn
39 ■ 1 to 9 acrei
40 10 to 19 ac:
41 20 to 29 ac:
42 30 to 49 ac;
10 to 19 ac
20 to 29 ac
30 to 49 ac:
50 to 99 ac
100 to 199 ■
200 to 499 ■
1,000 or mo
rrigated
irrigated
irrigated. . .
irrigated.. .
irrigated.. .
■ ■::; Lrrlgati ■■.
rrlgati d,. ,
irrigated,
irrigated.
irrigated,
irrigated.
irrigated
es irrigated.
es irrigated.
irrigated
s irrigated. . .
s irrigated. . .
s irrigated
s Irrigated. . .
res irrigated.
res irrigated.
irrigated. . .
es irrigated,
es irrigated,
es irrigated.
irrigated
es irrigated.. . .
es irrigated. . . .
acres irrigated.
South Carolina, total.
1 to 9 ac
10 to 19
20 to 29
30 to 49 ■
1 to 9 ac:
10 to 19 i
20 to 29 i
30 to 49 ■
50 to 69 i
1 to 9 ac:
10 to 19 ;
20 to 29 ;
30 to 49 i
50 to 99 i
Irrigated. . .
es irrigated,
es irrigated,
es irrigated.
rrigated. . .
irrigated,
irrigated,
irrigated.
irrigated.
irrigated. . .
es irrigated.
es irrigated,
es Irrigated,
es Irrigated.
46,230
11,026
1,343
2,930
1,638
337
164
160
78
140
87,085
5,970
63,479
20,056
2,182
1,368
3,019
2,133
422
396
83, 862
5,274
49,024
28,648
4,434
1,801
2,334
638
42,218
32,910
5,545
54,677
2,810
23,419
25,149
3,469
593
1,386
351
1,934
706
281
199
212,909
9,393
67,076
89,593
35,070
1,147
3,546
2,225
15,012
5,671
487
1,444
931
100
139,873
34,489
42,788
29,826
19,650
256
948
1,063
972
8,775
3,845
500
813
770
260
225,300
5,190
24,884
53,726
54,257
32,872
102
412
396
612
36,508
17,453
1,000
4,600
1,038
980
250
1,400
10.6
19.3
28.9
17.0
27.8
83.3
290
153
52.8
290
153
52.8
7,381
1,775
24.0
6,448
1,110
17.2
400
209
52.3
273
216
79.1
260
240
92.3
2,838
431
15.2
2,113
179
8.5
569
133
23.4
52
20
38.5
50
45
90.0
54
54
100.0
6,096
632
10.4
4,221
234
5.5
1,546
219
14.2
97
29
29.9
147
65
44.2
85
85
100.0
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 43
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER. BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Constructed
reservoirs
Acres Irrigated by method of irrigation
Farms reporting by type of power
used for pumping
Farms not
reporting
type of
reporting
Number
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
Filed
overhead
irrigation
Furrows and
ditches
Flooding
Sub-
irrigation
Other
methods
Gas engines
Diesel
Electric
motors
Tractors
No power
60S
1,088
4,967
129
25
2
385
22
8
190
121
1
474
118
14
783
251
36
2,870
1,610
317
33
28
28
25
2
292 12
78 8
12 2
4
3
1
160
28
2
100
20
2
3
4
2
18
30
140
48
1
2
1
5
6
651
1,296
5,798
169
7
7
425 16
16
220
94
7
464
157
19
11
827
374
48
49
2,965
2,083
390
360
51
50
32
36
7
297 8
108 5
14 1
6 2
9
5
2
170
43
5
2
77
16
1
8
9
ill
11
474
1,062
5,066
59 29
4
116
308 17
3
163
59
12
268
169
28
504
451
77
1,775
2,304
626
17 5
30
12
4
170 7
108 7
22 1
1
1
97
58
7
43
15
13
14
15
6
3
22
8
218
143
24
16
100
6 1
2 1
1
1
1
16
17
366
873
4,556
45
102
22
226 14
8
125
1 67
18
166
160
27
316
409
92
1,269
2,140
593
26
8
25
22
98 6
99 5
19 1
2
4
2
68
46
9
47
19
1
19
20
21
10
2
1
36
19
1
290
114
150
77
8 1 1
1
1 1
1
1
1
23
.'4
201
514
2,625
155 30
...
13
5
72
29
25
80
99
15
170
256
57
574
1,346
331
19
40
20
45
58
7
2
7
2
2
1
1
32
32
6
18
11
26
27
28
6
1
28
3
175
199
76
30
5
2
1
1
1
2
29
30
558
1,680
8,990
128
153
126
331
39
12
185
76
U
172
246
92
385
723
334
1,123
3,484
2,179
24
43
21
23
25
96
134
65
5
17
9
3
4
3
60
88
25
39
32
2
3.
33
34
35
12
1
153
82
3
1,359
745
100
40
45
60
126
25
10
1
4
4
2
11
1
1
2
II
17
192
753
4,621
32
280
40
260
132
27
3
53
1
15
if
35
65
46
27
98
209
222
131
245
939
1,033
971
2
30
9
10
i
33
38
27
20
2
6
9
4
2
7
21
17
5
1
8
6
1
w
40
41
42
13
5
1
68
18
7
663
770
110
150
40
260
::;
9
4
1
3
3
1
3
43
44
45
92
450
5,152
5
33
...
74
17
4
13
12
46
13
25
14
16
41
73
55
87
102
412
396
612
11
18
11
15
2
6
4
1
1
4
4
4
5
1
1
47
46
•'.'■
50
14
8
1
1
123
55
12
4
1,005
980
245
1,400
5
33
12
6
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
51
52
53
54
871
2,063
20,895
260
473
115
32
13
501
84
64
! H
6
323
'■''
29
29
53
53
148
148
5
5
11
11
2
2
5
5
3
3
28
28
56
57
217
306
1,742
26
4
2
2
1
86
7
20
13
183
56
196
9
7
5
267
17
10
12
1,096
196
211
239
8
12
5
1
4
2
2
i
73
7
3
3
6
1
16
1
1
2
10
1
2
168
8
5
2
....
i,i
61
...
40
71
367
55
2
7
25
1
5
6
15
63
28
10
1
1
48
20
2
1
170
133
19
45
1
54
2
7
17
6
1
1
1
2
2
1
5
1
13
2
...
....
1.7
68
67
120
600
2
30
45
3
6
9
1
....
48
15
1
2
1
76
33
1
8
2
232
219
29
35
85
2
30
30
12
2
1
1
2
1
1
7
2
1
9
2
70
71
72
73
74
44 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
Number of
reporting
irri-
gation
reporting
igation
Percent of
in farms
reporting
irrigation
Municipal
systems
drainage
organiza-
South Carolina— Continued
1 to 9 ac:
10 to 19 i
20 to 29 i
1 to 9 ac:
10 to 19 i
20 to 29 i
30 to 49 i
1,000 or m
1 to 9 ;
irrigated. . .
es irrigated,
es irrigated.
irrigated. . .
irrigated . . .
es irrigated.
irrigated.. .
es irrigated.
es irrigated.
es irrigated.
irrigated.. .
s irrigated,
s irrigated.
irrigated . . .
es irrigated,
es irrigated,
es irrigated.
irrigated. . .
es irrigated,
es irrigated.
irrigated. . .
es irrigated,
es irrigated.
irrigated. . .
s irrigated,
s irrigated.
rrigated
irrigated. . .
irrigated.. .
irrigated. . .
irrigated. . .
es irrigated.
es irrigated.
Georgia, total.
irrigated. . .
es irrigated,
es irrigated.
es irrigated.
irrigated. . .
es irrigated.
es irrigated.
es irrigated.
irrigated. . .
es irrigated,
es irrigated.
irrigated. . .
s irrigated.
9,252
5,270
105
10,264
5,557
2,205
1,867
495
140
210
11,225
4,321
3,546
1,205
1,212
9,495
151
12,104
445
6,601
440
5,194
523
8,285
1,280
2,358
743
450
200
39,819
5,027
15,579
136
16,617
348
20,972
704
11,887
647
15,714
1,298
8,350
1,594
700
300
176,263
6,6 19
25,075
57
22,575
214
8,925
124
15,722
355
42,330
1,257
21,777
1,722
37,659
2,180
2,200
700
11,162
9,798
30.0
46.1
100.0
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 45
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Constructed reservoirs
Acres irrigated by method of irrigation
porting by type of power used for pumping
Far. not
reporting
Number
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
Fixed
overhead
irrigation
Furrows and
ditches
Flooding
Sub-
irrigation
Other
methods
Gas engines
Diesel
engines
Electric
Tractors
No power
reporting
type of
70
121
878
10
5
7
42
8
6
15
1
12
1
39
65
223
10
5
5
24
2
4
9
1
3
2
21
37
265
2
10
5
2
5
3
3
7
13
159
6
1
4
2
2
73
53
105
1
1
1
1
5
7
63
125
803
2
1
12
42
2
1
11
1
8
8
34
62
193
2
1
19
1
7
1
7
i
14
33
183
10
1
3
10
12
27
271
12
10
1
1
11
2
2
106
2
1
12
1
1
83
50
863
7
5
3
1
26
2
2
9
1
11
13
U
23
41
135
7
5
3
11
1
2
5
1
6
L5
12
25
155
9
3
16
6
113
2
1
2
17
2
3
147
2
2
18
2
5
209
1
1
1
19
1
3
104
1
20
44
98
765
14
2
24
6
1
10
8
21
17
26
80
3
9
1
2
6
22
i4
5
35
14
164
111
11
2
8
2
1
2
5
1
2
23
4
13
175
2
2
2
25
4
10
235
3
1
26
113
336
3,692
5
45
40
77
15
4
22
16
27
27
64
151
16
1
9
5
28
32
93
445
19
4
1
8
29
18
64
435
5
15
1
1
2
2
30
12
38
433
45
40
10
3
1
31
18
5
1
60
15
2
1,280
743
200
13
3
2
1
1
1
1
5
32
33
14
112
361
4,635
90
302
75
19
7
11
2
23
35
20
52
135
1
15
3
4
16
22
61
330
18
14
2
2
2
1
5
17
25
91
679
25
19
2
3
6
18
13
38
647
7
4
1
2
5
20
76
1,208
65
25
15
4
2
3
40
il
1
40
3
1,336
300
258
5
6
1
1
1
1
41
42
72
339
6,402
46
106
55
48
19
7
7
8
43
11
34
51
6
8
1
1
1
44
U
5
8
54
19
39
214
124
315
40
7
2
7
1
1
1
1
2
1
5
1
45
46
47
18
13
5
1
106
77
51
9
1,257
1,663
2,078
700
.
100
55
10
9
1
8
4
3
1
4
1
1
2
1
IA
49
50
51
1,404
3,406
30,544
723
457
22
33
13
965
127
105
306
9
389
5J
19
24
135
12
7
9
1
3
31
53
19
24
135
12
7
9
1
3
31
54
90
143
795
72
12
8
55
4
17
17
3
83
55
78
113
504
37
4
45
3
12
17
2
79
56
8
3
1
26
3
1
142
70
79
35
12
1
6
3
1
1
1
2
1
57
58
59
66
106
519
22
9
44
7
9
14
1
27
60
57
91
294
9
9
38
6
5
14
1
25
61
3
6
83
3
1
2
62
4
7
2
87
55
8
5
2
1
2
2
64
97
134
750
27
23
1
60
6
8
30
36
65
87
121
423
9
14
55
5
4
28
31
66
7
1
1
9
2
1
1
141
22
104
60
18
9
1
3
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
67
69
69
70
153
276
1,244
19
14
2
116
8
6
28
1
38
71
121
219
624
13
4
2
91
8
2
22
1
31
72
23
43
310
6
10
17
6
4
73
7
2
12
2
151
104
55
6
1
1
1
2
74
75
76
46 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
Number of
reporting
reporting
irrigation
total acres
In farms
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated by i
Georgia— Continued
140 to 179 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated . .
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
100 to 179 acres irrigated
180 to 219 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated ....
10 to 19 acres irrigated . .
20 to 29 acres irrigated.
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
100 to 199 acres irrigated
220 to 259 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated....
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated. .
50 to 99 acres irrigated . .
260 to 499 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated....
10 to 19 acres irrigated . .
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated . .
100 to 199 acres irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated
500 to 999 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
100 to 199 acres irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated
1,000 or more acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
100 to 199 acres irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated.
500 to 999 acres irrigated
Florida, total
Under 10 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 49 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated. .
50 to 69 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated.....
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 69 acres irrigated...
70 to 99 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated....
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated. .
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
100 to 139 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated....
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
100 to 139 acres Irrigated
25,971
16,763
124,124
5,706
66, 372
984
33,853
1,209
8,035
469
5,651
537
7,544
1,176
1,433
402
1,236
929
173,323
7,968
57,188
530
51,435
966
19,767
663
13,575
755
12,254
1,083
12,580
1,980
6,524
1,991
382,861
10,599
47,252
155
74,621
493
46,050
539
101,184
804
26,532
1,013
19,847
1,224
52,060
3,696
15,315
2,675
2,307,129
413,716
1,669
1,148
1,669
1,148
19,302
11,196
6,526
1,315
4,761
2,896
3,248
2,509
4,767
4,476
14.5
24.5
L4.3
25.0
60.0
15.6
28.1
L7.9
68.8
20.2
995
60.8
2,264
77.2
2,032
93.9
3,626
3,491
5,853
6,006
1,174
3,557
5,854
yj.h
60. •
97.5
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 47
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Constructed reservoirs
Acres irrigated by method of irrigation
Farms reporting by type of power
used for pumping
Farms not
reporting
type of
power
reporting
—
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
Fixed
overhead
irrigation
Furrows and
ditches
Flooding
Sub-
Other
methods
Gas engines
Diesel
engines
Electric
motors
Tractors
No power
136
256
1,417
118
39
97
10
,
32
30
1
100
26
4
176
59
13
541
298
116
14
35
21
10
73
16
5
3
1
26
3
1
24
5
2
3
4
3
3
\
137
215
110
18
30
29
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
6
7
116
231
1,189
50
6
73
4
6
33
19
8
73
27
7
137
65
20
402
332
195
10
20
6
53
17
3
2
2
1
2
2
23
8
2
16
1
9
10
11
2
1
1
5
2
2
60
100
100
20
2
2
1
1
12
11
14
95
213
1,011
22
3
65
3
24
21
15
58
28
5
US
71
18
307
359
138
12
10
3
41
17
4
2
12
11
1
17
3
1
It
17
L3
2
2
3
3
82
125
2
1
I
19
2C
285
683
5,518
148
2
25
13
193
28
18
66
56
21
151
82
17
327
214
59
958
1,132
424
24
64
20
2
25
13
104
51
1A
13
8
3
7
4
37
21
3
36
14
2
22
22
24
15
15
39
30
507
1,166
30
10
9
11
2
4
3
1
1
4
1
2
25
21
3
2
9
5
402
929
2
2
1
1
2"
23
217
692
7,437
196
335
158
24
18
44
32
29
72
68
26
184
220
79
530
914
638
47
25
•
50
54
11
5
3
2
6
15
15
11
17
6
5
31
32
17
13
64
57
651
1,033
74
50
30
15
12
1
3
3
1
1
3
1
3.
34
15
6
54
34
1,880
1,791
100
200
10
6
7
3
1
1
3;
91
130
648
10,529
37
20
13
92
33
10
17
1
16
3'
21
35
19
58
110
100
152
491
497
3
2
22
20
15
22
18
1
5
1
3
2
6
3
2
1
4
7
2
3«
3'
4C
17
13
9
113
73
58
793
1,001
1,224
10
1
12
15
5
8
4
8
2
1
1
2
5
1
2
1
4
42
4.
12
4
96
40
3,696
2,675
8
1
8
4
1
44
658
1,624
89,271
12,428
180,375
13,517
117,237
3,433
1,411
328
762
137
316
530
.;.
41
41
72
72
461
461
337
337
164
164
25
25
155
155
10
10
69
69
2
2
214
214
44
95
95
4'
127
300
4,219
1,281
3,711
361
1,574
63
279
28
186
27
131
164
4C
57
37
17
16
129
69
34
68
551
1,067
1,112
1,489
391
524
138
228
229
710
860
1,912
18
152
107
84
105
409
292
768
29
34
125
80
40
34
1
9
8
10
104
49
13
20
5
6
9
7
22
40
29
40
62
56
20
26
51
5
52
5
26
61
2,308
311
1,759
160
836
66
77
17
36
5
18
48
■n.
9
6
2
15
21
3
126
245
222
36
54
3
40
129
65
14
32
70
16
19
7
1
1
2
18
9
1
1
2
1
3
13
4
7
5
7
2
20
2
677
1,038
96
125
408
1,179
5
90
286
434
46
20
17
18
2
11
3
5
' 2
5
• 9
12
12
51
47
91
2,566
474
3,270
393
1,467
4
83
16
40
8
22
31
,,.
10
5
8
15
7
18
84
135
186
21
65
31
3
10
25
13
29
4
15
14
4
1
1
12
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
9
1
1
6
...
7
17
14
37
625
1,536
34
273
178
3,054
393
125
1,300
11
39
2
12
4
17
2
3
2
17
8
12
67
6
37
130
4,162
859
3,940
459
2,069
84
120
28
36
12
18
30
6f
10
10
5
15
13
6
123
258
160
21
87
54
11
14
150
3
11
4
10
21
9
18
15
8
2
1
9
8
4
3
1
2
1
3
10
5
3
6'
6
6<
1
5
12
80
653
1,337
1,631
119
133
445
275
1,340
2,150
125
320
127
599
1,308
75
16
29
34
3
15
7
3
4
8
3
2
3
3
3
6
6
4
2
7
7
48 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
Florida — Continued
1 to 9 ac.
10 to 19 i
20 to 29 i
irrigated. . .
es irrigated.
es irrigated.
irrigated. . .
s irrigated.
s irrigated.
>s irrigated.
220 to 259 i
1 to 9 a.
irrigated. . .
irrigated...
irrigated . . .
irrigated.. .
s irrigated,
s irrigated.
irrigated
es irrigated
es irrigated. . .
es irrigated. . .
es irrigated. . .
cres irrigated,
cres irrigated.
irrigated
s irrigated...
s irrigated.. .
s irrigated. . .
s irrigated. . .
res irrigated.
rrigated
irrigated . . .
irrigated. . .
irrigated.. .
irrigated. . .
es irrigated.
irrigated
irrigated. .. .
res irrigated.
N ind i c i if
reporl tug
irri-
gation
Kentucky, total.
Under 10 acres
irrigated . . .
s irrigated.
s irrigated,
s irrigated.
irrigated.. .
es irrigated.
es irrigated.
irrigated. . .
es irrigated.
es irrigated.
irrigated . . .
es irrigated.
es irrigated.
es irrigated.
irrigated. . .
es irrigated,
es irrigated.
reporting
irrigation
1,505
1,072
3,018
2,796
8,434
6,997
Acres irrigated
27,314
10,705
6,507
4,288
1,403
177
359
217
2,100
5,269
7,747
488
2,334
7,130
26,791
10,820
7,179
1,926
2,343
2,514
155
135
272
504
2,720
5,265
4,844
1,028
3,903
4,823
24,703
8,078
6,420
3,286
2,135
2,115
121
171
216
321
2,895
3,056
4,796
817
1,776
4,656
134,879
42,397
32,257
20,855
10,526
6,408
458
742
675
634
15,860
13,122
35,851
3,141
5,017
31,730
191,966
56,132
32,009
25,680
20,399
272
474
664
18,843
14,120
14,649
1,019
1,399
3,105
26,512
39,754
12,229
36,970
1,829,887
248,185
34,620
35,577
46,868
120
294
513
35,285
118,445
177,144
774
2,528
5,196
386,635
240,401
754,912
L7,7 i
26,151
194,903
Percent of
in farms
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated by ;
23.2
44.3
)2.C
37.8
74.1
58.1
97.1
12 .9
49.6
a.J.l
2,494
3,643
18,347
457
1,800
3,200
12,925
16,185
82,747
422
1,194
1,611
3,360
8,018
1,993
3,016
33,922
10,110
56,515
1,418
6,098
48,416
drainage
organiza-
2,999
7,061
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 49
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Portable
Acres irrigated by method of irrigation
Fixed
overhead
irrigation
2,027
2,346
5,606
3,904
5,609
24,061
75
551
1,701
8,798
12,345
97,070
28
L,8M
1,157
8,965
19,867
2,530
5,697
67,724
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
engines
50 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
Kentucky — Continued
180 to 219 acres
1 to 9 acres Irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated. .
30 to 49 acres irrigated. .
220 to 259 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated....
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated. .
260 to 499 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated. .
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
100 to 199 acres irrigated,
500 to 999 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated...
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
1,000 or more acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated . . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated. . .
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
200 to 499 acres irrigated,
Tennessee, total
Under 10 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 49 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated. .
50 to 69 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated. . . .
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated. .
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
70 to 99 acres
1 to 9 acres Irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated. .
20 to 29 acres irrigated. .
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
100 to 139 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated. . . .
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated. .
140 to 179 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated. .
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
180 to 219 acres
1 *o 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated. .
20 to 29 acres irrigated. .
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated. .
220 to 259 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated. .
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
reporting
gation
reporting
12,678
11,519
31, 516
18,673
6,518
7,545
12,400
17,762
2,060
1,914
3,371
2,906
8,394
6,438
7,565
6,350
in farms
reporting
19.0
35.7
96.0
16.7
27.8
50.0
Acres irrigated by
drainage
organize-
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 51
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Construe tec
reservoirs
Acres
Lrrigated by method of irrigation
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
Farms not
reporting
reporting
Number
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
Fixed
overhead
irrigation
Furrows and
ditches
Flooding
Sub-
irrigation
Other
methods
Gas engines
Diesel
engines
Electric
Tractors
No power
34
86
356
1
1
21
6
25
12
1
29
5
66
20
225
96
35
1
1
18
3
6
22
2
1
10
2
2
3
4
27
64
283
6
2
22
2
1
23
8
5
24
2
1
56
4
4
191
38
20
34
6
2
20
1
1
2
1
22
1
6
2
6
7
8
9
98
245
1,644
6
1
89
3
5
51
16
10
72
14
171
36
546
321
3
1
58
20
2
1
2
43
5
12
2
11
12
5
5
14
17
189
216
3
3
5
1
1
3
2
13
14
1
1
2
5
222
150
2
1
1
15
16
54
161
1,049
11
5
50
1
3
28
1
8
17
25
16
7
79
52
19
224
344
215
11
5
25
17
7
1
1
1
1
18
5
1
3
3
2
18
19
20
3
3
6
5
108
158
1
3
2
21
22
28
144
1,434
24
5
5
2
2
23
5
6
25
22
43
108
3
5
1
2
2
2
2
1
24
25
4
5
6
1
1
15
28
39
13
2
97
290
359
25
287
4
6
5
1
1
1
1
1
27
.'8
29
30
229
646
8,414
71
352
747
284
26
57
148
6
92
31
8
8
16
16
65
65
2
2
1
1
8
8
2
2
5
5
15
15
32
33
21
38
256
5
37
1
7
10
19
34
19
1
1
36
1
1
161
55
40
5
33
2
2
1
6
1
10
18
1
35
36
37
11
18
162
2
1
2
20
1
9
6
38
9
1
1
15
2
1
62
32
20
48
2
1
2
18
1
1
1
8
1
4
1
1
y,
40
41
42
17
31
200
4
24
2
3
8
3
43
15
1
1
28
1
2
81
36
43
40
4
20
3
1
2
3
7
1
2
1
44
45
.:.
.::
24
51
507
8
28
35
2
11
14
3
9
:.&
18
2
3
1
41
3
6
1
140
70
82
135
80
8
28
27
4
2
2
2
7
2
1
1
12
2
2
1
8
1
49
51 j
r.i
52
53
15
26
341
1
1
21
5
13
1
10
54
11
3
1
17
8
1
116
25
89
31
80
1
1
16
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
12
1
1
10
55
56
57
58
59
21
99
325
2
37
32
1
4
16
5
60
17
2
1
1
83
14
1
1
140
27
40
105
13
2
37
26
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
15
1
5
61
62
• J
f4
65
14
32
294
17
4
11
1
3
66
10
2
22
4
96
20
45
13
1
2
2
1
9
1
1
3
67
68
69
5
5
1
32
101
1
1
1
70
71
52 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
State, size of farm, acres
irrigated
Number of
reporting
irri-
gation
Total
reporting
irrigation
Acres i
rrigated
cres irrigated by source of water
Number
Percent of
in farms
reporting
irrigation
Wells
Natural
rivers
Springs
seepage
runoff
Natural
Drainage
ditches
Municipal
systems
Irrigation
drainage
organiza-
Other
Tennessee — Continued
115
73
11
41,690
26,279
4,020
1,305
2,344
259
128
97
5.6
1.0
3.2
7.4
810
11
11
1,110
128
85
97
83
27
277
54
20
64
39
12
3
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
5
6
13
9
- . 698
3,475
469
651
10.0
18.7
40
221
348
289
56
81
72
13
7
8
1
1,613
300
440
300
27.3
100.0
227
300
163
50
50
22
7
32,394
14,481
2,179
4,474
2,104
93
47
166
6.5
0.6
2.2
3.7
569
1,227
56
27
103
25
1
10
14
225
22
10
26
58
10
23
11
12
10 to 19 acres irrigated
13
14
5
6
3,325
3,837
182
435
5.5
11.3
80
85
40
220
62
105
25
15
16
2
2,674
1,424
485
696
18.1
48.9
400
485
296
31
8
2
56,838
10,995
5,286
5,235
38
52
40
5.1
0.3
1.0
0.8
432
19
1,489
35
41
20
417
2
282
1
11
1
102
150
20
19
20
21
22
23
100 to 199 acres irrigated
3
2
6
8,050
2,271
15,494
112
100
791
1.4
5.1
310
52
100
84
145
40
202
50
20
24
25
200 to 499 acres irrigated
5
1
l,37C
1,137
1,250
509
14.9
44.8
103
750
407
270
27
102
100
?6
16
16
83
83
43
51.8
28
2
10
3
28
34
19
8
1
6
921
498
165
24
234
389
71
96
24
198
42.2
14.3
58.2
100.0
84.6
143
23
12
108
170
26
70
24
50
57
3
14
40
9
9
8
8
2
2
31
32
33
10 to 19 acres irrigated
10
2
1
584
225
125
59
204
10
33
20
34.9
4.4
26.4
33.9
46
8
15
20
125
2
18
33
36
37
38
39
30 to 49 acres Irrigated
1
2
55
120
33
108
60.0
90.0
3
105
33
40
70 to 99 acres
1
328
75
11
15
3.4
20.0
5
15
5
1
42
10 to 19 acres irrigated
A3
30 to 49 acres irrigated
1
2
75
175
25
80
33.3
45.7
40
25
36
45
13
6
2
2
698
220
200
36
20
48
5.2
9.1
24.0
10
2
10
28
12
20
8
6
8
47
48
10 to 19 acres irrigated
49
50
1
100
220
30
135
30.0
61.4
30
65
70
51
12
5
3
1
791
482
142
28
41
25
3.5
8.5
17.6
2
5
23
15
15
21
1
2
..!
53
54
55
56
1
145
341
40
118
27.6
34.6
40
76
8
32
2
57
5
58
59
60
50 to 99 acres irrigated
1
2
2
180
385
397
20
71
113
11.1
18.4
28.5
22
10
31
10
46
10
40
35
306
14 3
164
91
20
.
1
3
3
240
725
704
6
36
68
2.5
5.0
9.7
'ii
20
23
48
6
63
64
20 to 29 acres irrigated
65
66
50 to 99 acres irrigated
1
239
230
96
100
40.2
43.5
81
50
15
5
20
25
67
35
68
69
70
7
5
10
2,442
2,252
3,582
19
118
401
0.8
5.2
11.2
1
37
16
41
232
1
32
67
1
45
65
71
72
50 to 99 acres irrigated
10
3
3,712
1,199
564
385
15.2
32.1
162
239
245
32
140
66
50
15
:::
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 53
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Const ructed
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
irrigated by method of irrfgati
Fixed
overhead
irrigation
reporting by type of power used for pumping
Farms not
reporting
type of
32 985
54 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
Number of
reporting
irri-
gation
reporting
irrigatioi
Acres irrigated
Percent of
in farms
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated by ,
Municipal
systems
drainage
organ! za-
Alabama — Continued
500 to 999 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
100 to 199 acres irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated
500 to 999 acres irrigated
1,000 or more acres
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
100 to 199 acres irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated
1,000 or more acres irriga
Mississippi, total
Under 10 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated....
1 to 9 acres irrigated....
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 69 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated....
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 69 acres irrigated..
70 to 99 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
100 to 139 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
100 to 139 acres irrigated
140 to 179 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated.....
10 to 19 acres irrigated..,
20 to 29 acres irrigated. . ,
30 to 49 acres irrigated..,
50 to 99 acres irrigated..,
100 to 179 acres irrigated,
180 "to 219 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated....,
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated..,
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
220 to 259 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated....
10 to 19 acres irrigated..
20 to 29 acres irrigated..
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
100 to 199 acres irrigated
200 to 259 acres irrigated
260 to 499 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated....,
10 to 19 acres irrigated...
20 to 29 acres irrigated...
30 to 49 acres irrigated..
50 to 99 acres irrigated..
100 to 199 acres irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated
32,478
3,481
3,016
10
4,780
62
4,315
137
6,011
289
6,938
673
3,756
560
2,682
770
980
980
134,854
7,076
3,893
28
1,500
24
26,795
384
27,132
780
28,195
1,524
28,234
3,068
19,105
1,268
2,369
1,078
2,166
933
1,827
6,268
9,423
3,981
16.6
84.7
99.3
100.0
14.2
25.3
45.2
■■ ■'.;-•
81.6
19.6
33.0
75.8
1,044
1 710
1,268
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 55
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Constructed reservoirs
Acres Irrigated by method of irrigation
Farms,
reporting by type of power used for pumping
Farms not
reporting
type of
Fauna
reporting
Number
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
Fixed
overhead
irrigation
Furrows and
ditches
Flooding
Sub-
irrigation
Other
methods
Gas engines
Diesel
engines
Electric
motors
Tractors
No power
22
62
2,196
257
48
980
20
5
13
3
1
4
2
2
14
8
7
7
42
95
2
15
1
20
27
4
1
3
1
1
2
1
2
3
5
7
2
9
14
10
279
543
460
770
10
130
100
3
5
5
3
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
5
7
8
9
29
88
5,957
150
969
31
11
7
6
2
10
1
7
2
24
26
28
24
242
710
142
70
1
1
7
9
1
1
1
2
lii
1
1
11
12
13
14
6
7
1
18
16
2
1,077
2,608
1,268
50
100
397
360
7
6
3
5
1
1
3
2
15
16
17
154
431
28,859
349
47,403
58,649
300
348
51
184
83
6
98
18
1
1
1
1
40
40
3
3
24
24
28
28
2
2
2
2
2
13
13
19
20
7
7
237
13
161
232
10
5
34
21
5
2
5
2
1
1
20
136
46
35
3
10
26
*26
31
88
42
126
13
15
43
55
3
108
50
71
38
6
32
5
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
7
19
5
3
5
2
1
1
1
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
5
11
71
73
46
6
1
2
1
2
32
3
2
7
4
8
31
32
15
-58
23
23
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
33
34
35
36
8
11
113
18
283
177
8
4
1
2
5
37
5
7
10
8
19
22
10
13
1
1
2
2
1
38
)9
40
2
1
3
1
23
80
10
92
50
100
54
100
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
41
42
43
7
14
251
20
509
129
14
1
2
4
44
2
1
1
2
2
5
12
40
45
1
22
1
2
2
45
46
47
2
1
5
1
119
35
40
194
270
16
90
3
1
2
1
1
1
2
48
49
50
4
4
254
358
151
12
2
1
1
2
51
2
i
1
2
i
l
15
25
54
160
6
15
58
145
134
40
111
2
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
52
53
54
55
56
57
6
13
392
132
563
9
4
2
4
58
1
"l
1
2
1
2
2
3
5
1
2
58
125
207
5
55
58
10
4
26
10
42
96
166
223
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
IS
2
2
1
3
82
3
11
2
2,570
5
38
68
79
571
1,942
3
287
3,117
"38
110
355
34
1
1
10
5
1
22
1
1
2
3
11
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
66
67
68
69
70
71
S
2
60
2
1,389
420
702
950
1,237
1,377
13
3
2
2
8
7
..!
72
73
624006 O -62 -6
56 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
[ Number of
report ing
Acres irrigated
Percent of
total acres
in farms
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated by ;
Municipal
systems
drainage
organiza-
Missis;
500 to 999 ai
1 to 9 ac:
10 to 19 -
20 to 29 ;
sippi — Continued
irrigated,
irrigated,
irrigated.
100 to 199 i
200 to 499 i
500 to 999 i
1,000 or mo:
irrigated.
irrigated
irrigated
irrigated
irrigated
es irrigated. . ..
es irrigated. . . .
acres irrigated.
Arkansas , total
Under 10 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated...
10 to 49 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated —
10 to 19 acres irrigated.
20 to 29 acres irrigated.
30 to 49 acres irrigated.
105,027
2,596
2,126
3,210
6,142
16,141
29,086
42, 105
3,621
657,211
6,948
4,794
2,722
38,864
27,138
77,018
279,508
140,642
79,577
426
8,209
1,155
3,775
2,018
1,261
5,597
1,128
1,119
1,073
1,511
766
1,705
5,812
15,305
2,360
7,321
44,081
29,380
15,551
2,557
1,610
1,151
10.6
20.0
36.3
65.2
15.8
20.9
19.5
22.3
67.7
79.8
91.3
3,751
11,735
1,473
30, 198
20,315
11,769
2,145
9,488
6,548
3,561
2,694
3,847
4,45
irrigated,
irrigated.
irrigated
es irrigated
es irrigated...
es irrigated. . .
es irrigated. . .
cres irrigated.
35,491
3,514
4,446
5,318
9,188
9,529
3,496
53,090
4,183
3,211
8,324
14,718
6,263
. . 18 :
5,488
3,375
3,566
6,849
5,154
32.4
57.6
96.5
24.2
41.8
82.3
2,760
4,460
2,957
3,197
6,178
4,052
1 to 9 ac
10 to 19 i
20 to 29 i
30 to 49 i
260 to 499 I
1 to 9 a
irrigated
s irrigated. . .
s irrigated...
s irrigated
:s irrigated. . .
res irrigated.
irrigated. . .
irrigated. . .
irrigated. . .
irrigated. . .
es irrigated.
irrigated
es irrigated. . .
es irrigated —
es irrigated. . .
e::: irrigated...
cres irrigated,
cres irrigated.
2,358
3,888
6,944
11,807
18,599
9,414
2,070
3,035
3,108 '
4,224
9,917
21,084
15,575
4,798]
429,625
6,035
8,560
13,617
30,772
126, 213
145,060 j
99,368
6,400
6,329
2,049
6,194
8,671
-.441
3,366
25,532
53,406
34.4
67.2
99.0
29.4
55.7
92.6
20.2
36.8
71.9
222
671
2,143
5,824
5,545
1,969
19,126
5,664
7,659
3,884
22,915
47,455
57,400
1,437
2,993
6,309
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 57
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Constructed
reservoirs
Acres 1
rrigated by method of irrigation
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
reporting
type of
reporting
Number
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
Fixed
overhead
irrigation
Furrows and
ditches
Flooding
Sub-
irrigation
Other
methods
Gas engines
Diesel
engines
Electric
motors
Tractors
No power
36
71
6,035
24
8,321
11,286
77
11
47
27
12
1
2
1
2
3
2
3
13
12
50
120
26
110
7
70
76
3
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
4
2
3
5
5
6
19
1
15
8
39
1
273
1,291
4,026
250
24
620
1,368
4,687
1,510
788
3,153
6,592
600
12
23
32
2
1
3
6
1
9
12
23
2
2
10
10
2
1
1
6
7
3
9
61
216
18,896
245
35,474
42,882
300
172
35
95
35
12
10
2
1
4
4
25
1
16
24
14
18
118
440
2
10
20
240
60
ii
20
40
317
3
5
7
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
3
2
11
12
13
14
15
13
28
6
3
27
67
41
15
1,772
9,669
5,455
1,410
245
3,590
12,106
11,000
8,446
2,109
22,061
12,625
5,695
..:
300
31
90
25
11
3
22
6
2
15
51
22
3
8
19
4
2
2
16
17
18
19
1,136
2,658
54,718
1,805
216,263
561,975
1,808 122
2,565
294
1,741
801
25
607
20
39
39
267
267
82
82
15
15
1
1
1
1
1
1
46
46
21
22
32
50
471
3,332
1,773
74
8
33
36
2
205
23
11
13
3
5
21
21
3
5
48
205
160
58
110
1,562
952
708
100
790
498
385
19
28
15
12
5
3
5
13
11
4
7
17
7
5
1
1
17
139
36
13
24
25
26
27
15
30
299
1,220
941
39
1
13
19
1
26
28
5
2
1
3
1
25
20
130
50
131
183
106
118
7
8
7
3
2
1
2
4
5
1
7
6
5
29
30
tl
5
2
15
4
74
50
524
332
290
395
11
6
1
4
3
6
2
4
32
33
46
1,092
3,571
3,560
2
118
5
37
61
4
41
14
9
8
6
12
8
6
39
91
176
66
307
598
47
279
2
12
17
30
3
3
5
7
8
13
12
2
2
9
9
7
35
K
37
9
7
12
8
274
512
1,031
1,569
1,096
1,620
31
28
1
1
9
13
17
11
11
5
38
39
46
76
823
6,349
6,385
141
9
50
82
4
43
40
9
6
3
14
6
6
34
59
51
93
276
514
-
228
488
14
18
14
1
1
1
3
8
7
12
13
2
1
6
7
10
43
...
.. <
10
12
6
12
28
10
170
497
12
1,126
2,735
1,605
1,637
2,256
1,733
48
25
37
42
16
1
1
5
14
17
7
21
23
6
1
10
8
2
44
4'.
46
63
112
1,799
26
4,702
10,719
157
10
84
62
3
42
47
11
5
7
18
14
9
41
51
95
26
39
63
410
69
182
701
12
10
24
4
2
12
8
8
12
1
3
2
5
48
49
50
16
19
10
33
25
13
341
1,001
270
851
1,714
1,62$
2,374
4,134
3,259
36
55
20
1
6
3
25
30
11
14
13
7
2
19
8
5
52
53
56
94
1,280
20
5,120
11,807
82
145
10
74
55
25
54
3
6
5
8
8
9
9
9
20
38
36
85
20
16
98
309
689
22
140
479
1,579
8
9
17
32
3
1
3
5
13
1
6
10
17
3
2
4
6
55
56
57
58
15
16
3
27
29
3
662
359
80
2,020
1,619
369
3,636
4,351
1,600
82
51
21
7
3
3
27
22
4
14
6
1
5
5
59
60
63
39
63
1,453
190
6,436
13,523
126
13
67
49
1
29
62
6
3
1
4
11
6
1
5
33
53
20
160
9
44
174
586
29
96
241
850
8
6
6
17
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
9
11
1
1
2
3
8
63
■ ■■
65
66
13
10
2
15
13
12
354
624
209
75
u5
1,419
2,852
1,352
4,347
5,080
2,880
43
39
7
5
4
2
24
25
11.
11
8
2
12
2
1
67
,„•
69
254
514
8,299
630
41,269
103,817
1,161
644
63
436
191
4
78
V
2
2
8
12
3
8
47
15
11
62
89
604
3
14
105
227
1,237
53
207
636
1,525
12
6
6
23
36
1
1
4
2
7
4
21
5
8
11
24
1
3
6
6
15
7 1
■;■
73
74
68
89
73
150
154
137
2,157
3,195
2,181
322
305
5,864
15,188
18,634
17,135
34,610
49,651
54
108
987
193
236
144
12
28
17
103
159
140
55
55
33
2
1
35
7
6
75
76
...
58 IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 4.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, SOURCE OF WATER, METHOD OF IRRIGATION,
Number of
reporting
Percent of
reporting
irrigation
Municipal
systems
Arkansas — Continued
500 to 999 acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated.....
10 to 19 acres irrigated..,
20 to 29 acres irrigated..,
30 to 49 acres irrigated. . .
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 199 acres irrigated.
200 to 499 acres irrigated,
500 to 999 acres irrigated,
1,000 or more acres
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated..,
20 to 29 acres irrigated..,
30 to 49 acres irrigated..,
50 to 99 acres irrigated...
100 to 199 acres irrigated,
200 to 499 acres irrigated,
500 to 999 acres irrigated.
1,000 or more acres irrigal
778,043
274,582
1,810
11
5,656
106
7,436
251
29,325
1,689
81,817
9,322
225,512
48,496
337,361
145,236
89,126
69,471
368,421
319,415
5,915
19
3,763
43
5,682
102
19,307
541
102,698
4,186
142,666
13,082
518,982
92,848
337,240
111,312
232,168
97, 282
17.9
33.0
41.9
450
3,276
11,034
76,480
86,009
70,258
2,544
6,602
10,338
14,689
11,261
2,537
6,399
9,458
1,146
1,210
1,156
1,418
2,127
3,549
1,000
2,610
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS 59
CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS AND TYPE OF POWER, BY SIZE OF FARM AND ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES: 1960-Con.
Constructed reservoirs
Acres irrigated by method of irrigation
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
Farms not
reporting
reporting
Number
Portable
pipe and
sprinklers
Fixed
overhead
irrigation
Furrows and
ditches
Flooding
Sub-
irrigation
Other
methods
Gas engines
Diesel
engines
Electric
Tractors
No power
type of
330
1,003
15,201
400
67,637
191,042
302
661
96
569
164
3
45
1
1
1
1
10
1
1
2
2
3
30
30
46
3
1
3
2
4
80
20
151
6
"i
1
4
12
21
256
586
847
18
4
3
10
1
14
5
25
33
1,116
2,198
6,008
75
10
30
24
8
6
82
212
2,665
100
11,595
34,046
90
190
28
154
40
10
7
164
641
8,986
300
36,686
99,052
212
285
43
296
73
2
6
8
42
88
2,068
16,521
50,882
83
11
85
12
2
9
257
670
23,962
539
76,360
218,326
190
120
445
78
377
81
3
27
10
2
15
12
7
1
1
1
11
2
5
16
27
3
12
1
1
22
80
2
1
1
13
3
3
125
137
279
5
3
1
2
2
14
15
42
697
1,076
2,413
39
2
11
7
5
15
25
49
1,310
3,483
8,289
60
6
32
8
5
16
98
264
9,854
189
20,049
62,568
150
120
186
29
162
35
1
8
17
81
184
5,029
350
26,137
79,756
40
109
25
119
23
1
18
30
107
6,897
25,471
64,914
40
13
52
5
1
19
60
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 5.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY SOURCE OF WATER, BY STATES: 1960
Number
of farms
reporting
Irrigation
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated
reporting
irrigatior
Constructed reservoir
Total, 30 States
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
Wells and streams only
Wells and springs only .^
Wells and runoff only
Wells and lakes only
Wells and drainage ditches only
Wells and municipal water only
Wells and irrigation organizations only
Wells in combination with other sources
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells)
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only
Streams and drainage ditches only
Streams and municipal water only
Streams and irrigation organizations only
Streams in combination with other sources
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams)
Springs only
Springs and runoff only
Springs and lakes only
Springs and drainage ditches only
Springs and irrigation organizations only
Springs in combination with other sources
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and other
sources (except wells, streams, and springs)
Farm runoff only
Farm runoff and lakes only
Farm runoff and drainage ditches only
Farm runoff and municipal water only
Farm runoff in combination with other sources
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff )
Lakes only i
Lakes and drainage ditches only
Lakes and municipal water only
Lakes and irrigation organisations only
Lakes in combination with other sources
Drainage ditches and combinations of drainage
ditches with other sources (except wells, streams,
springs , farm runoff , and lakes )
Drainage ditches only
Drainage ditches and municipal water only
Drainage ditches and irrigation organisations only
Drainage ditches in combination with other sources
Municipal water and municipal water in
combination with other sources (except wells,
streams, springs, farm runoff, lakes, and
drainage ditches)
Municipal water only
Municipal water and irrigation
organizations only
Municipal water in combination with
Irrigation districts and irrigation districts
In combination with other
Irrigation organisations only.
Irrigation districts and other
Other sources
211,845
274,307
136,760
245,895
81,405
30,894
28,665
28,665
22,169
18,867
L2.652
15,325
4,676
2,957
18,585
18,585
23.6
5,600
23.8
4,136
24.8
378
22.8
211
27 . 5
186
19.5
239
20.7
180
10.9
12
64.8
64.8
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
61
State Table 5.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY SOURCE OF WATER, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
Number
of farms
report ing
Irrigation
reporting
irrigatior
Acres irrigated
reporting
irrigation
Constructed :
Maine
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
V-ells and springs only
Wells and municipal water only.
Veils in combination with other
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells )
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only
Streams and drainage ditches only ....
Streams and municipal water only
Streams in combination with other
Springs and combinations of springs 1
other sources (except wells and
Springs only
Springs and runoff only
Springs and drainage ditches only
Springs and munic ipel water only
Springs in combination with other sources
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and other
sources (except wells, streams, and springs)
Farm runoff only
Farm runoff and lakes only
Farm runoff and drainage ditches only
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff
Lakes only
Drainage ditches and combinations of drainage
ditches with other sources (except wells, streams
springs , farm runoff , and lakes )
Drainage ditches only
Municipal water and municipal water in
combination with other. sources (except wells,
streams, springs, farm runoff, lakes, and
drainage ditches)
Municipal water only
Irrigation districts and irrigation districts in
combination with other sources
Irrigation organizations only
unpshire
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
Wells and lakes only
Streams and combinations of streams - 1th
other sources (except wells)
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only
Streams and drainage ditches only
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams )
Springs only
Springs and runoff only
Springs In combination with other sources
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and other
sources (except wells, streams, and springs)
Farm runoff only
Farm runoff and municipal water only
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff)
Lakes only
Municipal water and municipal water In
combination with other sources (except wells,
streams, springs, farm runoff, and lakes
Municipal water only
Streams and combinations of streams with
Streams only
Streams and lakes only
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except streams )
Springs only
Municipal water and municipal water In
combination with other sources (except streams
and springs)
Municipal water only
2,672
1,410
1,222
6,847
4,261
1,379
33.3
24.3
10.9
lb. 7
S .9
L8.5
L4.9
28. '
27.3
14.3
24.7
62
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 5.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY SOURCE OF WATER, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
Number of
reporting
irrigation
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated
Massachusetts
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
Wells and streams only
Wells and springs only
Wells and runoff only
Wells and lakes only
Wells and drainage ditches only
Wells and municipal water only
Wells in combination with other sources
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells)
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only
Streams and drainage ditches only
Streams and municipal water only
Streams in combination with other sources
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams )
Springs only
Springs and runoff only
Springs and lakes only
Springs and drainage ditches only
Springs and municipal water only
Springs in combination with other sources
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and other
sources (except wells, streams, and springs)
Farm runoff only
Farm runoff and lakes only
Farm runoff and drainage ditches only
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff )
Lakes only
Lakes and drainage ditches only
Lakes and municipal water only
Drainage ditches and combinations of drainage
ditches with other sources (except wells, streams
springs , farm runoff, and lakes )
Drainage ditches only
Municipal water and municipal water in
combination with other sources (except wells,
streams, springs, farm runoff, lakes, and
drainage ditches )
Municipal water only
Rhode Island
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
Wells and streams only
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells )
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and municipal water only
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams)
Springs only
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams,
and springs )
Lakes only
Municipal water and municipal water in
combination with other sources (except wells,
streams, springs, and lakes)
Municipal water only
Other sources
Connecticut
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
Wells and streams only
Wells and springs only
Wells and runoff only
Wells and lakes only
Wells and municipal water only
Wells in combination with other sources
68,225
23,444
10,637
10,207
3,709
1,726
19,540
2,913
9,762
1,258
1,198
167
3,837
474
577
160
1,375
331
2,891
523
14. f
16.7
29.4
15.4
24.6
33.:
45.2
56.7
15.0
15.8
16.2
21.6
33.6
59.6
61.8
10.3
14.8
12.9
13.9
12.4
27.7
24.1
18.1
25.7
23.4
38.5
58.5
20.1
10.0
34.3
100.0
24.8
18.5
46.9
16.7
50.0
100.0
36.4
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
63
State Table 5.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY SOURCE OF WATER, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
Constructed
Connecticut — Continued
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells )
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only
Streams and municipal water only
Streams in combination with other
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams)
Springs only
Springs and runoff only
Springs and lakes only
Springs and municipal water only
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and other
sources (except wells, streams, and springs)...
Farm runoff only
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff )
Lakes only
Municipal water and municipal water in
combination with other sources (except wells,
streams, springs, farm runoff, and lakes)
Municipal water only
New York
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
Wells and streams only
Wells and springs only
Wells and runoff only
Wella and lakes only
Wells and drainage ditches only
Wells and municipal water only
Wells and irrigation organizations only
Wells in combination with other sources
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wella )
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only
Streams and drainage ditches only
Streams and municipal water only
Streams in combination with other sources....
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams)
Springs only
Springs and runoff only
Springs and lakes only
Springs and drainage ditches only
Springs and municipal water only .....
Springs in combination with other sources....
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and other
sources (except wells, streams, and springs)...
Farm runoff only
Farm runoff and lakes only
Farm runoff and drainage ditches only
Farm runoff and municipal water only
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff)
Lakes only
Lakes and drainage ditches only
Lakes and municipal water only
Drainage ditches and combinations of drainage
ditches with other sources (except wells, etreai
springs , farm runoff , and lakes )
Drainage ditches only
Municipal water and municipal water in
combination with other sources (except wells,
streams, springs, farm runoff, lakes, and
drainage- ditches ).
Municipal water only
Municipal water and irrigation
organizations only
Irrigation districts and irrigation districts in
combination with other sources
Irrigation organizations only
Othe
18,749
12,055
1,559
75,487
47,017
15,361
5,730
24,419
13,894
3,319
9,863
5,937
2,070
16.2
10.5
15.5
12 . 3
42.7
28.7
28.7
18.3
15.8
29, I
B6.3
53.3
28.7
46.0
33 . 9
64.
33. Q
70. . '
22.8
13.1
:. ,i
13.5
L6.1
20.3
1...7
. .6
2( ...
18.3
27 . 8
21.7
23.5
100.0
IS..*
l/...;
20.9
21 .0
64
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 5.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY SOURCE OF WATER, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
Number
of farms
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated
reporting
irrigation
I Constructed
New Jersey
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
Wells and streams only
Wells and springs only
Wells and runoff only
Wells and lakes only
Wells and drainage ditches only
Wells and municipal water only.
Wells in combination with other
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells)
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only
Streams and drainage ditches only....
Streams and municipal water only
Streams in combination with other
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams)
Springs only
Springs and runoff only
Springs and lakes only
Springs and drainage ditches only
Springs and municipal water only
Springs in combination with other
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and other
sources (except wells, streams, and springs)...,
Farm runoff only
Farm runoff and lakes only
Farm runoff and drainage ditches only
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff )
Lakes only
Lakes and drainage ditches only
Lakes and municipal water only ,
Drainage ditches and combinations of drainage
ditches with other sources (except wells, strean
springs, farm runoff, and lakes)
Drainage ditches only
Municipal water and municipal water in
combination with other sources (except wells,
streams, springs, farm runoff, lakes, and
drainage ditches j
Municipal water only
Other sources ,
Pennsylvania ,
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
Wells and streams only
Wells and springs only
Wells and runoff only
Wells and lakes only
Wells and municipal water only
Wells in combination with other sources
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells)
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only
Streams and drainage ditches only
Streams and municipal water only
Streams in combination with other sources ....
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams)
Springs only
Springs and runoff only
Springs and lakes only
Springs and drainage ditches only
Springs in combination with other sources
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and other
sources (except wells, streams, and springs)...
Farm runoff only
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff)
Lakes only
Lakes and municipal water only
Municipal water and municipal water in
combination with other sources (except wells,
streams, springs, farm runoff , and lakes)
Municipal water only
Other sources
95,201
38,598
8,497
11,363
108,756
78,309
16,188
2,918
30,869
24,709
3,615
A, 462
2,849
2,293
73,566
55,254
11,084
3,457
23,738
21,346
2,156
J6,72(
13,596
4,351
22,452
14,390
4,383
7,798
6,199
1,080
7,570
1,049
38.6
35.2
51.2
41.2
43.4
25.3
36.fl
20.6
18.4
27.1
24.8
15.9
37.1
40.3
22.0
22 . 0
10O.C
1 B . 2
II 9
20.3
46.6
14.3
] 7 . 1
11.6
4 - . 0
4,879
4,879
1,652
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
65
State Tabie 5.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY SOURCE OF WATER, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
Nunbe r
of farms
reporting
irrlgatior
farms
reporting
Irrlgatior
Acres Irrigated
reporting
irrigation
Constructed reservoir
Ohio
Veils and combinations of wells
with other sources
fells only
Wells and streams only
Wells and springs only
fells and runoff only
Wells and lakes only
Wells and drainage ditches only
Wells and municipal water only
fella in combination with other source
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells)
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only
Streams and drainage ditches only
Streams and municipal water only
Streams in combination with other sour
Springs and combinations of springe with
other sources (except wells and streams)
Springs only
Springs and runoff only
Springs and drainage ditches only
Springs and municipal water on'.y
Springs in combination with other
Farm r-inoff and combinations of runoff and other
sources (except wells, streams, and springe)
Farm runoff only
Farm runoff and lakes only
Farm runoff and municipal water only
Lakea and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs.
and farm runoff)
Lakes only
Lakes and municipal water only
Drainage ditches and combinations of drainage
ditches with other sources (except wells, streams
springs, farm runoff, and lakec)
Drainage di tches only
Municipal water and municipal water In
combination with other sources (except wells,
streams, springs, farm runoff, lakes, and
drainage ditches )
Municipal water only
Municipal water in combination with
Other sources
Indiana
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
fells and streams only
Wells and springs only
Wells and runoff only
Wells and lakes only
fells and drainage ditches only
Wells in combination with other sources
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells)
Streams only
Streams and spring6 only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only
Streams and drainage ditches only
Streams in combination with other
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams)
Springs only
Springs and runoff only
Springs and drainage ditches only
Springs in combination with other
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and other
sources (except wells, streams, and springs)
Farm runoff only
Farm runoff and lakes only
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff)
Lakea only
Drainage ditches and combinations of drainage
ditches with other sources (except wells, streams
aprings, farm runoff, and lakes)
Drainage ditches only
Municipal water and municipal water In
combination with other sources (except wells,
streams, springs, farm runoff, lakes, and
drainage ditches)
Municipal water only
26,461
20,051
2,037
1,059
20,425
15,255
1,243
9,255
7,535
1,443
41,545
25,986
2,500
1,115
448
1,190
4,426
5,880
25,704
19,176
2,252
16.8
11.0
33 . 8
22.7
23.8
34.5
34.3
72 . 7
44..
15.3
Id. 3
I8.fi
3.8
21.1
'■'. I
35. G
>5.0
16.7
LS.9
11.6
LI . 3
13.1
12.0
15.0
66
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 5.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY SOURCE OF WATER, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
Number
of farms
reporting
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated
reporting
irrigation
Constructed
Illinois
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
Wells and streams only
Wells and runoff only
Wells and lakes only
Wells and drainage ditches only
Wells in combination with other sources
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells )
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and drainage ditches only
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams )
Springs only
Springs and runoff only
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and other
sources (except wells, streams, and springs)
Farm runoff only
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff )
Lakes only
Drainage ditches and combinations of drainage
ditches with other sources (except wells, streams
springs , farm runoff , and lakes )
Drainage ditches only
Municipal water and municipal water in
combination with other sources (except wells,
streams, springs, farm runoff , lakes, and
drainage ditches )
Municipal water only
Michigan
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
Wells and streams only
Wells and springs only
Wells and runoff only
Wells and lakes only
Wells and drainage ditches only
Wells and municipal water only
Wells in combination with other sources
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells )
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only
Streams and drainage ditches only
Streams and municipal water only
Streams in combination with other sources
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams)
Springs only
Springs and runoff only i.
Springs and lakes only
Springs and drainage ditches only
Springs in combination with other sources
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and other
sources (except wells, streams , and springs)
Farm runoff only
Farm runoff and lakes only
Farm runoff and drainage ditches only
Farm runoff and munic ipal water only
Farm runoff in combination with other sources..
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff )
Lakes only
Lakes and drainage ditches only
Lakes and irrigation organizations only
Lakes in combination with other sources
Drainage ditches and combinations of drainage
ditches with other sources (except wells, streams
springs , farm runoff , and lakes )
Drainage ditches only
Municipal water and municipal water in
combination with other sources (except wells,
streams, springs farm runoff, lakes, and
drainage ditches )
Munic ipal water on ly
Other
5,255
2,953
1,604
89,151
50,104
3,672
4,757
2,642
2,140
592
90,735
71,105
9,796
3,201
31,423
5,872
L2,963
8,094
1,442
1,113
io,ia ■
7,001
1,386
27.7
24.3
21.1
U.5
16.2
39.3
20.1
17.7
14.3
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
67
State Table 5.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY SOURCE OF WATER, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
Number
of f arms
reporting
irrigation
report ing
reporting
irrigatior
Constructed :
Wisconsin
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
Wells and streams only
Wells and springs only
Wells and runoff only
Wells and lakes only
Wells and drainage ditches only
Wells in combination with other
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources ( except wells }
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only
Streams and drainage ditches only.,..
Streams and municipal water only
Streams in combination with other
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams)
Springs only
Springs and runoff only
Springs and lakes only
Springs and drainage ditches only
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and other
sources (except wells, streams, and springs)
Farm runoff only
Farm runoff and lakes only
Farm runoff and drainage ditches only
Farm runoff In combination with other sources..
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff)
Lakes only
Lakes in combination with other sources
Drainage ditches and combinations of drainage
ditches with other sources (except wells, streams
springs, farm runoff, and lakes)
Drainage ditches only
Municipal water and municipal water In
combination with other sources (except wella,
streams, springs, farm runoff, lakes, and
drainage ditches)
Municipal water only
Other sources
Minnesota
Wells and combinations of wella
with other sources
Wells only
Wells and streams only
Wells and springo only
Wells and runoff only
Wells and lakes only
Wells and drainage ditches only
Wells In combination with other sources
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells)
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and lakes only
Streams and drainage ditches only
Streams and municipal water only
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wella and streams)
Springs only
Springs and runoff only
Springs in combination with other sources
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and other
sources (except wells, streams, and springs)
Farm runoff only
Farm runoff and lakes only
Farm runoff and drainage ditches only
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff)
Lakes only
Lakes and drainage ditches only
Drainage ditches and combinations of drainage
ditches with other sources (except wells, streams
springs, farm runoff, and lakes)
Drainage ditches only
Municipal water and municipal water in
combination with other sources (except wells,
streams, springs, farm runoff, lakes, and
drainage d itches )
Municipal water only
Other
70,156
45,373
5,010
9,187
96,276
43,626
13,209
12, 593
33,692
23,568
4,238
1,075
31,833
24,352
3,947
16,963
10,922
1,110
2,625
7,940
5,300
1,301
24.2
24.1
22.2
28.fi
20.1
19. 5
27.5
24 . 9
2 1 , B
33.0
34.5
13.6
\A 9
14.2
68
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 5.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY SOURCE OF WATER, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
Number
of farms
reporting
irrigation
reporting
irrigation
reporting
irrigation
Constructed :
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
Wells and streams only
Wells and springs only
Wells and runoff only
Wells and municipal water only.
Wells in combination with other
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells)
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and lakes only
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams) ,
Springs only
Springs and runoff only
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and other
sources (except wells, streams, and springs)
Farm runoff only
Drainage ditches and combinations of drainage
ditches with other sources (except wells, streams
springs , farm runoff , and lakes )
Drainage ditches only
Municipal water and municipal water in
combination with other sources (except wells,
streams, springs, farm runoff, and
drainage ditches )
Municipal water only
Missouri
Wells and combinations of wells
Wells only
1 Wells and streams only
Wells and springs only
Wells and runoff only
Wells end lakes only
Wells and drainage ditches only
Wells and municipal water only
Wells in combination with other sources
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources ( except wells )
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only
Streams and municipal water only
Streams in combination with other sources
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams)
Springs only
Sy. :ngs and runoff only
Springs and municipal water only
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and other
sources (except we'_Ls, streams, and springs)
Ferm runoff only
Farm runoff and drainage ditches only
Farm rux-of f and munic ipal water only
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff)
Lakes only
Lakes and munic ipal water only
Drainage ditches and combinations of drainage
ditches with other sources (except wells, streams,
springe, fara runoff, and lakes)
Drainage ditches only
Drainage ditches in combination with other sources
Municipal water and municipal water in
combination with other sources (except wells
streams, springs, farm runoff, lake:;, and
drainage ditches;
Municipal water .jnly
Municipal water in combination with
ether
15,715
13,877
1,228
112,010
101,958
1,577
3,129
78
3,224
20.3
38.9
I >.0
■t:.7
34.3
17.9
IS . 6
IP.. J
60. '
16.4
16.1
27.1
21.3
11. I
11.1
21.1
L0.5
8.3
44.0
3,120
52 |
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
69
State Table 5.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY SOURCE OF WATER, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
Number
of farms
reporting
irrigation
reporting
irrigation
reporting
irrigation
ing
type of
power
Constructed
Delaware
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
Wells and streams only
Wells and springs only
Wells and lakes only
Wells in combination with other
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells )
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only
Streams in combination with other sources.
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams)...
Springs only
Springs and runoff only
Springs and drainage ditches only
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff )
Lakes only
Drainage ditches and combinations of drainagt
ditches with other sources (except wells,
springs , and lakes )
Drainage ditches only
Drainage ditches and municipal water only,
Maryland
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
Wells and streams only ,
Wells and springs only
Wells and runoff cnly ,
Wells and lakes only
Wells in combination with other sources..,
St reruns and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells )
Streams only ,
Streams and springs only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only
Streams and drainage ditches only
Streams in combination with othej
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams),
Springs only ,
Springs and runoff only
Springs and lakes only
Springs and drainage ditches only
Springs and municipal water only
Springs in combination with other
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and other
sources (except wells, streams and springs).....
Farm runoff only
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff )
Lakes only
Drainage ditches and combinations of drainage
ditches with other sources (except wells, strcai
springs, farm runoff, end lakes)
Drainage ditches only
municipal water and municipal water in
combination with other sources (except wells,
streams , springe . farm runoff , lakes , and
drainage ditches)
■xmlclpol water only
Other sources
Virginia. .
■ells and combinations of wells
with other sources
■ells only
■ells and streams only
■ells and springs only
■ells and runoff only
■ells and lam»fl only
tells end municipal voter only
■ells In combination with other sources
15,991
3,971
1,436
4,318
1,588
675
27.0
40.0
45.4
4,222
1,040
5,272
1,080
450
525
25.6
43.3
10.0
18,033
14,193
2,013
3,481
2,066
665
19.3
14.6
33.0
178
586
963
88
428
234
49.4
62.4
24.3
6,362
4,774
1,448
140
1,198
751
407
40
18.8
15.7
28.1
28.6
2,799
2,799
636
636
22.7
22.7
475
459
16
72
62
10
15.2
13.5
62.5
21,718
4,336
2,625
28,043
17,640
4,297
13,592
9,605
2,078
8,466
3,099
2,070
28.3
18."
10.3
14.4
n..:
. L.J
L0.3
10.2
10.6
70
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 5.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY SOURCE OF WATER, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
Number
of farms
reporting
irrigatior
Acres irrigated
ing
type of
power
Virginia — Continued
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells )
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only
Streams and drainage ditches only....
Streams in combination with other
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams)
Springs only
Springs and runoff only
Springs and lakes only
Springs and drainage ditches only
Springs and municipal water only
Springs in combination with other
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and ot.
sources (except wells, streams, and springs)
Farm runoff only
Farm runoff and lakes only
Farm runoff and drainage ditches only
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff )
Lakes only
Lakes and drainage ditches only
Drainage ditches and combinations of drainage
ditches with other sources (except wells, st:
springs , farm runoff , and lakes )
Drainage ditches only
Municipal water and municipal water in
combination with other sources (except wells
streams, springs, farm runoff, lakes, and
drainage ditches )
Municipal water only
Other sources
West Virginia
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells )
Streams only
Streams and runoff only
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and ot]
sources (except wells and streams )
Farm runoff only
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams,
and farm runoff )
Lakes only
Municipal water and municipal water in
combination with other sources (except wells
streams, farm runoff, and lakes)
Munic ipal water only
North Carolina
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
WellB and streams only
Wells and springs only
Wells and runoff only
Wells and lakes only
Wells and drainage ditches only
Wells in combination with other sources...
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells)
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only
Streams and drainage ditches only
Streams and municipal water only
Streams and irrigation organizations only.
Streams in combination with other
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams)
Springs only
Springs and runoff only
Springs and lakes only
Springs and drainage ditches only
Springs in combination with other
251,956
160,976
25,533
81,721
42,240
>_ , 24C
67,258
65,425
1,495
3,910
1,579
3,812
308,440
148,482
55,110
53,407
298,488
177,857
94,521
13,881
7,249
1,878
4,932
2,257
2,273
16,123
6,648
2,581
2,924
16,574
9,895
5,352
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
71
State Table 5.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY SOURCE OF WATER, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
Number
of f anas
reporting
irrigation
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated
reporting
irrigation
Constructed reservoirs
North Carolina — Continued
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and other
sources (except wells, streams, and springs)
Farm runoff only
Farm runoff and lakes only
Farm runoff and drainage ditches only
Faun runoff and municipal water only
Farm runoff in combination with other sources...
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff )
Lakes only
Lakes and drainage ditches only ,
Lakes and municipal water only
Drainage ditches and combinations of drainage
ditches with other sources (except wells, streams,
springs, farm runoff, and lakes )
Drainage ditches only
Municipal water and municipal water in
combination with other sources (except wells,
streams, springs, farm runoff, lakes, and
drainage ditches )
Municipal water only
Irrigation districts and irrigation districts in
combination with other sources
Irrigation organizations only
South Carolina ,
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
Wells and streams only
Wells and springs only
Wells and runoff only
Wells and lakes only
Wells and drainage ditches only.
Wells in combination with other
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells )
Streams only
Streams and springs only -
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only
Streams in combination with other sources ,
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams )
Springs only
Springs and runoff only ,
Springs and lakes only
Springs and drainage ditches only
Springs In combination with other sources
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and other
sources (except wells, streams, and springs)
Farm runoff only
Farm runoff and lakes only
Farm runoff and drainage ditches only
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff )
Lakes only
Lakes and drainage ditches only
Lakes and municipal water only
Lakes and irrigation organizations only
Drainage ditches and combinations of drainage
ditches with other sources (except wells, streams
springs, farm runoff, and lakes)
Drainage ditches only .
Municipal water and municipal water in
combination with other sources (except wells,
streams, springs, farm runoff, lakes, and
drainage ditches)
Municipal water only
Georgia
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
Wells and streams only
Wells and springs only
Wells and runoff only
Wells and lakes only
Wells and drainage ditches only
Wells and municipal water only
Wells In combination with other sources
227,675
. 12,825
7,371
141,133
138,693
2,349
367,851
21,786
50,633
29,391
1,941
3,950
3,742
1,920
169
286
1,404
9
5,896
8,042
165
2
680
520
146,654
52,830
15,727
6,929
2,705
1,030
17,728
4,258
56,111
1,445
266
1,483
109,565
77,825
25,966
6,515
4,227
1,652
1,250
1,573
2,951
80
94
462
27,269
24,938
2,205
1,300
1,262
32
L32,851
6,675
60,536
2,036
12,974
666
3,816
247
8,585
761
10,114
269
180
10
1,709
326
34,937
2,360
LL.8
22.2
LI. 5
(.24006 O -62
72
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 5.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY SOURCE OF WATER, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
Number
of farms
reporting
Irrigation
reporting
irrigation
reporting
irrigatior
ing
type of
power
Constructed
Georgia — Continued
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells )
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only
Streams and drainage ditches only....
Streams and municipal water only
Streams In combination with other
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams)
Springs only
Springs and runoff only
Springs and lakes only
Springs and drainage ditches only
Springs and municipal water only
Springs in combination with other sources
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and other
sources (except wells, streams, and springs)
Farm runoff only
Farm runoff and lakes only
Farm runoff and drainage ditches only
Farm runoff and municipal water only
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs ,
and f aim runoff )
Lakes only
Lakes and drainage ditches only
Lakes and municipal water only
Drainage ditches and combinations of drainage
ditches with other sources (except wells, streams
springs , farm runoff , and lakes )
Drainage ditches only
Municipal water and municipal water in
combination with other sources (except wells,
streams, springs, farm runoff, lakes, and
drainage ditches )
Municipal water only
Other sources
Florida
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
Wells and streams only
Wells and springs only
Wells and runoff only
Wells and lakes only
Wells and drainage ditches only
Wells and municipal water only
Wells and irrigation organisations only
Wells in combination with other sources
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells)
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only
Streams and drainage ditches only
Streams in combination with other sources
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams )
Springs only
Springs and runoff only
Springs and lakes only
Springs and drainage ditches only
Springs and munic ipal water only
Springs in combination with other sources
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff with other
souices (except wells, streams, and springs)
Farm runoff only
Farm runoff and lakes only
Farm runoff and drainage ditches only
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff )
Lakes only
Lakes and drainage ditches only
Lakes and munic ipal water only
Lakes and irrigation organizations only
Drainage ditches and combinations of drainage
ditches with other sources (except wells, streame
springs, farm runoff, and lakes)
Drainage ditches only
Drainage ditches and municipal water only
Drainage ditches and irrigation
organizations only
233,593
152,664
17,698
37,076
L"', 167
92,809
32,425
156,758
152,399
2,427
1,606,665
877,314
62,314
22,574
47,682
120,597
102,488
5,971
661
3,302
3,145
5,030
22,155
3,106
19,045
270,712
257,248
6,782
413,716
280,155
145,171
16,568
3,727
2,190
16.5
26.6
16.5
.....
20.4
16.3
77.1
19.3
73.9
62.5
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73
State Table 5.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY SOURCE OF WATER, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
Number
of farms
reporting
Florida — Continued
Municipal water and municipal water in
combination with other sources (except wells,
streams, springs, farm runoff, lakes, and
drainage ditches J
Municipal water only
Irrigation districts and irrigation districts in
combination with other sources
Irrigation organizations only
Other sources
Kentucky
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
Wells and streams only
Wells and springs only
Wells and runoff only
Wells and lakes only
Wells in combination with other sources
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells) ,
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only
Streams in combination with other sources
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams)
Springs only
Springs and runoff only
Springs and drainage ditches only
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and other
sources (except wells, streams, and springs)
Farms runoff only
Farm runoff and lakes only
Farm runoff and municipal water only
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff )
Lakes only
Lakes and drainage ditches only
Lakes and municipal water only
Municipal water and municipal water in
combination with other sources (except wells,
streams, springs, farm runoff, and lakes)
Municipal water only
Other sources
Tennessee
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
Wells and springs only
Wells and runoff only
Wells and lakes only
Wells and drainage ditch*;; only
Wells and municipal water only
Wells in combination with other sources
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells)
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only
Streams and drainage ditche3 only
Streams and municipal water only
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams)
Springs only
Springs and runoff only
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and other
sources (except wells, streams, and springs)
Farm runoff only
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff)
Lakes only
Drainage ditches and combinations of drainage
ditches with other sources (except wells, streams
springs, farm runoff, and lakes)
Drainage ditches only
Municipal water and municipal water In
combination with other sources (except wells,
streams, springs farm runoff, lakes, and
drainage ditches )
Munic ipal water only
Other
1,530
1,530
378
378
20,803
20,803
10,404
14,729
673
253,065
6,477
8,870
6,260
1,020
472
385
42
134,292
94,598
1,236
17,420
6,002
10,873
6,724
6,724
2,304
106
106
288
173,588
9,582
25,120
16,719
225
2,462
2,550
1,795
50
36
1,366
2,600
23
1,725
68
200
8
393
108,317
90,809
2,486
6,027
4,501
231
7,795
4,077
1,250
1,900
584
575
106
30
11,828
6,743
5,085
418
276
142
19,995
19,995
399
399
7,893
7,893
177
177
10.2
10.7
22.:
74
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 5.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY SOURCE OF WATER, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
Number
of farms
reporting
Irrigation
in farms
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated
Constructed reservoirs
Alabama . . .
Wells and coml
with other sc
Wells only
Wells and
Wells and springs only
'.Veils and runoff only
Wells and drainage ditches only
Wells and munic ipal water only
Veils in combination with other sources
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells)
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only
Streams in combination with other sources....
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams)
Springs only
Springs and runoff only
Springs and lakes only
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and other
sources (except wells, streams, and springs),..
Farm runoff only
Farm runoff and lakes only
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff )
Lakes only
Drainage ditches and combinations of drainage
ditches with other sources (except wells, streai
springs . farm runoff , and lakes )
Drainage ditches only
Municipal water and municipal water in
combination with other sources (except
streams, springs, farm runoff, lakes, :
drainage ditches )
Munic ipal water only
Mississippi
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
Wells and streams only
Wells and springs only
Veils and runoff only
Wells and lakes only
Wells and drainage ditches only
Wells and municipal water only
Wells in combination with other sour
Streams and combinations of streams wit!
other sources (except wells)
Streams only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only
Streams and drainage ditches only...
Streams in combination with other
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and streams )
Springs only
Springs and runoff only
Springs and lakes only
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and other
sources (except wells, streams, and springs)
Farm runoff only
Lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff )
Lakes only
Drainage ditches and combinations of drainage
ditches with other sources (except wells, streams
springs . farm runoff , and lakes)
Drainage ditches only
Municipal water and municipal water in
combination with other sources (except wells,
springs, farm runoff, lakes, and
36,056
22, 664
5,623
112,743
93,168
6,025
14,533
8,148
6,348
577, 535
322,974
144,086
5,426
5,261
49,165
19,404
1,724
.'■-,-.'■'•
104, 514
30,021
13,742
2,463
31,494
112,188
58,837
34,198
1,568
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
75
State Table 5.
-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED. TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY SOURCE OF WATER, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
Number
of farms
reporting
irrigation
reporting
irrigatior
reporting
irrigatioi
Constructed :
Arkansas
Wells and combinations of wells
with other sources
Wells only
Wells and streams only
Wells and springs only
Wells and runoff only
Wells and lakes only
Wells and drainage ditches only
Wells and irrigation organizations only
Wells in combination with other sources
Streams and combinations of streams with
other sources (except wells)
Streams only
Streams and springs only
Streams and runoff only
Streams and lakes only .
Streams and drainage ditches only ,
Streams and municipal water only
Streams in combination with other
Springs and combinations of springs with
other sources (except wells and
Springe only
Springs and runoff only
Springs in combination with other
Farm runoff and combinations of runoff and othei
sources (except wells, streams, and springs)..
Farm runoff only
Farm runoff and lakes only
Farm runoff and drainage ditches only ,
lakes and lakes in combination with other
sources (except wells, streams, springs,
and farm runoff )
lakes only
Drainage ditches and combinations of drainage
ditches with other sources (except wells,
springs , farm runoff , and lakes )
Drainage ditches only
Municipal water and municipal water In
combination with other sources (except wells,
streams, springs, farm runoff, lakes, and
drainage ditches )
liinicipal .rater only
Irrigation districts and irrigation districts in
combination with other sources
Irrigation organisations only
2,55S,4U
1,863,916
279,169
1,475
114,430
84,960
67,157
4,120
143,187
165,267
138,266
2,703
15,663
11,033
9,129
1,074
555,736
70,932
260
47,237
17,223
23,534
2,567
53,239
30.1
2,302
29.8
1,852
25.4
172
17.6
2
41.3
89
20.3
50
35.1
65
62.3
37.2
68
22.2
175
21.2
145
15.1
3
29.3
13
32.5
5
12.4
3
24.3
2
31.9
4
24.7
14
27.1
11
33.3
! 1.6
57.3
76
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 6.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY METHOD OF IRRIGATION, BY STATES: 1960
State and method of irrigati
Number
of farms
reporting
irrigation
in farme
reporting
irrigation
Farms reporting by type of
power used for pumping
in farms
reporting
rigation
Constructed reservoirs
Total , 30 States
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only
Sprinklers and furrows only
Sprinklers and flooding only
Sprinklers and subirrigation only
Sprinklers in combination with other methods.
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers)
Overhead pipes only
Overhead pipes and furrows only
Overhead pipes and flooding only
Overhead pipes and subirrigation only
Overhead pipes in combination with
other methods
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes )
Furrows only
Furrows and flooding only
Furrows and subirrigation only
Furrows in combination with other methods. . . .
Flooding and combinations of flooding
with other methods (except sprinklers,
fixed overhead pipes , and furrows )
Flooding only
Flooding and subirrigation only
Flooding in combination with other methods...
Subirrigation and combinations of subirrigation
with other methods (except sprinklers, fixed
overhead pipes, furrows, and flooding)
Subirrigation only
Other methods only
Maine
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only
Sprinklers and furrows only
Sprinklers in combination with other methods....
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers)
Overhead pipes only
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes)
Furrows only
Flooding and combinations of flooding
with other methods (except sprinklers,
fixed overhead pipes , and furrows )
Flooding only
Other methods only
Mew Hampshire
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers)
Overhead pipes only
Vermont
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers)
Overhead pipes only
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes )
Furrows only
Furrows and flooding only
Furrows and subirrigation only
6,636,050
5,470,764
296,927
365,501
249,249
40,964
212,645
4,590
6,146
2,534
1,120
L, 964,695
1,382,389
557,356
13,776
11,174
1,895,300
1,891,676
2,525
1,099
724, 116
26,829
68,144
55,040
12,366
56,442
16,324
1,955
1,496
500,228
293,982
196, 172
7,561
2,513
508,090
506,355
1,304
5,044
3,688
3,644
14
22.1
30.2
26.5
13.8
12.2
42.6
24.4
19.7
15.2
25.5
21.3
35.2
54.9
22.5
26.8
26.8
51.6
39.2
10.2
10.1
16.7
14.3
32.0
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
77
State Table 6.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY METHOD OF IRRIGATION, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
State and method of irrigation
Number
of farms
reporting
in farms
reporting
irrigation
in farms
reporting
Massachusetts
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only
Sprinklers and furrows only
Sprinklers and flooding only
Sprinklers in combination ..ith other methods .
18.8
19.3
53.2
31.1
11.1
16.0
Fixed overhead pipes ana combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers )
Overhead pipes only
Overhead pipes and furrows only
Furrows and combinations of furrows *lth other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes )
Furrows only
Furrows and flooding only
Flooding and combinations of flooding
with other methods (except sprinklers,
fixed overhead pipes, and furrows)
Flooding only
Flooding in combination with other methods
Other methods only
Rhode Island
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and flooding only
Sprinklers in combination with other methods..
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
( except sprinklers )
Overhead pipes only
Connecticut
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinkler!) )
Overhead pipes only
Subirrigatlon and combinations of subirrigation
with other methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes)
Subirrigation only
Ne* York
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only
Sprinklers and furrows only
Sprinklers and flooding only
Sprinklers and subirrigation only
Sprinklers in combination with other methods..
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers)
Overhead pipes only
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes )
Furrows only
Flooding and combinations of flooding
with other methods (except sprinklers,
fixed overhead pipes , and furrows )
Flooding only
Subirrigation and combinations of subirrigation
with other methods (except sprinklers, fixed
overhead pipes, furrows, and flooding)
Subirrigation only
Other methods only
29,692
12, 264
17,428
25,454
21,879
3,575
183,648
173,063
9,334
2,843
1,774
1,069
49,768
48,458
1,127
16.2
16.2
88.9
15.6
16.0
27.1
28.0
12.1
12.7
12.5
15.8
100.0
78
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 6.
•FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY METHOD OF IRRIGATION, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
State and method of irrigation
Number
of farms
reporting
rigation
reporting
irrigation
reporting
irrigation
New Jersey
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only
Sprinklers and furrows only
Sprinklers and flooding only
Sprinklers and subirrigation only
Sprinklers in combination with other methods.
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers)
Overhead pipes only
Overhead pipes and furrows only
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes)
Furrows only
Furrows and flooding only
Flooding and combinations of flooding
with other methods (except sprinklers,
fixed overhead pipes, and furrows)
Flood ing only
Subirrigation and combinations of subirrigation
with other methods (except sprinklers fixed
overhead pipes, furrows, and flooding)
Subirrigation only
Other methods only
Pennsylvania
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only
Sprinklers and flooding only
Sprinklers and subirrigation only
Sprinklers in combination with other methods.
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers)
Overhead pipes only
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes)
Furrows only
Flooding and combinations of flooding
with other methods (except sprinklers,
fixed overhead pipes , and furrows)
Flooding only
Subirrigation and combinations of subirrigation
with other methods (except sprinklers, fixed
overhead pipes, furrows, and flooding)
Subirrigation only
Other methods only
Ohio
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only
Sprinklers and flooding only
Sprinklers and subirrigation only
Sprinklers in combination with other methods.
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers)
Overhead pipes only
Overhead pipes and furrows only
Overhead pipes and subirrigation only
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes )
Furrows only
Flooding and combinations of flooding
with other methods (except sprinklers,
fixed overhead pipes, and furrows)
Flooding only
Other methods only
199,585
175,320
14,291
64,691
56,921
6,219
110,923
96,984
13,247
56,271
49,401
5,730
1
9,153
8,532
7,146
115
34.7
63.6
16.6
19.0
18.8
50.0
Constructed
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
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State Table 6.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY METHOD OF IRRIGATION, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
State and method of
Indiana
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only....
Sprinklers and furrows only
Sprinklers and flooding only
Sprinklers and subirrigation only
Sprinklers in combination with other methods
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers)
Overhead pipes only
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes )
Furrows only
Furrows and subirrigation only
Flooding and combinations of flooding
with other methods (except sprinklers,
fixed overhead pipes , and furrows )
Flooding only
Subirrigation and combinations of subirrigation
with other methods (except sprinklers fixed
overhead pipes, furrows, and flooding)
Subirrigation only
Other methods only
Illinois
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only. . . .
Sprinklers and furrows only
Sprinklers and flooding only
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers]
Overhead pipes only
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes )
Furrows only
Flooding and combinations of flooding
with other methods (except sprinklers,
fixed overhead pipes, and furrows)
Flooding only
Subirrigation and combinations of aubirrigation
with other methods (except sprinklers, fixed
overhead pipes, furrows, and flooding)
Subirrigation only
Other methods only
Michigan
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only.....
Sprinklers and furrows only
Sprinklers and flooding only
Sprinklers and subirrigation only
Sprinklers in combination *ith other methods
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes *ith other methods
(except sprinklers)
Overhead pipes only
Overhead pipes and subirrigation only
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes)
Furrows only
md flooding only
Flooding and combinations of flooding
with sther methods (except sprinr
f ixed overhead pipes , and furrows )
Flooding only ,
Subirrigation and combinations of subirrigation
with other methods (except sprinklerj, fixed
overhead pipes, furrows, and flooding)
Subirrigation only ,
Other methods only ,
Number
of farms
reporting
eporting
rrigatior
85,149
76,944
1,378
252,900
220,480
29,977
13,337
Il,7-i5
1,592
30,601
28,870
1,181
reporting
i rrigatior
14.1
11.8
40.6
59. 1
13.7
13.5
50.2
2 1 - •
L3.3
28. ■
28 . 3
32.4
60.0
report-
ing
type of
power
Constructed
80
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 6.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY METHOD OF IRRIGATION, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
State and method of Irrigation
Number
of farms
repori i ng
irrigation
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated
reporting
irrigation
Farms reporting by type of
power used for pumping
Constructed
Wisconsin
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only
Sprinklers and furrows only
Sprinklers and flooding only
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
( except sprinklers )
Overhead pipes only
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes )
Furrows only
Furrows and flooding only
Flooding and combinations of flooding
with other methods (except sprinklers,
fixed overhead pipes, and furrows)
Flooding only
Other methods only
Minnesota
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only
Sprinklers and furrows only
Sprinklers and flooding only
Sprinklers in combination with other methods.
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers )
Overhead pipes only
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods {except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes )
Furrows only
Flooding and combinations of flooding
with other methods (except sprinklers,
fixed overhead pipes, and furrows)
Flooding only
Subirrigation and combinations of subirrigation
with other methods (except sprinklers, fixed
overhead pipes, furrows, and flooding) ,
Subirrigation only
Other methods only
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only....
Sprinklers and furrows only
Sprinklers and flooding only
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
( except sprinklers )
Overhead pipes only
Overhead pipes and flooding only
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes )
Furrows only
Flooding and combinations of flooding
with other methods (except sprinklers,
fixed overhead pipes , and furrows )
Flooding only
Missouri
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only....
Sprinklers and furrows only
Sprinklers and flooding only
Sprinklers in combination with other methods
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers )
Overhead pipes only
162,191
159,468
40,618
39,031
1,587
49,355
8,856
39,434
7,016
2,960
76C
5,576
57C
1,385
510
3,425
735
3,425
735
158,914
23,512
96,025
14,704
84,766
12,570
1,347
281
3,438
461
5,594
1,192
880
200
1,656
295
1,656
295
18.6
: B . 5
19 . 2
25.7
10.2
16.8
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81
State Table 6.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY METHOD OF IRRIGATION, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
State and method of Irrigation
Number
of farms
reporting
irrigation
in farms
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated
reporting
-igaticm
Farms reporting by type o
power used for pumping
Diesel
engines
Missouri — Continued
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes )
Furrows only
Furrows and flooding only
Flooding and combinations of flooding
with other methods (except sprinklers,
fixed overhead pipes, and furrows )
Flooding only
Subirrigation and combinations of subirrigatlon
with other methods (except sprinklers, fixed
overhead pipes, furrows, and flooding)
Subirrigation only
Other methods only
Delaware
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers )
Overhead pipes only
Subirrigation and combinations of subirrigation
with other methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes )
Subirrigation only
Maryland
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only
Sprinklers and flooding only
Sprinklers in combination with other methods..
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers )
Overhead pipes only
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes )
Furrows only
Flooding and combinations of flooding
with other methods (except sprinklers,
fixed overhead pipes , and furrows )
Flooding only
Subirrigation and combinations of subirrigation
with other raethoda (except sprinklers, fixed
overhead pipes, furrows,, and flooding)
Subirrigation only
Other methods only
Virginia
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only
Sprinklers and furrows only
Sprinklers in combination with other methods..
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipea with other methods
(except sprinklers )
Overhead pipes only
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes)
Furrows only
Subirrigation and combinations of subirrigation
with other methods (except sprinklers, fixed
overhead pipes, and furrows)
Subi rrigation only
Other methods only
West Virginia
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers )
Overhead pipes only
31,663
29,231
2,432
75,724
64,152
11,536
436,614
432,493
3,619
11.5
10.2
27.3
22.3
22.2
34.5
82
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 6.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY METHOD OF IRRIGATION, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
State and method of irrigation
Number
of farms
reporting
irrigation
in farms
reporting
irrigation
in farms
reporting
irrigate
Constructed :
North Carolina
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only
Sprinklers and furrows only
Sprinklers and flooding only
Sprinklers and subirrigation only
Sprinklers in combination with other methods.
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers)
Overhead pipes only
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes)
Furrows only
Furrows and subirrigation only
Flooding and combinations of flooding
with other methods (except sprinklers,
fixed overhead pipes, and furrows)
Flooding only
Subirrigation and combinations of subirrigation
with other methods (except sprinklers, fixed
overhead pipes, furrows, and flooding)
Subirrigation only
Other methods only
South Carolina
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only
Sprinklers and furrows only
Sprinklers and flooding only
Sprinklers in combination with other methods,
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers)
Overhead pipes only
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes) .
Furrows only
Flooding and combinations of flooding
with other methods (except sprinklers,
fixed overhead pipes, and furrows)
Flooding only
Subirrigation and combinations of subirrigation
with other methods (except sprinklers, fixed
overhead pipes, furrows, and flooding)
Subirrigation only
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only....
Sprinklers and furrows only
Sprinklers and flooding only
Sprinklers in combination with other methods
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers)
Overhead pipes only
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes)
Furrows only
Flooding and combinations of flooding
with other methods (except sprinklers,
fixed overhead pipes, and furrows)
Flooding only
Subirrigation and combinations of subirrigation
with other methods (except sprinklers, fixed
overhead pipes, furrows, and flooding)
Subirrigation only
Other methods only
1,007,654
997,721
4,636
-4,445
360,901
326,726
26,721
5,519
7S8, 560
765,731
18,347
1,656
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
83
State Table 6.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY METHOD OF IRRIGATION, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
State and method of irrigation
Number
of farms
reporting
irrigation
in farms
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated
reporting
irrigation
Constructed reservoir
Florida
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only
Sprinklers and furrows only
Sprinklers and flooding only
Sprinklers and subirrigation only
Sprinklers in combination with other methods.
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers)
Overhead pipes only
Overhead pipes and furrows only
Overhead pipes and flooding only
Overhead pipes and subirrigation only
Overhead pipes in combination with
other methods
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes )
Furrows only
Furrows and flooding only
Furrows and subirrigation only
Furrows In combination with other methods....
Flooding and combinations of flooding
with other methods (except sprinklers,
fixed overhead pipes, and furrows)
Flooding only
Flooding and subirrigation only
Subirrigation and combinations of subirrigation
with other methods (except sprinklers, fixed
overhead pipes , furrows , and flooding)
Subirrigation only
Other methods only
Kentucky
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
wl th other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only
Sprinklers and furrowB only
Sprinklers in combination with other methods.
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers)
Overhead pipes only
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes)
Furrows only
Tennessee
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only
Sprinklers and furrows only
Sprinklers and flooding only
Fixed overhead pipes and combinationa of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers)
Overhead pipes only
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes )
Furrows only
Furrows and flooding only
Flooding and combinations of flooding
with other methods (except sprinklers,
fixed overhead pipes, and furrows)
Flooding only
Alabama
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only
Sprinklers and furrows only
Sprinklers and flooding only
1,053,779
735,068
134,386
105,490
2,492
32,301
44,022
55,558
49,257
1,406
3,283
711,653
687,665
2,052
248,149
246,703
1,330
168,141
152,766
4,577
130,598
62,941
9,065
27, 135
1,481
9,604
20,372
10,518
8,626
1,056
155,409
144,865
1,515
18.9
17.5
75.1
10.3
21.8
21.1
73.8
16.2
15.9
100.0
84
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 6.
-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY METHOD OF IRRIGATION, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
State and method of irrigation
Number
of farms
reporting
irrigation
in fams
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated
'eporting
irrigation
Constructed reservoirs
Alabama — Continued
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers )
Overhead pipes only
Overhead pipes and furrows only
Overhead pipes and flooding only
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes)
Furrows only
Flooding and combinations of flooding
with other methods (except sprinklers,
fixed overhead pipes, and furrows)
Flooding only
Sublrrigatlon and combinations of subirrigation
with other methods {except sprinklers, fixed
overhead pipes, furrows, and flooding)
Subirrigation only
Other methods only
Mississippi
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and fixed overhead pipes only
Sprinklers and furrows only
Sprinklers and flooding only
Sprinklers in combination with other methods .
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers)
Overhead pipes only
Overhead pipes and furrows only
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes)
Furrows only
Furrows and flooding only
Flooding and combinations of flooding
with other methods (except sprinklers,
fixed overhead pipes, and furrows)
Flooding only
Arkansas
Sprinklers and combinations of sprinklers
with other methods
Sprinklers only
Sprinklers and furrows only
Sprinklers and flooding only
Sprinklers in combination with other methods.
Fixed overhead pipes and combinations of
fixed overhead pipes with other methods
(except sprinklers)
Overhead pipes only
Overhead pipes and furrows only
Overhead pipes and flooding only
Furrows and combinations of furrows with other
methods (except sprinklers and fixed
overhead pipes )
Furrows only
Furrows and flooding only
Furrows in combination with other methods
Flooding and combinations of flooding
with other methods (except sprinklers,
fixed overhead pipes, and furrows)
Flooding only
Flooding and subirrigation only
Flooding in combination with other methods...
Subirrigation and combinations of subirrigation
with other methods (except sprinklers, fixed
overhead pipes, furrows, and flooding)
Subirrigation only
Other methods only
10.4
10.3
47.1
114,321
79,350
48,634
1,77.,
374
1,400
216,716
140,721
75,995
470,892
128,483
102,878
138,264
101,267
Si 7,164
407,478
457,262
2,424
1,466,794
1,463,347
2,357
1,090
13,935
15,029
7,713
43, 166
26,843
17,023
105,150
21,825
23,012
34,865
25,448
■ ,678
109,138
175,637
442,015
440,456
1,136
13.5
10.8
13.2
12.2
18.9
15.9
30.1
30.1
48.2
38.8
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
85
State Table 7.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY SIZE OF FARM, BY STATES: 1960
Number
of farms
reporting
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
reporting
type of
Constructed :
Total, 30 Stat
under 10 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 or more acr
Under 10 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 or more acres.
New Hampshire. . . .
Under 10 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 or more acres.
Vermont
Under 10 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 or more acres.
Massachusetts ....
Under 10 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 or more acres.
Rhode Island
Under 10 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 or more acres,
Connecticut
Under 10 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 or more acres.
29,777
2,181
5,923
1,879
2,423
2,751
2,237
1,717
1,333
11,083,788
11,065
151,575
108,743
199,786
319,487
352,921
339,911
316,954
1,526,265
2,027,500
5,729,581
23,989
1,005
5,929
5,352
6,450
1,000
2,735
3,142
1,458
1,391
1,317
2,145
927
1,543
1,197
5,521
3,245
9,390
6,672
53,585
27,586
46,048
62,958
62,771
59,693
55,072
298,594
434,203
757,996
2,438
1,600
300
2,276
90
14,198
17,841
1,005
563
9,720
2,918
4,562
1,120
6,499
1,419
9,688
1,736
4,779
809
5,703
1,221
5,735
459
13,655
2,125
9,582
1,105
43,270
4,366
60.3
465
35.4
2,412
25.4
1,034
23.0
1,386
19.7
1,622
17.8
1,320
17.6
978
17.,
751
19.6
2,455
21.4
1,777
13.2
1,280
10.2
76
30.8
3
22.2
10
17.8
11
24.7
6
19.5
11
13.6
6
15.8
3
14.1
3
56.
30.0
21.8
17.9
15.6
11.5
10.1
75.0
.. .:
31.3
«.. !
26.7
28.6
i 1.4
21.9
i.9.1
13.8
11.6
5,044
770
1,837
2,724
1,023
1,439
1,636
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 7.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY SIZE OF FARM, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
Number
of farms
reporting
reporting
irrigation
reporting
irrigation
eporting by type of power
reporting
type of
power
Constructed
New fork.
Under 10 aci
10 to 49 aci
50 to 69 aoi
70 to 99 aci
100 to 139 e
140 to 179 a
180 to 219 e
220 to 259 e
260 to 499 8
500 to 999 8
1,000 or moi
New Jerse
Under 10 aci
10 to 49 aci
50 to 69 aci
70 to 99 aci
100 to 139 e
140 to 179 e
180 to 219 i
220 to 259 i
260 to 499 !
500 to 999 !
1,000 or moi
Pennsylvf
Under 10 aci
10 to 49 aci
50 to 69 aci
70 to 99 aci
100 to 139 I
140 to 179 <
180 to 219 I
220 to 259 I
260 to 499 i
500 to 999 I
1,000 or mm
Ohio
Under 10 ac:
10 to 49 bc:
50 to 69 ac:
70 to 99 ac:
100 to 139 i
140 to 179 i
180 to 219 i
220 to 259 i
260 to 499 i
500 to 999 (
1,000 or moi
Indiana..
Under 10 ac
10 to 49 ac:
50 to 69 ac:
70 to 99 ac:
100 to 139 I
140 to 179 I
180 to 219 I
220 to 259 i
260 to 499 i
500 to 999 I
1,000 or mo:
Illinois
Under 10 ac:
10 to 49 ac:
50 to 69 ac:
70 to 99 ac:
100 to 139 i
140 to 179 i
180 to 219 i
220 to 259 i
260 to 499 i
500 to 999 I
1,000 or mo:
Michigan
Under 10 ac:
10 to 49 ac:
50 to 69 ac:
70 to 99 ac:
100 to 139 i
140 to 179 i
180 to 219 i
220 to 259 I
260 to 499 i
500 to 999 i
1,000 or mo:
8,101
4,484
7,401
4,349
12,469
6,778
16,443
7,726
14,746
6,047
9,338
3,359
10,674
2,000
36,126
9,682
35,616
3,806
35,181
1,954
12,611
5,457
9,404
3,900
14,875
6,128
18,974
7,126
21,347
6,914
17,377
5,267
14,643
4,338
45,948
12,695
20,68:
4,604
67,510
12,317
3,755
12,642
13,563
60,089
1,659
592
1,018
3,321
517
3,552
657
3,521
773
10,813
1,774
10,039
1,125
14,596
975
267,913
31,418
429
238
10,064
3,017
7,101
1,531
15,593
2,887
18,573
2,681
20,540
3,097
15,341
2,520
15,718
2,458
57,643
7,195
43,390
4,430
63,521
1,364
5: . 6
55.4
58.8
54.4
4? . 0
41.0
36.0
IS. 7
26 . 8
10.7
43.3
41.5
41.2
37.6
32.4
30. J
29.6
27.6
22.3
18.2
40.9
21.1
14.8
11.3
16.1
3,307
993
30.0
1,427
271
19.0
3,051
596
19.5
4,550
842
18.5
3,238
406
12.5
3,359
488
14.5
3,350
676
20.2
14,401
2,044
14.2
17,114
2,518
14.7
8,357
139
1.7
196
115
58.7
1,629
547
33.6
993
246
24.8
1,072
142
13.2
2,302
499
21.7
4,698
418
8.9
3 , 255
655
20.1
2,847
521
18.3
22,409
3,304
14.7
17,210
2,057
12.0
39,433
4,925
12.5
50,750
6,923
13.6
74
40
54.1
726
207
28.5
447
145
32.4
1,698
503
29.6
1,963
207
10.5
55.5
30.0
21.6
18.5
15.6
12.5
10.2
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
87
State Table 7.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY SIZE OF FARM, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
State and size of farm
Number
of farms
reporting
irrigation
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated
reporting
irrigation
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
reporting
type of
power
Constructed reservoirs
• Is
Bin.
Under 10 acre
10 to 49 acr<
50 to 69 acre
70 to 99 acre
100 to 139 a<
140 to 179 ac
180 to 219 ac
220 to 259 a<
260 to 499 a<
500 to 999 ac
1,000 or more
Minnesota
Under 10 acre
10 to 49 acre
50 to 69 acr<
70 to 99 acre
100 to 139 ac
140 to 179 ac
180 to 219 ac
220 to 259 ac
260 to 499 ac
500 to 999 ac
1,000 or more
lorn
Under 10 acre
10 to 49 acre
50 to 69 acre
70 to 99 acre
100 to 139 ac
140 to 179 ac
180 to 219 ac
220 to 259 ac
260 to 499 ac
500 to 999 ac
1,000 or more
Missouri. .
Under 10 acre
10 to 49 acre
50 to 69 acre
70 to 9? acre
100 to 139 ac
140 to 179 ac
180 to 219 ac
220 to 259 ac
260 to 499 ac
500 to 999 ac
1,000 or more
Delaware . .
Under 10 acre
10 to 49 acre
50 to 69 acre
70 to 99 acre
100 to 139 ac
140 to 179 ac
180 to 219 ac
220 to 259 ac
260 to 499 ac
500 to 999 ac
1,000 or more
Maryland. .
Under 10 acre
10 to 49 acre
50 to 69 acre
70 to 99 acre
100 to 139 ac
140 to 179 ac
180 to 219 ac
220 to 259 ac
260 to 499 ac
500 to 999 ac
1,000 or more
Virginia. .
Under 10 acre
10 to 49 acre
50 to 69 acre
70 to 99 acre
100 to 139 ac
140 to 179 ac
180 to 219 ac
220 to 259 ac
260 to 499 ac
500 to 999 ac
1,000 or more
4,363
618
5,657
832
8,120
1,290
35,822
5,977
54,020
7,058
48,355
11,037
2,983
820
3,612
1,338
3,089
798
15,296
2,996
14,401
2,127
16,832
84S
1,086
260
2,500
517
2,855
708
2,678
520
1,684
345
18, 550
4,005
26,118
4,862
16,895
2,155
1,367
531
2,508
608
3,688
675
4,576
1,124
1,291
28,099
4,611
38,226
7,731
71,549
5,871
1,894
870
2,411
967
2,165
704
12,942
3,461
8,465
1,995
14,696
1,300
1,219
257
1,892
389
3,368
541
3,150
640
3,606
717
J 3,847
1,415
11,752
1,457
35,802
2,212
.42,085
26, 519
755
473
4,E81
1,529
4,0^0
472
9,242
667
20, 376
1,434
24,981
1,488
22,595
1,137
23,441
1,744
87,316
4,724
88,657
5,750
155,801
7,101
52.2
26.7
20.0
11.2
15.2
14.2
14.7
15.9
16.7
13.1
45.7
27.7
4. 1.3
34.2
14.3
27.5
S7.0
25.8
19.6
i,.e
55.0
26.2
32.1
23.9
20.7
24.8
19.4
20.5
21.6
18.6
12.8
57 . 8
19.9
18.8
24.2
18.3
24.6
20.9
16.4
20.;
66.7
20.3
19.3
62.3
31.0
45.9
40.1
32.5
26.7
23.6
44.0
25.3
21.9
21.1
20.6
16.1
20.3
19.9
10.2
62.6
31.3
11.7
624006 O -62 -8
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 7.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY SIZE OF FARM, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
Number
of farms
reporting
irrigation
reporting
reporting
Irrigation
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
Constructed
West Virgin
Under 10 acres
10 to 49 acres
50 to 69 acres
70 to 99 acres
100 to 139 acn
140 to 179 acr.
180 to 219 acn
220 to 259 acr.
260 to 499 acr.
500 to 999 acr.
1,000 or more I
North Carol:
Under 10 acres
10 to 49 acres
50 to 69 acres
70 to 99 acres
100 to 139 acn
140 to 179 acr.
180 to 219 acr.
220 to 259 acr.
260 to 499 acr.
500 to 999 acr.
1,000 or more I
South Carol:
Under 10 acres
10 to 49 acres
50 to 69 acres
70 to 99 acres
100 to 139 acr.
140 to 179 acr.
180 to 219 acn
220 to 259 acn
260 to 499 acr,
500 to 999 acn
1,000 or more i
Georgia. . . .
Under 10 acres
10 to 49 acres
50 to 69 acres
70 to 99 acres
100 to 139 acn
140 to 179 acn
180 to 219 acn
220 to 259 acn
260 to 499 acn
500 to 999 acn
1,000 or more I
Florida
Under 10 acres
10 to 49 acres
50 to 69 acres
70 to 99 acres
100 to 139 acr
140 to 179 acr
180 to 219 acr
220 to 259 acr
260 to 499 acr.
500 to 999 acr
1,000 or more
Kentucky. . .
Under 10 acres
10 to 49 acres
50 to 69 acres
70 to 99 acres
100 to 139 acr
140 to 179 acr
180 to 219 acr
220 to 259 acr.
260 to 499 acr
500 to 999 acr
1,000 or more
Tennessee . .
Under 10 acres
10 to 49 acres
50 to 69 acres
70 to 99 acres
100 to 139 aci
140 to 179 aci
180 to 219 act
220 to 259 aci
260 to 499 aci
500 to 999 aci
1,000 or more
1,263
26
1,440
160
3,318
138
1,024,823
58,57
2,248
1,479
42,336
9,658
34,187
3,869
58,923
5,123
87,085
5,970
83,862
5,274
.
4,725
54,677
2,810
212,909
9,393
.
5,082
225, 300
5,190
367,851
21,786
6,096
632
9,252
900
10,264
818
9,936
878
11,225
781
44,487
3,782
89,819
5,027
176,263
6,609
803,298
31,792
233
147
4,776
887
5,771
550
11,162
801
21,979
1,279
26,731
1,574
26,367
1,245
25,971
1,036
124,124
5,706
173,323
7,968
382,861
10,599
2,307,129
413,716
1,669
1,148
19,302
11,196
10,659
5,430
14,901
8,104
25,058
11,521
27, 314
10,705
26,791
10,820
24,703
8,078
: .■■'■."
42,397
191,966
56,132
1,829,887
248,185
1,505
419
1,893
131
3,018
145
8,434
391
12,209
411
12,298
358
12,678
291
57,700
1,651
,,I.V.<
1,065
82,14'
1,434
173,588
9,582
439
68
2,060
261
2,080
167
3,371
204
8,394
541
7,565
343
10,698
364
8,059
294
41,690
2,344
32, 394
2,104
56,838
2,892
52.8
24.0
15.2
58.0
50.9
54.4
46.0
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 7.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY SIZE OF FARM. BY STATES: 1960-Continued
number
of farms
reporting
Irrigation
farms
reporting
Irrigation
Acres irrigated
reporting
irrigation
reporting by type of power used for pumping
Constructed
reporting
type of
power
Alabama
Under 10 acres
10 to 49 acres
50 to 69 acres
70 to 99 acres
100 to 139 acr
140 to 179 acr
180 to 219 acr
220 to 259 acr
260 to 499 acr
500 to 999 acr
1,000 or more
Mississippi
Under 10 acres
10 to 49 acres
50 to 69 acres
70 to 99 acres
100 to 139 acr
140 to 179 acr
180 to 219 acr
220 to 259 acr
260 to 499 acr
500 to 999 acr
1,000 or more
Arkansas . . .
Under 10 acres
10 to 49 acres
50 to 69 acres
70 to 99 acres
100 to 139 acr
140 to 179 acr
180 to 219 acr
220 to 259 acr
260 to 499 acr
500 to 999 acr
1,000 or more
2,138
13,187
32,478
134,854
1,487
3,481
7,076
20
3,176
909
16
3,137
763
18
4,296
1,087
68
25,573
7,629
145
105,027
25,666
278
657,211
97,647
4,922
2,816,474
836,556
64
426
388
350
8,468
5,576
94
5,597
2,410
252
20,751
8,224
305
35,491
13,630
335
53,090
278
55,080
18,309
260
61,482
21,601
1,166
429,625
155,175
1,121
778,043
274,582
697
1,368,421
319,415
13.3
21.2
14.3
11.3
10.7
87.2
64.8
32.6
20.7
24.5
28.6
24.3
25.3
29.8
29.7
91.1
65.8
43.1
39.6
38.4
32.5
33.2
35.1
36.1
35.3
23.3
90
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 8.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION AND ACRES IRRIGATED, 1960 AND 1955, AND TYPE OF POWER,
AND CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS, 1960, BY ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES
Acres irrigated
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping, 1960
reporting
1960
Total, 30 States
irrigated .
1 to 9 acr.
10 to 19 a.
20 to 29 a
30 to 49 a.
50 to 99 a.
100 to 199
200 to 499
500 to 999
1,000 or n>
Total, 28 States1.
1 to 9 acre,
10 to 19 ao
20 to 29 ao
30 to 49 ac
50 to 99 ao
100 to 199
200 to 499
500 to 999
1,000 or mo
irrigated . . .
irrigated . . .
es irrigated.
1 to 9 ac
10 to 19
20 to 29
30 to 49
50 to 99
100 to 19'
200 to 499 acr<
500 to 999 acn
1,000 or more i
Not reported. .
New Hampshi]
1 to 9 acres i]
irrigated
es irrigated...
es irrigated...
es irrigated . . .
es irrigated. . .
cres irrigated.
10
19 i
20 to 29 ac
30 to 49 ac
50 to 99 ac
100 to 199
200 to 499
500
T , ,
rigated
irrigated
irrigated
irrigated
irrigated
s irrigated ....
s irrigated
s irrigated ....
cres irrigated.
1 to 9 acre;
10 to 19 ac:
20 to 29 ac:
30 to 49 ac:
50 to 99 ac:
100 to 199 I
200 to 499 !
500 to 999 i
1,000 or mo
rrigated
irrigated
irrigated
irrigated
irrigated
es irrigated. . . .
es irrigated ....
es irrigated. . . .
acres irrigated.
Massachusetts .
1 to 9 ac
10 to 19 i
20 to 29 I
30
49 i
50 to 99 ac
100 to 199
200 to 499
500 to 999
1,000 or mo
irrigated,
irrigated,
irrigated,
irrigated .
irrigated ....
irrigated. . . .
res irrigated.
Rhode Island.
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated
500 to 999 acres irrigated
1,000 or more acres irrigated.
Connecticut.
irrigated
is irrigated
;s irrigated
;s irrigated
ires irrigated
ires irrigated
:res Irrigated. . . .
• acres irrigated.
200 to 499 a.
500 to 999 a.
1,000 or mor.
Not reported
See footnotes at end of table.
29,777
13,129
4,865
2,192
2,361
2,810
2,035
1,761
466
158
21,700
11,773
4,002
1,568
1,494
1,479
803
478
11,997
4,013
2,129
1,328
1,331
1,381
677
349
49,818
86,816
189,809
275,023
523,101
299,788
320,384
614,906
51,763
51,554
35,438
54,374
97,235
104,529
136,571
55,243
28,199
487,495
23,289
34,517
34,675
50,653
91,190
84,894
87,221
36,735
23,299
21,022
1,054
2,232
1,037
2,325
1,869
1,547
1,003
1,987
1,495
3,214
1,318
2,179
1,349
805
982
2,152
250
1,400
2,621
1,937
1,415
2,414
15,480
5,700
2,726
1,286
1,360
1,703
1,263
1,061
297
84
5,177
2,390
1 . 028
4,822
1,604
2,319
1,202
3,422
2,020
5,044
3,275
3,907
2,938
15,252
7,477
3,072
1,138
1,027
1,046
7,214
2,897
1,024
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
91
State Table 8.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION AND ACRES IRRIGATED, 1960 AND 1955, AND TYPE OF POWER,
AND CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS, 1960, BY ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES-Continued
Acres Irrigated
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping, 1960
Farms not
reporting
1960
New York
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated
500 to 999 acres irrigated
1,000 or more acres irrigated.
Not reported
New Jersey
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated....
200 to 499 acres irrigated
500 to 999 acres Irrigated
1,000 or more acres irrigated.
Not reported
Pennsylvania
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated
500 to 999 acres irrigated...
1,000 or more acres irrigated
Not reported
Ohio
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated . . .
200 to 499 acres irrigated
500 to 999 acres irrigated...
1,000 or more acres irrigated
Not reported
Indiana
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres Irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated...
200 to 499 acres irrigated...
500 to 999 acres irrigated...
1,000 or more acres irrigated
Not reported
Illinois
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres Irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated...
200 to 499 acres irrigated...
500 to 999 acres irrigated...
1,000 or more acres irrigated
Not reported
Michigan
1 to 9 acrea irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated...
200 to 499 acres irrigated...
500 to 999 acres Irrigated...
1,000 or more acres irrigated
Not reported
Wlscons In
1 to 9 acres irrlr
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated...
200 to 499 acres irrigated..
500 to 999 acrjs irrigated...
1,000 or more acres irrigated
Not reported
See footnotes at end of table
50,541
1,436
2,038
2,955
6,637
15,429
13,903
8,143
2,349
2,677
2,944
58,474
1,591
2,466
3,421
7,338
17,993
15,040
7,453
600
2,059
2,083
4,099
3,776
3,949
4,267
8,656
8,247
17,610
16,397
14,516
11,131
10,052
4,265
1,800
500
6,560
4,239
3,018
7,570
17,524
903
1,192
1,102
1,864
796
1,707
1,263
2,961
1,921
3,461
680
1,943
905
2,353
9,153
12,622
819
1,385
959
1,233
754
1,174
1,201
2,007
1,778
3,362
1,725
1,642
1,417
1,558
31,418
23,931
2,464
2,298
4,213
4,186
3,824
3,909
6,085
3,271
6,572
5,374
5,705
3,469
2,555
1,083
894
2,562
1,103
4,155
1,642
6,402
3,122
8,177
2,960
4,320
92
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 8.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION AND ACRES IRRIGATED, 1960 AND 1955, AND TYPE OF POWER,
AND CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS, 1960, BY ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES-Continued
Stat-: and
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping, 1960
Farms not
reporting
type of
1960
Minnesota
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated...
200 to 499 acres irrigated...
500 to 999 acres irrigated...
1,000 or more acres irrigated
Not reported
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated...
200 to 499 acres irrigated...
500 to 999 acres irrigated...
1,000 or more acres irrigated
Not reported
Missouri
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated...
200 to 499 acres irrigated...
500 to 999 acres irrigated...
1,000 or more acres irrigated
Not reported
Delaware
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated...
200 to 499 acres irrigated...
500 to 999 acres irrigated...
1,000 or more acres irrigated
Not reported
Maryland
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated...
200 to 499 acres irrigated...
500 to 999 acres irrigated
1,000 or more acres irrigated
Not reported
Virginia
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigate d
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated...
200 to 499 acres irrigated...
500 to 999 acres irrigated
1,000 or more acres irrigated.
Not reported
West Virginia
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated ,
100 to 199 acres irrigated . . .
200 to 499 acres irrigated...
500 to 999 acres irrigated....
1,000 or more acres irrigated
North Carolina
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated...
200 to 499 acres irrigated...
500 to 999 acres irrigated...
1,000 or more acres irrigated
Not reported
See footnotes at end of table.
1,554
1,010
1,278
3,178
3,645
777
1,238
2,150
1,930
3,779
3,760
5,570
5.911
5,124
2,969
1,668
1,212
2,103
1,442
1,685
4,113
2,820
5,083
2,076
21,667
3,100
18,046
4,368
6,833
3,380
4,639
3,637
3,478
2,401
2,000
894
1,529
1,321
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
93
State Table 8.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION AND ACRES IRRIGATED, 1960 AND 1955, AND TYPE OF POWER,
AND CONSTRUCTED RESERVOIRS, 1960, BY ACRES IRRIGATED, BY STATES-Continued
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping, 1960
repc rting
type of
1960
South Carolina
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated
500 to 999 acres irrigated
1,000 or more acres irrigated.
Not reported
Georgia
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres Irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated
500 to 999 acres irrigated
1,000 or more acres irrigated.
Not reported
Florida
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres Irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated
500 to 999 acres Irrigated
1,000 or more acres irrigated.
Kentucky
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres Irrigated
50 to 99 acres Irrigated
100 to 199 acres Irrigated
200 to 499 acres Irrigated....
500 to 999 acres Irrigated
1,000 or more acres irrigated.
Not reported
Tennessee
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated
200 to 499 acres irrigated
500 to 999 acres irrigated . . .
1,000 or more acres irrigated
Not reported
Alabama
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres Irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated . . .
200 to 499 acres irrigated . . .
500 to 999 acres Irrigated...
1,000 or more acres irrigated
Not reported
Mississippi
1 to 9 acres irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres irrigated . . .
200 to 499 acres irrigated . . .
500 to 999 acres i I
1,000 or more acres irrigated
Not reported
Arkansas
1 to 9 acres Irrigated
10 to 19 acres irrigated
20 to 29 acres irrigated
30 to 49 acres Irrigated
50 to 99 acres irrigated
100 to 199 acres Irrigated . . .
200 to 499 acres irrigated . . .
500 to 999 acres irrigated...
1,000 or more acres irrigated
1,817
1,156
2,692
1,113
2,350
1,239
2,199
1,309
2,376
1,222
4,521
2,432
4,268
2,452
2,680
2,488
700
2,625
1,015
609
31,792
25.271
5,054
2,178
4,487
2,954
2,498
2,589
2,740
2,461
3,857
4,161
3,865
3,485
6,616
4,369
2,675
1,570
1,504
413,716
NA
4,241
HA
6,061
NA
6,179
NA
11,910
NA
24,176
NA
31,981
NA
71,144
NA
63,121
NA
194,903
NA
6,477
6,313
2,182
929
1,284
963
743
957
842
1,048
739
1.259
9,582
16,819
1,273
1,019
520
892
666
1,324
1,155
1,994
1,497
2,895
1,716
3,341
2,246
4,064
1,526
2,587
2,569
3,838
648
675
1,766
4,726
17,642
62,356
31,740
15,551
836,556
1,466
5,354
8,201
20,532
68,398
138,513
315,386
181,424
97,282
1,125
3,115
3,385
2,548
676
1,405
1,816
3,013
5,600
12,222
36,806
24,362
12,670
2,265
NA
Arkansas and Florida not Included In humid area States In 1954.
94
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 9.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY TENURE OF OPERATOR, BY STATES: 1960
State and tenure of farm operator
Number
reporting
Irrigation
reporting
irrigatior
Acres irrigated
reporting
irrigation
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
reporting
type of
power
Constructed :
Total, 30 Stat
Pull owners
Part owners
Managers
Tenants
Pull owners
Part owners
Managers
Tenants
New Hampshire ....
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
Tenants
Vermont
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
Tenants
Massachusetts
Full owners
Part owners
Tenants
Rhode Island
Full owners
Part owners
Tenants
Connecticut
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
Tenants
New York
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
Tenants
New Jersey
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
Tenants
Pennsylvania
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
Tenants
Ohio
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
Tenants
Indiana
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
Tenants
Illinois
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
Tenants
Michigan
Full owners
Part owners
Tenants
Wisconsin
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
Tenants
Minnesota
Full owners
Part owners
3,901,146
4,645,140
1,267,269
1,270,233
13,256
9,017
1,377
70,1 16
15,666
27,462
546,999
779,820
161,365
376,994
- . V I
4,097
3,040
1,166
139
2,505
49
70
28
28,181
4,393
10,411
1,820
15,537
2,097
1,570
229
663
247
186,735
50,541
50,677
14,383
116,025
29,430
10,029
506
10,004
6,222
244,249
69,301
100,394
21,672
104,325
33,842
8,993
1,327
30,537
12,460
117,100
7,570
41,457
3,362
39,222
3,140
34,109
708
2,312
360
62,579
9,153
18,634
3,453
30,966
5,046
8,444
272
4,535
382
96,044
13,429
33,049
3,767
44,045
8,174
12,643
718
6,307
770
50,750
6,923
13,952
2,630
25,637
3,449
750
135
10,411
709
267,913
31,418
111,619
16,144
125,325
14,035
27,455
739
3,514
450
265,040
28,239
136,808
12,010
72,380
12,629
52,738
2,771
3,114
829
66,093
12,266
23,817
4,506
34,680
6,858
5,728
459
14.0
16.8
12.7
12.0
100.0
100.0
11.2
13.0
14.7
26.1
11.1
39.8
40 . 0
15.6
17.5
13.5
14.6
37.3
62.2
28.4
21.6
15.6
14.6
L8.9
13.5
L8.0
12.8
10.7
5,044
1,655
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
95
State Table 9.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY TENURE OF OPERATOR, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
State and tenure of farm operator
Number
of farms
reporting
reporting
irrigation
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
reporting
Constructed
Iowa
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
Tenants
Missouri
Pull owners
Part owners
Managers
Tenants
Delaware
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
Tenants
Maryland
Full owners
Part owners
Msi.'-as.- :v
Tenants
Virginia
Full owners
Part owners
Tenants
West Virginia.
Pull owners
Part owners
Managers
Tenants
North Carolina
Pull owners
Part ow
Managers
Tenants
South Carolina
Pull owners
Part owners
Manage rs ........ .
Tenants
Pull owners
Part owners
Managers
Tenants
Florida
Full owners
Part own- i
Kentucky
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
Tenants
Tennessee
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
Tenants
Alabama
Pull own.
Part owners
Managers
Mississippi.. .
Full owners
Part owr.. ■
Managers
Tenants
Arkansas
Full owners
Part own. ..
Mana£. rs
Tenants
3,155
1,901
4,922
1,266
1,780
15,214
34,236
3,014
21,258
60,745
67,538
6,426
24,2 5
329,331
464,562
61,041
;-., 89
134,649
154,064
58,321
20,817
345,928
319,014
81,165
57,191
955,540
892,129
386,962
72,498
253,065
97,900
86,738
36,406
32,021
173,588
68,723
70,371
19,424
15,070
54,284
73,738
52,254
8,923
253,738
322,306
161,893
65,456
2,816,474
715,563
1,274,075
177,241
649,595
9,705
4,736
33,215
3,044
34,729
3,679
2,702
133
5,733
1,195
442,065
26,519
186,855
6,633
177,871
12,713
25,267
1,258
52,092
5,915
7,129
358
3,200
189
3,346
165
15,827
23,614
1,219
17,913
9,013
8,854
1,551
2,368
31,792
12,287
13,342
2,361
3,802
413,716
146,689
149,512
75,269
42,246
6,477
2,264
1,860
1,128
1,225
9,582
4,514
2,700
1,392
13,842
4,456
5,045
42,233
60,747
15,956
16,464
I 17,6?
352,031
46,347
250,551
14.1
L2.7
: . "
53.4
h .
! 1.9
39.C
...
19.:
58. i
27.6
18.6
,098
1,407
96
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 10.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION. ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY YEAR IRRIGATION BEGAN, BY STATES: 1960
rigation began
lumber of
reporting
irrigation
Acres irrigated
reporting
irrigatior
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
Farms not
reporting
type of
Constructed
Total, 30 State:
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier. .
Year not reported.
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949.
1944 and earlier
Year not reported ....
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier. .
Year not reported.
Vermont
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier.
Year not reported
Massachusetts.
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier.
Year not reported
Rhode Island..
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier.
Year not reported
Connecticut. . .
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier.
Year not reported
New York
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier.
Year not reported
1,833
1,849
2,277
3,079
5,733
2,127
3,329
7,158
104
551,381
468,924
783,002
905, 205
1,259,204
2,660,715
1,097,600
1,723,189
1,634,568
23,989
1,925
1,317
5,553
7,498
3,661
1,994
10,811
1,040
9,946
6,804
9,982
11,952
22,210
44,438
31,280
25,019
25,104
51,760
47,716
66,911
99,520
135,905
438,955
223,236
535, 589
265,586
2,438
1,363
110
2,635
201
1,429
188
2,964
164
1,883
262
7,999
1,428
11,186
1,508
46, 500
6,690
38, 239
7,290
1,248
1,029
1,515
2,548
3,101
12,960
14,228
8,928
4,984
9.4
1,370
10.2
1,078
8.5
1,200
11.0
1,459
10.8
2,111
16.:
3,861
20.3
1,365
31.1
1,636
16.2
1,40
14.8
11.2
13 . 1
11.'-.
17.9
13.:
23 . 3
12.9
18.1
14.6
: ; . ■■•
12.5
15.1
15.2
ll. 3
14.0
29 . ..
45.5
35.7
19.9
1,726
1,279
1,174
1,404
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
97
State Table 10.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION. ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY YEAR IRRIGATION BEGAN, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
State and year irrigation begai
reporting
Acres irrigated
reporting
irrigation
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
Constructed reservoir
reporting
type of
power
New Jersey
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950- 1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier. . .
Year not reported..
Pennsylvania. . . ,
1959
1956
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier. . .
Year not reported. .
Ohio
1959
1953
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier. . .
Year not reported. .
Indiana
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier..,
Year not reported..
Illinois
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier. .
Year not reported.
Michigan
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier. .
Year not reported.
Wisconsin
1959
1958
1957
1956. . .
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier..
Year not reported.
Minnesota
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier. .
Year not reported.
4,680
13,636
10,400
12,746
23,163
44,811
27,816
57,731
49,266
117,100
2,186
3,737
6,031
12,174
8,123
27,276
7,208
34,997
15,368
62,579
3,767
2,600
1,494
4,504
5,050
16,148
7,372
16,326
5,318
96,044
9,343
2,639
3,732
10,270
12,729
29,973
8,829
11,441
7,088
50,750
5,168
2,039
2,041
3,302
6,521
10,637
7,974
6,165
6,903
267,913
15,617
14,819
10,243
23,591
22,995
71,344
46,021
40,717
22,566
265,040
16,483
10,443
4,247
27,808
7,183
31,559
46,150
76,215
44,952
66,093
7,633
3,357
2,625
6,748
2,634
18,182
8,484
10,799
5,631
1,331
3,135
2,958
3,031
6,334
16,667
8,879
19,947
7,019
7,570
1,758
1,084
1,099
2,128
1,017
3,271
1,977
3,279
3,102
23.0
28.4
23.8
27.3
37.2
31.9
34.6
14.2
1,421
1,506
1,214
2,051
3,315
9,043
6,049
3,741
3,078
28,239
2,554
1,178
3,630
6,908
6,180
1,789
12,266
1,783
2,196
1,317
10.2
13..
13.8
20.0
16.4
11.0
15.5
15.7
12.8
15.5
10.9
35.1
15.6
23.9
13.1
24.8
14.4
12.7
13.1
16.4
11.5
15.0
12.7
36.9
21.2
19.2
29.9
11.7
21.0
20.3
23.4
98
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 10.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION. ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY YEAR IRRIGATION BEGAN, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
State and year irrigation began
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier. .
Year not reported .
Missouri
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier. ,
Year not reported ,
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier..
Year not reported,
Maryland
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier..
Year not reported.
Virginia
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier.,
Year not reported ,
West Virginia. ,
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1944
1944 and earlier.,
Year not reported.
North Carolina
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier.
Year not reported
South Carolina
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier.
Year not reported
Number of
reporting
irrigation
reporl i og
irrigatior
73,722
3,528
2,248
8
'
1,128
6
...
985
58
914
23,512
10
1,292
3
136
760
10
»;,.;
2,475
] '
63;
3,606
21
4,436
66
361
7,364
5
774
503
6
628
1,366
16
793
1,710
43
661
9,705
3
302
2
600
504
7,401
1,308
4
1,527
6
1,203
L6
240
4,490
5,895
692
8,193
998
4,787
629
12,554
1,056
19,798
3,327
2,877
203
14,815
416
5,580
558
442,085
26,519
67,688
2,576
38,491
2,396
44, 117
1,879
74,640
3,471
47,176
2,552
102,277
6,995
10,200
2,066
13,201
1,554
44,295
3,030
7,129
358
1,078
46
1,024,823
58,573
136,054
7,714
97,396
5,225
87,215
5,169
109,245
5,358
150,710
7,672
207,268
11,449
14,531
1,045
6,747
758
215,657
14,183
367,851
21,786
21,891
1,292
17,548
1,010
26,109
1,524
38,704
3,279
68,849
3,769
82,293
5,622
30,845
1,620
28,524
286
53,088
3,384
reporting
15.2
16.8
21.9
22.0
18.6
13.2
22.5
13.5
15.0
12.8
25.0
24.6
11.7
12.2
] .:
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
Farms not
reporting
type of
Constructed
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
99
State Table 10.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION. ACRES IRRIGATED, TYPE OF POWER, AND CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY YEAR IRRIGATION BEGAN, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
State and year irrigation began
Number of
reporting
irrigati
reporting
irrigatia
reporting
irrigation
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
Constructed reservoir
Farms
reporting
type of
Georgia
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier. .
Year not reported.
Florida
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier..
Year not reported.
Kentucky
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier..
Year not reported.
Tennessee
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier. .
Year not reported.
Alabama
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier. .
Year not reported.
Mississippi. . . .
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier..
Year not reported.
Arkansas
1959
1958
1957
1956
1955
1950-1954
1945-1949
1944 and earlier..
Year not reported.
53,463
36,751
37,038
89,010
201,962
163,042
39,879
19,154
162,999
60,654
102,341
303,124
158,306
213,708
350, 575
393,930
397,676
326,815
253,065
24,310
28,118
19,810
20,256
30,880
83,923
2,071
1,816
41,881
173,588
7,286
9,773
12,196
20,607
23,304
59,753
9,056
4,396
27,217
189,199
22,448
5,204
33,209
14,317
35,418
32,679
2,577
8,029
35,318
803,393
17,737
10,446
40,314
84,680
131,230
434,875
17,927
12,417
53,767
41,841
43,713
85,435
124,619
180,101
710,247
350,039
865,826
414,653
31,792
1,550
1,674
1,794
3,267
7,032
7,309
2,618
2,311
15,581
12,080
13,406
16,785
15,996
72,203
58,544
137,199
71,922
6,477
1,198
3,392
1,442
135,400
1,569
2,147
20,263
78,227
3,203
2,688
6,970
836,556
6,652
9,037
17,604
25,034
45,032
173,236
104,786
331,195
123,980
20.6
14.9
34.5
22.0
20.6
15.8
16.5
18.0
17.9
21.6
13.0
15.9
20.7
20.6
20.1
25.0
24.4
29.9
38.3
29.9
100
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table ll.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED AND TYPE OF POWER, BY USE OF CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY STATES: 1960
Number of
reporting
Irrigation
irrigated
Farms reporting by type of power
used for pumping
Farms not
State and use of constructed reservoirs
Gas
engines
Diesel
Electric
motors
Tractors
No power
reporting
type of
29,777
1,865,178
15,480
1,727
4,822
4,360
985
5,044
With coi »rvoirs
15,252
14,525
681,368
1,183,810
9,334
6,146
833
894
1,633
3,189
2,917
1,443
214
Maine
81
23
2,110
328
68
8
3
3
7
3
New Hampshire
41
849
29
2
9
3
1
1
Vermont
With constructed reservoirs
7
6
467
131
3
2
1
1
2
Massachusetts
408
11,058
280
47
17
73
27
Rhode Island
16
10
20 1
96
11
4
1
3
2
1
1
3
1
Connecticut
With constructed reservoirs
117
56
3,705
688
97
21
3
12
12
3
2
5
7
15
Ne» York
428
789
16,598
33,943
342
352
29
154
57
115
22
18
7
79
12
133
New Jersey
828
804
50,604
18,697
704
410
46
15
94
181
21
8
57
16
Pennsylvania
246
4,857
155
10
59
27
3
Without constructed reservoirs
Ohio
211
239
4,827
4,326
113
79
3
3
88
88
16
10
4
36
Indiana
115
215
6,185
7,244
74
93
12
12
16
79
20
21
6
Illinois
67
132
2,692
4,231
44
49
3
11
8
33
16
23
1
13
16
Michigan
722
16,623
560
14
94
103
2
Wisconsin
272
207
16,029
12,210
155
105
17
27
16
39
46
28
52
5
14
Minnesota
65
270
2,796
9,470
40
121
10
18
40
1
6
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
101
State Table ll.-FARMS REPORTING IRRIGATION, ACRES IRRIGATED AND TYPE OF POWER. BY USE OF CONSTRUCTED
RESERVOIRS, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
Number of
reporting
irrigation
irrigated
Farms reporting by type of power used for pumping
Farms not
State and use of constructed reservoirs
Gas
engines
Diesel
engines
Electric
motors
Tractors
No power
reporting
type of
power
Iowa
rlth constructed reservoirs
184
2,368
19
81
3
13
25
9
53
9
without constructed reservoirs
11
Missouri
Without constructed reservoirs
105
304
3,728
19,784
59
151
3
9
37
12
24
3
43
1
43
Delaware
79
31
7,908
1,797
63
15
13
3
5
5
3
5
Maryland
160
63
6,900
1,151
120
29
10
1
20
11
19
1
9
1
12
Virginia
1,184
370
22,649
3,870
704
109
59
19
41
29
300
39
9
130
172
West Virginia
; ith constructed reservoirs
7
14
97
261
•
7
1
■*
1
2
North Carolina
5,098
51,131
7,442
2,751
325
217
16
79
30
131
1
6
859
670
South Carolina
871
18,721
479
81
51
105
Georgia
1,404
413
26,326
5,466
857
108
108
19
66
39
283
23
2
7
227
Florida
658
2,497
70,420
343,296
404
1,007
54
'274
190
572
28
109
29
287
486
Kentucky
394
4,000
215
■ 10
18
141
2
Tennessee
229
3,544
6,038
120
164
10
16
29
28
75
73
3
9
83
Alabama
115
117
7,766
6,076
64
38
14
8
33
43
15
6
1
4
23
Mississippi
154
497
28,286
107,114
97
251
15
36
41
143
20
63
'
10
88
Arkansas
1,136
3,786
287,915
548,641
700
1,865
83
211
505
1,236
; ■
7
16
558
102
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 12.-FARMS REPORTING AND ACRES OF IRRIGATED CROPS BY ACRES IRRIGATED AND FREQUENCY
OF IRRIGATION, BY STATES: 1960
For each
Stale dala are *bo
•n only for crops w
Ih 100 or to
mealed in
95?]
Total
Farms
reporl
ing by
ii:rnl"T
of acre
s irrigated
Fa
rms reporting and acres
irrigated by number of times
irrigate
d
Total
Under
5
5-9
10-24
25-49
50-99
100
1 time
3 times
4 times
5 or more
times
reported
ing
Acres
Farms
ing
Acres
ing
Acres
Farms
ing
Acres
Farms
ing
Acres
ing
Acres
30 STATES
Sorghums for all purposes
Small grains harvested:
57,679
2,360
408
456
101
421
424,657
104
19,791
3,514
278
164,537
281,300
2,020
2,948
219
245,924
89,211
198
13,355
430
94,739
5,321
1,800
1,628
356
1,433
45,356
1,202
142
3,173
257
15,670
194
3,466
1,890
4,477
11,856
894
37,012
16,454
2,683
1,567
436
173
6,251
400
3,059
384
268
3,815
13,268
176
6,697
4,991
4,684
43,130
4,901
7,256
23,670
3,536
20,205
677
13,109
3,977
113
13,659
121
649
246
986
981
5,209
97,241
700
200
290
41,660
3,430
646
1,786
76
17
15
5
10
3,446
2
642
26
6
1,184
2,085
108
55
11
3,084
11,275
8
24
10
2,013
396
2
13
54
118
1,508
213
5
100
43
966
13
528
152
456
251
121
1,498
932
296
128
25
29
536
56
347
126
41
132
1,085
33
138
205
448
2,513
338
267
1,161
215
857
163
2,190
158
21
380
17
24
30
39
27
135
732
1
5
22
2,671
46
28
470
16
3
1
47
129
1
180
32
22
10
3
77
4,652
1
6
575
175
i
33
59
852
174
3
44
21
434
303
85
162
99
71
771
427
195
78
3
19
299
36
218
102
28
56
581
24
84
113
294
1,428
188
103
628
79
304
116
1,391
37
10
56
10
9
19
9
17
47
"i
13
1,649
8
16
303
12
1
2
122
105
1
160
75
29
2
1
282
4,003
1
2
151
83
"2
12
19
186
17
1
13
12
197
132
20
125
55
20
249
176
44
24
5
97
9
53
14
20
228
5
20
31
62
345
65
32
167
47
185
23
383
28
9
66
"8
7
9
9
18
62
361
2
411
23
5
1
1
352
1
215
5
2
317
292
32
18
768
2,265
3
3
2
343
93
"S
6
18
206
11
'26
10
188
1
70
26
143
48
21
255
180
34
13
10
84
7
52
9
8
23
183
3
19
28
49
394
46
64
204
58
175
23
330
2
112
7
2
1
13
7
39
169
353
10
258
14
2
2
2
1
447
100
10
1
211
353
17
10
2
645
284
3
1
3
299
25
"2
1
12
84
'ii
82
1
14
9
18
19
7
105
68
12
6
7
2
34
2
12
1
14
37
1
10
22
178
21
29
84
17
101
1
6S
28
°68
1
2
2
31
158
"i
132
8
3
182
3
1
3
1
881
1
52
10
1
126
395
6
9
1
567
53
1
2
1
349
12
"i
2
9
79
5
"7
33
2
7
9
3
16
1
72
53
8
3
13
2
8
'ii
23
15
12
103
12
18
50
9
55
14
14
42
2
2
5
2
13
118
1
88
1
162
8
1
1
1
1,597
41
1
190
938
2
6
745
18
11
2
296
8
2
1
101
2
1
5
32
2
3
5
14
1
46
28
3
9
1
8
33
7
8
9
65
6
21
28
5
37
7
36
3
1
3
17
178
1
1
88
10
2
640
36
11
11
3
3
241
18
1
313
1,009
21
21
1
968
1,398
3
4
396
105
5
16
30
265
18
'l7
8
149
83
28
60
20
10
255
71
19
7
3
5
69
37
9
38
90
8
20
28
72
265
44
41
49
31
'35
200
92
10
201
9
1
1
9
3
36
179
"i
7
56
1
10
22,343
1,004
217
392
21
22
6,717
1,685
50
22,820
117, 572
446
1,253
20
77,253
8,994
112
2,060
238
16,136
1,509
369
101
653
6,080
125
215
2,179
506
514
698
1,652
132
5,572
1,244
90
40
24
44
1,204
9
446
23
35
2,178
731
83
137
1,863
493
3,053
524
765
647
406
178
1,124
1,829
37
6,997
61
7
53
353
64
1,182
24,116
"s
27
1,008
402
654
23
2
3
2
2
202
8
2
326
873
38
25
2
1,403
3,082
2
7
3
674
L40
5
22
37
496
57
'26
22
277
1
204
43
135
49
24
511
190
55
26
10
7
133
10
79
11
9
50
243
14
25
55
122
602
82
85
253
52
'57
462
29
5
128
3
5
11
3
171
1
102
5
9
19,233
695
25
52
80
305
5,831
1,669
18
19,169
129,851
791
1,559
100
109,780
25,504
24
8,433
125
29,502
1,752
1,052
U5
365
12,068
172
1,681
99
4,713
38
1,413
644
1,312
701
112
7,930
2,897
238
137
166
54
1,334
95
726
26
40
904
1,541
55
307
722
981
7,016
867
1,136
2,693
906
254
2,485
1,103
41
4,833
24
202
15
152
140
2,353
23,905
700
192
29
2,410
308
136
274
10
1
1
105
2
2
209
191
22
4
2
562
3,567
1
3
1
491
76
"2
7
22
361
58
1
30
7
239
3
116
42
139
50
33
403
251
58
31
9
7
117
13
86
36
12
16
230
4
28
58
97
665
82
52
405
56
'33
504
16
1
33
3
2
4
5
2
17
124
162
3
3
8,258
145
15
12
3,750
160
190
12,131
26,187
553
79
2
46,384
29,473
50
1,263
5
25,806
1,100
197
28
208
6,153
531
2
8 J6
59
3,519
6
838
451
1,356
1,566
351
6,278
2,780
341
224
194
58
1,580
30
700
97
141
247
2,150
8
215
1,343
748
7,954
725
1,523
5,831
786
iii
3,039
354
4
1,332
33
162
15
107
13
619
14,410
3
5,393
604
42
90
2
1
2
38
io2
28
10
1
1
106
1,355
1
2
214
44
"i
3
12
m
16
1
14
6
136
2
53
■13
71
34
15
100
143
38
21
2
3
73
9
46
12
10
130
3
15
19
48
318
34
29
121
26
'ii
335
7
12
1
5
14
79
1
129
9
3,786
233
1
85
741
11,364
2,189
83
1
10
6,885
11,398
12
19
9,325
674
'io
7
51
1,580
150
3
232
45
1,663
21
291
57
790
705
90
1,574
1,559
164
139
48
3
766
75
615
53
23
164
958
19
86
335
665
7,119
508
1,231
2,665
609
'28
2,090
381
420
3
134
558
296
7,948
12
1,915
146
72
1
1
36
1
163
8
10
2
2
50
1,031
5
1
182
26
1
9
136
40
1
11
93
46
19
38
72
23
88
214
85
17
87
13
54
47
6
7
248
2
23
19
64
423
53
37
139
38
'ii
501
7
15
12
8
13
18
102
1,004
20
2
2,967
34
135
1
1,531
20
60,762
303
80
41
46
3,553
10,673
1,053
34
11,331
246
800
13
79
8,711
118
130
187
1,311
126
245
132
242
1,345
161
1,543
3,997
585
281
11
527
181
333
147
25
62
3,417
5
560
257
981
12,759
566
2,263
2,497
754
'ot
4,080
283
29
58
277
146
149
202
600
22,723
215
15,805
1,377
58
67
3
1
2
3,446
2
21
75
42
7
2
3
45
854
1
95
7
1
8
149
25
2
3
73
3
26
7
16
37
16
142
78
42
26
1
3
58
7
45
15
1
12
144
2
28
26
45
244
23
195
12
857
14
194
7
1
8
2
1
8
3
1
10
86
1,233
8
4
1,092
249
Oats
Hay and grass seeds:
1,221
Millet other than
Other field crops:
Soybeans for all
5,198
Peanuts for all purposes
Dry field and seed beans
Dry field and seed peas.
67
15
41
2,069
3,169
Sugarcane and/or
Sugar beets for sugar...
527
28
2,639
40
Vegetables :
62
Beans , snap (bush and
77
10,764
Blackeyes and other
106
7
22
Cantaloups, honeydews,
3
173
92
79
5,887
48
Cucumbers and pickles...
14,115
3,977
1,265
746
4
3
840
10
239
38
5,392
471
816
5,229
Turnips and turnip
1,711
338
Berries, tree fruits, nuts,
and grapes:
9,337
37
291
2
19
3
91
Citrus, kind not
Other berries, tree
fruits, nuts, and
Nursery, greenhouse, and
8
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
103
State Table 12.-FARMS REPORTING AND ACRES OF IRRIGATED CROPS BY ACRES IRRIGATED AND FREQUENCY
OF IRRIGATION, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
For ««ch 3j<« dnu
w* shown only fol
crop...
Ji lOOocmoi
-«n»i
ngnMd in 1957]
Total
Farms reporting try
number of acres irrigated
Farms rep
Drting an
d acres
irrigated by n
umber of
times
.rrigated
State and crop
Total
5
5-9
10-24
25-49
50-99
100
1 time
2 times
'«-
4 times
5 UmeT
Times not
reported
Farms
Farms
Farms
Farms
Farms
Farms
ing
Acres
ing
Acres
ing
Acres
ing
Acres
ing
Acres
ing
Acres
MAINE
109
5
2
1
1
1
1
90
2
7
1
2
1
10
Other field crops:
Vegetables:
115
139
219
191
19
36
18
19
12
27
7
11
5
2
3
2
3
6
3
1
1
3
1
1
3
8
1
1
15
56
1
14
6
9
5
3
59
32
74
49
8
15
10
10
27
44
125
32
1
1
3
12
1
14
1
1
7
18
2
1
1
Corn sweet
80
Berries, tree fruits, nuts,
and grapes:
1
1
Nursery, greenhouse, and
129
1
2
5
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Other field crops:
:_■>.
10
5
1
2
1
1
1
14
1
12
6
104
2
6
Vegetables:
107
13
8
1
2
2
7
2
4
45
3
5
3
3
51
2
1
4
n u ',
Hay and grass seeds:
as
5
1
2
1
1
5
219
Other field crops:
202
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
200
Vegetables:
Beans, snap (bush and
MASSACHUSETTS
Hay and grass seeds:
8
2
11
1
3
Other field crops:
1,158
14
2
1
3
5
214
6
927
3
17
1
2
1
1
4
Vegetables:
Beans, snap (bush and
233
295
235
932
153
100
231
134
290
950
64
51
24
116
44
33
2J
45
102
61
55
32
12
42
33
26
15
36
84
24
5
10
41
i
6
3
13
14
2
'
5
26
3
1
4
2
4
12
3
6
3
1
6
2
1
3
2
18
2
1
23
8
1
7
8
11
94
7
30
287
18
2
60
24
27
23
16
8
35
10
u
3
22
9
19
96
80
59
238
41
44
85
78
30
531
17
12
34
1
4
7
6
31
17
34
75
74
325
34
6
78
11
85
202
1
8
10
5
7
8
93
s:
20
23
12
15
96
1
6
8
5
7
6
1
i
31
9
1
27
72
37
28
15
7
115
100
7
9
5
1
13
6
Lettuce and romaine
12
15
Berries, tree fruits, nuts,
and grapes:
11,472
180
643
72
72
284
60
148
7
7
122
45
1
2
1
15
1
I
2
33
15
28
3
202
9
8
25
76
12
6
31
57
7
27
42
113
643
26
Strawberries
5
Nursery, greenhouse, and
92
CONNECTICUT
Hoy and grass seeds:
40
1
48
2
3
1
06
1
1
Other field crops:
1,196
26
5
9
6
2
s
2
1
15
10
213
218
11
10
983
449
1
1
Vegetables:
Beans, snap (bush and
120
103
134
249
164
436
18
18
6
37
25
11
9
15
26
6
6
1
5
7
5
2
3
2
5
3
8
l
3
1
5
1
2
1
7
64
33
68
55
65
6
5
9
15
5
26
22
169
69
62
173
1
3
1
5
10
8
34
15
74
.
132
3
12
29
22
15
1
1
1
3
1
1
3
2
4
Nursery, greenhouse, and
603
44
26 |
a
4
3
1 |
2
■J
•J
2
52
'
179
■■
164
10
102
20
624006 O -62 -9
104
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 12.-FARMS REPORTING AND ACRES OF IRRIGATED CROPS BY ACRES IRRIGATED AND FREQUENCY
OF IRRIGATION, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
[For each Sui* d*U «r« shown only for crops *
Farms reporting by number of i
Farms reporting and i
irrigated by number of times irrigated
State and crop
NEW YORX
Corn for all purposes...
Hay and grass seeds:
All hay cut ,
Pasture
Other field crops:
Dry field and seed beans
Irish potatoes
Vegetables :
Beans, snap (bush and
pole types )
Beets (table)
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Cantaloups arid
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Corn, sweet
Cucumbers and pickles —
Lettuce and ramaine
Onions
Peas, green
Peppers
Radishes
Spinach
Squash
Tomatoes
Mixed vegetables
Berries, tree fruits, nuts,
and grapes:
Strawberries
Apples
Peaches
Nursery, greenhouse, and
flower crops
Sod
NEW JERSEY
Corn for all purposes
Hay and grass seeds:
All hay cut
Pasture
Other field crops:
Irish potatoes
Sweetpotatoes
Vegetables :
Asparagus
Beans , green lima
Beans, snap (bush and
pole types )
Beets (table )
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cantaloups and
mus feme Ions
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cucumbers and picldes...
Eggplant
Endive and escarole
Lettuce and ramaine
Onions
Parsley
Peas, green
Peppers
Radishes
Spinach
Squash
Tomatoes
Mixed vegetables
Berries, tree fruits, nuts,
and grapes :
Blueberries
Cranberries
Strawberries
Apples
Peaches
Nursery, greenhouse, and
flower crops
1,739
4,366
1,807
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
105
State Table 12.-FARMS REPORTING AND ACRES OF IRRIGATED CROPS BY ACRES IRRIGATED AND FREQUENCY
OF IRRIGATION, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
[Far etch Sut» dau v« shown only for crops with 100 c
Farms reporting by number of
more term imgtted in 1957]
Farms reporting and ac
irrigated by number of
PENNSYLVANIA
Corn for all purposes
Hay and grass seeds:
All hay cut
Pasture
Other field crops:
Irish potatoes
Vegetables:
Cabbage
Corn, sweet
Cucumbers and pickles . . .
Tomatoes
Mixed vegetables
Berries, tree fruits, nuts,
and grapes:
Strawberries
Apples
Peaches
Nursery, greenhouse, and
flower crops
OHIO
Corn for all purposes
Hay and grass seeds:
All hay cut
Pasture
Other field crops:
Tobacco
Irish potatoes
Vegetables:
Beans, snap (bush and
pole types)
Cabbage
Celery
Corn, sweet
Lettuce and rcmaine
Peppers
Radishes
Tomatoes
Turnips and turnip
greens
Mixed vegetables
Berries, tree fruita, nuts,
and grapes:
Strawberries
Peaches
Nursery, greenhouse, and
flower crops
INDIANA
Corn for all purposes
Small grains harvested:
Hay and grass seeds:
All hay cut
Pasture
Other field crops:
Soybeans for all
purposes
Tobacco
Irish potatoes
Mint for oil
Vegetables:
Beans, snap (bush and
pole types)
Cabbage
Cantaloups and
Corn , sweet
Lettuce and romalne
Onions
Peppers
Radishes
Tomatoes
Turnips and turnip
greens
Mixed vegetables
Berries, tree fruits, nuts,
and grapes:
Strawberries
Apples
Nursery, greenhouse, and
flower crops
Faryns
106
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 12.-FARMS REPORTING AND ACRES OF IRRIGATED CROPS BY ACRES IRRIGATED AND FREQUENCY
OF IRRIGATION, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
[For e»eh State data are shown only for crops with 100 o
Farms reporting by number of
Farms reporting and
irrigated by number of times irrigated
State and crop
Farms
ILLINOIS
Corn for all purposes....
Hay and grass seeds:
All hay cut
Pasture
Other field crops:
Soybeans for all
purposes
Vegetables :
Baans, snap (bush and
pole types)
Horseradish
Tomatoes
Mixed vegetables
Berries, tree fruits, nut,
and grapes :
Strawberries
Apples
Nursery, greenhouse, and
flower crops
Sod
MICHIGAN
Corn for all purposes....
Hay and grass seeds :
All hay cut
Pas ture
Other field crops:
Dry field and seed beans
Irish potatoes
Sweetpotatoes
Mint for oil
Vegetables :
Beans, snap (bush and
pole types )
Cabbage
Cantaloups and
muskmelons
Carrots
Cauliflower
Corn, sweet
Cucumbers and pickles...
Lettuce and romaine
Onions
Peppers
Radishes
Spinach
Squash
Tomatoes
Mixed vegetables
Berries, tree fruits, nuts,
and grapes :
Blueberries
Raspberries
Strawberries
Apples
Peaches
Nursery, greenhouse, and
flower crops
Sod
WISCONSIN
Corn for all purposes
Hay and grass seeds :
All hay cut
Pasture
Other field crops:
Soybeans for all
purposes
Irish potatoes
Mint for oil
Vegetables:
Beans, snap (bush and
pole types )
Cucumbers and pickles...
Lettuce and romaine
Onions
Mixed vegetables
Berries, tree fruits, nuts,
and grapes :
Cranberries
Strawberries
Nursery, greenhouse, and
flower crops
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
107
State Table 12.-FARMS REPORTING AND ACRES OF IRRIGATED CROPS BY ACRES IRRIGATED AND FREQUENCY
OF IRRIGATION, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
Farms reporting by number of acr
Farms reporting and
irrigated by number of
State and crop
MINNESOTA
Corn for all purposes
Small grains harvested:
Oats
Wild rice
Hay and grass seeds:
All hay cut
Pasture
Other field crops:
Soybeans for all
purposes
Sugar beets for sugar...
Irish potatoes
Vegetables:
Cantaloups and
Carrots
Tomatoes
Mixed vegetables
Berries, tree fruits, nuts,
and grapes:
Strawberries
Nursery, greenhouse, and
flower crops
IOWA
Corn for all purposes
Hay and grass seeds:
All hay cut
Other field crops:
Soybeans for all
purposes
Sweetpotatoes
Vegetables :
Cantaloups and
muskmelons
Cucumbers and pickles . . .
Watermelons
Nursery, greenhouse, and
flower crops
MISSOURI
Corn for all purposes
Sorghums for all purposes
except sirup
Small grains harvested:
Rice
Hay and grass seeds:
All hay cut
Pasture
! crops:
Soybeans for all
purposes
Vegetables:
Beans, snap (bush and
pole types)
Cabbage
Parsnips
Spinach
Tomatoes
Turnips and turnip
Mixed vegetables
Berries, tree fruite, nuts,
and grapes:
Strawberri'-u
Apples
Peaches
Nursery, greenhouse, and
flower crops
107
1,366
7,286
199
3,172
1,043
1,501
108
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 12.-FARMS REPORTING AND ACRES OF IRRIGATED CROPS BY ACRES IRRIGATED AND FREQUENCY
OF IRRIGATION, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
[For each -»»re <iai« are shown only for crops with 100 or more acres irrigate*) in 1957]
Farms reporting by number of
Farms reporting and
rigated by number of
State and crop
Farms
DELAWARE
Corn for all purposes
Pas tur e
Other field crops:
Irish potatoes
Vegetables:
Beans, green lima
Beans, snap (bish and
pole types )
Cabbage
Cantaloups and
muskmelons
Cucumbers and pickles...
Peas, green
Tomatoes
Nursery, greenhouse, and
flower crops
MARYLAND
Corn for all purposes
Hay and grass seeds:
All hay out
Pasture
Other field crops:
Tobacco
Irish potatoes
Sweetpotatoes
Vegetables:
Beans, snap (bush and
pole types)
Cantaloups and
muskmelons
Cucumbers and pickles...
Peas , green
Peppers
Spinach
Tomatoes
Watermelons
Mixed vegetables
Berries, tree fruits, nuts,
and grapes:
Strawberries
Peaches
Nursery, greenhouse, and
flower crops
VIRGINIA
Corn for all purposes
Hay and grass seeds:
All hay cut
Pasture
Other field crops:
Tobacco
Irish potatoes
Vegetables:
Beans, snap (bush and
pole types )
Cabbage
Corn, sweet
Cucumbers and pickles...
Spinach
Tomatoes
Turnips and turnip
greens
Mixed vegetables
Berries, tree fruits, nuts,
and grapes:
Strawberries
Apples
Peaches
Nursery, greenhouse, and
flower crops
1,485
2,164
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
109
State Table 12.-FARMS REPORTING AND ACRES OF IRRIGATED CROPS BY ACRES IRRIGATED AND FREQUENCY
OF IRRIGATION, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
i For etch Suie d&U i
Farms reporting by number of i
Farms reporting and i
Irrigated by number of times irrigated
State and crop
WEST VIRGINIA
Vegetables :
NORTH CAROLINA
Corn for all purposes
Hay and grass seeds :
All hay cut
Pasture
Other field crops:
Cotton
Tobacco
Irish potatoes
Sweetpotatoes
Vegetables :
Beans, snap (bush and
pole types )
Cabbage
Celery
Corn, sweet
Cucumbers and pickles . . .
Peppers
Tomatoes
Mixed vegetables
Berries, tree fruits, nuts,
and grapes:
Blueberries
Apples
Peaches
Nursery, greenhouse, and
flower crops
SOUTH CAROLINA
Corn for all purposes
Hay and grass seeds:
All hay cut
Millet, other than
proao
Pasture
Other field crops:
Soybeans for all
purposes
Cotton
Tobacco
Irish potatoes
Sweetpotatoes
Vegetables :
Beans, snap (bush and
pole types }
Cabbage
Collards
Cucumbers and pickles...
Tomatoes
Turnips and turnip
greens
Mixed vegetables
Berries, tree fruits, nuts,
and grapes:
Peaches
Nursery, greenhouse, and
flower crops
GEORGIA
Corn for all purposes
Sorghums for all purposes
except sirup
Hay and grass seeds:
All hay cut
Pasture
Other field crops :
Soybeans for all
purposes
Peanuts for all purposes
Cotton
Tobacco
Sugarcane and/or
sorghume for sirup
Sweetpotatoes
Vegetables :
Beano, green lima
Beans, snap (bush and
pole types )
Cabbage
Cantaloups and
muskmelons
Collards
Corn, sweet
Lettuce and romalne
Tomatoes
Turnips and turnip
greens
Mixed vegetables
Berrlea, tree fruits, nuts,
and grapes:
Peaches
Nursery, greenhouse, and
flower crops
1,611
1,372
11,347
1,465
4,401
110
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
State Table 12.-FARMS REPORTING AND ACRES OF IRRIGATED CROPS BY ACRES IRRIGATED AND FREQUENCY
OF IRRIGATION, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
h State d«tk are shown only fix crops with 100 c
Farms reporting by number of
Farms reporting and
irrigated by number of times irrigated
State and crop
Farms
FLORIDA
Corn for all purposes
Sorghums for all purposes
except sirup
Hay and grass seeds:
All hay cut
Pasture
Other field crops:
Peanuts for all purposes
Dry field and seed peas.
Cotton
Tobacco
Sugarcane and/or sorghums
for sirup
Irish potatoes
Sweetpotatoes
Vegetables:
Beans, green lima
Beans, snap {bush and
pole types )
Blackeyes and other
green cowpeas
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cantaloups and
muskmelons
Carrots
Cauliflower
Collards
Corn, sweet
Cucumbers and pickles —
Eggplant
Endive and escarole
Lettuce and romaine
Okra
Onions
Peas, green
Peppers
Radishes
Spinach
Squash
Tomatoes
Turnips and turnip
greens
Watermelons
Mixed vegetables
Berries, tree fruits, nuts,
and grapes:
Strawberries
Avocados
Mangoes
Grapefruit
Oranges
Citrus, kind not
specified
Almonds
Nursery, greenhouse, and
flower c rops
Sod
KENTUCKY
Corn for all purposes
Hay and grass seeds :
All hay cut
Pasture
Other field crops:
Tobacco
Irish potatoes
Vegetables :
Beans, snap (bush and
pole types)
Tomatoes
Berries, tree fruits, nuts,
and grapes :
Strawberries
Nursery, greenhouse, and
flower crops
1,376
135,582
18,045
7,809
1,929
1,217
6,342
10,915
1,182
24,116
1,084
1,262
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
111
State Table 12.-FARMS REPORTING AND ACRES OF IRRIGATED CROPS BY ACRES IRRIGATED AND FREQUENCY
OF IRRIGATION, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
rt only for crops wiLh 10"! c
Farms reporting by number i
irrigated by nirnber of '
State and crop
TENNESSEE
Corn for all purposes
Small grains harvested:
Rice
Hay and grass seeds:
All hay cut
Pasture
Other field crops:
Soybeans for all
purposes
Vegetables :
Beans, snap (bush and
pole types)
Cabbage
Turnips and turnip
Mixed vegetable::
Berries, tree fruits, nuts,
and grapes:
Strawberries
Apples
Nursery , greenhouse , and
flower crops
ALABAMA
Corn for all purposes
Sorghums for all purposes
except sirup
Hay and grass seeds:
All hay cut
Pasture
Other field crops:
Cotton
Sugarcane and /or
sorghums for sirup
Irish potatoes
Sweetpotatoes
Vegetables:
Beans, snap (bush and
pole types)
Corn, cweet
Mixed vegetables
Berries, tree frui
ipes:
PeacheB
Nursery, greenhouse, and
flower crops
Sod
MISSISSIPPI
Corn for all purposes
Sorghums for all purposes
except sirup
Small grains harvested:
Rice
Pasture
Other field crops:
Soybeans for all
purposes
Dry field and seed beans
Cotton
Nursery, greenhouse, anc
flower crops
1,161
5,555
44,976
3,166
14,009
565
66,550
' . '"
490
25,244
1,963
75
2,94)
1,876
7,260
112
State Table 12.-FARMS
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
REPORTING AND ACRES OF IRRIGATED CROPS BY ACRES IRRIGATED AND FREQUENCY
OF IRRIGATION, BY STATES: 1960-Continued
"hown only for crops
Farms reporting by number of
Farms reporting and
igated by number of ■
State and crop
port-
Farms
ARKANSAS
Corn for all purposes
Sorghums for all purposes
except sirup
Small grains harvested:
Oats
Rye
Rice
Hay and grass seeds:
All hay cut
Lespedeza seed
Pasture
Other field crops:
Soybeans for all
purposes
Dry field and seed beans
Cotton
Tobacco
Sweetpotatoes
Vegetables :
Beans, snap {bush and
pole types )
Cucumbers and pickles...
Spinach
Turnips and turnip
greens
Mixed vegetables
Berries, tree fruits, nuts,
and grapes:
Strawberries
Peaches
Pecans
Nursery, greenhouse, and
263,004
1,390
166,690
1,831
5
2,354
2,326
1,669
4,046
125, 805
1,075
71,910
1,975
5,787
COUNTY TABLES
(113)
114
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
MAINE-NEW HAMPSHIRE
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960
(For definitions and explanations, see text)
MAINE
Farms reporting irrigation number
Land irrigated acres
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting
Springs and seepage farms reporting
Farm runoff farms reporting
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting
Drainage ditches farms reporting
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting
Irrigation or drainage organizations ... .farms reporting
Other sources farms reporting
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated A times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Field crops other than hay and seed crops. . .total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres,
Times irrigated not reported acres
(For definitions and explanations, see text)
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Farms reporting irrigation number
Land irrigated acres ,
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting
Springs and seepage farms reporting
Farm runoff farms reporting
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting
Drainage ditches farms reporting
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting,
Irrigation or drainage organisations. .. .farms reporting,
Other sources farms reporting,
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total acres .
Irrigated 1 time acres.
Irrigated 2 times acres .
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED— Continued
Vegetables total &i
Irrigated 1 time a<
Irrigated 2 times ac
Irrigated 4 time
Irrigated 5 or m
Times irrigated :
Irrigated 2 time
Irrigated 3 time
Irrigated 4 time
Irrigated 5 or m
Times irrigated
reported .
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total i
Irrigated 1 time i
Irrigated 2 times i
Irrigated 3 times
Irrigated 4 times i
Irrigated 5 or more times
Times irrigated not reported
Other crops total
Irrigated 1 time
Irrigated 2 times .
Irrigated 3 times
Irrigated 4 times
Irrigated 5 or more times :
Times irrigated not reported
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Irish potatoes farms reporting
farms reporting
farms reporting
farms reporting
farms reporting
Nursery, greenhouse, and flower crops. . .farms reporting
Lettuce and :
Blueberries .
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED— Continued
Field crops other than hay and seed crops. . .total at
Irrigated 1 time ai
Irrigated 2 times a«
Irrigated 3 times a*
Irrigated 4 times a>
Irrigated 5 or more times ai
Times irrigated not reported ai
Vegetables total a<
Irrigated 1 time a<
Irrigated 2 times a«
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated 4 times a1
Irrigated 5 or more times ai
Times irrigated not reported a
Berries and small fruits total a>
Irrigated 1 time a>
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times a>
Irrigated 4 times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a>
Times irrigated not reported &<
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total a<
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times a<
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated 4 times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a>
Times irrigated not reported a>
Other crops total a-
Irrigated 1 time a<
Irrigated 2 times ai
Irrigated 3 times a>
Irrigated 4 times ai
Irrigated 5 or more times a>
Times irrigated not reported a>
VERMONT-MASSACHUSETTS
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
115
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
(For deficit:
VERMONT
Farms reporting irrigation number
Land irrigated acres
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting
Springs and seepage farms reporting
Farm runoff farms reporting
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting
Drainage ditches farms reporting
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting
Irrigation or drainage organizations. .. -farms reporting
Other sources farms reporting
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total ac:
Irrigated 1 time ac;
Irrigated 2 times ac;
Irrigated 3 times ac:
Irrigated i times
Irrigated 5 or more times ac:
Times irrigated not reported ac;
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED— Continued
Field crops other than hay and seed crops. . .total a<
Irrigated 1 time at
Irrigated 2 times at
Irrigated 3 times ai
Irrigated U times at
Irrigated 5 or more times at
Times irrigated not reported ai
Vegetables total
Irrigated 1 time
Irrigated 2 times
Irrigated 3 times
Irrigated U times
Irrigated 5 or more times
Times irrigated not reported
Berries and small fruits total
Irrigated 1 time
Irrigated 2 times
Irrigated 3 times
Irrigated 4 times
Irrigated 5 or more times
Times irrigated not reported
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total
Irrigated 1 time
Irrigated 2 times
Irrigated 3 times
Irrigated 4 times
Irrigated 5 or more times
Times irrigated not reported
Other crops total
Irrigated 1 time
Irrigated 2 times
Irrigated 3 times
Irrigated 4 times
Irrigated 5 or more times
Times irrigated not reported
(For definitions and explanations.
MASSACHUSETTS
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
fel Is farms reporting
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting
Springs and seepage farms reporting
Farm runoff farms reporting
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting
Drainage ditches farms reporting
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting
Irrigation or drainage organizations. . ..farms reporting
Other sources farms reporting
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or mora times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Field crops other than hay and seed crops. . .total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated <V times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Vegetables total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times
Irrignted 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported
Berries and small f rui ts total at
Irrigated 1 time a<
Irrigated 2 times h<
Irrigated 3 times m
Irrigated U times ai
Irrigated 5 or more times Oi
Times irrigated not reported ai
295
1,215
116
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS massachusetts-rhode island
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
MASSACHUSETTS —Continued
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED — Continued
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total ai
Irrigated 1 time ai
Irrigated 2 times a<
Irrigated 3 times ai
Irrigated A times ai
Irrigated 5 or more times a<
Times irrigated not reported ai
Other crops total
Irrigated 1 time
Irrigated 2 times
Irrigated 3 times
Irrigated A times
Irrigated 5 or more times
Times irrigated not reported
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Irish potatoes farms reporting
Tobacco farms reporting
farms reporting
farms reporting
Cranberries farms reporting
Nursery, greenhouse, and flower crops. . .farms reporting
(For definitions and explanations, see text)
RHODE ISLAND
Farms reporting irrigation number.
Land irrigated acres.
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting.
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting.
Springs and seepage farms reporting .
Farm runoff farms reporting.
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting .
Drainage ditches farms reporting.
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting.
Irrigation or drainage organizations. .. .farms reporting.
Other sources farms reporting.
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total acres.
Irrigated 1 time acres.
Irrigated 2 times acres.
Irrigated 3 times acres .
Irrigated A times acres .
Irrigated 5 or more times acres.
Times irrigated not reported acres.
(For definitions and explanations,
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED— Continued
Field crops other than hay and seed crops. . .total a
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated A times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a
Vegetables total a
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 tiroes a
Irrigated A times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a
Berries and small fruits total a
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times a.
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated A times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total a
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times a>
Irrigated A times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a<
Other crops total a
Irrigated 1 time bj
Irrigated 2 times a<
Irrigated 3 times ai
Irrigated A times &
Irrigated 5 or more times ai
Times irrigated not reported a<
CONNECTICUT
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
117
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
(For deft
text)
CONNECTICUT
Farms reporting Irrigation number
Land irrigated acres
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting
Springs and seepage farms reporting
Farm runoff farms reporting
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting
Drainage ditches farms reporting
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting
Irrigation or drainage organizations . . . .farms reporting
Other sources farms reporting
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Field crops other than hay and seed crops ... total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
1,457
359
1,098
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED— Continued
Vegetables total a<
Irrigated 1 time a<
Irrigated 2 times a<
Irrigated 3 times a<
Irrigated 4 times ai
Irrigated 5 or more times ai
Times irrigated not reported a<
Berries and small fruits total
Irrigated 1 time
Irrigated 2 times
Irrigated 3 times
Irrigated 4 times
Irrigated 5 or more times
Times irrigated not reported
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total i
Irrigated 1 time
Irrigated 2 times
Irrigated 3 times
Irrigated 4 times
Irrigated 5 or more times
Tines irrigated not reported
Other crops total a<
Irrigated 1 time ar
Irrigated 2 times ac
Irrigated 3 times ac
Irrigated 4 times at
Irrigated 5 or more times a<
Times irrigated not reported a<
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Irish potatoes farms reporting -
Tobacco farms reporting.
Carrots farms reporting.
Corn, sweet farms reporting.
Tomatoes farms reporting .
Nursery, greenhouse, and flower crops .. .farms reporting.
118
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
NEW YORK
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
(For definitions and explanations, see text)
NEW YORK
Farms reporting irrigation number .
Land irrigated acres .
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting .
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting .
Springs and seepage farms reporting.
Farm runoff farms reporting.
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting -
Drainage ditches farms reporting .
Munic ipal water supply systems farms reporting .
Irrigation or drainage organisations farms reporting.
Other sources ". farms reporting .
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total a(
Irrigated 1 time ai
Irrigated 2 times ai
Irrigated 3 times a<
Irrigated 4 times a<
Irrigated 5 or more times ai
Times irrigated not reported a<
Field crops other than hay and seed crops . . . .total a<
Irrigated 1 time a<
Irrigated 2 times ai
Irrigated 3 times a<
Irrigated 4 times a<
Irrigated 5 or more times &<
Times irrigated not reported ai
Vegetables total a<
Irrigated 1 time a>
Irrigated 2 times ai
Irrigated 3 times a-
Irrigated 4 times a<
Irrigated 5 or more times ai
Times irrigated not reported a<
Berries and small fruits total &<
Irrigated 1 time ai
Irrigated 2 times a<
Irrigated 3 times ai
Irrigated 4 times a>
Irrigated 5 or more times ai
Times Irrigated not reported a-
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total a.
Irrigated 1 time ai
Irrigated 2 times a.
Irrigated 3 times a>
Irrigated 4 times a<
Irrigated 5 or more times a>
Times irrigated not reported a>
Other crops total a1
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated 4 times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a>
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Irish potatoes farms reporting .
Beans , snap farms report!
Cauliflower farms reporting.
Corn, sweet farms reporting.
Tomatoes farms reporting .
Nursery, greenhouse, and flower crops. .. .farms reporting.
27,666
7,718
13,134
5,304
18,402
4,195
5,093
5,525
1,873
618
276
2,783
164
2,102
256
2,474
237
1,624
1,342
46
1,211
NEW JERSEY
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
119
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
[Far defini
and expla
NEW JERSEY
Farms reporting irrigation number
Land irrigated acres
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting
Springs and seepage farms reporting
Farm runoff farms reporting
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting
Drainage ditches farms reporting
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting
Irrigation or drainage organizations farms reporting
Other sources farms reporting
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Field crops other than hay and seed crops. total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Vegetables total acres
Irrigated 1 time a<
Irrigated 2 times m
Irrigated 3 times ai
Irrigated 4 times bi
Irrigated 5 or more times m
Times irrigated not reported m
Berries and small fruits total a<
Irrigated 1 time u
Irrigated 2 times ft.
Irrigated 3 times u<
Irrigated 4 times k
Irrigated 5 or more times ui
Times irrigated not reported «<
Tree fruits , nuts , and grapes total acres
Irrigated 1 time acre3
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times
Tinea irrigated not reported acres
Other crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 tinea acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Irish potatoes farms reporting
Beans , snap farms reporting
Corn, sweet farms reporting
Tomatoes farms reporting
Cranberries farms reporting
Nursery, greenhouse, and flower crops ... .farms reporting
15,124
2,025
3,943
6,246
1,929
942
39
41,385
8,483
14,153
9,514
4,764
3,861
610
270
12,530
276
6,661
229
6,412
547
7,413
91
4,366
306
3,649
17,259
3,622
652
6,590
1,181
2,291
1,110
1,673
261
1,216
407
2,903
1,013
624006 O - 62 ■
120
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
PENNSYLVANIA
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
(For definitions and explanations, see text)
PENNSYLVANIA
Farms reporting irrigation number
Land irrigated acres
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting
Springs and seepage farms reporting
Farm runoff farms reporting
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting
Drainage ditches farms reporting
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting
Irrigation or drainage organizations farms reporting
Other sources farms reporting
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Field crops other than hay and seed crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Vegetables total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated <4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Berries and small fruits total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated -i times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Tree fruits , nuts , and grapes total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 ti mes acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Other crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated U times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
All hay cut farms reporting
Irish potatoes farms reporting
Pasture farms reporting
Corn, sweet .farms reporting
Tomatoes farms reporting
Nursery, greenhouse, and flower crops farms reporting
OHIO-INDIANA
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
121
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
text)
OHIO
Farms reporting irrigation number
Land irrigated acres
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting
Springs end seepage farms reporting
Farm runoff farms reporting
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting
Drainage ditches farms reporting
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting
Irrigation or drainage organizations. .. .farms reporting
Other sources farms reporting
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Field crops other than hay and seed crops. . .total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED— Continued
Vegetables total ai
Irrigated 1 time ai
Irrigated 2 times &•
Irrigated 3 times a-
Irrigated 4 times ai
Irrigated 5 or more times ai
Times irrigated not reported ai
Berries and small fruits total i
Irrigated 1 time i
Irrigated 2 times
Irrigated 3 times i
Irrigated 4 times i
Irrigated 5 or more times
Times irrigated not reported i
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total i
Irrigated 1 time
Irrigated 2 times
Irrigated 3 times i
Irrigated 4 times
Irrigated 5 or more times
Times irrigated not reported
Other crops total i
Irrigated 1 time
Irrigated 2 times
Irrigated 3 times
Irrigated 4 times
Irrigated 5 or more times
Times irrigated not reported
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting
Irish potatoes farms reporting
Cabbage farms reporting
Corn, sweet farms reporting
Strawberries farms reporting
Nursery, greenhouse, and flower crops ... farms reporting
Item
(For definitions and explanations, see text)
INDIANA
Farms reporting irrigation number
Land irrigated acres
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Welle farms reporting
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting
Springs and seepage farms reporting
Farm runoff farms reporting
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting
Drainage ditches farms reporting
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting
Irrigation or drainage organizations farms reporting
Other sources farms reporting
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acre3
Field crops other than hay and seed crops. . .total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED— Continued
Vegetables total a<
Irrigated 1 time ai
Irrigated 2 times a<
Irrigated 3 times a<
Irrigated 4 times a<
Irrigated b or more times a<
Times irrigated not reported a<
Berries and small fruits total i
Irrigated 1 time i
Irrigated 2 times i
Irrigated 3 times i
Irrigated 4 times i
Irrigated 5 or more times i
Times irrigated not reported i
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total i
Irrigated 1 time i
Irrigated 2 times i
Irrigated 3 times i
Irrigated 4 times i
Irrigated 5 or more times i
Times Irrigated not reported i
Other crops total i
Irrigated 1 time i
Irrigated 2 times
Irrigated 3 times i
Irrigated 4 times i
Irrigated 5 or more times i
Times 1 rr igated not reported i
9,291
3,027
2,650
318
3,174
1,069
1,195
1,271
8X1
977
800
24
10
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting
All hay cut farms reporting
Irish potatoes farms reporting
Mint for oil farms reporting
Onions farms reporting
Tomatoes farms reporting
122
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
ILLINOIS-MICHIGAN
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
(For definitions and explanati
text)
(For definitions and explanations,
ILLINOIS
Farms reporting irrigation number
land irrigated ac res
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting
Springs and seepage farms reporting
Farm runoff farms reporting
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting
Drainage ditches farms reporting
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting
Irrigation or drainage organizations farms reporting
Other sources farms reporting
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
y and seed crops total a:
Irrigated 1 time a;
Irrigated 2 times a<
Irrigated 3 times at
Irrigated 4 times a;
Irrigated 5 or more times a<
Times irrigated not reported at
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED— Continued
Field crops other than hay and seed crops. .. .total ai
Irrigated 1 time ai
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times ai
Irrigated 4 times a<
Irrigated 5 or more times ai
Times Irrigated not reported ai
Vegetables total i
Irrigated 1 time i
Irrigated 2 times i
Irrigated 3 times i
Irrigated 4 times
Irrigated 5 or more times
irrigated not reported i
Berries and small fruits total
Irrigated 1 time
Irrigated 2 times
Irrigated 3 times
Irrigated 4 times
Irrigated 5 or more times
Times irrigated not reported
Tree fruits , nuts , and grapes
Irrigated 1 time ;
Irrigated 2 times i
Irrigated 3 times i
Irrigated K times i
Irrigated 5 or more times i
Times irrigated not reported i
Other crops total i
Irrigated 1 time i
Irrigated 2 times i
Irrigated 3 times i
Irrigated 4 times i
Irrigated 5 or more times
Times irrigated not reported i
MICHIGAN
Farms reporting irrigation number
Land irrigated acres
ACRES IRRIGATED 3Y SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting
Natural streams ani rivers farms reporting
Springs and seepage farm
Farm runoff farms reporting
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting
Drainage ditches farms reporting
Municipal water supply systems Can -
Irrigation or drainage organizations farms reporting
Other sources
.. . . ■■ ace
Hay and seed crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
I ? times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
»d 5 or more times ac res
Times irrigated not reported acres
r.an hay and seed crops. .. .total acres
Irrigated _ time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
: 5 or more times acres
Tice^ irrigate.! not reported acres
Vegetables total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
acres
Irrigated - times - acres
rrigated not reported acres
Berries and small fruits total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
acres
acres
acre
acres
a:.re;
8,109
2,373
1,059
937
84
10,090
3,038
2,565
MICHIGAN-WISCONSIN
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
123
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
MICHIGAN— Continued
CROPS IRRIGATED 3Y NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED— Continued
Tree fruits , nuts , and grapes total a<
Irrigated 1 time a;
Irrigated 2 times a;
Irrigated <V times at
Irrigated 5 or more times a<
Times irrigated not reported ar
Other crops
Irrigated 1 time i
Irrigated 2 times
Irrigated 3 times
Irrigated 4 times i
Irrigated 5 or more times i
Times irrigated not reported
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Irish potatoes farms reporting
Cucumbers and pickles farms reporting
Tomatoes farms reporting
Strawberries farms report Lng
Blueberries farms reporting
Nursery, greenhouse, and flower crops. .. .farms reporting
WISCONSIN
Farms reporting Irrigation number
Land irrigated acres
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting
Springe and seepage farms reporting
Farm runoff f arm3 reporting
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting
Drainage ditcher; farms reporting
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting
Irrigation or drainage organizations farms reporting
Other sources farms reporting
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Field crops other than hay and seed crop3. .. .total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times Irrigated not reported acres
Vegetables total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated A times acres
Irrigated 5 or more time:; acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Berries and small fruits total acres
Irrigated I time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times
Times irrigated not reported acres
L4,107
2,493
1,187
97
1,828
1,105
3,590
1,291
6,063
8,644
1
1,857
2,339
2,272
124
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
WISCONSIN-MINNESOTA
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
(For definitions and explanations,
WISCONSIN— Continued
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED— Continued
Other crops total ac
Irrigated 1 time
Irrigated 2 times
Irrigated 3 times
Irrigated 4 times
Irrigated 5 or more times....
Times irrigated not reported.
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting
Irish potatoes farms reporting
Beans, snap farms reporting
Cucumbers and pickles farms reporting
Strawberries farms reporting
Cranberries farms reporting
28
934.
152
12,718
50
4,932
50
2,167
100
507
2,072
29
1,259
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting.
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting.
Springs and seepage farms reporting -
Farm runoff farms reporting -
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting .
Drainage ditches farms reporting -
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting.
Irrigation or drainage organizations. .. .farms reporting.
Other sources farms reporting.
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total acres .
Irrigated 1 time acres .
Irrigated 2 times acres .
Irrigated 3 times acres .
Irrigated 4 times acres .
Irrigated 5 or more times acres .
Times irrigated not reported acres .
Field crops other than hay and seed crops. . .total :
Irrigated 1 time
Irrigated 2 times
Irrigated 3 times
Irrigated 4 times i
Irrigated 5 or more times
Times irrigated not reported
6,567
81
3,477
7,722
1,378
1,079
1,498
1,907
1,712
148
3,426
21
1,098
(For definitions and explanations, see text)
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED— Continued
Vegetables total ac
Irrigated 1 time a<
Irrigated 2 times ai
Irrigated 3 times a*
Irrigated 4 times a<
Irrigated 5 or more times at
Times irrigated not reported a<
Berries and small fruits total a<
Irrigated 1 time ai
Irrigated 2 times a<
Irrigated 3 times a<
Irrigated 4 times a<
Irrigated 5 or more times a<
Times irrigated not reported a<
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total at
Irrigated 1 time a<
Irrigated 2 times at
Irrigated 3 times a<
Irrigated 4 times a(
Irrigated 5 or more times at
Times irrigated not reported ac
Other crops total ac
Irrigated 1 time at
Irrigated 2 times ac
Irrigated 3 times ac
Irrigated 4 times ac
Irrigated 5 or more times ac
Times irrigated not reported at
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting .
All hay cut farms reporting .
Pasture farms reporting .
Irish potatoes farms reporting.
Corn, sweet farms reporting.
Nursery, greenhouse, and flower crops .. .farms reporting.
IOWA
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
125
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING. ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
(For definitions and explanations, see text)
Pottawattamie
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting
.farms reporting
Springs and seepage farms reporting
Farm runoff farms reporting
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting
Drainage ditches farms reporting
.farms reporting
■ drainage organizations farms reporting
-farms reporting
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total ac:
Irrigated 1 time ac :
Irrigated 2 times aci
Irrigated 3 times acres.
Irrigated 4 times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a<
Times irrigated not reported acres.
Field crops other than hay and seed crops... .total acres.
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times acres .
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated 4 times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a
Vegetables total at
Irrigated I time it
Irrigated 2 times ai
Irrigated 3 tines u
Irrigated 4 times ai
Irrigated 5 or more times a:
Times irrigated not reported a<
Berries and email fruits total a<
Irrigated 1 time su
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times a<
Irrigated 4 times a'
Irrigated 5 or more times m
Times Irrigated not reported a<
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total a<
Irrigated 1 time ai
Irrigated 2 times a<
Irrigated 3 times ai
Irrigated 4 times at
Irrigated 5 or more times a<
Times irrigated not reported at
Other crops total ai
Irrigated 1 time a<
Irrigated 2 times m
Irrigated 3 times a;
Irrigated 4 times a<
Irrigated 5 or more times a<
Times irrigated not reported a<
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting.
Soybeans farms reporting. . .
Sweetpotatoes farms reporting . . .
Cantaloups and muskmelons farms reporting...
Watermelons farms reporting. . .
Nursery, greenhouse, and flower crops. .. .farms reporting...
10,552
54
1,895
126
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
MISSOURI
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Natural streams
.farms reporting,
.farms reporting.
Springs and seepage farms reporting .
Farm runoff farms reporting.
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting.
Drainage di tches farms reporting .
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting.
Irrigation or drainage organizations farms reporting.
Other sources farms reporting.
17,631
79
3,101
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total ac:
Irrigated 1 time ac:
Irrigated 2 times ac:
Irrigated 3 times ac:
Irrigated 4 times ac:
Irrigated 5 or more times ac :
Times irrigated not reported ac:
Field crops other than hay and seed crops.. . .total ac:
Irrigated 1 time ac :
Irrigated 2 times ac:
Irrigated 3 times ac :
Irrigated 4 times ac:
Irrigated 5 or more times ac :
Times irrigated not reported ac:
Vegetables total ac:
Irrigated 1 time ac:
Irrigated 2 times ac:
Irrigated 3 times ac:
Irrigated 4 times ac :
Irrigated 5 or more times ac :
Times irrigated not reported ac :
Berries and small fruits total aci
Irrigated 1 time ac :
Irrigated 2 times ac :
Irrigated 3 times ac:
Irrigated 4 times ac :
Irrigated 5 or more times ac:
Times irrigated not reported ac:
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total aci
Irrigated 1 time ic r
Irrigated 2 times act
Irrigated 3 times ac i
Irrigated 4 times aci
Irrigated 5 or more times aci
Times irrigated not reported aci
Other crops total aci
Irrigated 1 time aci
Irrigated 2 times ac i
Irrigated 3 times ac i
Irrigated 4 times ac i
Irrigated 5 or more times aci
Times irrigated not reported aci
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting .
16,344
4,733
5,662
1.601
Rice farms reporting .
Soybeans farms reporting.
All hay cut farms reporting.
Pasture farms reporting.
Cotton farms reporting.
3,172
40
1,995
DELAWARE-MARYLAND
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
127
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
(For definitions and explanations, see text)
DELAWARE
Farms reporting irrigation number
Land irrigated acres
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting
Springs and seepage farms reporting
Farm runoff farms reporting
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting
Drainage ditches farms reporting
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting
Irrigation or drainage organizations farms reporting
Other sources farms reporting
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times Irrigated not reported acres
Field crops other than hay and seed crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Vegetables total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 timea acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Berries and small frul ts total acreB
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times Irrigated not reported acres
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Other crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Irish potatoes farms reporting
Beans, green lima farms reporting
Beans , snap farms reporting
Corn, sweet farms reporting
Peas, green farms reporting
Tomatoes farms reporting
Item
(For definitions and explanations, see text)
MARYLAND
Farms reporting irrigation number.
Land irrigated acres.
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting .
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting.
Springs and seepage farms reporting .
Farm runoff farms report! ng .
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting.
Drainage ditches farms reporting.
5,113
1,670
2,012
1,427
4,178
1,814
1,701
4,063
1,110
1,522
1,427
2,253
911
1,125
128
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
MARYLAND-VIRGINIA
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
(For def initio
MARYLAND— C ont inued
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER— Continued
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting.
Irrigation or drainage organizations farms reporting.
Other sources farms reporting .
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total to
Irrigated 1 time a>
Irrigated 2 times a>
Irrigated 3 times to
Irrigated 4 times a>
Irrigated 5 or more times a«
Times irrigated not reported a>
Field crops other than hay and seed crops. .. .total a<
Irrigated 1 time to
Irrigated 2 times to
Irrigated 3 times ai
Irrigated 4 times a<
Irrigated 5 or more times a>
Times irrigated not reported a>
Vegetables total to
Irrigated 1 time to
Irrigated 2 times to
Irrigated 3 times a.
Irrigated 4 times a>
Irrigated 5 or more times a<
Times irrigated not reported w
Berries and small f rui ts total to
Irrigated 1 time a>
Irrigated 2 times a>
Irrigated 3 times to
Irrigated A times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total a>
Irrigated 1 time a1
Irrigated 2 times a>
Irrigated 3 times a.
Irrigated 4 times a>
Irrigated 5 or more times to
Times irrigated not reported a
Other crops total a
Irrigated 1 time to
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated 4 times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Tobacco farms reporting.
Beans, snap farms reporting.
Corn, sweet farms reporting.
Cucumbers and pickles farms reporting .
Peas, green farms reporting.
Tomatoes farms reporting.
5,635
1,325
2,193
1,472
(For definitions and explanations, see text)
VIRGINIA
Farms reporting irrigation number.
Land irrigated acres.
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting .
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting.
Springs and seepage farms reporting.
Farm runoff farms reporting.
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting.
Drainage ditches farms reporting .
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting.
Irrigation or drainage organisations farms reporting.
Other sources farms reporting .
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total acres .
Irrigated 1 time acres.
Irrigated 2 times acres.
Irrigated 3 times acres.
Irrigated 4 times acres.
Irrigated 5 or more times acres.
Times irrigated not reported acres .
Pittsylvania Princess Anne
48
43?
611
11,096
429
5,045
606
6,856
241
2,668
20
371
11
1,414
22
1,263
VIRGINIA-WEST VIRGINIA
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
129
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
Brunswick
Princess Anne
VIRGI NIA— Cant inued
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED— Continued
Field crops other than hay and seed crops. .. .total a
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated 4 times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a
Vegetables total a
Irrigated 1 ti^e a
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated 4 times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a
Berries and small fruits , total i
Irrigated 1 time
Irrigated 2 times i
Irrigated 3 times i
Irrigated 4 times i
Irrigated 5 or more times i
Times irrigated not reported
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total i
Irrigated 1 time
Irrigated 2 times i
Irrigated 3 times i
Irrigated 4 times
Irrigated 5 or more times i
Times irrigated not reported
Other crops total i
Irrigated 1 time i
Irrigated 2 times
Irrigated 3 times
Irrigated 4 times
Irrigated 5 or more times i
Tines irrigated not reported i
:-
2,311
4,225
5,049
1,666
760
498
1,807
2,346
1,130
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting
All hay cut faros reporting
Pasture faros reporting
Irish potatoes farms reporting
Tobacco farms reporting
Tomatoes faros reporting
2,856
1,258
9,610
text)
WEST VIRGINIA
Farms reporting irrigation number
Land irrigated acres
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting
Natural streams and rivers faros reporting
Springs and seepage farms reporting
Farm runoff farms reporting
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting
Drainage ditches farms reporting
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting
Irrigation or drainage organizations. .. .farms reporting
Other sources farms reporting
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total a
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated 4 times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a<
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED— Continued
Field crops other than hay and seed crops. . .total a>
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated 4 times a
Irrigated 5 or more time;; a
Times irrigated not reported e
Vegetables total a
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated 4 times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a
Berries and small fruits total
Irrigated 1 time
Irrigated 2 times
I h ted 3 times
Irrigated 4 times
Irrigated 5 or more times
Times Irrigated not reported
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total i
Irrigated 1 time
Irrigated 2 times
Irrigated 3 times
Irrigated 4 times
Irrigated 5 or more times
Times irrigated not reported i
Other crops total i
Irrigated 1 time
Irrigated 2 times i
Irrigated 3 times i
Irrigated 4 times i
Irrigated 5 or mare time:; i
Times irrigated not reported i
130
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
NORTH CAROLINA
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
(For definitions and explanations, see text)
NORTH CAROLINA
Farms reporting irrigation number .
Land irrigated acres -
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting .
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting .
Springs and seepage farms reporting .
Farm runoff farms reporting .
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting .
Drainage ditches farms reporting.
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting.
Irrigation or drainage organizations farms reporting.
Other sources farms reporting.
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total ac
Irrigated 1 time at
Irrigated 2 times at
Irrigated 3 times at
Irrigated 4 times at
Irrigated 5 or more times at
Times irrigated not reported at
Field crops other than hay and seed crops ... .total at
Irrigated 1 time at
Irrigated 2 times at
Irrigated 3 times ac
Irrigated 4 times at
Irrigated 5 or more times a<
Times irrigated not reported at
Vegetables total at
Irrigated 1 time at
Irrigated 2 times at
Irrigated 3 times at
Irrigated 4 times at
Irrigated 5 or more times at
Times irrigated not reported a>
Berries and small fruits total at
Irrigated 1 time at
Irrigated 2 times at
Irrigated 3 times at
Irrigated 4 times at
Irrigated 5 or more times at
Times irrigated not reported at
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total at
Irrigated 1 time at
Irrigated 2 times at
Irrigated 3 times at
Irrigated 4 times at
Irrigated 5 or more times at
Times irrigated not reported at
Other crops total at
Irrigated 1 time at
Irrigated 2 times at
Irrigated 3 times at
Irrigated 4 times at
Irrigated 5 or more times at
Times irrigated not reported ac
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting .
All hay cut farms reporting.
Pasture farms reporting.
Irish potatoes farms reporting .
Tobacco farms reporting -
Nursery, greenhouse, and flower crops ... .farms reporting.
49,885
5,599
15,059
18, 147
5,783
3,248
2,049
2,854
1,709
117
1,227
NORTH CAROLINA
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
131
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
(For definitions and explanations, see text)
NORTH CAROLINA
Farms reporting irrigation number
Land irrigated acres
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting
Springs and seepage farms reporting
Farm runoff farms reporting
Natural lakes and ponds .farms reporting
Drainage ditches farms reporting
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting
Irrigation or drainage organizations farms reporting
Other sources farms reporting
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Field crops other than hay and seed crops . . . .total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Vegetables total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times Irrigated not reported acres
Berries and small fruits total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated A times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Time3 irrigated not reported acres
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated A times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Other crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated A times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting
All hay cut , farms reporting
Pasture farms reporting
Irish potatoes farms reporting
Tobacco farms reporting
Nursery, greenhouse, and flo
.farms reporting.
132
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
NORTH CAROLINA
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
(For definitions and explanations, see text)
NORTH CAROLINA
Farms reporting irrigation number .
Land irrigated acres .
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting .
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting .
Springs and seepage farms reporting.
Farm runoff farms reporting .
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting.
Drainage ditches farms reporting .
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting.
Irrigation or drainage organizations farms reporting.
Other sources farms reporting.
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total ac
Irrigated 1 time ac
Irrigated 2 times a<
Irrigated 3 times ac
Irrigated 4 times ai
Irrigated 5 or more times a'
Times irrigated not reported at
Field crops other than hay and seed crops. .. .total ai
Irrigated 1 time ai
Irrigated 2 times a<
Irrigated 3 times ai
Irrigated 4 times a<
Irrigated 5 or more times a<
Times irrigated not reported ai
Vegetables total a<
Irrigated 1 time ai
Irrigated 2 times a<
Irrigated 3 times at
Irrigated 4 times a<
Irrigated 5 or more tiroes ai
Times irrigated not reported at
Berries and small fruits total ai
Irrigated 1 time ai
Irrigated 2 times a<
Irrigated 3 times a.
Irrigated 4 times a<
Irrigated 5 or more times ai
Times irrigated not reported ai
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total ai
Irrigated 1 time a<
Irrigated 2 times a<
Irrigated 3 times a<
Irrigated 4 times a<
Irrigated 5 or more times a<
Times irrigated not reported at
Other crops total a<
Irrigated 1 time at
Irrigated 2 times at
Irrigated 3 times &(
Irrigated 4 times at
Irrigated 5 or more times a<
Times irrigated not reported a<
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting .
All hay cut farms reporting .
Pasture farms reporting.
Irish potatoes farms reporting.
Tobacco farms reporting .
Nursery, greenhouse, and flower crops. .. .farms reporting.
1,347
133
1,184
SOUTH CAROLINA
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
133
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
(For definitions and explanations, see text)
SOUTH CAROLINA
Farms reporting irrigation number
Land irrigated acres
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting
Springs and seepage farms reporting
Farm runoff farms reporting
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting
Drainage ditches farms reporting
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting
Irrigation or drainage organizations farms reporting
Other sources farms reporting
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Field crops other than hay and seed crops. .. .total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times Irrigated not reported acres
Vegetables total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Berries and small fruits total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 tines acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times Irrigated not reported acres
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Other crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting
Pasture farms reporting
Tobacco farms reporting
Cotton farms reporting
Tomatoes farms reporting
Peaches farms reporting
107
2,697
242
4,740
491
6,896
263
3,389
155
3,500
36
543
B,96<
1,863
3,495
2,384
6,708
3,747
1,950
2,344
718
5,525
134
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
GEORGIA
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
(For definitions and explanations, see text)
GEORGIA
Farms reporting irrigation number.
Land irrigated acres.
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting.
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting.
Springs and seepage farms reporting.
Farm runoff farms reporting .
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting.
Drainage ditches farms reporting.
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting.
Irrigation or drainage organizations farms reporting.
Other sources farms reporting.
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total at
Irrigated 1 time ai
Irrigated 2 times at
Irrigated 3 times at
Irrigated 4 times at
Irrigated 5 or more times acres.
Times irrigated not reported at
Field crops other than hay and seed crops. .. .total at
Irrigated 1 time at
Irrigated 2 times at
Irrigated 3 times at
Irrigated 4 times at
Irrigated 5 or more times at
Times irrigated not reported at
Vegetables total at
Irrigated 1 time ai
Irrigated 2 times at
Irrigated 3 times ai
Irrigated 4 times at
Irrigated 5 or more times ai
Times irrigated not reported ai
Berries and small fruits total a>
Irrigated 1 time ai
Irrigated 2 times ai
Irrigated 3 times ai
Irrigated 4 times at
Irrigated 5 or more times a<
Times irrigated not reported ai
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total ai
Irrigated 1 time ai
Irrigated 2 times &•
Irrigated 3 times ai
Irrigated 4 times ai
I rrigated 5 or more times &•
Times irrigated not reported a
Other crops total at
Irrigated 1 time at
Irrigated 2 times at
Irrigated 3 times at
Irrigated 4 times at
Irrigated 5 or more times at
Times irrigated not reported at
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting.
Peanuts farms reporting.
Pasture farms reporti ng .
Tobacco farms reporting.
Cotton farms reporting.
Nursery, greenhouse, and flower crops. .. .farms reporting.
18,464
2,635
4,936
5,632
2,386
2,300
545
1,562
1,121
1,172
2,766
72
1,611
1,372
77
4,401
FLORIDA
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
135
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
Item
(For definitions and explanations, see text)
FLORIDA
Farms reporting irrigation .number
Land irrigated acres
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting
Springs and seepage farms reporting
Farm runoff farms reporting
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting
Drainage ditches farms reporting
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting
Irrigation or drainage organizations farms reporting
Other sources farms reporting
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times Irrigated not reported acres
Field crops other than hay and seed crops... .total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Vegetables total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Berries and small fruits total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acrea
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times Irrigated not reported acres
Other crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Pasture farms reporting
Irish potatoes farms reporting
Beans, snap farms reporting
Com, sweet farms reporting
Tomatoes farms reporting
Nursery, greenhouse, and flower crops .... farms reporting.
13,377
7,626
3,505
7,526
4,912
133,508
5,123
9,501
13,305
9,490
31,961
64,123
354
35
106,256
25,829
27,471
15,356
8,959
24,226
4,417
150,616
15,278
9,220
7,445
9,771
64,320
44,582
128
15,235
184
22,099
60
18,045
268
24,557
623
12,745
1,699
1,230
. ,623
1,230
2,196
2,324
7,726
2,844
1,538
136
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
FLORIDA
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
(For definitions and explanations, see text)
FLORIDA
Farms reporting irrigation number.
Land irrigated acres .
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting.
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting.
Springs and seepage farms reporting.
Farm runoff farms reporting .
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting .
Drainage ditches farms reporting*
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting.
Irrigation or drainage organizations farms reporting.
Other sources farms n
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total a<
Irrigated 1 time a<
Irrigated 2 times a*
Irrigated 3 times a<
Irrigated 4 times ai
Irrigated 5 or more times ai
Times irrigated not reported a
Field crops other than hay and seed crops. .. .total a
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated i times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a
Vegetables total a
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated 4 times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a
Berries and small fruits total a
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated 4 times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total a
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated 4 times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a
Other crops total a
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated 4 times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported ai
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Pasture farms reporting .
Irish potatoes farms reporting .
Beans, snap farms reporting.
Corn, sweet farms reporting .
Tomatoes farms reporting.
Nursery, greenhouse, and flower crops .... farms reporting.
3,351
1,359
11,558
24
1,890
18,704
1,221
3,087
1,581
1,901
9,695
1,219
10,369
FLORIDA
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
137
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED. AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
Pasco Pinellas
7l:h::a
Farms reporting irrigation number
Land irrigated acres
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting
farms reporting
Springs and seepage farms reporting
Farm runoff farms reporting
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting
Drainage ditches farms reporting
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting
Irrigation or drainage organisations farms reporting
Other sources farms reporting
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acre3
Irrigated 2 times acres
3 tiroes acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
i 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Field crops other than hay and seed crops.. . .total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
acrea
Irrigated 3 times
Irrigated 4 times acn-n
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Vegetables total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acrea
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acrea
Berries and omall fruits total a<
Irrigated 1 time ft'
Irrigated 2 times &
Irrigated 3 times n
Irrigated £ times a>
Irrigated 5 or more times a>
Times Irrigated not reported «■
Tree fruit3, nuts, and grapea total a<
Irrigated 1 time a.
Irrigated 2 times a>
Irrigated 3 times a<
Irrigated £ tiroes a
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a
Other crops total a
Irrigated 1 time ■
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated 4 times ■
Irrigated 5 or more timer a
Times irrigated not reported a
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Pasture farms reporting
Irish potatoes farms reporting
I farms reporting
Corn, sweet farms reporting
Tomatoes farms reporting
Nursery, greenhouse, and flower crops. .. -farms reporting
1,974
81
1,135
716
41
13,388
15
12,403
17
2,684
52
. ■
22,499
11,281
7,473
1,577
20,399
232
149
2,820
150
25
2,013
30
81
7,630
6
2,976
4,816
36
144
16
37
14,710
1,967
23,717
5,513
too
120
600
340
250
.'.< ,1 !
17
474
690
7,709
1
1,125
1,118
32
21,545
138
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
KENTUCKY-TENNESSEE
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
(For definltio
KENTUCKY
Farms reporting irrigation number.
Land irrigated acres.
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting.
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting.
Springs and seepage farms reporting .
Farm runoff farms reporting .
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting.
Drainage ditches farms reporting.
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting.
Irrigation or drainage organizations. .. .farms reporting.
Other sources farms reporting.
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total ac
Irrigated 1 time ac
Irrigated 2 times ac
Irrigated 3 times ac
Irrigated 4 times ac
Irrigated 5 or more times ac
Times irrigated not reported ac
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TTMES IRRIGATED— Continued
Field crops other than hay and seed crops. . .total a(
Irrigated 1 time a<
Irrigated 2 times a<
Irrigated 3 times at
Irrigated 4 times a<
Irrigated 5 or more times at
Times irrigated not reported a<
Vegetables total a<
Irrigated 1 time at
Irrigated 2 times a<
Irrigated 3 times a<
Irrigated 4 times a<
Irrigated 5 or more times ai
Times irrigated not reported ai
Berries and small fruits total ai
Irrigated 1 time a<
Irrigated 2 times a<
Irrigated 3 times a<
Irrigated 4 times a<
Irrigated 5 or more times ai
Times irrigated not reported a<
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total ai
Irrigated 1 time a<
Irrigated 2 times a<
Irrigated 3 times a<
Irrigated 4 times ai
Irrigated 5 or more times a<
Times irrigated not reported ai
Other crops total ai
Irrigated 1 time ai
Irrigated 2 times a<
Irrigated 3 times ai
Irrigated 4 times a<
Irrigated 5 or more times ai
Times irrigated not reported ai
4,411
1,566
2,065
text)
TENNESSEE
Farms reporting irrigation number.
Land Irrigated acres.
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting.
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting.
Springs and seepage farms reporting.
Farm runoff farms reporting.
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting .
Drainage ditches farms reporting.
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting.
Irrigation or drainage organisations. .. .farms reporting.
Other sources farms reporting.
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total acres.
Irrigated 1 time acres.
Irrigated 2 times acres.
Irrigated 3 times acres.
Irrigated 4 times acres .
Irrigated 5 or more times acres.
Times irrigated not reported acres .
Field crops other than hay and seed crops. . .total acres.
Irrigated 1 time acres.
Irrigated 2 times acres.
Irrigated 3 times acres.
Irrigated 4 times acres.
Irrigated 5 or more times acres.
Times i rrigated not reported ac res .
3,638
1,033
1,187
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED— Continued
Vegetables total ai
Irrigated 1 time a<
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times ai
Irrigated 4 times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a<
Berries and small fruits total a<
Irrigated 1 time ai
Irrigated 2 times a<
Irrigated 3 times a*
Irrigated 4 times a.
Irrigated 5 or more times a*
Times irrigated not reported ai
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total ai
Irrigated 1 time a.
Irrigated 2 times ai
Irrigated 3 times ai
Irrigated 4 times . . . . ; ai
Irrigated 5 or more times ai
Times irrigated not reported ai
Other crops total a<
Irrigated 1 time ai
Irrigated 2 times ai
Irrigated 3 times ai
Irrigated 4 times ai
Irrigated 5 or more times a<
Times irrigated not reported at
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting.
All hay cut farms reporting.
Pasture farms reporting.
Tobacco farms reporting.
Beans, snap farms reporting.
Nursery, greenhouse, and flower crops. . .farms reporting.
1,518
423
1,281
ALABAMA
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
139
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
(For definitions and explanations, see text)
ALABAMA
Farms reporting irrigation number •
Land irrigated acres .
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting .
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting-
Springs and seepage farms reporting -
Farm runoff farms reporting .
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting.
Drainage ditches farms reporting .
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting.
Irrigation or drainage organizations farms reporting.
Other sources farms reporting.
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total a>
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated 4 times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a
Field crops other than hay and seed cropa. .. .total a<
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated 4 times a<
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a.
Vegetables total a
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times a.
Irrigated 3 times ,-n
Irrigated 4 times a
Irrigated 5 or more times m
Times irrigated not reported a
Berries and small fruits total a<
Irrigated 1 time a<
Irrigated 2 times a.
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated 4 times a.
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a
Tree fruits , nuts , and grapes total a
Irrigated 1 time a<
Irrigated 2 timeo b<
Irrigated 3 times ai
Irrigated 4 times an
Irrigated 5 or more times a<
Times irrigated not reported a<
Other crops total ai
Irrigated 1 time a<
Irrigated 2 times a<
Irrigated 3 times ai
Irrigated 4 times n<
Irrigated 5 or more times a<
Times irrigated not reported a<
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Corn for all purposes f arms reporting .
Pasture farms reporting -
Irish potatoes farms reporting .
Cotton farms reporting .
Sugarcane and/ or sorghums for sirup farms reporting.
Nursery, greenhouse, and flower crops ... .farms reporting.
8,668
2,068
3,416
1,447
1,979
25
1,161
2,769
556
1,392
140
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
MISSISSIPPI
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
(For definitions and explanations, see text)
MISSISSIPPI
Farms reporting irrigation number
Land irrigated acres
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting
Springs and seepage farms reporting
Farm runoff farms reporting
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting
Drainage ditches farms reporting
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting
Irrigation or drainage organisations farms reporting
Other sources farms reporting
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Field crops other than hay and seed crops ... .total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Vegetables total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Berries and small fruits total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Other crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting
Rice farms reporting
Soybeans farms reporting
Pasture farms reporting
Cotton farms reporting
Nursery, greenhouse, and flower crops ... .farms reporting
93,887
217
28,946
131,353
36,946
37,329
10,258
1,523
321
44,976
12,467
3,473
4,328
2,908
10,355
3,963
2,570
"".'■""
1,488
4,351
15,047
3,699
5,421
2,457
2,225
729
1,365
ARKANSAS
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
141
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting.
Natural streams and ri vers farms reporting .
Springs and seepage farms reporting .
Farm runoff farms reporting.
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting.
Drainage ditches farms reporting.
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting.
Irrigation or drainage organizations farms reporting.
Other sources farms reporting.
47
3,229
314
38,712
123
10,903
213
19,166
3
104
327
131
21,836
15
2,432
63
8,298
CROPS IRRIGATED BY HUMBH1 OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total a<
Irrigated 1 time a<
Irrigated 2 times ai
Irrigated 3 times a<
Irrigated 4 times ai
Irrigated 5 or more times ai
Times irrigated not reported ai
Field crops other than hay and seed crops total acres.
Irrigated 1 time a<
Irrigated 2 times a<
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated 4 times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a
Vegetables total a<
Irrigated 1 time ai
Irrigated 2 times ai
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated 4 times a<
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a'
Berries and small fruits total acres.
Irrigated 1 time a<
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times a<
Irrigated 4 times a<
Irrigated 5 or more times a<
Times irrigated not reported a
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total a
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times ai
Irrigated 4 times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a<
Times irrigated not reported a
Other crops total ai
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times a<
Irrigated 3 times a<
Irrigated 4 times a<
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a<
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting.
10,107
5,053
3,995
750
815,827
156,887
202,159
61,865
8,700
2,888
383,328
3,140
9,054
3,159
4,074
1,330
4,692
2,196
1,708
750
158,994
28,412
42,789
13,589
1,180
340
72,684
13,712
1,897
1,281
15,001
2,535
,878
1,922
34,932
4,544
11,989
2,142
56,712
9,345
9,989
1,551
Rice farms reporting.
Soybeans farms reporting .
All hay cut farms reporting .
Pasture farms reporting.
Cotton farms reporting .
35,073
108
15,778
142
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
ARKANSAS
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
(For definitions and explanations, see text)
ARKANSAS
Farms reporting irrigation number.
Land irrigated acres .
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting.
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting.
Springs and seepage farms reporting .
Farm runoff farms reporting.
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting .
Drainage ditches farms reporting.
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting.
Irrigation or drainage organizations farms reporting.
Other sources farms reporting .
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and seed crops total a<
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated 4 times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a
Field crops other than hay and seed crops. .. .total a
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated 4 times a
Irrigated 5 or more times a
Times irrigated not reported a>
Vegetables total a>
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times a
Irrigated 3 times a1
Irrigated A times a>
Irrigated 5 or more times a>
Times irrigated not reported a
Berries and small fruits total a<
Irrigated 1 time a
Irrigated 2 times a>
Irrigated 3 times a
Irrigated A times a>
Irrigated 5 or more times a.
Times irrigated not reported a
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total a
Irrigated 1 time a1
Irrigated 2 times a.
Irrigated 3 times a>
Irrigated A times a>
Irrigated 5 or more times a.
Times irrigated not reported a.
Other crops total a>
Irrigated 1 time .&•
Irrigated 2 times a>
Irrigated 3 times a>
Irrigated A times a<
Irrigated 5 or more times a>
Times irrigated not reported a«
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting .
Rice farms reporting .
Soybeans farms reporting .
All hay cut farms report!
Pasture farms reporting.
Cotton farms reporting .
Joi'lV'T-r. ,n
17,916
66
7,047
16,457
11,589
4,320
9, '■
... 98
1,166
17,329
3,684
4,882
10,231
30
2,180
94,935
10,511
36,587
13,110
2,030
680
32,017
■ .... )
249
30,719
ARKANSAS
IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
143
County Table l.-FARMS REPORTING, ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER; ACRES OF CROPS BY NUMBER
OF TIMES IRRIGATED, AND CROPS IRRIGATED, FOR STATES AND SELECTED COUNTIES: 1960-Continued
(For definitions and explanations, see text)
ARKANSAS
Farms reporting irrigation number
Land irrigated acres
ACRES IRRIGATED BY SOURCE OF WATER
Wells farms reporting
Natural streams and rivers farms reporting
Springs and seepage farms reporting
Farm runoff farms reporting
Natural lakes and ponds farms reporting
Drainage ditches farms reporting
Municipal water supply systems farms reporting
Irrigation or drainage organizations farms reporting
Other sources farms reporting
CROPS IRRIGATED BY NUMBER OF TIMES IRRIGATED
Hay and eeed crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Field crops other than hay and seed crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acreB
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times. acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Vegetables total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
Berries and small fruits total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 tiroes acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Tiroes irrigated not reported acres
Tree fruits, nuts, and grapes total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 times acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times i rrigated not reported acres
Other crops total acres
Irrigated 1 time acres
Irrigated 2 tiroes acres
Irrigated 3 times acres
Irrigated 4 times acres
Irrigated 5 or more times acres
Times irrigated not reported acres
MAJOR INDIVIDUAL CROPS IRRIGATED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting
Rice farms reporting
Soybeans farms reporting
All hay cut farms reporting
Pasture farms reporting
Cotton farms reporting
7,896
4,777
1,461
28,520
4,730
9,872
2,391
7,319
1,098
1,718
57,259
12,805
9,052
34, 044
95
18,536
3,706
6
1,107
32, 522
194
30,076
W ,279
5,102
5,828
1,853
APPENDIX
The Questionnaire
146
THE QUESTIONNAIRE
Form 60 1-20
(8-30-60)
This survey is authorized by Act of Congress, United States Code, Title 13, Sections 5,
9, 142, 221, 222, 224, requiring that the inquiries be answered completely and accurately,
and guaranteeing that the information furnished be accorded confidential treatment. The sur-
vey report cannot be used for purposes of taxation, investigation, or regulation.
Budget Burea
Approval exp
No. 41-6061
es June 30, 1961
1-20
u. s.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
I960
Agriculture Operations Offic«
PARSONS. KANSAS
SURVEY OF IRRIGATION IN HUMID AREAS
1. Name and address.
r
2. According to the records obtained for your place in the
1959 Census of Agriculture, some land farmed by you was
irrigated in 1959. This report is being sent to you for the
purpose of obtaining information on farm irrigation in 1960.
If you do not now operate a farm, please give below, the
name and address of the person who is the present operator
of the farm you operated in 1959:
Name.
Address.
3. Was any land on the farm or place you
operate, irrigated in 1960? No Q Yes Q
If "Yes" answer questions 4 through 17.
If "No" sign your name under question 17
and mail this questionnaire.
OWNERSHIP
4. How many acres do you own5 . . . None \_\ Acres .
(Include all land and tracts of land
owned, regardless of where located.
Include cropland, pastureland, and woodland.)
5. How many acres do you rent from
others? Include land worked
on shares None £J Acres .
(Include cropland, pastureland,
woodland, and wasteland.)
6. How many acres do you manage
for others? None \^_
7. How many acres do you rent to
others? None Q
(Include here any fields or hay land
rented to others. Also include land
worked on shares by others.)
8. ' Acres in the place you operated this year. .
(Add acres for questions 4, 5, and 6, and
subtract acres for question 7.)
Acres .
Acres .
The following questions refer to the acres in this place that
you entered for question 8.
9. What was the total acreage of land
irrigated on this place (the land re-
ported in question 8) in I960' Acres
10. In what year was irrigation begun on this place
(the land reported in question 8)?
(year)
11. How many constructed ponds, pits, dugouts, or
constructed reservoirs of any kind for storing
irrigation water are there on this place?
L
12. SOURCE OF WATER (If water was obtained from a
constructed reservoir of any kind, check the source of
water for the reservoir.)
(a) What was the source of (b) What was the percent of
the water used for the total irrigation water
irrigation in I960' which came from each
(Mark X for each source source? ^^
from which water was used.) ^S.
□ Wells
J Natural streams and rivers
J Springs and seepage (not from streams). ,
~2 Farm runoff (not from streams)
J Natural lakes and natural ponds
J Drainage ditches
J City, town, or community water supply. .
J Purchased from irrigation or
drainage company or district
] Other (Describe)
Total
100%
L
THE QUESTIONNAIRE
147
13. METHOD OF IRRIGATION
(a) What method was used
to apply water to the
land in I960'
(b) How many acres were
irrigated by each method
in 1960? -^_
Aire*
~H Portable pipe and sprinklers.
~2 Fixed overhead irrigation. . . .
J Furrows or ditches
1 Flooding
J Sub-irrigation
Q Other (Describe)
14. What type or types of power did you use for pumping?
(1) □ Gas engine (3) Q Electric motor (V) Q None
(2) Q Diesel engine (4) H] Tractor
15. What crops were irrigated during I9603
(For each crop, answer
these questions.) — ""
a. Corn (except sweet com
and popcorn)' (001)
b. Tobacco? (081)
c. irish potatoes' (079)
d. Snap beans? (110)
e. Sweet corn? (108)
f. Tomatoes? (107)
g. Strawberries? (144)
h. Hay? (040)
i. Pasture? (205)
(199)
j. Nursery and flower crops?. .
Other crops? (Apples,
celery, cotton, sweet-
potatoes, etc.)
How many acres
were irrigated?
(Report tenths of
acres)
Acres
Tenths
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this crop
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16. Have you used irrigation for any of the following:
(a) Preventing frost damage? No |_J Yes Q
(b) Applying fertilizer materials? No [J Yes (_
(c) Easier land preparation? No Q Yes Q
(d) Other' (Describe). Yes Q
REMARKS
17. Name and adrlress of person who can provide information
regarding this report.
Name
Post Office
Date
County
Telephone No.
Signature
State
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U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 19b
UNITED STATES CENSUS OF
AGRICULTURE
1959
Ranking Agricultural
Counties
SPECIAL REPORTS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
U.S. CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE : 1959
Final Report — Vol. V — Part 3 — Special Reports
LEADING COUNTIES
LIVESTOCK and PRODUCTS
CROPS • FRUITS • VALUES
Ranking Agricultural
Counties
SPECIAL REPORTS
Prepared under the supervision of
RAY HURLEY, Chief
Agriculture Division
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Luther H. Hodges, Secretary
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
Richard M. Scammon, Director (From May 1, 1961)
Robert W. Burgess, Director (To March 3, 1961)
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
RICHARD M. SCAMMON, Director
A. Ross Eckler, Deputy Director
Howard C. Grieves, Assistant Director
Conrad Taeuber, Assistant Director
Lowell T. Galt, Special Assistant
Herman P. Miller, Special Assistant
Morris H. Hansen, Assistant Director for Statistical Standards
Julius Shiskin, Chief Economic Statistician
Joseph F. Daly, Chief Mathematical Statistician
Charles B. Lawrence, Jr., Assistant Director for Operations
Walter L. Kehres, Assistant Director for Administration
Calvert L. Dedrick, Chief International Statistical Programs Office
A. W. von Struve, Acting Public Information Officer
Agriculture Division —
Ray Hurley, Chief
Warder B. Jenkins, Assistant Chief
Orvin L. Wilhite, Assistant Chief
Field Division —
Jefferson D. McPike, Chief
Ivan G. Munro, Assistant Chief
Machine Tabulation Division —
C. F. Van Aken, Chief
Henry A. Bloom, Assistant Chief
Administrative Service Division — Everett H. Burke, Chief
Budget and Management Division — Charles H. Alexander, Chief
Business Division — Harvey Kailin, Chief
Construction Statistics Division — Samuel J. Dennis, Chief
Decennial Operations Division — Glen S. Taylor, Chief
Demographic Surveys Division — Robert B. Pearl, Chief
Economic Operations Division — Marion D. Bingham, Chief
Electronic Systems Division — Robert F. Drury, Chief
Foreign Trade Division — J. Edward Ely, Chief
Geography Division — William T. Fay, Chief
Governments Division — Allen D. Manvel, Chief
Housing Division — Wayne F. Daugherty, Chief
Industry Division — Maxwell R. Conklin, Chief
Personnel Division — James P. Taff, Chief
Population Division — Howard G. Brunsman, Chief
Statistical Methods Division — Joseph Steinberg, Chief
Statistical Reports Division — Edwin D. Goldfield, Chief
Statistical Research Division^r-WiLLlAM N. Hurwitz, Chief
Transportation Division — Donald E. Church, Chief
Statistics in this report supersede figures shown in Series AC59-1 and AC59-2,
Preliminary Reports
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: A60-9482
SUGGESTED CITATION
U.S. Bureau of the Census. U.S. Census of Agriculture: 1959. Vol. V, Special Reports
Part 3, Ranking Agricultural Counties
U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1962
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D.C.,
or any of the Field Offices of the Department of Commerce. Price 60 cents
PREFACE
Volume V, Special Reports, comprises one of the volumes presenting final summaries and
results for the 1959 Census of Agriculture. Part 3, Ranking Agricultural Counties, presents
statistics for acres of specified crops, numbers of specified livestock, and selected items
of agricultural production for the leading counties of the United States.
The 1959 Census of Agriculture was taken in conformity with the Act of Congress of
August 31, 1954 (amended August 1957), which codified Title 13, United States Code.
The compilation of statistics and the preparation of this special report were under the
supervision of Ray Hurley, Chief, Agriculture Division. James M. Lindsey and Virgil L.
McClain, Jr., planned and supervised the preparation of the statistical tables. The maps
were prepared under the supervision of William T. Fay, Chief, Geography Division.
January 1962
UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE: 1959
FINAL REPORTS
Volume I — Counties — A separate part for each State. Statistics on number of farms; farm characteristics; acreage in farms; cropland
and other uses of land; land-use practices; irrigation; farm facilities and equipment; farm labor; farm expenditures; use of commercial
fertilizer; number and kind of livestock; acres and production of crops; value of farm products; characteristics of commercial farms, farms
classified by tenure, by size, type, and economic class; and comparative data from the 1954 Census of Agriculture.
Volume I is published in 54 parts as follows:
Part
State or States
Part
State or States
Part
State or States
New England States:
West North Central — Continued
Mountain:
1
Maine.
19
South Dakota.
38
Montana.
2
New Hampshire.
20
Nebraska.
39
Idaho.
3
Vermont.
21
Kansas.
40
Wyoming.
4
Massachusetts.
South Atlantic:
41
Colorado.
5
Rhode Island.
22
Delaware.
42
New Mexico.
6
Connecticut.
23
Maryland.
43
Arizona.
Middle Atlantic States:
24
Virginia.
44
Utah.
7
New York.
25
West Virginia.
45
Nevada.
8
New Jersey.
26
North Carolina.
Pacific:
9
Pennsylvania.
27
South Carolina.
46
Washington.
East North Central:
28
Georgia.
47
Oregon.
10
Ohio.
29
Florida.
48
California.
11
Indiana.
East South Central:
49
Alaska.
12
Illinois.
30
Kentucky.
50
Hawaii
13
Michigan.
31
Tennessee.
Other Areas:
14
Wisconsin.
32
Alabama.
51
American Samoa.
West North Central:
33
Mississippi.
52
Guam.
15
Minnesota.
West South Central:
53
Puerto Rico.
16
Iowa.
34
Arkansas.
54
Virgin Islands.
17
Missouri.
35
Louisiana.
18
North Dakota.
36
37
Oklahoma.
Texas.
Volume II — General Report. — Statistics by Subjects, United States Census of Agriculture, 1959. Summary data and analyses of the
data by States, for geographic divisions, and for the United States, by subjects, as illustrated by the chapter titles listed below:
Chapter
Title
Chapter
Title
I
Farms and Land in Farms.
VII
Field Crops and Vegetables.
II
Age, Residence, Years on Farm, Work Off Farm.
VIII
Fruits and Nuts, Horticultural Specialties, Forest Prod-
III
Farm Facilities, Farm Equipment.
ucts.
IV
Farm Labor, Use of Fertilizer, Farm Expenditures, and
IX
Value of Farm Products.
Cash Rent.
X
Color, Race, and Tenure of Farm Operator.
V
Size of Farm.
XI
Economic Class of Farm.
VI
Livestock and Livestock Products.
XII
Type of Farm.
Volume III — Irrigation of Agricultural Lands. Western States
(Dry Areas) — Data by States for drainage basins and a summary
for the area, including number and types of irrigation organiza-
tions, source of water, expenditures for works and equipment since
1950, water used and acres served for irrigation purposes.
Volume IV — Drainage of Agricultural Lands. Data by States on
land in drainage organizations, number and types of organizations,
cost of drainage and drainage works.
Volume V — Special Reports, Part 1. — Horticultural Specialties.
Statistics by States and a summary for the United States present-
ing number and kinds of operations; gross receipts and/or gross
sales; sales of nursery products, flower seed, vegetables grown
under glass, and propagated mushrooms; number of container-
grown plants; inventory products; sales of bulb crops; employ-
ment; structures and equipment.
Titles of additional parts of this volume are not available as
this report goes to press.
IV
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
CONTENTS
Page
Introduction •
Table— Table
1. Totals for the 100 leading counties compared with the United States totals for specified items:
Censuses of 1959 and 1954 1
2. Value of all farm products sold — 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954 3
LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
3. Horses and mules on farms — 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954 4
4. —Cattle and calves on farms — 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954
5 Cattle and calves sold alive — 100 leading counties in number sold, with value, 1959; with comparisons, 1954... 6
6. Milk cows on farms — 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954 8
7. Whole milk sold— 100 leading counties in quantity sold, with value, 1959; with comparisons, 1954 9
8. Value of dairy products sold — 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954 11
9. Hogs and pigs on farms — 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954 12
10. Hogs and pigs sold alive — 100 leading counties in number sold, with value, 1959; with comparisons, 1954 13
11. Sheep and lambs on farms — 100 leading counties with wool production, 1959, with comparisons, 1954 15
12. — Sheep and lambs sold alive — 100 leading counties in number sold alive, with value, 1959;
with comparisons, 1954
13.— Chickens, 4 months old and over, on farms— 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954 19
14.— Chickens sold— 100 leading counties in number sold, with value, 1959; with comparisons, 1954 20
15. Chicken eggs sold — 100 leading counties in dozens of eggs sold, with value, 1959; with comparisons, 1954 22
16. —Turkeys raised— 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954 24
17.— Turkey hens kept for breeding— 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954 25
18.— Value of poultry and poultry products sold— 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954 26
FIELD CROPS HARVESTED
19 Corn harvested for grain — 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959;
with comparisons , 1954 27
20. — Sorghums for all purposes, except for sirup — 100 leading counties in acreage, 1959, with comparisons, 1954.... 29
21. All wheat harvested— 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959; with comparisons, 1954...
22. — Oats harvested — 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959; with comparisons, 1954 32
23. — Barley harvested — 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959; with comparisons, 1954 34
24 Rice harvested — 50 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959; with comparisons, 1954 36
25. — Flax harvested — 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959; with comparisons, 1954 37
26.— Soybeans for all purposes — 100 leading counties in acreage, 1959, with comparisons, 1954 39
27. — Soybeans harvested for beans — 100 leading counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954 40
28. — Peanuts harvested for picking or threshing — 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959;
with comparisons, 1954 41
29. — Land from which hay was cut, excluding soybean, cowpea, peanut, and sorghum hays — 100 leading counties, 1959,
with comparisons, 1954 43
30.— Alfalfa cut for hay and for dehydrating — 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959;
with comparisons, 1954 44
31 Irish potatoes harvested for home use or for sale — 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested,
1959; with comparisons, 1954 46
32. — Sweetpotatoes harvested for home use or for sale — 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested,
1959; with comparisons, 1954 48
33.— Cotton harvested— 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959; with comparisons, 1954 50
34. —Tobacco harvested— 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959; with comparisons, 1954 52
35 Sugar beets harvested for sugar — 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959; with
comparisons, 1954 54
VEGETABLES (except Irish and sweet potatoes)
36.— Vegetables harvested for sale— 100 leading counties in acreage, with value, 1959; with comparisons, 1954 56
37.— Snap beans (bush and pole types) harvested for sale— 100 leading counties in acreage, 1959, with
comparisons , 1954
38.— Green peas harvested for sale — 50 leading counties in acreage, 1959, with comparisons, 1954 59
39 Sweet corn harvested for sale— 100 leading counties in acreage, 1959, with comparisons, 1954 .60
40. —Cabbage harvested for sale— 100 leading counties in acreage, 1959, with comparisons, 1954 61
41. — Tomatoes harvested for sale — 100 leading counties in acreage, 1959, with comparisons, 1954 62
42.— Dry onions harvested for sale — 50 leading counties in acreage, 1959, with comparisons, 1954 63
43 Watermelons harvested for sale — 100 leading counties in acreage, 1959, with comparisons, 1954 64
FRUITS, NUTS, AND HORTICULTURAL SPECIALTIES
44.— Value of fruits, including berries and other small fruits, and nuts sold— 100 leading counties, 1959, with
comparisons, 1954 65
45.— Apples— 100 leading counties in number of trees of all ages, with quantity harvested, 1959; with
comparisons, 1954 66
46.— Peaches— 100 leading counties in number of trees of all ages, with quantity harvested, 1959; with
comparisons, 1954 &8
47.— Pears— 100 leading counties in number of trees of all ages, with quantity harvested, 1959; with
comparisons , 1954 70
48. — Plums and prunes— 100 leading counties in number of trees of all ages, with quantity harvested, 1959;
with comparisons, 1954 72
(V)
VI
CONTENTS
Table— Table
49.— Cherries— 100 leading counties in number of trees of all ages, with quantity harvested, 1959;
with comparisons , 1954 74
50.— Oranges, including tangerines and mandarins— 50 leading counties in number of trees of all ages,
with quantity harvested, 1959; with comparisons, 1954 76
51. Grapefruit 50 leading counties in number of trees of all ages, with quantity harvested, 1959;
with comparisons, 1954 77
52 Pecans— 100 leading counties in number of trees of all ages, with quantity harvested, 1959;
with comparisons , 1954 78
53. —Grapes —100 leading counties in number of grapevines of all ages, with quantity harvested, 1959;
with comparisons, 1954 °0
54. —Strawberries harvested for sale— 100 leading counties in acreage, with quantity harvested, 1959;
with comparisons , 1954 °2
55 Nursery and greenhouse products, flower and vegetable seeds and plants, and bulbs sold — 100 leading
counties, 1959, with comparisons, 1954 84
INDEX
Counties included in Ranking Agricultural Counties , 1959
INTRODUCTION
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Introduction.— This report presents statistics for the leading
counties in the United States for selected items. The position
in rank is based upon data from the 1959 Census of Agriculture.
Comparative data and rank for the 1954 Census also are shown
for the leading counties.
The leading counties were determined by the size of the agri-
cultural resource, or production item, selected as a basis for
making the ranking. The data are given for the 100 leading
counties for most selected items; however, if the commercial
importance of an item was limited to only a few areas, the num-
ber was reduced to the 50 leading counties.
Method of Ranking the Counties.— The leading counties were
determined by the size of the selected item of inventory, acre-
age, or production for the county. The county with the largest
total for the selected item was ranked first; the- county with the
next largest total , second; et cetera.
than half of the tables present two related items with
the rank of each county for each item. For example, number
sold and value of sales are given in the table for cattle and
calves sold alive, and acres and bushels harvested are shown
in the table for wheat. The 100 leading counties for one item
are often not the same for the related item. For instance,
Turner County, South Dakota, ranks 11th in acres of oat
vested for grain, but ranks S8th in Iwshels of oats harve
Qualifications of Data and Rankings.— Data for leading agri-
cultural counties usually indicate agricultural area
cial importance. The group of 100 or 50 leading counties usu-
ally accounts for a significant part of the United States total,
as indicated by Table 1. The data on leading counties are of
special interest, not only to the residents and farmers of those
counties, but to the residents and farmers of adjoining counties,
and of the State as a whole.
Commercial production of specific agricultural commodities,
such as rice or flax, is concentrated in two or three areas, while
cattle sold and land from which hay was cut are dispersed over
a wide area. The dot maps for the items presented indicate
clearly the extent of, or lack of, concentration. Characteri sties
of the land, soil conditions, and climate, as well as mechani-
zation, specialization, and improved farming practices such as
disease control, seed selection, irrigation, and use of fertilizer,
have been important factors affecting the degree of concentra-
tion and intensity in the production of many agricultural com-
modities.
It is important to note that the rank of counties is based on
data for a single year. Unusual weather or economic conditions
prevailing in a specific area in 1959 may have had a significant
effect upon the ranking of counties in the area. Drou^JU, a
killing spring freeze, floods, storms, etc., may have had an ab-
normal influence upon agricultural production in some ooui
Significant changes in rank of an individual county, or group of
counties, could result if data for several years were used as a
basis for establishing rank.
Ranking of a county is influenced by the size (total land area
or total farm area) of the county. It may be a leading county
only because of its size, and due to the fact that a large por-
tion of the land in the county was cropland from which predomi-
nantly one crop was harvested.
Table 2 presents the 100 leading counties based on the best
available overall measure of farm production— the gross value of
all farm products sold.
Ranking of counties for the different types of livestock was
based on number on hand or on number sold. Selection of lead-
ing counties in livestock products was based on quantity sold
or value of sales. For crops, the ranking was usually based on
the number of acres harvested. The quantity harvested, for the
counties ranked on the basis of acreage harvested, is usually
given in the same table. The relative ranking of the county on
the basis of [Toduction is shown provided the county was one of
the leading 100 counties in production for that item, and pro-
vided it was one of the 100 leading counties in acreage for that
item. The ranking of all tree fruits and g-apes, for which acre-
age harvested data were not available, was based on the number
of trees or vines of all ages.
Definitions and Explanations.— Th e definitions and explana-
tions given here are limited to a few items. Complete and de-
tailed definitions and explanations may be found in Volume I of
the Reports for the 1959 Census of Agriculture.
A Farm.— Places of less than 10 acres in 1959 were counted
as farms if the estimated sales of agricultural products for the
year amounted to at least S250. Places of 10 or more acres in
1959 were counted as farms if the estimated sales of agricul-
tural products for the year amounted to at least $50. Places
having less than the $50 or $250 minimum estimated sales in
1959 were also counted as farms if they could normally lie ex-
pected to produce agricultural products in sufficient quantity to
meet the requirements of the definition. This additional quali-
resulted in the inclusion as farms of some places en-
in farming operations for the first time in 1959 and [.lace.-,
affected by crop failure or other unusual conditions.
For the 1954 Census of Agriculture, places of 3 or more acres
were counted as farms if the annual value of agricultural prod-
ucts, whether for home use or for sale but exclusive of home-
garden products, amounted to $150 or more. Places of less than
3 acres were counted as farms only i f the annual sales of agri-
cultural products amounted to $150 or more. A few places with
very low agricultural production because of unusual circum-
stances, such as crop failure, were also counted as farms if
they normally could have lieen expected to meet the minimum
value or sales criteria.
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table l.-TOTALS FOR THE 100 LEADING COUNTIES COMPARED WITH THE UNITED STATES TOTALS FOR
SPECIFIED ITEMS: CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954
100 leading counties
United
States
total
The leading county
v;a":< of county
Value of all farm products sold dollars 1959.
1954.
LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
Horses and mules on f amis number 1959 .
Cattle and calves on farms number 1959 .
1954.
Cattle and calves sold alive number 1959.
1954.
Milk cows on farms number 1959.
1954.
Whole milk sold 1,000 pounds 1959.
1954.
Value of dairy products sold dollars 1959.
1954.
Hogs and pigs on farms number 1959 .
1954.
Hogs and pigs sold alive number 1959.
1954.
Sheep and lambs on farms number 1959 .
1954.
Sheep and IboIj number 1959 .
1954.
Chickens on farms number 1959.
1954.
Chickens solo number 1959 .
1954.
Chicken eggs 3old dozens 1959 .
1954.
Turkey:, raised number 1959.
1954.
Turkey hens kept for breeding number 1959.
1954.
Value of poultry and poultry products sold. -dollars 1959.
1954.
FIELD CROPS HARVESTED
Corn for grri! acres 1959.
1954.
Sorghums for all purposes acres 1959.
1954.
Wheat harvested acres 1959.
1954.
Oats harvested a-:re6 1959.
1954.
Barley harvested acres 1959.
1954.
Rice harvested acres 1959.
1954.
Flax harvested acre3 1959 .
1954.
Soybeans for all purposea acres 1959 .
1954.
Soybeans harveated for beans bushels 1959.
1954.
See footnote at end of table.
30, 1 ". . 16
24,644,726,687
2,955,256
4,141,288
92,534,082
95,027,041
51,251,240
44,350,803
16,522,026
20,182,803
97,606,342
81,831,947
4,021,590,860
3,334,066,274
67,949,259
57,092,919
80,899,553
57,418,588
33,944,513
31,618,909
25,395,938
22,335,858
351,029,294
375,800,447
1,620,241,266
968,687,652
3,330,265,407
2,653,861,330
82,521,267
62,755,842
2,917,209
2,277,825
2,257,821,804
1,918,935,878
70,064,959
66,792,680
17,927,257
17,580,729
49,566,924
51,361,684
26,572,824
37,920,704
14,199,311
12,555,936
1,616,962
2,498,109
2,848,239
5,178,643
23,070,254
18,242,940
515,627,957
324,065,464
Fresno, California.
Fresno, California .
392,247
511,298
12,442,308
11,699,673
9,279,167
6,748,129
4,100,806
4,265,517
32,729,025
27,729,271
1,274,872,635
1,009,285,568
18,353,416
16,194,086
23,430,565
17,120,545
12,846,055
11,701,734
9,401,667
7,814,496
83,762,852
75,521,481
886,186,589
470,609,629
1,009,788,568
783,520,954
46,169,8a
27,719,370
1,777,027
1,043,6a
826,423,739
640,569,852
16,889,336
13,869,829
9,298,330
9,315,295
18,073,273
18,420,512
7,012,253
9,270,300
8,087,124
6,922,378
"1,495,986
'2,269,563
2,745,777
4,690,791
8,871,284
6,481,701
213,604,059
128,248,801
13.3
12.3
13.4
12.3
18.1
15.2
24.8
21.1
33.5
33.9
31.7
30.3
27.0
28.4
29.0
29.8
37.8
37.0
37.0
35.0
23.9
54.7
48.6
30.3
29.5
55.9
44.2
60.9
45.8
36.6
33.4
24.1
20.8
51.9
53.0
36.5
35.9
26.4
24.4
57.0
55.1
92.5
90.9
38.5
-J5.5
41.4
».6
Navajo, Arizona . . .
St. Landry, Louisi
Maricopa, Arizona.
Cherry, Nebraska . .
Maricopa, Arizona
Weld, Colorado
Marathon, Wisconsin
Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles, California.
Henry, Illinois
Henry, Illinois
Henry, Illinois
Henry, Illinois
Val Verde, Texas
Val Verde, Texas
Kern, California
Dawson, Nebraska
San Bernardino, California.
Monmouth, New Jersi
Sussex, Delaware
Sussex, Delaware
San Bernardino, California.
Los Angeles, California....
Rockingham, Virginia
Rockingham, Virginia
Tulare, California..
Rockingham, Virginia
Sussex, Delaware....
Sussex, Delaware
McLean, Illinois .
McLean, 1
Terry, Texas .
Hale, Texas . .
Whitman, Washington....
Chouteau, Montana
Otter Tall, Minnesota..
Otter Tall, Minnesota..
Cavalier, North Dakota.
Fresno, California
Vermilion, Louisiana...
Vermilion, Louisiana...
Mcintosh, North Dakota.
Cass, North Dakota
Mississippi, Arkansas.
Mississippi, Arkansas.
Mississippi, Arkansas.
Champaign, Illinois...
276,005,040
208,212,800
9,563
13,897
321,560
285,296
413,520
290,829
90,908
104,914
1,050,548
1,210,849
55,174,611
59,628,504
405,778
330,288
542,421
318,592
380,022
387,116
265,373
281,054
3,931,189
3,260,953
67,923,549
58,131,912
53,843,337
37,697,817
3,208,696
2,357,320
98,641
87,393
43,179,901
43,573,113
317,759
278,291
269,859
233,541
340,439
365,542
165,603
198,264
- 241,957
234,672
94,949
151,955
111,451
159,823
245,L42
183,564
6,101,248
4,409,248 |
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table l.-TOTALS FOR THE 100 LEADING COUNTIES COMPARED WITH THE UNITED STATES TOTALS FOR
SPECIFIED ITEMS: CENSUSES OF 1959 AND 1954-Continued
100 leading counties
United
States
The leading county
Name of county i
FIELD CROPS HARVESTED— Continued
Peanuts harvested for picking or threshing. .. .acres 1959.
1954.
Land from which hay was cut acres 1959 .
1954.
Alfalfa cut for hay acres 1959.
1954.
Irish potatoes acres 1959 .
1954.
Sweetpotatoes acres 1959 .
1954.
Cotton acres 1959.
1954.
Tobacco acres 1959.
1954.
Sugar beets for sugar acres 1959.
1954.
VEGETABLES HARVESTED FOR SALE
Vegetables harvested for sale acres 1959.
1954.
Snap beans acres 1959 .
1954.
Green peas acres 1959 .
1954.
Sweet corn acres 1959.
1954.
Cabbage acres 1959 .
1954.
Tomatoes acres 1959.
1954.
Dry onions acres 1959 .
1954.
Watermelons acres 1959 .
1954 .
FRUITS, NUTS, AND HORTICULTURAL SPECIALTIES
Value of all fruits and nuts sold dollars 1959.
1954.
Apples , trees of all ages number 1959 .
1954.
Peaches, trees of all ages number 1959.
1954.
Pears , trees of all ages number 1959 .
1954.
Plums and prunes, trees of all ages number 1959.
1954.
Cherries, trees of all ages number 1959.
1954.
Oranges, trees of all ages number 1959.
1954.
Grapefruit, trees of all ages number 1959 .
1954.
Pecans, trees of all ages number 1959.
1954.
Grapes , vines of all ages number 1959 .
1954.
Strawberries harvested for sale acres 1959.
1954.
Value of horticultural specialties sold dollars 1959.
1954.
1For 50 leading counties .
1 76, 690
1 69, 799
Comanche , Texas
Comanche, Texas
Cherry, Nebraska
Cherry, Nebraska
Imperial, California...
Imperial, California...
Aroostook, Maine
Aroostook, Maine
St. Landry, Louisiana..
St. Landry, Louisiana..
Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock, Texas
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Pitt, North Carolina...
Weld, Colorado
Imperial, California...
San Joaquin, California
Monterey, California . . .
Palm Beach, Florida....
Palm Beach, Florida....
Umatilla, Oregon
Umatilla, Oregon
Palm Beach, Florida....
Palm Beach, Florida....
Hidalgo, Texas
Cameron, Texas
San Joaquin, California.
Hidalgo, Texas
Hidalgo, Texas
San Patricio, Texas
Marion, Florida
Marion, Florida
Polk, Florida
Fresno, California
Yakima , Washington
Yakima, Washington ,
Stanislaus, California..
Stanislaus, California..
Yakima, Washington
Yakima , Washington
Santa Clara, California.
Santa Clara, California,
Door, Wisconsin
Door, Wisconsin ,
Polk, Florida
Polk, Florida
Hidalgo, Texas
Polk, Florid ■»
Dougherty, Georgia ,
Dougherty, Georgia
Fresno, California
Fresno, California
Marion, Oregon
Washington, Oregon
Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles, California.
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 2.-VALUE OF ALL FARM PRODUCTS SOLD-100 LEADING COUNTIES, 1959, WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
United Slates
100 leading counties
Fresno, California
Kern, California
Tulare, California
Maricopa, Arizona
Imperial, California
Los Angeles, California..
Riverside, California....
San Joaquin, California. .
Weld, Colorado
Stanislaus, California...
Yakima , Washington
Polk, Florida
Lancaster, Pennsylvania. .
Merced, California
Ventura, California
San Bernardino, Callfomli
Monterey, California
Orange, California
Kings, California
Santa Clara, California. .
Orange , Florida
San Diego, California.
Pinal, Arizona
Lubbock, Texas
Henry, Illinois
Sonoma, California
Hidalgo, Texas
Sussex, Delaware
Mississippi, Arkansas.
Yuma, Arizona
Aroostook, Maine
Sacramento, California...
Lake , Florida
De Kalb, Illinois
Pottawattamie , Iowa
Yolo, California
Madera, California
Sutter, California
La Salle, Illinois
Hale, Texas
Whitman, Washington
Palm Beach, Florida
Cuming, Nebraska
Sioux, Iowa
Dane, Wisconsin
McLean, Illinois
Canyon, Idaho
Hawaii, Hawaii
Clinton, Iowa
Kossuth, Iowa
276,005,040
220,162,064
198,992,213
191,222,818
170,445,999
156,049,093
144,814,239
137,814,643
130,266,062
115,013,342
108,679,743
98,430,403
96,224,895
94,450,986
92,333,473
90,707,995
84,865,260
84,386,391
77,005,664
74,734,140
74,431,564
65,610,001
63,650,908
62,193,584
58,851,097
58,766,537
58,595,306
58,482,374
56,393,817
55,227,142
54,931,610
54,305,428
53,919,328
53,795,784
53,784,341
53,642,588
53,361,061
52,295,758
51,553,626
51,294,701
51,030,918
50,487,325
50,445,433
50,200,162
49,454,342
49,315,533
47,505,483
46,999,440
46,750,582
46,094,303
2 JS , 212
173,874
157,055
155,646
109,386:
170,452
86,690
115,879.
84,113
89,750.
100, 593
64,468
80,150
69,009.
72,780;
66,420,
62,855
80,228
60,394
76,862
37,906
53,833
79,570,
48,862
36,943
49,544
46,120
57,898
48,410
36,031
56,390
41,198
32,041
42,475
41,121.
39,711
42,492
37,977
42,372
50,826
50,728
34,614
33,597
38,191
40,664
Bureau, Illinois
Honolulu, Hawaii
Plymouth , Iowa
Hillsborough, Florida
Lamb , Texas
Chester, Pennsylvania
Twin Falls, Idaho
Maui, Hawaii
Benton, Iowa
Ogle, Illinois
Whiteside, Illinois
Suffolk, New York
Cherokee , Iowa
Grant, Washington
Santa Barbara, California. . .
Livingston, Illinois
Morgan, Colorado
Umatilla, Oregon
Lee, Illinois
Bolivar, Mississippi
Iroquois, Illinois
Dade , Florida
Butte, California
Scotts Bluff, Nebraska
Champaign, Illinois
Cedar, Iowa
Sunflower, Mississippi
Dawson , Nebraska
Bingham, Idaho
Dodge, Wisconsin
Cameron, Texas
Woodbury, Iowa
Malheur, Oregon
Martin , Minnesota
Hamilton, Iowa
Hartford, Connecticut
Solano, California
Warren, Illinois
El Paso, Texas
Kane , 1111 nola
Sac, Iowa
San Luis Obispo, California.
Hardin, Iowa
Jones, Iowa
Marathon, Wisconsin
Marion, Oregon
Poinsett, Arkansas
York, Pennsylvania
Polk, Minnesota
Buena. Vluta, Iowa
44,860,514
44,660,205
43,774,002
43,679,774
42,241,098
41,857,647
41,758,667
41,304,767
41,088,856
40,439,743
39,993,388
39,185,503
39,063,088
38,638,732
38,482,529
38,416,679
38,279,712
37,981,397
37,911,900
37,646,858
37,321,560
36,673,267
36,647,967
36,483,355
36,431,314
36,377,891
36,114,381
35,227,061
34,857,886
34,505,627
34,359,508
34,344,914
34,321,586
33,991,404
33,937,148
33,887,517
33,310,495
33,167,552
33,050,584
33,019,528
32,854,287
32,707,649
32,596,274
32,555,3a
32,455,774
32,403,946
32,130,385
31,877,468
31,749,225
31,713,335
34,161,346
22,956,467
37,347,131
30,284,840
37,760,633
29,055,305
22,487,884
49,004,482
37,296,795
22,306,643
26,966,656
29,597,702
32,674,998
37,628,384
31,672,905
29,149,053
25,817,968
37,220,761
28,611,381
25,473,239
34,953,915
21,744,327
28,693,339
38,963,637
32,165,681
25,907,764
26,337,514
26,227, 529
40,152,646
26,138,471
24,026,211
19,489,236
32,054,656
24,857,780
23,389,064
22,677,196
24,336,020
22,779,612
26,573,259
27,808,963
27,178,969
25,441,797
25,831,308
4 RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 3.-HORSES AND MULES ON FARMS-100 LEADING COUNTIES, 1959, WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
United States
100 leading counties
Navajo, Arizona
Apache , Arizona
Lancaster, Pennsylvania. .
Pima, Arizona
St. Landry, Louisiana....
Elko, Nevada
Fayette , Kentucky
Robeson, North Carolina..
Cherry, Nebraska
Maricopa, Arizona
Fremont, Wyoming
Holmes , Ohio
Fayette, Tennessee
Williamsburg, South Carol:
Pitt, North Carolina
Nash, North Carolina
Coconino, Arizona
Halifax, North Carolina..
Pittsylvania, Virginia...
Hinds, Mississippi
Madison, Mississippi
Florence, South Carolina.
Halifax, Virginia
Malheur, Oregon
Fresno, California
Kleberg , Texas
Edgecombe, North Carolina
San Juan, New Mexico
Lafayette, Louisiana
Granville, North Carolina
Horry, South Carolina
Beaverhead, Montana
Lagrange , Indiana
Marshall, Mississippi....
Hawaii, Hawaii
Shelby, Tennessee
Haywood, Tennessee
McKinley, New Mexico
Noxubee, Mississippi
Sumter, Alabama
Yakima, Washington
Los Angeles, California. .
Evangeline, Louisiana....
Tulare, California
Columbus, North Carolina.
Dallas, Alabama
Panola, Mississippi
Mecklenburg, Virginia. . . .
De Soto, Mississippi
Riverside, California....
511,298
9,563
9,470
9,049
7,992
7,836
7,574
6,224
6,065
5,862
5,610
5,449
5,327
5,070
4,842
4,709
4,532
4,168
4,148
4,017
3,966
3,948
3,937
3,905
3,885
3,873
3,861
3,810
3,793
3,758
3,722
3,691
3,681
3,652
3,610
3,586
3,581
3,580
3,476
3,463
3,427
10,788
12,963
7,853
8,864
13,897
7,183
5,982
9,769
7,488
3,863
5,886
4,798
7,809
6,653
7,154
7,108
5,969
6,514
6,478
7,590
7,037
7,385
5,787
5,158
4,016
1,832
5,853
7,290
6,585
5,029
6,857
6,169
6,783
10,617
4,772
6,029
3,787
5,649
5,589
5,341
4,929
5,854
. :
Okanogan, Washington
Wake, North Carolina
Greene , Tennessee
Sheridan, Wyoming
Yavapai , Arizona
Custer, Nebraska
Barren, Kentucky
Wayne, Ohio
Vermilion, Louisiana
Osage , Oklahoma
Acadia, Louisiana
Dewey, South Dakota
Sublette, Wyoming
Pulaski , Kentucky
Williamson, Tennessee
Montgomery, Alabama
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Weld, Colorado
Franklin, North Carolina. .
Park, Wyoming
Utah, Utah
Leake, Mississippi
Stanislaus, California....
Fauquier, Virginia
Sheridan, Nebraska
Maury, Tennessee
Tate, Mississippi
Holmes, Mississippi
Sumner, Tennessee
Harris, Texas
Greene , Alabama
McCurtain , Oklahoma
Carbon, Wyoming
Giles, Tennessee
Clarendon, South Carolina.
Bedford, Virginia
Holt, Nebraska
Lincoln, Tennessee
McKenzie, North Dakota
Meade, South Dakota
San Miguel, New Mexico. —
Harney, Oregon
Campbell , Wyoming
Marengo, Alabama
Neshoba, Mississippi
Lincoln, Wyoming
Wilcox, Alabama
Darlington, South Carolina
Ravalli , Montana
Rapides, Louisiana
3,425
3,390
3,362
3,343
3,331
3,308
3,286
3,243
3,242
3,237
3,193
3,175
3,164
3,148
3,138
3,041
3,026
3,026
3,016
3,015
3,013
2,989
2,983
2,954
2,945
2,927
2,919
2,911
2,888
2,877
2,865
2,816
2,792
2,785
2,782
2,782
2,778
2,775
2,752
2,747
2,746
2,737
3,482
6,275
5,175
3,365
2,979
4,979
4,174
2,670
4,447
3,099
3,518
4,153
4,299
2,767
4,740
2,751
2,649
3,530
4,345
4,696
5,343
3,913
4,141
3,699
4,429
4,266
4,279
4,482
3,118
3,961
4,453
3,358
3,573
2,932
3,186
2,841
4,637
4,392
2,217
3,969
t1)
/ (M
\ 61
•Counties equal in rank.
HA Not available.
1Not one of the first 100 counties.
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 4.-CATTLE AND CALVES ON FARMS-100 LEADING COUNTIES, 1959, WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
United States
100 leading counties
Maricopa, Arizona
Weld, Colorado
Cherry, Nebraska
Imperial, California
Fresno, California
Tulare, California
Stanislaus, California
Kern, California
Merced, California
Custer, Nebraska
Holt, Nebraska
Riverside, California
Dane, Wisconsin
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Marathon, Wisconsin
Los Angeles, California....
Malheur, Oregon
Elko, Nevada
Clinton, Iowa
Pottawattamie, Iowa
San Joaquin, California . . . .
Sheridan, Nebraska
Grant, Wisconsin
Lincoln, Nebraska
Dodge, Wisconsin
Yakima, Washington
Otter Tail, Minnesota
Cuming, Nebraska
Stearns , Minnesota
Ogle, Illinois
Osage , Oklahoma
Beaverhead , Montana
Sioux, Iowa
Clark, Wisconsin
De Kalb, Illinois
Canyon, Idaho
Plymouth, Iowa
Henry, Illinois
Dawson, Nebraska
Benton, Iowa
Bureau, Illinois
Morgan, Colorado
Knox, Nebraska
San Luis Obispo, California
Hawaii, Hawaii
Whiteside, Illinois
Fillmore, Minnesota
St. Lawrence, New York
Sheridan, Wyoming
Woodbury, Iowa
318,839
295,658
227,861
213,988
212,387
206,487
205,762
193,737
191,681
185,923
168,558
162,743
161,372
159,989
159,136
153,753
151,092
149,902
148,066
143,785
141,757
140,533
137,954
132,597
131,507
131,297
130,838
128,887
128,199
127,985
127,702
127,668
127,483
127,122
126,974
125,108
123,204
122,912
120,398
113,549
110,776
108,937
108,397
107,867
107,265
105,970
105,879
105,517
105,338
236,961
283,831
285,296
160,659
181,275
199,009
219,912
199,391
193,521
182,502
176,414
124,897
160,915
146,848
154,173
195,683
171,562
168,563
126,176
133,165
164,366
121,662
137,190
137,430
131,604
123,456
132,100
116,082
119,252
107,988
129,893
119,111
117, 149
124,052
102,527
117,771
116,042
108,189
112,828
99,012
102,707
77,996
98,117
108,635
NA
91,206
103,421
129,780
93,890
95,824
Harris , Texas
Tama, Iowa
Meade , South Dakota
Monterey, California
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin...
Jones , Iowa
Tripp, South Dakota
Crawford, Iowa
Cherokee, Iowa
Rock, Wisconsin
Twin Falls, Idaho
Shelby, Iowa
Klamath, Oregon
Butler, Kansas
Barron, Wisconsin
Cedar, Iowa
Iowa, Wisconsin
Lafayette, Wisconsin
Logan, Colorado
Nodaway, Missouri
Harney, Oregon
Hillsborough, Florida....
Fergus , Montana
Big Horn, Montana
La Salle, Illinois
Kane, Illinois
Vernon, Wisconsin
Stephenson, Illinois
Outagamie, Wisconsin
Union, New Mexico
Chippewa, Wisconsin
Green, Wisconsin
Iowa, Iowa
Winneshiek, lowu
Sonoma, Californ
Carroll, Iowa
Clayton, Iowa
Jackson, Iowa
San Bernardino, Callfomii
McLean, Illinois
: m
Shawano, Wisconsin
, [owi
Montgomery, Alabama
Madera, California
Sauk, Wisconsin
Baker, Oregon
Marshall, Iowa
Minnehaha, South Dakota..
Dubuque, Iowa
105,230
105,173
104,146
104,092
103,747
102,899
101, 302
100,274
100,044
99,959
99,829
99,275
98,950
98,933
98,697
98,137
97,837
97,759
97,414
97,400
96,658
96,414
96,364
95,637
95,350
94,769
94,664
94,592
94,545
93,745
93,526
93,456
92,939
92,458
92,070
92,050
91,919
91,685
91,448
90,487
89,653
89,221
89,137
89,123
88,913
88,630
87,854
87,544
87,318
87,141
113,426
94,483
116,160
106,128
»,664
92,756
100, 088
101,349
87,831
96,906
95,431
82,880
119,296
92,775
101 .. 8f
89,562
100,310
91,959
79,022
91,480
108,982
97,234
100,250
109,255
100,350
91,127
99,733
82,528
96,881
90,928
94,049
90,051
77,898
87,593
85,553
82,999
87,680
82,329
91,243
100,993
88,287
95,779
79,027
82,968
82,670
*N^4
6 RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 5.-CATTLE AND CALVES SOLD ALIVE-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN NUMBER SOLD, WITH VALUE, 1959;
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
United States
100 leading counties
Maricopa, Arizona
Imperial, California
Weld, Colorado
Riverside, California
Kern, California
Fresno, California
Los Angeles, California
Cuming, Nebraska
Pottawattamie, Iowa
Tulare , California
Cherry, Nebraska
De Kalb, Illinois
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Merced, California
Henry, Illinois
Sioux , Iowa
Clinton, Iowa
Yakima, Washington
Stanislaus, California
Morgan, Colorado
Plymouth, Iowa
Cherokee , Iowa
Douglas , Nebraska
Custer, Nebraska
El Paso, Texas
Dawson, Nebraska
Lyon , Kansas
San Joaquin, California
Benton, Iowa
Ventura, California
Ogle, Illinois
Malheur, Oregon
Holt, Nebraska
Jones, Iowa
Logan, Colorado
Lubbock, Texas
Pinal, Arizona
Kane, Illinois
Canyon, Idaho
Cedar, Iowa
Dane, Wisconsin
Butler, Kansas
Whiteside, Illinois
Scotts Bluff, Nebraska
San Bernardino, California
Bureau, Illinois
Sacramento, California
Woodbury, Iowa
Sac, Iowa
Lyon, Iowa
San Luis Obispo, California
La Salle, Illinois
Marathon, Wisconsin
Tama, Iowa
Osage, Oklahoma
Twin Falls, Idaho
Dallam, Texas
Shelby, Iowa
Lincoln , Nebraska
Dodge , Nebraska
Marshall , Iowa
Sheridan, Nebraska
Ford, Kansas
Wayne, Nebraska
Elko, Nevada
Kossuth, Iowa
Monterey, California
Carroll, Iowa
Yuma, Arizona
See footnote .
413, 520
387,434
345, 879
244,954
231,665
171,861
167,208
166,037
149,755
143,796
133,047
132,073
128,083
124,827
122,712
121,307
115,326
113,812
112,878
112,390
102,517
99, 578
97,294
96,499
93,100
92,679
90,639
90,444
89,406
86,493
86,346
86,276
I ,03(
82,553
82,370
80,903
80,557
79,856
79,187
78,922
78,847
78,645
77,704
77,232
76,406
76,212
75, 586
74,468
72, 855
72,541
71,747
71,380
71,075
69,996
69,938
69,886
69,079
68,328
68, 177
67,827
67,775
67,360
67,137
67,035
66,908
66,748
65,310
64,927
64,861
64,764
213,159
182,626
290,829
98,853
156,741
88,604
201, 178
116,541
125,891
125,008
115,016
102,682
120,584
80,143
77,754
86,834
84,495
87,624
109,504
74,152
78,128
65, 192
87,123
87,606
19,696
83,892
47,387
124,268
60,446
24,811
68,890
62, 582
73,064
59,614
68,581
7,985
42,361
89,212
50,226
55,810
75,724
63,322
52,576
62,335
39,875
60,984
43,093
46, 568
51,768
57,811
65,054
51,527
71,975
45,180
25,899
50,389
70,093
49,491
47,138
55,386
45,081
27,009
51,804
56,906
46,955
47,796
40,531
35,502
7,832,434,195
1,868,537,128
75,804,471
79,126,985
79,758,900
56,174,814
46,037,973
32,692,021
7 . ! '.. ,690
39,764,017
35,194,656
24,524,813
22,156,247
33,748,380
24,942,354
17,506,476
32,302,319
29,203,910
31,196,328
25,280,161
19,583,753
25,061,923
24,063,280
25,162,238
22,742,287
14,792,123
18,173,262
21,224,547
19,391,277
L4,804,792
21,394,084
20,836,060
20,014,269
13,260,172
13,154,482
19,277,870
16,924,210
19,327,911
11,402,625
16,253,248
14,148,895
19,515,031
7,650,393
15,468,032
17,936,195
15,814,817
10,067,738
18,836,795
14,236,318
16, 667, 861
17,682,696
16,597,989
11,750,651
15,902,795
4,983,301
15,329,659
10,500,846
12,774,145
12,053,046
15,130,370
11,129,601
15,894,452
10,576,979
16,361,596
12,582,615
15,593,135
9,990,971
14,453,537
11, 025, 750
15,i97,359
13,116,129
33,648,263
28,621,134
47,996,987
15,291,927
26,469,358
8,910,257
21,528,976
23,630,402
22,723,140
15,543,635
13,042,125
19,714,812
18,843,548
6,870,746
14,519,459
15,085,886
18,915,998
11,871,155
10,705,447
11,980,420
13,036,399
16,253,433
9,689,645
2,121,854
16,301,043
7,268,711
19,278,564
10,607,598
3,530,205
12,720,137
7,009,867
7,147,688
10,682,220
10,713,814
693,760
4,683,346
14,655,1
6,151,634
10,539,1. 3
4,236,236
7,894,312
9,134,431
9,514,273
3,220,318
11,593,180
5,046,563
14,291,524
9,044,505
8,272,507
5,940,099
9,424,909
2,320,478
I, K)0,8l I
7,301,955
6,265,778
2,484,910
8,700,539
9,169,450
8,462,584
5,915,332
8,121,138
2,668,226
9,732,528
6,069,291
7,306,052
5,702,694
5,454,333
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 5.-CATTLE AND CALVES SOLD ALIVE-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN NUMBER SOLD, WITH VALUE, 1959;
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
Dodge, Wisconsin
Union, New Mexico
Crawford , Iowa
Martin, Minnesota. . . .
Stanton, Nebraska....
Clark, Wisconsin
Boulder, Colorado....
Adams, Colorado
Warren, Illinois
Grant, Wisconsin
Iowa, Iowa
Cass, Iowa
Madera, California...
Palm Beach, Florida..
Knox, Nebraska
Ida, Iowa
Yellowstone, Montana.
Beaverhead, Montana..
Buena Vista, Iowa....
Dubuque, Iowa
O'Brien, Iowa
Hardin, Iowa
Burt, Nebraska
Larimer, Colorado. . . .
Chase, Kansas
Otero, Colorado
Black Hawk, Iowa
Jasper, Iowa
Grundy, Iowa
Parker, Texas
64, no
60,969
63,508
50,586
62,512
53,450
61,769
31,538
61,512
45,394
61,473
53,623
61,393
33,337
61,173
101,338
61,072
45,697
59,771
53,101
59,617
39,330
59,225
43,476
58,622
51,163
58,300
48,844
57,873
49,570
57,718
43,206
57,710
55,085
57,393
49,533
57,147
43,130
56,826
44,290
56,586
45,820
56,537
39,120
56,461
37,078
56,281
49,021
56,001
42,146
55,937
30,464
55,492
41,742
55,479
43,439
55,370
36,054
55,326
35,045
6,034,575
9,706,160
13,360,949
14,052,260
14,126,138
4, 101, 895
13,274,896
4,060,764
15,985,684
6,745,985
13,409,051
13,374,351
10,957,960
6,920,952
11,871,386
14,074,200
9,852,363
8,944,816
13,378,841
11,132,094
13,101,404
13,104,768
13,153,984
11,933,003
11,379,234
12,168,125
11,660,364
11,971,675
11,759,295
8,460,802
3,265,990
4,641,901
9,761,642
5,159,716
8,756,857
1,944,303
4,750,118
17,451,287
9,310,895
3,999,694
6,054,817
7,262,174
5,994,599
3,904,738
6,091,304
8,625,164
6,550,209
5,611,403
8,204,708
6,223,240
8,353,522
6,454,541
6,944,489
6,784,075
7,158,438
4,226,887
6,434,222
6,012,421
5,853,339
4,079,820
•:,' rt
of the flret 100 counties.
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 6.-MILK COWS ON FARMS-100 LEADING COUNTIES, 1959, WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
United Stales
100 leading counties.
Marathon, Wisconsin
Los Angeles, California....
Dane, Wisconsin
Clark, Wisconsin
Dodge, Wisconsin
Stanislaus, California....
St. Lawrence, New York
Merced, California
Stearns , Minnesota
Lancaster, Pennsylvania....
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Delaware , New York
Otter Tail, Minnesota
Grant, Wisconsin
Barron, Wisconsin
Shawano, Wisconsin
Jefferson, New York
Green, Wisconsin
Outagamie, Wisconsin
Chippewa, Wisconsin
Vernon, Wisconsin
Oneida, New York
Tulare, California
Otsego, New York
San Joaquin, California...
Frederick, Maryland
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Bradford, Pennsylvania
Dunn, Wisconsin
Brown, Wisconsin
Sonoma, California
San Bernardino, California
Lafayette, Wisconsin
Iowa, Wisconsin
Rock, Wisconsin
Franklin, Vermont
Sauk, Wisconsin ,
Monroe, Wisconsin
St. Croix, Wisconsin
Fresno, California
Chenango, New York
Polk, Wisconsin
Waupaca, Wisconsin
Jefferson, Wisconsin
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Walworth, Wisconsin
Wright, Minnesota
Stephenson, Illinois
Cattaraugus , New York
Orange , New York
90,908
89,609
83,963
72,687
70, 524
69,062
62,999
61,667
60,734
59, 830
55,801
55,432
54,791
53,822
52,485
51,939
51,797
51,728
51,623
51,535
51, 530
50, 267
49,893
48,271
47,592
47, 507
46,846
44,415
43,639
43,467
43,070
42,874
42,630
42,399
42,270
42,167
41,013
40,664
40,450
40,167
40,139
39,272
39,235
38,756
38,467
38,120
37,801
37,668
37, 430
":. ..
89,301
104,914
87,967
72,030
73,002
85,131
77, 666
67,349
57,218
58,267
60,766
64,204
55,063
54,776
55,142
52,807
54,829
51,552
55,104
55, 649
42,769
49,732
51,851
44,284
48,985
45,007
44,670
44,388
40,146
24,374
41, 597
44,215
45,588
41, 570
42,903
43,080
42,401
41,477
42,935
43,151
42,600
42,814
41,632
42,639
37, 531
37,727
45,153
38, 349
Chautauqua, New York...
Trempealeau, Wisconsin.
MBdisan, New York
Orange, California
Oconto, Wisconsin
Sanilac, Michigan..
Todd , Minnesota ....
Herkimer, New York.
Goodhue, Minnesota.
Richland, Wisconsin
Chester, Pennsylvania
McHenry, Illinois. . . .
Whatcom, Washington. .
Maricopa, Arizona....
Taylor
Lewis , New York
Washington, New York
Clayton, Iowa
Wyoming, New York
Susquehanna . Pennsylvania
Wood, Wisconsin
Morrison, Minnesota.
Orleans, Vermont....
Steuben, New York...
Addison, Vermont. . . .
Carver, Minnesota ....
Franklin, Pennsylvanii
Winnebago, Wisconsin.
Calumet, Wisconsin...
Fillmore, Minnesota..
Winneshiek, Iowa
Berks, Pennsylvania...
Tangipahoa, Louisiana.
Crawford , Pennsylvania
Pierce, Wisconsin
McLeod, Minnesota....
Dubuque, Iowa
Kewaunee, Wisconsin..
Fayette, Iowa
Washington, Wisconsin
Canyon, Idaho
Greene, Tennessee.
Columbia, Wisconsi!
Wayne, Ohio
Buffalo, Wisconsin
Wayne, Pennsylvania
Cortland, New York.
Winona, Minnesota. .
Clinton, New York..
Waukesha, Wisconsin
«eld, Colorado
36,964
42,141
36, 909
36, 302
36,759
38,029
36,074
35,944
28,327
36,060
35,887
38,523
34,840
34,733
34, 761
36,290
34,343
34,153
34,488
37,484
34,078
33,937
37,259
39,704
33,873
34,705
33,797
29,920
33,669
34,823
33,559
33,807
32,497
33,648
32,491
33,086
32,401
33,154
31,224
34,132
31,084
32,388
31,078
30,963
31,300
32,567
30,638
32,565
30, 596
32,217
30,431
30,416
29,472
26,968
29,642
31,881
29,446
29,283
29,418
29,481
29,288
28,789
29,210
30,035
29,019
32,700
28,887
30,058
28,666
30,672
28,598
29,617
28,202
28, 179
27,647
27,280
27,944
29,126
27,803
32,107
27,691
32,447
27,418
27,605
27,392
29,642
27,326
26,897
27,059
26,141
26,735
28,812
26,700
27,044
26,602
25,748
26,182
30,995
: S . 978
25,978
35,744
26,005
}•*
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 7.-WHOLE MILK SOLD-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN QUANTITY SOLD, WITH VALUE,
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
1959;
Quantity sold
United Slates
100 leading counties
Lob Angeles, California
Dane, Wisconsin
Marathon, Wisconsin
Stanislaus, California
Clark, Wisconsin
Dodge, Wisconsin
Merced, California
San Bernardino, California
Orange, California
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
TUlare, California
St. Lawrence, New York
Outagamie, Wisconsin
Shawano, Wisconsin
Oneida, New York
Jefferson, New York
Creen, Wisconsin
Delaware, New York
Barron, Wisconsin
San Joaquin, California
Sonoma, California
Bradford, Pennsylvania
Frederick, Maryland
Chippewa, Wisconsin
Brown, Wisconsin
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Grant, Wisconsin
Stearns , Minnesota
Otsego, New York
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Walworth, Wisconsin
Rock, Wisconsin
Vernon, Wisconsin
St. Croix, Wisconsin
Fresno, California
Dunn, Wisconsin
Madison, New York
Otter Tall, Minnesota
Stephenson, Illinois
Chenango, New York
Sauk, Wisconsin
Maricopa, Arizona
Jefferson, Wisconsin
Iowa, Wisconsin
McHenry, Illinois
Polk, Wisconsin
Goodhue , Minnesota
Lafayette, Wisconsin
Sanilac, Michigan
Waupaca, Wisconsin
Wright , Minnesota
Orange , New York
Cattaraugus, New York
Whatcom, Washington
Monroe, Wisconsin
Oconto, Wisconsin
Wyoming, New York
Franklin, Vermont
Herkimer, New York
Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Chautauqua, New York
Chester, Pennsylvania
Washington, New York
Calumet, Wisconsin
Lewis, New York
Marin, California
McLeod , Minnesota
Addison, Vermont
Berks, Pennsylvania
See footnote at end of table.
1,050,548
729,017
675,842
624,997
591,230
581,156
531,242
474,944
461,328
458,351
445,909
436,101
435,076
418,160
415,351
408,872
405,848
403,741
394,102
391,162
385,714
383,378
379,155
370,160
368,409
367,297
363,900
363,114
362,480
358,809
341,813
338,630
336,789
336,720
333,580
331,690
329,392
328,723
327,352
326,454
321,030
319,077
316,021
309,254
306,694
305,301
304,466
303,702
300,048
294,417
292,301
291,513
286,937
283,698
281,394
278,763
276,706
273,900
264,330
263,376
256,430
255,624
255,392
254,239
252,241
248,953
247,749
247,105
245,275
1,210,849
608,748
545,072
635,979
445,553
526,898
497,740
257,949
330,059
445,202
394,545
331,372
467,122
368,253
332,822
382,743
379,828
368,092
400,151
365,541
390,297
282,003
288,709
283,429
321,298
309,171
329,496
280,466
160,859
315,114
305,263
328,678
326,328
293,714
292,983
286,444
281,836
274,340
151,201
263,061
302,560
276,935
262,444
304,935
258,994
318,514
275,514
207,532
256,498
241,453
276,931
230,901
273,304
275,011
226,751
249,604
227,576
222,717
221,644
236,111
187,649
264,440
237,166
219,896
212,610
226,481
196,661
187,209
194,782
204,296
3,871,613,727
1,238,688,81 '
55,041,787
23,641,778
21,221,175
24,543,851
18,195,735
18,139,644
20,475,241
23,584,928
21,623,028
14,786,860
20,656,666
18,305,553
17,433,615
13,836,110
12,772,485
17,562,516
16,727,550
12,341,910
18,417,364
13,057,542
17,213,738
18,199,747
16,668,962
17,132,585
11,681,938
11,414,795
11,740,035
11,154,715
10,661,495
15,748,874
11,135,255
11,991,500
11,365,173
10,600,766
10,943,238
13,981,074
10,620,804
14,099,455
10,138,395
10,213,885
14,868,384
9,897,068
15,513,138
10,469,302
9,184,620
10,874,373
9,392,925
9,088,100
9,024,630
10,614,205
9,198,950
9,471,740
14,598,491
11,881,918
11,356,520
9,289,650
8,972,170
12,205,263
12,528,416
11,262,906
8,270,340
10,794,530
12,713,455
11,572,195
7,948,295
10,395,367
11,687,710
7,273,720
12,164,927
59,599,811
18,470,805
17,117,875
22,042,651
13,944,640
15,691,051
16,735,440
13,032,172
15,001,144
13,669,561
16,608,707
11,869,752
16,710,764
11,533,187
10,256,952
14,513,121
13,791,796
10,345,624
16,251,908
11,770,343
14,078,562
12,102,999
11,198,603
13,000,072
9,937,855
9,530,340
10,340,189
8,346,986
4,425,634
12,201,669
9,176,457
10,843,275
10,117,262
9,106,080
9,200,428
10,415,808
8,734,842
10,634,428
4,326,018
7,828,322
11,611,262
8,153,090
10,704,335
9,843,544
7,350,137
10,346,681
8,534,915
5,743,403
7,108,109
8,159,686
8,282,032
7,059,657
11,940,404
10,053,610
8,478,731
8,112,182
6,966,746
8,918,822
8,966,490
8,839,875
5,582,192
10,245,421
11,327,686
8,668,968
6,537,737
8,355,692
I,: , ""
5,589,802
8,017,125
8,841,955
10
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 7.-WHOLE MILK SOLD-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN QUANTITY SOLD, WITH VALUE,
WITH COMPARISONS. 1954-Continued
1959;
Quantity sold
Steuben, New York
Columbia, Wisconsin
San Diego, California...
Wood, Wisconsin
Susquehanna, Pennsylvani
Cortland, New York
Washington, Wisconsin. . .
Crawford, Pennsylvania..
Taylor, Wisconsin
Franklin, Pennsylvania..
Winnebago, Wisconsin
Richland, Wisconsin
Pierce, Wisconsin
Orleans, Vermont
Onondaga, New York
Carver, Minnesota
Erie, New York
Montgomery, New York. . . .
Todd, Minnesota
Canyon, Idaho
Wayne , Ohio
Clinton, New York
Winona, Minnesota
Buffalo, Wisconsin
Fillmore, Minnesota
Riverside, California...
Morrison, Minnesota
Kewaunee, Wisconsin
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Worcester Massachusetts
245,032
242,546
241,993
240,213
239,857
239,559
239,436
238,1 "3
■ ■<'."
231,658
231,209
230,923
227,272
225,86 '
224,647
223,479
221,973
221,869
221,780
220,361
219,493
218,361
212,893
212,825
211,775
211,498
211,173
209,930
209,245
208,287
201,078
193,39b
182,200
193,057
219,834
193,747
219,466
168,571
202,396
172,167
227,616
205,788
183,531
177,407
196,437
194,243
197,484
171,668
159,138
196,325
185,600
193,379
112,280
134,010
103,600
84,859
120,033
179,272
250,407
173,955
10,177,490
7,528,504
12,348,218
10,538,335
10,288,915
8,076,200
9,790,764
7,548,525
10,204,363
7,319,189
7,262,280
( . 171,410
10,139,036
9,323,635
7,322,255
9,727,143
9,518,235
6,489,145
7,662,320
8,745,744
9,195,244
6,748,870
6,607,000
6,575,000
10,164,747
6,177,343
6,496,775
7,844,420
11,680,422
7,400,799
5,811,757
9,272,857
6,036,865
8,648,337
7,378,289
6,814,726
6,746,954
6,588,353
6,864,746
7,053,069
6,298,506
5,479,536
7,341,565
7,579,989
6,161,618
7,908,266
6,459,308
4,724,787
6,700,325
6,995,200
7,238,974
3,277,518
3,937,696
3,029,829
4,409,653
3,409,296
5,520,355
8,685,483
lNo
fir
100 countie
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES 11
Table 8.-VALUE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS SOLD-100 LEADING COUNTIES, 1959, WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
1959 1954
United Stales
100 leading counties
Los Angeles , California . . .
Stanislaus, California
Dane, Wisconsin
San Bernardino, California
Orange , California
Marathon, Wisconsin
Lancaster, Pennsylvania...
Merced, California
Delaware , Hew York
Tulare, California
Sonoma, California
Clark, Wisconsin
Dodge, Wisconsin
Oneida, New York
St. Lawrence, New York....
San Joaquin, California...
Frederick, Maryland
Jefferson, New York
Bradford, Pennsylvania
Otsego, New York
Maricopa, Arizona
Chenango, Hew York
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Orange , New York
Madison, New York
Fresno, California
Outagamie, Wisconsin
Barron, Wisconsin
Shawano, Wisconsin
Chester, Pennsylvania
Franklin, Vermont
Creen , Wiscons in
San Diego, California
Wyoming, New York
, '.'innesota
Berks , Pennsylvania
Walworth, Wisconsin
Cattaraugus , Hew York
Otter Tall, Minnesota
ChippewB, Viscera
Manitowc , I
Liforaia
Washington, New York
Brown, Wisconsin
Whatcom, Washington
Rock, Wisconsin
Herkimer , Hew York
Grant, Wisconsin
Addison, Vermont
1,009,: .
55,174,611
24,578,861
23,683,518
23,588,568
21,624,103
21,230,202
20,666,651
18,442,002
18,305,553
18,301,752
18,241,125
18,140,604
17,572,316
17,460,350
17,158,910
16,742, e65
16,684,497
15,767,296
15,518,103
14,876,634
14,832,330
14,598,491
14,101,255
13,982, 144
13,865,570
13,057,542
12,787,335
12,727,955
12,532,796
12,349,718
12,207,658
12,179,135
12,165,277
11,992,470
11,898,748
11,877,315
11,830,949
11, 740,035
11,711,044
11,684,622
11,573,195
11,419,512
11, 373,495
11,266,646
59,628,504
18,503,887
13,041,048
15,001,248
17,174,135
12,378,637
13,958,008
15,700,196
14,518,649
16,774,969
13,092,420
10,752,337
11,619,831
13,719,641
11,944,920
10,641,958
10,436,554
11,567,228
11,789,918
10,268,092
11, 328, 588
8,968,258
10,400,831
9,275,194
8,948,835
8,280,435
8,851,554
10,848,577
10,077,723
8,161,976
9,965,567
10,351,079
8,682,685
8,859,457
8,673,568
9,543,149
8,497,727
8,469,534
Sheboygan, Wisconsin...
St. Croix, Wisconsin...
McHenry, Illinois
Chautauqua, New York...
Litchfield, Connecticut
Sanilac , Michigan
Vernon, Wisconsin
Dunn, Wisconsin
Susquehanna, Pennsylvan
Jefferson, Wisconsin...
Lewis , New York
Cortland, New York
Steuben, Hew York
Stephenson, Illinois...
Sussex, Hew Jersey
Franklin, Pennsylvania.
Riverside, California..
Orleans , Vermont
Dutchess, New York
Sauk, Wisconsin
Crawford, Pennsylvania.
Erie, New York
Columbia, New York
Wright, Minnesota
Hillsborough, Florida..
Montgomery, New York...
Polk, Wisconsin
Onondaga, Hew York
Monroe, Wisconsin
Warren , New Jersey
Broward, Florida
Goodhue, Ittn
Waupaca, wise ....
Clinton, New York
Iowa, Wise; ■
Lafayette, Wisconsin...
Oconto, Wisconsin
Chittenden, Vermont
Cayuga, Nov.
Wayne, Ohio
Wayne, Pennsylvania...
■nnsylvania
Snohomish, .'.
Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Honolulu, Hawaii
Weld, Colorado
Washington, Wisconsin.
Tioga, Pennsylvania...
; ii'ornla
I
11,135,255
10,945,273
10,884,743
10,806,195
10,786,058
10,654,125
10,647,851
10,622,968
10, 542, 305
10,469,302
10,397,617
10,250,536
10,238,300
10,211,826
10,205,158
10,171,707
10,140,066
10,085,691
9,897,068
9,812,669
9,736,848
9,628,035
9,602,985
9,518,235
9,392,925
9,338,015
9,271,300
9,220,446
9,209,780
9,200,450
9,195,244
9,184,620
9,035,150
8,785,740
.
8,658,431
8,599,980
8,345,001
8,297,140
8,192,250
8,080,966
8,076,200
8,067,980
,99 ,71:
9,189,816
9,214,014
10,300,530
8,556,126
8,261,308
9,215,826
8,740,076
8,656,366
9,846,975
8,365,166
' .
7,438,941
7,858,598
10,035,811
6,870,247
7,342,915
8,434,734
8,188,265
6,788,387
7,935,943
6,265,506
7,270,677
4,946,351
6,461,321
8,545,121
7,565,731
7,609,269
7,420,395
8,316,747
7,246,247
,999
6,258,024
6,358,992
.
7,054,121
5,166,541
5,616,725
5,959,888
NA
6,082,170
6,189,202
6,275,974
6,462,990
6,545,500
12 RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 9.-HOGS AND PIGS ON FARMS-100 LEADING COUNTIES, 1959, WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
Oct. -Nov., 1959
Oct. -Nov., 1959
Oct. -Nov., 1954
United States . . .
100 leading counties.
Henry, Illinois....
Cedar, Iowa
Bureau, Illinois . . .
Plymouth, Iowa
Washington, Iowa...
Clinton, Iowa
Benton, Iowa
Delaware, Iowa
Johnson, Iowa
Grant, Wisconsin...
Mercer, Illinois...
Tama, Iowa
Pike, Illinois
Knox, Illinois
Pottawattamie, Iowa
Jasper, Iowa
Jones , Iowa
Clayton, Iowa
Whiteside, Illinois
Scott, Iowa
Warren, Illinois...
Linn, Iowa
Iowa , Iowa
Hardin, Iowa
Winneshiek, Iowa . . .
Mahaska, Iowa
Kossuth, Iowa
Crawford, Iowa
Dubuque, Iowa
Woodbury, Iowa
Franklin, Iowa
De Kalb, Illinois..
Fayette, Iowa
Keokuk, Iowa
Stephenson, Illinoi:
Dane, Wisconsin
Fulton, Illinois...
Buena Vista, Iowa..
Adams , Illinois
Buchanan, Iowa
Poweshiek, Iowa....
McLean, Illinois...
Rush, Indiana
Black H8wk, Iowa. . .
Butler, Iowa
Carroll, Iowa
McDonough, Illinois
Grundy, Iowa
Hancock, Illinois..
,353,416
405,778
302, 502
283,399
282,596
266,249
260,445
257,956
251,841
239,993
239,912
239,004
238,916
238,716
232,713
226,760
226,047
225,237
223, 567
222,963
222,185
220,491
216,155
215,288
212,554
211,621
209,764
206,395
205,636
203,317
202,766
201,795
197,581
195,026
193,593
193,553
191,933
191,341
189,761
189,215
183,194
182,983
180,450
179,157
178,526
176, 353
173,019
172,246
171,306
170,351
330,288
274,057
234,232
256,880
227,770
227,412
212,107
219,947
229,854
230,224
210,451
205,326
187,171
186, 105
233,872
194,087
197,501
205,524
189,284
188,067
182,775
184,949
191,951
180,415
182,296
179,765
170,777
206,511
205,602
177,691
193,351
194,874
188,232
165,671
149,936
178,314
194,733
165,607
190,073
138,863
151,337
160,336
146,430
156,309
161,657
147,999
137,567
138,567
152,248
126,029
Cherokee, Iowa
Ogle, Illinois
Sbc, Iowa
Marshall, Iowa
Muscatine, Iowa
Wright, Iowa
Lafayette, Wisconsin.
Cerro Gordo, Iowa....
Cedar, Nebraska
Filljnore, Minnesota..
Freeborn, Minnesota..
Nodaway , Mis souri ....
La Salle, Illinois...
Clinton, Ohio
Shelby , Iowa
Hamilton, Iowa
Marion, Iowa
Jackson, Iowa
Stearns , Minnesota . . .
Montgomery, Indiana. .
Page, Iowa
Macoupin, Illinois...
Cass , Iowa
Martin, Minnesota....
Carroll, Illinois
O'Brien, Iowa
Adair, Iowa
Clinton, Indiana
Greene, Illinois
Story , Iowa
Chickasaw, Iowa
Cuming, Nebraska
Hancock, Iowb
Knox, Nebraska
Lyon, Iowa
Bremer, Iowa
Sangamon, Illinois...
Nobles, Minnesota....
Jo Daviess, Illinois.
Henry, Iowa
Allamakee, Iowa
Dallas , Iowa
Faribault, Minnesota.
Greene, Ohio
Louisa, Iowa
Ida, Iowa
Rock Island, Illinois
Fayette, Ohio
Carroll, Indiana
Jackson, Minnesota...
169,742
169,089
167,585
167,449
163,014
162,700
162,686
162,607
162,420
162,321
161,410
160,686
160,266
158,674
156,395
155,414
154,391
152,903
152,665
152,351
150,652
150,381
149,989
148,850
148,341
147,399
146,988
146,413
142,029
139,864
139,819
139,444
139,429
138,828
138,669
138,600
138,340
137,018
136,172
135,835
135,815
134,838
134,166
133,274
131,778
131,315
130,790
130,758
130,732
130, 507
184,734
145,710
163,032
138,322
148,916
144,831
156,302
155,694
143,062
146,043
141,400
130,556
126,831
150,045
154,624
119,503
139,857
145,539
135,550
136,328
86,395
142,859
148,029
125,118
142,446
124,038
132,164
82,606
140, 574
113,102
133,045
141,839
133,680
131,730
126,269
103,021
113,903
120,546
106,345
120,233
134,359
132,858
109,406
110,589
141,293
114,829
126,936
120,098
119,507
first 100 countie
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 10.-HOGS AND PIGS SOLD ALIVE-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN NUMBER SOLD, WITH VALUE, 1959;
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
13
United Slates
100 leading counties
Henry, Illinois
Cedar, Iowa
Benton, Iowa
Pike, Illinois
Bureau, Illinois
Clayton, Iowa
Washington, Iowa
Plymouth, Iowa
Sioux, Iowa
Delaware , Iowa
Warren, Illinois
Kossuth, Iowa
Mahaska , Iowa
Mercer, Illinois
Johnson, Iowa
Clinton, Iowa
Grant, Wisconsin
Knox, Illinois
Hardin, Iowa
Jasper, Iowa
Whiteside, Illinois
Pottawattamie, Iowa
Scott, Iowa
Jones, Iowa
Qsin
De Kalb, Illinois
Dubuque, Iowa
McLean, Illinois
Franklin, Iowa
Iowa , Iowa
U Salle, Illinois
Payette, Iowa
Buena Vista, Iowa
Woodbury, Iowa
Keokuk, Iowa
Fulton, Illinois
Rush, Indiana
Winneshiek, Iowa
Butler, Iowa
Adams, Illinois
Stephenson, Illinois
Crawford, Iowa
Black Hawk, Iowa
Grundy, Iowa
Poweshiek, Iowa
Hancock, Illinois
Carroll, Indiana
Clinton, Ghlo
Carroll , Iowa
McDonough, Illinois
Shelby , Iowa
Cherokee , Iowa
Clinton, Indiana
Buchanan, Iowa
Fillmore, Minnesota
Sac, Iowa
Page, Iowa
Cerro Gordo, Iowa
Hamilton, Iowa
Montgomery, Indiana
Nodaway, Missouri
Stearns , Ml nncsota
Freeborn, Minnesota
Story , Iowa
Ogle, Illinois
Jackson, Iowa
Cedar, Nebraska
See footnote at end of table.
542,421
371,074
350,673
349,374
344,589
340,610
337,399
333,226
324,995
314,442
306,638
306,360
303,985
303,186
302,791
302,556
299,408
291,628
289,159
285,748
284,258
280,850
278,784
272,474
272,067
264,952
263,231
262,777
255,157
249,708
247,963
247,446
245,955
245,679
243,613
243,418
242,598
242,152
241,540
239,815
237,646
236,441
235,664
233,093
230,199
227,866
225,057
224,759
223,195
223,184
220,693
218,528
216,565
214,620
211,466
210,801
208,105
206,285
205,991
205,586
205,012
203,927
202,308
201,642
198,260
197,223
194,650
194,090
192,850
190,758
318,592
290,082
228,270
202,908
231,205
214,061
265,589
256,632
227,997
230,245
190,973
220,104
199,810
211,662
244,954
244,484
244,335
182,934
188,868
219,138
190,723
243,544
194,282
190,926
203,189
218,307
184,001
180,651
226,302
164,073
194,901
193,679
136,512
176,125
191,252
196,589
167,715
173,953
205,725
191,292
157,081
151,975
174,869
208,892
169,959
163,804
175,808
139,144
154,678
169,674
136,471
159,329
145,710
158,765
193,691
163,148
170,041
137,624
168,565
154,348
159,223
159,577
158,394
149,040
144,091
145,273
151,040
139,871
144,654
151,431
16,815,051
11,132,220
10,520,190
10,830,594
10,682,259
10,218,300
10,121,970
1,996,780
9,749,850
9,433,260
9,505,778
9,190,800
9,119,550
9,398,766
9,083,730
9,076,680
8,682,832
9,040,468
8,674,770
8,572,440
8,811,998
8,425,500
8,363,520
8,174,220
8,162,010
7,683,608
8,160,161
7,883,310
7,654,710
7,740,948
7,438,890
7,423,380
7,624,605
7,370,370
7,308,390
7,302,540
7,277,940
7,506,712
7,246,200
7,194,450
7,129,380
7,329,671
7,305,584
6,992,790
6,905,970
6,835,980
6,751,710
6,967,529
6,695,650
6,472,336
6,620,760
6,555,840
6,713,515
6,438,600
6,343,980
6,324,030
6,243,150
6,188,550
6,179,730
6,167,640
6,150,360
6,117,810
6,069,240
6,049,260
5,947,800
5,916,690
5,839,500
6,016,790
5,785,500
5,913,498
2,: 79, i86,« >
13,384,281
12,581,904
10,079,393
8,531,656
9,977,621
8,866,193
11,270,293
11,279,817
10,106,352
9,872,843
8,177,016
9,476,417
8,555,914
9,284,545
10,526,738
10,668,545
9,752,697
7,747,398
8,394,246
9,610,122
7,964,234
10,728,351
8,716,361
8,278,926
8,895,194
9,106,993
8,149,296
7,448,689
9,973,342
7,006,539
8,751,039
8,595,697
5,944,971
7,493,108
8,581,411
9,086,875
7,121,842
6,909,245
9,062,233
8,250,802
6,759,226
6,287,043
7,267,353
9,025,842
7,471,122
7,195,808
7,791,470
6,944,559
7,415,820
5,872,668
6,899,199
6,280,299
6,932,387
8,841,747
7,489,049
7,318,550
5,944,589
7,486,770
6,617,263
7,100,388
", 04,91 '.'
6,939,873
5,974,036
4,859,356
6,133,789
6,601,676
5,985,405
5,610,321
6,678,507
14
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 10.-HOGS AND PIGS SOLD ALIVE-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN NUMBER SOLD, WITH VALUE, 1959;
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
Cass, Iowa
Macoupin, Illinois . .
Marshall, Iowa
Lafayette, Wisconsin
O'Brien, Iowa
Martin, Minnesota...
Clay, Iowa
Jo Daviess, Illinois
Nobles, Minnesota
Marion, Iowa
Wright, Iowa
Montgomery, Iowa....
Allamakee, Iowa
Fayette, Ohio
Muscatine, Iowa
Jackson, Minnesota..
Lee, Illinois
Green, Wisconsin
Floyd, Iowa
Rock Island, Illinoi;
Adair, Iowa
Henry, Iowa
Dallas, Iowa
Boone, Iowa
Sangamon, Illinois . .
Putnam, Indiana
Hancoc k , Iowa
Decatur, Indiana
Ida, Iowa
Carroll, Illinois...
189,639
149,608
188,298
100,114
188,013
172,172
185,125
146,651
184,971
144,164
183,717
164,076
183,430
135,763
180,673
120,688
180,543
122,243
179,625
144,860
179,103
153,022
178,980
127,800
178,121
133,526
177,983
144,241
177,805
141,017
177,519
117,472
175,638
92,894
174,050
129,017
173,637
117,041
171,648
117,647
171,435
133,635
171,350
120,453
171,172
136,956
171,124
131,675
170,299
111,152
169,753
94,613
169,115
146,481
169,100
116,315
169,084
138,520
168,451
123,975
5,689,170
5,837,238
5,640,390
5,368,625
5,549,130
5,511,510
5,502,900
, ,■:■
5,416,290
5,373,090
5,369,400
5,343,630
5,161,507
5,334,150
5,325,570
5,444,778
5,047,450
5,209,110
5,321,088
5,143,050
5,140,500
5,135,160
5,133,720
5,279,269
5,092,590
5,073,450
5,073,000
5,072,520
5,221,981
6,476,443
4,327,749
7,424,445
5,877,772
6,524,653
6,601,110
6,029,999
4,875,394
5,125,515
5,903,280
.'■' . "■'•
6,181,188
5,934,590
4,981,571
4,055,958
5,267,801
5,118,354
4,868,196
5,064,001
5,937,554
5,767,496
4,929,513
3,974,514
6,391,616
5,060,033
5,381,502
'Not
of the first 100 counties.
VALUE OF HOGS AND PIGS SOLD ALIVE
DOLLARS, 1959
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
15
Table ll.-SHEEP AND LAMBS ON FARMS-100 LEADING COUNTIES WITH WOOL PRODUCTION, 1959,
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
Sheep and lambs
Wool production
United Stales
100 leading counties
Val Verde, Texas
Crockett, Texas
Carbon, Wyoming
Butte, Couth Dakota
Kern, California
Natrona, Wyoming
Tom Green, Texas
Concho, Texas
Weld , Colorado
Chaves , New Mexico
Coleman, Texas
Pecos , Texas
Gillespie, Texus
Sutton, Texas
Solano, California
Glenn, California
Mof f at, Colorado
Carter, Montana
Scotte Bluff, Nebraska
Kinney , Texas
Uvalde, Texas
Terrell, Texas
Sanpete, Utah
Lincoln, New Mexico
Johnson, Wyoming
Lincoln, Wyoming
McCulloch, Texas
I ter, Wyoming
Fremont, Wyoming
Menard, Texas
Campbell , Wyoming
Edwards , Texas
Schleicher, Texas
Montrose, Colorado
Washakie, Wyoming
Converse , Wyomi ng
oonarj, California
Big Horn, Wyoming
Mills, Texas
Kerr, Texas
San Saba, Texas
Kimble, Texas
Bingham, Idaho
Lampasas , Texas
Rio Grande, Colorado
Imperial, California
Larimer, Colorado
Burnet, Texas
Mesa, Colorado
Utah, Utah
Douglas, Oregon
Mendocino, California
Fresno, California
Beaverhead, Montana
Garfield, Montana
Irion, Texas
Apache , Ari r.ona
i, ari 20BI
: a, I laho
Runnels, Texas
Hamilton, Texas
Coke, Texas
Conejos, Colorado
Navajo, Arizona
. :i,ilfornia
Coryell, Texas
Sevier, Utah
Colusa , California
, South Dakota
Elko, Nevada
See footnote at end of table.
380,022
293,561
289,681
262,317
248,071
242,756
230,509
230,490
225,975
196,305
180, 536
170, 175
170,069
168,816
166,492
166,114
164,455
162,644
162,387
162,329
159,083
158,413
157,679
157,514
156,835
152,832
150,271
148,726
144,647
144,193
143,936
140,928
133,705
133,672
132,949
128,646
126,162
125,023
123,114
121,403
118,522
117,438
114,074
113,800
113,098
112,663
112,304
112,266
111,868
I
110,098
109,994
108,447
107,556
105,528
104,794
103,961
103,073
103,017
99,168
95,759
95,191
.
90,964
387,116
291,282
291,943
245,327
138,658
178,867
181,935
159,190
233,321
170,793
183,235
238,202
158,890
162,831
154,266
148,372
152,595
141,336
187,787
154,440
186,513
154,663
186,646
124,162
129,842
156,727
120,910
121,382
162,812
122,650
108,208
163,756
146,887
125,162
140,975
127,938
144,200
100,187
94,429
122,018
58,179
86,614
102,735
109,899
150,598
96,140
67,542
114,923
103,308
128,714
91,976
93,240
72,366
96,405
120,414
103,482
101,196
86,519
57,954
85,588
115,578
99,874
77,800
58,842
99,445
2,655,394
2,280,875
2,421,775
1,992,785
1,891,500
2,062,775
2,134,602
1,413,025
326,580
2,016,803
1,268,532
1,403,116
1,201,265
1,366,330
1,272,452
981,814
1,612,778
1,316,379
624,734
1,098,431
926,986
1,201,697
1,379,735
1,462,951
1,359,532
1,442,482
944,799
1,524,831
1,179,077
992,243
1,164,209
980,228
1,003,055
989,200
760,235
1,311,746
1,004,831
987,697
844,826
870,567
816,730
883, 532
874,059
838,123
1,001,364
501,744
267,997
673,087
841,317
772,287
744,545
835,214
667,308
972,491
967,637
883,765
696,902
707,026
741,476
743,375
708,688
640,954
314,363
773,020
820,655
2,670,444
2,067,063
3,373,120
1,273,260
797,055
1,860,690
1,459,052
1,270,203
252,698
1,808,487
1,359,011
1,392,234
1,299,010
1,026,877
1,250,313
1,038,058
1,227,454
1,132,862
339,145
1,165,349
1,215,066
1,208,752
1,529.349
1,154,577
1,099,329
1,634,774
1,057,082
1,281,442
1,335,665
1,055,361
952,816
1,062,348
1,044,181
832,478
909,510
1,062,299
1,017,541
884,079
738,624
1,035,655
511,505
934,055
606,777
686,803
882,554
323,956
255,001
716,745
466,978
784,777
760,802
922,539
■570,136
964,554
616,951
788,811
677,986
640,728
741,224
736,834
473,408
668,429
909,359
541,948
593,092
444,102
315,062
608,469
529,280
956,478
16
Table 11.
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
-SHEEP AND LAMBS ON FARMS-100 LEADING COUNTIES WITH WOOL PRODUCTION,
WITH COMPARISONS. 1954-Continued
1959.
Sheep and lambs
Wool production
County
Number
Rank
Pounds
Rank
1959
1954
1959
1954
-
1954
1959
1954
90,961
89,797
88,833
87,616
85,513
84,874
84,573
84,419
84,372
84,096
83,942
83,744
80,363
79,187
78,648
78,337
77,025
76,686
76,633
75,791
75,150
73,933
72,987
72,877
:
68,186
87,441
102,739
109,687
63,725
52,874
58,284
59,367
100,947
101,045
57,288
87,983
72,203
56,394
71,471
59,967
81,090
77,132
66,620
109,968
57,156
62,768
55,506
46,323
44,779
66,131
61,961
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
?'.
86
87
83
89
90
16
17
98
69
47
98
(»)
77
t1)
f1)
55
t1)
68
86
(>)
I1)
88
t1)
76
81
99
92
45
I1)
100
')
1
I1)
93
(M
677,129
763,150
427,063
583,156
688,025
535,727
884,438
688,172
621,290
279,694
540,342
526,975
479.080
575,942
550,419
829,488
791,991
446,302
503,932
ii
492,202
397,591
647,10]
779,478
453,832
259,823
369,501
514,292
788,369
610,215
658,540
615,694
629,490
430,780
602,963
269,292
446,655
545,370
372,684
452,930
687,780
89
60
68
54
33
t1)
79
84
65
95
39
64
59
73
67
t1}
66
69
82
t1)
75
(')
98
78
(l)
85
94
97
(l)
86
84
43
45
C1)
Minidoka Idaho
98
90
100
(M
52
50
63
49
t1)
(')
Perkins South Dakota
(')
(')
95
47
71
62
68
66
(')
74
(M
(')
86
(l)
(')
58
of the first 100
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 12.-SHEEP AND LAMBS SOLD ALIVE-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN NUMBER SOLD ALIVE,
WITH VALUE, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
17
United States
100 leading counties
Kem, California
Weld, Colorado
Butte , South Dakota
Scotts Bluff, Nebraska
Solano, California
Carbon, Wyoming
Natrona, Wyoming
Glenn, California
Val Verde , Texas
Chaves, New Mexico
Minnehaha , South Dakota
Moffat , Colorado
Tom Green, Texas
Pecos, Texas
Crockett, Texas
Montrose, Colorado
Sanpete , Utah
Lincoln, Wyoming
Concho, Texas
Campbell, 'Wyoming
Sweetwater, Wyoming
Carter, Montana
Premont, Wyoming
Rio Grande, Colorado
Larimer, Colorado
McCulloch, Texas
Big Horn, Wyoming
Coleman, Texas
Johnson, Wyoming
Yakima, Washington
Soncroa, California
Mesa, Colorado
Bonneville, Idaho
Utah, Utah
Lincoln, New Mexico
Beaverhead, Montana
Twin Falls, Idaho
Bingham, Idaho
Sutton, Texas
Imperial, California
San Saba, Texas
San Joaquin, California
Minidoka, Idaho
Burnet, Texas
Iron, Utah
Douglas, Oregon
Kinney, Texas
Conejos, Colorado
Tehama, California
Blaine , Idaho
Garfield, Montana
Elko, Nevada
Terrell, Texas
Irion, Texas
Prowers , Colorado
Kimble, Texas
Uintah, Utah
Mills, Texas
Menard , Texas
Brews ter , Texas
Sevier, Utah
, Oregon
Harding , South Dakota
Routt, Colorado
Crook, Wyoming
San Juan, Utah
Sedgwick, Kansas
Hamilton, Texas
See footnote at end of table.
265,373
243,443
248,442
223,232
211,820
195,374
178,666
171,701
169,280
167,037
136,635
135,919
135,513
123,948
122,326
119,142
118,295
117,308
114,014
113,627
113,324
112,758
109,379
98,627
94,695
92,528
88,766
87,901
87,682
86,310
85,896
84,908
84,438
81,992
81,791
79,679
79,503
77,905
77,053
76,467
76,117
75,249
75,175
74,652
74,242
72,726
71,728
71,656
70,288
70,147
69,875
69,031
68,937
68,279
67,983
67,915
67,422
98,963
249,533
159,432
168,078
205,703
224,162
118,091
106,687
182,174
172,123
31,192
138,590
128,044
132,839
135,161
99,813
104,572
122,305
102,767
113,752
68,343
81,691
95,878
89,881
95,288
114,123
98,563
68,255
83,801
86,347
79,998
68,262
84,515
61,141
52,624
72,612
70,703
82,795
70,451
104,799
63,190
31,081
45,775
58,767
68,404
58,956
78,884
70,619
58,186
77,979
43,346
73,262
83,435
61,296
55,650
91,279
69,742
65,972
91,460
70,268
72,703
46,499
38,092
33,003
41,725
43,159
41,986
38,042
337,995,732
119,319,568
3,715,222
3,229,759
3,229,746
3,571,712
2,965,480
2,344,488
2,143,992
2,403,814
2,031,360
2,004,444
1,873,118
1,834,690
1,639,620
1,631,028
1,626,156
1,611,324
1,467,912
1,429,704
1,419,540
1,407,696
1,368,168
1,363,524
1,359,888
1,353,096
1,421,927
1,403,753
1,291,200
1,252,692
1,242,408
1,223,160
1,282,151
1,136,340
1,295,392
1,153,958
1,142,713
1,052,184
1,035,720
1,035,000
1,116,648
1,103,804
1,013,256
1,168,020
998,472
1,152,144
1,067,469
983,904
981,492
1,035,827
954,036
1,012,765
1,078,742
994,071
913,404
978,237
902,100
895,824
965,146
872,712
860,736
859,872
843,456
841,764
838,500
897,403
896,181
887, 627
815,796
814,980
1,011,330
808,344
1,950,133
5,061,515
2,394,675
2,918,987
3,529,026
2,480,235
1 . 399 . K
1,894,747
1,989,148
2,558,002
431,474
1,881,777
1,537,759
1,540,710
1,448,439
1,473,617
1,516,862
1,825,810
1,385,643
1,320,275
771,684
790,798
1,150,632
1,137,217
1,526,055
1,911,091
1,200,304
891,641
925,238
964,513
1,375,016
721,277
1,150,201
887,953
1,087,516
852,987
1,141,698
1,766,399
963,458
674,269
1,710,721
711,518
594,179
777,728
530,902
989,592
777,855
818,033
962,715
983,523
568,350
1,001,061
781,371
673,439
884,827
801,827
864,844
684,695
922,085
731,054
1,153,209
748,263
431,625
464,424
531,220
554,231
842,541
372,469
18
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 12.-SHEEP AND LAMBS SOLD ALIVE-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN NUMBER SOLD ALIVE,
WITH VALUE, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
Turner, South Dakota.
Stanislaus, California
Meade, South Dakota..
Park, Wyuming
Edwards , Texas
Madison, Montana
Brown, South Dakota..
Cassia, Idaho
Schleicher, Texas....
Perkins, South Dakota
Richland , Montana ....
Apache, Arizona
Delta, Colorado
Lampasas, Texas
Mendocino, California
Uinta, Wyoming
Gillespie, Texas
Colusa, California...
Uvalde, Texas
Maricopa, Arizona....
Lake, South Dakota...
Moody, South Dakota..
Niobrara, Wyoming....
Brown, Texas
Blaine, Montana
Runnels , Texas
Cooding, Idaho
Elmore, Idaho
Jackson, Minnesota...
Washington , Idaho. . . .
67,107
52,145
66,487
34,470
66,462
36,726
65,708
41,699
64,983
71,999
63,978
56,705
63,460
19,099
62,963
63,337
61,792
80,490
61,264
33,948
..J, 811
36,815
60,205
28,919
60,198
38,806
59,938
53,894
59,645
59,523
44,420
59,287
71 , 014
58,015
68,737
57,970
73,975
57,040
24,612
56,937
56,727
56,688
56,073
77,092
56,062
62,052
55,492
,
55,306
58,050
55,025
35,315
54,961
31,904
864 , )06
788,496
779,796
767,736
824,980
741,504
796,432
729,732
722,460
782,574
719,256
835,030
711,444
812,210
741,520
740,181
680,724
630,256
.
672,744
721,396
718,978
825,375
1,063,956
625,356
590,457
741,142
.
324,590
1,014,596
885,125
367,709
339,701
548,103
541,007
746,789
552,984
1,251,759
87c, 051
1,408,934
993,948
of the first 10.
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
100 LEADING COUNTIES, 1959,
Table 13.-CHICKENS, 4 MONTHS OLD AND OVER, ON FARMS
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
19
United Slates
100 leading counties
San Bernardino, Californi
Lancaster, Pennsylvania..
Sen Diego, California....
Sonoma, California
Orange, California
Monmouth, New Jersey
Cumberland, New Jersey. . .
Los Angeles, California..
Stanislaus, California...
Ocean, New Jersey
Riverside, California
Atlantic, New Jersey
York, Pennsylvania
Hunterdon, New Jersey....
Sullivan, New York
Rockingham, Virginia
Kosciusko, Indiana
Tulare, California
Santa Clara, California..
Allegan, Michigan
San Joaquin, California..
Whatcom, Washington
Ko3suth, Iowa
Windham, Connect
Northumberland, pennsylva
Hall, Georgia
Berks, Pennsylvania
New London, Connecticut. .
Stearns , Minnesota
Simpson, Mississippi
Ulster, New York
Darke, Ohio
Hillsboro, New Hampshire.
Sioux, Iowa
Fresno, California
Worcester, Massachusetts.
Gloucester, New Jersey...
Bucks, Pennsylvania
Dane, Wisconsin
Cul lman , Alabama
Ottawa, Michigan
Freeborn, Minnesota
Sacramento, California —
Schuylkill, Pennsylvania.
Redwood, Minnesota
Nacogdoches , Texas
Sibley, Minnesota
Ventura, Call!". I I
Renville, Minnesota
83,71 :, -
3,931,189
3,535,335
2,960,107
2,785, 114
2,641,312
2,379,057
2,224,689
2,177,607
1,954,725
1,877,744
1,809,024
1,373,835
1,314,217
1,244,638
1,143,102
1,050,841
952,386
935,162
923,399
915,478
841,782 :
774,935
762,729 I
760,193
752,495
732, 141
725,653
716,775
701,208
694,929
682,002
679,574
679,321
670,447
662,065
636,024
629,547
628,987
625,062
617,817
613,087
610,512
609,708
602,673
599,115
598,871
598,862
597,996
591,181
75,521,481
2,825,047
1,702,878
2,783,278
1,432,284
3,260,953
2,489,257
2,764,829
a '-."-.■-
2,673,887
1,100,034
1,634,411
1,493,764
1,396,398
833,436
432,639
747,298
759,049
697,338
1,055,110
356,707
819,258
674,097
310,169
816,827
513,780
851,144
77,767
540,963
476,896
726,166
661,480
662,763
717,628
645,305
795,596
686,206
344,173
670,900
698,388
643,491
561,850
633,591
66,758
618,884
730,027
427,138
t1)
Livingston, Illinois..
Hancock, Iowa
Blount, Alabama
Montgomery, Pennsylvan
Otter Tail, Minnesota.
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
Faribault, Minnesota..
Hillsborough, Florida.
Pierce, Washington. . . .
Middlesex, Massachusetts.
Salt Lake, Utah
Butler, Iowa
Dubois , Indiana
Waldo, Maine
Wayne, Ohio
Cleveland, North Carolina.
Brown, Minnesota
Fayette, Texas
Washington, Arkansas
Wilkes, Njrth Carolina.
King, Washington
Blue Earth, Minnesota..
Jackson, Minnesota
Lewis, Washington
Nobles , Minnesota ....
Clackamas, Oregon
Somerset. N'ew Jersey.
Knox, Maine
Salem, New Jersey....
Mower, Minnesota
McLeod, Minnesota
Franklin, Iowb
Sussex, Delaware
Hartford, Connecticut.
New Haven, Connecticut.
Fayette, Iowa
ylvania. . . .
Honolulu. Hawaii
fornla
Plymouth, Iowa
Bristol, Massachusetts,
ta
Dodge, Wise: ■
Middlesex, New Jersey.
Union, North Carolina.
Putnam, Ohio
568,405
561,109
558,650
553,558
548,043
540,093
536,784
531,115
.
508,801
505,028
504,212
502, 159
502,000
498,743
489,782
486,984
485,905
485,850
4S5,560
485,540
481,782
480,869
479,250
479,242
475,341
475,242
475,184
471,009
470,930
469,843
469,224
466,330
611,541
485,956
312,044
590,273
865,507
529,035
472,387
■ !9,789
337,080
546,839
687,527
631,077
569.116
.
451,828
528,846
.
500,778
575,911
441,729
618,556
641,996
556,943
363,499
563,236
612,330
478,319
396,626
570,448
439,003
588,017
549,866
NA
363,974
513,259
495,911
t1)
20
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 14.-CHICKENS SOLD-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN NUMBER SOLD, WITH VALUE, 1959; WITH
COMPARISONS, 1954
United Stales
100 leading counties
Sussex, Delaware
Scott , Mississippi
Washington, Arkansas
Benton , Arkansas
Wicomico, Maryland
Worcester, Maryland
Cullman, Alabama
Hall, Georgia
Cherokee, Georgia
Forsyth, Georgia
Smith, Mississippi
Winston , Alabama
Shelby, Texas
Wilkes, North Carolina
Somerset, Maryland
De Kalb, Alabama
Marshall, Alabama
Rockingham, Virginia
Waldo, Maine
Moore, North Carolina
Gonzales , Texas
Whitfield, Georgia
Chatham, North Carolina
Nacogdoches , Texas
Duplin, North Carolina
Caroline, Maryland
Yell, Arkansas
Windham, Connecticut
Kennebec , Ma ine
Habersham, Georgia
Franklin, Georgia
Jackson, Georgia
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Madison, Arkansas
Rankin, Mississippi
Walker, Alabama
Los Angeles, California
White, Georgia
Barry , Missouri
Sonoma, California
Randolph, North Carolina
Gwinnett, Georgia
Cleburne, Alabama
Madison, Georgia
Pope , Arkansas
Howard , Arkansas
Carroll , Georgia
Gordon , Georgia
New London, Connecticut
San Bernardino, California
Lumpkin. Georgia
Pierce, Washington
Franklin, Alabama
Washington, Indiana
Pendleton, West Virginia
Penobscot, Maine
Leake, Mississippi
McDonald, Missouri
Hardy , West Virginia
Accomack, Virginia
Montgomery, North Carolina
Fresno, California
Barrow, Georgia
Murray, Georgia
Cumberland, Maine
Blount , Alabama
Elkhart, Indiana
Coffee, Georgia
Sabine, Texas
Buncombe, North Carolina
See footnote at end of table.
67,923,549
34,036,845
33,778,426
32,067,993
27,355,957
23,044,660
20,455,824
18,328,224
17,048,213
16,667,486
15,641,289
15,043,932
14,248,978
14,128,701
14,009,659
12,889,918
12, 650, 676
12,232,201
11,866,132
11,685,013
11,021,256
10,631,652
10,629,553
10,430,626
10,169,592
10,120,422
9,969,194
9,869,663
9,847,185
9,607,1
9,493,854
9,405,745
9,099,414
8,584,703
8,483,111
8,482,305
8,306,723
7,638,849
6,976,332
6,776,361
6,739,024
6,616,153
6,344,107
6,336,274
6,294,520
6,221,540
6,123,739
5,826,832
5,470,881
5,233,803
5,198,486
5,061,808
4,996,248
4,927,825
4,904,393
4,879,88 '.
4,862,550
4,738,099
4,635,409
4,577,076
4,554,327
4,497,440
4,373,869
4,368,511
4,339,695
4,331,818
4,223,932
4,089,926
58,131,912
' . 172,88;
17,327,330
17,049,713
14,930,137
11,512,432
5,582,29 -'
12,958,165
12,803,923
11,227,343
4,550,558
3,214,246
8,231,787
4,972,353
7,037,122
3,200,948
4,777,462
11,439,664
8,411,239
4.144.713
8,856,640
7,221,391
6,206,528
4,337,883
71,193
6,297,565
3,500,530
6,747,891
4,677,780
3,959,467
4,509,587
, 81, 168
2,821,038
2,684,532
2,081,932
9,913,987
4,542,9
2,364,058
7,814,732
3,969,148
4,371,129
3,135,069
2,454,169
1,778,125
561,496
2,424,414
1,559,179
5,403,613
5,711,207
6,305,363
1,302,341
.
3,528,515
3,863,484
2,309,103
1,834,345
3,305,847
4,655,594
4,181,831
1,369,393
3,646,533
2,086,482
','.' ,488
1,484,907
1,125,100
4,572,111
125,555
2,227,833
1,987,117
464,883,060
40,111,994
16,011,500
15,515,838
14,733,811
16,144,319
13,604,505
10,220,295
9,212,875
8,539,649
8,348,404
7,366,954
7,521,079
6,853,436
7,199,828
8,342,423
6,999,765
6,439,403
6,513,097
8,123,836
5,940,062
5,611,742
5,519,855
5,346,994
5,108,218
5,238,109
6,007,356
4,650,893
6,168,820
6,558,186
4,928,480
4,810,423
4,765,005
6,727,352
4,184,513
4,103,647
4, 240, 348
5,025,170
4,167,722
3,933,189
4,547,596
3,513,363
3,396,615
3,369,077
3,310,538
2,910,494
2,909,816
3,156,279
3,119,331
3,816,574
3,248,056
2,753,757
3,268,938
2,597,813
2,782,085
2,856,463
3,269,310
2,319,139
2,340,369
2,781,825
2,375,495
2, 322, 307
2,816,502
2,284,758
2,919,805
2,179,234
2, 330,200
2,171,902
2,027,557
2,076,823
317,177,816
38,827,467
7,813,414
9,976,499
10,539,121
9,666,178
7,332,160
3,426,558
' , ' • ■' ■
7,543,908
7,763,995
2,796,113
1,971,542
5,479,170
3,323,076
4,573,175
1,992,102
3,029,815
7,960,564
7,798,075
2,260,016
5,910,003
3,977,005
3,980,913
2,981,097
53,191
4,362,901
2,348,490
6,274,610 ]
3,871,724 I
1,876,604
2,464,166
2,754,165
7,030,258
1,702,136
1,466,928
1,191,151 !
2,812,422
1,448,091
5,596,927
2,448,109
2,736,176
1,715,447
1,466,961
. • .. '
351,021
1,630,097
1,109,298
5,572,996
4,347,831
4,242,975
1,066,329
282,974
2,604,480
2,833,119
2,140,202
1,124,433
2,049,793
3,282,398
2,830,240
850,043
2,777,719
1,429,988
1,103,004
1,336,848
738,035
3,683,596
83,213
1,505,226
1,259,572 I
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 14.-CHICKENS SOLD-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN NUMBER SOLD, WITH VALUE, 1959; WITH
COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
21
Independence, Arkansas...,
Carroll , Arkansas
Jones, Mississippi
Banks , Georgia
Marion, Alabama
Pickens, Georgia
Catoosa, Georgia
Androscoggin, Maine
Stanislaus, California
Lexington, South Carolina.
Dawson, Georgia
Paulding, Georgia
Harrison, Indiana
Richmond, North Carolina. ,
Logan, Arkansas
Grant, West Virginia
Itawamba, Mississippi....
Kent, Delaware
Hart, Georgia
Gilmer, Georgia ,
Somerset, Maine
Bartow, Georgia
Fentress , Tennessee
Morgan , Alebame
Hale, Alabama ,
Fulton, Georgia
Barron, Wisconsin
Newton, Mississippi
Cleburne, Arken^
Talbot, Maryland
4,038,050
2,557,524
4,028,018
3,999,750
1,005,980
3,988,930
2,294,612
3,971,181
265,501
3,897,823
3,583,482
3,874,468
2,770,581
:.-;-,"
1,887,821
3,790,804
1,950,366
3,786,734
879,117
3,781,005
3,023,255
3,762,615
1,512,615
3,752,795
2,283,884
3,706,747
1,052,582
3,528,669
1,412,524
3,523,672
3,204,464
3,492,103
1,601,200
3,461,242
3,553,499
3,444,662
1,212,474
3,386,241
1,114,518
3,367,936
1,790,024
3,364,920
822,757
3,363,127
49,356
3,334,332
1,019,400
3,330,285
1,501,284
3,312,084
3,316,172
3,310,381
564,878
3,308,727
522,697
3,294,778
1,630,249
3,263,938
2,848,314
1,845,671
1,848,640
1,889,925
1,995,970
1,984,457
1,950,945
2,553,004
2,168,517
1,900,048
1,892,444
1,881,892
2,060,838
1,864,476
1,622,122
2,010,729
1,649,844
2,047,925
1,725,740
1,700,919
2,240,313
1,690,401
1,647,518
1,664,690
1,664,725
1,666,817
1,848,696
1,568,679
1,928,917
1,538,939
701,514
533,078
1,414,529
159,286
2,266,185
1,674,875
1,562,812
1,437,060
560,198
2,063,203
937,013
1,616,859
659,294
872,618
2,403,378
932,437
2,658,395
766,683
672,549
1,526,238
509,854
35,615
597,733
940,535
2,058,225
450, 134
329,652
1,020,118
2,016,743
". •
of the first 100 countie
CHICKENS SOLD
NUMBER. 1959
Vv (
"TPTf^-M ' ' '&&§*
r& ■ \
v* \
V '* \
UNHID STATiS
TOTAL
1.620.24M«6
-iA
^~^\ *.j^~^*~JX
Vf
J *US DEPARTMENT Of COMMERCE
22
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 15.
-CHICKEN EGGS SOLD-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN DOZENS OF EGGS SOLD, WITH VALUE, 1959;
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
United Slates
100 leading counties
San Bernardino, California
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
San Diego, California
Orange , California
Sonoma, California
Monmouth, New Jersey
Los Angeles, California
Cumberland, New Jersey
Ocean, New Jersey
Stanislaus , California
Riverside, California
Atlantic, New Jersey
York, Pennsylvania
Hunterdon, New Jersey
Sullivan, New York
Tulare, California
Kosciusko, Indiana
Rockingham, Virginia
Santa Clara, California
I, Washington
San Joaquin, California
Allegan, Michigan
Windham, Connecticut
Ventura , California
New London, Connecticut
Kossuth , Iowa
Northumberland , Pennsylvania
Sacramento, California
Hillsboro, New Hampshire
Ulster, New York
Bucks, Pennsylvania
Berks , Pennsylvania
Worcester, Massachusetts
Fresno, California
Darke, Ohio
Stearns , Minnesota
Kennebec , Maine
Sioux, Iowa
Hall, Georgia
Hillsborough, Florida
Salt Lake, Utah
Sibley, Minnesota
Livingston, Illinois
Hartford, Connecticut
Middlesex, Massachusetts
King , Washington
Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Waldo, Maine
Clackamas , Oregon
Pierce, Washington
Gloucester, New Jersey
Redwood , Minnesota
Freeborn, Minnesota
Somerset, New Jersey
Renville, Minnesota
Schuylkill, Pennsylvania
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Middlesex, New Jersey
Dane, Wisconsin
Hancock, Iowa
Ottawa, Michigan
Lewis, Washington
Knox, Maine
Brown, Minnesota
Faribault , Minnesota
Salem, New Jersey
Columbia, Pennsylvania
Otter Tail, Minnesota
Simpson, Mississippi
Dubois, Indiana
See footnotes at end of table.
1,009,788,568
53,843,337
43,815,731
40, 340,501
38,219,661
37,378,964
30,283,209
30,141,380
26,118,286
26,101,274
23,648,214
23,352,696
17,312,290
14,840,455
14,813,795
13,456,133
13,323,501
12,546,579
11,467,858
11,440,780
10,508,089
10,430,865
10,217,633
9,514,059
9,417,085
8,207,150
8,161,252
8,127,567
8,084,541
' , • 3,039
7,899,070
7,888,891
7,809,351
7,781,983
7,718,244
7,669,120
7,627,484
7,517,296
7,263,248
7,164,160
7,094,557
6,967,487
6,967,395
6,959,419
6,907,371
6,900,867
6,819,838
6,781,619
6,703,746
6,648,712
6,610,327
6,503,010
6,429,090
6,424,381
6,337,697
6,297,301
6,294,847
6,283,273
6,237,116
6,215,628
6,182,745
6,118,009
6,108,363
5,981,679
5,960,017
5,954,537
5,946,295
5,941,283
5,920,650
5,885,983
5,822,513
'-.-• 17,7 ..
30,200,192
22,693,590
19,886,608
34,568,466
36,169,481
37,697,817
26,013,575
34,459,778
10,e82,095
14,624,003
16,382,266
14,275,731
14,807,294
9,438,287
8,938,234
7,781,448
3,176,494
8,488,986
6,273,370
3,841,980
10,103,545
8,248,007
3,163,249
4,623,310
6,204,365
6,125,885
7,757,260
6,795,444
5,717,597
7,805,998
6,703,041
7,174,355
7,513,295
4,355,191
7,499,065
4,167,259
6,049,364
2,515,436
', 71, ■■
6,920,757
5,675,429
5,680,790
5,600,859
7,723,438
5,963,002
5,307,015
2,789,614
4,951,361
5,511,159
6,203,151
5,889,319
6,427,446
- . '-•< , ' '
5,975,358
5,090,252
4,282,232
7,123,485
4,963,240
4,296,895
5,317,324
4,113,216
4,348,293
5,521,318
4,619,127
6,420,043
4,649,452
7,252,311
194,064
1,624,899
1. ■ 1, ■•-'.' i
17,229,863
15,773,663
12,9 1,91
12,230,292
11,961,268
11,204,787
9,645,242
9,663,766
9,657,471
7,567,428
7,472,863
6,405,547
5,342,564
5,481,104
4,978,769
4,263,520
3,513,042
4,243,107
3,661,050
3,572,750
3,337,877
2,860,937
4,186,186
3,013,467
!,611,14<
1,877,088
2,925,924
2,587,053
3,628,368
2,922,656
2,840,001
2,811,366
3,579,712
2,469,838
2,224,045
1,754,321
3,683,475
1,670,547
2,937,306
2,766,877
2,090,246
1,602,501
1,809,449
3,039,243
3,174,399
2,318,745
2,441,383
3,284,836
2,460,023
2,247,511
2,406,114
1,478,691
1,477,608
2,344,948
1,448,379
2,266,145
2,261,978
2,307,733
1,740,376
1,422,031
1,713,043
2,076,843
2,931,023
1,370,804
1,369,544
2,200,129
2,138,862
1,361,750
1,630,304
11,729,373
11,951,975
7,826,283
10,605,921
12,368,001
13,069,417
13,147,307
9,237,236
11,660,266
4,065,980
4,999,236
5,825,026
4,919,781
5,680,411
3,451,255
3,038,168
2,575,668
1,807,352
3,288,392
2,454,259
1,320,474
3,379,691
3,092,437
1,195,469
1,857,418
1,748,123
2,054,175
2,779,757
2,844,186
2,120,039
3,130,489
2,512,925
2,943,340
2,470,943
1,411,122
2,164,927
1,691,135
1,643,744
1,282,423
1,129,547
2,168,462
1,566,180
1,814,777
2,621,124
3,700,680
2,425,726
2,176,519
1,353,544
1,937,425
2,229,815
2,337,810
1,580,331
1,937,914
. ,. 48, •■ I
. . -
1,767,865
1,633,247
2,636,921
1,542,766
1,088,192
1,896,016
1,570,566
i . ' ' . . 1
1,326,242
1,276,056
2,437,148
1,655,995
2,097,350
72,453
573,467
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
23
Table 15. -CHICKEN EGGS SOLD-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN DOZENS OF EGGS SOLD, WITH VALUE, 1959;
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
Butler, Iowa
Cullman, Alabama
Nobles, Minnesota
Blount, Alabama
Wayne, Ohio
Nacogdoches, Texas
Steele, Minnesota
New Haven, Connecticut....
Mercer, Ohio
Putnam, Ohio
Merced, California
McLeod, Minnesota
Bristol, Massachu
Honolulu, Hawaii
Franklin, Iowa
Fulton, Ohio
Pasco, Florida
Jackson, Minnesota
Blue Earth, Minnesota . . . . .
Sussex, Delaware
Bremer, Iowa
Adams, Pennsylvy.
Delaware, Iowa
Wabash, Indiana
Mower, Minnesota
Cleveland, North Carolina.
I^on, Iowa
Cumberland, Main-
Dodge, Wisconsin
Fayette, Iowa
5,811,241
5,778,887
5,756,504
5,753,180
5,715,120
5,698,533
5,633,186
5,632,992
5,631,525
5,627,312
5,539,293
5,523,847
5,522,369
5,474,384
5,448,985
5,372,234
5,249,028
5,244,086
5,239,863
5,225,942
5,204,746
5,187,621
5,159,893
5,158,966
5,144,835
5,138,836
5,087,931
5,078,878
5,033,573
4,994,252
5,430,917
2,077,575
4,582,242
2,243,355
4,175,208
234,750
5,062,900
4,594,914
3,440,863
3,357,225
3,543,705
5,820,657
5,819,159
HA
4,332,127
3,484,736
1,485,272
4,428,441
5,167,391
3,647,182
4,480,294
4,915,717
4,544,290
4,130,415
4,905,468
1,846,909
4,088,572
4,514,424
4,457,314
5,196,936
1,336,585
2,195,977
2,186,208
1,657,385
1,766,545
1,295,633
2,478,516
1,633,142
1,631,920
1,772,574
1,270,485
2,540,290
NA
1,253,267
1,557,948
2,047,121
1,206,140
1,205,168
2,247,155
1,197,092
1,867,544
1,186,775
1,444,510
1,183,312
1,952,758
2,488,650
1,409,400
1,148,678
I, 26,09
805,324
877,307
1,492,068
82,640
1,502,949
2,016,183
1,133,792
1,032,298
1,160,082
1,709,971
2,405,483
1,127,817
571,213
1,234,538
1,475,261
2,579,737
1,293,595
1,721,473
1,342,367
1,332,447
1,494,651
772,451
2,190,425
CHICKEN EGGS SOLD
NUMBER OF DOZENS, 1959
DO! .1000000 DOZENS
24
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 16.-TURKEYS RAISED-100 LEADING COUNTIES, 1959, WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
United States
100 leading counties
Rockingham, Virginia
Kandiyohi, Minnesota
Fresno, California
Stanislaus, California...
Merced, California
Hamilton, Iowa
Riverside, California....
Shenandoah, Virginia
Sanpete, Utah
Warren, Virginia
Washington, Iowa
Tulare, California
Los Angeles, California. .
Barron, Wisconsin
Dubois , Indiana
Otter Tail, Minnesota....
Madera, California
San Bernardino, Californi
Elkhart , Indiana
Aitkin, Minnesota
Marathon, Wisconsin
Washington, Arkansas
Augusta, Virginia
Stearns , Minnesota
San Luis Obispo, Californ
Carroll, Arkansas
Hardy, West Virginia
Roseau, Minnesota
Yamhill, Oregon
Henry, Iowa
Becker, Minnesota
Sonoma, California
Kings, California
Clark, Wisconsin
Otero, Colorado
Tuolumne, California
Ventura, California
Buena Vista, Iowa
Clackamas, Oregon
Anoka, Minnesota
Union, North Carolina....
Utah, Utah
Crow Wing, Minnesota
Johnson, Iowa
Ottawa, Michigan
Pendleton, West Virginia.
Placer, California
Goodhue, Minnesota
Richland , Wiscona in
Woodbury , Iowa
27,719,370
2,143,109
2,093,732
1,451,959
1,446,549
1,123,919
914,276
884,669
877,057
850,227
815,077
802,777
802,376
786,932
784,470
744,746
695,860
642,991
598,947
598,045
484,209
452,953
430,018
427,099
421,822
409,221
391,012
385,944
368,463
355,048
351,390
348 , 519
346,226
345,559
343,559
342,185
341,988
340,729
335,042
330,601
329,495
327,084
323,685
321,639
312,676
2,357,320
747, 591
1,686,290
1,048,469
1,242,933
442,600
641,920
667,955
727,942
17,311
547,475
831,269
291,662
337,326
395,341
508,534
249,308
169,153
290,617
87,755
358,661
439,599
161,844
338 , 508
436,195
526,863
133,253
347,941
289,413
206,256
196,455
24,398
69,698
359,940
210,434
32,135
319,652
173,170
199, 554
316,734
138,975
215,401
158,853
372,889
151,969
140,654
130,437
65,948
Fulton, Ohio
Grant, West Virginia....
Fillmore, Minnesota
Box Elder, Utah
Renville, Minnesota
Knox, Ohio
Marshall, Minnesota
Mariposa, California....
Greene, Virginia
Polk, Missouri
Ripley, Indiana
Benton , Arkansas
Darke, Ohio
Daviess , Indiana
Floyd, Iowa
Jackson, Wiscons li
San Diego, California
Jefferson, New York
Frederick, Virginia
Sussex, Delaware
Winona, Minnesota
Duplin, North Carolina. .
Weld. Colorado
Mercer, Ohio
Rice , Minnesota
McDonald, Missouri
Trempealeau, Wisconsin..
Martin , Minnesota
Codington, South Dakota.
Olmsted, Minnesota
Nacogdoches, Tex.;
Clark, Kentucky
Sampson, North Carolina.
Douglas, Minnesota
Miller, Missouri
Barry, Missouri
Houston, Minnesota
San Benito, Cal i
Webster, Iowa
Keokuk, Iowa
Washington, Utah
Washington, Minnesota...
Swift, Minnesota.
Tuscarawas, Ohio
Hancock, Iowa
Mitchell, Iowa
Dodge, Minnesota
Hutchinson, South Dakota
Sumter, South Carolina..
ta
310,909
308,600
,1 ■ ■
298, 148
295,250
290,589
290,343
289,089
284,802
283,739
280,393
279,588
273,096
272,831
270,660
265,802
263,142
260, 791
259,375
258,563
250,243
247,702
234,138
233,715
232,870
232,487
228,222
223,621
222,311
219,537
217,878
216,752
21 '. 28
212,152
211,806
209,880
209,621
207,687
207,413
204,181
200,439
196,015
195,479
193,159
192,555
191,122
190,262
189,521
189,298
203,654
340,668
156,767
242,867
213,520
159,682
137,158
165,386
142,841
159,803
234,470
68,879
19",029
112,946
244,186
128,604
238,486
627,407
137,659
91,716
120,011
101,316
82,009
33,175
12,099
56,956
79,032
.
15,848
161,103
79,985
62,540
114,037
160,834
165,584
71,617
83,345
133,023
115,480
106,439
77,223
16,151
69,728
186,7
TURKEYS RAISED
NUMBER, 1959
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RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES 25
Table 17.-TURKEY HENS KEPT FOR BREEDING-100 LEADING COUNTIES. 1959, WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
United Slates
100 leading counties
Tulare, California
Fresno, California
Merced, California
Stanislaus, California
Rockingham, Virginia
Riverside, California
Clackamas , Oregon
Yamhill, Oregon
Los Angeles, California
Kandiyohi, Minnesota
Sonoma , California
Placer, California
Becker, Minnesota
Washington, Utah
Aitkin, Minnesota
Otter Tail, Minnesota
Ottawa , Michigan
Washington, Iowa
Washington , Arkansas
Warren, Virginia
Barron, Wisconsin
Marshall, Minnesota
Union, North Carolina
San Diego, California
San Saba, Texas
Shenandoah, Virginia
Carroll, Arkansas
Cherokee , Iowa
Grand Forks , North Dakota . . ,
Greene, Virginia
Bosque , Twxes
Jackson, Oregon
San Bernardino, California..
Polk, Missouri
Ida , Iowa
Sacramento, California
Sulllwan, Missouri
Knox, Ohio
San Luis Obispo, California.
Houston, Minnesota
Jasper, Missouri
Marlon, Oregon
Mercer, Kentucky
Pennington, Minnesota
Glenn, California
Bristol, Massachusetts
Clark , Kentucky
Coleman , Texas
Kings , California
Stearns , Minnesota
98,641
87,951
85,478
83,772
78,403
57,212
53,805
50,978
49,477
39,753
35,078
32,139
27,731
27,515
26,385
24,711
23,590
23,554
23,252
22,036
19,980
18,654
18,378
18,071
16,769
16,653
16,561
16,203
15,093
14,652
13,842
13,650
13,605
13,555
13,350
12,913
12,809
12,709
12,446
12,350
12,338
12,282
12,107
12,055
11,587
11,462
11,408
11,383
11,320
:i,M*
43,833
32,788
38,971
42,854
87,393
48,994
37,976
29,355
7,544
16,708
12,880
21,515
23,099
14,471
13,049
18,516
16,926
11,250
L20
1,215
21,220
8,122
6,657
19,963
1,909
14,443
19,436
1,700
3,958
2,171
10,724
2,723
11, 303
23,835
1,621
8,693
5,545
9,534
1,192
6,983
91
9,259
16,047
15,974
7,267
9,196
Filljnore, Minnesota
Anoka , Minnesota
Goodhue, Minnesota
Hennepin , Minnesota
Grant, West Virginia
Ventura, California
Nacogdoches , Texas
nge, California
De Witt, Texas
Hillsboro, New Hampshire . .
Santa Cruz, California....
Parker, Texas
Richland, Wisconsin
Jefferson, New York
Madera, California
Mitchell, Iowa
Mercer, Ohio
e, Minnesota
Cottonwood, Minnesota
Olmsted, Minnesota
Morrison, Minnesota
Cerro Gordo, Iowa
Miller, Missouri
Eastland, Texas
EL Dorado, California
Washita, Oklahoma
Lewis, Washington
Hamilton, Iowa
Sumter , South Carolina . . .
Mason, Illinois
Umatilla, Oregon
Wayne , North Carolina ....
Winona, Minnesota
Antrim, Michigan
Hamilton, Texas
Lampasas, Texas
Lawrence, Ohio
Wayne , Iowa
Middlesex, Connecticut...
Blanco, Texas
Newberry, South Carolina.
Canyon, Idaho
Tarrant, Texas
Ellis , Texas
Meeker, Minnesota
Fulton, Ohio
Yakima, Washington
Harrison, Missouri
Travis , Texas
Gillespie, Texas
10,825
10,208
10,203
10,200
10,142
10,100
10,095
10,005
9,870
9,709
9,507
9,495
9,117
9,017
8,884
8,865
8,700
8,562
8,078
8,054
7,982
7,981
7,928
7,909
7,846
7,799
7,761
7,737
7,528
7,411
7,277
7,158
7,128
7,079
7,024
7,006
7,000
6,956
6,945
6,873
6,756
6,604
6,571
6,571
6,503
6,500
6,281
6,240
6,680
4,747
4,388
6,289
2,680
1,790
17,031
19,066
9,650
4,800
5,316
1,756
14,617
2,637
25
2,416
6,667
6,040
4,880
5,324
7,861
8,829
1,950 <
1,877,
26 RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 18.-VALUE OF POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS SOLD-100 LEADING COUNTIES, 1959,
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
Dollars
Rank
1959
1954
1959
1954
5,828,412
51
53
5,762,669
52
• 81
5,725,211
,222,328
53
40
5,704,489
5,842,423
54
34
5,638,414
3,464,648
55
78
5,611,046
3,012,189
56
(M
5,517,121
r:
84
5,506,405
3,674,749
58
70
5,272,882
2,100,959
59
(M
5,026,353
3,267,980
60
86
5,021,171
3,048,841
61
(M
4,961,453
2,680,304
62
I1)
4,946,614
5,077,765
63
42
4,929,711
4,927,713
64
45
4,909,503
2,068,781
65
I1)
4,858,770
6,143,676
66
33
4,853,900
3,713,995
67
68
4,780,918
2,056,007
68
I1!
4,777,343
69
I1)
4,716,679
1,263,177
70
I1)
4,665,783
2,990,607
71
f1)
.
3,022,513
72
I1)
4,640,753
.
73
I1)
4,585,964
5,016,647
74
44
4,577,577
5,458,888
75
38
4,552,119
NA
76
NA
4,542,606
4,345,505
77
57
4,500,431
3,563,962
78
73
4,447,930
3,152,561
79
93
4,435,262
3,203,421
80
91
4,395,794
1,670,544
81
(M
4,373,863
1,870,767
82
<M
4,364,948
83
72
4,294,234
4,302,795
84
58
3,731,981
85
67
4,210,623
3,244,551
86
87
4,182,391
3,330,562
87
82
4,086,561
4,501,769
88
54
4,085,892
2,693,109
89
I1)
4,084,468
2,702,333
'
(M
4,068,611
2,867,124
91
t1)
4,062,939
2,913,756
92
lJ)
4,008,056
93
56
4,002,830
3,874,566
94
65
'
5,207,296
95
41
3,907,685
3,068,821
96
99
3,898,424
4,066,365
97
62
3,856,352
5,065,826
98
43
3,855,050
3,466,544
99
77
3,819,681
4,673,089
100
50
United Slates
100 leading counties
Sussex , Delaware
Lancaster, Pennsylvania...
San Bernardino, California
Los Angeles , California . . .
Washington, Arkansas
Sonoma , California
Rockingham, Virginia
Benton, Arkansas
Stanislaus, California....
Scott, Mississippi
Wicomico, Maryland
San Diego, California
Fresno, California
Worcester , Maryland
Orange, California
Riverside, California
Cullman , Alabama
Hall, Georgia
Monmouth , New Jersey
Waldo, Maiiie
Ocean, New Jersey
Cumberland , New Jersey ... .
Windham, Connecticut
Kennebec , Maine
Tulare, California
Suffolk, New York
Forsyth , Georgia
Cherokee , Georgia
Merced, California
Wilkes, North Carolina
Somerset , Maryland
De Kalb , Alabama
Smith, Mississippi
Winston, Alabama
Atlantic , New Jersey
Shelby, Texas
Nacogdoches , Texas
New London, Connecticut...
York, Pennsylvania
Marshall , Alabama
Duplin, North Carolina....
Whitfield, Georgia
Kandiyohi, Minnesota
Sullivan , New York
Caroline . Maryland
Gansales , Texas
Moore, North Cardlina
Chatham, North Carolina...
Hunterdon, New Jersey
Rankin, Mississippi
2,257,821,804
S 6, 423, 739
640,569,852
43,179,901
23,624,662
23,619,606
19,479,848
19,431,168
19,238,049
18,543,632
17,154,679
16,765,338
16,565,471
16,412,125
15,408,351
13,941,423
13,808,666
13,694,144
12,637,430
12,604,319
12,151,030
12,099,256
11,411,072
11,143,611
10,878,459
10,534,000
10,256,798
10,152,719
10,148,979
9,692,175
9,653,957
9,569,426
9,078,438
8,629,100
8,525,127
8,431,790
7,797,762
7,757,947
7,684,819
7,638,417
7,560,535
7,522,417
7,145,168
6,825,461
6,712,195
6,404,700
6,341,831
6,300,221
6,192,613
6,179,517
6,150,413
6,051,300
5,926,981
43,573,113
20,381,221
17,574,409
26,461,845
11,803,690
13,280,441
7,986,641
12,654,248
9,874,016
4,253,289
9,284,873
14,712,952
9,469,312
13,764,124
11,092,175
9,481,253
5,631,600
7,901,392
10,627,444
8,181,101
7,769,965
8,074,098
4,107,825
4,839,955
2,481,592
2,936,540
2,035,689
7,468,870
5,544,061
3,125,933
7,690,441
7,280,342
3,373,636
611,273
4,554,748
3,613,948
5,686,773
4,766,871
6,478,630
2,457,178
4,618,595
6,475,725
1,602,203
Clackamas, Oregon
Jackson , Georgia
Elkhart , Indiana
Worcester, Massachusetts....
Pierce, Washington
Franklin , Georgia
San Joaquin, California
Cumberland , Maine
Habersham, Georgia
Knox , Maine
Dubois , Indiana
Yell , Arkansas
Berks , Pennsylvania
Hillsboro, New Hampshire....
Barry, Missouri
Middlesex , Massachusetts ....
Kosciusko, Indiana
Barron, Wisconsin
Union, North Carolina
Walker , Alabama
Hamilton, Iowa
White , Georgia
Ventura, California
Santa Clara, California
Hardy, West Virginia
Honolulu , Hawaii
Shenandoah , Virginia
San Luis Obispo, California .
Gwinnett , Georgia
Penobscot , Maine
Blount , Alabama
Madison, Arkansas
Whatcom, Washington
Pendleton, West Virginia
Ulster, New York
Northumberland, Pennsylvania
Ottawa, Michigan
Hartford, Connecticut
Carroll , Arkansas
York, Maine
Androscoggin, Maine
Randolph, North Carolina ....
Sacramento, California
King, Washington
Tolland, Connecticut
Stearns , Minnesota
Otter Tail, Minnesota
Lumpkin, Georgia
Sanpete, Utah
Bristol, Massachusetts
VALUE OF ALL POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS SOLD
DOLLARS, 1959
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
27
Table 19.-CORN HARVESTED FOR GRAIN-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, WITH QUANTITY
HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
Quantity harvested
United Stales
100 leading counties
McLean, Illinois
La Salle, Illinois
Livingston, Illinois
Kossuth, Iowa
Iroquois , Illinois
Champaign, Illinois ■
Pottawattamie, Iowa
Bureau, Illinois
Plymouth, Iowa
Sioux, Iowa
Renville, Minnesota
Redwood, Minnesota
Henry, Illinois
Martin, Minnesota
Woodbury, Iowa
Faribault, Minnesota
Lee, Illinois
Saunders, Nebraska
Vermilion, Illinois
Webster, Iowa
Nobles , Minnesota
Minnehaha, South Dakota
Whiteside, Illinois
De Kalb, Illinois
Blue Earth, Minnesota
Sangamon, Illinois
Hamilton, Iowa
Franklin, Iowa
Ogle, Illinois
Platte , Nebraska
Benton, Iowa
Yellow Medicine, Minnesota
Freeborn, Minnesota
Wright, Iowa
Clinton, Iowa
Murray, Minnesota
Harrison, Iowa
Kankakee, Illinois
Cottonwood, Minnesota
Lyon, Minnesota
Palo Alto, Iowa
Cedar, Nebraska
Cerro Gordo, Iowa
Story, Iowa
Custer, Nebraska
Hancock, Iowa
Mower, Minnesota
Buena Vista, Iowa
Pocahontas, Iowa
Hardin, Iowa
Logan, Illinois
Greene, Iowa
O'Brien, Iowa
Crawford, Iowa
York, Nebraska
Will, Illinois
Butler, Ijwa
Tama, Iowa
Monona, Iowa
Cuming, Nebraska
Jasper, Iowa
Butler, Nebraska
Antelope, Nebraska
Knox, Illinois
Carroll, Iowa
Lac qui Parle, Minnesota
Clay, Iowa
Linn, Iowa
See footnote at end of table.
317,759
295,094
272,564
272,455
266,806
251,792
233,765
232,468
229,386
220,694
219,049
216,593
215,402
212,839
201,130
194,997
189,439
188,699
186,116
183,089
182,348
181,687
180,888
179,355
178,548
176,476
173,061
172,347
172,326
172,113
172,056
171,462
171,396
171,350
169,294
168,582
166,413
164,748
164,580
164,146
163,835
162,527
162,239
161,170
161,063
159,372
159,245
158,072
158,049
157,461
157,163
156,656
156,521
156,139
155,718
153,696
151,960
151,552
151,294
151,135
151,053
149,460
149,135
148,851
148,392
148,338
147,786
147,423
147,271
278,291
260,232
250,553
202,794
238,605
223,679
205,280
191,309
180,423
168,611
161,778
166,173
184,597
158,260
167,863
145,924
136,407
160,945
170,133
158,343
144,759
146,649
147,340
149,593
147,342
125,201
140,568
132,677
129,362
142,345
143,002
139,385
133,543
118,019
126,804
139,402
127,820
138,003
149,938
114,173
136,336
120,937
149,929
116,176
128,778
182,346
113,508
113,626
119,816
123,279
118,102
133,604
129,088
124,099
114,768
131,873
132,405
148,506
118,182
128,693
124,026
130,156
131,090
125,490
138,632
124,598
120,415
115,634
112,355
123,727
1,602,215
,263,014
',716,906
',461,271
.,629,464
,,121,300
1,061,853
1,059,676
1,930,294
:,266,353
.,458,181
',111,769
,,351,943
,608,475
,679,045
1,153,413
1,345,597
.,645,730
1,170,898
,631,247
1,164,014
1,699,733
,,867,943
1,829,379
1,457,803
1,583,696
1,007,745
!, 577,051
1,685,012
1,186,938
1,713,699
1,167,899
,,224,605
1,840,269
,845,572
1,754,243
',582,066
1,069,002
.,129,711
',107,693
5,204,711
1,829,554
',560,271
1,565,788
!,010,369
1,388,102
1,350,055
1,828,698
1,850,607
1,558,742
1,325,483
,'",■'■
1,873,312
r,741,657
1,549,541
1,130,847
1,994,333
1,510,126
1,476,250
1,172,927
1,247,250
!,224,762
1,037,937
^,961,296
b,393,411
1,009,614
1,652,601
5,060,004
1,106,786
1,803,821
2,612,910,791
17,559,360
17,103,277
14,472,059
12,490,208
13,710,567
13,500,579
6,906,410
12,673,962
9,165,709
10,020,013
8,260,649
8,750,304
11,475,312
9,797, '"•"
7,371,172
8,731,468
8,315,281
11,355,951
4,667,283
9,430,603
8,133,466
8,169,488
6,586,115
10,283,168
11,002,842
7,787,885
4,858,031
7,068,497
7,968,670
10,364,319
3,791,480
8,798,371
6,494,138
6,962,723
7,736,987
8,912,706
6,133,256
5,904,285
8,918,565
6,231,622
6,393,382
7,335,565
5,609,891
7,111,062
6,900,106
3,767,994
7,206,066
5,849,081
7,427,819
7,094,955
6,929,328
7,533,735
6,419,432
6,979,028
7,563,247
7,036,106
4,486,284
8,023,271
7,106,544
8,067,325
4,816,033
7,491,289
3,730,355
4,060,649
6,295,906
7,033,744
7,714,827
28 RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 19.-CORN HARVESTED FOR GRAIN-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, WITH QUANTITY
HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Cuntinued
Acres
Quantity harvested
County
Number
Rank
Bushels
Rank
1959
1954
1959
1954
1959
1954
1959
1954
147,223
U7,210
146,801
146,400
146,143
144,330
142,882
142,598
142,399
142,105
141,942
141,364
140,739
140,045
139,819
139,237
138,543
138,528
137,338
137,091
136,456
136,434
136,254
136,009
135,552
135,456
134,889
134,665
134,626
133,836
120,578
114,788
118,922
122,315
122,149
119,257
146,914
119,142
106,296
111,000
109,040
121,626
110,833
131,975
115,594
108,559
117,577
118,320
117,229
110,828
125,755
105,386
116,264
99,432
114,333
144,603
93,806
100,371
123,783
106,855
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
74
91
79
69
70
77
27
78
(M
C1)
(l)
72
(X)
48
90
(!)
85
80
86
t1)
60
t1)
87
(M
31
c1)
66
t1)
9,718,632
11,866,453
9,776,766
9,723,663
10,439,877
9,971,421
6,125,795
7,054,105
9,104,256
10,843,055
9,062,159
4,903,105
11, 567,563
9,136,079
8,093,447
8,501,294
9,082,494
7,939,935
10,433,369
10,963,563
6,402,800
9,839,340
9,320,811
8,803,679
8,888,281
8,020,168
8,016,146
6,954,251
3,671,635
9,061,901
6,600,239
7,859,904
7,126,732
3,284,390
6,135,109
6,473,847
4,822,470
3,718,929
6,545,926
6,069,446
7,071,265
5,456,015
7,404,131
5,808,711
4,772,340
2,007,109
6,966,354
4,059,327
8,067,275
7,213,923
3,746,497
6,389,978
7,245,177
6,270,838
5,228,054
4,403,745
1,870,737
5,808,326
5,729,349
6,782,394
60
25
57
59
43
50
f1)
(M
76
38
79
f1)
30
71
98
89
77
t1)
44
35
t1)
53
67
84
83
100
C>
t1)
(M
78
66
■ 30
Sac ' Iowa
47
(X)
85
73
(M
C1)
69
87
51
(M
39
97
ei
t1)
56
Fremont Iowa
C1)
27
44
t1)
79
43
Flovd Iowa
83
f1)
t1)
t1)
99
Turner South Dakota
100
63
of the first 100 counties.
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES 29
Table 20.-SORGHUMS FOR ALL PURPOSES, EXCEPT FOR SIRUP-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, 1959,
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
United States
100 leading counties. . .
Terry, Texas .
Nueces, Texas
Hale, Texas
Lubbock, Texas
Hockley, Texas
Parmer , Texas
Lamb, Texas
Lynn, Texas
Dawson, Texas
Castro, Texas
Swisher, Texas
San Patricio, Texas..
Gaines, Texas
Bailey, Texas
Reno, Kansas
Deaf Smith, Texas. . . .
Stevens, Kansas
Finney, Kansas
Williamson, Texas
Floyd, Texas
Cochran , Texas
Dallam, Texas
Yoakum, Texas
Runnels , Texas
Crosby , Texas
Texas, Oklahoma
Prowers, Colorado....
Scott, Kansas
Morton, Kansas
Sedgwick, Kansas
Curry, New Mexico. .. .
Haskell, Texas
Sumner , Kansas
Baca, Colorado
Randall, Texas
Rice, Kansas
Grant, Kansas
Jim Wells, Texas
Cimarron, Oklahoma...
Jones , Texas
Hamilton, Kansas
Ness, Kansas
Roosevelt, New Mexico
Jewell, Kansas
Barton, Kansas
Marion, Kansas
Stanton, Kansas
Butler, Kansas
Kit Carson, Colorado.
Thomas, Kansas
269,859
243,322
247, 513
245, 969
224,753
213,318
211,553
210,829
202,131
179,434
172,352
167,385
144,302
137, 411
135,833
135, 578
135, 213
126,564
125,082
122,033
120,333
110,420
105,761
104,161
103, 541
99,167
97,475
91,744
91,469
91,206
86, 553
86, 521
85,069
84,964
84,744
84,143
83,546
82,688
82,277
82,148
81,389
77,412
77,355
75,989
75,674
73,703
73,368
73,071
72,972
72,810
230,773
195,779
233,541
228,160
198,273
194,929
203,125
206,919
225,145
187,012
165, 018
125,107
109,289
113,843
113,631
179,245
183,515
200,917
90,245
123,333
89,502
138,554
76, 570
83,074
114,716
197,238
100,502
122,828
133,751
46, 675
155,447
83,364
50,447
131,980
97,880
73,269
117,910
57,496
119,975
81,631
127,288
133, 574
75,009
64,353
79,033
66,323
111,445
63, 559
59,872
85,037
Martin , Texas
Gove, Kansas
Wichita, Kansas....
Stafford, Kansas...
Thayer, Nebraska. . .
Kearny, Kansas
Carson, Texas
Ford, Kansas
Republic , Kansas . . .
Clay, Nebraska
Smith, Kansas
Guadalupe, Texas...
Yuma, Colorado
Fillmore, Nebraska.
Bell, Texas
Tom Green, Texas. . .
Nuckolls , Nebraska.
Howard, Texas
Pawnee , Kansas
Washington, Kansas.
Hidalgo, Texas
Medina, Texas
Pratt, Kansas
Willacy, Texas
Lancaster, Nebraska
Harvey, Kansas
McPherson, Kansas..
Greeley, Kansas....
Kingman, Kansas....
Sheridan, Kansas.. .
Osborne, Kansas....
Marshall, Kansas...
Refugio, Texas
Collin, Texas
Beaver, Oklahoma. . .
McLennan, Texas....
Gage , Nebraska
Adams , Nebraska
Gray, Kansas
Seward , Kansas
Hill, Texas
Hall, Texas
Cameron, Texas
Ellis, Kansas
Trego, Kansas
Harper, Kansas
Sherman, Kansas
Hamilton, Nebraska..
Lane, Kansas
Jefferson, Nebraska
72,457
72,270
72,155
71,913
69, 573
69,341
68,609
68,289
68,263
67, 981
67,498
66,292
65,646
65,227
65,190
65, 028
64,636
64,126
64,004
63,280
62,419
61,844
61,649
61,415
60,509
60,446
60,038
59, 375
59,240
59,105
58,374
57,026
55,697
55,415
55,049
54,967
53,809
53,352
52,689
52,499
52,279
52,271
51,019
50,980
50,425
49,997
49,604
49,109
48,746
81,928
95, 725
62, 909
77, 243
34,964
87,434
93, 096
103,738
35,836
36,663
54, on
44,543
78,620
26,089
48,747
62,076
29,020
70,678
74,863
22,285
65,526
33,884
66,374
59,794
15,908
45,812
42,934
90, 595
61,048
69, 298
69,475
22, 092
28,249
18, 687
143,592
51,832
10,050
27,485
105,196
77,351
34,525
61,992
62,921
74,350
89, 507
43, 806
74, 266
25,699
66,862
9,616
of the first 100 counties.
30
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 21.-ALL WHEAT HARVESTED-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, WITH QUANTITY HARVESTED, 1959;
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
Quantity harvested
United Stales
100 leading counties
Whitman, Washington
Chouteau, Montana
Texas, Oklahoma
Hill, Montana
Sumner, Kansas
Garfield, Oklahoma
Lincoln, Washington
Reno, Kansas
Ford, Kansas
Grant, Oklahoma
Adams, Washington
McLean, North Dakota
Ward, North Dakota
Barton, Kansas
Beaver, Oklahoma
Williams, North Dakota
Roosevelt, Montana
Kit Carson, Colorado
Ochiltree , Texas
Washington, Colorado
Thomas , Kansas
Bottineau, North Dakota
Alfalfa, Oklahoma
Baca, Colorado
Stutsman, North Dakota
Sheridan , Montana
Valley , Montana
McPherson , Kansas
Cavalier, North Dakota
Hansford, Texas
Umatilla, Oregon
Kingfisher, Oklahoma
Mountrail, North Dakota
Pawnee , Kansas
Woods , Oklahoma
Hettinger, North Dakota
Cheyenne , Nebraska
Harper, Kansas
Sedgwick, Kansas
Kay, Oklahoma
Cass , North Dakota
Ramsey, North Dakota
Daniels, Montana
Weld, Colorado
Washita, Oklahoma
Gray, Kansas
Finney, Kansas
Walsh, North Dakota
Barnes , North Dakota
Benson, North Dakota
Towner , North Dakota
Stafford , Kansas
McHenry , ' North Dakota
Kingman, Kansas
Walla Walla, Washington
Pratt, Kansas
Mitchell , Kansas
Liberty, Men* ana
Douglas , Washington
Grand Forks , North Dakota
Teton, Montana
Pembina, North Dakota
Divide, North Dakota
Rush, Kansas
Ness , Kansas
Meade, Kansas
Wells, North Dakota
Rice, Kansas
Tillman, Oklahoma
Custer, Oklahoma
See footnote at end of table.
340,439
336,945
334, 527
299,591
282,664
278,677
275,743
270,812
264,169
259,393
253,497
242,868
235,571
229,459
224,024
220,649
220,530
219,465
213,230
213,079
211,252
210,093
208,1 'i"
207,794
207,209
203,543
200,332
200,006
198,333
195,771
193,922
192,927
192,185
i k ,19:
185,093
184,922
184,395
183,229
181,088
179,456
177,288
174,295
174,147
173,614
171,040
170,761
170,570
166,414
166,123
164, 597
164,419
163,038
162,366
161, 572
161,468
161,095
159,771
158,818
158,639
157,730
156,859
156,148
V. ■ ,708
155,379
155,263
154,200
151,727
149,734
148,897
148,432
358,102
365,542
270,171
352,846
283,424
277,708
313,456
293,579
273,577
267,563
292,508
267,604
263,655
256,360
219,428
270,385
251,940
] » . 7Bt
132,O0C
197,722
196,190
262,844
208,622
38,191
245,429
229,376
235,613
210,452
234,314
112,843
205,588
201,883
206,882
1 4,123
185,489
197,725
206,600
193,796
180,352
181,454
205,116
177,442
202,092
117,703
163,686
138,127
59,425
214,875
188,025
204,292
193,720
180,031
198,409
177,506
191,533
174,428
167,434
193,125
178,302
186,954
166,181
174,398
176,252
178,276
164,136
158,703
182,677
165,571
169,862
159,506
1,055,924,506
17,123,159
9,052,781
4,987,860
6,903,170
7,437,778
6,411,306
10,138,085
5,521,704
3,176,299
5,686,792
8,558,346
2,910,558
3,649,392
3,103,705
3,146,986
2,306,268
2,681,399
4,421,537
3,077,194
4,204,811
4,514,402
3,604,600
5,168,273
4,212,286
2,891,375
3,090,529
2,255,793
4,877,024
4,608,26!
7,791,731
4,137,770
2,131,789
2,584,090
4,097,992
2,004,322
5,127,062
4,140,854
4,671,786
4,752,685
3,809,662
3,243,501
2,11 1,191
4,214,417
3,090,951
2,011,461
3,689,159
4,176,484
3,300,410
2,291,669
3,634,558
1,945,969
1,925,015
3,185,724
7,657,998
2,133,789
3,202,475
3,573,952
4,207,522
4,439,339
4,005,287
4,237,979
1,685,720
1,962,188
2,066,905
1,976,215
1,899,939
2,880,214
2,540,005
2,873,614
1! ,824,313
10,035,489
2,127,438
7,102,204
6,096,660
5,571,132
10,963,241
5,663,485
2,427,379
5,488,876
7,366,827
2,1 70,903
2,475,662
4,770,867
1,442,946
2,477,396
2,610,714
904,963
984,098
2, ' 1,784
2,806,372
2,437,880
3,204,365
203,863
2,217,301
2,446,581
2,710,325
4,394,154
1,434,626
913,632
6,094,243
3,618,441
1,648,641
3,461,287
1,998,635
1,558,117
4,278,476
3,150,585
3,710,658
4,416,987
3,085,186
670,624
2,127,767
929,614
2,806,426
1,074,300
526,710
2,741,373
2,148,416
1,005,863
793,779
3,067,535
1,350,334
2,807,905
7,041,716
2,866,045
4,064,931
4,016,396
2,766,711
,875, 17
2,776,906
1,684,812
2,936,233
2,211,275
1,300,270
1,007,248
3,146,627
2,419,824
1,821,665
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
31
Table 21.-ALL WHEAT HARVESTED-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE. WITH QUANTITY HARVESTED, 1959;
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
Quantity harvested
McCone, Montana
Sherman, Texas
Sherman, Kansas
Toole, Montana
Fergus, Montana
Yuma, Colorado
Blaine, Oklahoma
Pondera, Montana
Cimarron, Oklahoma....
Dickinson, Kansas
Kimball, Nebraska
Kiowa, Oklahoma
bh Dakota.. .
Ellis, Kansas
» „-_sas
McKenzie, North Dakota
Cheyenne , Kansas
Perkins , Nebraska
Logan, Colorado
Pierce, North Dakota..
Canadian, Oklahoma....
Edwards, Kansas
Grant, Washington
Major, Oklahoma
Adams, Colorado. ......
Rooks , Kansas
Cascade, Montana
Lincoln, Colorado
Deaf Smith, Texas
Hamilton, Kansas
147,263
165,762
146,483
98,151
145,163
145,079
147,911
142,306
168,052
142,279
133,288
141,492
-
140,297
165,856
140,008
92,092
139,159
139,093
139,040
62,147
138,870
176,898
138,808
164,851
135,896
119,056
135,615
103,787
150,946
134,209
.
133,780
133,637
122,736
132,718
158,013
132,501
132,223
131,709
147,806
131.482
138,315
131,445
130,266
129,392
130,252
143,614
130,109
84,423
129,701
128,646
25,999
1,078,995
2,321,988
3,677,218
3,571,346
3,204,807
3,048,473
3,773,992
3,549,897
3,175,392
1,812,994
1,526,226
1,429,531
1,479,849
3,616,873
2,892,774
1,499,296
2,985,782
3,639,971
2,686,893
3,526,707
1,846,654
523,998
1,473,904
2,591,265
3,956,778
1,616,292
2,037,765
3,627,634
509,901
2,723,906
470,228
2,931,861
1,351,408
1,813,551
1,519,602
1,245,370
2,291,478
1,909,713
658,775
1,972,256
3,244,511
2,109,335
714,283
2,039,749
3,926,977
435,660
1,508,499
164,078
of the first 100 counties.
32
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 22.-OATS HARVESTED-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, WITH QUANTITY HARVESTED, 1959;
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
Quantity harvested
United States
100 leading counties
Otter Tail, Minnesota...
Polk, Minnesota
Stearns , Minnesota
McLean, Illinois
Plymouth, Iowa
La Salle, Illinois
Marathon, Wisconsin
Rictiland, North Dakota. .
Dane, Wisconsin
Cass, North Dakota
Turner, South Dakota. . . .
Livingston, Illinois....
Minnehaha, South Dakota.
Dodge, Wisconsin
Sioux, Iowa
Norman, Minnesota
Kossuth, Iowa
Hutchinson, South Dakota
Marshall, Minnesota
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin..
Brookings, South Dakota.
Henry, Illinois
, Nebraska
Bureau, Illinois
Knox, Nebraska
Lincoln, South Dakota. . .
Crawford, Iowa
Brown, South Dakota
Pottawattamie, ;
Clark, Wisconsin
Ogle, Illinois
Roberts, South Dakota...
Lake , South Dakota
Iroquois , Illinois
Benton, Iowa
Barnes, North Dakota....
McCook, South Dakota
Stutsman, North Dakota.'.
Manitowoc, Wisconsin....
Grant, Wisconsin
Kingsbury, South Dakota.
Bon Homme, South Dakota.
Renville, Minnesota
Lee, Illinois
Lyon, Iowa
Nobles , Minnesota
Shelby, Iowa
Mower, Minnesota
De Kalb, Illinois
La Moure, North Dakota..
Dickey, North Dakota. . . .
Woodbury , Iowa
Roseau, Minnesota
Todd, Minnesota
Clay, Minnesota
Fillmore, Minnesota
Tama, Iowa
Edmunds, South Dakota...
Winneshiek, Iowa
Jasper, Iowa
Brown, Wisconsin
IV :: Ikin , Minnas . . t.:i
Swift, Minnesota
Murray, Minnesota
Carroll , Iowa
Buena Vista. Iowa
Webster, Iowa
Fayette, Iowa
Sac , Iowa
Douglas, Minnesota
165,603
146,958
139,355
97,484
97,482
96,473
14,99
90,088
.
87,762
86,588
83,779
.
82,249
80,800
79,226
.
77,301
76,489
73,511
.
71,417
70,900
70,771
70,228
70,155
69,351
68,691
68,621
68,568
68,432
67,751
66,721
66,373
65,429
63,490
63,367
61,707
61,612
61,532
61,266
61,085
60,947
60,941
60,352
60,003
59,993
i;
58,977
58,738
58,587
198,264
121,195
129,513
131,262
94,494
108,327
11C 16T
94,225
128,744
144,698
102,263
128,557
79,969
91,694
126,:
92,012
113,167
110,257
151,860
.
93,640
102,805
101,796
99,575
85,968
76,165
108,006
95,697
73,625
81,773
13 3,417
87,983
96,667
87,044
100,191
106,510
91, 014
.
81,917
77,051
98,868
59,610
76,634
89,169
76,120
,
88,714
71,282
62,851
73,814
90,611
100,527
78,106
83,386
88,310
78,518
76,191
1,001,092,491
6,443,368
6,491,911
3,294,360
4,211,999
4,644,995
5,008,007
3,077,531
4,785,060
2,826,680
4,824,690
2,002,074
4,248,613
2,486,197
3,940,743
3,044,024
968,005
3,991,920
3,822,786
1,522,464
1,860,672
2,140,996
3,477,296
2,084,924
1,204,427
1,590,324
3,917,910
3,536,569
1,527,940
3,237,914
3,446,338
2,602,391
2,731,815
2,705,313
3,580,799
3,545,970
1,580,651
1,081,881
2,202,524
2,547,321
2,410,237
2,610,049
2,927,298
2,736,144
716,630
2,716,209
2,383,604
3,359,676
2,000,293
2,808,333
2,614,780
3,040,136
2,570,614
2,820,716
2,715,407
3,867,030
6,050,855
5,690,317
-
..,397,877
. ', '
5,507,933
4,123,195
.
4,949,577
2,833,215
4,448,977
4,009,901
2,296,619
5,279,972
3,666,505
4,289,267
3,162,351
4,303,488
2,924,286
4,379,285
3,790,814
3,186,059
4,356,768
3,373,176
3,078,287
3,618,688
3,573,094
2,050,077
2,758,582
2,226,690
3,825,787
3,370,529
3,331,999
1,971,497
3,927,987
.
3,510,024
3,643,979
3,195,271
4,140,907
1,645,900
1,625,331
1,669,369
2,817,653
2,900,168
3,274,539
1,814,153
2,640,328
3,153,842
2,280,336
.
3,200,587
3,141,923
2,909,611
3,172,191
2,849,670
2,871,051
2,597,993
See footnote at end of table.
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
33
Table 22.-OATS HARVESTED-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, WITH QUANTITY HARVESTED, 1959;
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
Quantity harvested
Redwood, Minnesota...
Goodhue, Minnesota...
Linn, Iowa
Whiteside, Illinois..
Beadle, South Dakota.
Becker, Minnesota. .. -
Outagamie, Wisconsin.
Clinton, Iowa
Sargent, North Dakota
Clayton, Iowa
Kandiyohi, Minnesota.
Morrison, Minnesota..
-Moody, South Dakota..
Yankton, South Dakota
Delaware, Iowa
Pocahontas, Iowa
Cuming, Nebraska
Pennington, Minnesota
Cedar, Iowa
Hamilton, Iowa
Butler, Iowa
Palo Alto, Iowa
Chippewa, Wisconsin..
Buchanan, Iowa
Lyon, Minnesota
Grant, Minnesota
Boone, Iowa
Dunn, Wisconsin
Wayne, Nebraska
Hardin, Iowa
58,110
95,508
58,013
79,021
57,978
70,788
57,895
74,024
57,761
134,989
57,463
78,328
57,377
65,407
57,286
67,548
56,977
62,296
56,340
68,011
56,170
90,395
56,012
69,808
55,920
94,048
55,819
74,833
55,767
66,801
55,585
81,544
55,570
75,034
55,391
68,152
54,760
64,647
54,745
78,431
54,698
67,047
54,475
81,837
54,466
56,118
53,864
63,728
53,786
99,031
53,542
74,420
53,473
70,569
53,307
59,192
53,105
73,376
53,024
69,648
2,535,151
3,329,691
2,461,987
2,888,807
708,864
2,342,017
3,549,858
2,890,294
1,483,763
2,514,649
2,455,867
2,185,924
1,692,249
1,572,754
2,395,775
2,757,483
1,607,907
2,373,768
2,808,731
2,772,934
2,388,822
2,765,015
2,671,402
2,294,350
1,908,232
2,218,996
2,509,087
2,467,296
1,619,527
2,616,443
1,668,978
3,107,702
2,784,017
3,674,461
3,470,790
2,081,739
3 ,521,91 6
3,156,479
1,593,313
2,612,416
3,087,042
1,799,450
2,982,582
1,923,486
2,640,974
2,513,653
2,541,889
2,038,671
2,969,397
3,041,581
2,402,618
2,645,988
2,034,781
3,293,533
2,434,596
3,018,247
1,841,705
2,077,913
2,749,227
'Mot
of the first 100 counties.
34
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 23.-BARLEY HARVESTED-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, WITH QUANTITY HARVESTED, 1959;
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
harvested
United States
100 leading counties
Cavalier, North Dakota
Fresno, California
Polk, Minnesota
Kings, California
Cass , North Dakota
Hill, Montana
Walsh, North Dakota
Chouteau, Montana
Ramsey, North Dakota
Grand Porks, North Dakota
Whitman, Washington
Barnes, North Dakota
Pembina, North Dakota
Towner, North Dakota
Ward , North Dakota
Toole, Montana
Bottineau, North Dakota
Marshall, Minnesota
Lincoln, Ha
Pondera , Montana
Nelson, North Dakota
McLean, North Dakota
Traill, North Dakota
Benson, North Dakota
Stutsman, North Dakota
Glacier, Montana
Wells, North Dakota.
Steele, North Dakota
Richland, North Dakota
Liberty, Montana
lolorado
Imperial, California
Yolo, California
Teton, Montana
Clay, Minnesota
Kittson, Minnesota
San Luis Obispo, Califon
Kern, California
Adams, Washington
Norman , Minnesota
Williams, North Dakota
Valley , Montana
Pierce, North Dakota
Maricopa, Arizona
Umatilla, Oregon
Renville, North Dakota
Colusa, California
McHenry , North Dakota ,
Fergus , Montana
Mountrai 1 , North Dakota
Wilkin, Minnesota
Caribou, Idaho
Sheridan, Montana
Walla Walla, Washington
Dickey, North Dakota
Burke, North Dakota
Rolette, North Dakota
Cascade, Montana
La Moure, North Dakota
Madera, California
Glenn, California
San Joaquin , California
Divide , North Dakota
Sumner , Kansas
Monterey, California
Riverside, California
Garfield, Oklahoma
Hettinger, North Dakota
Blaine, Montana
Grant , Oklahoma
See footnote at end of table.
.
231,560,597
197,922,233
241,957
207,406
234,672
205,403
209,625
203,296
209,472
198,634
189,553
185,032
100,719
183,908
160,289
182,248
120,058
176,751
114,799
162,574
129,232
152,184
.
151,141
.
149,077
142,391
90,508
129,779
74,651
.
72,726
120,050
.
133,170
114,813
74,506
111,418
84,577
111,267
76,824
103,863
52,166
100,949
91,222
98,671
86,823
91,501
88,190
91,271
48,305
91,150
87,785
89,605
89,131
82,190
86,352
39,351
86,343
61,409
83,162
80,848
82,701
109,705
82,274
57,080
80,209
74,076
100,564
77,287
77,998
82,384
77,702
65,363
76,187
82,476
66,932
74,798
52,061
72,910
52,106
72,750
120,795
71,801
65,171
71,487
46,324
69,547
86,562
68,132
38,419
67,632
44,222
66,668
33,492
66,408
55,279
63,714
59,571
62,836
56,242
62,554
55,520
60,561
67,697
60,392
52,673
59,935
57,057
58,373
36,460
57,227
78,350
56,847
75,297
56,686
74,603
55,969
67,255
55,454
61,513
55,319
23,614
55,171
72,968
53,848
78,932
52,896
51,802
28,589
51,418
35,867
14,040
5,698,554
12,353,400
4,933,009
5,632,894
4,732,603
5,959,688
3,200,958
4,614,421
7,123,501
4,176,654
1,996,989
2,853,126
4,522,968
3,825,169
1,357,666
2,887,744
1,406,273
2,514,232
2,859,062
5,128,615
3,834,256
2,684,651
2,408,756
1,886,539
1,773,800
2,640,652
2,450,217
880,484
4,982,671
3,236,883
1,178,809
983,588
2,016,598
808,477
1,742,612
615,544
942,138
888,981
1,335,683
1,733,990
3,428,079
653,892
1,480,073
1,701,781
1,713,212
1,310,047
531,302
1,265,896
1,131,399
3,748,224
13,373,471
5,547,996
10,968,638
5,354,725
2,894,995
3,975,347
2,198,262
3,362,315
6,763,318
3,033,034
1,521,015
2, ''IS, 114
1,540,341
1,733,649
880,574
2,028,827
2,038,028
1,221,194
1,014,029
3,759,896
4,680,546
1,593,678
2,174,878
2,570,383
2,171,563
1,899,101
1,122,353
1,109,245
3,215,619
625,442
1,160,208
574,808
1,353,727
1,814,741
946,068
2,245,417
1,047,610
1,019,305
1,291,639
1,926,119
2,432,710
2,943,885
1,376,739
2,122,213
270,528
446,236
855,608
289,551
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
35
Table 23.-BARLEY HARVESTED-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, WITH QUANTITY HARVESTED, 1959;
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
Quantity harvested
Roosevelt, Montana
Griggs, North Dakota...
Morrow, Or- ,*
Ransom, North Dakota...
Klamath, Oregon
Daniels, Montana
Foster, North Dakota...
Merced, California
Sargent, North Dakota..
Brown, South Dakota....
Spokane, Washington....
Sherman, Oregon
Sheridan, North Dakota.
Gilliam, Oregon
Burleigh, North Dakota.
Sutter, California
Grant , Minnesota
Douglas, Washington....
Yellowstone, Montana...
Emmons, North Dakota..,
Kay, Oklahoma ,
Washington, Colorado. . .
Solano, California
Power, Idaho
Stark, North Dakota....
Gallatin, Montana
l\ilare, California.....
McCone, Montana
Adams, Colorado
Stanislaus, California.
48,926
34,863
48,574
52,990
47,621
44,045
47,040
46,208
46,530
54,353
46,466
34,523
45,162
45,671
44,979
51,515
43,909
41,879
42,584
39,976
41,606
35,414
41,302
33,988
40,210
30,550
39,422
24,541
39,001
20,378
38,905
30,082
38,904
46,468
38,517
39,896
37,218
23,606
37,105
7,194
36,525
13,624
36,391
29,310
36,173
43,429
35,989
34,192
35,927
26,235
35,228
30,326
34,815
49,717
34,639
17,8a
34,484
23,826
34,042
41,451
850,742
1,042,142
1,596,006
835,170
1,925,903
854,443
786,805
1,754,973
762,469
351,014
1,572,949
1,593,285
402,656
1,438,139
357,738
1,864,777
1,218,624
987,633
1,078,330
439,207
1,103,369
730,726
1,581,406
639,267
426,453
1,176,922
1,299,887
372,694
952,972
1,198,033
442,464
1,112,385
1,281,722
701,257
2,096,927
523,632
915,242
1,755,144
725,293
796,663
1,283,429
1,268,913
461,811
832,252
392,050
1,239,323
1,156,243
1,057,596
564,313
129,860
332,985
242,518
1,688,727
706,447
321,777
957,020
1,646,621
225,998
153,300
1,379,044
of the first 100 counties.
36 RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 24.-RICE HARVESTED-50 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, WITH QUANTITY HARVESTED, 1959;
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
United Stales
50 leading counties
Vermilion, Louisiana..
Jefferson Davis, Louii
Acadia, Louisiana
Calcasieu, Louisiana. ,
Arkansas, Arkansas....
Jefferson, Texas
Wharton, Texas
Colusa, California....
Sutter, California
Brazoria, Texas
Butte, California
Matagorda, Texas
Colorado, Texas
Bvangelin-, ,
Harris, Texas
Chambers , Texas .'
Glenn, California
Cross , Arkansas
Poinsett, Arkansas...
Prairie, Arkansas....
Lonoke, Arkansas
Liberty, Texas
Yolo, California
jisiana
Jackson, Texas
Fresno, California...
Bolivar, Mi
Jackson, Arkansas
Woodruff , Arkansas . . .
St. Francis, Arkansas
Fort Bend, Texas
Craighead, Arkansas..
St. Landry, Louisiana
Waller, Texas
Merced, California. . .
Jefferson, Arkansas..
Desha, Arkansas
Lincoln, Arkansas....
Monroe, Arkansas
Yuba, California
Cameron, Louisiana...
Chicot , Arkansas
Washington, Mississip
Sacramento, Califomi
San Joaquin, Califom
Lafayette, Louisiana.
Lee, Arkansas
Clay, Arkansas
Lawrence, Arkansas . . .
Iberia, Louisiana. . . .
85,361
71,027
69,076
56,687
55,951
55,030
54,568
47,913
■46,054
44,194
42,422
41,573
40,721
39,417
38,813
34,339
33,059
31,070
30, 510
29,617
26,478
22,114
20,565
18,897
18,637
17,609
16,319
16,259
16,077
15,184
14,786
13,602
13,003
12,810
11,486
10,530
10,515
9,851
i,l ' I
9,505
9,237
8,498
8,103
7,451
6,509
5,507
151,955
120,568
119,120
84,559
105,693
79,777
57,922
85,588
72,938
94,163
74,316
49,547
56,691
54,924
60,273
64,678
55,304
58,857
56,545
61,307
40,714
44,364
32,669
23,388
38,904
31,685
30,505
31,121
31,576
23,775
28,694
22,660
11,900
17,302
26,930
20,174
16,144
19,961
16,800
18,662
16,465
13,430
14,492
15,626
13,518
12,610
8,556
7,230
6,702,059
5,814,346
5,709,110
3,901,151
5,481,090
4,045,457
4,108,511
5,556,527
5,723,936
. '--. ::
4,632,742
3,319,409
3,166,384
2,763,241
2,861,341
2,730,236
4,043,364
2,770,999
2,678,757
2,465,820
2,385,506
2,058,286
1,408,608
1,538,320
1,409,358
1,093,330
1,327,498
1,232,679
.
1,093,770
1,260,693
1,016,500
985,370
948,284
874,306
794,244
706,779
753,820
916,687
537,703
683,784
529,912
809,960
761,340
618,451
489,232
465,256
.
8,449,434
7,139,758
6,973,520
3,835,771
6,827,730
4,429,681
3,567,211
5,266,376
4,572,613
5,208,728
4,081,602
3,278,459
3,580,333
2,875,590
3,866,252
3,554,986
3,358,927
3,511,346
3,978,726
3,418,597
3,657,191
2,431,739
, l,l
1,678,169
1,527,134
.,451,233
1,819,344
1,732,423
1,801,162
1,817,583
1,860,560
1,245,834
771,905
978,691
1,439,425
1,108,131
786,463
1,132,255
773,600
971,752
1,005,991
722,528
825,142
943,080
768,074
953,930
638,716
517,556
373,122
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
37
Table 25.-FLAX HARVESTED-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, WITH QUANTITY HARVESTED, 1959;
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
Quantity harvested
United Stales
100 leading counties
Mcintosh, North Dakota
Emmons, North Dakota
Cass, North Dakota
Wells, North Dakota
Stutsman, North Dakota
Logan, North Dakota
Traill, North Dakota
McLean, North Dakota
Barnes, North Dakota
La Moure, North Dakota
Grand Forks , North Dakota
Richland, North Dakota
Roberts , South Dakc ta
Dickey, North Dakota
Steele, North Dakota
Codington, South Dakota
Day, South Dakota
Pierce, North Dakota
Ward , North Dakota
Benson, North Dakota
Deuel , South Dakota
Burleigh, North Dakota
Nelson, North Dakota
Traverse , Minnesota
Foster, North Dakota
Griggs, North Dakota
Grant, South Dakota
Hamlin, South Dakota
McHenry, North Dakota
Sheridan, North Dakota
Lincoln, Minnesota
Brown, South Dakota
Walsh, North Dakota
Brookings , South Dakota
McPherson, South Dakota
Eddy, North Dakota
Clark, South Dakota
Kidder, North Dakota
Imperial, California
Marshall , South Dakota
Lyon , Minnesota
Bottineau, North Dakota
Kingsbury, South Dakota
Sargent, North Dakota
Lac qui Parle, Minnesota
Wilkin, Minnesota
Big Stone, Minnesota
Polk, Minnesota
Pembina, North Dakota
Renville, North Dakota
Karnes , Texas
Grant , Minnesota
Murray, Minnesota
Campbell, South Dakota
Marshall, Minnesota
Ramsey, North Dakota
Burke , North Dakota
Roseau, Minnesota
Corson, South Dakota
Stevens , Minnesota
Ransom, North Dakota
Yellow Medicine, Minnesota
Walworth, South Dakota
Otter Tall, Minnesota
Pipestone, Minnesota
Edmunds, South Dakota
Kittson, Minnesota
Pope , Minnesota
Clay, Minnesota
Norman , Minnesota
See footnotes at end of table
106,640
103,378
87,280
83,913
74,530
73,695
70,311
68,995
66,718
63,095
57,112
55,542
54,306
53,209
50,236
49,647
45,352
45,336
45,311
45,054
43,838
42,700
42,551
41,952
41,272
38,583
37,746
36,795
35,524
34,861
34,445
32,321
28,752
28,582
26,870
25,984
25,792
25,525
25,461
23,867
23,291
23,065
22,818
22,352
a, 378
20,468
19,911
19,523
18,670
18,167
17,915
17,816
17,087
16,324
16,229
15,955
15,608
14,814
13,600
12,886
12,296
12,1a
12,052
11,861
10,873
9,810
4,690,791
113,624
1' J, 734
159,823
82,287
96,682
77,6a
88, as
155,675
88, a9
56,922
99,349
137,351
83,239
61,971
54,483
71,298
102,987
68,857
153,744
47,206
48,275
70,5a
52,075
60,953
41,287
43,657
57,044
43,666
99,838
56,950
33,342
74,655
51,169
28,065
53,303
22,916
34,610
40,538
33,434
50,800
36,307
121,397
13,823
35,033
49,304
55,924
36,438
52,402
36,222
78,714
40,120
32,051
17,415
32,744
48,159
29,341
53,003
54,003
51,706
25,800
26,523
37,742
18,377
23,166
12,010
27,044
28,394
20,039
46,287
32,679
369,845
362,860
995,522
406,760
426,453
242,161
666,997
201,669
486,882
396,168
572,882
482,477
379,196
230,369
371,339
231,926
148,390
158,051
146,637
158,473
405,960
115,073
320,831
400,134
280,745
306,840
199,311
290,058
123,603
123,357
277,702
126,468
288,526
272,058
119,881
171,216
148,598
66,902
998,643
136,382
278,108
87,618
252,438
149,490
226,859
2a, 329
195,581
220,228
217,962
55,324
222,400
93,511
173,858
93,551
49,715
157,983
56,542
148,945
97,791
146,220
69,340
159,740
149,256
47,550
120,410
152,986
109,875
106,657
12,8 '. II
552,800
987,796
1,415,665
568,725
577,436
538,080
855,831
826,544
546,943
305,570
883,392
989,243
556,961
301,867
439,941
466,544
523,254
332,425
1,052,563
298,539
403,451
458,409
378,838
536,122
273,193
307,447
392,776
311,304
580,563
280,605
321,621
377,322
518,643
274,025
182,568
138,251
213,366
218,999
1,099,740
297,256
358,630
926,458
125,624
164,700
477,448
378,868
327,296
392,226
360,055
162,543
271,339
181,582
141,264
388,405
189,987
366,054
348,078
221,344
239,365
116,486
346,239
76,910
175,530
128,677
78,688
242,923
168,056
356,224
262,814
38
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 25 -FLAX HARVESTED-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, WITH QUANTITY HARVESTED, 1959;
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
Swift, Minnesota
Redwood, Minnesota
Moody, South Dakota
Fresno, California
Pennington, Minnesota
Hettinger, North Dakota
Grant, North Dakota
Nobles , Minnesota
Rolette, North Dakota
Oliver, North Dakota
Cottonwood, Minnesota
Towner, North Dakota
Douglas , Minnesota
Sioux, North Dakota
Red Lake, Minnesota
Lake, South Dakota
Renville, Minnesota
Cavalier, North Dakota
Chippewa, Minnesota
Becker, Minnesota
Lake of the Woods, Minnesota
Bee , Texas
De Witt, Texas
San Mateo, California
Mercer, North Dakota
Morton, North Dakota
Mountrail, North Dakota
Jackson, Minnesota
Plymouth, Iowa
Wilson, Texas
9,685
18,485
8/28
31,175
■:'.-•>
6,910
7/65
7,122
32,653
6,901
55,527
6,061
34,426
5,820
13,823
5,601
11,224
5,564
17,039
5,277
17,481
4,854
20,292
4,843
8,731
4,700
20,777
4,606
14,792
4,436
7,569
4,426
21,712
4,265
25,929
4,243
12,639
4,183
13,243
4,134
9,332
3,790
.
3,672
6,171
3,274
4,890
3,255
23,018
3,253
44,958
3,126
64,150
3,026
12,227
2,939
NA
2,885
10,748
Quantity harvested
81
102,429
177,831
f
105,154
305,744
(■>)
78,134
74,585
f)
268,471
63
73,296
228,160
29
23,800
230,437
56
16,296
138,571
l94
85,900
138,752
C)
23,436
60, 702
91
12,112
101,151
88
67,308
172,710
84
34,266
123,728
')
61,224
77,508
8]
11,543
93,670
93
48,289
111,235
(2)
32,467
76,456
80
63,219
210,173
73
30,529
189,203
97
52,591
118,845
96
73,243
r*i
44,846
67,798
')
.
52,118
■
30,117
45,672
')
29,022
68,825
78
8,486
89,024
44
7,027
212,944
??
9,391
275,243
98
40,986
■)
50,000
NA
f)
28,482
54,356
NA Not available.
1Kingebury, South Dakota, equal in rank with Nobles, Minnesota, in 1954.
2Not one of the first 100 counties.
N^
FLAX HARVESTED-
ACREAGE. 1959
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^
L»«_.
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 26.-SOYBEANS FOR ALL PURPOSES-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, 1959.
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
39
United Stales
100 leading counties
Mississippi, Arkansas..
Poinsett , Arkansas
Champaign, Illinois . . . .
Iroquois , Illinois
Hew Madrid, .Missouri...
Craighead, Arkansas....
Arkansas , Arkansas
'.'issouri
•
Crittenden, Arkansas . . .
Jackson, Arkansas
. Illinois
l^sissippi —
Livingston , Illinois . . .
Sangamon, Illinois
Sunflower, Mississippi .
Dunklin, Missouri
orth Dakota.
McLean, Illinois
Cross, Arka:
Macoupin , Illinois
Phillips , Arkansas
Kossuth, Iowa
Redwood, Minnesota
Shelby, Illinois
Montgomery,
Macon, Illln
Clay, Arka-n
Sussex, Delaware
Audrain, Ulfi
St. Francis, Arkansas . .
nois
Fayette, I:
Washington, Illinois...
Blue Earth, Minnesota..
Kankakee , Illinois
Coahoma, Mississippi . . .
Faribault, Minnesota...
Webster, Iowa
Wayne , Illinois
La Salle, Illinois
Leflore, Mississippi...
Will, Illinois
Wood, Ohio
Greene , Arkansas
Washington, Mississippi
Mississippi, Missouri..
Piatt, Illinois
, 871 , -' '-
174,077
169,86!
158,708
146,485
146,057
144,559
141,525
141,226
140,738
131,818
130,581
127,032
121,778
121,284
117,819
112,500
109,744
100,738
100,368
99,150
98,897
98,311
98,151
94,450
91, 574
90,792
90,680
90,267
89,282
87,935
85,399
85,382
84,775
82,456
81,459
79,398
"- ; ' . 564
84,464
156,042
130,143
112,520
81,255
44,982
85,963
73,583
135,916
63,335
119,288
117,536
135,924
83,177
30,336
89,976
28,286
90,026
17,768
83,101
93,057
87,255
80,961
96,050
65,418
58,267
88,521
26,559
88,615
68,774
103,064
70,427
42,638
85,566
.
43,319
54,703
67,568
52,847
63,696
48,572
58,799
76,525
Jasper, Illinois
Lee , Arkansas
Madison, Illinois
Logan, Illinois
Woodruff , Arkansas
Baldwin, Alabama
Calhoun, Iowa
Lonoke , Arkansas
Jasper, Indiana
Douglas, Illinois
Lac qui Parle, Minnesota..
Yellow Medicine, Minnesota
St. Clair, Illinois
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Prairie , Arkansas
Hancock, Illinois
Marion, Illinois
Coles, Illinois
White , Indiana
Morgan, Illinois
b* onesota
Paulding, Ohio
Desha, Arkansas
Henry , Ohio
Jackson,
Swift, Minnesota
Clay, Illinois
Tallahatchie, Mi:
Van Wert, Chi;
Butler , Missouri
Brown, Minnesota
Clay, Minnesota
Mower, Minnesota
Cherokee, Kansas
.
Lnoio
Pocahontas , Iowa
va
Dyer, Tennei ee
Cottonwood , Minnesota
Quitman, Mississippi
a Lane
Scott, Missouri
Humphrey .
Ef f ingha i,
Monroe, Michigan
79,001
78,051
77,567
75,904
75,066
74,826
73,959
71,350
71,307
70,660
69,865
69,577
69,518
68,712
68,712
68,463
67,257
66,844
66,129
65,531
65, 516
65, 361
65,289
65,019
64,822
64,517
64,400
64,396
64, Ml
64,086
62,752
62,704
62,683
61,718
61,448
60,280
59,709
59,505
59,475
59,156
58,845
63,210
22,633
64,189
75,349
61,591
63,170
24,323
62,064
74,484
56,569
41,676
15,919
63,363
46,143
68,261
61,363
63,912
61,043
7,038
12,136
48,925
.
61,362
45,293
42,205
,
55,224
30,990
62,412
18,688
60,464
37,184
42,768
55,843
53,781
54,231
53,098
46,234
46,651
.
42,787
SOYBEANS GROWN FOR ALL PURPOSES*
ACREAGE, 1959
lp>
. **H
VP
UNnio STARS
I— 1*
TOTAL
13,07025*
1 OOT-5,000 ACRES
"Gown o(on«
= .<, w* „*., „«,..
■- BiE ''".'..■■' ,;.,-;:'i'h
40 RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 27.-SOYBEANS HARVESTED FOR BEANS-100 LEADING COUNTIES, 1959, WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
Quantity harvested
Quantity harvested
United States
100 leading counties
Mississippi, Arkansas.
Champaign, Illinois...
Poinsett, Arkansas. . . .
Iroquois, Illinois....
Arkansas, Arkansas....
Christian, Illinois...
Sangamon, Illinois....
New Madrid , Missouri . .
Livingston, Illinois..
Pemiscot, Missouri. . . .
McLean, Illinois
Crittenden, Arkansas..
Vermilion, Illinois...
Craighead, Arkansas...
Bolivar, Mississippi..
Stoddard, Missouri
Kossuth, Iowa
Sunflower, Mississippi
Macon, Illinois
Cross , Arkansas
Macoupin, Illinois....
La Salle, Illinois
Renville. Minnesota...
Webster, Iowa
Shelby, Illinois
Mon tgomery , I llinois . .
Jackson , Arkansas
Kankakee , Illinois ....
Dunklin, Missouri
Wood, Ohio
Edgar, Illinois
Piatt, Illinois
Faribault, Minnesota..
Will, Illinois
Phillips, Arkansas....
St. Francis, Arkansas.
Logan, Illinois
Sussex , Delaware
Calhoun, Iowa
Blue Earth, Minnesota.
Morgan, Illinois
Mississippi, Missouri.
Washington, Illinois..
Henry, Ohio
Madison , Illinois
White, Indiana
Douglas, Illinois
Pocahontas , Iowa
Coahoma, Mississippi..
Fayette, Illinois
6,101,248
4,481,759
4,194,851
3,942,410
3,775,499
3,522,608
3,498,600
3,490,494
3,471,648
3,305,391
3,203,356
3,202,085
3,192,338
3,155,653
3,124,479
3,046,043
2,78,2 611
2,734,011
2, 727, 585
2,664,600
2,596,735
2,596,104
2,573,903
2,541,716
2,503,262
2,478,121
2,470,006
2,430,470
2,417,399
2,359,979
2,345,799
2,288 618
2,256,995
2,230,912
2,204,796
2,148,370
2,087,517
2,084,106
2,077,839
2,021,408
2, 019, 923
2,015,943
1,965,153
1,932,013
1,919,622
1,897,607
1,889,738
1,884,981
1,852,511
1,851,378
■ . ' ' ,1
4,409,248
1,006,238
3,580,137
629,199
2,271,381
2,583,530
1,344,451
2,561,338
1,571,819
2,726,928
801,869
3,477,544
776, 236
614, 983
1,139,779
2,252,132
372, 092
2,273,737
234,316
1,318,157
1,691,075
2,949,832
2,093,826
1,077,987
1,121,000
735,691
1,963,890
972,636
1,761,331
2,276,478
2,193,545
2,348,038
1,406,650
153,762
181,345
2,003,528
1,041,760
1, 692, 629
2,793,936
1,327,318
860, 658
682,782
1,440,818
605,110
1, 579, 688
1,960,010
1.433,080
480, 519
787,231
Leflore, Mississippi
Washington, Mississippi..
Jasper , Indiana
Jasper, Illinois
St. Clair, Illinois
Wayne , Illinois
Van Wert, Ohio
Hancock, Illinois
Lonoke , Arkansas
Desha, Arkansas
Lee , Arkansas
Coles , Illinois
Woodruff, Arkansas
De Witt, Illinois
Hancock, Ohio
Redwood, Minnesota
Clay , Arkansas
Baldwin , Alabama
Prairie, Arkansas
Clark, Illinois
Audrain , Missouri
Putnam, Ohio
Wright, Iowa
Greene, Iowa
Allen, Indiana
Moultrie , Illinois
Benton, Indiana
Martin , Minnesota
Hamilton, Iowa
Ford, Illinois
Monroe, Michigan
O'Brien, Iowa
Jefferson, Arkansas
Marion , I llinois
Mower, Minnesota
Lenawee , Michigan
Greene, Arkansas
Tallahatchie, Mi . '.
Adams, Illinois
Clay, Illinois
Palo Alto, Iowa
Madison, Indiana
Tazewell, Illinois
Brown, Minnesota
Obion, Tennessee
Newton, Indiana
La Porte, Indiana
Jackson, Minnesota
Pulaski, Indiana
Paulding, Ohio
1,836,943
1,835,733
1,819,334
1,800,982
1,787,428
1,762,703
1,754,360
1,749,293
1,746,470
1,743,842
1,742,713
1,741,660
1,703,394
1,687,843
1, 683, 963
1, 682, 522
1, 675, 576
1, 672, 642
1,643,409
1,620,925
1,555,325
1,552,119
1,536,568
1,534, 113
1,533,656
1, 525, 976
1,517,649
1,506,412
1,502,073
1,499,819
1,475,245
1,468,587
1,451,457
1,443,555
1,430,812
1,424,566
1,412,369
1,389,203
1,385,427
1,374,915
1,347,904
1,343,225
1,337,649
1,330,295
1,329,947
1,326,756
1,309,422
1,307,377
418,001
472, 894
1,654,357
692,833
496,488
656,898
1,347,482
1,643,664
171,718
77,864
185,796
1,345,387
258,667
1,510,536
1,176,603
2, 075, 000
532,119
793,732
164, 037
946, 376
779, 174
1,142,023
1,325,941
1,443,406
1,147,827
1,208,850
1,584,423
1,435,809
1,158,351
1,046,213
920, 525
1,457,589
170, 983
460, 998
1,178,331
703,015
386, 308
379, 670
1,330,039
1 .!•-'..' ''
1, 067, 299
1,400,764
1,475,307
583,129
1,331,445
884,736
L,286,958
1,171,506
1,373,385
st 100 counties.
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
41
Table 28.- PEANUTS HARVESTED FOR PICKING OR THRESHING-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, WITH
QUANTITY HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
Quantity harvested
United Stales
100 leading counties
Comanche , Texas
Southampton, Virginia
Henry, Alabama
Early , Georgia
Northampton, North Carolina
Worth, Georgia
Houston, Alabama
Caddo, Oklahoma
Eastland, Texas -
Halifax, North Carolina
Coffee, Alabama
Jackson, Florida
Bertie, North Carolina
Pike, Alabama
Terrell, Georgia ....
Barbour, Alabama
Miller, Georgia
Mitchell, Georgia
Randolph, Georgia
Turner, Georgia
Dooly, Georgia
Geneva, Alabama
Decatur, Georgia
Atascosa, Texas
Edgecombe, North Carolina
Dale, Alabama
Calhoun , Georgia
Crisp, Georgia
Irwin, Georgia
Martin, North Carolina
Bryan, Oklahoma
Hertford, North Carolina
Sussex, Virginia
Baker, Georgia
Nanaemond, Virginia
Isle of Wight, Virginia
Lee , Georgia
Frio, Texas
Seminole , Georgia.
Bulloch, Georgia
Sumter, Georgia
Hughes , Oklahoma
Wl lson , Texas
Clay, Georgia
Wilcox, Georgia
Tift, Georgia
Greensville, Virginia
Erath, Texas
Colquitt, Georgia
Crenshaw, Alabama
Covington , Alabama
Anderson , Texas
Surry, Virginia
Lee , Texas
Webster, Georgia
Grady, Georgia
Pulaski, Georgia
Gates , North Carolina
Laurens , Georgia
Waller, Texas
Pitt, North Carolina
Ben Kill, Georgia
Dodge, Georgia
Fannin , Texas
Chowan, North Carolina
Hood, Texas
Rooaevelt, New Mexico. . .
Stewart, Georgia
Dougherty, Georgia
Mason , Texaa
See footnote at end of table.
39,999
31,387
31,294
30,549
27,888
27,593
27,389
26,740
25,709
25,703
25,045
24,524
21,993
a, 483
19,863
19,578
19,379
18,855
18,839
18,700
16,739
16,356
16,312
16,190
15,995
15,505
15,341
15,046
14, 598
14,232
14,058
13,653
13,645
13,588
13,484
13,444
13,063
13,046
12,797
12,634
11,578
11,353
10,972
10,970
9,780
9,098
8,889
8,872
8,678
8,333
8,095
8,022
7,934
7,892
7,558
7,146
7,102
6,844
6,816
6,293
6,214
6,027
5,965
5,832
5,816
5,766
5,269
5,182
J4,962
29,604
29,340
29,973
28,286
20,263
26,539
15, 985
23,515
26,789
24,616
25,400
22,096
23,757
21,614
21,934
17, 532
18,065
20,775
15,803
15,079
13,785
W,7«
15,059
15,679
15,376
14,389
13,589
8,142
15,090
18,429
14,182
14,303
13,294
14,209
15,378
13,946
10,961
10,745
4,204
10,826
11,748
13,513
10,917
10,275
4,911
9,330
8,585
6,904
9,732
9,028
8,634
8,222
7,341
8,674
7,953
7,187
7,136
4,643
6,320
6,404
4,266
3,663
5,195
,91
5,342
4,418
7,83
1,285,775,859
27,121,623
56,267,672
27,564,473
31,676,366
47,621,828
32,784,746
25,832,153
54,438,316
15,342,206
40,681,647
19,773,107
22,345,022
31,719,258
16,601,764
21,628,043
13, 879, 716
21,098,701
21,698,841
19,101,897
22,615,836
17,610,640
13,590,067
16,816,329
12,682,452
22,150,673
12,312,077
18,223,597
22,530,652
21,362,436
20,814,423
10,406,978
23,597,599
23,679,210
12,974,762
26,131,617
27,795,706
14,574,520
15,282,286
12,296,843
15,037,342
13,765,162
9,854,960
7,802,574
U, 053, 237
12,567,808
14,548,344
14,257,037
5,656,030
10,234,110
6,043,405
6,810,172
5,413,164
16,725,880
6,679,696
7,010,571
7,580,055
7,585,041
11, 727, 791
5,662,768
6,396,185
8,754,496
7,278,084
5,236,000
4,248,944
9,664,801
3,456,344
9,756,826
4, 570, 523
4,986,255
3,160,179
804,528,748
10,424,670
47,692,127
19,091,185
32,917,232
10,801,819
16,021,806
9,617,138
5,831,570
30,503,971
10,753,932
18,309,972
35,465,604
11, 219, 187
16,856,113
11, 212, 377
10,511,169
9,397,1
15,273,504
6,897,433
6,760,044
7,587,007
13,488,448
5,034,905
19, 700, 516
10,207,278
10,490,613
10,205,975
2,643,531
22,444,859
6,972,230
20,862,510
16,773,999
7,293,554
28,321,655
28,099,256
9,249,428
4,227,289
9,552,621
1,752,208
7,807,699
3,752,568
4,227,514
3,990,978
4,975,504
1,704,770
7,945,965
2,337,253
4,140,142
4,555,904
4,011,692
3,175,376
12,246,830
4,047,691
4,918,281
7,396,347
3,455,009
13,038,133
1,154,687
6,790,841
1,711,989
1,159,844
1,774,463
11,942,319
1,671,680
6,253,326
6,738,466
2,959,551
792,360
42
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 28.-PEANUTS HARVESTED FOR PICKING OR THRESHING-UK) LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, WITH
QUANTITY HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
Burke , Georgia
Santa Rosa, Florida
Houston, Georgia
Grayson , Texas
Denton, Texas
Parker , Texas
Houston, Texas
Macon, Georgia
San Saba, Texas
Thomas, Georgia
Bladen, North Carolina.
Brooks, Georgia
Screven , Georgia ,
Love , Oklahoma
Dinwiddle, Virginia ,
Brown, Texas
Prince George, Virginia. . . .
Atoka, Oklahoma
Marion, Florida
Hill, Texas
Quitman, Georgia
Coffee , Georgia
Pittsburg, Oklahoma
Perquimans, North Carolina
Okfuskee , Oklahoma
Sumter, South Carolina....
Nash, North Carolina
Washington, North Carolina.
Telfair, Georgia
Pottawatomie, Oklahoma. . . . .
5,073
6,458
5,008
4,917
4,940
5,050
4,829
6,338
4,598
5,254
4,518
' . '■><
4,470
5,154
4,462
4,702
4,402
1,587
4,371
4,490
4,284
4,958
4,201
4,437
4,065
3,182
3,987
4,308
3,956
3,732
3,915
3,664
3,882
3,860
3,719
3,724
3,718
2,555
3,667
3,779
3,638
4,309
3,542
2,073
3,478
3,015
3,468
3,403
3,371
3,787
3,345
2,572
3,225
3,179
3,085
3,242
2,995
1,219
2,946
2,031
Quantity harvested
3,195,679
1,958,741
4,768,972
4,342,422
4,789,025
2,453,178
3,448,590
1,885,280
2,185,857
2,351,070
2,427,764
1,553,111
. . i61,54i
1,855,124
4,085,459
,836
2, 294, 958
243,913
3,905,507
3,405,595
5,207,995
5,865,789
4,426,349
3,543,235
3,611,031
1,396,717
2,493,419
749,386
5,479,365
3,267,656
1,964,863
852,483
5,918,249
.
3,088,904
1,614,397
4, 053, 208
1,778,453
2,318,319
811,201
2,984,483
3,121,086
4, 049, 688
830,481
2,623,201
886, 957
4,778,122
6,902,045
2,124,383
866,418
3,275,078
1,754,880
4,402,728
2,785,058
4,765,363
4,940,755
2,640,231
32 1,728
2, 653, 657
488,856
PEANUTS GROWN FOR ALL PURPOSES"
Table 29.
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES 43
-LAND FROM WHICH HAY WAS CUT, EXCLUDING SOYBEAN, COWPEA, PEANUT, AND SORGHUM
HAYS-100 LEADING COUNTIES, 1959, WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
United Stales
100 leading counties
Cherry, Nebraska
Holt, Nebraska
McHenry, North Dakota..
St. Lawrence, New York.
Beaverhead , Montana ....
Tripp, South Dakota....
Stutsman, North Dakota.
Sheridan, Nebraska
Morton, North Dakota...
Burleigh, North Dakota.
Kidder, North Dakota...
Rock , Nebraska
Custer, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
Marathon, Wisconsin....
Otter Tail, Minnesota..
Jefferson, NewYDrk....
Brown, South Dakota....
Emmons, North Dakota...
Imperial, California...
Meade, South Dakota. . . .
Delaware , New York
Hand , South Dakota
Grant, North Dakota
Brown, Nebraska
Beadle, South Dakota...
Dane, Wisconsin
Todd, South Dakota
Stearns, Minnesota
Weld, Colorado
McLean, North Dakota...
Edmunds , South Dakota . .
Perkins, South Dakota..
Bradford, Pennsylvania.
"
Otsego, New
Keya Paha, Nebraska....
Logan, North Dakota
Grant, Wisconsin
Corson, South Dakota...
Lyman, South Dakota
Roberta, South Dakota..
Blaine, Nebraska
Fresno, California
Clark, Wisconsin
lard. North Dakota
Spink , South Dakota ....
Steuben , New York
Sublette, Wyoming
Kern, California
439,440
190,458
190,396
183,929
179,109
176,001
175,990
173,309
173,252
166,247
164,262
156,184
154,784
148,604
147, 741
142,203
140,399
140,182
134,575
134,223
133,239
132,953
128,293
127,842
126,688
125,994
125,479
123,206
122,999
122,649
121,452
119,560
113,752
113,734
112,848
112,450
110,910
109,683
108,862
108, 117
108,078
107,481
105,170
104,515
102,860
102,817
102,652
102,412
102,408
579,135
445,879
174,572
205,410
184,572
198,367
161,979
180,774
116,374
132,784
146,779
182,516
207,004
168,629
150,584
171,010
156,971
146,752
118,510
131,143
177,611
138,612
213,205
86,595
176,189
120,456
116,423
149,202
124,907
119,377
101,139
110,847
130,621
107,846
126,192
107,941
129,334
95,501
108,232
96,109
150,581
112,815
116,953
109,033
108,587
90,295
116,062
102,598
101,007
97,464
Elko, Nevada
Dunn, North Dakota
Polk, Minnesota
Charles Mix, South Dakota
Lancaster, Pennsylvania..
Addison, Vermont
Knox, Nebraska
Vernon, Wisconsin
Faulk, South Dakota
Dawson, Nebraska
Gregory, South Dakota
Marshall, South Dakota...
Day, South Dakota
Dickey, North Dakota
Tulare, DaH fornia .......
Chenango, New York
Franklin, Vermont
Mcintosh, North Dakota . . .
Dewey, South Dakota
Oneida, New York
Washington, New York
Barron, Wisconsin
Clark, South Dakota
Morrill, Nebraska
Dodge, Wisconsin
Shawano, Wisconsin
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Fergus , Montana
Garfield, Nebraska
Sanilac, Michigan
Brule, South Dakota
Hyde, South Dakota
Chautauqua, New York
Harney, Oregon
Morrison, Minnesota
Carbon, Wyoming
Albany, Wyoming
Maricopa, Arizona
Jackson, Colorado
Haakon, South Dakota
Malheur , Oregon
San Joaquin, California..
Green, Wisconsin
Cattaraugus, New York....
Iowa, Wisconsin
Modoc, California
Chippewa, Wisconsin
Todd, Minnesota
Merced, California
Pennington, South Dakota.
102,192
101,316
99,144
98,914
98,851
97, 960
97,892
97,097
97,064
95,683
95,416
95,338
94,460
93,812
93,757
93,723
93,616
93,136
91,384
90,252
89,900
89,855
89,713
87, 566
87,401
86,919
86,567
85,946
85,601
84,479
84,330
83,933
83,548
82,855
82,583
82,006
81,630
81,366
80,877
80,449
80,111
79,807
78,975
122,912
88,932
94,909
98,856
91,425
93,666
122,172
118,289
109,828
100,817
94,395
105,575
105,037
92,037
93,947
77,907
93,699
102,387
90,085
94,822
87,138
82,869
80,593
79,877
85,948
94,849
101,475
96,370
98,545
87,468
101, 599
83,607
93,740
46,625
70,530
98,252
84,398
81,795
69,833
85,100
77,588
75,589
86,405
79,314
88,921
71,318
of the first 100 counties.
44
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 30.-ALFALFA CUT FOR HAY AND FOR DEHYDRATING-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, WITH
QUANTITY HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
Quantity harveste
United States
100 leading counties
Imperial, California
Dane, Wisconsin
Otter Tail, Minnesota
Meade, South Dakota
Kern, California
Fresno, California
Grant, Wisconsin
Weld, Colorado
Dawson, Nebraska
Tulare, California
Custer, Nebraska
Vernon, Wisconsin
Tripp, South Dakota
Maricopa, Arizona
Dodge, Wisconsin
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Green, Wisconsin
Iowa, Wisconsin
Brown, South Dakota
Shawano, Wisconsin
Stearns, Minnesoti
Brown, Wisconsin
Rock, Wisconsin
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Hand , South Dakota
Merced, California
Sanilac, Michigan
Perkins , South Dakota
Lafayette, Wisconsin
Outagamie, Wisconsin
Bingham, Idaho
Holt, Nebraska
San Joaquin, California
Sauk, Wisconsin
Gregory, South Dakota
Fillmore, Minnesota
Monroe, Wisconsin
Knox, Nebraska
Marathon, Wisconsin
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Twin Falls , Idaho
Waupaca, Wisconsin
Richland, Wisconsin
Jefferson, Wisconsin
Walworth, Wisconsin
Trempealeau, Wisconsin
Stanislaus, California
Beadle, South Dakota
Fergus , Montana
Spokane, Washington
Jefferson, Idaho
Grant, North Dakota
Pennington, South Dakota
Stephenson, Illinois
Huron, Michigan
Cache , Utah
Goodhue , Mt onesot;
Stutsman, North Dakota
Stevens , Washington
Spink, South Dakota
Dunn, Wisconsin
Canyon, Idaho
Polk, Minnesota
Morton, North Dakota
Winneshiek, Iowa
Becker, Minnesota
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Buffalo, Nebraska
Oconto, Wisconsin
Cassia , Idaho
See footnote at end of table.
129,837
105,758
102,924
98,460
96,468
93,290
93,237
92,367
85,396
84,197
73,335
71,481
70,395
70, 198
68,9?3
68,381
.
65,681
64,890
64,219
63,826
62,753
62,618
62,446
62, 265
61,237
60,576
60,250
59,553
59,438
59,072
58,034
55,757
55,638
55,336
54,978
54,641
54, 119
53,679
53,319
52,929
52,737
52,547
51,661
51,622
51,371
51,151
51,074
50,771
50,436
49,761
49,534
49,477
48,454
48,368
48,196
47,847
47,501
47,022
46,757
46,455
46,156
46,146
46,074
46,003
89,617
113,034
84,142
.-.
93,358
80,361
100,822
: 2,794
70,086
71,832
89,490
63, 541
73,205
60,831
64,784
78,709
61,566
66,176
73,500
55,415
61,909
60,702
74,609
51,266
43,928
56,833
62,704
50,251
49,731
63,636
48,782
5c, 791
42,299
52,525
46,533
38,590
52,349
54,970
56,190
49,307
45,260
45,521
41,392
67, 328
40,945
47,960
55,256
40,916
37,528
34,782
44,821
45,619
45,871
47,352
51,996
49,940
43,559
50,480
51,186
31,527
32,420
45,976
48,656
60,051
41,933
36,581
670,346
331,653
202,498
64,601
645,416
504,682
264,085
303,020
288,515
502,950
127,4 '4
179,142
77,310
386,768
250,465
194,043
219,888
206,774
57,840
165,965
137,766
155,954
196,193
184,352
35,040
320,380
142,339
33,479
187,237
173,872
357,830
152,756
61,789
159,847
140,662
107,731
138,809
143,240
221,525
130,076
166,965
156,132
280,160
43,043
74,345
77,240
156,063
27,192
47,676
158,575
113,870
131,949
135,990
39,373
85,298
32,416
101,735
IS 3, 101
97,215
29,141
122,909
92,105
121,416
107,678
102,355
141,739 |
551,603
237,469
213,138
89,073
491,966
461,839
195,546
287, 888
305,426
442,199
139,026
131,671
85,846
259,699
192,355
165,095
160,404
152,111
104,537
138,978
152,997
169,181
145,223
V
74,070
370,548
94,143
56,400
153,869
157,117
158,229
63,058
370,846
107,758
81,774
92,700
102,925
83,956
76,712
128,824
226,563
111,019
91,165
125,549
122,536
78,907
364,638
57,541
60,372
90,370
121,920
52,943
30,067
124,548
82,668
102,548
113,463
79,601
87,263
74,667
84,674
209,023
95,577
79,564
117,717
102,056
81,154
121,493
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
45
Table 30.-ALFALFA CUT FOR HAY AND FOR DEHYDRATING-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, WITH
QUANTITY HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
Quantity harvested
Malheur, Oregon
Yuma, Arizona
McHenry, Illinois
Kings, California
fright, Minnesota
Pottawattamie, Iowa
Clayton, Iowa
Todd, Minnesota
Sheridan, Wyoming
Burleigh, North Dakota . . .
Klickitat, Washington
Jackson, Iowa
Buffalo, Wisconsin
Gallatin, Montana
Olmsted, Minnesota
Millard, Utah
Pierce, Wisconsin
St. Croix, Wisconsin
Calumet, Wisconsin
Winona, Minnesota
Dubuque , Iowa
Fremont, Wyoming
Kewaunee, Wisconsin
Charles Mix, South Dakota
Kidder, North Dakota
Minnehaha, South Dakota..
Crawford, Wisconsin
Cascade, Montana
Lapeer, Michigan
Corson, South Dakota
45,993
50,367
45,990
34,291
45,977
49,114
45,342
45,684
45,208
43,405
45,150
44,252
44,976
30,323
44,740
46,389
44,461
39,102
44,221
34,629
44,043
45,325
43,704
40,533
43,69!
37,012
43,600
42,649
43,405
35,488
43,027
45,251
42,773
36,094
42,772
40,717
42,756
43,577
42,745
33,569
42,418
33,998
42,398
37,684
42,366
47,233
42,315
31,993
42,062
45,616
42,008
38,184
41,954
38,899
41,795
36,421
41,749
36,639
41,395
30,816
151,014
232,693
138,746
255,637
127,755
133,225
117,669
71,866
74,028
33,462
47,589
116,629
111,235
104,419
119,415
83,797
108,164
70,782
132,830
113,065
115,211
77,857
94,184
39,892
24,080
90,183
88,607
74,666
90,114
21,042
L76,69:
108,368
138,090
222,550
134,790
107,565
70,947
99,545
62,124
63,689
52,453
89,815
80,063
90,413
84,033
84,663
86,843
62,951
110,412
71,896
77,151
68,131
103,487
61,029
65,799
92,940
73,710
67,634
59,603
36,445
of the first 100 counties.
ALFALFA CUT FOR HAY
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46
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 31 -IRISH POTATOES HARVESTED FOR HOME USE OR FOR SALE-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE,
WITH QUANTITY HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
Quantity harvested
United States
100 leading counties
Aroostook, Maine
Bingham, Idaho
Suffolk, New York
Kern, California
Walsh, North Dakota
Pembina, North Dakota
Polk , Minnesota
Bonneville, Idaho
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Minidoka, Idaho
Jefferson , Idaho
Rio Grande , Colorado
Cassia, Idaho
Clay, Minnesota
Fremont, Idaho
Langlade, Wisconsin
Weld, Colorado
Malheur, Oregon
Steuben, New York
Madison, Idaho
Grant , Washington
St. Johns , Florida
Marshall , Minnesota
Riverside , California
Accomack, Virginia
Jerome , Idaho
Northampton, Virginia
Twin Falls, Idaho
Baldwin, Alabama
Klamath, Oregon
Portage. Wisconsin
Deaf Smith , Texas
Bay, Michigan
Canyon, Idaho
Montcalm, Michigan
Kent, Delaware
Dade , Florida
Kittson , Minnesota
Lehigh, Pennsylvania
Jefferson , Oregon
Monmouth, New Jersey
San Joaquin, California
Traill, North Dakota
Freeborn, Minnesota
Scotts Bluff , Nebraska
Modoc , California ,
Middlesex, New Jersey
Power, Idaho
Fresno, California ,
Yakima, Washington
Alamosa, Colorado
Saguache, Colorado
Penobscot, Maine
Conejos , Colorado
Siskiyou, California
Oneida, Wisconsin
Erie, Pennsylvania
Norman , Minnesota
Pasquotank , North Carolina
Washington, Rhode Island
Wayne , New York
Mercer, New Jersey
Flagler, Florida
Charleston, South Carolina
Presque Isle, Michigan
Hennepin , Minnesota
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Maricopa, Arizona
Bannock, Idaho
Adams , Washington
See footnotes at end of table
125,126
120,414
44,591
37,491
42, 699
43,177
39,832
42,454
34,667
37,064
29, 578
21,164
29,179
19,457
25,099
22,118
22,804
21,217
22,107
8,482
18,409
13,701
18,052
17, 575
15,975
6,061
14,450
15,646
12, 980
11,551
12,700
10,354
12,635
10,908
12,334
10,160
11,910
10, 538
11,261
■'.-::-'.
11,248
5.718
11,102
10,849
11,082
8,288
10,949
11,606
9,941
9,229
9,834
6,478
9,120
6,688
9,034
9,639
9,000
12,149
8,032
10,998
8,001
7,885
6,521
2,148
6,473
6,340
6,321
5,582
6,003
5,226
5,862
4,992
5,856
7,696
5,767
4,596
5,682
8,236
5,659
5,984
5,587
5,314
5,515
7,537
5,459
4,158
5,396
4,446
5,286
8,002
5,275
4,831
4,947
5,782
4,661
2,553
4,601
2,534
4,505
5,695
3,901
3,837
3,768
3,747
3,689
3,601
3,585
3,584
3,528
3,481
3,473
3,217
3,207
3,066
2,964
4,108
4,690
4,022
3,159
2,064
5,428
3,344
4,805
4,441
4,171
5,765
2,636
50,184,194
14,192,123
L4, 08, '":.
18,934,015
6,752,994
6, 052, 533
7,285,522
5,189,384
8,170,263
5, 848, 358
5,936,080
2,740,784
3, 927, 143
3,848,164
4,274,138
4,876,290
3,938,487
3,144,575
5,940,301
2,141,541
2,059,783
,1
1,802,713
3,776,623
.
2,369,501
1,835,966
1,391,730
2,076,188
1,947,491
1,708,055
1,830,838
2,811,820
2,371,422
1,029,300
1,981,460
1,840,813
2,649,620
1,906,778
1,658,677
1,711,302
1,889,550
1,404,637
1,723,909
1,275,073
1,846,495
1,276,331
1,237,705
644,707
909,416
! .■■■■ , •':
1,390,498
1,457,300
605, 905
613,369
694,711
952,106
1,085,667
1,459,942
900,428
L,Z26, ' !5
44,163,967
10, 016, 315
15,194,277
17,359,812
7,177,516
4,478,569
4,516,416
5, 724, 205
5,127,366
2,544,825
3,628,658
5,781,780
1,751,378
3,289,941
3,173,685
2, 940, 713
3,871,755
3, 599, 095
3,116,067
2,079,133
2,394,400
3,037,887
4,381,918
1,422,996
2, 663, 648
982,374
3, 581, 092
2,119,614
3,617,925
1, 926, 170
391,073
873,014
2, 059, 917
1,466,982
1,174,881
,1
929, 932
2,208,397
.
1,281,721
3,916,775
935, 211
1,548,829
2,259,297
L, 398, ]
1,348,875
1,554,135
1,275,350
1,287,433
1, 329, 625
1,171,912
769, 715
704,370
943,296
591, 833
1,259,557
812, 091
917,132
818,996
1,025,558
1,660,811
1,010,535
780,305
167, 585
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
47
Table 31. -IRISH POTATOES HARVESTED FOR HOME USE OR FOR SALE-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE
WITH QUANTITY HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
rnia
Wisconsin
!
■nnsylvanla
.
: :aho
Hampshire, Massachusetts.
h Caroline
Franlilir., Washington
arolina. . .
Whatcom, Washington.
Wyoming , New York . . .
Crook, Ore
-
Carolina.
Tiia
Genesee, Mew York
■;?rk
Northarrj: -
aware
Cambria, Pennsylvania...
Schuylkill, Pennsylvania
Puman,
2,945
846
2,835
1,880
2,730
2,720
3,294
2,706
3,437
2,705
2,502
2,518
2,333
2,490
2,130
2,489
2,465
2,028
2,360
2,327
2,495
2,315
2,233
2,223
2,581
2,183
3,307
2,183
1,898
2,118
1,576
2,116
1,615
2,085
2,238
2,036
2,274
2,027
2,802
2,023
2,010
1,989
1,986
1,672
1,875
2,906
2,900
1,783
1,711
2,586
1,051,918
905,142
1,189,197
710,252
902,687
498,068
987,193
563,473
949,583
789,903
871,730
865,252
233,215
830,185
658,305
682,567
515,969
806,600
700,026
631,279
540, 324
301, 173
558,691
506,343
312,907
641,595
1,635,862
483, 602
187,660
465, 663
580, 575
966, 743
2,020,143
1,081,813
474,205
172, 066
569,122
749,768
408,330
645,586
1,302,650
176,599
476, 625
653,091
817,463
596,768
844,807
"Counties equal in rank.
lMadisan,
IRISH POTATOES
ACREAGE 1959
%
v. J?
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.
.
•
■
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V
UNTO) STATIS
TOTAL
1,300,431
j£=z^r^
,00,-,
000 .CO
A
48
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 32.-SWEETPOTATOES HARVESTED FOR HOME USE OR FOR SALE-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE,
WITH QUANTITY HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
United States
100 leading counties
Accomack, Virgin!:
1 ~iana
Van Zanrit, Texas
■ , Louisiana
Allan ti c,
Acadia, Louisiana
Avoyelle: , Louisiana
Carolina
Merced, California
ina
Gloucester, New Jersey
Cullman, Alabama
,
Columbus , Worth Carol ina
Horry ,.■■': .
Wicomico, Maryland
.... , "lisiana.
. Mississippi
Wood, Texas
I i n, Louisiana
Sampson, North Care I :' rv
nardino,
Orangeburg, South Carolina
■rgia
Camden, New Jersey
Roosevelt, New Mexico
Gibson, Tennessee
Smith, Texas
San Joaquin, California
Pitt, North Carolina
Barnwell, South Carolina
Brunswick, North Carolina
Martin, North Carolina
Salem, New Jersey
Harnett, North Carolina
Mitchell, Georgia
ter, Maryland
Appling, Georgia
Wayne , North Carolina
Shelby, Tennessee
Beaufort, North Carolina
Duplin, North Carolina
Lowndes, Georgia
Tift, Georgia
Princess Anne, Virginia
Copiah, Mississippi
■rth Carolina
Maricopa, Arizona
Tyrrell, North Carolina
Lenoir, North Carolina
Panola, Mississippi
, Alabams
Colquitt, Georgia
Robeson, North Carolina
Riverside, California
Hinds, Mississippi
Weakley, Tennessee
Stanislaus, California
Darlington, South Carolina
Henry , Tennessee
Rains, Texas
Wilson, North Carolina
Jefferson Davis, Louisiana
Chowan, North Carolina
Wilkinson, Mississippi
See footnotes at end of table.
Quantity ;.
2,996
1,903
. i
3,609
-.
L
1,361
1,661
1,490
Q
589,859
.
490,964
100,059
274,670
219,520
,
185,283
145,957
172,152
199,131
.
155,796
127,242
96,017
92,283
102,719
101,219
132,942
84,297
■
130,423
92,799
84,106
82,209
106,914
105,165
121,417
97, 575
156,168
47,685
118,466
151,856
54,969
88,351
80,783
64,209
49,222
86,205
69,649
84,458
73,693
65,294
92,605
34,032
73,366
62,878
.
284,073
438,844
356,091
402,464
536,292
51,779
62,613
148,301
84,403
43,532
304,425
204,554
61,277
57,061
181,439
186,131
115,738
242,322
208,479
95,243
16,055
132,660
17,394
57,842
.
75,825
142,971
109,433
38,648
93,760
79,606
106,809
20,497
114,136
,
44,811
26,106
74 , 183
53,186
58,284
92,696
32,495
40,318
62,121
51,348
38,284
61,821
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
49
Table 32.-SWEETPOTATOES HARVESTED FOR HOME USE OR FOR SALE-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE,
WITH QUANTITY HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
Quantity harvested
Fresno , California
Pamlico, North Carolina
Orange, California
Bulloch, Georgia
Henderson, Texas
St. Louis and St. Louis City, His
Williamsburg, South Carolina
Hopkins , Texas
Upshur, Texas
Sumter, Georgia
Nash, North Carolina
Bertie, North Carolina
Clarendon, South Carolina
Wilcox, Georgia
East Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Berkeley, South Carolina
East Feliciana, Louisiana
Craven, North Carolina
Ai ken, South Carolina
Sumter, South Carolina
Davidson, North Carolina
Lincoln, Tennessee
Carteret, North Carolina
Webster, Louisiana
Marion, South Carolina
SLupson, Mississippi
Brooks , Georgia
Covington, Mississippi
Morris , Texas
Brazoria, Texas
83,498
69,599
77,576
49,675
52,900
73,490
50,350
56,017
39,470
40,826
67,422
53,168
45,663
35,864
35,172
27,282
52,338
52,576
30,405
44,643
55,582
38,443
47,246
16,349
39,145
44,583
35,233
36,834
73,416
34,533
41,656
147,061
171,332
18,997
22,548
42,037
60,272
26,321
28,493
7,846
87,145
77,285
47,594
23,886
17,919
25,654
79,047
75,631
32,121
54, 105
65,072
22,484
70,246
10,507
36,336
39,646
22,519
40,656
21,849
21,618
•Counties equal In rank.
Atlantic, New Jersey, equal in rank with Horry, South Carolina, In 1954.
^est Carroll, Louisiana, equal in rank with. Harnett, North Carolina, in 1954.
3Not one of the first 100 counties.
*Henry, Tennessee, equal in rank with Craven, North Carolina, in 1954.
50
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 33.-COTTON HARVESTED-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, WITH QUANTITY HARVESTED, 1959;
WITH COMPARISONS. 1954
harvested
United States
100 leading counties
Lubbock, Texas
Kern, California
Fresno, California
Mississippi, Arkansas
Lamb, Texas
Dawson, Texas
Hockley, Texas
Hidalgo, Texas
Lynn, Texas
Cameron, Texas
Tulare , California
Terry, Texas
Hale, Texas
Maricopa , Arizona
Pinal, Arizona
Sunflower, Mississippi
Ellis, Texas
Bolivar, Mississippi
Crosby, Texas
Hill, Texas
Nueces , Texas
Haskell, Texas
Pemiscot , Missouri
Kings , California
Jones , Texas
Willacy, Texas
Crittenden, Arkansas
Floyd, Texas
New Madrid, Missouri
Dunklin, Missouri
Williamson, Texas
Bailey, Texas
Poinsett, Arkansas
Coahoma, Mississippi
San Patricio, Texas
Craighead, Arkansas. ...........
Washington, Mississippi
Runnels , Texas
Hall, Texas
Hunt, Texas
Martin, Texas
Wharton, Texas
Leflore, Mississippi
Phillips, Arkansas
Collin, Texas
Cochren . Texas
Navarro, Texas
McLennan, Texas
Jefferson, Arkansas
Fisher, Texas
Washita, Oklahoma
Howard, Texas
St. Francis, Arkansas
Fort Bend , Texas
Tillman, Oklahoma
Gaines , Texas
FalLs , Texas
Mitchell , Texas
Tallahatchie, Mississippi
Bell, Texas
Quitman, Mississippi
Scurry, Texas..
Fannin, Texas
Collingsworth, Texas
Lee, Arkansas
Reeves , Texas
Knox, Texas
Tom Green , Texas
Dona Ana, New Mexico
Beckham, Oklahoma
See footnote at end of table
214,340
208,347
201,829
189,656
185,375
181,863
176,628
.
174,827
157,776
156,840
150,995
137, 201
133,202
128,830
128,319
119,022
.
114,739
111,980
107,947
106, 233
102,012
101,135
97,871
96,691
96,615
96,085
95,986
95,002
92,915
91,939
88,633
87,384
86,769
85,584
85,465
79,586
79,022
78,242
76,873
76,133
75,923
75,376
73,698
72,905
72,335
71,548
70,573
69,672
66,573
66,246
65,459
62,003
61,114
60,767
59,838
59,455
59,038
58,237
57,862
57,338
56,963
55,696
52,596
51,879
51,755
51,514
238,649
205,517
215,223
223,401
197,934
213,276
179,925
184,699
194,30s
172,462
161,739
152,683
164,810
161,710
170,453
143,140
148,754
137,203
121,820
107,806
116,055
125,273
,1 ■
119,238
107,370
105,223
85,618
120,241
75,415
98,793
100,101
69,262
91,022
100,838
100,182
96,370
95,302
104,894
88,951
83,131
79,270
63,744
86,253
65,933
93,959
70,838
67,765
75,849
74,381
75,973
70, 172
59,642
69,565
61,887
50,542
65,303
117,727
.
198,341
.
150,810
45,903
98,585
. I
52,929
. I
200,824
.
111,671
63,598
18,614
25,787
79,942
40,881
35,703
6 1 , 774
25,314
28,143
73,286
23,868
65,377
27,532
24,923
33,463
66,149
28,855
79,863
34,001
203,299
385,273
372,528
150,371
246,990
.
104,965
37,676
126,449
75,969
27,848
.
77,845
99,652
34,010
65,881
81,135
14,566
22,431
35,540
27,694
61,498
i,
23,052
29,289
25,809
15,597
,
58,644
14,539
25,358
58,169
20,256
78,857
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
51
Table 33.-COTTON HARVESTED-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, WITH QUANTITY HARVESTED, 1959;
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
Quantity harvested
Madison, Alabame
Jackson, Oklahoma
Lonoke, Arkansas
Imperial, California...
Franklin, Louisiana
Wilberger, Texas
Tunica, Mississippi....
Swisher, Texas
Cottle, Texas
Humphreys, Mississippi.
Limestone, Alabama
Richland, Louisiana. . . .
Tipton, Tennessee
Madera, California
Childress , Texas
Dickens, Texas
Orangeburg, South Carol
Gibson, Tennessee
Robeson, North Carolina
Stoddard, Missouri
Kiowa , Oklahoma
Fayette, Tennessee
Lamar, Texas
Haywood, Tennessee
Kaufman, Texas
Harmon, Oklahoma
Desha , Arkansas
Nolan, Texas
Yazoo, Mississippi
Jackson, Arkansas
51,063
50, 355
68,731
49,945
62,332
49,88:
69,682
49,748
62,927
48,554
60,031
48,268
62,979
46,786
51,501
46,701
55,354
46,661
55,566
46,163
62,132
45,847
53,509
45,133
53,353
44,930
54,975
44,223
53,052
44,176
56,367
43,828
64,448
42,605
49,926
42,231
52,920
41,795
49,319
41,594
65,919
41,479
47,190
41,448
61,275
41,130
48,373
40,829
61,954
40,282
57,468
39,938
53,700
39,790
39,453
55,125
39,343
56,387
55,650
39,323
51,889
120,628
39,713
23,218
57,938
46,219
19,112
56,784
48,347
.
54,951
83,550
21, 324
21,933
34,465
61,249
34,712
51,713
19,704
45,618
16,233
50,667
17,183
23,746
51,455
18,798
45,532
43,937
42,691
30,980
38,58J
122,558
35,930
15,928
59,877
44,267
13,696
44,946
30,981
31,920
45,752
74,219
11,080
17,544
37,311
38,654
41,602
49,340
12,848
39,818
17,511
36,375
15,501
22,056
46,007
10, 573
45,234
42,032
C1)
of the first 100 countie.
52
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 34.-TOBACCO HARVESTED -100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE WITH QUANTITY HARVESTED, 1959;
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
Quantity harvested
United States
100 leading counties
Lancaster, Pennsylvania. . . .
Pitt, North Carolina
Johnston, North Carolina. . .
Roheson, North Carolina....
Horry, South Carolina
Nash, North Carolina
Wake, North Carolina
Pittsylvania, Virginia
Wilson, North Carolina
Columbus, North Carolina
Duplin, North Carolina
Sampson, North Carolina. . . .
Florence, South Carolina...
Wayne, North Carolina
Lenoir, North Carolina
Harnett, North Carolina
Halifax, Virginia
Granville, North Carolina..
Rockingham, North Carolina.
Greene, North Carolina
Edgecombe, North Carolina..
Franklin, North Carolina
Stokes, North Carolina
Mecklenburg, Virginia
Surry, North Carolina
Williamsburg, South Carolin
Person, North Carolina
Beaufort, North Carolina. . .
Prince Georges, Maryland...
Caswell, North Carolina
Charles, Maryland
Martin, North Carolina
Craven, North Carolina
Hartford , Connecticut
Guilford, North Carolina...
Vance, North Carolina
St. Marys, Maryland
Robertson, Tennessee
Yadkin, North Carolina
Anne Arundel, Maryland
Calvert, Maryland
Dillon, South Carolina
Marion, South Carolina
Bladen, North Carolina
Darlington, South Carolina.
Vernon, Wisconsin
Onslow, North Carolina
Warren, North Carolina
Halifax, North Carolina
Bertie, North Carolina
Fayette, Kentucky
Barren, Kentucky
Bourbon, Kentucky
Logan, Kentucky
Brunswick, Virginia
Jones, North Carolina
Madison, Kentucky
Greene, Tennessee
Colquitt, Georgia
Christian, Kentucky
Scott, Kentucky
Shelby, Kentucky
Cumberland, North Carolina.
Clarendon, South Carolina. .
Montgomery, Tenner
Daviess, Kentucky
Lunenburg , Virginia
Harrison, Kentucky
Moore, North Carolina
27,414
24, 653
21,776
19,617
18,653
17,715
17,081
16,527
15,951
: . : . '
14,751
14,512
14,390
14, 174
13,665
11,298
11,231
10,786
10,075
9,932
9,604
9,168
9,039
8,783
8,781
8,735
8,213
7,885
7,848
7,828
7,724
7,528
7,473
7,362
7,270
7,180
7,141
7,097
6,756
6,722
5,959
5,673
5,651
5,646
5,475
5,312
5,230
. -
5,009
4,996
4,961
4,822
4,750
4,748
4,685
4,610
4,597
4,565
4,456
4,410
26,420
36,254
32,950
30,157
29,255
26,078
25,442
23,210
24,073
22,880
22,196
21,928
22,777
20,673
20,211
20,387
19,307
18,288
17,445
17,251
16,825
16,078
15,280
14,955
14,607
14,789
13,357
12,348
13,052
9,700
12,064
13,291
11,811
10,397
10,216
8,904
8,518
10,825
10,210
10,110
6,385
8,854
8,585
8,739
8,230
6,915
6,789
6,889
6,352
7,645
7,937
6,101
6,849
7,819
6,707
6,112
6,732
7,397
6,959
6,575
6,053
6,523
3,743
5,629
6,285
34,545,086
29, 810, 393
34,268,063
26,090,358
25,180,898
24,738,340
28,081,609
23,028,094
21,675,523
24,302,869
21,835,028
19,123,421
18,556,493
. Ii .
.
17,868,578
17,025,481
15,259,393
,1 .
15,837,681
14,961,149
12,628,523
11,998,209
7,038,787
11,568,897
7,350,307
10,489,410
10,182,613
12,635,714
10,216,297
10,019,176
10,434,646
8,770,246
7,423,569
6,916,315
8,565,719
7,537,175
. I .
8,933,805
.
7,194,732
7,507,819
8,064,472
6,
7,988,410
8,711,607
6,165,
7,138,394
6,567,289
5,286,872
6,248,142
7,300,191
6,979,504
5,700,901
1,921,525,672
. '■ ,483,597
37,965,489
48,957,435
39,101,581
37,779,356
34,932,059
30,714,920
24,652,067
27,944,882
32,184,487
28,714,815
28,998,298
26,409,937
22,494,225
27,903,958
28,597,241
24,423,309
19,851,627
16,286,801
23,352,779
15,818,037
17,822,981
13,714,787
17,942,295
15,534,691
13,307,766
17,342,721
8,220,843
14,860,188
12,210,638
10,097,175
6,387,383
7,105,544
6,800,444
12,481,990
10,897,754
' .
9,538,614
9,067,509
10,621,558
7,552,306
10,701,428
11,512,648
11,794,027
11,347,167
8,878,046
8,129.777
10,638,382
9,809,261
9,922,563
9,461,069
8,678,965
9,777,966
7,766,869
6,841,220
7,822,961
7,689,527
6,335,961
5,674,118
8,236,258
6,475,955
See footnu
end of table.
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
53
Table 34.-TOBACCO HARVESTED-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, WITH QUANTITY HARVESTED, 1959;
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
Woodford, Kentucky
Gadsden, Florida
Coffee, Georgia
Charlotte, Virginia
Mason, Kentucky
Henry, Kentucky
Forsyth, North Carolina..
Berrien, Georgia
Sumner, Tennessee
Alamance, North Carolina.
Lee, North Carolina
Graves, Kentucky
Fleming , Kentucky
Bulloch, Georgia
Hart, Kentucky
Owen, Kentucky
Clark, Kentucky
Suwannee, Florida
Lowndes, Georgia
Garrard, Kentucky
Jessamine, Kentucky
Bath, Kentucky
Durham, North Carolina. .
Washington, Kentucky
Pender, North Carolina..
Warren, Kentucky
Hertford, North Carolina
Dinwiddle, Virginia
Orange, North Carolina. .
Brown, Ohio
4,339
4,271
4,252
4,104
4,032
3,994
3,844
3,833
3,817
3,747
3,721
3,612
3,583
3,581
3,532
3,524
3,484
3,472
3,446
3,246
3,192
3,160
3,132
3,107
3,083
3,081
3,079
3,077
3,065
3,063
5,224
4,391
5,986
5,853
5,075
4,738
5,692
5,636
4,954
5,864
5,405
5,514
4,597
4,784
4,735
4,670
4,120
4,946
5,382
4,327
4,002
3,840
4,701
4,221
4,724
3,915
4,714
4,315
4,338
3,820
Quantity harvested
6,990,843
5,606,871
6,800,825
5,893,230
6,340,732
\ ' 1,28
4,877,637
5,535,411
4,836,376
5,224,143
4,950,651
5,357,098
5,430,817
6,204,824
6,103,778
5,596,533
4,320,979
4,398,984
5,659,127
5,194,196
4,711,434
3,629,858
5,122,019
4,262,199
4,710,118
4,262,772
4,635,999
4,276,188
4,799,400
8,356,895
5,555,526
7,8: 3,00(
7,330,092
5,695,464
7,212,409
5,870,285
5,201,536
6,018,411
6,282,532
7,131,698
4,166,780
7,700,822
7,026,924
I , 09,777
6,166,675
6,352,033
6,620,615
6,166,868
5,822,841
4,114,912
6,592,558
5,524,753
5,377,470
6,138,585
5,327,835
3,896,767
5,843,066
lN< t
of the first 100 counties.
TOTAL
1,108,274
TOBACCO HA
ACREAGE. 1
RV
959
ESTED
jt/}
1 1 no
MMI "■ i
1 \
J7
-iA
54
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 35.-SUGAR BEETS HARVESTED FOR SUGAR-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, WITH QUANTITY
HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
United States
100 leading counties
Weld, Colorado
Imperial, California
Scotts Bluff, Nebraska
Polk, Minnesota
Yolo, California
Canyon, Idaho
San Joaquin, California
Morgan, Colorado
Monterey, California
Malheur, Oregon
Clay, Minnesota
Tuscola, Michigan
Solano, California
Yakima, Washington
Goshen, Wyoming
Yellowstone, Montana
Huron, Michigan
Saginaw, Michigan
Twin Falls, Idaho
Sacramento, California
Minidoka, Idaho
Bay, Michigan
Logan, Colorado
Walsh, North Dakota
Fresno, California
Larimer, Colorado
Grant, Washington
Box Elder, Utah
Colusa, California
Big Horn, Montana
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Morrill, Nebraska
Richland, Montana
Merced, California
Kern, California
Cassia, Idaho
Marshall, Minnesota
Washakie , Wyoming
Pembina, North Dakota
Big Horn, Wyoming
Otero, Colorado
Bingham, Idaho
Norman, Minnesota
Cass, North Dakota
Butte , South Dakota
Sanilac , Michigan
Owyhee, Idaho
Franklin, Idaho
Traill, North Dakota
Cache, Utah
Walla Walla, Washington
Puel i:\ Coloradi ■
Box Butte, Nebraska
Sutter, California
Sedgwick, Colorado
Wood, Ohio
Salt Lake, Utah
Fremont , Wyoming
Blaine, Montana
Butte, California
San Benito, California
Santa Clara, California
McKenzle, North Dakota
Santa Barbara, California
Bannock, Idaho...
Carbon, Montana
Custer, Montana
Mesa, Colorado
Treasure, Montana
Finney, Kansas .
See footnotes at end of table.
110,135
757,253
68,427
47,650
39,447
51,446
33,134
28,597
28,397
28,731
27,207
23,495
22,124
19,611
22, 117
15,078
19,716
18,774
18,279
21,111
17,738
15,780
17,464
18,561
17,119
13,395
15,345
9,792
14,410
17,995
14,152
13,739
14,058
11,508
13,984
11,928
13,961
9,441
13,887
10,708
13,282
12,062
12,040
12,329
11,337
7,826
9,865
9,533
9,557
8,504
8,814
8,461
8,748
5,846
8,574
7,666
8,527
7,913
8,381
5,982
8,085
8,951
8,057
6,837
8,057
7,168
7,682
7,382
7,518
3,142
7,175
17,576
7,169
8,263
6,997
8,272
6,711
6,403
6,612
6,502
6,369
7,227
6,364
4,280
6,083
6,549
5,114
5,534
5,018
5,509
4,945
5,006
4,743
5,731
4,475
3,546
4,412
4,564
4,153
3,788
4,087
3,740
4,039
1,778
3,972
4,453
3,650
3,631
3,577
3,332
3,504
3,375
3,474
2,938
3,451
6,210
3,447
3,363
3,437
7,503
3,365
3,465
3,297
2,935
3,275
2,824
3,249
3,394
3,224
3,388
3,163
4,044
1,197,349
919,217
580,986
374,462
591,447
580,629
540,950
321,320
532,716
456,978
179,029
314,486
359,020
321,793
211,245
228,636
226,702
236,989
310,533
304,347
233,917
196,663
154,805
108,958
172,244
154,722
211,698
164,194
191,435
123,311
100,593
138,518
117,597
164,627
161,250
111,418
80,185
103,615
105,109
92,961
58,049
55,610
73,578
58,328
107,754
76,424
49,543
75,924
75,791
65,691
63,361
91,564
82,014
66,940
79,074
55,667
46,703
68,931
85,252
89,887
38,081
74,422
57,933
51,451
51,002
67,532
56,083
49,836
762,958
989,078
413,986
317,097
487,207
444,453
311,220
281,342
484,416
349,959
- 1 - . ■"
158,794
218,813
393,358
199,508
161,969
140,667
110,422
220,644
261,466
194,353
88,816
125,327
95,218
144,319
80,939
184,364
139,750
115,323
113,513
82,105
96,984
91,706
64,274
377,396
127,326
66,556
100,441
82,584
97,771
55,368
57,102
62,360
48,580
76,332
62,727
43,484
55,552
78,064
47,104
56,706
73,577
51,107
25,837
76, 573
42,810
37,951
59,370
64,618
106,092
39,373
129,336
53,263
39,631
39,835
55,991
49,822
38,126
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES 55
Table 35.-SUGAR BEETS HARVESTED FOR SUGAR-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, WITH QUANTITY
HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
Quantity harvested
Weber, Utah
Adams, Colorado
Ravalli, Montana
Sandusky, Ohio
Rosebud , Montana
Jerome, Idaho
Stanislaus, Califorai;
Boulder, Colorado....
Crowley, Colorado....
Tulare, California...
Sevier, Utah
Utah, Utah
Bonneville, Idaho
Umatilla, Oregon
Sheridan, Nebraska . . .
Prowers, Colorado — .
Park, Wyoming
Madera, California...
Sioux, Nebraska
Freeborn, Minnesota..
Putnam, Ohio
Washington, Idaho....
Henville, Minnesota..
Alameda, California..
Hancock, Ohio
Platte, Wyoming
Benton, Washington...
Dawson , Nebraska
Davis, Utah
Lincoln, Nebraska
2,971
2,659
2,959
2,598
2,907
2,643
2,897
1,654
2,871
3,443
2,866
2,961
2,837
2,072
2,817
1,324
2,806
1,853
2,762
3,274
2,756
4,864
2,720
3,032
2,704
2,932
2,701
2,472
2,696
1,758
2,666
3,045
2,661
2,871
2,597
2,268
2,523
2,228
2,400
1,867
2,378
1,920
2,309
1,650
2,307
2,001
2,247
2,979
2,215
609
2,130
1,062
2,108
2,104
2,077
2,534
2,064
1,756
2,050
2,371
59,633
47,421
44,714
39,836
47,692
42,643
48,367
25,908
40,014
33,195
68,602
59,713
68,784
48,343
49,185
17,540
41,292
7,067
58,863
68,196
39,474
75,650
53,862
51,708
37,940
35,850
51,329
44,443
45,901
24,648
38,588
24,126
37,948
36,528
53,993
52,002
47,972
28,628
40,731
26,520
39,276
27,414
62,709
35,836
24, 114
a, 865
53,952
54,362
67,677
9,957
28,534
7,463
46,294
48,780
32,663
27,934
44,323
31,922
30,248
23,239
56
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 36.-VEGETABLES HARVESTED FOR SALE-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, WITH VALUE, 1959;
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
United States
100 leading counties
San Joaquin, California
Hidalgo, Texas
Monterey, California
Palm Beach, Florida
Imperial, California
Umatilla, Oregon
Maricopa, Arizona
Ventura, California
Cumberland, New Jersey
Dade, Florida
Yolo, California
Cameron, Texas
Riverside, California
Yuma, Arizona
Stanislaus, California
Dodge, Wisconsin
Fresno, California
Gloucester, New Jersey
Columbia, Wisconsin
Yakima, Washington
Sussex, Delaware
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Santa Clara, California
Walla Walla, Washington
Northampton, Virginia
Salem, New Jersey
Columbia, Washington
Santa Barbara, California
Orange, California
Ogle, Illinois
Erie, New York
Martin, Minnesota
Skagit, Washington
Merced, California
Los Angeles, California
Marion, Florida
Santa Cruz, California
Kent , Delaware
Alameda, California
Solano, California
Orange, Florida
Orleans, New York
De Kalb, Illinois
Kern, California
Willacy , Texas
Burlington , New Jersey
Sacramento, California
Genesee, New York
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Faribault, Minnesota
Vermilion, Illinois
Monroe, New York
Wayne , New York
Contra Costa, California
Sibley, Minnesota
Oneida, New York
San Diego, California
Dorchester, Maryland
Marion, Oregon
Zavala, Texas
Berrien, Michigan
Seminole, Florida
Hillsborough, Florida
Bucks, Pennsylvania
Charleston, South Carolina
York, Pennsylvania
Accomack, Virginia
Dane, Wisconsin
Orange , New York
Suffolk, New York
See footnote at end of table.
112,287
95,429
92,934
56,549
40,691
39,612
38,655
35,842
33,322
33,027
31,258
31,091
29,996
28,562
28,092
23,897
23,766
23,223
23,197
21,958
21,854
21,027
20,141
20,072
19,669
19,459
18,395
17,156
16,877
16,674
16,565
16,188
15,367
15,065
14,752
14,658
14,137
14,016
13,793
13,727
13,465
13,178
12,937
12,879
12,705
12,636
12,100
11,890
11,790
11,740
11,701
11,667
11,222
10,974
10,910
10,815
10,753
10,647
10,588
10, 512
10,486
10,381
10,257
9,963
9,934
9,795
9,723
89,696
92,063
98,400
75,483
52,875
50,257
44,084
20, 613
43,894
25,239
22,722
47,612
23,568
21,886
24,735
24,204
21,857
24,901
24,333
23,449
22,948
17,601
25,438
19,669
25,952
20,561
15,996
20,686
13,566
15,571
16,394
13,350
15,361
12,455
19,392
18,288
10,468
12,729
10,613
5,585
11,209
12,214
11,381
8,725
15,215
10,163
8,957
9,136
16,585
9,609
13,011
9,113
13,080
10,233
10,413
12,726
8,931
9,648
8,944
10,788
7,847
17,952
12,425
9,904
10,023
15,125
12,798
7,142
13,076
V 19,1 . 6,458
484,932,662
28,947,731
■'.. ','■'-'
40,505,365
27,953,777
30,185,000
5,311,288
19,700,087
16,788,057
8,584,940
17,447,336
11,447,326
2,377,851
13,887,986
15,214,736
9,396,383
1,689,
14,716,178
5,241,816
1,597,790
4,163,611
2,132,646
1,059,050
11,874,147
2,642,665
3,670,298
4,506,759
2,274,077
7,296,313
8,072,443
1,845,490
3,148,188
854,176
4,709,242
7,495,651
1,565,906
10,338,618
1,899,292
5,276,892
3,619,356
2,837,098
3,123,941
1,326,432
5,115,431
824,947
3,786,013
3,707,940
2,011,447
766, 548
542,083
932,733
2,077,398
2,874,874
556,634
1,273,225
12,924,586
1,220,847
4,430,642
2,009,217
2,011,967
3,232,329
3,697,896
2,370,972
2,165,007
1,056,532
1,663,101
589,585
4,339,094
3,569,946
394,055,711
25,755,632
7,852,937
33,246,8
20,951,8
21,503,944
3,036,409
20,693,273
7,656,391
9,652,967
12,260,721
6,607,435
3,220,200
8,837,562
9,069,848
6,387,899
1,401,798
8,486,225
5,816,790
1,443,217
4,825,985
3,211,561
; . ■■,■.-..
11,903,092
1,809,588
3,614,952
4,288,715
1,240,974
4,941,208
6,074,940
1,646,156
3,296,644
766,895
1,582,235
3,125,192
9,290,339
1,983,798
4,776,908
1,813,651
3,824,845
1,706,933
2,281,166
1,128,490
2,743,227
586,180
3,898,445
3,398,293
1,995,476
429,115
883,253
724,647
2,165,527
1,851,567
3,268,116
386,609
1,359,279
7,937,036
1,181,535
3,713,059
1,449,856
2,104,186
3,121,138
3,430,602
3,001,633
1,282,957
1,103,156
2,133,605
997,520
,i il .
3,935,115
t1)
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
57
Table 36.
-VEGETABLES HARVESTED FOR SALE-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, WITH VALUE,
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
1959;
Alachua, Florida
'fiirs^t^g. , ,','i: : osi]
San Luis Obispo, California
Caroline, Maryland
Sutter, California
Outagamie, Wisconsin
Dakota, Minnesota
faut 1 ."i. .' -.: . :■:-: U
Waseca, Minnesota
". : , Max , '■'—-. e -•....
Barnwell, South Carolina
Wicomico, Maryland
Cook, Illinois
San Patric io, Texas
Ontario, New York
Kent, Maryland
Baltimore City and Baltimore County, Maryland
Green Lake, Wisconsin
Nez Perce, Idaho
Broward, Florida
Thomas, Georgia
Weld, Colorado
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Sumter, Florida
Lee, Illinois
La Salle, Illinois '
Monmouth, New Jersey
Van Buren, Michigan
Starr, Texas
Wilson, Texas
9,434
12,845
9,288
6,186
9,152
9,097
9,533
8,501
4,753
8,448
7,448
8,357
10,059
8,315
3,716
8,314
5,039
8,264
3,982
7,822
10,577
7,796
13,952
7,715
14,191
7,696
11,034
7,694
8,866
7,665
5,940
7,579
7,580
7,521
9,507
7,512
7,816
7,442
16,369
7,408
12,827
7,289
4,963
7,244
10,958
7,231
9,901
7,225
7,186
7,205
6,865
7,173
7,678
7,163
6,208
7,071
6,978
7,020
9,152
1,406,365
482,8
4,935,946
919,366
2,998,442
754,912
488,688
432,794
378,321
582,733
1,222,114
1,798,625
370,039
1,178,599
1,230,653
1,126,809
378,755
576,016
1,777,397
428,901
1,593,894
1,630,350
946,610
730,165
746,572
1,510,991
1,192,721
343, 572
1,161,275
309,453
3,106,690
972,135
1,360,388
604,245
606,266
560,057
288,668
160,249
628,377
2,152,667
3,348,248
441,758
1,348,502
697,542
1,193,656
600,082
561,412
5,234,509
667,163
1,019,263
1,986,191
1,248,290
673,149
662,367
1,717,132
1,066,097
646,613
398,289
(')
'Not
of the firav 100 -
VEGETABLES HARVESTED FOR SALE
ACREAGE. 1959
58
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 37.-SNAP BEANS (BUSH AND POLE TYPES) HARVESTED FOR SALE-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN
ACREAGE, 1959, WITH COMPARISONS. 1954
United Slates
100 leading counties
Palm Beach, Florida
Erie, New York
Oneida, New York
Dade, Florida
Cumberland , New Jersey
Broward, Florida
Wayne, New York
Cayuga, New York
Hidalgo, Texas
Henderson, North Carolina
Northampton, Virginia
Madison, New York
Marion, Oregon
Sussex, Delaware
Accomack, Virginia
Kent, Delaware
Somerset, Maryland
Portage, Wisconsin
Benton, Arkansas
Monroe, New York
Waushara, Wisconsin
Charleston, South Carolina
Fentress , Tennessee
Dorchester, Maryland
Cumberland, Tennessee
Barron, Wisconsin
Chautauqua , New York
Genesee , New York
Lane, Oregon
Santa Clara, California
Johnson, Tennessee
Polk, Wisconsin
Pepin, Wisconsin
Salem, New Jersey
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Potter, Pennsylvania
Ozaukee, Wisconsin
Wicomico, Maryland
Baltimore City and Baltimore
County, Maryland
Currituck, North Carolina
Herkimer, New York
York, Pennsylvania
Alachua, Florida
Yamhill, Oregon
Multnomah, Oregon
Martin, Minnesota
Weld , Colorado
Ashe, North Carolina
St. Croix, Wisconsin
Adair, Oklahoma
•Counties equal in rank.
Z Reported in small fractions.
1Not one of the first 100 counties.
- . .' *
10,990
8,940
7,878
5,661
5,459
5,179
4,758
4,037
3,946
3,903
3,885
3,666
3,103
2,841
2,561
2,549
2,363
2,200
2,167
2,151
2,136
2,016
1,991
1,890
1,887
1,681
1,619
1,568
1,557
1,545
1,531
1,531
1,493
182,755
32,968
8,872
7,345
3,615
4,960
10,252
2,211
3,457
3,697
4,378
4,988
4,346
2,792
1,832
5,775
558
2,541
1,017
1,410
1,564
1,393
1,527
1,370
1,457
1,292
1,005
1,284
978
1,257
460
1,233
1,113
1,150
2,873
1,139
78
1,087
598
38
Duplin, North Carolina ....
Worcester, Maryland
Linn, Oregon
Orleans , New York
Oswego, New York
Burlington, New Jersey. —
Chenango, New York
Lexington, South Carolina .
Santa Cruz, California. —
Brown, Wisconsin
Starr, Texas
Marion, Florida
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Orange, California
King, Washington
Oconto, Wisconsin
Washington, Arkansas
Copiah, Mississippi
Greenville, South Carolina
Crawford, Arkansai
St. Clair, Michigan
Cameron, Texas
Ogle, Illinois
.. . na, Louisiana
Livingston, New York
Sanilac, Michigan
San Luis Obispo, Californi,
Le Flore, Oklahoma
Steuben, New York
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Princess Anne, Virginia...
Polk, Oregon
San Diego, California
Orange, Florida
Adams , Wisconsin
Mecosta, Michigan
Erie, Pennsylvania
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Brazoria, Texas
Washington, Oregon
Grady, Georgia
Allegany, New York
Fillmore, Minnesota
Somerset, Maine
Chowan, North Carolina ....
Ontario, New York
Mason, Michigan
Otsego, New York
Clackamas , Oregon
Nev/aygo, Michigan
1,042
1,025
1,023
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 38.-GREEN PEAS HARVESTED FOR SALE-50 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, 1959,
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
59
United Slates
50 leading counties
Umatilla, Oregon
Columbia, Washingtir.
Walla Walla, Washington
Skagit, Washington
Dodge, Wisconsin
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Columbia, Wisconsin
Nez Perce, Idaho
Mart in, Minnesota
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
DeKalb, Illinois
Ogle, Illinois
Dakota, Minnesota
Aroostook, Maine . :
Dane, Wisconsin
Faribault, Minnesota
Winnebago, Wisconsin
Goodhue, Minnesota
Sussex, Delaware
Green Lake, Wisconsin
Outagamie, Wisconsin
Lee, Illinois
Blue Earth, Minnesota
Snohomish, Washington
, Washington
1Not one of the first 100 countl
253,67
53,600
18,213
16,286
13,066
11,904
10,032
9,824
7,392
5,798
5,077
4,895
•4,823
4,545
4,381
3,977
3,783
3,287
3,219
3,177
3,123
2,979
2,952
2,912
2,849
2,803
48,498
14,755
16,430
11,773
13,172
9,183
10,152
7,643
5,130
4,328
4,573
5,296
5,007
7,585
5,818
6,050
2,736
1,494
677
4,407
2,554
3,427
5,342
3,284
Washington, Wisconsin.
Cumberland, New Jersey
Manitowoc, Wisconsin..
Whatcom, Washington...
Union, Oregon
Calumet, Wisconsin. . . .
nois
Genesee, New York
Waseca, Minnesota
Kent, Delaware
La Salle, Illinois
Marathon, Wisconsin...
Stanislaus, California
Mower, Minnesota
Brown, Mirj.
Kern, California
Rock, Wisconsin
Weld, Colorado
Utah, Utah
Yakima , Washington
St. Croix, Wisconsin...
Brown, Wisconsin
1 1 :incsota
Le Sueur, Minnesota
2,700
2,618
2,575
2,559
2,545
2,397
2,298
2,263
2,260
2,057
1,855
1,785
1,701
1,662
1,555
1,550
4,131
3,435
3,441
1,117
128
2,595
2,002
1,686
915
2,958
3,632
3,204
2,596
2,810
1,727
353
2,466
1,475
2,424
1,437
2,050
2,472
1,327
1,203
60
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 39.-SWEET CORN HARVESTED FOR SALE-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, 1959,
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
United States
100 leading counties
Palm Beach, Florida....
Dodge, Wisconsin
Columbia, Wisconsin. . ..
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
Sibley, Minnesota
Martin, Minnesota
Yakima, Washington
Faribault, Minnesota...
Vermilion, Illinois ....
De Kalb, Illinois
Ogle , Illinois
Iroquois , Illinois
Waseca, Minnesota
Sheboygan, Wisconsin . . .
Winnebago, Wisconsin. . .
Dane, Wisconsin
Renville, Minnesota....
Jackson, Indiana
York, Pennsylvania
Goodhue, Minnesota
McLeod, Minnesota
Rivers ide , California . .
Carroll, Maryland
Livingston, New York. . .
Orange, Florida
Burlington, New Jersey.
Marion, Oregon
La Salle , Illinois
, Wisconsin..
Ulster, New York
Genesee, New York
Twin Falls, Idaho
Harford, Maryland
Le Sueur, Minnesota....
Meeker, Minnesota
Nicollet, Minnesota....
Brown, Minnesota
Lee , Illinois
Monroe , New York
Seminole , Florida
Dakota, Minnesota
Caroline, Maryland
Yamhill, Oregon
Hidalgo, Texas
Los Angeles, California
Queen Annes, Maryland..
Ozaukee, Wisconsin
Mower, Minnesota
Blue Earth, Minnesota..
Buc ks , Pennsylvania ....
.: !6,266
24,223
14,906
12,274
11,228
9,851
8,370
8,224
7,996
7,643
6,886
6,562
6,286
6,049
5,758
5,701
5,435
5,179
5,081
5,061
4,997
4,738
4,527
4,459
4,363
4,250
4,126
4,124
4,123
4,051
3,943
3,882
3,717
3,689
3,679
3,569
3,557
3,437
3,334
3,220
3,065
3,032
3,027
2,964
2,949
2,886
2,838
2,760
2,685
344,811
17,352
9,437
11,780
8,183
7,594
6,334
9,733
9,586
7,434
5,131
6,832
6,049
2,974
3,977
3,165
6,126
3,556
5,116
4,118
2,431
5,652
5,975
3 740
4,070
1,376
5,358
3,217
2,500
2,781
3,394
2,738
2,709
1,064
4,363
1,558
3,082
3,415
3,061
3,257
2,131
Jefferson, Wisconsin
Linn, Oregon
Newcastle, Delaware
Wayne, Michigan
Boone, Illinois
Frederick, Maryland
Outagamie, Wisconsin
Washington, Wisconsin
Talbot, Maryland
Bartholomew, Indiana
Skagit, Washington
Utah, Utah
St. Croix, Wisconsin
Calumet, Wisconsin
Payette, Idaho
Dorchester, Maryland
Kittitas, Washingtoi
Lane , Oregon
Baldwin, Alabama
Kent, Maryland
Erie, Ohio
Malheur, Oregon
Cumberland, New Jersey
Steele, Minnesota
Hennepin, Minnesota
Cook, Illinois
Kandiyohi , Mi]
Pickaway, Ohio
Benton, Indiana
Middlesex, Massachusetts
Rock, Wisconsin
Ontario, New York
McHenry, Illinois
Wright, Minnesota
Wyoming, New York
Sauk, Wisconsin
Polk, Wisconsin
Tazewell, Illinois
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Yates , New York
Baltimore City and Baltimore
County, Maryland
Brown, Wisconsin
Woodford, Illinois
Ford, Illinois
Iowa, Wisconsin
Carroll, Illinois
Canyon, Idaho
Warren, Indiana
San Joaquin, California
Chippewa, Wisconsi
2,630
2,585
2,581
2,573
2,565
2,549
2 , 523
2,510
2,506
,497
2,437
2,423
2,392
2,380
2,345
2,333
2,278
.1 3
2,130
2,057
2,050
. ■
2,299
1,820
3,097
2,253
3,287
3,293
1,306
4,151
2,230
3,276
2,984
3,217
1,564
2,044
2,995
1,461
1,568
1,814
2,226
2,304
3,385
1,606
1,978
1,773
3,004
3,436 '
3,331 ,
2,924
2,665
1,250
2,081
1,790
1,107
1,867
1,834
1,824
1,786
.
1,758
1,755
•Counties equal in rank.
xNot one of the first 100 counti'
2Marion, Oregon, equal in rank w
3Warren, Indiana, equal in rank i
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
61
Table 40.-CABBAGE HARVESTED FOR SALE-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, 1959,
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
United States
100 leading counties
Hidalgo, Texas
Cameron, Texas
Palm Beach, Florida
St. Johns, Florida
Pasquotank, North Carolina.
Ventura , California
Imperial, California
Charleston, South Carolina.
Racine, Wisconsin
Orleans , New York
Suffolk, New York
Thomas, Georgia
Willacy, Te>:sc
Monterey , Cal i fcrai a
Outagamie, Wisconsin
Seminole, Florida
Flaeler, Florida
Northampton, Virginia
Ontario, New York
Kenosha, fisconsir
Wayne, New York
Copiah, Mississippi
Orange, California
Maricopa, Arizona
St. Martin, Louisiana
Zavala, Texas
Monroe, New York
San Mego, California
Carteret, North Carolina...
Los Angeles, California....
Hillsborough, Florida
Cook, Illinois
Multnomah, Oregon
St. Clair, Michigan
Dade, Florida
Watauga, North Carolina....
Cumberland, New Jersey
Bexar, Texas
Niagara, New York
Luzerne , Pennsylvania
Uvalde, Texas
Putnam, Florida
Yates, New York
Macomb, Michigan
Schuylkill, Pennsylvania. . .
Riverside, California
King, Washington
Henderson, North Carolina..
Weld, Colorado
Gibson, Tennessee-
34,133
6,965
5,566
3,687
3,436
3,354
2,130
1,867
1,785
1,746
1,706
1,569
1,496
1,472
1,453
1,430
1,409
1,304
1,233
1,226
1,067
1,067
7,897
2,248
1,180
1,833
2,234
1,541
2,099
430
1,977
1,790
1,022
1,353
1,591
1,314
1,1*3
2,023
1,449
1,058
1,437
Monmouth, New Jersey
Maui , Hawai i
Accomack, Virginia
Erie, Pennsylvania
Lucas, Ohio
Jackson, North Carolina
Onondaga , New York
Colquitt, Georgia
Erie, New York
Adams, Colorado
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Carroll, Virginia
Brooks , Georgia
Cortland, New York
Dimmit, Texas
Erie, Ohio
Costilla, Colorado
Monroe, Michigan
Manatee, Florida
Lake, Illinois
New Haven, Connecticut
Santa Barbara, Cal
Alamosa, Colorado
Sandusky, Ohio
Wythe, Virginia
Spokane, Washington
aware
Norfolk, Virginia
Alameda, California
Middlesex, Mascachu setts
Avery, North Carolina
Starr, Texas
Cocke, Tennessee
Hendry, Florida
Columbia, Wisconsin
San Patricj
Atlantic, New Jersey
Santa Clara, California
Middlesex, New Jen
Hartford, Connecticut
Burling tu. . i
Ashe, North Carolina
ity and Baltimore
County, Maryland
Beaufort, South Carolina
Freeborn, Minnesota
Orangeburg, South Carolina...
San Joaquin, California
Hawaii, Hawaii
Lorain, Ohio
}"!
(')
"Counties equal in rank.
NA Not avh
1Not one of the first 100 counties.
62
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 41.-TOMATOES HARVESTED FOR SALE-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE,
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
1959,
United States
100 leading counties
San Joaquin, California
Hidalgo, Texas
Yolo, California
Dade, Florida
Cameron, Texas
Stanislaus, California.
Sacramento, California.
Solano, California
Northampton, Virginia. .
Ventura, California....
Sutter, California
Monterey, California...
Merced, California
Santa Clara, California
Berrien, Michigan
Gloucester, New Jersey.
Orleans , New York
San Diego, California..
Accomack, Virginia
Alameda, California
Imperial, California...
Monroe, Michigan
Salem, New Jersey
Hendry, Florida
Cumberland, New Jersey.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
San Benito, California.
Burlington, New Jersey.
Henry, Ohio
Fulton, Ohio
Lucas, Ohio
Monroe, New York
Orange , California
Putnam, Ohio
Somerset, Maryland
Cook, Illinois
Charleston, South Carol
Palm Beach, Florida....
Dorchester, Maryland...
Marion, Florida
Butte, California
Hillsborough, Florida..
Lenawee, Michigan
Miami, Indiana
Bucks, Pennsylvania....
Manatee, Florida
Ottawa, Ohio
Niagara, New York
Beaufort, South Carolin
Howard, Indiana
28,786
25,594
20,631
10,031
8,743
7,960
7,448
3,607
3,526
3,475
3,442
3,372
3,265
2,937
2,866
2,863
2,554
2,384
2,379
2,331
2,192
2,179
2,150
2,118
2,104
2,061
2,011
2,009
1,994
1,978
1,906
1,903
1,903
1,771
1,753
1,727
1,727
24,190
27,108
13,596
17,658
14,027
3,242
1,128
3,566
2,371
5,037
7,543
4,555
3,459
5,305
2,931
2,286
2,242
6,581
2,564
4,345
4,770
754
3,373
1,449
1,831
1,691
2,041
2,441
1,338
1,985
3,915
1,282
1,894
1,720
3,100
207
2,356
1,176
1,625
2,008
2,111
1,049
1,778
2,067
1,171
I 35
Darke, Ohio
Mercer, Ohio
Wood, Ohio
Caroline , Maryland
Chautauqua, New York....
Monmouth, New Jersey..,.
ro, Colorado
Grant, Indiana
Baltimore City and
Baltimore Co., Maryland
Collier, Florida
Atlantic , New Jersey. . . .
York, Pennsylvania
Tulare , California
Sandusky, Ohio
Erie, New York
Worcester, Maryland
Henry, Indiana
Luna, New Mexico
Tipton , Indiana
St. Lucie, Florida
Kent, Delaware
Box Elder, Utah
Yakima, Washington
Hancock, Ohio
Huntington, Indiana
Sumter, Florida
Weber, Utah
Delaware, Indiana
Wells, Indiana
Adams, Indiana
Adams, Pennsylvania
Riverside, California...
Colusa, California
Williams, Ohio
Kendall, Illinois
Chester, Pennsylvania...
Luzerne, Pennsylvania. . .
Wicomico, Maryland
Westmoreland, Virginia..
Clinton, Indiana
Salt Lake, Utah
Johnson, Indiana
Wayne , New York
Camden, New Jersey
Contra Costa, California
Fresno, Califomi i
Jay, Indiana
San Luis Obispo, Califon
Webb, Texas
Mesa, Colorado
1,613
1,563
1,558
1,531
1 , 524
1,514
1,345
1,345
1,327
1,293
1,2
1,278
1,271
1,213
1,180
1,106
1,074
1,064
1,060
1,051
1,109
1,568
1,932
2,001
890
1,291
1,226
4,386
1,575 1
1,720 ,
1,919
2, 043
1,208
1,294
1,004
1,103 1
1,222 J
1,672
1,600
1,283
"Counties equal in rank.
xNot one of the first 100 counties.
2Dorchester, Maryland, equal in rank with York, Pennsylvania, in 1954.
Westmoreland, Virginia, equal in rank with Wayne, New York, in 1954.
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 42.-DRY ONIONS HARVESTED FOR SALE-50 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, 1959,
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
63
United Slates
50 leading counties
Hidalgo, Texas
Orange, New York
San Patricio, Texas
San Joaquin, California
Malheur, Oregon
Kbnmit, Texas
Genesee, New York
Cameron, Texas
Otero, Colorado
Webb, Texas
Kem, California
Imperial, Callfornj i
Newaygo, Miehiear.
Monterey, Calif orni a
Weld, Colorado
Willacy, Texas
Zavala, Texas
Dona Ana, New Mexico
Deaf Smith, Texas
Collin, Texas
Cumberland, New Jersey
Nueces , Texas
Bee, Texas
Riverside, California
Kale, Texas
"Counties equal in rank.
1Not one of the first 100 counties.
7,299
6,280
5,504
2,709
2,661
2,451
2,395
2,367
2,328
2,218
1,834
1,696
1,667
1,641
1,635
1,531
1,520
1,508
1,394
1,384
1,286
1,219
1,072
987
2,940
3,840
2,324
2,897
1,870
1,959
1,022
1,316
1,290
1,388
325
1,000
910
3,850
1,495
1,152
4,924
Oswego, New York
Starr, Texas
Maverick, Texas
Marion, Oregon
Ue : pa, Arizona
Floyd, Texas
Allegan, Michigan
Freeborn, Minnesota
Washington, Idaho
Los Angeles, California.
Clay, Minnesota
Ottuwa, Michigan
Madison, New York
Orleans, New York
Bent, Colorado
Ingham, Michigan
Canyon, Idaho
Marquette, Wisconsin
Pueblo, Colorado
Adams , Colorado
Jackson, Michigan
Calhoun, Michigan
Montrose, Colorado
Santa Clara, California.
Walla Walla, Washington.
329
1,181
1,352
1,356
f :3
64
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 43.-WATERMELONS HARVESTED FOR SALE-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, 1959,
WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
United Slates
100 leading counties
Marion, Florida
Imperial, California
Gonzales , Texas
Barnwell, South Carolina.
Wilson, Texas
Riversio
Sumter, Fiorina
Frio, Texas
Dunklin, Missour:
Alachua, Florida
t, Florida
Chesterfii
Suwannee , Florida
Allendale, South Carolina
Crisp, Georgia
Levy , Florida
Wood , Texas
Duval , Texas
. Arizona
Hidalgo, Texas
Jim Hogg, Texas
Lake, Florida
Atascosa, Texas
Jackson, Florida
Jim Wells, Texas
Wicomico, Maryland
Rusk, Tex-is
Knox, Indiana
Li l'ornia . .
[ndiana
t
Jefferson, Florida
Caldwell , Texas
Pasco, Florida
Stanislaus, California...
Hous ton, Alabama
Dooly, Georgia
Brooks, Georgia
Baldwin, Alabama...
Autauga, Alabama
Hillsborough, Flo]
Turner, Georgia
Waller, Texas
Grady, Oklahoma
Soutnamp ton , Virginia — .
Leon, Texas
Yuma, Arizona
2,989
2,778
2,773
2,763
2^359
1,695
1,672
1,622
1,618
1,565
1,459
1,429
9,859
J. 552
7 , 646
6,960
3,399
b,707
3,521
1,565
6,229
6,178
7,618
5,076
4,110
5,712
2,236
3,460
. I
-.
.
2,926
4,236
2,985
3,946
2,488
6,898
2,466
1,972
2,394
2,766
422
4,476
1,231
Kern, California
Brooks , Texas
Robertson, Texas
Fresno, California
Chilton, Alabama
Columbia, Florida
fexas
Polk, Florida
La Salle, Texas
Hendry, r-'lori la
re:
Ccmanche , Texas
Laf aye tte, Floi
.
Umatilla, Oregon
Thomas. Ceorgi i
Lexington,
Holmes , ^lori da
Wortr, , Q
Geneva , Alabama
Anderson, Texas. .
I
gia
Crawf oro ,
Madison, Florida
Grimes , Texas
Alabama
Bas trop , Texas
Cass, Texas
Seminole , Georgia
Merced, California
Darlington, Sou::
' ' rnia . ,
.': osissippi
I
. exss
1,394
1,333
1,3?.]
1,326
1,283
,26:
1,229
I,
1,084
1,02;
I,":':
1,214
1,309
2,635
2,739
1.624
1,280
I
3,226
1,004
2,133
1.409
1,217
2,695
2,213
.
3,355
1,447
of the f ;
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
65
Table 44.-VALUE OF FRUITS. INCLUDING BERRIES AND OTHER SMALL FRUITS, AND NUTS SOLD-100 LEADING
COUNTIES, 1959. WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
United States
100 leading counties
Grange, Florida
Ventura,
San Joaq ..-
Orange,
Stanisi-. :
rnia
San 3err
Chelan, Wi
Lfornla
Sonoma, California
Okanogan ,
Van BuT'T ,
Indian ?:;
San Ber.i- ,
Santa Cru .
Spartanburg, Scut]
Marion, Oreron
Chautauq [U
: , California
,198,016, 326
1,-3. ,:,•.-,-■'-
89,565,843
79,543,965
48,589,827
37,568,248
35,392,857
27,804,217
19,727,933
16,649,365
12,590,864
12,437,086
59,263,317
29,139,983
28,828,973
51,346,622
47,974,763
40,823,706
24,416,421
36,621,445
23,628,373
21,876,826
8,964, 530
12,088,347
13,883,082
26,595,373
8,389,404
5,300,120
8,307,554
6,018,019
8,005,589
35
41
5,609,099
42
43
4,606,320
Yolo, California
Colusa, California
Napa, California
Jackson, Oregon
De Soto, Florida
Douglas, Washing
Washington, Oregon
Lake, California
Marion, Florida
. Florida
Mesa, Colorado
Hawaii, Hawaii
Niagara, Hew Yor):
Osceola, Florida
Clackamas, Oregon
Oceana, Michigan
nnsylv - :
ilifornia
Gloucester, New .
rjinia..
"Ichigan.
irglnia.
. Michigan
Frankli:. .
Mendocino, California
Pearl Hi .
Orleans, New York
Atlantl' ,
Wasco, Orog :
El Dora :
Manatee, : ': r : I
Yuma, Arizcnfl
Columbl .
Benton, Washington
Door, Wac( v. :.-
Monroe, ti. ■ Tori
I, South Carolina
Polk, Oregon
' radc
5,203,778
4,907,234
4,669,445
. I, '
4,216,003
4,098,566
4,010,660
4,005,491
3,985,604
3,752,109
3,717,667
3,660,857
3,645,045
3,636,364
3,340,615
2,971,546
2,851,441
2,608,299
2,449,421
2,246,170
3,014,529
4,002,672
4,473,852
3,043,178
5,983,546
2,399,945
4,809,908
3,616,406
4,052,116
5,074,058
6,443,414
3,162,670
3,235,723
2,459,838
2,385,022
3,939,009
1,972,152
4,103,417
3,446,590
3,584,368
2,864,908
2,686,845
4,678,465
805,370
2,938,685
853,356
66
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 45.-APPLES-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN NUMBER OF TREES OF ALL AGES, WITH QUANTITY
HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
Trees of all
Quantity harvested
United Stales
100 leading counties
Yakima, Washington
Chelan, Washington
Okanogan, Washington
Wayne , New York
Sonoma, California
Frederick, Virginia
Adams , Pennsylvania
Berrien, Michigan
Ulster, Hew York
Santa Cruz, California
Douglas , Washington
Niagara , New York
Berkeley, West Virginia
Kent , Michigan
Hood River, Oregon
Van Buren, Michigan
Delta, Colorado
Orleans , New York
Henderson, North Carolina
Franklin, Pennsylvania
Columbia, New York
Jefferson, West Virginia
Hampshire, West Virginia
Washington, Maryland
Gloucester, New Jersey
Oceana, Michigan
Monroe, New York
Allegan, Michigan
Dutchess , New York
Rappahannock, Virginia
Worcester, Massachusetts
Door, Wisconsin
Utah, Utah
Clarke , Virginia
Orange, New York
Payette, Idaho ».
Berks , Pennsylvania
Umatilla, Oregon
Gem, Idaho
Monmouth, New Jersey
Nelson, Virginia
Shenandoah, Virginia
Calhoun, Illinois
Middlesex, Massachusetts
Ottawa, Michigan
Canyon, Idaho
Morgan, West Virginia
Oakland, Michigan
Lehigh, Pennsylvania
Ionia, Michigan
Union, Illinois
Augusta, Virginia
Clinton, New York
Hillsborough, New Hampshire
York, Pennsylvania
Jackson, Illinois
Grand Traverse, Michigan
Benzie, Michigan
Rockingham, Virginia
Carroll, Virginia
Burlington, New Jersey
Wilkes , North Carolina
Columbiana, Ohio
Albemarle, Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia
Jersey, Illinois
Rio Arriba, New Mexico
Hartford, Connecticut
Haywood, North Carolina
Mendocino, California
See footnote at end of table.
L09, 03 ,239
2,344,897
1,185,267
978,955
817,587
705,817
539, 294
531,123
449,436
444,874
433,106
372,180
364,699
360,677
336,665
318,775
313,805
275,543
268,463
257,964
251,162
246,343
221,854
211,965
208,696
174,295
172,910
171,001
166, 13.7
164,393
163,555
148, 514
144,612
143,838
140,235
139,275
134,849
129,375
127, 688
123,274
121,982
121,310
117,338
110,397
104,954
100,280
98,705
97,871
93,603
90,839
89,791
87,131
87,100
86,265
81,533
81,170
81,007
78,680
78,668
76,115
74,688
74,650
70,546
67,159
66,609
66,509
66,265
65,448
64,988
64,503
1,495,426
960,949
626,677
661,864
684,577
535,187
404,730
409,869
517, 312
530,095
237,863
435, 242
322,611
281,204
297,729
261,196
227,688
279,568
229,891
251,926
242,406
188,128
267,213
117,620
180,394
181,900
162,455
170,745
147,335
159, 661
157,958
120,219
178,441
133,737
87,667
136,940
76, 218
62,489
155,529
194,309
136,066
184,982
163,851
88,333
67,402
95,486
146,450
84,747
64,024
70,303
146, 114
103,017
115,343
90,309
49,804
57,105
72,265
104,350
91,245
75,747
95,935
80,358
176,298
114,060
67,895
54,307
98,350
11,031,807
5,433,983
3,812,426
■ ,
3,700,125
3,592,046
3,877,755
2,588,364
:.■"■ I,i
2,692,958
1,537,886
1,539,932
2,162,440
1,623,442
1,491,823
1,669,865
533,004
1,702,770
765,645
1,254,743
1,344,965
2,072,216
1,135,614
1,057,468
659,802
1,016,761
251,052
1,258,006
746,030
480,928
699,773
65,426
348,128
678,197
315,825
451,376
288,089
738,281
470,173
344,141
478,862
329,480
558,242
449,133
181,959
391,281
592,694
628,306
514,147
236, 112
272,199
383,777
589,684
187,185
363,811
125,923
333,374
138,394
190,861
182,520
80,062
340,270
160, 539
256,917
10,013,606
6,449,066
2,486,368
4,729,292
3,587,333
3,245,237
1,662,688
980,382
2,551,971
2,451,167
1,512,481
2,003,442
2,044,847
1,242,089
1,848,135
796,732
1,100,059
1,989,376
494,912
1,211,913
251.710
1,267,575
416,427
1,100,103
618,621
585,748
345,348
303,415
1,578,311
701,221
362,798
540,460
41,969
186,240
677, 634
595,572
759,644
496,815
579,842
352,940
238,509
420,945
311,277
467, 582
279,959
180,494
796,978
450,348
421,953
341,316
174,733
103,185
215,650
455,515
253,305
359,115
216,471
293,523
779,925
270,765
266,477
153,086
444,239
251,635
238,458
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
67
Table 45.-APPLES-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN NUMBER OF TREES OF ALL AGES, WITH QUANTITY
HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
Trees of all ages
Quantity I
Ife j b , '-- :.. ;'".::.
New Haven, Conr.e
Crawford, Wisconsin
York, Maine
>:.■ . - , '.'.- '.'.'-:
Ashtabula, Chio
Androscoggin, Maine
Newaygo, Michigan
Lincoln, New Mexico
Mason, Michigan
Kennebec , Maine
Rockingham, New Hampshire
Botetourt, Virgil)
Spokane , Washington
Washington, Arkansas
Erie, Pennsylvania
Lafayette, Missouri
Franklin, Virginia
Manistee, Michigan
San Juan, New Mexico
Amherst, Virginia
Luzerne, Pennsylvania. . . .
Patrick, Virginia
Alexander, North Carolina
Blair, Pennsylvania
Oxford, Maine
Grant, Washington
Washtenaw, Michigan
Bedford, Pennsylvania....
Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
64,257
77,720
63,615
90,017
63,166
54,620
62,746
60,311
60,272
67,339
58,950
66,934
58,567
39,495
58,126
42,200
57,644
60,978
56,538
59,312
55,648
62,244
55,12?
67,367
54,930
137,163
53,217
45,597
52,455
67,064
52,146
69,716
49,348
40,908
49,288
68,086
48,738
60,478
47,879
77,965
47,125
48,310
47,053
73,725
46,830
66,239
46,719
87,533
46,445
53,491
44,855
46,834
44,854
5,417
44,642
56,906
43,536
46,903
43,422
52,985
. ■■.."■
342,363
175,981
180,911
176,288
328,437
334,032
148,457
279,685
304,169
442,947
248,179
60,790
92,282
207,298
242,148
166,412
293,161
77,376
111,797
104,489
112,967
54,312
149,881
255,078
31,683
164,111
225,425
300,764
339,045
132,974
101,574
75,612
133,244
86,574
138,783
63,959
130,839
141,968
229,956
120,428
104,930
152,298
118,076
302,926
272,875
270,529
170,363
194,001
173,586
96,906
219,343
58,390
12,984
93,443
186,700
176,351
- Kc -
of the first 100 counties.
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 46.-PEACHES-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN NUMBER OF TREES OF ALL AGES, WITH QUANTITY
HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
Trees of all ages
Quantity harvested
United Slates
100 leading counties
Stanislaus, California
Spartanburg, South Carolina..
Fresno, California
Sutter, California
San Joaquin, California
Merced, California
Tulare, California
Berrien, Michigan
Peach, Georgia
Chilton, Alabama
Mesa, Colorado
Yakima, Washington
Edgefield, South Carolina. . .
Yuba, California
Gloucester, New Jersey
Crawford, Georgia
Butte, California
■via
Howard, Arkansas
Madera, California
Johnson, Arkansas
Montgomery, North Carolina. .
Franklin, Pennsylvania
. South Carolina.
Kern, California
Meriwether, Georgia
Lexington, South Carolina. . .
Kings, California
Richmond, North Carolina....
Van Buren, Michigan
Allegan, Michigan
Adams, Pennsylvania
Houston, Georgia
Solano, California
Taylor, Georgia
. S Lli Carolina
Niagara, Nr-v. York
Oceana, Michigan
Soluda, South Carolina
Chesterfield, South Carolina
Delta, Colorado
York, Pennsylvania
Atlantic, New Jersey
Upshur, Texas
Upson, Georgia
Burlington, New Jersey
Kent, Michigan
Berks, Pennsylvania
Greenville, South Carolina..
, Virginia
Washington, Maryland
Blount, Alabama
Spalding , Georgia
Pope , Arkansas
Bibb, Georgia
Utah, Utah
Hampshire, West Virginia....
Placer, California
n. Georgia
Barnwell, South Carolina....
Jackson, Georgia
Ottawa, Ohio
Orangeburg , South C
Union, Illinois
Cross, Arkansas
Dooly, Georgia
Allendale, South C
Laurens, South Carolina
3,143,490
2,456,418
1,940,432
1,866,370
1,233,349
1,177,619
1,103,424
1,004,849
859,117
803,160
I 3 1,797
556,696
524,855
511,925
458,702
450,228
436,769
430,431
368,520
363,013
324,968
316, 868
313,772
302,327
294,357
286,396
253,257
243,753
232,770
213, 517
212,059
207,935
• , I ::
200, 879
200,590
198, 191
188,556
175,960
163,453
161,820
158,138
157,791
150, 524
150,395
149,804
148,299
145,337
133, 173
130,830
125, 992
124,838
122,259
120,064
118,312
118,186
118,063
111,598
106,971
102,822
.
101,432
97,288
.
96,037
2,295,132
1,908,992
1,364,538
1,624,993
776,638
301,858
1,002,848
762,653
329,332
728,293
648, ( 17
253, 810
277, 503
274,334
294,160
292,767
247,693
395,686
53,190
528,949
346,443
376,839
205,921
18,314
303,154
186,079
170,010
178, 583
206, 808
414,485
196,659
107,632
150,498
334,728
167,047
107, 997
149,681
133,788
225,367
143,661
141,490
110,090
156,676
112,412
106,470
148, 800
142,091
151,264
141,755
.
97,871
133,077
14, 162
128,559
84,638
50,876
6,857
49,728
9,825,208
4,424,833
6,449,875
3,143,333
3,392,583
2,756,625
1,575,329
550, 285
1,241,857
1,524,554
923,943
1,484,500
744,330
437,484
1,132,583
381,093
458,104
539,833
293,663
301,612
249,208
385,897
257,266
797,042
403,068
335,143
553,896
188, 853
695,833
224,679
218,954
229,183
268,716
242,165
147,005
248, 128
329, 144
.
59, 937
K-,819
)37,6l .
186,937
276,917
156,356
247,423
248,788
238,778
93, 119
118,724
257,676
116,076
113,988
221,716
203,750
154,881
121,943
107,201
70,113
78,736
174,737
118,112
222,820
60,825
8,301,917
1,944,085
3,158,208
4,992,875
.'. L14, 117
2,714,417
2,773,958
897,780
579,304
262,728
1,448,132
1,011,774
298,112
709,000
491,200
191,391
121,026
154,801
143,250
199,966
317,051
831,910
.
24,250
24,44
114,283
488,458
182,320
289,648
288,441
471, 510
197,519
622,208
96, 174
102,287
488,199
190, 657
180,272
352,420
333,973
172,356
17,159
87,463
309,669
186,398
316,704
348,958
'■.■■.:■■
282,046
80,413
111,691
342,940
52,486
103,041
163,815
234,481
146,458
41,226
20,066
84,368
158,741
.
313,189
123,113
21,023
11,413
43,225
See footnote at end
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
69
Table 46.-PEACHES-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN NUMBER OF TREES OF ALL AGES, WITH QUANTITY
HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
Trees of all ages
Quantity harvested
uth Carolina
Hampton, South Carolina —
Morgan, Georgia
Moore, North Carolina
Box Elder, Utah
Henry, Georgia
Douglas , Washington
Lehigh, Pennsylvania
Nelson, Virginia
Canyon, Idaho
Jackson, Oregon
Cumberland, New Jersey....
Riverside, California
Monmouth, New Jersey
Gillespie, Texas
La Porte, Indiana
Albemarle, Virginia
St. Francis, Arkan
Talbot, Georgia
Rutherford, North Carolina,
Chelan, Washington
Coweta, Georgia
Jackson, Illinois
Cherokee, Texas
Ottawa, Michigan
San Bernardino, California,
Erie, Pennsylvania
Knox, Indiana
Pike, Arkansas
89,127
85,342
83,867
80,953
80,793
58,686
37,513
164
76,979
90,509
80,573
80,037
79, Ml
78,897
77,957
99,040
32,983
83,898
85,975
97,634
77,515
73,969
73,179
72,856
72,370
119,723
69,288
33,200
119,589
105,688
72,222
72,159
72,097
71,264
70,924
90,043
65,444
116,002
30,751
72,644
68,423
68,134
66,506
52,425
52,694
72, 711
54,241
78,277
62,866
61,283
58,427
50,199
110,223
78,731
54,006
89,832
213,500
67,741
40,987
86,763
42,028
121,172
116,159
156,971
134,693
129,686
145,718
101,577
168,645
119,875
142,968
84,726
92,116
119,010
119,915
93,162
50,295
180,898
62,611
134,049
89,276
77,006
81,875
47,699
119,937
95,608
133,142
46,803
106,706
155,435
113,215
178,913
26,373
61,918
172,750
171, 171
21,145
60,513
133,789
54,283
39,915
35,240
70,736
75,452
139,431
32,012
51,877
107,042
90,434
141,736
16, 552
:N..t
of the first 100 counties.
70 RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 47.-PEARS-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN NUMBER OF TREES OF ALL AGES, WITH QUANTITY
HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
Trees of all j
Quantity harves
United States
100 leading counties
Yakima, Washington
Santa Clara, California
Jackson, Oregon
Hood River , Oregon
Placer, California
Sacramento, California
Lake, California
Chelan, Washington
El Dorado, California
Solano, California
Berrien, Michigan
Mendocino, California
Allegan, Michigan
Sonoma , California
Van Buren, Michigan
Contra Costa, California
San Benito, California
Niagara , New York
Yuba, California
Utah, Utah
Nevada , California
Wayne , New York
San Joaquin, California
Napa, California
Douglas , Washington
Mesa , Colorado
Mason, Michigan
Santa Cru?. , California
Oceana, Michigan
Columbia , New York
Ulster, New York
Kent, Michigan
Yolo, California
Butte, California
Okanogan, Washington
Glenn, California
Benton, Washington
Douglas , Oregon
Orleans , New York
PoLk, Oregon
Delta, Colorado
Skamania, Washingt n
Marion, Oregon
Oswego, New York
Canyon , Idaho
Grand Traverse , Michigan
Los Angeles, California
Clark, Washington
Grant, Washington
Leelanau, Michigan
Marion, Illinois
Sutter, California
Monroe , New York
Ottawa, Michigan
Yamhill , Oregon
Stanislaus , California
Hartford, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
Spartanburg, So>.
Geauga , Ohio
Cayuga , New York
San Die .
Oakland, Michigan
Klickitat
Orange , New York
, tregon
Ottawa , Ohio
. New York
alifornla
See f
10,524,176
1,323,019
725,701
692,817
660,624
656,369
.
465, 634
440,981
.
290, 566
282,268
259,267
231,510
187,288
154,980
140,020
128,431
106,678
106,277
91,922
.
70,733
69,675
.
59,353
.
58,544
48,629
-
27,673
27,365
25,334
24,991
24,710
22,925
22,661
22,333
20,567
] !,517
.
17,004
16,255
15,971
15,434
14,977
14,0 16
13,616
13,050
12,860
12,021
1,134,413
713,748
670,228
560,375
675,655
541,289
348,290
358,653
389,425
235,222
233,816
214,595
206,629
132,371
70,734
140, 687
80,509
100,519
75,937
113,125
87,572
73,998
8,685
87,801
62,829
64,910
.
58,342
39,109
45,072
29,595
32,908
42,637
3,602
32,961
15,829
13,635
31,134
30,119
16,384
.
38,365
23,875
18,102
19,133
42,751
,
15,056
I,
1,118
14,066
14,490
7,628
12,355
18,821
.
27,585
7,173
2,442,480
2,180,120
1,331,625
3,215,958
.
1,533,875
549,748
868,375
360,733
428,208
133, 599
301,750
136,968
750,167
91,398
131,542
70, 390
160,292
123,667
134,160
138,536
. '
72,833
30,621
124,439
32,370
221,083
3,417
42,200
25,280
59,400
27,207
21,960
52,769
58, 520
40,440
18,477
31,475
10,309
14,600
12,000
IS, 672
17, 810
316
12,819
5,997
14,833
13,360
15,939
9,760
9,421
16,470
3,505,440
3,304,917
1,425,040
1,921,320
1,421,250
2,837,292
2,050,000
1,538,417
944,083
269,699
783, 500
101,843
458,583
■
68,078
623,625
222,310
131,667
43,071
64,500
160,625
93,560
164,350
89,413
82,458
27,358
.
190,583
1,500
21,720
43,307
89,600
12,080
27,471
45,950
12,741
106,250
36,320
13,710
22,083
8,112
1,750
14,541
15,198
6,378
6,972
.
.
5,803
246,160
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
71
Table 47.-PEARS-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN NUMBER OF TREES OF ALL AGES, WITH QUANTITY
HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
Trees of all ages
Quantity harvested
Adams , Pennsylvania
Salt Lake, Utah
Erie , Pennsylvania
Tehama, California
York, Pennsylvania
Lehigh, Pennsylvania
Middlesex , Massachusetts —
Macomb, Michigan
Schuylkill, Pennsylvania
Benzie , Michigan
Livingston, Michigan
Dutchess , Hew York
Crawford, Arkansas
Newaygo, Michigan
San Luis Obispo, California
Cherokee , Texas
Gem, Idahc
Cr.taric, New York
Smith, Texas
Clackamas , Oregon
Tuolunne , California
Cass , Michigan
Weber, Utah
Muskegon , Michigan
Erie, Ohio
Lonoke, Arkansas
Berks , Pennsylvania
Washington, Utah
Chautauqua, New York
Lancaster, Pennsylvania.,..
9,527
9,240
6,937
8,285
8,141
8,127
7,978
7,553
7,262
7,053
6,756
6,481
6,394
5,996
5,854
5,697
5,501
5,450
5,379
5,269
4,946
4,724
4,634
4,628
4,520
4,399
4,338
6,826
13,771
10,868
1,176
5,123
9,192
6,962
9,832
7,096
7,423
2,988
2,724
4,119
4,271
9,770
2,162
6,365
8,294
3,724
5,122
6,256
4,588
6,358
5,194
2,896
2,798
5,301
6,173
78
8,354
1,228
...
12,694
14,147
6.1
4,571
2,101
I1)
83
667
(M
10,353
4,613
61
8,215
5,993
.,.-
16,420
.
63
9,833
4,808
76
9,073
9,963
73
5,749
6,594
(M
21,281
790
:M
4,554
2,190
(M
3,430
17
I1)
4,301
1,965
•-.
7,708
f1)
4,585
716
-■.)
9,098
8,475
,,:
3,069
791
(»)
6,083
429
3,800
9,520
:-"■
3,917
12,417
'!
6,120
4,450
82
5,304
8,318
9fl
5,123
1,817
,')
4,002
907
2,548
284
■""
.
4,355
85
8,374
6,284
(I)
1,464
1,332
i1!
5,489
4,864
*N *
of the first 100 counties.
72
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 48.-PLUMS AND PRUNES-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN NUMBER OF TREES OF ALL AGES, WITH QUANTITY
HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
Trees of all ages
United Stales
100 leading counties
Santa Clara, California
Sutter, California
Sonoma, California
Tulare, California
Placer, California
Fresno, California
Napa, California
Butte, California
Colusa, California
Solano, California
Yuba, California
Polk, Oregon
Yamhill, Oregon
Tehama , California
San Benito, California
Yakima, 'Washington
Kern, California
Washington, Oregon
Glenn, California
Yolo, California
Gem, Idaho
Douglas , Oregon
Sen Joaquin, California
Berrien, Michigan
Payette, Idaho
Canyon, IdBho
Mendocino, California
Umatilla , Oregon
Marion, Oregon
Santa Cruz, California
Houston , Texas
Niagara , New York
Wayne, New York
Cherokee , Texas
Lake, California
Oceana, Michigan
Sacramento, California
Benton, Washington
Amador, California
Clark, Washington
Smith, Texas
Grand Traverse, Michigan..
Merced, California
Riverside, California
Contra Costa, California
Van Buren, Michigan
Lane, Oregon
Clackamas , Oregon
Leelanau, Michigan
San Bernardino, California
Madera, California
Kent, Michigan
Ulster, New York
Linn, Oregon
Erie, Pennsylvania
Delta , Colorado
Owyhee, Idaho
Kings , California
Mason. Michigan
Washington, Idaho
Adams, Pennsylvania
Allegan, Michigan
Utah, Utah
Ottawa , Michigan
Shasta, California
Anderson, Texas
Monroe, New York
Benton, Oregon
Orleans , New York
Washington, Maryland
See footnotes at end of table
2,591,922
1,433,077
1,407,835
821,930
786,585
727,506
666,375
513,753
492,592
423,820
342,812
341,694
313,574
298,351
266, 280
254,14'.
219,060
203,556
182,611
130,912
130,553
125,747
113,752
109,542
104,728
102, 221
93,150
90,793
90,526
79,078
.
76,269
72,964
58,832
55,342
53,703
44,210
43,142
43,084
41,695
41,339
33,871
29,678
28,958
.
27,361
27,004
26, 125
25,994
24,863
24,079
23,735
23, 169
22,877
21,598
16,563
15,708
14,614
14,405
14,055
13,768
13,492
12,784
12,636
12,388
! ,
11,110
3,832,694
844,955
1,318,311
579,268
875,761
510,895
701,604
266,287
366,884
391,826
145,791
341,033
329,678
173,608
245,379
251,929
176,559
157,505
79,115
66,289
98,798
109,580
110,407
122,577
97,208
127,788
78,625
203,992
131,377
56,022
32,634
106,341
75,023
59,705
31,799
42,670
77,183
14,756
76,640
18,938
21,628
14,884
21,694
41,496
30,315
14,654
17,353
21,595
13,967
6,453
11,326
14,15o
12,984
.
16,539
19,507
6,320
12,296
13,701
14,527
19,174
9,738
4,337,643
1,650,714
1,505,000
958,464
740, 500
823,179
702,071
532,214
503,179
470,857
380,464
323,214
305,143
506,250
528,393
543,321
386, 571
199, 571
156,643
149,393
261,733
159,714
98,500
117,152
292,796
207,498
155,857
2,071
109,321
71,357
10,183
67,533
42,886
31,261
67,571
27, 280
66,000
102,857
5,107
48,714
20,374
35,769
11,786
57,393
.
38,143
22,536
18,274
25,000
30,786
20,329
24, 186
28,964
25,321
21,028
42,591
15,750
16,820
29,640
7,697
10,748
13,357
8,024
11,618
7,725,714
1,340,071
1,132,500
626,000
509,357
658,714
930,750
480, 179
836,786
692,571
242,464
344,250
374,714
342,357
595,536
306,928
228, 143
200,286
210,536
212,071
181,217
76,857
72,036
118,606
126,378
151,928
149,571
33,607
103,786
30,214
19,097
69,953
22,959
4,811
88,857
33,940
70,714
63,571
9,000
63,786
27,913
17,750
43, 607
24,893
19, 670
19,964
4,673
39,964
20,143
18,936
25,525
19,000
21,331
30,008
i,
18,429
15,902
27,167
.
17,733
13,583
1,071
3,180
6,294
13,857
9,036
14,556
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
73
Table 48.-PLUMS AND PRUNES-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN NUMBER OF TREES OF ALL AGES, WITH QUANTITY
HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
Trees of all ages
Quantity harvested
Yates, New York
Ada, Idaho
Columbia , Hen York
Robertson, Texas
Antrim, Michigan
Franklin, Pennsylvania....
Orange, New York
Ventura , California
Benzie, Michigan
Madison, Texas
San Diego, California
Lake, Oregon
Chilton, Alabama
Ontario, New York
Ottawa, Ohio
Blount, Alabama
Mesa, Colorado
Stanislaus, California....
Alameda, California
Maui, Hawaii
Franklin, Washington
Ashtabula , Ohio
Hawaii, Hawaii
Malheur, Oregon
Pierce , Washington
Jones, Georgia
Union, Oregon
Lorain, Ohio
York, Pennsylvania
Lexington, South Carolina.
9,408
326
8,741
10,838
8,586
11., 215
8,289
456
8,011
3,428
7,840
6,496
7,370
7,982
7,034
625
6,427
2,459
6,207
5,042
6,159
7,330
5,876
2,452
5,627
2,714
5,486
7,229
5,461
5,522
5,300
2,732
5,271
6,526
5,257
7,703
5,119
8,449
4,794
HA
4,735
1,475
4,720
8,125
4,586
NA
4,258
7,737
4,139
5,343
4,005
29
3,940
9,347
3,913
4,009
3,896
2,938
3,888
1,436
14,047
8,500
14,286
3,905
3,577
1,058
4,148
5,428
9,561
3,679
2,500
6,643
3,311
1,574
7,000
2,714
3,623
536
3,691
6,600
2,138
1,210
7,075
2,794
2,761
7,550
16,000
11,036
2,567
4,065
1,176
74
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 49.-CHERRIES-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN NUMBER OF TREES OF ALL AGES, WITH QUANTITY
HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
Quantity harvested
United Stales
100 leading counties
Door, Wisconsin
Grand Traverse, Michigan
Oceana , Michigan
Leelanau, Michigan
Wayne , New York
Berrien , Michigan
San Joaquin, California
Van Buren, Michigan
Antrim, Michigan
Santa Clara, California
Mason, Michigan
Adams , Pennsylvania
Benzie , Michigan
Wasco, Oregon
Yakima , Washington
Polk, Oregon
Manistee , Michigan
Niagara , New York
Orleans , New York
Allegan , Michigan
Utah, Utah
Erie , Pennsylvania
Lane , Oregon
Monroe , New York
Yamhill, Oregon
Marion , Oregon
Kent , Michigan
Chelan, Washington
Box Elder, Utah
Larimer, Colorado
Lake , Montana
King, Washington
Newaygo, Michigan
Charlevoix , Michigan
Mecosta, Michigan
Gem, Idaho
Muskegon , Michigan
Union, Oregon
Delta , Colorado
Columbia, New York
Chautauqua, New York
Benton, Washington
Sandusky, Ohio
Weber, Utah
Franklin , Pennsylvania
Contra Costa, California
Ontario, New York
Ottawa, Michigan
Hood River, Oregon
Davis, Utah
Solano, California
Sonoma, California
Umatilla, Oregon
Ravalli , Montana
Ulster, New York
Washington , Oregon
York, Pennsylvania
Berkeley, West Virginia
Spokane, Washington
Linn , Oregon
Sanilac , Michigan
Canyon, Idaho
Mesa, Colorado
Alameda , California
Cass , Michigan
Salt Lake, Utah
Stanislaus , California
Perry , Pennsylvania
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Jefferson, West Virginia
See footnotes at end of table .
1,122,340
977,491
88 1,465
735,175
581,793
544,300
427,959
291,267
230,119
227,182
215,887
215,200
203,374
187,844
."■•, ' •
178,280
175,456
151,244
133,139
120,709
119,975
115,547
98,711
98,550
96,472
96,449
83,712
76,430
70,481
62,920
59,857
58,458
51,221
51,072
45,070
45,055
44,831
43,077
40,081
39,708
37,632
36,768
35,646
35,331
34,925
31,440
29,360
28,035
26,571
26,118
25,919
25,460
24,003
23,057
22,788
21,121
21,097
19,328
rvc:
18,682
18,129
17,788
17,278
16,131
15,149
15,094
14,090
13,893
13,863
13,771
1,030,275
832,098
755,090
598,782
538,290
507,848
308,037
207,611
195, 397
291, 824
184,228
258,448
197, 862
176,042
166, 657
122,808
184,442
172,645
148,462
97,022
78,853
199,666
81,432
109,367
59,064
95,358
71,050
78,261
65,035
70,190
42,176
59,967
33,099
36,994
38,581
51,841
39,281
31,018
34,594
49,714
37,447
39,333
26,057
47,996
45,093
13,976
34,560
14,979
34,610
37,402
28,158
30,462
20,292
22,694
27,359
13,575
17,264
22,165
6,660
13,095
25,043
15,428
15,915
14,161
15,867
7,135
3,066
2,453
11,615
32,355
21,668,709
39,965,144
32,068,948
28,250,955
23,313,035
24,710,040
17,526,000
7,945,236
6,358,093
9,215,428
12,862,344
9,661,678
16,877,742
16,181,869
6,257,082
7,283,707
6,759,227
6,586,477
4,527,305
555,387
4,237,945
5,143,683
: ,41 : ,i
3,883,408
5,526,705
2,797,394
6,193,772
705,256
1,274,717
2,407,185
1,098,033
2,927,876
1,772,617
..•''.• '
2,697,239
2,067,543
585,116
718,025
1,885,448
1,498,777
775,641
777,750
952,556
1,692,905
320,000
832,671
1,280,091
3,009,629
819,367
548,000
152,000
77,518
556,740
1,174,559
943,572
949, 818
592,246
343,905
685,310
524,110
346,795
481,451
816,000
842,878
27,143
146,000
91,834
256,987
485,428
I '. ' 1,197
13,457,045
20,170,277
5,508,541
23,718,633
20,363,820
17,988,000
.'- , 118
887,940
17,146,000
8,610,510
9,680,296
3,769,436
13,402,435
26,175,057
9,134,497
5,395,1
8,332,368
7,614,609
4,116,551
4,896,160
6,041,344
4,418,791
6,058,549
4,680,733
5,093,432
2,366,587
6,505,530
2,576,231
725, MS
2,333,562
1,742,667
77,628
4,318,753
1,946,059
613,625
2,408,065
1,902,688
1,807,852
3,464,985
868,770
2,068,721
1,718,772
516,000
1,176,117
528,177
2,297,584
2,071,036
1,042,000
858,000
140,042
563,480
1,175,225
1,055,078
377,498
487,394
257,351
537,965
1,506,750
774,094
513,281
6e , a
369,446
123,315
206,000
21,241
142,314
1,027,840
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 49.-CHERRIES-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN NUMBER OF TREES OF ALL AGES, WITH QUANTITY
HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
75
Trees of all ages
Quantity Harvested
Riverside, California...
Cumberland, Pennsylvar^la
Douglas, Washington
Schuyler , New York
Kewaunee, Wisconsin
Klickitat, Washington...
Pierce, Washington
San Benito, California..
Cheboygan , Uichigan
Washington , Maryland ....
Jackson, Uichigan
Sacramento, California..
Frederick, Virginia
Ionia, Uichigan
Benton, Oregon
Seneca, New York
Payette, Idaho
Monterey, California...."
Berks , Pennsylvania
Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Clackamas, Oregon
Montcalm, Michigan
Erie, Ohio
Lake, Ohio
Cache, Utah
Yates, New York
El Dorado, California...
Sutter, California
Garfield, Colorado
Clark, Washington
12,872
23,565
12,046
17,898
11,844
18,016
11,527
15,265
11,274
9,200
10,936
6,915
10,767
13,029
10,627
3,045
10,627
11,056
10,540
8,426
10,181
15,246
9,206
7,921
9,203
11,910
8,567
4,292
8,552
7,271
8,263
14,393
8,171
9,825
7,941
577
7,364
8,555
7,253
17,036
6,783
7,432
6,757
5,776
6,691
9,619
6,480
7,619
6,398
4,860
6,101
6,R11
6,078
5,809
5,728
5,894
5,685
5,467
5,418
6,280
11
58,000
620,698
1,886,515
236,705
254,195
650,811
260,973
826,000
402,785
332,998
499,103
172,000
168,178
193,289
352,633
206,965
341,741
42,000
170,229
257,322
207,853
229,916
454,920
128,564
152,034
146,770
252,000
96,000
131,823
286,381
68,000
600,665
1, 566,401
315,915
150,907
316,928
556,7^5
162,000
b0,786
241,876
111,425
444,000
130,679
49,427
511,928
155,881
145,325
339,149
28,780
153,329
l'\ 00
256,000
220,018
74,734
76
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 50. -ORANGES, INCLUDING TANGERINES AND MANDARINS-50 LEADING COUNTIES IN NUMBER OF
TREES OF ALL AGES, WITH QUANTITY HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
Trees of all ages
Quantity harvested
Uniled Stales
50 leading counties
Polk, Florida
Orange, Florida
Lake , Florida
Tulare, California
Hillsborough, Florida
Orange, California
Hidalgo, Texas
Pasco, Florida
San Bernardino, California.
Ventura, California
Riverside, California
Hardee, Florida
St. Lucie, Florida
Highlands , Florida
Volusia, Florida
Los Angeles, California....
Marion, Florida
Seminole , Florida
Brevard, Florida
Fresno, California
Osceola, Florida
De Soto, Florida
Maricopa, Arizona
Indian River, Florida
Manatee, Florida
Yuma, Arizona
San Diego, California
Pinellas , Florida
Hernando, Florida
Kern, California
Cameron, Texas
Broward, Florida
Putnam, Florida
Plaquemines , Louisiana
Martin, Florida
Citrus , Florida
Sarasota, Florida
Hendry, Florida
Dade, Florida
Palm Beach, Florida
Lee , Florida
Willacy, Texas
Glenn, California
Imperial, California
Sumter, Florida
Charlotte , Florida
Butte, California
Duval, Florida
Okeechobee , Florida
Alachua Florida
j\^_
6,635,772
6,274,303
5,988,477
4,367,336
2,881,426
2,803,581
2,047,101
2,020,778
1,992,097
1,919,723
1,720,406
1,456,606
1,080,246
941,824
854,728
822,501
821,107
738,090
670,107
582,848
545,301
530,722
529,307
482,749
458,704
448,984
371,014
300,912
282,346
262,659
256,806
209,928
.
174,499
154,791
109,801
98,393
88,953
84,650
62,711
60,002
58,489
56,568
55,786
55,237
45,446
37,773
28,038
27,964
45,649,614
6,007,258
4,799,396
4,350,050
3,099,568
1,672,712
3,759,167
1,361,091
1,313,979
2,580,239
1,707,560
1,707,392
900,142
1,005,080
784,418
853,050
1,883,363
721,193
595,554
750,013
344,318
329,075
630,608
488,824
575,794
292,523
41,171
434,302
439,241
273,676
89,258
161,381
308, 807
247,228
213,697
18,039
74,909
60,788
41,360
134,110
144,725
77,796
47,656
45,224
51, 583
53,642
67,648
60,308
10,781
17,740
22,177
1
992,494
1,249,635
2
738,127
741,711
3
592,939
631,064
5
443,259
302,805
10
237, 867
186,342
4
325,688
272,196
11
77,814
29,558
12
160,124
144,725
6
159,835
147,028
8
229,010
127,299
9
134,646
129,141
14
145,562
132,408
13
131,302
98,469
16
124,435
151,795
15
57,310
109,163
7
80, 590
111,899
18
58,768
103,564
2U
59,064
65,446
17
77,695
77,769
25
36,688
28,668
26
52,343
42,726
19
58,570
74,963
22
26,535
33,995
21
55, 859
58,761
28
26,337
22,729
46
5,510
2,122
24
39,032
28,693
23
44,164
46, 650
29
20,368
32,047
35
10, 179
6,362
32
7,590
975
27
17,828
21,097
HJ
13,262
37,434
31
8,938
3,539
5U
12,314
2,911
37
12,771
9,994
39
9,851
7,384
45
6,324
3,481
34
8,914
10,104
33
8,350
6,435
36
5,614
6,103
43
2,919
319
44
6,695
3,115
42
2,038
2,342
41
1,671
4,625
38
4,638
5,562
40
2,516
2,042
I1)
4,057
332
(M
1,506
1,073
~"
9 58
1,835
50 count ie.
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
77
Table 51.-GRAPEFRUIT-50 LEADING COUNTIES IN NUMBER OF TREES OF ALL AGES, WITH QUANTITY
HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
Trees of all ages
Quantity harvested
United Slates
50 leading counties
Hidalgo , Texas
Polk, Florida
Lde, California
Lake, Florida
. "
Indian ?;■ -
Cssercr. , Texas
Maricopa, Arizor.fi
Hillsborough, Fi :
Pinellas, Florida
Brevard, Florida
Highlands, Florida
Yuma , Arizona
Manatee, Florida
Pasco, Florida
Willacy , Texas
- 'or
Volusia, Florida
De Soto, Florida
Sejnir.ole, Florida
Sarasota , Florida
Hardee, Florida
Broaard , Florida
Palm Beach,
Hernando , Fieri da
Dade, Florida
Orange, California
Los Angeles, California...
Martin,
Tulere, Calif orr.
San Diego, Calif r
Charlotte, Florida
Hendry, Florida
Putnam, Florida
Citrus, Florida
Plaquemines, Louisiana....
Kern, California
OV.eeeh'jV
Duval , Florida
Pima, Arizona
Santa Barbara, California.
11,5-^,-52
10,937,006
2,372,586
1,631,990
1,107,590
783,540
748,904
702,234
673,021
490,519
330,349
284,942
281,814
274,082
272,337
199,287
154,998
145,204
142,162
107,465
73,629
65,984
63,819
55,320
50,626
49,731
47,796
42,884
39,721
32,391
30,382
29,130
28,980
27,808
17,017
16,455
13,834
13,403
10,460
10,442
10,171
7,531
5,973
5,525
4,880
3,668
3,325
2,854
2,270
1,688,819
1,937,934
392,609
1,132,881
712,994
811,442
362,406
571,677
402,167
323,627
420,228
326,371
282,422
82,624
197,050
191,548
145,547
43,787
33,269
73,001
47,924
80,540
52,127
54,487
53,603
53,836
39,777
62,274
30,390
39,509
51,245
13,698
70,720
37,998
9,358
21,077
18,335
5,209
5,992
14,073
2,446
625
20,369
6,367
1,443
452,546
40,384
156,615
109,969
102,698
24,850
104,762
34,273
46,597
54,727
30,298
68,860
15,011
15,002
15,772
17,685
2,664
3,598
6,443
3,636
12,647
5,611
7,048
5,004
10,976
4,253
4,177
5,226
2,400
2,328
2,816
3,049
3,274
1,690
1,572
1,426
1,693
1,164
46,216
632,933
38,830
2"; . 900
81,083
90,068
1,966
109,908
47,603
52,371
66,751
32,586
101,436
9,140
23,099
5,360
20,279
5,653
10,832
6,906
12,557
2,948
11,488
2,839
5,752
GRAPEFRUIT-TREES OF ALL AGES
NUMBER. 1959
78
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 52.-PECANS-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN NUMBER OF TREES OF ALL AGES, WITH QUANTITY
HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
Trees of all ages
Quantity harvested
United Stales
100 leading counties
Dougherty, Georgia
Hood, Texas
Comanche , Texas
Mitchell, Georgia
Lee, Georgia
Mobile, Alabama
Dona Ana, New Mexico
Garvin, Oklahoma
San Saba , Texas
Okfuskee, Oklahoma
Jefferson, Oklahoma
Baldwin, Alabama
Carter, Oklahoma
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Crisp, Georgia
Gonzales, Texas
Lincoln, Oklahoma
Sumter, Georgia
Mills , Texas
Tarrant, Texas
Brazoria, Texas
Lavaca, Texas
Rogers , Oklahoma
Okmulgee , Oklahoma
Thomas , Georgia
Love, Oklahoma
De Witt, Texas
Harrison, Mississippi
Macon, Georgia
Vernon, Missouri
Fort Bend, Texas
Calhoun, Georgia
Peach, Georgia
Mcintosh, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Lamar, Georgia
Grady, Georgia
Jefferson, Florida
Guadalupe , Texas
Wharton, Texas
Smith , Texas
Pottawatomie , Oklahoma
Wise, Texas
Fayette, Texas
Colorado, Texas
Pulton, Kentucky
Burke , Georgia
Washington, Oklahoma
Terrell, Georgia
Houston, Georgia
Barbour , Alabama
Eastland, Texas
Tom Green, Texas
Lamar, Mississippi -
Bell, Texas
Kimble , Texas
Coahoma, Mississippi
Pontotoc , Oklahoma
Wagoner, Oklahoma
Johnston, Oklahoma
Parker, Texas
Telfair, Georgia
Murray, Oklahoma
Matagorda , Texas
Montague , Texas
Jackson, Mississippi
Pike, Alabama
Erath, Texas
Dooly, Georgia
Bryan, Oklahoma
See footnote at end of table.
243,26
134,241
131,350
124,068
1 2 1,503
115,282
109,606
100,935
100,935
98,251
84,558
78,602
76,001
70,522
65,170
63,499
62,090
61,777
60,1 11
59,376
52,696
50,491
49,816
48,824
48,193
47,516
47,447
47,383
46,890
46,441
44,601
44,585
42,675
41,428
39,380
38,840
38,614
38,486
38,070
37,546
36,850
36,631
35,769
35,145
34,718
34,622
33,416
32,809
32,800
32,789
32,442
32,442
32,397
31,921
31,593
30,899
30,888
30,251
29,985
29,518
29,342
29,334
29,220
28,570
28,344
28,208
27,850
25,782
25,397
25,035
228,073
65, 345
109,526
184,595
83,005
121,961
101,164
79,734
102,289
92,575
60,813
70,114
79,443
43,935
82,324
81,955
64,607
64,576
58,092
15,484
13,235
58,472
39,936
96,145
51,920
34,429
32,880
44,487
52,522
24,808
43,489
44,125
46,209
69,659
45,446
36,915
23,182
36,773
16,328
21,169
37,347
36,526
51,423
48,884
7,589
32,269
11,288
35,391
39,348
56,422
29,496
16,979
49,662
27,645
50,595
11 , 553
46,787
59,352
35,058
53,517
36,331
35,543
17,587
38, 164
37,154
31,353
38,394
34,485
20,440
631,080
146,383
323,056
692,951
215,625
33,280
4,136,788
113,305
247,022
40,283
91,900
119,560
42,593
316,527
670,062
127,214
110,321
698,210
418,050
178,597
500,043
352,521
86,643
160,820
560,886
84,245
263,689
19,514
988,945
101,355
452,990
138,781
1,072,582
19,714
312,796
503,485
236,236
64,534
109,565
495,178
59,098
34,600
44,774
117,258
68,632
96,825
318,463
122,619
411,469
677,821
470,783
70,801
24,787
1,142
134,851
84,580
121,601
10,500
63,126
22,661
41,463
147,264
22,020
636,504
56,952
5,691
252,857
51,798
285,504
23,620
745,341
179,534
660,392
388,439
36,839
319,816
2,556,465
170,046
659,912
108,881
189,745
474,469
193,323
369,007
107,415
54,630
39,881
38,648
385,742
83,391
4,670
4,483
24,738
111,341
448,328
321,693
64,369
111,814
221,954
1,556
133,895
119,615
97,111
29,187
103,110
267,201
187,894
214,969
66,510
145,004
32,876
199,783
85,679
83,824
73,523
41,290
12,140
19,931
88,590
111,253
9,210
115,315
104,115
283,305
143,965
76,617
30,685
93,277
256,127
38,415
110,614
2,414
138,470
51,705
102,909
62,203
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
79
Table 52.-PECANS-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN NUMBER OF TREES OF ALL AGES, WITH QUANTITY
HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
frees -.■■: ill ages
Quantity harvested
Madison, Louisiana
Russell, Alabama
Seminole, Oklahoma
Rapides, Louisiana
Alachua, Florida
Caldwell, Texas
Brown, Texas
Menard, Texas
Lampasas , Texas
Randolph, Georgia
Worth, Georgia
Bulloch, Georgia
Covington, Alabama
Caddo, Louisiana
Gillespie, Texas
Bosgue, Texas
Uvalde, Texas
Grayson, Texas
Palo Pinto , Texas
Bibb, Georgia
Chicot, Arkansas
Turner, Georgia
Pulaski, Georgia
Bastrop, Texas
Brooks, Georgia
Pearl River, Mississippi
Chariton, Missouri
Colquitt, Georgia
Ottawa, Oklahoma
Suwannee, Florida
1Not one cf the first 100 counties.
24,394
18,029
24,235
14,439
24,140
26,536
24,060
13,802
23,618
23,076
23,486
22,631
23,385
21,693
23,123
19,320
23,009
17,099
22,759
63,349
22,677
35,344
22,331
20,112
21,410
27,880
21,349
22,819
21,099
36,356
21,049
20,733
20,906
8,576
20,721
29,145
20,640
16,241
20,567
25,643
20,476
3,790
20,446
12,796
20,425
16,993
20,392
48,544
20,234
15,326
19,962
18,379
19,564
6,711
19,441
17,954
19,019
10,263
19,014
21,043
I'M
91,750
50,251
!M
255,533
88,766
72
13,825
80,036
<M
338,475
127,056
81
487,782
12,754
»1
19,994
166,055
-v.
56,657
437,567
(M
122,642
38,687
(M
57,479
10,900
1<)
225,197
75,082
V
301,619
59,396
17
176,902
181,984
fcfl
64,119
22,565
.J.'
144,229
576,204
50
6,284
34,067
n
84,436
29,103
(M
298,840
24,950
M
39,930
218,202
(M
6,364
36,516
74
418,656
30,369
(M
74,708
37,452
(')
129,919
30,383
C'i
153,240
53,290
i?
183,000
222,209
("
232,516
115,642
(M
27,108
20,096
(M
197,128
35,726
IM
272,684
74,663
(M
8,700
23,300
89
357,797
184,193
80
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 53.-GRAPES-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN NUMBER OF GRAPEVINES OF ALL AGES, WITH QUANTITY
HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
Vines of all ages
United Stales
100 leading counties
Fresno, California
Tulare, California
San Joaquin, California
Kern, California
Madera, California
San Bernardino, California
Chautauqua , New York
Stanislaus, California
Sonoma, California
Merced, California
Riverside , California
Napa, California
Erie, Pennsylvania
Van Buren, Michigan
Berrien, Michigan
Santa Clara, California
Yates, New York
Mendocino, California
Yakijna, Washington
Kings, California
Benton, Washington
Steuben, New York
Ashtabula , Ohio
Alameda, California
Ontario, New York
Erie, New York
San Diego, California
Washington, Arkansas
San Benito, California
Schuyler, New York
Niagara, New York
Maricopa, Arizona
Contra Costa, California
Los Angeles, California
Ulster, New York
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Columbia, New York
Lake, Ohio
Sacramento, California
Lorain, Ohio
Solano, Cali f ornia
Amador, California
Phelps, Missouri
Cattaraugus, New York
Placer, California
Benton, Arkansas
Ottawa, Ohio
Crawford , Missouri
San Luis Obispo, California
Seneca, New York
Erie, Ohio
Imperial, California
Yuma, Arizona
Cuyahoga , Ohio
Wayne, New York
Franklin, Washington
Atlantic, New Jersey
Yolo, California
La Porte , Indiana
Sutter, California
Barry, Missouri
Allegan, Michigan
Cass, Michigan
Orange, California
Geauga, Ohio
Mason, Washington
Hancock, Illinois
Franklin, Arkansas
Chelan, Washington
Spartanburg, South Carolina
See footnote at end of table.
Si, 542,944
32,409,281
20,571,137
15,766,888
12,156,775
10,322,100
9,411,674
8,995,124
6,843,407
6,699,501
6,191,505
5,949,772
4,414,265
4,230,776
3, 531, 546
3,243,280
3,054,585
2,929,860
2,914,495
2,026,683
1,913,290
1,753,842
:. 16: , ' ■•
1,156,537
1,119,836
1,063,480
1,055,471
1,049,236
800,867
788,874
742, 505
692,564
569,704
552,196
540,397
522,147
510,424
459,495
417, 114
413,975
335, 520
316,987
310,178
303,894
302,441
301,867
238,040
200,270
183,927
183,446
167,440
157,839
144,790
140,314
126,782
115,871
114,982
110,765
108,585
105,850
96,611
93,449
90,312
89,379
82,611
81,207
77,659
77,280
74,720
255,084,502
77,969,444
25,993,266
19,712,913
10,882,437
9,807,059
13,491,327
. 172,84]
7,821,096
7,263,712
6,475,399
4,721,229
5,108,767
3,464,229
3,400,377
2,797,258
3,052,632
i,68 1,881
2,585,835
2,014,425
1,465,515
1,626,494
971, 584
1,686,593
989,393
980,247
1,504,385
1,578,258
568,215
714,323
839,664
552,755
650,529
359,113
898,995
575,368
455, 959
603,145
694,275
445,809
356,544
328,217
265,727
271,343
481,973
271,768
326,974
219, 132
198,699
262,335
236,619
406,780
160,769
205,910
120,297
155,062
151,671
93, 503
168,253
50,615
52, 335
109,527
80,254
19,839
133,338
98,486
161, 347
88,469
67, 171
50,989
Quantity harvested
6,042,447,032 4,835,850,681
6,028,060,698
4,816,966,666
2, 358,41 - ,000
1,795,574,000
867,718,000
640,094,000
582,760,000
520,374,000
430,150,000
280,968,000
355,574,000
263,630,000
149,314,000
128,858,000
96,484,477
85,233,140
241 ,i ..... X
277,570,000
50,960,000
58,348,000
196,072,000
213,230,000
79,528,000
51,556,000
66,734,000
■."•,'•.
46,525,285
38,329,521
41,557,423
38,083,067
43,162,784
28,679,954
40,602,000
25,194,000
17,378,362
18,757,218
23,054,000
26,936,000
60,169,813
31,084,359
50,700,000
32,984,000
42,245,728
16,975,668
11,913,776
11,287,152
11,238,736
12,285,831
6,896,000
10,862,000
6,095,525
7,814,707
8,279,092
6,565,962
7,714,000
10,718,000
9,289,952
4,882,157
6,686,000
4,466,000
4,284,085
4,084,499
5,506,288
7,485,844
12,947,001
8,330,000
5,814,000
6,170,000
9,530,000
2,524,000
2,565,535
4,679,710
6,953,781
4,210,323
2,795,305
3,544,788
3,738,279
5,438,883
7,214,000
8,014,000
2,289,504
3,270,902
5,472,000
5,542,000
1,744,000
1,542,000
1,315,671
945,632
2,494,288
3,256,433
2,684,000
3,208,000
1,918,558
905,820
964,250
2,685,440
1,259,884
603,627
1,166,000
1,410,000
923,412
1,238,301
1,141,777
1,517,028
2,250,000
3,620,000
477,983
854,000
817, 353
1,259,579
1,467,677
1,615,685
2,700,224
1,258,220
729,290
1,471,562
1,770,000
914,000
603,519
1, 138, 141
2,350,000
1,202,000
1,305,513
256, 950
1,039,590
966, 569
1,128,644
726,861
1,882,000
302,000
715,742
831, 176
399,681
157,640
466,376
916,551
337,931
366,228
1,646,916
856,709
293,716
123,326
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
81
Table 53.-GRAPES-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN NUMBER OF GRAPEVINES OF ALL AGES, WITH QUANTITY
HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
Vines of all ages
Harvested
Orange, New York
Washington, North Carolina
Lexington, South Carolina
Dutchess, New York
Pottawattanie, Iowa
Doniphan, Kansas
Monroe , Mew York
Harris, Georgia
Santa Sruz, California
York, South Carolina
Franklin, Ohio
Chesterfield, South Carolina
Lake, California
Greenville, South Carolina
Monterey, Cali f ornia
Pike, Missouri
Douglas, Washington
Franklin, Missouri
Greenwood, South Carolina
Lee, Iowa
Grant, Washington
Saluda, South Carolina
Burlington, New Jersey
lUtfo Carolina
Moore, North Carolina
Douglas, Nebraska
I :::^:ri
Tehara, California
Gasconade, Missouri
*Not one of the first 100 counties.
58,720
73,994
55,315
13,764
52,976
2,860
52,794
66,516
52,625
97,475
70,482
48,381
76,349
48,153
21,826
45,097
185,391
43,607
2,152
42,254
41,653
41,019
33,359
40,097
132,616
39,384
70,993
38,878
10,864
31,658
12,194
30,692
861
30,293
59,759
30,140
7,524
28,190
433
27,766
34,677
26,701
15,372
25,796
201
25,773
40,901
7,606
24,294
7,598
23,373
34,076
22,976
20,726
22,965
9,785
22,671
10,740
36f ,569
23,922
291,346
437,485
285,617
279,808
429,049
122, 388
410,000
82,056
296,000
301,345
325, 157
166,000
182, 194
68,000
271,708
751,867
165,007
95,459
114,888
517,452
120,455
152,731
200,493
57,287
150,505
106,000
159,021
442,378
147,646
22,847
440,972
509,755
428, 193
492,583
56,810
502,000
2,950
302,000
197,478
1,268,385
330,000
26,926
58,000
2,396
889,484
10,539
218,487
182, 116
1,244
306,791
10,167
25,066
215,688
74,689
24,000
21, 176
82
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 54.-STRAWBERRIES HARVESTED FOR SALE-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, WITH QUANTITY
HARVESTED, 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
Quantity harvested
United States
100 leading counties
Marion, Oregon
Monterey, California
Washington, Oregon
Tangipahoa, Louisiana
Berrien, Michigan
Clackamas, Oregon
Santa Clara, California...
White, Arkansas
Van Buxen, Michigan
Searcy, Arkansas
Whatcom, Washington
Santa Cruz, California....
Erie, New York
Multnomah, Oregon
Skagit, Washington
Yamhill, Oregon
Snohomish, Washington
Crockett, Tennessee
Clark, Washington
Orange, California
Santa Barbara, California.
San Joaquin, California...
Adair, Oklahoma
Alpena, Michigan
Accomack, Virginia
Columbia, Oregon
Lewis, Washington
Livingston, Louisiana
Cumberland, New Jersey. . . .
Manistee, Michigan
Gibson, Tennessee
Linn, Oregon
Sumner, Tennessee
ffl Llsb r ugh, Fl Tida
Madison, Tennessee
Polk, Oregon
Houghton, Michigan
San Luis Obispo, Californi
Atlantic, New Jersey
King, Washington
Los Angeles, California...
Suffolk, New York
Princess Anne, Virginia...
Ventura, California
Washington, Illinois
Haywood , Tennessee
Northampton, Virginia
Kitsap, Washington
Lauderdale, Tenrn
Weakley, Tennessee
Craighead, Arkansas
Cullman, Alabama
Columbus, North Carolina..
Madison, Arkansas
Somerset, Maryland
.Sequoyah, Oklahoma
Barry, Missouri
McDonald, Missouri
Marion, Illinois
Hamilton, Tennessee
Overton, Tenness>r-'7'
Duplin, North Carolina
Floyd, Indiana
Lawrence, Tennessee
Pender, North Carolina....
San Diego, California
Stanislaus, Calif . .
Crawford, Arkansas
Alameda, California
Clay, Tennessee
3,129
530
2,826
3,694
2,543
3,383
2,353
2,674
2,347
2,664
1,888
2,253
1,480
1,276
1,377
1,681
1,324
828
1,310
1,534
1,258
1,192
1,199
1,666
1,198
1,450
1,108
1,156
999
998
974
1,053
950
1,055
15,779,429
26,942,856
11,301,832
3,661,980
6,842,864
8,627,133
17,526,402
3,216,408
4,527,342
2,850,408
6,447,593
10,209,787
3,433,974
4,197,408
6,967,453
4,013,003
4,504,811
1,463,675
8,235,585
5,836,266
1,709,159
1,050,411
1,759,740
640,433
1,516,387
1,122,152
650,424
573,761
1,814,259
735,320
5,137,781
1,528,394
1,697,251
2,995,117
986,534
941,690
4, 503, 162
953,007
396, 896
434,878
1,017,369
371,055
368,435
450,336
430,823
433,243
456,456
662,161
508,528
352,645
327,766
610,723
212,233
360,752
714,779
293,613
315,792
496,467
1,263,747
868,757
596,904
2,044,547
358,589
9,126,723
5,410,226
i . ■■' ,
6,420,612
4,312,276
6,147,658
22,697,68<
719,448
3,001,098
811,416
6,454,275
13,653,202
4,269,196
3,083,077
5,374,561
2,474,167
3,437,052
885,959
2,352,734
2,491,268
6,352,728
4,551,024
1,153,765
664,745
.
1,660,821
1,931,832
654,823
809, 739
489,333
418,880
769,642
1,973,966
401,428
580,162
411, 5
699,533
789,958
1,197,027
1,925,593
602,508
993,831
982,667
201,306
119,781
906,447
147,598
115,678
166, 584
199,842
443,671
357, 504
716,986
310,572
191,251
213,124
72,213
689,522
681, 116
347,558
193,997
531,534
460,508
1,465,156
2,967,721
502,488
1,439,873
419,645
See footnotes at end of table.
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
83
Table 54.-STRAWBERRIES HARVESTED FOR SALE-100 LEADING COUNTIES IN ACREAGE, WITH QUANTITY
HARVESTED. 1959; WITH COMPARISONS, 1954-Continued
Thurston, Washington,
Wiccoiico, Maryland...
3enton, Arkansas
Pierce, Washington...
Macon, Tennessee
Monmouth, New Jersey.
Chautauqua, New York.
Jackson. Wisconsin...
Mason, Michigan
Lane, Oregon.
Leelanau, Michigan. . .
Jefferson, Illinois..
Atascosa, Texas
Hood River, Oregon...
Woodruff, Arkansas...
Hardeman, Tennessee..
St. Helena, Louisiana
Washington, Arkansas.
Lancaster, Pennsylvan
Jefferson, Missouri..
Clark, Indiana
Meigs, Tennessee
Ottawa, Michigan
Monroe , New York
Cass, Michigan
Robertson, Tennessee.
Norfolk, Virginia
Brown, Wisconsin
Kent, Michigan
Rhea Tennessee
Quantity harvested
566,157
384,360
417,240
1,014,795
399,243
399,774
368,787
362,151
330,731
605, 340
529,260
268,140
344,725
625,774
197,033
124,968
270,960
345,602
387,234
248,419
359,435
340,834
347,463
318,942
296,446
261,007
47,009
235,906
. 48,47
414,227
496,771
328,800
708,373
139,342
383,475
678,678
243,692
480,906
156,445
297,297
69,240
294,646
634,008
129,744
178,149
260,628
198,280
147,770
120, 168
189,252
254,699
234,126
269,035
205, 590
221,932
52,134
91,716
148,247
360,473
•Counties equal in rank.
10range, California, equal in rank with Overton, Tennessee, in 1954.
a rank with Gibson, Tennessee, in 1954.
3Linn, Oregon and Suffolk, New York, equal in rank with Mason, Michigan, in 1954.
*Not one of the first 100 counties.
'McDonald, Missouri, equal in ran,: with Weakley, Tennessee, in 1954.
*Jackson, Wisconsin, equal in rank with Washington, Arkansas, In 1954.
.'
STRAWBERRIES HARVESTED FOR SALE
ACREAGE. 1959
■ vi
1 DOT- 200 ACRES
.. ..... '.■ Mud ■■ i
V
UNHID S1AIES
IOIAI
• 1.22*
- ,
«■_
84
RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES
Table 55.-NURSERY AND GREENHOUSE PRODUCTS, FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS AND PLANTS, AND
BULBS SOLD-100 LEADING COUNTIES, 1959, WITH COMPARISONS, 1954
United Slates
100 leading counties
Los Angeles, California..
Chester, Pennsylvania....
Cook, Illinois
Cuyahoga, Ohio
Santa Clara, California..
Alameda, California
Orange, Florida
Suffolk, New York
Middlesex, Massachusetts.
Dade, Florida
Lee, Florida
San Mateo, California....
San Diego, California
Montgomery, Pennsylvania.
Nassau, New York
Lake, Ohio
Bergen, New Jersey
Butler, Pennsylvania
San Bernardino, Californii
Lorain, Ohio
Riverside, California....
Summit, Ohio
Santa Cruz, California...
Maricopa, Arizona
Multnomah, Oregon
Martin, Florida
Allegheny, Pennsylvania..
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Middlesex, Connecticut
Hamilton, Ohio
Santa Barbara, California
Smith, Texas
Orange, California
Hartford, Connecticut
Berrien, Michigan
Lucas, Ohio
Palm Beach, Florida
Clackamas, Oregon
Bucks , Pennsylvania
King, Washington
Norfolk, Virginia
Macomb, Michigan
De laware , Pennsylvania
Westchester, New York. .. .
Denver, Colorado
Hennepin, Minnesota
Hillsborough, Florida
Du Page, Illinois
St. Louis, Missouri
Greene, New York
359,153,108
24, 730, 069
17,666,998
10,906,178
9,953,369
9,198,624
8,769,476
8,585,508
8,492,629
7,434,705
6,346,211
6,118,450
5,352,435
5,108,685
5,004,885
4,793,040
4,782,762
4,632,857
4,494,177
4,233,988
4,089,654
3,994,464
3,990,692
3,917,661
3,757,896
1,1 15,68
3,621,203
3,612,166
3,546,560
3,497,242
3,434,719
3,430,037
3,336,113
3,322,124
3,316,907
3,313,339
3,212,634
3,212,323
3,145,504
3,119,894
3,114,393
3,034,610
3,022,389
2,998,878
2,957,273
2,939,525
2,921,554
2,916,606
2,872,401
2,865,138
2,783,877
259,051,087
18,296,716
10,891,271
11,152,092
6,744,087
3,954,362
7,579,264
2,542,999
6,322,491
6,011,421
3,741,070
2,558,900
4,603,981
3,813,743
3,146,092
6,701,528
3,039,076
3,999,517
2,486,495
2,617,781
2,169,142
1,932,755
3,601,870
822,640
1,505,697
3,147,320
716,210
2,434,277
2,993,072
3,135,481
2,969,085
2,195,865
2,550,461
1,175,323
3,378,751
2,900,099
2,682,388
2,904,000
1,543,433
1,868,800
2,401,587
1,390,627
2,150,325
2,612,118
3,328,288
2,387,289
2,754,896
982,658
2,303,097
2,470,610
1,930,533
Wayne, New York
Wayne , Indiana
Mobile, Alabama
Berks, Pennsylvania
Monmouth, New Jersey
Baltimore City and Baltimore
County, Maryland
Middlesex, New Jersey
Cumberland, New Jersey
Page, Iowa
Lake, Florida
Arapahoe, Colorado
Wayne, Michigan
Union, New Jersey
Erie, New York
San Francisco, California....
Warren, Tennessee
Ashtabula, Ohio
Monroe, New York
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
New Haven, Connecticut
Broward, Florida
Essex, Massachusetts
Volusia, Florida
Washington, Oregon
Marion, Indiana
Ventura , California
New Castle, Delaware
Oakland, Michigan
Contra Costa, California
Harris, Texas
Christian, Illinois
Kane, Illinois
Ramsey, Minnesota
Queens, New York
Muskogee , Oklahoma
Fairfield, Connecticut
Morris, New Jersey
Shelby, Tennessee
Polk, Florida
Pierce, Washington
Jackson, Missouri
Worcester, Massachusetts
Norfolk, Massachusetts
Lake, Illinois
Kent, Michigan
Merced, California
Clark, Ohio
Newport, Rhode Island
Atlantic, New Jersey
Vigo, Indiana
2,767,162
2,756,415
2,745,979
2,692,951
2,598,580
2,576,753
2,562,84!
2,468,411
2,465,342
2,388,752
2,378,858
2,371,364
2,303,351
...".■' .'.'■■.
2,252,325
2,223,856
2,153,594
2,123,021
2,029,980
2,017,517
2,005,454
1,949,204
1,923,804
1,881,156
1,847,687
1,828,245
1,826,376
1,821,454
1,812,299
1,802,549
: ,8 ■ ', m
1,770,014
1,769,976
1,767,170
1,767,153
1,721,188
1,720,968
1,675,912
1,671,354
1,653,576
1,622,768
1,602,255
1,574,157
1,566,595
1,538,296
1,528,285
1,400,094
1,387,862
: . ' ,-■■'
726,820
2,494,766
2,259,004
1,883,385
2,605,426
1,823,768
2,349,247
1,569,120
2,993,350
1,022,228
1,396,173
2,555,327
2,764,963
1,673,543
2,022,300
790,277
735,568
1,938,456
1,802,410
1,772,670
720,076
1,915,098
1,553,527
964,362
1,688,999
1,450,008
1,187,106
1,230,965
1,132,775
1,065,804
1,332,987
1,582,380
1,370,038
2,386,430
125,900
3,457,214
1,920,586
811,174
898,416
1,726,256
1,277,327
1,230,041
1,343,039
506,821
1,204,157
1,219,050
1,037,233
715,200
1,078,830
2,198,904
1 So I
of the first 100 countie
INDEX
COUNTIES INCLUDED IN RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES, 1959
85
County, State, and table number
County, State, and table number
A
Berrien, Georgia, 34
Berrien, Michigan, 36, 41, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 53, 54, 55
Acadia, Louisiana, 3, 24, 32
Bertie, North Carolina, 28, 32, 34
Accomack, Virginia, 14, 31, 32, 36, 37, 40, 41, 54
Bexar, Texas, 40
Ada, Idaho, 48
Bibb, Georgia, 32, 46, 52
Adair, Iowa, 9, 10
Big Horn, Montana, 4, 35
Adair, Oklahoma, 37, 54
Big Horn, Wyoming, 11, 12, 35
Adams, Colorado, 5, 21, 23, 35, 40, 42
Big Stone, Minnesota, 25
Adams, Illinois, 9, 10, 27
Bingham, Idaho, 2, 11, 12, 30, 31, 35
Adams, Indiana, 41
Black Hawk, Iowa, 5, 9, 10, 12, 19
Adams, Nebraska, 20
Bladen, North Carolina, 28, 34
Adams, Pennsylvania, 13, 15, 41, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49
Blaine, Idaho, 12
Adams, Washington, 21, 23, 31
Blaine, Montana, U, 12, 23, 35
Adams, Wisconsin, 37
Blaine, Nebraska, 29
Addison, Vermont, 6, 7, 8, 29
Blaine, Oklahoma, 21
Aiken, South Carolina, 32, 43, 46
Blair, Pennsylvania, 45
Aitkin, Minnesota, 16, 17
Blanco, Texas, 11, 17
Alachua, Florida, 36, 37, 43, 50, 52
Blount, Alabama, 13, 14, 15, 18, 43, 46, 48
Alamance, North Carolina, 34
Blue Earth, Minnesota, 13, 15, 19, 26, 27, 38, 39
Alameda, California, 35, 36, 40, 41, 48, 49, 53, 54, 55
Bolivar, Mississippi, 2, 24, 26, 27, 33
Alamosa, Colorado, 31, 40
Bon Homme, South Dakota, 22
Albemarle, Virginia, 45, 46
Bonneville, Idaho, 12, 31, 35
Albany, tjcaaixig, . 9
Boone, Illinois, 38, 39
Alexander, North Carolina, 45
Boone, Iowa, 10, 19, 22
Alfalfa, Oklahoma, 21
Bosque, Texas, 17, 52
Allamakee, Iowa, 9, 10
Botetourt, Virginia, 45
Allegan, Michigan, 13, 15, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 53
Bottineau, North Dakota, 21, 23, 25
Allegany, New York, 37
Boulder, Colorado, 5, 35
Allegheny, Pennsylvania, 55
Bourbon, Kentucky, 34
Allen, Indiana, 26, 27
Box Butte, Nebraska, 31, 35
Allen, Louisiana, 24
Box Elder, Utah, 16, 35, 41, 46, 49
Allendale, South Carolina, 43, 46
Bradford, Pennsylvania, 6, 7, 8, 29
Alpena, Michigan, 54
Brazoria, Texas, 24, 32, 37, 52
Amador, California, 48, 53
Bremer, Iowa, 9, 13, 15
Amherst, Virginia, 45
Brevard, Florida, 44, 50, 51
Anderson, Texas, 28, 43, 48
Brewster, Texas, 11, 12
Androscoggin, Maine, 14, 18, 45
Bristol, Massachusetts, 13, 15, 17, 18
Anne Arundel, Maryland, 34
Brookings, South Dakota, 22, 25
Anoka, Minnesota, 16, 17
Brooks, Georgia, 28, 32, 40, 43, 52
Antelope, Nebraska, 19
Brooks, Texas, 43, 51
Antrim, Michigan, 17, 48, 49
Broward, Florida, 8, 36, 37, 50, 51,
Apache, Arizona, 3, 11, 12
Brown, Minnesota, 13, 15, 19, 26, 27, 38, 39
Appling, Georgia, 32
Brown, Nebraska, 29
Arapahoe, Colorado, 55
Brown, Ohio, 34
Arkansas, Arkansas, 24, 26, 27
Brown, South Dakota, 12, 22, 23, 25, 29, 30
Aroostook, Maine, 2, 31, 36
Brown, Texas, 11, 12, 28, 52
Ashe, North Carolina, 37, 40
Brown, Wisconsin, 6, 7, 6, 22, 30, 37, 38, 39, 54
Ashtabula, Ohio, 45, 48, 53, 55
Brule, South Dakota, 29
Atascosa, Texas, 26, 43, 54
Brunswick, North Carolina, 32
Atlantic, New Jersey, 13, 15, 16, 32, 40, 41, 44, 46, 53, 54, 55
Brunswick, Virginia, 34
Atoka, Oklahoma, 26
Bryan, Oklahoma, 28, 52
Audrain, Missouri, 26, 27
Buchanan, Iowa, 9, 10, 22
Augusta, Virginia, 16, 45
Bucks, Pennsylvania, 13, 15, 36, 39, 41, 55
Austin, Texas, 43
Buena Vista, Iowa, 2, 5, 9, 10, 16, 19, 22
Autauga, Alabama, 43
Buffalo, Nebraska, 19, 30
Avery, North Carolina, 40
Buffalo, Wisconsin, 6, 7, 30
Avoyelles, Louisiana, 32
Bulloch, Georgia, 28, 32, 34, 52
Buncombe, North Carolina, 14
Bureau, Illinois, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 19, 22
B
Burke, Georgia, 28, 52
Burke, North Dakota, 23, 25
Baca, Colorado, 20, 21
Burleigh, North Dakota, 23, 25, 29, 30
Bailey, Texas, 20, 33
Burlington, New Jersey, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 46, 53
Baker, Georgia, 28
Burnet, Texas, 11, 12
Baker, Oregon, 4
Burt, Nebraska, 5, 19
Baldwin, Alabama, 26, 27, 31, 32, 39, 43, 52
Butler, Iowu, 9, 10, 13, 15, 19, 22
Baltimore and Baltimore City, Maryland, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 55
Butler, Kansas, 4, 5, 20
Bamberg, South Carolina, 43
Butler, Missouri, 26
Banks, Georgia, 14
Butler, Nebraska, 19
Bannock, Idaho, 31, 35
Butler, Pennsylvania, 55
Barbour, Alabama, 28, 52
Butte, California, 2, 24, 35, 41, 44, 46, 47, 48, 50, 53
Barnes, North Dakota, 21, 22, 23, 25
Butte, Idaho, 31
Barnwell, South Carolina, 32, 36, 43, 46
Butte, South Dakota, 11, 12, 35
Barren, Kentucky, 3, 34
,6, 7, 6, 14, 16, 17, 18, 29, 37
rgia, 14
c
uri, 14, 16, 18, 53, 54
Bartholomew, Indiana, 39
Cache, Utah, 30, 35, 49
Barton, Georgia, 14
Caddo, Louisiana, 52
Barton, Kansas, 20, 21
Caddo, Oklahoma, 28
Bastrop, Texas, 43, 52
Calcasieu, Louisiana, 24
Bath, Kentucky, 34
Caldwell, Texas, 43, 52
Bay, Michigan, 31, 35
Calhoun, Georgia, 28, 52
Beadle, South Dakota, 22, 29, 30
Calhoun, Illinois, 45
Beaufort, North Carolina, 32, 34
Calhoun, Iowa, 19, 26, 27
Beaufort, South Carolina, 40, 41
Calhoun, Michigan, 42
Beaver, Oklahoma, 20, 21
Calhoun, Mississippi, 32
Beaverhead, Montana, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 29
Calumet, Wisconsin, 6, 7, 8, 30, 38, 39
Becker, Minnesota, 16, 17, 22, 25, 30
Calvert, Maryland, 34
Beckham, Oklahoma, 33
Cambria, Pennsylvania, 31
Bedford, Pennsylvania, 45
Camden, Hew Jersey, 32, 41, 46
Bedford, Virginia, 3
Camden, North Carolina, 31
Bee, Texas, 25, 42
Cameron, Louisiana, 24
Bell, Texas, 20, 33, 52
Cameron, Texas, 2, 20, 33, 36, 37, 40, 41, 42, 50, 51
Ben Hill, Georgia, 28
Camp, Texas, 32
. irth Dakota, 21, 23, 25
Cumbell, South Dakota, 25
Bent, Colorado, 42
Campbell, Wyoming, 3, 11, 12
Benton, Arkansas, 14, 16, 18, 37, 53, 54
Canadian, Oklahoma, 21
Benton, Indiana, 27, 39
Canyon, Idaho, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 17, 30, 31, 35, 39, 42, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49
Benton, Iowa, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 19, 22
Carbon, Montana, 35
Benton, Oregon, 48, 49
Carbon, Wyoming, 3, 11, 12, 29
Benton, Washington, 31, 35, 44, 47, 48, 49, 53
Caribou, Idaho, 23
Benzie, Michigan, 45, 47, 48, 49
Caroline, Maryland, 14, 18, 36, 39, 41
Bergen, New Jersey, 55
Carroll, Arkansas, 14, 16, 17, 18
Berkeley, South Carolina, 32
Carroll, Georgia, 14
Berkeley, West Virginia, 44, 45, 46, 49
Carroll, Illinois, 9, 10, 39
Berks, Pennsylvania, 6, 7, 8, 13, 15, 18, 45, 46, 47, 49, 55
Carroll, Indiana, 9, 10
86
INDEX
COUNTIES INCLUDED IN RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES, 1959 -Continued
County, State, an
d table number
County, State, and table number
Carroll, Iowa, 4, 5, 9, 10, 19, 22
Columbia, Washington, 36, 38
Carroll, Maryland, 39
Columbia, Wisconsin, 6, 7, 36, 38, 39, 40
Carroll, Virginia, 40, 45
Columbiana, Ohio, 45
Carson, Texas, 20
Columbus, North Carolina, 3, 32, 34, 54
Carter, Montana, 11, 12
Colusa, California, 11, 12, 23, 24, 35, 41, 44, 48
Carter, Oklahoma, 52
Comanche, Texas, 28, 43, 52
Carteret, North Carolina, 32, 40
Concho, Texas, 11, 12
Carver, Minnesota, 6, 7
Conejos, Colorado, 11, 12, 31
Cascade, Montana, 21, 23, 30
Contra Costa, California, 36, 41, 44, 47, 48, 49, 53, 55
Cass, Iowa, 5, 9, 10
Converse, Wyoming, 11, 12
Cass, Michigan, 47, 49, 53, 54
Cook, Illinois, 36, 39, 40, 41, 55
Cass, North Dakota, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 35
Copiah, Mississippi, 32, 37, 40
Cass, Texas, 43
Corson, South Dakota, 25, 29, 30
Cassia, Idaho, 11, 12, 30, 31, 35
Cortland, New York, 6, 7, 8, 40
Castro, Texas, 20
Coryell, Texas, 11
Caswell, North Carolina, 34
Costilla, Colorado, 31, 40
Catoosa, Georgia, 14
Cottle, Texas, 33
Cattaraugus, New York, 6, 7, 8, 29, 53
Cottonwood, Minnesota, 17, 19, 25, 26
Cavalier, North Dakota, 21, 23, 25
Covington, Alabama, 28, 52
Cayuga, New York, 8, 37, 47
Covington, Mississippi, 32
Cedar, Iowa, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 19, 22
Coweta, Georgia, 46
Cedar, Nebraska, 9, 10, 19, 22
Craighead, Arkansas, 24, 26, 27, 33, 54
Cerro Gordo, Iowa, 9, 10, 17, 19
Craven, North Carolina, 32, 34
Chambers, Texas, 24
Crawford, Arkansas 37, 43, 47, 54
Champaign, Illinois, 2, 19, 26, 27
Crawford, Georgia, 46
Chariton, Missouri, 52
Crawford, Iowa, 4, 5, 9, 10, 19, 22
Charles, Maryland, 34
Crawford, Missouri, 53
Charles Mix, South Dakota, 29, 30
Crawford, Pennsylvania, 6, 7, 8
Charleston, South Carolina, 31, 36, 37, 40, 41
Crawford, Wisconsin, 30, 45
Charlevoix, Michigan, 49
Crenshaw, Alabama, 28
Charlotte, Florida, 50, 51
Crisp, Georgia, 28, 43, 52
Charlotte, Virginia, 34
Crittenden, Arkansas, 26, 27, 33
Chase, Kansas, 5
Crockett, Tennessee, 54
Chatham, North Carolina, 14, 18
Crockett, Texas, 11, 12
Chautauqua, New York, 6, 7, 8, 29, 37, 41, 44,
47, 49, 53, 54
Crook, Oregon, 31
Chaves, New Mexico, 11, 12
Crook Wyoming, 11, 12
Chelan, Washington, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 53
Crosby, Texas, 20, 33
Chenango, New York, 6, 7, 8, 29, 37
Cross, Arkansas, 24, 26, 27, 46
Cherokee, Georgia, 14, 18
Crowley, Colorado, 35
Cherokee, Iowa, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 17, 19
Crow Wing, Minnesota, 16
Cherokee, Kansas, 26
Cullman, Alabama, 13, 14, 15, 18, 32, 54
Cherokee, South Carolina, 46
Cumberland, Maine, 14, 15, 18
Cherokee, Texas, 43, 46, 47, 48
Cumberland, New Jersey, 13, 15, 18, 32, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 54, 55
Cherry, Nebraska, 3, 4, 5, 29
Cumberland, North Carolina, 34
Chester, Pennsylvania, 2, 6, 7, 8, 41, 55
Cumberland, Pennsylvania, 45, 49
Chesterfield, South Carolina, 43, 46, 53
Cumberland, Tennessee, 37
Cheybuygan, Michigan, 49
Cuming, Nebraska, 2, 4, 5, 9, 19, 22
Cheyenne, Kansas, 21
Currituck, North Carolina, 31, 37
Cheyenne, Nebraska, 21
Curry, New Mexico, 20
Chickasaw, Iowa, 9
Custer, Montana, 35
Chickasaw, Mississippi, 32
Custer, Nebraska, 3, 4, 5, 19, 29, 30
Chicot, Arkansas, 24, 52
Custer, Oklahoma, 21
Childress, Texas, 33
Cuyahoga, Ohio, 53, 55
Chilton, Alabama, 43, 46, 48
Chippewa, Minnesota, 25
D
Chippewa, Wisconsin, 4, 6, 7, 8, 22, 29, 39
Chittenden, Vermont, 8
Dade, Florida, 2, 31, 36, 37, 40, 41, 44, 50, 51, 55
Chouteau, Montana, 21, 23
Dakota, Minnesota, 36, 38, 39
Chowan, North Carolina, 28, 32, 37, 43
Dale, Alabama, 28
Christian, Illinois, 19, 26, 27, 55
Dallam, Texas, 5, 20
Christian, Kentucky, 34
Dallas, Alabama, 3
Cimarron, Oklahoma, 20, 21
Dallas, Iowa, 9, 10, 19
Citrus, Florida, 50, 51
Dane, Wisconsin, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 19, 22, 29, 30, 34, 36, 38, 39
Clackamas, Oregon, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 37, 44,
47, 48, 49, 54, 55
Daniels, Montana, 21, 23
Clarendon, South Carolina, 3, 32, 34
Darke, Ohio, 13, 15, 16, 41
Clark, Illinois, 26, 27
Darlington, South Carolina, 3, 32, 34, 43
Clark, Indiana, 54
Davidson, North Carolina, 32
Clark, Kentucky, 16, 17, 34
Daviess, Indiana, 16
Clark, Ohio, 55
Daviess, Kentucky, 34
Clark, South Dakota, 25, 29, 31
Davis, Iowa, 11
Clark, Washington, 47, 48, 49, 54
Davis, Utah, 35, 49
Clark, Wisconsin, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 22, 29
Dawson, Georgia, 14
Clarke, Virginia, 45
Dawson, Nebraska, 2, 4, 5, 19, 29, 30, 35
Clay, Arkansas, 24, 26, 27
Dawson, Texas, 20, 33
Clay, Georgia, 28
Day, South Dakota, 25, 29
Clay, Illinois, 26, 27
Deaf Smith, Texas, 20, 21, 31, 42
Clay, Iowa, 10, 19
Decatur, Georgia, 28
Clay, Minnesota, 22, 23, 25, 26, 31, 35, 42
Decatur, Indiana, 10
Clay, Nebraska, 20
De Kalb, Alabama, 14, 18
Clay, Tennessee, 54
De Kalb, Illinois, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 19, 22, 36, 38, 39
Clayton, Iowa, 4, 6, 9, 10, 22, 30
Delaware, Indiana, 41
Cleburne, Alabama, 14
Delaware, Iowa, 9, 10, 15, 22
Cleburne, Arkansas, 14
Delaware, New York, 6, 7, 8, 29
Cleveland, North Carolina, 13, 15
Delaware, Pennsylvania, 55
Clinton, Indiana, 9, 10, 41
Delta, Colorado, 12, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49
Clinton, Iowa, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 19, 22
Denton, Texas, 28
Clinton, New York, 6, 7, 8, 45
Denver, Colorado, 55
Clinton, Ohio, 9, 10
Desha, Arkansas, 24, 26, 27, 33
Coahoma, Mississippi, 26, 27, 33, 52
De Soto, Florida, 44, 50, 51
Cochran, Texas, 20, 33
De Soto, Mississippi, 3
Cocke, Tennessee, 40
Deuel, South Dakota, 25
Coconino, Arizona, 3, 11
Dewey, South Dakota, 3
Codington, South Dakota, 16, 25
De Witt, Illinois, 27
Coffee, Alabama, 28
De Witt, Texas, 17, 25, 52
Coffee, Georgia, 14, 28, 34
Dickens, Texas, 33
Coke, Texas, 11
Dickey, North Dakota, 22, 23, 25, 29
Coleman, Texas, 11, 12, 17
Dickinson, Kansas, 21
Coles, Illinois, 26, 27
Dillon, South Carolina, 34
Collier, Florida, 41, 43
Dimmit, Texas, 40, 42
Collin, Texas, 20, 33, 42
Dinwiddie, Virginia, 28, 34
Collingsworth, Texas, 33
Divide, North Dakota, 21, 23
Colorado, Texas, 24, 52
Dodge, Georgia, 28
Colquitt, Georgia, 28, 32, 34, 40, 43, 52
Dodge, Minnesota, 16
Columbia, Florida, '43
Dodge, Nebraska, 5, 19
Columbia, New York, 8, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 53
Dodge, Wisconsin, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 15, 22, 29, 30, 36, 38, 39
Dolumt La, 3regon, 54
Dona Ana, New Mexico, 33, 42, 52
Columbia, Pennsylvania, 13, 15
Doniphan, Kansas, 53
INDEX
COUNTIES INCLUDED IN RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES, 1959rContinued
87
County, State, and table number
County, State, and table number
Dooly, Georgia, 28, 43, 46, 52
Fresno, California, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 29,
Door, Wisconsin, 44, 45, 49
30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 41, 43, 44, 46, 48, 50, 51, 53
Dorchester, Maryland, 36, 37, 39, 41
Frio, Texas, 28, 43
Dougherty, Georgia, 28, 52
Fulton, Georgia, 14
Douglas, Illinois, 26, 27
Fulton, Illinois, 9, 10, 19
Douglas, Minnesota, 16, 22, 25
Fulton, Kentucky, 52
Douglas, Nebraska, 5, 53
Fulton, Ohio, 15, 16, 17
Douglas, Oregon, 11, 12, 47, 48
Douglas, Washington, 21, 23, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 53
Du Bois, Indiana, 13, 15, 16, 18
G
Dubuque, Iowa, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 30
Missouri, 26, 27, 33, 43
Gadsden, Florida, 34
Dunn, North Dakota, 29
Gage, Nebraska, 20
Dunn, Wisconsin, 6, 7, 8, 22, 30
Gaines, Texas, 20, 33
Du Page, Illinois, 55
. 23, 30
Duplin, North Carolina, 14, 16, 18, 32, 34, 37, 54
Garfield, Colorado, 49
Durham, North Carolina, 34
Garfield, Montana ,
Dutchess, New York, 8, 45, 47, 53
Garfield, Nebraska, 29
Duval, Florida, 50, 51
Garfield, Oklahoma, 21, 23
Duval , Texas, 43
Garfield, Washington, 38
Dyer, Tennessee, 26
Garvin, Oklahoma, 52
Garrard, Kentucky, 34
Gasconade, Missouri, 53
E
Gates, North Card. :■
Geauga, Ohio, 47, 53
rgia, 28
Gem, Idaho, 45, 47, 48, 49
u Rouge, Louisiana, 32
Genesee, Michigan, 45
East Feliciana, Louisiana, 32
Genesee, New York, 31, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42
Texas, 17, 28, 52
Geneva, Alabama, 23, 43
Mexico, 11
Gibson , In : .
Eddy, Horth Dakota, 25
. 32, 33, 40, 54
Edgar, Illinois, 26, 27
.
Edgecombe, North Carolina, 3, 28, 34
Edgefield, South Carolina, 44, 46
Gilliam, Florid
Edmunds, South Dakota, 22, 25, 29
Gillespie, Texas, 11, 12, 17, 4< .
[ansas, 21
Gilmer, Georgia, 14
Edwards, Texas, 11, 12
Glacier, Montana, 23
Effingham, Illinois, 26
Glenn, Califcm -, 47, 48, 50
47, 49
Gloucester, Hew Jersey, 13, 15, 32, 36, 41, 44, 45, 46
Elihar-., Indiana, 14, 16,' 18
Gonzales, Texas, 14, 18, 43, 52
da, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 29
Goodhue, Minnesota, 6, 7, 8, 16, 17, 22, 30, 36, 38, 39
.
Gooding, Idaho, 12
u , 17, 33
Gordon, Get
Elmore, Idaho, 12
Goshen, Wyoming, 35
xas, 2, 5
Gove, Kansas, 20
Emmons, Horth Dakota, 23, 25, 29
Grady, Georgia, 28, 37, 52
IS, 28, 52
Grady, Oklahoma, 43
, 8, 36, 37, 40, ••
. 31, 35
Erie, Ohio, 39, 40, 47, 49, 53
\ 48, 49
Erie, Pennsylvania, 31, 37, 40, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 53
-.lima, 41
Essex, Massachust-'.
■ -;a3, 20
Evangeline, Louisiana, 3, 24, 32
. rtta Dakota, 25,
.lahoma, 21, 23
F
Grant, South Dakota, 25
Grant, Washington, 2, 21, 31, 35, 45, 47, 53
Fairfield, Connecticut, 55
•st Virginia, 14,
xas, 33
7, 8, 9, 10, 22, 29, 30
. Texas, 28, 33
, North Carolina ,
Farlbaul- , 1
Faulk, South Dakota, 29
. 21
Fauquier, Virginia, 3
Grayson, Texas, 28, 52
Ulnols, 26, 27
Greeley, Kan
«a, 4, 6, 9, 10, 13, 15, 19, 22
Green, Wisconsin, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 29, 30
Kentucky, 3, 34
Greene, Alabama, 3
Greene, Arkansas, 26, 27
Fayette, Tel
Greene, Iowa, 19, 26, 27
Fentress , Tennessee , 14 , 37
.
Fergus, Montana, 4, 21, 23, 29, 30
Fillmore, Minnesota, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 16, 17, 22, 30, 37
hio, 9
Fillmore, Nebraska, 20
■ ,
Finney, Kansas, 20, 21, 35
Fisher, Texas, 33
Green Lake, Wisconsin, 36, 38, 39
Flagler, Florida, 31, 40
Greensville, Virginia, 28
Fleming , Kentucky , 34
Greenville, South Carolina, 37, 46, 53
Florence, South Carolina, 3, 34
Greenwood, Jouth Carbli-. i
Floyd, Inc.
Gregory-, South Dakota, 29, 30
Floyd, Iowa, 10, 16, 19
Griggs, North Dakota, 23, 25
Floyd, Texas, 20, 33, 42
■
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 4, 6, 7, 8, 22, 30, 36, 38, 39
Grundy, Iowa, 5, 9, 10, 19
, 27, 39
Guadal';; ',52
Ford, Kansas, 5, 20, 21
Guilfc- , a, 34 *
Forsyth, Georgia, 14, 18
Gwinnott, Georgia, 14, 18
Forsyth, North Carolina, 34
Fort Bend, Texas, 24, 33, 52
H
th Dakota, 23, 25
Franklin, Alabama, 14
Franklin, Arkansas, 53
Haakon, South Dakota, 29
'■eorgia, 14, 18
Habersham, Georgia.
Franklin, Idaho, 35
Franklin, Iowa, 9, 10, 13, 15, 19
.
Franklin , , :
, Missouri , 53
Franklin, North Corolla-..
Hall, Georgia, 13, 14, , - '
hio, 53
Hall, Texas, 20, 33
Franklin, Pennsylvania, 6, 7, 8, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49
18, 19, 22, 27
a. 29
, 20, 21
. Virginia, 45
.
1
H
Frederick, Maryland, 6, 7, 8, 39
Frederick. 44, 45, 46, 49
. ■
j , Minnesota, 9, 10, 13, 15, 19, 31, 35, 40, 42
.
Fremont, Idaho, 31
ts , 31
Fremont, Iowa, 19
.
Fremont, Wyoming, 3, 11, 12, 30, 35
Hampton, South Carolina, 43, 46
INDEX
COUNTIES INCLUDED IN RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES, 1959-Continued
County, State, and table
Hancock, Illinois, 9, 10, 26, 27, 53
Hancock, Iowa, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 19
Hancock, Ohio, 27, 35, 41
Hand, South Dakota, 29, 30
Hansford, Texas, 21
Hardee, Florida, 44, 50, 51
Hardeman, Tennessee, 54
Hardin, Iowa, 2, 5, 9, 10, 19, 22
Harding, South Dakota, 11, 12
Hardy, West Virginia, 14, 16, 18
, Maryland, 39
Harmon, Oklahoma, 33
Harnett, North Carolina, 32, 34
Harney, Oregon, 3, 4, 29
Harper, Kansas, 20, 21
Harris, Georgia, 53
Harris, Texas, 3, 4, 24, 55
Harrison, Indiana, U
Harrison, Iowa, 19
Harrison, Kentucky, 34
Harrison, Mississippi, 52
Harrison, Missouri, 1"
Hart, Georgia, 14
Hart, Kentucky, 34
Hartford, Connecticut, 2, 13, 15, 18, 31, 34, 40, 45, 47, 55
Harvey, Kansas, 20
Haskell, Texas, 20, 33
Hawaii, Hawaii, 2, 3, 4, 40, 44, 48
Haywood, North Carolina, 45
. Terjiess^e, 3, 33, 54
Kenderson, North Carolina, 31, 37, 40, 45
Henderson, Texas, 32, 43
Hendry, Florida, 40, 41, 43, 50, 51
Hennepin, Minnesota, 17, 31, 39, 55
Henry, Alabama, 28
Henry, Georgia, 46
Henry, Illinois, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 19, 22
Henry, Indiana, 41
Henry, Iowa, 9, 10, 16
Henry, Kentucky, 34
Henry, Ohio, 26, 27, 41
Henry, Tenness>?'j .
Herkimer, New York, c, 7, 8, 37
Hernando, Florida, 50, 51
Hertford, North Carolina, 28, 34
Hettinger, North Dakota, 21, 23, 25
Hidalgo, Texas, 2, 20, 33, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 50, 51
Highlands, Florida, 44, 50, 51
Hill, Montana, 21, 23
Hill, Texas, 20, 28, 33
Hillsborough, Florida, 2, 4, 8, 13, 15, 36, 40, 41, 43, 44, 50, 51, 54, 55
Hillsborough, New Hampshire, 13, 15, 17, 18, 45
Hinds, Mississippi, 3, 32
Hockley, Texas, 20, 33
Hoke, North Carolina, 43
Holmes, Florida, 43
Holmes, Mississippi, 3
Holmes, Ohio, 3
Holt, Nebraska, 3, 4, 5, 29, 30
Honolulu, Hawaii, 2, 8, 13, 15, 18
Hood, Texas, 28, 52
Hood River, Oregon, 44, 45, 47, 49, 54
Hopkins, Texas, 32
Horry, South Carolina, 3, 32, 34
Houghton, Michigan, 54
Houston, Alabama, 28, 43
Houston, Georgia, 28, 46, 52
Houston, Minnesota, 16, 17
Houston, Texas, 28, 48
Howard, Arkansas, 14, 46
Howard, Indiana, 41
Howard, Texas, 20, 33
Hughes, Oklahoma, 28
Humboldt, California, 11
Humphreys, Mississippi, 26, 33
Hunt, Texas, 33
Hunterdon, New Jersey, 13, 15, 18
Huntington, Indiana, 41
Huron, Michigan, 30, 35
Hutchinson, South Dakota, 16, 22
Hyde, South Dakota, 29
ria , Louisiana , 24
, Iowa, 5, 9, 10, 17
Imperial, California, 2
43, 50, 51, 53
Independence , Arkansas , 14
na, Pennsylvania, 40
n River, Florida, 44, 50, 51
Ingham, Michigan, 42
ia, Michigan, 45, 49
a, Iowa, 4, 5, 9, 10
a, Wisconsin, 4, 7, 8, 29, 30, 39
an, Texas, 11, 12
n, Utah, 11, 12
Iroquois, Illinois, 2, 19, 22, 26, 27, 39
"rwin, Georgia, 28
sle of Wight, Virginia, 28
Itawamba, Mississippi, 14
11, 23, 25, 29, 30, 33, 35, 36, 40, 41, 42,
Jackson, Arkansas, 24, 26, 27, 33
Jackson, Colorado, 29
Jackson, Florida, 28, 43
Jackson, Georgia, 14, 18, 46
Jackson, Illinois, ■
Jackson, Indiana, 39
Jackson, Iowa, 4, 9, 10, 30
Jackson, Michigan, 42, 49
Jackson, Minnesota, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 19, -'
Jackson, Mississippi, 52
Jackson, Missouri, 53, 55
Jackson, North Carolina, 40
Jackson, Oklahoma, 33
Jackson, Oregon, 17, 44, 46, 47
Jackson, Texas, 24
Jackson, Wisconsin, 16, 54
Jasper, Illinois, .
Jasper, Indiana, 19, 26, 27
Jasper, Iowa, 4, 5, 9, 10, .
Jasper, Missouri, 17
Jay, Indiana, 41
Jefferson, Arkansas, 24, 27, 33
Jefferson, Florida, 43, 52
Jefferson, Idaho, 3C, 31
Jefferson, Illinois, 26, 54
Jefferson, Missouri, 54
Jefferson, Nebraska, 20
Jefferson, New York, 6, 7, 8, 16, 17, 29
Jefferson, Oklahoma,
Jefferson, Oregon, 31
Jefferson, Texas, 24
Jefferson, West Virginia, 44, 45, 49
Jefferson, Wisconsin, 6, 7, 8, 30,
Jefferson Davis, Louisiana, 24, 32
Jerome, Idaho, 3] .
Jersey, Illinois, 45
Jessamine, Kentucky, 34
Jewell, Kar-;
Jim Hogg, T<
Jim Wells, Texas, 20, 43
, Illinois, 9, 10
Johnson, Arkansas, 46
Johnson, Indiana, 41
Johnson, Iowa, 9, 10, 16
, Tennessee, 37
Johnson, Wyoming, 11, 12
Johnston, North Carolina, 32, 34
Johnston, Oklahoma, 52
Jones, Georgia, 48
Jones, Iowa, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10
Jones, Mississippi, 14
Jones, North Carolina, 34
Jones, Texas, 20, 33
Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49, 53
Kandiyohi, Minnesota, 16, 17, 18, 22, 39
Kane, Illinois, 2, 4, 5, 55
Kankakee, Illinois, 19, 26, 27
Karnes, Texas, 25
Kaufman, Texas, 33
Kay, Oklahoma, 21, 23
Kearny, Kansas, 20
Kendall, Illinois, 41
Kennebec, Maine, 13, 14, 15, 18, 45
Kenosha, Wisconsin, 40
Kent, Delaware, 14, 31, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41
Kent, Maryland, 36, 39
Kent, Michigan, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 54, 55
Keokuk, Iowa, 9, 10, 16
Kern, California, 2, 4, 5, 11, 12, 23, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35, 36, 38, 42, 43, 44,
46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 53
Kerr, Texas, 11
Kewaunee, Wisconsin, 6, 7, 30, 38, 49
Keya Paha, Nebraska, 29
Kidder, North Dakota, 25, 29, 30
Kimball, Nebraska, 21
Kimble, Texas, 11, 12, 52
King, Washington, 13, 15, 18, 37, 40, 49, 54, 55
Kingfisher, Oklahoma, 21
Kingman, Kansas, 20, 21
Kings, California, 2, 8, 16, 17, 23, 30, 33, 44, 46, 48, 53
Kingsbury, South Dakota, .":.
Kinney, Texas, 11, 12
Kiowa, Oklahoma, 21, 33
Kit Carson, Colorado, 20, 21
Kitsap, Washington, 54
Kittitas, Washington, 39
i, Minnesota, 23, 25, 31
Klamath, Oregon, 4, 23, 31
Kleberg, Tex .
Klickitat, Washington, 30, 47, 49
Knoi , Illinois, 9, 10, 19
Knox, Indiana, 43, 46
Knox, Maine, 13, 15, 18
Knox, Nebraska, 4, 5, 9, 19, 22, 29, 30
Knox, Ohio, 16, 17
Knox, Texas, 33
Kosciusko, Indiana, 13, 15, 18
Kossuth, Iowa, 2, 5, 9, 10, 13, 15, 19, 22, 26, 27
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89
County,
State, and table number
County, State, and table number
L
M
Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, 19, 25, 26
McCone, Montana, 21, 23
• . Wisconsin, 37
McCook, South Dakota, 22
Lafayette, Florida, 43
Mcculloch, Texas, 11, 12
Lafayette, Louisiana, 3, 24, 32
McCurtain, Oklahoma, 3
Lafayette, Missouri, 45
McDonald, Missouri , 1A, 16, 54
Lafayette, Wisconsin, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9,
10
30
McDonough, Illinois, 9, 10
Lagrange, Indiana, 3
McHenry, Illinois, 6, 7, 8, 30, 39
Lake, California, 44, 47, 48, 53
McHenry, North Dakota, 21, 23, 25, 29
Lake, Florida, 2, 43, 44, 50, 51, 55
Mcintosh, North Dakota, 25, 29
Lake, Illinois, 40, 55
Mcintosh, Oklahoma, 43, 52
Lake, Montana, 49
McKenzie, North Dakota, 3, 21, 35
lake of the Woods, Minnesota, 25
McKinley, New Mexico, 3, 11
Lake, Ohio, 49, 53, 55
McLean, Illinois, 2, 4, 9, 10, 19, 22, 26, 27
Lake, Oregon, 48
McLean, North Dakota, 21, 23, 25, 29
Like, South Dakota, 12, 22, 25
McLennan, Texas, 20, 33
Lamar, Georgia, 52
McLeod, Minnesota, 6, 7, 13, 15, 39
Lamar, Mississippi, 52
McPherson, Kansas, 20, 21
Lamar, Texas, 33
McPherson, South Dakota, 25, 29
Lamb, Texas, 2, 20, 33
Macomb, Michigan, 40, 45, 47, 55
La Moure, North Dakota, 22, 23, 25
Macon, Georgia, 28, 43, 46, 52
Lampasas, Texas, 11, 12, 17, 52
Macon, Illinois, 26, 27
Lancaster, Nebraska, 20
Macon, Tennessee, 54
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6,
7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 18, 29, 31, 34, 36,
Macoupin, Illinois, 9, 10, 19, 26, 27
39, 41, 47, 49, 54, 55
Madera, California, 2, 4, 5, 16, 17, 23, 31, 33, 35, 44, 46, 48, 53
Lane, Kansas, 20
Madison, Alabama, 33
Lane, Oregon, 37, 39, 47, 48, 49, 54
Madison, Arkansas, 14, 54
Langlade, Wisconsin,
Madison, Florida, 43
Lapeer, Michigan, 30
Madison, Georgia, 14
La Porte, Indiana, 27, 46, 53
Madison, Idaho, 31
Laramie, Wyoming, 11
Madison, Illinois, 26, 27
Larimer, Colorado, 5, 11, 12, 35, 49
Madison, Indiana, 27
La Salle, Illinois, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 19,
22, 26, 27, 36, 38, 39
Madison, Kentucky, 34
La Salle, Texas, 43
Madison, Louisiana, 52
Lauderdale, Tennessee, 54
Madison, Mississippi, 3
Laurens, Georgia, 28
Madison, Montana, 11, 12
Laurens, South Carolina, 46, 53
Madison, Nebraska, 19
La Vaca, Texas, 52
Madison, New York, 6, 7, 8, 37, 42
Lawrence, Arkansas, 24, 26
Madison, Tennessee, 54
Lawrence, Ohio, 17
Madison, Texas, 48
Lawrence, Tennessee, 54
Mahaska, Iowa, 9, 10
Leake, Mississippi, 3, 14
Major, Oklahoma, 21
Lebanon, Pennsylvania, 13, 15
Malheur, Oregon, 2, 3, 4, 5, 29, 30, 31, 35, 39, 42, 48
Lee, Arkansas, 24, 26, 27, 33
Manatee, Florida, 40, 41, 43, 44, 50, 51
Lee, Florida, 50, 51, 55
Manistee, Michigan, 45, 49, 54
Lee, Georgia, 28, 32, 52
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 6, 7, 8, 22, 29, 30, 37, 38
Lee, Illinois, 2, 5, 10, 19, 22, 36,
36
39
Marathon, Wisconsin, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 22, 29, 30, 31, 38
Lee, Iowa, 53
Marengo, Alabama, 3
Lee, North Carolina, 34
Maricopa, Arizona, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 23, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 36,
Lee, Texas, 28
40, 42, 43, 44, 50, 51, 53, 55
Leelanau, Michigan, 47, 48, 49, 54
Marin, California, 7, 8
Leflore, Mississippi, 26, 27, 33
Marlon, Alabama, 14
Le Flore, Oklahoma, 37
Marion, Florida, 28, 36, 37, 41, 43, 44, 50, 51
Lehigh, Pennsylvania, 31, 45, 46, 47
Marlon, Illinois, 26, 27, 47, 54
Lenawee, Michigan, 27, 41
Marlon, Indiana, 55
Lenoir, North Carolina, 32, 34
Marlon, Iowa, 9, 10
Leon, Texas, 43
Marlon, Kansas, 20
Le Sueur, Minnesota, 38, 39
Marlon, Oregon, 2, 17, 36, 37, 39, 42, 44, 47, 48, 49, 54
Levy, Florida, 43
Marion, South Carolina, 32, 34
Lewis, Hew York, 6, 7, 8
Mariposa, California, 16
Lewis, Washington, 13, 15, 17, 54
Marquette, Wisconsin, 42
Lexington, South Carolina, 14, 37, 43, 46, 48, 5
Marshall, Alabama, 14, 18
Liberty, Montana, 21, 23
Marshall, Iowa, 4, 5, 9, 10, 19
Liberty, Texas, 24
Marshall, Kansas, 20
Limestone, Alabama, 33
Marshall, Minnesota, 16, 17, 22, 23, 25, 31, 35
Lincoln, Arkansas, 24
Marshall, Mississippi, 3
Lincoln, Colorado, 21
Marshall, South Dakota, 25, 29
Lincoln, Minnesota, 25
Martin, Florida, 50, 51, 55
Lincoln, Nebraska, 4, 5, 29, 35
Martin, Minnesota, 2, 5, 9, 10, 16, 19, 26, 27, 36, 37, 38, 39
Lincoln, New Mexico, 11, 12, 45
Martin, North Carolina, 28, 32, 34
Lincoln, Oklahoma, 52
Martin, Texas, 20, 33
Lincoln, South Dakota, 19, 22
Mason, Illinois, 17
Lincoln, Tennessee, 3, 32
Mason, Kentucky, 34
Lincoln, Washington, 21, 23
Mason, Michigan, 37, 45, 47, 48, 49, 54
Lincoln, Wyoming, 3, 11, 12
Mason, Texas, 11, 28
Linn, Iowa, 9, 10, 19, 22
Mason, Washington, 53
Linn, Oregon, 37, 39, 48, 49, 54
Matagorda, Texas, 24, 52
Litchfield, Connecticut, 8
Maul, Hawaii, 2, 40, 48
Livingston, Illinois, 2, 13, 15, 19,
22
26, 27
Maury, Tennessee, 3
Livingston, Louisiana, 54
Maverick, Texas, 42
Livingston, Michigan, 47
Meade, Kansas, 21
Livingston, New York, 31, 37, 39
Meade, South Dakota, 3, 4, 11, 12, 29, 30
Logan, Arkansas, 14
Mecklenburg, Virginia, 3, 34
Logan, Colorado, 4, 5, 21, 35
Mecosta, Michigan, 37, 49
Logan, Illinois, 19, 26, 27
Medina, Texas, 20
Logan, Kentucky, 34
Meeker, Minnesota, 16, 17, 39
Logan, North Dakota, 25, 29
Meigs, Tennessee, 54
Lenoke, Arkansas, 24, 26, 27, 33, 47
Menard, Texas, 11, 12, 52
Lorain, Ohio, 40, 48, 53, 55
Mendocino, California, 11, 12, 44, 45, 47, 48, 53
Loa Angeles, California, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6.
7, 8, 13, U, 15, 16, 17, 18, 36, 39, 40,
Merced, California, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 29, 30, 32
42, 44, 47, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55
35, 36, 41, 43, 44, 46, 48, 53, 55
Louisa, Iowa, 9
Mercer, Illinois, 9, 10
Love, Oklahoma, 28, 52
Mercer, Kentucky, 17
Lowndes, Georgia, 32, 34
Mercer, New Jersey, 31
Lubbock, Texas, 2, 5, 20, 33
Mercer, North Dakota, 25
Lucao, Ohio, 40, 41, 55
Mercer, Ohio, 15, 16, 17, 41
Lumpkin, Georgia, 14, 18
Meriwether, Georgia, 46
Luna, flew Mexico, 41
Mesa, Colorado, 11, 12, 35, 41, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49
Lunenburg, Virginia, 34
Miami, Indiana, 41
Lu2erne, Pennsylvania, 40, 41, 45
Middlesex, Connecticut, 17, 55
Lyman, South Dakota, 29
Middlesex, Massachusetts, 13, 15, 18, 39, 40, 45, 47, 55
Lynn, Texas, 20, 33
Middlesex, New Jersey, 13, 15, 31. 40, 55
Lyon, Iowa, 5, 9, 10, 13, 15, 19, 22
Milam, Texas, 43
Lyon, Kansas, 5
Millard, Utah, 30
Lyon, Minnesota, 13, 19, 22, 25
Miller, Georgia, 28
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County, State, and table number
County, State, and table number
Miller, Missouri, 16, 17
Mills, Texas, 11, 12, 52
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 55
Minidoka, Idaho, 11, 12, 31, 35
Minnehaha, South Dakota, 4, 12, 19, 22, 30
Mississippi, Arkansas, 2, 26, 27, 33
Mississippi, Missouri, 26, 27, 43
Mitchell, Georgia, 28, 32, 52
Mitchell, Iowa, 16, 17
Mitchell, Kansas, 21
Mitchell, Texas, 33
Mobile, Alabama, 43, 52, 55
Modoc, California, 29, 31
Moffat, Colorado, 11, 12
Monmouth, New Jersey, 13, 15, 18, 31, 36, 40, 41, 45, 46, 54, 55
Monona, Iowa, 19
Monroe , Arkansas , 24
Monroe, Michigan, 26, 27, 40, 41
Monroe, New York, 31, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 53, 54, 55
Monroe, Wisconsin, 6, 7, 8, 30
Montague, Texas,
Montcalm, Michigan, 31, 49
Monterey, California, 2, 4
Montgomery, Alabama, 3, 4
Montgomery, Illinois, 26, 27
Montgomery, Indiana, 9, 10
Montgomery, Iowa, 10
Montgomery, New York, 7, 8
Montgomery, North Carolina, 14, 46
Montgomery, Pennsylvania, 13, 15, 55
Montgomery, Tennessee, 34
Montrose, Colorado, 11, 12, 42
Moody, South Dakota, 12, 22, 25
Moore, North Carolina, 14, 18, 34, 46, 53
Morgan, Alabama, 14
Morgan , Colorado . 2 , - , ? . ";:"
Morgan, Georgia, 46
Morgan, Illinois, 26, 27
Morgan, West Virginia, 45
Morrill, Nebraska, 29, 35
Morris, Ken Jersey, 40, 55
Morris, Texas, 32
Morrison, Minnesota, 6, 7, 17, 22, 29
Morrow, Oregon, 23
Morton , Kansas , 20
Morton, North Dakota, 25, 29, 30
Moultrie, Illinois, 21
Mountrail, North Dakota, 21, 23, 25
Mower, Minnesota, 13, 15, 19, 22, 26, 27, 38, 39
Multnomah, Oregon, 37, 40, 54, 55
Murray, Georgia, 14
Murray, Minnesota, 13, 19, 22, 25
Murray, Oklahoma, 52
Muscatine, Iowa, 9, 10
Muskegon, Michigan, 47, 49
Muskogee, Oklahoma, 55
N
Nacogdoches, Texas, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 43
Nansemond, Virginia, 28
Napa, California, 44, 47, 48, 53
Nash, North Carolina, 3, 28, 32, 34
Nassau, New York, 55
Natchitoches, Laulsiana, 52
Natrona, Wyoming, 11, 12
Navajo, Arizona, 3, 11
Navarro, Texas, 33
Nelson, North Dakota, 23, 25
Nelson, Virginia, 45, 46
Neshoba, Mississippi, 3
Ness , Kansas , 20 , 21
Nevada, California, 47
Newaygo, Michigan, 37, 42, 45, 47, 49
Newberry, South Carolina, 17
New Castle, Delaware, 31, 39, 55
New Haven, Connecticut, 13, 15, 40, 45, 47, 55
New London, Connecticut, 13, 14, 15, 18
New Madrid, Missouri, 26, 27, 33
Newport, Rhode Island, 55
Newton, Indiana, 27
Newton, Mississippi, 14
Nez Perce, Idaho, 36, 38
Niagara, New York, 40, 41,
Nicollet, Minnesota, 39
Niobrara, Wyoming, 11, 12
Nobles, Minnesota, 9, 10, 13, 15, 19,
Nodaway, Missouri, 4, 9, 10
Nolan, Texas, 33
Norfolk, Massachusetts, 55
Norfolk, Virginia, 40, 54, 55
Norman, Minnesota, 22, 23, 25, 31, 35
Northampton, North Carolina, 28
Northampton, Pennsylvania, 31
Northampton, Virginia, 31, 32, 36, 37, 40, 41,
Northumberland, Pennsylvania, 13, 15, 18
Noxubee, Mississippi, 3
Nuckolls, Nebraska, 20
Nueces, Texas, 20, 33, 42
23, 31, 35, 36, 40, 41, 42, 44, 49, 53,
45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 53
Oakland, Michigan, 45, 47, 55
Obion, Tennessee, 27
O'Brien, Iowa, 5, 9, 10, 19, 27
Ocean, New Jersey, 13, 15, 18
ua, Michigan, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49
Ochiltree, Texas, 21
Oconto, Wisconsin, 6, 7, 8, 30, 37
" " :, Illinois, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 19, 22, 36, 37, 38, 39
Okanogan, Washington, 3, 44, 45, 47
Okeechobee, Florida, 50, 51
Okfuskee, Oklahoma, 28, 52
Okmulgee, Oklahoma, 52
Oliver, North Dakota, 25
Olmsted, Minnesota, 16, 17, 30
Oneida, New York, 6, 7, 8, 29, 36, 37
Oneida, Wisconsin, 31
Onondaga, New York, 7, 8, 40
Onslow, North Carolina, 34
Ontario, New York, 36, 37, 39, 40, 47, 48, 49, 53
Orange, California, 2, 6, 7, 8, 13, 15, 17, 18, 32, 36, 37, 40, 41,
44, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55
Orange, Florida, 2, 36, 37, 39, 44, 50, 51, 55
Orange, New York, 6, 7, 8, 36, 42, 45, 47, 48, 53
Orange, North Carolina, 34
Orangeburg, South Carolina, 3, 26, 32, 33, 37, 40, 46
Orleans, New York, 36, 37, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49
Orleans, Vermont, 6, 7, 8
0s age , Oklahoma , 3 , 4 , 5 ,
Osborne, Kansas, 20
Osceola, Florida, 44, 50, 51
Oswego, New York, 37, 42, 47
Otero, Colorado, 5, 16, 35, 41, 42
Otsego, New York, 6, 7, 8, 29, 37
Ottawa, Michigan, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 42, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 54
Ottawa, Ohio, 41, 46, 47, 48, 53
Ottawa, Oklahoma, 52
Otter Tail, Minnesota, 4, 6, 7, 8, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 25, 29, 30
Outagamie, Wisconsin, 4, 6, 7, 8, 22, 30, 36, 38, 39, 40
Overton, Tennessee, 54
Owen, Kentucky, 34
nee, Idaho, 35, 48
Oxford, Maine, 45
Ozaukee, Wisconsin, 37, 39
Page, Iowa, 9, 10, 55
Palm Beach, Florida, 2, 5, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 50, 51, 55
Palo Alto, Iowa, 19, 22, 27
Palo Pinto, Texas, 52
Pamlico, North Carolina, 32
Panola, Mississippi, 3, 32
Park, Wyoming, 3, 11, 12, 35
Parker, Texas, 5, 17, 28, 52
Parmer, Texas, 20
Pasco, Florida, 15, 43, 44, 50, 51
Pasquotank, North Carolina, 31, 40
Patrick Virginia, 45
Paulding, Georgia, 14
Paulding, Ohio, 26, 27
Pawnee, Kansas, 20, 21
Payette, Idaho, 39, 45, 48, 49
Peach, Georgia, 46, 52
Pearl River, Mississippi, 44, 52
Pecos, Texas, 11, 12
Pembina, North Dakota, 21, 23, 25, 31, 35
Pemiscot, Missouri, 26, 27, 33
Pender, North Carolina, 34, 54
Pendleton, West Virginia, 14, 16, 18
Pennington, Minnesota, 17, 22, 25
Pennington, South Dakota, 29, 30
Penobscot, Maine 14, 18, 31
Pepin, Wisconsin, 37
Perkins , Nebraska , 21
Perkins, South Dakota, 11, 12, 29, 30
Perquimans, North Carolina, 28
Perry, Pennsylvania, 49
Person, North Carolina, 34
Phelps, Missouri, 53
Phillips, Arkansas, 26, 27, 33
Piatt, Illinois, 26, 27
Pickaway, Ohio, 39
Pickens, Georgia, 14
Pierce, North Dakota, 21, 23, 25
Pierce, Washington, 13, 14, 15, 18, 48, 49, 54, 55
Pierce, Wisconsin, 6, 7, 30
Pike, Alabama, 28, 52
Pike, Arkansas, 46
Pike, Illinois, 9, 10
Pike, Missouri, 53
Pima, Arizona, 3, 51
Pinal, Arizona, 2, 5, 33
Pinellas, Florida, 44, 50, 51
Pipestone, Minnesota, 25
"' t, North Carolina, 3, 28, 32, 34
Pittsburg, Oklahoma, 28
Pittsylvania, Virginia, 3, 34
Placer, California, 16, 17, 44, 46, 47, 48, 53
Plaquemines, Louisiana, 50, 51
Platte, Nebraska, 19
Platte, Wyoming, 35
Plymouth, Iowa, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 13, 19, 22, 25
Plymouth, Massachusetts, 44
Pocahontas, Iowa, 19, 22, 26, 27
Poinsett, Arkansas, 2, 24, 26, 27, 33
Polk, Florida, 2, 43, 44, 50, 51, 55
Polk, Minnesota, 2, 22, 23, 25, 29, 30, 31, 35
Polk, Missouri, 16, 17
Polk, Oregon, 37, 44, 47, 48, 49, 54
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91
County, State, and table number
County, State, and table number
Poll, Wisconsin, 6, 7, 8, 37, 39
Pondera, Montana, 21, 23
Pontotoc, Oklahoma, 52
Pope, Arkansas, 14, 46
Pope, Minnesota, 25
Portage, Wisconsin, 31, 37
Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, 28, 52
Pottawattamie, Iowa, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 19, 22, 30, 53
Potter, Pennsylvania, 31, 37
Powder River, Montana, 11
Power, Idaho, 23, 31
Poweshiek, Iowa, 9, 10
Prairie, Arkansas, 24, 26, 27
Pratt, Kansas, 20, 21
Presque Isle, Michigan, 31
Prince, George, Virginia, 28
Prince, Georges, Maryland, 34
Princess Anne, Virginia, 32, 37, 54
Prowers, Colorado, 11, 12, 20, 35
Pueblo, Colorado, 35, 42
Pulaski, Georgia, 28, 52
Pulaski, Indiana, 27
Pulaski, Kentucky, 3
Putnam, Florida, 31, 40, 50, 51
Putnam, Indiana, 10
Putnam, Ohio, 13, 15, 26, 27, 35, 41
Queen Annes, Maryland, 39
Queens, New York, 55
Quitman, Georgia, 28
Quitman, Mississippi, 26, 33
Radine, Wisconsin, 31, 40
Rains, Texas, 32
Ramsey, Minnesota, 55
Ramsey, North Dakota, 21, 23, 25
Randall, Texas, 20
Randolph, Georgia, 28, 52
Randolph, North Carolina, 14, 18
Rankin, Mississippi, 14, 18
Ransom, North Dakota, 23, 25
Rapides, Louisiana, 3, 52
Rappahannock, Virginia, 45
Ravalli, Montana, 3, 35, 49
Rawlins, Kansas, 21
Red Lake, Minnesota, 25
Redwood, Minnesota, 13, 15, 19, 22, 25, 26, 27
Reeves, Texas, 33
Refugio, Texas, 20
Reno, Kansa3, 20, 21
Renville, Minnesota, 13, 15, 16, 19, 22, 25, 26, 27, 35, 38, 39
Renville, North Dakota, 23, 25
Republic, Kansas, 20
Rhea, Tennessee, 54
Rice, Kansas, 20, 21
,-esota, 16 17
Richland, Louisiana, 33
Richland, Montana, 12, 35
Richland, North Dakota, 22, 23, 25, 26
Richland, Wisconsin, 6, 7, 16, 17, 30
Richmond, North Carolina, 14, 46
Rio Arriba, New Mexico, 45
Rio Grande, Colorado, 11, 12, 31
Ripley, Indiana, 16
Riverside, California, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23, 31, 32, 36, 39,
40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 55
Roanoke, Virgin!'
Roberts, South Dakota, 22, 25, 29
Robertson, Tennessee, 34, 54
Robertson, Texas, 43, 48
Robeson, North Carolina, 3, 32, 33, 34
Rock, Nebraska, 29
Rock, Wisconsin, 4, 6, 7, 8, 30, 38, 39
Rockingham, New Hampshire, 45
Rockingham, North Carolina, 34
Rockingham, Virginia, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 45
Rock Island, Illinois, 9, 10
Rogers, Oklahoma, 52
Rolette, North Dakota, 23, 25
Rooks, Kansas, 21
Roosevelt, Montana, 21, 23
Roosevelt, New Mexico, 20, 28, 32
Roseau, Minnesota, 16, 22, 25
Rosebud, Montana, 35
Routt, Colorado, 11, 12
Runnels, Texas, 11, 12, 20, 33
Rush, Indiana, 9, 10
Rush, Kansas, 21
Rusk, Texas, 43
Russell, Alabama, 52
Rutherford, North Carolina, 46
Sabine, Texas, 14
Sac, Iowa, 2, 5, 9, 10, 19, 22
Sacramento, California, 2, 5, 13, 15, 17, 18, 24, 35, 36, 41, 44, 47, 48, 49,
Saginaw, Michigan, 35
Saguache, Colorado, 31
St. Clair, Illinois, 26, 27
St. Clair, Michigan, 37, 40
St. Croix, Wisconsin, 6, 7, 8, 30, 37, 38, 39
St. Francis, Arkansas, 24, 26, 27, 33, 46
St. Helena, Louisiana, 37, 54
St. Johns, Florida, 31, 40
St. Landry, Louisiana, 3, 24, 32
St. Lawrence, New York, 4, 6, 7, 8, 29
St. Louis and St. Louis City, Missouri, 32, 55
St. Lucie, Florida, 41, 44, 50, 51
St. Martin, Louisiana, 32, 40
St. Marys, Maryland, 34
Salem. New Jersey, 13, 15, 32, 36, 37, 41
Salt Lake, Utah, 13, 15, 35, 41, 47, 49
Saluda, South Carolina, 46, 53
Sampson, North Carolina, 16, 32, 34
San Benito, California, 16, 35, 41, 44, 47, 46, 49, 53
San Bernardino, California, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 31
32, 44, 46, 48, 50, 51, 53, 55
San Diego, California, 2, 7, 8, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 36, 37, 40, 41
44, 47, 48, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55
Sandusky, Ohio, 35, 40, 41, 49
San Francisco, California, 55
Sangamon, Illinois, 9, 10, 19, 26, 27
Sanilac, Michigan, 6, 7, 8, 29, 30, 35, 37, 49
San Joaquin, California, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 15, 18, 23, 24, 29, 30,
31, 32, 35, 36, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 53, 54
San Juan, New Mexico, 3, 45
San Juan, Utah, 11, 12
San Luis Obispo, California, 2, 4, 5, 16, 17, 18, 23, 36, 37, 41, 47, 53, 54
San Mateo, California, 25, 55
San Miguel, New Mexico, 3
San Patricio, Texas, 20, 33, 36, 40, 42
Sanpete, Utah, 11, 12, 16, 18
San Saba, Texas, 11, 12, 17, 28, 52
Santa Barbara, California, 2, 35, 36, 40, 44, 51, 54, 55
Santa Clara, California, 2, 13, 15, 18, 35, 36, 37, 40, 41, 42, 44,
47, 48, 49, 53, 54, 55
Santa Cruz, California, 17, 36, 37, 44, 45, 47, 48, 53, 54, 55
Santa Rosa, Florida, 28
Sarasota, Florida, 50, 51
Sargent, North Dakota, 22, 23, 25
Sauk, Wisconsin, 4, 6, 7, 8, 30, 39
Saunders, Nebraska, 19
Schleicher, Texas, 11, 1.
Schuyler, New York, 49, 53
Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, 13, 15, 31, 40, 47
Scotland, North Carolina, 43
Scott, Iowa, 9, 10
Scott, Kansas, 20
Scott, Kentucky, 34
Scott, Mississippi, 14, 18
juri, 26
Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, 2, 5, 11, 12, 31, 35
even, Georgia, 28
Scurry, Texas, 33
Searcy, Arkansas, 54
Sedgwick, Colorado, 35
Sedgwick, Kansas, 12, 20, 21
Seminole, Florida, 36, 39, 40, 44, 50, 51
Seminole, Georgia, 28, 43
Seminole, Oklahoma, 52
Seneca, New York 49, 53
Sequoyah, Oklahoma, 54
Sevier, Utah, 11, 12, 35
Seward, Kansas, 20
Shasta, California, 48
Shawano, Wisconsin, 4, 6, 7, 8, 29, 30
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 6, 7, 8, 30, 36, 37, 38, 39
Shelby, Illinois, 19, 26, 27
Shelby, Iowa, 4, 5, 9, 10, 19, 22
Shelby, Kentucky, 34
Shelby, Tennessee, 3, 32, 55
Shelby, Texas, 14, 18
Shenandoah, Virginia, 16, 17, 18, 45
Sheridan, Kansas, 20
Sheridan, Montana, 21, ^23
Sheridan, Nebraska, 3, 4, 5, 29, 35
Sheridan, North Dakota, < ,
Sheridan, Wyoming, 3, 4, 30
Sherman, Kansas, 20, 21
Sherman, Oregon, 23
Sherman, Texas, 21
Sibley, Minnesota, 13, 15, 36, 39
Simpson, Mississippi, 13, 15, 32
Sioux, Iowa, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 13, 15, 19, 22
Sioux, Nebraska, 35
Sioux, North Dakota, 25
Siskiyou, California, 31
Skagit, Washington, 36, 38, 39, 54
Skamania, Washington, 47
Smith, Kansas, 20
Smith, Mississippi, 14, 18, 43
Smith, Texas, 32, 43, 47, 48, 52, 55
Snohomish, Washington, 8, 38, 54
Solano, California, 2, 11, 12, 23, 35, 36, 41, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 53
Somerset, Maine, 14, 37
Somerset, Maryl!ind , 14, 18, 37, 41, 54
Somerset, New Jersey, 13, 15
Somerset, Pennsylvania, 8
Sonoma, California, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 53
Southampton, Virginia, 28, 43
Spalding, Georgia, 46
Spartanburg, South Carolina, 44, 46, 47, 53
h Dakota, 29, 30
Spokane, Washington, 23, 30, 40, 45, 49
Stafford, Kansas, 20, 21
92
INDEX
COUNTIES INCLUDED IN RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES, 1959 -Continued
County, State,
a,,
table number
County, State, and table number
Stanislaus, California, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
, 12
, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23, 30,
u
32, 35, 36, 38, 41, 43, 44, 46, 47, 43,
49,
53, 54
Stanton, Kansas , 20
Uinta, Wyoming, 11, U
Stanton, Nebraska, 5
Uintah, Utah, 11, 12
Stark, North Dakota, 21, 23
Ulster, New York, 13, 15, 18, 39, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 53
Starr, Texas, 36, 37, 40, 42, 51
Umatilla, Oregon, 2, 12, 17, 21, 23, 35, 36, 38, 43, 45, 48, 49
Stearns, Minnesota, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13,
15,
16, 17, 18, 22, 29, 30
Union, Illinois, 45, 46
Steele, Minnesota, 15, 39
Union, New Jersey, 55
Steele, North Dakota, 23, 25
Union, New Mexico, 4, 5
Stephenson, Illinois, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 30
Union, North Carolina, 13, 16, 17, 18
Sterling, Texas, 11
Union, Oregon, 38, 48, 49
Steuben, New York, 6, 7, 8, 29, 31, 37, 53
Upshur, Texas, 32, 46
Stevens , Kansas , 20
Upson, Georgia, 46
Stevens, Minnesota, 25
Utah, Utah, 3, 11, 12, 16, 35, 38, 39, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49
Stevens, Washington, 30
Uvalde, Texas, 11, 12, 40, 52
Stewart, Georgia, 28
Stoddard, Missouri, 26, 27, 33
Stokes, North Carolina, 34
V
Story, Iowa, 9, 10, 19
Stutsman, North Dakota, 21, 22, 23, 25, 29,
30
Valley, Montana, 21, 23
Sublette, Wyoming, 3, 29
Val Verde, Texas, 11, 12
Suffolk, New York, 2, 18, 31, 36, 40, 54, 55
Van Buren, Michigan, 36, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 53, 54
Sullivan, Missouri, 17
Vance, North Carolina, 34
Sullivan, New York, 13, 15, 18
Van Wert, Ohio, 26, 27
Summit, Ohio, 55
Van Zandt, Texas, 32
Sumner, Kansas, 20, 21, 23
Ventura, California, 2, 5, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 36, 40, 41, 44, 48, 50, 51, 54, 55
Sumner, Tennessee, 3, 34, 54
Vermilion, Illinois, 19, 26, 27, 36, 39
Sumter, Alabama, 3
Vermilion, Louisiana, 3, 24
Sumter, Florida, 36, 41, 43, 50
Vernon, Missouri, 52
Sumter, Georgia, 28, 32, 52
Vernon, Wisconsin, 4, 6, 7, 8, 29, 30, 34
Sumter, South Carolina, 16, 17, 28, 32
Vigo, Indiana, 55
Sunflower, Mississippi, 2, 26, 27, 33
Volusia, Florida, 44, 50, 51, 55
Surry, North Carolina, 34
Surry, Virginia, 28
Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, 6, 7, 8
w
Sussex, Delaware, 2, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 26
, 27
, 36, 37, 38, 43
Sussex, New Jersey, 8
Wabash, Indiana, 15
Sussex, Virginia, 28
Wagoner, Oklahoma, 52
Sutter, California, 2, 23, 24, 35, 36, 41,
44,
-6, 47, 48, 49, 53
Wake, North Carolina, 3, 32, 34
Sutton, Texas, 11, 12
Waldo, Maine, 13, 14, 15, 18
Suwannee, Florida, 34, 43, 52
Walker, Alabama, 14, 18
Sweetwater, Wyoming, 11, 12
Walla Walla, Washington, 21, 23, 35, 36, 38, 42
Swift, Minnesota, 16, 22, 25, 26
Waller, Texas, 24, 28, 43
Swisher, Texas, 20, 33
T
Walsh, North Dakota, 21, 23, 25, 31, 35
Walworth, South Dakota, 25
Walworth, Wisconsin, 6, 7, 8, 30
Ward, North Dakota, 21, 23, 25, 29
Warren, Illinois, 2, 5, 9, 10, 19
Talbot, Georgia, 46
Warren, Indiana, 39
Talbot, Maryland, 14, 39
Warren, Kentucky, 34
Tallahatchie, Mississippi, 26, 27, 33
Warren, New Jersey, 8
Tama, Iowa, 4, 5, 9, 10, 19, 22
Warren, North Carolina, 34
Tangipahoa, Louisiana, 6, 54
Warren, Tennessee, 55
Tarrant, Texas, 17, 52
Warren, Virginia, 16, 17
Tate, Mississippi, 3
Wasco, Oregon, 44, 49
Taylor, Georgia, 43, 46
Waseca, Minnesota, 36, 38, 39
Taylor, Wisconsin, 6, 7
Washakie, Wyoming, 11, 12, 35
Tazewell, Illinois, 19, 27, 39
Washington, Arkansas, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 37, 45, 53, 54
Tehama, California, 11, 12, 44, 46, 47, 48,
53
Washington, Colorado, 21, 23
Telfair, Georgia, 28, 52
Washington, Florida, 43
Terrell, Georgia, 28, 52
Washington, Georgia, 46
Terr ill, Texas, 11, 12
Washington, Idaho, 12, 35, 42, 48
Terry, Texas, 20, 33
Washington, Illinois, 26, 27, 54
Teton, Montana, 23
Washington, Indiana, 14
Texas, Oklahoma, 20, 21
Washington, Iowa, 9, 10, 16, 17
Thayer, Nebraska, 20
Washington, Kansas, 20
Thomas, Georgia, 28, 36, 40, 43, 52
Washington, Kentucky, 34
Thomas, Kansas, 20, 21
Washington, Maryland, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49
Thurston, Washington, 54
Washington, Minnesota, 16
Tift, Georgia, 28, 32
Washington, Mississippi, 24, 26, 27, 33
Tillman, Oklahoma, 21, 33
Washington, New York, 6, 7, 8, 29
Tioga, Pennsylvania, 8
Washington, North Carolina, 28, 53
Tipton, Indiana, 41
Washington, Oklahoma, 52
Tipton, Tennessee, 33
Washington, Oregon, 37, 44, 47, 48, 49, 54, 55
Todd, Minnesota, 6, 7, 22, 29, 30
Washington, Rhode Island, 31
Todd, South Dakota, 29
Washington, Utah, 16, 17, 47
Tolland, Connecticut, 18, 31
Washington, Wisconsin, 6, 7, 8, 38, 39
Tom Green, Texas, 11, 12, 20, 33, 52
Washita, Oklahoma, 17, 21, 33
Toole, Montana, 21, 23
Washtenaw, Michigan, 11, 45
Towner, North Dakota, 21, 23, 25
Watauga, North Carolina, 40
Traill, North Dakota, 23, 25, 31, 35
Waukesha, Wisconsin, 6, 7, 30
Traverse, Minnesota, 25
Waupaca, Wisconsin, 6, 7, 8, 30
Travis, Texas, 17
Waushara, Wisconsin, 36, 37
Treasure, Montana, 35
Wayne, Illinois, 26, 27
Trego, Kansas, 20
Wayne, Indiana, 55
Trempealeau, Wisconsin, 6, 7, 8, 16, 30
Wayne, Iowa, 17
Tripp, South Dakota, 4, 29, 30
Wayne, Michigan, 39, 55
Tulare, California, 2, 3, A, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13
, 15
16, 17, 18, 23, 29, 30,
Wayne, Nebraska, 5, 22
33, 35, 41, 43, 44, 46, 48, 50, 51, 53
Wayne, New York, 31, 36, 37, 40, 41, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 53, 55
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 52
Wayne, North Carolina, 17, 32, 34
Tunica, Mississippi, 33
Wayne, Ohio, 3, 6, 7, 8, 13, 15
Tuolumne, California, 16, 47
Wayne, Pennsylvania, 6, 8
Turner, Georgia, 28, 43, 52
Weakley, Tennessee, 32, 54
Turner, South Dakota, 12, 19, 22
Webb, Texas, 41, 42
Tuscarawas, Ohio, 16
Weber, Utah, 35, 41, 47, 49
Tuscola, Michigan, 35
Webster, Georgia, 28
Twin Falls, Idaho, 2, 4, 5, 11, 12, 30, 31,
39
Webster, Iowa, 16, 19, 22, 26, 27
Tyrrell, North Carolina, 32
Webster, Louisiana, 32
INDEX
COUNTIES INCLUDED IN RANKING AGRICULTURAL COUNTIES, 1959-Continued
93
County, State,
and
table number
County, State, and table number
Weld, Colorado, 2, 3, 4
, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 16
, 21
23, 29, 30, 31, 35, 36
Wood, Wisconsin, 6, 7
37, 38, 40, 42,
Woodbury, Iowa, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 16, 19, 22
Wells, Indiana, 41
Woodford, Illinois, 39
Wells, North Dakota, 21
, 23, 25
Woodford, Kentucky, 34
West Carroll, tauisiana
, 32
Woodruff, Arkansas, 24, 26, 27, 54
Westchester, New York,
55
Woods, Oklahoma, 21
West Feliciana, Louisia
na, 32
Worcester, Maryland, 14, 18, 32, 37, 41
Westmoreland, Virginia,
41
Worcester, Massachusetts, 7, 8, 13, 15, 18, 45, 55
Wharton, Texas, 24, 33,
52
Worth, Georgia, 28, 43, 52
Whatcom, Washington, 6,
7, 8, 13, 15, 18, 31
X
54
Wright, Iowa, 9, 10, 19, 27
White, Arkansas, 54
Wright, Minnesota, 6, 7, 8, 30, 39
White, Georgia, 14, 18
Wyoming, New York, 6, 7, 8, 31, 39
White, Indiana, 26, 27
Wythe, Virginia, 40
White Pine, Nevada, 11
Whiteside, Illinois, 2,
4, 5, 9, 10, 19, 22
Whitfield, Georgia, 14,
18
Y
Whitman, Washington, 2,
21, 23
Wichita, Kansas, 20
Yadkin, North Carolina, 34
Wicomico, Maryland, 14,
18, 32, 36, 37, 41,
43,
54
Yakima, Washington, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 17, 31, 35, 36, 38, 39, 41,
Wilbarger, Texas, 33
44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 53
Wilcox, Alabama, 3
Yamhill, Oregon, 16, 17, 37, 39, 44, 47, 48, 49, 54
Wilcox, Georgia, 28, 32
Yankton, South Dakota, 22
Wilkes, North Carolina,
13, 14, 18, 45
Yates, New York, 39, 40, 48, 49, 53
nnesota, 22,
23, 25
Yavapai, Arizona, 3
. v.ississippi.
32
Yazoo, Mississippi, 33
Will, Illinois, 19, 26,
27
Yell, Arkansas, 14, 18
Willacy, Texas, 20, 33,
36, 40, 42, 50, 51
Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, 19, 25, 26
Williams, North Dakota,
21, 23
Yellowstone, Montana, 5, 23, 35
Williams, Ohio, 41
Yoakum Texas, 20
Williamsburg, South Carolina, 3, 32, 34
Yolo, California, 2, 23, 24, 35, 36, 41, 44, 47, 48, 53
Williamson, Tennessee,
3
York, Maine, 18, 45
Williamson,
33
York, Nebraska, 19
Wilson, North Carolina,
32, 34
York, Pennsylvania, 2, 13, 15, 18, 31, 36, 37, 39, 41, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49
exas, 25, 28,
36, 43
York, South Carolina, 46, 53
Windham, Connecticut, 13, 14, 15, 18
Yuba, California, 24, 44, 46, 47, 48
Winnebago, Wisconsin, 6
, 7, 36, 38, 39
Yuma, Arizona, 2, 5, 30, 36, 43, 44, 50, 51, 53
Winneshiek, Iowa, 4, 6,
9, 10, 22, 30
Yuma, Colorado, 20, 21
I nnesota, 6, 7
, 16, 17, 30
Winston, Alabama, 14, 18
Wise, Texas, 43, 52
z
Wood, Ohio, 26, 27, 35,
41
Wood, Texas, 32, 43
Zavala, Texas, 36, 40, 42
233
Hfir^l
9,495
9,7^
^^T^-5,0a7
■ » 85
1,731 ™
590
-,705
1,686
20,895
1,052,
1
UNITED STATES CENSUS OF
AGRICULTURE
1959
Farm Mortgage Debt and
arm /axes
SPECIAL REPORTS
A Cooperative Report
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
U.S. CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE : 1959
Final Report— Vol. V—Part 4— Special Reports
Farm Mortgage Debt and
Farm Taxes
(A Cooperative Report)
SPECIAL REPORTS
Prepared under the supervision of
RAY HURLEY, Chief
Agriculture Division
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Orville L. Freeman, Secretary
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
Nathan M. Koffsky, Administrator
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Luther H. Hodges, Secretary
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
Richard M. Scammon, Director (From May 1, 1961)
Robert W. Burgess, Director (To March 3, 1961)
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
Richard M. Scammon, Director
AGRICULTURE DIVISION
Ray Hurley, Chief
Warder B. Jenkins, Assistant Chief
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
Nathan M. Koffsky, Administrator
FARM ECONOMICS DIVISION
Hugh L. Stewart, Director
boston Public Library
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JAN 16 i963
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U.S. Bureau of the Census. U.S. Census of Agriculture: 1959. Vol. V, Special Reports,
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U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1962
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington 25, DC. • Price 70 cents.
PREFACE
This report presents data on farm mortgage indebtedness as of January 1. 19G1, and
on taxes levied on farmland in 1980. The data include the amount of mortgage indebt-
edness, the debt held by principal lending agencies, and interest charges, with some related
information on number of farms, land in farms, value of farms, and assessed value of
farmlands, and taxes levied on farmland in r.iiio. Data are presented for the conterminous
United Slates, fur geographic divisions, and for the 48 States. The data are estimates
based on a special mail survey of owners of farmlands as reported in the 1959 Census of
Agriculture.
This report was prepared cooperatively by the Bureau of the Census. United States
Department of Commerce, and the Economic Research Service, Dnited States Department
of Agriculture, It continues a series of cooperative reports covering farm mortgage
indebtedness which has been issued In conjunction with the more recent censuses of
agriculture.
Plans for this cooperative report were made by Kay Hurley, Chief of the Agriculture
Division. Bureau of the Census and Norman ■' Wall, chief of the Agricultural Finance
Branch, Farm Economics Division, Ecoi Ic Research Service of the Dnited States
Department Of Agriculture. Must of the technical work relating to the selection of the
sample and the processing of the data was performed by Robert Rades and Q. Francis
Dallavalle. Gerald W. Owens. Margaret Wend, Bennie Sharp, and Lois Miller assisted
in the planning and supervising of processing operations. Ronald Bird reviewed the
tabulations mi farm taxes, The report was written, largely, by i.i. Francis Dallavalle,
Agricultural Economist, B onomic Research Service . . i" the Dnited states Department of
Agriculture ami Warder is. Jenkins. Assistant Chief of the Agriculture Division, Bureau
of the Census.
November 1962. in
UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE: 1959
FINAL REPORTS
Volume I — Counties — A separate part for each State, Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. Statistics on num-
ber of farms; farm characteristics; acreage in farms; cropland and other uses of land; land-use practices; irrigation; farm facilities and
equipment; farm labor; farm expenditures; use of commercial fertilizer; number and kind of livestock; acres and production of crops;
value of farm products; characteristics of commercial farms, farms classified by tenure, size, type, and economic class; and comparative
data from the 1954 Census.
Part
State or States
Part
State or States
Part
State or States
Part
State or States
New England States:
West North Central:
East South Central:
Mountain — Con.
1
15
Minnesota.
30
Kentucky.
44
Utah.
2
New Hampshire.
16
Iowa.
31
Tennessee.
45
Nevada.
3
17
Missouri.
32
Alabama.
Pacific :
4
Massachusetts.
18
North Dakota.
33
Mississippi.
West South Central:
46
Washington.
5
Rhode Island.
19
South Dakota.
47
Oregon.
6
20
Nebraska.
34
Arkansas.
48
California.
Middle Atlantic States:
21
Kansas.
35
Louisiana.
49
Alaska.
7
South Atlantic:
36
Oklahoma.
50
Hawaii.
8
New Jersey.
22
Delaware.
37
Texas.
Other Areas:
9
Pennsylvania.
23
Maryland.
Mountain:
51
American Samoa.
East North Central:
24
Virginia.
38
Montana.
52
Guam.
10
Ohio.
25
West Virginia.
39
Idaho.
53
Puerto Rico.
11
Indiana.
26
North Carolina.
40
Wyoming.
54
Virgin Islands.
12
Illinois.
27
South Carolina.
41
Colorado.
13
Michigan.
28
Georgia.
42
New Mexico.
14
Wisconsin.
29
Florida.
43
Arizona.
Volume II — General Report — In 1 volume and also as 13 separates (for the Introduction and for each chapter). Statistics by subjects
for 1959 and prior censuses. Statistics are presented for the United States, geographic regions, and divisions, and for the States.
Chapter
Title
Chapter
Title
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
Introduction.
Farms and Land in Farms.
Age, Residence, Years on Farm, Work Off Farm.
Farm Facilites, Farm Equipment.
Farm Labor, Use of Fertilizer, Farm Expenditures, and
Cash Rent.
Size of Farm.
Livestock and Livestock Products.
VII
VIII
IX
X
XI
XII
Field Crops and Vegetables.
Fruits and Nuts, Horticultural Specialties, Forest Prod-
ucts.
Value of Farm Products.
Color, Race, and Tenure of Farm Operator.
Economic Class of Farm.
Type of Farm.
Volume m — Irrigation of Agricultural Lands — Data from the
Irrigation Censuses of 1959 and 1950, by drainage basins, for the
conterminous United States and for each of the 17 western States
and Louisiana. Separate maps are available. Report also
includes data from the 1959 Census of Agriculture for land irri-
gated and acres and production of crops on irrigated land in the
18 conterminous States and Hawaii.
Volume IV — Drainage of Agricultural Lands — Statistics for
States and counties and for the conterminous United States,
presenting 1960 data on number, area, physical works, and costs
for drainage projects of 500 or more acres by size, type, and year
organized. Maps are included.
Volume V — Special Reports
Part 1. — Special Census of Horticultural Specialties — Statistics
for States, except Alaska and Hawaii, and for the conterminous
United States, presenting 1959 data on number and kinds of
operations, gross receipts and/or sales, sales of specified products,
inventories, employment, and structures and equipment.
Part 2. — Irrigation in Humid Areas — Statistics for 30 eastern
States showing 1960 data on acres irrigated, number of constructed
ponds and reservoirs, source and method of applying water, type
of pumping power, acreage of individual crops irrigated, and
frequency of irrigation by States and counties.
Part 8. — Ranking Agricultural Counties — Statistics for selected
items of inventory and agricultural production for the leading
counties in the United States.
Part 4.— Farm Taxes and Farm Mortgage — A cooperative re-
port by the Economic Research Science, U.S. Department of
Agriculture and the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of
Commerce, presenting 1961 data by States on taxes on farms,
number of mortgaged farms operated by full owners and part
owners, amount of mortgage debt held by principal lending
agencies, and amount of interest paid.
Part 6. — 1960 Sample Survey of Agriculture — Statistics by
economic class and type of farm, showing 1960 data on farm-
operator-family income from farm and off -farm sources; inventory
and use of selected types of farm equipment, tractors by year
made and fuel used; number, size, and materials used for new
buildings constructed 1958 to 1960; number of farmers having
contracts with dealers, processors, or others for the production
and marketing of 15 farm products; and real estate and non-real-
estate debts of farm operators and farm landlords by lending
agencies.
Part 6. — A Graphic Summary of Agriculture, 1959 — A coopera-
tive report by the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department
of Agriculture and the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of
Commerce, presenting graphically for 1959 and prior census years
some of the significant uses of agricultural land; the extent and
nature of the various kinds of tenure under which farms are held
and operated; and changes and developments in the use of
agricultural resources and production of agricultural products.
Special Publication — Principal Data-Collection Forms and Pro-
cedures : United States Census of Agriculture, 1959, and Related
Surveys — Facsimiles of the enumeration forms used, showing
variations for the 50 States, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam,
and the Virgin Islands, together with brief descriptions of the
census field procedures for the census and the related surveys.
INTRODUCTION
Scope of the report IX
Basic information from censuses of agriculture X
Sample for the 1961 Sample Survey XI
The questionnaires for the 1961 survey XI
Mailing of questionnaires XI
Questionnaire processing XII
Preparation of estimates XII
DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS
Census definition of a farm XIV
Land in farms XV
Ownership and tenure of farmland XV
Land owned XV
Land rented from others XV
Land rented to others XV
Land managed XV
Farm operator XV
Value of land and buildings XVI
Mortgage status XVI
Farm mortgages XVI
Age of farm operator XVI
Off-farm work by farm operator XVII
Farm taxes XVII
Economic class of farm XVII
DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS— Continued
Page
Type of farm XVIII
Period to which estimates for 1961 survey relate XVIII
SUMMARY OF DATA
Presentation of data XLX
Amount of farm real estate debt XLX
Number of mortgaged farms XLX
Acres in mortgaged farms XLX
Value of mortgaged farms XX
Average interest rates and annual interest charges XX
Mortgage debt by type of lender XXI
Ratio of debt to value XXII
Mortgage status by age of farm operator XXII
Mortgage statistics by economic class of farm XXIII
Mortgage statistics by type of farm XXIII
Loan characteristics XXIII
Mortgaged farms by days operator worked off farm XXIV
Period of loan XXIV
Number of loans XXIV
FARM TAXES
Total real estate taxes on farmlands XXIV
Real and personal property taxes for full-owner farms .... XXV
Assessed value of farm real estate XXV
Government- owned and privately owned farmlands XXV
A.— Comparison of the number of farms operated by full owners and part owners by mortgage status, as shown by the 1959
Census of Agriculture and as estimated for the 1961 Sample Survey, by geographic divisions, for the conterminous United
States X
B. — Alaska — farm mortgage debt of full owners and part owners: Censuses of 1959 and 1950 X
C. — Percent of the number of farms, acreage, and value of farmland for which mortgage debt was estimated, by economic class
of farm, by geographic divisions and States for the conterminous United States: 1961 survey. . XIII
1. — Farm tax and mortgage debt survey, 1961 — sampling rates and number of farms selected for the sample, by economic class of
farm, by tenure of operator, by divisions and States for the conterminous United States 3
2.— Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of mortgage debt by tenure of operator, and by mortgage status, for the
conterminous United States: 1930 to 1961 4
3. — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of mortgage debt, by mortgage status, by divisions and States for the
conterminous United States : 1940 to 1961 6
4. — Number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt of farms for farms operated by full owners, by mortgage status, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States : 1940 to 1961 18
5. — Number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt for owned portion of farms for farms operated by part owners, by mortgage
status, by divisions and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 30
6.— Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of mortgage debt for rented and managed land, by mortgage status, by
divisions and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 42
7. — Interest charges on mortgage debt by tenure of farm operator, for the conterminous United States: 1930 to 1961 54
8. — Interest charges on mortgage debt, by tenure of farm operator, by divisions and States for the conterminous United
States : 1950 to 1961 55
9. — Number of mortgaged farms operated by full owners, by rate of interest, by divisions and States for the conterminous
United States: 1961 58
10 — Number of mortgaged farms operated by part owners, by rate of interest, by divisions and States for the conterminous
United States: 1961 59
11. — Amount of farm mortgage debt held by principal lenders, for the conterminous United States: 1910 to 1961 60
12. — Amount of farm mortgage debt held by principal lenders, by divisions and States for the conterminous United States:
January 1 , 1961 and 1956 .' 61
13.— Average rate of interest on farm mortgage debt held by principal lenders, by divisions for the conterminous United
States : 1961 63
14. — Number, acreage, and value for mortgaged farms operated by full owners and by part owners, by ratio of debt to value, by
divisions for the conterminous United States : 1961 64
15 — Number of farms operated by full owners and by part owners, by age of operator, by mortgage status, by divisions for the
conterminous United States : 1961 and 1956 66
16 — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of farm mortgage debt, for mortgaged farms operated by full owners, by
economic class of farm, by divisions for the conterminous United States: 1961 67
17 — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of farm mortgage debt, for mortgaged farms operated by part owners, by
economic class of farm, by divisions for the conterminous United States: 1961 68
18. — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of farm mortgage debt, for mortgaged commercial farms operated by full
owners, by type of farm, by divisions for the conterminous United States : 1961 69
19. — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of farm mortgage debt, for mortgaged commercial farms operated by part
owners, by type of farm, by divisions for the conterminous United States: 1961 71
20 — Number of mortgaged farms operated by full owners and by part owners, by number of loans per farm, by divisions and
States for the conterminous United States : 1961 73
21 — Number of mortgaged farms operated by full owners and by part owners, by type of lien, by divisions and States for the
conterminous United States : 1961 74
22 — Number of mortgaged farms operated by full owners and by part owners, by days operator worked off farm, by divisions and
States for the conterminous United States: 1961 75
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VI CONTENTS
TABLES— Continued
Table— Page
23. Number of loans for mortgaged farms operated by full owners, by period of loan, by divisions and States for the
conterminous United States : 1961 76
2A. Number of loans for mortgaged farms operated by part owners, by period of loan, by divisions and States for the
conterminous United States : 1961 77
25.— Number of loans for mortgaged farms operated by full owners and part owners, by year loan was made, by divisions and
States for the conterminous United States : 1961 78
26. — Number of loans for mortgaged farms operated by full owners and part owners, by year loan is maturing, by divisions and
States for the conterminous United States : 1961 79
27.— Taxable land and buildings, real estate taxes, tax per acre, and tax per $100 of value of land and buildings for all
farms , by divisions and States for the conterminous United States : 1961 survey 80
28. — Taxable land and buildings, real estate taxes, tax per acre, and tax per $100 of value of land and buildings for land
operated by full owners, by divisions and States for the conterminous United States: 1961 survey 81
29.— Taxable land and buildings, real estate taxes, tax per acre, and tax per $100 of value of land and buildings for land
operated by part owners, by divisions and States for the conterminous United States: 1961 survey 82
30.— Taxable land and buildings, real estate taxes, tax per acre, and tax per $100 of value of land and buildings for land
rented by part owners, by divisions and States for the conterminous United States: 1961 survey 83
31.— Taxable land and buildings, real estate taxes, tax per acre, and tax per $100 of value of land and buildings for land
operated by tenants and managers, by divisions and States for the conterminous United States: 1961 survey 84
32. — Real and personal property taxes for farms operated by full owners and percent of total taxes, by divisions and States
for the conterminous United States: 1961 survey 85
33 Distribution of land in farms and value of land and buildings between privately owned and government owned lands, by
divisions and States for the conterminous United States: 1961 survey 86
34. — Assessed value and reported value of taxable land and buildings, by divisions and States for the conterminous United
States : 1961 survey 87
INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
Scope of the report. — This report presents statistics relating
to the mortgage status and mortgage indebtedness of farmland
as of January 1, 1961, and taxes levied on farmland in 1960. The
basic information for the mortgage and tax totals was obtained
in a mail survey of owners of land for a sample of the farms
included in the 1959 Census of Agriculture. The data presented
herein are estimates for all farmland. Totals are given for each
of the 48 States comprising the conterminous United States. In
nearly all instances, data are given for groupings of the 48 States
which comprise the standard geographic divisions for which
census data usually have been presented. Many of the data arc
given for each geographic area by broad tenure classifications
of farmland. A substantial portion of the tenure data has been
subelassified by economic class of farm and by type of farm but
estimates for such cross-classifications are among those available
only for geographic groupings of States.
In respect to farm mortgage information, estimates are given
for the total farm mortgage indebtedness, the amount held by
the principal types of lenders, number and types of loans on
farmland, year in which loan on the farmland was made or
assumed by the landowners, maturity dates of farm mortgage
loans, terms or periods of loans, annual interest charges, and
interest rates on farm mortgage loans by type of lender. Some
characteristics are given fur both farmlands and fnrmowners
free of mortgage debt as well as for those with mortgage indebt-
edness.
The 1960 farm tax data given in this report also are estimates
for all taxable farmland. Farm property tax information is pre-
sented in relation to the acreage and In relation to both market
and assessed values of the land and buildings.
The estimated totals for acreages of farmland, the number of
full-owner and part-owner farms, and the distribution of farms
and farmland by economic- class and by type of farm, have been
adjusted to those for the 1959 Census of Agriculture. However,
the totals presented for value of farmlands and buildings and
farm mortgage indebtedness are for January 1, 1981, and for
farm taxes for 1960.
Farm mortgage statistics have been published in connection
with several censuses Varying amounts of data relating to debt
secured by farm real estate have been compiled by the I'.ureau of
the Census since 1890. In the early censuses, mortgage informa-
tion was obtained only for the farmland Of owner-operators as
tenant-operators, even if aware of n sistence of a mortgage
against the land they were operating, were unlikely to know the
amount of the indebtedness. In connection with recent censuses,
mortgage Statistics have been obtained for all farmland. At first
the full coverage of farmland was obtained, In part, through direct
enumeration of owner-oi>erators and, in part, through the use of
questionnaires mailed to a sample of owners of rented farmland.
In the two most recent censuses erf agriculture. Inquiries concern-
ing the amount of farm mortgage indebtedness have been omitted,
as such Information and related facts were obtained by a special
survey for a sample of farms included in the census.
Some comparative data from earlier censuses or surveys are
presented in this report. A few supplementary data, compiled
in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, have been utilized in
making the historical presentation of the amount of farm mort-
gage debt held by principal lenders through 1956. In most of the
time series tables, the earliest farm mortgage figures are for
1930 or 1940. In several instances, estimates are given only from
the 1956 and the 1961 surveys. Many of the mortgage figures
given in the accompanying tables are restricted to estimates for
the 1961 survey as only 1961 data are available for such items as
the number and types of loans and the distribution of the loans
by various loan characteristics such as year loan was made, year
loan was due, and term of loan.
Historical figures dealing with farm taxes are not given in this
report. The 1950, 1940. and 1930 Census of Agriculture reports
present a limited amount of data for farm property taxes paid
by owner-operators. The data for those years are further re-
stricted to the lands of operators who reported the requested tax
information.
The farm mortgage debt and farm tax data are used in many
ways and are of interest to legislators, lenders, and borrowers.
They are used in preparing the annual Balance Sheet of Agricul-
ture, a U.S. Department of Agriculture publication that sum-
marizes the assets and liabilities of agriculture as an industry or
business. Both debt and tax data are components of the parity
index used by that department in computing parity prices for
agricultural commodities. Support prices for certain agricultural
commodities are based, in part, on parity prices.
Because the data from the periodic censuses and surveys are
used as benchmarks to adjust the annual series of farm mortgage
and farm tax data, the D.S Department of Agriculture has par-
ticipated with the Bureau of the Census in formulating question-
naires and In preparing estimates. The 1961 farm mortgage and
the I960 farm tax estimate's were prepared, in large measure, by
the staff of the Bureau Of the Census. However, professional
personnel of the U.S. Department of Agriculture collaborated in
the preparation of the questionnaire; in the processing, summari-
zation, and analysis of the data; in the expansion of the survey
totals to represent State and National estimates; in the subse-
quent adjustments to attain conformity with 1959 census totals
and With distributions by tenure, by economic class, and by type
of farm : and, finally, in the preparation of the text for this report.
Credit needs in fanning are In excess of those required for land
ownership. Fewer and larger farms, coupled with higher land
values and the increased use of purchased Inputs have required
individuals to make larger outlays of capital— money paid or
Obtained— whether for land purchase or for stocking, equipping,
and operating farms. In order to get a measure of total farm
credit requirements. Information needs to be secured from ten-
ant-operators, landlords, and owner-operators. Accordingly, in
the I960 Sample Survey of Agriculture conducted in the fall of
that year, the Bureau of the Census included a series of inquiries
dealing with farm operator and farm landlord debts. Esti-
mates giving borrowings of farm operators and unpaid obli-
gations of their landlords which were associated with the opera-
tion of farms, are given in Volume V, Tart 5: 1960 Sample Survey
of Agriculture.
X
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT AND FARM TAXES
Basic information from censuses of agriculture. — The census of
agriculture questionnaire for the conterminous States in 1959, as
in 1954, carried only one inquiry in regard to farmland indebt-
edness. In each of these two censuses, information was required
of approximately 20 percent of all farm operators as to the pres-
ence or absence of a mortgage on any owned land. The inquiry
in 1959 was as follows :
► No D Yes O No land owned D
The following table shows by geographic division the number of
farms operated by full owners and by part owners, by mortgage
status, as estimated for 1959 on the basis of the 1959 census and
as estimated for 1961 on the basis of the survey for 1961. As
explained on page XIV the total number of farms for both esti-
mates is the number of farms in 1959. The estimates for the
number of farms mortgaged and debt free for the 1959 census
are not fully comparable with the estimates for the 1961 survey
as the farms for which mortgage debt status was not reported
have not been classified and included in the totals for farms re-
ported as mortgaged and farms reported debt free. The mort-
gage status of land owned by full- and by part-owner operators
was used as a basis for making the mortgage estimates for farms
operated by full owners and by part owners for the 1961 survey.
Table A. — Comparison of the Number of Farms Operated by
Full Owners and Part Owners by Mortgage Status, as
Shown by the 1959 Census of Agriculture and as Estimated
for the 1961 Sample Survey, by Geographic Divisions, for
the Conterminous United States
Total
number
of
farms
Farms reported
as mortgaged
Farms reported
as debt free
Farms
for
which
Tenure of operator and
geographic division
1961
esti-
mate
1959
census
1961
estimate
1959
census
mort-
gage
status
was
not
re-
ported,
1959
census
Farms operated by full
owners:
2, 116, 129
42, 146
142, 952
397, 125
377, 942
349, 421
329,623
263,220
77, 575
136, 125
809,682
12, 315
39, 705
146,284
214, 620
102, 487
95, 860
115, 167
48,180
35,064
732, 153
18, 090
48, 984
150, 728
148, 379
95, 240
90, 664
76, 113
37. 140
66, 815
388, 131
6,611
18, 096
71,720
111,012
41. 638
41, 245
51,468
26, 461
19,880
629,053
16,980
45,239
132, 478
136, 178
74, 694
68, 271
65, 756
32, 092
57, 365
338. 407
6.326
17, 034
63,207
100, 174
34,299
31, 102
44,556
23,264
18,445
1, 383, 976
24, 056
93,968
246, 397
229,563
254, 181
238,959
187, 107
40.435
69, 310
421, 551
5,704
21, 609
74, 564
103, 608
60,849
54,615
63, 699
21, 719
15,184
1,288,351
22,115
85,426
232,663
214,348
239, 691
229,581
160, 021
38,486
66, 020
420,350
5,337
20, 301
74, 059
103, 983
60,207
57,444
62, 406
21,949
14, 664
198, 725
Middle Atlantic
East North Central
West North Central...
12,287
31, 984
27,416
35, 036
31.771
37,443
6,997
12,740
50,925
East South Central
West South Central. ..
Farms operated by part
owners:
Middle Atlantic
East North Central
West North Central...
2,370
9,018
10, 463
East South Central
West South Central- ..
7,314
8,205
The instructions to 1959 census enumerators specified that farm
mortgages, purchase money mortgages, land purchase contracts,
deeds of trust, deeds to secure debt, bonds for deeds, confessions
of judgment, and vendors" liens (deed with vendor) were to be
considered as farm mortgages if these debts were on the land
and buildings. Crop liens, mortgages on livestock and machinery,
chattel mortgages, promissory notes, delinquent taxes, judgments,
and mechanics' liens were to be excluded.
The purpose for which a debt was incurred is not indicated by
the existence of a mortgage on land. Borrowing, in the first in-
stance, may have been for a purpose other than land acquisition.
However, throughout the long history of census collection of
mortgage statistics, emphasis has been placed on land and build-
ings pledged as security for debts and never on the purpose for
which the loan was made.
The 1960 Alaska questionnaire and the 1959 Hawaii question-
naire, for those censuses of agriculture, had two inquiries in re-
spect to indebtedness on lands owned by farm operators. These
were designed to ascertain whether such lands were covered by
a mortgage and, if a mortgage existed, to obtain the amount of the
indebtedness. The available data for Hawaii are presented in
State table 23 of volume I (part 50) of the 1959 Census of Agri-
culture reports. Similar data for Alaska are presented in the
following table.
Table B.
-Alaska — Farm Mortgage Debt of Full Owners and
Part Owners : Censuses of 1959 and 1950
All farms operated by owners number..
Reported free from mortgage - __number_.
Reported mortgaged number..
Proportion mortgaged percent..
No report as to mortgage status number..
Farms operated by full owners number..
Reported free from mortgage number..
Land owned... acres..
Value of land and buildings dollars..
Average value per farm dollars..
Reported mortgaged number..
Proportion mortgaged percent..
Land owned acres..
Value of land and buildings dollars..
Average value per farm dollars..
Amount of mortgage debt dollars..
Average equity per farm. dollars..
Average debt per farm — dollars..
Ratio of debt to value percent..
No report as to mortgage status number..
Land owned. --- ...acres..
Value of land and buildings dollars..
Average value per farm dollars..
Farms operated by part owners number..
Reported free from mortgage number..
Land owned - ...acres..
Value of land and buildings dollars..
Average value per farm dollars..
Reported mortgaged number..
Proportion mortgaged percent..
Land owned acres..
Value of land and buildings. dollars..
Average value per farm dollars..
Amount of mortgage debt dollars..
Average debt per farm _ dollars..
Ratio of debt to value. — percent..
No report as to mortgage status number..
Land owned acres..
Value of land and buildings dollars..
Average value per farm.. dollars..
14,235
22, 513
2, 642, 530
1,756,486
22,780
10. 645
97
99
37.9
22.2
15. 940
11,641
3,902.110
1, 123, 580
40,228
11,349
1, 164, 152
361, 850
28,226
7,694
12. 002
3,655
29.8
32.2
15
NA
2,055
NA
452. 300
NA
30.153
NA
82
50
21
14
3.087
2,505
590, 725
283, 934
28, 130
20, 281
52
29
63.4
58.0
12, 908
4,513
4, 509. 100
360. 565
86, 713
12. 433
1,314,801
105. 990
25,285
3.655
29.2
29.4
4
NA
358
NA
215, 960
NA
53, 990
NA
NA Not available.
Although the amount of farm real estate indebtedness was not
obtained in the conterminous States, either in the 1959 or 1954
Census of Agriculture, such information was obtained in 1950 and
in all earlier years for which data are herein presented. The 1950
questionnaire contained the following inquiry which was re-
quired for a sample of approximately 20 percent of the farms.
327. Is there any MORTGAGE [ □ No
DEBT on the laud and buildings {
owned by you? { Q Yes. How much? . . $ /oo
The 1950 inquiry related to all land owned by the operator and
not to the portion retained by him in case any of his land was
rented to others. For the census years 1930 through 1945, the
inquiries concerning farm mortgage indebtedness were similar
to those of 1950 but, except in 1935, were to apply to all opera-
tors who owned a part or all of the land in the farms they were
operating at the time of the census. In 1935, the inquiries were
required to be answered for owners owning all the land they
operated.
INTRODUCTION
XI
For each census beginning with 1930, mortgage information
for rented and manager-operated land has been obtained through
a special mail survey. The mail survey plan was also utilized in
1935 to obtain all mortgage data for land owned and operated by
part owners, and in 1930 to obtain the indebtedness for lands
in this same tenure group. In each survey year, the sample of
farms was selected from the farms included in the census
of agriculture. In 1930, the mail survey was undertaken by the
Bureau of Agricultural Economics of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture. In 1935, 1940, and 1945, the mail survey was con-
ducted jointly by the Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of
Agricultural Economics. In 1950, although the mail survey was
made by the Bureau of the Census, the Bureau of Agricultural
Economics cooperated in designing the questionnaires and in mak-
ing the estimates. All mortgage data for rented and manager-
operated lands for 1950, 1945, 1940, 1935, and 1930, and the num-
ber of farms mortgaged and the amount of debt for the owned
portion of part-owner farms in 1935, and the debt for the owned
portion of part-owner farms in 1930, were estimated on the basis
of these mail surveys.
No mortgage data appear in the census volumes for the 1935
and 1945 Censuses of Agriculture. The census volumes for 1930
and 1940 presented mortgage data for owner-operators but the
totals did not include estimates for farms for which mortgage in-
formation was incompletely reported. Therefore, the mortgage
data presented in this report for full owners and part owners
for 1930, 1935, 1940. and 1945, do not agree exactly with mortgage
data for full owners and part owners as shown in earlier census
reports for those years.
Sample for the 1961 sample survey. — The sample for the 1961
survey was selected from farms included in the 1959 Census of
Agriculture. The sample of farms for the sample survey was
selected from farms included in Che sample of approximately 20
pen-cut of the farms used for the 1959 Census of Agriculture.
(See page XVIII of the Introduction to volume II of the reports
for 1959 Census of Agriculture for a description, etc., of this
sample.) The sampling rates established for each State varied
by tenure of farm operator and by economic class of farm. The
rates for each of the three major farm-oi>erator-tenure groui>s
(full owners, part owners, tenants, and managers) were varied
in order to provide a sample adequate insofar as possible to pro-
vide estimates for mortgage indebtedness for the three major
tenure groups in each State. Within the three major tenure
groups, the sampling rates were varied by economic class of farm
(see page XVII for a description and definition of economic class
of farm.) The farms with larger value of farm products sold,
are larger in size, have a higher value of farm land and build-
ings, are more frequently indebted, and have a greater amount
of debt than do farms with a lower value of farm products sold.
Therefore, a larger proportion of farms with a high value of
farm products sold than of the farms with a low value of farm
products sold was included in the sample for the 1961 survey.
Because of the small number of farms (specified farms) con-
taining 1,000 or more acres or with a value of $100,000 or more
farm products sold, there were included in the sample all such
farms in Delaware, Rhode Island, and Nevada, one-half of such
farms in Arizona, and one-third of such farms in Wyoming.
Table 1 presents (a) the sampling rates established for the
1961 survey and (6) the number of farms selected by application
of these rates.
The number of farms selected for the 1961 farm mortgage
and farm tax survey -was 129,033. This total represented 3.5
percent of all farms included in the 1959 Census of Agriculture.
The questionnaires for the 1959 Census of Agriculture indicated
that the lands in these sample farms were owned by 220,224
owners. By States, the number of selected farms ranged from 284
in Rhode Island — for which State all farms included in the
sample for the 1959 census were included — and 730 in New
Hampshire to 5,101 farms in Texas and 5,004 farms in Iowa. The
1961 survey questionnaire was not mailed to all owners of the
220,224 tracts. The mortgage and tax information was not
applicable to land owned by Federal, State, and local government
agencies. The names of such agencies appeared for 5,406 farms.
Neither was the 1961 survey questionnaire mailed to the land-
owner included in the 1960 Sample Survey of Agriculture, which
preceded the 1961 survey. There were approximately 900 of these
landowners. Survey questionnaires could not be mailed to an-
other group of 5,504 landowners because of incomplete addresses.
A total of 208,128 survey questionnaires were actually mailed at
the first mailing.
The questionnaires for the 1961 survey. — Owners of farmland
were the source of information regarding both farm mortgages
and farm taxes. Further, since the mortgage and tax survey was
planned to supplement the 1959 Census of Agriculture, and since
it was logical and advantageous to relate data collected in the
survey to those which had been secured in the 1959 enumeration,
the mortgage and tax inquiries were combined into one survey
questionnaire. By this combination, economies were realized in
the methods of conducting the survey, particularly in selecting
the sample, in the mailing out and receiving of questionnaires,
and in the editing and other processing activities connected with
the returned questionnaires.
One version of the questionnaire was used for landlord-owners
of farmland and another for operating owners. The question-
naire for landlords identified the portion of a landlord's holding
for which a report was required by giving the name of the lessee
or tenant of the land as recorded in the 1959 Census of Agricul-
ture.
Property taxes may be levied nn la) real estate, (6) tangible
personal property, and (c) other personal property. In Dela-
ware, New York, and Pennsylvania, the (6) and (e) classes
of properly are not usually subject to general property taxation.
Hence, for these three States, both the landlord-owner and the
operating-owner questionnaires were modified to reflect the situ-
ation in these States. Thus, in all. four questionnaire forms
were used in the l!Xil survey. Facsimiles of these four ques-
tionnaires are shown on pages XXVII to XXX.
The inquiries in the mortgage and tax sections of the survey
questionnaire were more detailed than in previous surveys.
Mailing of questionnaires. -The first mailing of the question-
naires was made in January 1961. An explanatory letter from
the Director of the Bureau of the Census appeared on the face of
each questionnaire. A facsimile of the letter and questionnaire
appears on page XXVI.
Three mailings of the questionnaire were made, covering a
time span of about nine weeks. The first mailing was begun on
January 10. 1961, and was completed February 7. For those
landowners who had not replied, a second mailing was begun on
February 8 and was completed March 3. A third mailing was
Started .March 2 and was completed March 24. Questionnaires
used in the second and third mailings were stamped "second
request" or "third request," whichever was appropriate, as a
reminder to the respondent.
Special letters were sent to respondents whose replies to the
farm tax questions were incomplete or inconsistent with other
reports in the area or with assessed values and market values
of the land owned.
Out of 208,128 landowners to whom a questionnaire was sent
in the first mailing, reports were received from 179,811, or 86.4
percent, of reports received, 143,221, or 68.8 percent of the first
total, were usable after editing for mortgage and/or tax data.
As a percentage of mailings, usable reports ranged from 52 per-
cent in Louisiana to 79 percent in Wisconsin. The proportion
of usable returns ranged between 70 and 79 percent in 22 States,
between 60 and 69 percent in 19 States, and between 50 and 59
percent in 7 States.
XII
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT AND FARM TAXES
Questionnaire processing. — Many incomplete questionnaires,
with usable information for mortgages and/or taxes, were used
for making survey estimates by obtaining additional information
from landowners or by supplying estimates for essential missing
data. For example, a missing land value was usually estimated
for individual questionnaires if the amount of taxes or the mort-
gage information was given. The value reported on the 1959 ques-
tionnaire or on other 1959 questionnaires for farms with similar
characteristics, as reflected by size, tenure, economic class, and
type of farm, was useful as a basis in estimating missing values.
If a 1959 landowner reported he had sold his land since 1959,
or if it was learned that he had died in the interval following
the 1959 enumeration, estimates for individual landlords were not
made. Government owned land, including land in Indian reserva-
tions, was considered to be mortgage debt free and also not sub-
ject to real estate taxes. Corporation owned land was also con-
sidered to be debt free unless an amount for mortgage debt was
reported. However, information was sought as to taxes for
corporation owned land.
Information regarding age of operator, off-farm work, and
other income of the farm operator was taken from the following
inquiries of the 1959 Census of Agriculture and used for tabulat-
ing purposes :
21». How old were you on your last birthday? Yean
UFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME:
222. How many days thie gear did
December SI, 1959. (Do not include exchange i
a nonfarm job, business,
farm between note and
of your family living with ;
else's farm Ittii gee
from land I
In,, i
No D Yes Q
following
Veteri
Boarders? Social Security? Old-age
. (employment compensation' Interest?
*idends? Profits from nonfarm business' Financial help from members of your
family? No n Yes D
(// "None" Jot question 222 and "No" for both eiuetume 223 and
o queition [226].)
225. Will the income which you and]
rom other sources (listed in queslie
gricultural products sold or to be ac
m grea'
I thie
irk off the farm I
ft\rl No D Yes Q
Likewise, the codes for type of farm and economic class of
farm for the farms included in the survey were taken from the
questionnaire for the 1959 Census of Agriculture.
The data compiled for the 1961 survey related to farms included
in the 1959 Census of Agriculture. If the farmland in a farm
had changed since the 1959 census, the data from the 1961 survey
were adjusted through the use of a computer program so that they
related to the farmland included in the farm for the 1959 Census
of Agriculture. For example, if an owner-operator had increased
the size of the farm he operated since the 1959 census, the data
(acreage, value of land and buildings, amount of mortgage debt,
amount of taxes, assessed value, etc.) were adjusted so that they
related to the farm as it existed in 1959. The questionnaires for
the 1961 survey, sent to landlords, specified the name of the 1959
lessee or tenant and the acreage of farmland for which the ques-
tionnaire was to be prepared. The data on the questionnaire for
landlords were adjusted when necessary to cover only the acreage
for 1959 on the farm included in the 1961 survey.
Preparation of estimates. — State estimates were made for farms,
acreage, and value of farmlands by multiplying the totals for the
farms, acreage, and value of farmlands included in the survey
by the sampling rate. ( See table 1.) All data for the farms and
farmlands for the survey were tabulated separately for each
group having a different sampling rate. Separate tabulations
and estimates were made for farmlands for which usable ques-
tionnaires were received.
Usable questionnaires were not obtained for all farmlands in-
cluded in the sample for the survey. It was necessary, there-
fore, to make estimates for the farmland for which reports were
not received. Table C gives by States the percentage of esti-
mated acreage and value of land and buildings for which usable
reports were not obtained for farm mortgage indebtedness. Table
27 provides data showing the acreage and value of farmlands for
which usable reports for farm taxes were not received.
Data on the acreage and value of farmlands for which a usable
report was not received for the survey were tabulated for each
State for each of the three groups for tenure, viz, (1) full owners;
(2) part owners (owned portion only) ; and (3) tenants, mana-
gers, and the rented portion of part-owner farms. For each of
these three groups totals were obtained for three groups of eco-
nomic classes of farms, viz, Economic Classes I and II, Economic
Classes III to VI, and Economic Classes VII. to LX (part-time,
part-retirement, and abnormal farms). For full owners and
for part owners (owned portion only), data for each of the
group of economic classes were compiled by the mortgage status
of the farms according to the report for the 1959 Census of
Agriculture. Estimates for mortgaged land were calculated
by multiplying the estimated acreage and value of the farmland
for each of the following groups, by the ratio of the acreage
with mortgage debt to the acreage of farmland for farmlands
for which usable reports were obtained.
Full owners
Economic Class of Farm I and II
Reported as mortgaged in the 1959 Census of Agriculture
Reported as not mortgaged in 1959 Census of Agriculture
No report made as to mortgage status in the 1959 Census
of Agriculture
Economic Class of Farm III to VI
Reported as mortgaged in the 1959 Census of Agriculture
Reported as not mortgaged in 1959 Census of Agriculture
No report made as to mortgage status in the 1959 Census
of Agriculture
Economic Class of Farm VII to IX (part-time, part-
retirement, and abnormal farms)
Reported as mortgaged in the 1959 Census of Agriculture
Reported as not mortgaged in the 1959 Census of
Agriculture
No report made as to mortgage status in the 1959 Census
of Agriculture
Part owners
Economic Class of Farm I and II
Reported as mortgaged in the 1959 Census of Agriculture
Reported as not mortgaged in the 1959 Census of
Agriculture
No report made as to mortgage status in the 1959 Census
of Agriculture
Economic Class of Farm III to VI
Reported as mortgaged in the 1959 Census of Agriculture
Reported as not mortgaged in the 1959 Census of
Agriculture
No report made as to mortgage status in the 1959 Census
of Agriculture
Economic Class of Farm VII to IX (part-time, part-
retirement, and abnormal farms)
Reported as mortgaged in the 1959 Census of Agriculture
Reported as not mortgaged in the 1959 Census of
Agriculture
No report made as to mortgage status in the 1959 Census
of Agriculture
Tenants, managers, and rented portion of jKirt-ovvner farms
Economic Class of Farm I and II
Economic Class of Farm III to VI
Economic Class of Farm VII to IX, other farms (part-
time, part-retirement, and abnormal farms)
Farmlands owned by governmental agencies and farmlands
owned by corporations for which a report as to mortgage debt was
not obtained were excluded when calculating the ratio of the acre-
age of farmlands mortgaged for farmlands for which usable
reports were obtained. For farmlands for which usable reports
were not obtained, the amount of mortgage debt, was calcu-
lated by multiplying the estimated value of farmland for which
reports had not been received by the ratio of mortgage debt to
INTRODUCTION
XIII
Table C- PERCENT OF THE NUMBER OF FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE OF FARMLAND FOR WHICH MORTGAGE
DEBT WAS ESTIMATED, BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM, BY GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS AND STATES
FOR THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES: 1961 SURVEY
Percent of the number of farms for which
estimates of mortgage status were
made, operated by —
Percent of the acres of farmland for which estimates
of mortgage status were made for land operated by —
Percent of the value of farmland for which mortgage
status was estimated for land operated by —
Full owners
Part owners
Full owners
Part owners
Tenants, managers.
Full owners
Part owners
Tenants, managers,
Region,
and part owners
and part owners
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XIV
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT AND FARM TAXES
value for all farmlands for which usable reports were received.
Interest charges were estimated by multiplying the interest rates
for farmlands mortgaged for the farmlands for which usable
reports were obtained, by the amount of mortgage debt. The dis-
tribution of mortgage debt by lender for farmlands for which
usable reports were not obtained, were calculated on the basis
of the distribution by lender for the mortgaged farmlands for
which usable reports were obtained. The number of mortgaged
farms for full owners and part owners (owned portion only) was
calculated by multiplying the ratio for farms mortgaged for the
group of farms for which usable reports were received by the
number of farms for which usable reports were not received for
each of the groups. The data given in this report represent
totals obtained by adding the estimates for farmlands for which
usable reports were obtained and estimates made for farmlands
for which usable reports were not obtained.
The estimates for the number of farms for full owners and part
owners, the acreage, and the value of land and buildings were
further adjusted to totals shown for all farms for each of the
three tenure groups of farmland in the 1959 Census of Agri-
culture. The estimates of the number of farms operated by full
owners and part owners and the acreage of farmland for the sur-
vey agree with the totals provided for all farms for the 1959
Census of Agriculture.
The value of land and buildings for the farmlands for which
usable reports were obtained represents the estimated value as
of January 1, 1961. For the farmland for which usable reports
were not obtained, the value reported for these farmlands for
the 1959 Census of Agriculture was used.
DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS
The farms included in the 1961 survey of farm mortgages and
farm taxes were selected from a sample of those included in the
1959 Census of Agriculture.
The definitions and explanations in the 1959 report, which are
particularly applicable to this farm mortgage and farm tax sur-
vey, are repeated herein with additional information in regard to
the 1961 survey. A full discussion is given for new items of
inquiry.
Census definition of a farm. — The basic unit for surveys of
farm mortgages and farm taxes has been a farm. The number
of farms and their composition are determined, in large measure,
by the definition of a farm. The definition of a farm and. like-
wise, of the constituent acreage has not been constant throughout
the period for which mortgage data are presented. The defini-
tion of a farm, for a given survey, has always been the same as
that used in the immediately preceding census of agriculture.
Since the 1959 farms established both the base for selection of
ownership tracts to be included in the 1961 survey of farm mort-
gages and farm taxes and the universe totals for acres of farm-
land and number of farms (full owners and part owners only)
and since interest in mortgage and tax data is centered in the
latest figures, the 1959 Census of Agriculture definition of a
farm is presented in more detail than that for any prior census.
Reference is made to the definition used in an earlier census only
when the comparability of data is affected.
For the 1959 Census of Agriculture, the definition of a farm
was based primarily on a combination of "acres in the place" and
the estimated value of agricultural products sold.
The word "place" was defined to include all land on which
agricultural operations were conducted at any time in 1959 under
the control or supervision of one person or partnership. Con-
trol may have been exercised through ownership or management,
or through a lease, rental, or cropping arrangement.
Places of less than 10 acres in 1959 were counted as farms if
the estimated sales of agricultural products for the year amounted
to at least $250. Places of 10 or more acres in 1959 were counted
as farms if the estimated sales of agricultural'products for the
year amounted to at least $50. Places having less than the $50 or
$250 minimum estimated sales in 1959 were also counted as
farms if they could normally be expected to produce agricultural
products in sufficient quantity to meet the requirements of the
definition. This additional qualification resulted in the inclusion
as farms of some places engaged in farming operations for the
first time in 1959 and places affected by crop failure or other
unusual conditions.
To avoid biases arising from an enumerator's personal judg-
ment and opinion, the Bureau did not give enumerators the defi-
nition of a farm. Instead, enumerators were instructed to obtain
questionnaires for all places considered farms by their operators
and for all other places that had one or more agricultural oper-
ations. In 1954, enumerators were instructed to fill question-
naires on the same basis as in 1959. In 1950, agricultural oper-
ations were defined to include every place of 3 or more acres,
whether or not the operator considered it a farm, and every
place having "specialized operations," regardless of the acreage.
"Specialized operations" referred to nurseries and greenhouses
and to places having 100 or more poultry, production of 300 or
more dozen eggs in 1949, or 3 or more hives of bees. In the three
last censuses, as a result, questionnaires were filled for a consid-
erable number of places that did not qualify as farms. The
determination as to which questionnaires represented farms was
made during office processing operations and only those ques-
tionnaires meeting the criteria for a farm were included in the
tabulation.
For both the 1950 and 1954 Censuses of Agriculture, places of
3 or more acres were counted as farms if the annual value of
agricultural products, whether for home use or for sale but
exclusive of home-garden products, amounted to $150 or more.
Places of less than 3 acres were counted as farms only if the
annual sales of agricultural products amounted to $150 or more.
A few places with very low agricultural production because of
unusual circumstances, such as crop failure, were also counted
as farms if they normally could have been expected to meet the
minimum value of sales criteria.
In the censuses from 1930 to 1945. enumerators were given a
definition of "farm" and were instructed to obtain reports only
for those places which met the criteria. According to this defini-
tion, farms included all places of 3 or more acres, regardless of
the quantity or value of agricultural production, and places of
less than 3 acres if the value of agricultural products, whether
for home use or for sale, amounted to $250 or more. Because of
changes in price level, the $250 minimum resulted in the inclusion
of varying numbers of farms of less than 3 acres in the several
censuses taken during this period. Generally, the only reports
excluded from tabulation were those taken in error and those
showing very limited agricultural production, such as only a
small home garden, a few fruit trees, a small flock of chickens,
etc. In 1945, reports for places of 3 acres or more were tabulated
only if at least 3 acres were in cropland and/or pasture or if the
value of products in 1944 amounted to at least $150.
The decrease in the number of farms in 1950 and 1954, as com-
pared with earlier censuses, was partly due to the change in farm
definition, especially witn respect to farms of 3 or more acres in
size. Some of the places of 3 or more acres that were not counted
as farms in 1950 and 1954 because the value of their agricul-
tural production was less than $150 would have qualified as farms
if the criteria had been the same as in earlier censuses.
For 1959. the decrease in the number of farms as compared with
all prior censuses resulted partly from the change in farm defini-
tion. The fact that sales of agricultural products in 1959 were
used resulted in the exclusion of some places that would have
qualified as farms had the value of agricultural products alone
been considered. The increase in the acreage minimum also had
INTRODUCTION
XV
an effect. The reduction in the number of farms due to change
in definition, 1954 to 1959. is shown in the Introduction to volume
II.
For inclusion as a farm or as farmland, it was necessary for
a tract (or tracts) of land comprising the entire holding of one
individual, partnership, or corporation to meet the established
acreage and sales criteria, even though the holding was locally
thought of as being a farm. This was true even if the landowner
was a participant in a Government program, such as the Soil
Bank and his land was only temporarily out of productive
agricultural use.
Land in farms. — For 1959, 1954, and 1950. the land to be in-
cluded in each operating unit was determined from the operator's
answers to questions concerning the total number of acres owned,
the total number of acres rented from others or worked on shares
for others, the total number of acres managed for others, and
the total number of acres rented to others or worked on shares
by others. Except for managers, the acres owned and the acres
rented from others or worked on shares for others were first
added together and then the acres rented to others or worked
on shares by others were subtracted. The result represented
the number of acres in the operating unit. The test of what
constituted a farm was applied to these residual acres. The
number of acres in a managed operation was the difference be-
tween the total acreage managed and any part of the managed
land that was rented to others or worked on shares by others. In
each census year, if a hired manager also operated land on his
own account, the operating unit which was managed for pay and
the own-account lands were considered to be separate farms. As
the definition of a farm changed, so did the acreage counted as
farmland. In censuses prior to 1950, enumerators were instructed
to exclude all land rented to others before apportioning the land
retained by an own-account operator between acreage owned and
acreage rented from others. Likewise, acreage managed for oth-
ers was supposed to represent residual acres in ease a portion of
the managed lands was rented to others or worked on shares by
others.
The acreage designated in the tables as "land in farms" con-
sists primarily of "agricultural" land — that is, land used for
crops and pasture or grazing. It also includes considerable
areas of land not actually under cultivation nor used for pasture
or grazing. For example, the entire acreage of woodland and
wasteland owned or rented by farm operators is Included as land
in farms unless it wis being held for nonagrioultural purposes
or unless the acreage was unusually large. For 1959 and 1954,
if a place had 1,000 or more acres of w Hand not pastured and
wasteland, and less than 10 i>ercent of the total acreage was
used for agricultural purposes, the acreage of woodland not pas-
tured and wasteland was reduced to equal the acreage used
for agriculture. The procedure used in 1950 for excluding
unusually large acreages of woodland not pastured and wasteland
differed slightly from the one used in 1959 and 1954. In 1950.
adjustments were made in places of 1,000 or more acres (5,000
or more in the 17 Western States) if less than 10 percent of the
total acreage was used for agricultural purposes.
Except for open range and grazing land used under Government
permit, all grazing land was to be included as land in farms
provided the place of which it was a part was a farm. Grazing
land operated by grazing associations was to be reported in the
name of the person chiefly responsible for conducting the busi-
ness of the association. Land used rent-free was to be reported
as land rented from others. All land in Indian reservations that
was used for growing crops or grazing livestock was to be in-
cluded. Land in Indian reservations that was not reported by in-
dividual Indians and that was not rented to 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 re-
ported as one farm.
The determination of whether rented or managed land was
privately or publicly owned was made from the answers to the
question on the census of agriculture questionnaire asking for
the names and addresses of the landlords. Public land in farms
is that owned by Federal, State, or other governmental agencies.
Ownership and tenure of farmland. — For this study, it was neces-
sary to distinguish between ownership of farmland and tenure
of operator of farmland. The latter term is used to designate
the manner or condition under which land is held for conducting
agricultural oi>erations. Land may be owned by an individual
or by united or associated individuals. Joint ownership of land
may be vested in members of a family, such as husband and
wife, in the heirs of an undivided estate, in other types of part-
nerships, in private corporations, in quasi-public corporations,
or in public agencies. Land need not be owned in fee simple or
need not be free of debt to be classified as owned.
A farmland owner can be a farm operator or a landlord. He
can be both an operator and a landlord or an owner-operator and
a renter of another's land. Occasionally, an owner of farmland,
by reason of unusual circumstances, rents either all or a portion
of his own land to another operator, and, at the same time, rents
land from another owner. Corporations which conduct farming
operations must operate through an intermediary who is classi-
fied as a farm manager. Land operated by a hired manager can
be owned by a manager's employer or can be rented by the em-
ployer from other landowners. Nearly all identifiable corpora-
tion-owned acreage was treated as mortgage free but, as a gen-
eral rule, only public-owned acreage was treated as tax free.
Since a questionnaire was usually sent to identifiable private
Corporations for the tax information, these private corporations
had an opportunity to report indebtedness if any existed against
the real estate. Such reports of indebtedness were accepted.
Land owned. — All land that the ojierator and/or his wife held
under title, purchase contract, homestead law, or as heir or
trust I" an undivided estate :il the time of enumeration is con-
sidered as owned. For a partnership, all the land owned by any
of tin' partners and operated as a partnership was to be included
as land owned. Land allotted in trust to an Indian and any res-
orption land assigned to him for his own use was considered as
land ou mil by I he operator.
Land rented from others. — This item includes not only land that
Hie operator rented or leased from others bul also land he worked
on shares for others and land he occupied rent-free. Grazing
land used under Government permit or license is not included.
Land rented to others. — This item includes all land rented or
leased to others, except land leased to the Government under the
Soil Bank, and all land worked by others on shares or on a rent-
free basis. For the most part, the laud rented to others repre-
sents agricultural land but it also includes land rented for res-
idential or other purposes. The tenant or sharecropper is con-
oid, -red as the operator of land leased, rented, or worked on
shim-, even though his landlord may su|x>rvise his operations.
The landlord is considered as operator of only that portion of the
land not assigned to tenants or croppers.
Land managed. — This item includes all tracts of hind managed
for one or more employers by a person hired on a salary basis.
A hired manager was considered to be the operator of the land he
managed since he was responsible for the agricultural operations
on that land and frequently supervised others in performing
those operations. Managed land was always to he reported on a
separate questionnaire whether or not Hie manager also operated
a farm on his own account.
Farm operator. — The term "farm operator" is used to designate
a person who operates a farm, either doing the work himself or
directly supervising the work. He may he the owner; a member
of the owner's household; a hired manager; or a tenant, renter,
or sharecropper. If he rents land to others or has land worked
on shares by others, he is considered as operator only of the hind
XVI
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT AND FARM TAXES
which he retains for his own operation. In the case of a partner-
ship, only one partner is counted as an operator. The number of
farm operators is considered to be the same as the number of
farms.
The classification by tenure, as applied both to farm operations
and the farms for the 1959 census follows :
a. Full owners operate only land they own.
b. Part owners operate land they own and also land rented
from others. These operations could be termed "part
owner-part tenant."
c. Managers operate land for others and are paid a wage or
salary for their services. Persons acting merely as
caretakers or hired as laborers are not classified as
managers. If a farm operator managed land for others
and also operated land on his own account, the land
operated on his own account was considered as one farm
and the land managed for others as a second farm. If,
however, he managed land for two or more employers,
all the managed land was considered to be farm.
d. Tenants rent from others or work on shares for others all
the land they operate.
In 1959, and also in 1954, farm operators, who rented land to
others or had land worked for them on shares, were classified
according to the tenure under which they held the retained land.
In 1950, farm operators were classified according to the tenure
under which they held all lands, including any that were rented
to others or worked on shares by others. For the 1945 and earlier
censuses, the tenure determination was made on the basis of the
land operated.
Value of land and buildings. — The 1961 survey questionnaire
requested an estimate, from each farmland owner, of the current
value of all farm and ranch land owned on January 1, 1961, in-
cluding the buildings on the land. For an operating owner, the
following inquiry requested information as to the acres and value
of any owned land which was rented to others in 1960.
2. How many acres of the land that you now c
rent toothers in 1960?
. None fjl_
For a landlord-owner, the inquiry as to acreage rented out
was restricted to a stated acreage rented to a named tenant,
as reported for the 1959 Census of Agriculture.
Mortgage status. — A mortgaged farm is one having any part of
the land and/or the buildings on it pledged as security for debt.
One free of debt has none of the land and/or buildings on it
pledged as security. Since debt secured by real estate is related
to land ownership rather than to land operation, it was necessary
to make adjustments in some of the reported data to present
data for farms or for farmland by tenure.
Full owners and part owners, together, are referred to as
owner-operators but not all land in the part-owner farms is
owner-operated. By definition, a part owner operates rented
acreage as well as acreage that he owns. Whereas it is possible
to show a distribution of full-owner farms between free and
mortgaged, this is not possible for part-owner farms included in
the 1961 and 1956 surveys. For this latter group, the method
of processing allowed a count to be made, by mortgage status,
only for the owner-operated portion. However, the acreage in
part-owner farms, both owned and rented, was distributed by
mortgage status. Likewise, for tenant and managed farms, the
processing plans for 1961 and 1956 did not provide for a count
of farms free from debt and those mortgaged. But the land in
farms of those tenures was classified by mortgage status. There-
fore, for presentation of farm mortgage data, the rented acreage
in part-owner farms is grouped with the acreage in tenant-
operated farms and manager-operated farms. Data on number of
farms, shown in the tables with the acreage for this inclusive
tenure grouping for 1950 and prior years, relate only to tenant-
and manager-operated farms. The number of farms for these
earlier years was estimated on the basis of the proportion of the
owners of such farms who had mortgage indebtedness.
In 1961, if a full-owner operator reported mortgage indebtedness
on land owned and rented out, but none on the acreage he re-
tained, his farm was considered mortgage free. In some in-
stances, the entire acreage in a mortgaged farm or a mortgaged
tract is not under mortgage. However, the entire farm or tract
has been treated as a unit in the compilation of the data. This
procedure results in the understatement of the ratio of mortgage
debt to the value of mortgaged farmland for totals and for indi-
vidual farms or ownership tracts in those cases where the mort-
gage does not relate to the entire acreage of farmland in the
farm or tract. The mortgage status of the owned portion of a
part-owner farm was determined in a similar manner. In 1956,
the owned portion of any owner-operator's farm was always
considered mortgaged regardless of the incidence of the debt,
since there was no way of determining the debt status of the
land rented out. However the comparability of data reflecting
mortgage status of farms or farmlands was not appreciably
affected by this change.
Farm mortgages. — Farm mortgages are evidences of a pledge
of farmland and buildings as security for a debt. They may
arise through the purchase of farmland as one or several tracts,
through a subsequent loan on all or a portion of the holding, or by
the refinancing of an existing debt not originally secured by real
estate. Farm mortgages include purchase money mortgages, land
purchase contracts, deeds of trust, deeds to secure debt, bonds for
deeds, confessions of judgment, and vendors' liens (deed with
vendor). They do not include crop liens, mortgages on livestock
or machinery, other chattel mortgages, promissory notes, delin-
quent taxes, judgments, or mechanics' liens.
More than one mortgage may be on the land under one owner-
ship. In regard to the acreage pledged as security, several mort-
gages can be wholly overlapping, partially overlapping, or not
covering any of the same acreage. If two or more mortgages are
placed on the same acreage, the first one placed is called a first
mortgage. Although data were secured by type of loan (e.g., first
mortgage, junior mortgage, or land purchase contract ) and for the
acreage pledged for each loan, such totals are not provided. The
inquiry as to the amount of each loan when made, assumed, or
refinanced was asked in order to improve the accuracy of the
report for the amount of unpaid principal.
All Production Credit Association loans were considered non-
real estate loans in this survey and, when identifiable, were
deleted during the editing process. This was done to conform
with practices followed in farm credit statistics prepared in the
U.S. Department of Agriculture, even though available evidence
suggests that real estate mortgages are being accepted as sec-
ondary security by the Production Credit Associations in an
increasing number of cases. In addition, loans for which the
respondent reported no acres pledged as security were deleted if
the lender was a commercial or savings bank, an individual, or
"other" lender.
Age of farm operator. — The age data in this report are restricted
to mortgage data for full owners and part owners and are shown
for the 1961 and 1956 surveys. Table 15 provides a count of full
owners and of part owners, by age, and gives the estimated pro-
portion in each of these tenure groups which had a mortgage on
their land. The age refers to the age of the farmowner at the
time of the census in 1959 or in 1954. The proportions mort-
gaged reflect the debt status of the lands of these operators at
the time of the survey (1961 or 1956). Although age of farm
operator figures are available for six 1959 age groupings, data
for only five groupings are shown in this report. The "under
25 years" and "25 to 34 years" groups have been combined.
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XVII
Off-farm work by farm operator. — One measure of the extent to
which farm operators rely on off-farm sources for part of their
income is the number of days which they worked off their farms
during the calendar year covered by the census. The 1959 inquiry
cautioned the respondent to include work at a nonfarm job,
business, profession, or on someone else's farm but not to include
exchange work.
Off-farm income, whether from personal services, investments,
etc., has more significance when related to indebtedness than
when related to taxes. Therefore, for this report, a limited
amount of data regarding days worked off the farm for pay or
profit is presented for the number of mortgaged farms operated
by full owners and by part owners (owner-operated portion only ) .
Farm taxes. — All questions in the farm taxes section of the 1961
survey questionnaire must be read as a group in order to com-
prehend the nature of the data collected, or published. For ease
of reference, the tax section of the survey questionnaire ( used in
all except three of the conterminous States) is reproduced on
page XXV in its entirety. The (a), (6), and (c) subinquiries
of question 3 were omitted for the three excepted States, viz,
Delaware, New York, and Pennsylvania.
Although the several States are legally independent of one
another in determining their respective arrangements for taxa-
tion, the basic concepts and principles of property taxation are
similar from State to State. As is to be expected, there is a
range in the terminology, classification of property, administra-
tive arrangements, the tax calendar, and rate of assessment.
Since much of the administration of the property tax rests with
local government officials, the variety in procedures and rates
found within a State has been effectively weighted, for the
recent surveys, by the method employed for selection of farms
included in the surveys.
In discussions of the base for property taxation, a sharp (lis
tinction is usually made between two major categories — real
property and personal property. Real property consists Oi land
and any structures or other improvements on il. Personal prop-
erty includes not only tangible items such as farm machinery
and equipment, livestock, and furniture. Iml also intaiigibli' per
sonal property such as money, bank deposits, slocks, bonds, mort-
gages, and oilier such assets which have value for exchange pur
poses rallier than for direct use. Practically .-ill prlvatelj owned
real property is legally subject to the "general" property tax
throughout the I'niieii siaies. intangible personal property, al
the other extreme, is in most Stales legally exempt from general
property taxes although in many instances subject to certain
special property taxes. In most States, at least some kinds "I"
tangible personal properly are within the scope of the general
property tax but legal provisions apply widely for the partial or
complete exemption of personal property, or for dealing with it
by special property taxes
Projierty taxes are those conditioned on ownership of property.
The term, as commonly used, includes general property laxes
relating to property as a whole, real and personal, tangible or
intangible, whether taxed at a single rate or at classified rates:
and taxes on selected types of property, such as motor vehicles or
certain or all intangibles.
The meaning of "assessment" which is relevant to this report
is "an official valuation of property . . . for taxation." Two
levels of "assessed value" must be recognized — the gross value
before deduction of exemptions and the net amount of assessed
value actually subject to tax. Under the general proi>erty tax
system the valuations officially recorded for all kinds of taxable
property, at any particular location, are taxed at the same total
rate, or at a set of related rates. This does not mean, of course,
that the tax will have a uniform relation to the real or "full"
value of all taxable property since, by law or in practice, the rela-
tion of the taxable value to the actual market value may differ
materially among various classes of property.
A landowner may be paying taxes on his real property to several
taxing districts. In addition to his State and county, he may
be paying taxes to one or more of the following: Township or
city, a school district, a weed district, a road improvement dis-
trict, a fire district, a health district, a mosquito abatement
district, a watershed conservancy district, a sanitary district,
a hospital district, a drainage district, an irrigation district, etc.
Some of the charges or burdens laid upon real property are in
the nature of special assessments. An effort was made in the
1961 survey to record separately special assessments and to ex-
clude such amounts from farm taxes. Mention was made spe-
cifically only of drainage and irrigation assessments for excep-
tion from the farm tax bill. It was expected that other charges
levied, not according to the value of the property but according
to the assumed benefits, would have been included in the amount
reported for special assessments.
The concept of what constitutes farm and ranch properties, for
which the assessed value was to be reported in question 3 and
the total taxes in question "i. is indicated by the (a), (5), and (c)
subinquiries of question 3. The year to which the taxes relate is
more accurately indicated in question 3 than in question 5. Ques-
tion 3 specifies the "tax bill you received in 1960" whereas question
5 is not as explicit in language as it refers to "total taxes in 1960."
It can be inferred that, since the survey was conducted in early
1961. the taxes reported are. to all intent and purpose, those levied
in 19tH). Taxes levied in 1960 should not be confused with taxes
paid in 1980 although the two sums, if known, may not have dif-
fered greatly.
If the respondent was a landlord, the total tax bill was allo-
cated to land in the sample farm on the basis of the ratio of the
value of land in the sample farm or tract to the value of all land
owned. The allocation of laxes between real estate and personal
properly was based on the relationship of assessment values for
the two groups of property.
Economic class of farm. Because of change's in I he basic classi-
fication, dala are presented by economic class of farm only for
1981, the classification of farms or farmland was made on the
basis of the classification of the farm in which the farmland was
im hilled for i be 1959 Census of Agriculture.
The classification of farms by i nomic class represents group-
ings of farms thai are similar in characteristics and size of opera-
lions. The economic classes for 1959 were established on the
basis of one or more of four factors : (1) Total value of all farm
products sold, i ,'i number of days the farm operator worked oil'
the farm. ( .? I the age of the farm operator, and I }) Hie relation-
ship of income received by the Operator and members of his house-
hold from nonfarm sources to Hie value of all farm products sold.
institutional farms. Indian reservations, agricultural experiment
stations, and grazing associations were always classified as
"abnormal."
Farms were grouped into two major categories, commercial
farms and oilier farms, mainly on the basis of total vail 1*
products sold. In general, all farms with a value of sales amount-
in- I., $2,600 or more were classified as commercial. Farms with
a value of sales of $50 to $2,499 wen- classified as conn -cial if
the farm operator was under 65 years of age and (/) he did not
work off the farm 100 or more days during the year and (2) the
income received by the Operator and members of his family from
sour.es ..iber than the farm operated was less than the value of
all farm products sold. The remaining farms with a value of
sales of $50 lo $2,499 ami institutional farms and Indian reserva-
tions were included in one of the groups of "other farms."
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FARM MORTGAGE DEBT AND FARM TAXES
Commercial farms were divided into six economic classes on
the basis of the total value of all farm products sold, as follows :
Value of farm
Economic class of farm products sold
I $40,000 or more
II $20,000 to $39,999
III $10,000 to $19,999
IV $5,000 to $9,999
V $2,500 to $4,999
VI ' $50 to $2,499
1 Provided the farm operator was under 65 years of age, and (1) he did
not work off the farm 10O or more days, and (2i) the income that he and
members of his household received from sources other than the farm
operated was less than the total value of farm products sold.
Other farms were divided into three economic classes as
follows :
a. Class VII, part-time. — Farms with a value of sales of farm
products of $50 to $2,499 were classified as "part-time"
if the operator was under 65 years of age and he either
worked off the farm 100 or more days or the income he
and members of his household received from sources
other than the farm operated was greater than the total
value of farm products sold.
b. Class VIII, part-retirement. — Farms with a value of sales
of farm products of $50 to $2,499 were classified as
"part-retirement" if the farm operator was 65 years old
or over. Many of these are farms on which the income
from sources other than the farm operated was greater
than the value of sales of agricultural products. Others
are residential, subsistence, or marginal farms. In
previous censuses, the age of the farm operator was not
a criterion for grouping farms by economic class. Since
the number of elderly people in our population has been
steadily increasing during recent years, a separate clas-
sification for farms operated on a part-retirement basis
was considered important for an adequate analysis of
the agricultural structure.
c. Class IX, abnormal. — All institutional farms and Indian
reservations were classified as "abnormal," regardless
of the value of sales. Institutional farms include those
operated by hospitals, penitentiaries, schools, grazing
associations, government agencies, etc. A more detailed
description of the comparability of 1959 economie-class-
of-farm definitions and data with those for prior cen-
suses is given in chapter XI.
For purposes of this report, combinations of the above-listed
1959 economic classes were made as follows :
Commercial farms
Classes I and II
Classes III and IV
Classes V and VI
Classes VII to IX, other farms (part-time, part-retirement,
and abnormal)
Data by economic class of farm are presented only for full
owners and for the owned portion of part-owner farms and are
presented only for mortgaged farms.
Type of farm. — Data are presented by type of farm for only
1961 and only for farms of full owners and for part owners
(owned portion only). The classification of each farm by type
was the same as that for the farm for the 1959 Census of Agri-
culture.
To be classified as a particular type, a farm had to have sales
of a particular product or group of products amounting in value
to 50 percent or more of the total value of all products sold during
the year.
The types of farms, together with the products on which type
classification is based, are as follows :
Type of farm Source of cash income
[Products with sales value representing 50 percent
or more of total value of all farm products sold]
Cash-grain Corn, sorghums, small grains, soybeans for
beans, cowpeas for peas, dry field and
seed beans and peas.
Tobacco Tobacco.
Cotton Cotton.
Type of farm Source of cash income
Other field-crop Peanuts, potatoes (Irish and sweet), sugar-
cane for sugar or sirup, sweet sorghums
for sirup, broomcorn, popcorn, sugar beets,
mint, hops, and sugar beet seed.
Vegetable Vegetables.
Fruit-and-nut Berries, other small fruits, tree fruits,
grapes, and nuts.
Poultry Chickens, chicken eggs, turkeys, and other
poultry products.
Dairy Milk and cream. The criterion of 50 percent
of total sales was modified in the case of
dairy farms. A farm having value of sales
of dairy products amounting to less than
50 percent of the total value of farm prod-
ucts sold was classified as a dairy farm
if—
(a) Milk and cream sold accounted for
more than 30 percent of the total value
of products sold and —
(6) Milk cows represented 50 percent or
more of total cows and —
(o) The value of milk and cream sold plus
the value of cattle and calves sold
amounted to 50 percent or more of
the total value of all farm products
sold.
Livestock other
than dairy and
poultry Cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, goats, wool, and
mohair except for farms in the 17 Western
States, Louisiana, and Florida that quali-
fied as livestock ranches.
Livestock ranches Farms in the 17 Western States, Louisiana,
and Florida were classified as livestock
ranches if the sales of livestock, wool, and
mohair represented 50 percent or more of
the total value of farm products sold and
if pastureland or grazing land amounted
to 100 or more acres and was 10 or more
times the acreage of cropland harvested.
General Field seed crops, hay, silage. A farm was
classified as general also if it had cash
income from three or more sources and did
not meet the criteria for any other type.
Miscellaneous Nursery and greenhouse products, forest
products, mules, horses, colts, and ponies.
Also all institutional farms and Indian
reservations.
The data for farms classified by type of farm for 1959 are not
comparable with those for prior censuses largely because of the
change in the criteria for commercial farms. A detailed discus-
sion of the comparability of data presented by type-of-farm
classifications for the 1959, 1954, and 1950 censuses is given in
chapter XII, volume II of the reports for the 1959 Census of
Agriculture.
Period to which estimates for 19G1 survey relate. — The estimates
for the amount of mortgage indebtedness, mortgage indebtedness
by type of lender, interest rates, interest charges, and character-
istics of mortgage loan, and the value of farm land and buildings
(except for farmlands for which usable reports were not ob-
tained) relate to January 1, 1961. However, these estimates
relate to the farms and for farmlands included in the 1959 Census
of Agriculture. The estimates for number of farms ; the number
of farms classified by tenure of operator, by economic class of
farm, by type of farm, by age of farm operator, and by days of
work off the farm by the farm operator ; number of farms mort-
gaged ; acreage in farms : acreage of farmland mortgaged relate
to approximately November 1959. (The period of the enumera-
tion for the 1959 Census of Agriculture. )
The data on real estate taxes refer to taxes levied in 1960 on
farmlands included in the 1959 Census of Agriculture. The data
on assessed value refer to the assessed value in 1960 of farmlands
included in the 1959 Census of Agriculture. Data on personal
property taxes for full-owner farms refer to taxes levied in 1960
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XIX
on operators of farms who owned all the land they operated as
shown by the 1959 Census of Agriculture.
SUMMARY OF DATA
Presentation of data. — Data for farm mortgage indebtedness are
presented in tables 2 to 26 and for farm taxes in tables 27 to 32.
Data in these tables relate only to the 48 States in the contermi-
nous United States, as the special survey did not cover Alaska
and Hawaii. Most of the data are presented for 3 regions, 9 geo-
graphic divisions, and each of the 48 States. (See map on page
VIII.)
Amount of farm real estate debt. — Indebtedness secured by farm
real estate on January 1, 1961, for the conterminous United States,
is estimated at $12,812,210,000, an increase of 41.3 percent over
the $9,066,153,000 estimated for January 1, 1956. The amount of
outstanding indebtedness, $5,579,278,000 on January 1, 1950, has
more than doubled in the succeeding 11-year period. Although
the absolute increase during the 1956-1961 interval of 5 years
was in excess of that shown for the 1950-1956 interval covering
6 years, the percentage of increase was smaller for the more
recent period. The percentage increase for the 1950-1956 interval
was 62.5 percent as contrasted with 41.3 percent for the shorter
more recent period. The estimate for 1961 represents a new
peak in farm mortgage indebtedness, exceeding the previous
census-year peak reached in 1925 by $2,899,560,000 (see table 11).
The 1961 total also exceeds the $12.2SS.759,000 estimated by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture for January 1. 1960, the previous
high in an annual series extending back to 1910.
The value of farmland and buildings in the period January 1.
1956, through January 1, 1961, increased from $106,576,916 to
$131,001,698,000, or 22.9 percent. Thus, from a balance sheet
standpoint, the equity position of all farmland owners as a group
improved during the 5 years although the debt-to-value ratio
did not reflect such an improvement in financial condition. How-
ever, the impact of Indebtedness is borne not by all farmland
owners, but by those who are responsible for liquidation of the
debt. Farmland in mortgaged ownership increased in value
by 3.4 percent while that free decreased 6.4 percent; the total
value of the mortgaged lands increased by .'.1.0 percent while
that of mortgage-free tracts increased by only 17.2 percent ; and
the ratio of debt to value of the mortgaged tracts rose from
25.0 percent to 20.3 percent.
Daring the 1956 to 1961 period, real estate values continued
to rise. These advances not only made it possible for farmland
owners to borrow more on land which they could pledge as
security but also required prospective buyers to borrow more
to buy land. Collateral information indicates that other factors
contributed to the rise in indebtedness. Among these was an
increase in credit -financed transfers, a decrease in the amount
of down payment on credit-financed transfers, and an increase
in farm operating costs financed by real estate secured credit.
Some farmowners have also refinanced short-term debts with
real estate secured long-term debts in an attempt to reduce annual
interest charges and annual principal payments.
Mortgage debt on full-owner-operated farms ($5,899,430,000) in-
creased 25.0 percent from 1956 to 1961. In the same jK'riod, the debt
on the owner-operated part of part-owner farms ($3,969,679,000)
increased 71.7 percent, while the combined debt on land oper-
ated by tenants and managers and on land leased by part
owners ($2,943,101,000) increased 44.7 percent. These differential
rates of increase had a marked effect on the proportion of mort-
gage debt falling within each group, particularly for owner-
operated lands. In the period 1956-1961, the number of farms
operated by full owners decreased 22.9 percent whereas farms
operated by part owners declined by only 6.7 percnt. If there
had been no change in farm definition, the drop in the number
of full owners in the meantime would not have been as large
but would have been above the percentage for part owners. For
1961, the distribution of the debt by tenure was 46.0 for full
owners, 31.0 for part owners (owned portion only), and 23.0
percent for rented lands of part owners, tenants, and managers.
For 1956, the distribution for the same groups was 52.1, 25.5, and
22.4 percent, respectively!
Full-owner operators of mortgaged farms had an average
equity of $21,240 in their farms on January 1, 1961, up $7,046
from their equity on January 1, 1956. The average amount of
indebtedness increased from $5,191 to $8,058. The equity in
mortgaged farmland and buildings owned by part-owner opera-
tors increased from $18,397. to $26,413 in the period between 1956
and 1961 and the average debt rose from $6,278 to $10,22.8. The
equity of part owners increased less, percentagewise, than for
full owners as the increase in debt per farm for part owners
was greater than for full owners while the increase in average
value per farm was about the same for both groups.
Farm mortgage indebtedness increased from 1956 to 1961 in
all of the geographic divisions except New England. The decline
in New England resulted from rather substantial debt reduc-
tions in four States which were not fully offset by a large increase
in Maine and a smaller one in Vermont. Increases in the other
divisions ranged from 17 percent in the Middle Atlantic to 61
percent in the Pacific. With the exception of New Jersey and
the four New England States mentioned above, mortgage in-
debtedness increased in all States from 1956 to 1961.
Number of mortgaged farms. — The number of mortgaged farms
operated by full and part owners (owner-operated portion only)
on January 1. 1961, was estimated to be 1.120,284. a decline of 12.3
percent from the number on January 1, 1956. This compares
w iih a decline of 22.7 percent for all full- and part-owner-operated
farms which were estimated to be mortgage free. For the two
tenures combined, mortgaged farms in 1961 represented 38.3
percent of the total number compared with 35.4 percent in 1956.
< If the farms operated by full owners. 31.6 percent was mort-
gaged in 1961, an increase of 1.5 percentage points from 1956.
i if part-owner farms, 47.9 percent was mortgaged in 1961, com-
pared with 42.4 percent in 1956. Although all full-owner and
part-owner-opera ted farms declined in number from 1956 to
1961, the number of mortgaged part owner farms increased.
In most of the geographic divisions, I lie proportion of mortgaged
full-owner farms to all full-owner farms increased from 1956 to
1961. Shiiu 1 1 decreases in the proportion of mortgaged full-owner
farms to all full-owner farms occurred in the Middle Atlantic
Division, 1.6 percentage points, and in the West South Central
Division. 0.2 percentage points.
In 1961, the proportion of mortgaged part-owner farms to all
part-owner farms was greater than in 1956 in all geographic divi-
sions. The change from 1956 was smallest in the New England
Division (0.2 percentage points), and the largest (7.8 percentage
points), in the East North Central Division.
Acres in mortgaged farms.— It is estimated that 360,588,816 acres
were in mortgaged ownership tracts in 1981, and this acreage rep-
resented 32.2 percent of the total land in farms. This is an
increase from 1956 of nearly 12 million acres. During this period,
total land in fa*rms declined about 40 million acres. In many
instances, the entire acreage in a mortgaged farm, or in a mort-
gaged ownership tract, is not under a mortgage. Acres in mort-
gaged full-owner farms declined slightly less than 11 million
acres during the 1956 to 1901 period, a decline that was more than
offset by an increase in the amount of mortgaged land for the
other two tenure groups. Although there was a difference in the
amount of change from 1950 to 1901 in the absolute amount of
land in mortgaged farms among the tenure groups, the proportion
of mortgaged land to total land in farms increased lor all three
groups. The proportions of hind in mortgaged farms to total land
in farms for full-owner-operated, part-owner owned and operated,
and rented and managed land including part-owner rented land
in 1961, were 39.6, 51.4, and 17.0 percent, respectively. In 1956,
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FARM MORTGAGE DEBT AND FARM TAXES
the proportions mortgaged for the three groups were 37.5, 44.9,
and 16.4 percent, respectively.
The average size of mortgaged full-owner farms in 1961 was
estimated to be 189 acres. This compared with an average of
l.r>2 acres for debt-free farms and 165 acres for all farms of this
tenure. Mortgaged part-owner farms (owner-operated portion),
averaged 352 acres per farm, 46 acres more than debt-free farms
and 24 acres more than the average for all farms for the same
tenure group.
Compared with 1956, the 1961 average size of mortgaged full-
owner farms increased more than debt-free full-owner farms.
However, the increase in the average size of mortgaged part-
owner farms (owner-operated portion) from 1956 to 1961 was
almost double that which occurred in debt-free farms in the
same group.
Mortgaged full-owner farms were larger in average size than
debt-free farms in all of the geographic divisions in 1961. With
the exception of the Pacific Division, the same situation existed
in 1956. In two geographic divisions, Mountain and Pacific,
mortgaged part-owner farms (owner-operated portion) in 1961
were slightly smaller than debt-free farms. In 1956, mortgaged
part-owner farms (owned portion) in the West North Central
and Mountain divisions were smaller than those without mort-
gage debt.
Value of mortgaged farms. — The value of farmland and build-
ings in mortgaged ownership on January 1, 1961, was estimated at
$4.8,623,473,000, or about $135 per acre. Farmlands free of mort-
gage debt were valued at $82,378,225,000, or slightly more than
$108 per acre. Each group — those mortgaged and those free of
mortgage — increased in total value, between 1956 and 1961, by
slightly more than $12,000 million. The spread between mort-
gaged and debt-free farmlands of $26 in the average value per
acre for 1961, is much larger than the $17 difference for 1956,
and the $11 difference for 1950.
Debt-free and mortgaged farmlands operated by full owners
have a higher per acre value than farmlands for either of the
other tenure groups. In 1961, mortgaged full-owner farms were
valued at $155 per acre, compared with $104 for mortgaged farm-
land owned and operated by part owners, and $151 per acre for
mortgaged farmland operated by tenants and managers, including
the rented portion of part-owner farms. Differences in value
per acre between mortgaged and debt-free holdings were largest
for land operated by tenants and managers and smallest for land
owned and operated by part owners.
With the exception of the Pacific Division, mortgaged full-
owner farms in each geographic division had a higher value per
acre than nonmortgaged farms of the same tenure. The debt
free owner-operated portions of part-owner farms in the Middle
Atlantic Division, on a per acre basis, were valued slightly higher
than mortgaged portions.
Mortgaged tenant- and manager-operated lands, including the
rented portion of part-owner farms, had a higher value per acre
than the debt free lands of the same tenure group in all geo-
graphic divisions.
Average interest rates and annnal interest charges. — The aver-
age rate of interest on farm mortgage debt outstanding on Jan-
uary 1, 1961, was estimated at 5.1 percent, or 0.4 percentage point
higher than the 4.7 percent estimated for January 1, 1956. The
increase in the interest rate on farm mortgage loans made since
1956 reflects the same money-market conditions that resulted in
increased yields for United States Government bonds, Aaa cor-
porate bonds, and high-grade municipal bonds.
The average interest rate in the South Atlantic Division, which
was higher than in any other division in 1956 and one of the two
highest in 1961, increased from 5.1 percent in 1956 to 5.4 percent
in 1961. The highest absolute increase in the average interest
rate from 1956 to 1961 was in the Pacific Division. The average
rate in the Pacific Division, which equaled the South Atlantic
high in 1961, increased from 4.9 percent in 1956 to 5.4 percent in
1961. The average rate of interest in the West North Central
Division was lower than in any other division both in 1956 and
1961, but the absolute increase from 1956 to 1961 (0.4 percentage
point) was greater than in five divisions (0.3 percentage point),
was the same as in two other divisions, and was not as large as
in the Pacific Division (0.5 percentage point).
The average rate of interest on debt outstanding on January
1, 1961, varied widely by type of lender within each geographic
division. Without exception, the highest average interest rates
within a geographic division were on loans held by "All operat-
ing banks" and lowest on loans held by the Farmers Home Ad-
ministration. The spread between rates on debt held by these
two general classes of lenders ranged from 2.0 percentage points
in the West South Central Division to 1.0 percentage point in the
Middle Atlantic Division. The differences among divisions within
a lender group also were substantial for several types of lenders,
depending upon the lending policy of the supplier of mortgage
funds. The spread in rates charged among divisions was smallest
(0.3 percentage point) on debt held by the Farmers Home
Administration, resulting from a uniform nationwide rate.
The widest divergence in the average rate of interest (1.1 per-
centage points) was shown for debt held by the "All other"
group of lenders. However, the range for "All operating banks"
was from 5.4 to 6.3 percent and for individuals was from 4.5 to
5.4 percent. The Federal land bank rate varied from 4.7 in the
West North and West South Central divisions to 5.4 percent in
the South Atlantic Division.
Nearly one-third (33.0 percent) of the full owners and slightly
more than one-fourth (27.3 percent) of the part owners reported
a rate of interest on total farm mortgage indebtedness of 6.00
percent or more on January 1, 1961. These percentages are not
materially different from those for 1956 which were 33.5 and 26.6
percent, respectively. Full owners who reported interest rates in
the 5 percent interval (5.00 to 5.99), represented 31.6 percent of
this tenure group in 1961 and only 23.1 percent in 1956. For part
owners, the corresponding figures were 34.1 percent and 21.9
percent. Rates of 5.50 to 5.99 percent, which were infrequently
reported in 1956, were reported with greater frequency in 1961.
For example, the percentage for full owners rose from 1.7
percent to 12.1 percent and for part owners from 1.5 percent
to 12.3 percent. About 20 percent of mortgaged full owners and
22 percent of mortgaged part owners reported rates in the 5.00 to
5.49 percent range. A larger percentage of full owners was
paying interest rates of 7 percent or more in 1961 than in 1956.
The percentage of part owners paying 7 percent or more as inter-
est in 1961 remained about the same as in 1956.
Average interest rates paid by full owners in 1961 averaged 0.1
percentage point higher than those paid by part owners and land-
lords for the United States. Landlords paid the lowest rates in
four geographic divisions, the highest rates in only one division,
and in four divisions the interest rates paid by landlord were
equal to or exceeded those for full owners and part owners. The
greatest difference in rates paid by the different tenure groups
occurred in New Jersey, Florida, Arkansas, and California. In
these States, the landlord rates were lowest. In Florida and Cali-
fornia, the spread between full-owner and landlord rates was
0.4 percentage point, in New Jersey it was 0.6 percentage point,
and in Arkansas is was 0.7 percentage point.
The amount of mortgage indebtedness against each broad ten-
ure grouping of farmland has been multiplied by the average
rate of interest and the resulting product has been designated
"Annual interest charges." These figures represent what the
mortgagors were required to pay the mortgagees during one full
calendar year as interest. Payments on principal, commissions
for securing or renewing a loan, abstract fees, appraisal fees, etc.
are not included in these annual charges.
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XXI
Mortgage debt by type of lender. — The amounts of farm mort-
gage debt held in 1961 by the several lender groups are not fully
comparable with the amounts shown by lenders for earlier years
because of a change in the estimating procedures. For the sur-
veys conducted prior to 1961. the estimates of mortgage debt for
the Federal land banks, Farmers Home Administration, life insur-
ance companies, and all operating banks for each State and the
United States were amounts reported by these institutions and
not the amounts estimated from the special surveys. In making
adjustments. State by State, in the amount of debt held by the
four types of institutional lenders, no changes were made in the
estimated State total amount of debt. Adjustments were made
only in the "Other lender" total. For 1961, no adjustments were
made for either institutional or other types of lenders. The
estimated institutional totals are as estimated on the basis of
reports by the respondents and were not adjusted to totals for
the four types of institutional lenders. Differences between
totals (as published by the institution) and survey totals vary
from 1 percent for Federal land banks to 53 percent for the
Farmers Home Administration. The differences between the
two sets of estimates in 1961 may be due to the following reasons :
1. Differences in the definition of a farm as applied by the
census of agriculture and the loaning agency. Also.
a long-term loan made on what was once farmland may
still be in existence against the land even though the
land is no longer used for agricultural production.
2. Respondent errors in reporting real-estate-secured debt
and nonreal-estate-secured debt. This confusion in the
mind of the respondent could arise principally in the use
of the term mortgage, which may have a different mean-
ing to different respondents.
3. Lack of knowledge by the respondent of the actual mort-
gage holder. Apparently this factor may be primary
cause of the difference in the two totals for the Farmers
Home Administration. At the end of I960 ibis agency
had outstanding approximately $201 million of Insured
farm mortgage loans most of which were held by other
lending agencies. As the Fanners Home Administration
serviced these loans, farmer borrowers probably did not
know that the actual lending agency was not the Fann-
ers Home Administration.
4. Location for which the debt was reported. Mortgage
loan data reported for operating banks are Classified
according to location of the lending bank making the
loan, not by the location of the security or borrower.
This factor has no influence on the Inked States total,
but may affect the distribution by States.
5. Debt on farms not included in the 1959 Census of Agri-
culture. Between 38,000 and 100,000 of the persons
having whole farm Conservation Reserve contracts in
1959. were not included in the census, because there
were no agricultural operations on such places or the
place was missed in the census. (See pages XXXVII
and XXXVIII of the Introduction to volume II of the
reports of the 1959 Census of Agriculture for data
regarding the coverage by the 1959 census for places or
farms covered by "whole farm" Conservation Reserve
contracts). Approximately 9.5 percent of the farms, 4.0
percent of the land in farms, and 3.4 percent of the crop-
land harvested in farms or places qualifying as census
farms were not included in the 1959 Census of Agricul-
ture because of incompleteness of the census. No data
are available regarding the amount and distribution of
mortgage debt on farms, and farmland not included in
the 1959 Census of Agriculture.
6. Procedure used for making estimates for farmland for
which reports were not received regarding mortgaged
status. As explained on page XII, it was necessary to
prepare estimates for farmland for which reports were
not received for the 1961 survey. In order to obtain
some measures for differences resulting from the mak-
ing of estimates for the farmland for which information
was not obtained, attempts were made to obtain by a
followup survey as completely as possible reports for all
farmland included in the survey for the States of North
Carolina and Illinois. However, because of deaths of
owners of farmlands and the difficulty of obtaining re-
ports from owners living in other States, it was not
possible to obtain reports for all farmland included in
the survey of these two States.
The following table indicates the percentages for farms, farm-
land, and value for farmland for which reports were obtained for
the regular survey and for the regular survey plus the followup
survey.
State anil item
NORTH CAROLINA
Percent covered by reports received for-
Number of farms:
Regular survey
Regular survey plus followup survey.
Acres:
Regular survey
Regular survey plus followup survey.
Value of land and buildings (dollars):
Regular survey
Regular survey plus followup survey.
ILLINOIS
Percent covered by reports received for—
Number of farms:
Regular survey
Regular survey plus followup survey.
Acres:
Regular survey
Regular survey plus followup survey.
Value of land and buildings (dollars):
Regular survey
Regular survey plus followup survey.
Tenure of farmland
Part
owners
(owned
portion
only)
Tenants,
managers,
and part
owners
(rented
portion)
NA Not available.
After the completion of the followup survey, new estimates
using the same method of making estimates as for the regular
survey were made for Illinois and North Carolina. The percent
by which these estimates differed from the estimates for the
original survey are shown in the following table.
Number of mortgaged farms operated by-
Full owners . - ...
Part owners (owned portion)
Farmland of—
Total
Full owners..
Part owners (owned portion). __ -
Tenants, managers, and part owners (rented portion)
Value of farmland of
Total
Full owners
Part owners (owned |>ortion)_._
Tenants, managers, and part owners (rented portion)
Farmland mortgaged for—
Total -- --
Full owners - - ---
Part owners (owned [>ortion) —
Tenants, managers, and part owners (reDted portion)
Farmland debt-free—
Total - -
Full owners
Part owners (owned portion)
Tenants, managers, and part owners (rented portion)
Value of mortgaged farmland —
Total - —
Full owners
Part owners (owned jwrtion) ■-
Tenants, managers, and part owners (rented portion)
Value of farmland debt-free —
Total
Full owners
Part owners (owned portion) vf~\"
Tenants, managers, and part owners (rented portion)
Amount of mortgage debt —
Total _- -- --
Full owners -.- -
Part owners (owned portion).. v,"-\"
Tenants, managers, and part owners (rented portion)
Percent of est imati'S
based on regular
survey plus
followup survey
were of estimates
of regular survey
100.0
100.0
101.1
101.6
102.9
101.7
101.fi
105. 4
101.6
94.0
103.3
106.9
101.fi
101.1
98.1
93.5
107.8
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FARM MORTGAGE DEBT AND FARM TAXES
For these two States, the survey estimates for number of mort-
gaged farms, value of farmland, acreage of farmland mortgaged,
and amount of mortgage debt would not have been significantly
different from those estimates that would have been made if
usable questionnaires had been obtained for all the farmland in-
cluded in the sample selected for the survey.
According to the 1961 survey, life insurance companies slightly
surpassed the Federal land banks as the most important institu-
tional lender in the United States on farmland as security. Each
of these groups hold nearly $2,600 million of the total farm mort-
gage indebtedness. Commercial banks (termed "All operating
banks" in the tables) also held in excess of $2,000 million. The
estimate for the survey for mortgage loans by the Farmers Home
Administration was $739 million. Of the total amount of mort-
gage loans held by all lenders, individuals represented the most
important lender class in 1961. The amount held by individuals
exceeded by 80 percent the amount held by life insurance com-
panies. With the exception of Federal land banks in 1940, indi-
viduals have been the foremost lenders in the time series for
which data are available (see table 11).
The amount of loans held by the several lender groups varied
by region, geographic division, and State. In 1961, commercial
banks were the most important source of funds in two geographic
divisions, viz, New England and Middle Atlantic. Individuals
held the largest percentage of the amount of farmland loans in
all other divisions.
The distribution by geographic divisions of the amount of loans
held by the several institutional lenders reflects, to a large degree,
institutional lending policies. Farm mortgage debt held by life
insurance companies is highly concentrated in the four geographic
divisions where there is a high concentration of the value of farm-
land and buildings. Nearly one-third of life insurance com-
panies holdings are on lands in the West North Central Division.
Federal land bank loans also are distributed among geographic
divisions in about, the same manner as the value of all farmland
and buildings. Based on the amount of indebtedness outstanding,
the Federal land banks had placed about one-fourth of their loans
in the West North Central Division. In the period 1956-1961,
Federal land bank loans on farmlands had more than doubled in
the Pacific, Mountain, and South Atlantic divisions.
There appears to be an inverse relationship between distribu-
tion of loans held by the Farmers Home Administration and the
distribution of the value of land and buildings of all farms.
More than one-third of the Farmers Home Administration loans
are in four divisions where only one-fifth of the value of land and
buildings is located. About half of the Farmers Home Adminis-
tration holdings are in the four divisions representing 70 percent
of the value of farmland and buildings. Commercial bank hold-
ings are high in the New England, Middle Atlantic, East North
Central, South Atlantic, and East South Central divisions com-
pared with other lenders. Commercial bank holdings are rela-
tively low in the West North Central, West South Central,
Mountain, and Pacific divisions.
Ratio of debt to value. — Table 14 presents data regarding the
number, acreage, and value of farms operated by full owners and
part owners, classified by ratio of debt to value.
The ratio of mortgage debt to value of farmland and build-
ings for mortgaged full-owner, part-owner (owner-operated part),
tenant, and manager farms (including the rented portion of
part-owner farms) was 27.5, 27.9, and 22.7 percent, respectively,
on January 1, 1961. Between 1956 and 1961, the ratio of debt to
value for all three groups increased for the first time since 1940.
The 1956 percentages were 26.8, 25.4, and 21.3 respectively.
The average size of mortgaged full-owner farms, for the United
States, seems to have an inverse relationship with the ratio of
debt to value. For 1961, this relationship did not hold for all
geographic divisions. The same inverse relationship between
the average size of mortgaged farms and the ratio of debt to
value existed for the operator owned portion of part-owner
farms, but, here again, the relationship varied by geographic
divisions. For the United States and the several geographic
divisions, the highest average value of land and buildings per
farm for both tenures was for the groups having the lowest ratio
of mortgage debt to value of land and buildings in all divisions,
except the East South Central Division. In the latter division,
part-owner farms in the "10-19 percent" ratio group had a higher
average value per farm than those in the "under 10 percent"
group. In all divisions except the Middle Atlantic, the lowest
average value of land and buildings per farm for farms operated
by full owners was for those in the group with the highest ratio
of debt to value. For the 48 conterminous States as a group,
the 1961 average value of land and buildings per farm, both for
full- and part-owner farms, declined as the ratio of debt to value
increased.
For the 48 conterminous States, as a group, farmlands operated
by their owners which had mortgage encumbrance of 50 percent or
more, on the average, were not as large nor as valuable as those
not so heavily mortgaged. For mortgaged full-owner farms,
22.8 percent had a mortgage equaling one-half of the value of the
real estate, but these farms had only 16.2 percent of the total
land in mortgaged full-owner farms and 14.9 percent of the value.
The corresponding percentages for part-owner farms (owner-
operated portion only) were 22.6, 17.0, and 14.3.
Mortgage status by age of farm operator. — Table 15 presents
figures showing, by geographic divisions, the relationship of the
age of full-owner operators and of part-owner operators and the
mortgage status of the land which they owned and were operat-
ing. Data are shown for 1961 and 1956. The ages of operators
were those recorded in the 1959 and 1954 Censuses of Agriculture
(taken in the closing months of those years) while the mortgage
status of their lands was as reported for January 1, 1961, and
January 1, 1956, respectively.
In general, the data reveal that, as the age of an owner-operator
increases, the proportion having mortgage indebtedness on their
farmland decreases. For the year 1956, there was no exception
to this relationship but for 1961 there were several relatively
minor exceptions. These exceptions occurred in the two younger
age groupings, affecting only the distribution of part owners in
the East South Central Division and of both full owners and part
owners in the West South Central Division. The general distri-
bution pattern for both years is very similar in that for the
"Under 35 years" group, a smaller proportion of the part owners
had a farm mortgage on their land than was true of the full
owners while for the three age groups comprising operators "45
years of age and over" the reverse situation usually prevailed.
For the 48 conterminous States, as a group, 62.1 percent of the
full owners "Under 35 years of age" had a farm mortgage in
1961 compared with 59.5 percent of the part owners. The per-
centages, in the same order, for the "45 to 54 years" age group
were 40.6 and 50.1 ; for the "55 to 64 years" group were 25.9 and
36.1 ; and for the "65 years and over" age group were 13.5 and
21.6.
As between the geographic divisions, the proportion of 1961
full owners "Under 35 years" who had a mortgage on the farm-
land they owned and were operating, ranged from 46.9 percent in
the East and West South Central divisions to 75.1 percent in the
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XXIII
East North Central Division and 75.0 percent in the New Eng-
land Division. For part owners the range was from a low of
50.2 percent in the East South Central Division to 70.9 percent
in the Pacific Division. The proportion of 1961 mortgaged full
owners who were in the "65 years and over" class varied from
10.0 percent in the Middle Atlantic Division and 10.1 percent in
the South Atlantic Division to 22.8 percent in the Mountain Divi-
sion. The range for part owners in the same age category ranged
from 15.2 percent in the Middle Atlantic Division to 33.9 percent
in the New England Division.
Mortgage statistics by economic class of farm. — Economic class
of farm data relating to farm mortgages, for this report, are re-
stricted to mortgaged full-owner farms and to the mortgaged
owner-operated portion of part-owner farms. An approximate
count of the counterpart farms, those free of mortgage, by eco-
nomic class may be obtained by subtracting the number of mort-
gaged farms from the total count of full-owner farms as shown
in Chapter XI : Economic Class of Farm, of Volume II of the
1959 Census of Agriculture reports. Some characteristics of the
free-from-mortgage farms may also be approximated by the same
general procedure. Some similar data can also be secured for
part-owner farms free of mortgage.
Relatively more part owners had mortgage encumbered farm-
land in 1961 than did full owners. This relationship held con-
sistently for "commercial farms" and the subclasses thereof and
for "other farms." Farms with the highest value-of-farm-prod-
ucts-sold group were most frequently mortgaged and the propor-
tion mortgaged declined with lower value of farm products sold
for both full-owner and part-owner tenures. These facts are
shown by the following data :
Full-owner farms
Part-owner farms
(owner-operated portion)
Economic class of farm
Total
number
NTumber
mort-
gaged
Percent
mort-
gaged
Total
number
Number
mort-
gaged
Percent
mort-
gaged
2.116.129
1,094.753
100,153
463.023
531.577
1,021,376
732. 153
437,603
53, 107
207.015
177.481
294,550
34.6
40.0
53.0
44.7
33.4
28.8
909,682
685.310
127.783
368. 617
188,910
124, 372
388. 131
345.166
77.035
191,078
77,053
43,965
Commercial farms, total...
60.4
Classes III and IV
Classes V and VI
Other farms
51.8
40.8
35 3
and the number mortgaged for each type is given in the following
table:
Commercial full-owner farms made up 51.7 percent of all full-
owner farms in the 1959 Census of Agriculture. Mortgaged
farms, operated by full owners in the commercial classification,
accounted for 59.8 percent of all mortgaged full-owner farms in
the United States in 1961. Mortgaged commercial farms oper-
ated by full owners accounted for 83.7 percent of the land in mort-
gaged full-owner farms, 79.7 percent of the value, and 78.3 percent
of the debt.
Mortgaged commercial farms operated by part owners com-
prised 88.9 percent of all mortgaged part-owner farms in 1961.
They accounted for 97.7 percent of the land, 96.5 percent of the
value, and 90.1 percent of the debt.
The per farm averages for size, value, and debt for mortgaged
farms were larger for commercial farms than for noncommercial
farms both for full and part owners. Within the mortgaged
commercial farm group, there was a direct relationship of the
value of farm products sold (which is a determinant of economic
class) with average size, average value per farm, and average
debt per farm.
Mortgage statistics by type of farm. — A limited amount of data
for mortgaged farms, classified by type of farm, is presented in
table 18 for farms operated by full owners and in table 19 for
the operator-owned portion of farms operated by part owners.
In these tables a few farm characteristics are presented for each
grouping. A comparison of the total number of commercial farms
Full-owner farms
Part-owner farms
(owner-operated portion)
Type of farm
Total
number
Number
mort-
gaged
Percent
mort-
gaged
Total
number
Number
mort-
gaged
Percent
mort-
gaged
2.116.129
1. 094, 753
257, 076
120, 694
67, 107
56,122
13.153
9.733
46,644
81,915
236.635
343.697
26,568
89,760
29,293
732, 153
437,603
97,045
48.311
19. 671
23,304
5,759
3,784
20.013
35.312
112.347
122. 756
9,856
34.6
40.0
37.7
40.0
29.3
41.5
43.8
38.9
42.9
43.1
47.5
35.7
37.1
809.682
685,310
258, 627
145, 497
44,006
56,291
12, 733
7,608
8,716
13, 135
126. 569
197, 453
30. 463
68,590
4,712
388, 131
345, 166
129, 106
73, 554
18.346
30, 356
6.850
3,453
4,692
6,702
71.422
91.952
12, 457
35, 973
1,866
Commercial farms, total...
Field-crop farms other
than vegetable and
fruit-and-nut farms. .
Cash-grain farms
50.4
49.9
50.6
41.7
Other field-crop farms..
63.8
45.4
Fruit-and-nut farms
53.8
51.0
56.4
46.6
Livestock ranches
40.9
52.4
Miscellaneous farms
9.339
31.9
39.6
The type classification of each ownership holding was that
assigned for the 1959 Census of Agriculture. While the acreage,
value, and indebtedness shown in table 19 for part owners relate
to the operator-owned portion only, the type classification for this
tenure was actually made on the basis of the income for the
whole farm (operator-owned portion plus the operator-rented
portion). The two tables give figures only for the 48-State con-
terminous area and for each geographic division. Although data
are not given in tables 18 and 19 in respect to the type of farm
for full owners and part owners free of mortgage, such figures
can be approximated by relating the data for the mortgaged group
with the corresponding data given for all operators of those
tenures, as shown in chapter XII of volume II of the 1959 Census
of Agriculture reports.
Loan characteristics. — Of the 732,153 mortgaged farms in 1961
operated by full owners, 622,920, or 85.1 percent, had one mort-
gage loan, 94,946, or 13.0 percent, had two, and 14,287, or 2.0
percent, had 3 or more. For the 388,131 mortgaged part-owner
farms i owner-operated portion only), the corresponding absolute
numbers were 314,772, or 81.1 percent, 61,639, or 15.9 percent, and
11,720, or 3.0 percent.
The percentage of full owners whose real estate holdings were
encumbered by more than one loan ranged from 29.2 percent in
Arizona, 28.6 percent in Nevada, and 28.4 percent in New Jersey
to 6.6 percent in Arkansas, 9.1 percent in West Virginia, and 9.7
percent in Tennessee. Part owners (owner-operated portion
only) bad more than one loan in 36.2 percent of the cases in
Arizona and 35.0 percent in Utah and the percentage ranged
on down to 10.4 percent in Tennessee.
The 1961 survey questionnaire listed three types of loans, viz,
(a) first mortgage or deed of trust; (6) second or other junior
mortgage or deed of trust; and (c) land purchase- contract. In
making the tabulations, first and junior mortgages were com-
bined. Figures are presented, by States, for (i) farms reporting
mortgages only, (2) farms reporting land purchase contracts
only, (?) farms reporting the existence of both a mortgage and
a land purchase contract. Type of lien data are given in table
21 separately for both full owners and for part owners (owner-
operated portion only).
The type of lien (loan) was not given by approximately 27
percent of both the full owners and the part owners. Of the full
owners reporting the type of lien, 85.0 percent placed all existing
loans on their real estate in the mortgage category, 12.7 percent
placed all their loans in the land purchase contract category, and
2.3 percent reported the existence of both a mortgage and a land
purchase contract. The corresponding percentages for part own-
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FARM MORTGAGE DEBT AND FARM TAXES
ers were 81.1, 15.1, and 3.9. Thus, mortgage debts far exceeded
land purchase contracts in debt financing at the time of the 1961
survey. The percentages given for land purchase contracts do
not indicate the full importance of this kind of instrument in land
transfers. A land purchase contract always originates with a
sale of real estate while a first or a junior mortgage can come
into existence at a time other than when a property is purchased.
A mortgage may supersede a land contract after the terms set
forth in the land contract have been fulfilled. Then, too, a mort-
gage on land can be given as security for a debt incurred for
capital improvement, for purchase of other capital assets, for
operating expenditures, or in connection with a transaction not
connected with the operation of a farm.
Based on the data presented in table 21, land purchase con-
tracts, though possibly not predominant in the transfer of land
in any State, are used by the largest number of owners of farm-
land in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Washington, and Texas.
As a general rule, part owners make more purchases through the
use of land contracts than do full owners. For example, in
North Dakota, the State with the highest percentage of both full
owners and part owners with land contracts, the percentages
were, respectively, 38.0 and 43.6. Land purchase contracts were
very infrequently reported in the northeastern States and in
many other States in the eastern part of the United States.
Elsewhere, the lowest percentages for full owners with land
purchase contracts were recorded in Louisiana (5.0 percent) and
in Missouri (6.3 percent) ; and for part owners, Missouri (8.5 per-
cent) and Arkansas (8.9 percent).
Mortgaged farms by days operator worked off farm. — Many full
owners and part owners have income from work not connected
with the farm they operated or have income from sources other
than the farm operated and off-farm work. Some operators with
income from sources other than the farm operated are dependent
upon agriculture for most of their living. At the other extreme
are those operators, whose lands are classed as farms, who have
full employment at a nonfarm job, business, or profession. The
income from the sale of agricultural products in the group is
not large. In some instances, the availability of income from
sources other than the farm operated may have determined
whether or not a landowner qualified for the existing mortgage
loan on his real estate. In table 22, State counts are given of
the number of 1961 mortgaged farms operated by full owners, or
of similarly indebted farms operated by part owners (owner-
operated portion) , according to the number of days each operator
worked off his farm for pay or income in 1959. (Similar data are
given in chapter II of volume II of the 1959 Census of Agricul-
ture reports for all operators by tenure of operator.)
Reports from the 1959 Census of Agriculture show that 47.7
percent of all full owners and 41.0 percent of all part owners
worked off their farms for pay or profit in 1959. Of the full
owners and part owners reported as having mortgage indebted-
ness, 59.0 percent and 43.4 percent, respectively, worked at an
off-the-operated farm job for pay or profit in 1959. Of all full
owners, those working 100 or more days on an off-the-operated
farm job represented 36.4 percent of the total and the corre-
sponding percentage for those who had mortgage indebtedness
was 45.8. The corresponding percentages for the part-owner
group were 21.7 and 22.2.
The number of days that a farm operator works off his farm
is determined, in part, by the seasonable nature and the volume
of the agricultural activities he is engaged in and by the avail-
ability of employment off the farm and in industry. In the West
North Central Division, only 21.9 percent of all the mortgaged
full owners and 7.2 percent of the mortgaged part owners worked
at jobs off the farm to the extent of 200 or more days. The maxi-
mum percentages were as high as 48.7 percent for mortgaged full
owners in the Pacific Division and 22.0 percent for mortgaged part
owners in the South Atlantic Division.
Period of loan. — The period of loan as shown in table 23 for
full owners and in table 24 for part owners, was obtained by re-
cording the spread between the date reported for the year in
which a loan was to mature and the date reported for the year
in which the same loan was made, assumed, or refinanced. For
those loans for which the period of the loan could be computed,
52.9 percent of the total real estate mortgage obligations of full
owners had a total span of less than 15 years. This percentage
figure compares with 48.1 percent of part-owner loans. Loans
for an expected period of 30 or more years represented 11.5 per-
cent of all full-owner mortgages as compared with 15.4 percent
for part-owner mortgages. The percentage distribution by year
in which loan was made was not significantly different for full
owners and part owners.
Number of loans. — Based on the number of loans for which a
report was made of the year in which the loan was made, as-
sumed, or refinanced, one-fifth of the total loans for both full
owners (19.7 percent) and part owners (20.8 percent) became
obligations of the landowners in 1960. More than one-half of the
total loan obligations for both tenures came into being in the
1955 to 1959 period, the percentage for full owners being 54.7
and for part owners 54.6. Only 1.2 percent of the full owners
and 0.7 percent of the part owners became obligated for an
existing loan prior to 1940.
Real property mortgage loans which are obligations of full own-
ers, have a shorter maturity date than do those which are obliga-
tions of part owners. For full owners, 73.7 percent of the loans
existing at the beginning of 1961 were expected to mature by
1975 or before as compared with 67.2 percent of the part-owner
loans.
FARM TAXES
Total real estate taxes on farmlands. — Real estate taxes on tax-
able farmland and buildings in the conterminous United States,
for 1960, were estimated at $1,245,865,000. This is the estimated
tax bill for 1,024,498,269 acres of land owned by individuals, part-
nerships, and corporations which are not government agencies.
This is the acreage with an estimated value of $128,308,184,000
at the beginning of 1961 and an assessed value of $32,697,710,000
in 1960. Real estate taxes were equivalent to a tax of $1.22 per
acre and $0.97 for each $100 of market value.
The average tax per acre was highest in the Middle Atlantic
Division, $3.11, and lowest in the Mountain Division, $0.41, reflect-
ing, in part, differences in land values. Land in the Middle
Atlantic Division had an average value of $190 per acre compared
with $43 in the Mountain Division. As between the States, the
highest tax per acre, $9.21, was reported in New Jersey, and the
lowest, $0.15, in New Mexico. Three other States, all in New
England, reported taxes in excess of $5.00 per acre, viz, Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Twenty-one States,
including New Mexico, reported taxes below $1.00 per acre with
9 of the 21 below the $0.50 per acre level. These are predom-
inantly in the South and in the Mountain Division.
Taxes per $100 of the estimated market value of farmland and
buildings ranged from a high of $1.87 in New England to a low of
$0.46 in the East South Central Division. The spread as between
the States in the tax per $100 of estimated value was less than in
the tax per acre. While the range for the tax per acre was from
$9.21 to $0.15, the range for the tax per $100 of estimated value
was from $2.19 to $0.35, reported in Maine and Alabama,
respectively.
Taxes per acre in most divisions were higher on land operated
by tenants and managers than on land operated by full owners
or part owners, due in part to the fact that land operated by ten-
ants and managers generally had a higher value than that oper-
ated by full owners or part owners. In some States, the land
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XXV
that is tenant-operated, or manager-operated, tends to be prin-
cipally cropland while in other States it is largely grazing land.
Also, exemptions of homesteads are usually more applicable to
land operated by owner-operators. Taxes per $100 of value also
were generally higher on land operated by tenants and managers
than on land operated by full owners, part owners (owner-oper-
ated part), or part owners (rented part). The tax per $100
of value in the United States averages $0.92 for land owned and
operated by full owners, $0.90 for land owned and operated by
part owners, $1.02 for land rented by part owners, and $1.07 for
land operated by tenants and managers. With few exceptions,
taxes paid per $100 of full value on rented land were higher than
corresponding rates on operator-owned land. in all divisions.
Real and personal property taxes for full-owner farms. — Total
property taxes and the distribution of this total between real
and personal property taxes were compiled from the 1961 survey
for full-owner farms only. These data appear in table 32. Tangi-
ble personal property is not subject to general property taxation
in New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. Intangible property
is all, or nearly all, exempt in many States (19 States in 1957)
including New York and Delaware. Pennsylvania applies special
property taxes to specified intangibles only. Hence the figures
for the three States mentioned by name show the total property
tax bill as levied on land and buildings.
For the 48 conterminous States, 81.1 percent of the 1960 levy
on farm property operated by full owners represented taxes on
land and buildings.
In three States — New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware —
most types of personal property were exempt from taxation. In
the other 45 States the ratio of taxes on real estate to the total
of real estate and personal property taxes varied from 53.9 per-
cent in Louisiana to 91.4 percent in Connecticut.
Assessed value of farm real estate. — Taxable farm real estate In
the United States in 1960 was assessed at $32,697,710,000 for tax
purposes. This was equivalent to 25.5 percent of the estimated
market value of all taxable farmland and buildings on January
1, 1961.
Wide variations in the ratio of assessed to estimated market
value of farm real estate were evident among geographic divi-
sions and States. New England, with an estimated average ratio
of 39.4 percent, ranked highest while the Mountain Division,
with 16.1 percent, ranked lowest. The highest and lowest ratios
in the individual States, 54.0 and 8.2 percent, respectively, were
found in Rhode Island and Arizona.
Government-owned and privately owned farmlands. — A byprod-
uct of the 1961 Survey of Farm Mortgages and Farm Taxes was
the estimated amount of acreage of land in census farms owned
by the Federal government (including land in Indian reserva-
tions) or by other government agencies. For this study, gov-
ernment-owned lands were assumed to be both tax and mortgage
free. The estimated government-owned farmland area and the
area of other farmland, designated privately owned, are shown
in table 33.
The total farmland area of the 48 conterminous States, as
recorded in the 1959 Census of Agriculture, was 1,120,157,789
acres. Of the 1959 total farmland area, 95,659,520 acres, or 8.5
percent, were estimated to be government-owned. The estimated
value of all farmland and buildings was $128,987,659,000 at the
time of the 1959 enumeration and $131,001,698,000 at the begin-
ning of 1961. Privately owned farmlands, with an area of
1,024,498,269 acres, were estimated to have a value of
$128,308,184,000 in 1961. This total value of privately owned
farmland was used as a base for computing the total farm real
estate tax bill. These farmlands had an assessed value of
$32,697,710,000 which was equivalent to 25.5 percent of the
estimated market value.
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Table 1. — Farm tax and mortgage debt survey, 1961 — sampling rates and number of farms selected for the sample, bt economic
class of farm, by tenure of operator, by divisions and states for the conterminous united states
Region, division, and State
Full owners
by economic
class
Part owners
by economic
class
Tenants and
managers by
economic class
Number of farms selected
Full owners
by economic
class
VI
IX
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by economic
class
Tenants and
managers by
economic class
I, II
United States
The North .
The South.
The West . .
Geographic Divisions:
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Central . .
West North Central.
South Atlantic
East South Central..
West South Central .
Mountain
Pacific
New England:
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts .
Rhode Island"
Connecticut
Middle Atlantic:
New York
New Jersey .
Pennsylvania.
East North Central:
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
West North Central:
Minnesota
Iowa
M lssouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
South Atlantic:
Delaware'
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina.
Georgia
Florida
East South Central:
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
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Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Mountain:
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming'. . .
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona'
Utah
Nevada'
Washington .
Oregon
California
57,233
49.155
22,645
5,598
7,765
19,410
24,460
22,327
12,547
14,281
14,255
8,390
3.063
1,348
3,354
3,688
3,839
4.843
3,387
3,653
3.724
5,004
3,688
2,895
2.SW
3,133
3,207
1,146
2,615
3,8M
2.391
3,733
2,587
3,126
2,830
3,369
3.359
2.852
2.967
2.831
2,727
3,622
5,101
1,876
2,160
2.331
2,159
1,563
1,853
1,380
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2,449
3,226
3,607
2,389
1,890
22,841
11,230
7,867
3,744
1,110
1,386
3,855
4,879
3,646
2,233
1,988
17,868
6,335
8,991
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2,618
2,393
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4,464
3,751
1,519
2,660
1,789
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2,253
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12,771
9,135
4,162
1,581
1,894
4,117
5,179
4,356
2,446
2,333
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1,280
4,156
2,575
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4,114
4,841
4,037
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TaBle 3. — Number, acreage, value or farms, and amount of mortgage debt, by mortgage status, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are Included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
Division, State,
and mortgage status
United States:
All Farms 1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940.
1961.
1956
1950.
1945.
1940
Free from debt
Mortgaged.
1961 .
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
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1956.
1950.
1945.
1840.
Free from debt.
Free from debt.
Free from debt
Free from debt
Mortgaged .
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945
1940
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1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956
1950.
1945.
1940.
Farms
3 ,703 .894
4 ,783 ,021
5,382,134
5,859,169
NA
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3 ,901 ,733
4,145,314
3 ,733 ,022
NA
NA
1 ,480 .401
1,713,855
2,363,777
56 ,867
81 ,816
103,225
150,311
135,190
NA
NA
62,138
97,037
72,272
NA
NA
41,087
53,274
62,918
197 ,867
257,199
296,702
347 ,477
348,100
NA
NA
197 ,343
234 ,750
208,473
NA
NA
99 ,359
112,727
139 ,627
666.189
799.065
885,404
953 ,797
1,006,095
NA
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630 .090
575 ,363
NA
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277.725
323,707
430,732
794 ,518
905,195
982,735
1 ,031 .993
1 ,090 ,574
NA
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674,809
635 ,723
596,156
NA
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307,926
396 ,270
494 ,418
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100.0
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NA
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-86,339
-68 ,393
—52,298
NA
NA
-22.411
54,727
NA
NA
—45 ,982
-107,025
-110,677
-77,540
-49 ,258
-58,581
NA
NA
39,086
39,567
NA
NA
-88,344
-98,148
—22.6
—11.1
—8.1
NA
NA
-13.6
-27.5
-30.5
20 7
-31.3
11.2
NA
NA
-36.0
34.3
NA
NA
-22.9
-IS 3
-23.1
-13.3
-14 6
NA
NA
-15.9
12 6
NA
N A
-11.9
-19.3
—16.6
—9.8
—7.2
NA
NA
—3.6
NA
NA
-14 2
-24.8
NA
NA
-22,3
-19.9
Land in farms
Percent
distri-
bution
1,120,157,789
1,160,043,854
1,158,564,600
1,141,615,364
1,060,852,374
759,568,973
811,357,177
854 ,954 ,500
768,492,641
603 ,478 ,672
360,588,816
348 ,686 ,677
303,610,100
373,122,723
457 ,373 ,702
9,316,356
11,141,513
12,546,600
14,496,990
13,371,473
5,152,402
6,282,990
7 ,683 ,900
9 ,288 ,890
6,991,419
4 ,163 ,954
4,858,523
4,862,700
5,208,100
6,380,054
26,730,245
29,958,872
31 ,855 ,000
34 ,406 ,249
33 ,638 ,873
16,841,654
18,384,732
21,005,200
22 ,605 ,249
19,278,866
9,888,591
11,574,140
10,849,800
11,801,000
14,360,007
103 ,385 ,833
108 ,828 ,446
112,097,600
115.564,303
113,655,362
67 ,762 ,601
75,731,494
79 ,566 ,000
75 ,318 ,403
63 ,387 ,293
35 ,623 ,232
33 ,096 ,952
32,531,600
40 ,245 ,900
60,268,069
282,007,234
285,626,303
284,328,600
283 .247 ,665
274,422,569
186,732,936
193,729.392
208,252,200
175,793,242
153,800,457
95 ,274 ,298
91,896,911
76 ,076 ,400
107 ,454 ,423
120,622,112
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
67.8
69 9
73.8
67.3
56.9
32.2
30.1
26.2
32.7
43.1
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
55.3
56.4
61.2
64.1
52.3
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
63.0
61.4
65.9
65.7
57.3
37.0
38.6
34.1
34.3
42.7
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
65.5
69.6
71 0
65.2
55.8
34.5
30.4
29.0
34.8
44.2
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
66.2
67.8
73.2
62.1
56.0
33.8
32.2
26.8
37.9
44.0
Value of farm land and buildings
131,001,698,000
106,576,916,000
74 ,704 ,678 .000
46 ,388 ,925 ,560
33,641,738,726
82,378,225,000
70, 294 ,632 .000
52,655,552,000
30,012,971,560
17 ,767 ,959 ,868
48,623,473,000
36,282,284,000
22,049,126,000
16,375,954,000
15,873,778,858
1 ,391 ,456 ,000
1,369,919,000
1,211,543,000
938,517,440
740 ,507 ,729
741,820,000
725,767,000
711,085,000
580 ,357 ,440
350,008,611
649 ,636 ,000
644,152,000
500,458,000
358,160,000
390,499,118
5 ,091 ,099 ,000
4,510,732.000
3 ,504 ,883 ,000
2,389,076,473
2,039,079,374
3 ,212 ,636 ,000
2 ,698 ,407 ,000
2 ,255 ,304 ,000
1 ,557 ,705 ,473
1,120,501,615
1 ,878 ,463 ,000
1,812,325,000
1 ,249 ,579 ,000
831 ,371 ,000
918,577,759
23,938,147,000
20,662,581,000
14 ,573 ,450 ,000
9 ,958 ,795 ,924
7,333,630,726
15,821,191,000
14,380,447,000
10 ,387 ,401 ,000
6 ,486 ,585 ,924
3 ,984 ,377 ,930
8,116,956,000
6,282,134,000
4,186,049,000
3,472,210,000
3,349,252,796
30 ,335 ,661 ,000
25,542,965,000
18,757,927,000
12,115,024,193
8,795,913,122
19,422,563,000
16 ,857 ,322 ,000
13,379,341,000
7,280,071,193
4,427,844,011
10,913,098,000
8,685,643,000
5,378,586 000
4 ,834 ,953 ,000
4,368,069,111
Percent
distri-
bution
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
62.9
66 0
70.5
64.7
52.8
37.1
34.0
29.5
35.3
47.2
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100 0
53.3
53.0
58.7
61.8
47.3
46.7
47.0
41.3
38.2
52.7
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
63 1
59.8
64 3
65.2
55.0
40.2
35.7
34.8
45.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
66.1
33 9
30 4
28.7
34 9
45.7
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
64.0
66.0
71.3
60.1
50.3
36.0
34.0
28.7
39.9
49.7
Average
per acre
(dollars)
116 95
91.87
64.48
40.63
31.71
108.45
86 64
61.59
39 05
29.44
134.84
104 08
72.62
43.89
34.71
149.36
122.96
96.56
64.74
55.38
143.98
115.51
92.54
62.48
50.06
156.01
132.58
102 92
68.77
61.21
190 46
150.56
110 03
69.44
60.62
190 76
146.77
107.37
68.91
58.12
156 58
115.17
70.46
63.97
231.54
189 86
130.01
86.18
64.53
233.48
189.89
130 55
86.12
62.86
227.86
189.81
128.68
86.27
66 63
107.57
89.43
65.97
42.77
32.05
104.01
87.01
64.25
41.41
28.79
114.54
94.52
70.70
45.00
36.21
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Dollars
(1,000)
12,812,210
9,066,153
5 ,579 ,278
4,940,915
6 ,586 ,399
12.812,210
9,066,153
5 .579 ,278
4,940,915
6 ,586 ,399
190,196
190,235
141 ,975
114,860
150,499
190,196
190,235
141 ,975
114,860
150,499
604,301
516,992
373,125
293.793
372,155
604 ,301
516,992
373,125
293 ,793
372,155
2,322,606
1 ,621 ,896
1,133,401
1 ,020 ,938
1 ,425 ,539
2,322,606
1 ,621 ,8 "
1,133,401
1 ,020 ,938
1 ,425 ,539
3,012,284
2,165,310
1,337,613
1,602,040
2,173,966
3,012,284
2,165,310
1 ,337 ,613
1,602,040
2,173,966
Average
per acre
(dollars)
4.82
4.33
6.21
35 53
26.00
18.38
13.24
14.40
20 42
17.07
11.32
7.92
11.26
45.68
39.15
29.20
22.05
23.59
22.61
17.26
11.71
8.54
11.06
61.11
44.67
34.39
24.90
25.92
22.47
14.90
10.11
65.20
49.00
34.84
25.37
28.36
10.68
7.58
4.70
31.62
23.56
17.58
14.91
18.02
NA Not available.
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 3— Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of mortgage debt, by mortgage status, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 — Continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are Included for the District cf Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are Included with Maryland]
Division, State,
and mortgage status
Percent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease (— )
from previous
census
Number Percent
Land in farms
Percent
distri-
bution
Value of farm land and buildings
Percent
distri-
bution
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Dollars
(1,000)
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Free from debt
Free from debt
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945
1940.
.1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
.1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
.1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from di'M
Frit from debt
1961
1956
1950
IMS
1940
.1961
1966
I960
1941
1940
.1961
1936
1950
1945
1940
.1961
19511
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt
Mortgaged
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
.1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
NA
NA
765,170
833 ,938
721 ,656
NA
NA
193,800
209,537
297 ,795
562,604
789 ,667
913,002
959,829
1 ,023 ,349
NA
NA
710,799
737,271
648,997
NA
NA
202,203
222 ,668
374 ,352
491 ,192
111,* ,951
780 ,423
877 ,831
964,370
NA
NA
590.313
549.617
633,198
NA
NA
190,110
228.214
331.172
194 ,8 -
212.527
233 ,497
NA
NA
124,833
144,067
133,406
NA
NA
70,025
68 ,460
11X1,091
193 ,424
242 .579
266.815
281 ,929
276,173
NA
NA
1 118 .1119
182,821
143,601
NA
NA
98,166
99,108
132,672
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
20.2
20.1
29 2
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
77.9
76.8
63.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
75.6
74.0
65.7
NA
N \
24.4
26.0
34 3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
64.1
N A
NA
35.9
32.2
42.9
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
63 2
64.8
52.0
NA
NA
36.8
35.2
48.0
-266,522
-100,295
—84 ,505
24 ,024
NA
NA
—68.768
112,282
NA
NA
15 ,737
—88,258
—227,063
— 123,335
—46,827
—63,520
NA
NA
-26,472
88,274
NA
NA
—20,355
— 151,794
NA
NA
-59,304
16,419
NA
NA
-38,104
102,968
-30,791
-14.987
-17.669
-20,970
NA
NA
-19,234
10,661
NA
NA
1,565
-31,631
-49,155
-24 ,236
-15,114
5,756
NA
NA
-14,172
39,320
NA
NA
—9.1
—40.5
NA
NA
—9.1
NA
NA
-13.4
83 ,339 ,043
98,388,584
102.169,100
96 ,601 ,382
92,554,759
56,801,037
71,411,784
79 ,728 ,400
72,363,782
60,157,274
26,538,006
26,876,800
22 ,440 ,700
24,237,600
32,397,485
68,284,963
77,363,172
79 ,575 ,800
76,198,208
77,086,363
47,230,069
5.1 ,887 .2811
60,914,200
55,592,508
45,376,194
21 ,054 ,884
21,475.892
18.661.600
20,605,700
31,710,169
205 ,824 ,090
211,250.119
211.469.200
204,995,123
200,527,339
142,301,332
147,816,992
149 .8*8.81111
134 ,429 ,023
101,164,286
63,522,758
63,433,127
61,580,400
70.566.100
99 ,363 ,053
21.1.428,817
260,988,892
250,212,500
244 ,676 ,938
191,901.190
188 ,687 ,604
191,168,633
194,195,500
178,189,638
120,931,919
75,741,313
69 ,830 ,369
56,017,000
till .387 .300
70,969,271
76,841,218
76 ,497 ,953
74,310,200
71,528,506
63 ,694 ,446
48 ,059 ,438
50,953,980
53,720,300
44,911,906
32,390,964
28,781,780
25,643,973
20,689,900
26,616,600
31 ,303 ,482
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
31.8
27.4
22.0
25.1
38.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
69.2
72.2
76.8
73.0
58.9
30.8
27.8
23.5
27.0
41.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
71.4
73.2
77.6
72.9
63.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
62.6
66.6
72.3
62.8
60.9
37.6
33.4
27.7
37.2
49.1
13,065,225.000
11,012,862,000
7 ,047 ,091 .000
4,238,635,502
3,159,549,836
8,329,634,000
7,692,531,000
5,350,512,000
3,150,177,502
1,998,542,653
4,735,591,000
3 ,320 ,331 ,000
1,696,579,000
1 ,088 ,358 ,000
1,161,007,183
7 ,803 ,307 .000
6.534.736.0O0
5,143.167,000
3 ,094 ,048 .808
2,324,736,915
5,085,762,000
4,515,340.000
3 ,757 ,651 ,000
2,168,850,808
1,303,593.163
2.717,545,000
2,019,396,000
1,385,516.000
92.1. 198 .(H 10
1,021,143,752
19,105,678,000
15,151,051,000
1(1, 118. 1.89 .(HKI
5,816,249,745
4,231,841,346
12,205,768,000
9,916,891,000
7,378,535.000
3.756,285,745
2,193,101,446
6,899,810,000
5,234,160,000
3,039,954,000
2 ,0.19 .91,4,1X10
2,038,739,900
11,377,992,000
8 ,334 ,324 ,000
.1.471 ,013.000
2,756,169,258
1,779,843.231
6,827,744,000
5,073,163,000
3,691,798,000
1 ,796 ,878 ,268
836 ,409 ,230
4,550,248,000
3,261,171,000
1,779,218,000
959 ,294 ,000
943 ,434 ,001
18,893,233,000
13 ,457 ,746 ,000
8,577,115,000
5,082,508,217
3,236,636,447
10,731,107,000
8,434,774,000
5,743,928,000
3,236,062,217
1,553,581,209
8,162,126,000
6,022,972,000
2,833,187,000
1 ,846 ,446 ,000
1,683,055,238
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
63.8
69.9
75.9
74.3
63.3
36.2
30.1
24 1
25.7
36.7
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
65.2
69.1
73.1
70.1
66.1
34.8
30.9
26.9
29.9
43.9
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
63.9
65.5
70.8
64.6
51.8
34.6
29.2
38.4
48.2
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
60.0
60.9
67.6
65.2
47.0
40.0
39.1
32.5
34.8
53.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
56.8
62.7
67.0
63.7
48.0
43.2
37.3
33.0
36.3
52.0
156 77
111.93
68.97
43 88
34.14
146.65
107.72
67.11
43.63
33.22
114.28
84.47
64.63
40.61
30.16
107.68
80.79
61 69
39.01
28.73
129.07
94.03
74.24
92.82
71.72
49.27
28,37
21.10
86.77
67.09
49.23
27.94
21.68
108.62
82.51
49.37
29.19
20.62
43 113
31.93
21.87
11.27
9.27
36 19
26.54
19.01
10.08
6.92
60.08
46.70
31.76
14.45
13.29
245 87
175.92
115.42
71.06
50.82
223.29
165.64
106.92
72.06
47.96
283.69
196.64
137.60
69.37
63.77
1,178.776
827,563
442 ,830
335,712
405 ,057
1,178,776
827,563
442,830
335,712
405 ,057
838 ,420
599 ,985
372,436
297,320
384,094
838,420
599 ,985
372,436
297 ,320
384,094
1 ,56.1 .826
1,138,068
654 ,995
551 ,903
713,036
1 ,666 .826
1,138,068
654 ,995
651 ,903
713,030
1,170,043
808,280
424 ,502
262,291
357,190
424 ,502
2112,291
357,190
1,929,758
1,197,824
698,401
462,058
604,863
1,929,758
1,197,824
698,401
462 ,0.18
604,863
14.14
8.41
4.33
3.48
44.42
30.68
19.73
13.85
12.50
12.29
7.76
4.68
3.90
39.82
27.94
19.96
14.43
12.11
7 (11
5 30
3 10
24 65
17.94
10.64
7.82
7.18
4 a
3.10
1.70
1 07
26.11
16.66
9.40
6.46
9.60
67.06
46.89
33.92
17.36
19.32
NA Not available.
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 3. — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of mortgage debt, by mortgage status, bt divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 — Continued
[For 1961, 1956, arid 1950, no data are Included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
NEW ENGLAND
Free from debt .
Mortgaged.
Free from debt.
Free from debt
Free from debt
Free from debt.
1961 .
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940
1961
1956
1950.
1945.
1940
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956
1950
1945.
1940
.1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956
1950.
1945.
1940
1961.
1956
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940
Farms
17,360
23 ,371
30 ,358
42,184
38,980
NA
NA
21 ,490
31,514
25,118
6,542
10,423
13,391
18 ,786
16,554
12,099
15,999
19,043
26,490
23,582
NA
NA
10,271
16,893
10,995
NA
NA
8,772
9,597
12,587
11,179
17.316
22.220
37,007
31 ,897
NA
NA
11,791
19 ,879
14 ,745
NA
NA
10,429
17,128
17,152
1,395
1,953
2,598
3,603
3,014
NA
NA
1,578
2,303
1,777
NA
NA
1,020
1,300
1,237
Percent
distri-
bution
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100 0
NA
NA
29.2
25.3
35.6
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
NA
NA
59.9
NA
NA
40.1
32 2
42.6
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
NA
NA
53.9
63.8
NA
NA
46 1
36.2
53.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
53.1
53.7
46.2
NA
NA
46.9
46.3
53.8
100 0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
Increase or
decrease (— )
frcm previous
census
Number Percent
-25.7
-23 0
-28.0
NA
NA
-10,024
6,396
-3,881
-2,968
-5 .395
2,232
NA
NA
-4 ,705
3,222
NA
NA
—690
—3,900
—3.044
—7,447
NA
NA
—6,622
5,898
—6,137
—4,904
-14,787
5,110
NA
NA
-6 ,699
NA
NA
—280
NA
NA
-31.8
25.5
NA
NA
-16.9
-23 0
-37.2
-22.2
-28.7
13.5
NA
NA
-37.0
33.9
NA
NA
11 4
H 0
-24 4
-16.0
-28.1
12.3
NA
NA
-39.2
53.6
-35.4
-22.1
-40 0
16.0
NA
NA
40 7
34.8
NA
NA
—39.1
—0.1
-24.8
-27.9
19.5
NA
NA
-31.5
29 I,
NA
NA
-21.5
Land in farms
3,625,946
4,181,600
4,613,175
4 ,223 ,297
1,897,413
2,372,970
2,923,500
3,290.775
2,564,362
1 ,184 ,574
1,252,976
1.258,100
1,322,400
1,658,935
1,124,312
1 ,489 ,009
1,713,800
2,017,049
1,809,314
669,109
856,218
1,048,800
1 ,367 ,549
1 ,014 ,993
455,203
632 .791
665.000
649,500
794 ,321
2 ,945 ,343
3,312,632
3 ,527 ,400
3,930,514
3,666,835
1,338,651
1,415,798
1,882,400
2,288,014
1 ,567 ,510
1.606,692
1 ,896 ,834
1 ,645 ,000
1 ,642 .500
2 ,099 ,325
1,142,341
1 ,427 ,059
1 ,660 ,400
2,078,349
1 ,937 ,963
645,191
839 ,756
936,700
1,144,449
931 ,409
497,150
587 ,303
723,700
933 ,900
1 ,006 ,554
137,930
142,190
191,000
264 ,734
221 ,913
98,293
89.804
121,500
187 ,834
145,126
39 ,637
52,386
69,500
76,900
76,787
Percent
distri-
bution
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
38.4
34 6
30 1
28.7
39.3
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
59.5
57.5
61.2
67.8
40 5
42.5
38.8
32.2
43.9
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
45.4
42.7
53 4
58.2
42.7
54.6
57.3
46.6
41.8
57.3
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
56.5
58.8
56.4
55.1
4 a 5
41 2
43 6
44 9
si B
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
28.7
36.8
36 4
29.0
34.6
Value of farm land and buildings
276,169,000
237,758,000
224,660,000
159,680,897
124,082,841
161,164,000
147,858.000
152,342,000
108 ,785 ,897
66 ,460 ,705
115,005,000
89,900,000
72,318,000
50,895,000
67,622,136
120,498,000
125,966,000
122,675,000
80,394,869
62,206,391
63 .609 ,000
60,169,000
72,506,000
52,745,869
31,952,794
56,889,000
65 ,797 ,000
50,169,000
27 ,649 ,000
30 ,253 ,597
237 ,749 ,000
216 ,872 ,000
197 ,748 ,000
134 ,575 ,897
111,108,534
110,467,000
91,298,000
105,322,000
80,190.897
46,038,349
127,282,000
125.574.000
92 ,426 ,000
54 ,385 ,000
65,070.185
342 ,596 ,000
363 ,784 ,000
309,708,000
265,232,462
212,014,287
173,586,000
187 ,373 ,000
168,469,000
147 ,601 ,462
99,032,530
169 ,010 ,000
176,411,000
141,239,000
117,631,000
112,981,757
55 ,599 ,000
56 ,449 ,000
44,126,000
35,609,900
26 ,334 ,374
36 ,304 ,000
29 ,931 ,000
26 ,065 ,000
23 ,466 ,900
15,589,843
19,295,000
26,518,000
18,061,000
12,143,000
10,744,531
Percent
distri-
bution
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
41.6
37.8
32.2
31 9
46.4
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
52.8
47.8
59.1
65.6
51.4
47.2
52.2
40.9
34 4
48.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
46 5
42.1
53.3
59.6
41.4
53.5
57.9
46.7
40.4
58.6
100 0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
50.7
51.5
54.4
55.6
46.7
45.6
44.4
53.3
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
65.3
53.0
59.1
65.9
59.2
34.7
47.0
40.9
34.1
40.8
Average
per acre
(dollars)
89.61
65.58
53.73
34.61
29.38
84.94
62.31
52.11
33.06
25.92
97.09
71.75
57.48
38.49
34.73
107,17
84.60
71.58
39.86
34.38
95.07
70.27
69.13
38.57
31.48
124.98
103.98
75.44
42.57
38.09
80.72
65.47
56.06
34 24
30 30
82.52
64.49
55.95
35.05
29.37
79.22
66.20
56.19
33.11
31.00
299.91
254.92
186.53
127.62
109.40
269 05
223 13
179.85
128.97
106.33
339.96
300 37
195.16
125.96
112 25
403.10
397.00
231 03
134.51
118.67
369.34
333.29
214.53
124.93
107.42
486.79
506.20
259.87
157.91
139.93
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Dollars
(1,000)
40,474
28,361
20,470
16,713
24 ,757
40,474
28,361
20,470
16,713
24,757
18 ,960
21 ,582
15 ,570
9,706
11,220
18,960
21 ,582
15 ,570
9,706
11,220
45,919
42,058
31,855
21 ,975
27 ,814
45,919
42,058
31 ,855
21 ,975
27,814
41 ,875
49 ,724
38,825
36 ,778
45,845
41 ,875
49 ,724
38,825
36,778
45 ,845
4,631
6,250
4,227
3,583
4,121
4,631
6,250
4,227
3,583
4,121
Average
per acre
(dollars)
13.13
7.82
4.90
3.62
34.17
22.63
16.27
12.64
14.92
16.86
14.49
9.09
4.81
6.20
41.66
34.11
23.41
14.94
14.13
15.59
12.70
9.03
28 58
22.17
19.36
13.38
13.25
34.84
23.38
17.70
23.66
84.23
84,66
53.65
39.38
45.55
33.58
43.96
22.13
13.53
18.57
116.84
119.31
60.82
46.59
63.67
NA Not available.
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 3. — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of mortgage debt, by mortgage status, bt divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 — Continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are Included with Maryland]
Farms
Land in farms
Value of farm land and buildings
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Division, State,
and mortgage status
Number
Percent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease (— )
from previous
census
Acres
Percent
distri-
bution
Dollars
Percent
distri-
bution
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Ratio
to value
(percent)
Number
Percent
NEW ENGLAND— Cont
Connecticut:
inued
1961.
1956
1950.
1945..
1940 .
1961..
1956.
1950. .
1945..
1940..
1961..
1956.
1950. .
1945.
1940
c
1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940.
1961..
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1960.
1945.
1940.
1961..
1956. .
1950. .
1945..
1940
1961..
1956.
1950
1945.
1940
1961 .
1956..
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
l'.i.',i;
1950.
1945..
1940
1961..
1956 .
1950
1945
1940
1961..
1956.
1950
1945..
1940
^AL
1961.
1956..
1950..
1945
1940.
1961..
1956.
1950
1945..
1940.
1961.
1966
1960
1945.
1940.
8,292
12,754
15,615
22,241
21,163
NA
NA
8,985
13,720
10,131
NA
NA
6,630
8,521
11 ,032
82,356
105,671
124 ,977
149 ,490
153,238
NA
NA
78,212
93,662
82,668
NA
NA
46 ,765
55,828
70,580
15 ,459
22.695
24,838
26,226
25,835
NA
NA
15,020
15,441
13,001
NA
NA
9,818
10,785
12,834
100 .052
128,833
146 ,887
171,761
169 ,027
NA
NA
104,111
125.647
112,814
NA
NA
42,776
46,114
56,213
140,353
177 ,098
199,359
220,575
233,783
NA
NA
140,493
159,634
147,197
NA
NA
58,866
60,941
86,586
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
57.5
61.7
47.9
NA
NA
42.5
38.3
52.1
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
62 6
62.7
53.9
NA
NA
37.4
37.3
46.1
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
60.6
58.9
50.3
NA
NA
39.5
41 1
49.7
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
70.9
73.2
66.7
NA
NA
29.1
26.8
33.3
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
NA
NA
70.6
72.4
63.0
NA
NA
29.5
27.6
37.0
—4 ,462
—2,861
—6,626
1,078
—35.0
—18.3
—29.8
5.1
884,443
1.144,677
1,272,400
1,593,169
1,512,151
503 ,745
708,444
771,000
1,010,269
768 ,019
380,698
436,233
501 ,400
582,900
744,132
13 ,489 ,516
15,103,719
16.016,600
17,568,471
17,170,337
7 ,796 ,794
8,777,038
10,057,400
10.803,171
8 ,924 ,934
5,692,722
6.326,681
5 .959 ,200
6 ,765 ,300
8,245,403
1 ,379 ,002
1 ,677 ,048
1,725,500
1,818,103
1 ,874 ,402
914,537
1,065,913
1,085,300
1 ,073 ,903
939 ,881
464 ,465
611,135
640.200
744,200
934 ,521
11,861,727
13.178.105
14,112,900
15,019,675
14,594,134
8,130,323
8,541,781
9,862,500
10,728,175
9,414,051
3 ,731 ,404
4 ,636 ,324
4,250,400
4,291,600
5,180,083
18,506,796
20,071,381
20,969,400
21 ,927 ,844
21 ,907 ,523
12,400,358
14,563,323
15,285,400
15,935,744
13,696,666
6,106,438
5 ,508 ,058
5,684,000
5,992,100
8,210,857
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
57.0
61.9
60.6
63.4
50.8
43.0
38.1
39.4
36.6
49.2
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
57.8
58.1
62.8
61 5
52.0
42.2
41.9
37.2
38.5
48.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
66 3
63.6
62.9
59.1
60.1
33.7
36 4
37.1
40 9
49.9
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
68.5
64.8
69.9
71.4
64.5
31.5
36 2
30 1
28.6
35.6
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
67.0
72.6
72.9
72.7
62.5
33.0
27.4
27.1
27.3
37.6
358,845,000
369 ,090 ,000
312,626,000
263,023,415
204 ,761 ,302
196 ,690 ,000
209,138.000
186,381,000
167,566,415
90,934,390
162,155,000
159,952,000
126,245,000
95,457,000
113,826,912
2 ,097 ,836 .000
1,857,498.000
1,481.655.000
1,087 ,522. 09(1
947,073,893
1,239,240.000
1,049,888,000
912,787,000
668,788,090
486 ,816 ,007
858 ,596 ,000
807,610.000
5R8.8liK.000
418,734,000
460,257,886
722,280,000
743,861,000
505.017,000
292,980,843
227,805,686
458,249,000
415,326.000
294 ,674 ,000
169.602,843
108 ,993 ,660
264 ,031 ,000
328 ,535 ,000
210,343,000
123,378,000
118,812,126
2.270.9M ,000
1,909.373,000
1,518,211,000
1 ,008 .573 ,540
864,199,796
1,515,147.000
1,238., 198 ,000
1 ,047 .84.1 ,000
719.314,540
624 ,692 ,048
755,836,000
676,180,000
470 .368 ,000
289 ,259 ,000
339,507,747
4 ,443 ,250 ,000
4 ,200 .025 ,000
2,856,484,000
1,868,351,004
1,443,917,176
2,927,180,000
2,930,798.000
2,045,991.000
1,339,4112,004
863 ,703 ,509
1,516,070,000
1,269,227,000
810,493,000
628,869,000
590,213,667
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
54.8
56.7
59.6
63.7
44.4
45.2
43 3
40.4
36.3
55.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
59.1
56.5
61.6
61 5
51.4
40.9
43.5
38 4
38.5
48.6
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
63.4
55.8
68.4
57.9
47.8
36.6
44.2
41.6
42.1
52.2
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
66.7
64.6
69.0
71.3
60.7
33.3
36.4
31.0
28.7
39.3
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
65 9
69.8
71.6
71.7
59.1
34.1
30.2
28.4
28.3
40.9
405.73
322.44
245 70
165 09
135.41
390.46
295.21
241 . 74
165.86
118.40
425.94
366.67
251.79
163.76
152.97
155 52
122 98
92.51
61 90
55.16
158.94
119.62
90.76
61.91
64.55
150.82
127.65
95.46
61.89
55.82
523.77
443 55
292.68
161.15
121.64
601.07
389 64
271.51
157.93
115.97
568.46
537.58
328.56
165.79
127.14
191.46
144.89
107 68
67.16
59.22
186.36
144.37
106.25
67 05
55.73
202 56
145.84
110.66
67.40
65.64
239 49
209.25
136.22
86 20
66.91
236.06
201.26
133.86
84.06
62.33
248.27
230.43
142.59
88.26
71.88
38,337
42,260
31,028
26,105
36 ,742
43.34
36 92
24.39
16.39
24.30
10.7
11.4
9.9
9.9
17.9
Free from debt
NA
NA
—4,735
3,589
NA
NA
—34.5
35.4
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—1,891
—2,511
NA
NA
—22 2
—22.8
38 ,337
42,260
31,028
26.105
36 ,742
270,944
235 ,435
169,428
147,200
191,786
100.70
96.87
61.88
44.78
49.38
20.09
15.59
10.58
8.38
11.17
23.6
26.4
24.6
27.3
32.3
MIDDLE ATLANT1
New York:
All farms
—23,315
— 19,306
—24,513
—3,748
-22 1
—15.4
—16.4
—2.4
12.9
12.7
11.4
13. S
20.3
Free from debt
NA
NA
— 15,450
11,004
NA
MA
—16.5
13 3
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—9,063
—14,752
NA
NA
— 16.2
—20.9
270,944
235,435
169,428
147,200
191 .786
73,197
83 ,361
55 ,916
39,235
48,791
47.59
37.21
28.43
21.76
23.26
53.08
49.71
32.41
21.58
26.03
31.6
29.2
29.8
35.2
41.7
New Jersey:
—7,236
—2,143
—1,388
391
—31.9
—8.6
-5.3
1.5
10.1
11.2
11.1
13.4
21.4
NA
NA
—421
2,440
NA
NA
—2.7
18.8
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—967
—2,049
NA
NA
-9.0
—16.0
73,197
83 ,361
55,916
39,235
48,791
260,160
198,196
147,781
107 ,358
131 ,578
157.69
136.40
87.34
52.72
62.21
21.93
15.04
10.47
7.15
9.02
27.7
25.4
26.6
31.8
41.1
Pennsylvania:
All farms
—28,781
— 18,054
—24 ,874
2,734
—22 3
— 12 3
—14 5
1.6
11.6
10.4
9.7
10.6
15.2
Free from debt
NA
NA
—21 ,536
12,833
NA
NA
—17.1
11.4
NA
NA
—3,338
—10,099
NA
NA
—7.2
— 18.0
260,160
198,196
147,781
107 ,358
131 ,578
458,766
333 ,982
228,681
167.463
239 ,059
69.72
. 42.75
34.77
26.02
25.40
24.79
16.64
10.91
7.64
10.91
34.4
29.3
31.4
37.1
38.8
EAST NORTH CENT!
Ohio:
All farms
—36.745
—22,261
—21 ,216
—13.208
—20.7
—11 2
—9.6
—6.6
10.3
8.0
8.0
9.0
18.6
Free from debt
NA
NA
— 19,141
12,437
NA
NA
—12.0
8.4
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—2,075
—26,645
NA
NA
—3.4
—29.6
458,766
333 ,982
228,681
167 ,463
239,059
76.13
60.64
40.23
27.96
29.11
30.3
26.8
28.2
31.7
40. 5
NA Not available.
10
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 3 — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of mortgage debt, by mortgage status, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 — Continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are Included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are Included with Maryland]
Division, State,
and mortgage status
Farms
Percent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease ( — )
from previous
census
Number Percent
Land In farms
Percent
distri-
bution
Value of farm land and buildings
Percent
distri-
bution
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Indiana:
All farms 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
.1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Mortgaged.
Free from debt
Mortgaged.
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
.1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956,
1950
1945
1910
1961
1956
1951.1
1945
1910
Free from debt 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Mortgaged 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
WEST NORTH CENTRAL
Minnesota-
All farms 1961
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
Free from debt .
Mortgaged.
1961
1956
1950.
1945
1940
. 1961 .
1956.
1950
1945.
1940
128,160
153,697
166 ,627
175,970
184,549
NA
NA
109 ,498
110,180
97,949
NA
NA
57,129
65 ,790
86,600
154,644
175 ,705
195 ,268
204,239
213 ,439
NA
NA
149 ,298
153,781
139 ,049
NA
NA
45 ,970
50,458
74 ,390
111,817
138,943
155,589
175,268
187 ,589
NA
NA
106 ,693
109,877
102,268
131,215
153,622
168,561
177,745
186 ,735
NA
NA
101 ,697
96,618
88,900
NA
NA
66,864
81,127
97,835
145 ,662
165 ,324
179,101
188,952
197 ,351
NA
NA
114,102
105 ,697
101 ,757
NA
NA
64,999
83.255
95,594
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
34 3
37.4
46.9
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
76.5
75.3
65.1
NA
NA
23.5
24.7
34.9
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
31.4
37.3
45.5
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
60.3
54.4
47.6
NA
NA
39.7
45.6
52.4
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
63.7
55.9
51.6
NA
NA
36.3
44.1
48.4
-25 ,537
-12,930
—9 ,343
—8,579
NA
NA
—682
12,231
-21,061
-19,563
—8,971
-9,200
NA
NA
—4 ,483
14,732
NA
NA
—4,488
-23 ,932
-27.126
-16,646
-19 ,679
-12,321
NA
NA
—3,184
7,609
NA
NA
-16,495
-19,930
—22 ,407
— 14,939
—9,184
NA
NA
5,079
7,718
NA
NA
-14 .263
-16.708
—19 .662
—13,777
—9,851
NA
NA
8,405
3,940
NA
NA
-18,256
-12,339
NA
NA
—0.6
12.5
NA
NA
-13.2
-24.0
— 12.0
— 10 0
—4.4
-19 5
HI 7
-11.2
NA
NA
-25.2
-23.4
—14.6
—8.9
—5.2
NA
NA
-17.6
-17.1
NA
NA
-21 9
-12 9
18,613,046
19 ,258 ,594
19 ,658 ,700
20 ,027 ,015
19,800,778
11,850,573
12,985.199
13,206,800
12,241,715
10 ,004 ,077
6,762,473
6 ,273 ,395
6,451.900
7 ,785 ,300
9 ,796 ,701
30,327,261
30,462,749
30,978,500
31,602,186
31 ,032 ,572
22,258,329
23 ,767 ,575
24 ,457 ,300
22,800,786
19 ,404 ,078
8,068,932
6,695,174
6,521,200
8,801,400
11,628,494
14,782,507
16,492,349
17 ,269 ,900
18,392,227
18 ,037 ,995
9 ,556 ,534
11,098,944
12,339,300
11,409,427
9,861,158
5 ,225 ,973
5 ,393 ,405
4,930.600
6,982,800
8,176.837
21,156.223
22,543,373
23,221,100
23,615,031
22,876,494
11,696.807
13 ,316 ,453
14,277,200
12,930,731
10,421,314
9,459,416
9,226,920
8,943,900
10 .684 ,300
12,455,180
30,796,097
32,353,114
32 .883 ,200
33.139,997
32,606,962
17 ,003 ,290
18,871,014
21 ,077 ,800
18,013,197
16,144,015
13 ,792 ,807
13,482,100
11,805,400
15,126,800
16,462,947
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
63.7
67.4
67.2
61.1
50.5
36.3
32.6
32.8
38.9
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
73.4
78.0
78.9
72.1
62.5
26.6
22 0
21.1
27.9
37.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
64.6
67.3
71.4
62.0
54.7
35.4
32.7
28.6
38.0
45.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
55.3
59.1
61.5
54.8
45.6
44.7
40.9
38.5
45.2
54.4
100.0
100 0
100.0
ion o
100.0
56 2
58.3
64.1
54.4
44,8
41.7
35.9
45.6
50.5
4 ,699 ,044 ,000
4,155,613,000
2,667,293,000
1,794,314,968
1 ,251 ,491 ,614
2,932,965,000
2,766,576,000
1 ,807 ,945 ,000
1,100,066,968
622 ,820 .833
1 ,766 ,079 ,000
1 ,389 ,037 ,000
859,348,000
694,248,000
628 ,670 ,781
9,216,585,000
7,417,163,000
5,308,491.000
3,662,545.111
2,537,117,306
6,769,708,000
5,672,156,000
4,122,714,000
2,525,699,111
1,501,556,149
2,446,877,000
1 ,745 ,007 ,000
1,185,777,000
1,136,846,000
1,035,561,157
2,787,369.000
2,416,833,000
1 ,682 ,567 ,000
1,199,290,024
912,545,223
1,699,172,000
1,562,659.000
1,185,649,000
752,296,024
487,024,196
1,088,197,000
854,174,000
496.918.000
446 ,994 ,000
425,521,027
2,791,899,000
2,472,947,000
2,058.615.000
1,434,294.817
1,188,559,407
1,492,166,000
1,448.258,000
1,225,102,000
769,031,817
519 ,273 ,243
1,299,733,000
1 ,024 ,689 ,000
833,513,000
665 ,263 ,000
669 ,286 ,164
4.665,040,000
3,793,153,000
2,718,591,000
1,833,761,468
1 ,443 ,021 ,290
2,525,189,000
2 ,205 ,687 ,000
1,751,719,000
969 ,405 ,468
678,514,244
2,139,851,000
1 ,587 ,466 ,000
966,872,000
864 ,356 ,000
764 ,507 ,046
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
66 6
67.8
61.3
37.6
33.4
32 2
38.7
50.2
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
40.8
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
61.0
64.7
70.5
62.7
53.4
39.0
35 3
29.5
37.3
46.6
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100 0
53.4
58.6
59.5
53.6
43.7
46.6
41.4
40.5
46.4
56.3
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
54.1
58.1
64.4
52.9
47.0
45.9
41.9
35.6
47.1
53.0
252.46
215.78
135.68
89 59
63.20
247.50
213.06
136.90
261.16
221.42
133.19
89.17
64.17
303.90
243.48
171.36
115.90
81.76
304.14
238 65
168.57
110.77
77.38
303.25
260 64
181.83
129.17
89.05
188.56
146.54
97.43
65.21
50.59
177.80
140.79
96 09
65.94
49.39
208.23
158.37
100.78
64.01
52.04
131.97
109.70
88.65
60.74
51.96
127.57
108.76
85.81
59.47
49.83
137.40
111.05
93.19
62.27
53.74
151.48
117.24
82.67
55.33
44.26
148.51
116.88
83.11
53.82
42.03
155.14
117.75
81.90
57.14
46.44
476,170
309,125
200,425
176 ,468
236,266
476,170
309,125
200,425
176,468
236,266
604 ,432
368.154
265 ,755
269 ,947
418,970
604 ,432
368,154
265,755
269 ,947
418,970
341 ,593
235,917
155,514
144,988
174,308
341 ,593
235,917
155,514
144,988
174 ,308
441 ,645
374,718
283 ,026
262,072
356 ,936
441,645
374 ,718
283 .026
262,072
356 ,936
639 ,778
452,533
276,807
304,641
375 ,990
639 ,778
452 .533
276,807
304,641
375,990
25.58
16.05
10.20
8.81
11.93
70.41
49.28
31 06
22.67
24.12
19.93
12 09
8.58
8.54
13.50
74.91
54.99
40.75
30.67
36.03
23.11
14 30
9.00
65.36
43.74
31.54
20.76
21.32
20.88
16.62
12.19
11.10
15.60
40.61
31.64
24.53
28.66
20.77
13.99
8.42
46 38
33.57
23.45
20 14
22.84
NA Not available.
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
11
Table 3. — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of mortgage debt, by mortgage status, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 — Continued
[For 1961, 1956, aDd 1958, no data are Included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are Included with Maryland]
Division, State,
and mortgage status
Free from debt.
Free from debt.
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
.1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
.1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
.1961
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1950
1950
1945.
1940.
Free from debt.
Free from debt
.1961.
1956
1950.
1945.
1940
.1961.
1956
1950.
1945.
1940
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956
1950
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956
1950
1945.
1940.
Free from debt
1901
1956
1950
1945
1940
1901
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956
1950
1946
1940
174,707
193,009
203,159
208 ,934
213,318
NA
NA
135,357
122,067
110,525
NA
NA
67,802
168,672
201,680
230,045
242,934
256 ,100
NA
NA
157,626
161 ,468
147 ,397
NA
NA
72,419
81,466
108,703
61 ,808
65 ,401
89 ,520
73,962
NA
NA
46,188
41 ,872
40 ,327
NA
NA
19,213
27,648
33 ,635
55,727
62 ,350
66 ,452
68,705
72,454
NA
NA
46,790
39.380
42,754
NA
NA
19,662
29,319
29 ,700
90 ,475
100.733
107.183
111,756
121 ,062
NA
NA
77 ,674
70,643
66,816
NA
NA
29,509
41,113
54,246
Percent
distri-
bution
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
66.6
58.4
51.8
NA
NA
33.4
41 6
48.2
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
31.5
33 5
42 4
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
NA
NA
70.6
60 2
54.5
NA
NA
29.4
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
70.4
57.3
69.0
NA
NA
29.6
42.7
41.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
72.5
63.2
65.2
NA
NA
27.5
Increase or
decrease ( — )
from previous
census
—18,302
—10.150
—5 ,775
—4,384
NA
NA
13,290
11,542
NA
NA
-19,065
-15,926
-28,365
-12,889
-13,166
NA
NA
—3,842
14,071
NA
NA
—9,047
—27,237
-3 ,593
-4,119
-4 ,442
NA
NA
4,316
1,545
NA
NA
- 8 ,435
5 ,987
0 ,023
—10 6
—4,102
—6 2
—2,253
—3.3
—3 ,749
—5.2
NA
NA
7,404
NA
N'A
-9 .657
—381
NA
NA
7,031
3,827
NA
NA
-11,604
-13,133
NA
NA
10.9
10.4
NA
NA
-21.9
-15.5
—16.4
—12.3
—5 3
—5.1
NA
NA
-11 1
-25.1
NA
NA
1(1 3
NA
NA
—30 5
— 17.8
NA
NA
18.8
—7.9
NA
NA
—32 9
— 1.3
NA
NA
io o
Land in farms
NA
NA
-28.2
-24.2
33.830,950
34 ,161 ,686
34 ,264 ,600
34 ,453 ,936
34,148,673
20 ,937 ,658
21.148,550
22,727,700
19 ,299 ,936
16 ,929 ,072
12,893,292
13,013,136
11,536,900
15,154,000
17,219,601
33,155,226
34,269,241
35,123,100
35,278,251
34 ,739 ,598
22,156,286
23 ,364 ,361
25,106,200
22,844,251
19,745,056
10,998,940
10,904,880
10,016,900
12,434,000
14,994,542
41,465,717
42.096,666
41,194,100
41,001,158
37,936,136
28,445,323
29 ,934 ,236
31 ,094 ,900
26,963,058
22,408,101
13,020,394
12,162,430
10,099,200
14,048,100
15,528,035
II .850. i
44,979,163
44 ,785 ,500
43,031,964
39 ,473 ,584
29,105,135
31,113.755
34 ,070 ,600
27 ,574 ,941
26 ,602 ,702
15,745,531
13,865,408
10,714,900
15,457,023
12,870,882
47,755,708
47,556,311
47 ,466 ,800
47,762,941
47,343,981
32,263,103
32,254,601
34 ,869 ,900
28,734,241
24,720,627
15 ,492 ,605
15,301,710
12,596,900
19,018,700
22,623,354
Percent
distri-
bution
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
61.9
61.9
66 3
56.0
49.6
33.7
44.0
50.4
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
71.5
64.8
56.8
33.2
31 8
28.5
35.2
43 2
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
71 1
75.6
05 7
59.1
31 4
28 9
24.5
34 3
111 9
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
64.9
69.2
76.1
64.1
67.4
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
67.6
Value of farm land and buildings
8,157,331,000
7,297,702,000
5 ,427 ,554 ,000
3,611,139,829
2,690,744,215
5,091,081,000
4 ,551 ,987 ,000
3,635,871,000
2,026,281,829
1,291,336,200
3,066,250,000
2,745,715,000
1,791,683,000
1 ,584 ,858 ,000
1,399,408,015
3,779,572,000
2,978,333,000
2,201,642,000
1,526,960,502
1,107,302,598
2,441,777,000
1,960,206.000
1,547,299,000
964 ,099 ,502
600,934,997
1 ,337 ,795 ,000
1,018,127,000
654 ,343 ,000
562,861,000
506 ,367 ,601
2.146.578,000
1,590,181,000
1,191,033.000
708,322,155
490,197,358
1 ,407 ,694 ,000
1,108,474,000
890 ,067 ,000
447,454,155
244,026,912
738 ,884 ,000
481 ,707 ,000
300,966,000
200,808.000
246,170,446
2,371,020,000
1,793,973,000
1 ,359 ,247 ,000
764,299,619
505,452,178
1,518,837,000
1,223,177,000
1,009,731,000
400,739,019
279,577,150
852,183,000
570,796,000
349,516,000
297,560,000
225 ,875 ,028
4,345,110,000
3 ,808 ,805 ,000
2 ,684 ,754 ,000
1 ,699 ,209 ,821
1,137,808,019
2,903,266,000
2,633,173,000
2,001,525,000
1,049,598,821
571,390,355
1,441,844,000
1,175,632,000
683,229,000
649,611,000
566,417,664
Percent
distri-
bution
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
62.4
62.4
67.0
56.1
48.0
37.6
37.6
33.0
43.9
52.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
64.6
65.8
70.3
63.1
54.3
35.4
34.2
29.7
36.9
45.7
100 0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
65.6
69.7
74.7
63.2
34 4
30 3
25 3
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
64.1
68.2
74.3
61.1
55.3
35.9
31 8
25.7
38.9
44.7
100 0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
25 4
38 2
49.8
Average
per acre
(dollars)
241.12
213.62
158.40
104.81
78.79
243.15
215.24
159.98
104.99
76.28
237.82
211.00
155.30
104.58
81.27
114.00
86.91
62.68
43.28
31.87
110.21
83.90
61.63
42.20
30.43
121.63
93 36
65.32
45.27
33.77
51.77
37 77
28.91
17.28
12.92
49.49
37.03
28.62
16.60
10.89
56.75
39.61
29.80
18.57
15.85
52 80
39.88
30 35
17.76
12.80
62.18
39.31
29.64
16.93
10.51
54.12
41.17
32 62
19.25
17.55
90.99
80.09
56.56
35.58
24.03
81.64
67.40
36.53
23.11
93.07
76.83
54.24
34.16
25.04
Amount of farm mortgage debt
854,166
669 .588
433 ,878
525 ,939
705 .589
433 .878
525 ,939
705 ,589
442,800
285,992
167 ,053
197 ,529
229 ,377
442,800
285 .992
167,053
197,529
229,377
172,733
110,107
09,108
91,461
141,230
91 ,461
141,230
210 ,935
1.10.025
87 ,536
106,761
127,706
210,935
136 ,625
87 ,536
106,701
127,706
354 ,027
205 ,330
157,956
204,174
309 ,820
354 ,027
265,330
157,956
204,174
Average
per acre
(dollars)
25.25
19.60
12.66
15.26
20.66
66.25
51.45
37.61
34.71
40.98
13.36
8.35
4.76
40.26
26.23
16.68
15.89
15.30
4.70
3 M
1.95
2 48
3 24
13.40
9.85
8.17
6.91
9.92
22 85
17.34
12.54
10.74
13.69
NA Not available.
12
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 3. — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of mortgage debt, by mortgage status, bt divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 — Continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are Included lor the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are Included with Maryland]
Percent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease (— )
from previous
census
Number Percent
Land in farms
Percent
distri-
bution
Value of farm land and buildings
Percent
distri-
bution
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Dollars
(1,000)
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Free from debt
.1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950.
1946.
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
SOUTH ATLANTIC
Delaware:
All farms 1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
Free from debt.
Free from debt.
Mortgaged.
Free from debt.
Free from debt.
Mortgaged.
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1946.
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
.1961
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
..1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
104 ,347
120,291
131 ,394
141,192
156,327
NA
NA
97 ,072
94,590
86,580
NA
NA
34,322
46,602
69 ,747
6,291
7,448
9,296
8,994
NA
NA
5,415
6,590
5,722
NA
NA
2,033
2,706
3,272
25,122
32 ,483
36,107
41,315
42,175
NA
NA
24 ,244
27 ,431
26,394
NA
NA
11,863
13,884
15,781
97,623
136,370
150,997
173 ,051
174,885
NA
NA
127,082
142,979
131 ,470
NA
NA
23,915
30,072
43,415
44,011
68,570
81 ,434
97,600
99,282
NA
NA
68,687
85,189
80,090
NA
NA
12,747
12,411
19,192
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
73.9
67.0
55.4
NA
NA
26.1
33.0
44.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
72.7
70.9
63.6
NA
NA
27.3
29.1
36.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
67.1
NA
NA
32.9
33.6
37.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
84.2
NA
NA
15.8
17.4
24.8
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
84.4
87.3
-15,944
-11,103
—9 ,798
-15,135
NA
NA
2,482
8,010
NA
NA
-12,280
-23,145
NA
NA
-1,175
NA
NA
—673
-7 ,361
-3 ,624
-5,208
NA
NA
-3,187
1,037
NA
NA
-2,021
-1 ,897
—38,747
—14 ,627
—22,054
—1,834
NA
NA
-15,897
11,509
NA
NA
—6,157
-13,343
—24,559
—12,864
—16,166
—1,682
NA
NA
-16,502
NA
NA
—26.4
—33.2
NA
NA
-17.8
15.2
NA
NA
-24.9
-17.3
—22.7
—10.0
—12.6
—2.0
NA
NA
-11 6
NA
NA
-11.1
NA
NA
-20.5
-30.7
—35.8
—15.8
—16.6
—1.7
NA
NA
-18 4
50,152,870
50,210,122
48,611,300
48,589,418
48,173.635
36,822,141
37,042,875
39,305,100
32,373,618
27,250,884
13,330,729
13,167,247
9,306,200
16,215,800
20,922,751
762,526
813,150
851 ,300
923,350
895,507
516,333
568 ,703
619 ,700
641,150
582,271
246,193
244,447
231,600
282,200
313,236
3,456,769
3,916,552
4 ,055 ,500
4,201,713
4,200,168
2,175,524
2,550,271
2,774,300
2,637,913
2,390,430
1 ,281 ,245
1,366,281
1 ,281 ,200
1,563,800
1 ,809 ,738
13,125,802
14 ,685 ,079
15,572,300
16,358,072
16 ,444 ,907
9,646,644
11 ,154 ,645
12,808,800
12,756,572
11,789,909
3,579,158
3 ,530 ,434
2,763,500
3 ,601 ,500
4 ,654 ,998
6,062,594
7,358,659
8,214,600
8,719,579
8,908,803
4 ,737 ,794
6 ,033 ,559
6,786,000
7,263,779
6,920,049
1 ,324 ,800
1,326,100
1,428,600
1 ,455 ,800
1,988,764
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
26.6
26.2
19.1
33.4
43.4
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
67.7
69.9
72.8
69.4
65.0
32.3
30.1
27.2
30.6
35.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
62.9
37.1
34.9
31.6
37.2
43.1
100.0
ioo. o
100.0
100.0
100.0
72.7
76 0
82.2
78.0
71.7
27.3
24.0
17 8
22.0
28.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
78.1
82.0
82.6
83.3
77.7
21.9
18.0
17.4
16.7
22.3
4 ,871 ,010 ,000
4,280,818,000
3,175,106,000
1,971,330,799
1 ,421 ,387 ,464
3,534,719,000
3,174,618,000
2,543,129,000
1 ,356 ,491 ,799
762,064,153
1 ,336 ,291 ,000
1,106,200,000
631 ,977 ,000
614 ,839 ,000
659,323,311
197 ,589 ,000
154,146,000
98,051,000
72,693,794
54 ,898 ,828
139,781,000
108,082,000
70,307,000
62,412,794
34,270,884
57,808,000
46,064,000
27,744,000
20,281,000
20 ,627 ,944
1,015,358,000
757,540,000
504,315,000
359,768,129
279,023,252
618 ,607 ,000
447,722,000
320,756,000
231,080,129
160,983,861
396,751,000
309,818,000
183,559,000
128,688,000
118,939,391
1,850,553,000
1,792,180,000
1,280,551,000
868 ,806 ,343
674 ,975 ,424
1 ,254 ,535 ,000
1,280,234,000
1 ,007 ,739 ,000
648,692,343
465 ,601 ,902
596,018,000
511,946,000
272,812,000
220,114,000
209,373,522
456,985,000
463,516,000
478,049,000
341,008,205
269,827,285
339 ,853 ,000
361,262,000
387,568,000
281,284,206
201,913,189
117,132,000
102,254,000
90,481,000
59,724,000
67 ,914 ,096
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100. 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
70.7
70.1
71.7
72.1
62.4
29.3
29.9
28.3
27.9
37.6
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
60.9
39.1
40.9
36.4
35.8
42.5
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
67.8
71.4
78.7
74.7
32.2
28.6
21.3
25.3
31.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
74.4
77.9
81.1
82.5
74.8
26.6
22.1
18.9
17.5
25.2
97.12
85.26
65.32
40.57
29.51
95.99
85.70
64.70
41.90
27.96
100.24
84 01
67.91
37.92
31.51
259.12
189.57
115.18
78.73
61.30
270.72
190.05
113.45
81.75
58.86
234.81
188.44
119.79
71.87
65.85
293.73
193.42
124.35
85.62
66.65
284.35
175.56
115.62
85.78
64.92
309.66
226.76
143.27
82.29
65.72
140.99
122 04
82.23
53.11
41.04
131.41
114.77
7S.68
60.85
39.49
166.52
145.01
98.72
61.12
44.98
75.38
62.99
58.20
39.11
30.29
71.73
69.88
57.11
38.72
29.18
88.41
77.17
63.34
41.02
34.16
337 ,845
245,129
145,275
171 ,535
284,248
337 ,845
245.129
145,275
171,535
284,248
15,920
13,201
9,659
7,957
94,069
81,838
53,640
40,627
46,675
94,069
81,838
53,640
40,627
46,676
165,208
138,856
74,722
61,765
72,299
165,208
138,856
74,722
61,765
72,299
46,739
29,054
24,804
18,668
21,969
46,739
29,054
24,804
18,668
21,969
25.34
18.62
15.61
10.58
13.59
20 88
16.23
11.35
7.04
64.66
54 00
41.71
23 03
25.40
27.21
20.90
13.23
9.67
11.12
73.42
59.90
41.87
25.98
25.79
12.69
9 46
4.80
3.78
4.40
46.16
39.33
27.04
17.15
16.63
7.71
3.95
3.02
2.14
2.47
35.28
21.93
17.36
12.82
11.06
NA Not available.
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
13
Table 3. — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of mortgage debt, bt mortgage status, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 — Continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 19S0, no data are included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
Division, State,
and mortgage status
Percent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease ( — )
from previous
census
Number Percent
Land in farms
Percent
distri-
bution
Value of farm land and buildings
Percent
distri-
bution
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Dollars
(1,000)
Average
per acre
(dollars)
North Carolina:
All farms 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Mortgaged.
Free from debt
1901
1956
1950
1945
IS40
1961
195H
i960
1948
1940
.1961
1966
I960
1946
1940
1061
1956
1950
1946
1940
.1961
19H
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Mortgaged.
Free from debt
198]
1956
1950
1946
1940
1981
1956
1950
1946
1940
.1961
1956
1950
1948
1940
Mortgaged 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
EAST SOUTH CENTRAL
Kentucky:
All farms 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
.1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
190,567
267 ,818
288,508
287,412
278,276
NA
NA
238.643
239,071
197,366
NA
NA
49.865
48.341
80.910
78,172
124,188
139 ,364
147,745
137,558
NA
NA
111,799
114,853
96,766
NA
XA
27,565
32,892
40,792
106,350
165 ,465
198,191
225.897
210 ,033
NA
NA
146,024
168,630
142,000
NA
NA
52,167
57 ,361
74,033
45.100
57.490
56,921
61,159
62,248
NA
NA
43,276
49,289
41,848
NA
NA
13,645
11,870
20,400
180,986
198 ,446
218.470
238 ,.501
252,894
NA
NA
'76.759
193 .788
185,507
NA
NA
41,717
44,713
67,387
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
82.7
83 2
70.9
NA
NA
17.3
16.8
29.1
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
NA
NA
80 2
77.7
70.3
NA
NA
19.8
22 3
29.7
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
NA
NA
26 3
25 4
34 3
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
NA
NA
76 0
NA
NA
24.0
19.4
32 8
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
80.9
81 3
73.4
NA
NA
19.1
18.7
26.6
-77.251
-20,690
1,096
9,136
NA
NA
1,524
-32.669
NA
NA
—3,054
18,087
NA
NA
—5,327
—7,900
-59.115
-32.726
-27.706
9,864
NA
NA
-22,512
a; ,530
NA
NA
—5,194
10.072
-12.390
569
I ,23s
NA
NA
1,776
-8 ,530
42 ,460
25,030
SO ,026
-14,393
NA
NA
-17,029
8,281
NA
NA
—2,996
-22,674
-37.1
—10.9
—5.7
NA
NA
—2.7
18.7
NA
NA
-16.2
10 4
88 7
-16.5
-12.3
NA
NA
-13.4
IS 7
NA
NA
—9.1
—22.5
V\
NA
12 2
17.8
NA
NA
15 0
-41.8
NA
NA
—67.0
—33.6
15,887,724
18.276,109
19,318,000
18,617,932
18,845,338
11,664,217
13,621,036
15,681,200
14,662,932
12,955,116
4,223,507
4 ,655 .073
3,636,800
3 ,955 ,000
5,830,222
9,149,492
11,098,318
11,878,800
11,021,623
11,238,697
6,573,113
8,564,537
9 ,521 ,400
7 ,973 ,523
7,078,630
2,576,379
2,543.781
2,357,400
3.048.100
4,160,167
19,657,615
21. ir>2. '•).'(
25,751,100
23,675,612
23,683,631
12,842,147
10.1131 ,'.IK4
19 ,055 ,500
16,140.212
13,788,942
6.815.468
8,057,959
I ,,(,'15. <M
7,636,400
9 ,894 ,689
15,236,521
is, I 17.771
16,527,500
13,083,501
8,337,708
8,745,265
12,894,049
12,481,600
10,287,701
4,652,027
6,491,256
5,253,725
4,046,000
2 ,795 ,800
3,686,681
17,030.675
18,076,502
19.441.800
19 ,724 ,834
20,294,016
12,256,104
13,339,855
15,476,200
15,238,734
13,620,177
4,774,571
4 ,736 ,647
3 ,965 ,600
4,486,100
6,673,839
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
73.4
74.5
81.2
78.8
26.6
25.5
18.8
21.2
31 3
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
65 3
34.7
33.4
26 0
31 8
41.8
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
87.4
71 1
75.5
42 6
28 9
24.5
21 4
44 2
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
72.0
73.8
79.6
77.3
67.1
28.0
26.2
20 4
22 7
32.9
3,116.003,000
2,671,532,000
1,888,856.000
1,002,983,012
736,708,125
2,188,921.000
1,925,061,000
1 ,539 ,021 .000
779,741,012
481 ,545 ,900
927,082.000
746.471.000
349,835.000
223,242.000
255,162,225
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
70.2
72.1
SI 5
1,217,408,000
100 0
1,050,619,000
100 0
819,470,000
100 0
440,632,183
100 0
338,494,517
100.0
841,838,000
69.2
788,218,000
75 0
641,521,000
78.3
321,873,183
73.0
202,403,035
69.8
375,570,000
30.8
262,401,000
25 0
177 ,949 ,000
21.7
118,759,000
27.0
136,091,482
40 2
1,975,319,000
100.0
1,571,428,000
100 0
1 ,098,507,(100
100 0
654 ,244 ,224
100 0
480.344,531
100.0
1,181,754,000
59.8
959,423.000
61.1
784 ,924 ,000
71.4
450,617,224
68.9
264,024,311
65.0
793 ,565 ,000
40 2
612,005,000
38 9
313,643,000
28.6
203,727.000
31.1
216,320,220
46.0
3,236,010,000
100.0
2,551,901,000
100.0
879,232,000
100 0
198,399.012
100.0
324 ,377 ,874
100.0
1 .701.3)5 .IKKI
54.6
1,822,529,000
71.4
698 ,070 ,000
68.1
384,676,612
77.2
187,799,571
57.9
1,471,665,000
45.5
729,372,000
28 6
280,656,000
31.9
113,823,000
22.8
136,678,303
42.1
2,302,081,000
100.0
1 ,782 ,874 ,000
100.0
1,570,413,000
100.0
1,015,796,276
100.0
776 ,494 ,098
100.0
1,669,360,000
68.2
1 ,287 ,057 ,000
72.2
1,197,154,000
76.2
739,485.276
72.8
476,036,731
61.3
732,721,000
31.8
495,817,000
27.8
373,259,000
23.8
276,311,000
27.2
300,467,367
38.7
196.13
146 18
97.78
53.87
39.09
187.66
141 33
98 14
53.18
37.17
219 51
160 36
96.19
56.45
43 32
128 07
92.14
67.38
40 37
28.59
145.77
103.15
75.49
38 96
32.71
92 02
59.83
41.19
27.91
19.15
116 44
75.95
46.84
27 04
21.86
212 39
140 62
53 20
38.09
38.90
201.75
141 35
47.97
37 38
40.37
226.71
138 83
69.34
40 71
37.06
135.17
98.63
80.78
61 50
38.26
128 05
96.48
77.35
48 53
34.95
153.46
104 68
94.12
61.59
46.02
266 .024
185,073
89 ,010
73,917
90,071
200 ,024
185 ,073
89,010
73 ,917
90,071
107,156
72,511
41,128
37,590
45,948
107,156
72,511
41,128
37 ,690
45,948
207,951
155.202
84,072
66,344
82,037
207,951
155,262
84,072
66,344
82,037
275,709
151 ,768
65 ,795
30,313
38,101
275 ,709
151 ,768
65,795
30,313
38,101
224 .535
151 ,019
102 ,902
81 ,579
109,253
224 ,535
161 ,019
102,902
81 ,579
109,263
16.74
10 13
4.61
3.97
62.99
39.76
24.47
18.69
15.29
11.71
6.53
3 46
3.41
41 59
28.51
17.45
12.33
11 04
10 58
6 44
3.26
2.80
3.46
30 51
19.27
12 56
10 26
10.84
10 34
13 18
8 35
5.29
4.14
5.38
47.03
31.88
25.96
18 18
16.37
NA Not available.
14
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 3. — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of mortgage debt, bt mortgage status, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961- — Continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are Included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are Included with Maryland]
Farms
Land in farms
Value of farm land and buildings
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Division, State,
and mortgage status
Number
Percent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease (— )
from previous
census
Acres
Percent
distri-
bution
Dollars
Percent
distri-
bution
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Ratio
to value
(percent)
Number
Percent
EAST SOUTH CENTR
Continued
Tennessee:
All farms
AL—
1961.
1956..
1950
1945. .
1940.
1961.
1956
1950
1945 .
1940. .
1961 .
1956. .
1950. .
1945. .
1940.
1961..
1956.
1950.
1945..
1940 .
1961
1956. .
1950. .
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956. .
1950
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950. .
1945. .
1940. .
1961..
1956. .
1950.
1945..
1940. .
1961..
1956. .
1950
1945
1940. .
=tAL
1961..
1956.
1950 .
1945
1940. .
1961..
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940. .
1961..
1956.
1950. .
1945. .
1940..
1961.
1956. .
1950. .
1945. .
1940..
1961..
1956. .
1950 .
1945 .
1940..
1961..
1956. .
1950. .
1945.
1940..
157,688
203 ,385
231 ,631
234 ,431
247 ,617
NA
NA
185,091
191 ,489
172,999
NA
NA
46,540
42,942
74,618
115,788
176,949
211,512
223 ,369
231 ,746
NA
NA
161 ,299
162,950
134,542
NA
NA
50,213
60.419
97,204
138,142
215 ,887
251 ,383
263 ,528
291 ,092
NA
NA
187 ,650
189 ,044
155 ,949
NA
NA
63 ,733
74 ,484
135,143
95,007
145,292
182,429
198 ,769
216,674
NA
NA
142,276
151 ,260
143.758
NA
NA
40,153
47,509
72 ,916
74 ,438
111,240
124,181
129,295
150 ,007
NA
NA
101,160
100 ,423
98,164
NA
NA
23 ,021
28,372
51 ,843
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
79.9
81.7
69.9
NA
NA
20.1
18.3
30.1
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
76.3
73.0
58.1
NA
NA
23.7
27.0
41.9
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
74.6
71.7
53.6
NA
NA
25.4
28.3
46.4
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
78.0
76 1
66 3
NA
NA
22.0
23.9
33.7
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
81.5
77.7
65.4
NA
NA
18.5
22 3
34.6
—45 ,697
—28,246
—2,800
—13,186
—22.5
—12.2
—1.2
—5.3
16,081,285
17,677,526
18,534,400
17,788,997
18,492,898
11,774,159
13 ,695 ,682
14,761,900
13,756,197
11,861,631
4,307,126
3 ,981 ,844
3,772,500
4,032,800
6,631,267
16,542,730
20,831,423
20,888,800
19 ,067 ,844
19,143,391
11,255,752
14 ,989 ,506
15,450,500
12,947,644
9,823,774
5,286,978
5,841,917
5,438,300
6.120.2C0
9.319,617
18,630,263
20,777,721
20,710,800
19,616,533
19,156,058
11,944,054
13,862,237
15,225,600
13,649,933
10,070,612
6,686,209
6,915,484
5 ,485 ,200
5 ,966 ,600
9 ,085 ,446
16,458,515
18,004,793
18,871,300
17,455,900
18 ,044 ,542
10,854,145
11,967,566
13,999,000
12,419,800
11,311,366
5 ,604 ,370
6 ,037 ,227
4,872,300
5,036,100
6,733,176
10 ,347 ,328
11,483,807
11,202,300
10,039,657
9,996,108
7 ,399 ,473
8,662,075
8,715,900
6,996,657
6,183,441
2,947,855
2,821,732
2,486,400
3,043,000
3,812,667
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
73.2
77.5
79.6
77.3
64.1
26.8
22.5
20.4
22.7
35 9
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
68 0
72.0
74.0
67.9
51.3
32.0
28.0
26.0
32.1
48.7
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
64.1
66.7
73.5
69.6
52.6
35 9
33.3
26.5
30.4
47.4
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
65.9
66.5
74.2
71.1
62.7
34.1
33.5
25.8
28.9
37.3
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
71.5
75.4
77.8
69.7
61.9
28.5
24.6
22.2
30.3
88.1
2,117,815,000
1,767,162,000
1 ,421 ,361 ,000
870 ,947 ,702
664,474,267
1,456,098,000
1 ,299 ,554 ,000
1 ,083 ,666 ,000
660,720,702
403 ,814 ,334
661 ,717 ,000
467 ,608 ,000
337 ,695 ,000
210,227,000
260,659,933
1,427,729,000
1,308,858,000
997,098,000
559,742,689
408,782,488
896 ,349 ,000
867,237,000
692,300,000
371 ,451 ,689
201,756,964
531,380,000
441 ,621 ,000
304,798,000
188,291,000
207 ,025 ,524
1,955,682,000
1, 675,84.' .IKK)
1,154 ,295 .000
647,562,141
474,986,062
1,163,955,000
1,061.492,000
784 ,531 ,000
397,193,141
221,985,134
791,727,000
614,350,000
369 ,764 ,000
250,369,000
253,000,928
1 ,783 ,386 ,000
1,516,474,000
1,130,533.000
662,770,230
456,848,156
1 ,047 ,022 ,000
951 ,331 .000
795 ,648 ,000
438 ,564 ,230
248,875,842
736 ,364 ,000
565,143,000
334 ,885 ,000
224 ,206 ,000
207 ,972 ,314
1,812,048,000
1,405,035,000
904 ,225 ,000
472 ,327 ,792
353 ,873 ,506
1,201,162,000
1,005,763,000
682,888,000
318,918,792
205 ,444 ,253
610,886,000
399,272,000
221 ,337 ,000
153,409,000
148,429,253
100.0
1000
1000
100.0
100.0
68.8
73.5
76.2
75.9
60.8
31.2
26.5
23.8
24.1
39 2
100.0
ioo o
100.0
100.0
100.0
62.8
66.3
69.4
66.4
49 4
37.2
33.7
30.6
33.6
50.6
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
loo.o
59.5
63.3
68.0
61.3
46.7
40.5
36.7
32.0
38.7
53.3
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
58.7
62.7
70.4
66.2
54 5
41.3
37.3
29.6
33.8
45.5
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
66 3
71.6
75.5
67.5
58.1
33.7
28.4
24.5
32.5
41.9
131 69
99.97
76.69
48.96
35.93
123.67
94.89
73.41
48.03
34.04
153.63
117.44
89.51
52.13
39.31
86.31
62.83
47.73
29.36
21.35
79.63
57.86
44.81
28.69
20.54
100.51
75.60
56.05
30.77
22.21
104 97
80.66
55.73
33 01
24.80
97.45
76.57
51.53
29.10
22.04
118.41
88 84
67.41
41 96
27.85
108.36
84.23
59.91
37.97
25.32
96.46
79.49
56.84
35.31
22.00
131.39
93.61
68.73
44.52
30.89
175.12
122 35
80.72
47.05
35.40
162.33
116 11
78.35
45.58
33.22
207.23
141.50
89.02
50.41
38.93
210,341
139 ,032
88,015
65 ,433
92,614
13.08
7.86
4.75
3.68
5.01
9.9
7.9
6.2
7.5
NA
NA
—6,398
18,490
NA
NA
—3 3
10.7
NA
NA
3,598
—31 ,676
NA
NA
8.4
—42.5
210,341
139 ,032
88,015
65,433
92,614
169 ,922
126,891
80,295
66 ,564
81 ,859
48.84
34.92
23.33
16.23
13.97
10.27
6.09
3.84
3.49
4.28
31.8
29.7
26.1
31.1
35.5
Alabama:
—61.161
—34 ,563
—11,857
—8,377
—34.6
—16.3
—5 3
—3.6
11.9
9.7
8 1
11.9
20.0
NA
NA
— 1,651
28 ,408
NA
NA
—1.0
21.1
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—10,206
—36 ,785
NA
NA
—16.9
—37.8
169 ,922
126,891
80,295
66,564
81 ,859
233 ,622
183 ,043
101 ,224
83 ,744
100,368
32.14
21.72
14.76
10.88
8.78
12.54
8.81
4.89
4.27
5.24
32.0
28.7
26.3
35.4
39. 6
Mississippi:
All farms
—77 ,745
—35 ,496
—12,145
—27 ,564
—36 0
— 14 1
— 4 6
— 9.5
11.9
10.9
8.8
12.9
21.1
Free from debt
NA
NA
—1 ,394
33,095
NA
NA
—0.7
21.2
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—10,751
—60,659
NA
NA
—14.4
—44.9
233 ,622
183 ,043
101 ,224
83 ,744
100,368
218,513
150 ,203
85,329
63 ,695
72,513
34.94
26.47
18.45
14.04
11.05
13.28
8.34
4.52
3.65
4.02
29.5
29.8
27.4
33.4
39.7
WEST SOUTH CENT
Arkansas:
All farms
—50 ,285
—37 ,137
—16,340
—17,905
—34.6
—20.4
—8.2
—8.3
12.3
9.9
7.5
9.6
15.9
Free from debt
NA
NA
—8,984
7,502
NA
NA
—5.9
5.2
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—7 ,356
—25 ,407
NA
NA
—15.5
—34.8
218,513
150,203
85,329
63 ,695
72,513
154,476
104,317
52,195
48,070
55,098
38.99
24.88
17.51
12.65
10.77
14.93
9.08
4.66
4.79
5.51
29.7
26.6
25.5
28.4
34.9
Louisiana:
All farms
—36 ,802
—12,941
—5,114
—20,712
—33.1
—10.4
—4 0
—13.8
8.5
7.4
5.8
10.2
15.6
NA
NA
737
2,259
NA
NA
0.7
2.3
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—5 ,851
—22,971
NA
NA
—20.3
—44.3
154,476
104,317
52,195
48,070
55,098
52.40
36.97
20 99
15.80
14.45
25.3
26.1
23.6
31.3
37.1
NA Not available.
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
15
Table 3. — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of mortgage debt, bt mortgage status, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 — Continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are included (or the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are Included with Maryland]
Division, State,
and mortgage status
Free from debt
Free from debt
MOUNTAIN
Free from debt
Free from debt
Free from debt.
.1961
1956.
1950
1945
1940.
1961
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
.1961
1956
1950
1945.
1940
.1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
.1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
.1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945.
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
.1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940.
.1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945.
1940
.1961
1956.
1950
1945.
1940
1961
1956.
1950
1945
1940.
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940.
94,676
119,270
142,246
164,790
179 ,687
NA
NA
102 ,035
114,403
110,164
NA
NA
40.211
50,387
69,523
227,071
293,152
331 ,567
384 ,977
418,002
NA
NA
244 ,842
283,531
281,112
NA
NA
86,725
101,446
136 ,890
28 ,959
32 ,956
35,085
37,747
41,823
NA
NA
24,255
27,203
23,680
NA
NA
10 ,830
10,544
18,143
33.670
:i.s.hio
40,284
41 ,498
43.663
NA
NA
24,539
24.374
20.016
NA
NA
15,745
17,124
23,647
9,744
11,355
12,614
13 ,076
15,018
NA
NA
7,319
7,231
7,045
NA
NA
5,295
5,845
7,973
Percent
distri-
bution
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
28.3
30.6
38.7
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
73.8
73.6
67.3
NA
NA
26 2
26 4
loo o
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
60.9
58.7
45.8
NA
NA
39.1
41 3
54.2
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
NA
NA
58.0
65.3
46.9
NA
NA
42 0
44.7
53.1
Increase or
decrease ( — )
from previous
census
-24 ,594
-22,976
-22,544
-14,897
NA
NA
-12,368
4,239
NA
NA
-10,176
-19,136
—66,081
—38,415
—53 ,410
—33 ,025
NA
NA
-38,689
2,419
NA
NA
-14,721
-35 ,444
-3.997
-2,129
-2,662
-5,140
-1,474
-1,214
-2,165
NA
NA
-1 ,379
-6,523
-20 6
-16.2
-13.7
NA
NA
-10.8
NA
NA
20 2
-27 E
2.' ■
-11 6
-13.9
NA
13 6
NA
NA
ii :
25 9
—14.2
— 10 0
—3.5
-12.9
NA
NA
—9.4
—26.7
Land In farms
35.800.688
35,678,078
36,006,600
36,161,822
34 ,803 ,317
24,272,676
24 ,320 .561
26 ,449 ,400
23 ,274 ,922
18,886,724
11,528,012
11,357.517
9,557,200
12.kk6.900
15 ,916 ,593
143,217,559
146,083.441
145,389,000
141,337,744
137 ,683 ,372
99,775,038
102,866,790
100,724,500
91,737,644
64,782,755
43,442,521
43,216,651
41 ,61', I ..'.IPO
49.600,100
72.900.617
64,081.391
61,463,290
59 ,247 ,400
58,787,318
46,451,594
45,729,411
43 ,237 ,824
45,66.1 .500
43,010,218
28,049,729
18.351,980
18,225.466
13.. '.Ml .901)
15,777.100
lK.i01.K65
15,232,401
14,275,607
13,224,200
12,503,332
10,297,745
8,671,275
8,135,284
8 ,954 ,000
7 ,359 ,032
4 ,560 .985
6.561.126
6,140,323
4, 270 .200
5,144,300
5,736,760
36,199,666
35,042,316
34,420,800
33,116,554
28,025,979
24 ,629 ,363
23,877,455
25,151,000
20,561,154
14,144,927
11,570,303
11,164,861
9.269.KO0
12,555,400
13,881,062
Percent
distri-
bution
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
32.2
31.8
26.5
35 6
45.7
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
70 4
69.3
64.9
47.1
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
71.4
28 6
29.7
22 9
26 8
39 6
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
66.9
57.0
67.7
5K 9
44 3
43.1
43 0
32.3
41.1
55.7
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
68.0
68.1
73.1
62,1
50.5
Value of farm land and buildings
2,908,858.000
2,446,870.000
1,818,586,000
1,106,153,826
831,140,748
1,937,358,000
1 ,606,868,000
1,327,551.000
722,417,826
427,892,845
971,500,000
841,002,000
491 ,035 ,000
383,736,000
403 ,247 ,903
12,601,286,000
9,782,672,000
6,565.145.000
3 ,574 ,997 ,897
2,589,978,936
8,020,226,000
6,353,929.000
4,572,448,000
2,276,384,897
1,310,888,506
4.581,060,000
3,428,743,000
1,992.697.000
1,298,613.000
1,279,090,430
2 ,352 ,866 ,000
1,540,529,000
994,698,000
517,890,663
350,178.461
1,532,242,000
089,250,000
722,599,000
365 ,231 ,663
179,766,141
820 ,624 ,000
551,279,000
272,099,000
152 ,659 ,000
170,412,320
1 .672.69K.OO0
1 ,461 .Ml, .000
'.124. 672 .000
493 ,331 ,235
339,194,391
853 ,675 .000
750,442,000
591,092,000
276,741,235
131 ,655 ,339
819,023,000
711.374,000
333,580,000
216,590,000
207 ,539 ,052
811,326,000
681 ,087 ,000
440,461,000
232,042,912
158,971,294
457 ,965 ,000
333,151,000
280,896,000
134,293,912
66,156,312
353,361,000
247 ,936 ,000
159,555,000
97,749,000
92,814,982
Percent
distri-
bution
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
33 4
34 4
27.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
63.6
65 0
69.6
63.7
50.6
36.4
35.0
30 4
36.3
49.4
100 o
ioo.o
100.0
100.0
100 0
65.1
64.2
72 6
70.5
51.3
27.4
29.5
48.7
100 0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
51.0
51.3
63.9
49.0
48.7
36.1
43.9
61.2
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
56 4
57.3
63.8
57.9
41.6
43.6
42.7
36.2
42.1
58.4
Average
per acre
(dollars)
81.25
68.58
50.51
30.59
23.88
79.82
66 03
50.19
31 04
22.66
84.27
74.05
51 38
29.78
25 34
87.99
66.97
45.16
25.29
18.81
80.38
61 77
45 40
24.81
20.24
105.45
79.34
44 61
26.18
17.55
36.72
25.06
16.79
8.81
7.64
33.51
22 88
15 82
8 49
6.41
44.72
30 25
20 03
9.68
9.26
109.81
102 40
69.92
39.46
32.94
98.45
92 25
66 01
37.61
28.87
124 83
115.85
78.12
42 10
36.18
22.41
16.58
12.80
7.01
5.67
18.59
13.95
11.17
6.53
30 54
22.21
17.21
7.79
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Dollars
(1,000)
252,886
204,174
116,917
116,780
153,679
252,886
204,174
116,917
116,780
153 ,679
939 ,951
679 ,374
400 ,554
323 ,358
431 ,746
939,951
679,374
400 .554
323,358
431 ,746
197,229
132,542
62 ,449
197,223
132,542
62,449
41,684
66,118
236 ,025
174,326
79,299
58,494
78,763
2116 .025
174,326
79,299
58,494
78 ,763
106,747
64 ,857
35 ,852
24 ,951
34,009
106,747
64,857
35 ,852
24,951
34,009
Average
per acre
(dollars)
7 06
5 72
3 25
8 23
4 42
21.94
17.98
12 23
9.06
9.66
6.56
4.65
2.76
2.29
3.14
21.64
15.72
8.97
6 52
5.92
2 16
1.05
0.71
1 42
15.49
12.21
6.00
35 97
28.39
18.57
I 01
0.75
1.21
9 23
6.81
3.87
NA Not available.
16
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 3. — Number, acreage, value op farms, and amount of mortgage debt, by mortgage status, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 — Continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are Included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
Division, State,
and mortgage status
MOUNTAIN— Continued
Colorado:
All farms 1961.
1956.
1950.
1945
1940.
1961
1956.
1950.
1945
1940.
Free from debt
Free from debt
Free from debt.
Free from debt
Free from debt
1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950
1945
1940.
.1961.
1956
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956
1950.
1945
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940
1961
1956
1950.
1945
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
. 1961 .
1956
1950.
1945
1940
. . 1961 .
1956
1950
1945
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950
1945
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
Farms
Percent
distri-
bution
33,390
40,672
45 ,578
47 ,618
61 ,436
NA
NA
28,049
31,261
28,618
NA
NA
17,529
16,357
22,818
15,919
20,977
23,599
29,695
34,105
NA
NA
16,665
24,404
25,171
NA
NA
6,934
5,291
8,934
7,233
9,285
10,412
13,142
18,468
NA
NA
6,490
9,411
13,917
NA
NA
3,922
3,731
4,551
17,811
23.008
24,176
26,322
25,411
NA
NA
15,409
17,688
12,736
NA
NA
8,767
8.634
12,675
2,354
2.808
3,110
3,429
3,573
NA
NA
2,107
2,495
2,223
NA
NA
1,003
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
61.5
65.6
55.6
NA
NA
38 5
34.4
44.4
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
NA
NA
70 6
82.2
NA
NA
29 4
17.8
26.2
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
NA
NA
62.3
71.6
75.4
NA
NA
37.7
28.4
24.6
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
63.7
67.2
50.1
NA
NA
36.3
32.8
49.9
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
32.2
27.2
37.8
Increase or
decrease (— )
from previous
census
Number Percent
—7,282
—4,906
—2,040
—3 ,818
NA
NA
-3,212
2,643
NA
NA
1,172
—6,461
—5,058
—2,622
—6,096
—4,410
NA
NA
-7 ,739
—767
NA
NA
1,643
-3.643
-2,052
-1,127
-2,730
-5.326
NA
NA
-2,921
-4,506
-5,197
-1,168
-2,146
NA
NA
-2 ,279
4,952
NA
NA
—388
NA
NA
-10.3
NA
NA
—31 7
—3 0
NA
NA
31.1
—40.8
NA
NA
31 0
-32.4
N A
NA
12 'J
38.9
Land In farms
Value of farm land and buildings
NA
NA
-15.6
12.2
Percent
distri-
bution
38,787,312
38,468,979
37,953,100
36 ,217 ,808
31,527,240
23,191,321
24,933,192
26 ,373 ,000
23 ,734 ,808
18,340,407
15,595,991
13,535,787
11,580.100
12,483,000
13,186,833
46,293,207
49 ,454 ,872
47 ,521 ,800
49,608,445
38,860,427
33,544,910
39,713,991
37,723,300
36 ,854 ,445
27 ,381 ,948
12,748,297
9,740,881
9,798,500
12,754,000
11,478,479
40,203,386
41,705,377
39,916,500
37 ,856 ,370
25,651.092
36,370,074
36 ,979 ,764
36,598,200
34,760,270
23 ,006 ,937
3,833,312
4,725,613
3 ,318 ,300
3,096.100
2,644,155
12.688,518
12,353.578
10.865,200
10,309,107
7,302,007
8,688,708
8 ,669 ,737
8,281,300
7,072,107
3 ,556 ,948
3 .999 ,810
3.683,841
2,583.900
3,237,000
3 ,745 ,059
10 ,942 ,936
8,224,873
7,063,500
6,178,004
3,785,106
7,862,442
5,611,286
5,451,200
4 ,837 ,604
1 ,890 ,038
3,080,494
2,613.587
1,612,300
1,340,400
1,895,068
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
59.1
40.2
35.2
30 5
34 5
41.8
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
72.5
80.3
79.4
74.3
70.5
27.5
19.7
20.6
25.7
29.6
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
90.5
10.3
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
68.5
70.2
76.2
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
71.8
68.2
77.2
78.3
49.9
28.2
31.8
22.8
21.7
50.1
Percent
distri-
bution
2,177,190,000
1 ,653 .556 ,000
1,217,286,000
564 ,503 ,888
388,343,847
1,265,041,000
969 ,678 ,000
792,398,000
367,090,888
200 ,245 ,462
912,149,000
683,878,000
424,888,000
197,413,000
188,098,385
1,124,632,000
1,176,161,000
682,272,000
326,750,718
187,525,814
632,025,000
788,884,000
467 ,727 .000
224,074,718
97 ,347 ,324
492,607,000
387,277.000
214,545,000
102,676,000
90,178,490
2 ,050 ,087 ,000
1,088,338,000
600,723,000
287 ,876 ,225
153 ,676 ,675
1 ,430 ,007 .000
768,317.000
445 ,377 ,000
209,152,225
76,192,694
620 ,080 .000
320,021,000
155,346,000
78,724,000
77 ,483 ,91
827 ,546 ,000
604,430,000
477,432,000
261 ,817 ,649
154,358,365
445 ,220 ,000
339,578,000
302 ,866 ,000
168,942,649
63,106,529
382,326,000
264 ,852 ,000
174,566,000
92,875,000
91 ,251 ,836
361 ,647 ,000
228,407,000
133,479,000
71 ,955 ,968
47 ,594 ,384
211,569,000
133 ,853 ,000
88,840,000
51,347,968
21 ,939 ,429
150,078,000
94,554,000
44 ,639 ,000
20,608,000
25 ,654 ,955
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
58.
41.9
41.4
34 9
35.0
48.4
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
56.2
67.1
68 6
43.8
32 9
31.4
31.4
48.1
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
30.2
29.4
25.9
27.3
50.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
53.8
56.2
63.4
64 5
40.9
46.2
43.8
36.6
35.5
59.1
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
58.5
58.6
66.6
71.4
46.1
41.5
41.4
33.4
Average
per acre
(dollars)
56.13
42.98
32 07
15.59
12.32
54 55
38.89
30 05
15.47
10 92
58.49
50 52
36 69
15 81
14 26
24.29
23.78
14 36
6.59
4.83
18.84
19.86
12.40
6.08
3.56
38.64
39.76
21.90
50.99
26 10
15 05
7.60
39.32
20.78
12.17
6 02
3.31
161 77
67.72
46.81
25 43
29 30
65.22
48 93
43 94
25 40
21.14
51.24
39 17
36 57
23.89
17.74
95.59
71 90
67.56
28.69
24.37
33 05
27.77
18 90
11.65
12.57
26 91
23.85
16 30
10.61
11.42
48.72
36 18
27.69
15.37
13.54
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Dollars
(1,000)
240,982
182,606
105,209
58,064
75,005
240 ,982
182,606
105.209
58,064
75,005
128,578
89,848
47,699
24 ,924
27,499
128.578
89,848
47,699
24 ,924
27,499
123,615
70,179
38 ,751
22,334
28,933
123,615
70,179
38,751
22,334
28,933
103 ,576
70,258
42,312
25,720
36,650
103 ,576
70,258
42,312
25,720
36 ,650
33,297
23,664
12,931
6,120
10,213
33,297
23,664
12,931
6,120
10,213
Average
per acre
(dollars)
6.21
4.75
2.77
1.60
2.38
15.45
13 49
9.C9
4.65
2.78
1.82
1.00
0.50
0.71
10.09
9 22
4.87
1.95
2.40
3.07
1.68
0 97
0.59
1.13
32.25
14.85
11.68
6.84
10.94
8.16
25.90
19.07
16.38
7.21
9.79
3.04
2.88
1.83
0 99
2.70
NA Not available.
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
17
Table 3.— Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of mortgage debt, by mortgage status, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 — Continued
[For 1961, 1966, and 1950, no data are Included (or the District ol Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland)
Farms
Land in farms
Value of farm land and buildings
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Division, State,
and mortgage status
Number
Percent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease ( — )
from previous
census
Acres
Percent
distri-
bution
Dollars
Percent
distri-
bution
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Ratio
tc value
Number
Percent
(percent)
PACIFIC
Washington:
All farms
1961..
1956 .
1950. .
1945 .
1940
1961 .
1956
1950
1945. .
1940 .
1961..
1956
1950.
1945
1940.
1961
1966
1950
1945
1940
1961
1966.
1950
1946
1940
1961.
1956
1950
1945.
1940
1961.
1966
1950
1945
1940.
1961
1956.
1950.
1945..
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940..
51 ,577
65,135
69,820
79,887
81,686
NA
NA
46.009
56,953
44,036
NA
NA
23,811
22,934
37.650
42,573
54,442
59,827
63,126
61 ,829
NA
NA
37,680
42,316
32,113
NA
NA
22,147
20,809
29,716
99,274
123,002
137,168
138,917
132,658
NA
NA
84,960
83,652
67,352
NA
NA
52,208
55.365
65.306
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
65.9
71.3
53.9
NA
NA
34.1
28.7
46.1
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
NA
NA
63 0
67.0
61. 0
NA
NA
37.0
33.0
48.1
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
NA
NA
61.9
60.1
50.8
NA
NA
38 1
39.9
49 2
—13 ,558
—4,686
—10,067
—1,799
—20.8
—6.7
—12.6
—2.2
18,716,972
17,648,086
17 ,369 ,200
16 ,719 ,870
15,181,816
12,895,278
12.778,825
13,351.400
12.110,970
8.390,421
6 ,821 ,694
4,869,261
4 ,017 ,800
4,608,900
6,791,394
21,236.298
21 .065 ,724
20,327,800
19 ,754 ,257
17,988,307
11,899,448
12,112,627
13,180,100
11,336,557
8,025,646
9,336,860
8,953.197
7,147,700
8,417,700
9,962,662
36 ,887 ,948
37,784,143
36,613,200
35 .054 ,379
30,524,324
23,264.712
26,062,628
27,188,800
21 ,464 ,379
16,974,898
13,623,236
11,721,515
9 ,424 ,400
13,590.000
14,549,426
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
68.9
72.4
76.9
72.4
55.3
31.1
27.6
23 1
27.6
44.7
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
56.0
67.6
64.8
67.4
44.6
44.0
42.6
35.2
42.6
65.4
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
63.1
69.0
74 3
61.2
62.3
36.9
31 0
26.7
38.8
47.7
2,674,307.000
2,188,948.000
1,495,136,000
900,184,222
693 ,366 ,445
1,568,186,000
1,439,575,000
1 ,036 ,423 ,000
638,829,222
299,088,550
1,106,121,000
749 ,373 ,000
458,713,000
261 ,355 ,000
294 ,277 ,895
2,284,989,000
1 ,765 ,449 ,000
1 ,244 ,258 ,000
697,775,183
476 ,817 ,354
1,346,010,000
1 ,029 ,664 ,000
812.209,000
443,861,183
227 ,414 ,401
938,979,000
735 ,785 ,000
432,049,000
253,914,000
249,402,953
13 ,933 ,937 ,000
9,503,349,000
5,837,721,000
3,484,548.812
2,166,452,648
7,816,911.000
5 .965 ,535 ,000
3 ,895 ,296 ,000
2,153,371,812
1,027,078,268
6,117,026,000
3,537,814,000
1,942,426,000
1,331,177,000
1,139,374,390
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
58.6
65.8
69.3
71.0
50.4
41.4
34.2
30.7
29.0
49.6
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
58.9
58 3
65.3
63.6
47.7
41.1
41.7
34.7
36.4
62.3
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
66.1
62.8
66.7
61.8
47.4
43.9
37.2
33.3
38.2
62.6
142.88
124 03
86.08
53.84
39.08
121.61
112.65
77.63
62.75
36.65
190 00
153.90
114.17
66.71
43.33
107 60
83.81
61.21
36.32
26.51
113 12
85 01
61.62
39.16
28.34
100.57
82.18
60.45
30.16
25.03
377.74
251.52
169.44
99.40
70.97
336.00
229.21
143.27
100.32
64.29
449.01
301.82
206.11
97.95
78.31
313,186
205,796
123,010
73,995
106,857
16.73
11.66
7.08
4.43
7.04
11.7
9.4
8.2
8.2
18.0
Free from debt
NA
NA
—10,944
12,917
NA
NA
—19.2
29.3
Mortgaged
NA
NA
877
—14,716
NA
NA
3.8
—39.1
313,186
205,796
123 ,010
73,995
106,867
274,092
202,358
114,531
69,218
90,421
63.80
42 26
30.62
16 06
16.73
12.61
9.61
6.63
3.50
5.03
28.3
27.6
26.8
28.3
36.3
12 0
11.6
9.2
9.9
19.0
Oregon:
AU farms
— 11,869
—5,385
—3,298
1,296
—21.8
—9 0
—5 2
2 1
Free from debt
NA
NA
—4,636
10,203
NA
NA
—11.0
31.8
Mortgaged
NA
NA
1,338
—8.907
NA
NA
6 4
—30.0
274,092
202,358
114,531
69,218
90,421
1,342,480
789 ,670
460,860
318,845
407,586
29.36
22.60
16 02
8.22
9.08
36.39
20.90
12.59
9.10
13.36
29.2
27.6
26.5
27.3
California:
All farms
—23,728
— 14,166
—1 ,749
6,259
—19.3
—10.3
—1.3
4.7
9.6
8.3
7.9
9.2
NA
NA
1,408
16,200
NA
NA
1.7
24 1
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—3,157
—9,941
NA
NA
—6.7
—15.2
1,342,480
789,670
460,860
318,845
407,585
98.64
67.37
48.90
23 46
28.01
21.9
22.3
25.3
24.0
NA Not available.
18
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 4. Number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt of farms fob farms operated by full owners, by mortgage status, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
Free from debt
1961
1956
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956
1950.
1945.
1940.
Mortgaged 1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
New England:
All farms 1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961
1956
1950
1945.
1940.
Free from debt
Mortgaged 1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
Middle Atlantic:
All farms 1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940
Free from debt
1961.
1956
1950
1945.
1940.
Mortgaged 1961 .
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
East North Central:
All farms 1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
Free from debt.
1961 .
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940
Mortgaged 1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
West North Central:
All farms 1961
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940
Free from debt
2,116,129
2,744,
3 ,089 ,567
3 ,301 ,361
3,084,138
1 ,383 ,976
1 ,835 ,469
2,195,471
2,304,156
1 ,805 ,826
19M
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
Mortgaged 1961.
1956.
1960.
1945.
1940.
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease (— )
from previous
census
42,146
64,889
86,845
132,943
116,459
24,056
37,647
52 .387
86,202
61,929
18,090
27,242
34,458
46 ,741
54 ,530
142,952
195,711
234 ,472
270,001
269 ,199
93 .968
125 .370
154.149
179.661
156 ,434
48.984
70,341
80 .323
90 .340
112,765
397 ,125
492.161
562 .255
588 .434
605,092
246 ,397
316,544
371 ,465
375,518
317 ,962
150,728
175,617
190,790
212,916
287 ,130
377,942
436 ,701
482,546
468 ,942
447,208
229,563
265 .419
312,174
267,784
206,621
148 ,379
171,282
170,372
201,158
240,587
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
34 6
33 1
28.9
30.2
41.4
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
57.1
58.0
60.3
64.8
53 2
42.9
42 0
39.7
35 2
46.8
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
65.7
64.1
65.7
66.5
58.1
34 3
35.9
34.3
33.5
41.9
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
62 0
64.3
66.1
63.8
52.5
38.0
35.7
33.9
36.2
47.5
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
60.7
60.8
64.7
57.1
46.2
39.3
39.2
35.3
42.9
53.8
—628 ,579
344 ,859
—211,794
217,223
-177,086
15.143
-103,109
-281,107
-22 ,743
-21 .956
-46 ,098
16 ,484
-13,591
-14 ,740
-33,815
24 ,273
—9,152
—7,216
—12,283
-52,759
-38,761
-35 ,529
-31 ,402
-28,779
-25 ,512
23 ,227
-21 ,357
—9 ,982
-10,017
-22.425
-95 ,036
-70 .094
-26,179
-16,658
-70,147
-54 ,921
—4 ,053
57 ,556
-24 ,889
-15,173
-22,126
-74,214
-58 ,759
-45 ,845
13,604
21 ,734
—35 ,856
—46 ,755
44 ,390
61 ,163
-35 0
-25.3
-34 7
14.2
-36.1
-28.1
-39.2
39.2
-20 9
-26.3
-14.3
-27.0
-16.5
-13.2
-25.0
-18.7
-14 2
14.8
-30 4
-12 4
11.1
-13 5
15 0
16.6
29.6
Land in farms
Per
cent
distri-
bution
348 ,477 ,550
397 ,214 ,478
418,970,000
412,357,893
382,098,424
210 .315 ,620
248,103,819
283 ,627 ,200
263 ,251 ,487
201,646,073
138,161,930
149,110,659
135 .342 ,800
149,106,406
180,452,351
5,770,093
7,552,345
9,416,800
11,819,248
10,716,226
3,181,102
4 ,325 ,739
5 ,654 ,000
7 ,524 ,048
6,522,786
2,588.991
3 ,226 ,606
3,762,800
4,295,200
5,193,440
15,962,820
19,210,215
21,943,300
23,357,541
23,640,825
9 ,891 ,354
11,858,124
13 ,968 ,300
14,720,441
13,003,158
6 ,071 ,466
7,352,091
7 ,975 ,000
8.637,100
10 ,637 ,667
44,263,958
49 ,473 ,074
53,671,
54,252,152
55 ,004 ,458
25,694,919
31 ,428 ,360
34 ,946 ,600
32 ,508 ,852
27 ,270 ,026
18,669,039
18,044,714
18,725,100
21,743,300
27 ,734 ,432
81,608,285
86 ,427 ,610
89,792,800
80,618,809
73,045,168
47,860,499
51 ,084 ,172
58,225,200
42 ,633 ,603
30,148,615
33 ,757 ,786
35 ,343 ,438
31 ,667 ,600
37,985,206
J 42,896,653
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
60.4
62.5
67.7
37.5
32.3
36.2
47.2
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
55.1
57.3
60 0
63.7
51.5
44.9
42.7
40.0
36.3
48.5
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
62.0
61.7
63.7
63.0
55 0
36.3
37.0
45.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
58.0
63.5
65.1
59.9
49.6
42.0
36.5
34.9
40.1
50.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
58.6
59.1
64.8
52.9
41.3
41.4
40.9
35.2
47.1
58.7
Average
per farm
(acres)
164 7
144.7
135.6
124.9
123 9
152 0
135 2
129.2
114.3
111.7
188.7
164 0
151.4
149.5
141.2
136 9
116.4
108.4
143.1
118.4
109.2
91.9
95.2
111.7
98.2
93.6
86.5
87.8
105.3
94.6
90 6
111 5
100 5
95.5
92.2
90.7
104 3
99 3
94.1
86.6
85.8
215.9
197.9
186.1
171.9
163.3
192.5
186.5
159.2
145.9
227.5
206.3
185 3
188.8
178.3
Value of farm land and buildings
Per
cent
distri-
bution
49 ,241 ,836 ,000
44 ,006 ,567 ,000
32,690,092,000
21,106,510,776
15,297,274,256
27,791,542,000
26,380,969,000
21,416,720,000
12,940,312,776
7,410,111,441
21,450,294,000
17,625,598,000
11,273,372,000
8,166,198,000
7,887,162,816
814,375,000
933,771,000
878 .843 ,000
699,131,492
557 ,604 ,704
413.686,000
490.401,000
493 ,459 ,000
425,164,492
265 ,946 ,822
400 ,689 .000
443 ,370 ,000
385,384,000
273 ,967 ,000
291 ,657 ,882
2 ,795 .806 ,000
2 ,818 ,026 ,000
2 ,358 ,445 ,000
1,533,107,307
1,397,174, "
1 ,696 ,947 ,000
1,552,001,000
1,462,262,000
953 ,681 ,307
744 ,263 ,875
1 ,098 ,859 ,000
1,166,025,000
896,183,000
579 ,426 ,000
652,910,621
8,551,358,000
8.148.862,000
6,145,696,000
4,235,134,923
3 ,413 ,023 ,360
4 ,848 ,684 ,000
5,061,717,000
3 ,961 ,836 ,000
2 ,528 ,496 ,923
1,618,656,140
3 ,702 ,674 ,000
3,087,145,000
2,183,860,000
1 ,706 ,638 ,000
1,794,367,220
9 ,465 ,690 ,000
8,371,568,000
6 ,424 ,014 ,000
4,136,983,706
3,044,243,145
5 ,247 ,505 ,000
4,826,272,000
4 ,090 ,245 ,000
2,046,210,706
1,179,916,374
4,218,185,000
3,545,296,000
2 ,333 ,769 ,000
2,090,773,000
1,864,326,771
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
56.4
59.9
65.5
61.3
43 6
40.1
34.5
38.7
51.6
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
50
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
60.7
58.6
62.0
62.2
53.3
100 0
1C0.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
56.7
62.1
64.5
59.7
47.4
35.5
40.3
52.6
100 0
100.0
1O0.0
100.0
1O0.0
55.4
57.7
63.7
49.5
38.8
44.6
42.3
36.3
50.5
61.2
23,270
16 ,033
10,581
6,393
4,960
20,081
14 ,373
9,755
5,616
4,103
29,298
19,385
12,609
19 .323
14 ,390
10,120
5.259
17,197
13 ,026
9,419
4,932
4,294
22,150
16,275
11,184
5,861
5.349
19 ,558
14 ,399
10 ,059
5,678
6,190
18,059
13,177
9,486
5,308
4,758
22 ,433
16,577
11,157
6,414
5,790
21 ,533
16 ,557
10,930
7,197
5,041
19,678
15 ,991
10,665
6,733
5,091
24,565
17 ,579
11,446
8,016
6,249
25,045
19,170
13,313
8,822
6,807
22,859
18,184
13,102
7,641
5,711
■20 .699
13 ,698
10,394
7,749
141 31
110 79
78 02
51.18
132 14
106 33
75.51
49.16
36.75
155.25
118.20
83.29
54.77
43.71
141.14
123 64
93 33
59.15
52.03
130.04
113.37
87.28
56.51
48.15
154.77
137.41
102.42
63.78
56.16
175.14
146.69
107.48
65.64
59.10
171.56
139.31
104.68
64.79
67 24
180.99
158.60
112.37
67.09
61.38
193 19
164.71
114.51
78.06
62.05
188.70
161 06
113.37
77.78
59.36
199.40
171.08
116.63
78.49
64.70
115.99
96.86
71.54
51.32
41.68
109.66
94.48
70.25
48.00
39.14
124.95
100.31
73.93
55.04
43.46
Amount of farm mortgage debt
5 ,899 ,430
4,719,9
3,116,297
2 ,689 ,787
3 ,353 ,376
5 ,899 ,430
4,719,920
3.116,297
2,689,787
3,353,376
120,102
133 .392
111,724
92,389
118,431
120,102
133,392
111,724
92,389
118,431
357,004
341 ,605
276,415
213,961
273,618
357,004
341 ,605
276,4)5
213,951
273,618
1,115,771
863 ,575
664,465
574 ,001
801 ,972
1,115,771
863,575
664,465
574 ,001
801 ,972
1,213,236
971 ,342
647,868
763,464
955,720
1,213,236
971 ,342
647,868
763 ,464
955,720
2,788
1,720
1,009
8,058
5,191
3,485
2,697
2,623
2,850
2,056
1,286
3,242
1,977
2,172
2.810
1,755
1,182
7,403
4,917
3,483
3,210
2,224
1,343
8,177
5,671
3,803
3,795
3,972
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
19
Table 4. — number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt of farms for farms operated by full owners, by mortgage status, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 — Continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are Included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are Included with Maryland]
Division, State,
and mortgage status
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease (— )
from previous
census
Land In farms
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Average
per farm
(acres)
Value of farm land and buildings
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Amount of farm mortgage debt
South Atlantic:
All farms 1961
1966
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt
196]
1956
itso
1844
1940
Mortgaged 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
East South Central:
All farms 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt . 1981
1956
1950
1946
1940
Mortgaged
UW1
1956
I860
1945
1940
We*t South Central:
All farms 1961.
1966
1960.
1946
1940
Free from debt
Free from debt
Free from debt
1961
1966.
1960
1945
1940.
1961
1956
1960
1946
1940
1961
1966
1960
1946
1940
1961
1966
1960
1946
1940
1961.
1956
1950
1946
1940
1961
1966
1950
1846
1940.
1861
1966
1966
1946
1940
1861
1866
1860
1845.
1840
349,421
497 ,734
546,867
583,525
619,108
254,181
369 ,336
434 ,474
464,154
363,887
95 ,240
128.398
112,393
119,371
155,221
329.623
428.840
478.926
498.413
447,286
238,959
319,489
382 ,076
397 ,496
296,763
90,664
109,361
96,849
100,918
160,523
263,220
348,652
385.316
427.118
361.296
187,107
247,182
284.841
316.164
76,113
101 .470
90,374
110.954
128,333
77,576
101,177
112,166
119.910
128,268
40,436
57,239
70.236
81,683
73 ,537
37,140
43.938
41,920
38.327
64,731
136,126
178.843
200,187
212,076
180,223
68,310
87,243
123,670
136,695
96,730
66,816
81.600
76,617
76,480
84,482
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
72.7
74 2
78.4
78 5
70.1
20 6
20 5
29 9
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
72.6
74.6
79 8
79 8
27 6
26 6
20 2
20 2
83 7
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
28 9
29 1
23.6
26 0
35 8
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
52 1
66 6
62 6
68 0
57.3
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
60 9
64 4
61 7
63 9
50 3
49.1
45 6
38 3
36.1
49.7
—148,313
—49,133
—36,658
64,417
—115,155
—65,138
—29,680
100,267
—33,158
16,005
—6 ,978
—35 ,850
—99,217
-50,086
—19,488
51,127
-80.530
—62,587
— 15,419
100,732
—18,687
12,502
-4,069
—49,605
-85,432
-36.663
—41 .803
66,822
—60 ,076
—47 ,759
-21,223
83,201
-25,357
11,096
-20,680
—17,379
—16,804
—12,888
—11,348
8,048
—6,798
2,018
3,593
-16,404
-27 .933
-26,327
-12,025
39.865
—31.2
—15.0
—6.4
27 6
-25 8
14.2
—5.8
-23 1
-25 2
-16.4
—3 9
33.9
-17.1
12.9
—4 0
-33 0
-24 8
-16 2
-7 2
26 3
21 0
ia 3
23 8
is :
-23 3
—9 8
—6 9
—28 4
— 18 6
— 18 2
-28.7
-21 3
—8.7
44 ,093 ,348
54,902.152
57.857,700
55 ,994 ,721
48 ,236 ,981
29 ,448 ,297
38.376.031
44,460,900
41,913,621
30,935,680
14,645,051
16,528,121
13,406,800
14,081,100
17,301,401
38,139,157
44,215,678
46,107,200
45,922,083
41,686,911
28,647,412
31,899,177
36,845,200
34,778,383
25.418,938
11,491,746
12,318,501
10.282,000
11,143,700
16 ,287 ,973
62,189,745
69,415.418
88,847.400
76.202,336
63,442,262
40.199,408
43.413.057
47 ,267 ,600
49 .294 ,836
31,800,799
21,980,337
26 .002 ,361
22,589.800
26,907,500
31,641.453
36.328,176
42.918,263
46 ,089 .900
40,291,687
46 ,269 ,679
17,816.533
22 ,899 ,477
28,830,300
26 ,597 .487
28 ,532 ,893
18,511,643
20 ,018 ,776
17,239,600
13,694,100
17,728,686
20,121,968
23 ,099 ,733
24,263,200
23,899,416
20,068,024
9,586,086
12,819,682
14,449,100
13.280,216
9 ,013 ,278
10,636,872
10,280.051
8,814.100
10,619,200
11.062,746
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
76 8
74.9
64 1
28 9
25 1
35 1
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
ioo o
30 1
27 9
22 B
24 3
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
49 0
63 4
62 6
66 0
61.7
61 0
46 6
37 4
34 0
38 3
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
47.8
66 6
69 6
66.6
44 8
62 4
44 6
40.4
44.4
66.1
115.8
103 9
102 3
90 3
85.0
163.8
128.7
119 3
118 0
111.6
111 5
99 8
93 8
87 8
85.7
126 8
112 6
108 0
110.4
108 1
238 3
199 1
181 3
178.4
175 6
214 8
176 6
180 2
166 9
136 6
256 3
250 0
242 6
248 6
468 3
424 2
410 8
336 0
360 6
440 8
400 1
410 6
326 0
388 0
498.4
465 6
411 2
357 3
323.9
147 8
129 2
121 2
112.7
106.6
138 3
131 8
116.9
87.8
84.2
157.7
128 0
128.1
138.8
117.0
6.922.314,000
6.262,662,000
4,127,363,000
2,564,662,759
1,802,607,881
4,197,800.000
4,190,123,000
3 ,079 ,620 ,000
1 ,903 .872 ,759
1,124,938,974
2,724,514,000
2,072,539,000
1,047.843,000
660,790,000
677,668,907
4,229,485,000
3.603,961,000
2 ,874 ,309 .000
1,825,086,958
1,264,188,103
2.722,135,000
2,479,438,000
2,139.266,000
1.330.684.965
738,193,427
1 ,507 ,350 ,000
1,124.623.000
735,043,000
494 ,402 .000
525 ,992 ,676
6,053,751,000
6,178.661,000
3 ,791 ,753 ,000
2,412,385,512
1,516,736,738
3,637,450,000
3,146,985,000
2,687,224.000
1,508,120.512
766,592,388
2,416,301,000
2,031,676,000
1 ,224,529,000
904 ,266 ,000
789,143,346
3,118,016,000
2 ,687 ,467 ,000
1 ,936,130,000
1.002.912,182
692,616,608
1,462,452,000
1,330,025,000
1,127,322.000
609.067,182
284,277,210
1 ,655 ,564 .000
1 ,367 ,442 ,000
807,808,000
393.845,000
408 ,239 ,298
7.291.041,000
6.001.589.000
4,154,639,000
2,697,106,940
1,810,182,324
3 ,864 ,883 ,000
3,204,007.000
2 ,495 ,586 ,000
1.636.013,940
687,328,230
3,726,168,000
2,787,682,000
1.688,963,000
1.062.092,000
912,886,084
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
60 6
66 9
74.6
74.2
62.4
33 1
25 4
26.8
37.6
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
64 4
88 8
74.4
72 9
68 4
35.6
31 2
26 6
27 1
41 6
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
60.1
60 8
67.7
62 5
49 9
M 2
32 3
37 5
50 1
100 0
ioo o
100 0
100 0
100 0
46 9
49 6
88 3
60 7
41 0
M I
41 7
n 3
59 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
1000
100 0
48 8
83.4
80.1
19,811
12,682
7,547
4,396
3,473
16,516
11,345
7,088
4,102
3,091
28,607
16,142
9,323
5,836
12,831
8,404
6,002
3,662
2,828
11,392
7,761
6,699
3,348
2,487
16,626
10,284
7,590
4,899
3,494
22,999
14 ,853
8,841
5.848
4,186
19 ,440
12,731
8,704
4,770
3,248
31 ,748
20,022
13,850
8.160
6,916
40,194
28,682
17,264
8,384
6,399
38,168
23,236
16.081
7,468
3,866
44 ,576
30,894
19,270
10,276
7,459
53,561
33,568
20,763
12,718
8,466
61,434
32,948
20,196
12,068
7,284
68,768
34,284
21,653
13,887
9,681
156 99
114 07
71.34
46 80
37.37
186 04
126 41
78.18
46.93
39.17
110 90
81 61
62 34
39 74
30.33
102.16
77.73
59 68
38 28
29 04
131 17
91 30
71 63
44 37
32 33
97 34
74 60
64.28
31 68
23 89
90 49
72.48
64 32
30 89
23.79
109 88
78 13
64.21
33 61
23 99
85 83
62 62
42 00
24 89
14.97
82 08
58 08
39 10
22 90
9.96
89 43
87 81
46 86
28 76
362 34
269 81
171 23
112.85
80.24
371 88
249.93
172 72
123.12
77.37
363.66
272 14
169.04
100 02
82.69
692.161
508,481
279,046
221 ,331
241,579
892,161
508,481
279,046
221 ,331
241 ,679
462 ,821
337,466
206,518
186,363
200,980
7.288
3,960
2,483
1,864
1,666
47.26
30.77
20 81
16 72
13.96
11 87
7 63
4 46
3 62
4 82
462,621
337 ,465
205,518
188,363
200,980
662 ,687
469 ,824
282.662
261 ,669
278,864
662,887
459 ,324
282,662
261 ,689
278,864
438,028
368,047
214,636
118,717
168,428
439 ,028
369 ,047
214,636
118,717
188,428
946 ,820
748,689
434,068
278,012
323 ,793
946,820
746 ,689
434,068
278,012
323,793
3,088
2,122
1.648
1,338
7,393
4,527
3,128
2,357
2,173
6,659
3,549
1,913
880
1,236
11,821
8,172
6,118
3,087
2,896
6,966
4,170
2,168
1,311
1,702
6,686
3,638
8,427
39 39
27 40
20 03
14 83
12.86
9 05
6 62
4 06
3 43
4 40
26.68
17.66
12.61
8.72
8.81
23 72
17.84
12 44
47.08
32 28
17.89
11.83
16.14
89.87
72 64
44.23
26.18
29.30
20
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
-Number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt of farms for farms operated bt full owners, by mortgage status, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 — Continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are Included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are Included with Maryland]
e,
itus
Farms
Land In farms
Value of farm land and buildings
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Division, Stat
and mortgage st
Number
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease (— )
from previous
census
Acres
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Average
per farm
(acres)
Dollars
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Average value
(dollars)
Dollars
(1,000)
Averaj
(doll
edebt
ars)
Ratio
to
value
(per-
cent)
Number
Per-
cent
Per
farm
Per
acre
Per
farm
Per
acre
NEW ENOLA
Maine:
All farms
ND
1961..
1956..
1950..
1945..
1940..
1961.
1956..
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956..
1950
1945.
1940.
1961
1956.
1950
1945.
1940..
.1961.
1956
1950
1945..
1940
1961.
1956.
1950
1945
1940..
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961.
1956 .
1950 .
1945.
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940.
1961.
1956
1950.
1945
1940.
1961.
1956 .
1950
1945..
1940.
1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940.
.1961..
1956.
1950.
1945
1940..
1961..
1956
1950
1945
1940..
13,988
19,999
27,180
38,736
34,887
9,204
13 ,479
19,371
29,026
22,358
4,784
6,520
7,809
9,710
12,529
4,854
8,352
11,366
16,606
14,648
2,777
4,869
6,713
11,348
8,452
2,077
3,483
4,653
5,258
6,196
8,212
11.602
15,273
23,300
19,342
3,885
5,604
8,220
14,805
8,721
4,327
5,998
7,053
8,495
10,621
8,422
14 ,019
18,766
33,269
27,446
4,634
7,505
9,835
17,888
12.570
3,788
6,514
8,931
15,381
14 ,876
960
1,495
1,997
2,745
2,358
549
810
1,217
1,768
1,365
411
685
780
977
1 993
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100 0
65.8
67.4
71 3
74.9
64.1
34.2
32 6
28.7
25.1
35.9
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
57.2
58.3
59.1
68 3
57.7
42.8
41.7
40 9
31.7
42.3
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
47.3
48 3
53.8
63.5
45.1
52,7
51.7
46 2
36 5
54.9
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
55.0
53.5
52.4
53.8
45.8
45.0
46.5
47 6
46.2
54.2
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
57.2
54 2
60.9
64 4
57.9
42.8
45.8
39 1
35.6
42.1
—6,011
—7 ,181
—11,556
3,849
—30.1
—26 4
—42.5
9.9
2,215,854
2,884,235
3,522,400
4,065,650
3,670,855
1,382,138
1 .903 ,595
2,473,000
2 .904 ,950
2,208,553
833,716
980,640
1 ,049 ,400
1,160,700
1,462,302
679,617
983,287
1,264,800
1,616,340
1 ,484 ,240
402.266
588,989
752,500
1 ,101 ,540
862,252
277 ,351
394,298
512,300
514,800
621 ,988
1 ,759 ,438
2,096,591
2,578,400
3 ,260 ,354
2,806,696
736,414
870,085
1 ,291 ,300
1 ,848 ,554
1,106,688
1 ,023 ,024
1 ,226 ,506
1,287,100
1,411,800
1,700,008
629.214
894 ,650
1,159,300
1,650,326
1 ,489 ,470
360,244
518 ,897
603,300
885,926
697 ,202
268,970
375 ,753
556,000
764,400
792,268
74 ,472
97,410
121 ,700
168,694
156,400
54,427
63,219
77,200
119,694
99,631
20,045
34,191
44,500
49,000
66,769
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
62.4
66.0
70.2
71.5
60.2
37.6
34.0
29.8
28.5
39.8
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
59.2
59.9
69.6
68.2
58.1
40 8
40.1
40 5
31.8
41.9
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
41.9
41.5
50.1
66.7
39.4
58.1
58.5
49 9
43.3
60.6
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
57 3
58.0
52.0
53.7
46.8
42.7
42.0
48 0
46.3
63.2
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
73.1
64.9
63.4
71.0
63.7
26.9
35.1
36.6
29.0
36.3
168.4
144 2
129.6
105 0
105.2
150.2
141.2
127.7
100.1
98.8
174.3
150 4
134 4
119.5
116.7
140.0
117.7
111 3
97.3
101.3
144.9
121 0
112 1
97.1
102.0
133.5
113.2
110.1
97.9
100.4
214.3
180.7
168.8
139.9
146.1
189.6
155.3
157.1
124.9
126.9
236.4
204 5
182 5
166.2
160.1
74.7
63 8
61.8
49.6
64.3
77.7
69.1
61.3
49.5
65.5
71.0
57.7
62.2
49.7
53.2
77.6
65.2
61.0
61.4
66.3
99.1
78.0
63 5
67.7
73.0
48.8
49.9
57.1
50.2
67.2
194,455,000
194,120,000
184 ,972 ,000
138,559,126
107.168,115
113,163,000
120,549,000
126,213,000
94,488,126
57,575,150
81,292,000
73 ,571 ,000
68,759,000
44,071,000
49,592,965
70,569,000
85,224,000
92 ,879 ,000
63,269,264
60 ,974 ,359
35,786,000
41,930,000
51,575,000
41,827,264
27 ,836 ,862
34 ,783 ,000
43.294,000
41 ,304 .000
21,442,000
23,137,507
138,912,000
139 ,291 ,000
143,418,000
109 ,933 ,459
85 ,278 ,728
60,415,000
58 ,084 ,000
73 ,343 ,000
64,163,459
34,658,891
78 ,497 ,000
81 ,207 ,000
70,075,000
45,770,000
60,619,837
209 ,574 ,000
259 ,039 ,000
231,152,000
199 ,577 ,381
159,081,936
95 ,475 ,000
132,628,000
116,112,000
107 ,294 ,381
71,697,116
114,099,000
126,411,000
115,040,000
92,283,000
87 ,384 ,820
25,612,000
37 ,161 ,000
27,284,000
20,886,485
16,897,821
15,179,000
18,766,000
16,110,000
13,708,485
9,486,235
10,433,000
18 ,395 ,000
11,174,000
7,178,000
7,412,586
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
58.2
62.1
68.2
68.2
53.7
41.8
37.9
31.8
31.8
46.3
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
50.7
49.2
55.5
66.1
64.6
49 3
50 8
44.5
33.9
45.4
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
43 5
41.7
51.1
58.4
40.6
66.5
58.3
48.9
41.6
69.4
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
45.6
51.2
50.2
53.8
45.1
54.4
48 8
49.8
46 2
64.9
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
59.3
50.5
59.0
66.6
56.1
40 7
49.6
41.0
34.4
43.9
13,902
9,706
6,805
3,677
3,072
12,295
8,943
6,616
3,265
2,675
16,992
11,284
7,526
4,539
3,958
14 ,538
10,204
8,172
3,810
3,480
12,887
8,612
7,683
3,686
3,294
16 ,747
12,430
8,877
4,078
3,734
16,916
12,006
9,390
4,718
4,409
15 ,551
10,365
8,923
4,334
3,974
18,141
13 ,539
9,935
5,388
4,766
24,884
18,478
12,318
5,999
5,796
20,603
17 ,672
11,808
6,998
5,704
30,121
19,406
12,881
6,000
5,874
26,679
24,857
13,662
7,609
7,166
27,648
23,168
13,257
7,754
6,949
25,384
26,854
14,326
7,347
7,466
87.76
67.30
52.51
34.08
29.19
81.88
63.33
51.04
32 53
26.07
97.61
75.02
55.99
37.97
33.91
103 84
86.67
73.44
39.14
34.34
88.96
71.19
68 64
37.97
32.28
125.41
109 80
80.62
41 65
37.20
78.95
66.44
55 62
33.72
30.38
82 04
66.76
56.80
34.71
31.32
76.73
66 21
54 44
32 42
29.78
333 07
289 54
199 39
120.93
106.80
265.03
255 60
192.46
121.11
102.84
424 21
336.42
206.91
120.73
110.30
343 91
381.49
224.19
123 81
108.04
278.89
296,84
208.68
114.53
95.20
520 48
538 01
251.10
146.49
130.67
30,221
23,690
16,723
14,808
21,826
2,160
1,186
615
382
626
13.64
8 21
4.75
3.64
5.94
15.5
12.2
9 0
1(1.7
20.4
Free from debt
—4,275
—5,892
—9,655
6,668
—31.7
—30 4
—49.8
23.0
Mortgaged
New Hampshire:
All farms
—1 ,736
—1,289
—1,901
—2,819
—3 ,498
—3 ,014
—5,240
1,958
26.6
—16 5
—24.3
—29.0
—41.9
—26 5
—46.1
11,8
30,221
23,690
16,723
14,808
21,826
10 ,766
14,720
12,989
7,998
9,248
6 ,317
3,633
2,142
1,526
1,742
2,218
1,762
1,143
482
631
36.26
24.16
15.94
12.76
14.93
15 84
14 97
10.27
4.95
6.23
37.2
32.2
28.6
33 6
44.0
16 3
17.3
14.0
12.6
18.1
Free from debt
—2,092
—1,844
—4,635
2,896
—1,406
—1 ,170
—605
—938
— 43.0
—27.5
— 09. 0
25.5
—40 4
—25 1
—13.0
—17.8
Mortgaged
10,766
14,720
12 ,989
7,998
9,248
28,926
26,798
24,754
18,766
21,714
5,183
4,226
2,792
1,621
1,492
3,622
2,310
1,621
806
1,123
38.82
37.33
26.36
16.64
14.87
16.44
12.78
9.60
5.76
7.74
31.0
34.0
31.4
37.3
40.0
Vermont:
All farms
—3,390
—3 ,671
—8,027
3,958
—29.2
—24.0
—52 6
17.0
20.8
19.2
17.3
17.1
26.6
Free from debt
—1 ,719
—2,616
—6,585
6,084
—30.7
31.8
—80 1
41 1
Mortgaged
—1 ,671
—1,055
—1,442
—2,126
—27 9
—15.0
—20 4
—25.0
28,926
26,798
24 ,754
18,766
21 ,714
27,958
35 ,395
32,398
30,084
36,368
6,685
4,468
3,510
2,209
2,044
3,320
2,525
1,726
904
1,325
28.27
21.86
19.23
13.29
12.77
44.43
39.56
27.95
18.23
24.42
36.8
33.0
36.3
41.0
42.9
Massachusetts:
All farms
—5 ,597
—4 ,747
—14,503
5,823
—39 9
—25 3
—77.3
17.5
13.3
13.7
14.0
16.1
22.8
Free from debt
—2,871
—2,330
—8,053
5,318
—38 3
—23 7
—81 9
29.7
Mortgaged
—2,726
—2,417
—6,450
505
—41.8
—27.1
—72.2
3.3
27 ,968
35 ,395
32,398
30,084
36,368
2,348
4,249
2,999
2,146
2,850
7,381
5,434
3,628
1,966
2,445
2,444
2,842
1,502
782
1,209
103.94
94.20
58.27
39.36
45.90
31.60
43.62
24.64
12.72
18.22
24.6
28.0
28.2
32.6
41.6
Rhode Island:
All farms
—535
—502
—748
387
—35.8
—25.1
—37.4
14.1
9.2
11.4
11.0
10.3
18. »
Fre
—261
—407
—551
403
—32.2
—33.4
—45 3
22.8
Mortgaged
—274
—95
—197
—16
—40.0
—12 2
—25.2
— 1.6
2,346
4,249
2,999
2,146
2,850
5,708
6,203
3,846
2,197
2,870
117.04
124 27
67 39
43,80
60.20
22.6
23.1
26.8
29.9
38.4
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
21
Table 4 — number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt or farms for farms operated bt full owners, by mortgage status, bt divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 — Continued
(For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are Included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are Included with Maryland)
Connecticut:
All farms 1961.
1956
1950.
1945.
1940
Free from debt.
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940
Mortgaged 1961.
1956
1950
1945.
1940.
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
New York:
All farms 1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940.
Free from debt
1961
1956.
1950
1945
1940.
Mortgaged 1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
New Jersey:
All farms 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940.
Free from debt
1961
1958
1950
1945
1940
Mortgaged 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Pennsylvania:
All farms 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from deb!
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940.
Mortgaged 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
NORTH CENTRAL
Ohio:
All farms 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Mortgaged 1961.
1956
1950
1945.
1940.
Farms
5,710
9.422
12,283
18,287
17,778
3,007
5,380
7,031
11,367
8,463
2,703
4,042
5,232
6.920
9,316
Per
cent
distri-
bution
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
62.7
57.1
57.3
62.2
47.6
47.3
42.9
42.7
37.8
52 4
Increase or
decrease (— )
from previous
census
58.081
78,547
97 ,576
116.070
117,972
35,925
48,814
60,040
71,854
61,806
22.156
31 ,733
37,536
44,216
56,166
11,168
17,713
19,557
19 ,759
19,448
6,828
9,636
11,518
11.304
9,234
73,703
99,451
117,339
134,172
131 ,779
51,215
68,920
82,691
96,503
85,394
22,488
30,531
34 ,748
37,869
46,385
116,788
134,969
146 ,331
150, 124
56,391
77,314
92,802
104 ,519
89,751
32,807
39 ,474
42,167
41,812
60,373
—3,712
—2.841
—6,024
-2.373
-1.651
-4,336
2,904
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
61.9
59 6
61.5
61 9
52.4
38.1
40 4
38.5
38.1
47.6
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
61.1
54 4
68.9
67.2
47.5
45.6
III
42 8
52 5
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
69.5
69 3
70.4
71.9
64.8
30.5
30.7
29.6
28.1
35.2
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
36 8
33 8
31 2
28 6
40.2
-20,466
-19,029
-18,494
—1,902
-10,889
—13,226
-11,814
10,048
—9 ,577
—5.803
—6,680
—11 ,950
—39 4
—23 2
— 49 1
—23 5
—61 7
25 5
-33 1
-22.7
-32 3
-34 6
— 26 1
—19 5
— 19 0
-30 2
-15.6
-17 8
-27 0
—37.0
—9.4
—1.0
-25,748
-17,888
-16,833
2,393
-17,705
-13,671
-13,912
11,109
—8.043
—4,217
—2,921
—8 ,716
-27.590
—18,181
—11,362
—3 ,793
-20,923
—15,488
-11,717
14,768
-25.9
I', 2
h a
n 7
-16.6
Hi K
11.5
27 1
-16.7
-12.6
14 1
Land in farms
Per
cent
distri-
bution
411,498
596,172
770,200
1 ,057 ,884
1,108,565
245,613
380,954
456,700
663,384
548,460
165,885
215,218
313,500
394,500
560,105
7 ,883 .824
9 .490 .394
10.926,600
11,872,320
12,008,289
4,385,168
5 ,343 ,092
6,505,300
6 ,986 ,720
5 ,905 ,528
3 ,498 ,656
4,147.302
4 ,421 .300
4.885.600
6,102,761
661 ,767
926.013
1,007,900
1 .051 ,479
1,213,239
442,796
552,830
593,800
570 ,379
563,555
218,971
373,183
414,100
481 ,100
649,684
7,417,229
8 ,793 ,808
10 ,008 ,800
10 ,433 ,742
10.419,297
5 ,063 ,390
5,962,202
6 ,869 ,200
7,163,342
6 ,534 ,075
2,353,839
2,831,606
3,139,600
3,270,400
3,885,222
8,675,460
9 ,875 ,423
10,886 000
11,339,734
11,669,931
5,220,246
6,725,163
7,678,900
8,037,134
6,970,101
3,355,214
3,150.260
3,307,100
3,302,600
4,699,830
Average
per farm
(acres)
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
59.7
63.9
59 3
62.7
49.5
40.3
36.1
40 7
37 3
50 5
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 o
85.6
56 3
59 5
58.8
49.2
44.4
43 7
40 5
41.2
50.8
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
59 7
58.9
54 2
46.5
33 1
40 3
41 1
45 8
53.5
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
31 7
32 2
31 4
31 3
37.3
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
60 9
38.1
31.9
30 4
29.1
40 3
81.7
70.8
65 0
58.4
135.7
120 8
112 0
102 3
101.8
122 1
114 1
108 4
97.2
95.5
157.9
130 7
117.8
110 5
108.7
59 3
52.3
51 5
63 2
62.4
64 9
57 4
51 6
50.4
61.0
50 5
46 2
51 5
56 9
85 3
83 2
74 2
76.5
104 7
92 7
90 4
84.6
80 7
77.5
77.7
92 6
87.0
81.7
76.9
77.7
102 3
79.8
78.4
79.0
77.8
Value of farm land and buildings
Per
cent
distri-
bution
175,253,000
218,936,000
199,138,000
166 ,905 ,777
138,203,745
93 ,668 ,000
118,444,000
110,106,000
103,682,777
64 ,693 ,578
81,585.000
100,492,000
89,032,000
63,223,000
73,510,167
1,191,597,000
1,130.866.000
988.359.000
687 ,545 ,315
649,888,687
680,202,000
631,023,000
580,112,000
401 ,591 ,315
316,101,163
511.395,000
499 ,843 ,000
408,247,000
285 ,954 ,000
333 ,787 ,524
348,706,000
486.994,000
345 ,773 ,000
176,112,928
151,998,750
210,407,000
244,471,000
188,453,000
92,929,928
67,301,031
138,299,000
242,523.000
157,320,000
83,183,000
84 ,697 ,719
1,255,503,000
1,200,166,000
1,024,313,000
669 ,449 ,064
595,287,059
806,338,000
776,507,000
693,697,000
459,160,064
360,861,681
449,165,000
423,659.000
330.616,000
210,289,000
234 ,425 ,378
1 ,826 ,587 ,000
1,961,997,000
1,431,163,000
932 ,076 ,369
776,002,855
1,061 ,717,000
1,238.020,000
966 ,401 ,000
650,236,369
434,170,107
764,870,000
723 ,977 ,000
464,762,000
281,840,000
341,832,748
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100 0
53.4
54.1
55 3
62.1
46.8
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
57 1
55 8
58.7
58.4
48.6
42 9
44 2
41.3
41 6
61.4
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
60 3
50 2
54 6
52.8
44.3
39.7
49 8
45 5
47.2
55.7
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
64 2
64 7
67.7
35 8
35 3
32 3
31.4
39.4
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
58 1
63 1
67.5
69 8
55.9
41.9
36.9
32.6
30.2
44.1
30,692
23,237
16.239
9.127
7,774
31,150
22,016
15,660
9,121
7,644
30,183
24,862
17,017
9,136
7,892
20,516
14 .397
10,129
5,924
5,509
18,934
13 ,479
9,662
5,589
5,114
31,224
27,494
17.680
8,913
7,816
30,815
25,371
16 ,362
8,221
7,288
31,866
30,026
19,570
9,838
8,292
17,035
12,068
8,730
4,91
4,517
15,744
11,267
8,399
4,758
4,226
19,974
13,876
9,515
5,583
5,054
20,478
16,800
10,604
6,370
5,169
18328
16,013
10,414
6,221
4,832
23,311
18,341
11,022
6,741
6,662
425 89
367 24
258 55
157.77
124 67
381.36
310 91
241 09
156 29
117.95
491 82
466 93
283 99
160 26
131.24
151 14
119 16
90 45
57 91
54 12
155 11
118 10
89 18
67 48
53 63
146 17
120 52
92 34
58 53
54.69
826 93
525 90
343 06
167 49
125 28
475.18
442.22
317,37
162 93
119 42
631 69
649 88
379 91
172 90
130 37
169,27
136 48
102 34
64 16
57 13
159 25
130 24
100 99
64 10
55 23
190 82
149 62
105 31
64 30
60 34
213 00
198 67
131 47
82 20
66.50
203 38
184 09
127.51
80 90
62 29
227 96
229 81
140 53
85.34
72.73
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Dollars
(1,000)
19,885
28,540
21,861
18,687
26,426
19,885
28,540
21,861
18.587
26,426
162,059
151 ,452
125,456
104,659
138,862
162.059
161 ,452
125.456
104.659
138,862
36,464
63,056
42,621
27,700
35,066
36,464
63,056
42,621
27,700
38,066
158,481
127,097
108,338
81 ,592
99,690
188,481
127,097
108,338
81 ,692
99,690
238,746
198 ,474
140 ,921
97,798
142,669
236,748
195,474
140,921
97,798
142,669
3,482
3,029
1,783
1,016
1,486
7,357
7,061
4,178
2,686
2,837
7,314
4,773
3,842
2,367
2,472
3,265
3,860
2,179
8,402
7,807
6,302
3,276
3,433
7,047
4,163
3,118
2,166
2,149
2,643
1,674
1,044
7,186
4,982
3,342
48 32
47.87
28 38
17.87
23.84
119 87
132.61
69.73
47.12
47.18
20.56
15 96
11.48
8 82
11.56
46 32
36 52
28 38
21.42
22.75
65 10
68 09
42.29
26 34
28.90
166.62
168 97
102 92
67 68
63.97
21.37
14.45
10.82
7 82
9.57
34 81
24.96
28.66
27.49
19 79
12.94
70.26
62.08
42.61
29.61
30.36
22
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 4. — number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt of farms for farms operated by full owners, bt mortgage status, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 — Continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are Included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
tus
Farms
Land in farms
Value of farm land and buildings
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Division, Stat
and mortgage st
Number
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease (— )
from previous
census
Acres
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Average
per farm
(acres)
Dollars
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Average value
(dollars)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average debt
(dollars)
Ratio
t6
value
(per-
cent)
Number
Per-
cent
Per
farm
Per
acre
Per
farm
Per
acre
EAST NORT
CENTRAL— C
Indiana:
All farms
H
on.
1961..
1956..
1950..
1945. .
1940..
.1961..
1956. .
1950..
1945..
1940..
1961..
1956..
1950. .
1945..
1940..
1961.
1956..
1950. .
1945..
1940..
. 1961 . .
1956. .
1950.
1945. .
1940.
1961..
1956. .
1950..
1945..
1940..
1961 .
1956..
1950..
1945..
1940..
.1961..
1956. .
1950.
1945.
1940..
1961..
1956..
1950
1945..
1940.
1961 . .
1956..
1950. .
1945..
1940.
.1961..
1956..
1950..
1945..
1940..
1961..
1956..
1950.
1945..
1940..
rH
1961.
1956.
1950..
1945..
1940..
..1961..
1956..
1950.
1945..
1940..
1961..
1956..
1950..
1946.
1940..
76,713
94,188
105 ,365
108,199
107 ,818
44,443
59 ,715
67,803
67 ,796
65,127
31,270
34 ,473
37 ,562
40,403
52,691
63 ,769
75,640
87 ,234
87,527
87,004
43 ,577
54,385
64,336
64,140
61,325
20,192
21,255
22,898
23,387
35 ,679
77,189
99,027
113,914
126 ,589
133 ,545
51 ,281
65,160
77,168
79,486
70,672
25,908
33 ,867
36 ,746
47,103
62,873
91 ,256
106.518
120,773
119,788
126,601
50.705
59 ,970
69 ,356
59 ,577
51 ,087
40,551
46,548
51,417
60,211
75 ,514
84,918
96,758
106 ,487
103,363
103,866
44,556
54,959
66,621
54,620
47,175
40,362
41,799
40,866
48,743
56,691
100 0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
58.7
63.4
64.4
62.7
51.1
41.3
36.6
35.6
37.3
48.9
100 0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
68.3
71.9
73.8
73.3
59.0
31.7
28.1
26.2
26.7
41.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
66.4
65.8
67.7
62.8
52.9
33.6
34 2
32 3
37.2
47.1
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
55.6
56.3
57.4
49.7
40 4
44.4
43.7
42.6
50.3
59.6
100 0
loo o
100.0
100.0
100.0
52.5
56.8
61.6
52.8
46. 4
47.5
43.2
38.4
47.2
54.6
—18,475
—11,177
—2,834
381
—19.6
—10.6
—2.7
0.4
7.042.719
7 ,985 ,278
8,618,600
8 ,897 ,617
8 ,949 ,460
4,000,478
4 ,934 ,902
5 ,392 ,500
5,152,917
4,268,815
3,042,241
3,050,376
3,226,100
3 ,744 ,700
4,680,645
7 ,650 ,929
8,385,496
8,748,000
8,928,706
9,136,105
4,722,746
5 ,903 ,389
6,256,600
5 ,921 ,006
4 ,810 ,937
2,928,183
2,482,107
2,491,400
3 ,007 ,700
4,325,168
8,026,595
9,456,212
10 ,440 ,400
10,868,415
11,170,215
5,192,228
6,222,187
7,132,800
6,628,615
5,813,421
2 ,834 ,367
3 ,234 ,025
3 ,307 ,600
4,239,800
6,356,794
12,968,255
13 ,770 ,665
14 .978 ,700
14,217.680
14,078,747
6,559,221
7,642,719
8,585,800
6,769,180
5,406,752
6 ,409 ,034
6,127,946
6,392,900
7 ,448 ,500
8,671,995
14 ,647 ,739
15,452,508
16,175.500
14,387,533
13 ,495 ,563
7,137,292
8,189,829
9,645,100
6 ,789 ,233
5,447,176
7,510,447
7,262,679
6,630,400
7,598,300
8,048,387
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
56.8
61.8
62.6
57.9
47.7
43.2
38.2
37.4
42.1
62.3
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
61.7
70.4
71.5
66.3
52.7
38.3
29.6
28.5
33.7
47.3
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
64.7
65.8
68.3
61.0
52.0
35.3
34.2
31.7
39.0
48.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
50.6
65.5
57.3
47.6
38.4
49.4
44.5
42.7
52.4
61.6
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
48.7
63.0
59.0
47.2
40.4
51.3
47.0
41 0
52.8
59.6
93.0
84.8
81.8
82.2
83.0
90.0
82.6
79.5
76.0
77.4
97.3
88.5
85.9
92.7
88.8
120.0
110.9
100.3
102.0
105.0
108.4
108.5
97.2
92.3
93.7
145.0
116.8
108.8
128.6
121.2
104.0
95.5
91.7
85.9
83.6
101.3
95.5
92.4
83.4
82.3
109.4
95.5
90.0
90.0
85.2
142.1
129.3
124 0
118.7
111.2
129.4
127.4
123.8
113.6
105.8
158.0
131 6
124.3
123.7
114.8
172.6
159.7
151.9
139.2
129.9
160.2
149.0
145.5
124.3
116.6
186.1
173.8
162.2
155.9
142.0
1 ,664 ,837 ,000
1,601,919,000
1,072,323,000
775 ,963 ,727
565 ,488 ,890
901 ,504 ,000
9,803,740,000
674,211,000
450,024,727
260,568,537
763,333,000
621 ,545 ,000
398,112,000
325 ,939 ,000
304 ,920 ,353
1 ,983 ,304 ,000
1,731,936,000
1,328,157,000
969 ,575 ,322
734 ,466 ,462
1,210,543,000
1,156,933,000
920,238,000
598 ,517 ,322
349 ,959 ,087
772,761,000
575 ,003 ,000
407,919,000
371,058,000
384 ,507 ,365
1,423,513,000
1,380,318,000
1 ,026 ,599 ,000
710,029,806
579 ,823 ,740
854 ,061 ,000
877 ,882 ,000
679 ,355 ,000
437,110,806
294,417,766
569 ,452 ,000
502 ,436 ,000
347 ,244 ,000
272,919,000
285 ,405 ,974
1,653,117,000
1,472,692,000
1 ,287 ,454 ,000
847 ,489 ,699
757,241,423
820,859,000
808,508,000
721 ,631 ,000
392,607,699
279,540,643
832,258,000
664,184,000
565 ,823 ,000
454,882,000
477,700,780
2,072.798,000
1,779,198,000
1 ,301 ,648 ,000
820,846,142
655,675,822
939,688,000
962,546,000
768,214,000
373,080,142
253,866,641
1,133,210,000
816,662,000
533 ,434 ,000
447,766,000
401,809,181
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
54.1
61.2
62.9
68.0
46.1
45.9
38.8
37.1
42.0
53.9
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
61.0
66.8
69.3
61.7
47.6
39.0
33.2
30.7
38.3
52.4
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
60.0
63.6
66.2
61.6
50.8
40 0
36.4
33.8
38 4
49.2
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
49.7
54.9
56.0
46.3
36.9
60.3
45.1
44.0
53.7
63.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
45.3
54.1
59.0
45.5
38.7
54.7
45.9
41.0
64.5
61.3
21 ,989
17,008
10,177
7,172
5,245
20,284
16,418
9,944
6,638
4,727
24,411
18,030
10 ,599
8,067
5,787
31,101
22 ,897
15,225
11,077
8,442
27,779
21,273
14,304
9,331
6,818
38,271
27,053
17,815
15,866
10 ,777
18,442
13,939
9.012
5,609
4,342
16 ,655
13 ,473
8,804
5,499
4,166
21,980
14 ,836
9,450
5,794
4,539
18,115
13,826
10,660
7,075
5,981
16,189
13,482
10,405
6,590
5,472
20,524
14,269
11,005
7,555
6,326
24,409
18.388
12,224
7,941
6,313
21,088
17,614
11,707
6,830
5,381
28,076
19,538
13.053
9,186
7,088
236 39
200.61
124.42
87.21
63.19
225 35
198.66
125.03
87.33
61.04
250.91
203.76
123.40
87.04
65.14
269.22
206 54
151.82
108.59
80.29
256.32
195.98
147.08
101.08
72.74
263.90
231.66
163 73
123.37
88.90
177.35
145.97
98.33
65 33
61.91
164.49
141.09
95.24
65.94
50.64
200 91
155 36
104.98
64 37
53.28
127.47
106 94
85.95
59.61
53.79
125.15
105.79
84.05
58.00
51.70
129.86
108.39
88.51
61.07
65.09
141.51
115.14
80.47
57.05
48.58
131.64
117.53
80.48
54 95
46.61
150.88
112.45
80.45
58.93
49.92
218,635
146 ,685
104,729
87 ,352
116,166
2,888
1,557
994
807
1,077
31.04
18.37
12.15
9.82
12.98
13.1
9.2
9.8
11.2
20.5
Free from debt.
—15,272
—8 ,088
7
12,669
—25.6
—11.9
18.7
—3,203
—3 ,089
—2,841
—12,288
—9.3
—8.2
—7.6
—30.4
218,635
146,685
104 ,729
87 ,352
116,166
202,680
138,001
107,515
105 ,009
163 ,898
6,992
4.265
2,788
2,162
2,205
3,178
1,824
1,232
1,200
1,884
71.87
48.09
32.46
23.33
24.82
26.49
16.46
12.29
11.76
17.94
28.6
23.6
26.3
26.8
38.1
Illinois:
All farms
—11 ,871
—11,594
—293
523
—15.7
—13 3
—0 3
0.6
10.2
8.0
8.1
10.8
22.3
Free from debt.
—10 ,808
—9 ,951
196
12,815
—19.9
—15.5
0.3
26.0
Mortgaged
—1,063
—1,643
—489
—12,292
—5 0
—7.2
—2.1
—34.5
202,680
138 ,001
107 ,515
105,009
163 ,898
174 ,244
137,667
108,190
92,792
117,401
10.038
6,493
4,695
4,490
4,594
2,257
1,390
950
733
879
69.22
55.60
43 16
34.91
37.89
21.71
14.56
10.36
8.64
10.61
26.2
24.0
26.4
28.3
42.6
Michigan:
AH farms
—21 ,838
—14,887
—12,675
—6,966
—22.1
—13.1
—10 0
—5.2
12.2
10.0
10.6
13.1
20.2
Free from debt.
—13 ,879
—12,008
—2,318
8,814
—21.3
—16.6
—2.9
12.5
Mortgaged
—7 ,959
—2,879
— 10,357
—15,770
—23.5
—7.8
—22.0
—25.1
174 ,244
137 ,667
108,190
92,792
117,401
284,466
245 ,748
203,110
191 ,050
261 ,838
6,725
4,065
2,944
1,970
1,867
3,117
2,307
1,682
1,595
2,068
61.48
42 67
32 71
21.89
21.92
21 94
17.86
13 56
13.44
18.60
30.6
27.4
31.2
34.0
41.1
Wisconsin:
AU farms
—15,262
—14,255
985
—6,813
—14.3
—11.8
0.8
—5.4
17.2
16.7
15.8
22.5
34.6
Free from debt.
—9,265
—9 ,386
9,779
8,490
—15.4
^13.5
16.4
16.6
Mortgaged
—5 ,997
—4,869
—8 ,794
—15,303
—12.9
—9.5
—14.6
—20.3
284,466
245,748
203,110
191 ,050
261 ,838
353 ,824
249 ,079
165,101
170,599
205,833
7,015
6,279
3,950
3,173
3,467
4,167
2,574
1,560
1,650
1,991
44.39
40.10
31.77
26.65
30.19
24.16
16.12
10.21
11.86
15.26
34.2
37.0
35.9
42.0
64.8
WEST NOR
CENTRAI
Minnesota:
All farms
—11,840
—9,729
3,124
—503
—12.2
—9.1
3.0
—0.5
17.1
14.0
12.7
20.8
31.4
Free from debt
—10.403
—10,662
11,001
7,445
—18.9
—16.2
20.1
15.8
Mortgaged
—1 ,437
933
—7 ,877
—7,948
—3.4
2.3
—16 2
—14.0
353,824
249,079
166,101
170,699
205,833
8,766
5,969
4,040
3,500
3,631
47.11
34.30
24.90
22.45
25.67
31.2
30.6
31.0
38.1
61.2
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
23
Table 4. — Number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt of farms for farms operated by full owners, by mortgage status, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 — Continued
(For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are Included with Maryland]
Division, State,
and mortgage status
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease ( — )
from previous
census
Land in farms
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Average
per farm
(acres)
Value of farm land and buildings
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Iowa:
All farms 1961.
1956
1950
1945.
1940
Free from debt
Free from debt
1961
1956
1950.
1945
1940.
1961.
1956
1950.
1945.
1940
1961
1956
I960
1941
1940
1961
1966
I960
1945
1940
.1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt
Free from debt
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956
1950
1946
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt
196!
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956
1950
1946
1940
88,206
44,926
48,215
58,475
45 ,592
34,015
34 ,051
39 ,769
36 ,358
106,405
128,124
146,427
145 ,426
133,927
34 ,621
44,331
49 ,538
53,171
63.182
20 .268
23 .467
25,483
22,160
18,651
12,603
14,643
16,675
12,287
7,056
7,665
19.714
20 ,697
17 ,329
15,053
10,911
11,947
13 .593
9,123
6,914
6,930
7,767
7,104
8,206
31,141
35,141
37 ,939
33,622
35,064
19,762
21 ,823
25.341
19,195
14,882
11,379
13,318
12,598
14,427
20,182
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
56.9
54.8
61.7
48.2
38.6
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
67.5
65 4
66.2
63 4
52.8
32 5
34.6
33 8
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
62.2
62 4
65.4
55.4
37.8
37.8
37 6
34 6
44 6
62.2
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
61 2
60 6
65.7
52.6
45.9
38.8
39 4
34 3
47.4
54 1
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
36 5
37 9
33 2
42 9
67.6
10.260
12,883
11,577
—17.5
28 3
34.0
—5,718
3,411
-12,623
—5,210
-21 .719
-18,303
1,001
11,499
-12.009
13,1)96
4,634
21 ,510
—9,710
—5,207
-3,633
-10,011
3,100
-2.016
3 .323
3,509
-13 6
—7.9
15 0
18.8
-2.040
-2.032
4,388
5,231
1 ,036
1 .6(6,
4,470
2.200
—8.7
-12 1
lo o
31 9
-837
663
-1,102
—2,798
4,317
—7.4
12 8
— 1,442
—4.1
—2,081
—9.4
—3,518
—13 9
6,146
32 0
4,313
29 0
—1 ,939
—14.6
720
5.7
—1,829
—12 7
—5,755
—28.6
11,445,886
12.019.329
12,431,500
12,534,980
11,607,296
5 ,979 ,779
6,117,838
7,234,100
5,045.280
3,842,973
5.466,107
5 ,901 ,491
5,197,400
7 ,489 ,700
7,764,323
16,448,017
17,796,873
19.043,900
18,101,688
16 ,083 .322
10,583,128
11,852,717
13,249,000
10. VII .388
8,254,351
5 ,864 .889
5,944,156
5 ,794 ,900
7,300,300
7,828,971
10,762,823
11,480,569
11,852,400
8,886,850
6,529,665
6 ,607 ,893
7,140,914
7 ,962 ,700
4 ,727 ,950
2,299,174
4,154,930
4 ,339 ,655
3 ,889, 700
4,158,900
1,. '30. 101
7 ,604 .623
7.522,102
7 ,551 ,300
5,091,333
4,012,130
4,460,331
4 ,325 ,200
1 .870,801
2,668,627
1 ,787 ,015
3,144,292
3,196,893
2,671,500
2,532,806
2,225,115
11,145,228
11,990,993
12,406,500
10.644,431
10,281,769
6,715,659
7 ,002 ,740
7,948,300
5,410,931
3,692,949
4,429.569
4 .988 ,253
4,458,200
5,233,500
6,588,810
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
52.2
50 9
58.2
40.2
33.1
47.8
49.1
41.8
59.8
66.9
100.0
100 0
100 .0
100 0
100 0
64.3
35 7
33 1
80 1
io a
48.7
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
61.4
62.2
67.2
53 2
35.2
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
58.7
57.5
64.6
60 3
44.6
41 3
42 5
35 4
49 7
55.5
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
60 3
58 4
64 1
50.8
35.9
39.7
41 6
36 9
49 2
64.1
136.6
131.1
132.5
131.6
133.1
126.9
123.7
110.7
113.0
160.5
148.4
143.0
152.9
143 3
130 1
124.5
120 1
169.4
134 1
117.0
137 3
123 .9
531.0
489.2
465.1
401.0
350 1
524 3
487.7
477 5
384 8
325.8
542.1
491 8
441 6
421.2
364.9
426 2
381 6
364 9
293 .8
266 6
408.8
362 0
359 0
280 4
258 5
453 7
411.6
376.1
308 7
273 4
357 9
341 2
327 0
316 6
293.2
339 8
320 9
313 7
281 9
248.1
389.3
374.5
353.9
2,632,993,000
2,435,800,000
1,888,717,000
1,331,525,329
981 ,300 .643
1,427.172.000
1,264,180.000
1,128,437,000
541 ,891 ,329
318,713,767
1.205,821.000
1,171,620,000
760,280,000
789 ,634 ,000
662,586,876
1 .684 ,693 ,000
1,422,545,000
1.114.741.000
738 ,493 ,447
506,379,892
1,031,609,000
903,316,000
751,692,000
421,297,447
254 ,790 ,247
653 ,084 ,000
519.229,000
363 ,049 ,000
317,196,000
251 ,589 ,645
619,824,000
494,212,000
385 ,232 ,000
189,204.339
119,919,247
337 .804 ,000
314,319,000
263 ,248 ,000
98,498,339
40,418,226
282,020,000
179,893,000
121,984,000
90 ,706 ,000
79 ,501 ,021
534 ,938 ,000
426 ,746 ,000
319,042,000
155,711,921
93 .926 ,404
306 ,658 ,000
258,608,000
207 ,395 ,000
74,104,921
35,043,517
228,280,000
168,138.000
111,647,000
81 ,607 ,000
58,882,887
1,016,411,000
918,275,000
703 ,079 ,000
408,302,045
303,498,787
612,914,000
538,109,000
457 ,321 ,000
211,208,045
109 ,555 ,732
403 ,497 .000
380,166,000
245,768,000
197,094,000
193,943,055
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
36 5
32 6
43 0
49.7
loo 0
100 0
too 0
100 0
100.0
54.5
63 6
68 3
52.1
33.7
45.5
36 4
31 7
47.9
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
67.3
60.6
65.0
47.6
37.3
42.7
39 4
35 0
52.4
62.7
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
60 3
58 6
65.0
51.7
36.1
39.7
41 4
35 0
33 .339
27,685
19.916
14,079
11,125
31 ,767
26.220
19,298
11,886
9,370
35,412
29 .461
20.911
16,121
12,227
15 .833
11.103
7,613
5,078
3,781
18, KM
11.713
7,329
.'..906,
3 ,892
30 ..',81
21 ,060
15.117
8,538
6,430
21 ,16,',
15.787
8,016
5,728
36,793
211.387
13 .849
9,187
-0.08 1
21 ,647
15,415
8 ,986
6,240
28,105
21 ,646
15,257
8,123
6,068
32.941
21 ,648
15,716
9,945
7,236
32 ,630
26,131
18 ,532
12,144
8,656
31,016
21 ,658
18.047
11,003
7,362
35 ,460
28,545
19,508
13.661
9,610
230.04
202.66
151.93
106 22
84.54
238.67
206.64
155,99
107.41
82.93
220.60
198 53
146.28
105.43
85.34
102 43
79.93
58.54
40.80
31.48
97.48
76.21
56.74
39.00
30.87
111 35
87.35
62 65
43.45
32 14
57 59
43.05
32 50
21 29
18 37
51 12
44 02
33 06
20 83
17.68
67.88
41 45
31 36
21.81
18.79
70 34
66 73
42 25
80.58
23 41
68.75
69.79
42 50
28 96
19.61
72 60
52,59
41.79
32 22
26 46
91.20
76 58
66 67
38 36
29.52
91.27
76.84
67.64
39.03
29 67
91.09
76 21
55.12
37 66
29.44
360,535
317.509
213.054
286 ,637
347 ,765
2,247
3,031
3,943
360 ,535
317,509
213.054
286 ,637
347 ,765
197 ,828
149,538
97,282
119,900
121 ,029
10. ,-88
7,984
5.860
5,852
6,417
197,828
149.538
97,282
1 19 ,900
121 ,029
60 ,6,85
43 .534
29.153
32 .026
43,166
66 ,685
43,534
29.153
32 .926
43,166
58 .709
43,211
29 ,935
31,174
33,560
8,700
4,934
3,310
3 .336
3,723
58,709
43,211
29 .935
31,174
33 ,560
99,476
92,000
62,257
68,194
109,226
8,472
5,563
4,214
3,799
4,123
3,194
2,618
1,641
2,028
3,116
99,475
92,000
62,257
68,194
109,226
4,942
4,727
5,412
31.50
26.42
17.14
22.87
65 96
53.80
40 99
38.27
44.79
12 03
8.40
5.11
6.62
33 73
25.16
16.79
16.42
16.46
6.20
3 79
2 46
3.70
6 61
16 05
10 03
7.49
7.92
10 20
18.67
13.62
11.21
12.31
16.08
8.93
7.67
6 02
6 41
10.62
22.46
18 44
13.96
13.03
16.68
24
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
-number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt of farms for farms operated by full owners, by mortgage status, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 — Continued
|For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
AU farms 1961
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
Free from debt
1961.
1956
1950
1945.
1940.
Mortgaged 1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940
SOUTH ATLANTIC
Delaware:
All farms 1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940
Free from debt
Free from debt
Mortgaged .
Free from debt
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
.1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940
.1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945.
1940
1961 .
1956.
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956.
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956.
1950
1945
1940.
1961 .
1956.
1950
1945.
1940
Farms
3S ,392
45,513
50 ,680
52,469
52,441
25 ,021
30 ,039
35 ,580
34,712
25,834
13 ,371
15 ,474
15,100
17,757
26 ,607
Per
cent
distri-
bution
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
65.2
66.0
70.2
66.2
49.3
34.8
34 0
29.8
33.8
50.7
3,197
4,237
5,194
6,527
5,401
2,102
2,881
3,622
4,425
3,063
1,095
1,356
1,572-
2,102
2,338
16 ,736
22,505
25,671
28,403
11,073
14 ,538
17,191
18,243
17,070
65,137
94,431
108 ,338
124,383
113,510
50,080
74 ,223
90 ,808
102,875
85,141
15 ,057
20.208
17 ,530
21,508
28,369
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
34 3
32 0
30 3
32 2
43 3
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
66.2
64.6
67 0
64.2
59.3
35.4
33 0
35.8
40.7
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
76.9
78 6
83 8
82.7
75.0
23 1
21.4
16.2
17.3
25.0
Increase or
decrease ( — )
from previous
census
-5 ,769
-3.166
-2,732
-3 ,465
-2 .653
-1 ,052
1,173
-2,304
—513
-1,680
-1 ,536
-29,294
-13,907
-16,045
10 ,873
-24,143
-16,585
-12,067
17 ,734
—5,151
2,678
—3 ,978
—6,861
-24 5
-18 4
-20 4
20.8
-27.0
-20.5
-18.1
44.5
-19 2
-13.7
-25 2
-10.1
—28.9
—6.0
— 16.5
—13.1
-32 5
-18.3
-11.7
-25 5
15 3
-18 5
-24 2
Land in farms
9 ,553 ,969
10,165.236
10,331,700
10,971,994
11,035,433
6,366,417
6 ,454 ,925
7,406,200
7 ,300 ,294
4 ,824 ,977
3,187,552
3,710,311
2,925,500
3.671,700
6,210,456
318,146
422 ,805
467,100
511,157
438 ,400
203 ,545
286 ,662
316,900
323 .957
247 ,695
114,601
136,143
150,200
187,200
190,705
1,856,229
2,251,151
2,428,600
2,368,490
2,412,796
1 ,167 ,862
1 ,386 ,709
1,570,800
1 ,393 ,090
1 ,304 ,452
688 ,367
864,442
857.800
975 ,400
1,108,344
7 ,793 ,705
9,433,421
10,504,500
11,065,134
10,411,250
5 ,623 ,053
7,169,400
8,497,400
8,669,034
7,218,590
2,170,652
2,264,021
2,007,100
2,396,100
3,192,660
Per
cent
distri-
bution
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
66.6
63.5
71.7
33.4
36 5
28 3
33 5
56 3
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
36.0
32.2
32 2
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
62.9
61.6
64.7
58.8
54.1
37.1
38.4
35 3
41.2
45.9
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
27.9
24.0
19.1
21.7
30.7
Average
per farm
(acres)
254.4
214.9
20S 2
210 3
193 7
206 8
233.4
104 7
100.4
95.5
110 9
100 0
94 6
83.4
83.9
105.5
95.4
91.4
76.4
76.4
121 6
108 5
101.2
96 0
94 8
119.7
99.9
97.0
89 0
91.7
112 3
96 6
93.6
84.3
144 2
112 0
114.5
111.4
112.5
Value of farm land and buildings
Per
cent
distri-
bution
904 ,033 ,000
894,792,000
711,555,000
492 ,900 ,483
383,542,350
591 ,760 ,000
585,194,000
513,938,000
326,130,483
167 ,528 ,244
312,273,000
309 ,598 ,000
197,617,000
166 ,770 ,000
216,014,106
75 ,933 ,000
74 ,047 ,000
57,076,000
40,711,339
32,492,779
49,910,000
46 ,427 ,000
38 ,328 ,000
27,178,339
19,162.642
26 ,023 ,000
27 ,620 ,000
18,748,000
13 ,533 ,000
13,330,137
522,478,000
447,232,000
315,716,000
209,517,768
173,582,962
326,931,000
252 .239 ,000
199,110,000
126,956,768
96 ,921 ,801
195 ,547 ,000
194 ,993 ,000
116,606,000
82 ,561 ,000
76,661,161
1 ,080 ,022 ,000
1,162,831,000
879,828,000
602,685,982
450,782,784
724,754,000
831,424,000
681,723,000
453,072,982
299,420,806
355,268,000
331,407,000
198,105,000
149,613,000
151 ,361 ,978
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
65.5
65 4
72.2
66.2
43.7
34 5
34 6
27.8
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
65.7
62.7
67.2
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
37 4
43 6
36.9
39,4
44 2
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
67.1
71.5
77.5
75.2
66.4
32 9
28.5
22.5
24.8
33.6
23 .547
19 ,660
14,040
9,394
7,314
23,651
19 ,481
14,445
9,395
6,485
23,354
20,008
13 ,087
9,392
8,119
23,774
17,476
10 ,989
6,237
6,016
23 ,787
16,115
10,582
6,142
6,256
23 ,748
20,369
11,926
6,438
5,702
31,219
19,873
12,299
7,377
6,034
29,525
17 ,350
11,582
6,959
5,678
34 ,531
24 ,475
13,751
8,126
6,554
16,581
12,314
8,121
4,845
3,971
14 ,472
11,202
7,507
4,404
3,517
23,595
16,400
11 ,301
94,62
88.02
68.87
44 92
34.76
92.95
90.66
69.39
44.67
34 72
97.97
83 44
67.55
45.42
34.78
238.90
175 13
122.19
79.65
74.12
245 65
161 96
120 95
83 89
77.36
226 91
202.87
124 82
72.29
69.90
281.47
198.67
130 00
88.46
71.94
279.94
181.90
126.76
91.13
74.30
284.07
225 57
135.94
84.64
69.17
138.58
123 27
83.76
54.47
43.30
128.89
115.97
80.23
52.26
41.48
163.67
146 38
98.70
62.44
47.41
Amount of farm mortgage debt
76,180
76,471
51 ,086
54 ,034
95,141
76,180
76,471
51 ,086
54 ,034
95,141
6,621
8,175
6,559
4,750
5,532
6,621
8,175
6,559
4,750
5,532
46 ,923
51,868
36 ,821
28,236
32,364
46,923
51,868
36,821
28,236
32,364
96,583
89 ,148
53,541
44,286
50,995
96,583
89,148
53,541
44,286
50,995
5,697
4,942
3,383
3.043
3,576
4,172
2,260
2,366
2,804
2,305
1,434
6,510
4,342
2,779
2,767
6,414
4,412
3,054
2,059
1,798
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
25
Table 4. — Number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt of farms for farms operated by full owners, by mortgage status, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 — Continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950. no data are Included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
Free from debt
Free from debt
Free from debt
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956
1950
1945.
1940
1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956
1950.
1945
1940
1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940.
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956.
1950
1945
1940.
1961
1956
1950
1945.
1940.
1961
1956
1950.
1945
1940
1961
1956.
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956.
1950
1945
1940
1961
1966
1950
1946
1940
Mortgaged 1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
Free from debt
Free from debt
36,856
56,243
67,583
78,398
71,542
29,235
47 ,075
56,895
68,468
57,702
7,621
9,168
10,688
9,930
13,840
91 .393
129,239
142,085
144,450
132,461
70,125
96,671
117,082
119,629
93 ,476
21,268
32,568
25,003
24,821
38,975
57 ,626
59,282
59 ,757
50,643
27,515
42,874
46,006
44,741
32,780
11,393
14 ,752
13 .276
15.016
17,863
61,717
88,006
95,908
96,134
76,103
41,335
69 ,579
70,193
68,614
46.258
20,382
28.426
25,715
27,520
29,846
35,477
45,448
42,806
45 ,473
40 ,692
22,716
31 ,495
32,677
37,169
28,397
12,761
13 ,953
10,129
8,314
12,296
Per
cent
distri-
bution
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
79.3
83 7
84.2
87.3
20.7
16.3
15 8
12.7
19.3
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
76.7
74.8
82 4
82 8
70.8
23 3
25 2
17 6
17.2
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
I01
74.4
77.6
74 9
64.7
29 3
25 6
22 4
25 1
35.3
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
67 0
67.7
73 2
71.4
60 8
33 0
32 3
26 8
28 6
39.2
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
36 0
30 7
23 7
18 3
30.2
Increase or
decrease (— )
from previous
census
-19,387
-11,340
-10,815
6,856
-17,840
—9,820
-11,573
10,766
—37,846
—12,846
—2,365
11,999
—26,546
—20,411
—2,547
26,153
-15 ,359
-3,132
1,265
11,961
—3 ,359
1,476
— 1,740
—2,847
-18,244
-10,614
1,579
22,356
—8,044
2,711
—1,805
—2,326
—9,971
2,642
—2,667
4,781
—8,779
— 1,182
—4 ,482
8,762
-1,192
3,824
1,815
-3 ,981
-37.9
-17.3
'211 3
15.7
-27.5
—17.4
—2 2
21 9
-22 8
II 1
-13 1
-19 0
37.8
17.9
-47.9
Land In farms
4 .601 .251
6 ,614 ,746
6,410.200
6 .774 ,545
6,370,918
3 ,577 ,681
4 ,547 .944
5 .294 ,600
5 ,647 ,445
4,890,556
1 ,023 ,570
1 ,066 ,802
1,115,600
1,127,100
1,480,362
7 ,847 ,444
9,816,158
10,544,100
10 ,482 .012
9,803,644
1,904.717
2,660.179
1.912,400
2,206.600
3,167,402
1.6X1 .'us
5,917.081
6,148.600
6,041,732
5,169,542
3.229,613
4,473,313
4 ,731 ,300
4 ,273 ,832
3,023,741
1 ,452 ,305
1 ,443 ,768
1,417,300
1 ,767 ,900
2,145,801
in. xi 12 .401
13.405,171
14,076,100
12,350,114
9,942,312
6,870,881
8 .539 .094
10,204.100
8 ,073 ,214
6,414,105
3,931,620
■t. XI ,11,1177
3,872,000
4,276,900
4,528,207
6,192,254
8,041.619
7,278,500
6 ,401 ,537
3,688,119
2 .832 .935
4,816,930
5,204,100
6 ,257 ,637
2,200,199
3,369.319
3 ,224 ,689
2,074,400
1,143,900
1 ,487 ,920
Per
cent
distri-
bution
100. 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
77.8
81 0
82 6
83.4
22 2
19.0
17.4
16 6
23.2
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
75.7
72.9
81 9
78.9
67.7
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
69.0
75.6
77 0
70.7
58 5
31 0
24 4
23 0
29 3
41.6
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
63.6
63.7
72.6
65.4
64.6
36 4
36 3
27.6
34.6
45.6
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100 0
46.7
69 9
71.5
54 3
40.1
28.6
17.9
40.3
Average
per farm
(acres)
122.4
96.6
93.0
82.5
84.8
134 3
116.4
104.4
113.5
107.0
85.9
76.0
74 2
72.6
74.0
84.7
74 II
73 7
120 3
102 7
103 7
101.1
102 1
117 4
104 3
102.8
95 5
92 2
127 5
97.9
106 8
117.7
120 1
175 0
152 3
146.8
128 5
130.6
166 2
143 3
145 4
117.7
117.0
192 9
171 2
160.6
165 4
151.7
174.5
176 9
170 0
140.8
90.6
124 7
152 9
159.2
141.6
77.6
263 2
231.1
204.8
137 6
121.0
Value of farm land and buildings
Per
cent
distri-
bution
329.871,000
353,194,000
375 ,433 .000
264 .623 ,298
199 ,674 ,963
242,166,000
273 ,019 ,000
303.285,000
218,264,298
147,961,318
87 ,705 ,000
80,175,000
72,148,000
46 ,359 ,000
51 ,713 ,645
1,354.212.000
1,271,950,000
938 ,295 ,000
538,319,822
376 ,836 ,675
951,169,000
895 ,453 ,000
747,113,000
419,207,822
242,558,245
403 .043 .000
376.497,000
191.182,000
119.112.000
134 ,278 ,430
626.241,000
568,532,000
422.696,000
240,587,430
163 ,435 ,752
415,706,000
421.282,000
317 ,184 ,000
171 ,693 ,430
92,796,561
210 ,535 ,000
147,250,000
105,512,000
68 ,894 ,000
70,639,191
1.134,953.000
915,571,000
612,360,000
353,305,071
214,274,764
668.136,000
532,862.000
430,714,000
235,007,071
111,691, "
466,818,000
382,709,000
181,646,000
118,298,000
102 ,583 ,566
1,798,504.000
1 ,469 ,305 ,000
525 ,959 ,000
314,912,049
191,627,202
819,029,000
937,417,000
362,063,000
262 ,492 ,049
114,426,403
979,675,000
631 ,888 ,000
163 ,896 ,000
62 ,420 ,ooo
77,100,799
100 0
100 0
100 0
1000
100 0
26 6
22 7
19 2
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
70.2
70 4
79.6
77.9
64 4
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
74 1
75.0
71.4
56 8
336
25 9
26 0
28 6
43.2
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
68.9
68 2
70.3
41.1
41 8
29.7
33 6
47 9
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
64 6
36.2
31 2
8.950
6.280
5,555
3,375
2,791
8,283
5.800
5,331
3,188
2,564
11,508
8,745
6,750
14,817
9,842
6,604
3,727
2,845
13,564
9,263
6,381
3,504
2,595
7,130
4,026
3,227
6 ,894
3,837
2,831
18,479
9,982
7,9
18,390
10,404
6,385
3,675
2,816
16,164
8,944
6,136
3,425
2,416
22,903
13,463
7,064
4,299
3,437
Ml .698
32,329
12,287
6,925
4,707
71.69
62.90
58 57
39.06
31.34
67.69
60.03
57.28
38 65
30.25
85.69
75.15
64.67
41.13
34.93
160 06
125.13
86.65
50.66
36.65
211 60
141 63
99.97
53.98
42.39
68.75
39.82
31.62
128.72
94 18
67.04
40 17
30.69
144 97
101 99
74.45
38.97
32 92
105 06
6X 311
43 60
28.61
21.55
97.24
62.40
42 21
29.11
20 63
118.74
78.65
46.91
27 66
22 65
290 46
182 71
72 26
49.19
51.93
76,763
38,120
16,181
7,508
6,271
289 11
194 61
69.57
48.02
52.01
291 60
164 94
79.01
54.67
61.82
Amount of farm mortgage debt
36,156
22,529
19 ,936
15.113
17 ,421
36,156
22,529
19 ,936
15,113
17,421
127 ,552
90,359
48,115
43 ,833
48,202
127 ,552
90,359
48,115
43 ,833
48.202
59 ,653
40,494
25,804
23,0X0
24 ,638
59 ,653
40,494
25,804
23,080
24 ,638
119,114
92,616
61 ,727
41,996
40,465
119,114
92,616
51 ,727
41,996
40,466
199,559
113.292
36,542
20,037
21,962
199,659
113,292
36,642
20,037
21,962
4,744
2,457
1,865
1,522
1,259
5,997
2,774
1.924
1,766
1,237
5,236
2,745
1,944
1,537
1,379
6,844
3,258
2,012
1,526
4.01
3.11
2 23
2.73
35 32
21.12
17.87
13.41
11.77
66.97
33.97
25.16
19 86
15.22
12.74
6.84
4.20
41.07
28 05
18.21
13 06
11.48
3 87
3 40
4.07
30 30
19.03
13.36
9.82
8.94
32 23
14.09
6.02
3 13
5.96
59.40
35 13
17.62
17.62
14.76
26
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
-number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt of farms for farms operated by full owners, by mortgage status, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 — Continued
IFor 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
Farms
Land in farms
Value of farm land and buildings
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Division, State,
and mortgage status
Number
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease ( — )
from previous
census
Acres
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Average
per farm
(acres)
Dollars
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Average value
(dollars)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average debt
(dollars)
Ratio
to
value
(per-
cent)
Number
Per-
cent
Per
farm
Per
acre
Per
farm
Per
acre
EAST
SOUTH CENTRAL
Kentucky:
All farms 1961.
1956. .
1950 .
1946
97 ,668
126,118
143 ,455
159 ,889
149 ,695
72,201
97 ,489
117,756
130 ,963
109 ,703
25,467
28,629
25,699
28 ,926
39 ,992
96,474
121 ,221
134 ,670
139 ,072
128 ,591
72,918
93 ,461
110,068
115,703
92,622
23,556
27 ,760
24 ,602
23,369
35 ,969
60,934
88 ,432
97 ,747
100 .072
80 ,303
44 ,302
61 ,902
74,005
75,520
46 ,018
16 ,632
26,530
23 ,742
24 ,552
35 ,285
74,547
93,069
103 .053
99,380
88,697
49 .538
66 ,637
80 ,247
74 ,679
49,420
25,009
26 ,432
22,806
24 ,701
39,277
56,054
77 ,739
93,643
99,694
85 ,842
41 ,401
57 ,138
75 ,421
78,917
58,166
14 ,653
20,601
18 ,222
20,777
27,676
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
73.9
77.3
82.1
81.9
73.3
26.1
22.7
17.9
18.1
26.7
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
75.6
77.1
81.7
83.2
72.0
24.4
22.9
18.3
16.8
28.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
72.7
70 0
76.7
75.5
56.1
27.3
30 0
24.3
24.5
43.9
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
66 5
71 6
77.9
75.8
56.7
33.5
28.4
22.1
24.2
44.3
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100. 0
73.9
73.5
80 5
79.2
67.8
26.1
26.5
19 5
20 8
32.2
—28 ,450
—17 ,337
—16,434
10,194
—22.6
— 12.1
— 11.4
6.4
10,425,085
11,690,564
12,681,600
13 ,457 ,359
12,792,862
7,483,516
8,592,565
10,107,300
10 ,547 ,559
8 ,785 ,951
2,941,569
3 ,097 ,999
2 ,574 ,300
2 ,909 ,800
4,006,911
9 ,449 ,000
10 ,461 ,292
11,030,600
10,886.105
10,473,404
7,131,136
8,159,808
8 ,839 ,300
8,628,405
7,052,821
2,317,864
2 ,301 ,484
2,191,300
2 ,257 ,700
3 ,420 ,583
8,245,209
10,769,027
10 ,639 ,200
10 ,044 ,470
8,506,063
5,670,974
7,624,471
7 ,967 ,100
7,181,470
4 ,453 ,504
2,574,235
3,144,556
2,672,100
2,863,000
4,052,569
10 ,019 ,863
11,294,795
11,755,800
11,534,149
9,914,582
6 ,361 ,786
7,522,333
8 ,931 ,500
8,420,949
5,126,662
3,658,077
3,772,462
2 ,824 ,300
3,113,200
4 ,787 ,920
7 ,953 ,906
9 ,284 ,575
10,318,300
10 ,237 ,743
8 ,661 ,943
5,703,077
6,378,503
7 ,998 ,500
7.650,343
5,418,440
2,250,829
2,906,072
2 ,319 ,800
2,587,400
3 ,243 ,503
100. 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
71.8
73.5
79.7
78.4
68.7
28.2
26.5
20.3
21.6
31.3
loo.o
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
75.5
78.0
80.1
79.3
67.3
24.5
22.0
19.9
20.7
32.7
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
68.8
70.8
74.9
71.5
52.4
31.2
29.2
25.1
28.5
47.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
63.5
66.6
76.0
73.0
51.7
36.5
33.4
24.0
27.0
48.3
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
71.7
68.7
77.5
74.7
62.6
28.3
31.3
22.5
25.3
37.4
106.7
92.7
88.4
84.2
85.5
103.6
88.1
85.8
80.5
80.1
115.5
108.2
100 2
100.6
100.2
97.9
86.3
81.9
78.3
81.4
97.8
87.3
80.3
74.6
76.1
98.4
82.9
89.1
96.6
95.1
135.3
121.8
108.8
100.4
105.9
128.0
123.2
107.7
95.1
98.9
154.8
118.5
112.5
116.6
114.9
134.4
121.4
114.1
116.1
111.8
128.4
112.9
111.3
112.8
103.7
146.3
142.7
123.8
129.3
121.9
141.9
119.4
110.2
102.7
100.9
137.8
111.6
106.1
96.9
93.2
153.6
141.1
127.3
124.5
117.2
1 ,284 ,934 .000
1 ,049 ,758 ,000
949,417,000
666,562,791
487 ,207 ,910
852 ,357 ,000
760,025,000
698 ,520 ,000
492,353,791
305,407,105
432,577.000
289 ,733 ,000
250 ,897 ,000
174,209,000
181 ,800 ,805
1 ,234 ,637 ,000
1 ,027 ,154 ,000
821 ,633 ,000
536 ,764 ,586
385 ,031 ,444
857,614,000
739 ,551 ,000
641,917,000
416,498,586
245,648,070
377 ,023 ,000
287 ,603 .000
179,716,000
120,266,000
139 ,383 ,374
710,985.000
678,425,000
497 ,756 ,000
290,514,754
180,909,521
458 ,402 .000
427 ,408 ,000
357 ,988 ,000
203,192,754
89 ,676 ,401
252,583,000
251,017,000
139,768,000
87 ,322 ,000
91,233,120
998 .929 ,000
848 ,624 ,000
605 ,503 ,000
331 ,244 ,824
211,037,228
553 .762 ,000
652,454,000
440,841,000
218,639,824
97 ,461 ,851
445,167,000
296,170,000
164 ,662 ,000
112,605,000
113,575,377
661 ,207 ,000
634 ,997 ,000
518,351,000
339,427,199
195,186,680
406 ,661 ,000
434 ,338 ,000
379 ,623 ,000
240,121,199
107,254,148
254,546,000
200,659,000
138,728,000
99,306,000
87 ,931 ,532
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
66 3
72.4
73.6
73.9
62.7
33.7
27.6
26.4
26.1
37.3
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
69.5
72.0
78.1
77.6
63.8
30 5
28.0
21.9
22.4
36.2
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
64.5
63.0
71.9
69.9
49.6
35.5
37.0
28.1
30.1
50.4
100 0
100.0
100 0
ioo o
100.0
55.4
65.1
72.8
66.0
46.2
44.6
34 9
27.2
34.0
53.8
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
61.5
68 4
73.2
70.7
54.9
38.5
31.6
26.8
29.3
45.1
13,156
8,324
6,618
4,169
3,255
11,805
7,7%
5,932
3,759
2,784
16,986
10,120
9,763
6,023
4,546
12 ,798
8,473
6,101
3,860
2,994
11 ,761
7,913
5,832
3.600
2,652
16,005
10 ,360
7,305
5,146
3,875
11,668
7,672
5,092
2,903
2,263
10 ,347
6,905
4,837
2,691
1,992
15,187
9,462
5,887
3,557
2,586
13,400
9,118
5,876
3,333
2,379
11 ,179
8,290
5,494
2,928
1,972
17,800
11,205
7,220
4,678
2,892
11,702
8,168
5,535
3,405
2,274
9,822
7,602
5,033
3,043
1,844
17 ,372
9,740
7,613
4,780
3,177
123 25
89.80
74.87
49.53
39.08
113.90
88.45
69.11
46.68
34.76
147.06
93.52
97.46
59.87
45.37
130.66
98.19
74.49
49.31
36.76
120.26
90 63
72.62
48.27
34.83
162.66
124.96
82.01
53.27
40.75
86.23
63 00
46.79
28.92
21.27
80.83
56.06
44 93
28 29
20.14
98.12
79.83
52.31
30.50
22.51
99.69
75.13
51.51
28.72
21.29
87.05
73.44
49.36
25.96
19.01
121.69
78.51
68.30
36.17
23.72
83.13
68.39
50.24
33.15
22.53
71.31
68.09
47.46
31.39
19.79
113.09
69.05
59.80
38.38
27.11
127 ,655
88,658
68 ,258
54,005
67,172
1,307
703
476
338
449
12.24
7.68
5.38
4.01
5.26
9.9
8.4
7.2
8.1
Free from debt .. 1961 . .
—25 ,288
—20,267
—13,207
21 ,260
—25.9
—17.2
—11.2
16.2
Mortgaged 1961.
1956. .
1950.
1945..
—3,162
2,930
—3 ,227
—11,066
—11.0
11.4
—12.6
—38.2
127 ,655
88 ,658
68,258
54,005
67,172
117,941
86,669
49 ,291
38,605
60,896
5,013
3.097
2,656
1,867
1,680
1,223
714
366
278
396
43.40
28.62
26.52
18.56
16.76
12.48
8.28
4.47
3.65
4.86
29.6
30.6
27.2
31.0
36.9
Tennessee:
All farms 1961.
1956. .
1950. .
1945. .
—24 ,747
—13,449
—4 ,402
10,481
—20.4
— 10.0
—3.2
8 2
9.6
8.4
6.0
7.2
13.2
Free from debt .1961.
1956.
1950..
1945.
—20,543
—16 ,607
—5 ,635
23,081
—21.9
—15.1
—4.9
24.9
Mortgaged 1961..
1956.
1950
1945.
—4,204
3,158
1,233
—12,600
—15.1
12.8
5.3
—35 0
117,941
86,569
49,291
38,605
60,896
82 ,856
72,795
40 ,362
33,881
36,606
5,007
3,118
2,004
1,652
1,415
1,360
823
413
339
456
50.88
37.61
22.49
17.10
14.88
10.05
6.76
3.79
3.37
4.30
31.3
30.1
27.4
32.1
36.6
Alabama:
All farms 1961..
1956. .
1950.
1945.
—27 ,498
—9,315
—2,325
19 ,769
—31 1
—9.5
—2.3
24.6
11.7
10.7
8.1
11.7
20.2
Free from debt. . .1961. .
1956 .
1950.
1946.
1940..
Mortgaged 1961.
1966.
1950
1945..
—17,600
—12,103
—1 ,515
30,502
—28.4
—16.4
—2 0
67.8
—9 ,898
2,788
—810
—10,733
—37 3
11 7
—3 3
—30 4
82,856
72 ,795
40,362
33 ,881
36,606
124,169
89,443
47,607
39 ,SG2
46,306
4,982
2,744
1,700
1,380
1,037
1,666
961
462
401
522
32.19
23.15
15.10
11.83
9.03
12.39
7.92
4.05
3.46
4.67
32.8
29.0
28.9
38.8
40.1
Mississippi:
All farms 1961.
1956
1950
1945
—18,522
—9 ,984
3.673
10 ,683
—19.9
—9.7
3.7
12.0
12.4
10.5
7.9
12.0
21.9
Free from debt . 1961
1956
1950
1945.
1940.
Mortgaged 1961. .
1956. .
1950. .
1945.
—17,099
—13,610
5,568
25 ,259
—25.7
—17.0
7.5
51.1
—1 .423
3.626
—1 ,895
—14 ,576
—5.4
15.9
—7.7
—37.1
124,169
89,443
47,607
39 ,862
46,306
63 ,898
58,191
36,294
31 ,083
32,819
4,965
3,384
2,087
1,666
1,179
1,140
749
388
312
382
33.94
23.71
16.86
12.80
9.67
8.03
6.27
3.52
3.04
3.79
27.9
30.2
28.9
35.4
40.8
WEST SOUTH
CENTRAL
Arkansas:
All farms 1961.
1956.
1950
1945
—21 ,685
—15,904
—6 ,051
13 ,852
—27.9
—17.0
—6.1
16.1
9.7
9.2
7.0
9.2
16.8
—15,737
—18,283
—3,496
20,751
— 27.5
— 24.2
—4.4
35.7
Mortgaged 1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
—5 ,948
2,379
—2,555
—6,899
—28.9
13.1
— 12 3
— 24.9
63 ,898
58,191
36,294
31,083
32,819
4,361
2,825
1,992
1,496
1,186
28.39
20.02
15.65
12.01
10.12
25.1
29.0
26.2
31.3
37.3
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
27
Table 4. — Number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt of farms for farms operated bt full owners, by mortgage status, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 — Continued
(For 1961, 1966, and 1950, no data are included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
Division, State,
and mortgage status
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease ( — )
from previous
census
Land in farms
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Average
per farm
(acres)
Value of farm land and buildings
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Free from debt
Free from debt
1961
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
196]
1956
1950
1945
1940
1061
1956
I960
1945
r.i-tn
Mortgaged 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
All farms 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt
Free from debt
196!
1956
1950
1945
1940
Mortgaged . 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
MOUNTAIN
1961
1956.
1950
1945
1940
1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950
1946
1940
1961
1956
1950
1950
1940
1961
1956.
1960
1945
1940.
Free from debt
44,251
60,360
62,810
58,761
52 ,936
32,616
44,606
51 ,578
47,428
34,707
11,635
15,754
11,232
11 ,333
18,229
46,181
58 .372
63 .723
70,669
55.859
29,969
38,759
44 ,829
47,406
30 ,987
16,212
19,613
18,894
23 ,283
24 ,872
116,734
152,181
165,139
197 ,994
166.659
83,121
106 .679
123,113
112.413
109,103
33 ,613
45 ,502
12,026
55,581
57,566
11,873
14 ,493
16,090
16,622
17,028
8,797
10,819
11,945
9,054
6,207
5,696
5,271
4,677
7,974
20,118
24 ,231
25,947
26,109
26,050
8,866
11,922
15,007
14,839
11,194
11,262
12,309
10,940
11 ,270
14 ,856
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
73.7
73.9
82.1
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
64.9
66.4
70.4
67.1
55.5
29.6
32.9
44.5
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100. 0
71 2
70 1
74.6
71.9
65.5
29.9
25 4
28.1
34.5
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
86.1
60.7
67 2
71.9
53 2
43.9
39.3
32 8
28 1
46.8
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
44.0
49 2
57.8
56 8
43.0
56 0
50.8
42.2
43 2
67.0
— 16,109
—2,450
4,049
5,825
—11,990
—6 ,972
4,150
12,721
8,790
—6,070
-2,577
16,419
—3 ,401
719
—4,369
—1,609
-35,447
-12,958
-32 ,855
31,335
23,o88
16,1.(1
18,300
33,310
3,476
13,555
—1 ,975
2,620
-1 ,597
—532
-2,131
2.022
-1,126
2,891
-26.1
40 3
—0.9
-37.8
J it .',
—7.8
18.8
-22.1
-13 3
-13.6
30.5
—24.2
—18.7
—9.4
31.9
-1,047
1,369
—330
-3,586
—8.5
12.5
—2.9
-24.1
4 ,392 ,430
100.0
5,147,549
100.0
5,265,800
100.0
5,258,177
100 0
4 ,497 ,723
100 0
3 ,088 ,490
70.3
3.639,317
70.7
4,146,700
78.8
3 ,921 ,777
74.6
2,612,567
58.1
1 .303 ,940
29.7
1,508,232
29.3
1,119,100
21.2
1,336,400
25.4
1,885,156
41.9
9,690,131
100 0
10.188,721
100 0
9,825,100
100 0
9,841,294
100.0
7,841,016
100.0
5,449,375
56.2
6,204,931
60.9
6,441,300
65.6
5 ,724 ,694
58.2
3,548,645
45.3
4,240,766
43 8
3,983,790
39 1
3 ,383 .800
34.4
4,116.600
41.8
4,292.471
54.7
40,153,278
100 0
44 ,794 ,673
100 0
44.438,200
100 0
50,868,123
100.0
42,441,570
100.0
25,958,466
64 6
27,190,306
60.7
28,671,100
64.5
ill .WIS .022
62.9
20.221,247
47.6
14,194,812
35 4
17 ,604 ,267
39 3
15,767,100
35 5
18,867,100
37.1
22,220,323
52.4
8 ,921 ,794
100 0
10,017,007
ioo o
10,998,700
100 0
9,108,936
ioo o
7 ,628 ,626
1000
5,392,654
60 4
6,250,612
62 4
1 ,468,700
67.9
6,382,436
70.1
3 ,627 ,699
48 2
3,529,140
39.6
3 ,766 ,395
37 6
3 ,530 ,000
32 1
2,726,500
29.9
3,898,827
51.8
4 ,476 ,374
100 0
4 ,959 ,607
100 0
5,216,300
100 0
4,812,316
100 0
4,127,815
100.0
1,669,618
37.3
1 ,983 ,843
40 0
2,941,500
56 4
2,538,816
52 8
1,580,606
38.3
2 ,806 ,756
62.7
2,975,764
60 0
2,274,800
43 6
2,273,500
47.2
2,647,209 1
61.7
94.7
81.6
80.4
82.7
75.3
174.5
154.2
139 3
140 4
261 6
203 1
179.1
177 0
172.6
344 0
294.4
269.1
266 9
254.7
312 3
284 9
232 9
224 7
188.3
422 3
386 9
375 2
.1.19 5
683 6
518 II
442 0
222 5
204 7
201 0
184 3
158 5
188.5
166.4
196 0
171.1
141.0
249 2
241.8
207.9
201.7
171.6
816,318,000
611 .601 ,000
421,082,000
231 .630 ,948
150 ,503 ,037
524,319,000
403,045,000
319,828,000
169 ,005 ,948
81 ,879 ,056
291,999,000
208,556,000
101,254,000
62,625,000
68 ,623 ,981
829 ,653 ,000
740 ,644 ,000
523 ,060 ,000
346,094,381
236,502,179
449,228,000
436 ,239 ,000
343,583.000
204,112,381
104,325,415
380 ,425 ,000
304 ,405 ,000
179,477,000
141.982,000
132,176,764
3 ,746 ,573 ,000
3,191,419,000
2,329,260,000
1.495,232,984
933 ,844 ,839
2,257,242,000
1 ,873 ,363 ,000
1,524,190,000
894 ,880 ,984
463,133,770
1 ,489 ,331 ,000
1,318,056,000
805 ,070 ,000
600,352,000
470,411,069
498,821,000
372,195,000
291,236,000
139,089,201
98 ,345 ,084
269 ,641 ,000
208 ,057 ,000
189 ,266 ,000
94,347,201
41,646,119
229,280,000
164,138,000
101,970,000
44 ,742 ,000
56 ,698 ,965
628,300,000
630 ,831 ,000
437,696,000
233,928,893
162,886,724
232,770,000
275 ,042 ,000
247,436,000
117,135,893
53,669,637
395,530,000
365 ,789 ,000
190,261,000
116,790,000
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
64.2
65.9
76.0
73.0
54.4
35.8
34 1
24.0
27 0
45 6
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
45 9
11 1
34.3
-II II
55 9
100 0
ioo o
100 0
Km I)
100 0
60.2
58.7
65.4
39 8
4i a
34.6
10 2
50.4
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
84.0
66.9
65.0
67.8
42.3
46 0
44.1
35.0
32.2
67.7
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
37.0
43.6
56.5
18,447
10,133
6,704
3,942
2,843
16,076
9,036
6,201
3,563
2,359
25,097
13,238
9,015
5,526
3,765
17 ,965
12.688
8,208
32 ,095
20.971
14,105
7,552
5,602
27,156
17,561
12,38(1
6.284
4,245
44,308
28 ,967
19, 156
10. K01
8,173
109^217, 087 I 67^1
42,013
25,681
18,100
8,368
6,775
40,435
23,651
17,494
7,898
4,600
44,033
28,816
19,345
9,666
7,110
31 ,231
26,034
16,8«9
8,960
6,253
26,284
23 ,070
16,488
7,894
4,796
35,121
28,905
17 ,391
10 ,363
7,352
169.77
110.76
77.13
43.09
31.34
223.94
138.28
90.48
46.86
36.40
85.62
12.69
53.24
35.17
30.16
82 44
70.31
53 34
35.65
29.40
89.71
76.41
53 04
34.49
93 31
71.25
52.42
29.40
22.00
86.96
68 9ii
53.16
27.97
22.90
104.92
74.87
61.06
31.82
21.17
55.91
37.16
26.48
15.27
13.07
49.98
33.29
26 34
14.78
11.48
64.97
43 58
28 89
16 41
14.54
140.36
127.19
83.91
48.61
39.46
139.42
138.64
84.12
46.14
33 96
140.92
119.56
83.64
61.37
42.88
80,543
54,224
24 ,795
20.478
26,236
18.34
10.53
4.71
80.543
54,224
24,795
20 ,478
26,236
105 .602
72,753
48,322
46,712
52 ,027
61.77
35.95
22.16
15.32
13 92
10 90
7.14
4.92
4.75
6.64
105 .602
72.753
48 ,322
46,712
52 ,027
312,644
274,156
173,251
163 ,296
167,772
6,514
3,709
2 ,558
2,008
2,092
2 .678
1,802
1,049
24.90
18.26
14.28
11 35
12.12
7.79
6 12
it 911
3.21
it 95
312,644
274,156
173,251
163 ,288
167,772
51 ,343
44,645
25,772
14 ,631
21 ,923
51 ,343
44,646
26 ,772
14,631
21 ,923
118,389
92,149
50,631
34,453
43,220
118,389
92,149
60,531
34 ,453
43,220
4,324
3 ,11,8(1
1,602
22 03
15.57
10 99
6.78
1 46
2.34
1 61
2.91
14.55
11 85
7.30
5.37
5.62
6,886
3,803
1,947
1,320
4,619
3,057
2,909
18 I
26.45
18 68 14.6
11.6
7.16 14.7
10.47 26.6
42.18
30.97
22 21
16.15
16.97
28
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 4. — number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt of farms for farms operated by full owners, by mortgage status, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 — Continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are Included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
Division, State,
and mortgage status
MOUNTAIN— Con.
1961
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
. 1961 .
1956.
1950.
1945
1940
1961
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
Free from debt
Free from debt
Free from debt
Free from debt
Free from debt
. 1961 .
1956.
1950.
1945
1940.
. 1961 .
1956
1950
1945.
1940
1961
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
1961
1956.
1950
1945.
1940
1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956.
1950
1945
1940
1961 .
1956
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956
1950
1945.
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945.
1940
1961.
1956
1950
1945.
1940
.1961
1956
1950.
1945.
1940.
Farms
2,583
3,203
3,237
3,090
2,239
2,615
2,805
2,535
3,724
15,640
20,938
23,582
22 ,986
22 ,385
7,856
11 ,453
13,779
14,681
10,946
7,784
9,485
9,803
8,933
12,769
14,533
18,232
22,164
5,952
8,900
10,810
15,903
18,111
2,981
3,869
3,723
2,329
4,053
3,972
5,727
6,718
9,064
13 ,889
2,209
3,196
4,230
6,549
11,066
11,398
15,703
16,854
18,483
17,310
6,170
9,312
10,743
12,539
8,419
6,228
6,391
6,111
5,944
8,891
Per
cent
distri-
bution
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
44.4
49.7
53 3
56 1
45.3
55.6
50.3
46.7
43.9
54.7
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
50.2
54.7
58.4
63 9
48.9
49.8
45.3
41 6
36 1
51.1
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
33 4
30 3
25.6
12.8
18 3
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
55.6
55.8
63 0
72 3
79.7
44.4
44 2
37.0
27.7
20 3
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
45.9
4(1 7
36 3
32 2
51 4
Increase or
decrease ( — )
from previous
census
-3 .836
-1 ,764
-3 ,699
-2 ,948
-1,910
-5,093
-2,208
-30 0
-12 1
-20 3
-17.7
-33 1
-17.7
-32 0
-12.2
-1 ,034
-2,319
-4,517
-4 ,305
-1,151
-1,629
1,173
-3,142
-1,431
-1 ,796
4,120
-24 4
-35 4
-40.8
-33.7
-13 3
-14 3
48.9
Land in farms
2,854,797
3,491,167
3 ,807 ,800
3 ,290 ,039
3,784,156
1,388,456
1,888,721
2 ,061 ,600
1 ,781 ,939
1 ,470 ,852
1,466,341
1 ,602 ,446
1 ,746 ,200
1,508,100
2,313,304
7,498,538
8,949,013
9,237,800
7,616,128
6,618,678
3,129,875
4,116,546
5 ,530 ,800
4,427,228
2,910,377
4 ,368 ,663
4 ,832 ,467
3 ,707 ,000
3,188,900
3 ,708 ,301
6,152,461
7 .103 ,666
7 ,725 ,600
8 ,702 ,685
9,771,742
3,128,886
4 ,404 ,273
5,156,400
6,921,985
7 ,466 ,296
3 ,023 ,575
2 ,699 ,393
2 ,569 .200
1,780.700
2,305.446
1,180,135
2 ,597 ,682
3 .006 .000
1 ,534 ,287
9,748,045
705 ,437
1,127,394
2,129,000
1.156,687
9,185,620
474 ,698
1,470,288
877,000
377 ,600
562 ,425
2,838,729
3,188,338
3 ,685 ,600
3,694,411
3,266,028
1 ,287 ,267
1 ,887 ,496
2,297,300
2,370,011
1 ,565 ,848
1 ,551 ,462
1 ,300 ,842
1 ,38H .300
1 ,324 ,400
1,700,180
Per
cent
distri-
bution
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
54.1
54.1
54.2
51.4
45 9
45.9
45.8
61.1
100 0
100 0
loo.o
100 0
100 0
41.7
46.0
59.9
58.1
44.0
58.3
54.0
40.1
41.9
56.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
50.9
62.0
66.7
79.5
76.4
38.0
33 3
20 5
23 6
100 0
100 0
1000
100 0
100.0
59.8
43.4
70.8
40 2
56.6
29.2
24.6
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
45.3
59.2
62 3
64.2
47.9
37.7
35.8
52.1
671.6
633 8
570.0
555.4
776.1
731.2
643 7
550.6
476.0
654.9
612.8
622,5
594.9
621.2
479.4
427.4
391.7
331.3
295.7
398.4
359.4
401 4
301.6
265.9
561.2
509.5
378.1
384 0
324.2
556 3
531 6
477.3
440.9
525.7
494.9
477.0
435.3
412.3
297.1
453.6
447.4
169.3
701.9
319.3
352.8
503.3
176.6
830.1
269.3
580 9
352.5
150.1
199.2
249.1
203.0
218.7
199.9
188.7
208.6
202.7
213.8
189.0
186.0
296.8
203.5
227.2
222.8
191.2
Value of farm land and buildings
166,885,000
138,472.000
101 .681 ,000
53 ,989 ,281
45 ,276 ,688
72,939,000
65 ,774 ,000
50.061,000
28,111,281
15,610,521
93 ,946 ,000
72,698,000
51,620,000
25 ,878 ,000
29,666,167
557,015,000
564 ,207 ,000
401,950,000
189,116,080
135,917,512
275,411,000
253 .329 ,000
224,814.000
110,893,080
54 ,049 ,809
281,604,000
310,878.000
177,136,000
78 ,223 000
81 ,867 ,703
337 ,087 ,000
341,265,000
200,335,000
100,929,854
70,552,396
141,078,000
209,878,000
125 ,425 ,000
74,717,854
41,219,689
196 ,009 ,000
131 .387 ,000
74,910,000
26 ,212 ,000
29,332,707
410,666,000
231 ,649 .000
155,120,000
101,071,297
59,264,411
204 ,356 ,000
110,960,000
88 ,432 ,000
67,279,297
30,914,538
206,310,000
120,689,000
66 ,688 ,000
33 ,792 ,000
28,349,873
351,252,000
289,797,000
273,040,000
148,391,277
92,773,212
175,122,000
149,245,000
159,329,000
92,966,277
35,007,288
176,130,000
140 ,552 ,000
113,711,000
55 ,425 .000
57 ,765 ,924
Per
cent
distri-
bution
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
49.4
44.9
55.9
58.6
bo a
55.1
44.1
41.4
60.2
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
58.1
38.5
37.4
26.0
41.6
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
47.9
57.0
66.6
52.2
50.2
52.1
43.0
33.4
47,8
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
51.5
58.4
62.6
37.7
41 6
37.4
62.3
41,431
26 ,639
16.924
9.354
6,645
40.771
41 .959
27,800
18,403
35,615
26 ,947
17,045
8,227
6,072
35 ,057
22,119
16,316
7,554
4,938
36 ,177
32,776
18 ,070
9,419
7,157
37 ,735
26 .726
13,785
5,536
3,183
23 ,703
23 ,582
11,603
4,698
2,276
65 ,753
33 .959
20,121
11,255
7,237
103 ,390
40 ,449
23 .090
11,151
4,267
92,511
34,718
20,906
10,273
2,794
117,022
47,684
26,804
13,436
10.042
30,817
18.455
16,200
8,029
5,360
28,383
16 ,027
14,831
7,414
4,158
33,690
21.992
18,608
9,325
6,497
58 46
39 66
26.70
16.41
11.96
52 53
34.82
24.28
16.78
10 61
64.07
45.37
29.56
17.16
12 82
74 28
63.05
43 51
24 83
20.54
87.99
61.54
40 65
25.05
18.57
54.79
48 04
25 93
11.60
7.22
45.09
47,65
24 32
10.79
5.52
64.83
48 67
29 16
14 72
12.72
98 42
41.54
58.17
3.37
434.61
82 09
76 04
113 53
108.05
81.92
41.85
33.98
Amount of farm mortgage debt
25,516
19,628
13 ,638
7,660
10,968
25,516
19 ,628
13,638
7,660
10,968
86,649
89 ,222
48,813
26,361
34 ,567
86 .649
89 ,222
48,813
26.361
34 ,567
55,471
30 ,350
19.005
7,103
8,913
55,471
30 ,350
19,005
7,103
8,913
39 ,935
27 ,758
18,935
39 ,935
27 ,758
18,935
9,023
9,476
43,325
39,354
28,060
15,741
23,396
43,325
39,354
28,060
15,741
23,396
6,335
3,776
2,270
1,327
1,610
11,396
7,506
4,862
3,022
2,945
5,540
4,261
2,070
1,147
1,544
11,132
9,407
4,979
3,174
3,022
18,608
7,844
5,105
3,050
2,199
10 ,054
4,847
2,819
22 ,652
10,967
7,611
3,588
3,357
3,801
2,506
1,665
8,287
6.168
4,592
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
29
Table 4. — Number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt of farms for farms operated by full owners, by mortgage status, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 — Continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are included fcr the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
Division, State,
and mortgage status
MOUNTAIN— Con.
Nevada:
All farms 1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
Free from debt
Free from debt
Free from debt
Free from debt
1061.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956
1950.
1945
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940.
1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961.
1956
1950.
1945.
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956.
1950
1945
1940
1961 .
1956
1950
1945
1940
Per
cent
distri-
bution
1,613
2,118
2,423
2,642
2,628
937
36 ,273
48,723
53,284
61,280
58,083
19,175
26,846
34 ,229
43 .245
30 ,555
17,098
21 ,877
19 .065
18,035
27,528
16 ,497
22 ,852
28 ,978
31 ,862
21,600
14,863
18,398
17,091
15 ,985
20,796
68 ,492
88,870
100,834
102,948
89 ,843
33,638
47,545
60 ,363
60,4><s
43 ,675
34,854
41 ,325
40.471
42.460
46,168
Increase or
decrease ( — )
from previous
census
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
58.1
50 8
67.8
71.5
63.1
41 9
49.2
32.2
28 5
36.9
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
62.9
55 1
64 2
70.6
52 6
47.1
44 9
35 8
29.4
47.4
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
52.6
55 4
62 9
44 6
37.1
33 4
49.2
100 0
100 0
li
100 0
100.0
49
53 5
59 9
68 8
48 6
46.5
40 1
41 2
51.4
12 9
31 E
-13.0
14.1
2,822
1,020
—9,493
—9,890
—4,819
—1 ,778
5,551
—6.355
—6,126
—2,884
10,362
—3,535
1,307
1,106
—4,811
—20,378
—11,964
—2,114
13,105
26 0
—8 6
-13 0
-28 6
-21 6
-20 8
41 5
— 24 0
— 10 5
—3.7
13 1
Land in farms
Per
cent
distri-
2 ,405 ,348
2,611,
2,392,100
1 ,532 ,786
1,416,589
1,114,340
1 .240 .592
1,245,000
1,018,386
725 ,595
1 ,291 ,008
1 ,371 ,181
1,147,100
514 .400
4,038,313
i, 430,6.11
4,842,700
5 ,002 .954
4 ,687 ,058
2.398,644
2.410.294
2,812,500
3,150,854
2.108,633
1,639,
2 ,020 ,394
2.030,200
1,852,100
2,578,426
6,632,563
7 .19* .9511
1.015.000
7 ,707 ,57
6,370,403
2,883.627
4 .044 ,262
4,712,000
4 ,001 .877
2, 5.10 ,69.1
3,748,936
3.151.611
3,373,000
3 ,705 ,700
3,783,710
9.451,092
10,770.095
I! .335 .51 K I
11 .111.11.':
9 ,008 ,663
4 ,303 ,825
6,365,126
6,924,600
6,127,485
4,317,952
5,147,267
1,161.969
4,410,900
6,061,400
4,690,611
Average
per farm
(acres)
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
46.3
53.9
52 0
53.7
46.1
48 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
59.4
54 4
58.1
63 0
45.0
40 6
45 6
41.9
37 0
55.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
43.6
61.2
58 3
48.8
41 7
48 1
59.4
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
45 5
59.1
61.1
64.8
47.9
64.5
40.9
38.9
45.2
1 .189 3
1,153 0
757.3
538 8
437.9
1,909.8
1,315.9
1,472 5
684.0
711,6
111.3
90.9
90.9
81.6
82 2
72.9
69 0
95.9
92 4
106.5
102 7
211 5
191 5
175.6
161.1
150.6
174.8
177 0
162 6
125 6
120 3
252 2
209.5
197.4
231 8
181.9
138 0
121 2
112 4
127.9
133 9
11-17
101 3
147.8
106 6
109.0
119.2
101.6
Value of farm land and buildings
Per
cent
distri-
bution
167 .990 .000
119,051,000
74,072,000
36 ,399 ,299
27 ,500 ,481
91,235,000
57 ,740 ,000
42,560,000
23 ,616 ,299
12,159,609
76 ,755 ,000
61,311,000
31,512,000
12,783.000
15,340.872
967 ,444 ,000
1,009,962,000
711,517,000
455 ,283 ,519
296,218,872
460 ,944 ,000
532,250,000
433 ,849 ,000
306 ,076 ,519
132,165,537
506,500,000
477,712,000
277 ,668 .000
149 ,207 ,000
164 ,053 ,335
986,666,000
891 ,894 ,000
689 .482 ,000
393,929,332
250,985,111
548,616,000
462,001,000
416,831,000
241,367,332
105,955,293
437,040,000
129.193,000
272,651,000
152,562,000
145,029,818
5,337,941,000
4,099,733,000
2,753,540,000
1 .11," ,193 ,1)19
1,062,978,341
2,655,323,000
2 ,209 ,766 ,000
1 ,644 ,906 ,000
1 ,087 ,570 ,089
459 ,205 ,400
2,782,618,000
1 ,889 ,977 ,000
1,108,634,000
760,323,000
603,772,941
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
54.3
45 .7
51.5
42 5
35 1
55.8
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
47.6
52.7
61.0
67.2
44.6
62.4
47.3
39 0
32 8
55.4
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
66.7
61.8
60 5
61 3
42.2
44 3
48,2
39.5
38 7
57.8
104. 14S
56,209
30,570
13,777
10,464
97 ,369
53,662
25 .1,11
12,495
7,338
113,543
58,840
40 ,452
16,999
15,799
26,671
20 ,729
13,353
7,430
5,100
24,039
19 ,826
12,075
7,078
4,325
29 ,623
21 .836
14 .572
8,273
5,960
31 .430
21 ,622
I 1 ,966
8,233
5,934
33,256
20,217
14,384
7,575
4,928
29 .405
23 ,366
15 ,953
9,544
6,974
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
47.9
53.9
69.7
68.9
43.2
40 3
41.1
56.8
77 ,935
16.132
27 .308
17,950
11,832
75,966
46,477
27 .250
17,980
10,614
79 ,836
45 ,734
27 ,393
17,907
13,078 ]
69.84
45.58
30 97
23.75
19.41
81.87
46 54
34.18
23.19
16 76
59.45
239 57
227 95
146 93
91 00
63,20
192,17
220 12
154 26
148 61
112 91
85,28
51 11
37 40
190.25
114.24
11 16
60 31
40 96
116 58
111.52
80 83
41.17
38 33
564 HO
3K0 66
242 91
165.15
118.00
593.73
347.17
237.54
177.49
106.35
540.60
429 06
251 34
150 22
128.72
Amount of farm mortgage debt
18,400
15,941
9,781
3,745
148.231
140,447
79 ,597
45 ,359
59 ,979
148,231
140,447
79 ,597
45 .359
69 ,979
123,749
128,968
77,040
44,853
50,867
123,749
128,968
77,040
44 ,853
50,867
674 ,840
476,274
277,428
187 ,800
212,947
674 ,840
476,274
277 ,428
187.800
212,947
11,407
7,526
4,037
1,417
2,270
27,219
15,298
12,556
4.980
6,144
6,420
4,177
2.515
2,179
3,946
3,126
1,672
7,010
4,608
2 ,806
2,446
9 ,853
5,359
2,751
1,824
2,370
19 362
11,525
6,855
4,423
4,612
7.65
6.10
4.09
2.44
4.21
14.25
11.63
8.53
7.28
36.71
31.70
16.44
9.07
12.80
90.40
69.51
39.21
24.49
23.26
18.66
16.33
9.53
5.82
33.01
33.46
22.84
12.10
13.45
71 40
44.22
24,47
16.78
23.64
131.11
108.12
62.90
37.10
45.40
30
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 5 — Number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt for owned portion of farms for farms operated by part owners
by mortgage status, by divisions and states for the conterminous united states: 1940 to 1961
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are Included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are Included with Maryland]
e,
atus
Farms
Land In farms
Value of farm land and buildings
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Division, Stat
and mortgage st
Number
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease (— )
from previous
census
Acres
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Average
per farm
(acres)
Dollars
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Average value
(dollars)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average debt
(dollars)
Ratio
to
value
Number
Per-
cent
Per
farm
Per
acre
Per
farm
Per
acre
(per-
cent)
United States:
AU farms
1961..
1956.
1950
1945..
1940.
. 1961 . .
1956..
I960..
1945.
1940.
1861 .
1956. .
1950. .
1945..
1940.
C
1961..
1956. .
1950..
1945..
1940
.1961.
1956. .
1960.
1945.
1940.
1961 . .
1956. .
1950. .
1945..
1940.
1961.
1956. .
1950.
1945..
1940.
1961
1956 .
1950
1945
1940
1961.
1956. .
1950
1945.
1940.
1961..
1956..
1950
1945..
1940
. 1961 .
1956.
1960
1945..
1940
1961..
1956. .
1950. .
1945..
1940. .
1861..
1956
1950
1945..
1940.
1861 .
1956..
1950
1945.
1940
1961..
1956..
I960..
1946.
1940..
809,682
868,180
824 ,921
660,502
615 ,039
421 ,551
499,911
543,446
386 ,573
278,623
388,131
368 ,269
281 ,475
273 ,929
336,416
12,315
13 ,867
11 ,784
9,370
7,061
5,704
6,447
6,380
4,766
2,969
6,611
7,420
5,404
4,604
4,092
39 ,705
42,212
36,987
35,813
24 ,440
21,609
23 ,623
22 ,736
21,527
11 ,779
18,096
18,589
14,251
14,286
12 ,661
146 ,284
152,869
144 ,522
134 ,460
114,813
74,564
89 ,914
94,056
77,009
60,366
71,720
62,956
60,466
57,451
64,447
214 ,620
221 ,358
220,872
204,908
176 ,304
103,608
119,039
140,470
100,243
58,097
111,012
102,319
80,402
104,666
118,207
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
52.1
57.6
65.9
68.5
45.3
47.9
42.4
34.1
41.5
54.7
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
46.3
46.5
54.1
50.8
42.0
53.7
53.5
45.8
49.1
58.0
1000
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
54.4
56.0
61.5
60.1
48.2
45.6
44 0
38.5
39.9
51.8
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
51 0
58.8
65.1
57.3
43.9
49.0
41.2
34.9
42.7
66.1
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
48.3
53.8
63.6
48.9
33.0
61.7
46.2
36.4
61.1
67.0
—58 ,498
43 ,259
164 ,419
45 ,463
—6.7
5.2
24.9
7.4
265 ,575 ,275
261,030,902
228,303,600
192,259,118
144 ,639 ,031
129,049.919
143 ,944 ,213
138,224,300
102,361,664
50 ,757 ,221
136 ,525 ,356
117,086,689
90,079,200
89,897,454
93,881,810
2,270,428
2,175,790
1,648,400
1 ,055 ,430
751 ,118
1 ,014 ,878
974 ,396
901 ,100
647,330
316,800
1 ,255 ,550
1 ,201 ,394
747 ,300
508,100
434,318
5,659,413
6 ,339 ,465
4,218,600
3,709,336
2,279,769
2,799,530
2,786,747
2,483,100
2,167,436
1,037,248
2 ,859 ,883
2,552,718
1 ,735 ,400
1,541,900
1,242,521
17 ,553 ,588
16,627,939
14,488,000
13,710,112
10,415,880
8 ,358 ,773
9,575,491
9 ,085 ,700
7,392,712
4,191,516
9,194,815
7 ,052 ,448
5,402,300
6,317,400
6,224,365
73 ,929 ,436
70,373,207
64,702,600
58,638,340
43,422,666
34,606,940
38,445,112
40,287,400
27,436,486
12,801,958
39,322,496
31,928,095
24,415,200
31 ,201 ,854
30,620,708
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
48.6
55.1
60.5
53.2
35.1
51.4
44.9
39.5
46.8
64.9
100.0
100 0
100 0
ioo o
100.0
44.7
44.8
54.7
61.9
42.2
55.3
55.2
45.3
48.1
57.8
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
48.5
52.2
58.8
58.4
45.5
50.5
47.8
41.1
41.6
54.5
100.0
100 0
100 0
ioo o
100.0
47.6
57.6
62.7
53.9
40.2
52.4
42.4
37.3
46.1
59.8
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
46.8
54.6
62.3
46.8
29.6
63.2
45.4
37.7
53.2
70.6
328.0
300.7
276.8
291.1
235.2
306 1
287.9
254.3
264.8
182.2
351.8
317.9
320 0
328.2
279.1
184.4
156.9
139.8
112.6
106.4
177.9
151.1
141 2
114.8
106.7
189.9
161.9
138.3
110.4
106.1
142.5
126.5
114.1
103.6
93.3
128.6
118 0
109.2
100.7
88.1
158.0
137.3
121.8
107.9
98 1
120.0
108.8
100.2
102 0
90.7
112.1
106.5
96.6
96.0
83.2
128.2
112.0
107.0
110.0
96.6
344.5
317.9
292.8
286.2
246.3
334.0
323 0
286.8
273.7
220.4
354.2
312 0
303.7
298.1
269.0
25 ,843 ,379 ,000
18 ,963 ,494 ,000
11,440,118,000
5,898,870,554
3,564,202,228
11,622,127.000
9 ,876 ,525 ,000
6 ,854 ,840 ,000
3,036,149,554
1,205,799,645
14,221,252,000
9 ,086 ,969 ,000
4 ,585 ,278 ,000
2,862,721,000
2,358,402,583
333 ,504 ,000
270,303,000
167 ,663 ,000
78,235,015
47,358,333
146 ,249 ,000
115,174,000
85 ,250 ,000
36,513,015
17,058,054
187 ,255 ,000
155,129,000
82,413,000
41,722,000
30,300,279
1,046,121,000
828,742,000
471,826,000
283,315,957
151,038,281
524 ,145 ,000
408,493,000
274 ,761 ,000
160 ,509 ,957
64,578,854
521 ,976 ,000
420,249,000
197 ,065 ,000
122,806,000
86 ,459 ,427
4,015,582,000
3,071,561,000
1,870,833,000
1,184,114,564
699,379,321
1,849,754,000
1 ,701 ,226 ,000
1,166,564,000
639,346,564
265 ,249 ,510
2,165,828,000
1 ,370 ,335 ,000
704 ,269 ,000
544,768,000
434,129,811
6 ,505 ,937 ,000
4 ,843 ,708 ,000
3,266,438,000
1,825,508,704
1,146,140,403
2,870,135,000
2,547,873,000
1,899,582 000
882,898,704
322,896,310
3,635,802,000
2,295,835,000
1,266,856,000
1,042,610,000
823,244,093
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
45.0
52.1
59.8
51.5
33.8
55 0
47.9
40.1
48.5
66.2
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
43.9
42.6
50.8
46.7
36.0
56.1
57.4
48.2
53.3
64.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
50.1
48.8
58.2
56.7
42.8
49 9
50.7
41.8
43.3
57.2
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
46 1
55.4
62.4
54.0
37.9
53.9
44.6
37.6
46.0
62.1
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
44.1
52.6
61.2
45.9
28.2
56.9
47.4
38 8
54.1
71.8
31,918
21 ,843
13 ,868
8,931
5,795
27 ,570
19 ,757
12,614
8,854
4,328
36,640
24 ,675
16,290
10,451
7,010
27 ,081
19 ,493
14 ,228
8,350
6,707
25,640
17 ,865
13 ,362
7,661
5,745
28 ,325
20,907
15,250
9,062
7,405
26 ,347
19,633
12,757
7,911
6,180
24,256
17 ,292
12 ,085
7,456
5,483
28,845
22,607
13 ,828
8,596
6,829
27 ,451
20,093
12,945
8,806
6,091
24,808
18.921
12 ,403
8,302
5,266
30,198
21 ,767
13 ,955
9,482
6,736
30,314
21 ,882
14 ,789
9,397
6,501
27,702
21,404
14 ,235
8,808
5,558
32,761
22,438
15,767
9,961
6,864
87.31
72.65
50.11
30.68
24.64
90.06
68.61
49.59
29.66
23.76
104.17
77.61
60.90
31.84
25.12
146.89
124 23
101 71
74.13
63.05
144.11
118 20
94.61
66,71
53.84
149.14
129.12
110 28
82 11
69.77
184.85
155.21
111 85
76.38
66.25
187.23
146.58
110.65
74 06
62.26
182.52
164 63
113 56
79.65
69.58
228.76
184.72
129.13
86.37
67.15
221.29
177.66
128 40
86.48
63.28
235.55
194.31
130 36
86 23
69.75
88 00
68.83
50.48
32 84
26.39
82.94
66.27
49.63
32 18
26.22
92.46
71.91
51.89
33.42
26.89 1
3 ,969 ,679
2,311,978
1,178,637
875 ,036
1,105,664
4,903
2,663
1,429
1,326
1,798
14,95
8.86
5.16
4.55
7.64
15.4
12.2
10.3
14.8
31.0
Free from debt.
—78,360
—43 ,535
156 ,873
107 ,950
—15.7
—8.0
40.6
38.7
Mortgaged
19 ,862
86,794
7,546
—62,487
5.4
30.8
2.8
—18.6
3 ,969 ,679
2,311,978
1,178,637
875 ,036
1,105,664
60,019
44,880
22,774
13,088
12 ,639
10,228
6,278
4,187
3,194
3,287
4,062
3,236
1,933
1,397
1,790
29.08
19.75
13.08
9.73
11.78
22.03
20.63
13.82
12.40
16.83
27.9
25.4
25.7
30.6
46.9
15.0
16.6
13.6
16.7
26.7
(3EOGRAPHJ
DIVISIONS
New England:
AU farms
—1 ,552
2,083
2,414
2,309
—11 2
17,7
25.8
32 7
Free from debt
—743
67
1,614
1,797
—11.5
1.1
33.9
60.5
Mortgaged
—808
2,016
800
512
—10 9
37.3
17.4
12 5
50,019
44,880
22,774
13 ,088
12,639
164 ,271
115,061
60,165
42,244
39 ,235
7,556
6,049
4,214
2,843
3,089
4,137
2,726
1,626
1,180
1,605
39.84
37.36
30 48
25.76
29.10
29.03
21.55
14.26
11.39
17.21
26.7
28.9
27.6
31.4
Middle Atlantic:
All farms...
—2,507
5,225
1,174
11 ,373
—5.9
14 1
3.3
46.5
15.7
13.9
12.7
14.9
Free from debt.
—2,014
887
1,208
8,748
—8.5
3.9
5.6
82.8
Mortgaged
—483
4,338
—35
1,625
—2.7
30 4
—0 2
12.8
164,271
115,061
60,155
42,244
39 ,235
665,285
369 ,233
203 ,828
164 ,359
201,103
2,078
6,190
4,221
2,957
3,099
4,548
2,415
1,410
1,222
1,752
57.44
45.07
34.66
27.40
31.58
39.90
22.21
14.07
11.99
19.31
31.6
27.4
30.5
34.4
East North Central
All farms
—6,585
8,347
10,062
19,647
—4 3
5.8
7.6
17.1
16.6
12.0
10.8
13.8
Free from debt
—15,350
—4,142
17,047
26,643
—17 1
—4.4
22.1
52.8
Mortgaged
8,765
12,489
—6,985
—6,996
13.9
24.7
—12.2
—10.9
665,285
369 ,233
203,828
164,369
201 ,103
1,072,652
608,377
839,714
354 ,479
461 ,836
9,276
5,865
4,039
2,861
3,120
4,998
2,748
1,538
1,730
2,620
72.35
52,36
37.73
26.02
32.31
14.51
8.65
5.25
6.05
10.64
30.7
26.8
28.7
30.2
West North Central
All farms
—6,738
486
15,964
28,604
—3 0
0.2
7.8
16.2
16 5
12.6
10.4
18.4
Free from debt
—16,431
—21 ,431
40,227
42,146
—13.0
—15.3
40.1
72.5
Mortgaged
8,693
21 ,917
—24,263
—13 ,542
8.5
27.3
—23.2
—11.6
1,072,652
608,377
339,714
354 ,479
461,836
9,662
5,946
4,225
3,387
3,907
27.28
19.05
13.91
11 36
15.08
29.6
26.6
26.8
34.0
66.1
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
31
Table 5. — Number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt for owned portion of farms for farms operated bt part owners,
by mortgage status, bt divisions and states for the conterminous united states: 1940 to 1961 — continued
(For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
te,
tatus
F
arms
Land in farms
Value of farm land and buildings
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Division, Sta
and mortgage s
Number
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease ( — )
from previous
Acres
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Average
per farm
(acres)
134.2
119.2
107.0
102 2
72.2
123 7
116.2
95.4
89.1
59.0
149.7
124 3
139 0
144 0
96.5
125.7
100 4
83 1
79.4
70 0
114 4
94.2
76 1
65 9
87.3
140.8
111 2
100.2
111.9
89.6
383 4
337.6
297.7
323 0
273.1
352 8
335 1
258.5
264.7
182 0
421.2
341 2
370 6
430 0
369 4
1 ,592. 1
1,622 6
1,417.6
1,234 4
911.7
1 ,713 1
1.704 5
1,369 3
1,201 3
837.6
1,492.8
1 ,538 1
1,492 5
1,282 0
961.0
555.8
492.4
464.6
476 4
413.0
680.7
486.6
468 3
440 0
353.1
636.9
497.8
459.0
525.1
450.0
Dollars
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Average value
(dollars)
Dollars
- (1,000)
Average debt
(dollars)
Ratio
to
value
Number
Per-
cent
Per
farm
20,119
12.431
6.920
4,170
2,659
17,346
11,021
6.147
3,459
2,071
24.172
14 .859
9.047
6,443
3.745
12 .987
8,575
5.373
3.277
2.103
10.648
7,277
4,777
2,686
1,630
16.084
10,822
6,846
4,946
2,830
34,223
33 ,938
13,831
8,583
5,333
30 ,058
22,244
12.001
7,550
3,614
39,378
26.588
17,521
10,478
7,152
63 ,754
47.010
27 ,368
12,881
7,638
58,598
44 ,267
26 ,337
11,720
5,802
67 ,986
49,841
30,480
14,554
8,687
03,306
59 ,630
36 .639
20,515
12,945
92,695
55,681
34 ,622
17,292
9,899
11,411
13 ,366
19 ,773
24,764
14,824
Per
acre
Per
farm
Per
acre
- (per-
cent)
GEOGRAPE
DIVISIONS—
South Atlantic:
All farms
IC
Con.
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961..
1956..
1950
1945..
1940.
.1981.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
1961
1958.
1950
1945..
1940.
1961.
1956. .
1950
1945.
1940
1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940
1961.
1956.
1950
1945
1940
.1961. .
1956,
1950.
1945.
1940
1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940.
1961
1956.
1960.
1946.
1940.
1961
1966.
1950
1946.
1940.
102 .487
115,504
100.489
57 ,915
64,553
60.849
73.065
73 ,695
44,113
41 ,867
41 .638
42,439
26,794
13,802
22,686
K ,860
109,430
97 ,736
52,090
61,134
64,615
69,354
69,581
36,852
37,053
41 ,245
40,076
28,155
15,238
24,081
115,167
126,082
127 ,772
83,602
90,920
63,699
75 ,162
85,408
54,125
46,750
51,468
50,920
42,364
29,477
44,170
48.180
49,933
49,643
51,282
45,504
21 ,719
25,358
30,102
30,264
18,176
26,461
24 ,575
19.441
20.998
27,328
35,084
36,925
35,216
31,082
30,310
15,184
17,949
21 ,018
17,674
11,566
19,880
18,976
14,198
13,408
18,744
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
59 4
63 3
73 3
76.2
64 9
40 6
36.7
26 7
23 8
35.1
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
57.0
63 4
71.2
70.7
60.6
43 0
36 6
28 8
29 3
39.4
100 0
100 0
1000
1000
100.0
55 3
59.6
66 8
64.7
61 4
44 7
40 4
33 2
35 3
48.6
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
45 1
50 8
60 8
59 0
39.9
64 9
49 2
39 2
41 0
60.1
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
43 3
48.6
59.7
56 9
38 2
56.7
51.4
40.3
43.1
61.8
—13.017
15,015
42,574
—6,638
—11.3
14 9
73 5
—10 3
13,758,660
13 ,763 .909
10.757,100
5,918,427
4,659,512
7,524,144
8,487,077
7 ,033 ,900
3,930,527
2,470,245
6 ,234 ,516
5 ,276 ,832
3 ,723 ,200
1 ,987 ,900
2,189,267
12,053,457
10,991,737
8,117,300
4,133,971
4 ,279 ,762
6,246,441
6,534,288
5,298,000
2,428,371
2,123,922
5,807,016
4,457,449
2,821,300
1.705,600
2,155,840
44,152,708
I2..',58.9f,2
37,777.500
26.999.671
24,826.141
22,475,420
25,185,606
22 ,076 ,400
14,325,571
8,508,110
21 ,677 ,288
17,373,356
15,701,100
12,674,100
16,318,031
76,708,192
81,019,530
70,234.100
63,276,206
41,484,809
37,207,174
43,221,608
41,217,500
36,356,106
15,223,611
39 ,501 ,018
37 ,797 ,922
29 ,016 ,600
26,920,100
26,261,198
19 ,489 ,393
18,180,363
16,360,000
14,817,625
12,519,374
8,816,619
8,733,888
9,843,200
7,777,125
4,083,812
10,672,774
9 ,446 ,475
6.516,800
7,040,500
8,436,662
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
54.7
61.7
65.4
66.4
53.0
45.3
38 3
34.6
33.6
47.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
51.8
59 4
65.2
58.7
49.6
48 2
40 6
34 8
41.3
SO 4
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
60.9
59 2
584
53 1
34.3
49.1
40 8
41.6
46.9
65.7
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
48 5
53 3
68.7
57 5
36 7
51.5
46 7
41.3
42 5
63 3
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
45.2
48 0
60 2
52,5
32 6
54 8
52 0
39.8
47.5
67.4
2,061,957.000
1.435,841,000
695,384,000
241,516,958
171,650,822
1 ,055 ,463 ,000
805,228.000
452,983,000
152 ,594 ,958
86,695,825
1,006,494,000
630 ,613 ,000
242,401,000
88,922,000
84 ,954 ,997
1 ,244 ,921 ,000
938,354,000
525 ,097 ,000
170,683,885
128,561,940
581 ,520 ,000
504 ,671 .000
332.364,000
95 ,313 ,885
60 ,405 ,282
663,401,000
433 ,683 ,000
192,743,000
75 ,370 ,000
68,156,658
3,941,367,000
3 .025 ,777 ,000
1 ,767 ,233 ,000
717,537,441
484 ,874 ,226
1,914,882,000
1 ,671 ,927 ,000
1 .024 .968 ,000
408.667,441
168,988,798
2 ,026 ,688 ,000
1 ,353 ,850 .000
742,265,000
3(18.870.000
315,905.428
3,071,664,000
2 ,347 ,367 ,000
1 ,385 ,359 ,000
660,303,149
342,850,795
1,272,694,000
1,122,521,000
792,796,000
354,691,149
105,456,091
1,798,970,000
1 ,224 ,846 ,000
592,563,000
305,612,000
237 ,395 ,704
3.622,326,000
2,201,841,000
1,290,285,000
637 ,654 ,881
392,348,107
1,407,485,000
999,412,000
725,582,000
305 ,613 ,881
114,491,921
2,214,841,000
1,202,429,000
664 ,703 ,000
332,041,000
277,856,186
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
51.2
56.1
65.1
63.2
50.5
48.8
43 9
34.9
36.8
49.5
100 0
100 0
100 0
too 0
100 0
48.7
53 8
63 3
55 8
47.0
53 3
46 2
36 7
44 2
53.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
48.6
55.3
58.0
57.0
34.8
51.4
44.7
42 0
43 0
65 2
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
41 4
47 8
67.2
53 7
30 8
68.6
52 2
42 8
46.3
69.2
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
38.9
45 4
66.2
47 9
29.2
61 1 1
54 6
43.8
52.1
70.8
149,87
104 32
64 64
40 81
36,84
140,28
94.88
64 40
38.82
35.10
161.44
119 51
65.11
44 73
38.81
103 28
85.37
64 69
41.29
30.04
93 10
77 23
62.76
39 25
28.44
114 24
97.29
68 32
44 19
31.61
89 27
71.10
46.78
26 58
19 53
85.19
66 38
46 43
28 53
19 86
93.49
77.93
47.27
24.37
19 36
40.04
28 97
19 72
10 44
8 26
34 21
25.97
19.23
9 76
6 93
45,54
32 41
20 42
11 35
9.04
185.86
121.11
78.87
43 03
31 34
159.64
114 43
73.71
39 30
28 04
207.62
127 29
86.65
47.16
32.94
273,390
165,373
64,187
27,521
32,062
2,668
1,432
639
475
497
19.87
12.01
5.97
4 65
6.88
13.3
11 5
9.2
11.4
18.7
Free from debt
—12.216
—630
29,582
2,246
—16.7
—0 9
67.1
5.4
Mortgaged ,
—801
15,645
12.992
—8,884
—1.9
58.4
94.1
—39 2
273,390
165,373
64,187
27,521
32,062
224 ,941
140,187
56,987
24,390
28,551
6,566
3.897
2,396
1,994
1,413
2,347
1,281
683
468
467
43.85
31 34
17 24
13.84
14.65
18.66
12.75
7.02
5.90
6.67
27.2
26.2
26.5
30.9
37.7
18.1
14.9
10.9
14.3
22.2
East South Central
All farms
Free from debt
—13,570
11,694
45.646
—9,044
—14 ,739
—227
32,729
—201
—12 4
12 0
87 6
—14 8
— 21.3
—0.3
88 8
-0.5
Mortgaged
1,169
11,921
12.917
—8,843
2 9
42 3
84 8
—36 7
224,941
140,187
56,987
24,390
28,561
527 ,792
310,846
163 ,837
87,906
125,216
5.454
3,498
2,024
1.601
1,186
4,583
2,465
1.282
1,061
1,377
38.74
31.45
20 20
14 30
13.24
11 95
7.30
4.34
3 26
6.04
33.9
32.3
29.6
32.4
41.9
13.4
10.3
9.3
12.3
25.8
West South Central
All farms
—10,915
—1,690
44 ,170
—7,318
—8 7
—13
52 8
—8.0
Free from debt
—11,463
—10,246
31,283
7,376
— 15 3
—12 0
57.8
15 8
Mortgaged
548
8,566
12,887
— 14,693
11
20 2
43 7
—33 3
627 ,792
310,846
163 ,837
87,906
126,216
470,211
301,112
138,045
80,362
96,848
10,256
6,105
3,867
2,982
2,835
9,759
6,030
2,786
1,568
2,128
24 35
17.89
10 43
6.94
7.67
6.13
3.72
1.97
1 27
2.33
26 0
23.0
22.1
28.6
39.6
15 3
12.8
10.0
12.2
Mountain:
All farms
—1 ,753
390
—1,719
5,758
—3.5
0.8
-3 4
12.7
Free from debt
—3,639
—4,7+4
—162
12.088
— 14 4
— 15.8
-0 5
66 5
Mortgaged
1,886
5,134
— 1 ,557
—6,330
7,7
26 4
—7.4
—23.2
470,211
301,112
138,045
80,362
96,848
521,118
256,909
129,110
80,687
108,174
17,770
12,253
7,101
3,827
3,544
14,862
6,958
3,666
2,596
3,669
11 90
7.97
4.76
2,99
3.69
26.74
14.13
7.89
6 45
8.64
26.1
24.6
23.3
26.3
Pacific:
All farms
—1 ,861
1,709
4,134
772
—5.0
4.9
13 3
2.5
14.4
11.7
10.0
12.7
Free from debt .
—2,765
—3,069
3,344
6,108
—15.4
—14.6
18.9
62.8
Mortgaged
904
4,778
790
—5,336
4 8
33.7
5.9
—28.5
621,118
256,909
129,110
80,687
26,213
3,539
9,094
6,018
48.83
27.20
19.81
11.46
12.82
23.8
21.4
22.9
24.3
1
32
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 5. — Number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt for owned portion of farms for farms operated bt part owners,
by mortgage status, bt divisions and states for the conterminous united states: 1940 to 1961 — -continued
(For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are Included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
Division, State,
and mortgage status
NEW ENGLAND
Maine:
All farms 1961.
1956
1950.
1945.
1940.
Free from debt
Free from debt
Free from debt
Free from debt
Mortgaged.
Free from debt .
.1961
1956.
1950
1945
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961
1956
1950
1945.
1940.
. 1961 .
1956.
1950
1945.
1940
1961,
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940
1961
1956.
1950
1945.
1940
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940
1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940
.1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940
.1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
2.855
2,823
2,293
1,900
1,363
1,572
1,640
1,504
1,205
3,348
3,553
2,741
1,567
1,610
1,327
1,382
1,272
2.242
2,623
2,440
1,050
1,207
1,277
1,192
1,416
1,163
1,192
Per
cent
distri-
bution
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
55.1
34.4
36 6
49.5
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
47.8
47 0
59.1
56.8
53.0
52.2
53 0
40 9
43 2
47.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
39 6
38.9
46 4
51.2
39.4
60 4
61 1
53 6
48 8
60 6
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
46.8
46 0
52 3
37.4
35.7
53.2
54.0
47.7
62.6
64.3
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
60.5
41.5
62.5
49.7
47.8
47.5
50.3
52.2
Increase or
decrease (— )
from previous
census
23 1
20 7
39 4
—15.6
18.9
17.0
83 6
-16.9
53 9
10 7
69.0
29.6
74.9
—2.7
47.8
92 3
-21.6
—15.8
21.8
—2.4
14.0
Land In farms
605 ,746
510,938
390,500
268,988
168,110
310,680
288,680
247 ,300
161 ,688
83 ,501
295 ,066
222,258
143,200
107 ,300
84,609
313,933
314,997
245,200
165 ,876
89 ,721
162.219
143,639
153,100
96,276
44,555
151,714
171 ,358
92,100
69,600
45,166
782,345
744 ,697
509,400
246 ,439
245 ,420
303 ,295
268,091
247,800
119.639
87,917
479 ,050
476.606
261,600
126 ,800
157,503
239 ,300
137,810
105 ,907
126,161
138,289
120,500
54,310
41,304
170,044
151,018
118,800
83,500
64,603
27 ,651
20,119
27,500
24,313
16 ,757
13 ,973
7,645
12,200
11,713
13,678
12,474
16,300
12,600
8,549
Per
cent
distri-
bution
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
51.3
56.5
63.3
60 1
43 5
36.7
39.9
50.3
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
51.7
45.6
62.4
58.0
49.7
48.3
54.4
37.6
42.0
50.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
38.8
61.2
64.0
51 4
51.5
64.2
100 0
100 o
100 o
100.0
100.0
42.6
47.8
50.4
39 4
39.0
57.4
52.2
49.6
60.6
61.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
50.6
38.0
44.2
48.2
49.0
Average
per farm
(acres)
212 2
181 0
170 3
141.6
123.3
197.6
176 0
164.4
134 2
121 4
230.0
187.9
181.5
154 4
125.3
210 0
177.8
164.6
130.2
129.3
226.9
172.4
174.0
133 2
121.1
194.5
182.5
151.0
126.3
138.5
233.7
209 6
185.8
157.3
152.4
228.6
194.0
194 8
149.0
138 5
120.2
114.6
94.4
76.4
71.2
142.7
106.7
102 1
70.1
61.8
79.4
53.8
58.9
54.5
62.2
118.9
62.7
81.8
Value of farm land and buildings
50,440,000
30,448 000
22,700,000
10,174,651
5 ,294 ,059
23 ,496 ,000
16,625,000
13 ,296 ,000
5,728,651
2,210,714
26 ,944 ,000
13 ,823 ,000
9 ,404 ,000
4 ,446 ,000
3 ,083 ,345
30,247,000
27,555,000
15,177,000
6,760,335
3 ,087 ,538
12,893,000
9 ,892 ,000
8,751,000
3,626,335
1 ,402 ,904
17,354,000
17,663,000
6 ,426 ,000
3,134,000
1 ,684 ,634
62.414.000
53 ,891 ,000
32,641,000
10 ,095 ,854
8,058,251
24,168,000
19,616,000
15,971,000
4 ,921 ,854
2,776,291
38,246,000
34 ,275 ,000
16 ,670 ,000
5,174,000
5,281,960
75 ,980 ,000
57 ,320 .000
38,814,000
17 ,774 ,948
11,940,575
34,342,000
23 ,444 ,000
18,795,000
6 ,647 ,948
3,746,660
41,638,000
33 ,876 ,000
20,019,000
11,127,000
8,193,915
11,388,000
10 ,997 ,000
7,768,000
5 ,003 ,755
2 ,597 ,202
6,103,000
3,794,000
2,816,000
2 ,383 ,755
1,154,409
5,285,000
7,203,000
4,952,000
2,620,000
1,442,793
Per
cent
distri-
bution
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
46.6
54.6
58.6
56.3
41.8
53.4
45.4
41.4
43.7
68.2
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
42.6
35 9
57.7
53 6
45.4
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
38.7
36.4
48.9
61 3
63 B
51.1
51.2
65 5
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
54.8
59.1
51.6
62.6
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
65.5
63.8
52.4
65.6
17,667
10 ,786
9,900
5,355
3,884
14,947
10,137
8,840
4,754
3,213
21.001
11,685
11 ,919
6,397
4,568
20,232
15,550
10,186
5,306
4,449
18,032
11 ,875
9,944
5 ,016
3,812
22,249
18,810
10,534
18,642
15,168
11,9
6,443
5,005
18,213
14 ,194
12.556
6,129
4,372
18,924
15 ,788
11,348
6,772
6,417
33,889
21 ,853
15.907
9,340
7,344
32 ,707
19 .423
14,718
9,350
6,460
34 ,931
23 ,924
17,213
9,335
7,834
39,134
32,249
19,716
11 ,656
9,410
34 ,676
26,718
13,604
11 ,087
8,746
45 ,957
36,196
26,481
12,018
10 ,019
83 27
59 59
58.13
37.83
31.49
75.63
57.59
53.76
35 43
91.32
62 19
65.67
41.44
36.44
96.35
87.48
61 90
40.76
34.41
79.48
68.87
57.16
37 67
31.49
114 39
103 08
69.77
45.03
37.30
79.78
72.37
64.08
40.97
32.83
79.68
73.17
64.45
41.14
31.58
79.84
71.91
63.72
40.80
33.54
256 51
198.13
162.20
128 98
112.75
272.21
169.53
155.98
122 41
90.71
244.87
224.32
168 51
133 26
126.83
411.85
546.60
282.47
205 81
154.99
436 77
496.27
230 82
203.51
140.64
386.39
577.44
323 66
207.94
168.77
Amount of farm mortgage debt
3,967
2,888
1,320
1,504
13 ,536
12,545
5,679
1,956
2,359
9,728
9,621
5,124
3,494
3,709
9,728
9,621
5,124
3,494
3,709
2,901
1,405
1,269
3,979
3,190
1,262
4,043
3,631
2,072
1,248
1,465
4,339
3,668
2,100
8,161
6,794
4,406
2,931
3,546
5,065
5,408
2,363
1,61
2,109
12,817
9,266
4,979
3,353
4,042
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
33
Table 5 — Number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt for owned portion of farms for farms operated bt part owners
by mortgage status, bt divisions and states for the conterminous united states: 1940 to 1961 — continued
(For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are Included with Maryland]
Connecticut:
All farms 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Mortgaged 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
New York:
All farms 1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt
Mortgaged
LM1
1956
1950
1945
1940
New Jersey:
All farms 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt
Fret1 from debt
198]
19M
I960
tME
1940
.1961
1956
1950
1841
1940
1961
I960
I960
1114.'',
1940
1981
1966
I960
L946
19411
Mortgaged 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Ohio:
All farms 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940.
Free from debt
Mortgaged
1961
1966
1960
194.',
1940
1961
1966
1960
1946
1940
1 Less than 0 06 percent.
2,426
2,293
1.492
1,512
1,186
1,184
19 ,778
21.511
18.934
19,045
14.128
10,467
1 1 ,896
11.310
10,923
6,273
9,311
9,615
7,624
8.122
7,856
2,848
3,307
3,054
3,221
1,922
1,557
1.830
1,814
1,674
761
1,291
1,477
1,240
1,547
1,161
17,079
17.394
14,999
13,547
8,390
9,585
9,897
9,612
8,930
4,746
7,494
7,497
5,387
4,617
3,645
28,342
30,308
28,026
24,835
21 ,032
14 ,798
18,427
18,627
15,830
10,271
13,544
11,881
9,499
9,005
10,761
Per
cent
distri-
bution
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
41.5
45 1
51 1
Increase or
decrease (— )
from previous
census
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
52 9
55 3
59 7
57 4
44.4
47 1
44.7
40 3
42 6
66.6
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
54 7
55 3
59.4
52 0
39.6
46.3
44.7
40 6
48 0
60.4
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
56.1
56 9
64.1
65 9
66.6
43 9
43 1
35 9
34 1
43 4
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
52 2
-304
1,991
—498
2 ,395
1,452
5.157
2,282
3,191
3,803
-3,629
— 100
2,697
5,559
Land in farms
—8 1
13 6
—0.6
34 8
-3 2
26 1
—6 1
16 0
10 7
61 5
39 2
16.7
—19.7
— 0 6
17 0
54 1
244 ,548
295 ,732
236.500
212,004
125,203
98,550
128.052
120.200
103 ,704
61,315
145 ,998
167,680
116,300
108,300
73,888
3.280.621
3,124,312
2,468,700
2,233,167
1,462,940
1 ,551 ,429
1 ,574 ,653
1 ,421 ,900
1,250,467
613,806
1,729,192
1 ,549 ,659
1 ,046,800
982,700
849,134
289,305
313,158
257,300
228,990
130 ,891
143,256
164,095
140,700
105,290
47,667
146,049
149.063
116,600
123,700
83,234
2,089,487
1 ,901 ,996
1,492,500
1 .247.179
685,938
1.104.845
1 .047 .999
920,500
811 ,679
375 ,785
984,642
863,996
672,000
435,500
310,153
3,061,227
2 ,923 ,769
2,623,800
2,226,443
1,679,146
1 ,578 ,537
1 ,751 ,338
1 ,623 ,400
1,308,743
779,384
1,482,690
1,172,431
900,400
917,700
899,762
Per
cent
distri-
bution
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
Average
per farm
(acres)
117 3
107.3
97.5
92.5
Value of farm land and buildings
47.3
148 2
50 4
132 4
67.6
125 7
66 0
114.6
42 0
97.8
52 7
185.7
49 6
161 2
42 4
137 3
44 0
121 0
68.0
108.1
100 0
101.6
100 0
94.7
100 0
84.3
100 0
71 1
100.0
68.1
49.5
92.0
52.4
89.7
54 7
77.6
46 0
62.9
36.4
62.6
50 5
113 1
47.6
100 9
45.3
94 0
54 0
80 0
63 6
71 7
100 0
122 3
100 0
109 3
100 0
99.6
100 0
92 1
100 0
81.8
52 9
115 3
55.1
105 9
61.7
95 8
65 1
90 9
54 8
79.2
47.1
131.4
44 9
113 9
38 3
106.2
34 9
94 3
45 2
85.1
100 0
108 0
100 0
96.6
100 0
90 1
100 0
89.6
100 0
79.8
61.6
106.7
59.9
95.0
64.3
87.6
68.8
82.7
46.4
75.9
48.4
109 5
40 1
98 7
35.7
94.8
41 2
101.9
63.6
83.6
103.035,000
90,092.000
50.563,000
28,425,472
16,380,708
45 ,247 ,000
41 ,803 .000
25 ,621 ,000
13,204,472
5 ,767 ,076
57.788,000
48,289,000
24,942.000
15,221.000
10,613,632
494.368,000
419,668,000
240,105,000
155 ,007 .044
91,184,609
237.114,000
205,218,000
139 .328 ,000
86,314,044
37,390,295
257 ,254 .000
214.450,000
100.777,000
68 ,li'J3 .1X10
53 ,794 ,314
136 ,330 ,000
123.024,000
62,773,000
37 .984 ,581
16,919,940
69 ,965 ,000
63,111,000
33 ,981 ,000
18,561,681
5 ,904 ,681
66 ,365 ,000
69,913,000
28 ,792 ,000
19.433,000
11,015,259
415 ,423 ,000
286,050,000
168 .948 ,000
90,324,332
42,933,732
217,066,000
140,164,000
101,452.000
55 ,644 ,332
21 ,283 ,878
198,367,000
145,886,000
67 ,496 ,000
34 ,680 ,000
21,649,854
787 ,307 ,000
606,948,000
357,019,000
204 ,385 ,086
121,254,995
394 ,404 ,000
352 ,030 ,000
224 ,649 ,000
120,389,086
63,417,153
392 ,903 ,000
264,918,000
132,370,000
83 ,996 ,000
67 ,837 ,842
Per
cent
distri-
bution
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
43.9
46.4
50.7
46.5
35.2
56.1
53 6
49 3
53 5
64 8
100 0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
48.0
48 9
58 0
55.7
41.0
52 0
51 1
42 0
44 3
59 0
100.0
loo.o
100.0
100 0
100 0
51 3
51.3
54 1
48.7
48 7
45 9
51 2
65 1
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
47.7
51 0
40.0
38 4
60.4
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
50 1
58 0
62 9
58.9
44.1
49 9
42 0
37 1
41.1
66.9
49.441
32,701
20.842
12,397
10 ,979
52,369
33,631
20,662
11.907
10.189
47 ,367
31 ,937
21 .030
12,856
11 ,462
24.991',
19 ,609
12.681
8,139
6,454
22,653
17,251
12,319
7,902
5,961
27,629
22.304
13.218
8,458
47 .869
37,201
20,554
11 .793
8,803
44,936
34 ,487
18,733
11,082
7,759
61 ,406
40,564
23 ,219
12,562
9,488
24,324
16,445
11,264
6,667
5,117
22,646
14,162
10,555
6,231
19,459
12,529
7,511
5,940
27,779
20.026
12,739
3,230
5,165
26,653
19,104
12,126
7,605
6,201
29,009
21,456
13 ,935
9,328
6,304
421 33
304 64
213 80
134.08
130.83
459.13
326.45
213 15
127.33
112.39
395 81
287.98
214 46
140 54
143.64
152.84
130 33
97.99
69.03
60 92
63 35
471.23
392 85
243 97
165 88
129.27
488.39
3H4 60
241 51
176 20
123.90
464 40
401 93
246.93
157 10
132 34
198.82
150 39
113.20
72 42
62.59
196.47
133 74
110.21
68.55
66.64
201 46
170.83
118.00
79 83
69.80
257 19
207,59
141.46
91 80
72.21
249.86
201 01
138 38
91.99
68 54
264.99
217 43
147.01
91.63
75.40
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Dollars
(1,000)
11,050
11,251
6,272
4,490
3,776
11,050
11,251
6,272
4,490
3,776
79,805
68 ,974
30 .226
23.699
24.613
79,805
58 ,974
30.226
23.699
24 ,613
16,790
13,780
7,722
Average debt
(dollars)
5,057
7,441
5,288
3,792
4,078
45.19
38 04
26.52
21 18
30 16
16 ,790
13,780
7,722
6,199
5,019
87 ,676
42,307
22,207
12,346
67,676
42,307
22,207
12,346
129,634
68,828
40,649
26,627
30,391
40,649
26,627
30,391
8,571
6,134
3 ,1X15
2,918
3,133
4,167
2 .528
1 ,925
2,611
18,006
9 .330
6,227
4,007
4,323
3,963
2,432
1,481
9,031
6,643
4,122
2,674
2,635
4,574
2,271
1,450
1,072
1,445
9,671
5,793
4,279
2,967
2,824
75.69
67.10
53.93
41 46
51.10
24 33
18.88
12.24
10.61
16.82
46 15
38 06
28 87
24.12
28.99
58 04
44 00
30 01
27 07
38 34
114 96
92 44
68.23
50 11
60 30
32 39
22.24
14.88
68 73
49 54
38 82
28.35
30.96
42 35
23 54
16.11
87 43
58 71
45 16
29.01
34
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 5 • — Number, ackeage, value, and mortgage debt for owned portion of farms for farms operated bt part owners,
bt mortgage status, by divisions and states for the conterminous united states: 1940 to 1961— continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
tus
Farms
Land in farms
Value of farm land and buildings
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Division, State
and mortgage sta
Number
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease ( — )
from previous
census
Acres
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Average
per farm
(acres)
Dollars
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Average value
(dollars)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average debt
(dollars)
Ratio
to
value
(per-
cent)
Number
Per-
cent
Per
farm
Per
acre
Per
farm
Per
acre
EAST NORT
CENTRAL— C
Indiana:
All farms
a.
>n.
1961 . .
1956 .
1950
1945.
1940. .
.1961..
1956.
1950.
1945. .
1940.
1961..
1956..
1950
1945..
1940.
1961.
1956. .
1950.
1945..
1940
.1961..
1956
1950
1945.
1940.
1961 .
1956
1950
1945..
1940
1961.
1956.
1950
1945
1940.
1961
1956
1950
1945 .
1940
1961
1956 .
1950
1945..
1940
1961..
1956.
1950
1945..
1940.
.1961..
1956.
1950
1945.
1940
1961.
1956. .
1950.
1945..
1940.
1961.
1956
1950
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940
1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940.
29,549
30,829
28,616
26,891
23,446
13,282
16 ,925
17 ,491
12,821
8,925
16,267
13,904
11,124
14 ,070
14,520
38,018
38,270
39,771
35,266
32 ,826
22 ,619
25 ,756
28 ,782
24 ,028
16,607
15 ,399
12,514
10,989
11,238
16,219
26,520
29,163
27,231
27 ,096
21 ,383
13,225
16,681
17,003
15,201
9,028
13,295
12 ,482
10,228
11,895
12,355
23 ,855
24,299
20,879
20,372
16,127
10,640
12,125
12,253
9,129
5,535
13,215
12,174
8,626
11,243
10 ,592
33,484
36,171
34,843
34,354
29,037
13,908
17,290
20,156
15,192
9,829
19 ,576
18,881
14,687
19,162
19,208
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
44.9
54.9
61.1
47.7
38.1
55.1
45.1
38.9
52.3
61.9
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
59.5
67.3
72.4
68.1
50.6
40.5
32.7
27.6
31.9
49.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
49.9
57.2
62.4
56.1
42.2
60.1
42.8
37.6
43.9
57.8
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
44 6
49.9
58.7
44.8
34.3
55.4
50.1
41.3
55.2
65.7
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
41.5
47.8
57.8
44.2
33.8
58.5
52.2
42.2
55.8
66.2
—1,280
2,214
1,724
3,446
—4.2
7.7
6 4
14.7
3,172,957
2,942,337
2 ,639 ,000
2,579,282
1,974,410
1 ,303 ,079
1,627,112
1 ,546 ,300
1,152,782
680 ,332
1 ,869 ,878
1,315,225
1,092,700
1,426,500
1 ,294 ,078
4,618,447
4 ,334 ,037
4 ,036 ,600
3 ,903 ,732
3 ,292 ,268
2 ,456 ,029
2,782,452
2 ,789 ,900
2,511,432
1 ,468 ,923
2,162,418
1 ,551 ,585
1 ,245 ,700
1,392,300
1 ,823 ,345
3,182.200
3,177,477
2 ,778 ,400
2 ,674 ,934
1 ,844 ,789
1 ,507 ,042
1 ,766 ,677
1,694,100
1 ,434 ,034
741 ,871
1,675,158
1,410,800
1 ,084 ,300
1 ,240 ,900
1,102,918
3,518,757
3,250,319
2,611,200
2 ,325 ,721
1 ,625 ,267
1 ,514 ,086
1 ,647 ,912
1,432,000
985,721
521 ,005
2,004 671
1 ,602 ,407
1 ,079 ,200
1 ,340 ,000
1 ,104 ,262
6,124,828
6,022,048
5 ,319 ,900
5,162,941
4,050,953
2,363,767
2 ,794 ,230
2,906,600
2,131,941
1,156,962
3 ,761 ,061
3 ,227 ,818
2,413,300
3,031,000
2,893,991
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
41,1
55.3
58.6
44.7
34.5
58.9
44.7
41.4
55.3
66.5
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
63.2
64.2
69.1
64.3
44.6
46.8
35 8
30.9
35.7
55.4
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
47.4
55.6
61.0
53.6
40.2
52.6
44.4
39.0
46.4
59.8
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
43.0
50.7
67.0
42.4
32.1
57.0
49 3
43 0
57.6
67.9
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
38.6
46 4
54.6
41.3
28.6
61.4
53.6
45.4
58.7
71.4
107.4
95.4
92.2
95.9
84.2
98.1
96.1
88.4
89.9
76.2
114.9
84.6
98.2
101.4
89.1
121.6
113.2
101.6
110.7
100.3
108.6
108.0
96.9
104.5
88.5
140.4
124 0
113.4
123.9
112.4
120.0
109 0
102 0
98.7
86.3
114.0
105.9
99.6
94.3
82.2
126.0
113.0
106 0
104.3
89.3
147.6
133 8
120 3
114 2
100.8
142.3
135.9
116.9
108 0
94 1
151.7
131 6
125 1
119 2
104 3
182.9
166.5
152.7
150.3
139.5
170.0
161.6
144.2
140.3
117.7
192.1
171.0
164.3
158.2
150.7
818,453,000
641 ,680 ,000
376 ,096 ,000
234 ,751 ,024
132 ,539 ,320
336,019,000
338,807,000
216 ,924 ,000
105 ,426 ,024
44,012,734
482 ,434 ,000
302 ,873 ,000
159,172,000
129 ,325 ,000
88,526,686
1 ,321 ,679 ,000
992,353,000
627 ,356 ,000
417,344,708
258 ,920 .767
660,562,000
601 ,366 ,000
429 ,760 ,000
252,742,708
100,617,488
661,117,000
390,987,000
197 ,596 ,000
164 ,602 ,000
158 ,303 ,279
610 ,641 ,000
479 .707 ,000
273 ,954 ,006
181 ,553 ,464
97 ,214 ,609
270 ,863 ,000
246 ,569 ,000
169,014,000
100,761,454
38 ,884 ,022
339,778,000
233,138,000
104,940,000
80,792,000
58,330,687
477 ,502 ,000
350,873,000
236 ,408 ,000
146 ,080 ,292
89 ,449 ,630
187 ,906 ,000
162,454,000
126,217,000
60 .027 ,292
28,318,113
289 ,596 ,000
188,419,000
110,191,000
86 ,053 ,000
61,131,517
934,732,000
657 ,027 ,000
423,758,000
276,375,586
177 ,964 ,823
359 ,926 ,000
285,160,000
230 ,471 ,000
110,792,585
50 ,687 ,727
574 ,806 ,000
371 ,877 ,000
193 ,287 ,000
165,683,000
127 ,277 ,096
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
41 1
52.8
67.7
44.9
33 2
68.9
47.2
42.8
56.1
66.8
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
50.0
60.6
68.5
60.6
38.9
60.0
39 4
31 5
39.4
61.1
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
44 4
51.4
61.7
55.5
40.0
65.6
48.6
38 3
44 5
60 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
39.4
46 3
53.4
41.1
31.7
60 6
53.7
46.6
58.9
68.3
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
38.5
43.4
54.4
40.1
28.6
61.5
56.6
45.6
59.9
71.6
27,698
20,814
13,143
8,730
5,653
25,299
20,018
12 ,402
8,223
4,931
29 .657
21 ,783
14,309
9,192
6,097
34 ,765
25 ,930
15 ,774
11 ,834
7,888
29,204
23 ,349
14,932
10,519
6,059
42,932
31,244
17,981
14,647
9,760
23 ,026
16,449
10.060
6,700
4,546
20,481
14 ,781
9,940
6,629
4,307
25 ,557
18 ,678
10,260
6,792
4,721
20,017
14,440
11,323
7,171
5,647
17,660
13 ,398
10,301
6,575
6,116
21 ,914
15,477
12 ,774
7,654
5,771
27,916
18,164
12,162
8,045
6,129
25,879
16,492
11,434
7,293
5,167
29,363
19,696
13,160
8,641
6,628
267.95
218.09
142.51
91.01
67.13
257.87
208.23
140.29
91.45
64.69
258.00
230.28
145.67
90.66
68.41
286.17
228.97
166.46
106 91
78.65
268.96
216,13
154 04
100 64
68.50
305.73
251.99
158 62
118.22
86.82
191 89
160.97
98 60
67.87
52.70
179.73
139.57
99.77
70.26
52.41
202,83
165.25
96.78
65.11
52.89
135.70
107.95
94.14
62.81
65.04
124 11
98.58
88.14
60 90
64 35
144.46
117.58
102 10
64.22
55.36
152.61
109 10
79.66
53 53
43.93
152.27
102 05
79.29
51.97
43.81
152 83
115.21
80.09
54.63
43.98
141 ,910
76 .021
41 .605
35,823
37,383
4,803
2.466
1,450
1,332
1,694
44.72
25.84
15.73
13.89
18.93
17.3
11.8
11.0
16.3
28.2
Free from debt
—3,643
—566
4,670
3,896
—21.5
—3.2
36.4
43.7
Mortgaged
2,363
2,780
—2 ,946
—450
17,0
25.0
—20.9
—3.1
141 ,910
76,021
41 ,505
35,823
37 ,383
176,807
90,709
50 ,766
40 ,492
70,854
8,724
6,468
3,731
2,546
2,675
4,651
2,370
1,276
1,148
2,168
75.89
67.80
37.98
26 11
28.89
38 28
20 93
12.68
10.37
21.52
29.4
25.1
26.1
27.7
42.2
Illinois:
All farms
Free from debt .
—252
— 1,501
4,505
2,440
—3,137
—3 ,026
4,754
7,421
—0.7
—3.8
12.8
7.4
—12.2
— 10.5
19.8
44.7
13.4
9.1
8.1
9.7
27.4
Mortgaged
2,885
1,525
—249
—4 ,981
23 1
13 9
—2.2
—30.7
176 ,807
90,709
50,766
40 ,492
70 ,854
110,789
65,279
33 ,475
26 ,823
26 ,629
1,482
7,249
4,621
3,603
4,369
4,178
2,238
1,229
990
1,241
81.76
58.46
40.76
29 08
38.86
34.82
20.54
12.05
10.03
14.38
26.7
23.2
28.7
24.6
44.8
Michigan:
All farms
—2,643
1,932
135
6,713
—9.1
7.1
0.6
26.7
18.1
13.8
12.2
14.8
27.3
Free from debt.
—3,456
—322
1,802
6,173
—20 7
— 1.9
11.9
68.4
Mortgaged
Wisconsin:
All farms
Free from debt
813
2,254
— 1,667
—460
3,420
507
4,245
—1,485
—128
3,124
3,594
6.5
. 22.0
—14 0
—3 7
—1.8
16.4
2.5
26.3
—12 2
—1.0
34.2
64.9
110,789
65,279
33 ,475
26 ,823
26,629
106,145
68,396
37 ,433
34 ,594
35 ,946
8,333
5,230
3,273
2,255
2,147
4,450
2,816
1,793
1,698
2,965
66,14
46.27
30.87
21.62
24.05
30.17
21 04
14 91
14.87
22.12
32.6
28.0
31.9
33.2
45 .6
22.2
19.5
16.8
23.7
40.2
Mortgaged
1,041
3,548
—2,617
651
8.6
41.1
—23 3
6.1
106,145
68,396
37 ,433
34,594
35,946
181,046
109,704
58,072
62,756
69,784
8,032
6,618
4,340
3,077
3,394
5,407
3,033
1,667
1,827
2,403
62.95
42.68
34.69
26.82
32.55
29.56
18.22
10.92
12.16
17.23
36.7
36.3
34.0
40.2
68.8
WEST NOR!
CENTRAL
Minnesota:
AU farms
—2,687
1,328
489
5,317
—7.4
3.8
1.4
18.3
19.4
16.7
2Z7
39.2
—3 ,382
—2,866
4,964
5,363
— 19.6
—14.2
54.6
32.7
Mortgaged
695
4,194
—4 ,475
—46
3.7
28 6
—23.4
—0.2
181,046
109,704
58,072
62,756
69,784
9,248
5,810
3,964
3,275
3,633
48.14
34 00
24 06
20.70
24.11
31.fi
29.6
30.0
37.9
64.8
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
35
Table 5 • — Number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt for owned portion of farms for farms operated bt part owners,
by mortgage status, bt divisions and states for the conterminous united states: 1940 to 1961 continued
(For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are Included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
Division, State,
and mortgage status
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease ( — )
from previous
census
Land in farms
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Average
per farm
(acres)
Value of farm land and buildings
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Iowa:
All farms 1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940.
Mortgaged 1961
1956.
1950
1945
1940.
Missouri:
All farms 1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt
L961
1956
1950
1945.
1940
Mortgaged 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940.
North Dakota:
All farms 1961
1956
1950
1946
1940
Free from debt 1961.
1956
1950
1946
1940.
Mortgaged . 1961
1956
1950
1946.
1940
1961
1956
1950
Free from debt
1961
1956
1950
1946
1940
Mortgaged 1961
1966
1950
1945
1940.
Nebraska:
All farms 1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Mortgaged 1961
1966
1950
1945
1940
z Less than 0.06 percent.
32,464
30,581
30,229
25,195
22,410
19,520
15,657
13,100
14,142
15,118
36,616
37,742
38,674
31 ,552
29,836
18,777
11,901
17,839
16 ,795
11,052
13,835
17 ,935
23 .'.192
25.488
25 .493
27,775
21 ,740
12,880
15,140
17,664
14,028
5,888
11,113
10,348
7.829
13,747
16,852
22,716
.'I ,288
25 .334
21 .898
18,750
10,487
12.508
15.852
10 ,843
5,978
12,229
11,780
9,482
14 ,056
12,772
26,520
26 ,342
27,164
24 ,603
21 ,497
13 ,039
14 ,883
16 ,958
12,378
6,412
13,481
11 ,459
10,206
12,225
15 ,085
100.0
100.0
100 .0
100 0
100.0
60.1
51 2
43.3
56.1
67.5
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
is 7
44 5
.ill 1
U 8
60.1
If Ml II
loo o
100 o
100.0
100 0
46 3
111 i.
30 7
49 6
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
46 2
51.5
62 6
43 6
31 11
53 8
48 5
37.4
96.5
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
49 2
56.5
62 4
43.5
37.6
49.7
70.2
-1,980
-2,205
6,076
3,761
-13 3
-12.9
55 0
24 7
19.5
—7.4
1 ,126
1,068
5.122
1,716
2.17U
-4 ,675
7,905
5,816
-10 4
-18 2
44 6
48 9
1,044
5,743
-2,783
-4,100
-2,260
-2.524
3,636
8,140
2,519
:, ,'.ns
-2,105
-2,021
-8 .344
5,009
4,865
2,21)8
-4 ,573
1.283
-1,844
-2.075
4,680
6,966
2,022
1.253
-2,019
-2,860
<*)
—8.2
27.8
-14 9
—14.3
26.9
138.2
32 2
—43.0
— 13 3
-16 2
-21 1
16 2
81.4
24 2
-32 5
10 0
—3 0
10 4
14 4
-12.4
-12.2
37 0
93 II
17.6
12 3
-16.5
-19.0
4 .620 .906
3 ,»44 ,401
3,541,200
3 ,243 ,978
2 ,716 ,439
1 ,595 ,393
1 ,873 ,590
1,907,100
1,254,178
751 ,651
3.025,513
2,070,811
1 ,634 ,100
6,244.888
5 ,807 ,067
4 ,914 ,400
4.143,161
3,352,164
3,164,355
3.310.028
2 'jss.oou
2,161,961
1 ,260 ,023
3 ,080 ,533
2 .497 ,039
1 .1126.10(1
1 ,'isi ,206
2,102,131
18,316,464
13 .074 .402
12,264,900
12.123.652
7,870,013
c, si is ,■!(■,:,
8,040,757
8,128.200
8,346,862
2,063,120
8,608,996
5 ,033 ,645
8 ,836 .700
5,776,800
.', ,8(»,.S'.I3
16,752.171
15 .',183 .932
15,268,700
12, 280 .SIM
7,340,043
7,146,830
8,407,648
9,232,100
5 ,885 ,450
2,327,276
9,605,341
7 ,576 ,384
6,i)3ii.6ixj
6,396,384
5,012,767
[3,726,084
12,896,634
11,900,900
11,472,950
9 ,992 ,439
6,867,424
6,912,006
7,268,500
6 .352 .250
2,949,035
6,858,630
5 .983 ,528
4,632.400
6,120,700
7 ,043 ,404
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
34.5
47.5
53 9
65 6
52.5
it: l
61.3
72.3
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
60.7
57.0
60.8
52 2
37 3
49.3
43 0
39 2
47.8
62.7
loo 0
100 0
UNI II
100 0
100 0
M 1
61.6
68 7
62 1
21. 2
48 9
38 5
31.3
47.6
73.8
100 0
100 0
100 0
loo 0
100 0
42.7
52.6
60 5
47.9
31 7
311 .',
62 1
68 3
100 0
100 (I
100.0
100 0
100 o
50 0
53 6
61.1
46.7
29.5
142 3
129 0
117.1
128.8
121.2
123.3
125.5
111 3
113.5
103.1
170 6
153 9
134 0
131 3
112 4
168 5
168.0
116 6
122 0
105.0
172 7
lis 7
174 3
143 2
555 0
513 0
481.1
436 5
362 0
628.6
531 1
177 1
452 4
350.4
685.6
486 4
490 1
420 2
366.3
737 5
658.1
602.7
493 2
391.5
681.5
672.2
582 4
542.8
389 3
785.5
643.2
636 6
455 0
392 5
438.1
466.3
464.8
526.7
464.4
428.6
432.4
522 2
453 9
600.7
466.9
1,072,611,000
795 ,891 ,000
554 ,623 ,000
345 ,364 ,376
226,520,091
370,066,000
372,477.000
304 ,094 ,000
134,102,376
60,597,967
702 ,545 ,000
423,414.000
250,529,000
211,262,000
165,922,124
715.888.000
505,611,000
310,204,000
187,016,459
113,155,036
345 ,783 ,000
275,558,000
184,699,000
94,910,459
40,647,971
370,105,000
230 ,063 .000
125,505,000
92.UNi.INKI
72,607,065
i;si; .scc.ikhi
339 ,809 .000
212,230,312
113.181 ,836
363 ,767 ,000
281,723,000
231, Mil ,000
107,208,312
27,169,626
333 ,099 ,000
187 ,034 ,000
1115. 278 ,INN1
105,022,000
86,322,310
792.448 UNI
547 ,376 ,000
391, .841 ,INNI
199,367,788
95 ,568 ,662
355 .346 ,000
287 ,372 ,000
246,540,000
91 ,989,788
26,776,705
437,102,000
260 ,004 ,000
150,301,000
107,378,000
68,781 ,987
1,025,911,000
818.384,000
505 ,975 ,000
302,023,768
175,813,065
447,392,000
443 ,664 ,000
311,790,000
141,600,768
46,356,216
578,519,000
374,820,000
194,186,000
160,423,000
129,457,849
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
34.5
46.8
54.8
38 8
26.8
66.5
53 2
45 2
61.2
73.2
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
46.6
in .',
i9 a
1,1 2
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 o
100.0
61 5
60.1
69 0
60.5
23.9
48.5
39 9
31.0
49 5
76.1
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
33,040
26 ,026
18.347
13 .708
10,108
19.124
14.939
10 ,975
19,551
13 .397
8,458
5,927
3,793
18,415
13.165
7,209
5,357
3,407
20,747
13,1,98
11 ,866
6,657
4,048
28 ,i',2'.l
18,391
13.330
7,641
5,220
27,466
IS, 91 IS
13,277
7,642
4,613
29,977
18.074
13.447
7,640
6,446
31 .88.',
22 ,537
15,664
8.007
5,096
44 8
33,884
52.5
22 ,975
62 1
15,553
46.1
8,484
28.0
4,479
65.2
35 ,743
47.5
22,072
37.9
15,851
53.9
7.640
72.0
5,385
100 0
38,684
100 0
31,068
100 0
18,627
100 0
12,276
100 0
8,178
43 6
34 ,312
54.2
29 ,803
61.6
18,386
46.9
11,440
26.4
7,229
66,4
42,914
45,8
32,710
38 4
19,027
63.1
13,123
73.6
8,682
232 12
201.78
156.62
106.46
S3 39
231 96
198.80
159 45
106.92
80 62
232.21
204 47
153 31
106.17
84.45
114 64
87,07
63.12
45,14
33.76
109.27
83 25
61.81
43.90
32.44
120 14
92 13
65 15
46.49
34.54
51 58
35 .85
27.71
17.51
14 42
51.96
35 04
27 83
16.89
13.16
61 19
37 16
27 44
18.18
14.87
47 30
34.25
25 99
16 23
13.02
49 72
34.18
26.70
15 63
11.51
45.51
34 32
24.90
16.79
13 72
74.74
68.46
42 52
26 32
17.69
65.15
64.17
42 90
26.46
15.72
84.35
62 64
41.92
26.21
18.38
239 ,430
121 ,943
71 ,759
75,209
92,739
7,375
3,988
2,374
2,985
4,138
51.81
30.92
20.26
23.18
34.14
239 .430
121 ,943
71 ,759
75,209
92,739
118,094
70,856
37 ,692
32 ,790
39,889
12.266
7,788
5,478
8 ,318
6,134
3 ,225
1,877
1 .028
118,004
70 ,856
37 ,692
32,790
39 .889
84,719
411,9 111
28,161
36,127
65 .328
6 ,1.211
4 .219
3,410
2 ,370
2,224
84,719
46 ,946
25,161
36,127
55 ,328
113,917
64,741
38 ,806
37,260
43.458
113,917
64 741
38,306
37,260
43 ,458
159,228
89 ,207
49,910
53 ,902
76,340
7 ,624
4,537
3,214
5,015
2 ,666
1,512
1,497
2,318
79.14
58.89
43 91
IS 91
12.20
7.67
7.91
11.90
38 34
28.38
19 57
16.55
18.98
6,36
3 59
2.05
159,228
89,207
49,910
53,902
76,340
4 ,040
2,651
3 ,403
1,837
2,191
3,561
13 02
9.33
6.56
6.25
9.63
4.05
2.61
3.03
5 92
6.35
6.83
8.67
4.19
4 71)
7 64
23,22
14 91
10.77
8.81
10.84
36
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 5. — Number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt for owned portion of farms for farms operated by part owners,
by mortgage status, by divisions and states for the conterminous united states: 1940 to 1961 continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are Included with Maryland]
tus
Farms
Land In farms
Value of farm land and buildings
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Division, Stat
and mortgage sts
Number
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease (— )
from previous
census
Acres
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Average
per farm
(acres)
Dollars
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Average value
(dollars)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average debt
(dollars)
Ratio
to
value
(per-
cent)
Number
Per-
cent
Per
farm
Per
acre
Per
farm
Per
acre
WEST NORT
CENTRAL— C
Kansas:
All farms
H
on.
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
. 1961 . .
1956. .
1950.
1945..
1940.
1961..
1956.
1950.
1945. .
1940. .
TIC
1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
1961..
1956.
1950
1945. .
1940. .
1961.
1956.
1950. .
1945..
1940.
1961 .
1956.
1850.
1945..
1940
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1945..
1940. .
1961..
1956. .
1950.
1945.
1940. .
1961..
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
. 1961 . .
1956. .
1950
1945.
1940.
1961..
1956.
1950.
1945..
1940..
1961..
1956.
1950.
1945..
1940.
. 1961 ,
1956. .
1950. .
1945.
1940.
1961..
1956..
1950.
1945..
1940..
38,828
40 ,746
41,135
36,531
33 ,034
21 ,573
23 ,347
27,089
19,032
10,797
17,255
17,399
14,046
17,499
22,237
1,198
1,132
917
629
555
647
755
611
390
296
551
377
306
239
259
4,009
4,344
3,387
2,566
1,722
1,959
2,320
2,012
1,475
834
2,050
2,024
1,375
1,091
888
17 ,556
19,185
16.209
12,219
13,164
11 ,174
13 ,429
12,787
9,447
9,121
6,382
5,756
3,422
2,772
4,043
4,169
5,943
5,280
4,398
4,783
2,997
4,695
4,330
3,638
3,716
1,172
1,248
950
760
1,067
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100 0
55.6
57.3
65.8
52.1
32.7
44.4
42 7
34.2
47.9
67.3
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
54.0
66.7
66.6
62.0
53.3
46.0
33.3
33.4
38 0
46.7
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
48.9
53.4
59.4
57.5
48.4
51.1
46.6
40.6
42.5
51.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100. 0
100.0
63.6
70.0
78.9
77.3
69.3
36 4
30 0
21.1
22.7
30.7
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
71.9
79.0
82.0
82.7
77.7
28.1
21.0
18.0
17.3
22.3
—1 ,918
—389
4,604
3,497
—4.7
—0.9
12.6
10.6
13,145,125
12,645,823
11,492,600
10,210,854
8,100,625
6,660,706
7,106,953
7 ,556 ,900
4 ,303 ,854
2,303,891
6,484,419
5,538,870
3 ,935 ,700
5,907,000
5,796,734
179,139
141 ,730
96,700
54,990
52,354
90,289
72,707
56,100
30,090
27,188
88,850
69 ,023
40,600
24 ,900
25,166
508,917
498,606
345 ,900
229,084
137,476
222,074
252,295
188,400
111,984
59 ,028
286,843
246,311
157 ,500
117,100
78,448
2 ,361 ,979
2,157,023
1,582,800
1 ,041 ,626
945 ,641
1,320,210
1 ,453 ,834
1,161,100
699 ,326
553,117
1 ,041 ,769
703,189
421 ,700
342,300
392,524
643,980
689 ,413
564 ,700
415,820
377 ,494
424,992
543,947
421,800
319 ,420
260,480
218,988
145 .466
142,900
96,400
117 ,014
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100. 0
50.7
56.2
65.8
42.1
28.4
49 3
43.8
34.2
57.9
71.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
50.4
51.3
58.0
54.7
51.9
49.6
48.7
42.0
45.3
48.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
43.6
50.6
54.5
48.9
42.9
56.4
49.4
45.5
51.1
57.1
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
55.9
67.4
73.4
67.1
58.5
44.1
32.6
26.6
32.9
41.5
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
66.0
78.9
74.7
76.8
69.0
34.0
21.1
25.3
23.2
31.0
338.6
310.4
279.4
279.5
245.2
308.8
304.4
279.0
226.1
213.4
375.8
318.3
280.2
387.6
260.7
149.5
125.2
105.5
87.4
94.3
139.6
96.3
91.8
77.2
91.9
161.3
183.1
132.7
104.2
97.2
126.9
114.8
102.1
89.3
79.8
113.4
108.7
93.6
75.9
70.8
139.9
121.7
114.5
107.3
88.3
134.5
112.4
97.6
85.2
71.8
118.2
108 3
90 8
74.0
60.6
163.2
122.2
123 2
123.5
97.1
154.6
116.0
107.0
94.5
78.9
141.8
115.9
97.4
87.8
70.1
186.8
116.6
150.4
126.8
109.7
1 ,277 ,481 ,000
1,050,662,000
735 ,228 ,000
403,130,416
243 ,646 ,890
637 ,855 ,000
602,029,000
487 ,457 ,000
202,294,416
70,771,198
639 ,626 ,000
448,633,000
247 ,771 ,000
200 ,836 ,000
172,875,692
42 ,845 ,000
25 ,780 ,000
11,410,000
4,113,100
2,467,285
21 ,731 ,000
14 ,669 ,000
6,653,000
2,357,100
1,136,795
21.114,000
11,111.000
4 ,757 ,000
1 ,756 ,000
1 ,330 ,490
149,848,000
91,865,000
45,138,000
22,187,780
9,177,395
61,253,000
38,859.000
23 ,307 ,000
11,858,780
3,877,728
88 ,595 ,000
53 ,006 ,000
21 ,831 ,000
10 ,329 ,000
5,299,667
345 ,528 ,000
257,471,000
135,785,000
60 ,952 ,227
43,492,913
166,031,000
159,117,000
95,020,000
38,153,227
23 ,945 ,789
179 ,497 ,000
98,354,000
40,765,000
22,799,000
19,547,124
53 ,937 ,000
47,672,000
33 ,683 ,000
17,290,383
12,337,465
33 ,134 ,000
32 ,798 ,000
24 ,691 ,000
13,330,383
8,181,193
20 ,803 ,000
14 ,874 ,000
8,992,000
3,960,000
4,156,272
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
49.9
57.3
66.3
50.2
29.0
50.1
42.7
33.7
49.8
71.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
50.7
56.9
58.3
67.3
46.1
49.3
43.1
41.7
42.7
S3. 9
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
ioo.o
40.9
42.3
51.6
53.4
42.3
59.1
57.7
48.4
46.6
57.7
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
48.1
61.8
70.0
62.6
55.1
51.9
38.2
30.0
37.4
44.9
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
61.4
68.8
73.3
77.1
66.3
38.6
31.2
26.7
22.9
33.7
32,901
25 ,786
17 ,874
11,035
7.346
29 ,567
25,786
17,995
10,629
6,555
37,069
25,785
17,640
11,477
7,774
35,754
22,774
12,443
6,539
4,446
33 ,587
19 ,429
10.889
6,044
3,841
38,319
29 ,472
15.546
7,347
5,137
37,378
21,148
13 ,327
8,647
5,329
31 ,267
16,750
11,584
8,040
4,650
43,217
26,189
15,877
9,467
5,968
19 ,681
13,420
8,377
4,988
3,304
14 ,859
11 ,849
7,431
4,039
2,626
28,126
17,087
11 ,913
8,226
4,836
12,938
8,022
6,379
3,931
2,579
11 ,056
6,986
5,702
3,664
2,202
17 ,750
11,918
9,465
6,211
3,895
97.18
83.08
63.97
39.48
30.08
95.76
84.71
54.50
47.00
30.72
98.64
81.00
62.95
34 00
29.82
239.17
181.90
117.99
74.80
47.13
240 68
201.75
118 59
78.33
41.81
237.64
160 98
117.17
70.52
52.87
294.44
184.24
130.49
96.85
66.76
275.82
154.02
123.71
105.90
65.69
308.86
215.20
138 61
88.21
67.56
146.29
119.36
85.79
58.52
45.99
125.76
109.45
81.84
54.56
43.29
172.30
139.87
96.67
66.61
49.80
83.76
69.16
69.65
41.58
32.68
77.96
60.30
58.54
41.73
21.41
95.00
102 25
62.93
41.08
35.52
176,218
104,980
58,814
66,435
84,298
4,538
2,576
1,430
1,545
2,552
13.41
8.30
5.12
5.53
10.41
13.8
10.0
8.0
14.0
Free from debt.
—1 ,774
—3 .742
8,057
8,235
—7.6
—13.8
42.3
76.3
Mortgaged
—144
3,353
—3 ,453
—4 ,738
—0 8
23.9
—19.7
—21.3
176,218
104,980
58 ,814
56,435
84 ,298
6,581
3,178
1,831
650
591
10,213
6,034
4,187
3,225
3,791
5,493
2,807
1,997
1,033
1,065
27.18
18.96
14.94
9.55
14.54
36.74
22.42
18.93
11.82
11.29
27.6
23.4
23.7
28.1
48.8
SOUTH ATLAN
Delaware:
All farms
66
215
288
74
5.8
23.4
45.8
13.3
16.4
12.3
16.0
16.8
24.0
Free from debt.
—108
144
221
94
—14.3
23.6
56.7
31.8
Mortgaged
174
71
67
—20
46.2
23.2
28.0
—7.7
6,581
3,178
1,831
650
591
19,648
13 ,835
6,761
3,656
2,649
11,944
8,430
5,984
2,720
2,282
4,901
3,185
1,996
1,425
1,538
74.07
46.04
45.10
26.10
23.48
38.61
27.75
19.55
15.%
19.27
31.2
28.6
38.5
37.0
44.4
Maryland:
All farms
—335
957
821
S44
—7.7
28.3
32.0
49.0
13.1
15.1
15.0
16.6
28.9
Free from debt
—361
308
537
641
26
649
284
203
—15.6
15.3
36.4
76.9
13
47.2
26.0
22.9
Mortgaged
19,648
13 ,835
6,761
3,656
2,649
51 ,261
29 ,408
10 ,779
6,794
7,378
9,584
6,835
4,917
3,361
2,983
2,920
1,533
665
556
560
68.50
56.17
42.93
31.22
33.77
21.70
13 63
6.81
6.52
7.80
22.2
26.1
31.0
35.4
50.0
Virginia:
All farms
—1 ,629
2,976
3,990
—945
—8.5
18.4
32.7
—7.2
14.8
11.4
7.9
11.1
17.0
Free from debt
—2,255
642
3,340
326
626
2,334
650
—1,271
—16.8
5 0
35.4
3.6
10.9
68.2
23.4
—31.4
Mortgaged
51 ,261
29 ,408
10 ,779
6,794
7,378
6,723
4,760
2,146
1,231
1,580
8,032
5,109
3,160
2,461
1,826
1,613
801
406
280
330
49.21
41.82
25.56
19.85
18.80
10.44
6.90
3.80
2.96
4.19
28.6
29.9
26.4
29.8
37.7
West Virginia:
All farms
—1 ,774
663
882
—385
—29.9
12.6
20.1
—8.0
12.6
10.0
6.4
7.1
12.8
Free from debt
—1 ,698
365
692
—78
—36.2
8.4
19.0
—2.1
Mortgaged
—76
298
190
—307
—6.1
31.4
26.0
—28.8
6,723
4,760
2,146
1,231
1,580
5,763
3,814
2,259
1,620
1,481
30.70
32 72
15.02
12.77
13.50
32.3
32.0
23.9
31.1
38.0
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
37
Table 5 — Number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt for owned portion of farms for farms operated by part owners,
by mortgage status, by divisions and states for the conterminous united states: 1940 to 1961 — continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease (— )
from previous
census
Land in farms
Per
Acres
cent
distri-
bution
2,741,560
100 0
2,443,284
100 0
1,920,200
100 0
1,038,425
100 0
1,060,089
100.0
1,522,286
55 5
1 ,495 ,290
61.2
1,359,800
70.8
708,425
68 2
603,754
57.0
1,219,274
44.5
947,994
38 8
560,400
29.2
330,000
31 8
456,335
43.0
1 ,924 ,873
100 0
1 .0.14.882
100 0
1,438,000
100 0
562,198
100 0
661,854
100 0
1,157,409
60.1
1,013,627
62 0
977,900
68 0
334 .498
59.5
302,285
45.7
767 ,464
39.9
621 ,255
38 0
460,100
32 0
227,700
40 5
359 ,569
54 3
3,320,780
100 0
3,211,200
100 0
2 .301 ,400
100 0
886,488
100 0
956,211
100 0
1 ,491 ,340
44.9
1,522,109
47.4
1,378,100
59.9
507,788
57.3
422,151
44.1
1 .829 ,440
55 1
1,689,091
52 6
923,300
40 1
377 ,700
42.7
534,060
55 9
2 ,077 .432
100 0
2,987.771
100 0
2 ,507 .400
100 0
1 .090,791,
100 0
468 ,393
100 0
1 ,396,644
62 4
2,133,268
71 4
1,490,700
59 4
1,218,996
72 1
242,242
51 7
781,888
37.6
854,503
28.6
1,016,700
40.6
471,800
27.9
226,151
48.3
2,612,763
100 0
2,307,741
100 0
1 ,70,6,6(1(1
100.0
981,155
100 0
1,104,473
100 0
1 ,530 ,692
58 6
1,456,185
63.1
1 ,209 ,900
68.6
599,455
61.1
649 ,339
58.8
1,082,071
41.4
851 ,656
36.9
556,700
31.5
381,700
38.9
455,134
41.2
Average
per farm
(acres)
Value of farm land and buildings
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Amount of farm mortgage debt
North Carolina:
All farms 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Mortgaged 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
South Carolina:
All farms 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt
1961
1966
I960
1945
1940
Mortgaged 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Georgia:
All farms 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt
1901
1966
I960
1946
1940
Mortgaged 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Florida:
All farms 1961.
1956
1950
1946
1940
Free from debt
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Mortgaged 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Kentucky:
All farms 1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt
1981
1956
1950
1945
1940
Mortgaged 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
38,758
41,429
35,422
19,835
21,784
23,545
26,266
26,567
15,751
14,136
15 ,213
15,163
8,855
14.129
17 ,337
16,495
7,486
9,224
8,965
11,633
12,364
5,566
6,891
5,164
5,704
4.131
16.913
19 .255
16.619
7.217
9,078
8,545
10,032
10 .667
5,086
6,236
8,368
9,223
5,952
2,131
3,843
5,755
6,879
6,160
3,565
4,243
3,017
3,935
4,357
2,760
2,738
2,944
1.803
27 ,061
28 ,5Z(
25 ,493
14,332
18,909
16,751
19 .367
18,822
10,489
12,797
10,310
9,156
6,671
3,843
6,112
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
60 7
39 3
36.6
25.0
20 6
35 1
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
63 5
67.1
75 0
74 4
63.9
36 5
32 9
25 0
25 6
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
50.5
52 1
64 2
70 5
57.7
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
52 4
57 2
70.7
77.4
62 2
47 6
42 8
29 3
22 6
37 8
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
61.9
67 9
73 8
73 2
67.7
38.1
32 1
26.2
26 8
32 3
—2,671
6,007
15,587
—1,949
6.308
4,771
-3,564
—540
1,573
2,211
— 1,413
—2,342
2,636
9.402
—1 ,861
— 1.487
—635
5,581
—149
—918
—422
1.597
8 ,030
11,161
-4 ,677
1,154
2,485
2,828
-2,269
—6 4
17.0
78.6
71.2
116.8
—46 6
— 12.2
15 9
130 3
—20 5
-14.8
—6 0
109 7
—2.8
55 0
179 3
-44 5
-16.3
11 7
n i
-16.0
-23 3
—9.7
57 9
—7 0
63 3
124 0
-49 8
11 9
77.9
-24 a
13 0
37.3
73.6
-37.1
59 0
54.2
52 4
48.7
64.7
56.9
51.2
45 0
42,7
80 1
62.5
63.3
136 2
94.3
87.2
75 1
71.8
129.1
87.1
79.1
60 1
51 3
148 6
in- '.
Ill 4
118 6
107 9
105 3
174 5
151.7
129 2
99 8
80 6
218 6
183 1
166.1
177 2
139 0
361 0
434 3
407 0
474 3
110 4
429 4
542 1
343 l
441 7
91.8
286 6
2'.io :<
.',63 'i
586 1
140.9
91.4
7.', 2
64 3
57.2
60.7
547 .930 ,000
370,727,000
185,453.000
57 ,928 ,676
43,187,074
305 ,457 ,000
193,149,000
128,113.000
38 .987 ,676
23,539,681
242 ,473 .000
177.578,000
57,340,000
18,941.000
19 ,647 ,393
246 ,613 ,000
155,571,000
96 ,776 ,000
23 ,336 ,444
22,514,965
142,465,000
100.499.000
64.972,000
14,477,444
10,084,706
104,148.000
55 ,072 ,000
31,804.000
B ,859 ,000
12,430,259
323.060.000
211.732.000
100,781,000
26 ,969 ,766
21 ,951 ,703
139,886,000
100,573,000
59 ,925 ,000
14 ,683 ,766
9,118,449
193,174,000
111 ,159,000
40 ,856 .(lull
12.2so.0OO
12,833,254
352,196,000
275 ,023 ,000
so ,3.'.s ,000
28,738,682
16 ,522 ,022
195,506,000
16.-, ,564 ,(HKI
50,302,000
18,746,582
6,811,484
!M. .«.:iu .CMMI
109 ,459 ,000
36,056,000
9 ,992 ,000
9,710,538
337 ,844 ,000
229,588,000
141,650,000
47,636,118
39,662,755
178,118,000
139,819,(10(1
93 ,954 ,000
27,111,118
21 ,296 ,549
159,726,000
89 ,769 ,000
47 ,696 ,000
20 ,524 ,000
18,266,206
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
55.7
30 9
32.7
45.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
57.8
42 2
35 4
32.9
38.0
55 2
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 .0
100.0
40.2
47.5
59.5
54.4
41.5
69.8
52 5
40 5
45 6
58.5
KM) 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
55.5
60.2
58.2
65 2
41.2
44.5
39 .8
41.8
34.8
58.8
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
52.7
47 3
39 1
33.7
43.1
46.2
14,137
S.9-IS
5.236
2,921
1,983
12.973
7,354
4,822
2,475
1,665
15,939
11,711
6,475
4,638
2,569
17,454
8 ,973
5,867
3,117
2,441
15,891
8,639
5,255
2,601
1,712
20,168
9 ,6:.;.
7.699
4,614
3,729
19,101
10.996
6,064
3,737
2,418
15,200
10.025
.'. .6 IS
2,887
1,742
23 ,085
12.052
6,864
6,765
3,339
61 ,198
39 ,9sii
14.019
8,061
3,894
64,801
42,075
11 ,545
6,792
2,582
57,228
37,180
19,998
12,412
6 .050
12.485
8,049
5 ,556
3,324
2,092
10 ,633
7,219
4,992
2,585
1,664
15,492
9,804
7,150
5,341
96.58
55.79
40.74
200.66
129 17
94.21
55 03
187 32
102 32
57.40
43.05
128.12
95.16
67.30
41.51
34.02
123.09
99 15
66.44
43.28
33 36
135 70
88.65
69.12
38.91
34.57
97.28
65.94
43.79
30.46
22.96
87.09
66.07
43.48
28 92
21.60
105 59
65.81
44.25
32 53
24.03
169 68
92,05
34 44
17.00
35 27
150.91
77.61
33 74
16.38
28.12
200.40
128 1(1
35 46
21 18
42 94
80.18
48.55
35.82
116.36
96.02
77.65
45.23
32 80
147.61
105 42
85 68
53.77
40.13
72.084
40.843
15,292
6,061
7,458
26 29
16.72
7.96
72 .084
40,843
15.292
6,061
7,458
28,142
16,677
7,896
2,782
4,366
4.738
2 .694
1,727
1,484
59.12
43.08
27 29
18.37
16.34
28.142
16.577
7,895
58 .610
33 ,348
1 1 ,652
3.649
4,955
58.610
83 ,348
11 ,652
3,649
4,955
30.341
23 ,424
7,831
2,698
3,085
30 .341
23.424
7,831
2,698
3,085
57 ,237
29 ,444
15,572
6,445
7,625
67 ,237
29,444
16,572
6,445
7,626
5 .450
2 ,906
1,911
1 ,449
1,310
36 67
26 ON
17.16
12 22
12.14
17.65
10 38
5 08
4.12
5.18
5 ,272
3 .405
1,271
11,081
7,967
4,343
3 ,352
1,922
6 .662
3,216
2,334
1,677
38 NO
27.41
7.70
5.72
13.64
21 91
12.76
8.81
6.57
6.90
52 90
34.58
27 97
16.88
16.76
38
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 5. — Number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt for owned poetion of farms for farms operated by part owners,
by mortgage status, by divisions and states foe the conterminous united states: 1940 to 1961 — continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are included tor the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
Division, State,
and mortgage status
.1961
1956
1950.
1945.
1940
Free from debt
Mortgaged .
Free from debt
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940
.1961.
1956
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
. 1961
1956
1950
1945.
1940
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956
1950
1945.
1940.
. 1961 .
1956
1950
1945.
1940
Arkansas:
All farms 1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940
Free from debt
Free from debt
Free from debt
1961
1956
1950
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940
.1961.
1956
1950
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956
1950.
1945.
1940
.1961.
1956
1950
1945.
1940.
28.453
30,590
28,851
17,615
18,852
16 ,556
19 ,578
21 ,134
13 ,043
11,900
11 ,897
11,012
7,717
4,572
6,952
22,155
27 ,427
25,716
13,218
14,804
11,831
16,538
17.463
8,723
7,872
10 ,324
10,889
8,253
4,495
6,932
18,191
22,890
17 ,676
6,925
8,569
9,477
13,871
12,162
4,597
5,514
2,328
4,085
15,309
18,652
19,640
9,904
14 ,794
8,211
11,266
14,148
6,974
9,078
5,492
2.930
5,716
11,584
6,433
7,376
7,825
8,438
4,675
4,468
5,360
5,003
3.146
1,758
Per
cent
distri-
bution
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
58.2
64.0
73.2
74.0
63.1
41.8
36.0
26.8
26.0
36.9
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
53.4
60.3
67.9
66.0
53.2
39.7
32.1
34.0
46.8
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
47.9
39.4
31.2
33.6
47.7
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100 0
53J
28.0
29.6
38.6
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
47.0
39.0
27.2
27.3
39.4
Increase or
decrease (— )
from previous
census
—2,137
1,739
11,236
—1,237
-3 ,022
-1 ,556
8,091
1,143
3.295
3,145
-2 ,380
-5,272
1,711
12,498
-1 ,586
2 .636
3,758
-2,437
—4,699
5,214
10,751
— 1,644
-4 ,394
1,709
7 ,565
3 ,505
3,186
-1 ,757
1,894
2,562
-2,786
-1,418
1,244
5,151
—7.0
6.0
63.8
-15 4
—7.4
62.0
42.7
68.8
—34.2
31.9
83.6
—35.2
—20.5
29.5
155 2
—19.2
—31.7
14.1
164.6
63.6
136.9
—43.0
-27.1
-20.4
102 9
—23.2
34.5
87.4
-48.7
59.0
79.0
-39.5
Land in farms
1 ,256 .926
1 .603 ,259
1 ,328 ,700
781 ,643
646 ,254
1 ,294 ,9
886 ,274
571 ,200
428,100
539 ,735
3,314,197
3,320,223
2,545,500
1 ,225 ,033
1,215,654
1,873,911
2,031,976
1,567,500
633 ,233
515,806
1,440,286
1,288,247
978,000
591 ,800
699 ,848
3 ,574 ,574
2,874,240
1 ,905 .300
718,040
773 ,646
1 ,584 ,912
1 ,442 ,868
1,189,900
414,040
312,523
1 ,989 ,662
1 ,431 ,372
715,400
304,000
461,123
2,577,317
2,570,935
2,092,700
1,016,938
1 ,266 ,601
1,158,659
1 ,321 ,461
1,394,200
615 ,238
645,011
1,418,658
1,249,474
698 ,500
401 ,700
621 ,590
1 ,409 ,851
1,410,050
1 ,059 ,600
559 ,651
544 ,024
716,103
850,260
700,600
272 ,951
235,154
559 ,790
359 ,000
286 ,700
308,870
Per
cent
distri-
bution
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
50.7
35.6
30.1
35.4
45.5
100.0
100.0
100 o
100.0
100.0
56.5
61.2
61.6
51.7
42.4
57.6
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
44.3
50.2
62.4
57.7
40.4
55.7
49.8
37.6
42.3
59.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
45.0
51.4
66.6
60.5
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
50.!
49.2
39.7
33.9
51.2
Average
per farm
(acres)
75.9
81.9
62.9
59.2
54.3
74.0
93.6
77.6
149.6
121.1
99.0
139.5
118.3
118.5
190 5
125.6
107.8
228.3
158.7
129.7
106 6
102.7
85.6
71.1
199.9
169 2
127.2
137.1
108.7
123.6
109 9
91.5
87.0
73.8
118.4
108.7
83.0
58.4
52.6
129.4
111.9
114.1
163.1
106.2 I
Value of farm land and buildings
Per
cent
distri-
bution
320.474.000
241 ,584 ,000
149,116.000
58 ,831 ,699
41,251,419
150,838,000
141 ,327 ,000
100 ,633 ,000
36 ,529 ,699
20 ,976 ,301
169 ,636 ,000
100,257,000
48,483,000
22 ,302 ,000
20,275,118
276 ,659 ,000
214,107,000
125 ,532 ,000
39 ,986 ,429
28,128,665
132,805,000
119,258,000
73 ,977 ,000
19,060,429
11,328,282
143,854,000
94 ,849 ,000
51 ,555 ,000
20 ,926 ,000
16 ,800 .383
309 ,944 ,000
253 ,075 ,000
108,799,000
24,230,639
19,619,101
119,759,000
104,267.000
63 ,790 ,000
12,612,639
6,804,150
190,185.000
148,808,000
45 ,009 ,000
11,618,000
12,814,951
310,629,000
202,842,000
119,089.000
37,721,619
30 ,904 ,057
124 ,714 ,000
89,453,000
71 ,807 ,000
21,252,619
13,152,584
185,915,000
113.389,000
47,282,000
16,469,000
17,751,473
279 ,233 ,000
208 ,056 ,000
98 ,594 ,000
33 ,617 ,695
22,941,097
138 ,056 ,000
106,317,000
65,131,000
16 ,230 ,695
9,602,481
141,177,000
101 ,739 ,000
33 ,463 ,000
17 ,387 ,000
13,338,616
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
47.1
58.5
67.5
62.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
44.3
41.1
52.3
59.7
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
11 .263
7,8
5,168
3 ,340
9,111
7,219
4,762
2,801
1,763
14,259
9,104
6,283
4,878
2,916
12,487
11,225
7,211
4,236
2,185
1,439
13,934
8,711
I 6.247
4,655
2,424
38 I
41.2
58.6
52.1
34.7
41.4
47.9
65.3
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
40.1
44.1
60.3
56.3
42.6
55.9
39.7
43.7
57.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
7.517
5.245
2,744
1,517
21 ,825
16,499
8,163
20,291
10,875
6,064
3 ,8
15,189
7,940
5.075
3,047
1,449
33.9
51.7
58.1
24 ,473
16,219
8,511
5,226
3,110
22,819
13 ,587
7,719
3,472
2,149
26 ,339
20,336
10,637
78.49
48 63
34.78
120 00
88.15
75.74
46.73
32.46
37.56
83.48
64.49
49.32
32.64
23.14
70.87
58.69
47.19
30.10
21.96
73.63
52.71
35.36
24.01
75.56
72.26
63.61
30.46
21.77
95.59
103.96
62.91
38 22
27.79
56 91
37 09
24.40
107.64
67.69
51.50
34 54
20.39
131.05
90.75
67.69
41.00
28.56
198 06
147.55
93 05
60 07
42.17
192.79
125 04
92.96
59.46
40 83
203 50
181.74
93.21
60.65
43.19
Amount of farm mortgage debt
55.192
33 .084
14,167
6,936
8,007
55,192
33,0
14,167
6,936
49,065
30,636
14 ,935
49 .065
30.636
14,935
6,989
6,960
63 ,447
47,023
12,313
4,020
63 ,447
47 ,023
12,313
4,020
5,959
73 ,029
31 ,749
12,586
5,287
7,062
73,029
31 ,749
12,586
5,287
7,062
39,066
23,400
8,344
5,720
5,809
39,066
23,400
8,344
6,720
4,639
3,004
1,836
1,517
1,152
4,753
2.813
1,810
1,555
1,004
7,281
5,214
2,233
1,727
1,459
2,292
1,804
1,235
5,809 I 1,
7,288
4,677
2,652
3,254
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
39
Table 5 — Number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt for owned portion of farms for farms operated bt part owners,
by mortgage status, bt divisions and states for the conterminous united states: 1940 to 1961 — continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data arc included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
e,
atus
Farms
Land in farms
Value of farm land and buildings
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Division, Stat
and mortgage st
Number
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease ( — )
from previous
census
Acres
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Average
per farm
(acres)
Dollars
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Average value
(dollars)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average debt
(dollars)
Ratio
to
value
Number
Per-
cent
Per
farm
Per
acre
Per
farm
Per
acre
cent)
WEST SOUT
CENTRAL— Con
Oklahoma:
All farms
H
tinued
1961.
1956. .
1950
1945
1940..
1961.
1956..
1950 .
1945..
1940..
1961.
1956.
1950
1945 .
1940.
1961
1956
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940
1961
1956
1950 .
1945
1940
I
1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940.
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961..
1956. .
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956. .
1950
1945
1940.
.1961..
1956. .
1950
1945
1940
1961..
1956
1950
1945 .
1940
1961 .
1956
1950
1945. .
1940
.1961.
1956..
1950 .
1946..
1940.
1981.
1956.
1950.
1945
1940..
29 ,230
31,418
33,315
27,652
25,227
15 ,677
17,845
20,869
15,115
10,230
13 ,553
13,573
12,446
12,537
14,997
59,218
63,184
63,233
39 ,613
43,523
33 ,761
38,226
41 ,953
27,361
22 ,974
25 ,457
24 .'.(,-.8
21,280
12,252
20,549
12,702
13,425
13 ,573
14 ,530
12,856
6,492
7.1121
9,193
9,710
5,380
6,210
5,504
4 ,380
4,820
7,476
8,268
7.711
6,890
6,785
6,175
2,965
3,254
3,938
3,346
1,986
5,303
4,457
2,952
3,439
4,189
3,989
4,128
4,249
4,406
4,311
1,612
1,783
2,217
1,851
1,335
2,377
2,345
2,032
2,555
2,976
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
53.6
56.8
62.6
54.7
40.6
46.4
43 2
37.4
45.3
59 4
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
57 0
60.5
66.4
69.1
52.8
43.0
39.5
33 .6
30.9
47.2
100 0
loo.o
100.0
100 0
100.0
51.1
59.0
57 7
in, 8
41.8
48.9
41.0
32.3
33.2
58.2
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
35.9
42 2
57.2
49 3
32.2
64.1
57.8
42.8
50 7
67.8
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
40.4
43.2
52 2
42 0
31 0
59.6
56.8
47.8
58.0
69 0
—2,188
—1 ,897
5,663
2,425
—7.0
—5.7
20.5
9.6
9,335,711
9,562,857
8,547,200
6,908,719
5,511.656
4 ,636 ,594
5,517,768
5,190.700
3.302.819
1 ,700 ,494
4,699,117
4,045.089
3 ,356 .500
3 ,605 ,900
3,811,162
30,829,829
29,015,120
2li.078.OOU
18,514,363
17 ,503 ,860
15,964,064
17,496,117
14,790,900
10,134,563
5,927,451
14 .865 .765
11,519,003
11,287,100
8,379,800
11,576,409
23 ,885 ,879
25 .509 ,662
23 ,353 ,300
21,307,341
12,449,296
13,928,964
13,851,746
15,400,100
13,282,441
4,858,113
0,956,925
11.657,916
7 ,953 ,200
8,024,900
7,591,183
4,358,791
3,908,218
3 ,309 ,900
3 ,049 ,153
2,083,845
1,764,711
1 ,769 ,514
2,016,800
1 ,540 ,653
595,691
2 ,604 ,080
2,136,699
l ,293,100
1 ,508 ,500
1,488,154
12,659,348
14,346,790
12,228,400
11 ,467 .280
8,795,055
5 ,587 ,619
6,470,402
6,187,900
5,0.83.680
2,357,163
7,071,729
7,876,388
6 ,035 ,500
6 ,383 ,600
6,437,902
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
49.7
57.7
60.7
47.8
30.9
50 3
42.3
39 3
52.2
69.1
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
51.8
60.3
56.7
54.7
33.9
48.2
39.7
43.3
45 3
66.1
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
68.3
54.3
66.9
62.3
39.0
41 7
45.7
34.1
37.7
61 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
40 3
45 3
60.9
50.5
28.6
59.7
54.7
89 1
49 5
71.4
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
44.1
45.1
60.6
44 3
26.8
65.9
54.9
49.4
65.7
73.2
319.4
304.4
256.6
249.8
218.5
295.8
309.2
248.7
218.5
166.2
346.7
298.0
269.7
287.6
254.1
520.6
459.2
412 4
467 4
402.2
472.9
457 .7
352 6
370 4
258.0
584.0
461.5
530.4
684.0
563.4
1,880.5
i ,900 2
968.4
2,145 6
1 ,748 7
1,675.2
903 0
1 ,603 4
2,118.1
1,815.8
1.664.9
1,015.4
527.2
506 6
480.4
449.4
337.5
89] 8
543.8
512.1
460.4
299.9
491.1
479 4
438.0
438.6
355.3
3,173.6
3,475.5
2,876.8
2,602.7
2,040 1
3,466 3
3 ,62.8 li
2,791.1
2,746.5
1,765.7
2,975.1
3,358 8
2,970.2
2,498.5
2,163.3
719,598.000
618,299,000
401,115,000
207 ,320 ,445
130,691,131
330 ,844 ,000
322,134,000
239 ,473 ,000
106,607,445
39,730,911
388 ,754 ,000
296,165,000
161.642,000
100.713.000
90,960,220
2,631,907,000
1,996,580,000
1,148,435.000
438 .877 .682
300.337,941
1,321,068,000
106,482 .822
1 .310 .839 ,000
8 12.'.'.:,
499 ,878 ,000
174,301.000
193,855,119
872,288,000
640,735,000
348,515,000
185,200,385
96,643,545
444,520,000
,600,000
230 ,761 ,000
113,217, 385
32.303,856
127, 768, iioo
274 .235 .000
117,764,000
i 98 : 000
64 ,239 ,689
395 ,821 ,000
306,689,000
165,311,000
85 ,723 ,304
l',088.828
157 ,521 ,000
112,518,000
93,183,000
40 ,075 ,304
11,550,869
238 ,300 ,000
194,071,000
72,128,000
45,648,000
38,037,959
305 ,388 ,000
228 ,049 ,000
161,512,000
82 ,673 ,294
45,932,141
115,951,000
87 ,671 ,000
78,555,000
35,753,294
11,341,428
189 ,437 ,000
140,478,000
82,957,000
46,920,000
34,690,713 1
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
46 0
62.1
59.7
51.4
30 4
54 0
47 9
40 3
48.6
69.6
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
50 2
60 3
35.5
49.8
42.2
43.5
39.7
64.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
51.0
57.2
66.2
61.1
33.5
49.0
42.8
33.8
38.9
66.6
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
39.8
36.7
56.4
46.7
23.3
60.2
63 3
43.6
63.3
76.7
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
38 0
38 4
48.6
43 2
24.7
62.0
61.6
51.4
56.8
75.3
24,618
19,680
12.040
7,497
5,181
21,104
18,052
11,475
7.053
3,884
28,684
21.S20
12,987
8,033
6,065
44 ,444
31 ,599
18,162
11,079
6,901
39,130
30,189
15,459
9,670
4,635
51,492
33 ,759
23,491
14 ,226
9,434
68,673
47 .727
25 .677
12,746
7,510
68 ,472
46,269
25.102
11,660
6,004
68. .881
19,826
26.884
14,934
8,693
47 ,874
39 ,760
23 ,993
12,634
8,031
63,127
34 ,578
2:1,66:1
11,977
5,816
44 ,937
43,543
24,434
13 ,274
9,080
76 ,558
55 .244
38,012
18,764
10 ,655
71 ,930
49,114
35 ,433
19,316
8,495
79,696
59 .905
40.825
18,304
11,023
77,08
64.66
46.93
30 01
23.71
71.35
58.38
46.14
32.28
23 36
82.73
73.22
48.16
27.93
23.87
85.37
68.81
44 04
23.70
17.16
82.75
65.96
43.85
26 11
17.96
88 18
73 14
44 29
20.80
16.75
36.52
25.12
14 92
8.69
7.76
31.91
26 16
14.98
8.52
6.65
42.96
23.52
14.81
8.97
8.46
90.81
78.49
49.94
28.11
23.80
89.77
63.59
46 20
26 01
19.39
91.51
90.83
55 78
30.26
25.56
24.12
15.90
13 21
7.21
6.22
20.75
13.53
12.69
7.03
4.81
26.79
17.84
13.74
7.35
6.37 1
93,300
83,815
39.1%
30.012
37,827
3,192
2.668
1.177
1 ,085
1,499
9.99
8.76
4.59
4.34
6.86
13.0
13.6
9.8
14.5
28.9
Free from debt
—2,168
—3 ,024
5,754
4,885
—12.1
—14.5
38.1
47 8
Mortgaged
—20
1,127
—91
—2,460
—0.1
9.1
—0.7
—16.4
93,300
83,815
39,196
30,012
37,827
322 ,397
171 ,882
103,711
46,887
74,518
6,884
6,175
3,149
2,394
2,522
5,444
2,720
1.640
1.184
1,712
19.86
20.72
11.68
8.32
9.93
10.46
5.92
3.98
2.53
4.26
24.0
28.3
24.2
29.8
41.6
12.2
8.0
9.0
10.7
24.8
Teias:
All farms
—3,966
—49
23,620
—3,910
—6.3
—0 1
59 6
—9 0
Free from debt
—4,465
—3 ,727
14 ,592
4,387
—11.7
—8.9
53 3
19.1
Mortgaged
499
8,678
9,028
8,297
2 0
17.3
73 7
—40.4
322 ,397
171,882
103,711
46 .887
74 ,518
107 ,857
63 .622
27,599
18,716
25,375
12,664
6 .887
4,874
3.827
3,626
8,491
4,739
2,033
1,288
1,974
21.69
14.92
9.19
5.60
6.44
4.52
2.49
1.18
0.88
2.04
24.6
20.4
20.7
26.9
38.4
12.4
9.9
7.9
10.1
26.3
MOUNTAIN
Montana:
All farms
—723
—148
—957
1,674
—5.4
—1.1
—6.6
13 0
Free from debt
—1,429
—1,272
-517
4,330
—18.0
—13.8
—5.3
80.6
Mortgaged
706
1,124
—440
—2,656
12.8
25.7
9 i
35.5
107 ,857
63,622
27 ,599
18,716
25,375
64 ,993
47 ,936
1 1 .610
16,122
17,368
11,559
6,301
3 .883
3,394
7,861
6,217
2.461
1,716
2,611
10.83
5.46
3.47
2 33
3.34
14,91
12.27
5.12
3.82
7.74
25.2
23.2
23.4
26.0
Idaho:
All farms
657
821
105
610
7.2
11.9
1.6
9.9
16.4
16.6
10.3
13.6
Free from debt.
—289
081
692
1,360
-8.9
—17.4
17.7
68.5
Mortgaged
846
1,505
—487
—750
19 0
51 0
— 14 2
—17.9
64 ,993
47 ,936
16 ,953
11,640
16,122
61 ,887
37 ,929
17 ,606
11,777
13 ,383
12,256
10,755
5,743
3,385
3,849
15,514
9,188
4,144
2,673
3,104
24.96
22.43
13.11
7.72
10.83
4.89
2.64
1.44
1.03
1.52
27.3
24.7
23.6
25.6
Wyoming:
All farms
—139
— 121
— 157
95
—3.4
—2.8
—3.6
2.2
20.3
16.6
10.9
14.2
Free from debt
—171
—434
366
616
—9.6
—19.6
19.8
38.7
Mortgaged
32
313
—523
—421
1.4
15 4
—20.5
—14.1
61 ,887
37 ,929
17,606
11 ,777
13,383
26 ,036
16,174
8,664
4,609
4,497 •
8.75
4.82
2.92
1.84
2.08
32.7
27.0
21.2
26.1
38.7
40
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 5. — Number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt for owned portion or farms for farms operated by part owners,
BY MORTGAGE STATUS, BY DIVISIONS AND STATES FOR THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES: 1940 TO 1961 — CONTINUED
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
Division, State,
and mortgage status
Farms
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease (— )
from previous
census
Land in farms
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Value of farm land and buildings
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Colorado:
All farms 1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
Free from debt
1961
1956.
1950
1945.
1940
.1961.
1956.
1950
1945
1940.
Free from debt
Free from debt
Free from debt
Free from debt
1961
1956
1950.
1945
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945
1940
.1961.
1956
1950
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956.
1950.
1945
1940.
1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940.
.1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945.
1940. .
. 1961 . .
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956
1950.
1945.
1940.
10 ,470
10,457
11,255
10.809
9,442
4,636
5,051
6,511
5,758
3,283
5,834
5,406
4,744
5,051
6,159
4.953
5,656
5.731
2,623
3,179
3.483
5.037
3,252
2,330
2,477
2.248
2,051
2,614
2.050
2,252
2,115
1,867
1,946
1 ,049
1.268
1,132
5.305
5,879
5,371
5,440
2 ,333
2,875
3 .265
3.201
1,831
2,972
3,004
2,106
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
44.3
48.3
57.8
53.3
55.7
51.7
42 2
100 0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
47.0
43.8
39.2
28.9
44.6
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
43,1
46.6
60.0
56.9
53.4
40 0
39.4
51.5
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
44.0
56.0
51.1
39.2
41.2
60.2
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
39.3
57.8
63.2
60.7
42.2
36.8
32.0
46 B
—75
-1,357
I ,222
-22.4
13.1
75 4
-15.7
-17.3
12.0
21) 1.1
42.0
15.2
-26.7
14.573.256
13 ,547 ,523
12,229.200
11,215.659
7,130,093
50.3
35.6
22.2
-26.0
1 ,463 ,040
3 .020 .066
2.193,600
1 ,881 ,589
1,110,562
2,734,506
2.204.962
1,253.100
541,700
737 ,956
3,704,178
3.953.722
2.1)70,800
2,439.877
1 ,487 .045
1 ,717 ,828
2,008,491
1 ,665 ,600
1 .380 ,077
480,141
1 ,986 ,350
1.945,231
1 .005 ,200
1 ,059 .800
1 ,006 ,904
1,198.145
1 ,277 ,070
931 ,200
654,751
288,259
436,597
351 ,194
656 ,500
424 ,151
105 ,280
761 ,548
925 ,876
274 ,700
230,600
182 ,979
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
6,314,428
7,559,518
6,977,100
5 ,924 ,459
2,414,070
43.3
55.8
57.0
52.8
33.9
8.258,828
5,988,005
5,252,100
5,291,200
4,716,023
56.7
44.2
43.0
47.2
66.1
12,131,049
13 ,253 ,522
12,069,600
10,718,856
7,402,698
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
6 ,003 ,997
8,190,677
6,119,900
6 ,839 ,056
3,302,601
49.5
61.8
50.7
63.8
44.6
6,127,052
5 ,062 ,845
5 ,949 ,700
3 ,879 ,800
4,100,097
50.5
38.2
49.3
36.2
55.4
4,197,546
5,225,028
3 .446 ,700
2,423,289
1,848,518
100.0
100.0
loo.o
100.0
100.0
60.1
65.1
42.2
36.4
22.4
39.9
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
46.4
50.8
62.4
53.6
49.2
37.6
43.4
67.7
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
63.6
54.6
29.5
35.2
63.5
1.391.9
1,295.5
1,362.0
1,496.6
1,071.6
1,028.9
735.3
1.415.6
1,107.7
1,107.1
1,047.6
765.7
2,449.2
2,343.3
2,106.0
1,512.3
1,262.0
2,289.0
2,576.5
1,757.1
1,357.8
1,015.6
2,629.6
2,043 9
2,646.7
1,891.7
1,568.5
2,047.6
2.320 2
1,629.6
1.298 0
1,655.0
2,879.0
1,730.0
1,662.2
1,177.7
2,345.2
1,832.9
1,479.5
737.0
735.7
672.5
497.3
448.5
323.6
510.1
431 1
262.2
647.5
477.3
473.3
364.2
2,704.6
3,004.9
2,593 9
1 ,942 9
923.9
2,509.2
1,427.6
2,892.1
1.852.2
634.2
2,831.0
5,172.5
2,081.1
2,135.2
1,253.3
646,612,000
425,276,000
296 ,988 ,000
126,760,633
60 ,364 ,532
283 ,768 ,000
209,661.000
167,182,000
65,171,633
17,540,225
362,844,000
215,615,000
129,806,000
61 ,589 ,000
42,824,307
295 .728 ,000
320 ,235 ,000
199,687,000
84,126,414
38,830,538
111,710,000
170 ,365 ,000
104 ,879 ,000
49,868,414
15,833,966
184,018,000
149,870,000
94 ,808 ,000
34,258,000
22 ,996 ,572
275,762,000
205 ,666 ,000
95,264,000
36,801,569
23,541,834
74,132,000
77,947,000
49,780,000
18,600,569
8,360,583
201 ,630 ,000
127,719,000
45 ,484 ,000
18,201,000
15,181,251
225,441,000
175,043,000
101,219,000
50,933,594
24,335,294
65 ,031 ,000
77,544,000
56,414,000
26,940,594
7,065,120
160.410,000
97 ,499 ,000
44 ,805 ,000
23 ,993 ,000
17,270,174
54 ,624 ,000
45,774,000
16,863,000
8 ,083 ,956
3 ,714 ,083
20,061.000
20,415,000
12,042,000
5 ,063 ,956
1 ,459 ,044
34 ,563 .000
25 ,359 ,000
4 ,821 ,000
3 ,020 ,000
2,255,039
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
43.9
49.3
56.3
51.4
29.1
66.1
50.7
43.7
48.6
70.9
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
37.8
53.2
52.5
59.3
40.8
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
26.9
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
28.8
44.3
55.7
52.9
29.0
71.2
55.7
44.3
47.1
71.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
36.7
44.6
71.4
62.6
39.3
61 ,759
4(1 ,669
26 ,387
11.727
6,393
61,210
41,509
25 ,677
11,318
5,343
62,195
39 ,884
27 ,362
12,193
6,953
59 ,707
56,619
34,843
1 1 .869
6,620
42,589
53 ,591
30,112
9,900
4,869
60,505
42,174
lfi ,703
8,797
134,518
91 ,326
45,042
19,712
12,098
83,860
74 ,306
39 ,259
16,432
172,925
106,167
53,700
24 ,763
15,136
12.196
29,774
18,845
9.363
5,295
27,874
26,972
17,278
8,416
3,859
53 ,974
32 .456,
21,275
10,716
6,246
123,305
107,704
46 ,972
23 ,988
11,904
115,293
82,988
53,048
22,113
128,487
141 ,670
36 .523
27 ,963
15,445
44.37
31.39
24.29
11.30
8.47
44.94
27.73
23.96
11 00
7.27
43.93
36.01
24.72
11.64
24 38
24.16
16.64
7.85
5.25
18.61
20 80
17.14
30 03
29 60
15.93
39 36
27.64
15 19
12.74
50.67
25.81
22 .69
9 89
7.53
73.74
57.92
36 30
33 60
20.57
16.36
37.86
38.61
33.87
19.52
14.71
80.76
50.12
44.57
22.64
17.15
45.59
35.84
18.11
12.35
12.88
45.95
58.13
18.34
11.94
13.86
45.39
88,246
54 ,982
31 ,577
17 ,245
19,327
88,246
54 ,982
31 ,577
17,245
19,327
48 ,566
39 .56,6
21 ,742
8,873
8,054
48.566
39 .566
21 ,742
8,873
8,054
42,247
28.(198
10,580
4,623
5,878
42,247
28 ,098
10 ,580
4,623
5,878
47 .027
23 ,400
11,039
6,790
7,830
47 .027
23,400
11,039
15,126
10,171
6,656
3,414
3,138
3,794
1,252
1,373
211 .844
15 ,973
9,672
4,326
3,081
2(1.608
12,477
5,002
2,476
3,021
36. 232
23 ,357
12,491
6,290
5,860
2,055
1.248
1,704
15,823
7,790
5,242
3,033
2,832
21 ,192
13,127
2,643
2,071
2.817
31.9IKI
31,168
7,189
6,463
6,021
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
41
Table 5 — Number, acreage, value, and mortgage debt for owned portion of farms for farms operated bt part owners,
by mortgage status, by divisions and states for the conterminous united states: 1940 to 1961 — continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are Included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
itus
Farms
Land in farms
Value of farm land and buildings
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Division, Stat
and mortgage st
Number
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease (— )
from previous
census
Acres
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Average
per farm
(acres)
Dollars
Per
cent
distri-
bution
Average value
(dollars)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average debt
(dollars)
Ratio
to
value
(per-
cent)
Number
Per-
cent
Per
farm
Per
acre
Per
farm
Per
acre
PACIFIC
Washington:
All farms
1961
1956. .
1950. .
1945
1940
1961
1956.
1950
1945..
1940..
1961.
1956 .
1960
1945
1940..
1961.
1956 .
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956
1950
1945
1940.
1961.
1956
1950
1945.
1940
1961.
1966.
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956
1950
1946
1940
1961
1956
1950
1946.
1940
10,023
9,991
9,456
9.042
8,478
4,273
5,195
6,150
5,958
3,348
5,760
4,796
3,306
3,084
5,130
7,900
8,606
8,282
7,934
7,841
3,490
4.122
4,745
4,699
2,921
4,410
4,484
3,537
3,235
4,920
17,141
18,328
17,478
14,106
13,991
7,421
8,632
10,123
7.(117
6,297
9,720
II .li'.lt,
7,356
7,089
8,694
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
42.6
52 0
65 0
65.9
39 5
57.4
48.0
35 0
34.1
60.5
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
44.2
47 9
57.3
59 2
37.3
55.8
52.1
42 7
40.8
62.7
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
43 3
47.1
67.9
49 7
37.9
56.7
52.9
42.1
60 3
62.1
32
535
414
564
0 3
5.7
4.6
6.7
4 ,816 ,239
4,688,417
4 ,321 ,800
4,166,288
3,238,251
2 ,057 ,563
2,668,332
2 ,997 ,900
2,935,588
1,125,456
2.758,676
2 ,030 ,085
1 .323 .900
1,230.800
2,112,795
6,669,324
5,607,477
5,372,700
5,01 8,704
4 ,403 ,769
2,656,786
2,338,318
2 ,997 ,000
2 ,382 ,804
1,223,110
4,012,538
3,269,159
2.375.700
2,625,900
3,180,659
8 ,003 ,830
7.SM.H..,
6,665,600
5,642.533
4 ,877 ,354
4,102,270
:i ,7:(7 ,288
3 ,848 ,300
2,458,733
1 ,735 ,246
3,901,560
4,147,231
2.817,200
3,183,800
3,142.108
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
42.7
56.7
69.4
70.5
34.8
57.3
43 3
30.6
29.5
65.2
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
39.8
41 7
55.8
47.6
27.8
60.2
58 3
44.2
62.4
72 2
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
51.3
47 4
57.7
43.6
35.6
48.7
52 6
42 3
56.4
64.4
480.5
469.3
457 0
460 8
382.0
481.5
511.7
487.5
492.7
336.2
479 8
423 3
400 5
399.1
4119
844 2
651.6
648.7
631 3
561 6
761.3
567 3
631 6
607 1
418.7
909.9
729 1
671 7
811 7
646 .5
466 9
430 2
:«hl 1
400 0
348 6
552 8
433.0
380 2
350.4
327.6
401 4
47L' 7
383 0
449 1
361 4
609 ,425 .000
359 ,738 ,000
247,492,000
142,824,309
86 ,869 ,926
236,595,000
197 .856 .000
156,131,000
89 .383 .309
24 ,961 ,984
372 ,830 ,000
161,882,000
91 ,361 .000
53.441.000
61 ,907 ,942
499 ,347 ,000
374,462,000
221,078,000
118,927,644
75,610,002
193,114,000
174,869,000
127,864,000
62,960,614
20,873,501
306,233,000
199,683.000
93,214,000
.-..-, ,'l:„s .(KHJ
54 ,736 ,501
2,513,564,000
821,715,000
876,002,028
220,868,170
','77 .7711 .000
626,687,000
153.260,928
68,656,436
1,535,778,000
840,964,000
380,128,000
222,642,000
161,211.743
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
38 8
55.0
63 I
62 6
28 7
61 2
45.0
36 9
37 4
71.3
100.0
100 0
100 0
loo o
100 0
38 7
46 7
57.8
52.9
27.6
61 3
53 3
42.2
47 1
72 4
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
38.9
42.7
S3 7
40.8
29.9
61.1
57.3
46 3
59 2
70.1
60,803
36,006
26.173
15,796
10,247
55 ,370
38,086
25,387
15,002
7,456
64,840
33,754
27 .635
17.328
12,068
63,208
43,511
26,694
14 .990
9,643
55 ,334
42,423
26,947
13,401
7,146
69,441
44 ,510
26 .354
17,298
11, 125
146,640
SO .077
47,014
26,648
16,430
131 ,758
72,600
43 ,622
21,841
12,961
158,002
86 ,733
61,683
31 ,407
18,543
126 54
76.73
57.27
34.28
26 83
107 ,876
39,661
21 ,618
14,429
25,002
10,763
3,970
2,286
1,596
2.949
22.40
8.46
5.00
3.46
7.72
17.7
11.0
8.7
10.1
28.8
—922
—955
192
2,610
—17.7
—15 5
3.2
78.0
74.43
52.08
30.45
22.18
135.15
79.74
69.01
43.42
29.30
74.87
66 78
41 15
23.74
17.17
72 69
74 78
42 66
26.43
17 07
76.32
61.05
39 24
21 31
17,21
314 04
186 n
123.28
66.62
47,13
238 35
167 69
114 75
62 33
39.57
393 63
202 7 s
34 93
69 93
51.31
Mortgaged
954
1,490
222
—2.046
19.9
46.1
7 2
—39.9
107 ,876
39 ,661
21,618
14,429
25,002
88,930
49 ,896
23 .080
14 .605
22,261
18,761
5,270
6,539
4,679
4,874
11.257
5,798
2,787
1,841
2,839
39.10
19.54
16.33
11.72
11.83
13.33
8.90
4.30
2.92
5.05
28.9
24.6
23.7
27.0
Oregon :
All farms
—706
324
348
93
—8.2
3 «
4 4
12
17.8
13.3
10 4
12.3
Free from debt
—632
—623
46
1,778
—15.3
—13.1
10 0
60.9
Mortgaged
—74
947
302
—1,685
—1.7
26 8
9 3
—34.2
88 ,930
HI.SU6
23 .080
14,605
22 ,261
324 ,312
167 ,352
84.412
51.653
60,911
20,166
11,128
6,525
4,515
4,525
18,920
9.131
4,830
3,662
4,354
22.16
16.26
9.72
6.56
7.00
40.52
21.23
12 66
9.15
12.49
29.0
25.0
24.8
26.1
California:
All farms
—1 ,187
850
3.372
115
—6 5
4 9
23 9
0.8
12.9
11.4
10 3
13.7
Free from debt .
—1,211
—1 ,491
3,106
1,720
-14 0
-14 7
44.3
32 5
Mortgaged
24
2,341
266
—1,606
0 2
31.8
3.8
—18.6
324,312
167 ,352
84,412
51 ,653
60,911
33 ,365
17,260
11,477
7,286
7,006
83.12
40 35
29.96
16.22
19.39
21.1
19.9
22.2
23.2
42
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 6. — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of mortgage debt for rented1 and managed land, by mortgage status, by
divisions and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are Included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
Division, State,
and mortgage status
Percent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease ( — )
from previous
census
Number Percent
Land in farms
Percent
distri-
bution
Value of farm land and buildings
Percent
distri-
bution
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Dollars
(1 ,000)
Average
per acre
(dollars)
111 farms 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt 1961.
1956
1950.
1945
1940.
Mortgaged 1961.
1956
1950.
1945.
1940.
19(11
1956
I960
191:,
1940
Free from debt .... 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Mortgaged 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Middle Atlantic:
All farms 1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
Free from debt 1961 .
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
Mortgaged 1961,
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
East North Central:
All farms 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Mortgaged 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
West North Central:
All farms 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
Free from debt
1 901
1956
1950
1945
1114(1
778 ,083
1,170,133
1 ,467 ,646
1 ,897 ,306
2,397,622
NA
NA
1,162,816
1 ,454 ,585
1,648,573
NA
NA
304 ,830
442,721
749 ,049
2.406
3,060
4,596
NA
NA
3,371
6 ,069
7,374
NA
NA
1.225
1 ,929
4,296
15,210
19,276
25 ,243
41 ,663
54 ,461
NA
NA
20 .458
33 .562
40 ,260
NA
NA
4,785
8,101
14,201
122 ,780
154 ,035
178,627
230 .903
286,190
NA
NA
142.158
177 ,563
207 ,035
NA
NA
36,469
53 ,340
201 .ii.'.i;
247.136
279,317
358,143
467 ,062
NA
NA
222,165
267 ,696
331 .438
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
loo.o
NA
NA
73.3
75.9
63.2
NA
NA
26.7
24.1
36.8
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
81 0
NA
NA
19.0
19.4
26.1
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
79.6
76.9
72.3
NA
NA
20.4
23.1
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
—392 ,050
—297,513
—429 ,660
—500,316
NA
NA
-291 ,769
193,988
NA
NA
— 137,891
—306 ,328
-1 ,536
-3,402
-3 ,672
NA
NA
—704
-2,367
NA
NA
— 13.104
—6 ,698
.NA
NA
-3.316
-6,100
-31 ,255
24 .592
-52,276
-55 .287
NA
NA
-35 .405
-29.472
NA
NA
-16.871
-25,815
—45 ,180
—32,181
—78 ,826
-108,919
NA
NA
—45,531
—63 ,742
NA
NA
-20.1
-11.8
NA
NA
-31 1
-40 9
—21.4
—33.4
—42.5
—31 5
NA
NA
—44.5
—17.7
NA
NA
—36.5
—55.1
—21.1
—23.6
—39.4
—23.5
NA
NA
—39.0
—16.6
NA
NA
—40.9
— 43 0
—20.3
—13.8
—22.6
—19.3
NA
NA
—19.9
—14.2
NA
NA
-31.6
-32 .6
-18.3
-11.5
-22 0
-23 3
NA
NA
-17 0
-19.2
Mortgaged 1961. NA NA NA NA
1956 NA NA NA NA
1950 57,152 20.5 —33,295 —36.8
1945 90,447 25.3 —45,177 —33.3
1940.. 135,624 29.0
NA Not available.
'The data, except for number of farms, Include figures for the rented portion of part-owner farms.
506,104,964
501 ,798 ,474
511,291,100
536 ,998 ,353
534,114,919
420,203,434
419,309,145
433 ,103 .000
402 ,879 ,490
361,075,378
85 ,901 ,530
82,489,329
78,188,100
134,118,863
183,039,541
1,275,835
1,413,378
1 ,481 ,400
1,622,312
1,904,129
956,422
982,855
1,128.800
1,217,512
1,151,833
319,413
430 ,523
352,600
404 ,800
752,296
5,108,012
5,409,192
5 ,693 ,200
7,339,372
7,718,279
4,150,770
3 ,739 ,861
4 ,553 ,800
5,717,372
5 ,238 ,460
957 .242
1,669,331
1,139,400
1 ,622 ,000
2,479,819
41,568,287
42,727,433
43 ,937 ,900
47 ,602 ,039
48,235,024
33,708,909
34 ,727 ,643
35 ,533 ,700
35,416,839
31,925,752
7 ,859 ,378
7 ,999 ,790
8,404,200
12,185,200
16,309,272
126.469,513
128 ,825 ,486
129,833,200
143,990,516
157 ,954 ,735
104 ,275 ,497
104,200,108
109,739,600
105,723,153
110,849,884
22,194,016
24 ,625 ,378
20 ,093 ,600
38,267,363
47,104,851
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
83.0
17.0
16.4
15.3
25.0
34.3
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
75.0
69.5
76.2
75.0
60.5
25.0
30 5
23.8
25.0
39.5
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
81.3
69.1
80.0
77.9
67.9
18.7
30.9
20.0
22.1
32.1
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
18.9
18.7
19 1
26 6
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
82.5
80.9
84.5
73.4
70.2
17.5
19.1
15.5
26.6
29.8
55 ,916 ,483 .000
43 ,606 ,855 ,000
30,574,468,000
19 ,383 ,544 ,230
14,780,262,242
42,964,556,000
34,037,138.000
24 ,383 ,992 ,000
14,036,509,230
9,152,048,842
12,951,927,000
9,569.717,000
6,190,476,000
5,347,035,000
5,628,213,400
243,577,000
165,845,000
165,037,000
161,150,933
135 ,544 ,692
181,885,000
120,192,000
132,376,000
118,679,933
67 ,003 ,735
61,692,000
45,653,000
32,661,000
42,471,000
68,540,957
1,249,172,000
863 ,964 ,000
674,612,000
572,653,209
490,866,597
991 ,544 ,000
637,913,000
518,281,000
443 ,514 ,209
311,658,886
257 ,628 ,000
226,051,000
156,331,000
129,139,000
179,207,711
11,371,207,000
9,442,158,000
6 ,556 ,921 ,000
4 ,539 ,546 ,437
3,221,228,045
9,122,753,000
7 ,617 ,504 ,000
5 ,259 ,001 ,000
3,318,742,437
2,100,472,280
2,248,454,000
1 ,824 ,654 ,000
1 ,297 ,920 ,000
1,220,804,000
1,120,755,765
14,364,034,000
12 ,327 ,689 ,000
9 ,067 ,475 ,000
6,052,531,783
4 ,605 ,529 ,574
11,304,923,000
9,483,177,000
7,289,514,000
4,350,961,783
2,925,031,327
3,059,111,000
2,844,512,000
1 ,777 ,961 ,000
1,701,570.000
1,680,498,247
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
76.8
23 2
21.9
20 2
100 0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
73.8
76.8
77.4
63.5
20.6
26.2
23 2
22 6
36.5
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
10(1 (1
100.0
100.0
21 3
23.1
19.6
59 80
36 10
27.67
102.25
81.17
56.30
34.84
26.07
150.78
116.01
79.17
39.87
30.75
190 92
171.34
111.41
99.33
71.18
190.17
122.29
117.27
97.48
58.17
193 14
106.04
92 63
104 92
91.11
118.49
78.02
63.60
238 88
170.57
113 81
77.57
59.49
269.14
135.41
137 20
79.62
72.27
149 23
95.36
66.78
270.63
219.35
148 00
93.71
65.79
286.09
228.09
154.44
100.19
68.72
108.41
91.01
66.43
41.15
26.39
2,943,101
2,034,255
1 ,284 ,344
1 ,376 ,092
2,127,359
2,943,101
2,034,255
1,284,344
1,376,092
2,127,359
20,075
11 ,963
7,477
9,383
19,429
20 ,075
11 ,963
7,477
9,383
19,429
S3 ,026
60 ,326
36 ,555
37 ,598
59 ,302
S3 ,(126
do. 326
36 ,555
265.108
282,578
422,464
265,108
282,578
422,464
726,396
585 ,591
350,031
484 ,097
756,410
726 ,396
585,591
350,031
484,097
756,410
5 82
4.05
2.51
2.56
34.26
24 66
16.43
10.26
11.62
15.73
8.46
5.05
5.78
10.20
62.85
27.79
21,21
23.18
25.83
16 25
11.15
6.42
5.12
86.73
36.14
32 08
23.18
23.91
48.64
31.54
23.19
25.90
5.74
4.55
2.70
3.36
4.79
32 73
23.78
17.42
12.65
16.06 I
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
43
Table 6 — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of mortgage debt for rented1 and managed land, bt mortgage status, bt
divisions and states for the conterminous united states : 1940 to 1961 — continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are Included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
South Atlantic:
All farms 1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
Free from debt 1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
Mortgaged 1961.
1956
1950.
1945.
1940
East South Central:
All farms 1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
Free from debt 1961.
1956.
1950.
1945
1940.
Mortgaged.
Free from debt
.1961
1956
1950.
1945.
1940
1961
1956.
1950
1945
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950
1945
1940
.1961.
1966.
1950
1945.
1940
,11 (arms 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940.
Free from debt 1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
Mortgaged 1981.
1956
1950.
1945
1940.
1950
1945
1940.
Free from debt 1961
1956
1950
1945
1940
140,245
245 ,437
311,614
402 ,035
435 ,790
NA
NA
257,001
325 ,671
315,902
NA
NA
54,613
76,364
119,888
137,121
251,397
336,341
409 ,326
514,929
NA
NA
259,142
302 ,924
315,181
NA
NA
77,199
106 ,402
199,748
112,805
194,220
267 ,336
367,111
512,154
NA
NA
209,964
279,328
353 ,485
NA
NA
57 ,372
87,783
158,669
23 ,325
28,781
33,160
41,355
69,725
NA
NA
24,496
32,220
41 ,693
NA
NA
8,664
9,135
18,032
22,235
26,811
31,412
38,772
55,641
NA
NA
24,061
29 ,552
36,205
Percent
distri-
bution
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
82.5
81.0
72.5
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
77.0
74.0
61.2
NA
NA
23.0
26 0
38.8
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
NA
NA
78.5
NA
NA
21 5
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
NA
NA
73.9
77.9
NA
NA
26 1
22.1
30.2
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
NA
NA
76 6
76.2
65.1
Increase or
decrease ( — )
from previous
census
Number Percent
—105,192
—66,177
—90 ,421
—33,755
NA
NA
-68 ,670
NA
NA
-21 ,751
-43 ,524
—114,276
—84,944
—72,985
—105,603
NA
NA
—43,782
—12,257
NA
NA
—29,203
—93 ,346
—81 ,415
—73,116
—99 ,775
-145,043
NA
NA
—69,364
—74,157
NA
NA
-30,411
70,888
—5 ,436
—4,399
—8,195
— 18,370
NA
NA
-7,724
-9 ,473
—4 ,576
—4,601
—7,360
—16,869
NA
NA
-5,491
I, ,653
—42.9
—21.2
—22.6
—7.7
NA
NA
—21.1
NA
NA
—28.5
—36.3
-46 5
-25 3
-17.8
.1) E
NA
NA
—14.4
—3.9
NA
NA
-27.4
-46.7
-41.9
-27 3
-27.2
-28 3
NA
NA
-24.8
-21 0
NA
NA
—34.6
—44.7
is '.I
— 13.3
— 19.8
—30.8
NA
NA
—24.0
—22.7
— 17 1
—14 6
— 19.0
NA
NA
— 18. «
—18.4
Mortgaged 1961 NA NA NA NA 7,573,134
1956 NA NA NA NA 5,817,447
1950 7,351 23.4 —1,869 —20.3 4,269,000
1945 9,220 23.8 —10,216 —52.6 8,956,900
1940 19,436 34.9 11,816,174
NA Not available.
'The data, eicept for number of farms, Include figures for the rented portion of part-owner farms
Land in farms
25 ,487 ,035
29,722,523
33 ,554 .300
34 ,688 ,234
39,658,266
19,828.596
24,548,676
28,243,600
26,519,634
26,751,449
5 ,658 ,439
5,173,847
5,310,700
8,168,600
12,906,817
18,092,339
22,155,' ""
25,351,300
26,142,154
31,119,690
14,336,216
17,453,815
19,773,000
18,385.754
17,833,334
3,756,123
4,701,942
5,678.300
7,756,400
18 ,288 ,356
99,481,637
99 ,275 ,739
103 ,844 ,300
101.793.116
112,258,946
79,626,504
79.218,329
80,554,800
711. Mis ,M'i
60,855,377
19,855,133
20,057,410
23 ,289 ,600
30 ,984 ,500
51 ,403 ,569
151,392,449
137,051,109
188,808,600
141,009,146
104,156,802
133 ,663 ,797
125,037,448
124,147,'"
115,236,045
77,175,415
17,728,852
12,013,661
9,760,800
25,773,100
36,081,887
37 ,229 ,857
35 ,217 ,867
33 ,687 ,000
32 ,811 ,466
31,109,048
29,666,728
29,400,410
29,428,000
23 ,854 ,565
19,293,874
Percent
distri-
bution
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
77.8
82.6
84.2
76.5
67.2
22 2
17 4
15.8
23.5
32.8
100 0
ioo o
100 0
100.0
100.0
79 2
:>ii B
21 2
22 0
n 7
42 7
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
80 0
211 II
20 2
22.4
30 4
4.', a
100 0
ioo o
100 0
100 0
100 0
91.2
92.7
81.7
74.1
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
79.7
83 6
87.4
72.7
62 0
20.3
16 5
12.6
27.3
38.0
Value of farm land and buildings
4 ,080 ,954 .000
3,314,359.000
2,224,344,000
1,432,355,785
1,185,291,133
3 ,076 ,371 ,000
2,697,180,000
1,818,009.000
1,093,709,785
786,907,854
1 ,004 ,583 ,000
617,179.000
406 ,335 ,000
338 ,646 ,000
398,383,279
2.328,901.000
1.992,421,000
1,743.761,000
1 ,098 ,277 ,968
931,988,872
1,782,107,000
1 .531 ,231 .000
1.286.031.000
742,851.968
504 ,994 ,454
546,794,000
461,190,000
457.730,000
355,426,000
426,994,418
9,110,460,000
6,946,613,000
4 ,859 ,503 .000
2. i.M,, 32'.. 7U2
2,231,231,385
i;,t,:,3.i,3i>.ixKi
5,097,979,000
3 ,786 ,343 .000
1 ,839 ,497 ,792
1,267,540,259
2 ,4511 ,S24 .1100
1 ,848 ,634 ,000
1,073,160,000
840 ,S2V ,000
963,691,126
6,188,812,000
3,299,490,000
2, 150 ,524,0110
1,092,953,927
744 ,476 ,928
4,092,598,000
2,620,607,000
1,771,677,000
833,116,927
446,676,929
1,095,714,000
678,883,000
378 ,847 ,000
259 ,837 ,000
297 ,798 ,999
7 ,979 ,868 ,000
6,254,316,000
3,132,291,000
1,747,747,396
1,234,106,016
5,768.739,000
4,231,365,000
2,522,760,000
1 ,295 ,434 ,396
741,763,058
2,221,127,000
1,022,961,000
609,531,000
462,313,000
492,342,958
Percent
distri-
bution
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
75 4
24.6
18.6
18.3
23 6
33.6
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
76.5
23 5
23.1
26.2
32 4
45.8
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
73.0
73.4
77.9
22.1
31.5
43.2
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
78.9
79.4
82.4
76.2
60.0
21,1
20 6
17.6
23.8
40 0
100.0
100 0
ioo o
100 0
100 0
72.2
80.6
80.5
74 1
27.8
19 5
19 5
25.9
39.9
Average
per acre
(dollars)
160.12
111.51
66.29
41.29
29.89
155.15
109.87
64.37
41.24
29.42
119 29
76.51
41.46
30.87
124 31
87.73
65 04
40 40
28.32
145.57
98.09
82.06
45.82
32.14
91.58
69.97
46.80
26 39
19.88
83.56
64 35
47.00
25 98
20.83
123.74
92.17
46.08
27 33
18.76
34 27
24.07
16.06
7.75
7.16
30.62
20.98
14.27
7.23
6.79
61.80
56.51
38.81
10.08
11.04
214 34
149 19
92 98
53 27
39.67
194.18
143.92
85.73
64 31
38.45
293.29
175 84
143.12
50 60
41.67
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Dollars
(1,000)
213.225
153,709
99 .598
160,858
122,333
109.931
106,577
154,563
160,858
122,333
109,931
106,577
154,563
475.347
367 .898
208 ,49«
202,428
308 ,906
475 ,347
367 ,898
208,406
202 ,428
308 ,960
•Jlio.SIH
148,121
71,922
63,212
101 ,913
200,804
148,121
71 ,922
63,212
101,913
461 ,820
195,226
135,226
103 ,359
172,896
461 ,820
195 ,226
135 ,220
103,359
172,896 I
Average
per acre
(dollars)
8.37
5.17
2.97
2.60
3.31
4.78
3.71
2.01
0.54
0 45
0.98
14 71
12.33
7.37
2.45
3.78
12 40
5.64
4.01
3.15
5.66
80 98
33.66
31.76
11.54
14.63
44
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 6. — Number, acbeage, value of farms, and amount of mortgage debt for rented1 and managed land, by mortgage status, by
divisions and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 — Continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
Farms
Land In farms
Value of farm land and buildings
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Division, State,
and mortgage sta'
us
Number
Percent
distri-
bution -
Increase or
decrease (— )
from previous
census
Acres
Percent
distri-
bution
Dollars
Percent
distri-
bution
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Ratio to
value
(percent)
Number
Percent
NEW ENGLAN
Maine:
All farms
D
1961..
1956. .
1950. .
1945..
1940..
1961..
1956..
1950. .
1945..
1940..
1961..
1956. .
1950.
1945..
1940..
1961..
1956. .
1950..
1945..
1940.
1961..
1956. .
1950. .
1945..
1940.
1961..
1956..
1950.
1945..
1940..
1961 . .
1956. .
1950. .
1945. .
1940. .
1961.
1956. .
1950. .
1945. .
1940 .
1961 . .
1956. .
1950. .
1945..
1940.
1961..
1956.
1950.
1945. .
1940..
1961..
1956..
1950. .
1945. .
1940..
1961..
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
1661.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
517
549
885
1,548
2,730
NA
NA
615
1,283
2,072
NA
NA
270
265
658
193
299
535
906
1,212
NA
NA
430
657
686
NA
NA
106
249
526
539
844
1,029
1,623
2,630
NA
NA
779
1,285
1.639
NA
NA
250
338
991
515
674
1,014
1,835
2,825
NA
NA
679
1,280
1,595
NA
NA
335
555
1,230
144
117
207
425
380
NA
NA
154
320
280
NA
NA
53
105
100
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
69.5
82.9
75.9
NA
NA
30.5
17.1
24.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
80.4
72.5
56.6
NA
NA
19.6
27.5
43.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
75.7
79.2
62.3
NA
NA
24.3
20 8
37.7
100 0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
67.0
69.8
56.5
NA
NA
33.0
30.2
43.5
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
74.4
75.3
73.7
NA
NA
25.6
24.7
26.3
—32
—336
—663
—1 ,182
—5.8
—38 0
—42.8
—43.3
260 ,387
230,773
268,700
278,537
384 ,332
204 .595
180,695
203,200
224,137
272,308
65 ,792
60,078
65,500
54,400
112,024
130 ,762
190,725
203,800
234 ,833
235 ,353
104 ,624
123 ,590
143 ,200
169 ,733
108,186
26,138
67,135
60,600
65,100
127 ,167
403 ,560
471 ,344
439,600
423 .721
614,719
298 ,942
277 ,622
343 ,300
319 ,821
372,905
104,618
193 .722
96,300
103,900
241,814
216 ,922
243,102
261,800
290,213
342 ,586
158 ,786
182,570
212 ,900
204,213
192,903
58,136
50,532
48,900
86,000
149 ,683
35,807
24,661
41,800
71,727
48,766
29,893
18,940
32,100
56,427
37,287
6,914
5,721
9,700
15,300
11,469
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
78.6
78.3
75.6
80.5
70.9
21.4
21.7
24.4
19.5
29.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
80.0
64.8
70.3
72.3
46.0
20.0
36.2
29.7
27.7
64.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
74 1
58.9
78.1
75.5
60.7
25.9
41.1
21.9
24.5
39.3
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
73.2
75.1
81.3
70.4
56.3
26.8
24.9
18.7
29.6
43.7
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
83.5
76.8
76.7
78.7
76.5
16.5
23.2
23.3
21.3
23.6
31,274,000
13,190,000
16,988,000
10,947,120
11,620,667
24 ,505 ,000
10,684,000
12 ,833 ,000
8,569,120
6 ,674 ,841
6 ,769 ,000
2,506,000
4,155,000
2,378,000
4 ,945 ,826
19,682,000
13,187,000
14,619,000
10 ,365 ,270
8,144,494
14,930,000
8 ,347 ,000
12,180,000
7,292,270
2,713,038
4,752,000
4,840,000
2,139,000
3 ,073 ,000
5,431,466
36,423,000
23,690,000
21 ,689 ,000
14 ,546 ,584
17,771,555
25 ,884 ,000
13 ,598 ,000
16 ,008 ,000
11,105,584
8,603,167
10 ,539 ,000
10 ,092 ,000
5 ,681 ,000
3 ,441 ,000
9,168,388
57 ,042 ,000
47 ,425 ,000
39,742,000
47,880,133
40,991,776
43 ,769 ,000
31 ,301 ,000
33,562,000
33,669,133
23,588,754
13 ,273 ,000
16,124,000
6,180,000
14 ,221 ,000
17 ,403 ,022
18,699,000
8,291,000
9 ,074 ,000
9 ,719 ,660
6,839,351
15,022,000
7 ,371 ,000
7,139,000
7 ,374 ,660
4,950,199
3 ,577 ,000
920,000
1 ,935 ,000
2,345,000
1,889,152
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
78.4
81.0
75.5
78.3
57.4
21.6
19.0
24.5
21.7
42.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
75.9
63.3
83.3
70.4
33.3
24.1
36.7
16.7
29.6
66.7
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
71.1
57.4
73.8
76.3
48.4
28.9
42.6
26.2
23.7
61.6
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
76.7
66.0
84.4
70.3
57.5
23.3
34.0
15.6
29.7
42.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
80.8
88.9
78.7
76.9
72.4
19.2
11.1
21.3
24.1
27.6
120.11
57.16
63.22
39.30
30.24
119.77
59.13
63.16
38.23
24.51
121 33
50.04
63.44
43.71
44.15
150.52
69.14
71.73
44.14
34.61
142.70
67.54
85.06
42.96
25.08
181.80
72.09
40 25
47.20
42.71
90.25
60.26
49.34
34.33
28.91
86.69
48.98
46.63
34.72
23.07
100.74
52.10
58.99
33.12
37.92
262.96
195.08
151.80
164.98
119.65
275.65
171.45
157.64
164.82
122.28
228.31
266.37
126.38
165.36
116.27
519.42
336.20
217.08
136.51
140.28
502.53
389.18
222.40
130.69
132.76
604.84
160.81
199.48
153.27
164.72
1,970
704
859
685
1,428
7.67
3.05
3.20
2.10
3.72
6.3
6.3
5.1
6.3
12.3
Free from debt. . .
NA
NA
—658
—789
NA
NA
—51.3
—38.1
NA
NA
5
—393
NA
NA
1.9
—59.7
1,970
704
859
685
1,428
2,246
1,210
701
611
1,263
35.31
14.06
13.11
10.75
12.76
17.18
6.34
3.44
2.60
8.37
29.1
28.1
20.7
24.6
28.9
New Hampshire:
—106
—236
—371
—306
—35.5
—44.1
—40.9
—25.2
11.4
9.2
4.8
6.9
16.5
Free from debt . . .
NA
NA
—227
—29
NA
NA
—34.6
—4.2
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—144
—277
NA
NA
—57.8
—52.7
2,246
1,210
701
611
1,263
3,457
2,716
1,422
1,263
3,741
85.93
18.02
11.57
9.39
9.93
8.57
6.76
3.23
2.96
6.09
47.3
26.0
28.7
19.9
23.3
Vermont:
All farms
—305
—185
—594
—1,007
—36.1
—18.0
—36.6
—38.3
9.6
11.6
6.6
8.6
21.1
Free from debt. . .
NA
NA
—506
—354
NA
NA
—39.4
—21.6
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—88
—653
NA
NA
—26.0
—65.9
3,467
2,716
1,422
1,253
3,741
4,189
4,708
1,303
3,200
5,768
33.04
14.01
14.77
12.06
18.47
19.31
19.37
4.98
11.03
16.84
32.8
26.9
26.0
36.4
40.8
Massachusetts:
—159
—340
—821
—990
—23.6
—33.5
—44.7
—35.0
7.3
9.9
3.3
6.7
14.1
Free from debt. .
NA
NA
—601
—315
NA
NA
—47.0
—19.7
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—220
—675
NA
NA
—39.6
—54.9
4,189
4,708
1,303
3,200
5,768
811
157
297
706
689
72.06
77.78
26.66
37.21
38.63
22.65
6.37
7.11
9.84
14.13
31.6
29.2
21.1
22.6
33.1
Rhode Island:
All farms
27
—90
—218
45
23.1
—30.3
—61.3
11.8
4.4
l.t
3.S
7.3
10.1
Free from debt .
NA
NA
—166
40
NA
NA
—51.9
14.3
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—52
5
NA
NA
—49.5
5.0
811
187
297
706
689
137.13
27.44
30.62
46.14
60.07
23.7
17.1
16.4
30.1
36.6
NA Not available.
■The data, except for number of farms, include figures for the rented portion of part-owner farms.
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
45
Table 6 — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of mortgage debt for rented1 and managed land, by mortgage status, by
divisions and states for the conterminous united states: 1940 to 1961 — continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950. no data are Included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
us
Farms
Land in farms
Value of farm land and buildings
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Division, State
and mortgage sta
Number
Percent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease ( — )
from previous
census
Acres
Percent
distri-
bution
Dollars
Percent
distri-
bution
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Ratio to
value
Number
Percent
NEW ENGLAN
Continued
Connecticut:
All farms
>-
1961..
1956..
1950.
1945.
1940..
1961..
1956..
1950.
1945..
1940..
1961..
1956..
1950..
1945..
1940..
TIC
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945..
1940.
1961.
1966..
1950
1945
1940.
1961..
1966..
1950
1945..
1940.
1961..
1956
1950
1945..
1940
1961.
1956..
1950.
1945..
1940 .
1961.
1966.
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1960.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1966.
1960.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950
1945
1940..
[
1961.
1956..
I960..
1946.
1940.
1961..
1956.
I960..
1945..
1940.
1961..
1956.
1950.
1945
1940..
498
677
926
1,661
1,893
NA
NA
714
1,244
1,102
NA
NA
212
417
791
4,497
5,613
8,467
14 ,375
21 ,138
NA
NA
6.862
10,885
14 ,679
NA
NA
1,605
3,490
6,559
1,443
1,675
2,227
3,246
4,466
NA
NA
1,688
2,463
3,006
NA
NA
639
783
1,459
9,270
11,988
14,549
24,042
28,858
NA
NA
11,908
20,214
22,675
NA
NA
2,641
3,828
6,183
22,813
30,002
36,364
49,409
62,627
NA
NA
29,164
39,286
47,176
NA
NA
7,200
10,124
16 ,462
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
77.1
74.9
58.2
NA
NA
22.9
25.1
41.8
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
81.0
75.7
69.0
NA
NA
19.0
24.3
31.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
75.8
75.9
67.3
NA
NA
24.2
24.1
32.7
loo.o
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
81.8
84.1
78.6
NA
NA
18.2
15.9
21.4
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
80.2
79.6
75.3
NA
NA
19.8
20.5
24.7
—79
—349
—735
—232
—13.7
— 37 .7
—44.3
—12.3
228,397
252,773
265,700
323,281
278,383
159 ,582
199 ,438
194,100
243,181
168,244
68,815
53,335
71,600
80,100
110,139
2,325,071
2,489,013
2 ,621 ,300
3 ,462 ,984
3,699,108
1,860,197
1 ,859 ,293
2,130,200
2 ,565 .984
2,405,600
464 ,874
629,720
491 .100
897,000
1 ,293 ,508
427 ,930
437 .877
460.300
537,634
530,272
328,485
348,988
360,800
398,234
328,669
99,445
88,889
109,500
139,400
201,603
2,355,011
2,482,302
2,611,600
3 .338 .754
3,488,899
1 ,962 ,088
1 ,631 ,680
2,072,800
2,753,154
2,504,191
392 ,923
950,722
538.800
585,600
984 ,708
6,870,109
7,272,189
7 ,559 ,600
8,361,667
8,558,446
5 ,601 ,675
6 ,086 ,822
6,083,100
6 ,689 ,867
6,947,181
1 ,268 ,534
1,185,367
1,476,500
1 ,771 ,800
2,611,265
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
69.9
78.9
73.0
75.2
60.4
30.1
21.1
27.0
24.8
39.6
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
80.0
74.7
81.3
74.1
65.0
20.0
25.3
18.7
25.9
35.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100 0
76.8
79.7
76.2
74 1
62.0
23.2
20.3
23.8
25.9
38.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
83.3
61.7
79.4
82.5
71.8
16.7
38 3
20.6
17.5
28.2
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
81.5
83.7
80.5
78.8
69.6
18.5
16.3
19.5
21.2
30.5
80,557,000
60,062,000
62 ,925 ,000
67,692.166
50,176,849
57 ,775 ,000
48 ,891 ,000
50,654,000
50.679,166
20,473,736
22 ,782 .000
11,171,000
12,271,000
17,013,000
29,703,113
411,871,000
306 ,964 ,000
253,191,000
244,969.731
206 ,000 ,597
321 ,924 ,000
213,647,000
193,347,000
ISO.SM',731
133 ,324 ,549
89 ,947 ,000
93,317,000
59 ,844 ,000
64 ,087 ,000
72,676,048
237 ,244 ,000
133,843,000
96,471,000
78 ,883 ,334
.-,S.SM,,',I'.«'
177,877,000
107.744.000
72 ,240 ,000
68,121,334
36 ,787 ,848
59 ,367 ,000
26 ,099 ,000
21 ,231 .IKK!
20,762,000
23,099,148
600 ,057 ,000
423,157,000
321, 1150 .1100
248,800,144
225,979,004
491 ,743 ,000
810,622,000
252 ,694 ,000
204,510,144
142,646,489
108,314,000
106,636,000
72,256,000
44 ,290 ,000
83,432,616
1 ,829 ,356 ,000
1,631, OKU, 000
1,068, 302, 000
731 ,889 ,649
646 ,659 ,326
1 ,471 ,059 ,000
1 ,340,748,000
854 ,941 ,000
568 ,8l',ll ,549
366,116,249
358 ,297 ,000
290,332,000
213,361,000
163 ,023 ,000
180,543,077
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
71.7
81.4
80.5
74.9
40.8
28.3
18.6
19.5
25.1
69.2
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
78.2
69.6
76.4
73.8
64.7
21.8
30.4
23 6
26.2
35.3
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
75 0
80.5
74.9
73.7
60.8
25.0
19.5
25.1
26.3
39.2
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
81.9
74.8
77,8
82.2
63.1
18.1
25.2
22.2
17.8
36.9
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
80.4
82.2
80.0
77.7
67.0
19.6
17.8
20.0
22.3
33.0
352.71
237.61
236.83
209.39
180.24
362.04
245.14
260 97
208.40
121.69
331.06
209.45
171.38
212.40
269.69
177.14
123 33
96.59
70.74
55.69
173.06
114 91
90.76
70.49
55.42
193.49
148 19
121.86
71.45
56.19
554.40
305.66
209.58
146.72
111.05
541.61
308 73
205 93
145.95
108.89
596.98
203 lil
221 . 29
lis ;il
114.58
254 80
170 47
124.43
74.52
64.77
250.62
206.66
121.91
74.28
56.92
276.66
112.16
134.11
76.63
84.73
266.28
224.29
141.32
87.63
63.87
262.62
220.27
140 54
86.32
61.66
282.45
244.93
144.60
92.01
69.14
7,402
2,469
2.895
3,028
6,540
32.41
9.77
10.90
9.37
23.49
9.2
4.1
4.6
4.5
Free from debt . . .
NA
NA
—530
142
NA
NA
—42.6
12.9
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—205
—374
NA
NA
—49.2
—47.3
7,402
2,469
2,895
3,028
6,640
29,080
25,009
13 ,746
18,842
28,311
107.56
46.29
40.43
37.80
59.38
12.51
10.05
5.24
6.44
7.65
32.5
22.1
23.6
17.8
MIDDLE ATLAN
New York:
All farms
—1,116
—2,854
—5,908
—6,763
—19.9
-33.7
—41.1
—32.0
7.1
8.1
5.4
7.7
Free from debt . .
NA
NA
—4,023
—3,694
NA
NA
—37.0
—25.3
Mortgaged
NA
NA
-1,885
—3,069
NA
NA
—54.0
—46.8
29,080
25,009
13 ,746
18,842
28,311
19 ,943
6,526
5,573
5,336
8,706
62.56
39.71
27.99
21.01
21.89
46.60
14.90
12 11
9.92
16.42
32.3
26.8
23.0
29.4
New Jersey:
All farms
—232
—552
—1 ,019
—1 ,219
—13.9
—24.8
—31.4
—27.3
8.4
4.9
5.8
6.8
Free from debt . .
NA
NA
—775
—543
NA
NA
—31.5
—18.1
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—244
—076
NA
NA
—31.2
—48.3
19,943
6,525
6,573
5,336
8,706
34,003
28,792
17,236
13,420
22,286
200.54
73.41
50.89
38.28
43.18
14.44
11.60
6.60
4 02
6.39
33.6
26.0
23.0
26.7
Pennsylvania:
AU farms
—2,718
—2,561
—9,493
—4,816
—22.7
—17.6
—39 5
— 16 7
5.7
6.8
6.3
5.4
NA
NA
—8,306
—2,461
NA
N A
—41 2
—10.9
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—1 ,187
—2,355
NA
NA
—31.0
—38.1
34,003
28,792
17 ,236
13,420
22,286
93 ,386
69 ,680
47,111
43 ,038
65,999
86.54
30.28
31.99
22.92
22.63
13.59
9.68
6.23
5.16
7.71
31.4
27.0
23.9
30.3
EA8TNORTI
CENTRAL
Ohio:
All farms
—7,189
—6,362
—13,045
—13,218
—24.0
—17.5
—26.4
—21.1
5.1
4.3
4.4
5.9
12.1
NA
NA
—10,121
—7,890
NA
NA
—26.8
—16.7
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—2,924
—5,328
NA
NA
—28.9
—34.6
93,386
69,680
47,111
43 ,038
65,999
73.62
68.78
31.91
24.29
25.27 1
26.1
24.0
22.1
26.4
36.6
NA Not available.
■The data, except fcr number of farms, Include figures for the rented portion of part-owner farms.
46
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 6. — Number, acbeage, value of farms, and amount of mortgage debt for rented and managed land, bt mortgage status, by
divisions and states for the conterminous united states: 1940 to 1961 — continued
(For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
us
Farms
Land in farms
Value of farm land and buildings
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Division, State
and mortgage sta
Number
Percent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease (— )
from previous
census
Acres
Percent
distri-
bution
Dollars
Percent
distri-
bution
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Ratio to
value
(percent)
Number
Percent
EAST NORTI
CENTRAL— Cont
Indiana:
All farms
[
nued
1961..
1956..
1950. .
1945..
1940..
1961..
1956..
1950. .
1945. .
1940. .
1961..
1956. .
1950..
1945. .
1940. .
1961..
1956. .
1950. .
1945. .
1940.
1961..
1956..
1950. .
1945.
1940.
1961..
1956.
1950 .
1945..
1940..
1961..
1956. .
1950. .
1945..
1940..
1961..
1956. .
1950. .
1945. .
1940. .
1961. .
1956. .
1950.
1945..
1940. .
1961..
1956
1950.
1945. .
1940. .
1961..
1956..
1950. .
1945..
1940. .
1961..
1956. .
1950. .
1945. .
1940..
II
1961..
1956. .
1950. .
1945..
1940..
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
22,898
28,680
32,647
40,880
53,286
NA
NA
24,204
29 ,563
33 ,897
NA
NA
8,443
11,317
19 ,389
52,857
61 ,795
68,263
81 ,446
93,609
NA
NA
56,180
65,613
71 ,117
NA
NA
12,083
15,833
22 ,492
8,108
10,753
14,444
21 ,583
32,661
NA
NA
12,522
15,190
22,568
NA
NA
1,922
6,393
10,093
16 ,104
22 ,805
26,909
37 ,585
44,007
NA
NA
20 ,088
27,912
32 ,278
NA
NA
6,821
9,673
11,729
27,260
32,395
37 ,771
51,235
64,448
NA
NA
28,325
35,885
44,753
NA
NA
9,446
15 ,350
19 ,695
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
74.1
72.3
63.6
NA
NA
25.9
27.7
36.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
82.3
80.6
76.0
NA
NA
17.7
19.4
24.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
86.7
70 4
69 1
NA
NA
13.3
29.6
30.9
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
74.6
74.3
73.3
NA
NA
25.4
25.7
26.7
100.0
100.0
100 0
loo.o
100.0
NA
NA
75.0
70.0
69.4
NA
NA
25.0
30.0
30.6
—5 ,782
—3 ,967
—8 ,233
— 12,406
—20.2
—12.2
—20.1
—23.3
8,397,370
8 ,330 .979
8,401,100
8,550,116
8,876,908
6,547,016
6,423,185
6 ,268 ,000
5,936,016
5 ,054 ,930
1,850,354
1 ,907 ,794
2,133,100
2,614,100
3,821,978
18 ,057 ,885
17,743,216
18,194,900
18,769,748
18,604,199
15 ,079 ,554
15 ,081 ,734
15,410,800
14,368,348
13,124,218
2,978,331
2,661,482
2,784,100
4 ,401 ,400
5,479,981
3 ,573 ,712
3 ,858 ,660
4,051,100
4 ,848 ,878
5,022,991
2 ,857 ,264
3,110,080
3,512,400
3 ,346 ,778
3 ,305 ,866
716,448
748,580
538,700
1,502,100
1,717,125
4,669,211
5 ,522 ,389
5,731,200
7 ,071 ,630
7,172,480
3 ,623 ,500
4 ,025 ,822
4 .259 ,400
5,175,830
4 ,493 ,557
1,045,711
1 ,496 ,567
1 ,471 ,800
1 ,895 ,800
2,678,923
10,023,530
10,878,558
11,387,800
13 ,589 ,523
15,060,446
7 ,502 ,231
7 ,886 ,955
8,626,100
9,092,023
9 ,539 ,877
2,621,299
2 ,991 ,603
2,761,700
4 ,497 ,500
1 6,520,569
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
78.0
77.1
74.6
69.4
56.9
22.0
22.9
25.4
30.6
43.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
83.5
85.0
84.7
76.6
70.5
16.5
15.0
15.3
23.4
29.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
80.0
80.6
86.7
69.0
65.8
20 0
19.4
13.3
31.0
34.2
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
77.6
72.9
74.3
73.2
62.6
22.4
27.1
25.7
26.8
37.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
74.8
72.5
75.7
66.9
63.3
25.2
27.5
24.3
33.1
36.7
2,215,754,000
1,912.014,000
1,218,874,000
783 ,600 ,217
553 ,463 ,404
1 ,695 ,442 ,000
1 ,447 ,395 ,000
916,810,000
544,616,217
318,239,562
520,312,000
464 ,619 ,000
302 ,064 ,000
238 ,984 ,000
235 ,223 ,842
5,911,602,000
4,692,874,000
3,352,978,000
2,275,625,081
1 ,543 ,730 ,087
4 ,898 ,603 ,000
3 ,913 ,857 ,000
2,772,716,000
1 ,674 ,439 ,081
1 ,050 ,979 ,674
1,012,999,000
779,017,000
580,262,000
601,186,000
492,750,513
753 ,215 ,000
556 ,808 ,000
382,014,000
307 ,706 ,764
235 ,506 ,874
574 ,248 ,000
438,208,000
337,280,000
214,423,764
153 ,722 ,408
178 ,967 ,000
118,600,000
44 ,734 ,000
93 ,283 ,000
81 ,784 ,466
661 ,280 ,000
649 ,382 000
534 ,753 ,000
440 ,724 ,826
341 ,868 ,354
483 ,401 ,000
477 ,296 ,000
377,254,000
316,396,826
211,414,487
177 ,879 ,000
172,086,000
157,499,000
124,328,000
130 ,453 ,867
1,657,510,000
1,356,928,000
993,186,000
736,639,741
609,380,645
1 ,225 ,675 ,000
957,991,000
753 ,034 ,000
485,532,741
373,959,876
431 ,835 ,000
398,937,000
240,151,000
251 ,007 ,000
235,420,769
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
76.5
75.7
75.2
69.5
57.5
23.6
24.3
24.8
30.5
42.6
100.0
loo.o
100.0
100.0
100.0
82.9
83.4
82.7
73.6
68.1
17.1
16.6
17.3
26.4
31.9
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
76.2
78.7
88.3
69.7
65.3
23.8
21.3
11.7
30.3
34.7
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
73.1
73.5
70.5
71.8
61.8
26.9
26.5
29.5
28.2
38.2
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
73.9
70.6
75.8
65.9
61.4
26.1
29.4
24.2
34.1
38.6
263.86
229.51
145.09
91.65
62.35
258.96
225.34
146.27
91.75
62.96
281.20
243.54
141.61
91.42
61.54
327.37
264.49
184.28
121.24
82.98
324.85
259.51
179.92
116.54
80.08
340.12
292.70
208.42
136.59
89.92
210.77
144.30
94.30
63.46
46.89
200.98
140.90
96.03
64.07
46.50
249.80
158.43
83.04
62.10
47.63
141.63
117.59
93.31
62.32
47.66
133.41
118.56
88.57
61.13
47.05
170.10
114.99
107.01
65.58
48.70
165.36
124.73
87.21
54.20
40.46
163.37
121.47
87.30
53.40
39.20
171.27
133.35
86.96
55.81
42.64
115,625
86 ,419
54,191
53 ,293
82,717
13.77
10.37
6.45
6.23
9.32
6.2
4.5
4.4
6.8
Free from debt
NA
NA
—5 ,359
—4 ,334
NA
NA
—18.1
—12.8
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—2,874
—8,072
NA
NA
—25.4
—41.6
115 ,625
86 ,419
54,191
53,293
82,717
224 ,945
139 ,444
107 ,474
124,446
184,218
62.49
45.30
25.40
20.39
21.64
12.46
7.86
5.91
6.63
9.90
22.2
18.6
17.9
22.3
Illinois:
All farms
—8,938
—6 ,468
—13,183
—12,163
—14.5
—9.5
—16.2
—13.2
3.8
3.0
3.2
6.6
11.9
Free from debt.. .
NA
NA
—9 ,433
—5,504
NA
NA
—14.4
—8.1
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—3 ,750
—6 ,659
NA
NA
—23.7
—29.6
224 ,945
139 ,444
107 ,474
124,446
184,218
56,560
32,971
13 ,849
25 ,373
30,378
75.63
52.39
38.60
28.27
33.62
15.83
8.54
3.42
5.23
6.06
22.2
17.9
18.6
20.7
37.4
Michigan:
All farms
—2 ,645
—3 ,691
—7,139
—11 ,078
—24.6
—25.6
—33.1
—33.9
7.6
6.9
3.6
8.2
12.9
Free from debt.
NA
NA
—2,668
—7 ,378
NA
NA
—17.6
—32.7
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—4 ,471
—3,700
NA
NA
—69.9
—36.7
56,560
32,971
13 ,849
25 ,373
30 ,378
51 ,034
60,574
42,483
36,428
59 ,152
78.95
44.04
25.71
16.89
17.69
10.93
10.97
7.41
6.15
8.25
31.6
27.8
31.0
27.2
37.1
Wisconsin:
All farms
—6 ,701
—4,104
—10,676
—6,422
—29.4
—15.3
—28.4
—14.6
7.7
9.3
7.9
8.3
17.3
Free from debt
NA
NA
—7 ,824
—4 ,366
NA
NA
—28.0
—13.5
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—2,852
—2 ,056
NA
NA
—29.5
—17.5
51 ,034
60 ,574
42,483
36,428
59,152
104 ,908
93 ,750
53,634
71,286
100,373
48.80
40.48
28.86
19.22
22.08
10.47
8.62
4.71
5.25
6.66
28.7
36.2
27.0
29.3
45.3
WEST NORT
CENTRAL
Minnesota:
AU farms
—5,135
—5 ,376
—13,464
—13 ,213
—15.9
—14.2
—26.3
—20.5
6.3
6.9
6.4
9.7
16.6
Free from debt
NA
NA
—7 ,560
—8,868
NA
NA
—21.1
—19.8
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—5,904
—4 ,345
NA
NA
—38 5
—22.1
104,908
93 ,750
53,634
71,286
100,373
41.61
31.34
19.42
15.85
18.18
24.8
23.5
22.3
28.4
42.6
NA Not available.
'The data, except for number of farm3, Include figures for the rented portion of part-owner farms.
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
47
Table 6. — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of mortgage debt fob rented1 and managed land, bt mortgage status, by
divisions and states for the conterminous united states: 1940 to 1961 continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are Included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
us
Farms
Land in farms
Value of farm land and buildings
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Division, State
and mortgage sta
Number
Percent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease ( — )
from previous
census
Acres
Percent
distri-
bution
Dollars
Percent
distri-
bution
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Ratio to
value
(percent)
Number
Percent
WEST NORT1
CENTRAL— Cont
Iowa:
All farms
nued
1961 .
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956..
1950. .
1945..
1940..
1961.
1956..
1950.
1945..
1940.
1961..
1956.
1950
1945
1940.
1961.
1956
1950
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950..
1945.
1940..
1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
1961
1956.
1950
1946
1940
1 '.»',!
1956.
1950
1945
1940
1061
1956.
1950
i'.r,
1940.
1961..
1956.
1950. .
1945.
1940.
I'.n'.l
1956
1950.
1945. .
1940.
1961.
1956
1950
1945.
1940.
1961..
1956..
1950..
1945.
1940.
1961..
1956..
1950
1945.
1940. .
63,266
74,444
78,097
89,166
102 ,702
NA
.NA
59 ,753
65,422
69,218
NA
XA
18,344
23,744
33,484
25,651
35 ,814
46,944
65.956
92,337
NA
NA
35,115
51,496
64,751
NA
NA
11,829
14 .460
27,586
10,668
12,853
14 ,425
19.585
33,571
NA
NA
1! .SI'j
14,667
27,383
NA
NA
2,576
1 ,028
6,188
15.170
18.348
20.421
26 .478
38,651
N A
NA
17 ,345
19,420
29 ,862
NA
NA
3,076
7,058
8,789
32,814
39,250
42.080
53,531
64,501
NA
NA
35 ,376
39 ,070
45,522
NA
NA
6,705
14,461
18 ,979
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
76.5
73.4
67.4
NA
NA
23.5
26.6
32.6
100.0
100 0
100 0
ioo o
100.0
NA
NA
74.8
78.1
70.1
NA
NA
25 2
21.9
29.9
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
82.1
79.4
81.6
NA
NA
17 9
20 6
18.4
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
NA
NA
84.9
73.3
77.3
NA
NA
15.1
26.7
22.7
100 0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
84.1
73.0
70.6
NA
NA
15.9
27.0
29.4
—11,178
—3 ,653
— 11,069
—13,536
—15.0
— 12'4
—13.2
17,764,158
18,197,956
18,291,900
18,674,978
19,824,938
13 ,362 ,486
13,157,122
13 ,586 ,500
13,000,478
12,334,448
4 ,401 ,672
5,040,834
4,705,400
5 ,674 ,500
7,490,490
10,462,321
10,665.301
11,164,800
13 ,033 ,402
15,304,122
8,408,803
8 ,201 ,616
8 .869 .200
9,880,902
10,240,682
2 ,053 ,518
2,463,685
2,295,600
3,152,500
5,063,440
17 .387 .430
17,541,695
17,076,800
19,990,656
23 ,536 ,458
16,028,966
14.752,565
14 .704 ,000
15,878,256
18 ,045 ,807
2,358,465
2,789,130
2,372,800
4.112,400
6 ,490 ,651
20,493,872
21 ,473,129
21 ,965 ,500
25 ,659 ,827
28,121,411
17 ,497 ,974
18 ,380 ,998
i9,'.ir,s,:oo
19,130,964
22,488,411
2 ,995 ,898
3,092,131
2 ,006 ,800
6,528,863
6 ,633 ,000
22,884,426
22 ,669 ,784
23,159,400
25 ,635 ,560
27 ,069 ,783
18,680,020
18,339,855
19,653,100
17,971,060
18,078 643
4 ,204 ,406
4 ,329 ,929
3 ,506 ,300
7,664,500
8,991,140
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
75.2
72.3
74.3
69.6
62.2
24.8
27.7
25.7
30.4
37.8
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
80.4
76.9
79.4
75.8
66.9
19.6
23.1
20.6
24.2
33.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
86.4
84.1
86.1
79.4
76.7
13.6
15.9
13.9
20.6
23.3
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
85.4
85.6
90.9
74.6
80.0
14.6
14 4
9.1
25.4
20 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
81.6
80.9
84.9
70.1
66.8
18.4
19.1
16.1
29.9
33.2
4,451,727,000
4,066,011.000
2 ,984 ,214 ,000
1,934,250,124
1 ,482 ,923 ,481
3 ,293 ,843 ,000
2,915.330,000
2,203,340,000
1,350,288,124
912 ,024 ,466
1.157.884,000
1,150,681,000
780,874,000
583,962,000
570,899,015
1,378,991.000
1.050,177.000
776 ,697 ,000
601,450,596
487,767,670
1 .064 .385 ,000
7S1.332.000
610,908,000
447,891,696
305,696,779
314,606,000
268,845,000
165,789,000
153 ,559 ,000
182,170,891
839 ,888 ,000
627,212,000
■ll,,:1 .992,000
306 .K.S7 ,504
256 ,796 ,275
716,123,000
512.432.000
3'.l2.2SS.00O
241,747,504
176,449,160
123,765,000
114,780,000
73 ,704 ,000
65,140,000
80,347,115
1 ,043 ,634 ,000
819 ,851 ,000
643,364,000
409,219.910
315,967,;i2
856 ,833 ,000
677,197.000
555 ,796 ,000
300.644,910
217 ,756 ,928
186,801,000
142,654,000
87,668,000
108,575,000
98,210,184
2,302,788,000
2,072,146,000
1,475,700,000
988,884,008
658,496,167
1,842,960,000
1 ,661 ,500 ,000
1,232,414,000
696 ,790 ,008
416,479,407
459 ,828 .000
420,646,000
243 ,286 ,000
292,094,000
243,016,760
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
74.0
71.7
73.8
69.8
61.6
26.0
28.3
26.2
30.2
38.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
77.2
74.4
78.6
74.5
62.7
22.8
26.6
21.4
26 6
37.3
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
86.3
SI 7
84.2
78.8
68.7
14.7
18 8
15.8
21 2
31.3
100.0
100 i)
ioo o
100.0
100.0
82.1
82.6
86.4
73.5
68.9
17.9
17.4
13 6
26.6
31.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
80.0
79.7
83.5
70.6
63.1
20.0
20.3
16.5
29.6
36.9
250.60
223.43
163.14
103.57
74.80
246.50
221.58
162.17
103.86
73.94
263.06
228.27
165.95
102.91
76.22
131.81
98.47
69.57
46.15
31.87
126.58
95.27
h.S SS
45.33
29.84
153.20
109.12
72.22
48.71
35.98
48.30
35.76
27.29
15.35
10.91
47.65
34.74
26 r,s
15.23
9.78
52.48
41 .15
31.06
15.84
14.63
50.92
38.18
29.29
16.95
11.24
48.97
36.84
27.85
15.72
9.68
62.35
46.13
43.64
16.63
17.43
100.63
91.41
63.72
38.57
24.33
98.66
90.05
62.71
38.77
22.98
109.37
97.15
69.39
38.11
27.03
254,201
230.136
149 ,065
164.093
265 ,085
14.31
12.65
8.15
8.79
13.37
5.7
5.7
5.0
8.5
17.9
Free from debt
NA
NA
—5,669
—3,796
NA
NA
—8.7
—5.5
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—5,400
—9 ,740
NA
NA
—22.7
—29.1
254,201
230,136
149 ,065
164,093
265,085
126 ,878
' 65 ,598
32,079
44 ,839
68,459
57.76
45.65
31.68
28.92
35.39
12 13
6.15
2.87
3.44
4.47
22.0
20.0
19.1
28.1
46.4
Missouri:
All farms
—10,163
—11,130
-19,012
—26,381
—28.4
—23.7
—28.8
—28.6
9.2
6.2
4.1
7.6
14.0
Free from debt
NA
NA
— 16,381
—13,255
NA
NA
—31.8
—20.5
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—2,631
—13,126
NA
NA
—18.2
—47.6
126,878
65 ,598
32 ,079
44 ,839
68,459
21,329
19 ,627
14,794
22 .408
42,736
61.79
26.63
13.97
14.22
13.52
1.23
1.12
.87
1.12
1.82
40.3
24.4
19.3
29.2
37.6
North Dakota:
All farms
—2,185
-1,572
—5,160
—13,986
-17.0
— 10.9
—26.3
—41.7
2.5
3.1
3.2
7.3
16.6
Free from debt .
NA
NA
—3,708
— 11,826
NA
NA
—23.8
—43.2
Mortgaged
South Dakota:
All farms
N \
— 1,452
—2,160
a,vn
-2,073
—6 ,057
—12,173
NA
N A
—36 0
—34.9
—17 3
—10.2
—22.9
—31.5
21 ,329
19,627
14,794
22.408
42,736
38,309
28,673
19 ,295
38 ,327
50 ,688
9.04
7.04
6.23
5.45
7.78
1.87
1.34
.88
1.49
1.80
17.2
17.1
20.1
34.4
53.2
3.7
3.5
3.0
9.4
16.0
Free from debt . . .
NA
NA
—2 ,075
— 10,442
NA
NA
—10 7
—35.0
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—3 ,982
—1 ,731
NA
NA
—66.4
—19.7
38,309
28 ,673
19,295
38,327
50,688
95,324
84,129
45 ,789
82,078
124 ,260
12.79
9.27
9.61
5.87
9.00
4.17
3.71
1.98
3.20
4.59
20.6
20.1
22.0
35.3
61.6
Nebraska:
All farms
—6,436
—2,830
—11,451
—10,970
—16.4
—6.7
—21.4
— 17.0
4.1
4.1
3.1
8.3
18.9
Free from debt . .
N A
NA
—3 ,695
—6,462
NA
NA
—9.4
—14.2
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—7 ,756
—4,518
NA
NA
—53.6
—23.8
95,324
84,129
45 ,789
82,078
124,260
22.67
19.43
13.06
10.71
13.82
20.7
20.0
18.8
28.1
51.1
48
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 6 — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of mortgage debt for rented1 and managed land, by mortgage status, by
divisions and states for the conterminous united states: 1940 to 1961 — continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are included for the District ol Columbia; for 1946 and 1940 District of Columbia data are Included with Maryland]
us
Farms
Land in farms
Value of [arm land and buildings
Amount o( [arm mortgage debt
Division, State,
and mortgage stai
Number
Percent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease ( — )
from previous
census
Acres
Percent
distri-
bution
Dollars
Percent
distri-
bution
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Ratio to
value
(percent)
Number
Percent
WEST NORTI
CENTRAL— Contl
Kansas:
[
oued
1961..
1956..
1950..
1945..
1940..
1961..
1966..
1950.
1945..
1940..
1961..
1956..
1950..
1945..
1940..
ric
1961..
1956..
1950..
1945.
1940..
1961.
1956..
1950..
1945..
1940..
1961 .
1956..
1950.
1945..
1940.
1961 .
1956. .
1950..
1945
1940 .
1961 .
1956.
1950. .
1945..
1940..
1961..
1956..
1950.
1945.
1940 .
1961.
1956..
1950. .
1945..
1940 .
1961..
1956.
1950..
1945..
1940 .
1961..
1956..
1950
1945..
1940..
1961..
1956..
1950. .
1945..
1940..
1961..
1956..
1950
1945..
1940..
1961..
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
27,127
34,032
39,579
52,192
70,852
NA
NA
34,403
40,846
49,949
NA
NA
5,176
11,346
20,903
813
922
1,337
2,140
3,038
NA
NA
1,182
1,775
2,363
NA
NA
155
• 365
675
4,377
5,634
7,049
10,346
11,687
NA
NA
5,041
7,713
8,490
NA
NA
2,008
2,633
3,197
14 ,930
22,754
26 ,450
36,449
48,211
NA
NA
23,487
30 ,657
37,208
NA
NA
2,963
5,792
11,003
2,986
6,384
8,571
14,804
22,957
NA
NA
7,462
13,083
18,672
NA
NA
1,109
1,721
4,285
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
86.9
78.3
70.5
NA
NA
13.1
21.7
29.5
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
88.4
82.9
77.8
NA
NA
11.6
17.1
22.2
100.0
100.0
1O0.O
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
71.5
74.6
72.6
NA
NA
28.5
25.4
27.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
88.8
84.1
77.2
NA
NA
11.2
15.9
22.8
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
87.1
88.4
81.3
NA
NA
12.9
11.6
18.7
—6,905
—5,547
—12,613
—18,660
—20.3
—14.0
—24 2
—26.3
27,453,776
27 ,399 ,063
26 ,787 ,000
27 ,406 ,570
29 ,037 ,577
23,795,018
23,480,997
24,342,000
20 ,769 ,470
20,122,016
3,658,758
3,918,066
2 ,445 ,000
6,637,100
8,915,561
265,241
248,615
287,500
357 ,203
404 ,753
222,499
209,334
246,700
287 ,103
307,388
42 ,742
39,281
40,800
70,100
97 ,365
1 ,091 ,623
1,166,795
1 ,281 ,000
1 ,604 ,139
1 ,649 ,896
785,588
911 ,267
1,015,100
1,132,839
1 ,026 ,950
306 ,035
255,528
265,900
471 ,300
622.946
2,970,118
3 ,094 ,635
3 ,485 ,000
4,251,312
5 ,088 ,016
2,603,381
2,531,411
3,150,300
3,388,212
4,018,202
366 ,737
563,224
334 ,700
863,100
1 ,069 ,814
817 ,363
1 ,054 ,500
1,239,700
1 ,529 ,214
2,160,391
735,121
941,668
1 ,069 ,600
1,296,914
1 ,769 ,013
82,242
112,832
170,100
232,300
391 ,378
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
86.7
85.7
90 9
75.8
69.3
13.3
14.3
9.1
24.2
30.7
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
83.9
84.2
85.8
80.4
75.9
16 1
15.8
14.2
19 6
24.1
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
72.0
78.1
79.2
70.6
62.2
28.0
21.9
20.8
29.4
37.8
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
87.7
81.8
90.4
79.7
79.0
12.3
18.2
9.6
20.3
21.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
89.9
89.3
86.3
84.8
81.9
10.1
10.7
13.7
IS. 2
18.1
2,689,496,000
2,335 .3M ,000
1 ,728 ,323 ,000
1 ,075 ,299 .900
794,198,224
2,305,104,000
1 ,987 ,395 ,000
1 ,541 ,734 ,000
828,066,900
523,764,711
384 ,392 ,000
347 ,969 ,000
186 ,589 ,000
247 ,233 ,000
270,433,613
78,811,000
54,319,000
29 ,565 ,000
27 ,869 ,365
19,938,764
68,140,000
46,986,000
25 ,326 ,000
22,877,356
13,971,447
10 ,671 ,000
7 ,333 ,000
4 ,239 ,000
4,992,000
5,967,317
343,032,000
218 ,443 ,000
143,461,000
128,062,681
97,162,895
230,423,000
156,624,000
98,339,000
92,264,581
60,184,332
112,609,000
61,819,000
45,122,000
36,798,000
36 ,978 ,563
425 ,003 ,000
371,878,000
264,938,000
205,168,134
180 ,699 ,727
363,750,000
289 ,693 ,000
230,996,000
157,466,134
142,235,307
61,253,000
82,185,000
33 ,942 ,000
47 ,702 ,000
38,464,420
73,177,000
62 ,650 ,000
68 ,933 ,000
59 ,094 ,524
57 ,814 ,857
64 ,553 ,000
55 ,445 ,000
59,592,000
49 ,689 ,524
45 ,770 ,678
8,624,000
7 ,205 ,000
9,341,000
9 ,405 ,000
12,044,179
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
86.7
85.1
89.2
77.0
65.9
14.3
14.9
10.8
23.0
34.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
86.5
86.5
85.7
82.1
70.1
13.5
13.5
14 3
17 9
29.9
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
67.2
71.7
68.6
72.0
61.9
32.8
28.3
31.5
28.0
38.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
85.6
77.9
87.2
76.7
78.7
14.4
22.1
12.8
23.3
21.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
88.2
88.5
86.4
84.1
79.2
11.8
11.5
13.6
15.9
20.8
97.96
85.24
64.52
39.24
27.35
96.87
84.64
63.34
39.87
26.03
105.06
88.81
76.31
37.25
30.33
297.13
218.49
102.83
78.02
49.26
306.26
224.45
102.66
79.68
45.45
249.66
186.68
103.90
71.21
61.29
314.24
187.22
111.99
79.83
58.89
293.31
171.87
96.88
81.45
58.60
367.96
241.93
169.70
75.96
59.36
143.09
120.17
76.02
48.26
35.51
139.72
114.44
73.33
46.47
35.40
167.02
145.92
101.41
55.27
35.95
89.53
59.41
55.60
38.64
26.76
87.81
58 88
55.71
38.31
26.87
104.86
63.86
54.91
40.99
30.77
85,447
63 ,678
35 ,375
61,066
104,809
3.11
2.32
1.32
2.23
3.61
3.2
2.7
2.0
5.7
13.2
NA
NA
—6,443
—9,103
NA
NA
—15.8
—18.2
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—6,170
—9,557
NA
NA
—54.4
—45.7
85,447
63 ,678
35 ,375
61 ,066
104,809
2,718
1,848
1,269
1,098
1,834
23.35
16.26
14.47
9.20
11.76
10.25
7.43
4.41
3.07
4.53
22.2
18.3
19.0
24.7
38.8
SOUTH ATLAN'
Delaware:
All farms
—109
—416
—803
—693
—11.8
—31.0
—37.5
—29.6
3.4
3.4
4.3
3.9
9.2
Free from debt .
NA
NA
—593
—588
NA
NA
—33.4
—24.9
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—210
—310
NA
NA
—57.5
—46.9
2,718
1,848
1,269
1,098
1,834
27 ,498
16,135
10 ,058
8,735
11,662
63.59
47.05
31.10
15.66
18.84
25.19
13.83
7.85
5.45
7.07
25.5
26.2
30.0
22.0
30.7
Maryland:
All [arms
—1,257
—1 ,416
—3,297
—1,341
—22.3
—20.1
—31.9
—11.6
8.0
7.4
7.0
6.8
12.0
Free from debt
NA
NA
—2,672
—777
NA
NA
—34.6
—9.2
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—625
—564
NA
NA
—23.7
—17.6
27 ,498
16,135
10 ,058
8,735
11,662
17,364
20,300
10,402
10,685
13,926
89.85
63.14
37.83
18.53
18.72
5.85
6.56
2.98
2.51
2.74
24.4
26.1
22.3
24.4
31.5
Virginia:
All [arms
—7,824
—3,696
—9,999
—11 ,762
—34 4
—14.0
—27.4
—24.4
4.1
5.6
3.9
5.2
7.7
Free from debt
NA
NA
—7 ,170
—6,551
NA
NA
—23.4
—17.6
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—2,829
—5,211
NA
NA
—48.8
—47.4
17,364
20,300
10,402
10,685
13 ,926
3.860
1,765
2,722
2,314
2,968
47.36
36.04
31.08
12.38
13.02
4.72
1.67
2.20
1.51
1.37
28.3
24.7
30 6
22.4
36.2
West Virginia:
All [arms
—3 ,398
—2,187
—6,233
—8,153
—53.2
—25.5
—42.1
—35.5
6.3
2.8
3.9
3.9
5.1
NA
NA
—5 ,621
—5,589
NA
NA
—43 0
—29.9
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—612
—2,564
NA
NA
—35.6
—59.8
3,860
1,765
2,722
2,314
2,968
46.93
15.64
16.00
9.96
7.68
44.8
24.5
29.1
24.6
24.6
NA Not available.
'The data, except for number of farms, Include figures for the rented portion of part-owner farms.
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
49
Table 6. — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of mortgage debt for rented1 and managed land, bt mortgage status, bt
division's and states for the conterminous united states: 1940 to 1961 continued
(For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
us
Farms
Land in farms
Value of farm land and buildings
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Division, State
and mortgage sta
Number
Percent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease ( — )
from previous
census
Acres
Percent
distri-
bution
Dollars
Percent
distri-
bution
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Ratio to
value
Number
Percent
SOUTH ATLANT
Con.
North Carolina:
All farms
IC—
1961..
1956. .
1950..
1945..
1940..
.1961..
1956..
1950.
1945. .
1940.
1961..
1956..
1950..
1945..
1940 .
1961.
1956
1950 .
1945
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950 .
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956
1950.
1945..
1940 .
1961..
1956..
1950
1945
1940
1961..
1956..
I960..
1945.
1940
1961.
1966
1950.
1945
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945.
1940.
1961
1956..
1950 .
1945
1940.
1961..
1956
1960.
1945.
1940..
I
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961..
1956..
1960
1945..
1940..
60.416
97.150
111,001
123,127
124,041
NA
NA
94,994
103 ,691
89,754
NA
NA
16,007
19 ,436
34,287
25,135
49,226
63,587
80,502
77,691
NA
NA
53,429
64,546
68,095
NA
NA
10,158
15,956
19,596
27,720
58,205
85,664
122,546
130 ,852
NA
NA
66,164
94,836
90,507
NA
\ A
20,500
27,710
40.345
3,868
5,163
7 .955
12,121
17,313
NA
NA
6,242
9.370
10,813
NA
NA
1,713
2,751
6,500
26,257
38,805
49,528
64,280
84,290
NA
NA
40,181
52 ,336
63,007
NA
NA
9,347
11,944
21,283
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
85.6
84.2
72.4
NA
NA
14.4
15.8
27.6
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
84.0
80 2
74.8
NA
NA
16 0
19.8
25.2
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
76.1
77.4
69.2
NA
NA
23.9
22 6
30.8
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
NA
NA
78.5
77.3
62.5
NA
NA
21.5
22.7
37.5
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
81.1
81.4
74.8
NA
NA
18.9
18.6
26.2
—36 ,734
—13,861
—12,126
—914
—37.8
— 12.5
—9.8
—0.7
5.298.720
6 ,016 ,667
6,853,700
7 ,097 ,495
7 ,981 ,605
4,199,204
4 ,969 ,767
5.689,700
5 ,679 ,095
5,715,120
1.099,516
1 ,046 ,900
1 ,164 ,000
1,418,400
2,266,485
2,542,701
3,546,355
4,292,200
4,417,693
5 ,407 ,301
2,186,091
3 ,067 ,597
3,812,200
3,365,193
3,752,604
356,610
478,758
480.000
1 ,052 ,500
1 ,654 ,797
5 ,534 ,434
7, 471',,. ',72
9 ,373 ,600
10,440,010
12,785,108
4 ,479 ,926
5,973,781
7,473,300
7,559,210
7,952,686
1,054,508
1,502,791
1,900.300
4,832,422
6 ,966 ,835
7,118,384
6.741,600
4,991,168
4,181,196
4,616,786
5 ,943 ,861
5,786,700
3,811,068
2,209,586
2,880,048
1 ,174 ,633
954,900
1,180,100
1 ,971 ,610
3 ,992 ,827
4,078,197
4 ,993 ,600
5 ,286 ,320
6,396,681
3 ,241 ,896
3,291,105
4,159,000
4 ,091 ,720
4,184,887
750,931
787 ,092
834,600
1,194,600
2,211,794
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
79.2
82 6
83.0
80.0
71.6
20.8
17.4
17.0
20 0
28.4
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
86.0
86.5
88.8
76.2
69.4
14.0
13.5
11.2
23.8
30.6
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
80.9
79.9
79.7
72.4
62.2
19.1
20.1
20.3
27.6
37.8
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
66.3
83.6
85.8
76.4
62.8
33.7
16.6
14.2
23.6
47.2
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
81.2
80.7
83.3
77.4
65.4
18.8
19.3
16.7
22.6
34.6
1,213,861,000
1,028,855,000
765,108,000
406,734,514
316,684,376
932,295,000
836,459,000
663,795,000
321,545,514
215,447,974
281 ,566 ,000
192 ,396 ,000
101,313.000
85,189,000
101 ,236 ,402
344,554,000
326,516,000
299.998,000
176,708,309
152,543,800
283,667,000
266,437,000
259,365,000
135,702,309
99 ,521 ,768
60,887,000
60,079,000
40,633,000
41.006.000
53,022.032
517,306,000
444,125,000
385 ,426 ,000
273 ,969 ,387
244,118,064
383 ,733 ,000
325.988,000
294,285,000
200,826,387
143,214.664
133,573,000
118,137,000
91.141,000
73,143,000
100,903,400
1,085.210,000
807 ,573 ,000
266,915,000
154,748,981
116,328,650
749,810,000
719,548.000
186,311,000
113 .337 .981
66 ,561 ,684
335,400,000
88.025,000
80,604,000
41,411,000
49,766,966
679 ,303 ,000
503,528,000
479 ,346 ,000
301,598,367
249,723,433
638,886,000
387 ,213 ,000
404,680,000
220 ,020 ,367
149 ,333 ,077
140,418,000
116,315,000
74,666,000
81,678,000
100,390,366
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
76.8
81.3
86.8
79.1
68.0
23.2
18.7
13.2
20.9
32.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
82.3
81.6
86.5
76.8
65.2
17.7
18.4
13.6
23.2
34.8
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
74.2
73.4
76.4
73.3
68.7
2S.8
26.6
23.6
26.7
41 3
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
69.1
89.1
69 8
73.2
57.2
30.9
10.9
30.2
26.8
42.8
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
79.3
76.9
84.4
73.0
69.8
20.7
23.1
15.6
27.0
40.2
229 09
171.00
111.63
57.31
39.68
222.02
168.31
116.67
56.62
37.70
256 08
183.78
87.04
60.06
44.67
135.51
92.07
69.89
40.00
28.21
129.76
86 86
68.04
40.33
26.52
170.74
125.49
84.65
38.96
32.04
93.47
59 40
41.12
26.24
19.09
85.66
64.67
39 38
26.67
18.01
126.67
78.61
47.96
25.39
20 88
156.77
113 45
39 59
31.00
27.82
162 41
121.06
32.20
29.74
30.12
142.72
74 94
84.41
36 09
25.24
170.13
123.47
95.99
57.06
39.04
166 23
117.66
97.30
53.77
35.68
186.99
147.78
89.46
68.29
46.39
66,388
53,871
25,603
24,023
34,411
12 53
8.95
3.74
3.38
4.31
5.5
5.2
3.3
5.9
10.9
Free from debt . .
NA
NA
—8,697
13,937
NA
NA
—8.4
15.5
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—3.429
—14,851
NA
NA
—17.6
—43.3
66,388
53,871
25,603
24,023
34,411
19 ,361
15,440
7.429
11,728
16,944
60.38
51.46
22.00
16 94
16.18
7.61
4.35
1.73
2.65
3.13
23.6
28.0
25.3
28.2
South Carolina:
All farms
—24,090
—14 ,362
—16,915
2,811
—48.9
—22.6
—21.0
3 6
5.6
4.7
2.5
6.6
NA
NA
— 11,117
6,451
NA
NA
—17.2
11.1
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—5 ,798
—3,640
NA
NA
—36.3
—18.6
19,361
15,440
7,429
11,728
16,944
30,227
29,298
20,693
20,699
36 ,617
54.29
32.25
15.48
11.14
10.24
6.46
3.92
2.21
1.98
2.86
31.8
26.7
18.3
28.6
Georgia:
All farms
—30,485
—27 ,459
—36,882
—8,306
—52.4
—32 1
—30 1
-6.3
5.8
6.6
6.4
7.6
NA
NA
—29 ,672
4,329
NA
N \
—31.3
4.8
Mortgage 1
NA
NA
—7 ,210
— 12,635
NA
NA
—26 0
—31 3
30,227
29.298
20.693
20,699
36 ,617
45,809
15,052
21,422
7,678
13,054
28.66
19.50
10.89
7.19
7.58
6.68
2.11
3.18
1.62
3.12
22.6
24.8
22.7
28.3
Florida:
All farms
— 1,296
—2,792
—4,166
—5,192
—25.1
U 1
—34.4
—30.0
4.2
1.9
8.0
4.9
NA
NA
—3,128
—1,443
NA
NA
—33.4
—13.3
Mortgaged
NA
NA
— 1,038
—3 ,749
NA
NA
—37.7
—57.7
45,809
15,052
21,422
7,678
13,054
39,643
32,917
19,072
21,129
34,466
19.49
. 12.82
22.43
6.42
6.62
9.93
8.07
3.82
4.00
5.39
13.7
17.1
26.6
18.3
EA8TSOUT1
CENTRAL
Kentucky:
All farms
—12,648
—10,723
— 14,752
—20,010
—32.3
—21.7
—22.9
—23.7
5.8
6.S
4.0
7.0
13.8
NA
NA
— 12,155
—10,671
NA
NA
—23.2
—16.9
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—2,597
— «,339
NA
NA
—21.7
—43.9
39,643
32,917
19,072
21,129
34,466
62.79
41.82
22.86
17.69
16.68
28.2
28.3
26.6
26.9
34.3
NA Not available.
■The data, eicept for number of farms, Include figures for the rented portion of part-owner farms.
50
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 6. — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of mortgage debt for rented1 and managed land, bt mortgage status, bt
divisions and states for the conterminous united states: 1940 to 1961 — continued
(For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
us
Farms
Land in farms
Value of farm land and buildings
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Division, State
and mortgage sta
Number
Percent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease ( — )
from previous
census
Acres
Percent
distri-
bution
Dollars
Percent
distri-
bution
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Ratio to
value
(percent)
Number
Percent
EAST SOUTB
CENTRAL— Conti
Tennessee:
All farms
nued
1961..
1956.
1950.
1945
1940. .
1961..
1956. .
1950.
1945.
1940. .
1961. .
1956.
1950. .
1945..
1940. .
1961 . .
1956.
1950 .
1945.
1940. .
1961..
1956. .
1950
1945.
1940
1961 .
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940. .
1961.
1966..
1960.
1945..
1940. .
1961..
1956. .
1950. .
1945.
1940. .
1961 . ,
1956. .
1950.
1945. .
1940.
AL
1961..
1956
1950.
1945..
1940.
1961. .
1956. .
1950.
1945.
1940..
1961.
1956. .
1950. .
1945..
1940. .
1961..
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940..
1961..
1956. .
1950.
1945..
1940.
1961.
1956.
1960.
1945.
1940.
32 ,761
51 ,574
68,110
77 ,744
100,174
NA
NA
53 ,889
62 ,743
68,477
NA
NA
14,221
15,001
31 ,697
32 ,699
61,090
88,049
110,079
136 ,639
NA
NA
69,831
78,707
81 ,652
NA
NA
18,218
31 ,372
54 ,987
45,404
99 ,928
130 ,654
157,223
193 ,826
NA
NA
95,241
109,13?
102,045
NA
NA
35,413
48,085
91 ,781
23 ,644
48 ,901
69,146
89,171
116,038
NA
NA
52 ,707
65 ,369
76,514
NA
NA
16 ,439
23 ,802
39 ,524
18,777
38 ,052
49,787
64,101
89,695
NA
NA
41,144
48,320
58,989
NA
NA
8,643
15,781
1 30,706
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
79.1
80.7
68.4
NA
NA
20.9
19.3
31.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
79.3
71.5
59.8
NA
NA
20.7
28.5
40.2
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
72.9
69.4
52.6
NA
NA
27.1
30.6
47.4
100.0
100.0
1000
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
76.2
73.3
65.9
NA
NA
23.8
26.7
—18,813
—16,536
—9 ,634
—22 ,430
—36.5
—24.3
—12.4
—22.4
4 ,080 ,362
4,726,701
5 ,603 ,900
5,693,149
6 ,833 ,505
3 ,386 ,097
3,932,615
4 ,593 ,900
4,346,149
4,162,556
694 ,265
794 ,086
1,010,000
1 ,347 ,000
2,670,949
4 ,983 ,324
6,742,173
7,704,100
7,798,341
9 ,421 ,674
3 ,710 ,867
5 ,333 ,059
5,916,100
5,132,941
4 ,854 ,464
1,272,457
1,409,114
1 ,788 ,000
2,665,400
4,567,210
5 ,035 ,826
6 ,608 ,686
7 ,049 ,700
7 ,364 ,344
8,467,830
3 ,997 ,356
1.897,036
5,104,200
4,814,944
4 ,631 ,427
1 ,038 ,470
1,711,650
1 ,945 ,500
2 ,549 ,400
3,836,403
5 ,927 ,292
6,149,283
6,460,300
6,201,219
8,115,998
3,992,409
4 ,267 ,602
4 ,606 ,300
4,154,219
5,247,915
1 ,934 ,883
1 ,881 ,681
1 ,864 ,000
2,047,000
2,868,083
4,545,047
4,926,208
4 ,876 ,900
4 ,221 ,829
4 ,954 ,361
3,594,880
4,172,498
3,868,600
2,801,929
3,335,720
950,167
753,710
1 ,008 ,300
1,419,900
1,618,641
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
83.0
83.2
82.0
76.3
60.9
17 0
16.8
18.0
23.7
39 1
100.0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100.0
74.5
79.1
76.8
65.8
51.5
25.5
20.9
23.2
34.2
48.5
100.0
100 0
100.0
loo.o
100.0
79.4
74.1
72.4
65.4
54.7
20.6
25.9
27.6
34.6
45.3
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
67.4
69.4
71.3
67.0
64.7
32.6
30.6
28.7
33.0
35.3
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
79.1
84.7
79.3
66.4
67.3
20.9
15.3
20.7
33.6
32.7
562,704,000
498.424,000
450.612,000
275,351,417
238,191,404
447 ,646 ,000
418,676,000
341,116.000
207,692,417
137,189,963
115,058,000
79,748,000
109 ,496 ,000
67 ,659 ,000
101 ,001 ,441
440 ,085 ,000
416,326,000
373,810,000
229,241,506
199 ,744 ,302
305,142,000
320,571,000
260 ,335 ,000
149,198,506
100,752,281
134,943,000
95,755,000
113,475,000
80 ,043 ,000
98,992,021
646,809,000
574,143,000
439 ,993 ,000
292,086,678
244 ,329 ,733
490 ,434 ,000
404 ,771 ,000
279,900,000
165 ,940 ,678
117,719,133
156,375,000
169,372,000
160,093,000
126,146,000
126,610,600
811,550,000
678 ,635 ,000
493 ,093 ,000
285 ,621 ,412
230,758,419
515,647,000
427 ,540 ,000
344,218,000
177,190,412
128,469,110
295 ,903 ,000
251 ,095 ,000
148,875,000
108,431,000
102,289,309
716,497,000
585 ,378 ,000
384 ,549 ,000
207,079,149
180,429,372
538,787,000
496,401,000
297 ,929 ,000
133,682,149
113,962,716
177,710,000
88,977,000
86,620,000
73 ,397 ,030
66,466,656
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
79.6
84.0
75.7
75.4
57.6
20.4
16.0
24.3
24.6
42.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
69.3
77.0
69.6
65.1
50.4
30.7
23.0
30.4
34.9
49.6
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
75.8
70.5
63.6
56.8
48.2
24.2
29.6
36.4
43.2
51.8
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
63.5
63.0
69.8
62.0
55.7
36.5
37.0
30.2
38.0
44.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
75.2
84.8
77.5
64.6
63.2
24.8
15.2
22.5
35.4
36.8
137.91
105.45
80.41
48.37
34.86
132.20
106.46
74.25
47.79
32.96
165.73
100.43
108.41
50.23
37.81
88.31
61.75
48.52
29.40
21.20
82.23
60.11
44.00
29.07
20.75
106.05
67.95
63.46
30.03
21.67
128.44
86.87
62.41
39.66
28.85
122.69
82.66
54.84
34.46
26.42
150.58
98.95
82.29
49.48
33.00
136.92
110.36
76.33
46.06
28.43
129.16
100.18
74.73
42.65
24.48
152.93
133.44
80 30
52.97
35.66
157.64
118.83
78.85
49.05
36.42
149.88
118.97
77.01
47.71
34.16
187.03
118.05
85.91
51.69
41.06
37,208
19 .379
24 ,557
19 ,892
33,711
9.12
4.10
4.38
3.49
4.93
6.6
3.9
6.4
7.2
NA
NA
—8,854
—5 ,734
NA
NA
—14.1
—8.4
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—780
—16 ,696
NA
NA
—5.2
—52.7
37,208
19,379
24 ,557
19,892
33,711
38,001
23 ,460
24 ,998
25 .694
38 ,293
53.59
24.40
24.31
14.77
12.62
7.63
3.48
3.24
3.29
4.06
32.3
24.3
22.4
29.4
Alabama:
All farms
—28,391
—26,959
—22 ,030
—26 ,560
—46.5
—44.1
—20 0
—19.4
8.6
5.6
6.7
11.2
Free from debt. .
NA
NA
—8 ,876
—2,945
NA
NA
—11.3
—3.6
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—13,154
—23,615
NA
NA
—41.9
—42.9
38,001
23 ,460
24 ,998
25,694
38,293
46,006
46 ,577
41,304
39 ,862
48,103
29.86
16.65
13.98
9.64
8.38
9.14
7.05
6.86
5.41
6.68
28.2
24.6
22.0
32.1
38.7
Mississippi:
All farms
—54 ,524
—30 ,726
—26 ,569
—36 ,603
—54.6
—23.5
—16.9
—18.9
7.1
8.1
9.4
13.6
19.7
Free from debt
NA
NA
—13,897
7,093
NA
NA
—12.7
7.0
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—12,672
—43 ,696
NA
NA
—26.4
—47.6
46,006
46 ,677
41,304
39 ,862
48,103
81 ,586
60 ,263
36 ,449
27,325
32,632
44.30
27.21
21.23
15.64
12.64
13.76
9.80
5.64
4.41
4.02
29.4
27.6
25.8
31.6
38.0
WEST
SOUTH CENTR
Arkansas:
All farms
—25 ,257
—20 ,245
—20 ,025
—26 ,867
—51.6
—29.3
—22.5
—23.2
10.1
8.9
7.4
9.6
14.1
Free from debt
NA
NA
—12,662
—11,145
NA
NA
—19.4
—14.6
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—7 ,363
—15,722
NA
NA
—30 9
—39.8
81 ,586
60,263
36,449
27,325
32,632
34 ,867
26,693
19 ,056
21 ,872
23,053
42.17
32.03
19.66
13.35
11.38
7.67
5.42
3.91
5.18
4.65
27.6
24.0
24.6
25.2
31.9
Louisiana:
All farms
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
82.6
75.4
65.8
NA
NA
17.4
24.6
34.2
—19 ,275
—11,735
—14 ,314
—25,594
—50 7
—23 6
—22.3
—28.5
4.9
4.6
5.0
10.6
12.8
F ee f om debt
NA
NA
—7,176
—10,669
NA
NA
—14.9
—18.1
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—7,138
—14,925
NA
NA
—45.2
—48.6
34 ,867
26,693
19 ,056
21 ,872
23,053
36.70
35.42
18.90
15.40
14.24
19.6
30.0
22.0
29.8
34.7
NA Not available.
'The data, except for number of farms, Include figures for the rented portion of part-owner farms.
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
51
Table 6. — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of mortgage debt for rented1 and managed land, bt mortgage status, by
divisions and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 — Continued
[For 1961, 1956, and 1950, no data are Included (or the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
:us
Farms
Land in
'arms
Value of farm land and buildings
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Division, State
and mortgage sta
Number
Percent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease (— )
from previous
census
Acres
Percent
distri-
bution
Dollars
Percent
distri-
bution
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Ratio to
value
Number
Percent
(percent)
WEST SOUT
CENTRAL— C
Oklahoma:
All farms
a
on.
1961..
1956. .
1950..
1945.
1940..
1961..
1966..
1950..
1945..
1940..
1961.
1956.
1950. .
1945..
1940 .
1961.
1956.
1960
1945.
1940.
1961..
1966..
1960 .
1946.
1940..
1961.
1956
1950
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1960
1945..
1940. .
1961.
1966
1960.
1945. .
1940.
1981.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940 .
1961.
1966.
1960.
1946.
1940
1961
1966
1960
1946.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1960
1945
1040.
1961..
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940..
19,266
29,480
45,208
66,469
98,601
NA
NA
36,337
51,882
68,947
NA
NA
8,871
14 ,587
29,654
61,119
77 ,787
103,195
147 ,370
207,820
NA
NA
79 ,778
113,767
149,035
NA
NA
23,419
33,613
58,785
4,384
5,038
5,422
6,595
11,939
NA
NA
4,243
5,648
9,246
NA
NA
1,179
1,047
2,693
6,284
6,868
7,447
8,604
11,438
NA
NA
5,594
6,189
6,836
NA
NA
1,863
2,415
4,602
1,727
2,029
2,357
2,898
3,893
NA
NA
1,899
2,143
2,620
NA
NA
458
765
1,273
100.0
100.0
1000
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
80.4
78.1
69.9
NA
NA
19.6
21.9
30.1
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
77.3
77.2
71.7
NA
NA
22 7
22.8
28.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
78.3
84.1
77.4
NA
NA
21.7
15.9
22.6
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
76.1
71.9
69.8
NA
NA
24.9
28.1
40.2
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
80.6
73.9
67.3
NA
NA
19.4
28.1
32.7
—10,215
—15,728
—21,261
—32,132
—34.7
—34.8
—32 0
—32.6
16 ,774 ,846
15 ,926 ,500
17,634,300
19,411,809
21 ,450 ,645
14,186,707
12,597,862
14,817,400
14,247,409
13,637,685
2,588,139
3 ,328 ,638
2,816,900
5 ,164 ,400
7,812,960
72,234,452
72,273.748
74,872,800
71,958,259
77 ,737 ,942
57,862,508
58,180,367
57 ,262 ,500
49 ,!'* ,069
38 ,634 ,057
14,381,944
14,093,381
17,610 300
22,353,200
39,103,885
31,273,718
25 ,936 ,621
.M.SK.'.-HKi
28,371.041
26,475,772
26 .407 ,M(i
23,135.466
22,794,700
23,345,341
19,883,917
4,885,915
2,801,165
2,100.700
6,025.700
6,911,866
6 ,397 ,236
5 ,409 ,787
4 ,698 ,000
4,641,864
4 ,086 ,088
6 ,246 ,946
4 ,381 ,927
3 ,998 ,700
3,279,864
2,384,688
1,180,290
1 ,027 .860
702,300
1,362,300
1 ,701 ,397
20 ,686 ,521
17 ,204 ,369
18,389,600
18,369,236
16,446,768
17,653,288
15,618,332
16,901,500
13 ,695 ,536
10,316,922
3,032,233
1 ,686 ,027
1,488,100
4,663,700
5,129,846
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
84.6
79.1
84.0
73.4
63.6
15.4
20 9
16.0
26.6
36.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
80.1
80 6
76.5
68.9
49.7
19.9
19.6
23.6
31.1
50.3
100 0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
84,4
89.2
91.6
82.3
73.9
15.6
10.8
8.4
17.7
26.1
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
82.0
81.0
86.1
70.7
68.4
18 0
19.0
14.9
29.3
41.6
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
85.3
90.2
91.9
74.6
66.8
14.7
9.8
8.1
26.4
33.2
1 ,359 ,607 ,000
1,087,927,000
894 ,411 ,000
552,739,000
463,947,438
1,157,286,000
847 ,495 ,000
744 ,495 ,000
411,698,000
283 ,836 ,519
202 ,321 ,000
240,432,000
149,916.000
141 ,041 ,000
180,110,919
6,222,806,000
4.594,673,000
3,087,450,000
1,640,887,231
1,356,096,156
4,441,916,000
3 ,326 ,543 ,000
2.399,701.000
1.116,927,231
741,271,914
1,780,890,000
1,268,130,000
687,749,000
623,960,000
614,824,242
Ml ,787,000
527 ,599 ,000
354 ,947 ,000
193,601,077
155,289,832
818,181,000
414,693,000
302,572,000
157,667,077
105,816,166
163 ,576 ,000
112,906,000
62,376,000
35 ,934 ,000
49 ,473 ,666
648,577,000
624 ,396 .000
321,666,000
173,682,038
126,718,839
463 ,384 ,000
863 ,88! ,000
260 ,474 ,000
119,630,038
66,434,833
186,193,000
161,614,000
71,191,000
84,182,000
60,284,006
339 ,083 ,000
214,866,000
177,258,000
96,380,337
67,762,486
269,076 000
179,808,000
162,280,000
70,429,337
39 ,204 ,363
69,978,000
34,760,000
24 ,978 ,000
24 ,961 ,000
28,558,102
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
85.1
77.9
83.2
74.5
61.2
14.9
22.1
16.8
26.5
38.8
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
71.4
72.4
77.7
68.1
54.7
28.6
27.6
22.3
31.9
46.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
83.3
78.6
85.2
81.4
68.1
16.7
21.4
14.8
18.6
31.9
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
71.4
69.2
77.9
68.8
52.4
28.6
30.8
22.1
31.2
47.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
79.4
83.8
85.9
73.8
57.9
20.6
16.2
14.1
26.2
42.1
81.05
68.31
50.72
28.47
21.63
81.58
67.27
50.24
28.90
20.81
78.17
72.23
53.22
27.31
23.05
86.15
63.57
41.24
22.80
17.44
76.78
57.18
41.91
22.52
19.19
123.83
89.98
39.0.5
23 44
15.72
31.39
20 34
14.26
6.82
6.87
30.98
17.92
13.27
6.75
5.41
33.62
40.31
24.93
7.15
7.16
101.38
96.93
68.47
37.42
31.01
88.31
82 81
62.69
36.45
27.86
161.00
167.14
101.37
39.76
35.43
16.39
12.47
9.64
5.20
4.39
16.24
11.69
9.01
6.14
3.80
23.08
20.62
16.79
6.36
6.67
S3 ,984
47,606
29,399
40 ,056
63,826
3.22
2.99
1.67
2.06
2.98
4.0
4.4
3.3
7.2
13.8
Free from debt...
NA
NA
— 15,545
— 17,065
NA
NA
—30.0
—24.8
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—5,716
—15,067
NA
NA
—39.2
—50.8
53 ,984
47.606
29,399
40 ,056
63 ,825
304 ,910
233 ,336
123 ,592
113,175
189,456
20.86
14.30
10.44
7.76
8.17
4.22
3.23
1.65
1.57
2.44
26.7
19.8
19.6
28.4
Texas:
All farms
—26,668
—25,408
—44,175
—60,450
—34.4
—24 6
—30.0
—29.1
4.9
5.1
4.0
6.9
Free from debt..
NA
NA
—33 ,981
—35 ,278
NA
NA
—29.9
—23.7
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—10,194
—26,172
NA
NA
—30 3
—42 8
304,910
233 ,336
123,592
113,175
180,456
38,023
24,275
9,078
8,337
18,820
21.20
16.56
7.02
8.06
4.84
1 22
0.94
0.36
0.29
0.71
17.1
18.4
18.0
21.6
MOUNTAIN
Montana:
All farms
—654
—384
—1,173
—5,344
—13.0
-7 1
—17.8
—44.8
3.9
4.6
2.6
4.3
Free from debt ..
NA
NA
-1,305
-3,898
NA
NA
—23.5
-40.0
Mortgaged
NA
NA
132
—1.646
NA
NA
12 6
— 61.1
38 ,023
24,276
9,078
8,337
18,820
52,643
34 ,241
11,815
12,401
19,421
7.81
8.67
4.32
1.66
2.72
8.23
6.33
2.61
2.67
4.76
23.2
21.6
17.3
23.2
Idaho:
All farms
—1,684
—679
—1,157
—2,834
—23.1
—7.8
—13.4
—24.8
8.1
6.5
3.7
7.1
15.3
NA
NA
—696
—647
NA
NA
—9 6
—9.6
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—582
—2,187
NA
NA
—233
—47.6
52,643
34,241
11,816
12,401
19,421
19 ,344
7,300
4,608
6,614
9,668
46.76
33.31
16.82
9.10
11.41
0.04
0.42
0.28
0.30
0.83
28.4
21.2
16.6
22.9
32.2
Wyoming:
AU farms
—302
—328
—541
—995
—14 9
—13 9
—18.7
—26.6
6.7
3.4
2.8
6.8
14.3
NA
NA
—244
—477
NA
NA
—11.4
—18.2
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—297
—618
NA
NA
—39.3
—40.7
19,344
7,300
4,608
6,614
9,868
6.38
4.33
3.10
1.18
1.88
27.6
21.0
18.6
22.1
33.8
NA Not available.
'The data, except (or number of farms, Include figures for the rented portion of part-owner farms.
52
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 6. — Number, acreage, value op farms, and amount of mortgage debt for rented1 and managed land, by mortgage status, by
divisions and states for the conterminous united states: 1940 to 1961 — continued
IFor 1961, 1956, and 1960, no data are included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are Included with Maryland]
us
Farms
Land in farms
Value of farm land and buildings
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Division, State
and mortgage sta
Number
Percent
distri-
bution
Increase or
decrease (— )
from previous
census
Acres
Percent
distri-
bution
Dollars
Percent
distri-
bution
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average
per acre
(dollars)
Ratio to
value
(percent)
Number
Percent
MOUNTAIN— Con
Colorado:
AU farms
inued
1961
1956.
1950
1945.
1940..
1961.
1956
1950..
1945.
1940.
1961..
1956..
1950
1945.
1940.
1961 .
1956.
1950..
1945.
1940..
1961..
1956. .
1950.
1945.
1940
1961 . .
1956. .
1950.
1945
1940..
1961
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
1961 .
1956.
1950
1945
1940.
1961
1956
1950
1945..
1940.
1961..
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945..
1940.
1961 .
1956
1950..
1945
1940.
1961..
1956.
1950
1945..
1940. .
1961..
1956.
1950..
1945.
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
7,280
9,277
10,741
13,823
19,609
NA
NA
7,759
10,822
14,389
NA
NA
2,982
3,001
5,220
2,033
2,552
3,335
4,375
6,075
NA
NA
2,372
3,464
3,808
NA
NA
963
911
2,267
1,211
1,306
1,579
2,211
2,633
NA
NA
992
1,730
1,908
NA
NA
587
481
725
1,108
1,426
1,951
2,399
3,505
NA
NA
1,401
1,948
2,486
NA
NA
550
451
1,019
298
265
328
450
633
NA
NA
236
376
400
NA
NA
92
74
233
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
72.2
78.3
73.4
NA
NA
27.8
21.7
26.6
100 0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
71.1
79.2
62.7
NA
NA
28.9
20.8
37.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
62.8
78.2
72.5
NA
NA
37.2
21.8
27.5
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
71.8
81.2
70.9
NA
NA
28.2
18.8
29 1
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NA
NA
72.0
83.6
63.2
NA
NA
28.0
16.4
36.8
— 1,997
—1,464
—3,082
—5,786
—21.5
— 13 6
—22.3
—29.5
16,715,518
15 ,972 ,443
16,486,100
17 ,386 ,021
17,778,469
13,747,018
13,257,128
13,865,100
13,383,121
13 ,015 ,960
2,968,500
2,715,315
2 ,621 ,000
4 ,002 ,900
4 ,762 ,509
28 ,009 ,697
29 ,097 ,684
27,726,600
30,186,904
21,685,987
24,412,027
27,119,041
26,447,000
23,093,404
16,613,051
3,597,670
1 ,978 ,643
1 ,279 ,600
7 ,093 ,500
5,072,936
34,825,705
33 ,882 ,667
33 ,463 ,800
33 ,898 ,794
14 ,054 ,529
34 ,201 ,597
32 ,832 ,304
32 ,275 ,600
31 ,721 ,994
12,710,755
624.108
1 ,050 ,363
1,188,200
2,176,800
1 ,343 ,774
6,145,611
5,211,518
4 ,508 ,800
4,174,819
2 ,548 ,934
5 ,683 ,613
4 ,773 ,750
4 ,318 ,400
3,322,019
1 ,510 ,959
461 ,998
437 ,768
190,400
852,800
1 ,037 ,975
7 ,339 ,443
4,336,030
3 ,740 ,200
3,990,467
2,080,258
6 ,311 ,506
4,019,500
3 ,549 ,700
3 ,395 ,067
1,069,163
1 ,027 ,938
316 ,530
190,500
595,400
1 ,021 ,095
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
82.2
83.0
84.1
77.0
73.2
17.8
17.0
15.9
23.0
26.8
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
87.2
93.2
95.4
76.6
76.6
12.8
6.8
4.6
23.5
23.4
100.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
100.0
98.2
96.9
96.4
93.6
90.4
1.8
3.1
3.6
6.4
9.6
100.0
100.0
100 0
100. 0
100.0
92.5
91 6
95.8
79.6
59 3
7.5
8.4
4.2
20.4
40 7
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
86.0
92.1
94.9
85.1
50.9
14.0
7.9
5 1
14.9
49.1
973 ,563 ,000
664 ,073 ,000
518,348,000
248,627,175
192,061,803
705,862,000
506,688,000
400,402,000
191,026,175
128,655,428
267 ,701 ,000
157,385,000
117,946,000
57 ,601 ,000
63,406,375
491,817,000
614 ,661 ,000
282,250,000
141,694,450
78,142,880
379,237,000
408 ,641 ,000
237 ,423 ,000
99,488,450
40,293,669
112,580,000
106,020,000
44,827,000
42,206,000
37,849,211
1 ,363 ,659 ,000
651 ,023 ,000
350,339,000
150 ,003 ,359
70 ,870 ,430
1,151,619,000
579,410.000
307,165,000
123,272,359
36,917,573
212,140,000
71,613,000
43,174,000
26,731,000
33 ,952 ,867
250,8*3,000
139,590,000
103,173,000
62,492,778
37 ,249 ,859
205 ,067 ,000
112 789,000
87,123,000
49,036,778
21,034,121
45 ,786 ,000
26,801,000
16,050,000
13 ,457 ,000
16,215,738
139 ,033 ,000
63,582,000
42 ,544 ,000
27,472,713
16,379,820
100,273,000
55,698,000
34 ,238 ,000
22 ,667 ,713
8,320,776
38 ,760 ,000
7 ,884 ,000
8,306,000
4,805,000
8,059,044
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
72.5
76.3
77.2
76.8
67.0
27.5
23.7
22.8
23.2
33.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
77.1
79.4
84.1
70.2
51.6
22 9
20.6
16.9
29.8
48.4
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
84,4
89 0
87.7
82.2
52.1
15.6
11.0
12.3
17.8
47.9
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
81.7
80 8
84.4
78.6
56.5
18 3
19.2
15.6
21.5
43.5
100.0
100 0
100 0
100.0
100.0
72.1
87.6
80.6
82.6
60.8
27.9
12.4
19.5
17.5
49.2
68.24
41.58
31.44
14.30
10.80
51.35
38.22
28.88
14.27
9.88
90.18
57.96
45.00
14.39
13.31
17.56
17.69
10.18
4.69
3.60
15.63
15.07
8.98
4.31
2.43
31.29
53 58
35 03
5.95
7.46
39.16
19.21
10.47
4.43
5.04
33.67
17 65
9.52
3.89
2.90
339.91
68.18
36 34
12.28
25.27
40.82
26.78
22.88
14.97
14.61
36.08
23.63
20.17
14.76
13.92
99.01
61.22
84.30
15.78
15.62
18.94
14.66
11.37
6.88
7.87
15.89
13.86
9.66
6.68
7.86
37.71
24 91
43 60
8.07
7.89
66,087
38,402
24,819
14,458
21,111
3.95
2.40
1.51
0 83
1.19
6.8
5.8
4.8
5.8
11.0
Free from debt ,
NA
NA
—3,063
3,567
NA
NA
—28 3
—24.8
Mortgaged
NA
NA
—19
—2,219
NA
NA
—0.6
—42.5
66,087
38,402
24 ,819
14 ,458
21.111
24 ,541
19,932
6,952
8,948
10 ,532
22.26
14.14
9.47
3.61
4.43
0.88
0.69
0.25
0.30
0.49
24.7
24.4
21.0
26.1
33.3
New Mexico:
—619
—783
—1 ,040
—1,700
—20.3
—23.5
—23.8
—28.0
5.0
3.9
2.6
6.3
13.6
Free from debt. . .
NA
NA
—1 ,092
—344
NA
NA
—31.5
—9.0
Mortgaged
NA
NA
52
—1,356
NA
NA
5.7
—59.8
24,541
19,932
6,952
8,948
10,532
41 ,433
14 ,323
9,236
8,688
13 ,579
6.82
10.07
5.43
1.26
2.08
1.19
0.42
0.28
0.26
0.97
21.8
18.8
16.6
21.2
27.8
Arizona:
—95
—273
—632
—122
—7 3
—17.3
—28.6
—16.0
3.0
2.2
2.6
S.8
19.2
Free from debt. . .
NA
NA
—738
—178
NA
NA
—42.7
—9.3
NA
NA
106
—244
NA
NA
22.0
—33.7
41 ,433
14,323
9,236
8,688
13,579
13 ,224
7,504
3,213
3,189
5,424
66.39
13.64
7.77
3.99
10.11
2.15
1.44
0.71
0.76
2.13
19.5
20.0
21.4
32.5
40.0
Utah:
All farms
—318
—525
—148
—1 ,106
—22.3
—26.9
—18.7
—31.6
6.3
5.4
3.1
5.1
14.6
Free from debt. . .
NA
NA
—547
—538
NA
NA
—28 1
—21.6
Mortgaged
NA
NA
99
—568
NA
NA
22 0
—55.7
13,224
7,504
3,213
3,189
5,424
5,509
2,144
2,201
1,677
3,368
28.62
17.14
16.88
3.74
6.23
0.76
0.49
0.59
0.42
1.62
28.9
28.0
20.0
23.7
33.4
Nevada:
All farms
33
—63
—122
—183
12.5
—19.2
—27.1
—28.9
4.0
3.4
5.2
6.1
20.6
Free from debt
NA
NA
—140
—24
NA
NA
—37.2
—6.0
NA
NA
18
—159
NA
NA
24.3
—68.2
5,509
2,144
2,201
1,677
3,368
5.36
6.77
11.65
2.82
3.30
14.2
27.2
26.6
34.9
41.8
NA Not available.
'The data, except for number of farms, include figures for the rented portion of part-owner farms.
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
53
Table 6. — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of mortgage debt for rented1 and managed land, by mortgage status, bt
divisions and States for the conterminous United States: 1940 to 1961 — Continued
[For 1961, 1956. and I960, no data are included for the District of Columbia; for 1945 and 1940 District of Columbia data are included with Maryland]
Free from debt
Free from debt
Free from debt
1961
1956.
1950.
1945
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945.
1940.
.1961.
1956.
1950
1945.
1940.
1961 .
1956
1950
1945
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945
1940.
1961.
1956.
1950.
1945
1940.
1961
1956
1950.
1946
1940
1961
1956
1950
1945.
1940.
1961 .
1956
1960.
1946
1940
NA
NA
5.630
7,750
10,133
NA
NA
1.450
1,815
3,313
4.586
5.476
7,344
11 ,692
NA
NA
3,957
5,755
7,692
NA
NA
1,519
13.641
15,804
18.856
21,863
28.824
NA
NA
14.474
16.047
18,380
NA
NA
4.382
5,816
10.444
Percent
distri-
bution
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
79.5
81.0
67.0
NA
NA
20.5
19 0
33.0
100.0
100 0
100.0
ioo o
100.0
NA
NA
72 3
NA
NA
27.7
21 6
34.2
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
NA
NA
76 8
73 4
NA
NA
23 2
26 6
36 2
Increase or
decrease ( — )
from previous
census
Number Percent
-1,140
—659
-2,485
-5,560
NA
NA
-2,120
-2,383
NA
NA
-1 ,798
-1 .937
NA
NA
—70
-2,411
-2.163
-3 ,052
-3,007
-6,961
NA
NA
-1 ,673
-2.333
NA
NA
-1 .434
NA
NA
-27.4
-23.5
NA
NA
—20.1
-63 6
—27.8
—16 3
—25 4
—37 2
NA
NA
-31 2
-25 2
NA
NA
—4.4
—60 3
—13.7
—16.2
—13 8
—24.2
NA
NA
—9 8
—12.7
NA
NA
-24.7
-44 3
Land in farms
9 .862 ,420
8.528,981
8,204,700
7,550,528
7,256,506
8,439,071
7,710,199
7,641,000
6,024,528
5,156,332
1,423,349
818,782
663,700
1,526,000
2.100,174
7,934,411
7.559,297
6.870,100
7,037,976
7,214,135
6.359.035
5,729,947
5,471,100
4 ,951 ,876
4.215,842
1,575.376
1,829,350
1,399,000
2.0W1.HI0
2 ,998 ,293
19.433,026
19.129.579
18.612.200
18.222.961
16,638,407
14.858.617
16, M0 ,284
16.415.900
12.878.161
9 ,921 ,700
4 .574 .409
3.169,315
2,196.300
5,344,800
6.716.707
Percent
distri-
bution
100 0
100.0
100.0
100 0
100 0
85.6
90 4
91 9
79.8
71.1
100 0
100 0
100.0
100 0
100 0
80.1
76.8
79 6
70.4
58.4
19 9
24.2
20 4
29.6
41.6
100 ()
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
76.6
83 4
88.2
70.7
59.6
23 5
16.6
11.8
29.3
40.4
Value of farm land and buildings
1,097.438.000
819,248,000
526,127,000
302,076.394
210,277,647
870,647,000
709,469.000
436,443,000
243.369.394
141 ,961 ,029
226,791.000
109,779,000
89,684,000
68 ,707 ,000
68,316,618
799,986,000
499,103,000
333,698,000
184,918,207
150,222,241
604,280,000
392 ,794 .000
267 ,514 ,000
139,524,207
100,585,607
195,706,000
106,309.000
66,184.000
45.394,000
49,636,634
6,082,442,000
3,935,966,000
2,2l!2.4fifi,(KKI
1 ,260 ,752 ,798
873,606,128
4.283,812.000
3.129.092,000
1.808.803.000
912 ,640 ,796
499,216.422
1,798.630,000
806,873,000
453 .663 .000
348.212.000
374,389,706
Percent
distri-
bution
100.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
79.3
86.6
83 3
20 7
13 4
16 7
19 4
32 5
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
76.6
78.7
80 2
75.5
67.0
24 5
21.3
19 8
24.5
33.0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100 0
100.0
70 4
79 6
79.8
72.4
57.1
29.6
20.5
20.1
27 6
42.9
Average
per acre
(dollars)
111.27
96 05
64.13
40 01
103 17
92.02
57.88
40 40
27.63
159 34
134 08
135 13
38.47
32 53
100 82
66 03
48 57
26 27
20 82
95 03
68 55
48 90
28.18
23.86
124.23
58.11
47 31
21.76
16.56
313 00
205 75
121 56
69 18
52.61
288 30
196 06
110.19
70 86
50 32
393 19
254 59
206 56
66.15
65.74
Amount of farm mortgage debt
57,079
25,688
21 ,795
14,207
21 ,876
57 ,079
25,688
21 ,795
14.207
21 ,876
61 ,413
23.494
14,411
9,760
17,293
61,413
23,494
14,411
9.760
17,293
343,328
146,044
99,020
79,392
133 .727
343 ,328
146,044
99.020
79,392
133,727
Average
per acre
(dollars)
40.10
31 37
32 84
9.31
10.42
7.74
3.11
2.10
1.39
2.40
17.67
7.63
5.32
75 06
46 08
45 08
14.85
19 91
Ratio to
value
(percent)
26.2
23.4
24.3
24.2
32.0
31 4
22.1
21.8
21.5
34.8
21.8
22.8
35.7
NA Not available.
'The data, except for number of farms, Include figures for the rented portion of part-owner farms.
54
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 7. — Interest charges on mortgage debt by tenure op farm operator, for the conterminous United States: 1930 to 1961
Interest charges
Year
Ail farms
Farms operated by
full owners
Farms operated
by part owners
(owned portion only)
Farms operated by
tenants l and managers
Dollars
(1,000)
Average rate
(percent)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average rate
(percent)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average rate
(percent)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average rate
(percent)
648,843
425 ,385
250,148
222 ,846
300,418
414 ,890
577,200
5.1
4 7
4.5
4.5
•4.6
5.5
6 0
302 ,438
224,789
141,203
NA
NA
NA
NA
5.1
4.8
4.6
NA
'4.9
NA
NA
199,650
106,972
52,093
NA
NA
NA
NA
5.0
4.6
4.4
NA
•4.9
NA
NA
146 ,755
93 ,624
56 ,852
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA Not available.
1 Includes rented portion of farms operated by part owners.
'The interest rates shown for 1940 for full owners and for part owners are not comparable with those for all farms. The figures shown for full owners and part owners represent
rates on first mortgages only and are contract rates which do Dot reflect the temporarily reduced rates of Federal land banks and of the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation.
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
55
Table 8. — Interest charges on mortgage debt, bt tenure of farm operator, by divisions and States
for the conterminous United States: 1950 to 1961
Interest charges
Division, State, and year
All farms
Farms operated by
full owners
Farms operated
by part owners
(owned portion only)
Farms operated by
tenants ' and managers
Dollars
(1,000)
Average rate
(percent)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average rate
(percent)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average rate
(percent)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average rate
(percent)
United States
1961..
19S6. .
I960..
648,843
425 ,385
250 ,148
5.1
4.7
4.5
302 ,438
224 ,789
141 ,203
5.1
4.8
4.5
199,650
106 .972
52 ,093
5.0
4.6
4.4
146,755
93 ,624
56 ,852
5.0
4.6
4.4
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS
New England
1961..
1956.
1950..
9,690
9,129
6,681
5.1
4.8
4.7
6,170
6,480
5,289
5.1
4 9
4.7
2,503
2,082
1,033
5.0
4.6
4.5
1,017
567
359
5.1
4.7
4.8
Middle Atlantic
1961..
1956..
1950..
31 ,137
24,941
17,156
5.2
4.8
4.6
18,532
16,652
12,798
5.2
4.9
4.6
8,398
5.362
2,736
5.1
4.7
4.5
4.207
2,927
1,622
6.1
4.9
4.4
East North Central
1961..
1956..
1950..
114,205
73 ,265
49,336
4 9
4.5
4.4
54 ,738
39,425
29,304
4.9
4.6
4.4
32 ,616
16,450
8,693
4.9
4.6
4.3
26,851
17,390
11,339
5.0
4.5
4.3
1961 . .
1956. .
1950.
143 .483
94 ,745
56,423
4.8
4.4
4.2
57 ,588
42,868
27,562
4.7
4 4
4.3
51,428
26,412
14,207
4.8
4.3
4.7
34 ,467
25,465
14,654
4.7
4.3
4.2
South Atlantic
1961.
1956.
I960..
63348
42,578
21 ,310
5.4
5.1
4.8
37,668
26 ,024
13.418
5.4
5.1
4.8
14 ,778
8,585
3,123
5.4
6.2
4.9
11 ,402
7,969
4,769
6.3
6.2
4.8
1961..
1966..
1950..
43.928
29,686
18,027
5.2
4.9
4.8
23 ,822
16,870
9,916
5 3
5.0
4.8
11 ,889
6,919
2,892
5.3
4.9
6.1
8,217
5,897
5,220
6.1
4.8
4.7
1961..
1966. .
I960..
78 ,736
63,531
29,175
5.0
4.7
4.5
29,488
22,127
12,732
6.2
4.8
4 6
26,145
14,459
7,230
5.0
4.7
4.4
23 ,103
16,945
9,213
4.9
4.6
4.4
1961 . .
1956. .
I960..
59,387
38.698
19,606
5.1
4.8
4.6
22,546
17,188
10,077
5.1
4.8
4.7
23,612
14,344
6,219
5.0
4.8
4.6
13,329
7,166
3,310
5.1
4.8
4.6
1961..
1956..
I960..
104 ,429
58,812
32 ,434
5.4
4.9
4.6
51,886
37,155
20,108
6.6
6.0
4.6
28,381
12,369
5,960
5.4
4.8
4.6
24,162
9,298
6.366
5.2
4.8
4.7
NEW ENGLAND
1961..
1,986
1,441
1,027
4.9
5.1
6.0
1,475
1,208
847
4.9
6.1
6.1
406
198
136
4.9
5.0
4.7
104
36
44
6.3
1966.
I960..
6.0
5.1
1961 . .
1956. .
I960..
983
1,048
730
5.2
4.9
4.7
564
721
615
5.2
4.9
4.7
306
266
83
5.1
4.7
4.4
113
61
32
6.0
6.0
4.6
2,410
2,023
1,469
5.2
4.8
4.6
1,645
1,313
1,149
5.3
4 9
4 6
691
677
264
6.1
4 6
4.5
174
133
66
5.0
1966. .
I960..
4.9
4.6
1961 .
1956.
1960.
2,163
2,314
1,833
5.2
4.7
4.7
1,459
1,664
1,534
5.2
4 7
4.7
493
433
236
6.1
4.6
4.6
211
217
64
6.0
4.6
4.9
1961 . .
1966
I960..
243
301
197
5.2
4.8
4.7
123
204
141
5.2
4.8
4 7
77
90
42
5.2
4.9
4.6
43
7
14
6.3
4.6
4.7
1961..
1956. .
I960..
1,906
2,002
1,426
6 0
4.7
4.6
1,004
1,370
1,003
5 0
4 8
4 6
530
518
283
4.8
4.6
4.6
372
114
139
6.0
4.6
4.8
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
1961..
1956..
I960..
14,118
11,208
7,725
6 2
4.8
4.6
8,538
7,270
5,806
6.3
4.8
4.6
4,068
2,713
1,368
5.1
4.6
4.6
1,512
1,226
.662
5.2
4.9
4.1
1961..
1956.
I960..
3,675
4,008
2,658
5.0
4.8
4.6
1,894
3,027
1,947
6.2
4.8
4.6
860
661
353
6.1
4.8
4.6
921
320
268
4.6
4.9
4.6
1961..
1956. .
I960..
13,344
9,725
6,873
6.1
4.9
4.7
8,100
6,355
5,046
5.1
6 0
4.7
3,470
1,988
1,026
5.1
4.7
4.6
1,774
1,382
802
5.2
4.8
4.7
EAST NORTH CENTRAL
Ohio
1961..
1956.
I960..
23,626
16,686
10,649
5.1
4.7
4.6
12,242
9,383
6,618
6.2
4.8
4.7
6,629
3,097
1,828
5.0
4.6
4.5
4,864
3,206
2,103
6.2
4.6
4.6
1961..
1956.
I960..
23,669
14,351
8,811
4.9
4.6
4.4
10,706
7,041
4,697
4 9
4.8
4.6
7,106
3,421
1,768
5.0
4.6
4.3
5,749
3,889
2,346
5.0
4.5
4.3
Illinois
. .1961..
1956. .
I960..
29,319
16,199
11,196
4 9
4.4
4.2
10,103
6,072
4,578
5.0
4.4
4.3
8,466
3,991
2,106
4.8
4.4
4.1
10,760
6,136
4,611
4.8
4.4
4.2
1961 . .
1966. .
I960..
17,523
11,292
7,277
5.1
4.8
4.7
8,928
6,608
6,108
5.1
4.8
4.7
5,589
3,068
1,643
5.0
4.7
4.6
3,006
1,616
626
6.3
4.9
4.6
1 Includes rented portion of farms operated by part owners.
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FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 8. — Interest charges on mortgage debt, by tenure of farm operator, bt divisions and States
for the conterminous United States: 1950 to 1961 — Continued
Interest charges
Division, State, and year
AU farms
Farms operated by
full owners
Farms operated
by part owners
(owned portion only)
Farms operated by
tenants1 and managers
Dollars
(1,000)
Average rate
(percent)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average rate
(percent)
Dollars
(1 ,000)
Average rate
(percent)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average rate
(percent)
EAST NORTH CENTRAL— Continued
..1961..
20,179
15,738
11,504
4.6
4.2
4.1
12,760
10,321
8,303
4.5
4.2
4.1
4,937
2,873
1,448
4.7
4.2
3.9
2,482
2,544
1,753
1956. .
1950. .
4.2
4.1
WEST NORTH CENTRAL
..1961..
29,776
19,505
11 ,722
4.7
4.3
4.2
16.279
10,959
7,069
4 6
4.4
4.3
8,463
4,608
2,409
4.7
4.2
4.1
5,034
3,938
2,244
1956. .
I960..
4.2
4.2
Iowa
.1961..
39 ,226
28,123
17,632
4.6
4.2
4.1
16,646
13,335
8,688
4.6
4.2
4 1
10 ,925
5,122
2,887
4.6
4.2
4.0
11,655
9,666
6,067
4.6
1956..
1950..
4.2
4.1
.1961..
22,741
13,806
7,667
5.1
4.8
4.6
10 ,255
7,327
4,498
5.2
4.9
4.6
6,196
3,330
1,688
5.2
4.7
4.6
6,290
3,149
1,481
1956. .
1950. .
4.8
4.6
.1961..
8,363
4,931
2,954
4.8
4.5
4.3
3,216
1,916
1,252
4.8
4.4
4.3
4,087
2,113
1,053
4.8
4.5
4.2
1,060
903
649
1966. .
1950. .
4.6
4.4
..1961..
10,068
5,904
3,683
4.8
4.3
4.2
2,813
1,858
1,241
4.8
4.3
4.1
5,474
2,784
1,632
4.8
4.3
4.3
1,781
1,262
810
1956. .
1950..
4.4
4.2
...1961..
16 ,797
11,410
6,540
4.7
4.3
4.1
4,599
3,956
2,671
4.6
4 3
4.1
7,749
3,836
2,072
4.9
4.3
4.2
4,449
3,618
1,897
4.7
1956
1950.
4.3
4.1
1961..
1956.
I960..
16,512
11,066
6,225
4.9
4.5
4.3
3,780
3,518
2,243
5.0
4.6
4.4
8,534
4,619
2,466
4.8
4.4
4.2
4,198
2,929
1,516
4.9
4.6
4.3
SOUTH ATLANTIC
1961..
1956. .
1950..
847
654
460
5.3
5.0
4.8
350
401
315
6 3
4.9
4 8
355
159
87
5.4
6.0
4.8
142
94
58
6.2
6.1
4.6
1961..
1956.
1960.
4,902
3,997
2,495
5.2
4.9
4.7
2,470
2,642
1,714
5.3
4.9
4.7
1,011
664
305
5.1
4.8
4.5
1,421
791
476
6.2
4.9
4.7
1961.
1956..
I960..
8,690
6,853
3,465
5.3
4.9
4.6
6,117
4,368
2,514
5.3
4.9
4.7
2,642
1,470
497
5.2
5.0
4.6
931
1,015
454
6.4
6.0
4.4
1961..
1956..
1950..
2,374
1,488
1,206
5.1
5.1
4.9
1,813
1,172
971
5.0
6.2
4.9
348
224
106
5.2
4.7
4.9
213
92
128
6.5
6.2
4.7
1961.
1956..
1950.
14 ,335
9,768
4,434
5.4
5.3
5 0
6,844
4,789
2,391
5.4
5.3
6.0
3,846
2,124
771
5.3
6.2
5.0
3,645
2,865
1,272
6.6
6.3
6.0
1961 .
1956. .
1950..
5,826
3,667
1,991
5.4
5.1
4.8
3,273
2,065
1,271
5.5
5 1
4.9
1,538
845
362
5.6
5.1
4.6
1,015
757
358
6.2
4.9
4.8
...1961..
11 ,614
8,325
4,122
5.6
5.4
4.9
6,632
4,909
2,438
5.6
5.3
4.7
3,320
1,834
597
5.7
5.5
5.1
1,662
1,582
1,087
5.5
1956..
1950.
5.4
5.3
.1961.
15,260
7,826
3,138
5.6
5.2
4.8
11 ,169
5,778
1,804
5.6
6.1
4.9
1,718
1,265
398
5.7
5.4
5.1
2,373
783
936
5.2
1956..
1950.
6.2
4.4
EAST SOUTH CENTRAL
1961 .
1956. .
I960..
11 ,470
7,578
4,973
5.1
5.0
4.8
6,366
4,522
3,264
6.0
5.1
4.8
3,062
1,443
794
5.3
4.9
5.1
2,042
1,613
915
6.2
4.9
4.8
1961..
1956.
1950..
11 ,193
7,071
4,399
5.3
5.1
5.0
6,421
4,415
2,454
5.4
5.1
5.0
2,924
1,687
757
5.3
5.1
5.3
1,848
969
1,188
5.0
5.0
4.8
1961..
1956.
1950..
9,053
6,298
4,029
5.3
5.0
5.0
4,418
3,640
2,030
5.3
5 0
5 0
2,635
1,532
771
5.4
5.0
6.2
2,000
1,126
1,228
5.3
4.8
4.9
1961
1956.
1950.
12,212
8,739
4,626
5.2
4.8
4.6
6,617
4,293
2,167
5.3
4.8
4.6
3,268
2,257
570
5.2
4.8
4.6
2,327
2,189
1,889
5.1
4.7
4.6
WEST SOUTH CENTRAL
1961.
1956.
1950.
11 ,561
7,799
3,919
5.3
5.2
4.6
3,572
3,259
1,772
5.6
5.6
4.9
3,966
1,587
576
5.4
5.0
4.6
4,033
2,953
1,671
4.9
4.9
4.3
1961.
1956.
1950.
8,814
5,213
2,428
5.7
5.0
4.7
4,706
2,765
1,185
6.8
5 1
4.8
2,191
1,193
379
5.6
5.1
4.5
1,917
1,255
864
6.6
4.7
4.6
1 Includes rented portion of (arms operated by part owners.
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
57
Table 8. — Interest charges on mortgage debt, by tenure of farm operator, by divisions and States
for the conterminous United States: 1950 to 1961 — Continued
Interest charges
Division, State, and year
Ail farms
Farms operated by
full owners
Farms operated
by part owners
(owned portion only)
Farms operated by
tenants l and managers
Dollars
(1,000)
Average rate
(percent)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average rate
(percent)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average rate
(percent)
Dollars
(1,000)
Average rate
(percent)
WEST SOUTH CENTRAL— Continued
1961..
1966..
I960..
12,636
9,501
5,028
5.0
4.7
4.3
5,443
3,492
2,059
5.2
4.8
4 3
4,483
3,772
1,628
4.8
4.5
4.2
2,710
2,237
1,341
5.0
4.7
4.6
1961..
1956..
1960.
45,725
31,018
17,800
4.9
4.6
4.4
15 ,767
12,611
7,716
5 0
4.6
4 0
15,515
7,907
4,647
4.8
4.6
4.5
14,443
10,500
6,437
4.7
4.5
4.4
MOUNTAIN
1961..
1966..
I960..
9,506
6,146
2,788
4.8
4.6
4.5
2,552
2,054
1,166
6.0
4.6
4.5
5,122
2,927
1,209
4.7
4.6
4.4
1,832
1,165
413
4.8
4.8
4.5
1961..
1956.
1950.
11,851
8,040
3,617
5.0
4.6
4.6
5,965
4,239
2,360
5.0
4.6
4.7
3,195
2,157
743
4.9
4.5
4.4
2,691
1,644
614
5.1
4.8
4.4
1961..
1956
1950..
5,376
3,004
1,618
5.0
4.6
4.5
1,302
923
613
5.1
4.7
4 5
3,130
1,745
760
5.1
4.6
4.3
944
336
246
4.9
4.6
5.3
1961.
1958.
1950.
12,338
8,727
4,835
5 1
4.8
4.6
4,536
4,283
2,245
5.2
4.8
4.6
4,487
2,639
1,456
5.1
4.8
4.6
3,315
1,805
1,134
5.0
4.7
4.6
. 1961 .
6,667
4,444
2,203
5.2
4.9
4 6
2,905
1,548
917
6.2
5.1
4.8
2,496
1,899
978
5.1
4.8
4.5
1,266
997
308
5.2
1966.
1950..
5.0
4.4
1961..
1966..
1950.
6,731
3,734
1,911
5 4
5.3
4.9
2,155
1,416
960
6.4
5.1
6.1
2,251
1,673
510
5.3
6.6
4.8
2,326
746
441
5.6
5.2
4.8
Utah
1961.
1966..
1950..
5,148
3,450
2,029
5.0
4.9
4.8
2,143
1,928
1,355
4.9
4.9
4.8
2,349
1,147
516
5.0
4.9
4.7
656
375
168
5.0
6.0
4.9
1961.
1966.
I960..
1,770
1,163
606
5.3
4.9
4.7
988
797
461
5.4
6.0
4.7
482
267
47
5.1
4.6
5.0
300
99
97
5.4
4.6
4.4
PACIFIC
1961..
1956..
1950.
16,303
10,093
5,644
5.2
4.9
4.6
7,848
7,022
3,760
6.3
5.0
4.7
6,461
1,864
966
5.1
4.7
4.4
2,994
1,207
928
6.2
4.7
4.3
1961.
1966.
1950.
14,290
9,695
5,317
5.2
4.8
4.6
6,579
6,319
3,619
5.3
4.9
4.7
4,543
2,295
1,050
5.1
4.6
4.6
3,168
1,081
648
5.2
4.6
4.6
1961.
1966
1950
73,836
39,024
21 ,473
6.5
4.9
4.7
37 ,459
23.814
12,729
5.6
5.0
4.6
18 ,377
8,200
3,964
5.7
4.9
4.7
18,000
7,010
4,790
5.2
4.8
4.8
1 Includes rented portion of farms operated by part owners.
58
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
-Number of mortgaged farms operated by full owners, bt rate of interest, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1961
Division and State
Total number of
mortgaged firms
operated by
full owners
Number of mort iged full-owner farms reporting rate of interest as —
Under
3 percent
3 00 to
3.99 percent
4.00 to
4.49 percent
4.50 to
4.99 percent
5.00 to
5 49 percent
5.50 to
5.99 percent
6.00 to
6.99 percent
7 . 00 percent
or more
732,153
18,090
48,984
150,728
148,379
95,240
90 ,664
76,113
37,140
66,815
4,784
2,077
4,327
3,788
411
2,703
22,156
4,340
22,488
32 ,807
31 ,270
20,192
26,908
40,551
40,362
34,051
34,621
7,665
6,930
11 ,379
13,371
1,095
5,663
15,057
7,621
21 ,268
11,393
20 ,382
12,761
25,467
23 ,556
16,632
25,009
14 ,653
11 ,635
16,212
33,613
5,207
11 ,262
2,233
7,784
2,981
1,763
5,228
676
17,098
14,863
34 ,854
9,807
193
297
2,643
1,539
796
1,639
1,685
658
357
97
42,860
622
2,158
10 ,284
10,518
3,012
4,898
7,275
2,217
1,876
226
19
110
175
20
72
1,005
113
1,040
1,244
1,614
905
1,214
5,307
3,749
2,666
1,645
716
601
574
667
24
287
676
406
384
360
547
329
546
1,040
1,623
1,689
861
173
3,125
3,116
216
931
125
331
109
85
375
45
320
333
1,223
115,036
2,216
4,976
26.173
37,430
7,853
10.494
12,364
6,401
7,129
854
86
466
471
60
289
2,147
571
2,258
3,540
5,176
3,789
4,221
9,447
11 ,893
11,179
4,372
1,680
1,981
3,403
2,922
102
650
1,228
543
2,375
702
1,303
1,050
2,757
1,847
2,671
3,219
1,360
1.122
2,799
7,083
800
2,207
582
1,130
443
156
999
84
2,444
1,569
3,116
91,009
3,245
5,421
19,584
24 ,283
9,618
8,507
8,578
5,376
6,397
735
468
671
921
47
513
2,718
427
2,276
4,546
3,799
3,676
2,065
5,498
5,628
6,312
4,683
1.203
1,613
2,877
2,067
127
339
2,031
807
2,155
1,298
2,087
774
2,456
1,475
2,196
2,380
1,046
1,594
1,443
4,495
978
1,625
443
1,259
437
144
436
54
1,607
1,740
3,150
143,138
4,869
14,047
33,538
31,001
15,455
12 ,258
10,182
7,854
13 ,934
914
820
876
1,127
139
993
6,499
1,692
5,856
6.835
6,607
4,980
6,361
8,755
9,478
6,679
5,673
1,659
1,262
2,577
3,683
221
1,512
2,788
870
2,583
2,194
3,180
2,107
4,717
2,674
1,351
3,616
1,945
1,079
1,739
6,419
1,321
2,374
369
1,685
487
413
1,050
166
3,490
3,528
6,916
88,554
2,209
6,572
17,808
15.345
13 ,992
13,638
6,773
4,277
7,940
460
207
745
446
57
305
3,190
689
2,793
4,872
3,865
2,262
2,366
4,473
4,048
2,923
4,631
775
436
832
1,700
220
738
2,431
1,064
3,069
1,370
3.435
1,665
4,614
4,650
1,604
2,770
1,469
1,163
1,042
3,109
331
1,429
218
1,123
400
190
539
47
1,970
1,845
4,125
201 ,702
4,654
15,513
36 ,825
23,411
37,393
32,270
18,148
8,196
25 ,292
1,492
468
1,618
603
86
487
6,420
948
8,146
10,480
9,612
4,127
7,774
4,832
4,033
3,590
10 ,928
1,101
902
954
1,903
385
2,215
5,807
3,675
10,152
3,648
6,167
5,344
9,766
11,092
4,651
6,761
4,073
3,639
3,387
7,049
1,198
2,167
363
1,802
722
619
1,096
229
6,607
5,265
13 ,520
40,047
Geographic divisions:
3,873
4,852
2,161
3,890
New England:
29
23
44
177
Middle Atlantic:
120
430
300
East North Central:
379
1,634
517
463
239
73
46
54
147
16
22
West North Central:
1,016
South Atlantic:
207
267
15
269
49
283
1,806
3,394
1,492
East South Central:
608
307
193
631
232
140
692
621
49
57
22
87
100
35
283
26
87
82
188
103
571
2,343
3,943
West South Central:
Arkansas
3,667
2,735
Oklahoma
1,985
2,721
Mountain:
314
472
117
367
283
121
Utah . . .
460
37
Pacific:
773
601
2,616
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
59
Table 10. — Number of mortgaged farms operated by part owners, bt rate of interest, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1961
[Data refer only to owned portion of farms operated by part owners. See text J
Division and State
United States . .
Geographic divisions:
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Central
West North Central
South Atlantic
East South Central
West South Central.
Mountain
Pacific
New England:
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Middle Atlantic:
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
East North Central:
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
West North Central:
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
South Atlantic:
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Oeorgia
Florida
East South Central:
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
West South Central:
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Teias
Mountain:
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
New Meiico
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
Pacific:
Washington
Oregon
California
Total number of
mortgaged farms
operated by
part owners
6,611
18,096
71 ,720
111,012
41 ,638
41 ,245
51,468
26,461
19,880
9,311
1,291
7,494
13,544
16.267
15,399
13,295
13,215
19,576
19,520
17.839
11,112
12,229
13,481
17,255
651
2,050
6,382
1,172
15,213
6,164
8,368
2,738
10,310
11 ,897
10.324
8,714
7,098
6,360
13 ,553
25,457
6,210
5,303
2,377
S.8S4
2,330
1,166
2,972
269
5,750
4,410
9,720
Number of mortgaged part-owner farms reporting rate of interest as —
693
2,188
4,139
13,915
6,890
29.951
1,069
3,378
1,213
4,606
4,464
7,682
1,467
4,594
774
3,295
4,031
2,135
3,207
6,540
6.432
2,726
2,390
3.411
3,979
4.473
1,467
1,165
1,119
18,135
3,518
4,414
7,865
3,488
2,574
1,407
2,643
2,140
1,212
2.374
2,853
2,612
826
1.094
1 ,236
1,258
1,804
4,293
18.155
25.598
7,212
5,612
10.283
7,060
4,619
3,719
3,796
3.572
4.199
3,577
4,112
3,775
2,701
3,125
3,031
5,277
1,654
1,158
1,370
1,430
1,325
1,188
2,106
927
2,673
8,861
11,451
7,082
6,135
5,352
2,704
2,508
1,843
2,364
2,034
1,309
1,311
2,045
1,767
2,089
1,348
1,316
5,161
15,373
14 ,768
15,904
16,247
9,350
5,159
6,023
2,216
1,411
5,436
1,456
1,283
1,167
1,801
6,667
1,576
2,746
2,038
1,108
2,036
48
1,326
2,866
2,867
2,600
5,559
1,383
904
1,208
1,115
2,033
60
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 11. — Amount or farm mortgage debt held bt principal lenders, for the conterminous United States: 1910 to 1961
Total farm
mortgage debt
(1,000 dollars)
Amount held by —
Year
Federal land
banks and
Federal Farm
Mortgage
Corporation
(1,000 dollars)
Farmers Home
Administration
(1,000 dollars)
Life Insurance
companies
(1,000 dollars)
All operating
banks
(1,000 dollars)
Farm operators,
other Individuals,
and all other
lenders
(1,000 dollars)
1J61
12,812,210
9,066,153
5 ,579 ,278
4,940,915
6 ,686 ,399
7 ,584 ,459
9 ,630 ,768
9,912,650
8,448,772
3,207,863
2,668,085
1,480,204
964,727
1 ,556 ,983
2,723,110
2,564,179
1 ,201 ,732
923 ,077
293 ,595
735 ,421
277,869
188 ,855
193 ,377
31,927
2,591,718
2,271,784
1,172,326
933 ,723
984,290
1 ,301 ,562
2,118,439
1,942,624
974 ,826
386,961
2,186,604
1,346,287
937,144
449,582
534,170
498 ,842
997,468
1,200,456
1,204,383
406,248
1056
1960
1946
1940
1936
1930
5,313,129
5,846,493
5,975,988
1925
1920
1910
' This total comprises $4 ,065 ,458 ,000 held by farm operators and other individuals and $664 ,924 ,000 held by other lenders such as mortgage companies and State and county agencies
■ This total comprises $2 ,885 ,298 .OOOheld by farm operators and other individuals and $804 ,711 ,000 held by other lenders such as mortgage companies and State and county agencies;
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
61
Table 12-
-Amount of farm mortgage debt held bt principal lenders, bt divisions and States for the
conterminous united states: january 1, 1961 and 1956
Total debt
Federal land banks and Federal Farm
Mortgage Corporation
Farmers Home Administration
Region, division, and State
Amount
(1,000 dollars)
Percent
change,
1956 to 1961'
Amount
(1,000 dollars)
Percent
change,
1956 to 1961 ■
Amount
(1,000 dollars)
Percent
change,
1956 to 1961 ■
1961
1956
1961
1956'
1961
1956 •
12,812,210
6,129,387
3 ,583 .022
3 ,099 ,801
190,196
604,301
2,322,606
3,012,284
1,178,776
838,420
1,565,826
1,170,043
1.929,758
40,474
18,960
45,919
41 ,875
4,631
38 ,337
270,944
73 ,197
260,160
458,766
476,170
604,432
341 ,593
441,646
639,778
864,166
442,800
172,733
210,935
364,027
337 ,845
15,920
94,069
165,208
46,739
266,024
107,156
207 ,961
275,709
224.535
210,341
169 ,922
233 ,622
218,513
154,476
252 ,886
939,951
197.223
238,026
106,747
240 ,982
128,678
123,615
103,576
33,297
313,186
274 ,092
1 ,342 ,480
9,066,153
4 .494 .433
2,565,616
2,006,104
190,236
516 ,992
1 ,621 ,896
2,165,310
827,563
599,985
1,138,068
808,280
1,197,824
28,361
21 ,582
42 ,058
49,724
6,260
42,260
235,435
83,361
198,196
333 ,982
309.125
368,154
236,917
374 ,718
452,533
669,688
285,992
110.107
136.625
266,336
245,129
13,201
81 ,838
138,866
29,064
185,073
72,611
155 ,262
151 ,768
161 ,019
139,032
126,891
183 ,043
150,203
104,317
204,174
679,374
132,542
174 .326
64,857
182,606
89,848
70,179
70,268
23,664
205,796
202 ,368
789,670
41 3
36.4
39.7
64.5
16 9
43 2
39.1
42.4
39 7
37.6
44.8
61 1
42.7
—12.1
9 2
—15.8
—25.9
—9.3
16.1
—12.2
31.3
37 4
54.0
64.2
44.8
17.9
41 4
27.6
64.8
66.9
64.4
33.4
37.8
20.6
14 9
19.0
60 9
43 7
47 8
33 9
81.7
48.7
51 3
33.9
27.6
45.5
48 1
23 9
38.4
48.8
36 4
64 6
32.0
43 1
76.1
47 4
40.7
62.2
36 4
70.0
2,568,085
1.281,818
702,563
583,704
37.647
100 ,834
467,109
676,228
227,830
169,996
304 ,737
268,467
315,237
6,892
1,563
9,988
8,538
1,410
9,266
63,518
9,124
28,192
84,298
77,699
157,438
86,272
61 ,402
136,132
170,391
57 ,591
45,281
62,512
110,193
95,128
3,924
10,699
26,071
8,224
58,840
26,468
57 ,075
37 ,639
37,953
34 ,108
55 ,622
42,313
29,398
38,477
39,355
197,507
69,282
60,422
26,233
60,968
21 ,865
24,329
21,295
6,083
55,666
60.575
209,007
1,480,204
772 ,895
443 ,865
263,444
28,558
66,649
254 ,480
423 ,208
112,150
101 ,750
229,965
127,791
135 ,653
4,330
2,082
8,554
7,012
979
5,601
35,659
10,689
20,301
36 ,576
38,952
77,942
47,614
63,396
78,872
111,943
36,226
23,537
48 ,740
69,611
64,279
1,408
7,379
13.361
6,312
25,860
17 ,679
27,456
13,696
17,054
17,535
36,120
32,041
15.402
19,018
30.502
166,043
24 ,082
34,109
11,962
27,196
9,865
7,718
10,639
2,220
25,893
23,611
86,249
73 5
65.8
58.3
121.6
31.8
51.3
83 6
69.8
103 1
67.1
32.5
110.1
132.4
69.2
—24.9
16.8
21.8
44.0
66.3
78.1
—14.6
38.9
130.6
99.5
102.0
81.2
15.0
71 3
62 2
69 0
92.4
28.3
58 3
75.3
178.7
45.0
87.6
54.8
127 5
49.7
107.9
174.1
122 5
94 5
68.4
32 1
90.9
102 3
29 0
19.7
146.2
77.1
110 9
87.4
121 6
215 2
100.2
129.0
114.9
116.1
142.3
738 ,421
269,190
342 ,784
123,447
18,487
22,271
81 ,916
146,516
121 ,753
110,677
110,354
70,185
63,262
14 ,672
1,131
1,609
988
62
136
7,261
4,291
10,719
14 ,089
19,768
8,361
14,235
26,473
14,115
13,351
30,874
38,413
18,365
13,966
17,432
286
3,466
10,812
6,842
36,272
17,978
29,605
16,603
17,142
26 ,761
28,832
38,952
17,689
14,471
23 ,447
64,747
6,502
17,229
5,566
6,881
11,906
4,906
16,640
657
27 ,477
9,681
16,204
277,869
83,906
144 ,939
49,024
3,401
8,424
22,586
49,496
47.028
47,285
50,626
31 ,844
17,180
1,701
294
662
442
26
277
2,764
1,873
3,797
4,137
4,467
4,058
4,295
6,628
7,423
6,863
12,723
4,616
4,373
6,369
7,139
248
1,652
4,683
3,166
11,460
8,317
13,812
3,691
4,903
8,119
13,628
20,636
10,647
8,041
12,341
19,597
3,898
8,963
3,012
3,939
3,682
2,791
4,955.
614
7,929
4,082
6,169
The West
161.8
Geographic Divisions:
South Atlantic
158.9
New England:
284.7
143.1
123.5
Middle Atlantic:
163.7
129.1
182.3
East North Central:
240.6
342.6
105.8
231.4
352.6
West North Central:
90.2
94.6
142.7
732.2
320.0
119.6
144.2
South Atlantic:
15.3
109.1
130.9
116.2
216.5
116.2
114 3
347.1
East South Central:
249.8
217.2
111.6
88.8
West South Central:
66.1
80.0
90.0
179.4
Mountain:
66.8
92.4
84.8
74.7
223.4
76.7
235.8
—9.3
Pacific:
246.6
134.7
213.6
Bee footnotes at end of table.
62
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 12. — Amount of farm mortgage debt held bt principal lenders, by divisions and States for the
conterminous united states: january 1, 1961 and 1956 — continued
Life Insurance companies
All others l
All operating banks
Individuals and
miscellaneous lenders
Region, division, and State
Amount
(1,000 dollars)
Percent
change,
1956 to
1961'
Amount
(1 ,000 doUars)
Percent
change,
1956 to
1961'
Amount
(1,000 dollars)
Percent
change,
1956 to
1961"
Amount
(1 ,000 dollars)
Percent
change,
1956 to
1961"
1961
1956'
1961
1966
1961
1966'
1961
1966
United States
2,591,718
1 ,306 ,893
764,273
520,552
3,591
23,331
415,090
864,881
150,899
131 ,395
481 ,979
235 ,424
285,128
121
66
1,020
542
2,271,784
1,118,748
721 ,714
431 ,322
4,806
39 ,240
350 .409
724,293
138 ,599
129,722
453 ,393
247 ,796
183 ,526
809
2
1,349
626
19
2,001
15 ,579
15.020
8,641
50 ,334
109,224
150,940
15,242
24 ,669
106,684
276 .025
105 ,597
12,130
44,645
91 ,982
87 ,230
376
6,113
20,634
1,188
26,612
6,659
25 ,784
51 ,333
42,337
23,181
12,339
61 ,865
64 ,146
18,512
85 ,361
285 ,374
30,925
43,192
29,843
62,761
41,238
22,788
10,208
6,841
30,101
36,175
117,250
14.1
16.8
5.9
20.7
—25.3
—40.5
18.5
19.4
8.9
1.3
6.3
—5.0
55.4
—85.0
C)
—24 4
—13.4
6 ,916 ,986
3,271,486
1 ,773 ,402
1,872,098
130 ,471
457 ,865
1,358,491
1 ,324 ,659
678,294
426 ,352
668 ,756
595 ,967
1,276,131
18,889
16,200
33 ,302
31 ,807
3,169
27,104
193 ,525
53,132
211,208
293,464
252 ,491
250 ,201
230 ,344
331 ,991
335 ,371
377 ,316
197,765
77 ,219
87,219
112,644
137,125
11 ,454
71 ,653
110,736
30,319
134 ,914
55 ,571
92,191
171 ,456
126 ,217
129,117
72,318
99,700
87,646
74 ,812
133 ,248
373 ,060
102,369
113,205
46 ,748
128,440
61,184
67,828
56 ,705
19,488
184,763
173,118
918,250
5,036,296
2,518,884
1 ,255 ,098
1,262,314
153 ,470
402 ,679
994 .422
968,313
529 .786
321 ,228
404 ,084
400,849
861 ,465
21 ,521
19,204
31 ,493
41,644
5,227
34 ,381
181 ,443
55 ,779
165 ,457
242,935
156 ,482
135,214
168,766
291,026
259 ,554
274 ,767
131 ,446
69,824
38 ,867
97,384
96,481
11 ,169
66,694
100,178
19 ,389
121,141
39,956
88 ,210
83,049
86,725
90,197
65,804
78,502
60,008
58 ,746
75 ,970
209,360
73,637
88 ,072
20,040
88,710
35,063
36,882
44,456
13 ,989
141 ,873
138 ,590
581 ,002
37.3
29.9
41.3
48.3
—15.0
13 7
36.6
36.8
28.0
32.7
65.5
48.7
48.1
—12.2
—15.6
5.7
—23 6
—39.4
—21.2
6.7
—4.7
27.7
20.8
61.4
85.0
36.5
14.1
29.2
37.3
50.5
10.6
124 4
15.7
42.1
2.6
7.4
10.5
56.4
11 4
39.1
4.6
106.5
44.4
43.1
9.9
27.0
46.1
27.3
75.4
78.2
39.0
28.5
133.3
44.8
74.5
83 9
27.6
39.3
30.2
24.9
58.0
2,186,604
1,118,907
672,495
395 ,202
86,387
234 ,372
515 ,789
282,359
318,247
208,026
146 ,222
100 ,836
294,366
11,962
14,190
19 ,678
22,839
2,489
15,229
97 ,814
21 ,951
114,607
149,761
109,145
85 ,439
74 ,430
97 ,024
63,956
87 ,052
54,550
15,966
12,588
20,747
27,500
8,233
32,719
61 ,197
19,790
62,565
21,927
45 ,357
66,459
65 ,538
60,430
36 ,433
45,625
25,374
34 ,877
23 ,524
62,447
9,808
15,326
11,730
24 ,923
6,580
8,718
20,945
2,806
47 ,572
39,536
207,258
1 ,346 ,287
747 ,447
426 ,888
171 ,952
51 ,479
131,513
335 ,098
229 ,357
187 ,863
142 ,634
96,391
33,119
138,833
7,529
4,222
17,211
10,176
2,691
9,650
51,344
12,259
67 ,910
100,511
59,840
53.274
48,980
72,493
60,014
68,173
51,266
7,024
5,041
12,918
24 ,921
9,183
26,718
39,117
11,010
36,008
9,907
39 ,476
16,444
57 ,778
43,905
18,569
22,382
18,994
20,771
17,247
39 ,379
3,477
3,866
1,882
7,716
3,320
3,344
8,502
1,012
18,899
18,182
101 ,752
62.4
49.7
57.6
129.8
67.8
78.2
53.9
23.1
69.4
45.8
51.7
204.5
112.0
58.9
236.1
14.3
124.4
—7.5
57.8
90.5
79.1
68.8
49.0
82.4
60.4
52.0
33.8
6.6
27.7
6.4
127.3
149.7
60.6
10.3
—10.3
22.5
66.4
79.7
73.8
121.3
14.9
304.2
13.4
37.6
96.2
103.8
33.6
67.9
36.4
68.6
182.1
296.4
523.3
223.0
98.2
160.7
146.4
177.3
151.7
117.4
103.7
4 ,730 ,382
2,152,579
1,100,907
1,476,896
44 ,084
223 ,493
842 ,702
1,042,300
360,047
218,326
522,534
495,131
981 ,765
6,927
2,010
13,624
8,968
680
11 ,875
95,711
31 ,181
96,601
143,713
143,346
164 ,762
155,914
234 ,967
271,416
290,264
143,215
61,253
74 ,631
91 ,897
109,625
3,221
38,934
49 ,539
10,529
72,349
33,644
46 ,834
104,997
59 ,679
68,687
35 ,885
54,075
62,272
39 ,935
109 ,724
310 ,603
92,561
97 ,879
35,018
103,617
64,604
59,110
35 ,760
16,682
137,191
133 ,582
710,992
3,690,009
1 ,771 ,437
828,210
1,090,362
101 ,991
271,166
659 ,324
738,956
341 ,923
178 ,594
307 ,693
367 ,730
722,632
13 ,992
14 ,982
14,282
31 ,468
2,536
24 ,731
130 ,099
43,520
97,647
142,424
96,642
81,940
119,786
218,632
199,640
206,584
80,180
62,800
33,826
84,466
71,660
1,986
39 ,976
61,061
8,379
86,133
30,049
48 ,734
66,605
28,947
46,292
47,236
56,120
41 ,014
37 ,975
58,723
169 ,981
70,160
84,206
18,168
80,994
31 ,743
33,638
35,954
12,977
122 ,974
120 ,408
479,250
28.2
21.5
32.9
36.5
Geographic divisions:
—56.8
—17.6
27.8
41.1
6.3
22.2
69.8
34.6
36.9
New England:
—50.5
—86.6
—4.6
—71.5
—73.2
1,842
6,640
6,650
10,041
66 ,915
126,212
188 ,442
10,742
22,779
155,160
293 ,108
156,570
11,820
42,839
117,224
88,160
266
8,262
18,589
1,354
35,998
7,149
29,080
50,211
44 ,223
21 ,365
13,150
52 ,657
83,780
26,716
56 ,836
314 ,647
29,070
45,169
29,201
64,703
33 ,623
26,553
8,936
8,169
45,291
40,818
199 .019
—7.9
—57.4
—55.7
16.2
32.9
15.6
24.8
—29.6
—7.7
45.4
6.2
48.3
—2.6
—4.0
27.4
1.1
—31.9
35.2
—9.9
14.0
35.3
9 0
12.8
—2.2
4.5
—7.8
6.6
1.6
30 6
44.3
—33 4
10.3
—6.0
4.6
—2 2
—12.8
—18.5
16.5
—12.5
19.4
50.5
12.8
69.7
—62.0
Middle Atlantic:
—26.4
-28.4
—1.0
East North Central:
0.9
48.3
Illinois
101.1
30.2
7.6
West North Central:
36.0
40.6
78.6
—2.5
120.6
8.8
63.2
South Atlantic:
62.2
—2.6
—18.9
26.7
—15.0
12.0
—3.9
67.6
East South Central:
106.2
Tennessee
48.4
—24.0
—3.6
West South Central:
61.8
6.2
86.9
82.7
Mountain:
31.9
16.2
92.9
27.8
72.0
76.2
Utah
—0.6
28.6
Pacific:
11.6
10.9
48.4
1 Includes loans held by all operating banks. Individuals, and miscellaneous lenders.
1 A minus sieu denotes decrease.
■ Includes regular mortgages, purchase-money mortgages, and sales contracts.
* Includes tenant-purchase, farm-enlargement, farm-development, project-liquidation, farm-housing, and soil and water conservation loans; and loans for these purposes from State
Corporation trust funds.
* Mortgage loan data for all operating banks are classified according to location of bank and are not strictly comparable with data for other lenders whose loans are classified accord-
ing to location of security or borrower.
* Percent not shown when over 1,000 or less than 0.05.
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
63
Table 13-
-Average rate of interest on farm mortgage debt held by principal lenders, by divisions for the
conterminous united states : 1961
Region and division
All lenders
Federal land
banks and
Federal Farm
Mortgage
Corporation
Farmers
Home
Administration
Life
insurance
companies
All
operating
banks
Individuals
All others
5.1
4.9
6.2
S.3
5.1
6.2
4.9
4.8
5.4
6.2
6.0
5.1
5.4
4.9
4.8
4.9
6.0
5.1
5.2
4.8
4.7
6.4
4.9
4.7
5.0
6.0
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.6
4.3
4.6
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.6
4.3
4.4
4.6
6.1
4.9
5.1
5.3
6.3
5.2
4.9
4.9
6.5
5.2
5.0
5.3
5.4
6.8
5.6
6.0
6.1
6.4
6.6
5.6
5.5
5.9
5.9
6.3
6.2
6.1
4.9
4.6
6.2
6.2
4.8
4.7
4.5
4.6
6.2
6.2
5.3
4.9
6.4
6.2
6.3
6.1
6.1
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS
6.1
5.8
5.4
5.2
6.8
5.7
4.7
5.0
6.1
64
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 14. — Number, acreage, and value for mortgaged farms operated bt full owners and by part owners, by ratio of debt
to value, by divisions for the conterminous united states: 1961
[Data for part owners relate only to owned portion. See text]
Geographic division
and ratio of debt
to value
Number of mortgaged farms
operated by owners
Percent
distri-
bution
Value of land and buildings for mortgaged farms operated by-
(dollars)
Total Average Average
(1 ,000) per farm per acre
Total Average Average
(1,000) per farm per acre
United States
Under 10 percent . .
10 to 19 percent ....
20 to 29 percent
30 to 39 percent
40 to 49 percent ....
60 to 59 percent
60 to 69 percent....
70 to 79 percent ....
80 percent or more .
New England
Under 10 percent. . .
10 to 19 percent
20 to 29 percent
30 to 39 percent
40 to 49 percent
60 to 59 percent
60 to 69 percent
70 to 79 percent
80 percent or more . .
Middle Atlantic. . . .
Under 10 percent . . .
10 to 19 percent
20 to 29 percent
30 to 39 percent
40 to 49 percent
50 to 59 percent
60 to 69 percent
70 to 79 percent
80 percent or more . .
East North Central.
Under 10 percent. . .
10 to 19 percent
20 to 29 percent
30 to 39 percent
40 to 49 percent
50 to 59 percent
60 to 69 percent
70 to 79 percent
80 percent or more . .
West North Central.
Under 10 percent . . .
10 to 19 percent
20 to 29 percent
30 to 39 percent
40 to 49 percent
50 to 59 percent
60 to 69 percent
70 to 79 percent
80 percent or more . .
South Atlantic
Under 10 percent . . .
10 to 19 percent
20 to 29 percent
30 to 39 percent ....
40 to 49 percent
50 to 59 percent
60 to 69 percent
70 to 79 percent
80 percent or more. .
East South Central.
Under 10 percent . . .
10 to 19 percent
20 to 29 percent
30 to 39 percent
40 to 49 percent
50 to 59 percent
60 to 69 percent
70 to 79 percent
80 percent or more . .
West South Central
Under 10 percent
10 to 19 percent
20 to 29 percent
30 to 39 percent
40 to 49 percent
50 to 59 percent
60 to 69 percent ...
70 to 79 percent
80 percent or more . .
1,120,284
151 ,262
224 ,775
206,858
162,310
120 ,343
89 ,588
59,768
41 ,486
63,894
24,701
3,623
4,740
4,266
3,677
2,532
2,213
1,412
848
1,390
67,080
6,499
12,894
12,807
9,567
7,327
5,863
4,437
2,750
4,946
222,448
25,256
43 ,378
42.794
33 ,875
24,642
19,741
11,936
8,174
12,752
259 ,391
31,928
52,800
52 ,392
39 ,633
29,765
19,149
12,943
9,847
10,934
136,878
20,948
26,664
23,807
18.657
13,470
11,997
7,221
6,073
9,041
131 ,909
17,886
22 ,976
21 ,342
19,128
15 ,336
11,179
8,903
5,495
127,581
20,921
29.136
23 ,210
16,128
12,846
8,403
4,820
4,063
8,064
100 0
13.5
20 1
18.5
14.5
10.7
8.0
5.3
100.0
14.7
19.2
17.3
14.9
10.3
9.0
5.7
19.2
19 1
14 3
7.4
100 0
11.4
19.5
19 2
15 2
11.0
8.9
5.4
3.7
5.7
100 0
12 3
20.4
20 2
15.3
11.5
7.4
5 0
3.8
4 2
100.0
15.3
19.5
17.4
13.6
6 6
100.0
13.6
17.4
16.2
14.5
11.6
8.5
6.7
4.2
7.3
100 0
16 4
22 8
18.2
12 6
10.1
6.6
3.8
732.153
104.121
148,282
133 .ItH
102 ,926
76,594
58,819
39,814
27 ,347
41 ,216
18,090
2,638
3,528
2,877
2,677
1,886
1,682
1,159
642
1,001
6,723
5,384
4,179
3,546
2,226
3,490
150,728
17,420
30,388
29,549
22 .557
14,896
13 ,624
7,839
4,912
9,643
148,379
19.807
30,266
29,691
21 ,405
16 ,703
10 ,930
7,346
6,115
6,126
95 ,240
15 .782
18 ,986
16 ,556
12,917
8,759
8,413
5,105
3,660
5,062
13 .867
16,705
14,520
12,807
10,399
7,122
6,034
3,350
5,860
76,113
12 ,633
17,257
13 ,786
8,876
8,115
4,901
3,060
2,424
5,061
388,131
47,141
76 ,493
73 ,824
59 ,384
43 ,749
30 ,769
19,954
14,139
22,678
18,096
1,590
3,447
3,727
2,844
1,943
1,674
891
524
1,456
71,720
7,836
12,990
13,245
11,318
9,646
6,117
4,097
3,262
3,209
111,012
12,121
22,544
22 ,701
18,228
13,062
8,219
41,638
5,166
7,678
7,251
5,740
4,711
3,584
2,116
1,413
3,979
41 ,245
4,019
6,271
6.822
6,321
4.937
4,057
51 ,468
8,288
11,879
9,424
7,252
4,731
3,502
1,760
1,629
3,003
738,161,930
23 ,757 ,035
32,865,333
27,063,136
18,708,700
13,396.243
7,830,451
5 ,684 ,898
4,047,999
4,808,135
2,588,991
343 ,855
452,678
480,632
451 ,046
229,827
231 .764
194,032
84 ,076
121 ,081
6,071,466
620,633
1,294,392
1,112,678
855 ,726
672,991
416 ,862
413 ,758
261,131
423,295
18,569,039
2 ,073 ,554
3,775,446
3 ,644 ,395
2,918,017
1,563,102
1,872,909
1 ,052 ,520
569,878
1,099,218
33 ,757 ,786
5 ,505 ,231
8,419,402
6,280,631
4 ,759 ,586
3 .239 ,698
1 ,874 ,242
1 ,507 ,845
1 ,224 ,046
947,105
14,645,051
3,217,713
3 .598 ,565
2 ,024 ,958
2,439,128
1,180.960
886,443
534 ,053
326,728
436 ,503
11 ,491 ,745
1 ,697 ,955
2 ,424 ,989
2,116,505
1 ,737 ,553
1,416,452
701 ,614
579 ,499
289,999
527,179
21,990,337
4,785,048
6,191,786
4 ,387 ,967
2,501,807
2,109,788
804 ,168
399,368
341 ,650
468 .765
228.2
221.6
203,4
142.8
148.0
116.7
143.1
130 3
128.3
167.1
168.5
121.9
137.8
167.4
131.0
121.0
123.9
126 4
137.0
122 6
127 3
126.0
99.8
116.7
117.3
121 3
123 2
119 0
124 2
123 3
129.4
104 9
L37 5
134 3
116 0
115 2
227.6
277.9
278 3
211 5
222 4
194 0
171 5
205 3
200 2
154 6
153 8
203 9
189 5
122 3
188.8
134 8
105 4
104.6
126.8
122.4
145.2
145.8
135 7
136 2
98.5
96 0
86.6
90 0
288.9
378 8
358.8
318.3
281.9
260.0
164.1
136 ,525 ,356
26 ,488 ,090
30,125,976
25,766,157
19,149,848
11,740,261
7,026,692
4,615,923
3,032.921
8,679,488
1 ,255 ,550
172,951
228,513
264 ,988
203,445
115,243
105 ,735
51,303
39,858
73,514
2,859,883
347 ,027
613 ,503
576 ,497
454,113
322,399
210,406
136 ,859
76,388
223 ,691
9,194,815
1 ,089 ,643
1 ,798 ,002
1 ,725 ,443
1 ,373 ,094
1 ,253 ,435
697,605
496,839
418,337
342,417
39,322,496
6,260,103
9,376,981
8,356,437
6 ,766 ,319
4 ,024 ,638
1 ,648 ,093
1,179,030
779 ,626
932,269
6,234,516
1,192,145
1,261,102
1 ,086 ,739
888,371
488,415
443 ,077
267 ,630
169 ,496
437 ,541
5,807,016
658 .304
962 ,349
1 ,032 ,662
1 ,029 ,583
706 ,016
551 ,848
293,534
226,687
346 ,033
21 ,677 ,288
4,611,674
4 ,064 ,028
3,269,700
2,152,712
1,181,210
816,130
311 ,823
422,429
4 ,947 ,682
661.9
408.1
349.0
322 5
268.4
228 4
226 3
214 5
382.7
189.9
175.6
188.6
190 8
203 4
178.4
199.1
202.8
193.6
189.0
168.0
218.3
149 0
154.7
169.7
165 9
125 7
152.5
145 8
153.6
128.2
139.1
138.4
130 3
121 3
129 9
114.0
121.3
128 2
106.7
354.2
516.5
415 9
368 1
371 2
308 1
200 5
210 7
208 9
193.9
149.7
230 8
164.2
149 9
154.8
103 7
123 6
126 5
120 0
110.0
140.8
163 8
153 5
151.4
162 9
143 0
136.0
102 3
105 7
91.0
421.2
544 4
342 1
347.0
296 8
249.7
233.0
177.2
259.3
1,647.6
21,450,:
4,507,!
4,917/
4 ,063 ,1
2,899/
400,689
83,631
75 ,489
70,253
52,766
41 ,674
26,821
25,069
11,540
13,546
1 ,098 ,859
142,611
221 ,778
250,795
142 ,437
113,591
71 ,373
55,347
27,557
73 ,370
3,702,674
664,341
801 ,870
793,603
578,039
303,584
286,012
143,642
87,886
153 ,797
4,218,186
693 ,376
1,011,083
837,130
616 ,937
443 ,847
237 ,241
177 ,770
116,626
84,175
2,724,514
760,478
591 ,366
402,129
403 ,752
188,508
166,087
104,509
54,681
63,004
1 ,507 ,350
288,319
276,525
283,860
248,078
164 ,351
100 ,989
76,322
32,962
46,944
2,416,301
661,688
686,125
432,594
259,613
159,964
82 ,312
44,093
29,298
43,295
33,165
30,547
28,171
24 ,339
22,570
19,661
17,457
14,784
22,150
31 ,702
21 ,397
24.41!)
19,711
22,043
15,946
21,630
17 ,975
13,532
22,433
29,051
23,476
27,621
21 ,187
21,098
17 ,079
15,608
12,380
21,023
24,565
31,822
26,388
26,854
25,626
20,380
20,993
18 ,324
17 ,892
16,116
28,428
35,007
33,418
28,195
28,822
26,573
21,705
24,200
19 ,072
13,741
28,607
48,186
31,147
24,289
31,257
21,522
19 ,742
20,472
14,940
10,471
16,626
20,792
16,653
19,550
19,371
14,843
14,180
12 ,483
9,839
8,011
31 ,746
51 ,686
39 ,759
31 ,379
29,249
19,712
16,795
14,409
14 ,391
12,849
155 25
189.75
149.63
150 16
154.98
139.16
169.54
137.69
117.93
126.73
164.77
243 22
166.76
146.17
116 99
180.89
115 73
129 20
137 26
111 88
180.99
229.78
171 34
225 40
166 45
168 79
171.21
133.77
105.53
173.33
199.40
267 34
212 39
217.73
198 09
194 22
152 71
136 47
164 22
139 91
124.95
125.96
120 09
133 29
129 62
137.00
126 58
117 90
95 28
186 04
236 34
164 33
198 59
165 53
159 62
187 36
195.69
167 36
121 43
131 17
169 80
114 03
134 12
142 77
108 97
143.94
129 98
113 66
89.05
109 88
136.19
110.81
98.69
103.77
75.82
102.36
110.41
102 10
138.72
14,221,262
2,758,645
3 ,385 ,510
2,748,202
1,955,841
1 ,333 ,909
751,238
485,216
296,727
506,964
187,256
41,381
36,434
42,868
26,737
14,827
10,596
5,701
3,331
6,380
521 ,976
61,527
116,534
117,437
78,412
60,269
39,228
21,666
9,180
27,733
2,166,828
313,948
442,263
433,417
330 ,752
277,399
143,860
100,024
54,241
69,924
3,635,802
517,218
842,837
788,842
604,104
387,197
199 ,873
125,881
78,986
90,866
1,006,494
245,211
234 ,014
163,909
131,940
77,843
61,077
36,443
17,823
38,234
663,401
79,466
132,700
126,470
103,151
81 ,782
60,356
31,118
20,493
27,876
2,026,685
468 ,278
496,222
382,117
224,802
133,126
84,826
39,282
48,209
149,824
36,640
58,519
44,259
37,226
32,935
30,490
24 ,415
24,317
20,986
22,311
28,325
42,011
30,061
30,862
25,737
22,952
19,955
22,534
16,170
16 ,401
28,845
38,696
33,807
31 ,610
27,671
25,867
23,434
24,316
17,619
19,047
30,198
40,065
34,046
32 ,723
29,224
28,758
23 ,518
24,414
16,628
21,790
32 ,751
42 ,671
37,386
34 ,749
33,142
29,643
24 ,318
22,491
21 ,164
18,899
24 ,172
47,466
30,479
22,605
22,986
16,524
17,042
17,223
12,614
16,084
19,770
21,161
18,539
16,319
16,565
14 ,877
10,846
9,554
7,328
39,378
56,501
41 ,773
40,647
30,999
28,139
24,222
22,319
29,594
49,891
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
65
Table 14. — Number, acreage, and value for mortgaged farms operated by full owners and by part owners, by ratio of debt
to value, by divisions for the conterminous United States: 1961 — Continued
[Data for part owners relate only to owned portion. See text]
Geographic division
and ratio of debt
Number of mortgaged farms
operated by owners
Land in mortgaged farms operated by —
(acres)
Value of land and buildings for mortgaged farms operated by —
(dollars)
Total
Percent
distri-
bution
Operated by —
Full owners
Part owners
Full owners
Part owners
Full
owners
Part
owners
Total
Average
per farm
Total
Average
per farm
Total
(1,000)
Average
per farm
Average
per acre
Total
(1.000)
Average
per farm
Average
per acre
GEOOBAPHIC
DIVISIONS— Continued
63,601
9,765
14,122
11,863
9,127
6,187
4,694
2,916
2,340
2,587
86,695
14 ,436
18,066
14 ,377
12,618
8,338
6,359
5,180
2,906
4,516
100 0
15 4
22.2
18.7
14 4
9.7
7.4
4 6
3 4
4 1
100 0
16.7
20 8
16 6
14 4
9.6
7.3
6 0
3 4
5.2
37,140
5,736
8,077
6,589
5,323
3,830
2,871
1,636
1,641
1,437
66,816
11,329
13,638
10.386
9,641
6.622
5.097
4,089
2,377
3,636
26,461
4,029
6,045
5,274
3,804
2,357
1,823
1,280
699
1,160
19,880
3,107
4,427
3.991
2,877
1,716
1,262
1.091
529
880
18,511,643
2 ,964 ,379
4 ,361 ,075
4,554,798
2,313,041
1.739,424
700,841
609,205
773,788
495 ,092
10,535,872
2 ,548 ,667
2,347,000
2,460,572
732 ,796
1 ,244 ,001
341,608
394,628
176,703
289 ,897
498 4
516 8
539 9
691 3
434 5
454 2
244 1
372 4
471.5
344.5
167.7
225 0
172.1
236 9
76.0
187 9
67 0
96 5
74 3
79 7
39,501,018
8,931,583
9,677,353
7 ,781 ,486
5 ,049 ,662
2,885.856
1 ,857 ,453
1,405.139
643,957
1,268,529
10 ,672 ,774
3.324,660
2,245,145
1 ,672 ,205
1,232,549
763,049
696 ,345
374 ,766
256,143
107 ,912
1,492 8
2,216 8
1,600.9
1,475 4
1,327 5
1,224 4
1,018 9
1,097 8
921 3
1,103 1
536 9
1,070.1
507 1
419 0
428 4
444 7
551 8
343 5
484 2
122.6
1,655,564
314 ,626
434,522
338.433
198,347
166,428
86,502
45,422
39,909
31 ,475
3,726,158
1 ,018 ,983
818 ,942
656,151
399,511
292,402
270,236
111,606
71,339
87,988
44,576
54,834
53,797
51.363
37,262
43,454
30,130
27,764
24,320
21,903
55,768
89,945
60,049
63,080
41 ,439
44,156
53,019
27,294
30,012
24 ,199
89.43
106 10
99 64
74 30
85.75
95 68
123 43
74 56
51 58
63 57
353 66
399 81
348 93
266 26
545 19
235 05
791 07
282 81
403 72
303 51
1,798,970
399,053
480,563
335,688
233,518
132,657
77,539
53,269
28,997
17,786
2,214,841
632 ,573
603,943
367,654
223 ,426
178,819
73,885
71,832
35.468
37,342
67,986
99,046
79,498
63,631
61,387
56,282
42,534
41 ,616
41,484
50,249
111,411
203,596
136,423
89,590
77,659
104,207
68,546
66,841
67,047
42,434
46.64
44.68
49.66
43.13
46.24
46.97
41 74
37.91
46 03
4B.65
207.62
190.27
269.00
213.82
181 27
234 36
106.10
191.67
138.47
346.04
Under 10 percent
20 to 29 percent
80 percent or more
Pacific
Under 10 percent
10 to 19 percent
20 to 29 percent
30 to 39 percent
40 to 49 percent
50 to 59 percent
80 percent or more
66
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 15. — Number of farms operated by full owners and by part owners, by age of operator, by mortgage status, by divisions for
the conterminous United States: 1961 and 1956
[Data for part owners relate only to owned portion. See text]
Total farms operated by full owners
and part owners
Proportion mortgaged
Farms operated by full owners
Proportion mortgaged
Farms operated by part owners
Proportion mortgaged
United States. . . .
Under 35 years. .
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55 to 64 years
65 years and over
Age not reported
New England
Under 35 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55 to 64 years
65 years and over.
Age not reported . . .
Middle Atlantic
Under 35 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55 to 64 years
65 years and over. . .
Age not reported. . .
East North Central .
Under 35 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years ...
55 to 64 years
65 years and over. . .
Age not reported . . .
West North Central
Under 35 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55 to 64 years
65 years and over. . .
Age not reported . . .
South Atlantic
Under 35 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years. ......
55 to 64 years
65 years and over. . .
Age not reported. . .
East South Central .
Under 35 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55 to 64 years
65 years and over . . .
Age not reported . . .
West South Central
Under 35 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55 to 64 years
65 years and over. . .
Age not reported . .
Mountain
Under 35 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
56 to 64 years
65 years and over . . .
Age not reported. . .
Under 35 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55 to 64 years
65 years and over . .
Age not reported .
2,925,811
248,300
588,158
793 ,068
699,148
570,179
26,957
54 ,461
5,400
10,970
14,218
12,717
10,811
345
182,657
18,910
39,528
47,125
41 ,356
34,112
1,626
543.409
49 ,657
114.213
144 ,334
128,094
101 ,464
6,647
592 ,562
52,859
120,615
164 ,535
149.311
99,964
5,278
451 ,908
34 ,335
87,171
121 .920
105 ,752
99,423
3,307
425 ,483
33,511
80,903
115,004
99,046
94,158
378,387
26,910
68,444
103,918
95 ,322
79,700
4,093
125,755
12,501
29,031
35 ,445
27,018
20,017
1,743
171,189
14 ,217
37,284
46,569
40,532
30 ,530
2,057
3,612,888
330 ,397
773 ,644
923,108
842,015
691 ,287
52 ,437
78,756
7,268
16 ,759
18,746
17 ,956
17,197
830
237 ,923
26,505
49 ,821
59 ,366
52,667
46 ,587
2,977
645,030
56 ,053
138,770
162,968
152,741
124 ,667
9,831
658 ,059
56,694
143,974
173 ,795
160,158
114,956
8,482
613,238
58,813
130 ,694
155 ,090
140,784
117,267
10 ,590
538,270
51 ,952
115,042
132,277
115,424
116,163
8,412
474 ,734
37 ,367
95,394
126,035
116,198
94 ,393
5,347
151,110
16,375
36,296
39 ,940
33 ,035
23,183
2,281
215 ,768
19 ,370
46,894
54,891
53,052
37 ,874
3,687
61.1
56.2
43.7
28 3
14 5
40.6
45.4
72 3
62.6
48.5
36.0
20 3
79.4
36.7
68.0
52.4
40.1
24 2
10 6
62.5
40 9
70.9
61 6
45.4
28 0
13 5
32.1
43 8
64.8
61.6
49.5
32 6
17.9
30 3
52 1
47.8
35.4
20 9
11.1
31 0
48 0
45.2
35 0
25.1
13.7
43 5
33.7
48.5
53.1
39 5
27.3
12 4
29.5
50.6
66 3
63 3
58.8
38.9
24 4
40 3
71.9
67.7
61 1
38.5
21.0
37.7
37 S
27 fi
16 3
34 1
44.0
72.5
59.8
48 3
35.1
21.2
44.2
37.4
62.5
53 9
39.2
25 5
16.0
45.7
37 0
65 8
54.1
38.7
26.1
16 0
36.9
41 6
65 6
55.4
43 2
33.1
21.6
44.1
27.9
42.7
38 5
30 6
22.8
27.8
44 4
37.8
30 0
21 6
14 0
25.8
32.1
53 3
44.6
34 8
25.9
15.1
32.0
45 3
64.0
57.4
48 3
34 9
23.8
38 5
46 6
75 3
60.6
50 3
39 6
20 1
2,116,129
153,788
369 ,905
536,648
532,187
501 ,656
21,946
42,146
3,767
7,974
10,696
10,124
9,291
294
142,952
13,186
28,716
35 ,870
33,596
30,208
1,376
397,125
31,166
72,477
95 ,693
105,285
86,123
4,164
349 ,421
22,624
59,766
89,293
85 ,562
89,419
2,757
329,623
22,548
56,167
83,165
79 ,447
85,897
2,399
263,220
16,607
41,612
65 ,901
68,428
67 ,482
3,190
77 ,575
6,950
15,861
20,946
17,785
14,817
1,216
136,125
10,471
27,124
35,992
33,654
27,175
1,709
2,744,708
221 ,131
523 ,422
674 ,104
672,646
612,715
40 ,690
64,889
5,467
13,319
15,279
14,990
15,120
714
195,711
20,137
39,443
48,297
43 ,745
41,766
2,323
492,161
36,699
94,849
120,496
122,254
110,462
7,401
436 ,701
28,476
78,984
106,345
118,718
98,482
5,697
497 ,734
43 ,487
97,205
122,472
119,005
106 ,598
8,967
428,840
38 ,237
81,198
101 ,561
95,718
105 ,205
6,921
348,662
24,105
59 ,477
88,869
89,347
83,111
3,743
101,177
9,687
22,540
25,783
23,645
17,827
1,695
178,843
14,837
36,407
45,002
45,224
34,144
3,229
34.6
62.1
55.5
40.6
25.9
13.6
35.6
42 9
75.0
61.9
45.7
38.1
22 5
10.0
64 4
43 3
26 0
12 8
25 3
27 3
52 6
47.4
27.5
46.9
42.4
31 0
22,8
13 1
46 2
28 9
46 9
48.8
35 8
23.9
10 9
22.6
47 9
64 6
63 3
59 2
36 3
22 8
61.5
37 0
20.5
36 3
26 4
15 6
31.2
809,682
94,512
218,264
256,420
166,961
68,524
5,011
868,180
109,266
250,222
249,004
169 ,369
78,572
11,747
42 0
12,315
13 ,867
72 3
1,633
1,801
58.3
2,996
3,440
46.7
3,522
3,467
33.8
2,593
2,966
20.1
1,520
2,077
41.2
61
116
35 9
39 ,705
42,212
69.9
5,724
6,368
54.2
10,812
10,378
3K 2
11,256
11,069
24 6
7,760
8,922
16.1
3,904
4,821
44 3
250
654
36.7
146,284
152,869
67.9
18 ,491
19 ,354
55.7
41 ,736
43 ,921
38.9
45,242
42 ,472
25.5
29,788
30,487
15.6
10,221
14,205
36.6
806
2,430
39.2
214 ,620
221 ,358
68.9
26,390
28,219
66.1
60,407
64,990
42.6
68,842
67 ,450
32 3
44,026
41 ,440
21 4
13,841
16,474
45.4
1,114
2,785
25 8
102 ,487
115,504
41 3
11,711
15,326
36 9
27,405
33,489
28.8
32,627
32,618
21,8
20,190
21 ,779
10.5
10,004
10,689
23.1
550
1,623
26.5
96,860
109,430
44 0
10,963
13,715
36.7
24 ,736
33,844
27.4
31 ,839
30,716
20 1
19,599
19,706
13.5
8,261
9,958
20.5
462
1,491
29 1
116,167
126,082
52.3
10,303
13,262
43.6
26,832
35,917
32 9
38 ,017
37,166
23.7
26,894
26,851
13 9
12,218
11,282
24.8
903
1,604
43 4
48,180
49 ,933
64.1
5,551
6,688
57 7
13,170
13,756
47.4
14,499
14,157
33 3
9,233
9,390
22 5
5,200
5,356
37.3
627
686
45 6
35,084
36,925
77 2
3,746
4,533
60.9
10,160
10 ,487
49.8
10 ,577
9,889
39.7
6,878
7,828
19.3
3,356
3,730
32.4
348
458
47 9
59 5
67.3
50 1
63.7
66 0
64.3
45.6
62.9
56.5
46.3
31.5
16.2
52.0
49.0
63 6
58.4
50.1
34 6
19.5
73.0
61.7
62.7
58.6
54.3
39.8
22.9
40.6
61.2
48.7
44.8
43 0
50.2
51.6
45.2
34.5
20.2
29.4
44.7
51.0
69 9
46.1
35.7
20.7
53.8
54.9
68.3
63 3
58.3
43.8
28.7
62.0
45.7
25.1
47.1
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
67
Table 16. — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of farm mortgage debt, for mortgaged farms operated by full owners,
by economic class of farm, by divisions for the conterminous united states: 1961
Number of
mortgaged farms
Land In mortgaged farms
Value of farm land and buildings
for mortgaged farms
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Geographic division and
economic class of farm
Total
Percent
distri-
bution
Total
Average
Total
Average value
(dollars)
Dollars
(1,000)
Percent
distri-
bution
Average debt
(dollars)
Ratio
to value
(percent)
Acres
Percent
distri-
bution
(acres)
Dollars
(1,000)
Percent
distri-
bution
Per
farm
Per
acre
Per
farm
Per
acre
732,153
437.603
53,107
207 .015
177 ,481
294 ,550
18,090
11,498
3,002
6,863
2,633
6,592
48,984
30,181
5,092
15,886
9,203
18,803
150,728
93,044
6,112
48,811
38,121
57,684
148,379
110,096
10,365
58,294
41 ,437
38,283
95,240
47,160
6,450
19,385
21,325
48,080
90.664
44,279
3,095
12,931
28,253
46 ,385
76,113
39 ,981
4,896
15 ,855
19 ,230
36,132
37,140
25.824
4,664
13,170
7,990
11,316
66,815
35 ,540
9,431
10.820
9,289
31,275
100.0
59.8
7.3
28.3
24.2
40.2
100.0
63.6
16.6
32 4
14.6
36.4
100.0
61 6
10.4
32.4
18.8
38 4
100.0
61.7
4 1
32.4
25 3
38.3
100.0
74.2
7.0
39 3
27.9
25.8
100.0
49.5
6.8
20.4
22.4
50.5
100.0
48.8
3 4
14.3
31.2
51.2
100 0
52 5
6.4
20.8
25.3
47.5
100 0
69.5
12.6
35 5
21.5
30 6
100 0
53.2
14.1
26.2
13.9
46.8
138,161,930
115,681,796
31,519,624
56 ,325 ,289
27 ,836 ,883
22,480,134
2,588,991
2,046,532
644,260
1 ,052 ,627
349 ,645
542,459
6 ,071 ,466
4 ,666 ,937
937,505
2,910,850
818,582
1 ,404 ,629
18,569,039
14,798,035
1 ,734 ,234
8 ,661 ,413
4 ,402 ,388
3,771,004
33 ,757 ,786
30 ,044 ,551
5 ,966 ,622
16,217,657
7,860.272
3,713,235
14 ,645 ,051
11,089,236
3,773,942
4,429,213
2,886,081
3 ,555 ,815
11,491,745
8,256,214
1 ,655 ,514
3 ,494 .080
3,106,620
3,235,531
21 ,990 ,337
18,375,842
5 ,844 ,828
8,155,633
4 .375 .381
3 ,614 ,495
18,511,643
17,402,874
6,596,136
7 .994 ,859
2,811.879
1.108,769
10,535.872
9,001,575
4 ,366 ,583
3 ,408 ,957
1,226,035
1 ,634 ,297
100.0
83.7
22.8
40.8
20.1
16.3
100.0
79.0
24.9
40.7
13.5
21 0
100.0
76.9
15.4
47.9
13.5
23.1
100.0
79.7
9.3
46.6
23.7
20.3
100.0
89.0
17.7
48 0
23.3
11.0
100.0
75.7
25 8
30.2
19.7
24.3
100 0
71.8
14.4
30 4
27 0
28.2
100 0
83.6
28.6
37.1
19.9
16 4
100 0
94.0
35 6
43 2
16.2
6.0
100.0
85 4
41 4
32.4
11.6
14.6
188.7
264.4
593.5
272 1
156.8
76.3
143 1
178 0
214.6
179.5
132.8
82.3
123.9
154.6
184 1
183.2
88 9
74.7
123.2
159.0
283.7
177.4
115.5
66.4
227.5
272.9
675.7
278.2
189.7
97.0
153.8
236.1
585.1
228.5
135.3
74.0
126 8
186 5
534 9
270.2
110. 0
69.8
288 9
459.6
1,193 8
514.4
227.5
100.0
498.4
673.9
1 . 1 11 .1
607.1
351 9
98.0
157.7
253 3
463 0
202.7
132 0
49 1
21,450,294
17,096,350
5,768,857
7,858,811
3,468,682
4 ,353 ,944
400,689
308,525
129 ,011
135,119
44,395
92,164
1,098,859
818,266
294,081
405,711
118.474
280,593
3 ,702 ,674
2,879,580
510,192
1,586,803
782,585
823,094
4,218,185
3 ,804 ,301
789,641
2,239,740
774 ,920
413,884
2,724,514
2,032,807
922,136
696 ,397
414,274
691 ,707
1 ,507 ,350
1,010,471
270,528
384,117
355 ,826
496 ,879
2,416,301
1 ,859 ,485
580,402
787 ,230
491 ,853
556 ,816
1,655,664
1,449,475
612,606
621,606
215,263
206,089
3,726,158
2,933,440
1 ,660 ,260
1 .002 ,088
271 ,092
792,718
100.0
79.7
26.9
36.6
16.2
20.3
100.0
77.0
32.2
33.7
11.1
23.0
100 0
74 5
26.8
36.9
10 8
25.5
100.0
77.8
13.8
42.9
21.1
22 2
100.0
90.2
18.7
53.1
18.4
9.8
100 0
74.6
33.8
25.6
15.2
25.4
100 0
67.0
17.9
25.5
23.6
33.0
100 0
77.0
24.0
32.6
20.4
23.0
100.0
87.6
37.0
37 5
13 0
12.4
100 0
78.7
44 6
26.9
7.3
21.3
29,298
39,068
108,627
37,963
19,544
14,782
22.150
26 ,833
42 ,975
23,046
16,861
13 ,981
22,433
27.112
57,754
25,539
12,873
14,923
24,565
30,949
83,474
32,509
20,629
14,269
28,428
34,554
76,183
38,421
18,701
10,811
28,607
43,104
142,967
35 ,925
19,427
14 ,387
16 ,626
22,821
87 ,408
29,705
12,594
10,712
31 ,746
46,509
118,546
I'l.li.VJ
25,677
15,411
44 ,576
56,128
131 .348
47,199
26 ,942
18,212
55 ,768
82 ,539
176,043
59 ,577
29,184
25,347
155.25
147.79
183 02
139,53
124.61
193.68
154.77
150.76
200.25
128 36
126.97
169.90
180.99
175 33
313.68
139.38
144 73
199.78
199 40
194 59
294 19
183 20
177.76
218.27
124.95
126 62
132.34
138.11
98,59
111 46
186 04
183.31
244 34
157.23
143 54
194.53
131.17
122 39
163 41
109 93
114.54
153.67
109 88
101 19
99 30
96.63
112.41
154 05
89.43
83.29
92 87
77.75
76.55
185.87
353.66
325 88
380.22
293.96
221.11
516.66
5,899,430
4,617,224
1,468,239
2,181,845
967,140
1,282,206
120,102
93 ,692
38,967
42,303
12,422
26,410
357,004
275.229
107.421
126,076
41 ,732
81 ,775
1,115,771
847,779
142,866
508,384
196,539
267 ,992
1,213,236
1,095,722
227,743
634,590
233 ,389
117,514
692,161
486,969
196,901
168,902
121,156
205,202
452,621
295,282
76,207
111,120
107 ,955
157,339
562 ,687
399,822
116,097
177,842
105 ,883
162,865
439 ,028
377,548
150 ,379
173,520
53,649
61,480
946 ,820
745,191
411,668
239,108
94,415
201,629
100.0
78.3
24.9
37.0
16.4
21.7
100 0
78.0
32.4
35.2
10 3
22.0
100.0
77.1
30.1
35.3
11.7
22.9
100.0
76.0
12.8
45.6
17.6
24.0
100.0
90.3
18.8
62.3
19.2
9.7
100.0
70.4
28.4
24.4
17.6
29.6
100.0
65.2
16.8
24.6
23.9
34.8
100.0
71.1
20.6
31.6
18.8
28.9
100.0
86.0
34 3
39.5
12.2
14.0
100.0
78.7
43.5
25.3
10.0
21.3
8,058
10,551
27,647
10,540
5,449
4,353
6,639
8.149
12,980
7,215
4,718
4,006
7,288
9,119
21,096
7,936
4,535
4,349
7,403
9,112
23 ,373
10,415
5,166
4,646
8,177
9,952
21 ,972
10,886
5,632
3,070
7,268
10 ,326
30 ,527
8,713
5,681
4,268
4,992
6,669
24,623
8,693
3,821
3,392
7,393
10,000
23,713
11,217
5,506
4,508
11 ,821
14,620
32,242
13,175
6,715
6,433
14,171
20,968
43,651
14,216
10,164
6,447
42.70
39.91
46.58
38.74
34.74
57.04
46.39
45.78
60.48
40.19
35.53
48.69
58.80
58.97
114.58
43.31
50 98
58.22
60 08
67.29
82.37
58.70
44.64
71.07
35.94
36.47
38.17
39.13
29.69
31.66
47.26
43.91
52.17
38.13
41.98
67.71
39.39
35.76
46.03
31.80
34.75
48.63
25.59
21.76
19.86
21.81
24.20
45.06
23.72
21.69
22.80
21.70
19.08
55.46
89.87
82.78
94.28
70.14
77.01
131.41
27.5
27.0
25.5
27.8
27.9
29.4
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS
30.0
Commercial farms
30.4
30.2
Class IIMV
31.3
28.0
28.7
32.5
33.6
36.5
31.1
36.2
29.1
30.1
29.4
28.0
32.0
26.1
32.6
V«t North Central
28.8
28.8
Class I-II
28.8
28.3
30.1
28.4
South Atlantic
25.4
24.0
21.4
24.3
29.2
29.7
30.0
29.2
28.2
28.9
30.3
31.7
Weit South Central
23.3
21.6
Class I-n
20.0
Class III-IV
22.6
21.6
29.2
26.5
26.0
24.5
27.9
24.9
29.8
25.4
Commercial farms
26.4
24.8
Class III-IV
23.9
Class V-VI
34.8
26.4
68
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 17. — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of farm mortgage debt, for mortgaged farms operated by part ownbrs,
bt economic class of farm, bt divisions for the conterminous united states: 1961
[Data for part owners relate only to owned portion. See text]
Number of
mortgaged farms
Percent
distri-
bution
Land In mortgaged farms
Percent
distri-
bution
Average
per farm
(acres)
Dollars
(1,000)
Percent
distri-
bution
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Dollars
(1,000)
Percent
distri-
bution
United States
Commercial farms
Class I-1I
Class III-IV..
Class V-VI...
Other farms
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS
New England
Commercial farms
Class I-II
Class III-IV
Class V-VI
Other farms
Middle Atlantic
Commercial farms
Class I-II
Class III-IV
Class V-VI
Other farms
East North Central
Commercial farms
Class I-II
Class III-IV
Class V-VI
Other farms
West North Central
Commercial farms
Class I-II
Class III-IV
Class V-VI
Other farms
South Atlantic
Commercial farms
Class I-II
Class III-IV
Class V-VI
Other farms
East South Central
Commercial farms
Class I-II
Class III-IV
Class V-VI
Other farms
West South Central
Commercial farms
Class I-II
Class III-IV
Class V-VI
Other farms
Mountain
Commercial farms
Class I-II
Class III-IV
Class V-VI
Other farms
Pacific
Commercial farms
Class I-II
Class III-IV
Class V-VI
Other farms
388,131
345,166
77,035
191 ,078
77 ,063
42,965
5,611
5,818
1,775
3,302
18,096
16,462
4,114
10,450
1,898
1,634
71,720
63 ,515
11,255
40 ,522
11 ,738
8,205
111,012
106,573
20 ,575
67.464
18,534
4,439
41 .638
33 387
5,173
16,274
11,940
8,251
41.245
32,513
3.267
13,630
15,616
8,732
61,468
44 ,739
12,767
20,184
11.788
6,729
26 .461
24,635
8,831
12,588
3,216
1,826
19,880
17 .524
9,278
49.2
19.9
11.1
100 0
88.0
26 8
49.9
11.2
12.0
100.0
91.0
22.7
57.7
10.5
9.0
15.7
56.5
16.4
11.4
100.0
96.0
18.5
33.0
37.9
21.2
24.8
39.2
22.9
13 1
100 0
93.1
33 4
47.6
12.2
136,525,356
133,384,558
68,279,722
53 ,515 ,669
11,589,167
3,140,798
1 ,255 ,550
1,203,528
489,120
634,118
80,290
52,022
2,859,883
2,785,360
1,038,182
1 ,547 ,954
199 .224
74,523
9,194.815
8,802,708
2,341,725
5,377,118
1 ,083 ,865
392,107
39 ,322 ,496
38 ,826 ,064
14 ,354 ,698
20 ,606 ,507
3 ,864 ,859
496 ,432
6,234,516
5 ,835 ,524
2,168,518
2,697,194
969,812
398,992
5,807,016
5 ,339 ,322
1 ,636 ,629
2,473,594
1 ,229 ,099
467 ,694
21 ,677 ,288
21,210,784
13 ,093 ,205
6,045,753
2,071,826
466,504
39,501,018
38.936,791
25,455,519
11,707,279
1 ,773 ,993
564,227
10,672,774
10,444,477
7,702,126
2,426,152
316,199
228,297
100.0
351.8
97.7
386.4
50 0
886.3
39 2
280.1
8.5
150.4
2.3
73.1
100.0
189.9
95.9
206.9
39.0
275.6
50.5
192.0
6.4
108.4
4.1
65.6
100.0
168.0
97.4
169.2
36.3
252.4
64.1
148.1
7.0
105.0
2.6
46.6
100 0
128.2
95.7
138.6
25.5
208.1
58.5
132.7
11.8
92.3
4.3
47.8
100 0
364.2
98.7
364.3
36.5
697.7
52.4
306.4
9.8
208.5
1.3
111.8
100.0
149.7
93.6
174 8
34 8
419.2
43 3
165.7
15.6
81 2
6.4
48.4
100.0
140.8
91.9
164.2
28.2
501.0
42.6
181.5
21.2
78.7
8.1
53.6
100 0
421.2
97.8
474.1
60.4
1,025.6
27.9
299.5
9.6
175.8
2.2
69.3
100.0
1,492.8
98 6
1,580.5
64.4
2,882.5
29.6
930.0
4 5
551.6
1.4
309.0
100 0
536.9
97.9
596 0
72.2
830.1
22,7
364.1
3.0
200.0
2.1
96.9
14,221,252
13,729,864
7 ,017 ,760
5,619,906
1,092,198
491 ,388
187 ,255
177,387
89,575
75 ,430
12,382
521 ,976
499,220
229,049
237,840
32,331
22,756
2,165,828
2,074,700
718,315
1,165,297
191,088
91,128
3 ,635 ,802
3,589,118
1,359,259
1,950.615
279,244
46,684
1 ,006 ,494
918,138
405,304
388,069
124,765
88,356
663,401
602 ,307
231,641
244 ,088
126,578
61,094
2 ,026 .685
1 ,946 ,670
1,163,193
609,441
174,036
80,015
1,798,970
1 ,759 ,469
1 ,081 ,718
677 ,372
100,379
39,501
2,214,841
2,162,855
1 ,739 ,706
371 ,754
51 ,395
51,986
100 0
95.6
43.9
45.6
100 0
95.8
33.2
53.8
100 0
91.2
40 3
38.6
12.4
100.0
90.8
34.9
100 0
97.7
78.5
29,412
14,175
11,437
28,325
30 ,489
50,465
22,844
16,710
12,444
28,845
30.326
55 ,675
22,760
17 ,034
13,927
30,198
32,665
63,822
28,757
16 ,279
11,106
32,751
33 ,678
66,064
28 ,913
15,067
10,517
24,172
27,500
78,350
23,846
10,449
10,709
16,084
18,525
70,903
17,908
8,106
6,997
39 ,378
43,512
91,109
30,194
14,764
11,891
67 ,986
71 ,422
122 ,491
45 ,867
31,212
21,633
111,411
123,422
187 ,509
55,785
32 ,487
22,065
104.17
102.93
102.78
105 01
94.24
156.45
149.14
147.39
183 14
118.95
154 22
189.69
182.52
179.23
220.63
163.65
162 28
305.36
236.55
235.69
306 75
216.71
176.30
232.41
92.46
92.44
94.69
94.66
72.25
94.04
161.44
157.34
186 90
143.88
128.65
221.45
114.24
112.81
141.54
98 68
102,98
130,63
100 80
84.00
171 52
45.54
45.19
42.49
49.32
56.58
70.01
207.52
207.08
225.87
153.23
162.54
227.71
3 ,969 ,679
3,815,842
1 ,806 ,037
1 ,674 ,807
334 ,998
163,837
50 ,019
47,180
22,238
21 ,552
3,390
2,839
164,271
156,538
67 ,695
80,620
8,223
7,733
665,285
633,956
200,819
366,714
66,423
31,329
1,072,652
1,056,145
388,942
580,981
86,222
16 ,507
273 ,390
245,861
98,039
108,240
39 ,582
27,529
224,941
202,036
67 ,816
91 ,187
43,033
22 ,905
527 ,792
510,603
282,878
180 ,327
47 ,398
17,189
470,211
468,844
278,194
155,181
25,469
11,367
521,118
504 ,679
399,416
90,005
15,258
16,439
100 0
96.1
45.5
42.2
100.0
94.3
44.4
43.1
100.0
96.3
41.2
49.1
6.0
4.7
100.0
95.3
30.2
55.1
10.0
4.7
30 1
40 5
19.1
10 2
100.0
97.6
59.2
33.0
10,228
11,055
23,444
8,765
4,348
3,581
7,666
8,109
12,528
6,527
4,675
3,680
9,078
9,509
16 ,465
7,715
4,332
4,733
9,276
9,981
17,843
9,060
5,659
3,818
9,662
9,910
18,904
8,612
4,652
3,719
7,364
18,952
6,651
3,315
3,336
5,454
6,214
20,758
6,690
2,756
2,623
10,255
11,413
22,157
8,934
4.021
2,554
17,770
18,626
31,502
12,328
7,919
6,225
26,213
28,799
43 ,050
13,506
9,645
6,978
29.08
28 61
26.45
31.30
28.91
48.98
39.84
39 20
45.47
33 99
42.22
64.67
57 44
56 20
65.21
52.08
41.28
103.77
72.35
72.02
85.76
68.20
61.28
79.90
27.28
27.20
27.10
28.19
22.31
33.25
43.85
42.13
45.21
40.13
40.81
69.00
38.74
37.84
44.44
36.86
35.01
48.97
24.35
24.07
21.60
29.83
22.88
36.85
11.90
11.78
10.93
13.26
14.36
20.15
48.83
48.32
51.86
37.10
48.26
72.01
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
69
Table 18.-Number, acreage, value op farms, and amount of farm mortgage debt, for mortgaged commercial farms operated bt
^ FULL OWNERS, BY TYPE OF FARM, BY DIVISIONS FOR THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES: 1961
Geographic division
and type of farm
United States
Field crop farms other than
vegetable and fruit and nut
Cash-grain
Tobacco
Cotton
Other field crop
Vegetable farms
Fruit and nut farms
Poultry farms
Dairy farms
Livestock farms other than
poultry and dairy
Livestock ranches
General farms
Miscellaneous and unclassi-
fied farms
Number of
mortgaged farms
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS
New England
Field crop farms other than
vegetable and fruit and nut
Cash-grain
Too; ceo
Otner field crop
Vegetable farms
Fruit and nut farms
Poultry farms
Dairy farms
Livestock farms other than
poultry and dairy
General farms
Miscellaneous and unclassi-
fied farms
Middle Atlantic
Field crop farms other than
vegetable and fruit and nut
Cash-grain
Tob ceo
Other field crop
Vegetable farms
Fruit and nut farms
Poultry farms
Dairy farms
Livestock farms other than
poultry and dairy
General farms
Miscellaneous and unclassi-
fied farms
437,603
97,045
48,311
19,671
23,304
5,759
3,784
20,013
35,312
112,347
122,756
9,856
37,007
Land in mortgaged farms
Percent
distri-
bution
East North Central
Field crop farms other than
vegetable and fruit and nut
Cash-grain
Tobaccc
Other field crop . . .
Vegetable farms
Fruit and nut farms
Pcultry farms
Dairy farms
Livestock farms other thaD
poultry and dairy
General farms
Miscellaneous and unclassi-
fied farms
West North Central
Field crop farms other than
vegetable and fruit and nut
Cash-grain
Tobacco
Cotton
Other field crop
Vegetable farms
Fruit and nut farms ....
Poultry farms
Dairy farms
Livestock farms other than
poultry and dairy
Livestock ranches
General farms
Miscellaneous and unclassi-
fied farms
30,181
1,171
1,108
4,706
17,584
1 ,93d
3,894
41 ,051
1,290
110,096
200
21
1,968
23,109
48,392
766
11,801
1,067
115,681,796
24 ,604 ,927
14,766,453
2,599,222
5,124,799
2,114,453
365 ,536
2,190,377
2,810,718
21,492,917
2,046,532
285,400
3,699
281 ,701
9,366
54,945
184,829
1,315,473
118,041
4,666,937
187,668
125,692
61,976
62 ,019
118.177
207 ,770
3,516,011
49,007
14,798,035
2,384,638
2,211,910
84 ,348
198,507
365,164
6,809,256
3 ,858 ,606
1,044,342
66,024
30,044,561
7,110,445
6,884,679
46,940
178 ,826
16,055
4,006
304,999
4,441,428
14,849,909
879,457
3 ,209 ,495
108,214
Percent
distri-
bution
Average
per farm
(acres)
100.0
13.9
46.0
26.1
264.4
253.5
305.7
132.1
219.9
367 2
96.6
109 4
79.6
191.3
429.3
178.0
284 3
40^6
284.8
57.8
138 8
54.0
287.9
124 6
154.6
Value of farm land and buildings
for mortgaged farms
Dollars
(1,000)
258 2
63 3
106.7
44 2
2i P0 n
159 0
157 1
158 4
118 5
175.0
91 8
102 9
93 8
165 9
169 8
168.4
51,2
272.9
190 8
155 0
192 2
17,096,350
3 ,865 ,425
2,289,882
374,307
884,532
316,704
183,912
1,743,918
980,897
3,244,365
5,112,513
1,007,132
1,579,326
308,525
30,485
1,994
28,471
7,060
13,774
83,062
128,387
31 ,691
818,266
Percent
distri-
bution
10 3
100 0
12,205
48,088
46,755
164,710
405,891
3,879,880
557,530
526,740
12,000
18.790
28,359
1,8,8117
95,450
1 ,068,586
49,655
3,804,301
11,373
23,427
4,015
1,739,191
41,561
438,271
39,068
39 ,831
47.399
19,028
37,956
54,993
48,603
87,139
27,778
28,878
41,648
102,185
42,676
28,20.8
21 ,912
28,788
i. I,. '1.80
34 ,783
24,287
26.143
33,465
27,112
147.79
157 10
155.07
144.01
172 60
149 78
503 13
796.17
348.98
150.95
97 02
51.61
158 50
150.76
106 74
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Dollars
(1,000)
50,854
4-1 ,0011
42.198
35 ,000
23,083
30,949
36 ,730
37,727
16,854
37,208
36,404
35,651
24,512
26,031
539 06
101 07
753.79
250 fill
449 40
268 47
175 33
4,617,224
1,037,888
618 ,370
111,136
229,186
79,196
63,703
359,818
304 ,629
1 ,023 ,998
1,348,867
223,332
382,392
Percent
distri-
bution
Average debt
(dollars)
100 0 34,554
311,082
55,122
20 ,075
41,190
27,710
25,254
35 ,940
54,244
37,138
0.4
196 93
775.05
395 64
792.7.1
116 44
194 59
233 80
238 14
142 27
212 60
306 61
346 62
261 39
156 93
218.36
762.08
1.036
3,590
27,889
36,961
2,228
1,076
242 29
131,00
2.50 08
215 93
178 80
131.40
117 12
47.26
136.55
511,788
11,650
119,018
14,016 | 138.20 | 3,740
3,337
28,211
10,119
56,246
134 ,438
11,229
847,779
144 ,329
136,367
1,962
6,010
8,064
19,115
31 ,173
360,317
10,561
10 ,695
12,800
5,650
9 ,835
13 ,752
16,835
17,979
8,627
9,115
10,988
22,659
10,333
11,029
5,330
11,553
6,395
9,066
8,155
7,526
9,605
9,119
7,646
6 ,033
39.91
42.18
41.88
42.76
44.72
37.45
174.27
164.27
108.38
47.64
25.60
11 44
38 38
41 73
18 .904
28.816,
9,133
11,952
7,645
10,246
9,112
9,767
2,742
11,901
10,352
9,904
8,005
8,777
131 12
40.68
110.61
65 34
150.89
28 10
76.25
58.97
53.84
454 88
85.63
270 71
38 24
43 78
229.13
57.29
60.52
61.65
23.14
68.00
112 79
96.29
85.37
52,92
100 0 9,952
9,172
13,412
9 ,986
56 86
31.87
124 14
38.19
54.51
42.18
34 46
13 26
37.08
0.3 3,605 I 34.66
Ratio
to value
(percent)
27.0
29.7
25.9
2.1.0
34 6
20.6
24.3
40.1
14.7
28.4
33 6
27.3
68.7
21.6
34.1
33.1
30.4
41.4
26.6
29.4
32.0
28.4
27.8
32.7
33.7
23.6
24 3
49.6
17.7
29.4
28.0
27.2
70
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 18. — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of farm mortgage debt, for mortgaged commercial farms operated by
full owners, by type of farm, by divisions for the conterminous united states: 1961 — continued
Geographic division
and type of farm
Percent
distri-
bution
Land In mortgaged farms
Percent
distri-
bution
Average
per farm
(acres)
Value of farm land and buildings
for mortgaged farms
Percent
distri-
bution
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Dollars
(1,000)
Percent
distri-
bution
South Atlantic
Field crop farms otber than
vegetable and fruit and nut
Cash-grain
Tobacco
Cotton
Other field crop
Vegetable farms
Fruit and nut farms
Poultry farms
Dairy farms
Livestock farms other than
poultry and dairy
Livestock ranches
General farms
Miscellaneous and unclassi-
fied farms
East South Central
Field crop farms other than
vegetable and fruit and nut
Cash-grain
Tobacco
Cotton
Other field crop
Vegetable farms
Fruit and nut farms
Poultry farms
Dairy iarms
Livestock farms other than
poultry and dairy
General farms
Miscellaneous and unclassi-
fied farms
15 ,333
1,180
10,971
2,570
2,841
7,577
5,789
8,373
510
4,596
2,093
44,279
18,021
1,035
7,897
8,621
11,089,236
2,489,246
210,961
1,514,315
491 ,937
272,033
62,793
690 ,569
582,292
1 ,464 ,946
4,016,871
1 ,639 ,644
1,168,599
613,920
8,256,214
36.2
14 8
10.5
235.1
162.3
178.8
138.0
191.4
444.5
112.5
243.1
76.8
253.1
479.7
3,215.0
254.3
186.6
146.6
170.9
126.2
161.5
162.6
376,342
37,384
232,122
44 ,224
62,612
15,470
473 ,463
165,225
239 ,928
489 ,395
167,239
157,713
312,021
20,250
128,191
157,457
6,123
100.0
18.5
1.8
11.4
2.2
3.1
0.8
23 3
8.1
11.8
24.1
100 0
30.9
43,104
24,545
31 ,681
21 ,158
17 ,208
102 ,307
27,724
166 ,654
21 ,806
41,446
58,449
327 ,920
34,315
55 ,075
22,821
17,314
19 ,565
16,233
18,264
13 ,083
183.31
151.19
177.21
153.29
89.90
230 16
246.37
685.61
283.75
163.78
121.83
102.00
134.96
118.08
114.48
128.59
113.06
95 ,559
7,377
71,927
8,999
7,256
5,521
80.735
53,808
72,373
115,849
35 ,483
37 ,674
25,440
295 ,282
90,753
4,500
36,772
47,324
2,157
16 .6
11.0
14 9
6,556
3,502
11,856
9,894
28,418
7,101
12,502
13 ,836
69,575
8,197
5,036
4,348
4,656
43.91
38.39
34.97
47.50
18.29
26.67
87.92
116.91
92.41
49.40
35.76
34 34
25.44
36.89
33.98
28.35
West South Central
Field crop farms other than
vegetable and fruit and nut
Cash-grain
Tobacco
Cotton
Other field crop
Vegetable farms
Fruit and nut farms
Poultry farms
Dairy farms
Livestock farms other than
poultry and dairy
Livestock ranches
General farms
Miscellaneous and unclassi-
fied farms
100.0
34.0
76,257
356,741
1,100,908
312,779
18 ,375 ,842
265.7
88.0
198.9
100.0
22.5
9,701
79,371
134 ,921
32,343
1,859,485
13.4
30.7
33,801
19,583
24,372
33,172
46,509
48 ,388
70,144
127.21
222.49
122.55
103.41
101.19
1,749
26,192
49,409
7,995
399,822
6,094
6,462
8,925
22 94
73.42
44.88
15,547
5,524
2,657
Mountain
Field crop farms other than
vegetable and fruit and nut
Cash-grain
Tobacco
Cotton
Other field crop
Vegetable farms
Fruit and nut farms
Poultry farms
Dairy farms
Livestock farms other than
poultry and dairy
Livestock ranches
General farms
Miscellaneous and unclassi-
fied farms
2,480,744
182,470
2,885
90,247
458 ,582
879,387
11,646,212
7,785,565
1,167,399
2,641
17,402,874
267.0
338.5
37.5
130.2
131.5
235.8
749.1
1,409.4
439.4
17 ,408
75,560
109,123
861 ,265
460,828
135 ,341
3,485
1 ,449 ,475
40,115
39,6211
2,584
25,120
21 ,669
29 ,255
55 ,398
83,423
50 ,938
16 ,595
66,129
192.89
164.77
124.09
73.95
59.19
115.93
1,319.58
83.29
2,671
19,556
28,814
189,133
101 ,658
26,979
12,165
18 ,403
10,154
32 67
26.34
8.67
29.60
42.64
32.77
16.24
Pacific
Field crop farms other than
vegetable and fruit and nut
Cash-grain
Tobacco
Cotton
Other field crop
Vegetable farms
Fruit and nut farms
Poultry farms
Dairy farms
Livestock farms other than
poultry and dairy
Livestock ranches
General farms
Miscellaneous and unclassi-
fied farms
19.1
38.3
7.8
12.5
1.4
100.0
10.2
33 9
14 7
16.1
4,455
1,047
2,384
392,482
463,051
22,622
70,812
155,183
1 ,027 ,684
11,421,715
6,419,419
1,200,404
73,302
9 ,001 ,575
320,037
509,942
118.298
886,857
195,158
937 ,824
3,977,012
2,791,881
728,051
405.9
279 8
105.7
1,154.8
3,195 3
372.8
196.0
253.3
204.6
1,564 2
145.2
73.6
37.4
164.3
13,238
31 ,462
28,821
183,363
578,420
190,540
150,072
19,792
2,933,440
155,984
47 ,023
67 ,503
1 ,081 ,683
234,165
390,581
294,219
146,974
304,401
39.9
13.1
10.4
100.0
16.6
36.9
8.0
13.3
10.0
5.0
10.4
147,658
58 ,428
61 ,860
46 ,20s
29 ,083
37,208
52,920
82,539
99,734
144 ,242
82,826
89,714
44,894
68,415
66,042
140,376
127 ,685
363 80
208 83
585.18
444.30
185.72
178.42
50.64
29.68
125.02
270.01
325.88
487.39
92 21
570.62
1,219 68
1,199.87
416.48
73.98
52.64
418.10
38,985
29,748
1,877
6,758
8,049
46,225
149,839
47,344
34 ,251
6,210
745,191
50,170
8,756
16,976
234,928
65 ,092
108,123
70,380
27,197
57,671
40,315
17,975
8,771
9,938
8,122
9,380
15,149
23,566
10,637
32,078
26,859
20,829
19 ,485
12,479
18 ,939
15,798
25,976
24,191
99.33
64.24
82.97
95.44
51.87
44.98
13.12
156.76
17.17
143.50
264.90
333.53
115.29
17.70
9.74
79.21
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
71
Table 19. — Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of farm mortgage debt, for mortgaged commercial farms operated by
part owners, by type of farm, by divisions for the conterminous united states: 1961
Number of
mortgaged farms
Percent
distri-
bution
Land in mortgaged farms
Percent
distri-
bution
Average
per farm
(acres)
Percent
distri-
bution
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Percent
distri-
bution
United States
Field CTop farms other than
vegetable and fruit and nut.
Cash-grain
Tobacco
Cotton
Other field crop
Vegetable farms
Fruit and nut farms
Poultry farms
Dairy farms
Livestock farms other than
poultry and dairy
Livestock ranches
General farms
Miscellaneous and unclassi-
fied farms
345,166
129,106
73,554
18,346
30,356
6,850
3 ,453
91 ,952
12,457
35,973
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS
New England
Field crop farms other than
vegetable and fruit and nut
Cash-grain
Tobaccf
Other field crcp
Vegetable larms
Fruit and nut farms
Poultry farms
Dairy farms
Livestock farms other than
poultry and dairy
General farms , ..,
Miscellaneous and unclassi-
fied farms
Middle Atlantic
Field crop farms ether than
vegetable and fruit and nut
Cash-grain
Tobacco
Other field crop
Vegetable farms .
Fruit and nut farms
Poultry farms
Dairy farms
Livestock farms other than
poultry and dairy
Generiil farms
Miscellaneous and unclassi-
fied farms
East North Central
Field crop farms other than
vegetable and fruit and nut
-■\ an
Tobacco
Other field crop
Vegetable farms
Fruit ;ip<1 nut farms
Poultry farms
Dairy farms
Livestock farms other than
poultry and dairy
Qeneral farms
Miscellaneous and unclassi-
fied farms
West North Central
Field crop farms other than
vegetable and fruit and nut
Cash-grain
Tobacco
Cotton
Other field crop
Vegetable farms
Fruit and nut farms
Poultry farms
Dairy farms
Livestock farms other than
poultry and dairy
Livestock ranches
General farms
Miscellaneous and unclassi-
fied farms
South Atlantic
Field crop farms other than
vegetable and fruit and nut
Cash-grain
Tobacco
Cotton
Other field crop
Vegetable farms
Fruit ard nut farms
Poultry farms
Dairy farms
Livestock farms other than
poultry arid dairy
Livestock ranches
General farms
Miscellaneous and unclassi-
fied farms
46,067
1,205
10,126
1 1 ,067
2,176
1,307
133 ,384 ,558
32,285,532
23,248,240
1 ,643 ,063
6,030,313
1,363,916
423 ,512
547,441
873,688
13,179,823
76 ,909 ,310
45,232,725
S .t.ati .iVOS
594
51 ,701
14,545
24,646
31,601
1,042,152
14,842
14,099
2,785,360
820
69,123
59,142
58,135
63,923
2,171,804
8,802,708
2,663,370
2,575,910
20,645
66,815
42,693
53 ,752
99,912
3 ,381 ,394
38 ,826 ,064
9,881,240
9 ,5118 ,998
9,531
71 ,262
201 ,449
6,587
122.7
116.7
130.4
184.5
13,729,864
4,715,312
3,080,203
243 ,950
1,104.645
286,514
210,083
459 ,758
203 ,494
2,290,560
4 ,461 ,670
1,398,720
1,285,911
229 6
6,363
151.8
144
27.0
603
257.2
5,616
106.9
5,715
200.4
9,414
101.0
10,102
220.5
134 ,025
117.8
5,990
147 4
1,775
138.6
129 6
130.0
61.3
169.6
57.9
112.0
119.4
153 6
364 3
278 0
279.7
183 3
125.9
333 0
16,228
503
21,128
20,230
20 ,639
21 ,370
335,712
741,389
721 ,458
- 3.206
16,725
18,195
17 ,830
31 ,970
593 ,076
4,967
3,589,118
1,184,156
1,130,056
1,853
18,410
33 ,837
1,870
39,778
36 ,523
41 ,877
13 ,297
36 ,39(1
41 ,827
60.841
4S ,522
112.284
35,747
30 ,489
26,848
10.286
27 ,409
27 ,940
42,022
76 ,537
32,275
28.353
30,326
37,708
211,090
12,268
61 ,959
32,060
52,785
29 .ii7.r,
31,429
32,665
36 ,076
36.401
9,513
42.449
24,688
37.146
38,196
26 ,932
33 ,678
33,321
32,932
35 ,635
32,527
55 ,929
28.333
102.93
146.05
132 49
148.47
183.18
210.07
496 05
839.83
232.91
173.79
58.01
30.92
148.89
116 92
67.76
1,015.15
108 62
392.92
381.97
319 67
128 60
179.23
243 64
189.93
613 41
305 66
342 06
355 1)2
334 31
154 58
140 89
235 69
278 37
2811 118
155 29
250 32
426 18
331.71
319 98
175.39
272.08
239 94
209.94
92.44
119.84
117.73
194.42
258 34
167.97
283 89
3 ,815 ,842
1 ,284 ,485
796 ,016
73,964
333,396
81,109
47,126
105,335
63,385
731 ,959
1,202,993
323,184
353,778
33
80
1,230
1,222
2,252
2,573
38.001
250
5 ,824
5,960
7,216
6,290
110.355
1,642
633 ,966
215,661
209.753
1,126
4,782
4,689
6,527
10,610
2112,229
1,692
1,056,145
11 ,055
9,949
10,822
4,032
10,983
11,841
13,648
22,450
9 ,458
10,248
13,083
25 .944
9,835
28.61
39.79
34 24
45.02
55,29
59.47
111.27
192.41
72.55
55.54
15 64
7.14
40.96
5,667
24.68
2,357
15.53
3,636
134.68
6,119
23.79
8,985
84.02
18,309
91.37
8,220
81.42
8,039
36 46
5,532
46.96
6,714
45.55
7,131
54.12
9,509
56.20
11,003
71.09
7,995
58.20
6 ,098
31)4 R8
17,079
84.26
9,445
100.77
18.455
124.12
8,558
98.40
9,171
50.81
9,993
65.32
10 ,445
67.48
9,981
10,494
10,583
3,341
12,137
6 .362
13,598
9,420
9,319
7,038
72.02
80.97
81.43
54.54
71.57
109.83
121.43
106.19
59.81
27.20
33.88
33 31
38.40
57.07
52-38
61.16
0.0
100.0
49.5
5.9
33.1
6.5
3.9
2.4
23 ,476 ,680
5,369,991
2,642,476
5 ,835 ,524
1,910,063
369,655
1,003.581
301 ,930
234 ,897
118,313
94,654
256,154
989,159
1 ,053 ,580
222 ,904
1,273,476
609 6
4,456 4
261.0
174.8
115 6
187.5
90.7
138.8
179.7
147.0
299.2
142 6
224.3
319 4
1,476.2
217.1
1,757,143
125,750
283,008
918,138
255,213
53 ,338
148,719
24 ,062
29,094
41 ,484
69,191
46,233
204 ,495
,367
38.143
104,357
27,949
27,500
15,447
27,048
13 ,438
11,058
22,260
51,533
187 ,313
25,742
46,381
36,183
140.126
29,610
74.85
23 42
107.10
157.34
133 61
144.29
148.19
79.69
123 86
350 03
626 00
180 49
206 74
113.30
94.92
136 37
519,017
28,478
85 ,608
245 ,861
75,109
13,888
44 ,055
8,687
8,479
8,972
7,599
13,679
28,902
1,972
44 ,672
11.8
0.8
18 2
8,747
7,856
11,267
23 .633
8,454
7,364
4,546
7,043
3,981
3,992
6,487
11,145
24 ,047
7,616
13,826
8,761
13,111,11
7,617
22 11
5.30
32.40
42 13
39.32
37.57
43 90
28.77
36,10
75.83
80.37
53.40
61.63
27.43
8.85
35.08
72
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 19— Number, acreage, value of farms, and amount of farm mortgage debt, for mortgaged commercial farms operated by
part owners, by type of farm, by divisions for the conterminous united states: 1961 — continued
Number of
mortgaged farms
Land In mortgaged farms
Value of farm land and buildings
for mortgaged farms
Amount of farm mortgage debt
Geographic division
and type of farm
Total
Percent
Total
Average
Total
Average value
(dollars)
Dollars
(1,000)
Percent
distri-
bution
Average debt
(dollars)
Ratio
to value
(percent)
button
Acres
Percent
distri-
bution
(acres)
Dollars
(1,000)
Percent
distri-
bution
Per
farm
Per
acre
Per
farm
Per
acre
GEOGRAPHIC
DIVISIONS— Continued
32,513
18,703
1,194
6,827
10,396
286
100.0
57.5
3.7
21.0
32.0
0.9
5 ,339 ,322
2,411,137
196,190
607 .892
1 ,567 .561
39,494
100.0
45 2
3.7
11.4
29.4
0.7
164.2
128.9
164.3
89.0
150.8
138.1
602,307
309 ,383
31 ,282
89,066
184,204
4,831
100.0
51.4
5.2
14.8
30.6
0.8
18,525
16 ,542
26,199
13,046
17,719
16,892
112.81
128.31
159.45
146.52
117.51
122.32
202,036
98,154
8,832
28,087
59,003
2,232
100.0
48.6
4.4
13.9
29.2
1.1
6,214
5,248
7,397
4,114
5,676
7,804
37.84
40.71
45.02
46.20
37.64
56.51
33.5
Field crop farms other than
vegetable and fruit and nut.
31.7
28.2
31.5
32.0
46.2
42
1,001
3,521
4,827
4,178
241
44,739
23 ,475
7,025
0.1
3 1
10.8
14.8
12.9
0.7
100.0
52 5
15.7
3,090
94 ,814
627 ,478
1 ,332 ,894
709 ,319
160 ,590
21,210,784
6 ,361 ,001
2,378,636
0.1
1.8
11.8
25 0
13.3
3.0
100.0
30 0
11.2
73.6
94.7
178.2
276.1
169.8
666.3
474.1
271.0
338.6
157
16,684
78,167
120,714
67 ,035
10,167
1 ,946 ,670
947 ,732
301 ,694
0.0
2.8
13.0
20 0
11.1
1.7
100.0
48.7
15.5
3,738
16 ,667
22,200
25,008
16,045
42,187
43,512
40,372
42,946
50.81
175.97
124.57
90.57
94.51
63.31
91.78
148.99
126.83
85
6,982
30,716
41,290
21 ,623
3,186
510,603
270,525
74,460
0.0
3.6
15.2
20.4
10.7
1.6
100.0
53.0
14.6
2,024
6,975
8,724
8,554
6,175
13,220
11 ,413
11 ,524
10,599
27.51
73.64
48.95
30.98
30.48
19.84
24.07
42.53
31.30
54.1
41.8
39.3
Livestock farms other than
34.2
32.3
Miscellaneous and unclassi-
31.3
26.2
Field crop farms other than
vegetable and fruit and nut.
28.5
24.7
14,906
1,544
211
200
647
4,730
11,612
4,754
3,638
226
24,635
8,498
6,099
33.3
3.5
0.5
0 4
1.4
10 6
26 0
10.6
8.1
0.5
100.0
34 5
24.8
3,620,145
362,220
41,163
38 ,622
45,125
1 ,027 ,521
12,452,089
9,699,578
1,203,151
42,112
38 ,936 ,791
6,360,114
5 ,946 ,924
17.1
1.7
0.2
0.2
0.2
4.8
58.7
45.7
5.7
0.2
100 0
16.3
15.3
242.9
234.6
195.1
193.1
69.7
217.2
1,072.3
2,040.3
330.7
186.3
1,580.5
748.4
975.1
595 ,467
50,571
5,302
8,172
12,127
123,958
698,783
444 ,893
140,378
10,218
1 ,759 ,469
544,832
399,366
30.6
2 6
0.3
0.4
0.6
6.4
35.9
22.9
7.2
0.5
100.0
31.0
22.7
39,948
32 ,753
25,128
40,860
18,473
26,207
60,178
93,583
38 ,587
45 ,212
71 ,422
64,113
65 ,481
164 49
139.61
128.80
211.59
268 74
120.64
66 12
45.87
116.68
242.64
45.19
85.66
67.16
180,144
15 ,921
2,598
1,862
3,909
42,232
154 ,848
95,820
33,059
1,570
458,844
133 ,479
93,662
35.3
3.1
0.5
0.4
0.8
8.3
30.3
18.8
6.5
0.3
100.0
29.1
20.4
12,085
10,312
12,313
9,310
6,042
8,929
13 ,335
20,156
9,087
6,947
18,626
15,707
15,357
49.76
43.95
63.11
48 21
86 63
41.10
12.44
9.88
27.48
37.28
11.78
20.99
15.75
30.3
31.6
49.0
22.8
32.2
34.1
Livestock farms other than
22.2
21.5
23.6
Miscellaneous and unclassl-
15.4
26.1
Field crop farms other than
vegetable and fruit and nut.
24.5
23.5
884
1,515
103
190
258
2,414
10,431
5,248
2,635
106
17,524
4 ,578
2,493
3.6
6.1
0.4
0.8
1.0
9.8
42.3
21.3
10.7
0.4
100.0
26.1
14.2
199,090
214,100
17,927
13,564
105,654
581 ,601
30,869,289
25 ,383 ,644
975 ,295
13 ,347
10 ,444 ,477
2 ,488 ,801
2 ,094 ,359
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.3
1.5
79 3
65.2
2.5
0.0
100.0
23.8
20.1
225.2
141.3
174.0
71.4
409.5
240.9
2,959.4
4,836.8
370.1
125.9
596.0
543.6
840.1
88,623
56,843
13,716
4,826
15,640
105 ,024
951 ,067
628,720
118,542
5,822
2,162,855
688 ,385
426 ,637
5.0
3 2
0.8
0.3
0.9
6.0
54.1
35.7
6.7
0.3
100 0
31.8
19.7
100,252
37,520
133,165
25,400
60,620
43,506
91,177
119,802
44,987
54,925
123 ,422
150 ,368
171,134
445.14
265 50
765.10
355.79
148 03
180.58
30.81
24.77
121.54
436.20
207.08
276.59
203.71
21 ,771
18,046
4,954
1,716
3,716
29 ,357
250,002
161 ,713
34 ,031
1,589
504 ,679
144 ,408
70,640
4.7
3.9
1.1
0.4
0.8
6.4
54.5
35.2
7.4
0.3
100.0
28.6
14.0
24,628
11,912
48,097
9,032
14,403
12,161
23,967
30 ,814
12,915
14,991
28,799
31 ,544
28,335
109.35
84.29
276.34
126.51
35.17
50.48
8.10
6 37
34.89
119.05
48.32
58.02
33.73
24.6
31.7
36.1
35.6
23.8
28.0
Livestock farms other than
26.3
25.7
General farms
Miscellaneous and unclassi-
27.3
23.3
Field crop farms other than
vegetable and fruit and nut
21.0
16.6
1,428
657
764
2,950
529
3,415
2,451
1,099
2,558
279
8.1
3.7
4 4
16.8
3 0
19.5
14.0
6.3
14.6
1.6
270,325
124,117
123,142
261 ,078
59,043
662,281
5,785,964
4 ,556 ,608
1,000,327
63,841
2.6
12
0.6
6.3
55.4
43.6
9.6
0.6
189.3
188.9
161.2
88.5
111.6
193.9
2,360.7
4,146.1
391.1
228.8
193,879
67 ,869
103,571
339 ,529
34,711
373 ,280
290,426
178,198
298,250
34,703
9.0
3.1
4.8
15.7
1.6
17.3
13.4
8.2
13.8
16
135,770
103 ,301
135,564
115,095
65,616
109 ,306
118,493
162,146
116,595
124,384
717.21
546 81
841.07
1,300.49
587 ,89
563.63
50.19
39.11
298.15
543.58
59,724
14,044
18,394
78,078
10,500
106 ,924
65,548
35,201
70,569
10,258
11.8
2.8
3 6
15.5
2.1
21.2
13.0
7.0
14.0
2.0
41,824
21 ,376
24,076
26,467
19,849
31 ,310
26,743
32,030
27,588
36 ,767
220.93
113.15
149.37
299.06
177.84
161.45
11.33
7.73
70.55
160.68
Livestock farms other than
22.6
Miscellaneous and unclassi-
29.6
.
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
73
Table 20. — Number of mortgaged farms operated by full owners and bt part owners, by number of loans per farm,
by divisions and states for the conterminous united states: 1961
[Data for part owners relate only to owned portion of farms operated by part owners]
Region, division, and State
Mortgaged farms operated by
full owners with —
Mortgaged farms operated by
part owners with—
Total
1 loan
2 loans
3 or more
loans
Total
1 loan
2 loans
3 or more
loans
732,153
366,181
262,017
103,966
18,090
48,984
160,728
148,379
95,240
90,664
76,113
37,140
66,815
4,784
2,077
4,327
3,788
411
2,703
22,156
4,340
22,488
32,807
31,270
20,192
25,908
40,551
40,362
34,051
34,621
7,665
6,930
11,379
13,371
1,096
6,663
15,057
7,621
21,268
11,393
20,382
12,761
25,467
23,566
16,632
25,009
14,653
11,636
16,212
33,613
5,207
11,262
2,239
7,784
2,981
1,763
5,228
676
17,098
14,863
34,864
622,920
313,709
225,788
83,423
14 ,757
41,368
131 ,101
126,483
80,946
80,476
64,366
29,046
54,377
3,891
1,799
3,538
3,033
326
2,170
18,666
3,107
19,695
28,841
27,539
17,328
22,436
34,957
34,008
28,964
31 ,138
6,310
5,491
9,501
11 ,071
919
4,660
11,617
6,927
19,123
9,864
17,269
10,577
22,354
21,270
14,369
22,493
13,682
10 ,078
13,642
26,964
4,370
8,871
1,763
5,982
2,343
1,248
3,986
483
13,833
12,821
27,723
94,946
47,271
29,749
17,926
2,863
6.452
18.154
19,802
11,715
8,540
9.494
6,854
11,072
815
261
637
636
86
439
2,975
1,014
2,463
3,847
3.662
2.492
3,292
4,961
5,640
4,667
3,276
1,096
1,211
1,769
2,153
134
886
2,869
467
1,596
1.329
2.629
1,806
2,540
2,084
1,909
2,007
966
1,126
2,217
5.196
792
1,921
399
1,536
678
459
1,032
138
3,047
1,788
6,239
14,287
5,201
6,480
2,606
470
1,164
1,473
2,094
2,579
1,648
2,253
1,240
1,366
78
27
152
119
94
515
219
430
119
169
372
180
633
714
420
207
259
228
119
147
42
117
671
227
649
210
484
379
573
202
364
609
16
431
363
1,453
45
470
77
267
60
66
210
56
218
256
892
388,131
207,439
134 ,351
46,341
6,611
18,096
71,720
111,012
41,638
41 ,245
51,468
26,461
19,880
1,283
780
2,021
1,192
115
1,220
9,311
1,291
7,494
13,544
16,267
15,399
13,295
13,216
19,676
19,520
17,839
11,112
12,229
13,481
17,256
551
2,050
6,382
1,172
16,213
6,164
8,368
2,738
10,310
11,897
10,324
8,714
7,098
5,360
13,563
25,467
6,210
6,303
2,377
5,834
2,330
1,166
2,972
269
5,760
4,410
9,720
314,772
170,702
110,469
33,601
4,886
14,140
60,372
91,304
35,093
34,927
40,449
19 ,478
14,123
991
579
1,454
940
102
820
7,308
950
5,882
11,242
13,769
13,263
11,531
10,667
16,172
16,564
15,344
8,365
9,535
11,338
13,996
421
1,638
5,028
956
13,605
4,527
6,894
2,124
8,729
10,664
8,604
7,030
5,904
4,303
11,106
19,137
4,958
3,816
1,828
4,178
1,813
744
1,931
211
4,178
3,402
6,643
81,639
31 ,479
20,184
9,976
1,376
3,277
9,822
17,004
5,520
5,651
9,013
6,686
4,390
231
163
457
223
13
289
1,699
267
1,311
2,042
2,156
1,790
1,488
2,346
2,857
2,659
2,329
2,277
2,090
19,03
2,889
95
388
1,052
167
1,557
550
1,249
462
1,440
1,088
1,684
1,459
1,047
881
2,088
4,997
916
1,230
474
1,402
410
292
823
39
1,209
768
2,413
11,720
2,764
Geographic divisions:
1,025
667
2,006
1,397
1.367
New England:
61
38
110
29
111
Middle Atlantic:
304
74
301
East North Central:
260
342
346
276
302
West North Central:
M7
297
166
480
604
240
370
South Atlantic:
36
24
302
49
151
87
225
162
East South Central:
141
165
136
225
West South Central:
147
176
360
1,32?
Mountain!
336
258
76
264
107
130
Utah
218
19
Pacific:
363
240
764
74
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 21.
-Number op mortgaged farms operated by full owners and bt part owners, by type of lien,
by divisions and states for the conterminous united states: 1961
(Data for part owners relate only to owned portion of farms operated by part owners)
Region, division, and State
Mortgaged farms operated by
full owners with —
Mortgaged farms operated by
part owners with —
Total
First and
second
mortgages
only
Mortgages
and land
purchase
contracts
Land
purchase
contracts
only
Type of
Hen
not
reported
Tctal
First and
second
mortgages
only
Mortgages
and land
purchase
contracts
Land
purchase
contracts
only
Type of
lien
not
reported
732,163
366,181
262,017
103 ,965
18,090
48,984
150 ,728
148,379
95 ,240
90 ,664
76,113
37,140
66 ,815
4,784
2,077
4,327
3,788
411
2,703
22,156
4,340
22 ,488
32 ,807
31 ,270
20,192
25,908
40,551
40 ,362
34 ,051
34 ,621
7,665
6,930
11,379
13,371
1,095
5,663
15 ,057
7,621
21,268
11,393
20,382
12,761
25 ,467
23,556
16,632
25,009
14,653
11,635
16,212
33 ,613
5,207
11,262
2,239
7,784
2,981
1,763
5,228
676
17,098
14,863
34,854
455 ,681
230,006
161 ,998
63,677
13,424
35,991
92,624
87,967
63 ,521
54 ,823
43 ,654
21 ,089
42,588
3,686
1,363
3,235
2,767
287
2,086
16 ,458
2,880
16 ,653
22,033
20,271
11,818
12,321
26,181
22,502
19 ,259
24 ,483
3,372
3,237
6,740
8,374
729
4,269
10,758
4,773
14 ,989
6,343
12,788
8,872
11,969
16 ,355
9,429
17 ,070
9,247
7,817
9,027
17,563
2.827
5,952
1,212
5,228
1,643
1,124
2,664
439
9,157
8,148
25,283
12,221
5,842
2,547
3,832
68
464
2,334
2,976
826
606
1,115
1,698
2,134
68,021
39 ,493
14 ,693
13 ,835
262
1,785
18,284
19,162
4,002
4,241
6,450
5,122
8,713
79
43
117
23
196,230
90,840
82 ,779
22,611
4,336
10,744
37 ,486
38,274
26 ,891
30 ,994
24,894
9,231
13,380
1,019
652
926
998
124
617
4,002
1,445
5,297
8,669
7,783
5,107
6,921
9,006
10,419
8,472
8,503
2,227
2,153
3,351
3,149
341
1,296
3,529
2,345
5,543
4,284
6,277
3,276
11,936
5,848
6,612
6,598
3,966
3,403
5 ,359
12,166
1,186
2,745
782
1,532
1,012
425
1,392
157
3,193
3,300
6,887
388,131
207 ,439
134,351
46,341
6,611
18,096
71,720
111,012
41,638
41,245
51,468
26 ,461
19,880
1,283
780
2,021
1,192
115
1,220
9,311
1,291
7,494
13,544
16,267
15,399
13,295
13,215
19 ,576
19,520
17 ,839
11,112
12,229
13 ,481
17,255
661
2,050
6,382
1,172
15,213
5,164
8,368
2,738
10,310
11,897
10 ,324
8,714
7,098
5,360
13,553
25,457
6,210
5,303
2,377
5,834
2,330
1,166
2,972
269
5,750
4,410
9,720
228 ,408
120,582
82,679
25,147
4,764
12 ,972
41 ,077
61 ,769
26,850
25,234
30 ,595
13,628
11,519
969
594
1,415
919
82
785
6,650
907
5,415
9,094
9,710
8,037
6,620
7,616
9,983
10,561
12,538
4,211
6,050
8,012
10,414
382
1,468
4,288
799
10,876
2,936
4,452
1,659
5,801
7,835
5,933
6,665
4,113
3,164
8,650
14,668
2,912
2,140
1,237
3,748
1,292
711
1,455
133
2,692
2,314
6,513
10,871
6,367
1,520
2,984
71
237
2,236
3,823
344
502
674
1,733
1,251
42,527
27,626
8,362
6,539
114
1,084
9,938
16,490
2,215
2,250
3,897
4,049
2,490
21
6
59
106,325
52,864
Geographic divisions:
16,302
New England:
19
49
13
36
7
6
22
692
36
356
897
1,913
1,816
3,169
2,143
4,045
3,627
1,035
2,499
2,347
935
2,002
7
79
244
42
666
520
458
199
808
321
661
460
386
312
795
2,404
1,186
1,008
334
635
356
154
302
74
977
894
619
16
164
Middle Atlantic:
435
1,261
15
509
2,105
2,915
2,776
6,145
4,343
6,596
5,725
1,396
1,565
1,441
1,084
1,355
23
67
599
463
619
758
1,066
417
1,292
1,353
576
1,020
1,363
396
1,673
3,018
1,085
1,797
160
716
309
118
876
62
3,901
3,026
1,786
1,805
348
29
73
93
452
413
616
662
956
566
132
754
837
332
246
7
24
93
35
16
East North Central:
3,460
301
491
521
1,021
845
595
239
501
99
204
493
2
41
171
40
117
8
251
196
270
4,192
6,133
2,890
2,794
West North Central:
4,592
4,766
4,134
3,648
2,995
4,202
4,593
South Atlantic:
155
489
1,767
296
3,655
1,708
131
38
132
55
224
91
17
20
164
483
336
642
101
310
101
95
248
3,327
842
East South Central:
3,569
3,686
15
321
77
19
153
866
109
768
85
308
17
98
297
18
847
389
898
3,508
2,498
West South Central:
2,582
1,864
3,954
7,902
Mountain:
1,776
1,613
706
1,141
581
206
Utah
987
62
Pacific:
628.
298
425
1,863
904
2,163
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
75
Table 22. — Number of mortgaged farms operated by full owners and bt part owners, bt days operator worked off farm, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1961
United States
The North
The South
The West
Geographic divisions:
New England
Middle Atlantic. .
East North Central.
West North Central
South Atlantic
East South Central.
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific
New England:
Maine
New Hampshire. . . .
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Middle Atlantic:
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
East North Central:
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
West North Central:
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
South Atlantic:
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Ciirulliui
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
East South Central:
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
West South Central:
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Mountain:
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
Pacific:
Washington
Oregon
California
Mortgaged farms operated by full
with operator- —
366,181
262,017
103 ,955
18,090
48 ,984
150,728
148,379
95.240
90,664
76,113
37,140
66,815
4,784
2,077
4,327
3,788
22,156
4,340
22,488
32,807
31,270
20,192
25.908
40,551
40,362
34 ,051
34 ,621
7,665
6,930
11,379
13,371
1,095
5,663
15 ,057
7,621
21 ,268
11,393
20 .382
12,761
25 ,467
23 ,556
16,632
25,009
14 ,653
11,635
16,212
33 ,613
5,207
11,262
2,239
7,784
17,098
14,863
34,854
Reporting dfys of work «f farm as —
157 ,193
93,314
36,606
7,186
19,503
53,797
76 ,707
33 ,435
34,279
25,600
15,008
21 ,598
9,338
2,643
7,522
9,267
8,360
6,277
19 ,987
23,256
19,761
13 ,452
5,002
4,178
6,482
4,576
383
2.152
4,879
1,666
7,875
4,621
7,321
4,538
11,231
8,475
5,242
9,331
5,675
4,379
5,164
10,382
2.334
4,423
1,032
3,621
1,045
834
1,436
5,141
4,061
12,396
35,580
19,098
8,950
2,539
13 ,325
18,118
5,071
1,460
2,687
2,110
1,326
5,742
5,428
4,455
3,033
2,534
1,300
1,670
2,694
16,216
11,980
4,575
897
2,224
5,606
7,41
4,691
3,920
26,481
19,351
7,901
924
3,819
11,612
10 ,126
6,289
7,954
3,247
2,090
1,065
2,367
2,843
2,246
2,135
1,507
2,060
200 or
more
days
122,669
114 ,245
44,691
7,326
19,696
63,176
32,471
44,404
34,805
35,036
12,155
32 ,536
1,716
1,136
1,412
1,656
16 ,373
15,113
7,702
14,532
9,456
6,454
6,391
11,536
487
2,520
7,437
4,074
8,801
4,797
9,577
6,711
6,032
5,807
6,842
16 ,355
1,537
1,117
2,082
Not
reporting
as to
days of
work off
their
farm
8,042
4,029
1,232
1,203
3,212
3,468
1,350
Mortgaged farms operated by part owners with operator
207,439
134 ,351
46,341
6,611
18,09b
71,720
111,012
41,638
41,245
51,468
26 ,461
19,880
9,311
1,291
7,494
13,544
16,267
15,399
13,295
13,215
19,576
19,520
17 ,839
11,112
12,229
13,481
17,255
551
2,050
6,382
1,172
15,213
5,164
8,368
2,738
10,310
11,897
10,324
8,714
7,098
6,360
13 ,553
25,457
6,210
5,303
2,377
5,834
2,330
1,166
2,972
269
5,750
4,410
9,720
Reporting days of work off farm as —
213,204
118,570
68,598
26 ,036
3,607
9,347
33,609
72,007
20.765
19,808
28,025
15,222
10,814
5,664
7,336
8,172
5,802
6,635
12,463
13,506
9,648
7,785
8,740
9,738
10,127
2,461
4,296
1,358
2,952
6,177
14 ,598
3,702
2,758
1,704
3,433
1,461
723
1,307
2,589
2,317
6,908
35,788
17,474
6,671
853
2,822
13,091
19 ,022
5,235
6,234
6,005
4,055
2,616
2,358
3,221
2,659
1,892
2,961
3,582
2,941
3,416
1,733
1,856
2,204
3,290
2,066
2,001
1,173
10 ,878
9,085
2,609
4,428
5,212
2,494
12,197
9,423
2,934
3,024
3,131
1,712
1,222
1,081
1,296
1,214
1,106
200 or
more
days
26,460
27 ,762
7,354
1,290
3,447
13 ,766
7,957
9,144
8,714
9,904
3,453
3,901
3,097
3,037
2,095
:t ,688
1,849
108
477
1,715
370
2,920
1,341
1,552
663
1,694
2,415
2,487
2,118
1,022
2,919
6,018
76
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 23. — Number of loans for mortgaged farms operated by full owners, by period of loan, by divisions and States for the
conterminous united states: 1961
Region, division, and State
Total
number
of loans
(or farms
operated
by full
Number of loans by period of loan
Number of
loans for
which period
of loan was
not reported
Under
5 years
5 to 9
years
10 to 14
years
15 to 19
years-
20 to 24
years
25 to 29
years
30 to 37
years
38 years
or more
856,806
424 ,015
305,273
127,518
21 ,915
57,764
171 .902
172 ,434
112,245
102 ,603
90,425
46,700
80,818
5,755
2,382
5,290
4,662
496
3,330
26,161
5,792
26,811
36,892
35,170
23,428
29,560
46 ,852
47 ,430
39 ,585
38,311
9,317
8,597
13 ,376
15,818
1,313
6,806
19,068
8,542
23,962
13,142
23,979
15 ,434
29,266
26,044
19,269
28,034
15,640
13,623
19 ,351
41,811
6,089
14,254
2,792
9,927
3,688
2,334
6,680
936
20,581
17,161
43 ,076
84 ,978
27,128
49 ,307
8,543
1,524
2,547
11,392
11,665
18,827
19,609
10,871
3,817
4,726
693
75
387
145
17
207
768
217
1,562
2,029
2,444
1,356
1,426
4,137
2,985
1,696
4,351
863
498
772
500
65
252
2,233
1,249
4,856
2,614
4,635
2,923
5,512
4,983
3,765
6,349
3,094
3,267
1,782
2,728
535
770
191
786
468
169
822
76
1,422
892
2,412
96,137
48,268
32,758
15,111
1,678
5,912
20,767
19,911
13 ,021
9,462
10 ,275
5,082
10,029
517
269
404
262
20
206
3,012
234
2,666
3,890
4,170
2,002
3,720
6,985
6,834
3,577
6,264
1,253
694
1,198
2,091
78
694
2,348
1,452
3,015
1,237
1,912
2,285
2,598
2,275
1,563
3,026
3,001
1,263
2,363
3,648
639
1,101
296
1,057
534
461
882
112
1,234
2,503
6,292
113,544
59,608
31,141
22,795
2,557
8,766
28,223
20,062
12,963
8,384
9,794
6,271
16,524
781
313
564
425
116
368
4,687
1,019
3,060
7,709
5,959
3,327
5,034
6,194
6,357
5,328
4,174
1,075
689
1,019
1,420
156
901
2,774
918
3,015
868
2,109
2,222
2,391
2,030
1,506
2,457
1,398
1,191
1,712
5,493
928
1,708
211
1,128
567
472
1,132
126
3,475
2,768
10,291
54,766
29,288
15,800
9,678
2,057
5,718
11,209
10,304
6,140
5,413
4,247
4,093
5,586
335
396
318
624
76
308
3,229
530
1,959
2,440
2,854
2,122
1,619
2,174
2,647
3,139
1,916
401
423
695
1,084
86
554
1,553
273
502
406
1,070
1,697
904
1,836
1,144
1,529
517
283
785
2,662
303
1,623
121
1,001
219
168
589
69
1,357
899
3,329
126,877
67 ,355
36 ,947
22,675
3,828
6,666
23 ,937
32,924
11,153
10,201
15 ,593
9,494
13 ,081
909
394
367
1,218
105
835
3,289
1,038
2,339
4,191
6,281
4,083
3,543
5,839
8,351
7,938
6,319
2,265
1,910
3,112
3,029
104
727
1,315
584
2,135
1,341
3,683
1,364
2,637
2,106
2,545
3,013
1,827
1,663
3,379
8,824
1,659
3,462
606
1,560
464
241
1,372
230
3,085
2,460
7,536
16 ,436
8,678
5,357
2,401
380
638
2,884
4,776
1,332
1,947
2,078
1,094
1,307
79
51
22
162
44,609
27,920
12,244
4,445
1,082
1,915
10,704
14 ,219
4,185
2,060
5,999
2,624
1,821
143
27
448
242
19,700
8,114
9,248
2,338
449
767
2,670
4,228
2,617
2,936
3,695
1,638
700
304
24
88
23
10
112,471
Geographic Divisions:
8,360
24,835
60,116
42,691
West South Central
27,873
12,587
27,046
New England:
1,994
833
2,702
1,661
162
66
376
171
91
288
667
282
865
782
1,682
1,234
624
113
263
424
446
222
1,580
174
161
3,206
1,681
2,645
1,298
1,876
3,442
4,716
708
231
1,226
1,960
1,936
8
316
742
205
1,067
381
1,272
195
758
377
560
375
374
365
1,842
3,418
127
979
327
844
86
42
187
33
1,041
397
383
1,118
Middle Atlantic:
296
15
456
215
589
231
397
1,238
667
428
1,491
633
167
502
340
8
65
413
223
955
498
188
267
628
723
639
1,046
437
181
450
2,627
63
702
169
363
84
74
160
53
377
199
124
8,924
2,394
13,617
East North Central:
12,926
10,625
Illinois
7,380
11,658
17,628
West North Central :
15,466
11,629
13,466
2,483
2,737
3,694
4,972
South Atlantic:
809
78
290
29
117
94
412
312
470
97
749
631
109
60
986
953
81
430
28
400
9
129
11
6
537
394
376
3,219
Virginia
7,400
3,609
8,300
6,703
8,798
4,169
East South Central:
13,568
11,617
6,808
10,608
West South Central:
4,883
5,450
6,082
11 ,458
Mountain:
1,864
3,479
863
2,798
1,258
Utah
678
1,636
232
Pacific:
8,053
6,669
12,333
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
77
Table 24.- — -Number of loans for mortgaged farms operated by part owners, by period of loan, by divisions and States for the
conterminous united states: 1961
Region, division, and State
United States. . .
The North
The South
The West
Geographic divisions:
New England
Middle Atlantic .
East North Central.
West North Central
South Atlantic
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific
New England:
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Middle Atlantic:
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
East North Central:
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
West North Central :
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
South Atlantic:
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
East South Central:
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
West South Central:
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Mountain t
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
Pacific:
Washington
Oregon
California
Total
number
of loans
for farms
operated
by part
owners
249 ,736
162,213
62,062
8,707
22,743
84,691
133 ,595
49,225
48,244
64,744
34,920
27,142
1,636
1,019
2,713
1,473
11,618
1,706
9,419
16,121
19,149
17,881
15,349
16,191
23.527
22,773
20,500
14,356
15,666
15,864
20,909
716
2,486
8,038
1,437
17,072
5,888
10.084
3.504
12,032
13.309
12,280
10,623
8,456
6,693
ir>,3W
33,296
7,798
7,049
3,019
7,744
7,719
6,666
13,767
Number of loans by period of loan
Under
5 years
16,600
25,646
4,643
453
1,562
5,351
9,234
8,414
9,194
8,038
2,941
1,702
2,489
1,473
1,207
3,035
1,058
1.711
1,941
2,353
2,544
2,356
1,551
1,281
2,078
3,128
26,138
16,258
7,287
626
1,958
8.833
14,721
5,424
4,333
6.501
4,138
3,149
1,450
2,227
1,854
2,458
1,890
2,766
1,653
1,607
1,408
2,939
35,464
14,417
9,448
971
3,119
14 ,382
16,992
4,053
3,379
6,985
4,452
4,9
3,250
2,817
2,678
3,090
2,547
3,572
3,675
1,729
1,685
2,011
1,775
2,545
15,056
7,814
4,679
728
1,782
4,572
7,974
2,279
1,900
3,635
2,508
2,171
45,426
21 ,658
14,026
1,331
3,033
13,288
27,774
5,332
5.346
10,980
8,063
5,963
2,093
3,564
3,754
2,172
1,705
3,367
2,844
4,132
3,876
1,502
1,264
1,394
5.249
3,106
1,329
23,135
9,461
3,766
824
1,579
7,525
13,207
1,818
1,609
6,034
2,468
1,298
1,885
1,861
1,618
1,328
1 ,0
1,9
3,745
6,033
6,311
1,174
187
353
2,085
3,408
1,354
1,573
3,384
810
364
1,682
1,049
3,332
78
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
Table 25. — Number of loans for mortgaged farms operated by full owners and part owners, by year loan was made, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1961
[Data for part owner relate only to owned portion of farms operated by part Owners)
Number of
loans for
which year
loan was
made
was not
reported
Number of loans for mortgaged farms operated by part
i by year loan was made
Total
num-
ber of
loans
United States. . .
The North
The South
The West
Geographic divisions:
New England
Middle Atlantic ....
East North Central .
West North Central
South Atlantic
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific
New England:
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode island
Connecticut
Middle Atlantic:
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
East North Central:
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
West North Central:
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
South Atlantic:
Delaware...
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Oeorgia
Florida
East South Central:
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
West South Central:
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Mountain:
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
Pacific:
Washington
Oregon
California
124,015
305 ,273
127,518
21,915
57 ,764
171,902
172.134
112,245
102. 11(13
90 ,425
46,700
5,755
2,382
5,290
4,662
26,161
5,792
25,811
36,862
35,170
23 ,42*
29.5C.0
46 ,852
47.430
39 ,585
38,311
9,317
8,597
13,376
15 ,818
1.313
6 ,805
19,068
8,542
23 .962
13,142
23.97V
15,434
29 ,256
26 .044
]9,2liv
28 .034
15,640
13,623
19,351
41,811
14,254
2,792
9,927
20 ,581
17,161
43 ,076
114. 193
65 .929
21,829
3,333
9,052
26 ,273
25 ,535
27 ,363
25 ,307
13,259
8,251
13,578
5,922
5,606
3,026
4 ,633
7,086
7,460
4 .562
7 ,869
1,618
1,059
1,473
1,494
153
952
4,503
2,322
4,818
3 ,492
7,452
3.671
3,716
2,870
2,197
4,476
3,132
2,819
7,627
210,699
140,748
71,092
83,800
51,341
44,448
44 ,959
24,613
46,479
2,950
1,128
2,198
2,097
12,290
1,978
12,492
21 ,081
17,016
12,002
16,758
23,11311
24 ,073
18,526
18,345
4,602
4,179
6,062
8,013
2,922
8,407
3,812
11,707
12,987
1 1 ,690
8,067
11,704
6,974
9,730
20,372
3,251
7,719
1,327
4,950
1,929
1,250
3,640
547
11 ,496
9,725
25 .258
74 ,577
11 .992
20,364
3,732
11.079
29 ,574
30,192
14 ,421
12,297
15,274
7,483
12,881
5,023
2,071
3,985
6,499
7,123
3,611
4,834
7,507
1,405
1,451
2,713
3,213
3,673
3,041
2,495
3,088
2,055
1,273
2,994
8,952
24 ,603
13.227
4,096
1,606
3,834
8,293
10,870
4,052
4,755
4,420
1,968
2,128
1,004
1,706
1,596
78
57
364
288
107
87
149
1,956
5,643
14,209
16,268
13,216
13 ,784
2,171
3,222
2,772
2,168
3,876
4,566
4,011
3,320
3 ,057
1,602
2,852
1,426
4,524
2,596
3,015
3,649
1,302
1,660
2,170
4,672
1,453
1,114
2,645
249.736
162,213
62,062
84 .691
133 ,595
49,225
48 ,244
64,744
34,920
27,142
1,636
1,019
2,713
1,473
11,618
1,706
9,419
23.527
22,773
20,500
14 ,356
15,666
15 ,864
20,909
8,038
1,437
17 ,072
5,888
10 ,084
3,504
12 ,032
13, 309
12.280
10 ,023
8,456
6,593
16,399
33,296
7,049
3,019
7,744
2,987
1,728
4,249
346
7,719
5,666
13,757
41 ,389
36 ,492
11,916
1,378
4,144
14,413
21,454
12,692
12,025
11.775
6.998
4,918
2.402
3,068
2,771
3,222
2,950
4,499
2,961
3,527
3,060
2,335
2,212
2,860
2,951
3,038
3,113
2,923
2,204
2,094
3,089
127,501
75 ,336
32 ,855
3,883
10,309
45,181
68,128
22,733
22,669
26 .634
17,773
15,082
9,571
10,914
9,252
7,913
7,531
11,530
12,070
10,803
6,944
7,391
8,084
11,306
5,746
6,572
5,797
4,554
3,737
2,541
7,795
15,861
4,087
3,370
1,548
4,346
2,971
7,765
42,127
22,251
10,197
1,614
4,355
13 ,434
22,724
5,051
4,715
12,485
5,678
4,519
2,737
2,561
3,116
4,101
3,208
1,619
2,948
2,874
748
1,704
4,471
8,538
1,381
1,182
3.136
1,318
991
1,137
1,409
1,033
1,134
1,436
1,477
912
2,845
1,859
FARM MORTGAGE DEBT
79
Table 26. — Number of loans for mortgaged farms operated by full owners and part owners, by year loan is maturing, by divisions
and States for the conterminous United States: 1961
[Data for part owners relate only to the owned portion of farms operated by part owners]
Number of loans for mortgaged farms operated by
full owners by year of maturity
Number of loans for mortgage farms operated by part
owners by year of maturity
Region, division,
and State
Total
ber of
loans
1961 to
1965
1966 to
1970
1971 to
1975
1976 to
1980
1981 to
1985
1986 to
1999
Number of
loans for
which year
of
maturity
was not
reported
Total
num-
ber of
loans
1961 to
1965
1966 to
1970
1971 to
1975
1976 to
1980
1981 to
1985
1986 to
1999
Number of
loans for
which year
of
maturity
was not
reported
United States
The North
856,806
424.015
305,273
127,518
21 ,915
57,764
171,902
172 ,434
112,245
102,603
90,425
46,700
80,818
5,755
2,382
5,290
4,662
496
3,330
26,161
5,792
25,811
36 ,892
35,170
23,428
29,560
46,852
47,430
39,585
38.311
9,317
8,597
13 ,376
15,818
1,313
6,805
I'.l.Otix
8,542
23 ,962
13,142
23 ,979
15,434
29,256
26,044
19 ,269
28,034
15,640
13 .623
19,351
41,811
6,089
14,254
2,792
9,927
3,688
2,334
6,680
936
20,581
17,161
43,076
209,229
92,943
90,189
26,097
3,859
10,713
39,633
38 ,738
33,356
32,404
24.429
9,803
16,294
1,497
399
901
540
104
418
4,903
924
4,886
7,829
8,520
4,160
5,545
13 ,579
11.090
7,842
10,322
2,589
1,482
2.630
2,783
193
923
4.915
2,740
7,938
4,140
7,169
5,338
8,395
7,898
6,400
9,711
6,100
4,908
5,065
8,356
1,321
1,984
534
2,171
1,069
645
1,861
218
3,738
3,955
8,601
127,859
67 ,778
36,498
23,583
3,235
10,278
28,835
25,430
14,914
10,586
10,998
7,495
16,088
894
378
546
801
97
519
5,651
1,080
3,547
7,328
5,829
4,564
5,191
5,923
7,571
5,880
5,871
1,313
874
1,467
2,454
175
1,120
3,301
1,267
3,431
578
1,890
3,152
2,958
2,971
1,834
2,823
1,583
1,421
2,746
5,248
1,099
2,099
241
1,494
659
546
1,188
170
2,939
2,762
10,387
80,803
42,351
23,484
14,968
2,712
5,668
15,894
18,077
8,226
6,497
8,761
6,107
8,861
448
496
370
697
76
625
3,112
748
1,808
3,400
4,424
1,981
2.741
3,348
4,312
5,536
3,133
943
1,053
1,354
1,746
67
690
1,752
273
1,351
892
1,787
1,424
1,850
1,326
1,654
1,667
1,015
372
1,689
5,685
530
2 ,473
272
1,149
389
218
942
134
2,048
1,455
5,358
82,535
41,687
24,356
16 ,492
2,388
4,410
14 ,382
20,507
8,087
6,954
9,315
6,766
9,726
442
266
401
791
59
429
2,306
354
1,750
2,179
3,660
3.018
2,195
3,330
5,122
5,068
3,945
1,314
1,244
2,314
1,500
56
458
960
438
1,484
904
2,871
916
1,558
1,465
1,767
2,164
1,107
893
1,981
5,334
1,269
2,491
436
1,099
254
216
868
134
2,402
1,841
6,483
21,226
11,958
6,534
2,734
478
749
4,409
6,322
1,711
2,214
2,609
1,383
1,351
144
19
105
122
45,532
24,280
16,163
5,089
920
1,802
9,737
11,821
4,940
3,907
7,316
3,439
1,650
367
51
302
89
289,622
143,018
108 .049
38,555
8,323
24,144
59,012
51 ,539
41,011
40,041
26,997
11,707
26,848
1,963
773
2,665
1,622
160
1,140
8,610
2,393
13,141
12,566
10.259
7,059
11,476
17 ,652
14,863
10,616
12,976
2,278
2,654
3,400
4,752
824
3,221
7,083
3,483
8,019
5.647
8,851
9 ,883
12,972
11,254
6,023
9,792
4,993
5,381
5,444
11,179
1,616
3,239
801
2,620
1.147
525
1,542
217
7,949
6,413
12,486
474,011
249,736
162,213
62,062
8,707
22,743
84 ,691
133 .595
49.225
48 ,244
64,744
34,920
27,142
1,636
1,019
2,713
1,473
128
1,738
11,618
1,706
9,419
16,121
19,149
17,881
15,349
16,191
23,527
22,773
20,500
14,356
15,666
15,864
20,909
716
2,486
8,038
1,437
17 .072
5,888
10,084
3,504
12,032
13,309
12,280
10,623
8,456
6,593
16 ,399
33,296
7,798
7,049
3,019
7,744
2,987
1,728
4,249
346
7,719
6,666
13,757
111,883
53 ,782
45,171
12 ,930
1,299
4,638
17 ,877
29,968
14 ,453
13,834
16,884
7,673
5,257
359
128
300
165
13
334
2,509
280
1,849
3,103
4,338
3,696
2,678
4,062
5,223
3,955
6,090
3,983
3,280
2,672
4,765
60
385
2,641
348
5,519
1,671
2,755
1,174
2,977
4,093
3,661
3,103
2,621
2,328
4,443
7,492
1,574
1,340
366
1,912
764
465
1,180
73
1,648
1,014
2,696
66,787
37,905
17 ,876
11,006
1,431
3,071
13,668
19 .735
5,251
3,893
8,732
5,370
5,636
273
268
304
268
29
289
1,627
194
1,250
2,743
2,653
2,964
2,914
2,394
3.731
4,205
2,472
1.960
2,667
2,076
2,624
97
297
962
176
1,890
657
858
324
872
756
1,340
926
1,174
643
1,706
5,209
1,094
961
483
1,430
455
367
548
32
1,314
912
3,410
44,447
24,047
12,733
7,667
761
2,603
7,687
12,996
3,271
3,041
6,421
4,279
3,388
146
141
167
130
177
1,517
157
929
1,386
2,295
2,155
887
964
2,226
3,103
1,749
1,218
1,532
1,682
1,486
44
179
634
100
860
460
820
294
693
912
616
821
662
452
1,522
3,786
983
1,053
348
837
309
201
602
46
855
712
1,821
56,529
31 ,810
14 ,593
10,126
916
1,819
9,562
19,513
3,733
4,156
6,704
6,002
4,124
186
95
214
194
20
207
1,161
96
662
1,442
2,662
2,242
1,942
1,274
2,397
3,712
2,850
2,206
1,889
3,322
3,137
54
218
350
89
1,136
486
1,211
189
896
1,174
1,036
1,050
1,134
787
2,028
2,765
1,867
1,293
628
958
421
229
641
65
1,047
784
2,293
13,642
7,656
4,255
1,731
242
412
2,506
4,496
774
1,053
2,428
954
777
41
18
73
50
7
53
204
37
171
503
387
399
777
440
1,015
899
109
281
660
460
1,072
14
55
86
69
118
129
237
66
114
355
351
233
191
192
903
1,142
106
272
134
143
65
77
164
13
195
166
416
38,493
21 ,579
13,094
3,820
660
1,362
7,062
12,505
2,616
2,684
7,794
2,531
1,289
164
82
131
166
19
89
952
96
314
1,899
2,070
1,426
892
775
1,889
1,784
1,348
794
1,653
1,624
3,413
28
124
257
117
861
260
724
266
536
621
924
703
253
450
1,997
5,094
375
'801
396
552
168
46
176
19
666
417
206
142,230
72,957
14,782
Geographic divisions:
3,408
8,838
East North Central
West North Central
South Atlantic
East South Central
West South Central
26,329
34 ,382
19,127
19,583
15,781
8,111
6,671
New England:
467
New Hampshire
287
1,524
Massachusetts
501
40
88
493
165
91
838
726
554
1,241
1,050
1.881
1,658
313
82
382
616
1,390
157
339
117
320
466
312
601
180
655
778
264
200
848
1,297
118
688
109
368
43
83
61
13
669
281
511
111
1,086
128
588
2,752
1,752
2,092
1,171
1,970
2,591
2,985
1 ,751
798
908
1,595
1,193
8
236
718
341
1,622
661
945
409
922
950
936
1,099
578
448
1,578
4,712
136
1,380
399
1,026
127
103
218
50
946
454
260
689
Middle Atlantic:
3,648
846
4,344
East North Central:
5,045
4,744
Illinois
4,999
6,269
6,282
West North Central:
7,046
5,115
5,882
3,914
3,985
4,028
4,412
South Atlantic:
419
1,228
3,318
538
6,708
2,235
3,479
1,202
East South Central:
6,944
6,498
4,353
3,788
West South Central:
2,421
1,741
Oklahoma
3,800
7,819
Mountain:
1,799
1,329
665
1,912
815
344
1,149
98
Pacific:
1,994
1,661
California
3,016
80
FARM TAXES
Table 27. — Taxable land and buildings, beal estate taxes, tax per acre, and tax per $100 of value of land and buildings for all
farms, by divisions and states for the conterminous united states: 1961 survey
Region, division, and State
United States . .
The North
The South
The West
Geographic Divisions:
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Central .
West North Central
South Atlantic
East South Central .
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific
New England:
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Middle Atlantic:
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
East North Central:
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
West North Central:
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
South Atlantic:
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
East South Central:
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
West South Central:
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Mountain:
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
Pacific:
Washington
Oregon
California
Taxable land and buildu
(acres)
,024,498,269
410,800,859
354,274,850
259,422,560
S ,217 ,310
S ,558 ,044
2,881,553
2,143,952
2 .991 ,090
1 ,780 ,907
J ,502 ,853
J ,215 ,816
2,206,744
3 ,064 ,912
1,111,298
2,919,864
1,115,795
133,495
871,946
13,439,427
1,359,100
11,759,517
18,429,057
18 ,560 ,829
30,256,508
14,711,017
20,924,142
30,730,979
33,782,302
32,893,415
39 ,461 ,459
38,856,140
46,485.223
49,934,434
759,511
3 ,445 ,752
13,090,624
6,054,626
15 ,884 ,928
9,136,992
19,632,996
14,985,661
16,998,405
16,010,778
16,531,782
18,239,942
16,417,705
10,277,603
34,498,836
142,308,709
53 ,833 ,381
13,157,055
25,325,135
36,581,059
30,248,296
10,136,670
10,633,658
7,300,562
17,569,475
20,113,522
34,523,747
580,348,729
276,365,741
184,163,032
119,819,956
6,205,274
18,677,360
72,592,084
178,891,023
44 ,597 ,509
38,579,448
100,986,075
84 ,277 ,595
35,542,361
2,100,481
793,702
1 ,935 ,779
732,811
79,566
562,935
9,650,323
837,800
8,189,237
12,730,535
12,781,975
20,153,903
11,199,814
15,725,857
21,426,218
23 ,874 ,425
22,250,900
27,015,255
28,555,756
26,681,321
29,087,149
476 ,287
2,042,490
8 ,577 ,554
4 ,227 ,625
9 ,055 ,466
4,726,151
10,150,513
5,341,423
10,250,903
10,805,385
8,596,058
8,927,102
9,170,509
4 ,376 ,662
17,856,845
69,582,059
24,648,333
6,840,574
9,142,485
20,854,099
12,241,173
3,421,037
4,725,427
2,404,467
9,564,827
9,295,240
16,682,294
Taxes not
reported
444,149.540
134,435,118
170,111,818
139,602,604
3,012,036
7,880,684
30 ,289 ,469
93,252,929
38 ,393 ,581
29 ,201 ,459
102,516,778
102,938,221
36,664,383
964,431
317 ,596
984,085
382,984
53,929
309,011
3 ,789 ,104
521,300
3,570,280
5 ,698 ,522
6,778,854
10,102,605
3,511,203
5,198,285
9 ,304 ,761
9 ,907 ,877
10,642,515
12,446,204
10,300,385
19 ,803 ,902
20,847,285
283,224
1,403,262
4,513,070
1 ,827 ,001
6,829,462
4,410,841
9,482,483
9,644,238
6,747,502
5 ,205 ,393
7 ,935 ,724
9,312,840
7 ,247 ,196
5,900,941
16,641,991
72,726,650
29,185,048
6,316,481
16,182,650
15,726,960
18,007,123
6,715,633
5,908,231
4,896,095
8,004,648
10,818,282
17 ,841 ,453
Estimated
value of
land and
buildings
(1.000
dollars)
128,308,184
60,288,471
39 ,702 ,768
28,316,946
1,367,352
5,022,441
23,848,752
30,049,926
13 ,025 ,064
7,715,902
18,961,802
9.676,260
18,640,685
270,857
118,131
235,634
337 ,136
49,990
355,604
2,081,424
712,471
2,228,546
4,424,507
4,688,454
9,174,471
2,774,541
2,786,779
4 ,659 ,844
8,143,450
3,765,113
2,092,708
2,262,398
4 ,276 ,370
4,850,043
197,411
1 ,010 ,967
1 ,846 ,378
452,990
3,115,628
1,216,031
1 ,961 ,967
3 ,223 ,692
2,295,713
2,109,529
1,426,153
1 ,884 ,507
1 ,779 ,988
1 ,801 ,681
2,828,302
12,651,831
2,105,581
1,602,524
685,121
2,116,508
946,335
1,129,287
779,019
311,885
2,599,253
2,258,704
13,782,728
Real estate taxes, 1960
Total
(1,000
dollars)
,245,865
768,606
211 ,533
265,726
25,510
82,587
294,734
365 ,775
73 ,457
35,830
102 ,246
77,571
188,155
5,922
2,363
4,147
42,046
12,522
28,020
40,700
45,037
121 ,956
34,730
52,311
64,424
103,676
35,617
25,603
26,842
51 ,910
67,703
810
8,022
10,945
1,871
15,826
6,505
8,354
21 ,124
12,568
10,452
5,025
7,785
11,847
6,816
17,574
66,009
16,680
15,881
4,797
21,628
4,416
5,961
6,337
1,871
20,246
30,967
136 ,942
Reported
(1,000
dollars)
782,492
526,982
112,962
142,548
16,927
58,170
203,711
248,174
38 ,846
20,987
53,129
40,390
102,158
3,893
1,779
2,764
4,724
31,142
7,485
19,543
27,573
30,433
80,567
25,686
39,452
45,257
74,040
23,391
17,706
20,423
32,653
34,704
4,979
7,038
1,258
9,224
3,385
4,099
8,375
7,630
7,132
2,606
3,619
3,074
9,663
33,703
8,787
8,667
2,449
12,161
1,916
2,171
3,360
12,489
15,207
74 ,462
dollars)
463,373
241 ,624
98,571
123,178
24,417
91,023
117,601
34,611
14,843
49,117
37,181
85,997
10,903
5,037
8,477
13,127
14,604
41,389
9,044
12,859
19,167
29,636
12,226
7,897
6,419
19,257
22,999
6,602
3,120
4,255
12,749
4,938
3,320
2,419
4,166
5,168
3,742
7,911
32,306
7,893
7,214
2,348
9,477
2,500
3,790
2,977
7,757
15,760
62,480
1.22
1.87
0.60
1.02
2 86
1 34
0.89
0.53
0 50
0.41
2.61
3.13
9.21
2.38
2.21
2.43
4 03
2.36
2.50
0.65
0.69
1.12
1.16
1.07
2.33
0.84
0.31
1.00
0.71
0.43
1.41
0.74
0.65
0.30
0.43
0.72
0.66
0.51
0.46
0.31
1.21
0.19
0.59
0.16
0.59
0.60
0.26
1.15
1.54
3.97
FARM TAXES
81
Table 28. — Taxable land and buildings, real estate taxes, tax per acre, and tax per $100 op value of land and buildings fob land
operated by full owners, bt divisions and states for the conterminous united states: 1961 survey
Region, division, and State
Taxable land and buildings, 1961
(acres)
Estimated
value of
land and
buildings
(1,000
dollars)
Real estate taxes, 1960
Estimated
real estate
tax
per acre
(dollars)
Estimated
real estate
tax per $100
of farm
value of
land and
buildings
(dollars)
Total
Taxes
reported
Taxes not
reported
Total
(1,000
dollars)
Reported
(1,000
dollars)
Estimated
(1,000
dollars)
348 ,477 ,550
147,606,156
144,422,250
56,450,144
5,770,093
15,962,820
44,263,958
81,608,285
44 ,093 ,348
38,139,157
62,189,745
36,328,176
20,121,968
2,215,854
679 ,617
1,759,438
629,214
74 ,472
411,498
7 ,883 .824
661 ,767
7,417,229
8,575,460
7,042,719
7,650,929
8,026,695
12,968,256
14 ,647 ,739
11,445,886
16,448,017
10,762,823
7 ,604 ,623
11,145,228
9,553,969
318,146
1,856,229
7,793,705
4,601,251
7,847,444
4,681,918
10,802,401
6,192,254
10,425,085
9 ,449 ,000
8,245,209
10,019,863
7,953,906
4,392,430
9,690,131
40,153,278
8 ,921 ,794
4 ,476 ,374
2 ,854 ,797
7,498,538
6,152,461
1,180,136
2,838,729
2,405,348
4,038,313
6,632,663
9,451,092
217,306,177
103 ,637 ,206
82,737,856
30,931,115
4 ,085 ,476
11 ,471 ,870
33,111,531
64,968,329
26,337,099
22,990,941
33,409,816
19 ,467 ,969
11,463,146
1,565,531
517,313
1,228,132
450,247
46,183
278,070
6,718,415
432.663
5,320,892
6,315,220
5,053,406
6,267,486
6,622,926
9,952,494
10,463,180
8 ,326 ,425
11,862,488
7 ,628 ,668
4,299,694
6,708,460
6,682,424
205,954
1,139,928
5,351,715
3 ,397 ,639
4,581,410
2,734,238
6.283,608
2,642,707
6,369,562
6,529,909
4,645,709
5 ,445 ,761
4,852,548
1,979,368
6 ,051 ,460
20,526,450
4 ,872 ,939
2,768,128
1,306,253
4 ,796 ,833
2,750,719
548 ,697
1,512,445
922,056
2,866,324
3,834,360
4,762,472
131,171,373
43 ,967 ,950
61 ,684 ,394
25,519,029
1,684,617
4 ,490 ,950
11,152,427
26 ,639 ,956
17,756,249
15,148,216
28,779,929
16,860,207
8,658,822
650,323
162,304
531,306
178,967
28,289
133,428
2,166,409
229,204
2,096,337
2,260,240
1,989,313
2,383,443
1 ,503 ,670
3,015,761
4,184,569
3,120,461
4,685,529
3,136,165
3 ,304 ,929
4,436,768
3,871,546
112,192
716,301
2,441,990
1,203,612
3,286.034
1 .947 ,680
4,518,893
3,649,547
4,056,523
2,919,091
3,599,600
4,674,102
3,101,358
2,413,072
3,638,671
19 ,626 ,828
4,048,855
1,718,246
1,648,644
2,701,705
3,401,742
631,538
1,326,284
1,483,293
1,171,989
2,798,213
4,688,620
49,241,836
21 ,627 ,229
17,205,550
10,409,057
814,375
2,795,806
8 ,551 ,358
9,465,690
6,922,314
4,229,485
6,053,751
3,118,016
7,291,041
194,455
70,569
138,912
209,574
26,612
176,253
1 ,191 ,597
348,706
1,255,603
1 ,826 ,587
1,664,837
1,983.304
1.423.513
1,653,117
2.072.798
2,632.993
1 ,684 ,693
619.824
534,938
1,016.411
904,033
75,933
522.478
1,080.022
329,871
1,354,212
626,241
1,134,963
1,798,604
1,284.934
1 ,234 ,637
710,985
998,929
661,207
816 ,318
829,653
3,746,673
498,821
628,300
166,886
657 ,015
337.087
410,666
361 ,252
167,990
967.444
985,666
5.337,941
455,174
277,495
80,416
97,263
15,841
45,967
105,703
109,994
35,902
16,969
27,546
24 ,413
72,850
4,246
1,420
2,416
4,726
492
2,542
24,008
5,461
16,498
16,445
15,381
25,450
17,816
30,611
28,649
31,932
14,806
6,988
5,859
10,844
11 ,016
286
4,068
6,127
1,349
6,790
3,490
4,537
9,265
6,686
5,593
2,208
2,683
3,782
1,626
4,654
17,684
4,419
5,800
1,291
5,448
1,764
1,869
2,944
878
7,302
12,868
62,680
308,274
198,859
48,210
61,201
10,899
34,190
77,738
76,032
21,386
10,816
16,008
13,951
47,254
2,822
1,075
1,688
3,333
293
1,688
18,552
3,764
11,874
11,912
10,846
17,415
14,121
23,444
20,012
23,463
10.105
4,921
3,465
6,926
7,140
199
2,764
4,204
959
4,090
2,047
2,467
4,656
4,069
4,113
1,263
1,381
2,406
678
2,823
10,102
2,691
3,488
701
3,204
753
938
1,688
488
5,270
7,979
34,005
146,900
78,636
32,206
36,058
4,942
11 ,767
27,965
33,962
14,516
6,163
11,537
10,462
25,596
1,424
346
728
1.392
199
854
5,456
1,687
4,624
4,533
4,635
8.036
3,696
7,167
8,537
8,469
4,701
2,067
2,394
3,918
3,876
87
1,294
1,923
390
2,700
1,443
2,070
4,609
2,516
1,480
955
1,202
1,377
847
1,831
7,482
1,728
2,312
690
2,244
1,011
931
1,256
390
2,032
4,889
18,676
1.31
1.88
0.56
1.72
2.75
2.88
2.39
1.35
0.81
0.44
0.44
0.67
3.62
1.92
2.09
1.37
7.51
6.61
6.18
3.05
8.24
2.22
1.92
2.18
3.33
2.22
2.36
1.95
2.79
0.90
0.65
0.77
0.97
1.16
0.90
2.19
0.79
0.29
0.87
0.75
0.42
1.60
0.63
0.69
0.27
0.26
0.48
0.35
0.48
0.44
0.50
1.30
0.45
0.73
41.29
1.58
1.04
0.37
1.81
1.94
6.67
0.92
1.28
0.47
0.93
Geographic Divisions:
1.96
1.64
1.24
1.16
0.62
0.40
0.46
0.78
1.00
New England:
2.18
2.01
1.74
2.26
1.92
1.46
Middle Atlantic:
2.01
1.66
1.31
East North Central:
0.90
0.92
1.28
1.26
1.86
West North Central:
1.38
1.21
0.88
1.13
1.10
1.07
1.22
South Atlantic:
0.38
0.78
0.57
0.41
0.60
0.66
0.40
0.62
East South Central:
0.51
0.45
0.31
0.26
West South Central:
0.67
0.19
0.66
0.47
Mountain:
0.89
0.92
0.77
0.98
0.62
0.46
0.84
0.62
Pacific:
0.76
1.31
California
0.99
82
FARM TAXES
Table 29. — Taxable land and buildings, real estate taxes, tax per acre, and tax per $100 of value of land and buildings for land
operated by part owners, bt divisions and states for the conterminous united states: 1961 survey
Region, division, and State
Taxable land and buildings, 1961
(acres)
Estimated
value of
lard and
buildings
(1,000
dollars)
Real estate taxes, 1960
Estimated
real estate
tax
per acre
(dollars)
Estimated
real estate
tax per $100
of farm
value of
land and
buildings
(dollars)
Total
Taxes
reported
Taxes not
reported
Total
(1,000
dollars)
Reported
(1,000
dollars)
Estimated
(1,000
dollars)
265,575,275
99,412,865
69 ,964 ,825
96,197,585
2,270,428
5 ,659 ,413
17,553,588
73 ,929 ,436
13.758,660
12,053,457
44,152,708
76,708,192
19,489,393
605 ,746
313 ,933
782,345
296,206
27 ,651
244 ,548
3,280,621
289 ,305
2,089,487
3 ,061 ,227
3,172,957
4,618,447
3,182,200
3,518,757
6,124,828
4 ,620 ,906
6,244,888
13,315,464
16,752,171
13,726,054
13,145,125
179,139
508 ,917
2 ,361 ,979
643,980
2,741,560
1 ,924 ,873
3,320,780
2,077,432
2,612.763
2,551,923
3,314,197
3,574,574
2,577,317
1,409,851
9,335,711
30 ,829 ,829
23 ,885 ,879
4,358,791
12,659,348
14,573,256
12,131,049
4,197,546
3,704,178
1,198,145
4,816,239
6 ,669 ,324
8 ,003 ,830
149 ,442 ,822
66,267,209
36,461,183
46,714,430
1 ,496 ,292
4,022,701
12,644,297
48,103,919
7,841,274
6,258,627
22 ,361 ,282
36,608,225
10,106,205
423,564
211,341
494,002
192,014
18,784
156,587
2,428,254
175,302
1,419,145
2,099,940
2,217,522
3,197,534
2,440,857
2,688,444
4,016,889
3,178,881
4,108,777
9 ,350 ,568
13,158,563
6 ,897 ,406
7,392,835
123,865
311,509
1,580,102
425 ,379
1,622,799
937 ,453
1,721,117
1,119,050
1 ,684 ,716
1,772,321
1,572,805
1,228,785
1,520,652
714,795
5 ,236 ,690
14 ,889 ,245
13,031,715
2,257,795
3,627,581
8,771,375
5,719,550
1,081,855
1,683,134
435,220
2 ,674 .309
3,142,844
4 ,289 ,052
116,132,453
33 ,145 ,656
33 ,503 ,642
49,483,155
774,136
1,636,712
4,909,291
25 ,826 ,517
5,917,386
6 ,794 ,830
21 ,791 ,426
40,099,967
9,383,188
182,182
102,692
288,343
104,191
8,867
87,961
852,367
114,003
670,342
961,287
955 ,435
1,420,913
741 ,343
830,313
2,107,939
1,442,025
2,136,111
3 ,964 ,896
3 ,593 ,608
6,828,648
5.752,290
55,274
197,408
781 ,877
218 .601
1,118,761
987 ,420
1 ,599 ,663
958 ,382
928,047
779 .602
1 ,741 ,392
2,345,789
1 ,056 ,765
695 ,056
4 ,099 ,021
15,940,584
10,854,164
2,100,996
9 ,031 ,767
5,801,881
6,411,499
3,115,691
2,021,044
762,925
2,141,930
3 ,526 ,480
3,714,778
25 ,843 ,379
11,901,144
7,248,246
6,693,990
333,504
1,046,121
4 ,015 ,582
6 ,505 ,937
2,061,957
1 ,244 ,921
3,941,367
3,071,664
3,622,326
50,440
30,247
62,414
75,980
11,388
103,036
494,368
136,330
416,423
787 ,307
818,453
1 ,321 ,679
610,641
477 ,602
934 ,732
1,072,611
715,888
686,866
792,448
1,025,911
1 ,277 ,481
42,845
149,848
345 ,528
53,937
547,930
246 ,613
323,060
352,196
337,844
320,474
276,659
309,944
310,629
279,233
719,698
2,631,907
872,288
395,821
305 ,388
646,612
295,728
275 ,762
225 ,441
54,624
609,426
499,347
2,513,554
232,603
138 ,827
35,011
68,765
5,479
17,010
45 ,374
70,964
10,157
5,173
19,681
22,593
36,172
1,070
634
1,097
1,257
156
1,265
9,863
2,400
4,757
6,566
7,309
15,742
7,117
8,640
10,862
13,600
6,146
7,908
8,305
10,145
13,998
175
1,140
1,980
164
2,535
1,167
1,291
1,706
1,743
1,373
943
1,114
2,010
785
3,982
12,904
6,017
3,956
1,936
6,015
1,117
1,264
1,890
398
4,820
6,094
25,268
147,241
95,342
19,954
31,945
3,579
12,085
32,491
47 ,187
6,075
3,018
10,861
12,275
19,670
783
493
686
778
91
748
7,299
1,424
3,362
4 ,507
5,050
10,928
5,361
6,645
7,279
9,528
4,094
5,507
6,724
6,040
8,015
114
726
1,301
114
1,553
560
640
1,067
1,132
971
467
448
1,139
401
2,545
6,776
3,529
2,082
1,019
3,375
591
494
1,023
162
2,720
3,572
13 .378
85,362
43,485
15 ,057
26,820
1,900
4,925
12,883
23,777
4,082
2,155
8,820
10,318
16,502
287
141
411
479
66
517
2,554
976
1,395
2,059
2,259
4,814
1,756
1,995
3,583
4,072
2,052
2,401
1.581
4,105
5,983
61
414
679
60
982
607
661
638
611
402
476
666
871
384
1,437
6,128
2,488
1,874
917
2,640
526
770
867
236
2,100
2,522
11,880
0.88
1.40
0.60
0.61
2.41
3.01
2.58
0.96
0.74
0.43
0.45
0.29
1.86
1.77
2.02
1.40
4.24
5.64
5.17
3.00
8.30
2.28
2.14
2.30
3.41
2.24
2.46
1.77
2.94
0.98
0.59
0.50
0.74
1.08
0.98
2.24
0.84
0.26
0.92
0.61
0.39
0.82
0.67
0.54
0.28
0.31
0.78
0.66
0.43
0.42
0.25
0.91
0.16
0.41
0.09
0.30
0.61
0.33
1.00
0.91
3.16
1.17
0.48
Geographic Divisions:
0.42
0.50
1.00
New England:
2.12
2,10
1.78
1.66
1.37
1.23
Middle Atlantic:
1.99
1.76
1.14
East North Central:
0.83
0.89
Illinois
1.19
1.17
1.81
West North Central:
1.16
1.27
0.86
1.16
1.06
0.99
1.10
South Atlantic:
0.41
0.76
0.67
0.30
0.46
0.47
0.40
0.48
East South Central:
0.62
0.43
0.34
0.36
West South Central:
0.65
0.28
0.65
Mountain:
0.49
0.69
1.00
0.63
0.93
0.38
0.46
Utah
0.84
0.73
Pacific:
0.79
1.22
1.00
FARM TAXES
83
Table 30. — Taxable land and buildings, real estate taxes, tax per acre, and tax per $100 of value of land and buildings for land
rented by part owners, by divisions and states for the conterminous united states: 1961 survey
Region, division, and State
United States . .
The North
The South
The West
Geographic Divisional
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Central .
West North Central
South Atlantic
East South Central .
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific
New England:
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Middle Atlantic:
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
East North Central:
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
West North Central:
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
South Atlantic:
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
East South Central:
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
West South Central:
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Mountain:
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
Pacific:
Washington
Oregon
California
Taxable land and buildings 1961
(acres)
70,322,146
62,9*4,897
50,913,294
780.674
2.612,894
5 ,697 ,884
1 ,230 ,694
i. 539, 788
) ,645 ,492
1 ,799 ,617
1.660,802
i, 252 ,492
164.882
87 ,570
253,432
119,305
16,224
139,281
1,433,714
174,850
1,004,330
2,679,161
3,518,270
5,665,316
2,193,772
1 ,641 ,365
3 ,783 ,344
4,138,877
4,916,287
9,127,363
6 ,775 ,821
7,923,142
14,565,860
113,423
347 ,239
1,170,253
360,947
1,731,988
922,720
1.947.753
1,945,465
1,262.148
1,570,323
2,162,688
1,650.333
2.453,319
2,071,367
9,208,780
34,066,151
10,071,035
2,192,066
3,646,800
7,530,251
6,555,380
1,926,748
1,648,142
1,090,380
3,970,798
3 ,301 ,793
8,979,901
43,779,240
27,258,044
19,210,586
425,363
1 ,664 .599
10,033,274
31 ,656 ,004
3 ,857 ,037
3,156,247
20,244,760
11,750,683
7,459,903
87,328
49,279
135,613
68,200
6,974
77,969
923,127
84,883
656,589
1,688,513
2,274,575
3 ,581 ,066
1,397,810
1,091,310
2,424,077
2,680.542
2.845,963
5,552,689
5 ,003 ,956
4,633,194
8,515,583
60,945
173 ,574
831 .333
176,061
880,788
429,212
826 ,532
678 ,592
622,913
BBfl .653
972,461
871 .220
1.055,191
649,168
3,397,318
15,243,083
3,787,258
624,559
1 ,483 ,666
3,364,166
1,238.480
327,360
589,289
336,906
2,017,494
1,293,641
4,148,768
Taxes not
reported
26,542,906
35,726,853
31,702,708
355,311
948,295
5 ,664 ,610
19 ,574 ,690
4,682,751
3,489,245
27 ,554 ,857
22,910,119
8,792,589
77,654
38,291
117,819
51,105
9,250
61,292
510,587
89,967
347,741
990,648
1,243,695
2,084,250
795 ,962
660,065
1,359,267
1,458,336
2.070,324
3 ,574 ,674
1 ,771 ,866
3,289,948
6,060,277
62,478
173,665
538,920
184,886
851,200
493,508
1,121,221
1,266,873
639 ,235
680,670
1,190,227
979,113
1,398,128
1,522,199
6,811,462
18,823,068
6 ,283 ,777
1,567,607
2,163,136
4,166,085
5,316,900
1,699,388
1,058,863
764,474
1 ,963 ,304
2,008,152
4,831,133
Estimated
value of
land and
buildings
(1,000
dollars)
9,675,094
6,014,652
5,189,128
135.128
562,067
3,828,810
5,149,089
1,169,333
775,519
4,069,800
1 ,605 ,039
3,584,089
14,277
11,653
22,842
27,894
6,957
61,605
235 ,821
109,260
216,986
712,816
873 ,936
1 ,574 ,785
440,360
228,913
536.772
950,246
627,083
451,018
375.777
774 .981
32,918
103,257
173,568
27,365
325.381
113.628
171 ,574
221,642
199.179
224,001
177,911
174,428
300,697
309,160
722,478
2,737,465
354 ,074
237,324
69,668
410,533
165 ,753
204,923
131,902
30,962
433.764
308,164
2,842,171
Real estate taxes, 1960
Total
(1,000
dollars)
126,252
37 ,621
49,039
2,559
9,466
48,483
65,744
7,890
4,692
25,039
14,452
34,587
4,840
1,928
2,698
6,829
8,779
22,650
5,873
4,452
8,362
13 ,345
6,230
6,995
4,778
9,969
17,075
2,180
1,170
5,141
16,548
4,86;
1,076
1,631
3,434
4,810
26,343
Reported
(1,000
dollars)
81,438
17,352
23,700
1,739
5,762
31 ,351
42,586
3,777
2,365
11,210
6,327
17,373
3,131
802
1,829
4,366
5,697
14,399
3,826
3,063
5,610
8,967
3,793
3,943
3,836
6,247
10,190
1,944
2,410
13,019
Estimated
(1,000
dollars)
44,814
20,269
25,339
820
3,704
17,132
23,158
4,113
2,327
13,829
8,125
17,214
2,463
3,082
8,151
2.047
2,742
4,378
2,437
2,052
0 92
0.71
0.52
II u
2.13
3.38
11.03
2.69
ii m
0.71
i :-(i
1 17
1 40
2 28
0 M
I) 3!)
1.08
0.61
U 51
(I 111
0.87
0.71
0 89
II 58
0 68
0.49
0.28
1.02
0.16
0.86
0.60
0.22
84
FARM TAXES
Table 31. — Taxable land and buildings, real estate taxes, tax per acre, and tax per $100 of value or land and buildings for land
OPERATED BY TENANTS AND MANAGERS, BT DIVISIONS AND STATES FOR THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES: 1961 SURVEY
Region, division, and State
Taxable land and buildings, 1961
(acres)
Estimated
value of
land and
buildings
(1,000
dollars)
Real estate taies,
1960
Estimated
real estate
tax
per acre
(dollars)
Estimated
real estate
tai per $100
of farm
value of
land and
buildings
(dollars)
Total
Taxes
reported
Taxes not
reported
Total
(1.000
dollars)
Reported
(1,000
dollars)
Estimated
(1,000
dollars)
226,225.107
93,460,692
76,902,878
55,861,537
396,115
2,322,917
25,366,123
66,375,637
16,599,294
10,942,801
49,360,783
39,518,646
16,342,891
78,430
30,178
124,649
71,071
15,148
76,639
841,268
233,178
1,248,471
4,113,209
4,826,883
12,321,816
1,308,460
2,795,766
6,175,068
13,576,633
5,284,223
6,265,809
7,723,625
13,690,799
12,669,480
148,803
733,367
1,764,687
448,448
3,563,936
1,607,481
3,662,062
4,770,610
2,698,409
2,439,632
2,809,688
2,995,172
3,433.163
2,403,966
6,264,214
37,259,451
10,954,673
2,129,824
6,164,190
6,979,014
6,409,406
2.832,241
2,442,609
2,606,689
4,744,125
3,609,842
8,088,924
123,351,860
62,682,086
37,705,949
22,963,826
198,143
1,518,190
16,802,982
44,162,771
6,562,099
6,173,633
24,970,217
16,450,718
6,513,107
24,058
15,769
78,032
22,350
7,626
50,309
580,527
145,052
792,611
2,626,862
3,236,472
8,107,817
838,222
1,993,609
4,522,072
9,689,577
3,433,672
4,486,340
6,093,542
8,442,261
7,496,307
86,523
417,479
1,014,404
228,546
1,970,469
625,248
1,319,366
901,074
1,673,712
1 ,613 ,502
1,405,083
1 ,581 ,336
1,742,218
1,133,341
3,171,377
18,923,281
2,956,421
1,200,092
2,724,986
3,921,725
2,632,424
1,463,226
940,559
711,286
2,006,700
1 ,024 ,405
3,482,002
102,873,247
30,778,606
39,196,929
32,897,712
197 ,972
804,727
8,663,141
21,212,766
10,037,195
4,769,168
24 ,390 ,566
23 ,067 ,928
9,829,784
54,372
14,409
46,617
48,721
7,623
26,330
260,741
88,126
455,860
1,486,347
1,590,411
4 ,213 ,999
470,228
802,156
1,652,996
3,887,056
1,850,661
1,770,469
1 ,629 ,983
5,248,538
5,173,173
63,280
316,888
750,283
219,902
1 ,593 ,467
982,233
2,242,706
3,869,436
1,124,697
826,030
1,404,606
1 ,413 ,836
1 ,690 ,945
1,270,614
3,092,837
18,336,170
7,998,252
929,732
3 ,439 ,204
3 ,057 ,289
2,876,982
1,369,016
1,602,060
1 ,895 ,403
2,737,425
2,485,437
4,606,922
32,344,095
17,085,004
9,234,321
6 ,024 ,770
84,345
618,447
7 ,463 ,002
8,929,210
2,871,460
1 ,465 ,977
4 .896 ,884
1 ,881 ,541
4,143,229
11,685
6,662
11,466
23,688
6,033
26,811
159,638
118,176
340,634
1,097,797
1 ,331 ,228
4,294,703
300,027
429,247
1,116,542
3,487,600
737 ,449
335,000
659,236
1 ,469 ,067
1,236,317
46,716
236,384
247,260
41,817
888,105
229,549
332,380
861,260
473 .766
330,417
260,598
401,206
507,455
396,970
556 ,673
3,435,886
380,398
341 ,079
143,280
602,348
147 .767
237.936
70,424
68,309
688.620
465,560
3.089,069
345,176
226,032
68,486
60,659
1,631
10,164
95,174
119,073
19,608
8,996
29,981
16,113
44,546
292
63
209
473
81
613
3,344
2,743
4,067
10,860
13,668
58,214
3,924
8,608
16.661
44,799
8,436
4,712
7,900
20,952
16,614
186
2,034
1,710
219
4,665
1,288
1,632
7,875
2,949
2,056
1,073
2,918
3,875
3,336
3,797
18,973
3,396
3,899
996
5,300
460
1,197
511
366
4,690
7,196
32,661
204,487
151 ,343
27,446
26,698
710
6,133
62,131
82,369
7,608
4,788
15,060
7,837
17,861
67
26
130
168
36
284
2,160
1,496
2,478
6,788
8,840
37,825
2,378
6,300
12,366
32,082
5,399
3,335
6,398
13,440
9,359
100
1,068
894
110
2,612
616
637
1,781
1,725
1,291
620
1,262
2,138
1,590
2,016
9,306
1,266
2,116
477
3,047
271
343
200
128
2,565
1,246
14,060
140,689
74,689
31,039
34,961
921
4,021
33,043
36,704
11,900
4,208
14 ,931
8,276
26,686
226
38
79
306
46
229
1,184
1,248
1,589
4,072
4,728
20,389
1,546
2,308
4,305
12,717
3,036
1,377
1,602
7,612
6,266
86
976
816
109
2,053
772
996
6,094
1,224
766
653
1,666
1,737
1,746
1,781
9,667
2,140
1,783
518
2,263
189
854
311
228
2,136
6,949
18,601
1.53
2.42
0.76
1.09
4.12
4.37
3.76
1.82
1.18
0.82
0.61
0.41
2.73
3.72
2.09
1.68
6.66
5.36
6.69
S.97
11.76
3.26
2.64
2.81
4.72
3.00
3.08
2.70
3.30
1.60
0.76
1.02
1.63
1.23
1.24
2.77
0.97
0.49
1.31
0.80
0.43
1.66
1.09
0.84
0.38
0.97
1.13
1.39
0.61
0.61
0.31
1.83
0.16
0.76
0.09
0.42
0.21
0.14
0.99
2.05
4.04
Geographic DiYiaiona:
Middle Atlantic
New England:
Middle Atlantic:
Eaat North Central:
Ohio
1.02
Illinois
Weat North Central:
1.49
1.28
1.14
1.41
1.41
1.44
1.26
South Atlantic:
0.40
0.86
Virginia
0.69
West Virginia
0.62
0.53
0.66
0.46
Florida
0.93
Eaat South Central:
0.62
0.62
0.41
0.73
Weat South Central:
0.76
0.84
0.68
0.56
Mountain:
0.89
1.14
0.69
1.06
0.31
0.60
Utah
0.73
0.61
Pacific:
0.80
1.66
California
1.06
FARM TAXES
85
Table 32. — Real and personal property taxes for farms operated by full owners and percent of total taxes, by divisions and states
for the conterminous united states: 1961 survey
Property taxes
Percent of total taxes
Region, division,
and State
Property taxes
Percent of total taies
Region, division,
and State
Total
(1.000
dollars)
Taxes on
land and
buildings
(1,000
dollars)
Taxes on
personal
property
(1,000
(dollars
Taxes on
land and
buildings
Taxes on
personal
property
Total
(1,000
dollars)
Taxes on
land and
buildings
(1.000
dollars)
Taxes on
personal
property
(1.000
dollars)
Taxes on
land and
buildings
Taxes on
personal
property
United States ....
The North
561 ,362
339 ,318
104,586
117,458
18,979
46,798
133 ,978
139,563
45,555
22,706
36,325
32,892
84,566
6,004
1.625
3,417
5,611
540
2,782
24,008
6,292
16,498
20,956
22,657
29,789
20,318
40,258
36,927
38,712
19,171
9,336
7,799
14,086
13,632
455,174
277 ,495
80,416
97,263
16,841
45 ,957
105,703
109,994
35,902
16,969
27,545
24 ,413
72,850
4,246
1,420
2,416
4,725
492
2,542
24,008
5,451
16,498
16,446
16,381
25,450
17 ,816
30,611
28,549
31 ,932
14,806
6.988
5,859
10,844
11,016
106,188
61,823
24,170
20,195
3,138
841
28,276
29,569
9,653
6,737
8,780
8,479
11,716
758
205
1,001
886
48
240
81.1
81.8
76.9
82.8
83.5
98.2
78.9
78.8
78.8
74.7
75.8
74.2
86.1
84.9
87.4
70.7
84.2
91.1
91.4
100.0
86.6
100.0
78.5
67.9
85.4
87.7
76.0
77.3
82.5
77.2
74.9
75.1
77.0
81.4
18.9
18.2
23.1
17.2
16.5
1.8
21.1
21.2
21.2
25.3
24.2
25.8
13.9
15.1
12.6
29.3
16.8
8.9
8.6
South Atlantic:
286
4,964
8,361
1,886
8,651
4,365
6.257
10,785
8,645
6,901
2,724
4,436
4,976
2,829
6,467
22,063
6.084
7,588
1,949
6,936
2,477
2,653
3,978
1,227
8,966
14,587
61 ,013
286
4,058
6,127
1,349
6,790
3,490
4,537
9,266
6,585
5,593
2,208
2,583
3,782
1,525
4,654
17,584
4,419
5,800
1,291
5,448
1,764
1,869
2,944
878
7,302
12,868
62,680
100.0
81.7
73.3
71.5
78.5
80.0
72.5
85.9
78.2
81.0
81.1
68.2
76.0
63.9
72.0
79.7
72.6
76.4
66.2
78.6
71.2
70.4
74.0
71.6
81.4
88.1
86.3
906
2,234
537
1,861
876
1.720
1,620
2,060
1,308
616
1,853
1,194
1,304
1,813
4,469
1,665
1,788
658
1,488
713
784
1,034
349
1,664
1,719
8,333
18.3
26.7
28.6
21.5
20.0
Geographic Divisions:
New England
Middle Atlantic
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
West North Central . .
South Atlantic
East South (Central:
New England:
West South Central:
Middle Miami.
841
13.4
4,511
7,276
4,339
2,602
9,647
8,378
6,780
4,365
2,348
1,940
3,242
2,616
21.5
32 1
14.6
12.3
24.0
22.7
17.6
22.8
25.1
24.9
23.0
18.6
Pacific:
Illinois
West North Central:
California
13.7
North Dakota
South Dakota
86
FARM TAXES
Table 33. — -Distribution of land in farms and value of land and buildings between privately owned and government owned lands,
by divisions and states for the cowterminous united states: 1961 survey
Region, division, and State
Land in farms
Value of land and buildings
Government owned
Total
(acres)
Privately
owned
Total
(1,000
Privately
owned (1,000
Percent
Total
(acres)
Acres
of total
dollars)
dollars)
(1,000 dollars)
of total
1,120,157,789
1,024,498,269
95,659,520
8.5
131 ,001 ,698
128,308,184
2,693,514
2.1
421 ,439 ,668
410,800,859
10 ,638 ,809
2 5
60,756,363
60,288,471
467,892
0.8
357,448,086
354 ,274 ,850
3,173,236
0.9
39,974,110
39,702,768
271 ,342
0.7
341,270,035
259,422,560
81,847,475
24.0
30,271,225
28 ,316 ,945
1 ,964 ,280
6.5
9,316,356
9,217,310
99,046
1.1
1 ,391 ,456
1 ,367 ,352
24,104
1.7
26,730,245
26,558,044
172,201
0.6
5,091,099
5 ,022 ,441
68,658
1.3
103 ,385 ,833
102,881,553
504,280
0.5
23,938,147
23,848,752
89,395
0.4
282,007,234
272,143,952
9,863,282
3.5
30 ,335 ,661
30,049,926
285,735
0.9
83 ,339 ,043
82,991,090
347 ,953
0.4
13,065,225
13 ,025 ,064
40,161
0.3
68 ,284 ,953
67,780,907
504,046
0.7
7 ,803 ,307
7,715,902
87,405
1.1
205 ,824 ,090
203,502,853
2,321.237
1.1
19,105,578
18 ,961 ,802
143,776
0.8
264,428,817
187,215,816
77,213,001
29.2
11,377,992
9 ,676 ,260
1,701,732
15.0
76,841,218
72,206,744
4 ,634 ,474
6.0
18,893,233
18,640,685
252,648
1.3
3 ,081 ,987
3,064,912
17 ,076
0.6
276,169
270,867
6,312
1.9
1,124,312
1,111,298
13 ,014
1.2
120 ,498
118,131
2,367
2.0
2,945,343
2,919,864
26 ,479
0.9
237 ,749
235 ,634
2,115
0.9
1,142,341
1,115,795
26,546
2.3
342,596
337 ,136
6,460
1.6
137 ,930
133 ,495
4,435
3.2
56 ,599
49,990
6,609
10.1
884,443
871,946
12,497
1.4
358,845
356,604
3,241
0.9
13,489,616
13,439,427
50,089
0.4
2,097,836
2,081,424
16,412
0.8
1 ,379 ,002
1,359,100
19 ,902
1.4
722,280
712,471
9,809
1.4
11,861,727
11,759,517
102 ,210
0.9
2,270,983
2,228,546
42,437
1.9
18,506,796
18,429,057
77 ,739
0.4
4 ,443 ,260
4 ,424 ,507
18,743
0.4
18,613,046
18 ,560 ,829
62,217
0.3
4 ,699 ,044
4,688,454
10,690
0.2
30,327,261
30,256,508
70,753
0.2
9,216,585
9,174,471
42,114
0.5
14,782,507
14,711,017
71,490
0.5
2 ,787 ,369
2,774,541
12,828
0.6
21,156,223
20,924,142
232,081
1.1
2,791,899
2,786,779
6,120
0.2
30,796,097
30,730,979
65,118
0.2
4 ,665 ,040
4,659,844
5,196
0.1
33,830,950
33 ,782 ,302
48,648
0.1
8,157,331
8,143,460
13,881
0.2
33,155,226
32,893,415
261 ,811
0.8
3,779,672
3,765,113
14 ,469
0.4
41,465,717
39 ,461 ,459
2,004,258
4.8
2,146,578
2,092,708
53 ,870
2.6
44,850,666
38,856,140
5 ,994 ,526
13.4
2,371,020
2,262,398
108,622
4.6
47 ,755 ,708
46,485,223
1 ,270 ,485
2.7
4,345,110
4,276,370
68,740
1.6
60,152,870
49,934,434
218,436
0.4
4,871,010
4,850,043
20,967
0.4
762,526
759,611
3,015
0.4
197 ,589
197,411
178
0.1
3 ,456 ,769
3 ,445 ,762
11,017
0.3
1,015,358
1 ,010 ,967
4,391
0.4
13,125,802
13,090,624
35,178
0.3
1,860,553
1 ,846 ,378
4,176
0.2
6,062,594
6 ,054 ,626
7,968
0.1
456 ,985
452,990
3,995
0.9
15 ,887 ,724
15 ,884 ,928
2,796
(s)
3,116,003
3,115,628
376
(«)
9,149,492
9,136,992
12,500
0.1
1 ,217 ,408
1,216,031
1,377
0.1
19,657,615
19 ,632 ,996
24,619
0.1
1,975,319
1 ,961 ,967
13,352
0.7
15,236,621
14,985,661
250,860
1.6
3,236,010
3,223,692
12,318
0.4
17 ,030 ,675
16,998,405
32,270
0.2
2,302,081
2,295,713
6,368
0.3
16 ,081 ,285
16,010,778
70,507
0.4
2,117,815
2,109,529
8,286
0.4
16,542,730
16,531,782
10,948
0.1
1 ,427 ,729
1,426,153
1,676
0.1
18,630,263
18,239,942
390,321
2.1
1 ,965 ,682
1 ,884 ,607
71,176
3.6
16,458,515
16,417,705
40,810
0.2
1 ,783 ,386
1 ,779 ,988
3,398
0.2
10,347,328
10,277,603
69,726
0.7
1,812,048
1 ,801 ,681
10 ,367
0.6
35 ,800 ,688
34 ,498 ,836
1 ,301 ,852
3.6
2,908,858
2,828,302
80,666
2.8
143,217,559
142,308,709
908,850
0.6
12,601,286
12,551,831
49,465
0.4
64 ,081 ,391
53 ,833 ,381
10,248,010
16.0
2,352,866
2,105,681
247,285
10.5
15 ,232 ,401
13,157,055
2 ,075 ,346
13.6
1,672,698
1,602,624
70,174
4.2
36,199,666
25.325,135
10,874,631
30.0
811,326
685,121
126,205
16.6
38 ,787 ,312
36 ,581 ,059
2,206,253
5.7
2,177,190
2,116,608
60,682
2.8
46,293,207
30,248,296
16,044,911
34.7
1,124,632
946,335
178,297
15.9
40,203,386
10,136,670
30,066,716
74.8
2,050,087
1,129,287
920,800
44.9
12,688,518
10,633.658
2,054,860
16.2
827,546
779 ,019
48,527
6.9
10,942,936
7,300,662
3,642,374
33.3
361 ,647
311,885
49,762
13.8
18,716,972
17 ,569 ,475
1,147,497
6.1
2,674,307
2,599,253
76,054
2.8
21 ,236 ,298
20,113,522
1,122,776
5.3
2,284,989
2,258,704
26,285
1.2
36,887,948
34 ,523 ,747
2,364,201
6.4
13 ,933 ,937
13,782,728
161,209
1.1
United States . .
The North
The South
The West
Geographic Divisions:
New England
Middle Atlantic
East North Central.
West North Central
South Atlantic
East South Central.
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific
New England:
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Middle Atlantic:
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
East North Central:
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
West North Central:
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
South Atlantic:
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
East South Central:
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
West South Central:
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Mountain:
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Ccloiado
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
Pacific:
Washington
Oregon
California
i Less than 0.05 percent.
FARM TAXES
87
Table 34 — Assessed value and reported value of taxable land and buildings, by divisions and states
for the conterminous United States: 1961 SURVEY
Region, division, and State
United States
The North . .
The South
The West . . .
Geographic Di<
New England
Middle Atlantic . . .
East North Central .
West North Central
South Atlantic
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain
Pacific
New England:
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Middle Atlantic:
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
East North Central:
Ohio
Indiana
Illlncis
Michigan
Wisconsin
West North Central:
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Reported
(1,000
dollars)
128,308,184
60.2SS.471
39,702,768
28,316,945
1 .367 .352
5,022.441
23 ,848 ,752
30,049,926
13,025,064
7,715,902
18,961,802
9,676,260
18,640.685
270,857
118.131
235 .634
337,136
49,990
355,604
2 ,081 ,424
712,471
2,228,546
4 ,424 ,507
4,688,454
9,174,471
2,774,541
2,786,779
4 ,659 ,844
8,143,450
3,765,113
2,092,708
2,262,398
4,276,370
4,850.043
Assessed
(1,000
dollars)
32,697,710
18,841,432
9,139,552
4,716,726
538.488
1,440,578
9,212,632
7 ,649 ,734
3.593.429
1,860,878
3 ,685 ,245
1,559,195
3,157,531
107,742
50 ,398
79,447
112,829
27,008
161,064
663,386
152,348
624,844
1 ,696,812
1,116.603
4 ,391 ,260
785,765
1 ,222 ,492
655,800
2,117,597
1 ,023 ,996
376 ,057
907,164
1 ,337 ,823
1 ,231 ,297
Assessed
value as a
percentage
of reported
value
(percent)
25 S
31.3
23 0
38 6
25 E
27 g
24 1
19.4
16 1
16.9
42 7
33 7
33.5
54.0
45 3
31 9
21.4
28 0
38.3
23 8
47 0
28 3
4 J B
14 1
26 0
27.2
18 0
4(1 1
31 a
25.4
Region, division, and State
South Atlantic:
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia.
North Carolina. . .
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
East South Central:
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
West South Central
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Mountain:
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
Pacific:
Washington
Oregon
California
Estimated value of taxable
land and buildings
Reported
(1,000
dollars)
197,411
1,010,967
1,846,378
452,990
3,115,628
1,216,031
1 ,961 ,967
3,223,692
2,295,713
2,109,529
1,426,153
1,884,507
1,779,988
1 ,801 ,681
2,828,302
12,551,831
2,161,581
1,602,524
685,121
2,116,508
946,335
1,129,287
779,019
311,885
2,599,253
2,258,704
13,782,728
Assessed
value as a
percentage
of reported
value
(percent)
75,096
334 ,486
404 ,971
161 ,325
1,016,682
167 ,581
476,576
956,713
693 ,749
483 ,622
332,147
351 ,360
355 ,598
281 ,182
498,484
2,549,981
400,957
211,715
120,607
441,159
134,885
92,646
113,679
43,647
422,219
481,684
2,253,628
38.0
33.1
21.9
35.6
32.6
13.8
24.3
29.7
30.2
22.9
23 3
18.6
20.0
15.6
17.6
20.3
19.0
13.2
17.6
20.8
14.3
8.2
14.6
14.0
16.2
21.3
16 4
UNITED STATES CENSUS OF
AGRICULTURE
1959
1960 Sample Survey of
Agriculture
SPECIAL REPORTS
wmmsm-
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
U.S. CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
Final Report— Vol. V—Part 5— Special Reports
1959
7960 Sample Survey of
Agriculture
SPECIAL REPORTS
Prepared under the supervision of
RAY HURLEY, Chief
Agriculture Division
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Luther H. Hodges, Secretary
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
Richard M. Scammon, Director (From May I, J 961)
Robert W. Burgess, Director (To March 3, 1961)
US. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
RICHARD M. SCAMMON, Director
A. Ross Eckler, Deputy Director
Howard C. Grieves, Assistant Director
Conrad Taeuber, Assistant Director
Herman P. Miller, Special Assistant
Morris H. Hansen, Assistant Director for Research and Development
Joseph F. Daly, Chief Mathematical Statistician
Julius Shiskin, Chief Economic Statistician
Charles B. Lawrence, Jr., Assistant Director for Operations
C. F. Van Aken, Special Assistant
Walter L. Kehres, Assistant Director for Administration
J. R. Sungenis, Special Assistant
Calvert L. Dedrick, Chief International Statistical Programs Office
A. W. VON Struve, Public Information Officer
Agriculture Division —
Ray Hurley, Chief
Warder B. Jenkins, Assistant Chief
Orvin L. Wilhite, Assistant Chief
Field Division —
Jefferson D. McPike, Chief
Ivan G. Munro, Assistant Chief
Paul Squires, Assistant Chief
Administrative Service Division — Everett H. Burke, Chief
Budget and Management Division — Charles H. Alexander, Chief
Business Division — Harvey Kailin, Chief
Construction Statistics Division — Samuel J. Dennis, Chief
Data Processing Systems Division — Robert F. Drury, Chief
Decennial Operations Division — Morton A. Meyer, Chief
Demographic Surveys Division — Robert B Pearl, Chief
Economic Operations Division — M. D. Bingham, Chief
Foreign Trade Division — J. Edward Ely, Chief
Geography Division — William T. Fay, Chief
Governments Division — Allen D. Manvel, Chief
Housing Division — Daniel B. Rathbun, Chief
Industry Division — Maxwell R. Conklin, Chief
Personnel Division — James P. Taff, Chief
Population Division — Howard G. Brunsman, Chief
Statistical Methods Division — Joseph Steinberg, Chief
Statistical Reports Division — Edwin D. Goldfield, Chief
Statistical Research Division — William N. Hurwitz, Chief
Transportation Division — Donald E. Church, Chief
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PREFACE
Part 5 of volume V of the reports of the 1959 Census of Agriculture presents the results
of a special supplementary survey for the 1959 Census of Agriculture. This survey covered
a sample of approximately 12,000 of the farms included in the 1959 Census of Agriculture.
The purpose of this survey, taken during the latter part of 1960, was to provide data for
many items for which information could not be secured in the 1959 census because of the
cost and the difficulty of obtaining the information from a large number of farm operators
and farm landlords by a large number of census enumerators.
The 1960 Sample Survey of Agriculture was taken primarily to provide statistics on the
sources and amount of income received by farm operators and members of their families
from sources other than the farm operated ; the number and extent of the use of some prin-
cipal farm machines ; the distribution of tractors on farms by year of manufacture and
type of fuel used ; the extent of the farmers' use of contracts with processors, dealers, and
others for the production and marketing of 14 selected farm products ; and the character-
istics of the provisions of such contracts in regard to price, grade of the product, and the
furnishing of financial and other assistance by the contractor; the number of buildings
constructed on farms, classified by principal use and the kinds of materials used in the
construction of those buildings ; and the amount and source of debts owed by both farm
operators and farm landlords. Statistics for some of these items were secured in 1960 for
the first time by any nationwide survey and provide indicators for some important and
new characteristics for a rapidly changing agriculture.
The collection of data was carried out, mainly, by census enumerators working under
the direction of Jefferson I). McPike, Chief, Field Division, of the Bureau of the Census.
The planning of the survey and the compilation of the statistics were supervised by Ray
Hurley, Chief, Agriculture Division, assisted by Orvin L. Wilhite, Assistant Chief, and M.
Vincent Lindouist, Thomas .labine. Helen Teir. Donald Larson, Wilmer Maxliam, Dean
Prochaska, Joseph Borak, Albert QraybiU, Lois Miller, Margaret Wood, and Helen
Turner.
Acknowledgment is made of the financial assistance in the collection and compilation
of data on farm landlords' debt by the Economic Research Service of the United States
Department of Agriculture, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Farm Credit Adminis-
tration ; and of the technical assistance of personnel of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
and the Federal Reserve Board in connection with the planning of the part of the survey
relating to farm debt,
December 1962
in
UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE: 1959
FINAL REPORTS
Volume I — Counties — A separate part for each State, Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. Statistics on num-
ber of farms; farm characteristics; acreage in farms; cropland and other uses of land; land-use practices; irrigation; farm facilities and
equipment; farm labor; farm expenditures; use of commercial fertilizer; number and kind of livestock; acres and production of crops;
value of farm products; characteristics of commercial farms, farms classified by tenure, size, type, and economic class; and comparative
data from the 1954 Census.
Part
State or States
Part
State or States
Part
State or States
Part
State or States
New England States:
West North Central:
East South Central:
Mountain — Con.
1
Maine.
15
Minnesota.
30
Kentucky.
44
Utah.
2
New Hampshire.
16
Iowa.
31
Tennessee.
45
Nevada.
3
Vermont.
17
Missouri.
32
Alabama.
Pacific:
4
Massachusetts.
18
North Dakota.
33
Mississippi.
46
Washington.
5
Rhode Island.
19
South Dakota.
West South Central:
47
Oregon.
6
Connecticut.
20
Nebraska.
34
Arkansas.
48
California.
Middle Atlantic States:
21
Kansas.
35
Louisiana.
49
Alaska.
7
South Atlantic:
36
Oklahoma.
50
Hawaii.
8
New Jersey.
22
Delaware.
37
Texas.
Other Areas:
9
Pennsylvania.
23
Maryland.
Mountain:
51
American Samoa.
East North Central:
24
Virginia.
38
Montana.
52
Guam.
10
Ohio.
25
West Virginia.
39
Idaho.
53
Puerto Rico.
11
26
North Carolina.
40
Wyoming.
54
Virgin Islands.
12
Illinois.
27
South Carolina.
41
Colorado.
13
Michigan.
28
Georgia.
42
New Mexico.
14
Wisconsin.
29
Florida.
43
Arizona.
Volume II — General Report — In 1 volume and also as 13 separates (for the Introduction and for each chapter). Statistics by subjects
for 1959 and prior censuses. Statistics are presented for the United States, geographic regions, and divisions, and for the States.
Chapter
Title
Chapter
Title
Introduction.
I
Farms and Land in Farms.
VII
Field Crops and Vegetables.
II
Age, Residence, Years on Farm, Work Off Farm.
VIII
Fruits and Nuts, Horticultural Specialties, Forest Prod-
III
Farm Facilites, Farm Equipment.
ucts.
IV
Farm Labor, Use of Fertilizer, Farm Expenditures, and
IX
Value of Farm Products.
Cash Rent.
X
Color, Race, and Tenure of Farm Operator.
V
Size of Farm.
XI
Economic Class of Farm.
VI
Livestock and Livestock Products.
XII
Type of Farm.
Volume HI — Irrigation of Agricultural Lands — Data from the
Irrigation Censuses of 1959 and 1950, by drainage basins, for the
conterminous United States and for each of the 17 western States
and Louisiana. Separate maps are available. Report also
includes data from the 1959 Census of Agriculture for land irri-
gated and acres and production of crops on irrigated land in the
18 conterminous States and Hawaii.
Volume IV — Drainage of Agricultural Lands — Statistics for
States and counties and for the conterminous United States,
presenting 1960 data on number, area, physical works, and costs
for drainage projects of 500 or more acres by size, type, and year
organized. Maps are included.
Volume V — Special Reports
Part 1. — Special Census of Horticultural Specialties — Statistics
for States, except Alaska and Hawaii, and for the conterminous
United States, presenting 1959 data on number and kinds of
operations, gross receipts and/or sales, sales of specified products,
inventories, employment, and structures and equipment.
Part 2. — Irrigation in Humid Areas — Statistics for 30 eastern
States showing 1960 data on acres irrigated, number of constructed
ponds and reservoirs, source and method of applying water, type
of pumping power, acreage of individual crops irrigated, and
frequency of irrigation by States and counties.
Part 3. — Ranking Agricultural Counties — Statistics for selected
items of inventory and agricultural production for the leading
counties in the United States.
Part 4. — Farm Taxes and Farm Mortgage — A cooperative re-
port by the Economic Research Science, U.S. Department of
Agriculture and the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of
Commerce, presenting 1961 data by States on taxes on farms,
number of mortgaged farms operated by full owners and part
owners, amount of mortgage debt held by principal lending
agencies, and amount of interest paid.
Part 5. — 1960 Sample Survey of Agriculture — Statistics by
economic class and type of farm, showing 1960 data on farm-
operator-family income from farm and off-farm sources; inventory
and use of selected types of farm equipment, tractors by year
made and fuel used; number, size, and materials used for new
buildings constructed 1958 to 1960; number of farmers having
contracts with dealers, processors, or others for the production
and marketing of 15 farm products; and real estate and non-real-
estate debts of farm operators and farm landlords by lending
agencies.
Part 6. — A Graphic Summary of Agriculture, 1959 — A coopera-
tive report by the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department
of Agriculture and the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of
Commerce, presenting graphically for 1959 and prior census years
some of the significant uses of agricultural land; the extent and
nature of the various kinds of tenure under which farms are held
and operated; and changes and developments in the use of
agricultural resources and production of agricultural products.
Special Publication — Principal Data-Collection Forms and Pro-
cedures : United States Census of Agriculture, 1959, and Related
Surveys — Facsimiles of the enumeration forms used, showing
variations for the 50 States, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam,
and the Virgin Islands, together with brief descriptions of the
census field procedures for the census and the related surveys.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Page
Purpose of the survey IX
DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS
Introduction
Census definition of a farm IX
Land in farms
Land in farms according to use IX
Irrigated land in farms
Value of land and buildings IX
Farms reporting or operators reporting
Land owned , rented , and managed
CLASSIFICATION OF FARMS
Scope of classification
Farms by size
Farms by tenure of operator
Farms by economic class XI
Farms by type XI
Value of farm products sold XII
Description of the sample XII
The role of enumerators in identifying 1960 farms in the
sample -. XIII
The enumeration XIV
Enumeration of farms with a value of farm products sold
of $40,000 or more XIV
Estimation procedure XIV
Reliability of estimates XV
Relationship of persons, renting or leasing land, to
their landlords XV
Off -farm work and income XVI
Other sources of income XVI
Income from nonfarm business or professional practice.... XVI
Income from custom work XVI
Income from roomers and boarders XVI
Income from rental of farm property XVI
Income from rental of nonfarm property XVI
Income from interest, dividends, and trust funds XVT
Income from Federal Social Security, pensions,
retirement pay, veterans' payments, and annuities XVI
CLASSIFICATION OF FARMS— Continued
Income from unemployment insurance, workman's Page
compensation, and old age assistance XVI
Contributions for family support from persons outside the
family XVI
Other income XVI
Total value of farm products sold XVI
Total cash operating expenses XVI
Total value of farm products sold minus total cash
operating expenses XVII
Farm equipment on the place XVII
Field equipment and acreage on which used XVII
Farms classified by ownership of tractors used in 1960 XVII
New farm buildings XVII
Contracts with dealers, processors, and others for the
production and marketing of selected farm products XVII
Farm operator debt XVI I
Farm landlord debt XVII
Farm operator and farm landlord debt XVII
Differences between estimates for farm mortgages or
secured debt for the 1960 special survey of farm mortgage
debt and the 1960 Sample Survey of Agriculture XVIII
SUMMARY OF RESULTS
Number of farms XVIII
Land in farms and land use XX
Farm operators renting land from relatives XX
Income of farm operators' families from sources other
than the farm operated XX
Value of farmland and buildings XXI
New buildings constructed, 1958-1960 XXI
Farm debt XXII
Year of manufacture of wheel tractors XXIV
Wheel tractors by kind of fuel used XXIV
Ownership of tractors XXIV
Contracts with dealers, processors, and others for the
production and marketing of 14 selected farm products XXIV
Use of selected farm equipment XXV
Table-
A,
—Sampling reliability of estimates for farms reporting and for dollar amounts for the conterminous United States: 1960
Sample Survey of Agriculture
—Sampling reliability of estimates for selected items for the conterminous United States: 1960 Sample Survey of
Agriculture
— Income of farm operators from sources other than farm operated : 1960 and 1955
—Percent distribution of the number of farms, the value of land and buildings, and average value of land and buildings
per farm for farms classified by value of land and buildings per farm: 1960
— Number of farms reporting and number of buildings constructed, by economic class of farm: 1958-1960
—Number of buildings constructed of wood, by kind of building: 1958-1960
—Number of buildings constructed of metal, by kind of building: 1958-1960
— Number of farms by economic class of farm, by type of farm, and by size of farm: 1960 and 1959
— Farms reporting and acreage of land in farms classified according to use: 1960 and 1959
— Number of farms operated by part owners and tenants with operator renting land from a relative: 1960
— Estimated total value of farm products sold, and total cash operating expenses of farm operator by economic class of
farm: 1960
—Farms reporting and amount of income farm operator families received from sources other than farm operated: 1960
—Farms reporting and amount of income of farm operator's family received from sources other than farm operated, by
economic class of farm: 1960 •
— Number of wheel tractors, by type of fuel used and year of manufacture, by economic class of farm: 1960
— Farms classified by ownership of tractors, other than garden tractors, by economic class of farm: 1960
— Farms reporting and number of selected field equipment and acreage on which used: 1960
Farms reporting and number of contracts with dealers, processors, and others for the production and marketing of
selected farm products, by economic class of farm: 1960
— Farms reporting and number of contracts for farm operators having contracts with dealers, processors, and others for the
production and marketing of selected crop products: 1960
—Farms reporting and term of contracts with dealers, processors, and others for the production and marketing of selected
livestock and poultry products : 1960
— Number and characteristics of dwellings constructed on farms: 1958, 1959, and 1960
— Farms reporting, number, and characteristics of barns constructed on farms: 1958, 1959, and 1960
—Number and characteristics of buildings other than dwellings and barns constructed on farms: 1958, 1959, and 1960
— Number of paved barnyards and silos constructed on farms: 1958, 1959, 1960
, — Farms with debt and total amount of farm operator and landlord debt, by economic class of farm: 1960
, — Farms reporting and amount of farm operator debt, by economic class of farm: 1960
, — Landlords reporting and amount of landlord debt, by economic class of farm: 1960
.—Farms with debt and amount of farm operator and landlord debt for commercial farms, by type of farm: 1960
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TABLES— Continued
Table- Pa^e
21. Farms reporting and amount of farm operator debt for commercial farms, by type of farm: 1960 9
22.— Landlords reporting and amount of landlord debt for commercial farms, by type of farm: 1960 9
23. Farms reporting and amount of operator debt, by type of lending agency: 1959 10
24.— Farms reporting and amount of landlord debt, by type of lending agency: 1959 10
APPENDIX
Al Questionnaire Sample Survey of Agriculture 15
A2— Listing Form for 1960 Sample Survey of Agriculture 27
Instructions for Filling Form A39— Field Review of Completed Segments and of Al ' s for Special Farms 29
A39— Field Review of Completed Segments 31
A18— Landlord Farm Debt Survey 37
INTRODUCTION
(VII)
INTRODUCTION
Purpose of the survey. — The 1960 Sample Survey of Agriculture
was undertaken to provide data for items for which information
was needed, but not obtained in the 1959 Census of Agriculture.
For many of these items, it was believed national estimates would
be satisfactory for the major statistical needs.
DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS
Introduction. — The definitions and explanations that follow re-
late only to those items that are considered to lie inadequately de-
scribed in the tables where the data appear. Although the de-
scriptive terms and explanations refer specifically to 1960, some
of them also apply to the periodic censuses of agriculture. Most
of the definitions consist of a resume of the questionnaire wording,
supplemented by excerpts from instructions given to enumerators.
The format used and the wording of the questions and instruc-
tions included on the questionnaire are indicated on the facsimile
of an agriculture questionnaire in the appendix of this report.
For the exact wording of the questions and instructions, see the
facsimile of the A- Listing form and the agriculture questionnaire
for the I860 Sample Survey of Agriculture in the appendix of this
report There were three versions of the agriculture question-
naire— one for the Northern Slates, one for the Southern States.
mid one for the Western Slates. These questionnaires differed
only ill the questions contained ill Section III relating to crops
harvested. The I960 survey covered only tin ;s States compris-
ing the conterminous ' nited States. Uaska and Hawaii were
nut included in tin- survey.
Census definition of a farm. — For the 1959 Census of Agriculture,
the definition of a farm was based primarily '>n a combination of
"acres in this place" ami the estimated value of agricultural prod-
ucts sold.
The word "place" w a- defined t" include all land under the con-
trol or supervision of one person or partnership at the time of
enumeration, and on which agricultural operations were con-
ducted al any time in I960. Control may have been exercised
through ownership or management ; it through a Lease, rental, or
cropping arrangement.
Places of 10 or more acres in 1!H!0 were counted :is farms if the
estimated sales of agricultural products for the year amounted to
at least $50. Places "f less than 10 acres in I960 were counted as
farms if the estimated sales of agricultural products for tiie year
amounted t" at least $250. Places nut meeting the minimum esti-
mated level of sales in I960 were nevertheless counted as farms if
they ..nil. i normally be expected to produce agricultural products
in sufficient quantity to meet the requirements of the definition.
This additional qualification was used in order to Include as farms
some places that were engaged ill fanning operations for file
first lime in 1960, as well us places affected by crop failure or
oilier unusual conditions.
To avoid Liases arising from an enumerator's personal judg-
ment :iii(i opinion, enumerators were not given the definition of a
farm. Instead, enumerators were instructed to Obtain question
naires for all places considered farms by their operators ami fin-
all other places that had sales of agricultural products of $50 or
mure in I960.
Land in farms. — The land to be included in each farm was deter-
mined by inquiries on the questionnaire and by Instructions to
enumerators and far perators. Enumerators and farm opera-
tors were instructed to report for the farm operator the number
of acres owned, then the number of acres rented from others or
worked on shares for others, and the number of acres rented to
others. This latter entry was subtracted from the sum of the
two previous entries. The remainder was designated as "acre*
in this place" or "acres in the farm." If the place was operated
by a hired manager, the enumerator obtained the total acreage
managed and the number of acres rented t<i others or worked on
shares by others. Again, the acres rented to others were sub-
tracted from the gross acres managed to obtain the "acres in this
place."
The entry in ■■Acres in this place" often included land not under
cultivation and land not used for grazing. Some of it was wood-
land, wasteland, etc. This acreage was retained as a part of the
farm unless it was held for purposes other than agricultural, or
the acreage was unusually large. If a farm contained 1,000 or
more acres of nonagricultural land and less than 10 percent of
the total acreage in the place was used for agricultural purposes,
the nonagricultural land in excess of the number of acres used
for agricultural purposes was excluded from the farm area during
the office processing. In applying this rule, land used for crops,
pasture, or grazing, anil land rented In others was considered
to be used for agricultural purposes. Open range and grazing
lands used under government permit were not included in farms.
Grazing lands operated by grazing associations were to be re-
ported in the name of the manager of the association. Land used
rent free was included with land rented from others.
Land in farms according to use. — Land in farms was classified
according to the use made of it in 1960. The acreage in each
farm was allocated among the three land-use categories only
once, and any acreage that had two or more uses during the year
was classified according to its most important use.
Cropland harvested.— This includes land from which crops
were harvested; land from which hay I including wild hay I
was cut ; and land in berries and small fruits, orchards, Vine-
yards, nurseries, and greenhouses. Land from which tw :
more crops were harvested was to he counted only once the
entry fur cropland harvested was obtained directly from the
farm operator and then verified by the census enumerator by
adding the acres of each Crop reported and subtracting from
this total the acres of land from which tw : more crops were
harvested. This checking was repeated during the office proc-
essing for farms with n>" or more acres of cropland harvested.
'it numerator was directed to list under "Cropland har-
vested" only, any acreage thai had additional uses during the
year. For 'example, any land from which hay was cut was
classified as cropland harvested, regardless of the use of the
land for grazing later in the year.
Pastureland. — Pastureland includes cropland used only for
pasture in liMiO, woodland pastured, and other land pastured.
"Other" land includes woodland not pastured, idle land, land
in cultivated summer fallow, land in soil-improvement grasses
and legumes not harvested and not pastured, wasteland, and
land in house lots, barn lots, roads, etc.
Irrigated land in farms. This represents land to which water
was applied by artificial means during 1960. It includes not only
irrigated land from which crops were harvested, but also irrigated
pastureland and irrigated fallow land.
Value of land and buildings.— The farm operator was asked to
report the a unt fur which the land and the buildings on it
would sell. Separate values were obtained for owned land, land
rented from others, and land rented to others: and for each of
these three categories, either the value per acre or total value was
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to be reported. Where value per acre was reported, it was eon-
verted to total value during the processing in the central process-
ing office.
The farm operator and the census enumerator were instructed
to exclude, when reporting the value of the farm, the value of
nonagricultural buildings such as hospitals, dormitories, stores,
filling stations, administrative offices, restaurants, and factories.
The value of processing plants (except cotton gins and sugar
mills) used to prepare farm produce for sale from the farm was
included.
It was not always possible to obtain the value of land and
buildings for all the farms for which this value was to be re-
ported. Respondents often were reluctant to estimate the value
of their holdings, claiming that they were not in position to make
accurate estimates. Some farm operators inherited their farms
and others had acquired them in the distant past. Parts of many
farms were acquired piecemeal and others have been subdivided
since they were purchased. Soine respondents were willing to
estimate the value of the portion they owned of the land they
operated, but were unwilling to estimate the part rented from
others. During the office processing, estimates were made for
farms for which the value of land and buildings was not reported.
These estimates were based on the value reported for the same
farm in the 1959 Census of Agriculture, or, if the value was not
available from the 1959 Census of Agriculture, upon the value
reported in the same county for farms of similar type, size, and
location.
Farms reporting or operators reporting. — Figures for farms re-
porting or operators reporting, represent the number of farms,
or farm operators, for which the specified item was reported.
Land owned, rented, and managed. — The land to be included in
each farm was determined by asking for the number of acres
owned, the number of acres rented from others or worked on
shares for others, and the number of acres rented to others or
worked on shares by others. The acres in the farm were obtained
by adding the acres owned and the acres rented from others or
worked on shares for others, and subtracting the acres rented to
others or worked on shares by others. In case of a managed
farm, the person in charge was asked the total acreage managed
for his employer. The acreage that was rented to others or
cropped by others was subtracted from the total managed
acreage.
Land owned. — Land owned Includes all land that the opera-
tor or his wife, or both, hold under title, purchase contract,
homestead law, or as one of the heirs, or as a trustee of an un-
divided estate, and land allocated to Indian farm operators.
Land rented from others. — Land rented from others includes
land rented or leased under other formal or informal arrange-
ments as well as land worked on shares for others, and land
used rent free. Grazing land used under government permit
is not included.
Land rented to others. — This item includes all land rented
or leased to others, except land leased to the government in
compliance with the Soil Bank program, and all land worked
by others on shares or on a rent-free basis. For the most part,
the land rented to others represents agricultural land but it
also includes tracts rented for residential or other purposes.
The tenant or cropper is considered the farm operator of land
leased, rented, or cropped on shares, even though his landlord
may exercise supervision over his operations. The landlord is
considered as operating only that portion of the land not as-
signed to tenants or croppers.
Land managed. — This item includes all tracts of land man-
aged for one or more employers by a person hired on a salary
basis. A hired manager was considered to be the operator of
the land he managed since he was responsible for the agricul-
tural operations on that land and frequently supervised others
in performing those operations. Managed land was always
to be reported on a separate questionnaire whenever the man-
ager also operated a farm on his own account.
CLASSIFICATION OF FARMS
Scope of classification. — Data were tabulated for land in farms
and for cropland harvested in farms classified by size of farm and
by tenure of operator. The farm classifications by size of farm
and type of farm were made in the operations office on the basis
of data reported on the questionnaire.
Farms by size. — Farms were classified by size according to the
total land area established for each farm.
Users of size-of-farm statistics should give consideration to the
definition of a farm for census purposes. By definition, a farm is
essentially an operating unit, not an ownership tract. All land
operated by one person, partnership, or manager represents one
farm. In the case of a landlord who has assigned land to crop-
pers or other tenants, the land assigned to each cropper or ten-
ant is considered a separate farm even though the landlord may
operate the entire landholding as one unit in respect to super-
vision, equipment, rotation practice, purchase of supplies, or sale
of products.
Farms by tenure of operator. — The classification of farms by
tenure of operator was based on data reported for land owned,
land rented from others or worked on shares for others, land
managed for others, and land rented to others or worked on
shares by others.
Each questionnaire was coded, during the editing process, to
indicate whether it represented a farm operated by a full owner,
part owner, manager, or tenant. For tenants, questionnaires
were given a code to indicate the kind of tenant.
The various classifications of tenure, as used, are defined be-
low:
a. Full owners operate only land they own.
b. Part owners operate both land they own and land rented from
others.
c. Managers operate land for others and are paid a wage or
salary for their services. Persons acting merely as care-
takers or hired as laborers are not classified as managers.
If a farm operator managed land for others and also oper-
ated land on his own account, the land operated on his own
account was considered as one farm and the land managed
for others, a second farm. If, however, he managed land
for two or more employers, all the managed land was con-
sidered to be one farm. Generally, all farms operated by
corporations, institutions, governmental agencies, and
Indian reservations were considered as managed. Farms,
other than those operated by a corporation or institution,
etc. reported as managed, were classified as manager-op-
erated only when —
1. The acres in the farm were 1,000 or more, or —
2. There were 10 or more acres in vegetables harvested for
sale, small fruits, or land in fruit orchards, vineyards,
groves, and planted nut trees, or —
3. The sale of nursery and greenhouse products totaled $5,000
or more, or —
4. There were 5 or more cattle and calves, or 25 or more milk
cows, or 1,000 or more poultry on the farm, or —
5. The acres of land from which crops were harvested plus
the acreage of land rented to others equaled 200 acres or
more.
d. Tenants rent from others or work on shares for others all
the land they operate. They are further classified, as de-
scribed below, on the basis of rental arrangements in regard
to the payment of cash rent, the sharing of crops, the shar-
ing of livestock or livestock products, and the furnishing of
work power by the landlord.
1. Cash tenants pay cash rent, either on a per acre basis or
for the farm as a whole.
2. Share-cash tenants pay part of the rent in cash and part
in a share of the crops and/or of the livestock and live-
stock products.
3. Crop-share tenants pay a share of the crops but not of
the livestock or livestock products.
4. Livestock-share tenants pay a share of the livestock or
livestock products. They may or may not also pay a
share of the crops.
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5. Croppers are tenants whose landlords furnished all the
work animals or tractor power. They usually work under
the close supervision of the landowners or their agents, or
other farm operators. Also, the land assigned to them is
often merely a part of a multi-unit operation. Croppers
may or may not also pay cash rent or a share of crops,
livestock, or livestock products. Data for croppers are
available for only 16 southern States.
6. Other tenants are those who did not qualify for inclusion
in any of the foregoing subclassifications. They may have
had tile use of land rent free or in return for a fixed quan-
tity of products, payment of taxes, maintenance of build-
ings, etc.
7. Unspecified tenants are those for whom the rental arrange-
ment was not reported.
Farms by economic class. — The economic classifications repre-
sent groupings of farms that are similar in characteristics and
size of operation. The economic classes for I960 and 1959 were
established on the basis of one or more of four factors: (/) Total
value of all farm products sold, (2) number of days the farm op-
erator worked off the farm, (3) the age of the farm operator, and
<4) the relationship of income received by the operator and
members of his household from nonfann sources to the value of
all farm products sold. Institutional farms, Indian reservations,
agricultural experiment stations, and grazing associations were
always classified as "abnormal."
The total value of farm products soiu was obtained by addition
of the reported or estimated values for all products sold from the
farm. The value of cattle and calves, horses and mules, dairy
products, some poultry products, vegetables, nursery and green-
house products, standing timber, and other forest products was
obtained from the farm operator during the enumeration. The
quantity sold was obtained during enumeration for corn,
sorghums, small grains, hay, small fruits, chickens and chicken
eggs, hogs, sheep, and goats. To obtain the value of sales of
these products, the quantity sold was multiplied by State average
prices.
For each of the other products, to provide estimated total value
of farm products sold for the purpose of classifying Individual
farms, the entire production was multiplied by the Stale average
price. If the resulting value amounted to $100 or more, the en-
tire quantity produced was considered as sold.
Farms were grouped Into two major categories, commercial
farms and "other" farms, mainly on the basis of total value of
products sold. In general, all farms with a value of sales amount
ing to $2,500 or more were classified as commercial, Farms « ith
a value of sales >'f $50 to .VL'.IICI were classified as com rcial if
the farm operator was under 65 years of age and i / i be did not
work off the farm 100 or more days during the year and (2) the
income received by the operator and members of bis family from
sources other than the farm operated was less than the value of
all farm products sold. The remaining farms with a value of
sales of $50 to $2,499 and institutional farms and Indian reser-
vations were Included In one of the groups of "otber farms."
Commercial farms were divided into six economic classes on
the basis of the total value of all farm products sold, as follows :
Value of farm
Economic class of farm product* sold
I $40,000 and over
II $20. (MM) to $.•{'.».!»!«•
Ill $10,000 to $19,999
IV $5,000 to $9,999
V $2,500 to $4,999
VI* $5it to $2, 199
* Provided the fnrm operator was under 65 years of aue, and
(1) he did not work ..IT Hie farm Ion or more days, and (J) the income
thai he and members 01 bis household received from sources other than
the farm operated was less than the total value of farm products sold
Other farms were divided into three economic classes as
follows :
a. Class VII, Part-time. — Farms with a value of sales of
farm products of $50 to $2,499 were classified as "part-
time" if the operator was under 65 years of age and he
either worked off the farm 100 or more days or the in-
come he and members of his household received from
sources other than the farm operated was greater than
the total value of farm products sold.
b. Class VIII, Part-retirement. — Farms with a value of
sales of farm products of $50 to $2,499 were classified as
"part-retirement" if the farm operator was 65 years old
or over. Many of these are farms on which the income
from sources other than the farm operated was greater
than the value of sales of agricultural products. Others
are residential, subsistence, or marginal farms. In pre-
vious censuses, the age of the farm operator was not a
criterion for grouping farms by economic class. Since
the number of elderly people in our population has been
steadily increasing during recent years, a separate classi-
fication for farms operated on a part-retirement basis
was considered important for an adequate analysis of
the agricultural structure.
C. Class IX, Abnormal. — All institutional farms and Indian
reservations were classified as "abnormal," regardless
of the value of sales. Institutional farms include those
operated by hospitals, penitentiaries, schools, grazing
associations, government agencies, etc. A more detailed
description of the comparability of 1959 economic-class-
of-farm definitions and data with those for prior
censuses is given in chapter XI of volume II of the
reports for the 1959 Census of Agriculture.
Farms by type. — The data for farms by type are estimates
based on data tabulated for the commercial farms in the sample.
The type represents a description of the major source of income
from estimated farm sales. To be classified as a particular lypc.
a farm had to have sales of a particular product or group of
products amounting in value to 50 percent or more of the total
value of all products sold during the year.
The types of farms, together with the products on which lype
classification is based, tire as follows :
Type of farm Sourer of sales Of farm products
[Products with sales value representing 50 per-
ron! or more of total value of all farm prod-
ucts sold]
Cash-grain Corn, sorghums, small grains, soybeans for
beans, cowpeas for peas, dry field and
seed beans and peas.
Tobacco Tobacco.
i ""ii on Cotton.
other field-crop Peanuts, potatoes ( Irish and sweet), sugar-
cane for sugar or sirup, sweet sorghums
for sirup, broomeorn, popcorn, sugar
beets, mint, hops, and sugar beet seed.
Vegetable - Vegetables.
Fruit-and-nut Berries, other small fruits, tree fruits,
grapes, and nuts.
Poultry Chickens, chicken eggs, turkeys, ducks, and
other poultry products.
Dairy Milk and cream. The criterion of 50 per-
cent of total sales was modified in the
case of dairy farms. A farm having value
of sales of dairy products amounting to
less than 50 percent of the total value of
farm products sold was classified as a
dairy farm if —
(ai .Milk and cream sold accounted for
more than 30 percent of the total
value of products sold and —
lb) Milk cows represented 50 percent or
more of total cows and —
(c) The value of milk and cream sold
plus the value of cattle and calves
sold amounted to 50 percent or more
of the total value of all farm prod-
ucts sold.
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Type <if farm Source of sales <>f farm products
Livestock other than Tattle, calves, hogs, sheep, goats, wool, and
dairy and poultry, mohair except for farms in the 17 conter-
minous Western States, Louisiana, and
Florida that qualified as livestock
ranches.
Livestock ranches Farms in the 17 conterminous Western
States. Louisiana, and Florida were clas-
sified as livestock ranches if the sales of
livestock, wool, and mohair represented
50 percent or more of the total value of
farm products sold and if pastureland
or grazing land amounted to 100 or more
acres and was 10 or more times the acre-
age of cropland harvested.
General Nursery and greenhouse products: forest
A farm was classified as general aleo
if it had cash income from three or more
sources and did not meet the criteria for
any other type.
Miscellaneous Nursery and greenhouse products ; forest
products; and mules, horses, colts, and
ponies.
Value of farm products sold. — Data for the value of farm
products sold in 1960 were obtained by enumeration for some
products and by estimation for others. The questionnaire
used for the 1960 and 1959 census provided for farm operators
to report value of sales for the following products :
Vegetables Miscellaneous poultry product s
Nursery and greenhouse prod- Milk and cream
acts Cattle
Standing timber Calves
All forest products except Horses, mules, colts, and
standing timber ponies
For all other agricultural products, the value of sales was esti-
mated during the office processing. The State average prices
used for calculating the value of farm products sold were fur-
nished by the Agricultural Marketing Service of the U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture. One of three following procedures was
used for estimating the value of farm products sold.
(1) For the products for which data on quantities sold were
obtained during enumeration, the State average prices were
multiplied by the county totals of the quantities reported .is
sold or the quantities reported as produced for sale. The follow-
ing products were covered by this procedure :
Chickens (broilers and others)
Chicken eggs
Hogs and pigs
Sheep and lambs
Goats and kids
Corn for grain
Sorghums for grain, seed.
sirup, or dry forage
All small grains
Hay crops
All berries and small fruits
(2) For most of the agricultural products which are custom-
arily raised for sale, the entire quantity produced was consid-
ered to be sold. The State average prices were, accordingly,
multiplied by the county total production. The following farm
products were covered by this procedure :
Cotton
Popcorn
Sugar beets for sugar
Broomcorn
Sugarcane for sugar
Tobacco
Wool
Mohair
(3) For all other crops, the State average prices were multi-
plied by the quantities sold as estimated on the basis of crop-
disposition data furnished by the Agricultural Marketing Service,
or on the basis of data reported in questions for "other crops" on
the questionnaire.
For all tree fruits, nuts, and grapes, the entire quantity pro-
duced was considered as sold.
Data for the sales of farm products represent total sales for the
entire farm, regardless of who shared the receipts. For tenant-
operated farms, the landlord's share of agricultural products was
considered as sold provided the products were moved off the
tenant farm. All crops, livestock, and poultry raised under a
contract arrangement were considered as sold from the farm
where they were raised. For institutional farms, all agricultural
items produced on land operated by the institution and consumed
by the inmates were to be reported as sold.
All sales data relate to one year's farm operations. Crop sales
are for crops harvested during the crop year, whether the crops
were actually sold immediately after harvest or placed in storage
for later sale. Sales of livestock and livestock products relate
to the calendar year, regardless of when the livestock or products
were raised or produced. All wool and mohair reported as shorn
or clipped was considered as sold.
Enumerators were instructed to record gross values of quanti-
ties sold, with no deductions for feed, seed, fertilizer, water, labor,
or marketing costs. For some products, however, net values may
have been reported. In the case of milk, particularly, some farm
operators may have reported the payments they received as the
gross value of sales, even though the buyer had deducted handling
and hauling charges before making payment. Adjustments were
made in the data reported only in cases of obvious error. The
value of farm products sold does not include government pay-
ments for soil conservation, lime and fertilizer furnished, and
subsidy payments.
Description of the sample. — The estimates given in this report
for 1960 are based on data collected for a sample of the farms
(referred to hereafter as 1960 farms) existing at the time of the
survey.
The sample of 1960 farms consisted of two parts :
1. The 1960 farms whose operators were the same persons (or
their direct successors — see definition below) that operated
a sample of the farms included in the 1959 Census of Agri-
culture. There were 12,250 1959 census farms in this sam-
ple, of which 10,559, or 86.2 percent, had corresponding 1960
farms. The sample of census farms was selected in several
parts, in order that it might include higher proportions of
farms with a high value of farm products sold in 1959.
2. The 1960 farms whose headquarters (as defined below) were
located in one of a sample of small areas or segments and
whose operators were not included in the 1959 census in the
same county and were not direct successors to 1959 census
operators in the same county. The sample chosen for this
purpose included approximately 2.700 small areas or seg-
ments, and these segments contained 577 farms meeting the
above requirements.
All 1960 farms were represented and had a chance to be in-
cluded in the sample. Most 1960 farms were associated with
farms included in the 1959 census, either by having the same op-
erator or by having an operator qualifying as a direct successor.
and were, therefore, represented through the sample of farms in-
cluded in the census. The few remaining 1960 farms, i.e., those
not corresponding to farms included in the 1959 census, were
represented by the area sample.
The area sample was selected in two stages. First, a sample
of counties was selected with probability proportionate to the
total value of farm products sold in 1954. All the 207 counties
with a value of farm products sold in 1954 of $20 million or more
were included in the sample. The remaining counties were
grouped by economic subregion (for a description of economic
subregions, see page NLIV of the Introduction to volume II of the
reports for the 1959 Census of Agriculture) and sampled system-
atically with an interval of $21,818,000 for the total value of
farm products sold in 1954. The total number of counties
selected for the sample was 999.
The second stage of the selection for the area sample consisted
of the selection of a sample of small areas, or segments, contain-
ing an average of about 3 farms each, within the 999 sample coun-
ties. This stage of selection was carried out separately for three
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XIII
kinds of areas — open country, master sample (for a description
of the Master Sample of Agriculture, see King. A. J. and Jessen,
R. J., "Master Sample of Agriculture." Journal of the American
statistical Association, 40, 1945), unincorporated places, and ur-
ban enumeration districts. < The urban or Group III enumeration
districts are described on page XVI of the Introduction to volume
II of the reports of the 1959 Census of Agriculture.) These
three kinds of areas were or were made mutually exclusive and
contained virtually all the farms in the 4s conterminous States.
For the open-country areas, a sample of master sample seg-
ments was selected in such a way that the overall sampling rate
was equal to 1 out of every 160 segments or areas in the counties
with a value of farm products sold of $20 million or more in 1 ! >.~>4
in the 11 Western States and 1 out of every 42.". segments or
areas in all the remaining counties. For the unincorporated
places, as defined by the master sample, areas or segments were
selected in such a way that the overall sampling rate was one-
half the sampling rate for open-country segments or areas, i.e..
the sampling rates were 1 out of 320 in selected counties in the
11 Western States and 1 out of 850 in all other counties.
A sample of 73 urban enumeration districts was selected from
the 999 counties selected in the first stage of the area sample.
Each of the urban enumeration districts in the 999 counties was
assigned a measure of si7.e on the basis of the 1959 number of
farms. (The average number of farms per measure of size was
5.) The 73 enumeration districts were then selected witli proba-
bility proportionate to size. Each selected enumeration district
having a measure of size greater than one was subsampled by
dividing it into a number of segments equal to its measure of
size. From each of these enumeration districts, one segment was
selected at random. The 7." segments or areas representing ur-
ban enumeration districts were selected with an overall sampling
rate of 1 out Of 320 in c. .unties with sales of Sli< • million or more
in the 11 Western States and 1 out of 850 in all other counties.
The result of the two stages of selection described above was
the selection of approximately 2. Tiki segments or areas in '.mil
counties.
The sample of farms included in the 1959 Census of Agricul-
ture was selected in two parts. The first part comprised a sam-
ple of census farms with a value of farm products sold of s Iii.immi
or more in 1959. i These farms were designated as "special
farms" in the instructions and procedures for the I960 Sample
Survey of Agriculture.) The 102,000 farms in 1959 with a value
Of farm products sold of SKI.IKHI or more were separated into 5
groups on the basis Of the value of farm products sold and sam-
pled at the rates indicated in the following table.
Value of farm products Bold in I960
$40,000 or more
$1,000,000 or more....
$»HJ.IBHi $999,999
$200,000- WJ9.999.
$100.00O-$199.999
$40,00O-$99,999
Approxi-
mate mini
bar ol farms
in group
in i'i:.'i
1 out of 1..
1 mil ni 10
I mil .if -ii
i out ,,i in
Number of
included In
sample for
I Illl
survey
The sample Of farms with sales of $100,000 or more was selected
systematically from all 1959 farms in this group, regardless of
State or county where Incited. The sample of farms with Sales of
$40,000 to $99,999 was selected from the 999 counties included in
the area sample.
The second pari of the sample of farms included in the 1959
census was selected from (he 999 sample counties and consisted
of farms with sales of less than $40,000 in 1959. This sample
consisted of all census farms whose locations were "spotted" by
census enumerators within the boundaries of segments or areas
selected for the area sample. These farms were identified in the
manner described below.
In the 1959 Census of Agriculture, enumerators were required
to indicate or "spot" on the maps for their enumeration districts
the location of every farm and most dwellings in rural areas.
(For a description of census enumeration procedures relating to
listing of dwellings and to the indicating of location of dwellings
and places on the enumeration maps, see Enumeration Assign-
ments and Enumeration Districts. Enumerators Record Book,
Form A9. and Enumeration Maps, pages XV and XVI of the
Introduction to volume II of the reports of the 1959 Census of
Agriculture. I for the enumeration districts in which the sample
segments or areas of the 1960 survey were located, the indications
of location of farms or places listed for the 1959 census were
checked to insure that the locations of .ill farms and other list-
ings were indicated mi the enumerator's maps once and only
once. Then the boundaries of the sample segments or areas were
drawn onto the enumerators' maiis. For each segment, the names
and addresses or local ions of operators of all 1959 farms located
within the segment boundaries (excluding those with 1959 stiles
of $40,000 or -ei were entered in columns 1! ami 3 of part 1 of
the A2 Listing form for I he I960 Sample Survey of Agriculture.
I See page 27 for a facsimile of this form.) The names of the
heads of households for places not counted as farms but listed for
the 1959 census and located within the segment boundaries were
entered in part II of the A2 Listing form for the I960 Sample
Survey of Agriculture.
The number of farm operators from the 1959 census listed in
part I of the A2 Listing form for the 1960 Sample Survey of
Agriculture was s. I III and the number of persons listed from the
the 1959 census in pari II of I he A2 Listing form for the 1960
sample survey was 10,795,
The role of enumerators in identifying 1960 farms in the
sample. — For each segment in I he area sample, the enumerator
to whom it was assigned was required, by following specific and
detailed instructions, to accomplish the following:
1. To identify all I960 farms, i.e.. those existing at the time
of the survey enumeration, associated with the 1959 cen-
sus farms which bad been prelisted in part I of bis A2
Listing form. | I960 farms associated with 1959 farms in-
cluded i/i farms operated in I960 by the same operator
as the 1959 farms, provided some of I be land in Hie farm
ill 1960 was located in I be county where the farm was
enu rated in the 1959 census, i..'i 1960 farms comprising
the same land operated by ,-i 1959 farm operator, bul oper-
ated by a "direct successor" farm operator who had not
operated a farm in the same county in 1959.)
2. To identify till 1900 farms whose "headquarters" was in
the segment, i be headquarters being defined as the oper-
ator's residence, if he lived on the place, and Hie iinrlli-
wesl comer (the point furthest north of all points furthest
west on I he place) if he did not live on the place. For
each of these farms, I he sample survey enumerator was
also required to obtain enough information so that the
centra] office staff could determine, by matching this in-
formation against the census results, whether or not the
farm was associated (through the same o]>erator or a
direel successor) with a 1959 census farm.
It was also necessary to determine for each "special" farm
i with 1959 sales of $40,000 or more) in the sample of census
farms whether or uol it had an associated 19(10 farm. This was
done partly by mail, and partly by sample survey enumerators,
in those cases where there was no response, or tin incomplete one,
by mail.
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1960 SAMPLE SURVEY OF AGRICULTURE
The enumeration. — The enumeration was performed largely by
208 specially selected enumerators working under the supervision
of 17 crew leaders and 17 staff members of the 17 regional offices
of the Bureau of the Census. Most of the enumerators had been
employed as the enumerators for the 1959 Census of Agriculture
or other surveys and had a very satisfactory work record. Enu-
merators, crew leaders, and regional staff members were required
to have at least 24 hours of training under the supervision of
an experienced agricultural statistician, using completely pro-
grammed training procedures and instructions. The training
included eight hours of study of instructions, two hours of com-
pleting of review exercises in connection with study of instruc-
tions, and one hour for filling a questionnaire. This part of the
training program was completed by the enumerator or crew
leader at his home and before reporting for classroom training.
Enumerators were given eight to ten hours of classroom instruc-
tions on two consecutive days and were required to perform
at least five hours of actual enumeration before the last training
session.
Enumerators were paid $12 per diem for each day they were
away from their residence overnight, $1.81 per hour they worked,
and 7 cents per mile for use of their automobiles. They were
paid also for the time spent in studying instructions and attend-
ing training classes.
Enumerators were provided with —
(1) A county highway map showing the approximate bound-
aries of each segment to be covered during the
enumeration.
(2) An aerial photograph of the segment with the exact
boundaries of the segment drawn on the photograph.
(3) An A2 Listing form for the 1960 Sample Survey of
Agriculture. (See appendix for facsimile.) In part 1
of this listing, appeared the names and mailing addresses
or location of the operators of farms located within the
segment boundaries according to the 1959 Census of
Agriculture. In part II, appeared the names and mailing
addresses of the heads of other households living within
the segment boundaries according to the records of the
1959 Census of Agriculture.
(1) A supply of agriculture questionnaires.
(5) Administrative forms for making a daily report regard-
ing work performed, etc.. and for recording information
needed for paying the enumerator.
The enumeration was started during the week of November 14
to 19, 1960.
A few days prior to the start of the actual enumeration, a
copy of the questionnaire and a letter {sec exhibit in the ap-
pendix) were mailed to each 1959 farm operator listed on part
I of the A2 Listing form for the 1960 Sample Survey of
Agriculture.
Enumerators were required to enumerate or account for and
list on the A2 Listing form for the 19t>0 Sample Survey of
Agriculture —
1. All 1959 census farm operators listed in part I of the listing
form regardless of whether the farm operator lived with-
in the segment or operated any land within the segment.
2. All places with headquarters in the segment. The head-
quarters was considered within the segment when (1) the
dwelling occupied by the person in charge was on the
place and within the segment boundaries or i g » the dwell-
ing occupied by the person in charge of the farming op-
erations was not on the place, but the northwest corner
of the place was inside the segment boundaries.
3. All farmland located in the segment, regardless of wheth-
er the farm operator lived within the segment.
Enumerators were required to draw the boundaries and desig-
nate on the aerial photograph all places enumerated or accounted
for on the A2 Listing form. Nonfarmlands within the segment
boundaries were to be sketched on the aerial photograph and a
brief description of the use of the land was to be given.
A listing of persons living within the segment boundaries or
who were in charge of farmland in the segment at the time of
the 1959 census was to be made in part II of the A2 Listing
form for the 1960 Sample Survey of Agriculture. Enumerators
were required to provide the answers for the appropriate ques-
tions on part II of the listing form and to fill an agriculture
questionnaire when required. Enumerators were required to list
in part II of the listing form, persons living in dwellings located
within the segment boundaries and persons in charge of any
farmlands located within the segment boundaries, if the names
of such persons were not already listed in part I or part II
of the A2 Listing form and to answer the questions on part II
of the A2 Listing for each person and to obtain an agriculture
questionnaire when required.
Each enumerator's work was carefully reviewed by the crew-
leader, or a member of the regional field office staff. There were
detailed instructions for the making of the review and for re-
cording the results. (Sec Form A39 — Field Review of Com-
pleted Segments and Al's for Special Farms and instructions
for filling Form A39 in the appendix. ) Enumerators were not
permitted to enumerate more than three segments until their
work had been reviewed. Crew leaders or staff members of
the regional office reviewed each aerial photograph to make sure
that all land in the segment was accounted for. The A2 List-
ing form was reviewed to determine that all required questions
were answered and that agriculture questionnaires had been
obtained when required. Segments for which the aerial photo-
graph or the A2 Listings were not complete, were returned to
the enumerator for correction. All agriculture questionnaires
were reviewed and enumerators were required to make correc-
tions when the agriculture questionnaires contained significant
errors or omissions.
Enumeration of farms with a value of farm products sold of
$40,000 or more. — Questionnaires were mailed to the sample of
operators of the 3,981 farms with sales of $40,000 or more and
the operators were requested to fill and return these question-
naires to the central office. The sample of farm operators of
farms with a value of farm products of $40,000 to $99,999 was
selected from the 999 counties in which the sample segments
or areas were located and, generally, enumerators were used to
obtain questionnaires for farms for which agriculture question-
naires were not obtained by mail by early December. For farms
located outside the 999 counties, questionnaires for farm operators
from whom agriculture questionnaires were not obtained by mail,
were secured by personal interview, either by an experienced
enumerator or a member of the regional staff. For approxi-
mately one-half of the farm operators of farms with a value of
farm products sold of $40,000 or more, the agriculture question-
naire was obtained by mail.
Estimation procedure. —
1. For those items such as number of farms and land in farms
classified according to use for which data were collected
both in the 1959 census and in the 1960 sample survey,
estimates were made in the following way :
a. An estimate of the 1959 census total was made by multi-
plying the 1959 totals for the item from each part of
sample of census farms by the reciprocal of the sampling
fraction used to select that part of the sample. Thus,
totals for farms selected with a sampling fraction of
1 in 40 were multiplied by 40; totals for farms selected
at the rate of 1 in 20 were multiplied by 20; etc. These
weighted totals for the different parts of the sample were
then combined.
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XV
b. In a similar way, an estimated 1960 total was obtained.
Totals for 1960 farms associated with special census farms
(sales of $40,000 or more in 195>9) were multiplied by the
reciprocals of the sampling rates used to select those
farms. Totals for 1960 farms associated with census
farms located in segments, and for those not associated
with census farms, were multiplied by the reciprocals of
the sampling rates used in selecting the segments in
the area sample. These weighted totals for the different
parts of the sample were then combined.
c. The 1959 estimate was subtracted from the 1960 esti-
mate, and the difference added to the published 1959
census total for the item for the conterminous United
States. In other words, the sample was used to estimate
the difference bewteen 1959 and 1960, and this estimated
difference was added to the census total to obtain the
final estimate for 1960.
Estimates of this kind are presented in tables 1 and 2.
2. For all other items for which data were collected in the
1960 sample survey, estimates were made in the follow-
ing way :
a. Estimated totals by region for 1960 farms associated
with special census farms were obtained by multiply-
ing the sample totals for these farms by the reciprocals
of the sampling rates used to Select the census farms.
Bach regional total was then multiplied bj the ratio.
for that region, of the number of special farms accord-
ing to the 1958 census to the estimated number of special
farms in 1958 based 00 the sample.
b. Estimated totals by region for I860 farms associated
with census farms located in segments ami for I860 farms
not associated With census farms were obtained by multi-
plying the sample totals for these farms by the reciprocals
of the sampling rales used in selecting the segments in
the area sample. Bach regional total was then multi-
plied by the ratio, for that region, of the number of
farms, excluding special farms, according to the 1869
census to the estimate of this number based on the
sample.
c. The regional totals for special farms and for other farms
were added to obtain estimated I'nited States totals for
all farms.
The estimates in tables .'{ to 1!4 are of this kind.
Reliability of estimates. The estimates given in this report are
based upon data obtained tor a sample Of farms and hence they
are subject to sampling errors. Approximate measures of sam-
pling errors are given in tables A and B. Table A contains gen-
eral measures of the reliability of estimates, applicable to nearly
all items. The measures of sampling reliability given in table A
are for varying numbers of farms or farms reporting. To use
the measures for sampling reliability given in table A it is neces
sary to ascertain the number of farms reporting the item 01
dollar amount. The first column in table A provides for levels
of farms or farms reporting from 5,000 to 3,000,000. Columns
2 and 3 provide measures of sampling reliability lor two different
groups of items. Column 2 provides estimates for number of
farms, number of buildings constructed, and number for items
of farm equipment The sampling error for these items is given
in terms of numbers ( i.e.. number of farms, number of build-
ings, etc.). The measures given in column 3 are for estimates
of dollar amounts and are stated in terms of porcents of the
estimated dollar amounts. Table B provides more precise meas-
ures of sampling reliability for selected items.
While the measures given in tables A and B indicate the
general level of sampling reliability of the estimates, they do not
completely reflect the effect of errors arising from sources other
than sampling, as for example, errors in the original data ob-
tained from farm operators or farm landlords.
Table A. — Sampling Reliability of Estimates for Farms Re-
porting and for Dollar Amounts for the Conterminous
United States : I960 Sample Survey of Agriculture
Estimated number of farms (or number of farms
reporting item)
5,000
10,000....
25,000....
50,000
100,000...
250,000...
500,000...
1,000,000.
2.000,000.
3,000,000.
Sampling
error »
For farms re-
porting, num-
ber of buildings
For dollar
constructed,
amounts
and number of
(percent)
farm equipment
(number)
2,000
52
3.000
37
4,000
23
6,000
16
8.000
12
14. 000
7
20.000
5
28,000
4
40,000
3
43,000
2
' The chances are about 2 out of 3 that the estimated total would not differ by more
than the number or percent shown from a total obtained by a complete census using the
same procedures.
Table B. — Sampling Reliability of Estimates for Selected
Items for the Conterminous United States: 1960 Sample
Survey of Agriculture
Number of farms
Land in farms
Cropland harvested farms
Total value of farm products sold
Total cash operating expenses
Income other than farm operated:
Total farms
acres.
reporting.
acres.
...dollars.
...dollars.
reporting.
dollars.
i reporting.
dollars.
i reporting.
dollars.
Farm operator debt, total farms reporting.
dollars-
Cash wages, salaries .farms i
Custom work farms i
l by mortgages, deeds of trust,
or land purchase contracts
To Federal Land Bank farms
To Individuals from whom all or part
of farm was purchased —
Dndei a mortgage or deed of trust .farms
Toother lending institutions farms
Farm landlord debt, total ..landlords
Secured by mortgages, deeds of trust,
or land purchase contracts
To a Federal Land Bank
To individuals from whom all or part
of farm land was purchased —
i ndei a deed ol trust
Under a land purchase contract
To other lending institutions
Contracts with dealers, processors, and others
for production and marketing of—
Broilers farms
Vegetables for sale farms
( i Ttifted seed farms
Number of buildings con tructed 1958-1980—
General purpose barns
Primarily for grain storage
Trench silos constructed 1»5S I960..
.. .dollars.
reporting.
dollars.
reporting
dollars.
reporting
dollars
reporting.
dollars.
dollars
dollars-
dollars
reporting.
reporting.
reporting
.number.
..number.
number
1 3, 253
1,133,907
2,960
317, 980
30, 146. 980
19.017,532
2,534
7,415.924
1,454
4,175,654
521
243, 497
I , MIS
16, 797, 817
156
1,508,644
IS7
861,686
IS1
8,099,343
391,841
:i7«, 7,'..'.
87, 931
Sampling
error of
estimate '
(percent)
18.2
14.6
23.2
i The chances are about 2 out of 3 that the estimated total would not dirtcr by more
than the number or percent shown from a total obtained by a complete census using
the same procedures.
' See text, p. X VIII and XIX, for a discussion of possible sources of error, other than
sampling, in the estimate of total number of farms.
Relationship of persons renting or leasing land to their land-
lords.— Each farm operator renting or leasing land from others
was asked, "Do you rent any of this land from your own or
your wife's parent, grandparent, brother, or sister?" Table 3
presents estimates of the number of farm operators leasing or
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1960 SAMPLE SURVEY OF AGRICULTURE
renting land by tenure of farm operator and also estimates for
the number leasing or renting land from a relative.
Off-farm work and income. — Farm oi>erators report inn off-farm
work vary from those who supplement their farm income with
odd or spare-time jobs to those operators who have regular
nonfarm jobs and use the farm to either supplement their regu-
lar Income or as a rural residence. The oi>erators with odd or
spare time .jobs usually consider their nonfarm employment to
be of secondary importance, and they may work part time on
someone else's farm or work at seasonal nonfarm jobs.
Many persons who may be employed in cities, or have other
regular nonfarm jobs, are living in rural areas, but have sufficient
agricultural activities to qualify their places as farms. Some
of these operators may be producing agricultural products largely
Cor home use. while others are using the farm to supplement
their regular nonfarm income. Some of the farm operators
working off their farms are using their nonfarm income as a
source of capital for expanding their farming operations.
The question regarding off-farm work was the same as that
used for the general censuses of agriculture from 1950 to 1959.
Other sources of income. — The questionnaire contained 11 in-
quiries regarding the amount of income received by the farm
operator and members of his family from sources other than the
farm operated. Each inquiry asked for income received by the
farm operator and all members of his family who live at home.
In the case of income from owner-operators the inquiry called
for net income, i.e.. total cash receipts after deductions for cash-
operating expenses.
Cash wages and salaries were to include the total amount of
money earned by the operator and members of his family for
work performed for a private employer or for the government
in 1960. Piece-rate payments, nonmilitary cash bonuses. Armed
Forces pay, and National Guard pay were to lie included. The
total was to include also commissions and tips. Only cash pay-
ments were to be reported. The value of food, clothing, and
services received in connection with employment was not to be
included.
Income from nonfarm business or professional practice. — Pro-
fessional practices were to include work of a doctor, dentist.
lawyer, nurse, etc.. working on his or her own account and not
an employee of someone else. The amount to be rejtorted was
the total cash receipts from goods sold plus the value of net
inventory increase minus business expenses. Business expenses
were to include cost of goods purchased, rent, heat, light ami
power expenses for the business quarters, decrease in the value
of inventory, wages and salaries paid employees, business taxes,
and interest on business mortgages and debts.
Income from custom work. — This was to represent the amount
received in 1960 for such work off the farm operated as corn
picking, combining, hay baling, plowing, spraying, etc. performed
for others on a contract or custom basis by machines and equip-
ment kept en the farm. The machines or equipment may have
been operated by the farm operator, by members of his family,
or by hired employees. The income was to represent the net
amount, i.e.. total receipts minus cash operating costs for gaso-
line, nil, repairs, and wages of hired employees.
Income from roomers and boarders. — This income was to repre-
sent total receipts received from roomers and boarders minus
all related expenses such as cost of food served to boarders,
laundry, cleaning, utilities, and other services provided roomers
and boarders and also depreciation on furniture and accommo-
dations used by roomers and boarders.
Income from rental of farm property. — This was to represent
net income received in 1960 from farmland, farm buildings, and
farm machinery and equipment rented to others. Net income
was to represent cash rent plus the sales value of farm products
received as rent minus all expenses (insurance: taxes; cost of
fertilizer, lime, feed, seed, and other items furnished to the
tenant; repairs on farm machinery and buildings; depreciation
on farm buildings and machinery ; and interest on mortgages
and other debts incurred in connection with the farm property
rented to others).
Income from the rental of nonfarm property. — Nonfarm prop-
erty includes dwellings, garages, stores, etc. rented to others.
The income was to represent total cash rent received minus
total expenses for insurance, taxes, depreciation, interest, and
repairs.
Income from interest, dividends, and trust funds was to include
receipts from interest on notes, bonds, savings bank deposits,
postal savings, patronage refunds, regular payments from trust
funds, etc.
Income from Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay,
veterans' payments, and annuities includes periodic payments
from the Government to persons who have retired, survivors'
benefits, and veterans' payments i allowances and annuities);
U.S. Social Security payments; pension payments or survivors'
benefits received from the U.S. Bureau of Old Age and Survivors'
Insurance; retirement and disability pensions, subsistence al-
lowances, and annuities received from the Veterans Administra-
tion; Civil Service pensions and retirement benefits; etc.
Income from unemployment insurance, workmen's compensation,
and old age assistance was to include unemployment insurance,
workman's compensation, and all types of welfare payments re-
ceived from nongovernmental sources.
Contributions for family support from persons outside the family
were to include funds from persons living away from the family.
such as money a son, daughter, or other person living outside the
farm operator's home contributed for the support of parents or
other relatives living together as a family in the farm operator's
household. Included also are child support payments made by
separated or divorced parents, but alimony was not to be
included.
Other income includes Soil Hank payments; receipts from oil,
gas. and mineral leases: alimony: royalties; prizes and gambling
gains.
Total value of farm products sold was to include the receipts
(From the sales of all crops, poultry, livestock, poultry and live-
stock products, and forest products, regardless of who did the
selling or shared in the receipts. In the case of crops, the total
sales were to represent stiles of crops harvested in 1960. The
value at current local farm prices of crops to be sold, but not
sold at the time of enumeration, was to be estimated and in-
cluded in the total. The total was to include the receipts from
the stile of livestock and livestock and poultry products sold in
1960 regardless of when raised. The total was to include the
value of farm products sold for or given to the landlord, if all
or part of the land in the farm was leased or rented, or worked
on shares. The questionnaire contained inquiries regarding
either the amount sold or the value of sales for individual farm
products or groui)s of farm products sold. The reported total
value of farm products sold was checked, during the office process-
ing, against the total of the reported or estimated value of the
individual farm products sold.
Total cash operating expenses were to represent the total cash
expenditures made by the farm operator and members of his
family for farming operations on the farm in 1960. The total
was to include all expenses incurred in 1960, regardless of wheth-
er payment was made before January 1, 1961. Exjienses were
to include cash expenditures for purchase of livestock, poultry,
and baby chicks; seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees: fertilizer, lime,
sprays, and insecticides ; feed : grazing fees ; custom work ; wages
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XVII
paid to hired labor, including social security taxes and cash cost
of food, lodging, and services paid by the farm operator; market-
ing charges : containers : fuel, oil, and electricity : and water
used for the farm business ; repairs and maintenance of farm
buildings, machinery, and equipment : taxes on farmland and
buildings: crop and livestock insurance: interest charges payable
in 1960 on farm mortgage debt and short-term loans: hardware,
tools, and miscellaneous farm production supplies. The total
was not to include —
(1) Expenditures made by the landlord for land leased,
rented, or worked on shares by the farm operator.
i - i Repairs, taxes, insurance, etc. on the farm dwelling.
(3) Depreciation of farm buildings and machinery, rent
paid for rental of farmland, improvement of the farm
dwelling, or the purchase of buildings and equipment.
14) Expenditures connected with land rented to others.
Total value of farm products sold minus total cash operating
expenses does not represent net farm income, as it does not in-
clude rental payments to the landlord, depreciation of farm
buildings and farm machinery, nor adjustments because of
changes in the inventory of value of crops, livestock, etc. during
1960.
Farm equipment on the place relates to farm equipment on the
farm at the time of the enumeration and Includes equipment
owned in partnership and hired equipment used for custom work
if such equipment was on the farm at the time of the enumera-
tion. Pick-up balers do not Include stationary balers. Side-
delivery rakes Include borse-drawn, tractor-drawn, tractor-
mounted, and revolving Wheeltype side-delivery rakes.
Field equipment and acreage on which used. Farm operators
were asked to report the number of the various kinds of Held
equipment on their farms at the time of the enumeration, it
gardless of whether owned by the farm operator or by so ne
else. Equipment was to be reported even if it was temporarily
out of order, or if it had not been used in I960.
The data on acres on which used provides a measure of the
extent of use of each kind of Held equipment If the fleld
equipment was used on the same acreage more than once, In
1960, the acreage was counted more than once, For example,
if a pick-up baler was used for harvesting two crops of alfalfa
hay on a 40-acre held, then the acres on which used were to
be reported as 80 acres. The acreage on which used was re-
ported separately for the farm of the farm operator and tor
other farms. If the farm operator owned land rented to others
or worked by sharecroppers, the acres rented to such persons
and on which bis equipment was used was to be reported as on
other farms, and not tor the farm operator's farm.
Farms classified by ownership of tractors used in 1960. — In
table 8, farms are classified according to whether or not wheel
and crawler traitors were used on the place in I960, and farms
reporting the use Of tractors (other than garden) are further
classified on the basis of the ownership of the tractors used.
New farm buildings. — The data on new farm buildings relate
to farm buildings completed between January 1. l'.t.'iS, anil De-
cember 31, I960. Only buildings for which the cost was $100 or
more wen- to be reported. Buildings were classified by kind on
the basis of principal use in 1960. The average size of building
was determined on the basis of the measurement of width and
length.
Contracts with dealers, processors, and others for the production
and marketing of selected farm products. --I lata were secured re-
garding the existence and the characteristics of the agreement
between farms and dealers, processors, cooperatives, and others
for the production and/or marketing of 14 selected farm prod-
ucts (eggs for hatching, eggs for market; broilers; turkeys;
feeder pigs, hogs for market ; feeder cattle, cattle other than
feeders for market : feeder lambs : vegetables for canning or
other processing and for market : fruits for canning and other
processing and for sale as fresh fruit : Irish potatoes for seed :
and certified seed I .
Contracts were to include both verbal and written agreements.
Rental contracts between tenants and landlords, sales contracts
for the purchase of farm supplies, government contracts, cus-
tom work contracts, labor and wage contracts, and contracts
relating only to the financing of production were excluded.
Farm operator debt. — Farm operators and enumerators were
instructed to report as debt the unpaid principal of the loans,
charge accounts, sales contracts, and other bills owed by the
farm operator and his wife at the time of the enumeration
( November-December 1960) and to exclude price support loans
of the Commodity Credit Corporation and debts to merchants
and dealers for home appliances and family living expenses
(groceries, clothing, medicine bills, etc.). In case the farm
operator tor his wife) owned farmland rented or leased to others,
or worked on shares by Others, or a nonfarm business, and had
debts, he was asked to prorate his debt so the amount reported
would relate only to the farmland be operated. Secured debts
represent tin.-,, secured by farm mortgages, deeds of trust, and
land purchase contracts.
Farm landlord debt. — The data on farm landlord debt were col-
lected largely by mail. A copy of the questionnaire used, and
the accompanying letter appear in the appendix, Reports for
landlords owning 100 acres or more of farmland that could not
be secured by mail, wore obtained by telephone. Estimates were
prepared for landlords for whom reports were not obtained by
mail, if the landlord owned less than 100 acres of farmland.
I ii- e estimates were made on the basis of reports for landlords
owning similar acreage and value in the same county. A state-
ment of the magnitude of these estimates for landlords for whom
a report was not secured, is given on page XVII I.
The instructions and procedures for the reporting of farm
landlord debt were the same as those for reporting farm opera-
tor debt.
Farm operator and farm landlord debt. — The estimates of debt
for L960 differ from those made by other agencies and on the
basis "I other surveys. The differences in the various estimates
may be the result at Least In part of —
1. The definition of a farm used in the 1960 sample survey
and by loaning ami Other agencies may not have been the
same. In some cases, loans, especially long-term loans made
on what was once farmland, may still exist on the records of
loaning agencies even though the land is no longer part of
an operating farm. For example, approximately two thirds
of the places Included in ••whole" farm contracts of the Con-
servation Reserve were not Included in the 1959 Census of
Agriculture nor in the I960 Sample Survey of Agriculture, be-
cause such places did not qualify as census farms. (There were
approximately 214,000 "whole" farm contracts covering ap-
proximate!] 20 million acres in effect under the Conserva-
tion Reserve at the end of I960.) 'Hie debt on or relatiil to
these places would not have been included in the estimated
totals for the 1960 sample survey. Many loaning agencies
consider loans on such places as farm loans.
2. The estimated totals of debt for the 1960 survey include
only debts of farm operators and farm landlords. Debts of
persons or organizations providing custom work, custom feed-
ing services, and of dealers and processors having contracts
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1960 SAMPLE SURVEY OF AGRICULTURE
with farm operators and farm landlords for the production
or marketing of farm products are not included. A consider-
able number of persons and organizations provide such serv-
ices as harvesting, combining, packaging, spraying, cultivat-
ing, leasing of farm equipment, etc. and the debts of these
persons and organizations are not included in the estimates
for the 1960 survey. Approximately 147,000 farms had con-
tracts in 1960 with dealers, processors, and others for the
production and marketing of 14 selected farm products. These
dealers, processors, and others provided feed for poultry,
broilers, and other livestock; provided baby chicks; and fur-
nished machinery and equipment to farm operators and farm
landlords. These dealers, processors, and others having con-
tracts with fanners had debts for agricultural purposes, but
the totals for these debts are not included in the estimates
given in tables 17 to 24.
3. As explained on page XIX, approximately 79,000 farms were
omitted from the 1960 Sample Survey of Agriculture. The
estimated totals for the sample survey do not include debts on
these farms.
4. Some farm operators and farm landlords may have used
funds obtained for agricultural purposes, for purposes other
than agriculture and, consequently, may not have reported
such loans as debts for the 1960 sample survey.
5. Some farm operators and farm landlords may have not
fully reported the total amount of their loan. The under-
reporting for debts may have been greater for unsecured debts
than for secured debts. In the case of farm landlords, reports
as to amount of debt were not obtained from an estimated
333,000 landlords. Most of these landlords owned less than
100 acres of farmland. The amount of debt was estimated
for these landlords on the basis of proportion of landlords
having debt and average amount of debt per indebted land-
lord, for landlords owning less than HW) acres of farmland and
reporting amount of debt. It was estimated that 73,000 of
the 333,000 landlords from whom reports were not. obtained,
had debts in 1960. The estimated amount of debt of these
73,000 farm landlords was $273,081,000. This estimated debt
was equivalent to 9 percent of the total estimated debt for all
farm landlords.
6. Since the estimates of debt were made on the basis of
reports for only a sample of farms, the estimates are subject
to sampling errors. The estimate of total debt for farm op-
erators has a sampling error of 2.9 percent and the estimate
of total farm landlord debt has a sampling error of 5.1 i>ercent.
7. The estimates of debt by lending agency or source of loan
are subject to reporting errors arising because the farm op-
erator or farm landlord did not know the actual lending
agency. For example, at the end of I960, the Farmers Home
Administration was servicing for other lending agencies ap-
proximately $201 million of farm mortgages. Many farm op-
erators and farm landlords having loans secured from the
Farmers Home Administration probably considered the Farmers
Home Administration as the lending agency and this probably
accounts for the estimates of secured loans from Farmers
Home Administration exceeding the mortgage loans of that
agency by approximately $231 million.
Differences between estimates for farm mortgages or secured
debt for the 1960 special survey of farm mortgage debt and the
1960 Sample Survey of Agriculture. — Estimates of farm mortgage
or secured debt based on a special farm mortgage survey for
1960 are given in part 4 of volume V of the reports for the 1959
Census of Agriculture. These estimates are also for the year
1960. A comparison of the estimates by lending agency given
in part 4 of volume V and the 1960 Sample Survey of Agriculture
follows :
Amount ot debt secured by mortgages, deeds
of trust, and land purchase contracts
(1,000 dollars)
Item or type of lending agency
Special farm
mortgage
survey
I960 Sample
Survey of
Agriculture
Differences
between esti-
mates for farm
mortgage sur-
vey and 1960
sample survey
12, 812. 210
2, 568. 085
735, 421
2, 591. 718
2, 186, 604
13, 867, 736
2, 565, 001
712.432
2,584,027
2, 347, 519
531.549
5, 127, 208
+1,055,526
Farmers Home Administration. _ .
-22,989
4. 730, 382
In the special farm mortgage survey, none of the loans made
by the production credit associations were considered as secured
by mortgage or deeds of trust when the farm operator or the
farm landlord reported such debts as secured. The difference
between the totals of the two surveys ( $13,867,736,000 for the
1960 Sample Survey of Agriculture and $12,812,210,000 for the
farm mortgage survey) is $1,055,526,000.
The difference in secured loans by production credit associa-
tions accounts for more than half of the difference in the two
estimates. If secured loans by production credit associations are
excluded from the totals for the 1960 sample survey, then the
totals for debt secured by mortgages, deeds of trust, and land
purchase contracts for the special farm mortgage survey and
I he 1960 sample survey differ by 4 percent. Since the estimates
for both surveys were made on the basis of reports for a sample
of farms, the totals for the two surveys are not significantly
different if the sampling reliability of the totals is considered.
There are considerable differences between the estimates for
the two surveys for debts owed to various lending agencies.
Some, and probably a major part, of these differences arise be-
cause the respondents did not have accurate knowledge of the
actual lending agency. In many cases, banks, other agencies,
and individuals make and service loans made for other lending
agencies. In such cases, the farm operator or farm landlord may
have reported as the lender, the agency, or individual servicing
the loan rather than the actual lending agency.
SUMMARY OF RESULTS
Number of farms. — The number of farms as estimated from
the sample survey was 3,253,000, the number shown for the 48
conterminous States. Because the number of farms shown for
1960 is considerably less than the number shown for 1959, de-
tailed data are presented in regard to the change.
A detailed re-examination was made of the classification of
all farms for which questionnaires were obtained in the 1960
sample survey. This examination revealed that approximately
29,000 farms were excluded from the 1960 estimate in error.
These farms were places for which questionnaires were obtained
in the 1959 census, but which had insufficient sales to qualify as
farms at that time. Of these 29,000 farms, 7,000 were commercial
farms and 22,000 were noncommercial farms.
For the 131,000 1959 farms with insufficient sales of farm
products to qualify as farms in 1960, enumerators filled ques-
tionnaires for the operations in 1960 and provided information
regarding the acreage, quantity harvested, and quantity sold for
individual crops and regarding the number of various kinds of
livestock on hand and the quantities of livestock and poultry
products sold. While the quantities of the individual farm
products sold from these farms were not sufficient to qualify
them as farms, an intensive examination of the quantities of
individual crops produced, feed requirements for livestock and
poultry on the farm, and of the number of livestock and poultry
on the farm in relation to the quantities of livestock and poultry
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XIX
and livestock and poultry farm products reported as sold, in-
dicated that some of the operators may not have rei>orted fully
all farm products sold. On the basis of this detailed examina-
tion, it is estimated that the maximum overstatement, because
of the underreporting of sales of farm products, in the number
of farms with insufficient sales would not exceed 50,000. Of
this 50,000, over 91 percent were classified as '-Other farms" in
1959.
The farms excluded from the 1960 estimates because of in-
sufficient sales of farm products, but probably qualifying as
farms and the farms excluded from the 1960 estimates in error
because they had insufficient sales of farm products in 1959,
total 79,000. If an adjustment was made because of these errors
or probable errors, then the estimated decrease in the number
of farms from L950 to I960 would be 372,000, or 10.1 percent, in-
stead of the 451,000, or 12.2 percent, as shown by table 1.
Moreover, the estimate of the number of farms in 1960 is based,
in part, on the number of farms shown by the 1959 Census "f
Agriculture and as there was an estimated undercounting of
341,000, in- 8.4 percent, in the number of farms for the 1959 census,
there may lie some understatement of the numt>er of farms in
1960, because the less intensive procedures used fur the 1960
Sample Survey of Agriculture than those used to determine the
undercounting of farms for the 1959 census, may have resulted
in some undercounting of farms for 1960 also.
Inasmuch as data are available for a sample of farms for both
1959 and 1960, it is possible to provide data Indicating the
nature as well as the extent of the change in the number of
farms. The following data have been obtained from a summary
of the records for individual farms, most of which wore in the
sample areas for both 1959 and 1960.
The distribution of the change in the number of farms from
1959 to 1060, by reasons for the change, was as follows :
Reason for change in number of Estimated i '
farms 1969—1960 number of farm*
1950 farms combined with other farms —269, 000
1959 farms disappearing because the land in the
farm was used for housing developments or new-
highways or was placed in the Soil Bank .s mm
1959 farms with no agricultural operations in 1960. —258, 000
1959 farms with insufficient sales of farm products
to qualify as a farm in 1960 -131, 000
Farms in sample areas not included in 1959
census + 245, 000
Net change in number of farms 1959 to 1960 151, mm
The net changes in the number of farms from 1959 to 1960 by
economic class of farm and by size of farm are shown by the
following table:
Change in Number of Farms From 1959 to 1960, by Economic
Class and by Size of Farm
Classification of farms
Change in number
of farms (000)
-451
Economic class:
-147
Class I
+3
Class II
Class III
+8
Class IV.. ._
-62
Class V
Class VI....
-304
-211
-93
Size of farm
-201
100 to 139 acres
-46
140 to 2M acres
+32
For the 269,000 farms combined with other farms between
1959 and 1960, sample survey enumerators reported the name of
the 1960 operator who took over the farm that existed in 1959.
The estimate that 3S.000 farms disappeared between 1959 and
1960 because the land in the farm was used for housing develop-
ments, new highways or the land was placed in the Soil Bank,
was based ui>on reports by enumerators. This estimate may
understate the decrease in the number of farms disappearing for
these reasons. Between August 1959 and July 1960, the number
of "whole" farm contracts for the Conservation Reserve increased
from 155,000 to 215,000. A comparison of records of the 1959
census with records of 1959 "whole" farm contracts, indicated
that approximately one-third of the operators having "whole"
farm contracts were included in the 1959 census because they had
sufficient livestock or other agricultural operations to qualify
as census farms On the basis of this comparison of 1959 census
and "whole" farm contracts, it is estimated that the increase
of 60.000 in "whole" farm contracts may have accounted for a
reduction of approximately 40.000 in the number of farms from
1959 to 1960. The census enumerator may not have indicated
in his notes that the land in the 1959 farm was placed in the
Soil Bank and some of the farms which disappeared because of
being placed in the Soil Bank may have been included in the
group of 258,000 census farms having no agricultural operations
in 1960.
For 1959 farm operators listed on Part I of the listing form
for the 1960 Sample Survey of Agriculture, enumerators asked
"Did you operate a farm in 1960?" If the answer to this ques-
tion was "No," the enumerator was required to ask, "Did you
sell farm products with a value of $50 or more in 1960?" When
the answer of the farm operator to both of these questions was
"No," enumerators were not required to till agricultural ques-
tionnaires for I960 and the 1959 farm was considered as having
no agricultural operations in 1 ! nh ).
Data are available regarding the characteristics in 1959 of
the 258,000 farms Classified as having no agricultural operations
in l!HJO. The distribution of these farms by economic class in
1959 was as follows:
Economic class of farm
Estimated number
of farms
32.000
26.000
200, 0(0
129.000
71,000
The distribution of these farms by size of farm in 1959 was
as follows :
Estimated number
Size Of f<ni)i of f (inns
Total 258,000
Under 10 acres ,r>1. 000
10 to 49 acres ' 103,000
50 to 99 acres 48, 000
100 acres and over 56,000
Inasmuch as the operators Of part-time and part-retirement
farms often do not consider that they operate farms, it may be
that some of them may have not answered correctly the inquiry,
•Did you sell farm products with a value of $50 or more in 1960?"
Because additional Inquiries regarding the keeping of livestock
and the growing of crops were not asked (such inquiries were
asked in the 1959 census) it is not possible to make a determina-
tion regarding the accuracy of the classification of the 258,000
L959 farms which were reported as having agricultural operations
in 1960. Some of these places might have qualified as farms in
1960 if detailed inquiries regarding the various groups of farm
products had been made.
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1960 SAMPLE SURVEY OF AGRICULTURE
Much of the indicated change in the number of farms from
1959 to 1960 is in the number of marginal farms which are dif-
ficult to identify and count in both sample surveys and censuses.
Enumerators were required to list every place and every tract
of land located within the sample segments or areas in 1960.
As the result of this listing, 245,000 places were found that
qualified as farms in 1960 although these operators were not
included as farm operators in the same county in the 1959 Census
of Agriculture. These farms were operated by persons who lived
on the farm in the sample area (or if the operator did not live
on the farm, the headquarters for the farm was in the sample
area). For 45,000 of these farms, the farm operator reported
that, he started operating the farm in 1960. Of these 45,000
farms, 27,000 were classified as commercial farms and 18,000
were part-time. For 200,000 of the 245,000 farms, the farm op-
erator reported that he began operating the farm prior to 1960.
Some of these 200,000 farms represent farms missed in the 1959
Census of Agriculture. Of the 200,000, 106,000 were classified
as commercial farms, 82,000 as part-time farms, and 12,000 as
part-retirement farms or abnormal farms.
Land in farms and land use. — The estimated acreage of land in
farms and the acreage of land used for harvested crops and
pasture were approximately the same in 1960 as shown by the
1959 census for the conterminous United States. There was
an increase in the acreage of irrigated land in farms.
Farm operators renting land from relatives. — Approximately one
out of every three part owners and tenants were renting land
from a relative (from operator's or his wife's parents, grand-
parents, brother, or sister) in 1960.
Income of farm operators' families from sources other than
the farm operated. — The relative importance of income of the
families of farm operators from sources other than the farm
operated has been increasing. While the number of farm-
operator families declined almost one-third, from 4.760,000 in
1955, to 3,253,000 in 1960, the income received by farm operators'
families from sources other than the farm operated decreased
less than 8 percent. In 1960, 4 out of 5 farm-operator families
received income from other sources as compared with 7 out of
10 who received income from sources other than the farm op-
erated in 1955. The average income, per farm-operator family.
from other sources was 36 percent greater in 1960 than in 1955.
The average income from other sources per operator-family with
income from other sources was $2,926 in I960, as compared with
$2,405 in 1955.
Income from wages and salaries, nonfarm businesses, social
security, and soil bank payments have become increasingly im-
portant sources of income of farm-operator families. In 1960,
45 out of 100 farm-operator families received income from wages
and salaries, one out of 10 farm-operator families received in-
come from nonfaxm businesses or professional practices, and one
out of 6 received income from social security, pensions, retire-
ment pay, etc. Wages, salaries, and income from nonfarm busi-
nesses or professional practices were important income sources
on part-time farms. Almost half the income from wages, sal-
aries, and nonfarm businesses or professional practices for all
farm operators was received by operators of part-time farms.
The average income per part-time farm operator family from
these sources was $3,768. Almost 4 out of 5 families of part-
retirement farm operators received income from social security,
pensions, etc.. and their income from such sources was equal to
45 percent of the income of all farm-operator families from
such sources.
Income from sources other than the farm operated was im-
portant for farm-operator families of all sizes of farms. Almost
70 percent of the families of the operators of commercial farms
received income from sources other than the farm operated and
the amount of income from such sources for these farms averaged
$1,753 per farm-operator family. Approximately seven-tenths of
the families of operators of farms with a value of farm products
sold of $10,000 or more had income from sources other than the
farm operated and the the income from other sources for these
farms averaged more than $1,900 per farm-operator family.
Table C. — Income of Farm Operators From
Sources
Other Than F
arm Operated :
1960 and 1955
Estimated amount of income
Average per farm-
operator family
(dollais)
Percent of farm-
operator families
reporting
Average per farm-
Source of income
Dollars (1,000)
Percent distribution
reporting
(dollars)
1960
1955
1960
1955
1960
1955
1960
1955
1960
1955
7, 415, 924
4. 175, 654
1,131,464
243. 497
397. 948
134, 551
314. 176
11.794
656, 959
349, 881
8, 006, 472
■ 5, 023, 656
1,061,893
205, 521
2 478, 281
173,014
450, 052
53, 183
515, 391
45. 480
100.0
56.3
15.3
3.3
5.4
1.8
4.2
0.2
8.9
4.7
100.0
62.7
13.3
2.6
6.0
2.2
5.6
0.7
6.4
0.6
2,280
1,284
348
75
122
41
97
4
202
108
1,682
1,055
223
43
100
36
95
11
108
10
77.9
44.7
9.7
16.0
11.8
1.1
14. 1
.8
NA
na
69.9
NA
10.9
5.7
NA
5.2
18.7
2.7
NA
1.8
2.926
2,872
3.567
467
1.031
1.012
684
472
NA
NA
762
NA
701
505
421
Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay. veterans payments,
annuities, unemployment income, workmen's compensation, and
old age assistance ._ ...
Other (oil leases, soil bank payments, contributions from persons
outside family, etc.) ..
NA
527
NA Not available.
1 Includes income received by wife of farm operator from nonfarm sources and income received by other family members from farm and nonfarm sources.
2 Includes income received by wife of farm operator from farm sources.
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XXI
Value of farmland and buildings. — A special tabulation was made
of farms by value of land and building groups and the estimates
are as follows :
Table D. — Percent Distribution of the Number of Farms, the
Value of Land and Buildings, and Average Value of Land
AND BtJTLDINGS Per FARM FOR FARMS CLASSIFIED BY VALUE OF
Land and Buildings Per Farm : 1960
AU farms
Less than $15,000..
$15,000 to $24,999-..
$25,000 to $39,999...
$40,000 to $59,999...
$60,0011 to $99,999-..
$100,000 to $199,999
$200,000 or more...
Percent
distribution
tor number
of farms
100.0
40.7
17.5
13.9
10.9
9.3
5.6
Value of land and buildings
Average
per farm
(dollars)
39, 753
6,921
18, 546
30,534
47.123
75, 157
130, 146
175,001
10.7
13.0
17.5
18.3
25.2
More than one-fourth of the value of farmland and buildings
are on - percent of the farms. .More than three-fifths of the
value of land and buildings of all farms is accounted for by
the value of land and buildings on the 17 |*>rcent of the farms
having a value of land and buildings of $60,000 or more.
New buildings constructed. 1958-1960.— Approximately 721.000
new buildings with a value of $100 or more were constructed
during the 3-year period, 1958-1960. The number of buildings
inn,! ructed each year by kind of building was as follows:
Kind of building
Total.
Dwellings
General purpose barns
Barns primarily for milk cows
Barns and buildings for feeding and sheltering
cattle, except barns primarily for milk cows
Poultry houses
Hog houses
Buildings used primarily for grain storage
Machine sheds
Other buildings
Upright silos
Number of buildings constructed
The data indicate some increase in the number of buildings
constructed from 1958 to 1959 and from 1959 to 1960. Part or
all of the increase may be the result of inaccuracies in recall
by the farm operator of the year in which the building was
completed.
The kinds of materials used for the construction of walls,
framing, and roofs varied by type of building. For dwellings,
wood or lumber was used for the exterior walls of 52 percent
and lumber or wood poles were used for framing for 95 percent
of the dwellings constructed during the 3-year period. For build-
ings other than dwellings and silos, wood or lumber was used
for the exterior walls for 54 percent and lumber or wood pedes
were used for framing for 80 percent of all buildings constructed.
Table B. — Number of Farms Reporting ind \'i mbeb of Bi cldings Constructed, hv Economic (.'lass of Farm: 1958-1960
Total
Farms with
a value of farm products sold of-
(40,000
or more
$10,000 to $39,999
$2,500 to $9,999
Under $2,500 '
Kind of building
Perms
report-
(1,000)
Number
of build-
(1,000)
Farms
report-
ing
(1,000)
Number
o( build-
ings con-
tracted
(1,000)
Farms
m porl
tog
(1,000)
Nuuiber
of build-
ings eim-
ted
(1,000)
Perms
report-
ing
ll.lHKI)
Number
of build-
ings con-
structed
(1,000)
Fai ms
report-
ing
(1,000)
Numbei
of build-
ings con-
sh ml e- 1
(1,000)
NA
91
60
44
62
43
38
124
85
64
42
721
94
62
44
65
82
50
155
87
69
45
NA
7
3
3
4
7
3
9
7
5
4
72
8
3
4
5
11
8
15
7
7
6
NA
26
16
21
23
16
13
64
38
22
25
292
26
17
21
24
19
15
s:<
39
23
25
NA
24
16
13
22
13
16
40
28
20
12
219
25
16
13
23
14
21
46
28
21
13
NA
34
25
6
13
8
H
11
12
17
1
138
35
Barns and buildings lor feeding and sheltering cattle, except barns prl-
13
1
Table F. Xumiilr of Buildings Constructed of Wood, by Kind
of Building: 195s l'.MK)
Number of buildings constructed with
wood or lumber used for—
Kind of building
Exterior
walls
(1,000)
Framing
Roof
Lumber
(1,000)
Wood
poles
(1,000)
shingles)
(1,000)
369
49
41
18
37
41
39
55
44
40
5
390
^7
III
28
29
37
28
67
40
44
XXX
166
3
10
6
34
13
22
12
42
15
XXX
29
7
1
2
Barns and buildings for feeding and
ing cattle, except bams primarily for milk
1
3
2
Buildings used primarily for gram storage..
8
2
3
XXX
-Number of Buildings Constructed of Metal, by Kind
in I'.iilding: 1958-1960
Kni'i <ii building
Total
Dwellings -
Oeneral purpose bams..
Barns primarily lor milk cows
Bams and buildings (or feeding and sheltering cattle.
excepl barns primarily (or milk cows
Poultry houses
Hog houses
Buildings used primarily lor grain storage
Machine sheds. _.
Other buildings --
Upright silos
Exterior
walls
(1,000)
Framing
(1,000)
Roof
covering
(1,000)
XXII
1960 SAMPLE SURVEY OF AGRICULTURE
The proportion of the buildings constructed with exterior walls
of various materials varied by kind of building.
Percent of buildings with exterior walls
constructed of—
Kind of building
Lumber
Metal
Masonry
(brick,
stone,
etc.)
Asbestos,
cement,
or
paneled
shingle
Other
mate-
rials
51.3
52.3
65.8
41.9
57.5
78.9
77.2
35.8
51.3
59.0
10.5
29.6
3.4
31.8
18.6
40.0
11.3
18.9
57.6
46.2
10.9
9.7
15.0
30.3
3.2
45.5
3.7
9.0
5.7
1.7
4.5
18.7
63.2
M.3
16.5
0.6
6.1
0.8
2.8
5.5
1.3
1.2
4.3
5.2
2.2
1.5
Barns primarily for milk cows
Barns and buildings for fending and
sheltering cattle, except barns
7.0
0.3
16.7
0.1
Buildings used primarily for grain
4.8
1.6
9.7
16.7
P g
' Total percent based on total buildings minus upright silos.
Wood and metal were the primary materials used for
framing.
Kind of building
Total _-
Dwellings --
General purpose barns..
Barns primarily for milk cows
Barns and buildings for feeding and sheltering
cattle, except barns primarily for milk cows—
Poultry houses
Hog houses
Buildings used primarily for grain storage
Machine sheds..
Other buildings
57.5
92.5
64.1
63.6
44.7
70.9
54.9
36.8
46.4
64.2
52.4
25.8
I! J
Steel or
other
metal
Other
mate-
rials
Metal and composition materials (asphalt, etc.) were the
principal materials used for the construction of roofs.
Kind of building
Total
Dwellings
General purpose barns
Barns primarily for milk cows
Barns and buildings for feeding and sheltering
cattle, except barns primarily for milk cows —
Poultry houses
Hog houses
Buildings used primarily for grain storage
Machine sheds
Other buildings
Compo-
sition
(asphalt,
etc.)
29.0
80.0
15.2
29.1
16.5
31.3
23.5
11.4
16.9
40.0
64.1
10.7
82.4
82.2
80.0
45.0
The proportion of the buildings constructed with materials cut
to size or partly assembled, varied by type of building.
Kind of building
Percent of buildings
constructed with
materials cut to
size or partially
assembled
Total
General purpose barns .
Barns and buildings for feeding and sheltering cattle, except kirns
Farm debt.— The total debt for the 3.25 million farms in I960
was $19.9 billion, or an average of .$(5,117 per farm. There were
2 million farms with debt and those farms with debt comprised
more than 61 percent of all farms. More than three-fourths
of the farms with a value of farm products sold of $10,000 or
more had debt at the end of I960. Farms with a value of farm
products sold of $10,000 or more comprised 25.3 percent of all
farms, but they had 65.7 percent of the debt of all farms. (Farms
with a value of farm products sold of $10,000 or more, accounted
for 61.6 percent of the land in farms, 62.4 percent of the crop-
land harvested, and 75.1 percent of the total value of all farm
products sold in 1960.)
Debts of farm landlords comprise 15.6 percent of the total
farm debt. The relative importance of the debt of farm land-
lords varied by economic class of farm.
Percent of
total farm
debt owed
by farm
landlord
Average amount of debt
per farm
Economic class of farm
Farm
operator
and farm
landlord
Farm
operator
Farm
landlord
15.6
16.0
13.1
20.7
17.4
14.7
12.0
13.9
11. 1
11.6
5.2
(')
$6. 117
7,977
42, 723
16,714
9.699
5,456
2.613
1.146
1,858
2.528
369
5,126
$5,164
6,698
37, 140
13, 257
8,012
4,653
2,300
987
1,652
2,236
350
5,125
$953
1,279
5,558
3,451
1,688
803
313
159
205
293
19
(!)
INTRODUCTION
XXIII
The importance of the various lending agencies or a source
of funds differed not only for debt secured by mortgages, etc.,
but also for farm operators and for farm landlords. Lending
institutions, such as banks and insurance companies, provided
funds for about two-thirds, merchants and dealers about 8 per-
cent, and other individuals about one-fourth of all farm debt of
operators and landlords. Federal land banks and insurance com-
panies provided a relatively larger proportion of the funds for
landlords than for farm operators. More than 85 percent of
the debt of landlords as compared with about 6.6 percent of
the debt of farm operators was secured by farm mortgages,
deeds of trust, and land purchase contracts.
Type of lending agency or source of funds
Total debt
Millions
Percent
of
distri-
dollars
bution
19, 897
100.0
2,565
12.9
871
4.4
2,760
13.9
4,915
24.7
1,145
5.8
950
4.8
1,592
s I!
565
- S
206
1.0
141
0.7
300
1.5
252
1.3
129
0.6
1,904
9.6
1.828
9.2
1,232
6.2
135
ii :
Debts secured
by mortgages,
deeds of trust,
and land
purchase contracts
Percent
distri-
bution
Debts owed by farm operator
Total
(millions
of dollars)
Total
percent
distri-
bution
Debt
secured
by farm
mortgages,
deeds of
trust, and
land
purchase
contracts
(millions
of dollars)
Debts owed by farm landlord
Total
(millions
of dollars)
Total
percent
distri-
bution
Debt
secured
by farm
mortgages,
deeds of
trust, and
land
purchase
contracts
(millions
of dollars)
Total _
Federal land bank
Farmers Home Administration
An insurance company.
Commercial and savings banks..
A production credit association.
Other lending institution.
Merchants and dealers, etc., total
By purpose of purchase:
Tractors and farm machinery
Automobiles and trucks. . .
Gas, oil, and other fuel for farm business...
Feed, seed, and fertilizer
Livestock and poultry
Supplies, custom work, and other expenses
for farm business
Individual from whom part or all of farm was
purchased —
Under mortgage or deed of trust...
Under a land purchase contract. . _
Other individuals
Miscellaneous
1,904
i . 828
1, 397
1,096
862
1.501
1,509
1,449
1,060
84.4
76.5
97.2
72.4
89.5
95.7
90.7
94.2
79.2
79.2
86.0
87.0
12.8
20.8
12.3
20.8
5.6
14.0
U.6
13.0
' Less than 0.05 percent.
The relationship of the number of farms with debt and the
amount of debt for the important operator tenure groups were
as follows :
Tenure group
Percent
of farm
operators
Average
debt per
farm oper-
ator with
debt
52.3
71 2
59.0
The age of the farm operator has an important relationship
to the proportion having debt as well as the a nnt of debt.
Age of farm operator
All farm operators..
Under 35 years...
35 to 55 years
65 years and over
Percent of
farm oper-
ators with
debt
Average
farm oper-
ator with
debt
S8 850
9,568
9,351
Data on farm debt by type of farm are available for only
commercial (arms. The proportion of the farms with debt, the
average amount of debt, and the proportion of the debt owed by
tin- operator and the farm landlord varied significantly by type
of farm.
mmerlcal farms
I nn farms
o farms
Cotton farms
Dairy farms '....
Livestock firms other than dairy
and poultry farms
Field-crop farms other than
tobacco, cotton, and cash-
grain; vegetable farms; frult-
and-nut farms; poultry farms;
and general farms
Miscellai as farms
\ A Nut available.
Percent
of all
farms
with
debt
67.5
71.0
62.1
62. 5
73.0
Average amount of debt
pei t.irm with debt
$11. Hill
12, 551
3.940
s, 211-1
10,669
16, 193
Owed
by
opera-
tors
$9,918
9.723
2. 742
(',. 33fi
9,161
ii. n,:,
Owed
by
farm
land-
lords
$1,894
2, S4i,
1,200
1,874
1,417
2, 028
i hm-,1
bj
opera-
tors
Owed
by
farm
land-
lords
3U. 4
22.8
13.4
XXIV
1960 SAMPLE SURVEY OF AGRICULTURE
Year of manufacture of wheel tractors. — Data on year of manu-
facture was obtained only for wheel tractors. More than one-
half of all wheel tractors were 10 or more years old and ap-
proximately one-fifth were 15 or more years old.
Distribution of Wheel Tractors on Farms by Year of
Manufacture
Year of manufacture
Number of wheel
tractors
Total
(1,000)
Percent
distribution
4,649
132
196
217
200
210
1.367
1.388
938
100.0
2.8
4.2
4.7
4.3
4.5
29.4
29.9
20.2
Wheel tractors by kind of fuel used. — Almost 9 out of 10 wheel
tractors used gasoline, kerosene, or distillate as fuel. Almost
7 percent of the tractors used diesel fuel and 4 percent LP gas.
However, more than one-fifth of all wheel tractors manufactured
in 1958-1960 used diesel fuel.
Percent of Wheel Tractors Using Various Kinds of Fuel, by
Year of Manufacture
Percent of all wheel tractors
using—
Year of manufacture
Gasoline,
kenisrn.-.
distillate
Diesel
fuel
LP gas
88.9
6.8
4.2
61.0
66.8
71.9
76.8
79.5
89.1
94.5
97 7
32.5
6.5
24. 8 8. 5
19.8
14.6
14.7
5.8
2.5
1.1
8.3
8.6
5.8
1951-1955 ._.
5.1
3.0
1.3
Ownership of tractors. — Farm operators depend on tractors as
the source of work power. Only 31 percent of farms had horses
or mules in 1959, and on most of the 1,139,000 farms with horses
and mules, tractors were the primary source of work power.
Data on the use and ownership of tractors were obtained largely
to provide data required for the 1960 World Census of Agricul-
ture sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization.
Contracts with dealers, processors, and others for the production
and marketing of 14 selected farm products. — Data were secured
regarding the existence of contracts for the production and
marketing of selected farm products. Approximately 147,000,
or 4.5 percent, of all farm operators reported that they had con-
tracts relating to the production or marketing of one or more
of the 14 selected farm products in I960. The proportion of the
farmers reporting the use of contracts varied greatly by economic-
class of farm. One-sixth of the farm operators of farms in
economic Class I reported contracts as compared to less than
2 percent of the farm operators of the farms in economic Class VI.
Many buyers of farm products, feed companies, processors of
farm products, and farm operators have developed farmer con-
tracts to coordinate production, processing, and marketing in
order to insure adequate and timely supplies of farm products
of specified qualities ; to provide controlled outlets for feed and
other farm production supplies ; and to control and use new
technology in the production and marketing of farm products.
In some cases, the coordination of production and marketing
is obtained by the same person or organization controlling both
the production and marketing or the production and processing
of the farm product. In the case of the 23,000 farms operated
by managers, information was obtained regarding whether or not
the employer of the farm manager was engaged in —
1. Selling of farm supplies.
2. Buying, processing, or marketing farm products.
< if the 23.000 farm managers in 1960. 11.8 percent reported that
their employer was engaged in the selling of farm supplies such
as Iced, fertilize]', seed, ami machinery and 15.4 percent reported
that their employer was engaged in buying, processing, and
marketing of farm products. The value of all farm products sold
from farms operated by managers who reported that the employer
was engaged in the selling of farm supplies totaled $140 million
and represented less than 1 percent of the value of farm prod-
ucts sold from all farms in 1900. The value of farm products
sold from farms operated by farm managers reporting that the
employer was engaged in the buying, processing, or marketing
of farm products totaled .$42S million and represented 1.4 per-
cent of the value of all farm products sold from all farms.
Accurate measures of the value of the 14 selected farm prod-
ucts sold from farms with contracts are not available, because
it is not known whether all or only part of the farm products
sold from farms with contracts were covered by the contract.
Data are available regarding the proportion of the several farm
products sold from farms with contracts. However, it should
be noted that all sales from these farms may have not been
covered by the contract.
Turkeys
Feeder pigs and other hogs for market..
Feeder cattle and other cattle
Feeder lambs and other lambs and sheep
Vegetables for canning, other processing, and for market
Fruits for canning or other processing and for sale as fresh fruits.
Irish potatoes for seed and for dehydrating, etc...
Tercent of total
amount sold from
all farms in 1960,
sold from farms
with contracts
!35.6
>34.2
11.4
1 Percent of the value of turkeys, ducks, geese, and miscellaneous poultry products
sold from all farms.
2 Percent of the value of all vegetables sold from all farms in 1960.
3 Percent of the value of all tree fruits, berries, and nuts sold from all farms in 1960.
INTRODUCTION
XXV
The provisions of the contract in regard to control over quality
of the farm products produced and in regard to the services
provided by the contractor varied with the farm product. (See
tables 11 and 12.)
10 live-
stock and
livestock
products
Total number of contracts (1,000). __.
Percent of contracts with cooperatives ___
Percent of contracts stating —
Price farm operator is to receive .__ _
How price is to be determined...
Specific buyer to whom product is to be delivered.
Grade or weight of product to be delivered
The breed of animals to be delivered
Crop variety to be grown
Percent of contracts for which dealer, processor, or
cooperative furnished all or part of—
Machinery or equipment for harvesting or
marketing.. __
Livestock or poultry for feeding _ xxx xxx 56.8
Feed xxx xxx 55.8
Crew for harvesting xxx 34.6 \\\
Money or credit for machinery or equipment 8.7 7.5 10.3
Money or credit for livestock or poultry xxx xxx 26. 1
Money or credit for feed.. xxx xxx 33.6
Fieldmen to give advice or to make inspection 73.1 71.4 75.2
Use of selected farm equipment.— Data ob tin* Dumber and acre-
age on which used in 1060 were obtained for a number of selected
harvesting machines. The acreage on which used was divided
into two categories — acres in the operator's farm and the acres
on other farms. Part of the acres on which used and other
Total, 14
4 crop
selected
farm
farm
products
products
161
89
39.2
41.7
53.1
52.2
67.2
63.2
80.3
88.9
53.5
58.5
xxx
xxx
58.8
17.9
30.6
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
34.6
8.7
7.5
xxx
xxx
xxx
xxx
73.1
71.4
farms represent acres on which the machine was used by a
joint owner or by a landlord, and part represents acreage on
which the machine performed custom work.
The acreage on which used varied not only by type but also
by size of machine.
Average
acreage
on
which
used
per
machine
Percent of acres on
which used on —
Type of equipment
Oper-
ator's
farm
Farms
other
than the
oper-
ator's
Grain combines, total
123
53
97
240
177
310
81
36
89
64
131
101
95
146
47
72
73
131
144
76.5
83.2
72.2
86.5
60.9
73.7
77.7
84.8
82.0
81.7
73.8
69.5
70.8
63.6
75.9
ss s
83.4
88.9
83.3
23.5
Pull-type by width of cut:
6 feet and under
12 feet and over ...
Self-propelled, by width of cut:
Pull-type by size:
Mounted and/or self-propelled by size:
1-row
2-row
Twine
Wire
TABLES
1960 SAMPLE SURVEY OF AGRICULTURE
Table 1.— NUMBER OF FARMS BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF
FARM, BY TYPE OF FARM, AND BY SIZE OF FARM:
1960 AND 1959
[Data are estimates; see table B for sampling errors]
Classification
Number of farms
1960
(1,000)
1959
(1,000)
3,253
106
228
490
591
543
307
674
311
3
414
214
220
45
25
52
80
399
517
41
225
33
3,253
150
608
213
355
348
342
217
179
484
211
146
3.704
Economic class of farm:
Commercial farms:
102
617
348
Other farms:
882
3
Commercial farms by type of farm:
190
242
Field-crop farms other than tobacco, cotton, and casi-grain..
37
21
103
Livestock farms other than poultry and dairy farms, and live-
616
67
212
37
3,704
241
Ml
258
400
394
378
226
189
471
200
Table 3.— NUMBER OF FARMS OPERATED BY PART
OWNERS AND TENANTS WITH OPERATOR RENTING
LAND FROM A RELATIVE: 1960
[Data are estimates; see
table B for sampling errors]
Operators
renting
Total
land from
number
own or
Tenure of farm operator
of farm
wife's grand-
operators
parent,
(1,000)
brother,
or sister
(1,000)
674
128
103
27
Table 4.— ESTIMATED TOTAL VALUE OF FARM PROD-
UCTS SOLD, AND TOTAL CASH OPERATING EX-
PENSES OF FARM OPERATOR BY ECONOMIC CLASS
OF FARM: 1960
Total value of farm
products sold
Total cash operating
expenses »
Total value of farm
products sold minus
total cash operating
expenses
Economic class of farm
Total
($1, 000)
Average
per
farm
(dol-
lars)
Total
($1,000)
Average
per
farm
Total
($1,000)
Average
per
farm
(dol-
lars)
30, 146,890
29, 164, it.ri
10, 05a 195
5, 919, 950
6, 667, 950
4, 188, 364
1,913,975
424.011
982, 445
580,237
288.313
113,895
9,268
12,882
95, 285
26,014
13, 599
7,090
3, 528
1,379
994
861
927
34. 640
19,017,532
18,370.409
7,685, lit;
3, 573. 237
3,719,623
2. 247. 407
960,935
184,061
647, 123
393, 754
IB, 496
101,873
5,847
8,114
72,824
15, 702
7,586
3,804
1.772
599
655
584
487
30. 983
11, 129,359
10, 794, 037
2. 365, 050
2, 346, 713
2,948,327
1.940,957
95:1,0111
239, 950
335, 322
I Mi, 184
186,816
12, 022
Commercial farms
Class I
4,768
22,411
Class III
Class I \
Class VI....
Part-retirrm. hi
Abnormal
440
3,656
i Includes expenditures for livestock and poultry, (ml, hulks, pla
machine work, cash wages, marketing COSl repali and maintenaoc
machinery; Fuel oil, electricity for farm business; taws, intere I
and livestock insurance; fertilize! and lime, sprays, msecl icidc- . on I i
supplies. Does not include cash rent, depreciation of buildings ft]
expenditures for purchase of machinery. It does not include cash
landlords.
Table 2.— FARMS RKI'ORTING AND ACRKACK OF I. WD
IN FARMS CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO I SI.: P.MiO
AND 1959
(Data are estimates; see table B for sampling errors]
Item
I960 sample
HI V.'\
(l.ooo)
1959 census
(1,000)
3,253
1, 133,907
2,950
317, 980
634,100
181,827
313
35,835
3,704
farms reporting..
acres. .
...acres..
1. 120, 15H
8, 197
311,285
622, 539
186,834
307
acres. .
33, 022
Table 5.— FAKMS REPORTING AND AMOTJNTOF [NCOME
FARM OI'KRATOH KAMI!, IKS RKCKIYKI) FROM
SOURCES OTHER THAN FARM OPERATED: 1960
[Data are estimates; see table 13 for sampling errors)
Source of income
Total off-farm income
Cash wages, salaries
Nonfarm business or professional
practice
Custom work
Roomers ami boarders _
Rental <>( (arm property to others
Kental of nonfarm property
Interest, dividends, and regular pay-
ments from trust hinds.
Federal Social Security, pensions,
retirement pay, veteran payments,
and annuities
Unemployment income, workmen's
compensation, and old age assist-
ance
Contributions for family support
from persons outside family
Other (oil leases, soil bank payments,
etc.).
Total
(1,000)
Amount of Income
Total
dollars
(1,000)
1,131, 464
243, 497
11,794
397, 948
1 3 I, 55 I
314, 176
595, 440
61,519
8,856
341,025
\ Vrril'.'
pel f:irni
operator
family
(dollars)
Average
DOT firm
operator
family
reporting
(dollars)
2,280
1,284
2,926
2,872
348
75
4
122
41
3, 567
467
472
1,031
1,012
97
684
183
1.090
19
564
3
492
105
934
1960 SAMPLE SURVEY OF AGRICULTURE
Table 6.— FARMS REPORTING AND AMOUNT OF INCOME OF FARM OPERATOR'S FAMILY RECEIVED FROM SOURCES
OTHER THAN FARM OPERATED, BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: 1960
[Data are estimates; see table B for sampling errors]
Economic class of farm
Source of income
Cash
wages
and
salaries
fessinii.il
practice
Custom farm
work property
to others
Rental of
nonfarm
property
Federal
Interest,
Social
divi-
Security,
dends,
pensions,
and
retire-
regular
ment pay,
payments
veteran
from
pay-
trust
ments,
funds
and
annuities
459
546
14.1
16.8
314, 176
595, 440
97
183
353
215
15.6
9.5
256. 322
237, 100
113
105
25
6
24.0
5.8
54, 673
8,035
518
76
52
18
22.7
8.1
62, 266
28,515
274
125
82
29
16.6
6.0
38, 499
31,738
79
65
103
55
17.5
9.3
61, 286
60,218
104
102
74
83
13.7
15.2
35, 596
91,464
66
169
17
24
5.4
7.8
4,002
17. 130
13
56
105
331
10.6
33.5
57, 854
358, 340
59
362
57
88
8.5
13.1
31,998
88,279
47
131
48
243
15.4
78.1
25,783
270, 056
83
868
(')
(')
14.3
0.6
73
5
22
2
Unem-
ployment
income,
work-
men's
compen-
sation,
and old
age as-
sistants
IvnninriS
and
boarders
plus con-
tributions
for family
support
from
persons
outside
family
(oil
leases,
soil bank
pay-
ments,
etc.)
All farms:
Farms reporting number, 1,000..
Percent of all farms
Amount of income dollars, 1,000_.
Average per farm operator family dollars
Commercial farms:
Farms reporting.. number, 1,000-
Percent of all commercial farms
Amount of income.. dollars, 1,000.
Average per farm operator family dollars.
Class I:
Farms reporting ..number, 1,000.
Percent of all class I farms
Amount of income dollars, 1,000.
Average per farm operator family .dollars-
Class II:
Farms reporting number, 1,000.
Percent of all class II farms
Amount of income dollars, 1,000.
Average per farm operator family dollars.
Class III:
Farms reporting _ number, 1,000.
Percent of all class III farms...
Amount of income .dollars, 1,000.
Average per farm operator family dollars-
Class IV:
Farms reporting number, 1,000-
Percent of all class IV farms
Amount of income - dollars, 1,000.
Average per farm operator family.- dollars.
Class V:
Farms reporting.. number, 1,000.
Percent of all class V farms...
Amount of income dollars, 1,000.
Average per farm operator family ...dollars-
Class VI:
Farms reporting number, 1,000-
Percent of all class VI farms
Amount of income dollars, 1,000.
Average per farm operator family - dollars.
Other farms:
Farms reporting. number, 1,000.
Percent of all other farms
Amount of income ...dollars, 1,000.
Average per farm operator family dollars.
2,534
77.9
7, 415, 924
2. 2SM
61.2
332,910
3,154
1. 154
44.7
4,175.654
1,284
74.4
1,119,994
2,065
97.4
3,446.902
3,489
Part-time:
Farms reporting number, 1,000-
Percent of all part-time farms
Amount of income dollars, 1,000.
Average per farm operator family dollars.
Part-retirement:
Farms reporting number, 1,000-
Percent of all part-retirement farms ---
Amount of income dollars, 1,000..
Average per farm operator family dollars..
Abnormal:
Farms reporting number, 1,000.
Percent of all abnormal farms
Amount of income ..dollars, 1,000.
Average per farm operator family ..dollars.
44.9
m;),hs2
1,187
63.8
2, 229. :»;;
2,255
82.5
2.090.425
3,100
16.0
243, 497
75
11.8
397, 948
122
381
16.8
209. 157
92
230
10.2
294, 724
130
18
17.0
23,805
226
14
13.5
50,259
476
51
22.6
36, 959
162
27
11.9
50,883
224
137
27.9
66, 629
136
47
9.5
65, 402
133
104
17.4
43,880
74
53
9.0
54,451
92
55
10.1
33,611
67
12.2
59,831
41.1
7,234
2. 200
1960 SAMPLE SURVEY OF AGRICULTURE 5
Table 7— NUMBER OF WHEEL TRACTORS, BY TYPE OF FUEL USED AND YEAR OF MANUFACTURE, BY ECONOMIC
CLASS OF FARM: 1960
(Data are estimates; see table B for sampline errors]
Number of wheel tractors by economic
(1,000)
class of farm
Kind of fuel and year of manufacture
Total
Commercial farms
Other farms
Class I
Class II
Class III
Class IV
Class V
Class VI
Part-time
Part-
retirement
Abnormal
Wheel tractors using gasoline, kerosene, distillate,
4,135
80
131
156
154
167
1,218
1,312
917
318
43
48
43
30
31
79
34
10
196
9
16
18
17
12
70
42
12
260
10
15
17
13
17
82
68
38
70
10
11
11
7
6
16
8
1
60
3
6
7
5
6
20
11
3
492
10
21
25
34
24
147
137
94
69
10
12
10
7
7
17
5
1
57
3
5
6
4
3
18
14
4
948
26
39
40
32
42
298
289
182
91
13
12
11
10
8
23
9
5
39
1
3
3
4
2
17
8
1
928
19
26
31
30
38
266
303
215
41
5
6
5
2
6
12
4
1
23
2
2
3
1
8
5
1
625
6
17
24
19
22
191
190
156
28
3
4
3
1
4
7
5
1
7
187
1
4
3
3
4
58
65
49
5
1
1
1
1
505
6
7
14
19
15
129
189
126
1(1
1
2
2
1
0)
3
1
(')
5
179
2
1
1
4
5
42
68
56
3
11
By year of manufacture:
(')
1
1
ft
5
3
1
1
By year of manufacture:
(')
(0
(')
(')
1
(')
CO
1
1
1
1
2
(■)
(')
3
0)
By year of manufacture:
(')
(0
1
(')
(0
1
m
1
3
2
1
(■)
3
o
1
1
1
(')
1
M
(')
1
')
Less than 500.
Table 8.— FARMS CLASSIFIED BY OWNERSHIP OF TRACTORS, OTHER THAN GARDEN TRACTORS, BY ECONOMIC
CLASS OF FARM: 1960
[Data are estimates, see table B for sampling orrorsl
Total
number
of farms
report-
ing
tractors
(1,000)
Farms reporting tractors owned by-
All other com-
binations of
ownership of
tractors
Num
farms
no ti
iei hi
Economic class of farm
Operator alone
Operator and
another person
Landlord
Persons other
than landlord
Cooperatives
or other or-
ganizations
Ojierator and
landlord
with
actor
Num-
ber of
farms
report-
ing
(1,000)
Percent
of farms
with
tractors
Num-
ber of
farms
report-
us
(1,000)
Percent
of farms
with
tractors
Num-
ber of
farms
report-
ing
(1,000)
Percent
of farms
with
tractors
Num-
ber of
farms
report'
ing
(1,000)
Percent
of Farms
with
tractors
Num-
ber of
farms
report-
nit'
il. i
Percent
of farms
witn
tractors
Num-
ber iif
farms
report-
ing
(1,000)
Percent
o((arnis
with
tractors
Num-
ber of
farms
report-
nm
(1,000)
Percent
of farms
with
tractors
Total
(1,000)
Percent
of all
farms
2,608
1,983
101
218
472
553
465
174
625
451
171
3
2,133
1,608
79
176
384
453
384
132
525
386
139
w
81.8
81.1
78.9
80.7
81.2
81.9
82.6
76.3
84.0
85.6
81.6
2.9
81
68
7
13
20
14
10
4
13
9
4
3.1
3.4
6.5
6.8
4.2
2.6
2.1
2.3
2.1
2.1
2.5
86
75
3
3
8
16
24
21
11
8
2
1
3.3
3.8
2.9
1.3
1.7
2.9
6.3
11.9
1.8
1.8
1.8
46.0
85
36
1
3
2
6
15
9
49
32
17
(')
3.2
1.8
1.3
1.2
0.6
1.2
3.2
5.0
7.8
7.0
9.7
1.6
6
4
2
8
i
i
0.2
0.2
1.9
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
25
24
2
3
8
8
1
2
1
1
1.0
1.2
2.0
1.6
1.7
1.4
0.2
1.0
0.2
0.2
192
168
7
20
50
55
30
6
24
14
9
1
7.3
8.6
6.7
9.3
10.5
9.9
6.5
3.5
3.8
3.2
5.0
15.6
645
282
5
10
18
38
78
133
363
223
140
(')
19.8
12.4
4.6
4.2
Class III
3.6
6.4
14.3
43.4
2
1
0.3
0.1
36.7
33.1
45.1
1
34.1
10.8
1 Less than 500.
6 1960 SAMPLE SURVEY OF AGRICULTURE
Table 9.— FARMS REPORTING AND NUMBER OF SELECTED FIELD EQUIPMENT AND ACREAGE ON WHICH USED: 1960
[Data are estimates; see table B for sampling errors]
Farms report-
ing
Number
Acres on which
used
Type of equipment
Farms report-
ing
Number
Acres on which
used
Type of equipment
Total
(1,000)
Percent
of all
farms
Total
(1.000)
Aver-
age
per
farm
report-
ing
On
opera-
tor's
farm
(1,000)
On
other
farm
(1,000)
Total
(1,000)
Percent
of all
farms
Total
(1,000)
Aver-
age
per
farm
report-
ing
On
opera-
tor's
farm
(1,000)
On
other
farm
(1,000)
1
995
568
144
68
61
154
773
319
132
39
283
715
627
88
30.6
17.5
4.4
2.1
1.9
4.7
23.8
9.8
4. 1
1.2
8.7
22.0
19.3
2.7
1.051
586
148
76
64
177
784
321
135
39
289
729
636
93
1. 1
1.0
1.0
1. 1
1.1
1.2
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.1
99,119
25. 743
10.344
15,696
6,893
40, 443
49, 555
9,797
9,835
2,011
27,912
51,295
42, 663
8,632
30, 506
5,202
3,991
2,439
4,429
14,445
14,249
1,760
2,153
449
9,887
22, 561
17, 620
4,941
Field forage harvesters
276
1,502
1,141
23
26
651
290
91
612
124
276
2,515
90
8.5
46.2
35. 1
0.7
0.8
20.0
8.9
2.8
18.8
3.8
8.5
77.3
2.8
289
1.588
1,177
25
33
717
496
97
630
158
285
4,649
97
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.1
1.3
1.1
1.7
1.1
1.0
1.3
1.0
1.8
1.1
10, 362
101. 193
71,737
2.968
3,987
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
3,296
Pull-type by width of cut:
Tractor mowers ..
12, 701
14,235
Over 6 feet and under 12 feet
798
Self-propelled, by width of cut:
Power dumping or unloading
NA
Power-operated barn cleaners .
NA
Corn pickers and pieker-shellers,
Tractors:
Crawler _ __ ._.
Garden
Pull-type by size:
NA
NA
Mounted and/or self-propelled by
size:
NA
NA
2 row
NA Not available.
Table 10.— FARMS REPORTING AND NUMBER OF CON-
TRACTS WITH DEALERS, PROCESSORS, AND OTHERS
FOR THE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF
SELECTED FARM PRODUCTS, BY ECONOMIC CLASS
OF FARM: 1960
JData are estimates; see table B for sampling errors]
Economic class of farm
Estimated
total
number of
farms
(1,000)
Estimated
total
number of
farms with
contract
(1,000)
3,253
2.265
106
228
490
591
543
307
988
674
311
3
147
126
18
24
37
27
Class VI
5
21
13
8
Table 11.— FARMS REPORTING AND NUMBER OF CON-
TRACTS FOR FARM OPERATORS HAVING CONTRACTS
WITH DEALERS, PROCESSORS, AND OTHERS FOR
THE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF SELECTED
CROP PRODUCTS: 1960
[Data are estimates; see table B for sampling errors]
Farms reporting or number
(1,000)
Item
Vege-
tables
for sale
Fruit for
sale
Irish
potatoes
for dehy-
drating,
starch,
etc.
Certified
seed
Farms reporting, total -
46
49
14
35
37
46
29
36
21
22
4
35
29
30
21
6
11
24
15
8
5
8
3
20
2
2
0)
1
2
2
1
(')
(')
8
8
Farms reporting contracts with coopera-
2
Xumber of contracts stating —
4
Specific buyer to whom product is to be
delivered...
Grade or weight of product to be de-
7
6
7
Number of contracts for which dealer, proc-
essor, or cooperative furnished all or
part of—
Machinery and equipment for harvesting
or marketing . ..
Crew for picking or other harvesting
Number of contracts for which the dealer,
processor, or cooperative provided —
Money or credit for machinery or equip-
1
1
Fieldman to give advice or to make in-
spection
1
8
1960 SAMPLE SURVEY OF AGRICULTURE
Table 12— FARMS REPORTING AND TERM OF CONTRACTS WITH DEALERS, PROCESSORS, AND OTHERS FOR THE
PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF SELECTED LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY PRODUCTS: 1960
(Data are estimates; see table B for sampling errors]
Farms reporting, total
Commercial poultry farms
Other farms
Farms reporting contract with a cooperative
Farms reporting that contract states —
Price to be received by farm operator .
How price is to be figured
Buyer to whom product is to be delivered ___
Grade or weight of product to be delivered
Breed of animal or poultry to be delivered
Farms reporting that dealer or processor or coopera-
tive provides all or part of —
Machinery or equipment
Livestock or poultry for feeding
Feed..
Farms reporting that dealer, processor, or cooperative
provides —
Money or credit (or machinery or equipment
Money or credit for livestock or poultry
Money or credit for feed
A neldman to furnish advice or to make inspections-
Feeder
pigs
Other
cattle for
market
Other
lambs and
sheep for
market
Less than 500.
Table 13.— NUMBER AND CHARACTERISTICS OF
DWELLINGS CONSTRUCTED OX FARMS: 1958, 1959,
AND 1960
(Data are estimates; see table B for sampling errors)
Table 14.— FARMS REPORTING, XIMBEH, AND CHAR-
ACTERISTICS OF BARNS CONSTRUCTED ON FARMS:
1958, 1959, AND 1960
[Data are estimates; see table B for sampling errors]
Item
Estimated
U.S. total
(1,000)
Item
Number
of
general
purpose
burns
(1,000)
Barns pri
marily for milk cows
Numbei nf
all barns and
Number
of stan-
chion
barns for
milk
cows
(1.000)
Number
of milk-
ing par-
lors
(1.000)
Number
of other
barns
(1,000)
buildings for
feeding and
91
94
18
30
46
49
28
3
15
2
7.1
10
2
3
87
1
3
20
90
82
Squarefeet
1,258
sheltering
cattle, except
Number of dwelling l«v veur constructed, total
1958. .
1959. .
I960..
tfumbei of dwellings by materials used for exterior walls:
bams primar-
ily for milk
cows
(1,000)
Farms reporting year con-
structed, total
Number of buildings by year
constructed, total
1958
1959..
60
62
17
21
24
41
2
20
(')
10
1
61
(0
19
40
2
1
13
25
21
Squarefeet
1,719
15
6
4
G
7
7
1
SI!
:>
l
9
(')
1
13
1
(')
2
13
11
Squarefeet
1,775
9
9
1
3
S
1
6
(')
2
(')
4
(0
5
(')
19
19
5
5
9
10
7
7
(0
2
' 1
14
(')
5
9
4
3
13
8
Squarefeet
1,146
62
Number of dwellings by materials used for roof covering:
65
16
17
1960
Number of buildings by
materials used for exte-
rior walls:
33
Number of dwellings by materials used for framing:
37
Masonry, brick, stone. .
Metal
2
20
Asbestos, cement, or pan-
1
Number of dwellings with materials cut to size or partly assembled
Number of dwellings equipped with—
Other
(0
Number of buildings by
materials used for roof
covering;
Composition (asphalt)
11
1
Metal...
53
Other
Number of buildings by
materials used for fram-
ing:
34
6
(')
3
3
9
8
Squarefeet
821
29
Steel or other metal
Other
Number of buildings with
materials cut to size or
partly assembled.
Number of buildings
equipped with:
Electricity
Running water
Average size of building..
1
9
24
22
Square feet
1,666
1960 SAMPLE SURVEY OF AGRICULTURE
Table 15— NUMBER AND CHARACTERISTICS OF BUILD-
INGS OTHER THAN DWELLINGS AND BARNS
CONSTRUCTED ON FARMS: 1958, 1959, AND 1960
[Data are estimates; see table B for sampling errors]
Farms reporting year con-
structed, total
Number of buildings by year
constructed, total
1958..
1959..
I960-
Number of buildings by mate-
rials used for exterior walls:
Wood
Masonry, brick, stone
Metal
Asbestos, cement, or paneled
shingle
Other
Number of buildings by mate-
rials used for roof covering:
Composition (asphalt)
Wood shingle
Metal.
Other..
Number of buildings by mate-
rials used for framing:
Wood poles
Lumber
Steel or other metal
Other
Number of buildings with mate-
rials cut to size or partly as-
sembled
Number of buildings equipped
with —
Electricity
Running water
Average size of building
1 Less than 600.
Number
of other
buildings
(1,000)
Table 16.— NUMBER OF PAVED BARNYARDS AND SILOS
CONSTRUCTED ON FARMS: 1958, 1959, 1960
[Data are estimates; see table B for sampling errors]
Number
Number
Number
of build-
Number
of poultry
of hog
ings pn-
of
houses
houses
mardy
machine
(1,000)
(1,000)
for grain
sheds
storage
(1,000)
(1,000)
43
38
124
85
52
50
155
87
13
14
33
23
19
18
69
33
20
18
53
31
41
39
55
44
5
3
3
4
6
9
89
40
1
3
2
1
9
(')
7
1
16
12
18
15
3
2
8
2
30
34
127
69
3
2
2
1
13
22
12
42
37
28
57
40
1
(')
83
5
(')
11
9
98
21
39
17
38
31
37
Squarefeet
19
Squarefeet
Squarefeet
Squarefeet
3,884
681
515
1,492
Paved barnyards or uncovered feeding floors farms reporting
number of barnyards or feeding floors
Number of barnyards or feeding floors by year constructed 1958.
1959.
1960.
Upright silos farms reporting,
number of silos.
Number of silos by year constructed- 1958.
1959.
1960.
Number of silos by material used for walls:
Wood.. _.
Masonry, brick, stone
Metal
Other
Trench silos ...farms reporting.
number of silos.
Number of silos by year constructed 1958.
1959.
1960.
Number of silos by material used for walls:
Wood
Masonry, brick, stone
Metal
Other
Bunker silos farms reporting.
number of silos.
Number of silos by year constructed 1958.
1959.
1960.
Number of silos bv material used for walls:
Wood..
Masonry, brick, stone
Metal
Other
Average size:
Barnyards
Average capacitv of silos:
Upright- —
Trench
Bunker
1 Less than 500.
Estimated
U.S. total
(1,000)
Cubic feet
7,941
17,104
14, 873
1960 SAMPLE SURVEY OF AGRICULTURE
Table 17.— FARMS WITH DEBT AND TOTAL AMOUNT
OF FARM OPERATOR AND LANDLORD DEBT, BY
ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM: 1960
[Data are estimates; see table B for sampling errors]
Farms with debt
Amount of debt
Economic class
Total
(1,000)
Percent of
all farms
in class
Total
dollars
(1,000)
Average
per farm
with debt
(dollars)
Average
per farm
for all
farms
(dollars)
2,006
1,529
84
179
377
411
315
163
477
395
\ 82
61.7
67.5
79.4
78.7
76.8
69.6
58.2
53.0
48.3
58.6
26.0
19, 897, 060
18,060,558
4, 508, 539
3, 803, 513
4. 755, 787
3,223,146
1, 417, 372
352.201
1,836,502
1,704,816
131,686
9,917
11,810
53,837
21,242
12,623
7,838
4.490
2,162
3,850
4,314
1,609
6.117
7,977
42,723
Class 11 _.
16, 714
9.699
Class IV --.
5,456
Class V
2,613
1,146
1,858
2,528
Table 20.— FARMS WITH DEBT AND AMOUNT OF FARM
OPERATOR AND LANDLORD DEBT FOR COMMER-
CIAL FARMS, BY TYPE OF FARM: 1960
[Data are estimates; see tables B for sampling errors)
Farms w
ith debt
Amount of debt
Type of farm
Number
(1,000)
Percent
of farms
by type
Total
dollars
(1,000)
Average
per farm
reporting
(dollars)
Average
per farm
for all
farms
(dollars)
All commercial farms
1.529
293
133
137
291
365
310
NA
67.5
71.0
62.1
62.5
73.0
65.4
72.5
NA
18,060,558
3, 682, 600
524, 273
1,124,811
3, 075, 142
5,910,138
f 467,315
1 298,558
553, 928
549, 671
I 1,650,000
224. 122
11,810
12,551
3,940
8,204
10, 559
16, 193
1 11,371
NA
7,977
2,446
7,705
10,589
Livestock farms other than
dairy and poultry farms
Field-crop farms other than to-
bacco, cotton, and cash-grain.
NA Not available.
Table 18.— FARMS REPORTING AND AMOUNT OF FARM
OPERATOR DEBT, BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM:
1960
[Data are estimates; see table B for sampling errors]
Farms reporting
Amount of debt
Economic class
Total
(1,000)
Percent of
all farms
in class
Total
dollars
(1,000)
Average
per farm
reporting
(dollars)
Average
per farm
for all
farms
(dollars)
1,898
1.440
80
170
360
390
295
145
458
382
75
1
58.3
63.6
76.1
74.7
73.3
66.1
54.5
47 1
46.4
56.7
24.0
24.3
16,797,817
15,164,506
3,919,350
3,016,774
3,928,558
2, 748, 714
1,347,821
903,289
1,633,311
1,507,628
108,831
16,852
8,850
10,531
K 082
17, 746
10.913
7,048
4,230
2,092
3,566
3,947
1,451
16,852
5,164
... 888
37. 140
Class II
13,257
Class III
4,653
Class V
Class VI
987
1,652
2,236
350
5,125
Table 19.— LANDLORDS REPORTING AND AMOUNT OF
LANDLORD DEBT, BY ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM:
1960
[Data are estimates; see table B for sampling errors]
Landlords
reporting
(1,000)
Amount of debt
Economic class
Total
dollars
(1,000)
Average
per
landlord
(dollars)
481
428
33
65
123
109
64
34
63
43
10
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3, 099, 243
2,896,062
589. 189
786, 739
827.230
474, 432
169, 650
48, 912
203, 191
197, 188
6,002
1
6,443
6,766
17,854
Class II
12.1114
6,725
2,649
Class VI...
1,439
3,834
4,686
600
Table 21.— FARMS REPORTING AND AMOUNT OF FARM
OPERATOR DEBT FOR COMMERCIAL FARMS, BY
TYPE OF FARM: 1960
[Data are estimates; see table B for sampling errors]
All commercial farms
Casb-grain farms.
Tobacco farms,
Cotton farms
Field-crop farms other than
tobacco, cotton, and cash-grain
Vegetable farms
Frult-and-nut farms
Poultry farms
Dairy farms.
Livestock farms other than poul-
try and dairy farms, and live-
stock ranches
Livestock ranches
General farms
M Iscellaneous farms
Farms reporting
Total
(1,000)
Percent of
all farms
in type
S3. 6
66.6
53 i;
54.2
53.4
61 1
70.7
Amount of debt
Total
Average
dollars
per farm
(1,000)
reporting
(dollars)
15, 164, 506
10, 531
2, 848, 748
10,322
364,723
3,172
868,045
7,294
409,619
11,378
228,903
13,465
5111.214
18, 643
531.459
10, 846
2, 662, 902
9,443
4,109,563
12,842
1.060,491
B, 120
1,341,054
8,662
219, 785
12,210
Average
per farm
foraU
farms
(dollars)
6, 698
6, 889
1,702
3,960
9,077
9,070
10, 028
6,664
6,672
Table 22.— LANDLORDS REPORTING AND AMOUNT OF
LANDLORD DEBT FOB COMMERCIAL FARMS, BY
TYPE OF FARM: 1960
[ Data are estimates; see table B for sampling errors]
All commercial farms
Cash-grain farms
Tobacco farms.
Cotton farms.
Field-crop farms other than tobacco,
cotton, and cash-grain
Vegetable farms
Frult-and-nut farms
Poultry farms
Dairy farms
Livestock farms other than poultry and
dairy farms, and livestock ranches
Livestock ranches
General farms
Miscellaneous farms
Land
lords
reporting
(1,000)
Amount of debt
Total
dollars
(1,000)
S33. 852
1511,550
256, 766
57,696
69, 655
34, 714
18,212
412,240
633, 847
106,237
30K.946
4,337
A verage
per land-
lord
reporting
'(dollars)
8, 679
4, 653
6,246
8,023
13, 280
7,022
4,337
A verage
per farm
for all
farms
(dollars)
10
1960 SAMPLE SURVEY OF AGRICULTURE
Table 23.— FARMS REPORTING AND AMOUNT OF OPERATOR DEBT, BY TYPE OF LENDING AGENCY: 1959
[Data are estimates; see table B for sampling errors]
Item or type of lending agency
Amount of debt
Farms reporting
Percent
of all
farms
Average
per farm
reporting
Debt reported as secured by mortgages,
deeds of trust, or land purchase con-
tracts
Farms reporting
Percent
of all
farms
Average
per farm
reporting
Debt reported as not secured by mortgages,
deeds of trust or land purchase con-
tracts
Farms reporting
Number
(1,000)
Percent
of all
farms
Average
per farm
reporting
Federal land bank _
Farmer's Home Administration .
An insurance company
Commercial and saving banks...
A production credit association..
Other lending institution..
Merchants and dealers, etc., total
By purpose of purchase:
Tractors and farm machinery
Automobiles and trucks -.
Oas, oil, and other fuel for farm business..
Feed, seed, and fertilizer
Livestock and poultry
Supplies, custom work and other expenses
for farm business
1.902.136
846, 921
1,999.305
4, 396, 840
1,095,914
861,586
1, 500, 702
541, 939
200, 379
137, 026
270,444
237, 530
113,384
12,110
4,875
6,290
4,612
1,628
1,437
1, 962, 136
691, 352
1,828,536
2, 058, 654
517, 303
563, 658
233, 625
108, 945
42,933
2,276
26,204
30, 231
23,036
7,721
8,774
15,998
2,338,186
578,611
297, 928
i:!L>. 991
157,446
134,750
244, 240
207, 299
90,348
Individual from whom part or all of farm was
purchased
Under mortgage or deed of trust
Under a land purchase contract
4,700
3,361
4,108
NA Not available.
Table 24.
-FARMS REPORTING AND AMOUNT OF LANDLORD DEBT, BY TYPE OF LENDING AGENCY: 1959
[Data are estimates; see table B for sampling error]
Amount of debt
Debt reported as secured by mortgages,
deeds of trust, or land purchase contracts
Debt reported as not secured by mort-
gages, deeds of trust or land purchase
contracts
Item or type of lending agency
Farms reporting
Dollars
Farms reporting
Dollars
Farms reporting
Dollars
Number
(1,000)
Percent
ofaU
farms
Total
(1,000)
Average
per farm
reporting
Number
(1,000)
Percent
of all
farms
Total
(1,000)
Average
per farm
reporting
Number
(1,000)
Percent
of all
farms
Total
(1,000)
Average
per farm
reporting
110
7
89
139
16
27
107
3.4
0.2
2.8
4.3
0.5
0.8
3.3
602,865
24,038
760, 273
51S,(!6li
48,772
87, 931
91, 587
5,482
3,422
8,498
3,737
3,027
3,229
860
110
5
82
69
6
19
NA
3.4
0.1
2.5
2.1
0.2
0.6
NA
602,865
21,080
755, 491
288, 865
14, 246
72,020
16,194
5,482
4,518
9,236
4,176
2,559
3,718
NA
2
7
70
10
8
NA
0.1
0.2
2.1
0.3
0.2
NA
2. 95S
4,782
229,201
34, 526
15, 911
75, 393
1,255
624
3,300
3,274
NA
22
13
22
73
7
24
0.7
0.4
0.7
2.2
0.2
0.7
22,650
5,482
4,043
29,152
14,446
15, 814
1,021
414
186
399
2,147
651
3
2
(')
7
1
1
0. 1
0.1
m
0.2
2,408
1,251
315
882
8,990
2,348
693
571
699
136
6,664
2, 201
19
11
21
66
6
23
0.6
0.3
0.7
2.0
0.2
0.7
20,242
4,231
3,728
28,270
5,456
13,466
1,082
383
Gas, oil, and other fuel for farm business
175
425
1,014
Supplies, custom work and other expenses for
580
Individual from whom pait or all of farm was pur-
53
34
43
48
1.6
1.1
1.3
1.5
395, 841
379, 755
172, 529
17,585
7,474
11,067
4,038
366
53
34
15
1.6
1.1
0.4
395, 841
379, 755
83,218
7,474
11,067
5,723
28
48
0.9
1.5
89,311
17,585
3,169
366
NA Not available.
1 Less than 500.
2 Less than 0.05.
APPENDIX
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APPENDIX 13
U.S. Department of Commerce
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
AONICULTURE OPERATIONS OFFICE
PARSON*. KANSAS
Dear Fallow Citizen:
You are asked to cooperate in an important part of the Census of Agriculture
by filling out the attached questionnaire and mailing it in the enclosed addressed en-
velope which does not require postage. This questionnaire is being sent to approximately
12,000 farm operators representing a cross-section of all parts of the United States.
By limiting the survey to a cross-section sample of farms, it is possible to secure the
information at considerably less expense than if all farmers were included.
U. So agriculture has been changing so much in recent years that more detailed
information is needed about the farms than is now available,, This information can be ob-
tained only from the farmers themselves . The figures you report for your own farm and
farming operations will be added to those for the other farms selected for the survey.
The totals will provide basic information on the changes and developments in farming
practices .
The following assurances can be given you in accordance with the provisions of
Federal statutes: (l) Your report can be used only to obtain totals for your county and
State. (2) The Census employees who handle your report are under oath not to disclose any
individual information under penalty of a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than
2 years „ (3) Information in your report cannot be used for purposes of taxation, investi-
gation or regulation. The information you report will not be given to the Internal Reve-
nue Service, the Department of Agriculture, or other Government Agencies. It will be used
for statistical purposes only
The explanation and instructions printed on the questionnaire indicate how
the information should be reported. Please fill ar.d mail this questionnaire at your
earliest convenience If you cannot gi^e exact information for all items, kindly give
your best estimates .
If you do not now operate the farm, please give below the name and address of
the present operator or owner of the farm you operated in the fall of 1959 and return this
letter in the enclosed addressed envelope. Thank you for your cooperation and help„
Sincerely yours ,
Robert W 3urgessv
Director
Enclosures Bureau of the Census
Name of present owner or operator of farm you operated in 1959
Address
(Post Office) (State)
14 1960 SAMPLE SURVEY OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. Department of Commerce
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS OFFICE
PARSONS. KANSAS
November 7, 1960
Dear Fellow Citizen:
You are asked to cooperate in an important part of the Census of Agriculture
by filling out the attached questionnaire and giving it to your Census taker when
he calls. This questionnaire is being sent to approximately 12,000 persons represent-
ing all parts of the United States. By limiting the survey to a representative sample
which is scientifically selected, it is possible to secure the information needed at
considerably less expense than would be required if we went to all farmers.
American agriculture has been changing so much in recent years that more
detailed information is needed about the farms in the United States than is now
available. This information can be obtained only from the farmers themselves. The
figures you report for your own farm and farming operations will be added to those
for the other farms selected for the survey. The totals will provide basic infor-
mation for use in making estimates of the changes and developments in farming practices.
The following assurances can be given you in accordance with the provisions
of Federal statutes:
1. Your report can be used only to obtain totals for your county and
State.
2. The Census taker and other Census employees who handle your report are
under oath not to disclose any individual information under penalty of
a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 2 years.
3. Information in your report cannot be used for purposes of taxation,
investigation or regulation.
The information you report will not be given to the Internal Revenue Service,
the Department of Agriculture, or other Government Agencies. It will be used for
statistical purposes only.
The explanations and instructions printed on the questionnaire indicate how
the information should be reported. If you have any questions, please make notes
about them on the questionnaire. The Census taker will check your questionnaire and
help you with any questions you may not understand. Some of the questions will not
apply to you or your farm and will not, therefore, require answers.
The Census taker will call on you sometime during the next few days. Please
fill this questionnaire at your earliest convenience so that it will be ready for him
when he calls. If you cannot give exact information for all items, kindly give your
best estimates.
Sincerely yours,
Robert W. Burgess "
Director
Bureau of the Census
Attachment:
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING
FORM A39 — FIELD REVIEW OF COMPLETED SEGMENTS
AND OF Al'S FOR SPECIAL FARMS
A. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. Use one or more copies of Form A39 for each enumerator.
2. Before first visit, fill items (a) through (d) on first copy. On
second and subsequent copies, if any, fill item (a) and enter
"Continued" in item (c).
3. Fill item (e), when applicable, on basis of enumerator's entry in
square on line 8, Form A14-. Keep revising item (e), if necessary,
as the A14's are received.
4-. Review first segment completed by enumerator during visit with
enumerator. Enter segment number in column for ''First segment"
above Section I. In following columns, enter numbers of other
segments as you begin to review them. As applicable, change "first"
to "sixth," "second" to "seventh," etc. (See paragraph C)
5. Enter numbers, "X," or tally of errors ( tyf // ) as instructed in
Sections I through VI of Form A39.
6. Follow review procedure as instructed in paragraph C.
B. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR EACH SEGMENT REVIEWED
1. Section I— Form A2, Part I
a. Review all listings.
2. Section II— Form A2, Part II
a . If there are less than five listings in column 17, review all
of them.
b. If there are from five to fifteen listings in column 17, review
listings on odd-numbered lines only.
c . If there are more than fifteen listings in column 17, review
every third listing.
3. Section III — Aerial Photo
a. If there is no aerial photo for the segment, apply this review
to the map of the segment, (if the map must be used for Special
Farms or for two or more segments, you may not be able to fill
Section III for second and subsequent segments requiring review
until enumerator turns in the map. )
b. Make sure all land in the segment is accounted for by boundaries
and by A2 line numbers or X's entered on the photo (or map).
30 I960 SAMPLE SURVEY OF AGRICULTURE
C. REVIEW PROCEDURE FOR COMPLETED SEGMENTS
First segment completed
1. If any errors, have enumerator correct them all.
Second segment reviewed
1. If 3 or more errors in either Sections I or II, or any errors in
Section III, return segment to enumerator for correction.
Third and subsequent segments reviewed
1. If 2 or more errors in either Sections I or II, or any errors in
Section III, return segment to enumerator for correction.
D. REVIEW OF Al's FOR SPECIAL FARMS
All Al's for special farms and for farms with $5,000 or more in Question
224- should be completely reviewed, according to the instructions given in
the check list beginning on Page 180 of the Enumerators' Instruction Book.
Any of these questionnaires for which Sections VII, XI, XII, XIII, and XIV
have not been completely filled should be returned to the enumerator with
instructions to complete the questionnaire.
APPENDIX
31
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(b) Telephone No„
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A39
Field Review of
(d) Number segments
assigned:
(e) Number Special Farm
Questionnaires assigned:
1960 Sample Survey of Agr.
RECORD OF REVIEW
Enter segment number for
each segment you review: v
First
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Second
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Third
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Fourth
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Fifth
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SECTION I— FORM A2, PART T
(For items 1 and 2, enter number)
1. Number of listings in col. 2
2. Number of listings reviewed
(For following items, tally errors)
Entry required in column—
2 (Enumerator should make no
listings)
A If prelisting in col. 2
5« If "no" in col. 4
6 If "yes" in col. A or col. 5
7 If "no" in col. 5 or col. 6
8 If "no" or blank in col. 6
and name in col. 7
9 Number, if "yes" in col. 6
or "no" in col. 8
X, if "yes" in col. 8
10 If number in col. 9
11 If entry in col. 10
12 If "yes" in col. 11
13 If "no" in col. 12 or blank
in col. 12 and "no" in col .11
14 Cross reference If same
person listed elsewhere
in Part I or II
Total number of errors
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SECTION II— FORM A2— PART II
First
segment
Second
segment
Third
segment
Fourth
segment
Fifth
segment
(For items 1 and 2, enter number)
1. Number of listings in col. 17
2. Number of listings reviewed
(For following items, tally ejrrors'
Entry required in column—
18 If entry in col. 17
19 If person listed in col, 17
20 If "no" in col. 19
21 If "yes" or blank in col. 20
22 If entry in col. 21
23 If "yes" in col. 22
24- If "no" in col. 22
25 If "yes" in col. 23 or col. 24-
26 If "yes1' in col. 25
27 If entry in col. 25
28 If "no" in col. 27
29 If "no" in col. 28
30 If name in col. 29
31 Number, if "yes" in
col. 23 or 24
X,if "no" in col. 20, 23, or 24,
or if col. 17 listing is not
for a person
32 If entry in col. 17
33 Cross reference, if same
person listed elsewhere in
Part I or II
Total number of errors
!
APPENDIX
33
SECTION III— AERIAL PHOTO (OR MAP)
(Tally errors)
First
segment
1
Second
segment
Third
segment
Fourth
segment
Fifth
segment
NOTE: All listings on Form A2 and boundaries of all land in segment must be
accounted for on aerial photo (or county map) , as follows:
1. If "yes" in col. 10
of Form A2~=
a. Boundaries of land in
segment
b. Line number within
those boundaries
2. If "no" in col. 10
of Form A2—
a. Line number in upper
right corner of photo
(or map)
3. If "yes" in col. 32 of
Form A2—
a. Boundaries of land in
segment
b. Line number within
those boundaries
4. If "no" in 3ol. 32 of
Form A2-«
a. Line number in upper
right corner of photo
for map)
5. Lar.d not listed on Form A2—
a. Boundaries of land in
segment
b. X wi+.hin those^acndaries
c. Description of land
marked X
Total number of errors
SECTION IV— COUNTY MAP
(Mark X for "yes" or "No")
Yes
No
Instructions
1. Has enumerator planned route
by-
a. Numbering segments In
order of r.anvass?
If "No" for item 1, parts
(a)j(b),or (c), help enume-
rator plan route of travel.
bo Drawing arrows on map?
c. Entered mileages or
other notes?
2. If Special Farm Quest,
assigned —
If Special Farm questionnaires
have not yet been assigned
(Item 2), remind enumerator to
a. Has enumerator read par.
165(a) of instruction Book?
circle numbers when he re-
ceived assignment and to fol-
low inst. given in Par. 165(a).
34
1960 SAMPLE SURVEY OF AGRICULTURE
SECTION V— REVIEW OF FORM Al
First
segment
Second
segment
Third
segment
Fourth
segment
Fifth
segment
(For items 1-4. enter number)
1 . Al numbers in cols . 9 and
31 of A2
2. Al's obtained for segment
3. Al's for Special Farms (if
returned with segment)
4. Al's reviewed
(For following items ,
tally errors)
5 . Al number is required on
every Al
6. Tf acres in Questions 3 or
4 —
a. Q. 5 must be "none"
b. Q. 7 must equal Q. 3
plus Q. 4 minus Q. 6
7. Acres in Q. 4(b) must add
to acres in Q. 4
8. If acres in Question 5 —
a. Q. 3 and Q. 4 must be
"none"
b. Qo 7 must equal Q. 5
minus Q. 6
9. If entries in Q. 10, 12,
14, or 16, X required in
shaded squares
10. If acres in Q. 107-141,
Q. 142 required
11. Q. 205 must equal Q. 7
12. Q. 206 (c) must be within
3 acres of Q. 206
13. Total below Qo 208 must
equal Q. 205
14. In Q. 212, if any square
(2) through (5) is marked,
dollars required in one or
more of Q. 213,214, and
215
15. Dollars required in Q„ 217
or 218'. if acres in Q.6
16. Dollars required in Q.224(a'
if "yes" in 0..4(f), (g), or
(h)
APPENDIX
35
SECTION V— REVIEW OF FORM
Al — Continued
First
segment
Second
segment
Third
segment
Fourth
segment
Fifth
segment
17. If "yes" in Q. 245, col. 1
and 2 required in Q. 24-6
and/or 24-7
18. Q. 254-261, entry in col. 1
requires entries in col.
2 and/or 3, or explanation
19. Count of years in Q. 270
must equal number in Q.268
20. Each "yes" in Q.272 requires
corresponding entries in
Q. 273-283
21. Each "yes" in Q. 284-298
requires corresponding
entries in Q. 299-302
22. Q. 303-312, cx>l. 2 cannot
exceed col. 1
Total number of errors
SECTION VI— SUMMARY OF ERRORS
First
segment
Second
segment
Third
segment
Fourth
segment
Fifth
segment
Enter totals from —
Section I
Section II
Section III
Section V
36
1960 SAMPLE SURVEY OF AGRICULTURE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS OFFICE
PARSONS. KANSAS
Dear Fellow Citizen:
You are asked to cooperate in providing information on farm debts by answering the questions on
the other side of this letter and returning it in the enclosed envelope which does not require postage.
You are one of more than 12,000 owners of farm or ranch land in the United States who are being asked
to provide information on their farm debts.
One of the most important changes in farming during recent years is the increase in the amount
of money required to buy, equip, stock, and operate farms. This has increased the need for credit by many
farm operators and farm landlords. In order to get a measure of farm credit requirements, and a more
comDlete picture of the farm situation, we are making this survey of the farm debts of farm operators
and their landlords.
The farm operator whose name appears after Question 2 on the reverse side of this letter reported
that he was renting or using farmland (or ranchland) owned by you in 1960. Will you please report the
debts you owed as of December 31, 1960, if any, that were secured by this land or associated with
operations on it.
You are assured that in accordance with the provisions of U. S. laws: (1) Your report can be
used only to obtain totals. (2) The Census employees who handle your report are under oath not to
disclose any individual information under penalty of a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than
two years. (3) Information in your renort cannot be used for purposes of taxation, investigation or
regulation. The information you reoort will not be given to the Internal Revenue Service, the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, or other Government Agencies. It will be used for statistical purposes only.
PLEASE FILL OUT AND MAIL THIS QUESTIONNAIRE THIS WEEK EVEN THOUGH YOU
MAY NO LONGER OWN THIS LAND OR RENT IT TO THE PERSON NAMED ON THE REVERSE
SIDE OF THIS LETTER. Your returning this questionnaire promptly will be appreciated and will
eliminate the necessity of wTiting you again.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Very truly yours,
'Z^Z. • (T^&^i <£<zJ2^JU^
A. Ross Ecklcr
Acting Director
Bureau of the Cens
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UNITED STATES CENSUS OF
AGRICULTURE
1959
>4 Graphic Summary of
Land Utilization
SPECIAL REPORTS
A Cooperative Report
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
U.S. CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE : 1959
Final Report — Vol. V — Part 6 — Chapter 1 — Special Reports
A Graphic Summary of
Land Utilization
(A Cooperative Report)
SPECIAL REPORTS
Prepared under the supervision of
RAY HURLEY, Chief
Agriculture Division
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Orville L. Freeman, Secretory
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
Nathan M. Koffsky, Administrator
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Luther H. Hodges, Secretory
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
Richard M. Scammon, Director (From May 1, 1961)
Robert W. Burgess, Director (To March 3, 1961)
mam
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
Richard M. Scammon Director
AGRICULTURE DIVISION
Ray Hurley, Chief
Warder B. Jenkins, Assistant Chief
Boston Public Library
Superintend ,„en(s
OCT 9
DEPOSITORY
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
Nathan M. Koffsky, Administrator
FARM ECONOMICS DIVISION
Hugh L. Stewart, Director
SUGGESTED IDENTIFICATION
U.S. Bureau of the Census. U.S. Census of Agriculture: 1959- Vol. V, Special Reports,
Part 6, Chapter 1, A Graphic Summary of Land Utilization.
U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D.C., 1962.
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D.C. - Price 40 cents
PREFACE
"A Graphic Summary of Land Utilization, lU.Vt." is a Special Report, 19C!) Census of Agriculture.
The report presents in graphic form some of the significant facts regarding the major uses of land ;
regional patterns of land resources and uses: conservation, improvement, and development of land:
and farm resources and production.
This report was prepared cooperatively by the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce,
and the Farm Economics Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under
the supervision of Ray Hurley. Chief of the Agriculture Division of the Bureau of the Census.
George P. .lenks. Professor of Geography, University of Kansas assisted in the preparation of maps.
The maps were prepared under the supervision of William T. Fay. Chief, Geography Division, Bureau
of the Census.
The report was written by James It. Anderson, formerly Agricultural Economist, Farm Economics
Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, now Head of the Geography
Department, University of Florida, in cooperation with Hugh H. Wooten, Agricultural Economist, Farm
Economics Division, Economics Research Service.
in
July 1962
UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE: 1959
FINAL REPORTS
Volume I — Counties — A separate part for each State, Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. Statistics on num-
ber of farms; farm characteristics; acreage in farms; cropland and other uses of land; land-use practices; irrigation; farm facilities anc
equipment; farm labor; farm expenditures; use of commercial fertilizer; number and kind of livestock; acres and production of crops
value of farm products; characteristics of commercial farms, farms classified by tenure, size, type, and economic class; and comparativ*
data from the 1954 Census.
Part
State or States
Part
State or States
Part
State or States
Part
State or States
New England States:
West North Central:
East South Central:
Mountain — Con.
1
Maine.
15
Minnesota.
30
Kentucky.
44
Utah.
2
New Hampshire.
16
Iowa.
31
Tennessee.
45
Nevada.
3
Vermont.
17
Missouri.
32
Alabama.
Pacific:
4
Massachusetts.
18
North Dakota.
33
Mississippi.
46
Washington.
5
Rhode Island.
19
South Dakota.
West South Central :
47
Oregon.
6
Connecticut.
20
Nebraska.
34
Arkansas.
48
California.
Middle Atlantic States:
21
Kansas.
35
Louisiana.
49
Alaska.
7
New York.
South Atlantic:
36
Oklahoma.
50
Hawaii.
8
New Jersey.
22
Delaware.
37
Texas.
Other Areas:
9
Pennsvlvania.
23
Maryland.
Mountain:
51
American Samoa.
East North Central:
24
Virginia.
38
Montana.
52
Guam.
10
Ohio.
25
West Virginia.
39
Idaho.
53
Puerto Rico.
11
Indiana.
26
North Carolina.
40
Wyoming.
54
Virgin Islands.
12
Illinois.
27
South Carolina.
41
Colorado.
13
Michigan.
28
Georgia.
42
New Mexico.
14
Wisconsin.
29
Florida.
43
Arizona.
Volume II — General Report — In 1 volume and also as 13 separates (for the Introduction and for each chapter). Statistics by subject!
for 1959 and prior censuses. Statistics are presented for the United States, geographic regions, and divisions, and for the States.
Chapter
Title
Chapter
Title
Introduction.
I
Farms and Land in Farms.
VII
Field Crops and Vegetables.
II
Age, Residence, Years on Farm, Work Off Farm.
VIII
Fruits and Nuts, Horticultural Specialties, Forest Prod
III
Farm Facilites, Farm Equipment.
ucts.
IV
Farm Labor, Use of Fertilizer, Farm Expenditures, and
IX
Value of Farm Products.
Cash Rent.
X
Color, Race, and Tenure of Farm Operator.
V
Size of Farm.
XI
Economic Class of Farm.
VI
Livestock and Livestock Products.
XII
Type of Farm.
Volume III — Irrigation of Agricultural Lands — Data from the
Irrigation Censuses of 1959 and 1950, by drainage basins, for the
conterminous United States and for each of the 17 western States
and Louisiana. Separate maps are available. Report also
includes data from the 1959 Census of Agriculture for land irri-
gated and acres and production of crops on irrigated land in the
18 conterminous States and Hawaii.
Volume IV — Drainage of Agricultural Lands — Statistics for
States and counties and for the conterminous United States,
presenting 1960 data on number, area, physical works, and costs
for drainage projects of 500 or more acres by size, type, and year
organized. Maps are included.
Volume V — Special Reports
Part 1. — Special Census of Horticultural Specialties — Statistics
for States, except Alaska and Hawaii, and for the conterminous
United States, presenting 1959 data on number and kinds of
operations, gross receipts and/or sales, sales of specified products,
inventories, employment, and structures and equipment.
Part 2. — Irrigation in Humid Areas — Statistics for 30 eastern
States showing 1960 data on acres irrigated, number of constructed
ponds and reservoirs, source and method of applying water, type
of pumping power, acreage of individual crops irrigated, and
frequency of irrigation by States and counties.
Part 3. — Ranking Agricultural Counties — Statistics for selected
items of inventory and agricultural production for the leading
counties in the United States.
Part 4. — Farm Taxes and Farm Mortgage — A cooperative re-
port by the Economic Research Science, U.S. Department of
Agriculture and the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department o
Commerce, presenting 1961 data by States on taxes on farms
number of mortgaged farms operated by full owners and par
owners, amount of mortgage debt held by principal lending
agencies, and amount of interest paid.
Part 5. — 1960 Sample Survey of Agriculture — Statistics bj
economic class and type of farm, showing 1960 data on farm
operator-family income from farm and off -farm sources; inventory
and use of selected types of farm equipment, tractors by yeai
made and fuel used; number, size, and materials used for nev
buildings constructed 1958 to 1960; number of farmers havinj
contracts with dealers, processors, or others for the productior
and marketing of 15 farm products; and real estate and non-real
estate debts of farm operators and farm landlords by lendinj
agencies.
Part 6. — A Graphic Summary of Agriculture, 1959 — A coopera
tive report by the Economic Research Service, U.S. Departmeni
of Agriculture and the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department o:
Commerce, presenting graphically for 1959 and prior census yean
some of the significant uses of agricultural land; the extent anc
nature of the various kinds of tenure under which farms are helc
and operated; and changes and developments in the use o:
agricultural resources and production of agricultural products
Special Publication — Principal Data- Collection Forms and Pro-
cedures: United States Census of Agriculture, 1959, and Relatec
Surveys — Facsimiles of the enumeration forms used, showing
variations for the 50 States, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam
and the Virgin Islands, together with brief descriptions of th<
census field procedures for the census and the related surveys.
Chapter I
LAND UTILIZATION
CONTENTS
Page
Introduction 5
Major uses of land 6
Major uses of land 6
The trend in land utilization 7
Land in farms and cropland harvested, 1850-1959 . 7
Cropland used for crops 7
Principal cropland areas 8
Total cropl and 9
Cropland harvested 9
Cropland used only for pasture 9
Cropland not harvested and not pastured 10
Cultivated summer fallow 10
Cropland harvested— increase and decrease in
acreage, 1954-59 10
Cropland as a percentage of total land area 12
Total cropland as a percentage of all land
in farms 12
Cropland harvested as a percentage of total
land area. 12
Total land pastured 13
Pasture other than cropland and woodland 13
Woodland pastured 13
Distribution of forest land 14
Woodland in farms 15
Woodland not pastured 15
Woodland pastured 15
Regional patterns of land resources and uses 16
Generalized land resource areas 17
Major types of farming 17
Major uses of land by regions 18
Special uses of land, by regions 19
Development and conservation of land resources. ... 20
Agricultural land in drainage enterprises 21
Irrigated land in farms 21
Irrigated land— increase and decrease 22
Acreage of irrigated land 22
Irrigated acreage of specified crops and pasture
in the 17 Western States and Louisiana* 22
Land in cover crops 23
Cropland used for grain or row crops farmed
on the contour 23
Land in strip crops for soil erosion control 23
Farm resources 24
All land in farms 25
Acreage of land in farms and not in farms 25
Land in farms by tenure of operator 25
Number of farms 26
Commercial farms 26
Other farms 26
Commercial farms as a percentage of all farms ... 28
Average size of commercial farms 28
Average value of land and buildings per acre 28
U. S. farm population 29
Percentage of total population represented
by farm population 29
Tractors on farms 30
Tractors— increase and decrease in number 30
Horses and mules 30
Acreage on which commercial fertilizer was used. 31
Sources of increase in farm output 31
Farm production 32
Average value of farm products sold per acre
of all land in farms 33
Value of all crops sold as a percentage of all
farm products sold 33
Value of all crops sold 34
Value of vegetables harvested for sale 34
Value of fruits and nuts sold 34
Farm production— Continued Page
Value of horticultural specialties sold 35
Value of forest products sold 35
Specified crops harvested: Acreage and value
of production 35
Value of dairy products sold 36
Value of poultry and poultry products sold 36
Value of livestock and livestock products other
than dairy and poultry sold 36
All wheat harvested 37
Winter wheat harvested 37
Spring wheat harvested 37
Oats harvested 38
Barley harvested 38
Rye harvested 38.
Rice harvested 39
Corn for all purposes 39
Com harvested for grain 39
Sorghums for all purposes 40
Flax harvested 40
Soybeans grown for all purposes 40
Peanuts grown for all purposes 41
Cotton harvested 41
Tobacco harvested 41
Sugar beets harvested for sugar 42
Sugarcane harvested for sugar 42
Irish potatoes 42
Land in fruit orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees 43
Vegetables harvested for sale 43
Dry field and seed beans harvested for beans .... 43
Land from which hay was cut 44
Alfalfa cut for hay 44
Clover or timothy cut for hay 44
Wild hay cut 45
Lespedeza cut for hay 45
Cattle 46
Milk cows 46
Hogs 46
Sheep 47
Chickens sold 47
Turkeys raised 47
Cattle on farms 48
Pig crops and hog slaughter 48
Sheep and lambs on farms 48
Consumption of poultry meat 48
CHARTS AND MAPS
Farm production regions 5
Map of the United States, showing geographic
regions and divisions 5
Major uses of land, 48 conterminous States, 1959. .. 6
Major uses of land, 50 States, 1959 6
The trend in land utilization 7
All land in farms and cropland harvested for the
United States: 1850 to 1959 7
Cropland used for crops, 48 conterminous States ... 7
Principal cropland areas 8
Total cropland, acreage, 1959 9
Cropland harvested, acreage, 1959 9
Cropland used only for pasture, acreage, 1959 9
Cropland not harvested and not pastured, acreage,
1959 10
Cultivated summer fallow, acreage, 1959 10
Cropland harvested— increase and decrease in
acreage, 1954-1959 10
Cropland as a percent of the total land area, 1959 . . 11
Total cropland as a percent of all land in farms,
1959 11
CONTENTS
Page
Cropland harvested as a percent of the total
land area, 1959 12
Total land pastured, acreage, 1959 13
Pasture other than cropland and woodland,
acreage, 1959 13
Woodland pastured, acreage, 19 59 13
Distribution of forest land, acreage, 1953 14
Woodland in farms, acreage, 1959 15
Woodland not pastured, acreage, 1959 15
Woodland pastured, acreage, 1959 15
Generalized land resource areas 16
Major types of farming in the United States 17
Major uses of all land as compared with total land
area, by regions, 19 59 . . 18
Agricultural land in drainage enterprises, acreage,
1959 20
Irrigated land in farms, acreage, 1959 21
Irrigated land— increase and decrease in acreage,
1954-1959 22
Acreage of irrigated land for the 17 Western States
and Louisiana 22
Irrigated acreage of specified crops and pasture in
the 17 Western States and Louisiana: 1959 22
Land in cover crops, acreage, 1959 23
Cropland used for grain or row crops farmed on the
contour, acreage, 1959 23
Land in strip crops for soil erosion control,
acreage, 1959 23
Percent of total land area in farms, 19 59 24
All land in farms, acreage, 1959 25
Acreage of land in farms and not in farms, for the
United States, 1850 to 1960 25
Land in farms, by tenure of operator, for the
United States: 1959 25
Number of farms, 1959 26
Commercial farms, number, 1959 26
Other farms, number, 1959 26
Commercial farms as a percent of all farms, 1959 •. . . 27
Average size of commercial farms, 1959 27
Average value of land and buildings per acre, 1959. . 28
United States farm population 1920 to 1960 29
United States farm population by regions, 1960 29
Tractors on farms, number, 1959 30
Tractors— increase and decrease in number,
1954-1959 30
Horses and mules, number, 1959 30
Acreage on which commercial fertilizer was used,
1959 31
Sources of increase in farm output 31
Average value of farm products sold per acre of
all land in farms, 19 59 32
Value of all crops sold as a percent of all farm
products sold, 1959 33
Page
Value of all crops sold, dollars, 1959 34
Value of vegetables harvested for sale,
dollars, 1959 34
Value of fruits and nuts sold, dollars, 1959 34
Value of horticultural specialties sold,
dollars, 1959 35
Value of forest products sold, dollars, 1959 35
Specified crops harvested— acreage. and value of
production for the United States: 1959 35
Value of dairy products sold, dollars, 1959 36
Value of all poultry and poultry products sold,
dollars, 1959 36
Value of livestock and livestock products, other
than dairy and poultry, sold, dollars, 1959 36
All wheat harvested, acreage, 1959 37
Winter wheat harvested, acreage, 1959 37
Spring wheat harvested, acreage, 1959 37
Oats harvested, acreage, 1959 38
Barley harvested, acreage, 19 59 38
Rye harvested, acreage, 1959 38
Rice harvested, acreage, 1959 39
Corn for all purposes, acreage, 1959 39
Corn harvested for grain, acreage, 1959 39
Sorghums for all purposes, acreage, 1959 40
Flax harvested, acreage, 1959 40
Soybeans grown for all purposes, acreage,
1959 40
Peanuts grown for all purposes, acreage, 1959 41
Cotton harvested, acreage, 1959 41
Tobacco harvested, acreage, 1959 41
Sugar beets harvested for sugar, acreage, 1959 42
Sugarcane harvested for sugar, acreage, 1959 42
Irish potatoes, acreage, 1959. 42
Land in fruit orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees, acreage, 19 59 43
Vegetables harvested for sale, acreage, 1959 43
Dry field and seed beans harvested for beans,
acreage, 1959 43
Land from which hay was cut, acreage, 1959 44
Alfalfa cut for hay, acreage, 1959 44
Clover or timothy cut for hay, acreage, 1959 44
Wild hay cut, acreage, 1959 45
Lespedeza cut for hay, acreage, 1959 45
Cattle, number, 1959 46
Milk cows, number, 1959 46
Hogs, number, 1959 46
Sheep, number, 1959 47
Chickens sold, number, 1959 47
Turkeys raised, number, 1959 47
Cattle on farms, Jan. 1 48
Sheep and lambs on farms, Jan. 1 48
Pig crops and hog slaughter 48
Consumption of poultry meat 48
INTRODUCTION
The uses made of the land resources of this country are the
subject of this graphic summary. Dsing data available from
the 1959 Census of Agriculture and information collected from
other Federal agencies, it is possible to present graphically the
land use situation in the Nation as it exists today and to eval-
uate some of the changes that are taking place. Compilation and
summarization of information about the use of land resources
that is available from the several Federal agencies has been
completed by the Farm Economics Division, Economic Research
Service, of the United States Department of Agriculture in con-
junction with the Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census
These summaries of the major uses of land have also been made
in earlier years by the Farm Economics Division.
The historical continuity in the collection, compilation, and
interpretation of data about the uses of land in the United
States lias proved invaluable in the study of present land-
resource problems. Planning for future growth is also aided by
the existence of reasonably uniform information about major
land uses in I be past oil years.
Tbc present extent, location, and productivity of land used
for different purposes is graphically presented in this report.
Such information is needed tor the analysis of present and
prospective agricultural and general economic conditions for
tbc country as a whole and also for different areas of the country.
The present attention being given to area redevelopment in the
United Stales is an example of I be n I for careful examination
of areal differences in tbc utilization of resources, a graphic
presentation of land use data can serve effectively in bringing
about si belter understanding of tbc basic facts al I land
resources n nil their use.
Competition for the use of land is a topic which is current!]
attracting much attention. Urban development; the creation
of more recreational an-is. particularly near large centers of
population; anil (be preservation of wilderness arc-is and natural
habitats for wildlife are inaiicis frequently discussed ■■ ng
those interested in resource use. Along wilh these uses of land
for living space, recreation, and wildlife we have the basic use^
made of land resources in producing food and liber and wood
products. Our agricultural and forestry requirements must
be effectively defined if we are to have adequate land resources
FARM PRODUCTION REGIONS
to meet the long-term demands for the products of our farms
and forests made by an expanding population desiring an im-
proved level of living.
The land resources of our Nation are not inexhaustible. Ours
has been a rich heritage of land well suited for the production
of crops, the grazing of livestock, the growing of trees, and the
enjoyment of life. Our great technological progress has made
possible a high level of productivity from these resources.
Hardly in world history has a nation been faced by such
chronic problems of surplus production of basic agricul-
tural products as have exisled in the United States during
the past decade. We shall need to strive for solutions to these
problems that will be in keeping with the realization that the
future welfare of the people not only of our own country but
of the whole world will be vitally affected by the decisions
that are made now relative to use of our land resources. Such
decisions must be based upon the study of many facts, among
which are some thai arc graphically analyzed in this report.
In the maps, charts, and text, terminology consistent with
(he various definitions contained in the 1909 Census of Agricul-
ture is used. In describing and locating areas, commonly
accepted geographical terms are used. In presenting data by
States, farm production regions or divisions are used in order
to obtain more agriculturally related combinations of States
than the geographic divisions used by the census. Use of
farm production regions permits the presentation of significant
regional differences in land use thai are often obscured in census
data. Unless otherwise staled, the farm production regions are
used throughout Ibis graphic summary. In order to avoid con-
fusion, the comparative grouping of census geographic divisions
and farm production regions Is Shown by the accompanying two
maps. In order thai Alaska and Hawaii may In- included, sep-
arate daia for these two States have been presented in several
install. -cs where it was appropriate to do so.
Since the last graphic summary was published, Alaska and
Hawaii have joined the family of States. In recognition of the
fact that information about these Stales has generally been
reported separately in previous censuses, particular attention is
given lo the land resource characteristics of these States in this
report. It is appropriate to do this, since there is need on the
part of many who use statistics dealing wilh land utilization to
become acquainted with the impact that inclusion of data for
these States will have upon the total statistical picture pre-
sented on a 50-State basis ratber than I he 48-State basis which
has been used for nearly 50 years.
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
MAJOR USES OF LAND
As a country, the United States is large in terms both of its
area and the number of its inhabitants. It has 0.9 percent of
the world's land area and 6.4 percent of the world's population.
Only three countries have more land area and more people. The
Soviet Union with 8.6 million square miles of area. China with
3.9, and Canada with 3.8 are larger than the United States with
its 3.6 million square miles. Brazil is slightly smaller with ::.::
million square miles. In 1960. China with an estimated 680
million people. India with 430 million, and the Soviet Union with
210 million outranked the United States with its ISO million
inhabitants.
This report presents a graphic story about the uses made of
their land resources by the 180 million i>eop!e living in the United
States. It is not only a story about the present major uses of
land; historical changes are also discussed, since the present
patterns of use can be more fully appreciated if the past is
reviewed at least briefly.
The 50 States and the District of Columbia have a total area
of 3,615,211 square miles, of which 3,548.974 square miles or
2,271,343,000 acres are classified as land area. The remaining
66,237 square miles, or 42,391,680 acres, are inland water areas
such as lakes, reservoirs, streams, estuaries, canals, and deeply-
indented embayments and sounds and other coastal water behind
or sheltered by headlands or islands.
When European colonists began to settle along the Atlantic
seaboard early in the 17th century, the United States as it exists
today, a nation of 50 States, bad a natural cover of vegetation
approximately as follows:
Percent
Million of
acres land area
forest and woodland 1,065 47
Grassland 726 32
Desert shrub -00 12
Tundra 214 9
Total 2.271 100
In 1959, more than 350 years after the settlement at James
town, Va., the major uses of the entire land area of the 50 States
as reported by the Economic Research Service. U.S. Department
of Agriculture, were : '
Percent
Million of
acres total land
Cropland2 458 20
Grassland pasture and range 633 28
Forest and woodland (excluding reserved
forest areas) 746 33
SjH'cial-use areas2 157 7
.Miscellaneous other land (including 214
million acres of tundra) 277 12
Total 2.271 100
1 Includes all land, both in farms and not in farms.
: The cropland acreage rei>orted by the Bureau of the Census
was revised upward slightly by the Economic Research Service
to compensate for some under-enumeration.
3 Includes reserved forest areas in National and State parks,
wildlife refuges, and wilderness areas.
A considerable transformation has taken place. Nearly 320
million acres of virgin forest and woodland have been converted
to cropland, pasture, and other uses. The total grassland area
has diminished considerably, with millions of acres of the native
grasses now used as cropland. Some of the present 633 million
acres of pasture and range were originally desert shrub. Some
of the deserts have also become highly productive areas of irri-
gated cropland. Nearly all of the original tundra and other
unforested area in Alaska has its original vegetative cover.
Definitions of the major uses of land are as follows:
Cropland includes cropland harvested, crop failure, cultivated
summer fallow, soil improvement crops, idle cropland, and crop.-
laiid used only for pasture.
Grassland pasture and range (excluding cropland used only for
pasture) is land in grass or other long-term forage growth that
is used primarily for grazing. Shade trees or scattered timber
trees with less than 10-percent canopy may be present, but the
principal plant cover is such as to identify its use primarily as
permanent grazing land. The term "pasture" is frequently used
to designate areas primarily covered with introduced grasses.
The terms "range" or "rangeland" are generally used to desig-
nate areas covered predominantly by native grasses: however, in
some range areas introduced grasses such as crested wheat grass
are replacing native range species.
Forest and woodland includes all lands that are at least 10-
percent stocked by forest trees of any size and capable of pro-
ducing timber or other wood products, or capable of exerting an
influence on the water regime. Also included are lands from
which the trees have been removed to less than 10-percent stock-
ing, and which have not been developed for other use. Afforested
(planted) areas and chaparral areas are also included.
Special uses of land vary widely. This category includes land
used for urban areas, highways, railroads, airports, parks, na-
tional defense areas, wildlife refuges, farmsteads, farm roads
and lanes, and so on.
Miscellaneous other land includes areas in marshes, sand dunes,
bare rock areas, deserts, and tundra.
MAJOR USES OF LAND
In order to understand the "statistical transition" which has
occured with the attainment of Statehood by Alaska and
Hawaii, the percentage distribution of major land uses in the 48
contiguous States is compared with that for the new 50-State
total. Percentages shown on the accompanying chart are based
on the 50-State total.
Percent of Percent of
Major us, ',8-State total 50-State total
la ml area la nil anil
Cropland 24 20
Grassland pasture (excluding crop-
land used only for pasture) 33 28
Forest and woodland 33 33
SiHX-ial uses of land 7 7
Miscellaneous land 3 12
Total 100 100
Million acres Million acres
Total land area 1,902 2,271
MAJOR USES OF LAND. 48 CONTERMINOUS
STATES, 1959
MAJOR USES OF LAND. 50 STATES. 1959
LAND UTILIZATION
THE TREND IN LAND UTILIZATION
kS Conterminous Stales
1,500
1,000
500
0 -
19
'20 1930 1940 19i
59 69
LAND IN FARMS AND CROPLAND HARVESTED FOR THE
UNITED STATES: 1850 TO 1959
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CROPLAND USED FOR CROPS,
48 CONTERMINOUS STATES
MIL ACRES
400
300
200 I
100 1
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1910 1920
1930 1940 1950 1960
THE TREND IX LAND UTILIZATION
The overall or total changes in the major uses of land since
1900 are shown in the accompanying chart and tabulation.
Briefly summarized, the following significant changes have oc-
curred: (1) Cropland increased by more than 00 million acres
from 10(10 to 1920, remained stable during the decade of the
1920's, and since lias fluctuated at a level somewhat below the
peak of 480 million acres. ( !_' ) Grassland pasture and range
other than cropland used only for pasture has declined by about
130 million acres. A considerable part of this decline occurred
during the first two decades of the present century when large
acreages of native grasslands were plowed up for crops before
and during World War I. < .". i The acreage in forest and wood-
land has remained fairly stable. The clearing of forest land for
crop, pasture, urban, and other uses has been counterbalanced by
the natural reversion and. in recent, years particularly, the re-
planting of areas formerly used as cropland and pasture to trees.
(4 I The increase in the acreage of other land is accounted for
to a targe extent by the increased demands for land as space
for residential, recreational, t ransportational, military, and
other related uses.
TRENDS IX MAJOR LAND I SES, 18 CONTERMINOUS S r LTES, 1900-1959 I
Land use -
1910
1920
1930
1940
1950
1959
Cropland
Availabl
!' -1
Forest and w Hand
Other land
Million
acres
389
761
BOO
1 53
Million
acres
131
693
179
Milium
180
652
602
169
Million
acres
180
652
601
170
Million
467
650
608
180
Million
urn*
178
631
612
183
Million
acres
157
630
i.ii
201
1 :«u
1,903
in.:
1,903
1,905
i 904
1,902
Hawaii. For example, excluded In 1959 arc the combined
than I million acres or cropland, and 3 million urn's
ajor uses s ■<■ the prec <tint.' page <>f ttus report
I, AM) IX FARMS AM) CROPLAND HARVESTED, 1850 1909
The acreage id' land in farms was 1,123 million acres in 1959,
which was about 38 million acres less than the acreage reported
in 1954. About 5 to <; million acres of this decrease was due to
a change in the definition "I a farm for the 1959 Census of Agri-
culture. The remaining decrease can be attributed to several
conditions. Whole farms that bad been placed in the Soil Hank
Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture were not enumer
ated in the 1959 Census. Urban expansion and the building of
new highways account for si. me of the loss. Also, Hie spread id'
factories and nonfarni residences, often occupying a number of
acres, into rural areas has been Increasing considerably. In the
:il."i counties that include standard metropolitan statistical areas,
land in farms declined by 7 million acres.
The 1959 Census of Agriculture reported .'ill million acres of
Cropland harvested, compared with .'i.'i.'! million acres reported in
1954. Except for 1934, when crop failure was extremely high
because of the severe drought of that year, the acreage of crop-
land harvested in 1959 was the lowest since 1909, when the Nation
also had 311 million acres.
CROl'LAND USED FOR CROPS
In 1959 and I960, about 60 million acres of harvested crop-
land were used for the production of export products. This
acreage accounted for about 18 percent of the 330 million and 328
million acres nf crops harvested, as reported by the Economic Re-
search Service, in 1959 and loiio, respectively. Only during and
following World War I, during the Korean conflict, and in 1956
w as i be acreage as large.
Only about 6 million acres of harvested cropland are now used
to produce feed for horses and mules both on and off the farm.
This compares to 81 million acres used for that pun>ose in 1918
and 1010. Thus, about 7."i million acres formerly used for the
production of energy for use on the farm are now osed for the
production of human food. The substitution of the tractor for
the horse and mule as the major source of energy accounts for
this remarkable shift in use of cropland harvested.
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
PRINCIPAL CROPLAND AREAS
Cropland is the major source of America's food and fiber
production. Tin- distribution of the major crop-producing areas
of the country is therefore of considerable importance in under-
standing the Nation's agricultural economy.
In order that the distribution of cropland acreage shown in
the map of "Principal Cropland Areas" may be better understood,
a brief tabulation of acreages of cropland and the percentages of
total land area occupied by all cropland is given here by farm
production regions used by the Economic Research Service in
studies of American agriculture.
THE MAJOR USES OF CROPLAND, AND ALL CROPLAND AS A PER-
CENTAGE OF TOTAL LAND AREA. BY FARM PRODUCTION
REGIONS, 1959 '
Region
Cropland
used for
crops
Cropland
used for
soil
improve-
ment
crops
and idle
Cropland
used
only for
pasture
Total
cropland
Total
cropland
as per-
centage
of total
land area
1,000
acres
15, 189
36, 668
78, 814
90. 199
17, 431
14. 566
13, 070
37, 651
34. 404
20, 464
1,000
acres
2, 567
4, 170
3, 454
6. 160
3,061
2. 208
1.806
5.479
3.710
971
1,000
acres
3,217
4, 657
12, 822
4,695
9,498
4.297
5,932
10. 786
4,838
4,699
1,000
20, 973
45, 495
95, 090
101,054
29, 990
21.071
20, 808
53.916
42, 952
26. 134
Percent
48 conterminous States., _ _
358, 456
33. 586
65.441
457. 4M
24
16
320
4
13
4
167
24
500
United States (50 States).
358. ?.rj
33.6(13
65, 612
458, 007
20
1 The cropland acreage reported by the Bureau oi the Census was revised upward
slightly by the Economic Research Sen ice to compensate for some under-enumeration.
- Less than 0.05 perci nt.
From this tabulation it may he seen that the Corn Belt and
Northern Plains States have the highest proportion of the total
land areas in crops of any of the farm production regions. The
acreage of cropland in these two regions accounts for 43 percent
of the total cropland of the country (."ill States), yet the nine
States which comprise these two regions have only lti percent of
the total land area. In contrast, the 13 Western States (Moun-
tain and Pacific regions. Alaska, and Hawaii I have 50 percent of
the total land area but only 15 percent of the cropland.
In addition to this major concentration of cropland in the north
central part of the United States, in other smaller but highly
significant areas a high proportion of the total land area is
used as cropland. In the Northeast, the Aroostook area in
Maine, the southern shores of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, and
the rolling lands of southeastern Pennsylvania are worthy of
note. In the Southern States, parts of the lower Mississippi
Valley and the Blacklands of east Texas, the High Plains of west
Texas, and western Oklahoma have a heavy concentration of
cropland. In the Western States, the nonirrigated wheat-
producing areas of north-central Montana and of the Columbia
Plateau, the Willamette Valley of Oregon, the Central Valley of
California, and many smaller irrigated areas have important
concentrations of productive cropland.
On the other hand, there are large parts of the United States
that have practically no cropland. This is particularly evident
in the Western States where the availability of water Is vital to
the use of land for crop production. In Alaska very little de-
velopment of agriculture has taken place yet, and cropland for
the whole State totals 24,000 acres of the 365 million acres of
land in that State. Coldness will he a major limiting condition
in using much of northern and central Alaska in the near future
for crop production. In Hawaii, topography is a major limita-
tion to the expansion of the cropland acreage.
LAND UTILIZATION
TOTAL CROPLAND
The 1959 Census of Agriculture reported 44N million acres of
cropland for the .">() States. (In recognition of some under-
enumeration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates a
total cropland acreage of 4.">s million acres.)
The heaviest concentration of cropland is found in the Corn
Belt, lower Lake States, and Northern Plain States where more
than half of the Nation's cropland is located, although these
States have only a fifth of the land area. The States of Alaska.
Arizona, Nevada, New .Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, which have
31 percent of the land area, have less than 10 million acres or only
ah tut 2 percent of the cropland area. The new State of Hawaii
has about 0.5 million acres of cropland, while Alaska has only
about 24,000 acres. Several fairly extensive areas in the North-
eastern and Southern part of the United States have very little
cropland acreage,
CROPLAND HARVESTED
In comparing the map showing the distribution of cropland
harvested with the map showing total cropland, the number of
aires representee! by each dot should be noted carefully. The
pattern of cropland harvested is, of course, very similar to the
pattern for total cropland, since cropland harvested represents
70 percent of total cropland. Cropland harvested includes all
land from which any crops were harvested in 1059, whether for
home use or for sale. It includes land from which hay (includ-
ing wild hay) was cut, land in berries and other small fruits,
ami land used for orchards, vineyards, nurseries, and green-
houses. Matured crops hogged Off or grazed were considered to
have been "crops harvested'' and were reported here. Land
from which two or more crops were harvested in 1959 was
counted only once in the land-use classification.
The high density of cropland harvested in the Corn Belt, the
lower Lake States, the Northern Plains States, the lower Missis
sippi Valley, and the High Plains of Texas, and in irrigated
valleys in the Western Stales is especially conspicuous.
CROPLAND USED ONLY FOR PASTURE
Cropland used only for pasture has been a difficult category of
land use to enumerate consistently in the Census of Agriculture
because of the difficulty of interpreting the definition uniformly
from area to area and from year to year. Rotation pasture is
included in this category. Also included is land used only for
pasture or grazing, if the operator considered that it could have
been used for crops without additional improvement. Perma-
nent open pasture may have been reported either for this item
or for "other pasture" depending on whether or not the operator
considered it as cropland.
Using pasture in rotation with crops is a fairly common prac-
tice in the Corn Melt. Lake Stales, and Northern and Southern
Plains Slates, and in some of the irrigated areas of the Western
States.
In some areas, in Kentucky and Tennessee for instance, there
is a tendency for farmers to report permanent pasture as crop-
land used only for pasture, since these farmers thought such
pasture land was capable of being used as cropland. In south
ern Louisiana, pasture is commonly used in rotation with rice.
10
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
CROPLAND NOT HARVESTED AND NOT PASTURED
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CROPLAND NOT HARVESTED AND NOT PASTURED
Cultivated summer fallow ; land in soil improvement grasses
and legumes ; idle cropland ; land in crops intended for harvest
after 1959 (Hawaiian sugarcane for example) ; and cropland not
harvested because of complete crop failure, low prices, labor
shortage, or for other reasons, are all included in the category of
cropland not harvested and not pastured. The total acreage re-
ported in this land-use category in 1959 was 71 million acres.
The most important single use in the category was cultivated
summer fallow, which accounted for about 31 million acres in the
17 Western States. The acreage planted to soil-improvement
grasses and legumes amounted to 16 million acres. Crop failure,
as estimated by the Economic Research Service of tie U.S. De-
partment of Agriculture, has averaged about 10 million acres an-
nually in recent years. The remaining acreage in this category is
largely cropland that is temporarily idle or that may be in the
process of being retired from cropland use.
CULTIVATED SUMMER FALLOW
Cropland that was plowed and cultivated but left unseeded for
the 1959 harvest In order to control weeds and conserve moisture
was reported in the Census of Agriculture as cultivated summer
fallow. Although the Census of Agriculture reports the acreage
of cultivated summer fallow only for the 17 Western States, it
should be emphasized that this practice is of little importance in
other States. The practice is used mainly in the production of
wheat, although some land upon which barley is grown is left
fallow for a year in order that improved yields can be obtained
through the accumulation of more moisture.
During the 10 years from 1949 to 1959, the wheat acreage in
the 17 Western States dropi>ed from 58 million to 38 million acres,
and the acreage in cultivated summer fallow increased from 26
million to 31 million acres. Farm program limitations on the
acreage that may be planted to wheat encouraged farmers to fal-
low their land more regularly in order to improve the yields on
the remaining acreage they were permitted to plant.
CROPLAND HARVESTED— INCREASE AND DECREASE IN
ACREAGE, 1954-59
From the accompanying map it may be seen that both sig-
nificant increases and decreases in the acreage of cropland har-
vested occurred between 1954 and 1959. The net decrease was
about 22 million acres, or about 6 percent.
A major part of the decrease has occurred in the six Great
Plains States where wheat acreage allotments have had a strik-
ing influence and in the Southern States where cotton allotments
and a continuing decline in small farms account for the decrease.
The Northeast and the Lake States and some areas in the West-
ern States have also experienced decreases.
The increases in the acreage of cropland harvested have come
mainly in the Corn Belt, where further improvement in drainage
in some areas has been taking place, in the lower Mississippi Val-
ley where land clearing and drainage has continued at an ap-
preciable rate, and in the Western States where irrigated acreage
has increased in several areas.
LAND UTILIZATION
11
CROPLAND HARVESTED AS A PERCENT OF THE TOTAL LAND AREA, 1959
MAP NO. A59-1A12
'' US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
TOTAL CROPLAND AS A PERCENT OF ALL LAND IN FARMS, 1959
12
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
CROPLAND AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL LAND AREA
The proportion of the total land area actually used as cropland
is an important, though not the only, indicator of the significance
of agriculture in a particular county or part of the country.
On the map two extremes are obvious. In the North Central
States there is a relatively compact area in which nearly all of
the counties have 60 percent or more of their total area in crop-
land. Counties with less than 20 percent of the total land area
in cropland are at the other extreme. These counties are more
widely scattered than are counties having high proportions of
cropland. Very few counties in the Western States have more
than a fifth of their total area in cropland. This is partly be-
cause of their large size and partly because of widespread cli-
matic limitations to crop production. In the East, counties with
a low proportion of the total area in cropland are found in most
States. The largest areas are associated mainly with rough
topography, poor soils, and inadequate natural drainage. In
some areas of contiguous counties such as those in southern New
England, and in many scattered counties, urbanization has pro-
ceeded so far that cropland has become a minor use of land.
Since this map is on a county-unit basis, several important de-
tails are obscured. For example, the high proportion of cropland
in irrigated areas in the Western States is not clearly indicated.
Small areas of rough forested land and poorly drained areas in
the Eastern States cannot always be distinctly associated with
the physical conditions that limit their use for crop production.
TOTAL CROPLAND AS A PERCENTAGE OF ALL LAND IN
FARMS
The same overall pattern is found represented in this map as in
that showing cropland as a percentage of total land area. How-
ever, the map indicates more directly the importance of cropland
relative to other uses of farmland.
In the West, ranches with large acreages used for pasture tend
to obscure the much higher proportions of cropland on most ir-
rigated farms. In the Southern, Northeastern, and Lake States,
much land in farms remains in forest. In some type-of-farming
situations, the high proportion of forest land is associated with
production of crops with high labor requirements such as tobacco
or cotton, which are often concentrated on a few acres of the best
farmland. In such instances, little attention is given to the rest
of the farm.
CROPLAND HARVESTED AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL
LAND AREA
Counties with 75 percent or more of the total land area used
for harvested cropland are found mainly in the North Central
States. Surrounding these high-density counties are most of the
counties with 50 to 74 percent of the total land area in cropland
harvested.
Counties with less than 5 percent of the total land area in
harvested cropland are numerous in the Western States, the
mountainous and hilly areas of the Eastern States, and the
Coastal Plain flatwoods, and in the heavily forested counties of
northern New England, the northern parts of the Lake States, and
Alaska. Over these extensive areas agriculture is often of little
significance except for the grazing of livestock in some of the
western areas and in parts of the Southern States.
LAND UTILIZATION
13
TOTAL LAND PASTURED '
ACREAGE, 1959
TOTAL LAM) PASTURED
The total acreage of pasture and range in 1959 reported by the
Economic Research Service is 044 million acres, including lili mil-
lion acres of cropland used only for pasture and 245 million acres
of woodland and forest pasture and range. This map shows the
distribution of only 024 million acres of pasture that was reported
as a part of the acreage of land in farms. A considerable acre-
age of privately-owned forest land that is grazed in the Southern
States and much federally-owned land in the Western States that
is grazed by permit rather than by lease is not included in the
acreage of pasture re!>orted in the Census of Agriculture.
The regional distribution of the 044 million acres of pasture
and range including cropland used only for pasture anil forest
and woodland grazed was as follows: Northern States (North-
east. Corn Belt. Lake States, and Northern Plains) — 168 million
acres; Southern States (Appalachian. Southeast, Delta, and
Southern Plains) — 2ti4 million acres; and Western States ( Moun-
tain, Pacific, Alaska, and Hawaii I — 512 million acres.
PASTURE OTHER THAN CROPLAND AND WOODLAND
^mr7T~~Tte*^^_ ACREAGE. 1959
PASTURE OTHER THAN CROPLAND AND WOODLAND
The 466 million acres of pasture other than cropland and wood-
land reported in the 1959 Census of Agriculture amounts to about
three-fourths of the total of t;;i;{ million acres of grassland pas-
ture reported by the Economic Research Service. Most of the
acreage of grassland pasture not included in the Census of Agri-
culture is located in the Western States anil is federally-owned
land grazed under a permit rather than a lease, tf this addi-
tional grassland pasture and range were indicated on the ac-
companying map, many of the areas in the Western States in
Which relatively few dots are found would show a considerably
higher acreage. For example, in Utah 9.2 million acres of pas
hire other than cropland and woodland was reported in the 1959
Census. The Economic Research Service reports 21.7 million
acres of grassland pasture and range in Utah for 1959. A county
distribution of this 15.5 million acres of grassland pasture and
range not reported in the Census of Agriculture is difficult to
obtain.
WOODLAND PASTURED
The 93 million aires of woodbind pasture reported by the 1959
Census of Agriculture constitutes about 38 percent of the total 245
million acres "f woodland and forest pasture and range reported
by the L. omic Research Service. Both in the Southern and
Western States a considerable acreage of forest land that is often
grazed on a seasonal basis only is not included in the acreage of
woodland pasture reported by the Census of Agriculture. A
major reason for this difference is the sizable acreage of fed
erally-owned land administered by the U.S. Forest Service that is
grazed primarily on a permit basis when grazing is permitted at
all. Other public and private forest land is also grazed on a
similar basis and therefore was not included in the census
acreage
14
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
DISTRIBUTION OF FOREST LAND
ACREAGE, 1953
"AS REPORTEO BY THE U a FOREST SERVICE
J.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
56161 2178 "AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
DISTRIBUTION OF FOREST LAND
The distribution of the total forest area of the 48 States as
estimated by the U.S. Forest Service as of 1953 is shown on the
accompanying map. This is the most recent map available show-
ing the distribution of the total forest area.
In estimating the acreage of forest land area, the Forest Serv-
ice used the following definition of forest land :
Forest land area includes («) lands which are at least 10 per-
cent stocked by trees of any size and capable of producing timber
or other wood products, or of exerting an influence on the climate
or the water regime; (6) land from which the trees described iu
(a) have been removed to less than 10 percent stocking and which
have not been developed for other use; (c) afforested areas; and
( '/ ) chaparral areas. It. does not include orchard laud. The
minimum area that qualifies as forest land is 1 acre in the East
and 10 acres in the West. Roadside, streamside, and shelterbelt
strips of timber, in addition to meeting the above requirements,
must be at least 120 feet wide to qualify as forest land.
It is important to note that chaparral areas are included under
this definition. The chaparral land area is defined by the Forest
Service as including "lands supporting heavily branched dwarf
trees or shrubs, usually evergreen, the crown canopy of which
covers more than 50 percent of the ground and whose primary
value is watershed protection."
Approximately three-fourths of the total forest area in the 48
contiguous States was classified as commercial forest land.
(Classification of the total forest area of Alaska and Hawaii has
not yet been completed.) The noncommercial area is made up
mainly of unproductive and unreserved woodland and forest land.
However, about 27 million acres (including 11 million unproduc-
tive acres) are reserved for special purposes such as parks and
wildlife refuges.
Commercial forest land is made up of all forest land which ( 1)
is producing, or physically capable of producing, usable crops of
wood (usually sawtimber or pulpwood), (2) economically avail-
able now or prospectively, and (3) not withdrawn from timber
utilization.
In appraising the commercial value of forest land in different
parts of the United States, it is particularly important to recog-
nize the varying rates of growth associated with differences in
climate, soil, topography, drainage, and other conditions. The
growth rates for forests in central Alaska or northern Maine are
strikingly different from those for Georgia and Louisiana, for
example. Thus not only total acreage but the productivity of
our forest land must be carefully considered in planning for the
Nation's long-range needs for wood products.
The total forest and woodland area for the 50 States, as of
July 1960, was approximately 774 million acres, according to the
forest inventory of the U.S. Forest Service. Of this total forest
and woodland area, 132 million acres are located in Alaska.
Hawaii has about 2 million acres of forest and woodland.
The regional distribution of the forest land area reported by
the Forest Service as of 1953 and 1900 is shown by the accompany-
ing table. It should be pointed out that the Forest Service car-
ries out the inventory of forest resources on a continuous basis.
Not all parts of the United States have yet had a complete forest
inventory. On the other hand, in those States where forest land
is of major importance and where marked changes in the acreage
and composition of the forest are occurring, two and even three
inventories have been completed during the past 25 years.
FOREST LAND AREA IN UNITED STATES
BY REGIONS, 1953 AND 1960 ■
Region
Forest land
1953
1960
1,000 acres
66,365
31, 229
55, 201
5,752
69, 307
79, 818
51, 809
48. 037
143, 498
96, 670
1,000 acres
66, 892
31.349
54,614
5,377
70, 202
77, 860
54,170
38, 150
144,288
96,580
us Stat'
647,686
639, 482
(2)
(!)
132, 314
2.000
(50 Sta
773, 796
i As reported by the U.S. Forest Service. Changes between 1953 and 1960 are
part due to ttie availability of more detailed surveys for some areas in 1960.
2 Not available.
LAND UTILIZATION
15
WOODLAND IN FARMS
ACREAGE. 1959
WOODLAND IN FARMS
The 1959 Census of Agriculture reported 164 million acres of
woodland in farms. The instruction on the questionnaire used
in taking the census was as follows: "Include as woodland all
wood lots and timber tracts, cutover and deforested land which
has value for wood products and has not been improved for pas-
ture." Application of this instruction does not necessarily yield
the acreage reported by the U.S. Forest Service, which has gath-
ered its information about forest and woodland acreage through
the observations of trained foresters who are applying the defini-
tions cited on the previous page of this report.
The instructions in the 1959 census questionnaire are somewhat
more precise than the corresponding instructions used in the 1954
census. In the 1950 census, no definition of woodland was given
apart from an instruction to enumerators to include brush pasture
as woodland. It is important to assume in using census data on
woodland area that some changes in woodland acreages from one
census to another may merely represent differences in interpreta-
tion as to what constitutes "woodland."
WOODLAND NOT PASTURED
It is interesting to compare the map Showing the distrilmti f
woodland not pastured with to te showing woodland pastured.
For thai reason the map of woodland pastured is repeated on
this page.
The heaviest concentration of nonpastured woodland in farms
is located in the Appalachian and Southeastern States. The
dominance of such cash crops as cotton, tobacco, and pe its
over extensive parts of these two regions is an Important factor
accounting for a high proportion Of the farm area remaining ill
forests. Much woodland in this part of the South is physically
suitable for crop production, on the other hand, a considerable
acreage of woodland in farms in areas of rough topograph; is nut
likely to be used for crops or even for pasture. These forest
areas are often not operated properly from the standpoint of
good forest management.
WOODLAND PASTURED
In some parts of the country, such as the longleaf-slash pine
forests of the southeastern Coastal Plain, commercial forest land
can be used for grazing livestock with little if any damage to the
forest itself, provided of course that harmful practices such as
periodic burning are not associated with the grazing operation.
Woodlands of the Southwest, some of which generally have
relatively little value for the production of wood products, are
among the major woodlands being grazed. There is also some
grazing of hardwood forests in the Northeastern and North Cen-
tral States. Generally the grazing of these hardwood forests is
not compatible with good forest management.
16 A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
REGIONAL PATTERNS OF LAND RESOURCES AND USES
Areal differences in the physical character and the uses made
of land resources have always been of great significance in under-
standing the patterns of such major activities as agriculture and
forestry in this country. Major physical characteristics of the
land particularly affecting its use for agriculture and forestry
are: (1) Annual amount and seasonal distribution of precipita-
tion; (2) temperature and the length of the frost-free season:
(3) land relief, including degree and direction of slope : (4 I soils :
and (5) vegetation.
Often the natural environment may be altered in such a way
that land resources which in their original condition were not
usable for agriculture may become valuable for agricultural pro-
duction. Land improved by drainage and irrigation falls into this
category. Increased use of fertilizer has also proved profitable
on land with inherently infertile but efficiently amendable soils.
Numerous other influences also affect the regional patterns of
land use. The history of land settlement often plays a very sig-
nificant role in the present use of resources. Control or owner-
ship of the land may also affect its use. The distribution of
population is important too. Changes in the population distribu-
tion are occurring, and these shifts of course have a bearing on
major changes in the use of land resources. Changing tech-
nology is of considerable imi>ortance. Improvement in the va-
rieties of grain sorghum, for example, have led to a considerable
expansion of land used for that crop. The increasing mechaniza-
tion of the cotton harvest has played a part in shifting cotton
production to more level lands and to larger farms. The presence
of mineral production or of manufacturing industries may affect
the labor supply and thus play a part in deemphasizing agricul-
ture in a particular area.
Shifts in the use and productivity of land resources among re-
gions have been taking place. The pattern of use may also
change within a region. Among some of the changes that have
been occurring are (1) the westward migration of cotton pro-
duction to the Mississippi Delta, to Texas, and to California ;
(2) increased planting and sustained yield management of forest
resources in areas where crop agriculture was formerly impor-
tant : (3) improvement and expansion of pasture on land formerly
used mainly for crop production: (4) introduction and expanded
use of such crops as soybeans and grain sorghums in regions
where corn or wheat had generally dominated the crop picture
for so many years.
The maps in this section of the report are intended to give a
general understanding of the differences in the regional distribu-
tion of land resources and how they are used. The map of "Gen-
eral Resource Areas" was first published in the 1958 Yearbook of
Agriculture as part of a chapter entitled "Our Wealth of Land
Resources." The map of "Major Types of Farming in the United
States" has served for several years as an effective means of
gaining an initial acquaintance with the regional differences in
farming found in the several parts of the Tinted States. The
map showing the "Major I'ses of All Land As Compared With
Total Land Area" gives at a glance some of the striking differ-
ences in the major uses of land found among the several farm
production regions in the United States.
LAND UTILIZATION
17
GENERALIZED LAND RESOURCE AREAS
The accompanying map Is presented to give an overall view of
the combinations of various physical conditions in different parts
of the United States. The caption describing the contents of
this map in the 1958 Yearbook of Agriculture effectively empha-
sizes the major points presented by the map. therefore it is cited
here: "Our land exhibits a wide range in productive capacity.
climate, surface relief, and soil arc the major factors that,
through various combinations, have produced the great diversity
in the use potentiality of the land. Of these factors, climate is
the most important because moisture supply controls land use
The land-resource areas delimited here are therefore lirst divided
according to moisture differences.
"The country is divided into a humid East and a drier West,
in which only the higher mountains anil the North Pacific Coastal
region receive enough precipitation to bring them in the humid
category. The line drawn to separate the humid Bast from the
drier West, running almost north and south across the middle of
the country, represents no abrupt Change, hut is placed iri the
zone of transition between moist and dry. II approximates a line
that separates the area where average annual precipitation ex
ceeds average potential evapotranspiration from those where the
reverse is true.
"Broad belts differentiated according to length of frost-free
season are used to nivo some indication Of differences in tempera
ture that affect potentialities of land resources. Among the
humid areas, differences in surface relief, soils, and drainage
account for the different classes of areas shown. Among the
subhumid and arid areas, different degrees of aridity overshadow
differences in surface relief or soil in all hut file moister areas and
therefore mainly account for the different classes of drier areas."
MAJOR TYPES OF I' \KMIXC
Studies of types of farming in the United States have permitted
the periodic assembling of ,iata about the characteristics of
American agriculture, including its economic units in terms of
crops grown, livestock and livestock products produced, methods
used in production, and sources of in,- e. These studies have
also aided in explaining the area] differences that have developed
in farming in the United states. Type-of-farming studies also
provide a classification of the production programs on individual
farms into types of farming, which can in turn he generalized by
regions and areas.
Types of farming for the United States were lirst presented in
the i s. Department of Agriculture Yearbook for 1908. Later a
map of agricultural provinces in the United States was developed
by <>. E. Baker and others By 1930 this map had been refined
and the number of provinces, or regions .as they were later called.
was increased from 10 to 1U. As a part of the 1!«() Census of
Agriculture a detailed study of types of farming was made, and
a map was published in 1935. On this map, oil type-of-farming
areas were regionalized into 12 major lype-of farmint; regions and
kmi subregions.
In 1950, tin- U.S. Department of Agriculture published the re
suits of further study of type-of-farming areas as Agriculture
Information Bulletin No. :'.. A progressive grouping of State
tj i r farming areas, maps of which had been prepared by many
of the Slates prior to and after the 1935 type-Of-farmlng study.
gave the most recent generalization of types of farming in the
United States. The color map published al that time divides the
country into 165 generalized tj pe of farming areas, in subregions,
and !> major agricultural regions. It is the nine major agricul-
tural regions or major type of farming areas which .are presented
on the accompanying map.
18
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
MAJOR USES OF ALL LAND AS COMPARED
WITH TOTAL LAND AREA
By Regions, 1959
I Cropland
[•:■:! Pasture and glazing land
Forest land
X//A Special use areas
\:::A Miscellaneous other land
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
1EG. ERS 943-62(3) ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
MAJOR USES OF LAND BY REGIONS
The regional distribution of the major uses of land is shown in
the accompanying map and tables. Cropland acreage reported in
this table is based on the acreage reported by the Census of Agri-
culture, adjusted by the Economic Research Service of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture for some under-enumeration.
Several striking regional differences in the uses made of bind
exist. Cropland occupies more than half of the total land area
in two of the farm production regions — the ('urn Belt and North-
ern Plains regions. On the other hand, six of the regions have
less than 25 percent of the land area used as cropland (North-
east, Appalachian, Southeast. Mississippi Delta. Mountain, anil
Pacific). Hawaii and Alaska have a relatively small part of the
total land area in cropland.
In relation to the other major uses of land, grassland pasture
and range dominates the various land uses in the Mountain and
Southern Plains States. More than half the total land area of
these States is so used. In the Northern Plains, two-fifths of the
land area is used for grazing, which combined with the high
proportion of land used as cropland ( 52 percent ) gives this region
the highest i>ercentage of total land area in agricultural use (1)3
percent). At the other extreme, only 26 percent of the land area
in the Northeast is used for agriculture.
Forest and woodland is the main use of land in ti of the 10 farm
production regions (Northeast. Lake, Appalachian. Southeast.
Mississippi Delta, and Pacific States). In the Southeast, 63 per-
cent of the land area is in forest and woodland. More than half
the land area is in forest and woodland in the Northeastern,
Helta, and Appalachian States. On the other hand, only 3 per-
cent of the land area of the Northern Plains States is in forest
and woodland. Most of this is in the Black Hills and along water
Other land includes land in very intensive uses such as urban
development and transportation. It also includes some very ex-
tensive areas that are being put to relatively little productive use.
The large expanse of tundra in Alaska and the desert areas in
some of the Western States are examples of such areas.
MAJOR USES OF LAND BY REGIONS, UNITED STATES, 1959
Region
Crop-
land
Grass-
land
pasture
anil
ranee
Forest
land
Special-
use
areas
Miscel-
laneous
other
land
Total
land
area
Northern:
1,000
acres
20, 973
45. 495
95. 090
101, 054
1,000
acres
7.999
8,266
21. 806
79. 743
1,000
acres
liti, S92
54,614
31.349
5, 377
1,000
acres
13, 524
10.445
12,018
8,218
1,000
acres
2,936
3,889
5.021
485
1,000
112.324
122. 709
165. 284
194, 1*77
262, 612
117, 814
158,232
44, 205
12, 331
595. 191
.Southern:
29,990
21,071
20. 808
53.910
12,984
13. 939
9,358
409. 239
70, 202
77, 860
54. 170
38, 150
8,525
9,939
4.890
9,104
2,849
1,259
3,464
1,897
124. 550
Southeast
124. 068
92. 690
Southern Plains
212. 306
125. 785
145, 520
2411. 3.S2
32, 458
9, 169
553.614
Western:
Mountain
Pacific
Alaska
Hawaii _*
42, 952
26. 134
L'l
500
312. 832
53, 965
2. 350
646
144. 288
96. 580
132. 314
2,000
29,901
17, 839
17, 090
376
18. 475
9,982
213. 703
584
548. 448
204. 500
365, 481
4,106
69.610
369, 793
375, 182
65, 206
242, 744
1, 122, 535
457. 483
630. 131
639. 482
124, 403
50, 257
1,901,756
United States (50 States)...
458. 007
633, 127
773, 796
M41.869
264, 544
2.271.343
vihl.TiH'SS urciis.
LAND UTILIZATION
19
MAJOR USES OF LAND BY REGIONS,
UNITED
STATES
1959
Percentage in major uses of total land area
Region
Crop-
land
Grass-
land
pasture
and
range
forest
and
wood-
land
Other
land
Approxi-
mate
land
area
Northern:
Percent
19
37
58
52
Percent
7
7
13
41
Percent
59
44
19
3
Percent
15
12
10
4
Percent
100
100
100
100
44
20
27
9
100
Southern:
24
17
22
26
11
11
10
51
56
63
59
18
9
9
9
6
100
100
100
100
23
26
43
8
100
Western:
8
13
(')
12
57
26
1
16
26
47
36
49
9
14
63
23
100
100
100
100
6
33
33
28
100
24
33
34
9
100
United States (50 States)
20
28
34
18
100
i Less than one-hall ol 1 percent.
SPECIAL USES OF LAND, BY REGIONS
Special uses of land vary widely. They Include such uses as
those for urban areas, highways, railroads. airports, parks, na-
tional defense areas, wildlife refuges, farmsteads, and farm roads
and lanes. For the most part, these uses are nonagricultural.
Recent interest in this group of uses centers around the quest inn
of whether or not it is desirable to use good agricultural land for
urban sites and other similar purposes when less desirable agri-
cultural land suitable for such uses is available. Competing
demands for the use of land are particularly acute in good farm-
ing areas where urban and industrial expansion has been rapid.
The total acreage occupied by the special uses of land (exclu-
sive of wilderness areas), totaled 142 million acres for all 50
States in 1959. For the 48 States the total was 124 million acres,
which compares with 110 million acres estimated to have been in
these same uses in 1954. In 1945 and 1950 it was estimated that
approximately 100 and 105 million acres respectively were in
these uses. Thus during the past 15 years, after allowance is
made for some differences in definition, more than 20 million
acres have been transferred to this special category of land use.
Use of land for artificial reservoirs is not shown in the above
table. As reservoirs are deducted from the land area when com-
pleted, they are not included among the special uses of laud.
Excluding most natural lakes with controlled water levels, such
as Lake Okeechobee in Florida, artificial reservoirs occupied ap-
proximately 9 million acres in 1959. The water area of reservoirs
that were completed between 1950 and 1960 occupies about 2.1
million acres. In addition to the large reservoirs, which are ex-
cluded from the land area, there were nearly 7 million acres of
water area in small ponds, lakes, and reservoirs of less than 40
acres in size and in small, narrow streams. This acreage has
not been deducted from the land area.
SPECIAL USES OF LAND, BY REOIONS, 1959
Region
Urban areas
Rural high-
ways.
railroads,
and airports
Rural parks
Wildlife
National
defense,
flood control,
and Indus-
trial areas
Stat ■ ofl aed
Institutions
and mlscel-
Ian is
othei uses
Farmsteads,
farm roads,
and lanes
Total
1,000 acres
5.821
2.653
i. 364
615
2,178
2,904
1. lis
3.006
1,254
3,218
1,000 acra
2, 100
2.892
3,651
3,874
1,911
2,030
1. 122
2. 110
3,540
1,899
1,000 m ret
3, 137
832
.•st
130
1. 196
1. 172
80
824
8,316
6.289
1,000 acra
1.234
2.323
392
167
575
788
Sll
638
1,321
918
1,000 acres
599
400
814
1,648
1,406
2, 166
942
1.539
II, i.i.i
4,814
1,000 acres
84
101
Mil
:is
220
318
71
64
137
63
1,000 acres
549
1.244
2,383
1.256
1,040
571
716
1.023
690
638
1,000 acres
10.445
8. 218
8. 525
9.939
4.K90
29. 901
17,839
27,121
-".. 129
."2, '4.11
9 .is;
28,860
1,236
10,110
124, 103
27,217
25.219
29 723
17 _■!.,
31,122
1,236
10. 136
1 Excludes wilderness areas.
20
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION OF LAND RESOURCES
Present development and improvement of land is not com-
parable to the large-scale pioneering and homesteading of new
areas that were so important during the settlement period in
American history. However, considerable development and im-
provement of land, much of it on existing farms, is still taking
place. The development of land includes the preparation of un-
improved or presently nonarable land for crops and improved
pastures by carrying out such practices as installing drainage,
clearing woodland or brush, removing stones or old stumps, and
leveling, ditching, or terracing unimproved land for irrigation.
Improvement of land refers to the application of these various
measures to land that is presently used as cropland or improved
pasture, but that can be made more productive by carrying out
additional laud improvement.
Many farmers have only limited acreages of cropland available
with which to expand the farm business. On many small farms
on which capital and land resources are limited, more effective
use of existing land resources in the farm unit may be possible
by carrying out certain development or improvement measures.
Operators of large farms may have a choice of making more in-
tensive use of the existing acreage of improved land or of devel-
oping additional land in the farm.
Development and improvement of land by irrigation continues
to expand. During the last decade, the acreage irrigated has in-
creased by 7 million acres. About half of this increase represents
the development of new cropland. The remainder results from
irrigation of dry cropland in the West and the supplemental irri-
gation of cropland in the humid Eastern States. The productiv-
ity of some of the land already being irrigated in the West also
may be increased by supplementing the existing sources of water
with additional water from new irrigation works. Leveling and
releveling of land is an important aspect of development and
improvement of land by irrigation in some areas.
The drainage of land for agricultural uses has been a major
practice in the development and improvement of land for many
years. Approximately 65 million acres were in organized drain-
age enterprises at the time of the first census of drainage taken
in 1920. Land in organized drainage enterprises in 1959 totaled
102 million acres.
The appreciation of the need to conserve such basic resources
as soil, water, forests, grassland, and wildlife has resulted in the
development of programs aimed at the wise use of natural re-
sources that are a vital part of the Nation's wealth. Recently,
several agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture working
together have completed a National Inventory of Soil and Water
Conservation Needs. This inventory contains comprehensive
data tabulated to present the major soil and land-use character-
istics of the country. This basic information was used in analyz-
ing the present and prospective conservation needs of the country.
The results of this inventory are in process of publication.
In this section of the graphic summary, some selected maps
and graphs are presented to illustrate the present status and sig-
nificant changes taking place in the development and conservation
of land resources.
AGRICULTURAL LAND IN DRAINAGE ENTERPRISES
ACREAGE, 1959
1 DOT-20,000 ACRES
MAP NO A59 7B9
y' US. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
LAND UTILIZATION
21
IRRIGATED LAND IN FARMS
ACREAGE, 1959
1 OOT-10,000 ACRES
MAP NO A59 783
US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
AGRICULTURAL LAND IN DRAINAGE ENTERPRISES
In 1960, the area reported in organized drainage districts by
the Bureau of the Census was 102 million acres. This was prac-
tically no change from the total acreage reported in drainage 'lis
trirts since 1950, when 103 million acres were reported. How-
ever, these data should not be construed to mean that very little
drainage activity occurred during this period within the existing
enterprises and on other land not Included in them. Perhaps
another 70 million acres had been drained by individual farmers
outside drainage districts. Dnder the Agricultural Conservation
Program "f the U.S. Department of Agriculture, payments were
made for Installation of either open or enclosed drains or for
shaping of land for drainage on nearly 17 million acres of land.
-This of course does not include land drained by farmers without
Federal assistance.
Approximately 92 million acres of the hind within organized
drainage districts which had been drained was being used for
agricultural production in 1960. The distribution of this acreage
by farm production regions is shown in the accompanying text
table :
Region 1,000 acres Percent
Northeast ._. 762 0.8
Lake States 21,022 22.8
Corn Belt.... 35,395 3*.4
Northern Plains 3,412 3.7
Appalachian 2,883 3.1
Southeast _ 5,353 5.8
Delta States.. 14,832 16.1
Southern Plains 5,825 6.3
Mountain 390 0.4
Pacific. _ 2.423 2.6
Total _ 92,297 100.0
IRRIGATED LAND IN FARMS
The distribution of the acreage of irrigated land in farms in
1959 is shown in the above map. Most of the irrigated acreage
was in the 11 Western States, Texas, and Nebraska. California
and Texas together had 13 million acres of the 33 million irrigated
in 1959 in the Dnited states.
The accompanying table shows the distribution of the acreage
of Irrigated land in 1949, 1954, and 1959 by farm production
regions. The net change in acreage between 1949 and 1959 is
also shown by regions.
IRRIGATED LAND
N FARMS
, BY REOIONS, 1949-59
! land In farms 1
Region
1958
1954
1949
Increase or
decrease,
1949-59
1,000 acta
206
87
87
118
490
1.296
1,000 acta
188
51
69
85
490
1.698
; ,000 acret
87
28
16
7
' 375
1.004
1,000 acra
119
59
71
111
115
292
2.284
2,581
1,517
767
3.003
5.853
12,095
9.787
1.631
4,816
11.208
9.317
1,128
3.166
11.643
8.334
1,875
2.687
452
Pacific .-
1,453
17 Western Btatea
30 738
a.. 971
24.271
6,467
141
(')
117
24
33,163
•29.552
25,905
7. 258
' Totals do not add because of rounding.
1 Not available.
• Excludes Alaska. Irrigated acreage In Alaska In 1959 was estimated at only 358
acres by the Alask 1 Agricultural Experiment Station.
< Excludes Hawaii In 1954.
22
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
IRRIGATED LAND-INCREASE AND DECREASE
tN ACREAGE. 1954-19S9
IRRIGATED LAND— INCREASE AND DECREASE
The accompanying map shows several areas with major in-
creases of irrigated land, particularly in the High Plains of Texas,
south-central Nebraska and southwestern Kansas, the Columbia
Plateau area of Washington, the Central Valley of California, and
southern Idaho. Reasons for the increases shown on the map
vary with the several areas. The increases either reflect actual
expansion of the total irrigated acreage, as in the Columbia
Plateau, or in several instances, a recovery from drought condi-
tions existing in 1954.
Decreases in irrigated acreage shown on the map are associated
with four main factors :(1) Less acreage of rice in 1959 than in
1954 in Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas with no substitution of
another irrigated crop; (2) urbanization of irrigated areas, par-
ticularly in Arizona and California; (3) drought conditions in
parts of the West in 1959, which meant less water for irrigation
than was available in 1954; (4) adequate or more nearly ade-
quate rainfall in eastern humid areas, which reduced the supple-
mental irrigated acreage in these areas.
ACREAGE OF IRRIGATED LAND FOR THE 17 WESTERN
STATES AND LOUISIANA
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crops only; 1939, acreage of irrigated crops plus irrigated pasture. Data for 1909 and 1919 not available.
IRRIGATED ACREAGE OF SPECIFIED CROPS AND PASTURE IN THE
17 WESTERN STATES AND LOUISIANA: 1959
Tftomowcw or octm
1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000
Clover and
timothy nay
Sugar beets
Dry beans
Spring v*eat
Irish potatoes
Oats for grain
Allalta seed
Small grains
cut for bay
Other hay
ACREAGE OF IRRIGATED LAND
The acreage of irrigated land continued to increase in the
United States between 1954 and 1959. The acreage of irrigated
land in farms reported in 1959 was 33.2 million acres compared
with 29.6 million acres in 1954 and 25.9 million acres in 1949.
Thus during the 10 years, 1949-59, there was an increase of 7.3
million acres, or 28 percent in irrigated laud in farms. The
greatest increase for this 10-year ireriod occurred in Texas, with
an increase of 2.5 million acres. Nebraska was second with 1.2
million acres and California was third with 1.0 million acres.
Colorado, Nevada, and Utah reirorted less irrigated land in farms
in 1959 than in 1949. The percentage increase in irrigated land
in farms in the 31 Eastern States amounted to 51 percent. The
acreage was 1.5 million acres in 1949 and 2.3 million acres in 1959.
Actually, more acreage was irrigated in the Eastern States in
1954. when 2.0 million acres were irrigated, than in 1959.
IRRIGATED ACREAGE OF SPECIFIED CROPS AND
PASTURE IN THE 17 WESTERN STATES AND LOUISIANA
In 1959 irrigated land in the 17 Western States totaled 30.7
million acres. Louisiana had 0.5 million acres. Of this total of
31.2 million acres, the land used for pasture accounted for about
5 million acres, or one-sixth of the total. Hay of different kinds —
alfalfa hay, wild hay, clover and timothy hay, small grains cut
for hay, and other hay — accounted for about 6.8 million acres.
Cotton was a major crop produced on irrigated land, since it oc-
cupied about 2.9 million acres. Sorghums, corn, barley, and oats,
which are among the major feed grains, occupied about 5.9 mil-
lion acres. Land in orchards, vineyards, and planted nut trees,
winter wheat, rice, and vegetables harvested for sale each were
produced on more than 1 million acres of irrigated land. Sugar
beets, dry beans, and Irish potatoes accounted for a total of about
1.8 million acres. Altogether the si>ecified crops shown on the ac-
companying graph accounted for nearly 30 million acres of the
total 31.2 million acres of irrigated land in the 18 States indicated.
LAND UTILIZATION
23
LAND IN COVER CROPS
ACREAGE, 1959
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LAND IN COVER CROPS
About 9 milium acres of land were planted in cover crops in
1959. Most of this acreage was found in the North Central and
Southern Plains States and in the Southeastern and Appalachian
States.
("over crops are used as a means of enriching and protecting soil
resources. Some cover crops are plowed under while still green,
to provide organic matter. ( Ither cover crops are more permanent
and may occupy the land for a number of years. Annual crops
grown for their cover value are generally planted in the fall to
furnish cover during the winter months, or in some instances in
the spring for protection of land during the summer months when
cash and feed crops are not being grown.
CROPLAND USED FOR GRAIN OK ROW CROPS
FARMED ON THE CONTOUR
The planting of grain or row crops on the contour has become
a major conservation practice in the United States during the past
25 years. More than 22 million acres were reported in the l!>.r>!)
Census of Agriculture as being farmed on the contour. Crops are
planted on I lie contour when the rows or strips are laid out al
right angles lo I he natural slo|>e of the land. Farming land on
the contour generally means that alternating strips or bands of
different crops arc also used in order to retard soil and water
loss. Row crops alternating with close-sown crops is a common
arrangement. The different crops commonly grown are also ro-
tated among tin- different strips of land.
This practice is used especially in the Greal Plains Slates and
in the western part of the Corn Belt and Lake States. A con-
siderable acreage is also found in Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio
and In parts of the Southern States.
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LAND IN STRIP CROPS FOR SOIL EROSION CONTROL
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LAND IN STRIP CROPS FOR SOU. EROSION CONTROL
The practice of planting strips of wheal, barley, or oats alter
Dating with strips of cultivated summer fallow at right angles to
the prevailing wind direction has been especially common in the
northern and central parts of the Great Plains. This practice was
in use on approximately lrt million acres in 1959.
Along the dry margin for wheat production in the Great Plains
there is a considerable hazard of soil blowing, especially in dry
years. Wind stripcropping, stubble mulching, and other conserva-
tion practices help to control soil blowing. Some of the land on
which these practices are currently being employed are from a
physical standpoint better suited for the grazing of livestock
than for the production of wheat.
24
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
FARM RESOURCES
FARM RKSiil KCKS
Land, Labor, and capita] are the major Inputs used in the pro-
duction of agricultural commodities. The accompanying table
from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Technical Bulletin No.
I2.XS entitled Productivity in Ayriculturt presents the changes in
composition of inputs in agriculture from 1870 to 1957.
CHANGES IN COMPOSITION OF INPUTS,
UNITED STATES AGRICULTURE, 1870-1957
Percentage o( total inputs '
Year
Laboi
Land real
estate
Capital !
Total
Inputs Based on 1935-39 1'rice Weights
Percent
65
62
60
57
53
50
46
41
Percent
is
19
18
19
20
18
18
18
/■rrmit
17
19
22
24
27
32
36
41
Percent
10C
101
101
mi
101
101
101
mi
Inputs Based on 1947-19 Price Weights
1940
56
14
30
1(10
1950
40
15
45
10(
1957
31
15
54
i Tin- use of different price weights prohibits direct comparison of composition
percentages for the periods before and after 1940. However, changes In composition
within the two price-weight periods, 1870 1940 and 1940 57, serve to Indioate the magni-
tude of changes in com position of input. Comparisons of periods before and after 1940
substantiate the trend In changes of Input mix.
a All inputs other than labor and real estate
From this table three major conclusions tire apparent: ill
Labor inputs have declined considerably as a part of the total
inputs: (2) land litis remained remarkably constant as an input;
(3) capital lias now become the dominant input in American
agriculture.
The maps and charts that follow in this section will graphically
substantiate the trend indicated in the above table.
The first of the maps shown below indicates the percentage of
total land area in farms in 1959 on a county unit basis. This map
gives a fairly clear indication of where the major fanning areas
of the country are located. Not shown on the map is the siirniti-
cant change in the acreage of land in farms that has taken place
between 195-1 and 1959.
The acreage of land in farms, including that reported for the
new States of Alaska and Hawaii, dropped from 1,161 million acres
in 1!)">4 to 1,123 million .teres in 1959. This drop of 38 million
tores was due to several factors. In the first place, a change was
made in the definition of a farm between the census of 1954 and
th.it of L959. However, the decrease in land in farms resulting
from this change in definition amounted to Only 6 million of the
3S million-acre decrease. Tart of the decrease can he attributed
to the expansion of urban areas, since 7 million acres of the 38-
million-acre decrease was in counties included in standard metro-
politan areas. The Soil Hank program, which retired many whole
farms from agricultural production, has also been a significant
factor. Furthermore, the improvement in highways and the high
degree of mobility of the labor force litis meant that many farmers
have just unit farming and are working full time in industrial
jobs while commuting from the home on the farm that they no
longer operate.
The retirement of this large acreage from agriculture along
with the continued decline in farm population of course indicates
that capital is being substituted for land and labor in the produc-
tion of farm products in practically all parts of the I'nlted States.
LAND UTILIZATION
25
ACREAGE OF LAND IN FARMS AND NOT IN FARMS, FOR THE
UNITED STATES: 1850 TO 1960
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ALL LAND IX FARMS
The distribution (if land in farms is shown in the accompany Ing
map. Land in farms is located in the major divisions of the
country as follows :
Percent
of total
Million In ml
Region acres area
Northeast 40.,'i 36
North Central 385.4 80
South :ra.2 i;i
West 341.2 15
Alaska and Hawaii 3.4 1
Total 1,123.5 49
North Central Slates include those in the Corn Melt. Lake
States, and Northern Plains farm production regions.
The South includes those States in the Applachian, Southeast.
Delta, and Southern Plains farm production regions.
The West includes the Pacific and Mountain States.
ACREAGE OF LAND IN FARMS .VXD NOT IX FARMS
From 1!>."H to 1959, there was a decline of approximately .'is
million acres of land in farms in the United Slates. This was
the third and Largest decline In the acreage of land in farms since
the tirst census of agriculture was taken in 1850. Furthermore,
the acreage of land reported in farms was less than that which
was nol in farms. As a result primarily of Including statistics for
the new Stale of Alaska, the acreage of land in farms as a percent
of the total land area declined from 60.8 in 1954 to 19.5 in 1959.
The inclusion of data for Alaska was the first addili C territory
in the agricultural census since the addition of New Mexico and
Arizona as the 17th and isth Stales in 1912.
Some of the reasons underlying the 38-mlllion-acre decrease in
land in farms between 1954 and 1959 are cited in the general text
for this section of the report.
Total land in terms
Total land not in larms
LAND IN FARMS, BY TENURE OF OPERATOR, FOR THE
UNITED STATES: 1959
Million! of ocr*a
0 100 200 300 400 500
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
All tenants
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Number ol acres
LAND IX FARMS HY TENURE OF OPERATOR
Of the four major tenure groups of farm operators, part owners
operate about It percent of the total acreage. Full owners ac-
count for 31 percent of the total, and land operated entirely by
tenants and thai operated by managers accounts for about 15 anil
in percent respect Ively.
Percent
Million uf liiinl
ncirx in farms
Full owners 348.6 31
Part owners 498.3 44
Managers 109.8 10
All tenants 166.8 15
Total 1,123.5 100
In l!).r>4, full owners were operating 34 percent of the land in
farms; part owners, 11 percent; all tenants. Ill percent; and
managers, !» percent.
26
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
NUMBER OF FARMS
In the 1959 Census of Agriculture 3.7 million farms were re-
ported. 1.1 million fewer than were reported in 1954. Of this de-
crease, about 232.000 units that would have been counted as farms
in 1954 did not meet the new definition of a farm adopted for the
19.">9 Census. However, even excepting the reduction in number
of farms attributable to a change in the definition of a farm, the
change in the number of farms was the greatest ever recorded
for any 5-year period by the census of agriculture.
More than two-fifths of all the farms were located in the South-
ern States, which account for only a fifth of the total land area of
the 50 States. On the other hand, the 11 Western Slates. Alaska,
and Hawaii, which have one-half of the total land area, have only
about a tenth of all farms. Farms are most evenly distributed
among counties in the Corn Belt States. In parts of the North-
east. Southeast, and the Western States there are large areas
where practically no farms may be found.
COMMERCIAL FARMS
Nearly two-thirds of all farms reported by the 1959 Census of
Agriculture were classified as commercial farms. In general, all
farms with a value of sales amounting to $2,500 or more were
classified as commercial. Farms with a value of sales of $50 to
$2,499 were classified as commercial if the farm operator was
under 65 years of age and (li he did not work off the farm 100
or more days during the year and (2) the income received by the
operator and members of his family from nonfarm sources was
less than the value of all farm products sold.
Almost half of all commercial farms in the United States were
located in the Corn Belt, Lake States, and Northern Plains States.
Tin' Corn Belt States alone had nearly a fourth of all commercial
farms. Among the States. Iowa had the largest number of com-
mercial farms witli 154,329.
OTHER FARMS
Part-time, part-retirement, and abnormal farms are classed as
other farms. They constituted about one-third of all farms in
1959. For the first time the census of agricuture recognized the
part-retirement farm in a separate economic class. The oper-
ators of these farms were 05 years old or over and the value of
sales of farm products was $50 to $2,409. Abnormal farms in-
clude all institutional farms and Indian reservations.
The heaviest concentration of such farms is found in the Ap-
palachian States, particularly in the mountainous parts of those
States. Numerous part-time farms are scattered about this area.
Employment in nearby towns or in the mills located in rural areas
is fairly common in the southern Piedmont and Appalachian
Mountain regions.
« )n the other hand there are very few other farms in the North-
ern Plains States. About 13 percent of all farms in these States
were classed as other farms in 1050, whereas from two-fifths to
nearly one-half of all farms in the Appalachian, Southeast, and
Delta States were so classified.
LAND UTILIZATION
27
28
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
COMMERCIAL FARMS AS A PERCENTAGE OF
ALL FARMS
In the Great Plains States, adjacent parts of the Mountain
States, and the western part of the Corn Relt and Lake States
a very high percentage of all farms were classified as commercial.
Elsewhere, smaller areas of contiguous counties with high pro-
portions of all farms in the commercial class were found mainly
in the lower Mississippi Valley and in eastern North Carolina.
There were numerous counties, mainly in the Eastern States,
where commercial farms constituted less than a fifth of all farms.
AVERAGE SIZE OF COMMERCIAL FARMS
Commercial farms vary greatly in size. In the Western States
where grazing of livestock is a common activity, farms or ranches
are large. Florida also has some counties in which the average
size of commercial farms exceeds 2,560 acres. Partically no coun-
ties have commercial farms averaging less than Ml acres per farm :
however, numerous counties in areas where tobacco and cotton
are grown have commercial farms that average between SO and
159 acres in size. In the Corn Belt and the Lake States, the aver-
age size of commercial farms is between 100 and 31!) acres for
nearly all counties. This is also a common range in size of farm
for many counties in the Northeast, Southeast, and Helta states.
When the average sizes of all farms are compared on a State
basis, the range is from S3 acres per farm in North Carolina to
5,558 acres in Arizona. In North Carolina, many small farms
producing mainly tobacco are a major factor in the small average
size of farm; in Arizona, large Indian reservations make for a
high average size.
The average size of all farms in the United States was 302 acres
in 1050. This compared with 242 acres per farm in 1954 and 155
acres in 1935. Thus. American farms have approximately doubled
in size during the past 25 years.
AVERAGE VALUE OF LAM) AM) BUILDINGS PER ACRE
The average value of land and buildings per acre in 1959 varied
widely throughout the United States. Among the States. New
Jersey had the highest average values with $520 per acre and
Wyoming Hie lowest with $23 per acre. Average values per acre
in the Northeast ranged from $81 and $83 in Vermont and Maine
to the State high in New Jersey and to $380 and $444 in Rhode
Island and Connecticut. In the Lake States the State averages
ranged from $132 to $103. In the Corn Belt the range was be-
tween $245 and $320, except for Missouri where the State average
was only $112. In the Northern and Southern Plains States. $51
to $100 was the overall range by States. In the Appalachian.
Southeastern, and Mississippi Delta States, average per-acre
values ranged from $74 in West Virginia to $218 in Florida.
Among the Western States, California had by far the highest land
values with $353 per acre.
An example of the variations in land values associated- with
the production of different crops may be found in the May 1901
issue of the Farm Real Estate Market, in which some of the cur-
rent developments are summarized. In California and Florida
particularly, market values of farmland per acre vary greatly be-
cause of the special crops grown and also because of strong de-
mand for land for such nonfarm uses as subdivisions and indus-
trial and commercial sites.
The very high value of irrigated land in California was stressed
in this report
Land in avocado groves had the highest average value per acre
I $4,500) in 1001. I Mango groves were second, with average values
per acre ranging from S3, 750 for navel oranges to $3,900 for
Valencia oranges. Land on which prunes, peaches, apricots, al-
monds, and walnuts were being grown had average values per
a.re ranging from $1,600 to $2,375. Land used under irrigation
for the production of vegetables averaged between $800 and $2,500
per acre in value, with $1,500 as an overall average. Land on
which field crops such as cotton, sugar beets, rice, beans, barley,
and alfalfa were being grown under irrigation had values ranging
from an average of about $800 per acre for the more intensively
used land to $600 for that used mainly for beans, barley, and
alfalfa.
LAND UTILIZATION
29
UNITED STATES FARM POPULATION 1920 TO 1960
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UNITED STATES FARM POPULATION BY REGIONS, 1960
Pcrcantog* of total fann population
(Estimates from Population Surveys)
•Farm population according to the old definition of current population surveys. Farm population .in
1960 estimated by the new definition is 15.6 million.
IS FARM POPULATION
Farm population continued to decline sharply during the decade
1950 to I960. I'sing the old definition of farm population in order
to obtain comparable figures for 1950 and I960, one finds thai the
reduction amounts to -4.<> million, or a 22-percenl decrease. In
1980 the 2.">.1 million persons living on farms constituted 16.6 per-
cent of the total population. The comparable estimate of farm
population in I960 is 2ti..~> million persons, or L1.4 percent of the
total population. Under the new definition, the estimated farm
population is only 15.6 million, which comprises only 8.7 percent
of the total population.
All of these totals include the rural farm population of Alaska
and Hawaii.
PERCENTAGE OP TOTAL POPULATION REPRESENTED
BY FARM POPULATION
A change in the definition of farm population was made for
the I960 Census of Population. Fortius census, farm residence
was determined by using the new definition of a farm. It was
formerly determined by asking a person whether or not his house
was located on a farm or ranch. The number of people living in
the open countryside whose Livelihood is not gained from farming
has been increasing in recent year-. Many of these people in
replying to questions asked under ti l * I definition tended to re
port themselves as living on farms. Therefore the effect of appl,\
ing the new definition was to reduce the farm population sharph
Northeast
North Central
South
by eliminating many persons who sold little or no farm produce
but who previously reported themselves as living on farms.
The comparison of the farm population as reported under the
Old and Dew definitions is as follows :
\*ir definition: I960 farm population— 15.6 million, or <x,7
percent of the total population.
Old definition: 1960 farm population — 20.5 million, or 11.4
percent of the total population.
The overall pattern of farm population did not change very
much between 1950 and I960. The greatest concentration of farm
population still remains in the South. In areas where tenant-
operated cotton and tobacco farms are still numerous and where
there are many part-time and residential farms, the percentage
of the total population living On farms is relatively high. (If the
counties with a relatively small part of the total population living
on farms, many are highly urbanized. Mining and forestry are
i -o important activities than farming in numerous other coun-
ties with very few farm jteople.
The regional distribution of the farm population has changed
only slightly during the past 111 years. In 1920, the regional dis-
tribution was as follows: Northeast. 8 percent; .North Central.
32 percent ; South, 53 percent : and West. 7 percent, in 1960, the
census of population indicated that the Northeast had 7 percent
of the farm population: the North Central States, 1(1 i>ercent ; the
South. 41 percent : and the West. '.» percent.
30
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
TRACTORS ON FARMS
The 5.1 million tractors reported on farms in 1959 represent an
increase of nearly a half million in 5 years. Approximately a
fourth of all tractors were found on farms in the Corn Belt States
in 1959. More than half (52 percent) of all tractors were located
in the Corn Belt, Lake States and Northern Plains regions. Many
farms of course have more than one tractor, particularly in the
highly commercialized agricultural areas. When the distribution
of tractors on farms is compared with the distribution of cropland
harvested, a close similarity exists. as would lie expected, since so
much of the tractor power is used in the production of crops.
Approximately a half million tractors were reported on farms in
both the Northeast and the Appalachian regions. The Southeast.
Delta, and Mountain regions each reported about a quarter of a
million tractors. The Delta States reported 0.4 million and the
Pacific States 0.3 million tractors.
TRACTORS— INCREASE AND DECREASE IN NUMBER
The overall increase in the number of tractors on farms between
1954 and 1959 was about 9 percent. Many counties, however,
reported decreases in the number of tractors while others reported
increases considerably in excess of the overall 9 percent increase.
The major decreases in the number of tractors occurred mainly
in those counties where rapid urbanization was underway and in
counties where considerable acreages of cropland were being
transferred to pasture and forestry uses.
Major increases took place in many counties of the Appa-
lachian region and in the relatively hilly part.s of such States as
Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. The small tractor was undoubtedly
becoming popular to farmers growing tobacco and other crops on
relatively small farms. Several areas in the West where the irri-
gated acreage increased sharply also had increases in the number
of tractors. Sizable increases also occurred in the productive
Corn Belt and in the lower parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
HORSES AND MULES
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HORSES AND MULES
The number of horses and mules reported on farms in 1959
was less than 3 million. A considerable part of these were cow
ponies on western ranches. More than a third of all horses and
mules re[M>rted on farms were located in the Great Plains, Moun-
tain, and Pacific States where crop production for the most part
is highly mechanized.
Another third of the horse and mule population was found in
the Appalachian, Southeast, and Delta States regions, where on
many small farms horses and, more often, mules are still used
for draft purposes.
The remaining third of the horses and mules were found in the
Corn Belt, Lake States, and Northeast regions. Many of the
horses on these farms were used for riding purposes or had been
retired from active use on the farms where they were enumerated.
In some of the more hilly parts of these regions, however, some
draft use of horses and mules may still be found.
LAND UTILIZATION
31
ACREAGE ON WHICH COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER WAS USED, 1959
ACREAGE ON WHICH COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER
WAS USED
Commercial fertilizers were being used on Ki.'i million acres of
land in 1959. This represented an increase of !•> million acres
over the acreage fertilized in 1954. The principal crops "n which
fertilizer was being used were :
fi -ret III
of total
ncn 111)1
■fertilised
38.3
13.1
10.0
6.4
3.4
l 8
25.0
Million
Crop acres
Corn :.l 0
Wheat 17.5
Hay and cropland pasture 13.4
Cotton 8 5
Other pasture (not cropland) 1.5
Soybeans 2.7
Sorghum 2.4
All other crops 33.3
Total 133.3
100
SOURCES OF INCREASE IN FARM OUTPUT
Dunns Three Periods
% OF CONTRIBUTION
PERIODS
f222 1919-21 to 1938-40
^p 1940 41 to 1951-52-
r??1 1951-52 to 1955
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SOURCES OF INCREASE IX FARM OITI'CT
Three major and two minor sources of increase in farm output
since 1920 may be noted on the accompanying graph. During the
period of the I920's and I930's the substitution of the tractor for
farm-produced power t horses and mules) accounted for 51 per-
cent Of the increase of livestock anil crops available for direct
human use. 1 luring this sa period, a change in crop production
|ht acre accounted for .".1 percent of I he Increase in farm oulput.
The increase in farm output attributed to livestock product
amounted to 15 percent. Increased consumption of pasture con-
tributed I percent, which was counterbalanced by a 4-percenl de-
crease in the acreage of cropland.
During the decade Of the 1940*8, the major source of increase in
farm output was the greatly accelerated crop production per acre
(43 percent I. Reduction in farm produced power and an increase
in livestock product added contributed 24 and 22 percent re-
spectively. Acreage used for cropland increased 11 percent.
More recently, during the 1950'S, the substitution of inanimate
power for animate power on the farm has continued to drop as a
source of the increase in farm output (19 percent). Increased
crop production per acre accounted for i(> percent of the total
Increase in farm output for the period from 1951 52 to 1955.
change in product added by all livestock amounted to a 31-percent
increase. Pasture consumed by livestock was up 8 percent in
1955 over 1951 52 and cropland used was down -1 percent.
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A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
FARM PRODUCTION
From colonial times to about 1920, the major increases in farm
production were attributable to the expanding acreage that was
being used for agriculture. New farms were created on the fron-
tier of settlement and virgin forests and grassland were cleared
and plowed for crops. Later, farmers began to apply manures,
rotate crops, put on lime, and carry out other practices in order to
maintain production on established farms on which the inherent
fertility of the virgin soils had been depleted. Yet the application
of these practices was subordinate to the expansion of the total
cropland acreage in bringing about increases in production on
American farms.
About 1920, or following World War I, a remarkable shift in
farming began to take place. The total cropland acreage was to
become stabilized at acreages ranging from 480 million acres to
about 4(50 million acres during the next 40 years. Yet during
these 40 years the population of the United States increased from
106 million to 181 million people, who now enjoy a level of living
superior to that available in 1920. How has agricultural pro-
duction been increased during the past 40 years so that an
additional 75 million persons could be fed better on about the
same acreage of cropland? No major changes in farm imports
have occurred during this period, except for increased per capita
consumption of some foreign agricultural commodities such as
coffee and bananas, which are not produced in the 48 original
States.
The mechanization taking place on farms has played a sig-
nificant role in expanding the farm output available for human
consumption. About a fourth of the expanded output for human
use was a result of the substitution of the tractor for horses and
mules on the farms of this country. The other three-fourths of
this increase was brought about by a remarkable increase in the
per-acre productivity of the land used and also by the increased
productivity of the livestock. The development of new techniques
and materials through agricultural research and the application
of this technology in the farming operation have been highly sig-
nificant in accounting for this major change.
The yields per harvested acre of some of the principal crops in-
dicate how striking this increased productivity of the cropland
has been. In the table below, yields of corn, wheat, cotton lint,
and hay crops are shown for the 1920's and for the 1950's along
with the percentage increases in those yields :
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Yield per harvested acre
Iten
1920
1950
Change
(percent)
Corn
Wheat___
Cotton (lint)
Hay
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tons.
27
14
162
1.22
43
20
363
1.61
59
43
124
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The increases in livestock production per breeding unit have
also been very striking. This production per breeding unit in-
creased by more than 50 percent between the decades of the 1920's
and the 195()'s. Milk production per cow increased by nearly
1,400 pounds, which amounts to an increase of one-third over the
average for the 1920*s. The average laying chicken produced 6
dozen more eggs in the 1950's than were produced per layer in
the 1920's.
Striking increases in production also occurred for other crops
and other types of livestock, as well as those cited briefly above.
The maps and graphs that follow depict the distribution of
the major crop and livestock components of American agriculture
and some of the changes that have taken place in recent years.
Particularly in the captions that accompany the maps, attention
has been given to a brief description of major changes in the dis-
tribution of the production of crops and livestock as well as to
major changes in the total acreage of crops or number of live-
stock units which have occurred.
LAND UTILIZATION
33
AVERAGE VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD PER ACRE
OF ALL LAM) IN FARMS
The values shown on this map were computed by taking the
total dollar value of all farm products sold and dividing this by
the acreage of land in farms. Thus the overall average for the
United States was 27 dollars per acre and the range was from
less than 5 dollars per acre to average values of more than 100
dollars in many counties.
The average value of farm products sold |>er acre of all land
in farms was highest in those areas with inherently fertile soils
and with a high proportion of the land in farms used as crop-
land, and in those areas where it has l>een profitable to apply large
inputs of capital and in some cases labor to produce farm prod-
ucts. Counties in which average values of farm products sold ]>er
acre was low were numerous in the Western Stales where exten-
sive areas are used for grazing.
Counties in the Corn Belt, parts of California and Florida, the
lower Mississippi Valley, eastern North Carolina, ami counties
around large cities throughout the country account for most of
the counties with the highest average value of farm products sold
I>er acre of all land in farms. In the Corn Bell and lower Missis-
sippi Valley, a high proportion of inherently fertile cropland per
farm is being used in producing relatively high value livestock
and cotton, respectively. In California and Florida, citrus fruits
and off-season vegetables and — particularly in California — cotton,
deciduous fruits, nuts and some dairying and other livestock pro-
duction contribute high average values of farm products sold.
In eastern North Carolina tobacco is a dominant high-value crop.
Around the large cities, dairy products and some vegetable pro-
duction are major factors contributing to the high |>er-acre values
of farm production.
In parts of the Western States, where large acreages of pasture
and grazing land are needed for livestock production, the average
values of farm products sold per acre are naturally very low. In
the Eastern States, rough topography and poor soils are com-
monly associated with a low value of production per acre in many
places,
In Alaska and Hawaii, a generally intensive agricultural pat-
tern of use prevails if the land is used at all for agriculture. Some
dairying and vegetable products grown on Alaskan farms bring
high prices in local markets. In Hawaii, sugarcane and pine-
apples, which are the two major crops, have a relatively high
value i>er acre grown.
VALUE OF ALL CHOI'S SOLI) AS A PERCENTAGE OF ALL
FARM PRODUCTS SOLD
In 1959, the total value of all farm products sold amounted to
more than .'{(I billion dollars. Of this total about 13 billion dol-
lars, or i2 percent of the total value of all farm products sold,
was accounted for by crops. Livestock products accounted for
most of the remaining value of farm products, although some
forest products were sold by farmers
Areas where crop production accounts for SO percent or more
of the total farm production include the Middle Atlantic and
Southeastern Coastal Plain where crops such as tobacco, cotton,
vegetables, and fruit are important ; the lower Mississippi Valley
and Texas High Plains cotfon areas; and the Columbia River
Basin and north-central Montana wheat areas. In parts of the
Corn Belt and in many of the irrigated valleys of the West, the
value of livestock and crop production is more nearly equal.
Over large areas of the West which are suited mainly for grazing
there is very little crop production.
The Com Belt States and Pacific States as groups, account for
about 36 percent of the total value of all crops sold.
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A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
VALUE OF ALL CROPS SOLD
VALUE OF ALL CROPS SOLD
In several parts of the United States, the production of crops
for sale is the major agricultural enterprise. On the accom-
panying map the following are particularly evident : the Central
and Imperial Valleys of California with their fruits, nuts, vege-
tables, cotton, rice, wheat, and other cash crops ; the lower Missis-
sippi Valley and the High Plains of Texas where cotton is the
leading crop ; the central part of Florida with its citrus and vege-
tables ; the lower Rio Grande Valley with its vegetables and
citrus; the tobacco and cotton areas of eastern North Carolina
and South Carolina : the Salt River Valley of Arizona with its
cotton, vegetables, and citrus; the Columbia Plateau wheat area;
the Aroostook County, Maine, potato area ; the eastern and south-
ern shores of the Great Lakes with important fruit production;
and the more widespread cash grain producing areas of the Great
Plains and the Corn Belt.
VALUE OF VEGETABLES HARVESTED FOR SALE
The production of vegetables harvested for sale is much more
highly concentrated than production on farms for home use. In
1959, four areas had a particularly high dollar value of vegetables
harvested for sale: (1) The irrigated areas of California, includ-
ing parts of the Central Valley, the Imperial Valley, and the
Santa Clara and other coastal valleys, some of these areas pro-
ducing during late fall, winter, and early spring; (2) the south
Florida vegetable areas where most of the production takes place
during late fall, winter, and early spring when areas farther
north are unable to produce vegetables ; (3) the lower Rio Grande
Valley of Texas which also produces vegetables during the off
seasons for northern areas; and (4) the Middle Atlantic Coastal
Plain which produces bulb for processing and for the fresh mar-
ket.
VALUE OF FRUITS AND NUTS SOLD
Fruits bring a relatively high return per acre and their produc-
tion is highly localized. To a major degree climatic conditions
play an important role in the selection of areas for fruit pro-
duction. California and Florida were the leading fruit producing
States in 1959. Two-thirds of the total value of all fruits and
nuts sold was contributed by these two States. Both citrus and
deciduous fruits are of major importance in California as well as
nuts, particularly walnuts and almonds. In Florida citrus fruits
dominate, although some small fruits such as strawberries and
some pecans are produced. Other important fruit-producing areas
contributing a high value of fruits are the irrigated valleys of
Washington and Oregon where apples and i>ears are especially
important ; the eastern and southern shores of the Great Lakes,
and the valley slopes of Virginia and Maryland where apples and
peaches are grown.
LAND UTILIZATION
35
VALUE OF HORTICULTURAL SPECIALTIES SOLD
Horticultural specialties include nursery products such as trees,
shrubs, vines, and ornamentals; cut flowers, potted plants, florist
greens, and bedding plants ; and vegetables grown under glass,
flower seeds, vegetable seeds, vegetable plants, bulbs, and mush-
rooms. More than $t>00 million worth of these products were
produced in 1959. California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, and
New York, in that order, were the leading producing States.
From the accompanying map it is obvious that the major produc-
ing areas are strongly oriented toward large urban centers. Par-
ticularly heavy concentrations are associated with Chicago,
Cleveland, Xew York, and Philadelphia. Mushroom production
in southeastern Pennsylvania contributes to the high value of
horticultural specialties sold in that area. Other areas of spe-
cialization are also characteristic of this type of agricultural
production.
VALUE OF FOREST PRODUCTS SOLD
Some forest products are sold from many farms, hence in con-
trast to the high degree of concentration found in the production
of fruits, vegetables, and horticultural specialties the value
realized from the sale of forest products is widely distributed.
The value of forest products shown on this map pertains only to
those produced on farms, therefore commercial logging operations
are generally excluded. Individual forestry products sold from
farms include firewood and fuelwood, mine timbers, poles and
piling, fence posts, sawlogs, veneer logs, pnlpw 1, Christmas
trees, and maple syrup. The total value of forest products sold
in 1959 amounted to 187 million dollars. In some areas such as
the Appalachian, Southeast, and Delta Stales for example, the
sale of pulpwood contributes substantially to the Income of farms
in some years. .Naval stores contribute significantly in parts of
the Southeast. In general, however, forests located on farms are
Contributing far below their full potential to the total supply of
forest products in this country.
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SPECIFIED CHOI'S HARVESTED: ACREAGE AND VALUE
OF PRODUCTION
As in 1954, corn was the leading crop in American agriculture
both on the basis of value of production and on the basis of
acreage harvested. Cotton, hay crops, wheat, and tree fruits,
nuts and grapes continued in that order to be leading crops on a
value-of-production basis. Changes in rank of crops according
to value of production are particularly interesting to note. Soy-
beans moved from eighth to sixth in rank between 1954 and 1959,
moving ahead of tobacco and oats in value of crop output. Horti-
cultural specialties, which accounted for only 0.7 percent of the
total value of crop production in 1954, made up 3.3 iiercent of
the total crop production in 1959 — a change from seventeenth to
tenth place. Vegetables harvested for sale, sorghums, Irish po-
tatoes, sugar beets, and sugarcane also accounted for a higher
Iiercentage of the total value than they did in 1954.
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A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
VALUE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS SOLD
When one compares this map showing the distribution of the
value of dairy products sold with a map of generalized farming
regions, it is very easy to find the Dairy Belt of the United
States. It is also worth noting that California is a major dairy
State. In the Pacific Northwest and in other parts of the coun-
try lesser or secondary areas of dairy production may be noted.
Several of these are found near urban centers. Six States ac-
count for approximately half the total value of dairy products
sold in the United States. These are Wisconsin ($517 million),
New York ($409 million), California ($324 million), Pennsyl-
vania ($279 million), Minnesota ($259 million), and Ohio ($107
million). Among the smaller States, Vermont with $83 million
worth of dairy products sold, and Maryland with $64 million are
especially worthy of note.
VALUE OF POULTRY AND POULTRY PRODUCTS SOLD
Poultry products sold in this country have increased greatly
in total value in recent years. There has also been a marked
tendency for specialized areas of production to develop in a few
States. In 1959 nearly $2.3 billion worth of poultry and poultry
products were sold from American farms. The Northeast farm
production region accounted for one-fifth of this total value, the
Corn Belt and Southeast regions for about 15 percent each, and
the Pacific and Appalachian regions for about 12 and 10 percent
respectively. Among the States, California was the leading pro-
ducer of poultry and poultry products with $210 million worth
sold ; Georgia was second with $166 million sold, followed by
Pennsylvania with $115 million and Texas with $101 million
worth sold. Several other States in the farm production regions
named above also are major producers.
LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS. OTHER THAN
DAIRY AND POULTRY, SOLD
DOLLARS. 19S9
VALUE OF LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
OTHER THAN DAIRY AND POULTRY SOLD
In comparing the scale of the maps on this page it is very im-
portant to note that the dollar value of each dot varies consider-
ably among. the three maps. Thus of the $17 billion of livestock
and/or livestock products sold including poultry and poultry
products, $10.8 billion worth of livestock and livestock products
other than dairy and poultry were sold. Beef cattle, hogs, and
sheep (for both wool and meat) were the major sources of the
value realized from this group of livestock and livestock products.
It may be seen from the accompanying map that the Corn Belt
has the heaviest single concentration of high value realized from
the sale of livestock and livestock products other than dairy and
poultry. This concentration is particularly striking in Iowa,
northwestern Illinois, and eastern Nebraska. Cattle feeding
operations in several of the irrigated areas of the West also may
be noted, such as the area in Weld County, Colorado.
LAND UTILIZATION
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ALL WHEAT HARVESTED
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Nearly 50 million acres of wheat were harvested in 1959. This
is a major decline from the 71 million acres harvested in 1949.
However, 73 million acres were harvested in 1919. Acreage allot-
ment programs have greatly limited the acreage of wheat being
planted and harvested In recent years.
Almost three-fourths of the total acreage of wheat harvested in
1959 was in the Great Plains. Another major wheat producing
area is located on the Columbia Plateau of Washington, Idaho,
and Oregon, where nearly 4 million acres were harvested in 1959.
Among the States, Kansas led in acreage harvested with nearly
10 million acres, or almost one-fifth of the total U.S. crop. North
Dakota had 6.4 million harvested acres, followed by Oklahoma
with 4.3.
WINTER WHEAT HARVESTED
Of all wheat harvested, the acreage of winter wheat accounted
for approximately 76 percent of the total. Winter wheat is more
widely grown than spring wheat, which is produced mainly in
only (i states. Winter wheat is plunted in the fall of the year
and is harvested in early summer. Particularly in the southern
and central parts of the Great Plains, it is Important to get wheat
matured before hot dry southwest winds begin to affect yields.
Generally, winter wheat yields are higher than spring wheat
yields. For the 10-year period 1950-59 the average yield for
winter wheat for all of the United States was 20.9 bushels per
harvested acre. For the same 10-year period the spring wheat
yields averaged 16.4 bushels per harvested acre. Therefore, one
finds that winter wheat is more widely grown than spring wheat,
which is limited primarily to the northern part of the Great
Plains and t<> the Colombia Plateau where climatic conditions
are not favorable for winter wheat production.
SPRING WHEAT HARVESTED
Spring wheat is planted in the late spring and harvested late
in summer. In the areas where it is grown a high pn>i>ortion of
the total rainfall comes during the summer months. Evapo-
transpiration rates are not as high in areas where spring wheat
is grown as in the southern Great Plains where much winter
wheat is produced, therefore the favorable seasonal distribution
and greater effectiveness of the precipitation make it possible
to produce wheat with a smaller total annual precipitation.
Only about a fourth of the total wheat crop is spring wheat.
North Dakota has more than half of the 11.8 million acres of
spring wheat that were harvested in 1959. Montana is the second
leading State in spring wheat acreage with more than 2 million
acres. Durum wheat used in making macaroni and spaghetti has
generally been harvested from about 2 million acres in the
spring wheat area in recent years.
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A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
OATS HARVESTED
Next to wheat, oats have long been the second major small
grain produced on American farms. The peak acreage of oats
harvested was in 1921 when more than 45 million acres were
harvested. This peak acreage nearly coincides with the peak
horse and mule population on American farms. Between 1950
and 1959, the acreage of oats harvested ranged from a high of
37.9 million acres in 1954 to 26.6 million acres in 1959. Gen-
erally in the last 5 years oats acreage has declined. The decline
of about 14 million acres between 1954 and 1959 amounted to a
significant change in American agriculture. In part, this de-
cline was related to the use of other surplus grains being fed to
livestock and in part to the growing importance of other crops,
particularly soybeans in areas where oats have mainly been
grown.
The Corn Kelt, Lake States, and Northern Plains are the lead-
ing oats-growing areas among the farm production regions.
Nearly three-fourths of the total harvested acreage was located
in these regions in 1959. Relatively few oats are produced in
the southern part of the United States, partly because of climate
and partly because they have not been used as a major feed grain
there.
BARLEY HARVESTED
About 14 million acres of barley were harvested in 1959. In
contrast to the substantial decrease in acreage of oats, the 1959
harvested acreage of barley was the highest reported by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture during the 1950-59 period. Gen-
erally, the increases in the aereage of barley harvested have oc-
curred in areas other than where oats acreage has declined.
The major barley State is North Dakota, where in 1959 3.8
million acres were harvested, about one-fourth of the total U.S.
crop. The Red River Valley area of eastern North Dakota has
an especially heavy concentration of barley acreage. Montana
with 1.7 million harvested acres and California with 1.5 million
acres were the second and third ranking States in 1959. Very
little barley is grown in the eastern or southern parts of the
United States.
RYE HARVESTED
In northwestern Europe and in the Soviet Union rye is a much
more important crop than it is in the United States. Only 1.4
million acres of rye were harvested in the United States in 1959.
It should be emphasized that in addition to this harvested acreage
many acres of rye are planted as a winter cover crop. This often
serves as pasture and then is turned under as a green manure
crop. About two-fifths of the total acreage of rye harvested in
1959 was located in the Northern Plains farm production region.
Washington is the leading State outside the Northern Plains in
the acreage of rye harvested. As in the case of oats and barley,
very little rye is grown for grain in the eastern and southern
parts of the United States.
LAND UTILIZATION
39
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RICE HARVESTED'
ACREAGE. 1959
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RICE HARVESTED
The production of rice in the United States is highly concen-
trated in three major producing areas. These are ( 1 ) the coastal
prairies of I.ouisana and Texas, which grew about 55 percent of
the total U.S. acreage harvested in 1959; (2) the Arkansas-
Mississippi area, which produced about 25 percent of the total;
and (3) the Central Valley of California (particularly the Sacra-
mento Valley), which produced about 120 percent. Historically,
the coastal areas of South Carolina and Georgia were important
rice-producing areas.
The acreage of rice harvested in this country has increased
during the past GO years. During the first decade of the century
the average annual acreage harvested was 0.5 million acres.
During the decade of the 1020's the acreage was 1.0 million acres.
During the lido's the average acreage was l.S million acres. The
l«'ak year in the acreage of rice harvested came in 1954 when 2.5
million aires were harvested. During the first 5 years of the
r.i.'n's the average yield per acre was 2,411 pounds. For the last
."> years of the decade the average per acre yield was 3.102 pounds.
CORN FOR ALL PURPOSES
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CORN 1'OK AM. PURPOSES
Corn is the leading crop in American agriculture both in terms
of value and of the acreage grown each year. In 1959 nearly SO
million acres were harvested. The peak acreage occurred in
1017, When 111 million acres were harvested for all purposes;
this was followed very closely by the year 1032. During the
decade of the I950's, the acreage of corn for all purposes aver-
aged slightly more than 80 million acres a year. About 15 per
cent of I be total com crop was grown in the Corn Belt. More
than three-fourths (77 percent) of the total l.S. acreage was
harvested in the Corn Melt. Northern Plains, and Lake States.
Although in 1959 the acreage of corn harvested was 31 million
acres less than that harvested in 1017. the 80 million acres bar
vested produced approximately 3.7 billion bushels compared with
the 2.9 billion bushels produced on III million acres in 1017.
Yields averaged 20 bushels per acre in 1017 compared with 53
bushels per acre in 1959.
CORN HARVESTED FOR CHAIN
About 88 percent of the total U.S. corn crop was harvested for
grain in 1959. Almost half of this acreage was in the Corn
licit. The acreage of corn cut for silage was located principally
in the northern parts of the coin-producing areas, where il is
often not possible to mature corn for grain. In addition to the
6.8 million acres of corn cut for silage, some corn is "hogged off"
of the fields where it is grown. Of course, most of the total
corn crop is fed to livestock in one way or another. In contrast
to the direct use of corn in the human diet in several parts of
Latin America, very little corn is consumed directly in the 1'nited
Stales. As compared with the Soviet Union, the United States
has been able to produce far more corn and hence has had a
consistently reliable feed crop as a basis for its livestock
production.
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A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
SORGHUMS FOR ALL PURPOSES
In 1951), sorghums grown for all purposes totaled 17.9 million
acres, compared with 8.7 million acres reported in the 1919
Census of Agriculture. Thus in 40 years the acreage of this
crop has approximately doubled. It has proved to be a par-
ticularly valuable feed grain in the southern Great Plains where
most of the acreage is concentrated. As yet, varieties of sor-
ghums suitable for the Northern Plains have not been developed.
( )f the total acreage grown in 1959, approximately half was lo-
cated in Oklahoma and Texas. Kansas and southern Nebraska
had about 6.3 million acres. About SI percent of the total sor-
ghum crop was produced in these four States. Particularly heavy
concentrations of sorghum production are found in the High
Plains of West Texas, in southwestern and south-central Kansas.
in south-central Nebraska, and in the Corpus Christi-Blacklands
area of southern and eastern Texas.
FLAX HARVESTED
Most of the flax grown in the United States is located in three
States — North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. Small
acreages are found in Texas, California, and Montana. The total
acreage harvested in 1959 was 2.8 million acres, of which three-
fifths was located in North Dakota. Flax in this country and in
adjacent parts of Canada is grown primarily for the seed, which
yields linseed oil used in the manufacture of paints and other
industrial products. Yields per acre declined slightly between
the 1900-1909 j>eriod and the period from 1950 to 1959. The
yields averaged 8.3 bushels per harvested acre during the latter
period compared with 9.2 bushels during the first decade of the
century.
SOYBEANS GROWN FOR ALL PURPOSES"
ACREAGE. 1959
SOYBEANS GROWN FOR ALL PURPOSES
In 1929 the census of agriculture reported 2.9 million acres of
soybeans grown for all purposes. By 1939 the total had reached
11.5 million acres, and in 1949 it stood at 12.3 million acres.
During the period from 1949 to 1959 an increase of more than 10
million acres occurred ; in the latter year 23.1 million acres of
soybeans grown for all purposes were reported. Of this acreage,
22.1 million acres were harvested for beans. This phenomenal
rise in acreage used for soybeans has been one of the major
changes in the composition of crops in recent years in American
agriculture. About 56 percent of the soybean acreage is found in
the Corn Belt States. The lower Mississippi Valley is another
important producing area, followed in the Southeastern Coastal
Plain, with an appreciable production.
LAND UTILIZATION
41
PEANUTS GROWN FUR ALL PURPOSES
With the increase in acreage of soybeans, the acreage used fo-
the production of peanuts has declined — from 2.4 million acres
in 1929 to 1.5 million acres in 1959. In 1939 the Census of Agrl
culture reported 3.6 million acres grown for all purposes.
Three major areas of production can be noted on the accom-
panying map. The largest producing area is in southeastern Ala-
bama and southwestern Georgia. Together, these two States
account for about half the total acreage. Adjacent parts of north
Florida account for about 85,000 acres. Georgia is the leading
producing State in the country, with nearly a half million acres.
Another major peanut area is located in southeastern Virginia
and in northeastern North Carolina, where the acreage totals
about 268,000 acres. Texas and Oklahoma, the third area, where
acreage is more scattered than in the other two, account for
353,195 acres.
COTTON HARVESTED
The following brief table tells a significant story about cotton
production in the United States during the past 100 years:
Yield per
Acreage harvested
harvested, acre,
million acres pounds
1866 - - — - 7.7 122
1! - 24.9 195
1925 Ill 17-1
1950 17.S 2(19
19511 11.6 161
The peak year for acreage of cotton was 1926. when 14.6 million
acres were harvested. Not only has this remarkable historical
change in the total acreage of cotton occurred, but also of major
Significance is the fact that a strong westward migration of cot-
ton production hits taken place. In 1959 the Mississippi Delta
and Southern Plains states along with California, Arizona, and
New Mexico accounted for 76 percent of the total acreage of
cotton harvested. In 19(H) these Slates accounted for only 57
percent of tile total.
TOBACCO HARVESTED
ACREAGE. 1959
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The acreage of tobliaeo harvested has ranged between 1 and 2
million acres since 1900 except for the year 1930, when a peak
acreage of 2.1 million acres was reported. During the first decade
of the century, yields averaged 825 pounds I>er harvested acre.
In the decade of the 1950s the average yield was 1,418 pounds.
North Carolina and Kentucky are leading producing States and
together account for three fifths of the total acreage. Virginia,
South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia in that order tire the
nc\t four ranking States. Maryland and Pennsylvania also have
sizable acreages. Tobacco production is highly specialized, and
each of the major areas has its special type of tobacco, which
generally has a rather specific use in the manufacturing of to
bacco products.
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A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
SUGAR BEETS HARVESTED FOR SUGAR
Sugar beets are produced in several of the irrigated areas
of the West. In the Saginaw Bay area of Michigan and in other
areas of production in the Eastern States, sugar beets are gen-
erally produced without irrigation. The leading producing State
is California, which has about 23 percent of the total U.S. acreage.
Both the Central and Imperial Valleys now grow sugar beets,
with the heaviest concentration located in the lower Sacramento
Valley. Colorado is the second State in acreage harvested.
About 16 percent of the total U.S. crop is grown in Colorado,
particularly in Weld County in the northeastern part of the State.
The Snake River Valley and its tributary areas and the Red River
Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota are other major produc-
ing areas. Idaho has about 10 percent of the U.S. crop and the
Red River Valley produces about 15 percent of all sugar beets
harvested in the U.S.
SUGARCANE HARVESTED FOR SUGAR
Sugarcane is harvested for sugar in only three States — Hawaii,
Louisiana, and Florida. These are all tropical or subtropical
areas, since sugarcane does best in a moist tropical climate. In
acreage, Louisiana is the leading State with about three-fifths
(61 percent) of the total acreage. Hawaii has 27 percent and
Florida 12 percent of the total acreage. Although Hawaii has
less than half as much acreage as Louisiana it produces nearly
twice as much sugarcane. In Hawaii the yield in 1959 was 85
tons per acre, which is one of the highest yields reported any-
where in the world. In Florida the 1959 yield was 37 tons per
acre and in Louisiana it was 22 tons per acre. Fertile volcanic
soils in Hawaii, alluvial soils in Louisiana, and muck and peat
soils in south Florida are used for sugarcane.
IRISH POTATOES
The acreage of Irish potatoes shown on the accompanying map
is primarily for the commercial crop. Not included are the small
acreages grown on many farms throughout the Northern States in
particular. Idaho and Maine are leading States in the commer-
cial production of potatoes ; Idaho accounted for about one-sixth
of the 1959 crop and Maine for about a tenth (11 percent) of the
total. North Dakota and Minnesota are the next ranking States
with 8 and 7 percent of the total crop respectively. California
and New York also have nearly 7 percent each of the total crop.
Colorado, Wisconsin, and Michigan are other important pro-
ducers. Scattered areas of production are found in Pennsylvania,
and a very concentrated area of production may be noted on the
Eastern Shore of Virginia. In Florida, early potatoes are pro-
duced in the Hastings locality to be shipped north in advance of
maturing of the crops in the leading commercial areas.
LAND UTILIZATION
43
LAND IN FRUIT ORCHARDS, GROVES, VINEYARDS,
AND PLANTED NUT TREES
ACREAGE. 19S9
.»,-««. .«.
LAND IN FRUIT ORCHARDS, GROVES, VINEYARDS, AND
PLANTED NUT TREES
The acreage of land in fruit orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees is heavily concentrated in two States — Cali-
fornia and Florida, which together account for more than half
the total acreage used for these crops in 1959. California alone
had a third of all acreage in fruits and nuts. In California a
wide variety of fruits and nuts are grown including citrus fruits,
deciduous fruits, gra[ies, walnuts, and almonds. Florida is prin-
cipally important for its citrus production. Michigan is the third
ranking State in acreage in orchard land, and is particularly
known for its cherries, apples, and peaches. It is closely fol-
lowed by Georgia with its peaches and pecans, Texas with its
citrus and some pecans, and New York with its vineyards and its
several other deciduous fruits. Washington and Oregon are im-
portant producers of apples and some of the other deciduous
fruits such as pears. Pennsylvania has a less concentrated but
significant fruit production, particularly apples.
VEGETABLES HARVESTED FOR SALE
About 4M percent of the total acreage of vegetables harvested
for sale is found In four leading states: California, <!.r>7,0<M>
acres; Texas, 326,000 acres; Florida, 274,000 acres; and Wis
cousin, 243,000 acres, other States having more than 100,000
acres each are, in order of rank, New York, Minnesota, New
Jersey, Illinois, Washington, Michigan, and Oregon. The major
vegetables harvested for sale in 1959 ill the Nation as a whole
were as follows :
1.000 acre*
Sweet corn 618
Tomatoes 445
Snap beans. 2 1 1
Cabbage 112
Cucumbers and pickles KM
A considerable \ ariety of other vegetables grown for fresh market
and processing were widely distributed among the major vegetable
producing areas.
DRY FIELD AND SEED BEANS HARVESTED FOR BEANS
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ACREAGE, 1959
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DRY FIELD AND SEED BEANS HARVESTED FOR BEANS
Several areas produce dry Held and S 1 beans, and most of
these are concentrated in extent. In the Eastern Stales, the
acreage Is heavily concentrated in the Saginaw Bay region of
Michigan anil in the western pari of New York, Michigan alone
has nearly a half million aires of dry beans. Together these
two States account for n percent of the total U.S. crop. Colo
rado, California, and Idaho are leading Slates in acreage liar-
vested in the West. These three Slates have U percent of I be
total acreage produced, in the Western states, dry field beans
are produced both with and without irrigation. Most of the dry
beans are produced where the mean August temperature does
not exceed 70° F.
44
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
LAND FROM WHICH HAY WAS CUT-
LAND FROM WHICH HAY WAS CUT
The land from which hay was cut amounted to 63.5 million
acres in 1959. This was the lowest acreage reported by the
Census of Agriculture since 1939, when 58.8 million acres were
cut for hay. In 1954 the peak acreage since 1924 was reported —
09.9 million acres. Generally, however, the acreage of hay cut
has fluctuated between 60 and 70 million acres since 1900. Some
of the variation is probably due to slightly different ways of
rei>orting the acreage cut.
The Northern Plains reported the most hay cut— 10 million
acres, or nearly a fourth of the total l.S. acreage. About half
of the hay acreage cut in this region was wild hay. The next
most important hay-producing region was the Corn Belt with
11.5 million acres, followed by the Lakes States with 9.1 million
acres and the Northeast with 7.5 million acres. It is significant
to note that hay is a major crop in the dairy areas of the North-
cast and the Lake States.
ALFALFA CUT FOR HAY
About 41 percent of the total acreage in hay crops is in alfalfa
hay, which includes alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures used for hay
and for dehydrating. Of all the major hay crops, alfalfa is the
most widely grown. Only in the Southeast, where a humid cli-
mate and sandy soils are not favorable for ifs production, is it
completely absent from the hay crops grown. Soils with adequate
lime are the most favorable for growing alfalfa. In the West it
is a major irrigated crop. Annual yields are particularly high in
the Southwest, where several cuttings each year are possible
because of the long growing season and the use of irrigation
water. California in 1959 rei«>rted average yields of 5 tons per
acre and Arizona had 4.8 tons ]>er acre. In Wisconsin 2.7 tons
per acre were rep irted. Four States each reported more than 2
million acres of alfalfa hay in 1959 — Wisconsin, Iowa. Minnesota,
and South Dakota. Six other States each reported more than a
million acres cut — Nebraska, Michigan. North Dakota, Illinois.
Kansas, and California.
CLOVER OR TIMOTHY CUT FOR HAY
Clover and timothy was formerly a much more important hay
crop than it is today. In 1909, nearly 37 million acres of clover
and timothy were cut compared to 4.7 million acres of alfalfa
hay. Fifty years later only 14 million acres of clover and timothy
hay were cut compared with 26.1 million acres of alfalfa hay
which was cut. Less emphasis on timothy as a hay crop is defi-
nitely noticeable. Part of the decline in the acreage of timothy
is associated with the decrease in number of horses used as draft
animals.
The major producing areas for clover and timothy hay have
always been in the north central and northeastern States. In
1959 the Corn Belt had 4.7 million acres, the Northeast reported
4.1 million acres, and the Lake States 2.1 million acres. Seventy-
eight percent of the total acreage of clover and timothy was
located in these three farm production regions.
LAND UTILIZATION
45
WILD HAY CUT
ACREAGE. I9S9
«7Z,
WILD HAY CUT
The Northern Plains is the major region in which wild hay is
cut. In 1959 wild hay was cut from 10.5 million acres in the
United States. Of this total 7.2 million acres, or about 70 per-
cent of all wild hay was cut in the Northern Plains. Nebraska
was the leading State with 2.7 million acres cut. It is a par-
ticularly important source of roughage feed in the Sand Hills
of Nebraska, where ranchers place considerable emphasis on it
as a source of winter feed. Often, selected areas of pasture or
range are cut for hay wherever the grass yields are best. Gen-
erally, however, many of these wild hay producing areas are
associated with depressions where moisture accumulates or along
streams. In the Western States wild hay is often irrigated, some-
times merely by spreading water over the rangeland adjacent to
an available water source.
LESPEDEZA CUT FOR HAY
ACREAGE 1959
LESPEDEZA CUT FOR II A 1
Lespedeza is a comparatively new crop among the hay and
forage crops in widespread use in the United States As a legume
it has found read; acceptance in the mid-South where soils are
n..i t,„, favorable for the production of alfalfa, in 1939 the
Census of Agriculture reported 1.7 million acres of lespedeza cut
for hay. The peak acreage of 6.9 million aires was reported in
the 1949 census. Less than half as much was reported in years
later in 1959 only ."{,1 million acres. Tennessee and Kentucky
each reported a half million acres (tit in 1959. North Carolina.
Arkansas, and Virginia each had about a quarter of a million
acres cut in 1959.
Compared With alfalfa, yields of lespedeza are not spectacular.
.Most states reported from i to 1.5 tons per acre as average
yields, Vet this yield compares favorably with the yields of
clover and timothy, which generally average between 1 and 2
Ions per acre.
46
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
CATTLE
Cattle are more widely raised than any of the other livestock
produced in the United States. In 1959 the Census of Agricul-
ture reported the cattle population as 92.5 million. The heaviest
concentration comprises southern Wisconsin, northern Illinois,
Iowa, eastern Nebraska, and southern Minnesota. This area of
heavy concentration includes both the concentration of dairy
cattle in the Dairy Belt and the concentration of large numbers
of beef cattle in the western part of the Corn Belt. In the West-
ern States, where cattle are grazed on the extensive rangelands,
the highest densities coincide with areas of irrigated agriculture
where cattle are fattened for market, or near the main centers
of population where dairying is imiiortant. In terms of total
numbers, Texas was the leading cattle producing State in 1959
with 8.5 million cattle. Iowa had 6.5 million.
MILK COWS
About one-sixth, or 18 percent, of the total cattle population
could be classified as primarily used for dairy purposes in 1959.
In the distribution of milk cows, the dairy belt centered in
Wisconsin and Minnesota in the Lake States and in New York in
the Northeast .stands out prominently. In California the influ-
ence of large urban centers on dairying is readily apparent.
Elsewhere, the leading concentrations are associated with the
distribution of urban population or with physical conditions
favorable for dairy production. Wisconsin reported 2.1 million
milk cows in 1959. Minnesota and New York each reported 1.2
million head. Iowa, Pennsylvania, and California in that order
were the next most important States in the number of milk cows
reported. In 1959, milk cows numbered about 3.7 million fewer
than in 1954.
NUMBER 1959
HOGS
The hog population in 1959 was about 10.8 million more than
rejwrted by the census of agriculture in 1954. The heavy con-
centration of hog production in the Corn Belt and Lake States is
shown on the accompanying map. This concentration also spills
over into the eastern part of the Northern Plains States. The
Corn Belt alone had 53 percent of the total number of hogs re-
ported on farms in 1959. The Corn Belt, Lake States, and
Northern Plains regions combined accounted for 76 percent of all
hogs reported. Although production of hogs is not as widespread
as that of cattle, a considerable number are grown throughout
most of the Southern States in addition to the farm production
regions mentioned above. Relatively few hogs are raised in the
Northeast or in the West, largely because these areas do not pro-
duce large quantities of corn.
LAND UTILIZATION
47
SHEEP
NUMBER 1959
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SHEEP
In contrast to the distribution of hog production, most sheep are
found in the Western and Great Plains States. The Corn Belt
has an appreciable concentration and interesting concentrations
are found in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky and in the Nash-
ville Basin of Tennessee. Parts of West Virginia and southern
Ohio formerly were major areas of sheep production. Today
these areas are of little importance. In 1059, Texas reported C.l
million head of sheep. Wyoming had 2.4 million, and California
and Colorado each had 2.1 million. South Dakota was the next
leading producer with 1.9 million followed closely by Montana
with about the same number. Iowa bad 1.8 million followed by
Utah with 1.3 million, Ohio and Idaho witli 1.2 million, and
Minnesota with 1.1 million.
CHICKENS SOLD
NUMBER 19S9
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CHICKENS SOLI)
The distribution of chickens sold is characterized by a high
degree <>f very heavy concentration within rather localized parts
of several States in the South and the Northeast. The Increase
iii mass production of broilers as a highly specialized enterprise
is one of the striking changes thai has been taking place in the
Supply of ] w >u 1 1 r y meat. In 1954 the Census of Agriculture re-
ixirtod slightly less than 1 billion chickens sold. By 1959, Ibis
bad risen to 1.6 billion chickens sold. Georgia is now the leading
broiler-producing State with 237 million chickens sold in 1959.
Arkansas is the second most important broiler State, selling loll
million chickens in 1959, followed by Alabama with 143 million,
and North Carolina with 114 million. In Delaware and eastern
Maryland ami the Eastern Shore of Virginia there is a very
striking concentration of broiler production. This area, known
as tin- Delmarva Peninsula, produced about i.m million broilers
in 1959 in an area considerably smaller than the north Georgia
broiler area.
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TURKEYS RAISED
NUMBER. 1959
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us ctwrruENT of coiMTtE
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TURKEYS RAISED
As in the case of chickens sold, a very localized pattern of
production for turkeys raised is shown by the accompanying map.
Whereas the South and .Northeast were the major producers of
broilers in 1959, turkeys were more heavily grown in the Lake
States and the Corn Belt, and iti California and Virginia. The
heavy concentration of turkeys in tile northwestern part of Vir-
ginia is the single major exception in which turkey production
is concentrated in an area where broiler production is important.
The leading State in the raising of turkeys is California (12. !»
million I followed closely by Minnesota with 12.5 million. Iowa
raised K.2 million turkeys in 1959 and Virginia II. (> million.
I. ike broiler production, turkey production has expanded
greatly in the past decade. In 1949 the Census of Agriculture
reported only :it; million turkeys raised. By 1954 this bail in-
creased to t;:{ million and by 1959 to 83 million.
48
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
CATTLE ON FARMS, JAN. 1
1920
1930
1940
1950
1960
PIG CROPS AND HOG SLAUGHTER
HFall crop ■> .
_ . } Total ptgs saved
Spring crop ■"
Total hog slaughter
120
1950
1955
1960
CATTLE ON FAKMS
Year
Cattle and
calves on
farms
January l
Beef
produc-
tion
Per capita
consump-
tion nf
bee!
1950
1.000 head
77.963
B2.083
88, 072
94.241
95. 679
96. 592
95. 900
92. 860
91,176
93, 322
96. 236
Million
pound*
9.534
8, s:t7
9.650
12. 407
12, 963
13. 569
14,462
14,202
13.330
13, .riMI
14. 725
Pounds
1951 .
1962
1953 .
1954
1955.
1956
1957 _
1958
80. 5
81 4
85.2
1959
1960
PIG CROPS AND HOG SLAUGHTER
Year
Pigs saved
Hog
slaughter
Pork
production
Per capita
consump-
tion of
pork
Spring
Fall
Total
1950.. _
1,000
head
57. 958
61. 298
55. 135
47. 940
52. 852
57.610
53.124
51.263
51.354
56.620
47. 191
1,000
head
39, 423
39.288
33, 694
29,974
33,978
38. 119
36, 302
36,099
42, 179
42, 775
41,301
1,000
head
97, 381
100,586
88.829
77.914
86.830
95.729
89, 426
87, 362
93,633
99,395
88,492
1,000 head
79, 203
85, 540
86, 572
74, 368
71, 495
81.051
85. 064
78,636
76, 822
87.6116
84. 375
Million
pounds
111.714
11.481
11.527
10,006
9,870
10, 990
11,200
10. 424
10.454
11.993
11.630
Pounds
69.2
71.9
72.4
63, 6
60.0
66.8
67.3
61. 1
60 2
67.6
65.3
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956-...
1957....
1958
1959 .
1960
SHEEP AND LAMBS ON FARMS, JAN. 1
Q U :<:. r . I , , I i I , , t -,: 1 , i -r i . I i I i i i-.i I , , 1 i , , . I :l: I , t I U.I ,
1920 1930 1940 1950 1960
CONSUMPTION OF POULTRY MEAT
LB PER PERSON
1935 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960
SHEEP AND LAMPS ON FARMS
Year
Sheep and
lambs on
farms
January 1
Lamb and
mutton
production
Per capito
consumption
of lamb and
mutton
1,000 head
29. 826
30. 633
31. 982
31.900
31,356
31. 582
31.157
30,654
31.217
32. 606
33.170
Million
poti ndi
597
521
648
729
734
758
741
707
688
738
768
Pounds
4.0
3.4
4.2
4.7
4.6
4.6
4.5
4.2
4.2
4.8
4.8
CONSUMPTION
OP POULTRY
MEAT
Per capita consumption
Year
Broilers
Farm
and non-
farm
chickens
Total
chickens
Turkeys
Total
poultry
Pounds
8.7
10.4
11.7
12.3
13.7
13.8
17.3
19. 1
22.0
22.8
23.5
Pou nds
11.9
11.3
10 4
9.6
9.1
7.5
7.1
6.4
6.2
6.1
4.8
Pounds
20.6
21.7
22.1
21.9
22.8
21.3
24.4
25.5
28.2
28.9
28.3
Pounds
4.1
4 4
4.7
4.8
5.3
5.0
5.2
5.9
5.9
6.3
6.3
Pounds
24.7
26.1
26.8
26.7
28. 1
26.3
29.6
1957....
31.4
34 1
35.2
34.6
UNITED STATES CENSUS OF
AGRICULTURE
1959
A Graphic Summary of
Farm Tenure
SPECIAL REPORTS
A Cooperative Report
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
U.S. CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE : 1959
Final Report — Vol. V — Part 6 — Chapter 2 — Special Reports
A Graphic Summary of
Farm Tenure
(A Cooperative Report)
SPECIAL REPORTS
Prepared under the supervision of
RAY HURLEY, Chief
Agriculture Division
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Orville L. Freeman, Secretary
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
Nathan M. Koffskv. Administrator
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Luther H. Hodges, Secretary
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
Richard M. Scammon, Director (From May 1, 1961)
Robert W. Burgess, Director (To March 3, 1961)
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
Richard M. Scammon, Director
AGRICULTURE DIVISION
Ray Hurley, Chief
Warder B. Jenkins, Assistant Chief
ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE
Nathan M. Koffsky, Administrator
FARM ECONOMICS DIVISION
Hugh L. Stewart, Director
Boston Public Library
Superintendent of Documents
JAN 1 6 1963
DEPOSITORY
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U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1962
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington 25, D.C. • Price 45 cents.
PREFACE
This report presents in graphic form the principal features of the current tenure system and shows
the changes and developments that have taken place in farm tenure, especially since the agricultural
census of 1950. Also shown is the relation of the major tenures to farm production and income distribution.
This report was prepared cooperatively by the Bureau of the Census. D.S. Department of Commerce,
and the Farm Economics Division, Economic Research Service, l.S. Department Of Agriculture, under
the supervision of Ray Hurley, Chief of the Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census.
The report was written by Roger Strohbehn. Agricultural Economist, Farm Economics Division,
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
November 1962 in
UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE: 1959
FINAL REPORTS
Volume I — Counties — A separate part for each State, Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. Statistics on num-
ber of farms; farm characteristics; acreage in farms; cropland and other uses of land; land-use practices; irrigation; farm facilities and
equipment; farm labor; farm expenditures; use of commercial fertilizer; number and kind of livestock; acres and production of crops;
value of farm products; characteristics of commercial farms, farms classified by tenure, size, type, and economic class; and comparative
data from the 1954 Census.
Part
State or States
Part
State or States
Part
State or States
Part
State or States
New England States:
West North Central:
East South Central:
Mountain — Con.
1
Maine.
15
Minnesota.
30
Kentucky.
44
Utah.
2
New Hampshire.
16
Iowa.
31
Tennessee.
45
Nevada.
3
Vermont.
17
Missouri.
32
Alabama.
Pacific:
4
Massachusetts.
18
North Dakota.
33
Mississippi.
46
Washington.
5
Rhode Island.
19
South Dakota.
West South Central :
47
Oregon.
6
Connecticut.
20
Nebraska.
34
Arkansas.
48
California.
Middle Atlantic States:
21
Kansas.
35
Louisiana.
49
Alaska.
7
New York.
South Atlantic:
36
Oklahoma.
50
Hawaii.
8
22
Delaware.
37
Texas.
Other Areas:
9
Pennsylvania.
23
Maryland.
Mountain:
51
American Samoa.
East North Central:
24
Virginia.
38
Montana.
52
Guam.
10
Ohio.
25
West Virginia.
39
Idaho.
53
Puerto Rico.
11
26
North Carolina.
40
Wyoming.
54
Virgin Islands.
12
Illinois.
27
South Carolina.
41
Colorado.
13
Michigan.
28
Georgia.
42
New Mexico.
14
Wisconsin.
29
Florida.
43
Arizona.
Volume II — General Report — In 1 volume and also as 13 separates (for the Introduction and for each chapter). Statistics by subjects
for 1959 and prior censuses. Statistics are presented for the United States, geographic regions, and divisions, and for the States.
Chapter
Title
Chapter
Title
I
Introduction.
Farms and Land in Farms.
VII
Field Crops and Vegetables.
II
Age, Residence, Years on Farm, Work Off Farm.
VIII
Fruits and Nuts, Horticultural Specialties, Forest Prod-
III
Farm Facilites, Farm Equipment.
ucts.
IV
Farm Labor, Use of Fertilizer, Farm Expenditures, and
IX
Value of Farm Products.
Cash Rent.
X
Color, Race, and Tenure of Farm Operator.
V
Size of Farm.
XI
Economic Class of Farm.
VI
Livestock and Livestock Products.
XII
Type of Farm.
Volume HI — Irrigation of Agricultural Lands — Data from the
Irrigation Censuses of 1959 and 1950, by drainage basins, for the
conterminous United States and for each of the 17 western States
and Louisiana. Separate maps are available. Report also
includes data from the 1959 Census of Agriculture for land irri-
gated and acres and production of crops on irrigated land in the
18 conterminous States and Hawaii.
Volume IV — Drainage of Agricultural Lands — Statistics for
States and counties and for the conterminous United States,
presenting 1960 data on number, area, physical works, and costs
for drainage projects of 500 or more acres by size, type, and year
organized. Maps are included.
Volume V — Special Reports
Part 1. — Special Census of Horticultural Specialties — Statistics
for States, except Alaska and Hawaii, and for the conterminous
United States, presenting 1959 data on number and kinds of
operations, gross receipts and/or sales, sales of specified products,
inventories, employment, and structures and equipment.
Part 2. — Irrigation in Humid Areas — Statistics for 30 eastern
States showing 1960 data on acres irrigated, number of constructed
ponds and reservoirs, source and method of applying water, type
of pumping power, acreage of individual crops irrigated, and
frequency of irrigation by States and counties.
Part 3. — Ranking Agricultural Counties — Statistics for selected
items of inventory and agricultural production for the leading
counties in the United States.
Part 4. — Farm Taxes and Farm Mortgage — A cooperative re-
port by the Economic Research Science, U.S. Department of
Agriculture and the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of
Commerce, presenting 1961 data by States on taxes on farms,
number of mortgaged farms operated by full owners and part
owners, amount of mortgage debt held by principal lending
agencies, and amount of interest paid.
Part 5. — 1960 Sample Survey of Agriculture — Statistics by
economic class and type of farm, showing 1960 data on farm-
operator-family income from farm and off-farm sources; inventory
and use of selected types of farm equipment, tractors by year
made and fuel used; number, size, and materials used for new
buildings constructed 1958 to 1960; number of farmers having
contracts with dealers, processors, or others for the production
and marketing of 15 farm products; and real estate and non-real-
estate debts of farm operators and farm landlords by lending
agencies.
Part 6. — A Graphic Summary of Agriculture, 1959 — A coopera-
tive report by the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department
of Agriculture and the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of
Commerce, presenting graphically for 1959 and prior census years
some of the significant uses of agricultural land; the extent and
nature of the various kinds of tenure under which farms are held
and operated; and changes and developments in the use of
agricultural resources and production of agricultural products.
Special Publication — Principal Data-Collection Forms and Pro-
cedures: United States Census of Agriculture, 1959, and Related
Surveys — Facsimiles of the enumeration forms used, showing
variations for the 50 States, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam,
and the Virgin Islands, together with brief descriptions of the
census field procedures for the census and the related surveys.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Land Use
Introduction
DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS
Definitions and explanations
Section I.— LAND
Land in Farms
Land in farms.
Tenure of Farm Operators
Tenure of farm operators
Opportunities for farm operation
Changes in the tenure of farm operators....
Race of farm operators
Geographic distribution of tenure groups...
Farm Tenancy
Farm tenancy
Most frequent method of renting by tenants.
The number of tenant farms
Changes in class of tenant
Part-Owner Farm Operators
Part-owner farm operators
The number of part-owner farms
Most frequent method of renting by part owners.
Tenure of Farmland
Tenure of farmland
Use rights of farmland
Changes in amount of land under lease
Geographic distribution of leased land
Land farmed by various classes of tenants
Value of Land and Buildings
Value of land and buildings
Farm real estate value
Value of land and buildings per acre
Average value of land and buildings per farm.
Land Ownership
Land owne rship . . . .
Public ownership..
Private ownership.
Section II . —PRODUCTION
Type of Farming
Type of farming.
Types of farms. .
Crop and Livestock Output
Crop and livestock output
The volume of production
Size of Farm
Size of farm
Changes in farm size.
Farm size and tenure.
Land use
Major farmland uses
Tenure and farmland use
Conservation and land -use practices.
Land in soil-conservation practices.
Irrigated farms and acreage
Regional variations
Farm Labor
Farm labor
Labor as a factor of production
Changes in the use of farm labor
Farmworkers by tenure of farm operator.
Expenditures for farm labor
Equipment
Equipment
Increase in power. . . .
Specialized machines.
Specified Farm Expenditures
Specified farm expenditures.
Changes in costs
Specified cost items
Section III.— PEOPLE
Farm Population
Farm population
Tenure of the farm population.
Farm Income and Tenure
Farm income and tenure
Distribution of farm income by tenure.
Average value of farm products sold . . .
Off-Farm Employment and Part-Time Farming
Off -farm employment and part-time farming.
Tenure and off -farm work
Other income
Length of Tenure and Mobility
Length of tenure and mobility
Years on present farm
Distribution of farms by years on present farm.
Operators on present farms 1 year or less
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Age and Residence of Farm Operators
Age and residence of farm operators 41
Average age of farm operators 41
Distribution of farm operators by age groups 42
Residence of farm operators 43
Farm Facilities and Location Convenience
Farm facilities and location convenience.
Facilities on farms
Kind of road on which farms are located . .
Land in farms as a percent of total land area, for the United States and -regions: 1880 to 1959
Number of farms, by tenure of operator, for the United States: 1959
Number and percent distribution of farms, by tenure of operator, for the United States and regions: 1900 to 1959
Distribution of tenant-operated farms, by class of tenant, for the United States and regions: 1900 to 1959
Part owners reporting specified rental arrangements, for the United states and regions: 1959
Land in farms, by tenure of operator, for the United States: 1959
Percent of farms, and farm land operated by part owners and tenants, and percent of total farm land under lease, for the United
States and regions : 1880 to 1959
Percent of all land operated by tenants, by type of rental agreement, for the United States: 1959
Value of land and buildings, by tenure of operator, for the United States and regions: 1900 to 1959
Average value of land and buildings per farm, by tenure of operator, for all farms in the United States and regions: 1959
Land in farms and value of land and buildings, privately owned and government owned, for the conterminous United States and
regions : 1961
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CHARTS— Continued
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Percent of farms and land owned, by tenure of owner, for the United States and regions : 1959 18
Percent distribution of commercial farms for each type of farm, by tenure of operator for the United States: 1959 21
Percent of value of specified crops and livestock sold, for commercial farms, by tenure of operator, for the United States: 1959. 21
Percent distribution of acres of corn and all hay crops harvested, for commercial farms, by tenure of operator, for the United
States and regions : 1959 22
Average size of farm, by tenure of operator, for the United States and regions: 1900 to 1959 23
Percent of all farms in each size of farm group, by tenure of operator, for the United States and regions: 1959 24
Percent distribution of all land in farms according to major uses, by tenure of operator, for the United States: 1950 to 1959 24
Percent distribution of cropland, land pastured, and woodland, for commercial farms, by tenure of operator, for the United States
and regions: 1959 25
Percent of commercial farms reporting specified land-use practices, by tenure of operator, for the United States and regions: 1959 26
Number of acres in specified land-use practices, by tenure of operator, for the United States and regions: 1959 26
Percent distribution of irrigated farms and irrigated land in farms, by tenure of operator, for the 17 Western States, Louisiana,
and Hawaii: 1959 27
Number of hired workers per commercial farm reporting, by tenure of operator, for the United States and regions: 1959 28
Expenditures for hired labor per commercial farm, by tenure of operator, for the United States and regions: 1959 29
Percent of commercial farms reporting tractors (other than garden), by tenure of operator, for the United States and regions:
1954 and 1959 30
Percent distribution of commercial farms reporting, by number of tractors (other than garden), by tenure of operator, for the
United States and regions : 1959 30
Percent of commercial farms reporting tractors, grain combines, milking machines, corn pickers, and pick-up balers, by tenure of
operator, for the United States and regions : 1959 31
Average expenditure per commercial farm reporting specified cost items, by tenure of operator, for the United States and regions:
1959 32
Population: Total, nonfarm, and farm, for the United States: 1910 to 1960 34
Migration to and from farms , for the United States : 1920 to 1958 34
Residence of employed persons in the farm labor force, by kind of worker, for the United States: 1960 34
Agricultural net income and nonagri cultural net income, for the United States : 1910 to 1959 35
Agricultural net income as percent of total national income, for the United States: 1910 to 1959 35
Net income from farming received by nonfarm population, for the United States: 1910 to 1959 35
Net income of farm population from farming and nonfarm sources, for the United States: 1935 to 1959 35
Percent distribution of commercial farms in each economic class, by tenure of operator, for the United States and regions: 1959.. 35
Average value of farm products sold per commercial farm, by tenure of operator, for the United States and regions: 1959 36
Percent of farm operators working off their farms 100 days or more, by tenure, for the United States and regions: 1959 and 1954.. 38
Percent of farm operators with other income of family exceeding the value of farm products sold, by tenure, for the United States
and regions: 1959 and 1954 39
Average number of years on present farm, by tenure of operator, for the United States and regions: 1959 and 1954 39
Percent distribution of farm operators in each tenure group, by years on present farm, for the United States and regions: 1959... 40
Percent distribution of farm operators by years on farm, by tenure, for the United States: 1910 to 1959 40
Percent of farm operators on present farm 1 year or less, by tenure, for the United States: 1910 to 1959 41
Average age of farm operators, by tenure, for the United States and regions: 1940 to 1959 41
Percent distribution of farm operators in each tenure group, by age, for the United States and regions: 1959 42
Percent distribution by age of tenant in each tenure group, for the United States and regions: 1959 42
Percent of commercial farms in each tenure group reporting a telephone and a home freezer, for the United States and regions: 1959 43
Percent distribution of farms in each tenure group, by kind of road on which located, for the United States and regions: 1959.... 44
MAPS
Map of the United States showing geographic regions and divisions 2
Percent of total land area in farms , 1959 4
Number of farms — increase and decrease, 1954-1959 7
Decrease in number of farms, 1950-1954 7
Farms operated by full owners — increase and decrease in number, 1954-1959 8
Farms operated by full owners — increase and decrease in number, 1950-1954 8
Farms operated by all tenants — increase and decrease in number, 1954-1959 8
Farms operated by all tenants — increase and decrease in number, 1950-1954 8
Nonwhite farm operators (South only) — increase and decrease in number, 1954-1959 8
Farms operated by nonwhite operators — increase and decrease in number, 1950-1954 8
Farm operators, number, 1959 9
Farms operated by full owners , number, 1959 9
Farms operated by part owners, number, 1959 9
Farms operated by all tenants, number, 1959 9
Nonwhite farm operators (South only) , number, 1959 9
Percent of all farms operated by tenants , 1959 10
Most frequent method of renting farms , 1959 10
Farms operated by all tenants , number, 1959 11
Farms operated by share- cash tenants , number , 1959 11
Farms operated by cash tenants, number, 1959 11
Farms operated by crop-share tenants, number, 1959 11
Farms operated by croppers (South only) , number, 1959 11
Farms operated by livestock- share tenants, number, 1959 11
Percent of all farms operated by part owners , 1959 12
Most frequent method of renting land by part owner farm operators , 1959 13
Percent of all land in farms operated under lease, 1959 14
Average value of land and buildings per acre, 1959 16
Dominant types of farming , based on number of commercial farms , 1959 20
Tractors on farms, number, 1959 31
Percent of all farm operators working off their farms, 1959 37
Farm operators working off their farms 100 days or more, number, 1959 37
Farm operators working off their farms 100 days or more — increase and decrease, in number, 1954-1959 37
Farm operators with other income of family exceeding value of agricultural products sold, 1959 38
Percent of farm operators 65 years of age and over, 1959 41
Percent of farm operators reporting residence off their farms , 1959 43
INTRODUCTION
This report is designed to illustrate some of the regional
differences and changes over time in the tenure arrangements of
farmers in the United States. Section I. — Land, is concerned
with the rights individuals hold in the agricultural land they
operate. In Section II. — Production, the tenure system is related
to the process of utilizing resources to produce farm products.
Section III. — People, indicates the relationship between tenure
and farm income distribution as well as some personal charac-
teristics of farm operators.
Land tenure is concerned with the many man-made relation-
ships that govern the rights of individuals in the use and control
of designated tracts of land. Because land is a scarce resource,
the competition among individuals for rights in the use of land
creates tenure problems.
The varying degrees of land-use rights extends from fee simple,
debt-free ownership which permits maximum independence of
land use, to sharecropping with greatly limited legal rights to
land. Superseding all private rights are those reserved by
society — the rights of eminent domain, taxation, and police
power. Among the common rights in agricultural land are indi-
vidual fee simple ownership; co-ownership, such as joint tenancy,
tenancy-in-common, or tenancy by entireties; life estate: estate;
trust ; corporate ownership ; public ownership ; leasing arrange-
ments, such as cash, share, or a combination of the two : and ease-
ments and covenants.
In the census of agriculture, tenure classifications are restricted
to the rights of operatorship of the person performing the farm-
ing operations. The enumeration and tabulation of all rights and
interests in agricultural land would be complex and impractical.
Therefore, the tenures listed in this report are the broad cate
gories of full owner, part owner, manager, and tenant. These
tenure groups do not recognize the degree of equity in ownership
arrangements. Heavily encumbered ownership, such :is a low
downpayment land contract, may Impose far more restrictions "ti
land use than tenancy. Part owners include farm operators who
own part of their land and rent additional acreage. Thus, this
tenure group is composed of a wide range of ownership and
tenancy combinations extending from 99 percent ownership and
1 percent tenancy, to 1 percent ownership and 99 percent tenancy.
Obviously, the degree of independence of control can vary almost
as much within part-ownership arrangements as between full
ownership and complete tenancy.
A tremendous reorganization in agriculture has taken place in
the last few decades. A rapid technological advance has greatly
increased farm output in spite of a sharp decline in the amount
of labor employed on farms and a slight decrease in the total
number of acres in farms. Specialization and commercialization
in the production of farm products have been greater during the
last 5 years than during any comparable period since the first
agricultural census. Change in production techniques has ac-
companied adjustments in the tenure pattern of agriculture.
Output per farmworker has expanded faster than the demand
for farm products, with the result that fewer farm operators are
needed to produce the required farm products. Consequently,
farm operators seek to make adjustments in their operations that
will permit them to remain in business. Many of the adjustments
have involved expansion of farm size and change in tenure status.
Tenure adjustments frequently occur when farmers seek to
expand their operations by gaining access to more resources.
Many farmers wish to use their limited capital for improved
equipment or for fertilizer and prefer to rent rather than buy ad-
ditional land. While the total number of farms has declined
sharply in recenl years, the proportion of farms operated by part,
owners has steadily Increased, so that by 1959 part owners ac-
tually outnumbered tenant fanners. The proportion of farms
operated by full owners has remained between 46 and 57 percent.
In addition to changing their tenure status, more and more
tanners are seeking to increase their income through off-farm
work. In 1959 almost half of all farm operators had full- or
part-time off-farm jobs and over one third of all farm operators
reported that their total family income from off the farm ex-
ceeded the gross sales of their farm products.
DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS
The terminology used in this report is identical with that used
in the reports for the various censuses of agriculture. In the
several censuses, it has been necessary to make minor adjust-
ments in the definition of a farm and in the procedures for enu-
meration, but it is believed that these adjustments have not been
of sufficient magnitude to affect tenure trends appreciably. In the
census of 1959, a small change in the definition of a (arm resulted
in a decrease of 232,000 in the number of farms which would have
been included if the 1954 definition had been retained.
The census classification of farms by tenure of operator is based
on data rejtorted for land owned, land rented from others or
worked for others on shares, land managed for others, and land
rented to others or worked on shares by others. The same basis
of classification was used in 1959 as in 1954.
Full owners operate only land they own
Part owners operate land they own and also land rented from
others.
Managers operate land for others and are paid a wage or salary
for their services
Tenants rent from others (or work on shares for others) all of
the land they o|>erate.
Cash tenants pay cash as rent, such as $10 per acre or $1,000
for the use of the entire farm, and pay no share of crops or live-
stock.
Share-cash tenants pay cash for a part of the rent and a share
of the crops or of the livestock or livestock products or both.
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
Share tenants pay a share of either the crops or the livestock
or livestock products, or a share of both. Share tenants are
further classified as :
Crop-share tenants if they paid a share of the crops and no
share of the livestock or livestock products.
Livestock-share tenants if they paid a share of the livestock
or livestock products. They may also have paid a share of
the crops.
Croppers are tenants to whom all workpower is furnished.
Other tenants include those who pay a fixed quantity of any
product ; those who pay taxes, keep up the land and build-
ings, or keep the landlord in exchange for the use of land ; those
who have use of the land rent free ; and all others whose rental ar-
rangements require payments other than cash or a share of the
products.
Unspecified tenants include those tenants whose rental arrange-
ment was not reported or could not be determined from the in-
formation given.
The four geographic regions used in this report are: (1) the
Northeast, including the 9 States in the New England and
Middle Atlantic divisions; (2) the North Central, including the
12 States in the East North Central and the West North Central
divisions; (3) the South, including the 16 States in the South
Atlantic, East South Central, and West South Central divisions;
and (4) the West, including the 11 States in the Mountain and
Pacific divisions plus Alaska and Hawaii.
Some of the data used herein, particularly those for commercial
farms only, are estimates based on reports for a sample of farms.
In order to present data for several classifications of farms,
generally the data used for 1959 and 1954 represent estimates
based upon a sample of approximately 20 percent of the farms.
These estimates differ only slightly from the figures obtained by
tabulations for all farms. A description of the sampling tech-
nique and the reliability of sample data is given in the Introduc-
tion to Volume II, General Report, of the 1959 Census of
Agriculture.
Commercial farms are, in general, those with a value of sales of
farm products amounting to $2,500 or more. Farms with a
value of sales of $50 to $2,499 were classified as commercial if
the farm operator was under 65 years of age and (1) if he did
not work off the farm 100 or more days during the year and (2)
if the income he and members of his family received from non-
farm sources was less than the value of all farm products sold.
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Section I.— LAND
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A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
LAND IN FARMS
The admission of Alaska and Hawaii to statehood in 1959
greatly enlarged the land area of the United States. Total land
area grew from 1,903,824,640 acres in 1954 to 2,271,343,360 acres
in 1959, an increase of neary 20 percent. However, because only
a small portion of Alaska is used for agricultural purposes, the
proportion of land in farms for the entire United States declined
significantly. In 1959 only 49.5 percent of the total land area
in the United States was included as land in farms compared
with 60.8 percent in 1954. This does not mean that 50.5 percent
of the land area was used entirely for nonagricultural uses.
Millions of acres of public lands were grazed under a permit
system, and some land that was in the Conservation Reserve
Program was not included as farmland even though it would
come under the general classification of agricultural land.
Within the conterminous portion of the United States — that
is, that part excluding Alaska and Hawaii — the proportion of
land in farms increased continuously from 1880 to 1950. Most
of the increase was directly related to the rapid growth of the
Nation around the turn of the century and to the high demand
for farm products during the emergency periods of the two world
wars. Between 1949 and 1959, however, a net decrease of 3.3
percent of land in farms took place.
Part of the decrease in land in farms can be attributed to
whole farms being placed in the Conservation Reserve Program.
Part resulted from urban expansion, with both factories and
homes being established in rural areas ; part from the conversion
of crop and pasture land to woodland and forest land ; and a
small part from agricultural land being taken for new highway
construction. Also, the change in the census definition of a farm
contributed in a minor way to the reduction of land in farms.
Many factors affect the location of agricultural production.
Some of the more important ones that encourage locational shifts
of production are changes in the relative efficiency of production
in different areas as a result of new technology ; improvements in
processing, marketing, and transportation of farm products; and
shifts in population. All of these factors have had an effect upon
the differences between regions in the changing proportions of
land area in farms.
In the Northeast, a general downward trend in the proportion
of land in farms has persisted since 1880, the decline being
especially rapid between 1910 and 1930. Between the peak year
of 1880 and 1959, 31.9 million acres of farmland were allocated
to other uses. Thus 47 out of every 100 acres in farmland in
1880 were used for some other purpose in 1959. This region now
has 3.2 percent of the total United States farmland.
In the North Central region the proportion of land in farms
increased by an average of 8.6 percent each decade from 1880 to
1920. The upward trend continued at a slower rate until about
1940, when 80.2 percent of the land area was reported as farm-
land. Since then a slight decline has occurred, so that by 1959,
only 79.8 percent of the land area was devoted to agricultural
purposes. This region now contains one-fifth of the total land
area in the United States and one-third of the farmland.
The 16 States of the South now account for one-fourth of the
total land area of the United States and nearly one-third of the
farmland. This region has had a more uneven trend in the pro-
portion of land in farms than any other region. Between 1880
and 1900, 127.1 million acres of land were added to the farm
total. In the next 25 years, a gradual decline took place, which
was followed by an upward trend from 1925 to 1950. By 1950
a peak had been reached in the proportion of land in farms with
393.2 million acres of land in farms. Then another downward
trend began, and 35.8 million acres were shifted from farms to
some other use by 1959.
FARM TENURE
LAND IN FARMS AS A PERCENT OF TOTAL LAND AREA, FOR THE
UNITED STATES AND REGIONS: 1880 TO 1959
UNITED STATES
In 1959, 63.7 percent of the total land area in the South was in
farms. Primary reasons for the decline include the reversion of
farmland to woodland, abandonment of farmland and its subse-
quent overgrowth of brush and scrub timber, and the conversion
of farmland into urban and forest uses.
Within the conterminous West, farmland expansion was con-
tinuous at a fairly even rate from 1880 to 1930, with about 5.7
percent of the total land area added to land in farms in each
decade. Since 1950, however, only 2.2 percent of the total area
has shifted to farmland, and most of this change took place before
1954. Thus, the West was the only region to show an increase
in the proportion of total land area devoted to land in farms in
the last decade.
A similar pattern of farmland expansion has taken place in the
entire western region, but the percentage of the total area added
to farmland is smaller owing to the low proportion of land in
farms in Alaska.
Large grazing areas of the West are held in the public domain
and are grazed under a permit system. When these permit lands
have multiple users they are excluded from enumeration as land
in farms, but in recent years, more of the public land has been
leased to single users, and this land is included in tie farmland
area. Thus, much of the increase in the proportion of land in
farms is not really new land for agricultural production. About
17 million acres of land were leased to single users under the
Taylor Grazing Act in 1959 compared with 13 million in 1950 and
7.4 million in 1940.
TEMHi: OF FARM OPERATORS
Opportunities for farm operation. — Total farming opportunities,
a< Indicated by number of farms, increased in the United States
until 1920. During the lust four decades, farm numbers have
declined continuously with the exception of the depression years
from 1930 to 1935. Farm numbers reached an all-time peak of
6.8 million in 1935. The decline has been progressively greater
since 1940, as more labor-saving equipment and techniques have
been used, permitting Farmers to oi>erate larger tracts of land.
In 1959 there were 3,707,973 Farms in the entire Nation, or nearly
50 percent less than the peak number of farms in 1935. This is
the least number of Farms since 1880. Number of farms in the
conterminous United States decreased by 1,081,657 between 1954
and 1959, and less than a fourth of Ibis decrease can be ascribed
to the more restrictive definition Of a farm used in the 1959
census Most of tin- places that were excluded by the change in
farm definition were im hit occupied.
NUMBER OF FARMS, BY TENURE OF OPERATOR, FOR THE UNITED
STATES: 1959
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All regions have exj>erienced a sharp decline in number of
farms since 1935. The South and the Northeast, in particular,
have undergone substantial off-farm migration. In the Northeast,
number of farms decreased 51 percent between 1935 and 1959:
in the South the decrease was 52 percent. The decline was less
rapid in the conterminous West and the North Central region,
where number of farms decreased 40 percent and 35 percent,
respectively.
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
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FARM TENURE
Changes in the tenure of farm operators. — The goal of full
ownership has been achieved by a majority of the farmers
throughout the history of the United States. However, shifts
have occurred among tenure groups as conditions favoring certain
tenure arrangements have developed. The proportion of farmers
in the full-owner group decreased from 1900 to 1930, while the
proportion of tenant operators increased until the two groups
were nearly equal. After 19.30 this trend was reversed until, by
1959, full owners outnumbered tenants nearly three to one.
Another significant trend is the growing proportion of farmers
who are part owners (farmers who own part of the land they
operate and rent additional land from others). The proportion
of all operators classified as part owners increased from 10 per-
cent in 1940 to 23 percent in 1959. Part owners outnumbered ten-
ants for the first time in 1959 to become the second largest tenure
group. Full owners numbered 2,116.594, part owners 834,470, all
tenants 735,849, and managers 21,060.
Race of fanp operators. — Farm operators are classified as
"white" or "nonwhite" by the census. The nonwhite category
includes Negroes, Indians, Orientals, and all other nonwhite
races. In 1959 there were only 284,612 nonwhite farm operators
in the United States, or half as many as in 1950. Ninety-three
percent, or 265,621, of all nonwhite operators were in the South.
In the West, most of the nonwhite farm operators were Orientals
and Indians. Detailed information on nonwhite farm operators
is available only for the 16 Southern States. In this region they
are concentrated in the Mississippi Delta and the Coastal Plain.
Between 1954 and 1959, the percentage of tenancy among the
nonwhite operators of the South dropped from 61.0 to 52.0. A
little more than half the nonwhite tenants in the South were
croppers.
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Geographic distribution of tenure groups. — •Full-owner farms,
which constitute 57.1 percent of all farms in the 1'nited States, are
quite uniformly distributed across the Nation. There is some
concentration, however, in the southern Appalachian area and in
the eastern portion of the North Central region. Farm oper-
ators working off their farms 100 or more days ;ire also con-
centrated in these areas. This indicates that many of the full-
owner farms in these areas may also be classified as part-time
farms. The operators of some of these farms may view their
farms primarily as residences and rely on nonfarm jobs for the
major source of their income.
Part-owner farms are also uniformly distributed. Farm units
containing both owned and rented land are generally larger than
either full-owner or tenant farms. They are generally created
in either of two ways: (1) Full owners become part owners by
renting additional land, or (2) tenants become part owners by
purchasing a portion of the land they operate.
The South and the North Central region account for 92 percent
of all tenant farms — 50 percent of them in the South and 42
percent in the North Central region. In the South, tenancy is
most common on the small cotton- and tobacco-growing farms,
where the amount of hand labor required per acre is high. Ten-
ants are also numerous in areas of high land productivity and
high land value, as in northern Illinois, northern Iowa, and the
eastern edge of the Great Plains.
FARM TENANCY
The proportion of farms operated by tenants in the United
States climbed steadily from 25.6 percent in 1880 to a high of
42.4 percent in 1930. After 1930 the percentage of tenant farms
declined rapidly, especially in the forties and the fifties. By 1959
only 19.8 percent of all farms were operated by tenants.
Tenant farms have always been most heavily concentrated in
the cotton- and tobacco-producing areas of the South, primarily as
a result of the large number of small sharecropper -farms associ-
ated with the production of these two crops. But as the produc-
tion of < -c >t t ■ hi and tobacco has become more mechanized and less
labor-intensive, farms have grown in size and decreased in
number. With the disappearance of many small sharecropper
faniis, tenancy in the South has dropped sharply since 1935.
The North Central region also has had a relatively high pro-
portion of tenancy over the years. The highly productive cash-
grain areas of east-central Illinois and northwest Iowa represent
areas of high tenancy in litis region. Tenancy rates have not
declined as much in the North Central region as in the South
since 1935. If the present trends continue, the North Central
region will soon surpass the South as the region with the highest
proportion of tenancy.
Tenancy has been lower and relatively more stable in the
Northeast and in the West over the years than in the South and
the North Central region. In 1959 only one out of 16 farms in
10
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
MOST FREQUENT METHOD OF RENTING FARMS, 1959
MAP NO. A59-6A22
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
the Northeast was a tenant farm, and only one out of eight farms
in the West was operated by a tenant.
Most frequent method of renting by tenants. — In selecting a
type of lease, landlords and tenants are influenced by the prevail-
ing method of renting in the locality ; this is partly determined
by such factors as type of farming, resources of tenants and
landlord, variability of weather, expectations of production costs
and product prices, and customs of the community.
In most counties, a share of the farm products is paid as rent.
A system of share rent permits the risk of production to be shared
by both the landlord and the tenant. It also is advantageous to
the landlord in that share rents permit landlords to gain immedi-
ate returns from higher yields as a result of new production
methods.
FARM TENURE
11
Cash leases are used most frequently for part-time or resi-
dential farms, for grazing land, and for crops with relatively
stable yield patterns that decrease risk. In 1959 cash renting
was the dominant method of renting in the relatively less pro-
ductive areas and in areas of high industrial activity. It was
the most common method in most of the counties of the Northeast
and in the adjacent areas of Maryland, West Virginia, and Ohio
where the topography is not well suited to crop production ; in
the Gulf Coast area from Florida to Louisiana ; in the cutover
timber area of northern Wisconsin and Minnesota ; in most
counties extending from southwest Texas through the Ozark
Mountain area into lower Missouri ; and in broad areas through-
out the West.
Share-cash leases predominated in most of the counties in
areas of high productivity in the North Central region and in
a few other widely scattered areas. Share-cash tenants generally
engaged in some livestock production and paid a rent comprising
a proportion of their grain crops and a fixed cash amount fur
buildings, pasture, or meadowland.
Crop-share arrangements were the most frequently used method
of renting farms in which staple crops such as grains, cotton,
and tobacco were grown. This type of renting predominated in
scattered areas throughout the Southeast and East North Central
States, and in broad areas of the Great Plains and the Far
West.
Livestock-share leases are used in areas particularly suited to
the production of feed grains and livestock or livestock products.
In 1959 this type of lease was dominant in central Ohio, northern
Indiana, the dairy area of southwest Wisconsin, and adjacent
areas in Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota.
The cropper system developed in the South where soil, climate,
and labor supply were particularly suited to the production of
cash crops with relatively large labor requirements. In 1959 the
cropper system was still the predominant rental arrangement in
the tobacco-producing areas of the South, as well as in many
of the cotton-producing counties along the Mississippi River and
nearby areas.
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A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
The number of tenant farms. — In 1959 only 735,849 farms in the
United States were operated by tenants. This is the smallest
number since tenant farms were first enumerated by the census
in 1880, and 2.1 million less than the peak number in 1935. Not
only is this the smallest number of tenants in the history of the
census, but it also represents the smallest percentage of tenant
farms.
Crop-share tenants operated 201,046 farms in 1959, or approxi-
mately one-fourth of all tenant farms in the entire United States.
Share-cash tenants were the second largest tenant class, with
132,524 tenants classified in this group. The cropper system is
reported only in the South. The sharp decline in cropper units
between 1950 and 1959 moved sharecropper arrangements from
second to third position in the class ranking of tenant farms.
Cash tenants were the fourth largest class, operating 107,217
farms, or one in seven of all tenant farms. The livestock-share
lease was the least used of all rental arrangements. Only 86,429
tenant farms were leased under this arrangement.
Changes in class of tenant. — The improved methods of agricul-
tural production that were adopted during the last decade have
contributed to changes in the pattern of rental arrangements.
Farms operated by all tenants declined from 1,447,455 in 1950 to
735,849 in 1959, a decrease of nearly 50 percent. The sharp drop
in number of tenant farms affected some classes of tenants more
than others.
Between 1950 and 1959 the proportion of cash tenants remained
almost unchanged at approximately 15 percent. However, the
proportion of tenants who paid a share-cash rent increased to 18.0
percent in 1959, a rise of almost 5 percent since 1950. The wide
adaptability and popularity of the crop-share lease is evident in
the relatively high proportion of tenants using this type of lease.
In 1959, 27.3 percent of all tenants used a crop-share lease com-
pared with 29.0 percent in 1950. Livestock-share tenants are
becoming relatively more important. The production of tenants
using this type of lease increased from 8.0 percent in 1950 to 11.7
percent in 1959. Sharecroppers have decreased to the lowest
proportion of all tenants since 1920, the first census this group
was separately classified. In 1959 sharecroppers represented
only 16.4 percent of all tenants. The decline in sharecropping is
even more noticeable when only tenants in the South are con-
sidered. There, sharecroppers dropped from 38.3 percent of all
tenants in 1950 to 33.0 percent in 1959.
PART-OWNER FARM OPERATORS
Part-owner operations have become the dominant tenure form
in U.S. agriculture. Their importance is greater than their
number would suggest. Part owners generally operate larger
farms than either full owners or tenants; even though they ac-
count for only 22.5 percent of all farms, they operate 44.8 percent
of all the farmland. This is just 0.6 percent less than the com-
bined acreage of full owners and tenants.
DISTRIBUTION OF TENANT OPERATED FARMS, BY CLASS OF
TENANT, FOR THE UNITED STATES AND REGIONS: 1900 TO 1959
UNITED STATES
Percent
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Part ownership is a means by which a tenant with limited capi-
tal can seek to increase his security of tenure and begin to acquire
some equity in the land he operates. In addition to this use of
part-owner arrangements as a first step in owner-operatorship,
FARM TENURE
13
there is another reason which helps explain the growing use of
part-owner arrangements. The rapid technological advances in
agriculture have permitted many farmers to expand their farm
business to make more effective use of land, labor, and capital.
This expansion frequently requires a larger amount of equipment
and livestock as well as additional land. Some full owners who
decide to expand their operations by operating more land may
choose to keep their level of working capital high and rent addi-
tional land. In this way part ownership becomes a means by
which full owners expand their operations without tying up
needed funds in real estate. The pressure to expand farm opera-
tions affects part owners as well and they may elect to rent addi-
tional land instead of completing purchase of their present farms.
Thus, the part-owner group grows because of the movement of
both tenants and full owners into the group and because part
owners remain in it for longer periods of time.
The number of part-owner farms. — Part-owner farms repre-
sented about 10 percent of all farms in each census from 1900 to
1940. By 1959, however, the proportion of part-owner farms had
increased to about 23 percent. In 1959 there were 834,470 part-
owner farms in the United States. This is an increase of 8,800
farms from 1950 but a decrease of about 34.000 from the peak
year of 1954. The Great Plains was the area where the highest
proportion of farms were operated by part owners.
PART OWNERS REPORTING SPECIFIED RENTAL ARRANGEMENTS,
FOR THE UNITED STATES AND REGIONS: 1959
UNITED STATES ,.o
200 400 600 800 1.000
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(thousands)
HCrop-shart
Percent
tv/Xavi Livestock-share [§j££a0ther and unspecified
Most freqnent method of renting by part owners.— In 1050 cash
renting was the dominant method Of renting by part owners in
the Northeast, in most of the Gulf States in the South, iinil
throughout much of the grazing area in the West. Crop-share
leases predominated in the cash-crop producing areas of the
South and of the North Central region. The ureas in which
part owners most frequently used crop-share leases tended to
coincide in a general way with the areas in which tenants used
either share-cash or crop-share leases.
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TENURE OF FARMLAND
Use rights of farmland.— Farm operators may gain access to
farmland in three different ways : through ownership, through
rental arrangements, or through management contracts. The
distribution of land among tenure groups is quite different from
the proportion of operators associated with each of the tenure
groups. In 1959 full-owner operators accounted for 57.1 percent
of all farmers, but they operated only 30.8 percent of the farm-
land. This wide difference is partly explained by the fact that
many of the full-owner farms were part-time or residential farms.
Also, 24.0 percent of the full owners were over 65 years of age.
Many of these farmers had curtailed their operations and were
operating smaller units than part owners or tenants. A different
relationship existed for the part-owner group. Part owners
accounted for 22.5 percent of all farms, but they operated 44.8
percent of all the land in farms. A large proportion of the part
owners were located in the Great Plains, where farms are gen-
erally large.
LAND IN FARMS, BY TENURE OF OPERATOR, FOR THE UNITED
STATES: 1959
All (arms
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
All tenants
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
All tenants
Manager-operated farms also contained a disproportionately
large acreage of farmland. Only 0.0 i>ercent of the farm operators
were managers, but they operated U.H percent of the land. Man-
ager farms tend to be large-scale operations with large acreages.
The average size of manager-operated farms was nearly 20 times
the average size of all farms.
The tenant group accounted for 19.8 percent of all farms in the
liiited States, but their farms contained only 14.5 percent of the
farmland. The heavy concentration of small tenant farms in
the cotton- and tobacco-producing areas of the South was pri-
marily responsible for the low proportion of land in tenant farms.
The small cropper and crop-share farms of the South, however,
were partially offset by the larger than average farms of the cash
tenants in the North Central region and the West.
Changes in amount of land under lease. — In spite of the sharp
drop in tenancy in the last decade, the decline in the proportion of
farmland under lease has been small. Number of tenant farms
declined by nearly 50 percent, while land under lease decreased
by only 11 percent. In 1959 approximately 382 million acres, or
one-third of the farmland, was operated under leasing
arrangements.
Land in farms operated by tenants increased steadily from less
than one-fourth of all farmland in 1900 to nearly one-third in
1935, the peak year for both tenant-operated land and all land
operated under lease. After 1935 the land in tenant farms de-
clined, especially during the 1940's. By 1959 only 14.5 percent
of the farmland was operated by tenants.
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A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
PERCENT OF FARMS AND FARMLAND OPERATED BY PART
OWNERS AND TENANTS, AND PERCENT OF TOTAL FARM-
LAND UNDER LEASE, FOR THE UNITED STATES AND
REGIONS: 1880 TO 1959
Percent UNITED STATES
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1910 1300
Farms operated by part owners
Land in (arms operated by part owners
NA f'ot available
The growing importance of part owners is observed in the
fact that they rented approximately 218.6 million acres compared
with 163.2 million acres rented by tenants. In 1959 part owners
exceeded tenants for the first time both in number of operators
and in acreage rented. From 1930 to 1959 the proportion of all
farmland leased and operated by part owners increased from
12.7 to 19.5 percent.
In general the trend within each of the four regions tends to
correspond to the trend for the entire United States. In the
Northeast, both tenancy and part-owner operations are quite low ;
together tenants and part owners rented 14.4 percent of the
farmland in 1959. The North Central region has a relatively
high proportion of tenancy and part-owner operations, with
about 38 percent of the farmland in this region operated under
some form of leasing arrangement. In the South, tenant farms
and land in tenant farms dropped more than 50 percent between
1930 and 1959, but all land under lease declined by only one-third
during this period, as part-owner operations became more nu-
merous. Part owners have been the largest operators of leased
land in the West since 1930. The proportion of all farmland
that they lease remained fairly constant since 1930, at about one-
fourth. Thus, the drop in all land under lease in the West is
due to the drop in land rented by tenants.
Geographic distribution of leased land. — The proportion of
leased land within different areas of the Nation tends to corres-
pond with the relative productivity of the land in the area. In
areas of high productivity and high land values, operators with
limited capital seek rented land. This permits them to operate
more land than would be possible if they chose to own all of their
resources and operate smaller farms. The highest proportions
of leased land (40 percent or more) are found in the grain-produc-
ing, livestock-feeding areas of the North Central region and
also in areas of intensive cash-crop production in the other re-
gions. An exception to the direct relationship between high
productivity and high proportion of leased land is noted in the
West, where large amounts of low-producing land are rented for
grazing purposes.
Land farmed by various classes of tenants. — In 1959 tenants
operated approximately 163.2 million acres of farmland, or about
14.5 percent of all farmland in the United States. Most of this
land, 70.2 percent, was leased under some form of share arrange-
ment, including share-cash leases, crop-share leases, livestock-
share leases, and sharecropper agreements. The proportion of
rented land operated by tenants under share leases has remained
virtually unchanged from the 70.5 percent recorded in 1950, not-
withstanding the sharp drop in number of tenant farms between
1950 and 1959.
Share-cash tenants were the second most numerous class of
tenants (18.0 percent), but rented more land than any other
FARM TENURE
15
PERCENT OF ALL LAND OPERATED BY TENANTS, BY TYPE OF
RENTAL AGREEMENT, FOR THE UNITED STATES: 1959
All tenants
Cash
Share-cash
Crop-share
Livestock-share
Croppers (South only) T\
Other and unspecified |Tj
Croppers (South only)!
Other and unspecified!
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I Percent of land in tenant f arms
Percent
j Percent of land in all farms
class. These tenants rented 42.1 million acres of farmland, or 25.8
percent of all tenant-operated land. Share-cash tenants were
located primarily in the cash-grain areas of north-central Illinois,
northwestern Iowa, and eastern Nebraska, where farm size
averaged somewhat larger than in the United States as a whole.
Crop-share tenants rented nearly the same amount of land
as the share-cash tenants. About 41.5 million acres were rented
under crop-share leases, or 25.4 percent of all land operated by
tenants. This type of lease is widely used throughout the
ruik'd States, but it has been used particularly in the Coastal
Plain areas of North Carolina and South Carolina, and along
the Mississippi River.
Livestock-share tenants operated 25.9 million acres of farm-
land, or 15.0 percent of the tenant-operated land. The livestock-
share leasing is found almost exclusively in the North Central
region.
Sharecroppers in the South farmed 5.1 million acres in 1959.
This represents a drop of 9.1 million acres in sharecropper farms
since 1950 and is the lowest acreage ever reported by the census
for this type of rental arrangement. Land in sharecropper farms
declined from 6.7 percent of all tenant-operated land in 1950 to
3.1 percent in 1959. Sharecropper land accounted for less than
one-half of one percent of all farmland in the United States in
1959.
Cash tenants rented 34.0 million acres of farmland in 1959,
or about one-fifth of all tenant-operated land. Cash tenants were
widely distributed across the United States and accounted for
about one-seventh of the tenant operators.
Other and unspecified types of leases were not insignificant.
They accounted for 8.9 percent of the land operated by tenants, or
14.6 million acres. Tenants in this category include those who
paid a fixed quantity of product, those who maintained the land
rent-free, and those whose rental payments were unspecined.
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS, BY TENURE OF OPERATOR,
FOR THE UNITED STATES AND REGIONS: 1900 TO 1959
NORTHEAST
NORTH CENTRAL
1940 1930
\ Full owners
pSWi Parte
16
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS
Farm real estate value. — The total value of land and buildings
rose to an all-time high of $129 billion in 1959. This was almost
twice as high as the cyclical peak in 1920 and more than seven
and one-half times as great as the total value of $16.7 billion in
1900. The aggregate value of land operated by each tenure group
has increased since 1940, but changes in the amount of land oper-
ated by the different tenure groups have changed the propor-
tionate value of land controlled by each group.
Land operated by full owners continued to account for the
largest proportion of total value of land in farms though the pro-
portion declined from 43 percent in 1950 to about 36 percent in
1959. Part owners were nearly equal to the full owners in 1959,
an increase from 27 percent in 1950. This is another indication
of the growing importance of part owners. The proportionate
value of land operated by tenants had decreased from 35.9 per-
cent in 1920 to about 24 percent in 1959.
For the Nation as a whole, the value of land in full-owner
farms in 1959 was slightly greater than the value of land operated
by part owners. However, in both the North Central region and
the West the value of land in part-owner farms exceeded that of
land in full-owner farms. If present trends continue, part own-
ers will soon be the tenure group with operational control of the
largest proportion of land value as well as of the largest propor-
tion of land area.
Value of land and buildings per acre. — Areas of highest average
value per acre of farm real estate were near metropolitan centers,
in the more productive areas of the Corn Belt, and in irrigated
and specialty-crop areas of the West. Land of lowest value per
acre was found in the range areas of the West.
In 1959 the average value of farmland in the United States
was $120.41 per acre, an increase of more than 80 percent since
1950. Tenant-operated farms had the highest value of $163.29
per acre; full-owner farms were next with $140.85 per acre, fol-
lowed by part-owner farms with $94.31 ; manager farms were last
with an average value of $76.34 per acre.
Among the tenant operated farms, the highest average value
per acre was $194.37, reported by livestock-share tenants. All
tenant classes except cash tenants farmed land with a higher
average value per acre than the average of all farmland in the
United States.
AVERAGE VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS PER ACRE, 1959
UNITED STATES AVERAGE
$120.41
MAP NO. A59-1A4
US. DEMRTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
Average value of land and buildings per farm. — The average
real estate value per farm varies widely between different tenure
groups. These variations are primarily a result of large differ-
ences between the average farm size of the various tenure groups.
For the Nation, the average value of land and buildings of part-
owner farms amounted to $56,700 in 1959. This was 152 percent
greater than for full-owner farms and about 57 percent greater
than for tenant-operated farms. The average valuation of $36,200
for tenant farms was about 60 percent greater than the average
value of full-owner farms. The comparatively low average value
of $22,500 for full-owner farms can be partly attributed to the
large number of small part-time and part-retirement farms that
are included in the full-owner group. The average value of all
full-owner farms was about $10,000 less than the average value
of commercial full-owner farpis.
Another factor which contributes to differences in average
farm values among tenure groups is the tendency for the more
productive land with high valuation to be operated under a
leasing arrangement. This relationship is indicated by the fact
that although farms operated by tenants were 36 percent larger
than full-owner farms their average value was 60 percent greater.
Within the part-owner group, however, farms having relatively
low rented acreage with high land valuations are offset by the
larger acreages of relatively low-value grazing land that part
owners rent in the Great Plains.
The average value of share-cash farms was greater than the
average value of livestock-share farms in all regions except the
North Central, where livestock-share farms had the highest
average value.
FARM TENURE
17
Cropper farms had the lowest average value of all tenure
groups, with an average value of $7,000. This reflects the small
size of cropper farms and the lack of extensive improvements.
AVERAGE VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS PER FARM, BY TENURE
OF OPERATOR, FOR ALL FARMS IN THE UNITED STATES AND
REGIONS: 1959
UNITED STATES
Total
Full owners
Pari owners
Tenants
Cash
Share-cash
Crop-share
Livestock-share
Other and unspecif
SOUTH
LAND IN FARMS AND VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS, PRI-
VATELY OWNED AND GOVERNMENT OWNED, FOR THE
CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES AND REGIONS: 1961
UNITED STATES
Total
Private
Government
NORTHEAST
Total
Private
Government
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Land in (arms
Valu
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LAND OWNERSHIP
Public ownership. — Most of the land in the United States has
at some time been owned by the Federal Government, with the
exception of the land of the original Thirteen Colonies, Texas, and
Hawaii. Much of this land was disposed of to States, schools,
railroads, and individuals to promote the settlement and develop-
ment of the country, and most of the land now under the direct
control of the Federal Government is used for grazing, wildlife,
watersheds, and recreation, or is in institutional uses.
Approximately one-third of the 2,271 million acres of land in
the entire 1'nited States is owned by the Federal Government.
However, only 8.5 percent of the farmland in the conterminous
1'nited States is publicly owned. Approximately 85 percent of
this farmland is located in the West and is devoted almost
entirely to grazing.
Thousands of dollars
18
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
PERCENT OF FARMS AND LAND OWNED, BY TENURE OF OWNER,
FOR THE UNITED STATES AND REGIONS: 1959
UNITED STATES
Full owners
Nonoperator landlords
NORTHEAST
Full owners
All tenants
Nonoperator landlords
NORTH CENTRAL
Full owners
Part owners
All tenants
Nonoperator landlords
SOUTH
Full owners
Nonopefatof landlords
WEST
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Private ownership. — In 1959 slightly over 75 percent of the
farms, including 60 percent of the farmland, were owned by
owner-operators. The remaining owners were nonoperating land-
lords, corporations, and a small number of tenants who rented
out all of the land they owned. The disparity between the
proportion of owner-operators and the proportion of land owned
by them is primarily due to the large number of full owners with
smaller than average farms used as part-time or part-retirement
farms. Full owners accounted for 57.1 percent of the farms,
but they owned only 33.8 percent of the farmland. On the other
hand, part owners owned a slightly larger proportion of land
than of farms. They owned 22.5 percent of the farms and 25.4
percent of the farmland. These general relationships held for
each of the four regions as well as for the United States as a
whole. The largest difference in proportion of farms owned and
land owned was in the West, where full owners accounted for
61.6 percent of the farm operators, but owned only 17.6 percent
of the farmland.
In the 1959 census information about nonoperator landlords was
obtained indirectly from the tabulated data of the four major
tenure groups. Thus, it was impossible to determine the num-
ber of nonoperator landlords because some owned more than one
farm and some rented farms had more than one landlord. How-
ever, it was possible to obtain the total amount of land owned
by nonoperator landlords. For the United States as a whole,
nonoperator landlords owned 30.8 percent of the farmland.
Among the regions, the proportion ranged from 14.1 percent in
the Northeastern region to 36.5 percent in the North Central
region.
Section II.— PRODUCTION
(19)
20
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
TYPE OF FARMING
The type of agricultural production that develops in particular
areas is influenced by such physical factors as rainfall, availabil-
ity of irrigation water, temperature, soil, and topography. The
low rainfall and lack of widespread irrigation facilities in the
Rocky Mountain States and Great Plains are largely responsible
for the dominance of wheat production on the arable laud and
grazing on land less suited to crop production. Wide variations
in temperatures from north to south have caused short-season
vegetable crops to be grown in Alaska and citrus fruits to be
grown in the subtropical areas of the southern United States.
Soils differ widely across the United States from the relatively
infertile sandy soils of the Southwest to the rich alluvial soils of
the Mississippi Delta.
Economic factors such as population migration, transportation
facilities, consumer preference for commodities, and costs of pro-
duction also influence type of farming. Changes in these eco-
nomic factors help to explain changes over time in the type of
production in particular areas.
DOMINANT TYPES OF FARMING, BASED ON NUMBER OF COMMERCIAL FARMS, 1959
Types of farms. — In the 1959 census, farms were classified by
type on the basis of the sales of a particular farm product or
group of farm products that accounted for 50 percent or more of
the total value of all farm products sold. If the sales from one
farm product group did not represent 50 percent of the total farm
sales, the farm was classified as "general."
Cash-graiu farms were located in east-central Illinois, the
northern and south-central area of the Great Plains, west-central
Idaho, and southeast Washington. The 398,047 commercial grain
farms were about evenly divided among tenure groups — full
owners operated 30.3 percent, part owners 37.6 percent, and
tenants 31.9 percent.
Tobacco farms have traditionally been associated with share-
cropper operations, but in recent years full owners have become
more important. Of the 190,057 commercial tobacco farms, ten-
ants operated 40.8 percent, full owners 35.3 percent, and part
owners 28.8 percent.
Cotton farms have become greatly mechanized in the past
decade. As a result, the number of small cotton farms in the
South has been greatly reduced and much of the production of
cotton has been shifted to the irrigated areas of the Southwest.
In spite of a decline in the number of commercial cotton farms
from 1950 to 1959, the proportion of tenant-operated cotton farms
remained quite high. In 1959, 52.5 percent of the cotton farms
were tenant-operated, 23.2 percent were operated by full owners,
and 23.9 percent by part owners.
Other field-crop farms such as potato, peanut, coffee, sugarcane,
and sugar beet farms, predominate in relatively small localized
areas. Potato farms predominate in northern Maiue, peanut
farms in southeast Virginia and southwest Georgia, and sugar-
cane farms in the lower delta area of Louisiana and in Hawaii.
Peanut farms are associated with a higher proportion of tenancy,
while potato, sugarcane, and sugar beet farms are operated to a
greater extent by owners. The variety of these crops creates a
mixed tenure pattern. In 1959 full owners and part owners
each operated about 35 percent of these farms, and tenants
operated nearly 30 percent.
Vegetable farms generally involve intensively operated low-
acreage farms that require a high degree of supervision and
management. Therefore, most of these farms are operated by
owners. Of the 21,912 commercial vegetable farms reported in
1959, full owners operated 44.9 percent, part owners operated
36.0 percent, and tenants operated only 17.6 percent.
Fruit-and-nut farms are another group of specialty farms that
require a large amount of close supervision. In addition, a long
waiting period is involved between tree planting and the first
harvest. For these reasons fruit-and-nut farms are not well
adapted to tenant operation. In 1959 only 5.3 percent of these
farms were operated by tenants compared with 76.1 percent oper-
ated by full owners and 14.9 percent by part owners. Manager-
FARM TENURE
21
Full owners
Part owners
All tenants
Full owners
Part owners
AM tenants
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF COMMERCIAL FARMS FOR EACH TYPE OF FARM, BY TENURE
OF OPERATOR FOR THE UNITED STATES: 1959
COTTON FARMS
CASH-GRAIN FARMS
TOBACCO FARMS
Percent
POULTRY FARMS
DAIRY FARMS
LIVESTOCK FARMS OTHER THAN DAIRY AND
POIATRY AND LIVESTOCK RANCHES
LIVESTOCK RANCHES
MISCELLANEOUS FARMS
■
operated farms accounted for 3.7 percent of the farms and for an
even higher proportion of their output
Dairy farms and livestock farms other than dairy and poultry
farms combined account for over two-fifths of all commercial
farms in the United States. The tenure patterns of dairy farms
and livestock farms other than dairy and poultry are very similar.
The large capital requirements in the form of huildings and
equipment make them more adapted to owner than to tenant
operation. Full owners reported slightly over 50 percent of the
dairy and livestock farms and part owners 30 percent "f the
dairy farms and 28 percent of the livestock farms other than
dairy. Tenants reported 13.8 percent of the dairy farms and 20.1
percent of the livestock farms.
Poultry farms predominate in southeastern New Jersey, the
Delaware and Maryland parts of the Delmarva Peninsula, north
central Georgia, and a few scattered counties in other States.
Because poultry production requires relatively large amounts of
capital in relation to the quantity of land, it is to he expected that
tenancy would he low in this tyj f production. In 19.19 tenants
operated only 6.2 percent of the poultry farms, while full owners
operated 70.4 percent and part owners operated 13 1 percent
There were 67,159 livestock ranches in 1959, Located primarily
in grazing areas of the Great Plains and the West. As these
operations frequently are quite extensive and require large
amounts of capital, owners dominate in the tenure pattern. Full
owners operated 39.6 percent of the ranches and part owners
operated 46.8 percent, while tenants operated only 10.2 percent
and managers 3.4 percent.
CROP AND LIVESTOCK OUTPUT
The volume of production. — United States Department of Agri-
culture estimates indicate that gross cash marketings amounted
to $33.2 billion in 1959. According to the Department of Agri-
culture index (1947^49=100), total farm output rose from 61
index points in 1910 to 101 in 1950 and to an all-time high of 125
in 1959.
The 1959 Census of Agriculture obtained the value of farm
products sold, by tenure of operator, for commercial farms, for
selected crops and livestock or livestock products. This informa-
tion provides an illustration of the relationship between the pro-
duction processes and tenure.
In terms of value, part owners were responsible for nearly
two-fifths Of the total sales of cattle and calves, full owners for
PERCENT OF VALUE OF SPECIFIED CROPS AND LIVESTOCK SOLD,
FOR COMMERCIAL FARMS, BY TENURE OF OPERATOR, FOR
THE UNITED STATES: 1959
Percent
| Share-cash t:::;v::::::::l Crnp- and livestock-share
I Other and unspecified
22
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
one-third, and tenants for one-fifth. Managers reported the re-
maining 7 percent, though they represented only 0.7 percent of all
commercial farms.
The value of hog products sold was about evenly divided among
tenure groups with the exception of manager farms, which re-
ported less than 1 percent.
Full owners reported over two-thirds of the value of chickens
and eggs sold. Manager farms accounted for 4.4 percent of the
chicken sales and 2.6 percent of the egg sales.
Full owners also reported the highest proportion — 44.4 percent —
of the value of milk sold, followed by part, owners with 36.8 per-
cent and tenants with 17.0 percent.
Tenants accounted for 39.6 percent of the value of corn sold,
part owners followed closely with 36.5 percent, and full owners
accounted for only 23.2 percent. These percentages, however,
should not be confused with the value of corn produced. The
greater livestock operations on full-owner and part-owner farms
in comparison with tenant farms means that a greater proportion
of the corn produced on the owner farms actually was marketed
through livestock, whereas more of the corn crop was sold for
cash on tenant-operated farms.
Part owners greatly increased their proportion of the value of
cotton sold between 1950 and 1959. In 1959 they reported 43.2
percent of the sales, contrasted with 27.5 percent in 1950. On the
other hand, tenants reported 44.9 percent of the cotton sales in
1950, but only 32.7 percent in 1959. With the reduction of small
cotton farms in the South and the shift of cotton production to
irrigated lands of the Southwest and the West, the number of
tenant farmers (mainly sharecroppers) has declined sharply and
the number of part-owner operators has increased.
Tobacco production is a labor-intensive crop that has tradition-
ally been associated with sharecropper units. In 1959 tenants
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF ACRES OF CORN AND ALL HAY CROPS
HARVESTED, FOR COMMERCIAL FARMS, BY TENURE OF OPER-
ATOR, FOR THE UNITED STATES AND REGIONS: 1959
UNITED STATES Corn All hoy crops
Full owners
IBHM .JBJH
|2.6
NORTHEAST
Full owners
All tenants
NORTH CENTRAL
Managers
AM tenants
SOUTH
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
All tenants
WEST
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
All tenants
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accounted for 39.6 percent of the value of tobacco sold, and full
owners and part owners each reported 29.3 percent.
SIZE OF FARM
Changes in farm size. — One of the most dramatic changes in
agriculture during the past 30 years has been the rapid increase
in farm size. In 1959 the average farm size in the United
States was 303 acres, or nearly twice as large as the average
size in 1930. The growth in farm size was especially rapid in the
fifties. Between 1950 and 1959 average farm acreage increased
by 40.5 percent, only slightly less than the increase during the
previous 50 years.
Tenant farms have undergone the largest increase in average
size between 1950 and 1959, increasing by nearly one-half, to 219.5
acres. This was due largely to the large reduction of small share-
cropper farms in the South. Full-owner, part-owner, and man-
ager farms each increased in size by approximately 20 percent
during the decade. In 1959 the average full-owner farm con-
tained 163.7 acres, the average part-owner farm contained 603.6
acres, and the average manager farm contained 5,223 acres.
The principal reason for growth in average farm size is the
mechanization of agriculture that permits a farm operator to
operate larger acreages of land. This farm expansion can only
take place if some farmers leave agriculture. Often it Is the
small farmer who retires or migrates out of agriculture and the
large farmer who consolidates the land vacated by the small
farmer with his existing larger unit. Thus the average farm
size increases because of the large reduction in number of small
farms and the growth of farms above average size.
Greatest percentage increases in average farm size between
1950 and 1959 occurred in the South and West. In both of these
regions the tenant farms showed a larger percentage increase in
average size than farms of other tenure groups.
Farm size and tenure. — For the United States as a whole, about
two-thirds of the farms of 99 acres or less were operated by full
owners in 1959, this proportion decreased as size of farm in-
creased. Only one-fifth of the farms of 2,000 acres or more were
full-owner farms. This relationship between size of farm and
tenure of operator is a reflection of three important factors.
First, many small farms were operated as part-time or part-
retirement farms. Second, fewer of the large farms were oper-
ated by full owners because of the difficulty of amassing the capi-
tal necessary to own and operate a very large farm. And, third,
many full owners were nearing retirement age and had begun to
reduce the size of their operations.
The proportion of farms operated by part owners increases
with increasing size. In 1959 part owners operated three out of
five of the farms of 2,000 acres or more. The proportion operated
by managers was not significant among farms of less than 500
acres.
Tenants operated nearly one-fourth of the farms of less than
50 acres, but only one-eighth of the farms with 70 to 99 acres.
The proportion of tenant farms in size-of-farm groups with over
100 acres was greatest — 24 percent — on farms with 260 to 499
acres. The large proportion of tenant operators on farms of less
than 50 acres is largely due to the large number of sharecropper
farms in the South, and the relatively large proportion of tenant-
operated farms in the size range between 140 to 499 acres is
due to the importance of tenant farms in the high land value
areas of the Corn Belt.
FARM TENURE
23
IMTED SIATK
AVERAGE SIZE OF FARM, BY TENURE OF OPERATOR, FOR THE UNITED STATES AND REGIONS: 1900 TO 1959
Full owners Port owiwrs
NORTH CENTKAl
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Acres
1959
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1954
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1950
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1945
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1940
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1930
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1920
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1915
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1900
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Acies
Acres owned
24
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
PERCENT OF ALL FARMS IN EACH SIZE OF FARM GROUP, BY
TENURE OF OPERATOR, FOR THE UNITED STATES AND
REGIONS: 1959
UNITED STATES
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LAND USE
Major farmland uses.— Total cropland in the United States de-
clined by 28 million acres between 1950 and 1959, while total
pastureland increased by 1.4 million acres. The proportion of
total cropland declined by 1 percent to 451.0 million acres, while
the proportion of total pastureland increased by 2 percent to
662.9 million acres. The proportion of other land use (house
lots, roads, etc.) remained virtually unchanged at 44.7 million
acres.
The high concentration of tenant farms in the cash-crop pro-
ducing areas of the Corn Belt and in the South has led to a
higher proportion of cropland in tenant farms than in any other
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF ALL LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO
MAJOR USES, BY TENURE OF OPERATOR, FOR THE UNITED
STATES: 1950 TO 1959
All operators 1950
Percent
I Cropland harvested and not harvested and not pastured
j Cropland pastured
Other pasture
Woodland pastured
Woodland not pastured
| House lots, wasteland, etc.
FARM TENURE
25
tenure group. Tenant farms averaged 59.8 percent in cropland
in 1959, while full-owner farms and part-owner farms averaged
43.8 and 38.0 percent, respectively. The average for manager-
operated farms was 9.2 percent in cropland and 84.8 percent in
pasture.
Crop-share lease tenants had the highest proportion of crop-
land— 76.8 percent — and the lowest proportion of pastureland —
17.3 percent. On the other hand, only 27.0 percent of the farm-
land in cash-lease farms was cropland and 71.5 percent was
pastureland.
Nonpastured woodland accounted for only 6.4 percent of all
farmland in 1959. Farms in most of the tenure classes included
4.0 percent or less of nonpastured woodland. However, full-owner
farms and cropper farms included 12.2 and 13.3 percent, respec-
tively, of this kind of land. Many of the full owners are part-
retirement farmers and may have rented part of their cropland
to others and retained the woodland part of their farm along
with a small amount of cropland. The explanation for the crop-
pers, however, is not as certain.
Tenure and farmland use. — Ninety percent of the cropland, or
411.4 million acres, was in commercial farms in 1959. Of this
amount 45.2 percent was operated by part owners. This large
proportion was primarily due to the many large part-owner
farms in the grain-producing areas of the Great Plains and the
Corn Belt. Full owners accounted for 29.8 percent, tenants for
22.9 percent, and managers for 2.2 percent.
Pastureland on commercial farms totaled 534.4 million aires
( including the pastured woodland I . Again, part owners operated
the largest proportion, 54.8 percent, reflecting the Importance
of part owners in livestock production. Full owners followed
with 24.6 percent, and manager-operated farms with 10.1 per-
cent. Tenant farms included only 10.6 percent of the pastureland.
Of the 118.5 million acres of total woodland on commercial
farms, full owners reported 43.1 irercent. They were closely
followed by part owners, who reported 39.6 percent. Tenant-
operated farms accounted for only 10.1 percent of the woodland.
The large difference between tenant farms and owner farms is to
be expected because tenant farms in general are found in the more
productive areas, which have limited amounts of timberland.
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF CROPLAND, LAND PASTURED, AND
WOODLAND, FOR COMMERCIAL FARMS, BY TENURE OF OPER-
ATOR, FOR THE UNITED STATES AND REGIONS: 1959
UNITED STATES
Percent Full owmn Part owners Managers
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NORTH CENTRAL
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26 A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
PERCENT OF COMMERCIAL FARMS REPORTING SPECIFIED LAND-
USE PRACTICES, BY TENURE OF OPERATOR, FOR THE UNITED
STATES AND REGIONS: 1959
All farms
UNITED STATES
Full owners Port owners Tenants
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Conservation and land-use practices. — Much of the productivity
of farmland in the future depends in part on the soil conserva-
tion measures applied to the land today. Protection of the
inherent soil productivity is generally accomplished through four
different land-use practices. These practices are used in varying
degrees throughout the United States according to the hazards
of soil erosion in different areas. For example, contour farming
is most prevalent in rolling areas of the Corn Belt and in the
southern portion of the Great Plains. Stripcropping is found
primarily in northern Montana and western North Dakota and
to a lesser extent in western Nebraska, southwestern Wisconsin,
and southern Pennsylvania. Terracing is found largely in the
Southeast and also in an area extending from central Texas to
Nebraska.
In the United States as a whole, the tenure groups differed very
little in 1959 in the proportion of operators who reported specified
land-use practices. Approximately one-eighth of the commercial
farms reported using cover crops, one-eighth reported contour
cultivation, and one-eighth reported terraces. About 5 percent
NUMBER OF ACRES IN SPECIFIED LAND-USE PRACTICES, BY TENURE
OF OPERATOR, FOR THE UNITED STATES AND REGIONS: 1959
UNITED STATES
Full owners Port owners Tenants
Millions of
All farms
M
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0.19
j 0.32
j 0.48
0.11
0.23
0.20
0.34
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0.04
0.07
0.11
0.01
NORTH CENTRAL
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of the commercial farms reported stripcropping. The relation-
ship between tenure and land-use practices is shown in the fol-
lowing discussion of acreages in specified uses.
Regional comparisons indicate that more operators in the
South than in any other region make use of soil-conservation
practices. In this region a higher proportion of part owners
than of other tenure groups reported using cover crops, contour-
ing, and terracing.
Land in soil-conservation practices. — Nearly 9 million acres of
farmland in 1959 were devoted to cover crops. Approximately
50 percent of this acreage was reported in the North Central
region, and 40 percent was reported in the South. Part owners
reported 3.7 million acres, compared with 3.3 million acres
reported by full owners and 1.8 million acres reported by tenants.
Full owners reported a greater proportion of their cropland in
cover crops than did any other tenure group.
Contour cultivation of grain and row crops is a relatively easy
operation and is used widely where soil erosion is a problem on
moderately rolling land. Approximately 22.3 million acres were
farmed on the contour in 1959. Part owners reported 42.5
percent of the contoured acreage followed by full owners and
tenants with 30.2 percent and 26.1 percent, respectively. The
nominal expense of contour cultivation is generally compensated
by higher yields and greater returns in the first year.
Stripcropping was practiced on 16.1 million acres in 1959.
Much of this acreage was reported by wheat farmers in North
Dakota and Montana. Part-owner operations are the dominant
FARM TENURE
27
tenure form in areas where stripcropping is heavily practiced,
and part owners reported 56.1 percent of the stripcropped acre-
age in the United States. Tenants reported only 17.3 percent of
the stripcropping acreage.
Terracing was more widely reported than any other land-use
practice. Of the 32.1 million terraced acres, about two-thirds
were in the South. Terraces are widely used in the wheat-pro-
ducing areas from central Texas to southern Nebraska both as a
moisture-conserving practice and as a soil-conservation practice.
Part owners reported 42.2 percent of the terraced acreage fol-
lowed by full owners with 37.0 percent and tenants with 19.1
percent.
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF IRRIGATED FARMS AND IRRIGATED
LAND IN FARMS, BY TENURE OF OPERATOR, FOR THE
17 WESTERN STATES, LOUISIANA, AND HAWAII: 1959
Irrigated (arms Irrigated land in farms
California
Texas
Idaho
Colorado
Montana
Oregon
Wyoming
Nebraska
Arizona
Utah
Washington
New Mexico
Nevada
Kansas
Oklahoma
South Oakota
North Oakola
Louisiana
Hawaii
I Full owners and managers
ICO r
Percent
Part owners px'&XlAII tenants
Irrigated farms and acreage. — In 1959, 313,217 farms in the
United States reported a total of 33.4 million acres under irriga-
tion. This was 3.0 percent of all farmland, and an increase of
3.6 million acres since 1954. Commercial farms reported 96.5 per-
cent of the irrigated land. In 1959, 44.6 percent of the commer-
cial irrigated farms were operated by full owners ; however, they
operated only 27.8 percent of the irrigated land. In contrast,
part owners accounted for 33.5 percent of the commercial irri-
gated farms but operated 45.1 percent of the irrigated land.
Managers operated 1.9 percent of the irrigated farms and 7.1
percent of the irrigated land. Tenants accounted for 20 percent
of both irrigated farms and irrigated land.
Regional variations. — In the West, relatively arid conditions
make irrigation considerably more important than in the more
humid eastern regions of the United States. The most extensive
areas of irrigation are found in California, Colorado, Nevada,
Arizona, Idaho, Nebraska, and the High Plains area of Texas.
In 1959, the tenure of operators of irrigated farms varied
widely among the 17 Western States, Louisiana, and Hawaii. In
California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, over two-thirds of
the irrigated farms were operated by full owners and managers,
and one-tenth or less were operated by tenants. In the mid-
western States of Kansas and Nebraska, full owners and man-
agers operated about one-fifth and one-fourth of the irrigated
farms, respectively. Part owners operated less than one-third of
the irrigated farms hi the 19 States as a whole, ranging from less
than one-sixth in Hawaii to more than half in Kansas.
The tenure pattern of irrigated land is somewhat different
from the tenure pattern of irrigated farms. In the 19 States as
a whole the largest proportion of irrigated land was reported by
part owners, who operated 44.3 percent of the irrigated land
compared with 36.1 percent operated by full owners. This was
the usual pattern in all States except Idaho, Utah, Washington,
Nevada, and Hawaii, where full owners reported the largest pro-
portion of irrigated land. In general, the irrigated land operated
by tenant farmers was in the same proportion as the number of
farms they operated.
In Hawaii the full-owner and manager group and tenants
reported about the same proportion of irrigated farms. Both
groups accounted for about 42.5 percent. However, full owners
and managers operated 84.7 percent of the land, while the tenants
operated only 1.6 percent. This reflects the wide use of irriga-
tion on farms of all sizes and the great disparity in size of farms
of tenant farmers and the large sugar and pineapple plantations
operated by full owners and managers.
28
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
FARM LABOR
Labor as a factor of production. — Labor remained the largest
single factor of production in 1959 notwithstanding the extensive
substitution of capital for labor in recent years. According to
estimates of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, labor accounted
for 29 percent of the inputs in farm production in 1959 compared
with 22 percent for power and equipment and 15 percent for
real estate.
Labor has several features which distinguish it from other
factors of production and make it particularly important in farm
tenure. Much of the farm labor is supplied directly by the farm
operators in all tenure groups with the exception of manager
farms. This direct relationship of labor to the farm operator fre-
quently is a major consideration in establishing the leasing
arrangements on a particular farm. Labor is a flow resource; that
is, it cannot be stored. This can lead to surplus labor in certain
seasons and a shortage of labor during other critical periods.
Changes in the use of farm labor. — One of the most significant
changes in agricultural production has been the rapid decrease
in the use of labor. Total man-hours of farm labor per year
have decreased from 22.9 billion hours in 1930 to 10.8 billion
hours in 1959. This reduction of over 50 percent was made pos-
sible through increased mechanization and other technological
advances. The substitution of capital for labor has had two
significant effects — greater output and decreased labor require-
ments. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates
the index of output per man-hour has risen from 53 in 1930
to 195 in 1959 (1947-49=100). During the fifties this index
increased about 10 points per year.
Farmworkers by tenure of farm operator. — During the week
preceding the 1959 census enumeration 1,485,044 hired workers
were employed on commercial farms. This week was near
the peak period of employment for the year, and 54.6 percent of
these hired workers were seasonal workers. In general, the
number of hired farmworkers per farm was directly related
to the average farm size of the major tenure groups. Of the
commercial farms in the United States that reported hired
workers, the full-owner farms reported an average of 2.5 workers ;
part-owner farms, 3.2 workers ; manager farms, 11.1 workers ; and
tenant farms, 2.8 workers. The number of hired workers was
smallest on farms in the North Central region and largest on
farms in the West.
Only 12.5 percent of the commercial farms reported regular
hired workers (employed 150 or more days). These farms em-
ployed 674,917 regular hired workers, or an average of 2.2
workers per farm. As expected, a greater proportion of manager
farms reported regular hired workers than other tenure groups —
58.3 percent compared with 17.6 percent of the part-owner farms,
11.4 percent of the full-owner farms, and 7.3 percent of the ten-
ant farms. Manager farms, of course, also led all tenure groups
in the average number of regular hired workers per farm. Of the
commercial farms that reported regular hired workers, manager
farms averaged 8.5 regular workers, part-owner farms 2.2, tenant
farms 1.7, and full-owner farms 1.9 regular workers per farm.
NUMBER OF HIRED WORKERS PER COMMERCIAL FARM REPORT-
ING, BY TENURE OF OPERATOR, FOR THE UNITED STATES
AND REGIONS: 1959
UNITED STATES
All farms
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
Tenants
NORTHEAST
All farms
Full owners
Pari owners
12.5M
BTTB
■~"TB
EZH
Tenants
NORTH CENTRAL
All farms
Full owners
Part owners
Vanagers
Tenants
SOUTH
All farms
Managers
Tenants
WEST
All farms
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
Tenants
12.2M
EZH
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Number of workers
FARM TENURE
29
EXPENDITURES FOR HIRED LABOR PER COMMERCIAL
UNITED STATES
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
All tenants
Cash
Share-cash
Crop-share
Livestock-share
Croppers (South only)
Other and unspecified
NORTHEAST
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
All tenants
Cash
Share-cash
Crop- share
Livestock-share
fW|
Other and unspecified J
NORTH CENTRAL
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
All tenants
Cash
Share-cash
Crop-share
Livestock-share
Other and unspecified Q7
FARM, BY TENURE OF OPERATOR, FOR THE UNITED STATES AND REGIONS: 1959
SOUTH
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
All tenants
Cash
Share-cash
Crop-share
Livestock-share
Croppers
Other and unspecified ■ 1.291 ■
WEST
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
All tenants
Cash
Share-cash
Crop-share
Livestock-share
Other and unspecified
Expenditures for farm labor.— The total outlay for hired labor
on all farms in the United States in 1059 amounted to $2,(1:22 mil-
lion, an increase of $200 million over 1950. Commercial farms
reported 9G.6 i>ercent of this amount. Of the total labor expendi-
inres made by commercial farmers in 1959. full owners reported
33.7 percent, part owners reported 39.9 percent, managers re-
ported 12.6 percent, and tenants reported 13.7 percent. Since
man;iKi'i'-ii[K>rated farms represented only 1.0 percent of the
farms reporting farm labor expenditures and accounted for 12.6
percent of the expenditures for labor, the average farm expendi-
ture for labor by manager farms was greater than that of any
other tenure group.
30
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
PERCENT OF COMMERCIAL FARMS REPORTING TRACTORS (OTHER
THAN GARDEN), BY TENURE OF OPERATOR, FOR THE UNITED
STATES AND REGIONS: 1954 AND 1959
EQUIPMENT
Great strides have been made in the last two decades in the
mechanization of farm production. U.S. Department of Agricul-
ture estimates show that power and machinery represented only
10 percent of the total inputs in farm production in 1940. By
1959 this had climbed to 22 percent. Increased utilization of
such equipment as tractors, grain combines, corn pickers, hay
balers, and milking machines has greatly expanded output per
farmworker.
Increase in power. — One indication of the increased substitution
of mechanical power for animal power is the rapid expansion in
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF COMMERCIAL FARMS REPORTING, BY
NUMBER OF TRACTORS (OTHER THAN GARDEN), BY TENURE
OF OPERATOR, FOR THE UNITED STATES AND REGIONS: 1959
UNITED STATES
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
All tenants
NORTHEAST
All farms
Full owners
Part owners
'onagers
All tenants
NORTH CENTRAL
All farms
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
All tenants
SOUTH
All farms
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
All tenants
WEST
All farms
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
All tenants
Percent
2 Tractors l::::::::::::::v 3 Tractors
4 or more tractors
the number of tractors on farms. Since 1950 the number of farm
tractors of all kinds has risen by 42.4 percent. In 1959 there were
5,138,921 tractors on all farms of the United States, and an
average of 2.1 tractors per commercial farm. The geographic
distribution of tractors, however, is not proportional to the num-
ber of farms. A greater concentration is found in the North Cen-
tral region than in other regions, while there are slightly fewer
tractors than farms in the South.
The larger operations of part owners and managers are pri-
marily responsible for the higher proportion of the farms in these
two groups reporting tractors than either full owners or tenants.
In addition to the very high proportion of farms that reported
tractors in 1959, the number of farms that reported more than
one tractor is evidence of the intensity of mechanization. Within
each tenure group more farms reported two or more tractors than
reported only one. This general pattern existed for the United
States and each of the regions except the South.
FARM TENURE
31
Specialized machines. — Another indication of the intensity of
mechanization is the use of specialized machines. In general,
farms operated by part owners and tenants were the most
mechanized. Tenant farms in the South, however, were an ex-
ception, for they were the least mechanized of any tenure group.
The number of croppers in the South greatly reduces the propor-
tion of tenants reporting specified machines, because croppers
usually supply only their labor to the operation of the farm.
From 1950 to 1959 the number of commercial farms reporting
grain combines increased by 39 percent, to 900,375 farms. Nearly
50 percent of the part owners and 40 percent of the tenants re-
ported grain combines, while less than a third of the full owners
and managers reported this equipment.
Milking machines were reported on 610,256 commercial farms
in 1959. For the entire United States the proportion of farms
within each tenure group reporting milking machines was fairly
uniform. The percentage of farms reporting milking machines
was nearly twice as large in the Northeast as in the other regions,
In 1959 corn pickers were reported on 712,486 commercial
farms. This was an increase of 61 percent since 1950. There
were 737,191 corn pickers reported on all commercial farms or
just slightly over one corn picker per farm reporting. Part-
owner and tenant-operated farms reported a higher percentage
of corn pickers than either full-owner or manager-operated
farms.
The mechanization of hay harvesting has been one of the most
rapidly growing practices In agriculture. In 1959, 615,327 com-
mercial farms reported pick-up balers, an increase of 235 percent
over the number of commercial farms reporting balers in 1950.
In addition to the pick-up balers, there were 2l'G,353 commercial
farms in 1959 that reported ownership of field-forage harvesters.
However, these machines are used for the harvesting of corn
silage as well as hay. Approximately one-third of the part-
owner and manager-operated farms reported pick-up balers;
this was 10 percent higher than either full-owner or tenant-
operated farms. This difference reflects in part the greater
emphasis on livestock operations on part-owner and manager-
operated farms. All tenure groups in the Northeast reported a
higher proportion of farms with balers than in the other regions.
PERCENT OF COMMERCIAL FARMS REPORTING TRACTORS, GRAIN
COMBINES, MILKING MACHINES, CORN PICKERS, AND PICK-
UP BALERS, BY TENURE OF OPERATOR, FOR THE UNITED
STATES AND REGIONS: 1959
UNITED STATES
Percent full owneri Port owners Managers All tenants Croppers
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A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
AVERAGE EXPENDITURE PER COMMERCIAL FARM REPORTING
SPECIFIED COST ITEMS, BY TENURE OF OPERATOR, FOR
THE UNITED STATES AND REGIONS: 1959
UNITED STATES
Full owners Part owners Managers All tenants
NORTHEAST
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SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES
Changes in costs. — Technological advances have brought about
some significant changes in the methods of agricultural produc-
tion. As farms have increased in size and become more special-
ized, purchased inputs have become a larger factor in production
on individual farms. In addition to the general substitution of
purchased inputs for farm produced inputs, there has also been
a shift in the combination of inputs which has changed the
composition of farm costs. Many of these changes in farm
expenditures have been accompanied by adjustments in leasing
arrangements or even in the form of tenure. The increasing use
of contract arrangements in the production of poultry is an out-
standing example.
The substitution of capital for labor has had a very marked
effect on the structure of farm costs. For example, machine
hire and expenditures for gasoline and petroleum on commercial
farms increased approximately 30 percent between 1950 and
1959, while hired labor costs increased only 8 percent.
Specified cost items. — Differences in type and size of farm asso-
ciated with different tenure groups should be kept in mind when
comparing average expenditures for specified items per commer-
cial farm so that all of the variations in expenditure are not
attributed to the form of tenure alone.
The purchase of livestock and poultry per farm was the largest
expense item for all tenure groups except full owners, for whom it
was the second largest item. In 1959 the average expenditure for
livestock and poultry per commercial farm reporting was $39,258
on manager farms compared with $3,361 on part-owner farms,
$2,849 on tenant farms, and $2,329 on full-owner farms.
Feed was the largest cost item in the budget of full owners and
the second largest item for part owners and tenants, but only the
third largest item for managers. The average expenditure for
feed per commercial farm reporting was $16,762 on manager
farms, $2,380 on full-owner farms, $2,299 on part-owner farms,
and $1,825 on tenant farms.
Hired labor was the second largest expenditure on manager
farms and the third largest on farms of other tenure groups.
On the commercial farms reporting hired labor, managers
reported spending $21,866, part owners $2,048, full owners $1,399,
and tenants $1,015.
The three lowest expense items — petroleum products ; machine
hire ; and seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees — ranked in that order
of importance for full owners, part owners, and tenants. Among
the manager farms, however, machine hire was the fourth largest
item, followed by seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees, and lastly by
petroleum products.
Regional patterns differed from the United States pattern, and
depended largely on the type of farming that predominated in
the different regions. For example, in the Northeast, where
dairy farms predominate, feed was the largest item for most of
the farms, followed by hired labor.
Section III.— PEOPLE
(33)
34
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
POPULATION: TOTAL, NONFARM, AND FARM, FOR THE UNITED
STATES: 1910 TO 1960
1940 1930 1920 1910
S Non-farm population ¥»¥) Fan population
MIGRATION TO AND FROM FARMS, FOR THE UNITED STATES:
1920 TO 1958
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RESIDENCE OF EMPLOYED PERSONS IN THE FARM LABOR FORCE,
BY KIND OF WORKER, FOR THE UNITED STATES: 1960
Farmers and farm |J
managers
Unpaid family workers
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FARM POPULATION
Tenure data on agriculture include data on farm operators
and the farm population, some farm laborers, and other families
who live on farms but do not operate them. Moreover, many
farm families are only partly dependent on agriculture for their
livelihood while others operate farms but do not live on them.
Total population has increased continuously in the United
States, reaching a total of 179,323,175 in April 1960. Farm
population reached a peak of 32,530,000 in 1916. Since that
time the number of farm residents has generally declined, reach-
ing a low of 13,444,898 in April 1960. This is 7.5 percent of the
total population in 1960.
Migration to and from farms has been substantial since 1920,
but there has been wide fluctuation from year to year. Accord-
ing to estimates of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in the
last decade migration resulted in an annual net decrease of
857,000 people on farms.
Movement of persons to and from farms has been accompanied
by an even larger movement between farm and nonfarm employ-
ment. Many farm people who take nonfarm jobs do not move
away from the farm, and many who move to the farm do not give
up their nonfarm employment.
Tenure of the farm population. — The farm population includes
not only families that depend primarily on farming for their in-
come but also families that depend primarily on nonfarm employ-
ment for income. For many farm families, the farm serves
mainly as a residence rather than as a means of livelihood.
According to the 1960 Census of Population, approximately 4.7
million of the farm population were in the labor force in April
I960, but only about 2.8 million were employed in agriculture ;
the remaining 1.9 million were employed in nonagricultural
industries.
The tenure situation of farm people may be ascertained from
information on tenure of self-employed and hired farmworkers.
In 1959 there were 6,992,690 total workers on American farms.
This figure includes all farm operators regardless of whether the
operator reported doing any farmwork during the week prior to
enumeration; also included are both regular (working 150 days
or more) and seasonal hired workers that did any farmwork on
the place during the week before enumeration, and unpaid mem-
bers of the operator's family that worked 15 hours or more during
the week. Of these workers, 3,707,973 were farm operators and
1,584,153 were hired workers. A distinction, however, should be
made between commercial and noncommercial farms. To a large
extent the noncommercial farms serve primarily as a place of
residence. Nearly 80 percent of the operators of these farms
reported income from nonfarm sources exceeding the value of
the farm products sold.
Of the 6,992,690 farmworkers in 1959, 1,817,567 were farm
owners and managers of commercial farms, 598,450 were tenants
on commercial farms, and 1,485,044 were hired farmworkers on
commercial farms. Of the hired workers on commercial farms,
however, 54.6 percent were seasonal workers (employed less than
150 days) and 45.4 percent were regular hired workers. On the
other hand, 1,391.065, or 19.9 percent, of all farmworkers were
on noncommercial farms. More than 80 percent of these workers
on noncommercial farms were owners and managers.
FARM TENURE
35
AGRICULTURAL NET INCOME AND NONAGRICULTURAL NET
INCOME, FOR THE UNITED STATES: 1910 TO 1959
| Nonagncultural income
i if dollars
] Agricultural income
AGRICULTURAL NET INCOME AS PERCENT OF TOTAL NATIONAL
INCOME, FOR THE UNITED STATES: 1910 TO 1959
Percent
NET INCOME FROM FARMING RECEIVED BY NONFARM
POPULATION, FOR THE UNITED STATES: 1910 TO 1959
£-
NET INCOME OF FARM POPULATION FROM FARMING AND NON-
FARM SOURCES, FOR THE UNITED STATES: 1935 TO 1959
FARM INCOME AND TENURE
Farmers receive income from both farm and nonfarm sources.
Similarly nonfarm people receive a portion of the income origi-
nating in agriculture. Both farm and nonfarm people influence
the division of income through their tenure arrangements.
Many farm residents have nonfarm sources of income through
either nonfarm employment or investments. According to esti-
mates of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the farm population
in 1959 received one-third of its net income from nonfarm sources.
Net income originating in agriculture totaled $15,871 million in
1959, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates.
Some of the net income of farm operators is earned by farm
operators who reside off the farm. Also, about 40 percent of the
farm wages, nearly all of the interest on farm-mortgage debt, and
all of the net rent to nonfarm landlords is received by nonfarm
residents. In 1959, 17.2 percent of the total net agricultural
income went to nonfarm residents.
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF COMMERCIAL FARMS IN EACH ECO-
NOMIC CLASS, BY TENURE OF OPERATOR, FOR THE UNITED
STATES AND REGIONS: 1959
UNITED STATES
Class I
Class II
Class III
Class IV
Class V
Class VI
Class I
Class II
Class III
Class IV
Class V
Class VI
NORTH CENTRAL
Class I
Class II
Class III
Class IV
Class V
Class VI
SOUTH
Class I
Class II
Class III
Class IV
Class V
Class VI
WEST
Class I
Class II
Class III
Class IV
Class V
Class VI
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A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
Distribution of farm income by tenure.— In 1959, 65.2 percent of
the farms in the United States were classified as commercial. In
addition to farms that had total farm sales of $2,500 or more,
this classification included farms with a value of sales of farm
products of $50 to $2,499 if the farm operator was under 65
years of age and did not work off the farm 100 days or more
during the year, and if total family income from nonfarm sources
was less than the total farm sales.
The remaining 34.8 percent of the farms were primarily part-
time and part-retirement farms. A high proportion of the fami-
lies living on these noncommercial farms were dependent on
income from nonfarm sources. In 1959 four-fifths of the non-
commercial farms were operated by full owners, and the remain-
ing fifth were evenly divided between part owners and tenants.
Most of the tenants paid a cash rent or some form of payment
other than a share of crops or livestock.
The distribution by tenure of commercial farm operators dif-
fered markedly by economic class. In general, the higher the
total sales of farm products, the lower was the proportion of
farms operated by full owners. This relationship held in all
regions, and was particularly marked in the North Central and
Western regions. The opposite relationship held for part owners
and managers— the higher the total value of farm sales, the
higher the proportion of farms operated by part owners and
managers. The variation in the proportion of tenant farms
within each economic class was not great (less than 10 percent)
and did not follow such a definite pattern as the proportion for
the full-owner or part-owner farms. For example, in the South
the rate of tenancy increased as the total value of farm sales de-
creased, whereas in the North Central region the rate of tenancy
increased as the total value of farm sales increased up to Class II
farms, but decreased for the Class I farms.
Of the Class I farms (total farm sales of $40,000 or more),
part owners operated 44.0 percent, full owners 31.4 percent, ten-
ants 19.1 percent, and managers 5.6 percent. Of the Class VI
farms (total sales of farm products of $50 to $2,499), full owners
operated 56.5 percent, tenants 27.9 percent, part owners 15.5 per-
cent, and managers 0.2 percent. Tenants accounted for approxi-
mately 25 percent of farms in the intermediate Classes II, III, IV,
and V.
Average value of farm products sold. — The value of farm prod-
ucts sold per farm is only a rough approximation of the level of
net farm income, since production expenses vary widely. Gross
farm sales, however, do provide an indication of the relative in-
come of farms in different tenure groups.
In 1959 the average value of farm products sold per commercial
farm was $12,195. There was considerable variation among
regions, however. The West had an average value of farm prod-
ucts of $26,884 per farm, compared with $13,861 per farm in
the Northeast, $11,389 per farm in the North Central region, and
$9,147 per farm in the South.
Among the tenure groups, managers reported the largest aver-
age sales— $93,606. A large portion of this, however, was paid
out as production expenses, including the manager's salary. Part
owners reported the next highest average sales — $15,577. Since
part owners rented a portion of their land, part of these sales
were divided with the landowner. Tenants reported slightly
larger average sales than full owners ($10,727 and $9,553 respec-
tively). The tenants also divide their sales with the landowner,
therefore, the net income of tenants may be less than the net
income of full owners. The same general ranking of tenure
groups prevailed in all regions except the South, where full
owners reported slightly larger average sales of farm products
than tenants.
Among the various classes of tenants, livestock-share tenants
reported the largest average sales, followed by cash tenants,
share-cash tenants, other and unspecified tenants, crop-share ten-
ants, and last, sharecroppers. These differences between classes
are related to differences in type of farm and size of farm.
AVERAGE VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD PER COMMERCIAL
FARM, BY TENURE OF OPERATOR, FOR THE UNITED STATES
AND REGIONS: 1959
UNITED STATES
All farms
Full owners
Pan owners
Managers
All tenants
Cash
Share-cash
Crop-share
Livestock-share
Croppers (South only)
Other and unspecified
NORTHEAST
All farms
Full owners
Part owners
Vanagers
All tenants
Cash
Share-cash
Crop-share
Livestock-share
Other and unsoecif ied
NORTH CENTRAL
All farms
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
All tenants
Cash
Share-cash
Crop-share
Livestock-share
Other and unspecified
SOUTH
All farms
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
All tenants
Cash
Share-cash
Crop-share
Livestock-sha
Croppers
Other and unspecified
WEST
All farms
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
All tenants
Cash
Share-cash
Crop-share
Livestock-share
Other and unspecilied
1 in
Thousands of dollars
FARM TENURE
37
PERCENT OF ALL FARM OPERATORS WORKING OFF THEIR FARMS, 1959
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OFF-FARM EMPLOYMENT AND PART-TIME FARMING
Off-farm employment has an important effect on the standard
of living of many farm families throughout the United Slates.
In 1959 two-thirds of the farm operators reix>rted that they or
some member of their family living with them received Income
from sources other than the farm they operated. Of the farm
operators themselves, nearly one-third reported working off
their farms 100 or more days (luring the year.
Considerations entering into tenure arrangements are quite
different for farm operators who are dependent on off-farm em-
ployment than for operators who are entirely dependent on their
own farming operations for their income. For example, the in-
dividual with a full-time nonfarm job, who owns and operates a
small acreage because he prefers to live in the country and en-
gages in farming to supplement his income, is In a much different
situation than the full-time owner-operator who is striving to
acquire title to his land. The part-time farmer is n'ot affected by
adverse farm product prices to the same extent as the full-time
farmer, because the part time farmer may be able to continue
to meet his mortgage payments from nonfarm income.
Farm operators with other employment and other income in-
clude (1) those fanners who work at nonfarm jobs during slack
seasons, (2) farmers who supplement their farm income with
continuous part-time nonfarm jobs, (3) persons employed full
time at nonfarm jobs who have sufficient agricultural production
to qualify as farmers; and (1) persons retired from either farm
or nonfarm employment who live on the land and add to their
retirement income with some farm output.
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A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
PERCENT OF FARM OPERATORS WORKING OFF THEIR FARMS 100
DAYS OR MORE, BY TENURE, FOR THE UNITED STATES AND
REGIONS: 1959 AND 1954
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Tenure and off-farm work. — Off-farm work by farm operators
is largely associated with the noncommercial farms. Of the
1,107,606 farm operators who worked off their farms 100 days or
more in 1959, more than two-thirds operated noncommercial
farms. Only 14.5 percent of the commercial farmers reported
off-farm work of 100 or more days, compared with 58.6 percent
of the noncommercial farmers. Of the operators working off their
farms 100 or more days, 69.6 percent were full owners as com-
pared with 16.4 percent who were part owners and 13.7 percent
who were tenants.
A larger proportion of the operators in all tenure groups re-
ported 100 or more days of work off the farm in 1959 than in
1954. In 1959, 36.4 percent of the full owners worked off their
farms 100 or more days. Among the part owners 21.7 percent
worked off their farms 100 or more days, and among the tenants
20.6 percent.
Cash tenants and other and unspecified tenants reported non-
farm work in about the same proportion as full owners. As with
full owners, the high proportion may be due to the large number
of individuals with nonfarm jobs who were renting farms pri-
marily as residences. Only one-tenth of the livestock-share ten-
ants reported off-farm work of 100 or more days. This small
percentage may be due to the labor requirements of their live-
stock enterprises.
FARM OPERATORS WITH OTHER INCOME OF FAMILY EXCEEDING VALUE
OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD, 1959
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Other income. — In 1959, 1,328,840 farm operators reported that
other income of the family exceeded the value of farm products
sold from the farms they operated. These farms comprised 35.8
percent of all farms in the United States. To a considerable
extent, they were the farms on which the operators worked off
the farm 100 or more days. Therefore, the distribution of the
two groups in regard to the tenure of operator is quite similar.
Nearly half (47.2 percent) of all full owners reported other
income greater than the value of farm products sold from the
farms they operated. In comparison, only one-fifth of the part
owners and tenants reported other income in excess of the value
of farm products sold. This same relationship was found in each
of the four major regions of the United States. In the North
Central region, however, the proportion of farmers reporting
other income greater than the total value of farm products sold
was considerably less than in the other regions. In this region
approximately 37 percent of the full owners and only 14 percent
of the part owners and tenants reported income from other
sources greater than the value of farm products sold.
There was considerable variation among the tenant classes in
the proportion reporting other income in excess of the value of
farm products sold. Approximately 40 percent of the cash
tenants and other and unspecified tenants reported other income
greater than value of farm products sold compared with less than
20 percent of the crop-share tenants and croppers and only 8
percent of the share-cash and livestock-share tenants.
FARM TENURE
39
PERCENT OF FARM OPERATORS WITH OTHER INCOME OF FAMILY
EXCEEDING THE VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD, BY
TENURE, FOR THE UNITED STATES AND REGIONS: 1959
AND 1954
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LENGTH OF TENURE AND MOBILITY
Years on present farm. — In 1959 farm operators had been on
their present farms an average of 15 years, compared with 13
years in 1950 and 12 years in 1940. The advancing age of farm
operators may account for most of the change, as the average age
AVERAGE NUMBER OF YEARS ON PRESENT FARM, BY TENURE
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of farmers had increased by 2.5 years since 1940. This gradual
lengthening of the period of occupancy while farm size has been
growing so rapidly indicates that many farmers have expanded
their operations by absorbing neighboring land instead of moving
in larger farms. The average period of occupancy was slightly
longer in the North and South than in the West.
Owner-operators had occupied their farms twice as long as
tenants. In 1959, full owners and part owners had been on their
present farms 17 and 16 years, respectively, whereas tenants had
occupied their present farms only 8 years. This large difference
can be explained largely by the age differences between owner-
operators and tenants. On the average, owners were 9.6 years
older than tenants in 1959. Must tenants either move to the
ranks of owner-operator or leave farming by the time they reach
the older age groups. In addition, the mobility of tenants to
shift from farm to farm also decreases their length of occupancy.
40
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
There was little variation in the average period of occupancy
among the various tenant classes. The largest difference was in
the South, where the range extended from 7 years for share-
croppers to 10 years for other and unspecified tenants. Live-
stock-share tenants were relatively low in their period of occu-
pancy in all regions. Age may have been an important factor
here as livestock-share tenants averaged 3.2 years younger than
the average of all tenants.
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF FARM OPERATORS IN EACH TENURE
GROUP, BY YEARS ON PRESENT FARM, FOR THE UNITED
STATES AND REGIONS: 1959
UNITED STATES
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Distribution of farms by years on present farm. — In 1959 nearly
two-thirds of the farm operators (64.8 percent) had occupied
their farms for 10 years or more, while the remaining 35.2 percent
of the operators were evenly divided between those who had been
on their present farms from 5 to 9 years and those who had been
on their present farms less than 5 years. Since 1910 the propor-
tion of farmers occupying their present farms 10 years or more
has steadily increased. In 1910 only 31.1 percent of the farm op-
erators had been on their farms 10 years or more, while 51.8 per-
cent had occupied their farms less than 5 years.
There was very little difference in length of time on present
farm between full owners and part owners in any of the regions.
For the United States, approximately 72 percent of the owner-
operators had been on their farms 10 years or more ; 16 percent,
from 5 to 9 years ; and 12 percent, less than 5 years. The
tenants, however, were grouped mainly into two groups. Approxi-
mately 38 percent of the tenants of the United States had been
on their present farms 10 years or more and an additional 38
percent had occupied the present farm less than 5 years. Nearly
one-half of the croppers had been on their farms less than 5
years.
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF FARM OPERATORS BY YEARS ON
FARM, BY TENURE, FOR THE UNITED STATES: 1910 TO 1959
Percent Under 5 yeors
1959 1950
I All operators
Managers
1940 1930 1920 1910
Full owners j : ij'jPart owners
All tenants
FARM TENURE
41
PERCENT OF FARM OPERATORS ON PRESENT FARM 1 YEAR OR
LESS, BY TENURE, FOR THE UNITED STATES: 1910 TO 1959
Percent
1910 1920 1930 1950
| All far-ns 555553 F.i||OTnets HJPert mroera
Managers ■_ —-,— j Tenants
AVERAGE AGE OF FARM OPERATORS, BY TENURE, FOR THE
UNITED STATES AND REGIONS: 1940 TO 1959
UNITED STATES
ft§e All operators Full owners Part owners All tenants
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Operators on present farms 1 year or less. — In 1910 slightly more
than 17 percent of the farm operators had been on their farms
1 year or less. Even as recently as 1950, 9.3 percent had occupied
their farms 1 year or less, whereas in 1959 this proportion had
dropped to 4.4 percent. Of those farm operators on their farms
less than 1 year, nearly half were tenants, an indication of their
greater mobility. Almost 11 percent of all tenants had been
on their present farms 1 year or less.
AGE AND RESIDENCE OF FARM OPERATORS
Average age of farm operators. — In 1959 the average age of all
farm operators was 50.5 years. This was an increase of 2.5 years
since 1940. The main reason for the increase in average age
has been a lower entry rate of young farmers into agriculture
than in the past and a higher proportion of young farmers leav-
ing agriculture for nonfarm employment.
A high proportion of older farm operators are full owners. The
average age of full owners in 1959 was 54.1 years. Most of the
farm operators who are successful in achieving farm ownership
do so in the middle years of their lives. This tends to make the
average age higher for full owners than for other tenure groups.
Many of the owners choose to go into semiretirement on their
farms as they become older by renting out part of their land.
Farm operators 65 years of age and over amounted to 16.8 per-
cent of all farmers in 1!>.~!». This group included not only persons
partly retired from fanning, but also persons retired from non-
farm employment who had acquired farms and were living in
semiretirement on the land.
Part owners, on the average, are considerably younger than
full owners, but older than tenants. *Part owners averaged 48.3
years old in 1959. Farmers in this tenure group frequently cease
to rent additional land as they approach their retirement years.
In this way they pass into the ranks of the full owners, thus
reducing the average age of part owners.
Tenants are the youngest of the tenure groups. In 1959 the
average age of tenants was 42.9 years. Many individuals begin
their farm operating careers as tenants. As they become older
many acquire the capital to buy land and join the ranks of
owners, thus affecting the number of older tenants.
Among the tenant classes, those with livestock-share leases
were youngest. Their average age was 39.7 years. Croppers
averaged 43.9 years of age, just one year older than the average
of all tenants.
| 1950 fc::y-;j 1959
42
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF FARM OPERATORS IN EACH TENURE
GROUP, BY AGE, FOR THE UNITED STATES AND REGIONS: 1959
Percent UNITED STATES
NORTHEAST
NORTH CENTRAL
SOUTH
p£r
Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 years
years years years years years or more
^^| All operators >t$^ Full owners }&$M Part owners Bgjgjji Tenants
Distribution of farm operators by age groups. — Since 1910 the
proportion of younger farmers has declined continuously, while
the proportion of older farmers has increased. In 1910, 28.9
percent of the farm operators were under 35 years of age and
only 23.6 percent were 55 or over. However, by 1959 only 12.7
percent of all farm operators were less than 35, while 48.7 per-
cent were between 35 and 54 and 38.7 percent were 55 or over.
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION BY AGE OF TENANT IN EACH TENURE
GROUP, FOR THE UNITED STATES AND REGIONS: 1959
Percent UNITED STATES
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|Z2 Share-cash
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54 55 to 64 65 years
rs years or more
j ICrop-share
[" Other and unspecified
The age distributions for all regions were similar to tiiat for the
United States. The shifting age distribution is a result of the
low entry rate of young farmers into farming and the large
number of younger farm operators leaving farming as the num-
ber of farms continues to decline.
FARM TENURE
43
Residence of farm operators. — In 1959, 7.6 percent of the farm
operators who reported in regard to their residence did not live
on the farms they operated. This was an increase of 2.5 percent
since 1950. Some of the nonresident operators lived on nearby
farms; others, as in Utah, lived in villages and commuted to
their farms. Some types of farming require close supervision for
only relatively short periods of time, permitting an operator to
live a considerable distance from his farm during most of the
year. Examples of "suitcase farming" are found in the wheat
areas of the Great Plains and in the fruit and vegetable areas of
Florida and Texas. In areas where most of the work is done by
the family and where livestock enterprises are also carried on, as
in the Midwest and South, the proportion of operators who did
not reside on their farms was very small.
In the States bordering on or east of the Mississippi River,
with the exception of Florida, most of the counties had a rather
low proportion of operators who lived off their farms. Only In
a few metropolitan areas did the proportion of nonresident farm-
ers exceed 14 percent. In the Great Plains, Rocky Mountain
States, and in Florida the proportion of nonresident farmers
was somewhat greater. In a few counties in Florida, Texas, and
Utah, nonresident farmers accounted for 50 percent or more of
the operators. For States as a whole, farmers residing off their
farms were most numerous in Florida and Arizona, where 20.G
percent were nonresidents. The proportion of nonresident farm-
ers in Hawaii was 20.2 percent ; in Utah, 18.0 percent ; and in
Texas, 16.6 percent. Other States next in order with 10 percent
or more of the farm operators living off their farms were Cali-
fornia, North Dakota, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Montana,
Nevada, and Colorado.
Among the commercial farms, 20.0 i>ercent of the managers did
not reside on the farms they operated, compared with 8.9 percent
of the tenants, 6.4 percent of the part owners, and 6.3 percent of
the full owners. Of the classes of tenants, crop-share tenants
reported the largest percentage living off their farms (18.7 per-
cent), and livestock-share tenants reported the lowest (4.1
percent).
FARM FACILITIES AND LOCATION CONVENIENCE
Facilities on farms. — The level of living of farm families, as
measured in terms of facilities in the home, increased greatly in
PERCENT OF COMMERCIAL FARMS IN EACH TENURE GROUP
REPORTING A TELEPHONE AND A HOME FREEZER, FOR
THE UNITED STATES AND REGIONS: 1959
UNITED STATES
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the past two decades. The proportion of farms reporting elec-
tricity increased from one-third in 1940 to three-fourths in 1950,
and by 1954 the proportion had grown to over 90 percent. Farms
reporting telephones also increased. In 1950 only 38.2 percent of
the farms reported having telephones, compared with 65.0 percent
in 1959. Reports of home freezers increased from 12.1 percent
of all farms in 1950 to 32.2 percent in 1954, and in 1959 they were
reported on 55.8 percent of the farms.
For commercial farms, managers reported the highest propor-
tion of farms with telephones in all regions except the West. The
proportion of manager farms with telephones ranged from 74.9
percent in the South to 94.4 percent in the Northeast. Full- and
part-owner farms had about the same proportion of farms with
telephones. Owner farms with telephones ranged from about 90
percent of the owner farms in the Northeast to about 55 percent
in the South. Only 56.2 percent of the tenant farms in the United
States had telephones. This was largely due to the low percent
(24.1) of the tenant farms in the South with telephones.
The proportion of farms reporting ownership of home freezers
was about the same for all regions for the different tenure
groups, except in the South where the proportion for each tenure
group was lower than in the other regions. For the entire United
States, the range between tenure groups extended from 68.8 per-
cent on part-owner farms to 50.8 percent on tenant farms. Most
of this difference was due to the low proportion of tenant farms
in the South (33.8 percent) reporting home freezers.
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
Kind of road on which farms are located.— Much progress has
been made since 1950 in providing all-weather roads for farm
families. For example, in 1930 only one-third of the farms
reporting were located on hard-surfaced, gravel, shell, or shale
roads. By 1940 this proportion had increased to nearly one-half
and by 1959 it had increased to four-fifths.
In the Northeast, two-thirds of the farms were located on hard-
surfaced roads, while the remaining one-third were evenly divided
between improved roads (gravel, shell, or shale) and dirt roads.
Only one-third of the farms in the North Central region were
located on hard-surfaced roads, but over half were on improved
roads and only one-tenth were on dirt roads. In the South about
40 percent of the farms were located on hard-surfaced roads,
about 30 percent on improved roads and about 30 percent on dirt
roads. In the West 54 percent of the farms were located on hard-
surfaced roads, 28 percent on improved roads, and 18 percent on
dirt roads.
In 1959 nearly three-fifths of the managers reported that their
farms were located on hard-surfaced roads compared with two-
fifths of the owner-operators and only one-third of the tenants.
Two-fifths of the owners and tenants reported that their farms
were located on improved roads, while a little less than one-
fourth of the managers reported being located on improved roads.
Twenty percent of both owner farms and manager farms and
almost 25 percent of the tenant farms were on dirt roads.
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF FARMS IN EACH TENURE GROUP,
BY KIND OF ROAD ON WHICH LOCATED, FOR THE UNITED
STATES AND REGIONS: 1959
UNITED STATES
Full ownefs
Part ownefs
Managers
All tenants
Cash
Share-cash
Crop-share
Livestock-share
Other and unspecified
Percent
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OF
UNITED STATES CENSUS OF
AGRICULTURE
1959
A Graphic Summary of
Agricultural Resources
and Production
SPECIAL REPORTS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
U.S. CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE : 1959
Final Report— Vol. V—Part 6— Chapter 3— Special Reports
A Graphic Summary of
Agricultural Resources
and Production
SPECIAL REPORTS
Prepared under the supervision of
RAY HURLEY, Chief
Agriculture Division
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Luther H. Hodges, Secretory
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
Richard M. Scommon, Director fFrojn May 1, 196!)
Robert W. Burgess, Director (To March 3, 1961)
Bosfcm FublTc ViSrar?,
Superintendent of Documents
r-i:>or..
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
RICHARD M. SCAMMON, Director
A. Ross EckXER, Deputy Director
Howard C. Grieves, Assistant Director
Conrad Taeuber, Assistant Director
Herman P. Miller, Special Assistant
Morris H. Hansen, Assistant Director for Research and Development
Joseph F. Daly, Chief Mathematical Statistician
Julius Shiskjn, Chief Economic Statistician
Charles B. Lawrence, Jr., Assistant Director for Operations
C. F. Van Aken, Special Assistant
Walter L. Kehres, Assistant Director for Administration
J. R. Sungenis, Special Assistant
Calvert L. Dedrick, Chief International Statistical Programs Office
A. W. von Struve, Public Information Officer
Agriculture Division —
Ray Hurley, Chief
Warder B. Jenkins, Assistant Chief
Orvin L. Wilhite, Assistant Chief
Field Division —
Jefferson D. McPike, Chief
Ivan G. Munro, Assistant Chief
Paul Squires, Assistant Chief
Administrative Service Division— Everett H. Burke, Chief
Budget and Management Division— Charles H. Alexander, Chief
Business Division— Harvey Kailin, Chief
Construction Statistics Division— Samuel J. Dennis, Chief
Data Processing Systems Division — Robert F. Drury, Chief
Decennial Operations Division— Morton A. Meyer, Chief
Demographic Surveys Division — Robert B. Pearl, Chief
Economic Operations Division — M. D. Bingham, Chief
Foreign Trade Division — J. Edward Ely, Chief
Geography Division — William T. Fay, Chief
Governments Division — Allen D. Manvel, Chief
Housing Division — Daniel B. Rathbun, Chief
Industry Division — Maxwell R. Conklin, Chief
Personnel Division — James P. Taff, Chief
Population Division — Howard G. Brunsman, Chief
Statistical Methods Division— Joseph Steinberg, Chief
Statistical Reports Division — Edwin D. Goldfield, Chief
Statistical Research Division— William N. Hurwitz, Chief
Transportation Division— Donald E. Church, Chief
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PREFACE
Volume V, Part 6, Chapter 3 : "A Graphic Summary of Agricultural Resources and
Production, 19f>9," is one of three chapters based on data from the 1959 Census of Agricul-
ture. This chapter presents graphically some of the significant facts concerning agricul-
tural production. It includes information on the resources used in production, the nature
and extent of the producing units or farms, and the nature and volume of the resulting
production. It generally excludes, however, the information covered in the other two
graphic summaries :
Chapter 1, "A Graphic Summary of Land Utilization," and
Chapter 2, "A Graphic Summary of Farm Tenure."
This report was prepared by James L. Stalling*. Supervisor; Statistician, and Ray
Hurley, Chief, Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census.
March 1963.
UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE: 1959
FINAL REPORTS
Volume I — Counties — A separate part for each State, Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. Statistics on num-
ber of farms; farm characteristics; acreage in farms; cropland and other uses of land; land-use practices; irrigation; farm facilities and
equipment; farm labor; farm expenditures; use of commercial fertilizer; number and kind of livestock; acres and production of crops;
value of farm products; characteristics of commercial farms, farms classified by tenure, size, type, and economic class; and comparative
data from the 1954 Census.
Part
State or States
Part
State or States
Part
State or States
Part
State or States
New England States:
West North Central:
East South Central:
Mountain — Con.
1
Maine.
15
Minnesota.
30
Kentucky.
44
Utah.
2
New Hampshire.
16
Iowa.
31
Tennessee.
45
Nevada.
3
Vermont.
17
Missouri.
32
Alabama.
Pacific :
4
Massachusetts.
18
North Dakota.
33
Mississippi.
46
Washington.
5
Rhode Island.
19
South Dakota.
West South Central:
47
Oregon.
6
Connecticut.
20
Nebraska.
34
Arkansas.
48
California.
Middle Atlantic States:
21
Kansas.
35
Louisiana.
49
Alaska.
7
New York.
South Atlantic:
36
Oklahoma.
50
Hawaii.
8
New Jersey.
22
Delaware.
37
Texas.
Other Areas:
9
Pennsylvania.
23
Maryland.
Mountain:
51
American Samoa.
East North Central:
24
Virginia.
38
Montana.
52
Guam.
10
Ohio.
25
West Virginia.
39
Idaho.
53
Puerto Rico.
11
Indiana.
26
North Carolina.
40
Wyoming.
54
Virgin Islands.
12
Illinois.
27
South Carolina.
41
Colorado.
13
Michigan.
28
Georgia.
42
New Mexico.
14
Wisconsin.
29
Florida.
43
Arizona.
Volume II — General Report — In 1 volume and also as 13 separates (for the Introduction and for each chapter). Statistics by subjects
for 1959 and prior censuses. Statistics are presented for the United States, geographic regions, and divisions, and for the States.
Chapter
Title
Chapter
Title
Introduction.
I
Farms and Land in Farms.
VII
Field Crops and Vegetables.
II
Age, Residence, Years on Farm, Work Off Farm.
VIII
Fruits and Nuts, Horticultural Specialties, Forest Prod-
III
Farm Facilites, Farm Equipment.
ucts.
IV
Farm Labor, Use of Fertilizer, Farm Expenditures, and
IX
Value of Farm Products.
Cash Rent.
X
Color, Race, and Tenure of Farm Operator.
V
Size of Farm.
XI
Economic Class of Farm.
VI
Livestock and Livestock Products.
XII
Type of Farm.
Volume HI — Irrigation of Agricultural Lands — Data from the
Irrigation Censuses of 1959 and 1950, by drainage basins, for the
conterminous United States and for each of the 17 western States
and Louisiana. Separate maps are available. Report also
includes data from the 1959 Census of Agriculture for land irri-
gated and acres and production of crops on irrigated land in the
18 conterminous States and Hawaii.
Volume IV — Drainage of Agricultural Lands — Statistics for
States and counties and for the conterminous United States,
presenting 1960 data on number, area, physical works, and costs
for drainage projects of 500 or more acres by size, type, and year
organized. Maps are included.
Volume V — Special Reports
Part 1. — Special Census of Horticultural Specialties — Statistics
for States, except Alaska and Hawaii, and for the conterminous
United States, presenting 1959 data on number and kinds of
operations, gross receipts and/or sales, sales of specified products,
inventories, employment, and structures and equipment.
Part 2. — Irrigation in Humid Areas — Statistics for 30 eastern
States showing 1960 data on acres irrigated, number of constructed
ponds and reservoirs, source and method of applying water, type
of pumping power, acreage of individual crops irrigated, and
frequency of irrigation by States and counties.
Part 3. — Ranking Agricultural Counties — Statistics for selected
items of inventory and agricultural production for the leading
counties in the United States.
Part 4. — Farm Taxes and Farm Mortgage — A cooperative re-
port by the Economic Research Science, U.S. Department of
Agriculture and the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of
Commerce, presenting 1961 data by States on taxes on farms,
number of mortgaged farms operated by full owners and part
owners, amount of mortgage debt held by principal lending
agencies, and amount of interest paid.
Part 5. — 1960 Sample Survey of Agriculture — Statistics by
economic class and type of farm, showing 1960 data on farm-
operator-family income from farm and off-farm sources; inventory
and use of selected types of farm equipment, tractors by year
made and fuel used; number, size, and materials used for new
buildings constructed 1958 to 1960; number of farmers having
contracts with dealers, processors, or others for the production
and marketing of 15 farm products; and real estate and non-real-
estate debts of farm operators and farm landlords by lending
agencies.
Part 6. — A Graphic Summary of Agriculture, 1959 — A coopera-
tive report by the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department
of Agriculture and the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of
Commerce, presenting graphically for 1959 and prior census years
some of the significant uses of agricultural land; the extent and
nature of the various kinds of tenure under which farms are held
and operated; and changes and developments in the use of
agricultural resources and production of agricultural products.
Special Publication — Principal Data-Collection Forms and Pro-
cedures : United States Census of Agriculture, 1959, and Related
Surveys — Facsimiles of the enumeration forms used, showing
variations for the 50 States, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam,
and the Virgin Islands, together with brief descriptions of the
census field procedures for the census and the related surveys.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Source of information
Definitions and explanations.
Section I . —AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
Land
Cropland
Cropland harvested
Pasture and grazing land.
Woodland and forest land.
Changes in Land Use
Changes in land use.
Value of Land and Buildings
Average value of farm land and buildings per farm.
Average value of farm land and buildings per acre.
Changes in values of land and buildings
Irrigation
Irrigated farms
Distribution of irrigated land
Proportion of land irrigated
Acreage and production of crops from irrigated land.
Farm People
Age of farm operator.
Off-Farm Work
Other members of operator1 s family
Off -farm income
Income of farm operators' families from sources other than
the farm operated
Livestock and Poultry
Milk cows.
Chickens. .
Hogs
Sheep
Horses and mules.
Farm and Farm Home Equipment and Roads
Farm and farm home equipment and roads
Farm Power
Tractors. . . .
Motortrucks .
Automobiles.
Harvesting Machines
Corn pickers
Grain combines
Pick-up balers
Field forage harvesters
Chore Equipment
Milking machines
Electric milk coolers
Crop driers
Power -operated elevator, conveyor, or blower
Home Facilities and Equipment
Telephones. . . .
Home freezers.
Farm Labor Force
Farm operators
Unpaid family workers.
Hired farm labor
Cash farm wage rates..
Fertilizer and Lime
Fertilizer.
Lime
Selected Farm Expenditures
Selected farm expenditures
Section 2.— THE PRODUCING UNITS OR FARMS
Size of Farm
Page
Size of farm 23
Economic Class of Farm
Commercial farms 24
Class I farms (gross sales of $40,000 or more) 26
Class II, III, and TV farms 26
Class V and VI farms 26
Farms With Less Than $2,500 Gross Sales
Farms with less than $2,500 gross sales 27
Other Farms
Part-time farms 28
Part-retirement farms 29
Abnormal farms 29
Type of Farm
Basis of classification 29
Distribution of Commercial Farms by Type
Cash-grain farms 30
Cotton farms 31
Tobacco farms 31
Other field-crop farms 32
Vegetable farms 32
Frult-and-nut farms 32
Livestock farms other than poultry and dairy farms and
livestock ranches 33
Livestock ranches 33
Poultry farms 34
Dairy farms 34
General farms 34
Miscellaneous farms 34
Section 3.— AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
All Products
All products 35
Principal Farm Products Sold
All crops 36
Cotton 36
Corn 36
Wheat 36
Vegetables 36
Fruits and nuts 37
Horticultural specialties 37
Forest products sold 37
Livestock and poultry and livestock and poultry products
sold 37
Cattle and calves 37
Hogs and pigs 37
Sheep and lambs 38
Dairy products ; 38
Poultry and poultry products 38
Crop Production
Acreage and production of principal crops 38
Field Crops
Corn 39
Cotton 40
Wheat 40
Hay 41
Soybeans 43
Tobacco 44
Oats 44
Sorghums 45
Irish potatoes 45
Barley 46
Rice 46
Sugar beets for sugar 46
Peanuts 47
Dry field and seed beans 47
Sugarcane for sugar 47
VI CONTENTS
Vegetables Livestock and Livestock Products
Page Page
Vegetables harvested for sale 47 j All livestock and livestock products 50
Cattle and calves 50
Berries and Other Small Fruits Dairy products 50
Hogs.
Berries and other small fruits 48
Horses and mules.
_.. ... „ , „ „ - Sheep and lambs 51
Tree Fruits, Nuts, Grapes, and Coffee .„ r ,n
7 ' * wool ■ • 51
Tree fruits , nuts , grapes , and coffee 48 Poultry 51
Broilers 52
Forest Products Eggs 52
Forest products 50 Turkeys 53
CHARTS
All land in farms in the United States: 1850 to 1959 5
Cropland harvested for the United States : 1879 to 1959 6
Pasture and grazing land for the United States : 1930 to 1959 6
Average value of land per farm: 1850 to 1959 7
Irrigated acreage of specified crops and pasture in the 17 Western States and Louisiana: 1959 8
Number of horses and mules, and tractors, for the United States : 1920 to 1959 14
Percent of farms reporting pick-up balers for the. United States and regions: 1954 and 1959 15
Percent of farms reporting field forage harvesters for the United States and regions: 1954 and 1959 15
Percent of farms reporting telephone for the United States and regions : 1954 and 1959 16
Percent of farms reporting home freezer for the United States and regions: 1954 and 1959 16
Trends in population, farm labor force , and farm output in the United States : 1820 to 1959 17
Farm labor— Number of unpaid family and hired workers : 1939 to 1959 17
Number of hired workers by basis of payment by regions : 1959 18
Commercial fertilizer: Farms reporting, tons, and acres fertilized, by regions: 1959 and 1954 20
Selected farm expenditures : 1959 and 1954 21
Expenditures for feed for livestock and poultry: 1909 to 1959 21
Expenditures for hired labor: 1869 to 1959 22
Number of farms by size of farm, for the United States : 1959, 1954, and. 1950 23
Average size of farm, for the United States : 1850 to 1959 24
MAPS
Map of the United States, showing geographic regions and divisions 1
All land in farms , acreage , 1959 3
All land in farms — increase and decrease in acreage, 1954-1959 3
Percent of total land area in—farms , 1959 3
Total cropland, acreage, 1959 4
Cropland harvested, acreage, 1959 4
Total land pastured , acreage , 1959 4
Total pasture as a percent of all land in farms , 1959 4
Woodland in farms, acreage, 1959r 4
Woodland pastured, acreage, 1959 5
Average value of land and buildings per farm, 1959 7
Average value of land and buildings per acre, 1959 7
Farms v.dth irrigation, number, 1959. . . r 8
Irrigated land in farms , acreage , 1959 8
Irrigated land as a percent of all land in farms, 1959 8
Percent of farm operators 65 years of age and over, 1959 10
Farm operators with other income of family exceeding value of agricultural products sold, 1959 11
Cattle, number, 1959. . .t 12
Milk cows, number, 1959 12
Chickens on hand, number over 4 months old, 1959 12
Hogs , number, 1959 13
Sheep, number, 1959 13
Horses and mules, number, 1959 13
Tractors on farms , number, 1959 14
Percent of farms located on hard-surfaced roads , 1959 , 16
Farms reporting regular hired workers, number, 1959 18
Acreage on which commercial fertilizer was used , 1959 19
Farms reporting commercial fertilizers used as a percent of all farms, 1959 19
Farms reporting lime and liming materials used as a percent of all farms, 1959 20
Acreage on which lime and liming materials were used, 1959 20
Farms reporting expenditures for feed for livestock and poultry as a percent of all farms , 1959 21
Expenditures for feed for livestock and poultry, dollars , 1959 21
Expenditures for machine hire on farms, dollars, 1959 21
Expenditures for gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for the farm business, dollars, 1959 22
Expenditures for hired labor on farms , dollars , 1959 22
Average size of farms, 1959 24
Average size of commercial farms, 1959 24
Commercial farms, number, 1959 t 25
Commercial farms as a percent of all farms, 1959 25
Class I farms (gross sales of $40,000 or more), number, 1959 26
Class I, II, and III farms (gross sales of $10,000 or more), number, 1959 26
Farms with less than $2,500 gross sales, number, 1959 27
Farms with less than $2,500 gross sales as a percent of all farms, 1959 27
Other farms, number, 1959. ...-. 28
Part-time farms, number, 1959 28
CONTENTS VII
MAPS— Continued
Page
Part-retirement farms, number 1959 29
Type-of -farming areas "based on value of farm products providing one -ha If or more of nil farm products sold, 1959 30
Dominant types of farming, based on number of commercial farms , 1959 30
Cash-grain farms, number, 1959 31
Cotton farms , number, 1959 31
Tobacco farms, number, 1959 31
Other field-crop farms, number, 1959 32
Vegetable farms , number, 1959 32
Fruit-and-nut farms, number, 1959 33
Livestock farms and ranches, number, 1959 33
Poultry farms , number, 1959 34
Dairy farms, number, 1959.. - 34
General farms , number, 1959 . 34
Value of all farm products sold, dollars, 1959 35
Average value per farm of farm products sold , 1959 35
Average value of farm products sold per acre of all land in farms, 1959 35
Value of all crops sold, dollars, 1959 36
Value of all crops sold as a percent of all farm products sold, 1959 36
Value of field crops sold, dollars, 1959 36
Value of vegetables harvested for sale, dollars, 1959 36
Value of fruits and nuts sold , dollars , 1959 37
Value of horticultural specialties sold, dollars, 1959 37
Value of forest products sold, dollars , 1959 37
Value of all livestock sold alive, dollars, 1959 37
Value of cattle and calves sold alive, dollars, 1959 37
Value of hogs and pigs sold alive, dollars, 1959 37
Value of sheep and lambs sold alive, dollars, 1959 38
Value of dairy products sold, dollars, 1959 38
Value of all poultry and poultry products sold, dollars, 1959 38
Value of broilers, other chickens, and chicken eggs sold, dollars, 1959 38
Acres of corn for all purposes as a percent of cropland harvested, 1959 39
Corn for all purposes, acreage, 1959 39
Com for all purposes — increase and decrease in acreage, 1954-1959 39
Corn harvested for grain, acreage, 1959 39
Corn cut for silage, acreage, 1959 39
Cotton harvested , acreage , 1959 40
Acres of cotton harvested as a percent of cropland harvested, 1959 40
Cotton harvested — increase and decrease in acreage, 1954-1959 40
Acres of all wheat harvested as a percent of cropland harvested, 1959 40
All wheat harvested, acreage, 1959.. 41
Winter wheat harvested, acreage, 1959 41
Spring wheat harvested , acreage , 1959 41
All wheat harvested — increase and decrease in acreage, 1954-1959 41
Kay acreage as a percent of cropland harvested, 1959 42
Land from which hay was cut, acreage, 1959 42
Land from which hay was cut— increase and decrease in acreage, 1954-1959 42
Alfalfa cut for hay, acreage, 1959 42
Clover or timothy cut for hay, acreage, 1959 42
Wild hay cut, acreage, 1959 43
Lespedeza cut for hay, acreage, 1959 43
Soybeans grown for all purposes, acreage, 1959 43
Soybeans harvested for beans , acreage , 1959 43
Soybeans for all purposes — increase and decrease in acreage, 1954-1959 43
Tobacco harvested, acreage, 1959 44
Oats harvested, acreage, 1959 44
Oats harvested — increase and decrease in acreage, 1954-1959 44
Sorghums for all purposes, acreage, 1959 45
Sorghums for all purposes — increase and decrease in acreage, 1954-1959 45
Sorghums harvested for grain or for seed, acreage, 1959 45
Sorghums cut for silage, acreage, 1959 45
Irish potatoes, acreage, 1959 45
Barley harvested , acreage , 1959 46
Barley harvested— increase and decrease in acreage, 1954-1959 46
Rice harvested , acreage , 1959 46
Sugar beets harvested for sugar, acreage, 1959 47
Peanuts grown for all purposes, acreage, 1959 47
Dry field and seed beans harvested for beans, acreage, 1959 47
Sugarcane harvested for sugar, acreage , 1959 47
Vegetables harvested for sale, acreage, 1959 47
Strawberries harvested for sale, acreage, 1959 48
Land in fruit orchards, groves, vineyards, and planted nut trees, acreage, 1959 48
Land in fruit orchards, groves, vineyards, and planted nut trees — increase and decrease in acreage, 1954-1959 48
Oranges— trees of all ages, number, 1959 49
Grapefruit — trees of all ages, number, 1959 49
Whole milk sold, pounds, 1959 51
Value of horses and mules sold alive, dollars, 1959 51
Wool shorn, number of pounds, 1959 51
Chickens sold, number, 1959r 52
Broilers sold, number, 1959 52
Chicken eggs sold, number of dozens, 1959 52
Turkeys raised, number, 1959 53
INTRODUCTION
The 1959 Census of Agriculture is the seventeenth nationwide
census of agriculture of the United States. This chapter sum-
marizes graphically and briefly many of the significant facts
revealed by the census regarding agricultural production in the
United States. It indicates the extent and distribution of our
farm resources, including land, livestock, and farm power. It
outlines how our producing units or farms are organized. It also
presents facts regarding the kinds, amounts, and distribution of
agricultural production.
Source of information. — Most of the data for the graphic mate-
rial in this report were obtained from the various censuses of
agriculture. Detailed statistics for that part of the information
which is based OD the 1939 Census of Agriculture may be found in
volumes I, II, III, and V of the reports for the 1959 Census of
Agriculture.
Definitions and explanations. — The terms used in this report
correspond with those used in reports of the various censuses of
agriculture. Only general definitions and explanations are given
in this publication. More detailed definitions and explanations
may be found in Volume II : "General Report — Statistics by
Subjects," of the reports for the 1959 Census of Agriculture.
A census of agriculture has been taken every 5 years since 1920
and every 10 years prior to 1920. Census data relate to the
census date or to the calendar year or crop year immediately
preceding the census date.
The map below shows the three broad regions of the United
States and the nine major geographic divisions referred to in this
report. In many cases, data are shown for or reference is made
to these regions and geographic areas.
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Section L— AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
Resources used to produce agricultural products are many and
varied. Some are of a rather fixed nature such as land and build-
ings, the farm operators labor and management, the available
labor of his family, surface and ground water, etc. Other re-
sources are purchased as required. These include hired labor,
fertilizer, lime, feed, seed, and many other items. This section
presents briefly the nature and extent of many of the more im-
portant resources used in agricultural production including their
distribution, quantity, trends in use, etc.
LAND
The land area of the 50 States is 2,271 million acres. The
total land in farms in the Tinted States in 1959 was 1,124 million
acres or 49.5 percent of the land area. If no division is made
between land in farms and land not in farms then the total land
in each of the major uses in 1959 would be as follows :
Million
acres
Cropland, including cropland used only for
pasture 448
Pasture and grazing land including woodland
and forest land pastured and grazed 887
Forest and woodland not pastured nor grazed 500
Other land, total 430
Data cm land use refer only to area. There are great variations
in the quality of land having various uses. The quality of the
various kinds of cropland varies from us<> to use and area by
area, and also within areas. The cropland used only for pasture
supplies much more feed iter acre than other pasture and grazing
land. There are similar variations in the productivity of "'"id-
land and forest land.
The acreage of land in farms, including that reported for the
new States of Alaska and Hawaii, dropped from 1,101 million
acres in 1950 to 1,124 million acres in 1959. This drop of 38 mil-
lion acres was due to several factors. In the first place, a change
was made in the definition of a farm between the census of 1954
and that of 1959. However, the decrease in land in farms result-
ing from this change in definition amounted to only 0 million of
the 38 million acre decrease. Part Of the decrease can !«■ at-
tributed to the expansion of urban areas, since 7 million acres
of the 38 million acre decrease was in counties included in stand-
ard metropolitan areas. The Soil Hank program, which retired
many whole farms from agricultural production, was also a sig-
nificant factor.
The percent of the total land area in farms varies throughout
the United States. In the Great Plains and the Corn Belt a high
proportion of the counties have 75 percent or more of their total
land area in farms. West of the Great Plains, inadequate rain-
fall and mountainous topography explain the smaller proportion
of land in farms over extensive areas. Large acreages of land in
the Western States have remained in public ownership and a con-
siderable acreage of this land is grazed under permits from the
United States Government. This land is not included as land in
farms. East and south of the Corn Belt hilly topography, infer-
tile soils, and poor drainage extend over sizeable areas reducing
the percentage of land in farms.
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Cropland. — A large part of the Nation's agricultural production
comes from the land used for crop production. The total cropland
in 1959 amounted to 448 million acres and comprised 40 percent
of the land in farms and 20 percent of the total land area in the
t'nited Slates. The total cropland includes 00 million acres of
cropland used only for pasture.
There arc large concentrations of cropland in the Corn Belt
and the eastern part of the Great Plains. Other concentrations
occur along the lower Mississippi River and in the States border-
ing I lie Great Lakes.
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A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
In 1959, total cropland in the conterminous United States in-
cluded 311 million acres of cropland harvested, 66 million acres
of cropland used only for pasture, and 71 million acres of crop-
land not harvested and not pastured. The cropland not harvested
and not pastured included 31 million acres of cultivated summer
fallow and 40 million acres of idle land, land on which crops
failed, and land planted in crops for future harvest.
Cropland harvested. — Cropland harvested in the United States
totaled 311.5 million acres in 1959. The North had the largest
amount of cropland harvested with 197.5 million acres, or 63.4
percent of the total. The South had 75.2 million acres, or 24.1
percent, and the West had 38.8 million acres, or 12.5 percent of
the total.
The high density of cropland harvested is especially conspicu
ous in the Corn Belt, the lower Lake States, the Northern Plains
States, the lower Mississippi Valley, the High Plains of Texas,
and the irrigated valleys in the Western States.
Pasture and grazing land.— The total acres used for pasture and
grazing in 1959 was 953 million acres. This included 624 million
acres pastured which was in farms and 328 million acres of
grazing land not in farms. Most of the grazing land not in farms
was in the West where grazing is permitted on public lands.
Of the 624 million acres of pastureland in farms about 66 mil-
lion acres were cropland pastured ; 93 million acres, woodland
pastured: and 466 million acres, other pasture (not cropland and
not woodland). The West led the North and South with 271
million acres pastured in 1959. Most of this was in the Mountain
Division which had 220 million acres.
About 77 percent of the farms in the conterminous United
States reported land pastured in 1959, compared with about 75
percent in 1954. The proportion of land in farms pastured re-
mained about the same with 55.6 percent in 1959 compared with
55.9 percent in 1954. The North had the highest percent of farms
reporting pasture in 1959 with 81.3 percent but had only 34.8
percent of the acreage pastured. In 1959, the West had the high-
est proportion (78.7 percent) of any of the three regions with
land in farms pastured. The Mountain Division had 83.0 percent
of its farmland pastured.
Woodland and forest land. — The census does not collect infor-
mation on a large amount of the forest acreage which is not in
farms. An estimate of forest acreage is available, however, from
the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The total woodland and
forest land in the United States in 1959 was estimated to be
about 774 million acres. This included 164 million acres of
woodland and forest land in farms, as enumerated by the census,
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION
and approximately 610 million acres (the remainder) which is
not in farms. The total does not include forest land in parks,
wildlife refuges, etc.
While much of the forest land not in farms is located in the
West, much of the woodland in farms is in the East. Large
areas of woodland are located in the Appalachian Mountain areas
and in the southeastern States. Woodland in farms accounted
for nearly one-sixth of the land in farms in 1959.
Of the woodland in farms in 1959, 93 million acres were pas-
tured. The productivity of this woodland pasture varies greatly
as it includes cutover forests, land once used for crops or open
pasture in the process of reverting to forest land, arid woodland,
brush, scrubland, and a variety of other kinds of woodland.
Woodland pastured was distributed quite generally throughout
areas of the United States climatically suited to woodland.
CHANGES IN LAND USE
The changes in the major uses of land in the United States
were significantly different during the period prior to 1920 and the
period since 1920. The period prior to 1920 was marked by the
settlement and development of lands west of the Mississippi
River and the clearing of forest lands. From 1890 to 1920, crop-
land other than that used for pasture increased from 248 to 402
million acres. This significant expansion of cropland was accom-
panied by decreases in grazing land. Grazing land not in farms
was reduced about 107 million acres from 1900 to 1920. Part
of this grazing land was converted to cropland and part of it
has since been Included as land In farms. Clearing of forest
lands continued during this period as cropland and nonwooded
pastureland increased in the eastern States and in parts of the
Pacific Northwest.
ALL LAND IN FARMS IN THE UNITED STATES: 1850 TO 1959
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1870
1880
1890
1900
1910
1920
1925
1930
1935
1940
1945
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1959
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In the period since 1920. there have not been large changes in
major land uses. Cropland other than that used for pasture has
fluctuated from about 380 to 410 million acres. I/and develop
ment and improvement through drainage, irrigation, anil clearing
of forests have counterbalanced reversions <>f cropland to wood
land and the conversion to such noiiagricultural uses as cities,
highways, parks, airports, etc. Land used for pasture and
grazing has declined about 114 million acres. Grazing lands not
in farms have become part of the pastureland in farms, as more
public lands have been included in farms. (If grazing lands are
leased by farm operators, they are included as land in farms :
if they are used under permit, they are not included in the census
land in farms.)
Since 1890, all land in farms has increased 500 million acres.
Most of this increase resulted from the transfer of grazing lands
not in farms to farms. Most of the increase in land in farms
since 1890 has occurred in the 17 Western States of the conter-
minous United States, except for an appreciable increase in
Florida during recent censuses. New settlements which con-
tinned until about 1920 account for a part of the increase. Since
1920, a half or more of the increase has resulted from the adding
of approximately 100 million acres of Federal, State, and Indian
reservation land to the area reported in census farms. Most of
the remaining net increase occurred in privately owned lands.
Changes in method of controlling grazing rights and modifica-
tions of census definitions and procedures rather than the ex-
pansion of undeveloped lands account for most of the increase
of privately owned land in farms.
The decrease of approximately 12 million acres in total crop-
land between 1951 and 1959, resulted, in part, from the placing
of entire farms in the Soil Bank, the conversion of cropland to
pastureland, the conversion and reversion of some cropland to
woodland and other noncropland uses, and from thfr .abandonment
or nonoperation of some farms with Iheir included cropland, and
in the conversion of some cropland to such nonfarm uses as
highways, cities, parks, suburban homesites, etc. Much of the
decrease occurred in the Croat Plains Stales in the areas where
there was a significant reduction in the acreage of wheat and in
(he Southern atid Eastern States, where there were large de-
creases in I lie number of farms,
Land in farms in 195!* was 38 million acres, or 3.3 percent, less
than in 1954. About three fourths of the decrease occurred in the
South and resulted largely from the transfer of land in farms to
forest land or to lands to be used for forest purposes, the placing
of entire farms in the Soil Bank, and the discontinuance of farm
operations. About one-fourth of the decrease in land in farms
from 1954 to 1959 was in the North. This decrease resulted
largely from the discontinuance of farm operations, the placing
of entire farms in the Soil Hank, and the transfer of land in
farms lo nonfarm uses.
The acreage of cropland harvested in 1959 was the same as in
1910, 37 million acres less I ban al the end of World War I,
and 41 million acres less than al the end of World War II. The
acreage of cropland harvested in the South in 1959 was about
one-fourth less than at the end of World War I and World War II.
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
CROPLAND HARVESTED FOR THE UNITED STATES:
1879 TO 1959
Millions of acres
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The decline in cotton acreage because of the shift of cotton acre-
age westward, and the increase in cotton yields ; the decrease in
corn acreage ; and the abandonment of marginal farms have
accounted for a large part of the decrease in cropland harvested
in the South. The acreage of cropland harvested has declined
about half in South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. The acre-
age of cropland harvested was less in 1959 than at the end of
World War I and World War II in every State in the South
except Florida.
The decline of cropland harvested in the North occurred largely
in the Northeastern States, Missouri, Michigan, and Ohio. The
abandonment of cropland in the face of competition from more
productive midwestern areas and the industrial expansion into
agricultural areas have contributed significantly to the decline of
cropland harvested in the North. The acreage of cropland har-
vested in the more productive areas of the Corn Belt has remained
unchanged since World War I.
In the West, the acreage of cropland harvested was 10 million
acres, or 36 percent, more in 1959 than at the end of World War I.
Much of this increase was the result of the increase in irri-
gated land. In Montana and Arizona, the acreage of cropland
harvested in 1959 was more than twice as large as at the end of
World War I.
Since 1900, the total area (farm and nonfarm) used for pasture
and grazing has declined 180 million acres, or about 16 percent.
Since 1920, the decline has been 114 million acres, or 11 percent.
PASTURE AND GRAZING LAND FOR THE UNITED STATES:
1930 TO 1959
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At each successive census, more of the rangeland in the West-
ern and Southern States has been included as land in farms.
This accounts, to a large extent, for the decrease of grazing
lands not in farms and the increase of pastureland in farms.
For the 48 conterminous States, the acreage of pastureland in
farms was 25 million acres less in 1959 than in 1954. There was
a decrease of three-fourths of a million acres of cropland used
for pasture and 29 million acres of woodland used for pasture.
Pasture that was not cropland and not woodland increased 5
million acres. Most of the increase in pasture that was not
cropland and not woodland resulted, largely, from the reporting
of woodland pasture, in Texas and other parts of the Southwest,
in 1954 as other pasture in 1959. About two-thirds of the de-
crease in pastureland was in the Eastern and Southern States,
where a considerable acreage of land was taken out of agriculture.
For the conterminous United States, there was a decrease of
33 million acres, or 17 percent, in the acreage of woodland in
farms from 1954 to 1959. Nearly three-fourths of this decrease
occurred in Northeastern and Southern States where, over the
last three decades, there has been a reversion of considerable
acreage of pastureland and cropland to forest lands. About one-
fifth of the decrease in woodland in farms occurred in Texas
where more of the brushland area was reported as other pasture,
not cropland and not woodland. The decline of land in farms in
the forested regions during the 5-year ]>eriod resulted from the
transfer of an appreciable amount of woodland in farms to forest
land not in farms.
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS
Farm land and buildings in the conterminous United States had
an estimated value of .$12!) billion in 1959. This was more than
three times the total value in 1940 and almost eight times the total
value in 1900. More than one-fourth of the value of farm land
and buildings is on 2 percent of the farms. More than three-fifths
of the value of land and buildings of all farms is accounted for
by the value of land and buildings on the 17 percent of the fprms
having a value of land and buildings of $60,000 or more.
Farms with a value of land and buildings of —
Percent dis-
tribution for
number of
farms
Percent dis-
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value of land
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Average value of farm land and buildings per farm. — Value of
farm land and buildings per farm averaged $34,825 for the
conterminous United States in 1959. The average was $36,003
per farm in the North, $23,702 in the South, and $82,379 in
the conterminous West. It varied from a low of $13,962 per
farm in the East South Central Division to a high of $89,632
per farm in the conterminous Pacific Division. While the aver-
age value of land and buildings per farm was high in the West,
in general, it was also high in certain other areas including
the central Corn Belt, southern Florida, and a strip along the
Atlantic Coast from about Washington, D.C. through Connecti-
cut. Values were generally low throughout most of the South,
in northern New England, in the upper Great Lakes area, and
in the Appalachians.
The average value of land and buildings per farm by States
was lowest in West Virginia with an average of $10,230, while
the highest was in Arizona with an average of $269,724.
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION
AVERAGE VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS PER FARM, 1959
Average value of farm land and buildings per acre. — The average
value of farm land and buildings per acre (or the conterminous
United States was $115.15 in 1959. The average value of land
and buildings exceeded $200 per acre in a relatively small part
of the United States. A band through the heart of the Corn
Belt from Iowa through Illinois. Indiana, and the middle of
Ohio was the largest continuous area. There were other areas,
however, along both the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts.
On a per acre basis the value of farm land and buildings ex-
hibits a different pattern than on a per farm basis. The average
value of land and buildings per farm in the conterminous West,
for instance, was $82,379 in 1959 while the value per acre was
only |82.68. Large groups of counties in the West had average
values of land and buildings per acre of less than $25. In these
areas, much of the land in farms comprises rangeland and
roughland. some of which has a very low value for agricul-
tural purposes. Relatively few counties in States of the Moun-
tain Division had average values in excess of $100 per acre and
these few counties were mostly counties which contained large
amounts of irrigated land.
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The States of the conterminous United States with the highest
average value of farm land and buildings per farm were gen-
erally the States with small, intensively cultivated farms even
though they might otherwise contain much land of low produc-
tivity. Urbanization may also influence land values in some
areas. New Jersey ranked highest in value of land and build-
ings per acre with an average value of $520. while Wyoming
ranked lowest with a value per acre of $21.89.
Changes in values of land and buildings. — The changes in the
total values of land and buildings and the average value per farm
and per acre from census to census are affected by changes in
price level as well as by changes in the values of the physical
AVERAGE VALUE OF LAND PER FARM: 1850 TO 1959
Ttiouiondi of dollar*
1950
1945
1940
1935
1930
1925
1920
1910
1900
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
assets themselves. No fully satisfactory index is available to
use for removing the full effect of the change in price level from
census to census. The following chart, however, indicates what
the value of farm land and buildings from 1850 to 1959 would
be if adjusted to 1959 price levels. The adjusted values have
been calculated by dividing the value of farm land and buildings
by the index of wholesale prices (1959=100). The value of
land and buildings at 1959 prices indicates more accurately
the change in the value of farm land and buildings than the
absolute values reported for the census.
IRRIGATION
Irrigated farms. — The actual number of farms with irrigation
in the conterminous United States in 1959 was small. A total
of only 306,532 farms reported some irrigation in 1959. This
was only 8.3 percent of all farms. Farms with irrigation com-
prised only 2.1 percent of all farms in the North and 3.8 percent
in the South, but 60.5 percent of the farms in the 11 contermi-
nous Western States. If the six States of the Great Plains —
North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and
Texas — are added to the 11 Western States, these 17 States
account for 85.7 percent of the farms with irrigation. Three
other States — Arkansas, Louisiana, and Florida — also have con-
siderable irrigation. Although Arkansas and Louisiana have
humid climates, flooding of rice fields results in a considerable
number of farms with irrigation. Arkansas and Louisiana had
10,469 irrigated farms and 1,196,662 acres of irrigated land in
1959. There also were 4,249 farms in Florida with 413,526
acres irrigated.
Distribution of irrigated land. — Over 66 percent of all irrigated
land was in the West and 93.1 percent was in the 11 Western
States and the 6 Great Plains States which have a dry climate.
The acreage of land irrigated was 21.6 percent of the acreage of
cropland harvested in these 17 States. Not all irrigated land
was used for the production of harvested crops, however. Pas-
tureland is also irrigated.
The irrigated acreage was particularly large in the fruit-,
vegetable-, and cotton-producing areas of the West and of Texas
The largest concentration of irrigated land was in the Central
Valley of California. If other areas of California are included,
California had about 7.4 million acres, or 22.4 percent, of all
irrigated acreage in the United States in 1959. Texas had 5.7
million acres. Most of this was in the High Plains cotton-pro-
ducing areas.
Proportion of land irrigated. — Irrigated land makes up a sub-
stantial part of the total area of land in farms in several areas
of the United States. Almost 84 percent of the farmland of Im-
perial County, California, was irrigated and in several counties
of the Central Valley of California, over 30 percent of the farm-
land was irrigated. The Snake River Valley of Idaho had a high
proportion of farmland irrigated although total acreage was not
large. The Texas High Plains cotton area also had a high propor-
tion of farmland irrigated with several counties having over 30
percent of the land in farms irrigated in 1959.
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Acreage and production of crops from irrigated land. — The acre-
age of irrigated crops was compiled for the 17 Western States
and Louisiana for 1959. Approximately 95 percent of the irri-
gated land is located in these 18 States. The following chart
shows the acreage irrigated for the most important crops.
IRRIGATED ACREAGE OF SPECIFIED CROPS AND PASTURE IN THE
17 WESTERN STATES AND LOUISIANA 1959
Thousands of acres
1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION
The following table indicates the contribution of irrigated land
to the production of important irrigated crops in the 18 States.
FIELD CROPS
Corn harvested for grain bushels.
Sorghums harvested for grain bushels.
Small grains harvested, total acres.
All wheat bushels .
Winter wheat bushels.
Spring wheat bushels.
Oats bushels.
Barley bushels.
Rye .bushels.
Flaxseed bushels.
Rice bushels.
Other grains acres.
Soybeans harvested for beans bushels.
Cowpeas harvested for peas bushels.
Dry field and seed beans harvested for
beans 100-lb. bags.
Dry field and seed peas harvested for peas..bushels.
Hay:
Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for hay tons.
Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay.. tons.
Lespedeza cut for hay tons.
Vetch or peas cut for hay tons.
Oats, wheat, and other small grains cut for
hay tons.
Wild hay cut .tons.
Other hay cut tons.
Grass silage tons, green weight.
Alfalfa seed harvested _ bushels.
Red clover seed harvested ...bushels,
Sweetclover seed harvested bushels.
Cotton harvested bales
Irish potatoes harvested bushels.
Swectpotatoes harvested bushels.
Sugar beets harvested ...tons.
Hops harvested _ pounds.
Popcorn harvested 1,0001b. ear corn.
BERRIES AM) SMALL FRUIT8
Berries and other small fruits harvested for sale,
total- - . . .... acres.
Strawberries quarts.
Blackberries and dewberries quarts
Boysenberries quart!
Raspberries quarts.
Cranberries barrels.
Blueberries quarts.
Other berries. acres.
Estimated total production on
irrigated land in 18 States
Percent
of total
Total
for 18
States
150, 415, 229
27.9
172,646,780
36.4
5,251,160
8.1
69, 166, 629
8.7
41,979,119
6.7
25,451,952
15.2
18. 072. 472
9.2
84, 649, 138
25.3
354.306
2.8
1.392,599
9.5
89,791,855
100.0
202, 372
22.3
1,407,958
6.1
102, 825
14.6
11,631,511
95.7
1,546,990
18.9
16,101,913
60.6
1, 312, 367
52.9
1.085
0.5
7,400
13.8
424,104
18.8
1,311,603
17.0
257,585
10.7
373, 465
29.3
1,264,816
72.0
218,447
66.4
14, 572
6.2
5. 303, 255
68, (I
163 701,963
86.8
2,112.923
a ii
13,821.730
97.2
54. 032. 675
99.0
9,551
29.1
33,618
51.4
148,044,034
78.2
8, 938 360
43.4
10. 325, 023
73.2
., 3iw. 1 -,fi
:in :t
1.54.301
100.0
952. 342
43.7
509
18.5
conter-
minous
United
States
17.5
53.0
40 3
70.4
19.1
13.0
Z Less than 0.05 percent.
No data are available regarding the production of tree fruits,
nuts, and grapes on irrigated land. However, the irrigated acre-
age of tree fruits, nuts, and grapes represents almost 80 percent
of the total acreage in the 18 States and almost 40 percent of the
total acreage in the 48 conterminous States. The value of the
fruit, nut, and grape crops in the 18 States was $708 million in
1959, A Large pari of this value was for crops harvested from
irrigated land. The value of the tree fruit, nut, and grape crops
in the is Slalcs comprised -V. percent of the value of these crops
in the 4s conterminous Slates. Thus, at least half of the tree
fruit, nut, and grape crops in the 48 conterminous States were pro-
duced in 1959 on irrigated land in the 18 States.
Data are not available for the production on irrigated land of
vegetables harvested for sale. The following table summarizes
the acreages of vegetables grown for sale on irrigated land in
the 18 Slates as well as the total acreages of vegetables harvested
for sale in the 18 States and in the 48 conterminous States.
All vegetable crops.
Asparagus _
Green snap beans
Cabbage
Cantaloups and musk-
melons
Sweet corn
Lettuce and romaine
Dry onions
Green peas
Tomatoes
Allother
Value of vegetables har
vested for sale
NA Not available.
Total
acreage
48 States
3, 486, 741
162. 914
243,983
111,324
133,751
617. 362
200,577
101,569
334, 221
445, 133
1,077,301
Acreage for 18 States
1,439,729
100.581
36.196
38,851
97, 513
93,597
181,144
71, 692
146, 445
218,471
455, 239
Irrigated
Irrigated
acreage as
total
a percent
of total for
48 States
1,113.305
31.9
98,993
60.8
29.576
12.1
32.719
29.4
90.015
67.3
78,093
12.6
179,937
89.7
58.935
58.0
24. 569
7.4
210, 698
47.3
309, 770
28.8
NA
NA
Irrigated
acreage as
a percent
of total for
18 States
82.2
16.8
96.4
68.0
FARM PEOPLE
The peak of the farm population since 1910 was reached in
the 1930's when more than 32 million persons were counted as
living on farms. Since the 1930's the farm population has de-
clined significantly. Less than half as many persons were
counted as living on farms in 1960 as in 1940. The decline of
9.9 million from 1950 to 1960, was greater than during any
other decade, even when allowance is made for the change in
definition. However, even the 1960 farm population of 13.4
million includes a considerable number of persons who are not
engaged in farm operations as well as many persons who work
at nonfarm jobs and secure the major part of their livelihood
from nonfarm sources.
While both total population and food requirements have been
Increasing, the farm imputation has been decreasing. The pro-
portion of the population living on farms in I960 was less than
half that of 1950 and one-third that of 1940.
The acres of land in farms and cropland harvested have been
declining. The average acreage of cropland per person is now
about half that of 1920. On the other hand, the average acre-
ages of land in farms and cropland harvested per person living
on farms in 1960 were more than twice the corresponding aver-
ages for 194(1. Willi the increasing mechanization, increased use
of power and electricity on farms, advances in farm technology,
the increased use of inputs from nonfarm sources, the increasing
substitution of capital for labor, increasing commercialization
and specialization in agricultural production, and increasing tech-
nical and managerial know-how of farm operators, fewer and
fewer people living on farms have been able to provide increasing
quantities of food and filler for a growing population.
Number of
persons '
Percent
of total
population
Increase or
lecrease ( — )
Number
Percent
Total population: '
179,323,175
161,763,000
151,325,798
139, 583, 000
132, 164, 569
127,057,000
123, 202, 624
115.402,000
106,021,537
92, 228. 496
76,212.168
62, 979, 766
50, 189, 209
38,558,371
31,443,321
23.191,876
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100 (1
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
1O0.0
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
13,793,041
16,016,328
13, 232, 402
12, 790, 557
11.630.838
7.116,1150
8,251.445
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
15.0
21.0
21.0
25.5
30.2
1870.
22.6
35.6
See footnotes at end of table
10
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
Item and year
Number of
persons '
Percent
of total
population
Increase or decrease. (— )
Number
Percent
Rural population: *
Current urban definition: 5
1960
54, 054. 425
54. 478, 981
66, 266, 822
61, 197. 604
57, 459, 231
54, 042, 025
51,768,255
50, 164, 495
45, 997, 336
40, 841, 449
36, 026, 048
28,656,010
25. 226. 803
19, 648, 160
13, 444, 898
21. 890, 000
23, 331, 738
25, 295. 000
30,546,911
32,161,000
30, 445, 350
31, 190. 000
31, 614, 269
32, 077, 000
30.1
36.0
37.0
40.4
43.5
43.9
48.8
54.4
60.4
64.9
71.8
72.0
80.2
84.7
7.5
13.5
15.4
18.1
23.1
25.3
24.7
27.0
29.8
34.9
-424. 556
NA
5, 069. 218
3, 738, 373
3,417,206
2, 273, 770
1,603,760
4, 167. 159
NA
4, 815, 401
7. 370, 038
3. 429, 207
5, 578, 643
Previous urban definition:
1960
1950
1940
1930
1910 _
1900
1890 > ___.
1870'
I860'
1850' _.
Farm population: fl
1960
-8, 445, 102
-1.441,738
-1,963,262
-5,251,911
-1,614.089
1,715,650
-744, 650
-424,269
-462, 731
1954 3
19503
19453
19403
1935 3
19303
1925 3
1920 3
-1.4
1910 3
NA Not available.
i Figures for 1910 to 1959 relate to April 1; those for earlier years, to June 1. Figures
for decennial years are based on the decennial censuses with adjustments to obtain
comparability; those for other years are estimates.
3 Figures for 1940 to 1959 include members of the Armed Forces overseas, for the
earlier years the number of persons in the Armed Forces overseas was not available but
was probably negligible. Figures for 1870 include adjustments for underenumeration
in Southern States.
3 Data for Alaska and ITawaii not included.
1 Figures shown for rural population exclude members of Armed Services overseas;
the percent of total population for 1959, 1954, 1950, and 1940, respectively, is based on
the civilian population.
» The data for 1960 and 1950 for the current urban definition are not comparable with
those for earlier years because of change in definition.
' The figures shown for farm population in the quinquennial censuses are estimates
roughly comparable with the current estimates of the farm population obtained from
the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey. These estimates differ substanti-
ally from the farm population as tabulated from the 1945. 1935, and 1925 Censuses of
Agriculture.
AVERAGE NUMBER OF PERSONS PER FARM, WITH PER CAPITA
DATA FOR LAND IN FARMS, CROPLAND HARVESTED, AND VALUE
OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD, FOR THE UNITED STATES CENSUSES
OF 1850 TO 1959
Average
number
of persons
per farm
Average per capita
Item and year
Land in
farms
(acres)
Cropland '
harvested
(acres)
Value of
farm
products
sold
(dollars)
Total population:
1960
48.33
33.82
28.08
23.82
21.66
18.65
19. 57
18.11
16.43
14.49
13.28
13.79
12.51
14.91
15.38
16.00
3.62
4.58
4.34
4.32
5.01
4.72
4.84
4.90
4.90
5.04
6.3
7.2
7.7
8.2
8.1
8.3
8.0
8.0
9.0
9.6
11.0
9.9
10.7
10.2
13.0
12.7
83.6
52.9
49.7
45.1
34.7
32.8
32.4
29.6
30.2
27.4
1.7
2.1
2.3
2.5
2.4
2.3
»2.9
3.0
2 3.3
2 3.4
2 3.7
3.5
3.3
NA
NA
NA
23.2
15.2
14.8
14.0
10.5
9.2
11.8
11.0
11.0
9.7
170
152
147
116
2 51
NA
290
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
2,268
1,126
1954 2
1950
19453
1940
1935'
1930
19253
1920
1910
1900
1890'....
18803
1870 3
18602..
18502...
Farm population:
1960
1954 2..
19502
1945 2 _
642
19402
19352
NA
316
NA
NA
NA
1930 2.
19252
19202 ...
19102
Age of farm operator. — Farm operators in the United States are
becoming fewer and older. The average age of farm operators
has been going up since 1950 as opportunities for younger op-
erators to enter farming have been decreasing. In 1959, the
average age of farm operator for the conterminous United States
was 50.5 years as compared with 49.6 years in 1954, and 48.3 years
in 1950. In 1959. for the three geographic regions, farm operators
in the South had the highest average age with 51.5 years.
For the United States, the proportion of farm operators in the
age group 65 years or more increased from 16.6 percent in 1954, to
16.8 percent in 1959. During the same period the proportion of
farm operators under 35 years of age decreased from 15.1 percent
to 12.7 percent. Two of every three farm operators were 45 years
of tige or older in 1959.
NA Not available.
1 Prior to 1924, based on total acreage of crops.
! Data for Alaska and Hawaii not included.
OFF-FARM WORK
Farm operators reporting off-farm work vary from those who
supplement their farm income with odd or spare-time jobs to
those operators who have regular nonfarm jobs and use the farm
to either supplement their regular income or as a rural residence.
The operators with (Kid or spare-time jobs usually consider their
nonfarm employment to be of secondary importance, and they
may work part-time on someone else's farm, or work at seasonal
nonfarm jobs.
Many persons who may be employed in cities, or have other
regular nonfarm jobs, are living in rural areas but have sufficient
agricultural activities to qualify their places as farms. Some of
these oi>erators may be producing agricultural products largely
for home use. while others are using the farm to supplement their
regular nonfarm income. Some of the farm operators working
off their farms are using their nonfarm income as a source of
capital for expanding their farming operations.
The proportion of farm operators who work off their farms
increased significantly during the last 15 years. Prior to 1949,
approximately 3 out of 10 farm operators reported some work off
the farm operated. During the last two censuses about 5 out of
every 11 farm operators reported some work off their farms. The
change during the last 15 years in the proportion of the farm op-
erators working off their farms 100 or more days or 200 or more
days has been much greater than the change in the proportion of
farm operators working off their farms. From 1949 to 1959. the
proportion of farm operators working off their farms 100 days or
more increased fom 23.3 to 29.9 percent, and the proportion of
farm operators working off their farms 200 days or more, from
17.5 to 23.7 percent.
The increase during the last 15 years in the proportion of farm
operators working off their farms is the result largely of the in-
crease in proportion of farm operators of commercial farms work-
ing off their farms. Also, there has been a very significant in-
crease during the last decade in the percentage of the farm op-
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION
II
erators of farms with gross sales of $2,500 to $9,999 working off
the farm 100 or more days as indicated by the following data :
PERCENT OF FARM OPERATORS REPORTING WORK OFF THE FARM,
BY TOTAL VALVE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD, FOR THE CONTER-
MINOVS UNITED STATES: 1959, 1954, AND 1949
All farm operators
Under $2,500.
$2,500 to $4,999.
$5,000 to $9,999
$10,000 or more.
Percent of farm operators reporting—
Work off farm
58.1
43.4
35.1
26.6
55.5
36.3
31.2
25.6
47.6
28.3
24.0
21.0
1959 1954
46 1
26.7
16.2
40.5
16.2
10.2
7.5
6.7
The most significant change in off-farm work since 1954 has
been in the increased proportion of farm operators working 100
or more days off the farm. Of the farm operators working off the
farm in 1959, 66.5 percent reported 100 or more days of off-farm
work. This compares with 61.9 percent in 1954. The proportion
of all farm operators working any days off the farm has re-
mained relatively constant at about 45 percent. If the defini-
tion of a farm had not been changed the proportion of farm
operators working off their farms for 1959 would have been
higher.
Of the three regions, the West had the highest proportion of all
operators working off the farm loo nr more days, 35.6 percent,
whereas the South had the greatest increase as the proportion in-
creased from 29.5 percent in 1954, to 32.9 percent in 1959. In
t he South in 1959, 35.1 percent of the white operators worked off
the farm UK) or more days compared to only 21.4 percent of the
nonwhite operators.
The change in tin- number of farm operators working off their
farms from 1954 to 1959 is affected by the change in the defini-
tion of a farm, and also by the large decline in the number Of
farms witli relatively low gross sales of farm products. More
than half of the farm operators of farms with sales of farm
products of less than $2,500 worked off their farms in 1054. In
1959. on the other hand, there was a substantial increase in the
number of farm operators working off their farms 100 days or
more in areas, such as the Midwest, where there are substantial
numbers of farms with sales of farm products of $2,500 to
$9,999.
Other members of operator's family. — For 1959. 21.6 percent of
all farm operators reported other members of their family per-
formed work off the farm, compared with 15.9 percent in 1054.
The proportion Of farm operators reporting members of their
families having Donfarm jobs, businesses, or professions is much
greater for the group of farms with the farm operator working
off the farm than for the group of farms with the farm operator
not working off the farm.
Off-farm income. — For 1959, ■'"».:', percent of all farm operators
reported income from sources other than the farm operated as
compared with 27.9 percent in 1954. This income included sale
of products from land rented out. cash rent, boarders, old-age
assistance, pensions, allowances, unemployment compensation,
interest, dividends, profits from nonfarm business, and help from
members of their families. Since 1954. the proportion of farm
operators reporting income from sources other than the farm
operated has increased in every geographic division.
The importance of this off-farm income has also increased.
The proportion Of farm operators reporting family income from
off-farm sources exceeding the value of agricultural products
sold has increased from 29.K percent in 1954, to 35.8 l«ercent in
1959. If there had been no change in definition of a farm the
. FARM OPERATORS WITH OTHER INCOME OF FAMILY EXCEEDING VALUE
. OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD, 1959
proportion would have been 38.8 percent in 1959. Although the
proportions for all geographic areas increased, the increase for
the South was more than for any other area.
In 1959, three-fifths of the farm operators of farms, with the
farm operator reporting work off the farm, reported the income
of the farm operator and members of his family from sources off
the farm exceeded the value of farm products sold. There was
also a significant number of farm operators not. working off their
farms (or not reporting work off their farms) with income from
off-farm sources exceeding the value of farm products sold.
Income of farm operators' families from sources other than the
farm operated. — Data on the amount of income of farm operators'
families from sources other than the farm operated are available
from a special survey made for a sample of farms in 19u'0. The
relative importance of income of the families of farm operators
from sources other than the farm operated has been increasing.
In 1960, 4 out of 5 farm-operator families received income from
Other sources as compared with V out of 10 which received income
from sources other than the farm operated in 195.".. The average
income per farm-operator family from other sources was .'{I! per-
cent greater in 1960 than in 1955. The average income fr titer
sources per operator-family with income from other sources was
$2,926 in I960, as compared with $2,405 in 1955.
Income from wages and salaries, nonfarm businesses, social
security, and Soil Hank payments have become increasingly im-
portant sources of income of farm-operator families. In 1960,
15 out of UK) farm-operator families received income from wages
and salaries, one out of 10 farm-operator families received in-
come from nonfarm businesses or professional practices, and one
out of 6 received income from social security, pensions, retire-
ment pay. etc-. Wages, salaries, and income from nonfarm busi-
nesses or professional practices were important income sources
on part-time farms. Almost half the income from, wages, sala-
ries, and nonfarm businesses or professional practices for all
farm operators was received by operators of part-time farm
operations. The average income per part-time farm-operator
family from these sources was $3,768. Almost 4 out of 5 families
of part-retirement farm operators received income from social
security, pensions, etc., and their income from such sources was
equal t<> almost 15 percent of the income of all farm-operator
families from such sources.
Income from sources other than the farm operated was im-
portant for farm-operator families of all sizes of farms. Al-
most 70 percent of the families of tile operators of commercial
farms received income from sources other than the farm operated
and the amount, of income from such sources averaged $1,753,
Approximately seven-tenths of the families of operators of farms
with a value of farm products sold of $10,000 or more had income
from sources other than the farm operated and the income from
other sources averaged more than $2,H00 per farm-operator
family.
12
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
INCOME OF FARM OPERATORS FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN FARM OPERATED: 1960 AND 1955
Estimated amount of income
Average per farm-
operator family
Percent of farm-
operator families
Average per farm-
operator family
Source of income
Dollars
(1,000)
Percent distribution
(dollars)
reporting
reporting
(dollars)
1960
1955
1960
1955
1960
1955
1960
1955
1960
1955
7, 415, 924
4, 175, 654
1,131,464
243, 497
397, 948
134. 551
314, 176
11, 794
656, 959
349,881
8, 006, 472
l 5, 023, 656
1, 061, 893
205. 521
2 478, 281
173,014
450, 052
53,183
515, 391
45,480
100.0
56.3
15.3
3.3
5.4
1.8
4.2
0.2
8.9
4.7
100.0
62.7
13.3
2.6
6.0
2.2
5.6
0.7
6.4
0.6
2.280
1,284
348
75
122
41
97
4
202
108
1.682
1,055
223
43
100
36
95
11
108
10
77.9
44.7
9.7
16.0
11.8
4.1
14.1
0.8
NA
NA
69.9
NA
10.9
5.7
NA
5.2
18.7
2.7
NA
1.8
2,926
2,872
3,567
467
1,031
1,012
684
472
NA
NA
NA
421
Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement pay, veterans' payments,
annuities, unemployment income, workmen's compensation, and
NA
Other (oil leases, soil bank payments, contributions from persons
NA Not available.
1 Includes income received by wife of farm operator from nonfarm sources and income received by other family members from farm and nonfarm sources.
3 Includes income received by wife of farm operator from farm sources.
LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY
Livestock and poultry comprise an important part of our agri-
cultural resources. Over one-half of the land area of the United
States is used for the pasture or grazing of livestock. From
two-thirds to three-fourths of the cropland is used to grow feed
for animals.
Cattle. — Cattle and calves constitute the leading kind of live-
stock on United States farms. Cattle in the United States totaled
92 million head in 1959. Seven-tenths of all farms reported
cattle.
Cattle numbers were widely distributed in 1959. However, the
most extensive areas of high density were in Iowa, eastern
Nebraska, southern Minnesota, southern Wisconsin, and northern
Illinois. More than 72 out of each 100 farms had cattle in 1959.
The number of farms keeping cattle has been declining since
1935. Only one-half as many farms had cattle in 1959 as in 1935.
Milk cows. — Two-fifths of the cows in the United States were
milk cows and almost two-thirds of the milk cows were in the
North In 1959. Areas of concentration included Minnesota, Wis-
consin, Michigan, New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, Pennsyl-
vania, Maryland, Delaware, Ohio, Illinois, and California.
From 1954 to 1959, the number of farms reporting milk cows
for the conterminous United States declined more than 1.1 million.
The number of farms with milk cows in 1959 was only two-fifths
of the number with milk cows in 1920.
Chickens.— Almost three-fifths of all farms had chickens in 1959.
The number of chickens on farms in 1959 was almost the same as
the number in 1920. There were large concentrations of chickens
in the northern Corn Belt, around New York City, and around
Los Angeles, California. California ranked first among all States
in number of chickens in 1959, with 25,907 farms reporting 27
million chickens. Iowa ranked second with 26.7 million, and
Minnesota ranked third with 22 million.
Significant changes have occurred in the chicken and egg pro-
duction during the last few decades. Chicken meat production
has become semifactory and concentrated largely on 15,000 farms.
Egg production has been changed from a sideline enterprise to a
highly specialized business with large-scale operations integrated
with facilities for handling eggs for large-scale retail outlets
In 1959, 12,000 farms provided 36 percent of all eggs sold.
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION
13
Hogs. — The distribution of hogs in the United States in 1959
was very similar to the distribution of corn production, as corn
is the principal feed for hogs. The North Central divisions had
75.8 percent of the hogs and pigs reported. Iowa led all other
States with 21.8 percent. More than half of the hogs were in
the important corn-producing States of Iowa, Illinois, Ohio,
Indiana, and Minnesota.
The number of farms reporting hogs and pigs for the conter-
minous United States was 22 percent less in 1959 than in 1954
and was less than half the number of farms reporting in 1939.
Hogs and pigs were sold by only three-fifths as many farms in
1959 as in 1950.
Sheep. — Almost three-fifths of the sheep and lambs in the United
States in 1959 were in the 11 Western States and Texas. There,
they graze on more arid areas than do any other livestock. The
principal sheep-producing areas in the East were central Ohio, the
bluegrass areas of Kentucky, southwestern Pennsylvania,
northern Missouri, and southern Iowa.
SHEEP
r
Humu '«v>
jMt4 . -
^
,.i~.^ fvgh
<^w"
*
\%% \(J" ■-?'-'
,
' ■'* i V
:f jS
X... \ •:•' 0
1 1 •*. »i i -<£i
A
\.'H-.$H
^-.-
**>
Horses and mules. — The rapid decline starting in the 1920's in
the number of farms reporting horses and mules and the number
of horses and mules on farms continued throughout the 1954
to 1959 period. By 1959, for the conterminous I'nited States,
only one-fourth as many farms reiwrted horses and mules as in
1940 and the number of horses and mules had declined from a
peak of more than 25 million in 1920 to fewer than 3 million in
1959. From 1950 to 1959, the number of horses and mules de-
clined 4.(i million. Many of the horses and mules Included in the
census are not used for work purposes. Tractors, motortrucks,
automobiles, and electricity have almost completely replaced
horses and mules as sources of work power on farms.
FARM AND FARM HOME EQUIPMENT AND
ROADS
The capacity of farmworkers to produce has been directly
related to the development and use of new and improved items
of farm equipment and facilities. The productive capacity of
the farmworker changed very little between 1820 and 1850
during which time he produced farm products, on the aver-
age, for fewer than live persons at home and abroad. New inven-
tions and resultant new equipment began to appear on the farm
after 1850 and the farmworker was able to produce farm products
for an increasing number of persons. By the turn of the 20th
century, he was producing for almost seven persons. More than
eight persona were being provided food and other farm products
by a farmworker in 1920; by 1930, the number had increased to
almost 10. The productive capacity of the farmworker increased
moderately to 1940 when there were almost 11 persons supported,
and witli a rapid increase occurring during and immediately
following World War II, there were nearly 15 persons at home
and abroad supplied in 1950 by a farmworker. Further phe-
nomenal increases occurred between 1950 and 1959. In 1954 a
farmworker produced enough for 18 persons while in 1959 one
farmworker was producing for 24 persons at home and abroad.
More than 40 percent of the increase in productivity of farm-
workers over the 140-year period came during the last decade.
In connection with this recognition of the improved technology
and increased specialization which have enabled farmers to
provide Increasing quantities of farm products with a decreasing
number of farmworkers it should be noted that the decrease in
the number of workers on the farm lias been accompanied by an
almost equal increase in the off- the- farm employment in the farm
equipment and supplies industry. Approximately 23 million
employed workers are involved in some way with agriculture on
and off the farm and include the 7 million workers on farms as
well as over 6 million who develop, manufacture, and sell farm
supplies, and provide services in connection therewith; and
another 10 million who serve to assemble, transport, process, and
distribute farm products.
FARM POWER
Tractors, motortrucks, and electricity provide most of the
power for our farms. The change from horses and mules to trac-
tors for farmwork, trucks for hauling, automobiles for travel, and
electricity for power has siieeded up the rate at which farmwork
is done and has increased the productivity of farmworkers.
These developments have made it possible for the farmer to supply
an increasing number of people other than himself with less and
less labor. The tractor, by bringing more power to farming
operations, has made possible the performance of work at higher
speeds and the use of farm equipment of greater working width
14
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
NUMBER OF HORSES AND MULES, AND TRACTORS, FOR THE
UNITED STATES: 1920 TO 1959
Not available
^B Worses and mules
than was feasible with horses or mules. Tractors have made
possible the use of larger and more effective equipment for many
of the ordinary farm operations. The power takeoff has in-
creased the efficiency and dependability of harvesting equipment
such as mowers, combine harvesters, corn pickers, etc. Different
sizes of tractors and rubber tires both for tractors and for other
farm equipment have made possible the widespread mechanization
of farms, especially the larger ones. Electricity has made power
tools, water systems, milking machines, and other labor-saving
equipment possible.
Tractors. — There were about 2.7 million farms reporting 5.1
million tractors of all types, sizes, and ages for the United States
in 1959. These numbers represent a net decrease of 6.9 percent
in the number of farms reporting tractors but an increase of 9.4
percent in the number of tractors reported for the conterminous
United States since 1954. The number of farms reporting field
tractors ( tractors other than garden ) decreased about 2.8 million
to 2.6 million from 1954 to 1959 while the proportion of all farms
having tractors increased from 60.1 to 72.3 percent.
More than four-fifth of the commercial farms have tractors.
Commercial farms without tractors either do not require tractor
power or the tractor power is furnished by the landlord or by a
hired contractor. More than half of the commercial farms with
tractors, other than garden, have two or more tractors. The
average number of tractors, other than garden, per farm reporting
tractors was 2.0.
Data on the age of tractors on farms and on the type of fuel
used were obtained for the conterminous United States in a
special sample survey made in 1960. According to this survey,
one-fifth of all wheel-type tractors on farms were less than 5
years old, 29 percent were 5 to 9 years old, 30 percent were 10
to 14 years old, and 20 percent were 15 years old and over. Ap-
proximately 9 out of 10 of the wheel tractors used gasoline,
kerosene, or distillate as fuel ; 7 percent used diesel fuel ; and
4 percent used liquid petroleum gas.
Motortrucks. — In 1920, only 131,551, or 2 percent of all farms
in the conterminous United States, had motortrucks. Since 1920.
each census has shown an increase in motortrucks until a peak of
a little over 2.2 million farms reporting 2.7 million motortrucks
was reached in 1954. Since that time, the number of farms with
motortrucks declined to a little under 2.2 million in 1959, but the
proportion of all farms having motortrucks increased from 46.3
percent in 1954 to 58.7 percent in 1959.
Automobiles. — The number of farms reporting automobiles in
the conterminous United States decreased from about 3.4 million
in 1954 to 3.0 million in 1959 for a decrease of 13.0 percent, while
the number of automobiles reported on farms decreased about 4.3
million in 1954 to 3.6 million in 1959 for a decrease of 14.9 per-
cent. At the same time, the percent of farms reporting auto-
mobiles increased from 70.9 percent in 1954 to 79.8 percent in
1959.
The largest decreases in the number of farms reporting auto-
mobiles and number of automobiles reported have occurred in
the East North Central and South Atlantic States. The largest
increases in the percent of farms reporting automobiles was in
the South.
HARVESTING MACHINES
Corn pickers. — There were 766,948 farms reporting 792,379 corn
pickers in the conterminous United States in 1959. There were
90,860, or 13.4 percent, more farms reporting and 104,913. or 15.3
percent, more corn pickers reported in 1959 than in 1954.
While these represent increases from 1954, they were not as
great as increases in the previous census period. From 1950 to
1954, number of farms reporting corn pickers increased 228,701,
or 51.1 percent, while number of corn pickers reported increased
231,947, or 50.9 percent.
Most of the corn pickers are concentrated in the North and
especially in the Corn Belt part of the North Central divisions.
A special sample survey for 1960 indicated that corn pickers
were used to harvest approximately 64 million acres of corn, or
approximately 93 percent of the acreage harvested for grain.
More than one-fourth of the acreage of corn picked by corn pickers
was on farms other than the farm on which the corn picker was
kept.
Grain combines. — While the number of grain combines on farms
in the conterminous United States in 1959 was the highest ever
reported, neither the increase in number nor the percent increase
in number from 1954 to 1959 was as great as in the two previous
census periods. Number of combines on farms increased from
373,687 to 713,633 (339,946 or 91.0 percent) from 1945 to 1950
and from 713,633 to 979,050 (265,417 or 37.2 percent) from 1950
to 1954. The increase in number from 1954 to 1959 was from
979,050 to 1,041,527, an increase in number of only 62,477 or
6.4 percent.
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION
15
The distribution of grain combines is similar to the distribution
of the acreage of small grains combined or harvested for grain.
The number of combines per 1,000 acres of crops for which com-
bines were used for harvesting was 7.6 in 1959 as compared with
4.8 in 1949.
According to a sample survey in 1960, combines are used for
harvesting approximately 130 million acres of grain and other
crops. This acreage represents approximately 91 percent of
the acreage of all crops for which combines are used for har-
vesting.
Pick-up balers. — Hay is one of the three leading crops on the
basis of acreage in the United States. The harvesting of hay has
become increasingly mechanized during the last two decades.
The proportion of farms with pick-up balers in the conterminous
United States almost doubled in the last 5 years, from 9.3 percent
in 1954 to 18.1 percent in 1959. There was also an increase of
51.8 percent in the number of pick-up balers reported from 1954
PERCENT OF FARMS REPORTING PICK-UP BALERS FOR THE
UNITED STATES AND REGIONS: 1954 AND 1959
to 1959. A total of 679,754 pick-up balers were reported on 669,531
farms in 1959 compared with 447,909 on 442,872 farms in 1954.
A sample survey made in 1960 indicated that pick-up balers
were used to harvest almost 75 million acres of hay and other
crops in 1960.
Field forage harvesters. — The mechanization of the harvesting
of field forage crops has been increasing rapidly during the dec-
ade. From 1954 to 1959, for the conterminous United States,
farms with field forage harvesters increased from 197,265 to
275,134, or 39.5 percent, while the number of field forage har-
vesters increased 44.2 percent.
About 65 percent of the farms reporting field forage harvesters
in 1959 were located in the 12 North Central States. The Middle
Atlantic Division was also important with 16.8 percent of the
farms reporting field forage harvesters. Combined, these di-
visions accounted for 75.9 percent of the field forage harvesters
reported. In 1960. field forage harvesters were used on 13.5
million acres.
PERCENT OF FARMS REPORTING FIELD FORAGE HARVESTERS FOR
THE UNITED STATES AND REGIONS: 1954 AND 1959
United States The North The South The West
| 1954 Eggggg 1959
Data for Alaska and Hawaii not included.
CHORE EQUIPMENT
Milking machines. — From 1954 to 1959, the number of farms
with milking machines decreased from 712,022 to 666,037, or 6.5
percent. Farms reinirting milk cows decreased during the same
period from 2,957,000 to i .s.'.t.imki. or 37.9 percent, in 1954, 24.1
percent of the farms with milk cows had milking machines while
in 1959,36.3 percent had them.
Milking machines were on 88.8 percent of the commercial dairy
farms in 1050. 'I*he number of farms reporting milking machines
was equivalent to 28.7 percent of all farms having 10 or more
milk cows in 1959. The distribution of farms with milking
machines is similar to the distribution of dairy farms.
Electric milk coolers.- -Electric milk coolers were reported on
128,380 farms in 1959. Approximately one farm in four of farms
reporting milk cows had an electric milk cooler in 1050. Over two-
thirds of all of tln> commercial dairy farms (t;,s.i percent) had an
electric milk cooler in 1959. The East North Central States had
by far the largest number of farms reporting electric milk coolers
with 133,547 farms representing .'{1.2 percent of all reported in the
conterminous United States. The Middle Atlantic States had the
highest percent of farms with milk cows reporting electric milk
Coolers with 70.S percent. The New England States also had a
high ]>ercent of farms with milk cows reporting milk coolers with
69.5 percent.
Crop driers. — In total, about 51.523 farms reported crop driers
for grain, forage, and other crops in 1950. Nearly 58 percent of
the driers were reported in the 12 North Central States.
Minnesota led all the States in number of farms reporting crop
driers in 1050 with 3.N73 followed closely by Iowa with 3,81s. In
101551 O— 63 3
all. six Stales Minnesota. Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
and Illinois bad more than 3,000 farms each reporting crop
driers. Nebraska bad the highest percent of farms reporting
crop driers in the conterminous United States with 4.0 percent.
Power-operated elevator, conveyor, or blower. — The presence of
a power operated elevator, conveyor, or blower was reported on
925,450 farms in the United States in 1050. Approximately 73
percent of this type of equipment was located in the 12 Ninth
Central States. Iowa led all other States with 100.436 farms
reporting this type of equipment, Illinois was second with 80,876.
HOME FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
Telephones.— Nearly two farms out of three had telephones in
L959. While the number of farms with telephones was only 3.2
percent higher in 1050 than in 1054, the percent of all farms having
telephones increased from 4N..H to 05.0 in the conterminous United
States. In spite of the increase from 1051 to 1050 in the number
of farms with telephones, fewer farms were equipped with this
facility in 1059 than in 102i». when 38.7 percent of all farms in
the United States bad telephone service.
Notwithstanding a 29 percent decrease in the number of farms
In the South, the farms with telephones increased 23 percent
in this area. The South's 140,000 gain in the number of farms
with telephones more than counterbalanced the combined de-
creases of 58,000 in the North and the 7,900 decrease in the con-
terminous West.
By geographic divisions, the percent of all farms having tele-
phones in 1959 ranged from 87.5 in the New England States to
40.1 in the East South Central States. The greatest gain in
telephones occurred in the East South Central States with an
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A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
PERCENT OF FARMS REPORTING TELEPHONE FOR THE UNITED PERCENT OF FARMS REPORTING HOME FREEZER FOR THE UNITED
STATES AND REGIONS: 1954 AND 1959 STATES AND REGIONS: 1954 AND 1959
Percent Percent
Data for Alaska and Hawaii not included.
increase of 56,000 farms (33.0 percent) reporting telephones.
Although about half of the States had fewer farms with tele-
phones in 1959 than in 1954, a large part of this decrease resulted
from the decrease in the total number of farms rather than from
the discontinuation of telephone service.
Home freezers. — The number of farms with home freezers in
the conterminous United States increased from 1954 to 1959 in
spite of the decrease in the number of farms. In 1959, five farms
out of nine had a home freezer compared with one farm in three
(32.2 percent) in 1954 and one farm in eight (12.1 percent) in
1950. The 2.1 million farms in the conterminous United States
reporting home freezers in 1959 represented an increase of 34
percent over the 1.5 million listed in 1954 and was more than
three times the 650,512 listed in 1&50.
By geographic divisions, the highest percent of increase in
farms reporting home freezers was the 74.2 percent increase re-
ported in the East South Central States. Nearly a third of the
total increase in farms with home freezers, however, occurred in
the West North Central States where the gain was 160,000, or
an increase of 51 percent over 1954. Increases in farms with
home freezers were found in 43 of the 48 conterminous States with
only New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecti-
cut, and New Jersey showing slight decreases.
ROADS
Much progress has been made in recent years in providing all-
weather roads for farm families. For example, in 1930 only
one-third of the farms were located on hard-surfaced, gravel,
shell, or shale roads. By 1940 this proportion had increased to
nearly one-half and by 1959 it had increased to almost four-fifths.
In the North, 38.4 percent of the farms reporting were located
on hard-surfaced roads, 50.4 percent were on improved roads
(gravel, shell, or shale i. and the remaining 11.3 percent were on
dirt roads in 1959. However, only 18.8 percent of the farms in
the West North Central region were located on a hard-surfaced
road, (lot! percent were on improved roads, and 14.5 percent were
on dirt roads. Of the farms reporting type of road in the South,
40.7 percent were located on hard-surfaced roads, 28.0 percent on
improved mads,' and 31.3 percent on dirt roads. In the West.
54.2 percent of the farms reporting were located on hard-surfaced
roads, 28.0 i>ercent on improved roads, and 17.8 percent on dirt
roads.
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION 17
TRENDS IN POPULATION, FARM LABOR FORCE, AND FARM OUTPUT IN THE UNITED STATES: 1820 TO 1959
Farm labor force
(millons)
Population
(millons)
Cropland
(millons of acres)
Fan
Output Index
Cropland
— •--j,..~'s./
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Farm Labor Fa
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Farm output index (1947-49=100)
1900
1920
1940
1960
FARM LABOR FORCE
The declining percentage of the labor force engaged in agri-
cultural pursuits may he an indication of increasing specializa-
ti in agricultural production. An indication of this is the shift
In the production of farm supplies and equipment and the per-
formance of farm services from farmworkers to nonagricultural
workers. Much of the work required In the processing, transpor-
tation, and distribution of farm products formerly done by
"agricultural" workers is now performed by "nonagricultural"
workers, in 1820, the farm labor force represented over 70 per-
cent of persons employed in all occupations. In I960, only 6
percent of the labor force was engaged in agricultural pursuits,
In I960, the farm labor force represented only 2.3 percent of the
total population.
Farm operators and unpaid members of their families com-
prised 75 percent Of the 6.3 million persons working on farms
the week preceding the census in 1959. Farm operators working
one or more hours totaled 3.0 million, or 48.1 percent of the total ;
unpaid family workers working 15 hours or more during the week
preceding the census numbered 1.7 million, or 20.0 percent of the
total : and hired workers amounted to 1.6 million, or 25.0 percent
of the total. Farm operators made up the only farm labor on
1.6 million, or 44 percent, of all farms and the operator and/or
members of his family comprised the farm Iarhor force the week
preceding the census on 2.(1 million, or 70.0 percent of all farms.
Hired workers were employed on only 547,611 farms. Of these,
02,140 farms with live or more hired workers had over half of
all the hired workers on all farms.
Farm operators. — Farm operators comprised the largest of the
three major groups of farmworkers in 1950. Of the 3.7 million
farm operators, only 3.0 million worked one or more hours on the
farm operated during the week preceding the census. A total of
660,612 did not work one or more hours on the farm operated
during the week preceding I lie census. These 000.012 were ojkt-
ators who worked af other jobs; farm operators on part-retire-
ment farms where no farmwork was required during the selected
week ; and farm operators on certain ty|ies of farms such as
fruit farms, vegetable farms, wheat farms, etc. where the kinds
of agricultural operations did not require farm labor during the
specified week.
Unpaid family workers. — The second largest group of farm-
workers is the 1.7 million unpaid members of farm operators'
families working 15 or more hours on the farm. Most unpaid
members of farm operators' families working on farms are wives
and older children under 25 years of age. The number of these
workers varies greatly by season and is twice as large during
the summer as during the winter.
FARM LABOR-NUMBER OF UNPAID FAMILY AND HIRED
WORKERS. 1939 TO 1959
Million! of p«f»on»
0 4
including operator.
18
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
Hired farm labor. — Hired farm labor is the smallest of the
three major groups of farmworkers. This part of the farm
labor force totaled 1.6 million persons during the week preceding
the census enumeration in 1959. More than half of the total
hired farm labor force comprised seasonal workers employed for
less than 150 days on the farm on which they were working.
The number of seasonal hired workers varies greatly during the
year as farm labor requirements are highly seasonal.
Hired farmworkers during the week preceding the census
enumeration were reported on 547,611, or 14.8 percent, of the
farms in 1959. However, 1.8 million, or 48.1 percent, of all farms
employed some hired labor in 1959. Expenditures of $1,000 or
more for hired labor were made on only 432,901, or 11.7 percent,
of the farms. Only 244,433 farms, or 1 farm out of 15, had two
or more hired workers in 1959. More than half of all the farm-
workers were on the 62,140 farms having five or more hired
workers. Only eight States had as many as 50,000 hired farm-
workers and the total of those eight States represented 46.1
percent of all the hired farmworkers in the United States. Two
States, Texas and California, had almost one-fifth of all hired
farmworkers.
Only 1 farm out of 12 had one or more regular hired workers
in 1959 and only 110.487 farms had two or more regular hired
workers. About 40 percent of all regular hired workers were on
the 22,530 farms employing five or more regular hired workers in
1959. Only three States — New York, Texas, and California —
had as many as 5,000 farms having two or more regular hired
workers.
Prom 1954 to 1959 there was a significant reduction in hours
of work of hired farmworkers as indicated by the following
data :
1959 1954 1950
Average hours of work per month for workers
paid on monthly basis . 209 231 239
Average hours of work per week for workers
paid on weekly basis 46 51 52
Average hours of work per day for workers
paid on daily basis 8. 5 8. 8 9. 2
Approximately one out of every six hired workers during the
week preceding the census in 1959 was employed by the month.
The average hours of work by hired workers paid on a monthly
basis was 209 hours for the conterminous United States. In
1954, the corresponding average hours worked per month was 231.
Approximately one out of every seven hired workers on farms
was paid on a weekly basis. The average hours worked per week
NUMBER OF HIRED WORKERS BY BASIS OF PAYMENT
BY REGIONS: 1959
Thousands of hired workers
100 200 300
United States [
■ Monthly IWVrl AV.'Uv
for these workers was 46 for the conterminous United States, a
decrease of 5 hours, or almost 10 percent, from the average of
51 hours for 1954.
One out of every five hired farmworkers in 1959 was paid on
a daily basis. The average number of hours worked per day for
the hired workers was 8.5 hours per day as compared with 8.8
hours per day in 1954. Four-fifths of the hired farmworkers
paid on a daily basis were in the South.
Approximately one-fourth of all hired workers during the week
preceding the census in 1959 were employed on a piece-price basis.
No data are available regarding the hours of work for this group
of hired farmworkers. About 75 percent of the hired workers
employed on a piecework basis were in the South.
Cash farm wage rates. — The data available on farm wage rates
represent only cash payments. Many hired farmworkers receive
perquisites such as room and board, food, house, etc., in addition
to the cash payments. The wage rates reflect widely varying
types of workers and working arrangements. Some hired work-
ers may be working only part time, even though they are paid on
a monthly or weekly basis. In some cases, young persons or
elderly persons are paid small wages in addition to board, etc.,
and these persons have been reported in the census as hired
workers. Moreover, some workers receive a share of the farm
products in addition to the cash payments.
For the United States, the average cash wage rate per person
was $198 per month for workers paid by the month, $42 per week
for workers paid by the week. $5.25 per day for workers paid by
the day, $0.97 per hour for workers paid by the hour, and $6.46
per day (for Friday of week preceding enumeration) for persons
working on a piecework basis.
Wage rates vary significantly by States. Wage rates were
higher in the Western States and lower in the Southern States.
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION
19
Wage rates increased from 1954 to 1959, although not as much
as during the period from 1950 to 1954 as indicated by the follow-
ing data for the conterminous United States :
1959
195^
1950
Average wages per month for
workers paid on monthly basis
Average wages per week for work-
ers paid on weekly basis
Average wages per day for workers
paid on daily basis
Average wages per hour for workers
paid on hourly basis
$195. 00 $162. 00 $11S. 00
42. 00 38. 00 28. 00
5.25
FERTILIZER AND LIME
Fertilizer. — Fertilizer was used on nearly two out of three farms
in 1959. In the United States 19.8 million tons of fertilizer were
purchased for use on 2.4 million farms. The proportion of farms
using fertilizer was much higher in the North and South than in
the West. This is mainly because there is more cultivated land
in the North and South.
Of all fertilizer used on farms in 1959, 91.6 percent was used
on commercial farms and only 8.4 i>ercent on other farms. Of all
fertilizer used 1S.2 million tons were dry materials and 1.6 million
tons were liquid materials.
More fertilizer is used on corn than on any other crop. In 1959
more than one-third of all fertilizer was used for corn. Corn ac-
counted for approximately two-fifths of the acreage fertilized in
1959. Nearly 2 "Ut of every 3 acres of corn harvested in 1959 were
fertilized. In 4 out of the 1" States having 2 million or more
acres of corn harvested in 1959. so percent or more of the corn
harvested was fertilized.
More total tons of fertilizer were used in North Carolina than
any other State. This is mainly because of the Inch fertilizer re-
quirements of tobacco which is the principal crop in North Caro-
lina. The South Atlantic Division in general led all other di-
visions in use of fertilizer with 5.3 million tons.
ACREAGE ON WHICH COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER WAS USED, 1959
USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND FERTILIZING MATERIALS ON CROPS AND PASTURE, FOR THE UNITED STATES:
Farms re
sorting use of fertilizer
Tons used
Acres fertilized
Pounds
per
acre
Percent distribution
of—
Crops and pasture fertilized
Total
Percent of
all farms
In the
United
States
Percent of
all farms
using
fertilizer
Total
Average
per farm
reporting
Total
Average
per farm
reporting
Percent
of
acreage
ferti-
lized'
Tons
used
Acres
ferti-
Ilzed
United States, totaL
2, 378, 454
490.330
154. 727
1.568,714
31,238
494.095
79,467
381,910
312,654
29.140
17. 552
8,322
13, 304
966
111
1, 215
134
74
964,137
64.1
13.2
4.2
42.3
0.8
13.3
2.1
10.3
8.4
0.8
0.5
0.2
0.4
(ZJ
(Z)
(Z)
(Z)
(Z)
26.0
100.0
20.6
6. 5
66.0
1.3
20.8
3.3
16.1
13.1
1.2
0.7
0.3
0.6
(Z)
(Z)
0.1
(Z)
(Z)
40.5
19, 802, 175
2, 195, 396
745. 647
6, 759. 814
155.049
I, 108,386
279.717
1, 636. 264
655. 244
449.284
143. 346
17.005
52, 435
156.044
28,275
4,174
870
132
5,117,193
8.3
4.5
4.8
4.3
5.0
2.8
3.5
4.3
2.1
15.4
8.2
2.0
3.9
161.5
254.7
3.4
6.5
1.8
5.3
' 133. 258. 950
13. 399. 909
4, 456, 949
51.00(1.884
2. 358, 804
17. 486. 168
2,731. 113
8, .545. 771
817,853
869, 503
637.696
188, 467
985.644
209. 903
57. 183
7,716
7,032
285
29,561,329
56.0
27.3
28.8
32.5
75.6
36.4
34.4
22.4
2.6
29.8
36.3
22.6
74.1
217.3
515.2
6.4
52.5
3.9
30.7
15.8
10.4
1.0
64.6
18.4
42. 1
14.0
62.5
98.0
75.4
95.3
14.2
30.5
95.4
90.6
99.5
79.7
125.6
39.9
297
328
335
265
131
161
205
383
1.602
1.033
460
180
106
1,487
989
1,082
247
926
346
100.0
11. 1
3.8
- 34.1
0.8
7.1
1.4
8.3
3.3
2.3
0.7
0.1
0.3
0.8
0.1
(Z)
(Z)
(Z)
25.8
100. 0
10. l
3.3
38.3
1.8
Wheat
18.1
2.0
6.4
0.6
0.7
0.5
0, 1
0.7
0.2
(Z)
(Z)
(Z)
(Z)
22.2
Z Less than 0.05 percent.
A Less than 0.05 percent.
i Percentages for crops or pasture fertilised represent the ratio of the acreage fertilised
to the total acres of crops that are harvested in the Tinted States. The percentage for
total acres fertilized Is based on all cropland harvested plus the acres of pasture, other
than woodland; in the case of pasture, to the total acreage of pasture (excluding wood-
hind pasture).
2 Area of land on which fertilizer was applied. In some cases, two or more crops
were fertilized and harvested from the same land.
20
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
Data are available for the quantity of fertilizer used in the
conterminous United States for only 1959, 1954, 1940, and 1930
censuses.
Tons of fertilizer used
Census year
Total
Inerease over preceding
census
Tons
Percent
19, 603. 104
18, 953, 360
7,003,826
7, 535, 022
649,744
11. 949, 534
-531, 196
NA
1954
170.6
-7.0
NA
NA Not available.
There has been a large increase in the proportion of farms
using fertilizer. Since 1940. the quantity of fertilizer used has
doubled.
Figures on the number of farms using or purchasing com-
mercial fertilizer and fertilizing materials are available for a
long period for the conterminous United States.
Farms reporting fertilizer used or
purchased
Census year
Total
Increase over preceding
census
Number of
farms
Percent
2,374.015
2,916,406
2, 580, 271
2. 337. 031
2. 324, 090
2, 184, 056
2, 271, 179
1. 823. 032
-542,391
336, 135
243, 240
12, 941
140, 034
-87, 123
448, 147
NA
-18.6
1954
13.0
10.4
0.6
1924
-3.8
1919
24.6
1909
NA
NA Not available.
While the number of farms reporting the use of fertilizer de-
clined from 2,916,000 in 1954, to 2,374,000 in 1959, for the
conterminous United States, the proportion of the farms re-
porting fertilizer increased from 61.0 in 1954, to 64.1 in 1959.
Most of the decrease in the number of farms reporting fertilizer
occurred in the South where the decline in the number of farms
from 1954 to 1959 was relatively large.
Lime. — In 1959, about one out of eight farms reported the use
of lime and liming materials. The use of lime is concentrated
largely in the Northern States and the South Atlantic States.
While the number of farms for the conterminous United States
reporting the use of lime was fewer in 1959 than in 1954, the
proportion of farms reporting the use of lime increased from
10.9 to 12.3 percent for the 48 conterminous States.
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER: FARMS REPORTING, TONS, AND
ACRES FERTILIZED, BY REGIONS: 1959 AND 1954
Hundred thousand of farms
8 12
The conterminous West
Millions of tons
The conterminous West
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I
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1
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Millions of ocrss fertilized
32 48
The tons of lime and liming materials used in 1959 for the
conterminous United States were 10.9 percent greater than in
\w'A, while the acreage limed was 2.9 percent less. The average
amount of lime and liming materials used per acre was 3,760
pounds in 1959, or 14.3 percent greater than in 1954 in the
conterminous United States. The increase from 1954 to 1959
in the tons of lime and liming materials used was the result
largely of increases in the Southern States.
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION
21
SELECTED FARM EXPENDITURES
In 1!>59, one or more of six items of farm expenditures were
reported by 99 percent of all the 3.7 million farms in the United
States. These items were feed for livestock or poultry, purchase
of livestock and poultry, machine hire, hired labor, gasoline
and other petroleum products ; and seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees.
The total of the six items for farm expenditures was over $14
billion and was equivalent to 46.2 percent of the value of all
farm products sold in 1959. These six iterns- of farm expendi-
tures account for approximately two-thirds of the cash expendi-
tures for farm operators in the United States. There are many
significant items of expense not included in this total, such as
expenditures for fertilizer, lime, interest, taxes, containers, cash
rent, etc. The six items of farm expense averaged $3,798 per
farm for all farms, and $5,549 per farm for commercial farms.
SELECTED FARM EXPENDITURES: 1959 AND 1954
1,000
Millions of dollars
2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Feed fa livestock and poultry
1959
1954
hichase of I ivestock and poultry
Machine hire
Seeds, bulbs, plants and bees
Expenditures were larger for feed than for any other of the
six items. The expenditures for the purchase "I livestock and
poultry and the expenditures tor hired labor were the next two
most Important items of farm expenditure.
EXPENDITURES FOR FEED FOR LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY:
1909 TO 1959
Millions of dollars
1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5.000
1959
1954
1949
1944
1939
1929
1924
1919
1909
While one or more of the six items of cash expenditures were
repotted fur nearly all farms, must items of expenditure were
reported for only a part Of the farms. The expenditures for
gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for the farm
business were re]x>rtod for 93 percent of all farms and 97 percent
of the commercial farms. There were some farms for which all
the farmwork was hired on a contract basis and there were some
farms on which gasoline-operated machinery was not required
or not used. Feed for livestock anil poultry was reported for
more than three-fourths of the farms, and hired farm labor by
less than half of (lie farms. The amount of expenditures on a
large proportion of the farms reporting a particular item of ex-
penditure was relatively small. For example, for almost one-
fifth of the farms reporting the purchase of feed, the expenditure
was less than $100; for almost three-fifths of the farms with ex-
22
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
penditures for machine hire, the expenditure was less than $200;
for nearly two-thirds of the farms with expenditures for hired
labor, the expenditure was less than $500: and for one-third of
the farms with expenditures for gasoline and other petroleum
fuel and oil for the farm business, the expenditure was less than
$100.
The number of farms reporting expenditures for farm labor
has been declining and there has been a large decrease in the
number of farms with expenditures of less than $1,000 for hired
labor. Notwithstanding these decreases, the number of farms
reporting an expenditure of $2,500 or more for hired labor in-
creased 14.6 percent from 1954 to 1959.
EXPENDITURES FOR GASOLINE AND OTHER PETROLEUM FUEL
AND OIL FOR THE FARM BUSINESS -~
(Tt7"
~~~l
%
i
5
™™ mm
< /
%
"■"""•"5
'-4
%M_
EXPENDITURES FOR HIRED LABOR: 1869 TO 1959
Millions of dollars
1000 2,000
Sections— THE PRODUCING UNITS OR FARMS
Agricultural production takes place mainly on producing units
called farms (including ranches) where the various farm re-
sources or resource services are transformed into agricultural
products. There are many sizes, types, and classes of farms.
Some are mainly places of residence for persons who work off
the farm or are retired. Some involve large expanses of land,
while others involve only a few acres. The acres of land in a
farm do not always indicate the importance of a farm in terms
of value of products produced. A multiple-storied broiler house
on one acre of land, for example, may produce products worth
more than a several-section livestock ranch in the arid West.
This part of the Graphic Summary of Agricultural Resources and
Production, 1959, presents briefly the nature of the producing units
or farms which produce agricultural products, with consideration
given to their size, type, and economic class.
SIZE OF FARM
There are many ways of measuring the size of farms. Total
acreage in the farm is the measure most commonly used. Farms
in the United States vary in size from less than 1 acre to more
than 100,000 acres. In 1959 there were "9,000 farms of less than
3 acres and 130,000 farms of 1.000 acres or more. Although
almost half, or 46.3 percent, of the farms were under 100 acres
in size in 1959, these farms accounted for only 6 percent of all
land in farms. Farms of 500 acres or more comprised only 9
percent of all farms, yet they contained 61.6 percent of all land
in farms.
In the predominantly arid and semiarid West, most of the
land in these large farms consisted of grazing land of very low
productivity, while in the South, much of the land in the farms
of 1,000 acres or more consisted of woodland and brushland used
for grazing.
One of the outstanding characteristics of 20th century
agriculture in the United States has been the growth in physical
farm size. The total acreage of land in farms has changed little
in this period and most of the increase in average size of farm
has come from the reduction in farm numbers.
NUMBER OF FARMS BY SIZE OF FARM, FOR THE UNITED STATES: 1959, 1954, AND 1950
Under 10 acres 10 to 49 acres 50 to 99 i
1950 &%%! 1954 it?M 1959
100 lo 179 acres 180 lo 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 acres and over
FARMS CLASSIFIED BY ACRES OF TOTAL LAND IN FARMS, FOR THE UNITED STATES: 1880 TO 1959
Number of farms by acres of total land in farms
Year
Total
Under 3 acres
3 to 9 acres
10 to 29 acres
30 to 49 acres
50 to 99 acres
100 to 499 acres
500 to 999 acres
1,000 or more
acres
3, 710, 503
4, 782, 416
5. 388, 437
',. S.V.I. 11,11
fi, 102, 417
8,812,350
6, 295, 103
6,371,640
6, 453, 991
6,361,502
5, 739, 657
4.564,641
4, 008. 907
79,083
99.896
78,110
'IS. '11,1,
37.022
35, 573
44,244
15, 151
» 21, 158
18, 033
165,245
384.395
410,420
495, 595
472, 325
535,258
317,755
363,384
» 270, 348
317,010
(818,
216)
657,990
864,063
1,048,075
1, 157, 320
1,291.328
1,444,007
1,376,198
1,421,078
1,475,005
1,438,069
1,366,167
1. 121.485
1,032.810
1, 658, 530
1,899,053
i 2,088, mi',
2, 166. 208
2 2, 255, 396
2,417,803
' 2, 315, 403
2, 326, 155
2 2, 456, 729
2, 494. 461
' 2, 290, 561
2, 008, 694
1. 695. 983
200,012
191,697
182, 297
173, 777
163,711
167, 452
159, 723
143, 852
149. 826
125.295
102, 526
84, 395
75, 972
136, 427
713.335 1 499,496
855,000 624,596
945.608 | 708,790
(1,782,061)
1.241,431 | ssL', ii,4
(2,002,115)
(2, 038, 692)
( '2,013,516)
(1,918.499)
(1,664,797)
(1,168,327)
(1,036.323)
130, 481
121,473
1945 I.
112,899
100, 574
ss, 682
80; 886
1925 1
63,328
1920
67,409
1910 l
50, 135
1900
47,160
1150. I'll'
31,546
1880
28,578
10ir,r,l ii i; ■:
24
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
In 1959, the average size of farm in the conterminous United
States was 302.4 acres, an increase of 60.2 acres, or 24.9 percent,
since 1954. This was the largest average size reported at any
time during the last century and more than double the average
size of 145.1 acres in 1925.
Since 1910, the average size of farm has increased 164 acres,
with an increase for each census, except 1925 and 1935. Since
1930, the average size of farm has almost doubled. This does not
mean that all farms have doubled in size, but that there are
fewer smaller farms. There were 900,000 fewer farms under 50
acres in size in 1959 than in 1950. Between 1954 and 1959, the
number of farms in the 48 States comprising the conterminous
United States declined from 4.S million to 3.7 million, or 23
percent. The number of farms in 1959 was the smallest number
reported by the census of agriculture since 1870. Of the 1.1
million decrease, approximately 232,000 resulted from the change
in definition of a farm. In the period from 1954 to 1959, the
number of farms decreased in every one of the 48 States and in
all except 42 of the 3,067 counties in the 48 States comprising
the conterminous United States. Even though the average size
of farm varies considerably by States and geographic areas, an
increase in size was reported for every State in the United States
from 1954 to 1959. The average size of farm in 1959 varied from
83 acres in North Carolina to 5,558 acres per farm in Arizona.
AVERAGE SIZE OF FARM, FOR THE UNITED STATES:
1850 TO 1959
Acres
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
For commercial farms the average size of farm is larger. The
average size of all commercial farms in the United States in 1959
was 404.5 acres compared with the 302.8 acres for all farms.
ECONOMIC CLASS OF FARM
The classification of "commercial" and "other farms" distin-
guishes farms that provide the major source of employment and
income for the farm operator and his family from those which
are part-time, part-retirement, and abnormal farms including in-
stitutional farms and Indian reservations. In general, for 1959,
all farms with a value of sales amounting to $2,500 or more were
classified as commercial. Farms with a value of sales of $50 to
$2,499 were classified as commercial if the farm operator was un-
der 65 years of age and (1) he did not work off the farm 100 or
more days during the year and (2) the income received by the
operator and members of his family from nonfarm sources was
less than the value of all farm products sold. The remaining
farms with a value of sales of $50 to $2,499 and institutional
farms and Indian reservations were included in one of the groups
of "other farms."
Commercial farms were further divided into six economic classes
on the basis of the total value of all farm products sold, as
follows :
Economic class Value of farm products sold
Class I $40,000 or more
Class II $20,000 to $39,999
Class III $10,000 to $19,999
Class IV $5,000 to $9,999
Class V $2,500 to $4,999
Class VI $50 to $2,499
Other farms were divided into three economic classes as follows :
Part-time — Farms with sales of farm products of $50 to $2,499
and the farm operator under 65 years of age and
(1) The farm operator worked off the farm 100 days or
more or
(2) The income the farm operator and members of his
family received from off-the-farm sources was
greater than the value of all farm products sold.
Part-retirement — Farms with sales of farm products of $50 to
$2,499 and the farm operator 65 years or over.
Abnormal — Farms operated by institutions such as schools,
penitentiaries, etc.: Indian reservations, etc.
Commercial farms. — Nearly two-thirds of all farms in 1959 were
classified as commercial farms. Commercial farms accounted
for 96.2 percent of the total value of all products sold, had S7.0
percent of all land in farms, 94.2 percent of the cropland har-
vested, and 85.0 percent of the value of land and buildings.
Almost half of all commercial farms in the United States were
located in the Corn Belt States bordering on the Great Lakes
Alaska and Hawaii not included.
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION
25
and States in the Northern Great Plains. In these areas, three-
fifths or more of the farms are commercial farms. In the moun-
tain areas of Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Mis-
souri, and Arkansas, and in other scattered areas of the South,
and in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan a very low percent
of the farms are commercial farms. Many farm operators in
these areas work at nonfarm jobs or are semiretired and produce
enough products for their places to qualify as farms.
The variations in the size of operations for the farms compris-
ing these six classes were very great — the farms varied in value
of farm products sold from $50 to more than $2,600,000, There
are also great differences in the contribution of the various
economic classes of farms t<> total agricultural production. For
example, the sales of agricultural products from the 102,000 Class
I farms exceed the sales of agiieultral products from the more
than 1,600,000 Class IT, V, and \ I farms.
The relative Importance for 1950 of the various classes of
farms in terms of organization, resources used, and output is
Indicated by the following data :
The differences in the quantities of resources used and in sales
of agricultural products among economic classes were very large
in 1959.
Average per farm
Hired
Trac-
Ex-
Value
Land
Crop-
farm-
tors
Ferti-
pend-
of all
Economic class of farm
land
work-
(other
lizer
itures
farm
farms
har-
ers
than
used
for 6
prod-
(acres)
vested
(per-
garden)
(tons)
items i
ucts
(acres)
sons)
(num-
ber)
(dol-
lars)
sold
(dollars)
Commercial farms,
total
404.5
122.3
0.6
1.6
7.5
5,549
12, 195
Class I
2, 465. 7
434.6
5.4
3.9
41.5
51, 626
94,531
791.1
444.9
288.3
191.9
106.3
243.4
170.8
109.9
59.3
25.6
1.3
0.6
0 3
0.2
0.1
2.6
2.1
1.6
1.2
0.6
14.9
8.8
5.3
3.7
2.2
12,317
5. 513
2,759
1.446
525
26, 842
13,882
7,223
Class V
3,683
1.321
' Includes feed for livestock and poultry; purchase oflivestock and poultry; machine
hire; hired labor; seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees; and gasoline and other petroleum fuel
and oil for the farm business.
There are large variations for 1959 among economic classes in
the rate and frequency of use of resources and in the production
and sales per unit of resources used.
Acres of cropland harvested per tractor
(other than garden)
Average acres of corn harvested for
grain per flora picker
A verugc tons of hay harvested per pick-
up baler —
Percent i>t farms reporting —
Regular hired workers
More than 1 regular hired worker..
Expenditure of $100 or more for
gasoline and other petroleum fuel
and oil for the farm business
oommfTCia] fertilizer
■ 1 (other than garden)
Purchase of $100 or more for feed for
livestock and poultry
Expenditure of $500 or more for
tiired labor -.
Pounds of fertilizer used per acre ferti-
lise!
Total... -
Hay and cropland pasture
Corn for all purposes..
Sorghums for all purposes
Wheat
In ti potatoes
Tobacco
Cotton
Value of milk and cream sold per milk
cow dollars
\ ilui ofi ggi sold per1 chicken 4 months
old and over ..dollars,.
Yield per aero of—
Corn for grain .. .. bu tub
Alfalfa and alfalfa mixlurr:. f,„ OBJ
and dehydrating.. ions
Clover, timothy, and mixtures
of clover and grasses cut for
hay . ions..
Ii 1 in potato! IS bushels..
cotton bale:
Economic class of farm
com-
mer-
cial
[arm!
3S. 2
70.1
47.1
1.19
30.3
Economic class of farm
Number of
farms,
total
Percent distribution by oeonomtc class
Number of
farms
I^and In
(arms
Cropland
harvested
Hired farm-
workers
Tractors
(other than
garden
Fertilizer
used
Expendi-
tures for 6
items 1
Value ill
all (aim
products
sold
Com
2,416.017
102, 099
210,402
(83,004
653. 881
817,877
34s, 964
100.0
4.2
8.7
20.0
27.1
25. 8
14.4
100.0
25.8
17.11
22 II
18 3
12.1
3.8
100.0
too. 0
10.0
13. S
25.8
27. 1
is 1
5.2
100.0
23.4
17.3
23.5
19.3
12.5
4.2
100.0
39.3
19.3
19.9
13, 6
8.7
1.4
100.0
Class I....
15.0
17 3
27.9
24.3
12.4
3.0
37.5
IS. i
18.8
M.:i
s s
2.1
32.8
Class 11
Class HI
22.8
Class IV
Clai \ .
7.7
Class VI
1.6
1 Includes feci for livestock and poultry; purchase of livestock arid poultry; machine hire; hired labor; seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees; and gasoline and other petroleun
oil for the farm business.
26
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
Class I farms (gross sales of $40,000 or more). — Although Class I
farms represented only 4.2 percent of all commercial farms In 1959,
they accounted for 31.5 percent of the gross value of all farm
products sold. Class I farms represent relatively large farming
operations. Class I farms accounted for 21.4 percent of all the
fertilizer used. 30.3 percent of all the feed purchased, 48.7 percent
of all the livestock and poultry purchased, 28.3 percent of all the
machine hire, 49.9 percent of the expenditures for hired farm
labor, 27.6 percent of the expenditures for seeds, plants, and
trees ; and 18.1 percent of the expenditures for gasoline and other
petroleum fuel and oil for the farm business on commercial farms.
They employed more than one-third of all hired farmworkers
and almost one-half of all regular hired farmworkers. Most of
the Class I farms are in the Corn Belt, California, the High Plains
area of Texas, and in the Mississippi Delta.
Class II, III, and IV farms.— Class II, III, and IV farms had
a total value of farm products sold of $5,000 to $39,999. Farms
in these economic classes accounted for almost three-fifths of
all commercial farms and almost three-fifths of all farm products
sold. These farms contain 51 percent of all land in farms and
66 percent of all cropland harvested. Most of these farms are
operated by the farm operator and members of his family. Only
one out of six of these farms had regular hired farmworkers and
less than 5 percent of the farms had more than one regular hired
worker in 1959. Seventy-seven percent of these farms that har-
vested crops in 1959 used commercial fertilizer and 19 percent
used lime. Over 91 percent of the Class II, III, and IV farms
had tractors, other than garden, and 77 percent had one or more
motortrucks.
CLASS I, II, AND III FARMS
(GROSS SAL£S OF S10.000 OK k
NUMBER, 195'
Class V and VI farms. — Class V comprises farms with sales of
agricultural products of $2,500 to $4,999 and Economic Class VI,
farms with sales of $50 to $2,499. Although farms in these two
economic classes comprised 26.1 percent of all farms, they ac-
counted for only 8.9 percent of all farm products sold. The small
scale of operations on these farms is indicated not only by the
value of farm products sold but also by the relatively small
quantities of resources used.
Farm operators of Economic Class VI farms depend primarily
upon farming for their income. They use relatively small amounts
of resources.
Item
Average
per Class
VI farm
Value of land and buildings... _ .. __ .. _.
... _ ... dollars-.
9,849
Chickens 4 months old and over _
Tractors (other than garden)
number..
number. .
36.2
0. fi
Relatively small amounts of purchased inputs are used on these
farms.
Item
Average
per Class
VI farm
dollars.,
dollars. .
dollars..
.dollnrs„
Feed for livestock and poultrv ______
Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for the farm business
173
121
Most of the farms in Class VI were in the smaller size groups.
Farms by size
Class VI
farms
Percent
distribution
348, 954
31, 642
121, 439
36,096
48,341
39, 185
27. 457
44, 794
Most of the Class VI farms
cropland.
had relatively small amounts of
Cropland
Xumber of
farms
Percent
distribution
Farms with acreage of cropland harvested of —
348, 954
34, 808
77,750
87, 463
.14,638
49, 322
32, 987
11,986
20 to 29 acres
15.7
14. 1
9.5
100 or more acres -_.
3.4
Nearly three-fourths of the Class VI farms are in the South.
More than half of these Class VI farms in the South were
cotton and tobacco farms.
Type of farm
Xumber of
farms
Percent
distribution
348, 954
32, 342
56. 759
83,202
5,811
4,383
5,465
8. 900
30, 342
82,886
6,441
26.068
6,355
9.3
16.3
23. 8
Field-crop farms other than cash-grain, tobacco, and
1.7
1.3
1.6
2.6
8.7
Livestock farms other than poultry and dairy and live-
23.8
1.8
7.5
1.8
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION
27
More than 27 percent of the Class VI farms were operated
by tenants and 10.8 percent were operated by croppers.
Tenure of operator
Total
Full owners
Part owners
Managers
All tenants _.
Cash
Share-cash
Crop-share
Livestock-share
Croppers (South onlyi
Other and unspecified.
621
97, 212
11,280
4,463
28,512
2,180
37. 523
13,254
FARMS WITH LESS THAN $2,500 GROSS SALES
Farms with less than $2,500 gross sales comprise the Class
VI commercial farms plus the part-time and part-retirement
farms. They were generally more numerous in the eastern half
of the United States with large numbers in the East South
Central and South Atlantic divisions. They represented three-
fifths or more of all farms in most of these two geographic
divisions.
FARMS WITH LESS THAN $2,500 GROSS SALES
NUMBER 1959
The data for farms with a value of farm products sold of
less than $2,500 affects significantly the averages for all farms.
For example, when the farms with a value of farm products
sold of less than $2,500 are Included in the total, the average value
of farm products sold for farms in 1959 would be $8,259; If
these farms are excluded, the average value of farm products
sold per farm would be $13,975.
Most of the changes in the number Of farms since 1950 have
occurred in the number of farms with sales of farm products
of less than $2,500.
Number of farms
Value of farm products sold
Total
Percent change
1959
1954
1950
1954-1959
1950-1959
Farms with value of farm prod-
ucts sold of—
3,701,364
1.636,920
616.819
653, 150
794, 475
4, 783, 021
2.6S1.179
811,965
706.929
582,948
5,379,250
3,291.355
882. 302
721.211
484, 3S2
-22.6
-38.9
-24.0
-7.6
+36.3
-31.2
-50.3
-30.1
-9.4
+64.0
1 Includes abnormal farms.
The decrease of 1,044,000 in the number of farms with sales
of farm products of less than $2,500 from 1954 to 1959 was affected
by a change in the definition of a farm. The change in definition
of a farm accounted for 22 percent of the change from 1954 to
1959 and 16 percent of the change from 1950 to 1959 in the
number of farms with a value of products of less than $2,500.
If the definition of a farm had not been changed, the decrease
from 1954 to 1959 would have been from 2,681,000 to 1,869,000
rather than to 1,637,000.
Farms with a value of farm products of under $2,500 declined
more than 50 percent from 1950 to 1959. They accounted for 61
percent of all farms in 1950 and only 44 percent in 1959. In 1950,
they accounted for 12 percent of all farm products sold as com-
pared with only 5 percent in 1959.
The change in farms with less than $2,500 of farm products
sold accounts for a large part of the change in all farms.
Item and year
All farms
Number of farms
1959..
3,701,364
1954..
4,783.021
1950- .
5,379,250
i tbange In number of farms.. ..
...1954-1959..
-1.081,657
I'.imi ]<r.<i
-1,677,886
1950-1954..
-596.229
Average size of farm
acres 19MI
302. 6
1954..
242. 5
1950..
215.6
\ slue "f farm products sold per
farm..
.dollars 1959..
8, 232
1954..
5,188
1950..
4. 142
Farms with
value of
farm
products
sold of less
than $2,500 1
1,636,920
2,681,179
3,291.355
-1.044,259
-1.654.435
-610,
111.7
Farms with
value of
farm
products
sold of
$2,500 or
more
2. 064, 444
2,101,842
2. 087, 895
-37. 398
-23.451
+13.947
454.0
421.1
407.0
13,975
10, 726
9,370
1 Includes abnormal farms.
Most of the farms with less than $2,500 of sales that have
disappeared are in the smaller size groups.
Farms with
Farms with
value of
\ all Ji' ill
farm
farm
Size of farm and year
All (arms
products
sold of less
than
$2,600 l
products
sold of
$2,500 or
more
...1959..
3,701,364
1,636,920
2,064,444
1954..
4, 782, 416
2, 680, 545
2,101,871
1950..
5, 379, 250
3.291,355
2, 087, 895
...1959..
240, 351
193,961
46,390
1954..
484, 291
438.500
45, 791
1950..
480, 373
438, 173
42,200
Farms 10 to 99 acres
....1959..
1.467,721
1,013.489
454. 232
1954..
2, 076. 894
1,556.988
519,906
1960
2,522,717
2. 025, 262
497,455
Farms LOO to 219 acres.
1969
997,210
317,870
679. 340
1954..
1.210,298
485, 358
724.940
1950..
1,379,654
612,638
767.016
Farms 220 to 499 acres
....1959..
660,027
89. 376
570, 651
1954..
688, 755
152.731
536. 024
1950..
691,530
170, S29
521), 701
Farm! .'.tin to 999 acres
....1959. -
199,755
16. 263
183,492
1954..
191,697
33, 123
158, 574
1950. -
183, 913
32, 675
151.238
Farms 1,000 Or more acres
..--1959--
136, 300
5.961
130, 339
1954..
130,481
13,845
1950..
121,063
11,778
109. 285
Includes abnormal (arms.
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A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
Most of the land in farms with less than $2,500 sales has been
shifted to farms with greater sales.
All
farms
Farms with value of
farm products sold
of less than $2,500 '
Farms with value of
farm products sold
of $2,500 or more
Number
Percent of
all farms
Number
Percent of
all farms
Land in
farms acres (1.000) 1959..
1954..
1950..
Cropland
harvested.. .acres (1,000) 1959..
1954..
1950..
1.120,028
1,160,044
1.159,789
313,446
334, 164
345, 528
182, 867
275, 008
309, 994
27,072
51,494
70, 113
16.3
23.7
26.7
8.6
15.4
20.3
937, 161
885, 036
849, 795
286, 374
282, 670
275, 415
83.7
76.3
73.3
91.4
84.6
79.7
Includes abnormal farms.
OTHER FARMS
There were 1.3 million part-time, part-retirement, and abnormal
farms in 1959. They accounted for 34.8 percent of all farms but
only produced 3.8 percent of the value of all farm products sold.
The largest concentration of other farms is found in the Appala-
chian areas of Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia and more
generally in the eastern half of the United States. Most of these
were part-time and part-retirement farms.
The characteristics of other farms are markedly different from
those of commercial farms and the interests of the operators
for these two distinct groups of farms are likewise different.
Percent of total for all
farms represented by-
Commer-
cial farms
Other
farms
65.2
87.0
94.2
85.7
96.2
91.3
89.2
84.2
94.2
96.9
96.6
92.9
91.6
89.7
34.5
31.6
55.8
50.0
22.8
14.3
8.7
3. 1
3.4
Expenditures for gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil
8.4
Farm operators work in" oil their farms 100 or more days
Farm operators reporting other members of the family work-
68.4
Farm operators ivorl ins income from sources other than the
50.0
Farm operators reporting income of family from sonrces other
than the farm operated rreater than the value of farm prod-
Part-time farms. — More than two-thirds of the farms classed as
other farms in 1959 were part-time farms. Part-time farms com-
prise a variety of farm operating situations. Many farm oper-
ators who had little or no work off the farm, have obtained
off-farm work and have continued to live on the farm and carry
on some farm operations. In some cases, farming operations
have been continued at about the same level as before off'-ttie-farm
work was undertaken. In other cases, farming operations have
been reduced either as a result of changes in the family of the
farm operator or as a result of increased nonfarm income and
the diminished time available for farrnwork. Expansion of in-
dustry and other off-the-farm employment opportunities have
created work not only for the farm operator but also members of
his family. In such eases, off-the-farm earnings of the farm
operator and of members of his family increase the family in-
come. Some persons with jobs in cities, industry, etc. have
moved to rural areas to supplement their income by producing
farm products to secure what they consider to be the advantages of
country living. In some areas, part-time farming represents a
transition from part-time to full-time farming, or to the discon-
tinuing of farming.
T£»
PART-TIME FARMS
NUMBER. 1959
::#
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Part-time farms comprise only a part of the farms on which
the farm operator has full-time employment off the farm or the
family of the farm operator secures more income from sources
other than the farm operated than from farming operations. In
1959, there were 281,147 farm operators operating farms with a
value of farm products sold of less than $2,500 and there were
69,893 farm operators of farms with a value of farm products
sold of $2,500 or more, reporting that the income from sources
other than the farm operated exceeded the value of farm products
sold.
Almost 69 percent of part-time farm operators have full-time
jobs off the farm 0[>erated (i.e.. work off their farms 200 or more
days). Over 80 percent of the operators of part-time farms
worked off their farms 100 days or more in 1959.
Income from sources other than the farm oi>erated or from off-
farm work by the operator or members of his family provided the
major source of income on 45 percent of the part-time farms.
On one-third of the part-time farms, other members of the
farm operator's family also worked at nonfarm jobs, businesses,
professions, or on someone else's farm. Off-tarm sources of
income were more important than the sales of agricultural
products on almost 90 percent of the part-time farms.
In 1959, part-time farms accounted for 6.0 percent of all land
in farms, 3.7 percent of the acreage from which crops were
harvested, 5.7 percent of the cattle and calves, 5.7 percent of the
hogs and pigs. 6.0 percent of the chickens 4 months old and over,
1.4 percent of the hired regular farmworkers, and 11.6 percent of
the tractors, other than garden. Operators of part-time farms
used 5.7 percent of the fertilizer ; 7.3 percent of the lime ; and ac-
counted for 3.1 percent of the total expenditures of all farms for
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION
feed for livestock and poultry: the purchase of livestock and
poultry : hired farm labor : gasoline and other petroleum fuel and
oil for farm business ; machine hire ; and seeds, plants, bulbs,
and trees In 1959. Over half of the farms operated by part-time
operators were under 50 acres in size and 13.7 percent were less
than 10 acres in size. Approximately one-fourth of the farms had
no cropland harvested and 31.5 percent had less than 10 acres of
cropland harvested. < inly 5.1 percent of the part-time farms had
50 acres or more of cropland harvested in 1959. About 60 percent
of the part-time farms had a tractor, almost 80 percent had an
automobile, and over 90 percent had an automobile or truck or
both. About half of the part-time farm operators used commer-
cial fertilizer or fertilizing materials, and 7.7 percent used lime in
1959. The average amount of fertilizer used per farm reporting
was about 2.5 tons and the amount of lime was 20.5 tons. Cattle
were kept on 07.3 percent, milk cows on 40.9 percent, hogs and pigs
on 45.9 percent, and chickens on 53.5 percent of the part-time
farms. Over 00 percent of the land used for harvested crops was
used for corn and hay. The sale of cattle and calves accounted
for more than one-fourth of all the farm products sold and the
sale of livestock ami livestock products other than poultry and
dairy products accounted for nearly half of the value of all farm
products sold.
The amount and source of off-farm income for families of
operators of part-time farms were obtained in a special survey
made for a sample of farms in 1960.
The amount and source of off-farm income for families of the
operators of part-time farms in 1960 were as follows:
.1 fir mi i
Source of off-the-farm income income
per family
Total income from off-the-farm sources .SI. 249
From cash wages and salaries 3,100
From nonfarm business or professional practice 667
From other sources 482
in 1959, the total value of farm products sold per part-time farm
was $801. Netinoome from farming per part-time farm would have
been relatively small. Thus income from off-farm sources was
several times the amountof net farm income for part-time farming.
Part-retirement farms. — Part retirement farms comprised 10.11
percent of all farms in L959 but were relatively unimportant in
terms Of resources used and production. They accounted for 3.2
percent of all land in farms, 1.8 percent ot' cropland harvested,
2.5 percent of cattle and calves. 2.n percent of hogs and pigs,
4.0 percent Of traitors, other than garden, owned, and 1.1 percent
of the value of all farm products sold in L959. I'art-retirement
farms were numerous in the Appalachian Mountains area and in
the southern and eastern half of the United States.
29
The average value of farm products sold per part-retirement
farm was $854 in 1959. However, the income of the operator
and his family from sources other than the farm operated ex-
ceeded the value of farm products sold on 58 percent of these
farms.
Over one-fourth of the part-retirement farms had no cropland
harvested and about two-thirds of those reporting cropland har-
vested had less than 20 acres of cropland harvested. About 6
percent of all part-time farms had 50 acres or more of cropland
harvested, less than half had tractors, and less than 4 percent
had hired farmworkers. About half of the farms used some
commercial fertilizer and the average amount used per farm re-
porting was 2.3 tons. Cattle and calves were reported on 67.6
percent of the farms, milk cows on 46 percent, hogs and pigs on
38.6 percent, and chickens on 69 percent.
Corn and hay comprised almost two-thirds of the total acreage
of crops harvested. The sale of cattle and calves accounted foi-
l's percent of the total value of farm products sold, and the sale
of hogs, dairy products, and eggs accounted for another 25 per-
cent of total sales.
By definition all of the operators of part-retirement farms
were 65 years of age or over. Their average age was 71.1 years.
over '.to percent of the part-retirement farms were operated by
owners The average value of farm land and buildings was
$11,034.
The amount and source of off-farm income for part-retirement
farms were obtained by a special sample survey in 1960. The
average amount of income from sources other than the farm
operated was as follows:
Average
Source of off-the-farm income income
per family
Total income from off-the-farm sources $1,847
From cash wages and salaries 425
From nonfarm business or professional practice 138
From Federal Social Security, pensions, retirement
pay. veterans' payments, and annuities 868
From rental of farm property to others 152
From other sources 264
Almost four out of live families of part-time farms received
Income from social security, pensions, etc. in 1960.
Abnormal farms. — Abnormal farms include institutional farms
and Indian reservations regardless of the value of sales of farm
products. From the standpoint of products sold, they are rela-
tively unimportant, accounting for only 0.4 percent of the value
of all farm products Sold in 1959,
TYPE OF FARM
Basis of classification.- The classification of commercial farms
by type was made on the basis of the relationship of the value
of sales from one source, or a number of sources, to the total
value of sales of all farm products sold from the farm. In order
for a farm to he classified as a particular type, the value of sales
from a product or a group of products had to represent 50 per-
cent or more of the total value of sales of farm products.
The types of commercial farms for which data are presented
in the 1959 Census of Agriculture, together with the product or
group of products on which tyi>e classification is based, are as
follows :
Type of farm Source of sales
I Products or groups of products amounting to
50 percent or more of the value of all farm
products soldj
("ash-grain Corn, sorghums, small grains, dry beans,
field and seed beans and peas, cowpeas
for peas, and soybeans for beans
Tobacco Tobacco
30
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
Type of farm Source of sales
Cotton Cotton
Other field-crop Peanuts, Irish potatoes, sweetpotatoes,
sugarcane for sugar or sirup, sweet
sorghums for sirup, broomcorn, pop-
corn, sugar beets for sugar, mint, hops,
pineapples, and sugar beet seed
Vegetable Vegetables for sale
Fruit-and-nut Berries, other small fruits, tree fruits,
grapes, and nuts
Poultry Chickens, chicken eggs, turkeys, and
other poultry products
Dairy Milk and cream. The criterion of 50 per-
cent of total sales was modified in
classifying dairy farms. A farm hav-
ing a value of sales of dairy products
amounting to less than 50 percent of
the total value of farm products sold
was classified as a dairy farm, if —
(a) Milk and cream sold accounted
for more than 30 percent of the
total value of farm products
sold, and
(to) Milk cows represent 50 percent
or more of total cows, and —
(c) The value of milk and cream
sold plus the value of cattle
and calves sold amounted to 50
percent or more of the total
value of all farm products sold.
Livestock other than
dairy and poultry. _
Cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, goats, wool,
and mohair, except for farms in the 17
conterminous Western States, Louisi-
ana, Florida, Alaska, and Hawaii that
qualified as livestock ranches
Livestock ranches Farms in the 17 conterminous Western
States. Louisiana. Florida, Alaska, and
Hawaii were classified as livestock
ranches if the sales of livestock, wool,
and mohair represented 50 percent or
more of the total value of farm prod-
ucts sold, and if pastureland or graz-
ing land amounted to 100 or more
acres and was 10 or more times the
acreage of cropland harvested.
General Field seed crops, hay, silage, or sales
from three or more other sources and
farms not meeting the criteria for any
other type. That is, a farm was classi-
fied as "general" if the value of farm
products sold came from three or more
sources and did not meet the criteria
for any other type.
Miscellaneous Nursery and greenhouse products ; forest
products ; horses, mules, colts, and
ponies: and all institutional farms and
Indian reservation farms.
The above types were selected because they provide a classifi-
cation or grouping of farms meaningful to large areas of the
United States, as well as smaller areas of specialized production.
DISTRIBUTION OF COMMERCIAL FARMS BY TYPE
Of the 12 types of commercial farms, livestock farms other than
dairy and poultry farms and livestock ranches ranked first in
number of farms in the United States in 1959. Dairy farms
ranked second in number, followed closely by cash-grain farms.
For the country as a whole, cotton and general farms ranked
fourth and fifth, respectively. These five types account for more
than three-fourths of all commercial farms in the United States.
Regionally, there are some important variations from the Na-
tional pattern. In the North, livestock farms and ranches other
than dairy and poultry farms and livestock ranches represent the
most numerous type. Dairy farms and cash-grain farms occupy
second and third place, respectively. In the South, cotton farms
are the most numerous, while tobacco farms and livestock farms
other than poultry farms and livestock ranches rank second and
third, respectively. These three types make up almost two-thirds
of the commercial farms in the South.
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BASED ON NUMBER
OF COMMERCIAL FARMS, 1959
: #
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The great diversity which characterizes the Western States
results in somewhat less uniformity of farm type than is found in
the North and the South. Livestock farms other than poultry and
dairy farms and livestock ranches ranked first with 41,246 farms,
or 17.8 percent of the commercial farms in the West. Cash-
grain, fruit-and-nut, and dairy farms ranked 2, 3, and 4 and are
each of almost equal numerical importance. Although the West
is noted for its livestock ranches, this type ranked only fifth.
Dairy farms ranked first in number in most of the north-
eastern States and in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. These
States have favorable growing conditions for pasture and hay.
favorable climate for dairy cattle, and large nearby markets for
fluid milk and other dairy products.
Cotton farms are the most important type numerically in most
of the Southern States. Cattle raising is becoming more im-
portant in the South but in most of these States, the percentage
of farms on which livestock provides the chief source of income
is still small.
Cash-grain farms are the most numerous type in Illinois, where
corn and soybeans are the most important cash crops, and in
North Dakota and Kansas, where wheat is the chief cash crop.
In many of the other States in which wheat is an important crop,
cash-grain farms rank second in numerical importance.
The extent of specialization in fanning in the various States
is shown by the percentage of all commercial farms represented
by the three most important types in each State. In only 15
States does a single type of farm account for 50 percent or
more of all commercial farms, indicating that there is consid-
erable variation in the types of farms in most States.
Cash-grain farms. — Out of the 2.4 million commercial farms,
almost one-sixth were cash-grain farms. The greatest concen-
tration of cash-grain farms was in the Corn Belt where corn
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION
31
and soybeans are the principal cash-grain crops sold. In the
Dakotas, Nebraska. Kansas. < iklahoma. Montana. Washington,
and Oregon, wheat is the principal cash-grain crop and the cash-
grain farms there were mostly wheat farms. Cash-grain farms
in Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana. California, and on the Gulf
Coast of Texas were rice farms. In some scattered areas, grain
sorghums, dry field beans and peas, and small grains other than
wheat and rice, were the principal source of income of cash-
grain farms, but such farms comprised a relatively small part
of cash-grain farms. Cash-grain farms were principally wheat
farms, corn and soybean farms, or rice farms.
Cash-grain farms accounted for G6.5 percent of the value of
wheat sold, 92.8 percent of the value of rice sold, 55.8 percent
of the value of soybeans sold, and 58.5 percent of the value
of corn sold on commercial farms in 1 !>5!t. The sale of these
four crops comprised 64.6 percent of all farm products sold
from cash-grain farms.
Cash-grain farms contained almost one-third of the cropland
in the United States. They had .'!2.7 percent of the acreage of
land frmn which crops were harvested and 70.0 percent of the
land in cultivated summer fallow in 1959. They accounted for
S2.0 percent of all the farms having uni or more acres of i rop
land harvested. The :{5.7i>4 cash-grain farms with .".mi acres
or more of cropland harvested are largely who.it farms.
Cash-grain farms were highly mechanized. More than 93.5
percent had tractors other than garden, 71.1 percent had grain
combines, 47.:-: percent had corn pickers, and 75.4 percent had
motortrucks in 1959. However, the degree Of mechanization
was much greater for the farms with (10,000 or more value
of farm products sold than for farms with less than $10,000
value of farm products sold.
Cash-grain farms had '-.>.<> percent of the total acreage fer-
tilized, 28.5 percent of the acreage of corn fertilized. 56.9 per-
cent of the acreage of wheat fertilized, and 57.1 percent of the
acreage of soybeans fertilized.
About one-third of the cash-grain farms had a value of farm
products sold of less than $5,000. About three-fourths of these
farms contained less than 220 acres and more than '.Ml percent had
less than 200 acres of cropland harvested. Over one-fifth of the
operators of these farms reported that the family income from
sources other than the farm operated exceeded the value of farm
products sold, 11.2 percent of the operators worked off their farms,
.'{4.0 percent of the operators had income from sources other than
the farm operated and off farm work, and 19.5 percent reported
other members of the family working off the farm in 1959.
Cotton farms. — One out of every ten commercial farms in 1959
was classified as a cotton farm. Cotton farms were located almost
entirely in the South and in irrigated areas of the West. The
greatest concentration was in the Mississippi Delta. Operators
101D51 O— 63 9
of cotton farms accounted for 01.3 percent of the farm operators
growing cotton in 1959 and N2.1 percent of all cotton harvested.
Cotton farms had less than 8 percent of the total cropland in com-
mercial farms. Many of the cotton farms were small. Two-fifths
contained less than 50 acres and 57. s percent contained less than
100 acres. Almost three-fifths had less than 50 acres of cropland
harvested and only one-fourth had 100 or more acres of cropland
harvested.
More than a fifth of the cropland harvested in cotton farms was
irrigated, and one-fifth of all irrigated cropland harvested was
on cotton farms. However, more than 85 percent of the irrigated
cropland harvested on cotton farms was on the 29,155 cotton farms
with a value of farm products sold of $20,000 or more and these
farms produced 62.0 percent of all cotton sold from cotton farms
in 1959.
The sale of cotton accounted for 79.8 percent of all crops sold
and for 75.0 percent of all farm products sold from cotton farms.
More than half of the cotton farms were tenant-operated and
almost four-fifths of the tenants Operated their farms under a
crop-share arrangement. More than a third of the cotton farms
were operated by nonwhite operators ami more than one-half of
all commercial farms operated by nonwhite operators were cotton
farms.
Tobacco farms.— Tobacco farms comprised 7!l percent of the 2.4
million commercial farms in 1959. Nearly till of the tobacco
farms were in the South. Five Stales North Carolina, South
Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee — had 90.9 percent
of the tobacco farms. Tobacco farms bad less than 2 percent
of the cropland in commercial farms and tobacco accounted for
less than 15 percent of the acreage of crops harvested on tobacco
farms. Corn and hay crops comprise more than three-fifths of
the acreage of all crops harvested on tobacco farms.
lOBACCC FARMS
NUMBtR. 1959
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A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
Tobacco farms were relatively small. Almost 70 percent con-
tained less than 100 acres and 43.8 percent contained less than
50 acres. Eighty-eight percent had less than 50 acres of cropland
harvested. More than two-fifths were operated by tenants,
largely tenants renting for a share of the crop. More than one-
fifth were operated by nonwhite operators and tobacco farms
operated by nonwhite operators represented one-fourth of all com-
mercial farms operated by nonwhite operators. The labor on
tobacco farms was furnished largely by the farm operator and
members of his family. An expenditure of $2,500 or more for
hired labor was reported for only 2.3 percent of the tobacco
farms, and an expenditure of less than $500 for 46.9 percent
of the farms. Farm operators of tobacco farms depended
primarily upon their farm operations for income for their fam-
ilies. For 93 percent of the farm operators, the income from the
sale of agricultural products exceeded the income of the farm
operator and bis family from sources other than the farm
operated.
Tobacco farms were highly specialized. Although the percent
of cropland harvested in tobacco was less than 15 percent, the sale
of tobacco accounted for 80 percent of the value of all crops sold
and 77 percent of the value of all farm products sold from tobacco
farms in 1959. Tobacco farms included 2,128 farms with a value
of farm products sold of $20,000 or more. These were largely
farms on which shade-grown and cigar types of tobacco were
grown. Although these farms accounted for only 1 percent of
all tobacco farms, they accounted for 8.9 percent of the value of
all tobacco sold.
More than two-thirds of all tobacco farms had a value of farm
products sold of less than $5,000. The average value of farm
products sold per farm for these farms was only $2,616. More
than a third of these farms were operated by tenants.
Other field-crop farms. — Other field-crop farms comprised only
1.6 percent of all commercial farms in 1959 and accounted for
only 1.7 percent of the acreage of cropland harvested. Other
field-crop farms represented different kinds of farms in the var-
ious areas. In most areas, it is possible to identify other field-
crop farms with a specific crop. In Maine, New York, New
Jersey, North Dakota, Minnesota, Idaho, and California they
are principally potato farms ; in North Carolina, Virginia,
Georgia, Alabama, and Texas they are primarily peanut farms ;
and in Louisiana and Hawaii they are primarily sugarcane
farms.
OTHER FIELD-CROP FARMS
NUMB0.19S9
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Other field-crop farms include 4,011 farms with sales of farm
products of $40,000 or more. These 4.011 farms accounted for
55.8 percent of the value of all farm products sold from other
field-crop farms. A total of 2,793 of these farms were large scale
potato farms and approximately 1,100 were sugarcane farms.
These 4,011 farms accounted for more than half the fertilizer
used, 77.1 percent of the regular hired workers, and 73.1
percent of the cash expenditures for hired labor on all other field-
crop farms. The average amount of fertilizer used per farm was
144.8 tons and the average expenditure for hired labor was $29,509
per farm.
Almost one-third of the other field-crop farms had a value of
farm products sold of less than $5,000. These 12,489 farms ac-
counted for less than 4 percent of the total value of farm prod-
ucts sold from other field-crop farms. They were largely pea-
nut farms and almost 40 percent were tenant-operated. The
average value of farm products sold per farm was $2,410, the
average tons of fertilizer used per farm was 5.4, and the expendi-
ture for hired labor per farm was $162.
Vegetable farms. — Vegetable farms comprised less than 1 per-
cent of all commercial farms and contained less than 1 percent of
the total cropland in commercial farms. Vegetable farms, how-
ever, accounted for 2.2 percent of the value of all farm products
sold and 71.6 percent of the value of all vegetables sold in 1959.
Vegetable farms were highly specialized. The sale of vege-
tables accounted for 81.7 percent of the value of all farm products
sold from vegetable farms and the acreage of vegetables har-
vested for sale was 71.6 percent of the acreage from which crops
were harvested. Fertilizer was used on 91.9 percent of the farms
and the acreage fertilized was equivalent to 86.8 percent of the
acreage from which crops were harvested. The average amount
of fertilizer used per acre fertilized was 749 pounds.
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Vegetable farms are widely scattered. The greatest concentra-
tion was in California, Florida, New Jersey, Michigan, and Wis-
consin. The production of vegetables was concentrated on a rela-
tively small number of large-scale, highly specialized farms. The
5,267 vegetable farms with a value of farm products sold of
$20,000 or more, accounted for over 80 percent of the value of all
vegetables sold on vegetable farms and for 60.8 percent of the
value of all vegetables harvested for sale in the United States.
About 38 percent of the land used for crops was irrigated and the
average acreage of irrigated land per farm was 150 acres. The
average value of farm products sold per farm for these farms was
$103,175 and the average expenditure for hired labor was $32,682
per farm.
Fruit-and-nut farms. — Fruit-and-nut farms represented 2.5 per-
cent of all commercial farms; had 1.2 percent of the total crop-
land harvested ; 77.6 percent of the land in berries, small fruits,
fruit orchards, groves, vineyards, and planted nut trees ; 4.5 per-
cent of tie value of all farm products sold : and 91.1 percent of all
fruits and nuts sold in 1959. Fruit-and-nut farms were highly
concentrated in a few localities. More than 75 percent of the
farms were in the States of California, Florida. Michigan,
Washington, New York, and Oregon.
The kinds of fruits and nuts grown in the various localities
differ greatly. In western New York, apples and grapes were the
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION
33
principal crops ; grapes were the principal fruit crop around Lake
Erie. Apples, cherries, peaches, grapes, and berries were the prin-
cipal fruits in Michigan. In Washington and northern California,
there was a large variety of fruits grown separately and in com-
bination such as apples, pears, plums and prunes, cherries, grapes,
walnuts, strawberries, and raspberries. In southern California
citrus fruits, olives, grapes, walnuts, almonds, peaches, and apri-
cots were grown separately and in combination. Oranges and
grapefruit were the predominant fruits in Florida and the Rio
Grande Valley of Texas. In Georgia and South Carolina peaches
were the principal fruit grown. Apples were the important fruit
crop along the Appalachian Mountains and parts of Arkansas and
Missouri. Strawberries represent an important fruit crop in
Arkansas, Louisiana, and along the Atlantic Coast.
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Fruit -and-nut farms were highly specialized. The sale of fruits
and nuts on fruit-and-nut farms in ntr.it accounted for 93.3 i«t-
cent of all farm products sold. The acreage of land in berries,
small fruits, fruit orchards, groves, vineyards, and planted mil
trees on fruit-and-nut farms was equivalent to Tit 7 percent of the
acreage of cropland harvested.
The 15,475 large-scale and highly specialized frult-and mil
farms with a value of farm products sold of $20,000 or i re ac*-
counted for 73.2 percent of the value of all fruits and nuts sold
on all fruit-and-nut farms.
These large Specialized farms with a value of farm products
sold of $20,000 or more had an average acreage of land in fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and planted nut trees of 121.7 acres.
The average value of all farm products sold was $02 780 and the
average value of fruits and nuts sold was $58,706. They had an
average of 2.8 tractors i excluding garden tractors) per farm, an
average expenditure for machine hire and hired labor of $17,854,
and used an average of 47.1 tons of commercial fertilizer per
farm.
More than half of the fruit and-nut farms had a value of farm
products sold of less than $10,000. The average acreage of crop-
land harvested on these farms was 21.0 and the acres in fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and planted nut trees averaged 15.4
acres per farm.
Livestock farms other than poultry and dairy farms and live-
stock ranches. — Livestock farms and ranches other than dairy and
poultry farms and livestock ranches comprised 25. 5 percent of all
farms, contained 24.3 percent of all the land in farms, 28.6 percent
of the cropland harvested, and accounted for 27.4 percent of the
value of all farm products sold in 1959. They had 41.2 percent of
the cattle and calves and 02.2 percent of the hogs and pigs on all
farms.
Livestock farms, other than dairy and poultry farms and live-
stock ranches, accounted for 07.7 percent of the hogs sold, 52.8
percent of the cattle and calves sold, and 63.8 percent of all live-
stock products other than dairy and poultry sold from all farms
in the United States.
The average value of all farm products sold per farm was
$13,086. Of the total value of sales, 81.4 percent was derived from
the sale of livestock and livestock products other than dairy and
poultry, 2.5 percent from dairy products, 1.9 percent from poultry
products, and 14.3 percent from crops. Three out of four other
livestock farms were owner-operated. Farm tenancy amounted
to only 20.0 jtercent.
Livestock ranches. — The classification, livestock ranches, was
used only in 18 Western States, Florida, Hawaii, and Alaska.
Livestock ranches represent farms on which the chief emphasis
is placed upon the production of livestock by grazing. The clas-
sification was not used in the remaining 29 States because in these
States livestock farms consist almost entirely of farms on which
livestock products are produced primarily by the feeding of crops
or purchased feed.
Livestock ranches comprised less than 3 percent of all com-
mercial farms. They contained 31.5 percent of the land in farms,
1.6 percent of the cropland harvested; they had 54.9 i>ercent of
all land used for pasture and grazing. 15.5 percent of all the
cattle anil calves, n.4 percenl of the sheep and lambs, and
84.7 percent of the goats and kids. They accounted for 4.8 per-
cent of the value of all farm products sold, 15.7 percent of the
cattle and calves sold, and 38.0 percent of the sheep and lambs
sold in 1959. Livestock ranches are Located mainly in grazing
areas of the western half of the United States. Areas of con-
centration include the Edwards Plateau of Texas. Flint Hills of
Kansas. Sand Hills of Nebraska, western South Dakota, west-
ern North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming. Colorado, New Mexico,
Arizona, Utah. .Nevada, and Florida. Some areas of concentra-
tion were in the grazing areas of Washington, Oregon, and
California.
The characteristics of livestock ranches differ in various parts
of the country. Usually only one kind of livestock, cattle, sheep
or goats, are kept on the same ranch. Both cattle and sheep
ranches are found in the western part of the country. Goat
ranches are limited almost entirely to New Mexico, Texas, and
Arizona. The livestock ranches in Florida and Hawaii were
cattle ranches. Livestock ranches were highly specialized. The
sale of livestock and livestock products (other than dairy and
poultry products) accounted for 95.9 percent of all farm products
sold from livestock ranches. Almost 90 percent of the livestock
ranches are owner- or manager-operated. Only one out of four
had regular hired workers.
The 6,757 large ram lies i sales of $40,000 or more of all farm
products) accounted for about one-seventh of the production on
livestock ranches. These large-scale ranches accounted for 60.1
percent of the sale of livestock and livestock products (other than
dairy and poultry products), 54.4 percent of the cattle and calves,
34
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
and 55.0 percent of the sheep and lambs sold from livestock
ranches.
Poultry farms. — Poultry farms comprised 103,279 of the 2.4 mil-
lion commercial farms in 1959. They had almost half the
chickens 4 months old and over, accounted for 60.0 percent of the
chicken eggs, 93.3 percent of the chickens including broilers
sold, and 80.1 percent of the value of poultry and poultry prod-
ucts sold from all commercial farms. A total of 68.4 percent of
the poultry farms were located east of the Mississippi River.
The greatest concentrations of poultry farms were in the broiler-
producing areas in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Del-
aware, and Maryland. Over 90 percent of the i>oultry farms
were owner-operated.
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The 11,151 poultry farms with gross sales of farm products
of $40,000 or more were distinctly different from the poultry
farms with a smaller value of farm products sold. The average
value of farm products sold per farm of these large-scale poultry
farms was $81,426 as compared with $12,013 for all other com-
mercial poultry farms. These 11,151 farms accounted for 45
percent of all farm products sold by poultry farms, and 46.4 per-
cent of all poultry and poultry products sold from all commercial
poultry farms. The expenditures for feed on these farms were
43.8 percent of the feed expenditures of all poultry farms and
19.2 percent of the feed expenditures for all commercial farms.
Poultry farms also included many farms with relatively small
operations. There were 48,881 poultry farms with a value of
farm products sold of less than $10,000. These farms comprised
47.:! percent of all poultry farms, but only accounted for 12.1
nerceut of all farm products sold and 11.4 percent of all poultry
und poultry products sold from all poultry farms. A total of
45.9 percent of the operators of these small-scale poultry farms
were 55 years old or over. A total of 44.7 percent of the oper-
ators worked off their farm, and 31. s percent worked off their
farm 100 days or more. The families of the operators of 37.6
percent of these farms obtained more income from off the farm
operated than from the sale of agricultural products.
Dairy farms. — Dairy farms represented the second largest group
of specialized farms in 1959. They contained 9.1 percent of all
land in farms, 12.5 percent of cropland harvested, accounted for
15.7 percent of all farm products sold, and 85.6 percent, of all
dairy products sold from all commercial farms in 1959. Dairy
farms comprised 17.7 percent of all commercial farms and had
18.7 percent of all regular hired workers in 1959. Dairy farms
were most concentrated in the New England States, New York,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, Illinois,
Indiana. Michigan, Wisconsin. Minnesota, and along the Pacific
Coast.
There were large differences in the size of operations of dairy
farms. There were 8,53S large-scale dairy farms with a value
of farm products sold of $40,000 or more. These farms accounted
for 17.2 percent of all dairy products sold on dairy farms and 14.7
percent of dairy products sold from all commercial farms. Al-
most 60 percent of these farms had 100 or more milk cows. The
expenditures for feed on these farms represented more than one-
fifth of the expenditures for feed for all dairy farms and 5.3 per-
cent of the feed expenditures for all commercial farms. There
also were 30,342 dairy farms with sales of farm products of less
than $2,500. Over 98 percent of these farms had less than 20
milk cows. They accounted for only 0.9 percent of the dairy
products sold from all dairy farms.
General farms. — General farms comprised 8.8 percent of all com-
mercial farms, contained 6.1 percent of the land in farms, and 9.6
percent of the land from which crops were harvested for all com-
mercial farms in 1959. They accounted for 7.0 percent of the total
value of all farm products sold from all commercial farms in the
United States.
General farms were most numerous in the North Central States.
Other areas of concentration were in Kentucky, Tennessee,
Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas.
There were several important sources of sales for general farms.
In some areas, there were two or three important sources. In
other areas, a larger number of farm enterprises provided the
sources of income. There were wide differences in the kinds of
crops, as well as in the kinds of livestock, contributing to the sale
of farm products on general farms. In the South, tobacco and
cotton were important crops contributing to sales from general
farms. In the Corn Belt corn, soybeans, and Irish potatoes were
important. In other areas Irish potatoes, beans, and wheat were
the principal crops. In some areas dairy products comprised the
principal sources of livestock and livestock products sales. In
other areas hogs and cattle were important. In a few areas,
poultry and poultry products formed the principal source of sales
of livestock and livestock products.
Miscellaneous farms. — The 37,155 miscellaneous commercial
farms comprised principally farms producing nursery and green-
house products, although the total includes some farms on which
the sale of forest products or of horses was the principal source
of income. The sale of horticultural specialties and forest prod-
ucts accounted for 91.3 percent of the value of all farm products
sold on miscellaneous farms. Over three-fourths of the value of
all farm products produced on miscellaneous farms were sold from
7,894 farms with a value of farm products sold of $20,000 or more.
Section 3. -AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
Agricultural production involves many types of products. It
includes food for human consumption from plants and livestock.
fiber for clothing and other uses, forest products, oil crops, prod-
ucts used as inputs for further agricultural production such as
hay and feed, grains for livestock, and products used in nonagri-
cultural production. The wide range of climate and agricultural
resources in the United States make possible a wide diversity of
agricultural products. Rainfall, length of growing season, ter-
rain, kind of soil, distance to market, bulk of product, availability
of processing facilities, price, etc, influence the kinds of farm
products produced in each area. Some agricultural products are
grown widely throughout the I'nited States on all sizes, tynes.
and classes of farms, other products are grown on specialized
farms. Some crops require rather precise soil and climatic con-
ditions. Also, the relative importance of various products in
American agriculture has changed over time. This section of the
Graphic Summary of Agricultural Resources and Production,
1959, presents briefly the nature and extent of agricultural pro-
duction in the United States including distribution and trends
in production.
In most areas, the small-scale diversified farm is disappearing
and agricultural production is being concentrated on a relatively
small number of highly specialized farms. A relatively large
number of farms producing most farm products discontinued
production or ceased operation during the last decade. During
the period 1954-68, there were large-scale reductions in the num-
ber of farms producing various farm products cotton. 41 per-
cent; corn for grain. 22 percent; tobacco, 19 percent; vegetables
for sale. 35 percent : land in fruit orchards and vineyards, 35 per-
cent; apples. 43 percent ; dairy products sold. 33 percent ; chicken
eggs sold, 37 percent; and hogs sold, 11 percent. On the other
hand, in 1959, a large part of the production Of many farm prod-
ucts was concentrated on a relatively small proportion of the 3.7
million farms. For example, 20,000 farms produced over 1(5 i>er-
cent of ail farm products sold. i.Tiki farms raised 88 percent of
all the turkeys going to market, 34,000 farms produced one-fourth
of all whole milk sold, 12,000 farms produced four-fifths of the
Irish potato crop. 29,000 farms produced almost three -fifths of the
cotton crop, 5,300 farms produced over three-fifths of all vege-
tables sold, and lf>,000 fruit-anil -nut farms produced over three
fifths of all fruits and nuts marketed
ALL PRODUCTS
The value of all farm products sold for the conterminous
Dnited Stales totaled !<;'.(i.;i billion in 1959. This was an in-
crease of .S'.T billion from 1954. Livestock and livestock products
made up 50.1 percent of all farm products sold in 1959 compared
with 49.9 percent in 1954.
VALUE OF ALL FARM PRODUCTS SOLD
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The value of farm products sold provides an overall measure
of total farm production. A large part of the total value of all
products sold came generally from the Corn Belt in the North
Central divisions although there were other important areas.
California accounted for 9.3 percent of the total value of all farm
products sold in the Cnited States in 1959 and ranked first among
all other States. Iowa ranked second with 7.5 percent.
The average value of all farm products sold per farm in the
conterminous I'nited States in 1959 was .$8,191. This is up 58.9
percent from 1954 when it was $5,153.
The average value of farm products sold per acre of all land
in farms is highest in those areas with inherently fertile soils and
where a high proporti) f the land in farms is used as cropland.
Such areas include the Corn Belt and the Lower Mississippi Val-
ley. Other areas with high average values are those in which
high-value crops make up an important part of the farm products
sold. Areas in which average values of farm products sold per
acre are low are most extensive in the West, where large acreages
of pasture and grazing land are needed for livestock production.
In the eastern Stales, rough topography and poor soils are com-
monly associated with a low value of production per acre in
numerous areas.
AVERAGE VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD PER ACRE OF ALL LAND IN FARMS, 1959
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A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
PRINCIPAL FARM PRODUCTS SOLD
The following table lists the farm products, each with a value
of sales of $100 million or more in 1959, in order of their impor-
tance as measured by the value of sales for the 50 States. These
27 farm products accounted for about 91 percent of the value of
all farm products sold in 1959.
Total, all farm products sold
Total. 27 farm products sold.-.
Cattle (excluding calves) sold alive
Whole milk and cream
Hops and pips sold alive
Cotton
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Corn for grain...
Wheat
Chicken eegs
Soybeans for beans
Tobacco..
Broilers.
Irish potatoes
Oranges (all)
Turkeys, ducks, geese, and their eggs sold
Sheen and lambs sold alive
Sorpbums for grain
Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hay
Rice -
Barley
Apples
Sugar beets for sugar
Oats for grain
Grapes
Dry field and seed beans
Peanuts for nuts
Teaches
Sugarcane for sugar
5,952
4,022
2,435
2,343
VALUE OF ALL CROPS SOLD AS A PERCENT OF ALL FARM PRODUCTS SOLD, 1959
Crops sold in the conterminous United States in 1959 were
valued at $13.3 billion. Although this was up from the $12.2
billion in 1954 it represented a smaller percent of the value of
all products sold in 1959 than 1954. The areas of greatest con-
centration of crop sales include the cotton and rice producing
areas of the Mississippi Valley; the irrigated areas producing
cotton, vegetables, and fruits in the West ; the cotton and tobacco
producing areas of North and South Carolina; the citrus and
vegetable producing areas of Florida and Texas ; and the wheat,
corn, and soybean producing areas of the Midwest.
All crops. — The total value of all crops sold — field crops, vege-
tables, fruits, nuts, forest products, and horticultural special-
ties— amounted to $13.3 million for 1959.
Cotton. — Cotton was the most important crop sold on the basis
of the value of sales. The value of sales for 1959 was $2,343
million and represented 7.7 percent of the total value of all
agricultural products sold and 17.6 percent of the total value of
all crops sold.
Corn. — <3orn was the second most important single crop item
from the standpoint of total value of sales. The 1959 value of
the portion sold as grain was $1,780 million and represented 5.9
percent of the total value of sales of all farm products. The
1959 value of sales comprised 13.4 percent of the total value of the
sales of all crops.
Wheat. — Wheat was the third most important crop on the basis
of the value of sales. The value of sales for the 1959 crop was
$1,736 million and represented 5.7 percent of the total value of
farm products sold and 13.0 percent of the total value of
all crops sold. The quantity of wheat sold represented 92.8 per-
cent of the quantity harvested in 1959 as compared with 88.4
percent in 1954.
Vegetables. — The total value of vegetables sold in 1959 was $736
million. The value of vegetables sold was 5.5 percent of the
total value of all crops sold for 1959. For 1959, vegetables sold
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represented 2.4 percent of the total value of all farm products
sold as compared with 2.6 percent for 1954.
Fruits and nuts. — The total value of fruits and nuts sold for
1959 was calculated to be $1,393 million. The 1959 figure repre-
sents 10.5 percent of the total value of all crops sold, as compared
with 9.8 percent in 1954.
Horticultural specialties. — The total value of horticultural spe-
cialties sold in 1959 was $613 million. For 1959, the value of sales
represented 4.0 percent of the total value of all crops sold. Most
areas of concentrated sales of horticultural product sales are
near to large urban areas.
Forest products sold. — The value of forest products sold in 1959
whs (187 million. The value represented 0.6 percent of the total
value of all farm products sold in 1959. Most forest products are
sold from farms in the eastern and southern parts of the United
States.
Livestock and poultry and livestock and poultry products sold. —
The total value of sales of livestock and poultry and their
products for 1959 was $17,025 million. This total represents 56.1
percent of the total value of all products sold in 1959. The areas
of greatest concentration included the Corn Belt, the dairy areas
of eastern United States, and irrigated areas in California and
other parts of the West.
Cattle and calves. — The value of sales of cattle and calves for
1959 was $7,821 million. The 1959 total represents 25.8 percent of
the total value of all farm products sold. A large part of the
sales of cattle and calves is concentrated in the Corn Belt. Other
areas of concentration include the irrigated areas of the West,
dairy areas in the East, and areas of concentrated poultry and
egg production in the South.
Hogs and pigs. — The 1959 value of sales for hogs and pigs was
$2,432 million. Hog production is concentrated in the Corn Belt,
with over 80 percent of all hog sales in 1959.
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Sheep and lambs. — For 1059, the value of sheep and lambs sold
was $338 million. The total sales shown by the census include
not only sheep and lambs sold for slaughter but also those sold
to other farmers as well as those shipped to stockyards and
auction yards for further sale to farm operators for further
growth or fattening.
Dairy products. — The total value of dairy products (milk and
cream) sold was $4,010 million for 1059, or 20.3 percent above
the $3,334 million reported for all dairy products sold for 1954.
Sales of milk and cream in 1059 represented 23.6 percent of the
total value of all livestock and poultry and their products sold,
and 13.2 percent of the value of all farm products sold. Over
one-half of the value of all dairy products sold were in California,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, and
Massachusetts.
Poultry and poultry products. — The value of all poultry and
poultry products sold in 1950 totaled $2,250 million. Most of these
sales were from specialized farms in specialized producing areas
in California, Arkansas. Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Virginia.
Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New England.
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Broilers comprised 87.3 percent of the number of all chickens
sold in 1959, compared to N1.8 percent in 1954. The value of broil-
ers sold comprised 87.6 percent of the value of all chickens sold
in 1050, compared to 79.9 percent in 1954.
The value of sales for chicken eggs in 1959 was $1,056 million,
or 15.2 percent above the $017 million reported for 1054. Over
one-third of all eggs sold are produced on 11,300 specialized farms
and three-fourths of all broilers sold come from 15,381 highly
specialized broiler-producing farms.
CROP PRODUCTION
Acreage and production of principal crops. — In 1959, more than
308 million acres of field crops other than vegetables, small fruits
and berries, and fruit and nut crops were reported as harvested.
The total value of all field crops harvested was $16.1 billion.
Field crops accounted for 84 percent, of the value of all crops
harvested in 1959. However, only 19 field crops accounted for
as much as one-half of 1 percent of the total value of all field crops
harvested and value of production of these 19 field crops accounted
for 97 percent of the value of all field crops harvested in 1959.
The acreage of these 19 field crops represented 86 percent of the
acreage of cropland harvested in 1959.
VALUE OF PRODUCTION FOR PRINCIPAL FIELD CROPS: 1959
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13.7
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17.3
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0.6
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2.8
0.9
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6.7
6.7
98.9
25.6
4.7
15.9
8.4
7.3
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8.5
5.8
0.4
4.5
4.6
0.5
0.3
3.4
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4,384
2,343
1,872
1,270
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639
577
480
437
343
249
187
144
141
138
121
119
80
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11.6
7.9
6.4
5.9
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3.6
3.0
2.7
2.1
1.6
1.2
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.5
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2,045
4,598
2,010
Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut
1,309
Soybeans for all purposes
1,791
2,274
622
Sorrhums for all purposes
1,756
700
Clover, timothy, and mixtures
of clover and grasses cut for
682
1,183
23, 876
7,890
765
1,351
Dry field and seed beans. _.
3,978
39,410
476
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39
FIELD CROPS
Corn. — Corn is the most important crop grown in the United
States. It was grown in 1959 on almost three-fifths of all farms;
its acreage was equivalent to more than one-fourth of the acreage
of land from which crops were harvested. Corn production is
concentrated in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. More than
70 percent of the corn acreage and nearly NO percent of the corn
produced in 1959 was concentrated in the nine states of Iowa,
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota, Wisconsin. Nebraska, Missouri.
and South Dakota.
The 7!».(> million acres Of corn harvested for the conterminous
United States in 1959 represent a 1.9 percent increase above the
acreage harvested in 1954. Favorable weather conditions, the
removal of government acreage allotments in commercial produc-
ing areas, and an increase in government support prices were the
principal reasons for the increase in acreage.
The production of corn for grain, 3.7 billion bushels, was the
largest reported in any census and represents a 41 percent
increase over that of 1954. In 1959, favorable weather conditions,
increased use of commercial fertilizer, hybrid seed, and improve-
ment in tillage and harvesting methods resulted in the highest
yield ever recorded by a census (52.8 bushels per acre). The
6.8 million acres of corn cut for silage in 1959 was down only
slightly from the census record of 6.9 million acres reported in
1954.
Significant changes have occurred in the number of farms
which harvested corn, the acreage harvested, and the production
of corn for grain during the last 30 years. Corn was grown on
less than half as many farms in 1959 as in 1929. More than
half of the decrease in the number of farms growing corn
occurred during the last 10 years. Of the 1.3 million decrease
from 1949 to 1959 in the number of farms growing corn, more
than three-fifths was accounted for by the decrease in the num-
ber of farms growing 10 acres or less.
The 79.6 million acres of corn harvested for all purposes in
L959 was 18.5 percent less than the 1)7.7 million acres harvested
in 1929.
Almost 90 percent of the corn acreage is harvested for grain.
The production of corn for grain for the two census years 1959
and 1954, was 18 percent greater than for the census year 1929,
although the 1959 and 1954 acreage was less than the 1929 acre-
age. The yield per acre for 1959 was 52.8 bushels per acre as
Compared with 25.6 bushels per acre for 1!>2!>. The increased use
of hybrid seed, fertilizers, improved tillage and harvesting equip-
ment, and the discontinuance of corn production on small farms
and less productive lands account for the significant increase in
corn yield.
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A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
Cotton. — On the basis of value, cotton is the second most im-
portant crop harvested in the United States. While cotton ac-
counts for almost 15 percent of the value of all field crops
harvested, the acreage of cotton harvested in 1959 represented
less than 5 percent of the acreage of land from which crops were
harvested.
Cotton was harvested from 14.6 million acres in 1959, the
smallest acreage reported for any census since 1879, and 4.2
million below the acreage harvested in 1954. However, the 1959
crop of 14 million bales was almost 8 percent above the production
of 1954. The average yield of 0.95 bale per acre was the highest
ever recorded for any census. This record high yield per acre
was primarily due to better production practices, the diversion
of land under governmental control programs, and the shift of
cotton acreage from nonirrigated to irrigated areas.
Almost all cotton is grown in the southern and western part
of the United States. Approximately 20 percent of the acreage
is irrigated. However, the production on irrigated land ac-
counts for approximately 33 percent of the total.
Large changes have occurred in the number of farms reporting
cotton, cotton acreage, and average yield per acre during the last
30 years. In 1929, cotton was grown on almost 2 million farms;
in 1959, cotton was reported on only 509,540 farms. In 1929, cot-
ton was harvested from 43.2 million acres ; in 1959, 14.6 million
acres were harvested. Notwithstanding the large reduction in
acreage, the production of cotton in 1959 was only 4.5 percent less
than in 1929. The increased use of fertilizers and insecticides,
the use of improved seed, improved cultural and harvesting prac-
tices, and the shift of cotton production from nonirrigated to
irrigated lands have contributed greatly to the maintenance of
cotton production at a level of 12 to 15 million bales while the
cotton acreage has declined from more than 43 million to less
than 15 million acres. There also has been a shifting of cotton
acreage from the southeastern United States to the West during
the last 20 years.
From 1949 to 1959 the number of farms reporting cotton
harvested declined more than one-half. Most of the decline was
in farms reporting less than 25 acres.
COTTON— FARMS REPORTING BY ACRES HARVESTED: 1959 AND 1949
Farms with acres harvested of—
Farms reporting
1959
1949
J08.502
98, 138
289. 668
54, 446
34. 132
21.191
10, 927
1,110,876
172,364
718, 208
29,743
17, 154
More than half of the cotton in 1959 was produced on the
26.648 farms which harvested 100 or more bales. Approximately
one-fifth of the cotton was harvested on farms producing 500 or
more bales.
Wheat. — The value of wheat harvested in 1959 amounted to
about one-eighth of the value of all field crops harvested and its
acreage was equal to approximately one-sixth of the acreage of
land from which crops were harvested.
The wheat acreage is concentrated in the Central and North-
ern Great Plains and in the Pacific Northwest, where rainfall
is low and where there is considerable fluctuation in annual yield.
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION
41
Practically all the wheat grown in the Southern Great Plains
and farther east is winter wheat, i.e.. sown in the fall. Spring
wheat, both durum and other spring, is produced in the Northern
Great Plains and in the Northwest. The acreage of spring wheat
represents about one-fourth of the acreage of all wheat.
SPRING WHEAT HARVESTED
ACRUGC 1959
Wheat acreage in 1968 was 81.6 million acres less than in l'.MO
and 12.4 million acres less I ban in 1020. The reduction in acre-
age has resulted largely from the governmental acreage control
program.
ALL WHEAT HARVESTED-INCREASE AND DECREASE
IN »C«UGt 1954-1959
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Winter, spring, and durum wheat were grown on more than
900,000 farms in 1959. Although about three out of five farms
harvested fewer than 25 acres of wheat, a significant part of the
total acreage of wheal was on the farms that bad 300 acres or
more, and on the 12,004 farms that harvested 10,000 or more
bushels.
WINTER, SPRIN'll (OTHER THAN DURUM), AND DURUM WHEAT-
FARMS REPORTING HY ACRES HARVESTED AND BY' BUSHELS
HARVESTED: 1959
Number of farms reporting, 1959
Item
Winter
wheat
Spring
wheat other
than durum
wheat
Durum
wheat
780, 425
327,335
103. 125
133, 513
114,421
19,019
14,516
8,496
81,877
366, 985
148, 975
148,717
22,112
11,759
113,267
23,741
16,010
18, 587
42, 381
7,288
3,864
1 . 306
8,255
43, 598
20,615
36, 344
3,783
772
16,793
Farms reporting by acres harvested:
2,088
2. 340
4,444
7,036
578
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Farms reporting by bushels harvested:
1,388
5,698
3,624
6,688
428
67
Most of the wheat produced is sold. In 1959, 93.3 percent of
the winter wheat, 89.9 percent of the durum wheat, and 90.5
percent Of spring wheat other than durum was sold.
Although the 10.(1 million acres of wheal harvested in 1050 was
the smallest acreage harvested in any census since 1034, (he pro-
duction of 1.1 billion bushels of wheat in the United States was
the largest ever reported for any census. In fact, the production
of wheat was 11.7 percent larger in 1959 than when the record
census acreage of 73.1 million acres was harvested in 1919. The
reduction of approximately 2 million acres from 1954 resulted not
only from acreage allotments but also from some abandonment of
acres as the result of drought in parts of the Northern Great
Plains States, primarily South Dakota. The record yield of 21.3
bushels per acre was nearly four bushels greater than the pre-
vious census record established in 1944, and was approximately
equal to 1954.
Hay. — On the basis of acreage, nay (other than sorghum, pea-
nut, soybean, and cowiK'a hay) is the second most important crop
in the United Slates. The acreage in hay was equivalent to one-
fifth of the area of land from which crops were harvested in
1050. In most counties in New England, New York, Pennsyl-
vania, and the Mountain States, hay represented more than half
42
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
of the acreage of cropland harvested. Most of the hay is used
on the farm on which it is produced. In 1959, only 14.(i percent
of the tons of hay and grass silage produced was sold.
The acres of land from which hay was cut declined 6.4 mil-
lion acres, or 9.2 percent, from 195-4 to 1959. Much of this de-
crease occurred through the Corn Belt and Central Great Plains
although there were other widely scattered areas of decrease.
Decreases were especially heavy in central South Dakota. The
only large area of increase in acreage occurred in central North
Dakota.
Alfalfa is the most important hay crop and, on the basis of
value of production, is the fourth most important crop in the
United States. Alfalfa and other leguminous hay and leguminous
hay mixed with other grasses comprise more than two-thirds of
the acreage of hay harvested in the United States. Alfalfa made
up more than two-fifths of the acreage of all hay harvested in
1959. The proportion of the total acreage of hay represented by
the total acreage of alfalfa was nearly twice as large in 1959 as
in 1939. Alfalfa has accounted for an increasing part of total
hay production since 1939. The data in the following table indi-
cate the change in the relative importance of various kinds of
hay from 1939 to 1959.
Percent of land from which hay was
by acreage of—
cut represented
Census year
Alfalfa
(and
alfalfa
tures)
hay
Clover
and/or
timothy
hay
Lespe-
deza
hay
Small
grain
hay
Wild
hay
Other
hay
1959
41.1
37.2
24.3
20.4
20.9
22.1
24.2
22.5
30.8
28.2
4.9
4.7
10.3
8.1
7.7
5.6
6.7
7.2
7.8
9.9
16.5
17.8
21.1
21.2
19.5
The acreage of alfalfa is concentrated in irrigated areas in the
West and in the North Central States.
Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover and grasses cut for
hay comprise the tenth most important field crop. The produc-
tion of clover and timothy hay was concentrated in the Northern
States and the five leading States in acreage in 1959 were New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Iowa, and Wisconsin. These States
had approximately 43 percent of the total acreage harvested.
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION
43
More than 91 percent of the production of clover and timothy
hay was fed on the farm on which it was produced in 1959. Both
the number of farms reporting and the acreage of this kind of
hay have been declining. From 1944 to 1959, the number of
farms reporting decreased almost 50 percent and the acreage
declined more than one-third.
Wild hay was the fourteenth most important held crop and the
third most important hay crop in 1959. The value of the wild
hay produced was 0.9 percent of the value of all field crops, but
its acreage represented 3.4 percent of the acreage of cropland
harvested. Wild hay is important as a field crop in North Dakota,
South Dakota, and Nebraska. More than 90 percent of the crop
was fed on the farms on which it was produced.
The number of farms reporting, acreage, and production of
wild hay have been declining. Less than half as many farms re-
ported wild hay in 1959 as in 1944. The acreage and production
for 1959 were approximately 68 percent and 60 percent, respec-
tively, of those tarn 1944.
Other hay comprised the eighteenth most important field crop
and the fourth most important hay crop. Other hay includes
such hay grasses as Bermuda, orchard, bent, bluegrass, millet,
and Sudan. The acreage of other hay represented 1.8 percent
of the acreage of cropland barvested. Other hay crops were
distributed throughout the United Stairs with no significant area
of concentration. Of the nine geographic divisions, the West
South Central States had the largest number of farms reporting
and the highest acreage of other hay crops harvested in 1969.
On the basis of the value of production, lesjM'deza hay was the
nineteenth most important field crop in 1959. Lespedeza was
limited to the northern part of the South and to the Northern
States bordering on the South. Approximately 94 percent of
the lespedeza hay was used on the farms on which it was pro-
duced. In 1959, the number of farms reporting and the acres of
lespedeza for hay were less than half those for 1949.
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Soybeans. — The fifth leading crop in 1959 on the basis of value
of production was soybeans. The acreage in soybeans for all
purposes accounted for 7.4 percent of the cropland harvested in
1959. Of the harvested acres of soybeans for all purposes, 95.7
percent, was harvested for beans, approximately 1.4 percent was
cut for hay, 1.8 percent was used for forage (silage or grazing),
and 1.1 percent was plowed under for green manure. The prin-
cipal areas of production were Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio,
Minnesota, and the Upper Mississippi River Delta. In 1959 the
value of sales was approximately 96 percent of the crop har-
vested for beans.
SOYBEANS GROWN FOR AIL PURPOSES-
ACREAGE. 1959
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Soybeans is a relatively new crop. In 1909, the census showed
less than 2,(MX) acres harvested. The 23 million acres grown for
all purposes in 1959 were more than seven times the acreage
30 years earlier, and was almost twice the acreage in 1949. The
acreage for all purposes in 1959 was 20 i>ercent greater than
the acreage in 1954. Significant increases in acreage occurred
44
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
between 1954 and 1959 in the principal soybean producing areas
and in the southeastern States. A large area of increase has
been in the Mississippi Delta area although there have been other
important areas of increase in the Corn Belt and along the
South Atlantic Coastal Plains.
Tobacco. — Tobacco was the sixth leading field crop harvested
in 1959. Although the acreage in tobacco was less than one-ha.J
of 1 percent of the acreage of all field crops harvested, it ac-
counted for 5.9 percent of the value of all field crops harvested.
Tobacco production is highly localized due primarily to the
influence of climate and soil on the properties of the leaf. Flue-
cured tobacco is produced in North Carolina, South Carolina,
Virginia, and Georgia ; dark fired-cured and dark air-cured, in
Kentucky and Tennessee ; burley, in Virginia, North Carolina,
Kentucky, and Tennessee ; Maryland type, in Maryland ; and
cigar type, in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Florida, Georgia,
Massachusetts, and Connecticut.
The average acreage of tobacco per farm reporting is small.
More than half the farms harvested less than two acres each
in 1959.
TOBACCO— FARMS REPORTING BY ACRES HARVESTED. 1959
dumber of farms harvesting tobacco
Farms with acres har-
vested of—
Total
Flue-
cured
Burley
Dark
fire-
cured
Dark
air-
cured
An-
other
types
416, 634
34, 187
102, 406
123. 794
93, 021
51,558
11,668
159, 491
2,251
5,811
41,584
63, 302
39,144
7,399
197, 368
24, 676
82, 169
64,067
19, 624
5,796
1,036
10, 559
465
1.155
4,861
3,105
867
106
14, 157
4,567
4,682
4,033
762
107
6
3, 121
The acreage of tobacco, as a result of the government acreage
control program, was 28.8 percent less in 1959 than in 1954, and
the total production was 16.7 percent less than in 1954. Yield
per acre in 1959 was 1,486 pounds, the highest average ever re-
corded by a census. Yield per acre in 1959 was more than 62
percent greater than in 1939. Increased use of fertilizer and im-
proved cultural practices and varieties have contributed sig-
nificantly to the increase in yield per acre.
Oats. — Oats for grain was the seventh most important field crop
harvested in 1959 from the standpoint of value of production.
Oats accounted for 4 percent of the value of all field crops har-
vested, but its acreage was equivalent to 8.5 percent of the acreage
of land from which crops were harvested. A large proportion of
the oats is fed on the farms on which produced. In 1959, only 28
percent of oats harvested was sold.
OATS HARVESTED
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Twenty-seven percent fewer farms produced oats for grain in
1959 than in 1954, and the 26.6 million acres of oats harvested for
grain was the smallest acreage reported by any census since 1934.
The reduction of 42.7 percent in acreage since 1954 resulted from
unfavorable weather conditions in many areas and the replacing
of oats with corn, especially in the Corn Belt States, as a result
of the removal of corn acreage allotments. The yield per acre,
however, was three bushels higher than in 1954 and was the high-
est yield recorded by any census.
The principal oats producing areas are in the Midwest. The
four leading oats producing States of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
and Illinois produced approximately 55 percent of the bushels
of oats harvested in 1959.
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION
45
Sorghums. — The 17.9 million acres of sorghums harvested for all
purposes in 1959 was the largest acreage ever reported for any
census and represents a 2 percent increase over that for 1954. The
1959 acreage of sorghums for all purposes was slightly more than
twice that of 1919 and more than 78 percent greater than the 1949
acreage.
The acreage of sorghums for grain or seed in 1959, 14.G million
acres, was the highest reported for any census year. Texas
was the leading sorghum producing Stale with nearly half
(4(>.2 ikti cut ) of the total acreage of sorghums harvested for
grain. The 1990 production of 608 million bushels of sorghum
grain in the United States was more than double the previous
census record set in 1!>.">4. and nearly in times the number of
bushels harvested in 1939. The record yield of 34.9 bushels of
sorghums for grain per acre was due not only to favorable
weather conditions during the growing and harvesting seasons
in the Great Plains area where the bulk of the sorghum crop is
produced, but also to the increased use of hybrid seed and the
increased acreage of sorghums grown under irrigation. While
there were large increases in acreage in southern Texas and
Nebraska in particular, there were large decreases in acreage
in western Kansas, and the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas.
In 1959, more than 81.2 percent of the sorghum crop was
harvested for grain. Sorghums for silage, forage, hay and graz-
ing comprised 18.7 percent and sorghums for sirup accounted for
0.1 percent of the total acres. More than 75 percent of the
sorghums harvested for grain and seed were sold. The sor-
ghums for hay, silage, and for grazing were, for the most part,
fed on the farms on which they were grown.
SORGHUMS CUT FOR SILAGE
. AOUOC. 1959
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Sorghums harvested for sirup were harvested on 15,750 farms
in 1959. This number was less than 7 percent of the number
of farms reporting sorghums for sirup in 1934, while the 1959
acreage was only one-eighth that of 1934.
Irish potatoes. — Irish potatoes, the ninth most important field
crop from the standpoint of value, accounted for 3 percent of
the value of all field crops harvested, but the acreage repre-
sented less than one-half of 1 percent of the acreage of cropland
harvested. Approximately 86.5 percent of the 1959 production
<>f Irish potatoes was sold.
The commercial production of Irish potatoes was highly local-
ized. More than a third of the production was concentrated in
11 counties, Aroostook. Maine: Bingham, Booneville, and Mini-
doka counties, Idaho: Suffolk County, New York; Kern County,
California; Grand Forks, Walsh, and Pembina counties, North
Dakota; Polk County. Minnesota; and Rio Grande County,
( 'olorado.
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IRISH POTATOES
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A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
The commercial production of Irish potatoes was concentrated
in a relatively small proportion of the farms harvesting Irish
potatoes.
The three most significant changes in Irish potato production
have been : the large reduction in the number of farms growing
small quantities of Irish potatoes mainly for home-farm con-
sumption, the concentration of commercial potato production on
specialized potato producing farms, and the increase in yield per
acre.
In 1959, Irish potatoes were produced on 685 thousand farms.
This was less than half the number of farms reporting Irish
potatoes in 1954 and less than one-fourth the number of farms
reporting Irish potatoes in 1929.
About 70 percent of the farms with Irish potatoes harvested
in 1959 produced less than 20 bushels. Only 49,470 farms had
1 acre or more harvested in 1959. However, approximately two-
thirds of the Irish potatoes were harvested on the 6,492 farms
with 50 or more acres. More than 94 percent of the total pro-
duction occurred on the 19,988 farms having 10 or more acres.
While the acreage of Irish potatoes harvested in 1959 was about
the same as in 1954, the acreage harvested by farms having fewer
than 50 acres declined 30.0 percent and production on these farms
declined 21.1 percent. The acreage and production of farms with
50 or more acres harvested increased 29.5 percent and 37.3 percent,
respectively, from 1954 to 1959.
IRISH POTATOES— NUMBER OF FARMS REPORTING, ACRES HAR-
VESTED, AND PRODUCTION, BY ACRES HARVESTED: 1959 AND
1964
Total number of
Acres harvested
Bushels harvested
Farms with acres
farms reporting
1959
1954
1959
1954
1959
1954
All farms
684,853
1.432,466
1,200,431
1, 210, 872
373, 567, 119
340, 187, 662
Farms with less
than 20 bushels
harvested
483. 806
1,137,507
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NA
4, 129. 803
9, 875, 982
0.1 to 0.9 acre
151,577
210. 387
38,232
64.514
5. 244, 625
7,648,012
1.0 to 2.9 acres
21,538
44.743
26, 870
55, 728
3, 087, 420
5, 559, 350
3.0 to 9.9 acres
7,944
15, 155
41.121
79, 069
9,624,487
16, 837, 326
10.0 to 24.9 acres...
7,668
12, 359
120, 746
188, 801
37.394.559
53, 255, 406
25.0 to 49.9 acres...
5,828
6,805
205, 765
229, 877
66,929,913
67, 040, 695
50.0 acres or more..
6,492
5,510
767, 697
592,883
247,156,312
179, 970, 891
Yield of Irish potatoes was more than 311 bushels |>er acre in
1959. This was 9 percent higher than in 1954 and more than
2y2 times the yield per acre in 1939. Increased use of fertilizer,
improved seed and cultural practices, and the concentration of
potato production on specialized farms in areas with the most
favorable climate and soils for potato production contributed
greatly to the increase in yield per acre.
Barley. — In 1959, barley, the eleventh most important field crop
from the standpoint of value, accounted for 2.1 percent of the
value of all field crops harvested. Approximately 60 percent of
the barley crop was harvested in the five States of Montana, North
Dakota, Minnesota, Washington, and California. Only 69 per-
cent of the 1959 barley crop was sold.
The acreage of barley harvested in 1959 exceeded that of 1954
by 13 percent and was the largest acreage reported for any cen-
sus. In 1959, the acreage harvested was 55 percent greater and
the quantity harvested was 80 percent greater than for 1949.
BARLEY HARVESTED-INCREASE AND DECREASE
IN ACREAGE. 1954-19S9
Rice. — Rice, the twelfth leading field crop from the standpoint
of value accounted for 1.6 percent of the value of all field crops
harvested in 1959. However, the acreage of rice harvested repre-
sented only one-half of one percent of the acreage of cropland
harvested. All rice harvested was grown on irrigated land. Rice
was produced only in seven States : California, Texas, Louisiana,
Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Hawaii.
Sugar beets for sugar. — Sugar beets for sugar was the thirteenth
most important field crop. This crop accounted for 1.2 percent
of the value of all field crops harvested and the acreage of sugar
beets was equivalent to 0.3 percent of the acreage of cropland
harvested in 1959. Over 76.8 percent of the acreage of sugar
beets was irrigated in 1959. Sugar beet production is localized
around processing factories. Nearly two-thirds of the acreage
harvested was in the five States of California, Colorado, Idaho,
Minnesota, and Michigan.
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION
47
For the last four censuses, the number of farms reporting sugar
beets has varied from 23,000 to 31,000. 1959 acreage was 5.5
percent greater than that of 1954, and 37.8 percent greater than
that of 1949.
Peanuts. — The peanut crop was the fifteenth most important
field crop in 1959. It represented 0.9 percent of the value of all
field crops harvested. Peanuts were an important cash crop in
southeastern Virginia, northeastern North Carolina, southern
Georgia, southeastern Alabama, and eastern Texas. More than
90 percent of the peanut crop was harvested for nuts and 97
percent of the nuts harvested were sold.
Significant changes have occurred in the Dumber of farms
growing peanuts and the acreage harvested. From 1954 to 1959,
the number of farms reporting declined 31 percent, only 46
percent as many farms reported peanuts in 1959 as in 1949. The
1959 acreage of peanuts grown for all purposes was only 86.5
percent of that for 1954, and 53.9 percent of that for 1949.
Dry field and seed beans. — Dry field and seed beans, the sixteenth
most important field crop, accounted for 0.9 percent of the value
of all field crops harvested in 1959. The production of dry field
and seed beans was confined largely to the irrigated valleys of the
West. Nearly 47 percent of the acreage in 1959 was harvested
from irrigated land. Approximately two-thirds of the production
in 1959 was in Michigan, California, and Idaho.
Only about half as many farms reported harvesting dry field
and seed beans in 1959 as in 1949. The 1959 acreage was 3
percent less than that for 1954, and 21 percent less than that
for 1949.
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Sugarcane for sugar. — The production of sugarcane for sugar
was limited to Hawaii. Louisiana, and Florida. On the basis of
value of production, sugarcane for sugar was the seventeenth most
important field crop. The production of sugarcane for sugar is
highly localized. Sugarcane is grown by a relatively small num-
ber of farms and the number of growers is declining.
VEGETABLES
Vegetables harvested for sale. — The value of vegetables har-
vested for sale totaled $740 million in 1959, represented 5.5 per-
cent of all crops sold, and 2.4 percent of all farm products sold
The 3.5 million acres of vegetables harvested for sale represented
1.1 percent of the acreage of land from which crops were harvested
in 195!). On the basis of acreage, the ten leading vegetable crops
48
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
in 1959 were sweet corn, tomatoes, green peas, snap beans, water-
melons, lettuce and romaine, asparagus, cantaloups and musk-
melons, cabbage, and blackeyes and other green cowpeas.
Vegetables for sale are largely grown in specialized areas and
on specialized farms. The number of farms growing vegetables
has been declining. The number of farms growing vegetables in
1959 was only a third of the number in 1944, and 35 percent
less than the number in 1954. The acreage of vegetables har-
vested for sale grown on irrigated land in the 17 Western States
and Louisiana, comprised 32 percent of the acreage of vegetables
harvested for sale in 1959 in the United States.
BERRIES AND OTHER SMALL FRUITS
Berries and other small fruits. — Berries and small fruits ac-
counted for less than one-tenth of 1 percent of the value of all
crops and of all farm products sold in 1959.
The acreage of berries and small fruits in 1959 was about the
same as in 1954, 12 percent less than in 1949, and 40 percent less
than in 1939.
The average yields per acre for all berry and small fruit crops
with 10,000 or more acres harvested were considerably greater in
1959 than for prior censuses. The yield per acre for 1959 ex-
ceeded that for 1954 by 28 percent for strawberries, 35 percent
for blackberries and dewberries, 9 percent for raspberries, 6
percent for blueberries, and 30 percent for cranberries.
The value of berries and small fruits in 1959 was 12 percent
greater than in 1954, 41 percent greater than in 1949, and more
than 136 percent greater than the value in 1939. The increase
in value of sales was the result of increased yield per acre as
the value per unit of sales varied from 7 to 28 percent lower in
1959 than in the 1954 for strawberries, blackberries, raspberries,
and cranberries. The three Western States of California, Ore-
gon, and Washington produced approximately one-half of the
value of the berries and small fruits harvested in the United
States.
Strawberries were the most important berry and small fruit
crop. They accounted for 44 percent of the acreage harvested
and 67 percent of the value of all berry and small fruit crops in
1959. The number of farms reporting and the acreage harvested
were 16 percent and 6 percent, respectively, greater in 1959 than
in 1954. The quantity of strawberries sold in 1959 was 35 per-
cent larger than in 1954 and 66 percent greater than in 1949.
More than half of the strawberry crop is produced in California
and Oregon. Four States — California, Oregon, Washington, and
Michigan — produced 71 percent of the crop in 1959.
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Blueberries were the second most important berry and small
fruit crop, accounting for 10 percent of the value of all berries
and small fruits sold in 1959. Four States — Maine, New Jersey,
Michigan, and North Carolina — accounted for more than 88 per-
cent of the 1959 production.
Cranberries were the third most imi>ortant berry and small
fruit crop in 1959, accounting for slightly less than 10 percent
of the value of all berry and small fruit crops sold. The 1959
acreage harvested was only 5 iwrcent greater than that of 1899.
Cranberry production has been increasing because of the increase
in yield per acre. The yield per acre in 1959 exceeded 1954 by
30 percent and 1949 by 75 percent. The 1959 yield per acre was
250 percent higher than in 1899. The production of cranberries
is highly localized. Five counties — Plymouth, Barnstable, and
Bristol counties, Massachusetts ; Burlington County, New Jersey ;
and Coos County, Oregon — produced more than 50 percent of
the cranberries harvested in 1959.
TREE FRUITS, NUTS, GRAPES, AND COFFEE
Tree fruits, nuts, grapes, and coffee. — Tree fruits, nuts, grapes,
and coffee were reported for 319,461, or 8.6 percent, of all farms
in 1959. The total acreage reported in bearing and nonbearing
fruit orchards, groves, vineyards, and planted nut trees in 1959
for the conterminous United States was 4.1 million acres com-
pared with 4.0 million acres reported in 1954 for a net increase of
3.0 percent. Farms reporting land in fruit trees, nut trees, grapes,
and coffee were 25 percent less in 1959 than in 1954.
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LAND IN FRUIT ORCHARDS, GROVES, VINEYARDS,
AND PLANTED NUT TREES -~
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LAND IN FRUIT ORCHARDS, GROVES, VINEYARDS, AND PLANTED NUT TREES
INCREASE AND DECREASE IN ACREAGE. 1954-1959
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION
49
Largely as a result of the significant increases in the citrus
acreages in California, Florida, and Texas, the total acreage of
land in orchards, vineyards, and planted nut trees increased
approximately 100,000 from 1954 to 1959. Of the States with
20,000 acres or more of land in orchards, vineyards, and planted
nut trees in 1954, a decrease of 20 percent or more occurred in
seven States. There was a reduction of 27 percent in the number
of farms reporting fewer than 20 acres in orchards, vineyards,
and planted nut trees and an increase of 5 percent in the number
of farms having orchards, etc., of 20 or more acres. Farms with
100 or more acres in orchards increased 19.7 percent from 1954
to 1959.
FARMS REPORTING LAND IN FRUIT ORCHARDS, VINEYARDS. AND
PLANTED NUT TREES. BY NUMBER OF ACRES; FOR THE CONTER-
MINOUS UNITED STATES: 1959 AND 1954
Acres in fruit orchards, vineyards, and planted nut trees
Farms reporting
1959
1954
332. 382
35. 971
41,903
112.388
33.552
33,510
29,803
13.708
14.097
10,677
6,773
4,185,407
13.688
Total acres of land In fruit orchards, vineyards, and planted
4, 062, 041
California is the leading fruit-growing State, from the stand-
point of both total acreage and variety of fruit produced. More
than one-third of the total acreage in fruit orchards, groves,
vineyards, and planted nut trees is in California. Other major
concentrations are found in central Florida; in the Yakima,
Wenatehee, and Okanogan Valleys of Washington ; In the Willam-
ette and Hood River Valleys of Oregon ; the Lower Rio Grande
Valley of Texas ; southwestern Mississippi ; the eastern shore
of Lake Michigan ; the southern shores of Lake Erie and Lake
Ontario ; and the ridge and valley section of the Appalachians
in West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, and south-central Penn-
sylvania. Many lesser concentrations are also indicated on the
accompanying map.
Of the $1,286 million for fruits and nuts, excluding berries and
other small fruits, sold in 1969, fruits comprised $1,200 million
and nut.s $87 million. Citrus fruits accounted for ,$494 million.
or 38.4 percent, of the value of all fruits and nuts sold.
California and Florida led all other States in value of fruits
and nut.s, excluding berries and other small fruits, sold in 1869
with $551 million and $324 million, respectively. .Most of
Florida's income from fruits and nut.s came from citrus fruit s
which represented 98.3 percent of the income from fruits and
nuts in Florida and 64.5 percent of the value of all citrus fruits
sold in the United States.
The leading citrus fruit from the standpoint of value in the
United States in 1959 was oranges. Oranges accounted for $396
million, or 79.9 percent, of the value of all citrus fruit produc-
tion. Grapefruit was second with $55 million, or 11.1 percent,
and lemons were third with $42 million, or 8.4 percent, of the
value of citrus production in 1959.
There has been a tremendous growth in grapefruit produc-
tion since 1900. During the half century, new areas with large
numbers of trees were developed in Florida, Texas, California,
and Arizona.
GRAPEFRUIT-TREES OF ALL AGES
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The value of tree fruits, nuts, grapes, and coffee produced
in 1959 was $1.3 billion and was equivalent to 6.8 percent of
the value of all crops produced or equal to $7.22 per capita.
There has been a significant increase in the value of tree fruits,
nuts, grapes, and coffee produced per capita since 1939.
VALUE OF TREE FRUITS, NUTS, GRAPES, AND COFFEE PRODUCED
PER CAPITA, FOR THE UNITED STATES: 1929 to 1959
Value of production at—
Year
Current price
1959 price level '
Total
(dollars)
Per
capita '
(dollars)
Total
(dollars)
Per capita
(dollars)
1959
1,294,892.657
897, 846, 514
353, 859, 970
691,895,669
7.22
5.93
2.68
5.58
1,294,892,657
861,656,923
893, 585, 782
959,312.267
1949
1939
1929
1 Computed on basis of Index numbers of prices received by farmers for tree fruits, nuts,
and grapes as published by the Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
' Based on population lor 1960, 1950, 1940, and 1930.
50
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
There are 13 tree fruit, nut, and grape crops, each accounting
for 1 percent or more of the total value of tree fruit, nut, grape,
and coffee crops harvested in 1959. The value of these 13 crops
comprised 96.5 percent of the value of all tree fruit, nut, grape,
and coffee crops harvested.
Total all tree fruits, nuts, grapes, and coffee
Oranges _
Apples _
Grapes
Peaches __
Plums and prunes
Grapefruit
Pears
Lemons
Cherries
Almonds
Walnuts (English)
Apricots
Pecans,. _
Allother
Value of production
,294.893
396,123
206,734
164.767
130.452
70. 391
55.064
47,049
41,869
39,004
33,844
27.135
22.282
14,894
45.285
100.0
30.6
16.0
12.7
10.1
5.4
4.3
FOREST PRODUCTS
In 1959, woodland or forests occupied 164 million acres or one-
seventh of the total land in farms. However, woodland in farms
comprised only about one-fifth of the 774 million acres (as re-
ported by U.S. Department of Agriculture) of all woodland and
forests in the United States. About three-fourths of the farm
woodland is located in the eastern States comprising the North-
ern and Southern Regions of the United States. A high percent-
age is land that was originally forested, later cleared, and has
since reverted to forest growth.
Farm woods on the 1.9 million farms rejKirting woodland were,
typically, small tracts on poor, rough, or steep land, or they con-
sisted of farm woodlots reserved to meet farm needs. Farmers
received $187 million from the sale of forest products from farm
forests and woodlots in 1959. This amount excluded the annual
values of timber and wood used for farm purposes, the pasturage
for livestock, the protection afforded farmlands and farmsteads,
and the employment provided by forest-product industries. 487
thousand farms reported approximately 6 million cords of fire or
fuel wood cut in 1959. In the States of Vermont, New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan, the production of
958,449 gallons of maple sirup was reported for 9,059 farms.
LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
All livestock and livestock products. — The value of all livestock
and livestock products sold in 1959 increased 38.8 percent from
1954 and represented 55.9 percent of the value of all farm prod-
ucts sold. Of the $17.0 billion of livestock and livestock
products sold in 1959, dairy products accounted for $4.0 billion,
poultry and poultry products accounted for $2.3 billion,
and livestock and livestock products (other than dairy and poul-
try) accounted for $10.8 billion. Cattle and calves represented
the highest value of the individual classes of livestock sold with
sales of $7.8 billion.
The number of large producers of livestock and livestock prod-
ucts and of poultry and poultry products is increasing rapidly
and a substantial part of livestock and poultry production is pro-
duced by these large-scale specialized producers. The following
data relate only to the 48 States in the conterminous United
States.
Number of farms reporting
Item and size of producing farm
Total
Percent of farms
reporting for
item
1959
1954
1959
1954
Cattle and calves:
Farms with 100 head or more on hand
156,684
47, 677
21, 721
34, 491
254,523
403,605
536
14,604
104, 776
137,855
32, 517
15. 922
23,748
154,690
368, 597
NA
6.480
81,878
5.8
3.1
1.3
1.9
10.0
(5.4
0.2
0.7
9.8
3.8
0.8
Farms with 50 head or more of milk cows
Hogs and pigs:
0.8
Sows and gilts:
Sheep and lambs:
NA
Chickens 4 months old and over:
Eggs:
Farms with 5,000 or more dozens sold
4.9
NA Not available.
The disappearance of small herds and flocks accounted for
most of the decrease in the number of farms reporting livestock
and poultry from 1954 to 1959. About 72 percent of the decline
in the number of farms reporting cattle and calves was accounted
for by the decline in the number of farms with fewer than 10
cattle and calves. Likewise, the decline in the number of farms
with fewer than 10 milk cows accounted for 88 percent of the
decrease in farms reporting milk cows from 1954 to 1959.
Cattle and calves. — Of the 51 million head of cattle and calves
sold in 1959, 29 million were cattle and 22 million were calves.
The more concentrated areas of production were in the West
North Central Division — es|>ecially the States of Iowa, Illinois,
Kansas, and Nebraska.
Dairy products. — The quantity of milk sold and the number of
cattle and calves sold have increased significantly during the last
20 years. However, the number of farms reporting the sale of
whole milk declined 18 percent from 1954 to 1959. The number
of farms reporting whole milk sold in 1959 was only 66 percent
of the number in 1944.
FARMS REPORTING, NUMBER OF MILK COWS, WHOLE MILK SOLD, AND CREAM SOLD, FOR FARMS CLASSIFIED BY NUMBER OF MILK
COWS FOR THE CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES: 1929 TO 1959
Size of herd (number of milk cows)
Farms reporting
Number of milk cows
Whole milk sold
(pounds)
Cream sold as butterfat
(pounds)
1959
1954
1939
1929
1959
1939 1
1959
1939
1959
1939
1,712,315
89. 315
22,336
5.604
6,551
2, 862, 204
70,948
15.034
3,992
4,722
4, 622, 823
30,520
6,363
1,728
1,997
4. 583, 802
24,307
4,935
1.276
1,209
10, 581, 928
3. 245. 774
1. 299. 276
483, 192
1. 197, 522
20.017,012
1.080,887
367, 055
144, 264
327,338
50,012,315,331
24.281.658.316
9. 729, 130, 531
3,571,699.278
9, 888, 822, 132
35, 883, 820. 615
5. 442. 058. 345
2, 006, 722, 719
840. 489, 954
2,055,416,314
246, 587, 889
5. 613, 717
387, 479
238, 314
851,382
1,053,388,999
21. 271, 239
50 to 74 milk cows._
7, 163, 361
75 to 99 milk cows
3, 140, 744
5, 297. 143
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND PRODUCTION
51
In 1939, farms with 30 or more milk cows accounted for ap-
proximately one-seventh of all the whole milk and cream sold
whiU in 1959 they accounted for almost half. The number of
farms with 50 or more milk cows increased 45 percent from
1954 to 1959 and the proportion of all whole milk sold by such
farms increased from about 16 percent in 1954 to 24 percent in
1959.
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Hogs. — There has been a trend to fewer farms producing more
hogs and pigs per farm and more total hogs in recent years.
Hogs and pigs sold in 1959 had a value of $2,432 million which
represented 14..'', percent of the value of all Livestock and live-
stock products sold. Since 1954 the number of farms reporting
sales of hogs and pigs alive has dropped 16 thousand, or 11.5 per-
cent, while the number of bogs sold has Increased 23 million, or
40.8 percent.
Hogs sales are concentrated in the Corn Belt states, tows led
all other States in number of hogs sold with approximately 19
million, or 23 percent, of all hogs sold in the United States in 1969,
Horses and mules. — There were about 1.1 million farms report-
ing 3.0 million horses and mules on hand in the United States in
1959. However, fewer farms than this sold horses and mules.
In 1959, for the conterminous United States, 92,906 farms re-
ported sales of 248,122 horses and mules with a total value of
(52.1 million. This is compared to 115.477 farms selling 251,585
horses anil mules for a total value of $25.0 million in l!h"",4.
Sheep and lambs. — Sheep arid lambs were sold chiefly from the
western States of Texas, Colorado, California, Montana, and
Wyoming. Many of the lambs were shipped to feeding districts
in irrigated areas of the West and to the Corn Belt for further
growth and fattening. The six leading States on the basis of the
number sold were Texas. Colorado, Wyoming, California, South
Dakota, and Iowa.
Wool. — Over 230 million pounds of wool was shorn in the con-
terminous United States in 1959. This is up 9.4 percent from
211 million pounds in 1954.
Texas led all other States in wool shorn with 18.4 percent
of the production or over 42 million pounds in 1959. The rest
of the wool production was distributed among several States.
By geographic divisions the Mountain Division led all others
with over 81 million pounds of production. Other important
geographic divisions were the West North Central with 49 mil-
lion pounds and the West South Central with 45 million pounds
(most of which was from Texas) .
Poultry. — The production of poultry and i>oultry products has
become highly commercialized and there has been a striking in-
crease in specialization in poultry production during the last 5
years. From 1954 to 1959, the number of turkeys raised increased
31 percent and the number of eggs and broilers sold increased 25
percent and 78 percent, respectively. In 5 years, the number of
farms reporting turkeys raised declined 49 percent and the num-
ber of farms reporting sales of eggs and broilers decreased 37
percent and 15 percent, respectively.
The production of most poultry products is now concentrated
on a relatively small number of commercial poultry farms. The
103,046 commercial poultry farms obtaining a half or more of the
value of all farm products sold from the sale of poultry and poul-
try products accounted for 97 percent of the broilers sold, 56 per-
cent of the eggs sold, and 93 percent of the turkeys raised in 1959.
The 4,949 commercial poultry farms, with 6,400 or more chickens
4 mouths old and over accounted for over one-fifth of all the eggs
sold in 1959. The 15,370 commercial poultry farms with sales of
30,000 or more broilers each accounted for 74 percent of all broil-
ers sold in 1959. The 4,746 commercial poultry farms reporting
the raising of 3,200 or more turkeys each in 1959, accounted for
88 percent of all turkeys raised in 1959.
From 1949 to 1959, the number of farms reporting chickens
sold declined more than half.
For the United States, 56 percent of the farms reporting
chickens had flocks of fewer than 50 chickens 4 months old and
over in 1959. However, these farms account for less than 8 per-
cent of the chickens on hand, and the average number of chickens
4 months old and over on these farms was only 23 in 1959.
52
A GRAPHIC SUMMARY
Of the 1.2 million farms having fewer than 50 chickens on hand,
almost 1 million reported no eggs sold in 1959. Less than 3 per-
cent of the farms reporting chickens had 800 or more chickens on
hand in 1959, but these farms had 51 percent of the chickens and
produced 61 percent of the eggs sold in 1959. Commercial poultry
farms having 6,400 or more chickens 4 months old or over on
hand, marketed 39 percent of the eggs sold from commercial poul-
try farms in 1959. The number of farms having flocks of 3,200
or more chickens 4 months old and over doubled from 1954 to
1959. These farms had 35 percent of all chickens 4 months old
and over on all commercial farms in 1959. Farms having flocks
of 3,200 or more sold 38.6 percent of the eggs in 1959 as compared
with only 17.6 percent in 1954.
CHICKENS SOLD
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FARMS REPORTING CHICKENS ON HAND AND DOZENS OF EOOS
SOLD. AND NUMBER FOR ALL COMMERCIAL FARMS BY SIZE OF
FLOCK: 1959 AND 1954
Item
All
farms,
total
Size of flock (number of chickens 4
months old and over on hand)
Under
100
100 to
799
800 to
3.199
3.200 or
Chickens 4 months old and
over on hand :
Farms reporting. . _ _ 1959. .
1954..
Percent distribution. 1959..
1954..
Number on band (000)... 1959..
1954..
Percent distribution. 1959..
1954..
Eggs sold:
Farms reporting 1959. .
1954..
Percent distribution. 1959..
1954..
Dozens sold (000) 1959..
1954..
Percent distribution. 1959.
1954..
1,452,053
2, 406, 338
1OQ.0
100.0
329, 156
340, 498
100.0
100.0
840, 626
1,391,734
100.0
100.0
3,416,338
2, 663, 454
100.0
100.0
912,971
1,506,434
62.9
62.6
29.950
52, 306
9.1
15.4
303, 153
526, 782
36.1
37.8
125,967
162, 014
3.7
6.0
476.471
850,472
32.8
36.3
115.232
186,904
35.0
54.9
475, 141
817,009
56.5
68.7
1,116,273
1, 405, 910
32.7
52.9
46, 795
42, 276
3.2
1.7
70, 540
60, 031
21.4
17.7
46,667
41,848
5.5
3.0
823,084
628. 045
24.1
23.6
15.816
7,156
1.1
0.3
113,434
41,257
34.5
12.1
15, 665
7,096
1.9
0.5
1,351,014
467. 485
39.5
17.6
Broilers.— Farms reporting broilers sold decreased from 50,094
in 1954 to 42,045 in 1959; however, the number of broilers sold
increased from 796 million to 1,419 million during the same period.
The number of farms reporting fewer than 16,000 broilers sold
decreased by over 53 percent from 1954 to 1959. Farms with
60,000 or more broilers sold increased from 1,687 in 1954 to 6,100
in 1959. These 6,100 farms, each with 60,000 or more broilers
sold, accounted for almost half of all broilers sold in 1959.
FARMS REPORTING AND NUMBER OF BROILERS SOLD BY NUMBER
OF BROILERS SOLD PER FARM: 1959 AND 1954
Farms reporting
Number of
broilers sold
Farms reporting number of
broilers sold as-
Total
Percent
distribution
1959
(1.000)
1954
1959
1954
1959
1954
All farms, total
42,045
869
2,371
4,459
8,336
19, 910
10, 332
9,578
6,100
3,846
2,254
50,094
5,541
7,062
9,400
12.483
13, 921
NA
NA
1,687
NA
NA
100.0
2.1
5.6
10.6
19.8
47.4
24.6
22.8
14.5
9.1
5.4
100.0
11.1
14.1
18.8
24.9
27.8
NA
NA
3.4
NA
NA
1,418,877
1,126
6,448
25,213
96,649
606,903
222,851
384,052
682,538
277,389
405, 149
796,207
NA Not available.
A large proportion of the broilers sold are produced on a rela-
tively few specialized poultry farms. Only 42,045 farms reported
broilers sold in 1959. Of these, 37,298, or 89 percent, were com-
mercial poultry farms and 97 percent of all broilers sold in 1959
were from these farms. Over 28 percent of the broilers were sold
from 2,222 commercial poultry farms, each selling 100,000 or more
broilers in 1959.
Eggs. — Approximately one-half of the farms with chickens did
not report any eggs sold in 1959. Of the 1.1 million farms selling
eggs, 598,317, or 54 percent, sold less than 800 dozens and ac-
counted for less than 4 percent of all eggs sold. The 31,285 farms,
each selling 20,000 or more dozens of eggs, comprised less than 3
percent of the farms selling eggs, but reported 52 percent of all
eggs sold. The 11,782 farms, each selling 50,000 or more dozens,
reported 36 percent of all eggs sold.
CHICKEN EGGS SOLD
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53
Turkeys. — Only half as many farms reported turkeys raised in
1959 as in 1954. The number of turkeys raised in 1959 was 80.4
million compared with 62.8 million in 1954, and 36\4 million in
1949. Of the 88,273 farms raising turkeys, 72,791 raised less
than 50 turkeys each in 1959. The average number of turkeys
raised per farm for these farms was 9.4. The 6,595 farms raising
1,600 or more turkeys in 1959 accounted for 96 percent of all
the turkeys raised. The 2,144 farms with 10,000 or more turkeys
raised in 1959 accounted for 70 percent of all turkeys raised and
the average number of turkeys raised per farm for these farms
was 26,252.
FARMS REPORTING AND NUMBER OF TURKEYS RAISED FOR ALL
FARMS CLASSIFIED BY NUMBER RAISED: 1959 AND 1949
Farms reporting
Number raised
Farms reporting number of
turkeys raised as —
Total
Percent
distribution
1959
(1.000)
1949
(1.000)
1959
1949
1959
1949
88,273
72, 791
6.662
1,034
1,191
6,595
1,475
2,976
2,144
162, 244
121, 036
27, 367
4,132
3,566
6,143
NA
NA
NA
100.0
82.5
7.5
1.2
1.3
7.5
1.7
3.4
2.4
100.0
74.6
16.9
2.5
2.2
3.8
NA
NA
NA
80,392
684
792
550
1,370
76,996
3,563
17,148
56,285
36,438
NA
NA Not available.
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UNITED STATES CENSUS OF
AGRICULTURE
Lcrrge-Sccr/e Farming in the
United States
SPECIAL REPORTS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
U.S. CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE : 1959
Final Report— Vol. V—Part 7— Special Reports
Large-Scale Farming in the
United States
SPECIAL REPORTS
Prepared under the supervision of
RAY HURLEY, Chief
Agriculture Division
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Luther H. Hodges, Secretary
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
Richard M. Scammon, Director [from May 1, 1961)
Robert W. Burgess, Director (To March 3, 1961)
■rtVojni
US. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
RICHARD M. SCAMMON, Director
A. Ross Eckler, Deputy Director
Howard C. Grieves, Assistant Director
Conrad Taeuber, Assistant Director
Herman P. Miller, Special Assistant
Morris H. Hansen, Assistant Director for Research and Development
Joseph F. Daly, Chief Mathematical Statistician
Julius Shiskin, Chief Economic Statistician
Charles B. Lawrence, Jr., Assistant Director for Operations
C. F. Van Aken, Special Assistant
Walter L. Kehres, Assistant Director for Administration
J. R. Sungenis, Special Assistant
Calvert L. Dedrick, Chief International Statistical Programs Of^ce
A. W. von Struve, Public Information Officer
Agriculture Division —
Ray Hurley, Chief
Warder B. Jenkins, Assistant Chief
Orvin L. WilhiTE, Assistant Chief
Field Division —
Jefferson D. McPike, Chief
Ivan G. Munro, Assistant Chief
Paul Squires, Assistant Chief
Administrative Service Division — Everett H. Burke, Chief
Budget and Management Division — Charles H. Alexander, Chief
Business Division — Harvey Kailin, Chief
Construction Statistics Division — Samuel J. Dennis, Chief
Data Processing Systems Division — Robert F. Drury, Chief
Decennial Operations Division — Morton A. Meyer, Chief
Demographic Surveys Division — Robert B. Pearl, Chief
Economic Operations Division — M. D. Bingham, Chief
Foreign Trade Division — J. Edward Ely, Chief
Geography Division — William T. Fay, Chief
Governments Division — Allen D. Manvel, Chief
Housing Division — Daniel B. Rathbun, Chief
Industry Division — Maxwell R. Conklin, Chief
Personnel Division — James P. Taff, Chief
Population Division — Howard G. Brunsman, Chief
Statistical Methods Division — Joseph Steinberg, Chief
Statistical Reports Division — Edwin D. Goldfield, Chief
Statistical Research Division — William N. Hurwitz, Chief
Transportation Division — Donald E. Church, Chief
SUGGESTED CITATION
U.S. Bureau of the Census. U.S. Census of Agriculture: 1959- V°I. v> Special Reports
Part 7, Large-Seal e Farming in the United States
U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C, 19 63
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D.C,
or any of the Field Offices of the Department of Commerce. Price 40 cents.
PREFACE
Very little information regarding large-scale farming has been published. This report has been pre-
pared for the purpose of presenting data for the 19,979 farms with a value of farm products sold of
$100,000 or more in 1959. A knowledge of how extensive large-scale farming is, the distribution and
relative importance of large-scale farms in each State, the kinds and amounts of resources used, and
the kinds and amounts of important farm products produced will be helpful in understanding the
structure of American agriculture, the kind of changes that have oocurred, and in analyzing the kind
and extent of future changes.
The data in this report were assembled by tabulating data for all farms with a value of farm
products sold of $100,000 or more in 1959. The preparation of this report was supervised by
Ray Hurley, Chief of the Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, assisted by Thomas D. Monroe,
Robert S. Boyle, and Helen M. Davenport.
May 1963 in
UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE: 1959
FINAL REPORTS
Volume I — Counties — A separate part for each State, Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. Statistics on num-
ber of farms; farm characteristics; acreage in farms; cropland and other uses of land; land-use practices; irrigation; farm facilities and
equipment; farm labor; farm expenditures; use of commercial fertilizer; number and kind of livestock; acres and production of crops;
value of farm products; characteristics of commercial farms, farms classified by tenure, size, type, and economic class; and comparative
data from the 1954 Census.
Part
State or States
Part
State or States
Part
State or States
Part
State or States
New England States:
West North Central:
East South Central:
Mountain — Con.
1
15
Minnesota.
30
Kentucky.
44
Utah.
2
New Hampshire.
16
Iowa.
31
Tennessee.
45
Nevada.
3
17
Missouri.
32
Alabama.
Pacific:
4
18
North Dakota.
33
Mississippi.
46
Washington.
5
19
South Dakota.
West South Central:
47
Oregon.
6
20
Nebraska.
34
Arkansas.
48
California.
Middle Atlantic States:
21
Kansas.
35
Louisiana.
49
Alaska.
7
South Atlantic:
36
Oklahoma.
50
Hawaii.
8
22
Delaware.
37
Texas.
Other Areas:
9
Pennsylvania.
23
Maryland.
Mountain:
51
American Samoa.
East North Central:
24
Virginia.
38
Montana.
52
Guam.
10
Ohio.
25
West Virginia.
39
Idaho.
53
Puerto Rico.
11
26
North Carolina.
40
Wyoming.
54
Virgin Islands.
12
27
South Carolina.
41
Colorado.
13
Michigan.
28
Georgia.
42
New Mexico.
14
Wisconsin.
29
Florida.
43
Arizona.
Volume II — General Report — In 1 volume and also as 13 separates (for the Introduction and for each chapter). Statistics by subjects
for 1959 and prior censuses. Statistics are presented for the United States, geographic regions, and divisions, and for the States.
Chapter
Title
Chapter
Title
I
Introduction.
Farms and Land in Farms.
VII
Field Crops and Vegetables.
II
Age, Residence, Years on Farm, Work Off Farm.
VIII
Fruits and Nuts, Horticultural Specialties, Forest Prod-
III
Farm Facilites, Farm Equipment.
ucts.
IV
Farm Labor, Use of Fertilizer, Farm Expenditures, and
IX
Value of Farm Products.
X
Color, Race, and Tenure of Farm Operator.
V
Size of Farm.
XI
Economic Class of Farm.
VI
Livestock and Livestock Products.
XII
Type of Farm.
Volume HI — Irrigation of Agricultural Lands — Data from the
Irrigation Censuses of 1959 and 1950, by drainage basins, for the
conterminous United States and for each of the 17 western States
and Louisiana. Separate maps are available. Report also
includes data from the 1959 Census of Agriculture for land irri-
gated and acres and production of crops on irrigated land in the
18 conterminous States and Hawaii.
Volume IV — Drainage of Agricultural lands — Statistics for
States and counties and for the conterminous United States,
presenting 1960 data on number, area, physical works, and costs
for drainage projects of 500 or more acres by size, type, and year
organized. Maps are included.
Volume V — Special Reports
Part 1. — Special Census of Horticultural Specialties — Statistics
for States, except Alaska and Hawaii, and for the conterminous
United States, presenting 1959 data on number and kinds of
operations, gross receipts and/or sales, sales of specified products,
inventories, employment, and structures and equipment.
Part 2. — Irrigation in Humid Areas — Statistics for 30 eastern
States showing 1960 data on acres irrigated, number of constructed
ponds and reservoirs, source and method of applying water, type
of pumping power, acreage of individual crops irrigated, and
frequency of irrigation by States and counties.
Part 3. — Ranking Agricultural Counties — Statistics for selected
items of inventory and agricultural production for the leading
counties in the United States.
Part 4. — Farm Taxes and Farm Mortgage — A cooperative re-
port by the Economic Research Science, U.S. Department of
Agriculture and the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of
Commerce, presenting 1961 data by States on taxes on farms,
number of mortgaged farms operated by full owners and part
owners, amount of mortgage debt held by principal lending
agencies, and amount of interest paid.
Part 5. — 1960 Sample Survey of Agriculture — Statistics by
economic class and type of farm, showing 1960 data on farm-
operator-family income from farm and off-farm sources; inventory
and use of selected types of farm equipment, tractors by year
made and fuel used; number, size, and materials used for new
buildings constructed 1958 to 1960; number of farmers having
contracts with dealers, processors, or others for the production
and marketing of 15 farm products; and real estate and non-real-
estate debts of farm operators and farm landlords by lending
agencies.
Part 6. — A Graphic Summary of Agriculture, 1959 — A coopera-
tive report by the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department
of Agriculture and the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of
Commerce, presenting graphically for 1959 and prior census years
some of the significant uses of agricultural land; the extent and
nature of the various kinds of tenure under which farms are held
and operated; and changes and developments in the use of
agricultural resources and production of agricultural products.
Special Publication — Principal Data-Collection Forms and Pro-
cedures : United States Census of Agriculture, 1959, and Related
Surveys — Facsimiles of the enumeration forms used, showing
variations for the 50 States, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam,
and the Virgin Islands, together with brief descriptions of the
census field procedures for the census and the related surveys.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Purpose of report
Census definition of a farm
Farm operator
Farms reporting or operators reporting.
Land in farms
Land in farms according to use
SOIL-CONSERVATION PRACTICES
Cropland in cover crops turned under for green manure
Cropland used for grain or row crops farmed on the contour.
Land in stripcropping systems for soil-erosion control
Systems of terraces on crop and pasture land
CLASSIFICATION OF FARMS
Farms by size
Farms by tenure of operator.
Farms by type
Value of farm products sold.
Farms by economic class
The specified farm labor workweek.
Definition of farm labor
The operator
Hired workers
Fertilizer and lime.
FARM EXPENDITURES
Farm expenditures
LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
Livestock and livestock products
Whole milk and cream sold
FIELD CROPS AND VEGETABLES
Crops harvested. . . .
Acres harvested. . . .
Quantity harvested.
SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Corn
Hay crops
Irish potatoes
Vegetables harvested for sale..
Land in fruit orchards, groves,
trees, and coffee plantations.
vineyards, planted nut
Importance of large-scale farms.
Kinds of large-scale farms
COMPARISON OF LARGE-SCALE FARMS AND ALL COMMERCIAL FARMS
Comparison of large-scale farms and all commercial farms....
Change in the number of large-scale farms
TABLES
ble—
1. Selected farm resources for all commercial farms and for farms with a value of farm products sold of $100,000 or more for
the United States: 1959
2. Selected items of livestock and livestock products for all commercial farms and for farms with a value of farm products
sold of $100,000 or more, for the United States: 1959
3. — Selected farm expenditures for all commercial farms and for farms with a value of farm products sold of $100,000 or more,
for the United States: 1959
4. — Percent of total for all commercial farms represented by totals for farms with a value of farm products sold of $100,000
or more, for selected farm products, for the United States: 1959
5. Farms and farm characteristics for commercial farms and for farms with a value of farm products sold of $100,000 or more,
for the United States and regions: Census of 1959
6.— Farms and farm characteristics for farms with a value of farm products sold of $100,000 or more, by States: Census of 1959
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INTRODUCTION
Purpose of report.— The purpose of this report is to present data
from the 1959 Census of Agriculture regarding the number, distri-
bution, resources, production, and importance of farms with a
value of farm products sold of $100,000 or more in 1959. These
data are for the large-scale farms in the United States. There are
many measures of size of farm. Acres in the farm is one measure.
However, for this report, value of farm products sold is used as
the measure of size or scale of operations.
Census definition of a farm.— For the 1959 Census of Agriculture
the definition of a farm was based primarily on a combination of
"acres in this place" and the estimated value of agricultural prod-
ucts sold.
The word "place" was defined to include all land under the
control or supervision of one person or partnership at the time of
enumeration and on which agricultural operations were conducted
at any time in 1959. Control may have been exercised through
ownership or management; or through a lease, rental, or cropping
arrangement.
Places of 10 or more acres in 1959 were counted as farms if the
estimated sales of agricultural products for the year amounted to
at least $50. Places of less than 10 acres in 1959 were counted
as farms if the estimated sales of agricultural products for the
year amounted to at least $250. Places not meeting the minimum
estimated level of sales in 1959 were nevertheless counted as
farms if they could normally be expected to produce agricultural
products in sufficient quantity to meet the requirements of the
definition. This additional qualification resulted in the inclusion
as farms of some places that were engaged in farming operations
for the first time in 1959, as well as places affected by crop
failure or other unusual conditions.
Farm operator.— The term "farm operator" is used to designate a
person who operates a farm, either doing the work himself or di-
rectly supervising the work. He may be the owner; a member of
the owner's household; a hired manager; or a tenant, renter, or
sharecropper. If he rents land to others or has land worked on
shares by others, he is considered as operator only of the land
which ho retains for his own operation. In the case of a partner-
ship, only one partner is counted as the operator. The number of
farm operators is considered to be the same as the number of
farms.
Farms reporting or operators reporting.— Figures for farms report-
ing or operators reporting, based on a tabulation of all farms, rep-
resent the number of farms, or farm operators, for which the spec-
ified item was reported. For example, the total number of farms
with a value of farm products sold of $100,000 or more in Califor-
nia was 5,339, but only 4,222 of these farms reported cropland
harvested. The difference represents the number of farms from
which no crops were harvested in 1959, provided a correct report
was received for all farms.
Land in farms. -The acreage designated as "land in farms" con-
sists primarily of "agricultural" land-that is, land used for crops
and pasture or grazing. It also includes considerable areas of
land not actually under cultivation nor used for pasture or grazing.
For example, the entire acreage of woodland and wasteland owned
or rented by farm operators is included as land in farms unless it
was being held for nonagricultural purposes or unless the acreage
was unusually large. If a place had 1,000 or more acres of wood-
land not pastured and wasteland, and if less than 10 percent of
the total acreage in the place was used for agricultural purposes,
the acreage of woodland not pastured and wasteland was reduced
to equal the acreage used for agriculture.
All grazing land was to be included as land in farms provided
the place of which it was a part was a farm. Grazing lands ad-
ministered by the U.S. Forest Service and used under permits were
not included as land in farms. These lands total about 64 million
acres. Likewise, rangelands, administered by the Bureau of Land
Management of the U.S. Department of the Interior, used under
permit are not included as land in farms. These grazing lands
totaled approximately 161 million acres in 1959. Grazing lands
leased to farm and ranch operators by the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment and grazing lands owned by State agencies are included.
Grazing land operated by grazing associations was to be reported
in the name of the person chiefly responsible for conducting the
business of the association. Land used rent free was to be re-
ported as land rented from others. All land in Indian reservations
that was used for growing crops or grazing livestock was to be in-
cluded. Land in Indian reservations that was not reported by in-
dividual Indians and that was not rented to 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 in farms according to use.— Land in farms was classified
according to its use in 1959. The classes of land are mutually
exclusive; i.e., each acre of land was included only once even
though it may have had more than one use during the year.
Cropland harvested. -This includes land from which crops
were harvested; land from which hay (including wild hay) was
cut; and land in small fruits, orchards, vineyards, nurseries,
and greenhouses. Land from which two or more crops were har-
vested was to be counted only once. The entry for cropland
harvested was obtained directly from the farm operator and then
verified by the census enumerator by adding the acreages of
each crop reported and subtracting from this total the acres of
land from which two or more crops were harvested.' This check-
ing was repeated during the offico processing for farms with 100
or more acres of cropland harvosted. The enumerator was direc-
ted to list under "Cropland harvested" only any acreage that
had additional uses during the year. For instance, any land
from which hay was cut was classified as cropland harvested,
regardless of the use of land for grazing later in the year.
Cropland used only for pasture. -The enumerator was instruc-
ted to include all land used only for pasture or grazing that
(1)
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
could have been used for crops without additional improvement
and all land planted to crops that were hogged off, pastured, or
grazed before reaching maturity.
Cropland not harvested and not pastured.— This class includes
cultivated summer fallow, cropland used only for soil-improve-
ment crops, land on which crops failed, land planted to crops
for harvest after the year covered by the census, and idle crop-
land. The data for this class were obtained through the use of
two inquiries in some States and three in other States as fol-
lows:
Cultivated summer fallow.— This land use was obtained for
the 17 Western States in the conterminous United States. The
acreage of cultivated summer fallow is negligible in those
States where the inquiry was not included on the question-
naire. Cultivated summer fallow was defined as cropland
that was plowed and cultivated but left unseeded to control
weeds and conserve moisture.
Cropland used only for soil-improvement crops. -Only land
used for cover crops to control erosion or to be plowed under
for green manure and planted to another crop fell into this
category. A large proportion of this land was covered by
contracts of the soil bank. The enumerator was cautioned
not to include land from which crops were harvested in the
census year or land that was pastured or grazed. There was
no separate inquiry for Alaska and Hawaii. In these two
States cropland used only for soil-improvement purposes was
included under other cropland not harvested and not pastured.
Other cropland not harvested and not pastured.— All crop-
land except cropland harvested, cropland in cultivated sum-
mer fallow, cropland pastured, and land used only for soil-
improvement crops was included in this land-use class. This
total included all acreage on which crops failed because of
drought, floods, insects, etc.; acreage not harvested because
of low prices or labor shortage; acreage not harvested but
occupied by growing crops intended for harvest in later years;
acreage which had been plowed, and could be plowed again
without first clearing away brush, but which had been idle
for one or more years.
Woodland pastured.— This includes all woodland that was
used for pasture or grazing during the census year. According
to instructions, woodland refers to woodlots and timber tracts,
natural or planted.
Woodland not pastured.— The enumerator was instructed to in-
clude in this category land in the soil bank planted to trees.
Other pasture.— All land other than woodland and cropland
used for pasture or grazing was designated other pasture.
Improved pasture.— A pasture that had been limed, ferti-
lized, seeded, irrigated, drained, or cleared of weeds and
brush was to be considered improved pasture. Information on
improved pasture is not available for Alaska.
All other land*— This item refers to all land not included in
any of the preceding land-use items and includes land occupied
by a house or other buildings; lanes, roads, and ditches; and
land area of ponds and wasteland. Unusually large tracts of
other land held primarily for purposes other than agriculture
were excluded from the tabulations.
Irrigation. -Irrigated land is defined as land watered by arti-
ficial means for agricultural purposes. These means included
subirrigation as well as systems whereby water was applied to
the ground surface, either directly or by sprinklers.
SOIL-CONSERVATION PRACTICES
The census of agriculture obtained information on soil-conserva-
tion practices.
Cropland in cover crops turned under for green manure.— A cover
crop is grown as a means of enriching and protecting soil re-
sources. The land on which the cover crop was turned under for
green manure was to be then planted to another crop. The entire
acreage of cover crops sowed was to be reported even if the crop
planted following the cover crops failed.
Cropland used for gTain or row crops farmed on the contour.— The
inquiry regarding cropland used for grain or row crops farmed on
the contour was included (except for Florida) for all States in the
conterminous United States. Crops are planted on the contour
when the rows or strips are laid out at right angles to the natural
slope of the land. Generally, alternate strips or rows of different
crops are used to retard soil and water losses. The usual arrange-
ment is to alternate row crops with close-seeded crops.
Land in stripcropping systems for soil-erosion control.— Strip-
cropping was defined as a practice of alternating closeigrown
crops with strips or bands of row crops or of alternating either
close-grown crops or row crops with bands of cultivated fallow
land. Wind stripcropping, stubble mulching, and other conserva-
tion practices help control soil blowing. Wind stripcropping inr
volves the planting of crops in strips of uniform width which are
arranged at right angles to the direction of prevailing winds.
Small-grain crops and cultivated summer fallow often occupy alter-
nating strips.
Systems of terraces on crop and pasture land.— This item relates
to the acreage in ridge-type or channel-type terraces constructed
on sloping cropland and pastureland. Terraced land was concen-
trated in the southern part of the Great Plains and in the Southern
States.
CLASSIFICATION OF FARMS
The farm classifications by size of farm, tenure of operator,
type of farm, and economic class of farm were made on the basis
of data reported on the questionnaire.
Farms by size.— Farms were classified by size according to the
total land area established for each farm. The same classification
was used for all States.
Users of size-of-farm statistics should give consideration to the
definition of a farm for census purposes. By definition, a farm is
essentially an operating unit, not an ownership tract. All land
operated by one person or partnership represents one farm. In the
case of a landlord with land assigned to croppers or other tenants,
the land assigned to each cropper or tenant is considered a sepa-
rate farm even though the landlord may operate the entire land-
holding as one unit in respect to supervision, equipment, rotation
practices, purchase of supplies, or sale of products.
Farms by tenure of operator.— The classification of farms by
tenure of operator was based on data reported for land owned, land
rented from others or worked on shares for others, land managed
for others, and (except for Alaska) land rented to others or worked
on shares by others.
Each questionnaire was coded, during the editing process, to
indicate whether it represented a farm operated by a full owner,
part owner, manager, or tenant.
INTRODUCTION
The various classifications of tenure, as used for the 1959
census, are defined below:
a. Full owners operate only land they own.
b. Part owners operate both land they own and land rented from
others.
c. Managers operate land for others and are paid a wage or
salary for their services. Persons acting merely as care-
takers or hired as laborers are not classified as managers.
If a farm operator managed land for others and also operated
land on his own account, the land operated on his own ac-
count was considered as one farm and the land managed for
others, a second farm. If, however, he managed land for two
or more employers, all the managed land was considered to
be one farm. Generally, all farms operated by corporations,
institutions, governmental agencies, and Indian reservations
were considered as managed. Farms, other than those oper-
ated by a corporation or institution, etc., reported as man-
aged, were classified as manager-operated only when—
1. The acres in the farm were 1,000 or more;
or
2. There were 10 or more acres in vegetables harvested for
sale; small fruits; or land in fruit orchards, vineyards,
groves, and planted nut trees;
or
3. The sale of nursery and greenhouse products totaled
$5,000 or more;
or
4. There were 5 or more cattle and calves, or 25 or more
milk cows, or 1,000 or more poultry on the farm;
or
5. The acres of land from which crops were harvested plus
the acres of land rented to others equaled 200 acres or
more.
d. Tenants rent from others or work on shares for others all the
land they operate.
Farms by type.— The data for farms by type are estimates based
on data tabulated for the commercial farms. The type represents a
description of the major source of income from estimated farm
sales. To be classified as a particular type, a farm had to have
sales of a particular product or group of products amounting in
value to 50 percent or more of the total value of all products sold
during the year.
The types of farms, together with the products on which type
classification is based, are as follows:
Type of farm Source of sales of farm products
[Products with sales value representing
50 percent or more of total value of all
farm products soldj
Cash-grain Corn, sorghums, small grains, soybeans
for beans, cowpeas for peas, dry field
and seed beans and peas. (Not used in
Hawaii.)
Tobacco Tobacco.
Cotton Cotton.
Other field-crop Peanuts, potatoes (Irish and sweet),
sugarcane for sugar or sirup, sweet sor-
ghums for sirup, broomcorn, popcorn,
sugar beets, mint, hops, and sugar beet
seed. (For Hawaii, potatoes (Irish and
sweet), rice, taro, peanuts, lotus roots,
etc.) Data for sugarcane and pineapple
farms for Hawaii have been included
with "other field-crop farms" in this
report.
Vegetable Vegetables.
Fruit-and-nut Berries, other small fruits, tree fruits,
grapes, and nuts. Data for coffee farms
in Hawaii have been included as "fruit-
and-nut farms" in this report.
Poultry Chickens, chicken eggs, turkeys, ducks,
and other poultry products.
Dairy Milk and cream. The criterion of 50 per-
cent of total sales was modified in the
case of dairy farms. A farm having
value of sales of dairy products amount-
ing to less than 50 percent of the total
value of farm products sold was clas-
sified as a dairy farm if—
(a) Milk and cream sold accounted
for more than 30 percent of the
total value of products sold and
(b) Milk cows represented 50 percent
or more of total cows and
(c) The value of milk and cream sold
plus the value of cattle and
calves sold amounted to 50 per-
cent or more of the total value of
all farm products sold.
Livestock other than
dairy and poultry. .
Livestock ranches
General.
Miscellaneous
.Cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, goats, wool,
and mohair (except for farms in the 17
conterminous Western States, Louisi-
ana, Florida, Alaska, and Hawaii that
qualified as livestock ranches).
.Farms in the 17 conterminous Western
States, Louisiana, Florida, Alaska,
and Hawaii were classified as livestock
ranches if the sales of livestock, wool,
and mohair represented 50 percent or
more of the total value of farm products
sold and if pastureland or grazing land
amounted to 100 or more acres and was
10 or more times the acreage of crop-
land harvested.
.Field seed crops, hay, silage, and forage.
A farm was classified as general also
if it had cash income from three or
more sources and did not meet the
criteria for any other type.
. Nursery and greenhouse products, forest
products, mules, horses, colts, and
ponies.
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
Value of farm products sold.— Data were obtained for the value
of farm products sold in 1959 in Alaska by enumeration and in the
other 49 States by enumeration for some products and by estima-
tion for others. The questionnaire used for the 1959 census pro-
vided for farm operators to report value of sales for the following
products:
Vegetables Milk and cream*
Flowers, trees, and ornamental Cattle
plants (Hawaii) Calves
Nursery and greenhouse prod- Hogs and pigs (Hawaii)
ucts Sheep and lambs (Hawaii)
Forest products (Hawaii) Goats and kids (Hawaii)
Standing timber* Horses, colts, and ponies
Miscellaneous forest products* (Hawaii)
Miscellaneous poultry prod- Horses, mules, colts, and
ucts ponies*
*48 conterminous States.
For all other agricultural products, the value of sales was esti-
mated during the office processing. The State average prices
used for calculating the value of farm products sold in Hawaii
were furnished by the University of Hawaii, and for the 48 con-
terminous States were furnished by the Agricultural Marketing
Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. One of three fol-
lowing procedures was used for estimating the value of farm prod-
ucts sold.
1. For the products for which data on quantities sold were ob-
tained during enumeration, the State average prices were multi-
plied by the county totals of the quantities reported as sold or
the quantities reported as produced for sale. The following prod-
ucts were covered by this procedure:
Corn for grain Fenceposts
Sorghums for grain, seed, Sawlogs and veneer logs
sirup, or dry forage* Christmas trees*
All small grains Chickens (broilers and others)
Hay crops* Chicken eggs
All berries and small fruits* Hogs and pigs*
Firewood and fuelwood Sheep and lambs*
Pulpwood Goats and kids*
*48 conterminous States
2. For most of the agricultural products which are customarily
raised for sale, the entire quantity produced was considered to be
sold. The State average prices were, accordingly, multiplied by
the county total production. The following farm products were
covered by this procedure:
Cotton Sugarcane for sugar
Popcorn Tobacco
Sugar beets for sugar Wool
Broomcorn Mohair
Pineapples
3. For all other crops, the State average prices were multi-
plied by the quantities sold as estimated on the basis of crop-
disposition data furnished by the Agricultural Marketing Service,
or on the basis of data reported in questions for "other crops" on
the 1959 questionnaire.
For all tree fruits, nuts, and grapes (except in Hawaii), the
entire quantity produced was considered as sold, except for
apples, apricots, sour and sweet cherries, peaches, plums,
prunes, tangerines, and oranges in States where a portion of the
crop was not harvested or was subjected to excess cullage as in-
dicated by data obtained from the Agricultural Marketing Service
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Data for the sales of farm products represent total sales for the
entire farm, regardless of who shared the receipts. For tenant-
operated farms, the landlord's share of agricultural products was
considered as sold provided the products were moved off the ten-
ant farm. All crops, livestock, and poultry raised under a contract
arrangement were considered as sold from the farm where they
were raised. For institutional farms, all agricultural items pro-
duced on land operated by the institution and consumed by the
inmates were to be reported as sold.
All sales data relate to one year's farm operations. Crop sales
are for crops harvested during the crop year, whether the crops
were actually sold immediately after harvest or placed in storage
for later sale. Sales of livestock and livestock products relate to
the calendar year, regardless of when the livestock or products
were raised or produced. All wool and mohair reported as shorn
or clipped was considered as sold.
Enumerators were instructed to record gross values of quanti-
ties sold, with no deductions for feed, seed, fertilizer, water,
labor, or marketing costs. For some products, however, net
values may have been reported. In the case of milk, particularly,
some farm operators may have reported the payments they received
as the gross value of sales, even though tire buyer had deducted
handling and hauling charges before making payment. Adjust-
ments were made in the data reported only in cases of obvious
error. The value of farm products sold does not include govern-
ment payments for soil conservation, lime and fertilizer furnished,
and subsidy payments.
Farms by economic class.— The economic classifications repre-
sent groupings of farms that are similar in characteristics and
size of operation. The economic classes were established on the
basis of one or more of four factors: (1) Total value of all farm
products sold, (2) number of days the farm operator worked off the
farm, (3) the age of the farm operator, and (4) the relationship of
income received by the operator and members of his household
from nonfarm sources to the value of all farm products sold. Insti-
tutional farms, Indian reservations, agricultural experiment
stations, and grazing associations were always classified as
"abnormal.*
Farms were grouped into two major categories, commercial
farms and other farms, mainly on the basis of total value of prod-
ucts sold. In general, all farms with a value of sales amounting
to $2,500 or more were classified as commercial. Farms with a
value of sales of $50 to $2,499 were classified as commercial if
the farm operator was under 65 years of age and (1) he did not
work off the farm 100 or more days during the year and (2) the
income received by the operator and members of his family from
sources other than the farm operated was less than the value of
all farm products sold. The remaining farms with a value of sales
of $50 to $2,499, institutional farms, and Indian reservations
were included in "other farms."
Commercial farms include all farms with a value of farm prod-
ucts sold of $2,500 or more and farms with a value of farm prod-
ucts sold of less than $2,500 provided the farm operator was under
65 years of age, and (1) he did not work off the farm 100 or more
days, and (2) the income that he and members of his household
received from sources other than the farm operated was less than
the total value of farm products sold.
INTRODUCTION
FARM LABOR
Farmworkers include farm operators, unpaid family labor, and
hired workers. Hired workers comprise both regular workers
(those employed for 150 or more days during the year) and sea-
sonal workers (those employed for less than 150 days during the
year). Data on hired workers include the number of workers paid
on a monthly, weekly, daily, hourly, and piece-rate basis.
The specified farm labor workweek.— Data on farm labor relate
to the number of workers for the week prior to the enumeration in
the fall of 1959. For individual farms, "last week" varied from
the first week in October to the last week in December in 1959.
Definition of farm labor.— The enumerator was instructed to in-
clude as farm labor—
a. Labor in fields, orchards, or home gardens.
b. The care and feeding of livestock and poultry.
c. Irrigation of crops.
d. Transportation of farm products from his farm to market by
the farm operator.
e. Transportation of feed, fertilizer, and other supplies to the
farm by the farm operator.
f. Care and cleaning of milk pails and separators.
g. Maintenance and repair of farm machinery and equipment.
h. Regular farm help used in constructing or repairing farm
buildings and fences.
i. Contract farmwork for which labor is hired, but for which
machines and equipment are furnished by the farm operator.
j. Contract work done by persons supplied by a labor contrac-
tor or by cooperative organizations such as a citrus co-
operative.
k. Planning farmwork.
1. Keeping farm records.
m. Supervision of hired farm employees.
n. Cutting firewood, fenceposts, timber, pulpwood, etc. except
by persons specifically hired for this purpose.
Examples of the type of work not to be included were—
a. Housework.
b. Contract construction work.
c. Customwork for which equipment and operating labor are
hired, such as custom combining, hay baling, etc.
d. Repair, installation, or construction work by persons em-
ployed specifically for such work.
For 1959, enumerators were instructed to include as hired
workers, workers employed by a labor contractor, a cooperative
organization, a processor, etc., to perform farmwork, such as
harvesting of vegetable crops, picking fruit, etc. However, a
review of available data indicates that farm operators and census
enumerators usually did not report such workers as hired farm-
workers. Farm operators do not consider such contract workers
as hired farm labor as they do not employ them directly. Very
often such contract workers are employed to harvest crops that
were sold by the farm operator in the field or on the tree, or to
perform farmwork for which the farm operator pays a fixed charge.
Moreover, in the case of large-scale operations involving such
contract workers, the farm operator may not know how many con-
tract persons worked on his farm during a selected week.
The operator.— The typical farm operator not only plans the farm
operations, but is also a part of the farm labor force. He has the
dual role of planning and execution.
The advent of modern machinery, electricity, etc. has permitted
the farm operator to dispense with much of the hired labor that was
necessary in the past.
Some farmers operate their farms without any assistance, some
use family or hired labor, and some use a combination of family
and hired labor. While most operators both plan and execute farm
operations, a few, such as hired managers, plan and supervise
only. Other operators may provide only the labor and leave most
of the planning to the landlord.
Hired workers.— For census purposes, hired workers are divided
into two groups; those working 150 days or more (regular workers)
and those working less than 150 days (seasonal workers).
Fertilizer and lime.-The enumerators were instructed to include
all commercial fertilizer and lime used in 1959, regardless of
when it was purchased, whether purchased by the landlord, the
tenant, or both, jointly. Regardless of who purchased the fertiliz-
er, it was to be reported on the questionnaire of the person who
was operating the land on which it was applied. If the landlord
was the purchaser but the tenant used the fertilizer on his crops,
he (the tenant) was to report the fertilizer on his questionnaire.
Manure, straw, gypsum, and refuse materials were not to be report-
ed as fertilizer. Lime included ground limestone, hydrated and
burnt lime, marl, oyster shells, and other forms of lime. Lime
used for spray or sanitation purposes was excluded.
The fertilizer and lime may have been purchased in 1958, and
may have been used in 1959 on crops planted in 1958 for harvest
in 1959, or on crops planted in 1959 for harvest in 1960. If sever-
al applications wore made during the year, the total amounts of
fertilizer and lime were reported, but the acreage was counted only
once.
The number of tons applied is the only measure of the quantity
of fertilizer used obtained in the census.
Commercial fertilizer and lime used in 1959 under soil-conser-
vation programs were to be reported.
The fertilizer inquiries on the questionnaire contained six parts
listing the crops to which fertilizer might be applied. Only three
parts were uniform for all States:
(a) Hay and cropland pasture.
(b) Other pasture (not cropland),
(f ) All other crops.
The other three parts, which varied by State, related to speci-
fied crops.
FARM EXPENDITURES
The expenditure items included in the census for the contermi-
nous United States in 1959 include feed for livestock and poultry;
machine hire; hired labor; seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees; gaso-
line and other petroleum fuel and oil for the farm business; and the
purchase of livestock and poultry. In Alaska and Hawaii, the cen-
sus included, in addition, the expenditures for the purchase of
commercial fertilizer; the cost of land clearing, breaking, and
draining for Alaska; and the cost of lime and insecticides and
fungicides purchased for Hawaii.
The expenditures were for the calendar year and were to be re-
ported for each farm whether incurred by the operator or the land-
lord. For a farm operator who also rented land to others, only
expenditures for the land he operated were to be reported.
For tenant-operated farms the expenditures reported were to in-
clude the amoun' spent by both the tenant and the landlord. In
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LARGE-SCALE FARMING
some cases, tenants may not have reported the landlord's share of
expenditures, and landlords who operated their own farms may
have reported expenditures made for their entire holdings including
the land they rented to tenants.
Expenditures for feed for livestock and poultry include pay-
ments for pasture, salt, condiments, concentrates, and mineral
supplements as well as for grain, hay, and millfeeds made either
by the farm operator or by his landlords, or by contractors where
livestock or poultry was fed under contract. The amount spent for
grinding and mixing feed was also to be included. Payments made
by a tenant to his landlord for feed grown on the place were not to
be included.
The purchase of livestock and poultry includes all kinds of
livestock and poultry purchased. Livestock purchases were to in-
clude the cost of livestock fed under a contract arrangement ex-
cept when the livestock was fed less than 30 days. Poultry pur-
chases were to include baby and broiler chicks and turkey poults,
whether purchased by the operator or by others under a contract
arrangement. The farm operator raising broilers under contract
was asked to estimate the value of chicks purchased by the person
with whom he had a contract.
The expenditures for hired labor include only cash expenditures.
The cost of perquisites furnished hired labor such as room, board,
house, milk, meat, or other farm produced products were not to be
included. Payments for housework, contract construction work,
and labor connected with custom machine work were to be exclud-
ed.
Machine hire refers to custom farmwork, such as tractor hire,
combining, cotton ginning, silo filling, plowing, spraying, fruit
picking, etc. Expenditures for machine hire were to include the
cost of labor as well as the cost for machines used by the labor.
Expenditures for hauling, trucking, freight, etc. were not to be
included.
The expenditures for seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees do not in-
clude the value or cost of seeds or plants produced on the farm
nor of florist and nursery products purchased for resale without
further growth.
LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
The counting of the number of livestock on the place at the time
the agriculture questionnaire was filled was specified for 1959.
To insure that all livestock would be counted in the census, the
farm operator was instructed to include all poultry and animals on
the place whether owned by him or by others. A further instruc-
tion was given, for those areas where applicable, to include live-
stock grazing on land used under a permit.
The number of milk cows was obtained by an inquiry in connec-
tion with milk production at the time of enumeration. Farm opera-
tors were asked first for the number of cows and heifers milked
the day preceding the enumeration and then the question, "How
many milk cows were on this place yesterday? (Include dry milk
cows and milk heifers that have calved.)"
All cows milked were considered to be milk cows regardless of
whether kept only for the production of milk used on the place or
of milk for sale.
All sales of animals and poultry were to be reported for the farm
from which they were sold regardless of whether the sale was
made by the farm operator or by someone else. Special emphasis
was placed on the inclusion of broilers sold and turkeys raised
when those kinds of poultry were grown under contract.
Sales of livestock and livestock products were to be reported
for the calendar year. In the 1959 census, farm operators were
asked to report separately the number of live animals already sold
and the number estimated to be sold between the time of enumera-
tion and the end of the year. This separation of reports for the
number sold and to be sold was designed to assure more complete
reporting of all sales made during the year.
Whole milk and cream sold.— Data for whole milk and cream re-
late to the entire calendar year 1959. All milk and cream sold
from the farm (except quantities purchased from some other place
and then resold) was to be included, regardless of who shared the
receipts.
The questionnaire provided alternative units of measure for re-
porting the quantity of whole milk sold for all States except
Hawaii. The units of measure specified were: Pounds, gallons,
and pounds of butterfat for States in the conterminous United
States; pounds and gallons for Alaska; and quarts for Hawaii.
The quantity of whole milk sold is published in pounds. Con-
version from gallons to pounds was made by multiplying the num-
ber of gallons by 8.6. Pounds of butterfat in whole milk sold
were converted into pounds of milk on the basis of the average
butterfat content of milk in each State as furnished by the Agri-
cultural Marketing Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Cream sold was enumerated in pounds of butterfat in 49 States.
The inquiry regarding cream sold was not made in Hawaii. In
tables showing total pounds of milk sold, cream was converted
into equivalent pounds of whole milk sold.
FIELD CROPS AND VEGETABLES
Data for each crop usually include the number of farms on which
the crop was harvested, the acreage harvested, the quantity har-
vested, the quantity sold-if enumerated-and the value of both
production and sales. No information on quantity harvested is
given for vegetables. Units of measure are so varied for vegeta-
bles that it is difficult or impossible to obtain from farm opera-
tors satisfactory figures on vegetable production.
Crops harvested. -The 1959 agriculture questionnaire provided
for the collection of detailed information for each crop harvested
on each farm. The variation in the crops listed on the question-
naires used in different States made possible the separate report-
ing of all important crops grown in a State. Each State question-
naire contained several "all other crops" questions for reporting
crops not specifically listed in separate questions.
Acres harvested.— In most instances, the acres reported for in-
dividual crops represent the area harvested during 1959. The area
harvested may be less than the area planted. The acreage for
vegetables includes the acreage harvested for sale and excludes
the area of small plots and gardens for home use.
Because of drought and other climatic conditions, crops are not
always harvested for the purpose for which they were planted. As
drought conditions resulted in heavy abandonment of crops in
some areas, many farmers let their livestock graze on much of
this acreage. Acres pastured would not appear with census sta-
tistics for a grain crop harvested but would be included under
"root and grain crops hogged or grazed." If the crop were com-
pletely abandoned, i.e., not harvested for grain, cut for hay, or
pastured, the acreage would not appear in the data for any crop.
Land planted to a crop that completely failed and not replanted to
another crop during the same calendar year would not be included
INTRODUCTION
in the data for cropland harvested, but under the land-use classifi-
cation "cropland not harvested and not pastured."
The acreage of land from which crops were harvested is not
always the same as the total acres of all crops harvested, as more
than one crop may have been harvested from the same land during
the same crop year. Farm operators were asked, "How many acres
of land were in fields and tracts from which crops were harvested
(including hay cut) this year?" The land for this question has
been termed "cropland harvested."
Quantity harvested.— The quantity harvested represents the to-
tal production, including amounts for home use; the amount sold;
and the amount belonging to or delivered to the landlords. For
vegetables and Irish potato crops in southern Florida, the data for
quantity harvested relate to the crop year 1959. For vegetables,
the quantity sold and not the quantity harvested was obtained.
Generally, the enumeration was made at the end of the harvest
season. However, farm operators and census enumerators were
asked to estimate the quantity of any crop not harvested at the
time of the enumeration and to include this in the total quantity
harvested.
The unit of measure in which quantity harvested or quantity
sold was to be reported varied for some crops, not only from
State to State, but also from census to census. The purpose of
varying units of measure has been to permit reporting in the units
of measure currently in use by farm operators. The quantities har-
vested for each crop are published in the unit of measure most
commonly given in the 1959 agriculture questionnaire.
SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Corn.— The 1959 agriculture questionnaire provided for the re-
porting of corn according to use. The total acreage was classified
into (1) corn for grain, (2) corn for silage, and (3) corn hogged or
grazed or cut for green or dry fodder. The questions were uniform
for all States in the conterminous United States.
The value of corn sold represents only the value of the corn
sold for grain. The amount of corn silage and fodder sold is very-
small except in a few counties in some Western States (primarily
California). Even in these few Western States, the value of corn
silage and fodder sold comprised only a relatively small part of
the value of the corn crop sold. The value of corn sold for 1959
was calculated by multiplying the bushels sold by an estimated
State average price per bushel.
Hay crops.— Separate questions reporting one or more kinds of
hay appeared on the questionnaire for each State. The acreage
harvested, tons harvested, and tons sold were to be reported. Spe-
cific questions for each important kind of hay were included on
the questionnaire for each State.
For most States, separate questions were on the questionnaire
for alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hay; clover, timothy, and mix-
tures of clover and grasses for hay; oats, wheat, barley, rye, or
other small grains cut for hay; and all other hay. Separate ques-
tions for lespedeza hay, wild hay, and grass silage were not listed
on the questionnaires for all States.
The data for all hay does not include the acreage, production, or
value of sorghum, soybean, cowpea, or peanut hay. These hays
were reported separately and are published with the other data on
crops. The quantity of hay harvested was to be reported on a dry-
weight basis. Green silage was reported on a green-weight basis.
If two or more cuttings of hay were made from the same acreage,
the acres were to be reported only once, but the total production
was to be reported from all cuttings.
Grass silage was defined as silage made from grasses, alfalfa,
clover, or small grains, including silage made from crops cut from
land used primarily for pasture. It did not include silage made
from corn or sorghums. Separate questions for grass silage were
included on the questionnaire for 28 States. In the other States
grass silage was included in the "catchall" question provided for
reporting crops not listed elsewhere on the questionnaire. Data
were tabulated and published for those States also. A consider-
able proportion of grass silage was cut from the same acreage
from which a hay crop was cut. If both hay and grass silage w;ere
cut from the same land, the acres from which hay was cut and the
acres from which grass silage was cut were to be included for
each crop.
Irish potatoes.— The total quantity harvested was reported in all
cases whether harvested for home use or for sale. However, the
acreage harvested was to be reported only when the quantity
amounted to 20 or more bushels (or the approximate equivalent in
terms of hundredweights or barrels as specified on the different
State questionnaires). The procedure of not reporting acres or
fractions of an acre when the quantity harvested was less than 20
bushels, was designed to facilitate the enumeration of potatoes
harvested on small plots or gardens for home consumption.
The unit of measure for reporting quantity harvested varied by
State in order to provide for the use of the unit most commonly
used in each State. In 27 States, the questionnaire provided for
reporting in one of two units of measure, i.e., bushels or hundred-
weights. "Barrels" was used as the unit of measure for Maine
(barrel=165 lb. or 2% bushels). Quantities published in this report
are in bushels.
The quantities sold were estimated on the basis of data sup-
plied by the Agricultural Marketing Service of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture.
Vegetables harvested for sale.— The agriculture questionnaire
contained questions asking for the whole acres and tenths of an
acre for each vegetable crop harvested for sale in 1959. Separate
questions were provided for the most important vegetables for each
State and space was provided for writing in the names and acres
of other vegetables harvested for sale. Vegetables grown for
human consumption; for sale on the fresh market; and for sale to
canners, freezers, dehydrators, or other processors were to be re-
ported. Enumerators were required to include vegetables sold
from homo gardens and all vegetables grown under contract.
The value of vegetables sold was obtained for all, the vegeta-
bles harvested for sale for each farm, but not for each vegetable
crop harvested. In Alaska and Hawaii, the value of sales for each
vegetable crop was enumerated.
Land in fruit orchards, groves, vineyards, planted nut trees, and
coffee plantations.— The total acres of land in planted orchards,
groves, nut trees, vineyards, and coffee were obtained for all
States.
In 1959, the acreage of land in farms, the number of trees or
vines, the quantity harvested, etc., for fruit trees, nut trees,
grapevines, and coffee trees were not obtained for farms having
a combined total of less than 20 trees and vines at the time of
enumeration. Both bearing and nonbearing trees and vines were to
be included.
Importance of large-scale farms.— Farms with sales of $100,000
or more represented only four-fifths of 1 percent of all commercial
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LARGE-SCALE FARMING
farms yet they accounted for nearly one-fifth of all the farm prod-
ucts sold in 1959. The 19,979 large-scale farms accounted for 12
percent of the fertilizer used; 16 percent of all feed expenditures;
29 percent of all expenditures for purchase of livestock and poul-
try; almost 16 percent of all expenditures for machine hire; 31 per-
cent of the expenditures for hired labor; 16 percent of the expend-
itures for seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees; and 8 percent of the ex-
penditures for gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil for the
farm business. They employed more than 20 percent of all hired
farmworkers, and almost 29 percent of all regular hired farm-
workers. This group of farms accounted for 5 percent of cropland
harvested; 18 percent of all crops sold; and about three-tenths of
all livestock and livestock products sold.
About 2 percent of all acreage in corn for grain; 5 percent of hay
acreage; about 23 percent of the acreage for Irish potatoes; 51 per-
cent of the value of vegetables harvested for sale; and almost 19
percent of land in bearing and nonbearing fruit orchards, groves,
vineyards, and planted nut trees were on farms with a value of
farm products sold of $100,000 or more.
These farms had about 11 percent of total cattle and calves on
hand, about 4 percent of milk cows, 2 percent of all hogs and pigs,
almost 13 percent of all sheep and lambs, and 7 percent of chick-
ens 4 months old and over.
Sable l. -Selected Farm Resources for all Commercial
Farms and for Farms with a Value of Farm Products
Sold of $100,000 or More for the United States: 1959
All
com re) 0
farms
Farms with a value of farm
products sold of $100,000
Total
Percent of
total for all
commercial
farms
2,416,017
977,275,507
295,477,889
32,238,377
674,917
3,946,920
18,143,681
19,979
113,592,662
14,983,367
7,472,133
192,588
121,338
2,023,925
0.8
11.6
Irrigated land in farms acres...
Regular hired farmworkers. . .persons .. .
Tractors other than garden. . .number. . .
5.1
23.2
28.5
3.1
11.9
Table 2.-SELECTED ITEMS OF LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PROD-
UCTS for all Commercial Farms and for Farms with a
Value of Farm Products sold of $100,000 or More, for
the United States: 1959
Livestock on hand:
Cattle and calves number . .
Milk cows number .
Hogs and pigs number.
Sheep and lambs number.
Chickens A months old and over number.
Livestock and livestock products sold:
Cattle and calves sold alive number.
value, dollars.
Hogs and pigs sold alive number.
Milk and cream sold pounds.
value, dollars.
Chicken eggs sold dozens .
Broilers sold number.
Turkeys raised number.
Sheep and lambs sold alive number.
Farms with
a value
of
of
All
$100,000
or more
commercial
(1,000)
Total
total for
(1,000)
cannier
ial
farms
85,532
9,311
10.9
15,387
600
3.9
63,778
1,045
1.6
31,236
4,036
12.9
329,953
23,421
7.1
48,161
8,546
17.7
7,507,202
1,779,198
23.7
76,603
1,482
1.9
101,711,171
5,639,588
5.5
3,918,461
297,211
7.6
3,425,535
326,003
9.5
1,410,129
209,877
14.9
79,456
34,366
43.3
23,781
4,049
17.0
table 3.-selected farm expenditures for all commercial
farms and for farms with a value of farm products
Sold of $100,000 or More, for the United States: 1959
All
commercial
farms
($1,000)
Farms with a value of
farm products sold of
$100,000 or more
Item
Total
($1,000)
Percent of
total for
all
commercial
4,481,682
3,738,663
748,004
2,531,251
462,286
1,443,593
736,548
1,094,875
118,441
788,981
73,163
116,051
16.4
29.3
Hired labor
Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and
Table 4.-PERCENT OF TOTAL FOR ALL COMMERCIAL FARMS REP-
resented by totals for farms with a value of farm
Products Sold of $100,000 or More, for Selected Farm
Products, for the United States: 1959
Farm products sold
All farm products
Cash-grain cropa:
Rice
Wheat
Cotton
Fruits and nuts
Irish potatoes
Sugar beets
Sugarcane
Tobacco
Vegetables
Field crops and cash-grain crops other than the above
Poultry products
Dairy products
Cattle and calves
Hogs and pigs
Sheep and lambs
Livestock products other than poultry and dairy
Forest products and horticultural specialty crops....
Percent of
total value
of farm
products sold
for all
commercial
farms
represented
by total for
farms with a
value of farm
products sold
of $100,000
16.8
18.5
40.3
Kinds of large-scale farms. -Large-scale farms vary greatly in
size of operation and other characteristics. The following data
indicate the distribution of these farms by selected size of opera-
tion as measured by the value of farm products sold in 1959.
Value of farm products sold Number of farms
$1,000,000 or more 408
$500,000 to $999,999 800
$200,000 to $499,999 4,570
$100,000 to $199,999 14,201
INTRODUCTION
9
Large-scale farms vary greatly in land area. Some, such as
feedlots, "drylot" dairies, poultry farms, greenhouses, etc., are
less than 10 acres in size. The distribution of large-scale farms,
by size of farm, as measured by land area was as follows:
Size of farm Number of farms
Under 10 acres 514
10 to 49 acres 1,446
50 to 69 acres 264
70 to 99 acres 387
100 to 139 acres 467
140 to 179 acres 510
180 to 219 acres 466
220 to 259 acres 473
260 to 499 acres 2,430
500 to 999 acres 3,424
1,000 to 1,999 acres 3,579
2,000 or more acres 6,019
The distribution by tenure of the operator of large-scale com-
mercial farms differs significantly from that of all commercial
farms.
Tenure of farm operator
Percent distribution
All
commercial
Large-
100.0
45.3
29.2
0.7
24.6
100.0
29.9
13.1
12.6
Approximately one out of every 6 farms operated by farm manag-
ers in the United States is a large-scale farm.
In most cases, large-scale farms are specialized farms. The
distribution of all commercial farms and large-scale farms, by type
of farm, was as follows:
Cash- grain
Tobacco
Cotton
Other field-crop
Vegetable
Fruit- and -nut
Poultry
Dairy
Livestock farms other than poultry
and dairy and livestock ranches..
Livestock ranches
General
Miscellaneous
398,047
190,057
241,849
38,332
21,912
61,419
616,902
67,159
.
37,155
Farms with a value of
farm products sold of
$100,000 or more
1,179
68
2,990
COMPARISON OF LARGE-SCALE FARMS AND ALL
COMMERCIAL FARMS
The resources used and production per farm for large-scale
farms were several times those for all commercial farms. For ex-
ample, the average acreage of land in farms for large-scale farms
was 14 times that for all commercial farms. Because the large-
scale farms are more specialized than all commercial farms, dif-
ferences in averages between large-scale and all commercial farms
per farm reporting were very large both for resources used and pro-
duction of each farm product.
Average per fa
Land in farms acres.
Cropland harvested acres.
Hired farmworkers persons .
Tractors, other than garden number.
Fertilizer used tons.
Expenditures for 6 items1 dollars, 1,000.
Value of all farm products sold dollars, 1,000.
average per acre, dollars..
The North average per farm, dollars, 1,000..
average per acre, dollars..
The South average per farm, dollars, 1,000..
average per acre, dollars..
The Went average per farm, dollars, 1,000..
average per acre, dollars..
Cattle and calves number..
Milk cow number..
Hogs and pigs number. .
Sheep and lambs number. .
Chickens 4 months old and over number. .
number. .
Hogs and pigs sold alive number..
Milk and cream sold pounds . .
Chicken eggs sold dozens . .
Broilers sold number. .
Turkeys raised number. .
Sheep and lambs 3old alive number..
Farms with
a value of
products
sold of
! L0 ■. 00
42,098
282,276
1,418
16,317
584
10,505
33
1,720
includes feed for livestock and poultry; purchase of livestock and poultry;
machine hire; hired labor; seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees; and gasoline and other
petroleum fuel and oil for the farm business.
There were significant differences between all commercial farms
and large-scale farms in the average acres of selected crops har-
vested per unit of various kinds of equipment and in the use of
purchased inputs and the production or sales per animal or per
acre.
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LARGE-SCALE FARMING
Acres of cropland harvested per tractor (other than garden)
Average acres of corn harvested for grain per corn picker
Average tons of hay harvested per pickup baler
Average regular hired workers
Percent of farms reporting—
Use of commercial fertiliser
Wheel tractors
Pounds of fertilizer used per acre fertilised
Value of milk and cream sold per milk cow dollars
Value of eggs sold per chicken 4 months old and over dollars
Yield per acre of—
Corn for grain bushels
Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for hay and for dehydrating tons
Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover and grasses
cut for hay tons
Irish potatoes bushels
Change in the number of large-scale farms.— Few data on large-
scale farming are available for prior censuses. A special report
for the 1930 Census of Agriculture, "Large-Scale Farming in the
United States, 1929," presents data for 7,875 large-scale farms.
However, 1,546 of these large farms had a value of farm products
sold or used by the operator's household of under $30,000 and
only 1,008 had a value of farm products of $100,000 or more. The
minimum value of farm products sold used for selecting large-scale
farms for 1929 differed from that used for 1959. Moreover, the
values of farm products sold in 1929 and 1959 are not comparable
because of changes in the price level of farm products. (The
index number of prices received by farmers (1910-14=100) pub-
lished by the United States Department of Agriculture was 148 for
1929 and 240 for 1959.)
The classification of farms by type of farm for 1929 was made
on the basis of principal source of income. While the basis of the
type of farm classification for 1929 and 1959 differed somewhat,
the number of farms by type of farm is reasonably comparable be-
cause large-scale farms in 1929 were also highly specialized.
Hence the classification of large-scale farms by type of farm for
1929 would not have been significantly different from that which
would have been obtained by the use of the 1959 criteria for the
type of farm classification. The distribution of these large-scale
farms in 1929 by type of farm and value of farm products sold or
used by the operator's family was as follows:
With changes in price level, most farms with value of farm prod-
ucts of $60,000 or more in 1929 would have had a value of farm
products sold equivalent to approximately $100,000 or more in
1959. If adjustments are made because of the change in the level
of farm prices, the comparable number of large-scale farms (in
farms with a value of farm products sold equal to approximately
$100,000 at 1959 prices), by type of farm for 1929 and 1959 would
be as follows:
Number of large-scale farms
Total
Cash-grain
Tobacco
Cotton
Other field-crop
Vegetable
Fruit-and-nut
Poultry
Dairy
Livestock other than poultry and dairy
General
All other
1Does not include data for Alaska and Hawaii
2,000
1,755
6,156
Number of farms by type
Value of products sold or
used by the operator's
fsjnily
(dollars)
Total
Cash-
Tobacco
Cotton
Other
field-
Vegetable
Fruit-
Poultry
oai.
Livestock
other than
poultry
and dairy
General
All
7,875
1,546
3,145
764
908
504
536
202
154
56
16
26
8
10
486
100
242
45
23
21
6
1
128
12
50
12
18
5
13
10
7
1
441
69
228
42
42
26
16
9
5
3
1
571
49
309
71
71
26
29
6
6
2
1
1
785
117
352
85
95
45
45
16
19
1
1,924
780
636
132
153
73
78
37
19
7
1
2
2
4
225
95
76
11
19
7
8
3
1
1
882
147
452
83
90
46
34
14
7
5
3
1
2,237
154
730
272
356
240
270
91
67
28
7
16
3
3
50
9
23
6
6
2
2
1
1
146
Under 30,000
30,000 to 49,999
50,000 to 59,999
60,000 to 79,999
14
47
6
13
11
100,000 to 149,999
150,000 to 199,999
200,000 to 299,999
300,000 to 399,999
400,000 to 499,999
500,000 to 749,999
750,000 to 999,999
20
11
14
2
2
1
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LARGE-SCALE FARMING
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Table 5.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR COMMERCIAL FARMS AND FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF
FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000 OR MORE, FOR THE UNITED STATES AND REGIONS: CENSUS OF 1959
FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE
Farms number
Land in farms acres
Average size of farm acres
Value of land and buildings:1
Average per farm dollars
Average per acre dollars
Land in farms according to use:
Cropland harvested farms reporting
Cropland used only for pasture acres
Cropland not harvested
and not pastured farms reporting
Cultivated summer fallow2 farms reporting
Soil-improvement grasses
and legumes farms reporting
Other cropland (idle and crop failure)3 acres
Woodland pastured acres
Woodland not pastured acres
Other pasture (not cropland
and not woodland) acres
Improved pasture* farms reporting
Irrigated land in farms* farms reporting
Irrigated cropland harvested5 acres.
Land-use practices:*
Cropland in cover crops acres.
Cropland used for grain or row
crops farmed on contour acres.
Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil-erosion control acres .
System of terraces on crop and pasture land.. acres.
FARM OPERATORS BY AGE
Operators reporting age number.
Under 25 years number .
25 to 34 years number.
35 to 44 years number.
45 to 54 years number.
55 to 64 years number .
65 or more years number.
OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME
Farm operators —
Working off their farms, total. operators reporting.
1 to 99 days operators reporting.
100 to 199 days operators reporting.
200 or more days operators reporting.
With other members of family
working off farm operators reporting .
WHr. income from sources other
than farm operated and
off-farm work operators reporting.
With other income of family
exceeding value of agricultural
products sold operators reporting .
Operators not working off their farms or not
reporting as to work off their farms number.
With other members of family working
off farm operators reporting .
With Income from sources other than
farm operated operators reporting .
With other Income of family exceeding value of
agricultural products sold. operators reporting.
FARMS BY SIZE
Under 10 acres number .
10 to 49 acres number .
50 to 69 acres number .
70 to 99 acres number.
100 to 139 acre3 number.
140 to 179 acres number.
180 to 219 acres number.
220 to 259 acres number.
260 to 499 acres number.
500 to 999 acres number.
1,000 to 1,999 acres number.
2,000 or more acres number.
FARMS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR
All farm operators :
Full owners number .
Part owners number .
Managers number.
All tenants number.
See footnotes at end of table.
The United States
2,265,591
295,477,889
55,145,332
743,891
60,771,405
181,126
29,977,966
240,308
13,222,067
17,571,372
67,460,590
51,009,981
411,826,041
277,667
21,774,863
247,043
32,238,377
25,660,792
8,314,022
21,072,690
2,388,160
45,352
292,002
563,082
689,492
585,353
212,879
808,440
457,929
104,639
245,872
321,935
232,489
1,607,577
231,635
406,889
69,893
79,003
,
119,872
226,152
269,839
299,887
188,922
167,072
429,346
J-'.. I
76,327
56,011
1,094,645
705,938
16,984
598,450
Total farms
with value
of farm
products
sold of
$100,000
16,968
14,983,367
3,363,401
3,636,803
2,772
1,948,793
2,038
465,307
1,222,703
6,163,867
2,686,510
86,789,237
2,701
3,812,459
10,240
7,472,133
6,013,373
448,484
714,878
18,955
149
2,318
5,716
5,676
3,390
1,706
848
16,761
1,124
6,014
474
2,430
3,424
3,579
6,019
5,973
8,863
2,618
2,525
Total
commercial
1,222,723
189,897,173
22,450,300
380,255
28,608,755
102,867
13,620,634
132,245
6,670,149
8,317,972
17,560,086
15,752,051
93,167,116
123,132
4,023,534
34,892
3,343,167
2,835,200
4,440,211
10,847,985
1,259,096
25,020
174,778
306,677
345,191
292,782
114,648
415,325
240,686
55,924
118,715
110,191
857,170
120,985
223,786
29,442
21,692
59,263
35,921
113,845
154,631
205,284
128,266
120,825
287,852
100,888
586,676
385,501
5,151
295,167
Total farms
with value
of farm
products
sold of
$100,000
4,602
3,211,043
395,762
106,392
134,462
130,572
122,433
155,784
Total
839,265
68,192,494
23,918,066
282,475
13,721,541
25,773
2,522,452
94,925
4,503,178
6,695,911
33,100,830
32,191,173
118,728,683
126,025
13,513,652
58,975
7,766,525
5,957,824
3,361,926
9,023,540
901,066
17,716
91,760
200,382
279,114
239,702
72,392
310,058
178,466
35,893
95,699
92,940
601,710
89,258
131,340
31,855
41,865
212,842
72,819
94,277
100,098
78,453
52,055
38,880
115,556
63,700
24,874
16,349
389,897
243,783
7,804
270,284
Total farms
with value
of farm
products
sold of
$100,000
5,364
5,190,031
1,508,158
245,328
511,878
3,003,885
1,983,540
25,208,838
1,198
2,585,274
2,423
1,515,924
994,930
209,147
282,212
1,686
1,843
1,090
Total
ommerci
203,603
37,388,222
8,776,966
81,161
18,441,109
52,486
13,834,880
13,138
2,048,740
2,557,489
16,799,674
3,066,757
199,930,242
28,510
4,237,677
153,176
21,128,685
16,867,768
511,885
1,201,165
.-.■■',■'■«<
2,616
25,464
56,023
65,187
52,869
25,839
83,057
38,777
12,822
31,458
29,358
148,697
21,392
51,763
8,596
15,446
43 , 191
11,132
18,030
15,110
16,150
8,601
7,367
25,938
23,702
20,129
26,958
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Table 5.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTIC. TOR COMMERCIAL FARMS AND FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF
FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000 OR MORE, FOR THE UNITED STATES AND REGIONS: CENSUS OF 1959-Con.
FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM
Cash-grain farms number..
Tobacco farms number. .
Cotton farms number. .
Other field-crop farms number..
Vegetable farms number . .
Fruit-and-nut farms number..
Poultry farms number. .
Dairy farms number . .
Livestock farms other than poultry and
dairy farms and livestock ranches number . .
Livestock ranches number . .
General farms number. .
Miscellaneous number. ,
SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
Grain combines1 farms reporting . .
number . ,
Corn pickers6 farms reporting . .
number. .
Pick-up balers4 farms reporting . .
number . .
Field forage harvesters farms reporting. .
number. .
Motortrucks farms reporting..
number . .
Tractors number. .
Tractors other than garden number.
Wheel tractors farms reporting .
number .
Crawler tractors farms reporting.
number.
Garden tractors farms reporting.
number.
Automobiles farms reporting.
number.
Telephone farms reporting.
Home freezer farms reporting .
Milking machine farms reporting .
Electric milk cooler farms reporting .
Crop drier (for grain, forage,
or other crops) farms reporting .
Power-operated elevator, conveyor,
or blower farms reporting .
FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION
Hired workers persons .
Regular hired workers {employed
150 or more days) persons .
USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME
Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing
materials used during the year farms reporting.
acres on which used.
Dry materials tons .
Liquid materials tons.
Crops on which used —
Hay and cropland pasture acres .
Dry materials tons .
Liquid materials tons.
Other pasture (not cropland) acres .
Dry materials tons .
Liquid materials tons.
Lime or liming materials used
during the year acres limed.
SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES
Any of the following specified
expenditures farms reporting .
Feed for livestock and poultry farms reporting.
dollars.
Purchase of livestock and poultry dollars.
MBchine hire dollars .
Hired labor farms reporting .
dollars.
Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees dollars.
Gasoline and other petroleum fuel
and oil for the farm business farms reporting.
dollars .
The United States
190,057
241, 849
38,332
21,912
61,419
103,279
428,293
616,902
67,159
211,613
37,155
737,191
615,327
624,744
266,353
281,402
1,633,579
2,234,212
4,234,453
3,946,920
1,946,305
3,778,230
133,687
168,690
268,139
287,533
1,662,505
1,462,287
610,256
401,350
48,745
875,783
i,48: , —
674,917
1,733,431
124,124,519
18,143,681
16,577,156
1,566,525
11,897,398
1,868,609
48,624
3,884,554
624,598
15,736
Total farms
with value
of farm
products
sold of
$100,000
1,049
1,693
2,000
1,755
7,457
13,919
3,505
4,982
6,138
7,893
4,769
6,727
19,235
96,843
125,527
121,338
18,146
LOO, is:
8,414
20,457
2,586
4,189
18,526
14,345
2,398
2,154
1,890
9,078
303,179
192,588
714,277
8,281,722
2,023,925
1,656,591
367,334
902,109
129,685
8,454
523,980
70,142
2,741
2,415,277 19,979
1,926,188 13,286
4,481,681,828 736,547,617
3,738,662,975 1,094,875,209
748,004,034
1,459,502
2,531,250,774
118,441,301
19,742
788,980,683
Total
ommerci
■'..'■'
3,650
6,758
9,279
9,392
12,565
39,637
331,035
422,631
5,920
107,073
692,288
724, 599
625,956
647,530
451,430
455,512
212,711
222,424
879,879
1,121,414
2,670,545
2,472,046
1,167,464
2,411,658
53,567
60,388
186,671
198,499
1,056,586
854,112
486,674
304,267
36,021
727,922
412,344
227,937
886,978
70,524,646
8,038,905
7,411,398
627,507
702,519
12,916
792,426
113,332
2,920
1,272,033
1,112,755
2,452,994,637
2,142,205,663
237,452,243
711,435
786,6L4J 59
Total farms
with value
of farm
products
sold of
$100,000
3,035
2,066
2,360
19,326
26,738
25,187
4,631
23,066
1,306
2,121
44,543
33,403
73,587
1,435,836
251,936
219,657
32,279
5,122
3,983
186,332,080
352,452,352
6,160,029
5,054
134,361,650
Total
ommerci
54,760
186,407
225,983
19,009
6,735
14,966
50,946
66,945
153,025
35,939
82,439
14,614
143,053
160,366
80,147
82,794
106,015
108,775
31,719
34,388
555,282
725,634
1,071,980
1,018,032
593,122
993,384
20,899
24,648
49,460
53,948
416,350
454,822
74,553
71,784
8,499
83,646
791,789
290,733
724,995
39,408,552
7,985,689
7,564,781
420,908
5,356,094
946,617
20,123
2,834,679
480,604
11,614
911,641
657,759
1,223,488,844
783,569,142
330,677,459
583,132
874,983,264
Total farms
with value
of farm
products
sold of
$100,000
2,661
5,207
1,063
1,432
1,844
2,239
1,123
1,749
6,115
28,818
45,494
44,300
5,800
41,214
1,725
3,086
693
1,194
Total
131,276
72,201
74,699
3,014,498
851,183
766,727
84,456
378,255
60,996
2,637
443,009
60,694
2,214
6,306
4,165
189,792,750
215,792,445
43,306,489
6,279
213,014,711
20,127,002
6,259
19,159,631
5,785
33,888
12,696
30,313
41,246
25,300
22,101
6,251
65,034
80,195
6,383
6,867
21,923
24,590
198,418
387,164
491,928
456,842
185,719
373,188
59,221
83,654
32,008
35,086
189,569
153,353
49,029
280,911
156,247
121,458
14,191,321
2,119,087
1,600,977
518,110
257,449
30,662
1,202
231,603
155,674
805,198,347
812,888,170
179,874,332
164,935
869,653,451
See footnotes at end of table
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
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Table 5.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR COMMERCIAL FARMS AND FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF
FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000 OR MORE, FOR THE UNITED STATES AND REGIONS: CENSUS OF 1959-Con.
ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE
All farm products sold total, dollars.
average per farm, dollars.
All crops sold dollars .
Field crops, other than vegetables
and fruits and nuts, sold dollars.
Vegetables sold dollars.
Fruits and nuts sold dollars.
Forest products and horticultural
specialty products sold dollars.
All livestock and livestock products
sold dollars.
Poultry and poultry products sold dollars.
Dairy products sold dollars.
Livestock and livestock products,
other than poultry and dairy, sold dollars.
LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
Cattle and calves farms reporting .
number.
Milk cows farms reporting .
number.
Hogs and pigs : farms reporting .
number.
Sheep and lambs farms reporting .
number .
Lambs under 1 year old number.
Sheep 1 year old and over number.
Ewes number .
Rams and wethers number .
Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting.
number .
Livestock and livestock products sold:
Cattle and calves sold alive farms reporting.
number .
dollars.
Cattle sold alive farms reporting.
number,
dollars .
Calves sold alive farms reporting.
number,
dollars .
Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting.
number .
dollars.
Sheep and lambs sold alive farms reporting.
number,
dollars .
Milk and cream sold farms reporting.
dollars .
Broilers sold farms reporting .
number.
dollar.1!.
Other chickens sold farms reporting.
number,
dollars.
Chicken eggs sold farms reporting .
dozens .
dollars.
Turkeys raised farms reporting.
number.
SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting .
Under 11 acres6 farms reporting .
11 to 24 acres6 farms reporting .
25 to 49 acres6 farms reporting.
50 to 74 acres6 farms reporting .
75 to 99 acre36 farms reporting .
100 or more acres6 farms reporting .
Harvested for grain farms reporting.
bushels.
Sales farms reporting .
bushels .
The United States
Total
12,968,785,841
10,085,952,796
735,978,080
1,362,360,762
..... 14,1 14,21 .
2,287,571,297
3,918,461,447
10,288,661,458
1,830,015
85,531,612
1,287,415
15,386,721
256,937
31,235,882
11,012,819
20,223,063
19,195,949
1,027,114
1,647,541
48,161,437
7,507,201,766
989,152
76,602,805
2,306,981,001
222,565
23,780,691
316,196,825
855,192
101,711,170,906
3,918,461,447
40,287
1,409,642,772
749,915,619
648,433
204,747,266
106,422,566
840,903
3,425,535,427
1,097,380,046
1,627,823
74,923,647
395,265
353,416
1,496,707
65,712,095
3,565,917,134
718,345
1,604,111,811
Total farms
with value
of farm
products
sold of
$100,000
1,261,336,321
372,673,957
437,331,514
2,595,182,502
395,847,100
297,211,139
12,102
9,310,652
5,307
600,222
1,045,180
1,976
4,036,493
1,615,046
2,421,445
2,326,898
94,547
NA
8,546,453
1,779,198,214
10,412
7,375,047
1,643,107,913
7,751
1,171,406
136,090,301
3,580
1,482,436
45,697,363
1,613
4,049,305
53,107,526
82,374
5,639,588,454
297,211,139
2,167
16,565,112
9,454,294
2,337
326,003,257
117,423,506
3,562
4,804
1,001,018
65,511,044
2,100
26,981,384
Total
4,112,995,655
187,607,148
208,076,069
368,263,137
10,015,828,045
1,008,062,682
2,614,953,595
1,039,248
45,168,083
755,597
10,420,330
171,081
10,797,232
4,681,173
6,116,059
1,003,970
25,850,754
4,279,709,792
657,092
64,486,095
1,944,422,741
148,070
8,636,549
124,746,036
638,935
72,676,928,365
2,614,953,595
7,879
250,974,375
156,219,425
511,036
125,846,605
64,696,228
599,902
2,037,293,455
609,817,733
1,008,576
60,961,216
107,425
190,783
915,759
53,771,122
' .' 0,074, 107
504,027
1,431,849,286
Total farms
with value
of farm
products
sold of
$100,000
329,590,864
118,409,481
33,221,581
757,195,821
128,724,591
20,664,932
513
374,159
295,441
78,718
75,643
3,075
NA
2,295,102
562,763,227
3,237
2,164,216
546,356,503
867
1,912
1,008,535
30,739,241
1,001
5,867,135
3,811,677
1,092
91,508,472
33,868,865
2,550
681,339
48,474,468
4,736,737,039
3,886,254,929
174,754,402
425,895,620
3,603,571,492
927,812,557
715,872,506
1,959,886,429
640,459
24,067,281
431,068
3,277,286
2,332,786
5,235,909
4,852,308
383,601
509,364
.12,073,041
1,530,669,857
302,270
10,415,152
306,312,187
155,740
15,369,538,682
715,872,506
30,684
1,087,494,843
548,356,994
106,192
48,998,944
27,469,392
198,003
782,973,224
286,890,002
586,143
12,804,056
277, 536
153,514
565,515
11,350,137
399,803,548
205,822
146,676,659
Total farms
with value
of farm
products
sold of
$100,000
399,592,655
85,886,731
203,131,036
604,652,659
159,044,130
75,573,862
170,0 4,66'
3,927
2,886,890
1,452
182,796
463
653,708
249,411
404,297
371,715
32,582
1,965,738
347,797,594
3,027
1,483,289
287,110,782
4,457
482,449
60,686,812
1,208
252,358
7,399,935
1,690
229,405
10,368,822
Total
2,086,702,212
373,616,530
728,389,073
2,875,294,665
351,696,058
587,635,346
1,935,963,261
150,308
16,296,248
100,750
1,689,105
34,405
12,869,955
3,998,860
8,871,095
8,531,482
339,613
134,207
10,237,642
1,696,822,117
29,790
1,701,558
56,246,073
28,606
10,543,413
134,128,435
60,517
13,664,703,859
587,635,346
1,724
71,173,554
45,339,200
31,205
29,901,717
14,256,946
42,998
605,268,748
200,672,311
33,104
1,158,375
10,304
9,119
15,433
590,836
36,039,279
8,496
25,585,866
See footnotes at end of table.
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LARGE-SCALE FARMING
Table 5.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR COMMERCIAL FARMS AND FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF
FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000 OR MORE, FOR THE UNITED STATES AND REGIONS: CENSUS OF 1959-Con.
The United States
of farm
products
sold of
$100,000
Total
ommerci
Total farms
with value
of farm
products
sold of
$100,000
Total
ommerci
Total farms
with value
of farm
products
sold of
$100,000
Total
ommerci
farms
Total farms
with value
of farm
products
sold of
$100,000
SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED— Continued
Hay crops:10
Land from which hay was cut
Coastal Bermudagr
farms reporting .
for hay... farms reporting.
849,513
24,862,753
58,404,296
11,242,319
I 5( i30
236,598
34,157
6,046
1,112,642
4,495,129
2,539,594
14,003
29,974
2,053
671,138
18,174,559
1,001,99!
3,674,512
2,224
241,734
618,018
154,119
85,232
1,444/
3,387,362
539,475
4,368
115,930
236,598
34,157
59,867
171,970
54,915
14,003
29,974
2,053
93,143
5,243,314
16,014,939
7,028,332
3,165
811,041
3,705,141
2,330,560
Sales
Lespedeza cut for hay.
485,921
12,212,793
0,022,428
1,450,472
169,584
2,418,641
3,076,165
171,490
1,367
204,965
320,274
36, 529
56,231
2,445
377,696
9,471,783
15,975,865
1,085,360
29,354
518,141
615,352
23,096
60,337
108,712
6,321
84,245
1,528,898
2,174,238
120,397
140,230
L,900,50
2,460,813
148,394
31,135
50,954
6,253
35,304
54,303
2,340
23,980
1,212,112
1,872,325
244,215
113,493
160,608
23,955
1,403
30,366
53,305
10,956
1,403
30,366
53,305
10,956
..farms reporting.
Sales tons .
Wild hay cut farms reporting .
Sales..
Other hay i
. farms reporting .
166,669
3,229,038
3,346,947
281,327
163, 611
9,987,785
8,217,620
766,448
172,756
4,086,048
5,140,336
433,033
1,296
124,848
194,979
32,541
846,100
780,156
23,718
1,341
190,376
290,344
30,441
68,209
1,493,208
1,259,953
37,750
129,889
7,587,874
5,718,990
507,956
70,030
1,523,217
1,899,749
135,720
...■.:,..-]'.'
361,195
9,850
14,796
21,593
1,876
73,985
895,423
974,751
35,572
20,142
651,438
840,713
141,006
93,131
2,141,002
2,801,000
241,927
38,731
54,833
4,286
136,860
210,309
21,158
24,475
840,407
1,112,243
208,005
13,580
1,748,473
1,657,917
117,486
9,595
421,829
439,587
55,386
87,239
150,212
31,598
386,762
364,128
9,582
38,720
58,442
7,407
tons, green weight.
72,001
1,320,196
8,582,513
62,388
1,065,389
6, 114,198
4,864
109,098
. '., ,188
4,749
145,709
1,136,127
416,002
1,184,492
370,231,970
1,552
273,759
96,309,189
168,998
629,784
186,038,533
229,723
125,619
27,072,788
17,281
429,089
157,120,649
Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees1 2 farms reporting .
NA Not available.
1Does not include data for Hawaii.
2Data are for 17 States.
3Data include cropland for future harvest, crop failure, and other cropland for Hawaii; and cropland failure and other cropland for Alaska.
^Does not include data for Alaska.
5Data are for 19 States (17 Western States, Louisiana, and Hawaii).
6Does not include data for Alaska and Hawaii.
7Includes farms reporting lime only except for Alaska and Hawaii.
8Does not Include farms reporting cream only.
9Includes milk equivalent of cream and butterfat sold.
10Data are for each kind of hay in States for which a separate inquiry was carried on the questionnaire; data included with "Other hay cut" where there '
11Does not include acreage for farms with less than 20 bushels harvested.
12Does not include data for farms with less than 20 trees or grapevines, nor data for Alaska.
separate inquiry.
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
15
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE, BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959
Total farms
with value
of farm
products
sold of
$100,000
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
FARMS, ACREACE, AND VALUE
Farms number
Land in farms acres
Average size of farm acres
Value of la-d and buildings:
Average per farm dollars
Average per acre dollars
Land in farms according to use:
Cropland harvested farms reporting
Cropland used only for pasture acres
Cropland not harvested
and not pastured acres
Cultivated summer fallow farms reporting
Soil -improvement grasses
and legumes farms reporting
Other cropland (idle and crop failure) acres
Woodland pastured acres
Woodland not pastured acres
Other pasture (not cropland
and not woodland ) acres
Improved pasture farms reporting
Irrigated land In farms farms reporting
Irrigated cropland harvested acres
Land-use practices:
Cropland in cover crops acres
Cropland used for grain or row
crops farmed on contour acres
Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil-erosion control acres
System of terraces on crop and pasture land acres
FARM OPERATORS BY ACE
Operators reporting age number
IKIer 25 years number
25 to 34 years number
35 to 44 years number
45 to 54 years number
5e to 64 years number
O or more years number
OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME
Farm operators-
Working off their farms, total. .. .operators
1 to 99 days operators
100 to 199 days operators
200 or more days operators
With other members of family
working of f farm operators
With income from sources other
than farm operated and
off-farm work operators
With other income of family
exceeding value of agricultural
products sold operators
reporting,
reporting,
reporting,
reporting.
reporting,
reporting.
Operators not working off their farms or not
reporting as to work off their farms number.
With other members of family working
off farm operators reporting.
With income from sources other than
farm operated operators reporting.
With other income of family exceeding value of
agricultural products sold. .. .operators reporting.
FARMS BY SIZE
Under 10 acres number.
10 to 49 acres number.
50 to 69 acres number.
70 to 99 acres number.
100 to 139 acres number.
140 to 179 acres number.
180 to 219 acres number .
220 to 259 acres number.
260 to 499 acres number.
500 to 999 acres number.
1,000 to 1,999 acres number.
2,000 or more acres number.
FARMS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR
All farm operators :
Full owners number.
Part owners number.
Managers .number.
numbe r .
16,968
14,983,367
3,363,401
3,636,803
2,772
1,948,793
2,038
465,307
1,222,703
6,163,867
2,686,510
86,789,237
2,701
3,812,459
10,240
7,472,133
6,013,373
448,484
714,878
18,955
149
2,318
5,676
3,390
1,706
16,761
1,124
6,014
474
2,430
3,424
3,579
6,019
5,973
8,863
2,618
2,525
6,095
10
1,836
See footnotes at end of table .
16
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE, BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
Middle Atlantic
East North Central
FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE
Farms number.
Value of land and buildings:
Average per farm dollars.
Average per acre dollars.
Cropland used only for pasture acres
Cropland not harvested
and not pastured acres
Cultivated summer fallow farms reporting
Other cropland (idle and crop failure) acres
Woodland pastured acres
Woodland not pastured acres
Other pasture (not cropland
and not woodland) acres
Improved pasture farms reporting
Irrigated land in farms fan
Irrigated cropland harvested .
Land-use practices:
Cropland in cover crops acres
Cropland u6ed for grain or row
crops farmed on contour acres
Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil -erosion control acres
System of terraces on crop and pasture land acres
FARM OPERATORS BY AGE
Operators reporting age number
Under 25 years number
25 to 34 years r number
35 to 44 years number
45 to 54 years r number
55 to 64 years number
65 or more years number
OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME
Farm operators —
Working off their farms, total .... operators reporting.
1 to 99 days operators reporting .
100 to 199 days operators reporting.
200 or more days operators reporting.
With other members of family
working off farm operators reporting.
With income from sources other
than farm operated and
off-farm work operators reporting.
With other income of family
exceeding value of agricultural
products sold operators reporting.
OP'
rators not working off their farms or not
porting as to work off their farms .number.
With other members of family working
off farm operators reporting.
With income from sources other than
farm operated operators reporting.
With other income of family exceeding value of
agricultural products sold. .. .operators reporting.
FARMS BY SIZE
FA
All farm operato
M ■
BY TENURE OF OPERATOR
See footnotes
at
end
of table.
8,053
2,830
22,768
17,630
2,120
15,439
3,138
6,308
13,374
4,119
3,896
6,989
10,239
1,230
3,579
9,793
9,531
4,109
2,566
15,029
10,124
20,229
8,642
1,815
2,382
2,571
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
17
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
West North Central
North Dakota
South Dakota
IBM . k REAGE, ANT VALVI
Value of land and buildings
Average per farm
Average per acre
Cropland used only for pasture acres
Cropland not harvested
and not pastured acres
Cultivated sumner fallow farms reporting
Other cropland (idle and crop failure).
Woodland pastured
Woodland not pastured
Other pasture (not cropland
and not woodland)
Improved past
.farms reporting
Irrigated land in farms farms reporting
Irrigated cropland harvested acres
Land-use practices:
Cropland in cover crops acres
Cropland used for grain or row
crops farmed on contour acres
Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil-erosion control acres
System of terraces on crop and pasture land acres
FARM OPERATORS BY AGE
Operators reporting age number .
Under 25 years number.
25 to 34 years number.
35 to 44 years number.
45 to 54 years number .
55 to 64 years number.
65 or more years number.
OFF -FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME
Farm operators —
Working off their farms, total. .. .operators reporting.
1 to 99 days operators reporting .
100 to 199 day3 operators reporting .
200 or more days operators reporting .
With other members of family
working off farm operators reporting .
With Income from sources other
than farm operated and
off-farm work operators reporting.
With other income of family
exceeding value of agricultural
products sold operators reporting.
Operators not working off their farms or not
reporting as to work off their farms number.
With other members of family working
off farm operators reporting .
With income from sources other than
farm operated operators reporting .
With other income of family exceeding value of
agricultural products sold. .. .operators reporting.
MRU '■ ■■■ '■'-
Under 10 .
10 to 49
50 to 69
70 to 99
140 to 179 acres
160 to 219 acre;
220 to 259 acrei
260 to 499 acrei
500 to 999 acrei
1,000 to 1,999 i
2,000 or more a<
. number .
. number .
.number,
.number.
. number .
. number .
.number.
. number .
.number,
.number.
. number .
.number.
FARMS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR
All farm operators:
Full owners number.
Part owners number.
Managers number .
All tenants number.
See footnotes at end of table.
8,340
5,325
NA
1,135
1,506
1,729
987
3,667
3,366
15,571
3,593
35,717
72
5,647
3,603
39,248
5,823
3,346
24,396
21,308
61,098
57
21,113
14,949
15,296
211,1 '■
4
2,240
3,664
2,031
8,561
6,775
23,638
10,218
1,524,097
13
1,589
1,708
1,836
13,547
6,608
11,947
2,281
9,281
19,240
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LARGE-SCALE FARMING
Table 6.
-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE, BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
South Atlantic
FARMS, ACREAGE, ANT' VALUE
size of farm.
Value of land and buildings:
Average per farm
Average per acre
Cropland used only for pasture acres.
Cropland not harvested
and not pastured acres.
Cultivated summer fallow farms reporting.
Other cropland (idle and crop failure) acres.
Woodland pastured acres .
Woodland not pastured acres .
Other pasture (not cropland
and not woodland) acres .
Improved pasture farms reporting .
Irrigated land in farms
Irrigated cropland harvested.
.farms reporting.
Land-use practices:
Cropland in cover crops
Cropland used for grain or row
crops farmed on contour
Land in strip- cropping systems for
soil-erosion control
System of terraces on crop and pasture land.
FARM OPERATORS BY AGE
Operators reporting age number.
Under 25 years number.
25 to 34 years number .
35 to 44 years number.
45 to 54 years number.
64 years number .
65
OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME
rm operators —
Working off their farms, total .... operators reporting.
1 to 99 days operators reporting .
100 to 199 days operators reporting .
200 or more days operators reporting .
With other members of family
working off farm operators reporting .
With income from sources other
than farm operated and
off-farm work operators reporting.
With other income of family
exceeding value of agricultural
products sold operators reporting .
Operators not working off their farms or not
reporting as to work off their farms number.
With other members of family working
off farm operators reporting .
With income from sources other than
farm operated operators reporting .
With other income of family exceeding value of
agricultural products sold. .. .operators reporting.
FARMS BY SIZE
FARMS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR
.number.
. number .
.number,
.number.
.number.
. number .
.number,
.number.
.number.
. number .
. number .
.number.
All farm operators:
Full owners number .
Part owners number .
Managers number.
number .
1,145
2,093
1,876
16,407
7,334
3,137
3,419
3,692
23,757
NA
15,386
1,032
3,418
445
2,495
14,387
11,921
98,637
5,522
1,784
3,724
66,622
9,953
99,200
9,846
5,205
8,199
18,828
51,593
268,338
11,940
7,016
footnotes
of table.
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
19
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
East South Central
West South Central
FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE
size of farm.
Value of land and buildings:
Average per farm dollars .
Average per acre dollars .
Cropland used only for pasture.
Cropland not harvested
and not pastured
Cultivated summer fallow
Other cropland (Idle and crop failure) acres
Woodland pastured acres
Woodland not pastured acres
Other pasture (not cropland
and not woodland) acres
Improved pasture farms reporting
Irrigated land in farms.
Irrigated cropland harvested.
Land-use practices:
Cropland in cover crops acres.
Cropland used for grain or row
crops farmed on contour acres.
Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil-erosion control acres.
System of terraces on crop and pasture land acres.
FARM OPERATORS BY AGE
Operators reporting age number .
Under 25 years number .
25 to 34 years number.
35 to 44 years number.
45 to 54 years number .
55 to 64 years number.
65 or more years number.
OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME
Farm operators —
Working off their farms, total. .. .operators reporting.
1 to 99 days operators reporting.
100 to 199 days operators reporting.
200 or more days operators reporting .
With other members of family
working off farm operators reporting.
With income from sources other
than farm operated and
off-farm work operators reporting.
With other income of family
exceeding value of agricultural
products sold operators reporting.
Operators not working off their farms or not
reporting as to work off their farms number.
With other members of family working
off farm operators reporting .
With income from sources other than
farm operated operators reporting.
With other income of family exceeding value of
agricultural products sold. .. .operators reporting.
FARMS BY SIZE
Under 10 acres number .
10 to 49 acres number .
50 to 69 acres number .
70 to 99 acres number.
100 to 139 acres number .
140 to 179 acres number.
180 to 219 acres number .
220 to 259 acres number.
260 to 499 acres number.
500 to 999 acres number.
1,000 to 1,999 acres number.
2,000 or more acres number.
FARMS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR
All farm operators:
Full owners number.
Part owners number.
Managers number .
All tenants number.
See footnotes at end of table.
2,054
2,252
6,942
10,714
15,999
8
2,153
1,591
3,964
5,741
37,234
4,872
7,804
71,354
17 . I ■ :
6,985
10,242
48,566
58,315
86,981
296,7] B
153,863
138
79,828
23,071
25,998
18,175
35,899
58,202
197,312
45,760
69
19,180
20,917
5,201
13,789
10,778
36,078
7,480
151,961
146,829
168,693
6,004
159,527
1,430,655
68
54
57,507
118,526
60
29
41,219
15,487
40,924
14,714
19,187
4,461
7,727
12,783
1,348
530
8,483
30,934
20
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE, BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE
Value of land and buildings:
Average per farm dollars .
Average per acre dollars.
Cropland used only for pasture acre:
Cropland not harvested
and not pastured acres
Cultivated summer fallow farms reporting
Other cropland (idle and crop failure) acres
Woodland pastured acres
Woodland not pastured acres
Other pasture [not cropland
and not woodland ) - acres
Improved pasture farms reporting
Irrigated land In farms farms reporting
Irrigated cropland harvested.
Land-use practices:
Cropland in cover crops ai
Cropland used for grain or row
crops fanned on contour a<
Land in strip- cropping systems for
soil-erosion control ai
System of terraces on crop and pasture land ai
FARM OPERATORS BY AGE
Operators reporting age number.
Under 25 years number.
25 to 34 years numbe r .
35 to 44 years number.
45 to 54 years number.
55 to 64 years number.
65 or more years number.
OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME
Farm operators —
Working off their farms, total. .. .operators reporting.
1 to 99 days operators reporting.
100 to 199 days operators reporting .
200 or more days operators reporting.
With other members of family
working off farm - operators reporting
With income from sources other
than farm operated and
off-farm work operators reporting.
With other income of family
exceeding value of agricultural
products sold operators reporting .
Operators not working off their farms or not
reporting as to work off their farms number.
With other members of family working
off farm operators reporting.
With income from sources other than
farm operated operators reporting.
With other income of family exceeding value of
agricultural products sold. .. .operators reporting.
FARMS BY SIZE
Under 10
10 to 49
50 to 69 ■
260 to 499 acre.
500 to 999 acre.
1,000 to 1,999
2,000 or more a
. numbe r .
.number.
.number.
.number.
.number,
.number,
.number,
.number.
.number,
-number,
.number,
-number.
FARMS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR
All farm operators:
Full owners number
Part owners number
Managers number
All tenants number
See footnotes at end of table.
135,421
95
126,611
6,401,516
39
42,044
1,506
1,457
6,787
9,636
155,714
2,305
4,778
9,466
1,040
22, 661
15,143
127,403
13 , 417
3,886,223
60
70,722
2,095
12,019
34, 580
46
10,813
33
13,739
10,028
163,690
3,634
7,172,612
19
40,342
1,367
12,982
92,395
767,201
5,337
5,938,643
31
144, 520
9,956
8,100
6,924
18,231
138,179
1,301,437
22
32, 516
1,310
1,100
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
21
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
FARMS, ACREAGE, AND VALUE
Farms number
Land in farms acres
Average size of farm acres
Value of land and buildings:
Average per farm dollars
Average per acre dollars
Land in farms according to use:
Cropland harvested farms reporting
Cropland used only for pasture acres
Cropland not harvested
and not pastured acres
Cultivated summer fallow farms reporting
Soil-improvement grasses
and legumes farms reporting
Other cropland (idle and crop failure) acres
Woodland pastured acres
Woodland not pastured acres
Other pasture (not cropland
and not woodland) acres
Improved pasture farms reporting
Irrigated land in farms farms reporting
Irrigated cropland harvested acres
Land-use practices:
Cropland in cover crops acres.
Cropland used for grain or row
crops farmed on contour acres .
Land in strip-cropping systems for
soil-erosion control acres.
System of terraces on crop and pasture land acres
FARM OPERATORS BY AGE
Operators reporting age number.
Under 25 years number.
25 to 34 years number.
35 to 44 years number.
45 to 54 years number.
55 tc 64 years number.
65 or more years number .
OFF-FARM WORK AND OTHER INCOME
Farm operators —
Working off their farms, total. . ..operators reporting.
1 to 99 days operators reporting .
100 to 199 day3 operators reporting.
200 or more days operators reporting .
With other members of family
working off farm operators reporting .
With income from sources other
than farm operated and
off-farm work operators reporting.
With other income of family
exceeding value of agricultural
products sold operators reporting .
Operators not working off their farms or not
reporting as to work off their farms number.
With other members of family working
off farm operators reporting.
With income from sources other than
farm operated operators reporting.
With other income of family exceeding value of
agricultural products sold. .. .operators reporting.
FARMS BY SIZE
Under 10 acres number.
10 to 49 acres number .
50 to 69 acres number.
70 to 99 acres number.
100 to 139 acres number .
140 to 179 acres number.
180 to 219 acres number.
220 to 259 acres number.
260 to 499 acres number.
500 to 999 acres number.
1,000 to 1,999 acres number.
2,000 or more acres number.
FARMS BY TENURE OF OPERATOR
All farm operators:
Full owners number.
Part owners number .
Managers number.
number.
See footnotes at end of table.
18,450
12,226
: >; ,85<
119,U6
5,906
47,283
13,774
65,416
568,323
32,238
1,826
30,527
4,222
3,592,554
705,378
618,908
753
394,958
98
17,108
206,842
564,138
115,371
6,249,097
507
255,678
88,422
126,036
22
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
Table 6.
-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE, BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM
Cash-grain farms number
Tobacco farms number
Cotton farms number
Other field-crop farms number
Vegetable farms number
Fruit-and-nut farms number
Poultry farms number
Dai ry farms numbe r
Livestock farms other than poultry and
dairy farms and livestock ranches number
Livestock ranches number
General farms number
Miscellaneous number
SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
Grain combines farms reporting
Corn pickers farms reporting
number
Pick-up balers farms reporting
number
Field forage harvesters farms reporting
number
Motortrucks farms reporting
number
Tractors number
Tractors other than garden number
Wheel tractors farms reporting
number
Crawler tractors farms reporting
number
Garden tractors farms reporting
Automobiles farms reporting
number
Telephone farms reporting
Home freezer farms reporting
Milking machine farms reporting
Electric milk cooler farms reporting
Crop drier (for grain, forage,
or other crops) farms reporting
Power-operated elevator, conveyor,
or blower farms reporting
FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION
Hired workers persons
Regular hired workers (employed
150 or more days ) persons
USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME
Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing
materials used during the year farms reporting
acres on which used
Dry materials tons
Liquid materials tons
Crops on which used —
Hay and cropland pasture acres
Dry materials tons
Liquid materials tons
Other pasture (not cropland ) acres
Dry materials tons
Liquid materials tons
Lijne or liming materials used
during the year acres lijned
SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES
Any of the following specified
expenditures farms reporting.
Feed for livestock and poultry farms reporting.
dollars .
Purchase of livestock and poultry dollars .
Machine hire dollars .
Hired labor farms reporting.
dollars.
Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees dollars.
Gasoline and other petroleum fuel
and oil for the farm business farms reporting.
dollars .
See footnotes at end of table.
Total farms
with value
of farm
products
sold of
$100,000
1,179
68
2,990
1,049
1,693
2,000
1,755
7,457
13,919
3,505
4,982
6,138
4,769
6,727
19,235
96,843
125, 527
121,338
18,146
100,881
8,414
20,457
2,586
4,189
1.5,'..''
14,345
2,398
2,154
1,890
9,078
303,179
192,588
14,277
8,281,722
2,023,925
1,656,591
367,334
523,980
70,142
2,741
19,979
13,286
736,547,617
1,094,875,209
17,300
12,242
12,19
New Hampshire
27, 706
106
2,655,728
255,371
106
319,513
1,428
1,426
Massachusetts
3,866
18
617,236
13,413
19
72,990
2,716
1,663
9,687
5,078
5,067
79,161
112
8,793,436
1,004,961
109
460, 691
Rhode Island
2,416
2,914
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
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Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
Middle Atlantic
East North Central
FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM
Cash-grain farms number- .
Tobacco farms. . . . .- number. .
Cotton farms number. .
Other field-crop farms number..
Vegetable farms number. .
Fruit-and-nut farms number. .
Poultry farms number . .
Dairy farms number. .
Livestock farms other than poultry and
dairy farms and livestock ranches ....number..
Livestock ranches number. .
General farms number. .
Miscellaneous number. .
SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
Grain combines farms reporting. .
number. .
Corn pickers farms reporting. .
number. .
Pick-up balers faras reporting. .
Field forage harvesters farms reporting . .
number. .
Motortrucks farms reporting. .
Tractors number. .
Tractors other than garden number. .
Wheel tractors farms reporting. .
number. .
Crawler tractors farms reporting. .
number. .
Garden tractors farms reporting. .
number. .
Automobiles farms reporting. .
number. .
Teleph fie farms reporting. .
Home freezer farms reporting..
Milking machine farms reporting. .
Electric milk cooler farms reporting. .
Crop drier (for grain, forage,
or other crops farms reporting. .
Power-operated elevator, conveyor,
or blower farms reporting . .
FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEJING ENUMERATION
Hired workers persons. .
Regular hired workers (employed
150 or more days) persons..
USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME
Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing
materials used during the year farms reporting .
acres on which used . .
Dry materials tons . .
Liquid materials tons . .
Crops on which used —
Hay and cropland pasture acres..
Dry materials tons. .
Liquid materials tons. .
Other pasture (not cropland) acres. .
Dry materials tons. .
Liquid materials tons . .
Lime or liming materials used
during the year acreB limed . .
SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES
Any of the following specified
expenditures farms reporting. .
Feed for livestock and poultry farms reporting..
dollars..
Purchase of livestock and poultry dollars..
Machine hire dollars. .
Hired labor farms reporting. .
dollars. .
Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees dollars..
Gasoline and other petroleum fuel
and oil for the farm business farms reporting..
dollars. .
See footnotes at end of table.
5,081
3,796
67,037
26,021
25,342
1*5, 531
287
13,930,228
2,592,465
284
1,641,805
3,163
2,469
43,899
20,928
17,425
I 503
137,001
188
11,083,719
1,484,143
189
1,170,346
4,298
3,469
70,707
18,644
17,325
1,319
125,635
248
13, 833, 517
2,167,923
248
1,169,733
3,712
3,044
74,042
14,646
13,502
.1,144
94,954
256
12,420,079
2,070,977
255
932,572
1,689
1,463
92,8 •
16,205
13,782
2,423
127,768
204
6,250,132
960,245
204
919,738
3,464
2,852
!■■■', '-
27,710
21,516
6,194
504,475
549
11,284,733
2,923,682
552
2,028,293
1,701
1,125
33,395
7,299
6,833
4,641,912
1,288,779
24
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE, BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
West North Central
North Dakota
South Dakota
FARMS BY TYPE OF FAHM
Cash-grain farms number.
Tobacco farms number .
Cotton farms number.
Other field-crop farms number.
Vegetable farms number.
Fruit -and-nut farms number.
Poultry farms number.
Dairy farms number.
Livestock farms other than poultry and
dairy farms and livestock ranches number.
Livestock ranches number.
General farms number.
Miscellaneous number.
SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
Grain combines farms reporting.
Corn pickers farms reporting .
number.
Pick-up balers farms reporting.
number.
Field forage harvesters farms reporting.
number.
Motortrucks farms reporting .
number.
Tractors number .
Tractors other than garden number.
Wheel tractors farms reporting.
number.
Crawler tractors farms reporting .
Garden tractors farms reporting .
Automobiles farms report ing.
number.
Telephone farms reporting .
Home freezer farms reporting .
Milking machine farms reporting.
Electric milk cooler farms reporting.
Crop drier (for grain, forage,
or other crops) farms reporting.
Power-operated elevator, conveyor,
or blower farms reporting.
FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION
Hired workers persons.
Regular hired workers (employed
150 or more days) persons.
USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME
Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing
materials used during the year farms reporting2
acres on which used.
Dry materials tons .
Liquid materials tons..
Crops on which used —
Hay and cropland pasture acres.
Dry materials tons .
Liquid materials tons .
Other pasture (not cropland) acres.
Dry materials tons .
Liquid materials tons . ,
Lime or liming materials used
during the year acres limed.
SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES
Any of the following specified
expenditures farms reporting.
Feed for livestock and poultry farms reporting.
dollars.
Purchase of livestock and poultry dollars.
Machine hire dollars .
Hired labor farms reporting.
dollars .
Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees dollars.
Gasoline and other petroleum fuel
and oil for the farm business farms reporting.
dollars .
See footnotes at end of table.
1,631
1,007
i, LSI
10,141
8,950
1,191
Jl i.-' , 664
259
4,681,505
1,095,761
260
946,020
2,780
639
2,650
3,542
2,738
157,504
17, 538
13,081
4,457
449,523
658
7,408,416
2,547,309
2,838
1,950
122,666
13,309
10,335
2,974
666
1,615,3
734,818
296
5,653,112
911,754
301
1,274,479
L0I ,3 •
7,084
6,967
103,256
106
2,061,159
326,292
106
667,275
18,823
1,204
1,143
153
1,311,183
152,142
158
599,812
1,903
1,545
125,177
10, 634
5,414
5,220
908,309
632
5,877,798
423,969
650
2,054,691
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
25
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
South Atlantic
FARMS BY TYPE OF FAHM
Cash-grain farms. . . number. .
Tobacco farms number. .
Cotton farms number. .
Other field-crop farms number . .
Vegetable farms number. .
Frult-and-nut farms number. .
Poultry farms number. .
Dairy farms number. .
Livestock farms other than poultry and
dairy farms and livestock ranches number. .
Livestock ranches number. .
General farms number. .
Miscellaneous number. .
SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
Grain combines farms reporting . .
Com pickers farms reporting . .
Pick-up balers farms reporting . .
number. .
Field forage harvesters farms reporting. .
number. .
Motortrucks farms reporting. .
number. .
Tractors number. .
Tractors other than garden number. .
Wheel tractors farms reporting . .
Crawler tractors farms reporting. .
number. .
Garden tractors farms reporting..
number. .
Automobiles farms reporting . .
number. .
Telephone farms reporting . .
Home freezer farms reporting..
Milking machine farms reporting. .
Electric milk cooler farms reporting..
Crop drier (for grain, forage,
or other crops) farms reporting..
Power-operated elevator, conveyor,
or blower farms reporting. .
FAHM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDINC ENUMERATION
Hired workers persons. .
Regular hired workers (employed
150 or more days) persons. .
USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME
Conmerclal fertilizer and fertilizing
materials uoed during the year farms reporting2.
acres on which used . .
Dry materials tons . .
Liquid materials tons . .
Crops on which used—
Hay and cropland pasture acres. .
Dry materlale tons . .
Liquid materials tons. .
Other pasture (not cropland) acres. .
Dry materials tons. .
Liquid materials tons . .
Lime or liming materials used
during the year acres limed..
30,748
13, 286
11,201
2,085
1,262
1,086
36,399
11,216
8,920
2,296
3,494
2,478
77, 586
30,505
29,708
11.5i '
2,230
2,230
2,075
1,680
44,576
13,750
13,017
2,253
1,616
75,749
28,159
26,623
1,536
4,197
3,021
172,809
43,089
40,077
3,012
SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES
Any of the following specified
expenditures farms reporting..
Feed for livestock and poultry farms reporting..
dollars. .
Purchase of livestock and poultry dollars. .
Machine hire dollars. .
Hired labor farms reporting. .
dollars. .
Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees dollars..
Gasoline and other petroleum fuel
and oil for the farm business farms reporting..
dollars. .
See footnotes at end of table.
84,530
92
2,16 ,000
457,557
92
256,689
120,917
105
3,591,637
454,344
105
419,021
166,212
209
8,940,128
719,682
210
1,039,417
40,003
53
3,059,357
130,298
53
230, 391
88,984
142
4,172,400
446,911
143
604,221
250,773
112
3,971,429
349, 531
111
728,609
440,960
275
7,448,249
613,765
274
1,164,486
26
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE, BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
East South Central
West South Central
FAHMS BY TYPE OF FARM
Cash-grain farms number .
Tobacco farms number .
Cotton farms number.
Other field-crop farms number.
Vegetable farms number .
Fruit-and-nut farms number.
Poultry farms number .
Dairy farms number.
Livestock farms other than poultry and
dairy farms and livestock ranches number.
Livestock ranches number .
Ceneral farms number.
Miscellaneous number.
SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
Grain combines farms reporting .
Corn pickers farms reporting.
number.
Pick-up balers farms reporting .
number .
Field forage harvesters farms reporting.
number.
Motortrucks farms reporting.
number.
Tractors number .
Tractors other than garden number.
Wheel tractors farms reporting.
number.
Crawler tractors farms reporting.
number.
Garden tractors farms reporting .
number.
Automobiles farms reporting .
number.
Telephone farms reporting.
Home freezer farms reporting.
Milking machine farms reporting.
Electric milk cooler farms reporting.
Crop drier (for grain, forage,
or other crops) farms reporting.
Power-operated elevator, conveyor,
or blower farms reporting .
FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION
Hired workers persons.
Regular hired workers (employed
150 or more days) persons .
USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME
Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing
materials used during the year farms reporting2
acres on which used.
Dry materials tons.
Liquid materials tons.
Crops cm which used —
Hay and cropland pasture acres.
Dry materials tons .
Liquid materials tons .
Other pasture (not cropland ) acres .
Dry materials tons.
Liquid materials tons .
Lime or liming materials used
during the year acres limed.
SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES
Any of the following specified
expenditures farms reporting.
Feed for livestock and poultry farms reporting.
dollars.
Purchase of livestock and poultry dollar6.
Machine hire dollars .
Hired labor farms reporting.
dollars .
Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees dollars.
Gasoline and other petroleum fuel
and oil for the farm business farms reporting.
dollars.
See footnotes at end of table.
1,318
1,059
5,923
4,960
117,352
86
3,154,169
337, 579
86
371,032
1,920
1,230
36,804
8,275
7,649
374,024
98
3,302,827
594, 687
96
542,666
2,634
1,914
95,075
20,277
19, 189
287, 189
173
4,528,495
574, 185
172
645, 394
24,' 169
9,099
393,653
51,072
29,739
21,333
7,456,787
658
17,678,079
1,666,654
658
5,422,453
20,684
7,311
5,736,473
598
19,242,793
1,901,955
597
4,867,300
',602
4,909
236,548
21,322
13,632
1,772,568
258
10,585,132
872,084
258
2,278,513
1,728
1,208
49,318
3,987
3,211
627,863
229
3,956,068
401,507
229
733,435
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
27
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
FARMS BY TYPE OF FAHM
Cash-grain farms number. . .
Tobacco farms number. . .
Cotton farms number. . .
Other field-crop farms number...
Vegetable farms number. . .
Fruit and-nut farms number. . .
Poultry farms number. . .
Dairy farms number. . .
Livestock farms other than poultry and
dairy farms and livestock ranches number. . .
Livestock ranches number. . .
General farms number. . .
Miscellaneous number. . .
SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
Grain combines f arms reporting . .
number. .
Com pickers farms reporting . .
number. . .
Pick-up balers farms reporting..
number..
Field forage harvesters farms reporting..
Motortrucks farms reporting. .
number. .
Tractors number. .
Tractors other than garden number. .
Wheel tractors farms reporting . .
number. .
Crawler tractors farms reporting. .
number. .
Garden tractors farms reporting. .
number. .
Automobiles farms reporting. .
number. .
Telephone farms reporting . .
Heme freezer farms reporting . .
Milking machine farms reporting . .
Electric milk cooler farms reporting . .
Crop drier (for grain, forage,
or other crops ) farms reporting . .
Power-operated elevator, conveyor,
or blower farms reporting. .
FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDINC ENUMERATION
Hired workers persons..
Regular hired workers (employed
150 or more days) persons..
USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME
Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing
materials used during the year farms reporting .
acres on which used . .
Dry materials tons . .
Liquid materials tons . .
Crops on which used-
Hay and cropland pasture acres . .
Dry materials tons. .
Liquid materials tons. .
Other pasture (not cropland ) acres . .
Dry materials tons. .
Liquid materials tons . .
Lime or liming materials used
during the year acres lijoed . .
SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES
Any of the following specified
expenditures farms reporting..
Feed for livestock and poultry farms reporting..
dollars. .
Purchase of livestock and poultry dollars . .
Machine hire dollarB. .
Hired labor farms reporting..
dollars. .
Seeds, bulbs, plants, and treeB dollars..
Gasoline and other petroleum fuel
and oil for the farm business farms reporting..
dollars. .
See footnotes at end of table.
1,567
1,264
61,546
2,364
2,296
532,932
211
5,031,676
211,464
215
1,352,021
1. ■!■>
1,354
l I 1,072
14,190
12,447
1,743
788,176
263
6,640,698
767,426
263
1,427,741
3,052
2,863
13,750
1,724
1,463
264,619
168
4,311,624
48,154
168
777,146
3,254
1,972
49,806
6,395
1,018
1,123,471
490
7,988,412
586, 612
498
1,884,477
3,345
1,914
1,072,370
242
6,608,218
254,706
241
1,334,526
14,864
7,422
530,643
97,618
83,282
14,336
64,742
6,081
1,287
11,919,600
719
39,687,030
2,614,183
718
7,567,294
140,981
98
1,974,519
201,262
102
407,764
28
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE, BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
FARMS BY TYPE OF FARM
Cash-grain farms number.
Tobacco farms number.
Cotton farms number.
Other field-crop farms number.
Vegetable farms number .
Fruit-and-nut farms number.
Poultry farms number.
Dairy farms number.
Livestock farms other than poultry and
dairy farms and livestock ranches number.
Livestock ranches number.
General farms number.
Miscellaneous number.
SPECIFIED EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES
Grain combines farms reporting .
number
Corn pickers farms reporting .
number .
Pick-up balers farms reporting .
number
Field forage harvesters farms reporting .
number ,
Motortrucks farms reporting .
number.
Tractors number.
Tractors other than garden number.
Wheel tractors farms reporting.
number.
Crawler tractors farms reporting ■
number.
Garden tractors farms reporting .
number.
Automobiles farms reporting .
number.
Telephone farms reporting .
Home freezer farms reporting .
Milking machine farms reporting.
Electric milk cooler farms reporting.
Crop drier (for grain, forage,
or other crops) farms reporting.
Power-operated elevator, conveyor,
or blower farms reporting .
FARM LABOR, WEEK PRECEDING ENUMERATION
Hired workers persons .
Regular hired workers (employed
150 or more days) persons.
USE OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME
Commercial fertilizer and fertilizing
materials used during the year farms reporting2
acres on which used.
Dry materials tons .
Liquid materials tons .
Crops on which used —
Hay and cropland pasture acres .
Dry materials tons .
Liquid materials tons .
Other pasture (not cropland) acres.
Dry materials tons.
Liquid materials tons.
Lime or liming materials used
during the year acres limed.
SPECIFIED FARM EXPENDITURES
Any of the following specified
expenditures farms reporting .
Feed for livestock and poultry farms reporting.
dollars.
Purchase of livestock and poultry dollars.
Machine hire dollars.
Hired labor farms reporting.
dollars .
Seeds , bulbs , plants , and trees dollars .
Gasoline and other petroleum fuel
and oil for the farm business farms reporting.
dollars .
See footnotes at end of table.
1328,282
1 22, 369
1 14, 109
8,260
1 816,779
407
115, 489,446
1 2, 130, 917
402
x2, 426. 052
3,280
2,249
230,390
18,193
13,965
4,228
1,069,139
278
11,112,146
1,947,201
381
2,312,519
33,204
32,337
4,825
21,933
3,444
10,404
531
867
5,121
3,884
1,191
76,354
49,299
3,952
2,175,161
575,350
422,748
152,602
268,040
38,776
3,322
5,339
2,694
235,998,443
273,438,545
50,345,387
5,322
289,426,475
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
29
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
Total farms
with value
of farm
products
sold of
$100,000
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE
All farm products sold total, dollars. .
average per farm, dollars..
All crops sold dollars..
Field crops, other than vegetables
and fruits and nuts, sold...... dollars..
Vegetables sold dollars. .
Fruits and nuts sold dollars . .
Forest products and horticultural
specialty products sold dollars . .
All livestock and livestock products
sold dollars. .
Poultry and poultry products sold dollars..
Dairy products sold dollars..
Livestock and livestock products,
other than poultry and dairy, sold dollars. .
LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
Cattle and calves farms reporting. .
number. .
Milk cows farms reporting..
Hogs and pigs farms reporting.,
Sheep and lambs farms reporting . .
DUBbe r . .
Lambs under 1 year old number. .
Sheep 1 year old and over number. .
Ewes number. .
Rams and wethers. number. .
Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting..
number. .
Livestock and livestock products sold:
Cattle sold alive farms reporting..
dollaro . .
Calves sole ^live farms reporting..
number. .
dollars..
Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting..
number. .
dollars . .
Sheep and lambs sold alive farms reporting. .
: . am: er. .
dollars.
Milk and cream sold farms reporting*.
pounds9,
dollars . ,
Broilers sold farms reporting . .
number. .
dollars. .
Other chickens sold farms reporting. ,
number. .
dollars. ,
Chicken eggs sold farms reporting. .
dozens . .
dollars. .
Turkeys raised farms reporting . ,
number. ,
SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting . .
Under 11 acres farms reporting..
11 to 24 acres farms reporting. ,
25 to 49 acres farms reporting. .
50 to 74 acres farms reporting.
75 to 99 acres farms reporting .
100 or more acres farms reporting. ,
Harvested for grain farms reporting. .
bushels. .
Sales farms reporting . .
bushels . ■
See footnotes at end of table.
2,387,368,825
437,331,514
316,027,033
2,595,182,502
395,847,100
297,211,139
10,412
7,375,047
1,643,107,913
7,751
1,171,406
136,090,301
3,530
1,482,436
45,697,363
1,613
4,049,305
53,107,526
2,374
5,639,588,454
297,211,139
209,875,620
119,290,368
2,167
16,565,112
9,454,294
2,337
326,003,257
117,423,506
1,001,018
65,511,044
2,100
26,981,384
947,231
550,353
9,842,437
9,311,588
425,723
965, Vf!
2,240
*1, 184, 532
61, 168,790
(7)
3,086,732
20,755,811
162,460
183,680
3639,665
12,803,979
146,853
3,709,383
3 301, 010
382, 688
176,897
2,636,853
14,905
6,075,055
2 753,731
7,951,832
'270,635
5,504,866
'2,149,809
1,620,943
333,287
826,023
1,078
945
236,219
263,784
15
15
3,190
2,136
56,368
65,752
3
4
1,139
12,004
36,448
496,128
2,339,369
1,372,598
647,395
321,875
308,890
30
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE1 BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
Middle Atlantic
East North Central
ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE
All farm products sold total, dollars. .
average per farm, dollars..
All crops sold dollars.,
Field crops, other than vegetables
and fruits and nuts, sold dollars..
Vegetables sold dollars . .
Fruits and nuts sold dollars . ,
Forest products and horticultural
specialty products sold dollars. .
All livestock and livestock products
sold dollars. ,
Poultry and poultry products sold dollars..
Dairy products sold dollars..
Livestock and livestock products,
other than poultry and dairy, sold dollars..
LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
Cattle and calves farms reporting..
Milk cows farms reporting . .
Hogs and pigs farms reporting . .
number.
Sheep and lambs farms reporting . .
number. .
Lambs under 1 year old number. .
Sheep 1 year old and over number.
Ewes number. .
Rams and wethers number. .
Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting.
Livestock and livestock products sold:
Cattle sold alive farms reporting.
number,
dollars .
Calves sold alive . farms reporting .
number,
dollars.
Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting.
number.
dollars .
Sheep and lambs sold alive farms reporting.
number,
dollars .
Milk and cream sold farms reporting8
pounds9
dollars .
Broilers sold farms reporting.
number.
dollars.
Other chickens sold farms reporting .
number.
dollars .
Chicken eggs sold farms reporting .
dozens .
dollars .
Turkeys raised farms reporting .
number
SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting .
Under 11 acres farms reporting.
11 to 24 acres farms reporting.
25 to 49 acres farms reporting.
50 to 74 acres farms reporting.
75 to 99 acres farms reporting .
100 or more acres farms reporting.
Harvested for grain farms reporting.
bushels.
Sales farms report ing .
bushels.
See footnotes at end of table.
4,226,610
19,660,375
20,121,000
14,501,357
4,173,176
6,419,495
11,535,670
15,764,534
7,972,779
4,656,116
18,212,641
11,149,712
194,347
26,049,328
16,919,320
520,823
106
35,120
34
1,332
70
38,620
36
9,676
6,536
3,140
3,067
1,093,073
6,309,324
27,658,633
11,197,023
312,729
497,550
14,392,751
79,775,062
4,983,225
1,205,741
2,440,435
9,434,021
7,319,477
3,347,593
350,200
1,610
1.565
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
31
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
West North Central
North ! akota
South Dakota
ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE
All farm products sold total, dollars.
average per farm, dollars.
All crops sold dollars.
Field crops, other than vegetables
and fruits and nuts, sold dollars.
Vegetables sold dollars .
Fruits and nuts sold dollars.
Forest products and horticultural
specialty products sold dollars.
All livestock and livestock products
sold dollars.
Poultry and poultry products sold dollars.
Dairy products sold dollars.
Livestock and livestock products,
other than poultry and dairy, sold dollars.
LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
Cattle and calves farms reporting .
number.
Milk cows farms reporting .
number.
Hogs and pigs farms reporting .
number.
Sheep and lambs farms reporting .
number.
Lambs under 1 year old number.
Sheep 1 year old and over number.
Ewes number .
Rams and wetherc number.
Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting.
number.
Livestock and livestock products sold:
Cattle sold alive farms reporting.
number,
dollars .
Calves sold alive farms reporting .
number,
dollars.
Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting .
number,
dollars .
Sheep and lambs sold alive farms reporting.
number,
dollars.
Milk and cream sold farms reporting8
dollars.
Broi lera sold farms reporting .
number .
dollars .
Other chickens sold farms reporting.
number,
dollars .
Chicken eggs sold farms reporting.
dozens .
dollars .
Turkeys raised farms reporting.
SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting.
Under 11 acres farms reporting .
11 to 24 acres farms reporting.
25 to 49 acres farms reporting .
50 to 74 acres farms reporting .
75 to 99 acres farms reporting .
100 or more acres farms reporting .
Harvested for grain farms reporting .
bushels .
Sales farms reporting .
bushels .
See footnotes at end of table.
3,720
,135,961
34,724,766
18,074,964
364,133
11,537
,i 00,391
108,530,562
10,944,571
924,716
144,491
105,006
1U
54,697
4,284,680
594
324,988
86,892,629
27
3,352
401,325
94
8,351
951,066
88
32,751
982,530
496
248,945
7,468,350
27
38,370
575,550
84
79,486
1,192,290
12
6,478,320
364,133
46
24,827,409
924,716
3
765,000
451,350
5
422,521
312,666
46
88,573
27,459
220
79,799
25,535
43
2,010,830
462,492
243
1,177,610
270,651
98
5,777,300
86
2,870,584
182,417
,585,219
38,265,692
5,972,576
315,576
6,839,318
379,195
240,380
1,122,867
712,198
27,401,616
792,548
28,333
7,84 ,i 65
', . 150,807
196,651,405
1,818,163
193,774
627
666,340
255
1,617
301
39,417
53
68,206
32
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE, BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
South Atlantic
ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE
All farm products sold total, dollars . .
average per farm, dollars..
All crops sold dollars..
Field crops, other than vegetables
and fruits and nuts, sold dollars..
Vegetables sold dollars..
Fruits and nuts sold dollars. .
Forest products and horticultural
specialty products sold dollars. .
All livestock and livestock products
sold dollars . .
Poultry and poultry products sold dollars. .
Dairy products sold dollars. .
Livestock and livestock products,
other than poultry and dairy, sold dollars..
LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
Cattle and calves farma reporting. .
number. .
Milk cows farms reporting . .
number. .
Hogs and pigs farms reporting . ,
number. ,
Sheep and lambs farms reporting . ,
number. ,
Lambs under 1 year old number. ,
Sheep 1 year old and over number. ,
Ewes number. ,
Rams and wethers number.,
Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting. ,
number. ,
Livestock and livestock products sold:
Cattle sold alive farms reporting. ,
number. ,
dollars.,
Calves sold alive farms reporting . ,
number. ,
dollars . ,
Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting. .
number. .
dollars . ,
Sheep and lambs sold alive farms reporting.,
number. ,
dollars.,
Milk and cream sold farms reporting8 .
pounds9 .
dollars..
Broilers sold farms reporting. .
number,
dollars .
Other chickens sold farms reporting.
dollars.
Chicken eggs sold farms reporting .
dozens .
dollars.
Turkeys raised farms reporting.
number.
SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting .
Under 11 acres farms reporting .
11 to 24 acres farms reporting .
25 to 49 acres farms reporting.
50 to 74 acres farms reporting .
75 to 99 acres farms reporting .
100 or more acres farms reporting .
Harvested for grain farms reporting.
bushels.
Sales farms reporting .
bushels.
See footnotes at end of table.
303,162
1,666,617
1,795,329
3,445,664
14,231,873
10,290,813
869,276
13,899
24
2,560
7,484,403
5,635,044
23,624,378
14,331,034
3,110,387
39,421
91
6,676
7,350,454
59,772
1,800
6,320,950
967,932
4,342,612
3,639,388
197,697
1,369,954
6,936,796
1 ,i ■■.,• 59
11,923,147
1,813,614
1,243
1,157
2,117,076
8,384,544
5,331,196
1,360,642
3,886,248
5,768,290
36,233,625
20,879,323
2,581,984
7,873
81,957
33
72
3,202
6,037
46
127
5,780
23,889
2
21
5
1,072
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
33
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
East South Central
West South Central
ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE
All farm products sold total, dollars. .
average per farm, dollars..
All crops sold dollars..
Field crops, other than vegetables
and fruits and nuts, sold dollars..
Vegetables sold dollars . .
Fruits and nuts sold dollars..
Forest products and horticultural
specialty products sold dollars. .
All livestock and livestock products
sold dollars..
Poultry and poultry products sold dollars . .
Dairy products sold dollars . .
Livestock and livestock products,
other than poultry and dairy, sold dollars..
LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
Cattle and calves farms reporting..
number . .
Milk cows farms reporting . .
number. .
Hogs and pigs farms reporting . .
number. .
Sheep and lambs farms reporting . .
number. .
Lambs under 1 year old number. .
Sheep 1 year old and over number . .
Ewes number. .
Rams and irethers number. .
Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting..
number. .
Livestock and livestock products sold:
Cattle sold alive farms reporting. .
number . .
dollars . .
Calves sold alive farms reporting..
number. .
dollars . .
Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting..
number. .
dollars . .
Sheep and lambs sold alive farms reporting..
number. .
dollars . .
Milk and cream sold farms reporting8 .
pounds9,
dollars..
Broilers oold farms reporting..
number. .
dollars . .
Other chickens sold farms reporting . .
number . .
dollars . .
Chicken eggs sold farms reporting..
dozens . .
dollars . .
Turkeys raised farms reporting . .
number. .
SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting . .
Under 11 acres farms reporting..
11 to 24 acres farms reporting . .
25 to 49 acres farms reporting . .
50 to 74 acres farms reporting . .
75 to 99 acres farms reporting . .
100 or more acres farms reporting . .
Harvested for grain farms reporting . .
bushels . .
Sales farms reporting. .
bushels . .
See footnotes at end of table.
4,450,159
2,729,592
250
218,425
1,501,892
11,003,! 18
1,277,972
391,745
1,549
43
13,772
16,954
6,166,093
5,774,844
2,634,380
646,722
66
22,643
33
1,927
46
8,047
10
1,848
598
1,250
1,167
"3,004,500
111,475,580
164,303
6,242,523
a, 963, 157
10,522,239
.--■..-
126
81,707
52
7,911
69
13,990
3
805
1,018,945
2,008,580
35,163,849
21,680,884
702,370
3,057
269
33,903
742,769
727,973
19,702,707
13,323,784
230,728
814,892
1,697,885
13,460,615
2,668,215
750,042
114,691
3,651,882
37,305,815
1,178,312
184,490
120, 532
211,515
69
70
2,998
1,060
74
53
7,541
5,938
18
12
8,215
3,626
3,078
2,708
5,137
918
34
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE, BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1 959-Continued
ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE
All farm products sold total, dollars..
average per farm, dollars..
All crops sold dollars..
Field crops, other than vegetables
and fruits and nuts, sold dollars . .
Vegetables sold dollars..
Fruits and nuts sold dollars . .
Forest products and horticultural
specialty products sold dollars . .
All livestock and livestock products
sold dollars . .
Poult ry and poultry products sold dollars . .
Dairy products sold dollars . .
Livestock and livestock products,
other than poultry and dairy, sold dollars..
LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
Cattle and calves farms reporting . .
number. .
Milk cows farms reporting . .
number. .
Hogs and pigs farms reporting. .
number. .
Sheep and lambs farms reporting . .
number. .
Lambs under 1 year old number. .
Sheep 1 year old and over number. .
Ewes number. .
Rams and wethers number..
Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting..
number. .
Livestock and livestock products sold:
Cattle sold alive farms reporting . .
number..
dollars. .
Calves sold alive farms reporting.,
number. .
dollars. .
Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting..
number. .
dollars. ,
Sheep and lambs sold alive farms reporting.,
number. ,
dollars . .
Milk and cream sold farms reporting8 .
dollars . .
Broilers sold farms reporting..
number. .
dollars. ,
Other chickens sold farms reporting..
number. .
dollars..
Chicken eggs sold farms reporting .
dozens . ,
dollars .
Turkeys raised farms reporting..
number.
SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting .
Under 11 acres farms reporting .
11 to 24 acres farms reporting.
25 to 49 acres farms reporting.
50 to 74 acres farms reporting .
75 to 99 acres farms reporting .
100 or more acres farms reporting.
Harvested for grain farms reporting .
bushels.
Sales farms reporting .
bushels .
See footnotes at end of table.
36,392,586
128,622
77, 579
,358,291
461,749
604,144
195,373
32,993,281
1,140,061
211,018
1,092,134
1,083,594
400
8,140
34,427,473
8,492
45,254
34,373,727
153,620
3,282,199
148,989,644
2,575,895
1,635,476
1,482,075
715,040
36,718,273
1,246,976
3,212,372
r ,0 ■- ,,' •..
3,627
122,793,096
2,168,383
7,866,503
3,755
582, 830
20,225,727
6, 846, 629
119,481
21,264
3
14,064
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
35
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100 000
OR MORE, BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD BY SOURCE
All farm products sold total, dollars..
average per farm, dollars..
All crops sold dollars..
Field crops, other than vegetables
and fruits and nuts , sold dollars . .
Vegetables sold dollars. .
Fruits and nuts sold dollars..
Forest products and horticultural
specialty products sold dollars..
All livestock and livestock products
sold dollars. .
Poultry and poultry products sold dollars..
Dairy products sold dollars..
Livestock and livestock products,
other than poultry and dairy, sold dollars..
LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
Cattle and calves farms reporting..
number. .
Milk cows farms reporting . .
number. .
Hogs and pigs farms reporting..
number . .
Sheep and lambs farms reporting..
number. .
Lambs under 1 year old number . .
Sheep 1 year old and over number . .
Ewea number. .
Rams and wethers number..
Chickens 4 months old and over farms reporting..
number . .
Livestock and livestock products sold:
Cattle sold alive farms reporting..
number. .
dollars . .
Calves sold alive farms reporting..
number. .
dollars . .
Hogs and pigs sold alive farms reporting..
number. .
dollars . .
Sheep and lambs sold alive farms reporting..
number. .
dollars. .
Milk and cream sold farms reporting8.
dollaru. .
Broilers sold farms reporting . .
number . .
dollars . .
Other chickens sold farms reporting..
number. .
dollars . .
Chicken eggs sold farms reporting . .
dozens. .
dollars. .
Turkeys raised farms reporting . .
number . .
SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED
Corn for all purposes farms reporting . .
Under 11 acres farms reporting . ,
11 to 24 acres farms reporting . .
25 to 49 acres farms reporting . .
50 to 74 acres farms reporting . .
75 to 99 acres farms reporting . .
100 or more acres farms reporting . .
Harvested for grain farms reporting. .
bushels . .
Sales farms reporting . .
bushels. .
See footnotes at end of table.
9,986,690
3,857,311
147,678,433
6,487,234
*1 ,885,6*1
•-. 18, HI
7,783,970
35,774,144
4,28c ,61
942,248
277
229,258
138
2,530
76
5,836
82
163,423
181,286,373
58,442,073
675,257,340
80,765,070
176,476,203
2,038
1,735,355
384,229,826
1,488
195,216
i- ,787,3 13
1,192
3,631,046,585
176,476,203
1372,856
'5,244,329
36
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
Total farms
with value
of farm
products
sold of
$100,000
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED— Continued
Hay crops i1 *
Land from which hay was cut acres . .
Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for
hay and for dehydrating farms reporting. ,
Sales tons . ,
Coastal Bermudagrass cut for hay farms reporting. .
Sales tons .
Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay farms reporting.
Sales tons . .
Lespedeza cut for hay .farms reporting.
Sales tons.
Vetch or peas, alone or mixed with oats
or other grains, cut for hay farms reporting.
Sales tons.
Oats, wheat, barley, rye, or other
small grains cut for hay farms reporting.
Sales tons.
Wild hay cut farms reporting.
Sales tons.
Other hay cut farms reporting .
Sales tons .
Grass silage made from grasses, alfalfa,
clover, or small grains farms reporting .
tons, green weight.
Irish potatoes harvested for home
use or for sale farms reporting.
bushels .
Vegetables harvested for sale farms reporting .
Sales dollars.
Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees1 7 farms reporting .
6,046
1,112,642
4,495,129
2,539,594
14,003
29,974
2,053
1,367
204, 965
320,274
36, 529
36, 586
56,231
2,445
1,296
124,848
194,979
32,541
846, 100
780,156
23,718
1,341
190,376
290,344
30,441
1,552
273,759
96,309,189
3,446
5,597
1,074
See footnotes at end of table.
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
37
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE, BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
Middle Atlantic
East North Central
Pennsylvania
SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED— Continued
Hay crops:1*
Land from which hay was cut acres.
Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for
hay and for dehydrating farms reporting .
Sales 1
Coastal Beraudagrass cut for hay farms reporting.
Sales tons .
Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay farms reporting.
Sales tons .
Leapedeza cut for hay farms reporting .
Sales tons.
Vetch or peas, alone or mixed with oats
or other grains, cut for hay farms reporting.
Sales tons .
Oats, wheat, barley, rye, or other
small grains cut for hay farms reporting.
Sales tons .
Wild hay cut farms reporting .
Sales tons .
Other hay cut farms reporting.
Sales tons.
Graeo silage made from grasses, alfalfa,
clover, or small grains farms reporting.
tons, green weight.
Irish potatoes harvested for home
use or for sale farms reporting .
bushels.
Vegetables harvested for sale farms reporting.
Sales dollars .
Land in bearing and nonbearlng fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees17 farms reporting.
6,666
16,682
1,756
15,471
45,627
36,846
3,295
6,437
1,071
6,253
15,212
3,267
3,441
10,044
3,470
20,352
54,136
2,216
See footnotes at end of table.
38
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE, BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
West North Central
North Dakota
South Dakota
SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED- Continued
Hay crops:14
Land from which hay was out acres .
Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for
hay and for dehydrating farms reporting.
Sales tons .
Coastal Bermudagrass cut for hay farms reporting.
Sales tons.
Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay farms reporting.
-
Sales 1
Lespede2a cut for hay farms reporting.
Sales tons .
Vetch or peas, alone or mixed with oats
or other grains, cut for hay farms reporting.
Sales tons .
Oats, wheat, barley, rye, or other
small grains cut for hay farms reporting.
Sales tons .
Wild hay cut farms reporting.
Sales tons .
Other hay cut farms reporting .
Sales tons.
Grass silage made from grasses, alfalfa,
clover, or small grains farms reporting .
tons, green weight.
Iri6h potatoes harvested for home
use or for sale farms reporting .
bushels.
Vegetables harvested for sale farms reporting .
Sales dollars .
Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees17 farms reporting.
7,133
18,029
3,665
28,321
83,908
7,173
9,081
31,259
9,639
36,858
11
797,950
64,007
187,148
74,574
345,341
302,954
1,462
20,371
59,879
7,723
23,083
26,726
7,678
See footnotes at end of table.
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
39
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
South Atlantic
SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED— Continued
Hay crops:14
Land from which hay was cut acres .
Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for
hay and for dehydrating farms reporting.
Sales tons .
Coastal Bermudagrass cut for hay farms reporting.
Sales tons.
Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay farms reporting.
Sales tons.
Lespedeza cut for hay farms reporting.
Sales tone.
Vetch or peas, alone or mixed with oats
or other grains, cut for hay farms reporting.
tons.
Sales tons.
Data, wheat, barley, rye, or other
small grains cut for hay farms reporting.
Sales tons .
Wild hay cut farms reporting.
Sales tans .
Other hay cut farms reporting.
tons.
Sales tons .
Grass silage made from grasses, alfalfa,
clover, or small grains farms reporting.
acres.
tons, green weight.
Irish potatoes harvested for home
use or for sale farms reporting .
bushels.
Vegetables harvested for sale farms reporting.
Sales dollars.
Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees17 farms reporting.
See footnotes at end of table.
2,732
8,155
6,025
10,421
20,098
1,823
16,66-4
33,609
3,874
40
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
East South Central
West South Central
SPECIFIED CROPS HAHVESTED— Continued
Hay crops:14
Land from which hay was cut acres.
Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for
hay and for dehydrating farms reporting .
Sales tons.
Coastal Bermudagrass cut for hay farms reporting.
Sales tons .
Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay farms reporting.
Sales tons .
Lespedeza cut for hay farms reporting.
Sales tons .
Vetch or peas, alone or mixed with oats
or other grains, cut for hay farms reporting.
Sales tons .
Oats, wheat, barley, rye, or other
small grains cut for hay farms reporting.
Sales tons .
WI Id hay cut farms reporting .
Sales tons .
Other hay cut farms reporting .
Sales tons .
Grass silage made from grasses, alfalfa,
clover, or small grains farms reporting.
tons, green weight.
Irish potatoes harvested for home
use or for sale farms reporting .
bushels .
Vegetables harvested for sale farms reporting.
Sales dollars .
Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees1 7 farms reporting .
See footnotes at end of table.
1,728
4,689
1,618
18,811
34,107
1,469
6,530
20,829
13,838
10,139
16,376
1,127
20,473
20,331
11,012
1,833
5,720
3,255
7,957
15,808
1,165
L8,91C
21,717
3,035
11,120
196,330
20,504
60,295
26,776
3,573
5,456
2,350
18,234
31,642
1,051
33,782
50,256
2,959
2,285,660
267
12,691,427
LARGE-SCALE FARMING 41
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE, BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
SPECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED— Continued
Hay crops:14
Land from which hay was cut acres .
Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures cut for
hay and for dehydrating farms reporting.
Sales tons .
Coastal Bermudagrass cut for hay farms reporting.
Sales tons .
Clover, timothy, and mixtures of clover
and grasses cut for hay farms reporting.
Sales tons.
Lespedeza cut for hay farms reporting.
Sales tons.
Vetch or peas, alone or mixed with oats
or other grains, cut for hay farms reporting.
tons.
Sales tons.
Oats, wheat, barley, rye, or other
small grains cut for hay farms reporting.
Sales
Wild hay cut farms reporting .
tons.
Sales tons.
Other hay cut farms reporting.
Sales tons .
Grass silage made from grasses, alfalfa,
clover, or small grains farms reporting.
tons, green weight.
Irish potatoes harvested for home
use or for sale farms reporting .
bushels .
Vegetables harvested for sale farms reporting.
Sales dollars.
Land in bearing and nonbearlng fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees17 farms reporting.
See footnotes at end of table.
69,154
125,475
10,714
98,950
93,772
1,125
38,144
118,304
24,537
44,332
80,128
2,830
63,555
57,741
3,000
30,845
87,164
21,832
11,057
14,281
1,110
23,883
112,394
53,337
95,290
455,013
284,264
13,573
43,036
8,062
28,206
84,299
13,920
38,975
30,816
2,000
42
LARGE-SCALE FARMING
Table 6.-FARMS AND FARM CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS WITH A VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS SOLD OF $100,000
OR MORE BY STATES: CENSUS OF 1959-Continued
SFECIFIED CROPS HARVESTED— Continued
Coastal Bennudagr.
reporting .
Sales
Lespedeza cut for hay.
reporting
Sales. .
Wild hay ci
Sales..
Other hay i
tons, green weight.
15,848
59,289
18,584
Land in bearing and nonbearing fruit
orchards, groves, vineyards, and
planted nut trees1 7 farms reporting .
82,744
84,395
1,376
1,615
423,479
2,458,732
1,873,500
27,262
29,086
2,051
12,568
20,570
5,097
NA Not available. D Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for individual operations. Z Reported in small fractions. 1Data for Alaska included in Wash-
ington to avoid disclosure of individual operations. includes farms reporting lime only except for Alaska and Hawaii. 3Value of vegetables sold in New Hampshire included
in Vermont to avoid disclosure of individual operations. *Value of broilers sold and value of dairy products sold not included to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
5Includes value of dairy products sold in New Hampshire and excludes value of broilers sold to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 6Value of broilers sold not included
to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 7Value of dairy products sold in New Hampshire included in Vermont to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 8Does not
include farms reporting cream only. 9Includes milk equivalent of cream and butterfat sold. 10Data for Rhode Island included in Connecticut to avoid disclosure of individ-
ual operations. 11Data for Kentucky included in Tennessee to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 12Data for Arizona included in Utah to avoid disclosure of individ-
ual operations. 13Data for Hawaii included in California to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 14Data are for each kind of hay in States for which a separate in-
quiry was carried on the questionnaire; data included with "Other hay cut" where there was no separate inquiry. 15Does not include acreage for farms with less than 20 bushels
harvested. l6Data for New Mexico included in Arizona to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 17Does not include data for farms with less than 20 trees or grapevines.
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