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Farm Structure: Questions and Answers

 

Distribution of farms by specialization and sales class, 1999        
 
Other livestock 4/
Poultry 3/
Dairy 3/
Hogs 3/
Beef cattle
High-value crops 2/
Other field crops 1/
Grain (includes soybeans)
Less than $10,000 21.7       43.1 5.6 25.4 4.1
$10,000 to $49,999 9.2       42.6 8.6 17.1 22.4
$50,000 to $99,999 5   9.9   27.8 9.9 12.6 34.8
$100,000 to $249,999 3.2 4.3 19.9 2.8 13 7.5 10.9 38.4
$250,000 to $499,999 2.3 8.4 15.9 6.1 9.4 8.8 12.7 36.4
$500,000 or more 2.1 21.2 13.9 8.6 10.2 15.3 12.2 16.5
All farms 13.3 1.6 4.2 1.4 36.9 7.1 20.5 14.9

 

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Updated date: May 28, 2002