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Farm Structure: Questions and Answers

 

Percent of value of production and farms by type in 2001

 

Rural residence
farms

Intermediate
farms

Commercial
farms

All farms

59.8
30.7
9.5

Farms with contracts

19.6
44.6
35.8

Value of production

6.4
21.7
71.8

Value of contract production

2.3
14.4
83.2

Note: All estimates have relative standard errors (RSE's) of 25 percent or less. RSE=(Standard Error/Estimate)*100.

Source: USDA, 2001 Agricultural Resource Management Survey   

 

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Updated date: March 12, 2003