Table 4.
Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales: 1997 and 1992
1997 Item All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 343 14 956 43 604 283 15 786 55 780 1992 Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 274 8 886 32 430 197 9 551 48 483
[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
Farms with sales of less than $10,000 392 –2 106 –5 373 70 153 2 179
All farms 649 7 077 10 904 296 9 755 32 956
Farms with sales of less than $10,000 375 –1 809 –4 825 99 204 2 060
Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit (see text) Average per farm Farms with net gains1 Average per farm Gain of Less than $1,000 $1,000 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $49,999 $50,000 or more Farms with net losses Average per farm Loss of Less than $1,000 $1,000 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $49,999 $50,000 or more
1Farms
farms $1,000 dollars number $1,000 dollars
735 12 850 17 483 353 15 938 45 151
35 62 64 78 41 73 number $1,000 dollars 382 3 088 8 085
7 26 58 78 41 73 60 830 13 825
28 36 6 – – – 322 2 259 7 015
49 82 44 45 29 47 353 2 678 7 588
13 25 38 45 29 47 77 665 8 639
36 57 6 – – – 276 2 013 7 294
39 145 110 72 12 4
6 14 13 18 7 2
33 131 97 54 5 2
49 147 81 65 8 3
14 22 19 17 4 1
35 125 62 48 4 2
with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000.
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1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE STATE DATA
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service