AIG-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 6,1986
Where Would Your Farm Fit In?
It’s the Differences that Stand Out Among These Five Profiles of U.S. Farms by Sales Class
Number of farms by sales class
Per farm averages
by sales class
Farm acreage*
Percent of acreage
owned by operator*
Avg. operator age*
Value of land and buildings
Value of machinery and vehicles
Total assets
Total liabilities
Total equity
Yield*
Corn (bu/acre)
Wheat (bu/acre)
Soybeans(bu/acre)
Cotton (bales/acre)
Value of commodity sales
Net farm income 1
Off-farm income 1
Total income 1
Percentages by sales class
Percent of U.S. farms
Percent of all land in farms*
Percent of total U.S. sales*
Grains
Cotton
Vegetables
Dairy products
Poultry
All cattle
Hogs
All farm products
Percent of operators reporting 200 or
more days of off-farm work*
Sources 1982 data compiled from ERS. Economic Indicators ol the Farm Sector National Financial Summary 1984 and (for items with asterisks)
from the 1982 Census of Agriculture The returns of many farms are shared by more than one farm household This is especially true for the
larger farms which are more likely than smaller farms to be organized as partnerships or corporations Therefore per farm income averages do
not necessarily represent income averages of individual farm households Because of data limitations the off farm income figure is reported for
only one farm household per farm (the (arm operator household)
Value of agricultural sales, 1982
Less than $lO,OOO
$lO,OOO -$39,999
1,175,283 544,401
89
52.0
, $113,828
$13,705
$150,549
$15,632
$134,917
$238,901
$34,723
$314,426
$45,455
$268,971
$21,622
-$349
$16,499
$16,150
$3,296
-$1,431
$18,755
$17,324
49.0
13.0
5.1
1.9
2.7
51.1
FARMLINE 1986
$40,000
-$249,999
588,172
$250,000
-$499,999
62,893
70
50.8
58
47.6
$601,491
$90,744
$811,625
$165,511
$646,114
$1,478,107
$179,711
$1,967,473
$492,028
$1,475,445
108
33
31
.83
$100,784
$15,628
$9,536
$25,164
$342,851
$81,737
$11,231
$92,968
22.7
17.8
24.5
46.7
11.2
4.1
3.8
5.0
8.9
8.0
8.2
30.2
$500,000
or more
29,802
1,807
3,727
56
48.2
61
49.9
$3,290,772
$306,053
$4,433,098
$1,537,720
$2,895,378
119
39
33
1.35
32
1.92
$1,558,690
$456,779
$17,233
$474,012
2.6
11.4
1.2
11.1
Central U.S.
Carlot
Beef Report
Wednesday, Sept. 3
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s 3:30
P.M. report, choice 3 steer car
casses steady, heifers 550-800 lb.
$l.OO lower, other carcass types not
established, but under downward
pressure. Trade very slow,
demand light on moderate sup
plies.
2 loads of steer carcasses and 6
loads of heifer carcasses traded to
packer-processors.
Sales reported on 23 loads of
steer and heifer carcasses.
Steer Carcasses:
(8 Loads Reported)
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3
600-900 lbs. 4 Ids. range 90.00
latest est. mkt. 90.00.
Choice 2
600-700 lbs. 4 Ids. range 91.00
latest est. mkt. 91.00.
Choice 4
600-900 lbs. latest est. mkt 76.00-
77.00 C.
Good 1-3
600-900 lbs. latest estb. mkt. 86.00
Holstein Type-
Choice 1-3
600-900 lbs. latest est. mkt. 86.50
Good 1-3
600-900 lbs. latest est. mkt. 81.50
Heifer Carcasses
(15 Loads Reported)
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3
550-800 lbs. 12 Ids. range 89.00-
90.00, latest estb. mkt. 89.00.
500-550 lbs. latest estb
86.00-87.00 C
latest estb.
400-500 lbs.
85.00-86.00 C.
Choice 2
600-700 lbs. 3 Ids. range 90.00,
latest est. mkt 90.00.
Choice 4
IVOMEC
(ivermectin)
for swine is the only
single product that
provides effective control
of worms, mange mites
and lice
★ Fries Is The Seme For Either
Cettie Or Swine *
Bottle
50 ml
Bottle
200 ml
Bottle
500 ml
$2O or More And The Freight is On Us
Key-Aid Distributors
225 Wood Corner Rd.
Lititz, PA 17543
717/738-4241
fall Us Toll Fnel
1-800-453-9243
In PA Call 1-800-253-9243
500-800 lbs. latest est. mkt. 76.00-
77.00 C.
Good 1-3
550-700 lbs. latest estb. mkt. 86.00
Steer Carcasses
FOB Amarillo Basis
Choice 4
500-800 lbs. latest est. mkt. 75.50-
77.00 C.
Steer and Heifer
Primal Cuts
(15 loads reported)
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3
Heifer Hinds
119-167 lbs. 13 Ids. range 102.00,
latest est. mkt. 102.00.
Fores
131-183 lbs. 2 Ids. range 80.00,
latest est. mkt. 80.00.
Cow and Bull Caracasses
(13 Loads Reported)
Midwest: Thin test steady to
firm.
Eastern Texas and Oklahoma;
No sales reported. Limited of
ferings held in firm hands.
Sales In The Midwest Production
Area:
FOB Omaha Basis
Util, Bng 1-3 500/Up# 68.00 E.
500/Up# 68.00 C.
Cutter 1-2 350/Up# 5 Ids. 71.00,
400/Up# 2 Ids. 72.50.
Bull 1-2 600/Up# 6 Ids. 75.00-77.00.
Sales in Eastern Texas and
Oklahoma Production Areas:
FOB Plant
Cutter 1-2 350/Up# 70.50-71.00 D.
Boneless Processing Beef
Beef Trimmings
(137 Lds. Reported)
FOB Omaha Basis
90% Chem Lean 16 Ids. fresh
96.00-97.00.
85% Chem Lean 7 Ids. fresh 90.50-
91.00.
mkt.
75% Chem Lean 4 Ids. fresh 80.50-
81.00, frozen 3 Ids. 81.00-81.50.
mkt.
50% Chem Lean 108 Ids. fresd
55.00-59.00, M 56.00-57.00, frozen 5
Ids. 55.00-56.00.
50% Chem Lean fresh 52.00-53.00
Boxed E.
IVOMEC
(ivermectin)
is here.
The one shot that
does more than any single
wormer, pour-on or dip.
$26.80
$107.25
$268.00