APPENDIX TABLE A2. Distribution of Peanut
Production, Southern Region, 1978
APPENDIX TABLE A5. Distribution of Cotton
Production, Southern Region, 1978
|
Income |
Appalachian |
Delta |
Southeast |
Southern |
Total | |||||
|
Farms |
Pro- |
Farms |
Pro- |
Farms |
Pro- |
Farms |
Pro- |
Farms |
Pro- | |
|
Less cban |
3.4 |
0.1 |
53.2 |
2.5 |
--- Percent----- 6.1 0.1 |
3.7 |
0.2 |
6.0 |
__ | |
|
$2,500-19,999 |
45.8 |
5.7 |
32.7 |
3.5 |
30.3 |
5.3 |
38.9 |
9.6 |
35.0 |
6.0 |
|
$20,000-39,999 |
18.4 |
9.0 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
18.0 |
8.6 |
20.4 |
13.7 |
18.0 |
9.0 |
|
$40,000-99,999 |
26.7 |
26.2 |
3.2 |
6.3 |
25.0 |
25.2 |
24.7 |
34.4 |
25.0 |
27.0 |
|
$100,000 and |
5.7 |
59.0 |
8.9 |
85.8 |
20.6 |
60.8 |
12.3 |
42.1 |
16.0 |
58.0 |
|
Income |
Appalachian |
Delta |
Southeast |
Southern |
Total | |||||
|
Farms |
Pro- |
Farms |
Pro- |
Farms |
Pro- |
Farms |
Pro- |
Farms |
Pro- | |
|
-----ret ceι∣L —- | ||||||||||
|
l⅛ss .than |
6.9 |
0.2 |
5.1 |
0.1 |
4.9 |
0.1 |
3.4 |
0.1 |
4.0 |
— |
|
$2,500-19,999 |
32.9 |
6.5 |
28.1 |
2.7 |
29.3 |
3.7 |
27.7 |
5.3 |
28.0 |
4.0 |
|
$20,000-39,999 |
14.2 |
6.2 |
13.0 |
3.5 |
14.6 |
5.4 |
22.2 |
11.2 |
19.0 |
8.0 |
|
$40,000-99,999 |
20.7 |
18.3 |
20.5 |
12.6 |
21.1 |
17.0 |
28.4 |
30.3 |
25.0 |
23.0 |
|
$100,000 and |
1.6 |
31.2 |
33.3 |
81.1 |
30.1 |
73.8 |
18.3 |
53.1 |
24.0 |
65.0 |
Source: Calculated from 1978 Census of Agriculture,
Bureau of the Census.
Source: Calculated from 1978 Census of Agriculture,
Bureau of the Census.
APPENDIX TABLE A3. Distribution of Corn
Production, Southern Region, 1978
APPENDIX TABLE A6. Distribution of Rice
Production, Southern Region, 1978
|
Appalachian |
Delta |
Southeast |
Southern |
Total | ||||||
|
Farms |
Pro- |
Farms |
Pro- |
Farms |
Pro- |
Farms |
Pro- |
Farms |
Pro- | |
|
— |
—- Percent----- |
— |
— | |||||||
|
Less than | ||||||||||
|
$2,500 |
17.4 |
1.9 |
52.7 |
15.2 |
31.8 |
0.3 |
18.3 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
|
$2,500-19,999 |
46.6 |
17.1 |
34.5 |
24.0 |
40.2 |
4.5.3 |
38.6 |
3.5 |
44.0 |
14.0 |
|
$20,000-39,999 |
14.6 |
14.0 |
4.0 |
8.3 |
11.6 |
11.0 |
9.9 |
3.8 |
13.0 |
11.0 |
|
$40,000-99,999 |
13.7 |
26.3 |
4.3 |
13.7 |
14.0 |
22.3 |
15.0 |
17.2 |
13.0 |
23.0 |
|
$100,000 and | ||||||||||
|
over |
7.7 |
40.7 |
4.5 |
38.8 |
2.4 |
51.1 |
18.2 |
75.1 |
6.0 |
50.0 |
|
Income |
Appalachian |
Delta |
Southeast |
Southern |
Total | ||||
|
Farms |
Pro- |
Farms |
Pro- |
Farms pro^ |
.Farms |
Pro- |
Farms |
---Frd^ | |
|
Less than |
__ |
__ |
0.9 |
0.1 |
—— Percent----- |
0.3 |
__ |
1.0 |
__ |
|
$2,500-19,999 |
— |
— |
12.5 |
1.9 |
— — |
6.8 |
0.7 |
12.0 |
2.0 |
|
$20,000-39,999 |
— |
— |
12.1 |
4.3 |
__ __ |
8.4 |
1.8 |
12.0 |
4.0 |
|
$40,000-99,999 |
— |
— |
28.8 |
19.3 |
— __ |
25.6 |
11.8 |
28.0 |
17.0 |
|
$100,000 and |
- |
-- |
45.7 |
74.4 |
- - |
58.9 |
85.7 |
47.0 |
77.0 |
Source: Calculated from 1978 Census of Agriculture,
Bureau of the Census.
Source: Calculated from 1978 Census of Agriculture,
Bureau of the Census.
APPENDIX TABLE A4. Distribution of Soy-
bean Production, Southern Region, 1978
|
Appalachian |
Delta |
Southeast |
Southern |
Total | |||||
|
Farms |
Pro- |
Farms |
Pro- |
— Pro- ' Farms , , |
Farms |
Pro- |
Farms |
TP de- | |
|
________duction | |||||||||
|
Less than |
10.2 |
1.0 |
9.6 |
0 1 |
-— Percent—— 13.5 1.1 |
5.7 |
0.1 |
11.0 |
1.0 |
|
$2,500-19,999 |
43.1 |
15.4 |
34.7 |
6.0 |
40.9 13.9 |
31.2 |
8.0 |
40.0 |
10.0 |
|
$20,000-39,999 |
17.1 |
13.6 |
14.1 |
7.4 |
14.2 11.9 |
17.0 |
8.8 |
16.0 |
10.0 |
|
$40,000-99,999 |
18.5 |
27.0 |
19.1 |
19.8 |
17.0 25.0 |
22.9 |
21.7 |
18.0 |
23.0 |
|
$100,000 and |
11.1 |
43.0 |
22.5 |
66.7 |
14.4 48.1 |
23.2 |
61.4 |
15.0 |
56.0 |
|
Source: |
Calculated from |
1978 Census of Agriculture, | |||||||
|
Bureau of the Census. | |||||||||
APPENDIX TABLE A7. Distribution of To-
bacco Production, Southern Region, 1978
|
Income |
Appalachian |
Delta |
Southeast |
Southern Pla ins_ |
Total | ||||
|
Farms |
Pro- |
Farms |
Pro- |
Farms |
Pro- |
_ Pro- _______duction |
Farms |
Pro- | |
|
Less than |
19.6 |
2.8 |
__ |
__ |
---Percent---- 5.2 0.1 |
— |
19.0 |
2.0 | |
|
$2,500-19,999 |
56.1 |
26.8 |
— |
— |
32.7 |
7.4 |
__ __ |
55.0 |
24.0 |
|
$20,000-39,999 |
12.2 |
18.7 |
— |
— |
19.8 |
11.6 |
— — |
13.0 |
18.0 |
|
$40,000-99,999 |
5.9 |
26.7 |
__ |
— |
25.1 |
30.9 |
__ — |
7.0 |
27.0 |
|
$100,000 and |
6.2 |
25.0 |
— |
__ |
17.2 |
50.0 |
__ __ |
6.0 |
29.0 |
Source: Calculated from 1978 Census of Agriculture,
Bureau of the Census.
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