| Age
10. Percentages of Farm Operators by Age Group
|
Year
1997
1992
1987
1982
1978 |
34 or
under
11.9
16.4
23.1
25.0
23.5 |
35 to 44
26.9
23.6
20.7
18.4
20.5 |
45 to 54
22.2
20.1
20.9
24.7
25.7 |
55 to 64
22.0
25.1
25.4
24.2
24.3 |
65 or
over
17.0
14.8
10.0
7.7
5.9 |
Average Age
50.4
49.5
47.3
46.2
45.9 |
Farm operators in Kossuth County in 1997 included 11.9% under
the age of 35 and 17.0% 65 years of age or older. The average
age of farm operators in Kossuth County was 50.4 in 1997,
which was younger than the statewide average.
Principal Occupation
Of the farm operators in Kossuth County in 1997, 52.6% claimed
farming as their principal occupation, lower than the 62.9%
state average
11. Percentages of Farm Operators Claiming Farming as
Their Principal Occupation
|
Year
1997
1992
1987
1982
1978 |
Kossuth
52.6
58.8
57.1
59.0
60.4 |
State
62.9
71.7
73.5
80.1
80.8 |
Days Worked Off The Farm
The percentage of farm operators working 200 or more days
off the farm in 1997 was smaller in Kossuth County than in
state overall.
12. Percentages of Farm Operators Working 200 or More
Days Off the Farm
|
Year
1997
1992
1987
1982
1978 |
Kossuth
22.8
16.7
16.9
14.4
11.6 |
State
33.3
28.3
26.5
24.2
22.2 |
|
|
Tenure
and Type Organization
Full-owner farms are operations where the operator owns all
the land he or she operates. Part-owners are those who rent
some of the land they operate. Tenants rent all of the land
they operate. Compared to the state, Kossuth County had a
lower percentage of farms operated by full-owners.
13. Percentages of Farms by Tenure
|
|
Kossuth County |
|
Year
1997
1992
1987
1982
1978 |
Full Owner
29.1
28.1
29.2
31.4
35.7 |
Part Owner
44.6
43.0
41.0
37.9
35.7 |
Tenant
26.4
28.9
29.8
30.7
32.7 |
|
|
State |
|
Year
1997
1992
1987
1982
1978 |
Full Owner
47.3
45.1
45.9
45.9
45.9 |
Part Owner
36.3
36.0
33.5
33.3
32.2 |
Tenant
16.4
18.9
20.7
20.8
21.9 |
Individual/family operated farms are the most common type
of farm organization throughout the state. The percentage
of individual/family operated farms in Kossuth County was
higher than the state average in 1997, while the percentage
of partnerships was lower.
14. Percentages of Farms by Type of Organization
|
|
Kossuth County |
|
Year
1997
1992
1987
1982
1978 |
Individual/
Family
84.5
86.2
87.4
86.5
86.4 |
Partner
8.3
9.4
8.6
10.4
11.8 |
Other
7.3
4.4
4.1
4.1
1.8 |
|
|
State |
|
Year
1997
1992
1987
1982
1978 |
Individual/
Family
83.6
84.0
84.8
84.6
85.6 |
Partner
9.1
10.4
10.5
11.4
11.8 |
Other
7.4
5.6
4.7
4.0
2.6 |
Financial Profile |
