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Table 8. Farms with pastured livestock types and few other livestock in the 1997 Census of Agriculture
Gross livestock sales Percent of farms in group that primarily produce crops* Percent of farms in group that primarily produce livestock** Non-white or Hispanic operated farms
Farm type Number of farms Percent of farms Million dollars Percent Per-farm average Number of farms Percent of farms
Commercial farms 37,063 5.2% 7,866 45.8% 212,236 40.2% 40.9% 910 3.8%
Total agricultural sales above $500,000 8,321 1.2% 5,134 29.9% 616,958 45.0% 38.3% 201 0.8%
Total agricultural sales of $250,000 to $500,000 15,809 2.2% 2,173 12.6% 137,434 52.3% 27.1% 284 1.2%
Total agricultural sales below $250,000 12,933 1.8% 560 3.3% 43,276 22.3% 59.5% 425 1.8%
Intermediate farms 320,654 45.3% 6,141 35.7% 19,153 16.5% 63.5% 9,959 41.7%
Total agricultural sales of $100,000 to $250,000 35,277 5.0% 2,241 13.0% 63,517 48.1% 25.7% 583 2.4%
Total agricultural sales of $10,000 to $100,000 153,729 21.7% 3,360 19.5% 21,855 18.3% 54.0% 3,520 14.7%
Total agricultural sales below $10,000 131,648 18.6% 541 3.1% 4,109 5.8% 84.7% 5,856 24.5%
Rural-residence farms 349,648 49.4% 3,184 18.5% 9,105 8.8% 78.2% 13,014 54.5%
Total agricultural sales of $100,000 to $250,000 4,996 0.7% 458 2.7% 91,735 31.0% 51.4% 112 0.5%
Total agricultural sales of $10,000 to $100,000 102,886 14.5% 1,850 10.8% 17,983 14.5% 62.2% 2,464 10.3%
Total agricultural sales below $10,000 241,766 34.2% 875 5.1% 3,620 5.9% 85.6% 10,438 43.7%
All farms with livestock 707,365 100.0% 17,191 100.0% 24,303 13.9% 69.6% 23,883 100.0%
* Percent of farms in group with livestock sales representing less than 25% of total sales.
** Percent of farms in group with livestock sales representing more than 75% of total sales.

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