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FARM,MORTGAGE DEBT
TABLE 15.-NuMBER, AcREAGE, VALUE, AND AMOUNT oP MoRTGAGE DEBT POR MoRTGAGED FARMS OPERATED BY FuLL OwNERS,
BY AGE OP OPERATOR, BY GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS: 1956
Number of
mortgaged
farms
Land in mortgaged fttrms
Total
'
Percent
distrlbu·
tlon
Acres
Per·
cent
dis·
trlbu·
tlon
------
Aver·
age per
farm
(acres)
Amount of mortgage debt
A vem~e value
(do lers)
Total
Total
Geogmpblc dlv islon and ngc
or operator
Value of land and buildings for mort·
gaged farms
Dollars
Per·
cent
dis·
trlbu·
tlon
17, 626, 698. 000
I, 922, ~93. 000
4, 004, 745, 000
4, 958, 927, 000
3, 729, 879, 000
1, 710, 583, 000
698, 771, 000
100.0
10.9
20. 1
28.1
21.2
9. 7
4.0
Per
farm
A voraffe <lebt
(dol ars)
Total ~dol·
Iars
Per
acre
Per·
cent
dis·
tributlon
6. 191
5,866
5, 694
5,092
4, 569
3. 646
10,720
31. 66
47.96
37.70
30.97
23.53
21.47
29.71
26.
38.
3]..
25. l
21.
20.
10.
100.0
20.6
2K3
26.7
15.7
6.3
2.4
4, 897
6, 935
4,865
4, 995
4, 147
2, 759
10,888
41.84
62.74
45.50
40.24
32.25
24.41
40.05
30.
41. I
3?.I
28.1 I
~0.'5
18. 8
24. I
341, 805, 000
61,251,000
115,344,000
85,004,000
47,860,000
26,050.000
6,087,000
100.0
17.9
33.8
24.9
14.0
7.6
1. 8
4, 866
5, 075
5,396
4, 613
4,455
5, 921
46.46
51.42
53.32
42.87
40.85
39. 12
34.3fi
171. 08
173.44
181. 59
171.37
169. 12
13!1. 87
200.62
868, 575, 000
153, 282, 000
280, 612, 000
224, 042, 000
126, 399, 000
53,806,000
25,434,060
100.0
17.7
32.5
25.9
14.6
6.2
2.9
4, 917
6,153
5,309
4, 778
4. 062
3,140
9,399
47.86
09. 8g
59. gg
44. gg
33. 91
27.39
50.05
28.
40. :l
33.
26. :l
20 0
19. 7
25.2
20, eeo
16,344
20,973
22.950
21,149
17,082
32,456
100. S1
93.22
95.42
109.01
103.73
92.42
92.75
971, 842, 000
126, 456, 000
311. 578, 000
260, 968, 000
176, 054, 000
73,944,000
22,332,000
100.0
13.0
32.1
26.9
18.1
7.6
2.3
5, 671
6, 448
7,029
5, 767
4, 58i.i
3,504
27.48
30.78
31.98
27. :!9
22. ·19
18.96
24. OS
27.'
39.5
33. G
25. I
21.7
20.5
26.0
100.0
9.4
25.5
25.5
21.3
12. I
6.1
16, 142
10,820
14,750
14,965
17,024
22.465
61, 331
125.41
136. 15
127.22
111.15
103.04
188.90
225.04
008, 481, 000
70, 107,000
157,677,000
126, 064, 000
91,632,000
44,270,000
18,731,000
100.0
13.8
31.0
24.8
18.0
8. 7
3. 7
s. 960
3. 904
4,393
3, 569
3,.130
3, 950
9, 031
30.77
49. 13
37.89
20.53
21. 3i
33. 2(i
33. 14
24. 5
36. l
30. 0
23 ..n
20, I
17. (
J4. I
1, 124, 623, 000
160, 268, 000
?86, 050, 000
301, 148, 000
206, 308, 000
130, 907, 000
39,773,000
100.0
14.3
25.4
26.8
18.4
11.6
3.5
10,294
9,530
9, 59B
10,817
10,735
9,192
28 029
91.30
99.63
97.76
97.98
81.37
71.46
116.91
887, 465, 000
66,203,000
91.029,000
84,305.000
53.823,000
30,333,000
10,872,000
100.0
19.6
27.2
25.0
15.9
9.0
3.2
3, 086
3, oa7
3,084
3,028
2,800
2, 130
7,062
27.40
41. 1.1
31.42
27.43
21.22
16. 56
31.90
30. 0
41.-~
32. [
28. 0
20. I
23. 2
27.3
256.3
174.0
217.5
207.8
383.8
269.8
896.8
2, 031, 676, 000
180, 226, 000
472, 470, 000
51l8, 107,000
510,796,000
201,919,000
98,149,000
100.0 20,022
8. 9 14.305
23.3 18,219
28.0 19,440
25.1 24.075
9.9 17,453
4.8 105,764
78. IS
82.22
83.76
93.60
62.73
64.69
117.93
409, 324, 000
60,359,000
127, 835, 000
125, 288. 000
96,522,000
39,742,000
9,578,000
100.0
13. 1
27.8
27.3
21.0
8. 7
2.1
4. 527
4, 791
4, 929
4, 287
4, 549
3,435
10,321
17. 66
27. 54
22.60
20.63
11.85
12.73
11. 51
22. 6
33. 5
27. 1
22. 1
18. g
19. 7
9. 8
465.6
286.3
453.4
436.1
507.7
535.2
4.4 1,386. 7
1, 357, 442, 000
163, 681, 000
356, 957, 000
3fl0, 621, 000
257, 428, 000
118, 113,000
100, 642, 000
100.0 30,894
12. 1 ?.6, 375
20.3 27,456
26.6 29.511
19.0 32,723
8. 7 29,447
7.4 158,992
67.81
92.14
60.56
67.67
M.45
55.02
114.65
359,047,000
64,366,000
111, 039, 000
86,951,000
58,215,000
26, 156,000
12,320,000
100.0
17.9
30.9
8.172
10,372
S,Ml
7,115
7, 400
6,521
19,463
17.94
36.23
18.84
16.32
14.58
12.18
14.04
26.
39.
31.
126.0
95.6
90.0
162.0
118.4
141.0
294.7
2, 797, 682, 000
305, 266. 000
713, RBI\, ooo
869,507, OoO
586. 015, 000
212, 093, 000
109, 936, 000
100.0 34,284
10.9 26,654
25.5 32, 105
31.1 38,820
21.0 32,697
7.6 32,213
3.9 105,001
272. 14
278. 77
325.20
239.72
276. 10
228.45
356.30
746, 689, 000
107. 207. 000
207, 652, 000
217, 759, 000
139, 479, 000
45, s.~n. ooo
27,7.16,000
100.0
14.4
27.8
29.2
18.7
9,138
12. 54
97.90
94.00
eo. 0<1
65. 61
49.37
89.96
19, 386
15.311
18, 191
20,265
21, 011
17,896
54,956
118.20
125. 18
120.44
12-~. 26
108.21
IOn. 38
152.29
4, 719, 920, 000
736, 652, 000
I, 441, 426, 000
I, 246,017,000
811, 008, 000
348, 506, 000
136, 311, 000
100.0
15. 6
30.5
20.4
17.2
7.4
2. 9
100.0
14.8
26.3
28.1
17.9
10.0
2.9
16,276
16,615
14. 99B
17, 454
15, 669
14,643
44,095
187. 41
150.32
140.26
140.62
121. Sli
129.52
162. 21
138, 892. 000
27.421,000
37,760,000
35,636.000
21,005,000
8, 369,000
3, 201,000
1,166, 025, 000
152, 308, 000
350, 331, 000
314, 92'\, 000
204, 590, 000
118,435,000
25,433,000
100.0
13. I
30.0
27.0
17.5
10.2
2.2
16,577
12,620
16,388
17,090
19.083
17,630
24,740
158. 60
127.86
161.96
158.82
174.59
177.86
143.53
102. 8
88.0
88.5
106.2
119.8
114.7
185.6
s, 087, 146, 000
380, 408. 000
849, 4R9, 000
853, 297, 000
630, 420, 000
272, 808, 000
100, 743, 000
100.0
12.3
27.5
27.6
20.4
8.8
3.3
17,579
15,271
16.071
18. 199
20, 25R
15,922
37,229
100.0
9. 7
27.6
27.0
22.2
11.0
2.6
206. s
175.3
219.8
210.5
203.9
184.8
349.9
S, 645, 2~6. 000
3ZO, 542. 000
1)29, 711,000
.1. 638. 547,000
812.007,000
360, 468, 000
83,931,000
100.0
0.0
26.2
29.3
22.9
10.2
2.4
16, 026, 121
1, 427,060
4, 161,839
4, 752,527
4. 288,465
1, 330, 9R6
565,244
100.0
8. 6
25.2
28.8
25.9
8.1
3.4
128.7
79.5
115.9
134.5
1fifi. 2
118.9
272.5
2. 072, 689. 000
194,297.000
529, 472, 000
li28. 240, 000
441. 901,000
2f\1, 429,000
127, 200, 000
100.0
15.4
27.3
25.5
17. 6
13.0
1.3
12,816, 601
1, 608,667
2, 926,145
3, 073.572
2, 536,089
1, 831,815
340,213
100.0
13. I
23.8
25.0
?0.6
14.9
2.8
112.6
95.7
98.2
!10. 4
131.9
128. 6
239.8
101,470
12,599
75,933
29,224
21. 217
11, 569
928
100.0
12.4
25.6
28.8
20.9
11.4
0.9
26,002,861
2, 191,917
5, 641,155
6, 072,377
8,143. 082
3, 121, 573
832,257
100.0
8.4
21.7
23.4
31.3
12.0
3.2
Mountain ••••.•••..........•....... 43,938
Under35 years •.•.•...•...•.•.. 6,206
36 to·44 years •••••.............. 13,001
45 to 64 years •••••.•.....•...•.• 12,220
55 to 64 yenrs •.•••.•.•....•..•.• 7,867
65 years and over••.•..•..•••••• 4,011
Age not reported ••..•••.•••••••
633
100.0
14.1
29.6
27.8
17.9
9.1
1.4
20,018,776
1. 776,533
5, 894,433
5, 329,379
3, 994,043
2,146, 584
877,804
100.0
8.9
29.4
26.6
20.0
10.7
81,600
11,453
22,173
22,393
17,950
6,584
1,047
100.0
10,280,051
1, 095,041
2, 195, 138
3,627, 200
2,125, 738
928,388
308,546
100.0
10.7
21.4
35.3
20.7
9.0
3.0
100.0
13.8
27.8
26.9
19. 5
10.5
1.4
149. 110, 869
15,359,200
38,232,918
40, 2.10, 001
34,467.463
16,232,800
4, 588,277
100.0
10.3
25.6
27.0
23.1
10.9
3.1
164.0
122.3
151.0
104.4
194.2
169.8
360.9
New England .••.•...•••.•......... 27,242
Under 35 years •...•...•........ 3.954
35 to 44 yea1·s ••.••••••..••..... 7, 761
•15 to 54 yea1s.•.•.••.•••..••.•.. 7,135
55 to 64 years•.•••..••••....••.. 5,065
65 years and over .•..•••..••.•.. 3, 033
Ago not reported •.•....•...•••.
294
100.0
14.5
28.5
26.2
18.6
11.1
1.1
3, 228,606
437,041
829,886
885,568
651,310
342.882
79,919
100.0
13. 5
20.7
27.4
20.2
10.6
2.5
4
!10. 5
106.9
124. 1
128.6
113.1
271.8
443, 870, 000
65.697,000
116.402,000
124, 53?. 000
79,364,000
44,411,000
12,964,000
Middle Atlantio ••••..........•.....
Under 36 years .........•.•..•..
35 to 44 years.•.•...•.••.....•..
45 to 54 years...•........•......
55 to 64 years •..................
65 years and over ••...•.....•..
Age not reported .•.............
70, 841
12,069
21,377
18,428
!0, 721
6, 718
1,028
100.0
17.2
30.4
26.2
15.2
9.6
1. 5
7, 362,091
1, 191, 191
2,163, 054
1, 982, 8R8
1,171. 81i6
6R5, 906
177,196
100.0
16.2
29.4
27.0
15.9
9.1
2.4
104.6
98.7
101.2
107.6
109.3
99.1
172.4
East North CentraL ..•....•........
Under 35 years •...........•....
3fi to 44 years•••.•............•.
45 to 54 years•.•••...... ·----·-·
fi5 to 64 years ••••........••.....
65 years nnd over .•....•••...••.
Age not reported •.•..•.•....•.•
175,617
24,911
52,858
46,888
31, 120
17,134
2, 706
100.0
14.2
30.1
25.7
17.7
9.8
1.5
18,044.714
2,193, 265
4, 677,977
4, 979,296
3, 727,590
1, 961,423
502,163
100.0
12.2
25.9
27.6
20.7
10.9
2.8
West North CentraL .•.••. , ••••.••.
Under 35 years .••.••••..•••.•..
35 to 44 years •.••.•..•.••••..•.•
45 to 54 years....•.......•••....
55 to 64 years •...•.........•.•••
65 yesrs and over ......••••..••
Age not reported •......••••.•..
171,282
19,612
44.330
45,253
38,399
21. 102
2,586
100.0
11.5
25.9
26.4
22.4
12.3
1. 5
86, S4S, 438
3.438, 485
9, 743,291
9, 527, 194
7, 829,290
3, 000,243
904,935
S<>utb Atlantlo ••.•...•...........•..
Under 35 years••••.. _..........
35 to 44 years •••••.••.•...••....
•15 to 54 yenrs ••••••...•....•.•..
li5 tn 54 years •..•.....•.........
65 year~ and over .........•....
Age not reported ..............•
128, 398
17,957
35,896
35,322
25,957
11,192
2,074
100.0
14.0
28.0
27.5
20.2
8. 7
1.6
Bast South Central. ..•.............
Under 35 years..•••....•...•...
35 to 44 years •••...••.....•.....
45 to 54 years•••••..••••........
55 to 64 years•....•.............
65 years and over __ ............
Age not reported .••.....•......
109,361
16,817
29,809
27,841
19. 224
14,241
1, 419
West South CentraL ••....••........
Under 35 years••.....•.........
35 to 44 years •••.•..........•...
45 to 54 years•••••.•...........•
55 to 64 years•••.•.•...•........
65 years and over...•.••........
Age not reported .•.............
GEOGRAPHIO DIVISIONS
Paol:flo •••••••••••.• ---- •.. --.--- •• Under 35 years •.•••••••.•••••••
35 to 44 years ••••.••.•••••.••.••
45 to 54 years•••••.•.••...•••••.
55 to 64 years••••.••.•.•...•••••
65 years and over••.....•.••.•.•
Age not reported .•••••••..•••.•
---
14.0
27.2
27.4
22.0
8.1
1. 3
Per
acre
--- - - - - - -
---
009, 239
125, 578
253, 138
244,704
177, 520
95,584
12,715
United States •.•...•.•.••.••••••••.
Under 36 years..•.......•••....
35 to 44 years ..•........•......
45 to 54 yenrs ••••....•.••......
55 to 64 years •.•••••.•••••......
65 years and over .•••••..•......
Age not reported .•.•.••....•...
Per
farm
Ratio
to
valuo
(per·
cent)
as.
---
24.2
16. 2
7. 3
3.4
6.1
3. 7
------ ---
3.~78
8,636
9,361
9, 365
9, 724
7, 770
6, 962
20, 510
29.
40.
32. {9
27. 0
23. •I
22.1
23. n
24.
22.')
22. I
12. 9
26. 1
35. I
29. 1
25. 0
23. 8
21. G
25. 2