Annual Total Acres Farmed

average

1992 acres

range

35 to 15,100 acres

Potato Acres Planted

average rank

3.2

where

1=less than 100 acres
2=100 to 249 acres
3=250 to 499 acres
4=500 to 749 acres
5=more than 750 acres

Predominant Variety (% growers responding)

   Russet

93%

   Shepody

4%

   other

2%

Type of Irrigation (% growers responding)

   sprinkler

99%

   furrow

1%

Grower Age

average rank

2.4

where

1=35 years old or younger
2=35 to 45 years old
3=46 to 55 years old
4=56 to 65 years old
5=over 65 years old

Grower Education

average rank

4.0

where

1=less than high school
2=high school graduate or GED
3=post high school or vocational training
4=some college
5=college graduate
6=graduate school

Grower Gross Farm Sales, 1997

where

1=less than $49,999
2=$50,000 to $99,999
3=$100,000 to $249,000
4=$250,000 to $499,999
5=more than $500,000