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high negative incomes were associated with voluntary deferment of cash income

while inventory values were increased, In most instances, negative cash farm

incomes from $1 to $500 were reported by residential and part-time farmers and

associated with production for home use rather than for sale. These instances

were found among both white and nonwhite farms and were almost equally numerous

in relative terms.

 Of the 233 farms reporting positive cash farm incomes, more than two-

thirds reported less than $1,000. Approximately 62 percent of the white farmers

having positive incomes reported less than $1,000 compared with almost 88 per-

cent of the nonwhite farms. Only 4 nonwhite farmers reported cash farm incomes

of $1,500 or more, as contrasted with 53 white farmers.

 In general, the younger farm operators reported higher farm incomes

than older operators (Table 64). Among the farm operators between the ages of

30 and 44, one-third reported net cash farm incomes above $1,000, Proportions

reporting incomes above this level in operator age group 45 years of age and

older ranged from 13 to 19 percent. For each operator age group up through

40 to 44 years, a greater than proportional number reported incomes above the

$1,000 level. The reverse was true for all operator groups above 45 years of

age.

 The data concerning family size, able-bodied males, and able-bodied

females reflects the size of the labor force and the number of employable.

Among the 1 and 2 member families and families with 9 or more members, consider-

ably less than proportional numbers reported incomes in the high negative class

or in the positive classes of $1,000 or more (Table 65). There was no apparent

relationship between total family size and net cash farm income among other

size groups. Greater than proportional numbers of farm families with 3, 5, and

6 members reported incomes above $1,000. The reverse was true for 4-, 7-, and