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File name	Description

(Fig01.png)	Figure 1 - Beginning operators made up about a quarter of operators in 2007
(Fig02.png)	Figure 2 - The share of beginning farmers varies by county
(Fig03.png)	Figure 3 - Sources of household income differ by level of farm production and beginning farmer status, 2007
(Fig04.png)	Figure 4 - Beginning farms' shares of U.S. production, 2007
(Fig05.png)	Figure 5 - Distribution of commodity production by beginning farms, 2007
(Fig06.png)	Figure 6 - Sources of landownership for principal operators of beginning farms, by location
(Fig07.png)	Figure 7 - Principal farm operators are an aging population; more than half are at least 55 years old
(Fig08.png)	Figure 8 - Age distribution of U.S. population and farmers, 25 years and older
(Fig09.png)	Figure 9 - Entry rates are higher for small farms and then level off
