different than the 

 for the quantity 

 5 incomplete by 

 jrvested and 



Quantity harvested — If your i 



harvested to the unit requested. It the harvest was 

 December 31. 1987, please report the quantity har 

 estimated quantity to be harvested. 



Acres irrigated — For each crop irrigated, report n 



irrigated. Irrigation is defined as land watered by an 



means — sprinklers, furrows or ditches, spreader dikes, purposeful 



flooding, etc. Include acres that received supplemental, partial, 



and/or preplant irrigation. Do not report water applied in transplanting 



tobacco plants, trees, or vegetables as irrigation. Leave "Acres 



irrigated" blank for crops that are not irrigated. 



How to Report Crops Harvested 



>- Sections 2 and 3 — Report only for 



To report: 



► Sections 4 through 8 



code number from the li 

 in the 



J listed crops. 



(3). 



nforn 



and code 

 3f the first available answer line in 

 that is requested in the remaining colun 

 listed in sections 4 through 8, use the ' 



r appropriate secti 



ify the crop r 



Double Cropping — If two or more crops were harvested from the 

 same land (double cropping) report the total acres and production of 

 each harvested crop in the appropriate section(s) of the report form. 

 Example: \r\ 7987 you harvested 1,230 bushels of wheat from 40 

 acres, then on the same 40 acres planted soybeans, from which you 

 harvested 1 ,550 bushels You irrigated the soybeans but not the whe 



crops were gro 



Example 

 two rr 



pie: A 60 acre field was planted in cotton and soybeans, with 

 Dws of cotton followed by an area of the same width planted in 

 !ans No irrigation was used. Thirty acres of soybeans and 30 

 . of cotton would be reported in the appropriate section(s). 



Row Planting — If a crop is planted in an alternating pattern ^^ 

 ed and non-planted rows, such as two rows planted and two 



skipped (2 X 2), report 



appropriate 



"Cropland ii 



I 10 



ws pianiea ana two 

 field occupied by the 

 crop, and report the skipped 



I 2f. 



Section 4 — VEGETABLES — Report acres of vegetables harvested 

 FOR SALE or commercial processing. Do not include vegetables grown 

 for home use. Report the total acreage of each vegetable crop harveste 

 Example: In 1987 you harvested 10 acres of lettuce from a field, then 

 replanted the field in lettuce and harvested the 10 acres again. Both 

 crops of lettuce were irrigated. Enter only 10 acres of land from which 

 vegetables were harvested and 10 acres irrigated in item 1 of section 4, 

 but write in 20 acres of lenuce harvested and 20 acres of lettuce 

 irrigated in item 2 of ! 



^ting the c 



► Section 8 — FRUITS and NUTS — 



of 20 or more trees and vines, includ* 

 those maintained for sale of the prodi 

 that have been abandoned should no 

 be included in section 10, item 2f 'C 







10, item 2f -Cropland 

 er than fruit and nut trees and vint 

 es, report the total acres for the oi 

 al acres of the interplanted crop in 



^ Section 9 - 



^re interplar 

 ippropriate 

 GROSS VALUE OF CROPS SOLD 



lue of all crops sold from 'THIS PLACE 



987, 



1987. 



Report the value of all crops so 



regardless of the year they were harvested or who owned tl 

 sure to report gross values before deducting expenses and I 

 Include Government CCC loans received for 'THIS PLACE ' 

 Include payments received in 1 987 from cooperatives or marketing 

 organizations for crops produced on 'THIS PLACE " regardless of the 

 year in which the crops were harvested. 



Also include as sales, your estimate of the value of any crop removed 

 from "THIS PLACE" in trade for services, such as hay cut in exchange 

 for fence repair, clearing, or other services. If the sale price or market 

 value is not known, give your best 

 I from "THIS PLACE 



► Section 10 - USE OF ACRES IN "THIS PLACE" 



This section is used to classify the acres in "THIS PLACE" 

 reported in section 1 , item 4. (Do not include any acres you 

 rented to others reported in section 1 , item 3). The sum of 1 

 acres entered in various categories should equal total acres 

 "THIS PLACE." 



or all of your land was used for more than one listed purpose in 

 1 987, report that land only in the first category listed. For 

 example, if you plowed under a cover crop, and planted and 

 harvested a grain crop, report the land in item 2a, "Cropland 

 harvested," but do NOT report as "Cropland used for cover 

 crops, legumes, etc." (item 2c). 



Double Cropping — When more than one crop was harvested 

 from the same land in 1 987. report that land only ONCE as 

 "Cropland harvested," in item 2a. 



Interplanted Crops — If you interplanted crops, such as cotton 

 in an orchard, report the total land used for both crops only 

 ONCE, as "Cropland harvested," in item 2a. 



Skip Row Planted Crops — Report the acres that represent the 

 total nonplanted or skipped rows as "Cropland idle," item 2f. The 

 acres that represent the planted row 

 "Cropland harvested," in item 2a. 



I be reported i 



► Section 12 - ACRES SET ASIDE. DIVERTED. OR IDLED 

 UNDER FEDERAL ACREAGE REDUCTION 

 PROGRAMS IN 1937 



Include in item 2 all acres in "THIS PLACE" retired from productio 

 and placed, by long-term contract, into the Conservation Reserve 

 Program. Acres placed into the program during and prior to 1 987 

 should be included. 



C Sections 13 through 17 -LIVESTOCK. POULTRY, OTHER 

 LIVESTOCK, OR ANIMAL 

 SPECIALTIES 



Animals and Poultry to Include in the Report — Report all 

 animals, poultry, and animal specialties on "this place" (section 

 1 , item 4) on December 31,1 987. Include all owned by you and 

 any kept by you for others. Include animals on unfenced lands. 

 National Forest land, district land, cooperative grazing associatior 

 land, or rangeland administered by the Bureau of Land 



December 31,1 987. or animal 

 wheat pasture or crop residue) 

 be reported by the person who 



5 on a short-term pasture (such as 

 on a per-head or lease basis should 

 had control of the animals. 



Animals and PouitrY to Exclude from the Report — Do not 



report animals or poultry kept on land rented to others or kept 

 under a share arrangement on land rented to others Do not include 

 animals quartered in feedlots which are not a part of "this place." 

 Animals kept on a place not operated by you are to be included on 

 the report for that place. 



Animals Bought and Sold - DO NOT REPORT ANY ANIMALS 

 BOUGHT AND THEN RESOLD WITHIN 30 DAYS. Such purchases 



included in this census. 



Number Sold — Report all animals and poultry sold or removed 

 from "this place" in 1 987. without regard to ownership or who 

 shared in the receipts. Include animals sold for a landlord or given 

 to a landlord or others in trade or in payment for goods or services. 

 Do NOT report number sold for any livestock or poultry kept on 



Dairy Termination Program or "Whole-Herd Dairy Buy-Out 

 Program" — The amount received in 1 987 from the 

 Government under the dairy termination program should be 

 included in section 1 9, item 1 . Dairy animals and products sold 

 in 1 987 should be reported in section 1 3. 



they left "this pla 



le£ 

 30 days ( 



DO NOT INCLUDE WITH FATTENED CATTLE SOLD: 



a. Cattle and calves sold for further feeding 



b. Veal ca'ves, or any calves weighing less than 500 pounds 



c. Dairy cows fed only the usual dairy ration before being so 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



APPENDIX D D-7 



