Value of livestock and poultry on farms— Data for 



the value of livestock and poultry on farms were obtained 

 by multiplying the inventory of each major age and sex 

 group by State average prices. The State average prices 

 for cattle, hogs, sheep, Angora goats, hens and pullets of 

 laying age, and turkeys were obtained primarily from data 

 published by the National Agricultural Statistics Service, 

 USDA. Prices applied to other livestock and poultry were 

 census-derived averages based primarily on reported value 

 of sales in the census. 



Poultry hatched— This category includes all poultry 

 hatched on the place during the year and placed or sold. 

 Incubator egg capacity on December 31, 1987, is tabu- 

 lated under the column heading "Inventory" and the 

 number of poultry hatched and placed or sold is under the 

 heading "Sales." 



Hay— alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass 

 silage, green chop, etc.— Data shown for hay represent 

 all hay crops, including grass silage, haylage, and hay 

 crops cut and fed green (green chop). In production data, 

 dry tons represent dry tonnage for the various hay cate- 

 gories and dry weight equivalents for grass silage and hay 

 cut and fed green. The conversion used was 3 tons of 

 green weight to 1 ton of dry weight. 



account for cherries where the "sweet" and "tart" break- 

 down was not asked or where respondents wrote in 

 "cherries" but did not specify or code the kind of cherry. All 

 the individual cherry items may not be shown. Data for 

 "sweet cherries," "tart cherries," and "cherries, not spec- 

 ified" are not available for 1982. 



Other fruits and nuts — Data shown for other fruits and 

 nuts relate to any fruits and nuts not having a specific code 

 on the 1 987 report form. 



Land used for vegetables— Data are for the total land 

 used for vegetable crops. The acres are reported only 

 once, even though two or more harvests of a vegetable or 

 more than one vegetable were harvested from the same 

 acres. 



Vegetables harvested for sale— The acres of vegeta- 

 bles harvested is the summation of the acres of individual 

 vegetables harvested. All of the individual vegetable items 

 may not be shown. 



Nursery and greenhouse crops grown for sale— These 

 data are a summation of the individual items reported. All 

 of the individual items may not be shown. 



Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild 



hay — Data shown represent dry tons of hay harvested 

 from clover, lespedeza, timothy, Bermuda grass, Sudan 

 grass, and other types of legume and tame grasses. 



Grapes — Farm operators were given the option of 

 reporting the quantity of grapes harvested in dry weight or 

 fresh weight. For publication purposes, all quantities of 

 grapes harvested have been converted to pounds of fresh 

 weight. The conversion used was 4 pounds fresh weight to 

 1 pound dry weight. 



Plums and prunes — Farm operators were given the 

 option of reporting the quantity of plums and prunes 

 harvested in dry weight or fresh weight. For publication 

 purposes, all quantities of plums and prunes harvested 

 have been converted to pounds of fresh weight. The 

 conversion used was 3 pounds fresh weight to 1 pound dry 

 weight. 



Cherries— For 1987, cherries were reported as "sweet 

 cherries," "tart cherries," or "cherries" depending on the 

 regional form the respondent completed. On regional 

 forms for States where cherries are an important fruit crop, 

 "sweet cherries" and "tart cherries" were listed sepa- 

 rately. On the other regional forms, either "cherries" were 

 listed or could be written in. For publication purposes, 

 "cherries, total" could be shown along with the individual 

 breakdown of "sweet cherries," "tart cherries," or "cher- 

 ries, not specified." "Cherries, not specified" is used to 



Nursery, floriculture, vegetable and flower seed 

 crops, sod, etc., grown in the open, irrigated— Data 



refer to farms reporting irrigated nursery, floriculture, veg- 

 etable and flower seeds, sod, bedding plants, etc., grown 

 in the open. 



Other grains— These data are for the total market 

 value of other grains sold including dry edible beans, dry 

 lima beans, buckwheat, dry southern peas (cowpeas), 

 emmer and spelt, flaxseed, mixed grains, lentils, mustard 

 seed, dry edible peas, popcorn, proso millet, rice, rye for 

 grain, safflower, sunflower seed, triticale, and wild rice. 



Value of crop production— This item represents the 

 estimated value of all crops harvested during the 1987 

 crop year. Data for the value of crops harvested were 

 obtained by multiplying the average estimated value per 

 unit by the reported acres or quantity harvested. Generally, 

 harvested units of production (pounds, bushels, bales, 

 etc.) were multiplied by State estimates of prices per unit. 

 If only acres harvested were reported, State estimates for 

 value of production per acre were used. The State average 

 production price and production value per acre used in 

 these calculations were obtained usually from publications 

 of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. When 

 USDA estimates were not available. Bureau of the Census 

 statisticians made estimates using available sources such 

 as data from adjacent States, respondent report forms, 

 county extension agents, and other persons knowledge- 

 able about specific crops. 



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1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



