Table D. Reliability Estimates of State Totals: 1987-Con. 



(For meaning of abbrevialtons and symbols, see introductorY text] 



Total larm production expenses— Con. 

 Agncultural chemicals _ farms. . 



$1,000.- 

 Petroleum products farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Electricity farms.. 



$1.000. _ 



Hired farm labor.. _ farms 



$1.000.. 



Contract labor... _ farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Repair and maintenance farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Interest... farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 Cash rent farms.. 



$1.000.. 



Property taxes farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 All other farm production expenses farms. 



$1.000_. 



Livestock and poultry: 



Cattle and calves inventory farms.- 



number.. 



Beef cows farms.- 



number,. 



fvlilk cows farms.. 



number.. 



Cattle and calves sold farms.. 



number.. 

 Hogs and pigs inventory farms__ 



number.. 

 Hogs and pigs sold farms.. 



number.. 



Sheep and lambs inventory farms.. 



number.. 

 Sheep and lambs sold farms.. 



number.. 

 Hens and pullets of laying age inventory _ farms. _ 



number,. 



Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold. ___ farms.. 



number. _ 

 Horses and ponies inventory _ farms.. 



number.. 



Selected crops harvested: 



Corn for grain or seed farms,, 



acres., 

 bushels.. 



Corn for silage or green chop... farms., 



acres,, 

 tons, green., 



Oats for gram _ farms.. 



acres., 

 bushels.. 



Soybeans for beans farms.. 



acres., 

 bushels.. 



Irish potatoes __ farms.. 



acres., 

 cwt,. 



Hay— alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. 



(see text) farms.. 



acres., 

 tons, dry.. 



Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) farms.. 



acres. . 



Alt farms 



Relative standard 



error of estimate 



(percent) 



.5 

 2.4 

 2.2 



.3 



.5 



.7 

 1.0 

 .6 

 .6 

 .9 

 1.0 



.2 

 .4 

 .2 

 .4 



.1 

 .1 

 .4 

 .6 

 .1 

 .1 



.1 

 .2 

 .4 

 .4 

 .4 

 .4 



.8 



1.5 

 .8 



1.6 

 .6 

 .3 



1.5 

 ,3 

 .4 

 .7 



.1 

 .1 

 .1 



.2 

 .2 

 .2 



.2 



.2 

 .2 



.5 

 .5 

 .5 



1.5 

 .3 

 .3 



Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 



Relative standard 



error of estimate 



(percent) 



.1 

 .4 

 .2 

 .3 



.7 

 .5 

 25 

 2.3 

 .3 

 .5 



7 



1.0 



.6 



.6 



.1 



.1 



.a 



.7 



.1 

 .1 



.1 



.2 



.5 

 .4 

 .5 

 .4 



1,2 

 2.2 

 1.2 

 2.3 



2.2 

 .3 



.6 

 1.1 



.1 

 .1 

 .1 



.2 

 .2 

 .2 



.2 

 .2 

 .2 



5 

 6 

 .5 



1.5 

 .3 

 .3 



'Data are based on a sample of farms 



=Farms v»itti total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms witti gams. 



C-10 APPENDIX C 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



