lEMFOREViATION SHEET 



1987 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AaRICULTURE 



Special Reporting Instructions 



1 . Who Should R«|>ort 



WE NEFO A REPLY FROM EVERYONE RECEIVING A REPORT FORM, 

 INCLUDING Inrflvtdtialn, landlurds. tononte, pannorshlpn. 

 corporations. Insiltutlons, iir>d THOSE NOT CONDUCTING 

 AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. Cach cose iricludud in the census has 

 a unlqiio Consus Filo NuiTtber (CFN). In order to make tho census 

 raaults as compltttt* and accurate as possible*, we need to obtain 

 information about averv CFN. 



2. Iff Vou Roo«hfO«l IWortt Than Ont> Report Form for mt% Oporatlon 



Completo only ONE report form tor an operation, ^rite "Duplicate" 

 near the address label of each extra report form. Alao. write the 

 1 1 digit census file nurTiber(s> of the DUPLICATG report<s) ON THE 

 COMPLETED REPORT In the space provided to tho loft of the address 

 label. Return the extra reportfa) in the same envelope with your 

 completed report form so that we can correct our records. 



Iff Vou Ne 



If you had agricultural operations at any time during 1 987. please 

 report all agncultural activity during tho year. Report all land on your 

 census form that you owned or rented. Also, report your 1987 crop 

 and livestock production and 1987 soles. 



Explain on the first page of the report form <or on a separate sheet of 

 paper) that you quit farming or ranching and give the approximate 

 date and the name and address of the present operator, if known. 



4. If You Novor Farmod or Have No Association With Agrlculturo 



Ptease write a note on the report form near the address label explaining 

 this and return the form so that we can correct our records, tn our 

 efforts to make the census as complete as possible, wa obtained lists 

 from various sources. V^e tried to eliminate duplicate and nonfarm 

 addresses, however, it was not always possible to do so. 



5. Iff You Hava IVIora Ttian Ona Agricultural Operation 



Complete a report form for EACH SEPARATE and DISTINCT 

 production unit, i.e.. each individual farm, ranch, feedlot. 

 greenhouae, etc., or combination of farms, etc., for which you 

 maintain SEPARATE records of operating expenses and sales, 

 livestock end other inventories, crop acreages, and production. 



6. If You Have a Partnership Operation 



Complete only ONE report for the entire partnership's agricultural 

 operation and include all partners' shares on the one report. If 

 members of th"? partnership also operate separate farms or ranches In 

 addition to the partnership farming operation, separate report forms 

 should be completed for each individuel operation. 



If two or mora report forma were received for the same operation, 

 mark each additional form as a "Duplicate." Return the duplicate 

 report(s) in the sarne envelope with the completed partnership report, 

 where possible, or write a note on the duplicate report, such as, 

 " ffs/amo of partner) has completed a report for the partnership 

 fprovicfo name and CPN of partnership.)" 



7. Landlord's or Contractor's Share 



If you rented or leased land from others or had a contract for the 

 production of agricuKural products, include both your share and the 

 landlord's or contractor's ahare of the production, sales, and expenses 

 so your census report form will be complete for "THIS PLACE." 



If you do not know the landlord's or contractor's share, include your 

 BEST ESTIMATE. If ycu do not have records available for all data 

 items, use your best estimate. 



8. How to Enter Your Response 



Enter your replies in the proper spaces, on the correct lines, end in the 



units requested, i.e., dollars, bushels, tons, etc. XA^rrte any explanation 



outside the ansv^fer spaces or on a separate sheet of paper. 



All dollar figures may be entered in whole dollars. CENTS ARE NOT 



REQUIRED. 



Enter whole numbers except where tenths are requested, such as acres 

 of potatoes harvested. If you have 1/2,1 /3. or 1 /A of an acre, convert 

 to tenths. For example, convert 1/2 to 5/10, 1/3 to 3/1 O. 1 /4^ to 2/1 O. 



The census report form will contain sections and questions which do 

 not apply to you. When this occurs, mark the "None" or "No" box and 

 go on to the next item or section. 



Instructions For Specified Sections 



Section 2 — ACREACE IN 1987 



Your answers to this section \A^ilI determine the land (Acres In 

 "THIS Pl.ACE"| referred to in the rest of tho report form. 



When answering the acreage questions, include the land associated 

 with your agricultural operations in 1987 whether In production or 

 not. Include all land that you owned or rented during 1 987 even If 

 only for part of the year. Do not include any unrelated residential or 

 commercial land. 



Report all land in section 2 In whole acres. 



Itsm t — All L.Mnd Owrned — Report all land owned In 1 987 whether 

 held under title, purchased contract or mortoage. homestead taw, or as 

 heir or trustee of an undivided estnte. Include all land owned by you 

 and/or your spouse, or by the partnership, corporation, or organization 

 for which you are reporting. 



Item 2 — All Land Rented or Leased FROIVI OTHERS — Report all 

 land rented by you or your operation even though the landlord may 

 have supplied materials or supervision. 



INCLUDE In item 2: 



a. Land for agricultural use that you rented from others for cash 



b. Land you worked on a share banis (crop or livestock) 



c. Land o%A/ned by someone else that you used rent-free 



d. Federal, State, IrnJian reservation, or railroad land rented or 

 leased hy the acre 



DO NOT INCLUDE in item 2: 



Land used on a per-head or animal unit license or permit basis, such 

 as section 3 of the Taylor Grazing Act, National Forest, or Indian 

 reservation permit land. 



Item 3 — All Land Rented or Leased TO OTHERS — Include all 

 land rented out for any purpose If it was part of the acreage reported 

 in items 1 and 2. A report form will be obtained from each of your 

 tenants to cover the operations on that land. 



INCLUDE in item 3: 



a. Owned lend rented to others for cash or a share of crops or 

 livestock 



t>. Land you rented from someone and then subleased to someone 

 else 



c Land worked for you by someone for a share of crops or 

 livestock 



d. Lend which you altow/ed others to use rent-free 



Item 4 — Acres in "THIS PLACE" — This figure will show the total 

 of all land you operated at any time In 1 987. 



If Item A. Acres In "THIS PLACE" is "O" and: 



a. You raised any crops or had any livestock or poultry on "THIS 

 PLACE" in 1 987, complete the report. 



I>. All your land was operated by a renter or sharecropper, skip to 

 and complete section lO, and explain briefly, "All land rented 

 out," etc. Mall form In return envelope. 



c Vou did not have any agricultural activity on o^wned or rrinted 

 land in 1 987, complete section 1 O and explain briefly, such as 

 "retired," "sold farm, " and date. Give name and address of 

 current operator if known and return form. 



^ Section 3 



LAND USE AND IRRIGATION 



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

 section 2. item 4>. Do not include any acres you rented to others 

 reported in section 2, item 3. The sum of the acres entered In various 

 categories should equal total acres in "THIS PLACE." 



Land QJsed for IVIore Than On^ Purpose — Do not report the same 

 acreage for more ihari one of the «:sTed purposes. If part 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 exan^ple. If you harvested a 

 crop and later used the same land for pasture, report the land in 

 part A. item 1 , "Cropland harvested." 



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 part A, item 1 of this section. 



Interplented Crops — If you interptanted crops, such as cotton in an 

 orchard, report the total land used for both crops only ONCE, as 

 "Cropland harvested," in part A, item 1 . 



SIclp RoMT Planted Crops — Report the acres that represent the total 

 nonplanted or skipped rows as "Cropland idle." part A, item 3, the 

 acres that represent the planted rows should be reported as 

 "Cropland harvested. " part A, item 1 . 



Irrigation Is defined as land watered by artKlclal or oontrolled 

 nmeans — sprinklers, furrovt/s or ditches, spreader dikes, purposeful 

 flooding, etc. Include acres that receive supplemental, partial, and/or 

 preplent irrigation. Do not report water applied in transplanting 

 tobacco plants, trees, or vegetables as Irrigation. 



>- Section 4 ~~ CROPS 



This section provides space for reporting crops harvested during 

 the 1 987 crop year from the land sho^A/n In section 2, Item A 

 (Acres in "THIS PLACE") of your report. A few crops are already 

 listed on the form. For these crops, just report acres harvested, 

 quantity harvested, and value of sales. If you produced crops not 

 listed, write the name of the crop and code from the list provided 

 and report the acres harvested, quantity harvested, and the value 

 of sales. 



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1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



