INFORMATION SHEET 



1 987 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



Special Reporting Instructions 



1 . vnio Should Rapoct 



WE NEED A REPLY FROM EVERYONE RECEIVING A REPORT FORM. 

 INCLUDING individuals, landlords, tenants, partnerships, 

 corporations, institutions, and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING 

 AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. Each casa included in the census has 

 s unique Census File Number (CFN). In order to make tfia census 

 results as complete and accurate as possible, we need to obtain 

 information about every CFN. 



2. If You Roeaivod Moro Than On* Rapovt Form for an Oparattan 



Complete only ONE report form for an operation. Write "Oupllcata" 

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

 1 1 -digit census file number(sl of the DUPLICATE report(s) ON THE 

 COMPLETED REPORT in the spece provided to the left of the address 

 label. Return the extra reportlsl in the same envelope vtith your 

 completed report form so that ^we can correct our records. 



3. If You No Longar Farm 



If you had agricultural operations at any tima duHns 1 987, plaaaa 

 report all agricultural activity during the yeer. Report all land on your 

 census form that you ow/ned or rented. Also, report your 1 987 crop 

 and livestock production and 1 987 sales. 



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 kno>wn. 



4. If You Nowar Farmad or Hava No Aa 



olflQOci WrHfli Afiriotutm 



Please write a note on the report form near tfie address label explaining 

 this and return the form so that we can correct our records. In our 

 efforts to make the census as complete as possible, >rtre obtained Hats 

 from various sources. We tried to eliminsts duplicsts sr>d r>onfarm 

 addresses, ho^wever. rt ■waa not al>Afsys possible to do so, 



5. If You Hava Mora Than Otta Affricuttural O p aia Um i 



Complete a report form for EACH SEPARATE and DISTINCT 

 production unit, i.e., each individual fsrm, ranch, feedlot, greenhousa, 

 etc.. or combination of farms, ate. for which you maintain SEPARATE 

 records of operating expenses and sales, lives^Kk and other 

 inventories, crop acreages, and production. 



6c If You Hava a PartnaraMfi Oparatfon 



Complete only ONE report for the entire partnership's sgriculturaJ 

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

 members of the partnership also operate separate farms or ranches in 

 addition to the partnership farming operation^ separata reoort forms 

 should be completed for each individual operation. 



If v^o or more report forms ^we^e received for the same operation, mark 

 each addrtional form as a "Duplicate." Return the duplicate reportfa) in 

 the same envelope -with the completed pertnership report, where 

 possible, or write a note on the duplicate report, such as, " (Narrm of 

 partnor) haa completed a report for the partnership (provkim natn9 and 

 CFN of pmrtnmrship, ) " 



7. Landlord's or Contraetor's Shara 



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

 production of agricultural products, include both your share and the 

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

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



if you do not icnowr the landlord's or contractor's share. Include your 

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

 uso your best estimate. 



How to Entar Your Raaponaa 



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

 units requested, i.e., dollars, bushels, tons, etc. Write any explanation 

 outside the answer spaces or on a separate sheet of peper. 



All dollar figures may be entered In whole dollars. 

 REQUIRED. 



CENTS ARE NOT 



Enter whole numbers except w^hera tenths are requested, such as acres 

 of potatoes harvested. If you hove 1 /2, 1 /3. or 1 /4 of an acre, convert 

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



The census report form ^will contain sections and questions which do 

 not apply to you. When this occurs, mark tha "Nona" or "No" box 

 and go on to the next item or section. 



Instructions For Specified Sections 



► Saodon 1 — ACREAOe IN 1987 



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Your answers to this section will determine the land (Ac 

 "THIS PLACE") referred to in the rest of the report form. 



When snsM/erIng the acreage questions, include the Isnd 

 associsted with your agricultural operations in 1 987 whether in 

 production or not. Include all land that you owmed or rented 

 during 1 987 even If only for part of the year. Do not include any 

 unrelated residentisi or commercial lend. 



IP YOU QUIT PARMINQ DURINQ 1 987 — Complete the 

 report form for the portion of the year that you did farm. Explain 

 on the report form In the spaca to the left of the address Isbel (or 

 on snother sheet of paper) when you stopped farming and 

 include tha name and address of the person now using the land. 



Raport sH Isnd in section 1 In whole acres. 



1 1 — An Land Owmad — Report all land owned in 1 987 whether 

 held under tttie, purchsse contrsct or mortgage, homestead tsw, or as 

 heir or tnjstee of an undivided estate. Include all land owned by you 

 and/or your spouse, or by the psrtnershlp, corporation, or orgsnizstion 

 for wNch you are reporting. 



Itam 2 — AH Land Rantad or Laaaad FROM OTHCRS — 



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 sgricultursl use that you rented from others for cash 



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



o. Land owned by someone else that you used rent-frea 



d. Federal. State, Indian reoervotion, or railroad land rented or 

 leased by the sere 



DO NOT INCLUDE in item 2: 



Lsnd used on s per-hesd or snimsl unit license or permit basis, 

 such as section 3 of the Taylor Grazing Act, National Forest, 

 or Indian reservation pormit land. If you had any of these 

 permits, mark "yes" to item 7. 



Item 3 ^ AU Land Rantad or Laaaad TO OTHERS — Includa 

 all land ranted out for any purpose if It >was part of the acreage 

 reporMd In items 1 and 2. A report form ^will be obtained from 

 each of your tenants to cover the operations on that Isnd. 



INCLUDE In item 3: 



So Owfned land rented to othera for cash or a share of crops or 

 livestock 



b. Land you rerrted from someone and then subleased to 

 someone else 



o. Lar>d worked for you by someone for a shsre of crops or 

 livestock 



d. LarHl wfhlch you allowred others to use rent-free 



Itam 4 <- Aetaa In "THIS PLACE" ~ This figure will show 

 tfw total of all lsr>d you operated at any time in 1 987. 



If Ham 4, Acraa in "THIS PLACE " la "O" and: 



a. You ralsad any crops or had any livestock or poultry on 

 "THIS PLACE" fn 1 987, complete tha report. 



b. All your land was operated by a renter or sharecropper, 

 complete itam 6 (name and address of renters), skip to and 

 complete section 29, and axplain briefly, "all land rented 

 out/' etc. Msil form in return envelope. 



o. You did not hove any agricultural activity on o^wned or rented 

 land in 1 987, complete section 29 and explain briefly, such 

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

 of current operator if knoM'n and return form. 



O a ct l un a 2 through 8 ~ CROPS 



Sections 2 through 3 provide spece for reporting crops harvested 

 during tfte 1 987 crop year from the land showm in section 1 , Item 4 

 (Acres In "THIS PLACE") of your report. Plooee report your crops 

 in the appropriate sections. Do NOT include any crops gro^wn on 

 Isnd rented or leesed TO OTHERS, or worked by others on shsres 

 during 1987. 



Acraa hanraalail — Enter the seres harvested in 1 987. Round 

 fractions to whole acres except where tenths are requested by 

 "/10" in tha reporting box, such as for potatoes. 



D-6 APPENDIX D 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



