U.S. OSPAKTMBNfT C 



INFORSVIATIOEM SHEET 



1987 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



Special Reporting instructions 



1 . WHo Should R«9>ort 



we NEED A REPLY FROM EVERVONE RECEIVING A REPORT FORM. 

 INCLUDING individuala. landlords, tonants. partnarahlpa. 

 corporatiooa, Inatltutlona. and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING 

 AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. Each casa Includad in tha csnaus haa 

 a unlQua Cansua File Numbar (CFN). in ordar to maka the cenaua 

 raaults mm conriplata and accurata aa poaaibia, we need to obtain 

 information about every CFN. 



Iff You R« 



I THon Orto Roport Form for an Oporwtlon 



Complete only ONE report form for mn operation. Write "Duplicate" 

 near ttie addraaa label of each extra report form. Alao, wvrlta the 

 1 1 -digit cenaua file number(a} of the DUPLICATE reportis) ON THE 

 COMPLETED REPORT In the specs provtdad to the left of the addraaa 

 label. Ratun-« the extra reportts) in the same envelope M/lth your 

 complated report form so that vwe can correct our recorda. 



3. If You No Longar Porn* 



If you had aarlcultural oparatlona mit any time during 1 987. pla««« 

 report all agriaultural activity during ttia year. Report all land on your 

 cenaua form that you owned or rented. Aleo. report your 1 987 crop 

 and livestock production and 1 987 aalea. 



Explain on tt^e flrat page of the report form <or on a eeperata aheet of 

 paper) that you quit farming or ranching and give the approximat* 

 date and the name ar>d addreaa of the preaant operator, if known. 



4. If You Mm 



r W m www%mtt or I 



I fVo Aaaoolotlon With Aar«oul«uro 



Pleeae \write a note on the report form nmmr the addreaa label explaining 

 thia and ratum the form ao thet we can correct our racorda. In our 

 off orta to make the cenaua am complete aa poaaible, we obtained liata 

 from varioua aourcaa. ^^e tried to eliminate duplicate and nonfarm 

 addraaaea. however, it ^aa not al^aya poaaible to do ao. 



Sc If You Ha 



I Titan Oma Agrrtoultural Oparation 



Complata a report form for EACH SEPARATE and DISTINCT 

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

 graanhouae, etc., or combination of farma, etc. for which you 

 maintain SEPARATE racorda of operating axpenaea and aalea. 

 Ilveatock and other Inventoriaa, crop acraegea. and production. 



a. IfYa 



I a Partnorahip OparaOon 



Complata only ONE report for the entire partnerahlp's agricultural 

 operation artd Include all parmera' share* on the one report, (f 

 mennbera of the partnership alao operate aaparata farma or ranchaa In 

 addition to the partnership ferming operation, separata report forma 

 should be completed for each individual operation. 



If t>iWo or mora report forms ware received for the san^e operation, 

 mark nach additional form aa a "Duplicate." Return the duplicate 

 reportla) in the same envelope ^with tha completed partnership report. 

 >where poaaible. or write a note on tha duplicate report, such aa. 

 " (Namm of lyartnmrf hea completed a report for the pertnership 

 (provttim namm ana CFN of parrnarahift. }' ' 



7. Lancflorrf'a or Contraotoi *m OHora 



If you rented or laaaad lend from othera or had a contract for the 

 production of agricultural products. Include both your share and the 

 landlord's or contractor's share of the production, salea, and axpen a ea 

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



If you do not kno^w the landlord's or contractor's ahare. include your 

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

 Itema. uae your bast e sti ma t e. 



9. How to Encor Your Waaponaa 



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



unite requested, i.e.. doilara. buehela. tons. ate. NA/rrte any explanation 



outside the mnmyMmr spacea or on a separate sheet of paper. 



All dollar figures may be errtered In whole dollars. CENTS ARE NOT 



REQUIRED. 



Emer whole numbers axcspt \where tenths are requested^ such aa acres 

 of potatoea harvested. If you heve 1 /2. 1 /3. or 1 /4 of en acre, convert 

 to terrtha. For exsmpla. convert 1 /2 to 5/ 1 0, 1 /3 to 3/ 1 0, 1 /A to 2/ 1 O. 



The cenaua report form imtIII contain aactions and quaadona which do 

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

 go on to the next rtam or section. 



Instructions For Specified Sections 



O a oUun 2 — ACRHAaa IM 1987 



Your anavNrera to thia section will datermlr^a the land (Aoraa In 

 "THi3 PI.ACK") referred to in the rest of the report fomr*. 



\A/hen ana%Merlng tha acreage questions. Include the land aaaoclatad 

 with your agricultural operationa in 1 9S7 whettiar in production or 

 not. Include all land that you owned or rented during 1 997 even If 

 only for part of tha year. Do not include any unrelated realdentlel or 

 commercial land. 



Report all land In a a cti on 2 In wrhola acres. 



Item 1 — All Land O^^rrved — Heport ail land o^^rned In 1 987 whett>er 

 held under title, purchaaed contract or mortgage, t-iomastaad la^^. or aa 

 heir or trust aa of an undlvldad estate, include all land owned by vou 

 and/or your spouse, or by the pertnership. corporation, or orgsnizatlon 

 for ^whlch you are reporting. 



Itam 2 — All Land Ran«ad or Laaaod FROfM OTHKRS — Report all 



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

 have supplied materials or superviaion. 



INCLUDE in item 2: 



ao Land for agrlcuftural usa that you rented from others for cash 



■>< Lend you %A^orked on a share basis Icrop or llvaatockl 



Oe Land o^Arned by someone else thst you used rent-fraa 



«1. Federal. State. Indian raaarvatlon. or railroad land rentad or 

 laaaad by the ecra 



DO NOT INCLUDE In Itam 2: 



Land u a ad on a per-haad or animel urHt licanaa or permit basis, such 

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

 raaarvatlon permit lando 



I«an9 3 — All t-and Rat««ad or I ssasrt TO OTHBRS — Includa all 

 land rented out for any purpoaa if It ^Mes psrt of the acreege reported 

 in Itema 1 and 2. A report form ^mIII be obtained from aaoh of your 

 tenants to cover the operations on that land. 



INCLUDE in itam 3: 



a. Owrned lar^d ranted to others for cssh or a share of crops or 



livestock 



be Land you ranted from aomaone and then subleased to somaena 



else 



o<> Land worked for you by someone for s shsre of crepe or 



Ilveatock 



do Lar>d w^hioh you allowed othera to uae rent-free 



l«on« 4 — Aoraa In "THIS PLACS"" — Thia figure will ahow tha total 



of all land you opersrtad at any time in 1 987. 



If Item 4, Acrea In "THIS PLACE" is "O" and: 



m„ Vou raiaad any crops or had any livestock or poultry on "THIS 

 PL^CE" in 1907, complete the report. 



b., All your lartd waa operated by a renter or sharecropper, skip to 

 and complete section 1 O, and axplein briefly. "All land ranted 

 out." etc. Mail form In return envelope. 



o. You did not have eny agricultural activity on owned or rented 

 land In 1987. complete section 10 and explain briefly, such as 

 "retired." "sold farm,'° and data. Give name and address of 

 current operator if known snd return form. 



» Saotfon 3 — LAND USC AND IRRIOATIOM 



This section is used to ciaesify the acrea in "THIS PLACE" reportad In 

 section 2, item 4. Do not includa any acres you rented to others 

 reported In section 2. item 3. The sum of the acres entered In varioua 

 categories should a<mal total acrea in "THIS PLACE." 



LanH U s ed for IW o io Thon On* Purpoeo — Do not report tha same 

 acreage for mora then one of the listed purpoaea. If part or all of your 

 land vves used for more then one listed purpose in 1 987. report that 

 land only in tha first category listed. For example. If you harvested e 

 crop and later uaad the «amo land for paatura, report the tar>d in 

 part Ao Itam 1 . "Cropland harvested." 



Pooabla Cr o pping — \A/hen more then one crop wee harveated from 

 the same land In 1 987, report that land only ONCE as "Cropland 

 harvested," In pert A, Item 1 of this section. 



Intorpftantod Cropa '— If you Intarplanted crops, such as cotton In an 

 orchard, report the total land uaed for both crops only ONCE, aa 

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



Sblp Rows fManSad Cropa — Report the acres thst represent tha total 

 nonplantad or skipped ro«Ms as "Cropland idle." pert A, item 3, the 

 acrea that repreaent tha planted rowe should be reportad aa 

 "CroplarKl harvested," part A, Itam 1 . 



Iiilnatloii la do fln ed aa l a nd w ^ atarod by ertffflolal or oontrollad 

 iiiaai*a — sprinklers, furrows or ditches, spreader dikee. purposeful 

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

 preplent irrigation. Do not report water applied in tranaplantlrni 

 tobacco planta. traaa, or vegetables as irrigation. 



^ Ss mUu ii 4 — CROPS 



This section provides space for reporting crope harveated during 

 the 1 987 crop year from the land shown in sei^tion 2, item 4. 

 (Acrea In "THIS PLACE") of your rsport. A few cropa are already 

 listed on the form. For these crops, just rsport acrea harveated, 

 querrttty harveated. and value of salea. tf you produced cropa not 

 liatad. write the neme of tha crop and code from the list provided 

 and report tha acrea harvested, quantity harvested, snd the value 

 of aalea. 



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1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



