CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction VII 



Highlights of the Nation's Agriculture: 1987 and 1982 1 



FIGURES 



1. United States Map 2 



2. Profile of the Nation's Agriculture: 1987 __ 3 



3. Percent of Farms and of Value of Products Sold: 1987 4 



4. Farms by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1959 to 1987 4 



5. Land Use: 1987 5 



6. Selected Crops Harvested: 1987 5 



7. Value of Livestock and Poultry Sold: 1987 6 



8. Production Expenses: 1987 6 



TABLES 



CHAPTER 1. United States Data 



1. Historical Highlights: 1987 and Earlier Census Years 7 



2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987, 1982, and 1978 9 



3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978 10 



4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales: 1987 ___ 12 



5. Government Payments and Other Farm-Related Income: 1987 and 1982 13 



6. Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982 14 



7. Land Use and Acres Diverted: 1987, 1982, and 1978 15 



8. Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land, by Size of Farm: 1987 and 1982 16 



9. Irrigation: 1987, 1982, and 1978 16 



10. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1987 and 1982 17 



11. Value of Land and Buildings: 1987, 1982, and 1978 18 



12. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 __. 18 



13. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 18 



14. Petroleum Products Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978 19 



15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987, 1982, and 1978 19 



16. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization for All Farms and Farms Operated by 



Black and Other Races: 1987, 1982, and 1978 20 



17. Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated by Females, Persons of Spanish Origin, and Specified Racial 



Groups: 1987 and 1982 21 



18. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1987 23 



19. Selected Characteristics of Abnormal Farms: 1987 and 1982 24 



20. Livestock and Poultry- Inventory and Sales: 1987, 1982, and 1978 — 25 



21. Poultry- Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 25 



22. Broilers and Started Pullets -Sales: 1987 and 1982 26 



23. Poultry- Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1987 26 



24. Turkeys— Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987— 27 



25. Cattle and Calves— Inventory: 1987 and 1982 27 



26. Cattle and Calves- Sales: 1987 and 1982 28 



27. Cattle and Calves— Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1987 28 



28. Cattle and Calves— Inventory and Sales by Size of Cow Herd: 1987_.. _ 29 



29. Cattle and Calves— Inventory and Sales by Size of Beef Cow Herd: 1987 29 



30. Cattle and Calves— Inventory and Sales by Size of Milk Cow Herd: 1987 30 



31. Cattle and Calves-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 30 



32. Hogs and Pigs— Inventory: 1987 and 1982 30 



33. Hogs and Pigs- Sales: 1987 and 1982 31 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE CONTENTS III 



