Table c. Reliability Estimates of U.S. Totals: 1987 



[For meaning ot abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



All farms 



Total 

 (number) 



Relative standard 



enror of estimate 



(percent) 



Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 



Total 

 (number) 



Relative standard 



error of estimate 



(percent) 



Farms number.. 



Land in farms acres.- 



Average size of farm acres.. 



Value of land and buildings' $1,000.. 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Average per acre dollars.. 



Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment' $1.000.. 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Famis by size: 



1 to 9 acres -.- - farms. - 

 acres-- 



10 to 49 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



50 to 179 acres farms.. 



acres., 



180 to 499 acres farms-- 



acres__ 

 500 to 999 acres __ farms.. 



acres-- 

 1.000 to 1.999 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 2,000 acres or more farms.. 



acres.. 



Total cropland farms.. 



acres.. 



Harvested cropland farms-. 



acres.. 



Acres harvested: 

 1 to 9 acres farms.. 



acres -_ 

 10 to 49 acres farms.. 



acres. - 

 50 to 99 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



100 to 199 acres farms.. 



acres. - 

 200 to 499 acres farms.. 



acres. . 

 500 to 999 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 1.000 acres or more farms.. 



acres. . 



Cropland used only for pasture or grazing farms.. 



acres.. 

 Other cropland. farms.. 



acres.. 



Irrigated land farms.. 



acres.. 

 Acres irrigated: 



1 to 9 acres farms,. 



acres.. 



10 to 49 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



50 to 99 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



100 to 199 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 200 to 499 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 500 to 999 acres farms.. 



acres -- 

 1,000 acres or more farms.. 



acres.. 



Market value of agricultural products sold $1,000.. 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Value of sales: 

 Less than $2.500 farms. _ 



$1,000.. 

 $2,500 to $4,999 _ __ farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 $5,000 to $9,999 farms.- 



$1,000.. 



$10,000 to $24.999 farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 $25,000 to $49.999 farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 $50,000 to $99.999 _ farms.. 



$1.000.. 

 $100,000 or more farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Sates by commodity or commodity group: 



Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Grains __ $1.000.. 



Corn for grain $1,000.. 



Wheat ___ ._ $1,000_- 



Soybeans $1.000.. 



Sorghum for grain $1,000.. 



Barley _. $1,000.. 



Oats $1,000.- 



Other grains ^ $1.000.. 



See footnotes at end of table. 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



2 087 759 



964 470 625 



462 



604 167 607 



289 387 



627 



85 801 360 

 41 227 



183 257 

 673 676 

 412 437 



11 060 844 

 644 849 



67 794 074 



478 294 

 144 420 478 



200 058 

 138 540 671 



102 078 



138 809 554 



66 786 



463 171 328 



1 848 574 

 443 318 233 



1 643 633 

 282 223 880 



251 578 

 1 056 788 



515 651 

 12 632 558 



240 572 

 16 784 941 



236 389 

 33 159 526 



253 322 

 79 431 652 



104 993 



71 663 136 



41 128 



67 495 279 



818 137 

 64 979 914 



794 743 

 96 114 439 



291 628 

 46 386 201 



81 551 



295 653 



76 149 



1 815 521 



33 993 



2 378 681 



37 235 



5 176 452 



40 614 



12 579 955 



15 389 



10 398 151 



6 697 



13 741 788 



136 048 516 

 65 165 



490 296 

 497 957 

 262 918 

 945 867 

 274 972 

 1 960 036 



326 166 



5 244 416 



219 636 



7 868 658 



218 050 



15 661 379 



295 721 



103 870 203 



1 223 929 



58 931 085 



28 340 524 



10 671 890 



4 827 887 



9 125 434 



943 684 



711 241 



223 134 



1 837 254 



.01 

 .02 

 .02 



.13 

 1.42 

 1.42 



.12 

 .12 



.02 

 .02 

 .03 

 .04 

 .04 

 .04 

 .12 

 .09 

 .16 

 .09 



1 059 573 



829 021 612 



782 



481 982 810 



455 522 



583 



71 613 289 

 67 755 



44 642 



138 525 



73 465 



1 990 654 



244 068 



28 400 209 



356 450 



111 035 593 



181 018 



125 906 324 



96 399 



131 256 283 



63 531 



430 294 024 



990 696 

 393 245 402 



950 974 

 263 656 877 



38 472 

 163 032 

 142 989 

 4 031 852 

 158 577 



11 417 897 



215 253 

 30 498 661 



249 733 

 78 510 143 



104 844 

 71 572 202 



41 106 

 67 463 090 



392 238 

 44 273 810 



552 081 

 85 314 715 



195 956 

 44 528 259 



27 342 

 99 340 



42 578 



1 103 211 



28 639 



2 024 643 



35 377 



4 938 806 



40 081 



12 431 725 



15 291 



10 333 580 



6 648 



13 596 954 



132 644 656 

 125 187 



326 166 



5 244 416 



219 636 



7 868 658 



218 050 



15 661 379 



295 721 



103 870 203 



789 194 



57 583 620 



27 732 246 



10 466 826 



4 706 425 



8 908 491 



917 966 



700 947 



204 679 



1 826 912 



.01 

 .02 

 .02 



.14 

 1.55 

 1 55 



.13 

 .13 



.17 

 .20 

 .12 

 .14 

 .07 

 .07 



.05 

 .05 

 .07 

 .07 

 .08 

 .08 

 .05 

 .02 



.01 

 02 

 .02 

 .02 



.15 

 .20 

 .09 

 .10 

 .09 

 .09 



.07 

 .08 

 06 

 06 

 .08 

 .07 

 (Z) 

 (Z) 



.05 

 .08 

 .03 

 .04 



.05 

 .04 



.16 

 .24 

 .15 

 .17 

 .19 

 .20 



.16 

 .17 

 .12 

 .12 

 .12 

 .11 

 .04 

 03 



.01 

 .01 



.05 

 .06 

 08 

 .08 

 .07 

 .07 

 .03 

 .01 



.02 

 .02 

 .03 

 .04 

 ,04 

 .04 

 .12 

 .09 

 .18 

 .09 



APPENDIX C C-9 



