Table D. Reliability Estimates of State Totals: 1987-Con 



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



All farms 



Relative standard 



error of estimate 



(percent) 



Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 



Relative standard 



error of estimate 



(percent) 



Total farm production expenses— Con. 

 Agricultural chemicals farms__ 



$1,000.. 

 Petroleum products.-- __ farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Electricity _ farms.. 



$1,000— 



Hired farm labor farms 



$1.000.. 



Contract labor farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Repair and maintenance farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment farms. . 



$1,000.. 

 Interest farms. 



$1.000.. 

 Cash rent _ farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Property taxes farms.. 



$1,000- 

 All other farm production expenses farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Livestock and poultry: 



Cattle and calves inventory farms.. 



number.. 



Beef cows farms.. 



number.. 



Milk cows farms. _ 



number.. 



Cattle and calves sold farms.. 



number.. 

 Hogs and pigs inventory farms.. 



number.. 

 Hogs and pigs sold farms.. 



number.. 



Sheep and lambs inventory farms.. 



number.. 

 Sheep and lambs sold farms.. 



number.. 

 Hens and pullets of laying age inventory farms.. 



number.. 



Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold farms.. 



number. _ 

 Horses and ponies inventory farms.. 



number.. 



Selected crops harvested: 



Corn for grain or seed farms.. 



acres. . 

 bushels.. 



Soybeans for beans .__ farms.. 



acres __ 

 bushels. . 



Sugarcane for sugar ___ _ _ farms.. 



acres. _ 

 tons.. 



Hay— alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. 



(see text) farms.. 



acres. _ 

 tons, dry.. 



Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _ farms.. 



acres. . 



Land in orchards farms.. 



acres. _ 



1.0 

 .6 

 .5 

 .8 

 .9 

 .9 



1.5 

 .4 



2.0 

 .7 



1.6 

 1.0 



2.7 

 1.5 



2 

 .2 

 .3 

 .2 



12 

 .1 



.2 



2 



26 

 36 

 3 1 

 3 7 

 .9 

 .1 



.8 

 .7 

 .7 



1.3 



.9 



1.0 



2.0 



<Z) 

 (Z) 



1.0 

 .6 

 .6 

 8 

 1.0 

 1.0 



1.5 



.4 



2.2 



.7 



2.3 



8 



1.7 



1.0 



2.9 

 1.5 



.5 

 .6 

 .3 

 .5 



.3 

 .2 

 .4 

 .2 

 1.2 

 .1 



.3 



.2 



1.3 



1.0 



1.3 



4.2 

 1.4 

 5.3 

 1.8 

 1.5 

 .1 



.7 

 .2 

 .6 

 .9 



1.0 

 .8 

 .7 



1.3 



.9 



1.0 



1.9 

 (Z) 

 (Z) 



'Data are based on a sample of farms. 



2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains. 



C-10 APPENDIX C 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



