Value of Sales — Report the total gross value of animals and pouttry 

 sold or removed from "this place" in 1 987 without deducting 

 production or marketing expenses (cost of feed, cost of livestock 

 purchased, cost of hauling and selling, etc.). If the sale price or 

 market value is not known, give your best estimate of their market 

 value when they left "this place." Do NOT report the value of sales 

 of any livestock and poultry owned by you but kept and sold from a 

 place you did not operate. 



Contract and Custom Feeding Opercrtions — Livestock or poultry 

 kept by you on "this place" on a contract or custom basis should be 

 included on this report REGARDLESS OF OWNERSHIP. Report as 

 "INVENTORY" numbers of animals or poultry on the place on 

 December 31,1 987. Report as "SOLD" animals and poultry kept on a 

 contract or custom basis and removed or sold from the place in 1 987. 

 If the sale price or market value is not known, give your best estimate 

 of the market value of the animals or poultry when they left the place. 



► Section 16 - 



Item 2 — If you owned BEES — Report all colonies or hives of bees and 

 honey operations conducted by you, regardless of where the hives were 

 kept most of the year. Report hives or colonies, pounds of honey sold, 

 and value of sales. 



Items 7 and 8 — Mink pelts and rabbit pelts should be included in 

 number sold and value of sales, but not in inventory. 

 Item 9 — Other Livestock and Livestock Products — Include in all 

 other livestock and livestock products manure, beeswax, and any 

 other animal products sold from "this place" in 1 987. Please indicate 

 units used in reporting. 



Item 10 — Fish and Other Aquaculture Products — Report number 

 of pounds sold and gross value of sales for each. Enter name and code 

 from list. 



► Section 17 — POULTRY 



The person who furnished the housing and labor should report the 

 poultry operation on his/her report form regardless of who ovt/ns the 

 birds. Report as sold poultry that were taken or moved from the place 

 in 1987. 



► Section 18 



Item 1 — Report the amount received under the regular < 

 program for commodities placed under CCC loan during 1987. Include 

 amount received even if commodity was redeemed or forfeited prior to 

 December 31, 1987. 



— CORPORATE STRUCTURE 



This section is to be answered by corporations only. Answer both 

 items. A family-held corporation has more than 50 percent of Its 

 stock owned by persons related by blood or marriage. 



- CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCUPATION OF 

 OPERATOR 



This section collects information about the operator of "this 

 place" defined as the individual owner, the operator, the senior 

 partner, or person in charge for the type of organization reported 

 in section 20. 



For Family or Individual Operation — Complete this section for 



For Partnership Operations — Answer all items, except Item 2, 

 for the "Senior Partner." The "Senior Partner" is the individual 

 who is mainly responsible for the agricultural operations on "this 

 place," not necessarily the person senior in age. If each partner 

 shares equally in the day-to-day management decisions, consider 

 the oldest as the "Senior Partner." For item 2 (Principal 

 Occupation) consider all members of the partnership together. 

 Please include as "farming" worktime at all types of agricultural 

 enterprises, including work at greenhouses, nurseries, mushroom 

 production, ranching, foodlots, broiler feeding, etc. 



For Corporations and Other Operations (Cooperatlvea, 

 Estates, etc.) — Complete section 22 for the person in charge, 

 such as a hired manager, business manager, or other person 

 primarily responsible for the on-site, day-to-day operation of the 

 farm or ranch business. 



Item 4 — Year Began Operation — Report the first year the 

 operator or senior partner began to operate any part of "this 

 place" on a continuous basis. If the operator returned to a place 

 previously operated, report the year operations ^ere resumed. 



► Section 23 - PRODUCTION EXPENSES paid by you and 

 others for "this place" in 1987 



Include farm production expenses paid by you, your landlord, 

 contractors, or anyone else for crops, livestock, or poultry prod 

 on "this place." Include expenses incurred in 1987 even if they 

 were not paid for in 1 987. Please estimate if exact figures are not 

 known. Refer to the individual expenditure items below for further 

 explanations. 



► Section 19 — FEDERAL PAYMENTS RECEIVED 



Report all payments received from Federal Farm Programs in 1 987 

 regardless of whether payment was made in cash or commodity 

 certificates. Include cash payments in item 1 . In item 2, include the 

 value of any certificates held or the value received from sale or 

 redemption of any certificates in 1987. 



Federal payments include receipts from Federal programs such as 

 deficiency payments, "Whole-herd dairy buy-out," support price 

 payments, indemnity programs, disaster payments, paid land 

 diversion, inventory reduction payments, payments received for 

 approved soil and wati 



► Section 20 



TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 



determine the type of organization for 



Defined as farm or business 

 d by an individual <sole proprietor), 

 ot incorporated and not operated 



Use the following definitions 



your operation: 



Family or Individual Operation - 



organization controlled and operati 

 Include family operations that are r 

 under a partnership agreement. 

 Partnership Operation — Defined as two or more persons who have 

 agreed on the amount of their contribution (capital and effort) and the 

 distribution of profits. Co-ownership of land by husband and wife or 

 joint filing of income tax forms by husband and wife DOES NOT 

 constitute a partnership, unless a specific agreement to share 

 contributions, decisionmaking, profits, and liabilities exists. Production 

 under contract or under a share rental agreement DOES NOT constitute 

 a partnership. 



Incorporated Under State Law — A corporation is defined as a legal 

 entity or artificial person created under the laws of a State to carry on a 

 business. This definition does not include cooperatives. Information on 

 type of corporation should be reported in section 21 . 



Other — Such as cooperatives Idefined as an incorporated or 

 unincorporated enterprise or an association created and formed jointly 

 by the members), estate or trust (defined as a fund of money or property 

 administered for the benefit of another individual or organization), prison 

 farm, grazing association, Indian reservation, institution run by a 

 government or religious entity, etc. 



Lfvestock and Poultry Purchased — Report the cost of cattle, 

 calves, hogs, pigs, sheep, lambs, horses, goats, chicks, pullets, 

 poults, etc., including breeding stock and dairy cows. Contract 

 growers or custom feeders who did not own or purchase the 

 livestock or poultry themselves should estimate the value of the 

 cattle, calves, pigs, baby chicks, pullets, etc. at the time they 

 came onto the place. 



Feed Purchased for Livestock and Poultry — Report the 

 purchase cost of corn, sorghum, oats, barley, other grains, 

 silage, hay, mixed feed, concentrates, etc., fed to livestock and 

 poultry on "ti^is place." Contract livestock and poultry growers 

 should estimate the value of feed provided by the contracting 

 company. Custom feedyards should include feed costs for all 

 cattle fed even if the owners of the cattle were billed for the feed. 

 Feed raised on "this place" should not be reported as purchased. 



Cost of Hired Farm and Ranch Labor — Include gross salaries 

 and wages, commissions, dismissal pay, vacation pay, and paid 

 bonuses paid to hired workers, family members, hired managers, 

 administrative and clerical employees, and salaried corporate 

 officers. Also, include supplemental cost for benefits such as 

 employer's social security contributions, unemployment 

 compensation, workmen's compensation insurance, life and 

 medical insurance, pension plans, etc. 



■ Includes the labor costs of workers furnished 



cooperative for harvesting vegetables or fruit, shearing sheep, or 

 similiar farm activities. Do not include costs for building or repair 

 work dor^e by a construction contractor. Include the cost of 

 customwork or machine hire in item 1 1 . 



Repah- and Maintenance Expenses for the Upkeep of 

 Buildings, Motor Vehicles, and Farm Ec|ulpment — Include the 

 cost of repairs and upkeep of farm machinery, vehicles, buildings, 

 fences, and other equipment used in the farm business. Do not 

 include repairs to vehicles not used in the farm business or for 

 equipment used only for performing customwork for others. Do 



D-8 APPENDIX D 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



