lEMFOREVlATION S^aEET 



1987 UCMITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



Special Reporting instructions 



1 . Who Should Raport 



WE NEED A REPLY FROM EVERYONE RECEIVING A REPORT FORM. 

 INCLUDING individuals, landlords, tenants. partnersHips, 

 corporations, institutions, and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING 

 AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. Each case included in the census has 

 a unique Census File Number (CFN>. In order 



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2. If You Received IVXora Than One Report Form for en Operation 



Complete only ONE report form for an operation. \A/rite "Duplicate" 

 near the address label of each extra report form. Also, write the 

 1 1 -digit census file number(s) of the DUPLICATE report(s) ON THE 

 COMPLETED REPORT in the space pr< 



npleted report fon 



If You f4o Longer Fa 



f the address 

 envelope with your 

 t our records. 



If you had agricultural operations at any tim 

 report all agricultural activity during the yea 

 census form that you owned or rented. Als 

 and livestock production and 1987 sales. 



during 1987, please 

 . Report all land on your 

 K report your 1 987 crop 



1 (or on a separate sheet of 

 nd give the approximate 

 and address of the present operator, if known. 



4. If You Never Farmed or Have Pio Aseoclatlon With Aflrlculture 



Please write a note on the report form near the address label explaining 

 this and return the form so that we can correct our records. In our 

 efforts to make the census as complete as possible, we obtained lists 

 from various sources. We tried to eliminate duplicate and nonfarm 

 addresses, however, it was not always possible to do so. 



If You 



ave Mora Than One Agricultural Operation 



Complete a report form for EACH SEPARATE and DISTINCT 

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

 greenhouse, etc., or combination of farms, etc., for \A/hich you 

 maintain SEPARATE records of operating expenses and sales, 

 livestock and other inventories, crop acreages, and production 



If You Have a Partn 



rshtp Operation 



Complete only ONE report for the entire partnership's agricultural 

 operation and include all partners' shares on the one report. If 

 members of the partnership also operate separate farms or ranche; 

 addition to the partnership farming operation, separate report forrr 

 should be comoleted for each individual ooeration. 





t received for the same operation. 

 Duplicate." Return the duplicate 



:ed partnership report. 



le duplicate report, 

 ^eport for the par~- 



If two or more report fo 



mark each additional fo 



report(s) in the same en 



where possible, or write a note on 



' ' (Name of partner) has completed a ■ =».. 



(provide name and CFN of partnership.) 



7. Landlord's or Contractor's Share 



If you rented or leased land from others 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, sales, and expenses 

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



8. How to Enter Your Response 



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



units requested, i.e.. dollars, bushels, tons. etc. NA/rite any explanation 



outside the answer spaces or on a separate sheet of paper. 



All dollar figures may be entered in whole dollars. CENTS ARE NOT 



REQUIRED. 



Enter whole numbers except where tenths are requested, such as acres 

 of potatoes harvested. If you have 1/2, 1 /3. or 1 /4 of an acre, convert 

 to tenths. For example, convert 1 /2 to 5/1 O, 1 /3 to 3/1 O, 1/4 to 2/1 O. 



Instructions For Specified Sections 



ACREAGE IN 1987 



Section 2 - 



"THIS PLACE") referred to ii 



When answering the acreage < 

 with your agricultural operatio 

 not. Include all land that you o 

 only for part of the year. Do no 



sstions, include the land associated 

 in 1987 whether in production or 

 led or rented during 1 987 even if 



Item 1 — All Land Owned — Report aU land own^d in 1 987 whether 

 held under title, purchased contract or mortgage, homestead law, or as 

 heir or trustee of an undivided estate. Include all land owned by you 

 and/or your spouse, or by the partnership, corporation, or organization 

 for which you are reporting. 



Item 2 — Ail Land Rented or Leased FROM OTHERS — Report all 

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

 have supplied materials or supervision. 



INCLUDE in item 2: 



a. Land for agricultural use that you rented from others for cash 



b. Land you worked on a share basis <crop or MveGtock) 



c. Land owned by someone else that you used rent-free 



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DO NOT INCLUDE In Item 



Land used on a per-head c 

 OS section 3 of the Taylor 

 reservation permit land. 



INCLUDE in item 3: 



a. Owned land rented l 

 livestock 



b. Land you rented froi 

 else 



c Land worked for you by some 

 livestock 



d. Land which you allowed others 1 



others for cash or a share of crops 

 and then subleased to ac 

 ne for a share of crops or 



'ill show the 1 



If item 4, Acn 



'THIS PLACE' 



All your land was operated by a renter or sharecropper, skip to 

 and complete section 1 O. and explain briefly, "All land rented 

 out," etc. Mall form In return envelope. 



You did not have any agricultural activity on owned or rented 

 land In 1 987, complete section 1 O and explain briefly, ! 

 "retired," "sold farm," and date. Give nan 

 current operator if known and return form. 



► Section 3 — LAND USE AND IRRIGATION 



nd address of 



This section Is used to classify the acres 

 section 2. item 4-. Do not include 

 reported l 

 categorie) 



"THIS PLACE" reported in 

 you rented to others 

 of the acres entered In various 

 THIS PLACE ' 



Land Ueed for Mora Than One Purpose — Do not report the same 

 acreage for more than one of the listed purposes. If part or all of your 

 land was used for more than one listed purpose in 1 987, report that 

 land only in the first category listed. For example. If you harvested a 

 crop and later used the same land for pasture, report the land in 

 part A, Item 1 , "Cropland harvested." 



Double Cropping — When more than one crop was harvested from 

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

 harvested." in part A, Item 1 of this section. 



Interplanted Crope — If you Intorplanted crops, such as cotton in ar 

 orchard, report the total land used for both crops only ONCE, as 

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



Skip Row Planted Crops — Report the acres that represent the tota 

 nonplanted or skipped rows as "Cropland idle," part A, item 3, the 

 acres that represent the planted rows should be reported as 

 "Cropland harvested." part A, Item 1 - 



Irrigation Is defined as land watarad by artificial or controlled 

 means — sprinklers, furrows or ditches, spreader dikes, purposeful 

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

 preplant irrigation. Do not raport water applied in transplanting 

 tobacco plants, trees, or vegetables as irrigation. 



*- Section 4 - 



CROPS 



This section provides space for reporting crops harvested during 

 the 1 937 crop year from the land shown in section 2, item 4 

 (Acres In "THIS PLACE") of your report. A few crops are already 

 listed on the form. For these crops, just report acres harvested, 

 quantity harvested, and value of sales. If you produced crops no" 



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