ISyFOREVIATION SHEET 



1987 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



Special Reporting Instructions 



1 . Who Should Report 



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 

 ) Census File Number (CFN). In order to make the census 



iplete and accurate as possible, we need to obtain 



>out every CFN. 



celved IVIore Than One Report Form for an Operation 



' ONE report form for an operation. Write "Duplicate" 

 near tne 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 provided to the left of the address 

 label. Return the extra report(s) in the same envelope with your 



Complete . 



3. If You No Longer Fa 



js form that you owned < 



Explain on l 



t page of the report form (or on 

 lit farming or ranching and give 

 ^ and address of the pres 



F You Never Farmed or Have No Association With Agriculture 



;e write a note on the report form near the address label explaining 

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



ned — Report t 



rustee of an undivided < 



I in 19B7 

 I owned t 



Item 2 — All Land Re 



orked on a share basis (crop or 11- 



DO NOT INCLUDE in item 2: 



as section 3 of the Taylor Grazing Act, National Forest, or Indian 

 reservation permit land. 



All Land Ran 



Leased TO OTHERS 



INCLUDE in item 3: 



a. Owned land rented to other; 



S. if You Ha 



Complete a re 



6. If You Have a Partnership Operation 



Complete only ONE report for the entire part 



Than One Agricultural Operation 



T for EACH SEPARATE and DISTINCT 



rship s agricultural 



should be comple 



' (Name of partner) has compte 

 ■provide name and CFN of pan 



f. Landlord's or Contractor 



f you rented or leased land froi 

 >roduction of agricultural p 

 andlord's or contractor's shi 





If you do not know the landlord': 

 BEST ESTIMATE. If you do not Y 



rtpleted partnershi 

 for the partnershii 



THIS PLACE.' 

 share, include 



' Enter Your Response 



d. Land whic 



T. 4, Acres in "THIS PLACE " 



You raised any crops or had 

 PLACE " in 1987. complete 



All your lant 

 and comple 



I form i 



3 renter or sharecropper, skip to 

 and explain briefly, "All land rented 

 urn envelope. 



1987. 



' agricultural i 



I and return foi 



LAND USE AND I 



part A, item 1 , "Cropland harveste 



Double Cropping — When more 1 

 the same land in 1 987, report that 



LIGATION 



jcres in "THIS PLACE" reported in 



For example 



T 1 §17.° e 



CENTS ARE NOT 



Interpianted Crops 



, convert 1 /2 to 5/1 C 



I questions which c 



Instructions For Specified Sections 



Section 2 — ACREAGE IN 1987 



Sicip Row Planted Crops 



Irrigation is defined i 



flooding, etc. Include f 

 preplant irrigation. Do 

 tobacco plants, trees. 



— Report the acres that repre 

 as "Cropland idle." part A, i' 

 -ited rows should be reported 



by artHlclal c 



not. Include 



Report all land i 



age questions, ir 

 lo not include an 

 : in whole acres. 





D-12 APPENDIX D 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



