column headings. !n tables 17 through 36, only counties re- 

 porting the data item are included in the table stub. Counties 

 not having the item, or with a limited number of farms re- 

 porting the item, are not listed separately. Data for these 

 counties are combined and presented as "all other counties." 



PRELIMINARY REPORTS 



Preliminary reports have been published separately for each 

 county with 10 farms or more in 1982, each State, and the 

 United States. This series provided, at the earliest possible date, 

 information on major data items together with comparable 

 final data from the 1978 census. The data items were standard 

 except in tables 4 and 5 where the selected crops varied by 

 State according to their relative importance. 



For farms, land in farms, livestocl< inventories, and other 

 major items at the county level, differences between the pre- 

 liminary and final figures are generally less than 5 percent At 

 the State level, differences are significantly less. 



MICROFICHE AND COMPUTER TAPES 



The data in this report and final data for individual counties 

 are available on microfiche. The final microfiche county tables 

 have the same format as the county preliminary report. Also, 

 computer tapes are available for the same summary statistics 

 that are found in the preliminary and volume 1 reports. IVlicro- 

 fiche reports are sold by the Superintendent of Documents, 

 U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. 

 Computer tapes are sold by the Customer Services Branch, Data 

 User Services Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, 

 D.C. 20233. 



Inquiries about the availability and cost of unpublished tabula- 

 tions should be directed to the Chief, Agriculture Division, 

 Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. 



CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES 



In keeping with the provisions of title 13, United States 

 Code, no data are published that would disclose the operations 

 of an individual farm. However, the number of farms in a given 

 size category or other classification Is not considered a dis- 

 closure, so this' Information may be given even though other 

 information Is withheld. 



DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 



Appendix A includes definitions and explanations of selected 

 terms used in the tables. 



"SEE TEXT" REFERENCE 



Items in the tables which are followed by the reference 

 "see text" are explained or defined in appendix A. 



INVENTORIES, PRODUCTION, AND SALES DATA 



Inventories of livestocl<, poultry, and machinery and equip- 

 ment are as of December 31 of the census year. Crop and live- 

 stock production, sales, and expense data are for the calendar 

 year, except for a few crops (such as citrus) for which the pro- 

 duction year overlaps the calendar year. 



UNPUBLISHED DATA 



Copies of computer printouts of the following unpublished 

 county summary tables are available; 



Land in Farms With Cropland Harvested and Land in Farms 

 and Cropland Harvested on Irrigated Farms, by Size of 

 Farm: 1982 



Owned and Rented Land— Farms, Land In Farms, and 

 Value of Land and Buildings: 1982 



Farms With Grazing Permits: 1982 



Other special unpublished tables and summaries on com- 

 puter tape can be developed to Individual user specifications. 



ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS 



The following abbreviations and symbols are used through- 

 out the tables: 



— Represents zero. 



(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for 



individual farms. 



(X) Not applicable. 



(Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 



(NA) Not available. 



(IC) Independent city, 



cwt. Hundredweight, 



sq. ft. Square feet. 



VI INTRODUCTION 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



