Quantity harv*st«cl — If your unit of measure is different than the 

 unit on the report form, please convert your figure for the quantity 

 harvested to the unit requested. If the harvest was incomplete by 

 December 31 . 1987, please report the quantity harvested and 

 estimated quantity to be harvested. 



Acres Irrigated — For each crop irrigated, report number of acres 

 irrigated. Irrigation is defined as land watered by artificial or controlled 

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

 flooding, etc. Include acres that received supplemental, partial, 

 and/or preptant irrigation. Do not report water applied in transplanting 

 tobacco plants, trees, or vegetables as irrigation. Leave "Acres 

 irrigated" blanic for crops that are not irrigated. 



How to Report Crops Harvastad 



^ Sactiona 2 and 3 — Report only for the listed crops. 



>■ Sactlons 4 through 8 — To report: { 1 ) find the crop name and the 

 code number from the list in the section; (2) enter crop name sod code 

 in the first two columns of the first available answer line in the section; 

 (3) enter the information that is requested in the remaining columns. If 

 you harvested a crop not listed in sections 4 through 8, use the "Other" 

 code in the appropriate section and specify the crop name. 



Double Cropping — If two or more crops ^ere harvested from the 

 same land (double cropping) report the total acres and production of 

 each harvested crop in the appropriate sectionCs) of the report form. 



Example: /n 7 9B7 you harvested 1 ,230 bushels of wheat from 40 

 acres, then on the same 40 acres planted soybeans, from which you 

 harvested 1 .550 bushels. You irrigated the soybeans but not the >M/heat. 



Wars any of the ffollowlna CROPS harvaatad frocn 

 "THIS PLACE" In 19877 



None 



1 . Cotton D 



2. Soybeans for beans I — 1 



3. Wheat for grain LJ 



4. Oats for grain LJ 



Acres 

 harvasted 



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Quantity 

 harvested 



l,SSO Bu 



074 



077' I 



Acres 



Irrigated 



J±o_ 



Interplantad Crops — If two crops were grown at the same time in 

 alternating strips in the same field, report the portion of the field used 

 for each crop. 



Example: A 60 acre field was planted in cotton and soybeans, with 

 two rows of cotton followed by an area of the same width planted in 

 soybeans. No irrigation was used. Thirty acres of soybeans and 30 

 acres of cotton would be reported in the appropriate section(8). 



Skip Row Planting — tf a crop is planted in an alternating pattern of 

 planted and non-planted rows, such as tiwo rows planted and two 

 rows skipped (2 X 2), report the portion of the field occupied by the 

 crop in the appropriate section for that crop, and report the skipped 

 portion as "Cropland idle" in section 10, item 2f. 



^ Sacrtlon 4 — VEGETABLES — Report acres of vegetables harvested 

 FOR SALE or commercial processing. Do not include vegetables grown 

 for home use. Report the total acreage of each vegetable crop harvested. 



Example: In 1 987 you harvested 1 acres of lettuce from a field, then 

 replanted the field in lettuce and harvested the 10 acres again. Both 

 crops of lettuce were irrigated. Enter only 1 acres of land from which 

 vegetables were harvested and 1 O acres irrigated (n item 1 of section 4, 

 but write in 20 acres of lettuce harvested and 20 acres of lettuce 

 irrigated in item 2 of section 4. 



► Section 8 — FRUITS and NUTS — In counting the combined total 

 of 20 or more trees and vines, include those for home use as w^ell as 

 those maintained for sale of the production. Acres in trees or vines 

 that have been abandoned should not be included; these acres should 

 be included in section 10, item 2f "Cropland idle." 



If crops other than fruit and nut trees and vines were interplantad with 

 trees or vines, report the total acres for the orchard crop in section 8 

 and the total acres of the interplantad crop in the appropriate section. 



^ Section 9 — GROSS VALUE OF CROPS SOLD 



Report the value of all crops sold from "THIS PLACE" in 1 987. 

 regardless of the year they w/ore harvested or who ovt/ned the land. Be 

 sure to report gross values before deducting expenses and taxes. 

 Include Government CCC loans received for "THIS PLACE" in 1987. 

 Include payments received in 1 987 from cooperatives or marketing 

 organizations for crops produced on "THIS PLACE" regardless of the 

 year in which the crops were harvested. 



Also include as sales, your estimate of the value of any crop removed 

 from "THIS PLACE" in trade for services, such as hay cut in exchange 

 for fence repair, clearing, or other services. If the sale price or market 

 value is not know/n, give your best estimate of the crop's market value 

 when removed from "THIS PI_ACE." 



DO NOT INCLUDE crops or crop products purchased from others 



and later sold. 



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► SmsMon 10 — USE OF ACRES IN "THIS PLACE" 



This section is used to classifv the acres in "THIS PLACE" 

 reported in section 1 , item 4. (Do not Include any acres you 

 rented to others reported in section 1 , item 3). The sum of the 

 acres entered in various catooorios shouid equal total acres in 

 "THIS PLACE." 



Land Ua«d for Mora Than Ona Purposa — 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 plowed under a cover crop, and planted and 

 harvested a grain crop, report the land in item 2a, "Cropland 

 harvested," but do NOT report as "Cropland used for cover 

 crops, legumes, etc." (item 2c). 



Doubia Cropping — When more than one crop was harvested 

 from the same land in 1 987, report that land only ONCE as 

 "Cropiand harvested," in item 2a. 



Intaiplantad Cropa — If you interplanted crops, such as cotton 

 In an orchard, report the total land used for both crops only 

 ONCE, as "Cropland harvested," in item 2a. 



Skip Row Plantod Cropa — Report the acres that represent the 

 total nonplanted or skipped rows as "Cropland idle, item 2f. The 

 acres that represent the planted rows should be reported as 

 "Cropland harvested," in item 2a. 



^ Sactlon12 - ACRES SET ASIDE, DIVERTED. OR IDLED 

 UNDER FEDERAL ACREAGE REDUCTION 

 PROGRAMS IN 1987 



Include in item 2 all acres in "THIS PLACE" retired from production 

 and placed, by long-term contract, into the Conservation Reserve 

 Program. Acres placed into the program during and prior to 1 987 

 should be included. 



»• SMtkma lathroush 17 -LIVESTOCK, POULTRY. OTHER 

 LIVESTOCK, OR ANIMAL 

 SPECIALTIES 



Animala and PouKry to Includa In tha Raport — Report all 

 animals, poultry, and animal specialties on "this place" (section 

 1 , item 4( on December 31,1 987. Include all owned by you and 

 any kept by you for others. Include animals on unfenced lands. 

 National Forest land, district land, cooperative grazing association 

 land, or rangelend administered by the Bureau of Land 

 Management on a per-head or lease basis. Animals in transit on 

 December 31 , 1 987. or animals on a short-term pasture (such as 

 wheat pasture or crop residue) on a per-head or lease basis should 

 bo reported by the person who had control of the animals. 



Animala and Poultry to Exclude from tha Raport — Do not 



report animals or poultry kept on land rented to others or kept 

 under a share arrangement on land rented to others. Do not include 

 animals quartered in feedlots which are not a part of "this place." 

 Animals kept on a place not operated by you are to be included on 

 the report for that piece. 



Animals Bouaht and Sold — DO NOT REPORT ANY ANIMALS 

 BOUGHT AND THEN RESOLD WITHIN 30 DAYS. Such purchases 

 and sales are considered "dealer" transactions, and are not 

 included in this census. 



Numbar Sold — Raport all animals and poultry sold or removed 

 from "this place" in 1987, without regard to ownership or who 

 shared in the receipts. Include animals sold for a landlord or given 

 to a landlord or others in trade or in payment for goods or services. 

 Do NOT report number sold for any livestock or poultry kept on 

 another place. 



Dairy Tarmlnatlon Program or "Whola-Hard Dairy Buy-Out 

 Progrant" — The amount received in 1 987 from the 

 Government under the dairy termination program should be 

 included in section 1 9, item 1 . Deiry animals and products sold 

 in 1 987 should be reported in section 1 3. 



Animala Movad to Another Place — For animals moved from 

 "this place" to another place, such as for further feeding, report 

 animals as "sold" and give your best estimate of their market 

 value when they left "this place." 



Fat Cattle Sold — Cattle fattened on grain or concentrates for 

 30 days or more and sold for slaughter are reported in section 1 3. 

 Item 3a. 



DO NOT INCLUDE WITH FATTENED CATTLE SOLD: 



a. Cattle and calves sold for further feeding 



b. Veal calves, or any calves weighing less than 500 pounds 



c. Dairy cows fed only the usual dairy ration before being sold 



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