PUBLICATION PROGRAM 



Preliminary and final results of tfie 1982 Census of Agriculture are 

 being published in a series of reports which provide data for each county 

 and State and for the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin 

 Islands of the United States. The publications include statistics on number 

 of farms; land in farms; farm and farm operator characteristics; livestock, 

 poultry, and their products; crop production and value; selected expendi- 

 tures; irrigation; and standard industrial classification of farms. 



Publication order forms may be obtained from Customer Services 

 Branch (Publications), Data UserServices Division, Bureau of the Census, 

 Washington, D.C. 20233, or from any U.S. Department of Commerce 

 district office. 



PRELIMINARY REPORTS (AC82-01(P) to -56(P) 



Preliminary reports are published separately for each county in the 

 United States with 10 farms or more, for each State, and for the United 

 States. These reports contain data for all agricultural operations with 

 $1,000 or more in actual or potential sales of agricultural products in 

 the census year. The reports include data on number of farms, land in 

 farms, size of farms, land use practices, farm operator characteristics, 

 sales, expenditures, machinery and equipment, livestock, poultry, dairy 

 products, and major crops harvested in the State. 



FINAL REPORTS 



Volume 1. Geographic Area Series (AC82-A-1 to -54) 



State and County Data (A-1 to -50)-A separate report is presented 

 showing detailed data for each State and the counties within. These 

 reports include data on number and size of farms, tenure, age, and occupa- 

 tion of operators; types of organization; value of products sold; and 

 standard industrial classification of farms. 



Summary and State Data (A-51)-This report contains detailed data at 

 the national and State levels. 



Outlying Areas (A-52 to -54)-These reports present detailed data for 

 each area and subdivision in Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of 

 the United States. 



Volume 2. Subject Series (AC82-SS-1 to -3) 



Graphic Summary (SS-l)-This report presents the Nation's agriculture 

 graphically illustrated by dot and multicolor pattern maps. The maps 

 provide displays on size and type of farm, land use, farm tenure, value of 

 products sold, crops harvested, livestock inventories, and other charac- 

 teristics of farms. 



Coverage Evaluation (SS-2) -This report presents estimates of the com- 

 pleteness of the 1982 Census of Agriculture for the United States and 

 geographic regions. It provides coverage estimates of farms, land, value of 

 products, selected characteristics of missed farms, and sample reliability. 



Ranking of States and Counties (SS-3)-This report presents the ranking 

 of States and counties in order of importance for selected items for the 

 1982 Census of Agriculture. Items ranked include: number of farms, 

 value of products sold, inventory of livestock and poultry, and produc- 

 tion and acreage of major crops. Comparative data from the 1978 Census 

 of Agriculture are included for most tables. 



MICROFICHE 



Microfiche are available from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. 

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



Final County Reports-A final report for each county and State, with the 

 same format and items as the published preliminary reports, is available 

 on microfiche only. 



Volume 1 Reports-Published Geographic Area Series data are also 

 available on microfiche. 



COMPUTER TAPES 



Public-use computer tapes contain the same summary statistics that 

 are found in the published preliminary reports and the county data from 

 the volume 1 reports. Order forms may be obtained from the Customer 

 Services Branch, Data User Services Division, Bureau of the Census, 

 Washington, D.C. 20233 (telephone 301/763-4100). Upon request, special 

 sets of tapes of the State data in volume 1 may be obtained from the 

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



