Table D. Reliability Estimates of State Totals: 1987 -Con. 



[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



All farms 



Relative standard 



error of estimate 



(percent) 



Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 



Relative standard 



error of estimate 



(percent) 



Total farm production expenses— Con. 

 Agncultural chemicals .._ -- farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Petroleum products farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Electricity farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Hired farm labor farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Contract labor farms.. 



$1,000._ 

 Repair and maintenance farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Customwork, mactiine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Interest farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 Cash rent farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Property taxes - farms.. 



$1,000.. 

 All other farm production expenses.... farms.. 



$1,000.. 



Livestock and poultry: 



Cattle and calves Inventory farms.. 



number.. 



Beef cows farms.. 



number. _ 



Milk cows -.- farms.. 



number.. 



Cattle and calves sold farms.. 



number.. 



Hogs and pigs inventory farms. - 

 number._ 



Hogs and pigs sold farms.. 



number.. 



Sheep and lambs inventory farms.. 



number.. 

 Sheep and lambs sold farms.. 



number.. 

 Hens and pullets of laying age inventory farms.. 



number.. 



Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold farms.. 



number.. 

 Horses and ponies inventory farms.. 



number.. 



Selected crops harvested: 



Wheat for grain farms.. 



acres., 

 bushels.. 



Barley for grain farms.. 



acres., 

 bushels.. 



Irish potatoes farms.. 



acres., 

 cwt.. 



Hay— alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. 



(see text) farms.. 



acres., 

 tons, dry.. 



114 

 IS 052 



1 096 511 



115 



9 150 



725 196 



10 

 7 501 



2 561 680 



1 762 



479 346 



1 223 895 



4.3 

 1.6 

 1.1 

 2.1 

 2.6 

 1.6 



3.7 

 1.2 

 6.4 

 3.1 

 1.9 

 3.5 



5.0 

 2.8 

 3.4 

 1.7 

 6.9 

 3.6 



1.1 

 2.6 

 1.1 

 1.0 



,6 

 .2 

 .8 

 .2 

 1.9 

 .2 



.7 



.2 



3.7 



3.9 

 3.9 



1.4 



1.9 

 .6 



2.0 

 .4 



2.1 

 19.1 



14.5 



19.3 



.7 



1.1 



2.7 

 1.4 

 1.4 



3.0 

 1.2 

 .9 



4.5 

 (Z) 

 (Z) 



105 



14 829 



1 085 602 



98 



8 876 



709 230 



9 



(D) 

 (D) 



1 177 



461 991 



1 185 766 



3.9 

 1.6 

 .6 

 2.1 

 2.7 

 1.5 



3.3 

 1.2 

 5.4 

 (D) 

 1.9 

 .9 



4.8 

 2.7 

 3.3 

 1.5 

 6.4 

 3.6 



1.4 



2.8 



.6 



.9 



.5 

 .2 

 .6 

 .2 

 1.5 

 .2 



.5 

 .2 

 4.9 

 4.7 

 5.2 

 1.4 



2.1 

 .4 



2.0 

 .3 



2.6 

 28.5 



.8 

 1.2 



2.6 



1.5 

 1.4 



3.1 



1.2 



.9 



(D) 

 (D) 



^Data are based on a sample of farms. 



^Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains. 



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1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



