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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 

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

 results as complete and accurate as possible, \A/e need to obtain 

 information about every CFN. 



2. If You Rocelved Mora Than Ono Report Form for ttn Operation 



Complete only ONE report form for an operation, ^/rlte "Duplicate" 

 near the address label of each extra report form. Also, \A/rlte the 

 1 1 -digit census file number(s) of the DUPLICATE r©port(s) ON THE 

 COMPLETED REPORT in the space provided to the loft of the address 

 label. Return the extra reportis) in the same envelope with your 

 completed report form bo that we can correct our records. 



3. If You No Longer Farm 



if you had agricultural operations at any tinne during 1 987, please 

 report all agricultural activity during the year. Report all land on your 

 census form that you owned or rented. Also, report your 1 987 crop 

 and livestock production and 1 987 sales. 



Explain on the first page of the report form (or on a separate sheet of 

 paper) that you quit farming or ranching and give the approximate 

 date and the name and address of the present operator, if known. 



4. If You Never Farmed or Have No Asvoclation With Aorlcultura 



Please write a note on the report form near the address label explaining 

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

 efforts to make the census as complete as possible, we obtained lists 

 from various sources. We tried to eliminate duplicate and nonfarm 

 addresses, however, it was not always possible to do so. 



5. If You Have IVIore Than One Agricultural Operation 



Complete a report form for EACH SEPARATE and DISTINCT 

 production unit, i.e.. each individual farm, ranch, feedlot, 

 greenhouse, etc., or combination of farms, etc., for \A/hich you 

 maintain SEPARATE records of operating expenses and sales. 

 livestock and other inventories, crop acreages, and production. 



G. If You Have a Partnership Operation 



Complete only ONE report for the entire partnership's agricultural 

 operation and include all partners' shares on the one report. If 

 members of the partnership also operate separate farms or ranches in 

 addition to the partnership farming operation, separate report forms 

 should be completed for each individual operation. 



If t^A/o or more report forms \were received for the same operation, 

 mark each additional fornn as a "Duplicate." Return the duplicate 

 report(s) in the same envelope with the completed partnership report, 

 where possible, or write a note on the duplicate report, such as, 

 " (Name of partner) has completed a report for the partnership 

 (provicfe name and CFN of partnership.}" 



7. Landlord's or Contractor's Share 



If you rented or leased land from others or had a contract for the 

 production of agricultural products, include both your share and the 

 landlord's or contractor's share of the production, sales, and expenses 

 so your census report form will be complete for "THIS PLACE." 



If you do not know the landlord's or contractor's share, include your 

 BEST ESTIMATE. If you do not have records available for all data 

 items, use your best estimate, 



8. How to Enter Your Response 



Enter your replies in the proper spaces, on the correct lines, and in the 



units requested, i.e., dollars, bushels, tons. etc. Write any explanation 



outside the answer spaces or on a separate sheet of paper. 



All dollar figures may be entered in whole dollars. CENTS ARE NOT 



REQUIRED. 



Enter whole numbers except where tenths are requested, such as acres 

 of potatoes harvested. If you have 1/2,1 /3, or 1 /4 of an acre, convert 

 to tenths. For example, convert 1 /2 to 5/1 O, 1 /3 to 3/10. 1/4 to 2/1 O. 



The census report form wilt contain sections and questions which do 

 not apply to you. \A/hen this occurs, mark the "None" or "No" box and 

 go on to the next item or section. 



Instructions For Specified Sections 



Section 2 



ACREAGE IN 1987 



Your answers to this section will determine the land {Acres in 

 "THIS PLACE") referred to in the rest of the report form. 



\A/hen ansv>/ering the acreage questions, include the land associated 

 with your agricultural operations in 1 987 whether in production or 

 not. Include all land that you owned or rented during 1987 even if 

 only for part of the year. Do not include any unrelated residential or 

 commercial land. 



Report all land in section 2 in whole acres. 



Item 1 — All Land Owned — Report alt land owned in 1 987 vi/hether 

 held under title, purchased contract or mortgage, homestead la\A/, or as 

 heir or trustee of an undivided estate- Include all land owned by you 

 and/or your spouse, or by the partnership, corporation, or organization 

 for which you are reporting. 



Item 2 — All Land Rented or Leased FROIVI OTHERS — Report all 

 land rented by you or your operation even though the landlord may 

 have supplied materials or supervision. 



INCLUDE in item 2: 



a. Land for agricultural use that you rented from others for cash 



b. Land you worked on a share basis (crop or livestock) 



c. Land owned by someone else that you used rent-free 



d. Federal. State. Indian reservation, or railroad land rented or 

 leased by the acre 



DO NOT INCLUDE in item 2: 



Land used on a per-head or animal unit license or permit basis, such 

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

 reservation permit land. 



Item 3 — All Land Ranted or Leased TO OTHERS — Include all 

 land rented out for any purpose If It was part of the acreage reported 

 in Items 1 and 2. A report form will be obtained from each of your 

 tenants to cover the operations on that land. 



INCLUDE in item 3: 



a. Owned land rented to others for cash or a share of crops or 

 livestock 



b. Land you rented from someone and then subleased to someone 



else 



c. Land worked for you by someone for a share of crops or 

 livestock 



d. Land which you allowed others to use rent-free 



Item 4 — Acres in "THIS PLACE" — This figure will shovA/ the total 

 of all land you operated at any time in 1 987, 



If item 4, Acres in "THIS PLACE" is "O" and: 



a. You raised any crops or had any livestock or poultry on "THIS 

 PLACE" in 1 987, complete the report. 



t>. All your land xA^as operated by a renter or sharecropper, skip to 

 and complete section 1 O. and explain briefly. "Alt land rented 

 out," etc. Mail form in return envelope. 



c You did not have any agricultural activity on o\A/ned or rented 

 land in 1 987, complete section 1 O and explain briefly, such as 

 "retired," "sold farm," and date. Give name and address of 

 current operator if known and return form. 



>■ Section 3 



LAND USE AND IRRIGATION 



This section is used to classify the acres in "THIS PLACE" reported in 

 section 2, item 4. Do not include any acres you rented to others 

 reported in section 2, item 3. The sum of the acres entered in various 

 categories should equal total acres in "THIS PLACE " 



Land Used for RAore THan One Purpose ~ 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 harvested a 

 crop and later used the same land for pasture, report the land in 

 part A, item 1 , "Cropland harvested." 



Double Cropping — When more than one crop was harvested from 

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

 harvested," in part A, item 1 of this section, 



Interplantod Crops — If you inierplanted crops, such as cotton in an 

 orchard, report the total land used for both crops only ONCE, as 

 "Cropland harvested," in part A, item 1 . 



Skip Row Planted Crops — Report the acres that represent the total 

 nonplanted or skipped rows as "Cropland idle." part A. item 3, the 

 acres that represent the planted rows should bo reported as 

 "Cropland harvested," par^ A, item 1 . 



Irrigation is defined as land ^nratered by artificial or controlled 

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

 flooding, etc. Include acres that receive supplemental, partial, and/or 

 preplant irrigation. Do not report water applied in transplanting 

 tobacco plants, trees, or vegetables as irrigation. 



*' Section 4 — CROPS 



This section provides space for reporting crops harvested during 

 the 1 987 crop year from the land shown in section 2, item 4 

 (Acres in "THIS PLACE") of your report. A few crops are already 

 listed on the form. For these crops, just report acres harvested, 

 quantity harvested, and value of sales. If you produced crops not 

 listed, write the name of the crop and code from the list provided 

 and report the acres harvested, quantity harvested, and the value 

 of sales. 



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1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



