Land area — The approximate land area of Puerto Rico 

 is 2.3 million cuerdas. A cuerda is equivalent to 0.9712 of 

 an acre or 0.3930 of a hectare. A centesimo is one- 

 hundredth of a cuerda. 



Land in famis— This includes land used for crops, pas- 

 ture, or grazing; also, woodland and wasteland not actu- 

 ally under cultivation nor used fa pasture or grazing providing 

 it was part of the operator's total operation. Woodland or 

 wasteland held for nonagricultural purposes were excluded. 

 Land in farms is an operating unit concept and includes land 

 owned and operated as well as land rented from others. 

 Land used rent free was to be reported as land rented from 

 others. 



Area total de Terrenes — El area total aproximada de la 

 isia de Puerto Rico es de 2.3 millones de cuerdas. Una cuerda 

 equivale a 0.9712 de un acre 6 0.3930 de un hectarea. Un 

 centesimo es un cienavo de una cuerda. 



Terrenes en tineas— Este articulo incluye terrenos utilizados 

 para cosechas, pasto, o pastoreo; ademas, montes o terrenos 

 pantanosos que en la actualidad no se estan cultivando o 

 usando para pasto o pastoreo con tal de que fuese parte del 

 funcionamiento total del operador. Montes y terrenos 

 pantanosos que se mantenian para otros propositos que no 

 fueran agricolas, se excluyeron. El terrene en fincas es un 

 concepto de unidad operacional e incluye terrenos que 

 pertenecen y son operados por sus duefios, y tierras arrendadas 

 de otras personas. El tenreno que se usaba y que no se pagaba 

 renta se tenia que reportar como tierra arrendada de otras 

 personas. 



Land owned (full and part owners)— This includes all 

 land that the operator owned, his wife or both held under 

 title, purchase contract or mortgage, or as heir or trustee 

 of an undivided estate at the time of the enumeration. Land 

 operated by a hired manager covers all tracts of land man- 

 aged for one or more employers by a person hired for a 

 salary. Land managed by a hired manager also was con- 

 sidered owned. A hired manager was considered to be the 

 operator of the land he/she managed because this person 

 was responsible for the agricultural operations on the land 

 and frequently supervised others in performing those oper- 

 ations. 



Terrenos propios (duefios totales o parciales)— Este 



termino incluye toda la tierra que el operador o su esposa 

 poseian, o los dos la tenian bajo titulo, contrato de compra 

 hipoteca, o como heredero o fideicomisario de una propiedad 

 que no estaba dividida en el momento de la enumeracion. La 

 tierra manejada por un administrador contratado cubre toda 

 la extension de la tierra administrada para uno o mas patronos, 

 por una persona contratada a sueldo. Tierra administrada por 

 un administrador contratado tambien se le consideraba tierra 

 propia. Un gerente contratado era considerado como el operador 

 del terrene que el o ella administraba, porque esta persona 

 era responsable por las operaciones agricolas del terrene y 

 frecuentemente supervisatia a otros que desempehaban esas 

 operaciones. 



Land rented from others (tenants)— This includes all 

 land that the operator rented or leased from others or used 

 rent free. 



Tierra arrendada de otros (inquilinos) — Este articulo incluye 

 toda tierra que el operador aiquilaba o arrendaba de otros o 

 usaba sin pagar alquiler. 



Land rented to others— This includes all land rented 

 or leased to others for cash or a share of the crops or live- 

 stock, and land rented from others and then subleased to 

 others. 



Tierra an-endada a otros— Este articulo incluye toda la tietra 

 alquilada o arrendada a otras personas por dinero en efectivo 

 por porcion de la cosecha o ganado vacuno, y la tierra 

 alquilada o arrendada de otras personas y entonces sub- 

 alquilada a otros. 



Land in two or more municipios— An individual farm 

 was counted in only one municipio even if the land was 

 located in two or more municipios. The land in each farm 

 was tabulated as being in the operator's principal municipb. 

 The principal municipio was defined as the one where the 

 largest value of the agricultural products was raised or pro- 

 duced. It was usually, but not always, where the operator 

 reported all or the largest part of the total land. 



Tierra en dos o mas municipios— Una finca individual se 

 conto en un sdo municipio aunque el terrene estaba localizado 

 en dos o mas municipios. El terrene en cada finca se tabulo 

 como si estuviese en el municipio principal del operador. El 

 municipio principal se definio donde el valor mayor de los 

 productos fueron cosechados o produddos. Era generalmente, 

 pero no siempre, donde el operador reportaba todo o la mayor 

 parte del terrene. 



Land use— The land was classified according to the way 

 it was used during the perbd between July 1 ,1 987, and June 

 30, 1988. This classification includes three major groups: 



Utilizacidn del terreno— El terrene se clasifico de acuerdo 

 a como se utilize durante el periodo del Ire de Julio de 1987 

 al 30 de junio de 1 988. Esta clasificacion incluye tres grupos 

 principales: 



A-4 APPENDIX A/APENDICE A 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



