DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 



The following definitions and explanations provide a 

 more detailed description of terms used in this publication 

 than are available in the tables or on the report form. For 

 an exact wording of the questions on the 1987 report form, 

 see appendix C. 



In the tables, data for land in farms, land use, fruit and 

 nut trees, and livestock and poultry on hand represent the 

 situation existing at the time of enumeration of each farm. 

 The enumeration for the 1 987 Census of Agriculture began 

 in February 1988, and the 1982 census in March 1983. All 

 other data, such as that relating to acres, production, 

 sales, hired workers, and expenses are for the calendar 

 years 1987 and 1982. 



Farms or farms reporting— Data for "farms" repre- 

 sent the number of farms for which the specified item was 

 reported. The difference between the total number of 

 farms and the number of farms reporting an item repre- 

 sents the number of farms not producing that item, pro- 

 vided a correct report was received for all farms. 



Land in farms — The land in farms was determined from 

 the answers to questions 1 through 7 in section 2 of the 

 report form (see appendix C). The amounts of land reported 

 as owned, rented from others, used under permit, occu- 

 pied without permit, or furnished by the government were 

 added together, and the amount of land reported as rented 

 to others was subtracted from that sum. The result repre- 

 sents "land in farms." Although the area designated land 

 in farms consists primarily of agricultural land— i.e., land 

 used for crops, pasture, or grazing — it also included areas 

 of land not actually under cultivation nor used for pasture 

 or grazing. For example, woodland and wasteland owned 

 or rented from others were included as land in farms 

 unless the report indicated it was being held for nonagri- 

 cultural purposes, such as recreational or for timber. 



Land owned— l\\is includes all land held by the 

 operator or his/her spouse under title, purchase con- 

 tract, homestead law, or as heir or trustee of an 

 undivided estate at the time of enumeration. However, 

 land used by the U.S. military services was excluded 

 even though owned by the operator. 



Land rented to others— lW\s includes all land the 

 operator rented or leased to others and all land assigned 

 to others on shares or rent free during the past year. For 

 the most part, the land rented to others represents 

 agricultural land, but it may also include land rented for 

 residential or other purposes. The tenant is considered 

 to be the operator of land leased, rented, or worked on 

 shares, even though the landlord may supervise the 

 operations. The landlord is considered to be the oper- 

 ator of only that portion of the land not assigned to 

 tenants. 



Land rented from o//7e/s— This includes not only land 

 that the operator rented or leased from others, but also 

 land worked on shares for others and land occupied 

 rent free. 



Land occupied by permit— This includes all land for 

 which the operator had a Government of Guam permit. 

 Rights to use land owned or controlled by the Govern- 

 ment of Guam are in the form of permits rather than 

 lease or rental arrangements. 



Land occupied mthout permit— This includes all land 

 occupied by the operator as a "borrower" or "nonper- 

 mitte," without ownership rights to the land, or without 

 any kind of permit, lease, or rental agreement. 



Land furnislied by Government— THs includes all 

 land that the Government of Guam furnished to the 

 operator in connection with his/her living quarters. 



Land use— Land in farms is categorized according to 

 the way it was being used on enumeration day. The land 

 uses described in the following paragraphs are mutually 

 exclusive in that each acre of land is counted only once, 

 even though it may have had more than one use during the 

 year. 



Cropland used for crops— Thxs includes all land planted 

 in crops at the time of enumeration. Land was to be 

 reported only once, even if two or more crops were 

 planted on it. Land in crops includes land in bearing and 

 nonbearing fruit and nut trees or plants or any other tree 

 crops; land that had partial but not total crop failure; and 

 land in home gardens. 



Cropland used for pasture— This includes all crop- 

 land on the place that was used only for pasture. Land 

 planted in crops, even though the crops were not to be 

 harvested, was not to be included here. 



Cropland not used for crops or pasture — This includes 

 cropland on the place that was not used for crops or 

 pasture. It does not include land so hilly, rocky, or wet 

 that the cost of improving it for cultivation would be 

 more than the operator could pay. Nor does it include 

 land in roads, streams, or swamps. It does include land 

 on which there was total crop failure due to flood, 

 drought, insects, fire, or other causes; cropland lying 

 idle; and cropland planted with soil improvement grasses, 

 or other cover crops planted for improvement. 



Pasture/and used for past/re or grasj'ng— This includes 

 land used for greizing livestock at the time of enumera- 

 tion. It does not include cropland, even though cattle or 

 other livestock may have been greized on it. 



Pastureland not used for pasture or grazing— This 

 refers to all land suitable for pasture or grazing that was 

 not being used for grazing livestock at the time of 



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