INFORMATION SHEET 



1987 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 



Special Reporting Instructions 



1 . Who Should Raport 



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 nnake the census 

 results as complete and accurate as possible, we need to obtain 

 information about every CFN. 



2. If You Racsivsd More Than One Raport Form for an Oparatlon 



Complete only ONE report form for an operation. Write "Duplicate" 

 near the address label of each extra report form. Also, write the 

 1 1 -digit census file numberls) of the DUPLICATE report(s) ON THE 

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

 label. Return the extra repoalsl in the same envelope with your 

 completed report form so that we can correct our records. 



3. If You No Longer Farm 



If you had agricultural operations at any time during 1987, 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 Association With AgricuHura 



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 More 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 which you maintain SEPARATE 

 records of operating expenses and sales, livestock and other 

 inventories, crop acreages, and production. 



6. 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 

 merribers 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 two or more report forms were received for the same operation, mark 

 each additional form as a "Duplicate." Return the duplicate report(s) in 

 the same envelope with the conipleted partnership report, where 

 possible, or write a note on the duplicate report, such as, "(Name of 

 partner) has completed a report for the partnership {provide 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. 



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. 



Khole dollars. CENTS ARE NOT 



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 5/10, 1/3 to 3/10, 1/4 to 2/10. 



The census report form will contain sections and questions which do 

 not apply to you. When this occurs, mark the "None" or "No" box 

 and go on to the next item or section. 



Instructions For Specified Sections 



► Section 1 — 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. 

 When answering 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 1 987 even if onty for part of the year. Do not include any 

 unrelated residential or commercial land. 



IF YOU QUIT FARMING DURING 1987 — Complete the 

 report form for the portion of the year that you did farm. Explain 

 on the report form In the space to the left of the address label (or 

 on another sheet of paper) when you stopped farming and 

 include the name and address of the person now using the land. 



Report all land in section 1 in whole acres. 



Item 1 — All Land Owmed — Report all land owned in 1 987 whether 

 held under title, purchase contract or mortgage, homestead law, 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 FROM 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. If you had any of these 

 permits, mark "yes" to item 7. 



Item 3 — All Land Rented 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: 



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



Item 4 — Acres In "THIS PLACE" — This figure will show 

 the total of all land you operated at any time in 1 987. 



if Hem 4, Acres in "THIS PLACE " Is "O" and: 



m. You raised any crops or had any livestock or poultry on 

 "THIS PLACE" in 1 987, complete the report. 



b. All your land was operated by a renter or sharecropper, 

 complete item 6 {name and address of renters), skip to and 

 complete section 29, and explain briefly, "all land rented 

 out," etc. Mail form in return envelope. 



c. You did not have any agricultural activity on owned or rented 

 land in 1 987, complete section 29 and explain briefly, such 

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

 of current operator if known and return form. 



> SeCTtlons 2 through 8 — CROPS 



Sections 2 through 8 provide space for reporting crops harvested 

 during the 1 987 crop year from the land shown in section 1 , Item 4 

 (Acres In "THIS PLACE") of your report. Please report your crops 

 in the appropriate sections. Do NOT include any crops grown on 

 land rented or leased TO OTHERS, or worked by others on shares 

 during 1987. 



Acres harvested — Enter the acres harvested in 1 987. Round 

 fractions to whole acres except where tenths are requested by 

 "/10" in the reporting box, such as for potatoes. 



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1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



