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



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



Item 



Total 

 (number) 



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. 



Agricultural ctiemicals 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. machine 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 _ fanms.. 



numl)er.. 

 Hogs and pigs inventory farms.. 



numl)er.. 

 Hogs and pigs sold farms.. 



numl)er.. 



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.. 



numtier.. 

 Horses and ponies inventory farms.. 



number.. 



Selected crops harvested: 



Coin for grain of seed farms.. 



acres., 

 bushels.. 



Wheat for grain _ farms.. 



acres., 

 bushels.. 



Soybeans for beans farms.. 



acres., 

 bushels.. 



Dry edible t>eans. excluding dry limas farms.. 



acres., 

 cwt.. 



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



(see text) farms.- 



acres.. 

 tons. dry.. 



Vegetables han/ested for sale (see text) farms. . 



acres.. 



Land in orchards farms.. 



35 505 



119 993 

 48 558 



120 621 

 38 590 



47 789 



18 134 



242 445 



4 652 



27 733 



43 440 



152 652 



17 732 

 34 043 

 25 197 



197 966 

 15 070 



101 910 



48 191 

 157 280 



46 587 

 239 391 



19 436 

 1 163 352 



8 163 

 110 156 



6 499 

 344 550 



18 164 



653 806 



5 577 



1 227 069 



5 603 



2 215 872 



2 057 

 101 330 



1 979 

 77 152 



3 490 

 7 152 993 



495 

 702 431 



9 065 

 56 836 



25 140 



1 982 401 



189 779 819 



10 327 



356 073 



16 465 394 



12 734 



1 023 599 



36 267 622 



4 098 



383 687 



4 931 689 



25 983 

 1 436 630 

 3 323 175 



3 267 

 139 145 



3 791 

 161 567 



.2 

 .5 

 .6 

 .6 



1.2 



.7 



2.8 



2.1 



.4 



.6 



1.3 

 1.4 

 1.0 

 .8 

 1.3 

 1.3 



.3 

 .6 



.2 

 .2 

 .3 

 .6 

 .4 

 .3 



.2 

 .2 

 .4 

 .4 

 .4 

 .4 



.7 

 1.3 



.8 

 1.4 



.6 



1.6 



7.3 



.3 



.6 



.2 

 .6 

 .5 

 .6 



1.2 



.7 



3.2 



2.1 



.4 



.6 



1.5 

 1.5 

 1.0 

 .8 

 1.3 

 1.3 



.4 

 .7 

 .1 

 .6 



.2 

 .2 

 .6 

 .9 

 .4 

 .3 



.2 

 .2 

 .5 

 .4 

 .5 

 .4 



1.3 

 2.0 

 1.3 

 2.0 

 1.0 

 .3 



2.8 



7.6 



,7 



1.3 



^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. 



C-10 APPENDIX C 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



