Table G. State Coverage Evaluation Estimates of Farms Not on the IMail List: 1987 



[Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see tntroductOTy text ] 



Not on mall list 



Total number 



Relative standard error 



of estimate 



(percent) 



Percent not on mall list 



Total percent 



Standard error of percent 



Farms 



Land in farms . 



. numl)er_. 

 ---acres.. 



Farms by size: 

 Less than 50 acres - 

 50 acres or more 



farms-, 

 farms.. 



Harvested cropland . 



farms.. 



acres-- 



Farms by value of sales: 



Less tfian $2,500 farms-- 



$2,500 or more farms-- 



$2,500 to $9,999 farms.- 



$10,000 or more farms.. 



f^arket value of agncultural products sold $1,000-- 



Farms by standard Industrial classification; 



Crops (01) farms.. 



Livestock (02) farms.. 



Farms by tenure of operator 



Full ov^ners farms.. 



Part owners and tenants farms-- 



Operators by principal occupation; 



Farming farms-- 



Otfier farms-- 



Average age of operator years-- 



8 711 

 442 047 



6 340 

 2 371 



6 159 

 175 467 



7 382 



1 329 



(S) 



(S) 



15 193 



3 167 

 5 544 



7 346 

 1 365 



1 929 

 6 782 



42 

 27.8 



4.2 

 10.4 



12.2 

 47.0 



3.9 



16.8 



(S) 



(S 



43.0 



3.1 

 6.0 



4.8 



3.1 



7.7 

 4.5 



(Z) 



14.5 

 4,1 



29.7 

 6.2 



11.8 

 2.8 



36.8 

 3.3 

 (S) 

 (S) 



.6 



9.6 



20.7 



19.1 

 6.4 



6.9 

 21.3 



(X) 



1.2 

 .6 



1.4 

 1.3 



1.4 

 .6 



(S) 

 S) 



.3 

 1.2 



.5 

 1.0 



(X) 



Note 1; Farms classified as nonfarms, nonfarms classified as farms, and farms appearing more tftan once in the census are not accounted for in these estimates, but will be provided in 

 the 1 987 Coverage Evaluation publication. See appendix C for futher explanation. 



Note 2; Detail may not add to total due to rounding. 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



APPENDIX C C-15 



