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



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



All farms 



Relative standard 



error of estimate 



(percent) 



Farms witfi sales of $10,000 or more 



Relative standard 



error of estimate 



(percent) 



Total farm production expenses— Con. 

 Agricultural chemicals 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 farms.. 



number.. 

 Hogs and pigs inventory farms.. 



number.- 

 Hogs and pigs sold tarms.. 



number.. 



Sheep and lambs inventory farms. - 

 numbe^_- 



Sheep and lambs sold farms.. 



number.. 



Hens and pullets of laying age inventory farms.. 



number.. 



Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold farms.. 



number.. 

 Horses and ponies inventory farms.. 



number.. 



Selected crops harvested: 



Corn for grain or seed farms.. 



acres., 

 bushels.. 



Corn for silage or green chop farms.. 



acres., 

 tons, green.. 



Wheat for grain farms.. 



acres,, 

 bushels.. 



Oats for grain farms.. 



acres. . 

 bushels.. 



Tobacco _ _ farms.. 



acres., 

 pounds.. 



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



{see text) farms.. 



acres. . 

 tons, dry.. 



Land in orchards farms.. 



acres. . 



2.2 

 2.6 

 .4 

 1.3 

 1.8 

 1.7 



2.3 

 .9 



5.5 



3.1 

 .9 



1.7 



3.8 

 4.8 

 2.6 

 2.7 

 3.7 

 3.6 



.4 

 1.6 



.8 

 1.S 



.2 

 .3 

 .2 

 .4 

 .8 

 .7 



.2 

 .3 

 .9 

 1.7 

 1.1 

 1.6 



.7 

 1.0 



.7 

 1.1 



.7 

 1.1 



1.4 

 .1 

 .5 



.6 

 .7 

 .7 



.7 

 .7 

 .8 



1.8 

 1.7 

 1.6 



1.4 

 1.8 

 1.9 



.8 

 1.6 

 1.8 



1.2 

 .9 



2.3 

 2.4 

 .5 

 1.4 

 1.7 

 1.8 



2.3 



.7 



6.5 



3.2 



4.3 

 4.4 

 2.7 

 2.8 

 3.8 

 3.5 



.7 

 2.0 



.3 

 1.8 



.3 

 .4 

 .4 

 .6 

 1.0 

 .8 



.3 

 .4 

 1.6 

 2.1 

 1.6 

 1.8 



1.2 

 1.6 

 1.2 

 1.6 

 1.7 

 1.5 



.7 



.1 



1.2 



2.1 



.6 

 .7 

 .7 



2.2 



1.9 

 1.8 



1.9 

 2.4 

 2.3 



2.2 

 2.8 

 2.5 



2.1 

 .9 



'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 witfi gains. 



C-10 APPENDIX C 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



