DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 



The following definitions and explanations provide a 

 more detailed description of terms used in this publica- 

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

 For an exact wording of the questions on the 1 982 report 

 form, see appendix B. 



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 1982 Census of Agriculture 

 began in March 1 983, the 1 978 census in April 1 978, and 

 the 1974 census in January 1975. All other data, such 

 as that relating to acres, production, sales, hired workers, 

 and expenses are for the calendar years 1 982, 1 977, and 

 1974, respectively. 



Farms or farms reporting — Figures for "farms" represent 

 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 

 represents the number of farms not producing that item, 

 provided 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 B). The amounts of land 

 reported as owned, rented from others, used under per- 

 mit, occupied without permit, or furnished by the govern- 

 ment were added together, and the amount of land 

 reported as rented to others was subtracted from that 

 sum. The result represents "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 

 they were being held for nonagricultural purposes, such 

 as recreational, for timber, etc. 



Land owned — This item 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— This item 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 operator of only that portion of the land not 

 assigned to tenants. 



Land rented from others— This item 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 item includes all land 

 for which the operator had a Government of Guam per- 

 mit. Rights to use land owned or controlled by the 

 Government of Guam are in the form of permits rather 

 than lease or rental arrangements. 



Land occupied without permit— Th\s item includes all 

 land occupied by the operator as a "borrower" or 

 "nonpermittee," without ownership rights to the land, 

 or without any kind of permit, lease, or rental 

 agreement. 



Land furnished by the Government— This item 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— This item 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 (1) land in 

 bearing and nonbearing fruit and nut trees or plants or 

 any other tree crops, (2) land that had partial but not 

 total crop failure, and (3) land in home gardens. 



Cropland used for pasture— Th\s item includes all 

 cropland 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 item in- 

 cludes 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 

 the purpose of improvement. 



Pastureland used for pasture or grazing —Jh\s item in- 

 cludes land used for grazing livestock at the time of 

 enumeration. It does not include cropland, even though 

 cattle or other livestock may have been grazed on it. 



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AGRICULTURE-GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES 



