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ISMFORKVJiOvTDOW SHEET 



1987 UWITED STATES CECMSUS OF AGRICULl 



Special Reporting instructions 



1 . Who Should Rttport 



\A/E NEFD A REPLY FROM EVERYONE RECEIVING A REPORT FORM, 

 INCLUOIISIG individuals, landlords, tenants. partnersHips. 

 corporations, institutions, .tnd THOSE NOT CONDUCTING 

 AGRICULTURAL OPLHATIONS. Each case included in the census has 

 a uninuo Census File Number (CFN). In order to make the census 

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

 informution about every CFN. 



2. Iff You Recelvad n^oro Thar* One Report For 



Complete only ONF rep 

 near the address label c 

 1 1 digit census file nun 

 COMPLETFO REPORT i 

 label. Return the extra 

 completed report form 



. Wr 



for an Oparation 



te "Duplicate" 



■t form for an operat' 



each extra report form. Also. \A/rite the 

 )er(?;) of the DUPLICATE report(s) ON THE 

 the space provided to the left of the addre 

 I the same envelope with your 



> tha 





3. If You No Longer Farm 



If you had ciciricultural opei 



all agricultural i 

 : form that you 

 estuck product 



ations at any time during 1 987. please 

 ivity during the year. Report all land on yoi 

 i/ned or rented. Also, report your 1 987 en 

 1 and 1987 sales. 



Explain on the fir 

 paper) that you c 



t page of the report fo 



4. If You Never Far 



Please write a note or 



3r Have No Association With Agriculture 



eport 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 IVIore 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. 



If You He 



I Partn 





Complete only ONE report for i 

 operation and include ali parrm 

 members of the partnership al; 

 addition to the partnership f arr 



ire partnei 



hip's agricultural 

 the one report. If 

 eparate farms or ranches i 



should be co 



npiG 





ndivi( 



alope 

 ved fc 



» same opei 

 al form as a "Duplicate." Return the dupl 

 eport(s) in the same envelope with the cor 

 (Vhere possible, or write a note on the dupli 

 ' (Name of partner) has completed a report for tha partn' 



'ide I 



landlord'; 



1 CFN of partnership.)' 

 r Contractor's Share 



Dthe 



hip report, 

 h as, 

 hip 



: fori 



; sha 



'ill be 



or had : 

 lude bot 

 f the productii 



' contractor' 



THIS PLACE." 



: share, include yo 

 lilable for all data 



Howr to Enter Your Response 



es in the proper spac 



REQUIRED. 



Enter whole i 

 of potatoes h 

 to tenths. Fc 



nay be entered 

 >ers except wh 



the correct lines, and in the 

 , etc. Write any explanatior 

 ! sheet of paper, 

 lollars. CENTS ARE NOT 



e tenths are requested, such 

 tu have 1/2, 1/3. or 1 /4 of an acre, 

 vert 1/2 to 5/10, 1/3 to 3/1 O, 1/4 1 



instructions For Specified Sections 



Section 2 — ACREAGE IN 19S7 



will deter 



in the rest of 



^hen answering the acreage questions, include the land associal 

 ■ith your agricultural operations in 1 987 whether in production c 

 Dt. Include all land that you owned or rented during 1 987 even if 

 rtly for part of the year. Do not include any unrelated residential < 



eport all land in section 2 in whole acres. 



Itam t — All Lar>c« Owned — Re 



held under title, purchased contra 

 heir or trustee of an undivided est 

 and/or your spouse, or by the par 

 for which you are reporting. 



Ite 



1 937 whether 

 wned by you 



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 sonneone else that you used rent-free 



d. Federal, State, Indian reservation, or railroad land rented or 



DO NOT INCLUDE i 



jed on a per-head < 

 ion 3 of the Taylor 

 tion permit land. 



All Land Rented or Leased TO OTHERS - 



Include all 

 lage reported 



INCLUDE in it. 

 a. Owned Ian 



d. Land which yo 



J allowed others ■ 

 'THIS PLACE" 



= ash or a share of crops or 

 nd then subleased to someon 

 ! for a share of crops or 



This figu 



I 4, Acrt 



THIS PLACE' 



. 1987. 

 1 "O" 



shovv the total 



PLACE" in 1 987, complete the rep« 



All your land was operated by a ren 

 and coniplete section 1 O, and expla 



You did not have any agricultural ac 

 land in 1 987, complete section 1 O i 

 "retired," "sold farm," and date. G 

 current operator if known and retun 



Section 3 — LAND USE AND IRRIGATION 



This section is used to classify the acres in "THIS PLACE" reported i 

 section 2, item 4. Do not include any acres you rented to others 

 reported in section 2. item 3. The sum of the acres entered in various 

 categories should equal total acres in 'THIS PLACE " 



1987, report that 

 nple, if you harvested a 

 land for pasture, report the land in 

 vested. " 



nore than one crop was harvested from 

 [ that land only ONCE as "Cropland 



part A, item 1, "Crt 

 Double Cropping - 



Interplanted Crops — If you interplanted crops, such as cotton in an 

 orchard, report the total land used for both crops only ONCE, as 

 "Cropland harvested." in part A, item 1 . 



Skip Row Planted Crops — Report the acres that represent the total 

 nonplanted or skipped rows as "Cropland idle," part A, item 3, the 

 acres that represent the planted rows should be reported as 

 "Cropland harvested," part A, item 1 . 



Irrigation is defin 



flooding, etc. Inclu 



t land waterad by artificial or controlled 



rows or ditches, spreader dikes, purposeful 

 res that receive supplemental, partial, and/or 

 Dt report water applied in transplanting 

 r vegetables as irrigation. 



►• Section 4 ■ 



CROPS 



This section provides space for 

 the 1 987 crop year from the lar 

 (Acres in "THIS PLACE") of yoi 

 listed on the form. For these crc 

 quantity harvested, and value o 

 listed, write the name of the crc 

 and report the acres harvested, 

 of sales. 



reporting crops ha 



-vested during 

 2, item 4 

 ort. A few crops are already 

 St report acres harvested, 

 5. If you produced crops not 

 code from the list provided 

 :ity harvested, and the value 



D-12 APPENDIX D 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



