new farm definition. Also, appendix B of this publication 

 has 1978 data presented using both the old and new 

 definitions for major items requested in the 1 982 Census 

 of Agriculture. 



In efforts to reduce respondent burden, all farm 

 operators were not required to provide data concerning 

 home consumption, chemicals used, expenses, machinery 

 and equipment, or hired farm labor. These items, which 

 comprise sections 21 through 25 of the report form 

 (appendix C), were requested of a sample of the farm 

 operators that "qualified" through a set of screening ques- 

 tions. Appendix A gives a detailed explanation of this 

 procedure. 



Also, the method of collecting data was, as in 1978, 

 carried out by a combination of mail and personal inter- 

 views. This does not affect the comparability. However, 

 inclusion of some places of less than 3 cuerdas in the 

 1969, 1974, and 1978 censuses, and a difference in 

 timing, affects the comparability of these censuses with 

 that of earlier censuses. 



Region 5— Aguas Buenas, Aibonito, Caguas, Cayey, 

 Cidra, Gurabo, Humacao, Juncos, Las 

 Piedras, Maunabo, Naguabo, San Lorenzo, 

 and Yabucoa. 



Summary — Tables 69 through 74 show more detailed 

 information for farms with sales of $2,500 or more. Data 

 in these tables are classified by tenure of operator, type 

 of organization, main occupation and age of operator, size 

 of farm, market value of agricultural products sold, and 

 type of farm. 



CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES 



In keeping with the provisions of title 1 3, United States 

 Code, no data are published that would disclose the opera- 

 tions of an individual farm. However, the number of farms 

 in a given size category or other classification is not con- 

 sidered a disclosure, so this information may be given even 

 though other information is withheld. 



TABULAR PRESENTATION 



The three major groups of tables presented in this report 

 are: 



Puerto Rico — Tables 1 through 1 5 present data for major 

 items of all farms. Most data in these tables are accom- 

 panied by historical data for one or more censuses. 



Municipios — Tables 1 6 through 68 present more detailed 

 data for major items of all farms by municipios, listed 

 alphabetically with totals for Puerto Rico and regions. 

 Region totals are municipios that have been grouped 

 geographically into five regions. The composition of the 

 regions are as follows: 



Region 7— Barranquitas, Bayamon, Canovanas, 

 Carolina, Catano, Ceiba, Comerio, Corozal, 

 Culebra, Dorado, Fajardo, Guaynabo, Loiza, 

 Luquillo, Naranjito, Orocovis, Rio Grande, 

 San Juan, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Trujillo Alto, 

 Vega Alta, and Vieques. 



Region 2— Arecibo, Barceloneta, Camuy, Ciales, 

 Florida, Hatillo, Lares, Manati, Morovis, 

 Quebradillas, Utuado, and Vega Baja. 



Region 3— Aguada, Aguadilla, Anasco, Cabo Rojo, 

 Guanica, Hormigueros, Isabela, Lajas, Las 

 Marias, Maricao, Mayaguez, Moca, Rincon, 

 Sabana Grande, San German, and 

 San Sebastian. 



Region 4— Adjuntas, Arroyo, Coamo, Guayama, 

 Guayanilla, Jayuya, Juana Diaz, Patillas, 

 Penuelas, Ponce, Salinas, Santa Isabel, 

 Villalba, and Yauco. 



DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 



Appendix A includes definitions and explanations of 

 selected terms used in the tables, and a detailed explana- 

 tion of enumeration periods. 



DOLLAR VALUES 



All dollar values are expressed in current dollars, i.e., 

 1 982 data are expressed in 1 982 dollars and 1 978 data 

 in 1 978 dollars. The dollar values have not been adjusted 

 for changes in price levels between census years. 



INVENTORIES, PRODUCTION, AND SALES DATA 



Inventories of livestock, poultry, and machinery and 

 equipment are the number on hand as of July 1, 1983. 

 Crop production, crop and livestock sales, and expense 

 data are for the calendar year from July 1, 1982, to 

 June 30, 1983. 



ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS 



The following abbreviations and symbols are used 

 throughout the tables: 



— Represents zero. 



(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual 



farms. 

 (X) Not applicable. 

 (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 

 (NA) Not available, 

 cwt. Hundredweight. 



VI INTRODUCTION 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



