Fruit trees and plants— Number of trees of bearing age 

 and trees not of bearing age and amount harvested. 



Vegetables harvested for sale — Cuerdas harvested for 

 sale and value of sales. 



Ornamental and flowering plants and lawn grass 

 harvested for sale — Area used and value of sales. 



Farms by type of organization — Enumerators classified the 

 farms on the basis of the operator's description of the 

 organizational status of their farms. The major classifica- 

 tions are: 



a. Individual or family. 



b. Partnership. 



c. Corporation. 



d. Other, such as estate or cooperative. 



Livestock and poultry — Data were obtained for the number 

 of livestock and poultry on the farms as of July 1 , 1 983, 

 regardless of ownership. Also, included were other 

 livestock and poultry kept on the place for others or grown 

 under a contract. Sales of livestock, poultry, and their 

 products relate to the period from July 1, 1982, to 

 June 30, 1983. 



Market value of agricultural products sold — This item is 

 the gross market value before taxes and production ex- 

 penses of all agricultural products sold or removed from 

 the place from July 1 , 1 982, to June 30, 1 983, regardless 

 of who received the payment. It includes receipts by the 

 operator and the value of any shares received by partners, 

 landlords, agregados, sharecroppers, contractors, and 

 others associated with the place. 



The total value of agricultural products sold is the sum 

 of all crops sold from the place, including ornamental and 

 flowering plants; lawn grass; and livestock, poultry, and 

 their products. It does not include income from farm- 

 related sources such as custom farm work done for 

 others, government farm programs, recreational services, 

 and other related sources, or income from nonfarm 

 sources. 



Other agricultural products sold — This item is the gross 

 market value before taxes and production expenses of all 

 sales from wood, hay, forage, silage, molasses, and any 

 other agricultural products sold or removed from the place 

 from July 1 , 1 982, to June 30, 1 983, regardless of who 

 received the payment. 



FARMS CLASSIFIED BY SPECIFIED 

 CHARACTERISTICS 



Farms by tenure of operator — The classifications of tenure 

 are: 



a. Full owners operate only the land they own or land 

 operated by sharecroppers and agregados. 



b. Part owners operate land they own and also land 

 they rent from others. 



c. Managers operate farms for others and are paid a 

 wage or salary for their services. Persons acting 

 merely as caretakers, "mayordomos" (foremen), or 

 hired laborers are not classified as managers. If a 

 farm operator manages land for others and also 

 operates land on his own account, the land operated 

 on his own account is considered as one farm and 

 the land managed for others as another farm. 



d. Tenants operate only the land they rent from others. 



Farms by main occupation and age of operator — The main 

 occupation and age of the operator, as of the last birth- 

 day were obtained for all farms. The operators were 

 classified as to whether the main occupation was 

 agricultural or nonagricultural. Each of these occupation 

 classifications were further classified into one of the 

 following age groups: 



a. Under 25 years. 



b. 25 to 34 years. 



c. 35 to 44 years. 



d. 45 to 54 years. 



e. 55 to 64 years. 



f. 65 years and over. 



Farms by size — All farms were classified by size 

 according to the total land area of each farm. The size 

 groups are: 



a. Less than 10 cuerdas. 



b. 10 to 1 9 cuerdas. 



c. 20 to 49 cuerdas. 



d. 50 to 99 cuerdas. 



e. 100 to 174 cuerdas. 



f. 175 to 259 cuerdas. 



g. 260 cuerdas or more. 



Farms by market value of agricultural products sold — All 



farms were classified by value of agricultural products 

 sold, including those operated by institutions or govern- 

 ment agencies. Income from farm-related sources such 

 as custom farm work done for others, recreational 

 services, land rent, and payments from government farm 

 programs were excluded from the basis for this 

 classification. 



The 13 groups classified are on the basis of market 

 value of agricultural products sold. The value groups are: 



a. $60,000 or more sales. 



b. $50,000 to $59,999 sales. 



c. $40,000 to $49,999 sales. 



d. $30,000 to $39,999 sales. 



e. $25,000 to $29,999 sales. 



f. $20,000 to $24,999 sales. 



g. $10,000 to $19,999 sales, 

 h. $7,500 to $9,999 sales. 



i. $5,000 to $7,499 sales. 

 j. $2,500 to $4,999 sales, 

 k. $1,200 to $2,499 sales. 

 I. $500 to $1,199 sales 

 m. $0 to $499 sales. 



Farms by type — The type of a farm represents a descrip- 

 tion of the major source of income from the sale of 



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