Farms by value of agricultural products sold or value of sales— In 

 1982, all farms except abnormal farms were tabulated by size 

 based on reported sales. Thus, the category "farms with sales 

 of $2,500 to $4,999" included only farms with actual sales of 

 $2,500 to $4,999. Abnormal farms were not tabulated based 

 on actual or potential sales. The category "farms with sales of 

 less than $1,000" included all farms, except abnormal farms, 

 with actual sales of less than $1,000 but having the production 

 potential for sales of $1,000 or more. 



The sales size categories have been changed to be consistent 

 with the standard business size categories issued by the Office 

 of Management and Budget in 1982. Sales size categories 

 "$100,000 to $249,999" and "$250,000 to $499,999" are used 

 in this report; whereas, sales size categories "$100,000 to 

 $199,999" and "$200,000 to $499,999" were used in prior 

 censuses. In State table 11 and county table 3, the 1978 census 

 data have been retabulated into the new sales size categories. 



Farms by tenure of operator— The classifications of tenure used 

 in the 1982 census were: 



Full owners, who operate only land they own. 



Part owners, who operate land they own and also land they 

 rent from others. 



Tenants, who operate only land they rent from others or 

 work on shares for others. 



Farms by type of organization— All farms were classified by 

 type of organization in the 1982 census. The classifications used 

 were: 



Individual or family operation (sole proprietorship), ex- 

 cluding partnership and corporation. 



Partnership operation, including family partnership. 



Corporation, including family corporation. 



Other, such as cooperative, estate or trust, institutional 

 farm, etc. 



Corporations were subclassified by two additional charac- 

 teristics into: 



a. Family held 



Other than family held 



b. More than 10 stockholders 

 10 or less stockholders 



Farms by age and principal occupation of operator— Data on age 



and principal occupation were obtained from all operators in 

 1982. The principal occupation classifications used were: 



Farming— The operator spent 50 percent or more of his/her 

 worktime in 1982 in farming or ranching. 



Other— The operator spent more than 50 percent of his/her 

 worktime in 1982 in occupations other than farming or 

 ranching. 



Farms by size— All farms were classified into selected size groups 

 according to the total land area in the farm. The land area of a 

 farm is an operating unit concept and includes land owned and 

 operated as well as land rented from others. Land rented to or 

 assigned to a tenant was considered the tenant's farm and not 

 the owner's. 



Farms by standard industrial classification— In 1982, all agri- 

 cultural production establishments (farms, ranches, nurseries, 

 greenhouses, etc.) were classified by type of activity or activities 

 using the standard industrial classification (SIC) system. These 

 classifications, found in the 1972 SIC Manual 1 , are used to 

 promote uniformity and comparability in the presentation of 

 statistical data collected by various agencies. 



An establishment primarily engaged in crop production 

 (major group 01) or livestock production (major group 02) is 

 classified in the 4-digit industry and 3-digit industry group 

 which accounts for 50 percent or more of the total value of 

 sales of its agricultural products. If the total value of sales of 

 agricultural products of an establishment is less than 50 percent 

 from a single 4-digit industry, but 50 percent or more from the 

 products of two or more 4-digit industries within the same 3- 

 digit industry group, the establishment is classified in the mis- 

 cellaneous industry of that industry group. Otherwise, it is 

 classified as a general crop farm in industry 0191 or a general 

 livestock farm in industry 0291. 



Characteristics of all farms by selected SIC groupings are 

 shown in State tables 15 and 50. The SIC groupings shown in 

 State table 50, together with the associated products (value 

 of sales representing 50 percent of more of the value of agri- 

 cultural products sold during the year) on which the classi- 

 fication is based, are as follows: 



Cash grains (01 1)— Wheat, rice, corn, soybeans, barley, buck- 

 wheat, cowpeas, dry field and seed beans and peas, emmer, 

 field seeds, flaxseed, lentils, mustard seed, oats, popcorn, rye, 

 safflower, sorghum, and other small grains. 



Cotton (0131)— Cotton and cottonseed. 



Tobacco (01 32)-Tobacco. 



Sugar crops, Irish potatoes, hay, peanuts, and other field 

 crops (0133, 0134, 0139)— Sugarcane, sugar beets, Irish 

 potatoes, alfalfa, broomcorn, clover, flax, hay, hops, mint, 

 peanuts, sweetpotatoes, and timothy. 



Vegetables and melons (016)— Vegetables and melons grown 

 in the open. 



Fruits and tree nuts (017)— Berries, grapes, tree nuts, citrus 

 fruits, deciduous tree fruits, avocados, dates, figs, olives, 

 pineapples, and tropical fruit. 



Horticultural specialties (018)— Ornamental plants; nursery 

 products, such as bulbs, florists' greens, flowers, shrubbery, 

 flower and vegetable seeds and plants, and sod; mushrooms 

 and vegetables grown under cover. 



General farms, primarily crops (019)— Crops, including hor- 

 ticultural specialties, but less than 50 percent of sales from 

 any single 3-digit industry group. Includes farms with no 

 agricultural products sold reporting cropland harvested or 

 cropland on which all crops failed. 



Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties 

 (021)— Cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, goats, goat's milk, wool, 

 and mohair. 



'Standard Industrial Classification Manual: 1972. For sale by Super- 

 intendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, 

 D.C. 20402 Stock No. 041-001-00066-6. 1977 Supplement. Stock No. 

 003-005-00176-0. 



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1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



