Table G. State Coverage Evaluation Estimates of Farms Not on the IVIail List: 1987 



(Data are based on a sample of farms; see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Item 



Not on mail list 



Total number 



Relative standard error 



of estimate 



(percent) 



Percent not on mail list 



Total percent 



Standard error of percent 



Farms 



Land in farms _ 



Farms by size; 



Less tf>an 50 acres farms.- 



50 acres or more farms— 



Harvested cropland farms.. 



acres.. 



Farms by value of sales; 



Less ttian $2,500 farms.. 



$2,500 or more farms.. 



$2,500 to $9,999 farms.. 



$10,000 or more farms.. 



Martcet value of agricultural products sold $1,000.. 



Farms by standard industrial classification; 



Crops (01) _ _ farms.. 



Livestock (02) farms.. 



Farms by tenure of operator 



Full owners farms.. 



Part owners and tenants farms.. 



Operators by principal occupation; 



Farming farms. . 



Otfier farms.. 



Average age of operator years.. 



7 502 

 449 557 



5 031 

 2 472 



3 283 

 60 527 



6 024 



1 478 



(S) 



3 067 



4 435 



S 342 

 2 160 



917 

 6 586 



49.3 



8.4 

 29.9 



12.5 

 1.5 



22.6 

 45.6 



10.3 

 63 



61.7 



3.4 

 14.1 



11.8 

 1.7 



1.2 

 9.5 



(Z) 



11.2 

 4.5 



17.7 

 6,4 



6.1 

 1.6 



26.4 

 3.4 

 (S) 

 (S) 



8.2 



15.1 



13.4 

 8.1 



2.9 

 18.7 



(X) 



.9 

 1.4 



2.2 



,1 



1.4 

 .7 



2.7 

 .2 

 (S) 

 (S) 



.3 

 2.1 



1.6 

 .1 



(Z) 

 1.8 



(X) 



Note 1 : Farms classified as nonfarms, nonfarms classified as farms, and farms appearing more than once in tf^e census are not accounted for in tfiese estimates, but will be provided in 

 the 1 987 Coverage Evaluation publication. See appendix C for futher explanation. 



Note 2; Detail may not add to total due to rounding. 



C-16 APPENDIX C 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



