An establishment primarily engaged in crop production 

 (major group 01) or production of livestock and animal 

 specialties (major group 02) is classified in the four-digit 

 industry and three-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 agricul- 

 tural products of an establishment is less than 50 percent 

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

 from the products of two or more four-digit industries within 

 the same three-digit industry group, the establishment is 

 classified in the miscellaneous 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. 

 Establishments that derive 50 percent or more of the value 

 of sales from horticultural specialties of industry group 018 

 are classified in industry 0181 or 0182 according to their 

 primary activity. 



Characteristics of ail farms by selected SIC groupings 

 are shown in State tables 18 and 53. The SIC groupings 

 shown in State table 53, together with the associated 

 products (value of sales representing 50 percent or more 

 of the value of agricultural products sold during the year) 

 on which the classification is based, are as follows: 



Cash grains (011)— Wheat, rice, corn, soybeans, bar- 

 ley, buckwheat, cowpeas, dry field and seed beans 

 and peas, flaxseed, lentils, milo, mustard seed, oats, 

 popcorn, rye, safflower, sorghum, sunflowers, and 

 other small grains. 



Cotton (0131)— Cotton and cottonseed. 



Tobacco (0132)— Tobacco. 



Sugarcane, sugar beets, Irish potatoes, hay, pea- 

 nuts, and other field crops (0133, 0134, 



0139)— Sugarcane, sugar beets, Irish potatoes, alfalfa, 

 broomcorn, clover, grass seed, hay, hops, mint, pea- 

 nuts, sweetpotatoes, timothy, and yams. 



Vegetables and melons (016)— Vegetables and mel- 

 ons grown in the open. 



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

 citrus fruits, deciduous tree fruits, avocados, bananas, 

 coffee, dates, figs, olives, pineapples, and tropical fruit. 



Horticultural specialties (018) — Bedding plants, bulbs, 

 florists' greens, flower and vegetable seeds, flowers, 

 foliage, fruit stocks, nursery stock, ornamental plants, 

 shrubberies, sod, mushrooms, and vegetables grown 

 under cover. 



General farms, primarily crops (019)— Crops, includ- 

 ing horticultural specialties, but less than 50 percent of 

 sales from any single three-digit industry group. 



Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal special- 

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

 milk, mohair, and wool. 



Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212)— Production or 

 feeding of beef cattle, except feedlots. 



Dairy farms (024)— Production of cows' milk and other 

 dairy products and raising of dairy heifer replacements. 



Poultry and eggs (025)— Chickens, chicken eggs, tur- 

 keys, ducks, geese, pheasants, pigeons, quail, and 

 squab. 



Animal specialties (027)— Fur-bearing animals, rab- 

 bits, horses, ponies, bees, fish in captivity except fish 

 hatcheries, worms, and laboratory animals. 



General farms, primarily livestock and animal spe- 

 cialties (029) — Livestock and animal specialties and 

 their products, but less than 50 percent of sales from 

 any single three-digit industry group. 



The SIC manual was revised for 1 987. Animal aquacul- 

 ture (0273) was established as a new industry and horti- 

 cultural specialties, not elsewhere classified (0189) was 

 deleted. 



A-10 APPENDIX A 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



