Dear Instructor: 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

Washington. D.C. 20233 

We are happy to provide you with a series of four lesson plans and transparencies designed to assist you with instructing your students about the census 

of agriculture and its uses. The lesson plans have been prepared in close 

cooperation with specialists in the field of education. 

The census of agriculture is the only source of uniform, comprehensive 

information about American agriculture at the national, state, and county level. 

The census of agriculture contains data on crop and livestock production as well 

as other items. It provides essential information on land use, farm machinery, 

Federal program participation, classification of types of farms and ranches, and 

demographic data on agricultural operators. 

Information is becoming increasingly more important in our daily lives. and 

information is one of agriculture's most important resources. Agricultural 

operators, agribusinesses. elected officials, and government and private 

agencies all need relevant data to help in making decisions. 

Please send us your comments about the lesson plans on the preaddressed card. 

If you have any inquires, call my staff at 301/763-4164. Thank you for 

including the census of agriculture in your instructional planning. 

Sincerely. 

CHARLES P. PAUTLER, JR. 

Chief, Agriculture Division 

Bureau of the Census 
Contents 

Introduction 

Lesson Plans for the Census of Agriculture ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 

Learning to Use the Census of Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 

Authorization of the Census of Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3 

What Does It Include? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3 

Who Benefits From the Census Data ...................................... 3 

When Is It Conducted? .................................................. 3 

How Is It Conducted? ................................................... 4 

How Should It Be Properly Used? ......................................... 4 

Bureau of the Census Means Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

Glossary of Census Terms ..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5 

Lesson Plan 1 

Production Agriculture (LP-1) ............................................ 6 

Production Agriculture Student Activity Sheet (SA-1) ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 7 

Lesson Plan 2 

Agribusiness (LP-2) ................................................... 13 

AgribLisiness Student Activity Sheet (SA-2) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 14 

Lesson Plan 3 

Community Development (LP-3) ......................................... 20 

Community Development Student Activity Sheet(SA-3) ...................... 21 

Lesson Plan 4 

Social Studies (LP-4) .................................................. 27 

Social Studies Student Activity Sheet (SA-4) ............................... 28 

Report Form ............................................................ 31 

Lesson Plans Is produced by 

Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20233 

information about obtaining publication 

Is available from: 

Cutomer Service, 

Bureau of the Census, 

Washington, DC 20233 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE LESSON PLANS 1 
INTRODUCTION 

Lesson Plans for the 

Census of Agriculture 

There will be a wealth of agricultural information at 

your fingertips .... It's contained in the soon to be 

published 1987 Census of Agriculture. 

This series of Lesson Plans has been specially 

designed to assist you in informing your students 

about the census, and its role in their agricultural 

careers. 

The following pages are identified by letter and 

number. LP-1 indicates the Lesson Plan for the first 

lesson. The Lesson Plans include objectives. teaching 

suggestions. and answers for the student activities. 

SA-1 suggests the Student Activities for the first 

lesson plan. Here we have prepared a work sheet for 

your students. Duplicate this material for each 

student. To complete the student activities you 

should also duplicate the Data pages for each student. 

There are Data pages for each lesson. The Data 

page for the first lesson is labeled 0-1. 

There are several steps recommended for 

instructors to follow to implement the following lesson 

materials: 

1. During class describe briefly why the census is 

important, how the census is conducted. and 

what is important about census definitions. Use 

the following four pages of information as 

background. Then hand out copies of the 

Student Activity Sheets for students. 

2. Reproduce the Student Activity Sheets and Data 

Sheets for each lesson plan you intend to use. 

Each student needs a copy. There are four 

topic lesson plans: Production Agriculture, 

Agribusiness. Community Development. and 

Social Studies. 

3. Review other sources of statistical data, in case 

you wish to refer to them during class 

discussion. Students may ask questions which 

cannot be answered with data included in the 

lesson plan. Knowing of other sources enables 

you to refer the student elsewhere to find the 

answers--an equally valid way to introduce 

students to the value of statistical information. 

4. Review the table headings and definitions of the 

census data with the class. Point out one or 

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two statistics that you think are unusual or 

interesting. Answer any questions about the 

tables presented. 

5. Consider and undertake an .. activity" by the 

entire class. You may wish to postpone this step 

until after you have completed the Student 

Activity Sheets. 

6. Assign an essay. perhaps in the form of a 

letter. to someone knowledgeable about farm 

policy. The primary emphasis of an essay 

should be how agricultural census data can be 

used to determine a position in descriptive. 

narrative, and argumentative essays. The 

secondary focus of the essay should be to 

emphasize accuracy in using the correctly 

defined terms and the use of statistics. 

7. Fill out the comment card and return it to the 

Bureau of the Census. with comments on how 

the Lesson Plans might be improved. 

Suggested class activities: 

1. Invite a business executive or local official to talk 

to the class about how he/she uses statistics. 

Suggest that the speaker bring into class a 

simple. but real problem requiring students to 

look up information. Examples of speakers are: 

FmHA county supervisors, ASCS county 

directors. SCS district conservationists, bank 

executives. and managers of agribusinesses. 

2. Compose a class letter to an official about a 

policy decision, using statistics to strengthen the 

class view point. Ask if the official interprets the 

data in the same way (the reply may illustrate 

how statistics can be used by different people 

to draw different conclusions). 

Learning to Use the 

Census of Agriculture 

Four lesson plans were prepared for your students 

to learn the importance of census of agriculture data 

in today's world. They also will learn about how local 

and national agricultural activities are measured. so 

they can use statistics comfortably to help solve 

business. marketing. and policy problems. 

Portions of the 1982 Census of Agriculture are 

excerpted for reproduction as part of each plan. The 

plan may also be used with your own State and 

county census data. 

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suggested activities. While the lesson plans were 

designed primarily for vocational agriculture classes, 

the lesson plans may also be used in math classes, 

social studies classes, and journalism or writing 

classes as topics for essays. 

The role of the teacher is to be moderator, 

stimulator, and coordinator. You are not asked to 

possess specialized knowledge about census 

statistics, or to evaluate the student's work other than 

to check the accuracy of responses to factual 

questions. You are perceived to be a helper in 

assisting comprehension of how to use available 

statistics to communicate, to plan, and evaluate 

agricultural issues. 

Statistics are only as valuable as the uses people 

make of them. The census of agriculture is compiled 

from millions of reports by America's farmers. All 

farmers are asked to respond; however, some may 

not realize how valuable their data can be in planning 

for agricultural production programs or agribusiness 

development. As your students learn from experience 

with the statistics, feel free to encourage them to 

discuss the value of cooperating with the next United 

States Census of Agriculture. 

We hope you will enjoy conveying to your students 

our excitement about the important role of statistics in 

American agriculture. 

Authorization of the 

Census of Agriculture 

The agriculture census is authorized by law under 

title 13, United States Code, section 142. It has been 

taken periodically since 1840. The census of 

agriculture is a county-by-county measurement of the 

Nation's agriculture. It is conducted by the U.S. 

Bureau of the Census, in close cooperation with the 

Nation's agricultural user groups and farmer 

organizations. 

The agriculture census serves as an important 

statistical benchmark for government and private 

programs. The census of agriculture is the only 

available source of uniform and comprehensive 

agricultural data for each State and county. 

What Does It Include? 

Information determined to be of value to U.S. 

agriculture and its programs is collected by the 

census of agriculture. This includes: 

- information on value of sales 

- inventory and use of agricultural land 

- characteristics about farm owners and operators 

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- crop acres harvested 

- classification of types of farms and ranches 

- count of livestock and poultry on hand and sold 

- information about farm machinery 

- production expenses 

- federal program participation 

- farm-related income 

Who Benefits From the 

Census Data? 

Everyone directly or indirectly connected with 

agriculture benefits from a national census of the 

industry. That's why the Bureau of Census, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, conducts this nationwide 

collection of data. Information reported in the census 

of agriculture is used by legislators, agribusinesses, 

farm organizations, State and Federal agencies, State 

and local governments, and universities. Here are 

some examples: 

- Congress used the 1982 Census of Agriculture to 

evaluate options for targeting support to farmers 

in the 1985 Farm Bill. 

- Agribusinesses use census of agriculture data to 

develop sales territories and to determine the 

most effective locations for retail outlets. 

- Farm organizations use the data to formulate 

future farm programs and policies. 

- USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service uses census of agriculture data to plan for 

operations during emergency outbreaks of 

diseases or infestations of pests. The data is 

used to estimate the extent of the problem and to 

appropriately distribute resources. 

- USDA's Economic Research Service uses census 

of agriculture data to prepare estimates of farm 

income and cost of production estimates, and to 

assess patterns and trends in resource use and 

management. 

- State and local governments use the census of 

agriculture data to analyze and develop policy on 

land use, irrigation needs, rural development, and 

farmland assessment. 

- Universities use census of agriculture data in their 

teaching and research that aids in the 

understanding of farm and rural trends, 

adjustments, and policies. 

When Is It Conducted? 

The census is conducted every 5 years. All related 

censuses including the census of agriculture are 

conducted during the same year to assure maximum 

compatibility. 

LESSON PLANS 3 
The 1987 Census of Agriculture will be conducted 

during the 1988 calendar year to gather data on 1987 

agricultural operations. It normally takes up to 18 

months to gather, process, and publish relevant 

information about the Nation's 2 million agricultural 

operations. 

How Is It Conducted? 

Current censuses of agriculture are conducted by 

mail. Every effort is made to assemble an accurate 

national listing of the Nation's 2 million agricultural 

operations. Census forms are mailed at the end of 

the census calendar year. Letter follow-ups and 

telephone follow-ups are made if the census form is 

not returned. Upon receipt by the Bureau of the 

Census, the forms are checked for completeness and 

accuracy. Advance reports by State and county are 

published as soon as data are tabulated and 

processed, usually beginning about 8 months after the 

forms are mailed. 

How Should It Be 

Properly Used? 

The most difficult aspects of using any statistical 

data stem from the limitations and precision of 

definitions. Numbers imply precision, so their use 

must be precise, too. To use data correctly, there 

must be correct understanding of the definitions, their 

limitations, and configurations. A glossary of terms 

accompanying this explanation may help; teachers 

should review terminology defined in the back of a 

complete State or national census. 

Bureau of the Census 

Means Information 

Information is the main job of the U.S. Bureau of 

the Census. Staffs of skilled professionals gather, 

document, categorize, and publish such valuable data 

as import-export statistics of the Nation, capacities 

and operating levels of major industries, and 

economic statistics of U.S. housing, manufacturing, 

and construction. 

CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Advance Reports--A series of two-page reports for 

individual counties and States, and the United States. 

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They provide data on farms, farm characteristics, and 

farm products for all farms. 

Geographic Area Series--Fifty-six separate reports, 

with data for each State and counties, the United 

States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the 

United States, American Samoa, and the Northern 

Mariana Islands. They provide detail data on farms, 

farm characteristics, and farm products for all farms. 

Agricultural Atlas of the United States--Multicolored 

pattern and dot maps depicting graphically the 

Nation's agricultural production at the county level. 

Ranking of States and Counties--Contains ranking of 

major agricultural commodities and various other data 

items. 

Census of Horticultural Specialties--Contains data on 

the number of horticultural establishments with 

production and sales of $2,000 or more for the United 

States census regions and divisions and selected 

counties. 

OTHER AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION 

Cotton Ginning--Annual series of reports detailing 

cotton ginning from August through March. 

Farm Population of the United States--A joint report 

by the Bureau of the Census and USDA's Economic 

Research Service. Its 32 pages are packed with 

information on the Nation's farm population, much of 

it charting trends back to 1920. 

Statistical Abstract of the United States--A wealth of 

statistical data about the nation, this annual volume 

gathers pertinent information from a variety of 

sources, including USDA and other federal government 

agencies. 

County Business Patterns--Presents primarily 

employment and payroll data on agricultural services, 

forestry, and fisheries; mining; contract construction; 

manufacturing; transportation; wholesale trades; and 

retail trade; among other items. 

Current Industrial Reports--A series of over 100 

monthly, quarterly, and annual reports showing 

information for selected manufactured products. 

For information on obtaining publications, write to 

Customer Service, Data User Services Division, 

Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. 

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Glossary of Census Terms 

The census of agriculture uses basic industry terms, most of which are familiar to agricultural professionals. 

Some of the most widely used terms are defined here: 

Farm (agricultural operation)--For statistical purposes 

in the census, a farm is any place where $1,000 or 

more of agricultural products were sold or normally 

would have been sold during the census year. (Other 

agencies may use other definitions of a farm.) 

Operator--A person who operates an agricultural 

operation, either actually doing work, or making 

day-to-day management decisions. 

Harvested cropland--Any land from which crops were 

harvested or hay was cut, or which is in orchards, 

vineyards, groves, or nurseries. 

Land in farms--AII owned and operated land, as well 

as land rented from others, including grazing areas 

and woodlands. 

Selected production expenses--Expenses incurred for 

the agricultural operations during the census year 

including interest and custom work. 

Agricultural products sold--Gross market value 

before taxes and production expenses of all 

agricultural products sold or removed from the 

premises. 

Crop year covered--Acres and quantity harvested 

during the same calendar year as the census, except 

for some crops reported for the season preceding the 

census year such as citrus fruits, avocados, olives, 

vegetables, and pineapples. 

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Other income-- Gross income from agricultural 

services, including custom work and machine 

services. 

Census--A data collection activity involving 

observations or questionnaires, in which information is 

collected from every unit, for example person, 

company, or institution in the survey universe; it is 

theoretically a 1 DO-percent sample. 

Survey--A data collection activity involving 

observations or questionnaires for a sample of a 

population. (Surveys are normally less expensive to 

conduct than censuses, hence they may be taken 

more frequently and can provide an information 

update between censuses.) 

Full owners--Farmers and ranchers who operate only 

land they own. 

Part owners--Farmers and ranchers who operate land 

they own and also land they rent from others. 

Tenants--Farmers and ranchers who operate only 

land they rent from others or work on shares for 

others. 

Full-time farmer--Agricultural operator who reports in 

the census that he/she spends 50 percent or more of 

his/her worktime in farming or ranching. 

Part-time farmer--Agricultural operator who reports in 

the census of agriculture that he/she spends more 

than 50 percent of his/her worktime in occupations 

other than farming or ranching. 

LESSON PLANS 5 
Lesson Plan 1 

PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE 

Lesson Objective 

After completion of this lesson, each student will be able to effectively utilize and understand the census of agriculture data and relate the importance of this data to livestock and 

crop production. 

Specific Objectives 

Students will be able to: 

1.) Understand the census data and how it relates to agricultural operations in the local 

community. 

2.) Improve profitability of the farm by making decisions upon facts. 

Suggested Activities 

1.) Pick out several facts from the 1982 Census Reports. Ask students to estimate what 

they think the numbers are (i.e., how many farmers are there in the United States, 

approximately how much is spent on chemicals each year in the United States, etc.). 

Award a prize for the student who comes the closest. Discuss how difficult it is to 

'guess' these facts. 

2.) Discuss the importance of the census data and how it is collected. 

3.) Ask students to write down three ways to effectively use the census data. Have each 

student justify his/her answer. 

4.) Take a local census of agricultural activity from the students in the classroom. Have 

students assist in deciding what information to collect (focus the data on the student's 

Supervised Occupational Experience Programs). 

5.) Assign students to Student Activity SA-1 using the data sheets on page D-1. Answers 

to the Student Activities are below. 

Answer Key for Student Activities 

Short Answer 

1. T 

2. 2,260,7911increased 

3. 957,698 

4. T 

5. 55,366,205 

6. $575,219,000 

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Matching 

l. C 

2. D 

3. F 

4. H 

5. A 

6. E 

7. B 

8. G 

LP-1 

Essay 

1. Hogs and pigs. 

2. Growers expectations of a 

profit. 

3. If commodity quantity is 

larger than actual demand, 

lower return per unit. 

4. Study trends from data, lower 

per unit costs. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Name ______________________________ __ 

Production Agriculture Student Activity Sheet 

After reviewing the census data on the following Report Data Sheet on page D-l, answer 

the following questions. Refer to the data when necessary. 

Short Answer 

1. The majority of the Nation's corn farms were located in the Midwest in 1982. T or F 

2. The inventory of horses and ponies in 1982 is __________________________________ _ 

Has this increased or decreased since 1978? ___________________________________ _ 

3. The number of farms with beef cows is _______________________________________ _ 

4. The number of milk cows was about the same in 1982 as in 1978. (T or F) ____________ _ 

5. The inventory of hogs and pigs in 1982 is 

6. The value of hens and pullets laying eggs in 1982 is 

Matching 

It is often difficult to realize how many acres of specific crops are raised in a year in 

the United States. See if you can match the number of acres listed on the right with the crop 

listed on the left. Then check your answers with the census data on Production Agriculture. 

1. Wheat for grain A. 1,268,200 

2. Tobacco B. 4.750,700 

3. Soybeans for beans C. 70,910,300 

4. Vegetables harvested for sale D. 931,700 

5. Irish potatoes E. 9,781,400 

6. Cotton F. 64,832,800 

7. Land in orchards C. 69,858,000 

8. Corn for grain or seed H. 3,330,600 

Essay 

1. The number of livestock raised in a particular year varies a great deal. What type of livestock has increased or decreased the most in total numbers raised between 1978 and 1982? 

2. What causes the fluctuations in numbers of livestock raised? 

3. Why do fluctuations in quantities of livestock and crops produced affect the local farmer? 

4. What type of strategies can the farmer use to deal with this situation? 

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Table 17. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1982, 1978, and 1974 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Inventory Sales 

Item Value' Value 

Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number ($1,000) 

Livestock and poultry ____________________________ 1982 __ 1 627 148 (X) 51 090 350 1 516853 (X) 69644 136 1978 __ 1 628 406 (X) 49276657 1 568 699 (X) 58 870 258 1974 __ 1 712 920 (X) 22 186 173 1 654 203 (X) 39 503 850 Poultry _______________________________________ 1982 __ 256 014 (X) 1 273 807 114071 (X) 9 796 927 1978 __ 283 710 (X) 1 191 041 122 370 (X) 8 463 486 LivestocL ____________________________________ 1982 __ 1 599 157 (X) 49816 543 1 486 710 (X) 59 847 208 1978 __ 1 594 255 (X) 48085 620 1 538 018 (X) 50 406 772 Any cattle, hogs, or sheep _______________________ 1982 __ 1 488 030 (X) 48734 521 1 432 077 (X) 42 110 948 1978 __ 1 506 605 (X) 47 719 464 1 493 863 (X) 38 327 090 

Cattle and calves _______________________________ 1982 __ 1 354 992 104 475 827 43 110 000 1 278 609 71 216 727 31 635 157 1978 __ 1 346 106 103 865 109 42018 166 1 320 163 78 020 351 29 610 751 

1974 __ 1 503 244 113 174 700 18 465 758 1 437 101 70 019 180 (NA) Cows and heifers that had calved _______________ 1982 __ 1 153 892 45 052 497 24011310 (NA) (NA) (NA) 1978 __ 1 163 064 44 547 966 22414 412 (NA) (NA) (NA) 1974 __ 1 268 342 51 912 414 10861 116 (NA) (NA) (NA) Beef cows __________________________________ 1982 __ 957 698 34 202 607 12608 825 (NA) (NA) (NA) 1978 __ 954 360 34 326 274 14 678 565 (NA) (NA) (NA) 1974 __ 1 024 935 41 257 898 7242 055 (NA) (NA) (NA) Milk cows __________________________________ 1982 __ 277 762 10 849 890 11 402 485 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1978 __ 312 095 10 221 692 7735 845 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974 __ 403 754 10 654 516 3619 060 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Hogs and pigs __________________________________ 1982 __ 329 833 55 366 205 4978 206 315 095 94 783 598 9 867 741 1978 __ 445 117 57 697 318 4818 168 423 578 90 757 143 8 071 766 1974 __ 470 258 45 503 604 2064 706 449 841 79 897 397 (NA) Feeder pigs sold ______________________________ 1982 __ (X) (X) (X) 90372 20 042 797 934 156 1978 __ (X) (X) (X) 128 060 19 491 098 823 962 1974 __ (X) (X) (X) 116424 13 166 688 (NA) Sheep and lambs' ______________________________ 1982 __ 101 582 12438011 646 315 94967 10 766 037 608 048 1978 __ 90437 12 243 476 883 124 85718 10 260 539 644 574 1974 __ 108 646 15 379 604 473 585 100436 13 433 679 (NA) Horses and ponies ______________________________ 1982 __ 417 042 2 260 791 1 082 022 83379 299 708 791 611 1978 __ 399 335 1 957 028 366 155 75804 258411 416 520 1974 __ 359 051 1 595 640 356 950 51 330 217 115 (NA) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ___________________ 1982 __ 215812 362 464 997 669 585 36 110 385 484 348 (NA) 

1978 __ 240 891 354 357 427 631 044 43690 377 271 106 (NA) 

1974 __ 316 243 335 740 245 587 398 62915 347 306 981 (NA) Hens and pullets of laying age _________________ 1982 __ 212 608 310 515 367 575 219 33336 249 151 354 (NA) 

1978 __ 237 070 300 283 286 547 235 40275 231 671 363 (NA) 1974 __ 304 823 284 658 659 513 865 57919 209 373 062 (NA) Broilers and other meat-type chickens _____________ 1982 __ 52824 621 547 081 377 136 30100 3 516 622 889 (NA) 1978 __ 54578 627 146 882 370 661 31 743 3 062 154 490 (NA) 1974 __ 53435 508 667 276 237 776 34340 2 518 513 032 (NA) Turkeys ________________________________________ 1982 __ 25366 46 522 838 227 087 7498 172 034 935 (NA) 

1978 __ 18936 36 024 035 189 329 6033 141 276 176 (NA) 

'Data are estimated; see text. 2Value of sales includes sheep, lambs, and wool sold. 

Table 39. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1982 1978 

Crop Value of Value of 

production' production' Farms Acres Quantity ($1,000) Farms Acres Quantity ($1,000) 

Harvested cropland _____________________________________________ 1 809756 326 306 462 (X) 76 043 727 1 904 602 317 145 955 (X) 63 430 175 Corn for grain or seed (bushels) _________________________________ 715171 69 857 993 7 508 721 493 17 288 276 810 577 70 043 480 6 805 185 861 14 043 457 Corn for silage or green chop or cut for dry fodder, hogged or grazed _______________________________________________________ 222 533 8 025 332 (X) 2 277 736 241 749 8 306 887 (X) 1 988 552 Sorghum for grain or seed (bushels) ______________________________ 93696 12 678 843 725 959 104 1 602535 113336 12 899 829 658 573 141 1 284 953 Sorghum for silage or green chop, cut for dry forage or hay, or hogged or grazed ______________________________________________ 20643 834 858 (X) 155001 32030 1 094 593 (X) 166420 

~~~~ts~~"r;:~i~~uf~~e~~1in====================================== 446075 70 910 293 2 373 246 659 8 053 318 378 574 54 155 168 1 607 540 430 4 723 468 358 546 22 601 066 (X) 3 062 319 (NA) 23562 167 (X) 2 452 641 Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________________________ 511 229 64 832 842 1 989 993 158 10 912 122 537 037 61 339 849 1 722 154 229 11 026060 Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _______________________________________ 23046 1 237 606 3 245 107 287 802211 26996 1 425 475 3 597 234 404 765 766 

Cotton (bales) __________________________________________________ 38266 9 781 404 11 375 524 3 167 273 52628 12693 772 10 686 447 3 397 022 Tobacco (pounds) ______________________________________________ 179141 931 655 1 871 309 459 2 545 141 188 649 963 224 1 918 189 782 2 570 684 Irish potatoes (cw1) _____________________________________________ 26928 1 268 213 334 620 565 1 509830 26421 1 385886 351 217 422 1 227971 Sweetpotatoes (bushels) ________________________________________ 6127 95240 20 439 694 92376 6570 87901 18 856 267 (D) Pineapples harvested (tons) _____________________________________ 15 23 141 626 860 58298 21 25317 685 532 (D) Sugarcane for sugar (tons) ______________________________________ 1 102 713061 27 902 460 496883 1 599 766 071 27423 756 492 136 Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) (tons, dry) _______________________________________ 1 050 992 56 743 836 128 474 661 8 039 833 1 132 997 60241 391 130 713 685 6 354037 Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) __________________________ 69109 3 330 637 (X) 4 145446 73 183 3 534 142 (X) 3 238 826 Land in orchards _______________________________________________ 123 663 4 750667 (X) 5440110 121 852 4 463 627 (X) 4 '592791 Bemes harvested for sale _______________________________________ 18121 135867 (X) 484475 17841 126144 (X) 318641 Nursery and greenhouse products, mushrooms, and sod grown for sale (see text) _________________________________________________ Other 35507 466 231 (X) 3821 196 34650 418 933 (X) 2835732 crops ____________________________________________________ 62891 9415 407 (X) 2 089 349 (NA) 7 363 624 (X) 1 777 981 

'Data are estimated; see text. 

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Corn Farms (Industry 0115): 1982 

United States 

Total 

176,652 

Soybean Farms (Industry 0116): 1982 

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United States 

Total 

129,607 

1 Dol = 100 Farms 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Bureau of the Census 

1 Dol = 100 Farms 

u.s. Department of Commerce 

Bureau of the Census 

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Vegetable and Melon Farms (Industry Group 016): 1982 

United States 

Total 

30,723 

Fruit and Tree Nut Farms (Industry Group 017): 1982 

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United States 

Total 

84,371 

1 Dot = 10 Farms 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Bureau of the Census 

1 Dot = 50 Farms 

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Bureau of the Census 

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Hog Farms (Industry 0213): 1982 

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Total 

129.864 

Beef Cattle Farms, Except Feedlots (Industry 0212): 1982 

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Unfied States 

Total 

618.555 

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1 Dot = 50 Farms 

u.s. Department of Commerce 

Bureau of the CenSU8 

1 Dot = 100 Farms 

u.s. Depat1ment 01 Commerce 

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Dairy Farms (Industry Group 024): 1982 

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United Slates Total 

164,628 

Poultry and Egg Farms (Industry Group 025): 1982 

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UnITed States Total 

41,971 

1 Dot = 100 Farms 

U. S. Department of Commerce 

Bureau of the Census 

1 Dot = 50 Farms 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Bureau of the Census 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Lesson Plan 2 

AGRIBUSINESS 

Lesson Objective 

After completion of this lesson, each student will be able to utilize census of agriculture 

data and relate this data to agricultural businesses. 

Specific Objectives 

Students will be able to: 

1.) Understand the census data and how agribusinesses can use this information. 

2.) Improve profitability of agribusinesses by making decisions based on data. 

Suggested Activities 

1.) Have students review the 1982 census data. Discuss the importance of this data with 

local agribusinesses. 

2.) Invite an area agribusinessman (i.e., banker, co-op manager) to the classroom to 

discuss the impact that productIOn and sales have on his business. 

3.) Have the students select a local agribusiness. The student should visit with the agribusiness owner/manager and list information that is of interest to the owner/manager 

which can be found in the 1982 census data. The student should refer to the 1982 

census data compiled a report for the agribusinesses that will be beneficial to this 

business operation. Student should also provide the teacher with a copy of this report. 

4.) Assign students to complete Student Activity, SA-2 using the data sheets on page D-2. 

Answers to the student activities are below. 

Answer Key for Student Activities 

True or False 

1. F 

2. F 

3. T 

4. T 

5. F 

6. T 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Circle Correct 

Answer 

1. Decrease 

2. Decreased 

3. Increase 

LP-2 

Essay 

1. Very closely, cia ta shows a close 

parallel. 

2. Anticipate changes by studying 

data and identifying trends. 

LESSON PLANS 13 
Name ______________________________ __ 

Agribusiness Student Activity Sheet 

After reviewing the census data sheet D-2 answer the following questions. Refer to the 

data when necessary. 

True of False 

______ 1. In 1981 the largest farm size group for which agricultural data was published was 

500-999 acres. 

______ 2. In 1982, agricultural operators in the southeastern part of the United States had 

more expenses for commercial fertilizers than agricultural operators in any other 

part of the United States. 

____ 3. The number of farms with cattle has increased more than the number of farms 

with hogs. 

____ 4. The average value of the land and buildings per acre increased from 1978 to 1982. 

____ 5. The number of acres of harvested crop land decreased from 1978 to 1982. 

_____ 6. In 1982 there were more operators with a principal occupation of farming than 

there were operators with an occupation classified as "other". 

Circle the Correct Answer 

1. According to the data, a cotton gin would see alan (increase I decrease) in production in 

1982 over 1978. 

2. If you were a seed corn dealer, your sales would have (increased I decreased) in 1982 

compared to 1978 according to the figure for corn harvested for grain or seed. 

3. The land in orchards figure would suggest that there is alan (increase I decrease) in fruit 

sales. 

Essay 

1. How closely does agricultural production affect agribusiness? 

2. What can agribusinesses do to survive in the changing times of production agriculture? 

SA-2 

14 LESSON PLANS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Highlights of the Nation's Agriculture: 1982 and 1978 

[Dollar figures are in current dollars with no adjustment for price changes. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Item 

Farms ________________________________________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms ___________________________________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm _________________________________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings': Average per farm _____________ . _____________________________________ dollars __ Average per acre ___________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ________________________________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ______________________________________________________________ _ 

50 to 179 acres _____________________________________________________________ _ 

180 to 499 acres ____________________________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ____________________________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1 ,999 acres _________________________________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ ____ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ ___ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ ___ __ _ __ ____ _ _ _ _ _ __ ____ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ ___ farms __ 

acres __ Market value of agricultural products sold ________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Livestock, poultry, and their products ___________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms by standard industrial classification: Cash grains (011) ___________________________________________________________ _ 

Field crops, except cash grains (013) __________________________________________ _ Vegetables and melons (016) _________________________________________________ _ Fru~s and tree nuts (017) ____________________________________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialties (018) _________________________________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) ____________________________________________ _ 

Uvestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) _____________________ _ Dairy farms (024) ____________________________________________________________ _ 

~~r~tz; General :~cf~~~s(~~~h·=====================================::=:===:======:=== farms, primarily livestock (029) ________________________________________ _ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family ___________________________________________________________ _ Partnership _________________________________________________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________________________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, insti1utional, etc. ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________________________________________________ _ 

Part owners _________________________________________________________________ _ Tenants ____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ____________________________________________________________________ _ Other ______________________________________________________________________ _ 

Selected farm production expenses': Feed for livestock and poultry ________________________________________ $1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer _________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Other agricultural chemicals' __________________________________________ $1,000 __ Energy and petroleum products _______________________________________ $1,000 __ Hired farm labor _____________________________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Livestock and poultry inventory: Cattle and calves _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Milk cows_ _ _ __ _ _ __ __ _ __ ___ _ _ ___ _ __ _ _ __ __ _ _ ___ __ ___ __ _ _ __ _ __ ___ _ _ _ __ farms __ 

number __ Hogs and pigs _______________________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Chickens 3 months old or older ________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed ________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Wheat for grain ______________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Cotton_ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ __ _ __ __ __ ___ ___ _ __ _ _ _ ___ __ _ _ ___ __ ___ ___ __ farms __ 

acres __ Soybeans for beans __________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Hay-alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) ___ __ __ _______ ___ _ _ __ ____ ___ _ _ _ _ ____ __ __ __ _ _ ___ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ farms __ 

acres __ Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Land in orchards _____________________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

, Data are based on a sample of farms. 

'Data for 1978 include the cost of lime which was not collected in 1982. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

1982 

2 240 976 986 796 579 

440 

345869 784 

187 665 449 252 711 652 526 510 203 925 97395 

64577 

1 809 756 326306462 278277 49 002 433 131 900 223 1 357443 62 256 087 1 516 853 69 644 136 

576 548 253 253 

30723 

84371 

29197 

58515 

906 486 164 628 41 971 65040 

30244 

945 639 223 274 59792 

12271 

325 773 656 249 258 954 

234 787 006 189 

18 591 984 7 689 365 4 282 213 9 973 865 8 441 180 

1 354992 104 475 827 277 762 10 849 890 329 833 55 366 205 215812 362 464 997 

715 171 69 857 993 446075 70 910 293 38266 9 781 404 511 229 64 832 842 

1 050 992 56 743 836 69109 3 330 637 123 663 4 750 667 

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All farms 

Percent 

1978 change from 

1978 to 1982 

2 257 775 -.7 014 777 234 -2.8 449 -2.0 

279 672 23.7 619 26.7 

151 233 24.1 391 554 14.7 759 047 -6.2 581 631 -9.5 213 209 -4.4 97800 -.4 63301 2.0 

1 904 602 -5.0 317 145 955 2.9 280 779 -.9 50 349 906 -2.7 107 073 458 23.2 1 487 087 -6.7 48 203 200 29.2 1 568 699 -3.3 58 870 258 18.3 

573 798 .5 285 362 -11.3 30864 -.5 

80 190 5.2 28907 1.0 62828 -6.9 919 732 -1.4 165 566 -.6 44352 -5.4 35604 82.7 30 572 -1.1 

965 860 -1.0 232 538 -4.0 50231 19.0 9 146 34.2 

297 902 2.1 681 112 -3.7 278 761 -7.1 

269 305 -2.7 988 470 1.8 

15 785 995 17.8 6 330 581 21.5 2 889 503 48.2 6 025 704 65.5 6 814 428 23.9 

1 346 106 .7 103 865 109 .6 312 095 -11.0 10 221 692 6.1 445 117 -25.9 57 697 318 -4.0 240 891 -10.4 

354 357 427 2.3 

810 577 -11.8 70 043 480 -.3 

378 574 17.8 54 155 168 30.9 52628 -27.3 12693 772 -22.9 537 037 -4.8 61 339 849 5.7 

1 132997 -7.2 60 241 391 -5.8 73 183 -5.6 3 534 142 -5.8 121 852 1.5 4 463 627 6.4 

Farms with sales of $10,000 or more 

1982 

1 142 963 811 280 541 

710 

557 636 

785 

40552 

76209 

287 233 401 201 164 843 91 696 61 229 

1 051 417 306 242 220 183412 46 860 434 128 023 777 886 215 60 642 654 

796 728 67 381 124 

411 867 106 008 14709 

37543 

17 393 26046 

313 193 158 699 33454 

11 688 12363 

933 632 151 995 52 180 5 156 

481 943 490 982 170 038 

901 373 241 590 

17 894 560 7 320 340 4 155 137 9 286 502 8 155 828 

675 509 89 103 524 212 168 10 633 947 219 088 53 442 310 77 430 357 428 148 

546 581 67 603 094 367 277 68 478 845 33 185 9 607 799 

410441 62 275 679 

593 535 46 420 100 40051 3 202 559 51 437 4 148 243 

1978 

1 180 151 829 228 636 

703 

440 971 

628 

35631 

69 133 293 302 438 872 191 483 91 731 59999 

1 091 464 292 172 740 190 147 47 784 021 102 927 581 929 816 46 375 510 847 470 56 552 071 

382 887 115217 

14727 

37681 

15930 

32727 

360 326 156 479 37926 

8320 

17931 

975 704 155 478 45484 

3485 

485 164 514 399 180588 

934 066 246 085 

15 144 923 5 909 619 2738024 

5475402 

6541 391 

711 436 89260678 229473 

9 922 646 283 535 54 115219 

99021 348295261 

587 183 66542688 302679 51 202 136 43937 12417 308 413082 58047445 

645284 48 780 891 41 659 3 363 252 53386 3 908 105 

Percent 

change from 1978 to 1982 

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10.2 

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40.5 

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14.7 

47.9 

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18.2 

23.9 

51.8 

69.6 

24.7 

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1.6 

21.3 

33.7 

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7.3 

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-4.8 

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U.S. Department of Commerce 

Bureau of the Census 
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18 LESSON PLANS 

Expenses for Feed for Livestock and Poultry: 1982 

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United States 

Total 

$18,591,984,000 

(from sample data) 

Expenses for Seeds, Bulbs, Plants, and Trees: 1982 

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United States 

Total 

$3,171,752,000 

(from sample data) 

1 Dot = $3,000,000 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Bureau of the Census 

1 Dot = $500,000 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Bureau of the Census 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Expenses for Agricultural Chemicals, Excluding Fertilizer: 1982 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

... 0·: .. tJ' 

United States 

Total 

$4,282,213,000 

(from sample data) 

Expenses for Commercial Fertilizer: 1982 

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Uniled States 

Total 

$7,689,365,000 

(from sample data) 

1 Dot = $500,000 

u.s. Department of Commerce 

Bureau of the Census 

1 Dot = $1,000,000 

u.s. Department of Commerce 

Bureau of the Census 

LESSON PLANS 19 
Lesson Plan 3 

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 

Lesson Objective 

After completion of this lesson, each student will be able to understand and utilize the 

preliminary census data and relate this data to community development efforts. 

Specific Objectives 

Students will be able to: 

1.) Determine if the average age of farmers is changing. 

2.) Write papers that contain statements of position which can be backed with facts. 

Suggested Activities 

1.) Assign students to complete Student Activity SA-3 using the data sheets on page D-3. 

Answers to the student activities are below. 

2.) Discuss with students the purpose of local community development boards. 

3.) List on the board or overhead projector the community development activities in 

which the local FF A has been or could be involved. 

4.) Using the agricultural census data, prepare a report for the local economic development board, planning and zoning commission, or land preservation organization. Have 

class members hold a mock board meeting and present their prepared reports. Invite 

parents and other interested people in the community to the mock board meeting. 

Answer Key for Student Activities 

True or False 

1. F 

2. F 

3. T 

4. T 

5. F 

6. F 

20 LESSON PLANS 

Short Answers 

1. 342,448,434 

2. 200 days or more 

3. 1,234,787 

4. 2,861,3'57 acres 

5. Increase 

LP-3 

Essay 

1. Lure industry because of stable 

or increasing labor pool, need for 

vocational education. 

2. Different in each community, 

except bankers, chamber of commerce, economIC development 

boards, etc. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Name ______________________________ __ 

Community Development Student Activity Sheet 

After reviewing the census data on data sheet D-3, answer the following questions. Refer 

to the data sheet when necessary. 

True or False 

___ 1. Most of the farms in 1982 were run by operators in the age group of 35 to 44 

years old. 

___ 2. In 1982 most farms were operated as corporations. 

___ 3. In 1982, most farms with 50 to 179 acres were located east of the Mississippi River. 

___ 4. Most operators have been on their present farm 10 years or more. 

___ 5. Most farms were operated as partnerships in 1982. 

___ 6. The number of farms operated by persons of Spanish origin has increased since 

1978. 

Short Answer 

1. How many acres were operated by full owners in 1982? _________________________ _ 

2. What is the most common number of days spent working off the farm in 1982? _____ _ 

3. In 1982 how many operators reported farming as 'their principal occupation? 

4. In 1982 how many acres of crops were harvested by Black and other races as full owners? 

5. Referring to question four (4), did this number increase or decrease since 1978? ____ _ 

Essay 

1. How could the information on data sheet D-3 be used by your local community for develop· 

ment? (Be Specific.) 

2. Who in your community would use this information? 

SA-3 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE LESSON PLANS 21 
Table 5. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1982, 1978, and 

1974 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

All farms Farms operated by Black and other races' 

Characteristics 

1982 1978 1974 1982 1978 1974 

Tenure of operator: All operators _____________________________________ farms __ 2 240 976 2 257 775 2 314 013 54 367 57988 59371 acres __ 986796 579 014 777 234 017 030 357 52 910 625 53 624 951 8 944 660 Harvested cropland _____________________________ farms __ 1 809 756 1 904 602 1 954 700 40294 45891 48 919 acres __ 326306 462 317 145 955 303 001 943 2861 357 3 102963 2 340 928 Full owners ____________________________________ farms __ 1 325 773 1 297 902 1 423 953 33965 34150 38781 acres __ 342 448 434 331 920 878 359 375 934 42 175 419 42 924 391 3 872 510 HalVested cropland ___________________________ farms __ 985 976 1 021 644 1 136 593 23243 25161 30476 acres __ 86861 630 80 640 428 89 205 543 986 361 931 890 791 635 

Part owners ____________________________________ farms __ 656 249 681 112 628 224 13093 15026 12316 acres __ 530703 476 561 138719 535 300 914 9 350 836 8 539689 3 538803 HalVested cropland ___________________________ farms __ 603 083 637 146 588 238 11 164 13307 11 238 acres __ 193 219 488 187 442 844 168 303 308 407 216 1 579289 123743 Tenants _______________________________________ farms __ 258 954 278 761 261 836 7309 8 812 8274 acres __ 113 644 669 121 717637 122 353 509 384 370 2 160871 533 347 HalVested cropland ___________________________ farms __ 220 697 245 812 229 869 5887 7423 7205 acres __ 46 225 344 49 062 683 45 493 092 467 780 591 784 425 550 Percent of tenancy ______________________________ percenL_ 11.6 12.3 11.3 13.4 15.2 13.9 

Operator characteristics: 

Operators by place of residence": On farm operated ______________________________________ 581 101 585 704 502 488 31 597 33906 33982 Not on farm operated ___________________________________ 429 322 421 790 371 833 14 132 13749 10928 Not reported ___________________________________________ 230 553 250 281 439 692 8638 10333 14461 

Operators by principal occupation2: Farming _______________________________________________ 1 234 787 269 305 1 427 368 26387 30054 36936 Other _________________________________________________ 1 006 189 988 470 851 902 27980 27934 22435 

Operators by days of work off farm2: None __________________________________________________ 861 798 942 803 829 843 19077 22388 21 734 Any ___________________________________________________ 187 374 203 286 1 011 476 29487 31 403 25950 1 to 49 days _________________________________________ 156421 181 471 134 205 3458 4500 3838 50 to 99 days ________________________________________ 67312 71 000 62716 2327 2711 2555 100 to 149 days ______________________________________ 74300 72852 61 615 2519 2597 2231 150 to 199 days ______________________________________ 114497 107918 94969 3427 3663 3276 200 days or more ____________________________________ 774 844 770 045 657 971 17756 17932 14050 Not reported ___________________________________________ 191 804 111 686 437 951 5 80~ 4197 11 687 

Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less _________________________________________ 127 176 (NA) (NA) 3350 (NA) (NA) 3 or 4 years ___________________________________________ 192714 (NA) (NA) 4399 (NA) 5 INA) to 9 years ____________________________________________ 360 458 (NA) (NA) 7035 (NA) NA) 10 years or more _______________________________________ 1 097 660 (NA) (NA) 20150 (NA) (NA) Average years on present farm ________________________ 17.3 (NA) (NA) 16.6 (NA) (NA) Not reported ___________________________________________ 462 968 (NA) (NA) 19433 (NA) (NA) 

Operators by age group2: Under 25 years _________________________________________ 62336 66575 52418 629 787 771 25 to 34 years _________________________________________ 293 810 285 420 239 674 4713 4912 3330 35 to 44 years _________________________________________ 443 420 433 900 400 059 8786 8754 7064 45 to 54 years _________________________________________ 505412 549 159 577 064 11 636 12953 13635 55 to 64 years _________________________________________ 536402 552 175 588 584 14292 15880 17 262 65 years and over ______________________________________ 399 596 370546 421 471 14311 14702 17309 Average age _________________________________________ 50.5 50.3 51.7 54.6 54.3 56.3 

Operators by sex: Male __________________________________________ farms __ 2119377 2 144 976 (NA) 49348 52425 (NA) acres __ 951 437904 979434374 (NA) 52 149 157 52823 823 (NA) Female ________________________________________ farms __ 121 599 112799 (NA) 5019 5563 (NA) acres __ 35358675 35342860 (NA) 761 468 801 128 (NA) 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________ farms __ 16183 17572 (NA) 4239 3576 (NA) acres __ 8872066 11 426343 (NA) 1 265 780 1 874214 (NA) 

Type of organization: Individual or family ________________________________ farms __ 1 945639 1 965860 (NA) 47919 51 249 (NA) acres __ 642380423 673 187925 (NA) 7 550 982 8445 504 (NA) Partnership ______________________________________ farms __ 223 274 232538 (NA) 4224 4785 (NA) acres __ 151 860 157 158078005 (NA) 1 180719 278489 (NA) Corporation ______________________________________ farms __ 59792 50231 (NA) 1 387 1 380 (NA) acres __ 127308766 120 120 499 (NA) 028877 1 071 340 (NA) 

Family held: More than 10 stockholders ____________________ farms __ 1 810 1 275 (NA) 42 32 (NA) acres __ 12 193 725 11 066 495 (NA) 89857 155217 (NA) 10 or less stockholders _______________________ farms __ 50842 43138 (NA) 1 126 1 205 (NA) acres __ 100664 435 92933845 (NA) 591 933 704225 (NA) 

Other than family held: More than 10 stockholders ____________________ farms __ 1 143 1 130 (NA) 34 30 (NA) acres __ 5979237 5 537 275 (NA) 278 555 135872 (NA) 10 or less stockholders _______________________ farms __ 5997 4688 (NA) 185 113 (NA) acres __ 8471 369 10580884 (NA) 68532 76026 (NA) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. _________________________________ farms __ 12271 9146 (NA) 837 574 (NA) acres __ 65247233 63390805 (NA) 43 150 047 42829618 (NA) 

'For classification of social and ethnic groups, see text. 

21974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorship) and partnerships; see text. 

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22 LESSON PLANS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
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United States 

Total 

711,652 

Farms With 1,000 Acres or More: 1982 

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U.S. Department of Commerce 

Bureau of the Census 

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Bureau of the Census 

LESSON PLANS 23 
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24 LESSON PLANS 

Farms Operated by Full Owners: 1982 

United St.tes 

Tot.1 

1,325,773 

Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1982 

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United States 

Total 

54,367 

1 Dot = 200 Farms 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Bureau 01 the Census 

1 Dot = 20 Farms 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Bureau of the Census 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Farm Operators Reporting Principal Occupation as Farming: 1982 

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1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

United States 

Total 

t,234,787 

Farm Operators 65 Years Old and Over: 1982 

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United States 

Total 

399,596 

1 Dot = 200 Farm Operators 

u.s. Department of Commerce 

Bureau of the Census 

1 Dot = 100 Farm Operators 

u.s. Department of Commerce 

Bureau of the Census 

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1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Lesson Plan 4 

SOCIAL STUDIES 

Lesson Objective 

After completion of this uni.t, each student will be able to understand the purpose of the 

census of agriculture and how it is used by elected officials and by both government and 

private agencies. 

Specific Objectives 

Students will be able to understand: 

1. What is the census of agriculture. 

2. How the census is conducted. 

3. The benefits from the uses of published data from the census of agriculture. 

Suggested Activities 

1. Point out the difference between a census and a survey. Let the students suggest 

reasons why a census of agriculture may be better than a survey of agriculture. 

2. Point out the three major ways of gathering data. 

(a) person to person interviews (c) mail 

(b) telephone interviews 

3. Have students discuss how census of agriculture data can be used to develop legislation 

or farm policies by legislators, farm organizations, government and private agencies, 

etc. 

Answer Key for Student Activities 

True or False 

1. F 

2. F 

3. F 

4. T 

Short Answers 

1. Every five years 

2. Any place where $1,000 or 

more of agricultural products 

were sold during the census 

year. 

3. United States Bureau of the 

Census 

Essay Answers 

1. One possible solution is students 

could develop a policy by examining 

the number of farms with specific 

crops and note the farm size 

groups (acres). Next, they could 

examine the affects of price 

supports on these farms (i.e. number of farms with corn, wheat, 

soybeans, tobacco, etc. with less 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

LP-4 

than 50 acres should they be 

subsidized by the government). 

Legislators and farm organizations 

sometimes develop policy by reviewing the number of their constituents that would benefit from 

it or be harmed by it. 

2. a. The number of farms may 

have declined or increased. 

b. The value of land and buildings per farm may have declined or increased. 

c. Agribusinesses may have expanded their operations or gone 

out of business. 

d. Land that may have been in 

production in 1982 is no longer 

in production. 

e. Livestock operations may have 

increased or decreased. 

3. Since it is taken every five years 

we can see up's and down's in 

various categories such as crop 

production, livestock production, 

number of farms, size of farms, 

principal occupation of farmers 

and ranchers, the value of land 

and buildings, etc. 

LESSON PLANS 27 
Name ________________________________ __ 

Social Studies Student Activity Sheet 

After reviewing the census of agriculture background information in the introductory 

section of the lesson plans booklet, answer the following questions. Refer to the census data 

on the data sheet on page D-4a and D-4b when necessary. 

True or False: 

______ 1. The census of agriculture is a voluntary survey which began in 1982. 

______ 2. The census of agriculture is conducted by enumerators in person to person intervIews. 

______ 3. Participation by farmers and ranchers is not necessary for the tabulation of census 

statistics. 

______ 4. There are a variety of benefits from the census of agriculture data. 

Short Answers: 

1. How often is the census of agriculture conducted? 

2. What is the definition of a farm used in the census of agriculture? 

3. What U.S. federal agency conducts the census of agriculture? ________________________ __ 

Essay 

1. The congressional representatives from your state may have helped draft the 1985 Farm 

Bill. Review the data on data sheet D-4a and D-4b provided in the lesson plan and state 

how the census of agriculture could be used to develop farm policy. 

2. What changes have you seen in your local agricultural community since the last census 

was taken in 1982? 

3. Discuss how the census of agriculture data can be used to show trends in U.s. Agriculture. 

Review the data sheets provided in the lesson plan. 

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28 LESSON PLANS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Table 40. Specified Crops Harvested-Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1982 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

Entire crop irrigated Part of crop irrtgated None of crop irrigated 

Crop Average Average Average 

yield per Acres Acres not yield per yield per 

Farms Acres acre Farms irrigated irrigated acre Farms Acres acre 

Corn for grain or seed (bushels) _________________________________ 33860 6672458 122.1 11 097 1 793072 1 519 180 104.5 670 214 59 873 283 106.0 Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) _______________________ 15625 999 308 19.3 1 128 67037 64 185 14.4 205 587 6 888 740 13.0 Sorghum for grain or seed (bushels) ______________________________ 9 123 1 523 083 78.0 4953 663416 835 712 59.9 79620 9 656 632 53.6 Wheat for grain (bushels) ________________________________________ 20792 3 317 048 64.3 7 141 1 332887 2661 165 34.8 418 142 63 599 193 31.8 Oats for grain (bushels) _________________________________________ 6689 226 598 68.7 539 20280 24027 59.7 273 656 8 860 539 55.0 Barley for grain (bushels) ________________________________________ 19045 1 658 199 78.0 1 613 193 302 298 513 51.8 58645 6 500356 48.2 Rice (cwl) _____________________________________________________ 11 445 3 232 987 47.9 Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________________________ 8079 1 157 339 34.1 8097 163799 806 298 29.8 495 053 60 705 406 30.7 Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _______________________________________ 2696 218315 2881.5 932 78001 65320 2 496.0 19418 875970 2 578.1 Dry edible beans, excluding dry limas (cwl) ________________________ 7840 727 172 17.2 175 21 346 15322 14.1 9915 947355 12.3 

Cotton (bales) __________________________________________________ 8894 2 837 335 1.7 2764 585499 741 101 .9 26608 5 617 469 .9 Tobacco (pounds) ______________________________________________ 6901 77 906 2147.6 1 678 16678 15835 2099.1 170 562 821 236 991.8 Irtsh potatoes (cwl) _____________________________________________ 5688 778055 310.2 360 33564 36003 233.3 20880 420591 183.2 Sugar beets for sugar (tons) _____________________________________ 4943 542484 22.8 26 2327 4227 18.2 3360 484684 17.9 Sugarcane for sugar (tons) ______________________________________ 175 254 077 40.3 9 18217 18702 87.2 918 422065 34.3 Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ___________________________________________ 61 680 5060862 4.1 6 713 469951 513 831 2.8 439 896 17 872 100 2.7 Small grain hay (tons, dry) _______________________________________ 8466 315431 2.5 458 13373 17315 2.2 84991 2 239 515 1.7 

Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay (see text) (tons, dry) ____________________________________________________ 15 184 975 303 2.0 983 99855 103 143 1.9 525 643 17 922 042 1.8 Wild hay (tons, dry) _____________________________________________ 5344 146239 1.4 622 92074 62865 1.3 108 559 5 444 949 1.2 

Grass silage, haylage, and green chop hay (see text) (tons, green) __ 3 971 298 948 9.3 609 35061 34 190 8.6 82478 4026789 5.8 Alfalfa seed (pounds) ___________________________________________ 1 195 159 648 497.0 49 5709 6647 184.8 1 732 80344 85.7 Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) __________________________ 18818 1 890 490 (X) 3 139 138354 164 690 (X) 47 152 137 103 (X) Land in orchards _______________________________________________ 57008 3045 519 (X) 3 518 301 916 252 720 (X) 63 137 150511 (X) Strawberries harvested for sale (pounds) __________________________ 4522 35428 19977.0 164 1 262 905 6 048.5 6363 11 668 3 673.8 

Table 41. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 1982 and 1978 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 

1982 1978 

Crop Irrigated land Irrigated land 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes ______________________________ 779 743 77883 325 (X) 53920 9 532294 883439 78350367 (X) 60284 10 048 720 

Corn for grain or seed (bushels) __________________ 715171 69857 993 7 508 721 493 44957 8 465 530 810 577 70043480 6 805 185 861 48891 8739 029 1 to 14 acres _________________________________ 169322 1 158821 91 068740 3003 18699 201 565 1 420728 100 528 802 3519 23200 15 to 24 acres ________________________________ 75385 1 416865 122 763 425 1 759 32605 92562 1 736632 135 531 291 2187 40408 25 to 49 acres ________________________________ 118291 4134611 386453 265 4393 151 323 138 804 4843814 409 739 920 5083 174 045 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ 131 659 9 142 636 908 617 087 8085 533 210 151 014 10494788 957 161 789 8615 570 077 100 to 249 acres _____________________________ 152232 23325 409 2478 691 697 15076 2 086 578 164802 24974 185 2 440 790 681 16539 2298 944 250 to 499 acres _____________________________ 50896 16934 524 1 915 689 336 8197 2 366 323 47767 15 748 936 1 617 089 809 8676 2521 182 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ 14470 9 313 729 1 082 357 006 3406 1 854015 11 841 7558204 796 967 642 3340 1 889 713 1,000 acres or more __________________________ 2916 4431 398 523 080 937 1 038 1 422 777 2222 3266 193 347 375 927 932 1 221 460 

Corn for silage or green chop (tons, green) ________ 222340 8019 270 110 733 566 16753 1 066345 240 561 8271 817 111 126003 20281 1 303 865 1 to 14 acres _________________________________ 73284 584 198 7 897 497 3250 25894 87638 704465 9311 211 4039 33837 15 to 24 acres ________________________________ 47200 877 055 12 079 489 2750 50938 51 435 951 993 12 661 860 3418 63 104 25 to 49 acres ________________________________ 55051 1 845454 25 016 712 4028 134149 55695 1 862908 24481 141 5013 167 799 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ 30953 1 986 040 26774432 3455 219 485 30037 1 926912 25 153 089 4077 262 259 100 to 249 acres _____________________________ 13658 1 843 991 25 657 882 2569 343458 13410 1 826476 24 700 307 2849 386 736 250 to 499 acres _____________________________ 1 785 569 707 8 481 688 524 158441 1 828 588901 8 545 114 631 193 330 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ 343 214 027 3 315 155 143 82535 426 266064 3 938 503 196 115861 1,000 acres or more __________________________ 66 98798 1 510711 34 51 445 92 144098 2 334 778 58 80939 

Sorghum for all purposes __________________________ 106892 13513 701 (X) 15347 2 294 498 134790 13994422 (X) 16905 2 159 392 

Sorghum for grain or seed (bushels) ______________ 93696 12 678 843 725 959 104 14076 2 186 499 113336 12899829 658 573 141 15319 2043 456 1 to 14 acres _________________________________ 9726 80535 4 113 243 569 4844 14024 116417 5 650 439 912 7555 15 to 24 acres ________________________________ 9269 175 118 9 229 234 675 11 975 12794 242118 11 902275 993 17 942 25 to 49 acres ________________________________ 17744 623 374 34 439 139 1 604 53212 22698 797 506 40 652 104 2194 73036 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ 21 010 1 447 559 84 120615 2709 163 250 25739 1 774388 94 368 592 3178 191 352 100 to 249 acres _____________________________ 23045 3493 935 210 229 992 4716 583355 26090 3949 198 214 070 700 4804 600 605 250 to 499 acres _____________________________ 8513 2867 726 168 749 049 2423 604311 8327 2772072 144 975 795 2109 540 121 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ 3324 2 188 647 119696377 1 047 468287 2843 1 869038 88 722 126 884 398 736 1,000 acres or more __________________________ 1 065 1 801 949 95 381 455 333 297265 821 1 379092 58231 110 245 214 109 

Sorghum for silage or green chop (tons, green) ____ 17781 689 282 7 827 178 1 739 98856 28884 940012 9 705 161 2112 103 437 

Wheat for grain (bushels) __________________________ 446075 70 910 293 2 373 246 659 27933 4 649 935 378574 54 155 168 1 607 540 430 22552 3002 324 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 73594 616374 21 342 125 2575 20252 76230 629445 20 525 239 3197 25550 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 54452 1 024 174 36 533 103 2147 40201 49530 927818 30 825 699 2332 43963 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 77 877 2698 498 96254325 3849 132407 63449 2 195 186 72 152 578 3768 128 373 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 74189 5 081 441 179 540 446 4771 312 728 57965 3 972 150 125 062 572 3721 241 275 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 85276 13 247 809 444375614 6497 876666 67956 10661 026 312 900 533 4548 606 485 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 45977 15882773 521 036 124 3929 955 154 38289 13 243 987 381 059 643 2663 668 393 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 25076 16736527 554 364 718 2720 1 056 139 18861 12494308 365 701 828 1612 635 014 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 9634 15622697 519800204 1 445 1 256388 6294 10 031 248 299 312 338 711 653 271 

Barley for grain (bushels) __________________________ 79303 8650370 468 278 157 20658 1 851 501 96060 8943812 427 558 661 22813 1 954 877 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 16139 122 582 6 439 185 3887 31 508 21 846 166237 7 851 888 4826 39428 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 9170 172013 9 260 879 2866 53012 11 862 223 163 10 709 950 3509 65390 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 13842 482977 26 444 668 4280 146370 18177 636214 30 285 598 4876 166 683 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 15405 1 058388 57 760 866 4 156 272206 18337 1 256074 59 515 077 4343 284 900 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 16371 2487283 134 783 510 3628 501 002 17979 2716393 129 178 753 3529 486 009 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 5767 1 933026 105 378 520 1 175 341 465 5632 1 873 280 90 068 822 1 092 316 504 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 1 950 1 253689 69 510 100 459 245281 1 696 1 101 416 53 463 534 444 248 974 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 659 1 140412 58 700 429 207 260657 531 971 035 46 485 039 194 346 989 

D-4a 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE LESSON PLANS 29 
Table 41. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 1982 and 1978-Con. 

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. see introductory text] 

1982 1978 

Crop Irrigated land Irrigated land 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Oats for grain (bushels) ___________________________ 280 884 9 131 444 505854912 7 228 246878 319 744 10 121 903 513 485 225 7663 234 707 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 106 272 862 506 47148 842 2868 20263 122 147 997 604 51 720 142 3404 24639 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 63224 1 176 593 65784066 1 357 24638 72 995 1 360121 72 945 942 1 487 27023 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 61 723 2061 793 117275980 1 397 45313 69810 2 333 189 123 760 399 1 396 45324 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 31 875 2 081 781 116 201 582 968 58284 35978 2 350 251 118348818 813 48918 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 15793 2 175229 118 073 530 550 66166 16624 2 267 389 109 141 431 465 55171 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 1 666 529297 29092412 65 17 308 1 890 595 301 27 895 341 78 20497 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 281 172313 8857353 20 9335 257 158 238 7 086 189 15 7233 1.000 acres or more ____________________________ 50 71 932 3421 147 3 5571 43 59810 2 586 963 5 5902 

Flaxseed (bushels) ________________________________ 8022 633 089 8 195 923 15 1 529 5973 425 536 5 273 505 15 1 747 

Rice (cwt) ________________________________________ 11 445 3 232 987 154953434 11 445 3 232 987 10751 3001 671 133 714 535 10751 3001 671 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 237 1 950 88165 237 1 950 245 2 168 93759 245 2 168 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 305 5834 262 918 305 5834 268 5 199 226 129 268 5 199 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 997 35854 1 646353 997 35854 850 30796 1 330372 850 30796 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 1 603 115297 5212 797 1 603 115297 1 508 108069 4 649 160 1 508 108069 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 3880 636 007 28929833 3880 636007 3745 609 213 26 770 616 3745 609213 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 2775 952 967 44444912 2775 952967 2561 882 296 38 617 149 2561 882 296 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 1 244 836450 40666477 1 244 836450 1 201 794 582 35 933 681 1 201 794 582 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 404 648628 33701 979 404 648628 373 569 348 26093 669 373 569 348 

Sunflower seed (pounds) __________________________ 19039 4 357017 4529370449 768 108008 12 141 2 478 008 3 147 290 238 464 53661 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 534 3811 3419058 47 275 468 3406 3 735 943 61 385 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 540 10310 10254918 33 635 477 9121 10 094 129 37 690 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 1 793 65644 65581 479 105 3609 1 312 47623 56 953 006 82 2657 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 3594 256 185 258 136 618 161 10258 2581 182981 227 558 726 96 6225 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 6873 1 089 149 1 103936081 242 31 706 4325 671 431 847 562 831 116 14709 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 3689 1 254619 1 286 158 242 120 27880 1 997 670 569 853 484 128 47 10977 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 1 574 1 013 655 1 070497472 44 16013 739 480 760 615 316 414 19 8366 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 442 663644 731 386 581 16 17632 242 412 117 532 585 061 6 9652 

Cotton (bales) ____________________________________ 38266 9 781 404 11 375524 11 658 3 422 834 52628 12693 772 10 686 447 16754 4676655 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 2651 22071 23367 565 4625 4386 36259 30978 765 6343 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 2446 46482 45827 485 8870 3592 68 122 53040 712 13305 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 4716 167950 162141 1 041 36102 6771 241 015 186 358 1 422 49514 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 6447 456768 445 515 1 678 113314 8733 616813 476365 2250 150 229 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 10 140 1 638 538 1 662 142 3 161 459825 13655 2 178 833 1 739461 4512 638171 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 6613 2 298 769 2427291 2397 686311 8788 3057 450 2427582 3688 1 025 373 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 3842 2 576409 2877873 1 597 825330 4926 3 331 366 2689883 2378 1 176 859 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 1 411 2 574 417 3731 368 734 1 288457 1 777 3 163 914 3082780 1 027 1 616861 

Tobacco (pounds) ________________________________ 179 141 931 655 1 871 309459 8579 94584 188 649 963 224 1 918 189 782 11 196 126434 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ 33446 18786 39068 715 565 317 41 214 23543 50 910 884 651 370 1.0 to 1.9 acres ________________________________ 42546 52913 104730 256 733 884 43248 53622 108 097 138 881 1 070 2.0 to 2.9 acres ________________________________ 26094 57596 112728457 708 1 522 25371 56247 111 443499 738 1 602 3.0 to 4.9 acres ________________________________ 28040 99994 196713024 1 154 3949 27481 98457 195 013 791 1 316 4595 5.0 to 9.9 acres ________________________________ 25803 169389 331 541 148 1 891 11 693 26527 174 805 337 789 452 2508 15734 10.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________ 16474 241 353 490834606 2250 29915 17936 264 480 529 680 895 3327 44 208 25.0 to 49.9 acres ______________________________ 5044 166248 340051 356 930 26372 5311 174 136 351 286693 1 362 35994 50.0 acres or more _____________________________ 1 694 125375 255641 897 348 19933 1 561 117 935 233 967 430 413 22862 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ______________________ 511 229 64 832 842 1 989993 158 16 176 2321 138 537 037 61 339849 1 722 154229 11 070 1 315182 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 56552 488967 13 509 529 612 5022 66677 572082 14 866 910 783 6096 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 51 790 981 366 28242 249 756 13311 59668 1 130257 30 275 027 733 13171 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 97209 3 425 371 101 912 202 1 928 60948 107 877 3 790 119 105 532 720 1 615 50589 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 110872 7 701 309 241 343 378 3 131 179 978 118945 8 235 959 241 928 768 2063 115277 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 129 171 19 792 386 640000622 4827 546945 126 598 19 204 479 574 339 339 2779 293 952 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 45711 15 261 501 480484411 2757 587096 39986 13 299 305 375 309 044 1 694 320 576 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 15345 9 944 791 288910 734 1 479 509472 13208 8 582 622 219 207 974 1 000 304 086 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 4579 7 237 151 195590033 686 418 366 4078 6525026 160 694 447 403 211 435 

Dry edible beans, excluding dry limas (cwt) __________ 17930 1 711 195 24651 387 8015 748 518 14816 1 299 150 17 337 825 6976 577 937 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 1 959 15292 233 557 731 5636 1 422 11 925 162669 596 5 198 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 1 949 37334 602 247 872 16816 1 693 32533 457605 750 14412 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 3933 140238 2261 400 1 829 65856 3642 129 742 1 866406 1 828 65299 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 4633 320 561 4979 920 2224 152 706 3952 270766 3 884 869 1 990 134 542 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 4043 593 174 8507 586 1 788 255094 3224 473 852 6445866 1 441 203 866 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 1 079 352633 4684 595 425 132 073 669 221 570 2 779 705 281 89240 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 289 181 597 2338 770 118 73149 188 121 419 1 335 992 81 50569 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 45 70366 1 043312 28 47188 26 37343 404 713 9 14811 

Irish potatoes (cwt) _______________________________ 26928 1 268 213 334620 565 6048 811 618 26421 1 385886 351 217422 6437 870651 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ 13 729 3336 461 415 702 204 12377 3038 368 905 565 173 1.0 to 4.9 acres ________________________________ 4590 8732 1 317496 642 1277 4 177 8074 1 147 584 540 1 120 5.0 to 14.9 acres _______________________________ 1 496 12 111 2072214 342 2996 1 641 13300 2 246 133 402 3421 15.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________ 655 12233 2570 752 324 6031 822 15670 3 321 385 423 7956 25.0 to 49.9 acres ______________________________ 1 167 41 546 10 275 970 694 24008 1 505 52325 11 797486 864 29508 50.0 to 99.9 acres ______________________________ 1 676 116785 29851 675 995 67886 1 975 136780 31 564 735 1 145 77070 100.0 to 249.9 acres ____________________________ 2 153 329791 84612 727 1 330 195312 2388 359474 85 333 366 1 482 214 646 250.0 to 499.9 acres ____________________________ 999 339782 89923322 694 226653 1 040 351 961 86 673 081 663 213 445 500.0 acres or more ____________________________ 463 403 897 113 534 994 325 287253 496 445265 128 764 747 353 323 313 

Sugar beets for sugar (tons) _______________________ 8329 1 033 722 21 179035 4969 544811 10796 1 243 471 25 137 068 6769 729 657 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 368 3621 73558 218 2214 564 5444 107091 350 3323 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 775 14984 310782 527 10301 991 19102 365 972 545 10548 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 1 676 59963 1 259949 , 194 42763 2340 84 200 1 684 990 1 653 59940 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 1 954 136687 2842 172 1 336 91 907 2689 187 585 3 791 000 1 934 133 392 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 2585 396638 7863 362 1 254 185356 3 102 474311 9477 809 1 688 250424 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 747 249603 5035815 312 103 869 862 286826 5814906 440 144 421 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 191 118887 2517 194 99 61 852 217 135 386 2 794 090 131 81 492 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 33 53339 1 276203 29 46549 31 50617 1 101 210 28 46 117 

Sugarcane for sugar (tons) _________________________ 1 102 713061 27902480 184 272 294 1 599 766071 27 423 756 248 379034 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _________________________ 23046 1 237606 3245 107 287 3628 296 316 26996 1 425 475 3 597 234 404 4652 334 772 1 to 14 acres ___________________________________ 8089 49499 122977279 432 3 105 9599 62778 153 902867 641 4694 15 to 24 acres __________________________________ 3062 58071 147573567 369 6842 3644 69361 171 298052 460 8238 25 to 49 acres __________________________________ 4201 146008 380557000 677 22788 5 130 180661 450804461 915 29941 50 to 99 acres __________________________________ 3981 271 857 722928086 920 55971 4465 310 150 793 501 649 1 136 67495 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ 2990 437 761 1 143 974 713 898 106891 3343 493 309 1 242 946 242 1 094 118735 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ 601 192 926 502253309 247 62821 689 224 328 563 632 926 335 74736 500 to 999 acres _______________________________ 110 66828 186587326 58 26345 115 72053 184 460 275 61 25 154 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ 12 14656 38256007 10 10924 11 12835 36 687 932 10 5779 

D-4b 

30 LESSON PLANS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
DUE BY FEBRUARY 1 19BB OMBNO. 0607·0534- Approval EXPlf8S September 30,1989 

FORM 87-A0214 !9·16-86) 

[t;) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

UNITED STATES 

CENSUS 

NOTICE - Response to this inquiry is required by law (title 13, U.S. Code). By the same law YOUR REPORT TO 

THE CENSUS BUREAU IS CONFIDENTIAL. It may be seen only by sworn Census employees and may be used 

only for statistical purposes. Your report CANNOT be used for purposes of taxation. investigation, or regulation. 

The law also rovides that co ies retained in our files are immune from Ie al rocess. 

In correspondence pertaining to this report, pl .... refer to your Census File Number (CFN) 

{j\@ CENSUS ~!l'" 

Please complete this 

form and RETURN TO 

OF AGRICULTURE 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

1201 Eaat Tenth Street Jeffersonville, IN 47133 

Note - If your records are not available, reasonable estimates may be 

used. If you cannot file by February 1, a time extension request may be sent to the above address. Include your 12-character Census File 

Number (CFN) as shown in your address label in all correspondence to 

us. 

If you received more than one 

report form, enter extra A Census File Number(s) here 

and return extra copies with 

your completed report. A 

035 036 037 038 

CENSUS 

USE 039 040 04' 042 

87-A0214 

I 

ONLY Please correct errors in name, address, and ZIP Code. ENTER street and number if not shown. 

s, 

ACREAGE IN 1987 Report land owned, rented, or used 

by you, your spouse, or by the partnership, corporation, or 

organization for which you are reporting. Include ALL LAND, 

REGARDLESS OF LOCATION OR USE - cropland, 

pastureland, rangeland, woodland, idle land, house lots, etc. 

If the ac, •• you ope,ated In 1987 changed du,lng the yea" 

refe, to the INFORMA nON SHEET, .eetlon 1. None Number of acres 

1 • All land owned 

2. All land rented or leased FROM OTHERS, including land worked 

by you on shares, used rent free, in exchange for services, 

payment of taxes, etc. Include leased Federal, State, and railroad 

land. IDO NOT include land used on a per-head basis under a 

grazing permit.) Also complete item 5 below. 

043 

o f-----I 

044 

0f;;-;-o-----t 045 

3. All land rented or leased TO OTHERS, including land worked on 

shares by others and land subleased. Also complete item 6 below. 0 

4. Acres in "THIS PLACE" - ADD acres owned litem 1) 

and acres rented litem 2), then SUBTRACT acres rented 

046 

TO OTHERS litem 3)' and enter the result in this space.~ 

For thi. een.u. report the.a ere the acre. in "THIS PLACE, "' ______ t If the entry is zero please refer to the INFORMA nON SHEET, section 1. 

5. If you rented land FROM OTHERS litem 2), enter the following information for each landlord. 

Name of landlord Mailing address (Include ZIP Code! Number of acres 

List additiona/landlords on a separate sheer of paper. 

6. If you rented land TO OTHERS litem 3), enter the following information for each renter. 

Name of renter Mailing address (Include ZIP Code! Number of acres 

List additional remers on a separate sheet of paper. 

a. Of the land you rented or leased to others, how many 

acres did you own? . 

7. Did you have any grazing permits on a per-head basis) 

1

30 

,DYes - Mark IX! all boxes which apply.. 4 0 

50 

60 

054 

2 0 No - Go ro item 8 

None 053 

o _____ Acres 

Forest Service 

TayIor Grazing Sec. 3 (BLM) 

Indian Land 

Other - Specif~ 

8. LOCATION OF AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY FOR "THIS PLACE" 

a. In what county was the 

largest value of your 

agricultural products 

raised or produced? . 

b. If you also had agricultural 

Principal 

county-+ 

operations in any other Other 

County name State Number of acres 

056 

057 

058 

county lies), enter the counties 11---------+--1-;0"'5"9------1 

county name(sl, etc. 

PENAL TY FOR FAILURE TO REPORT 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

INSTRUCTIONS Pleasa report your crops in the appropriate section. 

Use section 7 to report ONLY those CROPS NOT listed in sections 2 through 6 

and section 8. DO NOT INCLUDE crops grown on land rented to others. 

We .. any of the following CROPS harvested from "THIS PLACE" 

in 19877 S2 Acres Quantity harvested Acres 

None harvested irrigated 

067 069 

1. Corn Ifield) for grain or Bu. - - - - - OR seed tRepon quantity on a 

0 , dry shelled-weight basis.} __ lbs. 

070 

2. Corn Ifield) for silage 

0 Tons, 

or green chop . green 

0 073 074 075 

3. Wheat for grain Bu. 

0 076 077 078 

4. Oats for grain Bu. 

0 079 OBO 08' 

5. Barley for grain Bu. 

082 083 OB4 

6. Sorghum for grain Bu. 

0 - - - - - OR - -- or seed, including milo , Lbs. 

7. Sorghum for silage or 085 086 

green chop 1D0 not include 

0 ,.i'Tons, 

sorghum-sudan crosses.} __ 

- green 

088 089 090 

8. Soybeans for beans 0 Bu. 

091 092 093 

9. Cotton 0 Bales 

094 095 096 

10. Tobacco - all types 0 I /10 Lbs. /10 

0 097 098 099 

11. Potatoes, Irish 110 Cwt. 110 

'00 '0' '02 

12. Sweetpotatoes and yams 0 /1 0 Bu. 110 

Was any DRY HAY, GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE, or GREEN CHOP cut 

or harvested from "THIS PLACE" in 19877 Includ •• orghum-.uden c,o •••• and hay cut from pa.tu", •. 

S3 1 DYES - Complete thl •• eetlon 2 0 NO - Go to section 4 

If cuttings were made for both dry hay and grass silage, hay/age, or green chop 

from the same fields, report the acreage in the appropriate items under DRY 

HA Y and also under GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE, and GREEN-=C.:cH,,0.:cP.:c' -----,-----1 

1. DRY HAY IIf two or more cuttings of dry 

hay were made from the same acres, report 

acres only once, but report total tons from all 

cuttings.) 

Acres Quantity Acres harvested 

a. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures for 

hay or dehydrating 

b. Small grain hay - oats, wheat, 

barley, rye, etc. . ....... . 

c. Other tame dry hay - clover, lespedeza, 

timothy, Bermuda grass, Sudangrass, 

etc. 

d. Wild hay 

2. GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE, AND 

GREEN CHOP IIf two or more cuttings 

were made from the same acres, repon 

acres only once, but report total tons from 

allcuttings.}_ .. _. ___ . 

3. HAY SOLD - Did you sell any hay 

or grass silage in 19817 (Repon value of hay sold in section 9, item 4) _ . _____ . 

harvested 

'03 

'06 

109 

112 

115 

118 

,DYes 

IRepon either dry irrigated 

or green weight 8S 

indicBted) 

'04 '05 

Tons, 

dr 

'07 '08 

Tons, 

dry 

110 ,11 

Tons, 

dry 

"' 114 

Tons, 

dry 

116 117 

Tons, 

green 

20 No 

LESSON PLANS 31 
a'l:(.u[lI.'II:. Were any VEGETABLES, SWEET CORN, MELONS, etc., harvested FOR • Were any STRAWBERRIES, CRANBERRIES, or OTHER BERRIES harvested 

SALE from "THIS PLACE" in 1987? (Do not include those grown for FOR SALE from "THIS PLACE" in 1987? (Do not include those grown for 

home use.) home use.} 54 56 

10 YES - Complete this section ,0 YES - Complete this section 

20 NO - Go to secrlon 5 20 NO - Go to section 7 

Note: For Florida report for September 1, 1986 

through August 31, 1987 harvest season; for Acres Acres irrigated From the list below. enter the crop name and code. Rep"" quanmy ha,vested all other States. report for calendar year 1987, Whole dcres Tenths Whole acres Tenths in unit specified with crop name. 

1. Land from which vegetables were 375- 376 Acres harvested Acres Irrigated harvested in 1987 I 110 I 

_. /10 Crop name Code Quantity harvested Whole acres Tenths Whole acres Tenths 

2. From the list below, enter the crop name and code for each crop harvested in 1987. , 2 

ff more than one vegetable crop was harvested from the same acres, report acres for I I 

each crop. Report crops grown under protection in section 5. I /10 I 110 

I , 2 I 

Crop name Code Acres harvested Acres irrigated I 110 I /10 , , 2 I 110 I 110 I I , 1 110 I /10 

I 110 I /10 If more space IS needed. use a separate sheer of paper 

I , I 

I 110 I 110 Crop name Code Crop name Code , Blackberries and dewberries (pounds) 509 I Raspberries (pounds) 533 I 110 I /10 , Blueberries, tame (pounds) 512 I Strawberries (pounds) 536 

I 110 I /10 Blueberries, wild (pounds) 515 Other berries (pounds) - Speedy 539 

I 1 I Cranberries (1 CO-lb. barrels) 521 I I 110 I 110 If more space IS needed. use a separare sheer of paper. '1.' •• Were any OTHER CROPS harvested from "THIS PLACE" in 1987 small 

Crop name Code Crop name Code Crop name Code grains, field seeds, or other crops not previously reported? 

Asparagus 

~~~ I Honeydew melons 423 I Southern peas, green (Report fruit in section 8.) Beans, snap (bush and pole) Lettuce and romaine 427 (cowpeas) - blackeyed, 57 

Beets 383 I Lima beans, green 429 I crowder, etc. 409 Broccoli ,0 YES 385 Mustard greens 431 Spinach 457 - Complete this section 

Cabbage, head 391 I Onions, dry 433 I Squash 459 20 NO - Go to section 8 Cantaloups and Onions, green 435 Sweet corn 461 muskmelons 395 I Okra 437 I Tomatoes 463 

Carrots ~;~ I Peas, English, green I Turnips 465 From the list below, enter the crop name and code. Report quantity harvested Cauliflower (00 not include T urmp greens 467 In Unit specified with crop name. Celery :g~ I southern peas) 441 I Watermelons 473 

Collards Peppers, sweet 443 Other vegetables - Crop name Code Acres harvested Quantity harvested Acres irrigated Cucumbers and pickles 411 I Peppers, hot 445 I Specify 475 Eggplant 415 Pumpkins 449 , ., Garlic 421 I Radishes 451 I , Were any NURSERY and GREENHOUSE CROPS, MUSHROOMS, sad, , 2 

bulbs, flowers, flower seeds, vegetable seeds and plants, vegetables under 

glass or other protection, GROWN FOR SALE on "THIS PLACE" in 1987? , 2 

55 ,0 YES Complete this section - , 2 

20 NO - Go to section 6 Area irrigated 

None Square feet I Acres Tenths , 2 

1. Nursery and greenhouse crops irrigated in 1987. 0 477 

1

478 I 110 , 2 

2. From the list below, enter the crop name and code for each crop grown. If more space is needed, use a separate sheet of paper. 

Square feet Acres in the open Crop name Code Crop name Code under glass or Sales in 1987 Crop name Code other protection 

in 1987 Alfalfa seed (pounds) 542 I Popcorn (pounds, shelled) 662 

in 1987 Whole acres Tenths Dollars I Cents Beans, dry edible (00 not include I Proso millet (bushels) 665 

, dry limas) (hundredweight) 554 Red clover seed (pounds) 671 I 2 I Beans, dry lima (hundredweight) 557 I Rice (hundredweight) 677 1 /10 $ I 00 Buckwheat (bushels) 575 Rye for grain (bushels) 686 1 2 I Corn cut for dry fodder, hogged I Ryegrass seed (pounds) 689 I !1 0 $ I 00 or grazed (report acres only) 581 Safflower (pounds) 692 , 2 Dry southern peas (cowpeas) (bushels) 584 I Sorghum cut for dry forage I 11 0 $ I 00 Emmer and spelt (bushels) 599 or hay (tons, dry) 698 I Fescue seed I (pounds) . 602 Sorghum hogged or grazed If more space IS needed, use a separate sheet of paper. Flaxseed (bushels) 605 I (report acres only) 701 Crop name Code I Crop name Code Grains, mixed (bushels) 614 Sugar beets for sugar (tons) 719 

Bedding plants (Include vegetable plants) 479 Potted flowering plants 710 Kentuck.y bluegrass seed (pounds) 629 I Sugarcane for sugar (tons) 722 

Bulbs (Exclude bulb flowering plants) 482 I Mushrooms 494 Lentils (pounds) 635 Sugarcane for seed (tons) 725 

Cut flowers and cut florist greens 485 Sad harvested 497 Lespedeza seed (pounds) 638 I Sunflower :;eed (pounds) 734 

Nursery crops - ornamentals, fruit I Vegetable and flower seeds 500 Mint fOf oil (pounds of oill 644 I TImothy seed (pounds) . 746 

and nut trees, and vines 488 Greenhouse vegetables 503 Peanuts for nuts (pounds) 656 Other crops (pounds) - Specify 752 

Foliage plants 707 I Other - Specify 506 Peas, dry edible (pounds) 659 I 

a'l::(OIII'I.'.:. Was there a combined total of 20 or more FRUIT TREES, including GRAPEVINES, CITRUS, and NUT TREES, on "THIS PLACE" in 19877 

58 10 YES -- Comp/etll thl •• flCtion 

20 NO - Go to section 9 Total acres Acres irrigated Noncitrul crops Cod. Citrul crops Cod. Whole acres Tenths Whole acres Tenths Apples 123 (Report quantity harvested 

1. TOTAL ACRES in bearing and non bearing fruit orchards, citrus at other groves, 12' 1 ' 22 1 Apricots 129 forthe 7986·87 harvest 

vineyards, and nut trees on this place. (Do not include abandoned acres.) 110 /10 Avocados 135 season) 

Cherries, sweet 345 Grapefruit 267 2. From the list at the right, enter the name and code for fruit trees, grapevines, and nut trees on this place in 1987, Report the Cherries, tart 587 Lemons 279 requested information for each crop even if not harvested because of low prices, damage from hail, frost, etc, Grapes, dry weight 171 Limes 285 Grapes, fresh weight. 177 Oranges 297 

NUMBER OF Acres in trees Unit of measure Nectarines 201 Tangelos 303 

TREES OR VINES OF - and vines of Quantity Mark one Olives (Repon quantity Tangerines 309 

Crop name Code for Sept. 7986 Other citrus -

Nonbearing Beating all ages harvested Lb,. th,ough Ma,ch 7987 Specify 315 Lb,. Tons Boxes per harvest season) 207 age age Whole acres IT enths box Peaches 225 , Nut crop. Cod. 2 3 4 5 Pears 231 1 ItO ,0 20 3D 1 Plums and prunes, fresh Almonds (Repon 

, 2 3 4 1

5 weight 243 quantity in meats) . 321 1 /10 ,0 20 3D Prunes, dry weight . 249 (Repon quantity in shell) , 2 , 4 15 Other non citrus - 1 Specify 261 Filberts and hazelnuts 327 I 110 ,0 20 ,01 Pecans 339 , 2 3 4 15 Walnuts, English 357 1 /10 ,0 20 301 Other nut trees - , 2 3 4 5 Specify. 363 I 110 ,0 20 ,0 1 

, 2 1 3 4 1

5 

110 ,0 20 ,0 

If more space is needed, use 8 separate sheet of paper. 

FORMa7 A0214(916 86) Page 2 

32 LESSON PLANS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
GROSS V.ALUE of CR~~S SOLD f~~'!1~:~~!~~~~~: in 1987,_ BEFORE Did you or Inyoneall8 havllny CATTLE or CALVES on this pllce in 19877 

S9 taXII end expenl8s {Refer to the INFORMA TlON SHEET, section 9.J 513 

Report your best estimate of the value for each of the following groups of crops sold 10 YES - Complet. fhl •• tH:tlon 

from this place in 1987. Include the value of the landlord's and/or contractor's share, 20 NO - Go to section 14 INVENTORY 

estimating if necessary. Include value of Government CCC loans. Number on this 

1. Grains, soybeans and other beans sold in 1987 None Dollars ~ Cents , DECEMBER 31, 1987 INVENTORY None place Dec. 31 1987 

........................... 0 I

3 I ()O_ 1 . CATTLE AND CALVES of all ages 

803 a. Corn for grain 0 Total 

0 $74 I 00 

(Tora/afa, b, c, anddbelow) 

b. Wheat . . ......... a • BEEF COWS - Include beef heifers that 804 

0 $75 I 00 0 

Beef 

c. Soybeans had calved. cows 

0 $'6 I 00 

80S 

d. Sorghum for grain .. ... b. MILK COWS kept for production of milk or 

e. Barley 0 r I 00 cream for sale or home use - Include dry 

0 Milk milk cows and milk heifers that had calved .. cows 

f. Oats 0 $78 I 00 806 Heifers 

g. Other - rice, dry beans, dry peas, flaxseed, 79 and I c. HEIFERS AND HEIFER CALVES - /Do not include 

popcorn, saff. )wer, sunflower seed, rye, etc. 0 $ I 00 heifers that had calved.} . . ... 0 ~::~~s 

0 $80 I 00 

807 Steers and 2. Cotton and cottonseed d.STEERS, STEER CALVES, BULLS, bulls of 

3. Tobacco 0 $8 I 00 AND BULL CALVES . 0 ali ages ... , , 

4. Hay, silage, field seeds, and grass seeds. 0 $82 I 00 • CATTLE AND CALVES SOLD 

5. Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons - 100 not include 

783 I FROM THIS PLACE IN 1987 

Irish potatoes and sweetpotatoes, report them in item 7 below.} 01$ I 00 Include those fed on this place on a Number sold Gross value of sales 

1

784 contract or custom basis. Also repon in 1987 6. Fruits, nuts, and berries Dollars ICents - apples, peaches, grapes, I as sold cattle moved from this place None 

citrus, pecans, strawberries, etc .. o 1$ I 00 to a feedlot for funher feeding. 808 809 I 

7. Other crops - Irish potatoes, sweetpotatoes, peanuts, 785 I 2. Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 0 $ I 00 

sugar beets, sugarcane, mint for oil, etc. 100 not Include I 

I 3. Cattle, including calves weighing 

810 811 I nursery and greenhouse crops.) - I 0 

I 

01$ 

I 500 pounds or more . $ I 00 

Specify I 00 a. Of the total cattle sold, how many were I 

How were the ACRES in this pllce USED in 19871 FA TIENED on this place on GRAIN or 812 813 I 

S10 CONCENTRATES for 30 days or more I 

0 I 

1. Copy acres in "THIS PLACE" from section 1, item 4, page 1 Acres and SOLD for SLAUGHTER? $ 00 

NOTE: For items 2 to 5 below, if land was used for more than one purpose in 1987 

g,~~~~~~~~~s~Te~ report it in the FIRST land use listed below that applies. For example, report cropland • DAIRY PRODUCTS SOLD FROM harvested and a/so pastured, only as "Cropland harvested. " THIS PLACE IN 1987 

2. CROPLAND None Number 01 acres None Dollars :Cents 

a. Cropland harvested - Include all land from which crops 787 4. Gross value of sales of DAIRY PRODUCTS .,4 I 

from this place in 1987 - Include milk, cream. I were harvested or hay was cut, and all land in orchards, citrus 

0 butter, etc. 0 $ I 00 groves, vineyards, and nursery and greenhouse crops. . . . . . .............. 

b. Cropland used only for pasture or grazing - Include rotation 78. Did you or anyone ell8 have Iny HOGS or PIGS on this pllce in 19871 

pasture and grazing land that could have been used for crops without 

0 514 additional improvements .. 

789 ,0 YES - Complete thl ... trion INVENTORY c. Cropland used for cover crops, legumes, and soil· 

improvement grasses, but NOT harvested and NOT 20 NO - Go to section 15 Number on this 

pastured. 0 None place Dec. 31, 1987 

d. Cropland on which all crops failed - IException: Do not 790 • DECEMBER 31, 1987 INVENTORY 815 

report here land in orchards and vineyards on which the crop 

0 

1. HOGS and PIGS of all ages ITotal of a and b below} 0 Total 

failed. Such acreage is to be reported in item 2a.) . .'6 

e. Cropland in cultivated summer fallow 0 

791 a. HOGS and PIGS used or to be used for BREEDING 0 Breeding 

8" 

f. Cropland idle 0 

793 b,OTHER HOGS and PIGS. 0 0-",",-

3. Woodland -Include all { a. Woodland pastured.. . 0 

794 • LITTERS FARROWED 

woodlots and timber tracts and None Number 01 litters 795 2. LITTERS FARROWED on this place between - cutover and deforested land 0 818 with young timber growth. b. Woodland not pastured. a. December 1, 1986 and May 31, 1987 . 0 

4. Other paltureland and rangeland - Include any pastureland 

796 

0 

819 

other than cropland and woodland pasture. 0 b,June 1, 1987 and November 30, 1987 . 

5. All other land - Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, 797 N~~~er Gross value 01 sales etc. -Include any land not reported in items 2 through 4 above. . . 0 • HOGS AND PIGS SOLD None in 1987 Dollars :Cent5 6. TOTAL ACRES - Add the.c",sNIpOrtedIn Items 2 th,oullh 5 1'98 

(Should be "'" um • • slNm 1 abor •• ) ~ 3. HOGS and PIGS SOLD from this 1

820 8" I 

I Was any LAND in this pllce IRRIGATED It any time in 1 S 177 place in 1987 . .... 0 $ 00 

4. Of the hogs and pigs sold, how many were 1

8

" 23 I 

Irrigated land is all land watered by any artificial or controlled means - sprinklers, furrows I or ditches, spreader dikes, etc. Include supplemental, partial, and prepfanr irrigation. sold as FEEDER PIGS for further feeding? 0 $ I 00 

Sl1 ,0 YES Did you or anyone ell8 havelny SHEEP or LAMBS on this pllce in 19871 - Complete thl. uctlon 

20 NO NU~~f~~tled S15 

,0 - Go to section 12 None YES - Complete ,hi. uctlon 

1. How many acres of harvested land were irrigated? 1

680 20 NO - Go to section 16 

Include land from which hay was cut and land in bearing and 

0 INVENTORY nonbearing fruit and nut crops reported in section 10, item 2a. ... Number on this NUMBER SOLD 

2. How many acres of pastureland, rangeland, and any other 1

681 None place Dec. 31,1987 in 1987 

lands not included in item 1 above were irrigated? . 0 0 

824 1

825 

I Were:FnID~~~ES in this pla~e S~T ASIDE, DIVERTED, OR IDLED 

1 • SHEEP and LAMBS of all ages . 

0 826 t::::::::::::::rr::::::::::rr::::: under tAL .",u". reduction programs in 19877 a. EWES 1 year old or older . 

S12 

10 YES - Complete this _fion Number shorn Pounds of wool 

None in 1987 shorn in 1987 

20 NO - Go to section 13 None Number 01 acres 8" 828 

1

682 2. SHEEP and LAMBS SHORN . 0 

1. How many acres were set aside (or diverted) under ANNUAL 

commodity acreage adjustment programs? 0 Gross value of sa~ 

683 None Doliars ;Cents 

2. How many acres were under the CONSERVATION RESERVE 3. What was the gross value of sales of SHEEP, 829 I 

PROGRAM (10year,CRP)? ........................ 0 LAMBS, and WOOL from this place in 19871 . 0 $ I 00 

FORM 87·A02141S-16-86) 

Page 3 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE LESSON PLANS 33 
""!:{1I1 'If.L~ Did you or anyone else have any HORSES, BEES, FISH, GOATS, 

OTHER LIVESTOCK, or ANIMAL SPECIAL TIES on this place in 19877 

516 

,0 YES - Compl.t. mi •• eellon 20 NO - Go to section 17 

INVENTORY Gross value of sales Number on Total quantity sold 

this place in 1987 

None Dec. 31, 1987 Dollars I Cents 

1. Horses and ponies B30 B31 B32 

of all ages 0 Number $ I 00 

B40 I B39 Number B42 I 

B41 I 

2. Colonies of bees. 0 Pounds $ I 00 honey 

B44 I 

B43 Number B46 I 

I a4S Gallons $ I 00 3. Milk goats. 0 milk I 

B4B I B47 Number BSO I 

B49 $ I 00 

0 Pounds I 4. Angora goats. mohair 

B51 B52 BS3 I 

0 I 5. Other goats Number $ I 00 

6. Mules, burros, and 

B33 a34 B3S I 

donkeys. 0 Number $ I ........ 00 

B36 B37 B3B I 7. Mink and their I 

pelts 0 Number $ I 00 

BS4 BSS BS6 I 8. Rabbits and their 

pelts. 0 Number $ I 00 

9. All other livestock and I 

livestock products B57 BSB BS9 I 

I 

Specify Number $ I 00 

Total quantity sold Gross value of sales 

10. Fish and other aquaculture in 1987 Dollars !Cents products (Enter name and 

code from list below.) I I 

Name Code __ -OR- _P~U~d~i~~ I 

I 00 -- 1 Number IJ I 

Name Code Name Cod. 

Catfish. 860 Other fish - Specify 866 

Trout. 863 Other aquaculture 

If more space is needed, use a separate sheet of paper. products - Specify. 869 

• Did you or anyone else have any POULTRY, such as CHICKENS, 

TURKEYS, DUCKS, etc., on this place in 19877 Include poultry grown 

fo, othe,. on a contract ba.I •. 

517 INVENTORY 

,DYES - Complet. thl. NCtion Number on Total number 

this place sold in 1987 

20 NO - Go to section 18 None Dec. 31, 1987 

0 

a92 B93 

1. HENS and PULLETS of laying age . ... . 

2. PULLETS for laying flock replacement B94 B9S 

a .PULLETS 3 months old or older not yet of laying age 0 

B96 

b .PULLET CHICKS and PULLETS under 3 months old 

(Do not include commercial broilers.) 0 

3. BROILERS, fryers, and other meat·type chickens B9B B99 

including capons and roasters. 0 

4. TURKEYS 900 901 

a .Turkeys for slaughter 100 not include breeders.! . 0 

0 

902 903 

b.Turkey HENS kept for breeding. 

5. OTHER POULTRY raised in captivity - ducks, 

geese, pigeons or squab, pheasants, quail, etc, 

fEnter poultry name and code from the list below.} 1 

Poultry name Code ___ 1 

Poultry name Code ___ 

Name Code I Name Code I Name Cod. 

Ducks. 904 Pigeons or squab. 908 Quail 912 Geese 906 I Pheasants 910 I All other poultry -

Specify 914 

6. POULTRY HATCHED on this place in 1987 and None Number 

placed or sold - chickens, turkeys, ducks, etc. - 916 

Specify kind of poultry 0 

917 

7. Incubator egg capacity on December 31, 1987. 0 

Gross value of sales 

8. What was the gross value of sales of None Dollars Cents 

poultry and poultry products (eggs, 91B I 

etc.) from this place in 1987? 0 $ I 00 FORM 87·A0214 19·16·86) Page 4 

34 LESSON PLANS 

.. Rill 'h'al:. GOVERNMENT CCC LOANS 

SlB 

1 , Amount received in 1987 from Government CCC loans for - None Dollars Cents Include regL'lar and reserve loans. even if redeemed or forfeited. 1-::-::::--'-''--''-'----'1-=-=''-1 Ba6 

a.Corn 0 $ I 00 

b. Wheat. 

e. Soybeans. 

d. Sorghum, barley, and oats. 

o 

o 

o 

BB7 

$ I 00 

BaB 

$ I 00 

B89 I 

$ I 00 

B90 

e. Cotton ......... 0 $ : 00 

B91 

f. Peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco. and honey .... , . . . .. 0 $ I 00 

• Payments received for participation in FEDERAL FARM PROGRAMS 

in 19B7 (DO NOT INCLUDE CCC loans.) Refer to INFORMA TlON 

SHEET, section 19, None ~~~=~D=o=lIa=r=s====:c~e=n=ts~ 684 I 

519 

1 • Amount received in cash ......... . 

2. Value of certificates received - payment-in-kind (PIK) 

or commodity certificates.. ., ... 

""!:(lIl1'h'.~I. TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

520 

o $ I 00 r.6~a~s-----41-'-'~~ 

o $ I 00 

Mark (Xi the one item which best describes the type of organization for 

this place in 1987, Refer to the INFORMA nON SHEET, section 20. 

• FAMILY or INDIVIDUAL operation - (Do not include pannership and corporation.) . .. 

• PARTNERSHIP operation -Include family 

pannerships. . . . . . . . . . . . . 

921 

1

0

} 

20 

Go to section 22 

• INCORPORATED UNDER STATE LAW ....... . 3D Go to section 21 

4q Specify below then 

go to section 22 

• OTHER, such as estate or trust, prison farm, graZing aSSOCiation, Indian reservation, etc, . 

Specify 

.. "!:{IIII'h' • .Ii. CORPORATE STRUCTURE (for incorporated operations only) Refer to the INFORMA nON SHEET, section 21. 

521 

922 

1. Is this a family-held corporation? 

2. Are there more than 1.0 stockholders? ............ . 

10 Yes 

3D Yes 

20 No 

40 No 

• CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCUPATION OF OPERATOR (Senior partner 

522 or penon in charge) Refer to the INFORMA nON SHEET, section 22. 

1. RESIDENCE - Does the operator (senior partner or ~ 

person in charge) live on this place? •.. 

2. PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION - At which occupation 

did the operator spend the majority (50 percent or 

more) of his/her worktime in 1987? For partnerships 

consider all members of the partnership together .. 

3. OFF- FARM WORK - How many days did the operator 

(senior partner or person in charge) work at least 

4 hours per day off this place in 1987? -Include work 

at a nonfarm job, business. or on someone else's farm for 

pay. (00 not include eXChange farmwork.). 

4. In what YEAR did the operator (or senior partner) begin 

to operate any part of this place? .......... . 

5. AGE of operator (senior partner or person in charge) .. 

6. RACE of operator (senior partner or person in charge) .. 

923 

92a 

929 

10 Yes 20 No 

1 0 Farming 2 0 Other 

or ranching 

" 0 None 

201-49days 

3050-99 days 

40 100-149 days 

sO 150-199 days 

a 0 200 days or more 

06~ ____ year 

925 

____ Years old 

92. 

i 10 White 

2 0 Negro or Black 

3 0 American Indian 

4 0 Asian or Pacific 

Islander 

9 0 Other - SpeCif~ 

\ 

926 

7. SEX of operator (senior partner or person in charge) . . 1 0 Male 2 0 Female 

8. SPANISH ORIGIN - Is the operator (senior partner 

or person in charge) of Spanish origin or descent 

(Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or other Spanish)? ... 

FORM 87·A0214 19·16·86) 

Page 5 

927 

,DYes 20 No 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
PRODUCTION EXPENSES paid by you and others for this Were any INSECTICIDES, HERBICIDES, FUNGICIDES, NEMATIC IDES, 

S23 place in 19B7 OTHER PESTICIDES, or OTHER CHEMICALS used on this place in 19877 

Include your best estimates of expenses paid by you, your [andlord, contractors, S2' 

buyers, and others for production of crops, livestock, and other agricultural products 1 DYES - Comp/ •••• h/ .. ee./on 2 D NO - Go to section 26 

in 1987. 100 NOT INCLUDE expenses connected with performing customwork for Include any materials provided by you, your land[ords, or contractors. For each item others; operation of nonfarm activities, businesses, or services; or household listed, report acres only once. [f multipurpose chemicals were used, report acreage expenses not related to the farm business. I 

Dollars : Cents treated for each purpose. None Acres on which 1. Livestock and pouhry purchased - cattle, calves, i

971 I 1. Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc .. (fungicide, None used hogs, pigs, sheep, lambs, goats, horses, chicks, poults, 

D i $ I 00 herbicide, insecticide, nematicide I to control - started pullets, etc. 193• •. Insects on crops, including hay. D fin 2. Feed purchased for livestock and pouhry - grain, I 

D 1

937 

hay, silage, mixed feeds, concentrates, etc. D $ I DC b . Nematodes in crops 

':.:.::.:::::.:: III c. Diseases in crops and orchards (blights, [93B a. Commercially mixed formula feeds purchased - smuts, rusts, etc.1 D complete, supplement, concentrates, premixes. [939 (Do not include ingredients Nonel Dollars 'Cents 

I!!!!!!!!!! 

d. Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture -

purchased separately, such as D 

1:

73 b::::::::::::::::: Include both pre-emergence and post emergence. 

soybean meal, cottonseed 

D 1$ 2. Chemical~ :~~::i~~iation or for growth control 1940 meal. and urea.) 00 of crops or of fruit ................. D 974 

3. Saed cost - for corn, other grains, soybeans, tobacco, I MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT on this place on December 31, 1987 

cotton, etc. - Include plants and trees purchased. D $ I 00 S2. Include only equipment used for agricultural operations in 1986 or 1987. 

4. Commarcial fertilizer purchased - all 1

975 I 

I 

forms, including rock phosphate and gypsum. 

D I • Value of ALL machinery and equipment on this place, December 31, 1987 Include cost of custom applicatIons. $ 00 

197• 5. Agricuhural chemicals purchased - Insecticides, I 1. What is the estimated market value of ALL machinery, Estimated market value I herbicides, fungicides, other pesticides, etc. - rncrude equipment, and implements usually kept on this place 

D Dollars ~ Cents cost of custom applications. (Do not include lime.) $ I 00 and used for the farm or ranch business? - rncrude cars, 943 

6. Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil trucks, tractors, combines, plows, disks, harrows, dryers, I 

I pumps, motors, irrigation equipment, dairy equipment including I purchased for the farm business - 977 I milkers and bulk tanks, livestock feeders, grinding and mixing I 

a. Gaso[ine and gasohol . D $ 00 equipment, etc .. $ 00 

b. Diesel fuel D r 00 • SELECTED machinery and equipment on Total number Of the total. HOW 

D [;'9 I this place, December 31,1987. {Report on this place on 

c. Natural gas ...................... 00 only if used in 1986 or 1987.} December 31,1987 It~~~~I~r~r~~{?~~~; None 1~80 d. LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc. D 00 2. Motortrucks - Inc1ude pickups D 1944 1945 

i

9Bl .... 

7 • Electricity for the farm business - (Do nor I 3. Wheel tractors other than garden tractors include household expenses.) D $ I 00 and motor tillers - 94. 947 

8. Hired farm and ranch labor - also include employer's cost a. Less than 40 horsepower (PTO). .... D 

982 I 

D 1

948 1949 for social security, workman's compensation, insurance I b. 40 horsepower (PTOI or more. premiums, pension plans, etc. (See INFORMA nON SHEET) D $ I 00 4. Grain and bean combines, all types. D 1950 1951 

9. Contract labor - Include expenditures for labor, such I 5. Cotton pickers and strippers D 1

955 19 9B3 ......... ' as harvesting of fruit, vegetables, berries, etc., I D 1958 1959 performed on a contract basis by a contractor, crew 

D I 00 6. Mower conditioners ........ . .. leader, a cooperative, etc. ........ .... . . . . . . . $ 1

950 961 7. Pickup balers - Include rect.ngle 

1 O. Repair and maintenance expenses for the D '984 I and round balers ......... 

upkeep of buildings, motor vehicles, and farm 

equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . D i $ I 00 11I'"'I_~~ CURRENT MARKET VALUE OF LAND and 

527 BUILDINGS I 

111. Customwork, machine hire and rental of I Please give your best ESTIMATE of the CURRENT MARKET Estimated market value machinery and equipment -Include expenditures for I VALUE of land and buildings for all acres reported in of land and buildings use of equipment and for custom work such as grinding I and mixing feed, plowing, combining, corn picking, section 1, items 1, 2, and 3, page 1. Dollars : Cents I None 9B' drying, silo [99. filling, spraying, dusting, feniJizing, etc. (Do I I not include cost of cotton ginning and application of 

D 00 1. All land owned D l! I fenilizer and chemicals.) . . ... , .. ....... . $ I . . . . . . . 00 

i

986 I 997 12. I Interest paid on debts - (See INFORMA TlON SHEET! 

D I 2. All land rented or leased FROM OTHERS . D $ I a. Secured by 00 real estate. $ 00 " . 

1

987 I [99B I 

b. Not secured by real estate D I 3. All land rented or leased TO OTHERS ... D 1$ I 00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 00 

1 3. Cash rent paid for land and buildings in 1987- 1

98B I INCOME FROM FARM· RELATED SOURCES IN 1987 

(00 not include grazing fees.) . ...... D $ I 00 S2B Report amount received before tax •• and .xpen .... 

I I income 

14. Property taxes paid -Include farm real estate. 989 I 1. Custom work and other agricultural services provided for None Dollars :Cents machinery, livestock, etc. for the farm business. {Do not include 

D [ $ I 00 farmers and others - plowing, planting, spraying, I taxes paid by landlords.} .... . .... .. . . .. . .... . harvesting, preparation of products for market, etc . 992 I 

I (If custom work is a separate business, refer to INFORMA nON 

D I 

:15. A" other production expenses -Include insurance, I SHEET, section 28) . . . . . . . .... ..... , ... $ I 00 water, animal health costs, grazing fees, marketing charges, 990 I 2. Gross cash rent or share payments received from renting I miscellaneous farm supplies, etc. fOo not include depreciation, I 

1

993 I household expenses, and expenses not associated with the 

D $ I 00 out farmland or payments received from lease or sale of I farm business.} ... . ... allotments - Include payments for livestock pastured on D I a per-head basis. per-month basis, per-pound basis, etc . .. . $ 00 

r.::Ea:!.ct on this Place·::::~~I:::i including HOC" I~,or 1

994 I 

S24 3. Sales of forest products and Christmas trees - Include 

D : 00 1 DYES- 2 0 NO - Go to section 25 maple products, naval stores, firewood, etc. ... $ Comp.t. thl. ACtion I 

Acres fertili2ed 4. Recreationa[ services, patronage dividends of cooperatives, I None and other income which is CLOSELY RELATED to the I 

1. Acres of cropland fertilized in 1987 - (Do not include cropland 1

932 agricultural operation on this place - 1

995 I 

D I for pastures reported in section 10, item 2b.) .... 

Specify D 1$ I 

2. Acres of pastureland and rangeland fertilized in 1987 1933 00 

reported in section 10, items 2b and 4 D IPERSON ,TlNG THIS REPORT -Please print 

Acres limed Name j999 Date None Tons of lime 

3. LIME - tons of lime used and acres on 1

934 193' which applied - fOo not include land plaster or 

D 1 Area Code I Number gypsum or lime for sanitation.} . . . . . . . . . . Telephone number _ _ -

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