Guide to the 

1987 Census 

of Agriculture 

and Related 

Statistics 

o 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 

This guide was prepared by Michael A. Hovland, under the 

general direction of Frederick G. Bohme, Chief, Census History 

Staff, Data User Services Division. 

Technical review and consultation were provided by Census 

Bureau staff members concerned with the economic and agriculture censuses and surveys, including Paul T. Zeisset, Special 

Assistant to the Assistant Director for Economic and Agriculture 

Censuses; Thomas L. Mesenbourg, Chief, Economic Census 

Staff; Charles P. Pautler, Jr., Chief, Agriculture Division; and 

Douglas J. Miller, Chief, Data Requirements and Outreach 

Branch of the Agriculture Division. 

The staff of the Publications Services Division, Walter C. 

Odom, Chief, performed publication planning, design, composition, editorial review, and printing planning and procurement. 

Debeorah L. Callison provided publication coordination and 

editing. 
1987 Census of Agriculture 

Guide to the 1987 Census of Agriculture and Related Statisitics 

Change Sheet 

October 2, 1989 

Replace "Farm Definition" for Puerto Rico and the OUtlying Areas, page 2. 

New wording: 

Farm Definition - The farm definitions for the 1987 agriculture censuses in Pueno Rico 

and the outlying areas were based on value of sales of agricultural products. For the 1987 

census in Puerto Rico, a place qualified as a farm if it had, or normally would have had, 

$500 in total value of sales of agricultural products during the census year orlO cuerdas or 

more from which $100 or more of agricultural products were sold or normally would have 

been sold during the census year. For Guam. U.S. Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, 

and American Samoa, a place qualified as a farm if it had, or normally would have had, $100 

in total value of sales of agricultural products during the census year. Previously, the farm 

defmitions had included places with specified numbers of poUltry or livestock, regardless 

of value of sales. This "old" definition was used in Guam for the enumeration; however, 

the data for the island were tabulated and published using the "new" defInition. The 

published report included a "bridging" table to enable data users to maintain continuity of 

specific data sets. 

Guide to the 

1987 Census 

of Agriculture 

and Related 

Statistics 

o 

Issued September 1989 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Robert A. Mosbacher, Secretary 

Michael R. Darby, Under Secretary 

for Economic Affairs 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
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BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

C. L. Kincannon, Deputy Director 

Charles A. Waite, Associate 

Director for Economic Programs 

Roger H. Bugenhagen, Assistant Director for 

Economic and Agriculture Censuses 

AGRICULTURE DIVISION 

Charles P. Pautler, Jr., Chief 

DATA USER SERVICES DIVISION 

Gerard C. Iannelli, Chief 

Library of Congress Card No. 84-601016 
CONTENTS 

Page 

CHAPTER 1 

General Information _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ ____ 1 

Introduction _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ 1 

Legal Authority and Confidentiality _______ __ _ ________ _____ ___ __ __________ ___________ __ __ ______________ _____ __ ______ ______ 1 

Historical Background ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ 

The 1987 Census of Agriculture for the 50 States ____________________________________________________________________ _ 

Scope and Content _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ ___ __ _ _ _ _ 1 

Reference Dates _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ __ _ __ _ 2 

Farm Definition -______ --______ -_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ ___ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ 2 

General Procedures __________ -_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ 2 

Geographic Area Detail__________________ __________ ________ ____________________ _____ ___________ _____ ___ __ _____ _________ 2 

The 1987 Census of Agriculture for Puerto Rico and the Outlying Areas ____________________________________________ 2 

General Information _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ ___ ___ __ _ __ __ _ __ ___ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ 2 

Legal Authority _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ ___ __ __ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ ___ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ 2 

Farm Definition_ __ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ ___ __ _ __ ___ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ 2 

Reference Dates_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ ___ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ ___ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ ___ _ _ _ __ _ 2 

Geographic DetaiL __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ ___ __ __ _ _ __ __ ___ _ __ __ __ _ __ ___ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ 3 

General Procedures _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ___ __ _ __ ___ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ ___ __ _ __ _ __ __ ___ __ _ 3 

Related Censuses and Surveys for the 50 States______________________________________________________________________ 3 

1988 Census of Horticultural Specialties _____________________________________________________________________________ 3 

1988 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey ______________________________________________________________________________ 3 

Scope and Content _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ ___ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ ___ __ _ 3 

Data Publication _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ __ _ __ __ _ ___ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ 3 

1988 Agricultural Economics and Land Ownership Survey _________________________________________________________ 3 

Scope and Content _______________ __________________ __________________ __ ________ __________________________________ ___ 3 

Data Publication _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ ___ __ ___ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ ___ __ _ 3 

The Standard Industrial Classification System_ _____ ________ __________________________ __________ ___ __ ___ ___ __ ________ ___ 4 

How the Data are Published _______ ___ ______ ______________________________ __________________________ _____ _____________ ___ 4 

CHAPTER 2 

Agriculture Statistics _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ ___ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ 7 

The 1987 Census of Agriculture _________________________________________________________________________________________ 7 

General Information _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _____ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ ___ __ _ 7 

Historical Data_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ ___ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ 7 

Published Reports_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ 8 

Advance Reports _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ ___ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ ___ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ 8 

Volume 1, Geographic Area Series, State and County Data _____________________________________________________ 8 

Volume 2, Subject Series _____________________ _____________ _____ ___ _______________ _____ ___ ________ _____ __________ ___ 12 

Volume 3, Related Surveys _________ __ _ _________________________ _____ __________ ___ ________________ _______________ ___ 12 

Volume 4, 1988 Census of Horticultural Specialties ______________________________________________________________ 12 

Current Agriculture Statistics _ ______________ _____ __________________ ___ __________________ _____ ___ __ _____ ________ _____ ___ 12 

The Cotton Ginnings Survey ___ _______________ _____________ __________ __________________________________ __________ ___ 12 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE GUIDE III 
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CHAPTER 3 

Related Statistics ___ -_ --__ ----_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ __ ___ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ ___ _ _ 15 

Introduction _____ ---------------------____________ -____ -_ ___ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ ___ _ _ _ ___ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ 15 

General Information --------_ ________ __________ _____ __ ___ _______________________________________________________________ 15 

Census Geography ____________ _ ____________________ _____ _____ __________________________________________________________ 15 

The Economic Censuses and Related Programs ______________________________________________________________________ 15 

General Information ----_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ ___ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ ______ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ _ 15 

Sources of Agriculture-Related Information _ _____ _____ _______________________________________________________________ 15 

Manufactures _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ ___ _ _ ___ __ _ __ _ _ ___ _ ___ _ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ ___ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ 17 

The 1987 Census of Manufactures ______________________________________________________________________________ 17 

Current Manufactures Statistics _ __________ ___ _____ _____ __________________________________________________________ 18 

Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade _________________________________________________________________________________ 21 

The 1987 Censuses of Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade ____________________________________________________ 21 

Current Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade Statistics __________________________________________________________ 22 

Transportation Statistics_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ ___ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ __ _ _ ___ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ __ ___ __ _ 22 

The 1987 Census of Transportation and Periodic Surveys_____________________________________________________ 22 

Current Transportation Statistics _ _ _ __ ___ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ _____ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ ___ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ ___ ___ 23 

Enterprise Statistics _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ ___ _ _ __ _ __ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ ___ __ _ __ __ __ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ __ 24 

County Business Patterns (CBP) _____ __________ _____ __ ________ _____________________________________________________ 24 

Quarterly Financial Reports ________ __________ ___ __ ___ _____ __________________________________________________________ 25 

Governments_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 

The 1987 Census of Governments ______________________________________________________________________________ 25 

Current Governmental Statistics _ _ _ __ ___ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ ___ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 

Foreign Trade _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ ___ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ ___ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 

Summary Reports _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ ___ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ ___ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ 26 

Detailed Reports _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ ___ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ ___ __ _ 26 

Population and Housing Statistics _ _____________ _____ __ _____________________________________________________________ 26 

The Population and Housing Censuses _________________________________________________________________________ 26 

Current Population and Housing Statistics ______________________________________________________________________ 27 

Population Surveys_ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ ___ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ ___ __ ___ __ _ __ __ ___ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ ___ __ _ __ __ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ 27 

Housing Surveys _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ ___ _ _ __ ___ _ _ _ __ _ __ _____ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ ___ _ _ _ __ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ ___ _ _ _ _ _ 28 

Statistical Compendia _ _ _ _ _ __ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ ___ _ _ ___ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ ___ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 

CHAPTER 4 

Obtaining the Data _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ ___ __ __ __ _ ___ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ ___ ___ 31 

General Information _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ ___ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ ___ __ __ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ ____ _ ___ __ __ _ 31 

Current and Past Reports ____________ __________ _____ ________ _______________ _____ ______________________________________ 31 

Current Reports _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ ___ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ ___ __ _ __ __ _ __ ___ __ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ __ _ 32 

Public-Use Computer Tapes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ ___ _ _ ___ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ ___ _ _ _ __ __ ___ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ _ _ 32 

Additional Information and Assistance ____ ____ _ ____________ _____ ___ __________ ___________________________________________ 32 

Telephone Contacts _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ _____ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ ___ _ ___ _ __ _ _ _ ___ _ __ _ _ _ _ 32 

IV GUIDE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
CHAPTER 1. 

General Information 

INTRODUCTION 

The census of agriculture is the only source of statistics 

on U.S. agriculture showing comparable figures county by 

county and classifying farms by size, tenure, type of 

organization, principal occupation and age of operator, 

market value of agricultural products sold, and, at the State 

level, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code. The 

1987 Census of Agriculture program included: 

• The 1987 Census of Agriculture for the 50 States 

• The 1987 Census of Agriculture for Puerto Rico and the 

outlying areas (Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American 

Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands (data collection for American Samoa and the Northern Mariana 

Islands will be carried out as part of the 1990 Census of 

Population and Housing)) 

• The 1988 Census of Horticultural Specialties 

• The 1988 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey 

• The 1988 Agricultural Economics and Land Ownership 

Survey 

The Administration, Congress, and Federal, State, and 

county government organizations, as well as the business 

community, scientific and educational institutions, and 

farmer organizations, use census data. 

• U.S. Government agencies use agriculture census data 

on production, sales, and size and type of farm for 

calculating such combined measures as gross national 

product (GNP), farm income estimates, and indexes of 

productivity and price levels. 

• The U.S. Department of Agriculture uses census of 

agriculture data to establish benchmarks or comparisons for many of its periodic estimates and projections. 

• Administrative and legislative bodies at all levels of 

government use the census data in developing farm and 

rural programs and in analyzing the results of such 

programs. 

• Private businesses, farm cooperatives, and commodity 

and trade associations rely on the census data as an aid 

in locating new plants and services and distribution 

facilities, distributing research resources, forecasting 

markets, selecting marketing areas, and in other activities that provide better service to the farm community. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

• Farm and agriculture-oriented magazines and other news 

media use census data to provide technical background 

for news stories and feature articles, to determine their 

share of the market, and to identify what types of farms 

they reach. 

LEGAL AUTHORITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY 

Title 13, United States Code, requires a census of 

agriculture in 1988 (covering 1987) and every fifth year 

thereafter, imposes joint responsibilities on respondents 

and the Census Bureau, and specifies penalties for noncompliance. The law requires respondents to supply the 

data requested, while the Census Bureau must maintain 

the confidentiality of the data supplied. No data may be 

published that can be used to identify an individual or a 

particular farm, nor may the data furnished by respondents 

be used for any but statistical purposes. Only sworn 

officials or employees of the Census Bureau may have 

access to the individual census records. 

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 

The 1987 Census of Agriculture is the 23d conducted by 

the United States. The first agricultural enumeration was 

carried out in 1840 as part of the Sixth Decennial Census 

of Population. From 1840 through 1950, an agricultural 

census was taken as part of the decennial census, while 

separate agricultural enumerations were conducted in 

1925, 1935, and 1945. From 1954 through 1974, agricultural censuses were carried out for years ending in "4" and 

"9." In 1976, Congress authorized adjusting the data 

reference year so that it coincided with the economic 

censuses. This timing established the agriculture census 

on a 5-year cycle, collecting data for years ending in "2" 

and "7." 

The agriculture censuses obtained data by personalvisit interview until the Census Bureau introduced the 

mailoutlmailback method for the 1969 enumeration. Since 

1969, the census has been carried out primarily by mail in 

the 50 States. The agriculture censuses in Puerto Rico, the 

U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands continue 

to use the personal-interview technique. 

THE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE 

50 STATES 

Scope and Content 

The 1987 Census of Agriculture in the 50 States 

covered all agricultural operations that met the Bureau's 

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definition of a farm. All agricultural operations were asked 

to provide data on: 

Acreage 

Crops 

Fruits and nuts 

Vegetables 

Nursery and greenhouse crops 

Market value of sales 

Land use 

Irrigation 

Land in government programs 

Amount received in cash or payment-in-kind (PIK) certificates from government programs 

Livestock and poultry 

Animal specialties 

Amount received from Government Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCG) loans 

Type of organization 

Characteristics and occupation of operator 

Year operator began operating farm 

The census requested additional information from an 

approximate 25-percent sample of operators made up of 

all operations with expected sales above a certain value 

and a random sample of all other farms in each county. A 

25-percent sample was small enough to limit respondent 

burden but large enough to provide reliable county-level 

estimates for: 

Use of fertilizers and chemicals 

Total production expenses 

Machinery and equipment 

Market value of land and buildings 

Interest expense for secured and nonsecured loans 

Amount received from farm-related income 

Reference Dates 

The census requested inventory data as of December 31, 

1987, and other data (except for a few crops, such as 

citrus, for which data were collected for the production 

year) for calendar year 1987. 

Farm Definition 

The census defined a farm as any place from which 

$1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and 

sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census 

year. 

General Procedures 

The 1987 Census of Agriculture was a mail census; i.e., 

report forms were mailed to names and addresses assembled in an agriculture census mail list. Cover letters asked 

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addressees to complete the report forms and mail them 

back to the Census Bureau. Mail and telephone followup to 

nonrespondents continued over a period of 6 months after 

the initial mailout. 

The report forms were reviewed as they arrived and the 

data were transferred to computer tape for editing. As 

each State or area was "closed out" (i.e., once an 

acceptable overall level of response had been achieved), 

the data were tabulated with estimates for operations that 

did not respond, and the data publication for a State or 

area was prepared. 

Geographic Area Detail 

The 1987 Census of Agriculture provides data for the 

United States, the 50 States, and for more than 3,000 

counties or their equivalents. For census purposes, the 

United States is the 50 States and the District of Columbia 

(the 1987 Census of Agriculture did not publish a data 

report for the latter); county equivalents include parishes in 

Louisiana and census areas in Alaska. The 1987 publication program also includes, for the first time, limited 

agriculture census data by five-digit ZIP-Code area. State 

or area totals are aggregates of the county or countyequivalent totals, while the U.S. data are aggregates of the 

State counts. 

THE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE FOR 

PUERTO RICO AND THE OUTLYING AREAS 

General Information 

Legal authority-Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern 

Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin 

Islands were included in the 1987 Census of Agriculture 

program under authority granted by Title 13, United States 

Code-Census, and, for Puerto Rico, also by appropriate 

acts of the Commonwealth legislature. 

Farm definition-The farm definitions for the 1987 

agriculture census in Puerto Rico and the outlying areas 

were based on value of sales of agricultural products. For 

the 1987 census, a place qualified as a farm if it had, or 

normally would have, $100 in total value of sales of 

agricultural products during the census year. Previously, 

the farm definitions had included places with specified 

numbers of poultry or livestock, regardless of value of 

sales, and this "old" definition was used in Guam for the 

enumeration; however, the data for the island were tabulated and published using the "new" definition. The published report included a "bridging" table to enable users to 

maintain continuity of specific data sets. 

Reference dates-The census collected production 

and sales data for Guam for the 12 months ending 

December 31, 1987, and inventory data as of the date of 

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enumeration. Production and sales data for Puerto Rico 

and the U.S. Virgin Islands were requested as of June 30, 

1988, and inventory data as of the date of enumeration. 

Geographic detail-The publication program includes 

separate reports for each of the outlying areas and for 

Puerto Rico. In addition to "area level" data, the U.S. Virgin 

Islands report includes tabulations for the island of St. 

Croix, and (combined) for the islands of St. Thomas and St. 

John. The Guam report shows data for the island and for 

election districts. For Puerto Rico, data are published for 

the Commonwealth and for municipios. 

General Procedures 

The agriculture censuses in these areas used field 

enumerations, with staffs recruited locally. Census Bureau 

personnel selected and trained the census supervisors (in 

Puerto Rico, Bureau headquarters employees helped staff 

the census office as well), who then selected and trained 

their office staff, crew leaders, and enumerators. The 1987 

census made extensive use of minicomputers in the Puerto 

Rico census office for much of the pre-tabulation processing of the report forms, including those from Guam and the 

Virgin Islands. (The computer facilities were established in 

Puerto Rico to process the economic censuses for the 

Commonwealth, carried out before the agriculture enumeration. The office and equipment were available early 

enough to begin processing the agriculture report forms 

from Guam (the earliest census completed).) 

RELATED CENSUSES AND SURVEYS FOR THE 

50 STATES 

1988 Census of Horticultural Specialties 

The census of horticultural specialties, conducted every 

10 years, is the only source of comprehensive horticultural 

data for each county and State. For census purposes, a 

horticulture establishment is defined as an operation growing and selling $2,000 or more of horticultural products 

(greenhouse products, outdoor-grown floricultural products, nursery products, mushrooms, and sod) during the 

census year. 

The statistics are collected by mail from horticultural 

operators. Content of the 1988 report form is the result of 

consultation between leaders and organizations in the 

industry and Government agencies. 

Tabulations are available by geographic area (counties, 

States, and the United States) and by subject (market 

value or horticultural products sold, type of horticulture 

products, and kind of business). The printed reports are 

scheduled for release in mid-1990. 

1988 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey 

Scope and content-This survey supplements the 

basic irrigation data collected from all farm operators in the 

1987 Census of Agriculture. The survey used a sample to 

obtain detailed data about on-farm irrigation practices 

without burdening all farm operators. The survey asked for 

data on: 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Irrigated acreage 

Crops-acres, yield, and quantity of water applied 

Method of on-farm water distribution 

Number of wells 

Energy use 

Irrigation maintenance costs 

Irrigation practices 

Data publication-Data will be published for the United 

States, the 27 States that account for more than 98 

percent of all irrigation, including the 17 Western States, 

and for all water resources areas. These estimates are 

expected to be available for public use early in 1990. 

1988 Agricultural Economics and Land 

Ownership Survey 

Scope and content-This survey asked agricultural 

operations to provide data on: 

Acreage operated 

Agricultural land ownership 

Value 

Acquisition 

Land use 

Debt 

Source of debt 

Purchases and expenditures 

Market value of agricultural products sold 

Production contracts 

Income and expenses from farm-related activities 

Real estate taxes 

Assets 

Business 

Household 

Off-farm income and work 

In addition, landlords were asked to report: 

Type of ownership 

Characteristics of landlords 

Economic data were requested for the calendar year 

1988 and land ownership data, except a few selected 

items, as of December 31, 1988. 

Data publication-Publication plans call for a printed 

report and a computer tape file. Some unpublished data 

series, providing more details than the printed reports, will 

be available on computer tape by special request. 

Data published for each State include: Assets for farm, 

numbers of operators and landlords, volume of agricultural 

products sold, income and production contracts for operators, capital purchases and operating expense for landlords and farm operators, farm debt for both landlords and 

operators, real estate taxes, off-farm income, farm household characteristics, and characteristics of landlords. Highlights of the 1988 Agricultural Economics and Land Ownership Survey will be available on the AgriData Network 

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and on CENDAT A, the Census Bureau's online information 

service available through the DIALOG and CompuServe 

systems. Data are scheduled for release in early 1990. 

THE STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

SYSTEM 

The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system classifies economic establishments, including those involved 

in agricultural production. The agriculture census publications include data for agricultural operations tabulated by 

SIC code. The SIC system assigns numeric codes to 

specific economic activities, the focus of each code category narrowing with each additional digit. For example, SIC 

major group 01 covers agricultural production-crops. 

Adding the digit "1" gives the SIC group code for cash 

grains (011). To identify a specific type of grain production, 

a fourth digit gives the "industry" code, e.g., 0112-rice. A 

farm is "primarily" engaged in a particular crop production 

or other agricultural activity if that activity or crop accounts 

for 50 percent or more of the total value of sales of the 

farm's agricultural production. If the total value of sales for 

agricultural products for a farm is less than 50 percent from 

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

sales are derived from two or more industries within the 

same SIC group (e.g., corn (SIC 0115) and soybeans (SIC 

0116)), the farm is classified as a miscellaneous establishment within the SIC industry group (in this case, 011); 

otherwise it is classified as a "general farm, primarily 

crops" (SIC 0191). 

Data in the economic censuses, except for portions of 

the census of transportation, are collected and summarized based on the SIC system. The four-digit industry code 

is generally sufficient for SIC coverage of agricultural 

production, since it identifies individual types of farms. 

Some industries, including a number of manufacturing 

industries closely related to agriculture, require more detailed 

codes to differentiate between specific products. This has 

led the Bureau to develop some 1,400 five-digit "product 

class" SIC codes and about 11,000 seven-digit "product" 

codes that enable it to break down the major SIC codes to 

the specific product level. The following illustrates how the 

system works: 

Major group 28: 

Group 287: 

Industry 2873: 

Chemicals and allied 

products 

Agricultural chemicals 

Nitrogen fertilizers 

Product class 28731: Synthetic ammonia, nitric acid, 

and ammonium compounds 

Product 28731 11: Nitric acid (100% HN03 ) 

HOW THE DATA ARE PUBLISHED 

The Bureau of the Census publishes data in a variety of 

media: Printed reports, "flexible" diskettes, computer tape, 

and compact disc-read only memory (CD-ROM). Printed 

4 GUIDE 

reports can be purchased from the U.S. Government 

Printing Office, while the Bureau of the Census is the only 

source for census data on electronic media. For more 

information on obtaining Census Bureau products, as well 

as on reference sources, special tabulations, etc., see 

Chapter 4, "Obtaining the Data." 

LEGEND 

ill Printed report 

~ Computer tape 

II Diskette 

0 CD-ROM 

-'l Online 

III!II Microfiche 

* Available from: 

Superintendent of Documents 

U.S. Government Printing Office 

Washington, DC 20402 

(202) 783-3238 

+ Available from: 

Customer Services 

Data User Services Division 

Bureau of the Census 

Washington, DC 20233 

(301) 763-4100 

ill Printed reports-The agriculture census includes separate advance reports for the United States, each State, 

and each county or county equivalent; final general 

statistical reports for the United States, each State, 

Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (reports 

for the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa 

will be published as part of this series sometime after 

the 1990 population and housing census); separate 

statistical reports for each of the related censuses and 

surveys; and subject matter reports covering the coverage evaluation, ranking of States and counties, and so 

on. 

~ Public-use computer tape-The Census Bureau's computer tapes are available in 9-track, 1,600-bpi (bits per 

inch) or 6,250-bpi recording density, and in either the 

Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC) 

or the American Scientific Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) recording languages. The unit of issue 

for the public-use tapes is the file; each file corresponds 

to a particular geographic or subject matter area. 

II Flexible diskettes-Flexible diskettes contain data products in microcomputer format on 5 1 /4 inch, high density 

diskettes (1.2 megabytes). The files are generated for 

an IBM personal computer and can be used with any 

compatible microcomputer employing the PC DOS 2.0 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
or higher operating system. Advance reports of the 1987 

Census of Agriculture and 1988 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey will be released on flexible diskettes. 

o Compact disc-read oniy memory (CD-ROM)-The 

rigid CD is able to hold about 600 million characters 

(megabytes), or the equivalent of about 1,500 flexible 

diskettes or 4 high density computer tapes. The agriculture census data will be available on two CD-ROM's; the 

State aggregate data will be on one and the county data 

for 1987, 1982, and 1978 on the second, which also will 

include the 1987 Puerto Rico data. 

'" Online access-CENDATA, the Census Bureau's online 

information service, is available through two information 

vendors-CompuServe and DIALOG. They will have 

Advance Reports at the national and State levels from 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

the 1987 Census of Agriculture and highlights of the 

Subject Series, Related Surveys, and 1988 Census of 

Horticultural Specialties reports. In addition to the highlights of these reports, Advance Reports at county level 

and press releases will be available online from a third 

vendor-AgriData Network. 

I11III Microfiche-These are 4" x 6" sheets of photographic 

film containing up to 98 frames (or pages) of tables, text, 

or other printed material, reduced 24 times from their 

original size. Many libraries have the equipment needed 

to read microfiche and produce paper prints of individual 

pages; this equipment also is available commercially. 

The census of agriculture reports are not published in 

microfiche editions, but most final reports from the 

Census Bureau's other censuses and surveys printed on 

paper are produced on fiche as well. 

GUIDE 5 

CHAPTER 2. 

Agriculture Statistics 

THE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

General Information 

The 1987 Census of Agriculture publication program 

consists of 

• Advance Reports for each of over 3,000 counties and 

county equivalents, each State, and the United States. 

• Volume 1, Geographic Area Series, State and County 

Data, is a final report for the United States, each State, 

Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American 

Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.1 

• Volume 2, Subject Series, consists of six parts: 1, 

Agricultural Atlas of the United States; 2, Coverage 

Evaluation; 3, Ranking of States and Counties; 4, History; 5, Government Payments and Market Value of 

Agricultural Products Sold; and 6, ZIP Code Tabulations 

of Selected Items From the 1987 Census of Agriculture. 

1 Agriculture data will be collected for American Samoa and the 

Northern Mariana Islands in connection with the 1990 Census of Population and Housing, but will be issued as part of the 1987 Census of 

Agriculture publication program. 

• Volume 3, Related Surveys, consists of two parts- the 

1988 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey and the 1988 

Agricultural Economics and Land Ownership Survey 

reports. 

• Volume 4 covers the 1988 Census of Horticultural 

Specialties. 

Historical Data 

All of the agriculture census reports include historical 

statistics from one, and sometimes two, preceding censuses. Summary tables on farms, land in farms, and land 

use in the volume 1 reports usually show historical data 

from several earlier censuses. 

The comparability of historical data may not be exact; 

the definition of a farm and the method of enumeration 

used in the census have changed periodically. Users 

should note any restrictions or explanations about comparability included in the text, or in table footnotes. 

TABLE FROM 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE, ADVANCE REPORTS 

Farms, Land in Farms, and Selected Items: 1987 and 1982 

All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more hem 

1987 1982 1987 1982 

857 1009 432 598 (D) 210 109 (Ol 188 530 

r=:~::;s~~~=~i~~=============================::=:::==============:====~=== (D) 208 (0 315 

402 674 367064 682995 540 137 1 568 1783 1 538 1 732 

Value of land and buildings:' 

~~:::~: = ~~ ========================================================= ~:::::== 57040 51 393 92800 n 492 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment' Average per farm _________________________________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms by size: 

73 87 27 25 251 257 67 70 268 356 106 211 162 209 129 194 57 61 57 61 ~~l~j~jj~ijj~ii:~~~ijj!j~i~jj~j~j::::-~j:ijijlm~:~~l~ll 46 37 46 37 Total cropland _________________________________________________________________ farms __ 791 942 392 564 1703n 174788 153 317 162391 721 905 363 552 150 674 167936 137 497 157359 113 93 85 79 

Harvested cropland __________________________________________________________ === 

Irrigated land ---_______________________________________________________________ l:.=== 

acres __ 18521 15549 18 303 15333 

83607 73447 82 265 72018 97557 72792 190 429 120 432 38890 41335 37 919 40 251 44 717 32112 44 347 31 767 

Market value of agricultural products sold -------------__________________________ $1,000 __ 

c:;,e"':Q8 per fann -------------------------------__________________________ doIlars.._ Uves~Oc~uding ~u::.d green~se crops ---------- ______________________ $1,000 __ pouhry, produc ----------------_________________________ $1,000 __ 

Farms by value of sales: 

199 185 

115~ .-J.t5 ~ - - -~ ~~~too~; If.Hi =====;;;.=================-----==========================::=====:== ~ - -=--

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE GUIDE 7 
Published Reports 

Advance Reports, ill * &} • + ~,series AC87-

A-01-000(A) to 56-000(A) (for States) and AC87 -01-001 (A) 

to 56-045(A) (for counties).2 Before publishing the final 

reports, the Census Bureau issues an advance report for 

each county (or county equivalent) in the United States 

with 10 farms or more, for each State, and for the United 

States. The reports present highlights for all farms and 

farms with sales of $10,000 or more. Selected data items 

include number of farms, land in farms, size of farms, land 

use practices, farm operator characteristics, selected production expenditures, livestock and poultry inventories and 

sales, and major crops harvested. The reports include 

comparable data from the 1982 census. The advance 

reports are published on a flow basis and provide data on 

major items at the earliest possible date. No advance 

reports are issued for Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin 

Islands, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana Islands. 

2Advance Report series numbers are derived from the Federal 

Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code list, in which a two·digit 

code identifies each State. That number, plus a three·digit county code, 

identifies each county within a State. Advance Report AC87 -A, 24-029(A), 

for example, is the 1987 Census of Agriculture advance report ("(A)") for 

Maryland's ("24") Kent County ("029"). Users should be aware that FIPS 

codes are not assigned in strict numerical sequence, nor are they used in 

the final reports series. 

Volume 1, Geographic Area Series, State and County 

Data, m * &} 0 +, series AC87-A-1 to 56. Volume 1 

includes a United States summary with data for States, and 

separate reports for each of the 50 States; Puerto Rico 

(highlights ~ ); and Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands (ill * and 

highlights ~ only). State reports consist of an introductory 

text and two chapters of detailed statistical tables, one for 

the State (or area), the second for counties. (The United 

States chapter 1 shows national-level data, while chapter 

2 shows summary State-level data.) 

The State tables cover all the items collected in the 

census: Farms, land in farms, and land use and irrigated 

land; crop production and value of sales; livestock and 

poultry inventories and sales; selected characteristics of 

farms operated by females, and by persons of Spanish 

origin and specified racial groups (Le., White, Black, Asian 

and Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaska 

Native); tenure and operator characteristics; value of machinery and equipment; agricultural chemicals used including 

fertilizer; total production expenses; fuel expenses; Commodity Credit Corporation (Ccq loans; Government payments and other farm related income and characteristics 

of farms by SIC codes. Tables also show selected 1987 

summary State data cross-tabulated by various farm classifications, such as size of farm, tenure of operator, type of 

organization, market value of agricultural products sold, 

various operator characteristics (e.g., age and principal 

occupation), and SIC code. 

TABLE FROM 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE, GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES, STATE DATA 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987, 1982, and 1978 

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

Item 1987 

Total sales (see text) ___________________________________________________ farms __ 2966 

443065 

149381 Average per farm ___________________________________________________ ~'I~== 

Value of sales': Less than $1,000 (see text) __________________________________________ farms __ 280 

91 

260 $1,000 to $2,499 ___________________________________________________ $:.;~== 

429 

270 $2,500 to 54,999 ___________________________________________________ $:~~== 

977 

297 $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________________________ $:.;~== 

2059 

215 $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________________________ $:~== 

51,000 __ 3106 

$20,000 to $24,999 _________________________________________________ farms __ 65 

1 439 

141 $25,000 to $39,999 _________________________________________________ $l~:= 

4400 74 $40,000 to 549,999 _________________________________________________ $~:= 

3280 

257 $SO,ooo to $99,999 _________________________________________________ $~=: 

51,000 __ 18600 

$100,000 to $249,999 _______________________________________________ farms __ 549 91 358 

403 $2SO,OOO to 5499,999 _______________________________________________ $~:: 

133 892 

117 $500,000 to $999,999 _______________________________________________ $~~:= 

77 590 

38 51,000,000 or more _________________________________________________ :~=: 

51,000 __ 105 843 

Sales by commodity or commodity group: Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ______________________ ._ farms __ 1 992 $l.00(L 95609 

Grains __________________________________________________________ farms __ 

51.0!»-""-~ 

8 GUIDE 

Percent of total in 1987 

100.0 

100.0 (X) 

9.4 

(Z) 

8.8 

.1 

9.1 

.2 10.0 .5 

7.2 

.7 

2.2 

.3 

4.8 

1.0 

2.5 

.7 

8.7 

4.2 

18.5 

20.6 

13.6 

30.2 

3.9 

17.5 

1.3 

23.9 

67.2 

21.6 

1982 

3 338 370 562 111 013 

230 

75 

318 

525 

304 

1 103 

306 

2190 

373 5294 

106 

2355 

239 7 580 740 

94 

4 186 

346 

25 S02 

601 

98409 303 

102430 

2 SOl 110276 

2254 

74889 

1978 

3398 

321 248 94540 

101 

47 

267 

4SO 

336 

1 211 

379 2655 

394 

5575 

127 

2804 

272 8637 

140 6278 

442 32505 

679 

106 107 

194 

62588 74 92 152 

2628 

102937 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
TABLE FROM 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE, GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES, STATE DATA 

Table 25. Cattle and Calves-Inventory: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbrEllliations and symbols. see introductrny textl 

1987 1982 Item 

Farms Number Farms 

CatOe and calves ______________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 461 31 191 660 

188 810 265 74 1 007 121 85 2616 124 46 3246 70 32 4397 48 29 7780 26 5 3290 4 

1 2 8045 1 

1 10 9 ____________________________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 __________________________________________________ _ 

20 to 49 __________________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 __________________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ________________________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ________________________________________________ _ 

500 10 999 ________________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 2.499 ____________________________________________ _ 2.500 or more _____________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _____________________________ _ 

Farms with- 358 11 541 517 

178 648 248 45 613 91 60 1 698 64 37 2507 57 30 3837 26 8 2238 9 

2 

1 to 9 __________________________________________________ _ 10 to 19 ________________________________________________ _ 

20 to 49 ________________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ________________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 ______________________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ______________________________________________ _ 

500 10 999 ______________________________________________ _ 

1.000 or more ___________________________________________ _ 

Beef cows ________________________________________________ _ 216 2 187 311 

Farms with155 587 202 19 236 50 36 980 44 6 384 10 -- '-- - ..1 

- - - -

1 10 9 ________________________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 ______________________________________________ _ 

20 to 49 ______________________________________________ _ 

... ~~o~~==:==============:=--=--============ 

TABLE FROM 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE, GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES, STATE DATA 

Table 42. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbrEllliations and symbols. see introduc1ory text] 

Crop 

Harvested cropland ____________________________________________ _ 

Com for grain or seed (bushels) ________________________________ _ 

Corn for silage or green chop or cut for dry fodder. hogged or grazed ______________________________________________________ _ 

Sorghum for grain or seed (bushels) _____________________________ _ 

Sorghum for silage or green chop. cut for dry forage or hay. or hogged or gr8%ed _____________________________________________ _ 

Wheat for grain (bushels) _______________________________________ _ 

=t<!~ra;~in ~~~\S~=:===============:==::===:===:===::===== ~ I~~!~~~ ======== =======::::::::: :::: :::: :::::::::: Aaxseed (bushels) ____________________________________________ _ 

Farms 

2172 

1 076 

155 

21 

13 

630 

359 

59 

64 

Sunftower seed (pounds) ________________________________________ 1 Soybeans lor beans (bushels) ___________________________________ 1 515 

Dry edible beans, excluding dry limes (cwt)________________________ 3 Peanuts lor nuts (pounds) ______________________________________ _ 

Cotton (bales) _________________________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) ______________________________________________ 1 Irish potatoes (cwI) _____________________________________________ 42 

SWeetpotatoes (bushels) ________________________________________ 8 

Pineapples harvested (tons) ____________________________________ _ 

1987 

Acres 

441 345 

129 805 

11 145 

664 

258 

43377 

32492 

573 

906 

175 

220 176 

315 

(Z) 

8188 

14 

Value of production, 

Quantity ($1.000) Farms 

(Xl 96 953 2700 

9796 185 19103 1363 

(X) 1789 209 23 705 39 6 

(Xl 19 28 

1 817 634 4463 763 1 885 161 2168 471 

34 955 42 108 

22 927 39 120 

52 500 3 4 135 595 22 332 1 991 

2 140 36 4 

200 (Z) 1 559022 10913 46 

3289 16 9 

Acres 

499988 

150 678 

10034 

115 

283 

56867 

33 951 

1236 

1 472 

264 971 

172 

5573 

10 

1982 

Quantity 

(X) 14880293 

(Xl 

4407 

(Xl 

2234 788 

1 912955 

67034 

36 337 

6373519 

1900 

1 332 103 

1465 

Number 

33360 

1 016 

1 662 

3737 

4833 

6550 

6760 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

15085 

648 

1 202 

2457 

3867 

3154 

(0) 

(0) 

5129 

704 

625 

(0) 

--l) ...... 

Value of 

production' 

($1.000) 

~....--..- -~ - ~926 ~~ 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE GUIDE 9 
TABLE FROM 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE, GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES, STATE DATA 

Table 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbols, see introaJctory text) 

AM farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more lIem 

Total Full owners Part owneno Tenants Total Full owners Part owners Tenants 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms _________________________________ number __ 2966 1 825 857 284 1 859 1064 636 159 percent __ 100.0 61.5 28.9 9.6 62.7 35.9 21.4 5,4 Land in farms ____________________________ acres __ 608 088 142331 398881 66 878 540 390 98735 382099 59556 Average size ollann __________________ acteS __ 205 78 485 235 291 93 601 375 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURALPRODUCTSSOLD 

Total sales (see lext) ____________________ farms __ 2966 1 825 857 284 1 859 1064 636 159 $1,000 __ 443 065 231 331 178174 33560 439509 229 138 In 260 33110 Average per fann ____________________ dollars __ 149381 126 757 207 9Q.4 118169 238 422 215356 278711 208240 

Farms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text} ___________________ 280 213 45 22 $1,000 to $2,499 ____________________________ 260 195 36 29 $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________ 270 188 48 34 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________ 297 165 92 40 $10,000 10 $19,999 __________________________ 215 118 65 34 215 116 65 34 

$20,000 to $24,999 __________________________ 65 27 30 8 65 27 30 8 $25,000 to $39,999 __________________________ 141 55 56 30 141 55 56 30 $40,000 to $49,999 __________________________ 74 30 35 9 74 30 35 9 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________________ 257 159 n 21 257 159 n 21 $100,000 to 5249,999 ________________________ 549 343 175 31 549 343 175 31 

5250,000 to $499,999 ________________________ 403 259 129 15 403 259 129 15 $500,000 10 $999,999 ________________________ 117 61 49 7 117 61 49 7 $1,000,000 or more __________________________ 38 14 20 4 38 14 20 4 

Grains ________________________________ farms __ I 733 780 no 203 1 070 353 599 118 $1,000 __ 46466 6736 34170 5560 44 345 5605 33481 5259 Sales of $50,000 or more ____________ farms __ 241 22 188 31 241 22 188 31 $1,000 __ 31 129 1 875 25680 3573 31 129 1 875 25680 3573 

Com lor grain _______________________ farms __ 

~ ?~ 504 I-- 104 ..u. ~!!. 185 ~7 ...... 83 

- - -- ~-- -J.ti.Y" - ........ 2 - _ ........ -

TABLE FROM 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE, GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES, COUNTY DATA 

NOTE: Data do not represent actual census results. 

Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1987 

[For meaning 01 abbrelilations and symbols, see introductory text) 

Ilem 

Hodgtmlln Jackson JeW-son Jew.I Johntan Kearny Kingman Kiowa 

Farms ___________________________________________ numb ... __ land In larms ______________________________________ aaes __ 468 1 158 1 ().47 808 766 297 860 3504 482739 376330 271 691 510 447 1811 1188 532 on 0492197 0422 852 Average size of farm _______ • ___________________ acres __ 1 038 326 259 632 222 1 792 572 1 1904 

Va.. Average of land per and bulldlngs': larm ______________________________ dcllars __ 

Average per 5104 238 199 151 223 582 357588 400 038 806626 390 553 485 102 acre ______________________________ dcllars __ 4704 599 863 534 1 781 419 690 441 

Estlmaled market va.. 01 all machInery and 

Average equipment': per farm _________________________________ dcllars __ 65 524 29 085 31 161 60 452 31 880 117706 51978 Farms by size: 58 179 34 74 1 to 9 acres ____________________________________________ 10 to 49 acres _________________________________________ 22 149 178 11 

(OJ 40473 56204 822 5655 336 1 615 353 50 to 179 acres _________________________________________ 715 045 282 042263 17 381 28 893 5684 20 849 1 843 180 10 4911 aaes ________________________________________ 500 31507 85 853 75160 78 673 48 224 13 131 90 510 229904 to 9911 acres _________________________________________ 84n8 118080 72698 128 2().4 042254 33 585 127 031 62974 1,000 acres or mor. _____________________________________ 358700 122493 75768 287331 48 781 478 108 252 318 

Total cropland _____________________________________ farms __ 433 1 027 938 7041 659 259 798 328 acres __ Harv.sI8d Q'opland 322 953 224824 181 878 348 850 119 893 384 272 348 081 245 857 _____________________________ larme __ 417 951 855 719 555 2042 772 317 acres_ 164 0424 139408 128 243 249 175 811 898 218509 285252 144 838 

Irrigaled land _____________________________________ farms __ 128 8 7 52 23 114 67 98 acres._ 22198 2445 1 178 7074 1 8011 87875 9708 39705 

Market va.. of ~aJ ptOduCtS sold ____________ $1,000 __ Avwage p 74532 28 814 271204 50 003 24809 148 709 41928 280428 .... arm ______________________________ doIlars_~ 

159 9041 23 196 25 IKI6 61 885 32 387 500 074 48 754 74656 

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TABLE FROM 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE, GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES, COUNTY DATA 

NOTE: Data do not represent actual census results. 

Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982 

[For meaning of abbre'JIations ard symbols, sae In1roducIory text) 

Allfarma 

LabetIe Lan .. Leawnwor1h Uncoin Um Logan Lyon McPh ....... 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Fanns _____________________________________ nunber, 1987 __ 1 064 335 1 237 615 772 379 945 1476 1982 __ Land n fanns ________________________________ acres, 1987 __ 1 081 333 1 06S 633 784 411 968 1 506 354 722 462978 227331 440 520 280637 583 314 500 674 557 157 1982 __ A_age 358092 461 062 212 020 444 370 298 119 618 124 478637 549863 size offann ____________________ acres, 1987 __ 333 1382 184 716 364 1 539 S30 377 1982 __ 331 1385 199 702 380 1504 <104 365 

Value 01 land and buildings': Awrage par fann _____________________ dogars, 1987 __ 185 431 658278 195 120 346 918 221 940 678507 277 011 286058 

Avarage 1982 __ 206 125 534 704 193 254 299452 192501 520978 220092 248 508 par acre ____________________ dollars, 1987 __ 613 489 1 063 467 561 438 S54 834 1982 __ 600 377 880 422 524 324 456 737 

Approldmataland area ________________________ acre .. 1987 __ 417792 459142 296 076 460 588 384 505 686 860 540 422 576166 Proportion In farm5 _____________________ percent. 1987 __ 84.9 100.8 76.8 115.6 73.0 84.11 92.8 118.7 

1987 1 to size 9 acres of farm: ___________________________________ farms __ 43 15 62 30 24 17 37 68 1010 49 acres _______________________________ farms aa8S._ __ 149 33 267 43 83 21 116 188 126 10 327 17 99 7 811 148 

5010 69 acres _________________________________ aaes .. _ 3570 (D~ 9164 553 3128 1 89 148 farms __ 55 99 14 27 5 33 50 aaes ... _ 3179 (0) 5793 t--- 849 - 1 557 300 2010 _2974 

- -- - - - --

TABLE FROM 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE, GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES, COUNTY DATA 

NOTE: Data do not represent actual census results. 

Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982 

[Data for 19871nc1ud .. abnormal farms. For meaning of abbrevfations ard symbol .. _ln1mduclory 1elC!) 

Item 

Johnton Knox Laclede Lafay.'" l..a1nnce lewis I..hccMI Unn 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Land In farms _______________________________ farms. 1987 __ 801 466 480 886 688 4118 870 804 1982 __ 885 511 477 976 754 511 711 692 acres. 1987 __ 314602 251451 187 990 310950 217 180 237344 232 088 287 411 1982 __ 320 731 257 796 181 377 314 oes 225 oeo 235 581 2SO 807 303 275 A-as. size of farm ______________________ acres. 1987 __ 393 540 392 351 325 477 348 478 1982 __ 362 504 380 322 298 481 3S3 438 

VakJe of land and buildings': Awrage 368 295 379 384 408700 par farm ________________________ doIars. 1987 __ 33 322 448 571 234 481 379144 282884 1982 __ 262 384 360 247 173300 328285 231 599 382 055 344 943 289318 "wrage par acre ________________________ dolars. 1987 __ 814 7111 605 1 0611 839 185 1 112 802 1982 __ 740 741 455 965 111 183 928 887 

Total aopIard _______________________________ farms. 19117 __ m 451 437 860 627 482 825 583 1982 __ 857 507 4S4 952 722 500 675 614 acres. 1987 __ 225 776 195 897 102 148 244 118 146 672 180 S64 11379S 228 51S 1982 __ 234 968 HI87S1 101 eoe 249113 18S 217 177 021 183425 237534 Harvested cropland ________________________ fann .. 1987_ 750 446 375 846 580 418 601 587 1982 __ 823 503 394 929 682 495 648 654 acres. 1987 __ 151 336 139340 35332 200 799 82638 136449 138 385 159 MO 1982 __ 144 203 138246 31 663 191 720 83 012 124272 138 095 151 052 

Irrigated land _______________________________ farms, 1987_ 5 - 1 8 11 - 5 2 1982 __ 10 1 2 13 8 1 3 4 

acres, 1987_ 346 - !8l 377 826 - 742 1982 __ n4 (0) 1 338 348 (0) (0) JfJ 

MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULT1J RAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Total sales (S88 taJC!) ______________________ $1,000, 1987 __ 40 900 30 271 27848 70 361 47450 33 834 58 581 35 582 1982 __ 40 516 27064 20 471 62 856 33166 28 662 492e5 38 255 "wrage par farm ____________________ dolars, 1987 __ 51061 64 959 58 017 79 414 71 033 67940 64 449 58 911 1982 __ 45 781 52 963 42~~ 44..!!! 56 089l.- 69290 552111 

- - I-. 

- --- - - ~ 

- - --

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE GUIDE 11 
Chapter 2 of the State and county reports presents 

selected data for all counties for farms, land in farms, land 

use and irrigated land; farm production expenses; CCC 

loans, Government payments and other farm related income; 

tenure and characteristics of operator; machinery and 

equipment; agricultural chemicals used, including fertilizer; 

livestock and poultry inventories and sales; farms operated 

by Spanish origin and by specified racial groups. The 

counties are listed alphabetically in the column headings. 

Specific tables show data for counties with three or more 

farms reporting a particular item. Items shown include 

various animal specialties (e.g., goats, mink, bees, fish 

sales, grains, field seeds), nursery and greenhouse products, tenure, farms operated by persons of selected racial 

groups or Spanish origin, CCC loans by commodity group, 

etc. The reports combine data for counties with fewer than 

three farms reporting a given item into an "all other 

counties" category for the State. 

Volume 2, Subject Series, series AC87-S-1 to 6. This 

series consists of six parts: 

• Agricultural Atlas of the United States, AC87-S-1, OJ *, 

presents a profile of the Nation's agriculture in a series 

of U.S. dot and multicolor pattern maps. 

• Coverage Evaluation, AC87 -S-2, OJ *, provides national 

and regional level estimates on the completeness of the 

census, in both the number of farms missed and selected 

characteristics of those farms. 

• Ranking of States and Counties, AC87-S-3, OJ *, shows 

the ranking of the top 20 States and the top 100 counties 

in the order of importance of most selected items for 

1987. Most tables include comparative data from the 

1982 census. Tables also show cumulative total percent 

of products or other items for the topmost States and 

counties. (Highlights, -'l .) 

• History, AC87-S-4, OJ *, presents a concise description of the major census operations together with facsimiles of selected data collection forms. 

• Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural 

Products Sold, AC87-S-5, OJ * ~ +, shows detailed 

data for farms cross-tabulated by combined market 

value of agriculture products sold and Government 

payments received, including detailed national data and 

selected State data. (Highlights,-'l .) 

• ZIP Code Tabulation of Selected Items From the 1987 

Census of Agriculture, AC87 -S-6, OJ * ~ +, includes 

tabulation by ZIP Code for selected items from the 1987 

census. Data items include number of farms, land in 

farms, land in farms by size, market value of agricultural 

products sold, and market value of agricultural products 

sold by size, livestock inventory, and selected crops. 

(Highlights, -'l .) 

Volume 3, Related Surveys, series AC87-RS-1 and 

2. This series consists of two reports: 

12 GUIDE 

• 1988 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey, AC87-RS-1, 

m * ~. + -'l , provides statistics collected from a sample of farm operators drawn from the 1987 Census of 

Agriculture respondent list. The data supplement the 

basic irrigation data collected from all farm operators in 

the census. The publication offers information on acreage irrigated, crops, method of water distribution used in 

1987, source of water used, energy use, and irrigation 

practices. 

• 1988 Agricultural Economics and Land Ownership Survey, AC87 -RS-2, OJ * ~ + -'l , presents economic and 

land ownership data on farmland owned and leased, 

land use, amount and source of debt, production contracts, taxes, assets, off-farm income, and, for landlords, 

type of ownership and owner characteristics. 

Volume 4, 1988 Census of Horticultural SpeCialties, 

AC87 -HOR-1, m * ~ + -'l (highlights). The horticulture 

specialties report presents tabulations for calendar year 

1987 for the United States, States, and counties, on 

number of establishments, value of sales of horticultural 

products, type of horticultural products, and kind of business. 

CURRENT AGRICULTURE STATISTICS 

The Cotton Ginnings Survey-The Bureau of the 

Census has carried out annual surveys of cotton ginnings 

since 1902. Ginning data are reported and collected twice 

monthly during the ginning season (August through March) 

for 16 States.3 The Census Bureau publishes the survey 

results in a series of three reports: The A 1 O-biweekly 

data on the number of bales ginned by State OJ (subscription *, single copies +) II1II + -'l; the A20-monthly 

data on bales ginned for each county with three or more 

ginning establishments OJ (subscription *, single copies +) 

II1II + -'l; and the A30-final annual figures for cotton 

ginnings and production for the United States, States, 

and counties, as well as for the 100 top ginning counties 

OJ * II1II +. The data published include the number of 

active and idle gins, average net weight of bales ginned 

(for the United States and for States), amount of American 

Pima cotton ginned, percent of total cotton ginned by 

specific dates (for the United States and for States), and 

number of cotton gins by State and by number of bales 

ginned. 

(The Current Industrial Reports series M22P, Consumption on the Cotton System and Stock, provides additional 

data on manufacturing establishments dealing with cotton, 

see page 21.) 

3Covered in 1987-88 were Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, 

Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, 

Oklahoma, South CarOlina, Tennessee, and Texas. In addition, data for 

Kansas (1 gin) and Florida (2 gins) were published under "all other 

States." 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
MAP FROM 1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE, GRAPHIC SUMMARY* 

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TABLE FROM COTTON GINNINGS, A10 

conON GINNED PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 1, BY STATES: CROPS OF 1984 TO 1987 

(Running bales; linters not included) 

State 1987 1986 1985 1984 

United States ••••••••••• 1 14,179,862 9,270,231 12,947,648 12,318,917 

Upland •••••••••••••••• 1 13,921,291 9,071,938 12,799,795 12,196,648 

American Pima ••••••••• 1 258,571 198 .. 293 147,853 122,269 

Alabama ••••••••••••••••• 1 386,076 313,833 515,784 424,222 

Arizona ••••••••••••••••• 1 989,019 774,330 957,077 1,097,003 

Upland •••••••••••••••• 1 792,267 631,721 854,271 1,014,656 

American Pima ••••••••• 1 196,752 142,609 102,806 82,347 

TABLE FROM COTTON GINNINGS, A30 

Table 1. Comparative Summary: Crops of 1978 to 1987 

Bales. ginnings. and harvests 1987 1988 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 

Running bales: 

United States. lOUI . • . • . . . _ . . . ... 14,358,531 9.437.988 12,987,834 12,544,866 7.504.236 11,526.035 15.150.260 10,826.242 14.261.922 10.549.219 

Upland ••.••........••• , ...... 14.083.390 9,236,839 12,837.oss 12.418.749 7.413,334 11.429.648 15,072,854 10.724,266 14,165.664 10.459.201 

American Pima •................ 275.141 201,129 150,746 126,117 SO,902 96.387 77.406 101,976 96.258 SO,018 

Equivalent 480-pound net weight bales ••• 14.741.173 9.703,592 13,417,572 12.962.303 7.760.247 11,940.485 15,627.452 11,117,129 14,620,077 10,850.669 

Number of active gins •....•......... 1.653 1.662 1.774 1,860 1.852 2.000 2,189 2,254 2.336 2,461 

Average number of bale. per gin ••••••• 8.886 5.679 7.321 6.745 4.052 5.763 6,921 4,803 6,105 4,287 

Cotton ginned prior 10-

August 1 ..................... 1.178 145,022 89,955 162.769 2,136 39,800 44,387 199,606 72,294 143,791 

September 1 ........... " -, .... 428,562 624.376 681,101 634,437 315,062 453,251 426,516 582,217 538,494 671.847 

September 15 .................• 1,241.758 1.021.985 1,072,515 749,669 396,741 57B,310 645,065 745,057 697,352 788.325 

OClOber 1 ....•................ 3,195,927 2,406,969 2,430,799 1,174,761 762.613 1.529,044 1,724,646 1,312,026 916.370 1,490,383 

OClOber 15 .................... 5,359.103 3,617,588 4,342,249 2.278,631 1.747,664 2,680,218 3,299,490 2,566,031 2,105.391 2,S03.sso 

November 1 ................... 7,531,110 5,291,515 6,245,836 4.320,592 3,348,053 5,288,435 5,540,672 4,599,488 4,798,539 4.658,643 

November 15 .•........•..•.•.. 9,134,519 6,369.416 8,216,061 7,025.375 4,637,748 7,201,961 7,687,882 6,698,438 7,287.155 5,689,763 

December 1 ••................. 11.076.360 7.491,483 10,051,719 8,972.412 s.o02.973 8,822,657 10,156,076 7,840,476 9,937.248 6,668.221 

December 15 ..... , ............ 12.580,688 8,273,004 11.371,540 10,478,197 6,879,686 9,626.572 12,023,213 8,807,771 11.772.433 8,096.300 

January 1 ..................... 13,273,932 8,588,206 12,365,030 11,078,678 7,209.016 10,574,010 13.460,093 9,872,843 12,727.681 9.316.913 

January 15 ........ , .... , ...... 13,733,429 9,092,654 12,175,624 11,682,465 7.389$l.. 10,974,434 _14,275,900 10,429,922 13,438,594 9,722,919 

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14 GUIDE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
CHAPTER 3. 

Related Statistics 

INTRODUCTION 

General Information 

The census of agriculture is the major source of production, economic, land value, farm practices, and other 

information on the agriculture sector of the economy, but 

the Census Bureau collects related data on the food and 

fiber system in other enumerations and surveys. These 

include the economic censuses and related periodic 

surveys, the census and surveys of governments, and the 

foreign trade statistics program. The decennial ?ensus~s 

and current population and housing surveys provIde SOCIOdemographic information on the farm and rural populations. 

Census Geography 

Socio-demographic and economic census statistics are 

compiled for three types of large areas outside the nor~al 

geographic hierarchy (State, county, etc.)-m~tropollt~n 

statistical areas (MSA's), consolidated metropolitan statIstical areas (CMSA's), and primary metropolitan statistical 

areas (PMSA's). The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) established this three-tier system on June 30, 1983, 

to replace the two former types of metropolitan areasstandard metropolitan statistical areas (SMSA's) and standard consolidated statistical areas (SCSA's). The post-1983 

MSA may be considered roughly equivalent to the former 

SMSA, while the CMSAlPMSA designations provide more 

detailed definitions of grouped MSA's formerly contained 

within the SCSA designation. 

An MSA is an integrated economic and social unit with 

a recognized large population nucleus. Generally, an MSA 

consists of one or more counties (cities and towns in New 

England) or their equivalents, including a city with a 

population of at least 50,000 or an urbanized area wi~h a 

population of at least 50,000 with a total metropolitan 

population of at least 100,000 (75,000 in New England). An 

MSA may include one or more predominantly agricultural 

counties. A PMSA consists of one or more counties within 

a metropolitan complex having a population of at least 1 

million people, with demonstrated strong internal economic and social links separate from the ties to other 

portions of the metropolitan complex. A PMSA, by definition, always is part of a CMSA. A CMSA is essentially an 

MSA containing one or more PMSA's. At the time of the 

1987 agriculture and economic censuses, there were 261 

MSA's, 71 PMSA's, and 20 CMSA's in the United States. 

Population, housing, and economic census data also 

are shown for a variety of subcounty geographic units not 

represented in the agriculture census reports, including 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

incorporated places and census designated places. (Economic data were published for central business districts 

(CBO's) and major retail centers (MRC's) as well, but these 

designations were dropped from the publishing program 

following the 1982 Economic Censuses.) 

Survey data usually are limited to estimates for the 

Nation and sometimes regions and large States or metropolitan areas. 

THE ECONOMIC CENSUSES AND RELATED 

PROGRAMS 

General Information 

The economic censuses and current surveys cover 

establishments4 engaged in manufacturing, mining, retail 

trade, wholesale trade, construction, and most transportation and service industries. Agricultural services, as defined 

in the SIC system (SIC major group 07), are not included in 

either the agriculture or the economic censuses. Title 13, 

United States Code, requires that economic censuses be 

carried out every 5 years for years ending in "2" and "7" 

and specifies which economic sectors are covered. 

The data collected vary by the different industries, but 

include a number of key measures, such as sales (or 

receipts or value of shipments), employment, and payroll, 

in nearly all economic census programs. The censuses 

provide data for most industries on products sold or 

services performed, inventories, capital expenditures, and 

materials consumed. 

The Bureau of the Census also carries out an extensive 

program of data collection from administrative and other 

records and from periodic economic surveys, most based 

on probability samples, to provide additional statistics on 

the Nation's economy. This program includes County 

Business Patterns (which includes agricultural services), 

annual and monthly surveys of wholesale trade and retail 

trade, an Annual Survey of Manufactures, and surveys of 

transportation. 

For more detailed data on the economic censuses and 

surveys data, see the Guide to the 1987 Economic Censuses and Related Statistics. 

Sources of Agriculture-Related Information 

In the economic statistics program, the censuses and 

surveys of manufactures, wholesale and retail trades, and 

transportation, and the County Business Patterns program 

4An establishment is defined, for census and survey purposes, as a 

business or industrial unit at a single geographic location that produces or 

distributes goods or performs services. 

GUIDE 15 
CENSUS REGIONS AND GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS 

OF THE UNITED STATES 

are the primary sources of economic data related to 

agriculture. The censuses collected information (see table) 

on establishments involved in the manufacture and/or sale 

of products used in agricultural production, processing 

and/ or sale of agricultural products of all kinds, and 

provision of certain goods and services to farmers and/or 

their families. The census of manufactures, for example, 

. -

*The Midwest Region was designated as the 

North Central Region until June 1984. 

collects and publishes information on establishments involved 

in processing food and kindred products, while the census 

of retail trade includes food stores. 

When selected agriculture-related data from the economic censuses are combined with agriculture census 

statistics, they provide a more complete picture of the food 

and fiber sector of the economy. 

Major Data Items Published in Final Reports of the Basic Economic Censuses and Some Surveys, 

by Geographic Level of Detail 

(Legend: O-U.S., States, substate areas except ZIP Codes. N-National only. S-State and national. Z-ZIP Codes) 

Trans- ConWhole- Service portation struction County EnterRetail sale Indus- Indus- Manu- Indus- Business prise 

Item Trade Trade tries tries factures tries Patterns Statistics 

NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND FIRMS 

Establishments with payroll ................................ O,Z 0 O,l 0 O,Z 0 O,Z N 

Establishments without payroll (nonemployers) .............. 0 0 

Single- and multi establishments ............................ N N N S N N 

Establishments by legal form of organization ................ 0 N N N S N N 

Firms ................................................... N N N N S N 

EMPLOYMENT 

All employees ............................................ O,Z 0 O,l 0 0 0 0 N 

Production (construction) workers/hours .................... 0 S 

Employment size of establishment ......................... N,l N N,l N 10,Z S N 2N 

Employment related to manufacturing exports ............... S 

PAYROLL 

All employees, entire year ................................. O,Z 0 O,l 0 0 0 0 N 

All employees, first quarter ................................ 0 0 0 0 S 0 

Production (construction) workers ....................... , .. 0 S 

Supplemental labor costs, legal/voluntary ................... N N S S N 

16 GUIDE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Major Data Items Published in Final Reports of the Basic Economic Censuses and Some Surveys, 

by Geographic Level of Detail-Con. 

(Legend: O-U.S., States, substate areas except ZIP Codes. N-National only. S-State and national. Z-ZIP Codes) 

Item 

SALES, RECEIPTS, OR VALUE OF 

SHIPMENTS/CONSTRUCTION WORK DONE 

For establishments with payroll ............................ 

For establishments without payroll .................... -, .. , 

By specific product, line, or type of construction ............. 

By class of customer ..................................... 

Sale size of establishment. ................................ 

Value of exports ......................................... 

OPERATING EXPENSES 

TotaL ................................................... 

Cost of materials, etc . ..... ............. ....... ...... ..... 

Specific materials consumed (quantity/cost) ..... , ........ " . 

Cost of fuels ............................................. 

Energy consumed (quantity/cost) .......................... 

Contract work ............................................ 

Products bought or sold (resales) .......................... 

Advertising .............................................. 

Rental payments ......................................... 

Communications services ................................. 

Purchased repairs ........................................ 

OTHER 

Value added ............................................. 

Capital expenditures, total ................................. 

New .................................................. 

Depreciable assets, gross value of building/equipment (end of 

1986, 1987) ............................................ 

Inventories (end of 1986, 1987) ............................ 

Specialization by type of manufacturing/construction ......... 

Water use ............................................... 

1 States and counties only. 

2Size of company. 

WholeRetail sale 

Trade Trade 

O,Z 0 

0 

30 4S 

N N 

N,Z N 

N S 

N 

N 

N N 

N N 

N 

N N 

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N N 

N N 

N N 

N N 

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N N 

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Trans- ConService portation struction County EnterIndus- Indus- Manu- Indus- Business prise 

tries tries factures tries Patterns Statistics 

O,Z 0 0 0 N 

0 S 

45S 

45S N 

N,Z N N S 5N 

5N S 

40 

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6S 

3State and metropolitan statistical area data available only in computerized media. 

4Selected States and metropolitan statistical areas. 

5For selected industries only. 

6State and water resources regions. 

Manufactures 

1987 Census of Manufactures- This census covered 

manufacturing industries and collected data on employment, payroll and worker hours, inventories, capital expenditures, cost of materials and contract work, resales, fuel 

and electricity, ownership and control, and products. (The 

census also collects data on plant characteristics for 

selected industries.) For the first time, data also were 

collected on foreign content of materials consumed and 

offshore assembly of products initially fabricated in the 

United States. 

The publication program for the 1987 Census of Manufactures includes the following report series: 

• Preliminary Industry Series, MC87-1-20A(P) to 

-39D(P), m *. This report series covers 459 manufacturing industries in 83 bulletins presenting general statistics at the national level. The reports show preliminary 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

totals for quantity and value of shipments for the products primary to the industry and the quantity and cost of 

materials consumed by establishments classified in the 

industry. 

• Preliminary Summary, MC87-SUM, m * ~ 0. + ~ . 

This report contains general statistics for the 459 manufacturing industries for the Nation, 50 States, the 

District of Columbia, and selected MSA's with 40,000 or 

more manufacturing employees. 

• Industry Series, MC87-1-20A to -390, m I11III * ~ 0. +. 

Each report provides final data for the United States, the 

50 States, and the District of Columbia for 1 of 83 groups 

of related industries. Statistics shown include number of 

establishments, payroll, payroll supplements, quantity 

and value of products shipped and materials consumed, 

capital expenditures, assets, value added, and number 

of companies. The list on the following page shows final 

industry reports, by SIC code industry, of most obvious 

interest to agricultural data users. 

GUIDE 17 
Agriculture-Related Preliminary and Final Industry 

Reports From the 1987 Census of Manufactures 

[The preliminary report numbers carry the suffix "(P}," but are otherwise 

identical to the final report numbers] 

Report 

SIC Major Group 20 

MC87-1-20A 

MC87 -1-20-B 

MC87-1-20C 

MC87-1-20D 

MC87-1-20E 

MC87-1-20F 

MC87-1-20G 

MC87-1-20H 

MC87-1-201 

SIC Major Group 21 

MC87-1-21A 

SIC Major Group 22 

MC87-1-22A 

MC87-1-22B 

MC87-1-22C 

MC87-1-22D 

MC87-1-22E 

SIC Major Group 28 

MC87-1-28G 

SIC Major Group 31 

MC87-1-31A 

SIC Major Group 35 

MC87-1-35A 

MC87-1-35D 

Description 

Food and Kindred Products 

Meat Products 

Dairy Products 

Preserved Fruits and Vegetables 

Grain Mill Products 

Bakery Products 

Sugar and Confectionery 

Products 

Fats and Oils 

Beverages 

Miscellaneous Food and 

Kindred Products 

Tobacco Products 

Tobacco Products 

Textile Mill Products 

Weaving and Floor Covering Mills 

Knitting Mills 

Dyeing and Finishing Textiles, Except Wool Fabrics 

and Knit Goods 

Yarn and Thread Mills 

Miscellaneous Textile 

Goods 

Chemicals and Allied 

Products 

Agricultural Chemicals 

Leather and Leather 

Products 

Tanning; Industrial Leather 

Goods; and Shoes 

Industrial and Commercial 

Machinery and Computer 

Equipment 

Engines and Turbines and 

Farm Machinery and 

Equipment 

Special Industry Machinery, 

Except Metalworking 

Machinery (Includes textile 

machinery (3552) and 

food products 

machinery (3556» 

• Geographic Area Series, MC87-A-1 to 51, ill II * 

~ II 0 +. Fifty-one reports, one for each State and the 

District of Columbia, provide summary and detailed 

statistics for industries for the State, MSA's, counties, 

and incorporated places with a minimum number of 

18 GUIDE 

manufacturing employees. (Some data, including assets, 

rents, inventories, and cost of materials, are shown in 

State totals only.) 

• Subject Series, MC87-S-1 to 7, ill IIIIIi *. This series 

consists of seven separate detailed reports showing 

national-level data except where noted. 

General Summary, MC87 -8-1, presents summary totals 

for industries and product classes. Some data for 

States and MSA's. 

Textile Machinery in Place, MC87-S-2, provides data 

on the number and type of textile machinery in place 

in textile mill product establishments. 

Water Use in Manufacturing, MC87 -S-3, presents 

data by industry for establishments using 20 million 

gallons of water or more annually. 

Distribution of Sales by Class of Customer, MC87-

S-4, includes data on the primary channels of distribution for manufacturers in 1987 based on a survey 

conducted as part of the 1987 Census of Manufactures. 

Type of Organization, MC87 -S-5. 

Concentration Ratios in Manufacturing, MC87 -S-6, 

presents measures of the share of industrial activity 

accounted for by the largest companies. 

Manufacturers' Shipments to the Federal Government, MC87 -S-7, shows data on manufacturing activities for selected Government establishments in the 

United States. These data are not included in other 

1987 Census of Manufactures reports. 

Location of Manufacturing Plants, MC87 -LM, ~ 0 +, 

not available in printed form, shows data for States, 

counties, places of 2,500 inhabitants or more, and by 

five-digit ZIP Code, by industry, on the number of 

establishments by employment-size class. 

Current manufactures statistics-

• Annual Survey of Manufactures, M86(AS)-1 to 3, ill 

IIIIIi ~ + . (The Census Bureau publishes the Annual 

Survey of Manufactures (ASM) for years between censuses. The M86 series covers calendar year 1986.) The 

ASM collects data from a sample of about 56,000 

manufacturing establishments and publishes national 

statistics, with some State-level data in No.3. The 

reports include estimates for industry groups and industries on employment, payroll, production worked hours, 

value added by manufacture, cost of materials, value of 

shipments, new capital expenditures, fuels and electric 

energy, and end-of-year inventories. These data also are 

shown at the State level with selected data shown by 

two-digit industry group. The program also covers value 

of shipments for classes of products. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
TABLE FROM THE 1987 CENSUS OF MANUFACTURES, GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES 

Table 7. Statistics by Selected Industry Group and Industry for Selected Counties: 1987 

(lncfudes oparatlng manufactLring ~~fishments and auxDlaries. Includes counties wHh 950 arnp!oy98S or more and industry. group. and Induslrie. with 950 employees or more wflhln counties. except 

!hose that would disclose data ror ,ndi'JIdual companies. For Information on geographic areas followed by A genaral geographIC Information. and explanation 01 terms. 588 appendixes. For meaning 01 abbr9lllaUons and symbols. see Introductory text] 

All 8StabRshmentsZ All ampleye ... Production workers 

Value New SIC Geographic area and industry With 20 added by Cost 01 Value 01 capital code Bfnploy- manA""" malar· ship- expend- .... sor Pa~1 Hours w~es ture> lals' men!s' !!Ures Total more Number t ilion Number (mil- ~n t Rnon :UPon t inion t illion E' (no.) (no.) (1,000) liars) (1,000) liens) ars) Ram) liars) lars) Rars) 

A/8meda County ___________________ El 2202 671 7804 17S1.2 45.6 887.1 1116.2 3837.8 .. 2.48.8 7 1148.6 247.5 

20 Food and kindred products _________________ - 181 88 11.8 2511.5 704 13.7 147.8 077.1 1 383.2 2370.8 32.4 

201 ,",eat products ____________________________ E3 25 12 .8 17.8 .6 1.1 11.11 36.7 127.8 164.7 1.2 2013 Sausages and othar prepared meats ______ E2 18 10 CC (D) (D) (0) (0) (0) (0) (D) (D) 

202 

D%~~::::::::::::::::::::::::::: E2 17 9 EE 19l fg~ 19! !g~ 19l 18! {O! m! 2026 - 6 4 EE (0 

203 Preserved fruits and vegetables ____________ - 10 6 1.4 23.4 1.2 2.0 .Jl 78.0 I:FcI 

2032 Canned spaeialtie. ______________________ 215.7 2.6 - 3 2 CC 2033 ~ann&d 

-

fruits ~ vegetables _______ --=-_ - 2~_CC 19l Jl __ lg! 19! ....... 19!~ -- - -

TABLE FROM ANNUAL SURVEY OF MANUFACTURES, STATISTICS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS 

Table 2. Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries: 1986 and 1985 

[For meaning 01 abbreviations and symbOls. see inlroductory text. For explanation 01 terms. see appendixes) 

1986 

All empfoyees Production workers 

Value added Value of New capital SIC Industry group and industry by manufac· Cost 01 Industry expend!- End-of·year code Payroll Wages ture matenals shipments tures inventories 

Number (million Number Hours (million {million (million (million (million (million 

(1.000) dollars) (1.000) (mimons) dollars) dollars) dollars) dollars) dollars) dollars) 

A B C 0 E F G H I J 

An Industttes __ . ___ • ______ • ___ • __ • __ ,. 370.0 450 759.6 11 765.4 23 178.2 236599.4 1 035 437." 1 217608.6 2260314.6 76354.5 311 121.1 

20 Food and kindred products . ______ • ____ • ___ ._. 1 408.9 28 567.3 989.5 1 932.2 17 788.7 112 190.5 196 442.9 308 522.6 6966.2 24019.4 

21 Tobacco prodUcts ___________________________ 46.1 1360.4 33.7 63.0 912.4 12 724.6 6 341.3 19073.0 659.1 5 925.8 

22 Textile mill products _________ • ________ • ______ 644.3 10305.8 554.7 1 110.6 7897.9 22 232.3 33012.5 55 348.5 1 598.3 6896.0 

23 Apparal and other lextile products ______ • ______ 1016.5 12 471.2 862.5 1 534.8 8948.9 . 28 451.3 29492.9 57 918.6 683.7 7876.0 

24 Lumber and wood products. _____ ._. __________ 619.5 10819.7 512.4 1 003.3 8 135.2 23 238.6 34977.7 58 158.3 1 657.2 6571.8 

25 Furniture and fixtures __ • __ ._. _________ • ____ ._ 466.7 8030.4 376.1 733.5 5 556.4 17 659.4 15490.1 33 081.2 77B.O 4 850.5 

28 Paper and allied products _____________ • ______ 602.6 16112.8 458.4 952.7 11 296.9 43 924.5 53943.5 97 853.2 6084.4 10 238.4 

27 PrInting and publishing _. __ • ___________ • ______ 1376.2 29 890.4 738.4 1 414.7 14099.3 78 150.4 40 671.7 118 570.6 4385.0 8859.2 

28 Chemicals and alHed products ______ • _________ 801.6 23 710.9 458.1 927.7 11 755.6 100 013.2 96 550.7 197 090.8 7907.4 24 214.6 

29 Petroleum and coal products _______ • __ • ___ ._. 124.5 4214.7 81.8 168.1 2598.2 17 495.8 103 740.9 124 878.3 2577.5 9 162.5 

30 Rubber and miscenaneous pfestics products ____ 741.3 15273.3 571.8 1 137.1 10 123.6 37 236.4 36039.2 73 384.6 2998.1 8333.0 

31 Leather and leather products _________________ 129.8 1690.3 109.7 196.2 1 213.4 3 611.4 4 156.4 7 808.7 83.2 1 371.0 

32 Slone. clay. and glass products _______________ 514.1 11 745.2 399.0 814.2 8 351.B 30 676.7 26535.8 57 274.2 2332.6 6972.6 

33 PrImary metsl irrlJstries ______________________ 689.8 18881.6 529.0 1 055.8 13471.7 38 092.3 66366.5 105 647.2 3 180.4 17629.5 

34 Fab<icaled mete! products ____________________ 1 419.5 33115.8 1 049.8 2 102.6 21816.7 68 620.6 69264.6 137 975.9 4485.0 21 381.9 

35 Machinery. excep1 electrical __________________ 1 863.0 49645.2 1 1010.6 2271.2 25421.9 108 365.0 97924.8 208 529.3 6690.6 41 203.1 

36 Electric and electronic equipment _____________ 1 941.4 49213.6 1 159.6 2259.3 23 360.9 112 421.5 84 078.9 196 245.2 9059.8 37456.8 

37 Transportation equipmenl __________ • _______ .. 1 769.5 56 707.6 1 168.6 2381.0 33 625.5 125 705.6 188037.4 313 825.1 11 295.3 SO 923.1 

38 Instruments and ralaled products ______________ 585.4 14818.2 335.4 660.9 6704.0 40 005.3 21 888.5 61 910.0 2277.3 12216.8 

39 Miscel'aneous manufacturing industries ________ 326.1 5892.3 236.3 459.1 3 520.4 14 622.0 12652.3 27 219.3 655.4 5019.1 

- Auxiliaries2 _________________________________ • 1 283.2 4B 292.9 - - - - - - - - 20 Food and kindred products ___________ • _____ 1 408.9 28 567.3 989.5 1 932.2 17 788.7 112 190.5 196 442.9 308 522.6 6966.2 24019.4 

201 Meat products ________ • ______________ • _____ 317.2 5133.4 263.9 521.3 3869.0 13 531.7 55759.9 69 267.5 855.5 2027.7 

2011 Meal packing pfants _____________________ 119.0 2211.0 96.0 200.4 1 661.5 5 692.8 36680.2 42 384.5 258.9 830.9 

2013 Sausages and other prepared meats ______ 68.5 1 327.1 52.5 104.5 908.0 3 844.5 9524.1 13 354.2 232.4 723.7 

2016 PouHry dressing plants ___________________ 112.6 1 366.0 100.6 189.2 1 125.4 3 250.2 8027.1 11 263.7 278.3 361.5 

2017 Pouttry and egg processing _______________ 17.1 229.3 14.8 27.2 174.1 744.2 1 528.5 2 285.2 85.9 111.6 

202 Dairy products ___ • ________________________ 137.1 2973.5 82.7 167.5 1 648.7 10 917.9 31 210.9 42 163.2 672.0 1 801.8 

2021 Creamery butter _________________________ 1.7 40.1 1.4 2.9 28.6 89.4 1 430.1 1 531.2 8.0 34.2 

2022 Cheese. natural and processed ___________ 32.3 603.0 25.9 51.8 456.2 2 306.6 9537.2 11 892.1 140.1 756.8 

2023 Condensed and evaporated milk _________ • 13.5 357.0 8.9 18.5 196.0 2 254.5 3577.9 5 807.2 120.7 34B.9 

2024 Ice aeam and frozen desserts ____________ 18.2 383.2 11.7 22.3 219.0 1 074.8 2386.5 3 459.0 105.4 232.7 

2026 Fluid milk ______ • _______ • ____ • ___________ 71.4 1 590.2 34.8 71.9 748.9 5 192.6 14279.2 19 473.7 297.8 429.2 

203 Preserved fruits and Vegetablea ____________ • 220.6 3864.5 182.2 334.2 2805.5 16 835.5 19037.6 35 885.3 1 015.1 6489.0 

~ Canned specialties' ______________________ 24.7 513.2 19.6 38.11 ~3.2 2 ~ ~ g~~.~ 4 ~~;-6 178.8 670.2 Can~ and vega -.. §l..J..~5~ ~'- _1~/ --.-Ji- - --2:!. 2'~J.. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE GUIDE 19 
Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries, 

M86(AS)-1 with comparable data for the previous 

calendar year. 

Value of Product Shipments, M86(AS)-2, with comparable data for four previous years. 

Geographic Area Statistics, M86(AS)-3, shows data 

for the United States and States, with comparable 

data for the previous year. 

• Current Industrial Reports (CIR's), m (Subscription or 

single copies*, back issues+), I11III +, also ~ where indicated. The various publications series include monthly, 

quarterly, annual, and biannual reports containing national 

data. Monthly and quarterly series may have annual 

summaries; those that do not have separate annual 

reports. 

Most CIR's have SIC-related series numbers. There are 

several general purpose reports not related to anyone SIC 

TABLE FROM CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS, MA35A 

Table 2. PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENTS OF WHEEL TRACTORS (EXC~PT SHOVEL LOADERS. CONTRACTORS' OFF-HIGHWAY TYP~, AND CARDEN TRACTORS). 

BY HORSEPOWER: 1984 ASD 1983 

(Number In units; value In thousands of dollars) 

1984 19~3 

Number produced Total shi pments Number produC'"l!d Tot .. I Rhi pmf'nt M 

Product description 

Number Ga.- GasProduct of co .... aline oline 

code panles Total and LPG Diesel Number Value Toul and LPG Dlu~1 NLiIftbe!r Vllhlf' 

Wheel tractors and attachaents •••••••••••••••••••••• 9 (X) (X) (X) (X) 2,152,105 (X) (X) (X) (X) 1,820,538 

Wheel tractors, farlll type (pro 

hp.) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 8 48,859 - 48,859 50,271 2,047,529 47,972 - 47,972 45,966 l.nll.b8D 

35231 19 2-vheel drive ................... 6 43,512 - 43.512 45.325 1.658,287 43.105 - 43.105 41.179 1.375.785 

35231 01 Under 60 ...................... 1 

35231 03 60 to 79 •••••••••••••••••••••• 2 ~ 15,641 - 15.641 15,715 273,~61 14,309 - 14.309 14.286 204.433 

35231 05 80 to 99 ...................... 5 

35231 07 100 to 119 ......... ; .......... 6 3,026 - 3.026 3,178 111.216 4,796 - 4.796 4,723 1103.9410 

35231 09 120 to 139 •••••••••••••••••••• ~ ~ 12,165 - 12,165 13,259 578,430 15.614 - 15.614 14.083 593.0n 35211 11 140 to 159 .................... 

35231 13 160 to 179 •••••••••••••••••••• 5 7,339 - 7,339 7,292 357,848 5,348 - 5,348 5,130 241o.nl 

35231 15 180 and ov~r •••••••••••••••••• 4 5,341 - 5.341 5,880 337.132 3,038 - 3,038 2,957 1107 .~22 

35231 39 4-vheel drive ••••••••••••••••••• 7 ),347 - 5,347 4,941 389,242 4,867 - 4,867 4,781 344.8'15 

35231 31 Under 200 ..................... 5 1,510 - 1,510 1.348 89,424 1.715 - 1,715 1.768 95,344 

35231 33 200 to 249 .................... 6 1,911 - 1,911 1,711 133,063 1,764 - 1,764 1.702 131.317 

35231 3S 250 and over •••••••••••••••••• 4 1.926 - 1.926 1,888 166,755 1.388 - 1,388 1,317 116.234 

35231 69 Wheel traetora. nonfarm (lndu8-

trial type), excluding tractor 

c.b ... 18,. shipped as part of front 

engine lBOunt, Integral design 

tractor shovel loader/backhoe 16 ,027 15 ,675 r 89 ,508 (NEHP) .......................... 5 6,027 (D) 6,206 97,031 5.675 (D) 5,767 

3523) 56 Under 50 •••••••••••••••••••••••• 4 3,158 (D) 3,158 3,131 43.695 r 3 •022 (D) r1.022 r2,971 r 38 ,7J3 

35231 58 50 to 59 ........................ 

~ ~ 22,869 253 ,336 ~. 1,743 - 1.743 1,930 28,052 

60 to 69 •••••••••••••••••••••••• (D) 1 22 •869 2) ,075 t} 3910 I 3

910 3 35231 60 (D) 866 322 ,723 

35231 62 70 to 79 •••••••••••••••••••••••• I 

35231 64 80 to 99 ........................ - - - - - - - - - - 05231 66 100 and over •••••••••••••••••••• 1 (2) - (2) (2) (2) (3) - (3) (3) (3) 

35239 87 Att.achments for wheel tracto~s. 

fare type and nonfara (industrial 

type), excluding attach.ents 

for tractor chasslss shipped as 

part of front engine design 47 ,545 (X) (X) 410.350 tractor shovel loader Ibackhoe •••• ) (X) (I) (Xl (Xl (X) (X) 

35239 25 Parts for wheel tractolrs, fant 

type and nonfar. (industrial 

type) • excluding parts for 

tra~tor chaSSiS, .hlpp"d a. part 

of front en«1ne design tractor 4228.681 (X) (X) (X) (X) 4193.702 ahovel loader/backhoe •••••••••••• 5 (X) (X) (X) (X) 

35317 30 Wheel tractor-chassiS shipped a~ 

part of fronc engine mount, Intt"-

gral design tractor shovel 

loader/ba~khoe (HEMP) •••••••••••• 5 15.565 - 15, 5b~ 15.~95 427.047 13.n2 - 13.352 13.768 396,454 

_ iepresent8 zero. (D) Withheld to avoid di~closln~ f1JtUreil for lndlvtdu31 co",pan1e~. LPG Liquefied petrl))~ulW ga •• rllevlaed by 

percent or M)f'e front previously published fi)lures. (X) Not "l'pl1cIlhle". 

lnata for ~asollne and LPG wheel tfnctors are com~ined with .tho~e u.1n~.dlesel fuel to avoid dlsclosin~ fl~ures for individual co~anlel. The 

total quantity of produ~tion f0f' lq~4 and 1983 for ~a~oline ~nd LPG tr.ct~r~ was hetween 175 and 300 tractors. 2Product codes 35231 58. 3~231 ~O. 3,231 62. and 35231 bb nave been cn .. bined for 1984 to .vold disclo<lnJl: f!Jl:ur~. for Individual companleo. 

3Product codes J5Z.H 60. 3~231 62. and 3~23l bb hay~ been cmlhin@d tor 1983 to avoid discloslnfi?; ft,,;ures tor individual compant~5 .. 

40ata are limited to attachments and parts shtppeod by compAnies manufacttlrin,z eomplete trActors. 

20 GUIDE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
major group, and two reports (with the prefix "ITA") issued 

jointly by the Census Bureau and the International Trade 

Administration. 

CIR's of particular interest to agriculture census data 

users include the following: 

Agriculture-Related Current Industrial Reports 

Report series Frequency Description 

M20A" Monthly Flour Milling 

Products 

MA20D Annual Confectionery 

M20J Monthly Oilseeds, Beans and Nuts 

(Primary Processors) 

M20K Monthly Fats and Oils-Production, 

Consumption, and Stocks 

M20L Monthly Fats and Oils (Renderers) 

M22D Monthly Consumption of Fibers in 

Woolen Spinning and 

Production of Tops and 

Noils and Tow to Top 

M22M Biannual Stocks of Wool and 

Related Fibers 

M22N Monthly Cotton and Raw Linters in 

Public Storage and at 

Compresses 

M22P Monthly Cotton, Manmade Fiber 

Staple, and Raw Linters 

(Consumption and 

Stocks, and Spindle 

Activity) 

M28B" Annual Inorganic Fertilizer Materials and Related Products 

M28B.1" Monthly Inorganic Fertilizer Materials and Related Products 

M28B.2 Monthly Phosphatic Fertilizer 

Materials 

MA35A Annual Farm Machinery and 

Equipment 

MA35L Annual Internal Combustion 

Engines 

MA35P Annual Pumps and Compressors 

Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade 

The 1987 Censuses of Wholesale Trade and Retail 

Trade-The census of wholesale trade covers establishments primarily engaged in selling merchandise or acting 

as agents or brokers for others selling merchandise to 

retailers; construction contractors; industrial, commercial, 

institutional, farm, or professional business users; or other 

wholesalers. The census uses 47 different questionnaires, 

tailored to particular industries to collect information from 

wholesale firms with paid employees (those without paid 

employees are not included in the census). 

The census of retail trade covers establishments primarily engaged in selling merchandise for personal or household consumption and providing services incidental to the 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

sale of those goods. Federal administrative records serve 

as a source of data on small retail firms for the census, but 

36 different report forms, tailored to particular industries, 

are mailed to those expected to have four or more paid 

employees. 

For details of the data collected and published in the 

censuses of wholesale and retail trade, see the table on p .. 

Data available from the censuses of wholesale and 

retail trade on the following SIC groups may be of particular interest to agricultural census data users: 

SIC 

Wholesale Trade5 

Detailed industry 5083 

Industry group 514 

I ndustry group 515 

Detailed industry 5191 

Detailed industry 5194 

Retail Trade 

Detailed industry 5261 

Major group 54 

Detailed industry 5541 

Industry group 598 

Detailed industry 5992 

Description 

Farm and Garden Machinery 

and Equipment 

Grocery and Related Products 

(nine four-digit industries) 

Farm-Product Raw Materials 

(three-digit industries) 

Farm Supplies 

Tobacco and Tobacco 

Products 

Retail Nurseries, Lawn and 

Garden Supply Stores 

Food Stores (seven four-digit 

industries) 

Gasoline Service Stations 

Fuel Dealers (three four-digit 

industries) 

Florists 

The publication programs for these censuses include 

equivalent series, (no preliminary reports were issued for 

the 1987 censuses) as follows: 

• Geographic Area Series, WC87-A-1 to 52 (wholesale 

trade), rn I11III * ~0. + ~ and RC87 -A-1 to 52 (retail 

trade) rn I11III * ~0. + ~ . Both series include separate 

reports for the United States, each State, and the District 

of Columbia. The wholesale trade reports show basic 

data on number of establishments, sales, payroll, employment, inventory, and operating expenses. The retail 

trade reports offer basic information by kind of business, 

and limited data for 10 major kind-of-business groups for 

all counties and incorporated places with 2,500 inhabitants or more. 

• Subject Series,rn I11III *. WC87 -S-1 to 4 (wholesale trade) 

and RC87-S-1 to -4 (retail trade). This series provides 

statistics on particular subjects. The reports for each 

census are: 1, Establishment and Firm Size (Including 

Legal Form of Organization) (also available for retail 

trade); 2, Measures of Value Produced, Capital Expenditures, Depreciable Assets, and Operating Expenses; 3, 

51ndustry and commodity classifications are generally less detailed 

than manufactures classifications. 

GUIDE 21 
Merchandise Line Sales for retail trade; and Commodify 

Line Sales for wholesale trade ~ +); and 4, Miscellaneous Subjects. The reports show national-level data as 

well as statistics for States and MSA's. 

The 1987 Census of Retail Trade publishes three 

additional reports: 

e Special Report Series, RC87-SP, CD * I11III ~ 0 .. + ~ , 

provides selected aggregate data on retail trade, including selected ratios and rankings for States and MSA's. 

e ZIP Code Statistics Series, RC87 -Z, 0 ~ + , presents 

data for selected five-digit ZIP Codes, including number 

of establishments, sales, employment, and number of 

establishments by sales-size class and employment-size 

class for selected kind-of-business classifications. 

e Nonemployer Statistics Series, RC87-N-1 to 4, CD * 

I11III 0 ~ +. This series contains State-level data tor the 

four census geographic regions. Data provided include 

kind of business on all establishments, establishments 

with payroll, and establishments without payroll for the 

United States; and statistics for establishments without 

payroll on number of establishments and sales by varied 

kind-ot-business classifications for each State, and within 

each State, for MSA's, counties, and places with 2,500 

inhabitants or more. 

Current Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade Statistics-The Census Bureau conducts monthly and annual 

surveys of wholesale and retail trades and publishes 

national-level statistics on sales, end-of-month/year 

inventories, and stock/sales ratios in two report series 

-Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories, series 

BW, and Monthly Retail Trade: Sales and Inventories, 

series BR, CD (subscription * or single copies +) I11III + ~ ; 

and Annual Wholesale Trade, series BW, and Annual 

Retail Trade, series BR, CD (part of the monthly subscription * or single copies+) I11III + . The annual trade reports 

include national-level data on purchases and gross margins. 

Transportation Statistics 

The 1987 Census of Transportation and Periodic 

Surveys- The 1987 transportation statistics program had 

two main components, the 1987 Census of Transportation 

TABLE FROM 1987 CENSUS OF WHOLESALE TRADE, GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES 

Table 3. Comparative Statistics Based on 1972 Standard Industrial Classification for the State: 

1987 and 1982-Con. 

[For meaning 01 abbrevfallons and syrrixIls. s .. Jntmductory text For explanation 01 terms and comparabtllly of t 082 and 1087 cansuses, InclLdng revfted methodology for presenting establshment counts. see appendix AI 

Establishments Sales Annual payroll Paid employees for pay period including 

1072 1987 March 12 

SIC SIC Type 01 operallon and khI of business oode code P ... cent Percent 

1987 1982 1987 1982 change 1982 to 1987 1982 change 11182 to 11187 11182 (number) (nurrber) (S1.000) (SUlOO) 1987 (S1.000) (S1.000) 1987 (rumber) (m.rnb ... ) 

Wholesale1rade-Con. 

51 Nondurable goods-Con. 

514 Groceries and related produc1s-Con. 

5148 5148 Rsh and seafoods ______________________________ I I I I El I I El I I 5147 5141 Meats and meat products _______________________ I I I I el I I el I I 5148 5148 Fresh fruits and vegetabl •• ______________________ I I I I El I I El I I 514D 514D Grocerie. and related product!l, n. •• c. _____________ I I I I El I I El I I 

515 Farm-proclJct raw materials _____________________ I I I I El I I El I I 

5152 51511 pt. 

COtlOn ________________________________________ I I I I El I I El I I 5153 5153 Grain and fteld beans _________________________ I I I 

~~w>~w. I I El I I 5154 5154 Uvaslock _____________________________________ I I I I I El I I 5159 5159pL Fann-produc:t raw materials, n.S.c. ________________ I I I ~ ~1 I I El I I 

516 Chemicals and ailed products ______________________ I I I I El I I El I I 

5161 Chamcals and allied products ____________________ I I I I El I I El I I 5162 Plas1lcs materials and basic forms and shapes __ I I I I El I I El I I 5169 ChemIcals and aiRed proWcts, n.e.Co ___________ I I I I El I I El I I 

517 Pe1rOleum and petrole,,"" proc*Jcts _________________ I I I I El I I El I I 

5111 5171 Pa1rolaurn bulk stations and terrrinals ____________ I I I I El I I El I I 5172 5172 Pe1roleurn and pe1rOleum products whoIssalMS, e.~ bulk stations and tormlnals _______________ I I I I El I I El I I 

518 B_. wine, and distilled aJcol'lolc be""rages _______ I I I I El I I El I I 

5181 5181 Be ... and ale _______________________________ I I I I El I I El I I 5182 5182 Yhls and dstilled aIcohoIlcbe_ages _____________ I I I I~ I I El I I 

--L--'"'--- - .- ---L--..... '- ~ 

- .- -- ..... 

22 GUIDE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
TABLE FROM 1987 CENSUS OF RETAIL TRADE, GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES 

Table 1. Summary Statistics for the State: 1987 

(1nc1udes only establishments with payroft. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. sae Introductory text For explanation of tenns and comparabifity of 1982 and 1987 censuses.lncludirg revised 

methodology for presenting estabKshnent COl.I1tS, .88 appendlx AJ 

1987 

SIC code 

52 

521.3 

521 

523 

525 

525 

527 

53 

531 

531 

531 pt 

531 pt 

531 pt 

533 

539 

!W 

541 

542 

I<Ind of buslna.s 

Ret.IINd •• ___________________________________________________ _ 

Building maot8ff.I. and garden supplies stora. ___________________________ _ 

BuDding materials and supply stores _____________________________________ _ 

Lumba< and other IKildng materials deala<s ____________________________ _ Paint, glass. and wallpapa< $bras _____________________________________ _ 

Hardware stoles ______________________________________________________ _ 

Retail """"rlas.lawn and garden supply stores __________________________ _ Mobile home dealers __________________________________________________ _ 

c ................. hancll .. _ONS_. _________________________________________ _ 

Oepar1rnent slDres ~ncI.leased depts.)' 2 ________________________________ _ 

Oapartment slDr .. (exct.leased dep1S.)' _________________________________ _ Convenllonal' ______________________________________________________ _ 

Olscount or mas. merchandising' ____________________________________ _ National chaln' ____________________________________________________ _ 

Vartety slDr •• ___________________________________________________ • ___ _ 

MIscellaneous general merchandise Stlr8. _______________________________ _ 

Food.t __________________________________________ • _________________ _ 

GIOCGfy Meat and stor ash •• (seafood) ------------------------------------------------------ malbts ______________________________________ _ 

E.~ 

ftshmants 

(number) Sales ($1.000) 

Annual 

payroll 

($1.000) 

Rnt 

quarter 

payroD 

($1.000) 

Pald employees 

for pay 

~rfod 

~arch~ (number) 

Unincorporated busine.s •• 

Individual 

propri .... "'rships 

(number) 

Partner· 

ships 

(nLrnber) 

546 R.tall bak .... les ______________________________________________________ I I I I I 

Retal: g:4es-b~~selDng ------------------------------------ '- : v- 1 _ I 

~--.I.--- .~----,------------- ------------ -- -

546pt 

t I L _-....I __ ~--

- and the 1988 Truck Inventory and Use Survey (TIUS). The 

census covered establishments, with paid employees, 

primarily engaged in motor freight transportation and public warehousing, water transportation, and transportation 

services. (The census did not cover establishments without paid employees.) The TIUS covered the characteristics 

and uses of trucks in the United States and in each of the 

50 States and the District of Columbia. The survey collected data from a sample of truck owners registered in 

each State and in the District of Columbia. 

The publication program for the census of transportation and the periodic surveys program included the following report series of particular interest to agriculture census 

data users: 

• Selected Transportation Industries, Geographic Area 

Series, TC87 -A-1, ill * II1II + . Presents final data from 

selected transportation industries for the United States, 

each State, the District of Columbia, and selected MSA's 

on number of establishments, payroll, revenue, and 

employment by various transportation classifications. 

• Selected Transportation Industries, Subject Series, TC87-

S-1, CD *II1II +. Provides final data for the United States, 

each State, and the District of Columbia, and selected 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

MSA's, based on size of establishment, size of company, and legal form of organization. The report also 

provides major sources of revenue and purchased transportation expenses for some kinds of business. 

• Truck Inventory and Use Survey, TC87-T-1 to 52, ill 

~ * II1II +. Reports for the United States, each State, 

and the District of Columbia, show data on the characteristics and use of commercial and private trucks. 

Statistics include number of vehicles, major use, annual 

mileage, model year, body type, vehicle size class, type 

of fuel, maintenance, classification of operator, whether 

the vehicle is equipped to transport hazardous material, 

fuel conservation equipment, braking system, and other 

vehicle equipment. 

Current transportation statistics- The Census Bureau 

conducts annual surveys of motor freight transportation 

and warehousing. The report series for these surveys, 

Motor Freight Transportation and Warehousing Survey, 

series BT, ill *, provides national level estimates of annual 

operating revenues and selected operating expenses with 

comparable data shown for the preceding year and yearto-year percentage changes. 

GUIDE 23 
Enterprise Statistics 

The Census Bureau's enterprise statistics program regroups 

census data for establishments under common company 

ownership or control to show economic characteristics of 

the owning or controlling firms. Each company covered in 

one of the economic censuses is classified in an enterprise 

industry category-a grouping of four-digit SIC industries 

adapted to produce company-aggregate data. The 1987 

Enterprise Statistics reports cover retail and wholesale 

trades, and service, construction, mineral, manufacturing, 

and transportation industries. The reports generally include 

data on the number of establishments, number of employees, annual payroll, sales and receipts, capital expenditures, inventory information, and, in some cases, value of 

fixed assets, operating expenses, and research and development costs. The report series for the program are as 

follows: 

• Large Companies, ES8? -1, ill iIIII *. Includes separate 

data for large companies (those with 500 employees or 

more) covered by the economic censuses, by enterprise 

industry categories. 

• Auxiliary Establishments, ES8? -2, ill iIIII *. Presents data 

for the United States and the 50 States on separately 

operated central administrative offices and other auxiliary establishments (i.e., warehouses, research and development laboratories, etc.) of multiestablishment firms. 

The statistics are shown by principal industrial activity of 

the operating establishment being serviced, by type of 

service provided, and by employment size. 

• Company Summary, ES8?-3, rn iIIII *. Includes national 

data by enterprise industry category on employment and 

sales size, legal form of organization, and in company / establishment cross-tabulations. 

county Business Patterns (CBP) 

This annual program presents intercensal economic 

data at the State and county levels for agricultural services, forestry, and fisheries; retail trade; wholesale trade; 

services, including religious organizations; finance, insurance, and real estate; construction; manufacturing; mining; 

transportation; and other public utilities (except railroads 

and the U.S. Postal Service). 

The data in the CBP reports represent types of employment covered by the Federal Insurance Contributions Act 

(FICA). The Census Bureau obtains the data from a variety 

of sources, including Federal administrative records, an 

annual company organization survey, and the censuses 

during census years. The basic tabulations exclude selfemployed persons, farm and domestic service workers, 

railroad employment subject to the Railroad Retirement 

Act, employment on oceangoing vessels or in foreign 

countries, and government employees. The published 

reports show statistics at the four-digit SIC code level for 

the United States, and at two-, three-, and four-digit levels 

for States and counties (depending on the magnitude of 

employment). Basic data items shown include number of 

establishments, mid-March employment, and first-quarter 

and annual payrolls. The principal report series is County 

TABLE FROM COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS (SOUTH DAKOTA) 

Table 2. Countles-Employees, Payroll, and Establishments by Industry: 1986-Con. 

[Excludes government. employees, railroad employees. self:employed person., etc. Size class 1 to 4 includes establishments having payroll but no employees during mid·March pay period. 

(D) denotes figures Withheld to avoid discloSing data for Individual companies. For meanll1g of abbr9YIatians and symbols and explanation of terms, see introductory taXI! 

Number of Payroll (St ,000) Total Number of establishments by employment·SlZe class 

SIC Industry employees number 

code for week of 100 250 500 1,000 

including establish· 110 5to 10 to 20 to 50 to to to to or March 12 First quarter Annual ments 4 9 19 49 99 249 499 999 mot'e 

CODINGTON 

TotaL _________________________________ 7 143 21384 9326' 7'1 463 125 74 54 16 7 2 

AgrlcuHul'll1 HfYlces, forestry. and fisheries _________________________________ 51 181 1 124 10 7 

07 Agricultural services _______ . ____________________ 51 181 1 124 10 7 

Mining ____________________________________ (A) (0) (D) 3 1 2 

Contract contltructlon _____________________ 243 867 4899 63 49 7 4 3 

15 General contractors and operative builders ________ 68 260 1 542 19 14 4 1 

151 General building contractors ___________________ 61 243 1 347 13 8 4 1 

17 . Special trade contractors ________________________ 160 560 3007 40 32 2 4 2 

171 Plumbing, hea~ng. air conditioning ______________ 56 259 943 9 6 2 

M8II1Ufacturing _____________________________ 1 583 6658 26188 38 9 3 , 7 7 2 

20 Food and kindred products ______________________ 294 897 3938 5 2 

201 Meat products ________________________________ (e) (D) (D) 1 

2016 Poultry dressing plants ______________________ (C) (0) (D) 1 

23 Apparel and other textile products ________________ (C) (D) (D) 2 2 

232 Men's and boys' fumishings ___________________ (B) (D) (D) 1 2329 Men's and boys' clothing, n.e.c .. _____________ (B) (D) (D) 1 

239 Misc. fabricated textile products ________________ (B) (D) (D) 1 2393 Textile bags ________________________________ (B) (D) (D) 1 

24 ~ber and WOOd products _____________ ~---

B9~ 1648 ~/- '-.....-3. --1. .J. --...;.. . . -..-- - .JD>' L--- - --.::.. 

24 GUIDE 198? CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Business Patterns, CBP-[year], ill * IIIIII~. + . A report is 

issued for the United States, each State, the District of 

Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The U.S. report includes State 

totals as well as national data, together with the number of 

auxiiiary estabiishments for the Nation, with their number 

of employees and payroll. 

Three computer tape files are available from the CBP 

program; a United States Summary, ~ + , with detailed 

industry data at the national level; 1 B, summaries for 

States and census geographic divisions; and 2, summaries 

for counties. These files contain both published and unpublished data for four-digit SIC industries at the national level, 

for States, and counties. Two-digit SIC data for most 

SMSA's are available for most years from 1975 on. 

Quarterly Financial Reports 

This program uses a probability sample (about 11,000 

corporations- 7,900 manufacturing, 1,700 wholesale, 950 

retail, and 450 mining) to provide aggregate national level 

statistics on U.S. corporations. The estimates include 

income, assets, liabilities, stockholders' equity, and related 

financial and operating ratios, classified by industry and 

asset size. This is the only Census Bureau program 

collecting profit and loss information. (The Federal Trade 

Commission produced the QFR's until 1982.) 

• Quarterly Financial Report for Manufacturing, Mining, 

and Trade Corporations (QFR), ill (subscription* or single copies+) I11III + ~. (Beginning with the first quarter of 

1988, quarterly financial reports are available on diskette 

• + .) 

Governments 

The 1987 Census of Governments-The Census Bureau 

conducts censuses of governments every 5 years, for 

years ending in "2" and "7," to collect financial and 

employment data on thousands of government units, including Federal, State, county, municipal, and town or township 

governments, as well as such particular units as school 

districts (dependent and independent) and special districts. This program includes the District of Columbia and 

Puerto Rico. Five published series of reports cover the five 

major subject fields: 

• Government Organization, GC87-(1), ill I11III *. In two parts: 

Part 1, Government Organization; and Part 2, Popularly 

Elected Officials. A list of all local governmental units 

identified in the census (approximately 83,000), by name 

and address, is available ~ + . 

• Taxable Property Values, GC87-(2), ill I11III*. 

• Government Employment, GC87-(3), ill I11III * ~ +. In 

four parts: 1, Employment of Major Local Governments; 

2, CompendiumofPublicEmployment, 3,Labor-Management 

Relations; and 4, Government Costs for Employee Benefits. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

• Government Finances, GC87-(4), ill I11III * ~ + . In six 

parts: 1, Finances of Public School Systems; 2, Finances 

of Special Districts; 3, Finances of County Governments; 

4, Finances of Municipal and Township Governments; 5, 

Compendium of Government Finances; and 6, Empioyee 

Retirement Systems of State and Local Governments. 

• Topical Studies, GC87-(5), ill I11III *, presents the basic 

data in different ways. 

Current governmental statistics-The Bureau of the 

Census publishes several periodic reports on various 

government activities and operations, including annual 

reports on government employment, finances, finances of 

selected public employee retirement systems, quarterly 

summaries of State and local tax revenue, and periodic 

special studies. The following reports also may be of 

particular interest to agriculture data users: 

• Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Fiscal Year {year], 

ill * I11III ~ + . An annual report containing data on Federal 

Government expenditures and obligations, in two volumes: 1, County Areas, with statistics covering the 

United States, the District of Columbia, counties, Puerto 

Rico and municipios, and outlying areas (American 

Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. 

Virgin Islands); and 2, Subcounty Areas, with data for the 

United States, States, counties and subcounty areas 

(municipalities and townships), Puerto Rico and municipios, and the outlying areas. The report contains statistics 

on Federal expenditures and obligations for grants, 

salaries and wages, procurement contracts, direct payments for individuals, direct loans, guaranteed loans or 

insured loans, and insurance. (Volume 1 also has total 

direct spending on defense and nondefense functions.) 

Dollar amounts reported represent actual expenditures 

or obligations, by program identification titles and codes 

and object! assistance type codes. The computer tape 

file also contains associated geographic codes, 1986 

population estimates, and the U.S. congressional district 

code for each governmental unit. 

• Federal Expenditures by State for Fiscal Year {year], 

illllllll * ~ + . An annual report showing, by State and 

territory, total Federal grants to State and local 

governments, salaries and wages, procurement, direct 

payment to individuals, and certain other major 

programs-including agricultural stabilization. 

• Federal Assistance Award Data System, ~ + . Provides 

quarterly data by State, county, and place on Federal 

domestic assistance programs, including grants to State 

and local governments, as well as direct and guaranteed 

and insured loans to individuals, small businesses, and 

other qualified recipients; direct payments for a specified 

use, such as subsidies, or for unrestricted use, such as 

pensions or veterans' benefits; and insurance or other 

types of financial assistance. 

Foreign Trade 

Agricultural products make up an important part of the 

United States' foreign trade. The Census Bureau compiles 

GUIDE 25 
a broad range of data on imports and exports and publishes a variety of summary and detailed reports. Export 

data generally are shown by commodity class, net quantity, 

destination (country or world area), U.S. Customs district of 

export, method of transportation, and month of export. 

Import data shown include commodity by net quantity, 

dutiable status and rate, country and world area of origin, 

U.S. Customs district of entry, method of transportation, 

and month of import. 

Summary reports-Summary reports of special interest to agriculture census data users include the following 

series: 

• FT135, U.S. General Imports and Imports for Consumption-Schedule A-Commodity by Country, m * I11III + • 

Monthly and cumulative. 

• FT 410, U. S. Exports-Schedule E-Commodity by Country, m * I11III + • Monthly and cumulative year-to-date. 

• FT800, U.S. Trade With Puerto Rico and U.S. Possessions, m * I11III + • Monthly and annual. 

• FT900, Summary of U.S. Export and Import Merchandise Trade, m* I11III + (subscription only). Monthly and 

cumulative year-to-date. 

• FT990, Highlights of U.S. Export and Import Merchandise Trade, m* I11III + ~. Monthly and cumulative yearto-date. 

Detailed reports-

• EM455, U.S. Exports, World Area/Country of Destination-Schedule E-Commodity Groupings, IIIIi + . Includes 

method of transportation. Monthly and cumulative yearto-date. 

• EM522, U.S. Exports, I11III + • Shows data on net quantity, 

value, and shipping weight for schedule B by number, 

country of destination, and customs district of exportation. Monthly and cumulative year-to-date. 

• EM575, U.S. Exports, I11III + • Presents data on net quantity 

and value of exports by SIC-based product codes and 

world area of destination. Monthly and cumulative yearto-date. 

• EM596, Shipments of Merchandise From the United 

States to Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands, I11III + • 

Monthly and annual (EA 696). 

• IM145, U.S. Imports for Consumption and General Imports, 

I11III+ • Includes data on net quantity, customs and cost, 

insurance, and freight value of imports by TSUSA commodity, customs district of entry, and country of origin. 

Monthly and cumulative year-to-date. 

• IM146, U.S. Imports for Consumption, I11III + • Shows data 

on net quantity and value of imports for consumption by 

TSUSA commodity, country of origin, customs value, 

calculated value, rate of duty, and method of transportation. Monthly and cumulative year-to-date. 

26 GUIDE 

• IM155, U.S. General Imports, I11III + • Presents data on 

value and shipping weight of ~eneral imports by schedule A commodity grouping, world area of origin, and 

method of transportation. Monthly and cumulative yearto date. 

• IM160. U.S. GenerallmportsFromtheU.S. Virginlslands, 

Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana 

Islands, m +. Monthly and cumulative year-to-date. 

• IM175, U.S.lmportsforConsumptionandGenerallmports, 

IIIIi + . Cumulative year-to-date. 

Selected detailed export and import reports are available only through contractual agreements with the Census Bureau's Foreign Trade Division. In addition to the 

published report series, the Foreign Trade Division can 

provide a variety of monthly and annual tabulations 

either singly or on a subscription basis on exports, 

imports, and shipping in different arrangements and 

greater detail than are available in the printed materials. 

The Guide to Foreign Trade Statistics: 1983, m *, and its 

1988 supplement m+ contain further information. 

Population and Housing Statistics 

The population and housing censuses-The Census 

Bureau carries out population and housing censuses every 

10 years in years ending in "0" to provide detailed 

demographic and socioeconomic data about the Nation's 

people and their living quarters. The 1980 Census of 

Population and Housing is the latest of these enumerations 

completed (as this Guide goes to print, the Bureau of the 

Census is making preparations for the 1990 censuses); it 

produced statistics on the United States, census geographic regions and divisions, the 50 States, the District of 

Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, 

American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the 

remainder of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. The 

published reports include data for States, metropolitan 

areas, counties, cities, and various other political and 

statistical units down to the size of a city block (in 

urbanized areas; block-level data also will be available for 

rural areas from the 1990 census). 

The population and housing censuses are not directly 

concerned with collecting data specifically related to agriculture, but the published statistics on population and 

housing cover rural as well as urbanized areas, farm and 

nonfarm population and housing, income, age, and other 

characteristics of the population, all of which are valuable 

in any examination of agriculture in the United States. 

Some data were obtained from "complete count" questions (Le., for every person and housing unit); other statistics were estimated from responses to questions asked of 

a sample. 

The report series listed below all contain data that are, 

directly or indirectly, most useful in evaluating the agriculture economy. Detail varies by series, according to subject 

and geographic coverage. This list includes only those 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
report series most obviously useful to agriculture data 

users. For more information on the 1980 census publication program, see the Census Catalog and Guide, m *. 

• Number of Inhabitants, PC80-1-A, m I11III *, shows population counts for States, counties, county subdivisions, 

places, SCSA's, SMSA's, and urbanized areas. Some 

counts show urban/rural residence. 

• General Population Characteristics, PC80-1-B, m I11III *, 

shows complete-count data (Le., number of persons in 

each household, age, sex, race, etc.) for various geographic levels from States down to places with populations of 1,000 persons or more. 

• General Social and Economic Characteristics, PC80-

1-C, m I11III *, including counties and other geographic 

levels down to places of 2,500 inhabitants or more, and 

Detailed Social and Economic Characteristics, PC80-

1-D, m I11III *, for States and for SMSA's of 250,000 

inhabitants or more, provide data collected on a sample 

basis on subjects (such as occupation, income, and 

commuting), some cross tabulated by age, race, and 

other characteristics. 

• General Housing Characteristics, HC80-1-A, mllllll *, contains data for the complete-count housing itemsaccess, number of rooms, kitchen and plumbing facilities, tenure (owned or rented), etc.-tabulated from the 

State level down to places with 1,000 inhabitants or 

more, and includes some cross-tabulations by the inhabitants' race or Spanish origin. Some tables display data 

by urban/rural residence. 

• Detailed Housing Characteristics, HC80-1-B, mllllll*, covers the sample housing items-heating equipment, farm 

residence, source of water, sewage disposal, etc.-tabulated down to the level of places with at least 2,500 

inhabitants. 

• Summary Tape Files (STF's), ~ + . Nearly all of the 

population and housing census data appear on computer tapes in greater detail and for smaller geographic 

areas than in the printed reports. The Census Bureau 

issues STF's by State, and some data can be obtained 

on microfiche by county. 

The 1980 Census of Population and Housing: Users' 

Guide, PHC80-R1, ill *, contains a text and several supplements, including a glossary and table tinding guides. 

Current population and housing statistics-The Census Bureau has a variety of survey and population-estimation 

programs, many sponsored by other Federal agencies, 

such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Department of 

the Treasury, and the Department of Housing and Urban 

Development. 

Population surveys-The following report series present 

statistical data drawn from the Bureau's Current Population Survey. 

• Population Characteristics, P-20, m * I11III ~ + (some .. ). 

Ofters about 15 reports each year, many dealing with 

such recurring topics as school enrollment, fertility, 

mobility, and voting. The reports all show data for the 

United States, but some reports include statistics for 

regions. 

TABLE FROM 1980 CENSUS OF POPULATION, VOL. 1, CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION, CHAPTER D, 

DETAILED POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS 

TAILE 219. (A) DETAILED OCCUPATION OF EIIPLOyEt PERSONS IV SEX, RACE, AND SPANISH ORIUN, 1980 - CON. 

tUTA AilE ESTIIIATES BASED ON A SAIIPLE; SEE INTRODUCTION. fOR IIUNIlla OF SYIIIOLl, SEE INTRODUCTIOII. FOR 

ALAIAIIA 

FARIIING, FORESTRY, AIID FlSHllI' 

OCCUPATIONS • • • • • • • • • • • FARII OPERATORS AND IIAIIAGERS • • • FARIIEIIS, EXCEPT HOlTICULTURAL. • 

AGRICULTURAL plIODUeTIOII, CROPS. 

HORTICULTURAL SPECIALTV FARIIERS. 

"AIIA6ERS, fAlliS, EXCEPT HOIITICULTUIIAL • • • • • • • • • • • • 

IIAIIA'ElS, HOIITICULTURAL SPECULTY 

FARII' •••••••••••••••• FAIIII OCCUPATIONS, EXCEPT IIAIIAGERIlL •• 

SUPERVISOIS, fAIIII VOII:ERS ••••••• f AlII IIOUERS • • • • • • • • • • • • • 

A6RICULTURAL PIIODUCTION, CROPS. 

IIARIIIE LIFE CULTIVATIOII IIOIKERS •••• NUISElY VORKERS. • • • • • • • • • • • 

35 285 14 901 

12 504 I 525 

183 

1 9BI 

233 I 025 

471 7 349 4 999 

198 

liE LAnD AlillCULTURAL OCCUpAllONS. • •• 4 143 SUPERVISOIS, RELATED AGUCULTURAL 

OCCUPATIONS • • • • • • • • • • • • • 226 

,IOUIIDSICEEPUS AIID &AIDENElS, 

EXCEPT fAIIi • • • • • • • • • • • •• 4 1 II AIIIIIAL CAIETAKERS, EXCEPT fAilII • • • • 325 GIIADEIS AIID SORTERS, AGRlCULTUIlAL 

PIODUCTS. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12 

IIISPECTORS, AGIICULTURAL PRODUCTS. • • 22 

fOIESTRY AIID LOG'III6 OCCUPATIOIIS. • •• 6 424 

SUPERVISORS, fORESTIY AIID LOGGI", 

VOIlICEIS ••••••••••• 

fOIU $, EXCEPT ~-~ 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

II 

SPAIiISH 

ORIUN (1) 

262 aD 

53 

47 

21 

6 

77 

77 

39 

48 

51 

33 27 411 

a 13 182 

• " 347 7 808 

73 

1 644 

"1 6 382 

283 

11 5 919 4 04Z 

',0 7 1 116 

94 

7 1 602 

118 

56 

16 

5 163 

A 

3 546 1 354 1 111 

404 

14 

145 

107 

122 

GUIDE 27 
• Special Studies, P-23, m * I11III ~ + (some ~). Comprises 

several reports issued each year on such subjects as 

youth, the aging, female family heads, and travel to 

work. The geographic detail varies from report to report, 

most showing national-level data, but many have statistics for regions and divisions, specific MSA's, and, in 

some cases, counties. 

• Population Estimates and Projections, P-25, OJ * iIIII 

~ + (some .Q). Includes monthly estimates of the U.S. 

population, projections, and annual estimates by age 

and components of change (births, deaths, and net 

migration); annual estimates of State populations by age 

group and components of change; and periodic population and per capita income estimates for States, counties, governmentally active minor civil divisions, and 

incorporated places. 

• Federal-State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates, P-26, m * IIBII ~ + . Presents annual estimates of 

the population by county and metropOlitan area. 

• Farm Population, P-27, m* IIIIII~ + • Includes annual 

reports on the number of persons living on farms for the 

United States and regions, their age and race, and 

selected characteristics of their employment. 

• Consumer Income, P60, m* IIIIII~+ . Includes annual 

reports on money income and poverty status of families 

and persons, cross-classified by a broad range of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Other reports 

cover characteristics of persons receiving various nonmoney benefits (e.g., food stamps, medical care, public 

housing, and employer contributions for health and 

pension plans). The reports include data for the United 

States and, depending on the specific report, for regions, 

divisions, and the 20 largest SMSA's/MSA's. 

In addition to the Current Population Survey, the Census 

Bureau conducts the Survey of Income and Program 

Participation (SIPP). The SIPP provides microdata containing basic demographic and social characteristics for 

each household in the sample. Core data include labor 

force activity, type and amount of income, and participation 

in various cash and noncash benefit programs. "Topical 

modules" of questions are used to collect data on special 

topics, such as assets, in selected interviews. Data are 

released for interview periods-called "waves" -covering 

interviews with approximately 20,000 households. SIPP 

data are published in the Household Economic Series, 

P-70, m * IIIIII~ +. 

28 GUIDE 

Housing Surveys-The Census Bureau carries out a 

series of current housing surveys, the annual Metropolitan Housing Survey, providing housing statistics in the 

Current Housing Reports series H-170, Housing Characteristics for Selected Metropolitan Areas; and the biennial 

American Housing Survey. The latter produces statistics 

published in the Current Housing Reports series H-150, 

m * i11116} + (some ~ ), consisting of six reports that provide 

data on the size and composition of the housing inventory 

and related topics. Part E, Urban and Rural Housing 

Characteristics for the United States and Regions, may be 

of special interest to agriculture census data users. 

Statistical Compendia 

• Statistical Abstract of the United States {year}, m * I11III + 

(some ~ ). Standard annual summary of statistics on 

social, political, and economic organizations of the United 

States. The Abstract employs data from a wide variety of 

sources and includes a guide to sources and information 

on the source of specific statistics. 

• Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times 

to 1970, (a Statistical Abstract supplement) 2 volumes, 

available commercially (ISBN 0-527-91756-7), I11III + (sold 

only in sets). The two parts contain more than 12,500 

statistical series on subjects ranging from population 

and land area to production figures for crops and 

manufactured products. 

• County and City Data Book (CCDB), 1988, m * iIIII ~ 

.0 +. (Published every 5 years.) Presents social and 

economic data from recent censuses and from other 

Government agencies and private sources. Provides 

statistics for every city with a population of 25,000 

inhabitants or more, as well as all counties and States, 

and a limited selection of population and income data for 

all places of 2,500 persons or more. The CCDB serves 

as a convenient compendium of small-area data from 

each of the economic censuses and includes selected 

1982 Census of Agriculture data. 

• State and Metropolitan Area Data Book, 1986 

(a Statistical Abstract supplement), m * iIIII 6} • + (some 

~ ). A variety of statistical information for States, census 

regions and divisions, and metropolitan areas from 

censuses and 60 other governmental and private agencies. The next edition, tentatively scheduled for 1990 or 

1991, will include selected data from the 1987 agriculture census. 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
TABLE FROM CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY REPORT, SERIES P-27, FARM POPULATION 

Table 8. Characteristics of Families, by Farm-Nonfarm Residence: March 1987 

(March 1987 Current Population Survey. Numbers in thousands) 

Characteristic 

Total Farm Nonfarm 

Type 

Families ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 64,491 1,448 63,043 

Married couple •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 61,537 1,355 50,182 

Other, male householder ••••••••••••••••••• 2,510 30 2,480 

Other, female householder •••••••••••••••••• 10,445 64 10,381 

Size 

Families ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• '64,491 1,448 63,043 

Two persons •••••••••••• , •••••• , •••••••••• 26,323 611 25,712 

Three persons ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 15,395 294 15,101 

Four persons •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 13,620 273 13,347 

Five persons •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 5,900 168 5,732 

Six persons ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2,078 52 2,035 

Seven or more persons •••••••••••••••••••• 1,176 48 1,127 

Total persons ••••••••••••••.•••••••••••• " • 205,459 4,752 200,707 

Persons per family ••••••••••••••••••••••• 3.19 3.28 3.18 

Own Children 

Families ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 64,491 1,448 63,043 

With own children ......................... 32,593 851 31,742 

With own children under 18 ••••••••••••••••• 31,898 696 31,301 

Average per family ••••••••.••••••••••••• 1.81 2.00 1.81 

With own children under 6 •••••••••••••••••• 14,674 252 14,422 

Average per family •••••••••••••••••••••. 1.33 1.32 1.33 

With own children under 3 ••••..•••••••••••• 8,742 136 8,606 

Average per family ...................... 1.10 1.14 1.10 

Own children under 18 ..................... 67,808 1,192 56,616 

Percent living with two parents •••••••••••• 78.6 97.3 78.2 

X Not applicable. 

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Percent distribution 

Total Farm 

100.0 100.0 

79.9 93.6 

3.9 2.1 

16.2 4.4 

100.0 100.0 

40.8 42.2 

23.9 20.3 

21.1 18.9 

9.1 11.6 

3.2 3.6 

1.8 3.3 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

100.0 100.0 

50.5 58.8 

49.5 41.2 

(X) (X) 

22.8 17.4 

(X) (X) 

13.6 9.4 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

Nonfarm 

100.0 

79.6 

3.9 

16.5 

100.0 

40.8 

24.0 

21.2 

9.1 

3.2 

1.8 

(X) 

(X) 

100.0 

50.3 

49.7 

(X) 

22.9 

(X) 

13.7 

(X) 

(X) 

GUIDE 29 

CHAPTER 4. 

Obtaining the Data 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

The following sources provide information on the availability and cost of the Bureau's various products: 

• Publication order forms, ill + (free), are small brochures issued periodically to announce the publication 

of report series or products. They usually include a form 

that can be used to order already published reports, 

request subscription service, or place a standing order 

with the Government Printing Office (GPO) for the 

series. The order form will provide prices and GPO stock 

numbers only for those reports already issued at the 

time, so the user may need to consult other sources 

(such as the Monthly Product Announcement or Customer Services Branch, DUSD (see below)). These 

brochures are distributed at conventions and other user 

gatherings and are in display racks at Census Bureau 

regional and Commerce district offices. Individual copies 

also are available +. 

• Census and You, ill (subscription*, single copies or free 

sample copy+), is a monthly newsletter on activities, 

products, and services from the Bureau of the Census. 

Reports and tapes are announced as they become 

available. Occasional descriptive articles highlight important features of publications, describe aspects of census 

or survey methodology, or cite applications of the data. 

• Factfinder for the Nation, ill + (single copies free), is a 

series of pamphlets providing brief descriptions of Bureau 

of the Census statistical programs for various areas (No. 

3 covers "Agricultural Statistics") and other services. 

• Census Catalog and Guide, ill *, is an annual volume 

describing all Bureau publications and other products 

issued during a particular reference period (cumulative 

from 1980). (The 1988 catalog provides information on 

all the products issued from the 1982 Economic Censuses and the 1982 Census of Agriculture.) 

• Monthly Product Announcement, ill + (free), lists publications, data files on computer tape, microfiche, and 

maps, together with prices and ordering information and 

forms. 

Write or telephone Customer Services, Bureau of the 

Census, Washington, DC 20233, (301) 763-4100. 

Most of the Bureau's published reports are sold by: 

* Superintendent of Documents 

U.S. Government Printing Office 

Washington, DC 20402 

(202) 783-3238 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Public-use computer tapes, diskettes, CD-ROM products, and some published items are obtained from: 

+ Customer Services 

Bureau of the Census 

Washington, DC 20233 

(301) 763-4100 

Government Printing Office (GPO) and Bureau of the 

Census order forms are included at the back of this guide. 

The Census Bureau can provide special tabulations 

for users with specific requirements not met either by the 

published statistics or by the public-use tapes. These 

tabulations are furnished at cost on computer tape or as 

computer printouts. Requests for information and/or quotations for special tabulations of agriculture census data 

should be made to: 

Chief, Agriculture Division 

Bureau of the Census 

Washington, DC 20233 

and for other censuses or surveys: 

Director 

Bureau of the Census 

Washington, DC 20233 

The Census Bureau routinely distributes its publications 

to selected Government offices, public agencies, and 

certain libraries. Various agencies maintain reference collections of Census Bureau products. In some cases, 

specific products may be purchased from these agencies. 

Current and Past Reports 

Government and Census depository libraries (about 

1,500 in all; list on request +) are public institutions in 

various parts of the country, including colleges and universities. Most collections are open to public use and/or 

available on interlibrary loan. Some of the holdings are on 

microfiche. 

Department of Commerce and Bureau of the Census 

libraries have the most extensive collections: 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Reference Room 7043 

Herbert C. Hoover Building 

14th St., between Constitution Ave. & "E" St., NW. 

Washington, DC 20230 

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Bureau of the Census Library 

Reference Room 2475, Federal Bldg. 3 

Suitland & Silver Hill Roads 

Suitland, MD. (mail: Washington, DC 20233) 

(301) 763-5402 

Current Reports 

There are State data centers and their affiliates in every 

State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin 

Islands. (List on request +. ) 

Department of Commerce district offices in 59 cities 

(see local telephone directories for addresses). 

Census Bureau regional offices (see list at the end of 

this section). 

Public-Use Computer Tapes 

State data centers and their affiliates (see above; list on 

request+ ). The Bureau's National Clearinghouse for Census Data Services maintains a list (copy on request+ ) of 

organizations that offer tape printouts and other services 

to their customers. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE 

Among the additional sources of information and assistance available to the public through the Bureau of the 

Census are: 

• Information services specialists at the Census Bureau's 

12 regional offices (see list at the end of this section) 

and in Washington (Customer Services, (301) 763-4100) 

can answer questions about publications and other 

products, assist users in the access and use of Census 

Bureau data and in specific applications, and conduct 

workshops or make presentations for groups interested 

in Census Bureau programs and products. 

• Agriculture subject matter specialists, located at 

Census Bureau headquarters, also can be contacted concerning specific problems or requests 

«301) 763-1113). 

• Telephone Contacts for Data Users (free+) is a list of 

specialists within the Bureau of the Census for over 175 

different technical subjects of interest to users. 

TELEPHONE CONTACTS 

Agriculture Division 

Chief, Agriculture Division 

Telephone interviews 

Policy statements 

Charles P. Pautler 

(301) 763-8555 

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Agriculture Statistics Program 

John Womack 

(301) 763-8557 

Crop statistics 

Donald Jahnke 

(301) 763-8567 

Farm economics 

(includes data on 

agricultural chemicals, 

corporations, direct sales, 

fertilizer, machinery, land use, 

operator characteristics, and 

irrigation) 

James Liefer 

(301) 763-8565 

Livestock statistics 

Thomas Monroe 

(301) 763-8569 

Puerto Rico and outlying areas 

(including Guam, and 

Virgin Islands) 

Kent Hoover 

(301) 763-8564 

Special surveys 

(includes census of water 

supply organizations, and 

the survey of farm water use 

John Blackledge 

(301) 763-8560 

Data User Program 

George Pierce 

(301) 763-8556 

Electronic data dissemination 

(Computer tapes, diskettes, 

CD-ROM, and online) 

Douglas Miller 

(301) 763-8561 

Special tabulations 

John Blackledge 

(301) 763-8560 

Publication requests 

Agriculture I nformation Office 

(301) 763-1113 

Public affairs and 

data user meetings 

Cyndi Shipley 

(301) 763-8561 

Farm population 

Diana Deare 

(301) 763-8570 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 
Regional Offices 

Atlanta, GA 

Room 625 

1365 Peachtree Street, N.E. 

30309, (404) 347-2274 

Boston, MA 

Room 553 

Boston Federal Office Building 

10 Causeway Street 

02222-1084, (617) 565-7078 

Charlotte, NC 

Suite 505 

222 S. Church Street 

28202, (704) 371-6144 

Chicago,IL 

Room 557 

175 W. Jackson Boulevard 

60604, (312) 353-0980 

Dallas, TX 

Room 3C54 

1100 Commerce Street 

75242, (214) 767-7105 

Denver, CO 

P.O. Box 26750 

7655 W. Mississippi Ave. 

80226, (303) 969-7750 

1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

Detroit, MI 

Room 565 

Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse 

231 West Lafayette Street 

48226, (3;3) 354-4654 

Kansas City, KS 

One Gateway Center 

4th and State Streets 

66101, (816) 891-7562 

Los Angeles, CA 

Room 810 

11777 San Vicente Boulevard 

90049, (818) 892-6674 

New York, NY 

Room 37-130 

Federal Office Building 

26 Federal Plaza 

10278, (212) 264-4730 

Philadelphia, PA 

Room 9244 

William J. Green, Jr. Federal Building 

600 Arch Street 

19106, (215) 597-8313 

Seattle, WA 

101 Stewart Street 

Suite 500 

98101, (206) 728-5314 

GUIDE 33 
• 0005 

Customer Services (Census Bureau) Order Forms 

for 

Publications and Electronic Media Products 

PUBLICATIONS - Use only for publications not available from the Government Printing Office (GPO). 

1. Pl •••• Typ. or Print. (Form is aligned for typewriter use.) 

Oty. Series Number Title Price 

Each 

I Total for Publications 

2 . Company or personal name 

I------------------------i 3. Pl •••• Choo •• M.thod of P.ym.nt: 

Additional address/attention line 

Total 

Price 

o Check payable to the Superintendent of Documents 

Street address 

City, State, ZIP Code 

Daytime phone including area code 

o GPO Deposit Account 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - D 

Note: All prices include regular domestic postage and handling. 

International customers, please add 25%. 

Mail to: Customer Services, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 20233 

----~- Telephone: 301/763-4100 FAX: 301/763-4794 

·0006 

ELECTRONIC MEDIA, MICROFICHE, AND OTHER PRODUCTS - Use for computer tape (TAPE), technical 

documentation (TD), compact disc-read only memory (CD-ROM), diskette (DISK), microfiche (FICHE), or paper 

reproductions - "blowbacks" (BB). 

1. Pl •••• Typ. or Print. (Form is aligned for typewriter use.) 

Oty. Media Title Price Total 

(See abbreviations above) Each Price 

Ch.r.ct.ri.tic. of T.pe (Ch.ck one). 

l Total for Products Listed 

D 9 track, 1600 bpi, EBCDIC D 9 track, 6250 bpi, EBCDIC 3. Pl •••• Choo •• M.thod of P.ym.nt: 

D 9 track, 1600 bpi, ASCII D 9 track, 6250 bpi, ASCII 0 Check payable to "Commerce-Census" 

Labeling (Check one): D Standard 0 Unlabeled 

Maximum block size (if less than 32K bytes) 7 ___ _ 

12 • Company or personal name 

Additional address/attention line 

Street address 

City, State, ZIP Code 

Daytime phone including area code 

o Census Deposit Account .... 19-'-1 -,--,-I __ I 

o VISA or MasterCard 

, , , 

Name on card _______________ _ 

Card expiration date ____________ _ 

Note: All prices include regular domestic postage and 

handling. International customers, please add 25%. Priority 

service available for selected computer tapes. Call Customer 

Services for information. 

Mail to: Customer Services, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 20233 

Telephone: 301/763-4100 FAX: 301/763-4794 POF·715 (5-14-891 
GPO Order Form 

Superintendent of Documents Publications and Subscriptions Order Form 

1. Please Type or Print. (Form is aligned for typewriter use.) 

PUBLICATIONS 

Qty. Stock Number 

SUBSCRIPTIONS 

List 

Qty. ID Title 

Title 

NOTE: All prices include regular domestic postage and handling. Publication 

p g g / rices are ood throu h 12 89. After that date, p lease call Order and 

Infonnation Desk at 202-783-3238 to verify prices. Subscription prices are subject to change at any time. International customers, please add an additional 25 %. 

Charge your order. • I VISA I 

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Price 

Each 

l Total for Publications 

Price 

Each 

l Total for Subscriptions 

I Total Cost of Order 

Please Type or Print 3. Please Choose Method of Payment: 

Total 

Price 

Total 

Price 

2. 0 Check payable to the Superintendent of Documents 

(Company or personal name) 0 I I I I I I I I 0 GPO Deposit Account -

(Additional address/attention line) 0 VISA, or MasterCard Account 

(Street address) I I I I I I I I I I I I 

(City, State, ZIP Code) (Credit card expiration date) Thank you for your order! 

( ) 

(Daytime phone including area code) (Signature) 6/~ 

4. Mail To: Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington. DC 20402-9325