1987 Census of (^Agriculture 3 .3_lAil AC87-A-8. V-olume 1 GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES Parts Delaware state and County Data out-ctiSfiTCOTOfROCUivlENTS fO^ m MAR 20 1939 ' ' BOSTO^! PIJSLIO LIBRARY,^ [ U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This report was prepared in the Agriculture Division. Many other divisions contributed to this preparation: Data Preparation performed the clerical processing; Administrative Services pro- vided the forms design and other administrative services; Publi- cations Services contributed in publication planning and design, editorial review, composition, and printing procurement; Com- puter Services provided the computer processing facilities; Field provided selected data collection activities; Economic Program- ming prepared the computer programs; and Economic Surveys assisted in preparation of data collection and processing proce- dures and computer programs. Members of the Census Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics and representatives of both public and private organizations made significant recommendations which helped establish data content. Members of various agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture provided valuable advice in the planning, publicizing, and processing phases of the census, and in helping farmers and ranchers complete the report forms. The press, farm magazines, radio and television stations, and farm organizations were most helpful in publicizing the census and encouraging cooperation of farm and ranch operators. Special tribute is paid to the millions of farm and ranch operators who furnished the information requested. Only through their cooperation was it possible to collect and publish the data in this report. If you have any questions concerning the statistics in this report, call: (301) 763-8555 Division Chief (301) 763-8567 Crops Branch (301) 763-8569 Livestock Branch (301) 763-8566 Farm Economics Branch (301) 763-1113 General Information (301) 763-8558 Statistical Methodology 1987 Census of Agriculture AC87-A-8 Volume 1 GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES Parts Delaware state and County Data Issued January 1989 U.S. Department of Commerce C. William Verity, Secretary Donna F. Tuttle, Deputy Secretary Robert Ortner, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 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 Thomas L. Mesenbourg, Chief, Economic Census Staff AGRICULTURE DIVISION Charles P. Pautler, Jr., Chief Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Census of agriculture (1987). Geographic area series. 1987 census of agriculture. Geographic area series. Includes indexes. Supt. of Docs, no.: G 3.31/4:987/v.1 1. Agriculture— Economic aspects— United States- Statistics. 2. Agriculture— Economic aspects— United States— States— Statistics. 3. Agriculture— Economic aspects— United States— Territories and possessions —Statistics. I. United States. Bureau of the Census. II. Title. HD1769.C46 1987 338.1 •0973'021 88-600103 For sale by Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. CONTENTS Page Introduction VII Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 1987 and 1982 1 FIGURES 1. State Map 2 2. Profile of State's Agriculture: 1987 3 3. Percent of Farms and of Value of Products Sold: 1987 4 4. Farms by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1959 to 1987 4 5. Land Use: 1987 5 6. Selected Crops Harvested: 1987 5 7. Value of Livestock and Poultry Sold: 1987 6 8. Production Expenses: 1987 6 TABLES CHAPTER 1. State Data 1. Historical Highlights: 1987 and Earlier Census Years 7 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987, 1982, and 1978 9 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978 10 4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales: 1987 12 5. Government Payments and Other Farm-Related Income: 1987 and 1982 13 6. Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982 14 7. Land Use and Acres Diverted: 1987, 1982, and 1978 15 8. Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land, by Size of Farm: 1987 and 1982 16 9. Irrigation: 1987, 1982, and 1978 16 10. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1987 and 1982 17 11. Value of Land and Buildings: 1987, 1982, and 1978 18 12. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 18 13. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 18 14. Petroleum Products Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978 19 15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987, 1982, and 1978 19 1 6. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization for All Farms and Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1987, 1982, and 1978 20 1 7. Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated by Females, Persons of Spanish Origin, and Specified Racial Groups: 1987 and 1982 21 18. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industhal Classification: 1987 23 19. Selected Characteristics of Abnormal Farms: 1987 and 1982 24 20. Livestock and Poultry- Inventory and Sales: 1987, 1982, and 1978 25 21. Poultry- Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 25 22. Broilers and Started Pullets-Sales: 1987 and 1982 26 23. Poultry- Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1987 26 24. Turkeys-Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 27 25. Cattle and Calves -Inventory: 1987 and 1982 27 26. Cattle and Calves -Sales: 1987 and 1982 28 27. Cattle and Calves- Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1987 28 28. Cattle and Calves- Inventory and Sales by Size of Cow Herd: 1987 29 29. Cattle and Calves- Inventory and Sales by Size of Beef Cow Herd: 1987 29 30. Cattle and Calves- Inventory and Sales by Size of Milk Cow Herd: 1987 30 31. Cattle and Calves -Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 30 32. Hogs and Pigs- Inventory: 1987 and 1982 30 33. Hogs and Pigs-Sales: 1987 and 1982 31 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE CONTENTS III 34. Hogs and Pigs- Litters Farrowed: 1987 and 1982 31 35. Hogs and Pigs — Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1987 31 36. Hogs and Pigs— Inventory and Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 32 37. Hogs and Pigs— Inventory, Sales, and Litters by Total Farrowed: 1987 32 38. Sheep and Lambs- Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 32 39. Sheep and Lambs — Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1987 33 40. Sheep and Lambs— Inventory and Sales by Size of Ewe Flock: 1987 33 41. Other Livestock and Livestock Products — Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 34 42. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1987 and 1982 35 43. Specified Crops Harvested — Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1987 35 44. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982 36 45. Specified Fruits and Nuts by Acres: 1987 and 1982 46. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale by Value of Sales: 1987 and 1982 37 47. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 38 48. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1987 40 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987 50 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987 60 51. Summary by Size of Farm: 1987 80 52. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987 100 53. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1987 120 CHAPTER 2. County Data 1. County Summary Highlights: 1987 140 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1987 and 1982 141 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982 143 4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales, Government Payments, Other Farm-Related Income, and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982 144 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982 145 6. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982 147 7. Irrigation: 1987 and 1982 148 8. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 149 9. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987 and 1982 150 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 and 1982 151 11. Cattle and Calves- Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 153 12. Hogs and Pigs- Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1987 and 1982 155 13. Sheep and Horses- Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 156 14. Poultry- Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 157 15. Selected Crops: 1987 and 1982 158 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982 159 17. Milk Goats- Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 164 18. Angora Goats— Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 19. Mink and Their Pelts- Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 20. Colonies of Bees and Honey— Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 164 21. Fish Sales: 1987 and 1982 22. Miscellaneous Poultry- Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 165 23. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties— Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 165 24. Grains-Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1987 and 1982 166 25. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1987 and 1982 . 167 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1987 and 1982 168 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982 170 28. Fruits and Nuts: 1987 and 1982 173 29. Berries Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982 175 30. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale: 1987 and 1982 175 31. Other Crops: 1987 and 1982 177 32. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Value of Sales and Occupation: 1987 and 1982 177 33. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1987 and 1982 177 34. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1987 and 1982 178 35. Operators of Spanish Origin: 1987 and 1982 178 36. Farms With Grazing Permits: 1987 IV CONTENTS 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE Page APPENDIXES A. General Explanation A-1 B. Places With All Cropland in the Conservation Reserve Program B-1 C. Statistical Methodology C-1 D. Report Form and Information Sheet D-1 Index Index 1 Publication Program Inside back cover 'Not published for this State. 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE CONTENTS V INTRODUCTION Page HISTORY VII USES OF THE CENSUS VII AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED VII FARM DEFINITION VII COMPARABILITY OF DATA VII TABULAR PRESENTATION VII ADVANCE REPORTS VIII ELECTRONIC DATA DISSEMINATION VIII SPECIAL TABULATIONS VIM CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES VIII INVENTORIES, PRODUCTION, AND SALES DATA VIM ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS VIM fifth year after 1983 covering the prior year. The 1987 census includes each State, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Island of the United States. A census of agriculture will be conducted in American Samoa and the Common- wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in conjunction with the 1990 Census of Population and Housing. FARM DEFINITION HISTORY The 1987 Census of Agriculture is the 23d taken by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. The first agriculture census was taken in 1840 as part of the sixth decennial census of population. From 1840 to 1950, an agriculture census was taken as part of the decennial census. A separate mid-decade census of agriculture was conducted in 1925, 1935, and 1945. From 1954 to 1974, a census of agriculture was taken for the years ending in 4 and 9. In 1976, Congress authorized the census of agri- culture to be taken for 1978 and 1982 to adjust the data reference year so that it coincided with the economic censuses covering manufacturing, mining, construction, retail trade, wholesale trade, service industries, and selected transportation activities. This adjustment in timing estab- lished the agriculture census on a 5-year cycle collecting data for years ending in 2 and 7. USES OF THE CENSUS The census of agriculture is the leading source of statistics about the Nation's agricultural production and the only source of consistent, comparable data at the county. State, and national levels. Census statistics are used by Congress in developing and changing farm programs and for determining the effects of these programs. Many national and State programs are designed or allocated on the basis of census data, such as funds for extension services, research, and soil conservation projects. Private industry uses census statistics to provide a more effective production and distribution system for the agricultural community. AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED The census of agriculture is required by law under Title 13, United States Code, sections 142(a) and 191, which directs that a census be taken in 1979, 1983, and in every Since 1850, when minimum criteria defining a farm for census purposes first were established, the farm definition has been changed nine times. The current definition, first used for the 1974 census, is 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. The farm definition used for the outlying areas varies according to area. The report for each area includes a discussion of the farm definition. COMPARABILITY OF DATA Data on acreages and inventories for 1987 and 1982 are generally comparable. Dollar figures shown for expenses and agricultural product sales are expressed in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation or defla- tion. In general, data for censuses since 1974 are not fully comparable with data for 1 969 and earlier censuses due to changes in the farm definition. The 1978 U.S., region, and State data shown in the 1978 Census of Agriculture publications included data for farms on the mail list plus estimates from an area sample for farms not on the mail list. For comparability, the 1978 data in the 1987 publications include only farms on the mail list. TABULAR PRESENTATION State data— Tables 1 through 47 in chapter 1 show detailed State-level data usually accompanied by historical data for one or more past censuses. Tables 48 through 53 provide 1987 State data cross-tabulated by various farm classifications. County data— Chapter 2 presents selected data items by county. Tables 1 through 16 include general data for all counties. The counties are listed in alphabetical order in the column headings. Tables 17 through 36 include only 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE INTRODUCTION VII counties reporting the data itenn. Counties not having the item, or with a limited number of farms reporting the item, have data combined and presented as "all other counties." ADVANCE REPORTS Advance reports of 1987 census data have been pub- lished separately for each county with 10 farms or more, each State, and the United States. This series provided, at the earliest possible date, final data on major data items together with comparable final data from the 1982 census. Data items are standard across States except information on selected crops harvested, which vary by State accord- ing to their relative importance in the State. ELECTRONIC DATA DISSEMINATION The volume 1 data are available on computer tapes and compact disc. The advance report data are available on computer tapes, computer diskettes, and through elec- tronic data services such as the AGRIDATA network, the CENDATA package on Dialog, CompuServe on-line ser- vices, and the Census Bureau's State Data Center Bulletin Board. Computer tapes, diskettes, and compact discs are sold by the Customer Services Branch, Data User Services Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233 (telephone (301) 763-4100). SPECIAL TABULATIONS Custom designed tabulations can be developed to individual user specifications on a programming cost reim- bursable basis. Inquiries about special tabulations should be directed to the Chief, Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES In keeping with the provisions of Title 13, United States Code, no data are published that would disclose the operations of an individual farm. However, the number of farms in a given size category or other classification, such as size of farm, is not considered a release of confidential information and is provided even though other information is withheld. INVENTORIES, PRODUCTION, AND SALES DATA Inventories of livestock, poultry, and machinery and equipment are measured as of December 31 of the census year. Crop and livestock production, sales, and expense data are for the calendar year, except for a few crops (such as citrus) for which the production year overlaps the calendar year. ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS The following abbreviations and symbols are used through- out the tables: Represents zero. Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms. (D) (IC) (NA) (S) (X) (Z) cwt sqft Independent city. Not available. Withheld because estimate did not meet pub- lication standards on the basis of either the response rate (associated relative standard error) or a consistency review. Not applicable. Less than half of the unit shown. Hundredweight. Square feet. VIII INTRODUCTION 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 1987 and 1982 (Dollar figures are in ( ) adiustment for price changes. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Landin}arrnVIi;;;";";";iIII--i;i;;iIir"Ii;;-------i;--"-I-I--I--IIIII"--acres.. Average size of farm acres.. Value of land and buildings^: Average per farm - — dollars.. Average per acre - — dollars.. Farms by size: 10 to 49 acres — - 50 to 179 acres 180 to 499 acres. 500 to 999 acres ■ 1,000 to 1,999 acres 2,000 acres or more — Harvested cropland farms.. acres.. Irngaled land farms.. acres.. tvlarket value of agricultural products sold $1,000.. Average per farm dollars.. Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops $1,000. Grains $1,000., Cotton and cottonseed $1.000., Tobacco -- $1.000., Hay, silage, and field seeds $1,000., Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons $1,000. Fruits, nuts, and berries $1,000. Nursery and greenhouse crops $1,000. Other crops $1,000. Livestock, poultry, and their products $1,000. Poultry and poultry products $1,000. Dairy products - $1,000. Cattle and calves $1,000. Hogs and pigs $1,000. Sheep, lambs, and wool $1,000. Other livestock and livestock products (see text) $1,000. Farms by type of organization; Individual or family (sole proprietorship) Partnership Corporation Other -cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. Operators by principal occupation: Farming Other Operators by days worked off farm: 200 days or more Average age of operator years. Total farm production expenses' farms. $1,000. Selected farm production exptnses': Livestock and poultry purchased $1,000. Feed for livestock and poultry $1,000. Commercial fertilizer^ $1,000. Agricultural chemicals^ $1,000. Petroleum products $1,000. Hired farm labor $1,000. Interest expense^ $1,000. Livestock and poultry inventory: Cattle and calves farms. number. fVlilk cows farms- number. Hogs and pigs farms. number. Chickens 3 months old or older farms. Selected crops harvested: Corn for gram or seed farms. Wheat for gram farms. Barley for gram farms. Soybeans for beans farms. acres. Hay -alfalfa, other tame, small gram. wild, grass silage, green chop, etc, (see text) farms. Vegetables han/ested for sale (see text) farms acres 'Data are based on a sample of farms, 'Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications •'Data for 1982 do not include imputation tor item nonresponse. 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 347 456 304 075 16 049 14 938 10 055 16 929 2 320 7 984 7 252 260 286 220 963 15 571 37 202 0 508 9 993 33 951 1 991 264 971 DELAWARE 1 Figure 1 . State Map DELAWARE PENNSYLVANIA U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 2 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE Figure 2 Profile of state's Agriculture: 1987 1 to 49 acres i 50 to 1 79 acres [ 180 to 499 acres i 500 to 999 acres ||||||| 5.3 1,000 to 1,999 acres ||i 3.4 2,000 acres or more I g 9 Farms by size Less than $2,500 $2,500 to $9,999 $10,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 or more Farms by value of products sold Less than $40,000 $40,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $499,999 $500,000 to $999,999 $1,000,000 or more Farms by value of land and buildings Other I 0.5 Corporation [||||^ q Partnership j' ■■""™"': - Individual or family \ Farms by type of organization '::j> Full owner Part owner Tenant Operators by tenure None I 1 to 99 days I 100 to 199 days 200 days or more Not reported Operators working off farm Farming Other Operators by principal occupation ;j 40.2 30 40 50 Percent of farms 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE DELAWARE 3 Figure 3. Percent of Farms and of Value of Products Sold: 1987 value of sales Less than $10,000 $10,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $249,999 — • $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 or more |37.3 1 0.8 |l6.6 ■ ^^ ].. 1 1 Number of farms " products sold M- .™. ™ 18.5 ^— ^"^^ .^<,--y.^-::^f '"f, - '. '-'- -'^r. ^>' Figures. Production Expenses: 1987 Livestock purchased Feed purchased Fertilizer/ Chemicals/Seeds Labor— Hired/Contract Energy cost 13.6 Interest expense 14.9 90 120 Millions of dollars 6 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE Table 1 Historical Highliglits: 1987 and Earlier Census Years (For meaning ot abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Farms Land in farms , Average size of f Total cropland Han/ested cropland. Farms by value of sales'*: Less than $2,500 $2,500 to $4.999 $25,000 to $49.9996 .. $50,000 to $99.999... $100,000 to $499,999. $500,000 or more Farms by type of organization: Individual or family (sole proprietorship) Partnership Operators by days \ Operators by principal occupation': Farming Average age of operator'. ...years.. Total farm production expenses^ . $1,000-. Selected farm production expenses^: Livestock and poultry purctiased „_ Feed for livestock and poultry . $1.000.. . $1.000.. Hired farm labor $1,000 Interest expense' $1,000 Agricultural cfiemicals^ ... $1,000. Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory 1 Beef cows . Milk cows.. Hogs and pigs inventory.. Hogs and pigs sold 53 522 187 183 8 787 31 191 216 2 187 169 9 354 834 287 1 001 210 492 139 370 562 111 013 110 276 140 508 19 993 13 435 17 893 102 937 218 310 15 131 (NA) 6 857 485 727 2 792 451 752 93 526 156 816 30 263 94 366 14 488 5 705 11 802 (NA) 3 249 505 356 3 052 422 984 27 381 (NA) 3 078 12 222 43 488 5 755 3 560 6 792 (NA) (NA) 33 040 770 54 666 36 053 2'j4l 6 028 (NA) (NA) 2 299 49 896 (NA) 4 089 1 727 23 500 2 013 26 337 38 085 1 295 43 328 2 701 725 705 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 7 Table 1. Historical Highlights: 1987 and Earlier Census Years-Con. [For meaning of abbreviations £ Selected crops Corn for grain or seed farms. acres. Wfieat for gram farms. bushels. Barley for grain farms. Soybeans for beans farms. Vegetables fiarvested for sale (see text)" __ 2 033 209 977 5 386 399 2 136 172 817 13 506 396 1 922 142 711 033 995 2 753 150 849 7 771 508 577 835 617 917 659 762 15 775 12 732 498 442 2 960 731 376 3 246 234 4 893 161 682 5 957 323 12 062 368 994 2 771 ^Data for 1974 and prior years include the value of forest products sold "Data for 1982 and prior years exclude abnormal farms 'Data for 1959 are for $10,000 or more SDala lor 1954 are for S25.000 or more 'Data for 1974 apply only to individual or family operations ( «Data for 1987 include cost of custom applications, data for agricultural chemicals exclude ^Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse '"Data for 1964 and prior years are for chickens 4 months old or older. "Data I 1974 V 8 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -STATE DATA Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1987, 1982, and 1978 jnd symbols, see introductory text] Percent ot total i Total sales (see text) _ Average per farm. Value of sales': $1,000. $2 500 to S4 999 $1,000. farms $5 000 to $9 999 $1,000. $10,000 to $19,999 $1,000. $1,000. $25 000 to $39 999 $1,000. farms $1,000. $50 000 to $99 999 $1.000.. $1,000. $250 000 to $499 999 $1,000.. farms $1,000.. $1 000 000 or more $1,000.. farms $1,000.. farms Corn for rain $1,000. $1,000- $1,000. $1,000. Barley $1,000. farms Oats $1,000. Other grains^ $1,000. farms $1,000. farms Tobacco $1,000. Hay, silage, and field seeds . Vegetables, sweet corn, and Fruits, nuts, and berries Nursery and greenhouse crops.. Other crops . farms. $1,000. . farms. $1,000. '$i,ooo! "$1,000^ . poultry, and their products . Poultry and poultry products Dairy products Hogs and pigs . Sheep, lambs, a Other livestock i I livestock products (see text). 46 701 915 18 294 626 4 438 'Data for 1982 and 1978 exclude abnormal farms. ^Data for 1982 and 197B are for $500,000 or more ^Data for 1982 include barley. 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 9 Tables Farm Production Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978 [Data are based on a sample ol farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory texfl 1987 1982 Item Farms Expenses ($1,000) 1978 farms 2 965 (X) m 604 397 231 362 289 116 1 374 (X) (X) 125 129 388 368 20 9 1 637 (X) (X) 243 185 83 55 110 154 109 698 1 341 (X) (X) 150 92 34 26 784 1 899 (X) (X) 642 286 616 195 86 20 54 1 807 (X) (X) 448 147 611 209 27 70 40 1 973 (X) (X) 510 319 618 231 213 53 29 2 692 (X) (X) 915 228 149 22 5 377 102 127 184 1 617 2 929 5 996 7 978 26 620 101 691 98 141 132 130 (X) 53 522 14,2 53 499 934 6 531 12 949 9 710 2 707 20 139 (X) 187 183 49.6 330 537 831 4 180 9 631 9 651 161 909 (X) 180 490 47.9 46 177 216 442 9 032 166 354 (X) 8 667 2,3 152 197 1 473 1 321 1 147 3 937 (X) 15 802 4,2 115 106 1 419 1 525 3 650 723 2 669 2 566 3 030 11 l'9^^ 3,0 106 218 1 540 3 197 1 729 2 937 8 7'8^] 2.3 524 2 046 1 555 2 179 640 222 1 622 } } } } } } } } } 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 320 37 202 (NA) 156 153 121 143 1 642 140 508 (NA) 233 203 110 476 620 1 336 136 947 (NA) 128 94 204 2 112 6 964 (NA) 710 413 689 175 51 2 191 19 993 (NA) 396 278 803 239 303 172 10 868 (NA) 575 299 719 176 3 322 13 435 (NA) 1 500 i { (NA) Average per farm Farms with expenses ol- $1,000- dollars.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Livestock and poultry purchased Farms witfi expenses of- $1 to S999 SI 000 to S4 999 farms-. $1,000.. percent of total.. 1 598 36 283 (NA) 307 288 212 791 $50 000 to $99 999 Feed lor livestock and poultry Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 farms.. $1.000.. percent of total.. 1 865 118 266 (NA) 243 89 $25 000 to $49 999 - Commercially mixed formula feeds Farms with expenses of- farms.. $1.000.. percent of total.. 1 451 114 974 (NA) 145 $5,000 to $9.999 67 1 073 Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees Farms with expenses ol- $1,000- percent of total.. 2 327 5 600 (NA) 943 $500 to $999 $1 000 to S4 999 481 659 $5 000 to $9 999 144 52 $25 000 or more Commercial fertilizer^ Farms with expenses of- farms.. $1.000.. percent of total.. 2 470 14 166 (NA) 382 $1 000 to S4 999 859 $5 000 to $9 999 280 343 $50 000 to $99 999 Agncultural chemicals' $1 to $499 farms.. $1.000.. percent of total.. 2 534 (NA) 947 $1 000 to $4 999 777 $5 000 to $9 999 18< 3 377 Farms with expenses ol- $1 to $999 $1.000.. percent of total.. 7 991 (NA) 1 866 1 IOC 25S 301^ 26 i $25 000 to S39 999 $40 000 to $49 999 S50.000 or more - Id of table, 10 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978-Con. For meaning of abbreviations i I symbols, see introductory tex^ Total farm production expenses— Con. Eleclncity farms. SI, 000. percent of total. Farms witti expenses of— $1 to $499 ___ $500 to $999 - $1,000 to $1,999 $2,000 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $24,999 $25,000 or more Hired farm labor _ farms. $1,000. percent of total. Farms witti expenses of— $1 to $999 $1,000 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $24,999' $25,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $79,999 $80,000 to $99,999 _ $100,000 or more Contract labor farms. $1,000. percent of total. Farms witti expenses of— $1,000 to $4'.999';iIimiL;iIIIIIIIIIIl;lIIIIi;lIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIimiI! $5,000 to $9,999 _ $10,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $49,999 _.. $50,000 or more Repair and maintenance farms. $1,000. percent of total. Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999... $1,000 to $4.999 $5,000 to $9.999 $10,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $49,999 $50,000 or more Customwork. macfiine tiire. and rental of machinery and equipment^ farms. $1,000. percent of total. Farms with expenses of— $1,000 to S4',999";!;;"!;;;]]];^I^]^^^]];]I];]^"]"^^]I];"]"]]'""""! $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $49,999 $50,000 or more ._ Interest' farms. $1,000. percent of total. Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __ - $1,000 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $24.999 $25,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 or more Interest paid on debt: Secured by real estate Not secured by real estate $i.aoo: percent of total. Farms with expenses of— $1 to $499 $500 to $999 $1,000 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9.999 _ $10,000 to $24,999... $25,000 to $49,999 $50,000 or more Property taxes paid farms $1,000 percent of total Farms with expenses of— SI to S499 $500 to S999 $1,000 to $4,999 S5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $24.999 $25,000 or more See footnotes at end of table 2 195 (X) (X) 2 457 (X) 2 244 4 554 (NA) 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 11 Table 3 Farm Production Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978-Con. [Dala are based on a sample of farms, see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, s se introductory tex? m 1987 1982 Ite Farms ^($f,ooo1 1978 Total farm production expenses- Con, All other farm production expenses Farms with expenses ol- $1 to $999 farms.. $1.000,. percent of total.. 2 813 (X) (X) 1 148 1 123 225 217 50 30 (X) 15 758 4,2 462 2 495 1 540 3 107 1 582 1 945 4 628 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $25 000 to $49 999 (NA) (NA) (NA) 'Data tor 1978 are for $10,000 or more ^Data tor 1987 include cost ot custom applications; data tor agricultural chemicals exclude the cost of li ^Data for 1987 exclude cost ot custom applications (or commercial fertilizer and agricultural chemicals "Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse Table 4 Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales: 1987 [Data are based on a sample of farms; see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory texfl Item All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more Farms v»ith sales ot less than $10,000 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit (see text) farms.. $1,000.. Average per farm dollars.. 2 965 65 300 22 023 1 695 76 564 45 171 129 247 195 432 355 337 1 270 11 265 8 870 537 231 181 57 31 1 866 68 350 36 629 1 462 76 116 52 063 33 125 180 432 355 337 404 7 767 19 224 29 109 78 102 55 31 1 099 -3 050 -2 775 233 $1.000.. 448 1 923 Gam of- 96 122 15 $10 000 to $24 999 866 $1.000.. 3 498 4 039 Loss of- 204 428 153 $10 000 to $24 999 79 2 'Farms with total production expenses equal to market \ ■ agricultural products sold £ ! included as farms with gair 12 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA Table 5. Government Payments and Other Farm-Related Income: 1987 and 1982 [For meaning of abbreviations and J All farms Farms with sales of $10,000 or more Item Farms Value ($1,0001 Farms Value ($1,000) Government payments _ Average per farm' __ Farms with receipts of- 1987.. ....1987.. 549 (X) 58 98 122 34 478 493 757 (X) 269 238 132 100 13 272 284 (X) (X) 52 73 29 8 (X) 112 96 33 42 113 (X) 44 27 29 10 208 (X) 161 24 9 3 13 505 30 530 671 1 810 2 863 3 513 3 902 3 998 5 282 91 575 873 1 424 448 587 1 514 1 425 5 567 5 018 26 285 492 427 283 1 151 4 009 43 192 211 551 154 7 767 21 89 192 128 448 456 2 191 23 54 67 220 451 (X) 25 138 91 119 34 403 401 461 (X) 173 136 73 63 5 178 237 (X) 37 i 7 150 (X) 63 39 30 15 3 49 (X) 21 2 10 156 (X) 121 11 3 7 170 15 898 S5 000 to $9 999 623 SI 0 000 to $24 999 Amount received in cash Vaiue of cenificates received Other farm-related income, gross before taxes and expenses^ Average per farm' Farms with receipts of- 1987.. 1987.. 1987.. 1987.. 3 421 3 749 56 $10,000 to $24 999 iR! $25 000 to $49 999 $50 000 or more Customwork and other agricultural services' Average per farm' 1987 farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 ..1987.. 1982.. 1987.. 1982.. 1 072 6 022 5 718 iii 4?] $10,000 to $24,999 $25 000 to $49 999 (D) Rental of farmland Average per farm' Farms with receipts of- $1 to $999 1987.. 1987.. 663 4 417 22 $1 000 to $4 999 82 1I9 664 13 560 $25 000 or more Sales of forest products and Christmas trees __.. Average per farm' Farms With receipts of- 1987.. 1987.. $1 000 to $4 999 $5 000 to $9 999 Other farm-related income sources Average per farm' Farms with receipts ot- $1 to $999 ..1987.. 1987.. 411 2 633 $10 000 to $24 999 $25 000 or more 91 'Data are in wholi ^Data are based c 'Data for 1987 an I farms with sales of $10,C 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 13 Table 6 Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see inlroductory text] Total - Average per tarm^ Farms v^itti loans of— 51,000 to S4~999'.'.'.'".'.'-'-'.~-'.'.'.'. $5,000 to $9.999 $10,000 to $19,999 $20,000 10 $24.999 $25,000 to $49.999 $50,000 or more Average per farm' Farms with loans of— $1 to $999 $1,000 to $9.999 - $10,000 to $24.999__. ._ $25,000 or more Wheat Average per farm' Farms with loans of— $1 to $999 - $1,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $24.999 $25,000 or more Soybeans Average per farm' $1 to $999 $1,000 to $9.999- - $10,000 to $24.999 $25,000 or more Sorghum, barley, and oats Average per farm' $1 to $999 $1,000 to $9.999 - $10,000 to $24.999 $25,000 or more Cotton Average per farm' $1 to $999 $1,000 to $9.999 $10,000 to $24.999. $25,000 or more Peanuts, rye. rice, tobacco, and hoi Average per farm' $1,000 to $9.999""'!"!;i;".' $10,000 to $24,999 $25,000 or more 'Data are in whole dollars. 4 256 29 763 (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA Table 7. Land Use and Acres Diverted: 1987, 1982, and 1978 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Land in farms Total cropland ) cropland . to49i 30 to 49 acres . 50 to 99 acres ... 100 to 199 acres. 200 to 499 acres . 500 to 999 acres . 1 .000 acres or mo r pasture or grazing _ Cropland used only f Ottier cropland Cropland in cover crops, legumes, anc harvested and not pastured Cropland on which all crops failed Cropland in cultivated summer fallow . Tiprovement grasses, not acres, acres farms, farms, farms. Cropland idle farms. Total V Woodland pastured Woodland not pastured . acres, acres. Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured. Land in house lots, ponds, ro Cropland under federal acreage reduction programs: Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs farms., acres. Conservation reserve program farms., acres.. 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 15 Table Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land, by Size of Farm: 1987 and 1982 Farms Land in farms (acres) Harvested cropland (acres) Imgated land 1987 1982 1987 1982 1987 1982 1987 1982 Land in larms 2 966 514 867 196 230 219 143 76 288 188 100 28 5 2 172 122 564 164 201 203 136 112 74 285 184 28 5 384 32 78 24 19 73 62 39 18 5 3 338 905 259 313 264 176 153 116 322 211 26 5 2 700 156 683 239 256 168 150 321 209 89 26 5 323 29 13 12 21 17 13 52 60 31 14 608 245 25 473 22 684 23 433 18 037 104 012 (D) (D) (D) 36 551 586 313 670 14 989 9 544 16 543 23 740 21 553 22 424 17 551 102 792 127 567 131 719 97 221 36 551 210 022 1 746 376 1 150 2 681 1 717 3 814 1 638 26 494 44 545 53 186 72 515 36 551 655 465 2 077 22 580 14 968 25 939 30 680 27 625 30 159 27 734 114 859 147 706 117 982 93 156 42 027 639 490 829 17 845 13 825 24 133 29 766 26 300 29 593 26 611 114 544 146 256 116 632 93 156 42 027 175 518 128 1 137 768 970 2 408 2 220 3 363 3 176 19 236 42 320 40 498 59 294 441 502 431 9 176 6 428 10 684 14 990 14 435 15 619 11 778 77 499 101 020 107 904 71 538 23 571 441 502 431 9 176 6 428 10 684 14 990 14 435 15 619 11 778 77 499 101 020 107 904 71 538 23 571 166 408 843 189 740 1 949 1 270 3 277 1 159 21 023 35 692 45 835 54 358 23 571 499 986 571 12 009 9 356 16 425 21 139 19 567 21 694 19 464 90 284 125 002 100 514 63 961 24 270 499 986 571 12 009 9 356 16 425 21 139 19 567 19 464 90 284 125 002 100 514 63 961 24 270 140 247 66 637 453 679 1 971 1 783 2 630 2 411 15 640 36 274 36 254 41 449 22 536 60 812 78 501 165 274 1 055 853 1 558 196 7 937 17 116 9 443 60 782 64 485 165 1 055 853 1 558 196 7 937 14 184 16 895 9 443 60 812 78 501 165 274 1 055 853 1 558 196 17 116 14 184 16 895 9 443 44 168 1 10 9 acres 57 296 70 to 99 acres 100 10 139 acres 1 121 742 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 5 506 14 132 1 000 10 1 999 acres 9 013 10 448 5.000 acres or more Farms with harvested cropland Farms by size 4 386 44 159 57 10 to 49 acres 321 382 140 to 179 acres 742 1 121 1 029 260 to 499 acres 500 10 999 acres 14 132 9 013 5.000 acres or more Farms with imgated land Farms by size: 44 168 57 10 to 49 acres 296 321 1 00 to 139 acres 742 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 5 506 14 132 1 000 to 1 999 acres 9 013 2 000 acres or more 10 448 5.000 acres or more 4 386 Table 9 Irrigation: 1987, 1982, and 1978 [For meaning oi abbreviations and symbols, see mlroductory text] Farms with irngation 1987 1982 1978 Farms with irrigation 1987 1982 1978 Farms Proportion of farms number percent 384 129 60 812 158 103 " 78 ; 60 4 244 50 6 850 323 97 44 168 137 80 213 66 1 608 63 4 784 56 7 500 255 7.5 33 725 132 76 211 1 262 40 2 860 35 5 000 Irrigated land-Con 500 to 999 acres 1.000 acres or more Irrigated land use Harvested cropland .... farms.. acres., farms 58 15 640 27 14 287 375 60 744 68 210 022 182 703 166 408 36 11 832 9 976 5 8 255 44 014 6 175 518 143 651 140 247 45 14 082 7 4 220 ^r^9^^: 10 to 49 acres acres farms 6 090 252 33 429 (NA) 50 to 99 acres Land in irngated farms Cropland Harvested cropland acres.. acres.. acres.. acres.. 138 440 111 036 acres 16 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA Table 10 meaning of abbreviations Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1987 and 1982 lis. see introductorv text] Ctiaracteristics Nonirrigated farms Land in farms acres. Value of land and buildings': Average per farm dollars. Average per acre dollars. Irrigated land ...acres. Land in farms according to use: Total cropland farms. Harvested cropland farms. Pastureland, excluding v^oodland pastured farms Land set aside in federal farm programs farms acres Owned and rented land in farms: Owned land in farms farms Rented or leased land in farms farms. Market value of agricultural products sold $1,000. Average per farm dollars. Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops farms. $1,000 Livestock, poultry, and their products farms. $ Total farm production expenses' $1,000. Average per farm ..dollars. Livestock and poultry purchased farms $1,000 Feed for livestock and poultry farms $1,000 Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms. $1,000 Commercial fertilizer^ farms. $1,000. Agricultural chemicals^ farms. $■ Petroleum products farms. $ --- Electricity __ farms. $1,000. Hired farm labor farms. $1,000. Contract labor farms. Repairs and maintenance I Customwork. machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment^ _ farms. $1,000. Interest^ farms. $1,000. Cash rent paid for land and buildings farms. $1,000. Property taxes paid farms. $1,000. All other farm production expenses farms. $1,000. Commodity Credit Corporation loans farms. $1,000. Government payments received farms. $1,000. Other farm-related income' farms. $1,000. Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment' farms. $1,000. Average per farm ..dollars Inventory of livestock: Cattle and calves farms number Hogs and pigs farms number Sheep and lambs farms 325 313 282 932 2 692 8 787 2 195 5 798 2 481 11 739 11 089 2 724 2 591 2 813 15 758 3 338 655 465 364 843 3 322 13 435 2 244 2 606 1 433 16 948 175 518 944 350 143 651 320 140 247 230 3 570 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 193 7 544 13 634 273 545 2 221 (0) 6 022 15 2 073 180 724 307 246 2 525 102 493 40 591 'Data are based on a sample of farm 2Data for 1987 include cost of custor 'Data for 1987 exclude cost of cuslo *Data for 1982 do not include imputa I agncultural chemicals. I nonresponse 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 17 Table 11. Value of Land and Buildings: 1987, 1982, and 1978 [Data are based on a sample o) farms; see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory tex? 1987 1982 Value ol land and buildings Farms Value ($1,000) 1978 Estimated market value o( land and buildings Average per farm Average per acre Farms by value group: $1 to $39 999 farms-. $1,000__ dollars-- 2 965 m 450 236 247 287 778 297 150 (X) 1 096 313 369 751 1 765 7 989 12 472 20 333 51 007 47 780 233 355 206 327 195 787 209 250 112 013 3 338 1 217 847 364 843 1 829 436 433 359 413 322 789 322 } 3 399 963 934 283 593 1 493 489 $100 000 to $149 999 465 $150 000 to $199 999 353 $1 000 000 to $1 999 999 Table 12. (Data are based Value of Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 n a sample of farms; see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory tex^ 1987 1982 Value of macfiinery and equipment Farms (Ji.oool Farms Value ($1,000) 2 957 (X) 201 485 494 503 463 203 197 257 129 16 9 158 043 53 447 628 3 183 6 500 11 450 16 660 11 155 15 422 32 226 36 828 9 500 14 490 (X) 757 643 472 209 226 136 } 153 587 Vtv'^^r 626 $20 000 to $29 999 10 335 $30 000 to $49 999 16 729 $50,000 to $69,999 - _ $70 000 to $99 999 11 253 18 287 $500,000 to $999,999 16 596 $1 000 000 or more Table 13. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 (Data are based on a sample of farms, see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory tex^ 1987 1982 Total Manufactured 1983 to 1987 tvlanulactured prior to 1983 Farms Number Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number manufactured 1978 10 1982 974 396 2 630 1 055 648 1 637 1 857 999 409 5 003 2 219 2 548 7 128 2 553 3 648 2 591 4 537 1 280 492 1 151 121 22 568 102 16 279 339 103 53 55 1 424 261 155 787 235 102 303 484 56 57 2 073 775 270 2 428 564 1 430 1 752 927 383 4 579 1 800 1 751 2 414 3 071 2 288 4 053 1 161 418 435 2 780 388 2 904 1 387 712 (NA) (NA) 1 111 460 6 190 2 281 2 471 8 012 3 278 3 929 (NA) 1 342 519 531 408 199 2 or 3 425 170 (NA) 320 Cotlonpickers and stnppers - 'Data for 1982 include self-propelled only. 18 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA Table 14. Petroleum Products Expenses: 1987, 1982, and 1978 (Data are based on a sample of farms; see text. For meaning ol abbreviations and symbols, see introduclory texfl 1987 1982 Item Farms Expenses ($1,000) 1978 '1 2 356 (X) (X) 449 305 94 25 1 494 (X) (X) 600 228 275 110 59 15 93 (X) (X) 2 30 29 12 10 6 1 873 (X) (X) 643 757 201 120 97 40 15 (X) 8 787 3 264 (X) 3 226 1 369 626 316 412 (X) 3 905 2 614 133 148 266 860 745 820 935 3 559 ?l 16 33 38 220 1 3?^ 708 131 158 270 257 302 3 322 13 435 4 044 3 062 5 192 1 696 1 228 482 635 495 1 755 5 019 2 860 524 358 330 249 181 > 27 79 2 937 6 12 2 1 5 } (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Average per farm __ Gasoline and gasohol $1,000.. dollars.. farms.. $1,000.. rinllar!! 7 991 2 366 3 176 3 625 Farms with expenses of- $500 to $999 770 $1 COO to $1 999 425 $10 000 to $24 999 34 Diesel fuel Average per farm Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 $500 to $999 farms.. $1.000.. dollars.. 1 538 2 209 1 436 691 297 $1 000 to $1 999 205 $10 000 to $24 999 30 $25 000 or more Natural gas Average per farm Farms v»ith expenses of- farms.. $1,000.. dollars.. 28 848 $100 to $499 19 $500 to $999 2 $5 000 to $9 999 Average per farm Farms with expenses of- $1 to $99 $1,000.. ...dollars.. 2 130 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 (NA) (NA) $5 000 to $9 999 NA Table 15 Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987, 1982, and 1978 For meaning of abbreviations : Any chemicals, fertilizer, or IJme 2 761 2 470 arms by tons used: 1 to 49 tons 50 to 99 tons Ctiemicals used for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit farms_. acres on which used.. 186 476 118 16 925 ! cost of custom applications; I for agricultural chemicals < 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 19 Table 16. [For meaning of Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization for All Farms and Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1987, 1982, and 1978 Characteristics Farms operated by Black and < Tenure or operator: Harvested cropland acres.. Harvested cropland Part owners acres.. farms.. acres. . Han/ested cropland acres.- farms.. farms Harvested cropland acres.. farms.. Operators by place of residence: Operators by principal occupation: Other Operators by days of work off farm: Any 200 days or more 5 to 9 Jears Operators by age group: Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 45 to 49 years .....L... ....:.:...-:..:: 60 to 64 years Operators by sex: acres.. Operators of Spanish origin (see text) . Partnership ... Corporation .__ Family held ; stockholders . ) or less stockholders . 2 453 169 139 403 2 700 2 806 499 986 496 756 1 951 1 922 1 364 1 370 102 031 96 091 1 079 407 831 986 1 068 335 977 336 721 of social and ethnic groups, 20 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA Table 17. Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated by Females, Persons of Spanish Origin, and Specified Racial Groups: 1987 and 1982 ; introductory text] Farms operated by Black and other i Black American Indian FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS Farms number. 1987. 1982. Land in farms acres. 1987. 1982. Harvested cropland.- farms. 1987. 1982. acres. 1987. 1982., 1987 FARMS BY SIZE 50 to 139 acres""";;""^;i"^^;;;;ii;iIIIIII"";--^ 140 to 219 acres 220 to 499 acres _ 500 acres or more 1987 OWNED AND RENTED LAND IN FARMS Owned land in farms _ _ farms.. Rented or leased land in farms farms.. acres.. TENURE OF OPERATOR Full owners farms. 1987.. 1982.. acres. 1987.. 1982. Part owners farms. 1987.. 1982. acres, 1987.. 1982. Tenants farms, 1987.. 1982.. 1987 FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION Individual or family (sole proprietorsfiip) Partnersflip Family held corporation Ottier than family held corporation Other-cooperative, estate or trust. 1987 MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLO Total sales farms. $1,000. Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops farms. $1,000. Livestock, poultry, and their products farms, $1,000, Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 , $2,500 to $9,999 $10,000 to $19,999 $20,000 to $24,999 $25,000 or more 1987 FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION Cash grains (Oil) Field crops, except cash grains (013) Cotton (0131) Tobacco (0132) Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n,e,c. (0133, 0134, 0139) Vegetables and melons (016) Fruits and tree nuts (017) Horticultural specialties (018). General farms, primarily crop (019) Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) Dairy farms (024) Poultry and eggs (025) Animal specialties (027) General farms, primanly livestock and animal specialties (029) See footnotes at end of table. 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 21 Selected Characteristics of Farms Operated by Females, Persons of Spanish Origin, and Specified Racial Groups: 1987 and 1982-Con ' introduclorv text] Characteristics Farms operated by I i and other races Black American Indian 1987 OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS Operators by place ( On farm operated Not on farm operated Not reported Operators by principal occupation: Farming Other Operators by days of work off farm: too to 199 days""-I--""----"-I-I""-"-I------ 200 days or more Not reported Operators by years on present farm: 3 or 4 years 5 to 9 years -. 10 years or more Average years on present farm _-. Operators by age group: Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 59 years 60 to 64 years 65 to 69 years 70 years and over Average age Operators by sex: Ma\e Operators ol Spanish origin' 1987 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LOANS AND GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS Amount received from Commodity Credit Corporation loans farms. SI. 000. Government payments received farms. SI. 000. 'See chapter eportjng Spanish origin. 22 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA Table 18. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1987 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] (acres) Value of selected capital assets\ average per farm (dollars) ' ° ($!' Total Crops, including greentiouse Total _ Crops (01) Cash grains (Oil) Wheat (0111) Rice (0112) Corn (0115) Soybeans (0116) Cash grams, nee (0119) Field crops, except cash grains (013) Cotton (0131) Tobacco (0132) Sugarcane and sugar beets (0133) Irish potatoes (0134) , Field crops, except cash grains, n.ec. (0139) Vegetables and melons (016) Fruits and tree nuts (017) Berry crops (0171) Grapes (0172) Tree nuts (0173) Citrus fruits (0174) Deciduous tree fruits (0175) Fruits and tree nuts, n.ec- (0179) Horticultural specialties (018) Ornamental floriculture and nursery products (0181). Food crops grov»n under cover (0182) General farms, primarily crop (019) Livestock and animal specialties (02) , Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and ar (021) Beef cattle feedlols (0211) Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) Hogs (0213) Sheep and goats (0214) General livestock, except dairy, poultry, and specialties (0219) Dairy farms (024) Poultry and eggs (025) Broiler, fryer, and roaster chickens (0251).. Chicken eggs (0252) Turkeys and turkey eggs (0253) Poultry hatchenes (0254) Poultry and eggs, nee. (0259) Animal specialties (027) Fur-beanng animals and rabbits (0271) Horses and other equines (0272) Animal aquaculture (0273) Animal specialties, n.e.c. (0279) General farms, primarily livestock and animal 5(029) 'Data are based on a sample of farms. 608 245 394 602 289 41 1 8 269 52 830 2 205 63 857 88 126 60 852 258 865 524 818 954 825 345 674 419 064 140 335 163 010 44 727 48 300 2 600 160 804 24 700 52 237 19 743 (D) 20 658 443 575 80 824 28 930 475 10 407 314 887 288 751 7 713 (D) (D) (D) 2 331 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -STATE DATA DELAWARE 23 Table 19 Selected Characteristics of Abnormal Farms: 1987 and 1982 (For meaning of abbrevialions and symbols, see introductory text] Characteristics 1987 1982 Characlenstics 1987 1982 Land in farms acres.. Average size of farm acres.. Value of land and buildings' $1,000.. Average per farm dollars.. Average per acre dollars.. Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment' $1,000.. 2 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) : Market value of agricultural products sold $1,000.. Average per farm dollars.. Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops $1,000.. Livestock, poultry, and their products $1,000.. Total farm production expenses' $1,000.. Average per farm ...dollars.. Tenure of operator: (D) (D) (D) (□) Part owners Land in farms according to use: Total cropland farms.. acres.. Han/esied cropland farms.. acres.. Tenants Abnormal farms by standard industrial classification _ Other cropland farms.. Tobacco (0132) acres.. Total woodland farms.. acres.. Sugarcane and sugar beets: Irish potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. (0133, 0134, 0139) - Woodland pastured farms.. acres.. Fruits and tree nuts (017) Horticultural specialties (018) : Pastureland and rangeland other than Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal Beef cattle except feedlots (0212) acres.. Irrigated land farms.. General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) 24 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA Table 20. Livestock and Poultry- (For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Inventory and Sales: 1987, 1982, and 1978 ($1,000) and poultry Poultry Any cattle, tiogs, or stieep Cattle and calves Cows and heifers Itiat tiad calved. Beef cows , f^ilk cows Hogs and pigs Feeder pigs sold Stieep and lambs^ Horses and ponies Ctiickens 3 monttis old or older^ Hens and pullets of laying age Broilers and other meat-type chicl^ens. 15 085 14 427 2 187 5 129 3 029 3 514 2 962 727 795 644 628 742 284 569 581 29 776 623 38 909 32 225 22 803 19 953 23 614 24 917 18 068 2 308 1 772 9 354 26 934 25 224 16 631 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 101 972 100 178 30 594 27 544 31 800 665 601 779 382 529 246 145 796 536 (D) (D) 347 456 260 286 218 310 304 075 220 963 191 425 43 381 39 323 26 885 25 047 22 545 14 201 12 311 5 767 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 'Data i 2Value of sales includes sheep, lambs, 'Sales for 1987 include pullets of less t Table 21 Poultry— Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 I symbols, see introductory text] 1987 1982 Item 1987 1982 Item Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number INVENTORY Chickens 3 months old or older 175 130 25 20 167 109 18 3 22 10 820 23 12 57 834 287 7 328 170 255 656 704 644 628 2 268 2 925 1 500 153 588 (D) (D) 196 080 (D) 39 608 362 316 266 50 (X) 253 201 31 21 240 163 29 8 26 8 2 788 29 22 53 968 058 18 703 188 845 760 510 742 284 4 893 4 220 (D) 165 924 105 600 86 000 (D) (D) 31 112 162 (D) (D) 67 (X) SALES Hens and pullets' .— Farms with- 73 30 27 59 30 1 001 15 1 655 756 10 418 186 514 1 458 824 665 601 252 6l'?i 187 514 103 960 (D) 187 400 (D) 210 492 139 IS (X) 98 37 31 30 78 16 12 9 28 6 3 3 922 10 9 39 1 507 662 16 719 186 313 10 000 or more 1 304 630 Hens and pullets of laying age Hens and pullets of laying age Farms with- 779 382 575 too to 399 100 to 399 2 423 400 to 3 1 99 13 721 174 113 20 000 to 49 999 20 000 to 49,999 74 000 50 000 10 99 999 1 00 000 or more Broilers and other meat-type chickens _ Turkeys Broilers and other meat-type chickens . Turkeys For slaughter - 170 418 428 Ducks, geese, and other poultry Ducks, geese, and other poultry (X) 'Sales for 1987 include pullets of less t 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 25 Table 22 Broilers and Started Pullets— Sales: 1987 and 1982 extl Broilers and other meat-type chickens Pullets no of laying age Pullets 3 months old or older not ol laying age Number sold 1987 1982 1987 1982 Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Total Farms wilh- 1 to 1,999 2 000 to 1 5 999 1 001 6 10 12 82 140 320 383 264 119 48 210 492 139 2 986 93 422 263 900 3 618 376 10 865 248 46 373 405 106 230 502 60 999 668 44 230 834 44 044 300 922 19 10 20 76 143 349 267 (NA) (NA) 38 170 418 428 (D) 457 640 3 422 850 11 210 657 48 315 461 75 699 069 (NA) (NA) 31 224 622 17 5 (NA) 990 155 191 150 21 9 5 3 (NA) (NA) 728 280 (D) 16 000 to 29 999 105 300 100 000 to 199 999 376 000 300 000 to 499 999 (NA) 500 000 or rrore Table 23. [For meaning o Poultry— Inventory and Sales by Size of Flock: 1987 J symbols, see introductory text) Inventory Chickens 3 months old or older Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old Broilers and other meat-type chickens Chickens 3 months old or older Total Hens and pullets of laying age Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Total inventory Farms wilh- 1 to 99 100 10 399 400 to 1,599 1 600 to 3 199 175 108 25 2 2 2 (X) 834 287 2 398 3 030 (D) 170 255 196 300 (D) (D) (D) (X) 167 18 21 2 2 (X) 644 628 2 198 (D) (D) 147 088 151 300 (D) (D) (D) (X, 35 19 2 (X) 189 659 200 (D) (D) 23 167 45 000 (D) (D) (X) 3 '- 5 74 536 {D) (D) (D) 307 805 20 2 1 800 2 077 780 11 405 (D) 600 3 200 to 9 999 (D) 50,000 to 99,999 (D) 100 000 or more (D) Sales Hens and pullets Broilers and other meat-type chickens Poultry and poultry products Chickens 3 months old or older Total Hens and pullets of laying age Pullets not of laying age Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Value (51,000) Total invenlorv Farms with- 1 to 99 57 25 16 731 344 30 420 (D) 172 192 209 655 (D) (D) (D) 924 412 50 22 552 044 30 420 (D) (D) 125 855 IS (D) 113 557 8 179 300 (D) (D) 83 800 (0) 810 855 7 3 2 994 11 227 644 82 800 (D) (D) (D) 199 264 495 107 18 25 2 2 2 1 020 115 3 200 to 9 999 2 115 1 0 000 to 19 999 4 888 (D) 100,000 or more (D) No inventory 263 006 26 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA Table 24. Turkeys— Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1987 ling of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) Turkeys Total Sales lor slaughter Sales Df hens kept f r breeding Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Total sold 5 5 (D) (D) 5 5 (D) (D) Farms wilh- 100,000 or more Table 25 Cattle and Calves- Inventory: 1987 and 1982 ^- 1982 Item Farms Number Farms Number Cattle and calves 461 188 74 85 46 32 29 5 2 358 178 45 60 37 30 216 155 19 169 44 5 36 16 31 29 8 316 306 31 191 810 1 007 2 616 3 246 4 397 7 780 (D) (D) 11 541 613 1 698 2 507 3 837 2 236 2 187 587 (D) (D) (D) 9 354 70 29 !o! 2 133 3 720 2 238 8 130 11 520 265 121 124 70 48 517 248 91 84 57 26 9 2 202 50 10 2 2 248 75 9 62 23 48 24 418 467 33 360 Farms wilh- 1 016 20 to 49 50 to 99 1 00 to 1 99 3 737 6 550 200 to 499 2 500 or more 15 085 846 100 to 199 5 129 Farms wilh- 1 to 9 704 ?o1 50 to 99 100 to 199 (D) 200 to 499 iS 1 000 or more 9 956 Farms with- 116 50 to 99 8 970 Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 27 Table 26. Cattle and Calves— Sales: 1987 and 1982 f abbreviations ; introductory text] 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 10 499 500 to 999 1,000 10 2,499 2,500 or more _... Cattle sold Farms with — 10 to 19""".'";;;; 100 to ig'g;;;;;;;;;; 200 to 499 500 10 999 1.000 or more Cattle fattened on grain Farms witti- 1 to 9 10 to 19... 20 to 49 50 to 99 200 to 499;;;;;;;; 500 to 999 1,000 to 2.499 2,500 or more Calves sold Farms with— 10 to 19";;;;;;;;;;;; 20 10 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 500 or more 3 021 2 980 (0) Table 27 Cattle and Calves— Inventory and Sales by Size of Herd: 1987 (For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Cattle and calves inventory Cattle and calves Total Cows and heifers that had calved Heifers and heifer calves Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves Cattle and calves sales Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($i,ooo1 Farms with- 1 to 9 461 74 85 46 32 29 5 2 (X) 31 191 810 1 007 2 616 3 246 4 397 7 780 (D) (D) (X) 358 61 76 43 32 26 3 (X) 11 541 332 395 1 667 2 710 4 019 (D) (D) 316 82 63 70 39 30 27 5 (X) 6 130 176 302 797 952 1 505 2 922 1 476 (X) 306 106 64 69 ?4 16 2 2 (X) 11 520 302 310 491 627 182 839 Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. symbols, see introductory text] Total Individual or family Partnership Corporation Total Family held Other than family held Other- cooperative, Total 10 or less stock- Total 10 or less stock- holders trust, institutional. FARMS BY SIZE 514 867 196 230 219 143 288 188 100 I 029 92 92 128 74 69 238 73 105 1 042 23 461 31 191 159 46 32 29 7 358 11 541 216 2 187 155 55 6 169 9 354 5 52 31 29 8 316 8 130 306 II 520 376 26 934 14 938 219 6 557 1 296 336 20 377 13 641 99 16 835 11 813 458 791 181 201 195 124 101 67 238 132 56 9 889 75 75 107 18 48 56 215 70 927 131 13 386 14 595 145 27 22 16 2 300 7 538 1 646 140 46 2 130 43 42 20 15 6 259 4 858 251 2 199 309 7 695 2 768 169 4 049 857 276 3 646 1 911 79 35 45 6 23 13 15 9 5 21 32 9 3 74 6 3 13 2 24 66 6 46 5 077 8 12 9 6 2 37 2 207 16 287 9 6 I 27 1 920 1 10 7 7 40 1 812 32 1 058 2 716 905 36 1 888 388 517 192 121 18 27 26 36 58 10 46 26 11 288 6 3 6 3 20 (D) (D) 5 3 (D) 3 7 16 (D) 20 (D) 23 11 231 13 (D) (D) (D) (D) 15 133 10 837 16 24 6 2 3 24 23 35 16 55 26 11 288 6 20 (D) (D) 5 3 3 (D) 7 16 (D) (D) 23 16 433 11 231 13 (D) (D) 21 (D) 15 133 10 837 15 22 7 6 2 7 3 24 23 35 15 55 13 8 16 10 8 8 3 26 11 288 6 3 6 3 20 (D) (D) 5 3 3 11 (D) 3 16 (0) 20 (D) 23 16 433 11 231 13 fi (D) 15 133 10 837 2 3 2 3 2 I 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 180 to 219 acres - 3 1 000 to 1 999 acres FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 8 Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes, field crops, except cash grains, nee (0133. 0134. 0139) Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and 2 Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) Dairy farms (024) 3 Animal specialties (027) General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) LIVESTOCK Cattle and calves inventory ^™o9" .. farms., number.. 3 231 2 200 to 499 Cows and heiters that had calved .. farms., number.. (D) Farms with- number.. (D) 1 10 to 49 50 to 99 : 1 00 to 1 99 200 to 499 ^ Farms with - 1 to 4 number.. (D) 5 to 9 100 to 199 200 to 499 500 or more , Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves Calves Cattle Fattened on grain and concentrates ""number!; ... farms.. number.. $1.000.. ... farms.. number.. $1.000.. ... farms.. number.. SI. 000.. ... farms.. number.. $1,000.. (D) 3 (D) 90 !S 3 (D) 'il 56 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: (For meaning ol abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 1987-Con. Other than family I LIVESTOCK -Con. d pigs inventory... _ 24 farms.. 0 49 0 99 or to be used lor br eding ... farms- number.. farms number.. r pigs number.. $1,000.. farms.. ig year and Nov. 30 .., farms. '31 -- farms. I. 30 --- farms. Sheep ar Ewes ■ I lambs of alt ages inventory., year old or older.... Sheep and lambs sc Sheep and lambs sf- Horses and ponies ii Horses and ponies e Goats inventory Goats sold farms, farms. POULTRY Chickens 3 months old or older inventory __ farms., number.. Farms with — ■ 399 400 10 3 1 99 3 200 to 9 999 50,000 to 99 999 Hens and pullets ol laying age farms.. Pullels 3 months old or older not ol laying terms Hens and pullets sold lumber., terms Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 2.000 'to 59"999';;-i;i""II";^" 60.000 to 99,999 6 597 183 6 600 Turkey hens kept lor breeding terms.. Turkeys sold larms.. See footnotes at end ol table. 2 061 30 7 538 104 857 5 328 814 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 57 Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: 1987-Con. [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) Total Individual or family Partnership Corporation Total Family held Other than family held Other- cooperative. Total 10 or less holders Total 10 or less stock- holders trust, institutional, CROPS HARVESTED Corn tor gram or seed Irrigated Farms by acres harvested: farms.. acres.. bushels.. farms.. 1 076 130 234 9 876 539 145 22 314 327 403 217 154 11 109 6 583 72 46 8 2 630 43 573 1 827 869 33 2 604 203 299 too 23 360 32 642 1 897 161 12 1 346 1 515 219 941 4 143 975 117 11 763 341 600 322 158 94 42 1 559 022 26 3 646 10 7 8 6 539 18 341 43 254 20 369 123 39 6 2 7 879 23 895 13 365 317 43 036 185 23 775 100 66 60 865 81 127 5 779 313 97 10 023 290 347 157 47 24 113 5 986 54 811 5 (D) 59 34 16 3 496 29 789 1 228 310 23 1 710 180 235 9 265 19 397 1 099 343 6 (D) 1 270 148 140 2 683 608 82 6 218 311 538 257 115 49 27 4 489 2 110 9 6 5 465 12 529 29 189 16 408 342 94 2 247 5 739 16 659 ('o1 245 18 380 134 10 726 93 60 40 31 100 14 602 998 486 7 (D) 32 22 7 22 (D) (D) 9 6 6 190 000 3 (D) 36 12 3 38 129 24 122 496 203 7 (D) 21 43 32 23 10 91 11 464 86 3 38 (D) (D) (D) 12 18 29 (D) (D) 29 (D) 2 5 104 33 871 3 038 345 39 10 833 9 19 36 23 17 18 3 298 41 190 (D) 5 67 9 023 400 529 6 542 9 26 19 2 55 10 136 593 606 5 826 46 648 944 831 4 692 15 30 19 35 3 608 650 841 8 1 450 3 6 35 3 148 7 373 (D) 15 5 25 1 183 4 466 (D) 19 885 33 11 005 101 33 621 3 014 245 38 (D) 8 35 23 17 18 3 298 41 190 (D) 5 67 9 023 400 529 542 9 26 55 10 136 593 606 5 826 104 46 233 934 081 26 4 692 15 28 19 35 10 3 608 650 841 1 450 3 6 34 (0) (D) 24 (D) (D) (D) (D) 32 (D) 9 100 (D) (D) 37 (D) 18 35 23 16 IB 3 298 41 190 (D) 5 67 400 529 6 542 9 26 19 2 54 (D) (D) (D) 103 (D) (D) 25 (D) 15 35 10 3 608 650 841 1 450 3 6 34 (D) (D) 3 (D) 5 24 (D) (D) (D) (D) 32 (D) 9 17 3 250 24 100 (D) 1 1 3 415 10 750 2 : (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) 2 (D) (D] 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) (D) (D) 7 634 60 395 2 (D) 25 to 99 acres 5 100 to 249 acres 2 Com lor silage or green chop Irrigated acres.. i 100 to 249 acres 250 to 499 acres - : Wheat for gram Irrigated Farms by acres han/ested: (arms- acres.. bushels.. farms.. 9 030 (D) 2 25 to 99 acres 2 too to 249 acres . Barley lor gram Irrigated farms.. acres.. bushels.. farms.. 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) Irrigated Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres farms;; 1 031 19 333 2 (D) 4 250 to 499 acres 500 acres or more Insh potatoes Imgaled Farms by acres han/ested: 0 1 to 4 9 acres farms!; 1000 to 2499 acres 250 0 acres or more Hay^allalla. other tame, small gram grass silage, green chop, etc (see Irngaled --_ - - wild. ext) .. farms.. acres.. tons. dry.. farms.. acres.. !S 25*10 99 acres 250 to 499 acres 500 acres or more Alfalfa hay Irrigated Vegetables harvested lor sale (see t farms.. tons. dryV. farms.. acres.. IS (D) acres.. Farms by acres harvested: 0 1 to 4 9 acres (D) 5 0 to 24 9 acres 1 58 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA Table 49. Summary by Type of Organization: I symbols, see introductory text] 1987-Con. Total Individual or family Partnership Corporation Total Family held Other than family held Other - cooperative. Total 10 or less stock- holders Total 10 or less trust, institutional. etc. CROPS HARVESTED-Con. Vegetables harvested for sale (see text)- Con Green peas, excluding green cowpeas. harvested for sale farms.. Irrigated farmsll acres- 66 9 851 45 5 752 109 7 643 68 5 739 36 1 378 8 527 21 3 40 3 935 25 2 353 80 3 752 46 2 771 31 64 21 9 7 1 320 5 565 (D) 5 (D) 2 (D) 2 19 4 596 15 2 834 17 3 514 16 2 749 3 623 46^ 2 19 4 596 2 834 16 (D) 15 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 19 4 596 2 834 15 (D) 15 (0) 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) , (D) (D, (D) (D) (D) (D) I acres.. Irrigated farms.. acres.. Land in orchards farms.. acres.. Irrigated farms.. acres.. Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: ,0, (D) 5 0 to 24 9 acres 25 0 to 99 9 acres 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -STATE DATA DELAWARE 59 Table 50. [For meaning of Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1 symbols, see rntroductory text] 1987 Total farming and other occupations Age of operator (years) FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS Land in farms acres. Average size of farm acres. MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL- TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD Total sales {see text) (arms. $1,000. Average per (arm dollars. Farms by value of sales. Less than 51,000 (see text) $1,000 to $2,499 $2,500 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $19,999.. $20,000 to $24,999... $25,000 to $39,999 $40,000 to $49,999.... $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 10 $249.999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 to $999.999 $1,000,000 or more Grains farms. $1,000. Sales of $50,000 or more farms. $1,000. Corn for grain farms. $1,000. Wheat __ farms. $1,000. Soybeans farms. $1,000. Sorghum for gram farms. $1,000. Barley farms. $1,000. Oats farms. $1,000. Other grains farms. $1,000. Cotton and cottonseed farms. SI. 000. Sales of $50,000 or more farms. $1,000. Tobacco farms. $1,000. Sales of $50,000 or more farms. $1,000. Hay. silage, and field seeds farms. $1,000. Sales of $50,000 or more farms. $1,000. Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons farms. $1,000. Sales of $50,000 or more farms. $1,000. Fruits, nuts, and berries farms. $1,000. Sales of $50,000 or more farms. $1,000. Nursery and greenhouse crops... farms. SI. 000. Sales of 550,000 or more farms. $1,000. Other crops farms. SI. 000. Sales of $50,000 or more farms. $1,000. Poultry and poultry products farms. $1,000. Sales of $50,000 or more farms. $1,000. Dairy products farms. $1,000. Sales of $50,000 or more farms. $1,000. Cattle and calves farms. $1,000. Sales of $50,000 or more farms. $1,000. See footnotes at end of table 60 DELAWARE 2 966 443 575 149 553 29 663 672 16 536 3 381 7 3 300 12 181 68 9 101 55 054 156 54 729 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. [Fof meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Ottier occupations Age of operator (years) FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS Land in (arms . .number., percent.. ...acres.. MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL- TURAL PHOUUCTS SOLD Total sales (see text) (arms $1,000.. Farms by value o( sales: $1 000 to $2 499 $10 000 to $19 999 $40 000 to $49 999 $50 000 10 $99 999 $250 000 to $499 999 $500,000 to $999,999.... Sales o( $50,000 or more Corn for gram $1,000.. ... farms.. $1,000.. """$i%oo;: So beans $1,000.. Sorghum (or grain $1,000.. ... farms.. $1,000.. Oats $1,000.. Other grains Cotton and cottonseed $1,000.. """$i%'oo:; ... farms.. Tobacco Sales of $50,000 c Hay, silage, and (leld seeds , Sales of $50,000 or more . Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons Sales of $50,000 or more $1,000 $i,ooo! $i,ooo: Nursery and greenhoust Sales of $50,000 or n Other crops Sales of $50,000 ! Poultry ai Sales c Dairy products Sales o( $50,000 c $1,000. 'si.ooo: .. farms. $1,000, .. farms. $1,000. .. farms. $1,000. Cattle and calves farms $1,000 Sales of $50,000 or more farms See footnotes at end of table 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 21 213 89 20 977 22 723 89 22 543 DELAWARE 61 Table 50. [For meaning of Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: bbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 1987-Con. Total farming occupations r operator (years) MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL- TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con Total sales (see text) -Con Hogs and pigs farms. SI, 000. Sales of S50.000 or more farms. St. 000. Sfieep. lambs, and wool farms. $1,000. Sales of 550,000 or more farms. $1,000. Otfier livestock and livestock products (see text) farms. $1,000. Sales of $50,000 or more farms. $1,000. FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' Total farm production expenses farms. SI, 000. Average per farm dollars. Livestock and poultry purcfiased farms. $1,000. Farms witti expenses of- $1 to S4,999 $5,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $99,999 $100,000 or more Feed for livestock and poultry farms. $1,000. Farms witti expenses of— SI to $4,999 $5,000 to $24.999 $25,000 to 599,999 Commercially mixed formula feeds farms. $1,000. Farms witfi expenses of- $1 to S4.999 $5,000 to $24.999 $25,000 to $79,999 $80,000 or more Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms. $1,000. $1 to $999 $1,000 to $4,999 $5,000 to $24.999 $25,000 or more Commercial fertilizer farms $1,000. Farms Witti expenses of— SI to $4.999 $5,000 to $24.999 $25,000 to $49.999 $50,000 or more Agricultural ctiemicals farms $1,000. Farms witfi expenses of— $1 to S4.999 $5,000 to 524,999 $25,000 to 549,999 550,000 or more Petroleum products farms. $1,000. Farms witfi expenses of— $1 to $4, 999 _. $5,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $49,999 550,000 or more Gasoline and gasohol farms. S1,000. Diesel fuel _. farms. SI, 000. Natural gas farms. $1,000. LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc farms. $1,000. See footnotes at end of table. 62 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA Table 50 Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. [For meaning ol abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Other occupations Age of operator (years) MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL- TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. Total sales (see text) -Con. Hogs and pigs farms $1,000 Sales of S50.000 or more farms $1,000 Stieep. lambs, and wool farms, $1,000. Sales of $60,000 or more farms. $1,000. Ottier livestock and livestock products $1,000! Sales of $50,000 or more farms. $1,000. FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' Total farm production expenses farms. $1,000. Average per farm dollars. Livestock and poultry purcfiased farms. $1,000. Farms Vtfith expenses of— $1 to $4.999 $5,000 to $24,999 _ $25,000 to $99,999 $100,000 or more Feed for livestock and poultry farms. $1,000. Farms witfi expenses of— $5,000 to $24",99'9 IIIIIIII-I------I--IIII! $25,000 to $99,999 $100,000 or more Commercially mixed formula feeds farms. $1,000. Farms witfi expenses of— $1 to $4,999 $5,000 to $24.999 _. $25,000 to $79.999 $80,000 or more Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms. $1,000. Farms witfi expenses of- $1 to $999 $1,000 to $4.999 $5,000 to S24.999 $25,000 or more Commercial fertilizer . . farms $1,000. Farms v^ith expenses of— $1 to $4.999 $5,000 to S24.999 $25,000 to $49.999 $50,000 or more Agricultural chemicals farms. $1,000. Farms v^iith expenses of— $1 to $4,999 $5,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $49,999 $50,000 or more Petroleum products farms. $1,000. Farms with expenses of— $1 to $4,999 $5,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $49,999.... $50,000 or more Gasoline and gasohol farms. Diesel fuel farms' $1,000. Natural gas farms. $1,000. LP gas. fuel oil. kerosene, motor oil, grease, etc farms. $1,000. See footnotes at end of table. 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 63 Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. [For meaning ot abbreviattons and symbols, see introductory text] FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' -Con. Total farm production expenses -Con Electricity farms. St. 000. Farms witfi expenses of— SI to S999 S1.000 to $4,999 55,000 to $24.999 , $25,000 or more Hired farm labor farms. $1,000. Farms witti expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _ $5,000 to $24.999 $25,000 to $99.999 $100,000 or more Contract labor farms. SI. 000. Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999. $1,000 to $4,999 $5,000 to $24,999 $25,000 Repair and n Farms witti expenses ot- $1 to $4,999 $5,000 to $24.999 $25,000 to $49.999 $50,000 or more Customwork. machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment farms. $1,000. Farms with expenses of— $1 to $999 $1,000 to $4,999 $5,000 to $24,999 $25,000 or more Interest expense farms. $1,000. Farms with expenses of— $1 to $4.999 $5,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $99,999 $100,000 or more Secured by real estate farms. $1,000. Farms with expenses of— $1 to $999 $1,000 to $4,999 $5,000 to $24,999 $25,000 or more Not secured by real estate farms. $1,000. Farms with expenses of— $1 to $999 $1,000 to $4.999 S5.000 to $24.999 $25,000 or more Cash rent farms. $1,000. Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9.999 $10,000 to $24,999 $25,000 or more Property taxes farms. $1,000. Farms with expenses of— $1 to $4.999 $5,000 to $9.999 $10,000 to $24,999 $25,000 or more All other farm production expenses farms. $1,000. Farms with expenses ot— $1 to $4,999 $5,000 to $24.999 $25,000 to $49,999 $50,000 or more See Total farming occupations Age of operator (years) 64 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see inlroductory text] Olher occupations Item Total Age ot operator (years) Under 25 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 and over FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' -Con. Total farm production expenses-Con. Electricity farms.. $1,000.. Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 764 946 492 247 24 381 2 638 253 105 21 2 73 384 8 37 935 1 886 829 101 5 421 470 300 99 22 492 2 652 324 153 400 2 196 74 184 129 13 148 456 56 21 3 282 1 094 222 27 5 1 063 1 056 6 1 054 2 377 961 85 6 115 139 72 37 6 81 518 10 15 101 8 6 137 242 130 64 99 46 9 9 83 299 63 19 62 253 5 38 18 23 46 2 21 79 315 62 8 2 128 127 157 454 15 222 280 134 83 5 110 569 73 32 5 26 17 8 263 233 28 2 145 94 30 8 169 907 113 52 148 747 35 66 3 52 161 15 27 9 1 85 372 62 13 9 288 163 287 296 684 166 271 85 76 82 403 48 31 3 21 118 5 6 10 236 597 195 38 3 68 75 38 28 2 812 53 5 87 702 2 32 48 41 110 28 3 10 54 294 37 7 9 251 168 251 239 605 212 26 167 152 129 34 65 748 12 5 8 47 3 216 340 197 19 87 64 77 93 434 78 3 75 317 30 34 3 26 117 5 2 35 70 33 254 171 250 3 225 449 210 10 94 103 72 $1 000 to $4 999 17 5 Hired farm labor J^™=- S1.000.. Farms with expenses of- Sl to S4 999 43 21 $5 000 to $24 999 20 Contract labor farms.. $1,000.. Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 3 $1 000 to $4 999 3 " $i.ooo:: Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4 999 83 147 $5 000 to $24 999 9 Cuslomwork. machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment farms.. $1.000.. $1 to $999 70 86 45 23 2 $25 000 or more Interest expense farms.. $1,000.. Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4 999 30 199 17 12 $100 000 or more Secured by real estate farms.. $1,000.. Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 $1 000 to $4 999 28 2 $5 000 to $24 999 $25 000 or more Not secured by real estate farms.. $1,000.. Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 6 22 5 $1 000 to $4 999 1 Cash rent farms 29 $1,000.. Farms with expenses ot- 42 $6 000 to $9 999 $10 000 to $24 999 1 Property taxes farms.. $1.000.. Farms with expenses of- 142 $10 000 to $24 999 $25 000 or more All other farm production expenses farms.. $1,000.. Farms with expenses ol- 137 184 130 1 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 65 Table 50. [For meaning ot Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con I symbols, see introductory text] Total farming occupations Age of operator (years) NET CASH RETURN FROM AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR THE FARM UNIT' number Average pef farm Farms with net gains2 $1.000.. -.- dollars.. number.. rinllars 65 300 22 023 1 695 45 171 Gain of- Less than $1,000 $1 000 to $9 999 129 442 $10 000 to $49 999 787 Farms with net tosses 1 270 Average net loss Loss of- Less than $1 000 dollars.. 8 870 233 $1 000 to $9 999 768 S50.000 or more 31 Government payments Other larm-related income' Customwork and other agricultural $1,000. ... farms. $1,000- Gross cash rent or share payments .. Forest products and Christmas trees . Other farm-related income sources... $1,000. ■■"$i%'oo; ... farms. $1,000. ... farms. farms Corn $1,000. $1,000. Soybeans $1,000. Sorghum, barley, and oa $1,000. "'$i%'oo; Peanuts, rye nce.tobac 0. and honey. $1,000. .. farms. $1,000. Total cropland farms. Harvested cropland acres.. . farms.. auL... 50 to 99 acres 200 to 499 acres Cropland; Pasture or grazing only In cover crops, legumes, and soil- improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured . farms.. On which all crops failed . farms.. . famli: Total woodland Woodland pastured Woodland not pastured See footnotes at end 66 DELAWARE acres., farms.. 6 803 2 726 (D) 52 2 965 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 1987-Con. Other occupatic Age of operator (years) NET CASH RETURN FROM AGRICULTURAL SALES FOR THE FARM UNIT' Average per farm $1,0D0__ rinllar<; Gainol- $1,000 to $9,999 $10 000 to $49 999 $50 000 or more Average net loss ...dollars- $1,000 to $9 999 $10 000 to $49 999 $50,000 or more farms other farm-related income' $1.000.. farms Customwork and other agricultural $1.000.. Gross cash rent or share payments ... Forest products and Christmas trees .. $1.000.. .. farms.. $1,000.. .. farms- $1.000.. COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LOANS $1.000.. farms Corn $1.000.. Wheat $1.000.. (arms $1.000.. Sorghum, barley, and oats $1.000.. "$i.ooo;i Peanuts, rye. nee. tobacco, and honey. $1.000.. "'$1,000- Total cropland Han/ested cropland . farms., acres.. 1 to 49 acres 50 to 99 acres 500 to 999 acres 1 .000 to 1 999 acres Cropland; Pasture or grazing only . farms.. acres.. In cover crops, legumes, and soil- improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured . farms.- acres On which all crops failed . farms.. acres . In cultivated summer fallow.. . farms.. Woodland pastured farms" acres Woodland not pastured . farms.. See footnotes at end of table 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 21 785 221 18 553 DELAWARE 67 Table 50. [For meaning o Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: I symbols, see introductory text] 1987-Con abbreviations ; Total farming occupations Age of operator | Paslureland < Land m fiouse lots, ponds. Cropland under federal acreage reduction programs Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs farms. onservation reserve program ue of land and buildings' Average per farm Average per acre arms by value group: $1 fo S39 999 acres. - farms.- acres. - farms.. $1.000.. '-'.'.'.'.dollars'.'. $100,000 10 S149,999 S150 000 to $199 999 $200,000 to $499,999 $500,000 to $999 999 S5.000 000 or more : by value group: $5,000 to $9,999 ... $10,000 to $19,999. $20,000 to $49,999 . Wfieel tractors number, farms Less Ifian 40 tiorsepower (PTO) ... 40 horsepower (PTO) or more Gram and bean combines Cottonpickers and strippers number. farms. number. farms. farms. number. ..... farms. number. farms. number, farms AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' Commercial fertilizer acres on number. farms. which used. acres on Insects on hay and other crops acres on Nematodes in crops acres on Diseases in crops and orchards.... acres on Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and which used. farms. which used. which used! farms. which used. Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of Iruit .. acres on See footnotes at end of table which used, "which usedi 2 965 369 751 2 606 6 003 2 630 7 128 12 225 214 23 904 (D) 127 25 369 7 517 (D) 68 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA Table 50. [For meaning oi Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: symbols, see introductory text] 1987-Con. abbreviations ; Cropland under federal acreage reduction programs: Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs farms. Conservation reserve program farms. Value of land and buildings' ._._ Average per farnn .- farms.. $1,000.. ..dollars.. '%7]o%t9"i,':°"':. .._.. $70 000 to S99 999 $100 000 lo S149 999 $200 000 to $499 999 $500 000 to $999 999 $5 000 000 or more VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' Farms by value group: $1 to $4 999 $1.000.. $20 000 to $49 999 $50 000 to $99 999 $200 000 to $499 999 $500,000 or more Motortrucks, including pickups farms Wlieel tractors farms Less tfian 40 horsepower (PTO) farms' 40 tiorsepower (PTO) or more farms. Cottonpickers and strippers., flower conditioners Pickup balers AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' Commercial ferlilizer farms.. acres on v»hicfi used- acres on which used. . , granules, fumigants, Diseases in crops an< Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit U acres on which i See footnotes at end of table 229 392 194 895 2 083 33 547 176 563 2 012 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 69 Table 50 Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con Total farming occupations Age ol operator (years) TENURE AND RACE OF OPERATOR Full owners Part owners --- Tenants Full owners --- Part owners Black and other races Full owners Pan owners OWNED AND RENTED LAND Land owned larms. Owned land in farms farms. Land rented or leased from others farms. Rented or leased land in farms farms. Land rented or leased to others farms. OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS Operators by place of residence: On farm operated Not on farm operated Not reported Operators by principal occupation: Farming Other Operators by days of work off farm: None 1 to 99 days 100 10 199 days 200 days or more Not reported Operators by years on present farm: 2 years or less. 5 to 9 years... 10 years or more ,, Average years on present farm Not reported Operators by age group: Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 49 years 50 to 54 years 55 to 59 years 60 to 64 years 65 to 69 years _ 70 years and over Average age Operators by sex: Male Operators of Spanish origin (see text) FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION Individual or family (sole proprietorship) farms. Partnership farms. Corporation: Family held farms. tufore than 10 stockholders farms, 10 or less stockholders farms Other than family held farms l^ore than 10 stockholders farms 10 or less stockholders farms Other— cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc farms See footnotes at end ol table 70 DELAWARE 285 163 282 932 280 488 1 607 258 330 27 941 115 27 655 64 211 30 15 796 55 410 153 54 944 (D) 24 7 527 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA Table 50 Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. (For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Other occupations Age of operator (years) OWNED AND RENTED LAND Owned land in farms. sed from others . I land in farms .. OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS Operators by place i On farm operated ... Not on farm operated Not reported Operators by principal occupation; Farming Other Operators by days of work off farm: 1 00 to 1 99 days . 200 days or more Operators by years on present farm: Operators by age group: Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years bti to 59 years 60 to 64 years 65 to 69 years 70 years and over . Average age Operators of Spanish ongin ( Individual or family (sole proprietorship) . Partnership Other than family f acres. 79 664 1 075 66 983 367 32 359 366 32 270 See footnotes at end of table 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 24 386 . 242 20 278 58 3 871 58 3 871 DELAWARE 71 Table 50 Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductorv text] FARMS BY SIZE 10 to 49 acres 70 10 99 acres lll'll\ll'.l\^m[[^l^l^\^l^l 180 to 219 acres ---'--Illlimillllllll"""]'! 220 to 259 acres ._.. 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres _.. 1.000 to 1.999 acres _ 2.000 acres or more FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION Cash grains (Oil) Field crops, except cash grains (013) Cotton (0131) Tobacco (0132) Sugarcane and sugar beets; Insh potatoes, field crops, except cash grains, n e,c (0133. 0134. 0139) Vegetables and melons (016) Fruits and tree nuts (017) Horticultural specialties (018) General farms, primarily crop (019) Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) Beef cattle, except feedlols (0212) Dairy farms (024) ='oultry and eggs (025) Animal specialties (027) General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) LIVESTOCK battle and calves inventory farms. number. 10 to 49"""'"";""";;;".;i;^]];";i^; 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 500 or more Cows and heifers that had calved farms. number. Beef cows farms- Farms with — 10 to 49"^;;;;;;;;"";;"^;"";;;;:;: 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 500 or more fy^ilk cows farms. 5 to 9 "I"""i;i^]'"'^I]I]]^^""]]! 10 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199... 200 to 499-. - 500 or more Heifers and heifer calves farms. number. Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull Cattle and calves sold farms. si.ooo' Calves farms, number SI.OOO Cattle farms number SI.OOO Fattened on gram Total farminc occupations Age of operator (years) 72 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. bbreviations and symbols, see introductory text| Other occupations Age of operator (years) FARMS BY SIZE 10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 10 99 acres 100 10 139 acres 140 to 179 acres 180 to 219 acres --- 220 10 259 acres 260 to 499 acres ..- 500 to 999 acres 1.000 10 1,999 acres 2.000 acres or more FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION Cash grains (Oil) Field crops, except cash grains (013) Cotton (0131) Tobacco (0132) Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; field crops, except cash grains, nee, (0133. 0134. 0139) Vegetables and melons (016) Fruits and tree nuts (017) _. Horticultural specialties (018) General farms, primarily crop (019) Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) Dairy (arms (024) Poultry and eggs (025) Animal specialties (027) General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) LIVESTOCK Cattle and calves inventory farms. number. Farms Vk'ilh — 1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 500 or more Cows and heifers that had calved farms. Beef cov^s farms. number. 1 to 9 10 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 500 or more Milk cows farms. number. Farms with — 5 to 9 i;";i";iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii;;;;il; 10 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 500 or more Heifers and heifer calves farms. Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves farms. number. Cattle and calves sold farms- number, SI. 000. Calves farms. number. $1,000. Cattle farms- si,ooo! Fattened on gram and concentrates... farms. $i,ooo! 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA DELAWARE 73 Table 50. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1987-Con. [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see mlroduclory text] Total farming occupations f operator (years) LIVESTOCK-Con Hogs and pigs inventor farms. Hogs and pigs sold . Feeder pigs number.. SI. 000.. I Nov 30 bs of all ages inventory.. Sheep and lambs sold Sheep and lambs shorn Horses and ponies inventory. Horses and pontes sold Goals inventory Goats sold farms. farms. POULTRY Chickens 3 mc Farms with- inventory .. farms.. 400 to 3 1 99 20,000 to 49,999 50 000 to 99 999 Hens and pullets of laying age-_ of laying farms- number.. Hens and oullets sold number., farms. Broilers and other meat-type chicl (029) ^Data for 1982 includes r 142 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1987 and 1982 (Data are based on a sample of farms For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory texfl Total farm production expenses Average per farm dollars. Livestock and poultry purchased farms. Commercially mixed f Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees . Agricultural chemicals' Petroleum products _ Gasoline and gasohol. Contract labor Repair Customwork. machine hire, and rental machinery and equipment^ _. Secured by real Not secured by Cash rent Property taxes paid . All other farm 1 336 180 490 136 947 2 191 15 802 19 993 10 868 2 692 3 322 8 787 13 435 2 356 3 062 3 226 5 192 1 462 22 788 17 893 2 724 2 591 2 813 15 758 'Data for 1987 include cost of custom applicati ^Data for 1987 exclude cost of custom applicai ^Data for 1982 do not include imputation for ile 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELAWARE 143 Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales, Government Payments, Other Farm- Related Income, and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 1987 and 1982 [For meaning ol abbreviations and symbols, s =e introductory text) ,.em Delaware Kent New Castle Sussex NET CASH RETURN Net cash return from agricultural sales lor tine 2 965 65 300 856 10 076 380 1 729 $1,000. 1987.. 50 383 29 140 .number. 1987.. $1,000. 1987.. 76 564 349 14 378 158 7 121 1 188 55 065 46 351 SI.OCO! 1987.. ..dollars. 1987.. 1 270 11 265 8 870 507 4 302 8 485 222 2 281 10 273 541 Average per farm... 8 655 GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS Total received .. farms. 1987.. S1.000. 1987.. dollars 1987 549 7 414 13 505 178 2 285 12 839 125 2 333 18 662 246 A 1 2 796 11 367 .. farms. 1987.. $1,000. 1987.. 478 3 513 146 1 056 116 1 157 216 1 299 Value of commodity certificates received... __ farms. 1987.. S1.000. 1987.. 493 3 902 167 1 229 116 1 175 210 1 497 OTHER FARM-RELATED INCOME Gross before taxes and expenses' .. farms. 1987.. $1,000. 1987.. dollars 1987 757 3 998 5 282 260 1 201 4 617 79 476 6 024 418 2 322 5 555 Customwork and other agncultural 272 284 1 514 1 425 287 1 151 65 80 316 526 355 25 39 132 86 32 160 182 Rental of farmland 1982.. $1.000.1987.. 1982.. .. farms. 1987.. $1,000, 1987.. 165 1 066 161 636 Sales of forest products and Chnstmas farms 1987 113 878 208 456 65 461 83 68 16 121 27 63 32 $1,000. 1987.. 296 98 $1,000, 1987.. 324 COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION LOANS Total .. farms. 1987.. 1982.. $1,000. 1987.. 1982.. 143 53 4 256 1 725 16 1 605 695 1 205 166 58 26 1 446 864 Com Wheat Soybeans .. farms, 1987.. $1,000, 1987.. .. farms, 1987.. $1,000, 1987.. .. farms, 1987.. $1,000. 1987.. 133 3 877 10 20 340 35 1 369 3 9 fD) 1 192 (D) (D) 54 1 316 6 (D) 5 Sorghum, barley, and oats Cotton Peanuts, rye. rice, tobacco, and honey .. farms. 1987.. $1,000, 1987.. .. farms, 1987.. $1,000, 1987.. .. farms, 1987.. $1,000. 1987.. 6 19 (D) 5 (Dl 'Data are based on a sample of farms ^Farms with total production expenses equal to n )n a sample of farms; 30ata for 1987 < included as farms with gams 144 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982 introductory text] FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS Average size of (arm. Average per larm. Average per acre . .number. 1987 1982 ...acres, 1987 1982 ...acres, 1987 acres.. acres., farms acres.. 140 to 179 acres acres., farms acres.. 220 to 259 acres acres., farms 260 to 499 acres acres.. 2,000 acres or more acres.. 10 to 49 acres farms acres 50 to 69 acres farms 70 to 99 acres farms too to 139 acres farms 140 to 179 acres farms 180 to 219 acres farms acres 220 to 259 acres farms 1 ,000 to 1 2,000 acri Total cropland farms. cropland farms. acres, Cropland used only for pasture or grazing farms, acres. Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested and not pastured farms. See footnotes at end of table 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 2 966 3 338 608 245 655 465 25 939 264 30 680 176 27 625 153 30 159 116 27 734 322 114 859 670 476 528 150 2 769 3 594 34 5 250 DELAWARE 145 Table 5 Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982-Con. [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] All Farms Delaware Kent New Castle Sussex LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE-Con. Total cropland-Con Other cropland-Con Cropland on whicti all crops failed farms, 1987.- 188 76 acres 1987;; 55 6 696 21 15 372 19 4 429 1982.. 290 (D) (D) Cropland in cultivated summer fallow .. . __ farms 1987.. 1982.. 36 16 8 1 1987.. 902 384 262 256 1982.. 279 176 (D) (D) Cropland idle .. farms 1987.. 612 183 130 299 1982.. 209 64 72 73 acres 1987.. 37 099 12 021 9 412 15 666 1982.. 4 182 1 595 1 551 1 036 Total woodland .. farms 1987.. 1 239 417 155 667 1982.. 1 451 500 205 746 1987.. 75 156 20 886 7 839 46 431 1982.. 91 736 24 321 8 619 58 796 Woodland pastured f rm .- arms 1987 141 58 25 58 1982.. 197 82 31 1987.. 3 714 1 910 319 1 485 1982.. 6 928 1 610 875 4 443 Woodland not pastured .- .. farms 1987.. 1 158 385 141 632 1982.. 1 338 463 189 686 acres 1987.. 71 442 18 976 7 520 44 946 1982.. 22 711 7 744 54 353 Other land farms arm 1987.. 1982.. 2 042 570 664 275 342 1 197 1 192 1987.. 31 799 10 181 7 997 13 621 1982.. 42 625 11 000 9 284 22 341 Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured..- .. farms 1987.. 212 88 42 1982.. 209 66 54 89 acres 1987.. 4 824 2 334 1 072 1 418 1982.. 12 490 2 054 1 790 8 646 Land in house lots, ponds, roads. wasteland, etc 1987.. 1 994 553 267 1 174 1982.. 2 148 651 324 1 173 1987 26 975 7 847 6 925 12 203 1982.. 30 135 8 946 7 494 13 695 Pastureland. all types farms ... 1987.. 736 301 147 288 1982.. 858 333 171 354 1987.. 18 738 8 117 4 034 6 587 1982.. 31 792 7 976 6 702 17 114 Cropland diverted under annual commodity acreage adiustmeni programs ... farms 1987.. 450 140 117 193 1982.. 39 8 22 9 1987.. 29 683 8 362 (D) (D) 1982.. 663 289 255 119 Cropland placed under the conservation reseree program ... farms 1987.. 18 2 9 1987.. 612 (D) (D) 'Data are based on a sample of farr 146 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA Table 6. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 1987 and 1982 [For meaning of abbreviations < ntroductory text] I harvested cropland HARVESTED CROPLAND BY SIZE 1 to q " 10 to 49 acres acres harvested, (arms 7(1 Ir 99 acres (arms acres harvested. I'm (arms acres harvested, (arms 99n 0 259 acres (arms acres harvested. snn 0 999 acres (arms 'nn 3 acres or more (arms 982 s ze of (arm: in 1 49 acres acres harvested, farms 7n t 99 acres acres harvested, (arms I'm 0 179 acres acres harvested. acres harvested. acres harvested ?fin 0 499 acres acres harvested acres harvested 1 nn D to 1 999 acres acres harvested (arms acres harvested acres harvested 10 to 1 9 acres 20 to 29 acres 30 to 49 acres 200 1 000 arrps or more 982 a 1 to cres harvested: 9 acres 10 Ic 19 acres 20 tc 29 acres 200 to 499 acres . 500 to 999 acres . 2 172 2 700 441 502 499 986 32 755 424 59 621 6 349 101 8 005 IB 857 37 24 686 17 417 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELAWARE 147 Table 7 Irrigation: 1987 and 1982 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) Farms with irrigation Land in irrigated farms . 1982.. ....acres. 1987.. Harvested cropland Otfier cropland, excluding cropland ... farms, 1987.. 1982.. acres, 1987.. 1982.. farms 1987 1982.. acres. 1987.. 1982.. Paslureland, excluding woodland pastured ... farms, 1987.. 1982.. acres, 1987.. 1982.. acres 1987 Hareesled cropland... 1982.. ... farms. 1987.. 1982.. acres. 1987.. 1982.. Paslureland and other 1987 irngated acres by and size of larm: ... farms. 1987.. 1982.. acres, 1987.. 1982.. 10 to 49 acres acres irrigated.. acres irrig^ated.. acres irrigated.. 1 00 to 139 acres acres irrigated. . acres irrigated.. acres irngated.. 180 to 219 acres... farms.. 220 to 259 acres acres irrigated.. 260 to 499 acres a'='es ''"abated.. acres irrigated.. 1,000 to 1,999 acres 2,000 acres or nnore acres irrigated.. farms.. acres irrigated.. 1982 irrigated acres by size of farm: '° '^'^^ acres irrigated. acres irrigaled. acres irngated. acres irrig^ated. 140 to 179 acres acres irrigated. acres irrigated. 220 to 259 acres acres irrigated. 260 to 499 acres acres irrigated. 500 to 999 acres acres irrigated. acres irrigated. 2 000 acres or more acres irrigated. acres irrigated. 148 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA Table 8 Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1987 and 1982 [Dala are based on a sample ot farms For meaning o( abbreviations and symbols, see inlroductory texfl el value of all machinery and equipment farms, Average per farm dollars, Farms by value group: $1 to $9.999 _ -. $10,000 to $19,999.., ---. $20,000 to $29.999 — . $30,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $69,999 --- $70,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $199,999 $200,000 or more $200,000 to $499,999 $500,000 or more SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT Motortrucks, including pickups Wheel tractors Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) . 40 horsepower (PTO) or more ... Cottonpickers and strippers fvlower conditioners farms. Pickup balers 1987 INVENTORY number. 982.. 987.. 982.. number. 982.- 987.. 982.. 987 "■farms 987.. number. number, 982.- 987.. number. 982.- 987.. number. 982.. 987.. 982.. number. 982.. 987.. 982.. Manufactured 1983 to 1987: Motortrucks, including pickups numberl farms Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 40 horsepower (PTO) or more Gram and bean combines farms! number. farms. number. (arms. number. farms. Pickup balers number, farms Manufactured prior to 1983: Motortrucks, including pickups number. farms. number. Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 40 horsepower (PTO) or more farmsl number, farms Gram and bean combines Cottonpickers and strippers... number. farms. farms. number, farms number 2 957 3 338 158 043 153 587 53 447 46 012 2 428 6 341 1 430 2 286 New Castle 27 202 22 601 71 585 46 314 'Data for 1982 mclude self-propelled only 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELAWARE 149 Table 9. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1987 and 1982 (Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory texj Commercial fertilizer . except pastureland. - farms. 1987 1982 1 wtiich used, 1987 Pastureland and rangeland fertilized _ farms 1 which used. Insects on hay granules, tumigants. etc.. farms. 1 which used. Nematodes in crops - farms. acres on which used. acres on which i 2 107 363 365 400 710 23 904 16 975 1 522 150 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA Table 10 Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 and 1982 [For meaning ol abbreviations and symbols, ■ Characteristics Delaware Kent New Castle Sussex FARMS Land in farms ... farms. 1987.. 2 966 857 380 1 729 1982.. 3 338 1 009 488 1 841 acres. 1987.. 608 245 201 444 93 998 312 eo3 1982.. 655 465 210 109 102 023 343 333 Hareested cropland ... farms. 1987.. 2 172 721 324 1 127 1982.. 2 700 905 434 1 361 acres, 1987.. 441 502 150 674 64 358 226 470 1982.. 499 986 167 936 77 566 254 484 TENURE OF OPERATOR Full owners .. farms. 1987.. 1 825 1 951 515 559 202 265 1 108 1982.. 1 127 acres. 1987.. 142 331 53 700 25 031 63 800 1982.. 178 991 56 061 24 411 98 519 Harvested cropland ... farms, 1987.. 1 073 388 156 529 1982.. 1 364 464 225 675 acres. 1967.. 28 385 11 118 31 956 1982.. 102 031 33 094 11 735 57 202 Part owners ... farms. 1987.. 857 248 113 496 1982.. 996 309 123 564 acres. 1987.. 399 038 127 369 53 930 217 739 1982.. 407 831 126 864 56 260 224 707 Owned land in farms ....acres. 1987.. 182 982 53 716 14 899 114 367 1982.. 195 426 56 898 17 361 121 167 Rented land in farms ....acres. 1987.. 216 056 73 653 39 031 103 372 1982.. 212 405 69 966 38 899 103 540 Han/ested cropland ... farms. 1987.. 841 246 110 485 1982.. 986 306 122 558 acres. 1987.. 312 687 104 836 41 912 165 939 1982.. 335 977 111 274 46 312 178 391 Tenants ... farms. 1987.. 284 94 65 125 1982.. 391 141 100 150 acres. 1987.. 66 876 20 375 15 037 31 464 68 643 27 184 21 352 20 107 Harvested cropland ... farms. 1987!; 258 87 58 113 1982.. 350 135 87 128 acres. 1987.. 57 356 17 453 11 328 28 575 61 978 23 568 19 519 18 891 OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS Operators by place of residence; On farm operated 1987.. 2 175 648 287 1 240 1982.. 2 405 755 336 1 314 Not on farm operated 1987.. 481 76 259 1982.. 506 148 113 245 310 427 65 106 15 39 230 1982;; 282 Operators by principal occupation: Farming 1987.. 483 211 1 080 1982.. 1 956 596 277 1 081 Other 1987.. 1 192 374 169 649 1982.. 1 382 211 760 Operators by days of work off farm: 1987.. 1 263 164 767 1982.. 1 367 384 760 Any 1987.. 1 426 455 188 783 1982.. 535 232 862 1 to 49 days 1987.. 166 57 22 87 1982.. 185 71 22 92 50 to 99 days 1987.. 88 26 5 57 1982.. 70 30 9 31 100 to 149 days __ 1987.. 18 8 55 1982.. 100 30 62 150 to 199 days 1987.. 136 45 24 67 1982.. 145 20 31 200 days or more 1987.. 955 309 129 517 1982.. 1 129 360 173 596 Not reported 1987.. 277 70 28 179 1982.. 342 90 33 219 2 years or less 1987.. 176 25 97 1982.. 177 77 19 81 3 or 4 years .1987.. 189 55 24 110 1982.. 304 100 59 145 5 to 9 years 1987.. 398 134 55 209 1982.. 499 149 82 268 10 years or more 1987.. 1 588 466 219 903 1982.. 1 559 458 245 856 Average years on present farm 1987.. 19 3 18,0 19.5 ^2-2 1982.. 181 158 17.4 19.6 Not reported __ 1987.. 615 148 57 410 1982.. 799 225 83 491 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELAWARE 151 Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: and 1982-Con. 1987 OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS- Con. Operators by age group Under 25 years 1987 25 to 34 years 1982. 1987 1982. 1982. 55 to 64 years 1982- 1987 1982. 60 to 64 years 1987 1982.. 70 years and over Operators by sex: 1982.. farms. 1987.. TYPE OF ORGANIZATION Individual or family {sole proprietorship). farms, 2 676 3 088 590 036 Ottier tfian family t 152 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA Table 11. Cattle and Calves— Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] INVENTORY Cattle and calve Farms by inventory; 1 to 9 1 0 to 19 1982. number, 1987. 1982. 1982. number, 1987. 1982. 1982. number, 1987. 1982. 1982. number, 1987. 1982. 1982. number, 1987. 1982. 500 or more 1982. number, 1987. 1982. farms 1987 Cows and heifers that had calved 1982.. number, 1987.. 1982.. farms, 1987.. 1982.. number, 1987.. 1982.. 1987 farms by inventory. 1982.. ' 1982" 10 to 19 number.. 20 to 49 number.. number.. 100 to 199 number.. number.. 500 or more number.. 1987 farms by inventory; 1982.. number, 1987.. 1982.. 10 to 19 number.. 20 to 49 number.. 50 to 99 number.. 100 to 199 number.. 200 to 499 number.. 500 or more _ farms" number.. 1982.. number, 1987.. 1982,. Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves ... farms, 1987.. 1982.. number, 1987.. 1982.. 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELAWARE 153 Table 11 Cattle and Calves- Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 154 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA Table 12. Hogs and Pigs— Inventory, Litters, and Sales: [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 1987 and 1982 Hogs and pigs sold 1987 larms by number sold: 1982. number, 1987. 1982. S1.000, 1987. 1982. number. number. 200 to 499 number. 1 000 or more number, farms Feeder pigs sold Hogs and pigs olher than feeder pigs so .... farms. 1987. 1982. 1982' $1,000, 1987 1982. ^""^' 1982 number. 1987 1982 SI, 000, 1987 1982 1 i^l 15 343 14 429 1 409 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELAWARE 155 Table 13 Sheep and Horses— Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] I lambs inventory. Ewes 1 year old or older . Sheep and lambs s Sheep and lambs ; Sheep, lambs, and wool sold . ; and ponies inventory. Horses and ponies sold farms. 156 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA Table 14. Poultry— Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 [For meaning ol abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] INVENTORY Any poultry __ Chickens 3 r ; old or older. 1987 farms by inventory: 10,000 to 19,S laying age farms, 1987. Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 r Broilers and other meat-type chickens . Turkeys farms. 1987. Ducks, geese, and other poultry. ' sold farms, 1987. Hens and pullets of laying age s 1982. . farms. 1987. 1982. number. 1987. 1982. t of laying age sold farms. 1987. Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold... farms, 1987. 1982. ' 19821 1987 farms by number sold: 1 to 1,999 2.000 to 59,999 60,000 to 99,999 100,000 to 199,999 200,000 to 499,999. 500,000 or more farms. Turkeys sold farms, 1987. 1982. number, 1987. 1982. Turkeys for slaughter sold farms. 1987. 1982. number. 1987. 1982. Ducks, geese, and other poultry sold farms, 1987. 1982. 31 112 162 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELAWARE 157 Table 15. Selected Crops: 1987 and 1982 I symbols. Irrigated farms. Irrigated farms. 1987. 1982. ■ 1982! 1987 farms by acres tiarvesled: 1 to 24 acres 25 to 99 acres 100 to 249 acres _ 250 acres or more Barley for gram farms, 1987. 1982. acres. 1987. 1982. bustlels, 1987. 1982. 1987 farms by acres tiarvested: 25 to 99 acres 100 to 249 acres 250 acres or more Soybeans for beans farms, 1987. 1982, acres. 1987. 1982. bushels. 1987. 1982. Irrigated farms,1987. 1982. acres. 1987. 1987 farms by acres harvested: 1 10 24 acres 25 to 99 acres 100 to 249 acres farms, 1987 1982 acres, 1987 farms, 1987.. 130 234 150 676 876 539 880 293 32 642 33 951 897 161 912 955 219 941 264 971 4 143 975 6 373 519 18 341 16 926 43 254 20 882 643 694 760 073 70 261 76 071 249 800 634 937 3 726 6 046 176 277 229 816 17 146 26 625 453 550 752 240 158 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA Table 16 Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982 [Data (or 1987 include abnormal farms For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see mtroduclory tex^ FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS Land in farms farms. acres. Average size of (arm acres, Value of land and buildings': Average per farm dollars. Average per acre dollars, Total cropland farms. Harvested cropland... _ farms. Irrigated land... farms. MARKET VALUE OF AGRICUL- TURAL PRODUCTS SOLD Total sales (see text) $1,000, 1987. 1982. Average per farm dollars. 1987. 1982. 1 987 sales by commodity or commodity Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops. -- farms, $1,000. Grains farms. $1,000. Corn for grain farms. $1,000. Wfieat farms. $1,000. Soybeans. farms. $1,000, Sorghum for gram farms. $1,000. Barley (arms. $1,000. Oats farms. $1,000, Other grains farms, $1,000, Cotton and cottonseed _ farms, $1,000 Tobacco farms $1,000 Hay. silage, and field seeds farms $1,000 Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons farms $1,000 Fruits, nuts, and berries farms. $1,000. Nursery and greenhouse crops farms. $ Other crops farms. $1,000. Livestock, poultry, and their products I Poultry and poultry products I $i.uuu. Dairy products farms. $1,000. Cattle and calves.. farms. $1,000. Hogs and pigs farms. $1,000. Sheep, lambs, and wool farms, $1,000, Other livestock and livestock products (see text) farms $1,000 See footnotes at end of table 440 018 366 669 236 696 168 197 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELAWARE 159 Table 16 Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con [Data tor 1987 include abnormal (arms For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory texfl Cash grams (Oil) Field crops, except casti grams (013). Cotton (0131) Tobacco (0132) Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish po field crops, except cash grains, n e (0133. 0134. 0139) Vegetables and melons (016) Fruits and tree nuts (017) Horticultural specialties (018) General farms, primarily crop (019) _.. , except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) Dairy (arms (024) Poultry and eggs (025).. Animal specialties (027) . General farms, primarily I specialties (029) FARMS BY SIZE 220 to 259 acres . 260 to 499 acres . 500 to 999 acres . TENURE OF OPERATOR Tenants farms, OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS Operators by place of residence On farm operated Not on farm operated Not reported Operators by principal occupation; Farming Other Operators by days of work off farm: 1 to 49 days 50 to 99 days See 160 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: [Data for 1987 include abnormal farms For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. 1987 and 1982-Con. Operators by days of work off farm -Con Any — Con 150 to 199 days 1987. 1987 1982. 1987 operators by years on present farm; 1982. 5 to 9 years Average years on present farm 1987 operators by age group: 25 to 34 years TYPE OF ORGANIZATION Individual or family (sole proprietorship) ... farms, 1987. 1982. acres, 1987. 1982. Corporation: Family held 1982. acres. 1987. 1982. farms 1987 Other than family held 1982. acres, 1987. 1982. farms, 1987 Other -cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. 1982. acres, 1987. 1982. ... farms, 1987. 1987 FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' Total farm production expenses farms. $1,000. Livestocl^ and poultry purchased farms. $1,000. Feed for livestock and poultry farms. $1,000. Commercially mixed formula feeds farms $1,000. Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms. $1,000 Commercial fertilizer farms $1,000 Agricultural chemicals farms $1,000 Petroleum products farms $1,000 Electricity.. farms $1,000 Hired farm labor farms $1,000 Contract labor ,._ farms. $1,000, Repair and maintenance farms. $1,000. Customwork. machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment farms. $1,000. si.ooo! Cash rent farms. $1,000. Properly taxes farms. $1,000. All other farm production expenses farms. See 370 478 1 200 53 253 1 300 186 851 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELAWARE 161 Table 16 Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con [Data for 1987 include abnormal farms For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory tex^ MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' : value of all machinery z Motortrucks, including pickups . LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY Cattle and calves inventory I Cows and heifers that had calved \ Beef cows farms. Milk cows farms. Heifers and heifer calves farms Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _„ farms Cattle and calves sold - farms number Calves farms, Cattle farms! Fattened on gram and concentrates farms Hogs and pigs inventory farms Used or to be used for breeding farms number Other farms, number Hogs and pigs sold farms Feeder pigs farms, Sheep and lambs inventory I Sheep and lambs sold farms. Hens and pullets of laying age inventory farms. Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold farms. See footnotes at end of table 162 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA Table 16. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1987 and 1982-Con. [Data for 1987 include abnormal farms For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory texj CROPS HARVESTED Corn for gram or seed bu Wheat tor gram farms. Barley for gram farms, acres bushels. Soybeans for beans farms, Hay— alfalfa, other tame, small gram. wild, grass silage, green chop, etc. (see text) farms. Vegetables harvested tor sale {see text) farms. acres, 65 024 1 718 878 2 177 094 31 547 33 255 1 840 364 1 884 472 246 178 3 862 923 6 001 109 14 748 14 222 37 685 33 878 37 094 50 924 2 524 991 13 619 19 759 580 975 725 979 18 043 15 640 1 063 807 919 310 62 064 68 972 152 076 515 562 119 813 151 825 2 269 545 5 335 3 696 12 918 8 711 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELAWARE 163 Table 17. Milk Goats— Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Sales Geographic area lr,ve,„o,y M.Ik goals Goat milk Farms Farms Number Farms Number Farms Gallons Total sales ($1,000) STATE TOTAL Delaware 1987.. 1982.. COUNTIES, 1987 22 35 12 10 110 208 65 45 16 133 109 (0) (D) 2 3 2 (D) (D) (D) 13 (NA) (D) (D) 3 Table 18. Angora Goats— Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 [Not published lor this Stale] Table 19. Mink and Their Pelts— Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 [Not published lor this Slate] Table 20. Colonies of Bees and Honey— Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Sales Geographic area Inver.iuiy Colonies of bees Honey Farms Farms Number Farms Number Farms Pounds (SI. 000) STATE TOTAL Delaware 1987.. 1982.. COUNTIES, 1987 New Casile"!";'""";! Sussex.. 65 68 27 9 29 843 832 364 73 406 5 3 101 (D) (D) (D) 20 15 6 3 13 265 6 794 8 322 23 (NA) 7 3 13 (D) 9 164 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA Table 21 Fish Sales: 1987 and 1982 INol published for Ihis Stale] Table 22. Miscellaneous Poultry- [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 Irvenlory Sales Geographic area Inventory Sales Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number DUCKS PHEASANTS State Total State Total Delaware 1987._ 1982._ 34 45 786 1 552 26 (D) 1 022 Delaware ..1987.. 1982.. 5 195 210 2 (0) Counties, 1987 QUAIL 13 8 13 223 199 363 2 (D) (D) (D) State Total Delaware ..........1987.. 2 2 300 (D) 3 Newcastle Sussex 5 000 (D) GEESE OTHER POULTRY State Total State Total Delaware 1987. _ 1982._ 16 23 169 241 10 64 86 1982.. 'I (D) 210 I 691 577 Counties. 1987 Counties, 1987 5 3 8 50 88 2 (D) (0) (D) 9 (D) 41 (D) 6 2 (D) Newcastle Sussex Newcastle Sussex (D) PIGEONS OR SQUAB POULTRY HATCHED (SEE TEXT) State Total Delaware 1987.. 1982.. 5 3 (D) (D) 5 1 l?l State Total Delaware 1987.. 1982.. Counties, 1987 17 13 275 740 13 501 301 32 162 682 403 133 598 946 Counties, 1987 5 (D) , (D) Kent 6 1 10 13 255 905 6 12 (0) Kent New Castle Sussex 162 656 865 Table 23 Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties— Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982 [For meaning ol abbreviation and symbols see introduct ory text] Inventory Sales Geographic area Inventory Sales Geographic area Sales (51,000) Sales Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number (SI. 000) MULES. BURROS, AND DONKEYS MULES, BURROS, AND DONKEYS- Con. State Total Delaware ...1987.. 1982.. Counties, 1987 22 43 2 3 (D) (D) 2 Counties, 1987- Con. 9 21 1 (D) (D) 7 13 , (D) 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELAWARE 165 Table 23 Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties- Inventory and Sales: 1987 and 1982-Con. (For meaning ol abbreviation and symbols see introduc ory text] Inventory Sales Geographic area Inve itory Sales Geographic area Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) GOATS, TOTAL GOATS, EXCEPT ANGORA AND MILK-Con State Total Counties, 1987 62 62 465 409 29 29 326 153 (NA) 15 5 27 51 14 290 2 2 15 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware 1987.. 1982-- Sussex RABBITS AND THEIR PELTS Counties, 1987 State Total 25 5 32 116 335 9 2 18 (D) (D) 213 (NA) (NA) (NA) Delaware 1987.. 1982.- Countles, 1987 14 974 1 010 6 1 925 (D) 12 Newcastle Sussex - Kent Newcastle 5 468 (D) (D) 3 2 3 720 (D) (D) (D) GOATS, EXCEPT ANGORA AND MILK State Total OTHER LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS State Total Delaware 1987.. 1982.. 28 356 (D) 19 12 193 (D) 7 (D) Delaware 1987.. 1982.. (NA) (X) (X) 5 (NA) (X) (X) 9 Table 24 Grains— Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1987 and 1982 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ,„ 1982 Geographic area Harvested Irngated Ha.es.ed Irrigated Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Acres Quantity Farms Acres CORN FOR GRAIN OR SEED (BUSHELS) State Total Delaware 1 076 130 234 9 876 539 145 22 314 1 363 150 676 14 880 293 132 17 771 Counties 332 195 549 38 846 34 367 2 585 645 2 717 613 4 573 081 21 118 (D) (D) 18 250 495 262 606 52 712 37 998 59 966 5 018 061 4 026 275 5 835 957 25 97 (D) New Castle Sussex 13 5'9^i SORGHUM FOR GRAIN OR SEED (BUSHELS) State Total Delaware 21 864 23 705 ' (D) 6 115 4 407 - WHEAT FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) State Total Delaware 630 43 573 1 827 869 33 2 604 783 56 867 2 234 788 23 2 136 Counties 227 85 15 416 3 726 24 431 643 694 176 277 1 007 898 33 2 604 313 101 369 20 882 6 046 29 939 760 073 229 816 1 244 899 3 20 246 1 890 166 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA Table 24 Grains— Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1987 and 1982-Con. [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 1982 Geographrc area Harvested Irngaled Harvested Irrigated Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres BARLEY FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) State Total Delaware 360 32 642 1 897 161 12 1 346 471 33 951 1 912 955 12 611 Counties 175 34 151 18 813 1 734 12 095 1 101 936 668 156 2 (D) (D) 1 106 207 45 219 16 095 2 271 15 585 937 346 139 326 836 283 8 204 New Caslle Sussex 407 OATS FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) State Total Delaware 59 573 34 955 - 108 1 236 67 034 1 (D) Counties Kent 42 6 81 78 26 035 3 290 5 630 : 87 10 955 94 187 53 367 4 956 8 711 \ (D) New Caslle Sussex RYE FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) State Total Delaware 64 906 22 927 120 1 472 36 337 Counties Kent '4 226 60 5 600 2 000 15 327 \ 9 74 422 92 958 8 936 2 777 24 624 . New Castle Sussex - Table 25 Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1987 and 1982 (For meaning ol abbrevialrons and symbols. see introductory text] 1987 1982 Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Ha.ested Irrigated Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres SOYBEANS FOR BEANS (BUSHELS) State Total Delaware 1 515 219 941 4 143 975 117 11 763 1 991 264 971 6 373 519 84 7 012 Counties Kent 469 899 70 261 17 146 132 534 1 249 800 453 550 2 440 625 24 5 88 1 860 300 9 603 617 208 1 166 76 071 26 625 162 275 1 634 937 752 240 3 986 342 21 3 60 (D) New Castle Sussex 5 074 DRY EDIBLE BEANS, EXCLUDING DRY LIMAS (CWT) State Total Delaware 3 (D) (D) , (D) 4 172 1 90O 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELAWARE 167 Table 25 Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1987 and 1982-Con [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 1987 1982 Geographic a-ea Harvested irrigate. Harvested Irrigated Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres IRISH POTATOES (CWT) State Total Delaware 42 8 188 1 559 022 26 3 646 46 5 573 1 332 103 21 2 506 Counties 20 12 10 5 566 2 589 34 434 883 3 503 15 8 3 3 012 28 10 4 054 (D) (D) 945 455 (D) (D) 15 5 1 982 New Caslle Sussex i^l SWEETPOTATOES (BUSHELS) State Total Delaware 8 14 3 289 3 1 9 10 1 465 1 (D) Table 26 Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1987 and 1982 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] „, 1982 Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irngated Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres FIELD SEED AND GRASS SEED CROPS State Total Delaware 6 82 (X) 8 111 (X) - RED CLOVER SEED (POUNDS) State Total Delaware 5 (D) 4 007 6 (D) 9 092 - HAY-ALFALFA, OTHER TAME, SMALL GRAIN, WILD, GRASS SILAGE, GREEN CHOP, ETC. (SEE TEXT) (TONS, DRY) State Total Delaware 539 ,8 341 43 254 20 699 609 16 926 38 149 6 105 Counties Newcasi'ie';iiiii--;-";';;;-^;i;;;;;;; Sussex 264 122 153 7 044 5 161 6 136 13 594 15 459 14 201 7 13 189 510 311 142 156 6 739 6 086 4 101 12 104 9 436 2 (D) (Dl ALFALFA HAY (TONS. DRY) State Total Delaware 302 7 879 23 895 13 365 307 5 356 16 689 3 38 Counties Kent New Castle 154 80 2 669 2 579 6 105 9 584 8 206 8 107 258 158 76 73 2 261 2 104 7 259 6 408 3 022 2 (D) Sussex 168 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA Table 26 Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1987 and 1982-Con. [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] .987 1982 Geographic area Harvested Irngated Harvested Irrigated Farrrrs Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres SMALL GRAIN HAY (TONS, DRY) State Total Delaware 95 2 099 4 097 67 1 392 2 477 - - Counties Kent 58 20 1 020 479 600 1 880 951 = 30 26 3?^ (D| (D) 649 (D) - Sussex TAME HAY OTHER THAN ALFALFA, SMALL GRAIN, AND WILD HAY (SEE TEXT) (TONS, DRY) State Total Delaware 275 4 811 9 774 3 (D) 360 6 265 12 319 4 67 Counties Kent 137 64 2 120 1 300 1 391 3 760 3 331 2 (D) 77 82 2 897 1 814 1 554 3 465 2 2 (D) (D) New Castle _. Sussex WILD HAY (TONS, DRY) State Total Delaware 29 652 971 - - 24 1 525 1 344 Counties New Castle 15 344 429 18 (NA) 1 511 (NA) 1 323 (NA) (NA) (NA) GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE, AND GREEN CHOP HAY (TONS, GREEN) State Total Delaware 53 2 900 13 559 5 (D) 72 2 388 15 961 Counties Kent New Castle Sussex 29 8 16 1 139 459 1 302 5 125 2 548 5 886 2 3 (D) (D) 17 1 255 318 615 8 979 1 766 5 216 CORN FOR SILAGE OR GREEN CHOP (TONS, GREEN) State Total Delaware 154 Counties Kent 100 19 35 5 871 1 233 4 005 44 940 17 850 48 701 3 (D) (d") 129 36 1 290 4 711 50 575 18 420 76 801 2 3 (D) (D) Sussex SORGHUM FOR SILAGE OR GREEN CHOP (TONS, GREEN) State Total Delaware 13 258 1 570 1 (D) 28 283 4 311 Sussex ___ All other counties 7 6 220 38 1 219 351 \ (D) 6 (NA) (NA) 696 (NA) (NA) (NA) 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELAWARE 169 Table 27. Vegetables, [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols. Geographic area LAND USED FOR VEGETABLES (SEE TEX State Total Delaware ._ Counties Newcastle VEGETABLES HARVESTE (SEE TEXT) State Total Delaware Counties New Caslte'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! ASPARAGUS State Total Delaware Counties Kent All ottier counties GREEN LIMA BEANS State Total Delaware Counties Sussex All ottier counties SNAP BEANS Stale Total Delaware Counties BEETS State Total Delaware Counties BROCCOLI State Total Counties Newcastle 170 DELAWARE Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982 see introductory text] 1987 1982 Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres LAND USED FOR VEGETABLES (SEE TEXT) State Total Delaware ._ 317 39 779 185 21 931 367 36 845 158 15 760 Counties Kent 105 36 176 19 455 1 556 18 769 59 112 10 671 10 445 52 197 16 747 1 212 18 886 49 13 96 8 217 New Castle Sussex 6 825 VEGETABLES HARVESTED (SEE TEXT) State Total Delaware 317 43 036 185 23 775 367 40 421 158 17 042 Counties Kent _- 105 36 176 21 360 1 562 20 114 59 112 11 796 817 11 162 52 197 1 306 19 513 49 13 96 9 049 New Castle Sussex 724 7 270 ASPARAGUS State Total Delaware 10 248 2 (D) ,, 1 477 3 (D) Counties Kent 6 (D) (D) 2 (D) (NA) 1 463 (NA) 2 (NA) (D) All other counties -.--' (NA) GREEN LIMA BEANS State Total Delaware „ 71 13 449 34 3 557 58 11 436 23 1 952 Counties Sussex 43 6 794 24 10 2 052 35 (NA) 6 374 (NA) 13 (NA) 1 103 (NA) SNAP BEANS Stale Total Delaware 44 3 170 26 2 586 54 3 429 21 1 427 Counties Sussex 29 15 1 791 1 379 18 1 618 968 33 1 718 (NA) 13 (NA) 804 (NA) BEETS State Total Delaware 6 2 2 (D) 3 (D) 1 (D) Counties Sussex All other counties 3 3 (Z) 2 (D) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (Na! BROCCOLI State Total Delaware 17 72 14 70 13 21 8 19 Counties 7 5 5 47 16 8 5 5 45 8 6 (NA) (D) (NA) (NA) 13 ^i^^^^;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;: 5 (NA) 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con. [For meanrng of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 1987 1982 Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres HEAD CABBAGE State Total Delaware 15 (D) ,, (D) 18 508 12 479 Counties Newcastle":;:::::::::::;::;:;::::;:;: Sussex ._ 6 5 11 3 (D) (D) 10 7 5 (D) 5 3 (D) 26 (D) CANTALOUPS State Total Delaware 72 284 51 190 74 298 45 153 Counties 7 51 47 40 198 9 38 (D) (D) 6 54 58 7 233 8 33 (D) Sussex (D) 123 CARROTS State Total Delaware 10 680 6 472 10 1 193 5 238 CAULIFLOWER State Total Delaware 12 73 9 72 15 101 12 98 Counties New Castle -^. All other couhties 6 6 5 68 5 5 67 6 (NA) (D) (NA) 6 (NA) (□) (NA) COLLARDS State Total Delaware ' 2 2 (D) 2 (D) ' (D) GREEN COWPEAS AND GREEN SOUTHERN PEAS State Total , Delaware 3 (D) 3 (D) 3 (D) CUCUMBERS AND PICKLES State Total Delaware 31 1 985 19 1 825 67 1 755 43 1723 Counties Kent 20 1 560 424 13 6 1 412 413 27 (NA) 1 342 15 1 327 All other counties "IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII^I] (NA) OKRA State Total Delaware 4 , 2 (D) 5 2 2 (D) 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELAWARE 171 Table 27. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con. (For meanrng of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 1987 1982 Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Han/ested Irrigated Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres GREEN PEAS, EXCLUDING GREEN COWPEAS State Total Counties Kenl 30 3 33 5 555 235 4 061 18 3 24 3 213 235 2 304 26 10 31 5 647 394 4 052 16 15 New Castle Sussex ._ 290 1 525 HOT PEPPERS State Total Delaware 47 158 22 40 96 8 25 Counties Kent 31 3 13 137 (D) (D) 14 50 (D) (D) 35 3 (NA) 88 (D) (NA) 7 (D) (NA) New Castle _ Sussex SWEET PEPPERS State Total 16 62 Counties Kent 21 3 12 123 18 16 (D) (D) 21 6 110 3 2 7 New Castle Sussex IS PUMPKINS State Total 20 Counties Kent 7 5 21 39 73 5 32 49 (NA) 5 15 (NA) (D) 26 (NA) 5 (NA) (D) (D) New Castle Sussex SPINACH State Total Delaware (D) 3 SQUASH State Total Delaware 16 247 10 102 18 166 g 82 Counties Kent.._. Sussex 5 11 IS 3 !C! 3 13 (D) (D) 2 5 IS SWEET CORN State Total Delaware 109 7 643 68 5 739 140 6 120 64 4 043 Counties Kent New Castle Sussex 30 24 55 3 681 1 001 2 962 21 39 3 166 327 2 246 35 39 66 2 451 595 3 075 38 1 958 233 1 853 172 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA Table 27 Vegetables, [For meaning Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con ,.., 1982 Geographic area Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres TOMATOES State Total Delaware 63 887 38 661 74 1 096 31 535 Counties Kent 8 12 43 97 749 5 29 579 16 162 43 891 6 21 (D) New Caslle Sussex TURNIPS State Total Delaware 7 37 2 (D) 10 14 5 (D) Counties ' 25 12 2 (d') 3 (NA) (D) (NA) ,NA^ (D) MIXED VEGETABLES State Total Delaware ' 14 3 9 12 24 1 (D) WATERMELONS State Total Delaware 103 1 589 70 1 246 119 1 311 62 923 Counties 13 3 87 89 3 1 498 8 61 1 227 13 3 103 112 3 1 196 6 3 53 69 3 Sussex OTHER VEGETABLES State Total Delaware 7 7 3 5 3 (D) 2 (0) Counties I 3 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (D) (NA, (NA) Sussex _. Table 28 Frults and Nuts: 1987 and 1982 [For meanmg of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Total Trees or vines n at of bearing age Trees or vines of bearing age Farms Acres Trees or vines Farms Number Farms Number Farms Pounds LAND IN ORCHARDS State Total Delaware ...1987.. 1982.. 36 47 1 378 1 289 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Counties, 1987 K 13 (D) (X) m m (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Newcastle Sussex (X) 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELAWARE 173 Table 28 Fruits and Nuts: 1987 and 1982-Con. [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Geographic area Total Trees or vines n ot ol beanng age Trees or vines o( bearing age Harvested Farms Acres Trees or vines Farms Number Farms Number Farms Pounds APPLES State Total Delaware .1987.. 1982.. 18 24 1 029 888 67 622 77 531 10 13 550 (D) 16 21 54 072 (D) 1? 21 611 2O0 21 978 816 Counties, 1987 Kent 8 10 (D) (D) (D) (D) 6 (D) (D) 6 10 n 3 6 (D) All olfier counties.. (D) CHERRIES, TOTAL (SEE TEXT) State Total Delaware 1982;; 5 2 (D) 14 (D) 2 ss 2 n ^ (D) SWEET CHERRIES State Total Delaware 1987.. 4 1 8 2 (D) ' (D) - TART CHERRIES State Total Delaware 1987.. 3 ' 6 2 (D) 1 (D) - GRAPES (SEE TEXT) (FRESH WEIGHT) State Total Delaware 1987.. 1982.. 19 17 33 34 16 288 17 197 12 915 (D) 19 16 15 373 (D) 9 (D) 132 020 Counties, 1987 Kent 9 6 20 9 716 IS 5 3 275 9 9 441 IS 5 3 (D) New Castle 560 Sussex (D) NECTARINES State Total Delaware .1987.. 1982.. 3 12 1 262 3 1 262 3 (D) Counties, 1987 Sussex ' 12 1 262 - 3 1262 3 (D) PEACHES State Total Delaware .1987.. 1982-. 22 31 299 363 26 532 29 283 9 13 11 984 20 26 25 091 17 299 23 967 530 1 985 416 Counties, 1987 K 14 IS! 164 (D) (D) 14 268 ; (D) 207 (D) 3 3 IS (D) 3 (Dl Newcasiie";;;";;!;;" Sussex (D) 692 250 174 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA Table 29. Berries Harvested for Sale: 1987 and 1982 [For meanrng of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) ,„, 1982 Geographic area Harvested irrigated Harvested Irrigated Farrrrs Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres BERRIES State Total Delaware -.. 49 214 (X) 27 95 49 196 (X) '7 54 Counties Kent - New Castle 22 7 20 114 (X) (X) (X) 13 10 49 16 30 20 9 20 46 26 125 (X) (X) 2 6 31 (D) (D) TAME BLUEBERRIES (POUNDS) State Total Delaware 3 (D) (D) 2 (D) 6 (D) (D) ' (D) RASPBERRIES (POUNDS) State Total Delaware ^ 8 10 218 3 ^ ' (Z) 395 - STRAWBERRIES (POUNDS) State Total D 1 w r 42 118 355 121 24 81 42 112 360 336 16 (D) Counties 20 24 25 214 719 58 900 81 502 9 21 8 18 41 (D) (D) 147 808 108 200 104 328 8 2 6 (D) New Castle Sussex (D) Table 30 Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale: 1987 and 1982 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text) 1987 1982 Geographic area Farms Sq. ft. under glass or other protection Acres in the open Sales ($1,000) Farms Sq. ft. under glass or other Acres in the open Sales ($1,000) NURSERY AND GREENHOUSE CROPS (SEE TEXT) State Total Delaware 96 1 310 210 951 13 488 106 1 340 520 1 280 7 984 Counties Kent 32 34 30 107 887 1 001 367 200 956 241 75 3 166 8 359 1 963 27 52 27 66 920 1 110 150 163 450 472 449 359 1 147 New Castle Sussex 1 840 NURSERY, FLORICULTURE, VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEED CROPS, SOD, ETC., GROWN IN THE OPEN, IRRIGATED (SEE TEXT) State Total Delaware 32 (X) 512 (X) 27 (X) 428 (X) Counties Kent 13 4 15 (X) (X) (D) (D) (X) (X) (X) 9 8 (X) 368 22 38 (X) Sussex (X) 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELAWARE 175 Table 30 Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con (Foe meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory le tl 1987 1982 Geographic area Farms Sq It under glass or other Acres in the open Sales (SI, 0001 Farms Sq ft, under glass or other Acres m the open Sales (SI. 000) BEDDING PLANTS State Total Delaware __. 33 316 360 1 415 29 146 910 6 440 Counties Kent 12 8 13 58 691 216 253 41 416 (D) (D) 271 158 13 9 7 45 080 38 630 63 200 (D) (D) 126 Newcasiie";;;i;;^";i;;;";.""";"^ Sussex 197 117 CUT FLOWERS AND CUT FLORIST GREENS State Total Delaware 12 13 847 ,4 92 10 11 550 3 35 Counties Kent 5 (0) (D) isi i (NA, (NA) (NA) 11 55(J (NA) (NA) (D) (NA) (NA) Newcasi"ie"""i"ii;;iiii"i;;i;";];; Sussex 34 (NA) FOLIAGE AND POTTED FLOWERING PLANTS, TOTAL State Total Delaware 30 330 407 29 3 366 31 118 480 (D) 692 Counties K 12 6 12 (D) 68 7?i (D) (D) 9-0°^ 8 10 13 (D) 45 950 (D) (D) 5 20 88 New Castle .._ Sussex 96 508 FOLIAGE PLANTS State Total Delaware _._. 5 22 266 - (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) POTTED FLOWERING PLANTS State Total Delaware _-_ 28 308 141 29 (D) (NA) (NA) INAl (NA) Counties K ;i (D) (D) (D) (D) 8 222 iR' (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Newcastle";""""!"""]";;";;; Sussex (NA) (NA) MUSHROOMS State Total Delaware __. 10 510 570 (X) 3 891 17 980 000 (X) 3 875 Counties New Caslle 10 510 570 (X) 3 891 17 980 000 (X) 3 875 NURSERY CROPS State Total Delaware 35 114 272 765 4 451 35 71 780 1 092 2 569 Counties K 12 12 9 800 20 288 84 184 472 240 54 1 1^1 (D) 9 18 (D) 34 020 (D) (D) 439 (D) (D) Newcastle";;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; Sussex (D) 176 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA Table 30 Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale: 1987 and 1982-Con [For meaning of abbrevialions and symbols, see introduclory text] 1987 1982 Geographic area Farms Sq It. under glass or other protection Acres in the Sales ($1,000) Farms Sq. H. under glass or other protection Acres in the Sales ($1,000) GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES State Total Delaware 5 14 254 (X, 32 2 (D) (X) (D) Table 31 Other Crops: 1987 and 1982 (For meaning o( abbreviation and symbols. see introduclory text] 1987 1982 Geographic are Harvested Irrigated Han/ested Irngated Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres OTHER State Total Delaware ' (D) (X) (NA) (D) (X) (NA) (NA) Table 32 Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Value of Sales and Occupation: 1987 and 1982 [For classification of social and ethnic groups, see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory texfl ^ Land in farms Ivlarket value ol agncullural products sold ($1,000) Farms by value ol sales Occupation farming Qccupa tion other than farming Farms Acres Farms Acres Less than $2,500 $2,500 to $9,999 $10,000 or Less than $2,500 $2,500 to $10,000 or more STATE TOTAL Delaware _ 1987.. 1982.. 52 59 3 654 4 951 34 55 2 143 4 057 6 153 1 261 8 6 7 19 12 13 16 5 5 COUNTIES, 1987 K 3 38 396 (D) (D) 23 251 1 892 51 (D) (D) 2 5 3 3 2 17 2 2 9 2 3 s!^^!!^:::::::::::::::::: 1 Table 33 Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1987 and 1982 [For classification of social and ethnic groups, see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory texfl Full owners Pan owners Tenants Geographic area Number Land in farms Harvested cropland Number Land in cropland Number Land in farms cropland STATE TOTAL Delaware 1987.. 1982.. 34 33 1 715 1 213 469 764 21 1 858 3 154 1 605 2 809 6 5 81 584 484 COUNTIES. 1987 Kent 7 3 24 1 307 166 303 ,^ (D) (D) (0) (d") 3 3 (D) (D) (D) Newcastle. Sussex (D) 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELAWARE 177 Table 34 Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1987 and 1982 [For meaning ot abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Geographic area All farms Farms wilh sales of SI 0.000 or more' Farrrs Land in farms Farms farms BLACK State Total 1982.- 32 2 182 9 1 438 Counties, 1987 Sussex 18 1 737 6 (D) AMERICAN INDIAN State Total °""'"' - -- 1987.. 1982.- 22 1 522 2 631 2 6 (D) ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER State Total °"'™''""-- - - 1982i; 2 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) OTHER RACES (SEE TEXT) State Total Delaware 1987.. 3 (D) ID) 8 (D) Counties, 1987 . 8 3 (D) ! (0) '. abnormal farms Table 35 Operators of Spanish Origin: 1987 and 1982 [For classification of Spanish origin, see text For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory tex^ AIM rms Farms with sales c 1 $10,000 or Geographic area Farms Land in Farms Land in STATE TOTAL Delaware 1987.. 1982.. 9 3 2 450 451 7 2 (D) (D) COUNTIES, 1987 Sussex 5 !C1 3 (D) (D) 'Data for 1982 exclude abnormal f Table 36. Farms With Grazing Permits: 1987 178 DELAWARE 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA APPENDIX A. General Explanation Page DATA COLLECTION A-1 DATA PROCESSING A-2 MAJOR DATA CHANGES A-2 FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS, SPECIAL CENSUSES, AND RELATED PUBLICATIONS A-2 DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS A-3 FARMS CLASSIFIED BY SPECIFIED CHARACTERISTICS A-9 DATA COLLECTION Method of Enumeration All agriculture censuses beginning with the 1969 census primarily have used mallout/mallback data collection. Direct enumeration methods, however, continue to be used for the agriculture census In Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Mail List The mall list for the 1987 census was comprised of individuals, businesses, and organizations that could be readily Identified as being associated with agriculture. The list was assembled from the records of the 1982 census, administrative records of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the statistical records of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In addition, lists of large or specialized operations, such as nurseries and greenhouses, specialty crop farms, poultry farms, fish farms, livestock farms, and cattle feedlot operations, were obtained from State and Federal agencies, trade associations, and similar organi- zations. Lists of companies having one or more establish- ments (or locations) producing agricultural products were obtained from the 1982 census and updated using the information from the Standard Statistical Establishment List maintained by the Census Bureau. Exhaustive record linkage, undupllcation, and mathematical modeling yielded a final mail list of 4.1 million names and addresses that had a substantial probability of being a farm operation. Report Forms In 1987, three different report forms were used — a two-page, a four-page, and a six-page form to minimize the reporting burden, particularly for small farms and places less likely to be farms. The six-page sample form and the four-page nonsample form are the same, except sections 23 through 28 have been added to the sample form to obtain supplemental information from a sample of farms. The information collected in these sections will give the Bureau of the Census a good basis for making estimates of these data for other farms included In the census. The two-page form does not have as many questions or as much detail as the four-page and six-page forms. The four-page form has 1 1 regional versions and the six-page form has 13 regional versions. Both forms have different crops prelisted. Appendix D contains copies of both the two-page and six-page forms. The six-page form was mailed to 1,104,000 addressees on the mail list, including all those expected to be large (based on expected sales or acreage) or unique (farms operated by multlestabllshment companies or nonprofit organizations), all those In Alaska and Hawaii, and a sample of other addressees. The two-page form was mailed to 906,000 addressees. These were expected to be small farms or less likely to be farms. The four-page form was mailed to the remaining 2,079,000 addressees. Fur- ther discussion of the criteria used to determine which form was mailed to an addressee is provided in the Census Sample Design section of appendix C. Initial Mailing The report forms were mailed In mid-December 1987 to the approximately 4,089,000 individuals, businesses, and organizations on the mail list. The mall packages included a report form, a cover letter with a description of the purposes and uses of the census on the reverse side, an information sheet containing instructions for completing the form, and a postage-paid return envelope. Additional special instructions were included with report forms sent to grazing associations; feedlot operations; Institutional orga- nizations; Indian reservations; firms with multiple farm or ranch operations; and producers of poultry under contract, bees and honey, fish, laboratory animals, and nursery and greenhouse crops. To provide additional help to farmers in completing their reports, copies of an Agriculture Census Guide booklet were sent to vocational agriculture instructors, USDA county offices of the Agriculture Stabilization and Conser- vation Service, and the Cooperative Extension Service. The Guide contained descriptions and definitions of vari- ous items in more detail than the instructions included with each report form. Representatives of the above agencies graciously consented to assist farmers in completing their report forms. 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX A A-1 Followup Procedures A thank you/reminder card was mailed to those on the mail list in mid-January 1988. Five followup letters, three of which were accompanied by a report form, were sent to nonrespondents at 4-week intervals starting in mid-February and continuing until early June 1988. Telephone calls were made to all large farms who had not responded. In addition, telephone calls were made to a sample of other nonrespondents in counties that had a response rate of less than 75 percent. A nonresponse adjustment procedure was used to represent the final nonrespondent farms in the census results. A description of this procedure is included in the Census Estimation section of appendix C. DATA PROCESSING Selected report forms were reviewed prior to keying the data. These included reports with attached correspon- dence and reports with remarks or no positive data on the front page. The data from each report form were subjected to a detailed item-by-item computer edit. The edit performed comprehensive checks for consistency and reasonable- ness, corrected erroneous or inconsistent data, supplied missing data based on similar farms within the same county, and assigned farm classification codes necessary for tabulating the data. Substantial computer-generated changes to the data were clerically reviewed and verified. In the computer edit, farms with sales, acreage, or commodities exceeding specified levels were tested for historical comparability. Key items, such as acreage and sales, were compared for substantial changes between 1 982 and 1 987. Sizeable historical differences were resolved or verified by telephone, if necessary. Respondents who reported sales or acreage above specified levels on non- sample forms were sent correspondence requesting the additional sample data. Prior to publication, tabulated totals were reviewed by statisticians to identify inconsis- tencies and potential coverage problems. Comparisons were made with previous census data, estimates published by the USDA, and other available data. MAJOR DATA CHANGES Prior to each agriculture census, the Census Bureau reviews the content of the census forms to eliminate questions no longer needed and to identify new items necessary to meet user needs and to better describe the agricultural situation in our Nation. Data requests are solicited from farmers, farm organizations, land grant col- leges and universities, State and federal agencies, and members of the Census Advisory Committee on Agricul- tural Statistics. Each agency and organization is asked to identify and justify its specific data needs. The following data inquiries were added to the 1987 report form: Income from farm-related sources Acres under the Conservation Reserve Program Payments received for participation in federal farm programs Grazing permits by source Additional data on production expenses were added in 1987: Repair and maintenance expenses Cash rent Property taxes paid All other production expenses The following separate data inquiries were eliminated from the 1987 form: Storage capacity for petroleum products Number of hired farm and ranch workers Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption Source of irrigation water Tons of commercially mixed feed Expenditures for coal, wood, and coke Selected machinery items: automobiles, corn heads for combines, and field forage harvesters Chinchillas Worms Tropical and baitfish FOLLOW-ON SURVEYS, SPECIAL CENSUSES, AND RELATED PUBLICATIONS In addition to the 1987 Census of Agriculture for the 50 States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Amer- ican Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the census of agriculture program includes the 1988 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey, the 1988 Agricultural Economics and Land Ownership Survey, and the 1988 Census of Horticultural Specialties. The 1988 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey provides data on water use by irrigated farms and ranches. Data include: the amount of water applied by crop, method of water distribution, source of water, and energy costs for pumping water. Data from this survey will be published as volume 3, part 1. The 1988 Agricultural Economics and Land Ownership Survey provides detailed data on debts, expenses, taxes, credits, assets, land ownership, and farm and off-farm income for farm operators. Many of these items, as well as detailed data on landlord characteristics, are being col- lected from the landlords of the farms involved in the survey. Data from this survey will be published as volume 3, part 2. The 1988 Census of Horticultural Specialties covers operations growing and selling $2,000 or more of horticul- tural products such as greenhouse products, outdoor- grown floricultural products, nursery products, mushrooms, and sod. These data will be published as volume 4. Additional publications of the 1987 Census of Agricul- ture data include the Agricultural Atlas of the United States (previously called the Graphic Summary), Coverage Eval- uation, Ranking of States and Counties, and Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold. A-2 APPENDIX A 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE The Agricultural Atlas of the United States presents the Nation's agriculture graphically illustrated by dot and mul- ticolor pattern maps. The maps provide displays on size and type of farm, land use, farm tenure, market value of products sold, crops harvested, livestock inventories, and other characteristics of farms. This report will be published as volume 2, part 1. The Coverage Evaluation report provides estimates of the completeness of the 1987 Census of Agriculture for the United States, geographic regions, and selected States and groups of States. Estimates with their associated sample reliability are provided for farms not on the mail list, farms classified as nonfarms, duplicate farms, and non- farms classified as farms. This report will be published as volume 2, part 2. The Ranking of States and Counties report ranks the leading States and counties for selected items in the 1987 census and provides comparative data from the 1982 census. This report will be published as volume 2, part 3. A new publication on Government Payments and Mar- ket Value of Agricultural Products Sold presents 1 987 data for the United States and each State. The U.S. table has a format similar to volume 1, U.S. table 52 and presents summary data by size of farm. This report will be published as volume 2, part 5. DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS The following definitions and explanations provide a more detailed description of the terms used in this publi- cation than are available in the tables or on the report form. For an exact wording of the questions on the 1987 census report forms and the information sheet which accompa- nied these forms, see appendix D. Most definitions of terms are the same as those used in earlier censuses. The more important exceptions are also noted here. Farms or farms reporting— The term "farms" or "farms reporting" in the presentation of data denotes the number of farms reporting the item. For example, if there are 3,710 farms in a State and 842 of them had 28,594 cattle and calves, the data for those farms reporting cattle and calves would appear as: Cattle and calves farms- - 842 number- - 28,594 Land in farms— The acreage designated in the tables as "land in farms" consists primahly of agricultural land used for crops, pasture, or grazing. It also includes wood- land and wasteland not actually under cultivation or used for pasture or grazing, provided it was part of the farm operator's total operations. Large acreages of woodland or wasteland held for nonagricultural purposes were deleted from individual reports during the processing operations. Land in farms includes acres set aside under annual commodity acreage programs as well as acres in the Conservation Reserve Program for places meeting the farm definition. Land in farms is an operating unit concept and includes land owned and operated as well as land rented from others. Land used rent free was to be reported as land rented from others. All grazing land, except land used under government permits on a per-head basis, was included as "land in farms" provided it was part of a farm or ranch. Land under the exclusive use of a grazing association was to be reported by the grazing association and included as land in farms. All land in Indian reserva- tions used for growing crops or grazing livestock was to be included as land in farms. Land in reservations not reported by individual Indians or non-Indians was to be reported in the name of the cooperative group that used the land. In some instances, an entire Indian reservation was reported as one farm. Land area — The approximate land area of counties and States represents the total land area as determined by records and calculations as of January 1, 1988. These data are updated periodically; however, the acreages shown for 1987 are essentially the same as for 1982. Any differences between the land area for 1987 and 1982 are due to annexations and other changes affecting county boundaries. Land in two or more counties— With few exceptions, the land in each farm was tabulated as being in the operator's principal county. The principal county was defined as the one where the largest value of agricultural products was raised or produced. It was usually the county contain- ing all or the largest proportion of the land in the farm or viewed by the respondent as his/her principal county. For a limited number of Midwest and Western States, this procedure has resulted in the allocation of more land in farms to a county than the total land area of the county. To minimize this distortion, separate reports were required for large farms identified from the 1982 census as having more than one farm unit. Other reports received showing land in more than one county were separated into two or more reports if the data would substantially affect the county totals. Value of land and buildings— Respondents were asked to report their estimate of the current market value of land and buildings owned, rented or leased from others, and rented or leased to others. Market value refers to the value the land and buildings would sell for under current market conditions. If the value of land and buildings was not reported, it was estimated using the average value of land and buildings from a similar farm in the same geographic area. 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX A A-3 Harvested cropland— This category includes land from which crops were harvested or hay was cut, and land in orchards, citrus groves, vineyards, nurseries, and green- houses. Land from which two or more crops were har- vested was counted only once, even though there was more than one use of the land. Irrigated land — This category includes all land watered by any artificial or controlled means, such as sprinklers, furrows or ditches, and spreader dikes. Included are supplemental, partial, and preplant irrigation. Each acre was to be counted only once regardless of the number of times it was irrigated or harvested. Cropland used only for pasture or grazing— This category includes land used only for pasture or grazing that could have been used for crops without additional improvement. Included also was all cropland used for rotation pasture and land in government diversion pro- grams that were pastured. However, cropland that was pastured before or after crops were harvested was to be included as harvested cropland rather than cropland for pasture or grazing. Other cropland— This category includes cropland not harvested and not grazed which was used for cover crops, soil improvement crops, land on which all crops failed, cultivated summer fallow, idle cropland, and land planted in crops that were to be harvested after the census year. Total woodland — This category includes natural or planted woodlots or timber tracts, cutover and deforested land with young growth which has or will have value for wood products, land planted for Christmas tree production, and woodland pastured. Land covered by sagebrush or mesquite was to be reported as other pastureland and rangeland or other land. Woodland pastured— This category includes all wood- land used for pasture or grazing during the census year. Woodland or forest land pastured under a per-head graz- ing permit was not counted as land in farms and therefore, was not included in woodland pastured. Cropland in annual commodity acreage adjustment programs — This category includes land diverted or set aside under the provisions of the Federal Commodity Acreage Program. These data are for the acres of cropland taken out of production by growers of wheat, cotton, rice, corn, sorghum, barley, and oats, and devoted to conser- vation uses. Information was not obtained as to which crops would have been grown on the acres set aside. Cropland in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) — This category includes acres of "highly erodible" cropland taken out of agricultural production and planted to protective cover crops or reforested. The CRP was established through the 1985 Food Security Act and provides for annual rental payments and shared costs of conservation practices through a 10-year contract with the USDA. Appendix B presents data on places with all their cropland enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program and which were not counted as farms in the 1987 census. Operator— The term "operator" designates a person who operates a farm, either doing the work or making day-to-day decisions about such things as planting, har- vesting, feeding, and marketing. The operator may be the owner, a member of the owner's household, a hired manager, a tenant, a renter, or a sharecropper. If a person rents land to others or has land worked on shares by others, he/she is considered the operator only of the land which is retained for his/her own operation. For partner- ships, only one partner is counted as the operator. If it is not clear which partner is in charge, then the senior or oldest active partner is considered the operator. For census purposes, the number of operators is the same as the number of farms. In some cases, the operator was not the individual named on the address label of the report form, but another family member, a partner, or a hired manager who was actually in charge of the farm operation. Operator characteristics— All operators were asked to report place of residence, principal occupation, days of off-farm work, year in which his/her operation of the farm began, age, race, sex, and Spanish origin. If race, age, sex, and principal occupation were not reported, they were imputed based on information reported by farms with similar acreage, tenure, and value of sales. No imputations were made for nonresponse to place of residence, Span- ish origin, off-farm work, or year began operation. Opera- tors of Spanish origin were tabulated by reported race. Farm production expenses— In 1987, additional spe- cific expense items and a category for all other farm production expenses were added to the selected farm production expenses collected in 1982. Consequently, we are publishing total farm production expenses in 1987. The expenses are limited to those incurred in the operation of the farm business. Expenses include the share of the expenditures provided by landlords, contractors, and part- ners in the operation of the farm business. Property taxes paid by landlords are excluded. Expenditures for nonfarm activities; farm-related activities such as providing custom- work for others, the production and harvest of forest products, and recreational services; and household expenses are excluded. In 1987, as in other recent censuses, operators producing crops, livestock, or poultry under contract often were unable or unwilling to estimate the cost of production inputs furnished by the contractors. As a consequence, extensive estimation was required for con- tract producers. Commercial fertilizer— The expense for commercial fertilizer is the amount spent on fertilizer during 1987 A-4 APPENDIX A 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE including the cost of custom application. The cost of custom application was excluded from the 1982 and 1 978 data. Agricultural chemicals— These expenses include the cost of all insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other pesticides, including the cost of custom applica- tion. Data exclude commercial fertilizer purchased. The cost of custom application was excluded from the 1982 and 1978 data. The cost of lime was excluded from the 1987 and 1982 data, but included in 1978. Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment — These expenses include costs incurred for having customwork done on the place and for renting machines to perform agricultural operations. The cost of cotton ginning is excluded. The cost of labor involved in the customwork service is included in the customwork expense. The cost of custom applica- tion of fertilizer and chemicals was included in the 1982 and 1978 customwork data, but is included in expenditures for these items in 1 987. The cost of hired labor for operating rented or hired machinery is included as a hired farm and ranch labor expense. Interest— In 1987, separate data were collected for interest paid on debts secured by real estate and interest paid on debts not secured by real estate. In 1982, only total interest expenses were collected. Market value of agricultural products sold— This category represents the gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from the place in 1987 regardless of who received the payment. It includes sales by the operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners, landlords, contractors, or others associated with the oper- ation. In addition, it includes receipts from placing com- modities in the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) loan program in 1 987. It does not include payments received for participation in federal farm programs nor does it include income from farm-related sources such as customwork and other agricultural services, or income from nonfarm sources. The value of crops sold in 1987 does not necessarily represent the sales from crops harvested in 1987. Data may include sales from crops produced in earlier years and exclude some crops produced in 1987, but held in storage and not sold. For commodities, such as sugar beets and wool, sold through a co-op which made payments in several installments, respondents were requested to report the total value received in 1987. The value of agricultural products sold was requested of all operators. If the operator failed to report this informa- tion, estimates were made based on the amount of crops harvested, livestock or poultry inventory or number sold. Extensive estimation was required for operators growing crops or livestock under contract. Caution should be used when comparing sales in 1987 with sales reported in earlier censuses. Sales figures are expressed in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation or deflation. Government payments— This category is limited to direct cash or generic commodity certificate (PIK) pay- ments received by the farm operator in 1987. It includes deficiency and diversion payments; wool payments; pay- ments from the Dairy Termination Program, the Conserva- tion Reserve Program, other conservation programs, and all other federal farm programs under which payments were made directly to farm operators. Other farm-related income— The 1987 report form included a new inquiry on income from farm-related sources. These data consist of gross income in 1987 before taxes and expenses from the sales of farm by-products and other sales and services closely related to the principal functions of the farm business. These data are for income producing activities that are primarily a by-product or supplemental to the farm operation. They exclude income from business activities that are separate from the farm business. Customwork and other agricultural services— This income includes gross receipts received by farm oper- ators for providing services for others such as planting, plowing, spraying, and harvesting. Income from cus- tomwork and other agncultural services is generally included in the agriculture census if it is closely related to the farming operation. However, it is excluded if it constitutes a separate business or is conducted from another location. Rental of farmland— This income includes gross cash rent or share payments received from renting out farmland; payments received from the lease or sale of allotments for crops such as tobacco; and payments received for livestock pastured on a per-head, per- month, or per-pound basis. It excludes rental income from nonfarm property. Sales of forest products— This income includes gross receipts from the sales of Christmas trees, standing timber, maple products, gum for naval stores, fire- wood, and other forest products from the farm busi- ness. It excludes income from nonfarm timber tracts and sawmill businesses. Other farm-related income sources— This income includes gross receipts from hunting leases, fishing fees, camping, other recreational services, patronage dividends of cooperatives, sales of farm by-products, and other sales and services closely related to the farm business. It excludes income from nonfarm busi- nesses. Commodity Credit Corporations loans— This cate- gory includes loans for corn, wheat, soybeans, sorghum, barley, oats, cotton, peanuts, rye, rice, tobacco, and honey. 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX A A-5 Agricultural chemicals used, including fertilizer and lime— For each type of agricultural chemical, the acres treated were to be reported only once even if the acres were fertilized or limed more than once. If multipurpose chemicals were used, the acres treated for each purpose were to be reported. Fish and other aquacultural products — The raising of fish and other aquacultural products in captivity is included in the agriculture census. Production in salt water is considered not to be in captivity and is excluded from the census. Bees and honey — Bee and honey production was enumerated and tabulated in the county in which the home farm was located even though hives are often moved from farm to farm over a wide geographic area. Citrus enumeration— In the 1987 census, reports for selected citrus caretakers in Arizona, Florida, and Texas were obtained by direct enumeration. A citrus caretaker is an organization or person caring for or managing citrus groves for others. This special enumeration has been used in recent censuses because of the difficulty in identifying and enumerating absentee grove owners who often do not know the information that is needed to adequately com- plete the census report. Each citrus caretaker was enu- merated as a farm operator and requested to complete one report form for all groves cared for and to furnish a list of grove owners' names, addresses, and acres of citrus. The names on the lists were matched to completed grove owners' report forms to eliminate duplication. The care- taker also was requested to inform the grove owner that he had already reported for the citrus under his care and that the grove owner was not to report the citrus again. In the 1987 census, 7 caretakers in Arizona reported 175 grove owners having 12,000 acres of citrus; the 65 caretakers in Florida reported 3,000 grove owners having 170,000 acres of citrus; and 20 caretakers in Texas reported 800 grove owners having 14,500 acres of citrus. Crop year or season covered— Acres and quantity harvested are for the calendar year 1987 except for citrus fruits, avocados, olives; vegetables in Florida; sugarcane in Florida and Texas; and pineapples and coffee in Hawaii. Citrus fruits— The data for Florida relate to the quantity harvested in the September 1986 through July 1987 harvest season, except limes that were harvested in the April 1987 through March 1988 harvest season. The data for Texas relate to the quantity harvested in the September 1986 through May 1987 harvest sea- son. The data for States, other than Florida and Texas, relate to the quantity harvested in the 1986-87 harvest season. Avocados— The data for California relate to the quan- tity harvested in the November 1986 through Novem- ber 1987 harvest season and for Florida the April 1987 through March 1988 harvest season. Olives— The data for California relate to the quantity harvested in the September 1986 through March 1987 harvest season. Vegetables— The data for Florida relate to the crop harvested in the September 1986 through August 1987 harvest season. Sugarcane for sugar— The data for Florida relate to the cuttings from November 1986 through April 1987, and for Texas the cuttings from October 1986 through April 1987. Pineapples — The data for Hawaii relate to the quantity harvested in the year ending May 31, 1987. Coffee— The data for Hawaii relate to the 1 986-87 crop. Acres and quantity harvested— Crops were reported in whole acres, except for the following crops which were reported in lOths of acres: Irish potatoes, sweetpotatoes, tobacco, fruit and nut crops including land in orchards, berries, vegetables, and nursery and greenhouse crops; and in Hawaii, taro, ginger root, and lotus root. Totals for crops reported in lOths of acres were rounded to whole acres at the aggregate level during the tabulation process. If two or more crops were harvested from the same land during the year, the acres would be counted for each crop. Therefore, the total acres of all crops harvested generally exceeds the acres of cropland harvested. An exception to this procedure is hay crops. When more than one cutting of hay was taken from the same acres, the acres are counted only once but the quantity harvested includes all cuttings. However, hay cut for both dry hay and green chop or silage would be reported for each applicable crop. For inter- planted crops or "skip-row" crops, acres were to be reported according to the portion of the field occupied by each crop. If a crop was planted but not harvested, the acres were not to be reported as harvested. These acres were to be reported in the "land use" section under the appropriate cropland items— cropland used only for pasture or grazing, cropland used for cover crops, cropland on which all crops failed, or cropland idle. Corn and sorghum hogged or grazed were to be reported as "cropland harvested" and not as "cropland used only for pasture or grazing." Crop residue left in fields and later hogged or grazed was not reported as cropland pasture. Quantity harvested was not obtained for crops such as vegetables; nursery and greenhouse crops; corn cut for dry fodder, hogged or grazed; and sorghum, hogged or grazed. Acres of land in bearing and nonbearing fruit orchards, citrus or other groves, vineyards, and nut trees were to be reported as harvested cropland regardless of whether the crop was harvested or failed. However, abandoned orchards were to be reported as cropland idle, not as harvested cropland and the individual abandoned orchard crop acres were not to be reported. A-6 APPENDIX A 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE Land in orchards— This category includes land in bearing and nonbearing fruit trees, citrus or other groves, vineyards, and nut trees of all ages, including land on which all fruit crops failed. Respondents were instructed not to report abandoned plantings and plantings of less than 20 total fruit, citrus, or nut trees, or grapevines. Crop units of measure— The regional report forms allowed the operator to report the quantity of field crops harvested in a unit of measure commonly used in the region. When the operator reported in a unit of measure different than the unit of measure published, the quantity harvested was converted to the published unit of measure. Grapes could be reported in dry weight or fresh weight; plums and prunes in fresh weight, or prunes in dry weight; and in Hawaii, coffee in pounds parchment or pounds cherry, and macadamia nuts in pounds husked, unshelled or pounds shelled. For other fruit and nut crops and citrus, the operator was given a choice of units of measure of pounds, tons, or boxes. The quantity harvested for these crops is published in pounds. Data are based on a sample of farms— For 1987, 1982, and 1978, selected data were collected from only a sample of farms. These data are subject to sampling error. For 1987, the six-page sample form was mailed to all large and specialized farms (based on expected sales, acres, or standard industrial classification), all farms in Alaska and Hawaii, and approximately 17 percent of all other farms. Sample sections 23 through 28 of the 1987 census forms included inquiries on production expenses, commercial fertilizer and lime, chemicals, machinery and equipment, value of land and buildings, and income from farm-related sources. Estimates of the reliability of county totals for selected items are shown in table F of appendix C. Operators of Spanish origin— No imputation was made for those not responding to the question on Spanish origin. Farms operated by Blacl< and other races— This category includes Blacks, American Indians, Asian and Pacific Islanders, and all other racial groups other than White. Write-in crops — To reduce the length of the report form, only the major crops for the region were prelisted. For other crops, the respondent was requested to look at a list of crops in each section and write in the crop name and its code. For crops that had no individual code listed on the report form, the respondent was to write in the crop name and code the crop into the appropriate "all other" category for that section. Write-in crops coded as "all other" were reviewed and assigned a specific code when possible. Crops not assigned a specific code were left in the appropriate "all other" category. In some cases, the reviewers were unable to determine the specific crop reported by the respondent because of incomplete or generalized crop names. To ensure proper coding, most of these respondents were telephoned. Reports for those not telephoned were changed on the basis of other reports for the area. All other races— This category is primarily limited to persons native to or of ancestry from Mexico, the Carib- bean, and Central and South America. Total sales— This item represents the gross market value of all agricultural products sold before taxes and expenses in the census year including livestock, poultry, and their products; and crops, including nursery crops and hay. Respondents were asked to include landlords' and contractors' shares. The value of commodities placed in CCC loans are included as sold. In 1987, all farms includ- ing abnormal farms were tabulated by size based on reported sales. In 1982 and 1978, abnormal farms were included in the total sales figure, but excluded from the detailed size breakdowns. Abnormal farms include institu- tional farms, experimental and research farms, and Indian reservations. Misreported or miscoded crops— In a few instances, tabulated data may be inaccurate because respondents misunderstood or misinterpreted questions on the report form. Data may have been reported on the wrong line or in the wrong section, or the wrong crop code may have been placed beside the name of a write-in crop. Some of these errors as well as some keying errors may not have been identified during processing and therefore, were not cor- rected. Reports with significant acres of unusual crops for the area were examined to minimize the possibility that they were in error. "See text" References Items in the tables which carry the note "See text" are explained or defined in this section. Farms with sales of less than $1,000— This category includes all farms with actual sales of less than $1 ,000, but having the production potential for sales of $1,000 or more. These farms normally could be expected to sell $1,000 or more of agricultural products. Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit— This category is derived by subtracting total operat- ing expenditures from the gross market value of agricul- tural products sold. Depreciation and the change in inven- tory values are excluded from expenditures. Production expenditures may be understated on part owner and tenant farms because property taxes paid by landlords are excluded. Other landlord expenditures, such as insurance or rent paid, which are not readily known to renters may also be omitted or understated. Gross sales include sales by the operator as well as the share of sales received by 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX A A-7 partners, landlords, and contractors. Consequently, the net cash return is that of the farm unit rather than the net farm income of the operator. Other livestock and livestock products— This cate- gory includes all livestock and livestock products not listed separately. Value of livestock and poultry on farms— Data for the value of livestock and poultry on farms were obtained by multiplying the inventory of each major age and sex group by State average prices. The State average prices for cattle, hogs, sheep, Angora goats, hens and pullets of laying age, and turkeys were obtained primarily from data published by the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Prices applied to other livestock and poultry were census-derived averages based primarily on reported value of sales in the census. Poultry hatched— This category includes all poultry hatched on the place during the year and placed or sold. Incubator egg capacity on December 31, 1987, is tabu- lated under the column heading "Inventory" and the number of poultry hatched and placed or sold is under the heading "Sales." Hay— alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop, etc.— Data shown for hay represent all hay crops, including grass silage, haylage, and hay crops cut and fed green (green chop). In production data, dry tons represent dry tonnage for the various hay cate- gories and dry weight equivalents for grass silage and hay cut and fed green. The conversion used was 3 tons of green weight to 1 ton of dry weight. Tame hay other than alfalfa, small grain, and wild hay — Data shown represent dry tons of hay harvested from clover, lespedeza, timothy, Bermuda grass, Sudan grass, and other types of legume and tame grasses. Grapes — Farm operators were given the option of reporting the quantity of grapes harvested in dry weight or fresh weight. For publication purposes, all quantities of grapes harvested have been converted to pounds of fresh weight. The conversion used was 4 pounds fresh weight to 1 pound dry weight. Plums and prunes— Farm operators were given the option of reporting the quantity of plums and prunes harvested in dry weight or fresh weight. For publication purposes, all quantities of plums and prunes harvested have been converted to pounds of fresh weight. The conversion used was 3 pounds fresh weight to 1 pound dry weight. Cherries— For 1987, cherries were reported as "sweet cherries," "tart cherries," or "cherries" depending on the regional form the respondent completed. On regional forms for States where cherries are an important fruit crop, "sweet cherries" and "tart cherries" were listed sepa- rately. On the other regional forms, either "cherries" were listed or could be written in. For publication purposes, "cherries, total" could be shown along with the individual breakdown of "sweet cherries," "tart cherries," or "cherries, not specified." "Cherries, not specified" is used to account for cherries where the "sweet" and "tart" breakdown was not asked or where respondents wrote in "cherries" but did not specify or code the kind of cherry. All the individual cherry items may not be shown. Data for "sweet cherries," "tart cherries," and "cherries, not specified" are not available for 1982. Other fruits and nuts— Data shown for other fruits and nuts relate to any fruits and nuts not having a specific code on the 1987 report form. Land used for vegetables— Data are for the total land used for vegetable crops. The acres are reported only once, even though two or more harvests of a vegetable or more than one vegetable were harvested from the same acres. Vegetables harvested for sale— The acres of vegeta- bles harvested is the summation of the acres of individual vegetables harvested. All of the individual vegetable items may not be shown. Nursery and greenhouse crops grown for sale— These data are a summation of the individual items reported. All of the individual items may not be shown. Nursery, floriculture, vegetable and flower seed crops, sod, etc., grown in the open, irrigated— Data refer to farms reporting irrigated nursery, floriculture, veg- etable and flower seeds, sod, bedding plants, etc., grown in the open. Other grains— These data are for the total market value of other grains sold including dry edible beans, dry lima beans, buckwheat, dry southern peas (cowpeas), emmer and spelt, flaxseed, mixed grains, lentils, mustard seed, dry edible peas, popcorn, proso millet, rice, rye for grain, safflower, sunflower seed, triticale, and wild rice. Value of crop production — This item represents the estimated value of all crops harvested during the 1987 crop year. Data for the value of crops harvested were obtained by multiplying the average estimated value per unit by the reported acres or quantity harvested. Generally, harvested units of production (pounds, bushels, bales, etc.) were multiplied by State estimates of prices per unit. If only acres harvested were reported, State estimates for value of production per acre were used. The State average production price and production value per acre used in these calculations were obtained usually from publications of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. When A-8 APPENDIX A 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE USDA estimates were not available, Bureau of the Census statisticians made estimates using available sources such as data from adjacent States, respondent report forms, county extension agents, and other persons knowledge- able about specific crops. Part owners, who operate land they own and also land they rent from others. Tenants, who operate only land they rent from others or work on shares for others. FAfmS CLASSIFIED BY SPECIFIED CHARACTERISTICS State tables 48 through 53 present detailed 1987 data for all farms classified by specified characteristics— tenure of operator, type of organization, age and principal occu- pation of operator, size of farm (acres), value of agricultural products sold, and standard industrial classification. Other tables include data classified by value of sales groups or other characteristics of the farm or the operator. Farms by value of agricultural products sold or value of sales— In 1987, all farms were tabulated by size based on reported sales. In 1982 and earlier censuses, abnormal farms were not tabulated based on sales size. In the tables on market value of agricultural products sold, the sales of abnormal farms in 1982 and earlier censuses were included in the total sales figure, but excluded from the detailed size categories. Abnormal farms included institutional farms, experimental and research farms, and Indian reservations. The category "farms with sales of less than $1,000" included all farms with actual sales of less than $1 ,000 but having the production potential for sales of $1,000 or more. These farms normally could be expected to sell $1,000 or more of agricultural products. The sales size categories used in this report are con- sistent with the standard business size categories issued by Office of Management and Budget (0MB) in 1982. In State table 52, data are presented for four sales size categories between $10,000 and $49,999. This provides users with bridge data under both the 0MB and the 1978 census classifications. For the 1992 census, data will be presented only for the 0MB sales size categories of $10,000 to $24,999 and $25,000 to $49,999. Abnormal farms— This category includes institutional farms, experimental and research farms, and Indian reser- vations. Institutional farms include those operated by hos- pitals, penitentiaries, churches, schools, grazing associa- tions, and government agencies. In 1987 and 1982, nongovernmental units such as church farms and Future Farmers of America camps were classified as abnormal farms only when 50 percent or more of their products produced and intended for human consumption were utilized by the organization. Farms by type of organization— All farms were clas- sified by type of organization in the 1987 census. The classifications used were: Individual or family (sole proprietorship), excluding partnership and corporation. Partnership, including family partnership. Corporation, including family corporation. Other, cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. Corporations were subclassified by two additional char- acteristics into: 1. Family held Other than family held 2. More than 10 stockholders 10 or less stockholders Farms by age and principal occupation of opera- tor—Data on age and principal occupation were requested from all operators in 1987. The principal occupation clas- sifications used were: Farming— The operator spent 50 percent or more of his/her worktime in 1987 in farming or ranching. Other— The operator spent more than 50 percent of his/her worktime in 1987 in occupations other than farming or ranching. Farms by size— All farms were classified into selected size groups according to the total land area in the farm. The land area of a farm is an operating unit concept and includes land owned and operated as well as land rented from others. Land rented to or assigned to a tenant was considered the tenant's farm and not the owner's. Farms by standard industrial classification— In 1987, all agricultural production establishments (farms, ranches, nurseries, greenhouses, etc.) were classified by type of activity using the standard industrial classification (SIC) system. These classifications, found in the 1987 SIC ManuaP, are used to promote uniformity and comparability in the presentation of statistical data collected by various agencies. Farms by tenure of operator — The classifications of tenure used in the 1987 census were: Full owners, who operate only land they own. 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 'Standard Industrial Classification Manual: 1987. For sale by Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Wash- ington, DC 20402. Stock No. 041-001-003-14-2. APPENDIX A A-9 An establishment primarily engaged in crop production (major group 01) or production of livestock and animal specialties (major group 02) is classified in the four-digit industry and three-digit industry group which accounts for 50 percent or more of the total value of sales of its agricultural products. If the total value of sales of agricul- tural products of an establishment is less than 50 percent from a single four-digit industry, but 50 percent or more from the products of two or more four-digit industries within the same three-digit industry group, the establishment is classified in the miscellaneous industry of that industry group. Otherwise, it is classified as a general crop farm in industry 0191 or a general livestock farm in industry 0291. Establishments that derive 50 percent or more of the value of sales from horticultural specialties of industry group 018 are classified in industry 0181 or 0182 according to their primary activity. Characteristics of all farms by selected SIC groupings are shown in State tables 18 and 53. The SIC groupings shown in State table 53, together with the associated products (value of sales representing 50 percent or more of the value of agricultural products sold during the year) on which the classification is based, are as follows: Cash grains (011)— Wheat, rice, corn, soybeans, bar- ley, buckwheat, cowpeas, dry field and seed beans and peas, flaxseed, lentils, milo, mustard seed, oats, popcorn, rye, safflower, sorghum, sunflowers, and other small grains. Cotton (0131)— Cotton and cottonseed. Tobacco (0132)— Tobacco. Sugarcane, sugar beets, Irish potatoes, hay, pea- nuts, and other field crops (0133, 0134, 0139)— Sugarcane, sugar beets, Irish potatoes, alfalfa, broomcorn, clover, grass seed, hay, hops, mint, pea- nuts, sweetpotatoes, timothy, and yams. Vegetables and melons (016)— Vegetables and mel- ons grown in the open. Fruits and tree nuts (017)— Berries, grapes, tree nuts, citrus fruits, deciduous tree fruits, avocados, bananas, coffee, dates, figs, olives, pineapples, and tropical fruit. Horticultural specialties (018)— Bedding plants, bulbs, florists' greens, flower and vegetable seeds, flowers, foliage, fruit stocks, nursery stock, ornamental plants, shrubberies, sod, mushrooms, and vegetables grown under cover. General farms, primarily crops (019)— Crops, includ- ing horticultural specialties, but less than 50 percent of sales from any single three-digit industry group. Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal special- ties (021) — Cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, goats, goat's milk, mohair, and wool. Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212)— Production or feeding of beef cattle, except feedlots. Dairy farms (024)— Production of cows' milk and other dairy products and raising of dairy heifer replacements. Poultry and eggs (025) — Chickens, chicken eggs, tur- keys, ducks, geese, pheasants, pigeons, quail, and squab. Animal specialties (027)— Fur-bearing animals, rab- bits, horses, ponies, bees, fish in captivity except fish hatcheries, worms, and laboratory animals. General farms, primarily livestock and animal spe- cialties (029)— Livestock and animal specialties and their products, but less than 50 percent of sales from any single three-digit industry group. The SIC manual was revised for 1987. Animal aquacul- ture (0273) was established as a new industry and horti- cultural specialties, not elsewhere classified (0189) was deleted. A-10 APPENDIX A 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX B. Places With All Cropland in the Conservation Reserve Program The Food Security Act of 1985 established the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). This program provides annual payments for highly erodible cropland enrolled in the program and meeting its conservation requirements. It also requires that the land be taken out of agricultural production for 10 years. The 1987 Census of Agriculture includes Conservation Reserve acreage as land in farms on operations that meet the census farm definition. For census purposes, a farm is any place from which agricultural products of $1,000 or more were produced and sold or normally would have been sold during the census year. Operations which placed all of their cropland in the CRP and did not othenwise meet the farm definition based upon sales, livestock inventories, planted crops, or other criteria for potential sales were not included as farms in the census tabulations. The following table provides CRP data for places not meeting the census farm definition ("whole farm" CRP places). It also contains separate but corresponding CRP data for farms included in the census tabulations. In addition to State data, detailed county data are presented for counties with three or more "whole farm" CRP places reported. For counties with less than three "whole farm" CRP places reported, their data are combined and reported in "all other counties." The data for "whole farm" CRP places are not complete for all counties. The census mail list was developed from sources which indicated the farm had agricultural production activity. It was not designed to cover all "whole farm" CRP places. Therefore, the data for these places are limited to what was reported in the census and have not been adjusted to account for nonresponse, incomplete coverage, and reporting errors. Land in Conservation Reserve Program: 1987 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] Geographic area Agricultural places excluded by farm definition witti acres Farms with acres in the CRP Number Land in places (acres) Land m CRP (acres) Number Land in farms (acres) Land in CRP (acres) 1 (D) (D) 18 11 513 ^Data are published for counties with 3 agricultural places or more reporting CRP acres. Counties v > than 3 places are combined i 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX B B-1 APPENDIX C. Statistical Methodology Page MAIL LIST MODEL C-1 CENSUS SAMPLE DESIGN C-1 CENSUS ESTIMATION C-1 CENSUS SAMPLING ERROR C-3 CENSUS NONSAMPLING ERROR C-5 EDITING DATA AND IMPUTATION FOR ITEM NONRESPONSE C-6 TABLES: A. PERCENT OF STATE TOTALS CONTRIBUTED BY WHOLE FARM NONRESPONSE ESTIMATION: 1987 B. RELIABILITY ESTIMATES FOR NUMBER OF FARMS IN A COUNTY REPORTING A COMPLETE COUNT ITEM: 1987 C. RELIABILITY ESTIMATES FOR NUMBER OF FARMS IN A COUNTY REPORTING A SAMPLE ITEM: 1987 D. RELIABILITY ESTIMATES OF STATE TOTALS: 1987 E. RELIABILITY ESTIMATES OF PERCENT CHANGE IN STATE TOTALS: 1982 TO 1987 F. RELIABILITY ESTIMATES OF COUNTY TOTALS: 1987 G. STATE COVERAGE EVALUATION ESTIMATES OF FARMS NOT ON THE MAIL LIST: 1987 MAIL LIST MODEL A statistical discriminant model was developed to pre- dict the probability that a mail list addressee operated a farm. The model was used to identify the 4.1 million records from the preliminary census mail list of 6.0 million records that would receive a census of agriculture report form. Records from the 1982 census mail list were used to build the model. Record characteristics such as the source of the mail list record (see appendix A for a description of record sources), number of source lists on which the record appeared, expected value of agricultural sales, and geographic location were used to separate mail list records into model groups. The proportion of 1982 census farm records in each group was calculated to provide an estimate of the probability that an addressee in the group operated a farm. Using these same group definitions, the 1987 census mail list records were separated into groups, each with an associated estimate of farm probability from the model. The 4.1 million mail list records in groups with the largest estimate of farm probability were selected to receive the census report form. A large percentage of the 1.9 million records that were dropped from the 6.0 million preliminary census mail list were nonfarm records from the previous census. This procedure was used to obtain a more com- plete census enumeration without excessive respondent burden and data collection cost. CENSUS SAMPLE DESIGN Each of the 4.1 million name and address records on the census mail list was designated to receive one of three different types of census report forms. The three forms were the nonsample census form (a four-page form), the sample form (a six-page form), and the short form (a two-page form). Sections 1 through 22 of the sample form were identical to sections on the nonsample census form. However, the sample form contained additional sections on farm production expenditures, usage of fertilizers and insecticides, value of machinery and equipment, value of land and buildings, and farm-related income. The short form contained abbreviated versions of the sections on the nonsample census form. These three different forms were used to reduce the response burden of the census, while providing quality information on a large number of data items at the county level. The sample form was mailed to all mail list records in Alaska and Hawaii and to a sample of records in other States identified when the mail list was constructed. Addresses were selected into the sample with certainty if they were expected to have large total values of agricultural products sold or large acreage, if they were firms with two or more farms, or if they had other special characteristics. When a nonsample large farm was identified during processing, a supplemental form that contained the additional data inquiries was mailed. All farms in counties with less than 100 farms in 1982 were included in the sample with certainty; counties containing 100 to 199 farms in 1982 were systematically sampled at a rate of 1 in 2; and counties containing 200 or more farms in 1982 were systematically sampled at a rate of 1 in 6. This differential sample scheme was used to provide reliable data for sections 23 through 28 of the report form for all counties. To determine which mail list records would receive the short form, all mail list records not designated for the sample were sorted into model groups according to farm probability as specified by the mail list model. The 906,000 mail list records in the model groups with the lowest probability of being farms and with an expected total value of agricultural product sales less than $20,000 were des- ignated to receive the short form. The remaining mail list records were selected to receive the nonsample census form. CENSUS ESTIMATION The 1987 Census of Agriculture used two types of statistical estimation procedures. These estimation CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX C C-1 procedures accounted both for nonresponse to the data collection and for the sample data collection. These pro- cedures are used because some farm operators never respond to the census despite numerous attempts to contact them, and not all farm operators are requested to provide the sample data items. Whole Farm Nonresponse Estimation A statistical estimation procedure was used to account for the census farms among mail list nonrespondents that were not designated for telephone followup. A stratified systematic sample of eligible census nonrespondents were mailed a simplified report form. Five sample strata were defined based on form type, expected value of sales, and previous census status. The report form was designed to provide sufficient information to determine farm status. Additional mail and telephone contacts were made to survey nonrespondents to obtain sufficient response for survey estimates. Estimates of the proportion of census nonrespondents that operated farms were made for each stratum in the State using survey results and applied to the total number of census nonrespondents in that stratum. A synthetic estimation procedure was used to estimate the number of census nonrespondents that operated farms for each county by stratum. This estimation procedure is based on the assumption that the distribution of farms in a stratum by county is the same for census nonrespondents as for census respondents. Within each stratum in a county, a noninteger nonre- sponse weight was calculated and assigned to each eligible respondent farm record. The procedure used for calculating the nonresponse weight assumed the eligible census respondents and the nonrespondent farm opera- tions in a county had similar characteristics within each stratum. The noninteger nonresponse weight was the ratio of the sum of the estimated number of nonrespondent farms (using nonresponse survey results) and the number of eligible census respondent farms to the number of eligible census respondent farms. Stratum controls were established to ensure that this weight was never greater than 2.0. The noninteger nonresponse weight was used in the estimation of the final weight for the sample items. It was randomly rounded to an integer weight of either 1 or 2 for each record for tabulating the complete count items. The procedure assumed that we obtain complete response from large and unique farm operations because these cases received intensive telephone followup during cen- sus processing. In situations where addressees could not be contacted by telephone or refused to cooperate, sec- ondary sources such as Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service offices or county extension agents were asked to provide information as to whether or not the addressee had agricultural activities. Data from previous census reports for the specific addressee, in conjunction with other information, were used to complete the census report form. Table A quantifies the effect of the nonresponse esti- mation procedure on selected census data items. The percentage of the census value contributed by nonre- sponse estimation as provided in this table indicates the potential for bias in published figures resulting from this procedure. The estimates provided in these tables do not reflect the effect of nonresponse to individual data items on respondents' census report forms. The effect of this item nonresponse is discussed further under Census Non- sampling Error. Table A. Percent of State Totals Contributed by Whole Farm Nonresponse Estimation: 1987 Item Percent of total 12.7 6.3 6.7 1.2 5.6 4.7 6.0 3.4 3.0 2.4 Land In farms acres- Market value of agricultural products sold --$1,000-- Corn for grain or seed acres- - Livestock and poultry inventory: Cattle and calves number- - Hogs and pigs number- - Hens and pullets of laying age number- - Sample Estimation All respondent sample records received a sample weight. The sample data estimates the actual figures that would have resulted from a complete census of the items in sections 23 through 28 of the report form. The estimates were obtained from an iterative ratio estimation procedure that resulted in the assignment of a weight to each record containing sample items. For any given county, a sample item total was estimated by multiplying the data items for each farm in the county by the corresponding sample weight and summing overall sample records in the county. Each sample farm was assigned one sample weight to be used to produce estimates for all sample items. For example, if the weight given to a sample farm had the value 5, all sample data items reported by that farm would be multiplied by 5. The weight assigned a certainty farm was 1. The estimation procedure used to assign weights was performed for each county. Within a county, the ratio estimation procedure for farms was performed in three steps using three variables. The first variable contained eight 1 987 total value of agricultural production (TVP) groups. Both the second and third variables. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code and farm acreage, contained two groups. The variable groups were as follows: C-2 APPENDIX C 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE SIC 01 All crops 02 All live- stock Acres 0 to 69 70 or more $1 to $999 $1,000 to $2,499 $2,500 to $ 4,999 $5,000 to $ 9,999 $10,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 or more The first step in the estimation procedure was to parti- tion the sample records into 32 mutually exclusive initial post strata formed by combining the three variable groups. This produced a three dimensional array where the cells of the array corresponded to the initial post strata groups. Each sample farm record was assigned an initial weight equal to the ratio of the total farm count to the sample farm count, expanded for nonresponse estimation, for the cell containing the sample farm. This weight was approxi- mately equal to the inverse of the probability of selecting a farm for the census sample. The second step in the estimation procedure was to combine, if necessary, the cells of the array (prior to the repeated ratio estimation) to increase the reliability of the ratio estimation procedure. Any cell within the array that either contained less than 10 sample farms or had a ratio of total farms to sample farms that was more than 2 times the mail sample rate was collapsed with another cell (in the same variable) according to a specified collapsing pattern. New total farm counts and sample farm counts were computed for each of the collapsed cells (final post strata) and were used in the ratio estimation procedure to calcu- late final sample weights. In the third step in the ratio estimation procedure, complete counts for the three variables (TVP, SIC, acre- age) were used to compute the marginals of the array defined by the final post strata. Factors were then applied to expanded sample totals in each cell of the array to obtain agreement with the row marginal (TVP) complete counts. The sample totals then had factors applied to obtain agreement with the column marginal (SIC) complete counts. Lastly, the sample totals had factors applied to obtain agreement with the depth marginal (acreage) com- plete counts. This procedure that requires the row totals, then the column totals, and then the depth totals to agree with the complete counts for the rows, columns, and depths, respectively, is continued iteratively until the pro- cess converges (the marginal totals agree with the com- plete count totals). The ratio of the adjusted total farm count to the sample farm count obtained from the second iteration of the estimation procedure was the noninteger final post stratum sample weight assigned to the sample farm records in that post stratum. The noninteger sample weight, the product of the noninteger final post stratum sample weight and the nonresponse weight, was randomly rounded to an integer weight for tabulation. If, for example, the final weight for the farms in a particular group was 7.2, then one-fifth of the sample farms in this group were randomly assigned a weight of 8 and the remaining four-fifths received a weight of 7. CENSUS SAMPLING ERROR Sampling error in the census data results from the nonresponse sample and the census sample data collec- tion. Census items were classified as either complete count or sample data items. The complete count items were asked of all farm operators. The complete count data items included land in farms, harvested cropland, livestock inventory and sales, crop acreages, quantities harvested and crop sales, land use, irrigation, government loans and payments, conservation acreage, type of organization, and operator characteristics (sections 1 through 22 of the census report form). Variability in the complete count data items is considerably smaller than in the sample items as the variation is due only to the nonresponse sample estimation procedure. The sample items were asked of approximately 25 percent of the total census farm opera- tors. The sample data items included farm production expenditures, fertilizer and chemical usage, farm machin- ery and equipment, value of land and buildings, and farm-related income (sections 23 through 28 of the census report form). Variability in the estimates of sample items is due both to the census sample selection and estimation procedure and the nonresponse sample estimation proce- dure. The sample for the 1 987 Census of Agriculture is one of a large number of possible samples of the same size that could have been selected using the same sample design. Estimates derived from the different samples would differ from each other. The difference between a sample esti- mate and the average of all possible sample estimates is called the sampling deviation. The standard error or sam- pling error of a survey estimate is a measure of the variation among the estimates from all possible samples, and thus is a measure of the precision with which an estimate from a particular sample approximates the aver- age result of all possible samples. The percent relative standard error of estimate is defined as the standard error of the estimate divided by the value being estimated multiplied by 100. If all possible samples were selected, each of the samples were surveyed under essentially the same conditions, and an estimate and its standard error were calculated from each sample, then: 1. Approximately 67 percent of the intervals from one standard error below the estimate to one standard error above the estimate would include the average value of all possible samples. 2. Approximately 90 percent of the intervals from 1 .65 standard errors below the estimate to 1 .65 standard errors above the estimate would include the aver- age value of all possible samples. 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX C C-3 The computations involved to define the above confi- dence statements are illustrated in the following example. Assume that the estimate of number of farms for the State is 94,382 and the relative standard error of the estimate (percent) is .1 percent (0.001). Multiplying 94,382 by 0.001 yields 94, the standard error. Therefore, a 67-percent confidence interval is 94,288 to 94,476 (i.e., 94,382 plus or minus 94). If corresponding confidence intervals were constructed for all possible samples of the same size and design, approximately 2 out of 3 (67 percent) of these intervals would contain the figure obtained from a com- plete enumeration. Similarly, a 90 percent confidence interval is 94,227 to 94,538 (i.e., 94,382 plus or minus 1.65 X 94). Tables B and C provide the reliability estimates of the estimated number of farms in a county reporting complete count and sample items, respectively. Both tables show the percent relative standard errors for selected estimated number of farms in a county reporting an item. These are derived from a regression equation. The parameters of the regression equation were estimated using the estimated number of farms in a county reporting the complete count or sample item as the independent variable and the standard error of that estimate as the dependent variable for all counties in the State. Table B. Reliability Estimates for Number of Farms in a County Reporting a Complete Count Item: 1987 Farms Relative standard error of estimate (percent) Number of farms reporting: 25 13.8 8.0 5.6 4.3 2.9 2.2 1.5 .9 .6 .5 .3 .2 75 200 750 2 000 Note: Complete count items are items in sections 1 to 22 of thie report form. To illustrate the use of these tables, assume that the estimate of the number of farms reporting hogs and pigs for a particular county, as given in county table 12, is 89. Since hogs and pigs is a complete count data item, refer to table B and select the estimated relative standard error of the estimate from the row whose value is equal to or just less than the estimated number of farms, 89. For this example, the relative standard error of the estimate comes from the row for 75 farms reporting. For sample data items, follow the same procedure using table C. In counties that had less than 100 farms in the 1982 Census of Agriculture, table C does not apply because the farms in these counties were sampled with certainty (1 in 1), and thus, the reliability estimates for the number of farms in these counties are smaller than for counties that were sampled at lower rates (1 in 2 or 1 in 6). Table C. Reliability Estimates for Number of Farms in a County Reporting a Sample Item: 1987 Number of farms reporting: 25- 50 75 100 150 200 300 500 750 1 ,000 1,500 2,000 Relative standard error of estimate (percent) 26.6 21.1 17.5 14.6 10.8 8.6 6.0 3.8 2.6 1.9 1.3 1.0 Note: Sample items are items in sections 23 to 28 of the report form. Table D presents the relative standard error of selected State data items for all farms and for all farms with sales of $1 0,000 or more. The percent relative standard error of the estimate for complete count data measures the variation associated with the sample-based adjustment for whole farm nonresponse. The percent relative standard error of the estimate for sample items measures both the sampling error due to the nonresponse sample estimation procedure and the census sample selection and estimation proce- dure. The reliability of State estimates may vary substan- tially from State to State. Generally, State estimates for a given data item are less reliable than the corresponding U.S. estimate. Table E presents the standard error (not relative stand- ard error) for percent change in State totals from 1 982 to 1 987. The general purpose of the percent change estimate is to provide a relative measure of the difference in a characteristic between censuses. The relative change for a given characteristic is defined as the ratio of the differ- ence of the 1987 and the 1982 estimate for that charac- teristic to the 1982 estimate. This ratio is multiplied by 100 to obtain the percent change. The percent standard error of a percent change estimate, then, is the standard error of the ratio multiplied by 100. Table F presents the relative standard error for county totals for 10 major complete count items and 7 sample items. The relative standard error of the estimate (percent) for the same item differs among counties in a State. Reasons for this are differences among counties in (1) the total number of farms, (2) the number of large farms included with certainty, (3) the size classifications of the farms sampled, (4) the amount of nonresponse, (5) the general agricultural characteristics, and (6) the specific characteristic being measured. C-4 APPENDIX C 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE CENSUS NONSAMPLING ERROR The accuracy of the census counts are affected by the joint effects of the sampling errors described in the previ- ous section and nonsampling errors. Extensive efforts were made to compile a complete and accurate mail list for the census, to design an understandable report form and instructions, and to minimize processing errors through the use of quality control, verification, and check measures on specific operations. Nonsampling errors arise from incom- pleteness of the census mail list, duplication in the mail list, incorrect data reporting, errors in editing of reported data, and errors in imputation for missing data. These specific nonsampling errors are further discussed in this section. Evaluation studies will be conducted to measure the extent of certain nonsampling errors such as coverage error, classification error, and item imputation. Census Coverage The main objective of the census of agriculture is to obtain a complete and accurate enumeration of U.S. farms with accurate data on all aspects of the agricultural oper- ation. However, the cost and availability of resources for this enumeration place restrictions on operationally feasi- ble data collection methodologies. The past five agricul- ture censuses have been conducted by mail enumeration with telephone contact for selected nonrespondents. The completeness of such an enumeration thus depends to a large extent on the coverage of farm operations by the census mail list. Historically, the census of agriculture has included approximately 90 percent of the farms in the United States and over 96 percent of the agricultural production. Com- plete enumeration of agricultural operations satisfying the farm definition of $1,000 or more in agricultural sales is complicated by fluctuations in agricultural operations qual- ifying for enumeration, the variety of arrangements under which farms are operated, the multiplicity of names used by an operation, the number of operations in which an operator participates, the accuracy of data reporting, etc. A new mail list is compiled for each census because no current single list of agricultural operations is comprehen- sive. An evaluation of census coverage has been conducted for each census of agriculture since 1945. The evaluation provides estimates of the completeness of census farm count and major census data items. In addition, the evaluation helps to identify problems in the census enu- meration and provide information that can form the basis for improvements. The results of the 1987 Coverage Evaluation program will be published in volume 2, part 2. The evaluation of coverage conducted in 1987 was designed to measure errors in the census mail list and in farm classification. Mail list error includes a measurement of farms not on the census mail list (undercount), and a measurement of farms enumerated more than once in the census (overcount). Classification error includes a mea- surement of farms classified as nonfarms in the census (undercount) and of nonfarms classified as farms in the census (overcount). Classification error arises from report- ing and processing errors. Mail list undercount dominates all coverage errors. Net coverage error is defined as the difference of undercounted and overcounted farms. Mea- surements of these errors, as well as a description of the complete coverage program, will be available in the Cov- erage Evaluation report. Mail List Coverage A major problem with the use of a mail list for the census of agriculture enumeration is the difficulties that are encoun- tered in compiling a complete list. The percentage of farms on the census mail list varies considerably by State. Several reasons have contributed to farm operators' names not being included on the census mail list— the operation may have been started after the mail list was developed, the operation may be so small as not to appear in agricultural related source lists used in compiling the census list, or the operation may have been falsely clas- sified as a nonfarm prior to mailout. A large proportion of the farms not included on the mail list were small in both acres and sales of agricultural products. The 1987 Census of Agriculture Coverage Evaluation used the area segment sample of the 1987 June Enumer- ative Survey (JES) of the National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) to estimate farms not on the census mail list. The Census Bureau contracted with the NASS to augment the JES data collection and receive survey data under the confidentiality protection afforded by Title 13, U.S. Code, from all residents of area sample segments with agricultural activity. These survey records were matched to the census mail list. Records that did not match were mailed a census of agriculture report form to estimate mail list coverage. Estimates of farms not on the census mail list used the capture-recapture dual frame estimator that will be described in the Coverage Evaluation report. Table G provides coverage evaluation estimates of the number of farms not on the mail list and selected charac- teristics of those farms with their percent relative standard error. The table also provides an estimate of characteris- tics of farms not on the mail list as a percentage of total farms in the State. The estimate of total farms in the State is based on census farm count and the estimated number of farms not on the census mail list. This estimate of total farms in the State was not adjusted for classification and list duplication errors. Estimates of these errors will be made at the regional rather than the State level and will be available in the Coverage Evaluation report. The table provides the standard error (not relative standard error) of this percent estimate. Respondent and Enumerator Error Incorrect or incomplete responses to the mailed census report form or to the questions posed by a telephone 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX C C-5 enumerator introduce error into the census data. Sucli incorrect information can lead, in some cases, to incorrect enumeration of farms. Tliis type of reporting error is measured by the Classification Error Study discussed later in this section. To reduce all types of reporting error, questions were phrased as clearly as possible based on tests of the census report form, and detailed instructions for completing the report form were provided to each addressee. In addition, each respondent's answers were checked for completeness and consistency. Item Nonresponse Nonresponse to particular questions on the census report that we would logically or statistically expect to be present may create a type of nonsampling error in both complete count and sample data. When information reported for another farm with similar characteristics is used to edit or impute for item nonresponse, the data may be biased because the characteristics of the nonrespondents have not been observed and may differ from those reported by respondents. Any attempt to correct the data for nonre- sponse may not completely reflect this difference either at the element level (individual farm operation) or on the average. Processing Error The many steps of processing of each census report form are sources for the introduction of nonsampling error. The processing of the census report forms includes cleri- cal screening for farm activity, computerized check-in of report forms and followup of nonrespondents, keying and transmittal of completed report forms, computerized edit- ing of inconsistent and missing data, review and correction of individual records referred from the computer edit, review and correction of tabulated data, and electronic data processing. These operations undergo a number of quality control checks to ensure as accurate an application as possible, yet some errors are not detected and cor- rected. Classification Error An evaluation study of classification errors was con- ducted in the 1987 Census of Agriculture as part of the census coverage evaluation program. A sample of mail list respondents was selected, and these addresses reenu- merated to determine whether they were a farm or non- farm. A farm status determination was made based on the evaluation questionnaire and compared with the status based on the data reported on the census form. Differ- ences in status were reconciled. In past censuses, the proportion of farms undercounted due to classification errors was higher for farms with small values of sales. The classification error rate was higher for (1) livestock farms than crop farms, (2) farms with a small number of acres than larger farms, or (3) tenant farms than full or part-owner farms. Results from the 1987 classifica- tion error study will be published in the Coverage Evalua- tion report. EDITING DATA AND IMPUTATION FOR ITEM NONRESPONSE For the 1987 Census of Agriculture, as in previous censuses, all reported data were keyed and then edited by computer. The edits were used to determine whether the reports met the minimum criteria to be counted as farms in the census. Computer edits also performed a series of complex, logical checks of consistency and completeness of item responses. They provided the basis for deciding to accept, impute (supply), delete, or alter the reported value for each data record item. Whenever possible, edit imputations, deletions, and changes were based on component or related data on the respondent's report form. For some items, such as oper- ator characteristics, data from the previous census were used when available. Values for other missing or unaccept- able reported data items were calculated based on reported quantities and known price parameters. When these and similar methods were not available and values had to be supplied, the imputation process used information reported for another farm operation in a geo- graphically adjacent area with characteristics similar to those of the farm operation with incomplete data. For example, a farm operation that reported acres of corn harvested, but did not report quantity of corn harvested, was assigned the same bushels of corn per acre harvested as that of the last nearby farm with similar characteristics that reported acceptable yields during that particular exe- cution of the computer edit. The imputation for missing items in each section of the report form was conducted separately; thus, assigned values for one operation could come from more than one respondent. Prior to the imputation operation, a set of default values and relationships were assigned to the possible imputation variables. The relationships and values varied depending on the item being imputed. For example, different default values were assigned for several standard industrial clas- sification and total value of sales categories when imputing hired farm labor expenses. These values and item relation- ships for the possible imputation variables were stored in the computer in a series of matrices. The computer records were sorted by reported State and county, where the county sequence was based on similar types of farms and agricultural practices. Each execution of the computer edit consisted of records from only one State. For a given execution of the edit, the stored entries in the various matrices were retained in the computer only until a succeeding record having acceptable characteristics for some sections of the report form was processed by the computer. Then the acceptable responses C-6 APPENDIX C 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE of the succeeding operation replaced those previously stored. When a record processed through the edit had unreported or unacceptable data, the record was assigned the last acceptable ratio or response from an operation with a similar set of characteristics. Once each execution of the computer edit for a State was completed, the possible imputation variables were reset to the default values and relationships for subsequent executions. After the initial computer edit, keyed reports not meeting the census farm definition were reviewed to ensure that the data were keyed correctly. Edit referrals were gener- ated for about 30 percent of the reports included as farms, and they were also reviewed for keying accuracy and to ensure that the computer edit actions were correct. If the results of the computer edit were not acceptable, correc- tions were made and the record was reedited. More extensive discussions of the edit and item imputation methodology with measures of the extent of imputation in the census estimates will be provided in a separate research report. Tables D through G follow. 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX C C-7 Table D Reliability Estimates of State Totals: (For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 1987 Relative standard error of estimate (percent) $1 000 $1,000 rinllars Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres (arms. acres. acres. acres. acres. acres. 2 000 acres or more acres. acres. Acres harvested: acres, farms 10 to 49 acres farms acres. acres. acres. acres. acres. Cropland used only lor pasture or grazing. acres. acres, farms acres. Acres irrigated: acres. 10 to 49 acres 100 to 199 acres acres. 200 to 499 acres farnl' 1 000 acres or more V^arkel value ol agricultural products sold $1,000. Value ol sales $1,000. $1,000. $10 000 10 S24 999 $1,000. farms $1,000. $50 000 to $99 999 $1,000. farms $100,000 or more . $1,000. farms. Corn for gram Wfieat Soybeans Sorgfium for grain . Barley 1 096 313 369 751 1 765 2 397 501 290 2 172 24 869 293 41 001 10 200 874 49 588 6 850 58 15 640 27 17 847 101 280 86 146 613 225 6 979 575 43 051 17 847 8 14 287 C-8 APPENDIX C 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE Table D Reliability Estimates of State Totals: 1987-Con. aning of abbreviations i symbols, see introductory text] jve standard r of estimate (percent) s with sales of $10,000 c Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons St.uuu. Fruits, nuts, and bernes ._ $1,000- Nursery and greenhouse crops _ $1,000. Other crops -„ _-- - $1,000. Sheep, lambs, and wool. I products (see text) -._ $1,000. xcept cash grains ( General f (017) (018) ' crop (019). Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialties (021) farms. Dairy farms (024) farms. Poultry and eggs (025) farms. Animal specialties (027) farms. General farms, primarily livestock and animal specialties (029) farms. Partnership farms. Corporation farms. Other— cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. farms. Tenure of operator: Part owners Tenants ... farms- acres. Avera e a e of 0 erator acres. Annual commodity acreage adjustment programs farms. Government payments $1 000 $1 000 Net cash return from agricultural sales': $1,000. Farms with net losses $1,000. ... number $1,000, production expenses' farms $1,000 and poultry purchased farms $1 .000 Feed for livestock and poultry farms Id of table 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 1 428 20 332 2 202 13 488 11 967 142 784 2 724 346 588 304 019 16 037 14 585 9 844 2 465 25 16 285 1 866 68 350 36 629 APPENDIX C C-9 Table D. Reliability Estimates of State Totals: 1987-Con Relative standard Commercial fertilizer _. Agricultural chemicals. Petroleum products. __ Electricity I and equipment. Property t All other I Cattle and calves sold ... Hogs and pigs inventory.. Sheep and lambs sold — - farms_ Hens and pullels o( laying age mv Broilers and other meat-type chick ntory ens sold ""'"■■■" ™"^- elected crops harvested: number. bushels. acres, bushels. y g Soybeans lor beans . farms. Hay--alfalla, Vegetables r tame, small gram, wild, grass silage, green chop. 2 724 2 591 2 813 15 758 25 903 220 48 308 ! ol agricultural products sold are i C-10 APPENDIX C 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE to 1987 (For meaning ol abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] .farms Farms with sales Df $10,000 or more Item Percent change Standard error of estimate (percent) Percent change Standard error of estimate (percent) Farms Land in farms Value ol land and buildings'. Average per farm ...number.. '-72 1,3 .7 4,8 "-98 ,2 5,3 , -15.7 -3.8 -19.6 -11.7 ,7 J 6 -23,6 -6,0 -26,8 Han/ested cropland '"'" acresll Irrigated land farms.. 18.9 37.7 1,7 ,8 10,9 37,6 'l , 19 J ,7 -14,7 20,0 $1.000.. Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops Livestock, poultry, and tlieir products Poultry and poultry products farms.. $1.000.. farms.. $1,000.. .... farms.. $1.000.. -20.4 -12.8 -4.3 33.5 3.0 37,6 .7 > ,2 ,6 2 -27,5 -12,8 -5,2 33,6 376 5 3 5 2 5 2 Selected farm production expenses': Livestock and poultry purctiased Feed for livestock and poultry .... farms.. $1.000.. farms.. $1.000.. -^3 33,2 -10,1 24,5 -17.5 -21.0 3^0 -14.2 27,4 -1,3 -12,2 4,5 42 1,9 3,3 4,7 11 11 ^% 4,9 3,2 43:8 -4,5 -21^2 24,3 -26,1 -21,7 -18,8 -95 -9^4 3 ; 9 5 9 $1.000.. ^ $1.000.. 3,3 2,9 3,6 4,2 3,1 Hired larm labor Interest^ $1.000.. farms.. $1.000.. .... farms.. $1.000.. Livestock and poultry inventory; farms -30,2 -6.5 -28.5 -8.6 -30,4 -13.2 -21,1 -13.6 250,0 6513 -19,5 -23,4 1,3 1^5 ,9 2,5 1,5 ,9 ,6 21,5 92,0 12 8 -37.8 -6.0 -32.9 -8.2 -43.8 -13.1 -14'6 220,0 (D) -29,1 1,0 Hogs and pigs number., number. - ,5 number.. acres.. 204 acres.. (D) ^ acres.. -23,9 -17,0 -11,5 -13^6 6,5 -234 6,9 7 1,6 1,9 1,7 ,7 6,0 1,2 -28,1 -19,4 -23,8 3,7 -19,6 67 Hay-alfalla. other tame, small gram. wild, grass silage, green chop, e Vegetables harvested for sale (see text) '... farms.. il Land in orchards .... farms.. -10,5 7,2 'Data a 2Data fo r 1987inc ude cost ol custom applic =Data (0 r 1982 do not include imputation lor 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX C C-11 Table F Reliability Estimates of County Totals: 1987 [For meaning ot abbreviations and symbols, see introduclory text] ..™ Land in farms Average value of land and buildings per farm' Estimated market value of all machinery and Harvested cropland Irrigated land Geographic area Total (number) Relative standard error of (percent) Total (acres) Relative standard error of estimate (percent) (dollars) Relative standard estimate (percent) Total ($1,000) Relative standard error of (percent) Total (acres) Relative standard error of (percent) Total Relative standard error of (percent) Kent 857 380 1 729 5 3 93 998 312 803 ^6 402 674 670 476 287 359 6.6 7.6 6.3 48 826 27 202 82 015 3.4 9.4 2.2 150 674 64 358 226 470 .9 .7 18 521 40 228 J New Castle Sussex 7.3 .7 Cattle and calves inventory Hogs and pigs inventory Corn for gram or seed Wheat for gram Soybeans lor beans Market value of agricultural products sold Geographic area Total (number) Relative standard error of (percent) Total (number) Relative estimate (percent) Total (acres) Relative standard error of estimate (percent) Total (acres) Relative standard error of (percent) Total (acres) Relative standard error of (percent) Total (acres) Relative standard error of estimate (percent) Kent 16 179 4 619 10 393 ,0 19 5 958 1 079 42 677 42 1.0 38 846 34 367 57 021 13 13 15 416 3 726 24 431 2.0 24 70 261 17 146 132 534 13 22 9 83 607 30 417 329 552 .3 5 Sussex .1 Selected farm production expenses' Geographic area Livestock and poultry purchased Commercial lemlizer Hired farm labor Petroleum products Electricity for the U rm business Total (SI. 000) Re standard of est (pe error mate cent) Total ($1,000) Relative standard error of estimate (percent) ($1,000) Relative standard error of estimate (percent) (SI Total 000) Relative standard error of estimate (percent) Total ($1,000) Relative standard error (percent) Kent Newcastle Sussex 7 887 828 44 807 2.9 4.0 .5 6 750 2 831 6 221 4.7 4.5 35 7 641 4 223 10 924 13 72 ■ 989 187 612 3,2 4.3 1.6 1 005 746 3 112 3.2 4.9 1.3 C-12 APPENDIX C 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE Table G State Coverage Evaluation Estimates of Farms Not on the l\/lail List: 1987 [Data are based on a sample of farms: see text Foe meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory texfl Not on mail list Percent not on mail list Item Total number Relative standard error of estimate (percent) Total percent Standard error of percent Farms _.__..number.. 247 5 630 (S) (S) 158 2 770 10.7 49.3 (S) (S) 16 3 95,1 9 (S) (S) 6.8 IZ^ Farms by size: Less than 50 acres .._ farms !i! Harvested cropland farms.. acres.. .5 (Z) Farms by value of sales: Less ttian $10.000 Less than $2.500 $2,500 to $9.999 IIIIIII farms.. 2f (S) (S) 501 10,7 (S) (S) 23,8 182 (S) (S) 1.0 (S) (S) Market value of agricultural products sold-._. $1,000.. (Z) Farms by standard industrial classification: Crops (01) Livestock (02) farms.. farms.. (S) (S) (S) (S) ill (S) (S) Farms by tenure of operator: Full owners — farms.. 247 10.7 11.9 .7 Tenants farms.. - Operators by pnncipal occupation: Farming Other ;i^;";i;iii"i;iii; tarms^^ 247 10,7 172 i.a 50-2 21.5 (X) (X) Note 1 : Farms classided as nonfarms, nonfarms classified as farms, and the 1987 Coverage Evaluation publication. See appendix C for futher explanation. Note 2: Detail may not add to total due to rounding than once in the census j i not accounted for in these estimates. 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX C C-13 APPENDIX D. Report Form and Information Sheet DUE BY FEBRUARY 1. 1988 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE i hIE CENSUS file by February 1 , a t NOTICE - Response to th.s .nqu-fy is requirPd by law (tJtlp 1 3. US Code). By the same law YOUR REPORT TO THE CENSUS BUREAU IS CONFIDENTIAL, It may be seen only by sworn Census employees and may bc used only for staiislical purposes. Your tepod CANNOT be used for purposes of taxation, investigation, or regulation. Census File Number (CFN) r 1 Z/P Code ENTBR s 5, by you, your spouse, or by the partnership, corporation, or organization for which you are reporting. Include ALL LAND, REGARDLESS OF LOCATION OR USE cropland. Number of acres All I All land rented or leased FROM OTHERS, including land worked by you on shares, used rent free, in exchange for services, payment of taxes, etc Include leased Federal, State, and railroad land. (DO NOT include land used on a perhead basis under a grazing permit.) Also complete item 5 below D 4 . Acres in "THIS PLACE" - add acres o^ and acres rented (item 2), then SUBTRACT i TO OTHERS (item 3). and enter the result in 1 6 below, n i FROM OTHERS (item 21. enter the following information for each landlorc ; (Include ZIP Code) Number of acres Name of rente 7. Did you have any grazing permits on a per-head b 1 I — ! Yes — Mark IX) all boxes which apply . . n NO- Go ro*remS 4 I I Taylor Grazing Sec. 3 (BLM) s □ Indian Land ^ 6 LJ Other Specify^ 8. L0CA7I0N OF AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY FOR "THIS PLACE" largest value of your agricultural products raised or produced? , J also had agrlcultur countyiies), enter the county name(s), etc. . . INSTRUCTIONS — Please report your crops in the appropriate Use section 7 to report ONLY those CROPS NOT listed in sections 2 through 6 and section 8. DO NOT INCLUDE crops grown on land rented to others. 1. Corn (field) for grain seed IRepon Quanrity o dry shelled weight basis 3. Soybeans for beans 4. Beans, dry edible . . 5. Wheat for gram . . . 6. Oats for gram 7. Barley for grain . . . 8. Rye for grain 10. Sorghum for silage green chop /Do nor n sorghum Sudan crosses 11. Tobacco — all typ 12. Potatoes. Irish ^^ 1 n YES - CompletB this section 2 □ NO - Go ro se. If cuttings were made for both dry hay aryd grass silage, haylage. or greer} chop from the same fields, report the acreage in the appropriate ttcms under DRY HA Y and also under GRASS SILAGE. HA YLAGE. and Gflff A/ CHOP. 1 . DRY HAY af two or more cutting: a. Alfalfa and alfalfa m hay or dehydrating b. Small grain hay — o barley, rye. etc c. Other tame dry hay — clover, lespedeza, timothy, Sudangrass. i etc. han/osted Quantity harvested Acres irrigated dry d°v"'' ,08 Ton. "" - '" PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX D D-1 mill'lt'lli» Were any VEGETABLES. SWEtT COBW. MELONS, etc.. harvesled FOR SALE from "THIS PLACE" in 19877 (Do not include those grown for n YES - iD NO - ow, enter the crop r t vegetable crop wa: trt crops grown undi i code for each crop harvested in 1 987 . Code Acres harvested 379 I Cucumbi CarMaloups and uiiHilit^Wli Ml.-. .„„ nTMPn rannc grains, field seeifs. or otfii J., (Report fruit in section 8.1 1 n YES 2n NO SMfffiiftJ Were any NURSERY and GREENHOUSE CROPS, MUSHROOMS. : bulbs, flowers, flower seeds, vegetable seeds and plants, vegetabli glass or other protection. GROWN FOR SALE on "THIS PLACE" in 1 D YES zD NO 1 . Nursery and greenhouse crops irngated in 1 987 . . Q 2. From the list below, enter the crop name and code for each crop grown. ; acres Tenths 'IM J4JM.'I1*I w.r. .„. gTHAHIBFBBIFS f-R AWBFRRIFS or OTHER BERRIES harvested FOR SALE from "THIS PLACE" In 19877 (Do nollncluda thosegrown for □ YES :n NO Acres harvested Whole acToa JTenths Quantity harvested i dewberries (pounds) Coda Crop nam Raspberr. Othc. bee B,5 Specify from "THIS PLACE" In 1987 - small I code from the list below. Sweetpoiatoes and yams Code Acres harvested ity harvested Acres irrigated Crop nam. Alfalta seed Ipoondsl . . Birdsfoot trefoil seed (pounds) - Corn cut for dry fodder, hogged T hogged or gr acres only) i total of 20 or more FRUIT TREES. GRAPEVINES and NUT TREES, on "THIS PLACE" 1 . TOTAL ACRES in bearing and nonbearing fnjit orchards, vineyards and nut trees on this place. (Do not Include abandoned acres.} 2. For those crops not listed below, enter the name and code from the list at the nght for other fruit and nut trees on this pla Report the requested information for each crop even if not harvested because of low prices, damage from hail, frost, etc Wh( Crop name NUMBER OF TREESORVIf^ESOF- Acres in trees and vines of all ages Quantity harvested "'"wartTne"'" Nonbearing age Bearing age Lbs Tons Bees per Whole acres 'Tenths Apples 123 1 no ,ri 2a 3D .!9 Grapes 177 1 no 1 n ,n 30 1 Sweet cherries 345 3.a , n ,n 3D 1 Tan cherries 587 :n 7n ,nl"' ' 1 no 'n ,n 1 no :o jH 3n l' Crop nam* Other fruit and nuts — Specif D-2 APPENDIX D 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE lidiMMiU GROSS VALUE of CROPS SOID f,.m "THIS PLACE" in 1 987. BEFO S9 taxes and expen.«s meter to the mFORMATION SHEET, section 9.1 RE sold '<-^ JA^I.l.'hkt 1 n... y- „ .-, ■.. h^. ..., r attiT;; r Ai «Ffi on th» place in 1 9877 from this place in 7 987. Include the value of the landlord's and/or contractors estimating it necessary. Include value of Government CCC loans. 2 n NO - Goros,cr,<,n,4 • DECEMBER 31, 1937 INVENTORY '^°"« 1 . CATTLE^ AND CALVES^of all ages j-| a . BEEF COWS - /ncluda beef he.ler, th«r p-, hsd CBtved □ b. MILK COWS kept for production of milk or cream for sale or home use - include dry ,— . rrt:lk coms and millt he/fers rhat hod CBlved □ c . HEIFERS AND HEIFER CALVES - IDo nor Include heifers, hat had calved. 1 U d.STEERS, STEER CALVES, BULLS, ^ INVENTORY Place otl' 31 ,*'l87 1 . Grains, soybeans and other beans sold in 1 987 None a . Com for grain □ b. Wheat □ c . Soybeans D d. Sorghum for grain D ». Bariey □ 1. Oats D g. Other - rye. dry beans, dry peas, popcorn. 2. Tobacco n 3. Hay, silage, field seeds, and grass seeds O S. Fruits, nuts, and hemes - apples, peaches, grapes. ;" 00 s" 00 s" 00 ao= s 00 s 00 and heifer calves s 00 00 '<" Steers and bulls of 00 i' 00 FROM THIS PLACE IN 1987 2 . Calves weighing less than 500 pounds D 500 pounds or more □ a . Of the total cattle sold, how many were FATTENED on this place on GRAIN or CONCENTRATES for 30 days or more ^ and SOLO for SLAUGHTER? □ 1 Number sold in 1987 Gross value of sales T 00 Dollors ICenls « 00 "" S 1 00 7 00 $ 1 00 a. S 1 00 7 E™iSE^aSSE^=--' urease ml9B7 report cropland . DAIRY PRODUCTS SOLD FROM DAIRY PRODUCTS Gross value of sales 2. CROPLAND N<>"o pastured Q f . Cropland idle □ ^- **~!""alT™^"1f.?;s an. --woodland pastured D 4. Gross value of sales of DAIRY PRODUCTS from this place in 1 987 - include mllk, cream. Dollars ] C,n>3 S 1 00 789 2 □ NO - Gorosacrlon.5 . DECEMBER 31. 1987 INVENTORY ''°"° 1 . HOGS and PIGS of all ages iTotai or a and 6 beiowi . . □ a . HOGS and PIGS used or to be used for BREEDING D INVENTORY Number on this place Dec. 31.1987 ,30 Breodinfl '" 7 94 . LITTERS FARROWED Mumber of liners 795 a. December 1, 1986 and May 31, 1987 □ b.Junel, 1987 and November 30, 1987 D ° ,9 • HOGS AND PIGS SOLD None 3. HOGS and PIGS SOLD from this ^ place in 1987 D 4. Of the hogs and pigs sold, how many were sold as FEEDER PIGS for further feeding? □ in''°987 Gross value of sales Dollars 1 Cents S 1 00 S 1 00 !Z''nSeVrnTf!:^r':nt^JicZTr%lne7fn'^^^^^^ □ '• ia°nS;:ot7nc;u'^id°:n''itr:T'^Eov;Te^L^i^f!gaT'dr.^,''''". n "% n YES - C<»npte«,ftl..««on Number Of acres irrigated 2 n NO - Go.osecr.onl 1 None 1 . SHEEP and LAMBS of all ages D INVENTORY Number on this place Dec. 31,1987 NUMBER SOLD in 1987 "' ^'''^*'''^::z7iof.T::^^^^^^ a.EWESI year old or older O ,2e ^ None 2. SHEEP and LAMBS SHORN . . .. □ Numbershorn ''shom',n'l98?' Number of acres B2B Gross value of sales PROGRAM llOyear.CRP)? ^ n 3. What was the gross value of sales of SHEE LAMBS, and WOOL from this place in 1 98 r? Ed i 00 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX D D-3 i-< JAJMJltfcyi GOVERMMgWT CCC LOANS 2. Colonies of bees - 4. Angora goats. 863 Other fish - Specify Other aquaculture KiaHlnJ.'kfcf ^ niH .m. ^, .■..^„. .1.. h. y onm Tov — -u — /..^..-./r^^ TURKEYS, DUCKS, etc., on this place in 1 987? - B. Other goats □ 6. Mules, burros, and donkeys □ 7. Mink and their pelts n 8 . Rabbits and their INVENTORY Dec. 31. 1987 1:^=::^ Gross value of sales 1 . Amount received in 1 987 fi Include regular and reserve lo ■ .Corn . . b. Wheat 1 Government CCC loans for - None D .Soybeans □ .Sorghum, barley, and oats CZl .Tobacco, rye, and honey □ FEDERAL FARM PROGRAMS In 1 987 (DO HOT INCLUDE CCC loans.! Refer to INFORMA TION SHEET, section 19. 1 . Amount received in cash 2. Value of certificates received — payment-in-kind (PIKI or commodity certificates aiWiliifflgii I TYPE OF ORCAMI7ATION Total quantity sold in 1987 Gross value of sales Dollars 1 Cants -- -on- -'''"SI"!. 1; |„ Kajr^iTTPian t COHPOHATF STRUCTIIHF (for ir.rnmnr.rt>d nn.»Minn. n-lvl Catfish 1- Is this a family-held corporation? i (HI Yes 2 CD No 2. Are there more than 10 stockholders? a CH Yes < [ 1 No ft-4a.titlh'B^ I CHARACTFRISTICS AND nnr.llPATiniM OF OPFBATOH IS.nl.., r..rtn.r iD YES 2 □ NO - Gotosectior, 18 Nonf 1 . HENS and PULLETS of laying age D 2. PULLETS for laying flock replacement a .PULLETS 3 months old or older not yet of laying age D b.PULLET CHICKS and PULLETS under 3 months old _, chickens 3. BROILERS, fryers, and other 1 including capons and roasters 4. TURKEYS a .Turkeys for slaughter IDo not mdude breeders.. b. Turkey HENS kept for breeding 5. OTHER POULTRY raised in captivity - ducks geese, pigeons or squab, pheasants, quail, et( Code . Code , INVENTORY this place Dec. 31, 1987 t Total number 7. Incubator egg capacity on December 31, 1987 . □ 8. Whatwi poultry a , etc.) from tfiis place ii FAMILY or INDIVIDUAL operation - IDo nor include partnership an PARTNERSHIP operation INCORPORATED UNDER STATE LAW OTHER, such as estate or trust, prison f; .□) — 3 0 Gcos e INFORMA TION SHfET. : 2. PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION - At which occupation did the operator spend the majority (50 percent or more) of his/her worktime in 1987? For partnerahips 3. OFF- FARM WORK - How many days did the operator (senior partner or person in charge) work at least 4 hours per day off this place in 1 987 ? — include work □ No f , n None 2 □ 1-49 days I 3 □ 50-99 days < □ 100- 149 days 5 □ 150- 199 days , 6 □ 200 days or mort 5. AGE of operator (si ■ partner or person in charge) 6. RACE of operator (senior partner or person in charge) . 7. SEX of operator (senior partner or person in charge) 8. SPANISH ORIGIN - Is the operator (senior partner or person in charge) of Spanish origin or descent (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or other Spanish)? . r . □ White 2 □ Negro or Black 3 Q American Indian 4 n Asian or Pacific 9 □ Other - Speciivj □ Male 1 □ Fern □ Yes 2 □ No D-4 APPENDIX D 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE Include your best estimates of expenses paid by you. your landlord, contractors, buyers, and others for production of crops, livestock, and other agricultural products in 1 987. (DO NOT INCLUDE expenses connected with performing customwork for others; operation of nonfarm a ' ' ' expenses not related to the fai I poultrv purchased - cattle, calves, hogs, pigs, sheep, lambs, goats, horses, chicks, poults. 2 . Feed purchased for livestock and poultry — grain hay, silage, mixed feeds, concentrates, etc a. Commercially mixed formula feeds purchased — complete, supplement, concentrates, premixes. 3 . Seed cost — for com, other grains, soybeans, tobacco. 4 . Commercial fertilizer purchased — all forms, including rock phosphate and gypsum. 6 . Gasoline and other petroleum fuel and oil purchased for the farm business - a. Gasoline and gasohol b. Diesel fuel c. Natural gas d- LP gas, fuel oil, kerosene, motor oil, grease 7 . ElectrlcltY for the farm business - (Do not 8 . Hired farm and ranch labor — also include employer's cost for social security, workman's compensation, insurance premiums, pension plans, etc. (See information sheet} 9 . Contract labor — include expenditures for labor, such 1 0. Repair and maintenance expenses for the upkeep of buildings, motor vehicles, and farm equipment . ring, silo filling, spraying, dusting, fertilizing, etc. (Do b.Not secured by r 1 4. Property taxes paid — include farm real e 5. All other production expenses —include insurance. water, ammal health costs, grazing fees, marketing charges. supplies, etc. (Do not include depreciation. Was any COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER, including ROCK PHOSPHATE, LIME used on this place during 1987? □ yes - Con^pfete thla sBCtlon 2 □ NO - Go to section 25 1 . Acres of cropland fertilized in 1 987 — (Do not include cropland None Tons of li : □ n YES^ Carnpl^BtHiss Include any materials provided by you, your I listed, report acres only once. If multipurpose chemicals wc treated for each purpose. 1. Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., (fungicide, herbicide, insecticide, nematicidel to control — a. Insects on crops, including hay . Diseases in crops and orchards (blights d . Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture - Include both pre-emergence and post emergence . , . 2. Chemicals for defoliation or for growth control of crops c Value of ALL machinery and equipment on this place, December 31, 1987 1 . What ts the estimated market value of ALL machinery, implements usually kept on this place for the farm or ranch business? — include cars, ment. dairy equipment including Estimated market % SELECTED machinery this place, December 31 . 1 987. (Report onlyffusedin 1986or 1987.) . Motortrucks — include pickups . . - . . Wheel tractors other than garden tfa( and motor tillers — a. Less than 40 horsepower (PTO). b. 40 horsepower (PTO) or more . . . , Grain and bean combines, all types. , Cotton pickers and strippers , Mower conditioners . Pickup balers - include rectangle Please give your best ESTIMATE of the CURRENT MARKET VALUE of land and buildings for all acres reported in section 1 , items 1 , 2, and 3, page 1 . n^ i FROM OTHERS LJ d TO OTHERS □ ja=firiRl>!irta.liMrnMF from farm - related sources in 1987 and other agricultural services provided for thers — plowing, planting, spraying, eparation of products for market, etc. fS a separata business, refer to INFORMATION 3. Sales of forest products and Christmas trees - include 2. Gross c , Recreational services, patronage dividends of cooperatives, and other income which is CLOSELY RELATED to the agncultural operation on this place - a:ftmiyarji)j PERSON COMPLETING THIS REPORT -Please r^^? 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX D D-5 INFORMATION SHEET 1 987 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE Special Reporting Instructions 1 . Who Should Report WE NEED A REPLY FROM EVERYONE RECEIVING A REPORT FORM. INCLUDING individuals, landlords, tenants, partnerships, corporations, institutions, and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. Each case included in the census has a unique Census File Number (CFN). In order to make the census results as complete and accurate as possible, we need to obtain information about every CFN. 2. If You Received More Than One Report Form for an Operation Complete only ONE report form for an operation. Write "Duplicate" near the address label of each extra report form. Also, write the 1 1 digit census file numberlsl of the DUPLICATE report(s) ON THE COMPLETED REPORT in the space provided to the left of the address label. Return the extra report(s) in the same envelope with your completed report form so that we can correct our records. 3. If You No Longer Farm If you had agricultural operations at any time during 1 987, please report all agricultural activity during the year. Report all land on your census form that you owned or rented. Also, report your 1 987 crop and livestock production and 1987 sales. Explain on the first page of the report form (or on a separate sheet of paper) that you quit farming or ranching and give the approximate date and the name and address of the present operator, if known. 4. If You Never Farmed or Have No Association With Agriculture Please write a note on the report form near the address label explaining this and return the form so that we can correct our records. In our efforts to make the census as complete as possible, we obtained lists from various sources. We tried to eliminate duplicate and nonfarm addresses, however, it was not always possible to do so. 5. If You Have More Than One Agricultural Operation Complete a report form for EACH SEPARATE and DISTINCT production unit, i.e., each individual farm, ranch, feedlot, greenhouse, etc., or combination of farms, etc., for which you maintain SEPARATE records of operating expenses and sales, livestock and other inventories, crop acreages, and production. 6. If You Have a Partnership Operation Complete only ONE report for the entire partnership's agricultural operation and include all partners' shares on the one report. If members of the partnership also operate separate farms or ranches in addition to the partnership farming operation, separate report forms should be completed for each individual operation. If two or more report forms were received for the same operation, mark each additional form as a "Duplicate." Return the duplicate report(s) in the same envelope with the completed partnership report, where possible, or write a note on the duplicate report, such as, " (Name of partner) has completed a report for the partnership (provide name and CFN of partnership.)" 7. Landlord'; r Contract' i Share or leased land from others or had i ■ agricultural products, include both your share and the contractor's share of the production, sales, and expenses js report form will be complete for "THIS PLACE." BEST ESTIMATE. If ' use your best estima rs, bushels, tons, etc. Write a ; or on a separate sheet of papi Ttered in whole dollar! planation CENTS ARE NOT numbers except where tenths are requested, such as acres harvested. If you have 1/2, 1/3, or 1/4 of an acre, convert or example, convert 1/2 to 5/10, 1 /3 to 3/10, 1/4 to 2/10. The census report form will contain s( not apply to you. When this occurs, nr and go on to the next item or section. Instructions For Specified Sections ► Section 1 ACREAGE IN 1987 will determine the land (Acres in in the rest of the report form. When answering the acreage questi associated with your agricultural opi production or not. Include all land th during 1 987 even if only for part of 1 unrelated residential ( IF YOU QUIT FARMING DURING 1 987 — Complete the report form for the portion of the year that you did farm. Explain on the report form in the space to the left of the address label (or on another sheet of paper) when you stopped farming and include the name and address of the person now using the land. Repo vhole ; Item 1 — All Land Owned — Report all land owned in 1 987 whether held under title, purchase contract or mortgage, homestead law, or as heir or trustee of an undivided estate. Include all land owned by you and/or your spouse, or by the partnership, corporation, or organization for which you are reporting. Item 2 — All Land Rented or Leased FROM OTHERS — Report all land rented by you or your operation even though the landlord may have supplied materials or supervision. INCLUDE in item 2: a. Land for agricultural use that you rented from others for cash b.Land you worked on a share basis (crop or livestock) c.Land owned by someone else that you used rent-free d. Federal, State. Indian reservation, or railroad land rented or leased by the acre DO NOT INCLUDE in item 2: Land used on a per-head or animal unit license or permit basis, such as section 3 of the Taylor Grazing Act, National Forest, or Indian reservation permit land. If you had any of these permits, mark "yes" to item 7. Item 3 — All Land Rented or Leased TO OTHERS — Include all land rented out for any purpose if it was part of the acreage reported in items 1 and 2. A report form will be obtained from each of your tenants to cover the operations on that land. INCLUDE in item 3: I land rented to others for cash ( . Land worked for you by someone for a share of crops c livestock . Land which you allowed others to use rent-free if item 4, Acres in "THIS PLACE " is "O" and: b. All your land was operated by a renter or sharecropper, complete item 6 {name and address of renters), skip to and complete section 29, and explain briefly, "all land rented out," etc. Mail form in return envelope. c. You did not have any agricultural activity on owned or rented land in 1 987, complete section 29 and explain briefly, such as "retired," "sold farm," and date. Give name and address of current operator if known and return form. >■ Sections 2 through 8 — CROPS Sections 2 through 8 provide space for reporting crops harvested during the 1 987 crop year from the land shown in section 1 , item 4 (Acres In "THIS PLACE") of your report. Please report your crops in the appropriate sections. Do NOT include any crops grown on land rented or leased TO OTHERS, or worked by others on shares during 1987. Acres harvested — Enter the acres harvested in 1 987. Round fractions to whole acres except where tenths are requested by "/10" in the reporting box, such as for potatoes. D-6 APPENDIX D 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE different than the for the quantity 5 incomplete by jrvested and Quantity harvested — If your i harvested to the unit requested. It the harvest was December 31. 1987, please report the quantity har estimated quantity to be harvested. Acres irrigated — For each crop irrigated, report n irrigated. Irrigation is defined as land watered by an means — sprinklers, furrows or ditches, spreader dikes, purposeful flooding, etc. Include acres that received supplemental, partial, and/or preplant irrigation. Do not report water applied in transplanting tobacco plants, trees, or vegetables as irrigation. Leave "Acres irrigated" blank for crops that are not irrigated. How to Report Crops Harvested >- Sections 2 and 3 — Report only for To report: ► Sections 4 through 8 code number from the li in the J listed crops. (3). nforn and code 3f the first available answer line in that is requested in the remaining colun listed in sections 4 through 8, use the ' r appropriate secti ify the crop r Double Cropping — If two or more crops were harvested from the same land (double cropping) report the total acres and production of each harvested crop in the appropriate section(s) of the report form. Example: \r\ 7987 you harvested 1,230 bushels of wheat from 40 acres, then on the same 40 acres planted soybeans, from which you harvested 1 ,550 bushels You irrigated the soybeans but not the whe t-THtFllir-' \ Were any of the following CROPS horvested from sj "THIS PLACE ■ In 1 937? None 1. Cotton □ 2. Soybeans for beans □ 3. Wheat for grain □ Acres harvested Quantity harvested irrigated 0" Bales 093 °°° if-o ""^LSSO B. °'° f-o ^O crops were gro Example two rr pie: A 60 acre field was planted in cotton and soybeans, with Dws of cotton followed by an area of the same width planted in !ans No irrigation was used. Thirty acres of soybeans and 30 . of cotton would be reported in the appropriate section(s). Row Planting — If a crop is planted in an alternating pattern ^^ ed and non-planted rows, such as two rows planted and two skipped (2 X 2), report appropriate "Cropland ii I 10 ws pianiea ana two field occupied by the crop, and report the skipped I 2f. Section 4 — VEGETABLES — Report acres of vegetables harvested FOR SALE or commercial processing. Do not include vegetables grown for home use. Report the total acreage of each vegetable crop harveste Example: In 1987 you harvested 10 acres of lettuce from a field, then replanted the field in lettuce and harvested the 10 acres again. Both crops of lettuce were irrigated. Enter only 10 acres of land from which vegetables were harvested and 10 acres irrigated in item 1 of section 4, but write in 20 acres of lenuce harvested and 20 acres of lettuce irrigated in item 2 of ! ^ting the c ► Section 8 — FRUITS and NUTS — of 20 or more trees and vines, includ* those maintained for sale of the prodi that have been abandoned should no be included in section 10, item 2f 'C 10, item 2f -Cropland er than fruit and nut trees and vint es, report the total acres for the oi al acres of the interplanted crop in ^ Section 9 - ^re interplar ippropriate GROSS VALUE OF CROPS SOLD lue of all crops sold from 'THIS PLACE 987, 1987. Report the value of all crops so regardless of the year they were harvested or who owned tl sure to report gross values before deducting expenses and I Include Government CCC loans received for 'THIS PLACE ' Include payments received in 1 987 from cooperatives or marketing organizations for crops produced on 'THIS PLACE " regardless of the year in which the crops were harvested. Also include as sales, your estimate of the value of any crop removed from "THIS PLACE" in trade for services, such as hay cut in exchange for fence repair, clearing, or other services. If the sale price or market value is not known, give your best I from "THIS PLACE ► Section 10 - USE OF ACRES IN "THIS PLACE" This section is used to classify the acres in "THIS PLACE" reported in section 1 , item 4. (Do not include any acres you rented to others reported in section 1 , item 3). The sum of 1 acres entered in various categories should equal total acres "THIS PLACE." or all of your land was used for more than one listed purpose in 1 987, report that land only in the first category listed. For example, if you plowed under a cover crop, and planted and harvested a grain crop, report the land in item 2a, "Cropland harvested," but do NOT report as "Cropland used for cover crops, legumes, etc." (item 2c). Double Cropping — When more than one crop was harvested from the same land in 1 987. report that land only ONCE as "Cropland harvested," in item 2a. Interplanted Crops — If you interplanted crops, such as cotton in an orchard, report the total land used for both crops only ONCE, as "Cropland harvested," in item 2a. Skip Row Planted Crops — Report the acres that represent the total nonplanted or skipped rows as "Cropland idle," item 2f. The acres that represent the planted row "Cropland harvested," in item 2a. I be reported i ► Section 12 - ACRES SET ASIDE. DIVERTED. OR IDLED UNDER FEDERAL ACREAGE REDUCTION PROGRAMS IN 1937 Include in item 2 all acres in "THIS PLACE" retired from productio and placed, by long-term contract, into the Conservation Reserve Program. Acres placed into the program during and prior to 1 987 should be included. C Sections 13 through 17 -LIVESTOCK. POULTRY, OTHER LIVESTOCK, OR ANIMAL SPECIALTIES Animals and Poultry to Include in the Report — Report all animals, poultry, and animal specialties on "this place" (section 1 , item 4) on December 31,1 987. Include all owned by you and any kept by you for others. Include animals on unfenced lands. National Forest land, district land, cooperative grazing associatior land, or rangeland administered by the Bureau of Land December 31,1 987. or animal wheat pasture or crop residue) be reported by the person who 5 on a short-term pasture (such as on a per-head or lease basis should had control of the animals. Animals and PouitrY to Exclude from the Report — Do not report animals or poultry kept on land rented to others or kept under a share arrangement on land rented to others Do not include animals quartered in feedlots which are not a part of "this place." Animals kept on a place not operated by you are to be included on the report for that place. Animals Bought and Sold - DO NOT REPORT ANY ANIMALS BOUGHT AND THEN RESOLD WITHIN 30 DAYS. Such purchases included in this census. Number Sold — Report all animals and poultry sold or removed from "this place" in 1 987. without regard to ownership or who shared in the receipts. Include animals sold for a landlord or given to a landlord or others in trade or in payment for goods or services. Do NOT report number sold for any livestock or poultry kept on Dairy Termination Program or "Whole-Herd Dairy Buy-Out Program" — The amount received in 1 987 from the Government under the dairy termination program should be included in section 1 9, item 1 . Dairy animals and products sold in 1 987 should be reported in section 1 3. they left "this pla le£ 30 days ( DO NOT INCLUDE WITH FATTENED CATTLE SOLD: a. Cattle and calves sold for further feeding b. Veal ca'ves, or any calves weighing less than 500 pounds c. Dairy cows fed only the usual dairy ration before being so 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX D D-7 Value of Sales — Report the total gross value of animals and poultry sold or removed from "this place" in 1 987 without deducting production or marketing expenses (cost of feed, cost of livestock purchased, cost of hauling and selling, etc.). If the sale price or market value is not known, give your best estimate of their market value when they left "this place." Do NOT report the value of sales of any livestock and poultry owned by you but kept and sold from a place you did not operate. Contract and Custom Feeding Operations — Livestock or poultry kept by you on "this place ' on a contract or custom basis should be included on this report REGARDLESS OF OWNERSHIP. Report as "INVENTORY" numbers of animals or poultry on the place on December 31 , 1 987. Report as "SOLD" animals and poultry kept on s contract or custom basis and removed or sold from the place in 1 987. If the sale price or market value is not known, give your best estimate of the market value of the animals or poultry when they left the place. ^ Section 21 . 16 ! of sales. and 8 — Mink pelts and rabbit pelts r hives of bees and : of honey sold. sold i Item 9 — Other Livestock and Livestock Products — Inclu other livestock and livestock products manure, beeswax, and other animal products sold from "this place" in 1 987. Please units used in reporting. Item 10 — Fish and Other Aquaculture Products — Repor' of pounds sold and gross value of sales for each. Enter name a >• Section 1 7 POULTRY The person wl poultry operat birds. Report as sold poulti in 1987. K Section 1 8 Item 1 — Repor hed the housing and labor should report the s/her report form regardless of who owns the ere taken or moved from the place es placed under CCC I December 31, 1987. Do not include CCC loans re amount received for storage K Section 19 - FEDERAL PAYMENTS RECEIVED le regular or reserve -an during 1 987. Include smed or forfeited prior tc Report all payments received from Federal Farr regardless of whether payment was made in c; certificates. Include cash payments in item 1 . 1 value of any certificates held or the value recei redemption of any certificates in 1 987. sh or commodity Feder; Section 20 - include receipts from Federal programs such Tts, "Whole-herd dairy buy-out," support pri lity programs, disaster payments, paid land ry reduction payments, i TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 'ing definitions to determine the Famrly or Individual Operation - organization controlled and operat Include family operations that are under a partnership agreement. Partnership Operation — Define ■ business sole proprietor) i not operated sons who have agn eir contribution (capital and effort) and the 1 of profits. Co-ownership of land by husband and wife or Df income tax forms by husband and wife DOES NOT a partnership, unless a specific agreement to share ns, decisionmaking, profits, and liabilities exists. Production ract or under a share rental agreement DOES NOT constitute - CORPORATE STRUCTURE s to be answered by corporations only. Answe ily-held corporation has more than 50 percent < by persons related by blood or marriage. Section 22 - CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCUPATION OF OPERATOR This section collects information about place" defined as the individual owner, r person in charge for the type of organization reported individual 1 20. For Partnership Operations — Answer all i for the "Senior Partner." The "Senior Partne who is mainly responsible for the agricultural operations on "this place," not necessarily the person senior in age. If each partner shares equally in the day-to-day management decisions, consider the oldest as the "Senior Partner." For item 2 (Principal Occupation) consider all members of the partnership together. Please include as "farming" worktime at all types of agricultural enterprises, including work at greenhouses, nurseries, mushroom production, ranching, feedlots, broiler feeding, etc. For Corporations and Other Operations (Cooperatives, Estates, etc.) — Complete section 22 for the person in charge, primarily responsible for the on-site, day-to-day operation of the Item 4 — Year Began Operation — Report the first year the operator or senior partner began to operate any part of "this place" on a continuous basis. If the operator previously operated, report the year operatio ~ PRODUCTION EXPENSES paid by you and others for "this place" in 1987 ! farm production expenses paid by you, your landlord. ;tors, or anyone else for crops, livestock, or poultry produced s place." Include expenses incurred in 1987 even if they ot paid for in 1 987. Please estimate if exact figures are not . Refer to the individual expenditure items below for further Livestock and Poultry Purchased — Report t calves, hogs, pigs, sheep, lambs, horses, goats poults, etc., including breeding stock and dairy growers or custom feeders who did not own or livestock or poultry themselves should estimatt cattle, calves, pigs, baby chicks, pullets, etc. a' came onto the place. Feed Purchased for Livestock and Poultry — Report the purchase cost of corn, sorghum, oats, barley, other grains, silage, hay, mixed feed, concentrates, etc., fed to livestock and poultry on "this place." Contract livestock and poultry growers should estimate the value of feed provided by the contracting company. Custom feedyards should include feed costs for all Feed raised on "this place" should not be reported as purchased. Cost of Hired Farm and Ranch Labor and wages, commissions, dismissal pay, bonuses paid to hired workers, family m« administrative and clerical employees, ai officers. Also, include supplemental cost employer's social security contributions, workmen's compensatioi 1 insurance, pension plans, etc. - Include gross salaries vacation pay, and paid mbers, hired managers, id salaried corporate for benefits such as unemployment 1 insurance, life and Contract I cooperativ bor — Includes the or harvesting vege Incorporated Under State Law — A corpors entity or artificial person created under the lav business. This definition does not include coo type of corporation should be reported in secli . (defined as an incorporated or T association created and form st (defined as a fund of money by a 1 entity, etc. Repair and Maintenance Expenses for the Upkeep of Buildings, Motor Vehicles, and Farm Equipment — Include the cost of repairs and upkeep of farm machinery, vehicles, buildings, fences, and other equipment used in the farm business. Do not include repairs to vehicles not used in the farm business or for equipment used only for performing customwork for others. Do not include expenditures for the construction of new buildings or the cost of additions to existing buildings. D-8 APPENDIX D 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE Interest Expense Paid on Debts in 1 987 for the farm busines land and buildings (real estat Include interest paid on CCC loans. I with activities not related to produc feed I s land or buildings rented t< t provide services to others owner/operator dwelling where amount i other land and buildings on "this place." Report all interest expenses paic 1 2a. Include all loans not feed, and seed in item 1 nclude interest associati :rops or livestock on "ih packing sheds, oi ited from interest ( Cash Rent Paid for Land and Buildings In 1987 — Report rent paic in cash during 1 987 for land and buildings in "this place." Do not include rent paid for operator dwelling or other nonfarm property. Do not include the value of shares of crops or livestock paid to landlords. All Other Production Expenses — Farm production costs not previously listed should be reported here. In addition to items listed on the report form, include bookkeeping charges, tax preparation fees, postage, advertising, commission for sale of cattle, and fees paid for farm-related advice or for farm consultants. Do not include depreciation or expenditures for the purchase of land and buildings or new or used machinery. Section 2A - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER AND LIME Report acres on which commercial fertilizer (items 1 and 2) or lime (item 3) was applied during 1 987. If any acreage was fertilized or limed more than once, report acres ONLY ONCE in each item. Report expense for commercial fertilizer purchased, excluding lime, in section ► Section 26 - MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT The estimated market value in item 1 refers to ALL machinery and equipment kept primarily on"this place" and used for the farm business. Report the value in its present condition, not the replacement or depreciated value. Specialized equipment, which is an integral part of a building, should be included as a part of the value of land and buildings. f the three listed categories should be your i of the land and buildings if they were sold I rhe real estate tax assessment value should lat value represents a full market value land and buildings could reasonably be It that price. Do not deduct real estate om your estimate. Report the total value. ► Section 28 Item 1 through 4 refer only to for which you use part of the I or capital normally used on "t consider as entirely separate i gross amounts received befor producing activities lery, equipment, labor, 3nd which you do not rming activities. Report 23, item ■ Item 1 - Customwork - Do i not report in come for ci jstomwork or agricultural services provided 1 to others if operated a s an entirely separate business from your agricultural opera tions. Item 2 — Rental Income — Do not include , rental incc ime from Item 3 — Forest Products — 1 nclude only those forest products or Christmas trees cut from "th is place,- nc )t items cul t from other nonfarm timber acreage. Do no1 : include inc< 3me from s aw mill business Include inc ome from hunting leases, fishing fees, anc i other recreational ser vices, sales of farm by-products, and other income do: 5ely related to the agricultural operation on "this place.' • Include di Ividends for business done with farmer-own ed cooperat ives. Do nc It enter previously reported farm sales c >r income frc im investm ents not associated with the farm. Do nc :irement pe social security benefits received. 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE APPENDIX D D-9 'FEBRUABY1. 19B8 . DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE AS CENSUS BUREAU OF THE CENSUS Census File Number(s) 'femfajm^ irposes. Your repon CANNOT be used !■ .S. Code). Bv the same law YOUR REPORT TO •V 3wom Census employees and may be u; poses of taxation, investigation, or regulati ! from legal process. r Census Flla Numt>«r (CFN) , and ZIP Code. ENTER street and number rf not s ^i^^Sliii.\mi- . wheat, or other grains? . At any time during 1 987, did you r • Cattle, hogs, sheep, orgeats? • Chickens or other poultry? • Bees? Horses or ponies? Fish in captivity? Other animal specialties? D No , go to SECTION 2. ytoSeCTIOBI 10. ACREAGE IN 1 987 Report land owned, rented, or used by you, your spouse, or by the partnership, corporation, or organization for which you are reporting. Include ALL LAND, REGARDLESS OF LOCATION OR USE - cropland, pastureland, rangeland, woodland, idle land, house lots, etc. I land c . All land rented or leased FROM OTHERS, including land worked by you on shares, used rent free, in exchange for services, payment of taxes, etc. Include leased Federal, State, and railroad land. (DO NOT include land used on a per-head basis under a grazing permit.) □ . All land rented or leased TO OTHERS, including land worked on shares by others and land subleased. Also complete item 5 below. □ . Acres in "THIS PLACE" - ADD acres owned (item 1 ) and acres rented (item 21, then SUBTRACT acres rented TO OTHERS (item 3), and enter the result in this space >. If the entry is zero please refer to the Information Sheet, section 2. . . Of the land you rented or leased to others, how many None ^^^ M^miifliKSf LAND USE and IRRIGATION PART A - How were the ACRES in this place used In 1987 2. Cropland on which all crops failed - lEx 4. Cropland used only for pasture, woodland pastured, and other pastureland and rangeland '. . . □ 5. All other woodland, wasteland, houselots, etc. not ems 1 through 4 above □ PART B - IRRIGATION . How many acres of harvested land were irrigated? / Number of acres PART A - CROPS HARVESTED from "THIS PLACE" In 1987. 1. Hay crops - a. Alfalfa and alfalfa n b. Small grain hay . . D c.Wild hay u d.Otherhay- -a 2.Corn for grain or seed □ 3. Soybeans for beans . n 4. Wheat for grain □ 5. Tobacco — all types □ 6. Potatoes, Irish —lOo harvested Quantity harvested Gross val eof Id 00 loe 00 drv 00 108 Tons. S 00 00 s 00 Bu. s 00 095 00 1 /10 c„,. * 00 . All vegetables for sale None Total acres Dollars | Cents ',?^H7Z"'usJ'r"'°" '"""".. . n s" 1 00 S...if, f| -""■"" )l 1 /10 8. All fruit and nut orchards. vineyards, and berties . . . n 9. Other crops —Foradditio Report quanr/ty hanested 1 rop name. . crop name ^ Code Acres harvested Quantity harvested Gross value of Dollars ] Cents S 1 00 Cod* . 07S I (bushels) 0B2 • PART B - NURSERY and GREENHOUSE CROPS GROWN FOR SALE on "THIS PLACE" in 1 987 From the list below, enter the crop name and code for each crop grown. Crop name .... Square toet under glass or other protection Acres in the open in 1987 Sales in 1.7 Whole aces [Tenths Dollars | Cents] 1 no 5 !oo Cropmima Bedding plan' Cods I Crop name Coda I . 479 Poued nowenng plants 710 , . 485 I Foliage plants 707 Greenhouse vegetables 503 . . 488 I Other - Specify S06 CONTINUE ON REVERSE SIDE ► PENALTY FOR FAiLURE TO REPORT D-10 APPENDIX D 1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE ^^•tfl^j^-^ 1 LIVESTOCK and POULTRY PART A - CATTLE and CALVES 1 . CATTLE «nd CALVES of all ages a. BEEF COWS - include beet heiten INVENTORY Number on this place Dec. 31, 1987 Gross valu ot sales Dolla.s jCenu 1 00 > CATTLE end CALVES SOLD FROM THIS PLACE IN 1987 Include es sold cettle moved fror this place to a feedlot for further feeding. 3. Calves less than 500 pounds 4. Cattle - Include cslves 500 pounds on a. Of ALL canle sold, how many were FATTENED on this place on GRAIN c CONCENTRATES tor 30 days or more and SOLD for SLAUGHTER? D -Kjij.illC'I'i'Ky GOVERNMENT CCC LOANS Amount received in 1 987 from Government CCC loans. Include regular and reserve loans, even If redeemed c~ ' " PART B - HOGS and PIGS I INVENTORY Number on this None place Dec. 31, 1987 . HOGS and PIGS of all ages a . HOGS and PIGS used or to bo used f . HOGS and PIGS SOLD from this ,_, place in 1987 D . Of the hogs and pigs sold, how many were sold as FEEDER PIGS for further feeding? . . LJ r feeding? . PART C - SHEEP and LAMBS SHEEP and LAMBS of all ages . a. EWES1 year old or older. . . . SHEEP and LAMBS SHORN INVENTORY Number on this place Dec. 31, 19E NUMBER SOLD 1987 n'l ...r" =-i , What was the gross value of sales c SHEEP, LAMBS, and WOOL from tf place in 1987? Gross value of sales PART D - POULTRY , HENS and PULLETS '^°"° a . HENS and PULLETS of laying age □ b. PULLETS 3 months old or older not yet of laying age for layer replacement I — I c . PULLETS under 3 months old for layer replacement □ 2. BROILERS, frvers, other r 3. TURKEYS for slaughter (C 4. OTHER POULTRY Xr,ter L-type chickens . INVENTORY Number on this place Dec. 31, 1987 (or bre< Pheasants . • PART E - HORSES. OTHER LIVESTOCK, AniMAL SPECIALTIES, and FISH .n 2 . Colonies of bees . . □ 3. Milk goats D 4. Angora goats .... I 5 . Other livestock, fish, animal products. 1 . Amount received in cash 2 . Value of cetlificates received — payment-in-kind (PIK) or commodity certificates ^ I Acres In this pjsco SET ASIDE, DrVERTED, or IDLED under FEDERAL acreago roductlon programo In 1 987 1 . How many acres were set aside lor diverted) under ANNUAL commodity acreage adjustment programs? ... I_l 2 . How many acres were under the CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM 110 year. CRPl? . I— I 1. RESIDENCE place? ' □ ■ 2 . PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION - At which occupation did the operator spend the majority (50 percent or mora) of his/her worktlme In \^Q11 For partnerships consider together. ...... 3 . OFF-FARM WORK - How many days did the operator work at least 4 hours per day oH this place in 1 987? —Include work at a nonferm job, s farm for pay. (Do not 5. AGE of operator 8. RACE of operator iD Farming 2 D Other or ranching ' 1 D None zD 1-49 days aD 50-99 days I aD 100-149 days sD 150-199 days leD 200 days or more 7. SEX of operator 3 . SPANISH ORIGIN - Is the operator of Spanis origin or descent (Mexican, Puerto Rican. ' , D White id Negro or Black sD American Indian «□ Asian or Pacific 1 9 □ Other — Specify, iD Male jD Female other Spanish)?. ,□■ 1 1987? '...'. n [.finfH USE AND IRRIGATION IIS PLACE" reporte categories shou IIS PLACE . — Do not BEST ESTIM/ S. How to Ente Double Cropping ■ REQUIRE Enter wh Interplanted Cr •-Cropla 13 land watered by or Instructions For Specified Sections Section 2 — ACREAGE ItM 1987 "THIS PLACE") referred to in the rest of When ans\A/ering the acreage questions, in Report all land \r\ section 2 in whole acres. I the land