GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS The following definitions and explanations provide a more detailed description of the terms used in this tabulation, than are available in the tables or on the report form. For an exact wording of the questions on the 1992 census report forms and the information sheet which accompanied these forms, see Appendix D in the printed publication Volume 1, State and County Data. Most definitions of terms are the same as those used in earlier censuses. The more important exceptions are also noted here. Conservation Reserve Programs or Wetlands Reserve Programs. See Cropland in the Conservation Reserve Programs (CRP) or Wetlands Reserve Programs (WRP). Crop year or season covered. Data are for the calendar year 1992 except for citrus fruits and vegetables in Florida, and sugarcane in Florida and Texas. Citrus fruits. The data for Florida relate to the quantity harvested in the September 1991 through July 1992 harvest season, except limes that were harvested in the April 1992 through March 1993 harvest season. The data for Texas relate to the quantity harvested in the September 1991 through May 1992 harvest season. The data for States other than Florida and Texas, relate to the quantity harvested in the 1991-92 harvest season. Sugarcane for sugar. The data for Florida relate to the cuttings from November 1991 through April 1992, and for Texas the cuttings from October 1991 through April 1992. Vegetables. The data for Florida relate to the crop harvested in the 1991-92 harvest season. Cropland, harvested. This category includes land from which crops were harvested or hay was cut, and land in orchards, citrus groves, vineyards, nurseries, and greenhouses. Land from which two or more crops were harvested was counted only once. Cropland in the Conservation Reserve Programs or Wetlands Reserve Programs. These categories include acres of "highly erodible" cropland taken out of agricultural production and planted in protective cover crops or reforested. The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 amended the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) authorized by the Food Security Act of 1985. The 1990 Act continues the CRP and puts greater emphasis on preserving and upgrading water quality by establishing a new Wetlands Reserve Program that provides for annual rental payments and shared costs of conservation practices through a minimum 10-year contract with the USDA. Appendix B in the printed publication Volume 1, State and County Data, presents data on places with all their cropland enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Programs or Wetlands Reserve Programs which were not counted as farms in 1992. Cropland used only for pasture or grazing. This category includes land used only for pasture or grazing which could have been used for crops without additional improvement. Also included was all cropland used for rotation pasture and land in government diversion programs which were pastured. However, cropland which was pastured before or after crops were harvested was to be included as harvested cropland rather than cropland for pasture or grazing. Farms by principal occupation of operator. Data on principal occupation was requested from all operators in 1992. The principal occupation classifications used were: Farming. The operator spent 50 percent or more of his/her worktime in 1992 in farming or ranching. Other. The operator spent more than 50 percent of his/her worktime in 1992 in occupations other than farming or ranching. Farms by tenure of operator. The classifications of tenure used in the 1992 census were: Full owners, who operated only land they owned. Part owners, who operated land they owned and also land they rented from others. Tenants, who operated only land they rented from others or worked on shares for others. Hay. Data shown for hay represent all hay crops, including alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, haylage, and hay crops cut and fed green (green chop). Land in farms. The acreage designated as "land in farms" consists primarily of agricultural land used for crops, pasture, or grazing. It also includes woodland and wasteland not actually under cultivation or used for pasture or grazing, provided it was part of the farm operator's total operations. Large acreage 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 and Wetlands Reserve Programs 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 reservations 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 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 fewer than 20 total fruit, citrus, nut trees, or grapevines. 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 containing all or the largest propor- tion 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 1987 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. Land used for vegetables. Data are for the total land used for vegetable crops. The acres were to be reported only once, even though two or more harvests of a vegetable or more than one vegetable were harvested from the same acres. 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 1992 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 operation. In addition, it includes receipts from placing commodities in the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) loan program in 1992. It does not include payments received for participation in other 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 1992 does not necessarily represent the sales from crops harvested in 1992. Data may include sales from crops produced in earlier years and may exclude some crops produced in 1992, 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 1992. The value of agricultural products sold was requested of all operators. If the operator failed to report this information, estimates were made based on the amount of crops harvested, and 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 1992 with sales reported in earlier censuses. Sales figures are expressed in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation or deflation. Occupation. All operators were asked to report principal occupation. If principal occupation was not reported, it was imputed based on information reported by farms with similar acreage, tenure, and value of sales. 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, harvesting, 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 partnerships, 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 or the report form, but another family member, a partner, or a hired manager who was actually in charge of the farm operation. Woodland, total. 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.