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Estimates of livestock holdings in counties in the conterminous United States as reported in the 1987 Census of Agriculture

Entry ID: USGS_ag_stock

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Summary

Abstract: The livestock holdings estimates in this coverage are intend for use in
estimating regional livestock holdings, and in producing visual displays and
mapping relative amounts of agricultural livestock holdings across broad
regions of the United States.

This coverage contains estimates of livestock holdings in counties in the
conterminous United States as reported in the 1987 Census of Agriculture ...

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 48.26

S: 22.68

E: -65.26

W: -128.07

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Battaglin, W.A., and Goolsby, D.A.

Dataset Title: Estimates of livestock holdings in counties in the conterminous United States as reported in the 1987 Census of Agriculture

Dataset Release Date: 1994-01-01

Dataset Release Place: Lakewood, CO

Dataset Publisher: USGS

Version: 1.0

Online Resource: http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?ag_stock

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 1.0
Longitude Resolution: 1.0

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > ANIMAL COMMODITIES > LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ECONOMIC RESOURCES > AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > LAND MANAGEMENT

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

ECONOMY

Use Constraints CENSUS DATA Estimates of livestock holdings by county were reported by the U.S.
Department of Commerce (1989a, 1898b) in the 1987 Census of Agriculture. The
estimates were constructed from surveys of all farms where $1,000 or more of
agricultural products were sold, or normally would have been sold, during the
census year. Sampling and statistics ...

Ancillary Keywords

GIS

Agriculture

livestock holdings

1987 Census of Agriculture

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

USGS

Data Center

Water Resources Maps and GIS Information, Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior

Data Center URL: http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getgislist

Data Center Personnel
Name: WATER WEBSERVER TEAM - USGS Phone: 703-648-4000;1-800-426-9000 Email: h2oteam at usgs.gov Contact Address: USGS National Center Water Resources Division 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive City: Reston Province or State: VA Postal Code: 20192-0002 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: ftp

Distribution Size: 3534652 bytes

Distribution Format: ArInfo export

Fees: None

Distribution Media: ftp

Distribution Size: 2849100 bytes

Distribution Format: SDTS

Fees: None

Personnel

WILLIAM A. BATTAGLIN

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: 303-236-5939

Email: wbattagl at usgs.gov

Contact Address:

P.O. Box 25046, Denver Federal Center, Bldg. 25

City: Lakewood

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80225

Country: USA

Publications/References

Domeratz, M. A., Hallam, C. A., Schmidt, W. E., and Calkins, H. W., 1983,
USGS Digital Cartographic Data Standards: Digital Line Graphs from
1:2,000,000-scale Maps. U.S. Geological Survey Circular 895-D, 38p.

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2004-12-02

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