INFORMATION SHEET 



1982 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



Special Reporting Instructions 



1 . Who Should Report 



WE NEED A REPLY FROM EVERYONE RECEIVING A REPORT FORM. 

 INCLUDING individuals . landlO'ds, Tenants par'nefships corporaiions 

 inst.tut.ons, and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS 

 Each case included m ihe census has a unique census file nufuber (CFNI In 

 o<de> 10 make the rensus tesults as complete and accurate as possible we 

 need to obiam tnlorniation about every census file number 



2. If You Received More Than One Report form for en Operetlon 

 Complete only ONE lepori form ioi art operation Write ' Duplicate neat Ihe 

 address label ol each extra report to<m Also, write the 1 1 digit census file 

 number(s) of the DUPLICATE teportls) ON THE COMPLETED REPORT m the space 

 provided to the left of Ihe address label Return the eicira reportlsl m the same 

 envelope wuh your completed report form sh Ihai we can correct out records 



3. If Vou No Longer Farm 



If you had agricultural operations at any time during 1983, please report all 

 agricultural activity during Ihe year Report all land on your census form thai 

 you owned or jenied Also, report your 1982 crop and livestock production 

 and 1982 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 oresem operator, if known 



4. If Vou Never Farmed or Have No Association With Agriculture 



Please wnte a note on the repoii form near the address label and return .t 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 Vou Have More Than One Agricultural Operation 



Complete a report form for EACH SEPARATE and DISTINCT production unil. that 

 IS, 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 mveniones crop acreages, and production 



6. If Vou Have s Partnership Operation 



Complete only ONE report fo' the entire partnership s agricultural Operation 

 and include all partners shares on the one report 



If members ol the partnership also operate separate farms or ranches in 

 addition 10 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 reports in the same 

 envelope with the completed partnership report, if possible or write a note 

 on Ihe duplicate report, such as. Partner (provide namel has completed a 

 report for Ihe partnership (provide partnership name) " 



7. Landlord's or Contractor's Share 



If you renied or leased land from others Or had a conitact lof the production 



of ag^'cullural products, include both your share and Ihe landlord's or 



contractor s share of the production, sales, and expenses so your census 



report form will be complete for "this place " 



If you do not know the landlord's Of contractor s share include your BEST ESTIMATE 



How to Enter Your Response 



If you do not have exact hgures, give your best estimate 



Enter yout replies in the proper spaces on the correct line, and m ihe units 



requested, i e . dollars, bushels, tons, etc Write any explanation outside 



the answer spaces or on a separate sheet of paper 



All dollar figures may be entered in whole dollars CENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED 



Enter whole numbers except where tenths are requested, such as acres of 



potatoes harvested If you have 1 /2. I /3. or 1 /4 o( an acre, convert to 



tenths For example, convert 1 '2 to 5' 10, 1,'3 lo 3/10. 1/4 to 2/10 



The census report form is being used throughout the entire United States 



Because it is meant for use m all parts of the country, it may contain sections 



and questions which do not apply to you When this occurs, mark the 



"None " or "No box and go on to the next item or section 



Instructions For Specified Sections 



► Section 1 - ACREAGE IN 1982 



Your answers lo this section will determine ihe land ("Acres In This Place"! 

 referred to in the rest of the report form 



When answering the acreage questions, include the land associated with 

 your agricultural operations in 1 982 whether in production or not Include 

 all land that you owned or rented dunng 1 982 even if only for part of the 

 year Exclude any unrelated residential or commercial land 



IF VOU QUIT FARMING DURING 1982 - Complete the reportform lor 

 the portion of the year that you did farm Explain on the report form or 

 another sheet when you stopped farming and the name and address ol the 

 person now using the land 

 Report all land m section 1 m whole acres 



Item 1 - All Land Owned — Report all land owned m 1 982 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 organizaiion 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 thai you rented Irom others lor cash 



b. Land you worked on a share basis Icrop oi livestock) 

 e. Land owned by someone else that you used tent free 



d. Federal, State, Indian Resetvation. 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 Taylor Grazing Act, National Forest, or Indian Reservation permit 

 land If you had any of these permits mark " yes " to nem 7 



Item 3 - All Land Rented or Leased TO OTHERS - Include all land rented out 

 (or any purpose if it was pan ol the acreage reported m items 1 and 2 A report form 

 will be obtained from each of your tenants to cover the operations on that land 

 INCLUDE .n Item 3 



a. Owned land rented to others for cash or a share ol crops or livestock 

 h. Land you rented from someone and then subleased to someone else 



c . Land worked for you by someone for a share of crops or livestock 



d. Land which you allowed others to use rent free 



Item 4 - Acres In This Place - This figure will show the total of all land you 

 operated ai any time m 1 982 To determine "Acres In This Place" ADD the 

 land you owned ai>d the land you rented or leased from others then SUBTRACT 

 Ihe land vou renied or leased to others item I l item 2 Hem J item 4 It is 

 impotiant to report item 4 correctly (even i( 0" acres) since Ihe remainder ol 

 your report should cover or)lv operations on the "Acras In This Place." 



If item 4 ("Acres In This Place") is "0" and: 



a. You raised any crops or had any livestock or poultry on Ihis place m 

 1982. complete the report 



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 bnelly, "All land rented out. ' etc Mail form m return envelope 



c. You did not have any agricultural activity on owned or rented land in 

 1982 complete section 29 and explain briefly, such as "retired. " 'sold 

 farm, " and date Give name and address ol current operator if known 

 and return lorm 



Item 7 — Grazing Permits — In some slates, government lands and Indian 

 lands are used for graimg livestock under permit or special license, with 

 payments on a per head or animal unii basis This land should NOT be 

 included as part of nem 2, "Land renied or leased Irom others," or item 4. 

 "Acres In This Place, " but you should report any of your livestock located 

 on this permit land in 1 982. 



> Sections 2 through 8 - CROPS 



Sections 2 through 8 provide space for repotting crops harvested during the 

 1 982 crop year (rom 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 1 982 



Ac< 



vested — Enter the acres harvested in 1 982 Round fractions to 

 whole acres except where lenths are requested by " '10" in Ihe reporting 

 box such as for potatoes 



Quantity harvastod — The units ol measure on the report form are those most 

 commonly used m your state If you use a different unii ol measure, please 

 convert your figure for quantity harvested to the unit requested If (he harvest 

 was incomplete by December 31.1 982. please estimate the total quantity 

 harvested or to be harvested 



Crop irrigation — For each crop irrigated, report number of acres irrigated 

 Irrigation is defined as land watered by artificial or controlled means 

 sprinklers furrows or ditches, spreader dikes, purposeful flooding, etc 

 Include acres that received supplemental, partial, and preptani irrigation 

 For any crop not irrigated, leave Acres irrigated " blank 



How to Rapon Crops Harvested: 



^ Sections 2 end 3 — In these two sections, separate lines are provided tor 

 reporting each of several crops most commonly grown in your stale Do not 

 write in figures or information for any other crops in these two sections 



► Sections 4 through 8 - Report the information requested (or any crops 

 prelisied in the sections To report for crops not prelisted in these sections, 

 1 1 1 find the crop name and the code number from the list in the section 

 (21 enter crop name and code m the first two columns of Ihe first available 

 answer line in the section, l3) enter the information thai is requested m the 

 remaining columns If a crop is not listed, use the "Other" code in the 

 appropriate section and specify the crop name 



Eiample You harvested 20 acres of alfalfa seed, yielding 6,000 pounds, 

 and 30 acres of red clover seed yielding 8.400 pounds Neither crop was 



irrigated You would enter the following in section 7 



Two or More Crops Harvested From the Same Land (Double- 



Cropping) — Report the total acres and production of each harvested crop 

 ■n the appropriate seciionlsl o( the report form 



E»iamp/e In 1 982 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 Ihe wheat 



Intarplanted Crops — K two crops were grown at the same lime in alternating 

 strips in the same field, report the portion of the field used for each crop 



Example A 60 acre held was planted m cotton and soybeans, with two tows 

 of cotton followed by an area of the same width planted m soybeans No 

 irrigation was used Thirty acres of soybeans and 30 acres o( cotton would be 

 reported in then appropriate seciionis) 



Ship Row Planting — If a crop is planted in an alternating pattern of planted 

 and non planted rows, such as two rows planted and two rows skipped 

 (2 X 2|. report the portion of ihe field occupied by the crop in the appropriate 

 secnon for that crop, and report the skipped portion as "Cropland idle"' m 

 seciion 10 ILand Use! 



^ Section 4 — Vegetables — Report acres of vegetables harvested FOR SALE 

 or commercial processing Do not report acres o( vegetables for home use 

 only Repori ihe total acreage of each vegetable crop harvested 



Example In 1 982 you harvested 10 acres of lettuce from a field, then 

 replanted the field in lettuce and harvested the 1 acres again Both crops of 

 leiluce were irrigated Enter only 10 acres o( land from which vegetables were 

 harvested and 10 acres irrigated in item 1 ol section 4. but write m 20 acres ol 

 letluce harvested and 20 acres of lettuce irrigated in item 2 o( section 4 



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