INFORMATION SHEET 



1982 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



J S DEF-AHIMENI Of I.OMMfHCt 



Special Reporting Instructions 



1. Who Should Report 



WE NEED A REPLY FROM EVERVONF RECEIVING A REPORT FORM 

 INCLUDING individuals, landlords, lenanls pannerships, coiporaiions 

 tnsT.riir.ons, and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS 

 Each case tncktded m the census has a unique census file numbei ICFNI In 

 o'det lo make ihe census results as compleie and accurate as possible, we 

 need to oblain mlotmation aboul every census file number 



2. If You Received More Than One Report Form for an Operation 



Compleie unly ONE reporl form for jn operation Write "Duplicate ' near the 

 address label of each e»tra repon torm Also, wr.te the 1 1 digit census die 

 numbertsi o1 the DUPLICATE reponisl ON THE COMPLETED REPORT m the space 

 provided lo the le'i of rhe address label Return ihe extra reportlsl m the same 

 envelope wUh your completed repori form so that we can correct our records 



3. If You No Longer Farm 



If vou had agnruliural operations at any time during 1982. please report all 



agricultural aciivily during ihe year. Report all land on youi census form that 

 you owned oriented Also, report your 1982 crop and livestock production 

 and 1982 sales 



Explain on the first page of the report torm (or on a separate sheet of paper) 

 that you quit 'arming or ranching and give the aopro»imate date and the 

 name and address ol 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 and return it 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 nonlarm addresses, however n was not always possible to do so 



5. If You Have More Than One Agricultural Operation 



Complete a report form tor EACH SEPARATE and DISTINCT production unit, that 

 IS. each individual farm, ranch, leedlot, 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 Vou Have a Partnership Operation 



Complete only ONE report lor the entire partnership's agricultural operation 



and include all partners shares on the one report 



If members o' the partnership also operate separate (arms or ranches in 



addition lo the partnership farming operation separate report forms should 



be completed for each individual operation 



l( 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 the duplicate report, such as. Partner (provide name I has completed a 



report for the partnership (provide partnership name! ' 



7. Landlord's or Contractor's Share 



It you rented or leased land from others or had a contract for the production 



of agricultural products, mclude both your share and the landlord s or 



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



reporl form will be complete for ihis place ' 



II you do not know the landlord's or contractor s share, include your BEST ESTIMATE 



How to Enter Your Response 



II you do not have exact figures give your best estimate 



Enter your replies m the proper spaces, on the correct line, and in the 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 m whole dollars CENTS AR£ NOT REQUIRED 



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



potatoes harvested If you have 1 2 1 3. or 1 4 of an acre, convert to 



tenths For example, convert 1 2 to 510. 1 3 to 3^0. 1 '4 to 2 10 



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



Because n 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 Ihe 



"None ' or No" box and go on to the ne«l item or section 



Instructions For Specified Sections 



s the land ("Acres In This Place") 



> Section 1 - ACREAGE IN 1982 



Your answers to this section will deterr 



referred to m 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 during 1 982 even if only lor part of the 



year Exclude any unrelated residential or commercial land 



IF YOU QUIT FARMING DURING 1 982 - Complete the report form for 



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 pf the 



person now using the land 



Report all land in 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 

 o' 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 lor agricultural use that you rented from others for cash 



b. Land you worked on a share basis icrop or livestockl 



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 

 00 NOT INCLUDE m 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 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 (orm 

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

 INCLUDE in item 3 



a. Owned land rented to others tor cash or a share of crops or livestock 



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



c. Land worked tor you by someone lor 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 lotal ol all land you 

 operated at any fme in 1 982 To determine "Acres In This Place" ADD the 

 land you owned and the land you rented or leased Irom others, ihen SUBTRACT 

 the land yuu rented or leased to Others item 1 i item 2 item 3 iiem 4 It is 

 important to report item 4 cnnecily leven if "0" acres) Since the remainder of 

 your report should cover only operations on the "Acros 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 this place in 

 1 982 complete the repori 



b. All your land was operated by a renter or sharecropper, complete item 6 

 Iname and address of rentersi, skip to and complete section 29. and 

 explain briefly. All land rented out. ' etc Mail 'orm m return envelope 



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

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

 (arm ■ and date Give name and address ol current operator if known 

 and return form 



Ham 7 — Grazing Permits — In some states, governmeni lands and Indian 

 lands are used tor grazing livestock under permit or Special license, with 

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

 included as part of item 2 "Landreniedor leased from others, or item 4, 

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

 on this permit land m 1 982 



> Sections 2 through 8 — CROPS 



Sections 2 through 8 provide space for reporting crops harvested during Ihe 

 1 962 crop year from the land shown m section 1 , item 4 ( Acres In This 

 Place 'I 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 



Acres harvested - Enter the acres harvested m 1 982 Round fractions to 

 whole acres except where tenths are requested by " MO" m the reporting 

 box, such as for potatoes 



Quantity harvested — The units of measure on the report (orm are those most 

 commonly used m your state If you use a different unit of measure, please 

 convert your figure for quantity harvested 10 the unit requested If the harvest 

 was incomplete by December 3 1 . 'i 982, please estimate the total quantity 

 harvested or to be harvested 



Crop Irrigation — For each crop irrigated, reporl number of acres irrigated 

 Irrigation is defined as land watered by arlificial or controlled means 

 sprinklers, furrows or ditches. Spreader dikes, purposeful flooding, etc 

 Include acres that received supplemental, partial, and preplan! irrigation 

 For any crop noi irrigated leave "Acres irrigated" blank 



How to Reporl Crops Harvested: 



^ Sections 2 and 3 — In these two sections, separate lines are provided (or 

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

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



► Sections 4 through 8 — Report the information requested for any crops 

 prelisied in the sections To report for crops not prelrsted m these sections. 

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



(2l enter crop name and code in the first Iwo columns of the first available 

 answer line in the section; (3) enter the information that is requested in the 

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

 appropriate section and specify Ihe crop name 



f xampfe 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 Ihe following m section 7 



Two or More Crops 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 (orm. 



fjr ample In 1982 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 wheat. 



Interplanted Crops — If two crops were grown at the same time m alternating 

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



Examp/e A 60 acre field was planted in cotton and soybeans, with two rows 

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

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

 reported (n their appropriate sectionlsl 



Skip Row Planting — If a crop is planted in ax% alternating pattern ol planted 

 and non planted rows. Such as Iwo rows planted and two rows skipped 

 i2 X 2i, report the portion of the field occupied by the crop m the appropriate 

 section for thai crop, and report the skipped portion as Cropland idle in 

 section 10 (Land Usel 



^ Section 4 - Vegetables — Report acres of vegetables harvested FOB SALE 

 or commercial processing Do not report acres of vegetables for home use 

 only Report the total acreage of each vegetable crop harvested 



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

 replanted the field m lettuce and harvested the 10 acres again Both crops o' 

 lettuce were irrigated Enter only 1 acres of land from which vegetables were 

 harvested and 1 acres irrigated m nem 1 of section 4, but write m 20 acres of 

 lettuce harvested and 20 acres of lettuce irrigated m item 2 of section 4 



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