Table 15. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1982-Con. 



[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Harvested 



cropland 



(acres) 



Value of selected capital 



assets\ average per farm 



(dollars) 



Crops, Including 



nursery and 



greenhouse 



products 



Livestock, 



poultry, and 



their products 



Uvestock (02) — . 



Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal 



specialties (021) 



Beef cattle feedlots (0211) 



Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) 



Hogs (0213) 



Sheep and goats (0214) 



General livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal 

 specialties (0219) 



Dairy farms (024) 



Poultry and eggs (025) 



Broiler, fryer, and roaster chickens (0251) 



Chicken eggs (0262) 



Turkeys and turkey eggs (0253) 



Poultry hatchenes (0254) 



Poultry and eggs, n.e.c. (0259) 



Animal specialties (027) 



Fur-bearing animals and rabbits (0271) 



Horses and other equines (0272) 



Animal specialties, n.e.c. (0279) 



General farms, primarily livestock (029) __ 



618 555 

 129 864 

 26 535 



41 971 

 19 100 

 17 570 



2 728 

 460 



2 113 



65 040 

 3 492 



53 419 

 8 129 



598 716 735 



507 051 713 

 31 356 294 



393 211 897 

 23 800 757 

 29 632 279 



29 050 486 



5 896 276 

 2 209 104 

 2 767 375 



654 401 

 47 478 



217 918 



6 936 913 

 110 706 



5 991 085 

 835 122 



65 169 046 

 10 724 327 

 30 854 359 

 13 323 871 

 658 899 



9 607 590 



1 497 529 

 624 603 

 572 804 

 226 445 

 6 000 

 67 677 



447 294 

 17 323 



347 695 

 82 276 



281 168 

 335 591 

 268 815 

 243 245 

 337 875 



422 870 



217 105 

 187 166 

 225 771 

 368 673 

 345 369 

 177 854 



185 343 

 88 803 

 198 030 

 146 191 



26 142 

 42 087 

 19 790 

 38 819 

 16 422 



51 682 



40 776 

 35 857 



41 255 

 65 779 



154 093 

 23 691 



15 185 



16 507 

 13 692 

 24 006 



39 998 559 

 16 373 631 

 11 393 530 

 8 612 561 

 517 177 



3 101 659 



10 082 867 

 3 917 199 

 3 788 045 

 1 462 222 

 748 330 

 167 070 



1 307 124 

 128 460 

 734 809 

 443 855 



4 238 403 



836 062 



1 213 426 



1 254 441 



24 609 



909 865 



224 693 

 90 325 

 87 107 

 37 281 



31 022 

 1 716 

 17 028 

 12 278 



35 760 156 

 15 537 569 

 10 180 105 

 7 358 120 

 492 568 



2 191 794 



9 858 174 

 3 826 875 

 3 700 938 

 1 424 941 

 747 370 

 158 051 



1 276 102 

 126 743 

 717 781 

 431 577 



iQata are based on a sample of farms. 



Table 16. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1982 and 1978 



[Data are based on a sample of farms: see text. For meaning of abbreviations and symtx)ls, see introductory text] 



Chemicals used 



Chemicals used 



Any chemicals, fertilizer, or lime used farms. 



Commercial fertilizer farms. 



acres on which used. 

 $1,000. 



Lime farms. 



acres on which used, 

 tons. 



Farms by tons used: 



1 to 49 tons.-- 



50 to 99 tons.__ 



100 to 199 tons _ 



200 to 499 tons _ 



500 to 999 tons 



1,000 tons or more 



1 443 766 

 224 635 378 

 7 689 365 

 269 960 

 11 607 206 

 19 966 509 



164 683 



48 182 



33 263 



19 384 



3 324 



1 124 



1 628 090 

 226 347 510 

 6 330 581 

 338 447 

 16 493 592 

 28 490 969 



192 474 

 64 260 

 46 805 

 27 745 

 5 263 

 1 900 



Any chemicals, fertilizer, or lime used— Con. 

 (Jther agricultural chemicals' 



Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc., to 

 control- 

 Insects on hay and other crops 



acres on which 



Nematodes in crops - 



acres on which 



Diseases in crops and orchards _ 



acres on which 



Weeds, grass, or bnjsh in crops and pasture ... 



acres on which 



Chemicals used for defoliation or for growth 



control of crops or thinning of fruil 



acres on which 



529 595 



72 848 009 



76 678 



7 532 515 



127 677 



11 685 466 



871 967 



176 871 096 



584 007 



75 868 060 



103 835 



8 804 521 



129 026 



11 414 860 



959 557 



164 617 114 



'Data for 1978 include the cost of lime which was not collected in 1982. 



10 UNITED STATES 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-UNITED STATES DATA 



