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, landlords, tenants, partnerships, co'porations, 

 institutions, and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS 

 Each case included m the census has a unique census file number (CFN) In 

 order to make the census results as complete and accurate as possible, we 

 need to obtain information about every census file number 



2. II You Received More Than One Report Form for en Operation 



Complete only ONE report form for an operation Write Ouplicatenearthe 

 address label of each entra report form Also, write the 1 1 digit census file 

 number(s) of the DUPLICATE reporHs) ON THE COMPLETED REPORT .n the space 

 provided to the led ot the address label Return the extra reportlsl in the same 

 envelope with your completed report form so that we can correct our records 



3. If You No Longer Farm 



If vou had agricultural operations at any time during 1 982, please report all 



agricultural activity during the year Report all land on your census form that 

 vou owned ot/ented Also, report your 1982 crop and livestock production 

 and 1982 sales 



Explain on the first page ot the report form lor on a separate sheet ot paper) 

 that you quit (arming or ranching and give the approximate date and the 

 name and address ol the present operator if known 



4. If Vou Never Farmed or Heve No Asioclation 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 nonfarm addresses, however, it was not always possible to do so 



5. If Vou Have More Than One Agricultural Operation 



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

 IS. each individual farm, ranch, feedlot. greenhouse, etc . or combination of 

 farms etc , tor which you maintain SEPARATE records of operating expenses 

 and sales, livestock and other inventories, crop acreages, and production 



6. If You Have a Partnership Operation 



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



and include all partners' shares on the one report 



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



addition to the partnership farming operation, separate report forms should 



be completed for each individual operation 



I* two or more report forms were received lor the same operation, mark each 



additional lorm as a Duplicate ' Return the duplicate reports m the same 



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



on the duplicate report such as, 'Partner (provide name) has completed a 



report for the partnership (provide partnership name) " 



7. Landlord'! or Contractor's Share 



If vou rented or leased land from others or had 3 contract (or the production 

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

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

 report form will be complete for "this place " 



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

 How to Enter Vour Response 



If you do not have exact ligures. give your best estimate 

 Enter your replies in 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 ARE NOT REQUIRED 

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

 potatoes harvested if you have i '2 1/3, or IM of an acre, convert to 

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

 The census report (orm is being used throughout the entire United States 

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

 and questions which do not apply to vou 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 to this section will determine the land ("Acres In This Place") 

 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 vou owned or rented during 1 982 even il only tor part of the 

 year Exclude any unrelated residential or commercial land 



IF VOU QUIT FARMING DURING 1982 - Complete the report (orm for 

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

 another sheet when you Stopped farming and the name and address of the 

 person now using the land 

 Repori all land m section 1 m whole acres 



Item 1 - All Land Owned — Report all land owned in 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 vou and/or your spouse, or 

 bv 'he partnership, corporation, or organiiation tor 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 tor agricoHural use that you rented from others tor cash 



b. Land you worked on a share basis (crop 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 

 DO NOT INCLUDE m item 2 



Land used on a per head or animal i 

 section 3, Taylor Graiing Act. Nati' 

 land If you had any of these perm 



It license or permit basis, such as 

 al Forest or Indian Reservation perr 

 ., mark ves" to item 7 



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

 tor any purpose it ri wvas part o( the acreage reported in items 1 and 2 A report (orm 

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

 INCLUDE in Item 3 



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



b. 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 tree 



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

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

 land you owned and the land you rented or leased from others, then SUBTRACT 

 the land you rented or leased to others item 1 t item 2 item 3 item 4 11 is 

 important lo report item 4 correctly (even it "0" acres) since the remainder of 

 VOU' report should cover only operations on the "Acres In This Place." 



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



a. You raised any crops or had any livestock or poullry on this place in 

 1 982 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 briefly, "All land rented out," etc Mail form m return envelope 



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



1 982, complete section 29 and explain briefly, such as "retired," "sold 

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

 and return form 



Item 7 — Grasing Permits — In some states, government lands and Indian 

 lands are used for grai.ng 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, 'Land rented or leased from others.' or item 4. 

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

 on this permit land in 1 982 



W Sections 2 through 8 - CROPS 



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

 1 982 crop year from the land shown in section 1 , item 4 (Acres In This 

 Place ") ot your report Please report your crops m 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 " /10" in the reporting 

 box, such as tor potatoes 



Quantity harvested — The units ot measure on the report form are those most 

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

 convert your figure tor quantity harvested to the unit requested If the 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 preplant irrigation 

 For any crop not irrigated, leave Acres irrigated" blank 



How to Report Crops Harvested: 



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

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

 write in figures or in(ormation (or any other crops in these two sections 



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

 prelisted in the sections To report tor crops not prelisied m these sections, 



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



(2) enter crop name and code m the first two columns of the (irst 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 the crop name 



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

 and 30 acres ot 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 

 in the appropriate secnonlsl of the report form 



Example In 1 982 you harvested 1 ,230 bushels ol wheat Irom 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 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 rows 

 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 m thetr appropriate section(s) 



Skip Row Plenting - It a crop is planted in an alternating pattern of planted 

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

 (2X21, report the portion of the held occupied by the crop in the appropriate 

 section tor that crop, and report the skipped portion as "Cropland idle m 

 section 10 (Land Use) 



^ Section 4 - Vegetables — Report acres ol vegetables harvested FOR SALE 

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

 only Report the total acreage ot each vegetable crop harvested 



fxamp/e In 1 982 you harvested 10 acres of lettuce Irom a held, then 

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

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

 harvested and 1 acres irrigated m item 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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