INFORMATION SHEET 



1982 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



Special Reporting Instructions 



1 . Who Should Rapon 



WE NEED A REPLY FROM EVERYONE RECEIVING A REPORT FORM, 

 INCLUDING incJiwiduals. landlords tenants partnerships corpofations 

 insMul.ons, and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS 

 Each case included m the census has a unique census tile number (CFNI In 

 order to make ihe census results as complele and accurate as possible, we 

 need to obtain mlormation about every census die number 



2. II Vou Receivad More Than On* Rapoit Form lor an Operation 



Complete only ONE report (orm for an operation Wnie "Duplicate near the 

 address label of each extra report lorm Also, write the 1 1 digit census file 

 number(s) ol the DUPLICATE reportls) ON THE COMPLETED REPORT in the space 

 provided to the left of the address label Return the extra reportfsl m the same 

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



3. II Vou No Longer farm 



If you had agricultural operations at any time during 1982. please report all 

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

 you owned oriented Also, report your 1 982 crop and livestock production 

 and 19B2 sales 



Explain on the first page o' the report form (or on a separate sheet ol paper) 

 that you quit farming or ranching and give the approximate date and the 

 name and address of the present operator if known 



4. If Vou 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 complele 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 unit, 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 inventories, crop acreages, and production 



6. If Vou Neva e Partnership Operation 



Complete only ONE report for 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 



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

 additional form as a Duplicate ' Return the duplicate reports in the same 

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

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

 report (or the partnership (provide partnership name) " 



7. Landlord's or Contractor's Share 



II you rented or leased land from others or had a contiact for the production 



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



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



report lorm will be complete for 'this place ' ' 



If you do not know Ihe landlord's or contractors share, include your BEST ESTIMATE 



How to Enter Vour Response 



If you do not have exact figures, 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 ol 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 1 .'2, 1 ^3. or 1 /4 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 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 Ihis occurs, mark the 



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



Instructions For Specified Sections 



^ Section 1 - ACREAGE IN 1962 



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 m 1 982 whelher m production or not Include 



all land that you owned or rented during 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 report form for 



the portion of the yea' 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 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 

 of an undivided estate Include all land owned by you and/or your spouse, or 

 by the partnership, corpootion, or organijation 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 m Item 2 



a. Land lor agricultural use that you rented from others for cash 



b. Land you worked on a share basis (crop or livestock) 



c. Land owned by someone else that you used rem free 



d. Federal, State Indian Reservation, or railroad land rented or leased by the acre 

 00 NOT INCLUDE in item 2 



Land used on a per-head or animal unit license or permit basts, 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 

 lor any pu-pose if it was part of the acreage reported in items 1 and 2 A report form 

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

 INCLUDE .n Item 3 



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



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



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



d. Land which you allowed others to use rent Iree 



Item 4 - Acres In This Place — This ligure will show the total ol all land you 

 operated at any time m 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 It is 

 important to report item 4 correctly (even if O" acres) since the remainder of 

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



If item 4 I" Acres In This Place") Is "0" and: 



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

 1982. complete the report 



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

 (name and address of reniersi skip to and complete section 29. and 

 explain briefly. "All land rented out." etc Mail form in 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 

 farm. " and date Give name and address of current operator if known 

 and return form 



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

 lands are used for gracing 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 m 1 982 



^ Sections 2 through 8 - CROPS 



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

 1 982 crop year Irom the land shown m section 1 , item 4 ("Acres In This 

 Place 'I ol your report Please report your crops in the appropriate sections. 

 Do NOT include any crops grown on land rented or leased TO ithers, or 

 worked by others on shares during 1982 



Acres hsrvested — Enter the acres harvested in 1 982 Round fractions to 

 whole acres except where tenths are requested by " ID' in the reporting 

 box, such as lor potatoes 



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

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

 convert your figure lor quantity harvested to the unit requested It the harvest 

 was incomplete by December 31, 1982, please estimate Ihe 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 Harvasted: 



► 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 information for any other crops in these two sections 



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

 prelisled in the sections To report for crops not prelisted m these sections, 

 ( 1 1 lind the crop name and the code number from the list m the section, 



(2J enter crop name and code m the first two columns of the first available 

 answer line m the section, (31 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 of red clover seed, yielding 8.400 pounds Neither crop was 

 irrigated You would enter the following in section 7 



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

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

 in the appropriate section(s) ol the report form 



Example 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 the wheat 



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

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



Example A 60 acre field was planted in cotton and soybeans, with two rows 

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

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

 reported in their appropriate sectionfsi. 



Skip 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 2l, report the portion of the tield occupied by the crop in Ihe appropriate 

 section for that crop, and report the skipped portion as 'Cropland idle" in 

 section 10 (Land Use) 



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

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

 only Report (he total acreage ol each vegetable crop harvested 



Example In 1 982 you harvested 1 acres of lettuce from a field, 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 10 acres irrigated in item 1 of section 4, but write in 20 acres of 

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



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