ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



This report was prepared in the Agriculture Division. Many 

 other divisions contributed to this preparation: Data Preparation 

 performed the clerical processing; Administrative Services pro- 

 vided the forms design and other administrative services; Publi- 

 cations Services contributed in publication planning and design, 

 editorial review, composition, and printing procurement; Com- 

 puter Services provided the computer processing facilities; Field 

 provided selected data collection activities; Economic Program- 

 ming prepared the computer programs; and Economic Surveys 

 assisted in preparation of data collection and processing proce- 

 dures and computer programs. 



Members of the Census Advisory Committee on Agriculture 

 Statistics and representatives of both public and private 



organizations made significant recommendations which helped 

 establish data content. 



Members of various agencies of the U.S. Department of 

 Agriculture provided valuable advice in the planning, publicizing, 

 and processing phases of the census, and in helping farmers and 

 ranchers complete the report forms. 



The press, farm magazines, radio and television stations, and 

 farm organizations were most helpful In publicizing the census 

 and encouraging cooperation of farm and ranch operators. 



Special tribute is paid to the millions of farm and ranch 

 operators who furnished the information requested. Only through 

 their cooperation was it possible to collect and publish the data In 

 this report. 



If you have any questions concerning the statistics in this report, call: 



(301) 763-8555 Division Chief 



(301) 763-8567 Crops Branch 



(301) 763-8569 Livestock Branch 



(301) 763-8566 Farm Economics Branch 



(301) 763-1113 General Information 

 (301) 763-8558 Statistical Methodology 



