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INFORMATION SHEET 



1982 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



Special Reporting Instructions 



1 . Who Should R«pon 



WE NEED A REPLY FROM EVERYONE RECEIVING A REPORT FORM, 

 INCLUDING individuals, landlords, tenants, partnerships, corporations, 

 mstiiuiions. and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. 

 Each case included m the census has a unique census tile number ICFNI. In 

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

 need to obtain information about every census die number 



2- If Vou R*c«)v«d Mor* Than On* Report Form for an Operation 



Complete only ONE repori (orm for jn operation Wrue ' Duplicate near the 

 address label ol each emra repori (orm Also wnie the 1 1 digit census die 

 numberlsl ol the DUPLICATE reportlsl ON THE COMPLETED REPORT in ihe space 

 provided to the left of the address label Return the ewtra reportlsl in the same 

 envelope wuh your completed report lorm so that we can correct our records 



3. II Vou No Longer Farm 



If you had agricultural operations at any lime during 1 982, please report all 

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

 you owned or/ented Also, report your 1982 crop and livestock production 

 and 1982 sales 



Explain on the first page of the report form lor on a separate sheet of 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 Aasociation 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 obiamed lists from various sources We tried to eliminate duplicate 

 and nonlarm adaresses. 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 , lor which you maintain SEPARATE records of operating expenses 

 and sales, livestock and other mveniones. crop acreages, and production 



6- If Vou Have a Partnership Operation 



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



and include all partners shares on the one report 



H 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 



l( two or more report forms were received for the same operation, mark each 



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



envelope with the completed partnership repori. it possible, or write a note 



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



report lor the partnership (provide partnership name) " 



7. Landlord'! or Contractor'* Share 



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



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



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



report lorm will be complete for "this place. " 



If you do not know the landlords or conlraclor's share, include your BEST ESTIMATE 



How to Enter Vour Response 



If you do not have enact 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 ot 



potatoes harvested II 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 Ihe country, it may contain sections 



and questions which do not apply to you 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 in the rest of the report form 



When answering the acreage questions, include the land associated with 



your agricultural operations m 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 VOU QUIT FARMING DURING 1 982 - Complete the report form for 



the portion of the year that you did farm Explain on the report lorm or 



another sheet when you stopped farming and the name and address ol the 



person now using the land 



Repori all land m 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 

 ol an undivided estate include all land owned by you and/or your spouse, or 

 by the partnership corporation, or organization tor which you are reporting 



Item 2 - All Land Rertted 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 for agricultural use thai 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 rent tree 



d. Federal, Staie, 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 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 Ranted or Leased TO OTHERS - Include all land rented out 



lor any purpose il it was pan of the acreage reported in items 1 and 2 A report form 

 will be obtained from each of your tenants to cover the operations on thai land. 

 INCLUDE in Item 3 



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



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



c . Land Morked for 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 figure will show the total of all land you 

 operated at any time in 1 982 To determine "Acres In This Piece" 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 I * item 2 item 3 item 4 It is 

 important to report item 4 correctly (even il "0 " acres) since the remainder of 

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



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



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

 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 brielly, "All land rented out. ' etc Mail form in return envelope 



e. 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 of current operator if known 

 and return form 



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

 lands are used lor 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, "Land rented or leased horn others." or item 4, 

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

 on this permit land tn 1 982 



^ Sections 2 through 8 - CROPS 



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

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

 Place") 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 1 962 



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

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

 box, such as tor potatoes 



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

 commonly used in your state It you use a different unit ot measure please 

 convert your ligure for quantity harvested to the unit requested It 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 ot 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 tor 

 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 

 prelisted in the sections To report for crops not prelisled in these sections. 

 1 1 ) find the crop name and the code number Irom the list m the section, 

 (2) enter crop name and code in the first two columns of the first available 

 answer line in the section, (31 enter the information that is requested m the 

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

 appropriate section and specify the Crop narr 



Yo 



txampie tou 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 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 form 



Example In 1982 you harvested 1 .230 bushels ot wheat from 40 acres, 

 then on the same 40 acres planted soybeans, Irom 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 field was planted m cotton and soybeans, with two rows 

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

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

 reported in their appropriate sectionlsl 



Skip Row Plenling — If a crop is planted in an alternating pattern of planted 

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

 12 X 2>, report the portion of the held occupied by the crop m the appropriate 

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

 section 10 (Land Use! 



^ Section 4 — Vegetables — Report acres ot vegetables harvested FOR 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 held m 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 ungated in item 1 of section 4 but write in 20 acres ol 

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



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1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



