FonM 82-A01II) 



INFORMATION SHEET 



1982 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



U S DEPARTMtNI 0^ COMMERCE 



Special Reporting Instructions 



1 . Who Should Report 



WE NEED A REPLY FROM EVERYONE RECEIVING A REPORT FORM, 

 INCLUDING individuals landloids, tenants, parlnerships. corporations, 

 .nstitutions. and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS 

 Each case included m the census has a unique census Me number ICFN) In 

 otdet 10 make the census results as complete and accurate as possible we 

 need to obtain information about every census tile number 



2. If You Racaivad Mora Than One Report Form for an Operation 



Complete only ONE report form for dn operation Wnte Duplicate near the 

 address label of each extfa report form Also, write the 1 1 digit census lile 

 numberlsl ol the DUPLICATE reportfsl ON THE COMPLETED REPORT in the Space 

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

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



3. H Vou 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 or/ented Also, report your 1 982 crop and livestock production 

 and 1982 sales 



Explain on the first page ol the report form (or on a separate sheet ot 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 Asaoclatlon With Agriculture 



Please write a note on the report (orm 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 vanous 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, leedlot. greenhouse, etc . or combination of 

 farms etc , for which you maintain SEPARATE records of operating enpenses 

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



6. If Vou Have a Partnarahip 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 (arms or ranches m 

 addition to the partnership (arming operation, separate report (orms should 

 be completed for each individual operation 



If two or more report lorms were received for the same operation, mark each 

 additional form as a "Duplicate " Return the duplicate reports in 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'* Share 



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



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



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



report (orm will be complete for this place ' 



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



How to Enter Your Raaponaa 



If you do not have exact figures give your best estimate 



Enter your replies m the proper spaces, on the correct line, and m 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 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 in all parts of the country, it may contain sections 



and questions which do not apply to you When this occurs, mark the 



"None" or No 'boxandgoonloihenextiiemor section 



instructions For Specified Sections 



line the land ("Acre* In Thia Piece") 



> Section 1 - ACREAGE IN 1982 



Your answers to this section will deterr 



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 m production or not Include 



all land that you owned or rented during 1 982 even if only for part ol 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 form or 

 another sneet when you stopped (armmg and the name and address o( the 

 person now usmg the land 

 Report all land m section 1 in 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, corporation, or organisation (or which yOu are reporting 



Item 2 ~ All Lend Ranted or Leaaed 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 (or agricultural use that you rented from others for cash 



b. Land you worked on a share basis Icrop or livestock! 



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



d. Federal State Indian Reservation or railroad land rented or leased bv ifie acre 

 DO NOT INCLUDE in 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 Lend Ranted or Leased TO OTHERS - Include all land rented out 

 for any purpose if it was part 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 that land 

 INCLUDE in Item 3 



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



d. Land which you allowed others to use rem Iree 



Item 4 — Acre* In This Place — This figure will show the total of all land you 

 operated at any i.me m 1 982 To determine "Acre* In Thia 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 i( "0" acres) since the remainder o( 

 your report should cover only operations on the "Acraa In Tfiia Place." 



If item 4 ("Acraa In This Place") ia "0" and: 



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

 1 982. complete the report 



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

 Iname and address o( reniersl. skip to and complete section 29 and 

 explain brie fly. All land rented out," etc Mail 'orm in return envelope 



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

 1982. complete section 29 and explain bnelly. such as "felired, " "sold 

 (arm,' and date Give name and address ol current operator if known 

 and return form 



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

 lands are used for gracing livestock under permit or special license, with 



ments 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 it err 



included as part of item 2, "Land rented or leased from others. 

 "'Acres In This Place, " but you should report any of your livesti 



nn th.B normii lanH ,n 1982 



lock located 



on this pen 



^ Sactlona 2 through 8 - CROPS 



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

 1 982 crop year from the land shown m section 1 . item 4 I "Acres In This 

 Place' I 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 1982 



Acrea harvaatad — Enter the acres harvested in 1 982 Round fractions to 

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

 box, such as for potatoes 



Quantity harvested -- The units of measure on the report form are those most 

 commonly used m your state It you use a different unit of rneasure, please 

 convert your figure for quantdy harvested to the unit requested II the harvest 

 was incomplete by December 31.1 982. please estimate the total quaniily 

 harvested or to be harvested 



Crop irrigation — For each crop irrigated, report number ol 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 Harvaatad: 



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

 reporting each of several crops most commonly grown in 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 



prelisted m the sections To report (or crops not prelisied m these sections, 



1 1 ) (ind the crop name and the code number from the list in the section, 



12) 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 m the 

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

 appropriate section and specify the crop name 



Exampfe 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 More Crops Harvested From the Same Land (Double- 

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

 in the appropriate sectionfsl of the report form 



Example In 1 982 you harvested 1 ,230 bushels of wheat 'rom 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 



Intarplantad 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 



Examp/e A 60 acre field was planted m cotton and soybeans, with two rows 

 of cotton loMowed by an area of 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 sectionisi 



Skip Row Planting ~ If a crop is planted m a^ alternating pattern ot planted 

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

 (2X2) report the portion of the field occupied by the crop in the appropriate 

 section lor that crop and report the skipped portion as Cropland idle ' in 

 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 1982 you harvested 10 acres of lettuce from a field, then 

 replanied the (leld m lettuce and harvested the 10 acres again Both crops of 

 lettuce were irrigated Enter only 10 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 ol lettuce irrigated in item 2 ol section 4 



APPENDIX C 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



