INFORMATION SHEET 



1982 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



Special Reporting Instructions 



1 . Who Should Raport 



WE NEED A REPLY FROM EVERYONE RECEIVING A REPORT FORM 

 INCLUDING individuals, landlords. Tenants, partncfships, cofpootions, 

 mstttutions. and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS 

 Each case included m ihe census has a unique census tile number ICFN) In 

 order to rnake the census lesuKs as compleie and accurate as possible, we 

 need to obiam mloimanon aboui every census tile number 



2. II Vou R«c«lved More Than On« Report Form for an Oparation 



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

 address label o* each extra report form Also wnie the 1 1 -digit census tile 

 number Is) of the DUPLICATE reportis) ON THE COMPLETED REPORT m the space 

 provided to the left of the address label Return the extra reportis) m the same 

 envelope wrih vour completed report form so that we can correct our records 



3. II Vou No Longer Farm 



It vou had agricultural operations at any lima during 1982. please report all 

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

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

 and 1982 sales 



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

 that vou Quit farming or ranching and give the approximate date and the 

 name and address o' 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 n so that 

 we can corieci our records In our efforts to make Ihe census as complete as 

 possible, we obtained lists Irom various sources We tried to eliminate duplicate 

 and nonfarm addiesses 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 vou maintain SEPARATE records of operating expenses 

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



6. If Vou Have a Partnership Operation 



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



and include all partners shares on the one report 



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



addition to the partnership farming operation separate report forms should 



be completed (or each individual operation 



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



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



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



on the duplicate report, such as "Partner Iprovide name) has completed 3 



report for the partnership (provide partnership name) ' 



7. Landlord's or Contractor's Share 



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



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



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



report form will be Complete for 'this place " 



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



How to Enter Vour Response 



If you do not have exact figures, give your best estimate 



Enter your replies m Ihe 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 (igures may be entered in whole dollars CENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED, 



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



potatoes harvested if you have 1/2. 1 / 3. or 1 /4 of an acre, convert to 



tenths For example, convert 1 '2 lo 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 this occurs, mark the 



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



Instructions For Specified Sections 



> SMtionI - ACREAGE IN 1982 



Vouf 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 m production or not Include 

 all land that you owned or rented during 1 982 even if onlv for part of the 

 year Exclude any unrelated residential or commercial land 



IF VOU QUIT FARMING DURING 19S2 - Complete the report form tor 

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

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

 person now usmg the land 

 Report 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 

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

 bv the partnership, corporation, or organisation for which you are reporting 



Item 2 - All Land Rented or Leased FROM OTHERS - Report all land 

 rented by vou or your operation even though the landlord mav have supplied 

 materials or supervision 

 INCLUDE m Item 2 



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



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



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



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

 00 NOT INCLUDE m item 2 



Land used on a per head or animal unit license or permit basis, such as 

 section 3, Taylor Graiing 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 

 for any purpose il it was pad o( Ihe acreage reported in items 1 and 2 A report form 

 will be obtained Itom each of yOu' tenants to cover the operations on that land 

 INCLUDE in Item 3 



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



b. Land vou tented Irom someone and then subleased to someone else 



e. Land worked for you bv someone for a share of crops or livestock 

 d. Land which you allowed others to use rent free 



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

 operated ai any time in 1 982 To determine "Acre* In Thie Place" ADD the 

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

 the land vou rented or leased to others item 1 » item 2 item 3 item 4 It is 

 important to report iiem 4 correctly (even if 0" acres I since the remainder of 

 vour report should cover only operations on Ihe "Acres In This Place," 



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



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

 1 982 complete Ihe 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 bnelly 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 — Graiing Permits — In some states, government lands and Indian 

 lands are used for 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 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 



> Sections 2 through 8 - CROPS 



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

 1982 crop year from the land shown in section 1 , item 4 ("Acres In This 

 Place) of vour 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 1 982 



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

 whole acres except where tenths are requested by ' 10 " m (he reporting 

 box, such as for potatoes 



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

 commonly used m vour state M you use a different unit of measure, please 

 convert your figure for 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 Raport Crops Harvesiad: 



^ 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 for any crops 

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

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

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

 answer Ime 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 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 m section 7 



Two or More Crops Harvested From the Same Land IDouble- 

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

 in the appropriate sectionlsl of the report form 



S.xan\p\e In 1982 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 



Interplanted Crops — If two crops were grown at Ihe 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 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 section(s) 



Skip Row Planting — If a crop is planted m an alternating pattern of planted 

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

 <2 X 2). report the portion of the field occupied by the crop in the appropriate 

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

 section 1 Hand Use) 



^ Section 4 - Vegetables — Report acres of 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 



Exampte In 1 982 you harvested 1 acres of lettuce from a field (hen 

 replanted the field 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 1 acres irrigated in 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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