FORM 82-A01tl) 



INFORMATION SHEET 



1982 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



Special Reporting Instructions 



1 . Who Should Report 



WE NEED A REPLY FROM EVERYONE RECEIVING A REPORT FORM. 

 INCLUDING individuals, landlords, tenants, paMnetships. cofporations. 

 insiitut.ons. and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS 

 Each case included 'n ihe census has a untque census tile numbe' iCFNl In 

 Older to make ihe census >esults as compleie and accufale as possible, we 

 need lo obtain information about eveiy census die numbe' 



2. If You Received More Than One Report Form for en Operation 



Complete only ONE repo'i form for an operation Write "Duplicate" near the 

 address label o( each e»ira report form Also, write Ihe 1 1 digit census die 

 numberlsl of the DUPLICATE repoftlsl ON THE COMPLETED REPORT m the space 

 provided to the led ot the address label Return the entra reportlsl in the same 

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



3. If You 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 (orm that 

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

 and 1982 sales 



E Kplam on the first page of the report form (or 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, it known 



4. If You Never Farmed or Have No Aisoclatlon With Agriculture 



Please write a note on the report form near the address label and return n 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 Ined to eliminate duplicate 

 and nonfarm addresses, however, it was not always possible to do so 

 5- If You 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 You Have a 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 tor each individual operation 



II two or more report forms 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 tor the partnership (provide partnership namel " 



7. Landlord't or Conlracfor's Share 



If you rented or leased land from others or had a contract fof Ihe productton 



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



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 the landlord's or contractors share, include your BEST ESTIMATE 



How to Enter Your Reaponse 



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 explanaiion outside 



Ihe answer spaces or on a separate sheet of paper 



All dollar figures may be entered in whole dollars CENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED 



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



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 ' 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 ("Acrea In Thta Place") 



referred to in the rest of the report form 



When answering the acreage questions, include the land associated with 



your agricultural operations in 1 982 whether in production or not Include 



all land that you owned or rented dunng 1 982 even if only for part of the 



year Exclude any unrelated residential or commercial land 



IF YOU QUIT FARMING DURING 1982 - Complete the report form for 



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



another sheet when you slopped farming and the name and address of 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, corporalion. or organi2ation for which you are reporting 



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

 rented by you or youi operation even though the landlord may have supplted 

 materials or supervision 

 INCLUDE in Item 2 



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



b. Land you worked on a share basis Icrop or livestockl 



c. Land owned by someone else that you used rent 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 basis, such as 

 section 3, Taylor Gracing Act, National Forest, or Indian Reservation permit 

 land If you had any o( these permits, mark ""yes" to item 7 



Item 3 - All Land Rented or Leased TO OTHERS - include all land rented out 

 for any purpose if it was pan of the acreage reported m 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 lor cash or a share of crops or livestock 



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



c. Land worked lor you by someone for a share ol crops or livestock 



d. Land which you allowed others to use rent free 



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 "Acret In Thia Place" ADD the 

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

 Ihe 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 0"' acres) since the remainder ol 

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



If Item 4 T'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 ol renters), skip to and complete section 29, and 

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



e. 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 dale 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 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 tor reporting crops harvested during the 

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

 Place"! o( your report Please report your crops in the appropriate sections. 

 Do NOT include any crops grown on land rented or leased TO others. Of 

 worked by others on shares during 1 982 



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

 hole acres except where tenths are requested by "" '10 " in the reporting 

 ch as for potatoes 



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

 commonly used m your state If 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 preplani irrigation 

 For any crop not irrigated, leave "Acres irrigated ' blank 



How to Report Crops Hervested: 



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

 reporting each of several crops most commonly grown m your slate 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 tor crops not prelisled m these sections 



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



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

 answer line in the section. I3l 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 ol 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 seclion(s) of 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 Ihe wheat 



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Intarplanted Crops — If two crops were grown ai the same time in alternating 

 strips in the same field, report the portion of ihe field used (or each crop 



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

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

 irrigation was used Thirty acres of soybeans and 30 acres ol coiton would be 

 reported in their appropriate section(sl 



Skip Row Planting — If a crop is planted in an alternating pattern ol planted 

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

 12X21, report the portion of the field occupied by the crop m the 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 of vegetables lor home use 

 only Report the 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 leituce and harvested the 10 acres again Both crops ol 

 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 ot tetluce irrigated in item 2 ol section 4 



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1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



