BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 



John G. Keane, Director 



C.L. Kincannon, Deputy Director 



Charles A. Waite, Associate Director 



for Economic Fields 



Michael G. Farrell, Assistant Director for 



Economic and Agriculture Censuses 



AGRICULTURE DIVISION 

 John H. Berry, Chief 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS— Many persons participated in conducting the 

 1982 Census of Agriculture. Primary direction was by Shirley Kaliek, 

 Associate Director for Economic Fields (to May 1983), Charles A. Waite, 

 her successor, and Michael G. Farrell, Assistant Director for Economic 

 and Agriculture Censuses. 



This report was prepared in the Agriculture Division under the general 

 supervision of Orvin L. Wilhite, Chief (to January 1980), Arnold L. 

 Bollenbacher, Chief (to June 1982), and John H. Berry, Chief (from 

 July 1982). 



Many divisions contributed to this report. Data Preparation performed 

 the clerical processing; Administrative Services provided the forms design 

 and other administrative services; Publications Services contributed in 

 publication planning and design, editorial review, composition, and 

 printing procurement; Computer Services provided the computer proc- 

 essing facilities; Field provided selected data collection activities; and 

 Economic Surveys assisted in preparation of data collection and proc- 

 essing procedures and computer programs. 



Members of the Census Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics 

 and representatives of both public and private organizations made signifi- 

 cant 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. 



Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data 



Main entry under title: 

 1982 census of agriculture. 



■October 1983." 



Includes indexes. 



Supt. of Docs, no : C3.31/4:982/v. 1/pt. 



1. Agriculture -United States -Statistics. 1. United 

 States. Bureau of the Census. 

 HD1769.A14 1983 338.r0973 83-600308 



For sale by Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Of- 

 fice, Washington, DC. 20402. 



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