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INFORMATION SHEET 



1982 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



Special Reporting Instructions 



1 . Who Should Rapon 



WE NEED A REPLY FROM EVERYONE RECEIVING A REPORT FORM. 

 INCLUDING rndividuals, iandlofds, tenanis, partnerships corporations 

 insiitulions. and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS, 

 Each case included m the census has a unique census file number (CFNl In 

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

 need to obtain information about every census file number 



2. If You Raceivsd Mora Than Ona Rapon Form for an Oparation 

 Complete only ONE report form for an operation Write "Duphcate" near the 

 address label ol each extra report form Also, write the 1 1 digit census file 

 numberls) of the DUPLICATE report(s) ON THE COMPLETED REPORT in the space 

 provided to the left of the address label Return the e»tfa report(s) in the same 

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



3. If You No Longar farm 



H you had agncultural operations at any lima during 1982. please report all 

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

 you 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 of paper) 

 that you quit (arming or ranching and give the appro leimate date and the 

 name and address of the present operator, if known 



4. If You Never Farmed or Have No Aasoelation 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 obtained f.sts (rom various sources We tried 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 latm. ranch, (eedlot, 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 partnerships 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 (arming operation, separate report forms should 

 be completed (or each individual operation 



If 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 for the partnership (provide partnership name). " 



7. Landlord's or Contractor's Share 



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



of agricultural products, include both your share and the landlords or 



contractors shafe o( the production, sales, and expenses so your census 



report (orm will be complete (or "this place " 



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



How to Enter Your Response 



If you do not have exact 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 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 Slates 



Because it is meant for use m all parts ol 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 onto 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 ol the report form 



When answering the acreage questions, include the land associated with 



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



all land that you owned or tented during 1 982 even if only lor part o( the 



year Exclude any unrelated residential or commercial land 



IF YOU QUIT FARMING DURING 1982 - Complete the report (orm (of 



the portion of the year that you did (arm Explain on the report (orm or 



another sheet when you stopped (arming and the name and address of the 



person now using the land 



Report all land in section 1 in whole acres 



Mam 1 - All Land Owned - Report all land owned m 1 982 whether held 

 under title, purchase contract or mortgage, homestead lew. or as heir or trustee 

 o( an undivided estate Include all land owned by you and/or your spouse or 

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

 Item 2 - All Land Rented 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 



m. Land for 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 by the 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 ol these permits, mark "yes" to item 7 



Itsm 3 - All Land Rented or Leesed TO OTHERS - Include all land rented out 

 (or any purpose il it was part ol the acreage reported in items 1 and 2 A report form 

 will be obtained (torn 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 from someone and then subleased to someone else 



e. Land worked lor you by someone for a share of 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 o( all land you 

 operated at any time m 1 982 To determine "Acres In This 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 if "0"" acres) since the remainder of 

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



If item 4 ("Acres In This Piece") 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 

 Iname and address of renters), skip to and complete section 29, and 

 explain bfielly, "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 ol current operator if known 

 and return form 



Item 7 - Grazing 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 

 iricludedas 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 m 1 982 



> Sections 2 through 8 - CROPS 



Sections 2 through 8 provide space for 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 1 982 



Acres harvested - Enter the acres harvested in 1 982 Round tractions to 

 whole acres except where tenths are requested by ' /lO' in 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 II 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 Hooding, etc 

 Include acres that received supplemental, partial, and preplan! irrigation, 

 Fof 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 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 tor crops not prelisted in these sections, 

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



12) enter crop name and code in the first two columns o( the first available 

 answer line in the section, (3) 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 o( allalla seed, yielding 6,000 pounds, 

 and 3D 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 tfte Same Land (Double- 

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

 in the appropriate section(s) o( the report form 



Exampfe 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 — l( two crops were grown at the same time in alternating 

 strips in the same (leld. report the portion of the field used for each crop 



Example A 60 acre field was planted in cotton and soybeans, with two tows 

 of cotton followed by an area ol 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 sectionfsi 



Skip Row Planting - l( a crop is planted in an alternating pattern of planted 

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

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

 section (or that crop, and report the skipped portion as "Cropland idle" in 

 section 10 (Land Use) 



^ Section 4 - Vegetables - Report acres ol vegetables harvested FOR SALE 

 or commercial processing Do not report acres ol vegetables for home use 

 only Report the total acreage ol each vegetable crop harvested 



Example In 1982 you harvested 10 acres ol lettuce from a field, then 

 replanted the field m lettuce and harvested the 10 acres again Both crops of 

 lettuce were irrigated Enter only 1 acres of land from which vegetables wore 

 harvested and 1 acres irrigated m item 1 ol section 4. but write in 20 acres o( 

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



APPENDIX C 



1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



