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, partnerships, corporations, 

 inst.tut.ons and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS 

 Each case included m the census has a unique census tile number ICFNI In 

 o»def lo make ihe rensus results as complete and accurate as possible we 

 need to obiam mfcmanon about every census Me number 



2. II You Raceivad More Thart One Report Form for an Operation 



Complete only ONE report lorm lot jn operation Wme Duplicate near the 

 address label of each entra report form Also, wnte the 1 1 digit census file 

 number(sl o( the DUPLICATE reportis) ON THE COMPLETED REPORT in the space 

 provided to the (e*t of the address label Return the extra repctlsl m the same 

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



3. If Vou No Longer Farm 



II vou had agricultural operations at any lime during 1 982. please report all 

 agticultural activity during Ihe year Report all land on your census iotm that 

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

 and 1982 sales 



Enplam 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 operate', 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 it so that 

 we can correct our records In our ef Ions to make the census as complete as 

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

 and nonlarm addresses hoswever 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, feedloi. greenhouse, etc , or combination of 

 farms, etc . *or which you 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 for the enure 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 for 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 m the same 

 envelope with the completed partnership report, if possible, or write a note 

 on the duplicate report such as. Partner I provide name) has completed a 

 report for the partnership (provide partnership name) ' ' 



7. Landlord's or Contractor's Share 



If you rented or leased land from others or had 3 contract for 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 the landlord's or contractor's share, include yOuf 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 in 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 aae. convert to 



tenths For example convert 1 2 to 5; 10. 13 to 3/10, 1 4 to 2/10 



The census report form is being used throughout the entire United States 



Because it is meant lor 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 



^ Section 1 - ACREAGE IN 1982 



Vour answers to rhis section will determine the land ("Acres In This Place"! 

 referred to m the 'est of the report form 



When answering Ihe 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 durmg 1 982 even if only for part of the 

 year Exclude any unrelated residential or commercial land 



IF VOU QUIT FARMING DURING 1982 - Complete the report form (or 

 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 using the land 

 Report all land m section 1 in whole acres 



Item 1 - All Land Owned — Report all land owned in 1 982 whether held 

 under title, purchase contract of 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 orgamiaiion for which you are reporting 



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

 rented by you c your operation even though the landlord may have supplied 

 materials or supervision 

 INCLUDE in Item 2 



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



b. Land you worked on a share basis (crop o' 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 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 

 fo' any purpose if it was part of the acreage reported m items 1 and 2 A report form 



will be obtained from each oi 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 



c. Land worked lor you by someone *oi 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 of 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 + item 2 item 3 - item 4 It is 

 important to report item 4 correctly (even if " acres) Since the remainder of 

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



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



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

 1 982. complete the report 



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

 (name and address of renters), skip to and complete section 29, and 

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



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

 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 — Grazing Permits — In some stales, 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 perrnit land in 1 982 



^ Sections 2 through 8 - CROPS 



Sections 2 through 8 provide space fo( reporting crops harvested during the 

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

 Place '1 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 fractions to 



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

 box, such as for potatoes 



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

 commonly used in your state If you use a dif fei*>nt unit of measure, please 

 convert your figure for quantity harvested to Ihe unit requested l( the harvest 

 was incomplete by December 31 , 1982. please estimate the total quantity 

 harvested or to be harvested 



Crop irrigation — For each crop irrigated, report number of acres irrigated 

 I'ligation 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 Harvested: 



^ 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 m these two sections 



► Sections 4 through 8 — Report the information requested tor any crops 

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



i 1 1 find the crop name and the code number from the list m the section, 

 (2l enter crop name and code m the first two columns of the first available 

 answer line in the section, l3) enter the information that is requested m the 

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

 appropriate section and specify the crop name 



Bxample 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 Ihe following in section 7 



Two or More Crops Harvested From the Same Land (Double- 

 Cropping) — Report the total acres and p'oduclion of each ha'vested crop 



in the appropriate seclionlsl 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 the wheat 



Interplanted Crops — II two crops were grown at the same time in alternating 

 strips in the same field, report the portion of the deld used tor each crop 



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

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

 irrigation was used Thirty acres of soybeans and 30 acres of cotton would be 

 reported in their appropriate sectionlsl 



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

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

 (2 X 2), report Ihe 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 Usel 



^ Section 4 — Vegetables — Report acres of vegetables harvested FOR SALE 

 or commercial processing Do not report acres of vegetables tor home use 

 only Report the total acreage of each vegetable crop harvested 



Example In 1 982 you harvested 10 acres of lettuce from a field, then 

 replanted the field m lettuce and harvested the 1 acies again Both crops of 

 lettuce were irrigated Enter only 1 acres ot land from which vegetables were 

 harvested and 10 acres irrigated m item 1 ot section 4, but write m 20 acres of 

 lettuce harvested and 20 acres ot lettuce irrigated m item 2 of section 4 



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