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 

 insi.lut.ons. and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. 

 Each case included 'n ihe census has a unique census file number ICFNI In 

 Ofder to rnake the census results as complete and accurate as possible, we 

 need to obtain mlormation about every census Me number 



2. If Vou Received More Than One Report Form (or an Operation 



Complete onlv ONE report form tor an operation Wnte Duplicate" near ihe 

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

 numberlsl ol the DUPLICATE reportlsl ON THE COMPLETED REPORT in the space 

 provided to the left of the address label Return the eitra report(s) in (he same 

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



3. If You No Longer Farm 



If vou had agricultural operations at any lima during 1 982. please report all 

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

 you owned or/enied Also, report your 1982 crop and livestock production 

 and 1982 sales 



Enplam on the lirsi page of the report form lor on a separate sheet of paper) 

 that vou quit (arming or ranching and give the approximate date and the 

 name and address of the present operator, if known 



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



Please wnte a note on the report (orm 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 lists Irom 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 lor EACH SEPARATE and DISTINCT production unit, that 

 IS, each individual farm, ranch, (eedlot, greenhouse, etc , or combination ot 

 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 lor 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 m 



addition to the partnership farming operation, separate report forms should 



be completed for each individual operation 



If two or more report forms were received lor 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 (provide name) has completed a 



report (or the partnership (provide partnership name) " 



7. Landlord's or Contractor's Share 



II you rented or leased land from others or had a contract lor the production 



ol 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 lor this place " 



II you do not know the landlords or contractor's share, include your BEST ESTIMATE 



How to Enter Your Response 



II you do not have exact dgures. 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 ol 



potatoes harvested If you have 1 '2. 1 /3, or 1 /4 ol 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 lorm is being used throughout the entire United States 



Because K 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 



Your answers lo this section will determine the land ("Acres In This Place") 

 referred to in the rest of the report form 



When answering the acreage questions, include the land associated with 

 your agricultural operations m 1982 whether m production or not Include 

 all land that you owned or rented during 1 982 even il only for pan o' the 

 year Exclude any unrelated residential or commercial land 



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

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

 another sheet when you Slopped larming and the name and address of the 

 person now using the land 

 Report all land m section 1 m whole acres 



Item 1 - All Land Owned - Report all land owned in 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, corporation, or organization tor 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 



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



b. Land you worked on a share basis (crop 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 m item 2 



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

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

 land )' you had any of these permits mark yes" to item 7 



Hem 3 - All Land Rented or Leased TO OTHERS - Include all land rented out 

 for any purpose i( rl was part o( the acreage reported in items 1 and 2 A report (orm 

 will be obtained irom each o( your tenants lo 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 you rented from someone and then subleased to someone else 



c . 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 of all land you 

 operated at any time in 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 Hem 4 It is 

 important to report item 4 correctly (even if " acres) since Ihe remainder ol 

 your report should cover only operations on Ihe "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 m 

 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 brielly. All land rented out," etc Mail form m return envelope 



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



1 982 complete section 29 and explain bnelly. 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 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 

 1 982 crop year Irom the land shown m section 1 , item 4 ( 'Acres In This 

 Place") ol your report Please report your crops m the appropriate sections 

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

 worked by others on shares during 1982 



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

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

 box. Such as for potatoes. 



Quantity harvested - The units of measure on ;he report lorm are those most 

 commonly used m your state If you use a dilfereni unit of measure, please 

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

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

 harvested or to be harvested 



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

 Irrigation is defined as land watered by artilicial or controlled means - 

 sprinklers, lurrows or ditches. Spreader dikes, purposeful flooding, etc 

 Include acres that received supplemental, partial, and preplanl irrigation 

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



How lo Report Crops Harvested: 



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

 reporting each ol several crops most commonly grown in your slate Do not 

 write in figures or information for any other crops in these two sections 



^ Sections 4 through 8 — Report the mlormation requested lor any crops 

 prelisted in the sections To report lor crops not prelisted in these sections, 



( 1 ) lind the crop name and the code number from the list m the section, 



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

 answer line m the section, (31 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 specily Ihe crop name 



Example You harvested 20 acres ol alfalfa seed, yielding 6,000 pounds, 

 and 30 acres of red clover seed, yielding 8.400 pounds Neither crop was 

 irrigated Ax*-wCHjld enter Ihe (ollowmg in section 7 



CTBffiWW War* any OTHER CROPS harvailad Irom thli placa In 1982 - *mall gratni 

 flald laadi. or othar cropi not pravloutlv roported/ 



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

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

 in the appropriate sectionis) of the report form 



Example In 1982 you harvested 1 .230 bushels of wheat Irom 40 acres, 

 then on the same 40 acres planted soybeans. Irom which you harvested 

 1 .550 bushels. You irrigated the soybeans but not the wheat. 



Interplanted Crops — H two crops were grown at the same iime in alternating 

 strips in the same field, report the portion of the lield used for each crop 



Example A 60 acre held was planted m cotton and soybeans, with two rows 

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

 irrigation was used Thiriy acres of soybeans and 30 acres of coiion would be 

 reported in their appropriate sectionis) 



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

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

 12 X 2) report the porfon of Ihe field occupied by the crop m the appropriate 

 section lor that crop, and report the skipped portion as "Cropland idle" m 

 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 harvesied 



Example In 1 962 you harvested 1 acres of lettuce from a field, then 

 replanted Ihe held in (ettuce and harvested the 10 acres again Boih crops of 

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

 harvested and 1 acres irrigated m item 1 ol section 4. but write m 20 acres of 

 lettuce harvested and 20 acres of lettuce irrigated rn item 2 ol section 4 



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1982 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



