INFORMATION SHEET 



1982 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



Special Reporting Instructions 



1 . Who Should Report 



WE NEED A HEPLV FROM EVERYONE RECEIVING A REPORT FORM. 

 INCLUDING individuals, landlo'ds tenants pa'tneiships. co'porations 

 instilulions and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS 

 Each case included m ihe census has a unique census file numbef (CFNl In 

 Ofdef lo maKe Ihe r ensus results as complete and accu'ate as possible, we 

 need to oblam inloimaiion about every census file number 



2. If Vou Raceived Mora Than Ona Raport Form for an Opsralion 



Complete only ONE report form fof an operation Write Duplicate ' near the 

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

 numberisi ol the DUPLICATE reportls) ON THE COMPLETED REPORT m the space 

 provided to the left ol the address label Return the extra feportfsl in the same 

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



3. If You No Longer Farm 



If vou had agricultural operations at any time during 1982, please report all 

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

 you owned or 4ented Also, report your 1 982 crop and livestock production 

 and 1982 sales 



Explain on the tirsi page ot the report (orm (or on a separate sheet o' paper) 

 that you quit farming or ranching and give the approximate dale and the 

 name and address of ihe present operator il known 



4. If Vou Never Farmed or Have No Asaociation With Agriculture 



Please write a note on the repon form near the address label and return n so that 



ake the census as complete as 



we can correct our records In c 

 possible, we obtained lists from 

 and nontarm addresses, howevs 



f forts lO n 



lous sources We tned to eliminate duplicate 

 was not always possible to do so 



5, If Vou Have Mora Than One Agricultural Operation 



Compleie a report form (or EACH SEPARATE and DISTINCT production unit, that 

 IS. each individual farm, ranch, feedlot. greenhouse, etc . or combination of 

 larms. etc . lor which you marniam SEPARATE records of operating expenses 

 and sales, livesiock and other inventories, crop acreages, and production 



6. If Vou 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 for each individual operation 



If two 0' more report forms were received for ihe 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 Parmer (provide name) has completed a 

 report for the partnership Iprovide partnership name) " 



7- Landlord's or Contractor's Share 



II yOu rented or leased land from others or had a contract for 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 for this place ' 



If vou do not know Ihe 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 m 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 sheei o* 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 vou have 1.2 1 ;3, or 1 4 of an acre, convert to 

 tenths For example, convert 1 2 to 510. 1 '3 to 3/10. 1/4 to 2/10 

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

 Because n is meant for use m all parts of the country, it may contam sections 

 and Questions which do not apply to vou When this occurs, mark the 

 "Noneor No' boxandgoontothenexi 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 m the rest of the report form 



When answering ihe acreage questions, include the land associated with 

 your agricultural operations m 1 982 whether m production or noi 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 VOU QUIT FARMING DURING 1982 - Complete Ihe report form for 



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

 another sheet when you stopped farming and the name and address of the 

 person now usmg the land 

 Report all land m 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, corporation or organiiation for which you are reporting 



Hem 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 m item 2 



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



b. Land you worked on a share basis (crop or livesiockl 



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 unn license or permit basis 

 section 3, Taylor Gra2ing Act. National Forest, or Indian Rese 

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



such as 

 vation permit 



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

 for any purpose if it v»as part of the acreage reported m items 1 and 2 A repon form 

 will be obtained I'om each of your tenants to 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 

 G. Land worked 'or you by someone fc a share of crops or livestock 

 d. Land which yOu allowed others to use rem 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 f item 2 item 3 item 4 It is 

 important to report item 4 correctiv (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 

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



explain briefly, "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 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 states, government lands and Indian 

 lands are used lor grazing livestock under permit or special license, with 

 payments on a perhead 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 m I 982 



> Sections 2 through 8 - CROPS 



Sections 2 through 8 provide space for reporting crops harvested during the 

 1982 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 crups grown on (and 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 " /lO" m 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 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 , 1982, 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 preplant irrigation 

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



How to Repon Crops Harveeted: 



^ 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 in these two sections 



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

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



1 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 of the first available 

 answer line in the section. |3| enter the information that is requested tn the 

 remaining columns It a cropis 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 of red clover seed, yielding 8.400 pounds Neither crop was 

 irrigated You would enter the following in section 7 



1 



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

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

 in the appropriate sectionlsl of the report form 



Example 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 Vou irrigated the soybeans but not The wheat 



Interplented Crops — If two crops were grown at the same time m alternating 

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



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

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

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

 reported m their appropriate sectionisl 



Skip Row Planting — K a crop is planted m an alternating pattern of 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 in the appropriate 

 section for that crop, and report the skipped portion as "Cropland idle' in 

 section 1 (Land Usel 



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

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

 only Report the total acreage of each vegetable crop harvested 



Example In 1 982 you harvested 1 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 were 

 harvested and 10 acres irrigated in item 1 of section 4. but write m 20 acres of 

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



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