INFORMATION SHEET 



1982 UNITED STATES CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 



Special Reporting Instructions 



1 . Who Should Raport 



WE NEED A REPLY FROM EVERYONE RECEIVING A REPORT fORM, 

 INCLUDING individuals, landlords, tenants, partnerships, corporations 

 ■nsiMutions, and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS 

 Each case included m the census has a unique census file number ICFN) In 

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

 need to obiam information about every census file number 



2. II Vou Raceivad Mora Than Ona Rapon Form for an Oparallon 



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

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

 nurriberlsl of the DUPLICATE reportlsl ON THE COMPLETED REPORT m ihe space 

 provided to the left of the address label Return the extra reportlsl m the same 

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



3. If Vou No Longar Farm 



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

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

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

 and 1982 sales 



Explain on the first page of the report form lor 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 operator, if knov/n 



4. If Vou Navar Farmed or Hava No Aatociation 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 lists from various sources We tried to eliminate duplicate 

 and nontarm addresses however, it was not always possible to do so 



5. If Vou Hava Mora Than Ona Agricultural Oparalion 



Complete a report form lor EACH SEPARATE and DISTINCT production unit, that 

 IS. each individual farm, ranch, leedlol greenhouse, etc , or combination o( 

 (arms, etc , for which you maintain SEPARATE records of operating expenses 

 and sales livestock and other inventories cop acreages, and production 



6. If Vou Hava a Partnarahip Oparaiton 



Complete only ONE report for the enure partnerships agricultural operation 

 and include all partners' shares on the one report 



K members of the partnership also operate separate (arms or ranches in 

 addition to the partnership farming operation, separate report forms should 

 be completed tor each individual operation 



II two or more report forms were received for Ihe same operation, mark each 

 additional form as a "Duplicate Return the duplicate reports in Ihe same 

 envelope with the completed partnership report, it possible, or wnie a note 

 on the duplicate report, such as. Partner Iprovide 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 a contract (or the production 

 o( 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 (or "this place " 



l( you do not know the landlord S or contractor s share, include your BEST ESTIMATE 

 How to Enter Your Rasponaa 



If you do not have exact dgures, 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 sheet o( paper 



All dollar dgures may be entered m whole dollars CENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED 

 Enter whole numbers except where tenths are requested, such as acres of 

 potatoes harvested l( you have 1 '2. 1 '3. or 1 lA 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 (orm is bemg used throughout the entire United Stales 

 Because it is meant (or use m all parts of the country, it may contatn 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 



e the land r'Acraa In This Place") 



► Section 1 - ACREAGE IN 1982 



Your answers to this section will deterr 



referred to m the rest of the report form 



When answering the acreage questions, include the land associated with 



your agricultural operations m I 982 whether in production or not Include 



all land that you owned or rented during 1 982 even if only (or part of the 



vear Exclude any unrelated residential or commercial land 



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

 the portion o( the year that you did (arm Explain on the report (orm Of 

 another sheet when you stopped farming 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 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 organization 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 



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 oi teased 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 of these permits, mark "yes" to item 7 



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

 for any purpose if <\ was part of the acreage reported m items 1 and 2 A report form 

 will be obtained from each of your tenants to cover the operations on that land 



INCLUDE in Item 3 



• . Owned land rented to others lor cash or a share of crops or livestock 



b. Land you rented (rom someone and then subleased to someone else 



c. Land worked (or you by someone for a share of crops or livestock 



d. Land which you allowed others to use rent free 



Hem 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 Piece" 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* It iS 

 important to report item 4 correctly (even i( 0' acresi 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" end: 



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 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 

 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 states, government lands and Indian 

 lands are used for gracing livestock under permil or special Itcense, with 

 payments on a per head or animal unit basis This land should NOT be 

 included as part o( 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 from the land shown in section 1 , item 4 r 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 ihe acres harvested in 1 982 Round fractions 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 in your state If you use a different unit of measure please 

 convert your figure for quantity harvested to Ihe unit requested 11 the harvest 

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

 harvested or to be harvested 



Crop irrigation - For each c rop irrigated, report number ol 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 preplani irrigation 

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



How to Report Crops Harvested: 



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

 reporting each o( several crops most commonly grown in your stale Do not 

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



► Sections 4 through 8 - Report the information requested for any crops 

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

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



(2) enter crop name and code m Ihe first two columns of the drst available 

 answer line in the section. (3) enter the information that is requested in the 

 remaining columns 11 a crop is not listed, use the "Olher" 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 



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

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

 in the appropriate section(sl of the report form 



examp/e In 1 982 you harvested 1 .230 bushels of wheat from 40 acres, 

 then on the same 40 acres planted soybeans, (rom which you harvested 

 1 ,550 bushels. Vou irrigated the soybeans but not the wheat 



Inierplantsd Crops — K two crops were grown at the same time in alternating 



strips in the same field, report the portion of the field used (or each crop 



Example A 60 acre held was planted in 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 ot soybeans and 30 acres of cotton would be 

 reported m their appropriate sectionlsl 



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

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

 (2 X 2 1 report the portion of the (leld occupied by the crop in the appropriate 

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

 section 10 (Land Use) 



^ Section 4 - Vagatebles ~ Report acres o( vegetables harvested FOR SALE 

 or commercial processing Do not report acres o( vegetables for home use 

 only Report Ihe total acreage of each vegetable crop harvested 



Examp/e In 1 962 you harvested 1 acres of lettuce Irom a field, ihen 

 replanted the field m lettuce and harvested the 1 acres again Both crops o( 

 lettuce were irrigated Enter only 10 acres of land from which vegetables were 

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

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



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