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, parinerships, corpofations, 

 instinitions, and THOSE NOT CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS 

 Each case included m the census has a unique census ttle number ICFN) \o 

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

 need to obtain information about every census hie number 



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



Complete only ONE report form (o( an operalton Write "Duplicate" near ihe 

 address label o' each entra report form Also, wnte the 1 1 -digit census tile 

 number(s) of the DUPLICATE reportlsl ON THE COMPLETED REPORT m the space 

 provided to the leM of the address label Return ihe extra reporilsl m the same 

 envelope VKith vour completed report form so that we can correct our records 



3. If Vou No Longer Farm 



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

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

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

 and 1982 sales 



Explain 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 operator, if known 



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



Please wr.te a note on the report form near the address label and return .i 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 nonfarm addresses, however, n was not always possible lo do so 



5. If Vou Have More Than One Agricultural Operation 



Complete a report form for EACH SEPARATE and DISTINCT production unit, ihat 

 IS, each individual farm, ranch feedlot. greenhouse, eic . 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 entire partnerships 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 lo' 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 in the same 



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



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



report for the partnership (provide partnership namel" 



7. Landlord's or Contractor's Share 



If you rented or leased land trom others or had a 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 torm will be complete lor this place " 



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



How to Enter Vour Response 



If you do not have exact figures, give your best estimate 



Enter your replies in the proper spaces, on the correct line, and m the units 



requested, i e . dollars, bushels tons, etc Wnte 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 It 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 lo 2/10 



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



Because it is meant for use in all parts of the country, il 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 to this section will determine ifie land ("Acres In This Place"! 



referred to m the rest of the report form 



When answering the acreage questions, include the land associated with 



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



all land that you owned or rented during 1982 even if only for part of the 



year Exclude any unrelated residential or commercial land 



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



Ihe 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 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 fo' 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 la.id 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 II you had any of these permits, mark "yes" to item 7 



Item 3 - All Lar>d Rented or Leased TO OTHERS - Include all land rented out 

 lor joy purpose if ii was part of Ihe acreage reported in items l and 2 A report form 

 will be obtained from 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 vou rented from someone and then subleased to someone else 



e . Land worked for 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 oi 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 "0" 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 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 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 states, government lands and Indian 

 lands are used tor 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 m 1 982 



^ Sections 2 through 8 - CROPS 



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

 1 982 crop year trom 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 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 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 flooding, etc. 

 'nclude acres thai received supplemental, partial, and preplant irrigation. 

 For any crop not irrigated, leave Acres irrigated" blank 



How to Repon Crops Harvested: 



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

 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 for any crops 

 prelisted m the sections To 'epnrt for crops nol prelisted in these sections, 



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



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

 answer line in 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 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 m section 7 



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

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

 in the appropriate section(s) 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 Crop* — If two crops were grown at the same time in alternating 

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



Example A 60 acre field 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 of soybeans and 30 acres of cotton would be 

 reported in their appropriate sectionlsl 



Ship 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 

 (2 X 2), 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 m 

 section 10 (Land Use) 



^ 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 



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

 replanted the field in lettuce and harvested the 1 acres again Both crops of 

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

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

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



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