Annotated Bibliography 



(1) Commerce Clearing House. State Tax Handbook. 

 Washington, DC (not affiliated with the U.S. 

 Department of Commerce). Contains a handbook 

 for each State from which data on excise taxes on 

 fuels are obtained. Published annually. 



(2) Federal Reserve System. Federal Reserve Bulletin. 

 Gives U.S. Treasury bill rates to use in allocating 

 returns to operating capital. Published monthly. 



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U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research 

 Service. Agricultural Resources: Agricultural Land 

 Values and Markets Situation and Outlook Report. 

 Reports on market developments, land values, cash 

 rents, farmland transfers, market participants, 

 financing of farmland. Published in July. 



. Economic Research Service. 



Agricultural Resources Situation and Outlook: Inputs. 

 Provides information on U.S. outlook; U.S. fertilizer 

 inventories, production levels, price and use; fertilizer 

 use on crops, U.S. import export review; world 

 fertilizer situation review and prospects; and supply 

 and demand projections. Published each April and 

 August. 



. Economic Indicators of the Fann 



Sector: Costs of Production. Gives national and 

 regional costs and returns for 18 major crops and 7 

 livestock enterprises. Published annually. 



. Economic Indicators of the Farm 



Sector: National Financial Summary. Details the 

 farm sector's financial status on earnings, assets, and 

 liabilities. Published annually. 



. Farm Real Estate Taxes . Until 



recently, reported on the amount of property taxes 

 levied on farm real estate, changes in these levies, and 

 the relative burden of real estate taxes on farmers. 

 The report covering these statistics will be retitled. 



(8) U.S. Department of Agriculture, National 



Agricultural Statistics Service. Agricultural Statistics. 

 Reports information on agricultural production. 



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supplies, consumption, facilities, costs, and returns. 

 A U.S. report is released annually and supplemented 

 by State reports as the information becomes 

 available. 



. Crop Production. Shows production 



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and yields of major U.S. crops. Published each 

 January as annual summary. 



. Small Grains. Shows production and 



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yields of U.S. small grains. Published each January. 

 , Agricultural Statistics Board. 



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Agricultural Prices. Reports prices received and paid 

 by farmers including index numbers and parity price. 

 Released monthly. Annual summary released in June 

 of each year. 



. Commercial Fertilizers . Provides 



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information on mixed fertilizer consumption by class, 

 direct application materials consumption by class, 

 consumption of fertilizer mixtures and direct 

 application materials by class, and average primary 

 nutrient content of fluid fertilizers. The report is 

 published monthly, and the November issue contains 

 final consumption estimates for the year. 



. Farm Labor. Provides information 



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on family and hired employment of farms. This 

 report is published quarterly, and the February issue 

 contains annual farm employment and annual 

 average wages. 



. Field Crop Production: Disposition 



and Value. Presents information on production, 

 quantity used on farms where produced, quantity 

 sold, price, and value. The report is published 

 annually in April. 



. Milk Production . Presents milk 



output and number of cows by State. Published 

 monthly. 



(16) U.S. Department of Energy. Natural Gas Monthly. 

 Gives natural gas prices by State by month. 



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