Face Page - Horticulture Crops produced in 
2014 AND VALUE OF SALES 
Check the boxes next to eaeh of the horticultural crops your 
operation produced in 2014, If no horticultural crops were 
produced in 2014, check “None of the above” and go to Section 
28, The scope of the census of horticulture is places which sold 
$10,000 or more of horticultural crops in 2014, If you sold 
$10,000 of horticultural crops, check yes and continue with 
Section 1, otherwise go to Section 23. 
Section 1 
- Cut Flowers 
For each type of cut flower grown and sold on the operation 
in 2014, record the number grown and sold and the total value 
of sales for retail and wholesale sales. If the units your operation 
produces for cut flowers (stems, bunches, spikes, etc.) are 
different than the units listed for a particular cut flower, convert 
to the listed unit or estimate for the listed unit in the section. 
For cut flowers not listed in the section, code as “other cut 
flowers.” If more space is needed, list additional plants on a 
separate sheet of paper. 
- Potted Flowering plants for 
patio USE 
For each type of potted flowering plants growm and sold on the 
operation in 2014, record the number grown and sold and the 
total value of sales for retail and wholesale sales. There are 
two types of potted flowering plants provided in this section; 
potted flowering plants and potted spring flowering bulbs. The 
tw f o sizes of containers are: pot sizes less than five inches and 
pot sizes greater than five inches. If more space is needed, list 
additional plants on a separate sheet of paper. 
Section 2 
indoor or 
Section 3 
potted Herbaceous Perennials 
For each type of potted herbaceous perennial grown and sold 
on the operation in 2014, record the number grown and sold 
and the total value of sales for retail and wholesale sales. For 
Chrysanthemums, the containers are pot sizes less than five 
inches and pot sizes five inches or greater. For all other potted 
herbaceous perennials the type of containers are less than one 
gallon, one gallon up to two gallons, and two gallons or larger. 
For potted herbaceous perennials not listed in the section, code 
as “other herbaceous perennials.” Report bareroot herbaceous 
perennials you grew and sold in Section 9. If more space is 
needed, list additional plants on a separate sheet of paper. 
Section 4 - Annual Bedding/Garden Plants 
For each type of annual bedding/garden plant grown and sold 
on the operation in 2014, record the number grown and sold 
and the total value of sales for retail and wholesale sales. There 
are two types of annual bedding/garden plants provided in this 
section; annual bedding/garden plants and vegetable type 
bedding plants. There are four container types to report plants 
sold and value of sales: flats; pots less than five inches; pots 
five inches or greater; and hanging baskets. For flats, report a 
standard size of 10” X 20” to 11” X 22”, If reporting a 
non-standard flat size, enter the dimensions of the majority of 
flats in the area provided. For annual bedding/garden plants not 
listed in the section, code as “other flowering and foliar 
annuals” or “other vegetable type bedding plants.” If more 
space is needed, list additional plants on a separate sheet of 
paper. 
Section 5 - Foliage Plants for Indoor or patio 
use 
For each type of foliage plant grown and sold on the operation 
in 2014, record the number growm and sold and the total value 
of sales for retail and wholesale sales. There are four container 
types to report plants sold and value of sales: pots less than six 
inches; pots six inches to thirteen inches; pots fourteen inches 
or more; and hanging baskets. For foliage plants not listed in 
the section, code as “other foliage plants.” If more space is 
needed, list additional plants on a separate sheet of paper. 
Section 6 - Cut Cultivated Greens 
For each type of cut cultivated greens grown and sold on the 
operation in 2014, record the number grown and sold and the 
total value of sales for retail and wholesale sales. If the units 
your operation produces for cut cultivated greens (stems, 
bunches, vines) are different than the units listed for a particular 
cut cultivated greens, convert to the listed unit or estimate for 
the listed unit in the section. For cut cultivated greens nol listed 
in the section, code as “other cut cultivated greens.” If more 
space is needed, list additional plants on a separate sheet of 
paper. 
Section 7 - Food Crops Grown Under 
Protection 
For each type of vegetable grown and sold on the operation in 
2014, report the total square feet under protection used to 
produce that crop, the total production (in hundredweight), the 
percent of the vegetable crop produced from hydroponic 
systems (the cultivation of plants in water containing inorganic 
nutrients) and the total value of sales for retail and wholesale 
sales. If the same area was refilled to different vegetable crops 
during the year, report the square feet for each crop. If refilled 
with the same crop, report the total crop produced under 
protection. For food crops not listed in the section, record as 
“other food crops grown under protection.” Exclude food crops 
grown in the open. 
Section 8 - Christmas Trees Cut and to Be Cut 
For each type of Christmas tree grown on the operation in 2014, 
report the acres in production (to the nearest 1/1 0 acre), the 
number of trees sold, and the total value of sales. Include the 
value of trees sold, even though payment wus not received in 
2014. For each type of Christmas tree, report the number of 
trees (of un-cut growing trees) on the operation on January 1, 
2015. Also report an estimate for the percentage of the total 
number of trees on the operation that you expect to sell over 
the course of the next several years. Report balled and 
burlapped live Christmas trees grown and sold in Section 9. 
Report cut evergreens or coniferous greens in Section 6. 
Section 9 - Nursery Stock Production 
For eaeh type of tree, shrub, fruit and nut plants grown on the 
operation in 2014, report the number of plants sold and the 
total value of sales for retail and wholesale sales. For each type 
of nursery stock, report the number of un-cut growing trees or 
plants on the operation on January 1, 2015. Nursery stock in 
this section is divided into 1 1 separate categories: broadleaf 
evergreens, coniferous evergreens, deciduous flowering trees, 
deciduous shade trees, deciduous shrubs, fruit and nut plants, 
ornamental grasses, landscaping palms, other w’oody 
ornamentals and vines, cacti and succulents, and bareroot 
herbaceous perennials. If more space is needed, list additional 
plants on a separate sheet of paper. 
Section 10 - Nursery Stock - Sales Categories 
For the nursery stock items reported in Section 9, report the 
percentage of sales (retail and wholesale) in 2014, for the 
following categories: bareroot, balled and burlapped, 
containers, and other. The summation across these categories 
for a nursery stock item should equal 100%. 
Section 11 - Sod, Sprigs, or Plugs 
Report the acres (to the nearest 1/10 acre) in production and 
acres harvested for sod, sprigs, or plugs in 2014. Also report 
the total value of sales for retail and wholesale sales in 2014. 
Acres planted to grass intended for sale as sod in subsequent 
years, but not harvested in 2014 should be included in the area 
in production in 2014. 
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B - 40 Appendix B 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
