Section 12 - Short rotation Woody Crops 
For the short rotation woody crops listed, report the acres (to 
the nearest 1/10 acre) in production and acres harvested in 
2014. Also report the quantity harvested and the total value of 
sales for retail and wholesale sales in 2014. Short rotation 
woody crops are quick growing trees, such as hybrid poplars 
or cottonwood trees, that are grown for harvest in less than 10 
years. The production of these trees involves more than simply 
planting tree seedlings. Operations that provide inputs and 
resources, such as fertilization, thinning, watering, and spraying 
should be included. Operations planting seedlings for pulpwood 
with limited or no intervention by external resources are 
considered forestry operations and not horticulture operations. 
Section 13 - Aquatic Plants 
Report the area used for the production of aquatic plants in 
20 1 4 which was under protection (square feet) and the area in 
the open (to the nearest 1/10 acre). Also report the number of 
aquatic plants sold and total value of sales for retail sales and 
wholesale sales in 2014. Include underwater plants that live 
completely submerged in water, tloating leaved plants that grow 
with their roots anchored in the soil and with their leaves and 
flowers floating on the surface of the water, plants with roots 
that float freely on the water, and marginal plants that live at 
the edge of the w : ater with most of their growth above the w'ater, 
but their roots under water. Do not include algae or seaweed. 
Section 14 - Vegetable Seeds 
Report the area used for the production of vegetable seeds in 
2014 which was under protection (square feet) and the area in 
the open (to the nearest 1/10 acre). Also report the quantity of 
vegetable seed harvested and sold (pounds of clean seed) and 
the total value of sales for retail and wholesale sales in 2014. 
Onion Seeds are classified as vegetable seeds which would be 
reported in Section 14. 
Section 15 -FlowerSeeds 
Report the area used for the production of the listed flowering 
plants for flower seeds in 2014 which was under protection 
(square feet) and the area in the open (to the nearest 1/10 acre). 
Also report the quantity of flower seeds harvested and sold 
(pounds of clean seed) and the total value of sales for retail 
and wholesale sales in 2014. 
Section 16 - Dried Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, or 
Tubers 
Report the area used for the production of dried bulbs, corms, 
rhizomes, or tubers in 2014 which w : as under protection (square 
feet) and the area in the open (to the nearest 1/10 acre). Also 
report the quantity harvested and sold (pounds) and the total 
value of sales for retail and wholesale sales in 2014. Include 
bulbs harvested even though they may have been previously 
harvested for cut flowers. 
Section 17 - Propagative Horticultural 
Material, bareroot and Ufinished Plants 
Report the total value of sales (retail and wholesale) in 2014 
for the following plant categories: cut flowers, potted flowering 
plants, annual bedding/garden plants, herbaceous perennials, 
foliage plants, and cut cultivated greens. Individual unfinished 
plants in this section are classified as cuttings, plug seedlings, 
tissue cultured plantlets, prefinished plants, and liners. Liners 
are further categorized as bedding and flowering plants, foliage 
plants, and nursery stock. For each type of plant grown on the 
operation in 2014, report the number of plants sold, and the 
total value of sales for retail and wholesale sales. For crops not 
listed in the section, record as “other” for a particular category. 
- Transplants For Commercial 
AND STRAWBERRY PROTECTION 
Report the area used for the production of the listed vegetable 
crops in 2014 which were under protection (square feet) and 
the area in the open (to the nearest 1/10 acre). Also report the 
total value of sales for retail and wholesale sales in 2014, For 
commercial vegetable transplants not listed in the section, 
record as “other transplants for commercial production.” 
Exclude vegetable bedding plants for home use. 
Section 18 
Vegetable 
Section 19 - tobacco Transplants 
Report the area used for the production of tobacco transplants 
in 2014 which was under protection (square feet). Also report 
the total value of sales for retail and wholesale sales in 2014. 
Section 20 - Marketing Channels 
Report whole percents of horticultural crops sold (retail 
and wholesale sales) to the listed marketing channels. The 
percentages should sum to one-hundred percent. 
Section 21 1 - EstimatedValue of Land, Buildings, 
Machinery and Equipment 
Item 1 - Estimate the value of the land, greenhouses, shade 
structures, and other buildings both owmed and rented if they 
were sold in the current market. The real estate tax assessment 
value should not be used unless that value represents a full 
market value assessment and the land, greenhouses, and build- 
ings could reasonably be assumed to be sold at that price. Do 
not deduct real estate marketing charges from your estimate. 
Report the total value, not the value on a per-acre basis. 
Item 2 - The estimated market value refers to all machinery 
and equipment kept primarily on this operation and used for 
the horticulture production business. Report the value in its 
present condition, not the replacement or depreciated value. 
Include mobile implements, hand tools, and office supplies. 
Permanently installed equipment or equipment wliieh is an 
integral part of a building should be included as a part of the 
value of land and buildings and reported in Item 1. 
Section 22 - Horticultural Production Expenses 
Include horticultural production expenses paid by you and 
anyone else for the production of greenhouse crops, outdoor- 
grown floricultural crops, nursery plants, sod, sprigs and plugs, 
Christmas trees, and other horticultural crops on this operation. 
Include expenses incurred in 2014 even if they were not paid 
in 2014. Estimate if exact figures are not known. 
Item Id - include surfactants and oils and other products used 
to increase a chemical effectiveness. 
Item If - Report labor expenses for workers who worked less 
than 150 days in 2014 and labor expenses for workers w r ho 
worked 150 or more days during 2014. Include labor expense 
for the farm business for gross salaries and wages, 
commissions, dismissal pay, vacation pay, and bonuses paid to 
hired workers, family members, hired managers, administrative 
and clerical employees, and salaried corporate officers. Include 
cost for benefits such as employer's social security 
contributions, unemployment compensation, workman’s 
compensation insurance, employer paid life and medical 
insurance expense, pension plans, etc. 
Item Ig - Include the labor costs of workers furnished on a 
contract basis by labor contractor, crew r leader, or cooperative 
for planting, maintaining, harvesting crops and similar 
horticultural activities. Exclude costs for building or repair work 
done by a construction contractor. 
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2012 Census of Agriculture Appendix B B - 41 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
