Item Ij - Include the cost of repairs and upkeep of horticultural 
machinery, vehicles, buildings, fences, and other equipment 
used in the horticultural operation. Exclude repairs to vehicles 
not used in the horticultural operation. Exclude expenditures 
for the construction of new buildings or the cost of additions 
to existing buildings. 
Item Ik - Exclude rent paid for operator’s dwelling or other 
non farm property, 
Item II - Report all interest expenses paid in 2014 for the farm 
horticultural operation. Exclude interest associated with 
activities not related to production of horticultural crops on this 
operation. Exclude interest on ow r ner/operator’s dwelling where 
amount is separated from the interest on the land and buildings 
on this operation. 
Item 1m - Include real estate property taxes you paid on the 
acres and buildings you owned and used in the horticultural 
operation and property taxes on equipment. Exclude property 
taxes on land or buildings rented to someone else, property 
taxes paid on other property not associated with the horticultural 
operation, income, social security, and excise taxes. 
Item 2 - Sales returns may occur when customers return 
defective, damaged, or otherwise undesirable products to the 
seller. Sales allowances may occur when customers agree to 
keep such merchandise in return for a reduction in the selling 
price. Include trade discounts (reductions in prices from what 
normally is listed in a catalog or other place) and cash discounts. 
Section 23 - Total Area 
Item I - Report the area (square feet) covered by glass, rigid 
plastic and plastic film greenhouses. Report area only once 
regardless of the number of crop turns which took place within 
a structure in 2014. The roof covering (glazing) determines the 
greenhouse classification. For example, a structure with a glass 
roof, but insulated fiberglass sides is considered a glass 
greenhouse. Or, a structure that has an acrylic plastic roof with 
film plastic sides that can be rolled up in warmer weather should 
be considered a rigid plastic greenhouse. 
Item 2 - Additional Shade Structures include cloth and screen. 
Item 3 - Natural Shade areas would include palm, citrus, etc. 
Section 26 - Type of Horticultural Operation 
Item / - Use the following definitions to determine the type of 
organization for this operation. An operation organized as a 
Limited Liability Company (LLC) may fall into any of the 
categories. 
Family or Individual Operation - Defined as a farm or business 
organization controlled and operated by an individual (sole 
proprietor). Include family operations that are not incorporated 
and not operated under a partnership agreement. Report family 
corporations under “Incorporated under state law.” 
Partnership - Defined as two or more persons who conduct an 
operation together and share work and profits. Co-ownership 
of land by husband and wife or joint filing of income tax forms 
by husband and wife does not constitute a partnership, unless 
a specific agreement to share contributions, decision making, 
profits, and liabilities exists. Production under contract or under 
a share rental agreement does not constitute a partnership. 
Incorporated under state law - Defined as a legal entity or 
artificial person created under the law’s of a State to carry on 
a business, including family corporations. Exclude 
cooperatives, even if they are incorporated. 
Other, such as estate or trust, prison farm , grazing 
association, American Indian Reservation, etc. - If your 
operation did not fall into the provided categories, mark item 
code 0600 = 4 and describe the type of ownership that existed 
in the specify type item code box during 2014. Other 
organizations include institutions run by a government or 
religious entity, and cooperatives (an incorporated or 
unincorporated enterprise or an association created and formed 
jointly by the members). 
Section 27 - Total Value of Horticultural Sales 
Item l - Select the sales range which most accurately represents 
the operation’s total gross value of horticultural sales in 2014. 
Exclude sales of fertilizer, statues, gardening books, chemicals, 
etc. 
Item 2 - Indicate whether the operation expects to sell $10K 
or more of any horticultural crops in the future, regardless of 
the year. 
Section 24 - Total Area used for Horticultural 
Production 
Item I - Report the area for each horticultural category listed. 
For example, if tw r o crops of annual bedding/garden plants were 
harvested from 1,000 square feet, report 1,000 square feet in 
the “annual bedding/garden plants” category’. If 500 square feet 
of potted flowering plants were also grown in the same area, 
report 500 square feet in the “potted flowering plants” category 
and 1,000 square feet in the “annual bedding/garden plants” 
category. Include hydroponic area under the category “All other 
horticultural crops.” 
Section 25 - Greenhouse, Nursery, and Other 
Horticultural Labor 
Report the number of paid workers who performed horticultural 
labor on this operation in 2014. Include paid family members, 
Include workers such as hired bookkeepers, office workers, 
maintenance workers, etc. only, if their work was primarily 
associated with horticultural production on this operation. 
Item la - Include any short term or temporary workers who 
may have worked only a few’ days and exclude contract labor. 
Item lb - Exclude contract labor. 
Section 28 - Chance In operator 
Complete this section only if there was no horticultural 
production for the operation on the label in 2014. If an operation 
was in business part of 20 14, and then sold to someone else, 
complete the questionnaire for that part of the year that you 
operated the business. 
Section 29 - Additional Operators 
Item I - Additional Operations In This State - If you are 
involved with any other horticultural operations in this State 
(other than the one listed on the label of the questionnaire) list 
them here. 
Item 2 - Additional Operations In Any Other State(s) - If 
you are involved with any other horticultural operations in any 
other State(s) list them here. 
Section 39 - Conclusion 
Print your name, telephone number and the date (month, day, 
and year) the questionnaire was completed in the space 
provided, 
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