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The following contains a series of information sheets describing the major programs of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Select from the subject categories below to obtain a concise description of the purpose, coverage, content, methods, products and uses of the data for each program. More detailed discussion of these topics can be obtained by contacting NASS.

Crops and Plants

Acreage and Production Ag Resource Mgmt.(ARMS) Agricultural Yield Cold Storage Cotton Ginnings Crop Progress/Conditions Crops/Stocks Floriculture Fruits and Nuts June Area Nursery & Christmas Tree Production Objective Yield Off-Farm Grain Stocks Vegetables

Demographics

Farm Labor June Area

Economics

Ag Resource Mgmt.(ARMS) Dairy Products Prices June Area Prices Paid and Paid Indexes Rec. and Rec. Indexes

Environmental

Fruit and Vegetable Chemical Use Livestock Chemical Use Nursery and Floriculture Chemical Use Postharvest Chemical Use June Area

Livestock and Animals

Broiler Hatchery Catfish Processing Catfish Production Cattle Inventory Cattle On Feed Chickens and Eggs Cold Storage Dairy Products Dairy Products Prices Hog Inventory June Area Livestock Slaughter Milk Production Poultry Slaughter Sheep & Goats Inventory Trout Production Turkey Hatchery Turkeys Raised

Census

Census of Agriculture Census of Agriculture for Outlying Areas Census of Aquaculture Farm and Ranch Irrigation Census of Horticultural Specialties

NASS carries out its many surveys with the support of State departments of agriculture, land-grant universities, and the agricultural industry, details of which are outlined in a series of cooperative agreements. The agreements provide financial support from State governments and sectors of the agricultural industry, enabling NASS to collect detailed data on commodities important to local economies, county estimates, and other items not covered by Federal funds. Through its network of SSO's, NASS works closely with producer organizations in the States.

The cooperative programs enhance the effectiveness of agricultural estimates in the States and, even more important, prevent duplication of effort in acquiring data from operators and in setting estimates of States' agricultural production.

This tradition of cooperation has served U.S. agriculture well; cooperative agreements generate a great deal of information at minimal cost, lighten the burden on survey respondents, and help maintain consistency in the estimates produced by different public agencies.