Cen V1 (6-04) 2002 Census of Agriculture Arkansas Volume 1, Geographic Area Series Part 04 National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Acknowledgments This report was prepared under the direction of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Many people participated in the various activities of the 2002 Census of Agriculture and deserve recognition for their contributions to the program. NASS pays special tribute to the two million farm and ranch operators who furnished the information requested. Their cooperation and support made it possible to collect and publish the data in this report. Other USDA agencies and representatives from State departments of agriculture offered significant advice during the planning, data collection, and processing phases of the census. They provided invaluable assistance at the local level to farmers and ranchers completing census report forms. Also, NASS acknowledges our partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Processing Center in Jeffersonville, IN and the services they provided to collect and capture data. Members of the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics and representatives of both public and private organizations made significant recommendations that helped establish data content. NASS appreciates their strong and consistent support for census programs. NASS expresses gratitude to the press, farm magazines, radio and television stations, farm organizations, State departments of agriculture, and enumerators from the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture for their help in publicizing the census and encouraging cooperation of farmers and ranchers. 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USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Contents Introduction Data Changes and Comparability State Map FIGURES 1. Farms by Size: 2002 2. Farms by Type of Organization: 2002 3. Percent of Farms and of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2002 4. Land Use: 2002 5. Cropland Use: 2002 6. Value of Crops Sold: 2002 7. Value of Livestock, Poultry, and Their Products Sold: 2002 8. Farm Production Expenses: 2002 9. Diversity of Operators: 2002 TABLES CHAPTER 1. State Data 1. Historical Highlights: 2002 and Earlier Census Years 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Landlord's Share, Direct, and Organic: 2002 and 1997 3. Economic Class of Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Government Payments: 2002 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2002 and 1997 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2002 6. Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2002 and 1997 7. Income From Farm-Related Sources: 2002 and 1997 8. Land: 2002 and 1997 9. Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land, by Size of Farm: 2002 and 1997 10. Irrigation: 2002 and 1997 11. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 2002 and 1997 12. Cattle and Calves Inventory: 2002 and 1997 13. Cattle and Calves Sales: 2002 and 1997 14. Cattle and Calves Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2002 15. Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2002 16. Beef Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2002 17. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2002 18. Cattle and Calves Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 2002 19. Hogs and Pigs Inventory: 2002 and 1997 20. Hogs and Pigs Sales: 2002 and 1997 21. Hogs and Pigs Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2002 22. Hogs and Pigs Inventory and Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 2002 23. Hogs and Pigs Inventory by Type of Producer: 2002 24. Hogs and Pigs Number Sold by Type of Producer: 2002 25. Hogs and Pigs Inventory by Type of Operation: 2002 26. Hogs and Pigs Number Sold by Type of Operation: 2002 27. Poultry Inventory and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 28. Layers and Pullets Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 29. Sheep and Lambs Inventory, Wool Production, and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 30. Sheep and Lambs Inventory, Wool Production, and Number Sold by Size of Flock: 2002 31. Ewes 1 Year Old or Older Inventory, Wool Production, and Number Sold by Size of Ewe Flock: 2002 32. Other Animals and Animal Products Inventory and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 33. Specified Crops Harvested Yield per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 2002 34. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 2002 and 1997 35. Vegetables and Melons Harvested for Sale: 2002 and 1997 36. Specified Fruits and Nuts by Acres: 2002 and 1997 37. Berries Harvested for Sale: 2002 and 1997 38. Nursery, Greenhouse, Floriculture, Mushrooms, Sod, and Vegetable Seeds Grown for Sale: 2002 and 1997 39. Woodland Crops: 2002 and 1997 40. Grain Storage Capacity: 2002 and 1997 41. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2002 42. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2002 and 1997 43. Value of Land and Buildings: 2002 and 1997 44. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2002 and 1997 45. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2002 and 1997 46. Fertilizers and Chemicals: 2002 and 1997 47. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race of Principal Operator: 2002 48. Women Principal Operators Selected Farm Characteristics: 2002 and 1997 49. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Principal Operators Selected Farm Characteristics: 2002 and 1997 50. Selected Characteristics of Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2002 51. Institutional, Research, Experimental, and American Indian Reservation Farms: 2002 and 1997 52. Selected Operator Characteristics by Race: 2002 53. Women Operators Selected Operator Characteristics: 2002 and 1997 54. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Operators Selected Operator Characteristics: 2002 and 1997 55. Summary by Size of Farm: 2002 56. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2002 57. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2002 58. Summary by Type of Organization: 2002 59. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2002 60. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2002 61. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2002 CHAPTER 2. County Data 1. County Summary Highlights: 2002 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct and Organic: 2002 and 1997 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2002 and 1997 4. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2002 5. Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2002 and 1997 6. Income From Farm-Related Sources: 2002 and 1997 7. Hired Farm Labor Workers and Payroll: 2002 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2002 and 1997 9. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 2002 and 1997 10. Irrigation: 2002 and 1997 11. Cattle and Calves Inventory and Sales: 2002 and 1997 12. Hogs and Pigs Inventory and Sales: 2002 and 1997 13. Poultry Inventory and Sales: 2002 and 1997 14. Miscellaneous Poultry Inventory and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 15. Horses and Ponies Inventory and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 16. Sheep and Lambs Inventory, Wool Production, and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 17. Milk Goats Inventory and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 18. Angora Goats Inventory, Number Sold, and Mohair Production: 2002 and 1997 19. Colonies of Bees and Honey Inventory and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 20. Mink and Their Pelts Inventory and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 21. Aquaculture Sold: 2002 and 1997 22. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties Inventory and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 23. Selected Crops Harvested: 2002 24. Grains Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Field Crops: 2002 and 1997 25. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 2002 and 1997 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 2002 and 1997 27. Other Field and Forage Crops: 2002 and 1997 28. Land Used for Vegetables and Vegetables Harvested for Sale: 2002 and 1997 29. Vegetables and Melons Harvested for Sale: 2002 and 1997 30. Land in Orchards: 2002 and 1997 31. Fruits and Nuts: 2002 and 1997 32. Berries Harvested for Sale and Irrigated: 2002 and 1997 33. Berries Harvested for Sale: 2002 and 1997 34. Nursery, Greenhouse, Floriculture, Mushrooms, Sod, and Vegetable Seeds Grown for Sale: 2002 and 1997 35. Woodland Crops: 2002 and 1997 36. Grain Storage Capacity: 2002 37. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2002 38. Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2002 and 1997 39. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2002 and 1997 40. Tenure, Number of Operators, Type of Organization, and Principal Operator Characteristics: 2002 and 1997 41. White Operators: 2002 42. Black or African American Operators: 2002 43. American Indian or Alaska Native Operators: 2002 44. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Operators: 2002 45. Asian Operators: 2002 46. Operators Reporting More Than One Race: 2002 47. Women Principal Operators Selected Farm Characteristics: 2002 48. Women Operators: 2002 49. Women Principal Operators Tenure: 2002 50. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Operators: 2002 51. Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2002 APPENDICES A. General Explanation B. American Indian and Alaska Native Farm Operators C. Statistical Methodology D. Report Forms and Instruction Sheets Index Publication Program Introduction OVERVIEW The 2002 Census of Agriculture was taken to obtain agricultural statistics for each county or county equivalent, state, and the Nation. The organization, content, and format of this publication are similar to previous Volume 1, Geographic Area Series publications. Program and policy decisions created several changes to the data published for 2002. These changes affected data comparability for some items. A new section, Data Changes and Comparability, on page X provides detail about the more noteworthy changes. HISTORY For 156 years (1840 - 1996), the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census was responsible for collecting census of agriculture data. The 1997 Appropriations Act contained a provision that transferred the responsibility for the census of agriculture from the Bureau of the Census to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The 2002 Census of Agriculture is the 26th Federal census of agriculture and the second conducted by NASS. The first agriculture census was taken in 1840 as part of the sixth decennial census of population. The agriculture census continued to be taken as part of the decennial census through 1950. A separate mid-decade census of agriculture was conducted in 1925, 1935, and 1945. From 1954 to 1974, the census was taken for the years ending in 4 and 9. In 1976, Congress authorized the census of agriculture to be taken for 1978 and 1982 to adjust the data reference year so that it coincided with other economic censuses. This adjustment in timing established the agriculture census on a 5-year cycle collecting data for years ending in 2 and 7. USES OF CENSUS DATA The census of agriculture is the leading source of facts and statistics about the Nation's agricultural production. It provides a detailed picture of U.S. farms and ranches every five years and is the only source of uniform, comprehensive agricultural data for every state and county or county equivalent in the U.S. Agriculture census data are routinely used by farm organizations, businesses, state departments of agriculture, elected representatives and legislative bodies at all levels of government, public and private sector analysts, and colleges and universities. Agriculture census data are used to: Evaluate, change, promote, and formulate farm and rural policies and programs that help agricultural producers; Study historical trends, assess current conditions, and plan for the future; Formulate market strategies, provide more efficient production and distribution systems, and locate facilities for agricultural communities; Make energy projections and forecast needs for agricultural producers and their communities; Develop new and improved methods to increase agricultural production and profitability; Allocate local and national funds for farm programs, e.g. extension service projects, agricultural research, soil conservation programs, and land-grant colleges and universities; Plan for operations during drought and emergency outbreaks of diseases or infestations of pests. In addition agricultural news media and agricultural associations use census data as background material for stories and articles on U.S. agriculture and the foods we produce. AUTHORITY The 2002 Census of Agriculture is required by law under the "Census of Agriculture Act of 1997," Public Law 105-113 (Title 7, United States Code, Section 2204g). The law directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a census of agriculture in 1998 and in every fifth year after, covering the prior year. The census of agriculture includes each state, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. FARM DEFINITION The census definition of a farm is any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year. The definition has changed nine times since it was established in 1850. The current definition was first used for the 1974 Census of Agriculture and has been used in each subsequent agriculture census. This definition is consistent with the definition used for current USDA surveys. REFERENCE PERIOD Reference periods for the 2002 Census of Agriculture were similar to those used in the 1997 Census of Agriculture. Reference periods used were: Crop production is measured for the calendar year, except for a few crops such as avocados, citrus, and olives for which the production year overlaps the calendar year. See Appendix A, General Explanation for details. Livestock, poultry, and machinery and equipment inventories, market value of land and buildings, and grain storage capacity are measured as of December 31 of the census year. Crop and livestock sales, farm expenses, income from federal farm programs, irrigation, Commodity Credit Corporation loans, Conservation Reserve and Wetlands Reserve Program participation, direct sales income, chemical and fertilizer use, farm-related income, and hired farm labor data are measured for the calendar year.TABLES AND APPENDICES Chapter 1. Table 1 shows state-level historical data through the 1974 census and tables 2 through 54 show detailed state-level data usually accompanied by historical data from the 1997 census. Tables 55 through 61 show detailed state-level data cross-tabulated by several categories for the 2002 census only. Chapter 2. County-level data are presented in 51 tables in 2 different table formats - county and county summary. Most tables include 1997 historical data. County tables include general data for all counties within the state. The county names are listed in alphabetical order in the column headings. County summary tables provide comprehensive data for all counties reporting a data item. This is a change from the reporting practices of past censuses when data for counties with a limited number of farms reporting an item were combined and reported as "all other counties." Appendix A. Provides information about data collection and data processing activities. It also includes definitions of specific terms and phrases used in this publication, including items in the publication tables that carry the note "see text." Appendix B. Describes supplemental activities conducted to improve coverage of American Indian and Alaska Native farm operators. Table A shows the total number of American Indian or Alaska Native farm operators both on and off reservations by county. Table B compares selected farm characteristics for farms operated by American Indian and Alaska Native farm operators and all farms. Table C provides selected operator characteristics of American Indian and Alaska Native farm operators. Appendix C. Discusses the statistical methodology used in conducting and evaluating the census. Table A summarizes nonresponse and coverage adjustment for selected items for the state. Table B provides reliability estimates of state totals for selected items. Table C summarizes nonresponse and coverage adjustment for selected items at the county level. Appendix D. Provides facsimiles of the report forms and instruction sheets used to collect data. RESPONDENT CONFIDENTIALITY In keeping with the provisions of Title 7 of the United States Code, no data are published that would disclose information about the operations of an individual farm or ranch. All tabulated data are subjected to an extensive disclosure review prior to publication. Any tabulated item that identifies data reported by a respondent or allows a respondent's data to be accurately estimated or derived, was suppressed and coded with a 'D'. However, the number of farms reporting an item is not considered confidential information and is provided even though other information is withheld. SPECIAL EFFORTS DIRECTED AT MINORITIES NASS implemented several activities to improve coverage of minority farm operators. These activities included, but were not limited to: Obtaining mail lists from organizations likely to contain names and addresses of minority farm operators; and Conducting pre-census promotion activities that targeted women, American Indian and Alaska Native, Black and African American, and Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin farm operators. SPECIAL STUDIES AND CUSTOM TABULATIONS Special studies such as the 2003 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey and 2005 Census of Aquaculture are part of the census program and provide supplemental information to the 2002 Census of Agriculture in the respective subject area. Results are published in print and on the internet. Custom-designed tabulations may be developed when data are not published elsewhere. These tabulations are developed to individual user specifications on a cost-reimbursable basis and shared with the public. The census Volume 1 on CD-ROM is an alternative data source that should be investigated before requesting a custom tabulation. All special studies and custom tabulations are subject to a thorough disclosure review prior to release to prevent the disclosure of any individual respondent data. Requests for custom tabulations can be submitted via the internet from the NASS home page, by mail, or by e-mail to: Associate Administrator National Agricultural Statistics Service 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250 or HQ AA@nass.usda.gov ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS The following abbreviations and symbols are used throughout the tables: - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms. (H) Standard error or relative standard error of estimate is greater than or equal to 99.95 percent. (IC) Independent city (L) Standard error or relative standard error of estimate is less than .05 percent. (NA) Not available or not published. Some historic data are not published because they are not comparable, electronic files are unavailable, or re-summarizing could compromise respondent confidentiality. (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half of the unit shown cwt Hundredweight sq ft Square feet Data Changes and Comparability Several changes were made to the 2002 census program. Report form content and wording were improved, several publication tables were redesigned, and tabulated data were adjusted for coverage. In some instances, comparability with previous censuses was effected. REPORT FORM CHANGES Report form changes involved eliminating items that were no longer necessary or duplicated data collected on surveys, and adding new items that were included to cover emerging agricultural products and practices. Several production-related items were deleted, including production of fruits, nuts, and berries; number of bearing and nonbearing age trees or vines; litters of hogs farrowed; number of hogs sold for slaughter; number of sheep and lambs shorn; and pounds of wool shorn. Deleted sales items were gross value of sales for cattle fattened on grain or concentrates, feeder pigs sold, and value of individual nursery items and individual grain and bean commodities. The farm-related injuries and deaths section was also eliminated. New economic data were collected to provide a more complete picture of farm income and expenses. Questions relating to net cash income of the operator and the operation, and landlord share of income and expenses were added. Information about production contracts, grain storage, and organic farming were also collected. For the first time, information was collected for up to three operators on each farm. For those operators who would self-identify as being of multiple races (i.e., selected more than one race code on the report form), a "more than one race" category was added to the publication to better represent those individuals. Questions relating to computer use and Internet access on the farm were included. Principal operators were asked to report whether they worked as the hired manager on the operation, the number of households receiving income, and percent of income from farming. Other changes involved splitting items from the 1997 census into multiple parts to provide more detailed data, and in some cases items from the 1997 census were combined which helped reduce respondent burden. Several questions were reworded to improve respondent comprehension. PUBLICATION TABLE CHANGES In previous censuses, States and counties with a minimal number of operations reporting an item were collapsed and published in the "all other states" and "all other counties" categories. For 2002, States and counties with at least one operation reported were published. This change provides more detailed information at the state/county level. COMPARABILITY The 2002 Census of Agriculture introduced new methodology to account for all farms in the United States. Incompleteness in the census mail list was measured by matching list names against all qualifying operations found through canvassing sample land areas throughout the Nation. All published 2002 census items (except in Hawaii and Alaska) were reweighted for undercoverage. To provide comparable data, comparable 1997 data published in 2002 were also reweighted for undercoverage. An explanation of the methodology is included in Appendix C. Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2002 and Earlier Census Years [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Not adjusted for coverage : : :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All farms : 2002 : 1997 : 1997 : 1992 : 1987 : 1982 : 1978 : 1974 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Farms.....................................number: 47,483 49,493 45,142 43,937 48,242 50,525 51,751 50,959 Land in farms..............................acres: 14,502,793 14,823,865 14,364,955 14,127,711 14,355,611 14,682,960 15,074,799 14,641,677 Average size of farm ..................acres: 305 300 318 322 298 291 291 287 : Estimated market value of : land and buildings 1/: : Average per farm ....................dollars: 447,104 354,095 360,114 282,389 225,604 286,402 221,156 120,382 Average per acre ....................dollars: 1,469 1,157 1,151 880 761 972 763 419 : Estimated market value of all : machinery and equipment 1/...............$1,000: 3,007,394 2,749,848 2,510,490 1,957,035 1,661,321 1,790,270 1,623,539 971,233 Average per farm ....................dollars: 65,299 55,572 55,619 44,601 34,505 35,483 31,441 20,417 : Farms by size: : 1 to 9 acres .................................: 1,728 2,043 1,686 1,727 2,249 2,069 1,890 1,573 10 to 49 acres ...............................: 11,222 10,760 9,186 8,295 9,723 10,255 9,234 8,537 50 to 179 acres ..............................: 17,297 18,241 16,450 15,771 17,551 19,022 20,064 20,483 180 to 499 acres .............................: 10,369 10,975 10,437 10,719 11,173 11,622 12,730 13,062 500 to 999 acres .............................: 3,526 4,103 4,049 4,188 4,371 4,519 4,815 4,508 1,000 to 1,999 acres .........................: 2,122 2,326 2,298 2,287 2,304 2,154 2,182 2,009 2,000 acres or more ..........................: 1,219 1,045 1,036 950 871 884 836 787 : Total cropland ............................farms: 36,908 39,704 37,205 37,408 40,536 43,228 45,552 45,524 acres: 9,576,047 10,271,653 10,062,289 10,064,948 9,950,401 10,042,942 10,330,477 9,652,236 Harvested cropland ......................farms: 29,466 31,847 30,125 30,441 32,248 34,725 37,245 35,362 acres: 7,457,599 7,814,711 7,665,490 7,295,095 6,477,365 7,484,316 7,572,049 6,639,182 Irrigated land ............................farms: 5,847 6,887 6,593 6,682 7,269 6,678 6,302 4,673 acres: 4,149,766 3,785,338 3,717,217 2,701,651 2,406,338 2,022,695 1,683,413 948,910 : Market value of agricultural : products sold (see text) 2/..............$1,000: 4,950,397 5,613,156 5,479,692 4,159,505 3,320,258 2,826,497 2,486,526 1,880,719 Average per farm ....................dollars: 104,256 113,413 121,388 94,670 68,825 55,943 48,048 36,907 Crops, including nursery : and greenhouse crops...................$1,000: 1,620,384 2,232,440 2,188,026 1,714,842 1,246,686 1,356,618 1,189,875 1,027,355 Livestock, poultry, and : their products.........................$1,000: 3,330,014 3,380,717 3,291,665 2,444,663 2,073,572 1,469,879 1,296,650 847,135 : Farms by value of sales 3/: : Less than $2,500 .............................: 16,408 13,179 11,029 9,566 12,130 15,515 13,154 20,632 $2,500 to $4,999 .............................: 5,975 7,533 6,901 6,405 7,609 7,768 8,729 6,214 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................: 6,237 7,509 6,723 6,844 7,101 6,403 7,649 5,067 $10,000 to $24,999 ...........................: 6,308 6,446 6,071 6,071 6,088 5,544 6,423 (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...........................: 2,176 2,448 2,408 2,717 2,885 3,106 3,853 (NA) $50,000 to $99,999............................: 1,865 2,075 1,978 2,614 3,329 4,020 4,849 (NA) $100,000 to $499,999..........................: 5,775 7,056 6,832 7,900 8,197 7,436 6,589 4,980 $500,000 or more..............................: 2,739 3,247 3,200 1,820 903 712 478 280 : Farms by type of : organization: : Family or individual..........................: 43,458 43,020 39,009 38,221 42,885 45,152 46,059 (NA) Partnership...................................: 2,626 4,095 3,891 3,824 3,626 3,856 4,267 (NA) Corporation...................................: 1,182 2,142 2,025 1,714 1,542 1,326 1,309 (NA) Other-cooperative, estate : or trust, institutional, etc.................: 217 236 217 178 189 191 116 (NA) : Principal operator by days of work : off farm 4/ 5/: : None..........................................: 21,312 18,908 17,714 17,942 19,132 18,816 20,922 17,219 Any...........................................: 26,171 27,841 24,906 22,755 26,208 26,948 28,580 23,418 200 days or more ...........................: 20,044 20,078 17,855 16,181 18,417 18,455 19,286 15,693 : Principal operator by primary occupation 5/: : Farming ......................................: 27,411 23,678 22,300 23,273 24,210 25,701 25,810 28,720 Other ........................................: 20,072 25,815 22,842 20,664 24,032 24,824 25,941 21,549 : Average age of principal operator 5/.......years: 54.9 53.4 53.5 53.0 51.8 50.9 50.2 51.6 : Total farm production : expenses 1/..............................$1,000: 3,898,297 4,709,755 4,161,029 3,245,341 2,454,097 (NA) (NA) 1,424,284 : Selected farm production : expenses 1/: : Livestock and poultry : purchased..............................$1,000: 515,620 512,770 467,737 414,337 368,424 272,441 235,570 163,333 Feed purchased..........................$1,000: 1,250,849 1,954,542 1,654,949 964,146 774,203 570,609 571,256 479,468 Fertilizer, lime, and : soil conditioners 6/ 7/................$1,000: 216,013 233,756 213,542 184,504 123,230 131,022 111,696 85,237 Gasoline, fuels, and oils...............$1,000: 188,568 200,723 181,212 169,025 136,284 191,553 120,164 78,507 Hired farm labor........................$1,000: 253,395 259,973 238,733 223,124 198,167 164,885 152,632 101,269 Interest expense 8/.....................$1,000: 203,361 211,518 192,005 165,014 135,440 192,827 (NA) (NA) Chemicals 6/............................$1,000: 245,100 263,161 237,031 201,753 115,386 114,397 81,679 60,113 : Livestock and poultry: : Cattle and calves : inventory...............................farms: 29,925 32,775 30,369 29,162 31,606 34,779 34,068 35,507 number: 1,842,273 1,784,191 1,770,248 1,632,666 1,562,243 1,718,315 1,641,669 1,959,725 Beef cows .............................farms: 26,526 28,818 26,981 26,011 27,297 30,083 29,889 28,830 number: 951,803 924,826 927,357 826,306 786,183 819,320 826,578 974,483 Milk cows .............................farms: 486 1,260 1,193 1,688 2,252 3,769 4,500 5,574 number: 30,414 49,280 49,012 64,427 70,926 86,779 75,431 74,377 : Cattle and calves sold ..................farms: 25,955 32,044 29,903 28,545 31,315 33,292 34,418 34,423 number: 932,963 992,313 978,007 817,838 888,755 821,500 994,671 795,419 : Hogs and pigs inventory .................farms: 846 1,369 1,247 1,883 2,467 3,737 5,893 5,865 number: 305,659 866,082 858,741 725,497 452,930 388,388 383,596 238,505 Hogs and pigs sold.......................farms: 867 1,106 1,019 1,666 2,168 3,172 5,175 4,860 number: 2,408,257 2,792,531 2,762,914 2,016,536 1,211,130 827,413 781,712 543,325 : Layers 20 weeks old and older : inventory...............................farms: 1,905 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) number: 13,189,901 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Broilers and other meat- : type chickens sold......................farms: 3,520 3,882 3,650 3,666 4,132 3,963 4,114 4,352 number:1,181,907,700 1,046,510,017 1,003,161,769 862,403,824 719,764,548 569,303,000 514,155,457 437,192,605 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2002 and Earlier Census Years - Con. [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Not adjusted for coverage : : :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All farms : 2002 : 1997 : 1997 : 1992 : 1987 : 1982 : 1978 : 1974 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Selected crops harvested: : Corn for grain...........................farms: 800 851 831 622 748 695 1,177 1,717 acres: 238,554 185,251 184,079 94,606 53,672 25,330 22,623 19,014 bushels: 31,747,203 22,080,806 21,901,248 12,139,499 5,802,912 2,389,882 1,351,741 745,315 Corn for silage or greenchop.............farms: 31 36 36 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: (D) 3,442 3,442 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons: (D) 41,671 41,671 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Wheat for grain, All.....................farms: 2,971 3,490 3,361 4,134 5,329 7,727 2,693 3,169 acres: 770,551 775,040 763,388 815,096 859,405 1,667,522 244,006 294,665 bushels: 34,967,687 35,833,441 35,361,702 35,234,257 33,241,332 61,332,564 8,792,162 7,801,337 Winter wheat for grain.................farms: 2,971 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 770,551 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 34,967,687 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Oats for grain...........................farms: 104 103 100 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 7,950 8,127 8,062 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 615,630 581,000 578,205 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Barley for grain.........................farms: 1 1 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: (D) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: (D) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sorghum for grain........................farms: 813 902 875 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 203,527 132,474 130,948 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 15,738,086 9,072,357 8,988,578 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sorghum for silage or greenchop..........farms: 29 49 49 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 1,656 2,704 2,714 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons: 9,158 28,033 28,413 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Soybeans for beans ......................farms: 5,250 7,227 6,889 7,604 8,983 11,307 13,468 13,890 acres: 2,888,018 3,638,298 3,571,342 3,164,168 3,160,746 4,198,968 4,578,663 3,805,841 bushels: 96,257,992 104,706,642 103,074,994 99,219,546 73,279,691 98,603,852 103,394,661 76,365,435 Cotton, All..............................farms: 1,192 1,820 1,730 2,279 2,479 2,019 4,064 7,585 acres: 921,316 996,820 962,272 947,973 529,636 405,345 755,629 1,114,688 bales: 1,655,956 1,681,803 1,621,344 1,574,664 816,723 525,887 648,790 852,309 Potatoes.................................farms: 43 42 39 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 36 141 135 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) cwt: 6,043 8,333 7,358 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sweet potatoes...........................farms: 50 45 40 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 1,164 172 164 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) cwt: 163,547 19,780 18,774 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Forage-land used for all hay and : haylage, grass silage, and greenchop : (see text) .............................farms: 22,755 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 1,414,857 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons, dry: 3,219,368 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Rice.....................................farms: 3,573 4,325 4,207 4,924 5,613 5,436 4,698 (NA) acres: 1,506,615 1,404,942 1,384,969 1,363,237 1,041,433 1,262,744 1,078,783 (NA) cwt: 97,254,798 80,020,635 78,882,488 75,410,027 54,663,266 56,860,948 47,976,691 (NA) Sunflower seed, All......................farms: 5 8 7 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 174 45 44 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) pounds: 155,298 43,440 43,220 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peanuts for nuts ........................farms: 15 30 29 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 1,413 1,636 1,616 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) pounds: 3,757,277 4,239,590 4,209,590 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Vegetables harvested for sale : (see text) 9/...........................farms: 482 584 536 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 13,443 14,897 14,480 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All land in orchards.....................farms: 565 705 646 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 14,487 14,713 14,334 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are based on a sample of farms. 2/ Data for 1974 include the value of forest products sold. 3/ Data for 1982 and prior years exclude abnormal farms. 4/ Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 5/ Data for 1974 apply only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships. 6/ Data for 1982 and prior years do not include cost of custom applications; data for chemicals include the cost of lime for 1978 and prior years. 7/ Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 8/ Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 9/ Data for 1974 were from land area used. Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Landlord's Share, Direct, and Organic: 2002 and 1997 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : : Percent of : :: Item : : Percent of : : 2002 :total in 2002 : 1997 :: : 2002 :total in 2002 : 1997 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total sales (see text).................farms: 47,483 100.0 49,493 :: Total sales (see text) - Con. : $1,000: 4,950,397 100.0 5,613,156 :: Value of sales by commodity : Average per farm.................dollars: 104,256 (X) 113,413 :: or commodity group - Con. : : :: Livestock, poultry, and : By value of sales: : :: their products - Con. : Less than $1,000 (see text)........farms: 9,750 20.5 6,644 :: : $1,000: 1,387 (Z) 1,709 :: Cattle and calves ...............farms: 25,955 54.7 32,044 $1,000 to $2,499...................farms: 6,658 14.0 6,535 :: $1,000: 421,266 8.5 383,466 $1,000: 11,104 0.2 11,053 :: Milk and other dairy products : $2,500 to $4,999...................farms: 5,975 12.6 7,533 :: from cows.......................farms: 396 0.8 806 $1,000: 21,479 0.4 27,025 :: $1,000: 54,049 1.1 78,845 : :: Hogs and pigs....................farms: 867 1.8 1,106 $5,000 to $9,999...................farms: 6,237 13.1 7,509 :: $1,000: 123,803 2.5 218,626 $1,000: 43,808 0.9 52,972 :: : $10,000 to $19,999.................farms: 5,023 10.6 5,214 :: Sheep, goats, and their products.farms: 1,033 2.2 (NA) $1,000: 69,165 1.4 71,850 :: $1,000: 1,604 (Z) (NA) $20,000 to $24,999.................farms: 1,285 2.7 1,232 :: Horses, ponies, mules, burros, : $1,000: 28,134 0.6 27,234 :: and donkeys.....................farms: 2,707 5.7 (NA) $25,000 to $39,999.................farms: 1,581 3.3 1,716 :: $1,000: 12,865 0.3 (NA) $1,000: 49,138 1.0 53,585 :: : : :: Aquaculture (see text)...........farms: 244 0.5 (NA) $40,000 to $49,999.................farms: 595 1.3 732 :: $1,000: 92,638 1.9 (NA) $1,000: 26,226 0.5 32,364 :: : $50,000 to $99,999.................farms: 1,865 3.9 2,075 :: Other animals and other animal : $1,000: 135,583 2.7 148,926 :: products (see text)............farms: 509 1.1 (NA) $100,000 to $249,999...............farms: 2,655 5.6 3,542 :: $1,000: 6,196 0.1 (NA) $1,000: 447,409 9.0 587,675 :: : : :: : $250,000 to $499,999...............farms: 3,120 6.6 3,514 :: Value of landlord's share of : $1,000: 1,177,094 23.8 1,263,127 :: total sales (see text)..............farms: 3,104 6.5 (NA) $500,000 to $999,999...............farms: 1,898 4.0 2,330 :: $1,000: 166,611 3.4 (NA) $1,000: 1,312,017 26.5 1,601,628 :: : $1,000,000 or more.................farms: 841 1.8 917 :: : $1,000: 1,627,853 32.9 1,734,009 :: Value of agricultural products sold : $1,000,000 to $2,499,999.........farms: 730 1.5 805 :: directly to individuals for human : $1,000: 1,030,899 20.8 1,118,826 :: consumption (see text)..............farms: 1,476 3.1 1,221 $2,500,000 to $4,999,999.........farms: 77 0.2 74 :: $1,000: 5,674 0.1 5,345 $1,000: 261,115 5.3 248,000 :: Average per farm...............dollars: 3,844 (X) 4,378 $5,000,000 or more...............farms: 34 0.1 38 :: : $1,000: 335,839 6.8 367,184 :: By value of sales: : : :: : Value of sales by commodity : :: $1 to $499.......................farms: 459 1.0 405 or commodity group: : :: $1,000: 91 (Z) 77 Crops, including nursery : :: $500 to $999.....................farms: 261 0.5 224 and greenhouse ...................farms: 12,995 27.4 15,205 :: $1,000: 177 (Z) 152 $1,000: 1,620,384 32.7 2,232,440 :: : : :: $1,000 to $4,999.................farms: 496 1.0 399 Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, : :: $1,000: 1,087 (Z) 860 and dry peas....................farms: 5,971 12.6 (NA) :: $5,000 to $9,999 ................farms: 134 0.3 92 $1,000: 1,122,883 22.7 (NA) :: $1,000: 907 (Z) 640 Tobacco..........................farms: - - - :: $10,000 to $24,999...............farms: 86 0.2 68 $1,000: - - - :: $1,000: 1,337 (Z) 991 Cotton and cottonseed............farms: 1,192 2.5 1,818 :: $25,000 to $49,999..............farms: 30 0.1 16 $1,000: 379,253 7.7 531,598 :: $1,000: 939 (Z) 607 : :: $50,000 or more.................farms: 10 (Z) 17 Vegetables, melons, potatoes, : :: $1,000: 1,136 (Z) 2,019 and sweet potatoes..............farms: 516 1.1 (NA) :: : $1,000: 23,342 0.5 (NA) :: Value of certified organically produced : Fruits, tree nuts, and berries...farms: 599 1.3 576 :: commodities (see text)..............farms: 19 (Z) (NA) $1,000: 12,920 0.3 9,828 :: $1,000: 136 (Z) (NA) Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, : :: Average per farm...............dollars: 7,173 (X) (NA) and sod (see text)..............farms: 330 0.7 (NA) :: : $1,000: 46,982 0.9 (NA) :: By value of sales: : : :: : Cut Christmas trees and short : :: $1 to $999 ......................farms: 9 (Z) (NA) rotation woody crops............farms: 41 0.1 (NA) :: $1,000: (D) (D) (NA) $1,000: 332 (Z) (NA) :: $1,000 to $9,999 ................farms: 7 (Z) (NA) Other crops and hay (see text)...farms: 5,915 12.5 (NA) :: $1,000: (D) (D) (NA) $1,000: 34,672 0.7 (NA) :: : : :: $10,000 to $24,999 ..............farms: 1 (Z) (NA) Livestock, poultry, and : :: $1,000: (D) (D) (NA) their products....................farms: 30,956 65.2 35,812 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ..............farms: - - (NA) $1,000: 3,330,014 67.3 3,380,717 :: $1,000: - - (NA) Poultry and eggs.................farms: 5,148 10.8 5,630 :: $50,000 or more .................farms: 2 (Z) (NA) $1,000: 2,617,592 52.9 2,605,644 :: $1,000: (D) (D) (NA) : :: : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 3. Economic Class of Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Government Payments: 2002 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :Market value of agricultural products : Market value of agricultural : Government : sold and government payments : products sold : payments -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total............................................farms : 47,483 47,483 7,811 $1,000: 5,188,974 4,950,397 238,577 Average per farm ................................dollars: 109,281 104,256 30,544 : By economic class (see text): : : Less than $1,000 (see text) .......................farms: 8,826 8,826 269 $1,000: 1,422 1,336 86 $1,000 to $2,499 ..................................farms: 7,078 7,078 643 $1,000: 11,818 11,005 813 $2,500 to $4,999 ..................................farms: 6,085 6,085 443 $1,000: 21,844 20,997 847 $5,000 to $9,999 ..................................farms: 6,352 6,352 722 $1,000: 44,756 43,082 1,673 $10,000 to $24,999 ................................farms: 6,432 6,432 1,141 $1,000: 99,923 95,996 3,927 $25,000 to $49,999 ................................farms: 2,176 2,176 602 $1,000: 75,538 72,034 3,504 : $50,000 to $99,999 ................................farms: 1,861 1,861 684 $1,000: 136,907 128,378 8,529 $100,000 to $249,999 ..............................farms: 2,538 2,538 1,022 $1,000: 427,643 401,106 26,537 $250,000 to $499,999 ..............................farms: 3,199 3,199 1,101 $1,000: 1,209,747 1,151,477 58,271 $500,000 to $999,999 ..............................farms: 2,011 2,011 787 $1,000: 1,392,790 1,323,660 69,130 $1,000,000 or more ................................farms: 925 925 397 $1,000: 1,766,586 1,701,325 65,261 $1,000,000 to $2,499,999.........................farms: 807 807 356 $1,000: 1,143,006 1,088,403 54,603 $2,500,000 to $4,999,999.........................farms: 84 84 36 $1,000: 286,484 (D) (D) $5,000,000 or more...............................farms: 34 34 5 $1,000: 337,096 (D) (D) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2002 and 1997 [Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2002 : 1997 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Expenses : : Expenses : Farms : ($1,000) : Farms : ($1,000) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total farm production expenses ........................farms: 47,474 (X) 49,485 (X) $1,000: (X) 3,898,297 (X) 4,709,755 Average per farm ................................dollars: (X) 82,114 (X) 95,175 : Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $4,999 ...........................................: 15,946 39,836 17,034 42,794 $5,000 to $9,999 .......................................: 9,290 66,790 9,792 69,930 $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 8,645 133,679 8,504 128,886 $25,000 to $49,999 .....................................: 3,150 109,312 2,822 99,927 $50,000 to $99,999 .....................................: 2,258 161,610 2,727 203,496 : $100,000 to $249,999 ...................................: 3,533 580,283 2,577 456,544 $250,000 to $499,999 ...................................: 2,922 1,013,076 3,543 1,254,675 $500,000 or more .......................................: 1,730 1,793,712 2,486 2,453,504 $500,000 to $999,999 .................................: 1,273 871,924 1,858 1,261,214 $1,000,000 to $2,499,999 .............................: 381 525,813 547 750,129 $2,500,000 or more ...................................: 76 395,975 81 442,161 : Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners : purchased 1/........................................farms: 25,040 (X) 26,783 (X) $1,000: (X) 216,013 (X) 233,756 percent of total: (X) 5.5 (X) 5.0 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 5,368 1,364 5,422 1,469 $500 to $999 .........................................: 4,915 3,374 5,513 3,847 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 8,807 19,054 9,201 19,655 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 1,785 12,138 1,783 11,778 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 1,747 26,571 2,086 32,559 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 1,274 43,534 1,539 52,666 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 765 51,914 901 59,767 $100,000 or more .....................................: 379 58,064 338 52,016 : Chemicals purchased..................................farms: 18,730 (X) 17,341 (X) $1,000: (X) 245,100 (X) 263,161 percent of total: (X) 6.3 (X) 5.6 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 9,903 1,778 7,337 1,398 $500 to $999 .........................................: 2,000 1,294 1,920 1,315 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 2,990 6,078 3,001 6,639 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 571 3,978 789 5,538 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 1,008 15,895 1,491 24,034 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 857 29,809 1,259 43,793 $50,000 or more ......................................: 1,401 186,267 1,544 180,444 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 708 49,075 917 62,883 $100,000 or more ...................................: 693 137,192 627 117,561 : Seeds, plants, vines, and trees......................farms: 12,924 (X) 13,071 (X) $1,000: (X) 143,862 (X) 122,384 percent of total: (X) 3.7 (X) 2.6 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 5,356 978 4,275 801 $500 to $999 .........................................: 1,571 1,060 1,325 898 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 2,138 4,635 2,471 6,072 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 864 5,905 1,480 10,264 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 1,245 20,479 2,041 32,786 $25,000 or more ......................................: 1,750 110,806 1,479 71,564 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 953 32,777 1,048 35,260 $50,000 or more ....................................: 797 78,029 431 36,305 : Livestock and poultry purchased .....................farms: 15,183 (X) 16,195 (X) $1,000: (X) 515,620 (X) 512,770 percent of total: (X) 13.2 (X) 10.9 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 3,862 1,944 3,569 1,869 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 5,206 11,673 5,523 12,747 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 1,215 8,151 1,546 10,532 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 1,151 18,700 1,613 26,473 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 1,548 59,732 1,805 64,410 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 1,445 96,147 1,371 94,354 $100,000 to $249,999 .................................: 577 85,682 577 84,207 $250,000 or more .....................................: 179 233,591 191 218,178 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 100 33,449 102 34,774 $500,000 to $999,999 ...............................: 38 23,641 47 32,435 $1,000,000 or more .................................: 41 176,501 42 150,969 : Breeding livestock : purchased (see text) .............................farms: 8,543 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 22,752 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 0.6 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 3,084 1,652 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 4,460 9,514 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 714 4,684 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 247 3,519 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 20 669 (NA) (NA) : $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 12 812 (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 3 418 (NA) (NA) $250,000 or more ...................................: 3 1,484 (NA) (NA) $250,000 to $499,999 .............................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) $500,000 to $999,999 .............................: 2 (D) (NA) (NA) $1,000,000 or more ...............................: - - (NA) (NA) : Other livestock and poultry : purchased.........................................farms: 8,638 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 492,868 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 12.6 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 1,622 613 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 1,803 4,415 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 559 3,805 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 984 16,384 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 1,535 59,597 (NA) (NA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2002 and 1997 - Con. [Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2002 : 1997 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Expenses : : Expenses : Farms : ($1,000) : Farms : ($1,000) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total farm production expenses - Con. : Livestock and poultry purchased - Con. : Other livestock and poultry : purchased - Con. : Farms with expenses of- Con. : : $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 1,389 92,372 (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 571 84,800 (NA) (NA) $250,000 or more ...................................: 175 230,881 (NA) (NA) $250,000 to $499,999 .............................: 97 32,266 (NA) (NA) $500,000 to $999,999 .............................: 37 23,009 (NA) (NA) $1,000,000 or more ...............................: 41 175,606 (NA) (NA) : Feed purchased.......................................farms: 34,143 (X) 32,133 (X) $1,000: (X) 1,250,849 (X) 1,954,542 percent of total: (X) 32.1 (X) 41.5 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 10,738 5,114 10,150 5,124 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 14,515 31,155 13,557 28,640 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 2,367 15,519 1,935 12,652 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 1,280 18,673 1,027 15,862 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 636 23,102 552 20,271 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 1,047 76,274 658 43,797 $100,000 or more .....................................: 3,560 1,081,012 4,254 1,828,196 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 2,102 366,180 1,389 257,953 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 1,025 350,163 1,783 633,654 $500,000 to $999,999 ...............................: 358 243,532 869 577,576 $1,000,000 or more .................................: 75 121,137 213 359,013 : Gasoline, fuels, and oils............................farms: 45,735 (X) 46,973 (X) $1,000: (X) 188,568 (X) 200,723 percent of total: (X) 4.8 (X) 4.3 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 26,603 8,813 26,408 9,451 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 11,609 24,047 11,596 25,250 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 2,531 17,614 3,461 25,088 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 3,151 48,384 3,678 57,237 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 1,248 41,728 1,386 46,913 $50,000 or more ......................................: 593 47,982 444 36,784 : Utilities (see text) ................................farms: 25,743 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 107,383 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 2.8 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 9,756 2,003 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 3,819 2,519 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 7,007 15,655 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 2,192 15,031 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 2,142 31,935 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ......................................: 827 40,240 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 603 19,604 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ....................................: 224 20,637 (NA) (NA) : Supplies, repairs, and maintenance ..................farms: 42,876 (X) 39,318 (X) $1,000: (X) 280,599 (X) 222,227 percent of total: (X) 7.2 (X) 4.7 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 18,410 7,225 16,163 6,755 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 14,321 31,763 14,853 31,646 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 4,121 27,701 3,240 21,190 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 3,403 52,974 2,814 41,690 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 1,566 53,521 1,467 49,520 $50,000 or more ......................................: 1,055 107,414 781 71,426 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 726 48,357 597 39,172 $100,000 or more ...................................: 329 59,057 184 32,254 : Hired farm labor ....................................farms: 12,225 (X) 15,461 (X) $1,000: (X) 253,395 (X) 259,973 percent of total: (X) 6.5 (X) 5.5 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 3,689 1,419 5,640 2,076 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 3,221 6,777 3,518 8,009 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 1,076 7,348 1,163 8,078 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 1,764 29,237 2,336 37,396 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 1,214 42,596 1,525 52,951 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 818 54,826 878 58,077 $100,000 or more .....................................: 443 111,192 401 93,385 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 330 46,003 322 45,778 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 66 22,592 48 16,127 $500,000 or more ...................................: 47 42,597 31 31,480 : Contract labor ......................................farms: 5,253 (X) 5,988 (X) $1,000: (X) 27,758 (X) 28,141 percent of total: (X) 0.7 (X) 0.6 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 1,723 768 2,535 1,091 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 2,183 4,664 2,159 4,811 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 661 4,222 578 3,705 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 472 6,958 502 7,223 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 141 4,473 142 4,513 $50,000 or more ......................................: 73 6,671 72 6,798 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 58 3,886 52 3,287 $100,000 or more ...................................: 15 2,786 20 3,510 : Customwork and custom hauling........................farms: 7,473 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 45,059 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 1.2 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 3,647 1,278 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 2,248 5,059 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 552 3,705 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 572 8,937 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 295 10,218 (NA) (NA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2002 and 1997 - Con. [Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2002 : 1997 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Expenses : : Expenses : Farms : ($1,000) : Farms : ($1,000) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total farm production expenses - Con. : Customwork and custom hauling - Con. : Farms with expenses of- Con. : : $50,000 or more ......................................: 159 15,862 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 107 7,148 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more ...................................: 52 8,714 (NA) (NA) : Cash rent for land, buildings, : and grazing fees 2/.................................farms: 8,609 (X) 10,406 (X) $1,000: (X) 119,961 (X) 138,868 percent of total: (X) 3.1 (X) 2.9 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 1,517 389 2,281 555 $500 to $999 .........................................: 1,368 906 1,641 1,094 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 3,262 6,599 3,480 7,749 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 691 4,614 747 5,216 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 717 11,395 859 13,924 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 419 14,686 642 22,190 $50,000 or more ......................................: 635 81,372 756 88,140 : Rent and lease expenses for machinery, : equipment, and farm share of : vehicles ..........................................farms: 2,744 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 41,031 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 1.1 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 714 152 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 306 191 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 550 1,291 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 276 1,820 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 480 7,470 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 238 8,307 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ......................................: 180 21,801 (NA) (NA) : Interest expense.....................................farms: 18,484 (X) 22,750 (X) $1,000: (X) 203,361 (X) 211,518 percent of total: (X) 5.2 (X) 4.5 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 3,041 1,421 4,302 2,195 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 6,754 18,003 9,008 23,528 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 3,252 22,736 3,627 25,350 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 3,392 51,973 3,642 55,672 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 1,391 46,627 1,558 52,951 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 470 31,673 487 31,481 $100,000 or more .....................................: 184 30,929 126 20,342 : Secured by real estate.............................farms: 13,461 (X) 15,608 (X) $1,000: (X) 136,209 (X) 121,472 percent of total: (X) 3.5 (X) 2.6 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 1,791 915 2,358 1,233 $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 5,247 14,070 6,927 18,074 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 2,693 18,786 2,786 19,238 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 2,479 37,509 2,501 37,518 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 851 28,493 797 26,162 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 304 20,326 184 11,523 $100,000 or more ...................................: 96 16,110 55 7,724 : Not secured by real estate.........................farms: 10,148 (X) 12,730 (X) $1,000: (X) 67,152 (X) 90,045 percent of total: (X) 1.7 (X) 1.9 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 3,193 1,326 4,019 1,944 $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 4,059 9,399 5,049 11,396 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 1,161 7,712 1,234 8,546 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 1,133 17,037 1,447 22,297 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 406 13,795 733 24,889 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 144 9,328 210 13,590 $100,000 or more ...................................: 52 8,555 38 7,385 : Property taxes paid .................................farms: 43,779 (X) 46,951 (X) $1,000: (X) 56,674 (X) 52,786 percent of total: (X) 1.5 (X) 1.1 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 18,962 4,612 19,836 5,281 $500 to $999 .........................................: 10,102 7,050 13,441 9,321 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 12,848 25,144 12,210 23,031 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 1,258 8,334 1,027 6,740 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 510 7,256 362 5,137 $25,000 or more ......................................: 99 4,279 75 3,275 : All other production expenses (see text).............farms: 27,058 (X) 42,131 (X) $1,000: (X) 203,063 (X) 348,560 percent of total: (X) 5.2 (X) 7.4 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 11,587 4,358 19,589 7,771 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 8,835 19,979 13,095 27,429 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 2,503 17,006 3,114 21,034 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 2,464 37,488 3,164 48,585 : $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 963 32,841 1,631 57,506 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 438 28,427 1,022 68,784 $100,000 or more .....................................: 268 62,964 516 117,450 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 201 28,898 427 62,739 $250,000 or more ...................................: 67 34,065 89 54,711 : Production expenses paid by : landlords 3/..........................................farms: 2,310 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 27,783 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 0.7 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ............................................ : 340 76 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 ...........................................: 221 144 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .......................................: 898 2,186 (NA) (NA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2002 and 1997 - Con. [Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2002 : 1997 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Expenses : : Expenses : Farms : ($1,000) : Farms : ($1,000) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Production expenses paid by : landlords 3/ - Con. : Farms with expenses of- Con. : : $5,000 to $9,999 .......................................: 230 1,518 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 312 4,484 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ........................................: 309 19,374 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 164 5,674 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 102 6,799 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: 43 6,901 (NA) (NA) : Depreciation expenses : claimed (see text) ...................................farms: 18,733 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 295,494 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 7.6 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ............................................ : 1,511 356 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 ...........................................: 1,404 947 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .......................................: 6,343 15,899 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .......................................: 2,786 19,446 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 3,529 55,594 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ........................................: 3,160 203,252 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 1,820 63,685 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 868 58,877 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: 472 80,690 (NA) (NA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data for 1997 do not include lime or manure. 2/ Data for 1997 do not include grazing fees. 3/ Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2002 [Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Farms : Income :: Item : Farms : Income : : ($1,000) :: : : ($1,000) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net cash farm income of operations (see text)...........: 47,474 1,384,246 :: Net cash farm income of operators (see text)............: 47,474 604,082 Average per farm.............................dollars: (X) 29,158 :: Average per farm.............................dollars: (X) 12,724 : :: : Farms with net gains 1/...............................: 22,347 1,659,208 :: Farm operators reporting net gains 1/.................: 22,014 907,146 Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 74,247 :: Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 41,208 : :: : Farms with gains of- : :: Farms with gains of- : less than $1,000 .................................: 3,231 1,561 :: less than $1,000 .................................: 3,310 1,589 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 5,595 14,888 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 5,939 15,851 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 2,481 18,085 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 2,783 20,444 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 2,671 41,572 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 3,495 56,266 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 1,642 59,987 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 2,475 89,671 $50,000 or more ..................................: 6,727 1,523,116 :: $50,000 or more ..................................: 4,012 723,325 : :: : Farms with net losses ................................: 25,127 274,963 :: Farm operators reporting net losses ..................: 25,460 303,064 Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 10,943 :: Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 11,904 : :: : Farms with losses of- : :: Farms with losses of- : less than $1,000 .................................: 3,831 1,875 :: less than $1,000 .................................: 3,794 1,890 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 10,260 27,594 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 10,327 28,012 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 5,105 36,544 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 5,077 36,330 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 3,760 56,874 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 3,877 58,762 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 1,226 41,335 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 1,319 44,649 $50,000 or more ..................................: 945 110,740 :: $50,000 or more ..................................: 1,066 133,422 : :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Farms with total production expenses equal to total of market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. Table 6. Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2002 and 1997 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2002 : 1997 :: Item : 2002 : 1997 :-----------------------------------------------:: :----------------------------------------------- : Farms : Value : Farms : Value :: : Farms : Value : Farms : Value : : ($1,000) : : ($1,000) :: : : ($1,000) : : ($1,000) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Government payments ....................: 7,811 238,577 10,104 148,316 :: Government payments - Con. : Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 30,544 (X) 14,679 :: Amount from other : : :: federal farm programs................: 6,864 232,460 (NA) (NA) Farms with receipts of- : :: Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 33,867 (NA) (NA) $1 to $999 .........................: 1,526 576 2,583 760 :: Farms with receipts of- : $1,000 to $4,999 ...................: 2,299 5,392 2,419 5,948 :: $1 to $999 .......................: 1,487 533 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................: 787 5,607 982 6,858 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................: 1,656 3,886 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................: 934 15,239 1,652 27,427 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................: 640 4,574 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................: 857 30,823 1,996 71,965 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............: 847 13,908 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ....................: 1,408 180,941 472 35,358 :: $25,000 or more ..................: 2,234 209,558 (NA) (NA) : :: : : :: Commodity Credit Corporation : Amount from Conservation : :: Loans (see text).......................: 2,109 215,327 1,780 107,813 Reserve and Wetlands : :: Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 102,099 (X) 60,569 Reserve Programs ....................: 1,393 6,117 1,861 8,889 :: : Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 4,391 (X) 4,776 :: Farms with receipts of- : Farms with receipts of- : :: $1 to $999 .........................: 175 63 142 61 $1 to $999 .......................: 230 124 (NA) (NA) :: $1,000 to $4,999 ...................: 245 611 189 498 $1,000 to $4,999 .................: 842 1,943 (NA) (NA) :: $5,000 to $9,999 ...................: 137 992 123 871 $5,000 to $9,999 .................: 196 1,388 (NA) (NA) :: $10,000 to $19,999 .................: 236 3,393 223 3,346 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............: 94 1,424 (NA) (NA) :: $20,000 to $24,999 .................: 120 2,608 103 2,264 $25,000 or more ..................: 31 1,237 (NA) (NA) :: $25,000 to $49,999 .................: 359 12,763 402 14,426 : :: $50,000 or more ....................: 837 194,897 598 86,349 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are in whole dollars. Table 7. Income From Farm-Related Sources: 2002 and 1997 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2002 : 1997 :: Item : 2002 : 1997