Cen V1 (6-04) 2002 Census of Agriculture Delaware Volume 1, Geographic Area Series Part 08 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: 2,391 2,671 2,460 2,633 2,966 3,338 3,398 3,400 Land in farms..............................acres: 540,080 589,107 579,545 589,189 608,245 655,465 669,646 630,605 Average size of farm ..................acres: 226 221 236 224 205 196 197 185 : Estimated market value of : land and buildings 1/: : Average per farm ....................dollars: 980,323 576,420 609,974 514,156 369,751 364,843 283,593 180,023 Average per acre ....................dollars: 4,054 2,687 2,660 2,246 1,765 1,829 1,493 971 : Estimated market value of all : machinery and equipment 1/...............$1,000: 271,874 195,342 187,259 177,139 158,043 153,587 139,851 86,213 Average per farm ....................dollars: 113,755 73,162 76,183 67,843 53,447 46,012 41,157 27,300 : Farms by size: : 1 to 9 acres .................................: 456 460 399 421 514 503 486 507 10 to 49 acres ...............................: 794 880 772 797 867 905 806 788 50 to 179 acres ..............................: 562 677 638 725 788 1,012 1,089 1,130 180 to 499 acres .............................: 316 359 359 398 481 591 685 664 500 to 999 acres .............................: 122 156 155 161 188 211 227 225 1,000 to 1,999 acres .........................: 89 93 91 89 100 90 83 69 2,000 acres or more ..........................: 52 46 46 42 28 26 22 17 : Total cropland ............................farms: 1,826 2,093 1,981 2,162 2,397 2,843 2,929 2,912 acres: 457,201 491,489 486,981 495,156 501,290 521,104 529,651 485,727 Harvested cropland ......................farms: 1,548 1,901 1,810 1,956 2,172 2,700 2,806 2,792 acres: 433,105 469,920 466,555 470,348 441,502 499,986 496,756 451,752 Irrigated land ............................farms: 439 430 415 352 384 323 255 154 acres: 97,167 75,024 72,635 61,774 60,812 44,168 33,725 19,879 : Market value of agricultural : products sold (see text) 2/..............$1,000: 618,853 767,254 690,794 559,766 443,575 370,562 321,248 250,902 Average per farm ....................dollars: 258,826 287,253 280,811 212,596 149,553 111,013 94,540 73,795 Crops, including nursery : and greenhouse crops...................$1,000: 150,404 176,356 174,845 142,963 96,118 110,276 102,937 93,526 Livestock, poultry, and : their products.........................$1,000: 468,449 590,898 515,949 416,802 347,456 260,286 218,310 156,816 : Farms by value of sales 3/: : Less than $2,500 .............................: 607 459 375 392 540 548 368 437 $2,500 to $4,999 .............................: 141 195 173 213 270 304 336 281 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................: 133 208 195 252 297 306 379 402 $10,000 to $24,999 ...........................: 159 278 262 301 280 479 521 (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...........................: 147 198 200 202 214 333 412 (NA) $50,000 to $99,999............................: 180 178 177 182 257 346 442 (NA) $100,000 to $499,999..........................: 694 634 623 818 952 904 863 633 $500,000 or more..............................: 330 521 455 273 156 118 74 46 : Farms by type of : organization: : Family or individual..........................: 2,015 2,176 1,995 2,226 2,553 2,830 2,944 (NA) Partnership...................................: 136 216 207 213 216 302 291 (NA) Corporation...................................: 212 254 236 181 181 190 150 (NA) Other-cooperative, estate : or trust, institutional, etc.................: 28 25 22 13 16 16 13 (NA) : Principal operator by days of work : off farm 4/ 5/: : None..........................................: 1,296 1,235 1,149 1,153 1,263 1,367 1,503 1,225 Any...........................................: 1,095 1,209 1,097 1,287 1,426 1,629 1,722 1,387 200 days or more ...........................: 690 821 744 849 955 1,129 1,111 984 : Principal operator by primary occupation 5/: : Farming ......................................: 1,659 1,601 1,497 1,578 1,774 1,956 2,004 2,189 Other ........................................: 732 1,070 963 1,055 1,192 1,382 1,394 1,124 : Average age of principal operator 5/.......years: 54.8 53.4 54.0 52.7 51.5 50.6 50.1 51.9 : Total farm production : expenses 1/..............................$1,000: 471,674 686,028 620,297 448,199 377,102 (NA) (NA) 209,175 : Selected farm production : expenses 1/: : Livestock and poultry : purchased..............................$1,000: 55,182 70,407 63,980 64,080 53,522 37,202 36,283 30,263 Feed purchased..........................$1,000: 207,528 415,739 363,258 189,867 187,183 140,508 118,266 94,366 Fertilizer, lime, and : soil conditioners 6/ 7/................$1,000: 23,780 20,606 20,537 19,838 15,802 19,993 14,166 14,488 Gasoline, fuels, and oils...............$1,000: 21,131 12,974 12,659 10,367 8,787 13,435 7,991 5,705 Hired farm labor........................$1,000: 31,579 30,819 30,207 23,911 22,788 17,893 15,131 11,802 Interest expense 8/.....................$1,000: 14,025 19,115 17,866 16,664 14,872 16,948 (NA) (NA) Chemicals 6/............................$1,000: 15,174 16,447 16,274 15,272 11,197 10,868 6,857 5,020 : Livestock and poultry: : Cattle and calves : inventory...............................farms: 371 484 434 411 461 660 665 782 number: 22,027 28,119 27,968 28,838 31,191 33,360 28,103 30,615 Beef cows .............................farms: 230 251 224 204 216 311 292 339 number: 3,537 3,658 3,685 2,856 2,187 5,129 4,122 4,711 Milk cows .............................farms: 96 144 132 137 169 248 291 341 number: 8,948 9,312 9,241 8,659 9,354 9,956 10,305 10,706 : Cattle and calves sold ..................farms: 276 404 370 337 376 521 567 632 number: 8,212 18,311 18,179 22,655 26,934 26,224 16,631 14,293 : Hogs and pigs inventory .................farms: 84 147 132 205 301 421 577 534 number: 11,775 33,642 33,355 58,913 49,714 54,411 61,305 42,955 Hogs and pigs sold.......................farms: 86 125 115 195 310 413 574 534 number: 68,934 60,553 60,245 118,100 109,600 101,972 100,178 82,422 : Layers 20 weeks old and older : inventory...............................farms: 58 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) number: (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Broilers and other meat- : type chickens sold......................farms: 820 893 805 870 1,001 922 1,005 1,021 number: 255,873,656 260,745,019 223,298,115 223,328,864 210,492,139 170,418,428 145,796,536 124,447,551 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 769 999 985 1,029 1,076 1,363 1,600 1,751 acres: 161,421 157,128 157,011 154,240 130,234 150,676 156,517 150,931 bushels: 13,368,438 15,731,070 15,670,883 18,142,044 9,876,539 14,880,293 14,980,373 10,805,497 Corn for silage or greenchop.............farms: 91 130 124 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 9,700 9,176 9,132 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons: 128,220 112,879 112,724 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Wheat for grain, All.....................farms: 371 657 652 599 630 783 370 741 acres: 53,497 75,707 75,265 61,754 43,573 56,867 16,206 41,216 bushels: 3,604,610 4,996,880 4,987,739 3,324,145 1,827,869 2,234,788 572,030 1,447,484 Winter wheat for grain.................farms: 371 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 53,497 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 3,604,610 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Oats for grain...........................farms: 17 47 47 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 244 565 576 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 16,350 29,022 29,392 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Barley for grain.........................farms: 162 243 242 323 360 471 464 (NA) acres: 22,169 32,278 32,311 37,520 32,642 33,951 25,133 (NA) bushels: 1,760,481 2,699,633 2,700,574 2,605,621 1,897,161 1,912,955 1,108,162 (NA) Sorghum for grain........................farms: 12 91 85 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 455 4,880 4,633 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 19,793 307,749 286,741 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sorghum for silage or greenchop..........farms: 7 6 5 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 78 144 134 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons: 452 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Soybeans for beans ......................farms: 859 1,151 1,125 1,324 1,515 1,991 2,124 2,033 acres: 184,596 224,770 222,785 231,872 219,941 264,971 262,363 209,977 bushels: 4,717,471 6,638,933 6,560,094 6,948,357 4,143,975 6,373,519 7,501,262 5,386,399 Dry edible beans, excluding limas........farms: 3 5 5 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: (D) 1,708 1,708 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) cwt: (D) 24,420 24,420 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Potatoes.................................farms: 11 22 22 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 3,897 4,668 4,668 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) cwt: 979,426 903,943 903,943 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sweet potatoes...........................farms: 4 2 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: (D) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) cwt: 101 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Forage-land used for all hay and : haylage, grass silage, and greenchop : (see text) .............................farms: 493 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 18,499 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons, dry: 53,740 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sunflower seed, All......................farms: 3 2 3 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: (D) (D) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) pounds: (D) (D) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Vegetables harvested for sale : (see text) 9/...........................farms: 236 286 270 271 317 367 381 340 acres: 39,208 46,484 45,491 42,380 43,036 40,421 41,038 33,721 All land in orchards.....................farms: 25 31 31 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 672 1,200 1,200 (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: 2,391 100.0 2,671 :: Total sales (see text) - Con. : $1,000: 618,853 100.0 767,254 :: Value of sales by commodity : Average per farm.................dollars: 258,826 (X) 287,253 :: or commodity group - Con. : : :: Livestock, poultry, and : By value of sales: : :: their products - Con. : Less than $1,000 (see text)........farms: 324 13.6 222 :: : $1,000: 66 (Z) 45 :: Cattle and calves ...............farms: 276 11.5 404 $1,000 to $2,499...................farms: 283 11.8 237 :: $1,000: 3,254 0.5 9,495 $1,000: 475 0.1 381 :: Milk and other dairy products : $2,500 to $4,999...................farms: 141 5.9 195 :: from cows.......................farms: 89 3.7 122 $1,000: 479 0.1 731 :: $1,000: 20,651 3.3 19,357 : :: Hogs and pigs....................farms: 86 3.6 125 $5,000 to $9,999...................farms: 133 5.6 208 :: $1,000: 2,853 0.5 6,582 $1,000: 876 0.1 1,492 :: : $10,000 to $19,999.................farms: 120 5.0 205 :: Sheep, goats, and their products.farms: 78 3.3 (NA) $1,000: 1,688 0.3 2,886 :: $1,000: 45 (Z) (NA) $20,000 to $24,999.................farms: 39 1.6 73 :: Horses, ponies, mules, burros, : $1,000: 865 0.1 1,622 :: and donkeys.....................farms: 150 6.3 (NA) $25,000 to $39,999.................farms: 93 3.9 142 :: $1,000: 588 0.1 (NA) $1,000: 2,914 0.5 4,474 :: : : :: Aquaculture (see text)...........farms: 13 0.5 (NA) $40,000 to $49,999.................farms: 54 2.3 56 :: $1,000: 240 (Z) (NA) $1,000: 2,365 0.4 2,498 :: : $50,000 to $99,999.................farms: 180 7.5 178 :: Other animals and other animal : $1,000: 12,581 2.0 12,531 :: products (see text)............farms: 23 1.0 (NA) $100,000 to $249,999...............farms: 195 8.2 266 :: $1,000: 43 (Z) (NA) $1,000: 31,975 5.2 45,829 :: : : :: : $250,000 to $499,999...............farms: 499 20.9 368 :: Value of landlord's share of : $1,000: 196,263 31.7 140,644 :: total sales (see text)..............farms: 110 4.6 (NA) $500,000 to $999,999...............farms: 228 9.5 352 :: $1,000: 1,188 0.2 (NA) $1,000: 156,508 25.3 248,228 :: : $1,000,000 or more.................farms: 102 4.3 169 :: : $1,000: 211,798 34.2 305,893 :: Value of agricultural products sold : $1,000,000 to $2,499,999.........farms: 87 3.6 150 :: directly to individuals for human : $1,000: 125,794 20.3 209,155 :: consumption (see text)..............farms: 149 6.2 170 $2,500,000 to $4,999,999.........farms: 8 0.3 15 :: $1,000: 2,856 0.5 1,885 $1,000: 28,502 4.6 54,772 :: Average per farm...............dollars: 19,169 (X) 11,087 $5,000,000 or more...............farms: 7 0.3 4 :: : $1,000: 57,501 9.3 41,967 :: By value of sales: : : :: : Value of sales by commodity : :: $1 to $499.......................farms: 19 0.8 38 or commodity group: : :: $1,000: 3 (Z) 9 Crops, including nursery : :: $500 to $999.....................farms: 19 0.8 18 and greenhouse ...................farms: 1,366 57.1 1,726 :: $1,000: 15 (Z) 12 $1,000: 150,404 24.3 176,356 :: : : :: $1,000 to $4,999.................farms: 60 2.5 72 Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, : :: $1,000: 124 (Z) 161 and dry peas....................farms: 1,014 42.4 (NA) :: $5,000 to $9,999 ................farms: 16 0.7 16 $1,000: 72,393 11.7 (NA) :: $1,000: 105 (Z) 118 Tobacco..........................farms: - - - :: $10,000 to $24,999...............farms: 7 0.3 16 $1,000: - - - :: $1,000: 116 (Z) 222 Cotton and cottonseed............farms: - - - :: $25,000 to $49,999..............farms: 17 0.7 5 $1,000: - - - :: $1,000: 557 0.1 168 : :: $50,000 or more.................farms: 11 0.5 5 Vegetables, melons, potatoes, : :: $1,000: 1,936 0.3 1,195 and sweet potatoes..............farms: 248 10.4 (NA) :: : $1,000: 50,773 8.2 (NA) :: Value of certified organically produced : Fruits, tree nuts, and berries...farms: 67 2.8 66 :: commodities (see text)..............farms: 8 0.3 (NA) $1,000: 2,496 0.4 1,995 :: $1,000: 8 (Z) (NA) Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, : :: Average per farm...............dollars: 952 (X) (NA) and sod (see text)..............farms: 129 5.4 (NA) :: : $1,000: 22,420 3.6 (NA) :: By value of sales: : : :: : Cut Christmas trees and short : :: $1 to $999 ......................farms: 4 0.2 (NA) rotation woody crops............farms: 58 2.4 (NA) :: $1,000: (Z) (Z) (NA) $1,000: 401 0.1 (NA) :: $1,000 to $9,999 ................farms: 4 0.2 (NA) Other crops and hay (see text)...farms: 227 9.5 (NA) :: $1,000: 8 (Z) (NA) $1,000: 1,921 0.3 (NA) :: : : :: $10,000 to $24,999 ..............farms: - - (NA) Livestock, poultry, and : :: $1,000: - - (NA) their products....................farms: 1,306 54.6 1,447 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ..............farms: - - (NA) $1,000: 468,449 75.7 590,898 :: $1,000: - - (NA) Poultry and eggs.................farms: 857 35.8 968 :: $50,000 or more .................farms: - - (NA) $1,000: 440,774 71.2 553,635 :: $1,000: - - (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 : 2,391 2,391 617 $1,000: 627,496 618,853 8,643 Average per farm ................................dollars: 262,441 258,826 14,009 : By economic class (see text): : : Less than $1,000 (see text) .......................farms: 265 265 24 $1,000: 75 63 12 $1,000 to $2,499 ..................................farms: 302 302 42 $1,000: 506 462 43 $2,500 to $4,999 ..................................farms: 154 154 36 $1,000: 534 465 69 $5,000 to $9,999 ..................................farms: 141 141 27 $1,000: 927 837 90 $10,000 to $24,999 ................................farms: 161 161 60 $1,000: 2,555 2,358 197 $25,000 to $49,999 ................................farms: 162 162 48 $1,000: 5,809 5,452 357 : $50,000 to $99,999 ................................farms: 178 178 68 $1,000: 12,803 12,347 456 $100,000 to $249,999 ..............................farms: 195 195 64 $1,000: 32,383 31,398 985 $250,000 to $499,999 ..............................farms: 495 495 120 $1,000: 195,038 193,315 1,724 $500,000 to $999,999 ..............................farms: 233 233 77 $1,000: 159,582 157,627 1,955 $1,000,000 or more ................................farms: 105 105 51 $1,000: 217,284 214,529 2,755 $1,000,000 to $2,499,999.........................farms: 90 90 43 $1,000: 130,661 128,525 2,136 $2,500,000 to $4,999,999.........................farms: 8 8 5 $1,000: 28,840 28,502 338 $5,000,000 or more...............................farms: 7 7 3 $1,000: 57,783 57,501 282 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2,391 (X) 2,670 (X) $1,000: (X) 471,674 (X) 686,028 Average per farm ................................dollars: (X) 197,271 (X) 256,939 : Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $4,999 ...........................................: 461 1,321 537 1,400 $5,000 to $9,999 .......................................: 152 1,059 335 2,537 $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 367 5,791 340 5,359 $25,000 to $49,999 .....................................: 200 7,793 192 6,379 $50,000 to $99,999 .....................................: 156 11,039 124 8,963 : $100,000 to $249,999 ...................................: 363 58,864 312 52,458 $250,000 to $499,999 ...................................: 508 180,934 357 133,875 $500,000 or more .......................................: 184 204,873 473 475,057 $500,000 to $999,999 .................................: 117 78,639 340 239,870 $1,000,000 to $2,499,999 .............................: 57 76,930 118 159,412 $2,500,000 or more ...................................: 10 49,304 15 75,775 : Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners : purchased 1/........................................farms: 1,424 (X) 1,480 (X) $1,000: (X) 23,780 (X) 20,606 percent of total: (X) 5.0 (X) 3.0 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 343 99 317 (D) $500 to $999 .........................................: 142 112 178 (D) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 338 893 413 948 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 194 1,260 159 1,078 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 196 3,002 202 3,208 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 84 3,037 100 3,377 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 76 5,082 67 4,596 $100,000 or more .....................................: 51 10,295 44 7,204 : Chemicals purchased..................................farms: 1,423 (X) 1,484 (X) $1,000: (X) 15,174 (X) 16,447 percent of total: (X) 3.2 (X) 2.4 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 285 68 376 75 $500 to $999 .........................................: 223 168 119 91 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 415 861 478 1,113 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 180 1,227 174 1,151 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 184 2,758 155 2,437 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 59 1,998 99 3,397 $50,000 or more ......................................: 77 8,093 83 8,183 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 41 2,829 52 3,524 $100,000 or more ...................................: 36 5,263 31 4,659 : Seeds, plants, vines, and trees......................farms: 1,196 (X) 1,498 (X) $1,000: (X) 18,135 (X) 11,591 percent of total: (X) 3.8 (X) 1.7 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 224 48 381 92 $500 to $999 .........................................: 152 107 283 208 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 427 1,079 445 1,131 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 123 888 167 1,140 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 122 1,822 102 1,544 $25,000 or more ......................................: 148 14,192 120 7,477 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 64 2,206 79 2,700 $50,000 or more ....................................: 84 11,986 41 4,777 : Livestock and poultry purchased .....................farms: 1,039 (X) 1,226 (X) $1,000: (X) 55,182 (X) 70,407 percent of total: (X) 11.7 (X) 10.3 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 124 32 129 59 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 50 100 86 198 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 31 207 66 490 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 160 2,806 246 3,751 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 309 12,415 286 10,965 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 303 19,147 289 20,129 $100,000 to $249,999 .................................: 50 7,366 111 14,656 $250,000 or more .....................................: 12 13,110 13 20,159 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 8 2,465 9 3,003 $500,000 to $999,999 ...............................: - - - - $1,000,000 or more .................................: 4 10,645 4 17,156 : Breeding livestock : purchased (see text) .............................farms: 158 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 444 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 0.1 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 93 25 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 49 (D) (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 7 (D) (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 7 97 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: - - (NA) (NA) : $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) $250,000 or more ...................................: - - (NA) (NA) $250,000 to $499,999 .............................: - - (NA) (NA) $500,000 to $999,999 .............................: - - (NA) (NA) $1,000,000 or more ...............................: - - (NA) (NA) : Other livestock and poultry : purchased.........................................farms: 928 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 54,738 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 11.6 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 63 12 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 12 25 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 24 158 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 157 2,760 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 309 12,395 (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 .................................: 302 19,030 (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 49 7,266 (NA) (NA) $250,000 or more ...................................: 12 13,093 (NA) (NA) $250,000 to $499,999 .............................: 8 2,448 (NA) (NA) $500,000 to $999,999 .............................: - - (NA) (NA) $1,000,000 or more ...............................: 4 10,645 (NA) (NA) : Feed purchased.......................................farms: 1,540 (X) 1,553 (X) $1,000: (X) 207,528 (X) 415,739 percent of total: (X) 44.0 (X) 60.6 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 319 164 248 113 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 164 305 226 445 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 110 755 30 237 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 48 725 58 937 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 75 2,534 29 1,146 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 132 10,204 84 6,812 $100,000 or more .....................................: 692 192,841 878 406,048 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 467 87,720 237 38,288 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 176 57,410 363 133,203 $500,000 to $999,999 ...............................: 40 27,815 224 152,710 $1,000,000 or more .................................: 9 19,897 54 81,847 : Gasoline, fuels, and oils............................farms: 2,339 (X) 2,325 (X) $1,000: (X) 21,131 (X) 12,974 percent of total: (X) 4.5 (X) 1.9 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 925 330 1,017 401 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 687 1,676 829 1,845 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 384 2,699 189 1,377 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 167 2,591 189 2,944 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 84 2,809 71 2,374 $50,000 or more ......................................: 92 11,025 30 4,033 : Utilities (see text) ................................farms: 1,690 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 11,822 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 2.5 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 350 84 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 142 89 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 514 1,415 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 385 2,622 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 247 4,253 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ......................................: 52 3,359 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 29 985 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ....................................: 23 2,374 (NA) (NA) : Supplies, repairs, and maintenance ..................farms: 2,195 (X) 2,267 (X) $1,000: (X) 25,183 (X) 20,070 percent of total: (X) 5.3 (X) 2.9 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 636 256 574 266 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 679 1,857 952 2,373 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 300 2,094 257 1,610 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 320 4,863 309 4,478 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 153 4,667 112 3,764 $50,000 or more ......................................: 107 11,444 63 7,580 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 68 4,531 40 2,645 $100,000 or more ...................................: 39 6,914 23 4,935 : Hired farm labor ....................................farms: 891 (X) 1,004 (X) $1,000: (X) 31,579 (X) 30,819 percent of total: (X) 6.7 (X) 4.5 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 202 78 295 139 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 218 540 204 458 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 66 445 86 607 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 149 2,347 165 2,580 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 94 3,155 123 4,112 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 100 6,340 74 5,001 $100,000 or more .....................................: 62 18,674 57 17,922 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 36 5,761 33 5,184 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 21 7,025 18 6,044 $500,000 or more ...................................: 5 5,888 6 6,694 : Contract labor ......................................farms: 190 (X) 307 (X) $1,000: (X) 2,818 (X) 4,151 percent of total: (X) 0.6 (X) 0.6 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 41 16 89 (D) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 59 136 131 269 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 30 200 32 223 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 43 549 22 352 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 5 198 16 (D) $50,000 or more ......................................: 12 1,718 17 2,700 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 3 (D) 9 622 $100,000 or more ...................................: 9 (D) 8 2,078 : Customwork and custom hauling........................farms: 485 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 2,839 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 0.6 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 200 80 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 179 407 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 49 335 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 23 344 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 31 1,175 (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 ......................................: 3 497 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more ...................................: 2 (D) (NA) (NA) : Cash rent for land, buildings, : and grazing fees 2/.................................farms: 737 (X) 718 (X) $1,000: (X) 16,584 (X) 13,281 percent of total: (X) 3.5 (X) 1.9 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 97 31 77 14 $500 to $999 .........................................: 90 68 67 49 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 137 364 230 541 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 125 944 94 703 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 128 1,912 106 1,704 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 72 2,548 71 2,488 $50,000 or more ......................................: 88 10,717 73 7,781 : Rent and lease expenses for machinery, : equipment, and farm share of : vehicles ..........................................farms: 222 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 3,537 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 0.7 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 35 7 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 3 2 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 70 184 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 42 302 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 37 601 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 14 487 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ......................................: 21 1,954 (NA) (NA) : Interest expense.....................................farms: 1,024 (X) 1,376 (X) $1,000: (X) 14,025 (X) 19,115 percent of total: (X) 3.0 (X) 2.8 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 206 90 174 76 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 240 638 433 1,159 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 241 1,657 324 2,330 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 199 3,389 269 4,158 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 94 3,245 105 3,599 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 25 1,646 53 3,474 $100,000 or more .....................................: 19 3,360 18 4,318 : Secured by real estate.............................farms: 843 (X) 1,100 (X) $1,000: (X) 10,769 (X) 15,884 percent of total: (X) 2.3 (X) 2.3 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 150 65 100 55 $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 215 541 368 1,102 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 215 1,508 266 1,970 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 154 2,580 218 3,314 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 75 2,597 98 3,272 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 22 1,461 33 2,125 $100,000 or more ...................................: 12 2,017 17 4,047 : Not secured by real estate.........................farms: 435 (X) 581 (X) $1,000: (X) 3,255 (X) 3,231 percent of total: (X) 0.7 (X) 0.5 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 197 80 138 56 $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 93 235 271 564 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 61 350 88 622 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 60 894 62 1,020 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 11 389 13 441 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 9 618 9 527 $100,000 or more ...................................: 4 689 - - : Property taxes paid .................................farms: 2,194 (X) 2,489 (X) $1,000: (X) 4,556 (X) 4,575 percent of total: (X) 1.0 (X) 0.7 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 408 112 535 145 $500 to $999 .........................................: 558 409 646 466 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 1,041 2,124 1,165 2,217 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 117 746 87 589 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 65 900 45 670 $25,000 or more ......................................: 5 264 11 489 : All other production expenses (see text).............farms: 1,677 (X) 2,445 (X) $1,000: (X) 17,803 (X) 35,134 percent of total: (X) 3.8 (X) 5.1 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 384 168 769 337 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 636 1,629 844 2,085 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 271 1,812 199 1,327 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 225 3,139 317 5,092 : $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 87 3,124 147 4,810 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 51 3,409 96 6,669 $100,000 or more .....................................: 23 4,522 73 14,813 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 18 2,769 59 8,142 $250,000 or more ...................................: 5 1,753 14 6,671 : Production expenses paid by : landlords 3/..........................................farms: 137 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 838 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 0.2 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ............................................ : 33 (D) (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 ...........................................: 11 10 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .......................................: 72 (D) (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 .......................................: 2 (D) (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 6 104 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ........................................: 13 549 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 11 (D) (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) : Depreciation expenses : claimed (see text) ...................................farms: 1,061 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 28,682 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 6.1 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ............................................ : 127 23 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 ...........................................: 28 20 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .......................................: 214 565 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .......................................: 212 1,459 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 181 2,993 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ........................................: 299 23,621 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 155 5,486 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 92 6,224 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: 52 11,910 (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)...........: 2,391 168,894 :: Net cash farm income of operators (see text)............: 2,391 57,223 Average per farm.............................dollars: (X) 70,637 :: Average per farm.............................dollars: (X) 23,933 : :: : Farms with net gains 1/...............................: 1,403 191,752 :: Farm operators reporting net gains 1/.................: 1,216 95,703 Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 136,673 :: Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 78,703 : :: : Farms with gains of- : :: Farms with gains of- : less than $1,000 .................................: 80 33 :: less than $1,000 .................................: 68 29 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 111 332 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 166 482 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 141 944 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 104 737 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 127 2,172 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 275 4,684 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 119 4,691 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 226 7,985 $50,000 or more ..................................: 825 183,580 :: $50,000 or more ..................................: 377 81,786 : :: : Farms with net losses ................................: 988 22,858 :: Farm operators reporting net losses ..................: 1,175 38,480 Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 23,136 :: Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 32,749 : :: : Farms with losses of- : :: Farms with losses of- : less than $1,000 .................................: 137 59 :: less than $1,000 .................................: 117 55 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 331 936 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 358 1,051 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 187 1,426 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 190 1,451 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 167 2,560 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 220 3,450 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 78 2,842 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 103 3,598 $50,000 or more ..................................: 88 15,035 :: $50,000 or more ..................................: 187 28,874 : :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ....................: 617 8,643 721 3,845 :: Government payments - Con. : Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 14,009 (X) 5,333 :: Amount from other : : :: federal farm programs................: 525 7,917 (NA) (NA) Farms with receipts of- : :: Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 15,080 (NA) (NA) $1 to $999 .........................: 136 60 247 87 :: Farms with receipts of- : $1,000 to $4,999 ...................: 206 498 261 629 :: $1 to $999 .......................: 110 44 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................: 76 548 102 727 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................: 163 402 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................: 95 1,433 89 1,557 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................: 68 494 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................: 62 2,308 19 656 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............: 87 1,304 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ....................: 42 3,797 3 190 :: $25,000 or more ..................: 97 5,672 (NA) (NA) : :: : : :: Commodity Credit Corporation : Amount from Conservation : :: Loans (see text).......................: 119 1,965 46 1,616 Reserve and Wetlands : :: Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 16,513 (X) 35,121 Reserve Programs ....................: 157 726 64 160 :: : Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 4,626 (X) 2,495 :: Farms with receipts of- : Farms with receipts of- : :: $1 to $999 .........................: 30 11 8 (D) $1 to $999 .......................: 65 36 (NA) (NA) :: $1,000 to $4,999 ...................: 23 57 8 17 $1,000 to $4,999 .................: 62 141 (NA) (NA) :: $5,000 to $9,999 ...................: 27 178 8 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................: 11 68 (NA) (NA) :: $10,000 to $19,999 .................: 18 254 8 110 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............: 10 157 (NA) (NA) :: $20,000 to $24,999 .................: 8 176 1 (D) $25,000 or more ..................: 9 325 (NA) (NA) :: $25,000 to $49,999 .................: 7 238 7 253 : :: $50,000 or more ....................: 6 1,052 6 1,150 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 :-----------------------------------------------:: :----------------------------------------------- : Farms : Value : Farms : Value :: : Farms : Value : Farms : Value : : ($1,000) : : ($1,000) :: : : ($1,000) : : ($1,000) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total income from farm-related sources, : :: Total income from farm-related sources, : gross before taxes and expenses : :: gross before taxes and expenses : (see text) 1/..........................: 857 7,391 814 4,113 :: (see text) 1/ - Con. : Average per farm ............dollars: (X) 8,624 (X) 5,053 :: Sales of forest products, exc