Cen V1 (6-04) 2002 Census of Agriculture Maine Volume 1, Geographic Area Series Part 19 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: 7,196 7,404 5,810 5,776 6,269 7,003 6,775 6,436 Land in farms..............................acres: 1,369,768 1,313,066 1,211,648 1,258,297 1,342,588 1,468,674 1,500,390 1,523,696 Average size of farm ..................acres: 190 177 209 218 214 210 221 237 : Estimated market value of : land and buildings 1/: : Average per farm ....................dollars: 322,690 230,120 251,074 241,816 210,777 150,487 118,027 80,656 Average per acre ....................dollars: 1,637 1,267 1,190 1,130 962 708 521 341 : Estimated market value of all : machinery and equipment 1/...............$1,000: 380,209 327,353 282,151 263,791 240,068 236,527 206,739 141,550 Average per farm ....................dollars: 54,316 44,285 48,697 45,757 38,325 33,916 30,542 22,673 : Farms by size: : 1 to 9 acres .................................: 918 773 533 465 419 379 358 305 10 to 49 acres ...............................: 1,861 1,747 1,184 1,024 1,029 1,139 881 728 50 to 179 acres ..............................: 2,506 2,802 2,110 2,174 2,453 2,824 2,711 2,554 180 to 499 acres .............................: 1,334 1,545 1,441 1,513 1,758 2,018 2,155 2,182 500 to 999 acres .............................: 393 393 398 448 474 505 539 509 1,000 to 1,999 acres .........................: 135 113 113 120 106 108 105 130 2,000 acres or more ..........................: 49 31 31 32 30 30 26 28 : Total cropland ............................farms: 5,929 6,714 5,372 5,495 5,919 6,591 6,402 6,032 acres: 536,839 580,260 539,966 559,424 592,309 610,691 650,356 641,940 Harvested cropland ......................farms: 4,869 5,966 4,875 5,141 5,486 6,138 6,064 5,631 acres: 394,121 426,711 403,014 399,755 410,891 457,076 463,029 449,901 Irrigated land ............................farms: 1,031 805 671 523 359 200 255 176 acres: 19,703 22,229 21,791 10,241 6,065 5,831 7,013 6,211 : Market value of agricultural : products sold (see text) 2/..............$1,000: 463,603 450,278 438,673 430,324 405,484 399,412 393,869 359,612 Average per farm ....................dollars: 64,425 60,815 75,503 74,502 64,681 57,034 58,136 55,875 Crops, including nursery : and greenhouse crops...................$1,000: 222,356 219,600 212,229 215,995 157,828 142,834 106,752 132,582 Livestock, poultry, and : their products.........................$1,000: 241,247 230,678 226,444 214,329 247,656 256,578 287,117 224,145 : Farms by value of sales 3/: : Less than $2,500 .............................: 3,634 2,978 1,923 1,690 2,059 2,549 2,090 1,957 $2,500 to $4,999 .............................: 777 978 743 775 870 914 836 513 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................: 682 864 751 786 719 664 627 511 $10,000 to $24,999 ...........................: 727 914 798 732 700 644 790 (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...........................: 387 485 438 441 466 571 756 (NA) $50,000 to $99,999............................: 310 400 390 449 553 745 765 (NA) $100,000 to $499,999..........................: 513 642 626 794 809 829 825 796 $500,000 or more..............................: 166 143 141 109 93 82 77 38 : Farms by type of : organization: : Family or individual..........................: 6,377 6,557 5,064 5,063 5,594 6,317 6,078 (NA) Partnership...................................: 321 347 306 325 350 384 426 (NA) Corporation...................................: 422 456 403 352 300 272 244 (NA) Other-cooperative, estate : or trust, institutional, etc.................: 76 44 37 36 25 30 27 (NA) : Principal operator by days of work : off farm 4/ 5/: : None..........................................: 2,839 2,624 2,246 2,331 2,275 2,609 2,842 2,458 Any...........................................: 4,357 4,404 3,263 3,144 3,653 3,932 3,659 2,743 200 days or more ...........................: 2,948 2,747 1,958 1,857 2,253 2,467 2,115 1,579 : Principal operator by primary occupation 5/: : Farming ......................................: 3,409 3,324 2,872 2,981 3,220 3,644 3,908 4,130 Other ........................................: 3,787 4,080 2,938 2,795 3,049 3,359 2,867 2,144 : Average age of principal operator 5/.......years: 53.7 53.8 54.4 53.0 51.7 49.8 49.7 51.5 : Total farm production : expenses 1/..............................$1,000: 399,767 373,488 347,611 351,076 324,276 (NA) (NA) 293,191 : Selected farm production : expenses 1/: : Livestock and poultry : purchased..............................$1,000: 16,895 13,435 11,988 18,658 21,876 20,717 34,845 22,851 Feed purchased..........................$1,000: 73,459 83,550 79,605 70,781 94,386 100,879 140,499 115,882 Fertilizer, lime, and : soil conditioners 6/ 7/................$1,000: 18,170 17,522 16,537 18,543 16,437 18,719 17,456 18,968 Gasoline, fuels, and oils...............$1,000: 16,300 16,200 14,829 15,276 12,827 18,739 13,885 9,268 Hired farm labor........................$1,000: 78,420 68,056 64,285 61,086 51,613 44,906 39,420 31,435 Interest expense 8/.....................$1,000: 15,230 17,561 15,954 14,775 15,455 18,511 (NA) (NA) Chemicals 6/............................$1,000: 17,397 18,237 17,435 16,197 11,996 9,865 8,603 6,603 : Livestock and poultry: : Cattle and calves : inventory...............................farms: 1,749 2,484 1,921 2,110 2,637 3,652 3,246 3,250 number: 89,831 104,652 101,695 104,511 119,475 141,206 129,250 137,366 Beef cows .............................farms: 1,107 1,375 1,035 1,098 1,331 1,811 1,394 1,281 number: 12,242 12,824 11,782 11,412 11,782 13,242 10,572 11,151 Milk cows .............................farms: 556 776 685 836 1,183 1,784 1,837 2,034 number: 35,633 41,177 40,749 42,737 49,815 57,173 56,633 61,293 : Cattle and calves sold ..................farms: 1,223 1,901 1,631 1,831 2,366 3,030 2,796 2,716 number: 32,147 39,111 37,889 40,873 50,357 52,363 61,349 58,771 : Hogs and pigs inventory .................farms: 328 486 341 377 421 804 809 769 number: 4,637 7,017 5,977 4,768 8,999 8,586 7,788 6,480 Hogs and pigs sold.......................farms: 310 343 261 258 295 450 409 324 number: 9,033 10,656 9,226 9,308 13,905 12,067 9,565 7,844 : Layers 20 weeks old and older : inventory...............................farms: 1,044 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) number: (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Broilers and other meat- : type chickens sold......................farms: 165 99 73 74 95 145 337 387 number: 46,966 200,993 199,416 638,163 13,679,943 20,061,324 69,135,035 64,457,259 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 27 57 49 46 80 126 105 95 acres: 2,660 3,615 3,604 2,739 5,342 8,020 5,542 4,625 bushels: 295,847 (D) (D) 266,755 485,087 647,910 374,766 317,988 Corn for silage or greenchop.............farms: 233 343 332 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 24,351 27,654 27,537 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons: 407,813 449,971 447,405 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Wheat for grain, All.....................farms: 12 17 15 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 302 533 551 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: (D) 32,111 32,881 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Winter wheat for grain.................farms: 10 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Spring wheat for grain ................farms: 3 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Oats for grain...........................farms: 197 285 272 320 535 679 763 (NA) acres: 24,919 22,403 22,364 24,277 35,548 40,971 40,224 (NA) bushels: 2,113,706 1,643,996 1,643,127 2,014,920 2,728,024 2,514,472 2,548,583 (NA) Barley for grain.........................farms: 112 192 195 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 25,856 28,063 28,163 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 1,825,297 1,764,610 1,769,992 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sorghum for silage or greenchop..........farms: 5 9 8 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: (D) 156 146 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons: (D) 1,067 967 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Soybeans for beans ......................farms: 18 19 18 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 940 829 804 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 34,009 21,743 20,993 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Dry edible beans, excluding limas........farms: 35 67 61 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 367 865 984 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) cwt: 3,570 9,405 9,839 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Potatoes.................................farms: 444 614 586 770 839 1,134 1,287 1,575 acres: 64,474 73,233 73,085 87,650 83,261 99,251 114,904 136,963 cwt: 17,231,115 19,515,754 19,490,474 25,008,230 22,412,030 24,556,322 24,933,225 33,873,341 Sweet potatoes...........................farms: 4 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) cwt: 22 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Forage-land used for all hay and : haylage, grass silage, and greenchop : (see text) .............................farms: 2,765 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 209,955 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons, dry: 446,171 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sunflower seed, All......................farms: 2 3 3 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: (D) 15 15 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) pounds: (D) 13,500 13,500 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Vegetables harvested for sale : (see text) 9/...........................farms: 684 667 611 582 509 535 559 572 acres: 6,925 11,961 11,745 10,251 9,727 11,278 11,044 9,382 All land in orchards.....................farms: 415 352 334 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 4,037 5,054 5,170 (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: 7,196 100.0 7,404 :: Total sales (see text) - Con. : $1,000: 463,603 100.0 450,278 :: Value of sales by commodity : Average per farm.................dollars: 64,425 (X) 60,815 :: or commodity group - Con. : : :: Livestock, poultry, and : By value of sales: : :: their products - Con. : Less than $1,000 (see text)........farms: 2,659 37.0 1,771 :: : $1,000: 422 0.1 334 :: Cattle and calves ...............farms: 1,223 17.0 1,901 $1,000 to $2,499...................farms: 975 13.5 1,207 :: $1,000: 15,994 3.4 10,651 $1,000: 1,589 0.3 1,968 :: Milk and other dairy products : $2,500 to $4,999...................farms: 777 10.8 978 :: from cows.......................farms: 436 6.1 609 $1,000: 2,736 0.6 3,437 :: $1,000: 87,544 18.9 96,130 : :: Hogs and pigs....................farms: 310 4.3 343 $5,000 to $9,999...................farms: 682 9.5 864 :: $1,000: (D) (D) 1,492 $1,000: 4,783 1.0 6,103 :: : $10,000 to $19,999.................farms: 578 8.0 713 :: Sheep, goats, and their products.farms: 490 6.8 (NA) $1,000: 8,051 1.7 10,096 :: $1,000: 801 0.2 (NA) $20,000 to $24,999.................farms: 149 2.1 201 :: Horses, ponies, mules, burros, : $1,000: 3,292 0.7 4,427 :: and donkeys.....................farms: 393 5.5 (NA) $25,000 to $39,999.................farms: 269 3.7 346 :: $1,000: 2,802 0.6 (NA) $1,000: 8,353 1.8 10,932 :: : : :: Aquaculture (see text)...........farms: 78 1.1 (NA) $40,000 to $49,999.................farms: 118 1.6 139 :: $1,000: 31,944 6.9 (NA) $1,000: 5,231 1.1 6,113 :: : $50,000 to $99,999.................farms: 310 4.3 400 :: Other animals and other animal : $1,000: 22,145 4.8 29,039 :: products (see text)............farms: 278 3.9 (NA) $100,000 to $249,999...............farms: 350 4.9 428 :: $1,000: (D) (D) (NA) $1,000: 56,012 12.1 67,188 :: : : :: : $250,000 to $499,999...............farms: 163 2.3 214 :: Value of landlord's share of : $1,000: 55,647 12.0 71,205 :: total sales (see text)..............farms: 14 0.2 (NA) $500,000 to $999,999...............farms: 104 1.4 89 :: $1,000: 56 (Z) (NA) $1,000: 71,890 15.5 58,141 :: : $1,000,000 or more.................farms: 62 0.9 54 :: : $1,000: 223,453 48.2 181,295 :: Value of agricultural products sold : $1,000,000 to $2,499,999.........farms: 48 0.7 40 :: directly to individuals for human : $1,000: 72,245 15.6 56,855 :: consumption (see text)..............farms: 1,454 20.2 1,417 $2,500,000 to $4,999,999.........farms: 7 0.1 7 :: $1,000: 11,237 2.4 8,641 $1,000: 22,961 5.0 25,132 :: Average per farm...............dollars: 7,729 (X) 6,098 $5,000,000 or more...............farms: 7 0.1 7 :: : $1,000: 128,246 27.7 99,308 :: By value of sales: : : :: : Value of sales by commodity : :: $1 to $499.......................farms: 385 5.4 334 or commodity group: : :: $1,000: 75 (Z) 73 Crops, including nursery : :: $500 to $999.....................farms: 224 3.1 210 and greenhouse ...................farms: 3,825 53.2 4,614 :: $1,000: 158 (Z) 143 $1,000: 222,356 48.0 219,600 :: : : :: $1,000 to $4,999.................farms: 490 6.8 552 Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, : :: $1,000: 1,140 0.2 1,227 and dry peas....................farms: 308 4.3 (NA) :: $5,000 to $9,999 ................farms: 114 1.6 132 $1,000: 7,794 1.7 (NA) :: $1,000: 771 0.2 874 Tobacco..........................farms: - - - :: $10,000 to $24,999...............farms: 138 1.9 109 $1,000: - - - :: $1,000: 2,096 0.5 1,612 Cotton and cottonseed............farms: - - - :: $25,000 to $49,999..............farms: 58 0.8 53 $1,000: - - - :: $1,000: 1,975 0.4 1,720 : :: $50,000 or more.................farms: 45 0.6 27 Vegetables, melons, potatoes, : :: $1,000: 5,022 1.1 2,992 and sweet potatoes..............farms: 977 13.6 (NA) :: : $1,000: 126,049 27.2 (NA) :: Value of certified organically produced : Fruits, tree nuts, and berries...farms: 998 13.9 1,192 :: commodities (see text)..............farms: 223 3.1 (NA) $1,000: 33,970 7.3 48,626 :: $1,000: 4,113 0.9 (NA) Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, : :: Average per farm...............dollars: 18,445 (X) (NA) and sod (see text)..............farms: 769 10.7 (NA) :: : $1,000: 37,334 8.1 (NA) :: By value of sales: : : :: : Cut Christmas trees and short : :: $1 to $999 ......................farms: 57 0.8 (NA) rotation woody crops............farms: 216 3.0 (NA) :: $1,000: 26 (Z) (NA) $1,000: 2,293 0.5 (NA) :: $1,000 to $9,999 ................farms: 96 1.3 (NA) Other crops and hay (see text)...farms: 1,757 24.4 (NA) :: $1,000: 326 0.1 (NA) $1,000: 14,916 3.2 (NA) :: : : :: $10,000 to $24,999 ..............farms: 30 0.4 (NA) Livestock, poultry, and : :: $1,000: 427 0.1 (NA) their products....................farms: 2,546 35.4 2,930 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ..............farms: 17 0.2 (NA) $1,000: 241,247 52.0 230,678 :: $1,000: 542 0.1 (NA) Poultry and eggs.................farms: 734 10.2 545 :: $50,000 or more .................farms: 23 0.3 (NA) $1,000: 78,848 17.0 73,637 :: $1,000: 2,791 0.6 (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 : 7,196 7,196 1,244 $1,000: 472,267 463,603 8,664 Average per farm ................................dollars: 65,629 64,425 6,965 : By economic class (see text): : : Less than $1,000 (see text) .......................farms: 2,367 2,367 126 $1,000: 475 414 61 $1,000 to $2,499 ..................................farms: 1,122 1,122 233 $1,000: 1,836 1,565 270 $2,500 to $4,999 ..................................farms: 845 845 128 $1,000: 2,965 2,692 273 $5,000 to $9,999 ..................................farms: 727 727 121 $1,000: 5,094 4,739 355 $10,000 to $24,999 ................................farms: 746 746 131 $1,000: 11,618 11,226 392 $25,000 to $49,999 ................................farms: 391 391 85 $1,000: 13,778 13,532 245 : $50,000 to $99,999 ................................farms: 304 304 86 $1,000: 21,850 21,274 576 $100,000 to $249,999 ..............................farms: 356 356 156 $1,000: 57,144 55,011 2,133 $250,000 to $499,999 ..............................farms: 168 168 84 $1,000: 57,216 55,907 1,309 $500,000 to $999,999 ..............................farms: 108 108 64 $1,000: 75,662 73,789 1,874 $1,000,000 or more ................................farms: 62 62 30 $1,000: 224,629 223,453 1,176 $1,000,000 to $2,499,999.........................farms: 48 48 25 $1,000: 73,195 72,245 950 $2,500,000 to $4,999,999.........................farms: 7 7 3 $1,000: 23,170 (D) (D) $5,000,000 or more...............................farms: 7 7 2 $1,000: 128,264 (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: 7,121 (X) 7,400 (X) $1,000: (X) 399,767 (X) 373,488 Average per farm ................................dollars: (X) 56,139 (X) 50,471 : Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $4,999 ...........................................: 2,419 6,728 2,845 7,892 $5,000 to $9,999 .......................................: 1,642 11,480 1,802 12,692 $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 1,573 24,289 1,275 19,296 $25,000 to $49,999 .....................................: 651 21,794 421 14,139 $50,000 to $99,999 .....................................: 242 18,251 352 25,408 : $100,000 to $249,999 ...................................: 275 43,513 417 66,718 $250,000 to $499,999 ...................................: 197 68,183 191 64,011 $500,000 or more .......................................: 122 205,529 97 163,332 $500,000 to $999,999 .................................: 69 46,337 59 41,377 $1,000,000 to $2,499,999 .............................: 43 63,423 28 40,064 $2,500,000 or more ...................................: 10 95,770 10 81,891 : Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners : purchased 1/........................................farms: 3,510 (X) 3,603 (X) $1,000: (X) 18,170 (X) 17,522 percent of total: (X) 4.5 (X) 4.7 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 1,674 355 1,694 354 $500 to $999 .........................................: 521 349 477 314 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 793 1,622 826 1,794 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 197 1,292 221 1,550 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 126 1,942 200 3,265 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 108 4,061 119 4,176 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 64 4,148 52 3,608 $100,000 or more .....................................: 27 4,402 14 2,460 : Chemicals purchased..................................farms: 2,176 (X) 2,781 (X) $1,000: (X) 17,397 (X) 18,237 percent of total: (X) 4.4 (X) 4.9 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 1,088 185 1,414 259 $500 to $999 .........................................: 236 161 301 199 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 441 1,025 567 1,189 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 111 694 119 803 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 111 1,622 174 2,633 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 90 3,427 116 3,939 $50,000 or more ......................................: 99 10,284 90 9,214 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 60 4,010 59 3,784 $100,000 or more ...................................: 39 6,274 31 5,430 : Seeds, plants, vines, and trees......................farms: 2,504 (X) 2,443 (X) $1,000: (X) 16,887 (X) 14,902 percent of total: (X) 4.2 (X) 4.0 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 1,263 230 1,082 220 $500 to $999 .........................................: 364 233 392 273 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 456 1,030 514 1,183 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 126 871 125 883 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 123 1,911 171 2,576 $25,000 or more ......................................: 172 12,613 159 9,768 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 82 2,893 99 3,422 $50,000 or more ....................................: 90 9,720 60 6,347 : Livestock and poultry purchased .....................farms: 1,845 (X) 1,589 (X) $1,000: (X) 16,895 (X) 13,435 percent of total: (X) 4.2 (X) 3.6 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 1,122 397 783 199 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 575 1,229 479 1,211 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 56 394 135 890 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 53 747 103 1,662 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 13 431 39 1,396 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 10 729 27 1,754 $100,000 to $249,999 .................................: 9 1,415 14 2,168 $250,000 or more .....................................: 7 11,553 9 4,155 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 2 (D) 4 1,269 $500,000 to $999,999 ...............................: 2 (D) 5 2,887 $1,000,000 or more .................................: 3 9,145 - - : Breeding livestock : purchased (see text) .............................farms: 1,007 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 5,319 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 1.3 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 560 211 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 346 (D) (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 45 (D) (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 37 493 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 11 349 (NA) (NA) : $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 5 (D) (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 2 (D) (NA) (NA) $250,000 or more ...................................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) $250,000 to $499,999 .............................: - - (NA) (NA) $500,000 to $999,999 .............................: - - (NA) (NA) $1,000,000 or more ...............................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) : Other livestock and poultry : purchased.........................................farms: 1,112 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 11,576 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 2.9 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 790 225 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 280 541 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 5 (D) (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 15 231 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 3 (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) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 .................................: 6 416 (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 7 988 (NA) (NA) $250,000 or more ...................................: 6 9,016 (NA) (NA) $250,000 to $499,999 .............................: 2 (D) (NA) (NA) $500,000 to $999,999 .............................: 2 (D) (NA) (NA) $1,000,000 or more ...............................: 2 (D) (NA) (NA) : Feed purchased.......................................farms: 3,567 (X) 2,873 (X) $1,000: (X) 73,459 (X) 83,550 percent of total: (X) 18.4 (X) 22.4 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 1,457 542 1,219 556 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 1,372 2,717 999 1,927 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 246 1,521 88 575 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 185 2,651 138 2,051 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 138 4,776 171 6,324 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 97 7,220 139 9,648 $100,000 or more .....................................: 72 54,031 119 62,469 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 47 7,407 79 12,131 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 13 4,610 21 7,142 $500,000 to $999,999 ...............................: 5 3,583 12 6,849 $1,000,000 or more .................................: 7 38,432 7 36,347 : Gasoline, fuels, and oils............................farms: 6,406 (X) 6,890 (X) $1,000: (X) 16,300 (X) 16,200 percent of total: (X) 4.1 (X) 4.3 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 4,300 1,238 4,607 1,541 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 1,367 2,995 1,556 3,357 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 395 2,506 373 2,574 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 233 3,580 272 4,081 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 78 2,427 52 1,608 $50,000 or more ......................................: 33 3,553 30 3,039 : Utilities (see text) ................................farms: 3,817 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 13,270 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 3.3 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 1,760 334 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 546 370 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 993 2,252 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 308 2,056 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 166 2,567 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ......................................: 44 5,692 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 28 952 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ....................................: 16 4,740 (NA) (NA) : Supplies, repairs, and maintenance ..................farms: 6,018 (X) 6,086 (X) $1,000: (X) 39,619 (X) 26,619 percent of total: (X) 9.9 (X) 7.1 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 2,738 950 2,650 1,036 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 1,954 4,387 2,219 4,510 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 562 3,677 607 3,892 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 445 7,081 418 6,168 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 150 5,313 132 4,405 $50,000 or more ......................................: 169 18,210 60 6,608 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 117 7,618 45 3,009 $100,000 or more ...................................: 52 10,593 15 3,598 : Hired farm labor ....................................farms: 2,045 (X) 2,885 (X) $1,000: (X) 78,420 (X) 68,056 percent of total: (X) 19.6 (X) 18.2 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 569 237 1,121 375 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 491 1,205 645 1,615 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 157 1,055 282 1,997 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 349 5,397 297 5,014 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 156 5,346 266 9,229 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 159 10,876 168 11,299 $100,000 or more .....................................: 164 54,305 106 38,527 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 106 15,087 76 10,916 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 39 12,904 17 5,537 $500,000 or more ...................................: 19 26,314 13 22,074 : Contract labor ......................................farms: 740 (X) 793 (X) $1,000: (X) 6,005 (X) 4,630 percent of total: (X) 1.5 (X) 1.2 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 246 116 327 144 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 300 700 313 700 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 81 562 75 507 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 67 1,004 54 818 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 21 676 11 426 $50,000 or more ......................................: 25 2,948 13 2,035 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 11 585 8 488 $100,000 or more ...................................: 14 2,363 5 1,547 : Customwork and custom hauling........................farms: 894 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 4,403 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 1.1 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 441 146 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 259 611 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 113 795 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 53 838 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 16 595 (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 ......................................: 12 1,417 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 10 (D) (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more ...................................: 2 (D) (NA) (NA) : Cash rent for land, buildings, : and grazing fees 2/.................................farms: 885 (X) 1,056 (X) $1,000: (X) 9,033 (X) 5,503 percent of total: (X) 2.3 (X) 1.5 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 213 48 295 70 $500 to $999 .........................................: 135 83 120 83 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 230 538 401 847 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 132 859 105 715 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 107 1,680 90 1,338 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 34 1,123 26 894 $50,000 or more ......................................: 34 4,702 19 1,555 : Rent and lease expenses for machinery, : equipment, and farm share of : vehicles ..........................................farms: 505 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 4,784 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 1.2 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 136 28 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 47 32 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 154 492 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 52 339 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 61 922 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 38 1,358 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ......................................: 17 1,614 (NA) (NA) : Interest expense.....................................farms: 1,813 (X) 2,105 (X) $1,000: (X) 15,230 (X) 17,561 percent of total: (X) 3.8 (X) 4.7 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 419 200 441 (D) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 691 1,727 859 2,145 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 332 2,238 342 2,417 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 265 3,980 320 4,561 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 65 2,295 88 2,878 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 31 1,877 36 2,325 $100,000 or more .....................................: 10 2,913 19 (D) : Secured by real estate.............................farms: 1,454 (X) 1,589 (X) $1,000: (X) 11,533 (X) 11,752 percent of total: (X) 2.9 (X) 3.1 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 330 173 288 (D) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 549 1,419 657 1,604 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 312 2,053 317 2,237 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 187 2,600 231 3,195 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 52 1,816 69 2,306 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 18 1,094 22 1,381 $100,000 or more ...................................: 6 2,379 5 (D) : Not secured by real estate.........................farms: 887 (X) 1,128 (X) $1,000: (X) 3,697 (X) 5,809 percent of total: (X) 0.9 (X) 1.6 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 393 (D) 465 (D) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 322 771 447 954 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 74 514 100 669 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 79 1,259 78 1,189 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 13 435 20 716 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 5 344 10 (D) $100,000 or more ...................................: 1 (D) 8 1,410 : Property taxes paid .................................farms: 6,823 (X) 7,089 (X) $1,000: (X) 21,081 (X) 18,561 percent of total: (X) 5.3 (X) 5.0 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 730 185 796 211 $500 to $999 .........................................: 773 578 1,198 893 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 4,315 9,217 4,402 9,399 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 612 4,040 489 3,226 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 340 4,733 162 2,186 $25,000 or more ......................................: 53 2,328 42 2,647 : All other production expenses (see text).............farms: 4,352 (X) 6,442 (X) $1,000: (X) 48,812 (X) 52,299 percent of total: (X) 12.2 (X) 14.0 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 1,862 786 3,074 1,195 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 1,484 3,074 2,208 4,650 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 361 2,450 422 2,964 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 359 4,979 380 5,874 : $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 123 4,394 186 6,105 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 95 6,067 98 6,367 $100,000 or more .....................................: 68 27,062 74 25,144 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 43 5,739 53 7,986 $250,000 or more ...................................: 25 21,322 21 17,158 : Production expenses paid by : landlords 3/..........................................farms: 236 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 1,330 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 0.3 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ............................................ : 25 (D) (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 ...........................................: 19 (D) (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .......................................: 113 326 (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 .......................................: 50 362 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 16 229 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ........................................: 13 392 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 12 (D) (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: - - (NA) (NA) : Depreciation expenses : claimed (see text) ...................................farms: 2,411 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 32,511 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 8.1 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ............................................ : 551 113 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 ...........................................: 130 86 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .......................................: 847 1,943 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .......................................: 318 2,208 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 294 4,723 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ........................................: 271 23,438 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 131 4,658 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 77 5,441 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: 63 13,339 (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)...........: 7,121 107,571 :: Net cash farm income of operators (see text)............: 7,121 108,861 Average per farm.............................dollars: (X) 15,106 :: Average per farm.............................dollars: (X) 15,287 : :: : Farms with net gains 1/...............................: 2,663 153,650 :: Farm operators reporting net gains 1/.................: 2,671 154,364 Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 57,698 :: Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 57,792 : :: : Farms with gains of- : :: Farms with gains of- : less than $1,000 .................................: 355 147 :: less than $1,000 .................................: 351 145 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 750 1,910 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 749 1,905 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 270 2,013 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 280 2,074 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 467 7,787 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 450 7,378 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 373 12,859 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 383 13,091 $50,000 or more ..................................: 448 128,935 :: $50,000 or more ..................................: 458 129,770 : :: : Farms with net losses ................................: 4,458 46,079 :: Farm operators reporting net losses ..................: 4,450 45,503 Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 10,336 :: Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 10,225 : :: : Farms with losses of- : :: Farms with losses of- : less than $1,000 .................................: 487 242 :: less than $1,000 .................................: 521 260 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 1,883 5,279 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 1,840 5,117 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 987 6,756 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 992 6,768 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 841 12,911 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 836 12,756 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 158 5,094 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 159 5,113 $50,000 or more ..................................: 102 15,797 :: $50,000 or more ..................................: 102 15,488 : :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ....................: 1,244 8,664 1,076 3,383 :: Government payments - Con. : Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 6,965 (X) 3,145 :: Amount from other : : :: federal farm programs................: 844 7,441 (NA) (NA) Farms with receipts of- : :: Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 8,816 (NA) (NA) $1 to $999 .........................: 459 184 371 138 :: Farms with receipts of- : $1,000 to $4,999 ...................: 424 951 476 1,102 :: $1 to $999 .......................: 375 120 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................: 146 1,040 172 1,181 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................: 172 410 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................: 131 1,953 50 738 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................: 98 724 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................: 51 1,831 7 224 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............: 117 1,756 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ....................: 33 2,706 - - :: $25,000 or more ..................: 82 4,430 (NA) (NA) : :: : : :: Commodity Credit Corporation : Amount from Conservation : :: Loans (see text).......................: 71 551 12 24 Reserve and Wetlands : :: Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 7,756 (X) 1,960 Reserve Programs ....................: 476 1,223 439 1,333 :: : Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 2,569 (X) 3,037 :: Farms with receipts of- : Farms with receipts of- : :: $1 to $999 .........................: 34 (D) 8 (D) $1 to $999 .......................: 139 (D) (NA) (NA) :: $1,000 to $4,999 ...................: 13 (D) 1 (D) $1,000 to $4,999 .................: 276 588 (NA) (NA) :: $5,000 to $9,999 ...................: 8 52 3 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................: 46 291 (NA) (NA) :: $10,000 to $19,999 .................: 7 90 - - $10,000 to $24,999 ...............: 14 200 (NA) (NA) :: $20,000 to $24,999 .................: - - - - $25,000 or more ..................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) :: $25,000 to $49,999 .................: 7 234 - - : :: $50,000 or more ....................: 2 (D) - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/..........................: 1,865 15,419 1,989 11,719 :: (see text) 1/ - Con. : Average per farm ............dollars: (X) 8,267 (X) 5,892 :: Sales of forest products, excluding : :