Cen V1 (6-04) 2002 Census of Agriculture Montana Volume 1, Geographic Area Series Part 26 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: 27,870 27,632 24,279 22,821 24,568 23,570 23,565 23,324 Land in farms..............................acres: 59,612,403 58,445,339 58,607,778 59,642,536 60,203,993 60,539,209 61,690,919 62,158,351 Average size of farm ..................acres: 2,139 2,115 2,414 2,613 2,451 2,568 2,618 2,665 : Estimated market value of : land and buildings 1/: : Average per farm ....................dollars: 835,250 650,281 699,069 594,881 505,526 677,995 512,791 298,070 Average per acre ....................dollars: 386 309 294 227 205 259 195 112 : Estimated market value of all : machinery and equipment 1/...............$1,000: 2,085,701 2,028,280 1,895,934 1,516,085 1,488,238 1,567,780 1,245,732 752,934 Average per farm ....................dollars: 83,976 73,526 78,157 66,472 60,754 66,632 52,956 33,257 : Farms by size: : 1 to 9 acres .................................: 1,484 1,195 898 1,209 1,940 1,551 1,255 1,177 10 to 49 acres ...............................: 5,005 4,673 3,570 2,804 2,745 2,673 1,889 1,550 50 to 179 acres ..............................: 4,497 4,414 3,575 3,061 3,019 3,080 2,987 2,707 180 to 499 acres .............................: 3,964 4,032 3,372 2,964 3,315 3,097 3,420 3,436 500 to 999 acres .............................: 2,770 3,067 2,675 2,521 2,737 2,640 2,928 2,990 1,000 to 1,999 acres .........................: 3,034 3,382 3,127 3,040 3,460 3,345 4,011 4,053 2,000 acres or more ..........................: 7,116 6,869 7,062 7,222 7,352 7,184 7,075 7,411 : Total cropland ............................farms: 21,854 22,803 20,669 19,442 21,064 20,717 21,437 21,368 acres: 18,315,514 18,238,158 17,629,001 17,494,553 17,829,766 16,452,331 16,232,608 15,445,720 Harvested cropland ......................farms: 16,543 19,254 17,854 17,100 19,267 19,279 20,313 20,376 acres: 8,742,111 9,792,216 9,399,718 8,199,296 9,128,013 9,365,775 8,741,043 8,426,881 Irrigated land ............................farms: 10,150 10,098 9,059 8,883 9,520 9,226 9,384 8,714 acres: 1,976,111 2,101,548 1,994,484 1,978,167 1,996,882 2,023,003 2,069,531 1,759,040 : Market value of agricultural : products sold (see text) 2/..............$1,000: 1,882,114 1,921,771 1,870,732 1,730,237 1,547,286 1,547,160 1,177,454 1,033,239 Average per farm ....................dollars: 67,532 69,549 77,051 75,818 62,980 65,641 49,966 44,299 Crops, including nursery : and greenhouse crops...................$1,000: 733,324 952,468 903,822 691,860 639,202 759,171 488,486 549,876 Livestock, poultry, and : their products.........................$1,000: 1,148,791 969,303 966,910 1,038,377 908,084 787,989 688,968 480,277 : Farms by value of sales 3/: : Less than $2,500 .............................: 10,117 7,129 4,996 4,073 4,320 3,914 2,842 3,340 $2,500 to $4,999 .............................: 1,776 2,314 2,024 1,764 2,006 1,795 1,991 1,655 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................: 2,162 2,559 2,308 2,131 2,374 2,295 2,538 2,520 $10,000 to $24,999 ...........................: 3,043 3,666 3,415 3,413 3,912 3,703 4,573 (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...........................: 2,718 3,066 2,839 3,051 3,695 3,592 4,757 (NA) $50,000 to $99,999............................: 3,027 3,425 3,340 3,528 4,064 3,928 4,024 (NA) $100,000 to $499,999..........................: 4,507 4,988 4,878 4,492 3,945 3,981 2,567 2,036 $500,000 or more..............................: 520 485 479 369 252 263 160 106 : Farms by type of : organization: : Family or individual..........................: 22,448 21,674 18,751 17,723 19,506 18,842 19,042 (NA) Partnership...................................: 2,192 2,250 2,065 2,046 2,147 2,099 2,305 (NA) Corporation...................................: 2,730 3,317 3,121 2,798 2,656 2,336 2,012 (NA) Other-cooperative, estate : or trust, institutional, etc.................: 500 391 342 254 259 293 206 (NA) : Principal operator by days of work : off farm 4/ 5/: : None..........................................: 13,824 12,216 11,320 11,176 12,162 10,964 12,114 9,952 Any...........................................: 14,046 13,578 11,280 9,838 10,764 10,108 10,079 7,284 200 days or more ...........................: 8,900 7,920 6,322 5,261 5,607 5,272 5,016 3,704 : Principal operator by primary occupation 5/: : Farming ......................................: 17,710 16,855 15,703 16,006 17,405 16,898 16,855 16,967 Other ........................................: 10,160 10,777 8,576 6,815 7,163 6,672 6,710 4,948 : Average age of principal operator 5/.......years: 55.4 53.7 54.0 52.9 51.4 50.5 50.0 51.1 : Total farm production : expenses 1/..............................$1,000: 1,862,305 1,567,648 1,512,749 1,399,200 1,288,299 (NA) (NA) 769,064 : Selected farm production : expenses 1/: : Livestock and poultry : purchased..............................$1,000: 207,332 155,882 153,915 191,132 191,557 165,312 155,273 124,203 Feed purchased..........................$1,000: 192,619 154,992 153,271 142,789 119,817 110,919 108,728 123,454 Fertilizer, lime, and : soil conditioners 6/ 7/................$1,000: 115,112 129,979 123,302 85,281 79,449 79,823 64,950 39,053 Gasoline, fuels, and oils...............$1,000: 118,897 119,167 115,091 108,667 100,191 136,526 77,033 53,253 Hired farm labor........................$1,000: 139,334 113,562 109,424 107,632 102,470 84,462 70,884 47,288 Interest expense 8/.....................$1,000: 187,994 155,616 149,306 146,474 157,891 207,237 (NA) (NA) Chemicals 6/............................$1,000: 81,365 78,492 74,449 57,078 64,461 43,347 27,945 12,523 : Livestock and poultry: : Cattle and calves : inventory...............................farms: 12,951 15,072 14,216 13,813 14,866 15,822 15,887 16,937 number: 2,396,764 2,595,611 2,618,319 2,645,916 2,591,391 2,918,599 2,786,829 3,211,584 Beef cows .............................farms: 11,821 13,550 12,902 12,366 13,073 13,942 14,139 15,144 number: 1,497,915 1,544,199 1,558,921 1,506,445 1,399,949 1,528,036 1,473,507 1,690,839 Milk cows .............................farms: 624 758 721 1,092 1,732 2,594 3,183 4,003 number: 17,952 18,008 18,052 22,409 26,879 29,447 29,306 31,637 : Cattle and calves sold ..................farms: 11,793 14,795 14,055 13,628 14,718 15,325 15,853 16,773 number: 1,770,727 1,646,213 1,654,014 1,677,932 1,644,768 1,778,047 1,742,652 1,831,367 : Hogs and pigs inventory .................farms: 454 708 627 1,056 1,406 1,643 2,433 2,717 number: 172,951 181,033 177,740 222,966 200,663 195,949 211,350 212,456 Hogs and pigs sold.......................farms: 542 677 595 1,030 1,343 1,562 2,318 2,731 number: 336,032 300,502 293,161 363,440 327,855 311,634 311,070 373,412 : Layers 20 weeks old and older : inventory...............................farms: 1,215 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) number: 349,040 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Broilers and other meat- : type chickens sold......................farms: 77 73 61 47 100 110 119 108 number: 100,660 113,604 112,821 47,505 84,676 18,440 36,111 31,706 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 146 186 180 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 11,642 13,773 12,925 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 1,584,039 1,671,004 1,616,456 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Corn for silage or greenchop.............farms: 419 420 422 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 50,094 36,739 36,644 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons: 1,087,841 737,069 736,202 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Wheat for grain, All.....................farms: 5,504 8,244 7,932 8,395 10,375 9,982 10,726 11,779 acres: 4,876,699 5,848,865 5,602,336 4,885,520 4,703,455 5,215,965 4,799,795 4,729,604 bushels: 112,449,587 180,230,934 172,214,482 142,893,032 143,802,744 159,093,238 134,207,558 109,127,964 Winter wheat for grain.................farms: 1,481 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 784,931 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 21,003,608 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Durum wheat for grain..................farms: 862 668 631 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 564,640 304,385 289,211 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 13,032,110 7,830,366 7,483,240 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Spring wheat for grain ................farms: 4,515 6,784 6,536 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 3,527,128 4,000,795 3,835,928 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 78,413,869 116,097,891 111,027,909 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Oats for grain...........................farms: 697 1,255 1,251 1,590 2,345 3,118 3,473 (NA) acres: 45,515 66,348 66,331 82,492 132,308 168,097 173,074 (NA) bushels: 1,998,128 3,519,540 3,501,669 4,485,707 6,356,871 8,068,970 8,414,059 (NA) Barley for grain.........................farms: 2,745 4,600 4,423 5,971 9,621 8,283 8,274 (NA) acres: 902,163 1,130,016 1,093,414 1,168,663 1,900,275 1,613,964 1,263,343 (NA) bushels: 36,076,190 57,538,649 55,236,960 47,381,536 79,606,320 72,135,565 52,228,599 (NA) Sorghum for silage or greenchop..........farms: 16 13 13 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 823 671 671 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons: 5,577 5,062 5,062 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Soybeans for beans ......................farms: 12 (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) Dry edible beans, excluding limas........farms: 172 100 98 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 22,770 7,757 7,528 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) cwt: 376,832 157,028 152,454 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Potatoes.................................farms: 143 148 134 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 10,479 11,297 10,504 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) cwt: 3,278,567 3,649,941 3,382,085 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Forage-land used for all hay and : haylage, grass silage, and greenchop : (see text) .............................farms: 12,943 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 2,590,090 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons, dry: 4,517,416 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sunflower seed, All......................farms: 10 11 11 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 1,224 1,365 1,365 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) pounds: 852,210 1,271,680 1,271,680 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sugarbeets for sugar.....................farms: 282 408 415 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 56,027 58,139 59,345 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons: 1,123,844 1,221,138 1,243,622 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Vegetables harvested for sale : (see text) 9/...........................farms: 150 140 125 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 699 1,029 756 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All land in orchards.....................farms: 386 314 261 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 1,740 1,416 1,236 (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: 27,870 100.0 27,632 :: Total sales (see text) - Con. : $1,000: 1,882,114 100.0 1,921,771 :: Value of sales by commodity : Average per farm.................dollars: 67,532 (X) 69,549 :: or commodity group - Con. : : :: Livestock, poultry, and : By value of sales: : :: their products - Con. : Less than $1,000 (see text)........farms: 7,968 28.6 4,796 :: : $1,000: 499 (Z) 538 :: Cattle and calves ...............farms: 11,793 42.3 14,795 $1,000 to $2,499...................farms: 2,149 7.7 2,333 :: $1,000: 1,015,169 53.9 831,621 $1,000: 3,565 0.2 3,927 :: Milk and other dairy products : $2,500 to $4,999...................farms: 1,776 6.4 2,314 :: from cows.......................farms: 235 0.8 218 $1,000: 6,327 0.3 8,316 :: $1,000: 41,842 2.2 36,528 : :: Hogs and pigs....................farms: 542 1.9 677 $5,000 to $9,999...................farms: 2,162 7.8 2,559 :: $1,000: 26,531 1.4 33,029 $1,000: 15,484 0.8 18,311 :: : $10,000 to $19,999.................farms: 2,271 8.1 2,718 :: Sheep, goats, and their products.farms: 1,860 6.7 (NA) $1,000: 32,405 1.7 38,717 :: $1,000: 21,210 1.1 (NA) $20,000 to $24,999.................farms: 772 2.8 948 :: Horses, ponies, mules, burros, : $1,000: 17,111 0.9 20,997 :: and donkeys.....................farms: 2,527 9.1 (NA) $25,000 to $39,999.................farms: 1,780 6.4 2,030 :: $1,000: 12,870 0.7 (NA) $1,000: 56,409 3.0 64,599 :: : : :: Aquaculture (see text)...........farms: 26 0.1 (NA) $40,000 to $49,999.................farms: 938 3.4 1,036 :: $1,000: 4,185 0.2 (NA) $1,000: 41,508 2.2 46,067 :: : $50,000 to $99,999.................farms: 3,027 10.9 3,425 :: Other animals and other animal : $1,000: 215,811 11.5 245,997 :: products (see text)............farms: 444 1.6 (NA) $100,000 to $249,999...............farms: 3,399 12.2 3,771 :: $1,000: 21,740 1.2 (NA) $1,000: 526,723 28.0 590,673 :: : : :: : $250,000 to $499,999...............farms: 1,108 4.0 1,217 :: Value of landlord's share of : $1,000: 373,328 19.8 406,744 :: total sales (see text)..............farms: 2,169 7.8 (NA) $500,000 to $999,999...............farms: 358 1.3 358 :: $1,000: 49,621 2.6 (NA) $1,000: 242,179 12.9 235,992 :: : $1,000,000 or more.................farms: 162 0.6 127 :: : $1,000: 350,765 18.6 240,895 :: Value of agricultural products sold : $1,000,000 to $2,499,999.........farms: 132 0.5 112 :: directly to individuals for human : $1,000: 194,204 10.3 171,779 :: consumption (see text)..............farms: 1,164 4.2 1,048 $2,500,000 to $4,999,999.........farms: 21 0.1 11 :: $1,000: 4,523 0.2 2,181 $1,000: 68,937 3.7 37,819 :: Average per farm...............dollars: 3,886 (X) 2,081 $5,000,000 or more...............farms: 9 (Z) 4 :: : $1,000: 87,624 4.7 31,296 :: By value of sales: : : :: : Value of sales by commodity : :: $1 to $499.......................farms: 289 1.0 360 or commodity group: : :: $1,000: 60 (Z) 73 Crops, including nursery : :: $500 to $999.....................farms: 184 0.7 231 and greenhouse ...................farms: 11,439 41.0 14,072 :: $1,000: 126 (Z) 159 $1,000: 733,324 39.0 952,468 :: : : :: $1,000 to $4,999.................farms: 489 1.8 368 Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, : :: $1,000: 1,067 0.1 742 and dry peas....................farms: 6,517 23.4 (NA) :: $5,000 to $9,999 ................farms: 103 0.4 42 $1,000: 507,090 26.9 (NA) :: $1,000: 674 (Z) 282 Tobacco..........................farms: - - - :: $10,000 to $24,999...............farms: 70 0.3 38 $1,000: - - - :: $1,000: 1,043 0.1 542 Cotton and cottonseed............farms: - - - :: $25,000 to $49,999..............farms: 18 0.1 5 $1,000: - - - :: $1,000: 588 (Z) 168 : :: $50,000 or more.................farms: 11 (Z) 4 Vegetables, melons, potatoes, : :: $1,000: 965 0.1 215 and sweet potatoes..............farms: 242 0.9 (NA) :: : $1,000: 28,027 1.5 (NA) :: Value of certified organically produced : Fruits, tree nuts, and berries...farms: 372 1.3 206 :: commodities (see text)..............farms: 137 0.5 (NA) $1,000: 5,771 0.3 1,210 :: $1,000: 3,847 0.2 (NA) Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, : :: Average per farm...............dollars: 28,079 (X) (NA) and sod (see text)..............farms: 318 1.1 (NA) :: : $1,000: 33,832 1.8 (NA) :: By value of sales: : : :: : Cut Christmas trees and short : :: $1 to $999 ......................farms: 22 0.1 (NA) rotation woody crops............farms: 54 0.2 (NA) :: $1,000: 7 (Z) (NA) $1,000: 623 (Z) (NA) :: $1,000 to $9,999 ................farms: 55 0.2 (NA) Other crops and hay (see text)...farms: 6,234 22.4 (NA) :: $1,000: 204 (Z) (NA) $1,000: 157,980 8.4 (NA) :: : : :: $10,000 to $24,999 ..............farms: 29 0.1 (NA) Livestock, poultry, and : :: $1,000: 456 (Z) (NA) their products....................farms: 14,587 52.3 17,198 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ..............farms: 13 (Z) (NA) $1,000: 1,148,791 61.0 969,303 :: $1,000: 489 (Z) (NA) Poultry and eggs.................farms: 501 1.8 466 :: $50,000 or more .................farms: 18 0.1 (NA) $1,000: 5,243 0.3 5,665 :: $1,000: 2,692 0.1 (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 : 27,870 27,870 12,389 $1,000: 2,092,864 1,882,114 210,749 Average per farm ................................dollars: 75,094 67,532 17,011 : By economic class (see text): : : Less than $1,000 (see text) .......................farms: 5,528 5,528 254 $1,000: 540 448 92 $1,000 to $2,499 ..................................farms: 2,323 2,323 425 $1,000: 3,891 3,353 537 $2,500 to $4,999 ..................................farms: 2,020 2,020 599 $1,000: 7,285 5,753 1,532 $5,000 to $9,999 ..................................farms: 2,532 2,532 983 $1,000: 18,260 13,824 4,437 $10,000 to $24,999 ................................farms: 3,534 3,534 1,787 $1,000: 57,502 43,120 14,383 $25,000 to $49,999 ................................farms: 3,106 3,106 1,955 $1,000: 112,218 83,980 28,238 : $50,000 to $99,999 ................................farms: 3,206 3,206 2,199 $1,000: 228,260 191,941 36,319 $100,000 to $249,999 ..............................farms: 3,773 3,773 2,828 $1,000: 590,651 525,826 64,825 $250,000 to $499,999 ..............................farms: 1,271 1,271 957 $1,000: 431,208 395,232 35,976 $500,000 to $999,999 ..............................farms: 398 398 283 $1,000: 267,208 252,176 15,032 $1,000,000 or more ................................farms: 179 179 119 $1,000: 375,839 366,461 9,379 $1,000,000 to $2,499,999.........................farms: 147 147 105 $1,000: 212,956 204,967 7,988 $2,500,000 to $4,999,999.........................farms: 23 23 12 $1,000: 75,140 (D) (D) $5,000,000 or more...............................farms: 9 9 2 $1,000: 87,744 (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: 27,873 (X) 27,621 (X) $1,000: (X) 1,862,305 (X) 1,567,648 Average per farm ................................dollars: (X) 66,814 (X) 56,756 : Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $4,999 ...........................................: 6,895 16,345 6,863 16,951 $5,000 to $9,999 .......................................: 3,816 27,438 4,118 29,646 $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 5,190 85,286 5,630 89,556 $25,000 to $49,999 .....................................: 3,615 131,990 3,239 116,315 $50,000 to $99,999 .....................................: 3,462 246,550 3,415 246,811 : $100,000 to $249,999 ...................................: 3,465 534,893 3,256 492,452 $250,000 to $499,999 ...................................: 966 325,501 778 261,025 $500,000 or more .......................................: 464 494,303 322 314,891 $500,000 to $999,999 .................................: 331 225,276 231 153,818 $1,000,000 to $2,499,999 .............................: 114 162,461 81 114,642 $2,500,000 or more ...................................: 19 106,566 10 46,430 : Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners : purchased 1/........................................farms: 12,264 (X) 13,283 (X) $1,000: (X) 115,112 (X) 129,979 percent of total: (X) 6.2 (X) 8.3 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 2,165 544 2,429 536 $500 to $999 .........................................: 1,317 890 1,352 966 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 3,879 9,512 3,926 9,371 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 1,506 10,531 1,633 11,243 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 2,125 33,257 2,490 38,721 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 893 30,098 1,070 36,490 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 304 19,414 302 20,176 $100,000 or more .....................................: 75 10,866 81 12,476 : Chemicals purchased..................................farms: 11,731 (X) 12,864 (X) $1,000: (X) 81,365 (X) 78,492 percent of total: (X) 4.4 (X) 5.0 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 4,246 829 4,131 750 $500 to $999 .........................................: 1,479 1,008 1,367 965 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 2,776 6,427 3,567 8,645 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 1,021 7,200 1,427 10,111 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 1,202 18,538 1,564 23,831 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 708 23,340 656 21,131 $50,000 or more ......................................: 299 24,024 152 13,060 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 241 15,968 124 8,190 $100,000 or more ...................................: 58 8,056 28 4,870 : Seeds, plants, vines, and trees......................farms: 9,274 (X) 9,219 (X) $1,000: (X) 44,179 (X) 35,996 percent of total: (X) 2.4 (X) 2.3 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 2,375 512 2,364 532 $500 to $999 .........................................: 1,191 820 1,391 942 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 3,557 8,769 3,349 8,064 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 1,118 7,699 1,227 8,453 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 789 11,431 718 10,488 $25,000 or more ......................................: 244 14,948 170 7,517 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 150 5,170 135 4,331 $50,000 or more ....................................: 94 9,778 35 3,186 : Livestock and poultry purchased .....................farms: 7,935 (X) 9,022 (X) $1,000: (X) 207,332 (X) 155,882 percent of total: (X) 11.1 (X) 9.9 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 1,982 809 1,543 690 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 3,018 7,503 3,635 8,715 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 1,159 7,899 1,610 10,849 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 910 13,691 1,247 18,822 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 306 10,765 498 17,081 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 227 15,556 271 17,345 $100,000 to $249,999 .................................: 204 31,356 139 20,316 $250,000 or more .....................................: 129 119,753 79 62,062 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 78 26,770 45 15,696 $500,000 to $999,999 ...............................: 32 20,225 18 11,537 $1,000,000 or more .................................: 19 72,758 16 34,830 : Breeding livestock : purchased (see text) .............................farms: 5,514 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 41,400 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 2.2 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 1,072 477 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 2,413 6,055 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 1,045 7,145 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 681 10,105 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 205 7,089 (NA) (NA) : $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 63 4,193 (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 29 4,041 (NA) (NA) $250,000 or more ...................................: 6 2,296 (NA) (NA) $250,000 to $499,999 .............................: 5 (D) (NA) (NA) $500,000 to $999,999 .............................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) $1,000,000 or more ...............................: - - (NA) (NA) : Other livestock and poultry : purchased.........................................farms: 3,700 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 165,932 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 8.9 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 1,439 497 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 1,068 2,535 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 216 1,477 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 362 5,642 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 150 5,374 (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 .................................: 181 12,527 (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 171 26,407 (NA) (NA) $250,000 or more ...................................: 113 111,474 (NA) (NA) $250,000 to $499,999 .............................: 68 23,089 (NA) (NA) $500,000 to $999,999 .............................: 27 17,775 (NA) (NA) $1,000,000 or more ...............................: 18 70,609 (NA) (NA) : Feed purchased.......................................farms: 15,381 (X) 14,625 (X) $1,000: (X) 192,619 (X) 154,992 percent of total: (X) 10.3 (X) 9.9 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 4,438 1,919 3,884 1,734 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 5,497 12,719 5,356 12,461 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 1,966 13,769 2,230 15,122 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 1,947 30,423 1,908 29,292 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 839 28,857 758 25,719 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 398 27,092 285 19,257 $100,000 or more .....................................: 296 77,839 204 51,408 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 212 31,006 149 22,294 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 53 18,021 32 10,985 $500,000 to $999,999 ...............................: 26 18,868 20 12,251 $1,000,000 or more .................................: 5 9,944 3 5,878 : Gasoline, fuels, and oils............................farms: 25,356 (X) 24,898 (X) $1,000: (X) 118,897 (X) 119,167 percent of total: (X) 6.4 (X) 7.6 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 10,224 3,579 9,118 3,378 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 8,117 19,822 8,117 20,444 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 3,789 26,312 4,114 29,461 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 2,543 37,422 3,022 43,981 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 499 16,350 410 13,201 $50,000 or more ......................................: 184 15,411 117 8,702 : Utilities (see text) ................................farms: 18,268 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 63,845 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 3.4 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 4,321 976 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 2,465 1,720 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 8,405 19,891 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 1,927 12,764 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 844 12,589 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ......................................: 306 15,905 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 213 7,084 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ....................................: 93 8,820 (NA) (NA) : Supplies, repairs, and maintenance ..................farms: 23,637 (X) 22,755 (X) $1,000: (X) 188,106 (X) 130,926 percent of total: (X) 10.1 (X) 8.4 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 7,174 2,623 6,257 2,466 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 7,960 18,924 8,871 20,701 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 3,429 23,572 3,852 25,173 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 3,387 52,412 2,941 43,420 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 1,140 38,985 621 20,233 $50,000 or more ......................................: 547 51,591 213 18,934 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 405 26,282 167 10,840 $100,000 or more ...................................: 142 25,308 46 8,093 : Hired farm labor ....................................farms: 7,649 (X) 8,749 (X) $1,000: (X) 139,334 (X) 113,562 percent of total: (X) 7.5 (X) 7.2 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 1,540 630 2,639 861 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 2,050 4,922 2,186 5,373 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 1,121 7,932 1,027 7,180 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 1,410 22,940 1,630 25,231 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 845 28,606 771 25,942 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 444 30,224 355 23,622 $100,000 or more .....................................: 239 44,081 141 25,353 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 200 28,750 126 18,272 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 32 10,241 11 3,689 $500,000 or more ...................................: 7 5,090 4 3,392 : Contract labor ......................................farms: 3,766 (X) 4,050 (X) $1,000: (X) 20,836 (X) 16,170 percent of total: (X) 1.1 (X) 1.0 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 1,314 586 1,520 674 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 1,370 3,082 1,646 3,924 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 506 3,495 487 3,174 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 434 6,477 308 4,448 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 87 2,804 65 2,051 $50,000 or more ......................................: 55 4,391 24 1,899 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 48 3,328 21 1,453 $100,000 or more ...................................: 7 1,063 3 446 : Customwork and custom hauling........................farms: 6,152 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 37,957 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 2.0 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 2,160 897 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 2,301 5,773 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 755 5,181 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 612 9,125 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 221 7,644 (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 ......................................: 103 9,338 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 80 5,266 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more ...................................: 23 4,072 (NA) (NA) : Cash rent for land, buildings, : and grazing fees 2/.................................farms: 8,623 (X) 7,119 (X) $1,000: (X) 126,354 (X) 84,822 percent of total: (X) 6.8 (X) 5.4 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 791 208 778 163 $500 to $999 .........................................: 739 533 681 452 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 2,488 6,479 2,333 6,203 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 1,529 10,756 1,021 6,846 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 1,678 26,442 1,388 21,422 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 850 28,899 600 20,752 $50,000 or more ......................................: 548 53,038 318 28,983 : Rent and lease expenses for machinery, : equipment, and farm share of : vehicles ..........................................farms: 2,429 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 19,131 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 1.0 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 446 93 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 324 231 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 772 1,832 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 318 2,189 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 370 5,491 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 136 4,507 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ......................................: 63 4,788 (NA) (NA) : Interest expense.....................................farms: 12,286 (X) 13,652 (X) $1,000: (X) 187,994 (X) 155,616 percent of total: (X) 10.1 (X) 9.9 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 1,752 808 1,991 1,005 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 3,411 9,216 4,504 11,596 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 2,270 16,285 2,937 20,257 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 2,802 43,752 2,558 39,090 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 1,278 44,547 1,156 38,629 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 562 36,411 384 25,165 $100,000 or more .....................................: 211 36,975 122 19,874 : Secured by real estate.............................farms: 9,049 (X) 9,395 (X) $1,000: (X) 136,909 (X) 104,071 percent of total: (X) 7.4 (X) 6.6 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 932 453 982 525 $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 2,552 6,671 3,217 8,427 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 1,824 13,054 2,099 14,390 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 2,244 34,310 2,004 30,036 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 931 31,827 803 26,454 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 434 28,649 219 14,029 $100,000 or more ...................................: 132 21,944 71 10,211 : Not secured by real estate.........................farms: 7,409 (X) 8,020 (X) $1,000: (X) 51,084 (X) 51,545 percent of total: (X) 2.7 (X) 3.3 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 2,107 899 2,059 982 $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 2,645 6,584 3,191 7,691 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 1,319 9,020 1,348 8,904 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 943 13,829 1,035 15,801 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 285 9,773 268 8,792 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 78 5,100 97 6,208 $100,000 or more ...................................: 32 5,879 22 3,167 : Property taxes paid .................................farms: 26,148 (X) 26,060 (X) $1,000: (X) 109,744 (X) 94,592 percent of total: (X) 5.9 (X) 6.0 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 4,998 1,056 4,671 1,110 $500 to $999 .........................................: 3,744 2,681 4,087 2,949 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 11,224 26,637 11,612 27,471 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 3,536 24,372 3,524 23,924 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 2,068 29,500 1,832 25,960 $25,000 or more ......................................: 578 25,498 334 13,177 : All other production expenses (see text).............farms: 18,239 (X) 25,140 (X) $1,000: (X) 209,499 (X) 221,316 percent of total: (X) 11.2 (X) 14.1 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 5,072 2,020 8,218 3,391 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 5,796 14,033 8,151 19,061 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 2,701 18,782 3,062 20,765 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 2,686 41,933 3,488 54,916 : $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 1,172 40,459 1,464 48,031 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 512 33,575 552 36,409 $100,000 or more .....................................: 300 58,698 205 38,743 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 250 37,675 172 25,108 $250,000 or more ...................................: 50 21,023 33 13,635 : Production expenses paid by : landlords 3/..........................................farms: 1,922 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 13,905 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 0.7 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ............................................ : 239 60 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 ...........................................: 211 144 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .......................................: 861 2,003 (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 .......................................: 276 2,005 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 237 3,568 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ........................................: 98 6,125 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 61 2,052 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 18 1,136 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: 19 2,938 (NA) (NA) : Depreciation expenses : claimed (see text) ...................................farms: 12,698 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 228,306 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 12.3 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ............................................ : 1,081 247 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 ...........................................: 856 596 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .......................................: 3,103 7,915 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .......................................: 2,097 14,328 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 2,853 45,257 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ........................................: 2,708 159,962 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 1,690 57,549 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 712 48,317 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: 306 54,097 (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)...........: 27,873 350,334 :: Net cash farm income of operators (see text)............: 27,873 298,672 Average per farm.............................dollars: (X) 12,569 :: Average per farm.............................dollars: (X) 10,715 : :: : Farms with net gains 1/...............................: 14,182 637,722 :: Farm operators reporting net gains 1/.................: 14,124 597,490 Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 44,967 :: Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 42,303 : :: : Farms with gains of- : :: Farms with gains of- : less than $1,000 .................................: 1,050 556 :: less than $1,000 .................................: 1,122 595 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 2,499 6,836 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 2,540 6,906 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 1,817 13,530 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 1,834 13,522 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 3,041 51,198 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 3,164 52,977 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 2,384 85,329 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 2,324 83,025 $50,000 or more ..................................: 3,391 480,272 :: $50,000 or more ..................................: 3,140 440,464 : :: : Farms with net losses ................................: 13,691 287,388 :: Farm operators reporting net losses ..................: 13,749 298,818 Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 20,991 :: Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 21,734 : :: : Farms with losses of- : :: Farms with losses of- : less than $1,000 .................................: 1,635 798 :: less than $1,000 .................................: 1,620 779 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 4,215 11,397 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 4,167 11,263 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 2,458 17,700 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 2,466 17,761 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 2,605 42,287 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 2,609 42,525 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 1,390 48,767 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 1,437 50,835 $50,000 or more ..................................: 1,388 166,440 :: $50,000 or more ..................................: 1,450 175,653 : :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ....................: 12,389 210,749 12,931 185,547 :: Government payments - Con. : Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 17,011 (X) 14,349 :: Amount from other : : :: federal farm programs................: 9,517 108,442 (NA) (NA) Farms with receipts of- : :: Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 11,395 (NA) (NA) $1 to $999 .........................: 1,647 736 1,863 768 :: Farms with receipts of- : $1,000 to $4,999 ...................: 3,014 8,098 3,295 8,705 :: $1 to $999 .......................: 1,917 827 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................: 2,029 14,795 2,173 15,692 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................: 2,699 6,892 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................: 2,897 47,100 3,082 50,154 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................: 1,595 11,477 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................: 1,875 65,414 1,922 67,123 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............: 2,086 33,315 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ....................: 927 74,607 596 43,104 :: $25,000 or more ..................: 1,220 55,931 (NA) (NA) : :: : : :: Commodity Credit Corporation : Amount from Conservation : :: Loans (see text).......................: 1,170 31,367 1,899 70,720 Reserve and Wetlands : :: Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 26,809 (X) 37,241 Reserve Programs ....................: 5,469 102,307 5,265 96,350 :: : Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 18,707 (X) 18,300 :: Farms with receipts of- : Farms with receipts of- : :: $1 to $999 .........................: 115 48 70 35 $1 to $999 .......................: 229 116 (NA) (NA) :: $1,000 to $4,999 ...................: 237 660 220 626 $1,000 to $4,999 .................: 1,185 3,463 (NA) (NA) :: $5,000 to $9,999 ...................: 179 1,254 283 2,050 $5,000 to $9,999 .................: 1,023 7,549 (NA) (NA) :: $10,000 to $19,999 .................: 210 2,960 337 4,908 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............: 1,538 25,009 (NA) (NA) :: $20,000 to $24,999 .................: 64 1,390 123 2,718 $25,000 or more ..................: 1,494 66,172 (NA) (NA) :: $25,000 to $49,999 .................: 191 6,623 402 14,094 : :: $50,000 or more ....................: 174 18,431 464 46,290 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/..........................: 9,968 103,574 8,647 61,535 :: (see text) 1/ - Con. : Average per farm ............dollars: (X) 10,391 (X) 7,116 :: Sales of forest products, excluding : : :: Christmas trees and maple : Farms with receipts of- : :: products - Con. : $1 to $999 .........................: 3,372 1,250 3,343 1,040 :: Farms with receipts of - Con. : $1,000 to $4,999 ...................: 3,126 7,568 2,881 7,070 :: : $5,000 to $9,999 ...................: 1,258 8,775 1,004 6,913 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................: 62 445 78