Cen V1 (6-05) 2002 Census of Agriculture New England Data Specialty Products Part 6 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 New England 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. New England 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. State Data 1. State 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 New England States-level historical data through the 1974 census and tables 2 through 54 show detailed New England States-level data usually accompanied by historical data from the 1997 census. Tables 55 through 61 show detailed New England States-level data cross-tabulated by several categories for the 2002 census only. Chapter 2. State-level data are presented in 51 tables in 2 different table formats - state and state summary. Most tables include 1997 historical data. State tables include general data for all states within the New England States. The state names are listed in alphabetical order in the column headings. State summary tables provide comprehensive data for all states reporting a data item. This is a change from the reporting practices of past censuses when data for states with a limited number of farms reporting an item were combined and reported as "all other states." 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 state. 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 New England States. Table B provides reliability estimates of New England States totals for selected items. Table C summarizes nonresponse and coverage adjustment for selected items at the state 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: 28,254 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Land in farms..............................acres: 3,996,503 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Average size of farm ..................acres: 141 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) : Estimated market value of : land and buildings 1/: : Average per farm ....................dollars: 527,490 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Average per acre ....................dollars: 3,714 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) : Estimated market value of all : machinery and equipment 1/...............$1,000: 1,500,562 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Average per farm ....................dollars: 54,139 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) : Farms by size: : 1 to 9 acres .................................: 4,523 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 10 to 49 acres ...............................: 8,781 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 50 to 179 acres ..............................: 8,881 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 180 to 499 acres .............................: 4,473 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 500 to 999 acres .............................: 1,159 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1,000 to 1,999 acres .........................: 337 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2,000 acres or more ..........................: 100 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) : Total cropland ............................farms: 22,518 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 1,635,649 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Harvested cropland ......................farms: 19,123 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 1,253,124 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Irrigated land ............................farms: 4,635 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 62,152 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) : Market value of agricultural : products sold (see text) 2/..............$1,000: 1,992,000 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Average per farm ....................dollars: 70,503 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Crops, including nursery : and greenhouse crops...................$1,000: 1,028,823 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Livestock, poultry, and : their products.........................$1,000: 963,177 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) : Farms by value of sales 3/: : Less than $2,500 .............................: 12,843 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 .............................: 3,138 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .............................: 2,755 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...........................: 3,010 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...........................: 1,705 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999............................: 1,462 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $499,999..........................: 2,652 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) $500,000 or more..............................: 689 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) : Farms by type of : organization: : Family or individual..........................: 24,165 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Partnership...................................: 1,779 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Corporation...................................: 1,847 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Other-cooperative, estate : or trust, institutional, etc.................: 463 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) : Principal operator by days of work : off farm 4/ 5/: : None..........................................: 12,400 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Any...........................................: 15,854 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 200 days or more ...........................: 10,723 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) : Principal operator by primary occupation 5/: : Farming ......................................: 14,333 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Other ........................................: 13,921 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) : Average age of principal operator 5/.......years: 54.3 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) : Total farm production : expenses 1/..............................$1,000: 1,783,374 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) : Selected farm production : expenses 1/: : Livestock and poultry : purchased..............................$1,000: 58,382 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Feed purchased..........................$1,000: 275,291 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Fertilizer, lime, and : soil conditioners 6/ 7/................$1,000: 59,763 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Gasoline, fuels, and oils...............$1,000: 66,673 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Hired farm labor........................$1,000: 413,037 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Interest expense 8/.....................$1,000: 63,520 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Chemicals 6/............................$1,000: 41,278 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) : Livestock and poultry: : Cattle and calves : inventory...............................farms: 7,906 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) number: 523,708 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Beef cows .............................farms: 4,410 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) number: 42,534 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Milk cows .............................farms: 3,052 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) number: 249,842 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) : Cattle and calves sold ..................farms: 5,481 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) number: 220,745 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) : Hogs and pigs inventory .................farms: 1,236 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) number: 26,421 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Hogs and pigs sold.......................farms: 1,205 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) number: 46,907 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) : Layers 20 weeks old and older : inventory...............................farms: 4,065 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) number: 7,734,708 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Broilers and other meat- : type chickens sold......................farms: 533 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) number: (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 228 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 14,294 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 1,745,755 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Corn for silage or greenchop.............farms: 1,915 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 177,467 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons: 3,043,553 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Wheat for grain, All.....................farms: 37 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 1,180 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 57,755 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Winter wheat for grain.................farms: 34 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 1,032 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 50,909 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Spring wheat for grain ................farms: 4 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 148 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 6,846 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Oats for grain...........................farms: 242 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 25,506 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 2,137,360 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Barley for grain.........................farms: 124 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 26,347 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 1,847,426 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sorghum for silage or greenchop..........farms: 15 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 305 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons: 2,459 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Soybeans for beans ......................farms: 56 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 2,927 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 101,259 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Dry edible beans, excluding limas........farms: 52 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 424 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) cwt: 4,122 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Tobacco .................................farms: 130 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 3,038 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) pounds: 5,080,791 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Potatoes.................................farms: 780 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 68,602 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) cwt: 18,225,849 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sweet potatoes...........................farms: 28 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 7 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) cwt: 1,363 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Forage-land used for all hay and : haylage, grass silage, and greenchop : (see text) .............................farms: 11,456 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 806,407 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons, dry: 2,019,028 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sunflower seed, All......................farms: 16 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 51 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) pounds: 66,050 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Vegetables harvested for sale : (see text) 9/...........................farms: 2,999 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 40,658 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All land in orchards.....................farms: 1,636 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 19,615 (NA) (NA) (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: 28,254 100.0 (NA) :: Total sales (see text) - Con. : $1,000: 1,992,000 100.0 (NA) :: Value of sales by commodity : Average per farm.................dollars: 70,503 (X) (NA) :: or commodity group - Con. : : :: Livestock, poultry, and : By value of sales: : :: their products - Con. : Less than $1,000 (see text)........farms: 8,860 31.4 (NA) :: : $1,000: 1,383 0.1 (NA) :: Cattle and calves ...............farms: 5,481 19.4 (NA) $1,000 to $2,499...................farms: 3,983 14.1 (NA) :: $1,000: 83,612 4.2 (NA) $1,000: 6,412 0.3 (NA) :: Milk and other dairy products : $2,500 to $4,999...................farms: 3,138 11.1 (NA) :: from cows.......................farms: 2,533 9.0 (NA) $1,000: 10,999 0.6 (NA) :: $1,000: 584,156 29.3 (NA) : :: Hogs and pigs....................farms: 1,205 4.3 (NA) $5,000 to $9,999...................farms: 2,755 9.8 (NA) :: $1,000: 3,631 0.2 (NA) $1,000: 19,093 1.0 (NA) :: : $10,000 to $19,999.................farms: 2,370 8.4 (NA) :: Sheep, goats, and their products.farms: 2,070 7.3 (NA) $1,000: 33,083 1.7 (NA) :: $1,000: 4,926 0.2 (NA) $20,000 to $24,999.................farms: 640 2.3 (NA) :: Horses, ponies, mules, burros, : $1,000: 14,058 0.7 (NA) :: and donkeys.....................farms: 1,318 4.7 (NA) $25,000 to $39,999.................farms: 1,161 4.1 (NA) :: $1,000: 13,516 0.7 (NA) $1,000: 36,174 1.8 (NA) :: : : :: Aquaculture (see text)...........farms: 316 1.1 (NA) $40,000 to $49,999.................farms: 544 1.9 (NA) :: $1,000: 59,799 3.0 (NA) $1,000: 23,868 1.2 (NA) :: : $50,000 to $99,999.................farms: 1,462 5.2 (NA) :: Other animals and other animal : $1,000: 104,903 5.3 (NA) :: products (see text)............farms: 1,274 4.5 (NA) $100,000 to $249,999...............farms: 1,836 6.5 (NA) :: $1,000: 46,281 2.3 (NA) $1,000: 293,892 14.8 (NA) :: : : :: : $250,000 to $499,999...............farms: 816 2.9 (NA) :: Value of landlord's share of : $1,000: 277,416 13.9 (NA) :: total sales (see text)..............farms: 42 0.1 (NA) $500,000 to $999,999...............farms: 381 1.3 (NA) :: $1,000: 153 (Z) (NA) $1,000: 257,838 12.9 (NA) :: : $1,000,000 or more.................farms: 308 1.1 (NA) :: : $1,000: 912,881 45.8 (NA) :: Value of agricultural products sold : $1,000,000 to $2,499,999.........farms: 230 0.8 (NA) :: directly to individuals for human : $1,000: 337,958 17.0 (NA) :: consumption (see text)..............farms: 5,657 20.0 (NA) $2,500,000 to $4,999,999.........farms: 47 0.2 (NA) :: $1,000: 83,345 4.2 (NA) $1,000: 158,948 8.0 (NA) :: Average per farm...............dollars: 14,733 (X) (NA) $5,000,000 or more...............farms: 31 0.1 (NA) :: : $1,000: 415,975 20.9 (NA) :: By value of sales: : : :: : Value of sales by commodity : :: $1 to $499.......................farms: 1,219 4.3 (NA) or commodity group: : :: $1,000: 246 (Z) (NA) Crops, including nursery : :: $500 to $999.....................farms: 809 2.9 (NA) and greenhouse ...................farms: 15,607 55.2 (NA) :: $1,000: 558 (Z) (NA) $1,000: 1,028,823 51.6 (NA) :: : : :: $1,000 to $4,999.................farms: 1,986 7.0 (NA) Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, : :: $1,000: 4,546 0.2 (NA) and dry peas....................farms: 742 2.6 (NA) :: $5,000 to $9,999 ................farms: 508 1.8 (NA) $1,000: 14,747 0.7 (NA) :: $1,000: 3,388 0.2 (NA) Tobacco..........................farms: 130 0.5 (NA) :: $10,000 to $24,999...............farms: 556 2.0 (NA) $1,000: 51,588 2.6 (NA) :: $1,000: 8,564 0.4 (NA) Cotton and cottonseed............farms: - - (NA) :: $25,000 to $49,999..............farms: 251 0.9 (NA) $1,000: - - (NA) :: $1,000: 8,670 0.4 (NA) : :: $50,000 or more.................farms: 328 1.2 (NA) Vegetables, melons, potatoes, : :: $1,000: 57,372 2.9 (NA) and sweet potatoes..............farms: 3,323 11.8 (NA) :: : $1,000: 207,589 10.4 (NA) :: Value of certified organically produced : Fruits, tree nuts, and berries...farms: 3,155 11.2 (NA) :: commodities (see text)..............farms: 673 2.4 (NA) $1,000: 125,148 6.3 (NA) :: $1,000: 24,331 1.2 (NA) Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, : :: Average per farm...............dollars: 36,154 (X) (NA) and sod (see text)..............farms: 3,336 11.8 (NA) :: : $1,000: 550,733 27.6 (NA) :: By value of sales: : : :: : Cut Christmas trees and short : :: $1 to $999 ......................farms: 175 0.6 (NA) rotation woody crops............farms: 1,389 4.9 (NA) :: $1,000: 82 (Z) (NA) $1,000: 12,557 0.6 (NA) :: $1,000 to $9,999 ................farms: 267 0.9 (NA) Other crops and hay (see text)...farms: 8,235 29.1 (NA) :: $1,000: 1,008 0.1 (NA) $1,000: 66,460 3.3 (NA) :: : : :: $10,000 to $24,999 ..............farms: 92 0.3 (NA) Livestock, poultry, and : :: $1,000: 1,377 0.1 (NA) their products....................farms: 10,917 38.6 (NA) :: $25,000 to $49,999 ..............farms: 55 0.2 (NA) $1,000: 963,177 48.4 (NA) :: $1,000: 1,817 0.1 (NA) Poultry and eggs.................farms: 2,752 9.7 (NA) :: $50,000 or more .................farms: 84 0.3 (NA) $1,000: 167,257 8.4 (NA) :: $1,000: 20,048 1.0 (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 : 28,254 28,254 3,620 $1,000: 2,037,340 1,992,000 45,340 Average per farm ................................dollars: 72,108 70,503 12,525 : By economic class (see text): : : Less than $1,000 (see text) .......................farms: 8,521 8,521 209 $1,000: 1,449 1,365 84 $1,000 to $2,499 ..................................farms: 4,140 4,140 316 $1,000: 6,674 6,355 319 $2,500 to $4,999 ..................................farms: 3,191 3,191 226 $1,000: 11,167 10,840 327 $5,000 to $9,999 ..................................farms: 2,829 2,829 255 $1,000: 19,616 19,071 545 $10,000 to $24,999 ................................farms: 3,021 3,021 338 $1,000: 47,336 46,576 760 $25,000 to $49,999 ................................farms: 1,700 1,700 285 $1,000: 59,792 58,968 824 : $50,000 to $99,999 ................................farms: 1,432 1,432 401 $1,000: 102,414 99,747 2,668 $100,000 to $249,999 ..............................farms: 1,838 1,838 769 $1,000: 293,094 282,733 10,361 $250,000 to $499,999 ..............................farms: 860 860 447 $1,000: 290,943 280,116 10,827 $500,000 to $999,999 ..............................farms: 407 407 231 $1,000: 276,209 266,581 9,628 $1,000,000 or more ................................farms: 315 315 143 $1,000: 928,645 919,648 8,997 $1,000,000 to $2,499,999.........................farms: 236 236 121 $1,000: 349,414 (D) (D) $2,500,000 to $4,999,999.........................farms: 48 48 19 $1,000: 163,237 (D) (D) $5,000,000 or more...............................farms: 31 31 3 $1,000: 415,994 (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: 28,215 (X) (NA) (X) $1,000: (X) 1,783,374 (X) (NA) Average per farm ................................dollars: (X) 63,207 (X) (NA) : Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $4,999 ...........................................: 8,123 22,843 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .......................................: 6,517 46,673 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 6,303 97,490 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .....................................: 2,551 85,829 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 .....................................: 1,744 123,862 (NA) (NA) : $100,000 to $249,999 ...................................: 1,703 272,126 (NA) (NA) $250,000 to $499,999 ...................................: 718 245,957 (NA) (NA) $500,000 or more .......................................: 556 888,594 (NA) (NA) $500,000 to $999,999 .................................: 303 208,905 (NA) (NA) $1,000,000 to $2,499,999 .............................: 194 284,191 (NA) (NA) $2,500,000 or more ...................................: 59 395,499 (NA) (NA) : Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners : purchased 1/........................................farms: 13,808 (X) (NA) (X) $1,000: (X) 59,763 (X) (NA) percent of total: (X) 3.4 (X) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 5,779 1,188 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 2,341 1,567 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 3,671 8,032 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 927 6,177 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 643 9,566 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 258 9,111 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 127 8,457 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: 62 15,665 (NA) (NA) : Chemicals purchased..................................farms: 8,503 (X) (NA) (X) $1,000: (X) 41,278 (X) (NA) percent of total: (X) 2.3 (X) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 3,771 623 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 1,149 766 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 2,212 5,175 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 557 3,670 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 456 6,511 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 185 6,624 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ......................................: 173 17,909 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 111 7,452 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more ...................................: 62 10,457 (NA) (NA) : Seeds, plants, vines, and trees......................farms: 10,142 (X) (NA) (X) $1,000: (X) 94,606 (X) (NA) percent of total: (X) 5.3 (X) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 4,464 840 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 1,464 961 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 2,419 5,366 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 703 4,612 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 571 8,460 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ......................................: 521 74,368 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 217 7,448 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ....................................: 304 66,921 (NA) (NA) : Livestock and poultry purchased .....................farms: 6,428 (X) (NA) (X) $1,000: (X) 58,382 (X) (NA) percent of total: (X) 3.3 (X) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 3,511 1,133 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 1,914 4,059 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 310 2,052 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 352 5,166 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 177 5,965 (NA) (NA) : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 86 6,118 (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $249,999 .................................: 42 6,181 (NA) (NA) $250,000 or more .....................................: 36 27,708 (NA) (NA) $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 22 6,987 (NA) (NA) $500,000 to $999,999 ...............................: 7 4,801 (NA) (NA) $1,000,000 or more .................................: 7 15,920 (NA) (NA) : Breeding livestock : purchased (see text) .............................farms: 3,085 (X) (NA) (X) $1,000: (X) 24,297 (X) (NA) percent of total: (X) 1.4 (X) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 1,463 582 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 1,073 2,145 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 164 1,175 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 195 2,798 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 99 3,231 (NA) (NA) : $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 59 4,259 (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 25 3,749 (NA) (NA) $250,000 or more ...................................: 7 6,357 (NA) (NA) $250,000 to $499,999 .............................: 3 884 (NA) (NA) $500,000 to $999,999 .............................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) $1,000,000 or more ...............................: 3 (D) (NA) (NA) : Other livestock and poultry : purchased.........................................farms: 4,091 (X) (NA) (X) $1,000: (X) 34,085 (X) (NA) percent of total: (X) 1.9 (X) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 2,638 699 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 1,025 2,086 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 108 695 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 164 2,416 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 85 2,968 (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 .................................: 26 1,761 (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 16 2,241 (NA) (NA) $250,000 or more ...................................: 29 21,220 (NA) (NA) $250,000 to $499,999 .............................: 19 6,043 (NA) (NA) $500,000 to $999,999 .............................: 6 4,231 (NA) (NA) $1,000,000 or more ...............................: 4 10,947 (NA) (NA) : Feed purchased.......................................farms: 15,050 (X) (NA) (X) $1,000: (X) 275,291 (X) (NA) percent of total: (X) 15.4 (X) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 5,413 2,103 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 5,522 11,541 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 1,258 8,417 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 1,026 15,381 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 778 27,881 (NA) (NA) : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 593 41,816 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: 460 168,152 (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 325 48,044 (NA) (NA) $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 90 30,048 (NA) (NA) $500,000 to $999,999 ...............................: 26 18,048 (NA) (NA) $1,000,000 or more .................................: 19 72,013 (NA) (NA) : Gasoline, fuels, and oils............................farms: 25,631 (X) (NA) (X) $1,000: (X) 66,673 (X) (NA) percent of total: (X) 3.7 (X) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 16,455 4,930 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 6,398 13,789 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 1,429 9,374 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 935 13,913 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 280 9,087 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ......................................: 134 15,580 (NA) (NA) : Utilities (see text) ................................farms: 16,603 (X) (NA) (X) $1,000: (X) 55,694 (X) (NA) percent of total: (X) 3.1 (X) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 6,600 1,337 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 2,734 1,798 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 4,727 10,644 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 1,456 9,837 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 828 12,241 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ......................................: 258 19,838 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 166 5,606 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ....................................: 92 14,232 (NA) (NA) : Supplies, repairs, and maintenance ..................farms: 23,965 (X) (NA) (X) $1,000: (X) 187,048 (X) (NA) percent of total: (X) 10.5 (X) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 9,816 3,570 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 7,820 17,265 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 2,572 17,565 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 2,123 32,056 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 916 31,181 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ......................................: 718 85,412 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 458 30,365 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more ...................................: 260 55,047 (NA) (NA) : Hired farm labor ....................................farms: 7,904 (X) (NA) (X) $1,000: (X) 413,037 (X) (NA) percent of total: (X) 23.2 (X) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 1,796 726 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 1,661 3,903 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 715 4,851 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 1,266 20,028 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 953 32,893 (NA) (NA) : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 706 48,609 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: 807 302,028 (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 510 72,752 (NA) (NA) $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 169 58,337 (NA) (NA) $500,000 or more ...................................: 128 170,939 (NA) (NA) : Contract labor ......................................farms: 2,680 (X) (NA) (X) $1,000: (X) 30,970 (X) (NA) percent of total: (X) 1.7 (X) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 756 327 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 1,019 2,436 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 351 2,492 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 324 4,585 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 107 3,576 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ......................................: 123 17,553 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 66 4,255 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more ...................................: 57 13,298 (NA) (NA) : Customwork and custom hauling........................farms: 3,620 (X) (NA) (X) $1,000: (X) 25,546 (X) (NA) percent of total: (X) 1.4 (X) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 1,380 496 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 1,216 2,995 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 469 3,349 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 353 5,258 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 115 4,023 (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 ......................................: 87 9,425 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 59 4,067 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more ...................................: 28 5,358 (NA) (NA) : Cash rent for land, buildings, : and grazing fees 2/.................................farms: 4,513 (X) (NA) (X) $1,000: (X) 36,482 (X) (NA) percent of total: (X) 2.0 (X) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 1,047 261 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 722 460 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 1,421 3,449 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 532 3,488 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 512 8,007 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 147 4,942 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ......................................: 132 15,876 (NA) (NA) : Rent and lease expenses for machinery, : equipment, and farm share of : vehicles ..........................................farms: 1,593 (X) (NA) (X) $1,000: (X) 16,087 (X) (NA) percent of total: (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 362 70 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 121 81 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 533 1,349 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 247 1,598 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 173 2,561 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 103 3,465 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ......................................: 54 6,963 (NA) (NA) : Interest expense.....................................farms: 6,572 (X) (NA) (X) $1,000: (X) 63,520 (X) (NA) percent of total: (X) 3.6 (X) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 1,229 536 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 2,480 6,076 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 1,141 7,904 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 1,239 19,051 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 292 9,860 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 128 8,266 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: 63 11,827 (NA) (NA) : Secured by real estate.............................farms: 5,067 (X) (NA) (X) $1,000: (X) 49,186 (X) (NA) percent of total: (X) 2.8 (X) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 751 357 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 1,945 4,890 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 1,014 6,884 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 1,008 15,144 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 213 7,198 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 88 5,684 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more ...................................: 48 9,030 (NA) (NA) : Not secured by real estate.........................farms: 3,089 (X) (NA) (X) $1,000: (X) 14,334 (X) (NA) percent of total: (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 1,167 500 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 1,226 2,810 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 345 2,355 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 269 3,926 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 48 1,690 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 26 1,656 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more ...................................: 8 1,397 (NA) (NA) : Property taxes paid .................................farms: 26,159 (X) (NA) (X) $1,000: (X) 107,197 (X) (NA) percent of total: (X) 6.0 (X) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 2,476 605 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 2,222 1,635 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 14,709 38,006 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 4,773 31,628 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 1,706 23,099 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ......................................: 273 12,225 (NA) (NA) : All other production expenses (see text).............farms: 16,806 (X) (NA) (X) $1,000: (X) 251,800 (X) (NA) percent of total: (X) 14.1 (X) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 6,213 2,538 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 5,410 12,123 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 1,850 12,813 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 1,771 26,335 (NA) (NA) : $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 741 25,497 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 456 30,043 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: 365 142,451 (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 246 35,065 (NA) (NA) $250,000 or more ...................................: 119 107,386 (NA) (NA) : Production expenses paid by : landlords 3/..........................................farms: 975 (X) (NA) (X) $1,000: (X) 5,659 (X) (NA) percent of total: (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ............................................ : 113 18 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 ...........................................: 104 80 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .......................................: 600 1,801 (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 .......................................: 76 538 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 35 532 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ........................................: 47 2,690 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 33 1,097 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 11 726 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: 3 867 (NA) (NA) : Depreciation expenses : claimed (see text) ...................................farms: 9,761 (X) (NA) (X) $1,000: (X) 156,250 (X) (NA) percent of total: (X) 8.8 (X) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ............................................ : 1,389 254 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 ...........................................: 800 526 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .......................................: 3,238 8,075 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .......................................: 1,393 9,627 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 1,534 23,877 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ........................................: 1,407 113,891 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 721 25,119 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 433 30,194 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: 253 58,578 (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)...........: 28,215 396,257 :: Net cash farm income of operators (see text)............: 28,215 401,794 Average per farm.............................dollars: (X) 14,044 :: Average per farm.............................dollars: (X) 14,240 : :: : Farms with net gains 1/...............................: 11,271 610,376 :: Farm operators reporting net gains 1/.................: 11,392 613,841 Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 54,155 :: Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 53,883 : :: : Farms with gains of- : :: Farms with gains of- : less than $1,000 .................................: 1,219 534 :: less than $1,000 .................................: 1,305 571 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 2,832 7,748 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 2,834 7,803 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 1,439 10,506 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 1,451 10,590 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 2,047 32,806 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 2,035 32,618 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 1,478 52,492 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 1,479 52,425 $50,000 or more ..................................: 2,256 506,289 :: $50,000 or more ..................................: 2,288 509,835 : :: : Farms with net losses ................................: 16,944 214,119 :: Farm operators reporting net losses ..................: 16,823 212,047 Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 12,637 :: Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 12,605 : :: : Farms with losses of- : :: Farms with losses of- : less than $1,000 .................................: 1,583 855 :: less than $1,000 .................................: 1,648 853 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 6,727 19,374 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 6,596 18,841 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 3,939 27,674 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 3,907 27,500 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 3,065 46,657 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 3,056 46,542 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 929 31,270 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 915 30,665 $50,000 or more ..................................: 701 88,289 :: $50,000 or more ..................................: 701 87,646 : :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ....................: 3,620 45,340 (NA) (NA) :: Government payments - Con. : Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 12,525 (X) (NA) :: Amount from other : : :: federal farm programs................: 3,157 43,930 (NA) (NA) Farms with receipts of- : :: Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 13,915 (X) (NA) $1 to $999 .........................: 1,080 403 (NA) (NA) :: Farms with receipts of- : $1,000 to $4,999 ...................: 881 2,122 (NA) (NA) :: $1 to $999 .......................: 965 326 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................: 437 3,115 (NA) (NA) :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................: 606 1,532 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................: 653 10,281 (NA) (NA) :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................: 385 2,777 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................: 360 12,808 (NA) (NA) :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............: 634 10,011 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ....................: 209 16,611 (NA) (NA) :: $25,000 or more ..................: 567 29,284 (NA) (NA) : :: : : :: Commodity Credit Corporation : Amount from Conservation : :: Loans (see text).......................: 190 1,929 (NA) (NA) Reserve and Wetlands : :: Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 10,150 (X) (NA) Reserve Programs ....................: 585 1,410 (NA) (NA) :: : Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 2,410 (X) (NA) :: Farms with receipts of- : Farms with receipts of- : :: $1 to $999 .........................: 64 (D) (NA) (NA) $1 to $999 .......................: 203 (D) (NA) (NA) :: $1,000 to $4,999 ...................: 41 80 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .................: 312 669 (NA) (NA) :: $5,000 to $9,999 ...................: 25 177 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .................: 51 322 (NA) (NA) :: $10,000 to $19,999 .................: 28 377 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...............: 18 250 (NA) (NA) :: $20,000 to $24,999 .................: 4 83 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ..................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) :: $25,000 to $49,999 .................: 22 730 (NA) (NA) : :: $50,000 or more ....................: 6 (D) (NA) (NA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/..........................: 7,857 109,343 (NA) (NA) :: (see text) 1/ - Con. : Average per farm ............dollars: (X) 13,917 (X) (NA) :: Sales of forest products, excluding : : :: Christmas trees and maple : Farms with receipts of- : :: products - Con. : $1 to $999 .........................: 1,987 798 (NA) (NA) :: Farms with receipts of - Con. : $1,000 to $4,999 ...................: 2,511 6,101 (NA) (NA) :: : $5,000 to $9,999 ...................: 1,155 7,971 (NA) (NA) :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................: 337 2,202 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................: 1,189 18,610 (NA) (NA) :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............: 256 3,842 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................: 570 20,046 (NA) (NA) :: $25,000 or more ..................: 112 6,461 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ....................: 445 55,817 (NA) (NA) :: : : :: Recreational services (see text) .....: 234 4,595 (NA) (NA) Customwork and other agricultural : :: Average per farm ..........dollars: (X) 19,636 (X) (NA) services