Cen V1 (6-04) 2002 Census of Agriculture Nevada Volume 1, Geographic Area Series Part 28 National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Acknowledgments This report was prepared under the direction of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Many people participated in the various activities of the 2002 Census of Agriculture and deserve recognition for their contributions to the program. NASS pays special tribute to the two million farm and ranch operators who furnished the information requested. Their cooperation and support made it possible to collect and publish the data in this report. Other USDA agencies and representatives from State departments of agriculture offered significant advice during the planning, data collection, and processing phases of the census. They provided invaluable assistance at the local level to farmers and ranchers completing census report forms. Also, NASS acknowledges our partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Processing Center in Jeffersonville, IN and the services they provided to collect and capture data. Members of the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics and representatives of both public and private organizations made significant recommendations that helped establish data content. NASS appreciates their strong and consistent support for census programs. NASS expresses gratitude to the press, farm magazines, radio and television stations, farm organizations, State departments of agriculture, and enumerators from the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture for their help in publicizing the census and encouraging cooperation of farmers and ranchers. 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USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Contents Introduction Data Changes and Comparability State Map FIGURES 1. Farms by Size: 2002 2. Farms by Type of Organization: 2002 3. Percent of Farms and of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2002 4. Land Use: 2002 5. Cropland Use: 2002 6. Value of Crops Sold: 2002 7. Value of Livestock, Poultry, and Their Products Sold: 2002 8. Farm Production Expenses: 2002 9. Diversity of Operators: 2002 TABLES CHAPTER 1. State Data 1. Historical Highlights: 2002 and Earlier Census Years 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Landlord's Share, Direct, and Organic: 2002 and 1997 3. Economic Class of Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Government Payments: 2002 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2002 and 1997 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2002 6. Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2002 and 1997 7. Income From Farm-Related Sources: 2002 and 1997 8. Land: 2002 and 1997 9. Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land, by Size of Farm: 2002 and 1997 10. Irrigation: 2002 and 1997 11. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 2002 and 1997 12. Cattle and Calves Inventory: 2002 and 1997 13. Cattle and Calves Sales: 2002 and 1997 14. Cattle and Calves Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2002 15. Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2002 16. Beef Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2002 17. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2002 18. Cattle and Calves Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 2002 19. Hogs and Pigs Inventory: 2002 and 1997 20. Hogs and Pigs Sales: 2002 and 1997 21. Hogs and Pigs Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2002 22. Hogs and Pigs Inventory and Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 2002 23. Hogs and Pigs Inventory by Type of Producer: 2002 24. Hogs and Pigs Number Sold by Type of Producer: 2002 25. Hogs and Pigs Inventory by Type of Operation: 2002 26. Hogs and Pigs Number Sold by Type of Operation: 2002 27. Poultry Inventory and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 28. Layers and Pullets Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 29. Sheep and Lambs Inventory, Wool Production, and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 30. Sheep and Lambs Inventory, Wool Production, and Number Sold by Size of Flock: 2002 31. Ewes 1 Year Old or Older Inventory, Wool Production, and Number Sold by Size of Ewe Flock: 2002 32. Other Animals and Animal Products Inventory and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 33. Specified Crops Harvested Yield per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 2002 34. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 2002 and 1997 35. Vegetables and Melons Harvested for Sale: 2002 and 1997 36. Specified Fruits and Nuts by Acres: 2002 and 1997 37. Berries Harvested for Sale: 2002 and 1997 38. Nursery, Greenhouse, Floriculture, Mushrooms, Sod, and Vegetable Seeds Grown for Sale: 2002 and 1997 39. Woodland Crops: 2002 and 1997 40. Grain Storage Capacity: 2002 and 1997 41. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2002 42. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2002 and 1997 43. Value of Land and Buildings: 2002 and 1997 44. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2002 and 1997 45. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2002 and 1997 46. Fertilizers and Chemicals: 2002 and 1997 47. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race of Principal Operator: 2002 48. Women Principal Operators Selected Farm Characteristics: 2002 and 1997 49. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Principal Operators Selected Farm Characteristics: 2002 and 1997 50. Selected Characteristics of Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2002 51. Institutional, Research, Experimental, and American Indian Reservation Farms: 2002 and 1997 52. Selected Operator Characteristics by Race: 2002 53. Women Operators Selected Operator Characteristics: 2002 and 1997 54. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Operators Selected Operator Characteristics: 2002 and 1997 55. Summary by Size of Farm: 2002 56. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2002 57. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2002 58. Summary by Type of Organization: 2002 59. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2002 60. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2002 61. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2002 CHAPTER 2. County Data 1. County Summary Highlights: 2002 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct and Organic: 2002 and 1997 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2002 and 1997 4. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2002 5. Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2002 and 1997 6. Income From Farm-Related Sources: 2002 and 1997 7. Hired Farm Labor Workers and Payroll: 2002 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2002 and 1997 9. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 2002 and 1997 10. Irrigation: 2002 and 1997 11. Cattle and Calves Inventory and Sales: 2002 and 1997 12. Hogs and Pigs Inventory and Sales: 2002 and 1997 13. Poultry Inventory and Sales: 2002 and 1997 14. Miscellaneous Poultry Inventory and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 15. Horses and Ponies Inventory and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 16. Sheep and Lambs Inventory, Wool Production, and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 17. Milk Goats Inventory and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 18. Angora Goats Inventory, Number Sold, and Mohair Production: 2002 and 1997 19. Colonies of Bees and Honey Inventory and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 20. Mink and Their Pelts Inventory and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 21. Aquaculture Sold: 2002 and 1997 22. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties Inventory and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 23. Selected Crops Harvested: 2002 24. Grains Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Field Crops: 2002 and 1997 25. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 2002 and 1997 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 2002 and 1997 27. Other Field and Forage Crops: 2002 and 1997 28. Land Used for Vegetables and Vegetables Harvested for Sale: 2002 and 1997 29. Vegetables and Melons Harvested for Sale: 2002 and 1997 30. Land in Orchards: 2002 and 1997 31. Fruits and Nuts: 2002 and 1997 32. Berries Harvested for Sale and Irrigated: 2002 and 1997 33. Berries Harvested for Sale: 2002 and 1997 34. Nursery, Greenhouse, Floriculture, Mushrooms, Sod, and Vegetable Seeds Grown for Sale: 2002 and 1997 35. Woodland Crops: 2002 and 1997 36. Grain Storage Capacity: 2002 37. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2002 38. Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2002 and 1997 39. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2002 and 1997 40. Tenure, Number of Operators, Type of Organization, and Principal Operator Characteristics: 2002 and 1997 41. White Operators: 2002 42. Black or African American Operators: 2002 43. American Indian or Alaska Native Operators: 2002 44. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Operators: 2002 45. Asian Operators: 2002 46. Operators Reporting More Than One Race: 2002 47. Women Principal Operators Selected Farm Characteristics: 2002 48. Women Operators: 2002 49. Women Principal Operators Tenure: 2002 50. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Operators: 2002 51. Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2002 APPENDICES A. General Explanation B. American Indian and Alaska Native Farm Operators C. Statistical Methodology D. Report Forms and Instruction Sheets Index Publication Program Introduction OVERVIEW The 2002 Census of Agriculture was taken to obtain agricultural statistics for each county or county equivalent, state, and the Nation. The organization, content, and format of this publication are similar to previous Volume 1, Geographic Area Series publications. Program and policy decisions created several changes to the data published for 2002. These changes affected data comparability for some items. A new section, Data Changes and Comparability, on page X provides detail about the more noteworthy changes. HISTORY For 156 years (1840 - 1996), the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census was responsible for collecting census of agriculture data. The 1997 Appropriations Act contained a provision that transferred the responsibility for the census of agriculture from the Bureau of the Census to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The 2002 Census of Agriculture is the 26th Federal census of agriculture and the second conducted by NASS. The first agriculture census was taken in 1840 as part of the sixth decennial census of population. The agriculture census continued to be taken as part of the decennial census through 1950. A separate mid-decade census of agriculture was conducted in 1925, 1935, and 1945. From 1954 to 1974, the census was taken for the years ending in 4 and 9. In 1976, Congress authorized the census of agriculture to be taken for 1978 and 1982 to adjust the data reference year so that it coincided with other economic censuses. This adjustment in timing established the agriculture census on a 5-year cycle collecting data for years ending in 2 and 7. USES OF CENSUS DATA The census of agriculture is the leading source of facts and statistics about the Nation's agricultural production. It provides a detailed picture of U.S. farms and ranches every five years and is the only source of uniform, comprehensive agricultural data for every state and county or county equivalent in the U.S. Agriculture census data are routinely used by farm organizations, businesses, state departments of agriculture, elected representatives and legislative bodies at all levels of government, public and private sector analysts, and colleges and universities. Agriculture census data are used to: Evaluate, change, promote, and formulate farm and rural policies and programs that help agricultural producers; Study historical trends, assess current conditions, and plan for the future; Formulate market strategies, provide more efficient production and distribution systems, and locate facilities for agricultural communities; Make energy projections and forecast needs for agricultural producers and their communities; Develop new and improved methods to increase agricultural production and profitability; Allocate local and national funds for farm programs, e.g. extension service projects, agricultural research, soil conservation programs, and land-grant colleges and universities; Plan for operations during drought and emergency outbreaks of diseases or infestations of pests. In addition agricultural news media and agricultural associations use census data as background material for stories and articles on U.S. agriculture and the foods we produce. AUTHORITY The 2002 Census of Agriculture is required by law under the "Census of Agriculture Act of 1997," Public Law 105-113 (Title 7, United States Code, Section 2204g). The law directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a census of agriculture in 1998 and in every fifth year after, covering the prior year. The census of agriculture includes each state, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. FARM DEFINITION The census definition of a farm is any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year. The definition has changed nine times since it was established in 1850. The current definition was first used for the 1974 Census of Agriculture and has been used in each subsequent agriculture census. This definition is consistent with the definition used for current USDA surveys. REFERENCE PERIOD Reference periods for the 2002 Census of Agriculture were similar to those used in the 1997 Census of Agriculture. Reference periods used were: Crop production is measured for the calendar year, except for a few crops such as avocados, citrus, and olives for which the production year overlaps the calendar year. See Appendix A, General Explanation for details. Livestock, poultry, and machinery and equipment inventories, market value of land and buildings, and grain storage capacity are measured as of December 31 of the census year. Crop and livestock sales, farm expenses, income from federal farm programs, irrigation, Commodity Credit Corporation loans, Conservation Reserve and Wetlands Reserve Program participation, direct sales income, chemical and fertilizer use, farm-related income, and hired farm labor data are measured for the calendar year.TABLES AND APPENDICES Chapter 1. Table 1 shows state-level historical data through the 1974 census and tables 2 through 54 show detailed state-level data usually accompanied by historical data from the 1997 census. Tables 55 through 61 show detailed state-level data cross-tabulated by several categories for the 2002 census only. Chapter 2. County-level data are presented in 51 tables in 2 different table formats - county and county summary. Most tables include 1997 historical data. County tables include general data for all counties within the state. The county names are listed in alphabetical order in the column headings. County summary tables provide comprehensive data for all counties reporting a data item. This is a change from the reporting practices of past censuses when data for counties with a limited number of farms reporting an item were combined and reported as "all other counties." Appendix A. Provides information about data collection and data processing activities. It also includes definitions of specific terms and phrases used in this publication, including items in the publication tables that carry the note "see text." Appendix B. Describes supplemental activities conducted to improve coverage of American Indian and Alaska Native farm operators. Table A shows the total number of American Indian or Alaska Native farm operators both on and off reservations by county. Table B compares selected farm characteristics for farms operated by American Indian and Alaska Native farm operators and all farms. Table C provides selected operator characteristics of American Indian and Alaska Native farm operators. Appendix C. Discusses the statistical methodology used in conducting and evaluating the census. Table A summarizes nonresponse and coverage adjustment for selected items for the state. Table B provides reliability estimates of state totals for selected items. Table C summarizes nonresponse and coverage adjustment for selected items at the county level. Appendix D. Provides facsimiles of the report forms and instruction sheets used to collect data. RESPONDENT CONFIDENTIALITY In keeping with the provisions of Title 7 of the United States Code, no data are published that would disclose information about the operations of an individual farm or ranch. All tabulated data are subjected to an extensive disclosure review prior to publication. Any tabulated item that identifies data reported by a respondent or allows a respondent's data to be accurately estimated or derived, was suppressed and coded with a 'D'. However, the number of farms reporting an item is not considered confidential information and is provided even though other information is withheld. SPECIAL EFFORTS DIRECTED AT MINORITIES NASS implemented several activities to improve coverage of minority farm operators. These activities included, but were not limited to: Obtaining mail lists from organizations likely to contain names and addresses of minority farm operators; and Conducting pre-census promotion activities that targeted women, American Indian and Alaska Native, Black and African American, and Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin farm operators. SPECIAL STUDIES AND CUSTOM TABULATIONS Special studies such as the 2003 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey and 2005 Census of Aquaculture are part of the census program and provide supplemental information to the 2002 Census of Agriculture in the respective subject area. Results are published in print and on the internet. Custom-designed tabulations may be developed when data are not published elsewhere. These tabulations are developed to individual user specifications on a cost-reimbursable basis and shared with the public. The census Volume 1 on CD-ROM is an alternative data source that should be investigated before requesting a custom tabulation. All special studies and custom tabulations are subject to a thorough disclosure review prior to release to prevent the disclosure of any individual respondent data. Requests for custom tabulations can be submitted via the internet from the NASS home page, by mail, or by e-mail to: Associate Administrator National Agricultural Statistics Service 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250 or HQ AA@nass.usda.gov ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS The following abbreviations and symbols are used throughout the tables: - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms. (H) Standard error or relative standard error of estimate is greater than or equal to 99.95 percent. (IC) Independent city (L) Standard error or relative standard error of estimate is less than .05 percent. (NA) Not available or not published. Some historic data are not published because they are not comparable, electronic files are unavailable, or re-summarizing could compromise respondent confidentiality. (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half of the unit shown cwt Hundredweight sq ft Square feet Data Changes and Comparability Several changes were made to the 2002 census program. Report form content and wording were improved, several publication tables were redesigned, and tabulated data were adjusted for coverage. In some instances, comparability with previous censuses was effected. REPORT FORM CHANGES Report form changes involved eliminating items that were no longer necessary or duplicated data collected on surveys, and adding new items that were included to cover emerging agricultural products and practices. Several production-related items were deleted, including production of fruits, nuts, and berries; number of bearing and nonbearing age trees or vines; litters of hogs farrowed; number of hogs sold for slaughter; number of sheep and lambs shorn; and pounds of wool shorn. Deleted sales items were gross value of sales for cattle fattened on grain or concentrates, feeder pigs sold, and value of individual nursery items and individual grain and bean commodities. The farm-related injuries and deaths section was also eliminated. New economic data were collected to provide a more complete picture of farm income and expenses. Questions relating to net cash income of the operator and the operation, and landlord share of income and expenses were added. Information about production contracts, grain storage, and organic farming were also collected. For the first time, information was collected for up to three operators on each farm. For those operators who would self-identify as being of multiple races (i.e., selected more than one race code on the report form), a "more than one race" category was added to the publication to better represent those individuals. Questions relating to computer use and Internet access on the farm were included. Principal operators were asked to report whether they worked as the hired manager on the operation, the number of households receiving income, and percent of income from farming. Other changes involved splitting items from the 1997 census into multiple parts to provide more detailed data, and in some cases items from the 1997 census were combined which helped reduce respondent burden. Several questions were reworded to improve respondent comprehension. PUBLICATION TABLE CHANGES In previous censuses, States and counties with a minimal number of operations reporting an item were collapsed and published in the "all other states" and "all other counties" categories. For 2002, States and counties with at least one operation reported were published. This change provides more detailed information at the state/county level. COMPARABILITY The 2002 Census of Agriculture introduced new methodology to account for all farms in the United States. Incompleteness in the census mail list was measured by matching list names against all qualifying operations found through canvassing sample land areas throughout the Nation. All published 2002 census items (except in Hawaii and Alaska) were reweighted for undercoverage. To provide comparable data, comparable 1997 data published in 2002 were also reweighted for undercoverage. An explanation of the methodology is included in Appendix C. Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2002 and Earlier Census Years [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Not adjusted for coverage : : :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All farms : 2002 : 1997 : 1997 : 1992 : 1987 : 1982 : 1978 : 1974 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Farms.....................................number: 2,989 3,198 2,829 2,890 3,027 2,719 2,399 2,076 Land in farms..............................acres: 6,330,622 6,397,569 6,409,288 9,263,684 9,988,520 9,980,201 10,427,111 10,813,610 Average size of farm ..................acres: 2,118 2,000 2,266 3,205 3,300 3,671 4,346 5,209 : Estimated market value of : land and buildings 1/: : Average per farm ....................dollars: 953,619 794,743 876,417 811,941 749,936 925,540 801,173 440,806 Average per acre ....................dollars: 446 398 388 252 227 249 184 85 : Estimated market value of all : machinery and equipment 1/...............$1,000: 306,745 210,199 196,289 172,887 158,576 143,648 115,952 71,867 Average per farm ....................dollars: 110,619 65,749 69,532 60,260 52,474 52,928 48,414 35,074 : Farms by size: : 1 to 9 acres .................................: 579 582 425 445 574 405 251 186 10 to 49 acres ...............................: 817 817 694 680 671 574 428 317 50 to 179 acres ..............................: 511 603 543 599 574 535 520 403 180 to 499 acres .............................: 359 462 430 431 453 461 441 440 500 to 999 acres .............................: 214 249 242 238 267 224 232 215 1,000 to 1,999 acres .........................: 170 187 191 175 154 172 177 173 2,000 acres or more ..........................: 339 298 304 322 334 348 350 342 : Total cropland ............................farms: 2,001 2,318 2,188 2,255 2,317 2,227 2,120 1,857 acres: 940,295 847,288 846,752 840,364 802,604 861,883 829,499 753,294 Harvested cropland ......................farms: 1,521 1,834 1,765 1,753 1,884 1,895 1,855 1,665 acres: 549,076 526,408 526,338 408,568 526,067 605,082 585,486 551,300 Irrigated land ............................farms: 1,981 2,296 2,159 2,151 2,221 2,154 2,086 1,794 acres: 746,653 763,742 764,738 556,172 778,977 829,761 881,151 777,510 : Market value of agricultural : products sold (see text) 2/..............$1,000: 446,989 358,869 356,565 288,139 250,458 202,581 198,954 133,437 Average per farm ....................dollars: 149,545 112,217 126,039 99,702 82,741 74,506 82,932 64,276 Crops, including nursery : and greenhouse crops...................$1,000: 157,730 153,225 151,717 79,957 75,685 72,582 58,748 43,647 Livestock, poultry, and : their products.........................$1,000: 289,259 205,643 204,848 208,182 174,773 129,999 140,206 89,788 : Farms by value of sales 3/: : Less than $2,500 .............................: 1,108 938 695 862 861 717 476 481 $2,500 to $4,999 .............................: 256 348 310 305 353 318 281 171 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................: 291 389 358 352 336 322 338 256 $10,000 to $24,999 ...........................: 312 479 444 375 437 377 371 (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...........................: 214 273 259 250 278 288 290 (NA) $50,000 to $99,999............................: 227 256 253 264 258 261 239 (NA) $100,000 to $499,999..........................: 421 384 379 366 415 344 318 222 $500,000 or more..............................: 160 131 131 116 89 70 55 34 : Farms by type of : organization: : Family or individual..........................: 2,499 2,532 2,197 2,269 2,342 2,067 1,801 (NA) Partnership...................................: 205 309 295 323 356 392 363 (NA) Corporation...................................: 200 245 233 221 261 198 186 (NA) Other-cooperative, estate : or trust, institutional, etc.................: 85 112 104 77 68 62 49 (NA) : Principal operator by days of work : off farm 4/ 5/: : None..........................................: 1,345 1,219 1,131 1,192 1,217 1,024 1,020 715 Any...........................................: 1,644 1,779 1,515 1,518 1,654 1,505 1,301 852 200 days or more ...........................: 1,074 1,123 939 910 1,042 891 770 506 : Principal operator by primary occupation 5/: : Farming ......................................: 1,754 1,675 1,558 1,656 1,675 1,553 1,392 1,189 Other ........................................: 1,235 1,523 1,271 1,234 1,352 1,166 1,007 710 : Average age of principal operator 5/.......years: 55.9 54.9 55.4 54.2 52.3 51.5 51.2 52.1 : Total farm production : expenses 1/..............................$1,000: 335,437 281,016 276,040 247,113 208,924 (NA) (NA) 124,661 : Selected farm production : expenses 1/: : Livestock and poultry : purchased..............................$1,000: 34,954 27,097 26,424 33,238 34,208 28,749 42,430 27,475 Feed purchased..........................$1,000: 58,036 49,408 48,969 49,970 29,966 29,361 25,244 23,718 Fertilizer, lime, and : soil conditioners 6/ 7/................$1,000: 11,894 11,773 11,610 6,930 5,562 5,587 4,794 3,286 Gasoline, fuels, and oils...............$1,000: 16,249 15,121 14,895 14,154 12,556 15,144 9,065 6,066 Hired farm labor........................$1,000: 53,802 44,921 44,391 31,652 33,775 20,438 18,830 13,057 Interest expense 8/.....................$1,000: 22,034 22,042 21,724 18,621 19,257 22,958 (NA) (NA) Chemicals 6/............................$1,000: 7,056 5,319 5,292 3,949 3,940 2,814 2,377 1,439 : Livestock and poultry: : Cattle and calves : inventory...............................farms: 1,583 1,861 1,694 1,652 1,819 1,786 1,622 1,545 number: 460,263 516,110 518,115 523,305 575,608 559,909 564,213 633,854 Beef cows .............................farms: 1,218 1,469 1,371 1,330 1,438 1,367 1,271 1,230 number: 245,025 274,244 275,801 265,690 305,018 285,594 282,917 325,595 Milk cows .............................farms: 128 145 138 208 274 348 388 419 number: 29,358 24,933 24,902 21,769 17,646 15,851 13,487 13,816 : Cattle and calves sold ..................farms: 1,283 1,694 1,587 1,538 1,733 1,628 1,542 1,480 number: 407,085 294,855 295,007 317,233 303,567 275,493 340,556 320,730 : Hogs and pigs inventory .................farms: 110 137 113 154 149 245 277 233 number: (D) 7,550 7,419 7,636 16,505 15,254 9,843 10,488 Hogs and pigs sold.......................farms: 102 87 74 102 128 174 199 158 number: 11,829 7,661 7,414 23,746 26,413 16,037 16,097 11,241 : Layers 20 weeks old and older : inventory...............................farms: 281 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) number: 5,164 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Broilers and other meat- : type chickens sold......................farms: 18 8 6 7 10 8 15 13 number: 3,383 (D) (D) 200 525 549 (D) 1,171 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 6 7 8 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 241 336 396 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 34,447 37,232 46,160 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Corn for silage or greenchop.............farms: 53 46 45 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 4,407 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons: 94,399 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Wheat for grain, All.....................farms: 34 77 73 57 114 162 142 239 acres: 4,687 19,392 19,034 9,968 15,052 20,536 17,463 28,169 bushels: 383,563 1,922,456 1,903,995 719,200 1,096,511 1,386,182 1,053,253 1,227,677 Winter wheat for grain.................farms: 26 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 3,109 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 268,529 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Spring wheat for grain ................farms: 10 27 25 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 1,578 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 115,034 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Oats for grain...........................farms: 36 10 10 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 4,682 503 503 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 485,280 30,499 30,499 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Barley for grain.........................farms: 20 51 49 36 115 193 215 (NA) acres: 2,375 4,703 4,642 4,613 9,150 28,490 26,282 (NA) bushels: 207,188 427,758 422,623 423,411 725,196 2,079,755 1,678,370 (NA) Sorghum for grain........................farms: 1 (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) Sorghum for silage or greenchop..........farms: 5 1 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 438 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons: 9,289 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Potatoes.................................farms: 14 10 10 12 10 29 35 33 acres: 7,607 6,999 6,999 8,111 7,501 13,804 15,986 7,609 cwt: 2,651,960 2,962,254 2,962,254 3,035,277 2,561,680 4,608,250 4,855,039 2,719,185 Forage-land used for all hay and : haylage, grass silage, and greenchop : (see text) .............................farms: 1,390 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 510,223 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons, dry: 1,581,117 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Vegetables harvested for sale : (see text) 9/...........................farms: 51 39 37 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 4,752 4,419 4,415 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All land in orchards.....................farms: 73 76 68 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 420 544 530 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are based on a sample of farms. 2/ Data for 1974 include the value of forest products sold. 3/ Data for 1982 and prior years exclude abnormal farms. 4/ Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 5/ Data for 1974 apply only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships. 6/ Data for 1982 and prior years do not include cost of custom applications; data for chemicals include the cost of lime for 1978 and prior years. 7/ Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 8/ Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 9/ Data for 1974 were from land area used. Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Landlord's Share, Direct, and Organic: 2002 and 1997 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : : Percent of : :: Item : : Percent of : : 2002 :total in 2002 : 1997 :: : 2002 :total in 2002 : 1997 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total sales (see text).................farms: 2,989 100.0 3,198 :: Total sales (see text) - Con. : $1,000: 446,989 100.0 358,869 :: Value of sales by commodity : Average per farm.................dollars: 149,545 (X) 112,217 :: or commodity group - Con. : : :: Livestock, poultry, and : By value of sales: : :: their products - Con. : Less than $1,000 (see text)........farms: 758 25.4 585 :: : $1,000: 79 (Z) 85 :: Cattle and calves ...............farms: 1,283 42.9 1,694 $1,000 to $2,499...................farms: 350 11.7 353 :: $1,000: 215,054 48.1 135,410 $1,000: 569 0.1 590 :: Milk and other dairy products : $2,500 to $4,999...................farms: 256 8.6 348 :: from cows.......................farms: 47 1.6 49 $1,000: 921 0.2 1,199 :: $1,000: 62,074 13.9 55,456 : :: Hogs and pigs....................farms: 102 3.4 87 $5,000 to $9,999...................farms: 291 9.7 389 :: $1,000: 930 0.2 700 $1,000: 1,998 0.4 2,761 :: : $10,000 to $19,999.................farms: 238 8.0 378 :: Sheep, goats, and their products.farms: 338 11.3 (NA) $1,000: 3,350 0.7 5,321 :: $1,000: 6,352 1.4 (NA) $20,000 to $24,999.................farms: 74 2.5 101 :: Horses, ponies, mules, burros, : $1,000: 1,623 0.4 2,237 :: and donkeys.....................farms: 448 15.0 (NA) $25,000 to $39,999.................farms: 149 5.0 196 :: $1,000: 2,928 0.7 (NA) $1,000: 4,676 1.0 6,160 :: : : :: Aquaculture (see text)...........farms: 16 0.5 (NA) $40,000 to $49,999.................farms: 65 2.2 77 :: $1,000: (D) (D) (NA) $1,000: 2,799 0.6 3,397 :: : $50,000 to $99,999.................farms: 227 7.6 256 :: Other animals and other animal : $1,000: 16,309 3.6 18,063 :: products (see text)............farms: 76 2.5 (NA) $100,000 to $249,999...............farms: 276 9.2 258 :: $1,000: 650 0.1 (NA) $1,000: 43,170 9.7 40,878 :: : : :: : $250,000 to $499,999...............farms: 145 4.9 126 :: Value of landlord's share of : $1,000: 50,710 11.3 45,046 :: total sales (see text)..............farms: 68 2.3 (NA) $500,000 to $999,999...............farms: 91 3.0 68 :: $1,000: 2,054 0.5 (NA) $1,000: 63,088 14.1 46,925 :: : $1,000,000 or more.................farms: 69 2.3 63 :: : $1,000: 257,696 57.7 186,206 :: Value of agricultural products sold : $1,000,000 to $2,499,999.........farms: 47 1.6 42 :: directly to individuals for human : $1,000: 67,035 15.0 64,341 :: consumption (see text)..............farms: 246 8.2 166 $2,500,000 to $4,999,999.........farms: 9 0.3 12 :: $1,000: 1,606 0.4 707 $1,000: 30,713 6.9 44,575 :: Average per farm...............dollars: 6,528 (X) 4,258 $5,000,000 or more...............farms: 13 0.4 9 :: : $1,000: 159,948 35.8 77,291 :: By value of sales: : : :: : Value of sales by commodity : :: $1 to $499.......................farms: 96 3.2 58 or commodity group: : :: $1,000: 19 (Z) (D) Crops, including nursery : :: $500 to $999.....................farms: 23 0.8 28 and greenhouse ...................farms: 968 32.4 1,203 :: $1,000: 16 (Z) 19 $1,000: 157,730 35.3 153,225 :: : : :: $1,000 to $4,999.................farms: 85 2.8 60 Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, : :: $1,000: 196 (Z) 137 and dry peas....................farms: 97 3.2 (NA) :: $5,000 to $9,999 ................farms: 13 0.4 9 $1,000: (D) (D) (NA) :: $1,000: 85 (Z) 59 Tobacco..........................farms: - - - :: $10,000 to $24,999...............farms: 15 0.5 8 $1,000: - - - :: $1,000: 236 0.1 114 Cotton and cottonseed............farms: - - - :: $25,000 to $49,999..............farms: 6 0.2 - $1,000: - - - :: $1,000: 234 0.1 - : :: $50,000 or more.................farms: 8 0.3 3 Vegetables, melons, potatoes, : :: $1,000: 820 0.2 (D) and sweet potatoes..............farms: 54 1.8 (NA) :: : $1,000: 35,689 8.0 (NA) :: Value of certified organically produced : Fruits, tree nuts, and berries...farms: 51 1.7 19 :: commodities (see text)..............farms: 24 0.8 (NA) $1,000: (D) (D) 440 :: $1,000: 3,613 0.8 (NA) Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, : :: Average per farm...............dollars: 150,522 (X) (NA) and sod (see text)..............farms: 50 1.7 (NA) :: : $1,000: 10,115 2.3 (NA) :: By value of sales: : : :: : Cut Christmas trees and short : :: $1 to $999 ......................farms: 15 0.5 (NA) rotation woody crops............farms: 2 0.1 (NA) :: $1,000: 5 (Z) (NA) $1,000: (D) (D) (NA) :: $1,000 to $9,999 ................farms: 5 0.2 (NA) Other crops and hay (see text)...farms: 856 28.6 (NA) :: $1,000: 17 (Z) (NA) $1,000: 108,678 24.3 (NA) :: : : :: $10,000 to $24,999 ..............farms: - - (NA) Livestock, poultry, and : :: $1,000: - - (NA) their products....................farms: 1,855 62.1 2,158 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ..............farms: - - (NA) $1,000: 289,259 64.7 205,643 :: $1,000: - - (NA) Poultry and eggs.................farms: 148 5.0 109 :: $50,000 or more .................farms: 4 0.1 (NA) $1,000: (D) (D) 178 :: $1,000: 3,591 0.8 (NA) : :: : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 3. Economic Class of Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Government Payments: 2002 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :Market value of agricultural products : Market value of agricultural : Government : sold and government payments : products sold : payments -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total............................................farms : 2,989 2,989 439 $1,000: 451,312 446,989 4,322 Average per farm ................................dollars: 150,991 149,545 9,845 : By economic class (see text): : : Less than $1,000 (see text) .......................farms: 747 747 15 $1,000: 83 79 4 $1,000 to $2,499 ..................................farms: 351 351 29 $1,000: 574 558 16 $2,500 to $4,999 ..................................farms: 262 262 21 $1,000: 944 921 23 $5,000 to $9,999 ..................................farms: 288 288 35 $1,000: 1,996 1,970 26 $10,000 to $24,999 ................................farms: 312 312 46 $1,000: 4,938 4,864 74 $25,000 to $49,999 ................................farms: 219 219 44 $1,000: 7,665 7,547 118 : $50,000 to $99,999 ................................farms: 219 219 47 $1,000: 15,753 15,478 275 $100,000 to $249,999 ..............................farms: 282 282 101 $1,000: 44,176 43,146 1,029 $250,000 to $499,999 ..............................farms: 147 147 50 $1,000: 51,529 50,682 847 $500,000 to $999,999 ..............................farms: 92 92 29 $1,000: 63,919 63,083 836 $1,000,000 or more ................................farms: 70 70 22 $1,000: 259,735 258,662 1,072 $1,000,000 to $2,499,999.........................farms: 48 48 13 $1,000: 68,788 68,001 787 $2,500,000 to $4,999,999.........................farms: 9 9 4 $1,000: 30,799 30,713 85 $5,000,000 or more...............................farms: 13 13 5 $1,000: 160,148 159,948 200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2002 and 1997 [Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2002 : 1997 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Expenses : : Expenses : Farms : ($1,000) : Farms : ($1,000) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total farm production expenses ........................farms: 2,988 (X) 3,197 (X) $1,000: (X) 335,437 (X) 281,016 Average per farm ................................dollars: (X) 112,261 (X) 87,900 : Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $4,999 ...........................................: 642 1,652 942 2,699 $5,000 to $9,999 .......................................: 591 4,234 562 4,116 $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 616 9,947 635 9,555 $25,000 to $49,999 .....................................: 310 10,693 355 12,563 $50,000 to $99,999 .....................................: 239 16,791 266 18,379 : $100,000 to $249,999 ...................................: 330 51,746 226 35,113 $250,000 to $499,999 ...................................: 129 46,330 115 40,244 $500,000 or more .......................................: 131 194,044 96 158,346 $500,000 to $999,999 .................................: 85 61,931 50 34,752 $1,000,000 to $2,499,999 .............................: 31 46,255 32 49,193 $2,500,000 or more ...................................: 15 85,859 14 74,402 : Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners : purchased 1/........................................farms: 1,043 (X) 956 (X) $1,000: (X) 11,894 (X) 11,773 percent of total: (X) 3.5 (X) 4.2 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 238 (D) 250 (D) $500 to $999 .........................................: 162 113 135 (D) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 240 579 263 604 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 141 953 126 928 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 157 2,332 106 1,687 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 63 2,257 37 1,272 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 29 (D) 20 1,345 $100,000 or more .....................................: 13 3,703 19 5,787 : Chemicals purchased..................................farms: 912 (X) 931 (X) $1,000: (X) 7,056 (X) 5,319 percent of total: (X) 2.1 (X) 1.9 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 445 87 456 92 $500 to $999 .........................................: 68 42 98 68 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 179 415 233 533 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 92 554 66 465 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 76 1,114 54 815 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 23 767 8 256 $50,000 or more ......................................: 29 4,078 16 3,092 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 15 968 4 271 $100,000 or more ...................................: 14 3,111 12 2,821 : Seeds, plants, vines, and trees......................farms: 840 (X) 749 (X) $1,000: (X) 7,047 (X) 5,597 percent of total: (X) 2.1 (X) 2.0 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 254 51 262 57 $500 to $999 .........................................: 98 62 122 85 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 277 620 217 459 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 80 568 65 440 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 71 1,092 51 722 $25,000 or more ......................................: 60 4,655 32 3,835 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 38 1,411 15 539 $50,000 or more ....................................: 22 3,244 17 3,296 : Livestock and poultry purchased .....................farms: 908 (X) 1,096 (X) $1,000: (X) 34,954 (X) 27,097 percent of total: (X) 10.4 (X) 9.6 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 308 107 250 76 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 299 642 438 1,036 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 107 752 109 766 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 69 1,130 151 2,145 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 50 1,742 71 2,470 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 24 1,559 39 2,635 $100,000 to $249,999 .................................: 33 4,801 21 2,976 $250,000 or more .....................................: 18 24,221 17 14,992 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 5 1,576 11 3,669 $500,000 to $999,999 ...............................: 9 7,296 4 (D) $1,000,000 or more .................................: 4 15,349 2 (D) : Breeding livestock : purchased (see text) .............................farms: 574 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 8,620 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 2.6 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 137 57 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 238 491 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 87 615 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 56 899 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 29 1,055 (NA) (NA) : $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 7 473 (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 17 2,567 (NA) (NA) $250,000 or more ...................................: 3 2,462 (NA) (NA) $250,000 to $499,999 .............................: - - (NA) (NA) $500,000 to $999,999 .............................: 2 (D) (NA) (NA) $1,000,000 or more ...............................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) : Other livestock and poultry : purchased.........................................farms: 447 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 26,335 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 7.9 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 211 62 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 94 228 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 45 304 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 30 440 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 17 598 (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 .................................: 19 1,100 (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 17 2,372 (NA) (NA) $250,000 or more ...................................: 14 21,230 (NA) (NA) $250,000 to $499,999 .............................: 4 1,152 (NA) (NA) $500,000 to $999,999 .............................: 7 5,765 (NA) (NA) $1,000,000 or more ...............................: 3 14,313 (NA) (NA) : Feed purchased.......................................farms: 2,062 (X) 1,883 (X) $1,000: (X) 58,036 (X) 49,408 percent of total: (X) 17.3 (X) 17.6 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 508 205 480 223 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 943 2,303 822 1,772 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 235 1,611 215 1,475 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 131 2,022 182 2,794 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 101 3,495 72 2,326 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 65 4,517 37 2,492 $100,000 or more .....................................: 79 43,883 75 38,326 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 42 6,038 41 6,069 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 22 8,394 15 4,930 $500,000 to $999,999 ...............................: 6 3,937 9 6,245 $1,000,000 or more .................................: 9 25,514 10 21,082 : Gasoline, fuels, and oils............................farms: 2,767 (X) 2,787 (X) $1,000: (X) 16,249 (X) 15,121 percent of total: (X) 4.8 (X) 5.4 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 1,251 409 1,289 438 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 854 2,053 847 1,923 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 277 1,957 300 2,075 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 268 4,017 230 3,470 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 65 2,296 77 2,599 $50,000 or more ......................................: 52 5,517 44 4,615 : Utilities (see text) ................................farms: 1,791 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 21,239 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 6.3 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 383 86 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 292 201 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 567 1,260 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 166 1,212 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 201 3,270 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ......................................: 182 15,210 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 89 2,939 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ....................................: 93 12,271 (NA) (NA) : Supplies, repairs, and maintenance ..................farms: 2,488 (X) 2,540 (X) $1,000: (X) 32,867 (X) 21,426 percent of total: (X) 9.8 (X) 7.6 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 805 330 811 366 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 789 1,796 988 2,171 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 272 1,803 291 1,891 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 337 5,308 292 4,172 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 130 4,297 82 2,734 $50,000 or more ......................................: 155 19,333 76 10,093 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 85 5,512 43 2,835 $100,000 or more ...................................: 70 13,820 33 7,258 : Hired farm labor ....................................farms: 1,024 (X) 1,171 (X) $1,000: (X) 53,802 (X) 44,921 percent of total: (X) 16.0 (X) 16.0 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 191 87 327 101 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 177 389 266 671 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 115 735 114 795 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 199 3,461 190 3,300 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 103 3,716 88 3,056 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 116 8,590 97 6,712 $100,000 or more .....................................: 123 36,825 89 30,286 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 79 12,084 57 8,348 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 27 9,392 16 5,522 $500,000 or more ...................................: 17 15,349 16 16,417 : Contract labor ......................................farms: 419 (X) 520 (X) $1,000: (X) 5,023 (X) 5,610 percent of total: (X) 1.5 (X) 2.0 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 100 47 126 46 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 158 386 246 592 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 59 401 74 505 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 46 702 29 425 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 41 1,384 29 965 $50,000 or more ......................................: 15 2,102 16 3,078 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 8 521 8 624 $100,000 or more ...................................: 7 1,581 8 2,455 : Customwork and custom hauling........................farms: 587 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 7,538 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 2.2 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 197 100 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 177 470 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 86 646 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 91 1,317 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 13 497 (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 ......................................: 23 4,508 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 12 809 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more ...................................: 11 3,699 (NA) (NA) : Cash rent for land, buildings, : and grazing fees 2/.................................farms: 502 (X) 408 (X) $1,000: (X) 11,226 (X) 6,983 percent of total: (X) 3.3 (X) 2.5 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 69 13 67 16 $500 to $999 .........................................: 20 (D) 13 8 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 180 452 156 377 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 68 462 51 360 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 65 1,058 51 880 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 49 (D) 42 1,553 $50,000 or more ......................................: 51 7,524 28 3,789 : Rent and lease expenses for machinery, : equipment, and farm share of : vehicles ..........................................farms: 201 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 3,006 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 0.9 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 52 9 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 19 14 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 65 183 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 26 194 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 19 313 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 6 219 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ......................................: 14 2,073 (NA) (NA) : Interest expense.....................................farms: 981 (X) 1,216 (X) $1,000: (X) 22,034 (X) 22,042 percent of total: (X) 6.6 (X) 7.8 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 99 50 165 82 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 251 703 444 1,160 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 209 1,527 194 1,308 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 235 3,784 192 2,994 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 79 2,772 131 4,419 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 53 3,523 56 3,830 $100,000 or more .....................................: 55 9,675 34 8,249 : Secured by real estate.............................farms: 787 (X) 861 (X) $1,000: (X) 16,166 (X) 14,955 percent of total: (X) 4.8 (X) 5.3 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 56 22 118 58 $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 217 505 256 777 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 174 1,280 178 1,181 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 201 3,066 162 2,505 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 59 2,160 82 2,829 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 45 3,173 43 2,914 $100,000 or more ...................................: 35 5,961 22 4,690 : Not secured by real estate.........................farms: 563 (X) 652 (X) $1,000: (X) 5,867 (X) 7,087 percent of total: (X) 1.7 (X) 2.5 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 127 53 127 71 $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 206 508 301 646 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 94 629 95 647 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 78 1,146 77 1,125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 36 1,319 27 962 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 15 1,019 13 913 $100,000 or more ...................................: 7 1,192 12 2,722 : Property taxes paid .................................farms: 2,731 (X) 2,963 (X) $1,000: (X) 11,470 (X) 8,598 percent of total: (X) 3.4 (X) 3.1 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 564 124 637 153 $500 to $999 .........................................: 394 275 520 371 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 1,281 2,819 1,455 3,051 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 252 1,753 185 1,222 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 160 2,355 123 1,803 $25,000 or more ......................................: 80 4,144 43 1,998 : All other production expenses (see text).............farms: 1,923 (X) 2,851 (X) $1,000: (X) 31,996 (X) 38,418 percent of total: (X) 9.5 (X) 13.7 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 639 258 935 401 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 567 1,344 1,094 2,231 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 209 1,456 289 1,921 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 255 3,922 262 4,011 : $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 112 3,830 135 4,603 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 95 6,513 60 4,025 $100,000 or more .....................................: 46 14,673 76 21,225 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 32 4,869 53 7,398 $250,000 or more ...................................: 14 9,805 23 13,827 : Production expenses paid by : landlords 3/..........................................farms: 150 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 1,537 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 0.5 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ............................................ : 19 2 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 ...........................................: 29 21 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .......................................: 49 175 (NA) (NA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2002 and 1997 - Con. [Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2002 : 1997 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Expenses : : Expenses : Farms : ($1,000) : Farms : ($1,000) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Production expenses paid by : landlords 3/ - Con. : Farms with expenses of- Con. : : $5,000 to $9,999 .......................................: 29 173 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 15 187 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ........................................: 9 980 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 3 (D) (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 4 341 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: 2 (D) (NA) (NA) : Depreciation expenses : claimed (see text) ...................................farms: 1,364 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 41,997 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 12.5 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ............................................ : 119 25 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 ...........................................: 94 64 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .......................................: 391 1,000 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .......................................: 136 970 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 293 4,537 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ........................................: 331 35,400 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 139 5,064 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 114 7,682 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: 78 22,654 (NA) (NA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data for 1997 do not include lime or manure. 2/ Data for 1997 do not include grazing fees. 3/ Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2002 [Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Farms : Income :: Item : Farms : Income : : ($1,000) :: : : ($1,000) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net cash farm income of operations (see text)...........: 2,988 128,806 :: Net cash farm income of operators (see text)............: 2,988 129,367 Average per farm.............................dollars: (X) 43,108 :: Average per farm.............................dollars: (X) 43,295 : :: : Farms with net gains 1/...............................: 1,083 171,324 :: Farm operators reporting net gains 1/.................: 1,106 171,400 Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 158,194 :: Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 154,973 : :: : Farms with gains of- : :: Farms with gains of- : less than $1,000 .................................: 99 38 :: less than $1,000 .................................: 112 44 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 202 520 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 200 497 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 115 841 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 125 927 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 170 2,995 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 178 3,101 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 143 4,918 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 144 4,988 $50,000 or more ..................................: 354 162,011 :: $50,000 or more ..................................: 347 161,843 : :: : Farms with net losses ................................: 1,905 42,519 :: Farm operators reporting net losses ..................: 1,882 42,033 Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 22,320 :: Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 22,334 : :: : Farms with losses of- : :: Farms with losses of- : less than $1,000 .................................: 213 91 :: less than $1,000 .................................: 217 91 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 614 1,808 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 585 1,693 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 400 2,907 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 421 3,042 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 307 4,826 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 311 5,029 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 175 5,958 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 150 5,089 $50,000 or more ..................................: 196 26,928 :: $50,000 or more ..................................: 198 27,090 : :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ....................: 439 4,322 271 1,343 :: Government payments - Con. : Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 9,845 (X) 4,956 :: Amount from other : : :: federal farm programs................: 410 3,807 (NA) (NA) Farms with receipts of- : :: Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 9,286 (NA) (NA) $1 to $999 .........................: 144 61 104 (D) :: Farms with receipts of- : $1,000 to $4,999 ...................: 118 302 111 269 :: $1 to $999 .......................: 137 60 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................: 71 484 28 189 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................: 102 264 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................: 56 911 19 261 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................: 68 467 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................: 35 1,172 6 (D) :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............: 54 884 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ....................: 15 1,393 3 377 :: $25,000 or more ..................: 49 2,133 (NA) (NA) : :: : : :: Commodity Credit Corporation : Amount from Conservation : :: Loans (see text).......................: 6 (D) 4 31 Reserve and Wetlands : :: Average per farm 1/...............: (X) (D) (X) 7,811 Reserve Programs ....................: 38 515 60 632 :: : Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 13,547 (X) 10,526 :: Farms with receipts of- : Farms with receipts of- : :: $1 to $999 .........................: 5 (D) - - $1 to $999 .......................: 14 5 (NA) (NA) :: $1,000 to $4,999 ...................: 1 (D) 3 (D) $1,000 to $4,999 .................: 17 (D) (NA) (NA) :: $5,000 to $9,999 ...................: - - - - $5,000 to $9,999 .................: 5 (D) (NA) (NA) :: $10,000 to $19,999 .................: - - 1 (D) $10,000 to $24,999 ...............: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) :: $20,000 to $24,999 .................: - - - - $25,000 or more ..................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) :: $25,000 to $49,999 .................: - - - - : :: $50,000 or more ....................: - - - - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/..........................: 597 10,204 530 5,011 :: (see text) 1/ - Con. : Average per farm ............dollars: (X) 17,092 (X) 9,456 :: Sales of forest products, excluding : : :: Christmas trees and maple : Farms with receipts of- : :: products - Con. : $1 to $999 .........................: 144 66 74 (D) :: Farms with receipts of - Con. : $1,000 to $4,999 ...................: 229 532 277 638 :: : $5,000 to $9,999 ...................: 69 467 61 440 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................: - - - - $10,000 to $24,999 .................: 75 1,128 75 1,055 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............: 1 (D) - - $25,000 to $49,999 .................: 37 1,267 16 (D) :: $25,000 or more ..................: 3 126 - - $50,000 or more ....................: 43 6,744 27 2,280 :: : : :: Recreational services (see text) .....: 55 442 (NA) (NA) Customwork and other agricultural : :: Average per