Cen V1 (6-04) 2002 Census of Agriculture Rhode Island Volume 1, Geographic Area Series Part 39 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: 858 994 735 649 701 728 674 597 Land in farms..............................acres: 61,223 65,083 55,256 49,601 58,685 62,466 66,233 61,068 Average size of farm ..................acres: 71 65 75 76 84 86 98 102 : Estimated market value of : land and buildings 1/: : Average per farm ....................dollars: 658,290 401,259 442,402 481,783 420,279 237,141 236,436 153,390 Average per acre ....................dollars: 9,225 6,128 5,885 6,304 4,748 2,760 2,335 1,500 : Estimated market value of all : machinery and equipment 1/...............$1,000: 47,926 34,283 28,517 24,479 25,178 18,824 14,643 11,378 Average per farm ....................dollars: 57,882 34,490 38,799 37,718 35,918 25,893 21,726 19,123 : Farms by size: : 1 to 9 acres .................................: 208 258 181 128 131 113 120 108 10 to 49 acres ...............................: 305 369 257 237 250 273 206 177 50 to 179 acres ..............................: 271 286 221 215 241 251 252 218 180 to 499 acres .............................: 63 66 61 57 66 82 82 77 500 to 999 acres .............................: 6 13 13 10 11 6 10 15 1,000 to 1,999 acres .........................: 4 1 1 2 2 3 3 - 2,000 acres or more ..........................: 1 1 1 - - - 1 2 : Total cropland ............................farms: 688 867 661 591 597 655 624 543 acres: 23,506 29,750 25,611 24,411 26,121 28,180 32,418 29,078 Harvested cropland ......................farms: 628 778 606 517 523 576 560 512 acres: 17,820 21,537 19,019 18,136 18,498 21,252 23,704 21,422 Irrigated land ............................farms: 264 211 180 132 105 84 78 73 acres: 3,963 3,333 3,265 2,979 3,494 2,224 2,801 2,336 : Market value of agricultural : products sold (see text) 2/..............$1,000: 55,546 51,133 48,200 39,512 37,786 30,376 25,757 22,219 Average per farm ....................dollars: 64,740 51,442 65,578 60,882 53,903 41,726 38,216 37,218 Crops, including nursery : and greenhouse crops...................$1,000: 47,138 41,472 39,423 27,431 26,685 18,139 15,211 12,121 Livestock, poultry, and : their products.........................$1,000: 8,408 9,661 8,777 12,082 11,100 12,237 10,546 10,074 : Farms by value of sales 3/: : Less than $2,500 .............................: 287 363 210 175 290 271 206 184 $2,500 to $4,999 .............................: 110 123 91 115 79 95 112 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................: 98 111 91 85 82 91 65 52 $10,000 to $24,999 ...........................: 130 135 109 99 79 92 96 (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...........................: 65 82 73 49 41 52 74 (NA) $50,000 to $99,999............................: 56 76 64 49 55 58 66 (NA) $100,000 to $499,999..........................: 84 85 78 57 58 55 43 39 $500,000 or more..............................: 28 19 19 20 17 14 9 7 : Farms by type of : organization: : Family or individual..........................: 699 789 573 529 567 620 571 (NA) Partnership...................................: 52 66 54 42 45 52 54 (NA) Corporation...................................: 90 127 98 73 80 51 44 (NA) Other-cooperative, estate : or trust, institutional, etc.................: 17 12 10 5 9 5 5 (NA) : Principal operator by days of work : off farm 4/ 5/: : None..........................................: 392 416 328 293 265 271 318 238 Any...........................................: 466 547 381 323 395 413 334 245 200 days or more ...........................: 324 382 260 202 262 299 240 163 : Principal operator by primary occupation 5/: : Farming ......................................: 442 467 370 333 345 346 373 339 Other ........................................: 416 527 365 316 356 382 301 224 : Average age of principal operator 5/.......years: 54.3 54.0 54.1 53.4 52.7 52.4 52.3 53.3 : Total farm production : expenses 1/..............................$1,000: 48,029 38,759 35,350 32,436 29,736 (NA) (NA) 19,391 : Selected farm production : expenses 1/: : Livestock and poultry : purchased..............................$1,000: 730 975 848 1,130 1,146 1,271 1,198 928 Feed purchased..........................$1,000: 3,121 3,275 2,924 4,320 3,684 5,347 4,941 5,068 Fertilizer, lime, and : soil conditioners 6/ 7/................$1,000: 1,853 1,613 1,528 1,332 1,335 1,125 1,094 1,217 Gasoline, fuels, and oils...............$1,000: 1,823 1,820 1,642 1,487 1,390 1,819 1,328 833 Hired farm labor........................$1,000: 13,508 11,258 10,755 9,076 9,536 5,559 4,462 3,729 Interest expense 8/.....................$1,000: 1,455 2,003 1,744 1,473 1,298 1,569 (NA) (NA) Chemicals 6/............................$1,000: 1,047 857 824 904 778 647 580 501 : Livestock and poultry: : Cattle and calves : inventory...............................farms: 225 300 200 208 253 340 294 242 number: 5,308 6,524 5,749 6,057 6,930 8,997 9,431 11,200 Beef cows .............................farms: 163 193 129 133 156 192 139 114 number: 1,481 1,342 1,062 967 1,133 1,251 1,123 1,093 Milk cows .............................farms: 43 60 45 55 70 123 135 145 number: 1,828 2,355 2,239 2,565 2,975 3,872 4,677 6,106 : Cattle and calves sold ..................farms: 118 207 158 162 206 260 247 218 number: 1,479 2,586 2,315 2,509 3,259 3,544 4,669 4,932 : Hogs and pigs inventory .................farms: 64 89 60 48 59 73 89 46 number: 2,381 3,763 2,764 5,488 4,719 3,030 6,141 5,029 Hogs and pigs sold.......................farms: 51 60 45 41 49 45 54 34 number: 3,041 7,578 4,951 6,011 4,990 3,269 7,106 5,605 : Layers 20 weeks old and older : inventory...............................farms: 138 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) number: 38,223 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Broilers and other meat- : type chickens sold......................farms: 8 7 5 5 6 4 4 4 number: (D) (D) (D) (D) 58,714 (D) (D) 131,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 5 11 9 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 41 48 45 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 3,616 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Corn for silage or greenchop.............farms: 54 58 53 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 2,356 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons: 38,923 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Wheat for grain, All.....................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) Winter wheat 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) Oats for grain...........................farms: 5 4 4 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 44 28 28 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 1,798 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Soybeans for beans ......................farms: 1 1 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: (D) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: (D) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Potatoes.................................farms: 15 21 16 19 22 21 35 44 acres: 525 797 788 1,310 1,410 2,879 3,535 4,344 cwt: 108,368 (D) (D) 374,808 259,958 703,350 915,076 932,755 Sweet potatoes...........................farms: 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) cwt: (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Forage-land used for all hay and : haylage, grass silage, and greenchop : (see text) .............................farms: 251 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 7,417 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons, dry: 15,900 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Vegetables harvested for sale : (see text) 9/...........................farms: 141 134 126 126 99 120 135 123 acres: 1,961 1,966 1,907 1,868 1,947 1,908 2,208 1,891 All land in orchards.....................farms: 72 61 54 72 83 79 62 50 acres: 464 417 389 664 856 827 702 668 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 858 100.0 994 :: Total sales (see text) - Con. : $1,000: 55,546 100.0 51,133 :: Value of sales by commodity : Average per farm.................dollars: 64,740 (X) 51,442 :: or commodity group - Con. : : :: Livestock, poultry, and : By value of sales: : :: their products - Con. : Less than $1,000 (see text)........farms: 207 24.1 230 :: : $1,000: 28 0.1 34 :: Cattle and calves ...............farms: 118 13.8 207 $1,000 to $2,499...................farms: 80 9.3 133 :: $1,000: 735 1.3 778 $1,000: 132 0.2 210 :: Milk and other dairy products : $2,500 to $4,999...................farms: 110 12.8 123 :: from cows.......................farms: 28 3.3 35 $1,000: 388 0.7 436 :: $1,000: 3,859 6.9 4,875 : :: Hogs and pigs....................farms: 51 5.9 60 $5,000 to $9,999...................farms: 98 11.4 111 :: $1,000: 227 0.4 758 $1,000: 659 1.2 756 :: : $10,000 to $19,999.................farms: 94 11.0 95 :: Sheep, goats, and their products.farms: 65 7.6 (NA) $1,000: 1,310 2.4 1,302 :: $1,000: 104 0.2 (NA) $20,000 to $24,999.................farms: 36 4.2 40 :: Horses, ponies, mules, burros, : $1,000: 795 1.4 849 :: and donkeys.....................farms: 36 4.2 (NA) $25,000 to $39,999.................farms: 45 5.2 59 :: $1,000: 436 0.8 (NA) $1,000: 1,404 2.5 1,822 :: : : :: Aquaculture (see text)...........farms: 15 1.7 (NA) $40,000 to $49,999.................farms: 20 2.3 23 :: $1,000: 863 1.6 (NA) $1,000: 864 1.6 1,023 :: : $50,000 to $99,999.................farms: 56 6.5 76 :: Other animals and other animal : $1,000: 4,042 7.3 5,552 :: products (see text)............farms: 40 4.7 (NA) $100,000 to $249,999...............farms: 65 7.6 62 :: $1,000: 419 0.8 (NA) $1,000: 10,375 18.7 9,388 :: : : :: : $250,000 to $499,999...............farms: 19 2.2 23 :: Value of landlord's share of : $1,000: 6,753 12.2 7,797 :: total sales (see text)..............farms: - - (NA) $500,000 to $999,999...............farms: 20 2.3 9 :: $1,000: - - (NA) $1,000: 13,035 23.5 5,494 :: : $1,000,000 or more.................farms: 8 0.9 10 :: : $1,000: 15,761 28.4 16,470 :: Value of agricultural products sold : $1,000,000 to $2,499,999.........farms: 6 0.7 9 :: directly to individuals for human : $1,000: (D) (D) (D) :: consumption (see text)..............farms: 180 21.0 164 $2,500,000 to $4,999,999.........farms: 2 0.2 1 :: $1,000: 3,697 6.7 2,415 $1,000: (D) (D) (D) :: Average per farm...............dollars: 20,541 (X) 14,725 $5,000,000 or more...............farms: - - - :: : $1,000: - - - :: By value of sales: : : :: : Value of sales by commodity : :: $1 to $499.......................farms: 27 3.1 25 or commodity group: : :: $1,000: 5 (Z) 6 Crops, including nursery : :: $500 to $999.....................farms: 15 1.7 16 and greenhouse ...................farms: 526 61.3 621 :: $1,000: 9 (Z) 11 $1,000: 47,138 84.9 41,472 :: : : :: $1,000 to $4,999.................farms: 61 7.1 59 Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, : :: $1,000: 136 0.2 148 and dry peas....................farms: 23 2.7 (NA) :: $5,000 to $9,999 ................farms: 21 2.4 17 $1,000: 171 0.3 (NA) :: $1,000: 134 0.2 115 Tobacco..........................farms: - - - :: $10,000 to $24,999...............farms: 26 3.0 28 $1,000: - - - :: $1,000: 399 0.7 472 Cotton and cottonseed............farms: - - - :: $25,000 to $49,999..............farms: 11 1.3 10 $1,000: - - - :: $1,000: 392 0.7 310 : :: $50,000 or more.................farms: 19 2.2 9 Vegetables, melons, potatoes, : :: $1,000: 2,623 4.7 1,355 and sweet potatoes..............farms: 142 16.6 (NA) :: : $1,000: 5,527 9.9 (NA) :: Value of certified organically produced : Fruits, tree nuts, and berries...farms: 102 11.9 92 :: commodities (see text)..............farms: 12 1.4 (NA) $1,000: 2,358 4.2 2,001 :: $1,000: 270 0.5 (NA) Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, : :: Average per farm...............dollars: 22,482 (X) (NA) and sod (see text)..............farms: 225 26.2 (NA) :: : $1,000: 37,593 67.7 (NA) :: By value of sales: : : :: : Cut Christmas trees and short : :: $1 to $999 ......................farms: 2 0.2 (NA) rotation woody crops............farms: 60 7.0 (NA) :: $1,000: (D) (D) (NA) $1,000: 658 1.2 (NA) :: $1,000 to $9,999 ................farms: 6 0.7 (NA) Other crops and hay (see text)...farms: 156 18.2 (NA) :: $1,000: 18 (Z) (NA) $1,000: 831 1.5 (NA) :: : : :: $10,000 to $24,999 ..............farms: - - (NA) Livestock, poultry, and : :: $1,000: - - (NA) their products....................farms: 305 35.5 388 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ..............farms: 2 0.2 (NA) $1,000: 8,408 15.1 9,661 :: $1,000: (D) (D) (NA) Poultry and eggs.................farms: 76 8.9 91 :: $50,000 or more .................farms: 2 0.2 (NA) $1,000: 1,766 3.2 2,020 :: $1,000: (D) (D) (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 : 858 858 52 $1,000: 56,074 55,546 528 Average per farm ................................dollars: 65,354 64,740 10,145 : By economic class (see text): : : Less than $1,000 (see text) .......................farms: 203 203 1 $1,000: 28 (D) (D) $1,000 to $2,499 ..................................farms: 81 81 3 $1,000: 134 132 2 $2,500 to $4,999 ..................................farms: 107 107 2 $1,000: 377 (D) (D) $5,000 to $9,999 ..................................farms: 100 100 6 $1,000: 668 (D) (D) $10,000 to $24,999 ................................farms: 134 134 9 $1,000: 2,171 2,117 54 $25,000 to $49,999 ................................farms: 64 64 5 $1,000: 2,248 2,238 10 : $50,000 to $99,999 ................................farms: 54 54 7 $1,000: 3,859 3,787 72 $100,000 to $249,999 ..............................farms: 67 67 14 $1,000: 10,656 10,421 235 $250,000 to $499,999 ..............................farms: 20 20 3 $1,000: 7,095 6,992 103 $500,000 to $999,999 ..............................farms: 20 20 2 $1,000: 13,075 (D) (D) $1,000,000 or more ................................farms: 8 8 - $1,000: 15,761 15,761 - $1,000,000 to $2,499,999.........................farms: 6 6 - $1,000: (D) (D) - $2,500,000 to $4,999,999.........................farms: 2 2 - $1,000: (D) (D) - $5,000,000 or more...............................farms: - - - $1,000: - - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 858 (X) 994 (X) $1,000: (X) 48,029 (X) 38,759 Average per farm ................................dollars: (X) 55,978 (X) 38,993 : Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $4,999 ...........................................: 169 496 264 761 $5,000 to $9,999 .......................................: 161 1,167 265 1,956 $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 237 3,776 252 4,052 $25,000 to $49,999 .....................................: 119 4,047 71 2,458 $50,000 to $99,999 .....................................: 78 5,259 73 5,094 : $100,000 to $249,999 ...................................: 62 9,259 42 6,259 $250,000 to $499,999 ...................................: 17 6,086 16 5,904 $500,000 or more .......................................: 15 17,938 11 12,275 $500,000 to $999,999 .................................: 8 (D) 6 (D) $1,000,000 to $2,499,999 .............................: 6 8,475 5 (D) $2,500,000 or more ...................................: 1 (D) - - : Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners : purchased 1/........................................farms: 533 (X) 610 (X) $1,000: (X) 1,853 (X) 1,613 percent of total: (X) 3.9 (X) 4.2 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 210 (D) 268 (D) $500 to $999 .........................................: 122 79 133 89 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 133 265 153 330 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 32 217 24 156 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 23 332 18 265 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 6 172 10 347 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 5 (D) 3 220 $100,000 or more .....................................: 2 (D) 1 (D) : Chemicals purchased..................................farms: 339 (X) 422 (X) $1,000: (X) 1,047 (X) 857 percent of total: (X) 2.2 (X) 2.2 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 169 32 252 (D) $500 to $999 .........................................: 53 (D) 44 32 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 72 159 87 194 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 20 137 19 123 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 16 225 14 213 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 7 250 5 196 $50,000 or more ......................................: 2 (D) 1 (D) $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 1 (D) 1 (D) $100,000 or more ...................................: 1 (D) - - : Seeds, plants, vines, and trees......................farms: 446 (X) 468 (X) $1,000: (X) 3,707 (X) 2,147 percent of total: (X) 7.7 (X) 5.5 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 173 34 227 40 $500 to $999 .........................................: 54 36 49 30 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 141 327 123 280 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 33 235 28 179 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 25 365 27 396 $25,000 or more ......................................: 20 2,710 14 1,222 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 6 186 8 269 $50,000 or more ....................................: 14 2,524 6 953 : Livestock and poultry purchased .....................farms: 169 (X) 216 (X) $1,000: (X) 730 (X) 975 percent of total: (X) 1.5 (X) 2.5 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 112 (D) 113 42 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 41 93 58 136 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 3 21 26 169 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 8 114 7 103 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 2 (D) 9 273 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 2 (D) 2 (D) $100,000 to $249,999 .................................: - - 1 (D) $250,000 or more .....................................: 1 (D) - - $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 1 (D) - - $500,000 to $999,999 ...............................: - - - - $1,000,000 or more .................................: - - - - : Breeding livestock : purchased (see text) .............................farms: 75 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 118 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 0.2 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 50 15 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 22 45 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 2 (D) (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: - - (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) : $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: - - (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: - - (NA) (NA) $250,000 or more ...................................: - - (NA) (NA) $250,000 to $499,999 .............................: - - (NA) (NA) $500,000 to $999,999 .............................: - - (NA) (NA) $1,000,000 or more ...............................: - - (NA) (NA) : Other livestock and poultry : purchased.........................................farms: 122 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 612 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 1.3 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 88 21 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 20 48 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 4 (D) (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 6 (D) (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2002 and 1997 - Con. [Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2002 : 1997 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Expenses : : Expenses : Farms : ($1,000) : Farms : ($1,000) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total farm production expenses - Con. : Livestock and poultry purchased - Con. : Other livestock and poultry : purchased - Con. : Farms with expenses of- Con. : : $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 2 (D) (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: - - (NA) (NA) $250,000 or more ...................................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) $250,000 to $499,999 .............................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) $500,000 to $999,999 .............................: - - (NA) (NA) $1,000,000 or more ...............................: - - (NA) (NA) : Feed purchased.......................................farms: 425 (X) 383 (X) $1,000: (X) 3,121 (X) 3,275 percent of total: (X) 6.5 (X) 8.4 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 142 57 169 75 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 165 362 135 299 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 51 358 24 162 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 39 597 24 376 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 18 603 14 507 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 5 275 9 611 $100,000 or more .....................................: 5 868 8 1,245 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 4 (D) 7 (D) $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 1 (D) 1 (D) $500,000 to $999,999 ...............................: - - - - $1,000,000 or more .................................: - - - - : Gasoline, fuels, and oils............................farms: 801 (X) 928 (X) $1,000: (X) 1,823 (X) 1,820 percent of total: (X) 3.8 (X) 4.7 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 463 (D) 594 (D) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 247 523 264 561 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 45 288 32 213 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 36 510 26 404 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 8 250 10 315 $50,000 or more ......................................: 2 (D) 2 (D) : Utilities (see text) ................................farms: 528 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 1,426 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 3.0 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 173 35 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 76 51 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 206 451 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 46 320 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 21 324 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ......................................: 6 244 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 5 (D) (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ....................................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) : Supplies, repairs, and maintenance ..................farms: 784 (X) 808 (X) $1,000: (X) 5,577 (X) 3,038 percent of total: (X) 11.6 (X) 7.8 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 280 98 334 127 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 275 641 334 737 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 108 710 71 449 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 85 1,218 51 652 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 20 733 11 408 $50,000 or more ......................................: 16 2,177 7 667 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 8 521 4 (D) $100,000 or more ...................................: 8 1,655 3 (D) : Hired farm labor ....................................farms: 277 (X) 344 (X) $1,000: (X) 13,508 (X) 11,258 percent of total: (X) 28.1 (X) 29.0 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 51 21 99 26 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 54 118 77 197 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 22 148 42 287 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 50 793 47 789 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 36 1,243 36 1,301 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 33 2,343 19 1,284 $100,000 or more .....................................: 31 8,842 24 7,374 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 19 2,927 14 1,882 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 8 2,770 5 1,735 $500,000 or more ...................................: 4 3,144 5 3,758 : Contract labor ......................................farms: 59 (X) 100 (X) $1,000: (X) 1,259 (X) 747 percent of total: (X) 2.6 (X) 1.9 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 15 7 41 18 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 19 45 46 104 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 7 46 3 20 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 11 156 5 (D) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 3 92 1 (D) $50,000 or more ......................................: 4 914 4 (D) $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 1 (D) - - $100,000 or more ...................................: 3 (D) 4 (D) : Customwork and custom hauling........................farms: 55 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 450 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 0.9 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 16 6 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 21 (D) (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 12 83 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 5 73 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: - - (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 ......................................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: - - (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more ...................................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) : Cash rent for land, buildings, : and grazing fees 2/.................................farms: 135 (X) 160 (X) $1,000: (X) 1,555 (X) 1,071 percent of total: (X) 3.2 (X) 2.8 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 22 5 44 (D) $500 to $999 .........................................: 24 16 23 16 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 36 (D) 59 137 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 15 95 17 117 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 25 388 10 165 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 6 207 3 (D) $50,000 or more ......................................: 7 (D) 4 513 : Rent and lease expenses for machinery, : equipment, and farm share of : vehicles ..........................................farms: 35 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 456 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 0.9 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 3 (D) (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 3 (D) (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 12 (D) (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 9 59 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 6 77 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: - - (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ......................................: 2 (D) (NA) (NA) : Interest expense.....................................farms: 201 (X) 277 (X) $1,000: (X) 1,455 (X) 2,003 percent of total: (X) 3.0 (X) 5.2 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 28 (D) 78 (D) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 82 217 105 232 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 52 340 44 309 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 29 440 35 546 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 8 276 12 381 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 1 (D) 1 (D) $100,000 or more .....................................: 1 (D) 2 (D) : Secured by real estate.............................farms: 154 (X) 196 (X) $1,000: (X) 1,145 (X) 1,288 percent of total: (X) 2.4 (X) 3.3 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 13 6 39 (D) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 67 (D) 84 190 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 41 272 35 247 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 25 357 30 455 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 6 208 5 171 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 2 (D) 3 (D) $100,000 or more ...................................: - - - - : Not secured by real estate.........................farms: 90 (X) 125 (X) $1,000: (X) 310 (X) 715 percent of total: (X) 0.6 (X) 1.8 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 35 (D) 50 18 $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 39 95 48 103 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 10 60 16 101 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 3 43 5 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 3 (D) 4 (D) $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: - - - - $100,000 or more ...................................: - - 2 (D) : Property taxes paid .................................farms: 777 (X) 927 (X) $1,000: (X) 3,640 (X) 3,401 percent of total: (X) 7.6 (X) 8.8 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 40 11 121 (D) $500 to $999 .........................................: 65 48 67 46 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 399 1,164 547 1,553 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 193 1,268 142 909 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 72 932 43 (D) $25,000 or more ......................................: 8 218 7 211 : All other production expenses (see text).............farms: 511 (X) 889 (X) $1,000: (X) 6,423 (X) 5,388 percent of total: (X) 13.4 (X) 13.9 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 148 63 379 (D) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 192 441 341 670 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 69 463 68 435 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 68 965 64 928 : $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 11 411 20 656 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 14 808 8 511 $100,000 or more .....................................: 9 3,273 9 (D) $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 6 921 6 (D) $250,000 or more ...................................: 3 2,352 3 (D) : Production expenses paid by : landlords 3/..........................................farms: 16 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 110 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 0.2 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ............................................ : 3 (D) (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 ...........................................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .......................................: 7 22 (NA) (NA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2002 and 1997 - Con. [Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2002 : 1997 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Expenses : : Expenses : Farms : ($1,000) : Farms : ($1,000) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Production expenses paid by : landlords 3/ - Con. : Farms with expenses of- Con. : : $5,000 to $9,999 .......................................: 2 (D) (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 2 (D) (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ........................................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: - - (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: - - (NA) (NA) : Depreciation expenses : claimed (see text) ...................................farms: 246 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 3,575 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 7.4 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ............................................ : 16 4 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 ...........................................: 14 10 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .......................................: 78 191 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .......................................: 53 355 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 49 731 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ........................................: 36 2,285 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 22 770 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 11 703 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: 3 811 (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)...........: 858 12,404 :: Net cash farm income of operators (see text)............: 858 12,514 Average per farm.............................dollars: (X) 14,457 :: Average per farm.............................dollars: (X) 14,585 : :: : Farms with net gains 1/...............................: 364 20,653 :: Farm operators reporting net gains 1/.................: 368 20,724 Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 56,739 :: Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 56,315 : :: : Farms with gains of- : :: Farms with gains of- : less than $1,000 .................................: 36 17 :: less than $1,000 .................................: 37 17 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 75 214 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 73 213 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 47 353 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 50 374 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 66 1,044 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 67 1,061 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 53 1,937 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 54 1,971 $50,000 or more ..................................: 87 17,088 :: $50,000 or more ..................................: 87 17,088 : :: : Farms with net losses ................................: 494 8,249 :: Farm operators reporting net losses ..................: 490 8,210 Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 16,699 :: Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 16,755 : :: : Farms with losses of- : :: Farms with losses of- : less than $1,000 .................................: 53 26 :: less than $1,000 .................................: 52 25 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 150 424 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 148 419 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 85 615 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 85 611 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 130 2,067 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 130 2,068 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 44 1,490 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 43 1,459 $50,000 or more ..................................: 32 3,627 :: $50,000 or more ..................................: 32 3,627 : :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ....................: 52 528 50 123 :: Government payments - Con. : Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 10,145 (X) 2,462 :: Amount from other : : :: federal farm programs................: 50 (D) (NA) (NA) Farms with receipts of- : :: Average per farm 1/...............: (X) (D) (NA) (NA) $1 to $999 .........................: 10 4 27 (D) :: Farms with receipts of- : $1,000 to $4,999 ...................: 14 (D) 16 28 :: $1 to $999 .......................: 9 (D) (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................: 8 55 3 22 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................: 13 32 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................: 14 194 3 35 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................: 8 55 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................: 4 139 1 (D) :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............: 14 193 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ....................: 2 (D) - - :: $25,000 or more ..................: 6 242 (NA) (NA) : :: : : :: Commodity Credit Corporation : Amount from Conservation : :: Loans (see text).......................: 2 (D) - - Reserve and Wetlands : :: Average per farm 1/...............: (X) (D) (X) - Reserve Programs ....................: 3 (D) 5 9 :: : Average per farm 1/...............: (X) (D) (X) 1,769 :: Farms with receipts of- : Farms with receipts of- : :: $1 to $999 .........................: 1 (D) - - $1 to $999 .......................: 2 (D) (NA) (NA) :: $1,000 to $4,999 ...................: 1 (D) - - $1,000 to $4,999 .................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) :: $5,000 to $9,999 ...................: - - - - $5,000 to $9,999 .................: - - (NA) (NA) :: $10,000 to $19,999 .................: - - - - $10,000 to $24,999 ...............: - - (NA) (NA) :: $20,000 to $24,999 .................: - - - - $25,000 or more ..................: - - (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/..........................: 164 4,359 169 962 :: (see text) 1/ - Con. : Average per farm ............dollars: (X) 26,578 (X) 5,695 :: Sales of forest products, excluding : : :: Christmas trees and maple : Farms with receipts of- : :: products - Con. : $1 to $999 .........................: 35 13 53 (D) :: Farms with receipts of - Con. : $1,000 to $4,999 ...................: 38 94 70 156 :: : $5,000 to $9,999 ...................: 16 119 25 168 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................: 6 44 3 (D) $10,000 to $24,999 .................: 36 533 18 277 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............: 5 77 1 (D) $25,000 to $49,999 .................: 21 785 1 (D) :: $25,000 or more ..................: 2 (D) - - $50,000 or more ....................: 18 2,815 2 (D) :: : : :: Recreational services (see text) .....: 6 23 (NA) (NA) Customwork and other agricultural : :: Average per farm ..........dollars: (X) 3,811 (NA) (NA) services ............................: 18 76 53 535 :: : Average per farm ............dollars: (X) 4,241 (X) 10,102 :: Farms with receipts of- : : :: $1 to $999 .......................: 3 (D) (NA) (NA) Farms with receipts of- : :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) $1 to $999 .......................: 7 4 14 (D) :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................: - - (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .................: 5 14 24 54 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............: 2 (D) (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .................: 3 17 5 35 :: $25,000 or more ...............