Cen V1 (6-04) 2002 Census of Agriculture United States Volume 1, Geographic Area Series Part 51 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 United States 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. United States Data 1. Historical Highlights: 2002 and Earlier Census Years 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Landlord's Share, Direct, and Organic: 2002 and 1997 3. Economic Class of Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Government Payments: 2002 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2002 and 1997 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2002 6. Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2002 and 1997 7. Income From Farm-Related Sources: 2002 and 1997 8. Land: 2002 and 1997 9. Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land, by Size of Farm: 2002 and 1997 10. Irrigation: 2002 and 1997 11. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 2002 and 1997 12. Cattle and Calves Inventory: 2002 and 1997 13. Cattle and Calves Sales: 2002 and 1997 14. Cattle and Calves Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2002 15. Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2002 16. Beef Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2002 17. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2002 18. Cattle and Calves Number Sold Per Farm by Sales: 2002 19. Hogs and Pigs Inventory: 2002 and 1997 20. Hogs and Pigs Sales: 2002 and 1997 21. Hogs and Pigs Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 2002 22. Hogs and Pigs Inventory and Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 2002 23. Hogs and Pigs Inventory by Type of Producer: 2002 24. Hogs and Pigs Number Sold by Type of Producer: 2002 25. Hogs and Pigs Inventory by Type of Operation: 2002 26. Hogs and Pigs Number Sold by Type of Operation: 2002 27. Poultry Inventory and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 28. Layers and Pullets Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 29. Sheep and Lambs Inventory, Wool Production, and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 30. Sheep and Lambs Inventory, Wool Production, and Number Sold by Size of Flock: 2002 31. Ewes 1 Year Old or Older Inventory, Wool Production, and Number Sold by Size of Ewe Flock: 2002 32. Other Animals and Animal Products Inventory and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 33. Specified Crops Harvested Yield per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 2002 34. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 2002 and 1997 35. Vegetables and Melons Harvested for Sale: 2002 and 1997 36. Specified Fruits and Nuts by Acres: 2002 and 1997 37. Berries Harvested for Sale: 2002 and 1997 38. Nursery, Greenhouse, Floriculture, Mushrooms, Sod, and Vegetable Seeds Grown for Sale: 2002 and 1997 39. Woodland Crops: 2002 and 1997 40. Grain Storage Capacity: 2002 and 1997 41. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2002 42. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2002 and 1997 43. Value of Land and Buildings: 2002 and 1997 44. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2002 and 1997 45. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2002 and 1997 46. Fertilizers and Chemicals: 2002 and 1997 47. Selected Farm Characteristics by Race of Principal Operator: 2002 48. Women Principal Operators Selected Farm Characteristics: 2002 and 1997 49. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Principal Operators Selected Farm Characteristics: 2002 and 1997 50. Selected Characteristics of Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2002 51. Institutional, Research, Experimental, and American Indian Reservation Farms: 2002 and 1997 52. Selected Operator Characteristics by Race: 2002 53. Women Operators Selected Operator Characteristics: 2002 and 1997 54. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Operators Selected Operator Characteristics: 2002 and 1997 55. Summary by Size of Farm: 2002 56. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2002 57. Summary by Combined Government Payments and Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2002 58. Summary by Type of Organization: 2002 59. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2002 60. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2002 61. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2002 CHAPTER 2. State Data 1. State Summary Highlights: 2002 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Direct and Organic: 2002 and 1997 3. Farm Production Expenses: 2002 and 1997 4. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2002 5. Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2002 and 1997 6. Income From Farm-Related Sources: 2002 and 1997 7. Hired Farm Labor Workers and Payroll: 2002 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2002 and 1997 9. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 2002 and 1997 10. Irrigation: 2002 and 1997 11. Cattle and Calves Inventory and Sales: 2002 and 1997 12. Hogs and Pigs Inventory and Sales: 2002 and 1997 13. Poultry Inventory and Sales: 2002 and 1997 14. Miscellaneous Poultry Inventory and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 15. Horses and Ponies Inventory and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 16. Sheep and Lambs Inventory, Wool Production, and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 17. Milk Goats Inventory and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 18. Angora Goats Inventory, Number Sold, and Mohair Production: 2002 and 1997 19. Colonies of Bees and Honey Inventory and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 20. Mink and Their Pelts Inventory and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 21. Aquaculture Sold: 2002 and 1997 22. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties Inventory and Number Sold: 2002 and 1997 23. Selected Crops Harvested: 2002 24. Grains Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Field Crops: 2002 and 1997 25. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 2002 and 1997 26. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 2002 and 1997 27. Other Field and Forage Crops: 2002 and 1997 28. Land Used for Vegetables and Vegetables Harvested for Sale: 2002 and 1997 29. Vegetables and Melons Harvested for Sale: 2002 and 1997 30. Land in Orchards: 2002 and 1997 31. Fruits and Nuts: 2002 and 1997 32. Berries Harvested for Sale and Irrigated: 2002 and 1997 33. Berries Harvested for Sale: 2002 and 1997 34. Nursery, Greenhouse, Floriculture, Mushrooms, Sod, and Vegetable Seeds Grown for Sale: 2002 and 1997 35. Woodland Crops: 2002 and 1997 36. Grain Storage Capacity: 2002 37. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2002 38. Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2002 and 1997 39. Fertilizers and Chemicals Applied: 2002 and 1997 40. Tenure, Number of Operators, Type of Organization, and Principal Operator Characteristics: 2002 and 1997 41. White Operators: 2002 42. Black or African American Operators: 2002 43. American Indian or Alaska Native Operators: 2002 44. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Operators: 2002 45. Asian Operators: 2002 46. Operators Reporting More Than One Race: 2002 47. Women Principal Operators Selected Farm Characteristics: 2002 48. Women Operators: 2002 49. Women Principal Operators Tenure: 2002 50. Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin Operators: 2002 51. Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 2002 APPENDICES A. General Explanation B. American Indian and Alaska Native Farm Operators C. Statistical Methodology D. Report Forms and Instruction Sheets Index Publication Program Introduction OVERVIEW The 2002 Census of Agriculture was taken to obtain agricultural statistics for each county or county equivalent, state, and the Nation. The organization, content, and format of this publication are similar to previous Volume 1, Geographic Area Series publications. Program and policy decisions created several changes to the data published for 2002. These changes affected data comparability for some items. A new section, Data Changes and Comparability, on page X provides detail about the more noteworthy changes. HISTORY For 156 years (1840 - 1996), the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census was responsible for collecting census of agriculture data. The 1997 Appropriations Act contained a provision that transferred the responsibility for the census of agriculture from the Bureau of the Census to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The 2002 Census of Agriculture is the 26th Federal census of agriculture and the second conducted by NASS. The first agriculture census was taken in 1840 as part of the sixth decennial census of population. The agriculture census continued to be taken as part of the decennial census through 1950. A separate mid-decade census of agriculture was conducted in 1925, 1935, and 1945. From 1954 to 1974, the census was taken for the years ending in 4 and 9. In 1976, Congress authorized the census of agriculture to be taken for 1978 and 1982 to adjust the data reference year so that it coincided with other economic censuses. This adjustment in timing established the agriculture census on a 5-year cycle collecting data for years ending in 2 and 7. USES OF CENSUS DATA The census of agriculture is the leading source of facts and statistics about the Nation's agricultural production. It provides a detailed picture of U.S. farms and ranches every five years and is the only source of uniform, comprehensive agricultural data for every state and county or county equivalent in the U.S. Agriculture census data are routinely used by farm organizations, businesses, State departments of agriculture, elected representatives and legislative bodies at all levels of government, public and private sector analysts, and colleges and universities. Agriculture census data are used to: Evaluate, change, promote, and formulate farm and rural policies and programs that help agricultural producers; Study historical trends, assess current conditions, and plan for the future; Formulate market strategies, provide more efficient production and distribution systems, and locate facilities for agricultural communities; Make energy projections and forecast needs for agricultural producers and their communities; Develop new and improved methods to increase agricultural production and profitability; Allocate local and national funds for farm programs, e.g. extension service projects, agricultural research, soil conservation programs, and land-grant colleges and universities; Plan for operations during drought and emergency outbreaks of diseases or infestations of pests. In addition agricultural news media and agricultural associations use census data as background material for stories and articles on U.S. agriculture and the foods we produce. AUTHORITY The 2002 Census of Agriculture is required by law under the "Census of Agriculture Act of 1997," Public Law 105-113 (Title 7, United States Code, Section 2204g). The law directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a census of agriculture in 1998 and in every fifth year after, covering the prior year. The census of agriculture includes each state, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. FARM DEFINITION The census definition of a farm is any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year. The definition has changed nine times since it was established in 1850. The current definition was first used for the 1974 Census of Agriculture and has been used in each subsequent agriculture census. This definition is consistent with the definition used for current USDA surveys. REFERENCE PERIOD Reference periods for the 2002 Census of Agriculture were similar to those used in the 1997 Census of Agriculture. Reference periods used were: Crop production is measured for the calendar year, except for a few crops such as avocados, citrus, and olives for which the production year overlaps the calendar year. See Appendix A, General Explanation for details. Livestock, poultry, and machinery and equipment inventories, market value of land and buildings, and grain storage capacity are measured as of December 31, of the census year. Crop and livestock sales, farm expenses, income from federal farm programs, irrigation, Commodity Credit Corporation loans, Conservation Reserve and Wetlands Reserve Program participation, direct sales income, chemical and fertilizer use, farm-related income, and hired farm labor data are measured for the calendar year TABLES AND APPENDICES Chapter 1. Table 1 shows U.S.-level historical data through the 1974 census and tables 2 through 54 show detailed U.S.-level data usually accompanied by historical data from the 1997 census. Tables 55 through 61 show detailed U.S.-level data cross-tabulated by several categories for the 2002 census only. Chapter 2. State-level data are presented in 51 tables in 2 different table formats - state and state summary. Most tables include 1997 historical data. State tables include general data for all states within the U.S. The state names are listed in alphabetical order in the column headings. State summary tables provide comprehensive data for all states reporting a data item. This is a change from the reporting practices of past censuses when data for states with a limited number of farms reporting an item were combined and reported as "all other states." Appendix A. Provides information about data collection and data processing activities. It also includes definitions of specific terms and phrases used in this publication, including items in the publication tables that carry the note "see text." Appendix B. Describes supplemental activities conducted to improve coverage of American Indian and Alaska Native farm operators. Table A shows the total number of American Indian or Alaska Native farm operators both on and off reservations by state. Table B compares selected farm characteristics for farms operated by American Indian and Alaska Native farm operators and all farms. Table C provides selected operator characteristics of American Indian and Alaska Native farm operators. Appendix C. Discusses the statistical methodology used in conducting and evaluating the census. Table A summarizes nonresponse and coverage adjustment for selected items for the U.S. Table B provides reliability estimates of U.S. totals for selected items. Table C summarizes nonresponse and coverage adjustment for selected items at the state level. Appendix D. Provides facsimiles of the report forms and instruction sheets used to collect data. RESPONDENT CONFIDENTIALITY In keeping with the provisions of Title 7 of the United States Code, no data are published that would disclose information about the operations of an individual farm or ranch. All tabulated data are subjected to an extensive disclosure review prior to publication. Any tabulated item that identifies data reported by a respondent or allows a respondent's data to be accurately estimated or derived, was suppressed and coded with a 'D'. However, the number of farms reporting an item is not considered confidential information and is provided even though other information is withheld. SPECIAL EFFORTS DIRECTED AT MINORITIES NASS implemented several activities to improve coverage of minority farm operators. These activities included, but were not limited to: Obtaining mail lists from organizations likely to contain names and addresses of minority farm operators; and Conducting pre-census promotion activities that targeted women, American Indian and Alaska Native, Black and African American, and Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin farm operators. SPECIAL STUDIES AND CUSTOM TABULATIONS Special studies such as the 2003 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey and 2005 Census of Aquaculture are part of the census program and provide supplemental information to the 2002 Census of Agriculture in the respective subject area. Results are published in print and on the internet. Custom-designed tabulations may be developed when data are not published elsewhere. These tabulations are developed to individual user specifications on a cost-reimbursable basis and shared with the public. The census Volume 1 on CD-ROM is an alternative data source that should be investigated before requesting a custom tabulation. All special studies and custom tabulations are subject to a thorough disclosure review prior to release to prevent the disclosure of any individual respondent data. Requests for custom tabulations can be submitted via the internet from the NASS home page, by mail, or by e-mail to: Associate Administrator National Agricultural Statistics Service 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250 or HQ AA@nass.usda.gov ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS The following abbreviations and symbols are used throughout the tables: - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms. (H) Standard error or relative standard error of estimate is greater than or equal to 99.95 percent. (IC) Independent city (L) Standard error or relative standard error of estimate is less than .05 percent. (NA) Not available or not published. Some historic data are not published because they are not comparable, electronic files are unavailable, or re-summarizing could compromise respondent confidentiality. (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half of the unit shown cwt Hundredweight sq ft Square feet Data Changes and Comparability Several changes were made to the 2002 census program. Report form content and wording were improved, several publication tables were redesigned, and tabulated data were adjusted for coverage. In some instances, comparability with previous censuses was effected. REPORT FORM CHANGES Report form changes involved eliminating items that were no longer necessary or duplicated data collected on surveys, and adding new items that were included to cover emerging agricultural products and practices. Several production-related items were deleted, including production of fruits, nuts, and berries; number of bearing and nonbearing age trees or vines; litters of hogs farrowed; number of hogs sold for slaughter; number of sheep and lambs shorn; and pounds of wool shorn. Deleted sales items were gross value of sales for cattle fattened on grain or concentrates, feeder pigs sold, and value of individual nursery items and individual grain and bean commodities. The farm-related injuries and deaths section was also eliminated. New economic data were collected to provide a more complete picture of farm income and expenses. Questions relating to net cash income of the operator and the operation, and landlord share of income and expenses were added. Information about production contracts, grain storage, and organic farming were also collected. For the first time, information was collected for up to three operators on each farm. For those operators who would self-identify as being of multiple races (i.e., selected more than one race code on the report form), a "more than one race" category was added to the publication to better represent those individuals. Questions relating to computer use and Internet access on the farm were included. Principal operators were asked to report whether they worked as the hired manager on the operation, the number of households receiving income, and percent of income from farming. Other changes involved splitting items from the 1997 census into multiple parts to provide more detailed data, and in some cases items from the 1997 census were combined which helped reduce respondent burden. Several questions were reworded to improve respondent comprehension. PUBLICATION TABLE CHANGES In previous censuses, States and counties with a minimal number of operations reporting an item were collapsed and published in the "all other states" and "all other counties" categories. For 2002, States and counties with at least one operation reported were published. This change provides more detailed information at the state/county level. COMPARABILITY The 2002 Census of Agriculture introduced new methodology to account for all farms in the United States. Incompleteness in the census mail list was measured by matching list names against all qualifying operations found through canvassing sample land areas throughout the Nation. All published 2002 census items (except in Hawaii and Alaska) were reweighted for undercoverage. To provide comparable data, comparable 1997 data published in 2002 were also reweighted for undercoverage. An explanation of the methodology is included in Appendix C. Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2002 and Earlier Census Years [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Not adjusted for coverage : : :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All farms : 2002 : 1997 : 1997 : 1992 : 1987 : 1982 : 1978 : 1974 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Farms.....................................number: 2,128,982 2,215,876 1,911,859 1,925,300 2,087,759 2,240,976 2,257,775 2,314,013 Land in farms..............................acres: 938,279,056 954,752,502 931,795,255 945,531,506 964,470,625 986,796,579 1,014,777,234 1,017,030,357 Average size of farm ..................acres: 441 431 487 491 462 440 449 440 : Estimated market value of : land and buildings 1/: : Average per farm ....................dollars: 537,833 416,007 449,748 357,056 289,387 345,869 279,672 147,838 Average per acre ....................dollars: 1,213 967 933 727 627 784 619 336 : Estimated market value of all : machinery and equipment 1/...............$1,000: 136,624,880 119,302,923 110,256,802 93,316,496 85,801,360 93,662,947 77,600,689 48,402,624 Average per farm ....................dollars: 66,570 53,861 57,678 48,605 41,227 41,919 34,471 22,303 : Farms by size: : 1 to 9 acres .................................: 179,346 205,390 153,515 166,496 183,257 187,665 151,233 128,254 10 to 49 acres ...............................: 563,772 530,902 410,833 387,711 412,437 449,252 391,554 379,543 50 to 179 acres ..............................: 658,705 694,489 592,972 584,146 644,849 711,652 759,047 827,884 180 to 499 acres .............................: 388,617 428,215 402,769 427,648 478,294 526,510 581,631 616,098 500 to 999 acres .............................: 161,552 179,447 175,690 186,387 200,058 203,925 213,209 207,297 1,000 to 1,999 acres .........................: 99,020 103,007 101,468 101,923 102,078 97,395 97,800 92,712 2,000 acres or more ..........................: 77,970 74,426 74,612 70,989 66,786 64,577 63,301 62,225 : Total cropland ............................farms: 1,751,450 1,857,239 1,661,395 1,697,137 1,848,574 2,010,609 2,081,604 2,157,511 acres: 434,164,946 445,324,765 431,144,896 435,365,878 443,318,233 445,362,028 453,874,133 440,039,087 Harvested cropland ......................farms: 1,362,608 1,545,681 1,410,606 1,491,786 1,643,633 1,809,756 1,904,602 1,954,700 acres: 302,697,252 318,937,401 309,395,475 295,936,976 282,223,880 326,306,462 317,145,955 303,001,943 Irrigated land ............................farms: 299,583 308,818 279,442 279,357 291,628 278,277 280,779 236,733 acres: 55,311,236 56,289,172 55,058,128 49,404,030 46,386,201 49,002,433 50,349,906 41,243,023 : Market value of agricultural : products sold (see text) 2/..............$1,000: 200,646,355 201,379,812 196,864,649 162,608,334 136,048,516 131,900,223 107,073,458 81,526,126 Average per farm ....................dollars: 94,245 90,880 102,970 84,459 65,165 58,858 47,424 35,231 Crops, including nursery : and greenhouse crops...................$1,000: 95,151,954 100,668,794 98,055,656 75,228,256 58,931,085 62,256,087 48,203,200 41,790,365 Livestock, poultry, and : their products.........................$1,000: 105,494,401 100,711,018 98,808,993 87,380,078 77,117,431 69,644,136 58,870,258 39,503,850 : Farms by value of sales 3/: : Less than $2,500 .............................: 826,558 693,026 496,514 422,767 490,296 536,327 460,535 649,448 $2,500 to $4,999 .............................: 213,326 265,667 228,477 231,867 262,918 278,208 300,699 257,263 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................: 223,168 267,575 237,975 251,883 274,972 281,802 314,088 296,373 $10,000 to $24,999 ...........................: 256,157 293,639 274,040 301,804 326,166 340,254 394,876 (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...........................: 157,906 179,629 170,705 195,354 219,636 248,828 300,515 (NA) $50,000 to $99,999............................: 140,479 163,510 158,160 187,760 218,050 251,501 263,092 (NA) $100,000 to $499,999..........................: 240,746 282,422 277,194 286,951 263,698 274,580 203,695 141,187 $500,000 or more..............................: 70,642 70,408 68,794 46,914 32,023 27,800 17,973 11,412 : Farms by type of : organization: : Family or individual..........................: 1,909,598 1,922,590 1,643,424 1,653,491 1,809,324 1,945,639 1,965,860 (NA) Partnership...................................: 129,593 185,607 169,462 186,806 199,559 223,274 232,538 (NA) Corporation...................................: 73,752 90,432 84,002 72,567 66,969 59,792 50,231 (NA) Other-cooperative, estate : or trust, institutional, etc.................: 16,039 17,247 14,971 12,436 11,907 12,271 9,146 (NA) : Principal operator by days of work : off farm 4/ 5/: : None..........................................: 962,200 832,585 755,254 801,881 844,476 861,798 942,803 829,843 Any...........................................: 1,166,782 1,254,537 1,042,158 992,773 1,115,560 1,187,374 1,203,286 1,011,476 200 days or more ...........................: 832,348 870,945 709,279 665,570 737,206 774,844 770,045 657,971 : Principal operator by primary occupation 5/: : Farming ......................................: 1,224,246 1,044,388 961,560 1,053,150 1,138,179 1,234,787 1,269,305 1,427,368 Other ........................................: 904,736 1,171,488 950,299 872,150 949,580 1,006,189 988,470 851,902 : Average age of principal operator 5/.......years: 55.3 54.0 54.3 53.3 52.0 50.5 50.3 51.7 : Total farm production : expenses 1/..............................$1,000: 173,199,216 157,752,357 150,590,993 130,779,261 108,138,053 (NA) (NA) 61,007,649 : Selected farm production : expenses 1/: : Livestock and poultry : purchased..............................$1,000: 27,420,965 22,213,229 21,614,559 23,043,431 19,344,645 17,174,334 16,039,244 9,953,946 Feed purchased..........................$1,000: 31,694,850 34,749,048 32,759,966 24,084,507 19,163,364 18,591,984 15,785,995 13,647,816 Fertilizer, lime, and : soil conditioners 6/ 7/................$1,000: 9,751,460 9,999,752 9,597,128 8,204,324 6,684,944 7,689,365 6,330,581 5,137,361 Gasoline, fuels, and oils...............$1,000: 6,675,419 6,715,936 6,371,515 6,120,452 5,277,227 7,888,052 4,691,425 3,087,606 Hired farm labor........................$1,000: 18,568,446 15,457,896 14,841,036 12,961,639 10,866,236 8,441,180 6,814,428 4,652,075 Interest expense 8/.....................$1,000: 9,571,577 9,392,431 8,928,107 8,111,337 8,158,268 11,668,942 (NA) (NA) Chemicals 6/............................$1,000: 7,608,921 7,934,936 7,581,424 6,133,705 4,690,243 4,282,213 2,889,503 1,757,779 : Livestock and poultry: : Cattle and calves : inventory...............................farms: 1,018,359 1,188,659 1,046,863 1,074,349 1,176,346 1,354,992 1,346,106 1,503,244 number: 95,497,994 99,907,017 98,989,244 96,135,825 95,847,299 104,475,827 103,865,109 113,174,700 Beef cows .............................farms: 796,436 899,756 804,595 803,241 841,778 957,698 954,360 1,024,935 number: 33,398,271 34,193,965 34,066,615 32,545,976 31,652,593 34,202,607 34,326,274 41,257,898 Milk cows .............................farms: 91,989 125,041 116,874 155,339 202,068 277,762 312,095 403,754 number: 9,103,959 9,139,812 9,095,439 9,491,818 10,084,697 10,849,890 10,221,692 10,654,516 : Cattle and calves sold ..................farms: 851,971 1,121,003 1,011,809 1,034,189 1,150,523 1,278,609 1,320,163 1,437,101 number: 73,509,165 75,005,184 74,089,046 70,562,908 72,603,841 71,216,727 78,020,351 70,019,180 : Hogs and pigs inventory .................farms: 78,895 124,889 109,754 191,347 243,398 329,833 445,117 470,258 number: 60,405,103 61,188,149 61,206,236 57,563,118 52,271,120 55,366,205 57,697,318 45,503,604 Hogs and pigs sold.......................farms: 82,028 112,377 102,106 188,167 238,819 315,095 423,578 449,841 number: 184,997,686 142,956,569 142,611,882 111,326,807 96,569,359 94,783,598 90,757,143 79,897,397 : Layers 20 weeks old and older : inventory...............................farms: 98,315 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) number: 334,435,155 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Broilers and other meat- : type chickens sold......................farms: 32,006 27,737 23,937 23,949 27,645 30,100 31,743 34,340 number:8,500,313,357 7,366,526,456 6,741,927,110 5,428,589,485 4,361,975,630 3,516,622,889 3,062,154,490 2,518,513,032 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 348,590 450,520 430,711 503,935 627,602 715,171 810,577 883,309 acres: 68,230,523 71,088,454 69,796,716 69,339,869 58,701,505 69,857,993 70,043,480 61,653,842 bushels:8,613,061,814 8,732,478,098 8,578,634,770 8,697,362,804 6,725,001,837 7,508,721,493 6,805,185,861 4,396,912,922 Corn for silage or greenchop.............farms: 103,621 123,325 119,308 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 6,683,995 5,771,666 5,727,594 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons: 97,132,738 89,219,954 88,380,934 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Wheat for grain, All.....................farms: 169,528 252,922 243,568 292,464 352,237 446,075 378,574 533,520 acres: 45,519,976 62,084,743 58,836,344 59,089,470 53,224,174 70,910,293 54,155,168 62,957,215 bushels:1,577,005,140 2,329,807,815 2,204,026,684 2,206,729,476 1,887,103,964 2,373,246,659 1,607,540,430 1,691,553,354 Winter wheat for grain.................farms: 141,062 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 29,303,293 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels:1,104,334,391 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Durum wheat for grain..................farms: 5,325 7,070 6,887 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 2,717,841 3,202,949 3,099,732 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 81,170,077 88,251,199 85,802,466 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Spring wheat for grain ................farms: 30,333 47,193 46,268 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 13,498,842 18,024,687 17,488,113 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 391,500,672 537,892,213 519,176,940 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Oats for grain...........................farms: 63,763 94,811 89,606 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 1,996,916 2,739,810 2,680,958 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 109,840,449 154,654,269 151,327,329 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Barley for grain.........................farms: 24,747 43,269 41,930 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 4,015,654 6,108,682 5,944,951 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 214,800,035 346,413,080 336,435,009 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sorghum for grain........................farms: 33,172 50,860 49,397 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 6,755,326 8,647,643 8,470,353 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 333,485,523 569,984,239 559,070,136 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sorghum for silage or greenchop..........farms: 7,042 7,962 7,918 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 406,031 384,320 382,024 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons: 3,904,834 4,669,985 4,640,291 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Soybeans for beans ......................farms: 317,611 367,300 354,692 381,000 441,899 511,229 537,037 542,029 acres: 72,399,844 67,773,274 66,147,726 56,351,304 55,291,205 64,832,842 61,339,849 48,118,849 bushels:2,707,719,216 2,560,330,804 2,504,307,294 2,053,163,265 1,838,053,979 1,989,993,158 1,722,154,229 1,145,788,470 Dry edible beans, excluding limas........farms: 8,647 11,348 10,911 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 1,691,775 1,731,898 1,691,899 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) cwt: 29,687,475 27,888,555 27,223,851 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Cotton, All..............................farms: 24,805 33,640 31,493 34,812 43,046 38,266 52,628 89,536 acres: 12,456,162 13,897,404 13,235,236 10,961,720 9,826,081 9,781,404 12,693,772 12,223,500 bales: 17,145,345 18,706,703 17,878,743 15,370,310 13,280,143 11,375,524 10,686,447 10,887,205 Tobacco .................................farms: 56,977 93,530 89,706 124,270 136,682 179,141 188,649 197,764 acres: 428,631 837,363 838,530 831,231 633,310 931,655 963,224 877,113 pounds: 873,350,412 1,744,192,909 1,747,702,321 1,697,831,562 1,215,221,360 1,871,309,459 1,918,189,782 1,733,365,121 Potatoes.................................farms: 9,408 11,649 10,523 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 1,266,087 1,372,458 1,355,241 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) cwt: 451,405,823 465,221,318 459,886,344 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sweet potatoes...........................farms: 2,366 1,976 1,770 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 92,310 80,953 77,384 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) cwt: 13,651,312 11,896,063 11,419,653 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Forage-land used for all hay and : haylage, grass silage, and greenchop : (see text) .............................farms: 884,831 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 64,041,337 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons, dry: 154,976,932 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Rice.....................................farms: 8,046 9,627 9,291 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 3,197,641 3,161,576 3,122,120 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) cwt: 210,358,014 184,412,536 182,231,457 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sunflower seed, All......................farms: 7,506 11,176 11,067 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 1,833,435 2,559,990 2,534,708 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) pounds:2,042,510,240 3,218,848,621 3,198,790,249 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sugarbeets for sugar.....................farms: 5,027 7,057 7,102 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 1,365,769 1,449,819 1,453,824 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons: 27,793,126 29,740,760 29,775,479 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sugarcane for sugar......................farms: 953 1,079 973 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 978,393 890,193 875,180 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons: 35,319,767 31,986,258 31,549,377 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Pineapples harvested.....................farms: 34 28 28 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 10,211 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons: 314,626 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peanuts for nuts ........................farms: 8,640 12,788 12,221 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 1,223,093 1,377,097 1,352,155 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) pounds:3,137,586,781 3,434,648,039 3,377,142,874 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Vegetables harvested for sale : (see text) 9/...........................farms: 54,391 60,631 53,727 61,969 60,819 69,109 73,183 78,566 acres: 3,698,744 3,906,983 3,773,219 3,782,358 3,467,563 3,330,637 3,534,142 3,124,257 All land in orchards.....................farms: 113,649 123,420 106,069 116,207 120,434 123,663 121,852 105,997 acres: 5,330,439 5,349,292 5,158,064 4,770,778 4,560,163 4,750,667 4,463,627 4,190,340 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2,128,982 100.0 2,215,876 :: Total sales (see text) - Con. : $1,000: 200,646,355 100.0 201,379,812 :: Value of sales by commodity : Average per farm.................dollars: 94,245 (X) 90,880 :: or commodity group - Con. : : :: Livestock, poultry, and : By value of sales: : :: their products - Con. : Less than $1,000 (see text)........farms: 570,919 26.8 415,952 :: : $1,000: 63,223 (Z) 76,813 :: Cattle and calves ...............farms: 851,971 40.0 1,121,003 $1,000 to $2,499...................farms: 255,639 12.0 277,074 :: $1,000: 45,115,184 22.5 40,927,182 $1,000: 422,136 0.2 461,290 :: Milk and other dairy products : $2,500 to $4,999...................farms: 213,326 10.0 265,667 :: from cows.......................farms: 78,963 3.7 102,790 $1,000: 762,554 0.4 951,581 :: $1,000: 20,281,166 10.1 19,097,293 : :: Hogs and pigs....................farms: 82,028 3.9 112,377 $5,000 to $9,999...................farms: 223,168 10.5 267,575 :: $1,000: 12,400,977 6.2 13,833,370 $1,000: 1,577,184 0.8 1,897,337 :: : $10,000 to $19,999.................farms: 197,967 9.3 228,297 :: Sheep, goats, and their products.farms: 96,249 4.5 (NA) $1,000: 2,781,507 1.4 3,218,769 :: $1,000: 541,745 0.3 (NA) $20,000 to $24,999.................farms: 58,190 2.7 65,342 :: Horses, ponies, mules, burros, : $1,000: 1,285,921 0.6 1,450,207 :: and donkeys.....................farms: 128,045 6.0 (NA) $25,000 to $39,999.................farms: 109,310 5.1 123,854 :: $1,000: 1,328,733 0.7 (NA) $1,000: 3,438,976 1.7 3,909,475 :: : : :: Aquaculture (see text)...........farms: 6,653 0.3 (NA) $40,000 to $49,999.................farms: 48,596 2.3 55,775 :: $1,000: 1,132,524 0.6 (NA) $1,000: 2,154,772 1.1 2,481,435 :: : $50,000 to $99,999.................farms: 140,479 6.6 163,510 :: Other animals and other animal : $1,000: 10,024,295 5.0 11,716,046 :: products (see text)............farms: 29,391 1.4 (NA) $100,000 to $249,999...............farms: 159,052 7.5 190,919 :: $1,000: 721,738 0.4 (NA) $1,000: 25,401,608 12.7 30,406,176 :: : : :: : $250,000 to $499,999...............farms: 81,694 3.8 91,503 :: Value of landlord's share of : $1,000: 28,530,105 14.2 31,848,311 :: total sales (see text)..............farms: 132,567 6.2 (NA) $500,000 to $999,999...............farms: 41,969 2.0 43,973 :: $1,000: 4,567,940 2.3 (NA) $1,000: 28,944,401 14.4 30,138,101 :: : $1,000,000 or more.................farms: 28,673 1.3 26,435 :: : $1,000: 95,259,672 47.5 82,824,271 :: Value of agricultural products sold : $1,000,000 to $2,499,999.........farms: 20,724 1.0 19,552 :: directly to individuals for human : $1,000: 30,618,426 15.3 28,603,612 :: consumption (see text)..............farms: 116,733 5.5 110,639 $2,500,000 to $4,999,999.........farms: 4,611 0.2 4,084 :: $1,000: 812,204 0.4 591,820 $1,000: 15,700,332 7.8 13,850,777 :: Average per farm...............dollars: 6,958 (X) 5,349 $5,000,000 or more...............farms: 3,338 0.2 2,799 :: : $1,000: 48,940,914 24.4 40,369,882 :: By value of sales: : : :: : Value of sales by commodity : :: $1 to $499.......................farms: 32,420 1.5 33,537 or commodity group: : :: $1,000: 6,645 (Z) 6,949 Crops, including nursery : :: $500 to $999.....................farms: 19,145 0.9 19,013 and greenhouse ...................farms: 944,656 44.4 1,115,959 :: $1,000: 13,124 (Z) 12,997 $1,000: 95,151,954 47.4 100,668,794 :: : : :: $1,000 to $4,999.................farms: 42,660 2.0 39,477 Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, : :: $1,000: 93,611 (Z) 86,410 and dry peas....................farms: 485,124 22.8 (NA) :: $5,000 to $9,999 ................farms: 9,598 0.5 8,293 $1,000: 39,957,698 19.9 (NA) :: $1,000: 64,517 (Z) 55,600 Tobacco..........................farms: 56,879 2.7 93,330 :: $10,000 to $24,999...............farms: 7,256 0.3 5,903 $1,000: 1,616,533 0.8 2,922,590 :: $1,000: 108,766 0.1 89,000 Cotton and cottonseed............farms: 24,721 1.2 33,594 :: $25,000 to $49,999..............farms: 2,831 0.1 2,224 $1,000: 4,005,366 2.0 6,227,116 :: $1,000: 96,322 (Z) 75,614 : :: $50,000 or more.................farms: 2,823 0.1 2,192 Vegetables, melons, potatoes, : :: $1,000: 429,220 0.2 265,251 and sweet potatoes..............farms: 59,044 2.8 (NA) :: : $1,000: 12,785,898 6.4 (NA) :: Value of certified organically produced : Fruits, tree nuts, and berries...farms: 107,707 5.1 93,784 :: commodities (see text)..............farms: 11,998 0.6 (NA) $1,000: 13,770,603 6.9 12,883,386 :: $1,000: 392,813 0.2 (NA) Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, : :: Average per farm...............dollars: 32,740 (X) (NA) and sod (see text)..............farms: 56,070 2.6 (NA) :: : $1,000: 14,686,390 7.3 (NA) :: By value of sales: : : :: : Cut Christmas trees and short : :: $1 to $999 ......................farms: 3,297 0.2 (NA) rotation woody crops............farms: 14,744 0.7 (NA) :: $1,000: 1,258 (Z) (NA) $1,000: 399,848 0.2 (NA) :: $1,000 to $9,999 ................farms: 5,408 0.3 (NA) Other crops and hay (see text)...farms: 359,262 16.9 (NA) :: $1,000: 18,562 (Z) (NA) $1,000: 7,929,618 4.0 (NA) :: : : :: $10,000 to $24,999 ..............farms: 1,344 0.1 (NA) Livestock, poultry, and : :: $1,000: 20,752 (Z) (NA) their products....................farms: 1,094,608 51.4 1,322,054 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ..............farms: 729 (Z) (NA) $1,000: 105,494,401 52.6 100,711,018 :: $1,000: 25,100 (Z) (NA) Poultry and eggs.................farms: 83,381 3.9 75,444 :: $50,000 or more .................farms: 1,220 0.1 (NA) $1,000: 23,972,333 11.9 23,389,462 :: $1,000: 327,140 0.2 (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 : 2,128,982 2,128,982 707,596 $1,000: 207,192,033 200,646,355 6,545,678 Average per farm ................................dollars: 97,320 94,245 9,251 : By economic class (see text): : : Less than $1,000 (see text) .......................farms: 430,953 430,953 32,113 $1,000: 72,256 57,982 14,274 $1,000 to $2,499 ..................................farms: 307,368 307,368 78,955 $1,000: 508,032 406,419 101,613 $2,500 to $4,999 ..................................farms: 243,026 243,026 63,640 $1,000: 869,724 730,080 139,644 $5,000 to $9,999 ..................................farms: 246,624 246,624 74,071 $1,000: 1,746,161 1,516,014 230,147 $10,000 to $24,999 ................................farms: 272,333 272,333 99,095 $1,000: 4,320,060 3,898,412 421,647 $25,000 to $49,999 ................................farms: 163,521 163,521 77,352 $1,000: 5,804,256 5,351,075 453,181 : $50,000 to $99,999 ................................farms: 142,532 142,532 80,572 $1,000: 10,201,815 9,565,866 635,949 $100,000 to $249,999 ..............................farms: 162,831 162,831 105,162 $1,000: 26,118,804 24,669,460 1,449,344 $250,000 to $499,999 ..............................farms: 85,909 85,909 55,887 $1,000: 30,084,128 28,737,798 1,346,330 $500,000 to $999,999 ..............................farms: 44,348 44,348 26,437 $1,000: 30,597,894 29,645,206 952,687 $1,000,000 or more ................................farms: 29,537 29,537 14,312 $1,000: 96,868,904 96,068,044 800,861 $1,000,000 to $2,499,999.........................farms: 21,460 21,460 11,131 $1,000: 31,701,358 31,119,399 581,958 $2,500,000 to $4,999,999.........................farms: 4,719 4,719 2,093 $1,000: 16,055,540 15,910,405 145,135 $5,000,000 or more...............................farms: 3,358 3,358 1,088 $1,000: 49,112,006 49,038,239 73,767 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2,128,739 (X) 2,215,218 (X) $1,000: (X) 173,199,216 (X) 157,752,357 Average per farm ................................dollars: (X) 81,362 (X) 71,213 : Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $4,999 ...........................................: 684,419 1,695,592 758,493 1,878,983 $5,000 to $9,999 .......................................: 382,830 2,759,610 413,817 2,970,102 $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 414,513 6,575,093 405,962 6,377,121 $25,000 to $49,999 .....................................: 207,376 7,318,953 193,363 6,873,105 $50,000 to $99,999 .....................................: 158,459 11,290,294 170,098 12,232,334 : $100,000 to $249,999 ...................................: 157,390 24,876,960 160,047 24,801,582 $250,000 to $499,999 ...................................: 68,886 23,918,374 62,497 21,859,873 $500,000 or more .......................................: 54,866 94,764,340 50,941 80,759,256 $500,000 to $999,999 .................................: 33,455 22,936,146 32,290 22,193,991 $1,000,000 to $2,499,999 .............................: 15,467 22,853,457 13,854 20,257,590 $2,500,000 or more ...................................: 5,944 48,974,736 4,797 38,307,675 : Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners : purchased 1/........................................farms: 1,189,850 (X) 1,300,660 (X) $1,000: (X) 9,751,460 (X) 9,999,752 percent of total: (X) 5.6 (X) 6.3 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 297,129 69,615 307,686 73,880 $500 to $999 .........................................: 176,830 121,878 193,915 134,726 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 375,137 869,786 428,843 982,089 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 123,464 851,112 134,020 921,863 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 122,943 1,908,074 141,482 2,187,153 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 57,486 1,963,547 59,910 2,031,042 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 26,158 1,748,718 25,086 1,665,946 $100,000 or more .....................................: 10,703 2,218,728 9,718 2,003,054 : Chemicals purchased..................................farms: 947,279 (X) 1,026,137 (X) $1,000: (X) 7,608,921 (X) 7,934,936 percent of total: (X) 4.4 (X) 5.0 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 389,490 69,595 357,955 68,087 $500 to $999 .........................................: 105,801 71,044 121,689 83,615 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 216,565 510,715 271,830 639,951 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 80,770 560,551 98,986 687,750 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 87,705 1,357,507 106,023 1,635,855 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 38,385 1,303,594 42,401 1,433,161 $50,000 or more ......................................: 28,563 3,735,916 27,253 3,386,517 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 18,221 1,221,758 17,980 1,206,545 $100,000 or more ...................................: 10,342 2,514,158 9,273 2,179,972 : Seeds, plants, vines, and trees......................farms: 874,634 (X) 964,333 (X) $1,000: (X) 7,598,706 (X) 5,983,032 percent of total: (X) 4.4 (X) 3.8 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 292,770 57,661 297,580 60,094 $500 to $999 .........................................: 105,454 71,931 128,461 88,619 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 229,549 546,116 288,419 685,388 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 86,922 606,811 107,085 739,556 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 93,704 1,465,651 98,408 1,489,821 $25,000 or more ......................................: 66,235 4,850,535 44,380 2,919,553 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 41,571 1,418,259 30,749 1,020,695 $50,000 or more ....................................: 24,664 3,432,277 13,631 1,898,858 : Livestock and poultry purchased .....................farms: 553,714 (X) 633,852 (X) $1,000: (X) 27,420,965 (X) 22,213,229 percent of total: (X) 15.8 (X) 14.1 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 188,952 80,084 164,454 75,716 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 201,697 451,427 245,925 578,244 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 46,910 319,483 72,573 494,951 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 40,216 624,519 66,003 1,023,110 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 24,908 893,573 35,161 1,234,470 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 20,905 1,472,883 25,190 1,736,101 $100,000 to $249,999 .................................: 17,402 2,677,616 15,147 2,283,927 $250,000 or more .....................................: 12,724 20,901,380 9,399 14,786,710 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 6,683 2,318,534 5,058 1,734,070 $500,000 to $999,999 ...............................: 3,200 2,182,095 2,310 1,574,291 $1,000,000 or more .................................: 2,841 16,400,751 2,031 11,478,348 : Breeding livestock : purchased (see text) .............................farms: 316,013 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 2,037,136 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 1.2 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 114,452 53,951 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 142,588 314,166 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 30,410 203,473 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 17,995 267,365 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 5,751 194,919 (NA) (NA) : $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 2,465 165,736 (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 1,469 218,908 (NA) (NA) $250,000 or more ...................................: 883 618,619 (NA) (NA) $250,000 to $499,999 .............................: 492 166,219 (NA) (NA) $500,000 to $999,999 .............................: 233 151,388 (NA) (NA) $1,000,000 or more ...............................: 158 301,013 (NA) (NA) : Other livestock and poultry : purchased.........................................farms: 309,818 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 25,383,829 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 14.7 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 116,571 40,170 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 82,119 184,126 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 20,055 138,968 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 24,612 391,826 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 19,937 721,327 (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 .................................: 18,914 1,337,038 (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 15,896 2,453,862 (NA) (NA) $250,000 or more ...................................: 11,714 20,116,512 (NA) (NA) $250,000 to $499,999 .............................: 6,125 2,129,914 (NA) (NA) $500,000 to $999,999 .............................: 2,931 2,000,961 (NA) (NA) $1,000,000 or more ...............................: 2,658 15,985,638 (NA) (NA) : Feed purchased.......................................farms: 1,240,747 (X) 1,171,081 (X) $1,000: (X) 31,694,850 (X) 34,749,048 percent of total: (X) 18.3 (X) 22.0 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 448,091 199,950 424,067 194,985 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 488,407 1,095,253 446,088 960,603 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 109,803 742,164 93,547 633,342 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 77,875 1,190,667 82,972 1,292,571 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 39,460 1,375,142 45,740 1,587,733 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 28,319 1,975,166 28,760 1,975,238 $100,000 or more .....................................: 48,792 25,116,509 49,907 28,104,575 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 24,780 4,028,202 21,119 3,352,314 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 13,815 4,830,520 14,831 5,263,499 $500,000 to $999,999 ...............................: 6,422 4,349,224 9,479 6,443,402 $1,000,000 or more .................................: 3,775 11,908,562 4,478 13,045,360 : Gasoline, fuels, and oils............................farms: 2,024,139 (X) 2,006,380 (X) $1,000: (X) 6,675,419 (X) 6,715,936 percent of total: (X) 3.9 (X) 4.3 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 1,195,911 380,309 1,121,243 394,736 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 542,768 1,213,911 574,992 1,318,163 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 139,637 958,887 158,818 1,110,158 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 102,392 1,530,199 111,961 1,680,294 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 29,049 975,011 28,173 943,576 $50,000 or more ......................................: 14,382 1,617,102 11,193 1,269,009 : Utilities (see text) ................................farms: 1,241,247 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 4,874,139 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 2.8 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 444,892 98,319 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 211,603 143,465 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 417,203 928,562 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 86,235 584,234 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 53,020 793,635 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ......................................: 28,294 2,325,925 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 15,968 544,468 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ....................................: 12,326 1,781,457 (NA) (NA) : Supplies, repairs, and maintenance ..................farms: 1,898,607 (X) 1,744,898 (X) $1,000: (X) 13,386,560 (X) 9,116,702 percent of total: (X) 7.7 (X) 5.8 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 784,459 293,725 672,316 274,801 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 634,389 1,451,860 660,933 1,476,325 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 201,307 1,381,697 193,540 1,296,638 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 174,254 2,656,967 154,428 2,273,941 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 63,484 2,152,181 43,556 1,440,635 $50,000 or more ......................................: 40,714 5,450,130 20,125 2,354,362 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 26,450 1,782,166 14,003 921,131 $100,000 or more ...................................: 14,264 3,667,964 6,122 1,433,232 : Hired farm labor ....................................farms: 554,434 (X) 710,811 (X) $1,000: (X) 18,568,446 (X) 15,457,896 percent of total: (X) 10.7 (X) 9.8 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 182,063 71,127 291,489 102,286 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 143,203 328,494 179,865 409,004 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 52,284 361,128 60,109 415,397 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 71,326 1,147,709 80,388 1,281,505 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 44,660 1,555,272 45,801 1,575,304 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 29,688 2,043,437 27,817 1,905,256 $100,000 or more .....................................: 31,210 13,061,278 25,342 9,769,142 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 18,999 2,860,137 16,190 2,429,224 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 6,657 2,288,242 5,139 1,745,229 $500,000 or more ...................................: 5,554 7,912,900 4,013 5,594,689 : Contract labor ......................................farms: 228,692 (X) 248,928 (X) $1,000: (X) 3,451,190 (X) 3,046,200 percent of total: (X) 2.0 (X) 1.9 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 80,399 35,708 100,548 42,904 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 83,102 190,041 91,261 206,102 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 25,238 170,315 22,593 151,313 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 22,077 334,127 19,189 289,044 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 8,266 281,294 7,200 245,432 $50,000 or more ......................................: 9,610 2,439,704 8,137 2,111,406 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 4,585 315,770 3,988 269,793 $100,000 or more ...................................: 5,025 2,123,935 4,149 1,841,613 : Customwork and custom hauling........................farms: 449,633 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 3,313,737 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 1.9 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 190,127 71,542 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 156,518 363,795 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 46,660 321,328 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 34,817 526,321 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 11,716 398,978 (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 ......................................: 9,795 1,631,774 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 5,692 384,360 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more ...................................: 4,103 1,247,413 (NA) (NA) : Cash rent for land, buildings, : and grazing fees 2/.................................farms: 497,885 (X) 517,369 (X) $1,000: (X) 9,045,945 (X) 7,198,476 percent of total: (X) 5.2 (X) 4.6 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 67,318 17,093 83,964 19,610 $500 to $999 .........................................: 54,946 37,488 57,936 39,709 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 151,638 362,253 158,585 381,752 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 60,431 425,011 63,848 448,074 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 74,884 1,193,684 78,471 1,239,011 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 43,457 1,521,093 41,886 1,452,357 $50,000 or more ......................................: 45,211 5,489,325 32,679 3,617,964 : Rent and lease expenses for machinery, : equipment, and farm share of : vehicles ..........................................farms: 150,761 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 1,468,423 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 0.8 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 38,538 8,114 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 17,290 11,720 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 44,201 106,687 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 19,303 131,841 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 19,089 288,568 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 7,076 240,665 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ......................................: 5,264 680,828 (NA) (NA) : Interest expense.....................................farms: 758,437 (X) 894,771 (X) $1,000: (X) 9,571,577 (X) 9,392,431 percent of total: (X) 5.5 (X) 6.0 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 129,879 57,386 164,064 76,235 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 254,895 666,770 345,687 890,779 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 144,418 1,014,700 158,250 1,095,003 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 142,251 2,191,290 145,312 2,211,722 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 53,348 1,823,367 53,482 1,803,923 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 22,576 1,521,985 19,536 1,300,105 $100,000 or more .....................................: 11,070 2,296,080 8,440 2,014,664 : Secured by real estate.............................farms: 575,525 (X) 633,699 (X) $1,000: (X) 6,704,002 (X) 5,775,154 percent of total: (X) 3.9 (X) 3.7 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 76,792 36,396 88,420 43,122 $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 208,079 555,379 271,786 721,552 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 122,715 855,997 126,443 870,007 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 110,824 1,672,207 103,300 1,535,438 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 35,634 1,209,623 29,988 996,858 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 14,484 969,119 9,562 628,091 $100,000 or more ...................................: 6,997 1,405,280 4,200 980,086 : Not secured by real estate.........................farms: 405,177 (X) 497,175 (X) $1,000: (X) 2,867,575 (X) 3,617,277 percent of total: (X) 1.7 (X) 2.3 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 128,940 53,847 146,940 66,214 $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 151,545 361,171 195,585 454,705 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 55,960 384,976 67,853 461,802 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 46,502 702,642 59,311 884,995 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 14,430 488,558 18,132 608,643 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 5,332 354,203 6,410 422,285 $100,000 or more ...................................: 2,468 522,179 2,944 718,632 : Property taxes paid .................................farms: 1,962,637 (X) 2,054,593 (X) $1,000: (X) 5,350,817 (X) 4,263,691 percent of total: (X) 3.1 (X) 2.7 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 524,265 123,719 620,231 149,202 $500 to $999 .........................................: 371,098 266,649 442,808 315,491 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 828,923 1,837,703 815,053 1,749,513 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 146,887 992,595 118,843 793,914 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 70,599 1,037,795 47,061 670,819 $25,000 or more ......................................: 20,865 1,092,356 10,597 584,751 : All other production expenses (see text).............farms: 1,254,079 (X) 1,927,202 (X) $1,000: (X) 13,418,059 (X) 15,454,779 percent of total: (X) 7.7 (X) 9.8 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 485,923 191,768 865,443 344,530 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 418,356 954,753 644,206 1,387,718 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 136,957 937,601 160,015 1,080,857 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 122,973 1,882,393 148,537 2,260,433 : $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 47,952 1,641,257 59,360 2,024,737 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 23,972 1,619,412 29,562 2,001,400 $100,000 or more .....................................: 17,946 6,190,875 20,079 6,355,104 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 12,303 1,830,715 14,366 2,099,487 $250,000 or more ...................................: 5,643 4,360,161 5,713 4,255,617 : Production expenses paid by : landlords 3/..........................................farms: 151,106 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 1,553,363 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 0.9 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ............................................ : 18,375 3,869 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 ...........................................: 13,476 9,647 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .......................................: 64,040 168,675 (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 .......................................: 18,863 133,417 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 20,910 323,517 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ........................................: 15,442 914,237 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 9,554 325,025 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 4,197 281,667 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: 1,691 307,545 (NA) (NA) : Depreciation expenses : claimed (see text) ...................................farms: 853,797 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 15,389,666 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 8.9 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ............................................ : 74,746 17,122 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 ...........................................: 65,702 45,084 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .......................................: 277,499 692,028 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .......................................: 134,780 932,081 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 156,463 2,476,370 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ........................................: 144,607 11,226,981 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 80,688 2,779,078 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 41,143 2,796,207 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: 22,776 5,651,696 (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)...........: 2,128,740 40,514,055 :: Net cash farm income of operators (see text)............: 2,128,740 33,736,140 Average per farm.............................dollars: (X) 19,032 :: Average per farm.............................dollars: (X) 15,848 : :: : Farms with net gains 1/...............................: 993,861 56,331,179 :: Farm operators reporting net gains 1/.................: 996,318 50,109,938 Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 56,679 :: Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 50,295 : :: : Farms with gains of- : :: Farms with gains of- : less than $1,000 .................................: 124,144 58,926 :: less than $1,000 .................................: 127,811 60,222 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 241,585 641,893 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 252,947 673,249 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 131,153 948,708 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 134,225 970,317 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 167,489 2,728,301 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 172,526 2,809,436 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 116,525 4,153,454 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 120,590 4,297,534 $50,000 or more ..................................: 212,965 47,799,897 :: $50,000 or more ..................................: 188,219 41,299,180 : :: : Farms with net losses ................................: 1,134,879 15,817,124 :: Farm operators reporting net losses ..................: 1,132,422 16,373,798 Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 13,937 :: Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 14,459 : :: : Farms with losses of- : :: Farms with losses of- : less than $1,000 .................................: 162,801 81,238 :: less than $1,000 .................................: 161,193 80,157 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 436,645 1,182,088 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 427,898 1,160,938 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 223,990 1,593,340 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 223,801 1,593,370 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 190,168 2,938,479 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 193,289 2,991,582 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 66,633 2,300,598 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 68,724 2,377,936 $50,000 or more ..................................: 54,642 7,721,380 :: $50,000 or more ..................................: 57,517 8,169,815 : :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ....................: 707,596 6,545,678 740,542 5,294,384 :: Government payments - Con. : Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 9,251 (X) 7,149 :: Amount from other : : :: federal farm programs................: 531,316 5,157,722 (NA) (NA) Farms with receipts of- :