Cen V1 (6-04) 2002 Census of Agriculture West Virginia Volume 1, Geographic Area Series Part 48 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: 20,812 21,531 17,772 17,020 17,237 18,742 17,475 16,909 Land in farms..............................acres: 3,584,668 3,698,204 3,455,532 3,267,188 3,372,955 3,559,051 3,529,266 3,496,606 Average size of farm ..................acres: 172 172 194 192 196 190 202 207 : Estimated market value of : land and buildings 1/: : Average per farm ....................dollars: 231,999 195,213 212,832 165,088 130,802 129,390 119,153 62,094 Average per acre ....................dollars: 1,315 1,123 1,090 849 682 688 583 300 : Estimated market value of all : machinery and equipment 1/...............$1,000: 496,427 494,113 432,904 326,514 299,941 301,305 239,330 180,806 Average per farm ....................dollars: 26,188 22,962 24,315 19,257 17,482 16,100 13,724 11,211 : Farms by size: : 1 to 9 acres .................................: 996 1,038 727 737 643 580 512 454 10 to 49 acres ...............................: 4,676 4,296 3,026 2,893 2,689 3,073 2,308 2,160 50 to 179 acres ..............................: 9,337 10,172 8,164 7,787 8,081 8,984 8,421 8,260 180 to 499 acres .............................: 4,492 4,734 4,522 4,350 4,518 4,819 4,940 4,724 500 to 999 acres .............................: 956 970 1,012 948 1,004 977 991 972 1,000 to 1,999 acres .........................: 280 248 248 242 247 247 244 279 2,000 acres or more ..........................: 75 73 73 63 55 62 59 60 : Total cropland ............................farms: 17,821 19,479 16,509 15,891 16,246 17,763 16,780 16,344 acres: 1,173,032 1,420,517 1,336,723 1,294,134 1,285,786 1,319,437 1,356,048 1,329,192 Harvested cropland ......................farms: 15,827 17,658 15,086 14,531 15,056 16,446 15,890 14,899 acres: 648,635 661,882 621,632 555,818 553,517 576,889 560,652 511,182 Irrigated land ............................farms: 408 319 268 312 255 135 116 113 acres: 1,981 3,543 3,285 2,769 3,132 945 1,236 1,513 : Market value of agricultural : products sold (see text) 2/..............$1,000: 482,814 459,387 447,428 364,203 270,639 242,127 193,710 133,088 Average per farm ....................dollars: 23,199 21,336 25,176 21,399 15,701 12,919 11,085 7,871 Crops, including nursery : and greenhouse crops...................$1,000: 69,693 68,964 64,907 63,081 49,249 57,203 44,832 34,473 Livestock, poultry, and : their products.........................$1,000: 413,121 390,423 382,521 301,122 221,390 184,923 148,877 96,858 : Farms by value of sales 3/: : Less than $2,500 .............................: 12,054 10,439 7,819 6,927 7,977 9,677 8,566 10,984 $2,500 to $4,999 .............................: 2,712 4,174 3,415 3,499 3,463 3,728 3,755 2,232 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................: 2,398 3,148 2,863 2,848 2,547 2,533 2,441 1,552 $10,000 to $24,999 ...........................: 1,875 1,995 1,936 2,006 1,781 1,437 1,444 (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...........................: 695 699 675 688 583 539 543 (NA) $50,000 to $99,999............................: 383 431 431 433 400 354 350 (NA) $100,000 to $499,999..........................: 469 450 439 509 414 397 326 198 $500,000 or more..............................: 226 195 194 110 72 57 24 12 : Farms by type of : organization: : Family or individual..........................: 19,862 20,068 16,475 15,737 15,988 17,336 16,046 (NA) Partnership...................................: 639 1,037 918 977 971 1,134 1,216 (NA) Corporation...................................: 220 317 285 226 197 180 140 (NA) Other-cooperative, estate : or trust, institutional, etc.................: 91 109 94 80 81 92 73 (NA) : Principal operator by days of work : off farm 4/ 5/: : None..........................................: 8,910 7,491 6,390 6,269 6,018 5,802 5,574 5,068 Any...........................................: 11,902 12,966 10,489 9,594 10,083 11,743 11,273 9,799 200 days or more ...........................: 9,107 9,482 7,554 6,985 7,278 8,347 8,171 6,817 : Principal operator by primary occupation 5/: : Farming ......................................: 10,507 8,123 7,145 7,169 7,201 7,117 6,586 7,496 Other ........................................: 10,305 13,408 10,627 9,851 10,036 11,625 10,889 9,292 : Average age of principal operator 5/.......years: 56.3 56.2 56.7 56.4 55.6 53.8 53.2 54.3 : Total farm production : expenses 1/..............................$1,000: 408,650 404,647 380,631 308,703 231,077 (NA) (NA) 114,904 : Selected farm production : expenses 1/: : Livestock and poultry : purchased..............................$1,000: 63,817 66,403 63,068 54,571 37,921 30,135 24,063 17,102 Feed purchased..........................$1,000: 130,696 162,078 154,556 101,386 64,781 51,915 40,533 34,431 Fertilizer, lime, and : soil conditioners 6/ 7/................$1,000: 12,976 12,283 11,710 11,670 10,779 10,226 9,184 6,694 Gasoline, fuels, and oils...............$1,000: 20,134 17,806 16,457 15,877 12,787 15,800 10,466 7,105 Hired farm labor........................$1,000: 31,843 25,683 24,160 26,956 23,244 20,340 16,643 11,136 Interest expense 8/.....................$1,000: 20,711 23,319 21,169 17,179 16,409 16,738 (NA) (NA) Chemicals 6/............................$1,000: 5,591 5,239 4,950 6,428 5,346 5,024 4,521 2,400 : Livestock and poultry: : Cattle and calves : inventory...............................farms: 12,831 14,082 12,284 12,431 12,897 15,123 13,938 14,161 number: 404,163 440,891 439,462 430,708 408,129 455,173 428,763 495,460 Beef cows .............................farms: 10,824 11,674 10,367 10,570 10,588 12,632 11,692 10,841 number: 200,401 204,341 202,844 197,886 182,071 198,322 191,235 214,782 Milk cows .............................farms: 525 773 676 972 1,575 2,901 3,263 4,433 number: 14,972 18,527 18,497 23,366 27,019 34,776 36,040 42,232 : Cattle and calves sold ..................farms: 9,513 12,943 11,576 11,583 12,061 13,525 13,210 12,876 number: 239,760 277,319 270,361 254,233 249,163 237,911 237,873 199,846 : Hogs and pigs inventory .................farms: 808 827 645 841 1,226 1,981 2,641 3,225 number: 12,773 17,970 15,708 26,760 30,759 33,881 51,769 47,866 Hogs and pigs sold.......................farms: 717 489 402 587 868 1,151 1,651 1,736 number: 26,173 28,620 24,884 50,642 59,181 57,979 73,750 67,861 : Layers 20 weeks old and older : inventory...............................farms: 1,799 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) number: 1,383,009 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Broilers and other meat- : type chickens sold......................farms: 246 206 186 136 99 185 149 187 number: 88,699,422 81,115,311 79,193,428 50,669,811 29,226,871 22,991,789 14,255,463 14,907,028 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 663 1,235 1,150 1,517 2,097 3,670 3,625 4,245 acres: 29,123 35,872 35,499 44,564 48,953 82,176 61,181 54,867 bushels: 3,057,437 3,291,931 3,270,197 4,668,501 3,257,345 7,416,016 5,544,781 3,903,463 Corn for silage or greenchop.............farms: 594 921 929 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 18,964 27,185 27,642 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons: 304,619 375,826 380,942 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Wheat for grain, All.....................farms: 148 195 191 307 376 408 500 905 acres: 6,408 7,630 7,620 9,058 7,339 7,141 5,358 9,779 bushels: 303,924 423,176 421,453 438,877 316,337 244,165 178,288 323,573 Winter wheat for grain.................farms: 148 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 6,408 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 303,924 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Oats for grain...........................farms: 164 342 321 406 516 790 882 (NA) acres: 1,515 2,818 2,720 3,677 4,605 7,594 7,305 (NA) bushels: 74,403 136,644 132,249 201,339 227,284 383,792 320,148 (NA) Barley for grain.........................farms: 79 73 71 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 1,430 1,560 1,577 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 92,232 106,337 107,582 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sorghum for grain........................farms: 3 6 6 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: (D) 17 17 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: (D) 660 660 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sorghum for silage or greenchop..........farms: 46 57 57 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 727 600 603 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons: 8,227 5,458 5,471 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Soybeans for beans ......................farms: 126 164 157 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 16,359 13,216 13,132 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 621,463 487,373 482,228 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Dry edible beans, excluding limas........farms: 4 17 13 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 8 29 20 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) cwt: 58 294 181 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Tobacco .................................farms: 544 789 744 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 1,373 1,692 1,630 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) pounds: 1,874,110 2,817,779 2,737,090 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Potatoes.................................farms: 182 498 416 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 186 720 610 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) cwt: 18,700 66,038 58,593 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sweet potatoes...........................farms: 8 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) cwt: 170 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Forage-land used for all hay and : haylage, grass silage, and greenchop : (see text) .............................farms: 14,679 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 562,810 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons, dry: 957,776 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Vegetables harvested for sale : (see text) 9/...........................farms: 365 401 362 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 1,707 1,720 1,588 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All land in orchards.....................farms: 550 662 530 558 646 775 907 833 acres: 9,495 13,242 12,446 15,014 19,513 22,878 22,648 21,233 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 20,812 100.0 21,531 :: Total sales (see text) - Con. : $1,000: 482,814 100.0 459,387 :: Value of sales by commodity : Average per farm.................dollars: 23,199 (X) 21,336 :: or commodity group - Con. : : :: Livestock, poultry, and : By value of sales: : :: their products - Con. : Less than $1,000 (see text)........farms: 7,835 37.6 5,110 :: : $1,000: 1,015 0.2 1,242 :: Cattle and calves ...............farms: 9,513 45.7 12,943 $1,000 to $2,499...................farms: 4,219 20.3 5,329 :: $1,000: 117,967 24.4 117,505 $1,000: 6,709 1.4 8,554 :: Milk and other dairy products : $2,500 to $4,999...................farms: 2,712 13.0 4,174 :: from cows.......................farms: 395 1.9 293 $1,000: 9,647 2.0 14,733 :: $1,000: 32,202 6.7 35,534 : :: Hogs and pigs....................farms: 717 3.4 489 $5,000 to $9,999...................farms: 2,398 11.5 3,148 :: $1,000: 1,992 0.4 2,719 $1,000: 16,732 3.5 21,924 :: : $10,000 to $19,999.................farms: 1,533 7.4 1,651 :: Sheep, goats, and their products.farms: 1,397 6.7 (NA) $1,000: 21,013 4.4 22,637 :: $1,000: 2,168 0.4 (NA) $20,000 to $24,999.................farms: 342 1.6 344 :: Horses, ponies, mules, burros, : $1,000: 7,543 1.6 7,650 :: and donkeys.....................farms: 891 4.3 (NA) $25,000 to $39,999.................farms: 523 2.5 520 :: $1,000: 3,787 0.8 (NA) $1,000: 16,072 3.3 16,194 :: : : :: Aquaculture (see text)...........farms: 50 0.2 (NA) $40,000 to $49,999.................farms: 172 0.8 179 :: $1,000: 2,712 0.6 (NA) $1,000: 7,596 1.6 8,038 :: : $50,000 to $99,999.................farms: 383 1.8 431 :: Other animals and other animal : $1,000: 26,226 5.4 29,848 :: products (see text)............farms: 390 1.9 (NA) $100,000 to $249,999...............farms: 297 1.4 318 :: $1,000: 1,372 0.3 (NA) $1,000: 46,513 9.6 49,033 :: : : :: : $250,000 to $499,999...............farms: 172 0.8 132 :: Value of landlord's share of : $1,000: 60,455 12.5 45,620 :: total sales (see text)..............farms: 308 1.5 (NA) $500,000 to $999,999...............farms: 138 0.7 117 :: $1,000: 1,697 0.4 (NA) $1,000: 95,491 19.8 82,935 :: : $1,000,000 or more.................farms: 88 0.4 78 :: : $1,000: 167,802 34.8 150,979 :: Value of agricultural products sold : $1,000,000 to $2,499,999.........farms: 79 0.4 69 :: directly to individuals for human : $1,000: 111,960 23.2 94,673 :: consumption (see text)..............farms: 1,434 6.9 1,303 $2,500,000 to $4,999,999.........farms: 5 (Z) 6 :: $1,000: 4,588 1.0 2,934 $1,000: (D) (D) 19,567 :: Average per farm...............dollars: 3,199 (X) 2,252 $5,000,000 or more...............farms: 4 (Z) 3 :: : $1,000: (D) (D) 36,739 :: By value of sales: : : :: : Value of sales by commodity : :: $1 to $499.......................farms: 472 2.3 469 or commodity group: : :: $1,000: 100 (Z) 98 Crops, including nursery : :: $500 to $999.....................farms: 257 1.2 261 and greenhouse ...................farms: 5,883 28.3 7,572 :: $1,000: 177 (Z) 178 $1,000: 69,693 14.4 68,964 :: : : :: $1,000 to $4,999.................farms: 555 2.7 444 Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, : :: $1,000: 1,081 0.2 892 and dry peas....................farms: 496 2.4 (NA) :: $5,000 to $9,999 ................farms: 78 0.4 79 $1,000: 9,575 2.0 (NA) :: $1,000: 542 0.1 529 Tobacco..........................farms: 530 2.5 784 :: $10,000 to $24,999...............farms: 53 0.3 37 $1,000: 3,413 0.7 4,778 :: $1,000: 752 0.2 525 Cotton and cottonseed............farms: - - - :: $25,000 to $49,999..............farms: 7 (Z) 7 $1,000: - - - :: $1,000: 208 (Z) 214 : :: $50,000 or more.................farms: 12 0.1 6 Vegetables, melons, potatoes, : :: $1,000: 1,729 0.4 497 and sweet potatoes..............farms: 411 2.0 (NA) :: : $1,000: 4,613 1.0 (NA) :: Value of certified organically produced : Fruits, tree nuts, and berries...farms: 404 1.9 314 :: commodities (see text)..............farms: 25 0.1 (NA) $1,000: 11,443 2.4 14,141 :: $1,000: 176 (Z) (NA) Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, : :: Average per farm...............dollars: 7,025 (X) (NA) and sod (see text)..............farms: 371 1.8 (NA) :: : $1,000: 26,849 5.6 (NA) :: By value of sales: : : :: : Cut Christmas trees and short : :: $1 to $999 ......................farms: 9 (Z) (NA) rotation woody crops............farms: 184 0.9 (NA) :: $1,000: 3 (Z) (NA) $1,000: 1,182 0.2 (NA) :: $1,000 to $9,999 ................farms: 10 (Z) (NA) Other crops and hay (see text)...farms: 4,378 21.0 (NA) :: $1,000: 35 (Z) (NA) $1,000: 12,618 2.6 (NA) :: : : :: $10,000 to $24,999 ..............farms: 3 (Z) (NA) Livestock, poultry, and : :: $1,000: 48 (Z) (NA) their products....................farms: 11,616 55.8 14,487 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ..............farms: 3 (Z) (NA) $1,000: 413,121 85.6 390,423 :: $1,000: 90 (Z) (NA) Poultry and eggs.................farms: 995 4.8 824 :: $50,000 or more .................farms: - - (NA) $1,000: 250,922 52.0 226,607 :: $1,000: - - (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 : 20,812 20,812 1,675 $1,000: 487,994 482,814 5,180 Average per farm ................................dollars: 23,448 23,199 3,093 : By economic class (see text): : : Less than $1,000 (see text) .......................farms: 7,765 7,765 143 $1,000: 1,028 999 29 $1,000 to $2,499 ..................................farms: 4,220 4,220 178 $1,000: 6,718 6,609 109 $2,500 to $4,999 ..................................farms: 2,693 2,693 167 $1,000: 9,575 9,463 113 $5,000 to $9,999 ..................................farms: 2,450 2,450 306 $1,000: 17,113 16,765 348 $10,000 to $24,999 ................................farms: 1,889 1,889 306 $1,000: 28,791 28,349 442 $25,000 to $49,999 ................................farms: 704 704 190 $1,000: 24,027 23,575 452 : $50,000 to $99,999 ................................farms: 391 391 122 $1,000: 26,909 26,347 562 $100,000 to $249,999 ..............................farms: 298 298 130 $1,000: 47,035 46,018 1,017 $250,000 to $499,999 ..............................farms: 174 174 65 $1,000: 61,252 60,435 817 $500,000 to $999,999 ..............................farms: 138 138 37 $1,000: 95,222 94,594 628 $1,000,000 or more ................................farms: 90 90 31 $1,000: 170,321 169,659 663 $1,000,000 to $2,499,999.........................farms: 81 81 29 $1,000: 114,475 (D) (D) $2,500,000 to $4,999,999.........................farms: 5 5 2 $1,000: (D) (D) (D) $5,000,000 or more...............................farms: 4 4 - $1,000: (D) (D) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2002 and 1997 [Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2002 : 1997 :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Expenses : : Expenses : Farms : ($1,000) : Farms : ($1,000) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total farm production expenses ........................farms: 20,764 (X) 21,525 (X) $1,000: (X) 408,650 (X) 404,647 Average per farm ................................dollars: (X) 19,681 (X) 18,799 : Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $4,999 ...........................................: 12,204 27,394 13,642 28,552 $5,000 to $9,999 .......................................: 3,910 27,823 4,031 28,307 $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 2,878 43,143 2,387 35,780 $25,000 to $49,999 .....................................: 811 27,194 501 17,842 $50,000 to $99,999 .....................................: 331 23,749 422 28,447 : $100,000 to $249,999 ...................................: 339 51,790 244 40,434 $250,000 to $499,999 ...................................: 145 52,448 123 42,802 $500,000 or more .......................................: 146 155,108 175 182,484 $500,000 to $999,999 .................................: 106 72,305 114 79,644 $1,000,000 to $2,499,999 .............................: 34 (D) 55 74,151 $2,500,000 or more ...................................: 6 (D) 6 28,690 : Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners : purchased 1/........................................farms: 9,421 (X) 10,358 (X) $1,000: (X) 12,976 (X) 12,283 percent of total: (X) 3.2 (X) 3.0 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 4,262 995 5,401 1,188 $500 to $999 .........................................: 2,090 1,408 2,191 1,518 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 2,626 4,895 2,371 4,319 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 275 1,761 223 1,434 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 126 1,913 130 1,856 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 30 1,119 29 1,004 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 9 542 11 (D) $100,000 or more .....................................: 3 343 2 (D) : Chemicals purchased..................................farms: 4,267 (X) 4,285 (X) $1,000: (X) 5,591 (X) 5,239 percent of total: (X) 1.4 (X) 1.3 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 3,172 457 3,186 443 $500 to $999 .........................................: 415 265 364 247 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 509 912 563 1,137 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 71 472 84 611 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 61 951 55 829 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 23 826 20 639 $50,000 or more ......................................: 16 1,708 13 1,334 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 10 684 9 656 $100,000 or more ...................................: 6 1,024 4 678 : Seeds, plants, vines, and trees......................farms: 4,298 (X) 4,624 (X) $1,000: (X) 7,592 (X) 4,577 percent of total: (X) 1.9 (X) 1.1 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 3,106 486 3,333 546 $500 to $999 .........................................: 470 319 600 412 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 554 1,101 545 1,101 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 84 546 59 402 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 51 735 66 920 $25,000 or more ......................................: 33 4,405 21 1,196 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 18 571 12 384 $50,000 or more ....................................: 15 3,834 9 812 : Livestock and poultry purchased .....................farms: 5,911 (X) 6,325 (X) $1,000: (X) 63,817 (X) 66,403 percent of total: (X) 15.6 (X) 16.4 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 2,691 1,151 2,365 1,063 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 2,080 4,577 2,469 5,419 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 451 2,945 526 3,569 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 297 4,733 446 6,660 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 120 4,348 244 8,477 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 146 10,417 152 10,421 $100,000 to $249,999 .................................: 107 15,676 109 15,498 $250,000 or more .....................................: 19 19,972 14 15,295 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 12 (D) 8 2,607 $500,000 to $999,999 ...............................: 6 (D) 3 1,771 $1,000,000 or more .................................: 1 (D) 3 10,917 : Breeding livestock : purchased (see text) .............................farms: 3,255 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 8,075 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 2.0 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 1,554 716 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 1,387 2,964 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 194 1,200 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 93 1,219 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 14 446 (NA) (NA) : $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 4 273 (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 9 1,257 (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: 3,393 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 55,742 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 13.6 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 1,651 604 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 918 2,104 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 240 1,678 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 217 3,608 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 114 4,142 (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 .................................: 138 9,785 (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 99 14,737 (NA) (NA) $250,000 or more ...................................: 16 19,084 (NA) (NA) $250,000 to $499,999 .............................: 10 3,493 (NA) (NA) $500,000 to $999,999 .............................: 5 (D) (NA) (NA) $1,000,000 or more ...............................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) : Feed purchased.......................................farms: 14,291 (X) 12,398 (X) $1,000: (X) 130,696 (X) 162,078 percent of total: (X) 32.0 (X) 40.1 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 7,918 3,226 7,201 2,903 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 5,164 10,319 4,061 7,614 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 471 3,061 443 2,866 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 244 3,757 191 2,765 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 129 4,776 133 4,901 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 109 7,557 85 5,791 $100,000 or more .....................................: 256 97,999 284 135,237 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 99 16,312 105 15,818 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 100 36,328 71 26,762 $500,000 to $999,999 ...............................: 49 33,379 87 61,907 $1,000,000 or more .................................: 8 11,980 21 30,750 : Gasoline, fuels, and oils............................farms: 18,969 (X) 20,090 (X) $1,000: (X) 20,134 (X) 17,806 percent of total: (X) 4.9 (X) 4.4 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 14,907 4,513 16,464 5,055 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 3,496 6,704 3,200 6,316 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 290 1,961 221 1,534 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 195 3,053 148 2,281 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 66 2,223 45 1,474 $50,000 or more ......................................: 15 1,681 12 1,145 : Utilities (see text) ................................farms: 8,074 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 8,843 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 2.2 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 5,015 914 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 1,339 895 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 1,371 2,598 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 225 1,512 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 103 1,528 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ......................................: 21 1,397 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 16 525 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ....................................: 5 872 (NA) (NA) : Supplies, repairs, and maintenance ..................farms: 18,249 (X) 15,870 (X) $1,000: (X) 45,276 (X) 24,252 percent of total: (X) 11.1 (X) 6.0 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 10,102 3,459 9,636 3,676 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 6,083 12,933 5,332 10,504 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 1,142 7,422 604 3,763 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 680 9,829 240 3,219 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 201 6,884 44 1,545 $50,000 or more ......................................: 41 4,748 14 1,543 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 32 2,066 8 543 $100,000 or more ...................................: 9 2,682 6 1,000 : Hired farm labor ....................................farms: 3,539 (X) 5,003 (X) $1,000: (X) 31,843 (X) 25,683 percent of total: (X) 7.8 (X) 6.3 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 2,067 694 3,372 1,085 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 781 1,602 1,014 2,082 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 193 1,344 187 1,308 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 258 3,938 193 3,095 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 108 3,936 126 4,098 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 78 5,282 70 4,406 $100,000 or more .....................................: 54 15,048 41 9,609 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 41 6,087 33 4,879 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 9 3,050 5 1,439 $500,000 or more ...................................: 4 5,911 3 3,290 : Contract labor ......................................farms: 1,064 (X) 1,189 (X) $1,000: (X) 4,766 (X) 3,618 percent of total: (X) 1.2 (X) 0.9 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 647 266 674 240 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 291 650 433 1,021 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 60 435 31 209 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 43 617 34 501 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 11 365 6 205 $50,000 or more ......................................: 12 2,432 11 1,441 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 4 322 6 379 $100,000 or more ...................................: 8 2,110 5 1,062 : Customwork and custom hauling........................farms: 2,168 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 3,448 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 0.8 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 1,680 453 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 363 740 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 62 439 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 38 670 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 16 538 (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 ......................................: 9 608 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 8 (D) (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more ...................................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) : Cash rent for land, buildings, : and grazing fees 2/.................................farms: 2,201 (X) 2,078 (X) $1,000: (X) 7,322 (X) 4,387 percent of total: (X) 1.8 (X) 1.1 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 697 156 802 161 $500 to $999 .........................................: 396 268 438 285 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 801 1,743 656 1,367 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 164 1,179 102 675 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 108 1,599 57 839 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 26 955 16 563 $50,000 or more ......................................: 9 1,421 7 497 : Rent and lease expenses for machinery, : equipment, and farm share of : vehicles ..........................................farms: 513 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 1,654 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 0.4 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 283 49 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 59 40 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 104 238 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 43 326 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 13 206 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 6 185 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ......................................: 5 610 (NA) (NA) : Interest expense.....................................farms: 4,121 (X) 4,636 (X) $1,000: (X) 20,711 (X) 23,319 percent of total: (X) 5.1 (X) 5.8 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 1,250 530 1,146 505 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 1,611 3,712 2,306 5,568 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 765 5,173 658 4,292 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 359 5,109 387 5,516 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 97 3,180 93 3,121 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 32 2,110 31 1,891 $100,000 or more .....................................: 7 897 15 2,426 : Secured by real estate.............................farms: 2,986 (X) 3,525 (X) $1,000: (X) 16,454 (X) 19,332 percent of total: (X) 4.0 (X) 4.8 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 605 (D) 643 329 $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 1,297 3,065 1,901 4,833 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 678 4,512 556 3,575 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 308 4,428 316 4,512 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 72 2,309 70 2,410 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 24 1,571 25 1,484 $100,000 or more ...................................: 2 (D) 14 2,191 : Not secured by real estate.........................farms: 1,984 (X) 2,016 (X) $1,000: (X) 4,257 (X) 3,987 percent of total: (X) 1.0 (X) 1.0 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 1,195 442 1,045 433 $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 609 1,284 786 1,555 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 112 760 123 771 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 54 786 50 720 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 7 246 9 287 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 3 202 2 (D) $100,000 or more ...................................: 4 537 1 (D) : Property taxes paid .................................farms: 19,378 (X) 20,698 (X) $1,000: (X) 15,227 (X) 11,809 percent of total: (X) 3.7 (X) 2.9 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 10,239 2,496 13,113 3,086 $500 to $999 .........................................: 5,018 3,480 5,062 3,393 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 3,838 6,705 2,415 4,157 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 230 1,534 80 509 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 45 596 22 (D) $25,000 or more ......................................: 8 416 6 (D) : All other production expenses (see text).............farms: 9,677 (X) 16,597 (X) $1,000: (X) 28,754 (X) 32,595 percent of total: (X) 7.0 (X) 8.1 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 6,078 2,193 11,290 4,086 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 2,721 5,713 4,374 8,048 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 423 2,813 490 3,326 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 317 5,054 276 4,329 : $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 84 2,886 101 3,665 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 34 2,313 42 3,063 $100,000 or more .....................................: 20 7,782 24 6,079 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 15 2,054 18 2,626 $250,000 or more ...................................: 5 5,728 6 3,453 : Production expenses paid by : landlords 3/..........................................farms: 1,180 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 3,413 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 0.8 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ............................................ : 262 60 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 ...........................................: 133 91 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .......................................: 706 1,839 (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 .......................................: 51 365 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 12 196 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ........................................: 16 862 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 14 (D) (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: - - (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: 2 (D) (NA) (NA) : Depreciation expenses : claimed (see text) ...................................farms: 4,974 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 36,105 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 8.8 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ............................................ : 672 160 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 ...........................................: 554 382 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .......................................: 2,095 5,212 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .......................................: 745 4,930 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 588 9,524 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ........................................: 320 15,897 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 230 7,754 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 69 4,299 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: 21 3,844 (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)...........: 20,764 103,329 :: Net cash farm income of operators (see text)............: 20,764 40,708 Average per farm.............................dollars: (X) 4,976 :: Average per farm.............................dollars: (X) 1,960 : :: : Farms with net gains 1/...............................: 7,580 173,407 :: Farm operators reporting net gains 1/.................: 7,943 109,781 Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 22,877 :: Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 13,821 : :: : Farms with gains of- : :: Farms with gains of- : less than $1,000 .................................: 2,145 1,038 :: less than $1,000 .................................: 2,256 1,033 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 2,740 7,239 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 2,958 7,718 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 957 6,773 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 993 6,935 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 722 10,906 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 824 12,500 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 405 13,974 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 451 15,465 $50,000 or more ..................................: 611 133,477 :: $50,000 or more ..................................: 461 66,131 : :: : Farms with net losses ................................: 13,184 70,078 :: Farm operators reporting net losses ..................: 12,821 69,074 Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 5,315 :: Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 5,388 : :: : Farms with losses of- : :: Farms with losses of- : less than $1,000 .................................: 3,110 1,671 :: less than $1,000 .................................: 2,937 1,568 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 6,395 16,066 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 6,258 15,774 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 2,075 14,955 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 2,029 14,617 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 1,233 17,685 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 1,222 17,605 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 279 9,518 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 283 9,634 $50,000 or more ..................................: 92 10,182 :: $50,000 or more ..................................: 92 9,875 : :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ....................: 1,675 5,180 2,069 3,983 :: Government payments - Con. : Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 3,093 (X) 1,925 :: Amount from other : : :: federal farm programs................: 1,342 4,743 (NA) (NA) Farms with receipts of- : :: Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 3,534 (NA) (NA) $1 to $999 .........................: 987 (D) 1,262 342 :: Farms with receipts of- : $1,000 to $4,999 ...................: 459 1,043 616 1,389 :: $1 to $999 .......................: 782 235 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................: 100 698 126 859 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................: 344 793 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................: 90 1,452 49 806 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................: 88 613 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................: 33 1,188 13 421 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............: 89 1,441 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ....................: 6 (D) 3 167 :: $25,000 or more ..................: 39 1,661 (NA) (NA) : :: : : :: Commodity Credit Corporation : Amount from Conservation : :: Loans (see text).......................: 87 1,493 72 1,336 Reserve and Wetlands : :: Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 17,158 (X) 18,554 Reserve Programs ....................: 383 437 266 429 :: : Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 1,142 (X) 1,613 :: Farms with receipts of- : Farms with receipts of- : :: $1 to $999 .........................: 39 (D) 27 9 $1 to $999 .......................: 249 (D) (NA) (NA) :: $1,000 to $4,999 ...................: 25 59 19 39 $1,000 to $4,999 .................: 123 269 (NA) (NA) :: $5,000 to $9,999 ...................: 5 (D) 7 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................: 10 (D) (NA) (NA) :: $10,000 to $19,999 .................: 5 69 3 36 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) :: $20,000 to $24,999 .................: 2 (D) 3 63 $25,000 or more ..................: - - (NA) (NA) :: $25,000 to $49,999 .................: 5 156 4 122 : :: $50,000 or more ....................: 6 1,117 9 1,020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/..........................: 3,314 16,115 3,743 10,605 :: (see text) 1/ - Con. : Average per farm ............dollars: (X) 4,863 (X) 2,833 :: Sales of forest products, excluding : :