Cen V1 (6-04) 2002 Census of Agriculture Wyoming Volume 1, Geographic Area Series Part 50 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: 9,422 9,443 9,232 8,716 9,205 8,861 8,040 8,018 Land in farms..............................acres: 34,402,726 34,302,475 34,088,692 32,876,071 33,595,135 33,500,453 33,627,257 34,271,918 Average size of farm ..................acres: 3,651 3,633 3,692 3,772 3,650 3,781 4,182 4,274 : Estimated market value of : land and buildings 1/: : Average per farm ....................dollars: 1,080,945 803,958 808,346 601,437 533,284 732,875 598,623 343,063 Average per acre ....................dollars: 290 224 222 159 147 193 142 80 : Estimated market value of all : machinery and equipment 1/...............$1,000: 672,815 580,762 564,454 468,114 418,833 464,030 367,348 235,697 Average per farm ....................dollars: 74,757 61,541 61,161 53,862 45,709 52,379 45,804 30,125 : Farms by size: : 1 to 9 acres .................................: 477 421 405 449 795 662 439 391 10 to 49 acres ...............................: 1,536 1,207 1,157 994 989 928 521 403 50 to 179 acres ..............................: 1,748 1,631 1,568 1,356 1,356 1,315 1,178 1,156 180 to 499 acres .............................: 1,465 1,492 1,441 1,513 1,536 1,549 1,509 1,563 500 to 999 acres .............................: 961 1,098 1,069 1,079 1,091 1,031 1,024 987 1,000 to 1,999 acres .........................: 819 973 965 880 954 945 994 911 2,000 acres or more ..........................: 2,416 2,621 2,627 2,445 2,484 2,431 2,375 2,607 : Total cropland ............................farms: 7,017 7,204 7,122 6,756 7,237 7,214 6,907 6,857 acres: 2,989,804 3,033,875 2,967,899 2,842,020 2,838,627 2,741,423 2,711,410 2,644,208 Harvested cropland ......................farms: 5,003 6,198 6,124 5,735 6,389 6,473 6,444 6,347 acres: 1,298,709 1,801,314 1,743,631 1,532,732 1,717,027 1,813,830 1,780,333 1,680,679 Irrigated land ............................farms: 5,191 5,384 5,306 5,076 5,221 5,284 4,995 4,738 acres: 1,541,688 1,749,908 1,719,463 1,464,585 1,517,891 1,564,576 1,661,558 1,459,900 : Market value of agricultural : products sold (see text) 2/..............$1,000: 863,887 904,576 898,527 824,205 676,721 606,327 530,308 360,925 Average per farm ....................dollars: 91,688 95,793 97,327 94,562 73,517 68,426 65,959 45,014 Crops, including nursery : and greenhouse crops...................$1,000: 137,776 181,026 173,216 153,862 124,693 128,106 89,110 122,209 Livestock, poultry, and : their products.........................$1,000: 726,111 723,549 725,311 670,343 552,028 478,221 441,198 238,623 : Farms by value of sales 3/: : Less than $2,500 .............................: 2,895 1,859 1,709 1,531 1,987 1,641 1,085 1,276 $2,500 to $4,999 .............................: 575 800 784 722 766 822 714 680 $5,000 to $9,999 .............................: 935 990 959 946 977 982 931 1,007 $10,000 to $24,999 ...........................: 1,224 1,457 1,470 1,385 1,497 1,531 1,549 (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...........................: 988 1,271 1,238 1,092 1,241 1,334 1,346 (NA) $50,000 to $99,999............................: 998 1,172 1,172 1,185 1,154 1,182 1,223 (NA) $100,000 to $499,999..........................: 1,510 1,625 1,634 1,639 1,399 1,190 1,027 716 $500,000 or more..............................: 297 269 266 216 184 138 114 60 : Farms by type of : organization: : Family or individual..........................: 7,566 7,349 7,157 6,781 7,284 6,976 6,344 (NA) Partnership...................................: 928 972 963 976 937 907 829 (NA) Corporation...................................: 746 937 929 840 858 826 759 (NA) Other-cooperative, estate : or trust, institutional, etc.................: 182 185 183 119 126 152 108 (NA) : Principal operator by days of work : off farm 4/ 5/: : None..........................................: 4,167 3,984 3,956 3,935 3,932 3,793 3,870 3,117 Any...........................................: 5,255 4,891 4,722 4,251 4,674 4,271 3,809 2,799 200 days or more ...........................: 3,476 2,903 2,771 2,435 2,640 2,500 2,037 1,489 : Principal operator by primary occupation 5/: : Farming ......................................: 5,760 5,628 5,583 5,612 5,953 5,805 5,270 5,371 Other ........................................: 3,662 3,815 3,649 3,104 3,252 3,056 2,770 2,021 : Average age of principal operator 5/.......years: 54.1 54.3 54.4 53.4 52.0 50.8 50.4 51.4 : Total farm production : expenses 1/..............................$1,000: 828,003 700,613 690,403 675,225 536,980 (NA) (NA) 315,092 : Selected farm production : expenses 1/: : Livestock and poultry : purchased..............................$1,000: 199,126 182,278 180,847 212,437 145,511 144,233 141,566 73,934 Feed purchased..........................$1,000: 137,943 110,849 110,332 89,381 60,555 65,166 53,145 53,412 Fertilizer, lime, and : soil conditioners 6/ 7/................$1,000: 22,555 25,606 24,614 21,444 17,878 17,752 15,996 11,753 Gasoline, fuels, and oils...............$1,000: 36,091 39,190 38,405 36,536 32,490 44,050 25,009 17,740 Hired farm labor........................$1,000: 81,799 59,241 58,236 57,677 50,342 40,613 32,271 24,631 Interest expense 8/.....................$1,000: 63,529 59,202 58,139 53,470 54,696 86,792 (NA) (NA) Chemicals 6/............................$1,000: 10,532 11,968 11,648 9,491 9,118 6,311 4,779 2,648 : Livestock and poultry: : Cattle and calves : inventory...............................farms: 5,282 6,476 6,370 5,839 5,990 6,428 5,933 6,373 number: 1,297,042 1,660,900 1,690,264 1,424,002 1,412,901 1,509,913 1,477,080 1,599,108 Beef cows .............................farms: 4,590 5,582 5,526 5,114 5,082 5,310 5,001 5,480 number: 732,546 847,520 862,639 746,789 689,166 718,771 681,770 805,203 Milk cows .............................farms: 265 353 337 523 788 1,273 1,442 1,772 number: 4,214 6,298 6,254 7,596 9,287 13,315 12,511 13,508 : Cattle and calves sold ..................farms: 4,997 6,356 6,295 5,866 5,965 6,269 5,950 6,385 number: 1,127,826 1,122,270 1,130,839 1,014,982 956,523 981,010 1,025,123 881,943 : Hogs and pigs inventory .................farms: 184 307 296 379 474 567 689 713 number: 114,047 91,107 91,135 39,128 28,437 30,375 29,812 28,565 Hogs and pigs sold.......................farms: 247 255 246 342 407 480 589 604 number: 356,435 227,762 227,835 60,335 54,255 57,700 54,650 48,510 : Layers 20 weeks old and older : inventory...............................farms: 574 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) number: 14,567 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Broilers and other meat- : type chickens sold......................farms: 44 17 17 8 37 40 25 30 number: 2,227 914 914 382 9,491 2,135 2,153 2,470 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 265 442 442 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 34,095 50,242 49,717 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 3,788,534 6,319,193 6,261,074 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Corn for silage or greenchop.............farms: 314 330 326 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 38,782 29,295 28,747 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons: 705,759 563,972 554,416 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Wheat for grain, All.....................farms: 315 659 656 670 924 1,095 1,158 1,356 acres: 129,979 221,599 221,041 211,312 252,784 355,938 289,495 302,986 bushels: 2,213,032 6,537,732 6,520,663 5,264,505 7,207,742 9,169,664 6,641,767 7,170,544 Winter wheat for grain.................farms: 294 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 127,643 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 2,148,529 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Spring wheat for grain ................farms: 25 155 154 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 2,336 15,027 14,979 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: 64,503 488,518 487,188 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Oats for grain...........................farms: 197 501 490 620 795 1,017 1,258 (NA) acres: 13,544 36,698 33,973 31,757 41,987 47,012 57,714 (NA) bushels: 640,707 1,881,837 1,770,424 1,723,289 1,893,335 2,286,662 2,591,369 (NA) Barley for grain.........................farms: 364 732 721 857 1,190 1,311 1,591 (NA) acres: 62,834 96,953 93,095 104,167 127,366 136,748 144,801 (NA) bushels: 4,568,059 7,576,660 7,251,158 8,178,366 8,654,469 8,791,442 8,524,659 (NA) Sorghum for grain........................farms: 1 15 14 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: (D) 2,472 2,357 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) bushels: (D) 157,251 153,751 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sorghum for silage or greenchop..........farms: 5 14 14 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 338 1,499 1,499 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons: 5,530 29,430 29,430 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Dry edible beans, excluding limas........farms: 227 324 317 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 30,151 29,968 29,326 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) cwt: 612,503 646,901 630,995 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Potatoes.................................farms: 11 16 15 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 711 754 704 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) cwt: (D) 241,007 228,507 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Forage-land used for all hay and : haylage, grass silage, and greenchop : (see text) .............................farms: 4,680 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 938,695 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons, dry: 1,572,870 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sunflower seed, All......................farms: 14 9 9 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 3,313 1,382 1,382 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) pounds: 1,531,650 1,423,920 1,423,920 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Sugarbeets for sugar.....................farms: 181 360 356 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 36,105 65,318 63,732 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) tons: 683,010 1,321,689 1,285,165 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Vegetables harvested for sale : (see text) 9/...........................farms: 18 24 24 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 128 93 93 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) All land in orchards.....................farms: 16 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) acres: 48 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are based on a sample of farms. 2/ Data for 1974 include the value of forest products sold. 3/ Data for 1982 and prior years exclude abnormal farms. 4/ Data for 1997 and prior years do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 5/ Data for 1974 apply only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships. 6/ Data for 1982 and prior years do not include cost of custom applications; data for chemicals include the cost of lime for 1978 and prior years. 7/ Data for 1997 and prior years exclude cost of lime and manure. 8/ Data for 1982 do not include imputation for item nonresponse. 9/ Data for 1974 were from land area used. Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Landlord's Share, Direct, and Organic: 2002 and 1997 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : : Percent of : :: Item : : Percent of : : 2002 :total in 2002 : 1997 :: : 2002 :total in 2002 : 1997 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total sales (see text).................farms: 9,422 100.0 9,443 :: Total sales (see text) - Con. : $1,000: 863,887 100.0 904,576 :: Value of sales by commodity : Average per farm.................dollars: 91,688 (X) 95,793 :: or commodity group - Con. : : :: Livestock, poultry, and : By value of sales: : :: their products - Con. : Less than $1,000 (see text)........farms: 2,067 21.9 1,172 :: : $1,000: 160 (Z) 170 :: Cattle and calves ...............farms: 4,997 53.0 6,356 $1,000 to $2,499...................farms: 828 8.8 687 :: $1,000: 643,123 74.4 604,793 $1,000: 1,393 0.2 1,178 :: Milk and other dairy products : $2,500 to $4,999...................farms: 575 6.1 800 :: from cows.......................farms: 81 0.9 72 $1,000: 2,057 0.2 2,879 :: $1,000: 7,473 0.9 9,882 : :: Hogs and pigs....................farms: 247 2.6 255 $5,000 to $9,999...................farms: 935 9.9 990 :: $1,000: 23,057 2.7 24,088 $1,000: 6,652 0.8 7,153 :: : $10,000 to $19,999.................farms: 900 9.6 1,104 :: Sheep, goats, and their products.farms: 1,019 10.8 (NA) $1,000: 12,611 1.5 15,803 :: $1,000: 28,853 3.3 (NA) $20,000 to $24,999.................farms: 324 3.4 353 :: Horses, ponies, mules, burros, : $1,000: 7,164 0.8 7,824 :: and donkeys.....................farms: 1,555 16.5 (NA) $25,000 to $39,999.................farms: 622 6.6 859 :: $1,000: 12,400 1.4 (NA) $1,000: 19,665 2.3 27,231 :: : : :: Aquaculture (see text)...........farms: 17 0.2 (NA) $40,000 to $49,999.................farms: 366 3.9 412 :: $1,000: 3,213 0.4 (NA) $1,000: 16,255 1.9 18,252 :: : $50,000 to $99,999.................farms: 998 10.6 1,172 :: Other animals and other animal : $1,000: 72,729 8.4 83,699 :: products (see text)............farms: 174 1.8 (NA) $100,000 to $249,999...............farms: 1,069 11.3 1,159 :: $1,000: 7,329 0.8 (NA) $1,000: 168,621 19.5 181,935 :: : : :: : $250,000 to $499,999...............farms: 441 4.7 466 :: Value of landlord's share of : $1,000: 148,552 17.2 159,529 :: total sales (see text)..............farms: 440 4.7 (NA) $500,000 to $999,999...............farms: 202 2.1 180 :: $1,000: 9,302 1.1 (NA) $1,000: 141,245 16.3 120,356 :: : $1,000,000 or more.................farms: 95 1.0 89 :: : $1,000: 266,785 30.9 278,566 :: Value of agricultural products sold : $1,000,000 to $2,499,999.........farms: 73 0.8 66 :: directly to individuals for human : $1,000: 107,572 12.5 93,171 :: consumption (see text)..............farms: 521 5.5 387 $2,500,000 to $4,999,999.........farms: 14 0.1 13 :: $1,000: 2,381 0.3 871 $1,000: 55,782 6.5 42,113 :: Average per farm...............dollars: 4,570 (X) 2,251 $5,000,000 or more...............farms: 8 0.1 10 :: : $1,000: 103,431 12.0 143,282 :: By value of sales: : : :: : Value of sales by commodity : :: $1 to $499.......................farms: 128 1.4 122 or commodity group: : :: $1,000: 27 (Z) (D) Crops, including nursery : :: $500 to $999.....................farms: 83 0.9 73 and greenhouse ...................farms: 2,701 28.7 3,557 :: $1,000: 58 (Z) 51 $1,000: 137,776 15.9 181,026 :: : : :: $1,000 to $4,999.................farms: 174 1.8 150 Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, : :: $1,000: 403 (Z) 326 and dry peas....................farms: 896 9.5 (NA) :: $5,000 to $9,999 ................farms: 87 0.9 24 $1,000: 44,522 5.2 (NA) :: $1,000: 608 0.1 155 Tobacco..........................farms: - - - :: $10,000 to $24,999...............farms: 38 0.4 16 $1,000: - - - :: $1,000: 541 0.1 244 Cotton and cottonseed............farms: - - - :: $25,000 to $49,999..............farms: 5 0.1 2 $1,000: - - - :: $1,000: 202 (Z) (D) : :: $50,000 or more.................farms: 6 0.1 - Vegetables, melons, potatoes, : :: $1,000: 542 0.1 - and sweet potatoes..............farms: 28 0.3 (NA) :: : $1,000: 1,798 0.2 (NA) :: Value of certified organically produced : Fruits, tree nuts, and berries...farms: 11 0.1 8 :: commodities (see text)..............farms: 13 0.1 (NA) $1,000: 87 (Z) 20 :: $1,000: 268 (Z) (NA) Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, : :: Average per farm...............dollars: 20,627 (X) (NA) and sod (see text)..............farms: 50 0.5 (NA) :: : $1,000: 5,301 0.6 (NA) :: By value of sales: : : :: : Cut Christmas trees and short : :: $1 to $999 ......................farms: 1 (Z) (NA) rotation woody crops............farms: 4 (Z) (NA) :: $1,000: (D) (D) (NA) $1,000: 41 (Z) (NA) :: $1,000 to $9,999 ................farms: 6 0.1 (NA) Other crops and hay (see text)...farms: 2,298 24.4 (NA) :: $1,000: (D) (D) (NA) $1,000: 86,027 10.0 (NA) :: : : :: $10,000 to $24,999 ..............farms: 2 (Z) (NA) Livestock, poultry, and : :: $1,000: (D) (D) (NA) their products....................farms: 6,433 68.3 7,320 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ..............farms: 3 (Z) (NA) $1,000: 726,111 84.1 723,549 :: $1,000: 104 (Z) (NA) Poultry and eggs.................farms: 254 2.7 172 :: $50,000 or more .................farms: 1 (Z) (NA) $1,000: 663 0.1 238 :: $1,000: (D) (D) (NA) : :: : --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table 3. Economic Class of Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Government Payments: 2002 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item :Market value of agricultural products : Market value of agricultural : Government : sold and government payments : products sold : payments -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total............................................farms : 9,422 9,422 3,163 $1,000: 901,800 863,887 37,913 Average per farm ................................dollars: 95,712 91,688 11,986 : By economic class (see text): : : Less than $1,000 (see text) .......................farms: 1,776 1,776 37 $1,000: 161 144 17 $1,000 to $2,499 ..................................farms: 872 872 105 $1,000: 1,475 1,357 119 $2,500 to $4,999 ..................................farms: 610 610 116 $1,000: 2,196 1,921 274 $5,000 to $9,999 ..................................farms: 969 969 220 $1,000: 6,877 6,304 573 $10,000 to $24,999 ................................farms: 1,288 1,288 440 $1,000: 20,705 18,719 1,985 $25,000 to $49,999 ................................farms: 998 998 457 $1,000: 36,124 33,501 2,622 : $50,000 to $99,999 ................................farms: 1,015 1,015 542 $1,000: 73,944 68,992 4,952 $100,000 to $249,999 ..............................farms: 1,110 1,110 690 $1,000: 175,264 165,982 9,282 $250,000 to $499,999 ..............................farms: 470 470 330 $1,000: 159,345 150,986 8,359 $500,000 to $999,999 ..............................farms: 211 211 152 $1,000: 147,191 141,722 5,469 $1,000,000 or more ................................farms: 103 103 74 $1,000: 278,519 274,258 4,261 $1,000,000 to $2,499,999.........................farms: 80 80 65 $1,000: 116,332 112,605 3,727 $2,500,000 to $4,999,999.........................farms: 15 15 6 $1,000: 58,510 (D) (D) $5,000,000 or more...............................farms: 8 8 3 $1,000: 103,677 (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: 9,432 (X) 9,437 (X) $1,000: (X) 828,003 (X) 700,613 Average per farm ................................dollars: (X) 87,787 (X) 74,241 : Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $4,999 ...........................................: 1,937 4,862 2,260 5,505 $5,000 to $9,999 .......................................: 1,359 10,147 1,366 9,835 $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 2,010 33,396 1,955 32,249 $25,000 to $49,999 .....................................: 1,273 45,332 1,256 45,292 $50,000 to $99,999 .....................................: 1,094 77,344 1,114 78,845 : $100,000 to $249,999 ...................................: 1,156 178,061 979 148,452 $250,000 to $499,999 ...................................: 367 127,638 332 112,909 $500,000 or more .......................................: 236 351,223 175 267,526 $500,000 to $999,999 .................................: 153 106,521 121 81,855 $1,000,000 to $2,499,999 .............................: 61 89,835 40 57,504 $2,500,000 or more ...................................: 22 154,867 14 128,168 : Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners : purchased 1/........................................farms: 3,085 (X) 3,386 (X) $1,000: (X) 22,555 (X) 25,606 percent of total: (X) 2.7 (X) 3.7 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 465 107 546 139 $500 to $999 .........................................: 267 185 392 281 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 1,368 3,366 1,359 3,221 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 420 3,007 421 2,896 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 364 5,503 428 6,489 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 133 4,411 147 5,061 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 50 3,591 80 5,400 $100,000 or more .....................................: 18 2,385 13 2,118 : Chemicals purchased..................................farms: 3,038 (X) 3,539 (X) $1,000: (X) 10,532 (X) 11,968 percent of total: (X) 1.3 (X) 1.7 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 1,555 287 1,568 299 $500 to $999 .........................................: 406 268 522 361 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 679 1,525 925 2,024 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 127 825 240 1,660 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 178 2,735 177 2,639 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 64 2,249 80 2,815 $50,000 or more ......................................: 29 2,641 27 2,170 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 22 1,469 20 (D) $100,000 or more ...................................: 7 1,172 7 (D) : Seeds, plants, vines, and trees......................farms: 2,348 (X) 2,665 (X) $1,000: (X) 8,978 (X) 9,930 percent of total: (X) 1.1 (X) 1.4 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 670 138 740 171 $500 to $999 .........................................: 495 348 448 306 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 813 1,880 957 2,226 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 143 955 281 1,953 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 156 2,329 177 2,681 $25,000 or more ......................................: 71 3,328 62 2,592 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 50 1,833 46 1,520 $50,000 or more ....................................: 21 1,495 16 1,072 : Livestock and poultry purchased .....................farms: 3,673 (X) 4,332 (X) $1,000: (X) 199,126 (X) 182,278 percent of total: (X) 24.0 (X) 26.0 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 868 395 523 256 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 1,283 3,027 1,558 3,829 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 472 3,224 717 5,059 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 537 8,698 723 11,177 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 130 4,751 390 13,641 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 112 7,843 210 13,818 $100,000 to $249,999 .................................: 144 22,021 115 18,117 $250,000 or more .....................................: 127 149,167 96 116,381 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 55 19,285 51 17,842 $500,000 to $999,999 ...............................: 40 27,463 27 18,301 $1,000,000 or more .................................: 32 102,419 18 80,239 : Breeding livestock : purchased (see text) .............................farms: 2,565 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 21,091 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 2.5 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 651 346 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 965 2,264 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 414 2,876 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 383 5,985 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 97 3,411 (NA) (NA) : $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 38 2,387 (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 14 1,941 (NA) (NA) $250,000 or more ...................................: 3 1,881 (NA) (NA) $250,000 to $499,999 .............................: 1 (D) (NA) (NA) $500,000 to $999,999 .............................: 2 (D) (NA) (NA) $1,000,000 or more ...............................: - - (NA) (NA) : Other livestock and poultry : purchased.........................................farms: 1,747 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 178,035 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 21.5 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 429 158 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 609 1,442 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 103 725 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 210 3,363 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 73 2,737 (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 .................................: 77 5,618 (NA) (NA) $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 127 19,577 (NA) (NA) $250,000 or more ...................................: 119 144,416 (NA) (NA) $250,000 to $499,999 .............................: 51 17,941 (NA) (NA) $500,000 to $999,999 .............................: 36 24,418 (NA) (NA) $1,000,000 or more ...............................: 32 102,058 (NA) (NA) : Feed purchased.......................................farms: 6,761 (X) 6,193 (X) $1,000: (X) 137,943 (X) 110,849 percent of total: (X) 16.7 (X) 15.8 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 1,494 672 1,479 669 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 2,402 5,924 2,205 5,543 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 888 5,990 931 6,449 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 939 14,608 890 14,062 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 557 18,998 357 12,181 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 280 19,029 194 13,113 $100,000 or more .....................................: 201 72,721 137 58,832 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 145 21,947 103 14,723 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 36 11,716 21 6,514 $500,000 to $999,999 ...............................: 10 6,850 5 3,554 $1,000,000 or more .................................: 10 32,209 8 34,041 : Gasoline, fuels, and oils............................farms: 9,110 (X) 8,662 (X) $1,000: (X) 36,091 (X) 39,190 percent of total: (X) 4.4 (X) 5.6 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 3,434 1,246 2,947 1,148 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 3,689 8,913 3,422 8,841 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 1,121 7,630 1,305 9,048 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 658 9,873 815 12,078 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 164 5,314 131 4,364 $50,000 or more ......................................: 44 3,114 42 3,711 : Utilities (see text) ................................farms: 6,611 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 25,318 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 3.1 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 1,402 342 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 1,064 735 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 2,968 6,967 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 640 4,427 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 395 5,847 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ......................................: 142 6,999 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 97 3,230 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ....................................: 45 3,769 (NA) (NA) : Supplies, repairs, and maintenance ..................farms: 8,424 (X) 7,798 (X) $1,000: (X) 67,731 (X) 45,677 percent of total: (X) 8.2 (X) 6.5 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 2,407 981 2,305 936 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 3,017 6,918 3,060 7,310 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 1,224 8,546 1,247 8,536 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 1,192 18,472 848 11,993 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 370 12,136 242 8,281 $50,000 or more ......................................: 214 20,678 96 8,621 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 160 10,622 70 4,501 $100,000 or more ...................................: 54 10,056 26 4,120 : Hired farm labor ....................................farms: 3,102 (X) 3,545 (X) $1,000: (X) 81,799 (X) 59,241 percent of total: (X) 9.9 (X) 8.5 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 603 209 932 310 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 644 1,669 870 1,865 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 342 2,361 475 3,282 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 707 12,298 660 10,551 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 376 12,875 329 11,229 : $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 244 16,796 177 11,866 $100,000 or more .....................................: 186 35,591 102 20,137 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 162 23,699 87 12,494 $250,000 to $499,999 ...............................: 18 5,749 11 4,214 $500,000 or more ...................................: 6 6,143 4 3,430 : Contract labor ......................................farms: 1,792 (X) 1,862 (X) $1,000: (X) 10,344 (X) 7,999 percent of total: (X) 1.2 (X) 1.1 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 589 251 698 289 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 718 1,653 749 1,756 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 226 1,533 240 1,611 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 169 2,577 122 1,828 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 59 2,076 32 962 $50,000 or more ......................................: 31 2,254 21 1,553 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 25 1,580 19 (D) $100,000 or more ...................................: 6 673 2 (D) : Customwork and custom hauling........................farms: 2,455 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 15,539 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 1.9 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 843 386 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 1,014 2,402 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 289 1,954 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 177 2,550 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 77 2,595 (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 ......................................: 55 5,652 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 40 2,646 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more ...................................: 15 3,006 (NA) (NA) : Cash rent for land, buildings, : and grazing fees 2/.................................farms: 3,645 (X) 2,599 (X) $1,000: (X) 45,743 (X) 28,487 percent of total: (X) 5.5 (X) 4.1 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 371 78 347 88 $500 to $999 .........................................: 256 182 207 139 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 1,270 3,181 897 2,225 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 573 3,931 453 3,115 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 714 10,694 400 6,007 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 296 10,477 175 5,769 $50,000 or more ......................................: 165 17,199 120 11,144 : Rent and lease expenses for machinery, : equipment, and farm share of : vehicles ..........................................farms: 846 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 5,399 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 0.7 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 242 50 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 .........................................: 88 53 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 273 761 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 117 824 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 69 977 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 39 1,291 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ......................................: 18 1,443 (NA) (NA) : Interest expense.....................................farms: 4,191 (X) 4,714 (X) $1,000: (X) 63,529 (X) 59,202 percent of total: (X) 7.7 (X) 8.5 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 680 290 759 326 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 1,151 3,018 1,455 3,630 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 746 5,184 906 6,222 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 962 14,850 966 14,928 $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 398 13,674 414 14,526 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 181 12,108 167 11,178 $100,000 or more .....................................: 73 14,406 47 8,391 : Secured by real estate.............................farms: 2,984 (X) 3,064 (X) $1,000: (X) 44,574 (X) 35,981 percent of total: (X) 5.4 (X) 5.1 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 355 141 326 151 $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 773 2,212 1,005 2,536 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 653 4,611 699 4,878 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 767 11,728 668 10,441 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 294 10,119 270 9,086 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 96 6,248 72 4,842 $100,000 or more ...................................: 46 9,516 24 4,046 : Not secured by real estate.........................farms: 2,614 (X) 3,029 (X) $1,000: (X) 18,954 (X) 23,221 percent of total: (X) 2.3 (X) 3.3 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 .........................................: 758 306 683 282 $1,000 to $4,999 ...................................: 962 2,231 1,169 2,860 $5,000 to $9,999 ...................................: 405 2,747 514 3,622 $10,000 to $24,999 .................................: 304 4,669 470 6,790 $25,000 to $49,999 .................................: 141 4,765 139 4,686 $50,000 to $99,999 .................................: 36 2,442 43 2,859 $100,000 or more ...................................: 8 1,795 11 2,122 : Property taxes paid .................................farms: 8,545 (X) 8,735 (X) $1,000: (X) 23,867 (X) 19,221 percent of total: (X) 2.9 (X) 2.7 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ...........................................: 1,737 415 2,291 542 $500 to $999 .........................................: 1,666 1,197 1,951 1,415 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 3,986 8,441 3,680 7,813 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 759 5,105 485 3,271 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 310 4,728 280 3,804 $25,000 or more ......................................: 87 3,981 48 2,377 : All other production expenses (see text).............farms: 6,554 (X) 8,760 (X) $1,000: (X) 73,510 (X) 78,143 percent of total: (X) 8.9 (X) 11.2 Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $999 ...........................................: 1,731 799 2,722 1,072 $1,000 to $4,999 .....................................: 2,276 5,518 3,055 7,051 $5,000 to $9,999 .....................................: 957 6,527 1,155 7,706 $10,000 to $24,999 ...................................: 957 14,450 1,135 17,546 : $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 354 12,387 382 13,152 $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 187 12,246 225 15,109 $100,000 or more .....................................: 92 21,584 86 16,506 $100,000 to $249,999 ...............................: 76 11,008 76 10,674 $250,000 or more ...................................: 16 10,576 10 5,832 : Production expenses paid by : landlords 3/..........................................farms: 551 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 3,569 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 0.4 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ............................................ : 62 10 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 ...........................................: 69 55 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .......................................: 271 716 (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 .......................................: 61 366 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 59 864 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ........................................: 29 1,559 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 24 777 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 2 (D) (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: 3 (D) (NA) (NA) : Depreciation expenses : claimed (see text) ...................................farms: 4,475 (X) (NA) (NA) $1,000: (X) 92,212 (NA) (NA) percent of total: (X) 11.1 (NA) (NA) Farms with expenses of- : $1 to $499 ............................................ : 286 64 (NA) (NA) $500 to $999 ...........................................: 301 212 (NA) (NA) $1,000 to $4,999 .......................................: 1,187 3,048 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 .......................................: 784 5,455 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .....................................: 863 13,760 (NA) (NA) $25,000 or more ........................................: 1,054 69,672 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 ...................................: 538 18,478 (NA) (NA) $50,000 to $99,999 ...................................: 354 24,926 (NA) (NA) $100,000 or more .....................................: 162 26,269 (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)...........: 9,432 115,282 :: Net cash farm income of operators (see text)............: 9,432 108,960 Average per farm.............................dollars: (X) 12,222 :: Average per farm.............................dollars: (X) 11,552 : :: : Farms with net gains 1/...............................: 4,290 209,174 :: Farm operators reporting net gains 1/.................: 4,238 204,944 Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 48,758 :: Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 48,359 : :: : Farms with gains of- : :: Farms with gains of- : less than $1,000 .................................: 415 183 :: less than $1,000 .................................: 437 203 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 665 1,832 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 611 1,724 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 618 4,612 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 611 4,524 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 803 13,503 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 821 13,694 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 740 25,891 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 739 26,079 $50,000 or more ..................................: 1,049 163,153 :: $50,000 or more ..................................: 1,019 158,720 : :: : Farms with net losses ................................: 5,142 93,892 :: Farm operators reporting net losses ..................: 5,194 95,984 Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 18,260 :: Average per farm ..........................dollars: (X) 18,480 : :: : Farms with losses of- : :: Farms with losses of- : less than $1,000 .................................: 475 238 :: less than $1,000 .................................: 507 246 $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 1,779 5,017 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................................: 1,756 4,938 $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 968 6,917 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................................: 986 7,043 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 1,132 17,886 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............................: 1,117 17,657 $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 347 11,950 :: $25,000 to $49,999 ...............................: 400 13,818 $50,000 or more ..................................: 441 51,883 :: $50,000 or more ..................................: 428 52,281 : :: : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Farms with total production expenses equal to total of market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1,000. Table 6. Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2002 and 1997 [For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : 2002 : 1997 :: Item : 2002 : 1997 :-----------------------------------------------:: :----------------------------------------------- : Farms : Value : Farms : Value :: : Farms : Value : Farms : Value : : ($1,000) : : ($1,000) :: : : ($1,000) : : ($1,000) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Government payments ....................: 3,163 37,913 2,375 17,388 :: Government payments - Con. : Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 11,986 (X) 7,321 :: Amount from other : : :: federal farm programs................: 2,856 31,330 (NA) (NA) Farms with receipts of- : :: Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 10,970 (NA) (NA) $1 to $999 .........................: 531 251 719 290 :: Farms with receipts of- : $1,000 to $4,999 ...................: 1,009 2,633 834 2,090 :: $1 to $999 .......................: 548 259 (NA) (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ...................: 545 3,892 387 2,671 :: $1,000 to $4,999 .................: 926 2,349 (NA) (NA) $10,000 to $24,999 .................: 684 10,668 256 4,024 :: $5,000 to $9,999 .................: 473 3,367 (NA) (NA) $25,000 to $49,999 .................: 248 8,625 115 3,925 :: $10,000 to $24,999 ...............: 600 9,221 (NA) (NA) $50,000 or more ....................: 146 11,843 64 4,387 :: $25,000 or more ..................: 309 16,134 (NA) (NA) : :: : : :: Commodity Credit Corporation : Amount from Conservation : :: Loans (see text).......................: 149 736 121 1,304 Reserve and Wetlands : :: Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 4,943 (X) 10,780 Reserve Programs ....................: 541 6,583 566 9,270 :: : Average per farm 1/...............: (X) 12,169 (X) 16,378 :: Farms with receipts of- : Farms with receipts of- : :: $1 to $999 .........................: 53 19 28 14 $1 to $999 .......................: 40 20 (NA) (NA) :: $1,000 to $4,999 ...................: 51 118 39 99 $1,000 to $4,999 .................: 188 569 (NA) (NA) :: $5,000 to $9,999 ...................: 20 133 17 120 $5,000 to $9,999 .................: 122 898 (NA) (NA) :: $10,000 to $19,999 .................: 18 248 14 197 $10,000 to $24,999 ...............: 122 1,971 (NA) (NA) :: $20,000 to $24,999 .................: 2 (D) 7 157 $25,000 or more ..................: 69 3,124 (NA) (NA) :: $25,000 to $49,999 .................: 4 112 12 412 : :: $50,000 or more ....................: 1 (D) 4 304 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/..........................: 3,198 31,771 2,711 17,637 :: (see text) 1/ - Con. : Average per farm ............dollars: (X) 9,935 (X) 6,506 :: Sales of forest products, excluding : :