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A

Acres (see Land in farms)

Age of producers ........................... 51, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 63, 45 A, B

64, 66, 68, 70-77

Agri-tourism and recreational 

services......................................... 7, 71-77 6 -

Agricultural chemicals purchased . 1, 4, 11, 41, 71-77 3 -

Agricultural products sold, market 

value ............................................. 1-3, 11, 41, 48, 50, 53, 55, 1, 2 A, B

57, 59, 61-62, 65, 67, 69,

71-77

Alfalfa hay ..................................... 34, 35, 71-77 26 -

Alfalfa haylage .............................. 34, 35, 71-77 26 -

Alfalfa seed.................................... 35 26 -

Alley cropping ............................... - 43 -

Almonds......................................... 37, 71-77 31 A, B

Alpacas......................................... 32, 33 23 -

American Indian or Alaska Native 

producers...................................... 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 45, 49 A, B, D

64, 66, 68, 70-77

Angora goats.................................. 28 16 -

Apples............................................ 37, 48, 71-77 31 A, B

Apricots ......................................... 37 31 -

Aquaculture ................................... 2, 31, 41, 48, 50, 53, 55, 

57, 59, 61, 62, 65, 67, 69, 

71-77

2, 22, 44 A, B

Aquatic plants................................ 39 34 -

Artichokes...................................... 36 29 -

Asian producers............................. 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 45, 50 A, B

64, 66, 68, 70-77

Asparagus...................................... 36 29 -

Austrian winter peas...................... - 25 -

Average size of farm...................... 1, 41, 50, 71-77 1, 8 -

Avocados....................................... 37 31 -

B

Bahia grass seed............................. - 26 -

Baitfish........................................... 31 22 -

Bananas.......................................... 37 31 -

Barley for grain.............................. 1, 2, 34, 35, 71-77 1, 2, 24, 25 A, B
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Barn built prior to 1960.............. - 43 -

Beans - 

Limas........................................... 36 29 -

Dry edible.................................... 1, 2, 34, 35, 71-77 1, 24, 25 -

Dry limas..................................... - 25 -

Snap............................................... 36, 71-77 29 -

Bedding/Garden plants .................. 39 34 -

Beef cows....................................... 1, 12, 16, 48, 50, 71-77 1, 11, 44 A, B

Bees, colonies ................................ 32 21 -

Beets............................................... 36 29 -

Bell peppers ................................... 36 29 -

Bentgrass seed................................ - 26 -

Bermuda grass seed ....................... - 26 -

Berries............................................ 2, 34, 35, 38, 41, 71-77 2, 32, 33 A, B

Birdsfoot trefoil seed ..................... - 26 -

Biomass harvested ......................... - 43 -

Bison .............................................. 32, 33 23 -

Black or African American 

producers ...................................... 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 45, 51 A, B

64, 66, 68, 70-77

Blackberries and dewberries.......... 38 33 -

Blueberries..................................... 38 33 -

Boysenberries................................. 38 33 -

Breeding livestock purchased, 

expense ......................................... 4, 71-77 3 -

Broccoli.......................................... 36 29 -

Broilers and other meat-type 

chickens........................................ 1, 30, 42, 48, 71-77 1, 19, 38 A, B

Bromegrass seed ............................ - 26 -

Brussels sprouts ............................. 36 29 -

Buckwheat ..................................... - 25 -

Bulbs, corms, tubers, and rhizomes 39 34 -

Bureau of Reclamation, irrigation 

water ............................................. - 43 -

Burros (see Mules, burros, and 

donkeys)

C

Cabbage -

Chinese........................................ 36 29 -

Head ............................................ 36 29 -

Mustard ....................................... 32 29 -

Camelina ........................................ 35 25 -

Canola ............................................ 35 25 -

Cantaloupes.................................... 36 29 -

Carrots............................................ 36 29 -

Cash rent expense .......................... 4, 11, 71-77 3 -

Cash rent or share payments 

received......................................... 7, 71-77 6 -
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Catfish............................................ 31 22 -

Cattle and calves............................ 1, 2, 11-18, 41, 42, 48, 71-

77 

1, 2, 11 A, B

Cattle and calves, herd size............ 14-17 - -

Cattle feedlots................................ 42, 48, 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 

61, 62, 65, 67, 69, 71-77

44 -

Cauliflower.................................... 36 29 -

Celery............................................. 36 29 -

Certified or exempt organic 

products sales value...................... 41, 51 42 -

Chemicals ...................................... 1, 4, 11, 41, 46, 71-77 3, 40 -

Cherries -

Sweet........................................... 37 31 -

Tart.............................................. 37 31 -

Chestnuts ....................................... 37 31 -

Chicory .......................................... 36 29 -

Chukars (Chukkars) ...................... 30 20 -

Citrus fruit...................................... 37, 48, 71-77 31 -

Coefficient of variation.................. - - B

Coffee ............................................ 37 31 -

Collards.......................................... 36 29 -

Colonies of bees............................. 32 21 -

Combined market value of 

agricultural products sold and 

government payments................... 3, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 62, - -

65, 67, 69, 71-77

Combines, grain and bean ............. 45, 71-77 39 -

Commercial fertilizer..................... 46, 71-77 40 -

Commodity Credit Corporation 

loans.............................................. 6, 11, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 5 -

62, 65, 67, 69, 71-77

Community supported agriculture - - -

Computer use................................. 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 65, 45 -

67, 69, 71-77

Conservation practices................... 8, 47, 71-77 8, 41 -

Conservation Reserve Programs.... 6, 8, 11, 47, 53, 55, 57, 59, 

61, 62, 65, 67, 69, 71-77

5, 8 -

Contract labor expense .................. 4, 11, 71-77 3, 7 -

Corn ............................................... 1, 2, 34, 35, 48, 71-77 1, 2, 24-26 A, B

Corporations .................................. 1, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 45 A, B

62, 65, 67, 69, 71-77

Cotton ........................................... 1, 34, 35, 71-77 1, 24, 25 A, B

Cotton and cottonseed ................... 2, 41, 71-77 2 -

Cotton pickers and strippers selfpropelled....................................... 45, 71-77 39 -

Coverage adjustment ..................... - - A, C

Cow herd size ................................ 14-17, 71-77 - -

Cowpeas, dry ................................. - 25 -

Cowpeas, green.............................. 36 29 -
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Cows and heifers that calved ......... 12, 14-17, 71-77 11 -

Cranberries..................................... 38 33 -

Crimson clover seed....................... - 26 -

Crop insurance, conservation, and 

organic practices........................... 8, 71-77 8 -

Crop insurance, land covered......... 8, 71-77 8 -

Cropland - -

For pasture or grazing only ......... 8, 50, 71-77 8 -

Harvested .................................... 1, 8-11, 41, 48, 50, 71-77 1, 8-10, 24, 45 A, B

Idle or used for cover crops or 

soil improvement ....................... 8, 71-77 8 -

On which crops failed ................. 8, 71-77 8 -

Summer fallow............................ 8, 71-77 8 -

Crops, including nursery and 

greenhouse, value ......................... 1, 2, 11, 50, 53, 55, 57, 1, 2 -

59, 61, 62, 65, 67, 69 

Crustaceans.................................... 31 22 -

Cucumbers..................................... 36 29 -

Currants.......................................... 38 33 -

Customwork and custom hauling 

expense ......................................... 4, 11, 71-77 3 -

Customwork and other agricultural 

services income............................. 7, 71-77 6 -

Cultivated Christmas trees............. 2, 40, 41, 71-77 2, 35 -

Cultivated Christmas trees and 

short- rotation woody crops, 

sales value ................................... 2, 41, 71-77 2 -

Cut flowers..................................... 49 34 -

Cuttings, seedlings, liners, and 

plugs.............................................. 39 34 -

D

Daikon............................................ 36 29 -

Dairy cows..................................... 1, 11, 12, 42, 50, 71-77 1, 11, 38, 44 A, B

Dates .............................................. 37 31 -

Days worked off farm.................... 51, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 63, 45 -

64, 66, 68, 70-77

Decisionmaking ............................. 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 63, 64, 45 -

66, 68, 70-77

Deer................................................ 32, 33 23 -

Defoliation chemicals applied ....... 46, 71-77 40 -

Depreciation expense..................... 4, 71-77 3 -

Dill for oil ...................................... - 27 -

Direct sales to consumers .............. 2, 71-77 2 -

Diseases, chemical control............. 46, 71-77 40 -

Donkeys (see Mules, burros, and 

donkeys)

Dry edible beans ............................ 1, 34, 35, 71-77 1, 24, 25 -

Ducks............................................. 30 20 -
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Economic class of farms................ 3, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 

65, 67, 69, 71-77

2 -

Eggs, chicken................................. 42 38 -

Eggplant......................................... 36 29 -

Elk.................................................. 32, 33 23 -

Energy, renewable ......................... 49, 71-77 43 -

Emmer and spelt ............................ - 25 -

Emus.............................................. 30 20 -

Energy (see Renewable energy)

Equine............................................ 29, 48 18 -

Equipment and machinery............. 1, 4, 11, 41, 44, 45, 48, 50 

71-77

1, 3, 39 -

Escarole and endive ....................... 36 29 -

Estimated market value of land 

and buildings ................................ 1, 11, 41, 43, 50, 71-77 1, 8 -

Estimated market value of 

machinery and equipment ............ 1, 11, 41, 44, 50, 71-77 1, 39 -

Expenses paid by landlords ........... 4, 71-77 3 -

Expenses, total farm production .... 1, 4, 11, 41, 50, 71-77 1, 3 -

F

Family held corporations............... 71-77 45 A, B

Family or individual operations..... 1, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 

65, 67, 69, 71-77

45 A, B

Farm characteristics....................... 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 65, 

67, 69, 71-77

- B

Farm production expenses............. 1, 4, 11, 41, 50, 71-77 1, 3 -

Farm size........................................ 1, 9, 41, 50, 55, 57, 59, 61, 

62, 65, 67, 69, 71-77

1, 8-10 A, B

Farmer (see Producers)

Farmland, rent income received .... 7, 71-77 6 -

Farms, number............................... 1-53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 

65, 67, 69, 71-77 

1, 8, 9, 10, 44-57 A, B, C

Feed purchased, expense ............... 1, 4, 11, 41, 71-77 3 -

Fertilizer and chemicals applied.... 11, 46, 71-77 40 -

Fertilizer, lime, and soil 

conditioners purchased, expense .. 1, 4, 11, 41, 46, 71-77 3, 40 -

Fescue seed.................................... 35 26 -

Field and grass seed crops............. 35, 71-77 26 -

Figs................................................ 37 31 -

Filberts (hazelnuts) ......................... 37 31 -

Flaxseed......................................... 35 25 -

Floriculture crops........................... 39, 41, 48 34 -

Flower seeds.................................. 39 34 -

Foliage plants................................ 39 34 -

Food crops ..................................... 39 34 -

Forage, all, land used..................... 1, 34, 35, 71-77 1, 24, 26 A, B

Forage harvesters, self-propelled... 45, 71-77 39 -
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Forest farming................................ - 43 -

Forest products, sales values.......... 7, 71-77 6 -

Fruit and tree nuts.......................... 2, 37, 41, 48, 50, 53, 55, 

57, 59, 61, 62, 65, 67, 69, 

71-77 

2, 31, 44 -

Fruits, tree nuts, and berries, sales 

value.............................................. 2, 41, 71-77 2 -

Fuels purchased, expense............... 1, 4, 11, 41, 71-77 3 -

Full owners .................................... 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 

65, 67, 69, 71-77

45 A, B

G

Gains, net income .......................... 5, 71-77 4 -

Game or sport fish.......................... 31 22 -

Garden plants sold ......................... 39 34 -

Garlic ............................................. 36 29 -

Gasoline, fuels, and oils 

purchased expense ........................ 1, 4, 11, 41, 71-77 3 -

Geese.............................................. 30 19, 20 -

Ginger root..................................... 36 29 -

Ginseng .......................................... 36 29 -

Goats.............................................. 2, 28, 33, 41, 71-77 2, 14-17 -

Government payments................... 3, 6, 7, 11, 41, 50, 53, 55, 

57, 59, 61, 62, 65, 67, 69, 

71-77

1, 5 -

Grain and bean combines............... 45, 71-77 39 -

Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry 

peas............................................... 2, 41, 71-77 2 -

Grapefruit....................................... 37 31 -

Grapes............................................ 37, 48, 71-77 31 A, B

Grass silage .................................... 1, 34, 35, 71-77 1, 24, 26 A, B

Greenchop...................................... 1, 34, 35, 71-77 1, 24, 26 A, B

Greenhouse fruits and berries........ 39 34 -

Greenhouse vegetables and fresh 

cut herbs........................................ 39 34 -

Greenhouse tomatoes..................... 39 34 -

Guar ............................................... - 27 -

Guavas ........................................... 37 31 -

Guineas................................ 30 20 -

H

Harvested cropland ........................ 1, 8-11, 41, 48, 50, 71-77 1, 8-10, 24, 45 -

Hawaiian (see Native Hawaiian 

and Other Pacific Islander) 

Hay................................................. 34, 35, 48, 71-77 24, 26 -

Hay balers...................................... 45, 71-77 39 -

Haylage, grass silage, and 

greenchop ..................................... 1, 34, 35, 71-77 24, 26 A, B

Hazelnuts (Filberts)........................ 37 31 -
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Head lettuce ................................... 36 29 -

Heifers ........................................... 12, 14-17, 42, 71-77 11, 38 -

Herbs.............................................. 36, 39 27, 29, 34 -

Hired farm labor ............................ 1, 4, 11, 41, 71-77 3, 7 -

Hired managers.............................. 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 63, 64, 

66, 68, 70-77 

- -

Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish 

origin ............................................ 52, 54, 56, 58, 59, 60, 63, 

64, 66, 68, 70-77

45, 48 A, B

Hogs and pigs ................................ 1, 2, 11, 19-26, 41, 42, 48, 

71-77

1, 2, 12, 38, 44 A, B

Honey bees .................................... 32 21 -

Honey collected ............................. 33 21 -

Honeydew melons ......................... 36 29 -

Hops............................................... 35 27 -

Horseradish.................................... 36 29 -

Horses and ponies.......................... 29, 71-77 18 -

Horses, ponies, mules, burros and 

donkeys, sales value ..................... 2, 41, 71-77 2 -

Households sharing in farm 

income .......................................... 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 65, 

67, 69, 71-77

- -

Hungarian partridges ..................... 30 20 -

I

Income from farm-related sources 7, 11, 50, 71-77 1, 6 -

Insects, chemical control ............... 46, 71-77 40 -

Institutional farms.......................... 50 - -

Insurance payments ....................... 7, 71-77 6 -

Interest expenses............................ 1, 4, 11, 41, 71-77 3 -

Internet access................................ 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 65, 

67, 69, 71-77

45 -

Irrigated land.................................. 1, 9-11, 34, 35, 40, 50, 71-

77 

1, 10, 24-28, 30, 

32, 35, 36

A, B

J

Jojoba............................................. - 27 -

K

Kale................................................ 36 29 -

Kentucky bluegrass seed ............... - 26 -

Kiwifruit ........................................ 37 31 -

Kumquats....................................... 37 31 -

L

Labor expense, hired...................... 1, 4, 11, 41, 71-77 3, 7 -

Land and buildings, estimated 

market value ................................. 1, 11, 41, 43, 41, 48, 50, 8 -

71-77
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Land in farms, acres....................... 1, 8, 9, 11, 41, 48, 50 53, 

55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 65, 67, 

69, 71-77

8, 45, 46-57 A, B, C

Land owned.................................... 71-77 45 -

Land rented or leased to others...... 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 71-

77

- -

Land use......................................... 8, 11, 50, 71-77 8 -

Land use practices.......................... 47, 71-77 41

Land used for vegetables ............... 35, 71-77 28 -

Landlord’s share of production 

expenses........................................ 4, 71-77 3 -

Landlord's share of sales................ 2, 71-77 - -

Layers............................................. 1, 30, 42, 71-77 1, 19, 38 A, B

Leaf lettuce .................................... 36 29 -

Legal status for tax purposes ......... 1, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 

65, 67, 69, 71-77

45 A, B

Lemons........................................... 37 31 -

Lentils............................................ 35 25 -

Lespedeza seed .............................. - 26 -

Lettuce ........................................... 36 29 A, B

Lima beans -

Green........................................... 36 29 -

Dry .............................................. - 25 -

Limes ............................................. 37 31 -

Livestock and poultry purchased 

expense ......................................... 1, 4, 11, 41, 71-77 3 -

Livestock inventory ....................... 1, 11, 71-77 1 -

Livestock, poultry, and their 

products, value.............................. 1, 2, 11, 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 

61, 62, 71-77

1, 2 -

Llamas............................................ 32, 33 23 -

Loganberries .................................. 38 33 -

Losses, net income......................... 5, 71-77 4 -

M

Macadamia nuts............................. 37 31 -

Machinery and equipment - 

Estimated market value ............... 1, 11, 41, 44, 48, 50, 1, 39 -

71-77

Number ....................................... 45 39

Rent and lease expense ............... 4, 11, 71-77 3 -

Mangoes......................................... 37 31 -

Manure applied .............................. 46, 71-77 40 -

Maple syrup ................................... 2, 40, 41, 71-77 2, 37 -

Marionberries (see Blackberries 

and dewberries)
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Market value of agricultural 

products........................................ 1-3, 11, 41, 48, 50, 53, 55, 

57, 59, 61, 62, 65, 67, 69, 

71-77

1, 2 A, B

Market value of agricultural 

products sold and government 

payments....................................... 3, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 62, - -

65, 67, 69, 71-77

Meat and other goats...................... 28 17 -

Melons........................................... 36 29 -

Migrant workers ............................ 71-77 7 -

Milk from cows ............................. 2, 41, 48, 71-77 2 -

Milk cows...................................... 1, 11, 12, 17, 71-77 1, 11, 44 A, B

Milk from sheep and goats ............ 33 - -

Milk goats...................................... 28 15 -

Mink, live....................................... 32, 33 - -

Miscanthus..................................... - 27 -

Mint for oil..................................... 35 27 -

Mint for tea leaves......................... - 27 -

Miscellaneous poultry.................... 30 19, 20 -

Misclassification adjustment ......... - - A, C

Mohair ........................................... 28, 33 16 -

Mollusks........................................ 31 22 -

More than one race, producers ...... 52, 54, 56, 58, 60-64, 66, 

68, 70-77

45, 54 A, B

Mules, burros, and donkeys........... 2, 29, 41, 71-77 2, 18 -

Mushroom spawn .......................... 39 34 -

Mushrooms.................................... 39 34 -

Mustard greens .............................. 36 29 -

Mustard seed.................................. - 25 -

N

National Appeals Division............. - 43 -

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific 

Islander producers ........................ 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 61, 62, 45, 52 A, B

64, 66, 68, 70-77

Nectarines...................................... 37 31 -

Nematodes, chemical control ........ 46, 71-77 40 -

Net cash farm income of the 

operations and producers............ 5, 71-77 1, 4 A, B

Net gain.......................................... 5, 71-77 4 -

Net loss.......................................... 5, 71-77 4 -

New and beginning producers....... 69, 70 57 -

Noncitrus fruit, all.......................... 37, 48 31 -

Nonirrigated farms......................... 11, 34 - -

Nonresponse adjustment................ - - A, C

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All other animal production 

(11299)............................. 48 - -

All other crop farming (11199) 48 - -

Animal aquaculture (1125) ...... 48 - -

Aquaculture and other animal 

production (1125, 1129) ......... 48, 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 

62, 65, 67, 69,71-77

44 -

Animal production (112)........... 48 - -

Apiculture (11291).................. 48 - -

Apple orchards (111331).......... 48 - -

Beef cattle ranching and farming 

including feedlots (11211)...... 48 44 -

Beef cattle ranching and farming 

(112111)........................... 48, 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 

62, 65, 67, 69, 71-77

44 -

Berry (except strawberry) 

farming (111334)................. 48 - -

Broilers and other meat-type 

chicken production (11232)..... 48 - -

Cattle feedlots (112112)........... 48, 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 

62, 65, 67, 69,71-77

44 -

Cattle ranching and farming 

(1121).............................. 48 - -

Chicken egg production (11231) 48 - -

Citrus (except orange) groves 

(11132)............................. 48 - -

Corn farming (11115).............. 48 - -

Cotton farming (11192)............ 48, 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 

62, 65, 67, 69, 71-77

44 -

Crop farming, all other (11199)... 48, 44 -

Crop production (111)............. 48 - -

Dairy cattle and milk production 

(11212)............................. 48, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 44 -

65, 67, 69,71-77

Dry pea and bean farming 

(11113)............................. 48 - -

Floriculture production (111422) 48 - -

Food crops grown under cover 

(11141)............................. 48 - -

Fruit & nut combination farming 

(111336) ........................... 48 - -

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 48, 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 

62, 65, 67, 69, 71-77

44 -

Fur-bearing animal and rabbit 

production (11293)............... 48 - -

Goat farming (11242).............. 48 - -

Grape vineyards (111332)......... 48 - -
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Greenhouse, nursery, and 

floriculture production (1114)... 48, 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 

62, 65, 67, 69, 71-77

44 -

Hay farming (11194)............... 48 - -

Hog and pig farming (1122)...... 48, 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 

62, 65, 67, 69, 71-77

44 -

Horse and other equine 

production (11292)............... 48 - -

Noncitrus fruit and tree nut 

farming (11133).................. 48 - -

Nursery and floriculture 

production (11142)............... 48 - -

Nursery and tree production 

(111421)........................... 48 - -

Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 48, 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 

62, 65, 67, 69, 71-77

44 -

Oilseed (except soybean) farming 

(11112).............................. 48 - -

Orange groves (11131)............ 48 - -

Other animal production (1129)... 48, - -

Other crop farming (1119)......... 48, 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 

62, 65, 67, 69, 71-77

44 -

Other grain farming (11119)...... 48 - -

Other noncitrus fruit farming 

(111339)........................... 48 - -

Other poultry production (11239) 48 - -

Other vegetable (except potato) 

and melon farming (11219)..... 48 - -

Potato farming (111211)........... 48 - -

Poultry and egg production 

(1123)................................ 48, 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 

62, 65, 67, 69, 71-77

44 -

Poultry hatcheries (11234)......... 48 - -

Rice farming (11116)............... 48 - -

Sheep and goat farming (1124)... 48, 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 

62, 65, 67, 69, 71-77

44 -

Sheep farming (11241)............ 48 - -

Soybean farming (11111)......... 48 - -

Strawberry farming (111333)..... 48 - -

Sugarcane farming, hay farming, 

and all other crop farming 

(11193, 11194, 11199) .......... 48, 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 44 -

62, 65, 67, 69, 71-77

Sugarcane farming (11193)....... 48 - -

Tobacco farming (11191)......... 48, 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 

62, 65, 67, 69, 71-77

44 -

Tree nut farming (111335)......... 48 - -

Turkey production (11233)........ 48 - -
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Vegetable and melon farming 

(1112)................................ 48, 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 44 -

62, 65, 67, 69, 71-77

Wheat farming (11114)............ 48 - -

Number of farms............................ 1-53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 

65, 67, 69, 71-77

1-57 A, B, C

Number of households sharing in 

net income of operation ................ 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 65, 

67, 69, 71-77

45 -

Number of producers..................... 52-77 45 -

Number of persons living in 

producers’ household.................... 52-77 45 -

Nursery crops................................. 39 2, 34 -

Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 

and sod, sales value ...................... 2, 41, 71-77 2 -

Nursery stock ................................. 39 34 -

Nuts, all.......................................... 37 31 -

O

Oats ............................................... 1, 34, 35, 71-77 1, 24, 25 A, B

Occupation of producer ................. 51, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 63, 

64, 66, 68, 70-77

45 -

Off-farm work by producer............ 51, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 63, 

64, 66, 68, 70-77 

45 -

Okra ............................................... 36 29 -

Olives............................................. 37 31 -

Onions............................................ 36 29 -

Operators (see Producer 

characteristics) 

Operators (2012) ........................... 52 - -

Oranges.......................................... 37 31 A, B

Orchardgrass seed.......................... - 26 -

Orchards......................................... 1, 34, 35, 46, 48, 71-77 1, 24, 30, 40 A, B

Organic agriculture ........................ 41, 51, 71-77 42 -

Organic fertilizer used ................... 46 40 -

Ornamental fish.............................. 31 22 -

Ostriches ........................................ 30 20 -

Other animals and other animal 

products ........................................ 2, 32, 33, 41, 71-77 2 -

Other aquaculture products............ 31 22 -

Other berries .................................. 38 33 -

Other citrus .................................... 37, 48 31 -

Other dry hay ................................. 34, 35,71-77 26 -

Other farm characteristics.............. 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 65, 

67, 69, 71-77

- -

Other farm production expenses.... 1, 4, 11, 71-77 3 -

Other farm-related income............. 7, 71-77 6 -
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Other federal farm program 

payments....................................... 6, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 5 -

65, 67, 69

Other floriculture and bedding 

crops .............................................. 39 34 -

Other food fish............................... 31 22 -

Other livestock............................... 32, 33 23 -

Other livestock products................ 33 23 -

Other livestock and poultry 

purchased or leased ...................... 4, 71-77 3 -

Other noncitrus.............................. 37, 48 31 -

Other poultry.................................. 30, 48 20 -

Other vegetables............................ 36 29 -

Owned land in farms...................... 11, 53, 55, 57, 59,61, 62, 

65, 67, 69, 71-77

45 -

P

Pacific Islander (see Native 

Hawaiian and Other Pacific 

Islander)

Packing facility.............................. - 43 -

Papayas.......................................... 37 31 -

Parsley ........................................... 36 29 -

Part owners.................................... 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 

65, 67, 69, 71-77

45 A, B

Partnerships ................................... 1, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 

65, 67, 69, 71-77

45 A, B

Passion fruit................................... 37 31 -

Pastureland..................................... 8, 10, 11, 41, 50, 71-77 8, 10, 40 -

Patronage dividends and refunds 

from cooperatives......................... 7, 71-77 6 -

Payroll............................................ - 7 -

Peaches.......................................... 37, 71-77 31 -

Peacocks and peahens.................... 30 20 -

Peanuts........................................... 1, 34, 35, 71-77 1, 24, 25 A, B

Pears............................................... 37 31 -

Peas -

Chinese ....................................... 36 29 -

Dry edible ................................... 35 25 -

Dry southern (cowpeas).............. - 25 -

Green (excluding southern) ........ 36, 71-77 29 -

Green southern (cowpeas) .......... 36 29 -

Pecans............................................ 37, 71-77 31 -

Peppers........................................... 36 29 -

Permanent pasture and rangeland.. 8, 50, 71-77 8 -

Persimmons ................................... 37 31 -

Pesticides, acres applied ................ 46, 71-77 40 -

Pheasants ....................................... 30 20 -

Pigeons or squab............................ 30 20 -
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Pima cotton .................................... 34, 35 1, 25 -

Pineapples...................................... 37 31 -

Pistachios....................................... 37 31 -

Place of residence .......................... 51, 52, 54, 56, 58, 69, 63, 

64, 66, 68, 70, 71-77

45 -

Plums and prunes........................... 37 31 -

Plumcots, pluots, and other plumapricot hybrids.............................. 37 31 -

Pomegranates................................. 37 31 -

Popcorn .......................................... 35 25 -

Potatoes.......................................... 1, 2, 36, 41, 42, 71-77 1, 2, 29, 38 A, B

Potted flowering plants.................. 39 34 -

Poultry.................................... 1, 2, 4, 11, 30, 41, 48, 50, 

53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 65, 

67, 69, 71-77

1, 2, 19, 20, 38, 44 A, B

Poultry hatched .............................. 30 20 -

Primary occupation (see Producer, 

primary occupation)

Principal producer (see Producer, 

principal) 

Producer characteristics -

Age .............................................. 51, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 63, 

64, 66, 68, 70-77

45 A, B

American Indian or Alaska 

Native Producers........................ 52, 54, 56, 58, 60-64, 66, 

68, 70-77

45, 49 A, B, D

Asian ........................................... 52, 54, 56, 58, 60-64, 66, 

68, 70-77

45, 50 A, B

Black or African American ......... 52, 54, 56, 58, 60-64, 66, 

68, 70-77

45, 51 A, B

Days of work off farm................. 51, 52, 54 56, 58, 60, 63, 

64, 68, 70-77

45 -

Female ......................................... 51-54, 57-77 45, 47 A, B

Hired manager............................. 52, 54,56, 58, 60, 63, 64, 

66, 68, 70-77

45 -

Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish 

origin.......................................... 52, 54, 56, 58, 59, 60, 63, 

64, 66, 68, 70-77

45, 48 A, B

Male............................................. 51-56, 59-77 45, 46 A, B

Military service..................... 51, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 63- 45, 55 A, B

66, 68, 70-77

More than one race reported ....... 52, 54, 56, 58, 60-64, 66, 

68, 70-77

45, 54 A, B

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific 

Islander ...................................... 51, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 63, 

64, 66, 68, 70-77

45, 52 A, B

Number of persons living in 

producers’ households............... 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 63, 64, 

66, 68, 70-77

45 -
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Place of residence ....................... 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 63, 64, 

66, 68, 70-77

45 A, B

Primary occupation ..................... 51, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 63, 

64, 66, 68, 70-77

45 A, B

Principal producer....................... 52, 55-60, 62, 64, 70-77 45-57 A, B

Race............................................. 52, 54, 56, 58, 60-64, 66, 

68, 70-77

45, 54 A, B

White........................................... 52, 54, 56, 58, 60-64, 68, 

70-77

45, 53 A, B

Years on present farm................. 51, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 63, 

64, 66, 68, 70-77

45 -

Years operating any farm............ 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 63, 64, 

66, 68, 71-77 

45 -

Young producers......................... 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 63, 64, 

66-68, 70-77

45, 56 -

Production contracts...................... 42 38 -

Production expenses...................... 1, 4, 11, 41, 50, 71-77 1, 3 -

Propagative materials sold............. 39 34 -

Property taxes paid, expense ......... 4, 11, 71-77 3 -

Proso millet.................................... 35 25 -

Prunes............................................ 37 31 -

Pullets for laying flock 

replacement .................................. 30, 42, 71-77 19, 38 -

Pumpkins....................................... 36 29 -

Q

Quail .............................................. 30 20 -

R

Rabbits, live................................... 32, 33 23 -

Race of producer............................ 52, 54, 56, 58, 60-64, 66, 

68, 70-77

45, 49-54 A, B

Radishes......................................... 36 29 -

Rapeseed........................................ - 25 -

Raspberries.................................... 38 33 -

Recreational services income ........ 7, 71-77 6 -

Red clover seed.............................. - 26 -

Renewable energy.......................... 49, 71-77 43 -

Rent and lease expenses for 

machinery, equipment, and farm 

share of vehicles........................... 4, 11, 71-77 3 -

Rent or share payments income..... 7, 71-77 6 -

Rented or leased land..................... 11, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 

65, 67, 69, 71-77

45 -

Rheas ............................................. 30 20 -

Rhubarb ......................................... 36 29 -

Rice................................................ 1, 2, 34, 35, 48, 71-77 1, 2, 24, 25 A, B

Romaine lettuce ............................. 36 29 -

Roosters......................................... 30 20 -
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Rotational or management 

intensive grazing .......................... - 43 -

Rye for grain .................................. 35 25 -

Ryegrass seed................................. 35 26 -

S

Safflower........................................ 35 25 -

Seed harvested ............................... 35, 39, 71-77 24-27, 34 -

Seedlings........................................ 39 34 -

Seeds, plants, vines, and trees 

expense ......................................... 4, 11, 71-77 3 -

Sesame ........................................... - 27 -

Sex of producer.............................. 51, 52, 54, 60, 63, 64, 66, 

68, 70-77 

45-47 A, B

Share payments ............................. 7, 71-77 6 -

Sheep and lambs ............................ 11, 27, 33, 41, 71-77 1, 2, 13 -

Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 

milk sales value ............................ 2, 41, 71-77 2 -

Short rotation woody crops............ 2, 40, 41, 71-77 2, 36 -

Silage ............................................. 1, 34, 35, 71-77 1, 24, 26 -

Silvopasture ................................... - 43 -

Sod ................................................. 39 34 -

Soil conditioners............................ 1, 4, 11, 41, 46, 71-77 3, 40 -

Sorghum......................................... 1, 2, 34, 35, 71-77 1, 2, 24-27 A, B

Soybeans........................................ 1, 2, 34, 35, 71-77 1, 2, 24, 25 A, B

Spearmint for oil ............................ - 27 -

Specified fruits and nuts, acres...... 37 31 -

Spinach........................................... 36 29 -

Sport or game fish.......................... 31 22 -

Spring wheat, other........................ 1, 34, 35 1, 25 A, B 

Squab ............................................ 30 20 -

Squash............................................ 36 29 -

State and local government 

program payments ....................... 7, 71-77 6 -

Stockholders in farm corporation .. 71-77 - -

Strawberries................................... 38 33 -

Sudangrass seed ............................. - 26 -

Sugarbeets...................................... 1, 34, 35, 71-77 1, 24, 25 -

Sugarcane....................................... 1, 34, 35, 48, 50, 53, 55, 

57, 59, 61, 62, 65, 67, 69, 

71-77 

1, 24, 25 -

Summer squash.............................. 36 29 -

Sunflower seed .............................. 1, 35, 71-77 1, 24, 25 -

Supplies, repairs, and 

maintenance, expense ................... 4, 11, 71-77 3 -

Sweet corn...................................... 36, 71-77 27, 29 -

Sweet potatoes ............................... 1, 2, 36, 41, 71-77 1, 2, 29 -

Switchgrass.................................... - 27 -
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Tangelos......................................... 37 31 -

Tangerines ..................................... 37 31 -

Taps, maple syrup.......................... 40 37 -

Taro................................................ 36 29 -

Taxes, property .............................. 4, 11, 71-77 3 -

Tenants........................................... 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 

65, 67, 69, 71-77

45 A, B

Tenure of producer ........................ 50, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 

65, 67, 69, 71-77

45 A, B

Tillage, intensive ........................... 47, 71-77 41 -

Tillage, reduced ............................. 47, 71-77 41 -

Timothy seed ................................. - 26 -

Tobacco ......................................... 1, 2, 34, 35, 41, 48, 50, 53, 

55, 57, 59, 61, 62, 65, 67, 

69, 71-77

1, 2, 24, 25, 44 -

Tobacco transplants....................... 39 34 -

Tomatoes ....................................... 36, 39, 71-77 29, 34 A, B

Tomatoes, greenhouse ................... 39 34 -

Total cropland................................ 1, 11, 8, 41, 50, 71-77 1, 8 -

Total farm production expenses .... 1, 4, 11, 41, 50, 71-77 1, 3 -

Total sales...................................... 2, 71-77 2 -

Total woodland.............................. 8, 50, 71-77 8 -

Tractors.......................................... 45, 71-77 39 -

Triticale.......................................... - 25 -

Trout .............................................. 31 22 -

Trucks............................................ 45, 71-77 39 -

Tubers............................................ 39 34 -

Turkeys.......................................... 30, 42, 71-77 19, 38 -

Turnip greens................................. 36 29 -

Turnips........................................... 36 29 -

U

Upland cotton ................................ 34, 35 1, 25 -

Utilities, expense ........................... 4, 11, 41, 71-77 3 -

V

Valencia oranges............................ 37 31 -

Value added products .................... 2 2 -

Value -

Agricultural products sold ......... 1-3, 11, 41, 48, 50, 53, 55, 

57, 59, 61, 62, 65, 67, 69, 

71-77

1, 2 A, B, C

Commodities under production 

contract ...................................... 42 38 -

Land and buildings ..................... 1, 11, 41, 43, 48, 50, 71-

77 

1, 8 -

Landlord’s share of total sales.... 2, 71-77 - -
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Machinery and equipment........... 1, 11, 41, 44, 48, 50, 71-

77 

1, 39 -

Organic product sales.................. 41, 51, 71-77 42 -

Veal calves..................................... - 43

Vegetable seeds.............................. 39 34 -

Vegetable transplants..................... 39 34 -

Vegetables ..................................... 1, 2, 34-36, 39, 42, 71-77 1, 2, 24, 28, 29, 

34, 38

A, B

Vetch seed...................................... - 26 -

W

Walnuts, English............................ 37, 71-77 31 -

Watercress...................................... 36 29 -

Watermelons.................................. 36 29 -

Weeds, grass, or brush, chemical 

control ......................................... 46, 71-77 40 -

Wetlands Reserve Program............ 6, 8, 11, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 

62, 65, 67, 69, 71-77

5, 8 -

Wheat -

All .............................................. 1, 2, 34, 35, 48, 71-77 1, 2, 24, 25 -

Durum ......................................... 1, 34, 35 1, 25 A, B

Other spring ................................ 1, 34, 35 1, 25 A, B

Winter ......................................... 1, 34, 35 1, 25 A, B

Wheatgrass seed............................. - 26 -

White clover seed........................... - 26 -

White producers............................. 52, 54, 56, 58, 60-64, 66, 

68, 70-77

45, 53 A, B

Wild rice ........................................ - 25 -

Winter squash ................................ 36 29 -

Women producers (also Female 

producers)..................................... 51-54, 58-77 45-47 A, B

Woodland crops............................. 2, 7, 40, 41, 71-77 2, 6, 35-37 -

Woodland, total.............................. 8, 50, 71-77 8 -

Wool production ............................ 27 13 -

Y

Years on present farm.................... 51, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 63, 

64, 66, 68, 71-77

45 -

Years operating any farm................. 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 63, 64, 

66, 68, 71-77

45 -

Young producers.............................. 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 63, 64, 

66, 67, 68, 70-77

45, 56 -