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Appendix B.

General Explanation and Census of Agriculture Report Form

DEVELOPMENT OF THE CENSUS 

REPORT FORMS

Before the release of the 2012 Census of Agriculture’s 

results, NASS had already begun preparations for the 

2017 Census of Agriculture. The first team assembled 

was the 2017 Census Content Team, which evaluated 

the content and report form design for the census. 

They reviewed the 2012 report forms, solicited input 

from both internal and external customers, and 

developed criteria for determining acceptable content 

for inclusion in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. The 

team tested the effectiveness of the 2017 report forms 

for various modes of data collection (mail, telephone, 

personal interview, and electronic data reporting) and 

made recommendations to NASS senior executives 

for final determination.

Throughout development NASS sought the advice 

and input from the data user community. Integral 

partners included the Advisory Committee on 

Agriculture Statistics, State Departments of 

Agriculture and other State government officials, 

Federal agency officials, land grant universities, 

agricultural trade associations, media, and various 

community-based organizations. 

 

NASS conducted a three phase content test (OMB No. 

0535-0243) of the general and short census of 

agriculture forms. Phase 1 of this test began in early 

2016. The report forms were mailed to a nationwide 

sample of approximately 30,000 farm producers 

(23,500 producers received the general form and 

6,500 received the short form). The report forms were 

tested for question phrasing, form design and flow, 

respondent comprehension, and regional differences. 

NASS used mail and phone follow-up to conduct this 

phase of the test. For Phase 2 NASS conducted two 

rounds of cognitive interviews to discover problems 

and issues farm producers had with the report forms 

they received during Phase 1. Phase 3 was a test of the 

internet form to evaluate the feasibility of the online 

submission system. Content test results helped 

determine final report form content and design. A 

sample copy of the report form and instruction sheet 

is included in this appendix.

DATA CHANGES

Following are descriptions of the report form changes 

and their effect on the publication tables. 

Crop Data Changes

Added items include: 

• Aronia berries

• Cherimoyas

• Chickpeas

• Coffee – first time collected in States other than 

Hawaii

• Elderberries

• Indian or traditional corn

• Raspberries, other

Deleted items include: 

• Pineapples not harvested

• Sugarcane not harvested

• Berry acres harvested and not harvested

• Grain storage capacity

Other changes include:

• Ginger root added to the vegetable section; 

removed from the field crop section

• Pineapple added to fruit, nuts, and berries section; 

removed from the field crop section

• Taro root added to the vegetable section; removed 

from the field crop section

• Berry acreage for 2017 was collected as bearing 

age and nonbearing age, similar to all other fruit; 
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2012 data were collected as harvested and not 

harvested acres

Items combined with another item(s) on the 2017 

report form that were reported individually on the 

2012 report form include:

• Small grain dry hay

• Wild dry hay

• Other tame dry hay excluding small grain hay and 

wild hay

Livestock and Poultry Data Changes

Deleted items include: 

• Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding

• Ewes one year old or older

• Number of hair sheep or wool-hair crosses

• Inventory of owned horses and ponies

Other changes include:

• Modified cattle in feedlots for slaughter market to 

exclude cows and bulls. Data series now includes 

steers and heifers only. Number of cattle sold or 

moved from feedlots also excludes cows and bulls. 

Economic, Energy, Land Use Practices, 

Selected Practices, Organic, Producer 

Characteristics, and Type of 

Organization/Legal Status Data Changes

Added items include: 

• Number of acres irrigated in the past five years 

• Military service

• Producers’ involvement in day-to-day, land use, 

livestock, financial management, and estate 

planning decisions 

• Number of male producers

• Demographic characteristics for four persons 

(producers)

• Sales to retail, institutions, and food hubs 

• Value-added sales 

• Expenses for cover crop seed as a subcategory of 

seeds, plants, vines, trees, etc.

• Expenses for medical supplies, veterinary, and 

custom services for livestock

• Have a barn built before 1960

• Aware of right to appeal an adverse program 

decision to USDA’s National Appeals Division

Deleted items include: 

• Principal operator characteristics

• Percent of household income from the farm 

operation

Items reported individually on the 2012 and 2017 

report forms that were published individually in 2012 

and combined as Other crops in 2017:

• Grains and oilseeds delivered under a production 

contract

• Vegetables, melons, and potatoes delivered under 

a production contract

• Other crops delivered under a production contract

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS

The following definitions and explanations provide a 

detailed description of specific terms and phrases 

used in this publication. Items in the publication tables 

which carry the note ‘‘see text’’ also are explained. 

Report form section number references refer to the 

general version (17-A100). Many of the definitions 

and explanations are the same as those used in earlier 

censuses.

Acres and quantity harvested. Crops were reported 

in whole acres, except for the following crops that 

were reported in tenths of acres: tobacco, nursery and 

greenhouse crops in the open, vegetables including 

potatoes and sweet potatoes, fruit and nut crops 

including land in orchards, and berries. Totals for 

crops reported in tenths of acres were rounded to 

whole acres at the aggregate level during the 

tabulation process. Nursery and greenhouse crops 

grown under glass or other protection were reported 

in square feet and are published in square feet. 

If two or more crops were harvested from the same 

land during the year (double cropping), the acres were 

counted for each crop. Therefore, the total acres of all 

crops harvested could exceed the acres of cropland 

harvested. No double cropping is allowed for hay or 

fruit and nut crops. 

When more than one cutting of hay was taken from 

the same acres, the acres were counted only once. If 

there were multiple cuttings of one type of hay 
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production, e.g., two cuttings of alfalfa for dry hay, 

acreage was reported once but the quantity harvested 

includes all cuttings. Acreage cut and tons harvested 

for both dry hay and haylage, silage, or greenchop 

were reported for each crop. For interplanted crops or 

‘‘skip-row’’ crops, acres were reported according to 

the portion of the field occupied, whether by a crop or 

whether it was idle land. If a crop was interplanted in 

an orchard or vineyard and harvested, then the entire 

orchard or vineyard acreage was reported under the 

appropriate fruit crop and the interplanted estimated 

crop acreage was reported under the appropriate crop. 

If a crop was planted but not harvested, the acres were 

not reported as harvested. These acres were reported 

in the Land Use section on the report form under the 

appropriate items – cropland on which all crops failed 

or were abandoned, cropland in summer fallow, 

cropland idle or used for cover crops or soilimprovement but not harvested and not pastured or 

grazed, or other pasture and grazing land that could 

have been used for crops without additional 

improvements. This does not include fruit and nut 

orchards, vineyards, berries, acres in production for 

cultivated Christmas trees, and acres in production for 

short rotation woody crops that were not harvested. 

Acreage in these commodities were included in 

cropland harvested regardless of whether the crop was 

harvested. Abandoned orchards were reported as 

cropland idle, not as harvested cropland, and the 

individual abandoned orchard crop acres were not 

reported.

Crops that were grazed by livestock were reported as 

“Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 

used for crops without additional improvements.” 

Crop residue left in fields after the 2017 harvest and 

later grazed by livestock were reported as cropland 

harvested and not as other pasture or grazing land that 

could have been used for crops.

Quantity harvested was not obtained for crops such as 

fruits, nuts, berries, vegetables, melons, nursery 

crops, and greenhouse crops. 

Agri-tourism and recreational services. See Total 

income from farm-related sources.

Agricultural products sold directly to individuals 

for human consumption. See Value of food sold 

directly to consumers.

All haylage, grass silage, and greenchop (tons). See 

Haylage, grass silage, and greenchop, all.

All non-principal producers. See Producer. 

All principal producers. See Producer. 

All producers. See Producer. 

All other production expenses. See Total farm 

production expenses.

American Indian and Alaska Native farm 

producers, total. Data are reported in Chapter 1, 

tables 52 through 77 and Chapter 2, tables 45 and 49. 

In Chapter 2, table 49 data are published for a 

maximum of four producers reported in the Personal 

Characteristics section of the report form. The 

individual producers were included on the census 

mail list for most reservations. Those reservations that 

did not include all the individual producers on the 

census mail list were identified and the data for the 

entire reservation, including the data for the producers 

that would have met the definition of a farm, were 

collected on one report form. The count of 

reservations and the number of producers that were 

reported on these reservations are included in 

Appendix A, Table D. 

Amount from Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 

Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, and Conservation 

Reserve Enhancement Programs. See Land 

enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program 

(CRP), Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), 

Farmable Wetlands Program (FWP), or 

Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program 

(CREP).

Amount from State and local government 

agricultural program payments. See Total income 

from farm-related sources.

Amount spent to repay CCC loans. See also 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans. Farming 

operations that receive a CCC loan can use cash to 

repay the loan, purchase certificates for use in the 

repayment, or deliver the pledged collateral as full 

payment at maturity. If a farmer uses cash instead of 

certificates to repay the loan, the farmer and the IRS 

receive an information return showing the market 

gain realized. The farmer can repay the loan to the 
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CCC and then sell the grain, feed the grain, or store it. 

These provisions only apply until the maturity date of 

the loan. After the maturity date of the loan, the entire 

original loan principal and all accrued interest must be 

repaid or, as an alternative choice, the crop may be 

forfeited to CCC.

Animal production and aquaculture (112). See 

Farms by North American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS).

Any poultry sold. The number of farms with any 

poultry sold includes all farms with sales of poultry, 

poultry hatched, or eggs.

Aquaculture. Aquaculture is defined as the farming 

of fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and other aquaculture 

products. The aquaculture production reported in the 

census requires some form of intervention in the 

rearing process and requires inputs such as seeding, 

stocking, feeding, protection from predators, etc. It 

also requires ownership of the stock being cultivated 

and harvesting that is conducted in a controlled 

environment by the operation. The value of sales 

includes all sizes and eggs by species and includes 

aquaculture distributed for restoration, conservation, 

or recreational purposes, such as State and Federal 

hatcheries. Distributed fish with unknown values 

were assigned a value based on sales of farm-raised 

fish. 

Aquaculture and other animal production (1125, 

1129). See Farms by North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS). 

Aronia berries. This is a new item for 2017. In 2012 

and previous censuses, data were included in Other 

berries.

Aware of right to appeal an adverse program 

decision to USDA's National Appeals Division. 

This is a new item in 2017. The National Appeals 

Division (NAD) of the United States Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) provides an independent forum 

within USDA for program participants to seek 

administrative appeals of adverse agency decisions. 

Bantams. See Layers.

Beans, Lima. In 2012 data were published as Beans, 

Green lima. This is a wording change only; data are 

comparable.

Bees. See Colonies of honey bees and Honey 

collected.

Berries. Aronia berries and Elderberries are new 

items for 2017. In 2012 and previous censuses, data 

were included in Other berries. A new summarization 

of Blueberries, all for 2017, which combines 

Blueberries, tame and Blueberries, wild data was 

added. Raspberries, other was added as an additional 

breakout for the Raspberries, all summarization in 

2017. Berry acreage for 2017 was collected as bearing 

age and nonbearing age, similar to all other fruit 

crops; however, in 2012, data were collected as 

harvested and not harvested acres. 

Biodiesel production systems. See Renewable 

energy producing systems. 

Blueberries, all. This is a new summarization for 

2017. It combines Blueberries, tame and Blueberries, 

wild data.

Breeding livestock. See Total farm production 

expenses.

By economic class. See Economic class of farms.

Cattle on feed. Cattle on feed are steers and heifers 

being fed a ration of grain, silage, hay and/or protein 

supplement for slaughter market that are expected to 

produce a carcass that will grade select or better. It 

excludes cattle being "backgrounded only" for later 

sale as feeders or later placement in another feedlot. 

Cattle on feed sold. Data are for cattle on feed sold 

that weighed 500 pounds or more that were shipped 

directly from the feedlot to the slaughter market. This 

category excludes cattle that were pastured only, 

owned cattle that were shipped from feedlots operated 

by others, background feeder cattle, and veal calves.

Cattle weighing 500 pounds or more. In 2012 this

item was referred to as Cattle, including calves 

weighing 500 pounds or more. This is a wording 

change only; data are comparable.

CCC loans. See Commodity Credit Corporation 

loans.
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Chemicals applied. For each type of chemical used, 

the acres treated were reported only once even if the 

acres were treated more than once. If multi-purpose 

chemicals were used, the acres treated for each 

purpose were reported. See Total farm production 

expenses; Chemicals.

Cherimoyas. This is a new item for 2017. In 2012 

cherimoyas were reported in other noncitrus fruit.

Cherries. Cherries were reported as either sweet 

cherries or tart cherries. Combined crops or nonspecified cherry acres were not options for the 

respondent. Total acres, bearing age acres, and 

nonbearing age acres were reported for each crop. 

Chickpeas. This is a new item for 2017. In 2012 

chickpeas were reported as dry edible beans. See Dry 

edible beans, excluding chickpeas and limas.

Christmas trees, cultivated. Data are for acres of 

Christmas trees - cut or to be cut - in production, acres 

irrigated, and number of trees cut. Sales data are 

included in the Cut Christmas trees and short rotation 

woody crops category. In 2012 this item was referred 

to as Cut Christmas trees. This is a wording change 

only; data are comparable. 

Christmas trees, live. Data were reported as nursery 

stock and include Christmas trees sold live, generally 

balled and burlapped, from the operation.

Coffee. This is a new item for 2017 in all States 

except for Hawaii. In 2012 and previous censuses 

except for Hawaii, data were included in other 

noncitrus fruit. Data include trees grown in the open 

as well as under shade or in greenhouses. Data for 

coffee relate to the July 2016 through June 2017 

harvest season.

Colonies of honey bees. Published colonies 

inventory is the total number of colonies owned on 

December 31, 2017. Colonies of bees were collected 

in their own section to clarify to respondents that only 

“owned” colonies were to be reported versus any 

colonies on the operation. In 2017 bee operations with 

multiple locations reported inventory on the location 

where the bees were present and the inventory was 

tabulated in those counties. Inventories in 2012 were 

tabulated in the county where the operation had the 

largest value of all agricultural products raised or 

produced. Data may not be comparable. Package bees 

were not included as separate colonies. 

Commodities raised and delivered under 

production contracts. A production contract is an 

agreement between a producer or grower and a 

contractor (integrator) setting terms, conditions, and 

fees to be paid by the contractor to the operation for 

the production of crops, livestock, or poultry. The 

grower receives a payment or fee from the contractor, 

generally after delivery, which is less than the full 

market price of the commodity. A production contract 

involves the shifting of some risk and control from the 

grower to the contractor. Marketing contracts, futures 

contracts, forward contracts, or other contracts based 

strictly on price are not considered production 

contracts. Commodities sold to a co-op where some 

of the input items were purchased from the same coop at a discount price were also excluded. Many 

operations produce commodities only under 

production contracts or only independently. Some 

operations may produce a commodity under 

production contract and also produce more of the 

same commodity that they sell independently. The 

production contract data are totals for the portion of 

agriculture production raised and delivered under 

production contract. Crops and livestock inventory, 

production, and value of sales are the total of all 

production, both independent and raised under 

production contract.

Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter under 

a production contract. Cattle under production 

contract which were not shipped directly to slaughter 

were reported in either Replacement dairy heifers 

under production contract or in the Other cattle, 

sheep, livestock, or poultry under production contract 

category. 

Grains, oilseeds, vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 

other crops under production contract. This category 

is the number of farms that produced and delivered 

any crop grown under a production contract. This item 

was reported as three different categories (grains and 

oilseeds, vegetables/melons/potatoes, and all other 

crops). 

Layers under production contract. The production 

contract is based on eggs, but the layers are owned by 

the contractor and are also under contract. The layers 
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are produced at the pullet farm, which may have a 

separate production contract. 

Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry under 

production contract. The data for commodities raised 

and delivered under a production contract include 

cattle which were not shipped directly to slaughter 

(backgrounding), sheep, livestock, and poultry not 

listed separately. 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans. This 

category includes nonrecourse marketing loans for 

wheat, corn, sorghum, barley, oats, cotton, rice, 

soybeans, Austrian winter peas, honey, dry edible 

peas, lentils, chickpeas, peanuts, sunflower seed, 

flaxseed, canola and other rapeseed, safflower, 

mustard seed, crambe, sesame seed, wool and mohair.

Corn, Traditional or Indian. This is a new item for 

2017. Traditional corn is an open-pollinated (nonhybrid), non-GMO cultivar of Zea mays that was 

indigenously developed and consists of many heritage 

varieties of sizes, color, and drought tolerance. 

Traditional corn grown on southwest reservations has 

been passed from generation to generation through 

seed saving by American Indian and Hispanic 

communities. Traditional corn is culturally 

significant. 

Cover crop seed purchased. See Total farm 

production expenses.

Crop and livestock insurance payments received. 

See Total income from farm-related sources.

Crop units of measure. The report form allowed the 

producer to report the quantity of field crops 

harvested in a unit of measure commonly used in the 

region. When the producer reported in units different 

than the unit of measure published, the quantity 

harvested was converted to the published unit of 

measure.

Crop year or season covered. Acres and quantity 

harvested are for the calendar year 2017 except for 

coffee. Data for coffee relate to July 2016 through 

June 2017. 

Cropland, harvested. See Harvested cropland.

Cropland idle or used for cover crops or soil 

improvement but not harvested and not pastured 

or grazed. Cropland idle includes any other acreage 

which could have been used for crops without any 

additional improvement and which was not reported 

as cropland harvested, cropland on which all crops 

failed, cropland in summer fallow, or other pasture or 

grazing land that could have been used for crops 

without additional improvements. This category 

includes:

1. Land used for cover crops or soil improvement but 

not harvested or grazed.

2. Land in Federal or State conservation programs 

that was not hayed or grazed in 2017.

3. Land occupied with growing crops for harvest in 

2018 or later years but not harvested or summer 

fallowed in 2017 (except fruit or nuts in an 

orchard, grove, or vineyard or berries being 

maintained for production). Examples are acreage 

planted in winter wheat, strawberries, etc., for 

harvest in 2018 and no crop was harvested from 

these acres in 2017.

4. Land in “skipped” rows between rows of crops or 

field strips. 

Cropland in summer fallow. This includes cropland 

cultivated or treated with herbicides to control weeds 

and conserve moisture and not seeded or harvested in 

2017. It includes cropland summer fallowed in 2017 

and planted to a crop (i.e., winter wheat, etc.) for 

harvest in 2018. In 2012 this item was referred to as 

Cultivated summer fallow. This is a wording change 

only; data are comparable.

Cropland, irrigated. See Irrigated land.

Cropland on which intensive tillage practices were 

used. See Land use practices. 

Cropland on which reduced tillage, excluding notill, practices were used. See Land use practices. 

Cropland, other. See Other cropland.

Cropland, total. See Total cropland.

Cropland used only for pasture or grazing. See 

other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
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used for crops without additional improvements.

Crustaceans. These are invertebrate animals with 

jointed legs and a hard shelled segmented body. 

Examples include crawfish, lobster, prawns, shrimp, 

and softshell crabs. 

Cultivated Christmas trees. See Christmas trees, 

cultivated. 

Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter. 

See Commodities raised and delivered under 

production contract.

Customwork and custom hauling. See Total farm 

production expenses. 

Customwork and other agricultural services. See 

Total income from farm-related sources. 

Cuttings, seedlings, liners, and plugs. See Nursery, 

greenhouse, floriculture, and sod. 

Data are based on sample of farms. For censuses 

from 1987 through 2002, selected data items were 

collected from only a sample of farms. These data 

were subject to sampling error.

Depreciation expenses claimed. The calculation of 

total farm production expenses does not include 

depreciation because it is a capital expense. 

Depreciation allows the expensing of capital 

purchases over multiple years. It is not included in 

the calculation of Net cash farm income.

Don't know. This is a new option in 2017 under the 

farms with internet access question. Those producers 

who were unable to determine how they receive their 

internet were able to check “Don’t know.”

Dry edible beans, excluding chickpeas and limas. 

Dry edible beans do not include chickpeas, dry edible 

peas, dry lima beans, or dry southern (black 

eyed/cowpeas). In 2012, chickpeas (garbanzo beans) 

were included in dry edible beans. Data are not 

directly comparable to 2012.

Ducks, geese, and other miscellaneous poultry. See 

Miscellaneous poultry. 

Economic class of farms. Economic class data are 

the classification of farms by the sum of market value 

of agricultural products sold and Federal farm 

program payments. See Total market value of 

agricultural products sold and government payments. 

See Farms with sales and government payments of 

less than $1,000. 

Elderberries. This is a new item for 2017. In 2012 

and previous censuses, data were included in Other 

berries.

Energy. See Renewable energy producing systems.

Equine products. This category includes horse 

breeding fees, stud fees, semen, and other equine 

products and excludes boarding, training and riding 

facilities income. In 2012 equine products were 

included in Other livestock products.

Ethanol production systems. See Renewable energy 

producing systems.

Expenses. See Total farm production expenses. 

Farm or ranch producer. See Producer. 

Farms by combined government payments and 

market value of agricultural products sold. This 

category represents the value of products sold plus 

government payments. Total value of products sold 

combines total sales not under production contract 

and total sales under production contract. 

Government payments consist of government 

payments received from the Conservation Reserve 

Program (CRP), Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), 

Farmable Wetlands Program (FWP), or Conservation 

Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) plus 

government payments received from Federal 

programs other than the CRP, WRP, FWP, and CREP, 

and Commodity Credit Corporation loans. 

Farms by economic class. See Economic class of 

farms and Total market value of agricultural products 

sold and government payments.

Farms by legal status. All farms were classified by 

legal status in the 2017 census. This section collects 

information for federal tax purposes to determine an 

operation’s legal status. The classifications used 

were:
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1. Family or individual (sole proprietorship), 

excluding partnership and corporation.

2. Partnership, including family partnership – in 

selected tables, partnership was further 

subclassified into: 

a. Registered under State law. 

b. Not registered under State law. 

3. Corporation, including family corporations - in 

selected tables, corporation was further 

subclassified into: 

a. Family held or other than family held. 

b. More than 10 stockholders. 

4. Other - estate or trust, prison farm, grazing 

association, American Indian reservation, etc.

Farms by North American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS). The NAICS classifies economic 

activities. It was jointly developed by Mexico, 

Canada, and the U.S. NAICS makes it possible to 

produce comparable industrial statistics for Mexico, 

Canada, and the U.S. For the 2017 census, all 

agricultural production establishments (farms, 

ranches, nurseries, greenhouses, etc.) were classified 

by type of activity or activities using the NAICS code. 

The 2017 census is the fifth census to use NAICS. 

Censuses prior to the 1997 census used the old 

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system to 

classify farms.

NAICS was developed to provide a consistent 

framework for the collection, analysis, and 

dissemination of industrial statistics used by 

government policy analysts, academia and 

researchers, the business community, and the public. 

It is the first industry classification system developed 

in accordance with a single principle of aggregation 

that production units using similar production 

processes should be grouped together. Though 

NAICS differs from other industry classification 

systems, statistics compiled on NAICS are 

comparable with statistics compiled according to the 

latest revision of the United Nations’ International 

Standard Industrial Classification, Revision Four, 

(ISIC, Revision 4) for some 60 high level groupings. 

Following are explanations of the major 

classifications used in 2017.

Oilseed and grain farming (1111). Comprises 

establishments primarily engaged in (1) growing 

oilseed and/or grain crops and/or (2) producing 

oilseed and grain seeds. These crops have an annual 

life cycle and are typically grown in open fields. This 

category includes corn silage and grain silage.

Vegetable and melon farming (11121). Comprises 

establishments primarily engaged in one or more of 

the following: (1) growing vegetables and/or melon 

crops, (2) producing vegetable and melon seeds, and 

(3) growing vegetable and/or melon bedding plants.

Fruit and tree nut farming (1113). Comprises 

establishments primarily engaged in growing fruit 

and/or tree nut crops. These crops are generally not 

grown from seeds and have a perennial life cycle. 

Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production 

(1114). Comprises establishments primarily engaged 

in growing crops of any kind under cover and/or 

growing nursery stock and flowers. ‘‘Under cover’’ 

is generally defined as greenhouses, cold frames, 

cloth houses, and lath houses. Crops grown are 

removed at various stages of maturity and have annual 

and perennial life cycles. The category includes short 

rotation woody crops and Christmas trees that have a 

growing and harvesting cycle of 10 years or less.

Other crop farming (1119). Comprises establishments 

primarily engaged in (1) growing crops such as 

tobacco, cotton, sugarcane, hay, sugarbeets, peanuts, 

agave, herbs and spices, and hay and grass seeds, or 

(2) growing a combination of the valid crops with no 

one crop or family of crops accounting for one-half of 

the establishment’s agricultural production (value of 

crops for market). Crops not included in this category 

are oilseeds, grains, vegetables and melons, fruits, 

tree nuts, greenhouse, nursery and floriculture 

products. 

All other crop farming (11199). Comprises 

establishments primarily engaged in (1) growing 

crops (except oilseeds and/or grains; vegetables 

and/or melons; fruits and/or tree nuts; greenhouse, 

nursery, and/or floriculture products; tobacco; cotton; 

sugarcane; or hay) or (2) growing a combination of 

crops (except a combination of oilseed(s) and 

grain(s)); and a combination of fruit(s) and tree nut(s) 

with no one crop or family of crops accounting for 

one-half of the establishment’s agricultural 
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production.

Animal production and aquaculture (112). Industries 

in the Animal Production and Aquaculture subsector 

raise or fatten animals for the sale of animals or 

animal products and/or raise aquatic plants and 

animals in controlled or selected aquatic 

environments for the sale of aquatic plants, animals, 

or their products. The subsector includes 

establishments, such as ranches, farms, and feedlots 

primarily engaged in keeping, grazing, breeding, or 

feeding animals. These animals are kept for the 

products they produce or for eventual sale. The 

animals are generally raised in various environments, 

from total confinement or captivity to feeding on an 

open range pasture. The industries in this subsector 

are grouped by important factors, such as suitable 

grazing or pasture land, specialized buildings, type of 

equipment, and the amount and types of labor 

required. Establishments are classified to the Animal 

Production and Aquaculture subsector when animal 

production (i.e., value of animals for market) accounts 

for one-half or more of the establishment's total 

agricultural production. Establishments with one-half 

or more animal production with no one animal 

product or family of animal products of an industry 

accounting for one half of the establishment's 

agricultural production are treated as combination 

animal farming classified to Industry 11299, All 

Other Animal Production.

Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111). 

Comprises establishments primarily engaged in 

raising cattle (including cattle for dairy herd 

replacements). Pastureland-only farms, those with 

only 100 or more acres of pastureland, were classified 

as “All other animal production farming (11299).”

Cattle feedlots (112112). Comprises establishments 

primarily engaged in feeding cattle for fattening. 

Dairy cattle and milk production (112120). This 

industry comprises establishments primarily engaged 

in milking dairy cattle. 

Poultry and egg production (1123). This industry 

group comprises establishments primarily engaged in 

breeding, hatching, and raising poultry for meat or 

egg production.

Sheep and goat farming (1124). This industry group 

comprises establishments primarily engaged in 

raising sheep, lambs, and goats, or feeding lambs for 

fattening.

Aquaculture (1125). Comprises establishments 

primarily engaged in the farm raising of finfish, 

shellfish, or any other kind of animal aquaculture. 

These establishments use some form of intervention 

in the rearing process to enhance production, such as 

holding in captivity, regular stocking, feeding, and 

protecting from predators.

Other animal production (1129). Comprises 

establishments primarily engaged in raising animals 

and insects (except cattle, hogs and pigs, poultry, 

sheep and goats, and aquaculture) for sale or product 

production. These establishments are primarily 

engaged in one of the following: bees, horses and 

other equine, rabbits and other fur-bearing animals, 

etc. and producing products such as honey and other 

bee products. Establishments primarily engaged in 

raising a combination of animals with no one animal 

or family of animals accounting for one-half of the 

establishment’s agricultural production are included 

in this industry group. Farms with only 100 acres or 

more of pastureland were classified as “All other 

animal production farming (11299).”

Farms by number of households sharing in net 

income of operation. Households that received funds 

because they were only landlords, custom equipment 

producers, or provided other production services were 

not included. Published data can exceed the number 

of producers listed under Producers, all.

Farms by size. All farms were classified into size 

groups according to the total land area in the farm. 

The land area of a farm is an operating unit concept 

and includes land owned and operated as well as land 

rented from others. Land rented to or assigned to a 

tenant was considered part of the tenant’s farm and 

not part of the owner’s.

Farms by tenure of producer. All farms were 

classified by tenure of producers. The classifications 

used were:

• Full owners operated only land they owned.

• Part owners operated land they owned and also 

land they rented from others.
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• Tenants operated only land they rented from others 

or worked on shares for others.

Farms with hired managers are classified according to 

the land ownership characteristics reported. For 

example, a corporation owns all the land used on the 

farm and hires a manager to run the farm. The hired 

manager is considered the farm producer, and the 

farm is classified with a tenure type of “full owner” 

even though the hired manager owns none of the land 

he/she operates.

Farms by type of organization. The data categorizes 

an operation’s ownership. 

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

producer’s household and/or extended family. The 

data are used to measure the principal producers’ 

ownership interest in the organization. In 2012 this 

item was labeled Operations with 50 percent or more 

ownership interest held by operator and/or persons 

related by blood, marriage, or adoption. This is a 

wording change only; data are comparable.

Limited Liability Company. This type of farm 

structure combines the pass-through taxation of a 

partnership or sole proprietorship with the limited 

liability of a corporation.

Farms by value of sales. See Market value of 

agricultural products sold.

Farms or farms reporting. The terms ‘‘farms’’ and 

‘‘farms reporting’’ in the presentation of data are 

equivalent. Both represent the number of farms 

reporting the item. For example, if there are 3,710 

farms in a State and 842 of them had 28,594 cattle and 

calves, the data for those farms reporting cattle and 

calves would appear as:

Cattle and calves farms . . . . . 842

number . . . 28,594

Farms with sales and government payments of less 

than $1,000. This category includes farms with 

combined sales and government payments of less than 

$1,000 but having the potential for sales of $1,000 or 

more. It provides information on all items for farms 

that normally would be expected to sell agricultural 

products of $1,000.

Farms with sales of less than $1,000. This category 

includes farms with sales of less than $1,000 but 

having the potential for sales of $1,000 or more. Some 

of these farms had no sales in the census year. It 

provides information on all report form items for 

farms that normally would be expected to sell 

agricultural products of $1,000 or more.

Fertilizer. See Total farm production expenses; 

Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners.

Field and grass seed crops, all. Data are for all the 

field and grass seed crops not published as field crops 

and include field seed crops which did not have a 

specific code on the 2017 report form.

Foliage plants, indoor (including hanging baskets). 

For 2017 “(including hanging baskets)” was added to 

the description for clarity. Data are comparable.

Food marketing practices. This is a new section for 

2017. This section consists of sales of edible 

agricultural products that are both produced and sold 

by the operation directly to consumers (farmers 

markets, on farm stores or farm stand, roadside stands 

or stores, u-pick, CSA, online marketplaces, etc.) or 

retail markets, institutions, or food hubs for local or 

regionally branding. Retail and institutional 

establishments include supermarkets, supercenters, 

restaurants, caterers, independently owned grocery 

stores, food cooperatives, K-12 schools, colleges or 

universities, hospitals, workplace cafeterias, prisons, 

foodbanks, etc. 

Forage - land used for all hay and all haylage, grass 

silage, and greenchop. Data shown represent the area 

harvested with each acre counted only once if dry hay, 

haylage, grass silage, or greenchop were cut from the 

same acreage or if there were multiple cuttings of dry 

hay, haylage, grass silage, or greenchop. Data exclude 

corn silage and sorghum silage. Quantity produced is 

the sum of the quantity harvested of all hay including 

alfalfa, other dry hay, and all haylage, grass silage and 

greenchop after converting the all haylage, grass 

silage, and greenchop quantity harvested to a dry 

equivalent basis (13 percent moisture). The green tons 

of all haylage, grass silage, and greenchop harvested 

were multiplied by a factor of 0.4943 to convert to a 

dry equivalent. This conversion factor is based on the 

assumption that one ton of dry hay is 0.87 ton of dry 

matter, one ton of haylage or grass silage is 0.45 ton 

dry matter, and one ton of greenchop is 0.25 ton dry 
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matter. The all haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 

quantity harvested is assumed to be comprised of 90 

percent haylage and grass silage and 10 percent 

greenchop. Therefore, the conversion factor used to 

adjust all haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 

quantity harvested to a dry equivalent basis = 

[(0.45*0.9)+(0.25*0.1)]/0.87 = 0.4943.

Fruits and tree nuts. Total acres, bearing age acres, 

and nonbearing age acres were collected. 

Geothermal/geoexchange systems. See Renewable 

energy producing systems.

Ginger root. In 2017 data for ginger root are included 

in the vegetable section. In 2012 and previous 

censuses, data were included in the field crop section. 

Government payments. This category consists of 

payments from Conservation Reserve Program 

(CRP), Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Farmable 

Wetlands Program (FWP), and Conservation Reserve 

Enhancement Program (CREP); loan deficiency 

payments; disaster payments; other conservation 

programs; and all other Federal farm programs under 

which payments were made directly to farm 

producers, including those specified in the 2014 

Agricultural Act (Farm Bill), including Agriculture 

Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage 

(PLC). Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) 

proceeds, amount from State and local government 

agricultural program payments, and Federal crop 

insurance payments were not tabulated in this 

category. 

Grain and bean combines. Data were collected for 

self-propelled combines only. 

Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas sales. 

Data are for the total market value of cash grains sold, 

including corn for grain, seed, or silage; wheat for 

grain; soybeans for beans; sorghum for grain, seed, or 

silage; barley for grain; rice; oats for grain; and other 

grains. Also included is the total market value of cash 

oilseeds sold, including sunflower seed (oil and nonoil), flaxseed, canola, rapeseed, safflower seed, 

mustard seed, dry beans, and dry peas. 

Grains, oilseeds, vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 

other crops. See Commodities raised and delivered 

under production contracts.

Greenhouse fruits and berries. Data include 

strawberries, raspberries, etc. grown in greenhouses 

and high tunnels where the crops were always 

covered. See Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 

sod.

Gross cash rent or share payments. See Total 

income from farm-related sources. 

Had a barn that was built prior to 1960. This is a 

new question asked of producers in 2017. The last 

time this question was asked was on the 2007 Census 

of Agriculture. 

Harvested cropland. This category includes land 

from which crops were harvested and hay was cut, 

land used to grow short rotation woody crops, 

Christmas trees, and land in orchards, groves, 

vineyards, berries, nurseries, and greenhouses. Land 

from which two or more crops were harvested was 

counted only once. Land in tapped maple trees was 

included in woodland not pastured. The 2017 census 

definition for harvested cropland is the same as the 

2012 definition. 

Hay - all hay including alfalfa, and other dry. Data 

shown represent the acreage and quantity harvested of 

all types of dry hay. The quantity harvested was 

reported in dry tons (dry weight at the time the hay 

was removed from the field for storage or feeding). If 

two or more cuttings of dry hay were made from the 

same field, the acreage was reported only once as 

acres harvested of the appropriate dry hay category 

but the production from all dry hay cuttings was 

combined in the corresponding quantity harvested. 

Straw acreage and production are excluded.

If dry hay was cut from the same land that haylage, 

grass silage, or greenchop was cut, the acreage and 

production for the dry hay was reported in the 

appropriate category of dry hay and the acreage and 

production for haylage, grass silage, or greenchop 

was reported in the appropriate haylage, grass silage, 

or greenchop category. For example, if 20 acres of 

alfalfa were cut for hay and then the same land was 

used to produce alfalfa haylage, 20 acres and the 

quantity harvested of hay were reported as Alfalfa and 

alfalfa mixtures for dry hay and 20 acres and the 

quantity harvested of alfalfa haylage were reported as 

Haylage or greenchop from alfalfa or alfalfa mixtures.
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Hay, other dry hay. Data shown represent acreage 

and dry tons of hay harvested from clover, fescue, 

lespedeza, timothy, Bermuda grass, Sudangrass, 

sorghum hay, and other types of legumes (excluding 

alfalfa) and tame grasses. For 2017, data include small 

grains harvested for hay including barley, oats, rye, 

and wheat as well as wild hay. In 2012 this item was 

reported in three categories – Small grain dry hay, 

Other tame dry hay, and Wild hay. 

Haylage, grass silage, and greenchop, all. Data 

shown represent the acreage and quantity harvested of 

all types (alfalfa and all other haylage, grass silage, 

and greenchop). The quantity harvested was reported 

in green tons. If two or more cuttings of haylage, grass 

silage, or greenchop were made from the same field, 

the acreage was reported as acres harvested in the 

appropriate haylage category only once, and the 

tonnage from all cuttings was combined in the 

corresponding quantity harvested. Straw acreage and 

production is excluded.

Hired farm labor. Data are for total hired farm 

workers, including paid family members, by number 

of days worked. Data exclude contract laborers.

Hired managers. A hired manager is someone who 

receives a wage to manage the farm operation. For 

2017 up to four hired managers were reported for each 

farm operation. In 2012 only one hired manager per 

farm was published.

Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin. Producers of 

Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin are found in all of 

the racial groups listed in the census and were 

tabulated according to the race reported, as well as on 

tables pertaining only to this group.

Hogs and pigs by type of operation. Hog and pig 

farms were classified by primary type of operation. 

Operation types were farrow to wean, farrow to 

feeder, farrow to finish, nursery, finish only, and 

other. Each description was accepted and the reported 

inventory and sales data were assigned to each 

reported type. 

Hogs and pigs by type of producer. Hog and pig 

farms were classified by one type of producer. 

Producer types were independent grower, contractor 

or integrator, and contract grower (contractee). Each 

description was accepted and the reported inventory 

and sales data were assigned to each reported type.

Honey collected. Data are for pounds of honey 

collected but not necessarily sold. See Colonies of 

honey bees. 

Horses and ponies sales. Data are for horses sold or 

moved off the farming operation regardless of 

ownership. In 2012 data only included value of owned 

horses sold.

Income. Net cash farm income is published for the 

operation and producer. The difference between net 

cash income and net cash returns is that net cash 

returns does not include government payments and 

other farm-related income as income. See Net cash 

farm income of the operations and Net cash farm 

income of the producers.

Income from farm-related sources. See Total 

income from farm-related sources.

Institutional, research, experimental, and 

American Indian Reservation farms. Data for these 

farms are combined into a single category. Research 

farms include farms operated by private companies as 

well as those operated by universities, colleges, and 

government organizations for the purpose of 

expanding agricultural knowledge.

Internet access. This item is the number of farms that 

reported using personal computers, laptops, or mobile 

devices (e.g., cell phones or tablets) to access the 

internet. This can be done using services such as dialup, DSL, cable modem, fiber-optic, mobile internet 

service for a cell phone or other device (tablet), 

satellite, or other methods. In 2017 respondents were 

also able to report connecting with an unknown 

service type, labeled as “Don’t know” in the 

publication tables. 

Involvement in decisionmaking. This is a new item 

in 2017. Questions were asked about each producer’s 

involvement in farm-related decisions, including dayto-day decisions, land use and/or crop decisions, 

livestock decisions, record keeping and/or financial 

management, and estate planning or succession 

planning. 

Irrigated land. This category includes all land 

watered by any artificial or controlled means, such as 
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sprinklers, flooding, furrows or ditches, subirrigation, and spreader dikes. Included are 

supplemental, partial, and preplant irrigation. Each 

acre was counted only once regardless of the number 

of times it was irrigated or harvested. If an operation 

reported less than one acre irrigated, the irrigated land 

for the operation was rounded to one acre. Livestock 

lagoon wastewater distributed by sprinkler or flood 

systems was also included.

Land area, approximate. The approximate land area 

represents the total land area as determined by records 

and calculations as of January 1, 2017. The proportion 

of land area in farms may exceed 100 percent because 

some operations have land in two or more counties, 

but all acres are tabulated in the principal county of 

operation. The approximate land area data were 

supplied by the U.S. Department of Commerce, 

Bureau of the Census. See Land in two or more 

counties. 

Land enrolled in crop insurance programs. The 

data are for all land enrolled in any Federal, private, 

or other crop insurance program. It includes acreage 

of pasture/rangeland enrolled in crop insurance 

programs in areas where it is provided.

Land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve 

Program (CRP), Wetlands Reserve Program 

(WRP), Farmable Wetlands Program (FWP), or 

Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program 

(CREP). CRP is a program established by the USDA 

in 1985 that takes land prone to erosion out of 

production for 10 to 15 years and devotes it to 

conservation uses. In return, farmers receive an 

annual rental payment for carrying out approved 

conservation practices on the conservation acreage. 

The WRP, FWP, and CREP programs are included 

under the Conservation Reserve Program. 

Operations with land enrolled in the CRP, WRP, 

FWP, or CREP were counted as farms, given they 

received $1,000 or more in government payments, 

even if they had no sales and otherwise lacked the 

potential to have $1,000 or more in sales. 

Land in berries. Data are for total land in berries. 

Respondents in 2017 reported bearing age acres and 

nonbearing acres by individual berry crops. In 2012 

and previous censuses, respondents reported acres 

harvested and acres not harvested of individual berry 

crops. 

Land in farms. The acreage designated as ‘‘land in 

farms’’ consists primarily of agricultural land used for 

crops, pasture, or grazing. It also includes woodland 

and wasteland not actually under cultivation or used 

for pasture or grazing, provided it was part of the farm 

producer’s total operation. Large acreages of 

woodland or wasteland held for nonagricultural 

purposes were deleted from individual reports during 

the edit process. Land in farms includes CRP, WRP, 

FWP, and CREP acres.

Land in farms is an operating unit concept and 

includes land owned and operated as well as land 

rented from others. Land used rent free was reported 

as land rented from others. All grazing land, except 

land used under government permits on a per-head 

basis, was included as ‘‘land in farms’’ provided it 

was part of a farm or ranch. Land under the exclusive 

use of a grazing association was reported by the 

grazing association and included as land in farms. All 

land in American Indian reservations used for 

growing crops, grazing livestock, or with the potential 

of grazing livestock was included as land in farms. 

Land in reservations not reported by reservation, 

individual American Indians, or non-Native 

Americans was reported in the name of the 

cooperative group that used the land. In a few 

instances, an entire American Indian reservation was 

reported as one farm.

Land in orchards. Starting in 2017, pineapples were 

moved from the field crops section to the fruit and nut 

section. As a result, land in orchards includes 

pineapples in 2017 and land in orchards is not directly 

comparable to 2012. This category includes land in 

bearing age and nonbearing age fruit trees, citrus or 

other groves, vineyards, and nut trees of all ages, 

including land on which all fruit crops failed. 

Respondents also reported bearing age acres and 

nonbearing age acres by individual fruit and nut crops.

Land in two or more counties. With few exceptions, 

the land in each farm was tabulated as being in the 

producer’s principal county. The principal county was 

defined as the one where the largest value of 

agricultural products was raised or produced. It was 

usually the county containing all or the largest 

proportion of the land in the farm or viewed by the 

respondent as his/her principal county. Reports 
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received showing land in more than one county were 

separated into two or more reports if the data would 

substantially distort county totals.

Land irrigated at least once in the past five years. 

Data represent the total number of acres irrigated on 

the operation over the past five years. Land from 

different years can be added together as long as the 

land was irrigated at least once and the plots of land 

were in different locations. While land can be 

irrigated multiple times over the course of five years, 

it can only be counted once. In some situations, 

operations can report more acres irrigated in the past 

than they currently have, e.g., operations that rented 

irrigated acres to or from others in the past had more 

irrigated land than their current operation. 

Land use practices. Includes all agricultural land 

used for the production of agricultural commodities.

Drained by tile. Tile drainage is a practice that 

removes excess water from the soils subsurface. 

Artificially drained by ditches. A field ditch installed 

for surface drainage for collecting excess surface or 

subsurface water in a field.

Conservation easement. A conservation easement is a 

legal agreement voluntarily entered into by a property 

owner and a qualified conservation organization such 

as a land trust or government agency. This category 

excludes land in CRP (Conservation Reserve 

Program) acres. 

No-till practices used. Using no-till or minimum till 

is a practice used for weed control and helps reduce 

weed seed germination by not disturbing the soil.

Reduced tillage. Conserves the soil by reducing 

erosion and decreasing water pollution. In 2012 this 

category was labeled conservation tillage. This is a 

wording change only; data are comparable.

Intensive tillage. Refers to tillage operations that use 

standard practices for a specific location and crop to 

bury crop residues. In 2012, this category was labeled 

conventional tillage. 

Cover crop. A crop planted primarily to manage soil 

fertility, soil quality, water, weeds, pests, diseases, or 

wildlife. This item does not include CRP acres. 

Land used for vegetables. Data are for the total land 

used for vegetable and melon crops. The acres were 

reported only once, even though two or more harvests 

of a vegetable or more than one vegetable were 

harvested from the same acres. Respondents also 

reported harvested acres, acres harvested for fresh 

market, and acres harvested for processing by 

individual vegetable crops.

Landlord’s share of the total sales. Data represent 

the share of the operation’s total sales that went to 

landlord(s). 

Layers. This category includes table-egg type layers, 

hatching layers for meat-types, hatching layers for 

table egg types, and reported bantams. 

Legal status for tax purposes. See Farms by legal 

status.

Less than $1,000. See Farms with sales and 

government payments of less than $1,000. 

Livestock and poultry purchased or leased. See 

Total farm production expenses; Livestock and 

poultry purchased or leased. 

Maple syrup. Data are for the number of taps set, 

syrup produced, and value of sales.

Market value of agricultural products sold. This 

category represents the gross market value before 

taxes and production expenses of all agricultural 

products sold or removed from the place in 2017 

regardless of who received the payment. It is 

equivalent to total sales and it includes sales by the 

producers as well as the value of any shares received 

by partners, landlords, contractors, or others 

associated with the operation. It includes value of 

organic sales, direct sales and the value of 

commodities placed in the Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) loan program. Market value of 

agricultural products sold does not include payments 

received for participation in other Federal farm 

programs. It does not include income from farmrelated sources such as customwork and other 

agricultural services, or income from nonfarm 

sources.

The value of crops sold in 2017 does not necessarily 

represent the sales from crops harvested in 2017. Data 
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may include sales from crops produced in earlier 

years and may exclude some crops produced in 2017 

but held in storage and not sold. For commodities 

such as sugarbeets and wool sold through a co-op that 

made payments in several installments, respondents 

were requested to report the total value received in 

2017.

The value of agricultural products sold was requested 

of all producers. If the producers failed to report this 

information, estimates were made based on the 

amount of crops harvested, livestock or poultry 

inventory, or number sold. Caution should be used 

when comparing sales in the 2017 census with sales 

reported in earlier censuses. Sales figures are 

expressed in current dollars and have not been 

adjusted for inflation or deflation. See Farms with 

sales and government payments of less than $1,000.

Market value of agricultural products sold and 

government payments. See Total market value of 

agricultural products sold and government payments.

Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom services 

for livestock. See Total farm production expenses.

Methane digesters. See Renewable energy 

producing systems.

Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 

contract labor. Data are for those operations that did 

not have hired farm workers but reported that they did 

have migrant contract workers on their operation in 

2017.

Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor. 

Producers were asked whether any hired or contract 

workers were migrant workers. A migrant farm 

worker is a farm worker whose employment required 

travel that prevented the worker from returning to 

his/her permanent place of residence the same day.

Migrant workers, total. Data are for total migrant 

farm workers whose employment requires travel that 

prevents the worker from returning to his or her 

permanent place of residence the same day.

Military service. This item is new in 2017. A 

producer with military service is a person who 

currently or previously served on active duty in the 

U.S. Armed Forces. 

Mink, live. The data are for inventory and sales of 

live mink. Number of farms producing mink pelts are 

included in Other livestock products.

Miscellaneous poultry. Data are for poultry other 

than chickens or turkeys. Data are published in 

Chapter 2, table 20.

Misreported or miscoded crops. In a few cases, data 

may have been reported on the wrong line, in the 

wrong section, or the wrong crop code may have been 

assigned to a write-in crop code. A few of these errors 

may not have been identified and corrected during 

processing which resulted in rare cases of 

inaccurately tabulated data. Reports with significant 

acres of unusual crops for the area were examined to 

minimize the possibility that they were in error.

Mobile internet service for a cell phone or other 

device. This includes counts of farm operations that 

reported accessing the internet from a mobile device, 

such as cell phone or tablet. In 2012 this item was 

labeled Mobile broadband plan for a computer or a 

cell phone. This is a wording change only; data are 

comparable.

Mollusks. These are invertebrate animals with a soft 

body covering and shells of 1-18 parts or sections. 

Examples include abalones, clams, mussels, oysters,

and snails. See Aquaculture. 

More than one race reported. This category 

represents producers who reported more than one race 

on the census form. 

Mushroom spawn. Respondents reported only sales; 

growing area was not summarized. 

Mushrooms. All mushroom crops were considered 

grown under glass or other protection and no 

mushroom data were published as area in the open. 

Those reporting mushrooms grown in the open area 

were converted to an equivalent area of square feet 

under protection proportional to their sales. 

NAICS. See Farms by North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS). 

Net cash farm income of the operations. This 

concept is derived by subtracting total farm expenses 

from total sales, government payments, and other 
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farm-related income. Depreciation is not used in the 

calculation of net cash farm income. Net cash farm 

income of the operation includes the value of 

commodities produced under production contract by 

the contract growers. 

For publication purposes, farms are divided into two 

categories:

1. Farms with net gains (includes those operations 

that broke even).

2. Farms with net losses.

Net cash farm income of producers. This value is 

the producers’ total revenue (fees for producing under 

a production contract, total sales not under a 

production contract, government payments, and farmrelated income) minus total expenses paid by the 

producers. Net cash farm income of the producer 

includes the payments received for producing under a 

production contract and does not include value of 

commodities produced under production contract by 

the contract growers. Depreciation is not used in the 

calculation of net cash farm income.

For publication purposes, farms are divided into two 

categories:

1. Farms with net gains (includes those producers that 

broke even).

2. Farms with net losses.

New and beginning producers. This is a new 

category for 2017. It includes producers operating on 

any operation for 10 years or less. They may be on 

farms with producers who are not beginning 

producers. 

Noncitrus fruit, all. This is a summation of all acres 

reported in the commodities defined as noncitrus such 

as apples, grapes, and plums. Data for 2017 include 

pineapples. In 2012 and previous censuses, 

pineapples were included in field crops. Data are not 

directly comparable.

Number of female producers. This item is the total 

count of female producers involved in decisions for 

the operation reported by the respondent. Detailed 

demographic data are only available for up to four 

producers per farm operation. 

Number of male producers. This item is the total 

count of male producers involved in decisions for the 

operation reported by the respondent. Detailed 

demographic data are only available for up to four 

producers per farm operation. 

Number of persons living in producers’ 

households. This is the count of people living in the 

households of the producers on the farm. If producers 

on the farm are living in the same household, the 

count is not duplicated for each producer. 

Number of producers. This item is the total count 

of producers involved in decisions for the operation 

reported by the respondent. Detailed demographic 

data are only available for up to four producers per 

farm operation. 

Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod. Data 

are for total square feet under protection and acres in 

the open. Individual crop data were collected for area 

under glass or other protection, area in the open, and 

sales of aquatic plants, floriculture and bedding crops, 

nursery crops, sod, propagative materials, food crops 

grown under protection, and mushroom crops. Total 

sales data are the summation of all crops. 

Nursery stock crops. Data include ornamentals, 

shrubs, shade trees, flowering trees, evergreens, live 

Christmas trees, fruit and nut trees and plants, vines, 

palms, ornamental grasses, and bare root herbaceous 

perennials. 

Nuts, all. Data include all nut trees. 

Occupation. See Producer characteristics.

Operation more than 50 percent owned by one 

producer's household and/or extended family. See 

Farms by type of organization. 

Operations legal status for tax purposes. See Farms 

by legal status.

Operators. The term “operators” has been replaced 

with the term “producers.”

Oranges, all. All oranges are a summation of 

Valencia oranges and Other than Valencia oranges. 
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Total acres, bearing age acres, and nonbearing age 

acres were collected by category. 

Oranges, other than Valencia – include Navel. This 

includes all oranges other than Valencia type. In 2012 

this item was referred to as Other oranges. This is a 

wording change only; data are comparable. 

Organic agriculture. Respondents were instructed to 

indicate if they had organic production according to 

USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP). 

Respondents reported whether their organic 

production was certified or exempt from certification 

and the sales from NOP produced commodities. They 

also reported whether they had acres transitioning into 

NOP production and the value of sales of USDA NOP 

certified or exempt organically produced 

commodities. Also see Total organic product sales. 

Organic fertilizer used. This is a new item for 2017. 

These are the acres of cropland or pastureland on 

which approved organic fertilizers were applied.

Organic value of sales. See Total organic product 

sales. 

Ornamental fish. This category includes various fish 

raised for water gardens, aquariums, etc. Examples 

include angel fish, guppies, koi, ornamental goldfish, 

and tropical fish. The value of sales was tabulated for 

each specified species.

Other animals and other animal products sold. 

This category includes number of farms and value of 

sales for all animals and animal products not listed 

elsewhere on that specific table. 

Other aquaculture products. This category includes 

aquaculture not listed separately. Examples include 

the production of alligators, frogs, leeches, eels, live 

rock, salamanders, and turtles.

Other berries. This includes other berry varieties 

that were not pre-printed in the report form. In 2012 

this category included Aronia berries and Elderberries 

which are reported separately in 2017. Data are not 

directly comparable.

Other cattle. Data include heifers that had not calved, 

steers, calves, and bulls. 

Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry. See 

Commodities raised and delivered under production 

contract.

Other citrus. Data relate to any citrus crop not having 

a specific code on the report form. 

Other cropland. This includes all cropland other than 

harvested cropland or other pasture and grazing land 

that could have been used for crops without additional 

improvements. It includes cropland idle or used for 

cover crops or soil improvement, cropland on which 

all crops failed or were abandoned, and cropland in 

summer fallow.

Other crops. In Chapter 2, table 27, Other crops data 

relate to any field crops that did not have a specific 

code in the field crops section of the report form.

Other crops and hay. Data are for the total market 

value of all crops not categorized into one of the 

prelisted crop sales categories on the report form. This 

category includes crops such as grass seed, hay and 

grass silage, haylage, greenchop, hops, maple syrup, 

mint for oil, peanuts, sugarcane, sugarbeets, etc. 

Other dry hay. See Hay, other dry. 

Other farm related income sources. See Total 

income from farm-related sources.

Other field and grass seed crops. Data relate to any 

field or grass seed crop not having a specified code on 

the report form. 

Other floriculture and bedding crops. Data relate 

to any floriculture and bedding crops not having a 

specific code on the report form.

Other food fish. Data are for fish, other than catfish 

and trout, raised on farms primarily for food. 

Examples include hybrid striped bass, perch, salmon, 

sturgeon, and tilapia.

Other greenhouse vegetables and fresh cut herbs. 

This category includes vegetable crops, other than 

tomatoes, that were grown under protection and fresh 

cut herbs grown under protection.

Other land. This category includes land in house lots, 

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includes those acres in the farm operation not 

classified as cropland, pastureland, or woodland. See 

Land in farms.

Other livestock. This category includes all livestock 

not having specific codes on the 2017 report form. In 

addition, package bees; bees, other than honey or 

package bees; laboratory animals; and worms are 

included. See Other animals and other animal 

products sold.

Other livestock and poultry purchased or leased. 

See Total farm production expenses.

Other livestock products. Data for this category 

include the number of farms that sold livestock 

products that did not have a specific code on the 2017 

report form. In addition beeswax, breeding fees, 

embryos, fur or pelts, horns, manure sold, and semen 

are included in this category. In 2012 equine products 

were included but in 2017 they were reported 

separately. Data are for farms with production, not 

necessarily sold. The data are not directly 

comparable. 

Other noncitrus fruit. Data relate to any noncitrus 

fruit not having a specific code on the census report 

form. Cherimoyas were included in this category 

prior to 2017 and are now published as an individual 

item.

Other nuts. This category includes any nut crop not 

having a specific code on the report form.

Other pasture and grazing land that could have 

been used for crops without additional 

improvements. This category includes land used 

only for pasture or grazing that could have been used 

for crops without additional improvement. Also 

included are acres of crops grazed by livestock, but 

not harvested prior to grazing. However, cropland 

that was pastured before or after crops were 

harvested in 2017 was included as harvested 

cropland rather than cropland for pasture or grazing. 

Other poultry. Data are for other poultry not having 

a specific code on the report form. 

Other spring wheat for grain. In 2012 other spring 

wheat for grain was sometimes referred to as spring 

wheat for grain. In 2017, spring wheat is consistently 

referred to as other spring wheat for grain. See also 

Wheat for grain.

Other vegetables. Data shown for other vegetables 

relate to any vegetable not having a specific code on 

the census form. 

Patronage dividends. See Total income from farmrelated sources. 

Payments received by the contractee for 

commodities produced under production contract. 

These data show the number of farms and the dollar 

amount the contractees received from contractors for 

commodities produced under contract. This is not the 

market value of the commodities delivered, but the 

payment or fee the producers received for 

commodities delivered.

Peaches, all. In 2017 data were collected as Peaches, 

clingstone and Peaches, freestone in all States except 

Hawaii, which only collected Peaches, all. In 2012 

and previous censuses, data for all peaches were 

collected as a category in all States except for 

California and Arizona. Peach data in California and 

Arizona were collected separately for clingstone and 

freestone peaches. The data were later combined as 

Peaches, all for publication. Data for clingstone and 

freestone are found in the California and Arizona 

publications only.

Peacocks and peahens. Peacocks and peahens were 

reported as other poultry.

Pears, all. In 2017 data were collected as Pears, 

Bartlett and Pears, other than Bartlett in all States 

except Hawaii, which only collected Pears, all. In 

2012 and previous censuses, data for all pears were 

collected as a category in all States except for 

California, Arizona, Idaho, Oregon, Alaska, and 

Washington. These States collected data separately 

for Bartlett pears and Other pears which were later 

combined into the Pear, all category. 

Peas, green. Excludes all dry peas which were 

collected in the field crop section. Also excluded are 

Chinese peas and southern peas which were reported 

separately. In 2012 this item was labeled Peas, green 

(excluding southern). This is a wording change only; 

data are comparable.
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Peas, southern (cowpeas) – blackeyed, crowder, 

etc. Excludes dry peas which were collected in the 

field crop section. In 2012 this item was referred to as 

Peas, green southern (cowpeas). This is a wording 

change only; data are comparable.

Pecans, all. All pecans is a summation of Pecans, 

improved and Pecans, native and seedling. Total 

acres, bearing acres, and nonbearing acres were 

collected by category.

Pecans, improved. Improved pecans are varieties 

that have been genetically altered through breeding 

and grafting techniques to produce more nuts, and 

nuts with a greater percentage of nut meat. See 

Pecans, all.

Pecans, native and seedlings. Native pecans are 

varieties that developed under natural conditions. 

Seedling pecans are produced from seed (the nut) and 

have not been budded or grafted. See Pecans, all.

Peppers, Bell (excluding pimientos). Pimientos 

were reported as Other vegetables. 

Peppers, other than Bell (including chile). The data 

include all other peppers including chile. Pimientos 

were reported as Other vegetables. 

Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 

cropland and woodland pastured. This land use 

category encompasses grazable land that does not 

qualify as woodland pasture or cropland pasture. It 

may be irrigated or dry land. In some areas, it can be 

a high quality pasture that could not be cropped 

without improvements. In other areas, it is barely able 

to be grazed and is only marginally better than 

wasteland. 

Pineapples. In 2017 pineapples were included in the 

noncitrus fruit section. Data for 2012 and previous 

censuses were included in the field crop section.

Plumcots, pluots, and other plum-apricot hybrids. 

This category includes everything that is not a plum 

or prune. Pluot is a registered trademark of plumcots, 

which are genetic crosses between plums and 

apricots.

Plums. In 2017 plums are published as a separate 

item. In 2012 plums were reported as an individual 

item only in California and Arizona. All other States 

reported plums in a combined plum and prune 

category. 

Potatoes. Potato acres are included in the vegetable 

acres. Data are for total acres harvested, acres 

harvested for fresh market, and acres harvested for 

processing. Production was not collected. 

Poultry hatched. This category includes all poultry 

hatched on the operation during the year. The number 

of poultry hatched is published under the sales 

heading.

Poultry, other. See Other poultry.

Primary occupation of producer. Data on primary 

occupation were obtained from up to four producers 

per farm. The primary occupation classifications used 

were:

1. Farm or ranch work. The producer spent 50 

percent or more of his/her worktime during 2017 

farming or ranching.

 

2. Other. The producer spent less than 50 percent of 

his/her worktime during 2017 farming or 

ranching.

Producer. The term producer designates a person 

who is involved in making decisions for the farm 

operation. Decisions may include decisions about 

such things as planting, harvesting, livestock 

management, and marketing. The producer may be 

the owner, a member of the owner’s household, a 

hired manager, a tenant, a renter, or a sharecropper. If 

a person rents land to others or has land worked on 

shares by others, he/she is considered the producer 

only of the land which is retained for his/her own 

operation. The census collected information on the 

total number of male producers, the total number of 

female producers, and demographic information for 

up to four producers per farm. 

Producer characteristics. Producers (up to four 

producers per farm) were asked to report primary 

occupation, sex, age, race, if they were of Hispanic, 

Latino or Spanish origin, place of residence, if retired 

from farming, number of days worked off farm, year 

in which his/her operation of the farm began, year 

began operating any farm, if they were a hired 
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manager, if they had military service, and the number 

of persons living in the their households. In addition 

the total number of male and female producers was 

collected from each operation. 

Producer, primary. One primary producer is 

designated for each farm. A primary producer is a 

principal producer (comparable to 2012 principal 

operator). If multiple principal producers were 

reported on a farm, a primary producer was chosen by 

designating the person who made the most decisions 

for the farm. If equal decisions were made, the 

primary producer was the person who worked off the 

farm the least. If multiple principal producers worked 

the least off the farm, a random choice was made as 

to which producer was the single designated primary 

producer. 

Producers, all non-principal. Demographic data 

were collected for up to four producers per farm. Each 

producer was asked if they were a principal operator 

or senior partner. A non-principal producer is a 

producer who did not indicate they were a principal 

operator. There may be no non-principal producers on 

a farm.

Producers, all principal. Demographic data were 

collected for up to four producers per farm. Each 

producer was asked if they were a principal operator 

or senior partner. A principal producer is a producer 

who indicated they were a principal operator. There 

may be multiple principal producers on a farm. Each 

farm has at least one principal producer. 

Producers, number. Demographic and other 

information were collected for up to four producers 

per farm. This may be fewer than the total number of 

producers on some farms. 

Producers of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin. 

This category is relabeled from 2012.

Producers with military service. This category is 

new for 2017. A producer with military service is a 

person who currently or previously served on active 

duty in the U. S. Armed Forces.

Production contracts. See Commodities raised and 

delivered under production contracts.

Production expenses. See Total farm production 

expenses.

Prunes. In 2017 prunes are published as a separate 

item. In 2012 and prior years, prunes were reported as 

an individual item only in California and Arizona. All 

other States reported prunes in a combined plum and 

prune category.

Pullets for laying flock replacement. Data are for 

pullet inventory and the number sold or moved for 

laying flock replacement. 

Rabbits, live. The data are for inventory and sales of 

live rabbits. The number of rabbit pelts is included in 

Other livestock products. 

Race of producer. With the exception of Hawaii, 

data were collected for American Indian and Alaska 

Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native 

Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and White 

producers. Respondents were asked to mark one or 

more of the race categories. In Hawaii producer race 

data were collected for American Indian (included 

Alaska Native), Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, 

Other Asian, Black or African American, Native 

Hawaiian, other Pacific Islander, and White. The 

combination of Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific 

Islander is equivalent to the Native Hawaiian or Other 

Pacific Islander category on the other forms. The 

combination of the Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, 

Korean, and Other Asian categories is equivalent to 

the Asian category on the other forms. The Volume 1, 

Geographic Area Series, U.S. Summary publication 

only displays counts for the categories of Native 

Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander and Asian. Data 

for the 11 Hawaii race categories are published in 

chapter 2 of the Hawaii publication of the Volume 1 

series.

Raspberries, all. In 2017 data for raspberries were 

reported as black raspberries, red raspberries, and 

other raspberries (includes all other raspberries not 

listed on the report form) for all States except Hawaii. 

In 2012 and previous censuses, raspberries were 

reported as All raspberries except in Alaska, Idaho, 

Oregon, and Washington where data were reported 

separately for black and red raspberries. In these 

States, black raspberries and red raspberries data were 

combined and published as Raspberries, all for 

comparability with other States. 
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Renewable energy producing systems. These types 

of systems produce power, heat, or mechanical energy 

by converting resources either to electricity or to 

motor power.

Biodiesel production systems. Data are for production 

of non-petroleum based diesel fuel made from 

vegetable oil or animal fats. Biodiesel can be used 

alone or blended with conventional petroleum-based 

diesel fuel.

Ethanol production systems. A fuel produced by 

converting crops such as corn and sugarcane, biomass 

crops, or wood. This fuel is generally blended with 

gasoline. Production of ethanol for fuel requires a 

permit from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and 

Firearms (ATF). Only ethanol production for fuel was 

reported. 

Geothermal/geoexchange system. A system that uses 

temperatures from the earth to reduce the operational 

costs of heating and cooling. 

Methane digesters. It is a device which captures 

biogas resulting from the decomposition of manure, 

processing by-products, and other materials. 

Harvested biogas is used as a substitute for natural gas 

to power engines which generate electricity. It is fed 

into the natural gas pipeline or flared. Methane 

digesters were reported only if in production and used 

in 2017.

Small hydro system. A water driven system, which 

produces electricity, by the gravitational force of 

falling or flowing water. It excludes water driven 

systems that only provide mechanical power, such as 

turning a grinding stone for a flour mill.

Solar panels. A flat panel designed to capture the 

sun’s energy. Includes photovoltaic systems, which 

convert light from the sun into electricity, and thermal 

systems that passively generate electricity.

Wind turbines. A device which converts wind power 

into electricity. Includes wind generators, wind power 

units, wind energy converters, and aero generators. 

Excludes windmills, which do not produce electricity.

Rental of farmland. See Total income from farmrelated sources, Gross cash rent or share payments. 

Sales, total. See Market value of agricultural 

products sold.

Sex of producers. This item pertains only to four 

producers from whom detailed demographic data 

were collected. Total male and female producer 

counts may be larger. 

Sheep and lambs inventory. Data are for sheep and 

lambs of all ages owned regardless of location. Sheep 

and lambs were collected in their own section to 

clarify to respondents when to report “owned” sheep 

and lambs versus any sheep and lambs on the 

operation. Prior to 2017 in the Eastern States, data 

were collected for sheep and lambs regardless of 

ownership.

Short rotation woody crops. Data are for short 

rotation woody crops that grow from seed to a mature 

tree in 10 years or less. These are trees for use by the 

paper or pulp industry or as engineered wood. This 

does not include lumber. Acres in production were 

included in Cropland harvested in the Land use 

section of the report form. 

Size of farm. See Farms by size.

Small hydro system. See Renewable energy 

producing systems. 

Solar panel. See Renewable energy producing 

systems. 

Sport or game fish. Data are for sport or game fish 

raised on farms to be used primarily for sport. 

Examples include bluegill, crappie, largemouth bass, 

smallmouth bass, sunfish, muskie, northern pike, and 

walleye.

Squash, all. All squash is a summation of summer 

squash and winter squash. Total acres, acres for fresh 

market, and acres for processing were collected by 

category. 

Summer fallow. In 2012 this category was labeled 

Cultivated summer fallow. This is a wording change 

only; data are comparable. 

Sweet potatoes. Sweet potato acres are included in 

the vegetable acres. Data are for total acres harvested, 

acres harvested for fresh market, and acres harvested 
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for processing. Production was not collected. 

Tangerines. In 2017 data include Temples. In 2012 

data for Temples were published separately. Data are 

not directly comparable.

Taro. A tropical plant grown primarily for its edible 

corms or root. Beginning in 2017 data were reported 

in the vegetable section. In 2012 and previous 

censuses, data for taro root were reported in the field 

crop section.

Tenure. See Farms by tenure of producer.

Tobacco transplants. Data are for tobacco 

transplants that were sold for transplant to farm fields. 

Transplants grown for transplanting to the same 

operation were not reported or removed during data 

review.

Tomatoes in the open. Data are for tomatoes grown 

in the open and excludes tomatoes produced under 

glass or other protection.

Total cropland. This category includes cropland 

harvested, other pasture and grazing land that could 

have been used for crops without additional 

improvements, cropland on which all crops failed or 

were abandoned, cropland in summer fallow, and 

cropland idle or used for cover crops or soil 

improvement but not harvested and not pastured or 

grazed.

Total farm production expenses. Includes the 

production expenses provided by the producers, 

partners, landlords (excluding property taxes), and 

production contractors for the farm business in 2017. 

Tenant farmers reported expenses paid by landlords 

for the agricultural production on the operation, as 

well as their expenses. Farm or ranch producers who 

rented part of their land to others reported only the 

expenses for the land they actually used themselves 

and not expenses for land rented to others. The 2017 

total farm production expenditure includes all farmrelated expenses such as customwork, fuel costs, cost 

of cutting timber, services provided to hunters, 

cooperative membership fees, etc. However, if the 

income from these farm-related categories was not 

considered a part of the operation (i.e., if the income 

was regarded as derived from a separate business), 

then the associated expenses were not included. The 

contractor’s portion of expenses was solely based on 

computer generated estimates for 2017.

This item excludes expenses relating to non-farm 

activities such as trading and speculation in the 

commodities market or livestock trading activities. 

Explanations of selected production expenses are 

listed below.

All other production expenses. This category is not 

comparable with 2012 data. In 2012 this category 

included Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom 

services for livestock but in 2017 this item was 

reported separately. All other production expenses 

include all expenses not listed on the report form. 

Examples include storage and warehousing, 

marketing and ginning expenses, insurance, etc. 

Health insurance premiums and payroll taxes are 

reported in hired labor expenses. 

Breeding livestock purchased or leased. These 

expenses include all breeding livestock and poultry 

purchased or leased during 2017 for production on 

the farm or ranch. The total includes amount spent 

for beef and dairy cows, heifers, bulls, sows, gilts, 

boars, rams, lambs, ewes, roosters, hens, layers, etc. 

Estimations of the value of livestock or poultry fed 

on a custom basis were to be made based on their 

value when they arrived on the farm or ranch. 

Cash rent paid in 2017 for land and buildings. These 

data include the cost of renting land and buildings that 

were part of the operation. Rent paid for the 

producer’s dwelling or other non-farm property and 

the value of the shares of crops and livestock paid to 

landlords were excluded.

Chemicals. These 2017 expenses include insecticides, 

herbicides, fungicides, and other pesticides, including 

costs of custom application. Data exclude commercial 

fertilizer purchased.

Contract labor. These data include payments made to 

contractors, crew leaders, cooperatives, or any other 

organization hired to furnish a crew of laborers to do 

a job that may involve one or more agricultural 

operations. In some cases, a crew leader may furnish 

some equipment. Data exclude expenses made on a 

contractual basis for repair or maintenance or for 

capital improvements, such as construction of farm 

buildings, installation of fences or irrigation systems, 
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and land leveling.

Cover crop seed purchased. This is a new category 

item in 2017. This expense category is a subset of total 

Seeds, plants, vines, and trees expense. It includes the 

cost of all seeds, bulbs, plants, propagation materials, 

trees, seed treatments, seed cleaning costs, etc. for 

cover crops purchased during 2017. 

Customwork and custom hauling. These expenses 

include costs incurred for having customwork done 

on the place and for renting machines to perform 

agricultural operations. The cost of cotton ginning is 

excluded. The cost of labor involved in the 

customwork service is included in the customwork 

expense. Some examples of customwork are planting, 

spraying, harvesting, preparation of products for 

marketing, grinding and mixing feed, corn picking, 

grain drying, and silo filling. The cost of custom 

application of fertilizer and chemicals is included in 

expenditures for fertilizer and chemicals in 2017, just 

as it was in the 2012 census. The cost of hired labor 

for operating rented or hired machinery is included as 

a hired farm and ranch labor expense.

Feed purchased. These expenses include the cost of 

all feed purchased for livestock and poultry including 

grain, hay, silage, mixed feeds, concentrates, etc. 

during 2017.

Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners. These 2017 

expenses include fertilizer, lime, rock phosphate, and 

gypsum and the costs of custom application. 

Gasolines, fuels, and oils. These expenses include the 

cost of all gasoline, diesel, natural gas, LP gas, motor 

oil, and grease products for the farm during 2017. 

Expenses exclude fuel for personal use of 

automobiles by the family and others, fuel used for 

cooking and heating the farmhouse, and any other use 

outside of farmwork on the operation.

Hired farm labor. These 2017 expenses include the

total amount paid for farm or ranch labor including 

regular workers, part-time workers, and members of 

the producer’s family if they received payments for 

labor. Expenses include Social Security taxes, State 

taxes, unemployment tax, payment for sick leave or 

vacation pay, workman’s compensation, insurance 

premiums, and pension plans. 

Interest paid on debts. These expenses include 

interest and finance charges paid in 2017 for debts 

secured by real estate and on debt not secured by real 

estate. Interest expenses excluded from this category 

are non-farm interest expenses and interest expenses 

originating from machinery and equipment used for a 

separate customwork business or for other operations. 

Interest expense for the producer’s dwelling, where 

the amount is separate from interest on farm land and 

buildings on the operation, is excluded. Interest paid 

on debts was reported in one of two categories:

1. Secured by real estate. These data include all 

interest expenses paid in 2017 on debts secured by 

real estate for the farm.

2. Not secured by real estate. These data include all 

interest expenses paid in 2017 on debts secured by 

machinery, tractors, trucks, other equipment, 

livestock, poultry, breeding stock, money 

borrowed for use as working capital, and interest 

paid on CCC loans for the farm.

Livestock and poultry purchased or leased. These 

data include Breeding livestock purchased or leased 

and Other livestock and poultry purchased or leased. 

Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom services for 

livestock. This expense category is a new category in 

2017. These expense were included in All Other 

production expenses in 2012.

Other livestock and poultry purchased or leased. 

These expenses include all non-breeding livestock 

and poultry purchased or leased during 2017 for 

production on the farm or ranch. The total includes 

amounts spent for cattle, calves, hogs, pigs, sheep, 

hatchery eggs, etc. 

Property taxes paid. These data include property 

taxes paid by the producers for the farm share of land, 

machinery, buildings, and livestock, excluding taxes 

paid by this producer’s landlords.

Rent and lease expenses for machinery, equipment, 

and farm share of vehicles. These data include the 

farm share cost of renting or leasing machinery, 

equipment, and vehicles during 2017. Rental and 

lease expenses of items used only for custom hire are 

excluded here.
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Repairs, supplies, and maintenance. These expenses 

include all costs for the repair and upkeep of 

buildings, motor vehicles, fences, and farm 

equipment used for the farm business during 2017. 

Repairs to equipment used both for the farm business 

and for performing customwork are included.

Seeds, plants, vines, and trees. These expenses 

include the cost of all seeds, bulbs, plants, propagation 

materials, trees, seed treatments, seed cleaning costs, 

etc. purchased during 2017. Excluded were items 

purchased for immediate resale or the value of seed 

grown on the operation. 

Utilities. These data show the farm share cost of 

electricity, telephone charges, internet fees, and water 

purchased in 2017. Included in the water cost is water 

purchased for irrigation purposes, livestock watering, 

etc. Household utility costs were excluded from these 

items. 

Total female producers. See Number of female 

producers. 

Total greenhouse vegetables and fresh cut herbs.

This category includes greenhouse tomatoes and 

other greenhouse vegetables and fresh cut herbs. 

Total horses and ponies. See Horses and ponies 

value of sales.

Total income from farm-related sources. This 

includes gross income from farm-related sources 

received in 2017 before taxes and expenses from the 

sales of farm byproducts and other sales and services 

closely related to the principal functions of the farm 

business. The data exclude income from employment 

or business activities, which were separate from the 

farm business. 

Agri-tourism and recreational services. This income 

includes income from recreational services such as 

hunting, fishing, farm or wine tours, hay rides, etc.

Amount from State and local government agricultural 

program payments. This income includes State and 

local government agricultural program payments. 

Respondents were to exclude the State and local 

portion of Conservation Reserve Enhancement 

Program (CREP) payments if they were reported in 

the amount received for participation in CREP in 

section 5, item 2 of the report form.

Crop and livestock insurance payments received. 

This income includes insurance payments from crop 

and livestock losses.

Customwork and other agricultural services. This 

income includes gross receipts received by the farm 

producers for providing services for others such as 

planting, plowing, spraying, and harvesting. Income 

from customwork and other agricultural services is 

generally included in the agriculture census if it is 

closely related to the farming operation. However, it 

is excluded if it constituted a separate business or was 

conducted from another location.

Gross cash rent or share payments. This income 

includes gross cash or share payments received from 

renting out farmland, payments received from the 

lease or sale of allotments, and payments received for 

livestock pastured on a per-head, per month, or per 

pound basis. It excludes rental income from nonfarm 

property.

Other farm-related income sources. This is other 

income which is closely related to the agricultural 

operation. This income includes animal boarding, 

breeding fees (horse breeding or stud fees received 

were reported in the Value of Sales section in the 

Other animals and other animal products category), 

tobacco quota buyouts, State fuel tax refunds, farm 

generated energy, etc. Crop and livestock insurance 

payments received and amount from State and local 

government agricultural program payments were 

published separately.

Patronage dividends and refunds from cooperatives. 

This income includes payments to a farmer or rancher 

for business done with a cooperative to which he/she 

usually belongs. The payment is usually for goods 

sold through the co-op. 

Sales of forest products. This income includes gross 

receipts from sales of standing timber, pulpwood, 

firewood, etc. from the farm or ranch operation. It 

excludes income from nonfarm timber tracts, sawmill 

businesses, cultivated Christmas trees, maple 

products, and short rotation woody crops.

Total market value of agricultural products sold 

and government payments. This category represents 
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the value of products sold plus government payments. 

Total value of products sold combines total sales not 

under production contract and total sales under 

production contract. Government payments consist of 

government payments received from the 

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Wetlands 

Reserve Program (WRP), Farmable Wetlands 

Program (FWP), or Conservation Reserve 

Enhancement Program (CREP) plus government 

payments received from Federal, State, and local 

programs other than the CRP, WRP, FWP, and CREP, 

and Commodity Credit Corporation loans. 

Total male producers. See Number of male 

producers.

Total organic product sales. The data represent the 

value of organically produced agricultural 

commodities sold from operations during 2017. It 

includes only the value of those products that were 

produced as organic according to the National 

Organic Standards and sold by certified or exempt 

from certification farm operations. 

Total payments received. See Commodities raised 

and delivered under production contracts.

Total producers. See Number of producers. 

Total sales. See Market value of agricultural 

products sold.

Turkeys. Turkey data are a combination of turkeys 

for meat production, turkey hens and toms kept for 

breeding, and turkey brooders tabulated from three 

questions. Turkey brooders are immature birds sent to 

another farm for further growout to meat production 

or breeding. This may result in a turkey being sold 

more than once from different operations.

Type of organization. See Farms by type of 

organization. 

Unpaid workers. Data include agricultural workers 

not on the payroll who performed activities or work 

on a farm or ranch.

Utilities. See Total farm production expenses. 

Value of commodities. Data show the number of 

farms and the market value of all commodities 

delivered under a production contract.

Value of food sold directly to consumers. Data 

represent the value of edible products, including value 

added products, produced and sold for human 

consumption directly to consumers at farmers 

markets, on-farm stores or farm stands, roadside 

stands or stores, u-pick, CSA (Community Supported 

Agriculture), online marketplaces, etc. In 2012 this 

item was labeled Value of food sold directly to 

individuals for human consumption. Data are not 

directly comparable to 2012. In 2012 Value of food 

sold directly to individuals for human consumption 

excluded value added sales.

Value of food sold directly to retail markets, 

institutions, and food hubs for local or regionally 

branded products. This item is new for 2017. Data 

represent the value of products, including value added 

products, produced and sold for human consumption 

directly to retail markets, institutions, or food hubs for 

locally or regionally branded products. Examples 

include supermarkets, restaurants, caterers, 

independently owned grocery stores, food 

cooperatives, K-12 schools, colleges or universities, 

hospitals, workplace cafeterias, prisons, food banks, 

etc. 

Value of landlord’s share of total sales. Data 

include the value of agricultural sales received by the 

landlords.

Value of organically produced commodities. See 

Total organic product sales. 

Value of processed or value-added agricultural 

products sold. This is a new item for 2017. Data 

represent the value of products that originated from 

crop or livestock commodities produced on the 

operation. Through further manufacture or 

processing, these items are transformed into products 

worth more than the originally produced commodity.

Value of sales. See Market value of agricultural 

products sold.

Vegetable transplants. Data are for vegetable 

transplants grown and sold from the operation for 

transplanting to fields on another operation.
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Vegetables harvested for fresh market. 

Respondents reported the total vegetable acres 

harvested, harvested for fresh market, and harvested 

for processing.

Vegetables harvested for sale. The acres of 

vegetables harvested is the summation of the acres of 

individual vegetables harvested. All of the individual 

vegetable items may not be shown. When more than 

one vegetable crop was harvested from the same 

acreage, acres were counted for each crop. 

Vegetables, melons, and potatoes. See Commodities 

raised and delivered under production contracts.

Vegetables, other. See Other vegetables. 

Wheat for grain. Data were reported by type of 

wheat - Durum, winter, and other spring. 

Wind turbines. See Renewable energy producing 

systems.

Woodland pastured. This category includes all 

woodland used for pasture or grazing during the 

census year. Woodland or forest land pastured under 

a per-head grazing permit was not counted as land in 

farms and, therefore, was not included in woodland 

pastured.

Woodland, total. This category includes natural or 

planted woodlots or timber tracts, cutover and 

deforested land with young growth which has or will 

have value for wood products, and woodland 

pastured. Land covered by sagebrush or mesquite was 

reported as Permanent pasture and rangeland or Other 

land. Land planted for Christmas tree production and 

short rotation woody crops was reported in Cropland 

harvested, and land in tapped maple trees was 

reported as Woodland not pastured.

Write-in crops. The respondent was asked to look at 

a list of crops in each section of the report form and 

write in the crop name and its code for all 

commodities produced. For crops that had no 

individual code listed on the report form, the 

respondent was to write in the crop name and code of 

the appropriate ‘‘all other’’ category for that section. 

Write-in crops coded as ‘‘all other’’ were reviewed 

and assigned a specific code when possible. Crops not 

assigned a specific code were left in the appropriate 

‘‘all other’’ category. 

Years operating any farm. This number is based on 

the year each producer began operating any farm 

operation. The published categories have changed 

since the 2012 census. 

Young producers. A young producer is defined as a 

producer 35 years of age or younger. 
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Jeffersonville, IN 47132

National Agricultural

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Form Number: 17-A100

(12/13/2016)

Return your

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C O U N T S
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service a. If this operation had agricultural activity in any other county, enter the county name(s), etc.

Number of Acres

Number of Acres

0060 0056

State

0055

Principal County Name

0057

State

0058

0059

Other County Name(s)

3031

3032

3033

3027

3026

3028 7. Considering the total acres in Box D above, in what county was the largest value of this operation’s agricultural products

raised or produced?

SECTION 1 2

ACREAGE IN 2017 1. Number of acres OWNED

Report land owned, rented, or used by you, your spouse, or by the partnership, corporation, or organization named on the

front of this form. Include ALL LAND, REGARDLESS OF LOCATION OR USE - cropland, Conservation Reserve Program

(CRP) and Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) land, pastureland, rangeland, woodland, idle land, farmsteads, etc.

BOX A

0043 2. Total number of acres RENTED or LEASED FROM OTHERS

0044 3. Number of acres RENTED or LEASED T O OTHERS

0045 4. Enter the figures from the boxes above to determine your total acres operated:

0046

BOX B

EXCLUDE • land used on a fee

per-head or animal unit

month (AUM) basis.

BOX C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

BOX A BOX B BOX C BOX D + = 5. Does the figure in Box D = 0? a. How many acres rented or leased

to others (Box C above) did this

operation own?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

INCLUDE • land worked by you on shares • land used rent free in exchange for

services, payment of taxes, etc. • Federal, State, and railroad land leased

on a per acre basis • land rented or leased by you for cash

INCLUDE LAND • worked on shares by others • subleased • rented or leased to others for cash • used rent free in exchange for

services, payment of taxes, etc.

EXCLUDE acres enrolled in: • Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) • Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) • Farmable Wetlands Program (FWP) • Conservation Reserve Enhancement

Program (CREP) • acres rented or leased to others part

of the year

Yes - Refer to the instruction sheet to complete this form

No - Continue

17100025

Number of Acres

0053 6. Did this operation pay on a fee per-head or animal unit month (AUM) basis to use any land?

Mark "X"

if None . . . . . .

Mark "X"

if None b. DO NOT include these acres in the boxes above. If you did, GO BACK and

EXCLUDE them from the boxes above and recalculate BOX D.

Don’t

Know Number of Acres a. If yes, how many acres?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1160

0040 1 Yes - Continue 3 No - Go to item 7

0041
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SECTION 2

a . Cropland harvested

Report how the acres in Box D on the previous page were used.

• For acres used for more than one purpose, report them in the first item that applies.

• Report each acre only once on this page.

• Report acres in CRP, WRP, FWP, and CREP in the most appropriate land use below.

3

1. Cropland

LAND USE IN 2017

0787

0790

0791

b . Cropland on which all crops failed or were abandoned –

Exclude land in orchards and vineyards

c . Cropland in summer fallow (cultivated cropland on which

no crops or hay were harvested during the 2017 growing season)

1062

d . Cropland idle or used for cover crops or soil-improvement but

not harvested and not pastured or grazed

2. Pasture

a . Permanent pasture and rangeland 0796

b . Woodland pastured 0794

0788

c . Other pasture and grazing land (including rotational pasture) that could

have been used for crops without additional improvements

0795

3. Woodland not pastured

0797

4. All other land

5 . TOTAL ACRES - Add items 1-4 to determine your total acres operated 0798

INCLUDE

• farmsteads, home, and buildings

• livestock facilities

• ponds

• roads

• wasteland, etc.

BOX E

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Yes - Continue

No - Go back and correct your

figures. These figures should

be the same.

. . . . . . . . . . .

6. Does Box E above = Box D on the previous page?

The acres in Box E will be referred to as “this operation”

for the remainder of this form.

INCLUDE

• woodlots

• timber tracts

• sugarbush

INCLUDE

• land from which field crops were harvested or hay was cut

• land used for vegetables

• land used for nursery and greenhouses (rounded to the nearest acre)

• land used for orchards, vineyards, citrus groves, Christmas trees,

short rotation woody crops, fruits, nuts, and berries (bearing and nonbearing)

Number of Acres

17100033

Mark "X"

if None

. . . . .
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4 . How many acres of permanent pasture, grazing, or grassland

were rented or leased for cash? Exclude Federal, State, and other

types of land rented or leased on an animal unit month (AUM) basis

Number of Acres

1 . In 2017, did this operation rent or lease any cropland or pasture acres from others for cash? Exclude land rented or

leased on a share basis, per-head or AUM basis, free of charge, and rent that includes buildings, such as barns.

3420 1 Yes - Complete this section 3 No - Go to SECTION 4

2 . How many acres of non-irrigated cropland were rented or leased for

cash? Include fruit, nut, berry, vineyard, nursery, and hay land . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3421

3 . How many acres of irrigated cropland were rented or leased for

cash? Include fruit, nut, berry, vineyard, nursery, and hay land . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3424 . . . . . . . . . 3427 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5680 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0681

Irrigated Acres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0680 1. During 2017, considering the total acres on this operation, how many acres – Number of Acres a. Were drained by tile? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3450 b. Were artificially drained by ditches? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3451 c. Were under a conservation easement?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3452 a. Were no-till practices used? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3455 b. Were reduced (conservation) tillage, excluding no-till, practices used? . . . . . 3454 c. Were intensive (conventional) tillage practices used? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3453 d. Were planted to a cover crop? (Cover crops are planted primarily for

managing soil fertility, soil quality, and controlling weeds, pests, and

diseases.) Exclude CRP acres. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3456

SECTION 3 4

LAND RENTED OR LEASED FROM OTHERS FOR CASH

SECTION 4

17100041

LAND USE PRACTICES

Mark "X"

if None 3. During 2017, considering the acres irrigated by sprinklers, flooding, ditches

or furrows, drip or trickle irrigation, etc. on this operation – a. How many acres of harvested cropland were irrigated? b. How many acres of pastureland, rangeland, abandoned cropland,

and other land were irrigated? 4. How many acres on this operation were irrigated at least once

in the past five years (2013-2017)? 2. During 2017, considering the cropland acres on this operation, [on] how many acres –

Mark "X"

if None
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4. In 2017, how many households shared in the net farm income of this operation? 1608

Number

. . . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION 6 TYPE OF ORGANIZATION

3. In 2017, what was this operation’s legal status for tax purposes? Mark one answer only:

1567

1671

1 Family or individual operation – Exclude partnerships and corporations.

2 Partnership operation – Include family partnerships.

3 Incorporated under state law –

• Is this a family-held corporation? 1681

4 Other, such as estate or trust, prison farm, grazing

association, American Indian Reservation, etc. Specify type. . . . . . .

• Is this partnership registered under state law?

• Are there more than 10 stockholders? 1683

2. Was this operation organized as a Limited Liability Company (LLC) under State law? . . 1673

1 Yes 3 No

1 Yes 3 No

1 Yes 3 No

. . . . . . . . 1 Yes 3 No

. . . . . . . . . . . .

1685

1. In 2017, was more than 50 percent of this operation owned by an operator’s

household and/or extended family?

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1672

1 Yes 3 No

Mark "yes" if more than 50 percent of the assets of this operation are owned by

one of the operators, members of their household, and/or other persons related

to them by blood, marriage, or adoption, including relatives not residing in his/her

household. Consider only farm and ranch assets owned – not rented or

leased – by this operation, and exclude the assets held by non-family landlords

and contractors

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0683

1. How many acres in this operation were covered under any crop insurance

policy in 2017?

Number of Acres

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1067

2. How many acres in this operation were enrolled in the Conservation

Reserve Program (CRP), Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Farmable

Wetlands Program (FWP), or Conservation Reserve Enhancement

Program (CREP) on September 30, 2017?

0685

1422

.

. . . . . . . .

Dollars

$ .00

$ .00

a. What was the amount received in 2017 for participation in these programs?

3. What was the amount received in 2017 for all other Federal agricultural

program payments? Exclude any type of insurance payments received

4. What was the amount received in 2017 from state and local government

agricultural program payments?

5. What was the total amount received in 2017 from Commodity Credit

Corporation (CCC) loans for all commodities?

6. What was the total amount spent in 2017 to repay CCC loans?

7. Do you know that you have the right to appeal an adverse program

decision to USDA’s National Appeals Division?

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1423 $ .00

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1411 $ .00

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1414 $ .00

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1416 1 Yes 3 No

Mark "X"

if None

SECTION 5

5

CROP INSURANCE AND GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS

17100058

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service a. Full name c. Sex d. What was this

person’s age on

December 31, 2017? f. Race e. Is this person of

Hispanic, Latino, or

Spanish origin? g. At which occupation

did this person spend

the majority (50

percent or more) of

his/her worktime in 2017? h. Is this person retired

from farming or

ranching? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i. How many days did

this person work off

the farm in 2017?

Include days in which

the person worked

at least four hours

per day in an off-farm

job. Include work on

someone else’s farm

for pay . . . . . . . . . . .

Wome n 6

SECTION 7 PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

1571 2. Answer the following questions for up to four individuals who were involved in the decisions for this operation as of

December 31, 2017.

Person 4

1574

1873

17100066 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1617

1621

1616

1618

1620

1619

1614

1615

1622

1623

1624

Person 3

1872

1902

1904

1901

1903

1905

1933

1597

1596

1598

1591

1593

Person 2

1852

1802

1804

1801

1803

1805

1833

1586

1585

1587

1580

1582

Person 1

1836

Farm or

ranch work

Work other

than farming

or ranching

2702

2704

2701

2703

2705

2733

age

Black or African

America n

Native Hawaiian

or Other Pacific

Islande r

Whit e

American Indian

or Alaska Native.

Specify tribe ↵

Asian

1926

1925

1927

Hispanic, Latino, or

Spanish origin

Mark one.

Mark one or more.

1928

1924 1. In 2017, how many men and women were involved in decisions for this

operation (include family members and hired managers)? Exclude hired

workers unless they were a hired manager or family member age age age

Black or African

America n

Native Hawaiian

or Other Pacific

Islande r

Whit e

American Indian

or Alaska Native.

Specify tribe ↵

Asian

Black or African

America n

Native Hawaiian

or Other Pacific

Islande r

Whit e

American Indian

or Alaska Native.

Specify tribe ↵

Asian

Black or African

America n

Native Hawaiian

or Other Pacific

Islande r

Whit e

American Indian

or Alaska Native.

Specify tribe ↵

Asian

Hispanic, Latino, or

Spanish origin

Hispanic, Latino, or

Spanish origin

Hispanic, Latino, or

Spanish origin

Farm or

ranch work

Mark one.

Farm or

ranch work

Mark one.

Farm or

ranch work

Mark one.

Mark one or more . Mark one or more . Mark one or more.

Men

1831 1931 1625

None 1 - 49 days

50 - 99 days

100 - 199 days

200 days or more

Mark one. 1929

None 1 - 49 days

50 - 99 days

100 - 199 days

200 days or more

Mark one.

None 1 - 49 days

50 - 99 days

100 - 199 days

200 days or more

Mark one.

None 1 - 49 days

50 - 99 days

100 - 199 days

200 days or more

Mark one.

1611 1612 1613 1 Yes 3 No1610 1 Yes 3 No 1 Yes 3 No 1 Yes 3 No

Work other

than farming

or ranching

Work other

than farming

or ranching

Work other

than farming

or ranching b. Is this person

completing this form? 1 Male 2 Female 1 1 Yes 3 No 1 Yes 3 No 1 Male 2 Female 1 Male 2 Female 1 Male 2 Female 1 Yes 3 No 1 Yes 3 No 1 Yes 3 No 1 Yes 3 No 1 Yes 3 No 1 Yes 3 No 2 12 12 12 12345 12345 12345 12345
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Person 1 Person 2 Person 3 Person 4

4. Is this person a

Principal Operator

or Senior Partner? 1 Yes 3 No

1 Yes 3 No1 Yes 3 No1 Yes 3 No

1765 1766 1767 1768

3. Was this person involved in these specific decisions as of December 31, 2017? For each person and for each item,

mark all that apply.

1642 1643 1644 1645

a 1 . Day-to-day decisions

b. Land use and/or crop

decisions, including

planting, crop

spraying, or other,

e.g., grazing

1 1 1

1 1 1 1

1776 1777 1778 1779

1 1 1 1

d. Record keeping

and/or financial

management

e 1 1 1 1. Estate planning or

successionplanning

1 1 1 1

c. Livestock decisions,

including purchases,

sales, breeding, and

pasturing

1757 1758 1759 1760

5. Is this person the

spouse of a

Principal Operator

or Senior Partner?

1 Yes 3 No1 Yes 3 No1 Yes 3 No1 Yes 3 No

1769 1590 1601 1773

Person 1 Person 2 Person 3 Person 4

. . . . . . .

. . . . . . .

. .

. . . . . . . . . .

1650 1651 1652 1653

1654 1655 1656 1657

7

SECTION 7 CONTINUED –

17100074

k. In what year did this

person begin to

operate any part of

THIS operation?

l. In what year did this

person begin to

operate ANY farm

operation?

m. Has this person ever

served on active duty

in the U.S. Armed

Forces, Reserves, or

National Guard?

n. How many people

lived in this person’s

household in 2017?

. . . .

. . . .

. . . . .

o. Was this person hired

and paid a salary or

wages to manage

this operation?

. . . . . . . . .

. .

Person 4, continued

1627

Person 3, continued

1595

Person 2, continued

1584

Person 1, continued

1

Never served in

the military

2 Only on active

duty for training in

the Reserves or

National Guard

3

Now on active

duty

4 On active duty in

the past, but not

now

1930

1 Yes 3 No

2576

Mark one. 1633

2834 1851 1871 1628

1

Never served in

the military

2 Only on active

duty for training in

the Reserves or

National Guard

3

Now on active

duty

4 On active duty in

the past, but not

now

Mark one. 1634

1

Never served in

the military

2 Only on active

duty for training in

the Reserves or

National Guard

3

Now on active

duty

4 On active duty in

the past, but not

now

Mark one. 1635

1

Never served in

the military

2 Only on active

duty for training in

the Reserves or

National Guard

3

Now on active

duty

4 On active duty in

the past, but not

now

Mark one. 1636

Number living in

household of

Person 1

Number living in household

of Person 2. Enter “0” if

Person 2 was counted in

the previous column.

Number living in household

of Person 3. Enter “0” if

Person 3 was counted in a

previous column.

Number living in household

of Person 4. Enter “0” if

Person 4 was counted in a

previous column.

number

2577

number

1589

number

1600

number

1637

1 Yes 3 No

1588

1 Yes 3 No

1599

1 Yes 3 No

1641

j. Did this person

live on this

operation at any

time in 2017? . . . . . .

1923 1581 1592 1626

1 Yes 3 No1 Yes 3 No1 Yes 3 No1 Yes 3 No
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Gross Value of Sales

(Dollars) $ .00

1070 5. Haylage or greenchop

from alfalfa or

alfalfa mixtures

4111

1073 6. Other dry hay from barley,

clover, fescue, lespedeza,

oats, rye, timothy, wheat,

wild, Bermuda grass,

Sudangrass, etc. 7. All other haylage,

grass silage, and

greenchop. 3. Report gross value of hay and forage sold from this operation in 2017.

Include the value of your landlord’s share, marketing charges, taxes,

hauling, etc. Exclude dollars for items produced under production contracts . . . . 1328 . . . . . . . . . . .

For items 4 through 7, when both dry hay and haylage were cut from the same acres, report acres for each type. If two or

more cuttings were made from the same acres, report acres for that item only once, but report total quantity harvested from

all cuttings.

1021 1. Were any hay or forage crops cut or harvested from this operation in 2017?

1152

Yes - Complete this section No - Go to SECTION 9 2. All land from which dry hay, haylage, grass silage,

or greenchop was cut or forage was harvested in 2017.

Exclude straw, corn silage, and sorghum silage

Acres Harvested Acres Irrigated

0103 4. Alfalfa and alfalfa

mixtures for dry hay

INCLUDE • your landlord’s share and crops grown under contractEXCLUDE • crops grown on land rented to others 1 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tons,

dry

Lbs.,

dry

Tons, green

Tons,

dry

Lbs.,

dry

Tons, green

Mark "X"

if None

Mark "X"

if None OROROR

Mark "X"

if None

CULTIVATED CHRISTMAS TREES, SHORT ROTATION WOODY CROPS,

AND MAPLE SYRUP

SECTION 9 8

SECTION 8 HAY AND FORAGE CROPS

17100082

Gross Value of Sales

(Dollars) $ .00 1. Were any Christmas trees or woodland crops grown, harvested, or tapped on this operation in 2017?

1153

Yes - Complete this section No - Go to SECTION 10 2. Cultivated Christmas trees -

cut or to be cut. Exclude wild

harvested trees. Report

live trees sold in SECTION 11 3. Short rotation woody crops -

trees with growth cycles of 10

years or less. Exclude nursery

trees, evergreens for replanting,

and timber. Report nursery

stock in SECTION 11 4. Maple syrup

1023

Acres

Irrigated

Number of

Trees Cut

Acres in

Production

1025

0800

Number of Taps

Gallons

For items 2 through 4, fill in the columns below for this operation in 2017. • Include the value of your landlord’s share, marketing charges, taxes, hauling, etc. • Exclude from sales dollars for items produced under production contracts.

Gross Value of Sales

(Dollars) $

Acres

Irrigated

Acres

Harvested

Acres in

Production

Gross Value of Sales

(Dollars) $

Syrup Produced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

INCLUDE • your landlord’s share and crops grown under contractEXCLUDE • crops grown on land rented to others 1 3 .00 .00

Mark "X"

if None Acres

Harvested

Acres

Irrigated

Total Tons

Harvested

Total

Number of

Bales

Average

Weight per Bale
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3. Fill in the columns below for all field crops harvested from this operation in 2017. Enter the crop name and code from

the table below.

• Report production in the units specified next to the crop.

• Include the value of your landlord’s share, marketing charges, taxes, hauling, etc.

• Exclude from sales dollars for items produced under production contracts.

2. Acres from which field crops were harvested in 2017.

Report multiple cropped acreage only once . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1780

1. Were any field crops, such as corn, soybeans, wheat, etc., harvested from this operation in 2017?

1011

1 Yes - Complete this section 3 No - Go to SECTION 11

INCLUDE

• your landlord’s share and crops grown under contract

EXCLUDE

• crops grown on land rented to others

Enter

Code

$ .00

$ .00

$ .00

$ .00

9

SECTION 10 FIELD CROPS

17100090

Sorghum for grain or seed -

include milo (bushels)

Sorghum for silage or greenchop -

exclude sorghum-sudan crosses (tons)

Sorghum for syrup (gallons)

Soybeans for beans (bushels)

Sudangrass seed (pounds)

Sugarbeets for seed (pounds)

Sugarbeets for sugar (tons)

Sugarcane for seed (tons)

Sugarcane for sugar (tons)

Sunflower seed, non-oil variety (pounds)

Sunflower seed, oil variety (pounds)

Sweet corn for seed (pounds)

Switchgrass (tons)

Timothy seed (pounds)

Tobacco (pounds) - Report to

the nearest tenth acre

Triticale for grain (bushels)

Vetch seed (pounds)

Wheat, durum for grain or seed

(bushels)

Wheat, other spring for grain or seed

(bushels)

Wheat, winter for grain or seed (bushels)

Wheatgrass seed (pounds)

Wild rice (hundredweight)

Other seeds, specify above (pounds)

Other field crop, specify above (pounds)

Alfalfa seed (pounds)

Bahia grass seed (pounds)

Barley for grain or seed (bushels)

Beans, dry edible - exclude chickpeas

and limas (hundredweight)

Bentgrass seed (pounds)

Bermuda grass seed (pounds)

Birdsfoot trefoil seed (pounds)

Bromegrass seed (pounds)

Buckwheat (bushels)

Camelina (pounds)

Canola, edible (pounds)

Chickpeas, all (garbanzos)

(hundredweight)

Clover, crimson clover seed (pounds)

Clover, red clover seed (pounds)

Clover, white clover seed (pounds)

Corn for grain or seed (bushels)

Corn for silage or greenchop (tons)

Cotton, Pima (bales) - include

cottonseed in value of sales only

Cotton, Upland (bales) - include

cottonseed in value of sales only

Dill for oil (pounds)

Emmer and spelt (bushels)

Fescue seed (pounds)

Flaxseed (bushels)

Guar (pounds)

Herbs, dried (pounds)

542

551

079

554

560

563

566

569

575

608

614

2816

593

671

761

067

070

644

581

596

599

602

605

617

620

Hops (pounds)

Indian corn (pounds)

Jojoba (pounds)

Kentucky bluegrass seed (pounds)

Lentils (hundredweight)

Lespedeza seed (pounds)

Lima beans, dry (hundredweight)

Mint, peppermint (pounds of oil)

Mint, spearmint (pounds of oil)

Mint, tea leaves (pounds)

Miscanthus (tons)

Mustard seed (pounds)

Oats for grain or seed (bushels)

Orchardgrass seed (pounds)

Peanuts for nuts (pounds)

Peas, Austrian winter peas

(hundredweight)

Peas, dry edible (hundredweight)

Peas, dry southern/cowpeas (bushels)

Popcorn (pounds shelled)

Potatoes - report in SECTION 12

Proso millet for grain or seed (bushels)

Rapeseed (pounds)

Rice (hundredweight)

Rye for grain or seed -

exclude ryegrass (bushels)

Ryegrass seed (pounds)

Safflower (pounds)

Sesame (pounds)

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626

629

635

638

557

047

050

767

641

650

076

653

656

548

659

584

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686

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692

701

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Harvested

Acres Irrigated Gross Value of Sales

(Dollars)
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Total Acres Tenths Irrigated Acres Tenths 1. Were any nursery, floriculture, or greenhouse crops, including ornamental plants, flowers, mushrooms, aquatic plants,

sod, food and other crops grown under protection, vegetable seeds, flower seeds, or other propagative materials grown

for sale on this operation in 2017? Report food crops temporarily covered for early germination, frost protection, etc. in

SECTION 12 or 13.

1032

Yes - Complete this section No - Go to SECTION 12

Enter

Code

0474 4. Fill in the columns below for all nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod, mushrooms, vegetable seeds, and propagative

materials grown for sale on this operation in 2017. Enter the crop name and code from the table below. • Include the value of your landlord’s share, marketing charges, taxes, hauling, etc. • Exclude from sales dollars for items produced under production contracts. $ .00

Enter Nursery, Greenhouse, Floriculture, Sod,

Mushroom, Vegetable Seed, or Propagative

Material Name

Square Feet Under

Glass or Other

Protection

Acres in the Open Acres Tenths $ .00 $ .00 $ .00

INCLUDE • crops produced, including under contract • food crops grown in greenhouses, caves, and

high tunnels where crops were always covered

EXCLUDE • home garden, personal or home use crops • finished plants purchased from others and resold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gross Value of Sales

(Dollars) 1 3

If more space is needed, use a separate sheet of paper.

Mark "X"

if None

NURSERY, GREENHOUSE, FLORICULTURE, SOD, MUSHROOMS,

VEGETABLE SEEDS, AND PROPAGATIVE MATERIALS

SECTION 11

17100108

FOOD CROPS GROWN UNDER GLASS OR

OTHER PROTECTION

MUSHROOM CROPS

CODE

Bulbs, corms, rhizomes, and tubers, dry

Cuttings, seedlings, liners, plugs

Flower seeds

Tobacco plants sold for transplant to farm fields

Vegetable seeds

Vegetable transplants to farm fields

CODE

1019

0503

1008

0482

1002

0882

1004

0884

1006

0494

Mushroom spawn - Report sales only. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2495

Mushrooms - Report growing area and sales. . . . . . . .

Fruits and berries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other vegetables and fresh cut herbs. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tomatoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Aquatic plants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bedding/Garden plants - annuals, herbaceous

perennials, vegetable plants - Include hanging

baskets

NURSERY CROPS

SOD

Sod harvested. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CODE

0880

CODE

0488

FLORICULTURE AND BEDDING CROPS CODE

0479

0497

Nursery stock – ornamentals, shrubs, shade trees,

flowering trees, evergreens, live Christmas trees,

fruit and nut trees and plants, vines, palms,

ornamental grasses, and bareroot herbaceous

perennials

PROPAGATIVE MATERIALS SOLD CODE

Acres in the Open

0476 3. Report total acres and irrigated acres on which

nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod, mushrooms,

and propagative materials were grown in the

open in 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Square Feet Under Glass or Other Protection

Total Area Irrigated Area 2. Report total area and irrigated area on which

nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod, mushrooms,

and propagative materials were grown under glass

or other protection in 2017 10 $ .00 $ .00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cut flowers and cut florist greens

Foliage plants, indoor - Include hanging baskets

Potted flowering plants

Other floriculture and bedding, specify above

0485

0707

0710

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Enter

Code Acres Tenths Acres Tenths Acres Tenths

Enter Vegetable, Potato, or Melon Name

Total

Acres Harvested

Acres Harvested for

Fresh Market

Acres Harvested for

Processing

4. Fill in the columns below for all vegetables, potatoes, and melons harvested from this operation in 2017. Enter the crop

name and code from the table below.

• If more than one vegetable crop was harvested from the same acres, report acres for each crop.

• For two or more pickings of the same crop, report the area harvested only once.

• Processing refers to vegetables that have been altered by heat, pressure, or freezing.

1. Were any vegetables, potatoes, sweet corn, or melons harvested from this operation in 2017? Report crops grown

under glass or other protection in SECTION 11.

SECTION 12 VEGETABLES, POTATOES, AND MELONS

1101

Yes - Complete this section No - Go to SECTION 13

2. Acres from which vegetables, potatoes, and melons

were harvested in 2017. Report multiple cropped

acreage only once

Acres Tenths Acres Tenths

0375

Acres Harvested Acres Irrigated

1 3

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17100116

INCLUDE

• crops grown under contract

EXCLUDE

• home garden, personal or home use crops

11

3. Report gross value of vegetables, potatoes, and melons sold from

this operation in 2017. Include the value of your landlord’s share,

marketing charges, taxes, hauling, etc. Exclude dollars for items

produced under production contracts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gross Value of Sales

(Dollars)

1388 $ .00

Mark "X"

if None

Artichokes - exclude Jerusalem

Asparagus, bearing age

Beans, lima

Beans, snap (bush and pole)

Beets

Broccoli

Brussels sprouts

Cabbage, Chinese

(nappa, bok choy, etc.)

Cabbage, head

Cabbage, mustard

Cantaloupes and muskmelons

Carrots

Cauliflower

Celery

Chicory

Collards

Cucumbers and pickles

Daikon

Eggplant

Escarole and endive

0377

0418

0429

0381

0383

0385

0387

0389

0391

0393

0395

0397

0399

0401

0403

0407

0411

0413

0415

0417

Garlic

Ginger root

Ginseng

Herbs, fresh cut

Honeydew melons

Horseradish

Kale

Lettuce, head

Lettuce, leaf

Lettuce, Romaine

Mustard greens

Okra

Onions, dry

Onions, green

Parsley

Peas, Chinese (sugar, snow)

Peas, green

Peas, southern (cowpeas) -

blackeyed, crowder, etc

Peppers, bell - exclude pimientos

Peppers, other than bell -

include chile

Potatoes

Pumpkins

Radishes

Rhubarb

Spinach

Squash, summer

Squash, winter

Sweet corn

Sweet potatoes

Taro

Tomatoes in the open

Turnip greens

Turnips

Watercress

Watermelons

Other vegetables, specify above

0421

0611

0446

0455

0423

0424

0425

0428

0430

0432

0431

0437

0433

0435

0439

0405

0441

0409

0443

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0445

0097

0449

0451

0453

0457

0468

0470

0461

0100

0743

0463

0467

0465

0471

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0475

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FRUIT AND NUTS BERRIES

If more space is needed, use a separate sheet of paper. 1. Were any fruit or nut trees, including grapevines, or berries on this operation in 2017?

SECTION 13 FRUIT, NUTS, AND BERRIES

1039 1 Yes - Complete this section 3 No - Go to SECTION 14 2. Acres and irrigated acres

in bearing and nonbearing

fruit orchards, vineyards,

nut trees, and berries in 2017

Enter

Code

0121 4. Fill in the columns below for all fruit, nut trees, and berries on this operation in 2017. Enter the crop name and code

from the table below. • Include acres even if not harvested because of low prices, damage from hail, frost, etc. Acres Tenths Acres Tenths Acres Tenths

Enter Fruit, Nut, or Berry Name

Total Acres Bearing Age Acres Nonbearing Age Acres

17100124 . . . . .

INCLUDE • crops grown under contractEXCLUDE • abandoned acres • home garden, personal or home use crops 12 $ .00 3. Report gross value of fruits, nuts, and

berries sold from this operation in 2017.

Include the value of your landlord’s share,

marketing charges, taxes, hauling, etc.

Exclude dollars for items produced under

production contracts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1329

Apples

Apricots

Avocados

Bananas

Cherimoyas

Cherries, sweet

Cherries, tart

Coffee (2016-2017 crop)

Dates

Figs

Grapes

Guavas

Kiwifruit

Mangos

Nectarines

Olives

Papayas

Passion fruit

Peaches, clingstone

Peaches, freestone

Pears, Bartlett

Pears, other than Bartlett

Persimmons

Pineapples

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0129

0135

0141

0293

0345

0587

0153

0159

0165

0366

0183

0189

0195

0201

0207

0213

0219

0222

0216

0234

0240

0237

1297

Grapefruit

Kumquats

Lemons

Limes

Tangelos

Tangerines (Mandarins)

Temples

Oranges, Valencia

Oranges, other than Valencia -

include Navel

Other citrus fruit, specify above

0267

0273

0279

0285

0303

0309

0144

0150

0174

0315

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CITRUS FRUIT

CODE

CODE

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Macadamia nuts

Pecans, improved

Pecans, native and seedling

Pistachios

Walnuts, English

Other nuts, specify above

NUTS

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0333

0336

0342

0351

0357

0363

CODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BERRIES CODE

Aronia berries

Blackberries and dewberries -

include marionberries

Blueberries, tame

Blueberries, wild

Boysenberries

Cranberries

Currants (black or red)

Elderberries Loganberries

Raspberries, black

Raspberries, red

Raspberries, other

Strawberries

Other berries, specify above

0507

0509

0512

0515

0518

0521

0524

0508

0530

0490

0491

0506

0536

0539 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mark "X"

if None

Mark "X"

if None

Gross Value of Sales

(Dollars)

Gross Value of Sales

(Dollars)

NON-CITRUS FRUIT CODE

Plumcots, pluots, other

plum/apricot hybrids

Plums

Pomegranates

Prunes

Other non-citrus fruits,

specify above

0264

0243

0255

0249

0261 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Irrigated Acres Acres TenthsTotal Acres Acres TenthsIrrigated Acres Acres TenthsTotal Acres Acres Tenths

FRUIT AND NUTS BERRIES NUTS CODE

Almonds

Chestnuts

0321

0324 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Number sold or moved

in 2017

a. How many steers and heifers reported in item 2c above were on feed

December 31, 2017, and were or will be shipped directly from your

feedlot to slaughter market? Exclude cattle being backgrounded

0812

b. How many of the steers and heifers sold during 2017 reported in item 3b

above were shipped directly from your feedlot to a slaughter market?

Exclude any of your cattle custom fed in feedlots operated by others.

Exclude cattle sold as feeders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total number sold or

moved in 2017

2. Of the total number of cattle and calves on hand December 31, 2017,

how many were –

SECTION 14 CATTLE AND CALVES

Number on this operation

December 31, 2017

0804

a. Beef cows? Include beef heifers that had calved.

Exclude heifers that had not calved, steers, calves, and bulls.

0805

1206

b. Milk cows kept for production of milk? Include dry milk cows and

milk heifers that had calved.

c. Other cattle and calves? Include heifers that had not calved,

steers, calves, and bulls

0803

1. Did you or anyone else have any cattle or calves, including dairy cattle, on this operation in 2017?

1201

Yes - Complete this section No - Go to SECTION 15

d. TOTAL cattle and calves on hand December 31, 2017.

Add items 2a, 2b, and 2c

3. Of the cattle and calves sold or moved from this operation during 2017,

how many were –

0808

a. Calves sold or moved from this operation in 2017 weighing

less than 500 pounds?

0810

b. Cattle sold or moved from this operation in 2017, including calves

weighing 500 pounds or more?

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. Report gross value of sales of cattle and calves in 2017. Include the value

of your landlord’s share, marketing charges, taxes, hauling, etc. Exclude

dollars for items produced under production contracts.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 . Sales of milk from cows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1339

1380

INCLUDE

• cattle on this operation

• cattle on public or industrial property under a grazing permit

• cattle on land used rent free by this operation

• cattle grown or fed on this operation for others

on a custom or contract basis

EXCLUDE

• cattle grown or fed by someone

else on a custom or contract basis

17100132

1 3

Gross Value of Sales

(Dollars)

$ .00

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

INCLUDE

• beef and dairy cattle for breeding stock, and beef and dairy cull animals

• fed cattle, stockers, and feeders

• veal calves, etc.

$ .00

13

Mark "X"

if None

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Number on this operation

December 31, 2017

1207

INCLUDE

• steers and heifers for slaughter market

fed a ration of grain or other concentrates

that are expected to produce a carcass

that will grade select or better

EXCLUDE

• cows and bulls

• cattle being backgrounded,

pastured only, fed for home

use, or veal

. . . . . . . . . .

6. CATTLE IN FEEDLOTS FOR SLAUGHTER MARKET
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SECTION 16 HORSES, PONIES, MULES, BURROS, AND DONKEYS

SECTION 15 HOGS AND PIGS

17100140 14

Gross Value of Sales in 2017

(Dollars) $ .00 1. Did you or anyone else have any horses, ponies, mules, burros, or donkeys on this operation in 2017?

0872

0833

0822

Number on this operation

December 31, 2017

Total Number Sold

in 2017 2. Horses and ponies OWNED

by this operation. 3. Horses and ponies NOT

owned by this operation 4. Mules, burros, and donkeys

1406

1247

Yes - Complete this section No - Go to SECTION 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 $ .00 $ .00 $ .00

Mark "X"

if None

Mark "X" 5. Horse breeding or stud fees, semen, and other equine products if None

(Exclude income from boarding, training, or riding facilities which

should be reported in SECTION 32, item 7)

Gross Value of Sales in 2017

(Dollars) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

EXCLUDE • hogs grown by someone else on a custom or contract basis 1. Did you or anyone else have any hogs or pigs on this operation in 2017? If you are a contractor or integrator, report

only the hogs on the land you operate. 2. Total number of hogs and pigs on hand December 31, 2017

Number on this operation

December 31, 2017

0815

1211

Yes - Complete this section No - Go to SECTION 16

0820 3. Number of hogs and pigs sold or moved from this operation during 2017,including feeder pigs 5. Mark one item which best describes this type of operation:

1241

1244

Farrow to feeder

1242

Farrow to finish

1245

Nursery

1243

Finish only

1246

Other, specify 6. Mark one item which best describes this type of producer:

1214

Independent grower

1216

Contractor or integrator

1215

Contract grower (contractee)

1341

1118

INCLUDE • hogs grown for others on a contract basis

Farrow to wean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gross Value of Sales

(Dollars) $ .00 1 3

Total number sold or

moved in 2017

Mark "X"

if None 4. Report gross value of sales for hogs and pigs sold from this operation in

2017. Include the value of your landlord’s share, marketing charges, taxes,

hauling, etc. Exclude dollars for items produced under production contracts . . . .

Report inventory and sales for this operation in 2017 • Include the value of your landlord’s share, marketing charges, taxes, hauling, etc.
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SECTION 18 AQUACULTURE

1. Did this operation own or custom feed for others any sheep, lambs, goats, or kids in 2017, regardless of location?

1102

Yes - Complete this section No - Go to SECTION 18

0824

Number owned or custom

fed on December 31, 2017

Total number sold or

moved in 2017

Report for this operation in 2017.

• Include in the value of sales the value

of your landlord’s share, marketing

charges, taxes, hauling, etc.

2. Sheep and lambs

3. Goats and kids

a. Angora goats and kids 0847

b. Milk goats and kids 0843

c. Meat goats and kids,

other goats and kids 0851

. . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . .

. . . . . . . .

. . . . . . .

INCLUDE

• sheep and goats on public or industrial property under

a grazing permit

• sheep and goats on land used rent free by this operation

• sheep and goats grown or fed on this operation for others

on a custom or contract basis

EXCLUDE

• sheep and goats grown or fed by someone

else on a custom or contract basis

$ .00

Gross Value of Sales

(Dollars)

$ .00

$ .00

$ .00

1 3

Mark "X"

if None

Gross Value of Sales

(Dollars) 4. Sheep and goat products

a. Wool shorn

b. Mohair clipped

c. Milk from sheep and goats

0828

0849

1389

Total amount produced

in 2017

Total amount sold or

moved in 2017

. . . . . . . . . . . . . lbs.

. . . . . . . . . . .

$ .00

$ .00

$ .00

lbs.

lbs.

lbs.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. Fill in the columns below for all aquaculture raised on this operation in 2017. Report aquatic plants in SECTION 11.

• Include the value of your landlord’s share, marketing charges, taxes, hauling, etc.

• Include all sizes for each type.

• Include food size, fingerlings, fry, and eggs.

• Exclude wild-caught products.

1 . Did you or anyone else have any aquaculture on this operation in 2017? Include production for others on a contract

basis.

1157

Yes - Complete this section No - Go to SECTION 19

Enter Aquaculture Type Enter

Code

Total number sold

or moved in 2017

Total pounds sold

or moved in 2017 OR

If more space is needed, use a separate sheet of paper.

OR

OR

OR

Gross Value of Sales

(Dollars)

$ .00

$ .00

$ .00

1 3

SECTION 17 SHEEP AND GOATS

17100157

15

0860

0863

0896

0900

AQUACULTURE CODE AQUACULTURE

0984

0869

CODE

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

AQUACULTURE CODE

Crustaceans (crawfish

for food, shrimp, softshell

crabs, etc.)

Mollusks (clams, oysters, etc.)

Ornamental fish

0902

0978

0980

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sport or game fish

Other aquaculture products -

include algae, alligators,

caviar, turtles, etc.,

specify above

Catfish

Trout

Other food fish - include salmon,

specify in table

Baitfish - include crawfish for bait

OR $ .00
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SECTION 19 POULTRY

17100165 16 2. VALUE OF SALES - Report gross value of sales for poultry, chicks, eggs,

and other poultry products. Include the value of your landlord’s share,

marketing charges, taxes, hauling, etc. Exclude dollars for items produced

under production contracts.

Gross Value of Sales

(Dollars) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1344 $ .00 3. CHICKENS Total number sold or moved

from this operation in 2017

0898

Number on this operation

December 31, 2017

1229

1231

1233 b. Table egg layers –

Include those for home use

1221 a. Broilers, fryers, and other chickens raised

for meat production, including capons

and roasters 4. TURKEYS

1225 a. Turkeys raised for meat production –

Exclude breeders b. Turkey hens and toms kept for breeding 1227 1. Did you or anyone else have any poultry, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, emus, ostriches, etc., on this operation

in 2017? Include poultry grown for others on a contract basis.

1217

Yes - Complete this section No - Go to SECTION 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e. Pullets for laying flock replacement d. Hatching layers for table eggs c. Hatching layers for meat-types –

Include layers for broilers, roasters,

and other meat-types

1219 c. Turkey brooders, immature birds for

further growout on another farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3

Mark "X"

if None

Mark "X"

if None

Total number sold or moved

from this operation in 2017

Number on this operation

December 31, 2017

Number hatched on this

operation in 2017

0916 6. POULTRY HATCHED . . . . . . . . . . b. What type(s) of poultry was hatched in this operation’s hatcheries in 2017? Mark all that apply:

1291

Egg-type chickens

1292

Broiler-type chickens

1293 Turkeys1294

All other poultry

Code

If more space is needed, use a separate sheet of paper.

Mark "X"

if None a. All poultry hatched in this operation’s hatcheries in 2017. Include chicks,

poults, ducklings, etc. Include poultry custom hatched for others 5. ALL OTHER POULTRY – Fill in the columns below for all other poultry on this operation in 2017.

Enter the poultry type and code from the table below.

0934

1275

0904

0845

0906

OTHER POULTRY CODE OTHER POULTRY

0908

0912

1281

0968

0865

CODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OTHER POULTRY CODE

Guineas

Hungarian partridges

Ostriches

Peacocks or peahens

Pheasants

0966

1277

0878

1279

0910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pigeons or squabs

Quail

Rheas

Roosters

Other poultry, specify above

Bantams

Chukars

Ducks

Emus

Geese

Enter Poultry Type
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If more space is needed, use a separate sheet of paper.

Gross Value of Sales

(Dollars)

$ .00

$ .00

Quantity Produced in 2017 Unit

Enter Livestock Type Enter

Code

If more space is needed, use a separate sheet of paper.

Gross Value of Sales

(Dollars)

$ .00

$ .00

$ .00

$ .00

1. Did you or anyone else have other livestock or livestock products on this operation in 2017?

1239

Yes - Complete this section No - Go to SECTION 22

2. Fill in the columns below for all other livestock on this operation in 2017. Enter the livestock type and code from the

table below.

• Include the value of your landlord’s share, marketing charges, taxes, hauling, etc.

• Exclude from sales dollars for items produced under production contracts.

1 3

Number on this operation

December 31, 2017 Total number sold in 2017

3. Fill in the columns below for other livestock products produced on this operation in 2017. Enter the livestock product

type and code from the table below.

• Include the value of your landlord’s share, marketing charges, taxes, hauling, etc.

• Exclude from sales dollars for items produced under production contracts.

Enter

Code

0876

4790

4840

0886

OTHER LIVESTOCK CODE OTHER LIVESTOCK

1106

1108

4895

4898

CODE

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . .

OTHER LIVESTOCK CODE

Deer in captivity

Elk in captivity

Laboratory animals

Llamas

0888

0890

4892

0874

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mink, live (exclude pelts)

Rabbits, live (exclude pelts)

Worms

Other livestock, specify above

Alpacas

Package bees

Bees, other than honey

or package bees

Bison

4961

4940

4943

4946

OTHER LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS CODE OTHER LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

4949

4952

4955

4958

CODE

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Horns

Manure sold

Semen

Other animal products not listed, specify above

Beeswax

Breeding fees

Embryos

Fur or pelts

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION 21 OTHER LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

Gross Value of Sales of

Honey

(Dollars)

2. Colonies of

honey bees

owned. 0839

1. Did this operation own honey bees in 2017, regardless of location?

1104

Yes - Complete this section No - Go to SECTION 21

$ .00

1 3

Number of

colonies owned on

December 31, 2017

Largest number

of colonies owned

for all purposes

in 2017

Largest number of

honey producing

colonies owned

in 2017

Honey collected

in 2017, regardless

of location

(Pounds)

. . . . . . . .

SECTION 20 COLONIES OF HONEY BEES

17100173

17

$ .00

$ .00
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2 . Report number of head, bushels, etc. that were

grown or raised under production contracts and

moved from this operation in 2017.

SECTION 22 PRODUCTION CONTRACTS AND CUSTOM FEEDING a. Broilers and other meat-type chickens 1304 b. Chicken eggs 1305

1302 1. During 2017, were you a production contract grower for a processor or contractor for whom you grew a crop, raised

livestock or poultry, or custom fed any livestock that you did not own? A production contract is an agreement setting

terms, conditions, and fees to be paid by the contractor to this operation for the production of crops, livestock, or

poultry. Exclude commodities grown or raised for marketing contracts.

1301

Yes - Complete this section No - Go to SECTION 23

3 . Mark all inputs that were partially or completely paid or provided by contractor(s) –

1317

Feed

1316

Feeder livestock

and poultry

1325

Seed

1318

Fertilizer

and lime

1320

Supplies

1322

Utilities

birds

dozen

birds

birds

head

head

Total quantity moved

from this operation

in 2017

Unit d. Pullets for laying flock replacement 1306 c. Layers

1308 f. Custom fed cattle shipped directly for

slaughter – Exclude cattle custom fed

for you by others g. Replacement dairy heifers 1303 i. Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry –

specify type j. Grains and oilseeds – specify type k. Vegetables, melons, and potatoes –

specify type l. Other crops – specify type

1324

Breeding livestock

1323

Veterinary services

1319

Chemicals

1321

Fuels

1326

Other, specify

1315

None

4 . Enter the name of the contractor that provided inputs and owned the commodity

1327 ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵

Total dollar amount received

in 2017 for delivering

commodities under

production contracts

(Dollars) h. Hogs and pigs 1309 head e. Turkeys 1307 birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1310

1311 bushels 3311

3304

3305

3302

3306

3307

3308

3303

3309

3310

3312

3313

1312

1313

1140

1142

1143 $ .00 $ .00 $ .00 $ .00 $ .00 $ .00 $ .00 $ .00 $ .00 $ .00 $ .00 $ .00

1146

17100181 1 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ↵

1141

Mark "X"

if None
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2. During 2017, did this operation produce and sell any processed or value-added products from its own agricultural

production?

$ .00

Gross Value of Sales

(Dollars)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2727

1726

1 Yes - Continue 3 No - Go to item 3

2726

SECTION 24 PRACTICES

1. During 2017, did this operation produce organic products according to USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP)

standards or have acres transitioning into USDA NOP production? Exclude processing and handling.

3501

1 Yes - Complete this section 3 No - Go to SECTION 24

2. Report type of production. Mark all that apply.

3502

USDA NOP certified organic production

3503 USDA NOP organic production exempt from certification (exempt is production normally

less than $5,000 in sales).

3504

Acres transitioning into USDA NOP organic production.

3506

Production according to USDA NOP standards but NOT certified or exempt.

SECTION 23

19

ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

17100199

1. At any time during 2017, did this operation –

a. Receive irrigation water supplied by a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation project

or facility? Include reclamation water delivered by a local district. 1722 1 Yes 3 No

b. Practice rotational or management-intensive grazing? 1725

f. Raise or sell veal calves? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1728

1 Yes 3 No

1 Yes 3 No

. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

c. Practice alley cropping, silvopasture, or forest farming, or have riparian forest

buffers or windbreaks? 1731 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Yes 3 No

d. Harvest any biomass (crop residue, grasses, woody biomass, etc.) for use in

the production of renewable energy? Exclude grains, oilseeds, and firewood 1750 . . . . . . 1 Yes 3 No

e. Have an on-farm packing facility for distributing vegetables, potatoes, fruit, nuts,

berries, or other crops?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1752 1 Yes 3 No

g. Have a barn that was built prior to 1960? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1730

1 Yes 3 No

EXCLUDE

• products purchased and resold

• live animals

INCLUDE

• jam, wine, cheese, meat, floral arrangements,

cider, etc.

b. Please specify the processed or value added product(s). . . . .

a. How much was received in 2017 for the sales of the processed

or value-added product(s)?

$ .00

Gross Value of Sales

(Dollars)

. . . . . . . 3505

Mark "X"

if None

3. What was the value of USDA NOP certified or exempt

organically produced commodities sold from this operation in 2017?

3. At any time during 2017, did this operation have internet access, either on the operation or at an operator’s residence?

1 Yes – Report the type of service that was used to access the internet. Mark all that apply:

3 N o – Go to SECTION 25

1261

Dial-up

DSL

Cable modem

Fiber-optic Other, specify

below ↵

1260

1262 1264

1263

1268

1269

Mobile internet service

for a cell phone or other

device (tablet, iPad, etc.)

1265

Satellite

1266

Don’t know

1775

Specify Certifying Agency

. . . . . . . . . . 1252
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EXCLUDE • non-edible products such as hay, cut flowers, Christmas trees, nursery products, etc. • commodities produced under production contracts • products purchased and resold b. Retail Markets, Institutions, or Food Hubs for Local or Regionally

Branded Products: Supermarkets, supercenters, restaurants, caterers,

independently owned grocery stores, food cooperatives, K-12 schools,

colleges or universities, hospitals, workplace cafeterias, prisons,

foodbanks, etc.? $ .00

Gross Value of Sales

(Dollars) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2752

(i) Specify the food(s) that was produced and sold directly to retail markets,

institutions, or food hubs in 2017.

2751

0936

Number of Acres 6. Acres of crops treated to control growth, thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate. a. Insects

0939 b. Weeds, grass, or brush - Include both pre-emergence and post emergence c. Nematodes 0937 d. Diseases in crops and orchards such as blight, smut, rust, etc. 0938 . . . . . . 0940 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. Acres on which chemicals were applied to control the items listed below.

The same acres can be reported in more than one item below. However,

report acres only once for each item, regardless of the number of applications.

1570 4. Acres of cropland and/or pastureland treated with organic fertilizeraccording to USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP) standards. . . . . . . . . 3. Acres of cropland and pastureland on which animal manure was applied . . . 1569

0932

Number of Acres 2. Acres to which commercial fertilizer and soil conditioners were applied –

0933

a . Cropland in 2017 – Exclude cropland used only for pasture

b . Pastureland and rangeland acres in 2017 – Include

cropland used only for pasture or grazing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. Were any fertilizers, manure, herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, nematicides, other pesticides, growth regulators, or

other chemicals used on this operation during 2017?

Mark "X"

if None

1568 1 Yes - Complete this section 3 No - Go to SECTION 27

INCLUDE • rock phosphate, lime, and gypsum as fertilizerEXCLUDE • pretreated seeds

SECTION 26 FERTILIZERS, CHEMICALS, AND SOIL CONDITIONERS APPLIED a. Consumers: Farmers markets, on-farm stores or farm stands, roadside

stands or stores, u-pick, CSA (Community Supported Agriculture),

online marketplaces, etc.? $ .00

Gross Value of Sales

(Dollars) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4160

Mark "X"

if None 2. How much was received in 2017 for the food produced and sold directly to:

SECTION 25 FOOD MARKETING PRACTICES

17100207 20

(i) Specify the food(s) that was produced and sold directly to consumers in 2017.

2750 1 Yes - Complete this section 3 No - Go to SECTION 26

4161 1. During 2017, did this operation produce and sell any crops, livestock, poultry, or agricultural products that were food for

humans to eat or drink?

INCLUDE • edible agricultural products

for human consumption
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3. What was the number of foreign and domestic MIGRANT workers on this operation

in 2017? A migrant worker is a farm worker whose employment required travel

that prevented the migrant worker from returning to his/her permanent place of

residence the same day. Include hired and contract workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3402

2. What was the number of UNPAID farm or ranch workers, including

family members and office workers, who worked on this farm or ranch? . . . . . . . . . . . 3401

1. What was the number of HIRED farm or ranch workers, including paid

family members and office workers, who –

0941

Number of Workers

a . Worked less than 150 days on this operation in 2017? Exclude contract labor

b . Worked 150 days or more on this operation in 2017? Exclude contract labor 0942

. . . . .

. . . . . .

SECTION 29 FARM LABOR

Mark "X"

if None

Of these, the number

manufactured in the last

5 years (2013-2017)

Number on

this operation

December 31, 2017

0944

0946

0948

a. Trucks, including pickups

b. Tractors less than 40 horsepower

(PTO) – Exclude garden tractors

c. Tractors 40 - 99 horsepower (PTO)

0962

d. Tractors 100 horsepower (PTO)

or more

0950

e. Grain and bean combines,

self-propelled

0956

f. Cotton pickers and strippers,

self-propelled

0953

0960

g. Forage harvesters, self-propelled

h. Hay balers

SECTION 28 MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

1 . For the items listed below, report the number on this operation on December 31, 2017. Include machinery, equipment,

and implements used for the farm or ranch business in 2016 or 2017 and usually kept on the operation.

. . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . .

. . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 . During 2017, what types of renewable energy producing systems were on this operation, regardless of ownership?

Mark all that apply.

3603

Solar panels

3604

Wind turbines

3605

Methane digesters

3606 Other,

specify

2 . On the land owned by this operation, were any wind rights leased to others? . . . . . . . .

3614 Geothermal/

Geoexchange system

3609 Biodiesel production

system

3610

Ethanol production system

3615

Small hydro system

3612

SECTION 27

21

RENEWABLE ENERGY

17100215

Mark "X"

if None

Mark "X"

if None

3607

1 Yes 3 No

3619

None
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 1. Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners purchased. Include rock

phosphate, gypsum, manure purchased, potting soil, growing media,

and other organic materials. Include the cost of any custom application 2. Chemicals purchased such as insecticides, herbicides, fungicides,

other pesticides, etc. Include the cost of custom application 3. Seeds, plants, vines, trees, etc. purchased. Include technology

or other fees, seed treatments, and seed cleaning cost. Exclude

items purchased for resale without additional growth 4. Breeding livestock purchased or leased, regardless of age.

Include dairy cattle 5. All other livestock and poultry purchased or leased. Include stocker and

feeder cattle, calves, sheep, lambs, feeder pigs, chicks, pullets, poults,

horses, fish, goats, bee colonies, etc. Include livestock leasing expense

Dollars 6. Feed purchased for livestock and poultry. Include grain, hay,

silage, mixed feeds, concentrates, supplements, premixes, etc. 8. Utilities purchased for the farm business.

Include electricity, farm share of telephone, water purchased, etc. 9. Repairs, supplies, and maintenance cost for the farm business. 15091508

1506

1505

1504

1503

1502

1501 $ .00 7. Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased for the farm business.

Include diesel, natural gas, LP gas, motor oil, grease, etc. 1507 $ .00 $ .00 $ .00 $ .00 $ .00 $ .00 $ .00 . . . . . . . . . . $ .00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mark "X"

if None

SECTION 30 22

PRODUCTION EXPENSES

17100223

Report total production expenses paid by this operation in 2017.

EXPENSES PAID BY THIS OPERATION AND ITS LANDLORD(S)

EXCLUDE • expenses not related to the farm business • any expenses paid by the contractorINCLUDE • expenses paid by you and your landlords • expenses connected with performing customwork for others

1512

10. Labor – a. Hired farm and ranch labor. Include employer’s cost for social security,

worker’s compensation, health and life insurance premiums,

pension plans, etc b. Contract labor. Include expenses for labor, such as harvesting

of fruit, vegetables, berries, etc. performed on a contract basis

by a contractor, crew leader, etc.

11. Customwork and custom hauling, such as custom planting, harvesting,

etc. and custom hauling of grain, livestock, milk, manure, etc.

12. Rent – a. Cash rent paid in 2017 for land and buildings. Include grazing fees b. Rent and lease expenses for machinery, equipment, and farm

share of vehicles. Exclude custom hire

13. Interest paid on debts – a. Secured by real estate. b. Not secured by real estate.

14. Property taxes paid in 2017. Include farm real estate, machinery,

livestock, etc. for the farm business. Exclude taxes paid by this

operation’s landlords. 1517

1514

1515

1516

1513

1511

1510 $ .00 $ .00 $ .00 $ .00 $ .00 $ .00 $ .00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ .00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16. Other production expenses. Include storage and warehousing,

marketing expenses, insurance, etc. Exclude health insurance premiums

and payroll taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1518 $ .00

15. Medical supplies, veterinary, and custom services for livestock. Include

artificial insemination (AI), branding, breeding fees, caponizing, castrating,

custom feed processing, hormone injections, performance testing,

pregnancy testing, seining, sheep shearing, etc. Exclude manure disposal. . . 1935 $ .00

17. Total production expenses (add items 1-16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1936 $ .00 . . . . . a. Of the total in item 3, how much was for

cover crop seed?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2753 $ .00

Mark "X"

if None Dollars
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SECTION 32 INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES

$ .00

Estimated Market Value

(Dollars)

0943

2 . What is your estimate of the current value of all machinery,

equipment, and implements used for farm-related activities on

this operation, regardless of ownership, on December 31, 2017?

INCLUDE - the following if kept on this operation and used for this farm or ranch business in 2017.

• cars

• combines

• pumps

• dryers

. . . . . . . . .

• trucks

• plows

• motors

• computers

• tractors

• disks

• tanks

• tools

• harrows

• feeders

• dairy equipment

• irrigation equipment

• grinding and mixing equipment, etc.

SECTION 31 MARKET VALUE OF LAND, BUILDINGS, MACHINERY, AND EQUIPMENT

SECTION 30 CONTINUED –

Dollars

$ .00

18. How much did your landlord(s) pay for the production expenses

for this operation in 2017?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1519

Mark "X"

if None

23

17100231

19. What was the value of your landlord’s share of the total sales

produced by this operation? Exclude cash rent 1349

20. What was the total depreciation expense claimed by this operation

in 2017 for all capital assets? Estimate 2017 from 2016 if necessary. 1520

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . .

$ .00

$ .00

1 . Report your estimate of the current market value of land and

buildings reported in SECTION 1.

a . All land and buildings owned 0996

b . All land and buildings rented or leased from others 0997

c . All land and buildings rented or leased to others 0998

$ .00

Estimated Market Value

(Dollars)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

$

.00

.00

Mark "X"

if None

5 . Patronage dividends and refunds from cooperatives 1402

6 . Crop and livestock insurance payments received. Exclude payments

received from casualty insurance, vehicle liability, blanket policies, and

operator dwelling insurance

7 . Other income which is closely related to the agricultural operation.

Include renting and leasing farm machinery and trucks, renting and leasing

of livestock, bee colony rental, animal boarding, state fuel tax refunds,

farm-generated energy, etc. Specify

1404

. . . 1403

↵

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ .00

$ .00

1433

$ .00

$ .00

Report the gross dollar amount received before taxes and expenses in 2017 for –

1 . Customwork and other agricultural services provided for farmers and others,

such as plowing, planting, spraying, harvesting, preparation of products for

market, etc. Exclude if customwork was an entirely separate business from

your agricultural operation 0992

2 . Payments received from cash rent or share payments from renting out

farmland or payments from lease of allotments. Include payments for

livestock pastured on a per-head basis, per-month basis, AUM basis, etc.

3 . Sales of forest products. Include timber, firewood, etc. Exclude sales of

Christmas trees, short rotation woody crops, and maple products

0993

0994

1401

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . .

Gross Dollars

$ .00

$ .00

$ .00

Mark "X"

if None

4 . Agri-tourism and recreational services, such as farm tours, hay rides,

hunting, fishing, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SECTION 34 CONCLUSION

1 . Is it possible that the agricultural activity information reported for this operation could also be reported by another

operation?

2 . Do you (the individual named on the label) make any day-to-day decisions for another farm or ranch?

It is important that the Census of Agriculture accurately accounts for all of your farm or ranch operations.

a . Did you receive a 2017 Census of Agriculture report form for this additional farm or ranch?

b . Did you include all data from this additional farm or ranch on THIS REPORT? Do not make changes to the

data in this report, regardless of your answer.

1080 1 Yes - Provide the other name and address below 3 No - Go to item 2

Possible Duplicate Name

1081 1082

City

1083

Zip

1085

State

1084

Yes - Enter the information of the additional farm or ranch below

1087 1 Yes 3 No

Address

1086 1

1091 1 Yes 3 No 3 No - Go to item 3

3 . Return your form in the envelope provided. Thank you for your participation. 1. Did this operation use any land for livestock or cropland within the borders of an American Indian Reservation,

Pueblo, or Service Area at any time during 2017? Include owned, deeded, tribal, or allotted land.

1050 1 Yes - Complete this section 3 No - Go to SECTION 34

State 3. How many total acres did this operation use for livestock or cropland within

this Reservation, Pueblo, or Service Area in 2017? Exclude land used on a

per-head or animal unit month (AUM) basis a. O n December 31, 2017, what percent of this operation’s livestock was on this Reservation, Pueblo, or Service Area? 2. Enter the name and state of the American Indian Reservation, Pueblo, or Service Area where the agricultural activity occurred.

1051 1052

Reservation, Pueblo, or Service Area Name

Number of Acres

1053

1054 4. In 2017, did this operation have any livestock within the borders of an American Indian Reservation,

Pueblo, or Service Area? Include livestock on land used on a per-head or animal unit month (AUM) basis.

1056 1 Yes - Continue 3 No - Go to SECTION 34

1057 1 None 2 1 - 25 percent 3 26 - 50 percent 4 51 - 75 percent 5 76 - 99 percent 6 100 percent (all livestock) a. How many of these acres were harvested cropland? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY WITHIN THE BORDERS OF AMERICAN

INDIAN RESERVATIONS, PUEBLOS, AND SERVICE AREAS

SECTION 33

17100249

Additional Farm or Ranch

1088

Area Code and Phone Number

1089 - -
2017 Census of Agriculture Appendix B B 

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service SECTION 2 - LAND USE IN 2017

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

For additional help, call 1-888-424-7828

Para ayuda adicional, llamar al 1-888-424-7828

FORM 17-A01(I)

(09-27-2016)

INSTRUCTION SHEET

UNITED STATES 2017 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

Your report is due February 5, 2018

Who Should Report? A reply is required from EVERYONE who receives a

report form, including persons who operated a farm, ranch,

or other agricultural operation in 2017, anyone who has any

agricultural activity, as well as those who were not involved in

agriculture. More census information is on the Internet at

www.agcensus.usda.gov

If you do not return your report form, you will continue

to receive contacts from us.

If you were a landlord only and rented out all of your land,

complete the front page, Section 1, and Section 34 on the back

page of the enclosed report form and return it in the

preaddressed envelope. If you were a landlord but still operated

other land yourself, you should complete the entire report form

for that land which you operated.

If you had no land, no livestock, and no agricultural

operations, return the report form with a note indicating your

status on the front of the form below the address label.

Partial Year Operations - If you stopped farming, ranching,

or producing agricultural products during 2017, complete the

report form for the portion of the year that you did farm. Write

“Stopped farming during 2017” and the date you stopped below

the address area. Mail the completed report form in the return

envelope. If the person whose name is on the label was deceased

during 2017, complete the form for the portion of the year that

they farmed, and write a note.

Involved In More Than One Operation - If you made

decisions for more than one operation, you may have received a report form for each operation. Provide information for each

operation on a separate form. To obtain additional report forms,

or if you have questions, please call the toll-free help line at

1-888-424-7828.

Partnership Operation - Complete only ONE form for the

entire partnership’s agricultural operation and include the entire

operation on that one form. If you made day-to-day decisions

for another operation, complete a report form for each separate

operation. We have listed all known partners below the address

area to assist in defining the operation. Make any necessary

corrections to these names.

If you owned farm or ranch land in 2017 that was idle and

NOT rented out, you should complete and return the report

form. If all the cropland was enrolled in conservation programs

like CRP, complete the form and include these acres.

Specialty Commodities - Horses, bees, elk, emus, fish,

nursery, etc., are an important part of the agriculture industry.

Report for all commodities, regardless of the amount of

production or sales you had in 2017.

Land in Federal conservation programs in 2017 - If you had

land in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Wetlands

Reserve Program (WRP), Farmable Wetlands Program (FWP),

or Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) and

you made the decisions on the acres, include the conservation

land on the report form in Sections 1, 2, and 5.

Received More Than One Report Form For the Same

Operation - If you received more than one report form for the

same operation, complete only ONE form per operation. Write

"Duplicate" below the address area of each extra form. Return

all forms in the same return envelope with your completed form

so that we can correct our records.

Entering Your Responses Use BLUE or BLACK INK only.

Enter your replies in the unit requested, i.e., dollars, bushels,

tons, etc. When reporting dollars, report in whole dollars only.

Convert fractions to decimals. Please print clearly and keep

numbers and letters within the white boxes. Mark all applicable

Yes/No and None boxes with an “X”.

Your answers in this section will determine the land (Acres in

“THISOPERATION”) referred to throughout the report form.

Include all land owned, rented, or used by you, your spouse,

or by the partnership, corporation, or organization named on

the front of the form, regardless of location or use during 2017,

even if only for part of the year. Include cropland, non-tillable

land, land in government programs such as Conservation

Reserve Program (CRP), Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP),

etc., pastureland and rangeland, woodland and idle land,

farmsteads, buildings, and structures. Include only actively

managed tidelands. Exclude residential or commercial land.

Report land in whole acres.

Item 1 (Box A) - Report all land owned in 2017 whether held

under deed, purchase contract or mortgage, homestead law, or

as heir/heiress or trustee of an undivided estate. Include all land

owned by you and/or your spouse, or by the partnership,

corporation, or organization named on the front of the report

form.

Item 2 (Box B) - Report all land rented or leased from others

by you or your operation. Include water area leased for

aquaculture production. Exclude land used under Government

grazing permits or on a fee per-head or animal unit (AUM)

basis. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Section 15 land

leased by your operation with a specified acreage tract should

be included here even though your fees to BLM are paid on

an AUM basis.

Item 3 (Box C) - Include all land rented out to others for any

purpose if it was part of the acreage reported in Items 1 and

2. Your tenant(s) will receive a form to report production for

the land they rent. Do not report land placed in conservation

programs as acres rented to others.

Item 3a - Report all land owned by the operation and rented

or leased to others.

Item 4 (Box D) - This is all land you operated at any time in

2017. Land use in Section 2 should be reported for these acres.

Item 5 Total acres equals zero (0) - After completing Section

1, if the acres in Item 4, BOX D equal zero and you did not

raise or own any livestock, aquaculture, or poultry in 2017,

write a description of land use in the space by question 5.

Complete Section 34 and mail the report form in the return

envelope.

The total acres from Items 1 - 4 entered in BOX E should equal

the total acres in Section 1, Item 4, BOX D. These acres

represent “this operation” for this census report. If these two

numbers are not the same, please GO BACK and

CORRECT your figures. Do not report any crops grown on

land rented or leased to others or worked by others on shares

during 2017.

Land used for more than one purpose - Do not report the

same acreage in more than one of the listed categories. If part

or all of your land was used for more than one listed purpose

in 2017, report that land only in the first purpose listed. For

example, if you planted and harvested a grain crop and grazed

the crop residue in the fall, report the land in Item 1a, cropland

harvested. Do not report those acres again in Item 2c pasture

or grazing land.

CRP/WRP and other conservation programs - Report these

acres in the Items in this section that best describe them. For

example, CRP land may be reported in cropland harvested,

cropland idle, or woodland not pastured depending on its use.

Item 1a - Land maintained for orchards or vineyards is included

even if the crop failed or the trees or vines are not of bearing

age. Abandoned acres of orchards or vineyards should be

reported in Item 1d. Harvested cropland includes acres of trees

for fruit, nuts, and berries along with acres of grape vines,

Christmas trees, and short rotation woody crops in production.

Do not include the area harvested for timber or firewood. If

more than one crop was harvested from the same land in 2017,

report that land as cropland harvested only once.

Item 1b - Include land you intended to harvest but had to

abandon or had the crop fail.

Item 1c - Include cropland left unseeded for the 2017 harvest

and tilled summer fallowed, or treated with herbicidesto control

weeds and conserve moisture. Include cropland summer

fallowed in 2017 even though it may have been planted to

wheat, etc., for the 2018 harvest. SECTION 1 - ACREAGE IN 2017
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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service SECTION 4 - LAND USE PRACTICE S SECTION 3 - LAND RENTED OR LEASED FROM OTHERS FOR CASH REPORTING VALUE OF SALES

Item 1b - Land drained by ditches refers only to manmade

ditches installed to improve drainage, not natural waterways.

Item 1c - A conservation easement limits the right to develop

the land, now and in the future.

Items 2a through d - Include all cropland acres planted in the

operation with the practice, not just cropland harvested.

Conservation tillage leaves 30 percent or more of the soil

surface covered by crop residue after planting. Conventional

tillage has 100 percent of the soil surface mixed or inverted.

Items 3a and 3b - Include acres irrigated by all methods and

from all water sources including those irrigated from lagoons

through a sprinkler or flood system.

Report for cropland and pastureland leased on a per acre basis

for cash only. Exclude flex and share rent arrangements. Also,

exclude aquaculture arrangements. For cash rental agreements

that include dwellings and buildings, only report the acres of

cropland and pastureland.

Item 2l - Report the first year the specified operator began to

operate part of ANY operation on a continuous basis.

Item 4 - The principal operator is the person in charge, such

as a hired manager, business manager, or other person primarily

responsible for the on-site, day-to-day operation of the farm or

ranch business. 2

Item 4 - Include tidelines actively managed for aquaculture

production, whether owned or rented from others. Include other

water area leased for the production of aquaculture. SECTION 5 - CROP INSURANCE AND GOVERNMENT PROGRAM S

Item 1 - Report all acres covered by any crop insurance policy

in 2017. Include land in pasture insurance programs and acres

covered by guaranteed revenue policies.

Items 2a and 3 - For conservation program costs, include the

government’s share of the amount paid.

Items 3 and 4 - Exclude any payments from loans or programs

that must be repaid.

Item 5 - Report amount received for commodities placed under

CCC loan during 2017. Include amount received even if

commodity was redeemed or forfeited prior to December 31,

2017. Exclude CCC loans to build crop storage facilities.

Item 6 - Report the total amount to repay CCC loans in 2017,

regardless of the crop year the loan was made. SECTION 6 - TYPE OF ORGANIZATIO N

Use the following definitions to determine the type of

organization for this operation.

An operation organized as a Limited Liability Company (LLC)

may fall into any of the categories.

Family orindividual operation - Farm or business organization

controlled and operated by a family or an individual (sole

proprietor). Include family operations that are not incorporated

and not operated under a partnership agreement. Report family

corporations under “Incorporated under state law.”

Partnership operation - Two or more persons who conduct an

operation together and share work and profits. Co-ownership

of land by husband and wife or joint filing of income tax forms

by husband and wife does not constitute a partnership unless a specific agreement to share contributions, decision making,

profits, and liabilities exists. Production under contract or under a share rental agreement does not constitute a partnership.

Incorporated under state law - A corporation is a legal entity

or artificial person created under the laws of a State to carry

on a business, including family corporations. Exclude

cooperatives, even if they are incorporated.

Other - Estate or trust, grazing association, American Indian

Reservation, university farm, prison farm, institution run by a

government or religious entity, cooperatives (an incorporated

or unincorporated enterprise or an association created and

formed jointly by the members), etc.

Item 4 - The number of households that share in the net farm

income are those households involved with the day-to-day

decisions and not those households that received funds because

they are landlords, custom equipment operators, or provide

other supplies that are listed in Section 30, Production

Expenses. SECTION 7 - PERSONAL CHARACTERISTIC S

This section collects information about decision makers of this

operation. A farm may be a family operation and still have

multiple operators. Complete one column for each operator.

Item 1 - Enter the number of men and the number of women

who made day-to-day decisionsfor this operation. Do not report

as operators minor-aged children who only worked on the farm.

Item 2 - Answer each question for up to four operators. If there

were more than four, answer for the four individuals most

involved in the decision making for this operation.

Item 2k - Report the first year the specified operator began to

operate any part of this operation on a continuous basis. If the

operator returned to a place previously operated, report the year

operations were resumed on this operation.

Report the value of all crops and livestock sold from this

operation in 2017 in the appropriate commodity section. Report

the sales in 2017 regardless of the year crops were harvested

or raised. Include the value of your landlord’s share of the

commodities harvested.Report livestock assold that you owned

and moved to someone else’s operation for further feeding,such

as cattle. Report the gross value before the deduction of

expenses, marketing charges, hauling fees, other fees, or

income taxes. Include payments received in 2017 from

cooperatives or marketing organizations for crops produced on

this operation regardless of the year in which the crops were

harvested. Also, include as sales your estimate of the value of

any crop or livestock removed from this operation in trade of

services, such as baled hay for labor or other services. Report

the total value you received for animals and poultry sold from

this operation in 2017, without deducting production or

marketing expenses (costs for feed, livestock purchase price,

hauling, selling, etc.).

Exclude: • Proceeds from CCC loans or other government payments. • The value of sales of any cattle, hogs, or poultry owned by

you but kept and sold from a location you did not operate. • The value of commodities grown under a production contract. SECTION 8 - HAY AND FORAGE CROPS

Include hay and forage from alfalfa, wild or native grasses, and

hay or forage from clovers,small grains,soybeans, and peanuts.

Report production in tons or, for dry hay, bales/weight per bale.

Any pasture or conservation land that had hay cut from it should

be reported as cropland harvested in Section 2, Item 1a. SECTION 9 - CULTIVATED CHRISTMAS TREES, SHORT ROTATION WOOD Y CROPS, AND MAPLE SYRUP

Item 2 - Acres in production of cultivated Christmas trees

include both those to be harvested in future years as well as

those harvested in 2017. Trees cut should include only those

trees cut in 2017.

Item 3 - A short rotation woody crop is a tree that is harvested

in 10 years or less. These are trees for use by the paper or pulp

industry or as engineered wood. Exclude trees cut for timber.

Acres in production of short rotation woody crops include both

those harvested in 2017 and future years. Acres harvested

should include only those harvested in 2017.

Item 4 - Producers should report number of taps and gallons

of syrup. If sap was sold, estimate the number of gallons of

syrup it would have produced. Report the acres of tapped maple

trees in Section 2, Item 3, woodland not pastured. SECTION 10 - FIELD CROPS

Acres harvested - Enter the acres harvested in 2017. Round

fractionsto whole acres except for tobacco, where tenthsshould

be reported.

Crops names not listed - For those seed or field crops not listed

in the table that fall into the Other seeds (code 770) or Other

field crops (code 752) categories, please specify each crop on a separate line in the table along with the requested data.

Total production harvested - If your unit of measure is different

than the unit requested on the report form, convert your figure

for the production harvested to the unit requested. If the harvest

was incomplete by December 31, 2017, estimate the total

production to be harvested.

Acresirrigated - Report the irrigated harvested acres only once,

even if the crop was irrigated multiple times during the growing

season.

Double cropping - If two or more crops were harvested from

the same land (double cropping), report the total acres and

production of each harvested crop.

Interplanted crops - If two crops were grown at the same time

in alternating strips in the same field, report the acreage of the

field used for each crop.

Skip row planting - If a crop was planted in an alternating

pattern of planted and non planted rows, such as two rows

planted and two rows skipped, report the acreage occupied by

the crop and report the skipped portion as cropland idle in

Section 2, Item 1d.

If you rented land under a share arrangement, include your

landlord’s share of the crop in value of sales.
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- PRODUCTION CONTRACTS AND CUSTOM

FEEDIN G

SECTION 11 - NURSERY, GREENHOUSE, FLORICULTURE,

SOD, MUSHROOMS, VEGETABLE SEEDS, AND

PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL S

Report Christmas trees grown on this operation and sold live

as nursery stock, code 0488. Exclude crops bought for resale

without additional growing, and garden center items, such as

chemicals and fertilizers. Report all acres of Christmas trees

in production for cut Christmas trees and the number cut in

2017 in Section 9, Item 2.

SECTION 17 - SHEEP AND GOATS

Report goats based on utilization regardless of breed. Report

pounds of wool shorn and mohair clipped in 2017 only.

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SECTION 12 - VEGETABLES, POTATOES, AND MELON S

Item 4 - Report acres harvested for individual crops. If the

same crop was planted more than once during the year on the

same field, report the sum of the acres harvested during 2017.

For example, if 4 acres were planted to lettuce and harvested,

then replanted to lettuce and harvested, report 8 acres of lettuce

in Item 4 but only 4 acres in Item 2.

SECTION 13 - FRUIT, NUTS AND BERRIE S

If nonbearing trees and vines are intermixed with bearing trees

and vines, estimate area for each category. Exclude abandoned

acres of orchards or vineyards. Abandoned acres should only

be reported in Section 2, Item 1d. Bearing age acres are the

acres of trees or vines that produced any fruit or nut crop in

2017 or previous years. If fruit and nut trees and vines were

interplanted with other crops, report only the total acres for the

orchard in Section 13, and the total acres of each interplanted

crop in their appropriate section(s).

Berries- Report all acres on which berries were grown in 2017.

SECTION 14, 15, AND 19 - CATTLE AND CALVES, HOGS

AND PIGS, AND POULTR Y

Include all animals on this operation on December 31, 2017

owned by you, raised by you under contract, or kept by you

for others. Include animals on unfenced lands, National Forest

land, Indian Reservation Land, cooperative grazing association

land, or rangeland administered by the Bureau of Land

Management on a per head, animal unit month (AUM), or lease

basis. Animals in transit on December 31, 2017, should be

reported by the person who had control of the animals on that

day. Report beefalo and cattalo as cattle in Section 14. Report

buffalo as bison in Section 21, Item 2.

Contract and custom feeding operations - Report numbers of

all animals or poultry on this operation on December 31, 2017.

Animals and poultry kept on a contract or custom basis and

moved or sold from this operation in 2017 should be reported

as sold. Do NOT include fees received for commodities

produced under a production contract in the value of sales. In

addition, report in Section 22 - Production Contracts and

Custom Feeding on the appropriate line the quantity delivered

of custom fed livestock or production contract livestock and

poultry and the dollar amount received from the contractor.

Cattle, hogs, and poultry to exclude from the report form -

Exclude animals or poultry kept on land rented to others or

kept under a share arrangement on land rented to others.

Exclude animals quartered in feedlots that were not located on

this operation. Do not report the sales of animals bought and

then resold within 30 days. Such purchases and sales are

considered dealer transactions.

Number sold - Report all animals and poultry sold or moved

from this operation in 2017, regardless of ownership or who

shared in the receipts. Include animals sold for a landlord or

given to a landlord or others in trade or in payment for goods

or services. Do not report number sold of any hogs and pigs,

cattle and calves, or poultry owned by you that were kept and

sold from a location that you did not operate.

Number moved from this operation - For animals and poultry

moved from this operation to another, such as for further

feeding, report them as “sold.” Cattle moved are not considered

sold if they were moved to another operation for a short term,

such as for winter wheat or corn stubble grazing, or during the

winter to public grazing land.

Cattle in feedlots - Exclude the following for this item:

• Cattle and calves sold or moved off the operation for further

feeding

• Veal calves or any calves weighing less than 500 pounds

• Cull or dairy cows fed only the usual dairy ration before

being sold

• All cows and bulls

SECTION 16 - HORSES, PONIES, MULES, BURROS, AND

DONKEY S

Exclude horses owned by this operation but stabled elsewhere.

Horses, mules, burros and donkeys that are on this operation

should be reported regardless of ownership. Exclude feral

equine.

SECTION 18 - AQUACULTUR E

Include all sizes for each type. Report each type sold or moved

on a separate line and specify whether the sale was fish eggs,

fry, fingerlings, food size, or a combination. Convert units such

as bushels, bags, or gallons to number or pounds. Do not

duplicate the same quantity sold in both the pounds and number

columns.

SECTION 20 - COLONIES OF HONEY BEES

Item 2 - Report the number of bee colonies owned regardless

of location. Report the pounds of honey collected in 2017

whether sold or not sold. Reportsales of packaged bees, nuclear

colonies, whole colonies, queen, and all non-apis bees (bumble,

leaf cutter, etc.) in Section 21, Item 2. Report sales of honey

bee products such as wax, pollen, and propolis in Section 21,

Item 3. Report pollination fees in Section 32, Item 7.

SECTION 21 - OTHER LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOC K

PRODUCT S

Item 2 - Report the sales of only live animals.

Item 3 - Include pelts and any meat from mink and rabbits.

SECTION 22

A production contract is an agreement between a grower and

contractor (integrator) that specifies that the grower will raise

an agricultural commodity and that the contractor will provide

certain inputs such as seed, livestock, etc. The grower receives

a payment or fee from the contractor, generally after delivery,

which is less than the full market price of the commodity.

Commodities raised under a production contract should be

reported in Section 22 and also included in Sections 8 through

21. The money received as a production contract fee is reported

in Section 22 only, under “Total dollar amount received” and

not in Sections 8 through 21.

Please report amount of the specified commodity that you raised

and delivered under production contracts in Item 2. If you had

multiple contracts to produce different commodities, report the

appropriate amount of each commodity produced under each

contract in the proper categories. Exclude marketing contracts,

futures contracts, forward contracts, or other contracts based

strictly on price. The contractor should not report commodities

that were produced by the grower.

SECTION 23 - ORGANIC AGRICULTUR E

Certified National Organic Program (NOP) farms, those exempt

from certification because they sell less than $5,000 in organic

products a year, and farms with acres transitioning to future

NOP production should report in this section.

Item 3 - Report the total sales of NOP organically produced

commodities. Include gross value of agricultural sales before

expenses or taxes. Exclude sales of crops and livestock from

transitioning land. Exclude the value of processed or value

added items.

SECTION 24 - PRACTICE S

Item 1c - Alley Cropping is the growing of annual or perennial

crops between rows of trees. The agricultural crop generates

annual income while the tree crop matures. Silvopasture

combines timber, livestock and forage production on the land.

Trees provide longer-term returns, while livestock generates an

annual income. Forest farming is the intentional management

of woodlands to grow non-tree crops such as mushrooms,

berries, and root crops under trees. Riparian forest buffers are

natural or planted trees, shrubs and grasses adjacent to water

bodies to protect water resources from non-point source

pollution.

Item 3 - Do not include access from a computer at a public

site such as a library.

SECTION 25 - FOOD MARKETING PRACTICE S

Include only edible commodities sold directly for human

consumption, such as vegetables, fruit, eggs, milk, cattle,

chickens, hogs, turkeys, etc. Report only commodities grown

or raised on this operation. Exclude crops, livestock, poultry,

or other products that you bought and resold within 30 days.

Exclude nonedible products such as hay, cut flowers, Christmas

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USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service - FERTILIZERS, CHEMICALS, AND SOIL CONDITIONERS APPLIE D SECTION 26

Fertilizer- Report acres on this operation on which commercial

fertilizer was applied during 2017 only once, even if multiple

applications were made. Report fertilizer and manure

expenditures in Section 30, Item 1.

Chemicals - Include acres on which custom application of

chemicals was applied. If multiple applications of chemicals

for the same purpose (for example, herbicides) were applied

on the same acres, report the acreage only once. If chemicals

were applied for different purposes, report the acres for each

purpose on which the chemicals were applied. Report

agricultural chemical expenditures in Section 30, Item 2.

Estimate the acreage for spot treatments. SECTION 34 - CONCLUSIO N

Item 1 - If the agricultural activity on your operation might be

identified under a different name than is printed on the front

of the form (for example, a farm name or another partner),

please provide these names.

Item 2a - All farms and ranches should receive their own forms

to complete. If you operated another farm or ranch, indicate

whether you received a form for that operation. SECTION 27 - RENEWABLE ENERGY

Item 1 - Report the following renewable energy producing

systems, regardless of ownership:

Solar panels - panels designed to capture the sun’s energy.

Include photovoltaic systems which convert light from the sun

into electricity, and thermal systems that passively generate

electricity. Include water heaters and pumps. Report if there

are solar panels on this operation owned by you or others used

to produce electricity. Exclude low wattage solar panels that

supply power for just one item, e.g. solar livestock fence or a

solar security light. Wind turbines - Devices which convert wind power into

electricity. Include wind generators, wind power units, wind

energy converters, and aero generators. Exclude windmills that

do not produce electricity. Exclude wind powered water pumps. Methane digesters - These are devices which capture biogas

from the decomposition of manure, processing by-products, and

other materials and convert it to methane.

Geothermal/Geoexchange system - These are systems which

capture heat stored in the earth to reduce the operational costs

of heating and cooling.

Small hydro system - These are water driven systems which

produce electricity from the gravitational force of falling or

flowing water. Exclude water driven systems that only provide

mechanical power, such as turning a grinding stone for a flour

mill.

Biodiesel production system - Systems which produce

nonpetroleum-based diesel fuel from vegetable oil or animal

fats.

Ethanol production system - Systems which produce fuel by

converting crops such as corn and sugarcane, biomass crops,

or wood.

Other, specify - Report any other renewable energy system not

listed. Exclude wood-burning stoves and densified biomassproducing systems.

Item 9 - Include the cost of repairs and upkeep of farm

machinery, vehicles, buildings, fences, and other equipment

used in the farm business. Include expenses for repairs to

machinery and equipment used only for custom work if income

from those machines is reported in Section 32. Exclude repairs

to vehicles not used in the farm business. Exclude expenditures

for the construction of new buildings or the cost of additions

to existing buildings.

Item 10a - Include labor expense for the farm business for

gross salaries and wages, commissions, dismissal pay, vacation

pay, and bonuses paid to hired workers, family members, hired

managers, administrative and clerical employees, and salaried

corporate officers. Include cost for benefits such as employer’s

social security contributions, unemployment compensation,

worker’s compensation insurance, employer paid life and

medical insurance expense, pension plans, etc.

Item 10b - Include the labor costs of workers furnished on a

contract basis by labor contractor, crew leader, or cooperative

for harvesting vegetables or fruit, shearing sheep, or similar

farm activities. Report costs for repair work done by a

construction contractor in Item 9. Report the cost of

customwork or machine hire in Item 11.

Item 12a - Exclude rent paid for operator dwelling or other

nonfarm property. Exclude the value of shares of crops or

livestock paid to landlords.

Item 13 - Report all interest expenses paid in 2017 for the farm

business. Include interest paid on CCC loans in Item 13b.

Exclude interest associated with activities not related to

production of crops or livestock on this operation, such as land

or buildings rented to others, packing sheds, or feed mills that

provided services to others. Exclude interest on owner/operator

dwelling where the amount is separated from the interest on

the land and buildings on this operation.

Item 14 - Include real estate property taxes you paid on the

acres and buildings you owned and used in the farm business

and property taxes on equipment or livestock. Exclude property

taxes on land or buildings rented to someone else, or property

taxes paid on other property not associated with the farm

business. 4 SECTION 28 - MACHINERY AND EQUIPMEN T

Report the total on this operation, or normally on this operation

and normally used on this operation, in the first column. Do

not report obsolete or abandoned equipment. In the second

column, report only the number manufactured in the last five

years. SECTION 29 - FARM LABOR

Report the number of paid farm or ranch workers who

performed agricultural labor on this operation in 2017. Include

paid family members. Include workers such as hired

bookkeepers, office workers, maintenance workers, etc., if their

work was primarily associated with agricultural production on

this operation.

Item 1 - Include any short term or temporary workers who may

have worked only a few days. Exclude contract labor. SECTION 30 - PRODUCTION EXPENSE S

Include farm production expenses paid by you or your

landlord(s) for crops, livestock, or poultry produced on this

operation in 2017 in Items 1 through 16. Include expenses

associated with the generation of farm-related income reported

in Section 32. Include expenses incurred in 2017 even if they

were not paid in 2017. Estimate if exact figures are not known.

Contract growers or custom feeders - Do not report as

production expenses the value of inputs provided by the

contractor or livestock owner. Identify the items that were

contractor provided in Section 22, Item 3.

Item 2 - Include surfactants and oils and other products used

to increase a chemical’s effectiveness.

Item 6 - Report the purchase cost of all grains, silage, hay,

commercially mixed and premixed feeds, ingredients,

concentrates, etc., fed to livestock or poultry on this operation.

Contract livestock and poultry growers should not report the

value of feed that was provided by a contractor. Do not report

the value of feed raised and fed on this operation as an expense. - MARKET VALUE OF LAND, BUILDINGS , MACHINERY, AND EQUIPMEN T SECTION 31

Item 1 - Estimate the value of the land, houses, barns, and

other buildings for each of the three listed categories if they

were sold in the current market. The real estate tax assessment

value should not be used unless that value represents a full

market value assessment and the land, house, and buildings

could reasonably be assumed to be sold at that price. Do not

deduct real estate marketing chargesfrom your estimate. Report

the total value, not the value on a per acre basis.

Item 2 - The estimated market value refers to all machinery

and equipment kept primarily on this operation and used for

the farm business. Report the value in its present condition, not

the replacement or depreciated value. Include mobile

implements, hand tools, and office supplies. Permanently

installed equipment or equipment that is an integral part of a

building should be included as a part of the value of land and

buildings and reported in Item 1. SECTION 32 - INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCE S

Report gross amounts received before taxes and expenses.

Item 2 - Exclude rental income from nonfarm property.

Item 3 - Include only those forest products cut from this

operation, not items cut from other nonfarm timber acreage.

Exclude income from a sawmill business. Report sales of

Christmas trees, maple syrup, or sap products in Section 9.

Item 7 - Include pollination fees. - AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY

WITHIN THE BORDERS OF AMERICAN INDIAN RESERVATIONS , PUEBLOS, AND SERVICE AREAS SECTION 33

Complete this section if any of your cropland or livestock was

on an American Indian Reservation, Pueblo, or service area in

2017. Include trust acres used, as well as deeded land or land

leased from others that was on the Reservation.