Cover Letter

NACS-(L1i)
(01/2010)
United States
Department
of Agriculture

National
Agricultural
Statistics
Service

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Dear Sir/Madam:

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Do you own or rent any land?

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Do you have or intend to have a few head of cattle? Some horses? Poultry? Hogs?
Aquaculture Products? Own Bees? Other livestock or agricultural products?
Do you grow or intend to grow vegetables, hay, or nursery stock?
Do you farm or ranch?
Do you receive government payments?
Did you know that 58% of the farms counted in the 2007 Census of Agriculture produced
less than $10,000 in agricultural sales? Many people who don’t consider themselves to
be farmers or ranchers actually meet the definition of a farm or ranch and are important to
agriculture.
Your response to the enclosed questionnaire will help us determine your involvement in
agriculture. We are asking you to take time to carefully complete the questions and
return the form in the enclosed envelope. We need your completed form even though
you may not be actively farming, ranching, or conducting any other type of agricultural
activity.
If you receive more than one form, please complete a form for each separate farming
operation you conduct. If the multiple forms are for the same operation, please complete
only one, write “DUPLICATE” on all other forms, and return all forms in the same
envelope.
Title 7, United States Code assures the information you provide is confidential and will
not be provided to any individual or organization.
If you have any questions, call our toll-free number at 1-888-4AG-STAT or
1-888-424-7828, and we will be happy to assist you.
Thank you for your cooperation.

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Online Survey Response

Completing your survey online saves you time by allowing you to skip over questions that don’t apply
to you, by calculating totals automatically, and by providing drop-down menus for common answers.
It also saves taxpayer dollars that would otherwise be spent on return postage and data entry.
To complete your survey online, just follow these steps:

1. Go to: www.agcounts.usda.gov. When you are ready to proceed, click “Next Page.”
2. Enter the 17-digit SURVEY CODE found on your mailing label.
SURVEY CODE = AA BBBBBBBBB 123456

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ID AABBBBBBBBB CCC DDD E F G
JQP FARMS
JOHN Q PUBLIC
123 CTY RD1
ANYTOWN, ST 12345-6789

3. Select your survey by clicking the “Click for Survey” button.
4. Answer the questions then click “Continue with Survey.”
Do not click the “Submit” button until you are sure you are finished with your survey. If you wish to save
your form and return later, click “Save and Return Later.” To return, just go back to step 1 above.
After you submit your survey, select the “click here” link to view your completed form. You may select
the “Print” link to print a copy for your files.

United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
NASS Online Survey Support (800) 727-9540

www.nass.usda.gov