Census of Ag Content Test - Sample Specifications

Census of Agriculture Content Test – January 2010 Mailout

Sample Specifications

Type of operation (identified from NASS list frame control data)	Sample size
On-line reporters, any operation type (including those who reported having high speed Internet in the 2007 Census of Agriculture, or who have responded to NASS surveys on-line in the past)	2000
Operations known to use land rented on an Animal Unit Month (AUM) basis	100
Operations known to Own Bees	50
Operations likely to Rent Bees for Crop Pollination	40
Operations with land in the Conservation Reserve Program	100 (50 with CRP land only)
Operations with Equine	100
Operations with Irrigation	50
Operations with Hired Labor	100 (50 with migrant labor)
Operations with Land rented from others	100
Operations with Mis-reported data in the 2007 Census of Agriculture, including errors in: Government Payments Landlords reporting incorrectly CRP land reported incorrectly	300
Navajo records	50
Operations reporting Specialty Livestock	200
Operations with Pastureland	200
Operations with Production Contracts, including the following commodities: Broilers Layers Turkeys Hogs Cattle Grains/Oilseeds Vegetables Other Livestock Other Crops	90
Operations selected from all sizes and types	1520