Form QID 2004 Delaware Equine Survey

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0227 - Delaware Equine Survey - 2004

Equine Surveys

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DELAWARE

AGRICULTURAL

STATISTICS

SERVICE



2320 South DuPont Highway

Dover, Delaware 19901

302-698-4537 or 800-282-8685 in state

FAX 302-697-4450


2004 DELAWARE EQUINE SURVEY















Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.

Dear Horse Enthusiast:


This survey is all about getting recognition for the Delaware Equine Industry. Whether you have a single horse or a large commercial equine operation, we need your information. Please respond quickly. Your response is voluntary, but extremely important. The information you provide will be held STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. Federal law prohibits disclosing individual data.


Sincerely




Chris Cadwallader

State Statistician


Section 1


INSTRUCTIONS: Combine equine information for all household members and report totals on one survey questionnaire. If multiple survey questionnaires are received by your household members, complete one questionnaire and return all questionnaires together. Please return this questionnaire even if you do not have any equine or equine related expenditures. If you are in partnership with non-household members please coordinate so duplicated data is not reported by partners. If you have any questions, please call 1-800-282-8685 (In State) or 302-698-4537 (Out of State).


1. Are you a resident of the State of Delaware?


Rectangle 12 NO (Continue) YES (Go to item 3)


2. Do you operate land in Delaware? (Owned and/or rented from others)


NO (Go to item 5) YES (Continue)


3. Were any equine regardless of ownership located on Delaware land YOU operate (Owned and/or rented from others) as of

May 1, 2004? (If your horse is boarded by someone else; answer “NO”)


NO (Continue) YES (Go to item 6)


4. Will there be equine on your operation in 2004?


NO (Continue) YES (Go to item 6)


5. Did you have any equine related expenditures in Delaware during 2003?

NO (Please return this form in the envelope provided) YES (Go to Section 3)


6. In what county is your operation located:


New Castle


101


Kent


102


Sussex


103




COMMERCIAL EQUINE OPERATION: (REGARDLESS OF SIZE) THE EQUINE ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED ON THE OPERATION ARE DONE FOR THE PURP0SE OF EARNING CURRENT OR FUTURE INCOME.


7. What do you consider to be the PRIMARY function of this operation? (Please check only ONE box).


A commercial horse racing related place (boarding, training, breeding, etc).


104




A commercial non-race horse related place (boarding, training, breeding, riding/lessons, etc).


105


All other places where horses, ponies, or other equine are kept (farms, residences, etc).


106


Acres




8. What is the total acreage in your operation? (Include acres owned plus acres rented. Exclude land rented to others.

Include the farmstead, pasture, cropland, woodland, wasteland, and government program land).


107



9. Of the total acres in your operation, how many are used for equine related purposes? (Include, pasture, crops grown for equine feed/bedding, training areas, buildings, etc).


108








10. How was this Delaware equine acreage used before you became involved with equine?

Crop farming =1, Livestock/poultry farming =2, Horse farm =3, Not used for Ag purposes =4, Don’t know =5 (Enter code)


109











11. How long have you had equine on the land you operate?


110



1-4 years


111



5-8 years


112



9 or more years
















Section 2


INVENTORY AND TYPE OF USE BY BREED - In the table below, record the total number of equine regardless of ownership located on the land you operate in Delaware as of May 1, 2004.

Do Not Report equine owned but located/boarded on land operated by someone else.

Do Not Report equine owned but located outside Delaware.







EQUINE CATEGORY




COLUMN

#1


Combined Estimated

Value of

these Equine. (Both

Owned

and/or

Boarded for Others)



Account for the equine inventory reported in Column 1.

Pick the PRIMARY USE based on which use the equine provide the most important service to you. (Report foals in anticipated use category) Do not include the same animal in more than one use category.


Number of Equine

by Breed on your Operation as of

May 1, 2004


Breeding


Show,

Competition



Trail Riding/

Pleasure

Riding/

Sports


Racing



Other: Farm Work,

Therapeutic, Retired,

Rescued,

etc.


Brood

Mares


Stallions

at Stud


Number

Dollars

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Number- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

LIGHT HORSE BREEDS

Appaloosa

501

502

503

504

505

506


507

Arabian

508

509

510

511

512

513

514

515

Half Arabian

516

517

518

519

520

521


522

Miniature Horses

523

524

525

526

527

528


529

Paint

530

531

532

533

534

535


536

Quarter Horse

537

538

539

540

541

542


543

Other Light Horse Breeds (Specify)


544

545

546

547

548

549


550


Crossbred/Grade Horses/

Breed Unknown

551

552

553

554

555

556


557

WARMBLOODS


Haflingers

558

559

560

561

562

563


564

Other Warmblood Breeds (Specify)



565

566

567

568

569

570


571



RACE HORSE BREEDS

Standardbred

572

573

574

575

576

577

578

579

Thoroughbred

580

581

582

583

584

585

586

587

DRAFT HORSE BREEDS









Belgian

588

589

590

591

592

593


594

Percheron

595

596

597

598

599

600


601

Other Draft Horse Breeds (Specify)



602

603

604

605

606

607


608



PONIES

Shetland

609

610

611

612

613

614


615

Welsh

616

617

618

619

620

621


622

Others Pony Breeds (Specify)



623

624

625

626

627

628


629


DONKEYS AND BURROS

630

631

632

633

634

635


636


MULES

637

638

639

640

641

642


643

TOTAL EQUINE ON YOUR OPERATION MAY 1, 2004

644

645

646

647

648

649

650

651


Section 3


2003 EQUINE RELATED EXPENDITURES

1. Please report your equine related expenditures made in Delaware during 2003. (Regardless of equine ownership)

Instructions: If you report “Boarding of Equine” expenses, do not breakdown the total cost of boarding (bedding, feed, grooming, etc.)

into other categories. If in partnership with others, please coordinate so reported expenses are not duplicated.


EXPENDITURE CATEGORY


Dollars


PURCHASES OF EQUINE (Private sales, claimers, auctions, etc.)


810


BOARDING OF EQUINE (Include stall fees and expenditures paid for boarding)


811


VETERINARIAN/HEALTH (Include vet fees, medicines, parasite control, lab work, etc)


812


FEED AND BEDDING - Grown (report estimated value) and/or purchased (Include grain, hay, seeds, straw, other bedding, fertilizers, pesticides, vitamins, minerals, mixed formula feeds, etc)


813


GROOMING SUPPLIES (Include grooming fees, clippers, soaps, oils, sprays, brushes, etc)


814


INSURANCE PREMIUMS (Equine related - liability, collision, mortality, etc)


815


FUELS/UTILITIES (Equine related - telephone, water, gasoline (for travel and for pasturing, hay, etc), oil, electricity, internet service, natural gas, diesel/fuel, propane, etc)


816


MAINTENANCE REPAIR (Include contracted labor and materials/parts for maintenance or repair of buildings, vehicles, facilities, fencing, equipment, etc)


817


FARRIER (Include shoeing, etc)


818


BREEDING FEES (Include stud fees, A.I., semen, embryo handling fees, etc)


819


TACK (Include clothing, blankets, boots, hats, saddles, bridles, halters, harnesses, trunks, etc)


820


RENT/LEASE (Include rental of land and buildings, rental of equine, rental of vehicles, equipment, etc)


821


TAXES (Include property tax on equine related land and buildings only)


822


EQUIPMENT PURCHASES (Include autos, trucks, SUV’s, airplanes, treadmills, mowers, horse vans, tools, trailers, tractors, hot walkers, starting gates, manure spreaders, portable stalls, sulkies, carts, buggies, etc)


823


TRAINING FEES (Include fees paid for training of equine and/or individuals (riding lessons, etc)).


824


TRAVEL/LODGING (Include shipping of equine, air travel, tolls, motel costs, meals, etc. Exclude gasoline reported under fuels/utilities)


825


ADVERTISEMENT/MARKETING (Include cost of ads, business entertainment, pamphlets, subscriptions, etc)


826


PROFESSIONAL FEES (Include accounting, legal, etc. Exclude veterinarian)


827


SALES FEES AND COMMISSIONS (Include brokerage fees, auction fees, etc)


828


INTEREST PAID (On equine related debt. Exclude principal portion of payments)


829


SHOW/EVENT/RACING ENTRY AND NOMINATION FEES, REGISTRATIONS, LICENSES, MEMBERSHIPS (Include jockey, driver, rider, etc)


830


CONTRACT SERVICES (Specify)


831


CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS (Include contracted labor and materials for construction or additions to

buildings, facilities, fencing, etc)


832


REAL ESTATE PURCHASES (Include only equine related land and building purchases)


833


LABOR EXPENSES (Include cash wages, employer cost for pensions, social security tax, workman’s compensation tax, unemployment compensation tax, health insurance, etc)


834


OTHER CONTRACTED LABOR (Include labor expenditures not reported elsewhere)


835


OTHER EXPENDITURES (Specify)


836


DELAWARE RESIDENTS - continue with Section 4 “Equine Related Assets as of May 1, 2004".


OUT-OF-STATE RESIDENTS - If you do not operate land in Delaware where equine are kept,

go to Section 7 “Survey Results”.


If you operate equine related land in Delaware - continue with Section 4

Equine Related Assets as of May 1, 2004".


Section 4


EQUINE RELATED ASSETS AS OF MAY 1, 2004




Dollar Value


  1. What is your estimate of the value of all equine related land, fencing, and buildings on your operation?


701


$


  1. What is your estimate of the value of all equine related vehicles and equipment that you own? (Include tractors, manure spreaders, motor homes, campers, pick-ups, autos, horse vans, trailers, portable stalls, starting gates, hot walkers, treadmills, sulkies, carts, tools, buggies, etc)


702



$


  1. What is your estimate of the value of all equine feed and supplies on hand that you own? (Include grain, hay, straw, other bedding, seeds, fertilizers, feed additives, vitamins, minerals, etc)


703


$


4. What is your estimate of the value of all tack and equestrian clothing that you own? (Include saddles, bridles, halters, harnesses, riding/driving/racing equipment, grooming equipment, blankets, trunks, etc)


704


$


















Section 5


EQUINE RELATED LABOR - 2003 Number



1. In 2003, how many (whether seasonal or year round) paid workers employed by this operation spent the majority of their time working with equine or performing equine related tasks?


706




2. In 2003, how many (whether seasonal or year round) paid workers employed by this operation spent some of their time working with equine or performing equine related tasks? (Do not include any workers reported in item 1)………….


707











Dollars


3. What was the value of all non-cash items (housing, utilities, meals, clothing, transportation, horse boarding,

riding lessons, etc) provided to all equine workers (paid and non-paid) in 2003?


708

$


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Section 6


EQUINE RELATED INCOME - 2003



1. In 2003, did you have any income from equine sales and/or equine related activities?



YES (Continue)


NO (go to Section 7) Dollars


2. What was your gross income from equine sales and/or equine related activities in 2003?


710

$




Section 7


SURVEY RESULTS


Would you like to receive a free copy of the results of this Equine Survey?

The survey results will also be available free of charge on the internet at www.nass.usda.gov/de


YES NO


099




That completes the survey. Thank you for your participation. If you have any comments, please provide them below.



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