QID 113312 Contractor Expense Survey - 2011 Hogs and Pigs

Project 904 – ARMS Phase III – QID 113312		OMB No. 0535-0218 Approval Expires 12/31/2014
	Contractor Expense Survey			NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
	2011 Hogs and Pigs
			Alabama Field Office P.O. Box 240578 4121 Carmichael Road Montgomery, AL 36124-0578 Phone: 334-279-3555 Fax: 334-279-3590 Email: [email protected]
			We are collecting information on costs and returns and need your help to make the information as accurate as possible. Authority for collection of information on the Costs and Returns Report is Title 7, Section 2204 of the U.S. Code. Under Title 7 of the U.S. Code and CIPSEA (Public Law 107-347), facts about your operation are kept confidential and used only for statistical purposes. Response is voluntary.
1. During 2011, were you a production contractor where you paid a fee to someone else to raise hogs and pigs that you owned? A production contract is a verbal or written agreement setting terms, conditions, and fees to be paid by the contractor to the operation for the production of crops, livestock, or poultry.
Yes - Continue No - Record name and telephone number on back page
2. For 2011, please report the average cost of inputs provided to contract growers per head.

Inputs

Farrow to Wean

Farrow to Feeder

Farrow to Finish

Nursery Only

Finish Only

Other, Specify 1/

a. Type of Other Hog and Pig Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

b. Total Head Under Contract. .. .

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d. Total Cost per Head . . . . . . . .

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Of the total cost per head, how much was for--

(i) fee paid to contractee?. . . .

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(ii) marketing charges?. . . . . . .

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(iii) disinfectants & insecticides?. . . . . . . . . . . .

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(iv) breeding stock (sows, gilts, boars) placed on the operation, per pig raised?. .

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(v) feeder pigs placed on the operation?. . . . . . . . .

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(vi) pigs placed in nursery? . . . .

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(vii) feed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1/ For example, “Nursery to Finish” and “Nursery to Feeder” Operations.

Please continue on back

Inputs

Farrow to Wean

Farrow to Feeder

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Finish Only

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(viii) medication, vaccination, veterinary & custom services (AI, castration, etc.)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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(ix) fuel?

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(2) Gasoline. . . . . . . . . . .. .

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(3) Natural Gas. . . . . . . . . .

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(4) LP Gas. . . . . . . . . . . . .

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(5) Other (Specify: __________)

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(x) utilities?

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(2) Water / Other. . . . . . . .

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(xi) supplies? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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(xii) livestock insurance? . . . . .

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(xiii) taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

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(xiv) hauling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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(xv) other expenses? (Include admin. cost, depreciation, technical services & other.) (Specify: _____________)

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Reported by:_______________________________________________	Telephone (_____)_________________________________________

Response		Respondent		Mode		Enum	Eval	Duplication Adjustor	Date MM DD YY	Optional
1-Comp 2-R 3-Inac	9901	1-Op/Mgr 2-Sp 3-Acct/Bkpr 4-Partner 9-Other	9902	2-Tel 3-Face-to -Face	9903	0098	0100	0922	9910 __ __ __ __ 11	0003
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