QID 113309 Contractor Expense Survey - 2011 Layers

Project 904 – ARMS Phase III – QID 113309		OMB No. 0535-0218 Approval Expires 12/31/2014
	Contractor Expense Survey			NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
	2011 Layers
			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 layers 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 dozen.

Inputs		Hatching Eggs		Table Eggs
a. Total Dozen Under Contract. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		dz		dz
b. Total Number of Contractees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		#		#
c. Total Cost per Dozen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		$	. __ __	$	. __ __
Of the total cost per dozen, how much was for--
(i) fee paid to contractee?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		$	. __ __	$	. __ __
(ii) marketing charges?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		$	. __ __	$	. __ __
(iii) disinfectants & insecticides?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		$	. __ __	$	. __ __
(iv) layers placed on the operation?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		$	. __ __	$	. __ __
(v) feed?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		$	. __ __	$	. __ __
(vi) litter?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		$	. __ __	$	. __ __
(vii) medication, vaccination, debeaking, veterinary & custom services?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		$	. __ __	$	. __ __
(viii) fuel?
(1) Diesel Fuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		$	. __ __	$	. __ __
(2) Gasoline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		$	. __ __	$	. __ __
(3) Natural Gas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		$	. __ __	$	. __ __
(4) LP Gas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		$	. __ __	$	. __ __
(5) Other (Specify: _____________________)	. . . . . .	$	. __ __	$	. __ __

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Inputs		Hatching Eggs		Table Eggs
(ix) utilities?
(1) Electricity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		$	. __ __	$	. __ __
(2) Water / Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		$	. __ __	$	. __ __
(x) supplies?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		$	. __ __	$	. __ __
(xi) taxes?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		$	. __ __	$	. __ __
(xii) hauling?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		$	. __ __	$	. __ __
(xiii) other expenses? (Include admin. cost, depreciation, technical services & other.) (Specify: _______________________________)	. . . . . .	$	. __ __	$	. __ __

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
									Office Use for POID
									0919 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __
S/E Name

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