Form QID 2004 Delaware Equine Survey

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?
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
What is your estimate of the value of all equine related land, fencing, and buildings on your operation?		701 $
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 $
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 $
/ 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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