QID 2014 Cotton Costs and Returns Report

Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Post-harvest Chemical Use Surveys

0218 - ARMS III - Cotton Cost and Returns Report - 2014

Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys

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NATIONAL
2014 Agricultural Resource Management Survey Phase III
AGRICULTURAL
DRAFT COTTON
STATISTICS
COSTS and RETURNS REPORT
SERVICE
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rm 5829, South Building
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250-2000
1-800-727-9540
Fax: 202-690-2090
E-mail: [email protected]

VERSION
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ID

TIME

TRACT

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SUBTRACT
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R CODES
3 - COMPLETE
0910
5 - OUT OF SCOPE
8 - REFUSAL
9 - INAC./INCOMPL.
0002
SUPPLEMENT

CONTACT RECORD
DATE

Form Approved
O.M.B. Number 0535-0218
Approval Expires 12/31/06
Project Code 904

NOTES

0003

N/A CHANGE

INTRODUCTION
[Introduce yourself, and ask for the operator. Rephrase in your own words.]
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. You may skip any question(s) you prefer not to answer.
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collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is
0535-0218. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 100 minutes per response, including the time for
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection
of information.

MILITARY TIME
0004
BEGINNING TIME [MILITARY]

[Name, address and partners verified
and updated if necessary.]
[ENUMERATOR NOTE:
If box code 1, complete
Screening Supplement.
If box is blank, begin Section A.]

PARTNERS:

POID

POID

PARTNER NAME

PARTNER NAME

ADDRESS

ADDRESS

CITY

STATE

ZIP

PHONE NUMBER

CITY

STATE

ZIP

POID
PARTNER NAME

ADDRESS

ADDRESS
STATE

ZIP

PHONE NUMBER

PHONE NUMBER

POID

PARTNER NAME

CITY

SCREENING BOX
0006

CITY

STATE

ZIP

PHONE NUMBER

TOTAL POINTS
OFFICE 0929
USE

SECTION A

LAND in FARM / RANCH

Please report farm/ranch land owned, rented, or used by you, your spouse, or by the partnership, corporation
or organization for which you are reporting in 2014. (Include all cropland, idle land, CRP, pastureland, woodland, wasteland, etc.)
1. How many acres of farm/ranch land are OWNED? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

NUMBER of ACRES
0020

2. How many acres of farm/ranch land are RENTED or LEASED from others-(Exclude land used on an AUM or fee per head basis under a grazing permit.)

a. for a fixed cash payment? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b. for a flexible cash payment?
(Rent paid depends on prices and/or yields, or otherwise not a fixed amount.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c. for a share of the crop or livestock production?
(Include hybrid rental arrangement where rent paid is based on a fixed cash payment
plus some shared production.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0021
0022

0023

...........

d. rented for FREE? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. How many acres of farm/ranch land are rented or leased TO OTHERS?
(Include land rented for cash, for a share of crop, or livestock production, or rent free.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0024
NUMBER of ACRES
0025
0026

4. TOTAL ACRES in this operation in 2014 (1 + 2a + 2b + 2c + 2d - 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Of the Total Acres in this operation (item 4), how many acres were-a. considered cropland, including land in government programs?
(Exclude wild hay and CRP acres planted to trees.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b. enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) or
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
g. covered under a Federal crop or other crop insurance policy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
h. used to raise certified organically produced crops? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0030
0028
0039
0041
DOLLARS

8. Including rent for land and/or buildings, what was the total cash rent
received in 2014 for acres rented to others? (Exclude grazing of livestock.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9. For acres share-rented to others, what was the total value of the
CROP OR LIVESTOCK SHARES received in 2014?
(Include government payments received from those acres.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10. Including rent for land and/or buildings,
what was the total cash rent PAID in 2014?
(Include rent paid in 2014 for previous years and rent paid in advance.
Exclude storage bins these are reported later in Section F, item 20.) . .

.......................
11. What were the total fees paid for livestock grazed on an Animal Unit Month (AUM),
head or gain basis on PUBLIC LAND in 2014? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12. How much did this operation spend on pasturing or grazing of livestock
on PRIVATELY OWNED LAND used on a fee per head (AUM) or gain basis in 2014? . .
13. Which Farm Type Code represents the largest portion of this operation’s
2014 gross farm income? [Enter code from below.] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
2

Grains, Oilseeds, Dry Beans, and Dry Peas (corn, flaxseed, grain silage and forage, grains
and oilseeds, popcorn, rice, small grains, sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers, straw, etc.)
Tobacco

3

Cotton and Cottonseed

4

Vegetables, Melons, Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes (beets, cabbage, cantaloupes,
pumpkins, sweet corn, tomatoes, watermelons, vegetable seeds, etc.)
Fruit, Tree Nuts and Berries (almonds, apples, blueberries, cherries, grapes, hazelnuts,
kiwifruit, oranges, pears, pecans, strawberries, walnuts, etc.)
Nursery, Greenhouse, Floriculture and Sod (bedding plants, bulbs, cut flowers, flower
seeds, foliage plants, mushrooms, nursery potted plants, shrubbery, sod, etc.)

5
6

2

0042
0043

0044
0045
0046
FARM TYPE CODE
0047

9

Hogs and Pigs

10
11
12

Milk and Other Dairy Products from cows
Cattle and Calves (beef and dairy cattle for breeding stock, fed cattle,
beef and dairy cull animals, stockers and feeders, veal calves, etc.)
Sheep, Goats, and their Products (wool, mohair, milk and cheese)

13

Horses, Ponies, and Mules (burros and donkeys)

14

Poultry and Eggs (broilers, chickens, turkeys, ducks, eggs, emus, geese,
hatchlings, ostriches, pigeons, pheasants, quail, poultry products, etc.)

7
8

Cut Christmas Trees and Short Rotation Woody Crops
Other Crops and Hay (grass seed, hay and grass silage, hops, maple syrup, mint, peanuts,
sugarcane, sugarbeets, CRP, etc.)

SECTION B

15
16

Aquaculture
Other Animals and Other Animal Products (bees, honey, rabbits, fur-bearing
animals, semen, manure, other animal specialities, etc.)

ACREAGE and PRODUCTION

1. During 2014, what crops were harvested on the total acres (Section A, item 4) on this operation?
(Exclude crops grown on land RENTED to others.)
1

2

3

CROP

How many acres were
harvested?

What was the
total production?

ACRES

FIELD CROPS

TOTAL AMOUNT

4

How much of this operation’s share of
the TOTAL AMOUNT was (will be)
USED on this operation?
TOTAL AMOUNTCorn for Grain
Bu. 0107
Bu.

Corn for Grain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0105

0106

Corn for Silage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0109

0110

Cotton, all types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0113

0114

Lbs.

Peanuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0117

0118

Lbs.

Potatoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0121

0122

•

Rice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0125

0126

0129

0130

Tons

Cwt.
Cwt.
0131
Bu.

Sorghum for Grain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0133

0134

0137

0138

0141

0142

Bu.
0135

Tons

Sorghum for Silage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tons
0139

Bu.

Soybeans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tobacco, all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tons 0111

•

Bu.

Lbs.

SMALL GRAINS
0145

0146

0149

0150

0153

0154

0157

0158

Hay, All Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0161

0162

Tons 0163

Tons

Canola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0165

0166

Lbs. 0167

Lbs.

Other Oilseeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0169

0170

Sugar Cane or Sugar Beets . . . . . . . . . . . . 0173

0174

Barley for Grain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oats for Grain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wheat, all for Grain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HAY CROPS
Hay, Alfalfa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bu.
Bu.
Bu.
Tons

0147

Bu.

0151

Bu.

0155
0159

Bu.
Tons

OTHER CROPS

Dry Edible Beans/Peas/Lentils . . . . . . . . . .
Vegetables for processing . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lbs.
Tons

0177
0178
0179

All Other Vegetables and Melons . . . . . . . .
0180
Fruits, Nuts, and Berries . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0181
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops . . . . . . . .
0182
All Other Crops not listed above . . . . . . . . .

2. What was the estimated value of your landlord’s share of crop production for land rented
on a share basis in 2014? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3

DOLLARS
0171

SECTION C

LIVESTOCK

1. Please report the numbers of livestock and poultry on
this operation on December 31, 2014.
a. All cattle and calves?
(beef cattle, dairy cattle, heifers, steers)

Number OWNED
by this operation

Number OWNED by others
such as a contractor or a
custom basis

0048

0049

0264

0265

0274

0275

.............

b. All hogs and pigs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c.

All other livestock?
(horses, poultry, sheep, etc.)

....................

DOLLARS

2. What was the estimated total value of your landlord's share of
livestock production in 2014? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0276

4. Did any other operation(s) grow livestock or poultry for this operation
under a contract arrangement in 2014?
YES - [Continue.]

NO - [Go to Section D.]
DOLLARS

a. How much were your gross receipts from items sold or removed
under these contracts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b. On December 31, 2014, what was the market value of unsold
livestock or poultry remaining under these contracts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0050
0051
0052

c.

How much was paid to contractees for production costs, including fees for services? . . .

4

SECTION D

COMMODITY MARKETING and INCOME

1. During 2014, did this operation have MARKETING CONTRACTS
for any commodities it produced?
YES - [Continue.]

Exclude money received from Contractors as
reimbursement for expenses;
report these in Section F.
UNIT CODES for Column 6

NO - [Go to item 2.]
1
2
3
4
5

POUND
CWT
TON
BUSHEL
BIN

6
7
8
9

BOX
BALE
CARTON
DOZEN

FLAT
HEAD
PLANT/POT
ACRE
ANIMAL SPACE

1

5

List commodities this operation had
MARKETING
contracts or formal agreements
in 2014?
CODE
0301

What quantity of [commodity]
was marketed through
this contract?
(Report Landlord’s share in
Section B.)
QUANTITY
0304

UNIT CODE What was (will be) the FINAL PRICE
[Use Unit
RECEIVED per [unit] by this
codes
operation for [commodity]
above.]
marketed under this contract?
[Same units as column 5.]
DOLLARS & CENTS
0305
0306
C

0316

0319

0320

0321

C

0331

0334

0335

0336

C

0346

0349

0350

0351

C

0361

0364

0365

0366

C

0376

0379

0380

0381

[Write in commodities.]

6

10
11
13
22
39
7

C
DOLLARS

a. What was the total dollar amount this operation received in 2014 for the crops
grown in 2014 under a marketing contract?
(Exclude marketing charges and money received or any reimbursement for expenses.) . . . . . . . . . .

0391

b. What was the total dollar amount this operation received in 2014 for the
livestock or poultry produced in 2014 under a marketing contract?

0392

(Exclude marketing charges and money received or any reimbursement for expenses.)

..........

2. During 2014, did this operation have PRODUCTION contracts for any commodities it produced?
YES - [Continue.]

NO - [Go to item 6.]

1

5

What commodities did this operation
have
PRODUCTION
contracts for in 2014?

[Write in commodities.]

CODE
0401

6

7

What quantity of [commodity] UNIT CODE What was (will be) the FINAL FEE
RECEIVED per [unit] by this
was removed from the
[Use Unit operation for producing [commodity]
operation under this contract
codes
under this contract?
during 2014?
above.]
[Same units as column 5.]
(Report landlord's share in
Section B.)
QUANTITY
DOLLARS & CENTS
0404
0405
0406
C __ __

0416

0419

0420

0421

C __ __

0431

0434

0435

0436

C __ __

0446

0449

0450

0451

a. What was the total dollar amount this operation received in 2014 for the
livestock or poultry produced in 2014 under a production contract?
(Exclude marketing charges and money received or any reimbursement for expenses.)

b. What was the total dollar amount this operation received in 2014 for the
crops produced in 2014 under a production contract?
(Exclude marketing charges and money received or any reimbursement for expenses.)

5

C __ __
DOLLARS
0473

..........
0474

..........

3. After subtracting marketing expenses, what was the total dollar amount received
for CASH or OPEN MARKET sales of each of the following crop and/or livestock
commodities sold in 2014a. Grains and Oilseeds (corn, flaxseed, grain silage and forage, grains and oilseeds,
popcorn, rice, small grains, sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers, straw, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b. Tobacco, Cotton, and Cottonseed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c. Vegetables and Melons (beets, cabbage, cantaloupes, pumpkins, sweet corn,
tomatoes, watermelons, vegetable seeds, etc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
d. Fruit, Tree Nuts and Berries (almonds, apples, blueberries, cherries, grapes, hazelnuts,
kiwifruit, oranges, pears, pecans, strawberries, walnuts, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e. Nursery, Greenhouse, Floriculture and Sod (bedding plants, bulbs, cut flowers,
flower seeds, foliage plants, mushrooms, nursery potted plants, shrubbery, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
f. Other Crops and Hay, and Cut Christmas Trees, Short Rotation Woody Crops

DOLLARS
0501
0502
0503
0504
0505
0506

(grass seed, hay and grass silage, hops, maple syrup, mint, peanuts, sugarcane, sugarbeets, CRP, etc.)

g. Hogs and Pigs (Excluding breeding stock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
h. Hogs Breeding Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
i.
j.

Milk and Dairy Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cattle and Calves (fed cattle, beef and dairy cull animals, stockers and feeders, veal calves, etc.,
excluding breeding stock.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

k.
l.

Cattle Breeding Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poultry and Eggs (broilers, chickens, turkeys, ducks, eggs, emus, geese, hatchlings,
ostriches, pigeons, pheasants, quail, poultry products, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
m. Other Animals and Other Animal Products, Sheep, Goats and their Products
Horses, Ponies, Mules, Burros, and Donkeys, Aquaculture (wool, mohair, milk, cheese, etc.) .

0507
0508
0509
0510
0511
0512
0513

4. Did this operation receive or repay any Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) loan in 2014?
YES - [Continue.]
NO - [Go to item 5.]
a. How much was received for all commodities placed under CCC loan in 2014? . . . . . . . .
b. What was the amount spent to repay CCC loans in 2014? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
1
OPERATOR & LANDLORD(S)
PARTNERS

5. What were the total MARKETING CHARGES this operation
paid for [column] all commodity products in 2014?
(Include check-off, commissions, feed, inspection, yardage, etc.) . . . . .
MARKETING EXPENSE WORKSHEET
COMMODITY

EXPENSE NAME

FEE PER UNIT

UNIT

DOLLARS
0518

DOLLARS
0519

NUMBER OF UNITS

DOLLARS

0514
0515
3
CONTRACTOR(S)
DOLLARS
0520

TOTAL MARKETING EXPENSE

__ __ . __ __ __
__ __ . __ __ __
__ __ . __ __ __
__ __ . __ __ __
__ __ . __ __ __
6. What was the total dollar amount this operation received in 2014 for
commodities produced or marketed under a contract in 2013 or earlier years?
(Exclude marketing charges and money received or any reimbursement for expenses.
Verify these deferred receipts are NOT included in Marketing Contracts (item 1) or
Production Contracts (item 2).) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DOLLARS
0517

..............

7. What was the total dollar amount this operation received in 2014 for
commodities that were sold for cash in 2013 or earlier years?
(Exclude marketing charges and money received or any reimbursement for expenses.
Verify these deferred receipts are NOT included in Cash Sales (item 3).) . . . . . . . .

6

DOLLARS
0523

..............

SECTION E

OTHER FARM INCOME

1. Did this operation receive any government payments in 2014?
(Exclude CCC loans.)

YES - [Continue.]

NO - [Go to item 3.]
DOLLARS

2. a. How much was received in Conservation payments?
(Include Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP),
and Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) payments.) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0544

...........
0525

b. How much was received in Direct payments (under the 2013 Farm Act)? . . . . . . . . . . . .
0527

c.

(1) How much of this was for COTTON? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How much was received in counter-cyclical payments, loan deficiency payments (LDPs),
marketing loan gain, net value of commodity certificates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0529
0530

(1) How much of this was for COTTON? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
d. All other federal or state agricultural program payments?
(Include disaster and market loss payments, peanut quota compensation payments,
national dairy market loss payments, and any other Federal, state or local programs.)

0545

...........
0557

(1) How much of this was for disaster and market loss payments for COTTON? . . . . . .
3. What is your estimate of the total dollar amount your landlord(s) received
in government payments for the acres you rented from them? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. In 2014, what was the total income received
by you (the operator) and all partners for--

0543

0546

a. Custom Work and machine hire for others? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0548

c.

recreational services such as hunting, fishing, etc? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

f.

Federal Crop Insurance payments? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0552
0553

(1) How much of this was for Federal crop insurance indemnity payments for COTTON?
0556

j.

other income which is closely related to the agricultural operation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Include sales of farm machinery and vehicles. Also include grazing of livestock, sales of forest products,
insurance indemnity payments other than Federal Crop Insurance payments, patronage
dividends and refunds from cooperatives, animal boarding, tobacco settlements, state fuel,
tax refunds, tax refunds, profits and losses. This may be a negative number for losses.)

7

SECTION F

OPERATING and CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
(Include only expenses related to this operation.
Exclude expenses NOT related to the farm/ranch;
expenses of performing custom work FOR others.)

In 2014, how much was spent for
(item) by [column]--

1

2

3

Operator and
partners?

Landlord(s)?

Contractor(s)?

DOLLARS

1. Seeds, sets, plants, seed cleaning, seed
treatments, etc. and transplants and trees?. . . . .

0600

DOLLARS
0601

DOLLARS
0602

(Include technology fees.
Exclude items purchased only for direct resale.)
0603

a. How much of this (item 1) was for the
COTTON enterprise? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Fertilizer, lime and soil conditioners?
(Include custom application costs.) . . . . . . . . . . . .

0606

0607

0612

0605

0608

0609

a. How much of this (item 2) was for the
COTTON enterprise? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. Agricultural Chemicals for crops, livestock,
poultry, and general farm use

0604

0610

0613

0611

0614

(Include biological pest controls and custom application costs.)

a. How much of this (item 3) was for
the COTTON enterprise? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. Livestock purchases of-a. Breeding stock for beef cattle, dairy cattle,
hogs and sheep? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b. Other cattle, calves, hogs and pigs?
[Report other sheep in item 4d.] . . . . . . . . .
c. Chickens and turkeys?
[Report ducks and game birds in item 4d.] .
d. Other livestock and poultry,
including other sheep and lambs, bees,
brooder fish, fingerlings, etc.? . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Leasing of livestock?
(Include leasing of bees for pollination.)

0615

0616

0617

0621

0622

0623

0624

0625

0626

0627

0628

0629

0630

0631

0632

0633

0634

0635

0636

0637

0638

0639

0640

0641

0642

0643

0644

0663

0664

0665

............

6. Purchased feed for livestock and poultry?
(Include grain, hay, silage, mixed feeds, concentrates, etc.)

7. All bedding and litter? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8. All medical supplies, veterinary
and custom services for livestock? . . . . . . . . . . .
(Exclude manure disposal.)

9. Purchases for the farm business of–
all fuels (diesel fuel, gasoline and gasohol,
LP and natural gas, and all other fuels)
and all oils and lubricants? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1) How much of the total fuel expense (item 9)
was for irrigation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(a) How much of this fuel expense was for
water pumped from wells? . . . . . . . .
(2) How much of the total fuel expense (item 9)
was for the COTTON enterprise? . . . . . . . .

0666
0669
0672

8

0667
0670
0673

0668
0671
0674

In 2014, how much was spent for
(item) by [column]--

1

2

3

Operator and
partners?

Landlord(s)?

Contractor(s)?

DOLLARS
0675

10. Electricity for the farm business? . . . . . . . . . . . .
a. How much of the total electricity expense
(item 10) was for irrigation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1) How much of this expense (item 10a) was for
the COTTON enterprise? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) How much of this expense was for water
pumped from wells? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0678

b. How much of the total electricity expense
(item 10) was for drying? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c. How much of the total electricity expense
(item 10) was for specialized livestock production
facilities -- such as dairies, feedlots, poultry
houses, swine buildings, etc.? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DOLLARS
0676

DOLLARS
0677

0679

0680

0681

0682

0683

0684

0685

0686

0687

0688

0689

0693

0694

0695

11. Purchased water for irrigation from off-farm
suppliers (Include irrigation assessments and fees.) . . . . .
a. How much of this (item 11) was for the
COTTON enterprise? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0696

12. All other utilities - such as the farm share of
telephone service, water purchased other than for
irrigation, Internet access, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0872

0873

0874

0702

0703

0704

0708

0709

0710

0699

13. Farm supplies, marketing containers,
hand tools and farm shop power equipment?
(Include expenses for temporary fencing.
Exclude expenses for permanent fencing.)

0697

0698

0700

0701

..........

14. Repairs, parts and accessories for
motor vehicles, machinery and farm equipment?
Include: drying equipment, frost protection, tune-ups,
overhauls, repairs to livestock equipment, replacement parts
for machinery, tubes, tires, and accessories such as air
conditioners, CB’s, radios and hydraulic cylinders.

0711

a. How much of this (item 14) was for the
COTTON enterprise? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15. Maintenance and repair for the upkeep of all farm
buildings, houses other than the operator’s, land
improvements, and all other farm/ranch
improvements? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0714

0712

0715

0713

0716

(Include: conservation improvements, corrals, feeding floors,
feedlots, gravel, land drainage structures, tiling,
trench, silos, wells, and facilities for farm workers.
Exclude: any new construction or remodeling.)

a. How much of this item (item 15) was for
specialized livestock production facilities-- such as
dairies, feedlots, poultry houses, swine buildings?
b. How much of this (item 15) was for
irrigation equipment and pumps? . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1) How much of this expense for irrigation
equipment and pumps (item 15b) was for
the COTTON enterprise? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0717

0718

0719

0720

0721

0722

0723

9

0724

0725

In 2014, how much was spent for
(item) by [column]--

1

2

3

Operator and
partners?

Landlord(s)?

Contractor(s)?

DOLLARS

16. Maintenance and repair of the operator’s house
if it was owned by the operation? . . . . . . . . . . . . .
’Owned by the operation’ means the house is-- recorded as an asset in farm record books, or
- used as security or collateral for a farm loan, or
- deeded as part of the farm.

0726

DOLLARS
0727

0729

DOLLARS
0728

0730

0731

17. All insurance for the farm business? . . . . . . . . . . .
(Include all casualty insurance, hail insurance, and any other crop
or livestock insurance; motor vehicle liability and blanket
insurance policies.
Exclude health insurance and other payroll insurance items.)
0732

a. How much of this (item 17) was for Federal
crop insurance? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(1) How much of this was Federal crop insurance
for COTTON? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18. Interest and fees paid on debts-a. debts secured by real estate?
(Include interest paid on the operator’s house
if owned by the operation.) . . . . . . . . . . . .

0733

0735

0734

0736

0737

0738

0739

0740

0741

0742

0743

.....

b. debts not secured by real estate?
(Include service fees on CCC loan redemptions.)

...

19. Property taxes paid on-a. real estate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b. livestock, machinery, and other
farm production items? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20. Renting or leasing of tractors, vehicles,
equipment or storage structures
(Include farm machinery, cars, trucks, irrigation
equipment and other equipment.) . . . . . . . .

0744

0745

0746

0747

0748

0749

0750

0751

0752

0753

0754

0755

.........

21. Vehicle registration and licensing fees? . . . . . . . .
22. Depreciation expense claimed by this operation
in 2014 for all capital assets (If partnership, include
amounts claimed by all partners in this operation.) . .
a. How much of this depreciation expense (item 22)
was claimed for breeding livestock? . . . . . . . . . .

0756

0757

0758

0759

0760

23. CASH WAGES paid to hired farm and ranch labor?
Include

C Cash wages, incentives and bonuses
C Payments to corporate officers and paid family members

Exclude C Wages paid for custom and contract work
C Wages paid for housework
C Social Security on the owner-operator
C Withdrawals for living expenses
C Employer’s share of Social Security and
unemployment taxes
C Health insurance and life insurance
C Pensions or retirement plans
C Worker’s Compensation

a. How much of the total wage expense (item 23)
was for the COTTON enterprise? . . . . . . . . . . . .

10

0761

0762

0763

In 2014, how much was spent for
(item) by [column]--

1

2

3

Operator and
partners?

Landlord(s)?

Contractor(s)?

24. Of the total cash wages (item 23),
how much was paid out to-(Total 24a + 24b + 24c + 24d must equal item 23)
a. You (the principal operator) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b. Your (the operator’s) spouse and other
household members? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c.

DOLLARS

DOLLARS

DOLLARS

0764

0765

0766

0767

0768

0769

0770

0771

0772

0773

0774

0775

0776

0777

0778

Other operators? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

d. All other paid farm and ranch labor? . . . . . . . . . .
25. Payroll taxes and benefits for paid labor? . . . . . . .
(Include employer’s share of Social Security and unemployment
taxes, health insurance, pension or retirement plans,
Workers Compensation, etc.)
0779

a. How much of this (item 25) was for the COTTON
enterprise? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26. CONTRACT LABOR?
(Contract labor is work performed on a contract basis
by a contractor, crew leader, a cooperative, etc.) . . . .

0782

0780

0783

0781

0784

(Exclude - contract work for building construction,
repairs, or farm improvements;
-payments to other operations that fed/raised
livestock under contract FOR this operation.)
0785

a. How much of this (item 26) was for
the COTTON enterprise? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0786

0787

27. CUSTOM WORK such as-(Custom work is work performed by machines and
labor hired as a unit.)

a. Hauling-- Include all custom grain, livestock,
milk, manure, and other custom hauling? . . . . . .
b. All other custom work done on this operation

0788

0789

0790

0791

0792

0793

including machine hire, and rental of machinery and
equipment? (Report custom livestock services in item 8.)

..
(1) How much of the total custom work expense
(item 27a & 27b) was for the COTTON
enterprise? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0794

0795

28. For workers who were members of your (the operator’s) household, what was the cash
value of any commodities provided to them as payment for farm work?
[Example: a share of crop, calves, etc.] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29. For workers who were NOT household members-what was the cash value of all commodities, feed, fuel, housing, meals, other food,
utilities, vehicles for personal use, and any other non-cash payment for farm work? . .

0796

DOLLARS
0797

0798

(Include - meat, poultry, other livestock and livestock products
- berries, firewood, fruits, vegetables, etc.
Exclude - home gardens unless expenses were recorded previously.)

30. What was the market value of products produced and used on this operation
for home consumption? (Exclude any commodities provided as payment to
household members for farm work reported in item 28.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11

0799

31. Fees paid to purchase professional or farm
management services such as record keeping,
planning, or farm product advice? . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32. General Business Expenses? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1
Operator & Partners?
DOLLARS
0801

0804

2
Landlord(s)?
DOLLARS

0805

3
Contractor(s)?
DOLLARS

0806

Show the respondent the list of General Business Expenses in
the Respondent Booklet.

Report the total cost for the following capital expenditures during 2014.
33. Improvements on land such as land preparation,
irrigation improvements, well drilling, ponds, feedlots,
trench silos, lagoons, new fences, etc.
(Exclude moveable equipment.)

0807

0808

0809

0811

0812

0814

0815

..................

34. Buildings and structures including all costs for new
construction and remodeling of dwellings (excluding the
operator’s dwelling), barns, buildings, hog houses, poultry
houses, milk barns, storage facilities, sheds, silos, etc. 0810
(Exclude repairs and maintenance.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35. New construction or remodeling of the Operator’s
Dwelling, if owned by the operation . . . . . . . . . . .

0813

Report the TOTAL NET COST (after deducting the value of trade-ins, rebates and discounts)
of the following items purchased for the farm/ranch in 2014.
DOLLARS

36. Cars - Include new or used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0816

PERCENT

a. What percentage of this was the Farm’s Share? .

0817

37. Trucks - Include new or used trucks, pickups,
sport utility vehicles, vans, campers and buses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0818

PERCENT

a. What percentage of this was the Farm’s Share? .

0819

38. Tractors - Include new or used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39. Self-Propelled Farm Equipment including
implements and self-propelled equipment for livestock,
dairy, or poultry production (Include farm share only.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40. Other Farm Machinery and Non-Self Propelled farm
equipment and pumps and capital equipment for
livestock, dairy and poultry (Includes farm share only.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41. Office equipment, furniture and computers
that were placed on a depreciation schedule? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42. All Other Capital Expenditures
(Include all other capital expenditures
which were placed on a depreciation schedule.)

0820

0821

0822
0823

0824

.......................

Specify:____________________________

43. What other expenses did this operation have
in 2014 that I have not recorded? . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[List each expense item and amount.]

Landlord(s)?
Operator & Partners?
0825
0826

12

Contractor(s)?
0827

SECTION G

FARM LABOR

1. On the average, for each of the three month periods
DURING 2014, about how many hours per week did-

a. You (the principal operator) do farm/ranch work,
including paid and unpaid hours? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b. Your spouse (the principal operator's) do farm/ranch
work, including paid and unpaid hours?
(Even if your spouse is an operator, include their hours here.) . . . .
c.

Other operators (those persons responsible for the
day-to-day management decisions for this operation)
do farm/ranch work, including paid and unpaid hours?

d. Unpaid workers (such as non operator partners,
family members, etc.) do farm/ranch work? . . . . . . . . .

SECTION H

2
April
May
June,
2014

1
January,
February,
March,
2014

3
July,
August,
September,
2014

4
October,
November,
December,
2014

HOURS/WEEK HOURS/WEEK HOURS/WEEK HOURS/WEEK
0828
0829
0830
0831

0832

0833

0834

0835

0836

0837

0838

0839

0840

0841

0842

0843

FARM ASSETS

1. What was the market value of the following assets OWNED by
this operation on December 31, 2014?
DOLLARS

(Include owned assets on rented land.)

a. Farm Operator’s Dwelling, if owned by the operation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0850
0851

b. All other Dwellings? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c.

All other Farm Buildings and Structures?

0852

(Include barns, cribs, grain bins, greenhouses, silos, storage sheds, etc.)

...................

d. Orchard trees and vines, and trees grown for wood products? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0853
0854

e. Land? (Exclude houses, buildings, orchard trees and vines, and trees grown for wood products.) . . . . . .
2. What is the estimated market value of the land and buildings
on the acres rented FROM OTHERS?
(Reported in Section A, items 2a, 2b, 2c & 2d.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0855

3. What is the estimated market value of the land and buildings
on the acres rented TO OTHERS?
(Reported in Section A, item 3.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0856

13

For each item below, report the market value(s) of the assets owned by
the operation on the dates specified.

beginning of year

end of year

4. What was the estimated market value(s) for the farm share of--

---Jan. 1, 2014?

-Dec. 31, 2014?

DOLLARS

DOLLARS

a. crops owned and stored on or off this operation on-(Include specialty crops, hay, silage, and nursery and
greenhouse products not in the ground. Exclude crops under CCC loans.)

(1) Government program crops owned and stored on or off
this operation on– . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) Non-program crops owned and stored on or off
this operation on– . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b. breeding livestock owned by and located on or off this operation on-c. non-breeding livestock and poultry owned by and
located on or off this operation on-(Including aquaculture, bees, cattle, equine, hogs, mink, poultry, sheep, etc.) . . .
d. production inputs owned by this operation such as feed, fertilizer,
chemicals, fuels, parts, purchased seed and other supplies, etc on-- .
e. production inputs already used for cover crops or crops not yet
harvested, (also known as sunk costs) on– . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
f.

0859

0860

0861

0862

0863

0864

0876

0877

0878

0879

0880

0881

trucks and cars owned by the operation on– (Include farm share only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

g. tractors, machinery, tools, equipment and implements owned by the operation on-- . . . . .

0882
0883
0884

h. stock in farm credit system and other farm cooperatives on– . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
beginning of year
end of year
--Jan.
1,
2014?
--Dec.
31, 2014?
5. How much was OWED TO this operation for sales or production of
DOLLARS
DOLLARS
crops, livestock, livestock products, poultry or poultry products
0886
from 2014 and earlier years? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0885
6. [Show FARM ASSETS & VALUE CODES in Respondent Booklet.]
What was the value of all other farm assets?
(Include money owed to this operation (except money owed from commodity sales),
cash certificates of deposits, savings and checking accounts, hedging account balances,
Government payments due, balance of land contract sales, any other farm assets not
reported earlier.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION I

END OF YEAR
VALUE CODE
0887

...............

FARM DEBT

DOLLARS

1. What was the maximum amount of all loans TAKEN OUT and REPAID in 2014? . . . . .

0890

2. Did this operation owe money to any banks, co-ops, individuals,
merchants or Federal agencies at the end of 2014?
YES - [Continue.]

NO - [Go to Section J.]
1

3. For each type of loan, what was the balance owed,
average interest rate, and percent for farm use?

What was the
balance owed on
Dec. 31, 2014?

2

DOLLARS

a. one year or less production or other loans? . . . . .
b. more than one year non-real estate debt? . . . . . . .
c.

more than one year real estate debt? . . . . . . . . . .

3

What was the
What was the
average interest average percent
rate of this debt?
for farm use?
PERCENT

1048

1049

1051

1052

1054

1055

C __ __
C __ __
C __ __

PERCENT
1050
1053
1056
DOLLARS

5. How much of the debt owed on December 31, 2014 was for the operator’s dwelling?
(If operator’s dwelling is owned by the operation, debt should have been included above.) . . . . . . . . . . . .

1057
OFFICE USE
0999

14

SECTION J

FARM OPERATOR
NUMBER OF
OPERATORS
1200

1. How many individuals were involved in the day-to-day decisions for this operation?
(Enter the number of operators, including the operator named on the front of this form.
Identify the operators in the columns below.
Exclude hired workers unless they are a hired manager or family member.) . . . . . .
1
2
3
4
5

2. In 2014, was this operation’s
LEGAL STATUS– . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

...............

Individual (Sole/family Proprietorship)?
A legal Partnership?
A Family-held Corporation?
A Non-family Corporation?
Other, Including estates, trusts and cooperatives?

PRINCIPAL
OPERATOR
or Senior Partner
1241

1261

1242

1262

.....

OPERATOR 2

1281

ENTER CODE
1201

OPERATOR 3

3. In what year did the operator begin to
operate any farm operation . . . . . . . .
4. Age of operator on December 31, 2014
5. Sex of operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1243 1

Years
of Age
Male 2

Female

1263

ENTER CODE 1
FOR ALL THAT APPLY

6. Which of the following activities
did you (each operator) perform
for the farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1
2
3
4

1
2
3
4
5

Male 2

Female

ENTER CODE 1
FOR ALL THAT APPLY

1283

Years
of Age
1

Male 2

Female

ENTER CODE 1
FOR ALL THAT APPLY

Business Planning 1264
and Record
Keeping . . . . . . . .

Business Planning 1284
and Record
Keeping . . . . . . . .

Purchasing
1245
Inputs . . . . . . . . .

Purchasing
1265
Inputs . . . . . . . . .

Purchasing
1285
Inputs . . . . . . . . .

Crop
1246
Production . . . . . .

Crop
1266
Production . . . . . .

Crop
1286
Production . . . . . .

Livestock
1247
Production . . . . . .

Livestock
1267
Production . . . . . .

Livestock
1287
Production . . . . . .

1248
Commodity
Contracting and
Marketing . . . . . .

1268
Commodity
Contracting and
Marketing . . . . . .

1288
Commodity
Contracting and
Marketing . . . . . .

1 YES
2 NO SPOUSE
3 NO

Farm or ranch work
Hired manager
Retired, but still farming
Work other than farming/ranching

a. [If item 11 is code 4, ask–]
Was non-farm work your primary career decision? . .
12. What is the highest level of
formal education you and
your spouse (the operator
and operator’s spouse) have
completed? . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1

1282

Business Planning 1244
and Record
Keeping . . . . . . . .

8. Does your spouse (the operator’s) also make
day-to-day decisions for this farm/ranch? . . . . . .
11. In 2014, what was your and your
spouse’s (the operator and
operator’s spouse) major
occupation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Years
of Age

1 YES
3 NO

Less than high school
High school diploma or equivalency (GED)
Some college
Completed 4 year degree (BA or BS)
Graduate school

15

CODE

...................
OPERATOR
1207

1204

SPOUSE
1208

....

CODE

....

CODE

1209

1210

OPERATOR
1211

1212

SPOUSE

ENTER CODE 1 FOR ALL THAT APPLY
1213
1214
American Indian or Alaska Native

13. Which of these do you and
your spouse (the principal
operator and operator’s
spouse) consider yourself?
Are you-- . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1215

1216

1217

1218

Hispanic or Latin

1219

1220

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

1221

1222

White, not of Hispanic Origin

1223

1224

Asian
Black or African American

NUMBER
1227

15. How many persons lived in the operator’s household on December 31, 2014?
(Include operator, spouse, children, and others living in operator’s household.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

OFFICE USE
2015

VALUE CODES
CODE

DOLLAR RANGE

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . None
1 -499
2.......$
500 -999
3.......$

CODE

DOLLAR RANGE

17 . . . . . . . $
18 . . . . . . . $
19 . . . . . . . $

50,000 -60,000 -80,000 --

59,999
79,999
99,999

4.......$
5.......$

1,000 -2,000 --

1,999
2,999

20 . . . . . . . $
21 . . . . . . . $

100,000 -125,000 --

124,999
149,999

6.......$

3,000 --

3,999

22 . . . . . . . $

150,000 --

174,999

7.......$
8.......$
9.......$

4,000 -5,000 -7,500 --

4,999
7,499
9,999

23 . . . . . . . $
24 . . . . . . . $
25 . . . . . . . $

175,000 -200,000 -225,000 --

199,999
224,999
249,999

10
11
12
13

......
......
......
......

$
$
$
$

14 . . . . . . $
15 . . . . . . $
16 . . . . . . $

10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000

-----

14,999
19,999
24,999
29,999

26
27
28
29

30,000 -35,000 -40,000 --

34,999
39,999
49,999

30 . . . . . . . $
31 . . . . . . . $

16

.......
.......
.......
.......

$
$
$
$

250,000
375,000
500,000
1,000,000

-----

374,999
499,999
999,999
1,249,999

1,250,000 -1,499,999
1,500,000 and over

SECTION K

FARM OPERATOR and HOUSEHOLD

1. Are you (the operator) a hired manager
for this operation? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CODE

1 YES - Go to Section L.
3 NO - Continue.

...................

0995

[ENUMERATOR NOTE: If the operator has a spouse, please answer for both where applicable.]
3. Did you and/or your spouse (the operator and
operator’s spouse) work off this farm for
wages or a salary in 2014?
(Include proprietorship of any off-farm business.) . .

1 YES - Continue
3 NO - If both operator
and spouse =3,
.
go to item 8

...

OPERATOR
0931

SPOUSE
0932

[If both operator and spouse = 3, go to item 8.]
WEEKS

WEEKS

a. How many weeks did you and/or your spouse (the operator and
operator’s spouse) work off this farm for pay in 2014? . . . . . . . . . .

0933

0934

b. During the weeks you and/or your spouse worked off
this farm for pay, how many hours per week did you
usually work off-farm? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

HOURS PER WEEK
0935

HOURS PER WEEK
0936

8. [Show VALUE CODES in Respondent Booklet.]
Which value code represents the cash income the operator and
all other household members received in 2014 from–
(Exclude farm income reported earlier.)
VALUE CODE
0950

a. all off-farm pay before taxes and withholdings? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
VALUE CODE
0951

(1) How much of off-farm pay was for the principal operator? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
VALUE CODE
0952

(2) How much of off-farm pay was for the principal operator’s spouse? . . . . . . . . . . . . .
VALUE CODE
0955

b. net cash income from operating another farm/ranch? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
VALUE CODE
0958

c.

net cash income from operating any other business? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

d. net cash income from cash or share-rented farm land to others
including land rented from this and other operations? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e. gross income from interest and capital gains?
(can be negative if capital losses incurred) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
g. income from disability, military retirement, Social Security, unemployment,
Veteran’s benefits, other public retirement and public assistance? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

VALUE CODE
0961
VALUE CODE
0968
VALUE CODE
0970
VALUE CODE
0991

h. any other off-farm sources of income? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17

9. Did any household(s) besides the operator’s
share in the net income of this operation during 2014? . .

CODE

1 YES - Continue.
3 NO - Go to item 10.

......

0976
NUMBER

a. How many households besides yours shared in the net farm income of this operation? .

0977
PERCENT
0978

b. What percent of the net income did you (the operator) and your household receive? . . .
10. Which value code represents the total value of non-farm assets owned by the
operator and members of the operator’s household on December 31, 2014?
(Include cash, checking, savings, retirement accounts, corporate stock, certificates of deposit,
real estate not part of the farm and all other non-farm assets.
Exclude farm assets reported earlier.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

VALUE CODE
0994

.........

11. Which value represents the total value of all non-farm debt owed by the operator and
members of the operator’s household associated with the assets reported above?
(Exclude farm debt reported earlier) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

VALUE CODE
1103

16. To meet the household and family living expenses you consider necessary,
which value code represents the minimum income before taxes your family
needs in a year to meet basic needs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17. Which value code represents the total amount spent on household and
family living expenses in 2014?

VALUE CODE
1104

(Include rent/mortgage, food, including food away from home, clothing, personal items, health and medical
expenses, gifts and charitable contributions, life, home and other personal insurance, non-farm transportation,
household supplies, repair, recreation, vacation, education, child care, pension, Social Security contributions,
investments for family, home improvements, appliance, and furnishings.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

VALUE CODE
1111

CODE

22. Does the principal operator plan to retire from farm/ranch work
within the next 5 years? (or do you consider yourself to be retired) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1116
YES=1

23. Which value code represents household income, farm/non-farm income
for the previous 2013 year? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

VALUE CODE
1118

OFFICE USE
2013

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SECTION L

IRRIGATION

1. Did you irrigate any cropland, alfalfa, other hay, or pastureland on this farm in 2014?

G YES - [Enter code 1 and continue.]

G NO - [Go to Section M.] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CODE
1740

2. [ENUMERATOR INSTRUCTION: Refer back to Section B, page 3. For each crop harvested during 2014
(in Section B, item 1), determine if it was irrigated (in column 1, in the table below). Complete the remaining columns
for each irrigated crop noted in column 1 below. ]
Now I need you to identify acres irrigated, yield, irrigation system, water application rate, and water source
used for each commodity irrigated on this farm in 2014.
(Including land irrigated for alfalfa, other hay, and pastureland.)
GRAVITY SYSTEMS

PRESSURE SYSTEMS
1= Hand-move
2= Solid or Permanent set
3= Side Roll or Wheel Line
4= Center Pivot or Linear Move [with sprinklers on main line]
5= Center Pivot or Linear Move [with sprinklers below main line,
but more than 2 feet above ground]
6= Center Pivot or Linear Move [with sprinklers less than 2 feet above ground]
7= Big Gun
8= Low-Flow Irrigation [drip, trickle, or micro sprinkler systems]
9= Other Pressure System (specify type:
)

1

2

3

4

What
crops were
irrigated
on this farm
in 2014?

OFFICE
USE

How many
harvested
acres of
[commodity]
were
irrigated?

On the
irrigated acres
harvested,
what was the
average yield
per acre for
[commodity]?

5

10= Siphon-Tube System [from unlined ditches]
11= Siphon-Tube System [from lined ditches]
12= Portal- or Ditch-Gate System [from unlined ditches]
13= Portal- or Ditch-Gate System [from lined ditches]
14= Poly-Pipe System
15= Gated-Pipe [not poly-pipe]
16= Improved Gated Pipe [surge flow or cablegation,
not poly pipe]
17= Subirrigation
18= Open Discharge from well or pump
19= Other Gravity System (specify type:
)
6

7

8

9

Crop 1

CROP
CODE
1741

HARVESTED
ACRES
YIELD
1742
1743

What percent What percent of
What was
What is the
[commodity] acres
of
the average
primary
[commodity] were irrigated using
acre-inches
irrigation
1 - POUNDS
acres were
surface water
of water
system
2 - CWT
irrigated
purchased from offapplied per
type for
3 - TON
using surface
farm water
acre for
[commodity]?
4 - BUSHEL [See Irrigation the growing
water?
suppliers?
7 - BALE
System
1/
season for
Codes
[Off-farm water
[commodity]?
above.]
suppliers are
defined below.]
UNIT
SYSTEM
ACRE-INCHES
CODE
CODE
PER ACRE
PERCENT
PERCENT
1744
1745
1746
1747
1748

Crop 2

1749

1750

1751

1752

1753

1754

1755

1756

Crop 3

1757

1758

1759

1760

1761

1762

1763

1764

Crop 4

1765

1766

1767

1768

1769

1770

1771

1772

Crop 5

1773

1774

1775

1776

1777

1778

1779

1780

1782

1783

1784

1785

1786

1787

1788

1790

1791

1792

1793

1794

1795

1796

CROPS
IRRIGATED

UNIT
CODE

ALFALFA
OTHER HAY
1798
1801
1802
1803
1804
PASTURELAND
1/ Off-farm water suppliers may include water purchased from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; an irrigation district; mutual, private, cooperative, or
neighborhood ditches; commercial or municipal water systems.
NUMBER
1805

3. How many irrigation wells were used on this farm in 2014?

....................

[If zero, go to item 6.]

4. In 2014, how many wells on this farm used backflow prevention devices? . . . . . . . . . .

1806
[If zero, go to item 5.]
ACRES

a. How many acres were irrigated using water from these (item 4) wells? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19

1807

5. In 2014, how many wells on this farm used water meter or
water flow measurement devices? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

a. How many acres were irrigated using water from these (item 5) wells? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

NUMBER
1808
[If zero, go to item 6.]
ACRES
1809

6. In 2014, how many acres was irrigation used-a. to apply chemical fertilizers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b. to apply pesticides? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c.

to remove (leach) salts from the soil? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

d. to conduct land disposal of liquid livestock waste? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e. for crop cooling or freeze protection? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1810
1811
1812
1813
1814

7. [Use Management Practice Codes below.]
Now I’d like to know about your use of, or your interest in, certain water management
techniques for irrigated crop production on this farm.
MANAGEMENT PRACTICE CODES
1 = Never heard of it
2 = Heard of it, not interested
3 = Heard of it, sounds interesting
4 = Looking at it for my farm
5 = Tried it on my farm, but will not use it again

6 = Now using this technique and will continue
to use on my farm
7 = Water delivery system does not allow for
water delivery on demand

1

How familiar are you with -WATER MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE

a. Commercial scheduling services or computer simulation models to
schedule irrigation-water applications? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b. On-farm irrigation scheduling techniques using soil-moisture sensing
devices (such as neutron probes, tensiometers, and soil moisture blocks)?
c. On-farm use of special furrowing techniques (such as furrow diking,
spread beds, and compact furrowing) to control field-level water
distributions and to reduce water losses? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2

3

MANAGEMENT
PRACTICE
CODE

1815

[If code = 6, ask--]
How many acres
were irrigated
using this technique
in 2014?
ACRES
1816

1817

1818

1819

1820

[Enter code
from above.]

8. During 2014, did you make improvements, such as upgrades or new equipment
(not maintenance), to existing irrigation systems on this farm?

G YES - [Enter code 1 and continue.]

CODE

G NO - [Go to item 9.] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1821
ACRES
1822

a. In 2014, how many of this farm’s acres were irrigated using these improvements? . . . . .
9. In the past five years, has anyone made an offer to purchase water or
water rights from this farm operation?

G YES - [Enter code 1 and continue.]
a. What was the purchaser’s
intended use for the water? . .

1
2
3
4
5

G NO - [Go to item 10.] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Agricultural Use
Water to Municipal, Urban, Recreational or Industrial uses
Water to Improve environmental values
Water for Native American (Indian) water right claims
Don’t Know

....

CODE
1823

1824

YEARS

10. During the last 10 years, in how many years has someone with senior water right
claims caused you to reduce or discontinue crop irrigation for this farm? . . . . . . . . . .

20

1825

SECTION M

COTTON MARKETING
MONTH

1. In what month was the majority of the 2014 cotton crop harvested? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1826
___ ___

1 Cash

2. Was the cost of ginning the 2014 cotton crop paid by- ...........................................

CODE

2 All or a portion of the cottonseed

....

3 Both

a. [If item 2 = 1 or 3, ask-- else go to item b.]
What was the cash payment per pound for ginning the 2014 cotton crop?
(Include any costs for module building and hauling that were provided by the gin.) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1827

CENTS PER POUND
1828
C __ __

b. [If item 2 = 2, ask-- else go to item 3.]
What was the total credit received for the cottonseed exchanged
for ginning the 2014 cotton crop?
(Include any costs for module building and hauling that were provided by the gin.)

.............

3. What did you pay for compress, bag, and tie charges for the 2001 cotton crop? . . . . .

4. As of today,
how much of the 2014 cotton crop was-d. sold in August 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e. sold in September 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
f.

sold in October 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

g. sold in November 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
h. sold in December 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
i.

sold in January 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

j.

sold in February 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

k.

sold in March 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

l.

sold in April 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

n. stored (not sold) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TOTAL

BALES
1837
1839
1841
1843
1845
1847
1849
1851
1853
1857

OR

....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....

DOLLARS & CENTS
PER CWT
1829
C __ __
DOLLARS & CENTS
PER BALE
1830
C __ __

PERCENT
1838
1840
1842
1844
1846
1848
1850
1852
1854
1858
100%
POUNDS

5. What was the average weight of the cotton bales sold (or stored) from this operation?

21

1859

1

2

3

How much was marketed by
[column 1]?

6. Of the 2014 cotton crop sold by today-BALES
1860

a. Cash forward contract (fixed price) . . . . . .
b. Basis contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c.

Deferred or delayed price contract . . . . .

d. Minimum price contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e. Pooled sales contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
f.

Cash sale (exclude Internet sales) . . . . . . . .

g. Internet marketing (such as The Seam) . . . .
h. CCC loan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TOTAL

PERCENT
1861

...
1866

...

1872

...

1878

...

1884

...

1890

...

1896

...

1902

...

a. Put option purchase? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b. Future hedge? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hedge-to-arrive (HTA) contract? . . . . . . . .

1867
1873
1879
1885
1891
1897
1903
100

What was the net gain
(or loss)
from this method?

7. Did you use any of the following marketing
methods for the 2014 cotton crop?

c.

OR

5

Average price What premium was paid or
discount was incurred per
received
(or to be)
pound because of the cotton
per pound?
quality?
PREMIUM
DISCOUNT
CENTS
CENTS
OR
CENTS
1862
1865
1864
C __ __
C __ __ . . . .
C __ __
1868
1871
1870
C __ __
C __ __ . . . .
C __ __
1876
1874
1877
C __ __
C __ __ . . . .
C __ __
1882
1880
1883
C __ __
C __ __ . . . .
C __ __
1888
1886
1889
C __ __
C __ __ . . . .
C __ __
1892
1895
1894
C __ __
C __ __ . . . .
C __ __
1898
1901
1900
C __ __
C __ __ . . . .
C __ __
1906
1904
1907
C __ __
C __ __ . . . .
C __ __

YES = 1
1910

1911

DOLLARS

1912

1913

1914

1915

8. What was the cost of fees paid to cotton marketing associations
for the 2014 cotton crop?
(Include fees charged by USDA-HVI, Cotton Inc., National Cotton Council, and local grower association.
Exclude costs for participating in the Boll Weevil Eradication Program and the Pink Bollworm Program.)

...

DOLLARS & CENTS
PER BALE
1916
C __ __
CODE
1917

9. Was a warehouse storage charge incurred for any of the 2014 cotton crop? . . .
a. What was the average monthly storage charge
for the cotton stored in the warehouse? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22

YES=1

DOLLARS & CENTS
CENTS PER POUND
OR
PER BALE
1918
1919
C __ __ . . . . . . . .
C __ __

14. For the cotton produced in 2014, what share of the following inputs were purchased,
under contract or otherwise, in each quarter?
(Report input as purchased in the quarter that the price was determined.)
1

2

QUARTER

3RD quarter 2013 (July, August, September) . . . . .
4th quarter 2013 (October, November, December) .
1st quarter 2014 (January, February, March) . . . . .
2nd quarter 2014 (April, May, June) . . . . . . . . . . . .
3RD quarter 2014 (July, August, September) . . . . .
4th quarter 2014 (October, November, December) .
TOTAL

15. [If any nitrogen fertilizer was purchased
prior to Jan. 1, 2014, ask–]
What was the primary reason you
purchased nitrogen fertilizer prior to
January 1, 2014-- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16. [If none of the nitrogen fertilizer was
purchased prior to Jan. 1, 2014, ask–]
What was the primary reason you
did not purchased nitrogen fertilizer
prior to January 1, 2014-- . . . . . . . . .

3

4

Mixed
Seeds, sets, Nitrogen
fertilizers
plants,
fertilizer
(such as
nursery
stock, etc. AA, UAN, or
Urea)

5

6

Fuel for
Crop
crop
chemicals
(herbicides, production
insecticides, and drying
etc.)

PERCENT
1926

PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT
1927
1928
1929
1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

100%

100%

100%

1 to reduce the risk of a nitrogen price increase?
2 as a tax management strategy used with
cash basis accounting?
3 to guarantee a specific quantity of nitrogen fertilizer
would be available?
4 to apply nitrogen in the fall of 2013 for crops
harvested in 2014?
5 Other, specify _______________________

1 expected spring nitrogen fertilizer prices to be similar
to or less than fall prices?
2 nitrogen fertilizer pre-pay programs or contracts were
not offered by local fertilizer suppliers?
3 did not have the liquidity or capital required to pre-pay
or contract for nitrogen fertilizer?
4 not aware of nitrogen fertilizer pre-pay programs
or contracts?
5 Other, specify _______________________

23

100%

100%

CODE

.....

1956

CODE
1957

.....

CONCLUSION
1. Results from this survey will be published in JULY.
Would you like to receive a copy?
(Results will also be available on the Internet at

CODE

http://www.usda.gov/nass/
http://www.ers.usda.gov/ ) . . .

0099

.......

YES = 1

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT !

CODE

RESPONDENT
2. Who was the primary respondent
for most of this interview?

1
2
3
4
8
9

OPERATOR/MANAGER
SPOUSE
ACCOUNTANT/BOOKKEEPER
OTHER
OFFICE HOLD
PARTNER

0101

.......

Respondent's name [if code 3, 4 or 9]
____________________________________
Phone (__________) __________________

RECORDS USE
3. Did respondent use farm/ranch
records to report income and
expenses-- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. What records did the respondent
refer to when reporting most of
their income and expense data–

1
2
3
4
5

All of the Time
Most of the Time
Some of the Time
Almost Never
Never

1

A General Ledger or
Personal Record Book
Formal Farm Records Workbook
or Account Book
Loose Receipts
Something Else
Computer or Computer Printout
Did not use records

2
3
4
5
6

CODE

.......

0096

CODE
0097

.......

ENDING TIME [MILITARY] [Please be precise.] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MILITARY TIME
0005
___ ___ ___ ___

DATE:

MM
0007
__ __

.......................................................

DD

04

__ __ 0 4

ENUMERATOR
ENUMERATOR ID
EVALUATION
0098
0100

ENUMERATOR NAME ________________________________ .

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