QID 123019 Vegetable Survey - DE/MD

2012 VEGETABLE SURVEY

			OMB No. 0535-0037 Approval Expires: 3/31/2013 Project Code: 139 QID: 123019 SMetaKey: 3019
				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

							Delaware /Maryland Field Office 2320 South DuPont Highway Dover, DE 19901 Phone: 302-698-4538 Toll Free: 1-800-282-8685 Fax: 302-697-4450 Email: [email protected]
Please make corrections to name, address and ZIP Code, if necessary.
Each year we contact a sample of all vegetable growers in Maryland and Delaware to compile our annual vegetable statistics for the Region. The vegetable industry has traditionally been a strong sector of our agricultural industry and this survey is the most valuable tool we have for tracking that contribution. Regardless of the size of your operation, your response is extremely important. 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 in combination with similar reports from other producers. Response is voluntary. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0535-0037. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 20 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.

SECTION 1 – SCREENING

1. Did you grow any vegetables or melons (including strawberries) for fresh market in 2012?

YES [Go to Section 2, Page 2.]

NO [Continue.]

2. Did you grow any vegetables for processing in 2012?

YES [Go to Section 3, Page 3.]

NO [Continue.]

3. During 2012, did this operation grow crops other than vegetables, including field crops,

fruits, nursery/greenhouse, or other specialty crops; cut hay; have any livestock or

poultry; sell agricultural products; receive government payments; have more than

19 acres of idle cropland; or have more than 99 acres of pastureland?

YES [Go to Conclusion, Section 4, Page 3.]

NO [Complete items 3a and 3b; then go to Conclusion, Section 4, Page 3.]

	3a. Has the operation name on the label been sold, rented, or turned over to someone else? [If yes, circle one.]
	YES	NO				Will the land be used for any agricultural purpose by you (the individual listed on the label), or anyone else in the next year?
						YES NO DON’T KNOW
	3b. What is the name and address of the new operator?					Please explain, then go to Conclusion on page 3.
	Operation Name: ________________________________________				_________________________________________________________
	Operator Name: _________________________________________				_________________________________________________________
	Address: ________________________________________________				_________________________________________________________
	City: ___________________		State: ___________	Zip: _________	_________________________________________________________
	Phone: ( ) ____________________________				_________________________________________________________

SECTION 2 – FRESH MARKET VEGETABLES

	ACRES
1. What is the total acreage on your operation planted for fresh market vegetables and melons (including strawberries)?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	180 . ___

2. Of the total acres of fresh market vegetables and melons (including strawberries)

grown in 2012, how many acres were:

Crop	Planted Acres (nearest tenth)	Harvested Acres (nearest tenth)	2012 Production and Value
			Total Quantity Produced	Total Quantity Sold	Specify Unit			Total Dollars Received
					1 pounds 2 tons 3 bushels 4 cwt 5 bins 6 boxes 7 baskets		8 cartons 9 quarts 10 dozens 11 flats 12 pints 13 each
Beans, Lima	301 . __	302 . __	303	304		305		306
Beans, Snap	401 . __	402 . __	403	404		405		406
Cabbage	601 . __	602 . __	603	604		605		606
Cantaloupes	701 . __	702 . __	703	704		705		706
Corn, Sweet	161 . __	162 . __	163	164		165		166
Cucumbers	801 . __	802 . __	803	804		805		806
Eggplant	901 . __	902 . __	903	904		905		906
Herbs	221 . __	222 . __	223	224		225		226
Peas, Green	111 . __	112 . __	113	114		115		116
Peppers, All	231 . __	232 . __	233	234		235		236
Potatoes, Sweet	121 . __	122 . __	123	124		125		126
Pumpkins	131 . __	132 . __	133	134		135		136
Spinach	141 . __	142 . __	143	144		145		146
Squash, All	151 . __	152 . __	153	154		155		156
Strawberries	171 . __	172 . __	173	174		175		176
Tomatoes	181 . __	182 . __	183	184		185		186
Watermelons, Seeded Varieties	191 . __	192 . __	193	194		195		196
Watermelons, Seedless Varieties	211 . __	212 . __	213	214		215		216
Other (Specify )	_ _ _ . __	_ _ _ . __	_ _ _	_ _ _		_ _ _		_ _ _
Other (Specify )	_ _ _ . __	_ _ _ . __	_ _ _	_ _ _		_ _ _		_ _ _

3. Did you grow any vegetables for processing in 2012?

YES [Go to Section 3, Page 3.]

NO [Go to Conclusion, Section 4, Page 3.]

SECTION 3 – PROCESSING VEGETABLES

	ACRES
1. What is the total acreage on your operation planted for processing vegetables?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	250 . ___

2. Of the total acres of processing vegetables planted in 2012, how many acres were:		ACRES
a. Beans, Lima. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		280 . ___
b. Beans, Snap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		290 . ___
c. Corn, Sweet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		320 . ___
d. Cucumbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		260 . ___
e. Peas, Green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		270 . ___
f. Spinach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		310 . ___
g. Other (Specify _________________________________________ )	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	330 . ___

3. Please list the processors you have or had contracts with in 2012:	__________________________________________________
	__________________________________________________
	__________________________________________________

SECTION 4 – CONCLUSION

1. Do you (the operator on the label) make day-to-day decisions for another farm or ranch? YES What is the name of the other operation(s)? _______________________________________________________________ NO [Continue.]
2. Thank you for completing this survey. Would you like to receive a free copy of the results of this survey in the mail?				CODE
YES [Enter Code 1.] NO [Enter Code 3.]				099
3. Please provide comments about the 2012 growing season:
	_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
	_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
	_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
	_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
	_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Additional comments about the 2012 growing season:

Respondent Name: _______________________________

9911 Phone: (____) ____ – ________

9910 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ __ __

OFFICE USE ONLY

Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum.

Eval.

R. Unit

Change

Office Use for POID

1-Comp 2-R 3-Inac 4-Office Hold 5-R – Est 6-Inac – Est 7-Off Hold – Est 8-Known Zero

9901

1-Op/Mgr 2-Sp 3-Acct/Bkpr 4-Partner 9-Oth

9902

1-Mail 2-Tel 3-Face-to-Face 4-CATI 5-Web 6-e-mail 7-Fax 8-CAPI 19-Other

9903

0098

0100

0921

0785

0789 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __

Optional/NOC Use

0407

0408

9906

9916

S/E Name