QID 304071 Cattle Report - July 1, 2012

CATTLE REPORT - July 1, 2012
			OMB No. 0535-0213 Approval Expires: 3/31/2014 Project Code: 152 QID: 304071 SMetaKey: 2053 Version: 99
				NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

U.S Department of Agriculture Rm 5030, South Building 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, DC 20250-2000 Phone: 1-800-727-9540 Fax: 202-690-2090 E-mail: [email protected]

The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. In accordance with the Confidential Information Protection provisions of Title V, Subtitle A, Public Law 107–347 and other applicable Federal laws, your responses will be kept confidential and will not be disclosed in identifiable form to anyone other than employees or agents. By law, every employee and agent has taken an oath and is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both if he or she willfully discloses ANY identifiable information about you or your operation. 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 number is 0535-0213. 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.
	Stratum	POID	Tract	Subtr.
	__ __ __ __	__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __	__ __	__ __

1.	[Verify name and mailing address of this operation. Make any corrections necessary (including the correct operation name) on the label and continue.]	[Check if name label verified]

2. Have or will there be any cattle or calves, regardless of ownership, on this operation at any time during 2012? (Cattle and calves on grazing land leased on a fee per head or animal unit month (AUM) basis should be included by the cattle owner, excluded by the land owner.)
	493
1 Yes – [Go to Item 3.] 3 No – a. Were you (the individual named on the label) operating a farm or ranch on July 1, 2012?
Yes – [Go to Section 3.] No – [Go to Section 2.]

3. Are the day-to-day decisions for this operation made by one individual, a hired manager, or partners? [Check one]
	One individual – [Go to Section 1.] A hired manager – [Go to Section 1.] Partners – How many partners make the day-to-day decisions?			Number of Partners
[Enter number of partners, including the partner named on the label. Identify the other person(s) in this partnership in the boxes on page 2, then continue with Section 1.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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					Office Use
					921	930	941

4.	Please identify the other person(s) in this partnership, then continue. [Verify partners names and make necessary corrections if names have already been entered.]
	[Check if verified]										Office Use
	Name:	__________________________________			Phone: (______) __________________						Stratum
		(First) (Middle) (Last)									925
	Address:	__________________________________			___________________		____		_______		Ind. Op.
		(Rt or St.)			(City)		(State)		(Zip)		924
	Did this partner operate land individually on June 1, 2012?								     
	Yes No

	[Check if verified]									Office Use
	Name:	__________________________________			Phone: (______) __________________					Stratum
		(First) (Middle) (Last)								926
	Address:	__________________________________			___________________		____	_______		Ind. Op.
		(Rt or St.)			(City)		(State)	(Zip)		924
	Did this partner operate land individually on June 1, 2012?							     
	Yes No

	[Check if verified]									Office Use
	Name:	__________________________________			Phone: (______) __________________					Stratum
		(First) (Middle) (Last)								927
	Address:	__________________________________			___________________		____	_______		Ind. Op.
		(Rt or St.)			(City)		(State)	(Zip)		924
	Did this partner operate land individually on June 1, 2012?							     
	Yes No

[Check if verified]

Office Use

Name:

__________________________________

Phone: (______) __________________

Stratum

(First) (Middle) (Last)

928

Address:

__________________________________

___________________

____

_______

Ind. Op.

(Rt or St.)

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

924

Did this partner operate land individually on June 1, 2012?

     

Yes No

Section 1 – Cattle and Calves

1. On July 1 were any cattle and calves, regardless of ownership, on the total acres operated? (Cattle and calves on grazing land leased on a fee per head or animal unit month (AUM) basis should be included by the cattle owner, excluded by the land owner.)
1 Yes – [Go to Item 2.]	3 No – [Go to Item 6b.]

2. Of the total number of cattle and calves on hand July 1, how many were:
a. beef cows, including beef heifers that had calved? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	+	351
b. milk cows, both dry or in milk, including milk heifers that had calved? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	+	352
c. bulls weighing 500 pounds or more? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	+	353
d. heifers that had not calved, weighing 500 pounds or more:
(i) for beef cow replacement? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	+	354
(ii) for milk cow replacement? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	+	355
(iii) other heifers 500 pounds or more? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	+	356
e. steers weighing 500 pounds or more? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	+	357
f. heifer, steer, and bull calves weighing less than 500 pounds, including newborn calves? . . . . .	+	358
3. [Add Items 2a through 2f and verify the total.] Then the total cattle and calves on hand July 1 was: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	=	350

Cattle and Calves On Feed

We need to know about the cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market.

Their ration would include grain, silage, hay, or protein supplement.

Include cattle being fed by you for others.

Exclude any of your cattle being custom fed in feedlots operated by others.

Exclude cattle being “backgrounded only” for sale as feeders, for later placement

on feed in another feedlot, or to be returned to pasture.

4. How many cattle and calves were on feed July 1, that will be shipped directly from your feedlot to slaughter market? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

652

Calf Crop for 2012 (Calves born on grazing land leased on a fee per head or animal unit month (AUM) basis should be included by the cattle owner, excluded by the land owner.)
5. Of the cows and heifers on the total acres operated on July 1, how many are expected to calve during the period July 1 through December 31, 2012? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	361

6. Of the calves born on the total acres operated during the period January 1 through June 30, 2012, how many: (Exclude calves purchased.)
a. were on hand July 1?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	+	363
b. were sold, moved off the total acres operated, or slaughtered by July 1?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	+	364
c. had died by July 1? (Exclude calves born dead.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	+	365
7. [Add items 6a through 6c and verify the total.] Then the total calves born January 1 through June 30, 2012 was:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	=	362

Deaths and Losses (Cattle and calves that died or were lost on grazing land leased on a fee per head or animal unit month (AUM) basis should be included by the cattle owner, excluded by the land owner.)
8. How many cattle weighing 500 pounds or more died or were lost from all causes during the period January 1 through June 30, 2012?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	367
9. How many calves weighing less than 500 pounds died or were lost from all causes during the period January 1 through June 30, 2012? (Exclude calves born dead.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	368

Go to Section 3 on Page 4.	1 – Incomplete, has Cattle 2 – Incomplete, Cattle presence unknown	498
	3 – Valid Zero

Section 2 – Change in Operator

[Complete this section only if all answers to item 2 on the front page are “No.”]
1. Has the operation named on the label been sold, rented, or turned over to someone else?
Yes – [Continue.] No – [Go to Item 1a.]	1a. Will the land be used for any agricultural purpose by you (the operator), or anyone else in the next year? (Including growing crops or raising livestock.) Yes Don't Know No [Regardless of answer to above, write a note to explain the situation, then go to Section 3.] __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________
2. Was the operator (name on label) operating a farm or ranch on June 1, 2012? Yes – [Continue.] No – [Continue.]
3. Please provide the following information for the operation that has taken over the land:
a. What is the name and address of the new operation? Operation Name: ____________________________ Operator Name: _____________________________ Address: ___________________________________ City: ___________________ State: _______ Zip: ___ Phone: _________________________
b. Was the [Item 3a] new operation in business before June 1, 2012? Yes – [Go to Section 3.] No – [Continue.]
c. Is the [Item 3a] new operation managed? Yes – [Go to Section 3.] No – [Continue.]
d. Were any individuals associated with the [Item 3a] operation operating land individually before June 1, 2012? Yes – [Go to Section 3.] No – [Go to Section 3.]

Section 3 – Conclusion

1. Do you (the operator named on the label) make any day-to-day decisions for another farm or ranch?
Yes – 1a. What is the name of the other operation(s): _______________________________________________
1b. Was this operation in business before June 1, 2012?
Yes – [Go to Item 2.] No – [Go to Item 2.]
No – [Continue]

2. Survey Results: To receive the complete results of this survey on the release date, go to www.nass.usda.gov/results/
Would you rather have a brief summary mailed to you at a later date? Yes – [Enter code 1.] No – [Enter code 3.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
	099

Respondent Name:	9911 Phone: ( )	9910 MM DD YY Date: __ __ __ __ __ __
This completes the survey. Thank you for your help.

Response

Respondent

Mode

Enum.

Eval.

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

0785

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

Optional/NOC Use

0407

0408

9906

9916

S/E Name

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 number is 0535-0213. 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.