QID ARMS III - Cotton Costs and Returns Report - 2015

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

0218 - ARMS III - Cotton Costs and Returns Report 2015

Agricultural Resource Management, Chemical Use, and Contractor Expense Surveys

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`Project 904 – ARMS Phase III Cotton - Version 2

OMB No. 0535-0218

Approval Expires 10/31/20XX

NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
SERVICE

Agricultural Resource Management Survey
COTTON COSTS AND RETURNS REPORT
2015

U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Rm 5030, South Building
1400 Independence Ave., S.W.
Washington, DC 20250-2000
Phone: 1-888-424-7828
Fax: 202-690-2090
Email: [email protected]

Economic Research Service
5/21/2015

Please make corrections to label name, address, and ZIP Code, if needed.

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. You may skip any question(s) you prefer not to answer.
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 0535-0218. 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.

[If this operation is a partnership, please identify the other person(s) involved.]

Partner 1

Partner 2

Partner Name

Partner Name

Address

Address

City

State

Zip

Phone Number

City

Partner 3

Partner 4

Partner Name

Partner Name

Address

Address

City

State

Zip

Phone Number

City

State

Zip

Phone Number

State

Zip

Phone Number

Office Use Only
Screening
Box
0006

Beginning
Time
(Military)
0004
__ __ __ __

Total
Points
0929

R. Unit
9921

Office Use
Only

Partner Stratum
9922

9923

9927

9928

0009

Number of
Supplements
0002

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SECTION A

LAND IN FARM / RANCH

For 2015, 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. (Include all cropland, idle land, Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), pastureland, woodland,
wasteland, farmstead, acres used for crop/livestock production facilities, and all other building sites associated with this operation, etc.)

ACRES OPERATED

None

+
1. How many acres of farm/ranch land were owned? ................................................................................

Number of Acres
0020

2. How many acres of farm/ranch land were rented or leased from others--(Exclude land used on an animal unit month (AUM) or fee per head basis under a grazing permit.)

+ 0021
a. for a fixed cash rent payment? ........................................................................................................
+ 0022
b. for a flexible rent payment? (Include hybrid rental arrangements) ............................................................
0023
c. for a share of the crop or livestock production? (Exclude hybrid rental arrangement
+
where rent paid is based on a fixed cash payment plus some shared production.) .................................................

+
d. for free?............................................................................................................................................

0024

0025

3. How many acres of farm/ranch land were rented or leased to others?

–
(Include land rented for cash, for a flexible rent, for a share of crop or livestock production, or rent free.) ................................
Total Acres

4. Then the TOTAL ACRES in this operation in 2015 were: (Total Items 1 + 2a + 2b + 2c + 2d – 3.) ..................
=

0026

0063
5. Considered cropland in 2015? (Include land in government programs, fruit/nut/berry/nursery
acres, and land planted to hay, including wild hay. Exclude CRP acres planted to trees.) ...................................................

RENTED LAND
None
6. Including rent for land and/or buildings, what was the total CASH RENT PAID in 2015 by
this operation? (Include rent paid in 2015 for previous years and rent paid in advance. Exclude storage bins,
0044
to be reported in SECTION I, Item 20. Exclude grazing of livestock, to be reported in Item 7 below.) .....................................
7. Report any land this operation used (on a per head or AUM basis) that is administered
either by: public or private agencies, industrial corporations, grazing associations, or rented
from individuals on a short term grazing arrangement in 2015.
0045
a. In 2015, what were the total fees this operation paid for the use of publicly
owned land on an AUM basis? (Include fees paid for privately owned land administered
by a public agency through exchange-of-use.) .........................................................................................
0046
b. In 2015, how much did this operation spend on pasturing or grazing of livestock on
privately owned land (railroads, another farm/ranch, etc.) used on a fee per head
(AUM) or gain basis? ..................................................................................................................
8. Report any crop or livestock SHARE RENT payments in 2015

a. What was the estimated total MARKET VALUE of your landlord’s share of crop
production from this operation in 2015? .....................................................................................
b. What was the estimated total MARKET VALUE of your landlord’s share of
livestock production sold or removed from this operation in 2015?
(Exclude shared livestock production not part of a land rental arrangement.) ..................................................

Dollars

0184

0276

0855
9. What was the estimated market value of the land and buildings on the acres rented
or leased FROM OTHERS on December 31, 2015? ...................................................................................
None

10. Including rent for land and/or buildings, what was the total CASH RENT RECEIVED in 2015
for acres rented TO others by this operation? (Include rent received in 2015 for previous years, rent

Dollars
0042

received in advance, and government payments received from those acres. Exclude grazing of livestock, to be
reported in SECTION H, Item 3b) ................................................................................................................................

11. For acres SHARE-RENTED to others, what was the total value of crop or livestock shares
received in 2015 by this operation? (Include rent received in 2015 from previous years and government

0043

commodity payments received from those acres) ...................................................................................................................................
0857

12. What was the estimated market value of the land and buildings on the acres rented
or leased TO OTHERS on December 31, 2015? ................................................................................................

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SECTION B

ACREAGE, PRODUCTION, and CASH SALES

1. Were any crops harvested from this operation or did this operation receive any income from these crops in 2015?
(Include your landlord’s share and crops grown under contract. Exclude crops grown on land rented to others.)
0104

Yes – Continue

1

3

No – Go to Section C

2. Report the acreage and production of crops harvested from this operation in 2015. Report quantity harvested in the unit specified, by
crop. For income received from cash sales in 2015, report the dollar amount this operation received from any year’s production after
subtracting marketing expenses. (Exclude contract sales or removals and landlord’s share of sales in column 5)
2

3

How many acres
were HARVESTED?

What was the
total production?
(Include landlord share
and amount used on
operation.)

How much of this operation’s
share of the total production
was (will be) used
on this operation for
feed, seed, etc.?

How much was received
in Cash Sales from any
year’s production?
(Exclude market
contract sales.)

(Acres)

(Total Amount)

(Amount Used on Operation)

(Dollars)

1

CROP

4

5

FIELD CROPS
0105
Corn for grain ..............................

0106

0109
Corn for silage or greenchop ..............

0110

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

0114

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

0118

Potatoes (report sweet potatoes 0121
in all other crops) ..........................

.____

0125

0126

Rice ..........................................

0129

0130

Sorghum for grain or seed ..................

0133

0134

Sorghum for silage .............................

0137

0138

Soybeans ...........................................

0141

Tobacco, all types ..............................

0122

.____

0142

Bu.
Tons

0107
0111

Bu.
Tons

Cwt.
Cwt.
Bu.
Tons
Bu.

0112
0116

Lbs.
Lbs.

0108

0119

Lbs.

0123

Cwt.

0127

Cwt.

0131
0135

Bu.
Tons

0139

Bu.

0120
0124
0128
0132
0136
0140
0144

Lbs.

SMALL GRAINS
0145
Barley for grain or seed ..................

0146

0149
Oats for grain or seed .........................

0150

Wheat, all types, for grain or
0153
seed ...................................................

0154

Bu.
Bu.

0147

Bu.

0151

Bu.

0155

0148
0152
0156

Bu.

Bu.

DRY HAY CROPS
Hay, dry, alfalfa and alfalfa
0157
mixtures .............................................

0158

0161
Hay, dry, all others .............................

0162

0159
Tons
Tons

0160
Tons

0163

Tons

0164

OTHER CROPS
0165
Canola................................................

0166

0169
Other oilseeds ....................................

0170

0173
Sugarcane or sugarbeets ...................

0174

Lbs.
Lbs.
Tons

0167

Lbs.

0171
0175

Lbs.
Tons

0168
0172
0176

0177
Dry edible beans/peas/lentils ...........

0185

0178
Vegetables for processing...............

0186

All other vegetables and melons 0179
(Exclude vegetables grown
under glass or other protection.) .....

0187

0180
Fruits, nuts, and berries ......................
Nursery and greenhouse crops
(Include Christmas trees. ................
All other crops not listed above 0182
(Include sweet potatoes.) ................

SQUARE FEET UNDER
glass or other protection
0191

ACRES in the OPEN
0192

.____

0188
0189
0190

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SECTION C
1.

LIVESTOCK INVENTORY, NUMBER SOLD/REMOVED, and CASH SALES

Did you or anyone else have any livestock or poultry on this operation in 2015 (regardless of ownership), or did this
operation receive any income from livestock, poultry, or livestock products in 2015? (Include your landlord’s share &
livestock/poultry grown for others on a contract basis. Exclude livestock/poultry grown or fed by someone else on a custom or contractual basis.)
0247

Yes – Continue

1

3

No – Go to Section D

2. Report the total number of livestock, poultry, and livestock products, by type. For income received in 2015, report the total dollars this
operation received from cash sales after subtracting marketing expenses. (Exclude contract sales or removals and landlord’s share of sales
in column 5.)
SALES

INVENTORY
1

LIVESTOCK

2
On Dec. 31, 2015,
how many
[column 1] regardless
of ownership
were on hand?

3
On Dec. 31, 2015,
how many
[column 1]
were owned by
this operation?

(Number)

(Number)

a. Beef cows (Include beef heifers that have calved.

0255
Exclude heifers that have not calved, steers, calves,
and bulls.) ...............................................................................

b. Milk cows, including any dry cows

4
5
How much was received in
What was the
Cash Sales of [column 1]
total number of
from any year’s
[column 1]
production in 2015?
sold or removed in
(Exclude market
2015?
contract sales.)
(Dollars)
(Number)

0256

0254

1254

0258

0259

0257

1258

0252

0253

0251

1251

0261

0295

0260

1295

(Exclude any heifers not yet freshened.)…………….

c.

Other cattle and calves (Include fed cattle, beef
and dairy cull animals, stockers and feeders, veal calves,
etc. .....................................................................

d. Total cattle and calves (Items a + b + c)……..
(i) Of the total (row d, col. 5) dollars, how
much was for breeding stock?1

0512

(ii) Recognized gain/loss on sale of
breeding stock. (If a loss was incurred,
indicate w/ a negative sign) .................

0535

0270

e. Total milk produced in 2015 (report in cwt)
f.

All hogs and pigs

0510
Cwt.

0263

0296

0262

0508

(i) Of the total (row f, col. 5) dollars, how
much was for breeding stock?1

0509

(ii) Recognized gain/loss on sale of
breeding stock. (If a loss was incurred,
indicate w/ a negative sign) .................

0533

g. All layers, including table and hatching…
.............................................................
(i) All eggs, including hatching eggs

0249

0250

0248

0526

0266

0514

(report in dozens) ...............................

Doz.

h. Turkeys ................................................

0269

0298

0268

0515

i.

Broilers .................................................

0265

0297

0264

0513

j.

Other Poultry (Include other chickens, ducks,

0275

0299

0274

0516

emus, geese, hatchlings, ostriches, pigeons,
pheasants, quail, poultry products, etc.) .............

k.

Other animals and other animal products

0273

1273

0272

0517

(Include sheep, gCotton, & their products (wool,
mohair, & goat milk); horses, ponies, mules, burros, &
donkeys; aquaculture; bees & honey; semen & embryo
sales. .................................................................

1/

(i) Of the total (row k, col. 5) dollars, how
much was for breeding stock?1

0528

(ii) Recognized gain/loss on sale of
breeding stock. (If a loss was incurred,
indicate w/ a negative sign) .................

0534

Report breeding and non-breeding stock as defined on Tax form 1040F and form 4797.

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OTHER OPERATIONS GROWING, FEEDING, or
RAISING LIVESTOCK FOR THIS OPERATION

SECTION D

1. Did any OTHER operation(s) grow, feed, or raise livestock or poultry owned by this operation
under a contract arrangement in 2015 (you are the contractor)?
0271
1
3
Yes – Continue
No – Go to Section E
What livestock
or poultry
were being
raised or fed
for this
operation?

Commodity
Code

What was the
market value
of [type] on hand
on contractee
operations on
Jan.1, 2015?

Office Use
Only
(Code)

[List type below.]

What was the
estimated market
value (at placement)
of [type] placed
under contract
DURING 2015?

(Dollars)

How much was paid
to contractees for
labor, management,
and reimbursement
for expenses?

(Dollars)

How much were
the GROSS receipts
from [type] sold or
removed under
this contract?

(Dollars)

On Dec. 31, 2015
what was the market
value of unsold [type]
remaining under
contract?

(Dollars)

(Dollars)

0277

0278

0279

0280

0281

0282

0283

0284

0285

0286

0287

0288

0289

0290

0291

0292

0293

0294

SECTION E MARKETING CONTRACTS
1.

Did this operation have marketing contracts for any commodities delivered1/ in 2015?
(A marketing contract is a verbal or written agreement reached before harvest of a crop or before completion of a livestock production stage,
setting a price or pricing formula and market for the commodity.)
0300

2.

1

Yes – Continue

3

No – Go to Section F

Report the commodities delivered in 2015 through marketing contract(s). List the quantities marketed and the final price
received. (Include only the quantity owned by the operation. Exclude money received from contractors as reimbursement for expenses (report
this in SECTION I). Exclude landlord shares (report in SECTION A) and marketing charges (report in SECTION I, Item 33).)

What commodities did
this operation have
MARKETING contracts
for in 2015?

Commodity
Code
Office Use
Only

What quantity of this
commodity was delivered
through this contract? 1/
(Exclude landlord’s share.)

(Code)

[Write in commodities]

(Quantity)

Unit Code
(from list
below)

What was (will be) the
FINAL PRICE RECEIVED
per unit by this operation
for this commodity
marketed under this contract?

(Code)

What was the total dollar
amount received in 2015
from this contract?

(Dollars & Cents)

0301

0304

0305

0306

0316

0319

0320

0321

0331

0334

0335

0336

0346

0349

0350

0351

0361

0364

0365

0366

0376

0379

0380

0381

1351

1354

1355

1356

1366

1369

1370

1371

1381

1384

1385

1386

1396

1399

1400

1401

1411

1414

1415

1416

1426

1429

1430

1431

(Total Dollars)

.___ ___ ___
.___ ___ ___
.___ ___ ___
.___ ___ ___
.___ ___ ___
.___ ___ ___
.___ ___ ___
.___ ___ ___
.___ ___ ___
.___ ___ ___
.___ ___ ___
.___ ___ ___

0307
0322
0337
0352
0367
0382
1357
1372
1387
1402
1417
1432

If more space is needed, please use a separate sheet of paper.
1/
“Delivered” includes commodities for which partial payment was made even if not physically delivered by December 31, 2015.
Unit

Code

Unit

Code

Unit

Code

Unit

Code

Unit

Code

Unit

Code

Pound ...................................................
01
Bushels .................................................
04
Bale ......................................................
07
Flat ........................................................
10
Barrel ..............................................
20
Kilogram ................................
40
CWT......................................................
02
Bin .........................................................
05
Carton ...................................................
08
Head / Bird ............................................
11
Acre ................................................
22
Ton .......................................................
03
Box ........................................................
06
Dozen ...................................................
09
Plant / Pot ..............................................
13
Animal Space ..................................
39

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SECTION F

PRODUCTION CONTRACTS & CUSTOM FED LIVESTOCK

1. Did this operation have production contracts for any commodities it produced in 2015?
(A production contract is a verbal or written agreement setting terms, conditions, and fees to be paid by the contractor to the operation for the
production of crops, livestock, or poultry. The contractor usually owns the commodity and often provides inputs.)
0400

2.

1

Yes – Continue

3

No – Go to Section G

Report in the table below the commodities with production contracts in 2015. Also list the quantities removed under
these contracts and the final fee received. (Exclude money received to pay for production expenses. Expense reimbursements should be
reported in SECTION I.)

What commodities did
this operation have
PRODUCTION
contracts for in 2015?

Commodity
Code
Office Use
Only

What quantity of this
commodity was removed
from the operation under
this contract?
(Exclude landlord's share.)

(Code)

[Write in commodities]

(Quantity)

Unit Code
(from list
below)

What was (will be) the
FINAL FEE RECEIVED
per unit by this operation
for producing this
commodity under
this contract?

(Code)

What were the
TOTAL FEES
RECEIVED in 2015
under this contract? 1/

(Dollars & Cents)

0401

0404

0405

0406

0416

0419

0420

0421

0431

0434

0435

0436

0446

0449

0450

0451

1441

1444

1445

1446

1456

1459

1460

1461

1471

1474

1475

1476

1486

1489

1490

1491

(Total Dollars)

.___ ___ ___
.___ ___ ___
.___ ___ ___
.___ ___ ___
.___ ___ ___
.___ ___ ___
.___ ___ ___
.___ ___ ___

0407
0422
0437
0452
1447
1462
1477
1492

If more space is needed, please use a separate sheet of paper.
1/
Income received for commodities produced under contract in previous years should be recorded in Section G, Items 1a and 1a(i).
Unit

Code

Unit

Code

Unit

Code

Unit

Code

Unit

Code

Unit

Code

Pound ...................................................
01
Bushels .................................................
04
Bale ......................................................
07
Flat ........................................................
10
Barrel ..............................................
20
Kilogram ................................
40
CWT......................................................
02
Bin .........................................................
05
Carton ...................................................
08
Head / Bird ............................................
11
Acre ................................................
22
Ton .......................................................
03
Box ........................................................
06
Dozen ...................................................
09
Plant / Pot ..............................................
13
Animal Space ..................................
39

SECTION G

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE & DEFFERED PAYMENTS

1. For each item below, report income received or the amount owed to the operation on the dates specified.
Exclude crops in storage and not yet sold. (Include cash sales, marketing contract sales, and production contract removals.)
[NOTE: Crops in storage and not sold as of the reference date should be reported in Section J, Item 3a.]
None

Dollars
0885

a. On January 1, 2015, what was the total dollar amount owed to this operation for all
commodities produced and sold (cash or contract) before January 1, 2015? ..........................................
0875

(i) How much did this operation receive from Item 1a during 2015? ..............................................................
0886
b. What was the total dollar amount owed to this operation on December 31, 2015, for all
commodities produced, sold (cash or contract), delivered, or removed under contract in
2015 and earlier years? ........................................................................................................................

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SECTION H

GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS & OTHER FARM RELATED INCOME

1. In 2015, did this operation receive or repay any Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) loans?
0560
1
3
Yes – Continue
No – Go to Item 2
a. In 2015, how much was received for all commodities placed under CCC loans?
None

Dollars

(Include Austrian winter peas, barley, canola, rapeseed, corn, cotton, crambe, dry edible peas, flaxseed,
0518
honey, lentils, mohair, mustard seed, Cotton, peanuts, rice, safflower, sesame seed, small chickpeas,
sorghum, soybeans, sugar, sunflower seed, and wheat.) ......................................................................................
0519
b. In 2015, what was the amount spent to repay all CCC loans?
(Exclude storage and service fees.) ................................................................................................................

[NOTE: If any of the crops or livestock products redeemed from the CCC were sold in 2015, verify that these sales are recorded in
Marketing Contracts (SECTION E, Item 2) or in Cash and Open Market Sales (SECTIONS B and C). If the redeemed crops
were NOT sold in 2015, their value should be reported in SECTION J, Item 3a.]

2. In 2015, did this operation receive Federal, State or local farm program payments?
(Include government payments received through a cooperative. Exclude CCC loan payments.)
0563

1

Yes – Continue

3

No – Go to NOTE before Item 3
None

Dollars

a. In 2015, how much was received in upland cotton transition payments? (Include
0524
government payments received through a cooperative.) .......................................................................................
None

Dollars

None

Dollars

b. In 2015, how much was received in counter-cyclical payments from the Direct Counter0525
cyclical Payment Program (DCP) and in revenue payments from the Average Crop
Revenue Election Program (ACRE) for crop year 2015? (Include government payments
received through a cooperative.) ....................................................................................................................
c.

In 2015, how much was received in Loan Deficiency Payments (LDPs), and
0529
Marketing Loan Gains (MLGs)? (Include government payments received through a cooperative.) ............................
0028

d. In 2015, how much was received from the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)?
None

Acres

(i) In 2015, how many total acres were enrolled in the
0477
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)?..............................................................................
None

e. In 2015, how much was received from the Environmental Quality Incentives Program
(EQIP)? .......................................................................................................................................
None

Dollars
0029

Acres

(i) In 2015, how many acres were enrolled in the
0478
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)? ............................................................
None

Dollars
XXXX

f.

In 2015, how much was received from the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)? ..........
None

Acres

(i) In 2015, how many acres were enrolled in the Conservation
XXXX
Stewardship Program (CSP)? ..............................................................................................
None

Dollars
XXXX

g. In 2015, how much was received from all other U.S. federal conservation programs? .............
None

Acres

(i) In 2015, how many acres were enrolled all other U.S.
XXXX
federal conservation programs? ..........................................................................................

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h. In 2015, how much was received for agricultural disaster payments?
(Include all disaster assistance programs such as Livestock forage Disaster Program (LFP), market loss
assistance programs, Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment Program (RTCP) and Trade Adjustment
Assistance for Farmers (TAAF). Exclude Federal crop insurance and other indemnity payments, Margin
Protection Program - Dairy.)

None

Dollars
0537

i.

In 2015, how much was received in payments under the Price Loss Coverage (PLC)
XXXX
program? (Include government payments received through a cooperative.) ......................................................................

j.

In 2015, how much was received in payments under the County – Agricultural Risk
XXXX
Coverage (ARC-CO) program? (Include government payments received through a cooperative.) .............................

k.

In 2015, how much was received in payments under the Individual – Agricultural Risk
XXXX
Coverage (ARC-IC) program? (Include government payments received through a cooperative.) ...............................

l.

In 2015, how much was received in payments under the Margin Protection Program for
Dairy (MPP – Dairy) and the Dairy Product Donation Program (DPDP)? (Include

XXXX
government payments received through a cooperative.) .........................................................................................................

m. In 2015, how much was received for all other Federal, State, or local program
payments? (Include payments received only from governmental entities and not from private sector
organizations or individuals. Include any U.S. government miscellaneous or supplemental payments
0545
received in 2015 and not included in items 2a-2l. Exclude Federal crop insurance payments and other
indemnity payments, and payments received in 2015 from selling an easement.)...................................................................

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3. In 2015, what was the total income received by you (the operator) and all partners for:

None

Dollars
0546

a. custom work, machine hire, and other agricultural services provided by this operation
for farmers and others? (Exclude if this is a separate business.) ...................................................................
0547
b. grazing of livestock? (Include payments for livestock pastured on a per-head basis, per-month basis,
AUM basis, etc. Exclude contract arrangements previously reported.) ....................................................................

c.

0549
(Include firewood, timber, etc. Exclude maple syrup and Christmas trees.) .............................................................

sales of all forest products?

0550

d. sales of farm machinery and vehicles? (Include farm share only)..............................................................
0552

e. Federal crop and livestock insurance indemnity payments? ................................................................
f.

0551
other crop and livestock insurance indemnity payments?
(Exclude Federal payments reported in Item 3f.) ................................................................................................
0554

g. cooperative patronage dividends and refunds? ...................................................................................
Dollars

None
0555

h. income from royalties or leases associated with energy production (e.g. natural gas,
oil, and wind turbines)? .........................................................................................................................
i.

0558
proceeds from sales of farmland and other farm real estate owned by this operation
only? .....................................................................................................................................................
0559
(i) What was the recognized gain/loss on the (item 6i) sales of farmland and other
farm real estate? (If a loss incurred, please indicate with a negative sign) ...................................................
Acres
0561

(ii) How many acres were sold? .........................................................................................................
j.

all other farm related sources of income? (Include: allotment or quota leases, animal boarding, ,
sales of poultry litter and manure, income from recreational activities such as hunting, fishing, tourism, etc.,
State fuel tax refunds, tax refunds, real estate tax rebates for land preservation; refunds of marketing
expenses; renting or leasing of livestock, or machinery, sales of value-added goods such as cheese, cider,
0556
jams,, etc. if these are not part of a separate business. Hedging profits and losses and If a loss was
incurred, please indicate with a negative sign.) ..............................................................................................

7. In 2015, did the largest portion of this operation’s total gross value of sales come from crops or livestock?
(If the operation had no sales in 2015, choose crops if the value of cropland on the operation exceeds the value of any livestock
on the operation in 2015. Otherwise, choose livestock).
0562

1

CROP

2

LIVESTOCK

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SECTION I

OPERATING & CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

Report total production expenses paid by this operation in 2015. (Include only expenses related to this operation. Exclude expenses
NOT related to this farm/ranch; expenses of performing custom work FOR others, if this is a separate business; and expenses on land rented to others.)

In 2015, how much was spent for (item) by [column]--OPERATING EXPENSES in 2015

OPERATOR(S) &
PARTNER(S)

LANDLORD(S)

CONTRACTOR(S)

(Dollars)

(Dollars)

(Dollars)

None

1. seeds, sets, plants, seed cleaning and treatments,
transplants, trees and nursery stock? (Include technology

0600

0601

0602

0603

0604

0605

0606
(Include cost of custom application and organic materials. Exclude
potting mixes, vermiculite, and sterilized soil.) ...........................................................

0607

0608

0610

0611

0613

0614

or other fees, seed treatments, and seed cleaning cost. Exclude
items purchased for resale without additional growth.) ................................

a. Of the (Item 1) dollars, how much was for the
COTTON enterprise?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
...
2. nutrients, fertilizer, lime and soil conditioners?

a. Of the (Item 2) dollars, how much was for the
COTTON enterprise?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
...

0609

3. biocontrols and agricultural chemicals for crops,
0612
livestock, poultry, and general farm use? (Include
biological pest controls and custom application costs.) ......................................
a. Of the (item 3) dollars, how much was for the
COTTON enterprise.............................................................. 0615

0616

0617

4. livestock purchases of--0621
a. breeding stock for beef cattle, dairy cattle,
hogs and sheep? .........................................................................

0622

0623

0624
b. other cattle, calves, hogs and pigs?
[Report other sheep in Item 4d.] ..................................................

0625

0626

0627
chickens and turkeys?
[Report ducks and game birds in Item 4d.] ..................................

0628

0629

0630
d. other livestock and poultry, including other sheep,
lambs, bees, brooder fish, fingerlings, gCotton,
etc.? .............................................................................................

0631

0632

0633
(Include leasing of bees for pollination.) ........................................................

0634

0635

0636
(Include grain, hay, silage, mixed feeds, concentrates, etc.) ...............................

0637

0638

0639

0640

0641

7. bedding and litter for livestock?..........................................................
8. medical supplies, veterinary and custom services for
0642
livestock? (Exclude manure disposal. Include artificial

0643

0644

c.

5. leasing of livestock?

6. purchased feed for livestock and poultry?

insemination (AI), branding, breeding fees, caponizing, castrating,
custom feed processing, hormone injections, performance testing,
pregnancy testing, seining, sheep shearing, etc.) ......................................

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In 2015, how much was spent for (item) by [column]

OPERATOR(S) &
PARTNER(S)
(Dollars)

None

9. purchases for the farm business of--a. all fuels, oils and lubricants?

LANDLORD(S)

CONTRACTOR(S)

(Dollars)

(Dollars)

0663

0664

0665

0645
(i) diesel fuel? (Include biodiesel.) .................................................

0646

0647

0648

0649

0650

0651

0652

0653

0654

0655

0656

0657
(v) oils and lubricants? (Include grease, hydraulic fluids,
motor oils, transmission fluids, etc.) .................................................

0658

0659

0660

0661

0662

0675
b. Of the (Item 9a) dollars, how much was for the
COTTON enterprise? ..................................................................

0676

0677

0675

0676

0677

0678
Of the (Item 10) dollars, how much was for
irrigation? ....................................................................................

0679

0680

0681
(i) Of the (Item 10a) dollars, how much was for
the COTTON enterprise? .....................................................

0682

0683

0687
Of the (Item 10) dollars, how much was for
drying? .........................................................................................

0688

0689

0690
(i) Of the (Item 10b) dollars, how much was for
the COTTON enterprise? .....................................................

0691

0692

(total of 9a(i) through 9a(vi) must equal Item 9a).................................

(ii) gasoline and gasohol? (Include ethanol blends.)........................
(iii) natural gas? ..........................................................................
(iv) LP gas (propane, butane)? .........................................................

(vi) all other fuel?

(Include coal, fuel oil, kerosene, wood, etc.) ......................................

10. electricity for the farm business? ........................................................
a.

b.

c.

Of the (Item 10) dollars, how much was for
specialized livestock production facilities such as
0693
dairies, feedlots, poultry houses, and swine
buildings?.............................................................................

11. purchased water for irrigation from off-farm suppliers?

0694

0695

0696
(Include irrigation assessments and fees.) ................................................................

0697

0698

0699
a. Of the (Item 11) dollars, how much was for the
COTTON enterprise? .........................................................................

0700

0701

0872
12. all other utilities, such as the farm share of telephone
service, water purchased other than for irrigation, and
Internet access? .................................................................................

0873

0874

0703

0704

0709

0710

0712

0713

13. farm supplies, marketing containers, hand tools & farm
shop power equipment? (Include expenses for temporary

0702

fencing. Exclude expenses for bedding/litter and permanent fencing.) ..................

14. repairs, parts and accessories for motor vehicles,
machinery and farm equipment? (Include repairs to drying
equipment, tune-ups, overhauls, repairs to livestock equipment,
0708
replacement parts for machinery, tubes, tires, and accessories such
as air conditioners, CB’s, radios and hydraulic cylinders. Exclude
irrigation equipment and pump repairs.) .........................................................
0711
a. Of the (Item 14) dollars, how much was for the
COTTON enterprise? ..................................................................

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In 2015, how much was spent for (item) by [column]

OPERATOR(S) &
PARTNER(S)
(Dollars)

None

LANDLORD(S)

CONTRACTOR(S)

(Dollars)

(Dollars)

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?
(Include conservation improvements, corrals, feeding floors, feedlots,
gravel, land drainage structures, tiling, trench, silos, wells, irrigation
equipment and pump repairs and facilities. Exclude any new
construction or remodeling.) ......................................................

0714

a. Of the (item 15) dollars, how much was for
0717
specialized livestock production facilities such as
dairies, feedlots, poultry houses, and swine
buildings? ..............................................................................

0715

0716

0718

0719

0720
b. Of the (item 15) dollars, how much was for
maintenance and repair of irrigation equipment and
pumps? ..................................................................................

0721

0722

0723

0724

0725

0730

0731

0732
a. Of the (Item 17) dollars, how much was for Federal
crop insurance? ...........................................................................

0733

0734

0735
(i) Of the (Item 17a) dollars, how much was for the
COTTON enterprise?..............................................................

0736

0737

(i) Of the (Item 15b) dollars, how much was for the
COTTON enterprise? .....................................................
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
 deeded as part of the farm.) ........................................................

0726

17. 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. Include
insurance on operator’s dwelling, if owned by the operation. Exclude
0729
health insurance (reported in SECTION I, Item 26 or SECTION N,
Item 2e(i) and other payroll insurance items.) ...........................................

18. interest and fees paid on debts--0738
a. secured by real estate? (Include interest paid on the
operator’s dwelling, if owned by the operation.) .........................................
b. not secured by real estate? (Include service fees on CCC
0741
loan redemptions.) .............................................................................

0739
0742

19. property taxes paid on--0744
a. real estate (land and buildings)? (Include real estate
taxes on the operator’s dwelling, if owned by the operation.).........................

0745

0746

0747
b. livestock, machinery, and other farm production
items? ..........................................................................................

0748

0749

20. renting or leasing of tractors, vehicles, equipment
or storage structures? (Include farm machinery, cars, trucks,
0750
irrigation equipment and other equipment. Exclude custom hire.)........................

0751

0753

0754

21. vehicle registration and licensing fees? .............................................
22. depreciation expense claimed by this operation in 2015
for all capital assets? (If partnership, include amounts claimed
0756
by all partners in this operation. Estimate from 2014 if necessary.) .............
0757
a. Of the (Item 22) dollars, how much was claimed for
breeding livestock? ......................................................................

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In 2015, how much was spent for (item) by [column]---

OPERATOR(S) &
PARTNER(S)

LANDLORD(S)

CONTRACTOR(S)

(Dollars)

(Dollars)

(Dollars)

None

23. CASH WAGES paid to hired farm and ranch labor?
(Include cash wages, incentives and bonuses, payments to corporate
officers and paid family members, including yourself and other
operators if they received a wage. Exclude wages paid for custom
and contract work, wages paid for housework, Social Security on the
owner-operator, withdrawals for living expenses, employer’s share of
0758
Social Security and unemployment taxes, health and life insurance,
pensions or retirement plans, and Worker’s Compensation.) ........................

0759

0760

0762

0763

0765

0766

0768

0769

0575

0576

(Those persons responsible for the day-to-day management
0770
decisions for this operation.) .................................................................

0771

0772

0773

0774

0775

Social Security and unemployment taxes. Include any amounts the
0705
farm paid for farm workers that are part of your (the operator’s)
household.) ............................................................................................

0706

0707

0779

0780

0781

insurance, pension or retirement plans, Workers’ Compensation, etc.
0915
Include any amounts the farm paid for farm workers that are part of
your (the operator’s) household.)..................................................................

0916

0917

0472

0473

0474

0782

0783

0784

0785

0786

0787

0776

0777

0778

0792

0793

0795

0796

0761
a. Of the (Item 23) dollars, how much was for the
COTTON enterprise? ..................................................................

24. Of the (Item 23) dollars, how much salary or wage was
paid to---(total 24a + 24b + 24c + 24d + 24e must equal Item 23)
0764

a. you (the principal operator)? ........................................................
0767
b. your (the principal operator’s) spouse? (Even if your
spouse is an operator, include his/her wages here.) ..................................

c.

other members of your (the operator’s) household?

0574
(Even if your other household members are operators, include
their wages here.) ..............................................................................

d. other operators (outside the operator’s household)?

e. all other paid farm and ranch labor? ..................................................
25 payroll taxes for hired labor? (Include employer’s share of

a. Of the (Item 25) dollars, how much was for the
COTTON enterprise? ..................................................................
26 benefits for hired labor? (Include employer’s share of health

a. Of the (Item 26) dollars, how much was for the
COTTON enterprise? ..................................................................
27. contract labor? (Include expenses for labor, such as harvesting
of fruit, vegetables, berries, etc. performed on a contract basis by a
contractor, crew leader, cooperative, etc. Exclude contract work for
building construction, repairs, or farm improvements, and payments to
other operations that fed/raised livestock under contract FOR this
operation.) ...............................................................................

a. Of the (Item 27) dollars, how much was for the
COTTON enterprise? ..................................................................
28. custom work such as--(Custom work is work performed by machines & labor hired as a unit.)

a. hauling? (Include all custom grain, livestock, milk, manure,
and other custom hauling.) ...................................................................
0791

b.

all other custom work done on this operation?
(Report custom livestock services in Item 8.) ............................................

c.

Of the (Item 28a and 28b) dollars, how much was
for the COTTON enterprise? .......................................................

0794

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In 2015, how much was spent for (item) by [column]---

OPERATOR(S) &
PARTNER(S)

LANDLORD(S)

CONTRACTOR(S)

(Dollars)

(Dollars)

(Dollars)

LANDLORD(S)

CONTRACTOR(S)

(Dollars)

(Dollars)

None

29. The cash value of all commodities and NON-CASH
PAYMENTS for farm work provided to:
a.

b.

workers who were members of your (the operator’s)
0797
household? (Include value of a percentage of crops, calves,
etc. Exclude operator payments or draws.] ......................................
workers who were NOT members of your (the
operator’s) household? (Include feed, fuel, housing,
meals, utilities, vehicles for personal use, etc. Exclude home
0798
gardens, unless expenses were recorded previously. Exclude
partner payments or draws.) .........................................................

30. The market value of commodities produced and used
on this operation for home consumption?

0799

(Exclude any commodities provided as payment to household
members for farm work reported in Item 29a.) ..........................................
Percent
0800

a. What percent of the (Item 30) dollars was for
livestock and livestock products? ................................................
31. professional or farm management services such as
0801
record keeping, accounting, tax and business planning,
farm product advice, conservation practices, etc.? ............................
In 2015, how much was spent for (item) by [column]---

Dollars

OPERATOR(S) &
PARTNER(S)
(Dollars)
0804

0805

0806

0869

0870

32 general business expenses?..............................................................
Specify General Business Expenses & Amounts:

0868
33. marketing and storage expenses incurred by this
operation? (Include check-off, commissions, storage, inspection,
ginning, etc. Include marketing expenses for contract sales.) .............................

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CAPITAL EXPENSES in 2015

None

OPERATOR(S) &
PARTNER(S)
(Dollars)

34. improvements on land such as land preparation,
0807
irrigation improvements, well drilling, ponds, feedlots,
trench silos, lagoons, new fences, etc.?
(Exclude moveable equipment.) ..................................................................

LANDLORD(S)

CONTRACTOR(S)

(Dollars)

(Dollars)

0808

0809

0811

0812

35. new construction and remodeling of dwellings (excluding

the operator’s dwelling), barns, buildings, hog houses, poultry houses,
0810
milk barns, storage facilities, sheds, silos, etc.?
(Exclude repairs and maintenance.) .............................................................
0813

36. new construction or remodeling of the operator’s
dwelling, if owned by the operation? ..................................................
Report the TOTAL NET COST (after deducting the value of trade-ins, rebates & discounts) of the following items
purchased in 2015 for the farm/ranch:
None

Percent for
farm/ranch use

Dollars

0817

0816

37. Cars – (Include new and used.) ............................................................................................................
0819
38. Trucks – (Include new and used trucks, pickups, sport utility vehicles, vans, campers
and buses.) .........................................................................................................................

0818

None

Dollars
0820

39. Tractors – (Include new and used.) ...................................................................................................................

0821
40. Self-propelled equipment – (Include implements and self-propelled equipment for livestock, dairy, or poultry
production. Exclude tractors.) .............................................................................................................................
0822
41. Other farm machinery, non-self-propelled farm equipment, pumps, and capital equipment for
crop or livestock production. (Include farm share only.) ....................................................................................
0823

42. Office equipment, furniture, and computers that were placed on a depreciation schedule. .......................
None

Acres

Dollars

0802

0803

43. Farmland and other farm real estate for expanding this operation. ............................................................
None

Dollars
0824

44. All other capital expenditures (Include all other capital expenditures that were placed on a depreciation
schedule.) .......................................................................................................................................................
Specify Other Capital Expenditures & Amounts:

None

45. What other expenses did this operation have in 2015
that have not been recorded?(Include potting soil) .....................
Specify Other Expenses & Amounts:

OPERATOR(S) &
PARTNER(S)
(Dollars)
0825

LANDLORD(S)

CONTRACTOR(S)

(Dollars)
0826

(Dollars)
0827

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SECTION J

FARM ASSETS

1. What was the MARKET VALUE of the following assets OWNED by this operation on
December 31, 2015: (Include owned assets on rented land.)
Dollars

None

a. farm operator’s dwelling, if owned by the operation? (Owned by the operation means
0850
the house is recorded as an asset in farm record books or deeded as part of the farm.) ................................................
0851

b. all other dwellings? ................................................................................................................................
c.

0852
(Include barns, cribs, grain bins, greenhouses, silos, storage sheds, fences, corrals, etc.).............................................

all other farm buildings and structures?

0853

d. orchard trees and vines, nursery trees, and trees grown for woody crops? .........................................
7101

e. oil, gas, and mineral rights. ....................................................................................................................
f.

0854
land? (Include land rented to others. Exclude houses, buildings, orchard trees and vines, and trees grown
for woody crops.) .........................................................................................................................................

2. What was the ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE of the following on December 31, 2015:
0882

a. trucks and cars owned by the operation? (Include farm share only) .................................................................
0883

b. tractors, machinery, tools, equipment and implements owned by the operation? .......................................
0884

c.

stock in farm cooperatives and the Farm Credit System? ............................................................................

For each item below, report the MARKET VALUE(S) of the assets owned by
the operation on the dates specified.
3. What was the ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE for the farm share of
[item] on---

Beginning of Year

End of Year

JAN. 1, 2015?

DEC. 31, 2015?

(Dollars)

(Dollars)

None

a. crops owned and stored on or off this operation?
(Include crops stored at co-op or gin warehouse, specialty crops excluding trees
and vines, fruit storage, hay, silage, and nursery and greenhouse products not in
the ground. Exclude crops under CCC loans.) .................................................

0888

0889

b. breeding livestock owned by and located on or off this operation?
(Include aquaculture, bees, cattle, equine, hogs, mink, poultry, sheep, etc., kept for
0863
breeding purposes. Exclude livestock being produced under contract on another
operation (reported in Section D).) ......................................................................................

c.

0864

non-breeding livestock owned by and located on or off this
operation? (Include aquaculture, bees, cattle, equine, hogs, mink, poultry,

0876
sheep, etc., kept for non- breeding purposes. Exclude livestock being produced
under contract on another operation (reported in Section D).) ....................................................

0877

d. production inputs owned by this operation, such as processed
0878
feed, fertilizer, chemicals, fuels, parts, purchased seed and other
supplies? ...................................................................................................................

0879

e. production inputs already used by this operation for cover crops
or crops planted but not yet mature for harvest (also known as
0880
sunk costs), or the value of inputs used for production contracts
that have yet to be delivered? ..................................................................................

0881

LIQUID ASSETS
4. What was the ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE of all other farm assets not previously
listed on December 31, 2015? (Include money owed to this operation (except money owed from

DEC. 31, 2015
(Dollars)

None
0887

commodity sales), cash certificates of deposit, savings and checking accounts, hedging account balances,
government payments due, insurance indemnity payments due, balance of land contract sales, and any other
farm assets not reported earlier. Exclude any personal debt owed to the operator(s).) ......................................................

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SECTION K

FARM DEBT

1. Was debt used in funding the operation of this farm/ranch in 2015, including any loans obtained in earlier years?
(Include seasonal production and other loans taken and repaid during 2015.)
1080

Yes – Continue

1

No – Go to Item 6

3

Dollars

None

2. What was the total amount repaid on farm business loans taken out in 2015? (Record any
outstanding balances of loans taken out in 2015 in Item 3.)
(Include only seasonal production and other short term farm loans.) ................................................................

0890

3. To estimate the financial position of farms correctly and their ability to service debt and to categorize debt by types, we
need to list loans this operation had on December 31, 2015, including any line of credit. (Include farm/ranch loans, debt on the
operator’s house if owned by the operation, and multi-purpose loans used for both farm and non-farm purposes. Exclude CCC commodity loans and
any loans used exclusively for non-farm purposes.)
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Who is
the lender?

What was the
balance owed
on Dec. 31, 2015
including outstanding
principal plus
unpaid interest?

What was
the interest
rate on
Dec. 31, 2015?

What is
the type
of loan?

What
year
was it
obtained?

What is
the original
term of
the loan?

What
percent
is for
operating
expenses,
capital
expenditures,
or other
expenses
of the farm
operation?

What is
the primary
farm purpose
of this loan?

Is this loan a:

[From
Lender
Codes
Below.]

[Report in
hundredths
of a percent.
Example:
9% = 09.00]

(Code)

(Dollars)

(Percent)

1001

1002

1003

1010

1011

1012

[From Loan
Type Codes
Below.]

(Code)
1004

1005

. __ __

1020

1021

1014

1029

1022

1030

1023

1038

1031

1039

2
3
4
5

monthly?
quarterly?
annually?
more than
annually?

(Code)

(Code)

1008

1006

1007

1009

1017

1015

1016

1018

1026

1024

1025

1027

1035

1033

1034

1036

1044

1042

1043

1045

__ __ __ __
1032

__ __ __ __

.__ __
1037

(Percent)

a variable/adjustable
rate loan repriced:

__ __ __ __

.__ __
1028

(Number
of Years)

OR

__ __ __ __
1013

.__ __
1019

(Year)

[From Loan
Purpose
Codes
Below.]

1 fixed rate loan?

1040

1041

__ __ __ __

.__ __
If more space is needed, please use a separate sheet of paper.
Lender Codes (Column 1)
Lender

Lender Codes (Column 1) (continued)
Code

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM ................................... 1
USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) .................... 2
Small Business Administration (SBA) ................. 3
State & county government lending agencies ..... 4
Savings and loan associations, residential
mortgage lenders ......................................... 5
Commercial banks .............................................. 6
Life insurance companies ................................... 7
Implement dealers and financing corporations .... 8
Input suppliers .................................................... 9
Co-ops and other merchants ..............................10
Contractor ..........................................................11
Individuals from whom any land in this
operation was bought under a
mortgage or deed of trust .........................12
Individuals from whom any land in this
operation was bought under a land
purchase contract......................................13

Lender

Loan Purpose Codes (Column 8)

Code

Any other individuals...........................................
14
Any other lenders ...............................................
15
Credit cards ........................................................
16
Farmer Mac ........................................................
17
Credit Union ....................................................
18
Other debts (such as unpaid bills, etc.) ............
19
Loan Type Codes (Column 4)
Type
Code
One year or less production or other loans . 1
Non-real estate loan more than one year .... 2
Real estate loan more than one year for
operator’s dwelling ................................. 3
Other real estate loans more than one
year ....................................................... 4

Purpose

Code

Purchased real estate (land & its attachments) ... 1
 farm and home improvements
 building construction
 construction of livestock and poultry
facilities
 grove development and rehabilitation
Purchase feeder livestock ................................... 2
Purchase other livestock ..................................... 3
Other current operating expenses ....................... 4
 current crop production
 care and feeding livestock including
poultry
 labor, feed, seed, fertilizer, grove
caretaking, repair and maintenance
Farm machinery and equipment.......................... 5
Debt consolidation .............................................. 6
Other .................................................................. 7

4. If you had farm loans in addition to the five that I’ve just recorded, what is the total
amount of debt from these loans owed on December 31, 2015?

Dollars

None
1047

(Include farm/ranch loans and debt on the operator’s house if it is owned by the operation.)
Exclude any loans exclusively for non-farm purposes that are secured by assets of the farm/ranch.) .....................................

5. How much of the total debt owed on December 31, 2015 (reported in items 3 and 4 above),
1057
was for the operator’s dwelling? (If the operator’s dwelling is owned by the operation debt should be
included here and above. Exclude operator’s dwelling if not owned by the operation.) ......................................................
Office Use Only

0999

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SECTION L FARM LABOR AND MANAGEMENT
Number
1246
1. In 2015, how many owners of this operation were there? (Exclude landlords, contractors, and lending
institutions holding farm debt. Include yourself if you have an ownership interest) .............................................................
Percent
1248

a. What percent of the ownership interest did you (the operator) and your household hold?
(Exclude relatives not living in your household) .........................................................................................................
2. In 2015, what was this operation’s legal status for tax purposes?
1240

1
2

Family or individual operation (Exclude partnerships and corporations.)
Legal partnership operation (Include family partnerships.)
1204 1

a. Is this partnership registered under State law? ...............................

Yes

3

No

Number
1232

b. How many partners are there in this operation? ............................................
3
4
5

C-Corporation
S-Corporation
Other (Include estates, trusts, cooperatives, grazing associations, etc.)
1202

3. Was this operation organized as a Limited Liability Company (LLC) under State law? .................

1

Yes

3

No

4. In 2015, did any households, other than your (the principal operator’s) household, share in the net farm income of this
business? (Sharing can occur by receiving a share of profits/losses or, if incorporated, receiving corporate dividends.)
1225
1
3
Yes – Continue
No – Go to Item 5
Number
0976

a. How many other households shared in the net income of the farm business? .....................................
5. Is this operation a C-Corporation or an LLC that chose to file as a C-Corporation in 2015?
1226
1
3
Yes – Continue
No – Go to Item 5b
a. How much did you (the principal operator) and your household receive in corporate
dividends from this farming operation in 2015? (If your operation is an LLC that elected to file for tax

Dollars
0975

purposes as a C-Corporation, consider this as income here.) Skip 5b and proceed to item 6.] ................................................
Percent

c.

What percent of net income (whether profit or loss) were you (the operator) and your
household entitled to receive from this farming operation in 2015? (If your operation is an LLC

0974

that elected to report income for tax purposes as a pass-through, consider this as income here.) ............................................

6. In 2015, how many operators (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, and family

Number
1200

members if they are also operators. Exclude family members unless they make day-to-day decisions for the
operation. Exclude hired workers unless they are a hired manager.) ..............................................................................................

7. Did you (the principal operator) have a spouse at any point during 2015?
1205
1
3
Yes – Continue
No – Go to Item 9
8. Did your spouse make day-to-day decisions for this farm/ranch at any point during 2015?
1209
[If yes, the principal operator’s spouse should be included in Item 6 above.]..............................

1

Yes

3

No

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9. Answer the following questions for up to three primary operators of this operation as of December 31, 2015.
(If one of the operators is the principal operator’s spouse and makes day-to-day decisions, record his/her information under operator 2.)
Principal Operator

Operator 2

a.

Full name of operator ................................................................

b.

Male
Female
Sex of operator? ........................................................................

c.

1262
What was the Operator’s 1242
age on December 31,
years
2015? ........................................................................................

1243

d.

Operator 3

1263
1

2

1283
1

Male

2

1

Female

Male

2

Female

1282
years

1241
1261
In what year did the
operator begin to operate
ANY farm?.................................................................................

years
1281

10. On average, for each of the three-month periods during 2015, about how many hours per week (work and management
time) did ---

None

Jan-Mar

April-June

July-Sept

Oct-Dec

Hours/Week

Hours/Week

Hours/Week

Hours/Week

a.

you (the principal operator) work for this farm/ranch?
(Include both paid and unpaid hours) .......................................

0828

0829

0830

0831

b.

your spouse (the principal operator’s) work for this
farm/ranch? (Even if your spouse is an operator,
0832
include his/her hours here. Include both paid and
unpaid hours) ..............................................................................

0833

0834

0835

all other operators and household members work for this
farm/ranch? (Exclude the principal operator and spouse.
0836
Include both paid and unpaid hours) ........................................

0837

0838

0839

c.

d.

all other unpaid workers not previously reported work for
0840
this farm/ranch? ............................................................................

0841

0842

0843

e.

all other paid workers not previously reported work for
this farm/ranch? ............................................................................

0859

0860

0861

0862

(Example: If the operation had 2 hired farm workers who were not household members who averaged 40 paid hours per week during
Jan-Mar, report 80 for column 1 of Item 10e.)

Office Use Only

2001

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SECTION M FARM OPERATOR & HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
NOTE: Please answer the following questions for yourself (the principal operator) and your spouse, if you reported one in Section L, Item 7.
Principal Operator
1219

1. Are you or your spouse of Spanish,
Hispanic, or Latino origin or background,
such as Mexican, Cuban, or Puerto Rican,
regardless of race? ................................................

Spouse
1220

Spanish, Hispanic,
or Latino origin
1

3

Yes

Spanish, Hispanic,
or Latino origin
1

No

Mark one or more.
1223
2. What is your and your spouse’s race? .....................

3

No

Mark one or more.

White

1224

White

1217

Black or African American

1218

Black or African American

1213

American Indian
or Alaska Native.
Specify tribe:

1214

American Indian
or Alaska Native.
Specify tribe:

__________________

_________________

1215

Asian

1216

Asian

1221

Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific Islander

1222

Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific Islander

3. What is the highest level of formal education
you and your spouse have achieved? ................. 1257

Mark one answer only

Mark one answer only
1260

1

Less than high school diploma

1

Less than high school diploma

2

High school

2

High school

3

Some college (Include
associates degree)

3

Some college (Include
associates degree)

4

4-year college graduate and
beyond

4

4-year college graduate and
beyond

Mark one answer only

4. At which occupation did you and your
spouse spend the majority (50 percent or
more) of your work time in 2015? ........................

Yes

1207

Mark one answer only
1208

1

Farm or ranch work.

1

Farm or ranch work.

2

Work other than
farming/ranching.

2

Work other than
farming/ranching.

3

Currently not in the paid
workforce.

3

Currently not in the paid
workforce.

1259
5. Do you (the principal operator) now consider
1
yourself to be retired from farming/ranching? ......

Yes

3

No
Number

1227
6. How many persons lived in the principal operator’s household on December 31, 2015?
(Include operator, spouse, children, and others living in the operator’s household.) ............................................................

7. In 2015, was more than 50% of the ownership interest in this operation held by you (the principal operator) and/or
persons related to you by blood, marriage, or adoption, including relatives not residing in your household? (Ownership
interest is defined as having ownership of at least some of the farm business assets. Potential owners include individuals, partners, corporate
shareholders, and members of a Limited Liability Company. Potential owners DO NOT INCLUDE landlords, contractors, and lenders.)
1249

1

Yes – Continue

3

No – Go to Section O

Office Use Only

2003

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SECTION N FARM OPERATOR HOUSEHOLD – INCOME, ASSETS, & DEBT
1. Which value code from the list below represents the total income the household, the principal operator, and
spouse received in 2015 from--- (Exclude farm income reported earlier.)

SOURCE

(Value Code)

(Value Code)
0950

TOTAL
HOUSEHOLD
INCOME

SPOUSE
INCOME

OPERATOR
INCOME

(Value Code)

a. all off-farm wages, salaries, and tips before taxes and
withholdings? .......................................................................................

0951

0952

0955
b. net cash income from operating another farm or ranch
(net of depreciation)? (if a loss was incurred, please indicate with
a negative sign).........................................................................................

0956

0957

0958
net cash income from operating any other business (net
of depreciation)? (if a loss was incurred, please indicate with a
negative sign) ...........................................................................................

0959

0960

c.

d. net cash income from renting farmland to others, excluding land rented to others from this
operation? (Include rental of farmland that is not part of this operation, which may include whole farms or ranches

0963

owned by household members as well as smaller parcels of land. Include cash or share-rental income. If a loss was
incurred, please indicate with a negative sign.) .................................................................................................................................
0969

e. interest income? ...........................................................................................................................................
0966

f.

dividend income? ..........................................................................................................................................
0978
only.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................

g. total proceeds from the sale of farm and non-farm capital assets? (Include operator household’s share

(i) recognized gain/loss on the sale of capital assets reported above? (Item 1g) (if a loss was 0981
incurred, please indicate with a negative sign) .....................................................................................
0939

h.

income from private pensions and private disability payments? .................................................................

i.

income from public sources? (Include Social Security, military and other public retirement, veteran’s benefits,

j.

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

0998
public disability, unemployment, or other public assistance.) ....................................................................................................
0993

Dollar Range

Value
Code

Dollar Range

Value
Code

Dollar Range

Value
Code

Dollar Range

Value
Code

None..................................... 01

$10,000 – 14,999 .................. 10

$80,000 – 99,999 ................... 19

$1,000,000 – 1,499,999 ......... 28

$1 – 499 ............................... 02

$15,000 – 19,999 .................. 11

$100,000 – 124,999 ............... 20

$1,500,000 – 1,999,999 ......... 29

$500 – 999 ........................... 03

$20,000 – 24,999 .................. 12

$125,000 – 149,999 ............... 21

$2,000,000 – 2,999,999 ......... 30

$1,000 – 1,999...................... 04

$25,000 – 29,999 .................. 13

$150,000 – 199,999 ............... 22

$3,000,000 – 4,999,999 ......... 31

$2,000 – 2,999...................... 05

$30,000 – 34,999 .................. 14

$200,000 – 274,999 ............... 23

$5,000,000 – 7,499,999 ......... 32

$3,000 – 3,999...................... 06

$35,000 – 39,999 .................. 15

$275,000 – 349,999 ............... 24

$7,500,000 – 9,999,999 ......... 33

$4,000 – 4,999...................... 07

$40,000 – 49,999 .................. 16

$350,000 – 499,999 ............... 25

$10,000,000 and over ............ 34

$5,000 – 7,499...................... 08

$50,000 – 59,999 .................. 17

$500,000 – 749,999 ............... 26

$7,500 – 9,999...................... 09

$60,000 – 79,999 .................. 18

$750,000 – 999,999 ............... 27

HOUSEHOLD SPENDING – (Please see VALUE CODES above.)
2. Which value code from the list above represents how much this household spent in 2015 on---

Value Code
1105

a. food, including food away from home? ..................................................................................................
1104
b. rent payments for the principal operator’s dwelling, if not owned by the household (Item 3c, on
next page) or farm business (Section J, Item 1a has a zero value)? ....................................................
1106

c.

utilities and household supplies? ...........................................................................................................

d. non-farm transportation for the:
1107

(i) renting or leasing of vehicles for household use, public transportation expenses, etc.? ..................
1119
(ii) fuel, maintenance and repairs, vehicle insurance, parking and license fees for
non-farm share of vehicles? ..............................................................................................................

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HOUSEHOLD SPENDING – (Please see VALUE CODES on page 20.)
e. health and medical expenses of:

Value Code

1108
(i) health and/or dental insurance costs? (costs not covered by the farm operation or an
off-farm employer) .............................................................................................................................
1112
(Include co-payments, co-insurance, deductibles, etc.) ......................................................................................................

(ii) out of pocket expenses for health and medical needs?
f.

1109
contributions to personal insurance (including life, disability, and liability insurance but not including health,
homeowner or vehicle insurance) and retirement plans including pensions and Social Security? ...................

1110
g. contributions to individuals outside of the household, including alimony, child support,
gifts (not including bequests) and charitable contributions? ....................................................................
1120
h. mortgage interest for operators who live in a dwelling owned by the household and not the
operation? (Exclude any parts of mortgage principal.) .......................................................................................

i.

1121
property taxes for operators who live in a dwelling owned by the household and not the
operation? ................................................................................................................................................

j.

all other family living expenses, such as non-farm household insurance payments, clothing and
personal care products and services; house furnishings and equipment, education
1118
and child (or adult) care, entertainment (hobbies, recreation, and vacations)? ......................................

OFF-FARM ASSETS – (Please see VALUE CODES on page 19.)
3. Which value code on page 19 represents the total value of each of the following categories of off-farm assets owned by
the operator and members of the operator’s household on December 31, 2015, for --- (Exclude assets of this operation,
reported in Section J.)
Value Code
(Include cash, checking, savings, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, savings bonds, government securities,
0953
outstanding personal loans due to the operator or household, corporate stock, mutual funds, cash surrender value of life
insurance, other financial assets. Exclude all farm business-related assets.) .................................................................

a. financial assets held in non-retirement accounts?

0954

b. retirement accounts? (401k, 403b, IRA, Keogh, other retirement accounts) ...........................................................
0984

c.

operator’s dwelling, if not owned by the operation? (not reported in Section 28, Item 1a) ................................

0985
(other farms, residential rental, commercial, and other real estate) .............................................................................

d. real estate and other personal (second) homes?

0986

e. business not part of this farm? ................................................................................................................
0982

f.

all household vehicles? (including household share of vehicles partly owned by the operation) ................................
0987

g. other assets not reported elsewhere? .....................................................................................................
OFF-FARM DEBT – (Please see VALUE CODES on page 20.)
4. Which value code on page 20 represents the total value of each of the following categories of off-farm debt (debt not
associated with this operation) owed by the operator and members of the operator’s household on December 31, 2015,
for--- (Include off-farm debt secured with farm assets. Exclude any debt – household debt, credit cards, etc. – reported in Section K, Farm Debt.)
[NOTE: If mortgage debt on the operator dwelling was reported earlier in Section K, Item 5, then skip Item 4a and continue with 4b. If
mortgage debt on the operator dwelling was NOT reported in Section K, Item 5, then continue with Item 4a.]
Value Code

a. mortgages on operator’s dwelling, if not owned by the operation?

0988
(Include home mortgages, home equity loans, and lines of credit secured by the operator’s dwelling.) .............................
0989
(Include mortgages, equity loans, and lines of credit secured by other real estate, including other farms,
residential rental, commercial, and other real estate.) ...........................................................................................

b. mortgages on other real estate and other personal homes such as second homes?

1101

c.

loans on businesses that are not a part of this farm operation? ...........................................................

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OFF-FARM DEBT – (Please see VALUE CODES on page 20.)

Value Code
1102

d. personal loans? (Include credit cards, auto loans, unpaid taxes, and medical bills.) ................................................
0983

e. all other off-farm debt owed by the operator or household?..................................................................
1117
5. Which value code on page 19 represents the amount of off-farm debt owed by the operator or
household members that was secured by farm assets? ................................................................................

2014 INCOME & EXPENSES
Value Code

6. Which value code on page 20 represents the total farm sales last year (2014)?

1113
(Total farm sales includes livestock and crop income from cash and marketing contract sales, fees received
from livestock and crop production contracts, the net change in CCC loans, and government payments.) ................................

7. Which value code on page 20 represents the net operating income for this operation last year (2014)?

1114
(cash income from all farm sources minus production costs and depreciation; if negative net operating income,
please indicate with a negative sign before the value code) .........................................................................................

8. Which value code on page 20 represents the total off-farm income last year (2014)?

1115
(wages, salaries, tips, interest, dividends, other public sources, etc. before taxes, income from operating another farm, income
from operating any other business; if negative off-farm income, please indicate with a negative sign before the value code)........
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2002

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SECTION O

COTTON GINNING

1. Did this operation have any of its 2015 cotton crop ginned?
1895 1
Yes – Continue 3
No – Go to Section P
2. Did the gin charge this operation for any module baling or hauling of its 2015 cotton crop?
xxxx

3.

1

Yes

3

No

How did this operation pay for the ginning of its 2015 cotton crop?
(Include ginning, module building, and hauling provided by the gin)

1 Cash
2 Cottonseed
3 Cash & cottonseed

Code
1827

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

[NOTE: If Item 3 was 1(Cash) or 3 (Cash & cottonseed), continue; else go to Note above item 5.]

Cents Per Pound

4. What was the cash payment this operation paid per pound of lint for the ginning of its 2015 cotton
crop? (Include any costs for module building and hauling that were provided by the gin)………………………………..

1828

.___ ___

[NOTE: If Item 3 was 2(Cottonseed) or 3 (Cash & cottonseed), continue; else go to item 6.]

Cents Per Pound

5. What was the total credit this operation received for the cottonseed exchanged during the ginning
of its 2015 cotton crop? (Include any credit for module building and hauling that were provided by the gin)

1829

.___ ___

6. Did the value of this operation’s 2015 crop cotton seed exceed the cost of ginning, including module building and hauling?
xxxx

1

Yes - Continue

3

No – Go to Item 7
Cents Per Pound
xxxx

a.

What was the rebate per pound of cotton lint that this operation received from the gin? ...................
.___ ___
Dollars & Cents per
Bale
1830

7. How much did this operation pay per bale for compress, bag, and tie charges for
2015 cotton crop?

.___ ___

Pounds per Bale
1859
8. What was the average weight per bale of the 2015 crop cotton bales sold from or stored on this
operation? ....................................................................................................................................................

Office Use Only

1930

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SECTION Q CONCLUSION
1.

To receive the complete results of this survey on the release date, go to
www.usda.gov/results/.
Would you rather have a brief summary mailed to you at a later date? ......................................0099

1

Yes

3

No

(Thank You for Your Participation)
2. In case we have questions, please provide your contact information.
9910

Reported By:

Telephone:
(

Date Completed (MM-DD-YY):
___ ___ / ___ ___ / 15

)

Office Use Only
Ending Time
(Military)

Time
In Hours
OR

0005

Reason
Code

0008

0092
.__

__ __ __ __

Office Use Only
Response
1-Comp
2-R
3-Inac

9901

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

9902

Mode
1-Mail

Enum
9903

9998

Eval
9900

Duplication
Adjustor
0922

Field Office
Use
0093

Optional
0003

2-Tel
Office Use for POID

3-Face-to -Face
9989

9-Other
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