Form QID Mink Survey

MINK SURVEY - May 2019

				OMB No. 0535-0212 Approval Expires: 11/30/2019 Project Code: 197 SMetaKey: 2597
					United States Department of Agriculture
					NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

							USDA/NASS National Operations Division 9700 Page Avenue, Suite 400 St. Louis, MO 63132-1547 Phone: 1-888-424-7828 FAX: 1-855-415-3687 e-mail: [email protected]
Please make corrections to name, address and ZIP Code, if necessary. The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. Your response will be kept confidential and any person who willfully discloses ANY identifiable information about you or your operation is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both. This survey is conducted in accordance with the Confidential Information Protection provisions of Title V, Subtitle A, Public Law 107-347 and other applicable Federal laws. For more information on how we protect your information please visit: https://www.nass.usda.gov/confidentiality. Response to this survey is voluntary. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0535-0212. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 10 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.

INSTRUCTIONS: Include pelts taken from the 2018 crop and females bred to produce kits in 2019.

1. During 2018, did this operation own or raise any mink?
2701	1Yes – Go to Question 3 3No – Continue
2. Do you plan to own or raise mink in the future?
2703	1Yes – Go to Question 6 3No – Go to Question 6 2Don't Know – Go to Question 6
3. While there are many other color class mutations and trade names, the following basic color classes have been adopted by the mink industry for this survey. Please read all the descriptions and report under the color class that best fits your pelts and females. Enter the number of females bred in the color class of the expected pelt color of the kits to be produced.
			Pelts taken from 2018 crop for marketing			Females bred & to be bred to produce kits in 2019
How many are in each of the following color classes?			(Number)			(Number)
a. Black - (Standard, Pure Dark) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			101			201
b. Demi/Wild - (Dark Brown, Ranch Wild, Demi-buff) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			102			202
c. Pastel - (Dawn, Orchid) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			103			203
d. Sapphire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			104			204
e. Blue Iris - (Aleutian, Gunmetal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			105			205
f. Mahogany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			106			206
g. Pearl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			107			207
h. Lavender - (Lavender-Hope) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			108			208
i. Violet - (Cameo, Winterblue, Glacial) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			109			209
j. White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			110			210
k. Palomino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .			112			212
l. Other (Specify: __________________________________________). . .			111			211
m. Total (Sum of 3a – 3l).…..……………………………………………….... . .			090			200
4. For the 2018 crop sold, what was the Total Value of Sales for the pelts OR Average Price per pelt?		Total Value of Sales for the pelts sold		OR	Average Price per pelt sold
		XXX $		OR	XXX $
(OVER)

5 Has this operation (name on label) been sold or turned over to someone else? Yes – Identify the new operator(s) No – [Go to Question 7.]
	Operation Name:______________________________________________________________________ Operator Name: ______________________________________________________________________ Address:_____________________________________Phone:__________________________________ City:______________________________________State:__________________________ZIP:_________
6 Please list the name and address of any person or farm in your area that started raising mink in 2018 or 2019. Include any former mink producers who have come back into production during that period.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________
8. Do you make day-to-day decisions for another mink farm? Yes List other operation(s)_________________________________________ No

7 SURVEY RESULTS: To receive the complete results of this survey on the release date,

go to https://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/

Would you rather have a brief summary mailed to you at a later date? 9990 1 Yes 3 No

Respondent Name:

9911

9910

MM DD YYYY

Phone ( ) _______________________

Date: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

This completes the survey. Thank you for your help.

OFFICE USE ONLY

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

9901

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

9902

1-PASI (Mail) 2-PATI (Tel) 3-PAPI (Face-to-Face) 6-Email 7-Fax 19-Other

9903

9998

9900

9985

9989 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __

R. Unit

Optional Use

9921

9907

9908

9906

9916

S/E Name