QID 050100 National Agricultural Classification Survey

2015 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL CLASSIFICATION SURVEY
						OMB No. 0535-0140 Approval Expires: 5/31/2016 Project Code: 649 QID: 050100 SMetaKey: 3258
							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]
	OFFICE USE
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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 0535-0140. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 15 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.

Your responses to the following items will help us determine your involvement in agriculture. We need your completed form even if you are not involved in agricultural activity.

Please complete your report by mail or via the internet at www.agcounts.usda.gov by February 1, 2016.

Since January 2015…
Did you have any agricultural revenue?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	001 1Yes – Go to Item 1 3 No - Continue
(Include any crop sales and sales of livestock or their products, fish and other aquaculture.) (Exclude cash rent received or share of crops received for rented out land.)
Did you own, rent, or operate cropland, pastureland, or land with the potential for agricultural production?. . . . . . . . . . . . .	002 1Yes – Go to Item 1 3 No - Continue
Did you have or sell any type of livestock, including equine, poultry or fowl, bees, or aquaculture?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	003 1Yes – Go to Item 1 3 No - Continue
Did you receive any Federal or State agricultural payments?	004 1Yes – Go to Item 1 3 No - Continue
(Include Federal Farm Program, CRP, WRP, FWP, and CREP payments.)
→ If you answered YES to any questions above, continue with Item 1 below. → If you answered NO to all questions above, go to Item 21 on page 4.

Location of Agricultural Activity for this Operation

1. In what county and state was the largest value of your agricultural products raised or produced?
	Principal County Name	State
	0055	0060

Acres Operated
Include the farmstead, all cropland, ponds, woodland, pastureland, wasteland, and land that is in government programs.
2. How many acres does this operation:
a. Own?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	+	111
b. Rent or lease from others, or use rent free? (Exclude land used on an animal unit month (AUM) basis.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	+	112
c. Rent or lease to others?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	-	113
3. Total acres operated: [Items 2a + 2b – 2c]?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	=	900
4. Of the total acres operated [Item 3], how many acres are in permanent pasture, woodland pastured, and rangeland?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		220

Cropland

5. Of the total acres operated [Item 3], how many acres are in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), Farmable Wetlands Program (FWP), or Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
			200
6. Of the total acres operated [Item 3], how many acres are considered cropland? (Include planted cropland, land in hay, summer fallow, idle cropland, cropland used for pasture, and cropland in government programs.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
			300
7. Of the total cropland acres [Item 6], how many are used to produce:
a. Any hay or forage crops on this operation? (Count each acre only once, regardless of the number of cuttings or different uses.). . . . . . . .				345
b. Any fruit, berry, or nut crops on this operation? (Exclude home garden, personal or home use crops.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				400	.____
c. Any vegetable or melon crops on this operation? (Exclude potatoes, home garden, personal or home use crops.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				689	.____
d. All other cropland acres on this operation?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				202
e. Any nursery, greenhouse, floriculture crops, or aquatic plants on this operation?. .	939	1YES 3NO

Grain Storage

8. What is the total storage capacity of all structures normally used to store whole grains or oilseeds on the total acres operated?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

305 Bushels

Livestock

9. During the past 12 months, what was the largest number of the following livestock on hand at any one time? (Include animals of any age, including newborns.)
a. All cattle and calves, regardless of ownership?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		610
(i) Milk cows, including dry cows, regardless of ownership?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		615
b. All hogs and pigs owned by this operation, regardless of location?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		630
c. All sheep and lambs owned by this operation, regardless of location?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		640
d. All goats and kids, regardless of ownership?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		645
e. All horses, ponies, mules, donkeys, or burros, regardless of ownership?. . . . . . . . . . . . . .		675

Poultry

10. Report any chickens on the total acres operated during the past 12 months, regardless of ownership.
a. What was the total number of broilers, fryers, capons, roasters, and other chickens being raised for meat production during the past year?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .					767
b. What was the largest number of layers, pullets, and roosters for laying flock at any one time? (Exclude chickens reported in item 10a.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .					892
c. What was the primary type of layer/pullet operation?
756	3 Table Egg	1 Egg Type Hatchery	2 Broiler Type Hatchery	4 Pullets for Laying Flock
11. During the past 12 months, how many total turkeys were raised on the total acres operated, regardless of ownership?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .					770

Aquaculture

12. During the past 12 months, did you or anyone else have any aquaculture on this operation? (Exclude aquatic plants reported in item 7e.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	679
	1 YES 3 NO

Bees
13. During the past 12 months, what was the largest number of colonies of bees owned by this operation regardless of location?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	839

Production Contracts

14. Did this operation have a contract to raise or custom feed any livestock or poultry that it did not own, with the contractor providing at least some inputs (such as feed) within the past 12 months?
	1301
1YES - Continue with Item 15 3No - Go to Item 17

15. What livestock or poultry was raised under a production contract?
(Specify:)			1300

	Number
1313
16. What quantity was removed from the operation under this contract in the past 12 months?. . . . . . . . . .

Labor		Number
17. During the past 12 months, what was the largest number of hired agricultural workers, including paid family members, on the payroll on any one day? (Exclude contract labor.). . . . . . . . . . . . . .	885

Sales and Federal Farm Program Payments

18. Please indicate below which code best describes the expected total gross value of sales this year, including landlord’s share, Federal Farm Program Payments, and value of product for all crops, livestock, and poultry produced under contract. (Exclude cash rent received or share of crops received for land rented to others.)

(Include value from: Field Crops, Hay, Silage and Forage Crops, Christmas Trees, Short Rotation Woody Crops, Seed Crops, Nursery, Greenhouse, Floriculture, Sod, Mushrooms, Seeds, Bulbs, Vegetables, Melons, Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Other Crops, Maple Syrup, Hogs and Pigs, Cattle and Calves, Sheep and Lambs, Goats, Poultry, Horses, Bees and Honey, Eggs, Dairy Products, Other Animals, Livestock and Animal Products, Fish, and Other Aquaculture.)

201
2 'None' this year	3 $1 - $999	4 $1,000 - $2,499	5 $2,500 - $4,999
6 $5,000 - $9,999	7 $10,000 - $24,999	8 $25,000 - $49,999	9 $50,000 - $99,999
10 $100,000 - $149,999	11 $150,000 - $249,999	12 $250,000 - $349,999	13 $350,000 - $499,999
14 $500,000 - $999,999	15 $1,000,000 - over

						Optional Use
						9906

Operator

19. During the past 12 months, how many operators (individuals) were involved in the day-to-day decisions for this operation? (Enter the number of operators and the number of women operators. Exclude hired workers unless they were a hired manager or family member.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		Total Number of Operators		Women Operators
	1575		1574

20.	PRINCIPAL OPERATOR or Senior Partner			OPERATOR 2			OPERATOR 3
a. Full Name	1835			1852			1872
b. Sex of operator	0926			1586			1597
	1Male 2Female			1Male 2Female			1Male 2Female
What was the operator’s age on December 31, 2015 ?	925 years			1585 years			1596 years
In what year did the operator begin to operate any part of THIS operation?	930			1584			1595
e Is the operator of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino origin or background, such as Mexican, Cuban, or Puerto Rican, regardless of race?	0927	Spanish, Hispanic or Latino origin		1587	Spanish, Hispanic or Latino origin		1598	Spanish, Hispanic or Latino origin
	1Yes 3No			1Yes 3No			1Yes 3No
f. What is the operator’s race? (Mark one or more)	Mark one or more.			Mark one or more.			Mark one or more.
	1701		White	1801		White	1901		White
	1702		Black or African American	1802		Black or African American	1902		Black or African American
	1703		American Indian or Alaska Native	1803		American Indian or Alaska Native	1903		American Indian or Alaska Native
	1705		Asian	1805		Asian	1905		Asian
	1704		Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1804		Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1904		Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Change of Operator
21. Has the operator named on the label sold, rented, or turned over this operation to someone else?
1086	1 YES – Continue with Item 22 3 NO – Go to Item 23

22. Please provide the following information for the operation that has taken over the land.

1088 Operation Name______________________________		1089 Operator Name____________________________________
1090 Address ____________________________________________________________________________________________
1091 City ________________________________	1092 State ____________		1094 Zip Code ______________________
1095 Phone ______________________________

Possible Duplication or Other Names

23. It is important that we do not have duplication on our list of farms and ranches. Is it possible the information on this form would be reported by another operation or under another name?

1080	1 YES – please provide the name and address below 3 NO

1081 Operation Name______________________________			1087	Operator Name____________________________________
1082 Address __________________________________________________________________________________________
1083 City ________________________________	1084	State ____________			1085	Zip Code ______________________

Please return this form in the postage-paid envelope provided. Thank you for your cooperation.

A wide variety of agricultural statistics is available from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

NASS reports, data products, and services are also available on the Internet at www.nass.usda.gov

9912	Completed by	9911	Phone Number	9910	Date
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