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U.S. FARM CHARACTERISTICS


                           1992 Census of Agriculture
 
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres)                                     2,262.4
   TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres)                                     945.5
      of total land area                                               41.8%
 
      CROPLAND (million acres)                                        435.4
         of total farmland                                             46.0%
            irrigated                                                  11.4%
            in pasture                                                 15.3%
            in Fed. farm program                                        1.6%
            in Conservation Reserve                                     5.2%
 
      WOODLAND (million acres)                                         74.0
         of total farmland                                              7.8%
            in pasture                                                 48.9%
 
      PASTURELAND (million acres)                                     410.8
         of total farmland                                             43.5%
 
      OTHER LAND (million acres)                                       25.4
         of total farmland                                              2.7%
 
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres)                                             491.0
 
FARMS BY SIZE
        1 to 99 acres                                                  43.5%
 
        100 to 499 acres                                               37.8%
 
        500 to 999 acres                                                9.7%
 
        1,000 to 1,999 acres                                            5.3%
 
        2,000 or more acres                                             3.7%
 
FARMS BY SALES
        Less than $50,000                                              72.9%
 
        $50,000 to $99,999                                              9.8%
 
        $100,000 to $499,999                                           14.9%
 
        More than $500,000                                              2.4%
 
TENURE OF FARMERS
     Full owner (farms)                                           1,111,738
        Percent of total                                               57.7%
 
     Part owner (farms)                                             596,657
        Percent of total                                               31.0%
 
     Tenant (farms)                                                 216,905
        Percent of total                                               11.3%
 
FARM ORGANIZATION
     Individuals/family corporations (farms)                      1,718,019
        Percent of total                                               89.2%
 
     Partnerships (farms)                                           186,806
        Percent of total                                                9.7%
 
     Non-family corporations (farms)                                  8,039
        Percent of total                                                0.4%
 
     Others (farms)                                                  12,436
        Percent of total                                                0.7%
 
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.)                                                 53
Perc. w/ farming as their                                              54.7%
     principal occupation

FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS


 
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
                    Year                                1995         1996
Number of farms                                     2,071,520     2,063,910
 
                                                           Million $
  Final crop output                                  96,655.4     113,512.3
+ Final animal output                                87,617.2      91,963.2
+ Services and forestry                              19,374.7      20,736.5
= Final agricultural sector output                  203,647.4     226,212.0
 
- Intermediate consumption outlays                  109,011.1     112,387.2
+ Net government transactions                            74.5          29.5
= Gross value added                                  94,710.7     113,854.4
 
- Capital consumption                                18,914.3      18,929.5
 
= NET VALUE ADDED                                    75,796.4      94,924.9
 
- Factor payments                                    39,057.1      42,730.5
    Employee compensation (total hired labor)        14,346.8      15,219.0
    Net rent received by nonoperator landlords       11,984.0      14,293.1
    Real estate and nonreal estate interest          12,726.4      13,218.3
 
= NET FARM INCOME                                    36,739.3      52,194.4

 
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31:                    1995          1996
 
FARM ASSETS                                         985,363.7   1,034,871.0
     Real estate                                    761,304.0     805,396.1
     Nonreal estate                                 224,059.6     229,474.9
 
FARM DEBT                                           151,042.0     156,154.9
     Real estate                                     79,559.8      81,929.7
     Nonreal estate                                  71,482.2      74,225.1
 
       EQUITY                                       834,321.6     878,716.1
 
 RATIOS                                                          Percent
     Debt/equity                                         18.1          17.8
     Debt/assets                                         15.3          15.1


TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
 
                                              % of State Tot.      % of US
Commodity                                                          Tot.Val.
 
 1.   Cattle and calves                                                15.4
 2.   Dairy products                                                   11.3
 3.   Corn                                                             10.7
 4.   Soybean                                                           8.0
 5.   Broilers                                                          6.9
 
                                     All Commodities
 
 
 TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
 
                                                                    Value
  Commodity
                                                                   Million $
 1.   Soybeans and products                                         9,253.6
 2.   Feed grains and products                                      8,447.6
 3.   Other                                                         7,350.9
 4.   Live animals and meat exc. poultry                            4,893.4
 5.   Wheat and products                                            4,331.1
 
                                     Overall                       57,365.1
 
 
 TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992 
 
                                              Percent of US
                                              Total Receipts       Million $
 
 1.   FRESNO, CA                                          1.3%      2,081.5
 2.   TULARE, CA                                          0.9%      1,386.7
 3.   KERN, CA                                            0.8%      1,336.9
 4.   MONTEREY, CA                                        0.7%      1,202.7
 5.   WELD, CO                                            0.7%      1,180.1
 
                                     US Total                     162,608.3

Data as of September 4, 1998
Prepared by:
      ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE, USDA, Washington, DC 

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Last updated on 03/23/99 11:22 PM


DATA SOURCES:
  - Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau of
          Labor Statistics.
  - Regional Economic Information System, May 1998, Bureau of Economic
          Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
  - 1990 Census of Population, Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of
          Commerce.
  - Economic Indicators of the Farm Sector:  State Financial Summary,
          Economic Research Service, USDA.
  - Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States (FATUS), Apr/May/Jun
          1998, Economic Research Service, USDA.

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