2012 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - USDA

2012 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

Report Form Guide

Issued November 2012

U.S. Department of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Secretary

Catherine E. Woteki, Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Cynthia Z. F. Clark, Administrator

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 1 GENERAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................................ 2

Legal Requirement....................................................................................................................... 3 Who Is Required to Complete an Agriculture Census Report Form?.......................................... 3 Regional Report Forms (12-A101 through 12-A107)................................................................... 3 Why Accurate Reports Are Important ......................................................................................... 4 REGIONALIZED REPORT FORMS...................................................................................................... 5 Common Reporting Problems ..................................................................................................... 5 Operating Arrangements............................................................................................................. 6 How to Correctly Complete Your Census Report Form ............................................................... 8 The Cover Page ............................................................................................................................ 9 Section 1. Acreage in 2012 ....................................................................................................... 10 Section 2. Land.......................................................................................................................... 13 Section 3. Land Rented or Leased From Others for Cash (Not Applicable for Hawaii) ............ 17 Section 4. Irrigation (Section 3 for Hawaii)............................................................................... 17 Section 5. Federal and State Agricultural Programs and Crop Insurance Acres (Section 4 for Hawaii) ....................................................................................................................................... 18 Section 6. Field Crops (Section 12 for Hawaii).......................................................................... 19 Section 7. Hay and Forage Crops (Section 11 for Hawaii) ........................................................ 23 Section 8. Cut Christmas Trees, Short Rotation Woody Crops, and Maple Syrup (Section 10, Cut Christmas Trees and Short Rotation Woody Crops, for Hawaii)......................................... 25 Section 9. Nursery, Greenhouse, Floriculture, Sod, Mushrooms, Vegetable Seeds, and Propagative Materials (Section 7 for Hawaii)............................................................................ 25 Section 10. Vegetables, Potatoes, and Melons (Section 8 for Hawaii) .................................... 27 Section 11. Fruits and Nuts (Section 9, Fruits, Nuts, and Coffee for Hawaii) ........................... 28 Section 12. Berries (Report in Section 9 as "Other Non-Citrus Fruits" for Hawaii).................. 29 Section 13. Cattle and Calves (Section 13 for Hawaii).............................................................. 30 Section 14. Hogs and Pigs (Section 17 for Hawaii) ................................................................... 32 Section 15. Equine (section 18 for Hawaii)............................................................................... 33 Section 16. Sheep and Goats (section 14 for Hawaii) .............................................................. 34 Section 17. Aquaculture (section 15 for Hawaii) ...................................................................... 36 Section 18. Poultry (section 16 for Hawaii) .............................................................................. 37 Section 19. Colonies of Bees..................................................................................................... 39

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