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Dataset Summary

Agency	Department of Agriculture
Sub-Agency	National Agricultural Statistics Service
Category	Agriculture
Date Released	02/04/09
Date Updated	08/04/09
Time Period	1997, 2002, 2007
Frequency	Quinquennial - Every 5 years
Description	Quick Stats is the National Agricultural Statistics Service's online, self-service tool to access complete results from the 1997, 2002, and 2007 Censuses of Agriculture. The census collects data on all commodities produced on U.S. farms and ranches, as well as detailed information on expenses, income, and operator characteristics.

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Tool Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Statistical
Keywords	agriculture, farm economics, farm demographics, tenure, government payments, value of production, production expenses, cash rents, land rents, property tax, real estate, Commodity Credit Corporation loans, CCC, farm income, land in farms, hired farm labor, custom hauling, customwork, contract labor, landlord, tenant, interest expense, utilities, fuels, feed purchased, cropland, pasture, rangeland, grazing, abandoned, idle, CRP, Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, ag land, ag services, agri-tourism, farm operations, planted, harvested, irrigation, nonirrigated, conservation practices, crop insurance, cattle, calves, bull, milk cow, dairy products, beef cow, herd, inventory, sales, number sold, horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys, hogs, pigs, poultry, pullets, broilers, layers, eggs, chickens, turkeys, ducks, emus, geese, ostriches, pheasants, pigeons, squab, quail, sheep, lambs, wool, ewe, goats, milk goats, angora goats, meat goats, mohair, honey, bee colonies, bees, bison, deer, elk, alpacas, llamas, rabbits, mink, pelts, aquaculture, other animals, farms, acres, price, pounds, bales, tons, cwt, bushels, vegetables, potatoes, melons, fruits, nuts, vines, acres, berries, nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod, mushrooms, vegetable seeds, woodland, storage capacity, production contracts, land value, machinery value, equipment, operation, fertilizer, manure, chemicals, NAICS, North American Industry Classification System, institutional farms, research farms, experimental farms, American Indian Reservation farms, organic, operator characteristics, women operators, Spanish operators, Hispanic operators, Latino operators, black operators, African American operators, white operators, Asian operators, native Hawaiian operators, Pacific Island operators, age, primary occupation, field crops, grass seed, wild hay, tame hay, hay, haylage, forage, greenchop, silage, orchards, Christmas trees, maple syrup, woody crops, short rotation, corn, wheat, winter wheat, spring wheat, durum wheat, oats, barley, sorghum, soybeans, dry edible beans, lima beans, dry edible peas, flaxseed, hops, mint, lentils, cotton, upland cotton, pima cotton, tobacco, rice, sunflower seed, sugarbeets, sugarcane, sugar, pineapples, peanuts, popcorn, proso millet, safflower, alfalfa, alfalfa seed, fescue seed, ryegrass seed, artichokes, asparagus, snap beans, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Chinese cabbage, mustard, cabbage, cantaloupes, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chicory, collards, cucumbers, pickles, daikon, eggplant, escarole, endive, garlic, ginseng, herbs, honeydew melon, horseradish, kale, lettuce, okra, onions, green onions, parsley, peas, cowpeas, blackeyed peas, bell peppers, peppers, chile, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, radishes, rhubarb, spinach, squash, sweet corn, tomatoes, turnips, turnip greens, watercress, watermelons, apples, apricots, avocados, bananas, sweet cherries, tart cherries, cherries, coffee, dates, figs, grapes, guavas, kiwifruit, mangoes, nectarines, olives, papayas, passion fruit, peaches, noncitrus, pears, persimmons, plums, prunes, pluots, pomegranates, citrus, grapefruit, kumquats, lemons, limes, oranges, Valencia oranges, tangelos, tangerines, Temples, almonds, chestnuts, hazelnuts, filberts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pistachios, walnuts, English walnuts, blackberries, dewberries, blueberries, tame blueberries, wild blueberries, boysenberries, cranberries, currants, loganberries, raspberries, strawberries, aquatic plants, bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers, cuttings, seedlings, liners, plugs, cut flowers, bedding plants, foliage plants, flowering plants, garden plants, flower seeds, greenhouse tomatoes, greenhouse vegetables, nursery stock, trucks, tractors, combines, harvesters, hay balers, cotton pickers
Unique ID	961

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	http://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/
Agency Program Page	http://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/
Agency Data Series Page	www.nass.usda.gov

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis	farm operation
Granularity	County
Geographic Coverage	United States

Data Description

Collection Mode	phone/paper, phone/computer, person/paper, web, mail, other
Data Collection Instrument	http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_1_US/usappxb.pdf
Data Dictionary/Variable List	http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_1_US/usappxb.pdf

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation	http://www.nass.usda.gov/Education_and_Outreach/Understanding_Statistics/index.asp, http://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/Census_of_Agriculture/index.asp
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Statistical Information

Statistical Methodology	http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_1_US/usappxa.pdf
Sampling	http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_1_US/usappxa.pdf
Estimation	http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_1_US/usappxa.pdf
Weighting	http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_1_US/usappxa.pdf
Disclosure avoidance	http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_1_US/usappxa.pdf
Questionnaire design	http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_1_US/usappxb.pdf
Series breaks	http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_1_US/usappxb.pdf
Non-response adjustment	http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_1_US/usappxa.pdf
Seasonal adjustment
Statistical Characteristics	http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_1_US/usappxa.pdf

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