. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Aggie census forms are due this month The Census of Agriculture is upon us again and you are scheduled to receive in the mail shortly the four page census form. How long does it take to fill out the form? The Bureau of the Census actually conducted field tests to get at the answer to that question. Richard Ritter, public information specialist for the bureau, told CRANBERRIES a stopwatch was put on 1,000 farmers. The average farmer, he s^d, took a half an hour to complete the form. Farm households are being asked to return the
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Aggie census forms are due this month The Census of Agriculture is upon us again and you are scheduled to receive in the mail shortly the four page census form. How long does it take to fill out the form? The Bureau of the Census actually conducted field tests to get at the answer to that question. Richard Ritter, public information specialist for the bureau, told CRANBERRIES a stopwatch was put on 1,000 farmers. The average farmer, he s^d, took a half an hour to complete the form. Farm households are being asked to return the forms by Feb. 15. Preparation and return of the form are not voluntary. A response is required by law. All respondents will be asked some questions: amount of farm acreage by type of ownership; land use, acreage, production and sales of crops, etc. Some questions, about value of land and buildings, selected production expenses, selected farm equipment, hired farm labor, etc., will be reserved for about 20 percent of farmers and ranchers. That 20 percent will receive a six page form. This census is 22nd m a series that started in 1840. From 1840 COVER PHOTO A MASSACHUSETTS couple studies the form for the 1982 Census of Agriculture. to 1920, an agricultural census was taken every 10 years; since 1920, every five years. The last agricultural census was taken for 1978 but the census has been advanced for one year to put it in phase with the five year cycle of other economic censuses starting in 1982. The census provides data for statistics produced by the Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Economic Analysis and other organizations. It is the only source of uniform compre- hensive data on agricultural production, inventories, sales, expenditures and other characteristics. The data are used extensively across the nation by both the public and private sectors. These users include farm organizations, farmer cooperatives, land grant universities and private businesses serving ag
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