1. Introduction

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Charts and Maps

1. All wheat threshed, acreage, 1954

2. Acres of all wheat harvested as a percent of total cropland, Census of 1954

3. Wheat: Disappearance, United States, 1935 - 1955

4. Average annual precipitation

5. Cultivated summer fallow, acreage, 1954

6. All wheat acreage, by regions, 1954

7. The hard winter wheat area, subregions 93, 94, and 103

8. The hard spring wheat area, subregions 89, 90, 91, and 105

9. The white wheat area, subregions 110

Tables

1. Total and per-capita consumption of wheat for food in the United States: 1910 to 1954

2. Acreage, production, and value of wheat in the United States: 1910 to 1954

3. Estimated supply and domestic use of wheat by classes: 1954 - 1955

4. Number of commercial farms, percentage growing wheat, and percentage classified as cash-grain, major producing regions: 1954

5. Percentage of farms reporting wheat sold and of the quantity of wheat sold for cash-grain and other farms for major wheat regions: 1954

6. Percentage of resources used and value of gross sales for all commercial farms represented by cash-grain farms for major wheat regions: 1954

7. Number of farms and resources used on cash-grain farms in the major wheat regions: 1954

8. Number of commercial farms and specified characteristics per farm, for major wheat regions and the United States: 1954

9. Size of cash-grain farms in subregion 93, by economic class of farm: 1954

10. Size of cash-grain farms in subregion 94, by economic class of farm: 1954

11. Size of cash-grain farms in subregion 103, by economic class of farm: 1954

12. Percentage distribution of cash-grain farms and of wheat production in the hard winter wheat region, by economic class of farm: 1954

13. Land use on cash-grain farms in subregion 93, by economic class of farm: 1954

14. Land use on cash-grain farms in subregion 94, by economic class of farm: 1954

15. Land use on cash-grain farms in subregion 103, by economic class of farm: 1954

16. Livestock on cash-grain farms in subregion 93, by economic class of farm: 1954

17. Livestock on cash-grain farms in subregion 94, by economic class of farm: 1954

18. Livestock on cash-grain farms in subregion 103, by economic class of farm: 1954

19. Labor force on cash-grain farms in the hard red winter wheat region, and for subregion 93 by economic class of farm: 1954

20. Farm mechanization and home conveniences on cash-grain farms in the hard red winter wheat region, and for subregion 94 by economic class of farm: 1954

21. Sources of farm income on cash-grain farms in the hard red winter wheat region, and for subregion 94 by economic class of farm: 1954

22. Specified farm expenditures on cash-grain farms in subregion 93, by economic class of farm: 1954

23. Specified farm expenditures on cash-grain farms in subregion 94, by economic class of farm: 1954

24. Specified farm expenditures on cash-grain farms in subregion 103, by economic class of farm: 1954

25. Use of commercial fertilizer on cash-grain farms in the hard red winter wheat region, by economic class of farm: 1954

26. Selected measures of income and efficiency levels on cash-grain farms in subregion 93, by economic class of farm: 1954

27. Selected measures of income and efficiency levels on cash-grain farms in subregion 94, by economic class of farm: 1954

28. Selected measures of income and efficiency levels on cash-grain farms in subregion 103, by economic class of farm: 1954

29. Acreage and production of grain sorghum, by States, in the major producing States: 1954

30. A comparison of the cash-grain farms in the hard winter and hard spring wheat subregions: 1954

31. Size of cash-grain farms in subregion 89, by economic class of farm: 1954

32. Size of cash-grain farms in subregion 90, by economic class of farm: 1954

33. Size of cash-grain farms in subregion 91, by economic class of farm: 1954

34. Size of cash-grain farms in subregion 105, by economic class of farm: 1954

35. Percent distribution of cash-grain farms and wheat produced, by economic class for the hard spring wheat region: 1954

36. Land use on cash-grain farms in subregion 89, by economic class of farm: 1954

37. Land use on cash-grain farms in subregion 90, by economic class of farm: 1954

38. Land use on cash-grain farms in subregion 91, by economic class of farm: 1954

39. Land use on cash-grain farms in subregion 105, by economic class of farm: 1954

40. Livestock on cash-grain farms in subregion 89, by economic class of farm: 1954

41. Livestock on cash-grain farms in subregion 90, by economic class of farm: 1954

42. Livestock on cash-grain farms in subregion 91, by economic class of farm: 1954

43. Livestock on cash-grain farms in subregion 105, by economic class of farm: 1954

44. Labor force on cash-grain farms in the hard spring wheat region, and for subregion 90 by economic class of farm: 1954

45. Farm mechanization and home conveniences on cash-grain farms in the hard spring wheat region, and for subregion 91 by economic class of farm: 1954

46. Source of income on cash-grain farms in the hard spring wheat region, and for subregion 105 by economic class of farm: 1954

47. Specified farm expenditures on cash-grain farms in subregion 89 by economic class of farm: 1954

48. Specified farm expenditures on cash-grain farms in subregion 90 by economic class of farm: 1954

49. Specified farm expenditures on cash-grain farms in subregion 91, by economic class of farm: 1954

50. Specified farm expenditures on cash-grain farms in subregion 105, by economic class of farm: 1954

51. Use of commercial fertilizer on cash-grain farms in the hard spring wheat region, by economic class of farm: 1954

52. Selected measures of income and efficiency levels on cash-grain farms in subregion 89, by economic class of farm: 1954

53. Selected measures of income and efficiency levels on cash-grain farms in subregion 90, by economic class of farm: 1954

54. Selected measures of income and efficiency levels on cash-grain farms in subregion 91, by economic class of farm: 1954

55. Selected measures of income and efficiency levels on cash-grain farms in subregion 105, by economic class of farm: 1954

56. Acreage and production of flax in the three leading producing States: 1954

57. Size of cash-grain farms in subregion 110, by economic class of farm: 1954

58. Land use on cash-grain farms in subregion 110, by economic class of farm: 1954

59. Livestock on cash-grain farms in subregion 110, by economic class of farm: 1954

60. Labor force on cash-grain farms in subregion 110, by economic class of farm: 1954

61. Farm mechanization and home conveniences on cash-grain farms in subregion 110, by economic class of farm: 1954

62. Sources of farm income on cash-grain farms in subregion 110, by economic class of farm: 1954

63. Specified farm expenditures on cash-grain farms in subregion 110, by economic class of farm: 1954

64. Use of commercial fertilizer on cash-grain farms in subregion 110, by economic class of farm: 1954

65. Selected measures of income and efficiency levels on cash-grain farms in subregion 110, by economic class of farm: 1954

66. A comparison of some items for organization, expenses, and home facilities for cash-grain farms in the hard winter wheat region: 1954 and 1949

67. A comparison of some items for organization, expenses, and home facilities for cash-grain farms in the hard spring wheat region: 1954 and 1949

68. A comparison of some items for organization, expenses, and home facilities for cash-grain farms in the white wheat region: 1954 and 1949

69. Wheat production in selected States in the soft red winter wheat area: 1954

70. Changes in size of farm in counties which are typical of the various wheat regions: 1910 - 1954

71. Annual precipitation (inches of rainfall) at representative weather stations in the Great Plains wheat area: 1931 - 1952

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Maps and Charts

1. Economic subregions and state economic areas

2. Acres of cotton harvested as a percent of cropland harvested, 1954

4. Cotton harvested, acreage, for cotton subregions: 1954

5. Economic regions and subregions for cotton: 1954

6. Cotton harvested - acreage, 1879 to 1954; and production, 1839 to 1954; for the United States

7. Number of farms with less than 25 bales of cotton harvested, for cotton subregions: 1954

8. Number of farms with 25 - 49 bales of cotton harvested, for cotton subregions: 1954

9. Number of farms with 50 - 99 bales of cotton harvested, for cotton subregions: 1954

10. Number of farms with 100 or more bales of cotton harvested, for cotton subregions: 1954

Tables

1. Farms reporting cotton as a percent of all farms and acres of cotton harvested as a percent of cropland harvested, for specified States: 1930 to 1954

2. Farm cash receipts from cotton and cottonseed as percent of total farm cash receipts, for specified States: 1924 to 1954

3. Percent distribution of farms reporting cotton, acres of cotton harvested, and bales of cotton produced, by economic class of farm, for the United States: 1954 and 1949

4. Percent distribution of farms reporting cotton, acres of cotton harvested, and bales of cotton produced, by type of farm, for the United States: 1954 and 1949

5. Farms reporting cotton, acres of cotton harvested, and cotton production for cotton farms as a percentage of the total for all commercial farms reporting cotton, for each economic class of farm, for the United States: 1954

6. Number of farms, farms reporting cotton, and acres and bales of cotton harvested, for commercial farms, by economic class and for noncommercial farms, by regions: 1954

7. Distribution between cotton farms and commercial farms other than cotton farms, of farms reporting, acres harvested, and production of cotton on commercial farms, by economic class of farm, by regions: 1954

8. Percent distribution of number of farms and acres and bales of cotton harvested, for cotton farms, by economic class of farm, by regions: 1954

9. Percent distribution of number of farms reporting cotton and acres and bales ofcotton harvested, for commercial farms other than cotton farms, by economic class, by regions: 1954

10. Cotton acreage, yield per acre, and production for specified 5-year periods, for the United States and regions: 1928 to 1954

11. Ratio of change since 1928 - 1932 in acreage, yield, and production of cotton in each region to change for the United States for specified periods: 1933 to 1954

12. Percent distribution of all commercial farm operators, and cotton farm operators in each economic class of farm, by color and tenure of operator, by regions: 1954

13. All land in farms, total cropland, and irrigated land, by economic class of cotton farm, total of ten regions: 1954

14. Land use for cotton farms, by economic class of farm, by regions: 1954

15. Land use for cotton farms per farm, by economic class of farm, by regions: 1954

16. Percent distribution for all commercial farms and for cotton farms in each economic class, by acres in farm, by regions: 1954

17. Percent distribution of farms reporting cotton harvested, by acres harvested, for all commercial farms and for cotton farms, by economic class, by regions: 1954

18. Percent distribution of cotton farms by acres of cotton harvested, by economic class of farm, by regions: 1954

19. Distribution of farm sales by source, for cotton farms, by economic class, by regions: 1954

20. Average number per farm reporting and percent of farms reporting specified classes of livestock, for cotton farms, by economic class of farm, by regions: 1954

21. Percent distribution of operators of cotton farms in each age group, by economic class of farm, by regions: 1954

22. Percent distribution of operators of each economic class of cotton farm, by age, by regions: 1954

23. Percent distribution of operators of cotton farms by days of work off farm, by economic class, by regions: 1954

24. Percent of operators of cotton farms with other income of family exceeding value of farm products sold, by economic class of farm, by regions: 1954

25. Total man-equivalent per all commercial farms and per cotton farm, and percent distribution in each economic class of cotton farm, by type of worker, by regions: 1954

26. Percent distribution of farms reporting specified expenditures for hired labor for cotton farms, by economic class of farm, by regions: 1954

27. Acres of cropland harvested and acres of cotton harvested per man-equivalent for cotton farms, by economic class, and by regions: 1954

28. Distribution of investment on cotton farms, by economic class, by regions: 1954

29. Total investment and percent distribution of investment per farm for cotton farms, by economic class, by regions: 1954

30. Total investment per acre of all land in farms, per acre of total cropland, and per man-equivalent, for cotton farms, by economic class, by regions: 1954

31. Total sales, cotton sales, all crops sales, and livestock and livestock products sales per cotton farms, by economic class, and by regions: 1954

32. Percent of farms reporting and average expenditure for selected items per farm, for cotton farms, by economic class, by regions: 1954

33. Sales minus specified expenses per farm for cotton farms, by economic class, by regions: 1954

34. Estimated interest on investment per farm for cotton farms, by economic class, by regions: 1954

35. Sales per farm minus specified expenses and imputed interest on investment for economic classes of cotton farms, by regions: 1954

36. Sales minus specified expenses (except hired labor) per man-equivalent, for cotton farms, by economic class and regions: 1954

37. Sales minus specified expenses (except hired labor) and imputed interest on investment per man-equivalent, for cotton farms, by economic class and regions: 1954

38. Sales minus specified expenses per operator and family worker for cotton farms, by economic class and regions: 1954

39. Sales minus specified expenses and imputed interest on investment per man-equivalent of operator and family workers for economic classes of cotton farms, by regions: 1954

40. Total investment on cotton farms per dollar of sales, by economic class of farm, by regions: 1954

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Charts and Maps

1. Other field-crop farms, number, 1954

2. Tobacco harvested, acreage, 1954

3. Peanuts grown for all purposes, acreage, 1954

4. Sweetpotatoes, acreage, 1954

5. Sugarcane cut for sugar or for sale to mills, acreage, 1954

6. Irish potatoes, acreage, 1954

7. Sugar beets harvested for sugar, acreage, 1954

8. Selected tobacco and peanut subregions: 1954

9. Farms operated by croppers, number: 1954

10. Acres of tobacco harvested as a percent of cropland harvested: 1954

11. Tobacco-growing districts of the United States

12. Acreage, yield per acre, and production of tobacco, by types, United States, 1920 - 1955

13. Tobacco products: Consumption per capita 15 years old and over, in the United States and by overseas forces: 1920 - 1955

14. Tobacco, leaf: Used in manufacture of tobacco products, United States, 1920 - 1955

15. Exports of tobacco from the United States, by crop years: 1925 - 1955

16. Tobacco, flue-cured: Supply, disappearance, and farmer's price, United States, 1920 - 1955

17. Tobacco, Burley: Supply, disappearance, and farmer's price, United States, 1920 - 1955

18. Acres of peanuts harvested for all purposes as a percent of cropland harvested: 1954

19. Farms reporting peanuts as a percent of all farms: 1954

20. Peanuts picked and threshed: Acreage, yield per acre, and production, by areas, United States: 1910 - 1955

21. Peanuts: Percent acreage picked and threshed is of total acreage grown for all purposes, by areas and for United States, 1925 - 1955

22. Peanuts: Supply and disposition, United States, 1910 - 1955

Statistical Tables

1. Number and percentage of farms reporting tobacco, percentage of cropland harvested in tobacco, and percentage cash income from tobacco is of total cash income from crops and total cash farm income, by Census periods, United States: 1919 to 1954

2. Number of farms reporting tobacco harvested and proportion of farms harvesting various acreages, by types of tobacco and States, United States: 1954

3. Number of farms reporting tobacco harvested and proportion of farms harvesting various number of pounds, by types of tobacco and States, United States: 1954

4. Tobacco: Acreages alloted by types, United States: 1940 to 1956

5. Flue-cured and Burley tobacco - number of allotments and percentage distribution by acre-size groups, United States: 1956

6. Tobacco: Total United States production, average price received by farmers, quantities pledged for Commodity Credit Corporation loans, total stocks, and Commodity Credit Corporation holdings, by type, by crop years: 1946 to 1955

7. Number of farms and resources for all commercial farms and other field-crop farms in the United States, and in selected tobacco areas: 1954

8. Proportion that number of farms, resources used, and gross sales on commercial farms in specified tobacco areas were of the total for all commercial farms in the United States: 1954

9. Number of commercial farms in the United States and distribution of other field-crop farms in selected tobacco areas by economic class of farm: 1954

10. Selected resources on other field-crop farms in specified tobacco subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

11. Selected resources on other field-crop farms in specified tobacco areas and distribution among various economic class of farms: 1954

12. Number and percent distribution of commercial farms, by type of farm in selected tobacco areas: 1954

13. Color and tenure of farm operators on other field-crop farms in specified tobacco areas, by economic class of farm: 1954

14. Number and size of other field-crop farms in selected areas in specified tobacco subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

15. Percent distribution, by size of farm of other field-crop farms in specified tobacco subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

16. Color and tenure of operator of other field-crop farms in selected tobacco subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

17. Distribution of farm operators by age on other field-crop farms in selected tobacco subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

18. Average acreage per farm for specified uses of land on other field-crop farms in selected tobacco subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

19. Average acreage of crops grown on other field-crop farms in selected tobacco subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

20. Distribution of farms reporting by acres of tobacco harvested for other field-crop farms in selected tobacco subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

21. Average number of livestock per farm on other field-crop farms in selected tobacco subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

22. Source of labor on other field-crop farms in selected tobacco subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

23. Work off farm by farm operators of other field-crop farms in selected tobacco subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

24. Specified facilities and equipment for farm and home on other field-crop farms in selected tobacco subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

25. Capital investment on other field-crop farms in selected tobacco subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

26. Specified farm expenditures on other field-crop farms in selected tobacco subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

27. Use of commercial fertilizer on other field-crop farms in selected tobacco subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

28. Source of farm income on other field-crop farms in selected tobacco subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

29. Gross income of operator and family above specified expenses on other field-crop farms in selected tobacco subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

30. Selected measures of efficiency on other field-crop farms in selected tobacco subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

31. Land in farms, cropland harvested, and capital investment, commercial family-operated, flue-cured and Burley tobacco farms: 1940, 1945, 1950, and 1955

32. Number and percentage of farms reporting peanuts, percentage of cropland harvested in peanuts, and percentage cash income from peanuts is of total cash income from crops and total cash farm income, by Census periods, United States: 1929 - 1954

33. Domestic food use of peanuts for the United States: 1910 to 1954

34. Peanuts: Acreage, support level, price received by farmers, quantity pledged for price support loans, and quantity purchased under price support programs: 1935 to 1955

35. Number of farms and resources for all commercial farms and other field-crop farms in the United States and in selected peanut subregions: 1954

36. Proportion that number of farms, resources used, and gross sales on commercial farms in specified peanut areas were of the total for all commercial farms in the United States: 1954

37. Number of commercial farms and specified characteristics per farm for the United States and for selected peanut subregions: 1954

38. Number of commercial farms in the United States and distribution of other field-crop farms in specified peanut subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

39. Selected resources on other field-crop farms in specified peanut subregions and distribution among various economic classes of farms: 1954

40. Number of commercial farms and proportion of farms in various type classifications in specified peanut subregions: 1954

41. Color and tenure of farm operators on other field-crop farms in specified peanut subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

42. Number and size of other field-crop farms in specified peanut subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

43. Percent distribution, by size of farm of other field-crop farms in specified peanut subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

44. Color and tenure of operators of other field-crop farms in specified peanut subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

45. Distribution of farm operators by age, on other field-crop farms in specified peanut subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

46. Average acreage per farm for specified uses of land on other field-crop farms in specified peanut subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

47. Average acreage of selected crops grown on other field-crop farms in specified peanut subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

48. Distribution of farms reporting, by acres of peanuts harvested, for other field-crop farms in specified peanut subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

49. Average number of livestock per farm on other field-crop farms in specified peanut subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

50. Source of labor on other field-crop farms in specified peanut subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

51. Work off farms by farm operators of other field-crop farms in specified peanut subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

52. Specified facilities and equipment for farms and homes on other field-crop farms in specified peanut subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

53. Use of commercial fertilizer and liming materials on other field-crop farms in specified peanut subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

54. Capital investment on other field-crop farms in specified peanut subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

55. Specified farm expenditures on other field-crop farms in specified peanut subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

56. Source of farm income of other field-crop farms in specified peanut subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

57. Gross income of operator and family above specified expenses on other field-crop farms in specified peanut subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

58. Selected measures of efficiency on other field-crop farms in specified peanut subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

59. Average size and value of land and buildings per farm, selected counties in peanut areas: 1940 to 1954

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Maps and Charts

1. Number of chickens on hand and chickens sold for the United States, Censuses of 1910 to 1954

2. Value of poultry and poultry products sold, dollars, 1954

3. Percent of farms reporting chickens on hand for the United States: 1910 - 1954

4. Chickens on hand, number over 4 months old, 1954

5. Chicken eggs sold, dozens, 1954

6. Dozens of chicken eggs sold, by States: 1954

7. Percent of farms reporting chickens and percent of total chickens on hand, by size of flock, for commercial farms, for the United States, and three geographic divisions: 1954

8. Commercial broilers: Number produced for the United States and geographic areas: 1934 - 1955

9. Average adjusted retail price per pound and average farm price per pound for broilers, by months, based on 3-month moving average, for the United States: 1953 to 1956

10. Average retail price per pound of selected kinds of meats, by months, based on 3-month moving average, for the United States: 1953 to 1956

11. Average retail price per pound of broilers in three cities based on 3-month moving average: 1953 to 1956

12. Trend of feed and broiler prices in the United States: 1947 - 1956

13. Turkeys raised, number: 1954

14. Poultry areas, United States: 1954

15. Number of broilers sold in poultry subregions: 1954

16. Number of broilers sold, for subregions 73, 74, and 82: 1954

17. Number of broilers sold, for subregions 115, 116, and 117: 1954

18. Number of broilers sold, for subregion 119: 1954

Tables

1. Value of livestock and livestock products sold, for the United States and geographic divisions: 1954

2. Percentage of farms with chickens, by geographic divisions: 1954

3. Distribution of farms reporting and number of chickens on hand, 4 months old and over, among commercial farms, part-time, and residential farms, for the United States and geographic divisions: 1954

4. Percent distribution of commercial farms reporting and number of chickens on hand, 4 months old and over, by size of flock, for the United States and geographic divisions: 1954

5. Farms reporting and number of chickens on hand, by size of flock, for the United States: 1930 to 1954

6. Percent distribution of farms reporting chickens on hand, by size of flock, for the United States and selected geographic divisions: 1930 to 1954

7. Egg-feed price ratios for the United States: 1940 to 1954

8. Number of farms reporting and dozen eggs sold, by size of flock, for the United States: Censuses of 1930 to 1954

9. Number of broilers sold in 13 leading producing States: 1954

10. Number of broilers sold, from 100 ranking counties: 1954

11. Farms reporting broilers, by number sold: 1954

12. Commercial broilers - Number produced for the United States and geographic divisions: 1934 to 1955

13. United States average prices of live broilers per pound, and broiler ration per hundred pounds, by months and annual averages: January 1947 through September 1956

14. Broiler-feed price ratios, United States, by months: January 1947 through September 1956

15. Estimated average pounds of feed fed to broilers per bird, United States: Year beginning October 1, 1933 to 1955

16. Number of turkeys raised in 16 leading States: 1954

17. Percent distribution of farms reporting turkeys raised, by number raised, for the United States and selected States: 1939 to 1954

18. Number of turkeys, ducks, and geese raised in the United States: 1929 to 1954

19. Number and use of resources for all commercial farms, and all poultry farms in selected subregions: 1954

20. Poultry farms as a percent of all commercial farms, by subregions: 1954

21. Distribution of selected resources on all poultry farms and on poultry farms in selected poultry subregions, by economic class of farm: 1954

22. Distribution of all commercial and poultry farms by size of farm: 1954

23. Percent distribution of poultry farms, gross sales, and total investment, by economic class of farm, for selected subregions: 1954

24. Operators of poultry farms, by tenure of operator: 1954

25. Percent distribution of farm operators in each economic class of farm, by age, for all poultry farms in selected subregions: 1954

26. Source of farm income on poultry farms, by economic class of farm, for selected poultry subregions: 1954

27. Land use on poultry farms, by economic class of farm, for selected subregions: 1954

28. Percent poultry farms are of all commercial farms, by size of farm, for selected poultry subregions: 1954

29. Percent distribution of operators of poultry farms in each economic class, by age, for selected poultry subregions: 1954

30. Source of labor on poultry farms, by economic class of farm, for selected poultry subregions: 1954

31. Average number of livestock and poultry per farm, for poultry farms, by economic class of farm, for selected poultry subregions: 1954

32. Gross sales and specified expenditures per farm, for poultry farms, by economic class of farm, for selected poultry subregions: 1954

33. Work off the farm and other income for poultry farms, by economic class of farm, for selected poultry subregions: 1954

34. Selected facilities and equipment for poultry farms, by economic class of farm, for the United States and for selected poultry subregions: 1954

35. Selected measures of efficiency for poultry farms, by economic class of farm, for selected poultry subregions: 1954

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Maps and Charts

1. Index numbers of average yearly prices received by farmers for milk, cattle, and hogs: 1944 - 1954

2. Dairy farms, number: 1954

3. Dairy farms - increase and decrease in number: 1950 - 1954

4. Average size of farms, 1954

5. Cropland harveseted as a percent of all land in farms, 1954

6. Hay acreage as a percent of cropland harvested, 1954

7. Corn cut for silage, acreage, 1954

8. Percentage of all farms operated by tenants, 1954

9. Whole milk sold, number of pounds, 1954

10. Value of dairy products sold, dollars, 1954

11. Cream sold, number of pounds of butterfat, 1954

12. Northeastern dairy area

13. Lake dairy area

14. Eastern Ohio-Western Pennsylvania dairy area

15. Central Michigan-Western New York Lake Shore dairy area

16. Northern Woods dairy area

17. Atlantic Coastal area

18. Nashville Basin area

19. Gulf Coastal area

20. Ozark Springfield area

21. Snake River-Utah Valley area

22. Southern California area

23. California Inner Valley area

24. Puget Sound-Coastal area

Text Tables

1. Percentage distribution of milk by use, for the United States: 1925 to 1955

2. Milk production and population of the United States: 1924 to 1955

3. Changes in number of farms having milk cows and number of cows per farm, for the United States: 1910 to 1955

4. Number of dairy farms by size of farm, for the United States: 1950 and 1954

5. Percentage distribution of milk cows and milk production by size of herd, for the United States: 1954 and 1950

6. Percentage distribution of dairy farms by economic class of farm, for the United States: 1950 and 1954

7. Number of milk cows and sale of milk and cream for dairy, commercial, and other farms, for the United States: 1954

8. Distribution of whole milk sold, by geographic divisions: 1909 to 1954

9. Distribution of cream and butter sold (milk equivalent), by geographic divisions: 1909 to 1954

10. Disribution of milk sold and milk products, for the United States and geographic divisions: 1954

11. Number and use of resouorces for all commercial farms and for all dairy farms in the United States and in selected subregions: 1954

12. Number of milk cows on dairy farms by major dairy regions: 1954

13. Size of dairy farm by major dairy regions: 1954

14. Milk and cream sales for dairy farms by major dairy regions: 1954

15. Labor force on dairy farms by major dairy regions: 1954

16. Farm mechanization and home conveniences on dairy farms, by major dairy regions: 1954

17. A distribution of operators by age, for dairy farms by major dairy regions: 1954

18. Land, uses of land, and livestock on dairy farms by major dairy regions: 1954

19. Number of years required for gross income to equal total investment for dairy farms by major dairy regions: 1954

20. Sources of farm income on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Northeastern Dairy Region: 1954

21. Specified farm expenditures on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Northeastern Dairy Region: 1954

22. Measures of income and efficiency levels for dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Northeastern Dairy Region: 1954

23. Use of fertilizer and lime on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Northeastern Dairy Region: 1954

24. Sources of farm income on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Northern Lake Region: 1954

25. Specified farm expenditures on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Northern Lake Region: 1954

26. Measures of income and efficiency levels for dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Northern Lake Region: 1954

27. Use of fertilizer and lime on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Northern Lake Region: 1954

28. Sources of farm income on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Eastern Ohio-Western Pennsylvania Region: 1954

29. Specified farm expenditures on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Eastern Ohio-Western Pennsylvania Region: 1954

30. Measures of income and efficiency levels for dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Eastern Ohio-Western Pennsylvania Region: 1954

31. Use of fertilizer and lime on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Eastern Ohio-Western Pennsylvania Region: 1954

32. Sources of farm income on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Central Michigan-Western New York Lake Shore Region: 1954

33. Specified farm expenditures on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Central Michigan-Western New York Lake Shore Region: 1954

34. Measures of income and efficiency levels for dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Central Michigan-Western New York Lake Shore Region: 1954

35. Use of fertilizer and lime on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Central Michigan-Western New York Lake Shore Region: 1954

36. Number of farms and number of milk cows in the Northern Woods Region: 1930 to 1954

37. Sources of farm income on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Northern Woods Region: 1954

38. Specified farm expenditures on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Northern Woods Region: 1954

39. Measures of income and efficiency levels for dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Northern Woods Region: 1954

40. Use of fertilizer and lime on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Northern Woods Region: 1954

41. Number of commercial farms by type, for special dairy areas: 1954

42. Distribution of milk cows on commercial farms by type of farm, for special dairy areas: 1954

43. Size of dairy farms, by special dairy areas: 1954

44. Distribution of dairy farms by size of herd, for special dairy areas: 1954

45. Milk and cream sold per milk cow on dairy farms, by special dairy areas: 1954

46. Sources of farm income for dairy farms, by special dairy areas: 1954

47. Farm mechanization and home conveniences on dairy farms, by special dairy areas: 1954

48. Distribution of dairy farmers by age, for special dairy areas: 1954

49. Farm organization of dairy farms, by special dairy areas: 1954

50. Sources of labor on dairy farms, by special dairy areas: 1954

51. Milk cows and milk production, for the Atlantic Coast Area: 1954

52. Number of dairy farms by economic class, for the Atlantic Coast Area: 1954

53. Crop acreage per farm on dairy farms, by economic class, for the Atlantic Coast Area: 1954

54. Sources of farm income on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Atlantic Coast Area: 1954

55. Specified farm expenditures on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Atlantic Coast Area: 1954

56. Use of fertilizer and lime on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Atlantic Coast Area: 1954

57. Sources of farm income on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Nashville Basin Area: 1954

58. Specified farm expenditures on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Nashville Basin Area: 1954

59. Measures of income and efficiency levels for dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Nashville Basin Area: 1954

60. Use of fertilizer and lime on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Nashville Basin Area: 1954

61. Sources of farm income on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Gulf Coast Area: 1954

62. Specified farm expenditures on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Gulf Coast Area: 1954

63. Measures of income and efficiency levels for dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Gulf Coast Area: 1954

64. Use of fertilizer and lime on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Gulf Coast Area: 1954

65. Sources of farm income on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Ozark-Springfield Area: 1954

66. Specified farm expenditures on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Ozark-Springfield Area: 1954

67. Measures of income and efficiency levels for dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Ozark-Springfield Area: 1954

68. Use of fertilizer and lime on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Ozark-Springfield Area: 1954

69. Sources of farm income on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Snake River-Utah Valley Area: 1954

70. Specified farm expenditures on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Snake River-Utah Valley Area: 1954

71. Measures of income and efficiency levels for dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Snake River-Utah Valley Area: 1954

72. Use of fertilizer and lime on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Snake River-Utah Valley Area: 1954

73. Number of farms by size of herd and milk and cream sold per farm, for the Southern California Area: 1954

74. Sources of farm income on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Southern California Area: 1954

75. Specified farm expenditures on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Southern California Area: 1954

76. Measures of income and efficiency levels for dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Southern California Area: 1954

77. Use of fertilizer and lime on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Southern California Area: 1954

78. Sources of farm income on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the California Inner Valley Area: 1954

79. Specified farm expenditures on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the California Inner Valley Area: 1954

80. Measures of income and efficiency levels for dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the California Inner Valley Area: 1954

81. Use of fertilizer and lime on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the California Inner Valley Area: 1954

82. Sources of farm income on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Puget Sound-Coastal Area: 1954

83. Specified farm expenditures on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Puget Sound-Coastal Area: 1954

84. Measures of income and efficiency levels for dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Puget Sound-Coastal Area: 1954

85. Use of fertilizer on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for the Puget Sound-Coastal Area: 1954

Appendix Tables

1. Milk production and price support purchases, by program years: 1949 to 1956

2. Cost of dairy products acquired under price supports programs, by years: January 1, 1949, to March 31, 1956

3. Method of disposition of dairy products bought: January 1, 1949, to March 31, 1956

4. Method of disposition of supplies bought, by kind of dairy product, by calendar years: 1949 to 1956

5. Losses of Commodity Credit Corporation through market operations, by kind of dairy product, by program years: 1949 to 1956

6. Percent distribution of dairy farms, in each economic class of farm group, by number of milk cows, for major dairy regions: 1954

7. Percent distribution of dairy farms, in each economic class of farm group, by number of milk cows, for special dairy areas: 1954

8. Measure of size of business for dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for major dairy regions: 1954

9. Farm labor force on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for major dairy regions: 1954

10. Farm mechanization and home conveniences on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for major dairy regions: 1954

11. Distribution of operators of dairy farms in each economic class, by age, for major dairy regions: 1954

12. Land use on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for major dairy regions: 1954

13. Average number of livestock per farm for dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for major dairy regions: 1954

14. Average sales of dairy products per cow and distribution of the sales of dairy products, by economic class of farm, for special dairy areas: 1954

15. Average sales of dairy products per cow and distribution of the sales of dairy products, by economic class of farm, for major dairy regions: 1954

16. Measure of size of business for dairy farms, by economic class of farm, by special dairy areas: 1954

17. Farm labor force on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for special dairy areas: 1954

18. Farm mechanization and home conveniences on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for special dairy areas: 1954

19. Distribution of operators of dairy farms in each economic class, by age, for special dairy areas: 1954

20. Land use on dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for special dairy areas: 1954

21. Average number of livestock per farm for dairy farms, by economic class of farm, for special dairy areas: 1954

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Maps

1. Number of farms, 1954

2. All land in farms, acreage, 1954

3. Percent of total land area in farms, 1954

4. Total pasture as a percent of all land in farms, Census of 1954

5. Type-of-farming areas, based on type accounting for 50 percent or more of commercial farms, 1954

6. Cattle, number, 1954

7. Cows, including heifers that have calved, number, 1954

8. Sheep, number, 1954

9. Total cropland, acreage, 1954

10. Economic subregions and State economic areas: 1950

Tables

1. Number and average size of farms for all farms and for livestock farms other than dairy and poultry, 17 Western States: 1954

2. Land area, land in farms, and pastureland, for all farms and for livestock farms other than dairy and poultry, 17 Western States: 1954

3. Average value per farm of land and buildings, for all farms and for livestock farms other than dairy and poultry, 17 Western States: 1954

4. All cattle, 17 Western States: 1920 to 1954

5. Sheep and lambs, 17 Western States: 1920 to 1954

6. Livestock farms in subregion 98, by economic class of farm: 1954

7. Livestock farms in subregion 100, by economic class of farm: 1954

8. Livestock farms in subregion 101, by economic class of farm: 1954

9. Livestock farms in subregion 103, by economic class of farm: 1954

10. Livestock farms in subregion 104, by economic class of farm: 1954

11. Livestock farms in subregion 105, by economic class of farm: 1954

12. Livestock farms in subregion 106, by economic class of farm: 1954

13. Livestock farms in subregion 107, by economic class of farm: 1954

14. Livestock farms in subregion 108, by economic class of farm: 1954

15. Livestock farms in subregion 114, by economic class of farm: 1954

16. Livestock farms in subregion 115, by economic class of farm: 1954

17. Livestock farms in subregion 109, by economic class of farm: 1954

18. Livestock farms in subregion 110, by economic class of farm: 1954

19. Livestock farms in subregion 111, by economic class of farm: 1954

20. Livestock farms in subregion 112, by economic class of farm: 1954

21. Livestock farms in subregion 113, by economic class of farm: 1954

22. Livestock farms in subregion 116, by economic class of farm: 1954

23. Livestock farms in subregion 117, by economic class of farm: 1954

24. Livestock farms in subregion 118, by economic class of farm: 1954

25. Livestock farms in subregion 119, by economic class of farm: 1954

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Maps

1. Corn for all purposes, acreage, 1954

2. The Corn Belt

3. Value of all farm products sold, dollars, 1954

4. Value of all crops sold, dollars, 1954

5. Value of livestock and livestock products other than dairy and poultry sold, dollars, 1954

6. Percent of total land area in farms, 1954

7. Commercial farms, number, 1954

8. Cash-grain farms, number, 1954

9. Livestock farms, number, 1954

10. General farms, number, 1954

11. Average size of farms, 1954

12. Farms operated by full owners, number, 1954

13. Farms operated by part owners, number, 1954

14. Farms operated by all tenants, number, 1954

15. Most frequent method of renting farms, 1954

16. Total cropland as a percent of all land in farms, 1954

17. Cropland harvested, acreage, 1954

18. Average value of land and buildings per acre, 1954

19. Tractors on farms, number, 1954

20. Corn pickers, number of farms reporting, 1954

21. Grain combines, number of farms reporting, 1954

22. Power feed grinders, number of farms reporting, 1954

23. Corn harvested for grain, acreage, 1954

24. Soybeans harvested for beans, acreage, 1954

25. Oats threshed, acreage, 1954

26. All wheat threshed, acreage, 1954

27. Alfalfa cut for hay, acreage, 1954

28. Clover or timothy cut for hay, acreage, 1954

29. Average yield of corn per acre, bushels, 1954

30. Farms reporting expenditures for commercial fertilizers as a percent of all farms, 1954

31. Farms reporting expenditures for lime and liming materials as a percent of all farms, 1954

32. Cattle sold, number of cattle and calves sold alive, 1954

33. Hogs sold, number of hogs and pigs sold alive, 1954

34. Chicken eggs sold, dozens, 1954

35. Turkeys raised, number, 1954

36. Expenditures for livestock and poultry purchased, dollars, 1949

37. Average value of farm products sold per acre of all land in farms, 1954

Tables

1. Total quantities of specified items for commercial farms in the United States and in the Corn Belt, showing percentage of United States total in the Corn Belt: 1954

2. Comparison of totals for five Corn Belt States and the Corn Belt as used in the present study, with respect to specified items for commercial farms: 1954

3. Percent of commercial farms reporting specified uses of cropland and specified crops harvested, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

4. Number of farms in the United States and in the Corn Belt, by broad economic class and type of farm: 1954

5. Percent of farms in each broad economic class and type, for the United States and Corn Belt: 1954

6. Number of all commercial farms, and number and percentage distribution of specified types of farms, in the United States and specified States: 1954

7. Number of farms in each region of the Corn Belt, and percentage distribution among regions, by broad economic class and type of farm: 1954

8. Percentage dstribution of commercial farms, by type of farm, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

9. Number and percentage distribution of cash-grain farms, by economic class, in the United States and Corn Belt: 1954

10. Number and percentage distribution of livestock other than dairy and poultry farms, by economic class, in the United States and Corn Belt: 1954

11. Specified items for commercial farms: Percentage distribution among principal types of farms, in the Corn Belt: 1954

12. Number and percentage of commercial farms in specified acreage size groups, for the United States and Corn Belt regions: 1954

13. Percentage distribution of commercial farms among acreage size groups, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

14. Number of commercial farms in each acreage size group, in the Corn Belt: 1954

15. Percentage of commercial farms in each acreage size group, in the Corn Belt: 1954

16. Percentage distribution of types and economic classes of farms in each acreage size group, in the Corn Belt: 1954

17. Number and percentage of commercial farm operators, by residence and tenure status, by type of farm, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

18. Number and percentage of commercial farm operators, by residence and tenure status, by type and economic class of farm, in the Corn Belt: 1954

19. Acreage of all land in commercial farms and distribution of land among broad types or uses, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

20. Percent of commercial farms reorting broad types or uses of land, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

21. Land in commercial farms, by type and economic class, in the Corn Belt: 1954

22. Cropland, woodland, and all other land as percentages of all land in commercial farms in the Corn Belt: 1954

23. Total land in commercial farms, and distribution of acreage according to use, by type of farm, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

24. Percent of commercial farms reporting land in specified uses in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

25. Average acreage per farms reporting: All land in farms and farmland in specified uses, on commercial farms in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

26. Percentage distribution of farmland acreage according to use on commercial farms in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

27. Percentage distribution of farmland acreage according to use on commercial farms in the Corn Belt: 1954

28. Percentage distribution of farms and land in farms among economic classes of cash-grain and livestock farms in the Corn Belt: 1954

29. Total capital investment, and composition of investment, on commercial farms in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

30. Value of capital investment per farm, and percentage composition, on principal types of farms in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

31. Average value of capital investment per farm, and percentage composition, on principal types of farms in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

32. Average value and composition of capital investment per commercial farm in the Corn Belt: 1954

33. Average value of land and buildings per farm, for commercial farms, by type and economic class, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

34. Average value of land and buildings per acre, by type and economic class, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

35. Percent of commercial farms in each type reporting specified farm machines in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

36. Percent of commercial farms in each type, by economic class, reporting specified farm machines, in the Corn Belt: 1954

37. Percent of commercial farms reporting, by type of work power and number of tractors, by type of farm, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

38. Percent of commercial farms reporting, by type of work power and number of tractors, by type and economic class of farm, in the Corn Belt: 1954

39. Estimated average value of total investment in machinery and equipment, per commercial farm, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

40. Estimated value of total investement in machinery and equipment on commercial farms in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

41. Percent of commercial farms in each type reporting specified facilities and equipment, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

42. Percent of commercial farms in each type, by economic class, reporting specified facilities and equipment, in the Corn Belt: 1954

43. Number and percentage of commercial farm operators, by age, by type of farm, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

44. Number and percentage of commercial farm operators, by age, by type and economic class of farm, in the Corn Belt: 1954

45. Number and percentage of commercial farm operators reporting as to other income and off-farm work, by type of farm, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

46. Number and percentage of commercial farm operators reporting as to other income and off-farm work, by type and economic class of farm, in the Corn Belt: 1954

47. Number and percentage of commercial farms, by kind of farm workers, by type of farm, in the Corn Belt and component regions, in specified week: 1954

48. Number and percentage of commercial farms, by kind of farm workers, by type and economic class of farm, in the Corn Belt, in specified week: 1954

49. Labor force of farm workers, expressed in terms of average number of man-equivalents per farm, by type of farm, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

50. Labor force of farm workers, expressed in terms of average number of man-equivalents per farm, by type and economic class of farm, in the Corn Belt: 1954

51. Percent of farms reporting specified crops, by type of farm, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

52. Percent of farms reporting specified crops, by economic class of farm, in the Corn Belt: 1954

53. Percent of total cropland in specified crops, by type of farm, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

54. Average acreage of principal crops per farm reporting, by type of farm, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

55. Average acreage of principal crops per farm reporting, by type and economic class of farm, in the Corn Belt: 1954

56. Quantity produced per farm reporting crop harvested, for principal crops, by type of farm in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

57. Quantity produced per farm reporting for principal crops, by economic class of farm in the Corn Belt: 1954

58. Average yield per acre harvested of principal crops, by type of farm in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

59. Average yield per acre harvested of principal crops, by type and economic class of farm, in the Corn Belt: 1954

60. Quantity sold as a percentage of total production, for specified crops in the Corn Belt, by type of farm: 1954

61. Percentage distribution of value among crops sold, by type of farm, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

62. Percent of all commercial farms reporting expenditures for commercial fertilizer and use of commercial fertilizer on specified crops, by type of farm, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

63. Percent of all commercial farms reporting expenditures for commercial fertilizer and use of commercial fertilizer on specified crops, by type and economic class of farm, in the Corn Belt: 1954

64. Use of commercial fertilizer and fertilizing material on commercial farms, by type of farm, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

65. Use of commercial fertilizer and fertilizing material on commercial farms, by type and economic class of farm, in the Corn Belt: 1954

66. Use of lime and liming material on commercial farms, by type of farm, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

67. Use of lime and liming material on commercial farms, by type and economic class of farm, in the Corn Belt: 1954

68. Number of specified livestock on commercial farms, by type of farm, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

69. Percent of commercial farms, by type, reporting specified kinds of livestock, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

70. Percent of farms in each type, reporting specified kinds of livestock, by economic class of farm, in the Corn Belt: 1954

71. Average number of specified livestock per farm reporting, for commercial farms by type, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

72. Average number of specified livestock per farm reporting, by type of farm by economic class, in the Corn Belt: 1954

73. Percent of farms reporting sales of specified livestock and livestock products, by principal types of farms, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

74. Percent of commercial farms reporting specified livestock and livestock products sold, by type and economic class of farm, in the Corn Belt: 1954

75. Average value of specified livestock and livestock products sold per commercial farm reporting, in the Corn Belt: 1954

76. Percentage composition of value of sales of specified livestock and livestock products on principal types of farms, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

77. Percentage composition of total value of sales of specified livestock and livestock products on commercial farms, by economic class, in the Corn Belt: 1954

78. Value of sales of specified livestock and livestock products on commercial farms in the Corn Belt: 1954

79. Value of whole milk and cream sold on principal types of commercial farms in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

80. Average value of farm products sold, and percentage composition, for principal types of farms in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

81. Average value of farm products sold, by economic class of farm, in the Corn Belt: 1954

82. Percentage composition of value of farm products sold on commercial farms in the Corn Belt: 1954

83. Percent of commercial farms reporting specified expenditures, by type of farm, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

84. Percent of commercial farms reporting specified expenditures, in the Corn Belt: 1954

85. Average expenditure per commercial farm reporting each specified expense in the Corn Belt: 1954

86. Total specified expenditures on commercial farms in the Corn Belt: 1954

87. Percentage composition of total specified expenditures on commercial farms by economic class, in the Corn Belt: 1954

88. Average of total specified expenditures per commercial farm in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

89. Estimated interest charge for capital investment per commercial farm, by major categories of investment, by type of farm, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

90. Estimated interest charge for capital investment per farm, by major categories of investment, by type and economic class of farm, in the Corn Belt: 1954

91. Production of corn, soybeans, cattle, and hogs in relation to acreage of farmland, by type of farm, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

92. Production of corn, soybeans, cattle, and hogs in relation to acreage of farmland, by type and economic class of farm, in the Corn Belt: 1954

93. Specified resource inputs and value of farm products sold in relation to land acreage, by type of farm, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

94. Specified resource inputs and value of farm products sold in relation to land acreage, by type and economic class of farm, in the Corn Belt: 1954

95. Specified resources used and value of farm products sold, per man-equivalent of labor, by type of farm, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

96. Specified resources used and value of farm products sold, per man-equivalent of labor, by type and economic class of farm, in the Corn Belt: 1954

97. Value of farm products sold per thousand dollars capital investment and per dollar of specified expenses, by type of farm, in the Corn Belt and component regions: 1954

98. Value of farm products sold per thousand dollars capital investment and per dollar of specified expenses, by type and economic class of farm, in the Corn Belt: 1954

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Maps

1. Percent of farm operators of Class I farms reporting other income of farmer exceeding value of farm products sold, 1954

2. Percent of farm operators of Class II farms reporting other income of farmer exceeding value of farm products sold, 1954

3. Percent of farm operators of Class III farms reporting other income of farmer exceeding value of farm products sold, 1954

4. Percent of farm operators of Class IV farms reporting other income of farmer exceeding value of farm products sold, 1954

5. Percent of farm operators of Class V farms reporting other income of farmer exceeding value of farm products sold, 1954

6. Percent of farm operators of part-time farms reporting other income of farmer exceeding value of farm products sold, 1954

7. Percent of farm operators of residential farms reporting other income of farmer exceeding value of farm products sold, 1954

8. Percent of all farm operators working off their farms in 1954

9. Percent of all farm operators working 100 or more days off their farms, 1954

10. Percent of operators of Class I farms working off farm 100 days or more, 1954

11. Percent of operators of Class II farms working off farm 100 days or more, 1954

12. Percent of operators of Class III farms working off farm 100 days or more, 1954

13. Percent of operators of Class IV farms working off farm 100 days or more, 1954

14. Percent of operators of Class V farms working off farm 100 days or more, 1954

15. Percent of operators of part-time farms working off farm 100 days or more, 1954

16. Percent of operators of residential farms working off farm 100 days or more, 1954

17. Operators of Class V farms working off farms less than 100 days: 1954

18. Operators of Class V farms working off farms less than 100 days or more: 1954

21. Number of farm operators working off their farms, by number of days worked, for the United States and areas: 1930 - 1954

22. 5 major areas

Tables

1. Classification of farms having less than $2,500 value of farm sales, for the United States: 1954

2. Percentage of farms reporting other income of family exceeding value of farm sales, for the United States: 1949 and 1954

3. Classification of farm operators by economic class and degree of dependence on agriculture: 1950

4. Distribution of farms by economic class and percent change, for the United States: Censuses of 1950 and 1954

5. Number of farms by geographic division and by economic class: 1954

6. Percent of farms by geographic division and by economic class: 1954

7. Number of farm operators working off farm 100 days or more, by geographic division, by economic class: 1954 and 1949

8. Percent of farm operators working off farm 100 days or more, by geographic division, by economic class: 1954 and 1949

9. Number of farm operators working off farm 100 days or more, by geographic division, by economic class: 1954 as a percent of 1949

10. Total number of farm operators reporting other income of family exceeding value of farm products sold, by economic class of farm, by geographic division: 1954 and 1949

11. Number of farm operators reporting other income of family exceeding value of farm products sold, by economic class of farm, by geographic division: 1954 as a percent of 1949

12. Percent of farm operators reporting other income of family exceeding value of farm products sold, by economic class of farm, by geographic division: 1954 and 1949

13. Average land in farms, cropland harvested per farm, and value of farms (land and buildings) per farm and per acre, by economic class, for the United States and regions: 1954 and 1949

14. Average land in farms, cropland harvested per farm, and value of farms (land and buildings) per farm and per acre, by economic class, for the United States and regions: Percent change 1950 to 1954

15. Percent of farms reporting specified machinery and equipment, motortrucks, and automobiles, by economic class, for the United States and regions: Censuses of 1954 and 1950

16. Specified farm expenditures, percent of farms reporting, and amount per farm, by economic class of farm, for the United States and regions: Censuses of 1954 and 1950

17. Percentage of part-time and residential farms reporting hired labor: 1954 and 1949

18. Specified farm expenditures, percent of farms reporting, and amount per farm, by economic class of farm, for the United States and regions: 1954

19. Acreage on which commercial fertilizer was used, percent of total acreage and percent of cropland harvested on which used, by economic class of farm, for the United States and regions: 1954

20. Farms by class of work power and specified farm equipment, by economic class of farm, for the United States and regions: 1954

21. Workers on farms, specified week, by economic class, for the United States and regions: 1954

22. Percent of farms reporitng electricity, telephone, and piped running water, by economic class of farm, for the United States and regions: 1954

23. Percent of farms reporting television set and home freezer, by economic class, for the United States and regions: 1954

24. Percent of farms reporting telephone and electricity, by economic class of farm, for the United States and regions: Censuses of 1954 amd 1950

25. Class V farms (part-time and commercial), for the United States and regions: 1954

26. Class V farms, number of operators and percent, by other income exceeding value of farm products sold and work off farm, for the United States and regions: 1954

27. Class V farms (part-time and commercial), by value of land and buildings per farm and per acre, for the United States and regions: 1954

28. Class V farms (part-time and commercial), land use per farm, for the United States and regions: 1954

29. Class V farms (part-time and commercial), by type of farm, for the United States and regions: 1954

30. Distribution of Class V farms as part-time and commercial farms for each type of farm, for the United States and regions: 1954

31. Class V farms (part-time and commercial), cropland harvested, for the United States and regions: 1954

32. Class V farms (part-time and commercial), by class of work power, farm labor, and specified farm expenditures, for the United States and regions: 1954

33. Class V farms (part-time and commercial), specified farm expenditures per farm reporting, for the United States and regions: 1954

34. Class V farms (part-time and commercial), percent reporting specified farm machinery and equipment, for the United States and regions: 1954

36. Class V farms (part-time and commercial), by tenure of operator, for the United States and regions: 1954

37. Class V farms by tenure, by type of farm, for the United States and regions: 1954

38. Class V farms (part-time and commercial), by days operator worked off farm, by age of operator, for the United States and regions: 1954

39. Class V farms (part-time and commercial), percent reporting specified facilities, for the United States and regions: 1954

40. Off-farm income of farm-operator families, by source of income, by class of farm, aggregate for the United States: 1955

41. Percent distribution of off-farm income of farm-operator families from each source of income, by class of farm, for the United States: 1955

42. Average off-farm income of farm-operator families by source of income, by class of farm, for the United States: 1955

43. Percent distribution of off-farm income of farm-operator families by source of income, by class of farm, for the United States: 1955

44. Average off-farm income of farm-operator families by farms reporting specified sources, by class of farm, for the United States: 1955

45. Farm operators by age, number of persons in family, education, and family income after taxes, for the United States: 1955

46. Percent distribution of farm operators by age, number of persons in family, education, and family income after taxes, for the United States: 1955

47. Farm operators of Class VI, part-time, and residential farms, by age, number of persons in family, education, and family income after taxes, for the United States: 1955

48. Percent distribution by economic class of farm of operators of Class VI, part-time, and residential farms, by age, number of persons in family, education, and family income after taxes, for the United States: 1955

49. Percent distribution of operators of Class VI, part-time, and residential farms, by age, number of persons in family, education, and family income after taxes, for the United States: 1955

50. Percent distribution of number of mortgaged farms and land in mortgaged farms, of full owners and part owners, by economic class of farm, for the United States: 1956

52. Average size of mortgaged farms, for full owners and part owners, by economic class of farm, for the United States: 1956

53. Value of land and buildings, per farm and per acre for mortgaged farms of full owners and part owners, by economic class of farm, for the United States: 1956

54. Value of land and buildings and amount of mortgage debt per farm, for mortgaged farms operated by full owners and part owners, by economic class of farm, for the United States: 1956

55. Ratio of farm mortgage debt to value for mortgaged farms of full owners and part owners by economic class of farm, for the United States: 1956

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Maps and Charts

1. Farm labor productivity

2. Population: total, non-farm, and farm, United States, 1910 to 1954

3. Number of farm operators working off their farms by number of days worked, for the United States and areas, 1930 - 1954

4. Farm income and population

5. United States farms

6. Part-time farms, number, 1954

7. Residential farms, number, 1954

8. Commercial farms, number, 1954

9. Economic Class I farms, number, 1954

10. Economic Class II farms, number, 1954

11. Economic Class III farms, number, 1954

12. Economic Class IV farms, number, 1954

13. Economic Class V farms, number, 1954

14. Economic Class VI farms, number, 1954

15. Cash-grain farms, number, 1954

16. Cotton farms, number, 1954

17. Other field-crop farms, number, 1954

18. Vegetable farms, number, 1954

19. Fruit-and-nut farms, number, 1954

20. Dairy farms, number, 1954

21. Poultry farms, number, 1954

22. Livestock farms, number, 1954

23. General farms, number, 1954

24. Type-of-farming areas, based on type accounting for 50 percent or more of commercial farms, 1954

25. Cash-grain farms - increase and decrease in number, 1950 - 1954

26. Cotton farms - increase and decrease in number, 1950 - 1954

27. Other field-crop farms - increase and decrease in number, 1950 - 1954

28. Vegetable farms - increase and decrease in number, 1950 - 1954

29. Fruit-and-nut farms - increase and decrease in number, 1950 - 1954

30. Dairy farms - increase and decrease in number, 1950 - 1954

31. Poultry farms - increase and decrease in number, 1950 - 1954

32. Livestock farms - increase and decrease in number, 1950 - 1954

33. General farms - increase and decrease in number, 1950 - 1954

34. Economic Class I farms - increase and decrease in number, 1950 - 1954

35. Economic Class II farms - increase and decrease in number, 1950 - 1954

36. Economic Class III farms - increase and decrease in number, 1950 - 1954

37. Economic Class IV farms - increase and decrease in number, 1950 - 1954

38. Economic Class V farms - increase and decrease in number, 1950 - 1954

39. Economic Class VI farms - increase and decrease in number, 1950 - 1954

Tables

1. Farms and specified farm resources by economic class of commercial farm, for the United States: 1954

2. Number of farms in each type of farm by economic class, for the United States: 1954

3. Percent distribution of farms in each type of farm by economic class, for the United States: 1954

4. Percent distribution of farms in each economic class, by type of farm, for the United States: 1954

5. Changes in number and percent distribution of commercial farms, by economic class, for the United States: 1950 to 1954

6. Number and proportion of farms having production or sales of specified commodities, for the United States by specified years: 1929 to 1954

7. Changes in number and percent distribution of commercial farms, by type of farm, for the United States: 1950 to 1954

8. Change in number of farms, for each type of commercial farm, by economic class, for the United States: 1950 to 1954

9. Changes in number of farms by size and percent distribution of commercial farms by size, for the United States: 1950 to 1954

10. Number and percent distribution of farms, 1954, and change in number of farms, 1950 to 1954; by size and economic class, for the United States

11. Number and percent distribution, 1954, and change in number of farms, 1950 to 1954; by size and type of farm, for the United States

12. Specified farms and farm-operator characteristics, by type and by economic class for commercial farms, for the United States: 1950 and 1954

13. Specified farm resources, percent 1954 is of 1950, by economic class and by type of farm, for the United States

14. Proportion of farms operated by owners, part-owners, and managers, and croppers, and by white and nonwhite operators, for each type of farm by economic class, for the United States: 1954

15. Percent distribution of farms in each tenure and color group by type and economic class of farm, for the United States: 1954

16. Percent of nonresident operators for type of farm by economic class, for the United States: 1954

17. Operators working off the farm 100 or more days as percentage of operators reporting as to off-farm work, for each type of farm, by economic class, for the United States: 1954

18. Percentage of farms with other income greater than the value of farm products sold, for each type of farm, by economic class, for the United States: 1954

19. Median age of operator for type of farm by economic class, for the United States: 1954

20. Average man-equivalents of labor used on each type of farm by economic class, for the United States: 1954

21. Percentage of farms reporting $5,000 or more cash wages paid, for each type of commercial farm, by economic class, for the United States: 1954

22. Percentage distribution of commercial farms in each type, by economic class of farm, by amount of expenditure for hired labor, for the United States: 1954

23. Class of work power: Percentage distribution of farms by type and by specified economic classes, for the United States: 1954

24. Percent distribution of total land for each economic class, by type of farm, for the United States: 1954

25. Percent distribution of total land in farms for each type of commercial farm, by economic class, for the United States: 1954

26. Average size of farm for each type of commercial farm, by economic class, for the United States: 1954

27. Number of farms in specified acreage-size groups for each type of commercial farm, by economic class, for the United States: 1954

28. Cropland harvested as a percent of total land in farms for each type of farm, by economic class, for the United States: 1954

29. Percent distribution of total acreage of cropland harvested for each type of commercial farm by economic class, for the United States: 1954

30. Percent distribution of total acreage of cropland harvested for each economic class, by type of farm, for the United States: 1954

31. Average acreage of cropland harvested per farm for each type of commercial farm, by economic class, for the United States: 1954

32. Average value per acre of land and buildings for each type of commercial farm, by economic class, for the United States: 1954

33. Percent distribution of value of land and buildings by type and economic class of commercial farms, for the United States: 1954

34. Average value of investment in land and buildings, livestock inventory, machinery, and total investment for each type of commercial farm, by economic class, for the United States: 1954

35. Percentage of total investment by source for each type of commercial farm, by economic class, for the United States: 1954

36. Percent distribution of total investment by economic class and by type of farm, for the United States: 1954

37. Percent distribution of gross sales for each type of farm by economic class, for the United States: 1954

38. Average value of farm products sold per farm by type and economic class, for the United States: 1954

39. Value of all farm products sold per acre of total land in farms, by type of commercial farm by economic class of farm, for the United States: 1954

40. Yield per acre of corn harvested for grain, by type of commercial farm and by economic class of farm, for the United States: 1954

41. Value of all farm products sold per $100 of capital invested in land and buildings, livestock, and machinery, by type of commercial farm by economic class of farm, for the United States: 1954

42. Value of all farm products sold per man-equivalent of labor used, by type of commercial farm by economic class of farm, for the United States: 1954

43. Capital investment in land and buildings, livestock and machinery per man-equivalent of labor used, by type of commercial farm by economic class of farm, for the United States: 1954

44. Cash farm expenditures: Average per farm by type of farm by economic class, for the United States: 1954

45. Cash farm expenditures as a percentage of total farm expenditure, by type of farm, by economic class of farm, for the United States: 1954

46. Percent distribution of each expenditure by type of farm, for the United States: 1954

47. Expenses for purchase and operation of motor vehicles, farm machinery, and equipment as a percentage of total farm expenditure, by type and economic class of commercial farm, for the United States: 1954

48. Specified farm expenses, average per farm and as a percentage of the total value of farm products sold, by type of farm by economic class, for the United States: 1954

49. Specified group of farm expense items as a percentage of the total cash farm expenses, by type of farm by economic class, for the United States: 1954

50. Estimated value added per farm by type of farm by economic class, for the United States: 1954

51. Estimated value added as a percent of the total value of farm products sold, by type of farm by economic class: 1954

52. Estimated value added per man-equivalent by type of farm, by economic class, for the United States: 1954

53. Estimated value added per $1,000 of capital investment in land and buildings, machinery and livestock inventory, by type of farm by economic class, for the United States: 1954

54. Percent of farms reporting electricity by type of farm by economic class, for the United States: 1954

55. Index of specified home facilities, commercial farms by economic class and type, for the United States: 1954