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1979 Farm Finance Survey

Census Year: 1978

Within: Volume 5: Special Reports

Introduction

1. Full PDF			16 MB
2. Introduction			1 MB

Farms and Land in Farms

Operators

1. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildinigs, Debt Status and Land Sales, by States			140 KB
2. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildinigs, Debt Status and Land Sales, by Operator Characteristics			282 KB
3. Year Owned Land Was Acquired by States			118 KB
4. Year Owned Land Was Acquired by Operator Characteristics			235 KB
5. How Owned Land Was Acquired by States			75 KB
6. How Owned Land Was Acquired by Operator Characteristics			147 KB

Landlords

7. Acres Owned and Rented, Their Value, and Rent Received for All Landlords, by States			77 KB
8. Acres Owned and Rented, Their Value, and Rent Received for All Landlords, by Operator Characteristics			79 KB
9. Acres Owned and Rented, Their Value, and Rent Received for All Landlords, by Landlord Characteristics			232 KB
10. Acquisition and Sale of Land for All Landlords by States			101 KB
11. Type of Organization for All landlords by States			65 KB

Assets

Combined Operators and Landlords

12. Combined Operator and Landlord Physical Farm Assets by States			192 KB
13. Combined Operator and Landlord Physical Farm Assets by Operator Characteristics			194 KB

Operators

14. Assets Owned by Operators by States			80 KB
15. Physical Farm Assets Owned by Operators by States			285 KB
16. Financial Farm Assets Owned by Operators by States			127 KB
17. Assets Owned by Operators by Operator Characteristics			152 KB
18. Physical Farm Assets Owned by Operators by Operator Characteristics			281 KB
19. Financial Farm Assets Owned by Operators by Operator Characteristics			140 KB
20. Gross Value of Farm Assets by Income and Value of Sales			122 KB

Landlords

21. Physical Farm Assets Owned by All Landlords by States			250 KB
22. Physical Farm Assets Owned by All Landlords by Operator Characteristics			178 KB
23. Physical Farm Assets Owned by All Landlords by Landlord Characteristics			402 KB

Value of Agricultural Products Sold, Income, and Production Contracts for Operators

24. Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Measures of Income by States			118 KB
25. Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Measures of Income by Operator Characteristics			235 KB
26. Income and Expenses From Farm-Related Sources by States			128 KB
27. Income and Expenses From Farm-Related Sources by Operator Characteristics			257 KB
28. Production Contracts by States			68 KB
29. Production Contracts by Farm Characteristics			131 KB
30. Total Net Cash Income, Net Cash Farm Income, Farm-Related Income, and Off-Farm Income, by States			78 KB
31. Total Net Cash Income, Net Cash Farm Income, Farm-Related Income, and Off-Farm Income, by Operator Characteristics			155 KB
32. Off-Farm Income and Total Operator Income by Days of Off-Farm Work by Operator Characteristics			270 KB
33. Off-Farm Income of Operators and Members of Their Family by Source, by States			201 KB
34. Off-Farm Income of Operators and Members of Their Family by Source, by Operator Characteristics			405 KB

Capital Purchases, Operating Expenses, and Credit Used

Combined Operators and Landlords

35. Combined Operator and Landlord Capital Purchases, Operating Expenses, and Funds Borrowed for Unspecified Purposes			176 KB
36. Combined Operator and Landlord Capital Purchases and Operating Expenses by Operator Characteristics			172 KB
37. Combined Operator and Landlord Capital Purchases and Operating Expenses by Kind			34 KB
38. Combined Operator and Landlord Capital Purchases and Operating Expenses by Kind and States			275 KB
39. Combined Operator and Landlord Purchases of Land and Buildings by States			57 KB

Operators

40. Capital Purchases and Operating Expenses by Cash and Credit for Operators by States			147 KB
41. Capital Purchases and Operating Expenses by Cash and Credit for Operators by Operator Characteristics			289 KB
42. Items of Capital Purchases and Operating Expenses by Cash and Credit for Operators			35 KB
43. Capital Purchases and Operating Expenses by kind for Operators by States			279 KB
44. Capital Purchases by Item, Cash, and Credit, by States			382 KB
45. Capital Purchases by Item by Operator Characteristics			269 KB
46. Operating Expenses by Item by States			314 KB
47. Operating Expenses by Item by Operator Characteristics			265 KB

Landlords

48. Capital Purchases and Operating Expenses for All Landlords by States			121 KB
49. Capital Purchases and Operating Expenses for All Landlords by Operator Characteristics			157 KB
50. Capital Purchases for All Landlords by Item and States			269 KB
51. Capital Purchases for All Landlords by Item and Operator Characteristics			119 KB
52. Operating Expenses for All Landlords by Item and States			209 KB
53. Operating Expenses for All Landlords by Item and Operator Characteristics			119 KB

Farm Debt

Combined Operators and Landlords

54. Combined Operator and Landlord Debt by Kind			60 KB
55. Combined Operator and Landlord Debt by Lender and States			199 KB

Operators

56. Total Operator Debt by Kind by States			114 KB
57. Total Operator Debt by Kind by Lender			54 KB
58. Total Operator Debt by Kind by Operator Characteristics			224 KB
59. Total Operator Farm Debt by Value of Agricultural products Sold by Lender			152 KB
60. Operator Debt by Kind for Operators With Real Estate Debt by Lender			64 KB
61. Operator Debt by Kind for Operators with Non-Real Estate Debt by Lender			64 KB
62. Real Estate Debt for All Operators by Lender and States			189 KB
63. Non-Real Estate Debt for All Operators by Lender and States			188 KB

Landlords

64. Debts for All Landlords by Kind and States			59 KB
65. Debts for All Landlords by Lender			38 KB
66. Debts for All Landlords by Kind and Operator Characteristics			61 KB
67. Debts for All Landlords by Kind and Landlord Characteristics			138 KB

Farms and Land in Farms for Farms with Debt

Operators

68. Farms, Land in Farms, and Value of Land and Buildinigs for Operators With Farm Debt, by States			106 KB
69. Farms, Land in Farms, and Value of Land and Buildinigs for Operators With Farm Debt, by Operator Characteristics			213 KB

Landlords

70. Owned and Rented Lands for All Landlords With Debt by States			73 KB

Assets for Farms with Debt

Combined Operators and Landlords

71. Combined Physical Farm Assets for Operators and Landlords With Farm Debt by States			112 KB
72. Combined Physical Farm Assets for All Landlords With Farm Debt by Operator Characteristics			192 KB

Operators

73. Assets Owned by Operators With Farm Debt by States			83 KB
74. Physical Farm Assets Owned by Operators With Farm Debt by States			286 KB
75. Financial Farm Assets Owned by Operators With Farm Debt by States			124 KB
76. Assets Owned by Operators With Farms Debt by Kind by Operator Characteristics			154 KB
77. Physical Farm Assets Owned by Operators With Farm Debt by Kind by Operator Characteristics			282 KB
78. Financial Farm Assets Owned by Operators With Farm Debt by Operator Characteristics			135 KB
79. Farm Net Worth for Operators by Division, Value of Sales, Debt, Off-Farm Income, and Age			97 KB
80. Nonfarm Net Worth for Operators by Division, Value of Sales, Off-Farm Income, and Age			98 KB
81. Debt to Asset Ratio of Total Farm and Nonfarm Debts, and Total Farm and Nonfarm Assets for Operators by Division, Value of Sales, Net Worth, Income, and Age			66 KB

Landlords

82. Physical Farm Assets Owned by All Landlords With Debt by States			96 KB

Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Income for Operators with Farm Debt

83. Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Measures of Income for Operators With Farm Debt by States			118 KB
84. Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Measures of Income for Operators With Farm Debt by Operator Characteristics			233 KB

Real Estate Taxes

85. Taxable Land and Buildings and Real Estate Taxes			51 KB
86. Taxable Land and Buildings and Real Estate Taxes for Land Operated by Full Owners			76 KB
87. Taxable Land and Buildings and Real Estate Taxes for Owned Land Operated by Part Owners			73 KB
88. Taxable Land and Buildings and Real Estate Taxes for Land Rented and Operated by Part Owners			72 KB
89. Taxable Land and Buildings and Real Estate Taxes for Land Rented and Operated by Tenants			70 KB

Off-Farm Work and Household Characteristics

90. Off-Farm Work Characteristics for Operators by Age and Value of Agricultural Products Sold			151 KB
91. Household Characteristics and Income for Operators by Age and Value of Agricultural Products Sold			85 KB

Landlord Characteristics

92. Individual and Partnership Landlords by Percent of Total Business Income Received From Agriculture			56 KB
93. Corporate Landlords by Percent of Total Business Income Received From Agriculture			56 KB
94. Participation in Management Decisions for All Landlords by Their Characteristics			100 KB

Sampling Reliability

95. Estimates of Sampling Reliability			51 KB

Appendixes

1. Appendixes			780 KB

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