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June Area Hands-On Exercises
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Section D (ex 4-8) – Use 5 provided Section D sheets based on your state. Exercise 1 – Farmer Rick A 9 acre parcel that includes: o A one acre home and garden o A 8 acre pond A 2 acre parcel of mostly permanent pasture o Out of these 2 acres, there’s half an acre of pastured woods intermingled. The rest is permanent pasture. Total Tract Acres: 11.0 acres Hint: nothing described by Rick relates to fields 9-51
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Exercise 2 – Farmer John: A 4 acre parcel includes his 1 acre farmstead and 3 acres of non-pastured woods. 10 acres are abandoned potato acres (by abandoned: acres not even planted for potatoes in 2017) 5 additional acres of non-pastured woods including 0.1 ac of an abandoned cabin in the center Total Tract Acres: 19.0 acres Hint: nothing described by Rick relates to fields 9-51
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Exercise 3 – Farmer Matt: He selected a 4.5 acre parcel broken down: o 4 acres of cropland used for pasture (no crops harvested in 2017) o Half an acre of stable / other buildings There are also 20.0 acres that pertain to cropland diverted to CRP program from the Farm Service Agency (FSA) There is also a 0.5 acre house, but Matt doesn’t live there. Bill lives there and he has nothing to do with agriculture Please Enter Total Tract Acres: _______ acres Hint: nothing described by Rick relates to fields 9-51
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Exercise 4 – A farmer has a 4 acre farmstead inside his tract. He is about to mow down 10 acres of rye in early June to plan corn for grain immediately after He also has 20 acres used for dry hay (other) and haylage. He has a 10 acre vegetable pea field (including a 1 acre pond) all planted as of time of interview.
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A farmer has a 20 acre corn field. – 10 acres of these were planted for silage – The remaining 10 acres were planted for grain. Two out of the 10 acres have yet to be planted. The next parcel involved 44.2 acres of maple trees tapped for maple syrup – No waste, residence, pasture, etc.
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Exercise 6 • A farmer has a 20 acre soybean field yet to be planted. – All 20 acres had winter wheat (for grain) planted in 2016, harvested in 2017. • Also has a 20 acre parcel of potatoes – 10 of these acres are russet, the other 10 acres are red potatoes.
Exercise 7 • A grower has: – 10 acres of bearing apple trees – 10 acres of young peach trees not yet of bearing age. – 10 acres of fully abandoned pear trees. – 10 acres of cropland. No crop harvested in 2017, but winter wheat planted for a 2018 harvest
June Area Hands-On Exercises Exercise 8 A farmer has:
A 0.5 acre home (nothing else) 20 acres of mushrooms. A 5 acre parcel with 1 acre pond and 4 acres of hay land (twice cut as ‘alfalfa dry hay’) A 10 acre parcel of planted but failed barley. Soybeans will be planted after time of interview
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Exercise 9 A farmer owns a 200 acre farm and rents 250 non-irrigated cropland acres from others. 50 of the pasture acres he owns were rented to neighboring farm. This means 400 total acres operated. Farmer answers the following section as 250 acres of non-irrigated cropland for $25,000 in 2017 and 50 acres of pasture for $1000. Fill out Cash Rents section based on this exercise information.
Exercise 10 A farmer operates 500 acres.
1 acre house 99 acres of permanent pasture 100 acres of cropland used for pasture 100 acres of hay cut once in 2017, then used for pasture 100 acres of corn 100 acres of land in Farm Service Agency government program (CRP) planted to grass
Fill out Section E’s questions 5 and 6.
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Exercise 11 •
Enumerator finds farmer inside 100 acre tract that is 99.5 barley acres and 0.5 acre of storage buildings.
All this acreage is owned. What’s wrong with the following Section E image:
Answer: _________________________________________________________________________________ Exercise 11a Farmer from Exercise 11 clarifies he rents a 0.5 acre home just outside the segment. Go back and correct image from Exercise 11.
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Exercise 12 Fill out questions 10-11 if applicable. Assume the following:
Crop/Stocks box is checked on Section C. Crops include: o 20 acres of wheat were reported in Section D, tract acres o 20 acres of alfalfa hay cut for dry hay since 2012 inside tract acres o There were 50 acres of corn outside segment
Exercise 13 Farmer constructed a silo in 2013 with a capacity of 50,000 bushels of [grain] corn to feed livestock. Structure unchanged from year to year, still present in June 1, 2017. Farmer stated livestock was sold and no corn was planted in 2017.
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Exercise 14 You meet a cattle operation. Respondent understands the definition of a feedlot and has one. He reports 300 cattle and 50 veal calves on feed June 1st. He later clarifies only 150 cattle and the 50 veal calves will be shipped directly to the slaughter market, the others being shipped to another feedlot.
Exercise 15: Write ‘yes’ or ‘no’ next to the following laborers on whether or not they meet the definition of agricultural workers.
1 manager and financial expert who is paid by a contracting firm. ____ 1 hired worker does household chores and cooking for the farmer. ____ 1 hired worker sells [inedible] souvenirs. ____ 1 hired worker sells fruits. ____ 3 hired workers harvest the fruits. ____ 2 hired workers make cider out of the apples. ____
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Exercise 16: A farmer owns 100 cropland acres (50 inside tract) and a 1 acre house inside tract.
50 acres of cropland inside tract is worth $2000/ac, excluding buildings, adding up to $100,000 50 acres of cropland outside tract is worth $1000/ac, excluding buildings, adding up to $50,000 Therefore, all 100 cropland are worth $150,000 (averaging $1,500/ac). House is worth $100,000, additional buildings are worth $50,000. Therefore, total farm is worth $300,000 If sold under current market conditions, it would be for agricultural use only. Value of total acres is 1% higher than previous year.
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Exercise 17: Fill out question 1 from Section M (Land Values) for this scenario: Farmer operates a 4 acre farm, all inside segment.
1 acre farmstead for $150,000 2 acres of pastured woodland for $5,000/ac 1 acre of vegetables under greenhouse cover for $50,000
Exercise 18: Farmer did not make any agricultural sales in 2015 other than receiving $1,000 from a government crop insurance program. However, he sold 5 cows for $3000 in January, 2016. Fill out code ‘860’ box on the right.
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Exercise 19: The total 2016 gross value of sales, including government agricultural payments, is $5000. Farmer has 10 acres of idle cropland, 10 acres of permanent pasture, and 20 acres of alfalfa dry hay in 2017. Only 5 milk cows present. What should the point recording sheet look like?
Exercise 20: Now pretend the total 2016 gross value of sales is 0. Farmer has 10 acres of idle cropland, 10 acres of permanent pasture, and 20 acres of alfalfa dry hay in 2017. Only 5 milk cows present. What should the point recording sheet above look like?
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Section D (ex 4-8) – Use 5 provided Section D sheets based on your state. Exercise 1 – Farmer Rick A 9 acre parcel that includes: o A one acre home and garden o A 8 acre pond A 2 acre parcel of mostly permanent pasture o Out of these 2 acres, there’s half an acre of pastured woods intermingled. The rest is permanent pasture. Total Tract Acres: 11.0 acres Hint: nothing described by Rick relates to fields 9-51
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Exercise 2 – Farmer John: A 4 acre parcel includes his 1 acre farmstead and 3 acres of non-pastured woods. 10 acres are abandoned potato acres (by abandoned: acres not even planted for potatoes in 2017) 5 additional acres of non-pastured woods including 0.1 ac of an abandoned cabin in the center Total Tract Acres: 19.0 acres Hint: nothing described by Rick relates to fields 9-51
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Exercise 3 – Farmer Matt: He selected a 4.5 acre parcel broken down: o 4 acres of cropland used for pasture (no crops harvested in 2017) o Half an acre of stable / other buildings There are also 20.0 acres that pertain to cropland diverted to CRP program from the Farm Service Agency (FSA) There is also a 0.5 acre house, but Matt doesn’t live there. Bill lives there and he has nothing to do with agriculture Please Enter Total Tract Acres: _______ acres Hint: nothing described by Rick relates to fields 9-51
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Exercise 4 – A farmer has a 4 acre farmstead inside his tract. He is about to mow down 10 acres of rye in early June to plan corn for grain immediately after He also has 20 acres used for dry hay (other) and haylage. He has a 10 acre vegetable pea field (including a 1 acre pond) all planted as of time of interview.
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A farmer has a 20 acre corn field. – 10 acres of these were planted for silage – The remaining 10 acres were planted for grain. Two out of the 10 acres have yet to be planted. The next parcel involved 44.2 acres of maple trees tapped for maple syrup – No waste, residence, pasture, etc.
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Exercise 6 • A farmer has a 20 acre soybean field yet to be planted. – All 20 acres had winter wheat (for grain) planted in 2016, harvested in 2017. • Also has a 20 acre parcel of potatoes – 10 of these acres are russet, the other 10 acres are red potatoes.
Exercise 7 • A grower has: – 10 acres of bearing apple trees – 10 acres of young peach trees not yet of bearing age. – 10 acres of fully abandoned pear trees. – 10 acres of cropland. No crop harvested in 2017, but winter wheat planted for a 2018 harvest
June Area Hands-On Exercises Exercise 8 A farmer has:
A 0.5 acre home (nothing else) 20 acres of mushrooms. A 5 acre parcel with 1 acre pond and 4 acres of hay land (twice cut as ‘alfalfa dry hay’) A 10 acre parcel of planted but failed barley. Soybeans will be planted after time of interview
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Exercise 9 A farmer owns a 200 acre farm and rents 250 non-irrigated cropland acres from others. 50 of the pasture acres he owns were rented to neighboring farm. This means 400 total acres operated. Farmer answers the following section as 250 acres of non-irrigated cropland for $25,000 in 2017 and 50 acres of pasture for $1000. Fill out Cash Rents section based on this exercise information.
Exercise 10 A farmer operates 500 acres.
1 acre house 99 acres of permanent pasture 100 acres of cropland used for pasture 100 acres of hay cut once in 2017, then used for pasture 100 acres of corn 100 acres of land in Farm Service Agency government program (CRP) planted to grass
Fill out Section E’s questions 5 and 6.
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Exercise 11 •
Enumerator finds farmer inside 100 acre tract that is 99.5 barley acres and 0.5 acre of storage buildings.
All this acreage is owned. What’s wrong with the following Section E image:
Answer: _________________________________________________________________________________ Exercise 11a Farmer from Exercise 11 clarifies he rents a 0.5 acre home just outside the segment. Go back and correct image from Exercise 11.
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Exercise 12 Fill out questions 10-11 if applicable. Assume the following:
Crop/Stocks box is checked on Section C. Crops include: o 20 acres of wheat were reported in Section D, tract acres o 20 acres of alfalfa hay cut for dry hay since 2012 inside tract acres o There were 50 acres of corn outside segment
Exercise 13 Farmer constructed a silo in 2013 with a capacity of 50,000 bushels of [grain] corn to feed livestock. Structure unchanged from year to year, still present in June 1, 2017. Farmer stated livestock was sold and no corn was planted in 2017.
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Exercise 14 You meet a cattle operation. Respondent understands the definition of a feedlot and has one. He reports 300 cattle and 50 veal calves on feed June 1st. He later clarifies only 150 cattle and the 50 veal calves will be shipped directly to the slaughter market, the others being shipped to another feedlot.
Exercise 15: Write ‘yes’ or ‘no’ next to the following laborers on whether or not they meet the definition of agricultural workers.
1 manager and financial expert who is paid by a contracting firm. ____ 1 hired worker does household chores and cooking for the farmer. ____ 1 hired worker sells [inedible] souvenirs. ____ 1 hired worker sells fruits. ____ 3 hired workers harvest the fruits. ____ 2 hired workers make cider out of the apples. ____
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Exercise 16: A farmer owns 100 cropland acres (50 inside tract) and a 1 acre house inside tract.
50 acres of cropland inside tract is worth $2000/ac, excluding buildings, adding up to $100,000 50 acres of cropland outside tract is worth $1000/ac, excluding buildings, adding up to $50,000 Therefore, all 100 cropland are worth $150,000 (averaging $1,500/ac). House is worth $100,000, additional buildings are worth $50,000. Therefore, total farm is worth $300,000 If sold under current market conditions, it would be for agricultural use only. Value of total acres is 1% higher than previous year.
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Exercise 17: Fill out question 1 from Section M (Land Values) for this scenario: Farmer operates a 4 acre farm, all inside segment.
1 acre farmstead for $150,000 2 acres of pastured woodland for $5,000/ac 1 acre of vegetables under greenhouse cover for $50,000
Exercise 18: Farmer did not make any agricultural sales in 2015 other than receiving $1,000 from a government crop insurance program. However, he sold 5 cows for $3000 in January, 2016. Fill out code ‘860’ box on the right.
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Exercise 19: The total 2016 gross value of sales, including government agricultural payments, is $5000. Farmer has 10 acres of idle cropland, 10 acres of permanent pasture, and 20 acres of alfalfa dry hay in 2017. Only 5 milk cows present. What should the point recording sheet look like?
Exercise 20: Now pretend the total 2016 gross value of sales is 0. Farmer has 10 acres of idle cropland, 10 acres of permanent pasture, and 20 acres of alfalfa dry hay in 2017. Only 5 milk cows present. What should the point recording sheet above look like?
