[Economic Report of the President (1998)] [Administration of William J. Clinton] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-100.--Farm input use, selected inputs, 1948-97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Farm population, Farm employment Selected indexes of input use (1992=100) April\1\ (thousands)\3\ Crops ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- har- Feed, As vested Agri- seed, Year percent Self- (mil- Farm Farm Durable Ener- cultural and pur- Other Number of total Total employed Hired lions of Total labor real equipment gy chemi- chased purchased (thousands) popula- and unpaid workers acres)\5\ estate cals\6\ live- inputs tion\2\ workers\4\ stock\7\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1948................................................ 24,383 16.6 10,363 8,026 2,337 356 104 336 102 62 70 33 58 42 1949................................................ 24,194 16.2 9,964 7,712 2,252 360 110 329 103 74 78 35 60 72 1950................................................ 23,048 15.2 9,926 7,597 2,329 345 110 316 105 85 80 42 60 72 1951................................................ 21,890 14.2 9,546 7,310 2,236 344 112 303 107 95 83 41 62 77 1952................................................ 21,748 13.9 9,149 7,005 2,144 349 111 294 108 103 86 42 62 79 1953................................................ 19,874 12.5 8,864 6,775 2,089 348 110 278 109 107 89 41 63 75 1954................................................ 19,019 11.7 8,651 6,570 2,081 346 106 271 110 112 88 42 58 72 1955................................................ 19,078 11.5 8,381 6,345 2,036 340 112 274 111 114 91 44 65 75 1956................................................ 18,712 11.1 7,852 5,900 1,952 324 112 260 111 115 91 49 68 74 1957................................................ 17,656 10.3 7,600 5,660 1,940 324 111 243 111 113 89 47 71 77 1958................................................ 17,128 9.8 7,503 5,521 1,982 324 111 231 111 111 87 48 75 80 1959................................................ 16,592 9.3 7,342 5,390 1,952 324 114 231 111 111 88 55 76 92 1960................................................ 15,635 8.7 7,057 5,172 1,885 324 113 225 111 112 89 56 75 91 1961................................................ 14,803 8.1 6,919 5,029 1,890 302 111 219 108 110 91 59 72 89 1962................................................ 14,313 7.7 6,700 4,873 1,827 295 111 216 107 109 93 54 75 91 1963................................................ 13,367 7.1 6,518 4,738 1,780 298 111 211 108 109 94 60 77 90 1964................................................ 12,954 6.7 6,110 4,506 1,604 298 109 199 107 110 96 65 75 90 1965................................................ 12,363 6.4 5,610 4,128 1,482 298 108 193 107 112 97 69 74 90 1966................................................ 11,595 5.9 5,214 3,854 1,360 294 110 180 106 115 99 79 80 91 1967................................................ 10,875 5.5 4,903 3,650 1,253 306 109 171 108 119 98 76 80 93 1968................................................ 10,454 5.2 4,749 3,535 1,213 300 107 165 107 125 98 65 81 91 1969................................................ 10,307 5.1 4,596 3,419 1,176 290 108 163 105 127 100 70 86 89 1970................................................ 9,712 4.7 4,523 3,348 1,175 293 108 161 105 128 100 73 88 86 1971................................................ 9,425 4.5 4,436 3,275 1,161 305 107 158 107 129 98 77 86 84 1972................................................ 9,610 4.6 4,373 3,228 1,146 294 108 156 105 129 97 82 88 84 1973................................................ 9,472 4.5 4,337 3,169 1,168 321 110 156 109 132 99 91 88 91 1974................................................ 9,264 4.3 4,389 3,075 1,314 328 110 145 111 139 94 96 88 96 1975................................................ 8,864 4.1 4,331 3,021 1,310 336 108 145 110 144 110 88 83 94 1976................................................ 8,253 3.8 4,363 2,992 1,371 337 111 143 110 148 124 97 88 97 1977................................................ \8\6,194 \8\2.8 4,143 2,852 1,291 345 110 138 110 152 130 95 83 98 1978................................................ \8\6,501 \8\2.9 3,937 2,680 1,256 338 116 132 109 156 136 105 96 117 1979................................................ \8\6,241 \8\2.8 3,765 2,495 1,270 348 118 128 110 161 124 115 103 125 1980................................................ \8\6,051 \8\2.7 3,699 2,401 1,298 352 120 124 112 166 121 127 109 114 1981................................................ \8\5,850 \8\2.5 \9\3,58 2 \9\2,324 \9\1,258 366 117 126 112 166 116 127 103 107 1982................................................ \8\5,628 \8\2.4 \9\3,46 6 \9\2,248 \9\1,218 362 114 120 110 163 109 96 106 102 1983................................................ \8\5,787 \8\2.5 \9\3,34 9 \9\2,171 \9\1,178 306 110 118 102 155 106 89 108 105 1984................................................ 5,754 2.4 \9\3,23 3 \9\2,095 \9\1,138 348 110 116 108 147 110 101 97 105 1985................................................ 5,355 2.2 3,116 2,018 1,098 342 106 109 107 139 98 96 99 97 1986................................................ 5,226 2.2 2,912 1,873 1,039 325 103 102 104 130 91 106 99 86 1987................................................ 4,986 2.1 2,897 1,846 1,051 302 101 102 100 120 102 96 97 93 1988................................................ 4,951 2.1 2,954 1,967 1,037 297 100 109 100 113 102 89 96 96 1989................................................ 4,801 2.0 2,863 1,935 928 318 99 103 102 108 101 92 91 99 1990................................................ 4,591 1.9 2,891 2,000 892 322 100 103 101 105 100 95 99 101 1991................................................ 4,632 1.9 2,877 1,968 910 318 102 105 100 103 101 99 99 102 1992................................................ ........... ......... 2,810 1,944 866 319 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1993................................................ ........... ......... 2,800 1,942 857 308 100 95 98 97 100 105 101 108 1994................................................ ........... ......... 2,767 1,925 842 321 101 96 99 94 103 106 102 113 1995................................................ ........... ......... 2,836 1,967 869 314 ...... ...... ...... ......... ...... ........ ........ ......... 1996................................................ ........... ......... 2,842 2,010 832 326 ...... ...... ...... ......... ...... ........ ........ ......... 1997 .... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\Farm population as defined by Department of Agriculture and Department of Commerce, i.e., civilian population living on farms in rural areas, regardless of occupation. See also footnote 8. Series discontinued in 1992. \2\Total population of United States including Armed Forces overseas, as of July 1. \3\Includes persons doing farmwork on all farms. These data, published by the Department of Agriculture, differ from those on agricultural employment by the Department of Labor (see Table B- 35) because of differences in the method of approach, in concepts of employment, and in time of month for which the data are collected. \4\Prior to 1982 this category was termed ``family workers'' and did not include nonfamily unpaid workers. \5\Acreage harvested plus acreages in fruits, tree nuts, and farm gardens. \6\Fertilizer, lime, and pesticides. \7\Includes purchases of broiler- and egg-type chicks and turkey poults and livestock imports for purposes other than immediate slaughter. \8\Based on new definition of a farm. Under old definition of a farm, farm population (in thousands and as percent of total population) for 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, and 1983 is 7,806 and 3.6; 8,005 and 3.6; 7,553 and 3.4; 7,241 and 3.2; 7,014 and 3.1; 6,880 and 3.0; 7,029 and 3.0, respectively. \9\Basis for farm employment series was discontinued for 1981 through 1984. Employment is estimated for these years. Note.--Population includes Alaska and Hawaii beginning 1960. Sources: Department of Agriculture (Economic Research Service) and Department of Commerce (Bureau of the Census).