[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
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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\
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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 ....
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\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).