[Economic Report of the President (1999)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]



AGRICULTURE


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Table B-100.--Farm input use, selected inputs, 1948-98
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Farm population,           Farm employment                                  Selected indexes of  input use (1992=100)
April\1\               (thousands)\3\                  -------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------   Crops
Self-                har-                                                           Feed,
As                em-                vested                                                Agri-     seed,
Year                                         percent             ployed              (mil-             Farm    Farm    Durable    Ener-  cultural  and  pur-   Other
Number     of total   Total     and      Hired    lions of   Total   labor   real   equipment    gy      chemi-    chased  purchased
(thousands)   popula-             unpaid   workers  acres)\5\                  estate                      cals\6\    live-     inputs
tion\2\             work-                                                                             stock\7\
ers\4\
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1948...................................................      24,383       16.6    10,363    8,026    2,337        356      104     335     101        62       71        31        58        46
1949...................................................      24,194       16.2     9,964    7,712    2,252        360      111     328     102        74       78        33        60        78

1950...................................................      23,048       15.2     9,926    7,597    2,329        345      110     315     104        85       80        39        60        78
1951...................................................      21,890       14.2     9,546    7,310    2,236        344      112     302     106        95       83        38        62        83
1952...................................................      21,748       13.9     9,149    7,005    2,144        349      112     293     107       103       86        40        62        85
1953...................................................      19,874       12.5     8,864    6,775    2,089        348      110     277     108       107       89        39        63        81
1954...................................................      19,019       11.7     8,651    6,570    2,081        346      107     270     109       112       88        40        58        78

1955...................................................      19,078       11.5     8,381    6,345    2,036        340      112     274     110       114       91        42        66        80
1956...................................................      18,712       11.1     7,852    5,900    1,952        324      112     259     110       115       91        46        68        80
1957...................................................      17,656       10.3     7,600    5,660    1,940        324      111     242     110       113       89        45        71        83
1958...................................................      17,128        9.8     7,503    5,521    1,982        324      111     231     110       111       87        45        75        86
1959...................................................      16,592        9.3     7,342    5,390    1,952        324      114     230     110       111       88        52        76       100

1960...................................................      15,635        8.7     7,057    5,172    1,885        324      113     224     110       112       89        54        76        99
1961...................................................      14,803        8.1     6,919    5,029    1,890        302      111     218     107       110       91        59        72        97
1962...................................................      14,313        7.7     6,700    4,873    1,827        295      111     216     106       108       93        53        75        99
1963...................................................      13,367        7.1     6,518    4,738    1,780        298      111     210     107       108       94        57        77        98
1964...................................................      12,954        6.7     6,110    4,506    1,604        298      109     198     106       110       96        63        75        97

1965...................................................      12,363        6.4     5,610    4,128    1,482        298      108     193     106       112       97        66        74        97
1966...................................................      11,595        5.9     5,214    3,854    1,360        294      109     180     105       115       99        74        80        98
1967...................................................      10,875        5.5     4,903    3,650    1,253        306      109     171     107       119       98        79        80        99
1968...................................................      10,454        5.2     4,749    3,535    1,213        300      107     165     106       124       98        63        81        97
1969...................................................      10,307        5.1     4,596    3,419    1,176        290      108     162     105       126      100        68        86        93

1970...................................................       9,712        4.7     4,523    3,348    1,175        293      108     160     105       127      100        71        89        90
1971...................................................       9,425        4.5     4,436    3,275    1,161        305      107     157     107       129       98        73        86        89
1972...................................................       9,610        4.6     4,373    3,228    1,146        294      108     155     105       129       97        79        88        90
1973...................................................       9,472        4.5     4,337    3,169    1,168        321      110     156     108       131       99        85        88        95
1974...................................................       9,264        4.3     4,389    3,075    1,314        328      110     144     110       139       94        90        88       100

1975...................................................       8,864        4.1     4,331    3,021    1,310        336      108     145     109       144      110        81        83        99
1976...................................................       8,253        3.8     4,363    2,992    1,371        337      111     143     110       148      124        90        88       102
1977...................................................    \8\6,194     \8\2.8     4,143    2,852    1,291        345      109     138     110       152      130        88        83       103
1978...................................................    \8\6,501     \8\2.9     3,937    2,680    1,256        338      115     132     109       156      136        96        96       122
1979...................................................    \8\6,241     \8\2.8     3,765    2,495    1,270        348      118     128     110       161      124       105       103       129

1980...................................................    \8\6,051     \8\2.7     3,699    2,401    1,298        352      119     123     112       166      121       119       109       117
1981...................................................    \8\5,850     \8\2.5   \9\3,58
2  \9\2,32
4  \9\1,258       366      116     124     112       166      116       110       103       111
1982...................................................    \8\5,628     \8\2.4   \9\3,46
6  \9\2,24
8  \9\1,218       362      113     120     110       163      109        90       106       104
1983...................................................    \8\5,787     \8\2.5   \9\3,34
9  \9\2,17
1  \9\1,178       306      110     118     102       155      106        86       108       106
1984...................................................       5,754        2.4   \9\3,23
3  \9\2,09
5  \9\1,138       348      110     116     108       147      110        99        97       108

1985...................................................       5,355        2.2     3,116    2,018    1,098        342      106     108     107       139       98        97        99        99
1986...................................................       5,226        2.2     2,912    1,873    1,039        325      102     101     104       130       91       105        99        88
1987...................................................       4,986        2.1     2,897    1,846    1,051        302      101     101     100       120      102       100        97        95
1988...................................................       4,951        2.1     2,954    1,967    1,037        297      100     103     100       113      102        91        96        99
1989...................................................       4,801        2.0     2,863    1,935      928        318      100     104     102       108      101        95        91       103

1990...................................................       4,591        1.9     2,891    2,000      892        322      101     102     101       105      100        95        99       103
1991...................................................       4,632        1.9     2,877    1,968      910        318      102     106     100       103      101       100        99       104
1992...................................................  ...........  .........    2,810    1,944      866        319      100     100     100       100      100       100       100       100
1993...................................................  ...........  .........    2,800    1,942      857        308      101      96      98        97      100       105       101       110
1994...................................................  ...........  .........    2,767    1,925      842        321      102      96      99        94      103       106       102       117

1995...................................................  ...........  .........    2,836    1,967      869        314      101      92      98        92      109        90       109       121
1996...................................................  ...........  .........    2,842    2,010      832        326      100     100      99        89      104        97        95       117
1997...................................................  ...........  .........    2,867    1,990      877        333   ......  ......  ......  .........  ......  ........  ........  .........
1998.....    2,827    1,947      880        329   ......  ......  ......  .........  ......  ........  ........  .........
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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).