[Economic Report of the President (2002)] [Administration of George W. Bush] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-100.--Farm input use, selected inputs, 1948-2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 1,256 338 115 131 109 156 136 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 1,298 352 119 124 112 166 121 119 109 117 1981................................................... \8\5,850 \8\2.5 \9\3,58 \9\2,32 \9\1,258 366 116 125 112 166 116 110 103 111 2 4 1982................................................... \8\5,628 \8\2.4 \9\3,46 \9\2,24 \9\1,218 362 113 120 110 163 109 90 106 104 6 8 1983................................................... \8\5,787 \8\2.5 \9\3,34 \9\2,17 \9\1,178 306 110 118 102 155 106 86 108 106 9 1 1984................................................... 5,754 2.4 \9\3,23 \9\2,09 \9\1,138 348 110 117 108 147 110 99 97 108 3 5 1985................................................... 5,355 2.2 3,116 2,018 1,098 342 106 109 107 139 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 1,037 297 100 105 100 113 102 91 96 99 1989................................................... 4,801 2.0 2,863 1,935 928 318 100 103 102 108 101 95 91 103 1990................................................... 4,591 1.9 2,891 2,000 892 322 101 103 101 105 100 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 97 99 94 103 106 102 117 1995................................................... ........... ......... 2,836 1,967 869 314 101 101 98 92 109 90 109 121 1996................................................... ........... ......... 2,842 2,010 832 326 100 98 99 89 107 97 95 117 1997................................................... ........... ......... 2,867 1,990 877 333 ...... 99 ...... ......... 109 ........ ........ ......... 1998................................................... ........... ......... 2,827 1,947 880 327 ...... 96 ...... ......... 111 ........ ........ ......... 1999 .................................................. ........... ......... 2,977 2,048 929 327 ...... 99 ...... ......... 113 ........ ........ ......... 2000 .................................................. ........... ......... 2,952 2,062 890 322 ...... ...... ...... ......... ...... ........ ........ ......... 2001 ................................................. ........... ......... 2,923 2,050 873 319 ...... ...... ...... ......... ...... ........ ........ ......... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ \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 vegetables and minor crops. \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).