[Economic Report of the President (2004)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-100.--Farm input use, selected inputs, 1948-2003
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Farm population,           Farm employment                                  Selected indexes of  input use (1996=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      live-     inputs
tion\2\             work-                                                                               stock
ers\4\
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1948...................................................      24,383       16.6    10,363    8,026    2,337        356      101     341     116        70       66        22        55        14
1949...................................................      24,194       16.2     9,964    7,712    2,252        360      106     334     116        82       73        24        59        31

1950...................................................      23,048       15.2     9,926    7,597    2,329        345      106     321     117        94       75        29        59        32
1951...................................................      21,890       14.2     9,546    7,310    2,236        344      108     308     117       105       77        28        62        34
1952...................................................      21,748       13.9     9,149    7,005    2,144        349      107     298     118       114       81        29        61        35
1953...................................................      19,874       12.5     8,864    6,775    2,089        348      106     282     118       119       83        29        62        38
1954...................................................      19,019       11.7     8,651    6,570    2,081        346      104     275     117       125       82        30        59        36

1955...................................................      19,078       11.5     8,381    6,345    2,036        340      108     279     117       127       85        31        65        41
1956...................................................      18,712       11.1     7,852    5,900    1,952        324      109     264     116       129       85        33        68        46
1957...................................................      17,656       10.3     7,600    5,660    1,940        324      108     246     116       127       83        31        72        52
1958...................................................      17,128        9.8     7,503    5,521    1,982        324      109     235     115       125       81        32        76        51
1959...................................................      16,592        9.3     7,342    5,390    1,952        324      111     234     115       125       82        38        77        59

1960...................................................      15,635        8.7     7,057    5,172    1,885        324      111     228     115       127       83        45        77        60
1961...................................................      14,803        8.1     6,919    5,029    1,890        302      110     222     115       124       85        48        76        58
1962...................................................      14,313        7.7     6,700    4,873    1,827        295      111     220     115       122       87        46        80        57
1963...................................................      13,367        7.1     6,518    4,738    1,780        298      112     214     116       122       88        50        82        56
1964...................................................      12,954        6.7     6,110    4,506    1,604        298      109     202     116       124       89        56        80        57

1965...................................................      12,363        6.4     5,610    4,128    1,482        298      109     196     116       126       91        60        80        58
1966...................................................      11,595        5.9     5,214    3,854    1,360        294      110     183     116       129       92        69        86        55
1967...................................................      10,875        5.5     4,903    3,650    1,253        306      110     174     115       134       92        70        86        60
1968...................................................      10,454        5.2     4,749    3,535    1,213        300      108     168     115       139       92        60        87        62
1969...................................................      10,307        5.1     4,596    3,419    1,176        290      109     165     115       142       94        61        91        60

1970...................................................       9,712        4.7     4,523    3,348    1,175        293      110     163     114       143       94        72        93        58
1971...................................................       9,425        4.5     4,436    3,275    1,161        305      110     160     113       144       92        72        94        60
1972...................................................       9,610        4.6     4,373    3,228    1,146        294      112     158     112       145       91        77        99        58
1973...................................................       9,472        4.5     4,337    3,169    1,168        321      112     159     111       147       92        80        98        49
1974...................................................       9,264        4.3     4,389    3,075    1,314        328      110     147     111       156       88        86        94        48

1975...................................................       8,864        4.1     4,331    3,021    1,310        336      109     147     112       162      103        77        91        53
1976...................................................       8,253        3.8     4,363    2,992    1,371        337      113     145     112       166      116        91        95        58
1977...................................................    \6\6,194     \6\2.8     4,143    2,852    1,291        345      111     140     113       171      122        80        94        62
1978...................................................    \6\6,501     \6\2.9     3,937    2,680    1,256        338      117     133     114       175      127        87       106        77
1979...................................................    \6\6,241     \6\2.8     3,765    2,495    1,270        348      119     130     113       180      116        95       109        78

1980...................................................    \6\6,051     \6\2.7     3,699    2,401    1,298        352      120     126     115       186      113       112       109        73
1981...................................................    \6\5,850     \6\2.5   \7\3,58  \7\2,32  \7\1,258       366      115     128     114       186      108       101       103        71
2        4
1982...................................................    \6\5,628     \6\2.4   \7\3,46  \7\2,24  \7\1,218       362      113     122     110       183      102        82       107        79
6        8
1983...................................................    \6\5,787     \6\2.5   \7\3,34  \7\2,17  \7\1,178       306      113     121     110       174       99        81       107        79
9        1
1984...................................................       5,754        2.4   \7\3,23  \7\2,09  \7\1,138       348      109     119     111       166      103        88        99        74
3        5

1985...................................................       5,355        2.2     3,116    2,018    1,098        342      106     111     111       158       92        90       100        81
1986...................................................       5,226        2.2     2,912    1,873    1,039        325      104     103     109       147       86       105       101        81
1987...................................................       4,986        2.1     2,897    1,846    1,051        302      102     103     107       136       95        96       100        84
1988...................................................       4,951        2.1     2,954    1,967    1,037        297      102     106     107       129       95        80        99        83
1989...................................................       4,801        2.0     2,863    1,935      928        318      100     105     107       123       94        82        95        86

1990...................................................       4,591        1.9     2,891    2,000      892        322      102     105     106       119       94        95       101        87
1991...................................................       4,632        1.9     2,877    1,968      910        318      102     108     105       116       94        96       101        90
1992...................................................  ...........  .........    2,810    1,944      866        319      100     102     104       113       94        98       101        89
1993...................................................  ...........  .........    2,800    1,942      857        308      100      98     103       109       94        94       103        99
1994...................................................  ...........  .........    2,767    1,925      842        321      101      99     102       106       97       101       103       104

1995...................................................  ...........  .........    2,836    1,967      869        314      104     103     101       103      102        92       109       110
1996...................................................  ...........  .........    2,842    2,010      832        326      100     100     100       100      100       100       100       100
1997...................................................  ...........  .........    2,867    1,990      877        333      103     101      99        98      102       108       105       108
1998...................................................  ...........  .........    2,827    1,947      880        327      103      98      98        98      104       105       111       119
1999 ..................................................  ...........  .........    2,977    2,048      929        327      106     101      97        99      105       104       117       127

2000 ..................................................  ...........  .........    2,952    2,062      890        324   ......  ......  ......  .........  ......  ........  ........  .........
2001 ..................................................  ...........  .........    2,923    2,050      873        321   ......  ......  ......  .........  ......  ........  ........  .........
2002 ..................................................  ...........  .........  .......  .......      886        317   ......  ......  ......  .........  ......  ........  ........  .........
2003 p.................................................  ...........  .........  .......  .......      836        324   ......  ......  ......  .........  ......  ........  ........  .........
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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. 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. Series discontinued in 2002.
\5\Acreage harvested plus acreages in fruits, tree nuts, and vegetables and minor crops.
\6\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.
\7\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).