[Economic Report of the President (2005)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-100.--Farm input use, selected inputs, 1948-2004
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Farm employment                                           Selected indexes of  input use (1996=100)
(thousands) \1\                  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------                     Capital input         Labor input                    Materials input
Crops har-        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Self-               vested                                                             Feeds,
Year                                           em-                (mil-     Total                                                    seeds,           Agri-
ployed    Hired    lions of   farm             Dur-                     Self-            and            cul-    Pur-
Total     and     workers    acres)    input   Total    able    Total    Hired    em-    Total   pur-    Ener-   tural  chased
unpaid               \3\                      equip-            labor  ployed          chased    gy     chem-   serv-
work-                                          ment                                     live-           icals   ices
ers \2\                                                                                  stock
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1948..........................................................    10,363    8,026    2,337       356       104      101      70      341     279     365      49      60      65      23      44
1949..........................................................     9,964    7,712    2,252       360       108      105      82      334     260     363      55      62      72      24      43

1950..........................................................     9,926    7,597    2,329       345       108      108      95      321     271     340      56      62      74      30      45
1951..........................................................     9,546    7,310    2,236       344       110      111     106      308     261     326      58      65      76      28      49
1952..........................................................     9,149    7,005    2,144       349       107      112     115      298     255     315      55      65      80      30      34
1953..........................................................     8,864    6,775    2,089       348       109      116     120      282     248     296      59      66      82      29      49
1954..........................................................     8,651    6,570    2,081       346       106      118     126      275     234     291      56      62      81      30      47

1955..........................................................     8,381    6,345    2,036       340       111      118     128      279     230     298      61      69      83      32      49
1956..........................................................     7,852    5,900    1,952       324       111      118     129      264     210     285      63      72      83      34      51
1957..........................................................     7,600    5,660    1,940       324       110      117     127      246     201     264      65      75      82      32      52
1958..........................................................     7,503    5,521    1,982       324       110      116     125      235     203     247      68      79      80      33      54
1959..........................................................     7,342    5,390    1,952       324       112      116     126      234     198     248      71      80      81      39      73

1960..........................................................     7,057    5,172    1,885       324       112      116     127      228     198     240      72      80      82      46      71
1961..........................................................     6,919    5,029    1,890       302       110      116     125      222     197     231      71      77      84      50      70
1962..........................................................     6,700    4,873    1,827       295       111      116     123      220     197     228      72      80      85      47      71
1963..........................................................     6,518    4,738    1,780       298       112      116     123      214     196     220      75      83      86      51      70
1964..........................................................     6,110    4,506    1,604       298       110      117     124      202     177     211      74      81      88      57      67

1965..........................................................     5,610    4,128    1,482       298       109      117     126      196     167     208      74      80      89      61      69
1966..........................................................     5,214    3,854    1,360       294       110      118     130      183     150     196      79      86      91      70      69
1967..........................................................     4,903    3,650    1,253       306       109      119     134      174     140     187      80      87      90      72      72
1968..........................................................     4,749    3,535    1,213       300       108      121     140      168     135     181      79      88      91      62      70
1969..........................................................     4,596    3,419    1,176       290       108      121     142      165     136     176      81      92      92      62      68

1970..........................................................     4,523    3,348    1,175       293       109      121     143      163     137     173      83      95      92      74      65
1971..........................................................     4,436    3,275    1,161       305       108      121     145      160     136     169      82      93      90      74      65
1972..........................................................     4,373    3,228    1,146       294       109      120     145      158     135     167      84      95      89      79      64
1973..........................................................     4,337    3,169    1,168       321       109      120     148      159     137     167      86      96      90      81      69
1974..........................................................     4,389    3,075    1,314       328       108      122     156      147     146     147      86      96      86      88      69

1975..........................................................     4,331    3,021    1,310       336       107      123     162      147     148     147      83      91     102      79      70
1976..........................................................     4,363    2,992    1,371       337       111      125     166      145     150     143      89      95     115      93      74
1977..........................................................     4,143    2,852    1,291       345       108      126     171      140     146     138      86      91     120      82      76
1978..........................................................     3,937    2,680    1,256       338       115      128     175      133     138     132      98     104     126      89      89
1979..........................................................     3,765    2,495    1,270       348       117      129     181      130     143     126     103     111     116      97      93

1980..........................................................     3,699    2,401    1,298       352       119      132     188      126     142     120     106     116     113     114      84
1981..........................................................  \4\ 3,58  \4\ 2,3  \4\ 1,25      366       115      130     188      128     141     122     100     111     108     103      80
2       24        8
1982..........................................................  \4\ 3,46  \4\ 2,2  \4\ 1,21      362       113      129     185      122     126     120      98     113     102      84      87
6       48        8
1983..........................................................  \4\ 3,34  \4\ 2,1  \4\ 1,17      306       113      126     176      121     140     113      99     115      99      83      86
9       71        8
1984..........................................................  \4\ 3,23  \4\ 2,0  \4\ 1,13      348       108      121     168      119     130     114      94     103     102      90      83
3       95        8

1985..........................................................     3,116    2,018    1,098       342       106      120     159      111     113     110      94     104      92      92      85
1986..........................................................     2,912    1,873    1,039       325       103      115     148      103     109     101      94     104      85     107      78
1987..........................................................     2,897    1,846    1,051       302       102      112     137      103     112     100      94     101      95      98      81
1988..........................................................     2,954    1,967    1,037       297       100      109     130      106     117     102      91      99      95      83      82
1989..........................................................     2,863    1,935      928       318        99      107     124      105     108     104      91      95      94      85      89

1990..........................................................     2,891    2,000      892       322       101      106     120      105     109     103      96     103      94      94      85
1991..........................................................     2,877    1,968      910       318       102      105     117      108     110     107      98     103      94      96      91
1992..........................................................     2,810    1,944      866       319       100      104     113      102     103     101      96     102      93      97      88
1993..........................................................     2,800    1,942      857       308       100      103     109       98     102      96     100     105      93      94      97
1994..........................................................     2,767    1,925      842       321       102      102     106       99     101      98     103     106      96     100     100

1995..........................................................     2,836    1,967      869       314       104      101     103      103     110     100     106     111     101      92     105
1996..........................................................     2,842    2,010      832       326       100      100     100      100     100     100     100     100     100     100     100
1997..........................................................     2,867    1,990      877       333       103      100      98      101     105      99     107     108     103     108     107
1998..........................................................     2,827    1,947      880       327       105       99      98       98     107      94     112     116     104     104     111
1999 .........................................................     2,977    2,048      929       327       107       99      99      101     112      96     116     123     106     103     114

2000 .........................................................     2,952    2,062      890       324       104       98      99       98     107      94     111     120     100     101     110
2001 .........................................................     2,923    2,050      873       321       103       98      99       96     106      93     110     117      97      97     113
2002 .........................................................  ........  .......      886       316       102       98     100       96     105      92     107     113      97      98     107
2003 .........................................................  ........  .......      836       324    ......  .......  ......  .......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......
2004 p........................................................  ........  .......      825       321    ......  .......  ......  .......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......  ......
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\1\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.
\2\Prior to 1982 this category was termed ``family workers'' and did not include nonfamily unpaid workers. Series discontinued in 2002.
\3\ Acreage harvested plus acreages in fruits, tree nuts, and vegetables and minor crops. Includes double-cropping.
\4\Basis for farm employment series was discontinued for 1981 through 1984. Employment is estimated for these years.

Sources: Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.