This statistical report describes the average market value of farmland and buildings per acre for each county in the 48 coterminous United States from 1850 through 1982. The information from Which the statistics were computed was collected from farm operators in each agricultural census since 1850.

This report presents final State and National estimates of total number of farms and land in farms for 1988-1992. In addition, it contains estimates of farms and land in farms by economic sales class. Some of these estimates have been revised since last published in Agricultural Statistics Board...

This bulletin complements the Processed Food Trade Concordance (1995), Agriicultural Handbook no. 707, which summarizes the procedures used to convert Bureau of the Census trade data to U.S. processed food industry data. Together, both bulletins provide the procedure used to compile processed...

World food production reached a record high in 1986, exceeding 1985's record by about 1 percent, despite declining food output in Latin America, the United States, Western Europe, and Oceania. World food production generally increased faster than population from 1977-1986. Production of...

The rapid growth in fertilizer consumption throughout the sixties and seventies peaked at 23.7 million nutrient tons in 1981. After falling to 18.1 million tons in 1983, use has remained relatively stable, ranging from 19.1 to 21.8 million tons during 1984-93. Use has declined from its peak...

This report provides operating statistics for and describes structural changes in the Farm Credit System (FCS) banks and associations for 1986-91. In addition, statistics on FCS district loan portfolios are provided. The 1986-91 period was characterized by significant downsizing and...