Census of Agriculture, 1997: History. Volume 2. Subject Series, Part 4

摘要

The agriculture census is the only source of statistics on American agriculture showing comparable figures, by county, and classifying farms by size, tenure, type of organization, principal occupation, age of operator, market value of agricultural products sold, combined government payments, market value of agricultural products sold, and North American Industry Classification System code. The 1997 Census of Agriculture covered agricultural operations meeting the definition of a farm in the 50 States, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.