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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > economics > agricultural economics > agricultural outlook and situation > agricultural statistics > Census of Agriculture
Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > economics > agricultural economics > agricultural outlook and situation > agricultural statistics > Census of Agriculture
Fields of Study > economics > economic outlook and situation > agricultural outlook and situation > agricultural statistics > Census of Agriculture
Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > economics > economic outlook and situation > agricultural outlook and situation > agricultural statistics > Census of Agriculture
Fields of Study > economics > economic, census and historical data > agricultural statistics > Census of Agriculture
Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > economics > economic, census and historical data > agricultural statistics > Census of Agriculture
Fields of Study > economics > economic, census and historical data > census data > Census of Agriculture
Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > economics > economic, census and historical data > census data > Census of Agriculture
Preferred Term:

Census of Agriculture

Definition:
A count taken every 5 years of the number of farms, land in farms, crop acreage and production, livestock numbers and production, farm expenses, farm facilities and equipment, farm tenure, value of farm products sold, farm size, type of farm, farm operator characteristics (age, race, sex), etc. Data are obtained for States and counties. USDA now administers the Census of Agriculture, which was previously done by the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
agricultural statistics, census data
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/5477
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