USDA-National Agricultural Statistics Service
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CROPS AND LIVESTOCK DATA INDEX
Catfish ProcessingDataset Product Description
Cattle, Hogs, Sheep, Chicken, by State Dataset Product Description
Crop Progress and ConditionDataset Product Description
Crops County Data Dataset Product Description
Crops by State, Historic Dataset Product Description
Crops - US Estimate Track Record, 1866- Current Dataset Product Description
Livestock County Data Dataset Product Description
Livestock Slaughter Dataset Product Description
RankingsDataset Product Description
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ENVIRONMENTAL and ECONOMIC DATA INDEX
Agricultural Chemical Usage, Field Crops SummaryDataset Product Description
Agricultural Chemical Usage, Fruits and Nuts and VegetablesDataset Product Description
Prices Received by Farmers for Field CropsDataset Product Description
Prices Received by Farmers, Historic Prices and IndexesDataset Product Description

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Crops County Data. Planted and harvested acreage, yield per harvested acre, and total production by county and Crop Reporting District. Files include data by cropping practice (i.e. irrigated, non-irrigated...) There are multiple compressed files, each is in a separate executable file for un-compressing. The un-compressed file size is about five times the size of the compressed file.

[ASCII, self-extracting, compressed], (10/97)
Note:  Each disk has about twenty five separate data files un-compressed occupy
       about 7 mb. 

Stock # 93100A,               1972-88 data   (ten 3.5" disk)     $135.00
Stock # 93100B,               1989-90 data   (one 3.5" disk)     $ 35.00
Stock # 93100C,               1991-92 data   (one 3.5" disk)     $ 35.00
Stock # 93100D,               1993-94 data   (one 3.5" disk)     $ 35.00
Stock # 93100E,               1995-96 data   (one 3.5" disk)     $ 35.00

To order data on diskettes, call the ERS-NASS order desk. toll free, 1-800-999-6779 (8:30-5:00 E.T. in the U.S. and Canada); other areas, please call 703-605-6220.

Send comments and questions to: NASS Customer Service at nass@nass.usda.gov or Phone the National Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540.


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Livestock County Data. Most recent five years of inventory or yearly production estimates by county for cattle & calves, milk production, hogs & pigs, sheep & lambs, chickens, layers, and egg production as required by each State's Department of Agriculture program. Local (State) funding may limit data availability for a specie(s) or a year(s), including some major production States. There are multiple compressed files, each is in a separate executable file for un-compressing.

[ASCII, comma delimited, self-extracting, compressed], (10/97)
Stock # 93105B,  1990-97 data (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00

To order data on diskettes, call the ERS-NASS order desk. toll free, 1-800-999-6779 (8:30-5:00 E.T. in the U.S. and Canada); other areas, please call 703-605-6220.

Send comments and questions to: NASS Customer Service at nass@nass.usda.gov or Phone the National Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540.


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Crops by State, Historic. State level estimates for: barley, corn, cotton, oats, sorghum, soybeans, and wheat. Planted, harvested acreage, yield per harvested acre, and total production for some commodities date back to 1866 and go through 1994. The market year average price and total value of production are also included for 1988-94.

[ASCII, comma delimited], (7/95).
Stock # 95111  (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00


To order data on diskettes, call the ERS-NASS order desk. toll free, 1-800-999-6779 (8:30-5:00 E.T. in the U.S. and Canada); other areas, please call 703-605-6220.

Send comments and questions to: NASS Customer Service at nass@nass.usda.gov or Phone the National Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540.


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Cattle, Hogs, Sheep, Chickens, by State. State level inventory estimates for all cattle, Jan.1, 1867-1995; all hogs, Dec. 1, 1866-1992, and quarterly inventory and farrowings 1930-1994; sheep inventory and lamb crop, Jan. 1, 1867-94 (earlier years only have inventory); chickens, number, value, and class, (in Lotus .WK1 Format) Dec. 1, 1983-94.

 
[ASCII, comma delimited], (7/95).
Stock # 95131  (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00


To order data on diskettes, call the ERS-NASS order desk. toll free, 1-800-999-6779 (8:30-5:00 E.T. in the U.S. and Canada); other areas, please call 703-605-6220.

Send comments and questions to: NASS Customer Service at nass@nass.usda.gov or Phone the National Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540.


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Prices Received by Farmers for Field Crops. January 1984 to February 1996, State and U.S. level monthly prices for most major field crops.

[Lotus 1-2-3 (.WK1)], (10/96).
Stock # 92151  (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00


To order data on diskettes, call the ERS-NASS order desk. toll free, 1-800-999-6779 (8:30-5:00 E.T. in the U.S. and Canada); other areas, please call 703-605-6220.

Send comments and questions to: NASS Customer Service at nass@nass.usda.gov or Phone the National Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540.


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Prices Received by Farmers, Historic Prices. Monthly and annual average prices for the U.S. by commodity.

Most commodities 1908-1996.  [Lotus 1-2-3 (.WK1),], (8/96).

[ASCII and Lotus 1-2-3 (.WK1)], (8/96).
Stock # 92152  (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00

To order data on diskettes, call the ERS-NASS order desk. toll free, 1-800-999-6779 (8:30-5:00 E.T. in the U.S. and Canada); other areas, please call 703-605-6220.

Send comments and questions to: NASS Customer Service at nass@nass.usda.gov or Phone the National Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540.


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Crop Progress & Condition. State level estimates for: corn, cotton, all rice, sorghum, soybeans, all wheat and more. Weekly estimates of crop progress and conditions for 1985 thru 1996.

[ASCII (comma delimited)], (09/97).
Stock # 93115  (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00

To order data on diskettes, call the ERS-NASS order desk. toll free, 1-800-999-6779 (8:30-5:00 E.T. in the U.S. and Canada); other areas, please call 703-605-6220.

Send comments and questions to: NASS Customer Service at nass@nass.usda.gov or Phone the National Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540.


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Catfish Processing. Monthly estimates for farm raised catfish, including round weight purchased, prices paid, inventory, quantity sold, price, and imports for 1970-93.

[Lotus 1-2-3 (.WK1)], (10/93).
Stock # 93140  (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00

To order data on diskettes, call the ERS-NASS order desk. toll free, 1-800-999-6779 (8:30-5:00 E.T. in the U.S. and Canada); other areas, please call 703-605-6220.

Send comments and questions to: NASS Customer Service at nass@nass.usda.gov or Phone the National Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540.


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Livestock Slaughter. Two sets of data; Weekly Federally Inspected (FI) head, and Monthly head, live weight, dressed weight and meat production for Commercial and FI. The Monthly data are in ASCII, comma delimited files (file extension .DTA) with data for 1974-93, U.S only. The Weekly head kill by species and class are in Lotus WK1 files for years 1978-93 U.S. only.

[ASCII & Lotus 1-2-3 (WK.1)],  (7/94)
Stock # 94145  (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00       


To order data on diskettes, call the ERS-NASS order desk. toll free, 1-800-999-6779 (8:30-5:00 E.T. in the U.S. and Canada); other areas, please call 703-605-6220.

Send comments and questions to: NASS Customer Service at nass@nass.usda.gov or Phone the National Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540.


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Rankings. Ranking of field crops, fruits, nuts, vegetables, livestock, and poultry by State and by crop. Ranking is based on production for crops, fruits, nuts, and vegetables; and inventory for livestock and poultry. Also included are the top 100 counties for field crops as estimated by USDA-NASS.

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Stock # 93180  1993 data (7/94)              (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00
Stock # 95180  1994 data (4/95)              (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00
Stock # 96180  1995 data (3/96)              (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00
Stock # 97180  1996 data (6/97)              (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00

To order data on diskettes, call the ERS-NASS order desk. toll free, 1-800-999-6779 (8:30-5:00 E.T. in the U.S. and Canada); other areas, please call 703-605-6220.

Send comments and questions to: NASS Customer Service at nass@nass.usda.gov or Phone the National Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540.


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Crops--U. S. Estimate Track (Series) Record, 1866-Current. Historic estimates from the United States Crop Production report were assembled to serve as a ready reference for statisticians and commodity analysts. Data comprised of National level statistics for the principal crops in NASS's estimating program showing comparisons of the estimates. These data can be used to identify record lows and highs for acreage, yield, production, and stocks.

[ASCII and Word Perfect], (4/96).
Stock # 96120                 (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00

To order data on diskettes, call the ERS-NASS order desk. toll free, 1-800-999-6779 (8:30-5:00 E.T. in the U.S. and Canada); other areas, please call 703-605-6220.

Send comments and questions to: NASS Customer Service at nass@nass.usda.gov or Phone the National Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540.


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Agricultural Chemical Usage, Field Crops Summary. State, and U.S. fertilizer and pesticide use data for corn, cotton, peanuts, rice, sorghum, soybeans, wheat, and fall potatoes. Includes pesticide use by active ingredient, application rates, and acres treated. Data on target pest by pesticide product for fall potatoes begins with the 1992 data.

 Stock # 92171 - 1991 [ASCII, 3/92]           (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00
 Stock # 93171 - 1992 [ASCII, 3/93]           (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00
 Stock # 94171 - 1993 [ASCII, 3/94]           (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00
 Stock # 95171 - 1994 [ASCII, 3/95]           (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00
 Stock # 96171 - 1995 [ASCII, 3/96]           (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00
 Stock # 97171 - 1996 [ASCII, 9/97]           (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00

To order data on diskettes, call the ERS-NASS order desk. toll free, 1-800-999-6779 (8:30-5:00 E.T. in the U.S. and Canada); other areas, please call 703-605-6220.

Send comments and questions to: NASS Customer Service at nass@nass.usda.gov or Phone the National Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540.


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Agricultural Chemical Usage, Fruit & Nuts and Vegetables Summaries. State and U.S. fertilizer and pesticide use data for the fruit, nut, berry and vegetable crops. Also, fertilizer use data for the 1990 California vegetable crops.

1991 Fruit Summary and 1990 California Vegetables.
Stock # 92172   [ASCII, 7/92]                (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00

1992 Vegetables Summary
Stock # 93172 - [ASCII, 6/93]                (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00

1993 Fruits Summary
Stock # 94172 - [ASCII & WP, 7/94]           (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00

1994 Vegetables Summary
Stock # 95172 - [ASCII, 7/95]                (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00

1995 Fruits Summary
Stock # 96172 - [ASCII, 7/96]                (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00

1996 Vegetables Summary
Stock # 97172 - [ASCII, 7/97]                (one 3.5" disk)   $35.00


To order data on diskettes, call the ERS-NASS order desk. toll free, 1-800-999-6779 (8:30-5:00 E.T. in the U.S. and Canada); other areas, please call 703-605-6220.

Send comments and questions to: NASS Customer Service at nass@nass.usda.gov or Phone the National Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540.


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CD-ROM

Agricultural Statistics. Agricultural Statistics is published each year to meet the diverse need for a reliable reference book on agricultural production, supplies, consumption, facilities, costs, and returns, land resources, farm programs, crop insurance, crop loans, etc. The publication contains 10 years of U.S. data and 3 years of State data covering a wide variety of agricultural facts. The publication is available for browsing on the Internet at the NASS Home Page.
The new publication is available approximately May 1st each year updated with the previous year acreage and production and the current January 1st livestock inventories.

The files on the CD-ROM are in Adobe Acrobat PDF (Portable Document Format). Software is included to facilitate viewing, searching, and printing.

Stock # ZAG-97CD (one CD-ROM)        $28.00

To order data on diskettes, call the ERS-NASS order desk. toll free, 1-800-999-6779 (8:30-5:00 E.T. in the U.S. and Canada); other areas, please call 703-605-6220.

Send comments and questions to: NASS Customer Service at nass@nass.usda.gov or Phone the National Agricultural Statistics Hotline at 1-800-727-9540.


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STATISTICAL BULLETINS

Statistical Bulletins, (SB895-SB912) contain final estimates for the 1987-1993 period. These data were released in 1995.

The publications are available on diskettes in ASCII text for $35.00 each. To order data on diskettes, call the ERS-NASS order desk. toll free, 1-800-999-6779 (8:30-5:00 E.T. in the U.S. and Canada); other areas, please call 703-605-6220.


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