1978
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Final preparations are
underway at the Bureau of
the Census, U.S. Department
of Commerce, for the next
Census of Agriculture which
will begin m January to
canvass farm and ranch
activities across the Nation
for calendar 1978. Every
household which conducts
agricultural operations will
receive its form in the mail
at the turn of the year.
Report forms for the 1978
census have been drastically
reduced from the 22 pages of
the last farm census. In this
census, 21st in a senes that
started in 1840, most farm
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Census of Agriculture being prepared
and ranch operators will
receive a four-page form in
the mail, while some will
receive a five-page version.
On the report form, each
farmer or rancher will need
answer only questions that
apply to his or her operation.
The form is arranged so that
individual questions or
sections dealing with crops
and livestock not produced
can be skipped.
The overall tune required
by farmers to complete the
form has been reduced an
estimated one-third.
In developing the report
forms, the Census Bureau
obtained the advice of far
Introducing the
mers, representatives of
farm suppliers, agricultural
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State and Federal program
agencies. Two tests of the
cencus form were conduted
to determine that the
questions were easily un
derstood so farmers and
ranchers could accurately
supply the information
requested.
The new farm census has
been advanced one year to
put into phase with the
five-year cycle of censuses
of retail and wholesale
business, industry and
manufactures starting in
1982. After that, the farm
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censuses will be held for
years ending in 2 and 7.
Completed forms should
be mailed back as soon as
possible in January in the
confidential, postage-paid
envelopes provided.
Estimates are acceptawe
and should be reported in the
absence of firm records.
Recipients of census
report forms are asked not to
discard them. Follow-up
mailings costing additional
public funds in postage will
be required until all forms
are received. Despite
careful screening of the
mailing lists used, some
persons not engaged in
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agricultural activities in 1978
will receive report forms.
Those persons should return
the form with that fact
noted, so that additional
mailings can be avoided.
Response to the census is
required by law (Title 13,
United States Code). By the
Bergland expects
more trade
with China
HONG KONG - Statement
by U.S. Secretary of
Agriculture Bob Berglandl
at a press conference here
recently;
“As you know, we have
just completed a ten-day
tour of the Peoples’ Republic
of China. Our delegation has
visited Peking, Shanghai,
Chengtu and Canton -
meeting with national and
provincial agricultural of
ficials and touring their
agricultural facilities.
“We were all impressed by
the openness with which the
Chinese approached our
talks and the obvious sin
cerity of their desire to
cooperate with the United
States in several
agricultural fields.
“I personally have no
doubts that there will be a
noticeable expansion of
agricultural trade between
the two countries and we
have already begun to work
out the details for exchanges
in agricultural sciences,
technology and statistics.
‘:‘The Chinese seem most
interested in specific ex
changes m the areas of germ
plasm - seed research and
selection - biological control
of pests, livestock and
veterinary sciences and
agricultural education
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same law, information
furnished on report forms is
kept confidential and even
other government agencies
cannot obtain or used the
report made bv any farmer
or rancher. The law also
provides that copies retained
by the operator are immune
from legal process.
methods. This cooperation
will include exchanges of
students, scientists and
technicians and will be
mutually beneficial.
“They have also asked us
to help facilitate - and we
have agreed - contacts
between their government
and American manufac
turers of agricultural
equipment and supplies.
The areas which seem most
promising are farm
machinery and chemicals,
and equipment and
technology for animal feed
production, food processing
and agricultural plastics.
“We have proposed that
participants in the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s
cooperator program should
conduct further discussions
on the products and
technology best suited to
conditions in China. They
have agreed and we expect
Department of Agriculture
led teams to begin visiting
China early next year.
“Based on our discussions,
we believe that the Chinese
are likely to become regular
and significant purchasers
of U.S. grains and cotton.
Thus, it appears that the
prospects are good for a
continued growth in our
agriculture trade.”
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