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Questionnaire
At Lancaster Forming, we would like to get to know you better. How many dairy and beef cows, hogs, chickens and other livestock, you have;
what crops you grow, what farming practices you use, and what parts of our weekly farm newspaper you enjoy most. We would like to expand
our coverage in areas of additional interest to our readers.
Your response to this questionnaire will help Lancaster Farming continue to be your farming newspaper, a major supporter of the agricultural
industry in this nation. Thank you for your suport, in taking the time to fill out (his questionnaire
Please mail this page to- Lancaster Farming, P.O. 80x609, Ephrata, PA 17522-9982
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What is your relationship to the agricultural community?
□ Farmer □ Agri-business
If you are a farmer how many acres do you farm?
□ Owned □ Rented
How would you describe your farm?
□ Dairy □ Poultry □ Beef □ Hog
What field crops are grown on your farm, and how many acres are devoted to each crop?
□ Small grains □ Corn □ Alfalfa □ Soybeans
□ Tobacco □ Grass and pasture □ Trees
What vegetables do you grow for sale. How many acres/pounds?
□ Potatoes □ Sweet corn □ Peas
□ Onions__ □ Lettuce □ Cauliflower
What fruits do you grow for sale? How many acres or bushels/pounds.
lies □ Peaches □ Blueberries
pes □ Nuts □ Other
If you have a dairy farm, what animals, production and equipment do you have:
□ Dairy cows no. head □ Replacement stock,
□ top individual record □ Registered □ commercial
□ tie stall □ free stall □ grazer □ conventional
What animals and products other than dairy do you raise and/or produce for sale? No. head;
□ Cattle & Calves □ Hogs □ Sheep & Lambs
□ Layers □ Broilers □ Turkeys □ Geese Ducks _
□ Grai
9. What types of fertilizer do you use?
□ Urea a Urea ammonium nitrate □ Ammonium sulfate
□ Triple super phosphate □ Monoammonium phosphate
10. What types of insecticides do you use?
□ Pounce a Warrior □ Lorsban
□ Bacillus thuringiensis (genetically modified crop)
11. What types of herbicides do you use?
□ Preemergent □ Postemergent □ Specify brand name
Do you produce any organic crops?
□ Yes □ No □ Please list them.
Do you sell any agricultural products directly to the consumer?
a Yes □ No □ At a road side stand
□ At local grocery stores □ To other farmers
What type of fencing do you use on your farm?
a High tens!) polymer
□ Barbed wire □ Other
What types of farm equipment do you own? How many?
□ Tractors □ Trucks □ Wagons
□ Disc harrows □ Combine Q Bailer
How do you receive most of your news,
□ Local □ State □ World
□ TV Q Internet □ Other
Do you use any of fhe following communication devices at your farm?
Q Cellular phone □ Internet access □ Electronic bulletin board
Which age group are you in?
□ 18-24 □ 25-34 □ 35-44
If you are a farmer, how many years have you been actively farming?
□ 0-5 □ 6-10
What kind of farm ownership do you have?
□ Individual □ Family partnership □ Family corporation
What is your gender?
□ Male □ Female
How many people live in your household including yourself, other adults, and all children?
□ 1 02 03 □ 4 □ 5 06 0 7 0 8 0 9 □ 10 or more
Roughly, into which of these groups does the total annual income before taxes of all members of your household fall?
□ $24,999 or less □ $25,000-$39,999 □ $40,000-$54,999 □ $55,000-$74,999 □ $75,000-$ 100,000
□ More than $ 100,000 Q More than $200,000
What was the last grade of formal education you completed?
□ Graduate study □ College graduate □ Part college
□ Part high school □ Bth grade or less
In what type of dwelling do you live?
□ Farm house, □ Attached house (duplex)
□ Mobile home □ Other
What can Lancaster Farming do to serve you better.
□ Educator
□ 11-20
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□ Researcher
□ Carrots
□ Tomatoes.
□ Cherries
no head
□ Force
□ Other
□ Wire mesh, electric systems
□ Cultivators
□ Hay rake
□ Farm
□ 45-49
□ 21-30
□ High school graduate
□ Apartment
□ Student
□ Cash crop
□ Other.
□ Green beans
□ Strawberries^
□ Pears
□ Herd average
□ parlor
□ Goats
□ Other.
□ Diammonium phosphate,
□ Potash □ Manure
□ Counter
□ At farmers markets □ At produce auction
□ Other
□ Planters
□ Other
□ Newspapers □ Radio
□ Fax
□ 50-54
□ 31 or more
□ Non-family corporation
□ Multiple family farm house
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□ Other
□ Tree □Other
□ Vegetable
□ Cabbai
□ Other
□ Melons
□ Fish
□ Ratites
□ Other
□ Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) spray
□ PVC-Polyvinyl Chloride
□ Powers □ Plows
□ Walkie talkie □ Other
□ 55-64 □ 65 or older
□ Other.
□ More than $300,000