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Subject Guide for Census of Agriculture

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This page lists Census of Agriculture publications owned by the SDSU library. All titles are located in the United States Government Publications collection (3rd floor, Love Library), except where noted.

The Census of Agriculture provides a statistical picture of the nation's farming, ranching and related activities at the county, state and national levels.

The Census of Agriculture was taken was taken every ten years from 1840 to 1950 as part of the decennial census. A separate mid-decade Census of Agricuture was conducted in 1925, 1935, and 1945. From 1954 to 1974, it was taken for the years ending in 4 and 9. It was then taken in 1978, 1982, 1987, and 1992. Future censuses will be taken in years ending in 2 and 7.


Year:

1840-1950   1954    1959   1964   1969   1974   1978   1982   1987    1992   1997  2002


1840 - 1950

1840: Part of 1840 Decennial Census (C 3.223:1840 folio)
1850: Part of 1850 Decennial Census (C 3.223:1850)
1860: Part of 1860 Decennial Census (C 3.223:1860 v. 2)
1870: Part of 1870 Decennial Census (C 3.223:1870 v.3)
1880: Part of 1880 Decennial Census (C 3.223:1880)
1890: Part of 1890 Decennial Census (C 3.223:1890)
1900: Part of 1900 Decennial Census (C 3.223:1900 v. 5-6)
1910: Part of 1910 Decennial Census (C 3.223:1910)
1920: Part of 1920 Decennial Census (C 3.223:1920 v. 5-7)
1925: Census of Agriculture (C 3.31/4:925)
1930: Part of 1930 Decennial Census (C 3.31/4:930)
1935: Census of Agriculture (C 3.31/4:935)
1940: Part of 1940 Decennial Census (C 3.31/4:940)
1940: Special Publications classed separately (C 3.940-5:)
1945: v.1 Statistics by Counties: California (C 3.31/4:945 v.1 pt 33)
1945: v.2 General Report (C 3.31/4:945 v.2)
1950: Agriculture Census (C 3.31/4:950 v.1 - 5)

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1954

v.1 Counties and State Economic Areas (C 3.31/4:954 v.1)
v.2 General Report (C 3.31/9:954 v.2)
v.3 Special Reports (C 3.31/4:954 v.3)

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1959

v. 1 Counties (C 3.31/4:1959 v.1)
v. 2 General Report (C 3.31/9:1959 v.2)
v. 3 Irrigation of Agricultural Lands (C 3.31/12:959 v.3)
v. 4 Drainage of Agricultural Lands (C 3.31/12:959 v.4)
v. 5 Special Reports (C 3.31/5:959 v.5)

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1964

v. 1 Counties (C 3.31/4:964 v.1)
v. 2 General Report (C 3.31/9:964 v.2)
v. 3 Special Reports (C 3.31/5:964 v.3)

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1969

v.1 Area Reports (C 3.31/4:969 v.1)
v.2 General Report (C 3.31/12:969 v.2)
v.3 Agricultural Services (C 3.31/12:969 v.3)
v.4 Irrigation (C 3.31/12:969 v.4)
v.5 Special Reports (C 3.31/5:969 v.5)
v.6 Drainage of Agricultural Lands (C 3.31/12:969 v.6)

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1974

v.1 State and County Data (C 3.31/4:974 v.1)
v.2 Statistics by Subject (C 3.31/12:974 v.2)
v.3 Agricultural Services (C 3.31/12:974 v.3) v.4 Special Reports (C 3.31/5:974 v.4)

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1978

v.1 State and County Data (C 3.31/4:978 v.1)
v.2 [never published]
v.3 Agricultural Services (C 3.31/12:978 v.3)
v.4 Irrigation (C 3.31/12:978 v.4)
v.5 Special Reports (C 3.31/5:978 v.5)

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1982

Guide to the 1982 Census of Agriculture and Related Statistics (C 3.6/2:Ag 8/2)

v.1 Geographic Area Series (C 3.31/4:982 v.1)
v.2 Subject Series (C 3.31/12:982 v.2)

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1987

Guide to the 1987 Census of Agriculture and Related Statistics (C 3.6/2:Ag 8/2/987)

PRINT:
v.1 Geographic Area Series (C 3.31/4: AC 87-A v.1)
v.2 Subject Series (C 3.31/12:987 v.2)
v.3 Related Surveys (C 3.31/12:987 v.3)
v.4 Census of Horticultural Specialties (C 3.31/12:987 v.4)

CD-ROM:
v.1 Geographic Area Series (C 3.277:AG 8/987/CD/v.1rev Media Center/US)
Agriculture Specialty Publications and 1987 Public Use Files (C 3.277:AG 8/987/CD/SPEC/993 Media Center/US)

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1992

INTERNET:
1992 Census of Agriculture USDA

PRINT:
v.1 Geographic Area Series (C 3.31/4:992 v.1)
v.2 Subject Series (C 3.31/12:992 v.2)
v.3 Related Surveys (C 3.31/12:992 v.3)

CD-ROM:
v.1 Geographic Area Series (C 3.277:CD-AG-92 Media Center/US)
v.2 Subject Series - ZIP Code Tabulations (C 3.277:CD-AG-92-2A Media Center/US)
AG Specialty Disc (C 3.277:CD92-AG-SPEC Media Center/US)

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1997

INTERNET:
1997 Census of Agriculture USDA

PRINT:
Many print reports are not yet available.
v.1 Geographic Area Series (A 92.53/ Ref/US)
v.2 Subject Series (A 92.54:997/v.2/ Ref/US)

CD-ROM:
v.1 Geographic Area Series (A 92.53/56:997 Media Center/US)
v.2 Subject Series (A 92.54:997/V.2 Media Center/US)

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2002

INTERNET:
2002 Census of Agriculture USDA

PRINT & CD-ROM:
The 2002 data will be available Internet only.



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