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Historic, Archive Document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. Mpnfc'i > States Economic Indicators of the > lent of n Ti lure Farm Sector tconomic Research Service Production and ECIFS 9-4 Efficiency Statistics,1989 Sffl8»«S®88S8S8KSl®8ffi8«88®8®i®8 It’s Easy To Subscribe! Just dial 1-800-999-6779. Toll free. Ask for Economic Indicators of the Farm Sector series. The series is available by subscription. Five separate reports are published each year: National Financial Summary State Financial Summary Costs of Production—Livestock and Dairy Costs of Production—Major Field Crops Production and Efficiency Statistics Subscription rates are $14 per year. Multiyear subscriptions are available at $27 (2 years) and $39 (3 years). Single copies are $8.00 each. For non-U.S. addresses, add 25 percent (includes Canada). Charge your purchase to your VISA or MasterCard, or we can bill you. 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Abstract Recovering from the 1988 drought, farm output rose 11.8 percent in 1989 and input use increased 2.1 percent, raising agricultural productivity by 9.4 percent and producing a record high index of 128.4. Crop production increased 16.6 percent, and livestock production rose 0.3 percent. Historic high indexes were achieved for labor productivity (148) and livestock production per breeding unit (131). Harvested crop acreage increased 6.7 percent, mainly due to reductions in the acres idled under Federal programs. Farm machinery expenditures rose 23 percent, continuing an upward trend that began in 1987. Keywords: Farm output, farm inputs, labor, productivity. Note The Economic Research Service introduces a new productivity time series in this report. Tornqvist indexes of output, input, and productivity are presented on a national level in addition to the Laspeyres national and regional indexes previously published. National and regional Laspeyres indexes will continue to be published until regional Tornqvist indexes have been developed. A special article at the end of this report explains the new series. April 1991 Washington, DC 20005-4788 Preface This report is one of five in the Economic Indicators of the Farm Sector series. Other reports are Costs of Production-Livestock and Dairy, Costs of Production- Major Field Crops, National Financial Summary, and State Financial Summary. Included are major time series which reflect changes in farm production, production inputs, and production efficiency. We present national and, in most cases, regional time series data. The text highlights changes since the previous year or specified time period. We usually revise data only for the year preceding the year in the title, but some tables reflect changes over several years. This annual publication was prepared under the general direction of James H. Hauver. Principal contributors and information sources are: Farm output—James H. Hauver, Thelma Anderson, and George Douvelis .(202) 219-0432 Hours of farmwork—James H. Hauver. 219-0432 Farm inputs-Rachel B. Evans and 219-0432 James H. Hauver . Cropland used for crops-Art Daugherty . 219-0422 Farm machinery-Marlow Vesterby . 219-0422 219-0464 Fertilizer-Harold Taylor. Managing editor-Jim Carlin . 219-0512 Secretarial support-Douglas Rager. 219-0450 Computer program support-Glenn Immer 219-0492 ii Farm Production Regions Contents Page O -T-, List of Tables . 1 Background . 1 Highlights . 7 Tables . Special Article: A New Tornqvist Multifactor Productivity Index . 50 in List of Tables Table Page 1. Farm production: Indexes of farm output by enterprise group, United States, 1947-89 . 7 2. Farm production: Indexes of farm output by enterprise group, Northeast region, 1947-89 . 8 3. Farm production: Indexes of farm output by enterprise group, Lake States region, 1947-89 . 9 4. Farm production: Indexes of farm output by enterprise group. Corn Belt region, 1947-89 . 10 5. Farm production: Indexes of farm output by enterprise group. Northern Plains region, 1947-89 . 11 6. Farm production: Indexes of farm output by enterprise group, Appalachian region, 1947-89 . 12 7. Farm production: Indexes of farm output by enterprise group, Southeast region, 1947-89 . 13 8. Farm production: Indexes of farm output by enterprise group. Delta States region, 1947-89 . 14 9. Farm production: Indexes of farm output by enterprise group, Southern Plains region, 1947-89 . 15 10. Farm production: Indexes of farm output by enterprise group, Mountain region, 1947-89 . 16 11. Farm production: Indexes of farm output by enterprise group, Pacific region, 1947-89 . 17 12. Acreages of crops harvested and used for specified purposes. United States, 1947-89 . 18 13. Cropland used for crops and index of crop production per acre. United States, 1947-89 . 19 14. Cropland used for crops, Northeast region, 1947-89 . 20 15. Cropland used for crops, Lake States region, 1947-89 . 20 16. Cropland used for crops, Corn Belt region, 1947-89 . 21 17. Cropland used for crops, Northern Plains region, 1947-89 ... 21 18. Cropland used for crops, Appalachian region, 1947-89 . 22 19. Cropland used for crops, Southeast region, 1947-89 . 22 iv 20. Cropland used for crops, Delta States region, 1947-89 23 21. Cropland used for crops, Southern Plains region, 1947-89 ... 23 22. Cropland used for crops, Mountain region, 1947-89 . 24 23. Cropland used for crops, Pacific region, 1947-89 . 24 24. Land: Indexes of cropland used for crops, by region, 1947-89 . 25 25. Crop production: Indexes of crop production per acre, by region, 1947-89 . 26 26. Farm production: Indexes of animal units of breeding livestock and livestock production per breeding unit, United States, 1947-89 . 27 27. Fertilizer: Primary plant nutrients and liming materials used, United States and Puerto Rico, 1947-89 . 28 28. Fertilizer: Nitrogen used as fertilizer, by region, United States and Puerto Rico, 1947-89 . 29 29. Fertilizer: Phosphate used as fertilizer, by region. United States and Puerto Rico, 1947-89 . 30 30. Fertilizer: Potash used as fertilizer, by region, United States and Puerto Rico, 1947-89 . 31 31. Farm machinery and equipment: Number of specified kinds on farms, and tractor horsepower, United States, census years . 32 32. Labor: Total hours of farmwork, United States and regions, 1947-89 . 33 33. Labor: Indexes of total hours of farmwork, United States and regions, 1947-89 . 34 34. Labor: Indexes of farm production per hour, United States and regions, 1947-89 . 35 35. Persons supplied farm products by one farmworker, United States, 1947-89 . 36 36. Indexes of total farm input and major input subgroups, United States, 1947-89 . 37 37. Indexes of total farm input and major input subgroups, Northeast region, 1947-89 . 38 38. Indexes of total farm input and major input subgroups, Lake States region, 1947-89 . 39 v 39. Indexes of total farm input and major input subgroups, Com Belt region, 1947-89 . 40 40. Indexes of total farm input and major input subgroups, Northern Plains region, 1947-89 . 41 41. Indexes of total farm input and major input subgroups, Appalachian region, 1947-89 . 42 42. Indexes of total farm input and major input subgroups, Southeast region, 1947-89 . 43 43. Indexes of total farm input and major input subgroups, Delta States region, 1947-89 . 44 44. Indexes of total farm input and major input subgroups, Southern Plains region, 1947-89 . 45 45. Indexes of total farm input and major input subgroups, Mountain region, 1947-89 . 46 46. Indexes of total farm input and major input subgroups, Pacific region, 1947-89 . 47 47. Farm productivity: Indexes of output per unit of input, by region, 1947-89 . 48 48. Indexes of farm output, input, and productivity, United States, 1947-89 . 49 A-l. Tornqvist indexes of farm output and major output subgroups, United States, 1948-89 . 52 A-2. Tornqvist indexes of farm input and major input subgroups, United States, 1948-89 . 53 A-3. Tornqvist indexes of farm output, input, and productivity, United States, 1948-89 . 54