190200 Land Values - Vers B

NATIONAL

AGRICULTURAL

STATISTICS

SERVICE

USDA, NASS, New England Field Office

P.O. Box 1444

Concord, NH 03302-1444

1-800-642-9571

Fax: 1-800-754-7607

E-mail: nass-nh@nass.usda.gov

Form Approved

O.M.B. Number 0535-0213

Approval Expires 9/30/07

Project Code 169

QID 190200

AGRICULTURAL LAND VALUES

January 1, 2006

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Version B

Dear Producer:

Your opinion of farmland values is important in making accurate State and National land value estimates. Your report is needed to represent all types of agricultural land. Facts about your farm or ranch are confidential and used only in combination with similar reports from other producers. Response is voluntary.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

● Please provide your best estimate of the average market value for farm or ranch land you operated as of January 1, 2006.

● Market value is the value at which farm or ranch land could be sold and can be estimated based on recent appraisals or sales in your area.

● Total acres operated should include the farmstead, all cropland, woodland, pasture, wasteland, and government program land.

ACRES OPERATED and TOTAL VALUE
● The following questions relate to the total acres that you own or operate. ● Total market value should include all land, dwellings, barns, and other buildings.
On January 1, 2006 how many acres did this operation:	Acres	Total Market Value (Dollars)
Own? +	901	432
		$
Rent or Lease from Others, or use Rent Free? +	902	433
		$
Rent to Others? -	903	434
		$
Then the Total Acres Operated on January 1 was: [Sum of Item 1a +1b - 1c.] =	900

CROPLAND and PASTURE

Please provide your best estimate of the acreage and average market value per acre of the land in your operation.

Market value is the value at which the land could be sold under current market conditions.

Of the [Item 2] total acres operated, how many acres are in each of the following categories and what is the average market value of these acres:
	Acres	Market Value (Dollars per Acre)
Cropland? (Include fruit, nut, berry, vineyard, and nursery land.)	510	410
		$
Permanent pasture, grazing, or grassland?	513	413
		$

Which of the following best describes the change in the total market value of all the land and buildings in your operation since January 1, 2005?		Office Use
		518
1 Increase - [Go to Item 4a.]
2 Decrease - [Go to Item 4a.]
3 No Change - [Go to Item 5.]

What percent change best describes the increase or decrease in the total market value of all the land and buildings in your operation since January 1, 2005?
	519
	%

5. If you would like to receive a free copy of the results of this survey in the mail, check (✔) this box	099
(The survey results will also be available on the Internet at http://www.usda.gov/nass/ after 3:00 pm on August 4, 2006.)

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Response		Respondent		Mode		Enum.	Eval.
1-Comp 2-R 3-Inac 4-Office Hold 5-R-Est 6-Inac-Est 7-Off-Hold - Est 8-Known Zero	9901	1-Op/Mgr 2-Sp 3-Acct/Bkpr 4-Partner 9-Other	9902	1-Mail 2-Tel 3-Face-to-face 4-CATI 5-Web 6-e-mail 7-Fax 8-CAPI 19-Other	9903	098	100
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