QID 000127 Equine Survey Viginia 2006

Project 451 QID 000127			OMB No. 0535-0227 Approval Expires 11/30/2010
	2006 Virginia Equine Survey					NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
					Virginia Field Office PO Box 1659 Richmond, VA 23218 Phone: 1-800-772-0670 Fax: 1-800-899-8566 Email: nass-va@nass.usda.gov
				The information requested in this survey is needed to prepare a report on the number, type and value of equine in the State of Virginia. Under Title 7 of the U.S. Code and CIPSEA (Public Law 107-347), facts about your operation are kept confidential and used only for statistical purposes in combination with similar reports from other producers. Response is voluntary. Your cooperation is extremely important to accurately estimate unbiased data for the Equine Industry.
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

- If you receive more than one questionnaire by mistake, please return the duplicates in the same envelope with the completed questionnaire to help eliminate duplication.

- Only include equine that were located in Virginia on November 1, 2006.

- If you have any questions, please call 1-800-772-0670 to receive help completing the questionnaire.

SECTION I: EQUINE OPERATION
1.	During 2006, were there any equine (horses, ponies, mules, donkeys, or burros) regardless of ownership, on the land owned by you or rented from others? (If all equine on this operation were located in other states, check “no” below. If all equine were boarded elsewhere, check “no” below)
		YES - skip to question 2.
		NO - complete item 1a. below.
			1a. At any time during 2006, were any equine sold by you or this operation?
					Number				Dollars
			YES - How many were sold?		117		What was the gross value?		118
			NO - go to 1b below.
			1b. Were all equine owned by you boarded elsewhere? (complete 1b, then skip to question 12 on pg. 4)
			YES - Name of boarding facility: __________________________ Address: _____________________________________
			_____________________________________
			101 NO - Enter code “3" in the box. (skip to question 12 on pg.4)

															Horses and Ponies	Mules, Donkeys, or Burros
2.		How many equine, regardless of ownership, were on this operation on November 1, 2006? (exclude equine boarded elsewhere. Report equine on this operation only)									Number				102	103
3.		How many of the (item 2) equine did you (this operation) own on November 1, 2006?									Number				104	105
4.		How many of the equine owned by you (this operation) were sold during 2006?									Number				106	107
5.		What was the gross value of the equine sold during 2006?									Dollars				108	109
6.		What do you consider to be the primary function of this operation? (Please check only once)															Office Use
						1 - Commercial boarding, training, riding, or show/event facility												110
						2 - Commercial or private breeding or breeding service place
						3 - Farm
						4 - A place to keep horses, ponies, or other equine for personal use
						5 - Other (specify)
	7.		How many total acres were in this operation on November 1, 2006? (Include the farmstead, all pasture, cropland, woodland, wasteland, and government program land that is owned, rented from others, or managed. Exclude land rented to others.)									Total Acres
																900
	8.		Of the total acres operated (item 7) , how many acres are considered cropland, including land in hay? (exclude pastureland)													802
												Cropland Acres
9.				In what county or counties were your equine located on November 1, 2006? Enter county name(s)															Office Use
																			111
																			Office Use
																			116

SECTION II In the table below, record the total number of equine located on the land you operate in Virginia, regardless of ownership, on November 1, 2006. Do not include equine owned but located on land operated by someone else. (Do not include equine located outside Virginia on November 1, 2006).
Equine Category	Report Total Number of Equine by Breed on November 1, 2006		Estimated Value of Equine (dollars)	How Many Were Used Primarily For: (account for equine inventory reported in Columns 1 and 2 in one column only. Pick the most primary use. Do not include the same animal in more than one column.)					Other Activities (specify)
				Breeding		Competition/ Show	Trail riding/ Pleasure	Racing Stock
	Owned	Boarded for Others		Mares	Stallions
	COLUMN 1	COLUMN 2	COLUMN 3	COLUMN 4	COLUMN 5	COLUMN 6	COLUMN 7	COLUMN 8	COLUMN 9
LIGHT HORSE BREEDS
American Saddlebred	200	224	248	272	296	320	344	368	392
Appaloosa	201	225	249	273	297	321	345	369	393
Arabian and Anglo Ababian	202	226	250	274	298	322	346	370	394
Miniature Horses	203	227	251	275	299	323	347	371	395
Morgan	204	228	252	276	300	324	348	372	396
Paint/Pinto	205	229	253	277	301	325	349	373	397
Quarter Horse	206	230	254	278	302	326	350	374	398
Tennessee Walker	207	231	255	279	303	327	351	375	399
Other Crossbreds specify	208	232	256	280	304	328	352	376	400
Other Crossbreds specify	209	233	257	281	305	329	353	377	401
Other Warmbloods specify	210	234	258	282	306	330	354	378	402
Other Warmbloods specify	211	235	259	283	307	331	355	379	403
Other Light Breeds specify	212	236	260	284	308	332	356	380	404
Other Light Breeds specify	213	237	261	285	309	333	357	381	405
RACE HORSE BREEDS
Standardbred	214	238	262	286	310	334	358	382	406
Thoroughbred	215	239	263	287	311	335	359	383	407
Other Race Breeds specify	216	240	264	288	312	336	360	384	408
DRAFT HORSE BREEDS
Belgian	217	241	265	289	313	337	361	385	409
Percheron	218	242	266	290	314	338	362	386	410
Other Draft Breeds specify	219	243	267	291	315	339	363	387	411
Other Draft Breeds specify	220	244	268	292	316	340	364	388	412
PONIES (ALL BREEDS)	221	245	269	293	317	341	365	389	413
DONKEYS & MULES	222	246	270	294	318	342	366	390	414
TOTAL EQUINE	223	247	271	295	319	343	367	391	415
1-Total equine reported in Columns 1 and 2 above equals the total number reported in Section 1, Question 2 on page 2.									Office Use
2-Total equine reported in Columns 4 - 9 also equals the total number reported in Section I, Question 2 on page 2.									500

SECTION III
10. Were any equine reported in Section II used for racing either in Virginia or other States during 2006?
		YES - continue with question 10a.		NO - go to question 11.

10a. How many of the equine reported in Section II were used for racing ?

Number

120

11. Were any equine reported in Section II used for trail riding activities in 2006?
		YES - continue with question 11a.		NO - go to question 12.

	11a. What types of trail riding localities did you use in 2006? (Check all that apply)
			1 - State, national, or regional parks			Office Use
						121
			2 - State or national forest lands
			3 - Wildlife management areas
			4 - Private lands

SECTION IV

12. Would you like to receive a free copy of the survey results?
		YES - check	Office Use

This concludes the survey. Thank you for your participation.

If you have any comments please provide them below.

Response		Respondent		Mode		Enum.	Eval.	Office Use for POID
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-Oth	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	789 __ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __
								Optional Use
								407		408
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