QID 060100 Nursery and Christmas Tree Production Survey

Project 168 QID 060100				OMB No. 0535-0244 Approval Expires 6/30/2013
	NURSERY AND CHRISTMAS TREE PRODUCTION SURVEY						NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
					U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rm 5030, South Building 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, DC 20250-2000 Phone: 1-800-727-9540 Fax: 202-690-2090 Email: nass@nass.usda.gov
Please make corrections to name, address and Zip Code, if necessary.			Information requested in this survey is used to prepare estimates of selected agricultural commodities. 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.

1. In 20XX, which of the following crops did this operation produce and sell, or have growing? (Exclude herbaceous perennials, annual bedding plants, potted flowering plants, cut flowers and foliage plants.)
	Please check all categories of plants grown on this operation--
960		Transplants for commercial vegetable and strawberry production. (Include broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, other crucifers, greens, pepper, strawberries for commercial production, tomatoes, and other transplants for commercial production. Exclude all items purchased for the sole purpose of reselling, that is no value was added to the plants.)
961		Propagative nursery material or lining-out stock. (Include root stock, lining-out stock, understock, seedlings, cuttings, tissue culture, whips, and other propagative materials.)
962		Christmas trees, cut and to be cut. (Include Douglas fir, Fraser fir, grand fir, noble fir, Scotch pine, spruce, Virginia pine, white pine, and other varieties.)
963		Broadleaf evergreens. (Include azalea, boxwood, cotoneaster, euonymus, holly, magnolia, pieris, pittosporum, privet, rhododendron, viburnum, and other broadleaf evergreens.)
964		Coniferous evergreens. (Include arborvitae, balled and burlapped Christmas trees, cedar, cypress, fir, hemlock, juniper, pine, spruce, yew and other conifers.)
965		Deciduous shade trees. (Include ash, birch, honey locust, linden, Japanese maple, Norway maple, red maple, sugar maple, other maple, oak, poplar, sweet gum, willow, and other deciduous shade trees.)
966		Deciduous flowering trees. (Include amelanchier, crabapple, crape mytle, dogwood, golden rain, hawthorn, magnolia, ornamental cherry, ornamental pear, ornamental plum, redbud, and other deciduous flowering trees.)
967		Deciduous shrubs. (Include buddleias, hibiscus, hydrangeas, lilacs, roses, spireas, viburnum, weigelas, winterberry, and other deciduous shrubs.)
968		Fruit and nut plants. (Include citrus and subtropical fruit trees, deciduous fruit and nut trees, grapevines, strawberry plants for home use, other small fruit plants (blueberry, etc.), and other fruit and nut trees.)
969		Palms. (Include palms used for landscaping. Exclude palms sold for indoor use.)
970		Ornamental grasses. (Include grasses, sedges, reeds and bamboo. Exclude sod, turf grass or range grass.)
971		Other woody ornamentals and vines. (Include ground covers, clematis (climbing), other vines.)
	If you checked at least one nursery or greenhouse crop, continue with Item 2 on page 2. If you do not grow any of the above, complete Section O on page 11.

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					ACRES		SQUARE FEET
2. What was this operation’s total area in production for the nursery crops on page 1 during 20XX					300 ●_____	OR	301
3. Were the total gross sales from all of these crops more than $100,000 in 20XX?
		Yes, go to Section A, page 3.		No, continue.
4. Were the total gross sales of cut Christmas trees more than $10,000 in 20XX?
		Yes, go to Section L, page 8.		No, go to Section M, page 9.

General Instructions:

Transplants and Propagative Nursery Materials that are reported in Section A or B, are to be excluded from

Sections C-L.

SECTION A	TRANSPLANTS FOR COMMERCIAL VEGETABLE and STRAWBERRY PRODUCTION
1. Did you produce and sell any transplants for commercial vegetable and strawberry production on this operation in 20XX? (Include broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, other crucifers, greens, peppers, strawberries for commercial production, tomatoes, other transplants for commercial production. Exclude tobacco transplants.)
Yes, continue.		No, go to Section B.
2. What was the TOTAL of all transplants for commercial vegetable and strawberry production produced and sold on this operation during 20XX?
1			2
Gross sales in 20XX (Retail and Wholesale) DOLLARS			Percent of gross sales that were wholesale (Sales made to retailers, landscapers or other wholesalers) PERCENT
302			303

SECTION B				PROPAGATIVE NURSERY MATERIAL OR LINING-OUT STOCK
1. Did you produce and sell any propagative nursery material on this operation in 20XX? (Include root stock, lining-out stock, understock, seedlings, cuttings, tissue culture, whips, other propagative nursery material. Exclude material intended for reforestation.)
Yes, continue.					No, go to Section C, page 4.
2. What was the TOTAL for all propagative nursery material produced and sold on this operation during 20XX?
1						2
Gross sales in 20XX (Retail and Wholesale)						Percent of gross sales that were wholesale (Sales made to retailers, landscapers or other wholesalers)
DOLLARS						PERCENT
304						305

SECTION C				CONIFEROUS EVERGREENS
1. Did you grow any coniferous evergreens for sale on this operation in 20XX? (Include arborvitae, balled and burlapped Christmas trees, cedar, cypress, fir, hemlock, juniper, pine, spruce, yew, and other conifers. Exclude Cut Christmas trees to be reported in Section L.)
	Yes, continue.					No, go to Section D.
2. What was the TOTAL for all coniferous evergreens grown and sold on this operation during 20XX?
1		2				3	4							5
Trees and plants sold in 20XX		Gross sales in 20XX (Retail and Wholesale)				Percent of gross sales that were wholesale (Sales made to retailers, or other wholesalers)	Percent of gross sales that were in the following categories: (must sum to 100%)							Trees and plants on hand January 1, 20XX
NUMBER		DOLLARS				PERCENT	BAREROOT	BALLED and BURLAPPPED	CONTAINERS (all types)		OTHER			NUMBER
315		316				317	320	321	322		323			318

SECTION D			BROADLEAF EVERGREENS
1. Did you grow any broadleaf evergreens for sale on this operation in 20XX? Some trees and plants can be classified as deciduous or evergreen depending upon region or climate. These should be categorized based upon where you produce them. (Include azalea, boxwood, cotoneaster, euonymus, holly, magnolia, pieris, pittosporum, privet, rhododendron, viburnum or other broadleaf evergreens.)
	Yes, continue.						No, go to Section E, page 5.
2. What was the TOTAL of all broadleaf evergreens grown and sold on the operation in 20XX?
1		2				3		4							5
Trees and plants sold in		Gross sales in 20XX (Retail and Wholesale)				Percent of gross sales that were wholesale (Sales made to retailers, or other wholesalers)		Percent of gross sales that were in the following categories: (must sum to 100%)							Trees and plants on hand January 1, 20XX
NUMBER		DOLLARS				PERCENT		BAREROOT	BALLED and BURLAPPPED	CONTAINERS (all types)		OTHER			NUMBER
306		307				308		311	312	313		314			309

SECTION E		DECIDUOUS SHRUBS
1. Did you grow any deciduous shrubs for sale on this operation in ? Some trees and plants can be classified as either deciduous or evergreen depending upon region or climate. These should be categorized based upon where you produce them. (Include buddleias, hibiscus, hydrangea, lilac, rose, spirea, viburnum, weigelas, winterberry, other deciduous shrubs.)
Yes, continue.					No, go to Section F.
2. What was the TOTAL of all deciduous shrubs grown and sold on this operation during 20XX?
1	2					3	4				5
Trees and plants sold in 20XX	Gross sales in 20XX (Retail and Wholesale)					Percent of gross sales that were wholesale (Sales made to retailers, or other wholesalers	Percent of gross sales that were in the following categories: (must sum to 100%)				Trees and plants on hand January 1, 20XX
NUMBER	DOLLARS					PERCENT	BAREROOT	BALLED and BURLAPPPED	CONTAINERS (all types)	OTHER	NUMBER
342	343					344	347	348	349	350	345

SECTION F		DECIDUOUS SHADE TREES
1. Did you grow any deciduous shade trees for sale on this operation in 20XX? (Include ash, birch, honey locust, linden, Japanese maple, Norway maple, red maple, sugar maple, other maple, oak, poplar, sweet gum, willow, other deciduous shade trees.)
Yes, continue.				No, go to Section G, page 6.
2. What was the TOTAL for all deciduous shade trees grown and sold on this operation during 20XX?
1	2		3		4							5
Trees and plants sold in 20XX	Gross sales in 20XX (Retail and Wholesale)		Percent of gross sales that were wholesale (Sales made to retailers, or other wholesalers)		Percent of gross sales that were in the following categories: (must sum to 100%)							Trees and plants on hand January 1, 20XX
NUMBER	DOLLARS		PERCENT		BAREROOT	BALLED and BURLAPPPED	CONTAINERS (all types)		OTHER			NUMBER
324	325		326		329	330	331		332			327

SECTION G		DECIDUOUS FLOWERING TREES
1. Did you grow any deciduous flowering trees for sale on this operation in 20XX? (Include amelanchier, ornamental cherry, crabapple, crape myrtle, dogwood, golden rain, hawthorn, magnolia, redbud, ornamental pear, ornamental plum, other deciduous flowering trees.)
Yes, continue.						No, go to Section H.
2. What was the TOTAL of all deciduous flowering trees grown and sold on this operation during 20XX?
1	2				3		4							5
Trees and plants sold in 20XX	Gross sales in 20XX (Retail and Wholesale)				Percent of gross sales that were wholesale (Sales made to retailers, or other wholesalers)		Percent of gross sales that were in the following categories: (must sum to 100%)							Trees and plants on hand January 1, 20XX
NUMBER	DOLLARS				PERCENT		BAREROOT	BALLED and BURLAPPPED	CONTAINERS (all types)		OTHER			NUMBER
333	334				335		338	339	340		341			336

SECTION H			FRUIT AND NUT PLANTS
1. Did you grow any fruit and/or nut plants - trees, shrubs, vines, etc. - for sale on this operation in 20XX? (Include citrus and subtropical fruit trees, deciduous fruit and nut trees, grapevines, strawberry plants for home use, other small fruit plants, blueberry, etc., other fruit and nut trees. Exclude the sale of food products: apples, cherries, oranges, peaches, pecans, walnuts, etc.)
Yes, continue.				No, go to Section I, page 7.
2. What was the TOTAL for all fruit and nut plants grown and sold on this operation during 20XX?
1	2				3	4				5
Trees and plants sold in 20XX	Gross sales in 20XX (Retail and Wholesale)				Percent of gross sales that were wholesale (Sales made to retailers, or other wholesalers)	Percent of gross sales that were in the following categories: (must sum to 100%)				Trees and plants on hand January 1, 20XX
NUMBER	DOLLARS				PERCENT	BAREROOT	BALLED and BURLAPPPED	CONTAINERS (all types)	OTHER	NUMBER
351	352				353	356	357	358	359	354

SECTION I			PALMS
1. Did you grow any palms for sale on this operation in 20XX? (Include palms used for landscaping. Exclude palms sold for indoor use.)
Yes, continue.				No, go to section J.
2. What was the TOTAL for all palms grown and sold on this operation during 20XX?
1			2		3	4					5
Trees and plants sold in 20XX			Gross sales in 20XX (Retail and Wholesale)		Percent of gross sales that were wholesale (Sales made to retailers, or other wholesalers)	Percent of gross sales that were in the following categories: (must sum to 100%)					Trees and plants on hand January 1, 20XX
NUMBER			DOLLARS		PERCENT	BALLED AND BURLAPPED		CONTAINERS	OTHERS		NUMBER
381			382		383	387		388	389		384

SECTION J			ORNAMENTAL GRASSES
1. Did you grow any ornamental grasses for sale on this operation in 20XX? (Include grasses for the garden or landscape, sedges, reeds, and bamboo. Exclude sod, turf grass, or range grass.)
Yes, continue.					No, Go to Section K, page 8.
2. What was the TOTAL of all ornamental grasses grown and sold on this operation during 20XX?
1	2			3		4				5
Plants sold in 20XX	Gross sales in 20XX (Retail and Wholesale)			Percent of gross sales that were wholesale (Sales made to retailers, or other wholesalers)		Percent of gross sales that were in the following categories: (must sum to 100%)				Plants on hand January 1, 20XX
NUMBER	DOLLARS			PERCENT		BAREROOT	BALLED and BURLAPPPED	CONTAINERS (all types)	OTHER	NUMBER
391	392			393		396	397	398	399	394

SECTION K		OTHER WOODY ORNAMENTALS, AND VINES
1. Did you grow any other woody ornamentals or vines for sale on this operation in 20XX? (Include climbing clematis, ground covers, other vines.)
Yes, continue.			No, go to Section L.
2. What was the TOTAL for all other woody ornamentals and vines grown and sold on this operation during 20XX?

1	2	3	4				5
Trees and plants sold in 20XX	Gross sales in 20XX (Retail and Wholesale)	Percent of gross sales that were wholesale (Sales made to retailers, or other wholesalers)	Percent of gross sales that were in the following categories: (must sum to 100%)				Trees and plants on hand January 1, 20XX
NUMBER	DOLLARS	PERCENT	BAREROOT	BALLED and BURLAPPPED	CONTAINERS (all types)	OTHER	NUMBER
401	402	403	406	407	408	409	404

SECTION L

CHRISTMAS TREES, CUT and TO BE CUT

1. Did you cut Christmas trees that were grown on this operation in 20XX? (Include Douglas fir, Fraser fir, grand fir, noble fir, Scotch pine, spruce, Virginia pine, white pine, other Christmas tree varieties. Exclude Christmas trees sold, or to be sold as balled and burlapped, to be reported in Section C. )

Yes, go to Item 3.

No, continue.

2. Did you grow any Christmas trees on this operation in 20XX that are to be cut in future years?

Yes, continue.

No, go to Section M, page 9.

3. What was the TOTAL of all Christmas trees, cut and to be cut, grown and sold on this operation during 20XX?

1

2

3

4

5

Trees cut and sold in 20XX

Gross sales in 20XX (Retail and Wholesale)

Percent of gross sales that were wholesale (Sales made to retailers, or other wholesalers)

Trees on hand January 1, 20XX

Percent of the trees you had on hand January 1, 20XX that you expect to sell in: (must sum to 100%)

NUMBER

DOLLARS

PERCENT

TREES

1 YR

2 YR

3 YR

4 YR

5 YR

6 YR

7 YR

8 YRS OR MORE

360

361

362

363

365

366

367

368

369

370

371

372

ACRES

4. Total acres used for cut Christmas tree production only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

373 ● _____

SECTION M		LABOR
		Include: - Full-time and part-time workers, hired managers, and paid family members. Only workers involved in the production of nursery crops or cut Christmas trees. Contract Workers Exclude: - Workers not directly involved in nursery or cut Christmas tree production, such as garden center clerks, landscape installers, and truck drivers. - Workers involved only in the production of floriculture crops. - Unpaid family members.
			None	Number	Dollars
1. What were the total gross wages paid (including employer’s cost of social security, worker’s compensation, insurance premiums, pension plans, and any other benefits provided) for nursery and cut Christmas tree production workers by this operation during 20XX?. . . . . . . . . . . . .					550
2. Of the hired workers in 20XX, how many were paid -
a. 149 days or less?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				549
b. 150 days or more?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .				548
3. What was the largest number of workers on the payroll on any one day in 20XX?				898

SECTION N		GROSS VALUE OF SALES
1. What was the total gross value of sales for the reported nursery crops and cut Christmas trees in 20XX?
CODE [Check sales group below.]

	99	None during 20XX
	1	$	1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	to. . . . .		$	999
	2	$	1,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	to. . . . .		$	9,999
	3	$	10,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	to. . . . .		$	99,999		Office Use
	4	$	100,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	to. . . . .		$	249,999		900
	5	$	250,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	to. . . . .		$	499,999
	6	$	500,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	to. . . . .		$	999,999
	7	$	1,000,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	to. . . . .		$	1,999,999
	8	$	2,000,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	to. . . . .		$	4,999,999
	9	$	5,000,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	to. . . . .		$	9,999,999
	10	$	10,000,000 or more

SECTION O

CONCLUSION

1. Are you involved in any additional nursery or Christmas tree operations in this State?

Code

Yes, continue.

No, go to item 2.

975

Yes = 1

Please list name and address of operation(s) in this State--

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Code

a. Did you include the production from the additional operation(s) in this report?

Yes = 1

976

2. Do you operate any nursery or Christmas tree farms in any other State?

Code

Yes, continue.

No, go to item 3.

Yes = 1

977

Please list name and address of operation(s) in other State(s)--

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

Code

987

a. Did you include the production from these operation(s) in this report?

Yes = 1

Code

3. The Nursery Crops 20XX Summary will be released July 26, 20XX. It will also be available on the Internet at http://www.nass.usda.gov. Would you like to receive a paper copy of the results?

Yes = 1

001

4. Reported by: __________________________________________

Date: _________________________________________________

Telephone Number: ( )_____________________________________________

Counties of Operation

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

Thank you.

OFFICE USE

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
								895		896
S/E Name