Farm Land in the United States

November 17, 2005

http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/LandUse/Gallery/map1.htm

Changes in agricultural uses of land, 1982 to 1997 1    

Agricultural land use 1982 1997Difference1982-97

  1,000 acres Percent 

Cropland used for crops 2 382,755 348,701 -34,054 -8.9

Idle cropland 21,498 6,046 -15,452 -71.9

Conservation Reserve 3 0 32,793 32,793 0

Cropland used only for pasture 65,033 67,512 2,479 3.8

Grassland pasture and range 4 596,664 580,165 -16,499 -2.8

Total 1,065,950 1,035,217 -30,733 -2.91 Includes Alaska.    2 Cropland harvested, crop failure, and cultivated summer fallow.    3  From Farm Service Agency, USDA.    4 Includes Federal rangeland grazed.    

Source: ERS-USDA, Major Land Uses database .    

http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/LandUse/Gallery/renttovalue.htm

N u m b e r o f F a r m s , i n t h o u s a n d s

0 . 0

5 0 . 0

1 0 0 . 0

1 5 0 . 0

2 0 0 . 0

1950

1953

1956

1959

1962

1965

1968

1971

1974

1977

1980

1983

1986

1989

1992

1995

Y e a r

f a r m s

1 0 p e r . M o v . A v g .( f a r m s )

M i l l i o n A c r e s o f C a l i f o r n i a L a n d i n F a r m s

0 . 0

1 0 . 0

2 0 . 0

3 0 . 0

4 0 . 0

5 0 . 0

1950

1953

1956

1959

1962

1965

1968

1971

1974

1977

1980

1983

1986

1989

1992

1995

Y e a r

la n d i n f a r m s

1 0 p e r . M o v . A v g . ( la n d i n f a r m s )

C a l i f o r n i a L a n d V a l u e p e r A c r e i n F a r m s

0

2 0 0

4 0 0

6 0 0

8 0 0

1,0 0 0

1,2 0 0

1,4 0 0

1,6 0 0

1,8 0 0

2 ,0 0 0

1950

1953

1956

1959

1962

1965

1968

1971

1974

1977

1980

1983

1986

1989

1992

1995

Y e a r

la n d v a lu e / a c r e

1 0 p e r . M o v . A v g . ( la n d v a lu e / a c r e )

P r o p o s i t io n 1 3 In f la t io n W a t e r f o r A g r ic u l t u r e

C a l i f o r n i a L a n d + B u i l d i n g V a l u e p e r A c r e i n F a r m s

0

5 0 0

1 ,0 0 0

1 ,5 0 0

2 ,0 0 0

2 ,5 0 0

1950

1953

1956

1959

1962

1965

1968

1971

1974

1977

1980

1983

1986

1989

1992

1995

Y e a r

V a lu e p e r a c r e

1 0 p e r . M o v . A v g . ( V a lu e p e r a c r e )

r e c e s s i o n i n a g r i c u ltu r e

C a l i f o r n i a T a x e s p e r $ 1 0 0 V a l u e i n F a r m s

0 . 0 0

0 . 5 0

1 . 0 0

1 . 5 0

2 . 0 0

2 . 5 019

5019

5319

5619

5919

6219

6519

6819

7119

7419

7719

8019

8319

8619

8919

9219

95

Y e a r

t a x e s p e r $ 1 0 0 o f v a lu e

1 0 p e r . M o v . A v g . ( t a x e s p e r $ 1 0 0 o f v a lu e )