Census of Agriculture

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001167",
  "term": "Census of Agriculture",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A count taken every 5 years of the number of farms, land in farms, crop acreage and production, livestock numbers and production, farm expenses, farm facilities and equipment, farm tenure, value of farm products sold, farm size, type of farm, farm operator characteristics (age, race, sex), etc. Data are obtained for States and counties. USDA now administers the Census of Agriculture, which was previously done by the U.S. Bureau of the Census.",
  "subject": "Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry",
  "see_also": [
    "census data",
    "agricultural statistics",
    "National Agricultural Statistics Service"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Agriculture Fact Book, USDA",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "Censo de Agricultura"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/census-of-agriculture/"
}