This .zip file contains graphic files (in .png format) of each chart and graph in the Economic Research Service report 
"The Changing Organization of U.S. Farming" (EIB-88), published in December 2011. 
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The following inventory lists each of the files in this folder.



File name		Description

(box1 chart 01		box 1 chart01-Selected minority principal farm operators, 1982 to 2007
(box2 chart 01		box 2 chart01-Transition to Production Flexibility 
and Direct Payments
(fig.1.1.png)		Figure 1.1-Hours and sources of farm labor by sales class, 2007
(fig.1.2.pgn)		Figure 1.2-Indices of total agricultural output, hired labor, and self-employed labor, 1982 to 2007 
(fig.1.3.png)		Figure 1.3-Principal farm operators by age class, 1982 to 2007
(fig.1.4.png)		Figure 1.4-Farm operators who graduated from college, by sales class, 1991 to 2007
(fig.1.5.png)		Figure 1.5-Median operator household income by source and sales class, 2007
(fig.1.6.png)		Figure 1.6-Cropland transitions to/from selected land cover/use categories, 1982-2007
(fig.1.7.png)		Figure 1.7-Acres of major crops harvested, 1982-2007
(fig.2.1.png)		Figure 2.1-Business organization of farms by sales class, 2007
(fig.2.2.png)		Figure 2.2-Use of contracts, 1991-2007
(fig.2.3.png)		Figure 2.3-Production under marketing or production contracts for selected livestock species, 1991-2007
(fig.2.4.png)		Figure 2.4-Production under marketing or production contracts for selected crops, 1991-2007
(fig.2.5.png)		Figure 2.5-Methods of accessing land by sales class, 2007
(fig.2.6.png)		Figure 2.6-Leased farmland, 1982 to 2007
(fig.2.7.png)		Figure 2.7-Selected methods to access resources, 2007
(fig.2.8.png)		Figure 2.8-Selected methods used to access resources for farms with sales of $100,000 or more, 1991 to 2007
(fig.2.9.png)		Figure 2.9-Insurance coverage of all crops, 1989-2007
(fig.2.10.png)		Figure 2.10-Government payments as a share of gross cash farm income, 1982-2007
(fig.2.11.png)		Figure 2.11-Annual variation in program payments by calendar year, 1999-2007
(fig.2.12.png)		Figure 2.12-Government payments as a share of gross cash farm income by farm size, 2007
(fig.3.1.png)		Figure 3.1-Recent trends in specialization among farms with at least $1,000 in sales, 1982-2007
(fig.3.2a.png)		Figure 3.2a-National geographic changes in selected crops, 1982-2007
(fig.3.2b.png)		Figure 3.2b-National geographic changes in selected livestock, 1982-2007
(fig.3.3.png)		Figure 3.3-Share of market value of agricultural products sold and farm numbers, by constant-dollar sales class,1 1982-2007
(fig.3.4.png)		Figure 3.4-Number of farms that account for half of the years farm product sales1, their average acreage, and their percent of total land in farms
(fig.3.5.png)		Figure 3.5-Production index and number of producers index, 1982 = 100
(fig.4.1.png)		Figure 4.1-Adoption of genetically engineered seeds, 1996-2007
(fig.4.2.png)		Figure 4.2-U.S. tillage practices, 1989-2004
(fig.4.3.png)		Figure 4.3-Pesticide use, 1982-2007
(fig.4.4.png)		Figure 4.4-Share of total active ingredients used, by pesticide type
(fig.4.5.png)		Figure 4.5-Nutrient use over 1982-2007 
(fig.4.6.png)		Figure 4.6-Share of total tons of nutrients applied to fields, by nutrient type
(fig.4.7.png)		Figure 4.7-Share of total tons of nutrients applied to fields, by crop
(fig.4.8.png)		Figure 4.8-Incorporating chemical N into fields, 1996 (  ) and most recent year (   )
(fig.4.9.png)		Figure 4.9-Percent of farms that use soil N-inhibitors, plant tissue tests, and soil tests
(fig.4.10.png)		Figure 4.10-Trends in water use, 17 Western States, 1984-2008
(fig.4.11.png)		Figure 4.11-Indices of aggregate U.S. agricultural output, input, and total factor productivity, 1982-2007 
(fig.4.12.png)		Figure 4.12-Changes in GM seed, chemical use, cropping practices, and mid-aggregate enterprise size for corn, 1982-2007
