This .zip file contains graphic files (in .png format) of each chart and graph in the Economic Research Service report 
"Trends in U.S. Farmland Values and Ownership" (EIB-92), published in February 2012. The content and context of these files 
is as of the publication date of the report. After time, the material may not reflect the current ERS program of work, 
may be outdated, and/or superseded, so please visit the website to obtain the latest information: 
www.ers.usda.gov.

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The following inventory lists each of the files in this folder.



File name		Description

(fig.1.png)		Figure 1-Acres of land in farms, 2007
(fig.2.png)		Figure 2-Average farm real estate values, 1980-2010
(fig.3.png)		Figure 3-Average farmland value by land use and region, as of 2007 (in 2005 $)
(fig.4.png)		Figure 4-Land values and farm sector net income, 1980-2009 (in 2005 $)
(fig.5.png)		Figure 5-Cropland rent-to-value, 1967-2011
(fig.6.png)		Figure 6-Cropland rent-to-value by region, 1999-2008
(fig.7.png)		Figure 7-County average rent-to-value ratios, 1999-2008
(fig.8.png)		Figure 8-Annual changes in per-acre average cropland value and rent in the Corn Belt, 2000-08
(fig.9.png)		Figure 9-Current value of farm real estate versus maximum affordable value 
(fig.10.png)		Figure 10-Cropland price-to-value ratios, 1998-2011
(fig.11a.png)		Figure 11a-Returns to farm real estate versus stocks and gold, 1970-2008
(fig.11b.png)		Figure 11b-Returns to farm real estate versus stocks and gold, 1980-2008
(fig.11c.png)		Figure 11c-Returns to farm real estate versus stocks and bonds, 1990-2008
(fig.12.png)		Figure 12-Average per-acre cropland values and share of county soils in land capability class 1 or 2 by region, 2008
(fig.13.png)		Figure 13-Spatial distrbution of grain elevators, 2002
(fig.14.png)		Figure 14-Cropland value per acre by distance to nearest elevator, Northern Plains and North Dakota, 2008
(fig.15.png)		Figure 15-Cropland values by amount of selected government payments, 2007
(fig.16.png)		Figure 16-Ratio of selected government payments to cropland value, 2006-08
(fig.17.png)		Figure 17-Agricultural real estate subject to urban influence, 2008
(fig.18.png)		Figure 18-Farm real estate values by distance to population centers, 2008
(fig.19.png)		Figure 19-Farm real estate values by distance to nearest interstate highway by PIZA code, 2008
(fig.20.png)		Figure 20-Changes in farm real estate values and rural housing values by State, 2001-04 and 2007-09
(fig.21.png)		Figure 21-Farm real estate values and rural housing price index (RHPI) in California, 1996-2009
(fig.22.png)		Figure 22-Farm real estate values and rural housing price index (RHPI) in Iowa, 1996-2009
(fig.23.png)		Figure 23-Farm real estate values and rural housing price index (RHPI) in Massachusetts, 1996-2009
(fig.24.png)		Figure 24-Average farm real estate values and natural amenities, 2008
(fig.25.png)		Figure 25-Share of farmland acres rented or leased, 1964-2007
(fig.26.png)		Figure 26-Percent of land in farms rented or leased, 2007
(fig.27.png)		Figure 27-Farmland owned by operators and non-operator landlords by region, 2007
(fig.28.png)		Figure 28-Number of non-operating owners and the acres they own, 1999
(fig.29.png)		Figure 29-Trends in foreign holdings of U.S. farmland, 1999-2009
(fig.b-1.png)		Figure b-1-Farmland value per acre by PII
(fig.b-2.png)		Figure b-2-Farmland value per acre by PIZA


