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Census of Agriculture, New York State, 1997

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Identification Information
Citation
Originator
U.S. Geological Survey
Publication Date
2000
Title
Census of Agriculture, New York State, 1997
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Publication Information
Publication Place
Reston, VA
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Online Linkage
https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/catalog/cugir-007313
Abstract
This data set portrays the National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture's 1997 Census data for the United States, presented by county. There are 25 categories of data which include information about farms, crops, livestock, values of products, and farm operator characteristics.
Purpose
These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the national level, and for large regional areas. The data should be displayed and analyzed at scales appropriate for 1:2,000,000-scale data. No responsibility is assumed by the U.S. Geological Survey in the use of these data.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
Ground condition
Time Instant
1997
Bounding Box
West
-79.763329
East
-71.855881
North
45.010994
South
40.499077
Theme Keyword
Agriculture
Pecans
Census
Farms
Family farm
African American agricultural laborers
Minority farmers
Women farmers
Agriculture Statistics
Nursery growers
Irrigated soils
Cattle
Chickens
Orchards
Broilers (Poultry)
Swine
Tractors
Corn
Wheat
Cotton
Soybeans
Vegetables
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
ISO Topic Category
farming
society
Theme Keyword
agriculture
society
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
CUGIR Category
Place Keyword
New York (State)
Place Keyword Thesaurus
LCSH
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
None. Acknowledgment of the National Atlas of the United States of America and (or) the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
None planned
Point of Contact
Contact Person
Gita Urban-Mathieux
Delivery Point
521 National Center
City
Reston
State
VA
Postal Code
20192
Contact Telephone
703-648-5175
Contact Electronic Mail Address
atlasmail@usgs.gov
Data Quality Information
Logical Consistency Report
The data set was checked for topological consistency using the Arc/INFO command BUILD. No other checks for logical consistency were performed on this data set.
Completeness Report
This data set includes 25 categories from the National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture's 1997 Census of Agriculture data. It is based on county data for all 50 States.
Lineage
Source
Originator
U.S. Geological Survey
Publication Date
199911
Title
1990 County Boundaries of the United States
Publication Information
Publication Place
Reston, VA
Publisher
U.S. Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator
2000000
Type of Source Media
Online
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
1999
Source Currentness Reference
Publication date
Contribution
Spatial and attribute information
Source
Originator
U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Publication Date
199906
Title
1997 Census of Agriculture
Publication Information
Publication Place
Washington, DC
Publisher
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Type of Source Media
CD-ROM
Source Temporal Extent
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date
1999
Source Currentness Reference
Publication date
Contribution
Attribute information
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
G-polygon
Point and Vector Object Count
83
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
0.000278
Longitude Resolution
0.000278
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name
GRS1980
Semi-major Axis
6378137
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.257222
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
Agriculture Census data (described by agcensp020.dbf)
Entity Type Definition
Table for 1997 agriculture census data.
Entity Type Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
Attributes
Area
The size of the shape in coverage units (degrees) (real number)
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
Perimeter
The perimeter of the shape in coverage units (degrees) (real number)
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
Agcensp020
Internal feature number. (integer)
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
Fips
The 5-digit FIPS code of the county or county equivalent. (Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-4, 1990.U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
County
The name of the county or county equivalent. (Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-4, 1990.U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
State
The 2-character FIPS code of the State or State equivalent. (Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of the United States, and Associated Areas, FIPS 5-2.U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
State_Fips
The 2-digit FIPS code of the State or State equivalent. (Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-4, 1990.U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
xZZZZZZ_97
1997 agriculture census data for ZZZZZZ as defined below: ZZZZZZ Census data 010001 Farms(numbers) 010015 Total cropland (acres) 010017 Total cropland, harvested cropland (acres) 010021 Market value of agricultural products sold, average per farm (dollars) 010022 Market value of agricultural products sold-crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops ($1,000) 010023 Market value of agricultural products sold - livestock, poultry, and their products ($1,000) 010024 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 010025 Farms by value of sales: $2,500 to $4,999 010031 Total farm production expenses ($1,000) 010057 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold (number) 010059 Corn for grain or seed (acres) 010068 Wheat for grain (acres) 010083 Cotton (acres) 010089 Soybeans for beans (acres) 010113 Vegetables harvested for sale (acres) 010115 Land in orchards (acres) 080009 Irrigated land (acres) 090024 Selected machinery/equip-wheel tractors,100 horsepower (PTO) or more (number) 110049 Operators by sex: Female (farms) 110051 Individual or family (sole proprietorship) (farms) 140002 Cattle and calves inventory (number) 150002 Hogs and pigs (number) 310344 Pecans (in shell), total (acres) 330044 Nursery crops, sales ($1,000) 350001 Black and other minority races, land in farms (farms)
-9999
Data withheld to avoid disclosing information for individual farms.
blank
No data collected.
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Definition Source
U.S. Geological Survey
Distribution Information
Format Name
Shapefile
Format Name
metadata
Format Name
HTML metadata
Format Name
KML
Format Name
GeoJSON
Format Name
OGC:WMS
Distributor
Albert R. Mann Library
Online Access
https://cugir-data.s3.amazonaws.com/00/73/13/cugir-007313.zip
Online Access
https://cugir-data.s3.amazonaws.com/00/73/13/fgdc.xml
Online Access
https://cugir-data.s3.amazonaws.com/00/73/13/fgdc.html
Online Access
https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/geoserver/cugir/wfs?version=1.0.0request=GetFeaturetypeName=cugir007313outputFormat=application%2Fvnd.google-earth.kml%2Bxml
Online Access
https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/geoserver/cugir/wfs?version=1.0.0request=GetFeaturetypeName=cugir007313outputFormat=application%2Fjson
Online Access
https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/geoserver/cugir/wms?version=1.1.0request=GetMaplayers=cugir007313bbox=-80.00055243999999,40.36371949,-71.61865756,45.146351509999995width=256height=146srs=EPSG:4326format=image/png
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20190524
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Albert R. Mann Library
Contact Address
Address
Albert R. Mann Library
City
Ithaca
State or Province
New York
Postal Code
14853
Country
USA
Contact Voice Telephone
607-255-5406
Contact Electronic Mail Address
mann-ref@cornell.edu
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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