explains the methods used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for obtainil11g and estimating the data. …

Detailed information is given on farm business profits during 1987-91 among the various U.S. production regions … production of U.S. agriculture. Average returns on assets including capital gains are determined for farms of the various regions …, production specialties, and farm sizes. Farm incomes are compared against the returns of U.S. Treasury bills on the same value of …

This report presents a statistical summary of U.S. agricultural shipments made under U.S. Government concessional … considered here (1972-1989), $20.7 billion worth of U.S. farm products were exported under P.L. 480. An additional $3.0 billion … under Section 416(b), as amended. Total U.S. Government concessional exports amounted to $24.7 billion, 5 percent of total …