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48 ASKING QUESTIONS<br />

Figure 2.8. <strong>Questions</strong> on Farm Practices.<br />

1. Did you operate a farm last year?<br />

Yes<br />

No (End interview)<br />

2. Farmers often find that some farm practices are more suitable for their<br />

own farm than other practices. Here are some practices we’d like to ask<br />

you about.<br />

(If Yes)<br />

How many years<br />

ago did you first<br />

Yes No do (have) this?<br />

a. Do you use the futures market for<br />

selling grain? <br />

b. Do you dry corn on the farm? <br />

c. Do you use forward contract to<br />

sell crops? <br />

d. Do you have narrow crop rows,<br />

36" or less? <br />

e. Do you use a large planter, 6 or 8 rows? <br />

f. Do you have a chisel plow? <br />

g. Do you use extension or USDA<br />

economic outlook information<br />

in planning farm business? <br />

h. Do you have a program to regularly<br />

test the soil to determine<br />

fertilizer applications? <br />

i. Do you keep farm records for reasons<br />

other than income tax? <br />

j. Do you use reduced tillage? <br />

3. a. Do you use contour farming?<br />

Yes<br />

No (Skip to Q. 4.)<br />

b. How many years ago did you first do this?<br />

c. Have you ever received money from the government for<br />

using contour farming?<br />

Yes<br />

No<br />

Source: Survey Research Laboratory, 1974.

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