'Got this report sitting on my desk about farm computer use
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'From:
jkh107@netcom.com (Joy Haftel)
15:55
Subject:
Farm Computer Use
Got this report sitting on my desk about farm computer use, so I thought
I would bring some stats to the debate.
Data are from a USDA survey of approximately 34,000 farms conducted in
June 1997. It doesn't mention what is covered, but I assume it covers
computers as such but not embedded systems. Data should be considered
current as of June 1997.
US average: 38% of farms have computer access, 31% lease or own computers,
20% (1/5) use computers for farm business, and 13% have Internet access.
State info: farms using computers for farm business range from 7% in
Tennessee to 41% in Washington State.
Regional info: farms using computers for farm business-- Northeast, 18%;
North Central, 22%; South, 15%; West, 31%.
By farm size: farms using computers for farm business-- annual sales of
$1,000-9,999, 11%; sales of $10,000-99,000, 20%; sales of $100,000 and
over, 47%.
By type of farm: farms using computers for farm business-- crop farms,
24%; livestock farms, 17%.
The largest percentage of farms using computers for farm business is for
farms in the West with annual sales of $100,000 and over: 62%.
(The West, btw, covers AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, MN, OR, UT, WA, and WY)
Source: "Farm Computer Usage and Ownership" released July 30, 1997 by
National Agricultural Statistics Service. It's a little 4-page deal.
For more info, you can call 1-800-727-9540 between 7:30 and 4:00 pm ET.
Joy
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