Land Use, Value, and Management: Recommended Data

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Data on Land Uses and Land Use Change

• Major Land Uses. ERS-89003.
• Land Use Change, 1970's. ERS-88018.
• Dynamics of Land Use Change, 1960's. ERS-88017.

Data on Land in Farms and Number of Farms

• Number of farms, by State, 1910 to present
• Land in farms, by State, 1950 to present
• Farm Numbers and Land in Farms (text and PDF files from NASS)

Historical Data on Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rents

• Cash Rents for U.S. Farmland. ERS-90025.
• Value of Land & Buildings Per Acre. ERS-87012.
• Farm Real Estate Values, by State, 1850 to present

Recent Information on Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rents (From NASS)

• Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rents Annual Summary
• Farm Numbers and Land in Farms (text and PDF files from NASS)
• Farm Real Estate Taxes (from ERS, archived)