Georgia crop reporting service [1942-1943]

U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service

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GEORGIA CR6:P momiNGs:E:Rnc:E
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with

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'fA 3 Georgia State ColleJeCf~ 'l.- ~ 3
of Agriculture

Office of tl:e Agr:j.~~~~..Stati!?tician

. Athens .; :-. {;'eo~a:.: .



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January, 1942

PRICES RECEIVED FOR GEORGI~ FARM I:BOIXJCTS CONTINUE TO RISE

Mid-December prices . of Georgia farm p~odubts :sh~wed i~creases over the previous month

~ th the exception of only a few i terns reported as lmchanged. Comp~ed with prices of December 15,

1~0 practically all items registered moderate to heavy gains; and in most instances are above

~cember average prices for the period 1909-1913. Exceptions to this latter statement are corn,

~e small grains, hay, horses and mules, an~ apples, the se prod~cts s~ill . being less than 1909-

1913 averages.

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,.. :Products showing heaviest reported increa.ses over )Jec~mber of 1940 are cottonseed, 95'fo;

cotton lint, 75%; ho g s, 64'fo; peanuts, 48%; Irish potatoes, 3.1%; butterfat, 28'fo; eggs, 26~

f cattle, 25%; ~1d butter, 21%. Other itS'EIS show- l-ess0P..gains. -

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FEICES rur;EPJED BY FARMERS DECEMBER 15, 1941, WITH COMFARISONS

COMMODITY
AND UNIT

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Dec. ~v. Dec. 15 1909-13 1940

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I ov.l5 Dec. 15
1941 1941

1 D19e4c1. ~ of Dec. .1940

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Dec. av. JDec. 15,

1909-13

1940

Dec. 15, 1941

Wheat, . bu.

$ 1. 25

.95

Corn, bu,

$

. 84

.62

Oats, . bu~

$

.68

.56

Irisli potatoes,bu. $

1.02

.8o

1. 02 .67
.45 .83

'Sweet potatoes, bv-.. $

Co tt-on, lb.
Cottonseed, ton Hay (loose) , ton

tIt

.68 12.5 24.94
16. 90

80 9.7
26.70 10 .20

.80 . 9.3 24.08 7.53

.87 16.2
44.65
9.'43

Hogs, per c"~.rt. Beefcattle, cwt. Vt'al calves, cwt. Milk cows' herui .

7.38 3.74
4.60 32.70

5.60 5 . 60 7.20 44.00

Horses, head
161 l e s , he.a.d
Chickens, lb. Eggs, doz.
futter, lb. Butterfat, lb. Kilk (wholesale)
per 100/1:

155. 00 92 ; 00 95 . 00

1-7.00 138 .00

13.-1 . , 14.1 17.3

28.6

32 . 9 37 .1

I .. 25.4

24.0



25.0

$

2.56

2 . 95

JI 6 ..73 '!
5.03

5.59 7.84

6 . 74 1 9. 01 48 . 00 . 63ll0

I

132 .10
10.6 29.9

69.10
87 .30 13.0 26.8

28.3 29.9

30.5 34.8

1.88

2 . 07

10.21 9.38
11.22 79.70
67.00 86.90 15.8 34.1
33.9 36.0
2.66

Apples, bu. ;oneas, bu. ~ybeans fcanuts, lb.

$

1.13

$.

$



4 .6

;'90 1.00
1.20 I 1.35 l. 90 1. 80
3.3 46

.91 1

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4.6

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.86
1.18
.81 3 .2

1.09 1. 46 1.47 4.8

l} Revised. 3} 4-year ( 1910-1 913) .

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ARCHIE LANGLEY Associate Agricultural Statistician

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Statistician

UNITED STATES 'DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service
Washington, D. c.

January, 1942.

FARM PRODUCT PRICES FOR UNITED STATES UP 8 POINTS IN MID-DECEMBER

The general level of prices received by farmers rose 8 points during the month ended December 15, more than regaining the losses of the previous month, the U. S. Department of Agriculture reported today. On December 15, the index was 4 points above the post-depression high point reached in September and October, and 42 points higher than a year earlier. These gains brought the index to 143 percent of the August 1909-Julyl914 average, and to a new high since January 1930.

Prices of nearly all commodity groups advanced. Those making the strongest increase were grains and meat animals, each with a 9-point upturn. Cotton prices advanced moderately. Fruit and dairy product prices were unchanged, and eggprices dropped --though less than usual.
Price of Cotton up Slightlv: A 2-point increase in the December inde~ of
cotton and cottonseed prices was reported, reflecting a slight advance in the average price received by farm ers for cotton lint. Cottonseed was fractionally lower. The current i ndex is 138 percent of the average for the base period (August 1909-July 1914), and although 12 points below the September peak it is still sharply higher than the 79 percent l ev el in December 1940.

Prices of Most Oil Bearing Crops Higher: With the exception of cottonseed, oil-bearing crops have advanced i~ prices. Flaxseed prices were up most, advancing 18 cents to $1.78 ;per bp:shel on December 15. Soybeans and peAAuts also made substantial gains. Production ~~d disappearance of oils from these crops are at record leveis. Ceili.ng s were established for >vhol!3Sale. prices of ali fats and oils except butter on December 13 at t he .level of prevailing pric e s on November 26.

. Meat Animal Prices Also Higher: Prices received by farmers for meat animals
also advanced 9 points during the month ended December 15, more than regaining the losses occurring a month earlier. At 160 p erc ent of the pre-\'lorld War I level, mid-
December meat ar!-imal prices averaged 49 points up from a year ago and were at the highest level since August 1929 . Ho g price s rose 55 cents from Novemb er 15 to December 15, reaching the hi gh est mid-December l evel in 15 years. Cattle prices rosf
more thn.n 50 cents p er 100 pounds; c~lf price s \Tere substantially higher than a
month earlier; and sheep and lamb prices advanced moderately.

PRICES PAID :SY F,A.Rl,IERS 2 POINTS HIGHER FOR UNITED STATES

General advances in prices of articl es bought by farmers, both for family maintenance and for production, r esulted i n a 2-pbint advance in the prices paid index during the month ended Decemb er 15. Even those group s of commodities that had shown a tendency to level off in Novemb er resuned their rise following the outbreak of war with Japan in early Dece~b e r.

With the - 11prices rec eived11 index going up 8 points and that for 11prices paid 11 advancing only 2, the per unit purchasi ng po wer of farm products increased 5 points during the month ended December 15. At 100, the ratio of prices received to prices paid was the same as in October, 18 points above r,1id-December 1940 ~nd the highest y ear-end ratio since l1Iay 1928 . Prices received for all farm products averaged 99 percent of parity compared \'i'i th 79 percent a y ear ago.

(See reverse side for Georgia report)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

AGRI C1JLTURAL MARKETING S:ERVI CE

WASHINGTON, D. C:~

Released:

February 20, 1942

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UNITED STATES LIVESTOCK INVENTORY - J.ANU..t'IRY 1, 1942

. The number of livestock on farms increased sharply during 1941 and on January . l. 1942 the total in terms of animal units was the largest since 1934. The total for meat animals was the largest for all years and the increase in meat ahimals durinv 1941 was orro of the three largest for all years. The number of. . ors;es and mules continued to decline, but the number of cattle, hogs, and sheep incra sed, nith cattle and sheep numbers both making new all time records and hogs , r'aaching the fourth h:lghest l evel in over 15 years.
\[hen the numbers of the var1ous species are converted to ~n animal unit basis ~hich nllows for the differences in size and feed requirements of the several
~pecies there was nn increase from the preceding year~f about 4 percent; iri_ terms of grain consumine; animal units the increase w.::,s 6 percent; n.nd in terms of hay and pas_ture units the increu.se was about 3 percent.

"The unusunl incree.sc in livestock numbers t h is J'enr resulted from a con-

- junction of factors

tha t

tended to

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increases in
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numb.e.rs -of

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. GEORGIA CROF REPORTING SERVICE

U. S. Department of Agriculture

In Cooperation

Agricultural V~keting Service

with

Office of the Agricultural Statistician Athens, Georgia

Georgia State College of Agriculture
February, 1942

WST GEORGIA FARM PRODUCTS EXCEED FRE-WOiW:l WAR I PARITY LEVELS
Farm prices reported by Georgia farmers as of January 15 showed continued gains ov~r .
previous months for most products. The only exceptions of any importance running sl1ghtly under ne month ago were chickens and eggs, and a decrease for the latter is seasonal.
A number of main products showed slight to hea"Yr gains over the January average for the 5-year, pre-World War I average, 1910-1914. Outstend1ng in this respect were beef cattle wi~ 202~ of average, milk cows, 165~; cottonseed, 215%: cotton , 148~; chickens, 134~; oggs, 12::rto ; and wholesale milk, 132~. Comparisons with one ye_::~.r ago vrere also especially favorable ::md reflect the upward trend of prices of all eo.gricultural commodities under v.ra.rtime condition.s,

CCM.iODITY AND UNIT

Wheat, bu. Corn, bu.

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Oats, bu.

$

Irish potatoes,bu.$

Jan. 15 Ave.
1910-14
1.25 .85 .68
1.08

SWeet potatoes,bu.$

Cotton, lb.

~

CottonR"led\ ton

Hay (loose;, ton

.74 12.4 25.16 17.15-

GEORGIA

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UNITED STATES

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Jan. 15 !Jan. 15 ; Ave. , Avo. Jan. 15 Jan. 15 Ave.

1941

1942 J 1910-141 1910-14 1941 1942 I 1910-14

T 98
.65 '

1.16 ,73

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93 86

.55 1 .61 : 90

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.39

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.33

1:~~ 120

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.50

124 128

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11.20 . 10.90 64

.64

.55

.98

153

I II 12..821

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.88 9.4

.93 16.9

ll5 139

i 22.72 24.46 I 43.24

190

11.87

7.78 1 1o.15

. 86

Hogs, per cwt. $ Beefcattle,cwt. ~ Veal calves, cwt. Milk cows , head

Horses, head Mules , head

t

Chickens, lb.



Eggs, doz.



7.30 3.72 4.50 32.14
162.60
12.8 25.6

6.00 9.20 126

I 5.90

1 1

7.50

202

7.80 9.50 I 211

4300 53.00 165.

94.00 95.00 1'14: 00 145.00
14.1 17.1 25.5 33.1

. 58 134 129"

7.03 5.04 6.78 47.30
133.70
10.8 28.0

7.26 8.09 I 9.70 II 64.60
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I 70;20 i 88;60
Ii 13.? 19.7

I 10.55
I 9.77 :I 12.14. I 8L 70 -
I 71.80
I 91.80
I! "17.0 3L3

Buttet>, lb.

1-

Butterfat. lb.

Milk (wholesale)

per 100#

$

Apples, bu.

$

Coryeas , bu.

Soyt>eans, bu. ~~eanuts. lb.

*

2.58

::25 1

5.2

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i

-24.0 L2s..o
25-.0 I 31.0

I 2.90 ,JJ3.40

1.10 1.30 2:15
3.3

1.15 1.65 2.10 5.2

I --115 - 27.8 29.2 . I

132 92

.il1

1.84
~00

!I 100

4.6

I 28.8 31.1
I' 2.00
j

.90

1.25

:,1

.89

3.3
I

l! 33.9 36.3

!l/2.63

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j

1.16 1.62

I 1.65 5.1

150 194 179 173
54 157 . ll2 . .
122
124 143. ~ .
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ABCHIZ lANGLEY ~ Associate. Agricultural Statistician
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D. L. FlOYD
Senior Agricultural Statisticirua In Charge
(See reverse side)

UNITED STATES DEPART'NiENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Se rvice Washington, D. C. February, 1942.

AVERAGE OF AGRICUL~ulU\L PRICES ~\C ~~S 102 PERCENT OF PARITY

A 6-point rise in the .index of prices received by farmers and a 3-point rise in the index of p rices :9aid brought the av e rage of farm product pric.es on January 15 to 102 percent of parity, the Department of Agriculture r ep orted to~~

Th ough p roduction and marketings of farm products continue at high l ev e increase d deQand for aericultural commoditi es raised the mid-Janua~r index of p ric es rec e i y e d to 149 perc ent of t h e 1909-14 b a.s e--45 points above a year ago and t he highest p oint r eache d since -Octob e r 1929. At 146 percent of th e 1910-14 l ev el, th e p r e li mina ry mid-J.?.nu a ry index of p ric es pe.id was 23 points higher thrur a year ee.rli e r a nd t he highes t si nce ..~\ugust 1930 .

For t he month e nde d J rulUa r y 15, subst11ntinl gains were rep ort e d in prices r e c eive d -by f 2;nne r s for most of the ma j or groups of products . Grnins ndvunced 7
points., mer'.t nni mal s 6 ,_ cott on nnd cottonse ed 5 , an d fruits 4 . The g roup avernge fo r .d~-:1iry p ro ducts showe d no chn.ngo fro m mi i-De c emb e r, whil e p aul try p ro du.'cts r egist~red a 6- point dec line .

. Cottor+ Lint Price's Up Sh~rnly : . The l nt e 1941 n.dvance in cotton li.nt

pric es gl.'..i ne cl momentum durin~ the fir s t half of 1942, but ga ins r egist e r ed: durl.ng t he month ended J D.J.TUG.ry l 5/'efu~e red some'7hat by t l1e continued 0.ecli ne in prices

r ec'd v ed by f nrme rs f or cottonseed. The mid-January i ndex of loca l market cotton

lint .and; c ott onsee d p ri ces w<::.s 143 percent of t he pre- World War I l evel, u p 4 per-

cent ove r De c emb e r 15, 1941, and 79 p e rcen t over a y enr ago. With domestic mills

c ontinui ng t o . operat e a t r ecent ,h igh l ev e ls, the SJil."..ll es t domestic c arr~rover . of

cation lint : since 1937 i s i n p r Ospect.



A similar si tuc..ti o'1 h~ r egard to i!lc"~.rke til1gs p r evnil ed i n t l1e c-n.s.e of .

cottons eed . .. Loc al mar ke t pri~es of seed nc-vc..;1ced i n t he Sout heas t, but t he a ve.rage

of r epo rt s from the We st South Gentr.::tl Stat es was l owe r becnuse qf a s hi'ft iri t he

buD: of current mt::.r ke ti ngs t o \I'cxn.s . and Olcl .ahom..?. .. As a r esu.l t, cott onseed. pr:Lces

r e c e ived by farme rs nvernged on;Ly $43-.24 pf: r ton on J anuary 15, c ompn.r ed wi.th..

$44 . 65 a month earlie r. A yen.r ugo; t he Urlited Stutes av e rage of cottons eed prices

wa s only $24.46 pe r t on .

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Peanut Pric es Mn.ke G['.i t1S: The [~v-e rage p ric e r ece iv e d b;r farme rs for pe[).l.mts was 5.11 c ents pe r pound on J a.Lmetry 15 , COi~par e d with 4 . 79 c ent s . iii. m~d Decembe r nnd 3.28 cents em J n.nu.;ir.r 15, 1941. T~1e p ric e t o farmers f or penhuts for
crushing was . 3 . 45 c ents pe r .pou.11d f0r Virgin ia t yp.es , 4 . 08 cents for runne r s . 4. 37 c ents f o::r sout~1eas t Span ish, l:'.nd 4.08 cants for sauthwe:;;t sp21.rtish~ .A.U four -tn>es avorAgod 4.07 ce21ts per pou..-l'd.. .On Decembe r 15, t b.e average for a ll t ype'S .fo~ , .
crushing was 4.21 cents pe r pound.. These pri ces nre d e rive d from rec ords o_f _:purchases m~.Cte u nde r go v or nriei:it ::regulndoil "Ci'ri. 'the ..:fift eei1th of th e month. .

Eeat J\nL,nl Pric e s Re:::..ch Hi ;h Level: Prices of t he different species of r:1eat a ni mals showed suffici e:1t gni r:s during the month ended Jruma~r 15 t o lift the meat c..n i nnl index 6 p~ ints t o 1 66 pe r cen t of its August 1909-July 1914 average. Tl1i s r ep r e s ented a r ec 0VG F"J t o t he l ev e l r eached by t :1e index in Sep t emb e r 1941. ,A. ;,ren.r . ago , t ha ii1dex was 128 pe rc e:1t nf t he pre-i7r:> rlcl W.:>.r I pric e a verages . Bee f cattle p ric e s .n.ver::tged $9.77- p e r hundred. poUnds on Jc..nut.cy '15, 39 cents up :treii! a nonth earli e r 11i"ld t he t op mark in n.bout 13 years. Hog prices c ontinue d t }wir ndvo.n c e with a 34-.cent i nc r ease over t he De c emb e r 15 average to re a ch $10.55 p e r 100 pounds on Jnnua~ 15.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture

In Cooperation

Georgia State College

Agricultural N~rke ting Service

with

of AgriCulture

Office of the Agricultural Statistician

Athens, Georgia

1/=l - 1942

February 5, 1942

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(As of February l, 1942)

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GEl~\L: Except for a few days of sub-normal temperatures ove r the

state and excessive January rainfall in some sections of south Georgia, weathe r

conditions during the past month have be en generally favorable to truck crop s eed-

ing ~~d planti~g operations. Asparagus continues dorm~~t; early Irish potato

planting is advancing satisfactorily, and most of the south Georgia cabbage acreage

had been set by February l.

l>.SPlill.A.GUS: Growers around Summit ~:md Garfield in E!Ik1.nuel Co1u1ty, in the Graves-Dawson section of Terrell County, an.d in the c entro.l Georgia producing c ounties r epo rt the crop dor;:1a11t at this time. rhrmo.l vea.the r should r esult i n some cut ting about March l-10 in Emanuel fl.nd Terrell Counti es and about March 15-20 in the Ft. Valley-Montezuma-Reynolds a r ea.

CABBAGE: A few ~~s of excessive rainfall in south Georgia about Dec embe r 29-Jn.nuary 5 followed by v ery cold weathe :c fr om January 7-12 r e tarded transplant ing ope r ations . L:ost of the acreage has no w be en set and trn..~sple.nt ing to field.s should be c ompl e t ed before Februa:r; 10. Unde r no r mal c onditions movement v.rill beg i n in the ~) rinci pal produ ci ng COlll!.ties of Bro ok s, Colquitt, end Thom..t.s a s early as April 5.

LETTUCE: Reports from s outh east Geo rgia i ndicat e that t he outlook for Georgin lettuce in the c omrne rci <'.l c.rea ::~rouno. S.:w nnnah , Rid1mond Hill, Dnrien, and Whit e Onk is satisfact or y . iVi th favorabl e wo.:.ther c ondi ti r:ms cutting i'.1E>.y b e expected t o b e gin soo;.1 afte r r:tid-M~rc~1 . Pln.ntings are of the Ic ebe r g vari e ty.

POTATOES (IRIS H) : Pla:1tL:g is n ow gen e r a l in b oth tj,e S2.v.:mnahSp ri.~:gfie ld and Ac'J.el-Nashville early p r oducing a r ens. Seeding ope r at i r:ns will so rm r each peak and will end ab out t he last of Februar.r. Re d Bliss o.nd Irish Cobbl e r ontinuc t o be t :1e ler>.-di::1g vari eties ~ but Kn.tru'l.din r.u1cl- 11Thit Rose p lant i ngs ho.ve shown c rms ide r .:.bl e a creage i n crease il! r ecent ye a r s . Digging usunlly begins ab out t May 10. Repo rts i ~dic~t ~ l ess acreage in Berri e n ru1d Co ok Counti e s but s ome slight a creage increas e in Bulloch, Eryc.n, C!u1.thn.r.1, Effingh:-ttl , and Scr ev en Counties.



STRAiVEERRIES : ConcH ti ons of beds in the c0mn1ercial n. r eas o..re nornal for

this -tii:w of year ;:on d p r esent expe ctati ons are f or &"1 nverr.~ge crop of berri e s Tii th

first picking a r ound Ap ril 10-15 in the Cln.xt on-Eln.ck shear area ; ab out .t\f> ril 25-

t

Hey l fr on t~e Sc c ttda l e-;i.vondal e Estates ac r eage , and us e"-rl y as Ho.y 1 in the

Menlo-Rossville-Summe rvill e secti on of n orth Geo r gia.

ONIONS ANTI OTHER TRUCK CROPS: On i ons ha ve r e c entl;s. , assune d such pr ouinonc e ar.1ong Geor gia c onnercial truck crops t~1nt ne,'Vs C':-once r n i rrg Ge 0r gi a onion prog r ess t !1i s spri ng nloi1g with oni rm news fr on ot~ e r cm:1pe ti nG states (such us Texas -- see r eYe rs e sicle) wil l be a re gular fetlture of our sen i- :iont h l y releases t h is yeur. I n add.i ti on to t he ab ove, news c 0;.1c e rning othe r crops suc21 as Linn. beans, snap beuns , cn.ntcloups, cucumbers, p eppe rs, toT:Jatoes, nnd WD..t e rDelons will be carried in l ater releases .


OTHE..:.t STATES - TRUCK CROP l~'VS (As of Febn~acy l, 1.942) ' ~

ASPARAGUS: South Carolina beds are "b e ing prepared, fertilizer a:pplie.d, and cutting is expected to be~in abo~t t~e usual time , or near March 15.

SNAP BEM~S: Damage from torrential rains h a s limited Florida supplies

from some east coast s ect1ons. Late January plantings are r eport e d heavy in the

Evergl ades 8.nd along the east coast of Florida. Texa s r ep orts tha t o. moderat e

supply of b e ans will b e moving by l a t e lviarch .



Cli.BBAGE: C::tbbage p l an tings have b ee n comp l e t ed in Alabama whe re the crop is r eport ed to be making fail~ progress with first movement coming fro m April l-15. FloridL'. c ab bn[;e a r e now moving fro r.1 p racticnlly all sections of tl1at stat e . Some :lC r Gage in cc;ntr.:~.l on d north Floricla shows ~igns of too Jrruch l n t e J :mu o..ry r O.in. Probc:..bly 75 pe rc ent of the Mississippi ncrenge wns s ot by Februtl.ry l. We.::1ther conditions h.:-,ve b een .:~.h10st ideal u.nd. p l a '..1t s ar e henlthy r'.nd fr ee of ins e cts. The Louisi o.na C::>.bbage ttcrt:::lse wns exp.:mdecL substn.nti .::1lly t h is year. The f o..ll cro p is <:.bout hc-_ rv es ted a nd S:f.J ri ;:-.~g cnb-bc..ge a.re in [;OOO. cond.i tion with cutti ng ex-_fle ct e d to begin o..round ;.::.rch 1.
LETTUCE : Unfu.vor:.~ble wen.t1e:r -conditions in Florida to d<'.te ~<we rosult6d. in p o or qu111ity l e ttuc e . Mc:.nr~.tee , Bell Gl <'.de , Cl ewiston, nn d So_YJ.ford will furnish r.10st of t~1e Febr,.:tc.,r; l e ttuc e for Di:. rl<:et. (Not e : No r G!:J orts on l e ttuce r e ceive d fro e Arizo;:~c... Co.lifor nia , c.nc_ South Cnroli nn i n ti me to includo in t l1is r el ease .)
OlHOl\fS : Seeding ;:.r..d tr,..._...,_spJ.c,nti;.lg of the south '::'exns cro p VT::?.S c omp l e ted. in J n..YJ.U<tiJ' Prog r ess of t he ac..rly Texc.s onion crop ho.s .i mp rov ed r e c en tly 1.vith good weathe r. However, onions .?..r e no~,., n littl e lr.t e but wit h g ood g rm7in{; '.7enthe r in Feb rua ry: r .nd Ec:..r c:1 , t !1is can b e O\' e rco ;.~e . Rodents anct r a p-oits lkwe dc.Enged stnnds in the Wilso~1-K2.rne s dist ri c t. T1n.nsplt'..nting of the n orth Texas c.rop i s sl o'.7ed by lack of gr ound. r:1oisture t~ld. sot1e :pl <:.nts fro::1 ec..rly settinbs o..r e r epo rt e0.ly lo st . Lnst yenr Texns p lMt e d 49,500 c.cr e s of co..rly onions, but continuous rttii:s , resultir'.g i ::1 hon.vy lo sses <:'.l1 d a.b,,;-:donn ent, we r e t he r e<..'.so n th~ct only 18, 650 ncres YTere fi nnlly hn rv e st e d. Tox.:-...s e.?.rly p l ::11 ti ngs t h is ye:::.r nre 34,000 c..cr es c onp:cred to t~e 18,650 nc r es no..rve sted i n 1941 . . For Louisi<'.nn , t he 1942 e nrly on ioi . acrenge is 1800 conpctred ~'lith 1700 o..crGs 1-':'.st year, w~1 il o Cn.lifor:1ia. er,rly o_nion plnnti ngs .:~.re 1700 COi:lpr,r ed with 1 030 nc r es 1;:-..st yeo.r. T!'lis rJef'.ns th<.';t t he e;roup of ea.rly on ion producL1g stc.tes hnve 37, 500 ac r es i n 1942 com.pnr c d to 21 ,380 o.cres o..ctual l y hc.rvested l nst spring .
POTJ.TOES (IRIS H) : Pl .:>.nti:-,g of JUnb o.r.n p ot 1.t oe s l1ns now b e co ;:-~e ;;;er'.er,,l and t:1e bulk o f t 1-: e crop YT ill be p l c-.n t e d b y L1t e Februn.r~' Sout~1 Cnroli n:-'.. 1 s. heo..vi es t seeding p ot e.to ope r n ti ons c.:, r e ex~:"Jec t e d nbout Fe-orunr~r l-10 . . The Florida crop i n Dade Cmm ty is i n e:;o od c oncli ti on . 'i'l1e 1942 p r eli nintc r;,r c-.crenge of a.djoi'.1ing st nt es , with l .::1st year's r espec tive sto.te o..cr eo.; e s:'loun i n pn r ent l1e sis is: Al n.bn.I:1::'. 2 8 , 900 (32,100); Louis i nnn 25,000 ( 24 , 000) ,; l'':is s issippi 2700 (2700 ); South Cc-.rOlL-:o. 1 6 , 500 (15, 500 ); nne: Texas 6500 (7300 ).
STRN'n3ERRIES: Al <.:..011E'..::t :plc.nt s a r e r eported i n t;;ood .conclition ,.,ith nos t b e ds .::1lren.dy fertiliz e d. and nulc~'lecL Louis i 2.."1a r epo rts scrap ing ['.ncl ::n.1lch i nt:; .:1-bout COJ:tpl e te d_ . Prospect s n r e for ,-:-, cood. cr op -rit !1 f irst r:lClV.eTJent E'..rouno. Mnrch 25.
~VATER:- ::EL ONS: First. Florida pl.:'ntin ,~s :cre u r; in t ~e Lees burg a.re::. . Tex..1.s r eports t hat the outlook is f or eo..rl~' seedi ng of wat er~::e l on ac r ee..t;e ~.ncl p la.ntings will b e f a.i rly gene r~.l durini; Februa.ry .

D. 1. FLOYD Sen i or A~;ri cultu r2.l Sta.tisticiu.n
I n Cha r ge

CLIFFORD SIMS

Truck Crop Statisticia.n



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGBICULTURE AGRIC\JLTURAL MARKETING SERVICE WASHINGTON, D. C~ Released: February 20, 1942
~
UNITED STATES LIVESTOCK I1TVE11TORY - Jl\NUARY 1, 1942
' The number of livestock on farms increased sharply during 1941 and on . January . !. 1942 the total in terms of animal units was the largest since 1934. The
total for meat animals was the largest for all years and the increase in meat animals during 1941 w~s orrn of the three largest for all years . The number of
ors:es and mules continued to decline , but the number of cattle, hogs, and she e p incra s ed , 1.ri t h cattle a nd she ep nu:rnbers both mnking new all time records and hogs raaching the fourth hrghe st l e vel in over 15 years.
\Then the numbers of the variOus species are converted to an nnimal unit basis which allows for the diffe renc e s in size and feed re quirements of the several ~pecies ther e was nn increas e from the p recedi ng y ear -of about 4 percent; iri terms of grain consuming animal units the increase wu.s 6 p ercent; nnd in terms of hay and pas,ture units the increuse was about 3 percent.
'The unusuo.l 'incree.s c in ltvestock nUJnbers t h is J'en r r esulted from o. conjunc~ion of f a ctors t hat tende d to enc~rage incre ases in numbers of the di~ferent speci e s. In the cas e of cattle the increase was largely a contin~n~ th u~----~~ swing ih th~ c:.:.ttle number cycle \'!hich goe s up for 6 to 8 years t>..nd do"m for a somewhat si mil.:tr poriod. . Tho present cycl e s tnrted. u pwn.rd in 1939 <:>.nc1 t he rat e in 194'1 wns ncc el e rnt ed by r el nti v ely high p ric es of live nnim.:Lls nnd of miD: rind. milk products and f av orabl e f eed conditions. With sheep the increase r efl ected re lntive~ ly high prices for lambs o..nd. wool, :.:. fcwor:.:.bl e l['Jllbi ng . s eo:s on in i941', o..nd v e ry good feed ' a nd r ange cop.0.itions. In t he c<.:.se of hogs gove rnment [ 1 n.ctions of s evernl lind!> encourage d incren.so d p ro c'luction which othe r wis e vioulcl. not h..we. occurret'l..
The l[>.r gest r e l a tiv e increo.se W<'>S in the numb e r of hogs, \7hich wns up c.bout 12 p e rc ent. This increase in nur.1b e rs wn.s r. r esult lnr::;el y of t he l a rge f nll ')ig crop of 1941, 1.'Thich ':'.rns up 1 8 pe rc ent fro !TI th.n.t of ;1.940 . The r e wns, however, , ' some incre a s e in the n'umb e r of hog~ ov er 6 months ol d , exclus ive of breeding stock, in the '!Tes t North1 Centrn l St nt es out i n .".11 othe r a r e<:>..s tho numbe r of such hogs was belO\y a yenr ngo. The numb e r s of sows <:>..nd. gilt s for spring fnrro.'l was up sha rply in a ll r egions. ~~!ith the l P.r ge number of h ogs on f.:u,ns J o..nun.ry 1, 1942 rw.1d the prospe ctive l a rge incr e~se in the 1942 s p ring p ig cro p t he ma rk e t supply of ~ogs in 1942 promises to establish n neVT record.
Hors es: The numb e r of horses, i n clu<lL1g colts, on f a rms Jo..nu<:\.ry 1, 1942 was 9, 856,000 head , c.. de crec.'..SC of ab out 4 percent fro m c.. yenr enrli c r. The numbers of horses ove r 2 years old wd of colts 1 to 2 ye:.:.rs n.nd of colts unde r 1 yee:r ';7ere all sm['.lle r t~nn "- y ear ngo . This p oi nts to .".. conti nu a tion of the o.ecline in horse numb e rs over the n ext few y enrs . The v nluo p e r head on Jrmun ry 1 of $64. 81 wns dovm$3. 46 fro;ri a yea r earli e r, and nns . the lovres t since 1933. The totnl vnlue of
. hors e s on fnrms of $638,757, 000, n o..s t he lmrest in ove r 40 y ears . . Mules' A furthe r decline in mul e numb e rs brought the tot a l on Je..,"luary 1, 1942 to 3,81i,OOO hen.d, n de creo..sc of 3 pe rc ent from a year earlier . For . the first time sinc e 1933 t he number of mul e colts unde r 1 ye~.r old was s :tmller thnn a yen.r en.rlier. The veclue p e r l1e n.d on JMua ry 1, 1942 ':l<\S $107.52 compa r e d with $107.21 a yen.r en rli c r Md t he tot :cl of $409,742, 000 ;-ms do~m 10:7 .million doll n.rs.
CD_ttle : The numb e r of :.:.11 co..ttle on f a rms Janu nry 1, 1942 re<-tched 74,607,000 he nd -- ['.i! incr eo.s e of 3,146 ,000 h e:',d or . 4 percent ove r;:. yer.r enrlier and of 6,410,000 hen.d ovo t' t he r evis ed es timnt e of J ."...luo..ry 1, 1940. The number this year was about 238 ,000 hen.d ln.rge r thnn on Jm;,unry 1, 1934 -- t he penk of t he preceding ca ttle nUmb e r cycle-- Md 1,567,000 hec..d large r thru1 on J ru1uary 1, 1918 the penk of the ~e~o nc1 p re<;: c ding cycl e . The :'.vernge va lue per her.c1 of 1".11 cattle on Jru'l.Unry 1, 1942 of $55.13 :,-as $11. 87 hi ghe r thnn a ye a r ep,rl~ e r r.ncl. t he t h ird highest or; r ecord -- e xc oecl.ed onl y i n 1929 c.>.n d 1930. The tot11.l v.:\lue of n11 cattle of $4;113 , 440,000 n n.s $1, 0 22,000,000 l n rge r than n. . year earlier and \ms t he ln.rgc st ever sho'."m. On Janua ry l, 1934 t he va lue of nll cattl e 11n.s only $1,322,000,000.
Hogs: The number of hog s on farms J~1un. ry 1, 1942 of 60 ,526, 000 h e nd ~as up 6,2.70,000 h ec:-.d or 12 percent fro m a y enr earlier but wns do~n about hn.lf a million hend from the r evis e d e sti~~t e of J nnu nr y 1, 1940. The :.:.verage v~lue per he a d r'3il.vnnced shn.rply from $8 .34 n yeitr .;.go to $1 5 . 64 on J t\lmo.ry l this yeo.r. This is \ the highest v nlue per hend . in 15 years t.n d hns only be en exc e ede d in 5 othe r years. The tot'n1 value of $946 , 608;000 7ras more thew double that of a year enrlier n.nd has been exceeded in only o~ ~ y~ar sine ~ 1920.
Chickens: Chicke ns on f a r i:JS J nnunrv 1 numb e r e d 473,933,000 birds, not in-
cludi ng broil e rs. This is 12 pe rc e nt more t h~n n. y eo.r ago rmd the l()~year (1931.:_40)
P.Vern.ge, and is the s e con d ,. J'~u.r of incrensing :numbers, t he t ot ~l re n ching a level thl;',t is o:o,ly a ~rac::tio n o{ ' l pe rc ent l es s . thnn the p eak: numb e rs in 1928.
,(.GEORGIA R...~ORT on rev e rse .side)

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

U. S. Department of Agriculture In Cooperation

Georgia State College

Agricultural Marketing Service

with

of Agriculture

Office of the Agricultural Statistician

Athens, Georgia

February 20, 1942.

LIVESTOCK ON GEORGIA FARMS JANUARY l, 1942

Numbers of livestock on Georgia farms ~n January l, 1942, as estimated by the ricultural Harketing Service, showed increases over one year ago for all species except mules , sheep , and turkeys. Increases were horses, 3%; cattle and calves , 5%; milk cows and heifers for milk cows, 5%; hogs, 3%; and chickens, 20%. Decreases were mules 1% and turkeys 10%.
A co~arison of values with the previous year showed slight to heavy increases for all species, due to much higher current prices per head. TQtal value of all live. stock amounted to $107 , 852,000 compared with $89,121,000, an increase of 21%. Percentage increases by ~ecies in o.rder of rank were : hogs, 62%; chickens, 50%; cat-tle and ca ve s' "39~ sheep' 1~: - t'tl"i .;;:n;' 10~. ho :rses-, 9~; e.nli mules. - 2~..

The estimated number of horses on far~ was 38 , 000 this year and 37,000 one year ago \<Thile mul es were placed at 317,000 compared vlith 320,000 head. This is a decli~e of . 6~ for \vorkstock during 1941. Value of horses \vas $3,955,000 and $3,629,000 last year. Corresponding values for mules were $48,989,000 and $47,859,000.

For cattle and calves the current number was 1,011,000 against 963,000 last year wi.th total value of $33,033,000 and $23,750,000, respectively. Average price per head of $32 . 70 increased 32% from the 1941 figure cf $24 . 70. Milk cows and heifers kept , for milk cows totaled 380,000, a 5% raise from the total last year of 362,000 . Value per head jumped from $37.00 to $50.00, an increase of 35%.

Hogs on hand, including pigs, amounted to 1,593,000 head against 1,547,000 for the ye.ar before with valuation of $14,885,000 and $9,187,000 . Price per head was $9.30, an increase of 58% over the $5.90 for 1941.

.

.

Estimated number of chickens v!D.S p;lnced at 9,159,000 as against 7,642,000 one

year ago and was valued at $6,778,000, an increase of $2,269,000 from the correspond-

ing previous total of $4,509,000.

.

.
1932 1933 1934 .935 .J.936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942

Thousand
-head
~
31 28 26 25 26 30 32 33 35 37 38

LIVESTOCK ON GEORGIA.. FARMS JANUARY 1 1932-1942

Farm value Total farm value per head thous . dollars

Thousand bead

! i

Farm Value per head

Total Farm Valul thous . dollars

Hot1;e s and -Colts

-

--~-

Mtdes-an.i t.fu:l~l t, &

-

$ 52.00 I
50.00 78.00 92.00 101.00

$ 1,612

1,400'

2,028 2,300

.

2,626

339 !
325 ! 332 334
331

$ 70 . 00
69.00 112.00 135.00
155.00

$ 23,730
i 22,425 37,184
I 45,090
51,210

. 115.00 105.00 105.00

3 ,450 3,360 3,465

334

174.00

58,277

334

154.00

51,436

331

150.00

49,650

103 . 00 98. 00

3,605 3,629

327

155.00

50,685

320

150.00

47,859

104.00

3,955

317

155.00

48,989

19321 1933 1934 1935
1936 1937
1938 1939 1940 1941 1942

902
974 1;on 1,100
1,001 935
912
924
953 963 1,011

Cattle E!Ild Calves

$ 16.50 12.30 12 . 40 12.60
16.70
19.90
20.60
21.50 23 . 40 24.70 32.70

$ 14,883
11,980 13,280 13,906
l6 , 7l7
18,606
18,787
19,866 22,300 23, 750 33 , 033

Cows and Heifers, 2 years old and over,

kept for milk

366

$ 25 .00

388

19.00

411 419
386 369
369 365 369

I
I I I
I

20.00 20 . 00 25.00 30.00 31.00 32;00 35.00

I 362
380

37.00 50.00

$ 9,150 7,372 8,220
8,380
9,650
11,070
11,439 11,680 12,915 13,394 19,000

Sheep and Lwnbs

l'j6i:! !

0'!

;p G.6U

:ji

'{tj

1933!

34

2.20

75

1934

34

2 .40

82

1935

34

2 . 55

87

19.06 . 32

3.40

109

1937

29

3.25

94

,938

27

3.55

96

339

23

3 . 45

79

!940

21

3.50

74

1~2

19 18

3.55 4.45

67 80

.. Chickens (excluding c~~cks under 3 mos.)

l'jj!:J 5,8ot>

"$- .....--,-- r.5,4i:!8

1936 7,353 1937 8,102

. 57

4,191

.60

4,861

1938 7,138

.62

4,426

1939 7,900

. 62

4,898

1940 8,219 1941 7,642

.56

4,603

. 59

4,509

1942 i 9,159

.74

6,778

Total value ~s sum of values bz age ~roups.

Hogs, including pigs

l,'Hb

;j; !:J;UU I

1,428

3.40

1,464

3.55

1,320

4 . 75

1,.320

7;60

1,505

7 . 80

1,412 1,662

7.10 7.20

1, 700

5.60

I

1,547 1,593 '

5.90 9.30

o2 i_ __ f 4Tu-;r2koeys

58

2. 50

59

2 . 30

54

2.35

46

2.45

47

,. 2.30

.... I 52

2.30

Inc.lu. ded471n

cattle

and

2.80 calves .

;j; 1 ,UtjU
4,855 5,197 6,270 10,032 111739 10,025 11,966 9,520 9,187 14,885
$ 136 145 136 127 113 . 110280 132

ARCHIE lANGlEY Associate Agricultural Statistician

D.L. FLOYD,
senior Agricultural Statistician In Charge

The Crop Reporting :Board ol ~ne wreau o:r A~.~; .Lcu.:~.uu.~o.~ -v v ~- --

UNITED STATE.S DEPA.Riflii:E.NT OF AGRICULTURE

U. S. Department of Agriculture

In Cooperation

Georgia State College

Bureau of .Agric1,1ltural Economics

with

of Agriculture

. Office of the Agricu~tural Statistician Athens, Georgia.

March, 1942.

PRICES OF GEORGIA FARM PRODUCTS CONTINUE UPWARD TREND

_With only few exceptions _February 15 prices of Georgia farm products continued their upward climb. ~emaining unchanged from one month ago were cotton, butter, butterfat and milk, vvhile eggs showed a sharp dr:op from the previous month. Pa rt of thi~ latter decr ease is seasonal. All pr~ducts we re above February prices , .of l94lo'
Compared with February prices for the 1910-14 period p rior to the first World War most products showed r elatively high figures . Some of these comparisons \vi th the pre-\var _;pf? riod in order of rank 'verei veal calves, 228%: cottonse ed, 221%: beef cattle, 213~; milk co.\vs, 174%: cotton1 153%; chickens, 139%: milk 134%: sweet potato e s, 130%; Irish potato e s, 105%; peanuts, 104%, and corn, 101%. On the other hand seyeral products still bela\[ the pre-war average were: wheat'. 98%; oats, 96%; and hay, 65%.
For the UNITED STATES the index of prices r ece ived by farmers for farm products dropped 4 points during the month and that for prices paid by farmers rose 1 point, t he per-unit exchange value of all farm products dropping 3 points. At 99 the ratio of prices rec eived to prices paid on February 15 was 15 points higher than a year ea.rlier.

PRICES RECEIVED BY FA.ID~RS F3:BRTJARY 15, 1942, WI'llH COMI']}.ElSONS

, '

GEORGIA

I
UNITED STATES

COMMODITY
~1) UNIT

FelL 15
Ave. 1910-:-14

l
!Feb. 15 194 1

) Feb .

-

1942 %of

Feb. 15 Ave.

'i 942 1910-14

Feb. 15 Ave.

I~

-

- Feb. 15 Feb.l5

1910.:..14 1941

1942

Wheat, bu~ Corn , bu.

t

Oats, bu.

$

Irish potatoes, bu$_

1.25 .87
.68 1.14

t r~.J.~~oetetton,p

otato 1b.

e

s

,

b

u

$

.77 12.5 ' .

HCaoyt t o(nl osoeseed~

.

ton ton$

25.32 17.49

;97 .-68 .58 . 90
; 90 10.1 28.60 11.80

1.22 . 88 . 65
1!_20
1.00 . 19.1 56.00 11.40

98 I
101 j

96
-105

'

I

I 130

153

. 221

55

; 89 .60 .40 .66 .
.85 12.3 22.60 12.02

;68 . 56 . 3.3 .55
.93 9.4 24 . 61 7. 88

1.05 . 77
. . 52 1.04
. 99 17.8 45.04 10 .76

f Hogs , per cwt . $ 7.26

Beefcattle,cwt.

3 .76

Veal calves, cwt. 4 . 48

:Walk cows ,head $ 32.82

Horses,head 'f Mules.,head

- $ 158.20
$

Chickens, lb. 12.3

Eggs, doz.

21.8

6.40 6.10 7.90 43.00
96.00 144.00
14 .7 19.7

9.70 134

8.00 213

10 .20 228

57.00 174

I 97. 00 61
- 158. 00

I 17.1

139

27.6

127

7.12 5.ll 6.77 47. 80
-137.00
11.1 23.7

- Butter, lb.

25.6

Butterfat , lb.

M'i lk (wholesa le)

per 100#=

$ 2.53

Acop_p:;1t;eesa,sb, buu. .
Soy eans, bu. peanuts, lb.

f 1-.44
$ -
5.3

24.0 25 .0

29.0 31.0

-113

2. 90 ]) 3 .40 134

1.10 1.40 2 .25
I 3.4

- 1. 25 I
2 . 00

-87

2.30

5 . 5 . 101

26.6 27.4

l. 77

I I

1-.... 06

I 4.9

l/ Preliminary


7.19 8.34 10.ll 65.70

11.64 9.93
12.05 85.20

70 .40
88.60 14.0
16. 8

78.40 99.10 17.4
27.5

28.1 30 . 5

33.7 36.2

l. 91 ]) 2.59

.93 1.32
.84 3.4
I

1:2o 1.79 1.78 5.4

'

I

..
Feb% 1942 of Ave:
1910-14
118 128 130 . 158
116 145
1g9o9
163 194 178 178
-57
157 116 "
127 132
146
ll--3
llO
.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Associat e Agricultural Statistician

D. L. FLOYD Senior Ag ricultural Statistician
In Charge

Se e r everse side.

UNITED STATES DEPARTl{ENT OF AGRICULTURE Bureau of Agricultural Eco~omics Washington, D. C.

March, 1942

FAitH PRODUCT PRICES DECLINE 4 POINTS DURING PAST MONTH

The general level of local market prices received by farmers declined 4
points during the month ended February 15, the U. s. Department of Agriculture re-

ported today. This downturn dropped the index to 145 percent of the pre-World .War I

average on February 15, and 1 percent under parity with prices paid, interest, and

taxes.

;til p

Poultry products led the decline in farm product prices with a downturn oi~

12 points in the index for this group . Substantial reductions also were reported in prices of truck crops and tobacco. The fruit price index was 4 points lower, and

"

dairy product prices were down 1. These decreases in prices received by farmer~

were offset, in part, by a 2-point upturn in grain prices, a 7-point rise in the in-

dex of cotton and cottonseed, and a 9-point advance in prices of meat animals.

Cotton Prices Continue Rise: Prices received by farmers for cotton and

cottonseed continued to rise during the month ended February 15 . The daily rate of

domestic consumption of lint cotton reached a ne'>~ record high in January, and cotton

textile production has continued at a high rate since that time. At 150 percent of

' the pre-llorld \'tar level, the index of cotton and cottonseed prices was 5 percent up
from a month earlier, 87 percent higher than in February 1941~ and at a new top

since April 1929.



Local ~~rket prices of all grades and staples of cotton lint averaged

17 ..80 cents per pound in mid-February, up 87 points since January 15 and 886 points

over a year ago. Prices received by farmers for cottonseed also strengthened during the past month, ~veraging $45.04 per ton on February 15. This was an increase of



$1.80 over the mid-January average and a little better than $20.00 per ton higher

than a year ago.

Meat Animal Prices Continue General Advance: As a result of the very sharp

increase of hog prices, the index for meat animals advanced 9 points to 175 percent

of its August 1909-July 1914 average. The index now exceeds the September . l941

levels which prior to this month had been the highest since July 1929. A year ago,

this stood at 130.



Hog prices continued their upward trend at a sharply accelerated rate, and on February 15 reached the highest level of any month since October 1926. The average price received by farmers as of February 15 was $11.64 per 100 pounds, com- 1 pared vii th $10.55 per hundred\'leight a month earlier . Cold storage stocks .of pork and lard on February 1 were 81.6 percent and 67.1 percent as large as a year ago, respectively . The 1941 fall pig crop (June 1-Decembe+ 1), however, was the largest on record and slaughter at 27 Feaerally inspected centers for the 4 weeks ended February 21 was 11 percent above a year earlier. A year ago, hog prices averagedri $7.19 per 100 pounds at local farm markets.

Prices Paid by Farmers Up 1 Point .

The general l evel of prices paid by farmers for commodities continued to

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rise during the month ended February 15, ,.nth greatest advnnces r .eported in prices

for food, clothing, and feed . ~1e index of prices paid by farmers for commodities on February 15 was 147 percent of the 1910-14 average. ~1is was 1 point higher than I

a month earlier and 24 points above the mid-February level a year ago.

The index of feed prices advanced from 129 percent of the 1910-14 average on Ja.nuacy 15 to 134 in mid-February. This wns 35 points above the level of a year earlier. On Janun.ry 20 a price ceiling \'ln.S placed on specified grades of fish meal and animal product feeds at levels prevailing January 17, and following this announce J ment ,..holesale prices leveled off at terminal mnrk ets and then de.clln-ed -somewhat. Prices recovered in early Fe.bruary, ho\'lever, . and on February 15 retail prices paid by farmers for all important feeds were higher than a month earlier. ~ prices at local markets averaged $1.98 per 100 pounds on February 15, or 7 cents more than a month earlier and 60 cents above the level of a year ago.

With the index of prices received by farmers for faro products dropping 4 points and that for prices paid by farmers rising l point, the per-unit exchange value of all farm products dropped 3 points during the month. At 99 the ratio of prices received to prices paid on February 15 was 15 points higher than a year earlier.

( See reverse side for Georgia report)

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U.S. Department of Agriculture In Cooperation

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

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Georgia State College of Agriculture

1/:2 - 1942

Office of the Agricultural Statistician

Athens, Geo rcia

March 5, 1942

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(As of Mi:trch 1, 1942)

GENEP.AL: Prevailing weather in the Georgia commercial trucking areas has been too wet a nd cold. for good vegetable growth. Excessive rains and below normal t empe rature have reduced cabbage condition in the south Georgia.commercial are<t; p r evented asparagus sprouting in central Geo r ?,ia; nnd slowed potato :planting operations in southeast Ge orgia.
A.Sl'A...~GUS: 13ecause_ of co l if, wet- wenther ther e are as 'yet few signs of nsp.?..r2.gus s:prouts in the cornr:1e rcinl a r ee>.. around Fort Valley, Mont e zuma, and :t?.eynolds. Unfavorabre we a the r ho.s e.lso tended to slow aSik"tragus p rogress in the Gra ves-Dawson section of Te rrell County and. the southenst Geor gia Ga rfield-Summit-Swainsboro section in E1:1anuel County . Even ~hould v:nr me r wen.the r come in er.rly March little cutting in Georgia would b e d one before :r.~icl-M;:-.rch. Early rep orts indicnte that the C<tnnery <tt ,r.::~rsh'.1 lvill e vlill not ope r [tte this yec..r.

CABBAGE: Continued b e l O\'! ncrrna_l tempura tures a nd excessive moisture have prevented the~~sonr~l g rowth of ti1t1 ce>.b"bago crop in most sections. Some lice infe s t a ti0n is r epo rt ed i n loca l sc~tt c rtd nrens. If March g rowi ng c onditions nre
f avornbl e movement will l1egin a ro1;.nd April 6. Ac1er.,go of c omme rcial e.::trly Georgia cabbage f 0r harvest this spring i s es ti:n.::tt ed t o be 26 50 -- n.n incrco.se of 6 percent
above t 11.e 2500 acres in 1941. This c.cr ot1.e;e does not include the north Geo rgia cabbage acreage which is a l r:.t t: r crop and is se t r..bout the time of the cutting
senson in south Ge o r gia .

LETTUCE: Cornmt> rcir.l l ettuce in all a rea s is in e xc ellent crmdi tion. More rain than desirable nns been r e ceived but no appnrent hnrm h<~s re sult e d. The crop se ems to br; on time ,':'no. mo v ement frrJrn t h e Dl'..rien-Eic}'I_'Jlond Hill- W..11ite Oc.2;:- Savannah
nrea may c ome ns e nrly ;~s March 25.

ONIONS: Unfavorn.bl e WOC'.th e r hn.s had. little adverse effect on oni ons and r epo rts from growers a r ound Ediso:1, DtJuglns, :.~cR.'"l.e, Lumb e r City, Cuthb e rt, c.nd Wcy-
cross indicate that the oni ".)n crop is good. Georg in. oni ons go t off t o a n early
start this sea son due t o plenty of moisture :-.nd n mild winter to early Februn.ry. A better thc..n ~we rnge yield of fin e quality oni ons is th e prosel1t e~ectnti C}n 1;1ith lirst shipments in early Mny .

POTATOES: Seeding ope ru.ti :'ms have been ret n rded by unfavorable weat' er conditi ons in t he Cl;.o-So.vr.nnah-Springfielc3. and Aclel- Nas'"J.vill e areas . However, p lc,nting wa s practically comp l e ted r-.s of March 1. Harvest usually begins in these ec.rly producing sections around Mc.-,_y 10. Hi &-le r temp e rature s v.re needed to get the early crop off to a fav o rable stnrt. In north Georgia. planting will s oon be under wn:y. Repo rts ub out FebruarJ' 1 from growers in thc..t comme rcial area indicated the ucr e~:e would be the same o.s l a st yenr ::>r t:>.bou t 2 . 000 ;o.cres.

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OTH:Fill. STATES - TRUCK CROP NE'i!S (An of !!.c..rch l, '1942)
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ASP.ARAGUS: We athe r hn.s been 't oo cold in South Carolina. for as:9arno"11s to breo:>J:: gr0und end. 11') mo\ement is expected. t o begin bef0 r e M~rch 15 even with fa.vornb l e weath e r.- . ::8xcept for c old we.:-.ther influences the crop is in go 0d condition. !l.e:p')rts indicate . tha.t about 25 percent of p r oduction will go to C<'.Tlneries. Californi~:'. cuttings c..re light b e c~:v.se of dry -;ea.ther . Movement fr om northern delta. areas has be en del o.yed by cold wt:::athe r.

SlUP BEANS : Li;ht mo~renit.mt cont'i::m'es fr om the Fbrida Eve rglades and

s ev e ra.l other c.reas of so'tlth Fl ori-d.c.. Planting viill be general in central and

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no rth Fl orida this \leek . In Louisicna ver<-J f m-7 beans hD..ve b ee n pla11ted because of

:-:e t vIen.the r. South Car olina e xpt; cts p lc:..ntine; to b egin in the southernmost part of

th e sktte this '.-reek uith about the s.:'..:no i:tcr eage as l a st y eo.r.

CiJ3BAGE : Juaba;;m. repo rts c ondi ti :m fa.ir t ~ g0od but grO\'Ith sl0\'1' o..l'ld the . crop n f e,..; d o.;; s l a t e . Flo ri de. C!ill furnish a. heo.vy supply of c abbage during Mnrch . Some enrly cut t ings fr or.:: the Louisian;'. crop i1nve b e en m...'l..de but l ow prices are slowing th e ha rv es t. I n Mississiu:;;;i l a t e fr ee z e s have ret a rded g r onth. Plants are 11011 in fields but c0ld d.c-::.'!1ng e may n e ces si tate replP.J."ltir~gs. It is still t oo early to tell th e e xtent of the c old. do.I!U!.ge . South Ca.r0l ina nenther ha.s been to0 c old r,nd '7e t f 0 r nn r r:12.l developme;1t a.n d pre Gent c o..bbage C :'~1dit i cm i s bel on !'.Ve rage . North C[,r oli :1a t;ettiD:; is c0mpl c t ed and. p l&"1 ts ~re .g er.era lly i n go0d c 0ndition.

LET'i'UCE: Florida r epo rts excellent qu.Qlity Iceberg l e ttuce n o-;r c oming from the Zve r g l .:>.d.es a.ad ?e.lme tto s e cti ons and prospects point to the finest quality lettuce soon c omi:.:.g fr om !'luc!dnnd a r eas . S0lid cars a.nd trucks are b e i ng loaded at Cl ey;is t on and Belle GL':l.de . Sout:1 Car)li ~1a lettuce is in t=;ood. c onditi on although c old, c:e t ~7eat~e r h.a.s h i nC.e r cd o 6st de; e lopmcnt. S0me increase ov e r 1941 acreage is e::-.rpe cted. I n North C'..roli na uafav- orc..ble y;ea~ner c :'nditions and S;-Jall plants ha.ve d el a.ye d s etting a.:16. the crop \7i.ll _!):l ssibly be a r!eek to ten deys late. Arizona. l e ttuc e of fL1e qu.::tlity , but belo:' a.ve r .':\ge size, is ;:loving to ne.rkets in. moclerate QU~"1titi es . California spring l e ttuc e has ~ade non::1a.l progress and ha.rvest should b egin around .Ap ril l.

I RISH POTATOES: Eeavy r.:,ir:s ru'ld cold wec..the r in Alaba.nn. ha.ve de ley ed planti!'lgs and caused s 0n1e l oss of seed pieces in the {;rou:r..cL Tneextent of bad weather d.a.iauge ha.s not ' y e t b e en d e t e rmin e d. The Florida. Hustings nrec. has h2.d heavy rains but dar;1age to potatoes h ns been li ,;ht. Cnl d , daJ:J.p ':lea.the r in South Ca.roli na. h .:ts de lny ecl p le..ntins , r;hich, h o-,:rever, should b e co upleted by Ma.r-ch 7 -so;,Je ten day s l a t e . Ge rnin['~ti ~ n has n.lso b een r e te..rded and g r owe rs f ear p oo r sta.nds on we t no.tur ed soils. Potato p lanting in N0rth Caroli na is rapidly getting under -rray nlthough we t fields hQve cleleyed op e r a ti ons. In ::Uouisiru1a nost of the crop has b een planted a.nd one-third is up to a stand . Mississippi reports sorJe p la..."1tinE;; o f e.:-..rly pok~toes but rJos t of the a creage is still t o b e pl~"1tecL

ONIONS: Louisi ana plants :~El.Ve Dade slon progress b e c ause of c 0ld weathei Texa.s ea.rly onion are 'l..s c or~tinue d to ma.ke goC~d prog r e ss throu ghout Fe bru.3.ry. With
.~ ve r~ge {:;r oni ng '.'!eo..t !1e r during l,iarch s )ne fi elds should corae into producti on in lnte March o r early Ap ril. Pl::mts nre He ll sized. T~e ea rly secti on's o f n orth
Texas 0.r e r. ow 5etting suffici ent LIOisture vlith plEl.nts r:1C'.king norr.l.':'..l brouth, n.ncl p re sent incUcati ons a r e t hnt .:1n.rvest Tiill be&in soon P.fter the r.:iddle of Mo.y.

VUd'ER!::ELONS : Fl orid.a -;-.nterme l ons a r e b e ing plD..Ilted or replanted in nost se ctioilS 1f centrtt.l o.."1Cl. n orth Fl oridn.

D. L. FLOYD Senior Ag ricul turtt.l Stntisticb.n
In Charge

CLIFFORD SI MS Truck Crop Statistician

U. S. Department of Agriculture In Cooperation

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

wi t h

Georgia S ate College of Agn ulture

#3 - 1942

Office of the Agricultural Statistician Ath ens, Georgia

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GENERAL: March temperatures to date have been near normal but the rainy

weat~e r of february has continued unabated with the r e sult that planting ope ratic

are conside rably b ehind schedule. Sene sections r eport damage to growing crops and

to seed in the g round. Planting of ~ otatoes is p ractically compl e ted in sout h

Georgia and just beg inning in nort h Georgia. I n the e xtreme s outhe rn counties of

the state p lanting of snap beans is g ene ral ru1d p lanti ng of watermelons, cantaloups,

and cucumb e rs ha~ 'Be-gw1.

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ASPARAGUS: Warme r weathe r has n.cc el e r a t ed Georgia aspara gus growth in all a reas c::nd so r.1e sca tter e d light cutti ng has be e n done in south and. southeast Georg i c:L . Reports indicat e t hat t he a s pa r n.gu.s ca nne ry a t Mar s ho.llville will not ope rat e t h is s ea s on. Accordi ng to t he Ge org i a. Crop Reporti ng Se rvic e the 1942 Georgio. a s paragus p roduction is ind ica t ed to b e 4 5 ,000 cra t e s from 1 600 acre s. Thi s comp v..r e s '.vith 39, 0 0 0 cra t es f r om 1 700 l'.Cres l a st ye a r.

LI !1A BEMIS: HenVJ' re~.ins 2.nd soggy fi e lds h a v e p r e v ent e d p l a nting in the early producing cou."'lti e s of Be rr i en, Brook s, Colquitt, Effi ngh am ,. L1nd. Turner. In Henry County , v?hich usun.lly he.s ::.. l ['.r ge comme rci al a creage , p lnnting vrill begin 'l'lithin n f ew d.:,ys . First p ick int.;s will come soon nft e. r June l.

S:NAP BEANS: Alt h ough h['.:npe r e d by we t fields p l nnting of Ge orgi n. snnp beans i s r eport e d Fe ll a.dv nnc ed i n t he comrne rcio.l a r e as a round Thomasvill e , Ba rvrick, CDlitmnn, Mou ltri e , and Cly o. Usunlly n.bou t 80% of the e,1.rly n.crer-..ge is plc.nt ed by mid- i,ic.rch but ~1 e,~.~r r o..i n s h av e de l c-.ye ct se eding ope r a tions this 3eason. Light move ment s h ould b egi n around 1-:n.y l.

CABBAGE: E<:u:ly c ab bage n r e rr1c.'lki ng s loF p rog r e ss b e cause of e xcessive moisture a nd: t-he - fc,et t h'f'.t 1:ot fis-ld.c .h.::-.-e. p-r E>ve nt i3d neecied cultivrttion. Light supplies a r e expe ct e d to move fro m extreme s outhe rn counti e s i n e~ rly April. In north Ge org i a we t weat he r has r e t a rded soil p r epnr nt io n but s ome p l ~nt s will b e s et in l ute Mn.rch .

CA"l'fl'ALOUPS: Pl an ti ng h a s st art ed i n Brook s, Colquitt, Mitchell, T:."lomn.s , r~1d Worth Cou n ti e s .

LETTUCE: We t, col d weat he r has d el l'.yed the cutting sef.l.s on c, f ew days but otho !"'.vis e no dQ.J-n:'l.ge h ns r esult ed f ro m t h e r a ins, .:'.nd th e crop n ow looks g ood . Growe rs i n the Dnri on- Richmond. Hill- Wo odb i ne a r eo. expe ct fir s t cu t t ing fro :11 a crop of fi ne qu<:1.li ty l e t t uc e a r ound. Ap r j.l 1- 5 "'i t .h movement fr om t he ncre a ge n ear s ~_:v .~nnah comi ng n.b out one "reek l n t e r.

POTATOES: I nte r mitt ent <Ul d exc e s s ive r n ins duri ng t he l a st f our weeks hc.ve prolonge d the p l l'.n ti ng season i n s out h <.U1d s out :twnst Georgi a nnd probably co..us ed a r e ducti on i n p l an ti ng int entio ns L1 t>. fe': i ns t nnc es . Unfnvorabl e ;'le a the r hD.S not only r e su lt ed in p l ~1ti:1gs c.b out t wo to t h r oe weeks l a t e r tha n u s u a l but hns co.used s ome seed rot nnd poo r stands . Diggi ng is expe ct e d to b egin about Mny 15. In no rt h Ge org i a pl ~cn ti ng h c.s been de l cyed by wet fi e lds but s eedi n g oper.?..ti ons '.7ill be gene r a l i n c.ll c.. r e.::-..s by l a t e Mrcrch .

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./ATERivlEL01TS: Pl c..nti ng i s now b ehind b e c aus e of r0..iny weath e r. It n ow



t hat ;rat e rmol on o.c r e0..ge in Geo r g i a will be l es s than the 60,000 ::tere s

:~:1 h n.rv e st e d l n.st year. ;v!l.1ny g r oue rs a r c n.ppar en tly ,.,o rried ove r t he tr[.'w."'lSportation

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outlo ok fo r me l ons, with the pres ent shortage of t.ruck tire s and the additional shipping demands b e ing . made on the railroa cl.s becnus e of emergency dafens_9 require-
monte. A11 at;en t fo r rme >!ell lmown r n il li ne se rvi ng s out h Go')rg i a wri.t e s t h rtt
r;i ll hc:.ve t he u s ual nu mbe r of v entilated box c a rs ava ilnbl e f o r me l on

:11ov eme n t usually begi ns i n south Geor g i a a b out June 1 5 .

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OTHER STA'I'ES - TRUCK CROP NEWS :
(As of Mar\'!h . l5, 1942)

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ASPA..B.AGUS: South Carolina asparagus uns deli1.yed by cold '\'leather o..nd

only n fe't1 crates had been shipped by ri..'"'..rch 15. However, recent '.7et'.ther hns been

favorable o..11.d shipments should be genernl by !!larch 23 .:md ret'..ch pe.:U-c around April

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10. South Carolina has 8000 ncres in e.spo.ragus from '1:7hich growers expect to h<"..rvest 320,000 crates in 1942. This compares dth n 1941 pro.ductton of '249,000 crates

cJ from 8,300 acres. A normal yield l7ith a better price t!1.:1.n last seas.on is expected. _
Cnlifornin aspnrngus is no"'! moving in carlot qurmti ties. Production in California

for 1942 is indicated to be 6, ll9, 000 crates compnred '"~i th 6, 219,000 last year.

LUll\ BE.AUS: Florid.n expects shipments from the sec md crop to begil1 nround .April 1.

SNJU' BEANS: Shipments nf Florid.o.. beans c ontinue henv-.f frOL1 l owe r enst coast areas nnd plnnting has been a ctive in the Everelades durine the pnst ten dcys, but henvy rains in centrcl and :.10rth Florida hnve retnrded plnnting operations. This ne\Jly plnnted acreat;e sh ould co me int o bearing around Mey 1. South Carolina plnnting hns been delcyed by cold weather but is no'.7 e,eneral except for the still '\"let Lo..ke City nren . Se eding of beMs in Lnuisinna .-rill be hen.vy March 15-31.
C.i\EBAGE: Florida reports thnt Government purchases seem t o have stabilized the co.bbage runrket o..round 55 cents per ~1anpe r. Supplie s of Florida c::..bbaGe ;.rill continue plentiful durh~t; Unrch t~J'>d April. Ab out 50 percent nf t he crop is moving by truck. South Cnrol i~~ cabbage a r e t wo to three ~eeks lnte, ~n poor condition, ::1..nd no m0venent is expect ed before April 10. Ala.bnr.1.~ r epo rts cnbbage g ro'17th sl0\7 , plnnts swnll, nnd shipT:lents expected to becr;me ::;ene r a l by Ap ril 1. The North Cnroli :1.a crop is lnter t han usunl but g r oui ng a.r,d i n g ood crmdi ti on . C.:>.bbnge are non moving in cn rlot v0 lu.me i n Loui sinno. c:i th penk shipme nts due in April. Prices rer.Jc."tin 10':'! . (Report frO iTJ l1ississippi clelayed.)

= LETTUCE: Florida l e t t uc e -- mninly Iceburg -- l:k"ts been moving at the. rnte of 2 to 3 cars per day and s~1.ipnents should continue nt the present r o..te during }f.<'..rC~1. ~7nr.Je r '.'Ietct he r hns been beneficial to South Cn.rolinn lettuce . The crop is in gosd c .:mdi ti on but lnt e ns no T:lOVeJ:~ent is expected b fore the sec ond v.eek in April. North Caroli na lettuce ht'..S not fully recovered fro w cold weather. Sone res etting h.:1.s beEm necessn.ry and the crop is r eported n neek to t en d....vs lo..t e .

ONIONS: .Reports L1.dica.te t hat Ge0rGin -:m i ens a r e progressing satisfactor.'.. ily in r1os t COIIll:le rcicl areas Pith h r.rvcst due in early Mny. Texas enrly onion gr owth hns been retarde d by cold weat!J.e r, and rain and '.7arner neather are needed.. Sor.1e li c ht shipr.1ents are expected neo. r Ap ril 1 and volw.ie T:lOVenent by oid-.April. Tr.::1.nsplnntinc; of north Texas ncreace : 1as been cor:.p l o t ecl.

POTATOES (IRISH): Sout ~1 Floridn is noi? shipping nbout 30 cnrs a cla~r. In

nor.th Florida t he Hastinc;s section rep orts onl y slit;ht dnr.1a ,:;e fron t he r .-::.i ns nnd

stnnds excell ent.. South Cnroli :na potatoes a r e c o:-.1i ng up but sowe l oss is expected

becnuse of cold Heat he r vrhicb. ha.s r e sulted in n cr op near ten days late. Movement

is e:;,.'Pe cted o..bout t>icy 15. Ir~ Al n.b::u.'la ab out 80 percent of the a cre.:\f.e 't7a.S planted

in ::B;Lld.':7in County '."il1.en c o:1s i de rnbl o dar::tL'..Ge nas done by excessive r 2.ins which ca.used

seed pieces to r ot in the ground o.nd. r epl anti r'l; is c:.:enernl. The ['..Ctue:.l extent of

the dc."..i.1D..f~e ~1as not b een deterr.1ined but g rowers est i T:lo..tc that better than 20 percent

of the seed were lost. N0rth Carol ina plc:mting ope rati ons ~1nve be en delDyeCI. by

cole, vteather, but nn do.r.:1age to seed in the grounc'\. ;1..1.s been reporter.. Louisiana

reports thnt colcl2 ..-ret weaj;her h0-s cnused s 0:.1e l oss 0f early _p l C".n ted seed by r ot

<:tnd t~1at the crop is 10 t o 20 d.eys late.

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Wl~TE...'RMELONS: Flo..x:Lcla gr~orre rs n practic.clly_ all se.ctLonz _.:.re no~< plant-

ing or r eplan ti"1g V!aternelons. South Cnroli na 2.crenf;o is expected to be less than last yonr clUe l n.r gely to fear Of li D~ ted s:1.ippine; f['..Cili ties this SUDL"ler. Alnbana

g r 0v1ers ~re vm.i ti nb for favoru.bl e weather to bet; L1 plantir~g ~Je lons . J\ few c.['..ys of

c0ocl. >tenther yroulCI. see T:los t of t he early ne lons planted. Louisia..T'la g r011e rs hn.ve

just , started pl[l.;"'lth1f:;. TeXc'lS reports a ncteri.:U reducti r:n of eu.rly acreac;e is ,quite ce.rt [1;in r.nc1. th,:tt g rore rs in sone l ate nrens nre plo..nning to plnnt t~1eir for-

uer waterr.wl on lnnd t o peanuts.



D. L. FLOYD
Senior A~ricultural Stctistician
In C~1.arGe

CLIFFORD SI MS Truck Crop Stntistician

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UNITED . STATES DEPART~T OF AGRI.CULTURE . Bureau of Agricultural Economics Washinr,ton, D. C.
March 24, 1942.
PROSPECTIV"E PL.ANTHTGS FOR .1942
The Crop Reporting Board of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics makes the following report on the indicated acreages of c3rtain crops in 1942, based upon reports from farmers in all parts of 'the country to the Department on or about March 1 regardi~g their acreage plans for the 1942 season.
Acreages shown herein for 1942 are interpretations of reports from gro~;Ters and ~re basad on past relationships between such reports and acreages actually planted.
The purpose of this report is to assist grol-.ers generally in making such furt~er change s in their acreage plnns as may appear desirable. The acreages actually planted in 1942 may turn out to be larger or smaller th&~ the indicated acreag~s here shC'wtJ., by reason of ...reather conditfons, price chan.:;es , l abor supply, financial conditions, the agricultural conservation program, and the effect of this repo rt its elf upon farmers' actions.

UNITED STATES

CROP

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PLAl~TED ACREAGES
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1942 as perc:nt

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Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

Corn, all All spring wheat
Durum Other spring Oats Barley Flaxseed Rice All Sorghums Potatoes Sweetpotatoes obacco eans, dry edible
oybe.~s 11 Cowpeas 11 PTaemaenuHtsay11Y

101,081

87,164

21,762

16,741

3,418

2,597

18,344

14,144

39,196

39,363

. I 12,713 I 15,080

2,406

3,367

I 21.3
12,157

1,_257 18,169

I 3,365 882

2,793 759

1,676

1,350

1,942

2,304

t:;,467

9,996

2,647

3,780

1,951

2,498

56,102

59,232

91,34'8 15,287
2,201 13,086 40;377 18,208
4,037
11454 17,070
2,814 776
1,446 2,412 14,085 3,,898 4,150 60,831

104.8 91.3 84.8 92.5
102.6 12.0. 7 119.9 115.7
94.0 100.7 102.2 107.1 104.7 l.t.10.9 103.1 166.1 102.7

GEORGIA

Aver. 1930-1939

CROP

Acreages Yield

Planted

Per

pl ant ed

Theus.

acre

Corn, bu

4,198

9.7

Onts, bu.

377

Irish potatoes, bu.~

16

19.0 66

Sweetpotatoes. bu. Tobacco, all, lb.

118

72

79.2

831

Flue-cured #14, lb.

78. 4

828

Cigar-Filler #45,lb.

Cigar Wrapper ~2. lb.

I Soyab...e"a1...u."ts1.s(. graol~o;nme

1} alon

e

)l/

I eas, alone 1}

~ume hay,tons gj

.3 .5 63 587 248 886

992 1004
-
-
.54

PLANTED ACREAGES
!
I

iI Indicated

1 1941
Thousands

1942 Thousands

4,000

3,720

513

I 25
105 I

66.1 I

65
.ll

i I
I

.7

I
I

131 I

791 I

504

1,337

605 27
105 74.9 74 .3 .6
121 1,345
544 1,705

1942 as percent 0 f 19 'il____.,
93
118
108 100 113 114
75 86 92 170 108 128

Gro"m alone for all purposes. Partly duplicated in hoy a creage .
Acreage harvested. Estimate cove rs entire acreage, .._,fho.-t h ,::-r comrne rcial or non-commercial, early or late.

ARCHIS LANGLEY, ~ricultural Statistician

(Ov e r )

D. 1. FLOYD, Senior Agricultural Stnti~tician
. In Charge.

UNITED STATES rrE?ARTMEl-l'T OF AGincutTtTRE Bureau of ~gricultural Economics CropReporting Board Washington, D. C. March 24, 1942

PROSPECTIVE FLAl~INGS REPORT FOR U}UTED STATES

There will be unusually large shifts between crops and a 3 to 4 percent

increase over last year in the total crou a creage acc ordi ng to the annual March

survey by the Crop Reporting Board of farmers' "i nten ti ons to ple..nt 11 Judging from

the reports r e ceive d from 77,000 farmers , outsta.ndin;gly large acreages will be

planted to crops- that can be crushed for the vegeta-ble oils which are now urge ntly

needed. Thus, the indicntions a re t hat the acreage planted to soybeans for all

purpos s s will be increas ed 41 :percent to 14 million ncres , that t he ncr eage of pea-

nuts will be i nc r eased 66 percent to more than 4 million acres and flnxseed'in-

cre <:.sed 20 pe rc ent to 4 million acres .

'

To urovide for the record ntunbers of livestock and poultry on hand farmers

a r e a l so planni ng to i n crease the totnl acreage in f ee d crops . The indicat ed chtmges from l ns t ye;_.,_r s plnntings include a 5 percent increase in c orn to 91

'

million a cres, n 3 percent increD.s e in oats, a 21 percent increase in bnrley, :3 per-

cent mor e l and. in tame hay, l:'.nd 6 p c:.rc en t l ess fand used for sorghums. If these

plru1s are c a rri ed out, tho t ot a l acre~ge to be planted to feed g r ains will be in-

creased 6 pe rc ent wh ic h o..bout b a l.::1..'1ces the 7 perc ent increase during 1941 in grain

c onsuming livGstock , including poul try, rnd t he sir.lil<>.r incre2.se expected in 1942 .

There would be nls o a r ecord acreage of t nme ~v nnd forage.



The tendency to i n cref'.se plt"..nt.ings tnis y en.r o.ppears to be quite gene ral except in two groups of St at e s. QnG is wher e whe a t is i ~~or t ru1t and the de crease in wheat nearly equn.ls i ncrens e s i n othel cr0ps. The other r egi on showing only ncminal i n crec.ses iG in t ~1A Northeas t o..nd. includes most of the area north of the PotorrJD,c Riv e r. I n t h is nrea ,r;,ctive indus trinl emp l oymen t i s pulli ng workers. from . the fnrms, limiting the o:p(; l'c.ti ons of p nrt-timE.> f .Lrmers .:-.nd cn.usi r>.g some consolidation o.f ho l ding s, pQrticult"..rly i n !!.r eas within co:nmu ting dictnnce of the fnctories. Similn,r c onditions- p robabl ~r p r ev::lil cl os e t0 b0oming .i ndus tri a l ar e ns in othe r St o..t e s. c,nd f a rme rs in many 6 to.t ~ s c: xp r e c s ed so me uncertQinty of p l a.'1s because of the labor situation .

Although fat'rner~; wh r; r.r,; ab l e t o e:-pnncl thei r op e r D..tion:.> seem to be prepn.ring te> put much idl e l ci.!1d. <mel urmeeded. J:Kcs ture into crops, there o.re othe rs VTho nre sho rt of help and >:.'ill b e;, CC'!np e lled. t o reduc e their c:r0p acreage or at l east reduc e . t he nc r eo.ge of crops 1'h i ch r equi r e the ;nost l abo r.

CORN: The p rospect ive acreage of corn to -De pl&J.t ed in 1942 is es timated o.t 91,348,000 acres, n.'.1 i n crease of a l m0st 5 p e rc ent ove r t :t1e 87 ,1 64 , 000 ac res plc.nted i n 1 941 , but almost l G pe rc eat b el oc1 t he 10-year (1 930-39 ) ave r age of 101, 08:1.., 000 o.cres . A11 i nc r et"..s e in corn ::I.Cr eage over the previous year is indicated :I'o r t he f irst time in six y e o..rs, o..nd th e i ntended_ acreage is the. l a rge st since 1938.

WHEAT: The prospe ct ive ncr ea ;:Se of spring wheat to b e s e e d ed in 1942 is 15,287 ,000 ac r es , ~hich is a decreo.se of 8 .7 p e rc ent from the 1 6 ,741, 000 a cres
se eded i n 1941. This is 30 percent l ess than the 10-yen.r (1930-39) average of 21,762,000 a cres Dncl the l owes t sL:.c e the b agLming o f Gee ded spring wheat acreage est i ma tes in 1919.

OATS: Prospective pl a ntLg s of x1.ts in 1942 are L lcHc.::'.ted to be 40,377,000 ac r es , a. 2. 6 p ~ rc ent i nc r eas e over th e 39,363,000 ::.cres p.l a.-'1te d in 1941,
:.\nc3_ 3.0 pe rc ent Qbove the o.v e r o.g e p l 0..'1ti ngs of 39,196 , 000 acr e s during the 10 ;)renr period from 1930 t o 1939.

TOBACCO: Growe rs expec t to p l e.nt [1. 1942 t ob2.cco cro p of 1,446,200 acres,
or o..n i ncr eas e of [l.Pl) r ox i mnt l;y:_ 7 pe rc er:.t o..b ov e tb.e 1,350,500 o.cres har vested l ns t
year. -If p r esen-t plc:t:.1s ,,1aterin.lize., t h is yeo..r 1 s ac r eage rri ll be 14 p erc ent below t~e 10- yenr (1930-39) average of 1, 6 76,220 a.cres.

T.A,J:E HAY: March 1 r1.n ort s i ndic nt e thn.t fD.rme rs o.. r e int encling t o use almost 61 rr,illi :m o..cre s 0f crops f o r h o.y i l1 1942 compareo. wi t:n 59 mi lli on n.c r e s so used L1 1941.

PE.ANUTS: Prospe ct s :poi;.:.t t o a rEocorcl. h igh acreage of peanuts this year, \'rith mru1y far;no rs grO'" i ~1g t h e crol) cor.n:w r ci r.1lly for t h e first time. Accordi ~1g t o r epo rt s from groy;e r s st<:ttia,.:; t h eir p l ant ing L1t ent i on s as 0f Lhr<;:h l, -the o..creage to be g rown nlone for o..ll purp os e s 1'!i ll be 4 , 150,000 acres , or <-.'.11 i ncrer.se of 66 pe rc ent over t h e acre.:-.ge {;r')wn l G.st Je :;.r. Such o.n ncreat;e r.'oulo. be 61 pe rcent above the previ ous r ecord 0f 2,580 , 000 ::-.cre n i !l. 1940 a.-Tlcl mo r e thr.U1 double the 10-year (1930-39) ave r aGe o.c r e a go .
:rhe ac r eage increase this ye a r is c o~:t ributed t o by all States :usually growin~; peanuts 0~10, is the result of f avorn.b l e r eturns to growe r s for the 1941 crop e.nd t 11e as surru1c s of h eavy d.c ~nn.i"ld for p eanut oi l.

I rls l1 potn to os, l2f"\Ifo. . ...,... """~.. ~, v; egg s, 119)& ;

GIOBGIA FABM LABOll BEPOM I APRIL 1 I 1942. Georgia Crop Beporting Service, State College, Athens.
The following ~re excerpts from Report of Aprii 21, Mr. D. L. Floyd, Senior Agricul tural Statistician, concerning iabor.conditions:

11 tt is apparent that for the state as a whole a rela.tively short labor supply is available although the situ~tion varies between sections and ev~n betwe~n farms within localities, some farmers having sufficient labor at present for expanded needs whil~ others report having to curtail oper~tions. The need will become more pronounced as the season advances and with the coming of the harvest may become acute, especially in those sections growing unusually large acreages of peanuts for oil and about the usual acreage of cotton. Peak labor loads for these crops largely ovcrlc...p .

SUPPLY OF LABOR: On April 1, 1942 corr~spobdents reporting to the Georgi u Crop
Reporting Service of the U. s. Department of Agriculture indicated that the state

supply of farm labor

was only 62% of the demand - a current 63% of

normal supply reported compared with 101% of normal demand. This 62% of demand is the lowest on -record and compares with-7~ re-pD-r"t~e yee.r- a.goT 93% in 1940, 99%

in 1939 and 105% for the year of 1938. It means that farmers ore be ginning one of

the most important crop producing seasons ir- their history with n serious labor

problem on their hands and one which must be met in tho soundest possible manner.

R~!JO":"ts indice.te that in order to meet 1942 production goals it will be necessary

to work longer hours and to use more farmers' wives and children for farm work.

Farmers havo made remarkable progress in the usc of labor e~d equipment during the

pagt several decades but greater efficiency will be necessary under wnrtime condi

tions.

,!ARM WAGES: The ie.rm wage rat t level was the highest April 1 average s ince 1930. Reported average rates were about 26-28% above the corresponding figure of one year ago and 35-4o% higher than in 1940. Comparisons with the 5-year period 193741 show about the same increases as with 1940. Current figures with compa risons ba ck through 1930 are shown in the following t a bla.

GEORGIA FARM WAGES REPORTED ON APRIL I-1930 to 1942

~
1930 1931 1 9321933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1338 1939 1940 1941 1942

B;y: the Month With Board Without Board

$ 1? .?5 12.75 9.00 6 .75 9 . 25 10.50 10.50 12.50 12.25 12 .00 12 . 5Q 14 . 25 18.-25

$ 26.00 19.25 13.50 10.75 14. 50 15.25 15.?5 18.50 1? .?5 1? . 50 18.25 20 . 25 25 . 75

B;y: the da;y: With Board Without Board

$ .95
..70 ~'()
.40 .55 .60 .60 . 65 .65 .65 . ?0
75
.95

$ 1.20 .95
.....es -
.55 .75 .80 .80 .90 . 85 .85 .90 .95 1. 20 II

W. M. Hutchin s on, Secretary. THE COTTO!.~ SEED A1lD PEANUT CRUSHERS ASSOCIATIOU Ol' GEORG I A

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

U. S. Department of Agriculture

In Cooperation

Georgia State College

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

vdth

of Agriculture

Office of the Agricultural Statistician

Athens, Georgia

April, 1~42

F~lU;i PRICE REPORT AS oF !.i.A.~CH 15, _1942

With few exceptions prices reported received on March 15 for Georgia farm

p roducts showed increases ove r prices of the previous month . Veal calves, eggs , and

milk sold wholesale i'?'ere the main items r egistering decreases, a part of ~vhich was

to be expected ['..S seasonal. Rc-:maining unchanged were wheat, sweet potatoes, cotton-

seto.d, mules , but.-ter, Md butterfat . All oroducts showed moderate to heavy increases

over t he corres 1onding date in 1941 .

k

-- ------

The comparison vri th March nveu,ge pric es for the p r e- World War I period 1910-1914 is very f avorable for most farm commodities. Main comparisons in 'order of rro'llc are : cottons8ed, 234fo; beef C['..ttlt:J, 233%; vee..l co.lves, 211%; milk cows, 185%. cotton , 153%; hogs, 145%; chickens, 14o%; wholesale milk, 134%; peanuts, 125% ; Irish potato e s , 120%; eggs, 119%; cweet pot.':'.toe s, 119~~ ; butter , 116'% ; r.:nd corn,
ro?%. Unfa voro.bl e cornpa1is ons o rtOJ : v.r~wat , 98;6 ; or:.ts, 98%! hny , 70]b;::-.n(\ ho1"1J.es.62% .

PRICES P.ECEIVED BY FARMERS MARCH 15. 1942 ' WITH COMPARISONS

COMMJDITY AND UNIT

- .. I

Gm,.'RGIA

! March ~5

Ave. 1910-14

:Mar . 15 1941

!liar . 15 1942

l...'NITED STATES

March

1942

I %of Ave.

Mar . 15 Ave.

1910-14 1910-14

Mar. 15 1941

Wheat , bu.

$

Corn, bu . Oats. bu.

~

Irish pota.toes,bu. $

Sweet potatoes,bu . $
t Cotton, lb .
Cottonseed , ton Ray (loose), ton $

1.24 .89 . 67
1.17
. 84 12.6 25.02 17. 80

.98

.71

I . 58
I . 95

I
I

. 9S 10 . 4

I 29.60 11. 80

i
I

1.22 . 95 . 66

I
!

1.40

I 1.00

19 . 3

I 56 . I)() 12 .50

~

98 107 I
98 i
120
11 9 153 234
70 ~

. 891 .61

. 72 . .57

.4o 1 . 34

. 681 :54

.90 12.4

1 I

.&:15 9.7

22.78 24.81

12.06 7.93

Hogs , per cwt .

$ 7. 50

1 Beefcattle, c...rt .
Veal calve s, cwt.

3.78 4.70

Milk cows . head $ 32 .42

6. 40 I 6 .20
I 8.00
44.00

1s8 ..9so0

145
233

9 .90

2 11

60 . 00

1%

7.41 5.29 5 .92
48 . 90

7.08 8.28 9.74
66.00

March 1942
%of :tl.ar .15 Ave .
1942 1910- 14

1.05 118 . 78 128 .52 130
1.04 153

1.00
18 . 1 44.18 11.03

111 . 146
194 91

12.34 167

10.26

194

12.23 177

86 . 00

176

Horses, head Mules, head Chickens, lb . Eggs, doz.

-- $ 157.80
$ rt 12.6 19 .0

96. 00 147 . 00 11.9
17 . 2

98 . 00 158 .00

-6-2

17. 6

140

22.7-

119

-- 138.40 69.60 79.50 8e. 4o 100 .50

-57

11.4 14.4 18.0

158

19.6 16.4 25.8

132

Butter, lb . Butterfat, lb.

-- r/: 25 . 0
If

Milk (wholesale)

per 100#

$ 2.46

24 .0 25. 0
- a. as

29 .0 31. 0

1--16

I 25.6 27.1

28.2 30. 7

33.3 35.7

130 132

})3.30

I 134

1.64 1.89 l!J2.50

152

Apples, bu.

$

Cowpeas, bu. Soybeans , bu.

f

Fea.nuts, lb .



}) Preliminary

--1. 54
--
5.2

1.20 1.55
--I 2.40 3.5

ARCHIE LANGLEY Associate Agricultural Statisticiaq:::

1 .40 2.20 2 . 55 6.5
--

---9-1

--1. 11

. 97

--

1.40 . 89

1.30 1.94 1. 79

-1---17

125

4.8 3.5

6. 0

125

D. I.. FIOYD
~, Senior ~ricultural Statistic ian In Charge

See r eve rse side.

After five days return to United States Iepar tment of Agriculture
Bureau of 1'.-iricultural Economics 319 ~tension Building Athens, Georgia
OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Kias. State

Nellie M. College

Reese, o-f Agri

.

Librar .

i

an~

Req

Athens, Ga.

UNITED STATES DEPArtTMEl~ OF AGRICULTUP.E Bure ~u of Agricultural Economics '.'i.:'..shington, D. C.
April, 1942
FARM PRODUCT PRICES UP SLIGHTLY UT -lilARCH
The mid-M<'..rch generetl l evel of local Jn.;.rket prices received by farmers for agricultural cohl!Ilod.i ties '."US 1 point highe r t ho.n 1:'.. month e arlier, the U. S. Depa rtment of Ag1iculture r eported todo..,y . Upt<lrns in pric e s of fruits, meat nnimuls, cotton, and grain sli~htly more then offset declines in prices of ~~iry c.nd poultry p roducts, raising the inc.ex to 146 percent of t he .August 1909-July 1914 <Werago on !vir.rcl1 15. The !wbrcb. index w.:1s 43 points higher thn...'"l on the same date . last year.
Except for the upturns f or fruit and meat animals, farm product prices m,oved ilti a r2.the r n<'..rro\"1 r8.nge during the month ended Mnrch 15. T~1.e advu..l'lce in fruit 11rices ['J!lounted to 13 uoints. Een.t :>nim; .ls ;o!ere up 7; grain, l; and catton f'.l'ld cot onseed, 1 point. air;)r products declined 3 p oints' and chickens and e ggs' 5. All n1c.1. jor groups e xcept cotton ::.nd meat <'..nimals were still somewhat below pn.ri ty levels.
Meat Anim<'..l Prices Up: Shc..rp il.;.creases in hog prices D.nd moderate upturns in cattl e , C<~lvc s, and s ::.,eep r <.cis od. the h :.dex f 0r meat .:.nimnls 7 poh-~ ts during the month ended l;;a rch 15. At 1 82 percent of t~"le August 1909-July 1914 av e r<'..ge, the index is n0w at the highest level f or ony month since June 1920.
Hog prices c 0ntinued to adv anc e rapidly d.uring the latter part of Febru<'.ry nnd t:tle first part of Mc'..rch. The avernge p rice rec eive d by farmers on March 15 was $12.34 per hundredweight, c.s compared "?ith $11.64 n. mont ~1. earli e r. On ~!k"..rch 10 the government ;:tilnOl.mc e d .':'.. p ric e cGiling on ctr essed hogs n...'"ld who l e snle polk cuts at levels r ep r esent i ng tne h ighes t p rices rec e ive d during t he period M::.rch 3 to 7,1942. The ceiling was not mn.de e ffectiv e, :nonever, Ulltil 1At:.rc h 23.
Cotton Lint Up Slightly; Ce> tt onseed Lowe r: A slight n.cl..vnnce in the price of cott on li n t ;::ore thnn of fset a de cli Ee in cott onseeC!. prices c.nd. the group index advnnced 1 po i:::1t fr0m Februr.cry 15 t o Ea.rch 15. At 1 51 pe rc ent of t he pre- t7orld Wnr I average, however, this group wn.s 69 poiP.ts ilig~1e r them a yenr earlier.
D.mestic mill c o nsu~tion of c ott on lint has cor.tinued at rec ord. l ev e ls s o far this yea.r with demnnc.l. for cot t o~ g ooc!.s stimulated !10 t only by hen.vy r:1ili tnry requir ements bu t nlso b;y increased ci vi li nn uses i n substitution for materials ordin'n.rily m.':'..de from i np orted fibers. Suppli e~ of cotton li:J.t nre being reduced by the high rate of consumption and the JD['.r ke t has nbsorb ed neo.rly 500,000 bnles of Government owned cotton since ~'ebru.ary 16. The Harch 15 ave rnge prices rec e ived by farmers of 18.06 cents per pound vms . 26 c en ts higher t hc.n a mor!th earli e r o..nd 8. 34 cents o.bove a year ngo.
Dniry Products Dorm: T~1e seaso:.:al cleclL1e in dairy produ.ct p ric e s tihich str-.rted L1 mid-Febru['..ry , follorring a 3-J:1onth pe ri od of relntive s t aoil i t y , c:.mtinued u:atil iio.rch . At 144 perc,:.1t of t !1e Aug1.1.St 1 909-July 1914 2.ve r age i n micl- Earch, the index of c.o.iry p r o cluct prices wus 3 :poL-~ts oel 01"! a month enrli e r, but 26 points nbove ivlv..rch 15 [\. yeo.r ;:>.go .
Egg pric es av er2.ge o. 25. 8 c ents ~x; r cl..ozGn on i.ic.rch 15 nt local faro mD.. rkets t J.1roughout t ~1e cotmtry. T;1.is ,ras only n.brmt n ce11t <:end t ::1ree-q.unrters l owe r than a montl1 enrli e 1, c.nd nearly ::1.ine ~:.tc~. 'Ue- hnl f c ents c.b ov e P. year o..go . De clh.es duriilg t he Don t :~ r .::.nged fro:.i 0 . 3 cent in :.-re st no rt h Ct:ntrcl St n.t e s t o 5.0 cents nlont; the South J~tlD.-11 tic Coc.s t.
Pric es p ,~icl by :ih'..rmers Up 1 Point
The gene r rli l evel of p ric es paio. by fa rners for com.wdi ti es continued t o rise during t :"le past mcnth, but on Ec.rch 15 '.'ras only 1 point hig:1er th<.'J.1 i n oidFebruo.ry. The inde x, a t 148 , hoHever , wc..s- 24 p oints up fr o::-; n ye o.r ago, o..ncl. the hig~'l.est since June 1930. Rct~1.o r gene r c.l <J.cl..ve.nces occurred. d.uring t he nonth in prices :-po..icl for f o"d , nad. clot!1i n::; in t::--~e fo.nily r.nin te nc,.nce g r oup sin ce Februo.ry 15, m1cl i n p rices of feecl {'Jlc1. seed i n t ~~1 o fariJproduction cntogory. Fe'\7 significant ch~:ses 2.ppeared in p ric es paiG. by fo..rners for other pt'oducts.
The ris e L1 feec. prices since J <'-"t1UD..r'.f 20 , '::~e~1 n p ric e c ei li ~1g ..,::as p laced on s pe cified s r no.es of fis ~1. me v.l :1lld [ti.1 i unl plcduc t feeds o.t l evels prevailing Jru.mnry 17, has b ee::.1 r.mci1 l ess pr :mou r; c od tl1D1: dt:r i ng t i1e 2 r.1onths ::9 r e ced.ii.1g t hG>.t elate. Th e 2- po int rise c:urLlt; L1e Donc.~ l encl.ed 1\~arc>. 1 5 r om.1.ltecl in n feed-price ii1ci.ex of 136 percent of t:.w 1910-14 .:.~ve rngc . .This was 7 poi:.1t s h i g:1e r th::-..n 2 1:1onths earlier, 19 po i Et s L!.bove t~1e l evel .') f nid-N ove!~1ber 1941, nnd 37 po ints above r.1iclt!inrch n year ago . It V!.::>.S t :1e his~1 os t feo c1.-price i 11cl..ox since July 1937. Brnn prices nvernged $2.01 per 100 pounds .:>vt loc nl ;:1.:-. r kets ':m iv!n.rch 15. T~1 is W.::l.S onlYTcents nore th;:u-. a mont h enrli e r, but 6Q c m: ts no"we t :G.e l evel of "- yea.r c..go.
(See r ever se side f~r Ge0rgia r eport)

GE:0f{~J;\ Cf~!J?

U. S. Depart ment of ~griculture Bureau of Agri_cul tural Econoi!lics

In Coope ration with

Georgia State College of Agriculture

#4 - 1942

Office of t he Agricultural Statistician

Athens, Georgia

April 4, 1942

u -f ") r ,..} "" J\

vr J'\\t.

~ \....JJ.\Jj

t"Jt~Y~

(As of Ap ril l, 1942)

GENERAL: Partial cessation during the last ten days of continued h e avy r a ins in some trucking s e ctions has permitted fairly ext ensive lat e plantings, a ccordi ng to the Geor gia Cr op Reporting Se~rice. However, seeding and growth of vege tab l e crou s in most uroducing areas continue to l ag b ecaus e of cold and too much moisture: Al l Geo r g ia truck crops are late. Little a sparagUs is b e ing cut be cause of cold, damp soil, and the few cabbage now r eady for h a rv es t from early f a l l ttings .s.r e stU~ i.n.....fields 'he.c>.US.e._Q low pJ.'iQ,s .

ASP~\RAGUS: Ship ments c ont inue unusually light in south and c entra l

Ge org ia due to the fact t hat col o. , wet beds have r e tarded asparagus g rowth. Sprouts

are just beginning to come through in the August a-Wa yne sb oro-Gnrfi e l d nrea . Under

normal concii tions p eruc mov ement will come April 15-30 n i th the en d of the hn.rves t

seas on

expect ed -

about

May

15 . 2"=,'!::::;'.

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-- c:: .~~ --: ...

;::~::::~! tl

LI MA BEA..~S : Pln.nting is underwny i n co :nme rci .:~l areo.s of all extreme south Geor g i a counti es .

SNAP BEANS: Heo.V'J r n.ir:.s hn.v e prevented completion of planting in south Ge orgia vthere a f ew <~cres of an<1p be.:ms r emai ne d to b e plc>n t.ed on Barch 1. Because of we t weathe r pla nting 'V<:.S done i nte r i!li ttently thr oughout I.brch a nd o..s a r esult some b eans ara sti ll being 1 l cmted , oti1e r s c omi n g up rl'i th a smal l percentage u p and three to four weeks old . These forced st .::.ggered planting s should result in a more evenly distributed supply of bec.ns du ring the c or:Jing hC'.rv e st s eason. In southeast Georgia wet ~Yen.the r has p e.rmi tt ed very littl e plc:mting in t he princi pal p roducing
a r eas o..row!d ;!<'yn e sboro , Cly o, .and Claxton .

CABBAGE: 'I'l1e unfa vorn-bl e vreat :~lt''r conditi ons h2.ve .~dverse ly affected

south Geo r g i a c n.bb"-6e gro.'.'th e>nd c ond1 ti on. Growe r s r ep ort s ome l owl <o.nd e.c r eage

u..round r.;oul tri e unde r wo.t er <~nd t he cr o:9 in nll a r eas is suffering from b elow

s ensnnetl t.e.mper .:. u r ""s ;-.nd toe mu.ch rci.n . l 1 .ii"'-" c c.b bage .fro:'!l eo.rly f o.l l settings

_ ~,

in T~omas, Br ooks , <'Jld Col cr..1.itt Coun ti es o.r e no-.: r eady for httrvest but r emain in

field.s ..bec nus e of lor. pri c ee . }To gen e rP.l mov emen t is now expe cted be fore mid-Ap riL

Plnnting i ntentions of cabb::tge gro c:e r s in north Geo r g i e. i ndicate 1100 acres for

1 942 -- 2 9 p e rc en t mo r e t l1rn the 1 941 hFcrv e ste0. o..c r eo.ge of 8 50 c.cr e s.

C.AHTALOu-:PS: Pl e..nt i r~g is nearing compl etion i n the comme rci o..l 2-r ee..s n.r ound Sy lVe st e r, Moultrie, Ca milln , !;!eRne , and Da i sy r.:.nd i s a t th e p eak a r ound Cordel e , Vi e nna, 2.11d P e rry . Firs t shipnen ts 2-r e expe ct e d about June 5-10 .

CUCID.ffiERS: Inabi lity t o p l .:mt because of the c ontinuous bad weathe r has
r e sulted i n one to three v;eeks delay in plant i ng . Reports i ndicat e t hat p r a cticall; nll of t he Clyo-Ri n c cn o.cr~li.ge i n .c 0ntr::1ct ed~.'f.o r p ickle-~ <:Ild a bi g pe rcent of t he Evans-T a.ttnal l County a creage n ill o.l so go into p ickling . Acc or ding t o g rowe rs cucu.rnb e r s a r e about 1 5 days l a t e in t he Edis on c omme rcio..l area r,rhe re some planting is still b ei ng done .

LET~UCZ: Unfo..vo r nble ~-re.:1.t he r ho..s r e t['l_rci.ed. l e ttuce growth but t he crop is othernise i ll good Crlildi ti on a..'lci cutti!lg shcul d be gen e r a l by mi d-Ap riL

P OTA'l'OES (IRISH): ::Oel o,- no r m2.l t empe rdures and ,-ret field s have so hamp e r ed planting ti1nt early o.r eas i n Effingh['j-~l , Ch a tham , Cook , nnd Be rri e n Counties are 10 to 30 dnys behi nd t he usun.l s chedule . Soi.'e sec ond p lr.ntings hc..ve been lost and the l os s . sustn.i n e ci.. fr01:1 s ee d r ot h.::.s been c ons ide r able i:i1 sco. tt e r e d se ctio:1s. f1ccordi n~ t o t he Ge or g i n Crop Repo r t i ng Se rvic e , the corr.ue rci c,l c::.creage of ec rly I r ish potatoes i n Ge or gia is i lldicate d to be 4000 o.c r es -- the same as 1941. The acreage d.ecren.s e in t h e Be rrien-C ook Count;~r c,rea is appar ent ly offs e t by sor:1e in-
creo..se i n the Eff i ne;h ru:1 , Chc,t ht.Ll, Br yan , nnd Bull oc h g r oup of cou.'l ti es .

'VAT E?.r;lELOns: P L~1ti Eg of ra elon~ i s ab out ov e r in south Geo r g ia whe re s eeding operati ons l<c..ve be en se rious l y h<.:....o.dic,:.pped by 1-reeks of the r:1os t discourn.gi n{; weather c onditions eX'_pe ri enc od. i n years . Wn terDelons a r e cor::ing up in Brooks, Thomas , Gr r.-,ciy , Col quitt, &"1<1 Mitche ll Counties . Movement usu~.:'.lly begi ns about J'.me 1 5 . I:rlfor r:w. ti on s e cursd o.bout r.:nrch 1 5 indicn.ted t l1n.t Geo r g ia gro1.1e rs i n t end tJ p l M t onl y 47, 000 ['.e r o s of vtate r r.1e l ons tl1i s ~re o.r COL!pc.r e d with 60 , 000 a cre s h ;--. rv es t ed l c:-.st ye;:,r . T."lis is a cl.ec r en.se of 22 pe rc ent fr oo the 1941 a creage .

(OVER)

(As of April 1, 1942)

ASPARAGUS: Continued cold weather in South Carolina has held the crop

back ,a'n.d

it
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SNAP B~S: Alab8.ma. snap bean.planting is late and very little acreage

has been . plant~d because of too much rain. In South Carolina frost on April 1 and

2 damaged early plantings in some localities. Planting is still incomplete in the

upper part of t h e Coast a i plain. Mississippi beans also suffered frost damage .

which necessitated some replanting and will probably delay volume movement a few

days. Picking from the young crop in the Florida Ever~lades should begin about

April 20 0-nd fr.on1..central and . nort h Florida areas about a w.eek later with heavy

movement fro m both a rea s in i.iny:. Louisiana expects planting to co;ntinue through

t he s econd week of Ap ril. Planting is under; way in North Ca rolina and Virginia.

CABBAGE: C<:1.bbo.ge ha rvest hns just sta rted in Alab<lliln. where yields are reported li ght, quality good, but prices unsatisfa ctory. South Cc.o.rolina cabbage continue in poor condition. Yi eld will be low <:1..lld no general movement due before . mid-April. Mississippi expects about nvero.ge yields with first movement coming April 20-25, reaching volume arou."'ld 1f;ay 1. Florida cl'..bbn.ge o.re getting scarce but shipments should continue fl'..irly h eavy to April 15. Louisiana cabbage o.re heading up small and no l a r ge movement is looked for before April 15. North Ca rolina cabbage have ~ade s atisfa ctory progress and shipments are expected to begin around Mey 1.
lower CUC~umRS: Because of excessive rains planting is incomplete in Alabama. Ir/ South Carolina planting is o.bout ended but continues in othe r areas. Light shipments have just sta rted from s outh Florida but in north Floridn the cucumb er crop is just coming up in Marion and Alo.chua Counties.

LETTUCE: Sout h Carolina r eports little movement to d.n.te but conditions f avorfl.bl e and generous supplies of gooo. qunli ty lettuce expected by mid-April. Offerings of Florida. lettuce duri ng April will be very 'light and come mainly from t he Evergl ndes. Arizona movement is a t peak in t h e,Salt River Valley nren.

ONIONS: Louisiana onions Rre doing well and good yields are expected with the bulk of the crop ready for market shortly after May 15. Texas reports the crop i n good condition e~d some li ght movement in ea rly April. Go od yields expected with sh ipments becomi ng heavy by April 20.

POTATOES (IRISH): In Alabama s ome recovery ha s been nk~de from the recem cold, wet weather damage . Considerable acre ~ge has be en r eplanted. On the acreage not replcnted st ands are unsatisfa ct ory. The South Caroli ~a crop is about ten days l a te but i n genera lly go od conditi on except for s ome acreage l oss because of seed rotting i n th.e ground. Mississippi planti ngs, C'..lreo.dy b ehi nd, WE? re f'IJ.rt ~er del ayed by ce>ld and frosts in l a te Harch. Suppli e s c ontinue heavy fro m l o ~er Florida areas. : I n n orth Fl orid.:., where shipments should be gene r a l by April 27 t he potnt o condi ti_on is go od. North Ca roli na pot a toes a r e now ge r mi nating nicely Qnd p r ospects poi nt t o ~ fairl y good crop. Tenne ss ee planti ngs were coopleted about April 1. Prospective f a r m l nbor sho rtag e and we t we athe r ha ve appa r ently r esulted in an a cren.ge r e ducti o fr om earli e r expectati ons.

TOiviA.TOES: South Carolina s etti:1g hns become genera l i n enrlier are as. In Mississippi t he past week has been cold but transpl anting t o fi elds v1ill b e rushed a s s oon ns weather wa r r:1s . Sooe plantings were d..:~.1'.:1.ged by rec ent c old ru1d fr ost. Suppli e s are movil1g i n volume fro~ l ower Florida. Bulk m-:>veoent will come in June f r on a cr ea ge no~ be i ng set in north Fl orida.

W.A.T:Bl..>t,::ELOl'TS: Up t r) April 1 very fe w Florida growers have stand.s of melons. In the l ee sbur g o.r ea s ane e;ro1rers have melons with runners but melons are just c omi ng 1.:.p i n northe r nn1os:t ,_cr;ru.nti es_.

D. L. FlOY:C Senior Agri cnl ':. u ro.l St a tistician

CLIFFORD SI MS Truck Crop St a tistician

~\fte r five d.,.'\YS r eturn to Unit ed Stat es Depart oent of ~\gricul ture
Bureau of !~ricultural Ec onomics 31 9 Ext m1sion Bu ilding 1\thcns, Geo rgia
OFFICIJ\L BUSi rmSS

Penalty for private use t o avoid. pcyment of post age $300

Jlr. Paul W. Chapman D'ean. Coll ege of Agri cui ture
wAethenl!st.eqG. a.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRictil..TUBE Bureau of Agricultural Economics

FARH EMPLOYMENT SLIGHTLY UNDER YEAR AGO

.April 16, 1942. UNITED STATES

There were 97,000 fewer persons employed on farms in the United States on April l this year than one year ago, and the index of farm wage rates was 28 percent higher than on April 1 le.st year, the U. S. Department of Jgriculture reported today.

~

The Department said the decreased employment was entirely in farm family labor,

T .owever, ana attricuted it principally to the delay in spring planting as a result

of U.Tlfavorable weather. Although competition from other industries for available

labor has also tended to hold down farm employment this spring, there was a slight

increase in t he number of hired workers on farms.

To me et the . s:P..arp c,ompeti.tion from. othel" industries, .farmers made mo.re than- the usual seasonal increase in fa.rm wage rates during the past month. The change in rates affected many areas. The ,.,abe index on April 1 climbed to 177 percent of the 1910-14 average and was 39 points higher than ~n April 1 last year. During ~~c~ alone, ,.,age rates jumped 10 points. This raised the index on April 1 of this year to the highest level recorded since October 1929.
FARH PRODUCTION CONTINUES HIGH

The sharp increases in farm ''-'El#:e rates appear to be holding the total number of hired farm \;rorkers at a little hie-;her level than a. year ago. Although this was insufficient to offset the decline in fnmily \>TOrkers, available data on farm production show substantial increcses in mnny lines over the high levels of a year earlier. Hare milk v1as produced in the United Stc.tes on the first of this month than on any other April 1 in the Nation's history. Eggs la.id per 100 hens reached the highest April 1 total since 1938. Livestock slaughter under Federal inspection at 27 selected centers during the week ended April 4 was 13 percent higher than in the corresponding week last year. Carlot shipments of fruit and truck crops were up 12 and 10 percent, respectively. Farmers now plan an increase of 3 to 4 percent in the total crop acreage over last year. These increa ses in agricultural production are being mfl.de, however, as a result of longer hours of \rork, and a general change in the farm work force to include more and more farmers' wives and children. Some needed maintenance work is being neglected and many less pressing tasks are being left undone.
SUPPLY OF FARH LABORERS DOWN
Aside from the w~ather, farm \.York did not appear to be hindered materially by other factors on April 1, although reports from crop correspondents indicated a supply of farm labor only 61 percent of nor!T'.al. This was about 14 points la\'Ter than a year earlier. The demand for farm labor \I'B.S reported by farmers t~ have averaged 98 percent of normal on April 1, compared "'i th 92 percent at this time a year ago. Relative to the existing demand, the sup~ly of labor available for farm work for the ;ountry as a whole ave~aged 63 percent of nor~.l at the beginning of this month and was lower than the supply-demand ratio of a yeo.r ago by 24 percent.
It is estimated that in 1941 the supply of available laborers for farm work averaged 11 percent less than during the period 1935-39 when farmers reported that the supply of faro labor was in excess of the demand.
With war production and industrial employment eXJ_r.nding rapidly, a further substantial reduction in the available supply of farn labor during 1942 is certain. Prelioinary indications suggest that the supply of availo.ble farm labor in 1942 may average about 10 percent less than in 1941. This, however, does not nean that ac~uaL faro enploynent ,.,ill necessarily sho\'1' a corresponding decrease in 1942 relative to 1941. During the first 3 months of this year farm enploynent was at approxi mately the same level as in the corresponding period a year ago, although the ava.ilable labor supply was substantially smaller. A decrease in the available farm labor supply of 10 percent would nean, however, that the 1942 supply of farm labor would be smaller than in any other year since 1918.
MORE WOMEN WORKERS IN AGRICULTURE
Returns fron the special farr:1 labor nail survey of over 41,000 farns in the United States on April 1, 1942 showed approxinately 13 percent of the total workers on these farns to be \iaoen. This is a r.mch higher percentage of female \'rorkers in agriculture than shown by the April 1, 1940 Census of E~~loynent, which reported only 1.5 percent of all agrtcultural workers to be wonen. The trend tow~rd greater ~se of fenale workers on farns appears to oe definite although the shift may not be
extensive on all farns as on those operated by l r-.bor reporters.

In the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, the Dakotas, 1'lashington, and ~regon as many c.s 20 percent of all agricultural workers \'lOre reported as wooen. This tendency clearly reveals the importance of farm wonen in the attainnent of agricultural production goals for 1942. So far this season the use of children under 14 years of age, except for ~he perfornance of incidental chores, has not been extensive.
(See reverse side)

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SUPJlLY OF FARM lABOR

(Percentage of normal)

New England

91.9

91;.6

78;7

68;6 S6;l

.52;4

51;.5

Middle Atlantic

9L2

90.8

80;6

67;3

57~1

52;6

52.?

Ee.st North central 94.7

93~4

86.9

73;2

63;.5

6Q;O

59;1

West North Central Sciuth Atlantic ~st. South. Central

95 .6 8?.5 . 88~9 .

95;0 86!0 B?l9

91.4 eo.8
84;3

79:7
70.2.
77.7

66;4 62.0 67;6

622 61.2 62.8

62.6 62.2
63.4

"'est.. South Central ,.ll2;6

Mountain .

99 .8

91~0
98'.8

85.3 91.6

78;7 83.3

66.5 67.8

64;5 62.9

69;8 63.2

- Pfi'cific . '

102.6

101.5

93.0

81.9

65.7

65.~

. 67.3

W.J.AND FOR F.ABM LA.OOR (Percentage of ~ormal)

1lew: England

. 8,6;7

bfd.dC.le Atlantic

. 82.4

.EQ,st North Central . 84 .8

Wii!st North Central 77.8

South Atla.."ltic

. ; 85.1

Enst South Central . 80.8 West Soutl). Central 72;1

M?unta.in Pacific

81.9 82.'7

87 .3 86";2
86~2
81.5 87.4
86.2 77. 8
82.5 85.8

89;9 88;2 89;7 85.9
S9.0
85.0 8-');6
~~:%

971 95.2
95~$
93;5 92.3
91.7 85.9 . 90.9 94.4

94.9
92;8 96;6 95.4 93.6
95.4 90;5
94.0 96.2

101.8
99;~ lOL
99.4 98.4 .
99.0 92;4
99.6 97.0

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FARM WAGE RATE~, :BY STATES, .APRIL 1, 1941 AND APRIL 1, 1942

--~----------------------------------- -------- ----

state

Per month,

Fer mcmth,

Per de.y,

-Fer day,, .

19w4i1th- -bo-aird42 -

-

1w9i4th1ou-t-

bToe9.4d2--

~

1 9w4iCth

bo<~ord
- -i942

-

- -

T9wtilth-o-u-t -bio9a4l;'2d -

-

- - - - - - - - - - ---------:--"DoT;- -ll'Ol-:-- -'IhT.--- Th"I.- ~ -"'bT.- --,:x;1-:--:--- !bT.-- --rE17 - ..-

Ma~

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34.25

47.75

53.50

70.25

....-- .

1.80

2.85

~.45 ' 3:35

}{.H .

32,25 47,50 57.00 76.00

2.15

2.60

2.90

3.40

Vt.

36.25 48.75 55.25 70.50

1.90

2.60

2 . 7 0

.3.35

RM.aru. .

38.50 42.oo

53.50 54.oo

6 8 ,00 67.25

89.25 88.75

1.85 2.4o

2.60 2.8&

2.95 3.15

3 .65 3.7o

- - - Cotm.
N.Y.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- - - 41.50
36.00

-

- - - - 56.00 48 .75

-

- - - 71.50
5<1,25

-

- - - - 89;75 70.25

-

-

- - - 2.15
1.90

-

- - - - 2.802.50

-

-

- - - 3.15 '
2.60

-

-

- - - 3.90
3.35

- -

N.J.

36.25 50.25 59.75 76.25

2.00

2.60

2.75

3 .45

-------------------------------------------------- Pa.
Ohio

29.50 30.25

37. 00 38 .00

46.25 43.25

60.00 53 .75

1.80 1.75

2.25 2.25

2 . 3 5 ~.20

2.90 2..._80

Ind.. Ill.

31.50 37.50

40 .75 18 .25

43.50 48.00

53.50 60.00

,1..65 1.85

2.10 2.45

2:05 2.35

2:65 3.00

Mich.

33.75 42.75 49.00 62.00

1.85

2.40

2.40

3:05

- W- is.--. -------- 35-.7- 5 --4- 9 .- 25---50-.5-0 --6-8.- 00----1.-65---2-.3-0 ----2 - .30--- ~3-.0- 0 --

Minn.

34.50 49.25 47.50 64.00

1.65

2.25

2.35

3.05

Io-.ro.

39 . 00 53;75 48 .50 65.00

1.90

2.50

2.45

3;25

!do.

25.50 33.50 35.50 43.'75

L20

1,55

1.55

2.00

N. Ia.k.
s. Da.k.

31. 00 33.00

48.50 11~.50

44.75 45.75

65.50 63.25

1.45 1.50

2.15 2.15

2.15 2.10

2.85 2.90

Nebr.

29.75 44.25 40 .50 57.50

1.45

2.25

1.95

2.80

~s..!.. ~ ;__ ____ _ !... .8..!..0Q __3.!?_.QO__ _!O..!..OQ __5~.z5___ _!._!0___2..!..l.Q ___ _!.~5- ___2..!..7.. _

Del.

28 .75 40 . 00 43 .50 57 .75

1.60

2.25

2.20

0 2. 75

Md.

30.25 36.75 43.25 54.00

1.55

1.95

2.05

2.50

Va.

24.00 29 .50 34 .00 42.0~

1.20

1.50

1.60

1.95

W. Va.N.C.

23.25 19.25

29.00 25.00

33.75 27.75

43.00 41.00

1.10 1.05

1.40 1.30

1.50 1.30

1.85 1.60

S.C.

13.50 18.75 20.00 25.50

.70

.85

.90

1.10

na.. . - KGye- .o r~gi-a ~------- T21S24- :..'222'- 555' -- . '221- "785..'- :22'r5o5- ' -- ~ 2300-..25-50 --"233-5987..- '705'500---- r1..o.-07o05---r1- ...:29m-55 ----r1..- .!93550----111-...726-500~-

<reim.

18.75 23.50 26.75 32.50

.90

1.10

1.10

1.40

Ala..

15.25 21.00 21.25 .29.25

.75

1.00

1.00

1.30

Miss.

15.50 19.50 . 22.00 26.75

.80

.95

1.05

1.25

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Ark;

18.00 24.00 2'5.50 33.50

.85

1.25

1.10

1.55

La .

16.50 2). .50 24.00 29-;SQ-

. 85

1.05-

1.10

1.30

Llk l a . .

22.50 30.50 32.00 42.75

1.10

1.55

1.45

1.95

Tex .

24.00 32.50 33.25 43.00

'1.10

1.55

1.40

1.85

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:Jont . --

43 .00 59 .25 - 62.00 -80 . 00 -

2.00

2.80

2.85

3.60

Idaho i~yo .

42.75 38 .50

59.50 55.00

5B.50 80.00 55.75 74.75

2.00 1.7{)

2.80 2. 50

2.55 2.35

3.50 3.20

,,:- lo.

33.50 44.50 49.00 65.25

1.55

2.20

2.10

2.90

.'i . Mex .

~0 . 00 39. 00 43.f?p 56.75

1.35

1. 95

1. 70 .

2.36

.o iz'.

37.50 54.50 57.25 75.75

1.55

2;25

2~15

2.70

:> ~~- .:- :_ ~ -

__ _:_ __ _

~ _

43.00 _!6..!..0Q _

-6~4-.Q0O0_

_

63.1.!..0.70~

_ _8S3l-.1755_ _ _

_2!..1~50-

~

2~75 _2~2~

___

~2..~60_5:.

__

_63~!10SQ

_
__

.;.:sh .

42.50 60 .50 64.50 89.25-

2.20

3.10

2.95

3~9.1

J.eg .



42.00 61.00 59.25 85.50

2.05

2.95

2.60

3.66

Calif.

.

52.50 68 .25 78 .25 97.00

2 .26

3.00

3.05

3.!t'

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UNITED STATES

-31.56 41.47 40.44 50 .90

1..41 1.83

1.70

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;~ ~ ?c r~ -_r 1J'!G ~ EJ~ '1-JCe

u. s. De;partment of A(;riculture

In Cooperation'.

Georgia State College

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

Yli th

of Agrioulture

Office of the Agricultural Statistician

Athens, Georgia

#5 - 1942

April 20, 1942

r U r r r ~tvrJ' <,.'...:"':.J Jf,) -rJ,...J.~

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(As of April 15, 1942)

GENERAL: During the past two weeks Georgia truck crops in all sections of the state have responded rapidl~r to plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures ?::'::'~~-c1::> f o:L:;_owed weeks of persi~tent wet weather . General light rains o:1 April 9-10 h~:; . e c..ffc,:.(l_ecl a:nple soil moisture. Asparagus is moving in volume from a ll com!D&J( -; a~ ::.:. eas and the harvest of lettuce and south Ge~orgia cabbage is g&ining mc ;nentu;n daily.
ASPA.."=l.A.GUS: Shipments aJ.~e ~leav~r and peak harvest should come during the period of .April 20 to Hay 5. Better than average yields of good quality asparagus c:>.rc ::\:jn orted from all producing areas.
SNAP B~~S: Beans are up to generally fair st~~ds in south Geor~ia and are l!OW :mclcing good progress as tl1e result of very favorable April growing weather which b .1s 2.l so permitted needed cu ltivation. Reports from Pelham, ~itman, o:..1d Thomc..n i. Ll e aree..s indic.J.te that t~e crop is a week to ten days late . . Spr:'.ng planted pc:::- r..:.._,c ~-n Ge orgie. is plc.ced 2.t 5, 500 acres CO!Upt-.red with 5, 000 harvested in 1941. 'J::1"..s is ax1 increase of 10 percent above l[lst ye2.r.
CABBAGE: Cubbage shipme nts continue ligh t but the present warm weather shc-ul0. r esult in rapidly increased movement. Full hnrvest is expected..between A:;:::J 1. 20 n.nd Mew 5. Reports from the Pelham section , where most of ~ha acreage is pl.<:..tcd ~o the Gold.en Acre .:md Copenhagen mn.rket varieties of cabbage, are that bu .'::.--: ;.:wvement from th.::tt c.creag e '.Vill come n.rounc. Eny 1. Prospective production of cc.. .l}fl.,St in south Georg ia this seas on is indic:-~.ted to b e 10,600 .tons from 2,650 acres .
Loat yenr south GeorgiQns harves ted 16,000 tons from 2,500 acres. This indicated
1 5 :oe rcent decrease in production from lr.st s e<J.son is due chiefly to the prospect of lo,_., y i elds per acre as n. res"L'.l t oi weGks of cold, wet weather this spring.
ClillT.ALOUPS: Due to the existence of favorable growing conditions the cantn.loup crop is c.dvnnci ng satisfactorily in all commercial early growing sections.
CUCm.:BERS: Plantings in most of the early counties were late because of r : :cessi ~? rn.ins at planting tim~ bu_t Wi tl1 reports indicnting normal StL?dS, plenty ~JI sunsm.ne, and a good season 1n the ground. the crop should reach the harvest stage 2.b out the usual time.
LETTUCE: Cutting is under wey in Bl"Jan, Chath..'U.a, Mcintosh, and Camden Counties.
ONIONS: Georgia onion condition end growth is good nnd if the weather continues favor~bl e growers expect to b egin ~1rvesting a crop of good quality,high yielding onions n.round May 10.
PIMIEl\lTOS: Inability to s e cure nn ample supply of cans for this season's p~ck, scarcity of desirn.bl~ labor, poor pl~1t prospe cts in some localities where transplanting is practiced, and bad weather which has delnyed seeding operations in those areas ~he re seed are pln.nted directly in the fields, are some of the Georgia grcmers 1 and processors 1 vrorries. Sor.1e c.J.nne rs report that they will use glass jars i"lhen the C[\.1."1 quo.ta. is exhausted . Transplanting should start April 25 to M.ny 1 in central Georgia. Peppers lr:.nted in fi lds a.re coming up in J)ooly and a~j_oining_ _ counties.
POTA~OES (IRISH): Potatoes are now lo ~king good in all early producing counties. The crop hi:'.S be en slow cor:1ing to n stnnd beC[!.USe of sor.:.e late pla ntings ru1d cold, '\"let rreather in Ikrch .
TOl-1.iATOES: In the principal producing c.rea around. P elham nnd Camilla some fields I'Tere s e t in early March but heavy rai:1s and c0ld wen.ther necessitated extensive replantings. Reports ind icn.te se ts are novr g rcning r2.pidly in the large pr'Jducing c ounties of Mitchell, C0lqui t t, Cool: , c.nd Gr<:dy. In southeast Georgia the . tomtoes in the Clc.xton-Gler~.nvill c area v1ere set one to tuo ':reeks later th..'Ul usual but are no~ m~{ ing e~cellent progress . Sone new ncreage, mostly for canning pur~ poses, is reported around McRne, Vi ennc. , Srndersville, and Wrcycross.
WATERNELONS: April weathe r hots been very favornble to i7aterL'1elon growth b south Georgia and to melon p lc.nting in the lor-re r centrd counties. Host of the plm1ting in centr<'.l and n0rthern arec.s rrill t c.::ke pl3.ce from about April 20 to May 10.
(OVER)

2 damaged early

April 15, 1942)

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!SPJL1AGUS: South Carolina 1 s crop is moving in volume with peak shipments

expected th e week of Ap ril 20. Yield per acre is some better than the two previous

years and quality is good. On thG Eastern Shore of Maryland asparagus is in good

condition and first cuttings are erpe ct ed ' to start about April 20.

SNAP BEANS: Heavy rains in the Pompano section of Florida on April 16-17 will hasten the finish of t h e season and shipments the last ~alf of April will come mainly fr om t he Everglades area \'lihere excess rains have also occurred. . Heavy ship-
ments are expected fro m all s ections of the state by May 1. In South Carolina the
early p lru1tings are up to n ormal stands in good condition but rain is needed. Mississipp i b ean s we r e :9lanted lat e r than usua l. Most :;>lantings are now up to good stands. The bulk of Louisiana a creage is up to satisf.:1ctory stand but wet we ather hQs delQYed cultivation end t he cron is later tha n usual. The 1942 snap bean acreagES in Al abr.tma n.'.1d Loui s iana. nre 11% and 6% ln.rge r tho.n last yen.r, while the ncreages in i:!ississippi n.nd South CJ.:'l.rolina show a de cline of 14% a nd 5%, respe ctively. It appears now that the Unit ed States acreage to be utilized by processors t his year will be n.b out 20% above the 1941 a cr ec~e used for this purpose.

CiillBAGE: Qua lity and size of c~bbnge tk~Ve imp roved in AlabD~ during the

pas t fifte e n days. Pen.k movement is expe cted in about thr ee weeks. Condition of

t he South Ca rolin~. crop continues p oor; light movement h..'l.s begun but will not be

ge n e r~:.l until early M<\Y M is s i ss i pp ~ ~ abb C~.g e will stn.rt moving .s.bout April 20 and

i.'

in v olume by Mc.y l. Be tt er tha n <'.Ve rn.ge y i e lds [1.r a in p ro spect. Shipments of cab-

bage in Florida during the first fifte en d~s of April tot a l ed ~bout 1200 ca rs by

r [til a nd truck . Pric es we r e low <md a con s ide rn.bl e p ortion of the crop \'mS left

unha rv ested . There b..:'..S b een some i mp rove ment in the mD.rket price and shipments are

showing an incre2.s e . Th is vrill be of short durntion s inc e t he r e is n. limited quan-

tity of good cc..bb nge l e ft . Pro spe c t ive p roduction in the compe ting stntes of Flori-

da , Louisiana. , it!is siss ipp i, North Ca rolina, South Cf'. rolinD.., ~d Georgia is placed

l'.t 88 ,500 tons t h is sen.so:1 comp!"'.r e d with 85 ,100 tons l a st year.

ONIO:NS: IE Louisinnn. t i1e cr op is o-rowi ng n ice l y nnd p r esent p rosp e ct is for n. good crop . Weat h e r :1ns been f avorab l e for harves tin g in south Texc.s. A large part of t he Text!S Co ...st a l Bend dis trict is i n ne e d. of r ni n and indicn.t ed. production mcy not mD..t e.ri o.liz e . Mo st of ' north Te xns r e c eived een e rous r ?.i ns the early part of Ap ril nnd t he crop hc:.s hlD..Cl e g ood pr og r ess .
POT~\.TOES (IRISH): Floridv. movem(;nt is on t h(; i ncreo.se at Ho.stings but '.'!ill b e li t;ht until the 11-eek of Ap ril 27. Th e enrl ~ c:s. ops a t Bunnell n.nd Fed e rr..l~ Point are oe i ng dug; go od y i e l ds a re r epo rt e d i n t hese a r ons. In Alnbama irregular st nnds a r c r epo rt e d in Be.ldv:1i n x.1d h obile Counti e s c s n r e sult of excessive r a L.1s. Repl ~n ting rm.s ext ensive a nd these n.r e coming up . i.iovement is expec t ed about May 10 t o 15 with ha rv es t l o.sting l oug(?r t h<'.n usuo..l. The crop i:1 South Co.rolinn. is about t en dc..ys l r:.t e but r ec ent weat he r has be en f l".vorable o?..nd c onditi on is fair to good .
TO!viATOES: I n };ii ss issi ppi some r ese tting of p lru1ts wn.s ne c ess n.ry fo llow- '--"" i ng frosts ab out April 1 but trnr,spl a n ting ho.s been p r nctica lly c ol!lpl e t e d . Be nefici n.l r c.i ns r.re r e r e c e i ved on Ap ril 9 D. l'ld crop a s a who l e i s l ooki ng good. Hen.vy r a ins hD.v e p rn.ctic c.ll~r wou nd up the Fl orid..".. sh i pments fr om Da de a.nd Browo.rd Counties. This l eaves Colli e r County 2.S t~e mai!l s rm rc e of t oi:iet oes f or lc..tter Ap ril. It will b e the first of l1k.y b e for e mov ement -;rill s t a rt n.t Nanat ee l:'..nd WnuchulD.. . Setting is n.b out complet e in the s outhe r nmos t p or t i on of South Ca roli na. [l,nd. the crop is in fair to good co ndition but n. s ;nnll e r a crenge i s ex"P ectecl .

WATERl>iELm:s: Fl oridn.""!rme l 0ns a r e m.:c.k::ing fair p rog r ess but l n.ter tho.n

usuo.l. Some b o..d s t nnds a r e. rep::u:I:ecl in i:..lc,b wnn. due to c ool ':'let weathe r. The::_crop

is ge n c::-nlly l a t e with h2.rvest ~e cted t o be hvo t o three weeks l ater thrm average .

In South Ca rolina pL:m ti ng is p_b.o.u.t c ompl e te n ith c..b out hD..lf of the a cr eage u P.-to a

stD..r!d n.nc\. in onl y fair C')ndi ti 0n .

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D. L. FLOYD Seni or .Agricu ltur::-.1 Sta ti stie i D.."-1.

CLIFFORD Sll\,;8 Truck Cr op St t:l.tistiti a n

Af ter fiv e dnys r e turn to Unit ed St n t es Depa rtment of Agriculture
Burec..u of :.gricu lturn.l Econ 0mics 319 Ext ells i on Building Athens , Geor g in.
OFFICIAL :B USI~ffiSS
l

Librarian. Coll ege of Ag riculture Athens. Ga. 'l'C Req

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GEORGIA CROP R~ORTING SERVICE

U. S. Department of Agriculture

In Cooperation

Georgia State College

Bureau of .~ricultural Economics

with

of Agriculture

Office of the Agricultural Statistician

Athens, GeGrgia.

April 21 , 1942.

GEC;I\G J;\ F;\I\}v) L;\ BO I\
(As of April l, 1942)

Despite the increasing drain on the supply of farm labor going to the armed forces and to industrial expansion for uar purposes, the farmers of Georgia and other states have been called upon for greatly increased production of certain food ~nd f ~~2 s and liv es t ~c~ prod~ts. _

It is apparent that for tha state as a whole a relatively short labor supply is avail:::1.ble although thP. situation varies bet\-.re en s e ctions and evon between farms within locali ti os, s ome farme rs hnving suf.icien~ labor at present for OXJl r.Jld~d ne e ds while othors r eport h aving to curtail oper-ations . The need \vill b~come more pronounc ed as t ho season advanc e s ~nd with the cofline of the harvest may b e come acute, espe cially in thos e s e ctions grovring unusUD.lly lnrgo ncreages of p eanuts for oil o.nd a bou t the usual a creo.ge of cotton . Peak labor loa ds for thes e crops largely ovor lap.

Fa rm unges sho\r n definite upturn n.s compn.red '''i th recent y onrs n.nd even ,.,i th th o p n st se:c r ~.l months .

SUPPLY OF LABOR: On Ap ril 1, 1942 corr espondents reporting to the Georgia Crop Repo rti ng Se rYic c of t h e U. S. Depr.rt::u:mt of Agriculture indicated that the str..t o supp l y of farm lnbor ,,m.s only 62% of tho d<Jmand - n current 63% of normal suppl~.r r eport ed compared Hi th lOli~ of nornal demand. This 62% of demn.nd is the lo\,rest on r oco ::-d and co r:rpar es vri th 7G~b report e d one year ngo, 93% i!1 1940, 99% in 1939 and 105% for the year of 1938 . It nenr.s t~~t farn 0rs a r e b eginning one of the most i r:rport n.nt crop producing ncn.sons i n their history Hi th a serious labor problem on t he ir hands nnd 0ne \"lhich nust be n et in the soundes t possible r.mnner . Reports indicn.t e t h n.t i::1 orde r to ne e t 1942 l)rocluction goals it \vill be n ecessnry to ,.,ork longe r hours and to us-e nore -f~::-r-nor-s-1 \'1-i ves fl.HCI.- ch ild-rcn :to.:r. .f.arn \'lork. Farners hn.ve no.de ronarknole progress in t he use of l n.bor nnd equipnent during the pn.st severnl de cades but gren.ter effici ency ,,rill b e n oc ossnry under vmrtine conditions .

FARVi WAGES : The f a rn wage rntc l evel wo..s the highes t April l average since 1930 . Repo r t e d avernge r a tes iJo ro n.bout 26-28% n.bovo the -corresp onding figure of
n e . yen.r o.go 1:'.nd 35-40% hi 6hcr than i n 1940. Cor:rpnrisons ,,Jith the 5-ye ar period J.937-4l sho\v nbout t he snne increases as with 1940. Current fi gures with conpari sons bnck through 1930 are shOim in the followi ng tnble.

GEORGIA FARi-1 WAGES ~ORTEn ON APRIL 1-1930 to 1942 ..

Ye a r
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936" 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942

the Month

Wi

vii thout Bo nrd

$ 17. 75
12.75

$ 26.00
19 . 25

9 . 00

13. 50

6. 75

10. 75

9.25

14.50

10. 50

15. 25

10. 50

15.75

12. 50

18. 50

12. 25 12.00

17.75 17.50

12. 50

18. 25

11. 25 18. 25

20. 25 25 . 75

]3 the Dav

With Bo nrd \vi.thout ] onrd

I

$ .95

$ 1.20

. 70

.95

. 50

65

. 40

.55

. 55 .60

.s7o5

. 60

80

65

. 90

. 65

. 85

. 65

. 85

. 70

. 90

. 75

. 95

. 95

1.20

PLEASE NOTE: Tho Go,rernr1ont is n tt cnp ting , through the U. S. Er:rploynent Sarv ic e , . to h e lp . farners cont nc t nny sui t nol e lnbor that nny be tw~ilnbl e for fo.rn . n~eds. Thin ncency hns nu:w rous off ic es ove r the sk.tc n.ncl stf'.nds rendy to co-
o:O e r n.te 'trith ai1Y far::o r i n n eed of l n.bor. If y ou do not know tho location of your loc[l..l off ic o sec your Coun t ~' Agent \rho ,_,rill b e glnd to contnct t -he nearest enploynent office f or ~rou . Full infornr.tion ns to t h is servi-ce cnn nlso be obtained by
writing - Hr. E. A. Adnns , Sto..t e Director ,'Ill'_ U. S. Enplo;;rnent Se r vi ce, Atln;nta, Get>rgin.,

ARCHIE LANGLEY-

a

~ss ocir'.tc A.;;ricultur~i Stnisticio.n

.D. L . FLOYD., _ Senfo-r A.gricul t"ural Stati...q;t..ician -

1.

(See othor side)

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.,.. .
FARM .LABOR SUPPLY ~ . PERCENTAGE OF DEMAND 1} FOI( GtORGiA '.
April 1, 1918 to April 1, 1942

Percent

0

30

60

90

120

150

' 180

.

191~
1.920

1---+-----+-=--cI:--+:.:. --

-

,

1921 1922 .. 192 3 1924 l9Z5
1 ~36
1fJ?. ?
H ::? 8

J
I J I
i
l I
J

1 ~..:":9

1530

193 1

1832 1933

-------4-------~------~~----4-----~+---~l r

:

1934

J

1935

J.

1936

I

193? .

!

I

r------~-------+~----~

1833

I=? 1839

--+------+---r---=tr 19<.8

.
J

141. 1942

.

II I

l l When percentage is below 100, this does not necessarily .indicate a shortage of labor in areas where farmers have ordinarily had pt their disposal more than 'tofas necessary to handle current crop output.

GEORGIA - WAGE . RATES PER DAY WITHOUT BOARD; PERCENTAGE INCREASE FROM
. JAN. 1 TO APR.l,l942, AND FROM APR.l,l941 TO .AP.R.l, 1942

\ I.
-r:I. 18
25
\ r \

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22

Districts shown are Crep Reporting Districts and NOT Congressional Dl !3tricts.

8 24

~fl~

VII.

VIII.

5

11

35

34

State ( 9 ( 25
UPPER FIGlJ.BES -JAN. i TO APR ..1. 1942
LO\VER FIGURES -APR.L,i941 TO APR. 1, 1942 . .
11 1

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

U. S. Department of Agriculture

In Cooperation

Georgia State College

Bureau o: Ac ricultural Economics

with

of .Agricul~ure

Office of the A,gl'icultural Statistician

AthE?ns, Georgia

May , 1942

FARE PRICE R..."GIPORT AS OF APRIL 15, 1942

Prices reported on April 15 for most Georgia farm products either continued the rise that has been taking place during the past year or were unchanged from the report of March 15 . Several items - whoat, Irish potatoes, eggs and milk wholesale showed average prices slightly under the previous month , but all products were well above one year ago .

Nca~clcl:<fa!'m- p-r-0-d:~t.s-s.hol!l-e.d....pl:.iz.es ms:tdeJ:;ately- :!;_o heavily above those of the parity period, 1910-14. Comparisons in percent of that 5-year average arrayed in order of rank are: beef cattle, 235~b; veal co.lves, 234%; cottonseed, 215%; milk CO\ITS, 1737h; cotton, 155%; . hogs, 151%; chickens, 141%; milk wholesale, 135%; peanuts, 132%; eggs, 126%; butter , 118%; s\,.eet potatoes, 111%; Irish potatoes, 109%; and corn lOB%. Commodities running below the 5-~ear average are: wheat, 95%; apples, 89%; hey, 68%; and horses, 62%.

PRICES RSCEIVED BY F.A...mi.ERS APRIL 15, 1942, WITH COMPARISONS

COMMODITY M.'D
.UlfiT

GEORGIA

I

April 15 Ave. 1910-14

!
I

Apr. 15 1941

Apr . 15 1942

Apr .1942
1Aovoe f.
1910-14

WCohrena,t, bbuw. .

~

Oats, bu.

Irish potatoes, bu -~ .

aweet potatoes,bu.$

otton, lb.

~

Cottonseed) ton

Hay (loo~e ,ton

1.25 . 91 .67
1.19

1.00 . 75 . 58 . 95

I . 95
12 . 8

.95 10 . 9

26.00

32.60

18 . 33

11.90

1.19 ' . 98 .67
1.30
1.05 19 . 9 56. 00 12.50

95

108 100

-

109

111 155 215
68

UNITED STATES

Apr . 15 Ave. Alr.l5
1910-14 941

. 89 " . 63

.76 .62

. 41

.35

.69

.57

Apr . l942 . %of
Apr.l5 Ave . 1942 1910-14

1. 00

112

.80 127

;s2

127

1.16

168

.97

.98 1.02

12.4 10.4 19.0

105 153

23.29 25 . 88 43 . 90

188

12 . 16 8.10 11 . 13

92

:.u..

tb

t B::e~e?f~ca1Ft~le ~, cuwt . ~
Veal calves, cwt .

",GO
3 . 92 4.48

?.?n
6 . 80 3 . 50

11 .SO
9. 20
10.50

151
2~;s .
234

Milk cows , head

34;66

44.00 60.00

173

7.71 8;16 13.48

175

0.(0

0. !55~ f - W;?f-

187

6.80 9.86 12.22

180

49.40 67 . 80 86.90 176

Horses, head Mules, head

* -160.00
$

98 . 00 lOC. OO 146 . 00 162.00

-62

Chickens, lb.

12 . 8

15.7

18.1

141

Eggs, doz.

17.6

18 .1

22 . 2

126

140-.40

69 . 70 80 . 20 89.40 102.40

-57

11.8 15.7 18 .4

156

16 . 6 19. 7 25.6

154

Butter, lb . Butte(fat, lb.



-24.6

24 . 0 25;0

29.0 32.0

-118

Milk wholesale)

.per 1001/t

$

2.40

2 ;85 ll 3;25

135

25.1 29 . 2 33.9

135

25;9 32 . 6 37.0

143

L47 1;92 })2.38

162

Apples, bu. Cowpeas, bu.

$ $

-1.68

Soybeans , bu.

$

-

Peanuts, lb.



5.3

1.20
1.70 2 . 40

1.50 2 . 30 2.60

--89.

3. 6

7.0

132

-1.18
-

1.06 1.41 1.49 . 2.02 1.07 1.76

-119
-

5.0 3.6 6.2

124

];} Preliminary

ARCHIE lANGLEY Associate Agricultural Statistician

See reverse side

D. L. FIDYD Senior Agricultural Statistician
In Charge

After five days return to United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgi a
OFFICii~ BUSI~~SS

Penal ty for private use tQ avoid payment of postage lj;3()()

lllss. Nettie: K. Reese. Librarian,

State Colle_ge of Agri .,

Req .

Athena, Ga.

. .;

has been .

UNITED ST.ATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Bureau of Abricultural Economics
Washington, D. c.

.. ......--..... _ _ -- -~ - ~. 1942

FA..~i PRODUCT PRICES FOR THE J.!PITED STATES AVERAGE 99 PERCENT OF PARITY

Continuation of local market increases in prices of meat animals, cotton, and fruit during the month ended April 15 ltfted the general level of prices received by farmers to 150 percent of their pre-World War I level. Prices of commodities bought by farmers also advanced a..-1.d the ratio of prices received to paid was 99 percent of parity. Department of Agriculture officials pointed out, however, that th ~ general average of prices received by farmers may be lower now than at mid-month irr-' vie"'' of subsequent downturns in prices of '"hea't and some other grains.

The general level of local market prices received by farmers for agricultural

co ~modities rose 4 points dt~ing the month ended April 15. Advances recorded in

p ~ices r eceived for cotton, fruit, meat animals, and poultry more than offset de~

clines in P.ricas of rains an dair ~rod ct



The advance in cotton and cottonseed amounted to 7 points. Meat animals were up: 10; fruit, 7; chickens and eggs, 1 point. Grains declined 2 points. Dairy . products \>!ere down 2. All major groups except cotton, meat animals, and t!Uck crops i.'lere still below parity.

The general l evel of prices paid by farmers for commodities bought on April 15 was 151 percent of the 1910-14 average. This wns 1 point higher than on March 15, and 27 points higher than in mid-April last year. Slight advances occurred in prices of commo(li ties us od for boch fa.rnily maintenance and for farm production.

FERTILIZER PRICES UP FROM LAST FALL: The index of prices paid by farmers for

fertilizer as indicated by April 15 r eports wns 111 percent of the 1910-14 average.

This wns 7 points nbove the level of last September, ( the last month for which data

are available) and 15 points above the mid-April level a year ago. Greatest in-

creases occurred in prices of nitrogeneous materials with only minor upturns record-

ed in prices of phosphates and potash carriers. Mixed fertilizers averaged about

21 percent higher than a year ago.



MEAT AHIHAL PRICES UP SF.ARPLY: Local prices for all types of meat animals. advanced during the month ended April 15. The index of meat animal prices reached 190 percent of the 1910-14 avere.ge, the highest level since September 1919.. Hogs were up about 96 cents per 100 pounds at mid-month and reached the highest levels in 22 years. Cattle and lamb prices were up about 45 cents and 20 cents a hundred, respectively.

The price of beef cattle averaged $10.71 a hundred weight on April 15, 1942,
a compared with $10.26 a month earlier nnd $8.55 on April 15, 1941. This was the
highest pric'e .recorded in 23 years.

COTTON LINT UP A CENT - COTTONSEED LOWER: The April 15 average price re-
ceived by farmers for cotton lint averaged 19.03 cents per pound. This represents .an increase of .97 of l cent since mid-}~~rch. The strong demand for cotton goods for military and civilian uses continued since mid-March as the Navy Department announced requireoents for 15.4 million pounds of cotton duck through the remainder of the current year in addition to the advance orders alrea~ placed. Mill stocks on March 31 were the largest on record for thnt date since 1913; but in view of the high record rate of con'sumption, current mill stocks are somev1hat smaller relative to requirements t~~n in several years.

Cottonseed prices continued the deolin~ e~arted in mid-March and on April 15, f~xmers were receiving $43.90 per ton, compared with $44.18 in ~~rch and $25.8~ a
yea,r ago.

CHICKEN P~ICES A LITTLE HIGHER: Prices received by farmers for poultry products changed little during the month ended April 15, with increases in chicken prices more than offsetting slight declines in prices of eggs. The price of live chickens on April 15 ,..,as 18.4 cents a pound, compared with 18.0 cents on March 15; t u rkeys 19.8 cents a pound, compared with 19.9 cents a month earlier, and eggs 25. cants a dozen, compared with 25.8 cents in mid-March. Receipts of dressed poultry e.t four important r:1arkets were down about 5 percent from the 4 preceding_weeks and a'\J.)ut 4 percent lo\ver t han in the like period last year. Receipts of eggs at thes r&,.!.~kets, ho,,rever, increased about 32 percent during the past nonth but were pract cr..lly the sa.TJe n.s reported a year ngo.

DAIRY PRODUC~S DECLiliE LESS THAN USUAL: Seasonal declines in .wholesa1e

prices occurred generally througho11t the country, and it was estimated that farce

r eceived an everage of about $2.38 per 100 polli~ds for milk sold during April. Thi

was 10 cents less than -for sales during March, but 46 cents more than in April

An inc~ease of six-tenths of a cent in the price of farm butter during the month

raised the price in mid-April to 33.9 cents per pound. This was 4~7 cents above

level of a year earlier.

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Offi.ce of the Ag ricultural Statistician

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Athens, Georg ia

May 5, 1942

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(As of May 1, 1942)

GENE5.A.L: Ge org ia vege table g r owe r s ar e greatly concerned over the .:tdve rs e e f fe ct t h at cool Ap ril ni ghts and three weeks of clry weather have had on s outh Geo r gi a truck crop s. Ap ril rainfal l for the st a te was far below normal. Ec-,rly snap b eans and. cabba ge h a ve r eached a critical st a ge an d growth of other v ege table crops is a lmost at o.. standstill. Except for e. light tonnage going ~o canne r s , t he Ge orgi a a s par a gus s eas on is D.bout ove r a nd l e ttuce sh ipments a re on th& d-ee:i:ne . Ct.tbbag ha rve st is g ene Fa l r.nd s no.p b ean movement will b e gin around :.iey 8 .
ASPA'.tAGUS: Exc e pt for c. f et1 scatt e r ed c r nt e s going to fresh markets and s ome li ght t onnr"..ge f r om c en t r ;:l Geor gi a oe ing t oke n by ca nne rs, the Ge orgia asparagus s enson i s ove r. Unfa voro.bl e Hn.r ch weat he r r e sulted in a l a te harve st neason which wo.s cut s~1o rt ;;.ilen g r to. ss f ro m Illi no is, M<.'lr y land, n.nd New J e rsey bego.n to r each mr->.r ke t s . P r i ces hav o b een dis nppointing .

SNAP BEA".l'S: Thf.' sn.:tp b e.:.m c r op i ::; showing the e ff e cts of three weeks of dry we.:tthc r which h a s <-'.1ro~.'. d.y dolrwe d th~~ h nrvGs t d[~t e and re duc ed t b.e y i e ld outl ook . Li ght p icking s houl d b egin a r ound Ecy 7 in the Q.ui tmnn- Bar ,-vick-Doe run-P e lhrun n r ea with peck movemen t expe ct ed in a ll ef.'..rly l oca liti es 1i~'Y 1 5-30. Canne ri e s, off e ri ng pric es nell D.bove t ho s e pn.i d. in p r evious yen r s , n.r e e xpect e d to t2ke n
sub s tantin.l p1.1.rt of this ne.:tson ' s p roclucti on .

CABBAGE: As n. ' r es u lt of we t, col d. Februn.I';ir- Mo..rch we nthe r f ollowe d by u nseasono.b l y cool ni ghts nno. insuffici ent mois t urG i n April, n. l a r ge p e rcent of t ho Georgi n. on.rly cabbage production i s :n..mni ng t o srn<'..ll h en.ds. Heo.ds a re firm ~ .nd of good edi b l e quality bu t t l1o eo. rli e s t cutt ings o..r e not g r !"tding s o.tisfo.ctorily b ocnu se of s i ze . Suppli es nr e n ow movi !1:: i !l fair v olume from south Gc orgi n. produc ing o.r ercs.

C.A.'N'l'ALOUPS: ~I i gh pennut goo..l s wi th .:1 gunr an t eed p ric e for p'eanuts h n s c au c- ed fl. ~:mb s t nnt i .:tl redu cti on bel ow 19 41 in t h l s year 1 s c n.i"1t n.l oup p l rmtings. Unfnv Jr ,-:;..bl e mois tur e cono.i t i nn i n t he S;ylv es t e r-Pe l hnrn-C or de l c o..r en has sl owed ccnt al o tp g r owt h . Movement will oogi n .:-.r ound June 1 5 .

CUCUlviB::;;RS : Conditi on hns de cli_n ecl n oti ce<"..bly b e c<".u se of drJ weD.t he r. I ndica ti o;ls o..r e thr'.t mo st of t ho p r oducti on will b e t nken by pick li ng conce rn s . A r r r eJ. i mhw.q os t hnt e of p l nnt i ngs i n Geor gio.. f or fresh mnr ke t i s p l n.ced o.t 1150 \ : .c r es c ompo..r e d 1'ri th 1 200 l o.s t yen.r.

PI MI ENT OS: Repo rt s fr om Geo r gia. can ne rs i nd icat e t hn.t t hey '."Till h a ve n.n ampl e s upp l y of c ~ nt ai ne rs fo r t h i s seas rm 1 s pep pe r pack. P oo r s t a nds b e ca us e of dry Ap ril rrenthe r .'!..r e r epo rt ed i n t he Ame ricus-Pi nehurst-Vi enn<'. s e cti on wh e r e the seec1. o..r e u su <1.lly pl o..nt e d d.irectly t o fi elds . Se tti:1g s t a rt ed i n c entrnl Gto r gin n.r ec.s i n l n t e Ap ril. Lo.ck of s oil moi stu r e has del n.ye d trM s p l o.nting ope r n.tions.

POTATOES (I RIS H) : A IU.."tr~ce d rni nfnll de fi c i ency duri ng Ap ril in the early p r odu cing po t o..t o C''1.Ult ies h.:ts given t he c r op n se ri ou s se t-b n.ck nn d unl e ss r a in is r ec eive d r.oon l ow y i e l ds o.nd o.. s}:w rt c r op '.ill r esult. Suppli es will hnrdly move from t he Sa v mmr>,.b.- Spr irtgfi el d or .A6.e l- Nr.tshvill e s e cti ons b efo r e iviey 20.

ONIONS: Geo r g i r'.. hr'..s 2. c omp:--.r n.ti vely l a r ge oni on ( dr y ) a creage t )1is ye n.r. Mos t of t j1o o.c_r ea_e;e i~ P.Jc.nt e d t o t~1e fl a t Be rmud<<. v~'.ri e ti e s ;-ri t l1 ye ll ow5> slightly i n p r edomi nnnc e . Hn.r ves t r:ill s t ;.:t't tn b ot h t he Vidn.lin-Hn.zl ehurs t n.nd-, EdisonCuthb e rt-S hellman nreas nbout i 'iu.y 10-15 end s l1i pments \7ill c on ti nu e to r..r ou.11d June 15 .
TOM.i\TOES: Tomnt oe s L'.r c need.ii1g r a i n but t he crop outlook continues f a v ornb l e . Cnnne r i ,c shn.ve contrn ct e cl ['.. s ubs t<.:tn ti n.l a crenge i n b ot h s outh n.1. 1d centra l Ge :J r g in ~'.nd ex1)e c t t o t ake ;-. l n.r go additi onal t onnage t h r 0u bh op en mn.rk e t purchas e s aft e r the g r een Ylr np movement i s ov e r. P i ck i ng in t b.e P e l hrun- .Adel n.nd Cl o..xt onGlonnvi l le shi ppi nb are.::>.s v:ill beb i i.!. a b out BD;! 25 '7i t J:l p r oduc ti on in vo lume by J un e 10 . Tomat o p l ~:.nt i ng L1 Geo r gin. fo r f r esi:1 c0nsu mption t ;1is ye a r is e stimn. t e d t o be 4800 n.cre s . This is n doc r e r se of 8 pe r cent fr om t h e 5200 harve s t ed l a st seas o~1 . ho\-reve r, it sh')ul d be r1 -:.t ocl t hat t l1e c. c rcage f nr canni nG purp os es g r eatly ii:.cre::.sed. .
WATERl.::ELOFS: W.::'.t Gr m.:;l ons Fi ll b e l on.ded a r ou nd J u ne 1 5 i n t he extr eme sou-!;; he n1 count i es ';f t he s t ate . Tl,.,.e J: nr.~;e c-crea,m d.o crcn.s e fr om l as t year i s ge n-
e r,n.l l~7 n.tt ri but e d t o a ,-; rc d:tl~r i :~, cre n.so d\)e(;.nut ~c r e n.ge o.s o. l'esuH 0f 19112 goals
s e t b;r tho :?ecle r e'-1 Stn.t c; ihr Boe.r o. n)lCL t'o t he feel i :.1g nrann.:; s ome g r m7e1 s t~at t he re mny be trEtnspo r tati on di f fi cul .ties i n t h e wr.~ of r a il wrw c e.r nn d c:u t o tire s ho rt2.ge~ a t shi pp i Lg t i me .
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ASPARAGUS: Except for some movement to canneries the South Carolina shipments will end about May 10. Cutting began April 20-25 in ll.aryland, Delaware, and New York.

SNAP BEANS: AlabaJ!I.a snap bean condition is fair and with some rain a light movement

will be gin around May 10. Shipments have increased from centra.l and lowe:- Florida, and picking should. start in n orth: Florida the week of May 4. Early plantings are nearing the bearing St8{~ in South Carolina ana good yields are expected with first pickings about May 12. louisiana bean~
are now blooming freely but need rain badly. Some movement will be underway around May 11. ~

is novr shipping heavy from the Lower Valley. Most Mississipbi bean areas are dry. Shipments are

tr:::J expected about May 18. First pickings will come about June 1 in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware w "

New York.

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CABBAGE: The peak ~ovement of cabbage has been reached in Alabama and the season will come to a close about May 15. Size, quality, and price have been unsat1sfactory. Florida.

cabbage sh ipments are nearing an end. The entire South Carolina season has been unfav~rable.

Move'ment is underway with lo''' yields but improved prices during late April. It has been too dry for Mississippi cabbage . ~d y ields will suffer unless r~in comes soon. Shipments should continue through mos~of !~y. Frice s to growers are not sat isf~ctory. In North Carolina the cabbage need

moisture badly but some li ght cutting has a lready beg\4"'1 With improved prices tho louisiana

movemEmt bec~e heavy but supplies a r e novt diminishing. Virginia ''nll have a few cabbage ready

for market b y May 15.



CA.~TALOUPS: South Carolina cantalouns are in fair to good condition but need rain. North Carolina pla."'ltings have not been completed because of dry vJeather while Texas cantaloups have received good r a ins and so~e movement will come in l~te Nay.
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CUCUMBERS: Alabama: cucu1nbers are l a t e ;md in need of rain. Movement vrill begin the latter.part 9f May. Sh~pments a r e hea~J' from most Florida areas but picking of the north Florida crop vTlll not beg1n unhl about M.,y 20. Unfavorable weather has delayed South Ce.rolina cucumbers.
However, they a r e now making good progress and first pickings are expected about June 1.

LETTUCE: The South Caro lina shipping season b'1.S b een cut short by tip burn and slime
but light movement may c ont inue through the week of May 4-9. Season prices ~rere fair to good on

the whole, North Carolina movement began the last "'eek in April .

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ONIONS: louisiana on ion cor~di tion points to a good yield this year. Harvest of tha Texas early onion crop is under v-ray in prQ.Ctically all d~s.tricts and a s shipnents from the earliest acreage decline around mid-11ay the north Texas - crop will be co~ing into production. Sufficient Moisture has been received i n l'lll are:ois and fn some sections the north Texas onions have be en d~aged by ha il and excessive r ~in s.

POTATOES ~IRISH): Foor stands in Alabama have result ed fro m heavy rains a~d cold

weather i n early spr1ng . Fresent c onditi on is good but rai n s are needed within the next few

days to i nsure a fair crop. Florida shi:Qments vn ll continue heavy for three weeks. It is esti- ;

1'!\ated that about one-thira of the north Florida cro_p had been dug by May 4. South Carolina



pote.toes deve l oped satisfact0rily un t il l a t e April when the dry vreather slowe (t :progress. Digging

is expected. to begin ~b out l.hy H. 1:!orth- Carolina r eports sta."'lds gene rally satisfactory a.'1d fa.it

to good yields expected. Miss issippi e xpe cts shipments fro~ ~.hrion Cnunty to start about Mny 20 ,

TOMATOES: Florida tomato shi pr.~ents fro!". areas no rth of Ft. Fierce 1rill begin abo'L.t

May 4, becor.-,ing heavy around llay 15 and reachir.g p,;ak May 18-30 . I n South Ca rolina, which re ~

ports 13 percent l es s acrease than i n 1941, to~atoes a r e now l"'aking fa1r progress. North

louisiana expects ~over;ent 1n early June. The Mississippi toMato crop is late but rtaking good

progress. A general r a in is needed i n the rnair- producir.g area.

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WATERMElONS: A much li ghte r c om!lerc ial acreage is the prospect in Texas. Harvest
from the fir st produc ing sections vrill start i n ear ly June and production shouTcrbe in fairly good volune by June 20. Alabama waternelons a.re late, but condition f9.ir and a li ght l"'OVel!lent now expected nea r June 15. !'resen t c or-dition of the Flo rida Melon crop is good . 'Ihe first car should l"'OV.e from le e sburg ab out }!,ay 20, fr oM Lhre Oak, Trent on, nnd Newbe rry areas about June 10 and from liiadison and Graceville sections a fer.r days l a ter. South Caro lina waterr.~elons are i n
fair to good conditi on but are needing r a in. I n North Carolina some !'lelons are coming up but planting is not yet completed. The Mississippi crop lS t wo :~eks late . Dry vre ather is retarding gr owth and . it \'rill be July l before shipnents start.

D. L. FIOYD Senior Agr icultural Sta tistician

CLIFFORD SIMS Truck Crop Statistician

After five days return to United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural EconoMics 319 Extensi on Building Athens, Ge or gia
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UNITED STATES DEPARTl..ffiNT OF AGRICULTURE Bu:ceau of Agricultural Economics ivashing ton, D. C. May 14, 1942
Q:_El'TERf\..1 CROP REPORT FOR THE UNITED STATES AS OF MAY l, 1942
On 1~~, l crop prospects on the v.rhole se emed above average except in a few States. During .A:-tJ ril crop growth in a large eastern and southeastern area v.ras retarded by uns eas onally dry weather. Farther v:est frequent rains with local floods and storms r p.ave delayed farming operations over a lart;e area that stretcl1es more than a thousand ' mil e s from central North Dakoto. to central Texas and bends \'lestward in the middle to cover t h8 form e r 11 Dust Bowl 11 In both areas a raturn towards more normal weather \1ould furthe r improve the national crop prospects.
WilJTER iVEEAT: The indica ted production of winter \'/heat is 646,875,000 bushels, 3.6 p ercent less than last year's crop, but 13.6 percent above average.
The p ro duction n,llows for wheat ho.rvcstnd from volunteer acreage which is expected to be large this year in Kans as ::1.nd. parts of adjoining States. Remaining for har..: v es t ar e - 36,319, "000 :lcTcs, o.pproximn:t-ely 8 pe-rcent-l e ss thnn last year, even with the much g r eater r ~ duction in se ede d acr e~e .
OA'I'S:(Southe rn Stat es ): Th e Hey l condition- 58 p e rcent- is 10 points b el0\'1 av er ase and 23 points b el0\'1' Hey l last year. Prospects.
~r e that t h is year 's p rocluction of o nt.s tn the Southern Stntes will l;le materially b elo v.r the 10-year a v e r age . In Texas ['.nd Oklahomn , druno.g e by "g reen bug s 11 is caustng .ext e::tsivc lo ss . There was excessive moistu::.e in the oa ts producing districts of Okla homa , but a bout n no:::mal amoun t in Tex as . Th e se Sta t es h ave woll over ho.lf the ncr eo.ge of oats in the enti re South. In North Carolina, South Carolina a nd Georgia, t .'h e oo.ts ne e d r a in. Far me rs i n t hes e St ntes ar e r eport ed to havo se eded 58 percent of t heir oats l ast fall n.nd winter - continuin[. the tr end a...,.ra;r from spring seeding.
EAPLY POTATOES.: The condition of early Irish potato e s in the 10 Southern States and Californic. on r1D.y 1 \vo.s 78 :9 c rcent, slightly b e tt e r than on April
1, a n d equnl to t h e 10-y enr ( 1930-39 ) av e r age .

N.C. S.C. Ga.
Fl~.
Ala .

63

90

71

1,938

3,167

2,642

63

88

72

1, 424 gj 4,095

3,650

62

85

76

5 ,177 ?.} 7,100

6,438

62

67

75

66

90

115

60

87

72

1,448

2,464

2,030

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60

84

73

847

1,394

1,159

43

84

68

1,74 2

3,042

2,747

La.

57

76

71

269

334

369

Okla.

28

76

67

393

742

657

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in-ce rt nin ye~n s , produ ction i ncl u des some quanti ti es unharvested

on o.cco1u1t of marke t c onc'l.itions. I n 19 41, es ti mnt e s of such quantiti e s \vere as follo\vS (l,OOO . bu.): North Cnroli1ia, 300; South Ca rolina, 600; Georg ia, 640.

gj h.cludes t h 2 following qunntiti es har\e sted but not utiliz e d due to excessive

cullo.ge (1,000 bu.): So uth Cnrolina, 300; Ge orgia, 320.

HILK PRODUCTION Iv!ilkj reduction o n f.').rns shov.red more than thP- usual s easonal rise during April, and cont inued at a r~t o nbou t 4 pe rcent h i gh e r than at tho same time in 1941. There are no vr a bout 3 percent more milk co vJs than at this tim e a yenr a go while production per cow, exce e ded l as t ye ar 1 s hi gh l 0vel b~, about 1 percent. liiilk production during Ap ril, estimated at n eo.rly 10.3 billion pounds, 1vas about 14 p e rcent higher than the 1936- 40 av e r a ge for th e mo nt h . The production during ~pril would supp l y each person in the United Sta t es 2.56 pounds da ily , the h i ghest for the month in mor e than a doz en yea r s .
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Dry weath e r combined. t-Jith co ol :J.i r:;hts tl:.o latt e r part of April retarded. :plant growth in thr~ c e;J.tral and nout he rn parts of thR state and dele~.yed planting operations in moGt sectionr. of No r th Georgia . i.ocft.l rn.ins }u.we been r e ceived in many areas
since May 1. but gen e ral l~y- rain;. ar- e ne\.J ~:<" d fo:r f a vora ble Cl.evelonme;;:J.t of all crops.

Early comme reia.l trnck crops, ;; 't<Lno v.nrl paGt'.l.res have suffered most from the shortage of mo i s ture. Y~.el ds of early snc(? 'tOo,niJ, Irish potato es and cabbage have been r educ ed b elov1 earli e r expo:3 ctat.ion:;.

'l/Ji"E..I\.T : !1-.-:J.y 1 cond.:i. ti0n indict'.t :1S n. Geo.rgia t<:hcd cro11 of 2, 331,000 'bushels compar ed wit~ 2,196 ,000 hnr vest0 d in 1941. Shortaee of nitrates for top d.ressing is partly r esponsibl e fo:' the prospe ctive yi eld per !tcre of 10.5 bushels, compared \':i th 11.5 last seasor., but t h,; d ocr (Jase in yi (l1d. i3 more than offs e t by the larger acrec.r;e for har....-est thi s y~ar.
OA~S: Condition Gf the crop in psrcent of norma l on Hay 1 \vas rep orted as 72% compnred. \Jith BO% one yer>r .ago and a 10-;-Iea.r ( 1930-39 ) average cond.i tion of 75%.

PASTT.Ti.ES : Dry \<TOP.th e r r ed.u.c ed the r erJort cd condition of pastur.:, s to 69%, or 7 points o e lO\v 1A.st year nt this time [~"'ld. 11lso '7 po1.nts bA1o''' the ten year (1930-39) average condition.

PEACHES: The production of tho tot. hl Georgia pe~ch crop, ba~ed on Mey 1 condi-

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tion of 76%, is plt:.ced at 6,438 ,000 "!Jus~lels or 9% oelo\;r the 7,100,000 bushels pro- ~

cluced ir, 1941.

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Production of p eac~e s in the 10 Southe rn States in 1942 \'rill be 12 percent small e r than l n.s t year ' s r e cord crop , but we ll above nv\crage . Weathe r during April t-ras f2.irly favoraole . No serious fro Gt dnn:c:ge hao occurred. to d['..te; and the sat of f'l-uit is bottsr thC'..-11 average in nenrly ali sectio n"'

Prospective pro duction is belo\T last ~.rear in all Stn.tes of this group except
Florida and Louisiana. In liorth Carolina, th er e is ['.. fairJ_y good set of fruit, exc ept for some irregu.lari ty in t h e Sandhills area. Ir. .South Carolina ancl Georgia rains will "b '<: r-.eedeu soon ... nr pr0}1er :maturity of on.rly rn.rieti e s. Production is expected to 'be ab01.1t the SDJ!le as last s ~:as on in south\:e storn Arkansas, but smaller
in other a.rea.s, especially in northwes t ern counti es v1here \vinter-spring freeze d..l.!nage \V'C:l.S extensive. (See r eve rs e side for p each production b~r Stnt es )

D.L. Floyd
Senior A,:~ricultural Statistician In Cb.n.rt:e
l.f.?.y 14, 1942

Archie Langley Associate Agri"culturnl Stati sti cia.n

U. S. Department of Agriculture

In Cooperation

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Office of the Agricultural Statistician

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Athens, Georgia

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c~orgia State College of Agriculture
May 19, 1942

GE1TERAL: Four weeks of dry weather in south Georgia trucking areas was broken by moderate general rainfall during the last week. Movement of lettuce is ovar and cabbage shipments
are declining . Dry weather lk'ls limited seriously early snap bean production. Potatoes and tomatoes will begin to move about May 18 and cucumber picking will start around May 25.

LII-ft.A BEANS : We eks of dry uroather have retarded lima growth but recent r a ins have helped and_ ~~e pic~!ng around June _1 is expected in t he early producing counties of Berrien, Brooks, Effingham, Thomas, Turner, a..'1d. Wortn . --Hei1ry ?:UiCt Scre ven C~unty growers will pick t>.bout J-une 1~1&.-

SNAP BEANS: Generally low yields and even near crop failure in some loca lities !k'l.ve resulted from the l ong dry period. in south Georgia. Rains lust week co.me too late to cause any marked improvement in the earliest plantings.. Peak shipments are expected during the period of I~y 18-28. Reports indicate 8bout 20 percent less acreage than 1941 for fresh consumption but the total acreage f o r both market and c &~ing is c onsiderably above l a st season. Production from
much of the acreage formerly producb.g f or market will go to cann ing this season. In north Georgia
p l anting started a rouJJ.d. mid- May nnd some bear.s are no"r coming up.

CABBAGE: Shipment- s are e n the decrcas" in th~ southern part of the state where most of the crop vrill be harvested by June l but eood. prices may carry the movement well into June. Drought conditions have reduced yields and size. much below the average . Carlot movement from south Georgia through May 9 t h is year 11rr:l.S 82 co.rs corn:parcd with 372 cars through May 10 last year Producti on fr orn the 2800 acres in south Georgi'l this year is placed at 11,800 tons -- 4,200 tons l es s than last seasr.m. North Georgia grorers (;'.r e n o-.r tr;~.n spb.nting to fields under favorable <veather c :mditi on s. Sor..e early settings were J.os t in the Gar:ldistotm-Da.hlonege. area because of dry weather. North Georgia cab-bage acreage is indicated to b e 1,050 acres this s eason c ompared vri th 850 i n 1941.
CA.NTALOUPS: L:tck of soil ~o i sture he.s slo,red car.Ltaloup grovrth but the recen t rains have improveci. c ond itions i n all Rreas. Gro,~ers predict li gh t !'IOVe!'lent i n the Nashville-Vald~ta- . Pelha~-Sylve s ter area around Jur.e 15-20 &'1d i n t he Corde l e-Vienna section about June 20-25. o rgla ca.ntaloup e.creage for 1942 is placed a t 5700 acres. This is 40 percent below the 9500 acres harvested in 1941. Tho heavy decrease is generally a ttributed to greatly i n creased peanut a cr eage.

CUCUMBERS: CuctL"lbe rs h"lve appa.re:1.tly vi ths-t.0od the drought better than other vegetable
crops. Grovrth h::J.s been sl:nr but cond iti on of the crop cor.tinued f::J.ir to good in r.ost areas with substantial iryrover.cnt since t he r a i n s. Ne" acreage armmd J e sup, Guyton, and M'll' l ovr is reportedly all contracted f or :p ickling puryoses. Li ght "!OYeM,mt ,.,.ill begin near V..ay 25 t.rith full harvest expected June 5-20.

PIMIENTOS-: . Transplanting or,crations, delayed because of dry 11eather, are novr progre ssing rapidly in all cen tral Georgia counties. Lack of mo isture has resulted i n 1xnsatisfactory . stands and poor condition of the s outh Georgia crop whicn is planted dire-ctly to fields.

ONIONS: Harvest in the Vidalia-Hazlehurst area of southeast Georgia be gan about Vay 6 with first Shipnents from Vidalia repo rted on Ma~ 11. Move~ent ~s also started in the Shellnan-
Edison section . Fair yields of fine qrolity onion s are r eported in all localities. However, the
extended dry period. has cut t he yield SO!"!.'ew;w.t below earlier expectations. Fe~ shipments .'till co~e fr om ~1!:w 20 to June l wi :t;h the season ending about June 20.

LET~v~: ~e Georgia lettuce season i s over. Except for SO!"'e early cuttings prices were below those of 1941. Com!'lon carriers reports t hrough May 9 this year show 35 cars of Georgia
lettuce moved coMpared to 14 cars t hr ough 1A.ay 10 last season . The nu!'lber of available trucks as well as production may have ~ccom1ted for much of this d ifferen ce.

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derably the yield outlook production. Harvest of in t he Ellijay-Blue Ridge

area are blo omi ng and in good condition but a little l a te. Also recent rains around DaU.onega

y,p.nd in the Blairsville-Hia-wassee-Cl a:yton se ction have greatly iMproved the potato outlook.

T~~TOES: Rainfall during the past ~~ek has greatly improved t omato prospects . The
crop has J'l'.ade rapid gro"l'rth sinc9 the rains :;md g1owers e_J~pect sone _li ght ];licking as ear~y as May 18 in the FelhaM-Adel - Nashv1lle c on~e rc1al area nr1d May 20-25 1n the Claxton-Glennv1lle secti on . AcrcQ.gc has been re c~ucecl in the old CO!"'Mercial grovring counties, but there is considerub l,:r new acreage re:per-te~ $. !U'ea~ ,-he::.e to~ato E1T''H'ring !:c'l.s heretofore -. b een _of minor ..i!'lp.ortanc~.

WATERMELONS: Good rains over the state have i!T!pr oved "'lelon condition. First shipments the earliest producing area Eq"ound ~ui tMan, ThoM:tsville, and Valdos ta are expected about 15.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT BY SECRETARY WICKA..liD befo re r:~e eting of National C~ers Association, Washington , D. C., ~ay 8: I n 1941 need f or va stly expanded packs t omatoes ar.d peas became apparent
..e 1942 pack goals were established at 40 Tflilli on case s to"lat oes, one-fourth more than 1941, and 8 Million cases peas, one-third !'!Ore. Every effort has been !"'.ade to assist farmers in attainin.g goals. Dcpartl'l.e~t has agreed to rurchs.se a ll quanti ti es 1942 car..ned. to!".atoes 9.Ild peas offered by
cooperati:J.g canners at -'llmounccd base prices. You "'ay rest assured that regard less of future develo~Me:1ts (in re gard to freezi ng of c e rtair. f .o.b." o r who lesale rrices a t earlier-than-March levels) the CO!'Imitnent of DepnrtMent t o support prices to certified canners will rem~in unchanged. On question of whether price ceilings fixed f or ca..'1Ued ve getables other thc.'\!1 to!"'a toes and peas ~ill result in production needed to give adequate supply for vrar effort. one general principle
will be guiding . Insofar as Department's resources are c oncerned, 11re 'ltill do everything i n our
J?O':'rer to see t r..at f a r!'!ers receive a p rice 11rh iqh -vri. ll result in production we need.

OTHER STATES - TRUCK 'CRdP NEWS (As of May 15, 1942)

LIW~ ~4NS: General picking i n north Florida at such points as L~Crosse, Citra, Hawthorne, and Starke will beg in the vre ek of May 25 and become heavy by June 1. In South Ca rolina a p lentiful supp ly of good quality lima bea~s is becoming available. Movem~egan the week of May 11 and should r each peak a1ound May 25. North Carolina reports good stands but moisture needed.
SNAP BEANS: Alabama bean production has been li ght but will increase after May 15. Florida shipments have <r~ed shar p l y and c nm1ers are 'now t aking ' a large percentage of the production in t he Everglad.es. Shipments from n orth Florida points will probably last through May 25. Rain i n Loui siana c ame too l ate t o 1)e of much he l p to thw early snap bean crop which is ab out p icked. le.te r plant i ngs a re blo oming an d Louisi ana shi pment s should continue to June 1. A f ew snap b eam; :hav e beer" p i cked in North Carolina but mo st of t he b eans, nov; in bloom stage. are st ill showing t he effe cts of dry w:lath:lr and low yields of poo r qua lity a r e no w i ndicate d. R3.ins h ave improved the 1/.:.issi ssip;;i snap bean ou tlook. Pick ing s a re now li ght but will become he avy by ~&!y 25. I n ~ompeting stat es p r oduction for shipment is expect ed to be 7 percent above the 1941 production for shir-ment .
C.ABBAGE: Shipment s are near an end in Ala b ama where only 99 cars we re shipped t hrough Muy 9 thi s year compar ed vrith 174 cars to t he same date in 1941. Shipments of Mississip-p i
Cf'.bbage are on t.he decline b ut good prices to growers may keep cabbnge moving to near JUne 1.
Modera t e movomcnt c ontinues i n South Care lim~ but the s eason is about ove r. Prices and qua lity hnvc been onl y fair. Due to unfav or ab l e weathe r in North Ca rolina only li ght cu ttings have b een r eported to da t e. Fr.i n ;"low vrould be too late to help much. lOui s i ana shipments of cabbage have slo'!ed down to a few c a rs pe r day an d the scc~son is about over. Vir~inia reports a li ght I:'love-
:oncnt which vri ll b e come heavy by May 25 . In the sec ond. ee.rltJ gr oup o states, which i nclude s Geor gia, the cabbage producti on this year is J' l acc d at 98, 7J t ons. T!ns 1s a sli ght decrease
of 2 percent bela~ t he 1911 production by the same gr oup .
C.ANULOUPS: South Ca r olina c ::mta l onrs <J.re "'"-king ssood pro ?:rcss after r ecent rains and first movement is expected necr J u ly 1. I n the s.acond. ee.rly gr oup of sta tes (Ari z ., Ark:, Ca lif.
r>thr;; r , ~ . , Nev ., ~. Okla ., ~ . Tex . )pbni;ed aoraage thi s season i s e sti mated to be 49,550
a cre s c ompared with 66,090 l ast year -- a r educti on of 25 perc ent.
CUCUMBERS: Al'OJ.ba"la cucu!"'ber C0!1diti on has i l".p r oved 3nd the p res ent outlook is for a f a ir t o good crop with s oMe production expected in l qte May . Shipments are r-ast peak i n Florida. Supp lie s to June 1 will cone "la inly f ro~ po i nt s in north F l orida . Sou th Ca r o lina cucUMb e rs a rc i n good c ondition wi t h fir st p i cki ng . c oMi ng J!l:ay 2 5- 3~ .
ONIONS: Carlot i".overcn t fro!'! s outh Texa s c ont i nues ac tive b ut r eports i ndicate about t hr ee-f ourths of th<l crop i n tha t a r ea has been har vested . Heavy rains over e. l 2.rge a r ea of north Texas have rcsul ted i n sane l o ss of acr eage . Crop s i n the early no rth Texa.s areas a r e Mostly i n p r oduc ti o::1 and shir"lents ,.fi ll c ontinuo heavy in 1v:ay and J une . It i s e stiMat ed that this year' s 35 ,600 ac r es i n .Texas v;ill p r oduc e 2, 100,000 s ack s ( 100 lb . sacks) .
I RISH POTATOES: Al abal"'.a potatoe s c ont i nue to shnw the ef fects of adverse sp rinB weathe r conditi on bo th i n date of hn,-cs '!'nd yie ld.. 283 c a rs had 'heen shiJ>red through- Ma:y-14 compared with 1 , 977 c a r s shipred thr ou gh t he s c>."'e date l <;~.st year. Mov eMent "1ill beco"'e i nc r easingly heavy and r each peak s oon o.f t er Ju..~.:l l . Flo rida ship!".ent:=. ha.Ye :r-r ob ab l y passed p eak but cont inue very heavy. Diggin~ i s unde rway i n t he Ll.iCrJ sse s e ction as we ll a s in t he Hastings a..'"Oa.. I n South Ca r o lina l ate JqJ ril nncl early M'l.y we r e v e r y dry and r e cent r a ins CaMe t oo l a t e f o r maxil'lU.r.l benefit , but f a ir t o good yields are s t ill i n p r 0 spec t . lJoveMent has begun in q s!'la ll ,,.,ay and will bec ome h oavy the vmek of "N'!.B.y 25 vri th re.ak shi pnents around J une 1. Louisiana rot. ato ~ s are now m.ovin g in heaV)' VOlUl'le and r resent conditions ro i n t to f c.'.ir yields. North Carolina expects li ght shipl"lent s to b egin a r ound May 25 with reak I)r cducti:Jr. due about June 20. I n Virg ini a where the.crop Me ds addi ti ona ! moisture , diggi ng will start arou..~d June 5 .
TOI~TOES: Mississi~i t oMatoe s a r e gro,~ing r ap i dly f ollowing r e c ent r a i n s and pr os -
Fac ts now po i nt to a better t 1n average crop \ri t h first p icking near t he l a st of May . Picking
has started fron upper Florifl.a a r eas r>..ro,md Wauchula and Plant City. Sun t e r County 'dll be gin harvesting a r ound May 20 v1i th Mari on County sta rting about 10 days late r. South Carolina tor.~at o es still needed rain on May 15 but c ondi t bn is genera lly good Gnd novement v1 ill begin by early June North Caro lina will p ick about J w-1e 10-15.
"iiATEFHELONS: Alaba"la expects first nove!'len t about June 15. 'Ihe F l orida ne lon crop is i n good c on diti on . Shipl"le nts will prob>:~.bly begin near May 25-30 fran: Leesbur~ ; June 5-10 fror.~ Live Oak , Trenton and Nevrberry; and <1bout June 10-15 a t Mad ison and GraceviLLe. Peak Florida ' Movement rill CO!'le a :!:'ound J1.me 15 but heavy l oadi ng will c ontinue t o July 1. South C"'.rolina watei'T'lelon c ondition he.s ir~:rroved rmd picking is oxyected to start in early July.

D. L. FLOYD Senior Agricultural Stati s tician
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CLIFFORD SIMS Truck Crop Sta.tistici&"

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Jarms "'hich number was an inc-rease of 34% over: the :- corresponding total of 411,000
on April 1. The figure for the curren.t month _consisted o-f 150,000 hired hands and
400,000 hands of family labor. This was an increa.s.e of 47%' over April l for the
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despite- the scn.rcity of labor. Operations and p-rogrrss of crops over the southern

half of tho _s.~'}~~~~~ &e~erally . two to ~hr~~e. \'reeks _later than usual due both to thi,.. C!'.use &.'ii7to:;d. '1-r~.r_ bjit__ if . con.dit.iqn~ pr_oye to be f_Q;vo~ble from _now on

much of this lateness will be overcome -by_the ~ml of_ the growing season. Northern

Georgia \':a.s more n8arly up \'lith usual _on .report date than the rest of tho state.

Fo.irly general rains have fallen oYer the state .during the past few days.

Accomplishment of the job of meeting \:artimo noen.s on tho fartn to date has meant .working more than the usua.l nwr.ber 6f "hc:iur~ da.ily a..'lld. _the use -o-r a larger number of >tromen e..n:d children. As the socsor:. n.dv:J.:lceG this latter will be increas.ingly true, especially if 1.musually rainy weath'Jr should. b-e received. Fnrm labor correspol).dents on l-b,.7 1 reported an avern.ge length of working. dny . fc;>r the state of 11.8 hours for faoily lnbor and 10.7 hours for hired lt:.bor. .It 'llif\S al.so iAdi_cated that of additional labor to be hired during H.-:w nbout 62% \Jould be secured from neighboring fn.rms, 33% from local towns and about s% rrom other loca1ities.

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UNITED STATES FARM EMPLOYMENT SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN A YEAR AGO

An increase in the n~ber of farm women and children at work on the war-

time job of food production raised to.tal farm employment on May 1 above employment
the same date last year, the .U. S . Department of Agriculture reported today. It is

the first time this year that farm employment has been. noticeably above the same

month in. 1941. Farmers now find it necessary to us more women, children, and rela-

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There we re 113,000 more persons employed on . farms on ~ay 1 this year than

a year ago. However, the increase was entirely in family_ labor, and the number of .

hired iarm workers was slightly below that of Hay 1, 1941. The weather in April was

favorable for field work in most sections of the nation. This, together with the

greatly reduced number of l aborers available for hiring. and the extra work of caring

for increased acreages of many crops, led farmers to make fuller use of available

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appr-oximately 1, 300,000 more than the number employed on ltpril 1, an increase

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slightly larger than usual for this time of the. yeZtr. The' index of farm employment

(unadjusted) rose from 79 percent of the 1910-14 average on April 1 to 90 p e rcent on

1~-..y 1; the seZtson<'-llY adjusted index of 88 was 2 points higher .thnn n month earlier.

. Hired fnrm workers on Hey 1 toto.le d 2,397;000 or 26,000 fev~e r thnn a _y ear earlier. :il'rom April to May , the mmb e r of hired workers increased 387,000 persons, an increas e that was slightly l ess than usual for hired labor at this time of the year.
Farming Operations G-ene rally on Schedule

Despite the continuing scarcity of experienced farm help and the loss of many hired hands to war industries, reports from farmers and other information available to the De~~rtment of Agriculture indicat e that spring plfu~ting is generally up to or slightly ahead of schedule.

Although farmers still are worried about help for harvest, their r 9ports as of Mcy 1 nre more optimistic thc.n they have been in recent months. This r eflects, ~ong othe r things, the fact tha t th e re . hns been no serious delny so f arm this season in faro operations. Int ensive use of farm machiner<J and the e ffectiv e use of the ~vnilnble labor apparently have kept difficulties to a mini~

F~rm Workd~ay Long

It appears fro~ r eports received fro m fa~ers thnt if long dnys of nork
i:1ill make it possible to acco!uplish t he 1942 pr6duction goals, t he se goals 11ill be r v.".ched t h is yenr . This is indicated by the r eported length of wo rkdey t he first
of hlcy for farn opera tors in the United Stat es of .12;.0 hours and for hired wo rkers of 10.1 h ours. There are so~:te differences shovm in t he r epo rted figures for t he Vr'.l i ous geographic a reas but in g,enerai t he length. of vrorkd.c.-=1.~7 ;ras rather uniform t~ro"J.ghout t he countr<J . Conparative data are not av~ilnble f or },iay in ot he r years.

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(As of .1:1ey ,i. 1942)

was estimated that on May 1, 1942 there we~e 550,000 persons worki.ng on Georgia ' farms \'Thich number was an increase of :34% over the corresponding total of 411,000
on April l. The figure for the curren.t month consisted of 150,000 hired hands and 400,000 hands of family labor. This was an increase of 47% over April 1 for the hired labor and 30% above that date for f~ily labor.

Farmers have been doing their utmost to get land prepared ~d crops planted on time despite the scarcity of labor. Operations and progress of crops over the southern half of t~~.~j~~.~~ ~~~~erally two to three weeks later than usual due both to this cn.useail'a. to o:rY'~hnr, but if conditions prove to be fnvorable from now on much of this lateness will bo ovr!-rcome by the end. of the growing season. -"NOr ern
Georgia. was moro nEJarly up \ti th ul:'lual on report date than the rest of the state.
Fo.irly general rains lk'tvH fall en ov;::;~ the stnte during the po.st few days.

Accomplishment of the job of meeting ~artime needs on the farm to date has meant \'Torking more than the usual numb er of hourli daily n..TJ.d the use Of a larger number of \'romen rm:d children. As the se<!.SO ).'.. arlva :1c:::s this latter will be increas.ingly true, especially if unusually rainy weather sl10'.i.ld bP. received. Farm labor cor.respondents on May 1 rl3})ort o(i an average length of workin; day for the state of 11.8 hours for family b.bor nnd 10.7 hours for hiro<l ln'bor. .It '\'i?.S also indicated that of additional labor to be hired. during }.foy n:bout 62% \10uld be secyred from neighboring farms, :33% from local to\~s and about 5% from other localities.

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UNITED STATES .FARM EMPLOrioorr 5i.I-GHTLY rti(}IDlR 'THAk A YEAR AGO -

An increase in the number of farm women and children at work on the war-

time job of.y food production II'aised total farm 'employment on May 1 above employmeht
the same dat~ l.ast year, the i U. s. Department of Agriculture reported today. It is

the first ti!Ile . t .his year that farm employment has been noticeably above the same

month in 191:1. . Fa.tmers .now find it neeessary to use more women, children, and. reia..: ... tively unexperienced help for many operations previously handled by experienced male_: '.

workers.



There we re 113,000 more persons einployed on farms on May 1 this year thim: ~

a year ago. However, the increase was entirely in family labor, and the number of .

hired farm workers was slightly below that of May 1, 1941. The weather in April was

f avorable for field work in most sections of the nation. This, together with the.

greatly reduced number of laborers available for hiring and the extra work of caring

for increased acreages of many crops, led farmers to make fuller use of available

family labor.

A total of 10, 796,000 .. persons were employed on farms on Hey 1. This was approximately 1,300,000 more than the number employed on April l, an increase
slightly larger than usual for this time of the year. The index of farm employment
(unadjusted) . rose from 79 percent .of the 1910-14 average on April 1 to 90 percent :6n:
Mey 1; the seasonnlly ndjust ed index of 88 wns 2 points higher thn.n a month earlier.

Hired farm workers on Mny 1 tot0.led 2,397,000 or 26 ,000 few e r thn.n a year earlier. l'rom April to May, the mmber of hired ,,, orkers increased 387,000 persons, an increase that was slightly less thon UStk~l for hired labor at this time of the year.
Farming Operations Gene rally on Schedule
Despite the continuing s ca rcit y of eiperi e nced farm help and the loss of many hired hands to war industries, r eports from farmers Md ot.her infornu:ttion avnilo..ble to the Depo..rtment of .Agriculture indicat e .that spring planting is generally up to or slightly ahead of schedule.

Although farmers still are worried nbout help. for harvest, their r eports as of Mny l are more optimistic thnn they have been in recent months. This reflects, c.r.lOng other things, the fact thnt there has been no serious delny so fnr.!l this senson in farrJ operations. Intensive use of farm machiner'J and the effective use of the available labor apparently have k ept difficulties to a miniLrum

Fnrm Workd9Y Long

It appears from reports received from farners that if long ~~s of nork
T"till r.1E\ke it possible to acco!aplish the 1942 production goals, these goals 1rill be r G:'.ched this year. This is indicat e d by the reported l ength of \7o rkday the first of Mt\'l for fnrn operntors in the United Stat es of 12.0 hours and for hired workers . of 10.1 hours. There are sone differences s horm in the r eported figures for the . v:'.1i ous geographic nrens but in genernl t he length of rrorkd~ nas rather Ul1iform " t ) r n-1gb.out th e country. Conpnrntive datn. are not available for I.in.y in other years.

(See reverse side for Ge orgi'.e. r epo rt)

'Mn,,-.'IIIP.Tit. of oi'U'lv sna.v beans .and ca.bb&ge ia on-tne .a~c~-...ue

U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics

GEORGIA

CROP REPORTING
In Coofj{~tion

SERVICE

Office of the ~ricultural Statistician

Atfiens, Georgia

FARM PFJCE m:FORT AS OFMAY 15, 1942

Georgia State College of Agriculture June, 1942

. rices of GEORGI~ farm products as a whole. adv~ced ~gb out one point d~in~ the month ending May 15. This sli gn+. increase was due to i mproved pri(:es reported for meat axumals, chickens and eggs, fruit, and the p'n in group. Cotton and. cottonsce~ shOwed il reduction of one point with dairy and miscella.noou~: p1c..J.uds !'emainin.~< \."J:r:l':..?w.1g~ d from the prevtous . mont~. ~e all commodity index of
148 co::1.pare s vri t..L 147 on AFil :U:; a:;:.C:. 99_ one year; ago. ; '.f. . . - ;

P7ices ?f fa:m pr<_?,d.ur::ts i n th'? ~ili~.~~!.2..Tl~!ZS. in mid-May 'l'rere _at ~he general :parity leve~ for the f1.rst hme SJ.n '-'' v~,:'.'.lary . Fr:.. co;, :: ~ :i. r.ei:t wumals, though dcclUung from Apr1.l 15, rema1.ned above
parity. Cot t-.Jn r:.T.ttl co t7-onseect j_:JI'ic cs, a lready above parity, r e corded further slight gains. All other major gr oups still were below parity, in spite of R.dv'=I.Ilces in prices of fruit, dairy and _p~ul try p r od.u.;Jvs,

These advances r a ised the general level of prices received by farmers 2 points to 152 percent of its pre-World Var I l eve l.

Prices of coro.'no .i t i c s bought by farmers advanced only 1 point from April 15 to May 15, bringing the index of prices paid., including interest and taxes, also to 152.

These levels represent ed advances over May 15 b .st year of 40 points in prices received by

farme rs, 27 poi n ts l~ p~ ic es paid, and 14 points in the ratio of prices received to prices paid

(including intercs(; and t:.J.xe s).



The "General Ma.'.Ci mum PrictJ R8 gul<~.ti on, 11 nnnounced by the Office of Frice Administration on April 28 had littl e , i f R~q , cffe.:!t on the mici- Mr'l.y loca l market price situation. The prices of very
few of the comnoC..i ti_,s as us,.!o.l ly so l d. by- fa.:c::er s are covered O.irectly. Hovrever, by placing ceilings on price s o.: ? r oc-:.s::;()2. c.:o::J:--.od.i b..:ls t~1e >c.':l.xiMUl"\ price regula tions are now indirectly affecting about 60 p c rce:-~ t :->:!: -she f <..:-:::t ::_Jrod\l';;t<: e:1 t~ring into the index of prices received by
far!:lers. Si r.:i lar c e :dL'1SS he.'re ne on p l t'.C':ed. on pri ces of about three-fourths of the commodities included in the index of pr ict s p::::. d, i n!~e:..'!'J St :mel. t?JCeS. These ceilings became effective May 11 on prices at whole s a le R.nd not unt :i.l May 18 on p rices at retail.

PRICES FAID BY F.AB!v!ERS: The general level of prices paid by farmers for COI'\modities used in
, ~ ~v ing and Jfrodu.ct i on ruivgnced slightly durj.ng the month and on May 15 was- 152 percent of the ... 91 0_14 av 8r J,!:tfr. T'r..i.s \\r.:tS 1 point higher th;m a month earlier, nnd 22 points above the l 0vel of W~y 15, l 941. Price chnnges f ~ r most groups of comModities used for family maintenance and for farn producti on .were only fractional durthg the past month. Small increases occurred in prices paid f or food a~d building materials.

After five days return t o United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics . 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia .
OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Dean Paul W. Chapman

Athens, Ga.

Clarke Co.

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Whea t, bu.

$ 124

LOl

1.19

96

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79 LOO

111

Corn, bu.

$ .95

77

1.01 106

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;66

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$ .67

.58

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.42

.34

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124

Irish potatoes,bu$ 1.20

1.00 1.40 117

.70

.53 1.15

164 .

Sweet potatocs,bu$

.90

Cotton, lb.



Cottonseed, ton $

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13.0 25.70 19.04

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27.67 43.99

191

12.28

7.98 10.82

88

Hogs, per cwt. $ Beefcattle,cwt. $ Veal . calve s,cwt. $ Milk Cows, head $

7.40 4.30 4.90 34. 86

7.60 12.00 162 6.90 10.20 237 8.70 ll.40 233 45.00 62.00 178

7.23

8.19 13.28

184

5.50

8.52 10.65

194

6.59

9.90 12. 45

189

49.40 68.50 87.90

178

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$

146.00 164 .00

Chickens, 1':>. '13 .2

16.5 19.6 148

Eggs, doz.

17.8

19.8 23.9 134

139.20 70. 30 79. 30

57

88.70 100 .70

11.8

16.3 18.4 .

156

16. 6

20.1 26.5

160

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24.4

Butterfat, lb.

Vdlk (who l ~sal e )

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2.31

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$

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$

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Peanuts, lb.



]} Frelininary

1.73 5.3

24.0 30.0 123 25.0 32.0

2.80 ]} 3 .20 139

1.30 1.55 90

1.80 2.40

2.30 2.60

3.7

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ARCHIE Lt\NGLEY Associat e Agricultural Statistician

24.1

29.9 34.4

143

24 .0

34.7 38.6

161

1.32

1.94 }) 2.34

1.27

1.01 1.56

1.59 2.ll

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D.L. FlOYD Senior Agricultur~l Statistici an
In Cho;J.rgG

U. S. !Gpartment of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics

In Cooperation with

Georgia State College of Agriculture

#8 - 1942

Office of the Agricultural Statistician Athens, Georgia

June 5, 1942

GENERAL: Improved truck crop condition is reported from all sections of the state

as the result of ra1ns received since mid-Ma~. Some small areas of extreme south Georgia now

need additional moisture. Precipitation in north Georgia since May 15 has been above average and

a few scattered locclities report some damage to vegetable crops b:.:ca.usc of heavy rainfall.

MorGment t>f early snap beans .and cabb&ge ia an _tho. .dc,;cline <md eaw be at pc::~k harvest June 1-15. Light cantaloup movemont :nay begin a s

C'I,].Cugtbers an~ early as JU:nc

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watermelon loading is expected a.rom1d June 15.

ASPAJl~US: The Georgia asparagus season this yoar, like that of 1941, was short, lasting slightly ove r 40 days. Unfavorable spring weather made the crop late and cutting practi-
cally ceased when asparagus from Mc"l.ryland, Illinois , and Ne.w Jerzey began to ree..ch markets. Prices were disappointing . A small tonn0.ge was taken from acreage in central Georgia by a. nearby C3llllery.

LIMA BEAl-iS: A few limo.s will be picked during the week of June 1-7 but no volume
movement will develop before June 10. Among the principal producing counties are Brooks, 'Thomas, Berrien, Colquitt, Cook, Grady, Mitchell, nnd Worth in south Guorgia: EffinghRm, Chatham, and Screven in southeo.st Georgia; ood Henry. Monroe, Bibb, and Crawf ord in central Georgie..

SN.'\P BEANS: In south Georgia production from the e'lrliest snap benn crop vP..s far below the avcr A...ge due to dry vrenther damage in April ~d C~arly May. later plantings are giYing
much better y~elds. Shipments from south Georgia will end around Jm1e 15, bt:J at peak in lower centra l Georgia June 10.25 and upper centra l Georgia. June 20-July 10. Except for a s~all aarly acreage north Georgia will ple..nt in June and July. Ccmneries a.re reported to be purcho.sing considerable quantities of beans in south Georgia..

CABBAGE: Unfavo:rabl0 grovring weather in February, '!W.I.I'ch, ::md April resulted in a high percGntage of small heads rmd thi s "'ith a ln.ck of demand for cabbage 11;rf:l.ding small :1re the principal reasons that only 359 cars moved from south Georgia through May ~3 this year compared to 747 cars through ~~y 24 of 1941. The early ce~bage movement is on the decline and the season in the commercial eo.rly southern .counties :will end arou."J.d June 15. The Federal Government is ~eported to have entered the cabbage market in south Georgia. Except for some acreage in the Dahlonega-Gaddistown and Cl2.yton-Dillard sections from which mD'rement -.'ill stA.rt near June 20, most of the north Georgia crop will be set in June and July.

CA!JTAlOUPS: Cantaloups v'ill begin to move from some scattered localities of extreme south Georgia ~bout June 10 but no 'lppreciable movement from the heavy produ~ing StatesboroClaxt0n 0r Vnldost~-~elha~-Sylvest e r ~re ~s is expected before June 20. Shipments from acreage '.round Vi;mn:-\ anci Cordele d.ll begin 1bout June 25. CoMmercial cnnt~loup acreage has been sub stantia lly rettuced from the 9500 ~cres harvested in 1941. Gr~~ers re~n rts indicate only 5700 ncres this season. This is a reduction of 40 percent in acreage from l a st year. MOst o~ this decrense is generally a ttributed to a greatly increased peanut ~\.Creage. Some growers feared transportation difficulties because nf the tire shortage since probably four-fifths of cantnloup procuction moves by truck.

CUCUMB:F;RS: A fe:r cucumbers were picked in Berrien, Cook, and Lowndes Cou.'lties during the week of May 15-20. Harvest in south Georgia was general by Jrme 1, will be heavy June 520 a.r,d end ebout July 1. The larger percent of the crop v~ll be taken by pickling firms.

_!ETTUCE& 'The sea~..:m ended t~e vreek of Mr3.y 14.:21 -...'i th a few cr~.tes shipped from Chatham County. Cutting beg~1 about April 7 this season ~nich was about a week later than in 1941. Principal producing counties a re Mcintosh, Bryan, Chatham, ~nd Camden.

ONIONS: E2..rvest started about V.ay 11 in t~e southeast Ge orgia. Lyons-Vida.lia-Ha.zle-

hurst area and about May 18 in the Edison-Shellman secti on of soutr-"rest Georgia. Shortly after

the season opened prices fell belo"r cost of production and reports indicate little improvtlment

to June 1. Yields are fair and quality gcnerally good., but the percent of seed stems is ahove

the average and more large sized onions then desirable are being h~xvested. Heaviest production

will come Juno 1-15.



POTATOES (IRISH): Rains since May 12 which followed five vreeks of dry weather have greatly im,p~oved the Georgia early Irish potato yield outlook but prices to date have been gen- erally disappointing. "Digging beg!m in the Savannah-Springfield- area May 15-20 although a few growers dug as early as May 10. Peak shipments v.rill come fro!!' Ma.y 28 to June 10 and end around June 25 . In north Georgia potatoes have received plenty of moisture. are now in bloom and looking good. Prospects are for better then average yields with first movement expected around July 1. Tho principal ' north Georgia variety is Cobbler but Red Bliss acreage has increased u rapidly in recent years.
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TOMATOES& Tomatoes are moving to markets in good volume but prices have been below earlier expectations. The commercial early tomato crop weathered the spring drought better than most other crops and good yields are b~ing _ realized. Feak shipments will come from June 1-15. Canneries are expected to take a much larger percentage of the crop than in previous years and reports indicate tha t proce~sors are paying prices well above those paid in the past.

WATERMELONS: Reports from grov~rs in the earliest producing counties indicate that melon loading will start around Juno 18 which will be about one week later than last year. Georgia melons of good que.lity and flavor should be plentiful around July 1-4. Peak shipments will occur from Jur1e 29 to July 10 in lower south Georgi~. Ficking will begin about June 25 in Cordele Vienn~ area and near July 1 in Bulloch, L~r~ns, and Dodge Counties. Acreage is substantially below that of last season but yielcl. prosp~cts are good at this time .

OTHER STA'ES - TRUCK CROF NEWS (As of June 1, 1942)

LIVA ~~S: Florida reports most of the lima bean production moving by truck. The
larger portion of the Florida crop is now coming from the Hawthorne-Citra area but LaCrosse 'qill start picking J~~e 1-6. South Carolina lima. prospects are good with first shipments expected by June 10 and peak movement the week of June 30. Lima beans are in good condition in North Carolina and. movt:m.mt will start around mid-June. Harvest of Maryland Ford hooks will begin about July 1()....15,..
SNAP BEANS: The Alabama snap bean deal i~ about over 'in Mobile County but beans are now coming from acreage in &~ter County. South Carolina expects the season to be over by
June 10 . Snap bean movement is now heo.vy in Mississippi. The crop is yielding well and ship-
ments should continue to mid-June. In North Carolina movement is past peak in the earlier countie s and near peak in other state areas. LOuisiana Browers expect picking to be over by June 15 except for some late plantings which vnll go largely to processors. Shipments have just st0Ited in Virgin ia, will begin about June 8 in ~lla.nd and Tennessee and near June 12 in Dola~. The sen.son 1s prs..ctica.lly over in Florida. few beans are still coming fror.1 Futnam nnd ~~dsden Counties.
CABBAGE: The North C~rolina sea son is rapidly approPhing ~n end. Considercbl' acreage will not b e haxvcsted because of lovr prices and poor qu~lity. H~~vest will begin in
M~ryland about Juno 19. Tcnnessee reports pea~ cnbbage shipments expected June n-8.
C.ANTALOUfS: South Carolina shipr.~ent of canta.loups will start about the third 1'7eck of June. In J:torth Ca.rolina th<.: crop is in good c ondition. Ficking will begin near June 20 becor.:ing hee,;;y about July 6. With good growing weather Texas MOVet'!ent should get und.erviB.y in fair volume by June 15. Maryland expects production t o starr-JUly 15-20.

CUCUMBERS: Hrtrv0st of cucuMbers is now in progres s in Alabama IIDd the season 's peak vnll b0 reached during tho next 15 days. South c~~o lir.a r eports good quality cucumb e rs noving in vo lQ~e at satisfactory prices ~~th picking c ontinuing until June 20 or late r if n~rkct conditi ons vrarra.nt. Li ght shi.pnents frol". North Cnrolina, M'lryland, and Dehwrare r>.re expected t o begin a r 0und Jm1.e 15. louisi ana will pick in 0rcrly June.
ONIONS: In louisiu.na, where oz~ions arc gr ovm ler,3cly for export tr~e nnd have a limited outlet i r, this country, the c1or is being harvested r o;pidly. The prcs0nt louisi ana. narkd is alMost dead m:.d t he weak d-:.nancl. [\Jl.d l ow prices axe ;::ttributed t o lack of shipping sp8.Ce. Shipnents fron south Texe.s c on"binue f<l.irly a.ctive ;:md several hu:ndred cars reMain t o be harvested. ShipMents t o Ma.y 30 fron s outh Tcxe.s ".Cre~ge this year t o t.:1.lled 6, 54S s olid cars corrrpared with 1, 963 c ars t o t he se~T'le de.te l ast year. Harvest of the n -:rth Texas crop is 9.lso underway. fusp i te t he unfavorable cm:..diti ons preva iling t h roughout ~o~ t of l/,;:>.y a l 8x ge part of the ha rvest is ru.~ n ing to JQ~bo sizes. Ve ry little interost ~in storing Rny of this year's cror ha s been shovm by ei t ho r gr owers or shi:ppers. ShipMents during early June '"ay h rg so!'levrhat due to market conditions and th~ current . l ow p rice l eve ls.
FOTATOES, !RISE: Near peBk l",ovenent of rotat oes has b een re ached. in Baldwin County. Al ab a~a . with about 200 oar s noving dnily . This r ate :>f shif!".ent r--FJ.y be Mainta ined f or the next t wo weeks, r.u1.ct the h '"1rvc st sc~son :r1ay c ontinue into July. Through May 29 of this y ear 2,104 ca rs had novcd by rail 2n.d truck CO"!p:ueC. 1ri th 5 ,122 cn.rs to th; same dnte l ast year. Movement is a t pertk in South C3.1olina with approxi nat ely 50 1-e rcont of the cror ha rvested by Juno l. ~ualit y is good cmd prices geno r 2.lly sa tisLtctory. The South c,:x olina season vtill b e practica lly over by June 14. Florida r <:)po rts t h0 Ecstings season 0v or but a linited nover11mt will c ontinue t o ab out n i d.-June from other l ocalit i e s. In North caro lina where d i gging began the l c>.st vreek of W.ay, present :;::r espects po i nt t o t he best cror, i n recent years . lDuisiana shirnents c 'Jntinue he::l.v.Y nnd - -a rc cxpec'terl t c ne ve , nt a dec lin ing r ate , throligbout J1.me. Texas growe rs will be digging in ::tll c or.me rci 'll area s by Ju.."le 7 . Shipments 1'Till bcgh1 i n Virgi n i a-around June 8; in Tann0 ssee about June 10 , Pnd i n ,1arylend durin;; l a te June, Mississippi novct'10nt begnn May 26 :o-..nd :.vill be a t pe nk June l-15.

TCl1ATOES: T0Mnt o shipments fr oM Florida will be rel ative ly high f or the n ext ten "-../

days wi t h the seo.s on c oning t o an end by June 25. Li ght !'IOve!"lcnt bcgnn in South Ca r olina May 27

and will ren.ch peak a r 01.md Ju.1'1c 10. Fr0spects po int t o good. y i e ld nnd quo.li ty . Mississi:lli expects t omato movorneut to start ab0ut June 5, ro~hing pc~ June 15-22. Some picking wi be

done by June 3 in No rth C:::'..r olina. Tbr.ts n r e i n good c ondition 3nd it is exrected tha t a l a rge

pe rcent of the cr op will ;o f or pr oce ssing . Tennessee t omnt o r r ~ srac ts ~Ne b een Materially

r educed by coo l vron.thcr i n 1.1ay a:~d heavy daMage from cut vro rMs. The crop is about a week l a t e

a.."l.d no shipnents are e:xrectec. bef :>r o .June 20. }!aryl~nd r eports a b.r"er "'.Creage thM l a st year,

prospects good and p ick1ng expected during l ate Juno.

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through June 2. Gr0wer s r o:po rt the crop i n gene r a lly r;ood c ondition .but so,.,e dise P..se is showing

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D. L. FLOYD
Sonio.l' Ag-ricultural Sta tistician In Charge

CLIFFORD SIV.S Truck Crop Sta tistician

-~te r five days r e turn to Uni tee_ Sta t e s Da];:''l.rtmon t of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Ec ono~ics 319 Ext ens i on Building Athens, Ge0 r r,ia
O?FICIAL BUSINESS

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Colle~ of Ag~idultu~e 4thens. Ga.

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GEORGIA CROP REPO~ING ~VICE ~:

U. s. Department of .AgricultlJ,re In Cooperation

Georgia State College

Bureau .of Agricultural Economics

. with

of Agriculture

Office of the Agricultural S.tatistioi.en

Athens, Georgia

June 12, 1942

GENERAL CROP REPORT FOR ~EORGIA AS OF JUNE l, 194?

Georgia crops ~d pastures made .marked impr~vement during latter May as the drought

~of late April and early l.fay was .broken . Reported prospects for most crops on June l

T'were better than di,lring recent years for. this same period although the tobacco crop

is later than usual and stands are irregular. Peaches are moving to market f.n

volume and a large crop of good .qtiality fruit is in prospect. Frequent rains 'to-

gether with shortage of mechanical equipment hnve delayed harvesting of grains in

eomc. r-..rco.s . A few complaints 'he.ve be~m re~ei.v;ed of weather d.runage t-o grai.ll yet

stnnding in the field but on the whole most of the crops. in south~rn. and central

Georgia have been saved in eood shape. On report date considerable North Georgia

acreage remained to .be ~~rvested.



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imEAT: Probable production of the 194? Georgia wheat crop ' is plac.ed at 2,331,000 bushels compared ,.,..ith fin..~l production of 2,196,000 in 1941. Acreage for harvest i~ estimated to be ???,000 acres or the largest in t:Q.e history _of the state. ;

OATS: Present prospects indicate an oat crop of 11., 798,000 bushels. orthe largest production in the history of the state- due to a record high acreage.

PEACHES: Georgia 194? peach crop based on June l condition will amount to 6,699,000 bushels or 6% below last year's crop of 7,100,000 bushels, but ?9.% above the 10-year (1930-39) averaGe production.

Prospective production of peaches in 194? for the t,~ITED STATES is 67,418,000 bushels. This is 9% less tl~n last year's bumper crop, but about 23% ~bove the 10year (1930-39) average.

Peach prospects on June 1 in all of the 10 early Southern States were generally
T good. Total production in these States is no'"' indicated to be ?1, 898,000 bushels,
which is about the same as ~ndicated on May l. The 1941 crop totaled 24,903,000
bushels and the 10-y~ar average production was 14,505,000 bushels.

In the North Atl~~tic group of States, prospective production is about the same as the 10-yet:'.r nvernge, but 7% below last year 1 s crop. Early freezes caused considerable <1.:-unage to buds in New England, nnd in some sections of Nevr York, Ne\'1 Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Conditions in the North Central group of States are variable, due mostly to early freezes.

u California peach production is indicated to be the second largest of record (exceed-

P~' ed only by the 1930 production). The clingstone crop is estii!lD.ted at 17,585,000

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bushels compared vnth 13,834,000 bushels last year and the 10-year average of

15,143,000 bushels. Productio~ of free~tone varieties is placed at 9,79?,000 bu-

shels compared with 8,917,000 bushels' last yea~ and the 10-yenr average of 7,863,000

bushels.

D.L. FLOYD Senior Agricultural Statistician
In Charge

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ARCHIE L.ANGLEY Associate .Agricultural. ~t.s.ti st.i.eiM

UNITED STATES - GENERAL CROP BEfORT AS OF JUNE 1 I 1942

Crops and pastures have made a favorable start in nearly all States. A.s usual some areas have been too wet and some too di"J but prospects have rarely averaged better at this season of the year

Half of the States reported crop prospects. on June t .at least as good for that date as in any of

t4e pas1; 4 years and- only half a O.ozen States reporte.d pros:Peds 'Eiel~w the 4-year average for

June .1. ! With adequate rainfall and good growing conditions in so much -of the country.,, pastures

have an excellent start and. their condition averages higher thanin any previous .month, since J.'!llY

1927. Prospects for both crops and pastur0s probably improved .during the first part of June as a

result of well distributed rains. .

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have been completed ~d earlier expectations': o'f

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WHEAT: .The ~to ~l _-wh~at producti~n of 868,059, 0oo bushei's in icat'ed June 1 i -s- 8-percent le s s th~
th0 945,937,000 b'.lShels crop last year, but is substantially above the lQ-year (1930-39)

average of 747,507,000 buShels.

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OATS: Baseddon 1:;he 'Prospective aprea.ge r!3portpd in March, the June 1 condition of oats indicates

. , . a pro uct1on ~f 1,252,380,000 oushels, compared with the 194l. production of 1,176,107,000

buShels and the 10-year (1930-39) aver~c .of 1,007,141,000 bushels.

PASTURES: With grazing crops developing rapidly under the influe~ce of warm weather and ample

May 1ainfe.ll, farm pastures by June 1 this year were not only adequA.tely supplying

current needs of livestock but in most areas were accumulating an abundance of reserve feed.

Pa sture condition on June 1 acraged 88 percent of normal, 9 points above that year ago ~d the

highest for any date sincp 1927.





MILK PROVu~TION: May milk production was at the highest level for any month on record de~pite a
somewhat less than usual seasonal increase from May 1 to June 1. The estimate~ milk production f or May totaled more than 12.1 billion pounds, or nearly 4 percent aboye produc-
tion in May l as t year and about 13 percent higher than the May 1936-40 average.

POULTRY AND EGG PRODUCTION: Hens on farms l aid 5,769,000 ,000 eggs in May, a record high for the month. This was 16 percent above Y.ay 1941~. and 21 percent above the
10-year (1931-40) average. A record high production v~s reached in all parts of the country except the Western and the East North Central States.

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After five d1:1.ys return to United States repar.tmcnt of .Agriculturc
Bureau of Agr1cultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia
OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Dean Paul W. Cha~man

Athens, Ga..

Clarke Co .

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U. S. Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics

In Cooperation with

#=9 - 1942

Office of the Agricultural Statistician Athens, Georgia

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(As of June 15, 1942)

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Georgia State College of Agriculture
. June 19, 1942

GENERAL: Almost daily rains from June 7 to 15 over most of the state have furnished ~fici~~t to excessive moisture for all trucking areas. Some sections report damage to vegetab~e crops as a result of heavy rainfall. Production of lima beans, cucUMbers, onions. and tomatoes 1s at peak and hC~XVest of ca:r1taloups and watermelons be gan about June 10.

LTh1A-BEANS: Picking of limas is at peak around -Quitmon, Moultrie, Omega, Ashburn,

and Cairo . MOvement has started in the Springfield-Sylvania area and will begin June 25-30 in

the lar~e producing section centered around McDonough. Condition of the crop is good in all

localitllOS Pro~.uction of lima beans in Georgia this year is indicated to be 56,000 bushels from

1600 acres. This does not include limas for car~ing. This is 42 percent less than the 1941 har-

vest and 19 percent below the 10-yaar (1931-1940) a~er1tge production of 69,000 bushels. Growers'

reports as of May 15 indicated extremely low yields. The prod~ction decrease from 1941 is

attributed to a 20 percent reduction in n.creage and an estimated 13 bushels less yield per acre

this season .

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SNAP BEANS: Yields a.-.:1d prices during the early snap beA.ll sei'.son have been generally
disappointing. Only light supplies are now coming from extreme southern counties but volume shipments continue from the southeaster~ Claxton-Savannah urea and from central counties of the state.

CABBAGE: The second early south Guorgia season is practically over. Georgia carlot shipments through June 7 this year we re 519 cars compared to 834 through June 7 of l a st year. Limited truck movement of cabbage frQm north Georgia acreage is expected about June 20-25 in the Dahlonega-Gaddistown area and near July 1 in other sections. North' Georgia late cabbage will be set from about June 15 to July 20. '
CANTAI.OUFS: A fev1 truck loads of cant aloup~ hc'1rl rea.Ched st3.te markets as early as June 10 and growers in Mitchell and Thome s Countie s reported first piclcing as early as June 6. Reports indicate recent heavy rains hc~ve damaged the maturing crop in some localities but cant~ loups are in generally good condition and current r~~orts indicate normal yields of excellent quality. Movement will be well under way by June 25 and heavy July 1-20 in the principal producing counties of Worth, Mitchell, Dooly, Crisp, Berrien, and Lovmdes.

CUCUMBERS: June rains h~ve improved yields above earlier expectations. South - ~ Georgia is now at peak production and supplies of fresh Georgia cuCQ~bers from southern counties should be plentiful to July 1. A crop of 104,000 bushels of cucumbers for fresh maxkot this year in Georgia is in prospect. This is 24 percent abov~ last year 's production and is due to prospects of much better yields per acre th3.n in 1941 when a dry May greatly reduced yields. The 1150 acres this season is slightly less thnn the 1200 acres of early cucQmbers harvested in 1941. It should b ~ noted tha t the ~bovo figures do not include cucumbers for pickles. Through June 6
this year Georgia had shipped 97 cars conpared with 99 cars to June 7 of 1941.

ONIONS: Shipr~ents of early Georgia onions have slo red appreciably because of lowr prices and as a result harvest ~11 prob~bly extend into July. Principal shipping points are: Vidali "'. , Lyons , Shellman, ll.cRao, Edison, Ihwson, Hazlehurst, Alma, and Waycross. Through June 6 of this yo~r Geo rgia had shipped 45 cars comp"'.red with 24 through ,June 7 of 1941.
PIMIENTOS: Due t o plenty of soil moistur~ pfmie~to p~ppers have improved noticeably since late May. In the earlier growing counties of south Georgia where peppers are planted directly to fields, the crop got off to a slovr start because of dry weather in April and early May. However, in the principal producing count.ies of central Geo rgia tr'lllsplanticg h3.s been completed under unusually favorable ~reather conditions, ~d good stands are reported with the early settings now blooning heavy.

POTATOES, IRISH: Although on the decline, shipments continue heavy in all early south Georgia areas. The long period of dry weather in the spring delayed the harve st date of most of the early 3.Creage nnd discourag ing prices have t ended t o retard digging operations. North Georgia potatoes are in good condition and rapidly approaching the harvest stage . If the demand warrants, some north Georgia potatoes will r each markets in early July. Acreage of north Georgia potato~s is estimated to be 1900 acres. This is a decrease of 100 acres from the 2000 harvested
in 1941.

tOMATOES : The green v~ap movement continues he~vy in the Pelham-Adel and Claxton-

Glen."'lville areas but the ripe market is expected to open soon after mid-June and thereaf ter an increasing percent of production in these l ocalities will be taken by canneries. Chatha~ and Burke Qountics started picking June 10-15. Tomato ~uality and yields have been above average but

a few- g~o\rers express tho fear that recent daily rains may cause some cracking. Prospective pro-

' duction of tomatoes for fresh consumpti on this year in Georgia is 384,000 bushels -- about 34

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1t igures on Georg1a toma toes for canning tfiis season.

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WATERMELONS: MoveMent beg3Il a s early as June 11 in the earliest producing Georgia

~ounties and TOeoihng of me lons should oe general by Juno 25 at Quitman, Va ldost3., Thomasville,

1nd Moultrie shipping points. By July 1 melons will be coming from points as far north-as

Statesboro, Eastman, Oglethorpe, and Cordele . While s0me growers f ear the damaging effects of

~re t weather on the vines at maturing tine, there is t o da t e very li ttlo evidence of injury from

excessive rains. Growers continue t o express c0ncorn over the effects of the tiro shortage on

trucking facilities .

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LIMA. BEANS: Florida limas have been moving at the rate of about five cars per dBf Shipments are cowing mainly from the Hawthorne and Lacrosse areas and should continue into late June. Movement in South Carolina began about June 10, wi ll be at peak around June 22 and probably continue into July if prices are favorable. F.ains have improved the North Carolina crop and
shipments, 'llhich started the week of June 8-13, ..,n.n be at peak nea.r June 25.

ffi~AP BEANS: Mississippi reports the snap season about over ~n th a high percent of

the late pickings taken by canneries. The South Carolina season is over except for light ship-

ments from the Lake City section. Alabama is shipping beans from Houston and Sumter Counties.

Low yields are being realized as the result of a slow start and subsequent dry weather. In North

Ca~olina movement is nearing an end with only average prices but good yields realized during~

season. Maryland bean harvest is general in all sections and a considerable quantity of beans is

going to cazu1eries. Virginia shipments are past peak and most of the crop is ncm being tak~n by

canners.

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CABBAGE: Virginia reports the cabbage season about over. In Varyland cutting began in early June and shipments ~nil end around July 10.

GL~TALOUPS: South Carolina cantaloups are in r easonably good condition but recent rains may have adverse ly affected yields and reduced thd sugar content. Light picking has started and will reach peak about July 1. The North C~rolinD. crop has responded to recent r~ns and
indications nov1 point to fair to good yields vn th first shipments coming near July l. Texas cnntaloup harvest is now in progress over a wide area. of south Texas. CantFJ.loup prospects are good in Marylend and DelavTa.re and picking will begin about July 15.

OJCID,IDERS: South Ca.rolin~ reports a successful cucumber season will probably come to an end near June 20. In Alabama recent rains have caused l ate vines to continue producing, and shipments will continue from BUldwin County if the market holds. :Forth Carolina cucumbers are moving in volume at generally sa tisfactory prices. I~uisiana shipments will continue through June at about three cars per day. Harvest in M?...ryla.n.d and Dela..18.I'e started the week of June 15-20.

ONIONS: Reports from Texas indicate that harvest of the north Te.xas onion crop is progressing slowly and Shipments to min=June we r e only about half those to the same date last year. While r ain has interrupted harvest in scat t e red arGas tho main cause of the light harvest is poor market conditions. Reports indicate that abandonment by Texas growe rs may be f airly heavy in some are as becnuse of low prices. With eny improvement in price levuls there is enough available onion production in north Te~s for shipments to continue well into July. The Texas V~lencia onion crop is in good condition and vn ll come i nto harvest about July 15. In Virginia the onion crop has suffered severe damage from dry weqthc r . Yields are expected to be poor and shipments will start n0ar June 20.
POTATOES, IRISH: About 65 percent of the Al~bama commercial early crop has been shipped. Rains delayed digging during the p:,.st week but moderate movement continued daily. Except for a light, scattered movement the season is over in South Ce.rolina where se"'.son yield, quality, and price s are r eported reasonab ly sat isfoctory . Mississippi shipments are about over from the main producing a rca.s . In 'J'e:rl!i.'essee digging beg~ about June 15 and should be at peaK around. June 29. Opening Tennessee pr1ccs on June 15 were about $1.70 for #l's. North Carolina potatoes are movi~g in volume with peclc shipmen~s e4Jle~ted June 15-20.
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TOMATOES: Mississippi to~ato shipments through June 14 amounted to 581 cars com- . pa red with 415 cars to the same date in 1941. Shipments are now at pe~ and mo st of the crop n ll be harvested by June 25. Ivf.ovement in South Carolina is heavy from Beaufort Cou."lty which supplies the bulk of the green wrap to~toes. Canneries ~e expected to t clce most of tha l a t e June h~est. Quality and prices arc good . Green wrap shipments are undcrv~y in North Carolina, but a considerable portion of the crop ,,,ill prob~bly go into processing. I.ouisuma shipments vn ll increase during the l a st half of June. Shipments vnll begin about June 25 in Maryl&~d and June 29 in Virginia.

W.A.TEP.MELONS: Florida wat(;rme lon shipMents a.re at peak in th<:~ leesburg area. and have started in the upper part of the stn.te. Due to recent r 1.1ins some disease is showing up in the ~ Watson variety but C~"lon B~lls have been relatively free to date of anthracnose. Shipments from Florida will continuo heG.vy t o Ju ly 1 e.t lea st. First South CarolinG. cars will probably be loaded June 24 or 25 vn th no general movement developing before July 1. Mississippi nelons ar e l ater than usua l and no movement is expected before July 1. Alabama expects shipments from MObile and
Houston Cou."ltics in l a t e June and pesk l oadi ng vnll come July 1-10. The North Carolina melon crop
is in good conditi on end shipments vn ll start about June 20. Texas carlot l o&dings got underway June ll. Harvest of the Maryland ?nd Delaware me lons will begTi1'IlC'ar August 1.

D. L. FIOYD Senior Agriculturn l Statistici&~
In Charge

CLIFFORD SIMS Truck Crop Statistician

After five days return to United States Departnent of Agriculture
BureE.'.u of Agricul tur<:'.l Economics 319 Extension But l ding Athens, Georgia
OFFICIAL BUSINESS

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GEORGIA CROP RSPORTI ~G sERVICE

U. S. Department of Agriculture In Coopera.tion

Georgia State College

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On June 1 an e s timat e d total of 610,000 persons~erc at work on Georgia
farms as compared with a corresponding figure on May 1 of 550,000 p ersons-- an
increase of 11%. This farm force consisted bf 445,000 family workers and 1 65,000
hi re d work e rs and included both male and fe mal e l abo.r.

Farm wa ge r a te s r eported on June l showed some increase over those p re-
vailing on Ap ril 1, the elate of t ho last p revious wage inquiry . Increas e s we r e. to b e e xpect e d with the a dvanc ement of the cultivati ng seaso~ . . Average wage rat e per month without boa rd was $26 . 20' compared vtt'th $25.75 wo 1Mnths ago bu t the r ate of $18 .25 with b oard r ema ine d unchange d. The r a t e p e r day ~ithout boa rd w~s $1.25
.. compare d with $1.20 and pe r dey with board was $1.00 against 95 on April 1.

Fa rm work rias indicat e d ns prog r e ssing very yre.ll desp ite scarcity of labor on mc..ny f a r ms. Gra i n harve sting, W['.S nearing c omp l e tion in tho s outhe rn ho..lf of the st a te on r eport da t e and wa s wen unde r vm.y j.n northe rn Ge orgia n.l thow;'n ht:.mpe r e d someuhat by 'fr equ e nt r a i ns occurring during the early pnrt of t he month. Peache s a r e movi ng i n volume fro m t he Bouthe rn c OJmnercia l arec.. . All t h is, toge the r with cotton chopping der.kwcls , is ke epin g l ['..bor >orking long hours n.nd using ext ensiv ely nll uv a ilable me chanical e quipment.

Women c.nd children n r e b eing used in inc r en.s ing numb e rs nnd with schools out the l Qtt or are h e l p ing considornbly to meet l n.bor ;needs. It is es timo..t ed tha t rmme n r.1nkc up o..ppr oxi m11.t ely ono-fi f th of a ll pe r s ons now engaged in uctual f a rm
' fi eld vrork.
UNI 'I'ED STATES PARI.: LABOR REPO?.T

With t he vrork i ng fo r ce on fn r ::ns s:-,elle d by 1 {'\.rge numb e rs of studentn nnd ot.he rs not no rmr~lly engn.ge d in fo..r m wo r k , f a r m employment on June 1 vms somewh!:tt hi ghe r t hnn on t h e s nme c1<'. t e l a st y e n.r. The r e were 2 32, 000 mo r e p e rsons emp l oy e d
" on f arms on June l, t h is y ef'..r t h nn l a st. Of t h i s incref'..s e 208,000 we r e f amily n ork-
e rs and 24, 000 h ire d lrtb or. In vi e\7 of t he g r eat demand f or nva ilabl e l a b or by wa r i ndu s tri es , far m -,omen, the na tion 1 s y ou th, n.1.1.d ol de r pe rsons a r e b e ing ca ll e d upon t o a l a r ger extent t han u s unl to h e lp pl ant, cultiva t e , n."..ld h n rvest the increns e d ac r eages of 1942 crops .



A t ota l of 11, 917, 000 p e rs ons u e r e empl oye d on f a r ms on June l. .This na s

1,121,000 mo r e thnn on ~tby l, tUl inc r euse thnt is just nb out usunl for this time of

~ he yonr. The i nde x of f n rm employment ro se from 90 p e rc ent of th e 1910-14 . a v e rnge

on Vi2;;- 1 to 99 pe rc e nt on June 1; t he s e nn ona lly a djus t e d i ndex of 88 r:as t he sc.me

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Fu rm uage r r.:.t e s duri ng Mn~r increas ed only season a lly, :-,.nd. n.t 1 83 p e rc ent of t he 1910-14 c..vc rage on June 1, r.e r e 6 p oints hi gh e r than on Ap ril l. Comp t1..red

with l ['.s t y e c..r, i t i s e st i:m...t e d tha t t he J une 1 Ylag e r n.tss we r e appr o:rim.n.t e l y 20

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(Un:i,t e (\. St n.t os Fn.r m Labo r Report - Con t 1 d)

I n t h0 Ne\7 Englcmd a nd Pa ci:'ic States \7here the dema nd. for labor by \'Tar industri es i :> - h eavy emp loyment on fa r ms wns ' smaller this June 1 tha n last. Seasonal
rro r k wets som::mha.t del o!1,_ye d by we t :1eathor in the We st lTorth Ce ntral Stat e s n.nd e mploy-
me nt on f n.rm n vias p r l'1.cticn.lly the Sf'Jne 9-s a ye nr earlier . In th e East South Ce ntral Sta t e s t otal f2.rm employment al ~ o vm.s thn s a me a s las t year~ Els enhe re more p e rs ons r:o r e ': orki ng on farr.:s this Jtm e 1 thn.n 1 ~.st, \"lith th e b .rgest increase t rudng pl a ce i n the Wes t South Centra l St a t es ,-,h e r e mo re th.m the usunl number of vromen encl childron 1e r c he lping Tii th c ott on chopping and othe r f a rm 0::_:.1ernt _i ons.

Mo r e f~mily 11orke rs \7e r e emp l oyed on the first of this month than a .y enr ngo t he c ountry ove r, but th e numb or of hirf.'l d farm workers vra s small e r than a y ear er-.rli e r i n Ne\7 Engl ~:.nd, We st North Centrnl, Ea st South Central, and Pacific Stf1,t e s. A f orr pe rs on s of thos '3 t e mporarily unemploy ed a s [', r esult of shortag es of r aw ~~t e ri~ls n eeded in industri e s m&~ufacturing c e rtain type s of civili an go ods \7 e re a vail n.bl e to h elp fn.rrners in the Middle Atlantic a nd Enst North Ce ntra l St a.t e s, but this rras of 1nino r i mp orkmc e in ot he r a r f:las.

Fa r m Wo r k G.-;ne r n lly on Schndul e

Farm op e r nti ons in s ome se ctions of the Northwe st vte r e delayed in May a s

a :r:esult of he n.V'J r n.i ns , 'but j o"bs r equiring the g r eat 0st a mount of l a bor - such as

h2. rvesting truck crop s and en.rly fruits, h2.ying, :::tnd c ott on chopping - quit e g en e r-

ally ne r e on sche dule. To a ccomplish thi s , ext:r;.:>.o rdine.ry efforts n e r e r equir e s of

f a r me rs n.nd public agenci e s t o r ecruit nnd. (mlist n.ll n e c es se..I"'J me.np 0\7e r. The end

In of the spring scho ::Jl t e rm m::tde thou sands of students r>.V:"'..i labl e in r.n ny Stat es by

Junn 1. Somo t ')rtnspe0pl e , a ls o , assi~t ed in the h n rv osts.

most s ecti ons of the

c ountry g oo d progr e ss hn.s b ee n ma.d e in p l t>..l'lting o.nd cultivating th e 1942 crops.

Cl os e r p l anni ng on th e p a rt of f a.r me rs h~s h el ped t o t~e b e tt o r use of the lab or .

supply. Mo r e int ensiv e us e of a.vn.i l r.db o f n.rm .!':'.achine ry v1a s evident i n llk.'l.ny places.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Ass ociate Agricultural Sta tistici a n

D. L. FLOYD Senior Agric.y.ltural StatisticiaD...
l n Char ge

~\ft e r five ~~ys r e turn t o Unit ed Stat e s Depo.rt ment of Agriculture
Buren.u of J~ri cultur al Ec o no~ics 319 Ext ension Buildi ng Athe ns, Georgi a
OFFICUL BUSINESS

P enal t y f o r pri vnt e u se t o av oid .. payment 0f po st a ge $300
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U. S. Department of Agriculture

In Cooperation . Georgia State College

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

with

of Agriculture

Offfce of th,e Agri~ultura.'i' Statistician

Athens, Georgia

June 29 , 1942

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PIG:S SAVEA: Georgia farmers caved 16;6 more pigs dn~ing the spring of 1942 than for the cc:cr eG::?Ond.ing p er io1 of 1941 , ac co rding to r epor ts made to th e Georgia Crop Repo;cting 2 <-' r.ri~e. Fc.r 'the G.l:i m."'rtth>:> De cember l, J_g,,a to C"une :1, 1942 the esti- mated pig c c~o:p vras . 1, 12:7 ,0':.)() , as cr.:irtpt,r ed with 980,000 to Ju.ne 1 last year and 950 ,000 for b e 1 0- y ea r :'.70 r~c. 190.--1940.
SOWS :(~0\'I"E;D_;_ Estima t e d n~in'b e r of so,.rs farro\.fing in the state during the spring was -196,000, or 16% ai)OVe the 169,000 farrowing in the spring of last y enr. This total i s also 1656 ab ove the 10-year a v e rage for sows farrowed.

PIGS PER LITT~R: Average number of pigs saved per litter w~s the same as the pre-
vious spring - 5,8 pi g s per litter being rep ort ed 'both years. The current average
vms 3. 6%above the 10-year aver 0-ge of 5. 6 pi gs.

SOWS BRED FOR FALL FARROWING: Bre eding intentio n s on Georgia farms indicate about

185,000 sm,rs 1rlill be farro wed. this fall, or 17% above the 158,000 farro\..,ring during

the fall of 1941. The sows exoect ed to fnrrow this fall will be 36% above the 10-

year ( 19 31-40) average.

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.

SOivS FABRO\VED AND PIGS SAVED

SPRING (Dec. 1 to June 1)

So,..,s

Av. No.

. Farrowed Pigs Per

. (000)

Litter

Pigs Saved (000)

GEORGIA:

10-ye ar, 1931-40 Av.

169

1941

169

1942

196

5.60 5.80 5.80

950 980 1,137

FALL (June 1 to Dec.l)

Sows : Av. No. Farro\ved :Pigs Per
(000) : Litter

Pigs Saved (000)

134

5.60

757

158

5.70

901

185*

UNITED STATES: 10-year,l931-40 Av. 1941
r::;; 1942

7,607 7,770 9,819

6.02 6.36 6.31

45,707 49,455 61,976

4,440 5,531 6, 892*

6.14 6.43

27,262 35,580

* Numb e r indicat ed to farro\lr from breeding intentions reports

Archi ~ L~~gley



Assocint e .Ag ricultural Statistician

D.L. Floyd



Senior Agricultural Statistician

In Chnrge

(OVER)

UNITED STATES PIG CROP REPORT - JUliE 1942
A spring pig crop in the United State.s of about. 6a , ooo, .ooo head or 25% more than in the spring of .1941 1(/aS estimated todny by tl1e Department of Agriculture in . .its ~un~ Pi g Crop Re:port . . A 1942 fall pig crop of about 43,500,000 h ead is indicated by
farmers 1 reports of so\<rs bred or to be bred to far to,., this fall -- an incre.ase of 22%
over the fall of 1941. Spring ~nd fall crops combined may total 105,500,000 head this yeo.r, c.s compared with 85,000,000 in 1941. The pig crop of 1942 \'.rill be the first to exceed 100,000,000 head. This report is based upon returns from 177,000 farme rs ob tained in cooperation l(li th the Post Office Depcrtment through the rural mail cnrriers.
Hog .production in 1942 ,.,ill 'be much the largest on record. Market suppli.es and slaughter of hog s this y ear will be greater than ever before, but this 1942 reco~d number \<Jill b e mat e rinlly exceeded in 1943. The number of hogs over 6 months ol<l on fo.rms Juno 1 was 17% larger than a yonr earlier and exceed~d the number on that date in any other recent year
.Qpr_in.g_Pig_Cr.o:Q.: The number of pigs saved in the spring of 1942 Decenlb-er I, :-941 to Jun q 1, 1942) is est i mat ed a t 61,976,000 hend. This is 25% large r than the spring crop of 1941 ancl 15% n,bove the pr9vious record spring crop of 1933. The numb e r of Ep ring pi gs \'laS ab ove last year in all St ates . The number of sows farro v.red this spring es timated at 9,819,000 \vas 2,049,000 or 26;.6 l nrger than in th e spring of 1941. The average number of pigs saved per litter this spring ' wns 9.31 compared with 6.36 in the spring of 1941, ~[lith 6.37 the record nUl'lber in 1938, nnd the 1931-40 10-year average of 6.02.
Fall Int entions: The 6,892,000 so\qS indicat ed to fo.rrov1 in the United Stat es this fall-(J~e-1-t; December 1) i s an increase of 1,361,000 or 25% ov~ r th e r ecord number in the fall of 1941.
.Ien,rJ,y_Pi::;_Cr:.o:Q.: If the number of sows to fnrrow this fnll should be about ns no\'1
indica t ed , and if the avernge size of litt ers should be a bout : the same as the average
of recent yenrs the fall pig crop would bo about 43,500,000 hend. This number added to th e spring crop of nbout 62,000,000 would give a combine d .total of 105,50l,~o, which :would exceed the to tal in 19 41 by 20,000,000 h ead or 23~.

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Burenu of Agriculturnl Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgin

OFFICIAL BUSINESS

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GEORGIA. CROP REPORTING SJ.:RVICE

U. S. Department of Agriculture

In Cooperation --

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... .r;e~1.gta;:.'Sta.te ..GolJ,.e.ge

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

with

,

Office of the -Agricultural Statistician

of A. .g...~riculture

Athens, Georgia

July, 1942

FARH PRICE :REPORT AS oF JUNE- 15, 1942

~ORGIJ\ farm products on June 15 had fallen in price about 3 points from the month before acco'rd"'..,

t-.:ng to reports of -p rice correspondents to the Georgia -Crop .Reporting Service .. Comparisons wit,b, May 15 by commodity groups in percent of the base period 1910-1914 were varied. Fruit showed t~, .'II~:

heavy increase and chickens and eggs were up 6 po'ints, b1it other groups decreased as follows: , livestock 12 poi~ts, dairy products 2 points, grains 2 points, cotton and cottonseed 8 points ,' I '

and miscellaneous crops 6 points. Thl3 all commodity index of 145 compares with 148 on ~~Y --~.~ .ljiJ1d .,

103 one year ago.

"

UNITED STATES: Price s of farm products at local markets avera~ed 99 percent .of parity fbr mici:; ' -~. ::

June , n. dro , of l oint since May 15, the U. S. Department of Agriculture announced. The genera~ .. "'

l eve l of prices rec e ~ve y fal'lii~o r-a.-11 agrlcul-tu-ra.l.- commodi..t.ics._de d to 151 percent of .. 1 .....

the pre- World War I level ~n Jun~ 15, while the index of price s paid, inte rest, an "taxes rem~i~t)1f... ...

at 152. Consequently, par~ty pr~ces ~~ re unchanged.



Advances in price indexes for fruit, poultry products, and m0at anima ls were more than offset by
declines in t he indexes for cotton and cottonseed, grains, and dairy products. The index of . meat animal prices was the highest since 1919.

At the mid-June level, the index of price s r cceivqd by f a rme rs r epre sents ~~ advance of 33 points over a year ago. The genera l level of prices pa i d , interest, and taxe s advanced 20 points during
t he yea r. This lifted the ratio of price s r eceived to prices paid, int erest, and taxes 10 points over a year ago.

The demand for farm products, after rema ining rehtively stable during the first quarter of 1942, again picked up at the start of the second quart er and ha s con tinued strong . Factory payrolls duri11g the first 4 months of 1942 avc ra~ed 140 percent of the corresponding month s i n 1941. Prices rece ived by farmers a t local marke ts fo~ the first half of 1942 were up 37 percent over the first 6 months a year ago.

PRICES PAID BY F~aERS: The general leve l of prices paid by farmers on June 15 aver aged 152 per-

cent of the 1910-14 aver age, the same a:Ei a month ea rli e r. This was 24 points highe r than on

Junu 15, 1941 and 32 points up over June 15, 1939 before World War II began in Europe. Slight

increa ses in prices of food, furniture and farm equipment bought by farmers were offset by de

clines in costs of building materia ls and f eeds. Prices of commoditie s used . in fa~ily living

i ncreased slightly I while commodi ti c s used in f a rm produc_tion hold ste'ldy a t tho May 15 price

level.



After five days retun1 to United Stn.tes Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultur~l Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia
OFFICIAL BUSINESS

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FRICES BEX:EIVED BY FARMERS JT:JNE.".l5,: 1942 , .WI'I'ti COMPARISONS

COMMODITY AL'ID
UNIT

GEORGIA

June 15 Avera.~e
1910- 4 1941

1942

June 1942 ~ of Avera.fe 1910- 4

Avera.~e
1910- 4

:muTED STATES June 15 1941 1942

Wheat, bu. Corn, bu. Oats , bu.

$ 1.23

$

. 97

$

.66

' .97 .
, .

"1...08

88
I

.78
-

Lbl 10..4

.48 ~ ., .57

86

.89

.83

.96

.68

.68

.82

.42

.33

.46

Irish Fotatoes,bu.$ Sweet Fotatoes,bu.$

1.17 .87

, 75
'
.95

.95 8l 1.10 126

.72

.65 1.11

.93

1.02 1.09

Cotto:r., ' lb.

13.1

13.1 19.0 145

12.7

12.8 18.3

Cottonseed, ton $ 25.58

37.20 50.00 195

22.47 29.58 43.87

Hay (loose) , ton $ 18.96

11.60 12.60

66

12.16

7.82 10.00

Hogs, per cwt. $ 7.34

8.40 12.10 165

7.16

8.98 13.39

Beefcattle, cwt. $ 4.10

7.00 9.30 227

5.44

8.63 10.75

Veal calves, cwt. $ 4.68 I 8.40 ' 10.40 222 Mi lk Cows , head $ 34.36) 46.00 63.Cb l83

6.77 49.60

9.90 70.80

12.43 88.60

Horses, he8.d Mules, head

$ I 161.40 93.00" ' 104.00 64

$ --

-- 142.00 150.00

138.90
--

69.90 79.30 88.60 100.20

Chickens, lb.

14.0

17.4 19.7 141

11.9

16.3 18 .5

Eggs, doz .

17.6

21.5 25.5 145

16.7

23.2 27.4

Butter, lb.



Butterfat, lb . Milk (wholes~le)

per 100/1:

$

24.0
--
2.24

25.0 30.0 125
-- 26.0 32.0
2.80 ]}3.20 143

23.2

30.6

23.4

35.7

t

34 .0 37.4

1.26

1.97 ]}2 .32

Apples, bu. Pe aches, bu. Cowpea.s, bu. Soybea.."ls, bu.

$ 1.36
$ 1.61
$ -$ --

1.30

1.55 114

I L18

I -- .90

1. 75 109

-- 1.90

2.35

--

-- 2.50 2.60

--

1.14 1.66
-- --
1.66 2.12
1.23 1. 63

Peanuts, lb.

1 5.4

3. 8

6 .0 111

5.2

j

'

4 .0

5.5

]} Preliminary

June 1942 ~ of Average 1910-14

108

121 ../

110

154

117

144

195

82

187

198

184

179

57
--

155

164

H7

160

:

181
141
--
--
--
106

ARCHIE LA..."'lGIEY

,. .

Associate Agricultural Sta.ti ~~ici'a.t},. .

D. L. FIDYD Senior Agricultural Statistician
In Charge

U. S. repartment of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics

t~ C~opetahon ..with . .

#10 - 1942

Office of th~. Agricultural ~ Stati.sti'~ian Athens, Georgia

t r'
G

'/J)rU- ((l\

(As of July, l, 1942)

SE{{ 'J J(8
Georgia State College . of Agriculture
July .6. 1942

GE1~ : Soil moisture has been aoeq~te to excessive in practically all commercial vegetable areas. Heavy rains have caused damage to ~termelon and cantaloup vines and reduced north Georgia cabbage condition. The cabbage, potato, and snap bean season is over in south G-Jorgia and these crops are coming into production in north .Georgia . Cantaloups and watermelons arc moving in increasing volume fro.m southern counties. . .

. . -- ~~: - -Shlpmcmsfiom-tne e a.r-riest ~otii:fties~l . en ln early July but movement

is just ge tting undorvrcLy in th~ hcaV'J producing &rea around MPDonough where peak movement will

come July 6-25.

..

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SNAP BEANS: Harvest of . some early north Georgia snap beans has already started in the Suches-Gaddistown, Dial, and Clayton areas.' Most of . tho snap bean acreage is planted in July for harvest in August and September . . Picking now is generA-l from a vary small _scattered acreage planted in May and J1me.
. 'J
' CABBAGE: ~,mq no;rth Georgia growers plant for harvest in the fall, while others set an earlier crop for cutting in July : ~d Au~t. , t\ght . movement from the early csbbage has started . in the Suchos-Gaddistovm and. Clayton districts and .esrly cabbage harvest will begin in o.ll north Georgia nrcas July 6-15.

CANTAI.OUPS: Frcscnt mov:cmottt is heavy from the Sylvester, McR-'J.0, and PelhBrn areas and increasing in the Cordele, Vienna, and Perry sections. Peak harvest will come from July l-20 with an end to the south Georgis season in early August. Reports indicate cantaloups of good quality and flavor, but heavy rains have caused some damage to. vines . and hampered harvest operations. Hale's Bes t is reported to be the l eading vari ety comprisi~g early Georgia shipments. Production in Georgia this year is indica ted to be 428, 000 cr~tcs . This is 10 percent below the 1941 production but 1 percent above the lO~ycar (1931-4 0) average. The reduced Georgia production is the result of a snaller acreage.. this yi~.r as the yicl,d p el;' 'lore is indicated to be well above both last year and the average. C~taloup aercagc for 1942 in Georgia is estimated to be 5700 acres -- a reduction of 40 percent fr om tho 9500 coMme rcial acres harvested in 1941 .

PIMIENTOS: Pepper condition is tho best a t this time in years. The crop in central Georgia was set about two weeks _lat er than usua:l but good Moisture condi t~ons h3.ve promoted rapid growth and harvest should begin about the usua l til'!e in uarly August.

POTATOES, IRISH: Some pota toes a r c ready for 1"\arket ,in north Georgia. Excessive moisture conditions during the last half of JuJle retarded matUr.ity. Hovmver, with a few days of sunshine, the crop ~nll be ready for harvest but digging will hardly become general before August 1 unless tho demand is unusua lly strong.

WA~~LONS: In the earliest producing counties occasional heavy rains interspersed

flith frequent light showers have interfered with ha.rvest operations and resulted in soMe damage \~po vines. Peak lo~ing fro M south0rn countie s will coMe froM July 1-15 and in central Georgia

areas about July 6-25 . Report s indic'lt e Most of the early shipMents arc Cannon Balls and Cuban

Queens. Dma.."ld and price were comparatively good in June but weakened around July 1. Based on

inforMation secured in mid-June fro m crop correspondents vre ll distributed over the COMMercial

melon areas of the state, watermelon production in Georgia is indicated to be 12,000,000 Melons

this season compared with 13,200,000 Melons harvested in 1941 and 14,842,000 me l ons as the 1931

1940 average. Yield is indicated t o be considerably above both last year and the 10-year (19311940) average, which accounts for the re ~ptiv~ ly s!'!all decrease in production in view of the

substantial state- acreage . Piducti6n of 63 percent ~Fo~ last year. It is possible that exce ssive

rains during tho last ten days of June r:lft-:T; . re.~l~. in a final out turn slightly less than the

current indication.



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OTHER STATES - TRUCK CROP NEWS (As of July l, 1942)
LIMA BE.~.NS: . South c'a.r~lirk. ' "\;e~~:r't:.~~' a:-~~~ti sfa.ctory. SE!a.~on' is about over bu~ limited
move~ent may co~tmue until July""'TIJ'rf weather and prices a.re favorable. The season ~s also neanng an end ~n North Carolina and there, too , q\1al~ ty 'and prices have been satisfactory.

MN~1onooutsrenttrthmoyCfevodtn.i7halSeoltNe.libAVneciPagrr,oBu.~~GpEi~An. oitNoarSHg: miianaortTvveeh,eresmJat.uenedialdsyriVlay1jtiue-r(ssf)ceitn.arobsiopaeNn.gw:ioni:risnTtlEielnpngCbnreeaa;-riscnOshteaiIeDrcIenva lesalr~sl.:yNate.ap~xrodpeb~eeeicnraatnns.dilsnaf.ifctrreAoosnlmaJttbuinapllmauyicteakea,snirndSipngolAuafat.uu.rh"golluuCtlisnnatdsg.rwsoJAiluniinngfleyawJ,in1oT5s~Mnesfanaorpnorn-yembslaesneathedne,.s

are now movmg rom New Yor}t state ~d ~oavy. ma.rk~:~~gs ar~ expected about July 10.

) . ..

. . .

. ..

are North

CABBAGE: Car?Hna late

~Trhoe p

season is outlook

'over in Florida, is good and sp!lle,

i..l.i3.":lama, fiR!pments

South Carolina, expected oy

A:mudguTset n1n:ess;een.Th~e -....A

movement ~s at peak 1n the Baltimore area Md has sta.::ted in Anne Arundel County. v~rsrn~a

reports plenty of rain and good cabbage growth with f:i.rst cutting expected around JUly 5. Good

supplies of New York cabbage from all sections of tho state are now going to markets.

C.ANTAIDUPS: South Carollna canta.loup produdion has 'Passed .peak and the season will end

~round July 7-10. Quality and prices have been sati&.fa.ctory. Recent rains have improved. the crol?

F1~1rNstorpt~?cfK~~noglt~nnaMa~Hlar.ur1vdes1~ sisexnpoewctbeedcoamboinugt

Jhuoal.yvy15ininf,J aCrlayroalrienaasCaonudntwyi~l~tbbe

generel movement

by July 10. from other



ar~Jas a few days !a er ana peak July. 2.5-A.ugust 10.- ~ ' .'

.

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.

PorATOES, IRISH: The Alabama potato crop was compara.tively poor this year with carlot

sh1pments.to date ~1ng approximately 50 percent of last year. Only a vary small percent oft~

crop rema1ns to be sh~pped. Tem1essee potato harvest started ~'..bout a week later than usual but

supplies are now moving in volume from Franklin County ; Yield and prices a.ro good. Production

in North Carolina has passed peak but '1\rill continue f a irly heary into early July. Good yields,

good qua!ity, and fairly good prices to date are repl"'rted. !l.aryland harvest bega..'l the week of

June 22 and will reach peak during .the -week of July 13.

.

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TCl{ATOES: Low prices hastened the er..d of t.he South Carolina fresh market shipments and practically all the remaining tomato production is now going to canneries. Tennessee move~ent

began those

aorfoulnads~Juyneoar1a5rbeubt eiinsgg. raeinailnizge

rnomentlll!l slowly . d .. North Cn.rolir.

Because of a. tom:'-toes

adrerynowweamtho"e?r"inyg ieinld~slUwllellel

below from alf

heavy produc~ng areas. than one year ago. Pi

c

Qual1t king of

y and pr~ces lvfaryland gre

are reported en wraps beg

afna~Jurneto24goaonddanwdilyl~beelcdosmeslh~egahvtlyyJbuleyttelDr-20~

Movement of Virginia, green vrraps and pinks began in l~te June.

WATERMELONS: Alabama watermelons have sizod relatively small but quality has been good.

If prices warr~'>..nt m')lnt began a week

we aa trelrime re l ot hnrsmfruosMu aAl. la~b.nadMiasw. niolwl

.bo in

ava ilabl - through July. South Carolina movetht) reak.-i>roduction period. The Shipping

sea son will be practically over by July 15. h arvest i n volume should develop abo'IR July

1N5o. rth:KiCharvrloaillidnaa-nmdeDltolnlns.w~a.rree

in good l oading

condition and will start around

August 1.

D. L. FlOYD Senior Agricultura l St ~tisticin.n

CLIFFORD SIMS Truck Crop Statistician

In Charge

After fivo days return to United Sta tes Depa rtment of Agricuiture
Bureau of Agricultural EconoMic's 319 Ext ensi on Building Athens, Georgia
OE'Ji'IC!AL BUSINESS

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U. S. Department of Agriculture In Cooperation

,

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

with

G.eorgia State College of Agriculture

Office of the AgriculturaJ,....3tatistician . ..

Athens, Georgia '

July 8, 1942

ne

GEORGIA JULY 1 C01'TON REPORT

Estimated cotton acreage in ~.ot.gia on July 1 was placed at l, 829,000 acres by the Crop Reporting Board of the United States Department of Agriculture. This is 2% less than the 1,866.,000 in ~uitivation on the same date last year and 23.9% b elow the 10-year average (19$1~1940) of 2,403,000 acres.

The cotton acreage for the Unit ed. Stat es on July 1 wa& 24;005,000, or
3.8% above the 23,132,000 acres in C1&ltivati.on July 1, 1941 but 22.8% und<?r the 10-year average (1931-1~40} of 3l,l0u,000 acres.

STATE
Missouri Virginia liJ. Carolina S. Carolina Georgia Florida
Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana

j 10-YR. AVER. i ABANilOIDKENT j FROM NATURAL ' CAUSES,
1932-41 Percent
1.0 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.9 3.1

---=- ACREAGE IU CULTIVATION JULY 1 (in thousands)

1942

Average , 1931-40

1941

1942

Percent of 1941

403

419

427

102

56

36

44

122

1,026

812

861

106

1,482

1,235

1,247

101

2,403

1,866

1,829

98

98

66

61

92

0.9

876

690

731

106

0.9

2,516

1,791

1,791

100

1.3

3,139

2,458

2,532

103

1.5

2,648

2,086

2,149

103

1.3

1,426

1,071

1,092

102

Oklahoma

4.1

Texas

2.6

New Mexico

2.9

Arizona

0.2

Cnlifornia

0.6

All other

1.5

lY

UNITED STATES

2.0

Se n Island y
Ame r. Egyptian })

2,645 11,760
114 188 303
24
~1,106
36.1

1,731 8,119
122 254 356
20
23,132
38.9 137.3

1,904 8,525
138 288 364
22
24,005
9.5 207.5

110 105 113 113 102 110
103.8
24.4 151.1

!/ Included in State fu~d Unitad Sta t es totals. Sea Isl and grown principa lly in
Florida an& Georgia~ A.11erican Egypt.ian grown . pr..i. ncipally in Arizona.

GEORGIA. Nu\P SHOWING CROP REPORTING DISTRICTS

Georgia Cotton Acreage by Districts
Acres(OOO)in cyJtivation July 1: 1$42
Dist. . 1940 a 1941: 1942 : %of 1941

1

148

134

139

104

2

211 198 212 . 107

3

161

153

150

98

4

289

263

260

99

5

374

348

331

95

6

317 308 302

98

7 ..

185

179

166

93

8

236 227 212

93

9

60

56

57 102

State 1,981 1,866 1.829

98

7 A]J})El - 1.

8

ARCHIE LANGLEY Associate Agricult~al Statist~cian

After f ive days return to

United States Department of Agriculture

Bureau of Agr i cultural Economics

319 Extens ion Building

~

Athens , Georgia

OFFICIAL BUSINESS

NAR
D. L. FLOYD ~ nior Agricultural Statistician
In ChaXge to av,oid

Mlss.Nellte II. Reese, Librarian, .

State College of Agri. ,

BeG.

Athena, Ga.

GEORGlA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

U. S. Department ot Agriculture

In Cooperation

Georgia State College

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

with

of Agriculture

I Office of the .4ri~ultural Statistician

Athens, Georgia

July 13, 1942

GEORGIA - GENERA.L CROP REPORT AS OF JULY 1, 1942

1unda.nce of rainfall during most of June and early July was favorable for Georgia food and feed crops, a.."ld prospects on July I 1 'lrere good in most sections of the State. Excessive rai~s in some parts of the State prevented proper cultivation and crops are reported very gras.sy in these area~. The largest wheat and oat crops in recent years have been saved. Tame hay yield as of July 1 indicates the greatest production on record, with a large part of this crop coming from the record high acreage of peanuts that will be harvested for nuts.

Acreage estimates as of July 1 for all crops except corn, cotton, rye, and soybeans sho"' an increase. fro{ll le,st yea.r . P-eanuts grown alone have the- greatest incr-ease :. with 85% more acreage than in 1941 and by far the largest acreage ever planted in this State. Sorghum for sirup acreage is 43~ above one year ago. Wheat, oats,tame. bay, Irish potatoes, and sugar cane show the following percentage increases in acr~ age: 26%, 20%, 18~, 12% and 11% respectively. The 1942 decrease in acreages are as fellows: Soybeans, 10%: rye 8%: corn 7%; and cotton 2%.

Indicated production as of July 1 places the 1942 crops of wheat, oats, tobacco,
Irish potatoes, sweetpotatoes., tame hn.y~ and pears above last year 1s final out tum, with rye and peach ~rops less than in 1941. The first production estimate of cot-
ton and peanuts will be made as of August 1.

COIDT: The 1942 corn acreage is placed at 3, 720,000 or 7% belo"' the 4,000,000 acres harvested in 1941. Based on July 1 condition, the corn production is estimated at 4o,920,000 bushels compared with 42,000,000 bushels one year ago.

SMALL GPAINS: Production of wheat is placed at 2,530,000 bushels or the largest
Georgia wheat crop in the past 4o years. Acreage harvested this year is estimated to be 241,000 acres compared to 191,000 in 1941. Oat production is also setting a new all time record with 10,780,000 bushels.- due to a 20% increase in acreage.

TOBACCO: The acreage of all tobacco is estimated at 70,800 acres or an increase of 9% from the 65,100 harvested in 1941. Based on July 1 condition, this year's yield per acre is indicated at 852 pounds giving a total production of 60,34o,OOO pounds compared \'lith 55,430,000 pounds harvested last year.

~'EANUTS: Acrea ge of peanuts 5Town alone for all purposes is now estimated at ~,424,000 acres. This is B5% above last year's acreage ~~d 72% larger ~han the previous record of 830,000 acres planted in 1939 The first estimate of acreage for picking and threshing along with production will be made in August.

PEACHES: Prospective total production of peaches is 6,612,000 bushels -a 7~ drop

fro m the 7,100,000 bushels in 1941. C~rlot shipments through July 10 totaled

2,631 cars while at this time last year only 2,248 cars had been shipped. The crop _

___ - - is moving relative~ earlier than usual.



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i Ind1C

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!July 1 i

iJuly l

..co~~........ ... ........ ..........b.~~.......4;365......+....'3;~~8..... .L. .~-~~....L....'i8~~~....!..~1i:o...... t.4~:6&c..~:~~.

Whe3.t
Oats Rye

i bu. 191 i 241 126 11.5 ' 10.5 ! 2,196 12, 53

bu. : 513 i 616
bu. j 25 j 23

120 92

20.5 75

175 7.0

j l0.516
.! 188

jL0.7~0 : l1

Tobacco, an. Potatoes, Ir1sh

lo. j 65.1 ; 70.8

bu. i 25

28 .

109 1851.. 112 j 54

852 66

l '

55.430 1,350

fl 01,384408

Potatoes, sweet bu. j 105

105 100 : 69

77

7,245 ~ 8,085

Tame hay .

tons [.; 1, 337

Sorghum for s i~

14

Sugarcane for sirup

27

Peanuts, alone

770

1, 581 20 30
1, 424

118 ! .. 58 55

143 !

111 !

185

77iJ:. 74 l.J:..

769 ! 87
-j I
1

Cowpea s, a lone

504

514

102

\

Soybeans, alone
Peaches, totai crop fl. j
Pea rs, to .;tal crop f.1:. :

131
-

i
:

118

90

-

1
i -

1 i

-
-

i

:

:
;

7 ,lGO 4oO

16, l

65~lf

Cotton, I.J..

~ 1, 866 ! 1,829 i 98 1 -

, -

j

-!

]]_.. . ci'onai;io.:n.a:s..or . JUi~.i ~...fl. .. T~tai". ai#I3Ufturai. .~rai?.;grea.\ai~ ..t'iian.kna. .!nclfuu:ng--

Ll commercial crop.

Acrea ge in cu~tivation July 1.

- - - .. ......":... ..................................................................................................h.-"-..- ..-- - -

D. L. Floyd

Archie Langley

Senior Agricultura l Statistician, In Charge Associate Agricultu.raJ. Sta.tistj~ia!l ;-

UNITED STATES DEP.AR'IW:NT OF AGRICULTURE

Bureau o! Agrigultural Ecohomics

_

Washington, D. C. .

Release:

July 10, 1942

UNITED STATES - GENERAL CROP :REPORT AS OF JULY l, 1942

Crops made uneven progress during J1me but growing conditions in the United State's as a whole rarely have been better than they were on July 1 and a banner year for crop and livestock production appears in the making. Among the crops for which a. record acreage and production are in prospect are peanuts, beans, soybeans, flaxseed, barley, rice, suga.rbeets and canning vegetables. As usual, some areas and some crops have suffered from unfavorable weather. In the central Corn Belt from southern Indiana in.to eastern Kansas and in portions of other States wet 11reather has interfered z'eriously with planting a.nd cultivation and also with hayling and harvesting. Many farmers r eport losses from washing rains, lodged grain, overflowed bottoms or wet fields.
On the other hand. so fuw areas have suffered from lack of rain or severely hot weather that the country seldom has bee~ greener than it is todo.~. The reported condition of cool weather crops, including small grains, fl2~. hay, pastures, and potatoes, averages higher tl~ in any other year since 1927. Yields or late crops are still uncertain but records of acreages plant~d and of growth to d.a.te shovr what may be expected if only the usual difficulties arc encountered during the remainder of the season . Tho outlook now is for out:;ta.ndingly large crops of flaxseed, soybeans,
- 'llld peanuts, a.ll incrdased b ~)cause nee.ded. for _thoir o.ils.
WHEAT: At 904,288,000 bushe!s, the 1942 wheat production is 4.4 percent less than the 945,937,000 bushal crop l~st yva.~. but there have been 'only 3 larger crops since the 952 million
bushel crop in 1919. Thes~ were in 1928, 1931, and 1938. Improvement in prospects in the winter wheat States of the southern plains, and in the . principc>..l spring wheat States has added 36 million bushels to the production ostimat~ since Jun~ 1.

CORN: Corn production in 1942 is estimated at 2,627,823,000 bushels based on July 1 prospects . This is 4{) million bushels belo\v the 1941 crop of 2,672,541,000 bushels but O<Ceeeds the
lQ-yea.r (193()-39) average of 2,307,452,000 bushels by more thaT. 300 million bushels. The 10-year (1930-39) average, however , includes the two drought years, 1934 and 1936 , when total production
was 1,461,123,000 bushels and 1,507,089,000 bushels, respectively.

l?EANTJTS: The acreage of peanuts planted alone .for all purpose~ this yea:r is now estimated at
4,827,000 acres. This is nearly aouble l~:.st year's acreage, 87 percent above the
previous record of 2,5~J ,OOO acres grovm in 1940, and 677,000 acres more than indicated by reports
from growers sta.ting their planting intentions as of March 1 this year. Present estimates do not ir.clude the a.creage interplantcd with cern :md other crops, mich amounte.d to 529,000 eq,uivalent solid uc res last ye:J.r u..nci wa.s utilized . principully fot "hogging 0ff11

TOBACCO: Flue-cured production is indicated at .739,740,000, which would be 14 percent greater

tr~ the relatively sma ll 1941 crop. The 10-yea.r (1930-39) average production is

751,348,000 pounds. This year's acreage {or harvest is estimated t o be 11 percent above 1941

but 14 percent under the 10-ycar (1930-39; ave r age .

.

PEACHES: Prospective production of peaches in 1942 is 66,984,QOO .bushels, on tho _basis of the July 1 r::ondi tion. This indico.ted production is 10 percent less than last year's bumper
cro:p but 22 percent more th-m the 10-year (1930-39) aver0.ge. Production in the 10 early Southern States is indico.tod to b\) 41_. 066,000~"b.l,lshc.l q_.. com_pn.red with 24,993,000 bu.s_!lels pro~duced last yea:r: and the 10-ycar (1930-39) aver age of 14,505,000 bushels.

.
CROP

UNI TE D

A'"1i~Ai':.E IN THOUS.

.I!or

Harv.

Harv.

1941

1942

1942
percent of 1941

Corn, all

bu. 86,089

Wheat, all

bu. 55,831

j / Oats
Cotton

bu . . 371972 23,132

Hay, al tame ton 59,232

Soybea;ns/ Cowpeas 2

9,996 3,780

Peanuts!/

2,456

Potatoes, Irish bu. 2,733

Swee tpot0:toe s bu.

759

Tobacco, a.ll

lb. 1,311

Sorghum for sirup

174

-- Sugarcane 11 11

113

Peaches, t ot.crop bu

89,408 50,570
38,090 24,005
59,949 14,241 3,546 4,827
2,798 757
1,398 236
--124

103.9 90.6
100.3 103.8 101.2 142.5
93.8 196.5 102.'1
99.7
106.7 135.6
--~09.7

STATE S
YIELD
1941

. !_nO.~c Jul.1
1942

31.0 16.9
3--1.0 --1--.39
~607.95
83.4
y96--2--75

29.4 17.9
3--4.2
----1.47
~27.25
90.0
97----0 '
Y67

PRODUCTION -IN THOUS

1941

) !nd~c.
Jul.l

1942

2,672,541 2,627,823

945,937 904,288

-- -- 1,176,107 1,303,114

8--2-- ,358
-~

--88,380
----

357,783 369,825

63 ,284 68,111

-- ---- 1,261,364 1,356 ,508'

i

f

-74,451

66,984

~ Condi~ion if 1 Acreage in cultivation July 1. ?:../ Grown alone for all purposes.

July 1

Includes some q,uantities not harvested .

(See other side f or Georgia report)

After five days return to United Statos Dopa.rtment of ~griculture
Bureou of Agricultural Economics 319 Extc~sion Building Athens, Ge orgia.
On'ICIAL BUSiNESS

Mi~a.Nel!ie M. Reese, Librarian ,

State College of Agri.,

ReQ.

Athens , Ga .

r "J ' \.:.I ~r' Jr- J ')1..:.1 1J.r'\

s EF~ VJ[;~

U. S. Department of Agriculture In Cooperation

Bureau of Agricultural -Economics

with

Georgia State College of Agriculture

( l
Ill _ 1942

Office of the Agricultural Statistician Athens, Georgia

July 20, 1942

(As of July 15, 1942)

G~~~: - Th~ truGk crop eason is practLca~lY- over in a~l the southern part of Georgia. Cantaloup and watermelon shipments have about stopped from that area but mid-state watermelon shipments are going strong with demand and pric~s generally good to excellent.

Ample ~oisture has been received over the state during the month for needs of all crops. Pimiento pepper prospects are generally good. In north Geo rgia condition of sne.p beans, cabbaee, nnd Irish potatoes is favorable for good to excellent yields and these crops are just beginning to move to market.

SNAP BEANS: Some early plantings of beans in north Georgia are now going on the market while considerable late acreage is still being planted. Pl enty of rain has been received this month and prospective yields appear gonernlly good to excellent. . Canneries v!ill likely tnke a greater proportion of the acreage this year than usurtl, the ext ent. of this increase being dependent on how well fresh market prices hold up.

CABBAGE: The north Georgia crop is just beginning to move nnd is reported in good cond.i tion. Movement in voluoe will be under way around Jw.gust 1.

PI MIENTO PEPPE:R_S_: ~ ~stimated_~c...r..eage of 14, 500 is 21 pe rc ent above 1941 and 16 percent larger than the 10-yenr average (1931-1940). Prospects are reported generally good.

IRISH POTATOES: The Irish potato season is just beginning in northern mountain counties of the state. Considerable early acreage is ready for digging ,--. but the crop is not expe ct ed to move in volume b efore August 1.

WATEBHELONS: The comme rci a l v1atormelon deal is ove r in the southern

part of the state, shipping about compl e t e in Vi enna area. Movement will con-



tinue until tho latt er part of the month in Houston, Macon, Laurens, Wilkinson, and Ba ldwin Counties. Market is strong with prices gene rally good.

i

(OVER)

OTHER-STATES - TRUCK CE.OP NEWS (As of July 15, 1942)

LIMA BEANS: Both North Carolina and South Carolina report the season is over with q_uality and prices having been generally satisfactory.

. '

.

SNAP BEANS: Condition of this crop in western North Carolina is excell-

ent, rains having been pl~ntiful and growth of vines vigorous. There were some

few complaints of beans s~ightly' spot ted because of so much rain. Light movement

is just beginning and will be he'avy by August 1. In Tennessee beans are now

moving from Johnson County. Excessive rainfall has retarded picking and caused

some damage from root rot.

' '

IRISH POTATOES: The early potato .deal is about over in Alabama, North Carolina, &nd Tennessee but movement of int.erme.diate production in the northern
_in. part of the latt er state ~ill begin. early August . , CABBAGE: We-sternNo rthCar.ol~~a reports prospects generally excellent, with marketing to begin around Jrugust 'lO ' and to continue into late fall.

TOMATOES: In North Carolina most green wrap tomatoes have been sold and those remaining will go for c~ning purposes. The Alabama crop produced in Blount, St. Clair, and CullJJU::ll.' Counties for the fall market should move around September 1.
. WATER1~0NS: South Carolin~ commercial shipments are about over with
q_uality and prices for tho season generally good. Same is true for Alabama. In North Carolina peak movement is just getting under way. A good crop of q_uality melons is reported.

ARCHIE L.AHGLEY Associate Agricultural Statistician

D. L. FLOYD Senior Agricultural Statistician
In Charge

After five days return to United States Depa rtment of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia
OFFICI.AL BUSINESS

Ll rarian , . College or gr i cu ltur e
Athens, Ga. TC Req_

..

GE:ORGIA cROP REPORTING SERVICE

U S. Department of Agriculture

In Cooperation



Bureau of Agricultural Economics

with

. .



Office of bhe Agricul tura.l Statistician

Athens, Georgia ..

r~orgia Sta~e.OqJ}~ge
. of Agrioul~uz:e August, 1942

F.AEM PRICE REPORT AS OF JULY 15, 1942

GEORGIA farm products on July 15 had ai:lva.nced .in price as a whole about 3 points from one month ago, and remained 1u1changed from May 15 of this year. The present all commodi~y index of 143
for prices received by Georgia farmers is the highest since July 15, 1928. 'lhe 3 point a.ll . commodity gain during the past thirty cays ~as due to a substantial increase in fruits and slight advances in meat animals, dairy products, chickens and eggs, and cotton and cottonseed. Grains . and miscellaneous commodities wer~1 unchnngod from last month.

UNITED STATES: The general level of prices r,eceived by farmers rose 3 points during the mo11i;h
ended July 15 to 154 percent of the pre-World War I level, according to the U. S. Department of

..Agricultu:ce. This s th~1 highest level re:ported since Ma. 1928. The index of prices paid,

interest, and taxes rn.muined unchange d a.t 154. onso uon y, . .c 1

of-prices- received by

farmers in mid-July wa.s 101 pe1cent of purity. Tho moat n.nimal, cotton and cottonseed, and .truck

crop groups, which ''rurc alrefldy n.bove pa.rity in mid-June , continued to f.l.dvance to July 15. All

other major groups remained below pn.rity levels, although IJrices of dairy and poultry produc,ts

climbed closer to pnrity.

.

. Chicken and egg prices adv~mced 8 roints from 137 on June 15 to 145 in mid-July: dairy products rose 3 poinbs from 141 to 144; med animals ....roro up 2 points from 191 to 193; and cotton Wld cottonseed 2 points from 153 to 155. Grains and fn1its woro the only groups to show declines during the month. Grain prices we re dovm 1 point :;ond fruit lost all of th1:1 shn.rp gains registered from May to June.

Prices received by farmers at loca~ markets for the first 7 months of 1942 were up 35 percent over the samo period last year. The domestic demand for farm products continued to be strengthen-
ed by increased employment and rising cons\lr.ler incomes. F'lCtory pay rolls during the first 5 mont~s of 1942 were 39 perce11t over the same period last year. Purchases for military and lendlease r(~quirements a lso continued to increa se the tota.l dem:.1nd for farm products during the month.

PRICES PAID BY FAEMERS: The index of prices p~\id by f a r mers for commodities they buy continued unchanged during tho (.'lonth ended J1.1ly 15, rtt 152 pe rcent of the 1910-14 ~verago. This vr.-~.s the third consecutive date at which the index of prices paid by far!'lers stood at this figure, reflecting in part the stability achieved by the price cor.trol measures of the Office of Price J\dministration. The Mid-July index was 19 poin ts highe r than n. year ago, however, n.nd 32 points above the leve l prevailing on July 15, 1939, 'before the s tart of World War .II.

After five du.ys ret-u--rn- to

United States Department of Agriculture

'

Buren.u of Agricul tura.l Economics 319 Extension Building

Athens, Georgia

OFF!CtlL BUSINESS

t

Miss. el l ie 1. Reese , Libr arian ,

State Co ll ege of Agri.,

Req.

At he ns, Ga.

COMMODITY
AND UNIT

PRICES RECEIVED BY FABME:RS
..::.:..:.

JULY

15 '

1942
...

'

WITH COMPARISONS

GEORGI.A

' UNITED STATES

July 15 . ''

.'Ju1? }'d4icl
0

Avera~e

Ave~e

1910- 4 1941 1942 1910- 4

July_ 15
Aver~
1910- 1941

1942

Ju~ l\::14icl o of
Aver~e
1910- 4

Whe at, bu.

$ 1.20

.96 . . . 1.08

90

.86 .86

.95

110

Corn, bu.

$

Oats, bu.

$

.Irish Potatoes,bu. $

.97 .66 1.14

.76 .46. J}.76

1.01 . 56
1.10

104
r
. '85 .
96

.70 .70

.41

.33

.82 J}.74

.83 .. 119

.44

107

1.26

1s~

Swee t Potatoes,bu. $

. 94

.95 1.20 128

.95 1.01 1.12

118

Cotton, lb.

13.1

14.7 19.5

149

12.7 14.3 18.6

146

Cottonseed, ton $ 24.86 . 37.40 50.00 201

21.88 35.90 43.20

197

F..a.y cloose), ton $ 18.52

11.70 13.00

70

11.78 7.66

9.05

77

Hogs , per cwt.

$ 7.24

9.. 50 12.60 174

7.35 ]}10.32 13.78

187 ;:

Beefcattle, cwt . . $ 4 .04

7.30 9.40 233

5.54 ]}8.73 10.79

195

Milk Cows , head $ 33.92

47.00 64.00

189

49.00 72.60 88.80

181

Horses, head Mules, head

$ 161.60 90.00 102.00

63

$ --

-- 135 .00 !'55 .00

136.30 ]}69.70 78.90

58

-- ]}87.50 99.10

--

Chickens, lb.

14 .1

17.0 19.5

138

12.2 16.8

18.7

153

Eggs, doz.

17.6

24.7 26.8

152

16.7 25.6 29.5

177

Butter, lb.

24 .0

25.0 30.0

125

Butterfat, lb.

--

21.0 33.0

--

23.3 31.4 34.3

147

23.5 36.6 37.5

160

'Milk (whole sale)

per 100#=

$

Peaches, bu.

$

'Cowpe as, bu.

$

2.29
1.58
--

2.80 /3 .30 144
1.00 1.90 120
-- 1.95 2.20

1.38 ]}2.16 y2.40

174

--

1.52 1.73

--

--

1.69 2.05

--

Peanuts lb.

rt 5.6

4 .0

1/ Rev1sed. 4/ Preliminary

6.0 I 107

5.1 4.2

5.6

110

Item
All Commodities Cotton and Cottonseed Grains M0at Animals Dairy Products Chickens a..'"ld Eggs Fruits Mi sce llaneous

PRICE INDEX NUMBERS (1909-1914 : lao%)

l.T.l!il!..Kl.TJ.A

I

UN! T.lill

JUly 15 June J.b July J.b

July lb June J.b

1941

1942

1942

1941

1942

112

145

148

126

151

121

157

160

121

153

82 161

i

106 203

106 209

98 151

116 191

113

131

133

132

141

I 120 62

129 109

132 115

127 93

137 148

I - . -66 .

92

- 92 -.

107

134

July lb 1942
154 155 / 115 193 144 145 131 139

D. L. FIDYD Senior Agricultural Statistician
I n Charge

ARCHIE LANGlEY Associate Agricultural Statistician





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w::. i'n

Georgia State College of Agri eu.l t 1A.re

Of i c:; 'Qf t he 1-{::::i CLcJ.t~::.r.:.:.~. St.atj. s tician

Athens, Georgia

Augnst 1, 1942

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(As of Augu.s t l, 19.42)

G:El'ERA.L: Following the excessive heat wave during the pe riod July 10-22,
bend'ici a l-..g()nna.i. r ai ns ha;<te been r e c eived over . mo~:;t of the s t ate dtcring the :pas t
t en d9.J' s. Snap bec..ns, c.1.1.Jbage, a nd potatoes are movi ng in nor th Georc ia. Movement
of cant.alou:ps and Y<atermel ons is ove r in southe r n count ies, on tho d ecline in central t ..rri t ory and ful~.y unde r :way in t !1o northe r n p ortion of the state. Except for sca.tt Gr e d l ocalities , condition of truc::C crops in this l at t e r area is repo rt ed as generally good.

SN.AP :BEANS (INT. N. GA.): Tl.w r e c ent rains in the mountain counti e s have

imp roved p rosp ects- so that . y:i.elds a r e gene r v..l l y g ood. Planting for the l a t e mo.rket

i s no w t aJ.r: ing :pl ace . l,io v e ment is ge t.t ing under "wo.y in thes e c ounti e s D.lld 'Nill con-

tinue into onrl;"~' Octob e r. Acr eage of north Ge orgia 'beans for fresh market shows a

considerable incre;::;,se. Acreage to b e taken by CM n e rs 1.'Till likel Jr show on ev en

gr eat e r increas e .



CABBAGE (I NT . N. GA.): Cabbage is now moving in volume with yield o.nd

quali t~r gone r ally good . Prices r epo rted a r e somow~at lowe:.. than t i1e mm sual ly high

prices of l ast nenson.

~

CANTA.tOUPS: Commorci o.l moveme nt in mid-state is nco aring c omplction a nd is nbout at the peok from the sn1nll co:Ltmercin.l a crcnge in northe rn t errit ory.

PI1UENTOS: Th is crop su ffe r e d considGrnbly from the very hot ~1d dry pe riod July 10-22 but is showing ~mbst n..TJ.tio.l i mp roveme nt following t he recent r ai ns.

POTATOES (I NT.H.GA.): Irish potntoes n r e now moving in volume with yields report e d f[,. r abo.v0l941 drought yi e lds.

W.ATE...~:JELONS: Comme rci al mo\rem(mt is ove r in southern counti es , on the

'

decline in C8ntra l t erri t or y ~md n ear the penk in northern t erri t ory . A r el a tiv e ly

smnll part of comme rci al p r c ducti on r.1ovos from north Ge orgie... This has been a

se:cson of unusunlly good. prices with ;)'~e~ds well above l ast seas rm,

. ..:

",'1 I

(OVER)

OTHER STATES - TRUCK CFOP NEVIS (As of August l, 1942)

_LIMA IlEANS: The ' ViEgini"!: fall market crop of limas is partly up though some v'e re still being Pfanted the lr.tst!ew du.ys of July. In Maryland t.he season for early r la.ntings in Some r set <Uld Wicomico Count. i~s is about over. Peak movement occurred during the week of July 30. ~ Pricns ha.ve been ger..l;lraUy favorabl ~ with quality fair to good.

SN~' BEANS: Excessive rainfall in Tennessee continued t.o ha..'!lper picking of sna.11 beru.1s
<mi.l a l sCI to d0 l ay rll.'lnt.ing of the l ate . c:::-o:p. Ho""'3vcr, the late cro-p is r 0ported in oxcellenil cond. Hi on cmd ~;hou ld start moving early in Sep t ember. Planting of late snap b eans is in progres , ori t he !::<:r.Yb~ East e rn Shore: ni th ::;orne beans alroacly up a'1.d growing cond iti ons i'av0r e:bl0. FJ.nnt _,. b g of tne-_yi)~gin ia. fall crop v!i ll ~>tnrt 3.bout August 10. New York y::bn tings hr~ve been stagge red
~~o ttnt lmtwy mtl.r"'<00in& is e:xpectt3d until f1or-ts stop their growth in the fall. .

CABBAGE.: Yields and prices of Vir~inia c nbba.gc nre both good. The peak of the haxvost

com.;::; dnring t .ou month of August. The bulk o 'bl"ic late crop in New Jersey }u-J.s be o,n r- J.:::.nted 'l.o."ld

is mnkl ng ffl.irl,y good pro~rcss . In those ar.;:as of New York v;herc moi.stura has been sufficient

A

th,, cabbar;e hJ.s grovrn v ary rr.tpidly. Good runounts n.re now a.vai.lab le for mn.rk;Jt :md these 8I'\01ll'lt s

v;ill contimw t.o ,:1(i . C..:; a., th<J SMl.son advcmccs.- -



.!.'~~ISH POT_!I.-=.'t:Q!~I Digging of potatoes h'J.n jur; t nhrtecl i n Cumberbnd County, Tmmcst>ce. Prir.:: os for .:1arly sa.l0s we re $1.40 to $1. :iO per 100 pounds. Approxim'l.tdy 20 p0rcent of the Centra l -New J'ersc_y crOJ.l ln s 1:een h;;-.rver;t od. Yields ~J.re :;omcwhr-1.t belO'I'' those of l a st ~o-~ n.son .

TO:W.ATOES: Ficking of . green "fl'e;ps continues on the Lo.rer Shore of 1h.nrlp...nd only i n a

limi te,l vmy . Picki ng for fresh ma.rkot. is bdng r ep l llCccl by harvesting of t!:\e car"'inrng crop. A

fev.r f'l'<)Sh marke t to nn.tocs ha ve be en 11icked. in Thln.ware. Eowevur. most of tho Dele.'."ra.re supplies

arc going t o c r-umerics . Ve ry fe w if :.u1y ma rkottom::>.toes .cere being shipped in Virginia the l a st

1e d ( of Jnly. Growers are very busy ha r-ITe sting the CAnning crop -d-lich wi 11 re~h pea.\( .._.ri t.l1 vreok

of August 3 i n most sections. Snr>J.l shipmcntt~ of tor.18.tOL~S fro r.1 . Te:nnessee continued through

.July 25 a.ud tho grctln wrap d.::ml wa.s about ended nt tha.t tirn~1 . Qu'l.li ty of th,~ .:::ro1' was infelior

and prices on: accou.."lt

continued to deGlinc during th0 of late setting wcather . Groen

l ast half wr0.ps o?.re

of July. O).".J.l CC t e d

toThei:nmc racin<t:~

ce r

op in about

Nev1
the

York i s second

woln~.kte

i n August .

JlATER"iiELONS: While thv "lOVI3l'l\:mt of v.rator"1e lons frorn tho prinCiJ"Ol.l ship:pi ng a rqa.s of
Alab o.na i s about ovor, l oc a l rn r kets :.:.:.1e :,-e ll supplied fro"\ r r odnccrs in con+.r -:1.1 nnd northern s ections . Prices h:,~ve bc0n stec.dy 8-J'.d quality :SE.mo rr.tlly ood. Mo st of the waterme lon sec tion i n Virginia h'.tS h::ld. r;omc: r :dn recently a.Yld ~>ros:pocts .a.rc ~airl y good.. Shipl'lonts havt1 been rather
li ght so far l'md. :peak shipnont s a ro ox:po ctor1 botween August 10 ".l.lld 20 .

ARCHIE LA.NGLEY Associ a te Agricultural Sta tistieia.'.1.

.....

D. L. FLOYD

Senior Agricultura l Statistician

In Charge

Aft.c r f iv0 dn.ys rd.urn t.o Unit,~cl Stat os D:Jp~.rtr;cnt of A.gricnltur c
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~EOF.GIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
l n Cooperat'i~n .: . :: (. -
with

Georgie1. Stn.te Coll t.~gc o:t' Agriculture

Office of the Agricultura.l Statistician .A.thens, Georgia

August 8, 1942

GEORGIA - AUruST 1 COTTON :REPORT

Cotton pros1;ect~ i n GeorgiFJ, on Augu1;t 1 indica ted R crop of 933,000 b:tles (5tl) pound.s gross weight)

a.ccoJ.ding t o reports from crop correspo:1dtint. s m<J.C.e:: to thD Crop Reporting Board of t.he United S\;o.t os 1\)pa.rtment of Agriculture. Condition of t he crop w<'-5 rr,ivcn as 76.fo of norma l and is <m~: of

t he hi gh:,st r O}lOl'tod in r e cent years. Thi::; would incHoate a yidd of -:R7 pounds per ~~re comnared

with t he poor yi.;ld. of 165 l ust season, 250 in 1G10 and the 10-year average ( 1931-1940) of 224 . pou.."lds. Cur :rrcmt indic a ted produciri.on is 50'fo aoovo the 624 , 000 bales in 1941 but 13% below the 1o;.. ~

! "-':l.r av~:1'ag<J of 1, 07-l, OO? bales. Acreage i n culti v:'l.Hon July 1, less ten. year , a.v3N\gG P.bandnnm<.:nt ~

1s 1, 81.3, 000 ,!.Cres, (l. sh ght: d0crc,ase from the 1, 817, 000 acre::; h[1rve:;t ed 1.n 19-~1,



Hemty '111d pro lonBc:d: srring rabs in southe r n. Georgi a until early April, MCOT:lpanied by cool tanw,er'-

atures, ':'ro:;e 1.mi'avor a?1e in that turritory for getting the crop plonted r:>.nd up t o a. st~d on :, . ..

schedule b r!le . Scr r.c-1..t,r f' farl!l.J.abor aggl'AoVR.t ed- the 1-i-tut'!.tif'ln -3u-l~v weevil hrl\.,strt.hon -we.s 15.f.l::'

ora l frcm th.H 1elatively l a rge number of ailu1t ,,_reovil s cP.rrie<l bhru "' r.li1d vnnter from l ast yo<:'.r s'

h:a.vy b festntion. However: protr'lcted dry neat~c r fr om eurl;r April thru most o~ May untp ~e..l.I'ly.

rnd-Juzie caHl n. l a t e r exceed1.ngly hot P..nd dry pcnrJd, July 10- .!2 ' che cke d tho se nous vroev1.l ulf es- .

tation, !Uld the crop m~.d.e rel'!larkah1e r ecoYury i n :r~qdhing the present f a vorable outlook .

'

In the northern half of : the s t a te, despite considcrA.b l e senrci ty of b.br:.r, , planting operations

were mostly c o!!lpl e ted on ti!ne. Stands aN: f a ir to good and the crop .is e;ulier t h P.n usual.

\'Teevil -da."!!'3tte t o date h~:'..s been held t o a nininur: and bf!..rrin~t. ~1.ny la.k r unfa.vorG.ble developments

preseiLt prospe cts ~rG . gen e r n.lly good to oxcollnnt.

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I '
GEORGIA MAP ... SHOWING AUGUST 1 cmrpiTION P.Y CROP 3.RFORTING DIS~ICTS

Dir.t'r ic ts shown are c.rop

r e:Eor NOT

tin Con

g gr

ce-lsissitornicatlsDain~dtr.ict

s

,

,f

The

Crc;p Rep~rting

Board

of

the

u.

s.

~p.artm~t

or' Agriculture

makes

' .
t.ho following

repo;t

from

data flirnished by crop correspond<mt s, fi e ld statisticians, and cooperating State Agc.mcie s. The

final outturn of cotton will depend upon whGt~0r ~he yarious influence s af'f <! Cting the cro:p during

the remainder of the sea.son are more or le_ss fayorabla than usual.

STATE

CO!IDii'ltll!1 CnlAB~EvAat.t)~loln AUGUST 1

1

Y. llllll PER, ACRE

July. l, 1942.
I less 1D-Yea.r y Average
Abandonment l
4 Thous.. acres

Avo1-

I . . ./Lver- !Indi

n.g<'l, 1 1941

1931-

.

II ..1.94

a ge '.. lcated 1931- 1941 !1942

40



40 .

.

~ct, . Fct. Pet , Lb. Lb.. lb ~

' P5R0O0ll.lJbCT. IO~Nros( Gs

inni
wt..

nbg.~s1)

,...,

,

I:-p Aver- . ! 1911 1194~ C:top

oge 1931-10

liruhcde d AuO'. 1

~

. Thous.

ous. Thom: v

bale:1 s . bales . bale s

Mi:-;sour.i

423

82

94

I
83 i 388

. ~s

4~

_

n5 1 176

417

Virginia N. Carolina S. Caroli-na- -~
Georgia 'ft'Orida

43

78

852

76

,237 ---

l,8g~

70
"12 ..

83 ' 93 ,272 74 86 304 5 . . '29 ~7A
~ 62 "7736,2m24

I 382 371
333 396.

31 626

1
I

t~=F;s -_.P;:=~o..~7---1+---=1-. ~~

mlm

I

525821
406
~4
!7

33
705 842 933
~

I

,

Tenne ssee Alaba!Oa.
Missis~ippi
.Arkc.nsas Ioui sic>.na

Oklahoma. NTeewxaMs exico

I

.Arizona

California

All othe r

72:i 1,77'.5 2,499 2,117 1,078
1,825 8,3m
134 277 362 22

76

85 i 80 I 275 422 385

72 -

72 'i 77 215 217 . 2!12

73 76

7846 i' 7825 225549

288 1352 312 298

71

58 78 1 239 148 305 .

I

1

68
71 88

li~~ 72 79 Jil47 208

~~

~~ ll ~~g

165 433 474

00

92 89 : 408 348 j403

92

87 1 86 j 56e. 551 1579

82

87 133 34~ 598 426

478 ! 598

1,076

790

1,564 ~ 1, 121

1,344 1,430

677

3131

745 3,686
103
163
361 17

718 2,652
106 181 1104 25

581 895 1,833 1,316 684
828 3,177 - 132
233 437
20

UNITED STATES

23, :54'*

T,?,

I! 72 79 1215 .0 231.9 2fi6. 7

I
13,109 110, 741 1 13,085

Sea Island~

8 ~.9:::----+--.-----r--srt-7~ ---

1 1 74

Amar. E12:YPh<m 4i ;1W.i,6

92

89 87 2 3~12 !261

--- -----z:-8~+---::1:-.-4:--

18

6o I

106

J} From natura l cauae :> . 2/ .Indicated August 1, on a r ea in cultivation July l, less 10-year a -> r age abandonment. 2}_ A'llovr:'!:'J.Ce s m:lil.e for interstate movement of seed cotton for ginning .
Include d in Sta t o and United State s tota ls. Sea I s lr.md grown principally in Georgi a and orida. Ame ric~l Egyptian grown principnlly in Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico.

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U. S. Department of Agriculture

In Cooperation

Georgia State College

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

with

of A.griculture

Office of the Agricultural Statistician

Athens, Georgia.

August 12, 1942

GEORGIA CROP REPORT AS OF AUGUST 1, 1942

Hot dry weather during mid-July ca~sed Georgia's corn prospects to decline during this period. General rains the latter part of the month were very beneficial, and on August 1 production of all crops except corn, rye, peaches and apples was expect 8d to exce ed the final outturn in 1941. The 1942 peanut crop is placed at an all time r ecord of 799,500,000 pounds which is 64% above last year 1 s production. Indicated all tame hay production of 870,000 tons is also a new record. Based on August 1 condition Georgia is expected to harvest 28,842,000 pounds of pocans or the largest crop in the history of the state.

CORN: Corn yield declined from l.Ooushels- per acre on JulJ" l to 9.5 bushelson

August 1. The extreme hot dry weather from July 10 to July 22 \las largely responsi-

ble for this decrease. Indicated production is placed at 35,340,000 bushels which

is a decrease of 16% from the 42,000,000 harvested in 1941.



TOBACCO: Probable production of tobacco is estimated at 60,350,000 pounds compared with 55,430,000 pounds oneyear ago ~d 68~103,000 for the 10-year, 1930-39, average! Marketw opened on July 28 and prices to date have been very favorable.

PEANUTS: Production of peanuts for picking and threshing is indicated at an all time high record of 799,500,000 pounds. Last year 487,500,000 pounds were produce4 and the largest crop ever harvested in Georgia \'las in 1940, when 581,625,000 pounds '"'ere saved. The acreage for picking and threshing of 1,230,000 is 891b above the : 650,000 acres harve st ed in 1941 and only 11% below the goal set by the United States War Boa rd early this year of 1,376,000 acres.

PECANS: The 1942 :poca.r1. crop on the basis of the August 1 condition is estimat ed at 28,842,000 po1mds comp a r ed with 26,220,000 pounds in 1941 and the 10-year,l93039, average of 14,126,000 pounds. Indicat ed production of improved varieties in Georgia is 24,804,000 pounds, or slightly more than one-half of the total United States 1 improved production of 48,861,000 pounds. Prospects are for a good crop of both improved and se edling varieties in a~l se ctions of the state.

PEACHES: Augus t 1 estima t e of the peach crop indicates that the crop did not turn out as geil as exp ect ed earli er in the sea son. Production is pl aced at 6,177,000 . bushels compa red .,ri th 7,100, 000 harvest od in 1941.

Indicated producti:on of p ecans and p eanuts by stat es is given on the r everse side of this r eport.

G"EORGIA

CROP

.AC3.EA.GE ( 000 ) 1942

Corn ........ . . . . .. bu. 3,720

Wheat .............. 11

241

Oats . ............ n

616

Rye .. .. ........ . ... "

23

Hay (all tame) ... ton 1,581

Tobacco (all) ... lb.

70.8

Potatoes, Irish bu.

28

Potatoes, sweet. "

105

.Cotton.......... bale 1,813

Peanuts ............. lb 1,230
( For picking & Threshin1 g)

Cowpeas, alone ...

514

Soybeans, alone ...

PAepapclhese s,3, ,/

t

otal Com'

crop 1 crop



bu 11

Pears i : , total crop 11

Pecans ....... . ... lb

--118
-...

YIELD FER ACRE

Average 1

ndicated

1930-39 1941 1942

9.7 9.2 19.2 6.0
. 54 831 66
72 221
6 54

10.5 u.5

I

20.5

7.5

.58

851

54

69

165

750

9.5
1~.5
17.5 7. 0 .55
852
65 76 247 650

TOTAL PROIUCTION (IN WnOUS.Ai'IDSl

Average

Indicated

1930-39 1941 1/_

~942

J 40,904 1,270 7,117131

I 42,ooo
2,196 10 ,511868

35,340 2,530 10 ,780
161

480 68,103 1

769 55,430

l

l

870 60,350

1,096 1,350

1,820

8,510 7,245

7,980

1,132 330, 416l

/

624 487,500

l

l

933 799,500

PERCENT CONDITION AUGUST J

I

I 71

80

72

79

75 76

5-8

84 72

71 65

- 55

68

66

83 68

-- ..;..

-

5:177 .b 7,100:!%

:r1 525

r.; 291
14,126

j1 j

26,242000

--
6,177 396
50~
28,842

1/ ]}

Re ~ i s e d Estimate s

of

tl~

co mmercial

crop

refer

to

the

produc tion

of

apples

in

the

commercial

apple

counti e s of Fannin, Gilmer, Habarsham and Rabun.

D.L. FlOYD
Senior Agricultur~l Statistician In Char ge

.ARCHIE LANGLEY Associ ate Ag~icu1tural St atistician
(See reverse side)

UNIT~ STATES DEPARTMEN'r OF AGRICULTURE
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington, D. Q.
Release: August 10, 1942

.'QNI TEJ;) STATES - GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF AUGUST 1, 1942

Crop prospects in the United States ~re the be~t on r~cord for this time of year . Growing conditions during July were outstfu~dingly favoTable for cotton and forecasts for most field crops ex-
cept rice and sweet potatoe~ have been raised 1 to 5 rercent. Corn deteriorated l ocally from dry weather in the South but improvt~d markedly in the North whore earlier weather was too cool.

Present indications are that grain producHor- this season vrill be greater than in any other y0ar except 1920, The August crop forecasts include 2,754,000,000 bushels of corn and 1,332,000,000
bushels of oats which would be the biggest oats cror since 1925. DJ.e primarily to favorable moisture conditions in the \reat Plains States, the yield of wheat is expect ed. to be 2 bushels per acre mor0 t.han i:1 any previous year. Wheat production is now estimated at 955,000,000 bush;)ls or the ln.rgest crop except 1915.

The fo.vo:r.able growing conditions for feed crops and pr.>.sturos are helping to increase the production of livestock ru1d Hvestock products to unprecedented levels. Milk production per cow on lugust 1
was nearly 2 percent above production on the same date last year.. Tho nurnbcr of milk cowG also co11tin1101> to SB and is now about 3~ l'ercent above the nul!lber -a yeo.r ago . Egg production in July_ was 14 percent more than in July h,st' year: ar.d more chickens are being raised.

Fruit production prospects showed little change du~ing July. The combined output of peaches, pears , grapes, cherries, plums, prunes, apricots, and commercial apples is now expected to be well above average, but about 3 pvrcent below last year's bulnper production.

Growing conditions were mostly favorable for commercial- truck crops for fresh consumption during July. Ample supplies of most vegetables are ir. sight for the late summer and early fall markets. Vegetables now abundant inclt+de snap beans , cauliflower, lettuce, onions, and tomatoes.

PECANS

; - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - ~;o:~%lt;~i-f?- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

STATE

; - - - - - - Avr::iraf,e- - -- - - - - - - - - .!.!- - - - - - - - - Tn<ricateO: - - - - -

1141 _________ _________ ;______ _l9~0.=3]. _______ mL' __

_ _ _ A}!gs_il,_l2_4~

Illinois

~nousn.~d pounds



320

887

681

Missouri

927

1, 740

1,085

North carolina

l, 685

3, 290

2, 989

South Chrolina.

1,539

3 ,069

3 , 088

Georgia Floria:a:

14,126
2,133

26,220
4,672

28,842
4,104

AlabaJ!k'l,

5 ,124

-' r

12,160

10 , 921

Mississippi

5,398

6,890

6,550

Arkansas

3, 544

4 ,260

3, 816

louisiana

7,800

5,600

6 ,392

Oklahoma

14, 300

30, 600

8 , 000

Texas T<rstates---

-------

8241:2_'7!0_166-----

-

-

-

-

=-t22Y2 ;,-140808-

-

-

----

-

-

---:-

--182,84,28088---

IC193TI-4i- sed. - - - - - - revT

:_t_ - - - - _ .. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

y _ _ u _ __,P:.;:;;F.ANUTS PICKED AND THRESHED

I _ }j.:F_eE:'5!?,-g-=. ___ } : _ , _!i!l.f]e.E.<!c~e---:-:; __ ;_____P_Eo_u_tj,.o~ v ___ "T _ _

State

: Harvested

________:_ -~41

}

o

r Ha l_g4~

rvest ___

:
:_l!E41Y"'

_

,In1d9.i.c!2a_te_u

_

_

:l_

_

_ 1~11

J.ndicateu
2/_____ l9i2___

J.nousand a.::res

r ounus

"'ihousand pounds

Virginia North carolina Tennessee

134

160

1,265

1, 250

229

310

1,160

1,190

7

11

775

725

169,510 265,640
5,425

200 ,000
368, 900 7,975

South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi

17

70

510

680

650

1,23Q

750

650

87

175

710

630

315

660

800

700

27

75

520

510

8 , 6 70 487 , 500
61 ,770 252 ,000
H,040

47 , 600
799!500
110,250
462,000 38 ,250

Arkansas

19

72

375

340

7,125

24 , 480

l oui siana

9

45

325

380

2, 925

17, 100

Oklahoma

88

305

525~

550

46 ,200

167,750

1o~a~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~3E_ _ _ _l,Q6Q __ _ _ 4.1.0_ ___ -~~5- _ _ _ _ _ _ .!_5.,Q4_Q _ _ _ _ __5.,~QQ _

United States

1,914

4,173

771. 6

671.1

1,476 , 845

2,j!CQ,l~-

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September, 1942

y

F.ABM PRICE R!!l'ORT AS OF AUGUST 15, 1942

GEORGIA~ The general level of prices received by Georgia farmers for farm products on Augu~t 15 had declined 6 points from July 15. Cotton and cottonseed are largely responsible for 'tl:ie d:ecrease ' ..,.--, in the an commodity index of 148 on ,Tuly 15 to 1.4;~ pn August__l5. Meat animals, chickens and eggs,
and the miscellaneous group made fairly heavy advances during the pas'"t 30-aays. Grains and dairy products made little change, wh~le the he~vy decline for cotton and cottonseed and fruits more than offset the other gains. .Farm prices in Georgia on August 15 were substantially higher than
on August 15 of last year for :all commodities.

UNITED STATES: Increases in prices received by f~rmers in local ~rkets fo~ ~at animals, livestock products, tobacco, And +.ruck crops lifted the general level of farm product prices 9 points during the month ended August 15-; : il~ U. S. De-partment of Agriculture reported. Grain prices held steady during the mo~th, wlule fruit ~d cotton declined. At 163 percent of the pre-World W?~ I ley9L the_ge.neral. jndex....was_3.2_;po.int.s-hi-gher - thfm l'ft.. yea;; ge [h 'ndooe-e:f' -p-ri-ees paid, interest, and taxes remain~d. unchanged from July 15 to Atcgust 15, and the prices received-paid ratio rose to 107, compared with 101 in July. .

Tobacco, meat animals, truck crops, and dairy products were primarily responsible for the sharp

upturn in the index of farm product prices from July 15 to August 15. All groups, except .cotton

and cottonseed, ' grain,. fruit, and dairy products. aver<3.ged al>ove parity on AUgust 15. The cot.ton

and cottonseed. index ~ropped below parity on August 15 as a result of the decline in the price

farmers received fbr cotton lint..

.

Pric'es-.of yhick-ens a."ld <Jggs advanced 11 points from 145 on July 1~ to 156 on August 15; meat animals rose 7 points from 193 to 200; and dairy products were up 7 points from 144 to 151. Grains rem'line<l U.TlcJ;lr-mged at 115 percent of their pre-World W~ I level. Fruits declined 5 points from 131 to 126 and cotton and cottonseed 4 points from 155 to 151.

All commodity groups were up from a year ago. Truck crops ~rere 120 points higher; meat animals were up 45 points; chickens and eggs a"ld fruit both up 26 points; cotton and .cottonseed 23 points; and grains and dairy products both up 16 pvints.

PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: The general level of prices paid by farmers for commodities used for
family living and for production remained unchr-mged during the month ended August 15. For the foath consecutive month, the mid-month 11 priccs paid" index was 152 percent of the 1910-14 average.
Slight increases during the month were reported in prices paid for building material; equipment and supplies, but these were offset by minor reductions in prices of feed a"ld clothing. The .midAugust index of prices paid f or co~modities was 19 points higher thr-m a year earlier.

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Bureau of Agr~:ultural Economics

I'

319 Extension Building

Athens, Georgia

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:: 'i.

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Req.

Athens, Ga.~

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' ' ~:------~-------=--___:~---_,"'"""'~

COMMODITY
AND .
UNIT.

PRICES mm:rvED BY FABMERS AU. ~G.US~ T l5 1942:..J.. W'!TH COMPJR!SONS

. " : GEORGU . -

UNITED S~

August 15 Average
1909-13 1941

1942

i A , .l~G
o of Averafe 1909- 3

Au_gust :.15 .11.vera.ge 1909-13 1941

1942

~.1944
of Avera.ie 1909- 3

Wheat, bu.

'$: 1.24

1.00

LlO

89

.90

.88

.95 106

Corn, bu.

$

. 98

.73

1.02 . 104

Oats, bu.

$

, 68

.49

.58

85

Irish Potato.es,bu.$

y 1.,13

-77

. 1.20

106

Sweet Potatoes,bu.$

.96

1.05

1.30

135

.71

.70

.83 117

I

.41

.32

.43 105

.84 :3./ .sa 1.15 137

.98 1.06 1.37 140

Cotton, lb.

12.6

15.8

18.5

147

12.3 15.3 18.0

146

Co:t;tonseed, ton $ 22.68 37.60 45.00

198

19.93 36.94 44.04 221

Hay (loose), ton $ 18.01 11.00 13.20

73

11.35 7.64 8.89

78

Hogs, per 9wt . $]) 6.98

9.80 13.00

186

7.30 rvlo.48 14.13 194

w Beefcattle, cwt. $ ~/ 4.02
Milk Co,vi',: head $ 32.70

7.20 49.oo

9.60 67.00

239 205

5'.08 Y9.a1 11.30 222 46.50 73.50 90.60 195

Horses, hea.d Mules, head

$ wl56.oo
$ --

89 .00 135.00

100.00 152, QO

64 . 137.30 w68.90 79.00

58.

--

-- -- ~86.90 100.60

ChiGkens, lb.

12.7

16.4

19.7

155

11.7 16.3 .19.6

168

Eg'gs, doz.

18.2 ' 28.3

30 .1

155

18.1 26.8 32.2

178

Butter, lb.

. 23.4

25.0

31.0

132

23.8

;31.4

35.9.

151

Butterfat, lb. --

28.0

34.0

--

24.1 36.0 40.6

168

Milk (wholesale)

. per 100#= $ 2.33 3/2.90 1/3.40

14!5

..

1.18 y2.29 ~2 . 52

170

P.eaches, bu.

$l!f 1.46

.80

1.25

86

-- -- -- --

Cowpeas , bu.

$ -

1.60

1.90

--

Peanuts, lb.

I 1} 5.3

4 .1

6.2

117

--

-- 1.53 1.87

4.8

4.3

6.0

125

]} 4-year (1910-1913) average _U_ Revised ).!__ Prelimin~ - ~

~

Item

PRICE INDEX NUMBERS (1909-1914 : loa%}

GEORGIA

UN! TED STATES

j.ug. 15 July _!5 Aug. !5

Aug. !5

Ju~y .lb

1941

1942

1942

1941

1942

All Commodities

118

148

142

C,u..-orat..tJo.nns and Cottonseed

129 79

160 106

151 107

Meat .Animals

161

209

214

Dairy Products

115

133

135

Qhickens. ~~d Eg~ ~ . Fruits

130

132

144

- 50

115

78

Mi see lla.neou.s _ .:

I - --- 79

92

102

I

1

~

--

131

154

128

155

99

115

155

193

135

144

130

145

100

131

128

139

Aug. 15 1942
163 151 115 200 151 156 126 173

D. L. FlOYD Senior Agricultural Statistician
In Charge

ARCHIE LANGlEY Associate Agricultural Statistician

ueys.

GEORGIA CRClE' REPOimNG SERVICE

u.s. Iepartment of .Agricultu1"~

I-~. .Cooperat-ion

Bureau of Agricultural Economcs

-

with

Georgia State College of Agriculture

Office of t~. ~icti1tura1 Statistician .At;bens, Georgia. September 8, 1942

GEORGIA -SEPTalBER 1 COTTON BEPCmT

'

Probable cotton production for Geo:::-gia. of 9S5,000 bales (500 pounds 'gross weight) was indicated by information gathe~ed from crop correspondents on 'September 1 by the Crop Reporting Board of

of the U:niteJ S'jates Ihpa.rtment of Agriculture. This forecast is .2_~~ above the short crop of

624,000 bales in 1941 ~ut 11% below the lQ..year average (1931-l~of 1,074,000 bales. Condi-

./"'- tion of the crop was rop~J.rted at 73% of normal and would indicate a lint yield of 255 pounds( per

I

:acre. 1940)

This comrares of 224 pounds.

with the 194r Of the 1,829,

0y0ie0lde.corfes11~?5

pounds, 250 cultivation

in 1940 on July

and a ten-year average 1931l, less natural al>andonment

and some acreage plowed up to meet A. A.A.. r,quirem~nts, an estimated 1, ?98,Q(X) acres will be

harvested.



Weather during the second and third weeks of .A:u,.~t was showery over most of the state and

especially in .:>outhwesturn terri tory. This was favcrable to boll weevil propagatiou and was the

.ma: cause of considerable shedding of sm~l bolls. Offs~tting this 1)ni'avore:b1~ cl.evelOfment was the

fact that 'the crop is unusue!Ty early

the i!D1'lature bolls damaged or shed were confined mostly

to the top crop that is usually lo~t either to the weevil or to weather. Prospects in the south-

west and local areas of south Georgia fell off somewhat from August 1 but over nearly all the

rest of the state the outlook remained generally good to excellent.

In tho commercial peanut area picking of cotton bas been hampered to some extent by dema."'l.ds on

labor for harvesting the record peanut ~.creage but substantial progress is boing made in picking

and ginnin~. In niddle Georgia these operauions were getting under way on report dat.e and

beginning 4r. the northern districts .

f

:



GEORGIA MAP SHeWING "ESTIM.f\.TED FP.OIUCTION 1942, 1941 and 1940

1942 production indicated by crop prospects September 1.

1942,
1941, '32,"CXJO
1940,

1942,
1941,
92,000
'1Wf-Ot~~
1940, 177,000

1942 - 955,000
1941 - 624,000
1940 - 1,010,000
D.i. stricts shown are
crop reporting districts and NOT Congressional Districts

1942, 63,000 1942, 99,000

25,000

1941, 67,500 1941, ss.soo

1941, 16,500

~.!)

- .'f:

1Mo, 112,000

1940, 28,000

1940,

79,000

.ABCHIE LANGLEY Assoc. Agric. Statistician
See reverse side for U. S. figure,s.

D.L. FI.CYD,
~ic. Statistician In Charge

' .''imi1En STATES --- COTrON BEFORT As OF SEFTEMBER 1; 1942 I

The Crop Reporting Bo.ard of th~ U: S: . ~partment of Agriculture makes the following report from data fur nished by crop correspondent~, field statisticians, and cooperating State agencies. The final outturn of cotton will depend upori whether the various influences affecting the crop during the remainder of the season are more or less favorable than usual .



..
STATE
Missouri
Vir~inia
N. arolina S. Ca.rolina
- Geor~ia
~Florl.da

].~~ .AGffi<~ ~E J.j bi!i.l:''l'.

To ta.l !!'or Aver-

..

abandonment

har'-
ve'st

age, 1931-

after

'40

:J'ult 1 Thous.

. I:c .acres Fct

\.iUDW.l. '.I.'.I.U.Ill . I
I
194ll1;2
'}'c-t. Fct.

1.7

420 75 76 83

2.7

43 74 83 88

1.3

850 73 ::' 69 85

1.6 1,227 67 43 76

1.7 "5:"S

1,7g~

65 51 73 ~ "57 - -"'7Z

l ~.l!.iLIJ .t,l!;l( A!-i.J:{l!; .

Aver-

.1.nd1-

age,

cated

1931-; 1941 1942

40
.. .

.,

Lb. I.O. I.O.

!.HL UlJL .'.I.UJ.Il ~Ginnings] ~

500 lb. ~ross wt . bales

Aver- .1.:14.1. j.l. :14<:: vrop

age Crop Indica.ted

1931-40

Se'Pt. 1

'.J.'nous . Thous. 'l'housJ

bales bales bales

388 519 515

315

476

452

272 382 300

31

28

35

304 3.?3 415

626

552

736

278 166 . 335

820

400

858

224
~

n16g5

255
1"-"T & )

1,074 28

-

624 ----r7

-9m55

Tennessee Alabama
Mississippi Arkansas louisiana

1.6

719 70

2.0 1,756 66

2.8 2,462 65

3.6 2,072 65

2.0 1,070 63

77 81 275 422 410

478

598

614

63 75 215 217 265 1,076

790

969

62 82 254 288 390 1,564 1,424 2,000

71 78 259 32 345 1,344 1,430 1,489

16 74 239 148 310

677

313

691

Oklahoma

2.3 1,860 57 74 78 147 208 230

745

718

892

Texas

4.5 8,146 63

70 79 160 165 206 3,686 2,652 3,484

New Mexico

4 .7

132 86

86 9~ 460 433 478

103

106

131

Arizona California.

-i

.4 .8

; 277 361

89 90

~ 8J i

408 348 381

83

566 551 ' '612

163 361

181
404

220 462

All other

2.2

22 79 ' 79 83 342 598 439

17

25

20

UNITED STATES

3.0 23,273 65

65 79 215.0 231.9 289.3 3,109 10,744 14,028

Sea Island,,Y 21.3 Amer. Egyptian 3 1.7

71~.54

-),!/89

-- 52 63

41 79

85 86 233 I 212 . . ' 251

--
18

2.8

1.2

60 101.3

1/ Preliminary. E) Allowances mt=td.e for interstate move!'lent of. seed cotton for ginning.

~/ Included in State and United States totals . Sea Island grown 'Ylorida. Arnericar. Egyptian grovm principc.lly in Arizona, Texas.

principally in Georgia and
and New Mexico. ,!1 Short-time

average.

CROP BEFORr ING BO.A.BD

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Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia
On'IC!AL BUSINESS

Fenalty for private use to avoid payment of po stage $300

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State Coll ege of Agri.,

, R~q

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-= --- --- -- -- -'-'< '-'-'-''- - - . - ~--7

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

U.S. Department of Agriculture

In Cooperation

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

With

Georgia State College of Agriculture

Office O.k the AgricrUltural Statistician
Athens Georgia

September 12, 1942

GEORGIA CROP REPORT AS OF SEPTEMBER 1,1942

The September 1 report of the Georgia Crop Reporting Service indicates that 1942

production of peanuts, pecans, oats and hay will set an all time high record for the

state. , Expected peanut p~oduction of 830 mi~lion pounds is 70 percent larger than

the 1941 c:rop and 43 percent above the. p1'evious record high of 1940. Georgia1 s

pecan estimate is placed at about 29~ million pounds or more than one-third of the

Unit ed States total. The current wheat crop is the largest in 40 years. Indicated

production of corn, cotton, tobacco and sweet potatoes is slightly below the 10-year

(1930-39 av-erage- due to- d:ecre-ase'd- n.c'rcages.





'

August was especially favorable in most .sections of the state for late feed and food crops but fre~uent rains during ~he month delayed harvesting of peanuts, cotton and hays. The greater part of the Spanish peanut crop has been dug and runner peanuts are now being saved. Cotton picking is in full swing in most areas of the state but unfavorable weather and shortc.ge of pic'kers have caused some delay.

CORN: Probable production of 37,200,000 bushels is 5 percent larger than was indicated on August 1 of this year but 11 percent below the 42,000,000 b~shels ~~rvested in 1941. Yi eld per acre is placed at 10.0 compared with 10.5 buehels last year.

TOBACCO: Final tobacco production in 1942 of 60,360,000 pounds is 9 percent above the 1941 crop of 55,430,000 pounds n.nd 11 percent belO\'i the 10-year (1930-39) average! Harvest has been complet ed for the flue-cured tobacco and growers received the highest price per pound since 1918.

PEANUTS: September 1 prospects point to a peanut production of 830,250,000 ppunds for nuts compared with 487,500,000 pounds harvest e d in 1941. The previous record crop wns in 1940 when 581, 625, 000 pounds \'lere saved. Yield per acre this year is indicat ed at 675 pounds compared with 750 in 1941 and .654 pounds for the 10-year (1930-39) avero.ge
.
HAY: Weather conditions have been very favorabl e for this year 1 s hay crops and the indica t ed nll tame hay production of 870,000 tons is 13 percent larger than in 1941 and 81 percent above the 10-yenr (1930-39) average.

P PECAJ:JS: The 1942 pecan crop based on September 1 prospects is estimated at 29,678,000 pounds compared with 26,220,000 pounds in 1941. Improved varieties this
yen.r nre expected to produce 25,523,000 pounds \'lith the seedling vnrieties runounting
to 4,155,000 pounds. Prospects point to n. fnir to good crop in all sections of the
state. (Pecan production for the years 1930-41 has been revised in light of the 1940 census, and present figures )are on a higher level than estimates previously published for past years. Revised estimates by years available on re~uest).

Indicat ed production of pecans and peanuts by states is given on the reverse side of this report.

G E 0 R G I A

CROP

AC'R'F'.Ar.E
( 000) 1942

Y-IELD FER ACRE

AverJ'l,ge

ndicat ed

1930-39 1~1

1942

TOTAL PRODUCTION ( I N 'IHOUSANDS)

Average

Indicated

1930-39

1941 1/

1942

Corn .... ... . ....... bu. 3,720

9.7

10.5 10.0

40,904 ' 42 ,000

37,200

<. Wheat .. .. .... ... , II

241

9.2

11.5 10.5

1,270

2,196

2,530

s!!1'Oats ........ . . . .. 11 Rjre . : . : ... ~ ..~ . u -

616 23

19.2 6 .0

20.5 7.5

-- 17.5
-X?. G-

7~173
Hl

10,516 188

. 10,780 161

1'H~.Iy ( a ll tame) .... ton 1,581 '

Tobacco(all) ...... lb.

70. 8

Fotatoes, Iri sb. b u . I 28

.54 831 66

.58

.55

851 853

54

66

l l 480

76 9

68,103lf 55,430

1,096

1,350

870 60,360 1,848

" Fotat oes , sweet , I 105

Cotton.........bo.le 1,813

I ulre(aFnourt

s p

..... icking

. .. and

th

lb re

~
s

1,23 ing)

0

72
22:P -
654

. 69

76

165 255

750 675

8,510

7,245

l l .1,132

624

330,416}} 487,500

7,980 955
830,250

Cowpeas , alone .... Soybea..YJ.s, alone , .
Y Peaches, total crop.bu
Apples, Com1 l crop "I
Pears, total crop .. bu.
Fc Fecans ......... , lb.

r.ERCENT CONDITION SEFT .1

514

68

77

74

----118

73

78

76

59

83

71

48})

75

69

60

67

86

58

67

72

---
5,177

ll

291-M 14 ,126

- -M -

7,100 525 400

!~/,

26 220 i/

--
6,177 433
519 29 678

. 1./ Y Revised.

Estimates of the comrne_r..cial crop refer to the _1;roduction of apples in the commer-

1V cial app le countie s of Fannin, Gilmer, Habersham and Rabun.

Short-time average. ,

D.L. FLOYD
Seni0r Agricultural Statistician In Charge

,. I
ARCHIE LANGLEY Associate Agricultural Statistician

UNITED STA!l!ES IEP.AB'&mr OF .AGRICOLMtE

Bureau of ~icultura.l n:onomics

. .:. ....- .:; .- W-.&' $hm- gto_..n_, :.D' .C. .. -_-: .

., .

, :1 , ~

P.elea.se a
Septembe_r 10, 1942

or UNITED SW!ES- G~ .CR~ EEPORT 'AS SEP~ 1, 1942

., ',,. :., ' .\

' '

' ... ...., '"'j ,I~







.,



'







\

Crop prospects whlcl{ liave 'bee'n outs~anci~gly f~'Q~~e for sevensi mon.ths improved 5 percent

~-

during August. P.resent indications.' a.re ' for tbtril'ly un~recadented crop yields .per acre, 35 :percent

above th~ _avera.~ during the 1923-1932 or ":pre-drought decado ar.d l2 percent higher than m any

past year (1941). Final yields 'I!J8.Y eEoed present forecasts if the fall weather is favorable so

that the numerous fi ~ lds ~.f -~:at;e - ~-o~-. 'Sciy~ans: ' .be.~s_ , -~d o ~~r crops can mature before frost

and so that the unpN:cedented' ha.ivesting job ahead can b~ completed without .loss.



On the basis . of-- c6ndHions C>f' Septemb'er l ' the carn crop is estime_ted at 3,016,000,000 bushels. _This is 262 ,CXX)+OCJO b?J:shel.s more than: wa.s i.ndica.ted a. month ago and wo'J.ld e~eed production in . othc:r _yeo.rs _.~ce tho record. crop 9f ..3,:071,_000,000 bushels in 1920. Prospects. have been improving
d.34,ly. as the cro:P g'aine~ __i~. the r~ --:~~:st ros~~ Wheat 1'18S ~a.vo~ed PY. excellent harvest we~ I ther m some of the sp.rmg Vlb.oa.t Sta:bes a:tn. tQta.l iirbea.t :product.1on 1s eshma.ted at 982,.000.000
-bu$hels, .a volume ~hat has been exceeded. only by the 1.009,.000,000' bushel crop of 1915. _The oat

crop is aJ.sq_ threshing out above earlier expectation$ o.:od is now e.stimated at 1,353;.000,000 bus.'lcls which 'l'l()uld_make it the largest .crop since -1925. I the present :pr-:>spects materialize the 1 .total :prod'J.Ction of ~ra.i.u cro-ps this season would roac..~ .153 million tons 'Which wou14 exceed the

1320 r"cord high by- 1:1 million tons.

far 'lhe :prod';J.ctian of pea.nrrk in -t~ 'tmited ~es

iOking ana thro'shing "from the--record 194.2 -

~ acreage l.S now eJq>Qotcd t o be 2, 929,750,000 pounds. This represents an increase of- about 5 per-

cent over the :production ind.icl'l.tod on .ll.lgUzt l and is. about double the 1941 harve-st. 'lhis year's

crop is larger than th3.t of ln.st yor;;r by 39 pEJroent in the Virginia-carolinA.. area. by -81. perceftt

in the Southeastern a.rea.. and 287 percent in the Southwestern a.rea..

.

!the condition of pastures for too oountry a.s a 'Whole 1)0 September 1 was at the highest level for
the date since 1915~ :Reinfall and temperatures of .August were generally quite fa-vorable to the

growth of grass, and several' a-reas of poor pn.stures, particuln.rly in the South Central and .ltlo.ntic Seaboard Shtes, ha.ve appreciably improved since ~1st 1. The September 1 condition of..

farm pe.stures awra.ged 88 :percrent of r.omal, compa.rod. with 7~ percent a yea.r earlier end 61 per-

cent for the 10-yea.r ( l 93D-3S) Saptember 1 nver~ge.



STATE

All V~ieties t; - - - - - - - - - - - - - - '""l>ro-a:;_iCtionT.r----- - - - - - - -- ----_-_. ::-. :----~~~e---------~--~--------m~cJM

- - - - - - - - . . . : ' ; . . . . . __ _ _;1930-39

1941 Tho~sand pounds

September 1, .1.942 d .

lllinois

3-20



887

866

Missouri

. 927

1, 740

1,085 ..

-. lTorth Ca.r.olina. Soutn Ou-olina

1,1385 1,539

3 290 3,.069

23.~,.283910

Ckorgj,a -- l!orida:

124.,,11236~

26,220 4,672

29,678 . 4,32U

.Ualmma

5, J24

12 i 1.60

10, 921.

Mississippi

5,398

6,.890

6,812

!lrck~asnisaansa ~

3, 544 7,800 .

4,260 5,600

36.,831~6

c,klahoma

14,300

30,600



8,000

l !!: :exas states - - .- - -

-

-

-

-

24 :?70 -trl:i--;G- ...,. -

-

-

-

-

-

T:2r2r '"1::0tm0 - - -

-

-

-

._ -

-

-

-

-

-

-

~50 _

......

1'"93'0-41-revTsed.7 ..,. - - - - - :.t. - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - .... - - :J,;

;'I

~

-------.---..,.....,----=Pmfu:,:=.:.:::.:.:.T:s;S...::..;:PICKED,AND 'IHF.EmED

.

..

-- --- .. s~
- ~r~inia

-=:,--lJ- .P l.!'l-.Jn.~.rore1uVAs!eaDns~ated. J--aJrco.rr!e9~ s1s 2 _t- -

- _ 134

"160

-_:;=-1Y-~1i-e.f-.i1-T1-e.p-ro-u--nAaC~-.srren--al.T_.Cga~:-te-d-'-

1,265

1,300

~- rl - - -l-iro-du-ct-ioinnd.T~eci
.:.._1l9m:!i1',l5$120U0/ 's_an"uTp~-o!u-:OnEuIs.WO- -

_.
~

North Carolina.. 229

Tennessee

7

. 310 11

1.160 775

1,280 750

265.,640 5,4'25

:

___396,
s.

280500

bth..Cerollna;

17

_a..,orgia l'Ie>ri:'da

-6-a50?

lA4l.ahbsaimssai'pp~

315 27

1,73~0
,
60 75

510
- ~ 750 800 520

700
m6>7O5 700 5:50

8, 670
46817,,5?'01<0J ..
252, 000
14 040

.-lml9. 0.0~0'-'-
.~ ,t.~.,9.,..0105~0

: .lrkansa.s 'louisiana

19 . 9

?2 . 45

375

.

325

400

7,125_

400 .

'2, 926

2188 ~

lklahoma

.

88

305

525

630

46, 200

192 150 .

acre- e.- _

xas

. 332

1 060

4 70

ted'gtat'es-- -1":"9!4--- 4:. 1'J--- -7'7i7b----

550
mz.T---:

T.41~5.67,0J44]0::

_z.!.~5g.8.:3../.0.0.00_..-.,

1 \dV&l.ent soTfd:

-2 -:Revised------------------

-'iter five days return to United State s Iepart ment of Ag~icultu:re
Bureau of ~g~icultural Economics 319 ~~ion Building Athens , Georgia
O!'FtCUT.....BIJSJ.NESS

_ .Pen.alty for private u~~~~~ ~ of--postaga . ~ . \ ...

~,'iss.' : ll i e . Reese, Librarian,

tat "' o 11e g e of Agr i . ,

Re q.

Athens, Ga.

U. S. De~artment of Agriculture

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING ~YICE
In Cooperation

Georgia . State Col l~ge_

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

with

of Agriculture -

Office of the Agricultural Stati stieian

.A.thens, Georgia

..O.ctob"er', 1942

F.ABM PRICE REPORT AS OF SEFTD.ffiER 15, 1942

GEORGIA.: Frices of Georgia farm products as a whole a dvanced 2 points during the month en ding

Septc~ber, 15. An advance of 18 points for chickens and e ggs and 3 points for meat anima ls v~.s

large ly r e sponsible f or the incre:,.se in tile al l co!'ll!lodi ti"es index. Gra i ns , cot t on and cottonseed,

dairy products, and miscc ll<:neous CO!!Ullodi ti e s rulv:mced 1 po int during the Jl''..St 30 rlays while

fruits rema ined 1.mchangcd fr om the August 15 leve l.





'[1; "T:'ED STATES: Fo.rme rs r ec e ived hi gher prices i n' mid-September t !lr-m "" month el'l.!' li c r for grains,
cotton , tobacco, fruits, da iry ~d poultry products, the U. S. Department of Agriculture reported.

Howeve r, declines I n prices r eceived f or me a t 'mim::tls, truck crops "l..ld othe r p r oduc ts of fset the se

i r.crcascs, keeping t he i ndex of prices received the s ame as a month ago A.t 163 percent of the

August 1909-July 1914 base period. This was 24 points hi gh er th:":m a yo~ "'go. The i ndex of

prices pE'.id, intere st, FJnd t=es remn.incd ".Lt 152 :J.S on August 15. As a rcsul t , the rr:ttio of

prices received to prices pa id, b.tcrest ~~e_s_,.,'1.$_ lD'l, hD ~ .as i n -August l."ld 6 p9 iEts

higher t hen ::t year ~ .

.

-

AverFJ.g0 prices of the c otton and c o ttonseed, me "l.t rJ.ni mn.ls , d::tiry pr oducts , poultry 1nd miscc l h .-

neous groups rro ro 'l-11 above p>.U'i ty (Jn SeptJ rnbvr 15 P.s judged by their r <1t i o s t o the i ncl.ex of

prices pa id, i ntEJrest, and t n.xcs. '!he inclex of 156 f or tho dairy p roducts gr oup v>?.s t~c hi g~~o st

f or ~1y mont h since Novemb~r 1929; in the c o.se of chicke~ s and egg s, the index "1t 165 was the

hi ghe s t sinc0 January 1930. The moat w im'3.l i ndex of 195 ras th<) highest for SE:pte!!lb~:Jr 15 si::!CEl

1919 . When hd.justed f or se q,son'J.l v<iri n ti on , prices f or c h ickens "l.Tld egg s were sli ghtly belo-:r

pa rity, w.hilo dairy products roma i nerl _s li ghtl~r ~b ove.

.

Pro spe cts f or the 1942 crop year now indicate a r Gcord productinn of gr "ti n , h<>.y, oil see d.s, b enns ,
peas , sugar crops, fruits nnd vege t ab l e s. Tho cot ton c ro-p , vrhil e no t of r ecor d pr opo rti on s, is
expected t o be far ab ove ave r age , "nd ab out average cror:s.. of t ob'1Cco , pot"l.t ocs "lnd s ree t rJo t "'..t ')O S a re ant icipa t ed. The demand f or f':'l.rm p r oducts r 0m::1i ns a t r.~ hi gh l eve l, ~rith h<:nvy "n ili to.ry 'l..TJ.d l ease -lend r e quirements and rising c onsumer buyiD.g p owe r !'lOre than offs a tting t~e nor M"1.l offt)ct on
prices of r ecord broald ng produc tion pro spects f 0r m'IDy ngricu ltur:'l.l com!'lodi ti cs .

PRICES PAID BY FARMEBS: Sli ght i ncrcq,ses i n prices paid during the month ending Scpte~be r 15 f or practically nl l i mportant gr oups of COMMO dities b ou ght by far~o r s f or f qT'lily living 'l..TJ.d f or p r o-

ducti 0n resulted i n a 1 point rise i n . the . i ndex t o 153 percent of the 1910-14 ~vcra~e. Thi s

r.tonth's ri se f ollowed a peri :'C: of 4 n.>nths during wh ich tho index hc 1d const mt '"lt 152. T:'1o rrtid-

Septembc! prices paid i ndex was 17 p o i n ts higher th;m '3. yem ~Lgo ....:r~d. t he hi ghes t s i n ce Novembe r

1929.

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.



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l

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--------PR-,.._IC_E_S_ru_x:_:E_I.VEDJ~~.. F.ABl>AER$-:.~TEMBEP!" LS'.. 1942, WITH COMPARISONS

: .. , I

, ~ ...

CO:t.fMDDI TY . :
AND m; IT

GEORGJA -~

:. UNITED STATES

. . '.,.'

Se_pt .l~lJ:(:' I

JSl')p . 1 942

~=-::-:---:-S;;..::;e.<:p.1t.:.;e:::.om:.:;:b~e.::.l'....;1::,::5::..____ "fa of

Average .

Average

l-r---=Se.::;3.'Pc:.;'t: Avera ge

.;:e;.:

;m:=.ibe;:

,;r=--.

.

;

l;.:

5 _
I

_

_

_ 1

~ of Average

Whe~tt, bu . Corn, bu.

1909-13 1 1941

$ 1.24 II L04

$ .. .95

.69

.. .194Z 1.13 1.02

1909-13 91
. 107 .

1909-13 1941
. 8~(. II .96
.70 I .71

1942 1909-13

I 1. 03

11 7

.83 . . Ll.9 :.

Oats, bu.

$

.67

.53

.65

97

i .39

.40

. 43 n o

Irish Fotatoes, bu. $ 1.09

.95

1.30

119

. 74 ~~ .s4

1. o8 I. 1.46.' . .

S.:re elt Fotatoes, bu . $

.89

.95 I 1.25

140

Cotton, lb.

rt 12.2

17.7

18 .7

153

.89 1 . f13

: 1.20

135

12. 2

17.5

18 .6

152

Cotton ~;e ed, ton Hay ( loose) , ton Bogs, .per cvrt. Boefcattle, cwt. Milk Cows , head Horses, head Mules, head Chick,ms, lb. Eggs, doz. Butter, lb. Butterfat, lb .
Milk (wholesa le)
per 100/f .
Cowpea.s, bu.

$ 21.56 $ 17.65
$ ]) 7.18
$ 1/ 3 . 30
$J/32.52 $)156 . 50
$ - 13.4
21.0 24.0 --
2 .41

48.70 45.00 209

20 . 58 48 . 83

10.00 13.50

76

10 . 30 13.00 181

7.90

9 .80

258

I i 52.00 67.00 206

11.39

7 . 94

I y7.51 ' 11.24 I 3_/5 .34 1 9 .32

1 46 . 90 1 75 .70

! 89 . 00 1103.00 1 66

138 . 00 11~~ . 00 I

I J.9.7 I ,. 1 ~ Q

,

,:)

147

I 32 . 0 I 35.6

170

I 27. 0

31.0 1 129

I 30.0

34 .0 1

136 .10 lY6 s .4o
~187 . 30
ll.6 1 16 .3
I 20 .5 3~ .3
2S .O 1 32 .7
25.8 [/35.8

;3}3JJ5 ~/3 . 45 _ , H3

I 1.30

1.60

I' fY 1.59

2 . 42

I

1. 41

4 .4

6.1

125

4 .7

!L 5

Revised ~ Prolinina ry

45.3311 9 . 03

13. 57
11.17 I

92 . 20

I 79. 30

j l00 .40 1

I I

1

I 20 . 3 1

34 . 7

37.4

42. 9

1~2 . 62
I
I
i 1.73
I
5 .7

220 79
181 209
58
175 169 150 166 . 165 .
121

I t em

Sopt .15 1S.11

All Commodities

132

142

Cotton &"d Cottonseed

147

151

Grains

77

107

Meat .Anima ls

174

2H

!hiry Products

121

135

Chickens and Eggs

H3

ltt'l

Fruits

51

78

Miscc11"'l'leous

80

102

D. L. FlOYD Sonior Agricultur~i Statistici~
! n Ch1.l'Q:O

14~ ,j ' 138

152 I!

150

108 I!

103

217

163

136 16 2

II

140 141

78 103

II
i!

89 131

I

163

163

151

156

115

119

?.(X)

H J5

1 51

15\3

156

166

126

129

173

172

ARCHIE I.AUGIEY Agricu1turl Statistician

"

~: . -- :1

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

s. U.

Department of Agricult,~re

In Cooperatton

:Bureau of Agricultural Ec.onowics

,.,i th .:

Georeia. Stat e Colle-ge of A,~riculture

Office of the .A;ric,ll t11ra1 Sta.t.istici9.11. Athenfl, Georgia

October 8 1 1948

. GEQRG~A - OCT013ER 11 COTTON REPORT

Co'i:.-ton p r ospt~ cts o;1 October l inciicated fl Gf'lcrtia cotton crop of 895 , 000 oa1ns ( ~1.-(.i g ou~is gToss we1.g:t,t) accorcling to the r epo rt r elE..a:::ed today lJy t he Crop :t\.r-:p ortir'-~'; Boar-i of t hA Uni t ec1. Stat es Depar tw=mt of At;ricu.1 tu r e . This rer ort i s bane d. on i :cfor;natirm :from c r op eo rrespond.ents cmd. ginners , ami t3kes i nt o conside rat i on c oneli t.i on, probabl r: yi(~l0. per ae ro, extent of weevil c1.a!TII\5G , pe rc ent ginner.. to r e._po rt cb t;n anci 0thi;r .factors afl'ecti-:-.;-<: the u l tima.te out; cu:tn fo r the season .
T:--,_., cuneill; f_c.~ 'c.ant of 895,000 hal.a~" ; _s_ 43% aboyn t ~'le 624 , 000 p rod c.ed in l9<H hut
1?::, "b s J.o ,_., t:1.e 10-:~~E:~;.r average ( 1901- 40 ) of l l 074 , 000 . In.dicat Rd lint yi e ld. _p o r a.cre of 209 pounds compares with }.GG la.st year , 2:50 in 1940 and. a. 10- yc;'-'.r :-:.veragc of ;Q- J?O'.mds . Pro::;p o ct~ fell o:t'f StJrne'!hc. t r,,ui: ;; ~he Y.tonth. from t he s.-.,.Jtcmoc r l fo r e cant r!S :o e,,il dm1a::;e t o t he J.t<.t ,;; p:trt of the, c:co:::; wc-~s. i:,ar e :;.:t nr:sive t han was unt1cipatcd.
'1\"eathcr d:u.ri ng Se~Y~f' rr.rJe r y.ra;3 Vi:il~' fc-.von:1ble fo:r ;;':\.ck:i.r.:.ft f.xc:~p~ f(l l' !1 Cf:.tt <:. ~ <:Jd. sh"lweru oi' the f i r>1t. we e . : ,'".!nd f~'~ n.; rc.l r h5.ns .:t 't e r the 2f,th. Yii t"': n crop '-'-i:l"i.~~nt.ctlly e nrl;! c.nd practica lly ali 011 cm , tl'. 1:!.1).?:..' $>l0rtneu o f -r.1 i ck..: rs }:1..;~s b c rr! r>.c-<.Lte ovo r th e enti re stnte . In r.'!lny ~0'.1..7'.ti ;:.s ~e~;.,rJl holid.,;JS ~1<..; 0 :: .,,~"11 0.6cl o r c-,d. rf: l e<~sing 1''.1-::lils for p?. cking <>.nri i: 1 ;:;':l st to~"1~C o.v~ r the st ;'.i.i E: ss:;_)F.':Ci[L1. Afforts b.a.rs "l_)ce rJ. rr:;,d.c to u tilize n.lJ. nvniln.bl e tom l ~bo.r i 1~ h~1r::\ :--,r, ,r.;.:st cut t he r-:co:_n . 0 ,.1 r e:9o !t d.n.te, most cottrm ''las out in son th -:c:l Go(rc in. "~.w.t i. n the u~_: ;<e r m i (~ - s ~~t.) ::wJ.C1. :lo rthter:-i tory ~~i~ny fi e l rls worr; w.t.i tt; . 1'iortH.. rn Gt:::r ~<:l.r:t ~ .nd the mid- ctr.:. tt~ ..tr u -. wil l
lll.:':l:::a aooD.t 60% mere th.:--,n l n.st ssu.s 0n , wnUJ t ho !'l ')L:t J~ e :-n. p.~t rt cf th;) st:t r, ns a wh.0l e '''i a :1ho:: <'.bout, -tJ:.e s r:.1r,.:, uut ~ux::1. tc:3 i n l'j4,_ .

:Eur r,,':'..u .of Cen::m:; ,::innir..;:: t ; Oc toh=, r 1 .!.lilO~m t o d. ~0 -18 7, 000 ru:~.n :!. :t:r~ b;;~J.0f.\ c:,mptre d

r.Hh 405 , 000 t0 t h" sr.~me dnt(: lnst y 6nr .~.n6. 50 7, 000 h .:,_h, s to O~t r;b r:, r l , 1940 .

D. L. ::!'LOYD, Sr. Aiiri. Strt .i. ? t i cio.n

I
k 'l.CHIE LANGLEY, .Ar_;ri. StD.tist.i.ci;.m

GEORGI A HAP SHOvii~TG ESTilvL~T't:D PB.ODUC'P Oli 19 42* Aim Fni.AL PP.O:JUCTION FOR 0 41 ~ 1940

----r:---~ - -No-;:sotto

-1 1942 ,
85 I

000

J
I

"I"I.'-------~-

__..__ _,
I I I .\,...,

*1942 product-i on indicn.tt'd crop p1ospe ct s Oc t o.bt:.r l.

I . . . 1941,

: 1942,132, 500\ 1942, ~-

63 I 500

I 94 1000 -\

.

t

1 1911 , ss ,oool...

1940 , (

\

1941, , ~1i

1~142 -

8~J 5 1 !)00

/ .,....<, [\ ..--...__3\ I

85,000
....__~-\ ._,

1940 ,
~L J>J~TA.

1

2

7

,

Q~ Q>Q~l-".."lJ'l'\'.S. -

l

OQCOXQr't"
43, , .' 1940

"',

165, 000'\

1941 E JtJ/J - l , 01 0,000

(/ ;-- "-.../ v._.. ..._-,

'

Districts ~hown a re

Ginning s
to Oct . 1
1942 ,
1941, 405 1000
' l Tl Fo
~ Fot Cott ream For
Feacb Apple Fears recanl
1./ Re1 cial as of
=
~ '
Senior

.... _,....



7I '

crop reportin& dis~

1942 , 1 42 1500 ( '

1941,

\

921000

19 40,

l O~ ', 2 I 1 tlG, 500
1 9 411
" -~9J2~.,0l0L-0
1~:.--

!.,_\JC,.iJ \ \ tri c t s a n d NOT

1942 1

Cong ressional

1 21. , 500 -... Di s tricts

'\I 19<7113, ,,000

' ' .\

J 1C\4~G2 , 000 \_,

-1 77";-000 - (...._

. -., ,

~'---'~ h - ) VII

l

.

---. VIII.

. \.

/" /

' -"'-~{

IX.

"-

s~:~';j~,
~)

1942, 56 ,500 ( . 1941. 67,500 ...

19 421 941000

18421 2?. 1500 19411 161500

I)_

AJ.!3iJ.r'i ..,.. ) lG H I 88 1500 -~)

1:)40,

L l94..0 , 112, 000

19!0, 28 I 000 \......;

\

\,.

79 , 000
,. ..

1~\\
.:', "'- -- \

"'\.

I
J--___;(:

See r ev ers e sid.e for U.S. Rep ort ;\ _

'

UniTED STATES -- COTTO}! REPOR'!' AS OF ClC'roBia 1, 1942
The Cr0p Reporting Board of the U. S. Department. of Agricu1 ture makes the following report from data furnishe.i. by crop corre spondents, field str-J.tisticians, arid cooperating Stato agencies . The final outturn of cotton will depend upon whether the various influences affecting the crop during the remainder of the [.;oB.son .a.re more or le ss favorable than usua.l.

STATE
Missouri Vi:r gi n i 'J. N. CA.rolina S. Cr.crolina G.:Jorr(iA. Florida
Te n n e s s e e Alabnma.. Mississippi Arlcans 1s Lo u i s b na
Oklahoma Texas New llioxico Arizona C"l.lifornia. All other

I 1

ACBEAGE
- FOR ti'Jt.RVEST

1I AOvCeTr.-~1
age ,

co.~"DrT!ON
1 i

tU!ID r:ER ,ACBE 11' FRO!UCT!ON (Ginni ngs )_!./ II ~I ~~~

I "eve r- 1 I age , 1

Ir.di- 1 500 lb. gross wt. bales .
cfl.ted1 Aver- ., 1941 11942 Crop

:[i,L ;"'S ~0

I i I 1 1942 I 1931-1 1941 I' 1942 1' 1931- 19'U

(IBELIM.1: 40 '

40

Thous.

1 '

i

1942 ,. 'J.ge Crop I ndicato.il OCT . 1

1931..401 Thous. Thous . j'

OTc'~no~~-. '

194:2 R ..Bales

I. acres let. Fct . 1 Fct . ll:., . J...b. J...b. bales b1.les bales 'J'hous .

I . I 42o I 76 84 86

388 519 522

315

I 43

93

272 382 392

31

~g I ~i I 850 I
1,227 I
~~~l-s~-II -m-1 I -1,79588

87 1 304 I 333
76 I 278 1 166 73 11 224 1 165 73 I 'R3' T2'B

423 I' 626 302 ' 820
2:3 9 ! 1,074,
-:rr;

458

158

35

6

750

238

350

877955 l9'

187
--rz

I n9

69

I I l, 756

66

83 1 87 63 ' 78

j
275 215

i I

422 410

478

217 253 I 1,076

598 791)

614 925

I

189 ,144

I 2,462 2,072 1, 070
1, 860 8,146
I 132 277 361 22

67 66
56 63 8-1 87 89 76

5 74 45
72
61 79 83 82 83

II 87 79
1 79

I I

n
77

92

85

I 94

1 89

II iill

254 259 239

~~b I ~~~ I g1l,. ~~~ I'I,

I 160
4:08
II11 566
!I 312

288 , 312
I 148

396 1 1,564 371 1 1,344 292 ! 677

3,

'*33l 4 78

103

3"t8 381

163

I I' III I 551 6::.2

36 1

5::18 490

17

1 . ~.2'1 1,430
313
71 8 2,F52
106 131 ~01 I'
25

2,030 1,600
650
830 3 ,403
131 220
~~61
22

I 896 94 353
I 127

1,227

8

13

2

1

6

i

UNITED STATES I 23,273 !
I

! . SeA. Island 2/

7. 5

Amer.Egypt.U.S .2/ 194.0

I Toxn.s '!} r 38.0

Ne"'' Mex.2/

27 . 1

Arizona 't/ j 126 . 0

C~lif. ~ 1 2.6

l

6G

I 64

'
i 80

1'1I. 215 . 0 I 231.91! 285.0!I 13,109

46 88 82
8--8 I 8--4

I.

'I 58
86

'' --
?34

84 91

II ==

66 i 233

80 I --

~n
212
==

!

I 78 1 --

2~,~1~2 -

18 .0
.... --

-- I I 199 I 225 I 17.8 235

10, 714 13,818

I 2.8

1.2

5~=-8 97. 8 22 . 5 II 15 . 0

1 ~.5

f:.9 . J

1.3

!

5,009

)} Allom~:ncus mode for i n t c rsb.te movement of s <)od cotton for gi nni n" .
Y I nc lude d i n Sta t e 'Jnd United Sta tes tob.ls. Sw"'. Isl"..nd gro'!" mo st ly i n G-.1or gi a. '"..ld FJ.oJ;idn..

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Req~

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTinG SERVICE

u. s. Deuartment of Agriculture

In Cooperation

Geo~~i~;~~!~t~~;le~

Bureau of Agricul turaJ. Economics . . . . with; .__ .

.

- - .= - - :

Office of 'the . Agricultural Statis'tic~an .

Athens, Georgia

October 12, 1942

GEORGIA CROP REPOR1 AS OF OCTOBER 1. 1942

Sane~tehmaybecr rowpesa,thaenrdc

onditions were favorabl e esuecially good progress

for was

harvesting the lar?e made considering the

p~anut, cotton, s iJ.ortag;e of

labor in rilany section~ of the state. On report dat e the. g,r~o.ter par_t .~f ~he record

producti on of 400,000 tons of pe anuts had been dug and p~CK~ng nnd thresh~ng w~s

fully under way.

In order ,,~ _, -~ ~ .:~

to ~ ~

help ~-~.-

1716et l ,...,...,"'t.i

nb ~>!':

or
t .n

s

hor
T'Al

tage Anse

of cotton pickers school holidnys hnd been . uuuils for picking nnd in most towns over t11e

st a t e espe cial e fforts have been mnde to utilize all avnilable labor !or c:o

out the crop. Most of the c otton crop had been ginned in the southern p.:1rt of the

stat e by Octobe r 1, ::md the mid-state area wns '.'rell nlong with picking . In !10rth

Ge orgia mnny fields we re still rrhit e , but with favorable vren.ther most of the crop

is expected to be out of the fi eld b~,r a-b .:)ut the usun.l date.

Gene rai rains were received in most sect:ims of the stnte during the l ntter po.rt of Sept ember, thus eno..bling farmers to prepare for s eeding of small g rc.ins . <'...Tld th e wint e r cov e r crops. J\.n unusu.."l.lly large acreage of t he l atter is exp ected t o be pl~<ted due to the short supply of nitrogenous fertilizers for 1943.

CORN: The yield_ of the c o rn crop is placed n.t 10.5 bushels per ncre or 0 . 5 bus~18 ls above ln.st month Rnd 1.0 bushe ls ln.rger thn.n o.n A',lgust l. Indic n.t od production of
7% 39,060,0QO bushE:ls is belo':'r the 42,000,000 harvest e d i n 1941 and 5% lesn than
. the 10-year 1930-39 aye rnge _p r oduction . (
PE.A1TUTS: Octob e r 1 p rospects po int t o a por-'.nut crop of 799,500,000 pounds for pick ing and threshing or 37% above the prcYious r e cord producti rm 0 f 1940 and 641b l nrge r than the quantity saved in 1941 v.'hen 487, 500,000 pounds :tere dug. Yi c J.d per a cre is placed at 650 pounds compn.red ni th 750 l ast year a...<d 654 for tho t en-year (1930-39) average .
HAY: The 1942 all tnme hay production of 822,000 tons is 53,000 t ons l a rger th~Tl
one y ear ago o..no. is a ne1r record for Ge o rgin..

PECANS: A totnl pecnn crop of 29,260,000 p01.mds is sli ghtly below the f0recast nne ( month ago but is still the largest crop eyer produced . Improved varieties this
year are expected to produce 25,164,000 pounds compared "'ith 22,549,000 i n 1941. Seedling varieties n.re esti)I).1. .ted >u \i 4,096,000 pou.'1ds for 1942 or 12% larger than the 3,671,000 pounds saved ln.st year . Reports indica t e t~1.t prospects are much mor e u :.1ifo r m in all areas of the state than usu.."l.l. (P e can producti0n f rJ r the years 1930-41 has be en revised in the light of the 1940 Census, n...11d present fi r;ures a r e on a higher level tha.Tl e stii;mt e s previ rJusly published f or past yenrs. Revised estimates by ye:us ['..re rwailable on request.)

Indicated production of pecans and pe.':t.nuts by states is g iven on reverse side of thi-e report.

-- -- -~ -- ~- -- --~~--~-~G~E~O~B~G~I~A~---~--------~---~

CROP

j ACBEAGE

YIELD FEB ACBE

( 000) lhA..-,v-e_r_a;..;ge- ---r-

ndicated

TOTAL FBOD:JCTION (IN THOUSA.NDSj

Average

Indicated

- - ------. - ---------

Corn

bu.

Wheat

"

Oats

11

~ Rye

n

Hay (all tame)

ton

Tobacco ( all)

1b

Fotatoes, IriSh

bu.

.. Fotatoes, sweet

"

Cotton

bale

Feanuts

lb.

For picking & threshing)

i

_194_a
'i~f 23 1,581
70. 8 28 105
1,813 1 ,23o

1930-39 I 1941

1942

Xi~l ~H iH

6 . 0

7. 5

7. 0

.54

. 58

.52

831

851

853

66

54

68

72

69

79

221 s54

165 75o

I

239 65o

I

I

I

FERCENT OF A F"t.JLt CROF

1930-39 1941

1942

! 40,904 42,000 39,060

1,270

2,196 2,530

7,173 10,516 10 ,780

111

.. 188

151

II

480 ss.w3

JJ

I

769 55,43o

JJ

8~2
so. 366

1,096

1,350 1,904

8,510

7,245 8,295

1,132

624

89 5

330,416 ]J 487,500 ]}799,500
II

I

Feaches, total crop

bu.

Apples ,3/Com'l crop

II

Fears, total crop

II

'rJ Feca.ns

lb.

]./1 59 ! 83 .,

54

83 .

58
56 i!,

6699~.Jl

71 70 86
68 i/

5,177 ]J
!J 291 1/
14,126

6,177
427 507 21 ,260

1/_Bevised. ~ Estimates of the commerci a l cr~p refer to the production of ~pple s in the commer C1.a1 apple connties of FarLTJ.in , Gil rner, Habersham and Rabun. ]} Short-time avsrage. i} Condition
as of October 1.

'

D. L. FlOYD

I

: , ;,

' Senior Agricultural Stcttistici"lll

In Chaxge

ARCHIE IAl'TGlEY

.c ;

Agricultural Statistician

Uh'!TED STATES m:PARTMEN'T OF AG.RICULTUBE Bur~a1,1. of Agricultura.l Econo>nics Washington, D. C.
Rele3.se: October 9, 1942

_UNITED STATES - GENERA: CF.OP R'EFORT AS OF . OCTOBER 1! 1942

~1Chl.~S6n1aae'y~._g'~n5g1htn.out:abnuS"e1g~~S'~"~v:aU-ant\l"rWa-a.'n:9.l~ed'n.ola~nld.tnCptci,o-e>\nr.,J.~yogt'ewtpclo'te"teyuA9ah.at~s,ssr.1l~1,l.ntantthg0vhpey~e1,rhloheastcbernareaoebdr;;:vpdmabpgseel(ynr,s.o,..t!.i.bocsepauual:u'drs1tgR-.oc.s1aehgYJrcOrtobhfaecrdrrsa.ouoostfepc1i. ,h:srs?to1a.sv1Uvp.oc3es.'l1orudvAbmameeverremees:e-h:dre1aonriingcgffildief'a\iccilcc:rpt'aoonuvr-pelol;cbsa(tse-)imedpJestepascftclob,oeitmrllenhlfpoorsclori~orJnrdtfreeonusvd,tcr,e'..l.lrtv',~iimb.aeo.naranffrari'l,s-lkkeeeoremly.nmftd.es,Io.sorm::,n'aos';t"hs.leb,~~0sl~.u,re.+Aoeg""v;,-':::"rr::v.,-:'''t'~et:'h.',{mtr1li.e'.oen~ortr.0~,-.-rcfwr";'."-!~i~:-'~~Lir0.i1.o/J:sr-1.'~.l,'.'noor

Y ou

an unpreceden ted volureu of crops h~s been erown .

t:c fCToo'nrmempeoPsr..tr.,liasm1o1na_twet.::mLftoeh

r

ht h1c. ~o-...shr n. Jcrheoaaprs

'

be""''n r <nscd ~'

os f8199r2n:0'-1...

In
11' 0~1:

t

percent t o ~-~. hat ye'.1.r corn
T.he y1 clcl. of

1c~w";o2arsn0h0aI0:"r,3vOresOt'1e.C...T':)"E~b'"u.flsShreolemsx, 1n0em1citc!.J.:thd'l llt-,.;ou1'orb~'r-e:--,'s1"3"s''re--~)""s''-~-";'-.;_

J . ,
f.,'hcls

per ac... e compro-erl. ViJ. th the Froav1ous n1gh record of 31 . '7 bushel:;; set i n 1'906.

Wheat th'"

is ..

r

.

ear

l

y e.ll .hf.lXVaste~ xcc-ea.oa. cnl)' 'll

lanl~d.ll-opr. oclu'lr'h.tOioJY;"l.'illSQ-"0.~

-

eaa:trl'-:nhe..~..t'1-1l..,S. "'"e"s"'"h!l-l

anA J '_'ltC!'.



Y.. "l.t

"1'9r". :;;.._o__~,s_hah;

_ ~ P'' r

.. ,
P.Cl'G,

e..lthourrh b.st yenr's crop was only the 5t:Q b e:r.c<Je<llf; bl.sh<als Pnd. the fir s t t.o rc c-.dJ lG.S . Ray.

bea!ls, peas ar.d p0ta+.oes !:lnd cotton all show exceptionnlly hi sh yields per a cN, ~nc't ?.. v:iilc r ange

of crops including oats, ber:Jey and suga.rc~l.ne sh01T yiolds clos0 to thfl top figures d'-ui '""J t !.q l a st

60 years .

When all crops are add.ed together, the ::.-ecGr'l is il'!\pressivo. C: op yields pe r ~>ere v'ill bo 'J.bout
36 pe rcent nhovo the 1923-32 or 1ne-drought avc:ra.;,;e. I n col!'!pari son, yie ld s i n t ::>e oti1e r ou.tst&ld.illgly favora.bl e seasons--1937. 1S40 :nd 1941--ranwd. fr:'Jrtl J.'7. 7 to 20.7 percm1'u "Lbove the pre-druur,ht lcve.l . Ag~?,regate crop prod1,.ct5.on this se1.~.:m .'l.:os no t "tppear co rrcspc::d.i t.gly high beC"'-USC of th~ smalle r ::>.cren.ge pl ,m t.ed. to cott.on ~nrl SQmP- -.1th.:1r crops, but p r oC.ucti Otl i s expected to exceed the pre- drought l .3Vel by :?.8 pe::.-~0n-: 9.S CO:rtpared rri t~l rrevious pea}.;s (;' l :i , () ClJ d. ll. 0 percent in 19~7 and 1941 .

Indicated pronucti on for 1842 ( i :a t ho usar..d::J r;f pcunds): Yirgini r1, 2l.t:, 000; )!? rth Cu~)H:zv:;. , 418,500; Tennessee, 8,250; South C;:.rolina, 48,000; C'..e'J I"gi>'l, 799,500; Florida, 113,750; A1aba:na, 462 ,000; Mississippi, 41,::?50 ; ltrke.ns~s, ;38,30~: Iouisianr:J. , 18,9UJ : O;' l cbc:':'l"' 18/;,000; Texas, 583,000; Ur.ited State s, 2,931,950.
PECAN' FRODL~T!ON BY STA~S
Tot:.1.l peca11. production e stimated f .:)r 1942 (ir.. thous:mcls of pounds): IU.ino is. 592; Hi ::::i'nlri, 775; North C:-J.rolina, 3 ,234; South Caro lina, 3,230; C'.e or gia, 29 ,260 ; Florida., 4,'0.:.36, AlG.bama, 11,410; Mississippi. 6,681; Arki'.Jo"l SaS, 3,Bl6; wuisi"'.na, 6,016 ; O'kl "lhOr;'l, 3 , C';JO ; TI?.X::'..5, 10, ~~56; Unit0d Statos, 87,900.

UN'ITITl STATES

CROP

IAver a~e 1930- 9

YIEm PBR .IICEE 11

I
I 19-':ll

~~2\) n d icR.te,\ Ave raf,?e 19:~0-~9

-
II 1941

r--T .

..
I
t-

,.--
ser t

_n\.1,Gi.1.t
.



' i I 1"~"J'."o .L

Corn, all Wheat, all Oats
Y Hay, all tame
Fean~ts Potatoes Sweetpotatocs Tobacco

" Ii IIi 12 I .921.: bu. ...
ton lb.
i" bu. It
I - lb.

! I
I
I
, _

I

I

!

23.5

31.0

35.0 , 2, 307 ,4S::, 2,672,5:1:1

13.3

16.9

19.5

7~7.507

S4S, 9Z7

27.3

31.0

36.0 il, 007,141 . 1,175,107

1. ;?.!1

1.39

1. 53 ,, 69. 65()

a2. 358

708 112 .6
83 . 0 ____:8::.:::3:".::)'...

---'I--~91~683::073:.7...2429....i;.1___1;319:347"_.02.,2~90161

Ijl,3OG770,,04435~.I ;Ii 1,.~07-31,,280389!

1. 1 ,

4~?a:s
3~7 . 7~~
63,2B4 261.36'A

I
! :'> t (./l[i t 915 :3 ,132. 002
1 881, 7 ~13 r.'8' ,r;..~c

I 1,353,131
I 91 , ?.7 8
"~2+89:37~'"6

. .

1
?



36 ~) '~l

,

t:40
;9:;5<..n~

:376 .:309

. c.9,.::87 1 '70 . 544

11,368 ,661 1 ,122 ,808

Apples, com'l crop bu.

Peaches, total crop II

PeCNls

lb.

I ~PC~c7otn~d.~it~i~oIn~- c-O~~cvt~..~l~~c~t~.-4 Ij

i
li

I61
!!! :Y ':!! i?d 60

~

67 79

il 17

52

7 68 41

11 3/12534.,779~~8
81, C:)

I

12?~2~ ,. 0lS?l9

'
1

126, 131 _ !::5,61:*

.

. _13;:;8~,. 349868

121 ,71 88 . 8'8 , "6.L 1 8 I 000

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___,__ _ _.......i______.._ _____L____ __

I ~--- --1-~-L--- ~

lJ For curtain crops, figures are not based on current i n:lications, but l'l.re C'3.rried :fol'\lf'.rd f r om
previous reports.
2/ Ficked and threshed.
!/"'t/ Includes some qua.."lt.i ties mt harvested. Frcduction i n percentage of a full cr:;p.

After five clays return to Unit0d. Sta tus ~rartment of Agricu1 ture
Bureau of Agricultural EconQmics 319 Extension Building At.lwns , Georgia
OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Fenr~J. ty f or pri n .tc ~;.;rr,.. ',o IWC1 iC. }'1\'tment Df ll0f>tO.g:: o~>.: .Q(J
'

Miss.1ellie M. ~ease~ Librarian.

State College o~ Agri

Req.

Athens. G$..

GEORGIA CROF REPORTING SERVICE

U. S. Department of Agriculture

In Cooperation

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

.. with .

Office of the Agricultural Statistician

Athens, Georgia

s

(

Georgia State Gollege of Agriculture

November, 1942

FA..'M PPICE BEFORT AS OF OCTOBER 15, 1942

r GEORGIA: The general level of prices r eceived by Georgia farmers for farm products on October 15



had increase.d -~ _points from September 15. Chicken s a.nd- ~J ggs showed the l a r gest increase

.vith a 15 point advance, and dairy products, .cotton ana. cottonseed were up sli ghtly. Grains and
fruit were unchanged. Mea~ _animals and misc0Iln.neous i terns were below .the Septembur- 15 level.

The all commodity indc;x, of 146 is the highest since July 1928 with the exception of April, Mr1y

and July of this year.



.. .

.. . . . .

UniTED STATES: The index of prices received by .farmers for thetr products . rose 6 points fr<J1'1 September 15 to October 15, 1942, ..according . to the U. S. Department of A,~ri~uHure,
More tl:-v.m the usual ~easonal increase in prices recei'red for ~.airy prqd,1cts, _toge ther wit!l h i _;hcr prices for eggs, meat animals, cottori, cottonse.:Jd, and tobacco contribut.:Jd to tnis i n crc aso . l'he grain index was tho only one whi c h declined. At 169 the index of prices recdved was 30 r oin ts above a year earlier. Tb~ index of prices paid, interest, ?nd taxes rose duri ng the month -l;o 154 whtch is-i. -point above the- revised- i-ndeit: GO 5~-~ pt <'mb r ..This . 'R 1_3 -poin ts hi gpu r thnn
the October 15, 1941, index of 141. Tho ratio of price s r eceived t.0 prices Ftid , intor ,Js t, and.
t::J.Xes on October ],5, 1942, vns llO, compare d vri th 107 in SGr tdmbor and 99 in October 1941.

Sht"J.rp increase s in truck crop prices lifted that grour 35 po ints, from Sep temb e r 15 t o uc t-:)~J ,1 r 15.

The increase in the pri c e of tobacco since September 15 re sul tad in n.n upturn of 13 llo.intt> i' or thu

miscellaneous group. A greliter them usua l rise in prices of da iry products liftod t hat inc: ux 9

points. Egg prices made less than tho u sua l s oaso:h:::J. advA..'1Ce from &.:ptombor_to October. WSJ ito declining chicken prices, this was sufficient to r '1.i S':} t~c poultry :products in<iox 7 r;oi!1ts. !.ivo

stock prices a dvanced 5 p oints, reg'lining mid-August lcvcl.s, ::~.nd o:a Octobe r 15 they ''"J r~ dnublo

the IJrev'iorld War I average.



Fruit prices rose 5 poin ts becll.Use of a sha.IJ: increase in orm-!go prices, '~lthougb. ; rice s of 0l'plo~,
pears, lemons, and grapefruit were moderately lo,-ror. The co tton -3nd c o ttonseed. index was UJ:l 2 i
points. Offsetting these advances in pnrt vm.s a <lcclir.o of 2 points in tho gr:.Ur" ind,)x. :Rico prices were sharply l ower, the pricC:l of corn was do "IIl sea sonally, <md the price of ry<J sufferqd a minor decline.

PRICES FAID BY FARMERS: 'Ihe general l~vol of r rices P'id .by farmers f0r c ~ m"10cli ties usvri for

fmnily living and f o r pMduction 0n Octobe r 15 w<tS 155 .r: crcer.t cf the

'

1910-14 l~vel. This v.ms 1 r o i n t higher th"Y".~. ~ h e r cvis(Jd inde x f or Soptemb.:.Jr a nd 16 po i :-.-~.s ~Jbovo

October 15 "a year ago. Slight incrcf.1.se s in p rices p 3.i d f or clo thing. furniture, building m"-tori<'~.~ 1

and equipment n.uring the month more than offsot slight decreases in prices re.H for fo.:J (1. C!r.m.;zos

in prices paid for other groups of commodities were small.



After five days return to . United States D:lpartmcnt of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Econo1'1ics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia
oF'nC!At BUSINESS

Pen"l.lty f or private usc h avo id I8.yMC3Ilt of r:osta.gc 1 $:500

Jliss.rIellie PL Reese, Libraran

State College of Agri.,

'

Req..

Athens, Ga.

'

COMM:lDITY AND

..

UNIT

-FRICES RECEIVED BY FA.t'1MERS OCTOBER 15 ' 1942 ' WITH' COMPARISONS

GEOP.GIA

..

10c~.l942!

. . I II bctobor 15

j ofo of j

i .A.vera~e l
1909- 3 j . 1941

1942 11Av9e0r9a-~e3

UNITED STATES

Oct')ber 15

Aver~e
1909- 3 1941

1942

. ..
jOct . l94G i "/c of
1 AYora~o
. 1909- 3

Wheat, bu.
. .
Corn, bu.

I $1 .

1.26
I

1.091

$ . .oo I .671

Oats, bu.

$

Irish Potatoes, bu.$

S1111eet Fotatoe s,bu.$

Cotton, lb.



' ; 68 1.07 I
.76 12.2

.581
1.001
.90 i
17.1 I

Cottonseed , t on $ 22.62 52.80

H<J.y ( l oo se) , t on $

17.35 10.70

Hogs, rer cwt. Beefcattle, cwt. Milk Cows, head

$ ll 7.25

$ 1/ .;;;..,

3.80

$ ll 33. 95

9..60 l
7.40 I
I
53.00 I

1.20

95

1.00 1 111
I .70 103

1.30 1 , 121

1.15 1 151

18.9

i
I

155

46.00 I 203

I 12.50

72

I l3.3o 1 183

9.40 247

65.00 191

II .aa

.91

1.04 1, 118 .:.

.65 ;38

I ; 65

.78 . 120 - .

I l . . . .39

1.43 .. I... .1.1.3

y .65

.68

-1.02 ;

157
'

.80

.87

1.08 '135

r I I I II

12.1

16.6 18 .9

156 .

II 21. 09

I
I
I

I
11.49 I

y I 7.34

IY 5 .30
ljii~/ 47. 40

I 50.89
8.34

:46.'16 I 220

. 9 .39

I
I

82

I

10 .13 9. 14

I 14.11
11.36

192 : .:214

.I 77.20 93.40

197

Horses, 'head Mules, head Chickens, lb. Egg s, doz. Butter, lb. Butterfat, lb. Milk (mole sale)
rer 100#=

$ J}l57 .25

$



13.7

23.6



24 .6

I 93.00 105.80
I
13s.oo 1 150.00
II 16.9 20.6
34 .5 I 39 .7 I
28.0 I 33.0



I 30.0 36.0

$

I.Y I

I

2.45

3.15 .Y 3.55

67 i:Yl34.so

il

II,, 15C\

11.5

168 I 23.8

I

I 134

26.1

I 26.8

I 145

1.74

66.90 85.60
16 .o
31.8 33.2 Y36.s

79.10 J. 59 I
I 100 .50
19.5 1 110 37.4 . , 157
39.8 .!-:. ~:: .
46 .5

y 2 . 56 2./ 2.76 159

Cowpeas, bu.

$

1.25

1
l.6o 1

Poam.:ts . lb.
;";fd!_T__-::_:;eax-( 191

. ' I 5.1 I 4.4

6.4

125

4 .6

'l.Ver :'Lge 2} Ee\ri sed

i ni nr.ry

----~-=-~-===-~-

1.37 1. 60

I -1.4

5.8

126

Item
All Comnodi tics Cotton and Cottonseed Grai ns Meat Animals Da.iry Products Chickens and Eggs Fruits Mi see llaneous
-.

= F.PlGE l N.J?Y N\Tiv!B~SRS (1909-1914 idO%~

- --G1X!.r1C;'i p. --

!

Oc-G. l 5

~::G . 15

194 1

1942

1:11

144

146

139

14 5

152

154

144

76

108

108

101

164

217

214

154

125

136

139

145

152

162

177

146

52

78

78

107

80 '

103~

102

144

l ..

Oct. 15
1942

163

169

156

158

119

117

195

200

156

.165

166

173

129

134

172

185

D. L. FlOYD
Senior Agricultural Statistician ln Char e

ARCHIE !ANGLEY

/

~!cultural st~tistician

---~ - v ~__J.:' ..&..y V t

UC( 1.G J LH H ~ J"l TU I rt"'n:'!l ~ C!

GEORGU CRCil' :REPORTING SERVICE



U.S. Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics

In Cooperation with

Office of the Agricultural Statistician Athens, Georgia.

Georgia State College of Agriculture

..

GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 1 COTTON REPORT

Production of cotton in Georgia should reach about 870,000 bales (500 pounds gross wei ght)

according to November 1 data gathered by the Crop Reporting Board of the U. S. Department of

culture. This amount is 3~ above the unusually short crop of 624,000 bales harvested in 194



~119r%obbabelloewptrhoedutcetnio-ynevaar raiovuersagfaec

(1931-1940) of 1,074,000 tors reported upon by cro

bales. In arriving at p correspondents and g

this estimate o inners were take

into consideration by the Board.

.

Yield of lint cotton per acre is placed at 232 pounds co~pared with the 1941 yield of 165 pountls,

250 in 1940, 227 in 1939 and the ten-year average of 224.

For the most part weather during the month of October was generally favorable for picking. On



report date the crop in southern Georgia bad been gathered, scattered picking remained to be done in the mid-state area while in northern territor/ some fields wer~ white but those will soon be

cleaned up. Despite being severely handicapped by the .short labor supply farmers have d.one a.n

excellent job getting the crop picked almost on the usual time schedule.

Probable production in northa~ Georgia is expected to be about 61~ above last season. In the mid-state area an increase of 5~ is indicated while final outturn in southern territory will run slightly under 1941
...

GEORGIA N.:AP SHOWUTG ESTIMATED PRODUCTIOH 1942, FINAL TTIOrocTIOH 1941 & 1940

I.
.. 1942
194188,000
63,500 1940, 85,000

1942 production indicated by crop prospects November 1.

1942 1941 -

870,000 .624,000

Ginnings to October 1.

. l

1942 - 768,000

1941 - 589,000

1940 - 859,000 (Running ba1e.s)

1940 - 1,010,000

1942 '136,000 '
1941,
92,000

,. VI.

,., 1942. 138' 000 4\1942'

...,, ~,t..

_t..\jUV

1941,

"118,000 ~

92,000

\

~~

1941, ) . 73,000

-;..

~
1940,

177,I 0~194106, 2,000

District s shown are crop reporting dis-
tricts and NOT
Congressional Districts.
'

1942, 54, 000
1941 ; 67,500 ,
~ ,t..l]~rt
1940 , 79 ,000
A.."P.CHIE LANGLEY ~ricu1tural Statistician

VIII. 1942, 90 ,000 1941, 88 ,500
1940, 112,000
-~

~
1942, 21,000 1941, 16,500
1940 , 28, 000
D.L. FLOYD, Agric. Statistician
In Charge

t.'NI TED STiTES -COTTON BEroRT AS OF. NOVEMBER 1,



#



; The Crop Reporting Board of t~e U. S. Department. A:;I'icult,lre makes the following report from

data furnisr~d by crop correspondents, fi~ld statisticians, and cooperatin~ State agencies . The

final outturn of cotton will depend upo71 whe~her the v.arious influences ::Utecting the crop during

the remainder of the season are more or l~~s favorable than usual.



.

STATE
I

'

.. .~ .

IACFROEARGE
,HARVEST

I YIElD FER .ACRE

I
I

Aver- :.
age I

1~alnteddi-

I ...I (P1R94E2LIM.)

' 1931- I 1941 I 1942 40 I'

..

Thous. . acres

Th. I Lb.

Ill.

'

. i
li

I'BODUCTION (Ginnings) lf

I.I' II
I

500 .lJound gross wei.~~:ht bales

Aver-

l~l!l

l':N<:: Crop

age

Crop

IndicateC.

! 1931-40

1-Tov. 1 ''~ 't

Thous . .

'l:hous

Thou:;;' :

' bales

bales

bales

..

..

. .

I

Missouri

420

388

549

522

.315

4?6

458 '

Vir~inia
N. arolina

43 850

2?2 304

! 382

370

333

397

II

31 626

2.8
552

33" 705

S. Carolina Georgia .h 1l o r i d a
Tennessee
. Alabama
Mississippi Arkansas

1,227 1,7g~
719 1,756 2..,462 2,072

278

I
I I
!I

m224 ..
275 215

2S4

259

166
m165
i
422
j 217 288 342

28? 232

II

I 820

406

1,074

624

T5r

~

!7

73~ :_
-8r7n0 "

I 414

478

598

620

253
392
356

-1- -, 1,076 - 1,-5134 1,344

790
I 1,42' - -
1,430

925
2,010 1,535

..

Louisiana

1,070

239 I 148

276

677 I 313

615



Okla.'loma Texas
New Mexico Arizona Ca l i f o r n i a All other

I 1,860

147

208

I I 8,146 160 132 460
i 277 408

165 433
348

361

566

551

I 22

34?.

598

192 190

I 745
3,686

718 2,652

500 362

i, Ii

621
l96

I'
I

I 103

100

163

181

I 361

404

17 i

25 .

745 3,223
137 209
468 23

I UNITED STATES

23,273

fJ. JI

Sea I s1and Amer.Egypt

.S. 2

7.5 194 . 0

5J Texas 5J : Nevi' Mexico

1

38.0 27.1

! Arizona 2 / 1 126.0

Califorr..Ta 2/

2.6

I 215.0 231.9 274.9

--- 41

73

l I 234
--- --- I ---

I

2-1--2 . I

212 284

263

1 2-3--3 -1-9-9

225 235

I

11
II

II

i I

'
I

13,109

10,744

--

2.8

--- 18.0
---

I 59 . 8

------ 1-7-.-8:

I I

41.5

I I
.I

13,329
l.l 97.8 22.5 15.0 59. 0
1.3

l. Al.lowance made for intersta t e movement of seed cotton for ginning. -~ Incl:dod in State and United stA-tes t0tals. Sea Ishm_d grovm' mos tl.y 'in Georgi a and FloridF.L.

Bureau of Census ~irtlliLgs for the United States to November 1 amounted to 9,726,000 running bales.

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CROP F.EPORTING BOARD

After five days returr" to United Stat e s DepF.Lrtment of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Geo rgia
OFFICIAL BUSINESS


Penalty for ~rivate use t o avoid payment of postage $300
..

Dean Paul W. Chapman

Athens, Ga .

Clarke Co.

Req.

GEORGIA-CROP REPORTING SERVICE

U. s. De p artment . of Agriculture

In Cooperation

Bureau of Agricultural Zconomics

with

Georgia Stat e College of Agriculture

Office of the Agricultural Statistician Athens, Georgia

November 12, 1942

GEORGIA CROP itE?ORT M> O:J!" NOVErLBER 1, 1942

October conditions were generalJ.y favora.ble for harvesting of crops and satisfact-

ory p rogress was made in all sections of the State. On report date ~ost. of the

large :peanut and hay crops and cot ton had been saved in good. cond.i tion. J~bundance

of :noisture in most a'r eas has been favorable for p repa ring land, seeding smnll

grains and wint e r l egumes , and operations a r0 about up with the \sual schedule

despite the trem8nd.ous job of hnrvesting this yenr 1 s lc,r ge produ\!tion with the

1imi ted emount of f .rm laboT.

- ---

Current production of whent, oats, hrly, tobacco, potatoe's, swe e tpot<:.to.e s, cotton, p e<:tn.ut s , s or ghum and sugarcane sirup, pec.rs, r.nd pe cans will exceed last year's outturn. Of thes e crop s, p ennuts, h ny, on..ts, <'.nd l?ec.:u1s wi ll s et .:-.n n.ll time h ieh record for the Stat e . The only crops with n s~~llor p roducti on thnn in 1941 nre
corn, rye, peaches, and appl es.

CORN: The 1942 corn crop is turni ne; out better thn.n wa s e:<pe ct e C. earli e r i n t he
s eason . Yi e ld per a cre is now p laced "t 11.0 bushels pe r ncre nnd production n t 40,920,000 bu<:hels. This yea r 1 s outturn will be 3 pe rcent below the 42,000,000 bushels hurvested in 1 941 ~md about the S<t.me <'..S the 1030-39 nv e r n.ge p roducti on .

PEANUTS: Picking a nd t hreshing of this year's ~e nnut crop i s about c onp1 e t e d in Gco r g i <i. , .:md th e Novembe r 1 outlo ok is for c.. ;y i Ald of 600 p ounds p e r ncre compn. r e d with 750 in 1 941 t'_"ld 6 54 f o r the t en y ear (1930-39) r..v ~ rne;e . Producti on is p l .>c e d <~ t 738 ,000,000 pounds compn.r ed wi th 487, 500 , 000 b .Gt y enr c.nd 330 ,41 6 ,000 for the
1930-39 nv e n 1..ge . (Producti on f or othe r st a t e s on th e reve rs e s:l.do . )

PECANS: This yenr 1 ~; pecn..r1 crop is no t t..1rn1.ng out e s l <'.r e;e n.s expe ct e d en.rli e r in t he fall but is s till abo v e .-._ny previ ous r e c ord.. The 28 ,006,000 pounds t>xpec t c d for the curre nt crop is an incren.se of 7 perc ent from t he '26,220,000 ha rv es t e d i!l 1941. Imp roved va :ci e ti e s A.r e expe ct r;d t o produce 23,525,000 pounds <:.nd s e e dlings a r e e stimat e d c.t 4,481, 000 pound s . (Es timated production b y stntGs is on the r evers e side of t his r eport.)

lii~ suG.AR C.ANE FOR SIR1JP: The 1942 production is estimated o.t 4,050,000 gn.llons o r 14 p e rc en t l a rg e r than l as t y ec.r 1 s cr0p a nd r,b out 15 pe rcent b el o'.V t he 1930-39 o..v 3 rnge production.

GEORGIA

CRO?

YIELD PER ACIDJ

.t.::vo r ::.ge

Ind icnted

1930-39 1941 1942

TOTAL PRODUC'l'I 01~( I N TEOvS;'J::DS)

Av rnge

Indicnted

1930-39 1941

1942

Corn
Whe o..t On ts Rye
Hay (All tnme) Tob a cco (All) Pot atoes~. Irish

bu.
II

I 9 . 7

10. 5

9.2

11.5

H

19.2

I
I

20.5

II

6.0

7.5

I ton

. 54

lb .

831

58 851

bu.

66

54

ll.O 10.5 17. 5
7.0 . 52 850
66

P otat oes, sweet

II

72

69

80

Cott 0n

bal e

221

165

232

Sorghum sirup

gal.

57

51

62

Sugar c c.ne sirup II

139 I 132

135

~ Peanuts

lb .

( ior picking & threshing

750

600

PERCENT OF A :BULL CROP

.Peo.ches, t otal crop bu. Appl es .~/C o m 1 1 crop II

I
I

59 54 ~/

83 83

71 70

P ears, t o tr.tl crop Pe cans

i II

58

I lb.

54

I

69 69 I
I

86 67

40,904 42,000

1,270

2,196

I 7,173 I 111
4 80 68 ,103 I

10,516 188 7 69
55,430

1,096

1, 350

8 , 510

7, 245

1,132

624

1, 531

714

4,735

3,564

330, '-116 ~187' 500

I

5,177

--

291

11,126
I

7,100
525
400 26 ,220

40,920 2,530
10 ,780 1 61 822
60 ,200 l' 8"18 8 ,400 870 1 , 24 0 4 , 050
738 ,000
6 ,177 427 507
28,006

]:_/ Esti!rk'l.t e s o f the c :)mm e rci n.l crop r e fer to the p r oducti 0n of np p l e s i ~ the c 0 ~

~/ merci n.l nppl e c ou.nti e s o f F2.nnin, Gilme r, Hn.b c rshnm nnd R<i.bun.



Short-time n.v e r age .

D. L. FLOYD

.ARCHIE L.ANGLEY

Senior Agricultural Statistician

.\.f: ricul turnl Statisticinn

In Charge

/
(See r everse side for United States report)

U!m.'.!ttl STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL't'illlE
Bureau of Ar.:ric-.lltural Economic
WaGhir~ton, D. C,
Release: November 10, 1912
UNI'!'ED STATES - GJ:NEP.AL CROF :rrr!:FORT AS OF NO\ID.m:ER 1, 1942

Fai:r but uneven progress was mad.e <h1ring Oc~ober or. tho kemendous job of harvesting this y r;;;a.r' s record crops. The task has been com.t-lic a ted by wn o.ther c Dnditit:rns. as .,re ll a.s by the gro,t.ri ng shortage s of manpow.:: r, equipment, su:rpli1lS, a.nd storo.1.ge sr ace . The c<mt.ral Corn Be 1t had e.x:c\31 1ent w0athc r for harvesting , but L'l th.;, e;r.tm~s iv"~ A+,Ia.ntic and. GrC!at Pla ins arer-J.s which r ecei ved more than twice the no r mal Octob er rr~ini<Ul, so:te crop losses vrera u.'l.<.tvoid<tble .
Current rep orts show 1i ttle. Il(jt ohr...uro i~ na.tion6l crop prospect s, confirming ear li e r ir.dications o~ record production ~)f food gl"ain&, f ~<:c!i groi:ns, hay and forl=l.tJEI frui~s :>.nd c omme rcial veg.a';r.b lef!, 01lsceds, sugar and s1rnp crop s . and 'btl MI r:rnd J>ea.s. There wiH be shgb.tly bette r t h?..n <tver::tgo crops of potatoe s, cotton and tobacco. IA qddition, rrod,.lotio!l of livest.0ck , p oultry, :nilk nn d cg~s will s ot new records. Fa ll p::1s~.- 1J,a!e prr,b~>:bly tho best they h:J.Ve b t:'len i n 20 ye,trs . 1:iearly twlCt! the norm'll Septe mb e r A.nd Octobr,;,:t ) li'l\ll h?.s fall e4 on the rw"ly se eded winte r whor...t 1n ~he Southwe s t. The cri tica.lly dry a.rwr:t.s ''8'; of th.:l Rocki.;: s hn'\To abo hlil.d somo r;ood. rains i n .rc-c<~nt weeks.
Although compla ints of ~ shortage of l r1.bor on thCJ o.rrns s ee!'\ t l'l hP..ve been neFJX ly universal, actua l los ses of crop::; do no t c=q:.pear t o h::.v11 hBer" se r: i :)us EJ:z:c~j' t 11here t he Vl<)n,th(lr i ntc rf o:r.;;d v;i th harvesting or thE'J quality was t qo lOYY to j1J.Ftify snlve.ging eff or ts . StrenuDus effort s by f axm workers and help fr om loca l peop lQ bf;wo met the tmnrgemcy i n most ca ses. In s omo aren s vrhere c onditions were critical, stores tu:.d ~hoo ls hl!l.ve bson clo sed and evoryb ody wr.o ~0< 1ld h a s he l ped in the fi elds . Soml;) mechanical c ';Jrn Ficknrs ha Ye been wo r k .':d doub l o shif ts. Co mb i nes have of ten b?en s~ipped to areas where they 'l"er o ne e ded . Wh e r e s t 0rage space w>'t.s 1 ~1ck i ng , . p,r~ ir was t e mpora.r1ly p1led on the ground. Sc.liiO far~:~ workers hnve bvcn encou r a ged t o lel'!.ve l ow lncome areas . as in oaster.1 Kentucky and the Oz a.1kf;, to rcli e v<> the shortase of hnnds i n tht~ Co r r. be lt De spite heavy sales of milk cows bet,reen f~ms by some d >J.irymen depend ent 01~ hired l ab o r v.ho ver0 C01'tpelled to rt~duce their h e rds cuid s o ld tv tilo!Je wb"J c ou ld. usL: mo re cows, s0 far n'Jt, !'lr-:.ny good milk cows h".l..ve gor.e t o ma rke t .

When the Uovcl"lber estimates of crop pr"Jduction T'l.re c0 ~bine d, they g ive 'l t otal.th<tt i.s 27.7 pe.rcent ab1Ve the ave rage during the 1923-32 or 11 pre -dr')ught" p..:riod. T"nc only c.ther s uR.s o: .s when production was mo r e than 10 11err.ent F~.b we this 'lverA.gu '1/fer e 1 9~~ 7 12 .6 p;Hcen t above , and 194 1 11. 0 percen t ab ove

FE.A}TtJTS FICKZD AND TPRESF'ED BY STAT?..:S --~ ------
Indicnted producti on for 1942 (in th usand s of pound s ): Vir gbi R. , 2 16 ,000 : North C!U'olina 418,500; Tennesse e, 7,975; South C'J.r :.> H m t , 4 7., 250 ; Gv:)r g h, 738, 000 ; Flo rida., 913 ,250; Alab ama., 462,000 ; Mississir;pi, 38 , 250 ; ..1\rku:. s ss , 213 , 200 ; Loui s i :;mA., l.S, OCO; Okl ahoMH., 183,000: Tex~s. 556,500; United St n.t e s, 2, 810 ,525 .

F-~.-A-lJ

-FT:!OOOCTTON

BY S':'.A.TE S
-~----

Total pecan pr oduction est i !'la.ted f or 1942 (in thrms:>nC.s "Jf pJtm,.,s) : Illinoi s, 503; Missouri,

620; . North Ca r o liru.:'l, 3, 136 ; South C"'.r olin"t , 2,9 92; c;._,or gi <\, 28,000; Fl r:> ri d n. , 4,320; l>..J.abo..rne.,

10,106; Mi s'Si ssippi , 6 , 1~..:7 ; Ark<ms'1.s, 3 1 816 ; Iouis'0'''~'~ 6,3SZ ; OJ:~ lahom"l. 5,000 ; Q.xn.S, 8 , 800;

United States , 80 , 848 .



CROP

I

Corn , a ll

bu.

31.0

35.6

2. 307 ,4 5z' 2. 67:?. 'f,1 l i 3,185,141

Wh n t , a ll

II

16 . 9

19 . 5

747. f>C7

945 , 937! 984, 01:6

On' .s

11

H<>.y, a ll t ame

t on

Y Soybean s f .Jr beans
Ieanut s

bu . lb.

Fot a toe s

bu .

Swe e tpo t a t oes

II

I 31. 0
118. 3.29
I 772 .
1 83 03 .. 49

36. 0 1.53 19 .3
6 74
135 .7 92 .2

1,007 , H< l 6 9 , 6 SO 35 ,506
1, 06 7, <138 370 ,045 73,20 8

1,11e ,J.O? i 82 ,358j
106 .7121 1, 476,8451
357. 783J 53,2841

1, 360 , 540 m , 5B3
?.J9 . 9";3 2,8 1() , 525
379 , 624 69, 814

Tob r1cco

lb.

962

1, 02 7

1,394, 8~)9 1,26 1, 36<1 1, 436, 106

Sor go s irup

gal.

60 .6

61.3

15 ,397

10 , 5431

13,380

Sugarcane sirup

II

155 .6

21, 948

18 ,374

19 ,290

~~~~~~~~~~~~c~ro~----l

I i

~pp l es , c on 'l crop
, ~ ~!'Cca3cnhSes, t ot a l crop

bu.
11
11?._- -- -

] 1../ ~ ct .

~ ct .

~/ 123 ,798

. 122, 059

-=7~Q9____

__

68
__}4__

-:r

-

f-1 , 706 r- fgJ_l_6I:. _

~ 74 ,451!1 _ _ 121 , /.18] ,1"

.

127,538

65, -1-98 . J7 <?4 8

"~

3./ .!1 :Tor ce rta i n crops, fi guros ~..re no oazt::Jd on cu.rrfm t i nu lC&ul ons , ouu ar,~ carr1 o';. ... or ~:cua r. r 0m

pruvious r eports.

Ficked f1I1d thr e she d. :;?} Includes s o!'le g_llr.t.n t i tie s no t h<'ll'vus-l;od.

After five day s r eturn to United State s D3partment of Agriculturo
:a-~-eau of Agricultural Econo!'lics .)19 Exten sion Building Athens, Goi!or gi a
OFFr.ClAJJ BUSINES..C)

Feno.l ty f o r p rivate u5a to a.void p<qr.e:nt of pos t nr,-' $300

14iss. Nellie M. Rees , ~, i~ r ar an ,

State College of Agr i .

Req.

Athens, Ga.

' ,

.

GEORGIA CROP: lm:fORTING .SERVICE

U. s. 'Ie:[iii.rtmP-nt cif Agriculture

In Cooperation

Bureau ?f . A.gr.icu:,l tlJ!.!ll.':F.conomics

... with. . . .



Office of the .Agr'ipultural statistici.an

Ath~ns, Georgia . .

Georgia St.ate College of Agriculture
December, 1942

FAJUJ PRICE REPORT AS Ot N~~ER 15~ 1942

.

.

GEORGIA& P7ices of Georgia ~arm.products improved ge~eral1y during t~e ' month, ending November 15 .

Wlth an all commod1.ty 1ndex advance of 3 po1.nts~ to 149 percent of tne l91Q-14 base ..

period. Except for July 1928, which also averaged 149 percent of the~ index base period, the Nov-

ember all commodity index is the highest for any month since September 1927. For the third conse- .

cutive month chicken and eggs showed the largest month to month increase with a rise of 7 points.

The only price decline from the October 15 level was the 3 point decrease registered by meat

animals and is attributed to a drop of 50 cents per 100 pounds in the price of hogs.

'.

UNITED STATES& The general level of prices received by farmers for agricultural commodities r e

mained unchanged dur.ing the month ended November 15, 1942, at 169 percent of. the August 1909-July.

1914 average. Higher local market prices for cotton lint, wheat, truck crops, dairy products.,

ch1~ens, and egge~ offset .by-lo.W&:r pci..cas.~eceived for gam ho s, citrus fruit, and tob~co.

Prices r eceived for all grains averaged the same as on October 15. tm, ~of frum . .

product pri ces Yras up 34 points fro rrt fl. yeru: earlier. The index of prices paid, interest, and ;

t axes ro se 1 point during the Month to 155 rmd, '3.S a result, parity prices are up. The November

index vms 12 point~ hi ~he r than one year ago . The r~ tio of .price~ rece ived ~o prices p~id, intero et

nnd taxes was 109 1.n m1.d-November., coMpared Wl th 110 a month eA.rher nnd 94 1.n Nove!'lber 1941,. "

.

.

Hog prices dec lined sharply during the month ended November 15, y~tting the neat 1~imol iniox down

3 points . At 197, however, the neat aniMal price index 'Wfl.S up 48 points over a year ago. Dail)" '..

products prices continued to inarease and the index at 171 was 23 points hi gher than a yoqr ~~o.

Mid-November chicken and egg prices were 21 points higher than aye?~ ea rlier after an advance of .

5 points during the month ended Novel!lber 15.. Turkey prices., ~veraging 27.0 cents per pound in ni?"!

November wer e sharply higher than a month earlier , r efl ecting a brisk holiday deMand,

'

The cotton and cottonseed index ~s 160 on Nove~ber 15, UF 2 points fro~ a Month earlier and 24 points over a ye~r ago. Cotton lint prices adv~mced 0.35 cent to 19.22 conts per pound fr oM
October 15 t o Nove~ber 15 and reach~d parity for the first tine since last MP.y. Frices received
for cottonseed showed a slight .decr ~ase . Fruit prices dcclinen 7 po ints fro "' October 15 to Nov .l5! PRICES PAID BY FARMERS HIGHER: The general level of p':riccs p:.~.id by farmers f or COMModities used
f o'r f~ily living and for far~ production on Novenber 15 v~s 156 percent of the 1910-14 level; this r epresents a.~ increase of 1 point over the index for October
15 and 15 points above Nove~ber 15, 1941. In the f~ily living group, incr~~se s in food, clothing,
operating expenses, and fee d prices More tr~ offset a decrease in prices of building material used i n t he construction and repair of f~ dwellings .

After five days r eturn to United States ]apartment of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural EconoMics 319 Extension Building Athens , Georgia
OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Fenalty .f or privitc use t o avoid pn~ont of postage , $300

Miss . ~ ellie M. Re e se, ~. i

State Coll ege of Agr i .,

Req.

Athens, Ga.

r: ::~.. n , :

. ;: .

. -

,~ PRICES RECEIVED BY F!BMERS NOVEMBER 15, 1942 WITH COMF.ARISONS



COMMODITY . .A.ND
UNIT

GEQRGIA Aver age I 1909-13 1941

.% . . ~~ov.l~4;::
of . . Averafie 1942 1909-!3

UN! TED -sTATES

Uovenbe r 15

Average

1909-13

1941

1942

.N_ov. 1942
%of
Aver 11.ge 1909-13

Wheat, bu. Corn, bu.

$

1.27 l; 13 . 1.23 97

$

.86 . .63 1.03 ' 120

.871 .93

1.04

120

I ;59 -- .64 I .76

129

Oats, bu.

$

Irish Fot at oes ,bu. $

Sweet Fotatoes,bu. $

.68

.60

.75 llO

1.05 1.00 1.20 ll4

.66

.80 1.00 152

.38
I
.61 i
I .73 I

.41

.44

l l_6

.77

1. 08

177

I I .82

1.04

142

Cotton , lb.



Cottonseed, ton $

Hay (loo se ) ,ton $

12.3 16.5 19.3 157

23.28 1 51.20 4?.00 202

:ga l 16

10. 40 12.50 74

12.1 I
II I 21.33
I I 11.89

I 15.8

19 ,2 1

! 45.28 I 45.01 I

I

8. 71 I 9.84

159 2ll
83

..

Hogs, per cwt.

$ ]} 1.2s I 9.20 12.so 1 177

3.1 6.97 I

9.70 I 13.44

193

Beefcattle , cwt . Milk Cows, head

$ ]} 3.651 7.00 9.40 258 1 3.1 5.19

! $ ]} 33.40 52.00 65.00 195

47 .80

I 8 .82

11.39

77.90 I 95.70

219
2('A)

Horses, head

$1 ]}158.50

95 . 00

105..0.0.

I
i

66

133. 00 13.1 67.00

78 . 9 0

59

Mules, head

$,

-

I
138.00

1ss.oo ,.

3.1 85.30 101. 20

Chickens, lb.

1

13.5

'

. I

17.3 20.5 I 152

10.8

'

15.5

19.6

181

Eggs, doz . .. ..

26.8 37 . 1 41.8 1 156 !' 27.8

35.5

38.9

110

Butter, lb.

1 25.4 I 29.0 33. 0 i 130

27.4

33. 9

40.9

149

Butterfat, lb.



Milk (wholesal e )

rer 100#

$

Cowpea s, bu.

$

- I 32.0

38.0

I
I

I

I

2.521 3 .35 ~3.65 j 145

-

I 1. 35

I
1.60i I

Peanuts, lb.



.
I

1/4.8 I 4.6

6 .6 I 138

28.5 I 36.7

I 47.8

168

I

1. 84 1 3}2.66 1~ 2.89

157

1.35 1 1. 60

I

4 .5

4.6

5. 9

131

]} 4-year (1910-13) av~ rage . 3} Revised. ~ Frclininary

.A.ll CoMModities

Cotton and Cottonseed

Grains

Meat Animals

Dairy Products

Chickens and Eggs

Fruits

'!

Miscclloneous

FRICE INDEX NUMB~S ( 1-909-H: 1C'Cf7o)

GEORGIA
Nov . 15 Oct. 15,

i

UN! TED STATES

Nov. 15, j Nov. 15,

OCt. 15 ,

194 1

1942

1942

194 1

1942

128 140
73 156 129
161. . 52
. ' '8i

146

149

154

158

108

lll

211

2ll

13 9

141

177

184

78 ,

79

. 10.2. r

103

135

169

136

158

103

117

149

200

148

165

157

173

98

134

128

185

D. L. FLOYD Senior Agricultural Statistici ~
In Charge

CLIFFORD SIMS ~tioi o r Agricultura l Statistician

~Tov . 15,
1912 :
169 160 117 197 171 178 127 181

.. .
1

GEORGIA CROP REPOHTING SERVICE

U. S. Department of Agriculture

In Cooperation

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

i\ri th

Georgi~ State College of Agriculture

Office of the Agricultural Statistician Athens, Ge.orgia Dec ember 8 , 194.2

DECEMS3ER l COTTON I{EPORT . FOH GEORGIA

Ge orgia has made a cotton croiJ of about 360 , 000 standard bales , according to ~ll i n-
formation available on December l to the Crop Reporting Board of the U. S .Department of Agriculture . The 1942 ;>reduction is 38:~~ above last year's crop of 624, 000
bales and .l5% less than the 1940 ou-tturn of 1,010,000 bales .

Estimated yield of lint cotton per acre amounted to 240 pounds compared .with 165
pounds one year ago and 250 pounds in 1940 . Harvest.e<;i acreage is placed . at l, 722,000
or l.l% less than the 1,742,000 acreage in cultivation in Juljr,



-

--

-

-

Heavy and prolonged spring rains in South Georgia until early April, acc9mpanbd .by

cool temperatures, were -very unfavorabl e for e etting the cotton crQp .plc:in.ted and up

to a stand on schedul e . Sc arcity of farm lab0r in many sections added to the

seriousness of the situation. Sta;rting in mid-April dry veather lasted until . early

June allowing .t he crop to advanc e rapidly . In early, July weevil infest:~ti on became

serious in many s ections but the _exceedingly hot dry IJ~riod from July 10-22 checked

weevil activity and on August l prospects nere generally good. Weather qur;i.ng t he

harvesting seasori vras very favorable and the crop wns saved in good cond:it:Lbn by t he

use of all availabl e labor . .



Production in i}:or.thern Geo.rgia ~~~111 sho.v an inc r ease of .57<;b f rom last s easc;m , the mid-stat e area .will run 51% hi;her , vrhile fin al out turn in tho southern p-:1-rt of the State will 'Qe 3% below the '1941 cror) .
to . .
The Bureau ar cen::>us r eports 841, 000 running bal es c:i.nned in Geor gi a priqr ' December l compar ed with 6:27 , 000 "Qal es to thc.t date l ast season . united Gtatt..;s einnings to December l wer e 11,5:39,000 compar ed with 9 ,592 ,000 one year ago .

D. L. FLOYD , . Senior A gri~ultur~l $tati?tici~n
In Char ge

. ARCHIE LAtJGLEY, . .
' Agricultural Statistic{~~ .

GEORGI.A. MAP .SHernNG ESTIUATED f'R6DUCTION 1942-lc-, AdD .FI NAL PHODUGT~Oti..V.OR-~ l(l+l_<"~ 1940

I.
1942,
9o;ooo
1941, 63,500

-:~1942 proci~cti~n : inc:iic:3_t-~a by
crop prospect s December l .
860 , 000

1940, 85 ,000

1941, 1940 ,

1941 - 624 , 000
1<JL.,o --_l. 01_0 ,.noo

1941, . 92, 000

v.
136, 000 1941). 92 , 000
..,_~ 177,000

Districts shovm 2-r e

cron r enorting dis-

1

'

tricts and NOT

~ - congr essional

T! . . c j)~ - ~' t ~ -L .....

\I

I. ;

1
'

.. -:-- ..

1'()41,
73,000
1940, 162 , 000

VII.
194:r0..L:,.B:i='..N--Y79 , 0 0 0

91,000 88 ,500 1940' 112' 000

1942, . 21,000
1941,
16~500
1940, 28 , 0 0 0

See r ever sc - s i de
i

DIAGRAM S:.-IOWING ACREAGE A1<1J PROIUCTION OF COTTOU. IY GEORGIA (Period 1932-42 , inclusive -Preliminary estimate "for !942)

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193,2 1933 1934 1935 . 1936 1937 1938:. 1939 1940 ' 1941 ' 1942 :

COTTON REFORT AS OF DECEMBER l 1942

STATE

A, :J.Ilo:Ar~~~ J!Urt WU<Vl!:!:>T

Yll!:ill .t'.I!J:( JU;rt.t!j

-

1941

1942

I Avera~e 1931- 0 1941
I

19~2
(Dec. l est.)

'lhousand 'lhousa.nd

Acres

Acre_.. _ - - L- b . - L-b. - - L-b..

FRO:OUCTIPN tGINNIN(;::>l_ I"'INNINGS TO

500 lb. ~ross wt. bales ' OEcEMBER l

Avera~e 1-

'
1941

1942 Crop

1942
(Runnin~

1931- 0 Cro-p Dec.! . Est , Bales)

'Ibous . Thous. Bales Bales

'l'hous. Bales

; '

'l'bous. bales

Missouri

Vir~inia

Ns..

ar. Car.

Geor~~a
lor1 a

415 35 795
.1,174 -
l,8@i
,_

Tennessee Alabama Miss.
Arkansas Louisiana

680 1,746 2,374 2,010 1,014

Oklahoma Texas New Mex. Arizona Calif .
All Other

1,659 7,717
y 117 251
351 20

zy, S. TOT11.22,236

420

388

549

41 l 27Z

. 382

851

304

333

1.155

278

+66

1,72~
57

-2m24

m165

- 721 . 275 - 422

1,705 - 215

217

2,398

254

288

1,990

259 . 342

1,004

239

148

I 1,800

14-7 . . 208

8,015

160 -

165

132

460 . 433

'271

408 ' 346.

356

566

551

22

342

- 598

'

22,860 215.0 . 231.9

485 386 406 293 240
147 .
416 261 396 . 361 286 .

315 31 626 820 1,074;
~-
-
478 1,076 ', 1,564 . 1,344
677

476 ... . 425

!
I

381

28

33 I

24

552 406 624
- 17
59S ..
790 I
1,424

721 '

675

I 705

860 : I 17 : -

I
I

681 841
14

I 625

574

925

886

1,975 I 1.866

1,430 1,495 ji 1, 351

313 - 598

571

. 192 187 444
I 343 ~83 .464
275 . 1 .

i
-.~ 745
~~686

718 2,652

r 116033 ,! '

106._181

l 361 I ;7

404 25

13,109 110..744

720 3,il3 .. ' 122
194 432
22
' '
12, 982'

I 626

I

2,673 79

I' 80 199

18

11, 539

I l ---- -- -- -- I "lJ -- Sea Islandlf 30.4

Amuer.s..Eg3~t.

136.1

6.0

I.

194 ..9

234

44
211

70 217

--'

2.8

.9

18.'0

59.8

88.1

-- I -- -- NTeewxaMs e~ --

Ariz. 3 YlOl.O

-- -- I -- -- I Calif .

--

1/ Allowances made f9r

38.0 i

12277..8o
2.1

I

i
I '

,233

'' --
: 187

interstate moventerit of se ed

' 284 224 197 1.3.1 cotton

I
l7 .S

41.5

for ginning. Not

22.5 13.0 52 .0
..6. i n c l u d i ng

production

of linters.

~2/

Revised . Included

in

Sta te

and

United

State~

tot~ls.

~~-

I:;~ N.ld

'
.gr.own

mostly 1rr-Georg' ia

and

Florida.

(Se~ other side for Georgia report)

GEORGIA CROP P~O~TING SERVICE

U. S. Department of .Agriculture

In Cooperation

Georgia State Colle t~e

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

.w:.th .

of A,r.-;riculture

'O'i'"fice oi the AgricU.ltural Statistician

... :

Atil.ens, Georgia

Decelll'oer 26, 194:2

VAlUE OF GEORGIA 1942 CROPS 45 FERCEi~T ABOVE 1941
Tota~ valuation of .Georgia crops in 1942 s~ovred a 45% incre~s~ ~ver 1941 -- $268 ,475,000 comrared with.$185,093,000 --according to the a .nnual report of t.ha Crop Reporting Bo"'l.I'd of the U. S. /:'Department of Agriculture. This favorable 5ho~ing is due bo t h t o incre~s e s i fi prices of most ll( '-crops and to larger production of cotton, peanuts, tob3.Cco 'lld s0me of t he minor crops. T'ne current total vclue for all crops is ':l.bove "IlY y ear since the "'ll tim8 !-"igh of $578 ,000 ,nGO in 1919 immediately following the c:!.oso of lVorld "T'U' l. Fc1r!ll prices .for a ll pr oducts tha t ye c_-..:r were far 'lbove the !Jresent level qnd cotton production w'l.s much gr~ 'ltor them at present.

As usual, cotton leads all ca!;h crops -.rith e stimc.:.ted v":l.luo of $98,748., 000 for lint ".n d s 0od, :'.n increase of 44io over the previous s e ~son. Iiiext in order of C"'tsh crops i s pe l.Iluts v1.lucd nt $39,150,000 which is 78io above the 1941 Vl"1ue of $21,938,000. The 1942 pecmut crop set 1. new high record for Georgia ~;~.nd 'was tho farmers' '-'.ll out. respon s e t .o. th.:; w>'.rtime e mergency nee d for
peanut oil -- a 66io increase in acreage nnd 3/3% gr0 F1.t 0r produdi nn th'lll in 1941. 'fub 'l.QC(j , With production B'fo above l a st year is 'l?.lued a t $18,380, .000, ;:.m i ncr.:nse of 5 8~ . reache s md p c C"IllS showed gains of 120io ~~ 6 o re. ~E_ac t_i~aly ~1 value q<rc r i,g41 due t_o !llllCh_b :;t._toJ;' ;p.r.i Q.S this. y~~.

Of the fo od and feed crops, corn, O'lts, rmd rye showed sli ght to mode r e.te decrease s i n production fr0m ll'!.st ye'l.r. This vm.::; "llso t rae of rnost su!"'11o r lapmne cr0ps but Irish nnd swe e t p a t '?.t oos, sorghul:'l syrup and suga r c<~ne fyrup, <>.nd '1-11 h l.Y l' e.!\i ste red ;llode r ".l.t2 t o hu a vy incr03.se s in pro-
d u c t i on .

~rmers ha.va done an excellent j ob iu c3.rrying on ur..der w=J.r t i !"c) h r:--'1d.icaps and proclucing .-"ot only eo. treMendous increase in peanuts but i n culti'T<".ting <md h~1.rv.:: stinr, ?. t ot ':' l crop a cr3>:<.go n e::trly
up with usual. This oms done i n the f '"tce 0f q sh0rt sur :r;1y cf 1-".bor, '"l'l.Chine r y FJ:.Ld fertilizer <U'ld m0RI1t longer hours i n the field s f or t hQ f "l.r"!e rs ~nd th e ir f ,..,,.ilie s.

Va lue of tl',le $98,748,000; $11, 0~3,000 ;

.re~ectivo 1942 crop s i :C

(2 (!;i

pceoarnch$e4s341>

468, 000; ( 10,810;0001

~1 3

~d.er ) pe

-:>f r..nut

r s

<m~t'.3c

9f,D15l0l o,0<r0: 0

:

( 7) s!fect pntP..t oe s -$9

( ,

1

) (

4

c0 )

tt0t bo"n"..~(c ol i n:t

t l

"..ld s 8 ,380 ,

c ud 000

) ;

800 , 000 1 (8) ve 1-,e t bear.s

(5) .

.

h,w

i7, Fi9 , 000; (9) oats $6,599,000 ; (10) truck crops .tf ,213 ,000 { (ll) pe c:J..YlS $4 , 814 , 000 ;

(12 ; s u gar ccme ?yrup $3,~15,000 ; (13) whe '3.t $2, (308 , 000 ; ( 14 ) co<-pea s (ha na s t ed f or peas)

$l, ~.! 3 b ,OOO ; (15 Itish potatocs ;h;782,0CO; (16 ) s -:>r ghu"l syr np $l, 09~ , 000: . (17) l ~ s:r; edeza

se ei $664,000; 18) sorghu"" for age $508,000 ; ~1 9 ) c rJrn"'erc h l "'P:r l e s J>4 70 ,000 ; (20 i pc:::<:l.I'S

$330,000; (21) soybe~s (harvested for bc ~ls) ~185,000; (22 ) ~yc ~ 1~ 7 . 000 .

)
D. L. FLOYD
Senior Agricul tu m.l Statistician In -Charge

~ CHI E LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician

DIAGRAM SHOWI NG DISTRI BUTION OF 1942 CRO? VALUES I N ?ERCEi""T OF Tm~\1 V.ALu E
- -- .. -- --.--:- .. ......

\
"\
\
\
\

*Truck crops for market.

- ------.. /
I
/
\
\
\ \ \

CROl'
Cotton (bales) J}
Yield in pounds

- GEoRGIA SUMMARY OF CBOF S~TISTICS

1942 and 1941

ACREAGE
YEAR {000}

Yield Fer FRODroTION Unit

'roTAL VAWE Value

Acre

{000~ .

:Price

{oool rer Acre

1942 1,722

240

1941 1,817

165

860 $ .189 $ 81,.276 $ 47.20

624

.178

55,371

30.47

CottonseeQ. (tons)

1942 1941

.223

384 45.50

17,472

10.15

.153

278 47.93

. 13,325

7.33

Corn

1\baulsl.

pur )

p

ose

s

1942 1941

3,560 4,000

11.0 10.5

39,160 42,000

;
'i \111 !
.75

43,468 31,500

12.21 7.88

------------------------------------------------------------------------------~-------------------

Whea~. harvested

1942

241

(bus.)

1941

191

10.5 11.5

2,530 2,196

1.11 1.00

.2.808 2,196

11.65 11.50

Oa.ts 1\bhuasr.v) ested

1942 1941

564 513

18.0 20.5

10,152

.65

10,516

.55

6,599 5,784

11.70 11.27

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Rye . ha.rv~sted

1942

20

7.0

(bus.)

1941

25

7.5

140

1.19

188

1.09

167

8 .35

205

8.20

Fota.toes, Irish

1942

27

66

(bus.)

1941

25

P2

1, 782 1,300

1.00 .73

1,782 949

66.00 37.96

---------------------------------------------------------~----------------------------------------

Fotatoes, Sweet

1942

100

80

(bus.)

1941

105

69

8,000 7,245

1.10 . 93

8,800 6,738

88 . 00 64 .17

Tobacco 2/ ( 1bs-:)

1942 1941

68.8

870

65.1

851

59,860 55,430

.307

18, 380 26.7.15

.210

11,614 178 . 40

Ha.y, All ( Incl .

1942

peanut hay) (tons) 1941

1,667 1 ,298

.50

832 13.24

11,013

6 . .61

.57

746 11.65

8 , 692

6.70

Sorghum Forage &Hay 1942

30

(Not incl.in All Hay)l941

35

1.35 1.30

40 12.70 46 11.70

508

) 6 . 93

538

15.37

Sorghum S~rup

1942

20

61

(gals)

1941

14

51

1,220

.90

714

.65

1,098 46'1

54.90
3~1 .1'1

Sugar Cane Sirup

1942

30

130

(gals.)

1941

27

132

3,900

. 85

3,564

.65

3,315 2,317

ll0. 50 85. !31

y Feanuts Harv. for
Nuts (lbs . )

19:12 1941

1,080 650

625 750

675,000 487 ,500

.058

39,150

:36 . 25

.015

21, 938

33 . 75

y Cowpeas Harv. for
Feas (bus.)

1942 1 94 1

211 255

4.5

950

2.10

1, 995

9 .15

4 .5

1,1-18

2 .07

2, 376

9.32

y Soybeans Harv . for 1942

Beans (bus.)

1 94 1

12 16

7.2 6. 8

86

2 .15

109

2.34

185

15 .12

255

15 . 94

Velvet Bea.ns(al<(no & 1942 interpl.) (tons)~ 1941

1, 009 1,188

. 405

409 17.50

7,15.:3

7.09

.125

505 14.50

7,322

6.16

------~-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Lespedeza. Harv.

1942

40

210

8,100

.079

661

16.60

for Seed (lbs.)

1941

27

200

5, 400

. 073

394

14 .59

------------ ~--~-~-~-~--~-~-~------- - ------------~ ------------------------~ ------~~-----------------

Feaches, total pro- 1g42

duction (bus.)

1941

6,177 7,100

1. 75 . 80

10 ,810 11,912

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~-------

~pples, commercial 1342 production (bus.) 1941

427_

1.10

4 70

525

. 89

46 7

-------------------------------------------------------------------~------------------------------

Fears, total ~re 1942

507

.65

duction (bus.)

1941

400

.60

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Fe c a n s

1942

26,500

.182

1 , 814

(lbs.)

1941

26 ,220

.ll5

3,013

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Truck Crops for Market 1942

93.2

6,213

66 . 66

(Not incl.I.Fotatoes) 1941

ll1.5

4 , 4 78

40 .16

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9,458.0

268 ,475

9,722.6

185,093

December preliminary estimates for 1942. All types included.

Cove rs only mature crop (acreage alone and interplanted) harve sted for peanuts, peas , or beans. Acreago for all purpose s.

December 26, 1942

(OVER)

nia ,...,..,...... <"'f' 1 l?l nnn ....~.~..1 ~- !------ - --"' ..,. . -- ----.=.- ' - ..1 " .

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

. . . ~. . . ' .

U. S. Department of Agriculture

In Cooneration

Georgia State College

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

with

of Agriculture

Office of the Agricultural Statistician

A+.hens, Georgia

December 28, 1942

GEORGIA 1942 COMMERCIAL TRUCK CROF VAIIJES SHOW 41 TERCENT INCREASE OVER 1941

Important commercial truck crops produced in Georgia during 1942 were valued at $6,748 , 000, "'.Il increase of $1,949,000 or 41 percent above the corresponding v~luation of $4,799,000 in 1941.

The increased va lue was due to generally better A.verage prices and improvr:Jd yields sine<: tile 1942

combined acreage of 98,560 acres for fresh market and processing shovrs a 16 percent decline from

the 117,190 acres harvoste'd last yea:r. The acrea.g:J de cre 'l.se from 1941 W3.s duo princip~.lly to

reduction of 20,000 in w-d.termelons ru1d 3800 in cnnta.loups. Onion "'.creage jumped from 1200 last

year to 4300 this season. Hovrever, prices wero poor rmd or.ions proved this year's outst1.nding

disappointment to comme rcial growers.



Watermelons continued the most 1a luable of Georgia t.ruck crops with $2,052.000 or :-t1)out 30 ll<: r-

cent of the income to commercial truck gro~rs. Follo,.d.ng "'l'o.tc rme lons i n order of va lue the r.ext

five crops were: pimiento pepp:3i'S for processing, $7B-5,000; onions, d.ry, $677. 000 ; Irish pG>tatoos ~ $35,000; snap beans for -fre-sh mRrket, $520,000: "lnd: toMa toes for fre sh 1r.arkc-t,

$450,000.

~

Demands of th e a rmed s e rvices probably :_;.cco,mt for the ve ry l ~.rgo 1942 increase over 1941 in a creage ::md va lue of crops for proce s si:cg . In ;.ld.di tion to .tho he avy 'lcreA.~e incren se, th" record high prices paid to growers by the canning industry vm.::; A.lso <.J. bi g f1ctor in the 252 p e rcent i n -
cre a se abovG l a st ye:u: iu this season's tob.l ralue of proce s sed. vegets.b lcs.

GEORGIA _ _....;:;..:.;

.ANNUliL

SUMMARY OF COM!v~RCIAL ll.cr e?.ge __

_TR_UC_)K~:rC;R.OuPc

tlS'T~'AT.I.S.~":''_C.S__~-

_1_ :9_4.2____'"_i_JvT::'>lIi.uC.OfiIA:.F~A_S:Rs.I~Sl.";1liN.S._

.f-?-lue

per

Cro-p

Year Bru-vc s t ed Fer Acr' Unit

Tot '!l

fer Unit Tot"-.1 I Acre

(

1/ Does not include acreage , production, a.T. Jd value of the crop for CH.lm i ng .
~/ Does not include acreage, production, and va lue of cucumbers for pick l e s.
'!/ Included with "All pot C~.toes" in tne 'innur:tl sumM:=try of "lll Georgia crops .
!J~/ Watermelon price is per 1, 000 melons Includes lima bean s , snap beans, English peA-s (1942 only).=n t ol'l::ttoc s f 0 r canning. c-,nd cucumbers for pickles .
(OVER)

D. 1 . FIDYD Senior Agricultural Statistician

CLIFFORD SIMS True~ Crop Stn.tisti c i qr.

DIAGRAMS SHOWING ACREAGE AND VALUE DISTRIBUTION OF GEORGIA TRUCK CROPS FOR 1942 ACREAGE BY KINDS (Percent of total) TRUCK CROPS FOR P~OCESSI K G- 23.8%
VALUE Bt KIND... (P~rcent ~ f Lotal)
(See other side)

u. QJI:ORGU CROP EEPOBTING SERVICE

S. De-Partment of Agriculture

In Coopero.tio~ ~.- : ~

Bureau 6~ Agricultural Economics

wi"th

.Offic~ . of the Agricultural Statistician Athe~&, .Georgia. :

Georgia. State College of Agriculture
December 29, 1942

.. .
GEOEGIA farmers made a w6nderful response to the plea of the Government made on8 year ago t~ . increase hog production 5 percent over 1941. Not only did they r 0ach this ~oal b11t exceeded it in securing a 20 percent increase in pigs saved -- 2,258,000 against 1,8~l,OCXI the previous ye-ar. '!his is the largest Georgia pig cro:r in Many yaa.rs. In d.etail, the 1942 fall pig crop of l,l?l,OOO showed an increase of 24 percent and the spring crop a raise of 16 percent. '!base estimst&s. are based on the usual pig surveys made by the t;. S. !XlpCtrtment of Agriculture 1n coopera.ti~n vtith the Post OffiCf!! . .~pa.rtment through the r.l.I'a.l ca.rriors.

Sows farrowing this fall amo.\m.ted . to 190,0C0 with <.".vorap;e number pigs per 1i tt.C>~" of

. 5.9 comp.."U'ed wi~h 5.7 last fall.

.

.





.

Br~q~Ung. i~tent:ions indicat~ 22:1.,000 sows to farrow in the spring of 194:3 compa.rod wit~

000 ~Spe.~o.J" an inoran.sa 6_ 13 percent.

t

UNI-TED su'i!Es: ~a-: :pro~~d~i~Ii o~ ho~s in 1943' :wi.ll greatly e'!Cceed 1942 production,

which was much ribove any other ~ear, tha DePartment of Agriculture states in its Decemb<Jr pig

?.n crop report. l43rketings e.n~ s.hughter of. l'.op,s in 1-943 will oe far .!J.bo-ve thos-:- in any other year
and farmers' income f'ro!'l hogs in 1943 :will. set a r...zw tiMe record. !!he 19112 .f-::.11 pi g crop,

most of which will b~ m~ka~ed in the . s1-ring and surn!ll'lr. o l943, ~s 23 purcent le..rgdr bh'lll the

previous record faJ.l crop 0t ltJ.il. : ~ indicated ~umber of. so.,.vs to farrow in the ~pri.:~g sen.son

of 1943 is 24 percent larger than tb~ preVious. record ~ring f~ro~gs qf. 1942. ~ Aumber of

hogs more than su months 'ol9,: on: December 1 tpis ye:CJZ -f:tu;~ ryuch larger th:.n q ye'.r e<u'li 9r and

was the largest rucorded .on : ~~-~: date.



Fall Pig Crop: . llb~ :~,~~ocr :t?f rtgs saved in the . i01.U se:.:>.sori of .1942 "(June 1 to Dec.-

,

1

ember 1) is estimated at 43,721,000 heM..' 'lhis totnl is 23. Jlercent 11(-rgor thM tho :forr.~erreco~

fall pig crop of 1941 ~d 6op:e~cmt l'!lJ'ger t.ha.n the lQ:-yet;>~ (1931-40) P.vc!'."'-!5'3 ~e nu!r..bcr . was:

larger than last. year in all r!3gions . a,n(l i.p cll States. . .

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The number .of ~ows: f~r:ro~ted. in, .too f~.J.t .season .of~ 1942 ..vns up. ~:4 ~pircen.t ~r'orn i~~(y~~.

For all but 13 St.a.~es the number s~t r.ew records. The av0r:"...go numher qf pi g& savcc1. 1>er: ~i:tt(;)r ef

6.41 was a litt~e ~ma.ller than iri the fAJ.l"of 1941 , but was hr.~er than:~n:ru.y: o thc r. y-e:~-: . .

The ~e~f~i~ ~rop:.. !fu,~ qo~bi;ed ~~l~g ar.d fa{l pii cr~~ .~i 1~~ .~s~ .cst~l'la~ed. at .. : ::

104,734,000 &ad. '.Tblsnumbe:t: e;K:c.e ed~ : ;t;be cc.Hitbin.od crop qf 1941 by t>,bout 20 : ~.i~lion hooo or 24

. . percent. and i.s: a.bout. ~ .. .:Fe~c.e.nt abov~ ..iihe -. 1.0-ye::l.l:' n:ver'lge.

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1942 to Juno f;. 1943J is indica~ed co.t 12,627.;000, : an increase over the 1942 season of 2,360,000

sows, or 24 percent~ .Co...;pa.ri3d. with 1841 .i;he .incre~se . is 55 percent "lrid CQ!'Ipa.r!:lrl with 'the lO~cru:

average it is 59 percent. Tha lr..creC~.Se o'2,~60,000 overl942 o.xceeds t~m in.crea s..:: :in .n.."ly :.9ther

single yea.r. Increases are indici'J.ted for all regions end rul St'ltes. .'





ARCHIE Lt.NG!EY Agricultural Statistlciriri

D. L. FlOYD S<3ni:>r . Agricultur::tl Sb .tistidan

-------:-...._-~~-----..;;S..=.OWS~-=-F=:ABROm:D Aim riGS SAVED~------

sPRING (Dec. 1 to June 1)

SOws

.. Av. No.

Fa.rro,:rad

Figs per

000

Litter

H ss Sa.vc
coo

FALL (June 1 iiJl fuc. 1)

So..~Ts
F"U' rowed (000)

1\.y. :~0.
Figs pe r Litter

Georgia

10-year - 1931-40 Av.

169

1941

169

1942

196

5.6

950

134

5.8

980

158

5.8

1,i37

190

5.6

757

5.7

'901

5.9

1,121

United States
10-lear 1931-40 Av. 194 1942

7 ,nO? 7,736 .9,668

6.01 6.36 6.31 .

45,707 49,234
61,013

4,410 5,518 . . 6,825

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6 . 14 6.43 8.41

27,262 35,493 43,721
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Diagram Showing Sows Far.row~ng an~Pigs Save~ ~nually in Georgia {Perlod. 1931-i942): , . . . .. .

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YEARS

Preliminary

Sows Farrowing and Pigs Saved in Gf e:orgia Spring and Fall (Period 1931-1942)

YEAR
1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 q 1939 1940 1941 1942

Spring
141 157 165 149 148 167 175 189 216 184 169 196

sows (000)

Fall

Total

lll

252

117

274

120

285

108

257

119

267

149

316

130

305

162

351

179

395

149

333

158

327

190

386

Spring
7~4
898 939 806 842 924 1010 1115 1210 975 980 1137

PIGS (000)

Fall

Total

t;330 663 666
586 6'53 834 762 940 984 849 901 1121

1414 1561 1605 1392 1495 17.58 1772 2055 2194 1824 1881 2258

Preliminary

U.S. Department of Agriculture

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERV!CE In Cooperation

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FARM FEIGE :RSPORT A.S '?F DEC~ER 15; 1942 .. .

Georgia State College of Agriculture
January, 1943

GEOBGIAa Fci.rm p~ices received by Georgia f~rnei~ a~ o:(;.~qember 15 showed ..an 'increase of 2 points . from the general level Qf November 1~. Chick~ns . and eggs led in gains with a .10 point
raise over tho preceding month and all other groups were up 1 to 5 points with ~he exception of the eat animal group which showed a. reduction of 4 . poi%l~~ : :

2o The all commodity inde;x: of 151% pf the 1009-1.914 average was. points above one year ago and the

highest since . 1924. The all time ~cember 15 high was in 1919, with 25Q%.

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UNITED STATES: Prices of farm iiroducts .ad.vancdd sharply _at the year end t{) reach the hig}:lest

level since Octo.ber 1920, thq. Unite.d 'Stat_es Department of Agriculture reports. At

178 percent of the August 1909-Ju1y 1914 average . the mid.-Decomber index of local market prices of

agricultural commodities was 9 .points above a, month e~lier ru1d 35 points above ~cember 1941.

Prices paid by faz:mers, interest, and. tR.Xes at ' 155, remained unchanged from November 15 to Ihcomber

was 15, As a result, the ratio of pr~ce~ receive~ . to this combined index of per unit farmcosts

- rjs~-ppedntt'os

115. a ove

Ianyemid-Da geoce. mber

this

xehange ratio

6 points higher than a month earlier ~~d

For the entire year 1942, the . ~verage iridex .of. prices . ~ecoived ~s 157: tho index of prices p~id,

interest and taxes was 152; and the ratio between them ~is 103. The rise in farm product prices

between N9vember 15 and Deeemb,e.r . 1:5. was fairly general. Adwmces were made in the prices of all

groups of prod~ts ~xcept meat animals. .



Grain prices rose sharply during the mo;nth end~d Decein'ber 15,. the inde~ _being ,124 this month, n.s compared with 117. on Novemper ~~5 . , Pric;es of both .feed grains and other grains ad.v;mced 7 points during the month. The ~emend for feed : grains' continued strong in -view qf the record ra.te of production of hogs, mi'lk a1fd poultry. Advances in pdces received by fFI.rmers for dairy products outran their usual seasonal upturns from November 15 to ~cember l5 . Chicken and egg prices also
advanced although seaso~ dec~ines ordinarily occur ~uring th~ month.

The index of cot ton and cotton.se~d pri.ces 1\l.so 9.dv{lllced duri~g the month ended December 15 with

upturns in prices of lint more than offsettizrg r.J. continued slight decline in the price of cotton-

seed. Farmers recei-ved an ave,rage of .19.55 cents per pound for lint in mid-~cember compared

with 19.22 a month earlier. This was ' the highes.t price, reported ~uring the current crop marketing

sea son, putt-ing lint prices abqve p:u-i ty fo~ the first time since May.



The index of ~eat animal prices slipped off 1 point from NoveMber' 15 to .D::lcember !5 as a decline

in hog prices more than offset minor upturn:s for oth~r species. This is the sol.:: group to show a

decrease during the rnonth.



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.. . l'RICES RDIVE!l BY FARMERS m:muBER 15 1942' WITH COMPARISONS

GEORGIA.

.December 15

~ver~e
1909- 3

1941

1942

IDe.c .1~4<::
"/o of Avera.fe 1909... 3

UNITED STATES

December 15

Aver~e
1909 3

1941

1942

:i1eC l~ "/o of Jwerage 1909-13

Wheat, bu. Corn, bu.

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:

1.25

~

.84

1.13 1.27 102 .66 1.08 129

.87

1.02 1.10.

l~G

.58

.67

~80

1M

Oats, bu.

~

.68

;61

.75 110

.38

. 45

.47

: 12"4

Irish Potatoes,bu.$ 1.02

1.05 1.35 132

.62

.83 1.12

181

Sweet Potatoes, bu.~

.68

.85 1.00 147

.76

.87 1.10

145

Cotton, lb.

9 12.5

Cottonseed, ton ~ 24.94

Hay (loqse),ton ~ 16.90

Hogs, ..pe..r. cwt. ~

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Beefcattle,cwt. ~

7.38 3.74

17;0 52.00 10.40
9.20 7.00

19.5 156 47.00 188 13.10 78 . 12.30 167
9.40 251

12.2

16.2 19.6

161

22.43 44.65 44.72

199

11.99

9.43

10.46

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87

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1.1 6.83

10.32 13.~7

194

1.1 5.19

9.34 11.43

220

hWLk Cows, bea,d F0rses, bead Mules, bead Cb.:. ckens, lb.

$ y32~1o
$wl55.00
$ -
13.1

53.00 67.00 205
95.00 105.00 68
- 141.00 160.00

48.00 79.70 99.20

207

132.10 67 . 00 . 79 ~90 1 60

... i.!/86.80 102.6~ I

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'I 17.'3 20.6 157

10.6

15.8 20.5

193

Eggs, doz.

28.6

B11t.ter, lb. P."J.i.;terfat, lb.

25.4
-

MU.k( w h o l e s a l e )

!Jer 100/lr

$ 2.56

Cowpeas, bu.

$ -

Pe,.nuts1 lb.

4,6

-

41.5 44 .7 156

29.9

34.1 39.7

133

i

29.0 35.0 138

28.3

33 . 9 42.1 r

1'49

32 .0

40.0

-

I
I 3.40 y3.75 146

29.9
I I 1.88

36.0 48 .9 2.66 y3.01

164 . 160

- 1.50 1.751

I

- 1.16 1.691 -

4.9

I 6.8 1 148 I

4.6

4.8 6.2

I

135

PRICE INIEX NUMBERS Item

.A.ll Commodities

131

149

Cotton and Cottonseed 144

158

Grains

78

111

J,:eat Animals

155

211

Ih::.ry Products

131

141

r~ickens and Eggs

176

181

F'::uits

52

79

Mi scellanoous

83

103

D.L.FIDYD
Senjor Agricultural Statistician In Charge

151

143

1'39

178

158

138

lSO

162

116

112

117

124

207

157

197

1S'6

1'15

148

171

175

194

153

178

183

80

98

127

151

105

154

181

211

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FARM FRIO!: Rl!IF,ORT AS OF JANUARY- 15, 1943

C-AEORGlAa The ~neral J.evel of prices received by Georgia farmers for agricultural eommoditie&

I

conhnued to rise with the mid-January ind~:x; sh(?'!fing a~ point incre!\se above the .

...Jecember 15 leveL The January all commodity index of 156 is the highest since July. 1925. Moat

animals as a group led the monthly gains ..t~ . l!!ll adv<mce of 8 points. Chickens and eggs,

with a 5 point drop. '!fflS the only group registering a decline from ~cember prices.

UNITJ:D ST.A.1'J:Si Prices received by fo.rmers _ fo~ ~icultural commodities continued to inere':l.se
during the month ended January 15, the United States Dep~tmont of Agriculture azmouneed. The- index of pri~es r~ceived January 15 rose 4 points to 182 percent of tho .August . 1909.July 1914 base, 33 points above the same dato l~st year and tho highest ~ince October, 1920.
All group indexes except truck .erpps end f:rui ts were higher than a IID!lth aga.

Compared wi\b tho 4 point monthly iner~ase in the prices received index, the combined mid-J~~uary i.lldex of _prices paid by farmars, interest and taxes ' rose but 2 points, reaching 158 percent of
the pre-World War I level. Greatest increases were r~ported for food and feed. Prices p~id by
farmers fo:r feed rose 7 points from December 15 to January 15 ,_..fi th most millfeeds follo1fing tl :rather sharp advAZJCes of corn and oat prices.. Prices p~i.id by poultrymen for l a ying "lash hn;~e
been rising stel!lliily during the last two years. Cottonseed meal increased four cents over lc>.st
1110nth but at. $a.42 waS still five cents below mid-JMutlry 1942.

Grain Prices Higher t . G!-a.in p;rices increas-ed '1'10re th'311 any other group. '!hey ?rerc 10 points
li:igher on JanUI:l%'y 15 then a month ea.rliel". '!he rise i.n gr"l.in prices :from Deco.mber 15 to Japu-
a:ry 15 was ge:n.aral with uj;>turns .ranging fro.m. 7 percent. for wheat and rice to 11 percent for oats.
Compa:risons 'With a year ago, however, disclose a 21' pereent upturn in corn prices. "vhilo rye was 6 percent lower. Production of all grain~ in 1942 was materially up from a year earlier, rmd rye supplies are now substnnti~ly above average . .

l Meat .Anima1s

Prices of all ~lf.l.sses or' !liea.t rmim:<~.ls rose during the 11\0nth ended J "'nuary 15.

Beef cattle pFees l'e:'\Ched anothe:r new all-:t'il'le high "'lnd exceeded l'l.st month by 35 cents. Ho~

prices rose 80 cents during tho month to $14.07 per hundred weight, the hi gh~st price recciveu

by farmers for l i"'fe hogs since Sept.:Mber ,192.0.

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'lhe index -of cotton and cottonseed prices rose 2 points during the month ended Jn.nuary 15. Prices received by farr.wrs for lint were 19.74 cents per .pound in l'lid-J"'l'ttlM!JII T!rls was the h~ghqst cotton price recorded since July, 1928. Cottonseed pr'ices declined f~tber froM DeceMbe r 15 to
January 15 as the bulk of current !"'arketing.s shift<;Jd to the Sout~st. However, prices were
still about $1.10 higher than in January, 1942.
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AND UNIT

FRICES :RECEIVED BY FARMERS JANUARY l 5 ' 1943 ' WITH COMPARISONS

GEORGIA

UNITED STATES

January 15
Avera~e
1910- 4 1942

1943

.Jan.ll!*6 ~of
Avera~e
1910-1

January 15

Aver~e
1910- 4

1942

1943

I Jan.l:?%6
<f. of
Average 1910-14

Wheat, bu.

$ 1.25

1.16

1.27 102

.88

1.06 1.18

134

Corn, bu. Oats, bu.

~

.85

.73

1.16 136

$

.68 . .61

.77 113

.59

.73

.88

149

;39

.50

.52

133

Irish Potatoes,bu.$

1.08

1.10

1.60 148

.64

.98 1.18

1811

Sweet Potat~es,bu.$

Cotton, lb.



Cottonseed, ton $

.74 12.4 25.16

.90 18.3 54.00

1.10 149 20.0 161 48.00 191

.81

.93 1.21

149

12.2

I 16.9 19.7

1~1

22.72

I 43.24 44. 34

195

Hay (loose), ton $ 17.15 10.90 13.10 76

11.87

10.15 11.20

94

Hogs, per cwt . $ 7.30

9.20

12.50 171

]./7 .05 10.69 14.07

200

Beefcattle, cwt. $ 3.72

7.50

9.90 266

]./5.23

9.72 11.78

225

Milk Cows, bead $ 32.14 53.00 69.00 215

47.30 81.70 103.10

218

Horses, head Mules, head Chickens, lb.

$ 162.60 95.00 110.00 68

$ --

145.00 165 .00

12,8

17.1

21.4 ' 167

133.70 71.80 81.70

61

--

I ]}91.70 106.10

--

"10.8

17.0 22.1

205

Eggs, doz.

25 . 6

33.1

42.6 166

28.0

31.3

39.0

139

Butter, lb.

25.2

29.0

35.0 139

Butterfat, lb.

--

31.0

-- 42.0

27.8

33 .9 42. 6

153

29.2 ]}36.2

49.6

170

Milk (wholesale)

per 100//t

$

2.58

Cowpeas, bu.

$ --

Peanuts, lb.

5.2

3.40 y3.80 147

1.65

1.90 -

5.2

6.9 133

I

1.8'1 ]} 2.65 y3.02

164

--

1.62 1. 84

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4 .6

5.1

6 .2

135

1/ Revised

2/ Preliminary

PRICE INDEX NUMBERS (1909-14 : lOO"fo

ITEM

Jan. 15 1942

GEORGIA
Dec. 15 1942

Jan. 15 194:3

UNITED STATES

Jan. 15

Dec. 1b

1942

1942

Jan. 15
1943

All Commodities

137

Cotton and Cottonseed 154

Grains

82

Meat Animals

162

Dairy Products

131

Chickens and Eggs

148

Fruits

53

Mi see11aneous

85

152

159

116

207

145

HH


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109 105 .

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156 163

I

123 215

I

147

189

109

106

I

149

178

143

162

119

124

164 I 196

148

175

I 147

183

102

151

I 169

211

182 164
13'1 205
177 185 139
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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE .

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with

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LIVESTOCK ON GEORGIA FARMS JANUARY 1, 1943

Georgia State CollP. g~ oi:' Agriculture
February 22, 1Si3

~nventory of livestock numb e rs on Georgia farms January 1, 1943, as estima t ed by t he Cror ..sporting Board of the U. S. D:lpartmen t of Agriculture, showed incre ase s over J ar1ua.ry 1 of t he previous year for all s:r,ecies except ho.rses , mul es , and sheep. Incre a se s in orde r of rank wo r o : chickens, 12%; hogs, 6'}'o; turkeys, 6%; all C3.ttle, 4'f.; ~3nd milk cows , 3"/o. Nu.'!lb e r of horse s and sheep r e mai::1od unchange d 'llhile mule s s howe :3. a 4~ decrease .

Owing to the higher prices this year value comparisons are more f avorable t han those oa:;od on

numbe rs a lone . Value of a ll live stock tota lod $ 132,679,000, an inc1ease of 23% over t he $107,

85.2,000 of one year ago. P.o gs l e d off with 46"~ incre ase , follo wed. by turkeys with 44o/:, c:..ick.,:.s 3~

cattle 33%, sbeep ll%, horse s rf'/o, =d mules ~.



Estimate d number of hor s e s oil farms this y ear and one y:e ar ago was 38 , 000 "rhil e mules W'.:::r :~ ? 1r..:.cc d ~t 304,000 com~e wi..tb..~~ -- li)clu.oU.OA~~ i n- 'to tl!.l .....oPkstook. . *~ .
$0040,.325,000 and$ 3.,955,000 for 1942. Similar fit;ures for mula s we r e $ 53, 01-1, 000 :md $ 48 , 989 ,
The current number of cattle <::~nd ca lves was 1,051,000 a gains t 1,011,000 b .s t ye.~~r with r c ;3pe ctive
tot a l value s of $ 43,873,000 and$ 33,033 ,000 . Ave r 0.ge price pe r heM. jumped 28% du rin g t c-:.c yc ~tr. Milk cows and ~e if e r s k ept for milk cows s howed a 3"/o r a ise in number with 391, 000 a~ains t 38[),000 head. Corre sponding va lue s were $ 24,242 , 000 nn d $ 19, 000,000 -- an increase of 281c. Ave r a ge value was $ 62 .00 comp ared with 1942 value o $ 50.00 per head.

For hogs, including pigs, estimat e d number wr~s 1, 689,000 end 1, 593, 000 l a s t yeru: with corrcs-
pondi;lg valua tion of $ 21,?34,000 ar.d $ 14,885,000. Price p e r head of $ 12.90 w:1s 39% abov0 t'!1e
average for the previous year.

Chickens on an increase

hand totaled 10,244 of $2,646, 000 from

,000 aga the 1942

i

nst valu

9, e

;).59 0f

~1 0

00 6,7

l ast ye 78 ,000 .

a

r

':l:nd were

val ued

at

$ 9 ,42t;; , OJ IJ ,

DISTRIBUTI ON OF GEORGIA LIVESTOCK VAILTES BY KINDS ON F.AJTh~ JANUA'.IT 1,1943 (Pe rcen t of tota l value of live stock )

All Cat t l e ;:"..'ld Ca lve s
$43 , 8 73 , 000 (33. 1%)

rn.clude s turkeys, $190 , 000 ( .li:>) NOTE: Value she ep and l a mbs $89 , 000 - pe rcent t oo s!"la ll to show b d i agr B.!!: a.b ove .

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l Thousand head

1932

31

1933

28

1934

26

1935

25

1936

26

1937

30

1938

32

1939

33

1940

35

1941

37

1942

38

1943

38

.r,.

1932

902

1933

974

19~4

1,071

1935 1- l,lW

1936 1,001

1937

935

!938

912

1939

924

1940

953

1941

963

1942 l,Oll

1943 1,051

1 3

1933

34

1934

34

1935

34

1936

32

1937

29

1938

27

1939

23

1940

21

1941

19

1942

18

1943

18

. - .. . LIVES'IOCK ON GORGIA F.m'S JANUARY 1 1932-1943

I farm Value ~otal farm value

I per head Horses

'Uld

housand. <.;oltrs

.d.ollars

$ 52.00

.. .$ 1,612

i
..J,

Thousand head
- 339

i Far!'l Value [ot3.l Far!!! V::tl ue

I ler head ,thous."Jnd dollc.rs

P'.il.l es a.ilii"T!Uie'COit s

----

I $ 70.00 I

t, 23:730

50.00 78.00 92.00

' 1, 400. 2,028 2,300

. I .'

325 332'

I 69.00
I ll2.00

334 I 135.00

~~2 , 425 37,184 45, 090

101.00

2,626

331

155.00

51,210

ll5 .00

3,450

334

174. 00

f.-8,277

105.00

3,360

334

15<1 . 00

51, 136

105.00 103 . 00

3,465 3,605

I

331

I

327

I 150 .00
155. 0:)

49,550 5C: .S85

98.00 104.00 114 .00

3,623 3,955 4,325

I

320

317

304

158 .00 155. 00 174.00

I
I
I

1i7' 859
48 , ~39
Fi3, 0t1'1

Ca ttle 9nd Ca lves

$ 16.50

12.30

12.40

l.G.ou

16.70

19.90

I

20.60 21.50

23.40

24 .70

32.70

41. 70

$14,883 11,980 13,280
l-.~ , 'd'.Jb
16,717 18,606 18,787 19, 866 22,300 23,750 33 ,033 43 8 73

1)9

94

- 96

3.45

79

3 .50

74

3.55

67

.1.45

80

1 .95

89

Cows a.'ld Ee if.ns, 2 years old .:-md ov e r,

ke~t for milk

I
I

366 388 4ll

J ~ f~:gg

I
I

20.00

I
I

.Ji 9 ,150 7,372 8,220

~~.1::1

'

G .0 I

8 ,330

I
I

386 369 369

I
I

365

I '

369 362

25.00 I 30.00
I 31 . 00
I 32.00
I 35.00
37.00 I

9 ,650

ll, J 70
n. ~~ 39

'

11,680

12, 915

13 ,391

II

380 391

I

I 50.00
62.00

19,000 ;,N,242

I

. 1 1,428

1, 46

1,320

I
- I,

1,320 1 ,505 1 .'112

I II

1,662 1,700

1,5'7

lj 1, 593 1,689

. \
3.40
3.55 4.75 7.60 7.80
7.10 7.20
5 .60 5.90 9.30 12 .90

7, 1,855 5,197 6,270 10, 032 11,739 10 , 025 11,966 9,520 9,187 14,885 21, 73<1

1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942
1943

136

.57

58

H5

.60

59

136

.62

51

127

.~

46

2 . 15

113

. 56
.w

47

2.30

108

52

2.30

120

.74

47

2.80

132

.~

50

3.80

l SO

.. Include d i n C'J.ttl0 "'nd c'1.lves.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician

D. 1. FLOYD
Senior Agricultur"'.l St 3.ti s tici ' !.Il In Charge

UNITED STATES LIVESTOCK INVENTORY

JAmJARY 1, HJ.-.,3

A sharp increase in hogs nnd cattle brought the number of livestock on U.S. f~ms on J~u~ry 1, 1943, to a new a ll time record. The hog ar.P, cnttle i n crc'J.Sll more th:m offset ~.1 reduction on sheep, horses and mules. In ter"ls of nniJTl''.l units the J:mut'l.ry 1, 1943, nu:nber w-:t.s 5 percent 1~ger than a year earlier ~d 11 percent ~bove the 10-year ~ve rage . This i ncre~sc in nuJTlbcrs was accompanied by sharp i n creases in the v~lue per head of a ll species ,qit~ a re~~lting i nventory value of livestock on f arms ~~ch higher thqn i n Rny previous ye~r.
oi The increase in hog nuJTlbers during 1912 ~~s the lRrgest, and the pe rcent~ge increa se 22 ~ercent
"Tas the second 'largest on record. ,All cl"1.sses of hogs we re at record nn~bors. The i n cr..:J ascs for pigs unde1 6 r.1ont~s old and for sows and g ilts for spring farro"r were somcrhA.t Luger tl-.~o.'1.."l the increase for other h o gs over 6 months . With the l a r go nunbcr of ho gs on far~s J~uary l, 1 913 73,660,000 head -- and a 113.r gc i ncr o:'Lsc in the 1943 spring pig crop i n prospect, t he sl: .ughter l;\lpplie s of hogs i n 191:3 vJi ll be Much above th0 r ecord supp lies i n 1'):12 .

The upWC~.rd S"Ning in the cycle of c'lttle nu!"'bcrs continue d through 1942 and c arr ied th~ total of all cattle. on f'lrl"lS to a . new high of 78,170,..000 -- over 3 "' illion ho3"'..d b.r ger .than the previous record. The nu"lbers of s.l l clC:Lsses 8nd ages of cattle incr eased "ri th milk covr nul"lbers up about 2 percent.
,,_
'lffi.e dovmward trend of nunbers of horses nnd !T'ules continue d through 1912 , ..Jith eq,cl;;. cl ..,.s s dovm betwe en 2 :md 3 percent . There vns 'J. r athe r shqrp drop in the nu"lbers of both horse 'IDd. Mu le colts r a ised in 1942 froJTl a yeqr e::'l.rlier, the nU1'1ber of h orse co lts b eing t he s~.,_ll o st b 2..1 years of record.

The nUMber of chcikens on f a r n s m~e "l. r eco rd incre ase during 1942 ~rh ich brought the t o t~l on Janur;J.ry 1, 1943, to a new high of 540,107,000 birds. Turkl.ly nu"lbors, on the other h-uld, "T<Jre SJTlalle r on J m1uary 1, 1943, thun t~e record n~bcr of D. ye'll" cnrlie r.

The tendency to increase c at tl e , hog and chicken nu"lbers ~~s generr;J.l over t he ent ire cam1try. Cattle nUMbers were abov e a ye "'.r earlier i n a ll but 7 Stat e s, bog nu,..,bcrs w0 r e '.lf i r.. ,..,11 but 1 State "Uld chickens in a ll but 1 Sta te. Cattle nunbers on Janu'll"y 1, 1913, were -:>.t r ecord ~:igh s in 21 States, hogs in 16 St a t es "'.nd chickens i n 35 St"Ltet;. .Qtock sheep numbers were ~.O'!ffi i 11 a ll but 2 of the 13 Western States, ':'.nd :tlso i n 7 of the ll 1'orth Centr"1.1 n"'.tivc sheep St"Ltes. Horse nur.1bers were dovm in Mo st of the Northern nnd Western ' States, Mule nuMbers were dovn i n nc"'trly all of t he St ate s he r e they "l.re i~p~~t~1~. -

('See reve rse side)

CROP REFORTHTG BOARD,

:ian

. '- .. _,.. ,.-. ...

..... . -

.:3

GEORGIA CROP BEPOR,TING..:.SEFIICE

U. $. Department of Agriculture

In Cooperation

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

with

Office of the Agricultural Statistician

Athens, Georgia

~orgia State College of A.gricul tU.l'e
March, 1943

j

FARM PRICE REPORT AS OF mRUARY 15, 1943

lr-'GEORGIA: Th0 mid-F9bruary all .commodity index .of prices rec~ived by Georgia f~rmers was ~- ,

\

changed from the 156% of a month earlier. All in~i:vidual group indices were sHghtly

higher than on January 15 with the exception of poultry and eggs, which declined 29 points duri~g

the thirty day poriodJ~uary 15 to Febru~ry 15. Compared with- ~n0 year ago the all eommoditJ

index is 15 points higher. The cotton and cottonseed group increase was moqcrate while all oth~r

groups showed a substantial advance.

UNI~ STATES: Pric~ s received by farmers for agricultural commodities averaged appr~ximately

.111 percent of parity in mid-February as compared to about 115 percent in mid

January, the United States Ihpa.ttment of Agriculture raported.



.

This ch~ge rcsulte~ from two ~actors: a -point decline in t e index of prices received by

farmers; and ~ 2-point rise in the index of prices paid, interest and taxes. The index of prices

received on Februa ry 15, 1~s 178 ' perccnt of the August 1909-July 1914 average; and the index of

prices paid, interest and taxes was 160. Parity prices of most of the basic . commodities automatically rose proportionMely wit~ the increase in the index of prices paid, interest and taxes ( . 2

points or a little mo~e than 1~ ~ercent),

.



FOULTRY: A greate r than usual seasonal decline in prices r eceived by farmers for eggs more t~~

offset higher chicken prices during the 1'\0nth ended Febru11ry 15, 1943, and the index of . chickens

and eggs dropped 15 points to 170 percent of the 1910-14 level. Local market prices of eggs

averaged 34 .2 cents perdozen in mid-February, down 12 percent from a month earlier but still 24

percent

higher
. .

than
.

~ . year

ago.

Ordinarily prices drop only about 7 percent during the month.

CDrTON: .A. 1 point do"mturn in the cotton and cottonseed index a lso contributed slightly to the dacline in the general level of f A.rm products prices from J'3.Ilun.ry 15 to Febru'll'y 15. This lowereq.
the group index to 163, but left it 13 points above a year ago.

GRAINS: The index of prices r bceived by f~ners for ~rains also rose during the 1'\0nth ended February 15, 1.943 . ..,A.t 138 percent of th.:J pre-World war I level in mid-February, the index wo.s 4 points up over a month earlier and 17 points hi ghe r thnn a year ago. Wheat prices averaged 119.5
cents per bus.hel, up- 2. .0 cents over a month ago.

MEAT ANIMALS: General upturns in local market prices of meat animals produced a 9 point rise in

thi's group index durihg the month ended February 15. At 214 the index of rteat animals prices was

up 41 points o~er February 1942.

..

After five days return to Unit ed .St ::.tcs Ihpartmcn t of Agriculture .
~r~au of Agricultural Economics 319 E:x;t ~n sion Th4l ding
Athens, Ge orgia
OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Dean Paul W. Chapman

Athens, Ga.

Clarke Co.

Req.

COMMODITY AND
UNIT
Wheat, bu. Corn, bu. Oats, bu.

FRICES REQ:IVED BY FAEMERS FEB..RUARY 15 1943 ' WITH E:C!v!PARISONS

I GEORGIA .

UNITED STATES

I . . . .. . FebruarY' 15

.







Fe%,b_o, lf-94;3

.

.
.

........

..
..

Feb:ruarv 1:5

[Feb. 1~~ ~of

A.ver~e i 1910- 4
~ 1.25
4 .87

. 1942
i.22
88

,. . -~~r~e

Aver~~ . ;.:.

.. 1943 ..

~9lQ- 4. . . .

.. 1910- 4- ,

;.

1.3 ' .. ' 100 ..

.89

I ... .:. I .. ... . .L. 2..2 .

.. H ~

O;
. ~

i



.

. . . ....

-- .60 ...

I . ... ..
1942

1943

1 1.05 1.20

.77 I .oo

Average 1910-14
135
150

4 .68

.65 . 1: " 80 118

._40

.;52

.56

140

Irish Potatoes ,bu.~ 1.14

1.20

1. 70.: 149

I

.M .

1.04 1.26

191

I Sweet Potatoes,bu.~ .77

1 : oo

1.20 . -156

I .". _; 85 - .99 . L30

153

'

..

Cotton, lb. Cottonseed, ton Hay (loose) , ton Hogs, per cwt. Beefcattle,cwt.

J. 12.5 $ 25.32
$ 17.49
i $ 7.26
$. 3. 76

I 19.1

20.1

56.00 . . . 48~00

11.40 14.00

161

12".3

. I . . 19..0
.. 8o :
IfI

.; 22 , 60 12.02

17.8 19.7

..
. 4.~:.04

I 44.88

I

I

I 10.76 11.94

I

9.70 12.90
I I
8.00 I 10.50

178 : 279

1 ..
..

I ., . : 7~16 . 1. . ll.85 14.63

I I " 5 . 31

I

i .9.89 12.36

160 199
99 204 233

Milk Cows, head $. 32.82

57.00 76.00 1 . 232

. 47.80

85 .20 1108.40

227

l

I

Horses, head ~.hUes, head

~158.20
-I
$.

97.00 158.00

I
n5.oo i

fl3
.

I'II: .

175.00 1 ..

1.3. 7.00
'.

.78.40

84 .20

I
!

99.10 1114.40

61

I
Chickens, 1b.

I
~ 12.3

17.1 , 225 1 183 ,.

11.1

. 17.4 i .22.8

205

Eggs, doz. Butter, lb. Butterfat, lb.

1
~ 21.8
~ 25.6
i
~

I

I' I 27.6

33.1 : 152

.I,. 29.0 I 36.0 ! . 141

31.0

i 42.0 I

l 23.7

r .275

26.6 . I. .33.7

. 'I

I 34 .2
I
I 43.5

27.4 . : 36.2.. I 50.0

144
164 182

Milk(wholesa1e) per lOa#

!
~ 2.53

r
3.35 '! J}3.80 1

I.
150 .1 .

1.77

2.58 J}3.06

173

Cowpeas, bu.

~

I

Soybeans, bu.

~

2.00 i 2.15 1

I

.

2.30 . ''2.60 j

I

-

I 1 79 2.05

t.
I

l. 78 1.60

Peanuts, lb.

~ 5.3

5.5

1.0 1 132 .j

I

I!

4.9

5.4

6.4

131

1/ Freliminary

PRICE INDEX NUMBERS (1009-i4 -100% ) :

I Tal

GEORGIA

Feb. 15 Jan.l5

1942

1943

Feb. 15 1943

UNITED STATES

Feb. 15 1 Ja.n.l5

1942 .

1943

Feb. 15 1943

All Commodities Cotton and Cottonseed Grains Meat Animals Ie.iry Products Chickens and Eggs Fruits Mi see lla.neous

141 160
96 173 132 130
53 88
.~ ''~

156 163 123 215 14 7
189 109 lOs I

I 156
I 164
129

145 150 121

- 226 I

173

148 .

147

160

135

110

. 98

J ":107

133

, ...

.

.. \

182

178

164

163

134

138

205 177

I

214 179

185

170

139

156

217

158

CUFFORD SIMS Assistant Jgricultural Statistician

(Over)

D.L. FLOYD Senior Agricultural Statistician
In Charge

c:;&. .LJ. UJ. U !l~

(' See r eve rse s ide )

CROP BEFORTING BOARD.

c; FD~~GJ;-\-6 ROF: ~~?- 3R-FJ J IG fJE;<\fJcE

U. S. Department of Agriculture .

In .Cooperation

Ge_9rgia St.ate College

, Bure0u of"".Agricul t"';lral Economics

with !

of Agriculture

Office of the Agricultural Statistician

Athens, Georgia

March 5, 1943

-r ;< uc~< .c;< o?

(As of March 1, 1943)

GENERAL: :Except for a few days of unusually low temperatures around the 15th and again nea r the 27th of the month, prevailing weather over Georgia during Fe"'oruary was generaliy mild and favorable to farming operations. Precipitation r1as li :';ht yrith a l most no rainfall received in the last two weeks of the month. However, heavy J o..nuar;:r r [.d ns h r:.d provided excess moisture vihich ter..d.ed to offset t he February de f iciency in most loca lities. Cabbage, lettuce, onions, green p ea s, ond p ot at oes suffered some fr eez e d...'"l.ID.1...ge but condition of thes e crops on March 1 W<'.S encouraging.

ASPAHAGUS: As par r:.gus beds are r ep ort e d in good condition but cold wea ther hns kep t t h e . crop c1.ormnnt . Cutting is expect e d to b egin soon ::-. ft e r mid- March in the Grn.ves-Da~.'lson s Gction n.nd a fe -:1 d~-:y s l a ter in th e Reynolds- Ft. Vl'.ll ey- Mr:.rshn.llville <md Gu rfi el d.:. S:.'uinsbo ro r:.r ea.s.

CABE~\.GE: The Fcbrun.ry fr ee z e tempo r n.rily slo.7ed g ro r:th but r e sulted in only minor dnmn.e;e to Georgi o. cn.bb::.ge . Goo d stn.nds and fr:.ir conditi on of the South Geo r gi:1 crop is rep ort e d n.t this time . Cutting from the e:>..rli est ncre:1ge is expe ct ed to b egin ne ci.r April 1.

LET'l.'UCE: Free zi ng 7er:.thc r :?eb ru:cl"'J 14-18 g r e,.,_tly r e t!"'.rde d l e ttuc e grovrth in the Coast nl [u~e!"'. . The crop hr:.s since r e sp0nded to t ~To '.7eeks of f r:.vo r a.b le groning ,-,en.t her Md hn.rves t should beein n.b out th e usur:.l ti me or Ap ril 1-5 in Camden, Br;)rn.n, nnd i:lcintosh Counti es nnd Ji.pril 5-15 in Chatham County.

ONIONS: Sn.tis f;:.ct o r.r gr o.-ring :ren.the r during the l n.tt er hnlf of February ove rcr.me mos t of the s e tb ...,_ck suffe r e ci by scn.tt e r ed oni on fields fr on sub-freezing Febru,.,,ry '7er:.th cr. Rep0 rt s indicate t h .-.t the oni on ;1,crer.ge "Till be l es s thn.n 1.:-'.s t ye a r but onio~-:.s r~ re n.pp n r ej:J.tly off t0 <'.11 ea rly st .~. rt, .l1d first Geo r gi n shipments .1.r e expe ct e d ::r ound i.hy 15.

GREEJ.IT PEAS: Pl n.nti ng of g r ee n p ens .m s completed n.b out Februa ry 1 in South Ge or gi :: c oDmc rci a l a r ct.s c:.;:J.d onrli o r plnntings '.7o r e i n bl o0m ~rhen tho midFcbru.l.T'JI fr ee ze c::tme . .Whi l e the ext ent of the c old. damn.ge is still undete r mine d, it s eems that fr ee ze i n jury t o g r een peas -,n,s more seve r e th:u."'1 to 0the r br o.-,ing truck crop s. Gro'.7e r s exp ress t he belief , h "nev e r, t hr.t if n eed ed mo isture is r e-
ce ived the crop '..ill ye t r espond '.7ith f n.ir y i elds. !1io v ement of peas from the c or.u,.e rci nl o.re ns <'.rou nd. D0e run, Sy c o.r:10re , Tift on, n.nd Cn.iro should b egin in en.rly
.i~p ril.

IRIS~-{ POTATOES: Gener,clly fnv o r nb l e Februa ry "'enthe r h<Cs speeded s eeding
oper n.ti ons .wd p r .:t.ctic:clly n.ll C0;::i:lt: rci t'.l p ot .1.to ncr enge in both the Sn.vannr:.hSpr ingfi eld nnd ~'.de l- lJn.s hville :'.ren had b ee n p lnn t ed by I.iarch 1. :ilarvest usunlly begi ns .:'.round i,i;:y 10 in South Georgi::-. . In N0 rth Geo r gia p l 1'l1ting ..,ill s o0n b e unde ru~.y i n the c oune rci o.l C"1.r er,. Reports .;i:t- g r mw rs' plnnting int enti ons n round
Februa ry 1 indic<:.ted thr:.t the !Jorth Geo r g i n connerci e"1.l ncreC"1.ge nould b e nbout the s ru~e n.s the 1900 :1cres h::-..rve sted i n 1942.



**t ***A*'s'**t*h*i*s**n*e*~7*S**r*e*po**r*t**i:;*o**b*e*in**g**r*e*l *e*n*s*e*d**['..*_*c*o*ld**:*rn*.*v*e**is***u*o*v*i*n*g**i

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nt o

* * Z

* South Geo r g i n. . It -is too e n.rly t 0 det 'G r n.i ne if rny 1:1o.terin.l cold *

* d::.r.1."'..ge hns be en done t o truck crops. .:.u1d :re , t he r e f ore , rTish to

*

: strongl~- 8i:1ph:1siz e thn.t t he infowati on ~n this ne.7s r epo 1t r e f e rs ;

* only t o crop c 0ndi tions ns of iAo.rch 1.
~

: *

****************************************************** ****** ************

-OVER-

OTHER STATES - TRUCK CROP NEWS (As of March _l, 1943)

.

.

ASPARAGUS: South Carolina reports that asparagus has not yet begun to

break the ground but beds are in good condition and with favorable weather shipping

will likely begin about March 15. Indications point to a smaller acreage to be cut

this year and a larger than usual pr~o~tion of the crop will go to canneries.

CABBAGE: Cabbage condition in Mississippi has improved lately but is

___}

still behind normal growth at this time. Pl.a:nts . are smaller than usual for March 1

and st[mds are irregular. Some acreage was still being set as February ended .

South Caroline.. cabbage are also in .poor condition. Prospects a re not encouraging

as many plants were k illed by early season cold and the February freeze further

~umaged the crop. Spring cabbage hnve been tr~splanted in Alabama and are off to

a fair start. s:'he freeze around February 15 caused some damage. North Carolina

re~orts very little progress made ln transplanting due principally to a shortage of plants ,,.;l1ich i!:i expe cted to cause a. reduction in a.~reage . Young Florida plants have

be en damaged by the freez e but '..i th: favorable '\'leather they should 11 grow out 11 with

little permanent injury.

LETTUCE: T:1e February hard freeze de.maged South Carolina lettuce but it

is thought that continued favorable weather will overcome the damage. North Caro-

lina lettuc e plants suffered s-evere dnmage from the ext r emely cold weather. Com-

plete r e-transplnnting of ~my fields has been n e cessary. Even with fo.vora.ble

weather conditions from no'.7 on the crop will b e hnrvostecl ten days to tn.o 11eeks

l nt e r than usual. In Florida freez-e--6.1:-.mage was limi:ted to lett..u..ce In fact, young plantings l";eeme;d to benefit from the cold ,-,~ather.

for cutting; - -

- ONIONS: South Texns onion crous mndo good pr0gress the last half of
Februa.ry. For the ;:ret:'.. n..s a ,-:hole, . onions on !~arch 1 uere n little less ndvnnced thnn at t h is time l nst year . La te February rnins benefitted the Constnl Bend crop but in Korth 'I' exr~s late trnl1spltmt ed .:-..creage is b ndly in need of rain.

GREEN PEJ\.S: Early 1-iississipp i plnntings rre re dt1.maged by the fr ee ze. Grouth vms delayed but conditi on nOi7 i mp roving. Floridn r epo rts that due to fre e ze lo.ss in th e La Crosse nnd Eve rgl a des sections, supplies rrill be negligible until 1-iny when th e sm!"_ll North Florid.:'. acreage comes into b earing.

POTATOES: Alabru:1a Irish p ot a to p ianting is prnctico..lly co npl e ted P ith eo..rly planth1.gs up to n fnir st nnd . R.--._in is ne eded in s ome nrens to spee d germination. 'l.':1e L.1porto..nt North Floridn. 1:'.cr en.ge hns been killed dorm by cold. It nill be a month b e fore do.nnge C.'.ln be fully e sti mnted but it seems cert n..in that yields ':rill b e cut nnd harvest delayed . In South Ca r olina. Irish pota.toes h<'.Ye been plt:nted nnd nre beg i nning t o crme up in southernmost .are.:1.s .

D. L. FLOYD ..
Senior J\f;riculturo..l Stntistician . In Chnrge

CLIFFORD SIlAS Truck Cr op St o.tistici~

. ....; -- ~

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idt e r five days r 6turn t o United St n.tes Dep<'.rtnent of J\.g riculture
Bureo..u of i'bri cul tur.:1.l Econoni cs 319 Extension Building Athens, Geo r g i a.

0 :2i"FICIAL BUSINESS

Librarian, College of Agriculture
Athens, Ga.
'TC Req.

GEORGIA CROF REPORTING SERVICE

U.S. Department of Agriculture

In Cooperation

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

with

Office of the Agr icultural Statistician

. Athens, Georgia .

Georgia State College of Agriculture
March, 1943

FARM PRICE REPORT .A.S OF MARCH 15, 1943

GEORGIA: Frice s of nearly a ll Georgia farm products continued to rise during the month ending

('>'

March 15, r e sulting in an all commodity index 6 points above that of the previous month

{162% of t he 1910-1914 l eve l compar e d with 156% on February 15), and 18 points above one year ago

Increase s for the va rious commodity group s during the month were led by meat animals with 24 point~

upward, grai n s 8 point s , cotton and cottonseed 4, misce llaneous group 3, and da iry and dairy pro-

ducr s 2 p oint s. The chick,m s and eggs group showed a de crease of 5 points from last month due to

a Sda sonal da cline in pr ice of eggs.

UNI TED STATES: The general l evel of price s r e ce ive d by farme rs in mid-March was 182 purcent of
th0 -1 909-1 914 a ve r age , the U. S. Depa rtment of Agriculture r eported today. .An advance of 4 points from Fc:bruary 15 wi ped out a decr.::Jase of 4 points during the previous month and r e stored the inde x to t h.l.. L..lve} .rcach...:d on J nnunr y 1_5 .

Meat <mimal p rices ro sa from Februa r y 15 to March 15 and on the l a tte r d;J.te the index was 218, 4 poin ts 0-bove :'. mon t h oar li er !md 38 po i nts hi~ho r th'l!l on M-'lXch 15, 1942. The M,'ll' ch 15 price s fo r b eef c --.ttle unc fo r vea l c~ lves a r o t he h 1ghest pr ice s estimo.te d during the 33 yua.r s of re cord.

Cotton: With cotton lint a t 19 .91 c ents per pound nnd co t tonseed :1.t $45.73 pe r ton the index for this group was 166 , th.; highes t s ince July 1928 .

Thiry Irodu.cts: Adv~mces "rcre qg~in .;vid,:mt in the l ev e l of price s r e c e ive d by farme rs for d'liry p roducts i n mid- 11arch contr8.ry to the usua l seasonA-l "lOVemvnt. The index, a t 180, compare s '"i t h 179 b mi c.- Fcbru"l..'y Fmc 144 "'.. ye "J.r ertrli or. This was the highest M;uch l e ve l r ecorded since 1920 . I oultry : T~1e i ndex of p ric0s r e e d ve d by f,...rmers for p oultry nnd eggs adv nnccd l po int to 171.
This '""-S m10 of tho f ew oec'lsions of r e cord when t h is group inde x advance d from February to March.

Co"l'!lurci r.l truck crops: The index of pr ice s N C) ived during the fi rst half of March by growe rs of coml!le rci :>.l truck crops ~rq,s 302, the h i g hest in 19 ye :J.rs of r e cord, but only l point 'l.bove a mon th ~qr li ~ r . Tho index for t he fir s t h~lf of }0rch 1942 ~-s 136.

Fri ce s Fa.i d 'by Fn.rm-Jrs: A 1 p oint ri se i n t ha gen.::: r "tl l eve l of p rices pai d f or commo d itie s bou;:;ht by f '"'.rtn8rs brought the index on M.q,rch 15 t o 163 percent of the 1910-14 l eve l. This is the hi gh..::st poi ~t ro ~ched by this ind~x ( excluding i nt..::rest ~n taxes ) since 1920. The inde x of com"!oditi.:: s u s-::d i :a production on f ,U'I!!S "l.dvrmc erl. 1 po int to 158 , mr.'in ly 9.S the r e sult of incr c 'lse d pric.:::s of f e..:: ds :.nd s..::..:: ds, "'<lld is now the h i ehest i n 23 year s.

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COMEODITY
A~7D .
L.i'.:; I T
iVheat, bu.

FRICES EZCE!VED BY F.ABMERS MARCI:l 15, .1943, WI'l'H COMP.A1u:SONS

. GEORGIA

..

' .

UNITED STATES

March 15 Aver aye 1910- 4 1942

1943

1 ~.1943 ~ of
Average
1910~14

16arch 15

Aver~e

..

1910- 4

1942

$ 1.24

1.22

1.28 103

.89

1.05

i Ml" .1~46
.. %o.C .
Average 1943 1910-14
1.23 II 138

Corn, bu .
' Oa ts, bu .

$

.89

$

.67

.95

1.30 146

i 66

.84 125

.61

.78

. 95 ! 156

I

I

.40

.52

.58 ' 145

Irish Iotatoes ,bu. $ 1.17

1.40

2.10 179

- Sweet Fotatoes,bu. $

--- . 84

1.00

~ - -

1.35 161

Cotton, lb.

12.6

19. 3

20.7

164

.68 1'. 04''

1.45

2U '

.90

1.00 1. 54

171

12.4

18.1 . 19.9

160

Cottonseed, tori. $ 25.02

56.00

47.90

191

22.78

44.18 45.73

201

Hay (loose ), ton ~ 17. 80

12.50

14.50

81

12.06

11. 03 12 .28

102

H~gs, per c"rt .

$ I 7.50

10 .90

13 . 80

184

$1 Beef cattle, cwt .

3 .78

8 . 80 12.00 317

Milk Cows, head ."p 32 .42

60 .00

78.00

241

7'.51

12.51 14.67

195

. 5.52

10. 10 12.80 '

232

48 .90

86.00 114 .30

234

Horses, head hiules, head

~ 157 . 80
J; -

98.00 158.00

120.00 185.00

- - I 76

138.. 40

79.50 87. 60
:
100.50 118.10

63
-

Chickens. l b.

rt 12. 6

17. 6

24.1

191

.11.4

18.0 23.5

206

Zggs, doz.

19 .0

22 .7

30.6

161 j 19 .6

25.8 34 .0

173

Butter, lb.

25.0

29.0

37.0

I 148 I 25.6

33.3 44 .4

173

Butterfat , lb.

rt -

31.0

43 . 0

-I I 27.1

: 35.7

50.5

186

I Milk ( wholesale)

pe r 100!/=

$

2.46

]) 3.35

~3 . so

154

1.64

2.49 3.04

185

Co'-':peas , bu. :

. $. -

2 .20

I 2.so -

-

: 1.94

2.. 28

-

Soybean s, .bu. Feanuts, lb.

$ -

. 2 . 55

5.2

6.5

2 . 75 1
7.2 I

I -
138

-
4 .8

1. 79

1.65

-

6.0

6.8

142

.:Feanuts for oil,lb.J , -

-

-I -

!
I

..

4.0

3,8

-

. 2/ P r eliminary

ITEM

= FB ICE I NDEX NUi:~ERS (1 909-14 1

All Commodities

H4

156

162

Cotton and Cottonsee d

162

164

168

Grains

103

129

137

:Wreat Animals

190

226

250

Dairy Products

131

148

150

Chickens a1 d Eggs

115

160

155

~ru its

54

110

lll

Mi see llan eous

95

107

110

146

178

182

151

163

166

122

138

143

180

214

218

144

17 9

180

130

17 0

171

111

156

172

132

158

163

ARCHIE LA::mLEY Agricultural Stati stic ian

(Over)

D. L. FIDYD Senior Agricultural Statistician
I n Charge

U. S. Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics

In Cooperation with

Georgia State College of Agriculture

Office of the Agricultural Statistician Athen s, Georgia

March 19, 1943

GE Or< GJ.r\ J.;< UC~< Cr<O 2 J"IE \,y S
(As of March 15, 1 943)

GENER.U: :Oelow freez ing .weather around 1'Jarch 4 caused no material cold damage to truck crops v.ri th th0 exception of a setba.ck to gro .:m peas and l e ttuce . ;Jbis freez e was follov:<:!d. by no r '!lal or abo.re normal tempe ratur e s. Frccipi t at ion over the State du ring the two weeks per1 od cnc1 : ng :March 15 pr ovided sui f icier.t mo i sture for growing crop s . Ce rta in sections of South Gaorgia r ~.:rc. J.t c d exce ssive r ::Li nf a ll. As a result of gen0rally f u.vorabl e weather conditions the growth of
. - '!'"- - -;. - - -e,:p::u.a~ .:.::9.?Jlb..-~,~ op i.on.s , on.d Irish poto.toes i~s we ll adv'IDced for this time of yea.r.
ASFAP.AGUS : I mproved wo2.ther lli'ls a.ccclerat0d G:J org ia ::Lsparq,gus gro"rth in a ll loc2.lities. c;ondH ion of b od s is roport od goo d in o..ll se ctions. Cutting i n the e C'. rliost producing Grc.wesl. ":w;:;on a r ea is oxp e cJ.;cd t0 oeg in t ho 1::-.tter pnrt of !l'U'ch. B'l.scd on r ep orts from grovrors, prod,_,.ction of r.sp'r'J.gu s in Go o:r gi u. t h i s srr ing is inn.icnt c d to be 25 , 000 crates from 1000 a.cres. 'l'his i s 34 percent l es s than the 33 ,000 c r n.t e s p roduced l a st y e q,r. The sma lle r production t h is se a son is due to the he avy dec re"3.S.3 i n acr eage f rom the 1500 a cre s h;:o..rvestcd in 1942.
o!CABBAGE : Favora.~ le v:ea the r fo llowing the extreJT!e cold of HA.r ch 4 has i mproved the
con dition cabbage i n So.~:--C.h Gcc;-.:-g;_a . rrc limi r.a.-..y r e!Jort s. i ndic'3.te tha t the re will be 2400 a cre s of catJb n.ge f or harve s t i n .;.io;;..'.;h G;3orgia 'this spring compB.!'cd with 2700 :'!.Orcs harvested in 184:2 . Sniproents s hould b egin March 25 ";o Ap ril 5 . Nort h Gco r giFI. grovK~ rs r eport '3.!1 incre <tse in acre. .ge i ntent ions ov e r b.st yca.r in spite of ~ prob .<~.b l e l?..bor snortage . Fl<J:nting will be gin rl..I'ound .April 1.

LETTUC~: Cutt i ng of the r~o rg i a l ettuce crop m~y be l a t e r thRn usu~l this spring due t o the r ec0nt co l d weather vmich did considerAble dr~age to t he crop i n the Const a l areR . Some cutwor m damage '=l.l. so has b een r eported. Theru h.':l.s been sufficient moisture :md prospe cts at prJ s ent p oi nt to a crop of good qu a lity lettuce . Shipp ing ''Till begin April 1.:.5 i n the earlier gr ov.rinJ I>:>.ricn-Woodbine-Richmond Hill sections r-md April 10-20 in the Sa v;.m:::J.ah area.

ONIONS: Tho on i on crop h a s rasponded to vra.rme r '"'Cather follo ;bg the e xtreme ly lovr t empe r atures e r~ly i n t he month and i s m~k i ng s~tisf qcto ry progress. Harvest in tho Vidali a -
Re i d s vill e , the !cRac and the She llman - Edi son-Cuthbert "' r c'3.S is expected to get undc rvm.y ncar
M"y 15.

GRE:J:rol PEAS: Mo st green p o:1s i n the commcrci '11 ~r c "'. of South Ge0r gi"'. hq,vc pa sse d the b l oOJ!l st<:~ga. C1.llren t j.nd ~qati m:. s a rc th< ~t i e l ds will be cut by the freez e s of Februnr y a.nd e ar l y Mnrch . Supplies shrm l d begin to move from tlic cP't:rlicst r e ducing seeti-on s i n the v.i.cini ties of D::>0run, En i gmr.:., Syca moro , Qu i tmnn ;;~nd Cairo soon after April 1.
IRiffi~ POTATOES: S~uth C~ o rg i a pot'lto os ~r e corn i ng up qnd prospects ~ro f or gene rally good stand s in bo t h t he SCLvrumcli-Srringfiold nnd Adel - Na.shville a r e?..s . A substu."lti::.ll new a.cre age is r epo rte d in Mi. tche ll County t hi s yo"l.r . Recem t vr-~.l'm we"'.ther b .s aided growth. Planting of the c :trliest i:~orth Gcor g i 1.1 acreage has n.lre ady begun q,nd seeding oper at ions wi 11 be gene ru i n t hat . nrt of t h'=l Sta t e by March 25 . Some growers report difficulty i n ser.:urin g potatoes f or seed .

WATEPJ&lONS: Growers ' i n l:;ont i on s r epor ts i nd ic':l.te drast ic r eduction in "'.Cr.:Jage due to 1-'lCk of f ert ilize r, sho rta ge of l ab o r, i ncre'l.s ed q,crco.go in o t her more c sscn tinl crops, 'IDd the uncertainty of tri'U'lsr o r tation duri ng the shipr i :ag s eason . !b.rtting hA.s st"trted i n tho o<:r li o st produci ng are a s. Hr;.rvost usua.ll y b egins a ro und Jun e 15 i n extre r-.e South Geo r gia counties.

OTHER CROIS: I n adc.H tion t 0 t he above , news c 0nc erni n g the p r ogr e ss of o t her cr op s, such F>,s li ma bl3 nns , sa ap be<.ms, cllllt!'l.lou::;-1?. cucumber s , rmt1. t o)'l'la t ocs wi ll bo cfU'ried i n l ate r
r e l eases . Georgi a commercial truck crops of some i mportance which will not often be a feature
of our re leases because of lack of space are co lla rd s , s quash and turnip greens . Future r eports will a t tir.~es carry i nforma tion i n conn ection wit h pi mi en t o peppers and other truck crops fo r canni ng .

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OTHER STATES - TRUCK CROP NEWS (As of March 15, 1943)

ASP)L~S: Cal i fo rnia a sparagus is moving in good volume from the Delta area , the early distric ts of the .southern San Joaquin Valley and in some parts of Southern California. In South Carolina a sparagus is beginning to come through the groUL-:d under favorable conditions and Shlpment vnll like ly begin about l~ch 25, becoming general the first week in April.

CABBAGE: The condition of spring c abbage in South Alabama is reported f a ir. Shipment

should be gin around April l. In !Aississippi a large numbe r of c abbage p lants "rere k illed by the

early March fr ee ze crop con dition the

and the r productio

esult n wil

l

is p

poor, irremlar stands on much of
robably be 4o percent below earlier

t

he exp

acreage. ectations.

DJ.eShtiopmpe noto~r

will s t art the first weak i n :1-ft.ay . Condi t ion of South Carolina spring c abbage is poor with pros-

pects for low yi e lds and r educed volume . Movement i s expected to begin during the fir s t week of

April. Se tting of c abbage i n Tenne ssac h a s been delayed t on days or t wo ~re eks by extreme cold

weather around M'lich 1. Transplanting should b ecome general by March 15. The }!orth Carolina

ear l y cabbage crop is i n onl y f <'t.ir c ondition, and harvest is now expe cted to b e l13.ter than usua l.

LETTUCE: I n Arizona movement of lettuce from Yum~ and Fhoenix continues in good volume. South Ca r olir.a l e ttuce vras delayed by cold necessitating much r eplanting. Indica tions point to a sma lle r acr eage this y e:J.r. Movement fr om Impe ria l Valley of California ha s practica lly cea sed . Cond i t ion of the spri ng crop in t he Centra l Coast a l areas is good. Some movement is expect ed _from De l a.'"'lO- ond Kern. County s ections in l a t e March. Uor:t~ Ca rolina l e-ttuce was furthe r delayed by the fre e ze a r oUL'"'ld l~~ch 4 and complete rese tting of con side r able 13-creage has b een neces s ary .
is expected O:'!!IONS: No co ld darnag0 t o the South Texas onion crop/ but progres s was retarded. No rth Texas oni ons suffer ed a severe set-b'3.Ck, but by mid - March most of the acreage was showing signs
of r Gcovery. All districts ''re re b::ldly i n need of rain "l..'o1md 11Rrch 15.

GBEEN' FEAS: l~ove ment of gr een reas wi ll c nn tinue moderll.t e from Florida until Y'ay when tho s mall Nor th Fl or i d~ acre~ga will c0m0 ir!to bearin g . 'E"!rly pla...'1t i ngs of gr een peas i n South C:J.rolinn ~re re "badl y d:J.IIlUged by co ld t o t he extent of s oll\e "l.creage ab'l!ldonrnent. Plants are b eginn i ng to bloo;,, and somu peas wi ll be r o::FJ.uy f or rr.::t.rkot Rbout April 15 . Expected production of ~i ssissippi gr een peas wns r educ e d 40 t o 50 percent by crirl y l~.r ch freezes .

IRISH POTATOES: Wnile the full extent ~f da~age to the No rth Fl orida pot a t oe s has not yet been de t e r !:li ned , t he crop is gr owi ng out fairly ,.rell ~t this t i me . Ho,.re ver, there is little doubt t h.'l.t yi e l d s will b e r educe d. I n South Al"l:ba~a pot~.t o e s are getting off t o a f a ir stnrt. Low t eMper a ture s the first ureek i n 1.1arch c aused some da~,age to eFJ.rl y p l an t ed fields but with
f a vor ab l e ;eat her they should r ecov Gr t o sonc extent. South Ca r o lina early Irish potatoes C8l'le to g':lod skmds under f avor ab l e cond iti ons . A S0J"'.ewh'1.t l ~rge r '\Crell.ge is i nd icated this year. louisi ana reports an i ncr eased acreag-3 of pot a t oe s m8ki ng gener a lly good. p r ogress.

WATEBMEUMS: AcreFJ.ge of wrtt c r"''elons will b e much smaller t h is year in South C".l.r olina whE:r e p l anting h'1.s b egun under f avor ab l e c Gndi tions. rbnt i ng of a gre a tly reduced acreage in Al ab ama hFJ.s been sonew:b.at cl.e l ayed due t o adverse weat he r e:'lrly in t he month.

D. L. FLOYD Senior Agricu l tura.l Sta tisticia.."l
I n Charge

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UNITED STATES :CEPART1:EIIT OF AGRICULTURE 3ureau of Agricultural Economics .Jashington, D. C. J.rarch 22, 1943
PROSPECTIVE PLM!THJGS FOR 1943
The Grop Re portin"" ')oard of the U. S. Department of Agriculture makes the following r eport on t he indicated acreages of certain crops in 1943 , bas ed upon reports f rom farmers in all parts of the country to the Department on or about March l regarding t he ir acreage plans f or the 1943 s eason .
Acreage s shovm herein for 1943 are interpretations of r eports from grower s and ar e b~ sed on past r el at ionships between such r ~ports and acreages actually pl anted . The pur:i)os e of t his report i s to assist growers generally in making such further changes in their a creage plarw as may appear desirable . The acreages actuall y planted in 1943 may turn out to be larger or smaller than the indicated acr eages her e shovn , by r e ?.s on of wea t hsr conditions , price chanes, labor supply, financial conditions, the a3ricultur~l ?rogram , and the effect of this r c?ort itself upon farmers ' ~ctions .

PLA~ITED ACf(I<; t,QES

CROP

j

Average

' Indicated 19!;.3 as per cent

_______ I

I

Corn , all

!

1932-41 Thous ands
98 , 524

1 91.. 2
-Th9- o1u,s-0a1n1-ds

1943 Thous<:'.nds
96 , 827

O.L 19/,2 106. 4

All s pring ~he at 1

Oats

i

20, 933 41 , 354

14, 194 42 , 662

14, 707 42 , 638

103. 6 <;9. 9

Barley

I 13, 902

19 , 448

19 , 306

99 . 3

Fl axs eE>d

1

2, 269

4, 691

6, 051

129. 0

Ric e

987

1, 505

1, 505

100 . 0

I All s orghums
Irish Potatoes , all .

15 , 544 3, 221

j.

16, 109
2, 713

16, 594 3, 174

103 . 0 113 . 6

Swee t potatoes

Tobacco

1

I Beans , dr y edibl e

1r Soybeans , 1/
co;vpea s
Peanuts I/

I
I

Tame Hay- 2/

1

836 1, 537

I

1, 942 I

6, 999

3' 121 2, 168

56 , 64S:

708 1, 380 2, 135 14, 222 3, 407 4, 647 60 , 211

813 1, 402 2, 48.0
15, 603
2, 974 5, 230 60 , 270

114.8 101. 6 116. 2
109. 7 87 . 3
112. 5 100. 1

GEORGI \

PLANTED .1\CRE:\GES.,

CROP

Aver . 1932- 41=--:---:--

;:crea cs I Yiel d

Planted

Por

I Planted

1'hous .

_\ e r e

19/j-2 Thousands

Indicated
1943 Thouse.nds

1943 as perc ent
of .1942

Corn , bu .

4, 361

9. 8

3, 589

3, 589

100

Oats , bu .

523

14. 8

762

724

95

Irish Potatoes , all

20

64

27

30

111

Swc et potatoes , bu .

1

115

73

100

125

12 5

Tob~ cc o , a ll, l b .

1

72

878

68 .8

68. 8

100

All sor gh~T.s

I

70

57

66

115

Soybeans , alan ~ 1/ I

78

Peanuts (grovm alone ) ~/ 663

,. 106
1, 348

127 1, 456

120 108

. co,mc
Tame

ha~sy'

,

>lon ton

e s

-12//

325 1 025

474

I

427

. 55

l 640 I l 669

90 102

]:/ .Grovm .'1lon.s fo r all purpos es . harvested .
:;.RC HI E LI NGLEY _gricult ur :.l Statistician

Pa rtly dupl ic p~ cd in hay
D. L. FLOYD , Senior \ gri culturcl Stat i s tician
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GEORGIA 194~ IN'l'Ei1lDED .AC:'"'.EAGE COMP~ WI~ 1937-1941 ACREAGE (FRE-WAR AllERA.G~)

Iri~h
Pot.
. :..n
3orgh.

Tob ac-
qo
- - - - ,
"1i.f...f...i..t.l,~ i

Sweet ?ot.
Cow-
~eas

-- - -

O<>~.ts

Acres (COO)
30 23
66 60
58 .8 85.2
127 103
125 1')4
. . J 42'1

0 1943 I n tended Acreage (000 )
5 year average 1937-1941 acreage ( 000) (rre-war 5 year period)

?ea.nuts
nay

1669

.._ .. - - - --- - - _,.------.~----------------

Corn

?HH\

3589
H/U:\/UH?~~llilU\H?

H

<n'H::l

:

- - - - ----- - --

- - - - - -.

ill};t\m: : ::: Hi)C ~ /HL;ll;E~~f\\'10TIT\0TI0H:f&:si~~DIT~TI88ITr?TI: :~m~'~

(

500

l Oq)

(000 Acres)

1500

FROsrECTH'"E FWT'n.tr~S REfORlf FOR 'UNITED STA-TES
On Murch 1 farmers in the United Sta te9 were ~~anni~g increases over their 1942 acreages of beans, oil se ~ds, core and vari~us othe r crop s to Get war r~oauction goals, acco rdi ng to the annual M~.rct. 11 Fro sr ective T lanti.ngs" survey !ll8.de by the Crop P.eporting Board. Tot a c rop acreage , o.s result, woulC. be i n creased to above that of l as t yerJ.r.
3eports from a ll parts of t he count r y show a strong effort to increase p ro duction not,ri thst anding ~ifficulties. Since p r e sent conditions a ppeqr geneT~ly f a vor a bl e exc ept for a shortage of sur fac e mo i sture i n p arts of the Southwe st , crop losses in 1843 are lik e l y to be ~ode r at e and the t ot'3.l acreage of crop s harvested this ye-"'.r mt:ly eas ily be the. l a r ge s t s i ncu 1 932 . 'Ihe Ma rch 1 report s , however, should be considered as r eTire sent bQ: n l <>...ns fl.t th::J.t time, before f"l..'roers ~ad ma.de fuil adjust ment to r ecent clu.'l."lges i n the agrlcult,.u-"1.1 -pro~:~;rc~m.
If M!:!.rch p l ~>ns are c::>.rried. out a.bout '1.5 co:nplctely e.s usu::U , the ac re r>.ge s p l ant ed to bews and pe <1s - crops needed s.s substitute s for meat - will b e inc;re'3.sed 16 end 35 percent, r espe c ti V3ly, ove r the acreages p l anted l n st year . On t he same b~s is, acreages of soybe ~ns, p eanut s, and fl~ s eed. n eeded for their oils ~d oilmenls ~n l1 be incre ~scd 10, 12~ , ~d 29 pe rcent r espe ctively. Thos;c;: incre ases would. r e sult i n by f'1r the lnrge st ncr e<::.ge s on r ecord. fo r e'l.ch of these 5 crops. Accordin~ to the rep o rt ed pl;ms of fqrmers, the ?.~re~ges in p otatoe s And swcctpot::J.toe s - b oth inc r~ asi .n~ly important f oods i n w<J.rtime - wi ll be i ncrce.s cd 14 "lnd 15 percent respectively. The acre ~ge or c orn, gro~rr, chiefly for feeding livestock, ~11 be i ncrc~scd more than 6 percent t o nea rly 97 , COO ,OOO acres.
COBN 'Lrospcctive acr eage of corn_ t~ be ];l.l~"lte d i r. 1943 is 96,827,000 r;.cre s, the l a rgest s i nce 1937. Such an acrea ge would be 6 p0rccn t MOre thqn tho 9l ; O ll, OC~ qcre s p 13nt~d in 1942. but nonrly 2 percent l e ss than the 1 0-y~a= (1932-41 } a'era.c:e of 98 ,524,000 a cre s .

OATS : Ir:.- spoctive Jj h11ti ng s of oo.ts in 1943 t o t a l 42,638,000 ~.c::-elii, Dn<.l - tenth of 1 per cent l e ss th m t he 42 , 652 , 000 ~r 0 s r- l anted i r. 1942 , but 3.1 percent nbove the ave r ~r,e p l ~tings of 41, 354, 000 13-Cre s dur i r~g tho 10-yeP.;r rcr i :J d fr0!'1\ 1932 t n 1941.
S:JYBSANS: :ro spo ctiv0 1943 'J.Cr eage of soyoca.!ls to be gr ov:n a l on3 for r.ll purposes is 15, 603 , 000
a cres, which is ,~ in ~ re qse of 9 .7 p ercen t, o r 1,381, 000 ~cre s over the acre~ge plan t ed in 1942.
COi'f.F~S: Reports fro ~ gr owe r s us of M11.rch 1 i ndic"'.t <l tha t they ezpe ct t o J l "'llt 2, 974, 000 ::tere s ( c o..tpc<~. s f o r r'.ll purr.osc s i n 1943. This '1.cre P~fie is 13 perce nt b e 1or the 3,407, 000 p l ante d o. year ago , snd 5 pe rcent l tJss t h:m tho 10-y(:lo.r (1 932- <11) ~ve ra.go of 3,121,000 a cres.
r~l>IUTS: Growor 5 I i nte nti on s 'l.S 0f 11.-J..rch 1 i ndicata th;;.t 5,230, 000 qcre s of peanuts will be gr ot al one f or all Y.'UI':t:oses this s enson. Thi s r t)r r e s en ts nn incr e'3.se of 12 :re rcen t ove r tho 11.c1'0age p l ant ed h.st spring, ao t inc luding t h3.t i n terrbnted v:i th o t he r crop s, Rrtd is t h<3 lnrgost ncre of y e<-Jnuts cf :::ecord . 'Ih ere is no ir..for "'o.ti on 'l.VP.il::>.ble ,.,,s yat conce rni ng the a cr e:>.ge of _?ea.rm~ th::tt "ri ll be :;: icked ?...!Jd threshed i n 1943. How:ever, if ~he sa."lo ncreage is used for h<J<;ging , e tc . <J.S i :-1 1942, about 4 ,270 ,000 r..cres will be harvestecJ, f o r nut s. S'.1ch llll ~c rea~e o.1l d be ab rmt 78 pe rcent of t he 1943 go<:1.l ?r.nounce d i n J nnu,.'ll'y for n.cr e~.p; p icked a"ld t hr es.'wcL 'Ihe 1943 goa l
. ca lls fo r 5 , 500, 08'J ::1cre s :Jf _re'l!luts t 0 b e r i ckcd .u:ci Lreshe<i .
TOBACCO: Fr osre ds em l-':lrch 1 "/C r e thl'l.t 1,402,200 ~eNs ~f "ll typos of tobncco cambinad woul d b ' J:.l. .mtod this s~ rinJ , COT'lp"l.red :;ith 1,380,300 ~.cres l 2..st yc ,..r. The Fr o spective ac r eage is abou t 9 ;ercont l ess th~ the 1932-41 n~er<1.ge of 1,537,160 acres .

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GEOR(;IA C3.0F :REFORTING SERVICE

U. S . Depar tme n t of Agricult~e

In Cooperation

Bureau of Agr i cultural Economics -

wi t h

Office of the Agricultural Statistician

Athe~s, Georgia

Georgia State College of Agri culture
March 30, 1943

RECORD HIGH BROILER CHICKEN FRODUCTION 'IN 1942 FOR GEORGIA

1:s t i mAt 3d nu_rnbe r of comme rcial broiler chick ens 1 roduced in Georgia in 1942 s e t an a ll time high in omo~~t ing to 10 , 000 , 000 , an incre ase of 67% over the previous year and 186% above production of 1940 .

~ro!" ,... :1umb l~ be.; ir..:ai ng in the earl y thirtios p roduction of broil e rs ha s grown to be one of the nw.i n r:ources of c as::1 i n comu i r~ a 11umber of r.orth ~o rgia c ount.i es and has a ssumed sizable p ro/ r o r tions ,.,morrg c a sh inco me far m commodities of the State . In 1934 , the first year f or which an ~ cst i '!!"'.t c "'O.S c a rried, about 400 , 000 bro5 lers were :produced with valuation of $192 , 000 . last year t h ,1 corro srJonding v F.>lulil figur~D '-'18.S $5 ,152,000, or R.n increase of more than 25::xy/o above the first y0ar of th,; n i no yea:r peri od ( 1934-1942). This gA.ve Georgia the fifth ranking p l acu among a ll St rct ..: s o ~ t.hc -.;a.tion i n 1942 (be ing e xcee d.-Jd only by Dela'.'J'arc, Maryland, Virgini a and Arka..'lsas )
:-~.s <:.~<'.i:n st t '"enty-fourth p l ace in 1934 a.nc sevent eenth in 1939.

'n-.0 c ou.'l ti ,1 s of Cho ro1.::ee , Fo rsy th -mci. Hall coopri s e tho main c omme rci nl terri tory \lrith a number of :--.djoi:-1i n g c ount i e s bugi nning to come into Uw picture with con sider ::~.bl e production . I n vi ew of thv J'l' J s-:::_t f ood r'1.tioning si tu,.,.tion ~>.nd hi gh pl.ices b e ing r e c e ived for bro il e rs, p r oducti on
for the Coll'l'(.n t year is . expect ed to shovr he avy J zp,;nsion over ev.:m the 1942 h i gh r ecord .

k'"'P.lmi SF!tJW!'.-'C l ROUJGTI DW Al'm"'V'Arm: ~!k-!!ROI ~:t4-- ----~-::_-.;.;.._..,.....,,...._, (Period 1934-1942)

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-f INumbe rs
' (000)

Valu)
( OJI)

I

l

10 1934 1 400 $ l92

1935

5-00

230

j b <o . Br oil :J rs
lt~\\i] Value

.-----1-10

1936

800

364

1'937 1,100

5:)9

1 93.91 1 93 9

1,300 1, 600

811 576

1940 1 3 , 500 1,495

8 1941 6 ,000 2,775 1942i 10, 000 5,152

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Agricultural Sta tistician

1936

193 7

1938

0
1939 1940 1941 1942
D. L. FLOYD Se nior Agricultural Stat i s tic~~
In Charge

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Uni bd Stc.t Gs Deptx tmon t of Agriculture

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F<>n~l by r pr-i vat e use to avo id paymon t of postage $300

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Page 2 ___UNITED ST~\TES BROILER CHICKEN REPORT

In E42 about 204,060,000 commercial broilers were :_Jroduced in the United States l t. percent incre:J. se f rom 1941. Commercial broiler production has doubled since 1939, The :_Jric e per pound solct was 22.8 cents compared with 18.4 cents in 1941 and 17.3 ~ents in lSL.O . The brass income from conunercial broilers in 1942 was $138,002,000 con:_oared -..~it h ': S' 3, 1,02, 000 in 1941.
The ter:,1 ucorm:Jercial broileru as used. in this report includes all young chickens of t iJe heavy :Jreed.s , 2 to 4 _;:>oum1.s live 'ife i ght rais ed for meat , and from which pullets ar e sol~ fo_ broil ers as well as cockerels.

I'.COHR BY STATES , 1941-42 PRO' J; '"'"'TO"' ,.,..., J7'0 r'
.... J

Q

J;

.,J,_..:~~~;:).

(J 'I4h'-l.T._J

B'n~. OII~ .:.:.J.n.

lJ\. lJ 1 ..., 11 ~l.ii J.. . 1 ~ . r.....!J ,

. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . , - --~----------------------------~----------------- -~----~------------

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State

1942

- ~--I:~ainv_d.____._....,.,.:,-=-ILJxu:mQ..bUe.Urced ~~PProoudnudcsed:~ Thousands

Price ~Gros s :
,QCeer!.~lths.!.'I'~inoucs,.2mIfeoUf.;_

~P'rUmdb~ecr~d~:EP;oounn.dse-;~

Price
__

_

~.i!G:creozsnse2/

Thousands Gents Tnous. Dol.

~ ~e .
rr . n.
vt .
Mass .

;oo 1,000
700 1 , 800

1,600 3, 200 2,240 5, 760

18.9 17.? 19 .1 19.4

302 566 428 1,117

660 1,150
940 .?., 340

2,310
3,795 3,102 8,190

20. 8 20 . 8
21.4 23 .2

480 789 664 1,900

R. I.

150

480 20.2

97

170

595 24.0

143

~onn .
J.i. r.

6, 800 21 , 760 20 . 2 4, 000 12 , 000 19.0

4,396 2,280

8, 910 29, 403 24.4 4,500 14-,670 24.3

7,174 3, 565

N. J .

1 ,495 4, 634 19.0

880

1, 860 6,138 27 . 0 1-,657

fa~ ____ ] , ~OQ __lQ,~OQ _ ~8~6- __2~0Q9____3~9QO__l~ 1 10Q _ ~1~0- __2L427_

n. Atl. 20 , 045 62 , 474 19. 3 12,075

24,430 79, 903 23. 6 18, 829

- -- ----------------- - ---------------------

Ohio

3,400 8, 500 20. 6 1,751

3,300 8, 250 24 . 4 2, 013

Ind .

4,600 13 , 662 19 . 6 2, 678

5,060 15,231 23 . 1

3, 518

Ill.

5,000 15,000 18. 1 . 2, 715

6, 000 19,200 24 .5

4,704

r.rich .

500 1,450 22 . 0

319

525 1, 575 24 . C

. 3?8

-'iis .
- ---

-

-

1 400
- ' -- - -

3 850
- _,_ - -

19. 0
- --

-

-

732
---

-

-

1 600
- ..1. - -

-

4 320
- '- - -

?4~0- - _1..1.0_27_ "!

E. H. Cent . 14, 900 42 , 462 19 . 3 e , 195

16, 4C5 48, 576 24 . 0 11,650

----------------- - ----- - ------------------~

1o.

2, 250 6, 52 5 . 17. 8 1,161

2,450 7,105 22 . 6 1 , 606

Kans .

850

2 210 19.0

420

900 2 367 22 . 3

. 528

- - - - - - - - - - - -'- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - L - - - - - - - - - - -

:'l. H. Cent . 3, 100 8, 735 18.1 1,581

3,350 9,472 22 . 5 2,134

De l .

48, 000 144,000 17.6 25,344

54,000 167,400 22.0 36,828

fd .

15,000 45,000 17 . 6 7,920

18,000 59,400 22 .3 13, 246

va .
w. va ,

14 , 000 45,500 19. 5 4 , 000 12, 800 19. 0

8, 872 2,432

17, 500 56,000 22 . 5 12,600 5,600 . 17 , 920 23.5 4, 211

N.c. s. c.

6, 160 2,500

16,324 18.o 6 ~000 18 . 5

2 1938 1,110

a, ooo 21.200 20.5 3,250 '7, 898 24 . 6

4,346 1,943

Ga .

6,000 15 , 000 18.5

2, 775

10,000 23 ,000 22.4

,,15,.2

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-

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-

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-22-. 3-

-

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-4 .)..

37-5-

-1-1 ' -812

-26-.0-

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J 071 .)..

..

S. Atl . ~~ ,1 60 294, 249 18. 2 53 ,537

120,725 364~ 630 22.3 81 ,397

Ky .

1,000 2,600 19.0

494

1 ,150 2990 24.0

718

Tenn .

1 , 800 4,500 18.3

824

2,250 5, 288 23 .1 1, 222

r\:i!3 s .

1,185

3, 081 . 19. 5

601

1,385 3,393 22 . 0

746

A.rk .

13 , 000 41,600 17 . 8 7,405

11, 000 31 , 900 22 .0 7,018

La .

700 1, 610 19 . 5

314

1,100 2, 420 26.0

629

Okla .

2, 000

5,000 17.3

865

2,500 6, 250 23 . 0 1, 438

_Ie~a~ __ _ 1 ,_90_9 _ _ 1~ 1_90_9 _ ~ 8~0- __ 2..1.5~0- ___9J..5.QO__1_2 , 2.52 _ ~2~0- __4..t.3Q9_

s. Cent . 26 , 685 72,391 18. 0 13, 023'

28 , 885 72,191 - 22 . 4- . 16,160

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Ariz .

450 1, 350 23 . 9

323

610 1, 769 28 . 5

504 ,

~~sh .

300 2,080 18 .0

374

1,050 2, 835 26.0

737 '

Oreg .

350

840 18. 0

151

325

780 25 . 0

195

~a1if . ___ 1,QOQ __2~,QOQ _ 18~3- __3..t.8~3- ___8..t.2QO__2~ ,~0Q _ ~6~0- __6..!.32_6_,

;est .

8, 600 25 , 270 18.6 4, 691

10 , 185 29, 984 26.1 7", 832 :

u.s.

172, 490 505 , 581 18.4 93 ,102

204, 060 604,756 22 .8 138,002

31//

! ~e vi sed .
Includes consumption in households of producers which is less than l

perc ent

of total p rod~ction



GEOR~IA CROF BEFORTING SERVICE

U. S. Depar tne n t of Agriculture

In Cooperation

Bureau of Agr icultural Eco~omics

with

Office of the Agricultural Statistician

Athens, Georgia

~orgia Sta te College of Agriculture
March 30, 1943

Em:ORD HIGH BROILER CHICKEN FROllJCTION IN 1942 FOR GEORGI.!

~&tiMA ted numbe r of commercial broiler chickens r:roduced in Georgia in 1942 set an a ll time high i n o~our,t ing to 10 , 000 ,000, an increase of 67% over th~ previous year and 186% above production of 1940.

:5"ro!" <.. :1un1bb be .s ir.;1ine in the ear ly thirti es production of broilers has grown to be one of the me in !:ource s of cas:-: i ncome i r" a r"umber of !:orth Georgia counties and. has a ssumed sizable pror orti ons ,,,JT\or,g c a.sh i ncom.:; farm commo.di tics of the State. In 1934 , the first .year for which an -'lst. i 'll-:.t c "'O.s carriecl , ahout 400,000 broHers ..,,rere "!)reduced with valuation of $192,000 . last year th .: corrc sr..onding velu0 figure '''3.5 $5,152,000, or ~.n increas e of more than 25~~ above the first Y.:J'.!.r of t"h,, nino ye;;u: pvri od ( 1 934 -1942). This gave Georgia the fifth ranking p l ac u among a ll
St: t ..! s of t.ht."l :ra.tion i n 1942 (btl ing exceed.Jd only by Delaware, Maryland, Virginia a.."Yld Arka.."Ylsas) :1.s c;.g~'.i:nst t 1"Cnty-fourth place in 1934 enc' sevente enth in 1939.

'l'r,.::; cou."!ti ,l s of Chcro'-::ee, Forsyth o;nd Hall cor.1pris0 the 'l'!ain comme rci<1l territory with a number of :~djoin ing c ounti vs bv ginning to coml3 into tb0 picture with cons ider"l.b l e production. I n vi ew
of thl) rr .:: s.:.:r. t food r 'lti"oning si tun.tion r>nd hi g"!"l pliccs b e ing r ec e ived for bro ilers, p roduction fo1 tho curr(.nt year is expected to sbo,r he ;:wy .;:x:p~nsion over ev0n the 1942 high r e cord.

nfAGEAiv1 S'BoW!'il'G- rron.i'Cifto . .-um vXWE G3:emGI"A BROIIERS

''"Y

(Feriod 19341942)

.-----------~--~--,------------------------------- - ----,

INumbers : Value -i
i (eGO) : (000) j

10 19311

400 $ 192

,------1-10

1935

500

230

19361 800

384

19371 1,100

5:39

19381 1,3 00 1939'1 1, 600

I611
B76

1940 3 , 5:)0 1,495

8

1941 6,000 2,775
19421 10.~-~~-!

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I

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0 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942

ARCHIE LANG-LEY Agri cultural Sta tistician

D. L. FLOYD Senior Agricultural S tat istic~~
In Charge

Af ":, -:;r 1:v c tL .y re tu.Tl'l""'"to



Uni t .::d Sto.t ~ s Depr-rtmcnt of Agriculture

Bure,.,.u of Aq:ri cul tura l Economics 319 Ext c~ s i on Bu ild ing .

-'l.thDns , Geor gi a

OW!CL\.L BOSlHESS
...

Fen~lty "fo r -private use to avoid payrnont of post~ge $300

D.. n '"' 1 \~ c: . ra

Parre 2

UNITED STP.TES BROILER CHICKEN REPORT

In E42 about 204 ,060 , GOO commercial broilers were ?roduceci. in the United :tates :..d.
l S percent increase f rom 1941. Commercial broiler production has _doubled s ce 19)t#. The pric e per pound sold wn s 22 . 8 cents compared with 18 . 4 cents in 1941 and . 3 cents in 1S40 . The bra s s income from conunercial broilers in J942 was $138,002, 0 con:pared wi.th ~- S'3 ,102 , 000 in 1941.
Tl1e ter.1 tt comr:1ercial broiler" as used in this report includes all young chickens of
r t :1e :te<J.vy ~Jre cds, 2 to 4 pounds live weight rais ed for meat , and from which pullets'
\. G a:re sole~ for broil ers as well as cockerels .
tr
GOL; :E~).SIAL BROILER PROL-UC7I01; AilD IliCm::E , BY STATZS , 1941-42

State

1942

:Ca. ncl

,,m. m.oer : Pound s : prlC. : :~ ,u., ross

Number :.Pounds :,prl.ce , Gross

~~ - _ _ _ _ ~ ~e~ ~p~~t.~e~: -~.:_b-.!: :_ _{!_fa~:,_ _F~~{!~d-~ ~tl~~;~~ _.!. ~-~e--:e-j

Thousands Ce!lts Thous . Dol.

Thousando Cents Thous . Dol.

!~e .

:oo 1, 600 10. 9

302

660 2,310 20 . 8

480

IJ . I! .

1 , 000

3, 200 17.7

566

1 ,150 3, 795 20 . 8

789

vt .

700

2, 21~0 19 .1

428

91+0 3,102 21.4

664

]~ass .

1, 800

5, 760 19.4

1,117

2, 340 8,190 23 . 2 1 , 900

R. I.

150

480 20 .2

97

170

595 24 . 0

143

':;ann .
r;.r .

6, 800 21 , 760 20 . 2 4, 000 12 , 000 19 . 0

4,396 2,280

8, 910 29 , 403 24 . 4 L~, 500 14-,670 24 . 3

7,174
3, 565

l\. . J.

1,495 4,634 19 . 0

880

1, 860 6,138 27.0 1:,657

fa.!. ___ _ ] , ~02 __12 , g0Q _ ~8.!. 6___2i 0Q9___ _ 3i 9QC_ _11,102 _ ~1.!.0___2L427_

l>lT . .tl. 20 , 045 62 ,474 19.3 12 ,075

24, 430 79 , 903 23 . 6 18,829

Ohio Ind .

3, 400 4, 600

3, 500 20 . 6 13 , 662 19 ~ 6

1 , 751 2, 678

3:,300 8,250 24 . 4 5, 060 15, 231 23 .1

2, 013 3,518

Ill .

5, 000 15, 000 18 .1

2,715

6, 000 19 , 200 24 . 5 4,704

r.~ich .

)GO

l , L~50 22 . 0

319

525 l , 575 24 . 0

. 378

ns .
---

-

-

-

1 400
- '- - -

3 850
-- -'- - -

19. 0
- --

-

-

732
---

-

-

1 600
- .J. - -

-

1+ 320
-'- - -

~4.!.0_ - _1...~.0]7_ -

E. N. Cent . 14, 900 42 , 462 19 . 3

8, 195

16, 405 46, 576 24 . 0 11, 650

Mo .

2,250

6, 525 l'l,.B.. - l~l61

Kans .

850

2 210 19 . 0

420

- - - - - - -- - - - -'- - - - - - - - - - -

\"J , lJ . Cent . 3,100 8, 735 18 .1 1,581

2,.450 - 7.,105 22 . 6 1, 606

900 2 367 22 . 3

526

- - - -- - - - i - - - - - - - - - - -

3, 350 9 ,472 22 . 5 2,134

:Ce l .

48 , 000 144, 000. 17. 6 25 , 344

54, 000 167,400 22. 0 36 , 828

.. ~d .

15 , 000 45 , 000 17.6 7, 920

18, 000 59,400 22 .3 1.3 ,246

va .
w. va .

14, 000 45,500 19 . 5 4, 000 121 800 19 . 0

8 ~ 872
2, 432

17,500 56, 000 22 .5 5, 600 17, 920 23 .5

12,600 4,211

N. C.

6,160 16,324 "18. 0 2, 938

8, 000 21,200 20 . 5 4,346

s.c.

2,500

6, 000 18. 5

1,110

3, 250 7, 898 24 . 6 1,943

Ga .

6 , 000 15,000 18 . 5 2, 775

10 , 000 23 , 000 22 .4

) ,1 52

- - - - Fla .

-

-

3 500
-'- - -

-

9 625
-'- - -

22 . 3
-- -

-

2 146
-i --

-

-

-

4 ~

375 --

11 812
- _,_ - -

26,0
-- -

-

3 071
-i--

.
.,

S. Atl. <;<; ,160 294, 249 18.2 53 ,537

120,725 364,630 22 . 3 81,397 '

Ky .

1,000

2, 600 19 . 0

494

1,150 2990 24.0

, 718

Tenn .

1, 800

4,500 18 . 3

824

2, 250 5,288 23 .1 1,222

~iss .

1,185 3, 081 19 . 5

601

1,385 3,393 22 . 0

746

Ark .

13,000 '41 , 600 17. 8 7,405

11,000 31 , 900 22 .0 7,018

La~

700

1, 610 19 .5

314

1,100 2, 420 26.0

629

Okla . 2, 000

5, 000 17 . 3

865

2,500 6 ,250 23 . 0 1,438

1,202 __ Ie~a~ ___

1~,202 _ ~ 8~0- __ 2~5~0- ___9L520__ 1~ , 252 _ ~2.!.0___4...~.3Q9_.

s. Cent . 26, 685 72 ,391 18. 0 13, 023

28, 885 72,191 22 .4 16, 160

---- ~- ------------------------------------

Ariz . "."!ash .

450 1,350 23 . 9

323

610 1,769 28 .5

. 504

coo 2,080 18. 0

374

1,050 2, 835 26 . 0

737

Oreg .

350

840 18. 0

151

325

780 25 . 0

195

-Ca-li-f .- - - 1 , 202 - _2!,QOQ- ! 8.!.3___ 3~ 8{3___ _ Gi 2QO__2{,_0Q _ ~6.!.0___6J..J26_ .

J es t .

8, 600 25 ,270 18. 6

4, 691

10 ,185 29, 984 26 . 1

7",832

u. s .

172,490 505 , 581 18.4 93, 102

204,060 604,756 22 . 8 138 , 002

1/ t ~e vi sed .
3./ Includes consmnption in households of producer s which is less than 1 perc ent
of total production .

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

U. S. Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics

In . C~opera:t~o.n . with

Office of the Agricultura! Statisticiru1

Athens, Georgia

~f-
Georgia State College of Agriculture
April, 1943

FARM FRICE REPORT AS OF APRIL 15, 1943

GEORGIA: The mid-April all commodity index of prices rec.~_ived. by Georgia far mers of 162% is 2
points above one month ago and the highest leve l since .lugust, 192.4. All individual group i ndoxas we re h i gher t han on March 15 with the exception of cotton and cottonseed , and fruits v:hich we r e unchanged. Meat animals and gr a i n s showed a substantial advance during the pe riod March 15 to April 15 with other groups having only moderate gains.

UN ITED STATES: Genera l upturns in prices of major farm crops lifted the mid-April l evel of prices

r ece ive d by farmers 3 points above a month earlier, according to the U. S. Depart-

ment of Agriculture. At 185 pe rcent of the August 1909-July 1914 average, the index of prices

r eceived by farme rs in mid-April ~~s 35 points ~bove a year earlier and the highest since Sept ember

1920 . The index of price s pa i d , interes t, and tax0s continued its gr adual upward trend. A 1 point

rise brought the i ndex to 162 percent of the 1910-14 aver ~c. This ~ms 11 points above the same

- - - ---- dat e l ast
the r atio

yc8X . Form between the

product indexes

price s , therefore , of price s r ece ived

mavmer

aged about 114 percent prices paid, inter est,

of parity as nnd taxes.

judged by

- - ~ - ...

Frices rece ~ved by farmers for a ll groups of farm pr oduct s, except truck crops, meat ani mal s , and

dairy proaucts moved hi gher during the month ended April 15. Truck crop prices dropped ll points;

livestock price s he l d s teady; and dairy produc ts r et a i ned their mid- March ievel , failing to make

t he ir usua l scasona1 d.ec line .

Gra in: Prices received by famer s for grain vrore 3 roint~ above mid-:fi.arch l evels on April 15. Corn prices mad.e near l y twice t he ir usual se3.sor.al rise nnd d l gr a i ::-,s excap t wheat were hi gher. This r aised t he index to 146, or 26 points above a year earli er.

Cotton : The i ndex of cotton and cotton seed pric.cs was 1F7 i n mi d-April compared with 166 i n March and 158 i n April 1942 . The group i ndex was hi ghe r th i s month than i n any April since 1925. At 20 .13 cents per pound, co tton a t loca l far~ marke ts v~s 0 . 22 cents above a month earlier arid 1.10 c ent s up from a year ago .

Poultry Products : Seasonal i ncreases for c'hick<lns advanced the index of chickens and eggs 2 point s

to 173 on April 15 . Although production in _.fu.rch was a t recor d l .;vels, egg pr ices i n mi d-April,

a t 33 .7 cent s a dozen, were only a fraction of :o. cent lower than a month earli er. Chickens brought

24 . 6 cents JlOr pound, compa.red v.ri.th 23 . 5 i n March 8-"ld 18 . 4 in April 1942 .



Me at Animal s : Pri ces r ece ived by fei.rmer s for meat a.nirn"'.ls r:.l so held steady from March 15 to April
XS. At 218 i n mid-Apr il , tho index was 28 points above ~year earlier.

Aftc f i v.:r- days return tc( --- 'Unit ed State s Depart~en t of Agr iculture
Bur eau of Agricul tur a l ~cono mic s 319 Extens ion Buil di ng Athens , Georgi a
OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Pen"'.l ty for private use to ~void payment of pos t age, $300

1 iss . ~e lli e M. Reese , Librar i an ,

~tate College of Agri.,

Req.

Athens, Ga.

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I/

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FRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS APRIL . 15 1943

'

COMlviODI TY AND
U: IT

Wheat, bu.

$

Corn, bu.

$

Oa ts, bu.

$

Irish po t a toes,bu. $

Sweat potatoe s ,bu. $

Cotton , lb.



Cottonseed, ton $

GEORGIA

.. 1 Apr. 1':!4:5

Avril 15 Average I

; !. "/o of Average

1910-14 '

1.25 !

i

.91

I i

I

I . 67 I

1.19 I

I

. 95

!
!

I

12.8

I I

I

26.00 !

194 2 1.19 .98 .67 1.30 1.05 19 .9 56 .00

. . 1943 1910-14 1.35 108

1.40

154

I . 87

130

2 . 10 I 176

1 . 45

153

20.7

162

48 .10 185

!

Hay (loose), ton $ 18 . 33 '' 12 .50

15.50 . 85

Hogs, per cwt.

$

7.60

i
I

11.50

14. 00

184

Beef cattle, cwt . $ Milk cows , head $

3.92 )
34.66

I 9.20
I 60 . 00

I I

12 . 80 85 .00

327 245

Horses, hea d

$ 160 . 00 100 .00 120 .00

75

Mules, head Chickens, lb.

$ -

I 162 .00 195. 00

-

I rl: 12.8

18 .1

26.5

?07

Eggs, doz. Butter, lb. Butterfat, lb.

I r/: 17. 6

22 .2

30 .4

173

I

I

r/: 24 . 6

29.0

38 .0

154

-

I 32 .0

4-1 .0

-

I

Milk (wholesa le )

per 100#

$ 2 .40 ]}3 .35 ?)3 .80

158

Cowpeas, bu . Soybeans, bu. Feanuts lb.

$ -

i 2 . 30 I 2 . 80

-

$ -

I
I

2 . 60

2.90 -

I J 5.3

7. 0

'1.2. - 136

~TH COMPARISONS

UNITED STATES

April 15
Average 1910-14 1942

1943

.89

1.00 1.22

.63

.80 1. 00

.41

.52

.61

. 69

1.16

I .97

1.02

12.4

19.0

1.67 1.79 20.1

23 .29 12 .16

43 .90 45.89 11.13 - 12.61

7. 71

13.48 14 . 35

5.73 ]}10.59 13.03

49.40

86 . 90 117. 60

140.40
-

80 .20 90 . 10 102 . 40 121. 80

11. 8

18 .4 24 .6

16.6

25 .6

33 .7

25. 1

33,. 9 44 .7

25 . 9

37.0 51.3

1.47 ]}2.41 5}3. 02

-

2.02

2.61

-

1.76 1.67

I 5.0

6.2

7. 0

Ap r . l 9 4 3 "/o of
Average 1910-14
137 159 14 9 242 ..)
185
162 197 - 104
186 227 238
64
-
208 203 178
198
205
-
-
I 140

= PRICE I NDEX Nill.BERS (1 909-14 100'/o)

'

I TEi11

'

I

GEORGIA

Apr. 15 Mar. 15

1942

1943

Apr. 15 1943

UNITED STATES

Apr. 15 Mar. l o

1942

194:3

Apr. l !::l 1943

All Commodities

147

1/160

162

Cotton and Cottonseed

166

- 168

168

Grr.~. ins
Eeat Animals

I

105 199

137 250

146 263

Dr.~.iry Products Chickens end Eggs

132 114

I 150
155

154 160

"!;'r u its

54

111

111

Miscellaneous

I i 98

110

111

150

182

185

158 120 190

'

166 143

I

167 146

218 I 218

142

180

180

131

171

173

118

172

189

136

16 3

176

Y l/ Revised

Preliminary

D. L. FlOYD
Senior Agricultura l Sta ti st ician I n Charge

ARC'"diE LANGLEY Agricultural Sta ti stician

..,... .. .. -
: ; ~ I.

U. S. Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics

In Cooperation with

Office of the Agricultural Statistician

-

Athens 1 Georgia

Georgia State College of Agriculture
April 5 1 1943

GEOr-<GJ;-\ r.;~tJC~< c;<OF: 01E'tYS

(As of April 1 1 1943)

GENERAL: Spring crops suffered some damage from freezing temperatures of March 22-24 which reached extreme South Georgia cou,nties. All sections of the State received p-lentiful r a ins Maron 17-21 but cold wet weathe r continued to hamper growth. The favorable weather of the past week nas improved the condition of truck crops. Asparagus harvest is now well underway and movoment of cabbage 1 lettuc0 1 and green pe as in South Georgia should be general by mid-April.

LSP/.RAGUS: Reports inciicate that first shipments of asparagus occurred between March 10

and 16 . -Cu-t.ti.~g is now ac.t:ivo- in .a ll...w:..eas with p c_~_ mQyement e xpected in ear2J April. Conditio:q

of beds is satisfactory .

~

. SNAP BEANS : The re wa s conside rable cold . damage to snA:p beans from tho: recent freeze .
. Some . r epla nting is r eported where seed a re available. The crop is improving and with continued f ~, vor 'lbl.c wea.thc r and higher temi<:Jra tur e s VIill overcome to a large ext ent the :WJD.rch set-back.
Little chone>;e is indicate d in acreage this ye ar a s compqred with 1942. Re ports from the princi.P'J.l p roduci ng a re'.I.S around Ochlochne e 1 Fa vo 1 Quitman 1 Moultrie, and Thoma sville indica te tha.t c .,nrwrs "rl ll t "'lm n. substn.3.tia l pe rcen t of the se a son 1 s sn'l.p b ean product ion. in South Ge orgia.

Cl\.BB.I\GE: Yivl d of the e .1.rly cabbage crop of South Ge or gi ."l. w"l.S 'ldverse ly affect e d by
l o"r t.::!'!rc r 0ture s of Murch 22-24 . Homvor 1 with f ::.vorable "'author l 'i.ter p l :mtings should p r oduce norma l yi e lds. Re cent w"ll'm weather and ruiequa te moisture h ave 'li.ded growth. Cutting is r eported "..S b uginning n.s c.":l.rly a s Ap ril 1 in some early fi e lds a r ound Mou ltri e, Co olidge 1 Ad.e l, end Fclhr-im "i th pe::k movomont during the hl.tter p ::~.rt of the month. In North Georgi a gro,rers reported in- t cntions . to p l:mt indicat e An acreage incroqse of 40 percent above th a t h"trvested l a st year or 700 'l.cre s this y ea r c omp'l.r ed "rl th 500 :1crc s in 1942.

LETTUCE : Lettuce conditi on in the CoP..st "'.l '1.re'1. of Southe a st Gcorgi q imp roved with "19.rMc r wc~.th.:: r i n l a.t e }larch . No shipmer.ts i n vo lUJ'IIe "1.r e e xpected before April 10. Production
of l e ttuce in Gcor gi 1. f o r shipment this sp ri ng is ind ica ted at 50 1 000 cr a tes cut from 500 a cres. This is ..; r. 85 percent incre'1.s e above l flst ye :u- 's p r oduction of 27,000 cra t e s shipped from 460
A.C r e s. Foo r mark.:: t c ond itions ..:md unf a v o r:-ibl e wccthE:r r .:: sulted in some l e ttuc e b e ing l eft in fi e lds l ~st ye~ .

O!TIONS: Frcse nt c onditi on of onions is good . F.eports indic::~.te th"'.t co!ls ide r able
injury "'"S . suff e red from the l a t e M"'...'ch free ze , but the crop is now r e sponding t o f avor abl e weathe r. ~i rs t sh ipments ~re expe ct e d .A.s a nrly qs M::~.y 15. The r e duce d acre age this seas ~n is r e:t )rt.:: d t o be due l :'.r ge ly t o l or p rices r e c e ived by growe rs l a st yc:u:. Th z -p rinci p~:tl c omme rcial ?.rc~s a r c l oc l.t ec', a r ound She llman, Ed ison, <md Cuthbert in S0uthwest Ge o rgi ~ 'lnd Vidr-Ui 11 , Rc ids-
vill.;, "ncl "\.lma in Southeast Go or g i 'l

_

GREEN FEAS: Gr ovrers fr om p ri ncipa.l producing counties of Worth and Co lquitt r epo rt

tn.c t ca,; sid.:: n .bl c =rc."lge of gr een p eas is being plowed unde r a s a result of co ld dr.ma ge . H:u:ve st

of f C'lS rill beg in in the e qrlie st s e cti ons "'.r ound April 10.

I RISH FO~ATOES : I n South <md Southeast Ge orgi a p0 t "ltocs qxe r eporte d t o be m~ing s l ow
:pr ogr ess c1u c t o exce s s ive moisture 'l.nd l o: t emper'l.tures . Acren.gc of comme rci A-l e8Xly po t "l.t oes in Gc :n gi !. f or t he 1943 se r~s n is i ndic P.ted a t 3,500 a cres, nhich is th e S'1.!"le a s the acreage h=ve ste d i n 1942, but is 180 1ercent of tho 10-year a verage (1932-1941) 0f 1,940 a cre s. Unf a vorable
vreo..the r i n North Gcorgi o. h" s slowe d see ding OJ.:e r g,tions "Uld rero rts indica t e thA-t po t a t o p l "'..nting
"ill b e cof!lp l .:: t cd a week t o t on d n.ys 1'it e r than usu'J.l f or tha t arc'l. .

W.,\TEffi.~::ELOr: SI Wa t e rmelon I bntings hR.ve _made sl orJ pr ogress because of b a d we c:>.the r and
c :m side r ..,h l e !'lc l on a creage r el'lni ns t o b e p l '1nted. A r eduction 0f 50 percent in the qc reagp of rtt e r me l or;s i n Geor gi ::-. is indicate d by gro ~rs' r epo rts 0n the ir inten ti ons t o p l cmt this season.
Intended 'l.Crc "'.ge is y. l a cc d a t 20 ,000 a cre s oo!'lp"tr e d -ith 40 , 000 h"irvest ed in 1942 "Uld the 10-year
(1 932-1 941) v or n.g.:: 0f 66,580 . This is the l owest '.l.creR.ge in the hist ory of th<J da t A. s e ri e s
:.: st "h li shc:: d i n 1918 . The ne ::rest "n: r o'1ch t o the p r e s.::nt 20 1 000 'l.Crc s tr<lS 21,52 0 ?.eros h a rvested in 1918 .

(OVER)

OTHER STATES - TRUCK CROP ~NS
(As of April 1, 1943)
. I . . 'A$FAt?..~.GUS :~ -Ligli.t. ~oveme~Loi ~~th c~;ol'ina 'asp~r~gtis .has be~ b~t 11/arch~ w~ather was
too cold for vi gorous growth and it vrilllikely be AprillO before harvest becomes general with p e ak mo.veme~'lt the follo ing ,,,eek. In California the asparagus deal is in full . swing.

SNAP. BEANS: In the Flor.i.P.a, . Evergl_ades bean picking .,Jill increase steadily 'during the
week of April 5 and by the t\ird ~>ieek iri .April shipl!lents should become heavy. Complet ion of
p l anting in South Carolina is expe cted by 'April 5. Early plantings were damaged by frost on March 24 but s i nqq 9nly, a smr:J.l l pro:portio.n of the crop .wa$ .up at the .. time (l.amage is not e xpected to b e hea.vy. Li gp.t p i'Cking in "South Alabama should ~t art :the le,tpe.r pa;r:t' of. Ap:r:il. but it will be the mi ddl e of M:J.y before thu northern crop b-egins ;,oving . . In ~.dississi]?pi cold: wet weather de l a yed pl --n ting of b ean s and most of the a cre age will ' be planted tho first t wo weeks in April.

CABBA~E: Missis s ipei c <tbbage pl:mts 'moe very small for April 1 and yields nli ll b e bolo :wc r "'t.g-J . Cond ition of SOuth ~rolina c abbage continues poor, and this toge ther with a small .J r

:.crc; 'l-t'' i ndic::J.t cs th.."lt t o t a l suppli o s may b e only about half the usual. In Florida shipments of

c.,bb "P.;O h we Jl"'.s sod the pe?.k "'lld will decrea se sh."ll'lJly after the lOth . of April. Activo demand n.nd

f~vo r "'t.b l c

p rices

.,..rc

r esu lting

in

the

utilizqtion
'.

of

the

ent.ir. o

c:ro.. p.

I2T1UCE : Followi ng 0arly sctb8.Cks l e ttuc e i n South C"!.rolin:1 is in only fFl.ir condition

"'i th th0 outlook f or 'l.bout a fourth sma lle r crop this ye a r. Movoment will be gin ::1bout Ap riJ 15

,r:ith p o <~.k ".r ound 't ho 25th. The re has b e'en :J. de cide d decro "'.so in the 1943 plCJ1ltings of Cn.lif o rnia

l e ttuc a . Cutti .. is ogilii. ing ~n tho S-:4inas ~-t&"\ '!1-1<1 i !: ~oY i i-c; i~ ~u=tity .from Ke~n '1-~d T'J.~ c..re

Count i ~ s.

~

O:nO ~SI Horvos t of t he South Tcx<1..s oni on crop go t st 'l.rted tho '-lfOvk ending April 3, :md
shipm-.; n ts i".r .J OXJ:lO Ct<.:!d to be moving ".cti ve l y by tho end of tho we ek e nding A.pril 10. Crops in tho Co ~st-e l B,; nd e r e L l splendid condition. Tho rn"'in crop will begin to come . into production around t }fd middL: of Apr il. i:Jorth Texa s oni or..s vr0 r o bonefi tted by tho l o.t o M.-3.rch r ~'.ins but the 'J.re o. -'lS
'J. ,.,h:)l c pro r~is e s poor y i e lds b e c >;>.usv of unf<tvqrablo groring ''re :ither n ll s eas on.

GREJ:'l:r FEA.S: Yi e lds of Hississip-p i gr een p c::J.s "rill be c onsid e rnbly b e l ow rw or "1go duo to
M"J.rcli fr o"'z.; d::una.gc , li ght shipmen t s st"'.rtu,g tho 1.,.s t ,cek of Apri 1. Unfn.vo r abl o ne11the r h'J.s d.J l 'i.yo d t no South C~ r oli n:J. crop further "IDd prospects q,r c f or "- con siderCJ.bly sm'lllor crop this

y o -o.r .

IBis-:-; FOTATOES: T:J.o B'l.ldrin Colli."lty, Ahb'lm'J. , cr op is mAking good progr e ss '1Tld i s ro-

p 0rt ,;d t o be L~ I,?Onc r:\ ll~r good c ond iti on. Digging is e xpected t o ge t under, n.y th0 first mock in

~hy . South C'U'o lin<: Ir~ sh potat 0es 'l.r o i n gol'\d c 0n diti on with movomeut : cxpect ed b y M3,y 15.

Shipm0uts f r om F-l o rid~ will b e very lio:ht f '? r tho next three weeks since h:J.rvest i n D->...d~ County is

-:cb ')ut fi n i shed "'t.nd the North Florida crop will no t b egi n b ef ore M"'Y l-10. I n the H1.sting s <'l.r ::Jo.

:1pp r 0x i m:".t J l y 2 , 000 'lcrc s h ."'t.vo bv url i'J.b !311dm~c d "1.5 3. r osul t of the s e v0r c fr e.J~es. Growe rs a re ex-

P.J CtiHg onl y 50% of a crop or l e ss.

.

.

.

.

'!iii.T.:!:RilEIDi'~S: A m'lt e ri 'l.l r e duction of Tex'l.S . mo.tor'llolOn ~cre -".ge i s Cvrta i n f or 'J.ll . 9- is-

tricts but p r 8 scrl t prosp e cts po i n t t o go ~> d yi e l ds nnd producti on is expe cte d ~b out tho usu:J.l time. Th.J !'lU lJi1 :.crc.,.go i n F l o rid"~. ho:1.s boon cut nc<~..rly 507(,. Recen t co ld ..,reatho r is ho l d i ng t hG crop

b-e ck .

D. L . FLOYD

CLIFFORD SIMS

Sc1 i or Ag ricul:t.urn.l Ste.tisticbn

Truck Crop. Statisticinn

. I n ...C:'1:J.rg..c....

iSt..:: r fi ve d:.ys r e turn t o

Ur. i t ocl St <>.t os Icp :;.'.rt men t ' 0f .igriculturc

Bur ..:: "'u of ;,gricul tur ~l Econom ics

31S ::J:--te:n si on Building



:.t hc;,s , Goor g i a.

077I':Ii.L USIPESS

Fenn.lty f or private usc t o avoid p".ymont of po.stage $300

c

..gricultu. e

Ga.

v . S. De;:axtmer"t of Agri cui ture

In Coopera tion

:::urG"'.U o f Agr i cultural ~cono"l ics

with

Offic e of the As;:ri cultura l Sta tistician

Athens. Ge or gia

Georgia State College of Agriculture
April 19, 1943

GEOr<GJ;-\ -r;<UC~< Cr<02 (As of April 15, 1943)

c;:z:~ERAL: The first tvro week s of A:;,ril ""rere dec ide dly f a vorable for p lanting and growth of truc1<: c:ro;"s . 'fuo imy.rove d weather especi a lly b enefitte d gro,.rers in ar-:as where the ~oil h a d r :.:!'lD.i nc cl t oo we t f or f a.rming ope rations throughout March. Ap ril t e"lpe rature s we r e cons ~de rn.bly
: b ov.:: n or"".a l tul til the 14th and 15th wh en mo s t s e ctions of Georg i a had h 0avy frosts. ::lain i s :::un ..:ra.lly n..lc dod.; ho''re v e r, r ec ent beneficial showe rs h ::Ly e afforded t 0mpora ry relief to gr owing
crorJs .. Asy.n.ra;;us s hipm.::n ts a re a t pea" and harve st of cabbage . l e ttuce , and gr een p eas wq.s 'mll tmrk l'"~''Y by mh i.Ap ril.

ASI A'.t\A.GUS; Ship ments a r e no a t p0ak and should c on tinue h o3avy we ll into .1z.y . ~di tion o::nd 'iu a lity n ould be improve d b y r e.i n . Price s hr':l.v e b oon b e lo"' March l .Jvc ls.

~-::=::::=;~:=::~~-.:':O..o:~ rts indicat~ t.~~ tho- ea,x1 b.e<:l.P :.cr~e --~u."ld.oub.tedly ha.v: e
b .r ((e r h r1c: sufficie;-,t seed been a vailable tQ growe rs in a.U loca litie s at p lanting time. A
-=tw3.nt i t y of se ed. fro., South Georgia were solcl to ?lorid a for r ep lanting after the freez e and a r~.::o r r<i a. sl10 rt ~ go re sult ~c1. . The crop is no.~ looking good and. picking from e arly fields around ~ui t;~~;" 1, ::,.:'.!',"ic:~ . F ?..vo, 'Thomasville . s.nci F..::lhA."I, . hich were in bloo"! a ro )_'l.d Ap ril 8, v.rill b egin
n0 'I' ll.->.y l. 3':w ,'Ors kp il 12 in South ';e org i "l t c"lpor'lrily p r ovided neede d moisture. Snap :bl3an i'I CI"..; ":._~e f or Lc s h m<-~.rket this s eason in South Georg i ::J. is :::;l n.ced a t 290 0 compare d ".ri th 3000 l a st s ..;:>s oD. '!'\., D0p -: rt rn.m t ~.lso 3 stim <~tc s thnt 5000 <>.ero s of Ge orgi a b<,mns will b e t'lk.:in by CO.l1.T. lc rs t i1i s s ..: ~ so~~ .

CA.'.iBAGE : .:iod.;) r ::J.t 0 !!'Ovcmcnt of CSt.bbage from n.ll South G0org i a is undcl"m.y vri t h C.J i ling ~ric 0 s pr,:v ' i ling . A r .:.lCvnt . O.F .A. ruling ~ix .;d price s l or both bulk and Jl''l.Ck'l.go s~ipments. J bb -::.g..:J 1-.r-w 0 corn.c out ".'Te ll s~nc c th..'l !fnrch !ra =: ze s c t-b'1.Ck "~nd the r r c s ent outlook lS for n orma l
y LlO.s i n most n.r o,.;".s, P..: -.d s, "rOil.) not .1:sener <J.lly sizing l c>.rg.;) , ...r c firm end of good qua lity .
Fifty ,1ouncl rn .J s h f n.bric b .::.gs "'.1'0 r .ep l "!.cin.>!, h >.mp .::rs. :Frc limincry :o.cr<)l'l.ge , indic :1.tcd yi e l d :m d producti o;:, ":it , comp::.rison s :>..ro;; S~ O"'Il in th.:.: follO'~'.rin g t 'lble for ~a or giA. ::tnd Comp-::ting St:-~t c s.

ACREAGE

YUill FER AGEE

FRO!XJCT!ON

S'r.ii'!'E

10-yon.r
""~ V 0 T fl$C

1942

Flirme.-

~O:yr.
Cl:V.

1942

Ind . 1943

lO"'"Yoar '1 VCr."'l.ga

1942

Ind . 194 3

1S32-4l

1943 32-41

1932-41

-ACr0s-

T0.:1s-

-Tons

t..bb ::>.mn.

1,430

1,000

750 5.6

4.7 5.5

8,100

4,700 4,100

J~or gi ~ , s outh LOui si ~n"-

l , ~g
,

2,700
4 , 200

4~ ~ -4.5

4.0 4.2

,

-:r.g- 4':"3 ~

7,800 10 , 800 10,10 0
lT,lJOO 18 ,100 12 , 200

~ is~issifpi

6,260

7,200

6,500 4.3

~.8 3 .5

30,600 34,600 22,800

.L v c: rolm:.

1,540

1,400

1,100 4.2

6 . 5 4.0

6,600

4, 900 4 , 400

S. --

C "~.rOlim:,
cz:ou:p-:fut-;J.-

:-

T2t;2, 474o0--;--

1, 800
-rs.~w-

1.4'X>
-r5,"9~-

'7l..5s - -

44..5J-

5.0 -3-:s--

- s1s8,,'120o0o-

-

sT8,,'120oo0

-6u7,,b0'0o0o-

CUCUl03ERS : Duo.) to F';;;don.l rustric t ions on th3 usc of f e rtilize r on CUCU!!Ibe rs f o r f r e sh ~~~- rkc t th.~ cucumber .,cre l'l,go this so <t.son in ~.J orgi Ft is ru."lning l".'.l'gc l y to ths picklin g v >'.rie ti c s . So!'!\,; CUC'.l"'h..;r s "' re u.p but pbnting still con ti nu e s . Addition::.! moisturu is n eode d .

I <.:T':':UC:i; : First "love.,cm t ",.., 5 frol"i t!L.; Ih rL::m s e ction on il-,.rch 29. l o ttuc o,.; shi pment s h::W.
s t - rt .:il fr0 ,.. 'ifo orib i ?.tJ bY April 5. Bi.ch"'ond Bill e xpe ct e d to cut by "'id-A.pril 1n d 'h, rvc s t fr om the .::; ~, th.., " ::::>~::cty ~ c:i." - "'.,SJ sho,1l c~ CO"l0 - bout ,... :cck l "' t ,:! r. Fricc s ..,,1r -:: ~oo d. Cut "'Or'!ls h.-.vc c au sed
c or: s i c t,; l' "'.bl.:J e.-..."\'.3~ t o s t ~. t'l s. Su c i1 d ;.;"l:'.i7e C:. ~.cr.:; ..,,r.c ,.,ill ~1o t b .; - b "n 0one d but t h.J r educ ed y i e lds
"i l.l r .Jsu lt i::.; . ,_ lo.....:r : .v..::r <>.g..:: yi._, l d p.::r ':Crcl r'o r to t 'll "1Crc:1.go th:m h :1.s b 1:30r. p r e vious l y e xp.:J ct c d .

~":i.") ducing

CI 'IOi:JS: c ?m tti.:.: s

Tb ...: 01don "' CreP.g ;) is no t o;-,ly gr.::atl y reduced of '.:'oo ,.,b s, k on t go,., .J r :;, 'l''J.ttn:--.ll, en d B..,c on i n

fror.t 11.st Southc'.st

y a'l.r in G0orgb .

the "~nd

"O rin cip 'll C:::.lhoun ,

:E ;::.o.0l p h , - :.:c'c Tc; rr..:: ll b South..._. st f;..::o r p; i -.., b ut '1.ll .,d j o i n i r.., c0m 1ti o s :hich p bnt e d con si dc n .b l e

- cr...:.,.g~ i :. 1342 ~ "'.V.:J vo r y lit tl .) or no c rJI"'.'!l;)rci .,.1 .., cr;;".g-:J t h i s S0'1Son . Or1 i on s ".rc gr ?"ri ng r :'.p idly

<:.'J- ..~ ,:' s 'J~ -.: :;;r o- .; r s ir: Sout hc'.st :;..;0r g i.1. p r odict "- li gh t ~nrva s t ..,_s c 'l.I' l y "'.S :C-ry 3, '1 :eek :l.hen.d

of t !'w fi:i. s-t 1942 ship!"l.mts . The Sho ll'!l,..,n- :~Y isot. s .::ctio n "ill di g ; b 0ut E"'y 17.

GJ.~_g;: FEA.S: Fictd ::..!! 1:-t"'.s st 0rte d ~l,d s hou l d b v h 3-vi<::st April 15- 30. EU"v0 st of r;o.ns is l t o1 r t:r1~ u su --.1 t!.1i s :r...:~.r du;) t 'J "..dv c r s...: gr 0.."i iS " C"tt h c r i n M..,.rch. ~ 1.lity i s f "<.ir, d om .:~;:::.c. goo d,
-~.c.. r rfc o s ~ t cci li ~:s . r,.::;? r t; i 'l gr e en p o;. <:.cr..:: <tg..; f 0r 1943 is -'l sti.,.,'l.t c d t0 b e 1300 a cre s c ) r.tpared "i th 2000 i~1 1 942.

H iT :i:l1iTOS : C :>~. s i d.c r ~.bl .; rl ..,n t l o ss i s r Jp) rt 0d du e t 0 11 d8.m.p i ng of f ' d ise::1.sc . M::;.-.y
;. 1 '~.t s , l-O t :rnp_c rl ~ r r "> t ...:ckc't , "'C r 3 '!.cillod b y f r ost :x. Ap ril i 4 ., nd 15. Frob -,.bl e sho rt ,.,_go of :,: l "!"ts f -: r c ::~;tr. -.cti:- :.~ g r o..c r s i s r ..:r ')rtcd by SO""O C'lm:..: ri os . k , c sti.,'l.t o of 1.crc':'..g0 g r ?..; rs
Lt -.:,.::1. t o ;:; l ' ;.l t t o r.::r:r" rs i n 1943 "'ill be r ole <.s c: d by t ho u. S. fu p "l.rtMc ;-.t of A3riculturc n.b 0ut
..i.pril 22 .

? 0 !''.\..W .ES-( f :RI !r ): ~'"'o,.; rci':cl 1 ' Ce ll tio s .~_ .t. :.s ,_ r ..: sul t

~

,J.,.:: Z .;) ki U cd :r0t ''.t oo s t 'J the g r ?tmd i n m'JS t CO'"-

,..ill begi n ; b ::mt t ot. d-s_ys l'>.t'er thA..:a ~su<'l- 'H~ ne Q.l' ,

~-"7 22 i~ - t~1..: .:,..,v -. ..:.:..,1-.-3r rh-.:f L l c.

Ad..:: l-1-...,s.. vill .) - C' "'ill '. :.r o'l.s. Tn' o su'bst;:J.ti,..,.l no"' -.crc,.,.gc .

_::; 1-.:..t ..:d i Ll : itc'.-.~ll Com _t :y t h is S..;\s -,:.. f 0r t h.:l fir s t ti"o , is gr -yri ng s 'l.tisf -,.c tJrily . All C ')"'-

"""'~ ..J rci l ~.r ....:'"'. s ::._0 u c t'"",J r ...; :"'Oi stur...: .

TOi11u:..TO i 5 : J!>~rl y b,.,- .t c s 0 ttL.g s i~ 80ut~1 ~o.) O I' g i 'l. 'Jl'0 l ooking g">o d. Gr o..re r s ' r vpoc rt s " L .clic-.t J t.lr .t :'. s'.:.Ol' t '.~..) or.' r l "..:.ltS ''-i 11 ho l d t he "1Cr;J ::>.g0 b-'l l o- 0"Crlic r cxpc ct ....tions . Ho'.'r0V0r'
f, e - tt...: r ..:Cc t r": .S:;? l - ~ltL ~g C ;... tL,U0 S ~ " rv..;s t f r 0r t t tv " Cr..;qgc i :r. t hv p rir!Cip-,.1 gr 0r].r,g n.r O::\.S ".I'OJUDd x ..; l h "' .'i..;l, - ~_c. T~ v.., ~ svill~ L . Slut h .~ n r gi .'1. ..u,C. GL::r:..:.vill" :;1d Bd d sville i n South ::o..st Geo r gia "ill st.rt b ;ut ,....,.y 20.

:'h'..TPJ:...2I.O: s: J''., st gr ,..: rs r ..;r Jrt ...,;J l :)__s up t ::J go..w r~ly .;ood stn :ds. A f e:r w::-.t e r .,elo .s
~ 1 - st ill b e L ; :;:- 1 --_ t ..::d - ltl:tou sh F..:.:d.; r ; l f c rtiliz..; r rc~tricti0r.s dcr:y tho usc of r.itrogo~. fcrtiliz ..;r s f ~. r ..~ t ..: r ..; ! o": s. I >. o.lF' rl:y lvi".rCh gr o-ers '"Cr 0 F' Sk..:d Cfll1CJ r n ing t r._; ir i n t e:J.docl :".Cron.ge f o r " t _r"- 1 ..-s f ":.i s 5 0:. '.S )l. .., il~t r ..Jp o rts b r:!ic <>.t ucl t ll,.,.t w c. r ;; i". -;r o:.J rS r.'.>Ul d p l -,~lt !'b out h :>.lf t he cr ,~:;~ :- - r v..:: stcc:. ,). -- st s...: " s ~n . Tl ..,::,ti n;; h ".S il') " ' b c .:.n c ' "'P l .:J t :;c'L ~~1d llC '' .r ii.i~.y 1 the s , e gr one rs ...ill b...: " s:-:.::C'. t ' r-..::~' rt -, ~::. t he: '1.Cr0"'.6.:! r .ctu lly p l ..,ntod t o "'F'.t o r~o31 ~1 s .

OTHER STATES - TRUCK CROP ~NS (A s of April 15 , 1943)

ASIAPA~US : I n Sou t1 C<1rolina continued . cold has further del aye d asparagus deve lop ment <>uC:. 1"0VGM3:1t to C.E'.t0 has bc)cn li ght. ';';ven <rith "ra.r "'<'l r weathe r pi;)ak of ha.rves t will har dly oc cur bof ore tL:J weak of Ap ril 26 -- some t wo veeks l ata . Ca liforni a movel'\ent is heavy and " ill p r ob;:.bly i n cr3as0 C:.uring the next t vro "Teuks. In Wa.shing to. and Orogon li ght cutti ng ha s s t a rte ?-

Sl~P..F 3ZA.~ S: Th o large a creage of b e aus in the FloriG.a Eve r glade s h as no.., come into l' ro '.uctio~: ~md bczl1S c a..Tl b e <3xpe cted in volume through May, wentha r p0 rl'li tting . Shipments will co:;tinu -.: fro~'' the Fompano sec tion for nnother t"'O "9eks. Probably 50 p e rcent of the South
CP.ro lina sn.:'l:p bcnr. a crea ge is r -::porta d .killed by r e cent fr e ezes . Considc r ab l tJ r cp l ;;u1ting is ,,x_po:; cf,..:cl but sho rt 1~e of seed will lik :: ly prevent full r <3 c ov ury of acre a ge lost. I n Al 'l.bama .
rl ' 'lltirigs r.LTL nclcing f :;wo r <J.bl e prog r es s nnd :). sm",ll supply of fir s t p icking b e'llls should b o av a 1l...bL) by April 26 b Mob il 0 'Jnd B<~.ld win Counties. :Flnnting of the Mississit-pi crop h8.s novr b een n.bout co!'\;. LJ t cc~ but t h o h0 ::1Vj' raL~ s of Ap ril 9 !!!ay n(lcussi tat e some r ep hn mg. I.ouisi a.;J.a shi p -
l"'.::r:b :; ' ill st-crt ar ound rf:.wr l.

CJWBli.GE I r.;:i ss issippi C:lhbn.go made good growth thv fir s t t ro vrecks of Apr il but tho cr op

still s t 1nd s
"I' n~ i nF l ot

:: r

ivi dnc :r\r':''.-c~g,n:;<ySbb

o b..: cut.

1-:t .:J r thr-u1 us
f:;~.igeeldssh.~ pMeTnht.:.:s Fricus huvc

ua l ::nd rb l Q.S ..,ill be c onsider:-tbl

r

cbtiv0iy

::tr
be

;)
e

n

d..o~co

olid!

j

S"l'tll South .i n{ r :l]idly

Cru'l~.dro

l i n n. on ly

:md no stock is being

cr
'1.
l

y op fe ef

bclorr <1vor is b ,!crinn
w f ields o t in the f

agc bc i ng to f t hu ie lds

c
1 o

:l.usc 1"\0VO o.t c 'l n 'l.CC

of in .crc

vthoeluIrrJ~Oo o. r n.<w r ~J

OU.:lt 'of poo

r

Cfu :.lity . I.oui s i o.m sh i~)!'lcnts rill b0 li ght u.ntil r...c ~:x: M:~y 15 .

GBEEi' FEAS : . S"j;:1r.ds of Hississipti gr ocn po c.:.s n.re p oor i n M'UlJ f idds 1 -md y i ._) l ds "ill bo bdorr ~we r 'lgJ Hr>.r ve st i ng is cxpecte d o begin .fl.bout April 26. A fdw S'\l e s of po'l.s h :tve be en ru'ldc i n South C:J.r o li nu but Movcnen t will h~.rdly bcC'Jl'lle gene r a l b ef or e t he l qst ;rock of Ap ril. & c e;.1t c o le: hus furthe r r educe d p r ospe cts f o r t.n~ P.h 'o':\dv sho rt crop.

IZTTUCE: il'.ov.;;nent of South C0.rolinn. l e ttuce h:~.s b0 gun ~ri th ponk o f h;::rves t expe cted tho
;ro0k of Ap r il 26. Ho:wy sh ipMur.t s o f CFJ.li'ornia. lct t,uce arc expect ed t l-> c 1-t.tt or I".rt of the !'\Onth. L.s t ll.:! d-.: ~.1 '.tc~v:;n c c s -1u 11ity rill i'"provv =m d so~..~ o xcul1,mt l c ttuc u i s expect:Jd dur i ng l <tte Ap ril.

OlHONS: . Fr.J.cticn.lly r:~.ll No rt!"l Tlt~as district-s :received wldi ti onal r '"'.i ns t he e r> rl y p"l.rt
of April; cr or s ::.ro . l :J.t o ov c'3.Usc of thu o ;).:rly Mn.rch freeze but sp l cnd i <1. p r o gr c ss i s be i ng M.a.de 1 ' ' ilcl vi.th c onti nue d g0od gr o.,Tir.g "'~athe r t :1e 0 '1Ili<Js t d istrict s rn ,y be onl y D. f ew d'1.ys l ate . Ho.r--.
ves t i n t hese di s tricts usu:.:lly ge t s u.Tlder "1::\Y ".r ound the Mi dd l e of Hay . Mo st se c t i on s have O.."'p le
!".o i s t u r e to n.ssure :-: cror . I.ouisi G.Ila on i on s devc l orud r n.1- i cl ly t he first half of Ar ril ,.ri t f a ir t o gnod y i e l d s i r: f r 0 s:t-.;ct . The crnr !'lOVenent is . CXp:J ctad t o ge t unde r W"J.Y by 11/i..'ly 15 .

POTATOES (HUSH): The. Bo.l d.wi n C)unty l .\hb3.ma. 1 r r o spe ct s fo r go od y i e l d s :1.re bri ght. Di !!,:; i ng i s -.::;~pe ct c 0. t o st<J.rt u.b out Mn.y 5 . Dut! t -:-, t ne p rice r e s u l a ti on s g r o.. re rs. q r c no t i n the ir
usu"l.l hur ry t o tU ::nd r r ob 'l.bly "rill bo.vo the TOt 'J.t ocs i n t he gr o,md 8.5 l ong as p r nctic' tl i n 'Jr cl_,Jr t o tf-1l.<e 'lrlv.:u'lt ..,.gc of t bG n.dcl.i ti on~tl s izin g m1cl r e sulting i ncr e'1.s cd y i e l ds . Frost i n South
C,r-:. lin r. q :.::_ 11.::.-r il 4 n 0. n.a;., i n on t he 15ttt :111~" Jnt.h C"'.\l" Qr C' n s.i c..:u:r">.b~o d'l.M-9ge in n"lny f i <Jl c.s :=tnd -;:i."i.L it ~S ~r;) f 0 .;-;r.q 0 sti:."l, C t h e f 11 0xt ent 'lf the c\n.,..,n :rc it ""''Y run 'lS h i gh '1.S 25 r c r-
c -.:nt )f e .t irc cror :c: ro s~ e cts. V.:: r y ".::.., 1 ot1.t oc; ::; r e rofl-i n L.1 s mt h Fl"> r i<:' t . The c:-J..rli c s t p l m1ting s
L l t c 2 :::.sti=cc;s se ct i0n 1 wh ich ~n cludu <:>.b out h , lf qf t he c r o:r , :-1r.; 1r. I J o r c oncH ti on ..,.nd it i s
I <Obrcble t~l.- t (~i ..; gi ng fr o!'\ t h i s ''.Cro ge "rill CO T'\'1enc~.: .J.b?ut 'if'l.y 1. T'ne I' C"''l.i n der of the cror; is. .-..-.}:L:lg 0f'n~'. r -:! C()Ve r y froM. t l1.3 fro.nl.! i n ?obru:>..ry . ':'l~ :"tt hc r c rmd i t i on.s i n Nort h Caro lina. during t~ fr.t s t t ..,."J ...e vk s ':1:'-'.r-.: b e en fw">r :.blc t o Iri sh f 0t"'.t 0llS n.u r'\ t l:lu cr0r i s c )!'li ng up to g0od ste.n ds i n
a ll 'tr c 'l.S

'l'G.'i.L\TOES: Tn.'.1. S[ bnting nf t o!"l.a t o f. l -nt s t o f i e l d s in Mis s i ss irpi ha s be en :tbout C0"1 -
r l u ted 1 but " 'ny r l ,.,nts '' r c SM'"' ll clu e tc> t :1c nc cess i t y of rcsc c d in::; f o l10"'1ng t ho e<l..Tl y E ! ..rc h fr e0 z 0s . Shi prr~c. ts ').I'e n ot lika l y bef or e t he socn<'c 'roe~ 0f J u.11c un l e s s -sub sequent c0nc. iti on s r a vory f .:\7'11':-'..b l c . Tho F l ,;ri d a cror south of i'f.i '3.!\i i s ove r :;xc cr t f or 'l. fe n l 'l.t -'! fiel ds . I n t he }h.l l 'li.l'~.~l u -frti! h:t s <.: c ti on t5c :rr o spe ct s :.1r c f 0r ".b cm t on._) - third of .-.. no r r "!.l c rnr . Pick i ng on n o ., f i -.) l<'.s ,~, s st"1r t e d .'-'.ncl. ill cont i nue rc ll i nt0 }.1R.y .

W'l~TEBMELOl< S: Unf i3.V"Jr ;:tble g r owi n g con cl.iti on s hn.ve furt he r r et1.rrlecl t he r r o; r 0:-; s of the Fl o ri ch n.t u r ~:c lon c r op . Dry coo l ,,6a.the r h"ls a.ffcc t ad the s t 2.nt~s and gr "lwt h of t ~10 youn g I l :u-1t s
It i S LO t lr:: lO:fu ctt t ~ i S ti!"\e hovr :nuch n.:1.:'.i ti on1.l r. '.\~"l.gc "'"l.S dJn o by the f r o st rm t he ,.,o r n i 10 Of
,\n il 16 . South C.'l.r o lina WC~.tc r,.., o l ons ." T O ur t0 s tm n s .g.:J!!Jr ':Llly mr'l. ,.,h il<1 suifvr i n.:; i n jury f r or. c~F -~ ~i :-1~ ,.,iru:!.s, d/i,-,..ago s r.r+t ...thou g}\t S0ri 0us i P.. the 1"GI'Iri!1 I ;porlu.Q-iH &Y'-ee s - - - -- - - --

D. 1 .FlOYD S..:i.'li or A..::ri cu l t ur u l St 'J.ti st ici l1ll
I i"1 C:-.::~r gu

CUF FOBD SIMS Truck CTor St1.ti st i c i cn

Aft0r !1vc days r e turn t o U.1it 0rl St J.t cs D~p.; _.t ,cr!t of Ag ricultur e
Bur v.u of Agri cu], tura l Ec0nom.ics 319 Z:,ct un si0il Bui F i n; .'..il hons 1 ~n r " i a
OTFICL.L BUSii:JESS
Librarian. College of Ag riculture Athens. Ga.
'l'C Req

U. $. Dapartmen t of Agriculture

In Coopera tion

Bureau of Agricultura l Econo~ics

~nth

Of~ il?e .: of the. Ag1~icu,ltural .statistician

: - Athens, Georgia

GEORGJ;-\ -rR .UC~< c;<02



(As of Ma.y 1, 1943)

Georgia State College of Agriculture
May 5 , 1943

G~~AL: Except for a few warm day s at . the end of the month tempera tures s i nce mid

Ap ril have been below a verage ,ri th some frost damage reported in Worth Georg ia. Pre cipita tion

ove r t he Sta t e f ur that p3riod w~s : .adequate but w.as li ghtest in Southea s t Ge orgia and add itional

mo i st.ure i n earl y May v10uld _bene;f.i t truck crops. Asparagus .movement is on the decline. Shipmen ts

of c,tbbagtl , l e ttuc.e, and gr<.3~n p eas are at peal.:: and haryest of early snap b-e an s and onions will

begi n about M;J.y 3 ~



ASPARAGUS: Shipments arc p a st peok but movement in volum~ cont inues from al l comme rci a l
ar e '3.S. R':l.ins shortly aft e r mid-April inwrove d qun.li ty . Prices to grower s continue disoppoin ting .

ffi~AP BEANS: A consi de r ~bl o increase of snap beans is reporte d by growers in counti e s

vrhich forme d y plru.1tod l a rge acreages of cnntalou11S. Unf a voro.ble growing weathe r ha s r e duce d

0'1.I' l r <.3 d ~t_g:t_ions Bo.wa.ve.r...-b.Gnn.s- ~ g%0.wi,ng

:urell-~ ship111i~8 -r .i.a...-w~,

Thom::tsvil~o , ::md Pd h n.m l oc :ili ti.e s will stnrt }.fA.y 15. Sna.p beans in tho Savannah-Springfie ld '

s ection '-'!'Or e seve r e l y d;:un;:tge d by the April fre e ze and no appreciable movement from the acreage

r omn.ining for ha rve st is uxpected before June 1. .

CABBAGE: I n North Geor gia transpla..1tinG is late due to col d , wet weather which prevent ed p r eparo.ti on of 1~ Mucnof the se tting star ted aft e r April 15 i 'n t he p rincipal p r oducing

areas of Gadd isto,n1 , Suche s, Dial, and Dahlonega. A large percen t of the cabbage acreage around

Ellij ay i n gilmer Count y i s se t t o l a te cabbage. '!he South Georga move ment will be at peak
May 1-15 . ~ua.lity 01nd y i e l d are good and !'rice quotahons at ce 1. i ng .

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CANTAI.OUPS: Unseasonab l y coo l c'lo3a.ther has slowed gr ov;th i n the earli e st p r oducing area.

Pl a..TJ.ting is just start i ng i n Mi ddl e G'!o r gi n. . A!)r ea,go vill be c:>nside r ab l y r educed f r om t hat of

~ast year i n ~11 s e cti on ~. t he sharrest r educti on coming i n t he hea~J p r oduc i ng c ountie s of Worth,

Mitche ll, Ber r i en , Ib ol y , ai.'ld. Col qui t _t.



CUCUMB~S: Very little Geor g i a com~erci al nc r cago will be p l ant ed t o cucumbe rs f or fr esh marke t t h is yea r C',ue t o s trbgent Fe deral r egul a ti on s go vern ing f e rtiliz e rs use d m th
cucumb e r s f or fru sh c onsu.T!Ipt i on . The r e is expected to be a sli ght r educti on fr om 1942 i n the Gcl or gi "l. p i ckl~:1,'S .:J.Cr;:a ge fo r hc..rvest t h is ye u . Picking will b egin May 2530.

L:';.TTUCE : Duo t o improved gr 'l,.ri ng con(li t ions the qur!.li t y af r ec ent shipments has
i ~prove d n oticeably . Pr i ces c ontinu e a r ou;. d c 0iling 'lnd it is prob able t hat 6 5 percent of t he spring p r oduc tion had b een cu t by .!lay 1.

01\i! ONS: Li ght h a rve st. is 0xpe cte d i n the Vida lia -.Uma- Reidsv ille area May 3-6 and ' t he ShellnM-Cuthbert-Ed i san s ection 1'8.y 18- 22 .

GREEN PEAS: Mov eme nt is at rea..'L:: i n a ll early area s . Prices have declined recently and
are now well be l ow t he e stab li sh ed Gove rnment p rice ceiling for Ge or gia. Qua lity is good but
reports i n dica t e t hat t he aver age y i e l d per a cre n ow b e i ng rea lized is low.

PIMI El:!TOS: Pepper s are up t o f a ir s tands in South Geor gia and some transpl anting ha s

sta rted in Cent ral Geo r gi a countie s . The fo llowi ng t able shows the acr eage of p i mi ento s inten ded f or 1943 i n ~3or gi a and Ca lif orni a . The s e early season i n t enti on s may b e modifi ed somewhat bef or e

p l antings are actually made . the 1943 season .
STATE
Ca lifo rni a Geor g i a

They shoul d no t, the ref or e , b o conside r e d as t he acreage p l ant e d f or

_.t'.LA.i<'l '.l!aJ .AL;.l:tJ!i.Alil!j

...~ 'l'_.!!;_lW.!!aJ I N ! ~;!

fOyr .A~)
1 932 ~4 1

1942

Acres Indica t ed

As :;:er cent
of -'1942

Ac r e s
"1,'"150

_Acr e s
520

-A:.c:;_rocos

Pe rcen t
96

13 110

ll,OOO

12,600

ll5

Tot a l

I
I 14 260

ll,520

13 100

ll3 . 7

I RISH POTATOES: Unf avor ab-l e "mathe r r e t arded North Geo r gia p lanting operation s excep t
for a f,ew earl y seeded a cres , and pota t oe s are just coming : up. Reports from the Gaddistdwn distr~ct and areas a r ound El li j a y , Ti ger; Clayton, Daws onville, and In.blonega i nd ica te that the crop lS 10 to 2 0 day s l a t e r t han usual bu t i n f a ir conditi on. I n the early growing s ecti ons of Southeast a.nd Sout h Georgia t he crop has s uf fe r ed from cold weathe r. In t he principal producing
S:r-ri ngfi e l d- Sa.va,ru"'lah l oca li ty v:he r o p l anting is u sua lly comp l e t ed by early March , p l ants in many fl.e~ ds were f r ozen back -l;o the gr m.md twice i n 1ar ch and agai n by the mid-Ap ril fre eze and pota-
toe s arz i n :poor cond ition. The N Su lts '.rill b e a l a t e r harve st dat e of around May 2025 and
greatly r educe d y i e lds . In t he Be rri en-Cook Mitch e ll County comme rcial ~rca pota toes f are d much
bette r n.nd f a i r t o good s t and s o.rc r vporte d at t h is t i me .

TOMA'IOES: Some tomatoes are past t he bloom stage but many are on ly now in bloom and
p icking is expecte d to be l a t e r t han usual or about May 2528 . Tomatoes in the Pe l ham-Adel ~ashv ill e rud Gl ennv i lle -Claxton -a r eas a re no- loeki n5 ood and gr owi ng r ap i dLy . Some ew acreage, f ormerl y gr own mostly i n cant a loups , i s reported i n Worth, Tift, and ot he r cmmti e s. Com.~erci al a creage s r:l ant ed t o to matoes for 1943 in Georgi a and n ear by co~pe ting Sta t e s whi ch sh i p about the same time as Geor g i a ( t~e Texas crop s harvested earlie r and l a t e r not. i nclude d) are shown in t he ~ abl e b e low. Thi s group of Sta t e s shows a si zaabl e a creage i ncrease over l a st season. In fact , lncreased acreage s a re indicated i n a ll Sta t e s e xcep ~ Georg i a .

STATE

Ge o r g i a LOuisiana

~ 3~ ,6

Mis s issipp i

. 9 ,000

South Ca rol ba

5,140

_1e~_., _o1h~r- _ _ 2 7..~. 360

Grou tota l

47 570-

- cres:..
p37r0o0
4, 800 5,500
2 7_.!.300
44 500-

2.m I
5,000 7, 000
53o1-,:29o0o0-'-

58
8I
104 55
- ,7715 -

s e s-
8900 l P.deupoe rt
120 May 22 70
875C - - -

m207
946 279
1,942
3 '587-

Ind . 1943 she s-
m333 l Repduoert
576 May 22 385
32,0"54988 - - - -

. W~TERi\iEI.OrS: B anting of J'l'lelons is usually co!'lpl e te by May 1 in South Georgi a but r eports md1.ca t e t hd some growers wer e s t ill planti ng on tha t date. Harve"St,""Wh ich u sua lly begins i n t h i s se ction about J une 15, will probably b e a week l a te this year. Flan ting i s we ll ~ unde r~ro.y i n Centra l Georgi a where the percent ;;-,creage de crease from 1942 may be l e ss than i n South Ge org1.a du e to ~ p rospe cti~e short peach crop which will r e l ease l abor for h arve sting ot he r crops .
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OT"rlER STATES - TRuCK CROP NE\'iS (.As of May 1, 1943)

season

A3FAP..A\.JJS :
wi 11 probably

P.arvest of
oe over the

a:1espekaraogf uMs ayin1S0.outThheCaprroilcienath~ agsropwaesr!se'1!!!l.it.tSh!eavpeearakg

and the ed about

shipping $2 50

per crate compar ed Ti th $1.40 for the 1942 crop.

&'VAP BEANS: Florida is now at its peak of SJ?ring bean production. The Everglades is s till the Main s ource of supp ly, but has not reached the expected proportion due mainly to the shortage of labor. The cann0rs in Florida and neighboring States are taking a large portion of the crop at or ne ar ceilin pricas for cannery stock. South Carolina plants surviving April frosts are in rather p oor condition, particular~y in the take City-Kingstree area, and yield from these may b e li ght . However, l a t e r plantings are in good condition and it appears that p rosp ects a r c o-,. f ,..ir f or the crop a s a whole . The Hississip-pi snap bean crop averag.:Js lat e due to de layed p l 8nting ~~d subs~quon t . cool woa thur. Fairly gooa:iield.s are expe ct ed if rains come soon. The mid-Ap:il frv-.l zc s k illed snap beans whi ch were up in all areas of North Cru-olina. Replanting of tno d.,,m,.ge d o.crcr.go has progrvsse d r ap idly and is practically comple ted.

C.A.B.8A:;.E: Mississippi cabbage needs rain and as a whole is heading rather small. Con-

tinued c'.ry "re e.b.er "rill reduce yields still further . Carlot shipments are expected to b egin about

M::1y 5. Sales of South Carolina cabbage continue heavy with strong demand and good prices. The

crop is small<.:)r tha..n usual but cutting is close due to good prices. Movement is about the peale

and the s eason n ill probably be over by Eay 15., While the eabbage shipping season in Florida is

drawing to a close , a. f a ir volume continues to come from widely scatte ;red points. Although the

early North Ca rolina crop wr-ts r e t<>rded t emporo.rily by the mid-April cold, plants are generally in

good condition ~"'ld present prospects point to fairly good yields. H:.trvcst is expected to b ecome

g-.:n c r .'ll around iix.y 15.

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CAl~ TAIOUFS: Fairly good progress . is being mRde in the early Texas districts . . The dry
weather is favorable for the irrigated crop in too laredo district and present prospects point to a li ght harvest getting started around the midd.le of May. Mid-se ason aref!,s are just b eg inning to plant and add itional r a in is needed before planting w~ll become general.

CUCUb:BERS: Th8 condition of So1,1th <A.:roli.na cucumbers ranges from poor in the Beaufort-
Charleston ar~ a to fair i n the h8avier :P roducing sections of Bl ackville . and lake City, which
couple d with a sharp r e duction in acreage inclica.tas a much smaller crop this year.
LETTUCE: Lettuce movement in South Carolina is about the peak and will probably be over
by the lOth of Mfl.y . ~uality ~nd prices have been good. In California the Salinas-Watsonville lettuce dea l has reached its first spring p~nk. Demand continued to exceed supply even ;~th heavi e r loading s and all s a l e s were r epo rted at the r 0gional p ric e ceiling.
OlH O~~ s: Li ght movement from South Texas will continue for ;mother two weeks with most of. the tonr:2.gc coming fr om the Coasta l Bend d1strict . Central Texas districts may have some pro l1 uction thd could 'be hn.rvcs tcd a round tho middl e of May , but additional moisture is almost es s ential bcforo gro,ors woul d a.tt cml1t to harvest :my part of tho2ir crop . In the old North Texas districts, crop s are making fnir progrc ss, but t he outlook for rroduction is still about a vrec k to 10 days l c.tc because of t ho vlidespread frcc zc the early part o~ M:-.rch.. .
G~l F!3: " Most of th0 W.ississir pi gr een po~s have b e~n 'h~. rvv sted and shipping season is about ove r . The crop 1'/('.S l a te, p ro duct ion smCJ.ll, nnd p rices disar pointing to grower s. Soutr c.'l.rolina Si".les ho.ve p0.Ssed th..:: r cr\k a t Holly :Sill but nr c just ge tting under way a t l a k e City . Fin:.l p roduction Till prob,,bly bu l os s th.,n h'llf th0.t of 1942 due to frosts a t blooming time, and the c rop wc'.s .~.lmost a f a ilure in s ome s e cti ons.

IRISH POTATOES: Li ght di g~j ing h0.s st -~t c d in B:->.ldwin County, Ahbr-una. Early 'l!ld midApril frosts rccluc<.:d South C.trolin. yL~ ld p ros.tc cts but r e cent wc .Lthe r h."l.s been f avorable and pob.toes '1XO i:l good condition gen-.: r ~ll y. '.'lith continue d f :worabl e wo<J.the r digging should b egin a.bout ih y 15. The North Floridt c rop h~1s had e xcell ent gro.ri ng conditi on s fo r the p:1st month nnd

the condition is rrr v~.tly 1mproved . Ho,.,cve r, n. gr o'''-t d0'1l of unce rt._.inty still c xists n.s to the

prob.'l.blc outcome . Som-:: d i ggi ng "rill b e dono by tho wack of M.'-l.y 10, b ecoming gene r n.l the reck of

Mny 17.

TOMATOES: In South Co.rolina cold ..,c'l.ther del n.yc.:d deve lopment 'l!ld the crop i s in on ly

f 0.ir condition but ''nth f c vori'hlc s..::~.son picking should b eg in the l a st reck in },~n,y. The Mi ssis s-

i.E2i tomato crop still o.vc r :J.go s lr-l.t c , but vr.:J.rmor ;e qthc r of the pa.st f ew days w .s bc,m f a.vorcbl c

~more r~.p id C'.cvclopmc nt . First shipments 'l.r e expo ct0d June 3-10. I n North wuisi :ma. the

- - - - reather ~s

too

cool

the

l r1st

h -:>.lf

of

Ap r-i 1

for

to matoes,

and the -

crop

cont inues

to

be l ate.
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VIATER,1ELO~: s: !los t early l!'te lon dis tr icts of Texas are in need of a good rain but crops

are not sufferin.g . Some of t he earliest districts have vineP that are blooming and. a fe w that

have started fruiting . The crop in the Leesburg area of Fl~da is in good condition, though

-- somewhat later in development that normally . Dry weat~er ~cool nights have delayed the progre:
of the crop i n the l a t e r sec ti ons and r e11orts indicat e a ge~ally poor condition.

D. L. FLOYD

CLIFFORD SIMS

Senior Agr icultural Statistician

Truck Crop Statistician

In Cha r g0

After five 'days r e turn to United States Department of Agriculture
Bur eau of Agricultural Economics 319 ~xtension Building Athens, Georgia
m'FICIAL :DUSn!ESS

Librarian, College of Agriculture Athens. Ga. 'tCC 1\eq

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Office of the Agricultural Statistician Athens, Georgia

May 19, 1943

GEO;<GJ;-\ -rr<UC~< c;<02 012 't'l s

(

(As o{ g~, 15, 1943)

GENERAL: Temperatures since h!ay 1 have averaged. slightly above normal and light, scattered rains in most commercial areas arO\Uid the 9th and 12th of the . month .supplied needed moisture to vegetable crops.. Asparagus, lettuce, and green pea shipments are nearing an end; cabbage supplies continue heavy; South Georgia snap bean and onion harvest is '!l!Tell underway. Movement of early potatoes, tomatoes, lima. beans, and cucumbers nill begin Uay 18-25.

Picking of lirnas in the earliest Sou'Gh Georgia counties will

' b,__e_g_l...J-.1 -a~__,.....o....u.....~i.JJ<:'- ""ay .-;:2:-::0~.=---...J:l{e For r:ooh:: vane y

1':1 a tll oba:'blu make up 1-e~s han-----~

10 percent of this ~r ear's acreage. In . the McDonough-Locust Grove-J a cl:::son area of

Ce ntr<'.l Georg i a p lanting is practically completed. .:md r eports indicat e that the

eo.rllest p LJ.nt"ings are co ming up to gener<-~.lly good stands.

SHAP EE..<\lJS: s~~.iument of snap beoJ.1S from South Ge org i e. is increasing r.,.picU~r but t~1e p ric e to g rower is conoiderably belo'.'' expect a tions. Some reports o..re to the effect t hat t he high cost of lnbor o.ncl compu.r.1.tiv ely lo -, pric e now being r e c e ived for be.:.u1s may int e rfere witl1 harvest ope r 11tions. Snap bean prod.uction for fresh market this s e.1.son in Georgi.'!. is e stimated o.t 192,000 bushels compnred with 195,000 in 1942 .
CABBAGE: c....bbage me moving i n voltune from \'..ll South Ge orgia comme rcial
.'!.reas . Ti1.e d emand. continues fnr ahend of the supply .~nd p ric er; to grower are q_uoted .-:-.t c e iling. Production of cabbo..ge this spring in South Georg i a iG indicnted to be 10,100 tons. Th is is 700 tons b o lo~ t h e 10,800 tong h n rvested last season. In Norti1 Ge org i o. tr~msplnn ting of the e.arly c nbbo.ge Cl.Crenge is o.bout comp l eted. . !\ecent r ;-o.ins h ...v e i mp roved c ondition of the crop ;md :copor ts from r;rowo r s in tha t section :l.:.1dico.t e t hnt t ~10 o.creu.ge pln.J.1ted '.7ill be c onsid.e r c..bly . 0.bove t hnt of last year. 01~bbngo ncrc o..ge in Hort h Gc org i o.. t ~1is yea r is pJ.[',CGd. n t 700 n.cre s compared ''Ti th 500 in 1942 .
C.ANI'.AI,OUPS: Beneficial rai n s a.round. the middle of the month greatly imp roved the c ar:~.tal oup outlook. The crop is no.., growing rapidly and harvest in the e<wl;y- producing areas aj,"Ound Sylvester, Tifton, and Pelha.m vrill b eg in about June 15. Preliminary esti r.na.tes p J.ac e t~1e co1mnerc i a l cant.:.loup a creage p i anted "in Ge orgia this y eaj: at 2600 acreG . This is an a crea ge decline of 48% from th e 5000 [:l,cre s h~:~.rvested l 0..s t ~re:J. r.
CUCUMBERS : Pick ing fr01a o.creng e in the Ao.el- Nashville-Thoma sville s e ction ':Till beg i n ;:>.bout M<.q 20. i.ITinety pe rcent of tl1 e cucumber ncreage in Ge or gi a this ;\'"OO.:C is yl ant ed to cucumb e rs for p ick ling . Cucumbers in t h e Cly o-Rincon-Guyton area m ff o r e d. seve 1ely from the Ap ril freez e L'l.i1d the r esult will probably be re ciuced n c rens G i n t l1.~1.t s e ctio~1 ':i'he Roche ll e- :~.bbcville ar o.::t ''Till p ick about May 25.
mTIONS : riarves t st ,-..:-t cd H.~. , 3 in the VidD.liu.-Re i ds vill e a r e2. nnd th e first c n rlo o.d move d from 'i'oombs Count;y May 8. Good yi elo.s :we b e ing realiz e d but growers i n :1. f ew lo co.lHi e s ind.icat o tha t light lic e inf ost n tion has appenred in some fields . In tho Sl1l'3 llman-Ed.ison a re a of South Ge orgia. first s h ipments a.r e expe cted lvb.y 20-25 .

GREK;T PEAS : Sh i pmen ts of the COhlmo rci~.l pe.::t crop from South Georgi n hnve nbout endocl.. Season p 1ices '.'/e re good but y ields considerably below average due to u.nfavorable g rowing weather in Barel and April .

IRISH POTATOES: Light rains arou.nrl Ma.v 12 brought some r elief to potatoes

in the Sa va.u1e.h-Springfield area . Lore rain is needect . Condition of potatoes in

t hat a rea c o~1t inues co n siderably belo"' average. Di gging will begin about l1iay 20 . In

the PeL ~del-Nas iwi1 e eomme-~ . raa.. o outh Ge org ia.l)otato conditio~ is good

:
J

a lth ough sou e j)ected be:fo1e

rai n at i ~r 25 .

this 'Gime Youlc.l help . No Prod.uction of co mme rcial

shipments from this section are exearly Irish potatoes in Southeast

o.nd SoL1.t:~1 Ge'? r gia for 1943 is estimated at ~$1 5 ,000 bushe ls comp are d with 298,000 in

1 942 . T!.1is nl i gi1t increase ii1 prospective p roduction ov e r last sea.son is due to the

g oocJ. conditi on of potatoes in t he Pelharn-Adel.:.Nas~will e area , as cold weathe r ha s

cl efir:itel;y- c.nt ;yi e l cls i n the 's avannai.'1.-Sp1ingfi eld section . In :North Ge orgia g rowers

i"n a ll ureas :cep ort t he.t ~) otato es a r e look ing g ood at this time but are ab out a weel::

l a t er than usual Cl.ue to unfa vorable weather at planting time . The harvest s eason in

~!ort i1 Ge org i .:c nms fr om a bout July 15 to Septemb e r 1.

'i' O! i.'l.T O~S: Picking in ~h e P e l~1am-,A.de l- i.\!Ll..shviJ.l e area is expe ct e d to begi n noa:;. l:iny 8 0 ,.~it~l J:Jea~.c ulOvement co ing Jun e 1-20. Indications p oint to yields below
t l1ose of l a st year cl..uo p rinci p ally to setbacks from fr ee zes in I.'.!arch and. ApriL Gro'.e1s L1 t 1w Greenvill e-Cl2.xton area r ep ort that difficulty i n securing plo.nts c t sett;in~; time h ,).S r e sult e cl L1 a p lant ed acro.:1.ge slightly below eo.rli e r int entions.

WATERJ.,iELOlTS: Ra ins n rouml ivi~1.y 11 o.nd 12 imp rov ed watermelon condition no tic o.:;.bJ. y <'.ncl t ho Cl'Op is no''l g ro.vinb rapi cll~y . Loadi ng from some of th e eu.rliest p l.::cnt od a creage a round. Quitman, T.t"l omas vill e , c.nd Moultri e will stD.rt about June 15. i ..cr ec.~e planted to wat e r.ru.e lons this y e ar in Georgie.. is indicat e d to be 24,000 a cres.
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O~HER S1'ATES - TRUCK CROP NEilS (As of May 1 5 , 1943)
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SNAP BEANS: Beans are moving in volume from most :;;ections of Florida, but the shipp int:; s eas on will be cut short if rain is not received within a few da:rs . Li ght j;Jov eme nt of South Carolina "bean s has b egun and should b e come general by the 24t }L . Op e n ii.1g p rices '.7c re g ood.. Beans developed r a ,. idly in southern Alabama and mov eme~1t is now a t its oeak in t he l.iol)ile marketing area . The follo wing t ab l e give s do.ta on snap be an.s. fo;r. Georgia end competing St G.tes (for fresh mar}:et only) .

STATE

I I ~ 10--y- r . ~A~i~ ~CR~EA.TGE=P~re~ lim~.~~ 10~ -Yy~ IrE.AL-D- PE-R.AC.RIE.n.d~ .. ~ 1 1~0~ -y~ r.A-PvR- .OD-UC-T I I OT NIn~C. ~_)

1932-41 1942 1943

1932-41 1942 1943 1932-41 1942 1943

- Acr es:-

-:Bus'hels-

-1,000 bushels-

~u v..b ruTla

9 70

900 1, 100

62

75 75 59

68 I 82

Geo rgi a ,So . 4 ,690 3,000 3,.200

56

65 60

261

195 192

Louisi a na

8 , 090 7 , 400 g, 600

62

70 70

500

518 672

!,;is sis s i P:t) i 4 ,030 3,300 4,100

66 ~ 80

80

267

264 3?8

-S.-C-ar-ol-in-a 1- _z. ~ ?Q- _6_,_82_0_ r- _z.~Q- - -!-65- _77_35- _5~-- __3~3-- - ~lQ 412

Grouo total .35 , 750 21,400 25, 500

..,

66 1, 430 1, 555 1, 686

CABBAGE: Movement of Hiosissippi cabbage YTill be at peo..k t h e week of i.J(~T 14- 21 . Yi elct pros p ects have be en improved by r e c ent r a ins . South Ca rolina ' s co..bbl)-.;e s hi p p i ng season is about over. The crop was short 'but :price:s good .

CXN'T~l.LOUPS: Conditions in the Lcl.lado district of Te xa s continue f8.vorabl e :i:o 1 cnn t a 1oup s, but ot her eD.rly nre a~ a re in n qc d of moistur e . South Caro lina cu.nt .,_loups o.1e in good c ondition bu.t t h o nc:re<14c. is o.bout 30 p e rce nt l ess t han l ast

OlUONS: T~1c first cnrs from the Bartlett cl.istrict of North Te xas we r e
1o:'.d.cd' thy 1 3 . .Alth ough fnvor G.b1 o c on ditioas hav e r e c Gntly de v elop e d ove r most of }To ::.t ~l s:'e xt'.S , y rOS}) OCts :'.r e for li5ht yi e lds. :Becnus e of t he June 1 change in price l ev els ,l. l n.r ge pa rt of t ~1e 11roduction from the e ntir e nort he rn district ITk.'\Y mov e cluri nr:; t~1c pe riod. of Mi>.y 24-31 . In C e ntr::~.l Texn.s h..-:trvest .vill st.:1rt the week of i.l:'.r 17. ':i:~<i s "-'-'CO. h."'..S .:-~Dp l c moistur e for t ne bi>.l .:,nc o of t he s on.son ;'.lld t ompe r n.tur e s h;wc boon f D.vor:cb1 e for t he mn.turi ty of onions .

I :i:ti SH POC'K::'OES: Di gging of potatoes in Baldwin County , Alabama , is well

u;,1der '.'Tay. :iiaulings are heavy under u de mand. t :':lat far exceeds the availab l e supply,

2.i1CJ. p eal:: raovernent is e x:9e cted about fliEty 20. In Sou th Caro lina digging b egan the

l ?th ano. carlot movement s l1ould begin the 19 t h with peal\: o f harvest about Jun e 1.

The Li..'..stings , Flo riel"" . p otato c:l.ea1 i s g etting off to R l ate start, with shippers estL!l:.l.ting t~1nt p roduction will be abou t 60 percent of normal. Harvest of _Qtat Qes .

is :tepo:..-ted to be sJ.on due to the f a ct t hat many g rovrers a re holding m.1.t for a h i ghe r

y ri c e c e iling . The t a bl e b elou gives data on p ot o..t oe s for Ge orgi a a nd compe ting

S ~ r.tes .

SS: Hr"l.

. ACREAGE

YIELD PER ACRE

I

P RODUCTION

d
'

10-yr . Av

Pre li El. 10-yr.Av.

Ind. 10-yr.A

Ind.

1932- 41 1942 194 3

1932-41 1942 1943 1932- 41 1942 1943

11.1. .-,_b ;-I):,JD. Ge orgio. So.

17,910 2 ,300

-~:cr e s-
2 5,90 0 3, 500

22 ,000 3,500

- Bus l1els-

126

90 140

130

85 90

-1. 000 bushel s-

2,283 2,331 3 , 080

283

2 ~8

315

Lou is i nn o.. ivlis si s s i )j_)i
s. Cc..1ol iao.
Gr:Ou:O tot ,;.l

23 ,100 23,000 30,000

72

72 75 1, 675 1 , 656 2,250

2 , 840

3 ,000 5,700

88

95 90

245

285 513

11, 830 1 6 ,500 17, 500

144

135 125 1, 714 2 ,228 2,1 88

s7:-9so- r- 71:-900- 7s:-7oo- - -107- - - 95- -106- - 6 ,2oi- 6 ,798 r-s:-346-

::.:'QI,J..:",TOES : South Carolina tomatoes a re look ing we l:J_ ;md p ick ing i s e xpe ct e d to l)e{;L1 a l'OUil C. June J.. Mississi pni will st nrt shi pping tomc>.t o6s the f irst !Veek of Juae . P :::e s-ent condition e L r e l' eJ.J Ort e d v 1--y good. I n Louisi .::tno. th e cr ~p continue s l nte .rit h !.lost she ds e::cye ct ed to open ,.,_ '\'le,ek to 10 days l o.ter thM usua l. Sh i pments Ll. v o1 w.1e o.re e::cJ_)e ct ecl "by the middl e of J une .

D. L. FLOYD
Senior ~~g:..i cuJ.tur n1 St ::.t is ti ciru1
.!. ~:.. c::l;\r ge

CLIFFORD SI MS True];: Crop St o.ti s tici a n

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:i31..c ~' <J ."\U o f ~l(?;ricul'Gurn,l Econo;;1ics 3 19 Extension Bui l Qing ~.t :tl6ns, Geo r g i a
O.l'J'IC L \.1 :BUSL!ESi::i

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GEORGIA cROP -REPORTinG SERVICE

U. S. Depa...tment of Agriculture

In Cooper~tion

Bure au of Agrio~ltt~al Economics

wi-th -

Office of the Ag17icUl;tura l Statistician

. Atnens, ~orgi a .

Georgia State College of Agriculture
June, 1943

. FA.'rlii FRICE REPOR'I_I AS OF :MAY 15, 1943

-

,RGIA: Trices re ceiv~d by Geo~ia farmers r~porting on May . l5 showed.an all commodity index

un changed from the l62 1o of the previous month, ~mich was the highest since August, 1~4.

.. Son-a slic;ht chm1g0 s from nid-A:;:ril o ccurred in certa i n coml!\odi ty groups (the most outstanding b;; i ;-tC: a 6-poin t increa s e in chick ens 2nd eggs) but vrore :1ot sufficient to affect the all commodity

price i ncl. ox.

U1~ ITED STATES: Price s received by farme rs for agricultural commoditi e s adv!lced 2 points from April 15 to l\~ay 15 , 1943, accorcang to the U. S. Department of Agriculture .
Advanc e s i n prices of fe e d crops, fruits, potatoe s, and rou ltry products, a little more than offs;.: t dccreo.se s in l'ricc s of milk, meat nnimals, and truck crops. At 187 percent of the August 1909July 1914 2.vera gc, the index in May mn.intaincd its April llk."''..'gin of 35 points over the corre spondin& t "'ont..h h 's t yc <':r Fric0s pa i d by f 'lrmers, iilcluding interest ond taxes, advanced l point during th~ = nth- to -1 6 ~ ' rcen-t ef theii"" lSl0- 14-- avcr<~ . ']his r aised parity prices. of .JU.rrn 3?xoduct s._ o... the hi e;hc st l evel s i nc e M,'J.rch 1930 .

Fou ltry Froclucts: Fricc s r cc0ive d for chicke n s M.vnnced one -tenth of a cent pe r pound during the .month ende d 'i-.~'1.Y 15 a nd e gg prico s rose a hn.lf cent p e r dozen with the r e sult t h.-'.l.t t ho i n de x of ch ick en s nnd e gg s Gdvonc od to 175 at mid-Mew .

Ib.iry pro d.uct c mo.do less tho...."'l the usuo.l s on.sonn.l decline from mid-April to mid-1\hy. The IV"ny 15 indox. of d:>.iry product prices o.t 179 T:"'l.s 1 point lower th'ln in April 1943 but 36 points hi gher ,thn:.1 -.'1 y 0o.:r o.go. Ordino.:rily tho index de clines 'l.bout 3 points from April to l w.y.

iiicn.t a.nim.<:>.l pr ice s dropped from 218 on April 15 to 214 in mid-Ha.y , a decline of 4 points .The f/fuy inde x for t n is grou11 was 25 points above a year e ::1.rli or. Frice s r ocei vcd by f armers for vea l c'1lves r o se during tho month ended M?.y 15, but this wn.s mor e than offset by decline s i n p rices of hogs, c.:J.ttlo , she ep CJ.:ld lc:mbs.

Frice s Prtid by Farmers: The inde x of price s pn.id by f u.rme rs for commoditi e s o.dvnncod during tho
month ondcd }!t_,_y 15 to 166 porcon,t of the 1910-I4 l e vel. This l point rise ove r April lifte d the
index ( e xcluding inte r est and t 0.xe s) to tho hi ghe st poin t sin ce 1920. An increase i n t }l..o p rices ?f commodi tics u s ed for furm farnily mD-inton:mc0 r'1i sed t h i s index to 169, an increc.so of l point ove r l n.st ~onth and 16 points chovo ~ yoo.r a go . Tho inde x of p rices p~id for commoditi es use d for f o.rm proCl.uction s t::md s o.t 162, :u1 ':l.dwm cc of l point over April.

Support prices for Virginia and Spanish t ype peanuts for a ll uses will ave rage $140 per ton , for rurme r type peanuts $130 per ton, with adjustments for grade.

.Ai t c'r f i vo dv.y s r " turn to United St..,.t es Dc:Fo.r tmcnt of Agriculture
Burco.u of Agr ieu lturc.l Scone ics 319 Extension Buil ding :.thcns , Ge o r g i a.

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OFFICLU . :aJ Sn ESS

Fcn.'J1. . ty for priva t e u sc t o ::1.void. payment of posto.go , $300

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PRICES RE::.S..IVED BY FAFMERS MA.Y 15 1943 1; JITH COH,FABISONS

COMMODITY
At'i!D
UNIT

Average 1910-14

GEORGIA May 15 1942

UNITED STATES

!Mao/. 1943 . .
o of

I
May 15

Average averafe

1943 1910-14 1910- 4 1942 1943

Mao/c 184::5 o of
Averafe 1910- 4

Wheat, bu.

$ 1.24

1.19

1.35 109

. 9()

1.00 1.23 137

Corn, bu.

$

.95

1.01

1.45 153

.66

.81 1.03 156

Oats, bu.

$ .67

.67

.86 128

.42

.52

.61

145

Irish potatoes ,bu. $ 1.20

1.40

2.30 192

.70

L15 1.91 273

Svrcet :potatoes ,bu . $ .90

1.05

1.60 178

.98

1.06 2.25 230

Cotto'!'l, l b .

13.0

19.9

20.7

159

12.7

19.2 20. 1

158

Cottonseed, ton $ 25 .70 54.00 47.. 90 186

23 .03 43 .99 46.11 200

Hay (loose), ton $ 19 .04

13 .20

16 .00

84

12.28 10.82 12.66 . 103

'!iogs , per cwt.

$ 7. 40

12.00

13 .70

185

Beef cattle, cwt . $ 4 . 30 l./9.50 12.80 298

7.23 l/13.27 13.90

192. .

5.50 j}l0 .60 12.91 235

Milk cows , head $ 34.86 62.00 90.00 258

49.40 87.90 120 .70 244

Horses, he c:;.d

$ 159 .60 102. 00 120.00

75

139 .20 79.30 90.50

65

11ules, he ad

$ -

164.00 195 . 00

-

I

-

100.70 121.70

-

Chickens, lb.

13.2

19.6

27. 5

208

11. 8

18.4 24.7

209

Eggs, doz.

17.8

23 .9

31.5

177

.

16.6

26 .5 34.2

206



I

Butter, lb.

211. 4

30.0

39.0

160

Butterfat, lb.

rt

-

32 . 0

44 .0

-

24.1

34 .4 44.6

185

24.0

38.6 50.6

211

...

i:.1ilk (wholesale) per 100#
Cowpea.s , bu.
Soybeans, bu.
Peanut s, lb.

$ 2 . 31
$ -
- $ I
I 5.3

jl/3 . 35

2.40

2.60

i I

7.0

y3.80 165

3 .00

-

3.10

-

7. 5 I 142

1.32 ]}2 . 39 y3.01

228

-

2.11 2.80

-

-'

1.73 1.72

-

4.9

i 6.3

7.0

143

IT:El~
All Commodi ties Cotton :mc1. Cottonse ed
Gr n i n s i-lieat imimo.ls Duiry Products Chi cke'!'ls and Eggs Frui ts Hi scellr:Jncous

PRICE INDEX NUMBERS ( 1909-14 = 100%)

GE ORGIA

May 15 Apr. 15

1942

1943

Mny 15 1943

M.::Ly 15 1942

148

162

162

152

165

168

168

159

108

146

151

120

215

263

261

189

132

154

154

143

123

160

166

134

55

111

112

131

98

111

11 4

138

I

UNITED STATES

Apr. 15 1943

1ia.y 15 "--"'
1943 "'

185

187

167

167

146

148

218

214

180

179

173

175

189

212

176

196

ARCHIE Lil';GLEY !~ri cultural Statistician

D. L. FlOYD Senior Agricuit~~al Stat istician
In Charge

U. S. Depa rt ,.1ent of Agriculture

In Co operation

Georgia State College

Bure<J.n of Ac ricul tural Economics

with

of Agriculture

Office of the Agricultural Statistician

Athens, Georgia

June 5, 1943

GE Or<GJ;-\ -r gU. C~< Cr<02

(As of June 1, 1943)

GSi~RAL: For the period M8cy- 16 to ' 31 Georgia commercial truck crops :;:eceiv ec'1. S'L'.f:Cici ent mo ist-ure in practically all g rowing areas. Some sections re) O;,:t etl c~.n ove:r- abund.a.c1.ce of rainfall a.ncl resulting d.a.ma.ge to vegetable crops in the :.1c.:!"\cst s'.;.::.c;e . The ship::,')i n:; s eas on has ended for aspn.ragus, lettuce, and green peas. IAl Sm:::Gl.'l Gf,o:-gh ' c abbage a nd sna1) . bean loading s are rapidly declining, onion and j~o t :'.to ::Jovmnonts c on tinu e in good volume, and harvest of limas, cucumbers, and 'lio:r .tto os is (';.::.ininc::; momentum d.;.ily.

LHiA BEANS: Picking is uncl.er'vc!.'!y in the Enigm-Q;ui tman-Thomasvill e a r en ,2 f

ou ~1. C21Ci Sov. llOQ.S (i e o rc:i.u. Pi tll peal:: ri1'0'Ve'rae nt duo in early Jun e . In the r.~cDonough

Locust Grov e sectio;,:. of Contro..l G.:;orgia 1 villor o r a info.ll has t emporu.rily exc eede d

c:::-o:? n Gods , ll2.rvest of li r:k s wil l start soon after mid-June . Production of lima

~J c ;:.i.1S in GoorgL;. t h is s e a son is cstir;1r:.t ed at 104,000 bushels compared with 103,000

buBhcl s l ~st year.

'

S.irill' BE.Iu;s: Snr,p b e:'.l1 shipments fro;n South Georgia. are declining with c:;..:'lii.c :;:i on rcpo .,~t o dly tru::ing o.. considolable volume of present picking . Heavy r a ins o.:cot'.llcl ;.,~~r ~3 dr'.wago d the crop in some localities. A few growe rs indicate thn.t sllo:..'tng e of l....,_b-;r l1::..s r ocul t ed. in sorae nuppli oc b eing l oft in the field . Pric e s to t :1o gro,-;c r c ontinu e b olo :: onrli e r e:x:pQct::..tions, North Ge or gia growers have p ln.nt ed <.'. fc,-: "''eros D1.".t most of th G o.crcn.gt,;. i n t hat secti on will be planted in l a t e Jun o ;.a<1. f0l loFing pot.:1to h!:'..rvost in July.

C.ABBAGE: Th o South Goorgig. c;t,bb nge :h.n.rves t SC!:'..Son is n eu.ring ru1 end with o:.1ly ;', sm;'.ll :'..cron.c e r em.cining to b e cut. Q;u.n..li ty .:.l.nd yields ho..ve been genernlly gooo. 'but '"'O l'ms r.nd rot h~we j~~ c ontly nppo .:-.rod in 'r.omc fields. In North Goor g i a lat e l'i['.~r '"O.'lthq, r ho.n bee n f <:'..Vorn"ole for tr[l,.!u;plru:.ting cabbl:'..go.. Condition of t h o earli e st s ctti:1gs in p,o 0ci. . ~.nd n.. fev1 gr owe rH in Lur>'i.pkin County expect t0 cut ::1. rrmnd July l.

CAJ!Tli.LOUPS : Recent r n.i ns h n.vo i.mp rovod cant a loup condition nnd the crop is naking good grorrtll in nll n.rons. First shipments nre expected about Jun.e 15.
CUCtfll,ffiERS: H.".rv e st is .1.ctivo in all earl y pr0ducing c ounti e s and 17ill
<'.t pen.k: Juno 1-1 5. Onl;:r r. sm:"'..l l pe rc ent of tho cucumb Gr supplies are going into f r esh JJ,.....rket c~1Mlnels . This reduction is due chiefly. to innbili ty' o f gr owe rs to so cu.r o n itr0gon fertilizers for t he fr e sh I!ltl.rk e t crop.

ONIONS: In t ho lvl'li . Ve rnon- Vidn.li0-Roidsville areu. onions ,:ere in full h.n.rv Gs t. Pl~ic c ~l hnv e im}} r ovod slightly s ince lli..'lY 15. Mov ement fron acrenge in tho S~wll li'ltJ.:l-Edis o:l s e ction st n rt od in lnt c M,'l,y ru1d will be hen.viest Jun o 1-15.

PO'I'&'OES , IRISH: Producti0n is c t peak: in the c ounti es of Effinghl:'..m, Chn.tham, ScJ.~ cvon, J3ry;::.1 , o.;,1d. Bull och O.:..'ld potatoes are moving in incr easing v r; lume from th o ne':! pro duci ng ncrec gc .~.round Pe lhnm , Adcl , and Nashville . The mr1.rk t c on-
tLlu cs sto... Cl.y o..t ceiling p ric es . In North Geo rgin potu.toes are growing r o.pidly
und.t., ;: ,"".h'lost iclenl ,,oather c0ndi tio:.1s. Po t n to c ondition is good to exc ellent i :.1 r1.ll mrru:.1t t'.in c ou n ti es aad gr o17e rs pr edict t he best c..ve r nge yi eld pe r acre in r e c ent ' years.

TOM.ATOES: In the Gl ennville- Claxton section of Southeas t Georgia the

market op ened a round lf.~r 2.5, a few clays later than picking started in the Pelham-

Adel a r e z1.. lviovement is general f rom all early producing counties . Heavi e st ship-

ments will come June 1 to ,30. Production of tomatoes, for fr esh mar~et only , in

Ge orgi a and compe ti ng States , which shi p about the same time a s Georgia, is estimated

a t 3 , 97~:5 , 000 bus ~1els, The tabl e below shows the 1943 d_at n, with compa risons , by

Stat es.-- ;

-

ACREAGE

YIELD PER ACRE

PRODUCTION

S'J:AT.E 10- ~r r . Av.

Prelim. 10-yr.A

Ind. 10-yr.Av

Ind.

1932-41 1942 1943

1932-4 1942 1943 1932-41 1942 1943

Go or~in.

:.Acres3,380 3 , 700 3,000

,..Bushels-

58

90 75

- 1,000 bushels-

207

333 225

Louisi ann.

2,690 3 , 200

~:i i ss issi pp i
s. Ca r oli na

9 , 000 4, 800 .5 , 140 5 , 500

-Te-xG-cr.-osu--po-t-htoe:rt:n-1

27,360 -47 ,570

27,300
f-,.14, 5oo

3,400

81

80 78

213

5, 000

104

120 115

946

7, 000

55

.70 60

279

31,900 50,300-

--

21._-
75

-

8715 -

78 79 ~---

1 , 942 -3-;587-

256 265 576 575 385 420 2,048 2 , 488 3:-598- .3,973

.u..T~:C~HELOiJS: Ha t ermelons r e ceived plenty of moisture in May and a f ew c a rs rn.1.y be l oD.cte d i n e xtre r:1e South Ge orgia c ounties as early as June 15 with melons .,,....41 plentiful i n t h in section ~'.round Jul ;r 4 . Pick ing will begin about ten deys lat e r f1.J.'OUE6. Vi ennn ,"".nCI. Cordele and a b out July 1 in Bulloch, Laurens, end Dodge Counti e s .

OTHE!l S':.:1ATES - TRUCK CROP NEWS (As of June 1, 1943)

Lli.!i\. BEJUJS: South Carolina. expects an average size crop. with first pickinr.; .:~.b out .7un e 10 ancl pea: harvest near. June 20. In Florida Marion County is a;_:Jl)ror.c:.l::.1g p eal:: s h i pments anrJ. movEment from Han thorne and Lacrosse acreage is just ce t ting c:.:.1 o.e rPo~" liortl1. Carolina expects fair to good yields with picking starting ~~;."' ou.~..,.c~ J t:j.J.e ~J ~.- :f35 .
SJ::.A.P :SEA!JS: The first we ek in June will mark the end of the shipping se;:..nO'.l :\. :,1. :.:!"'J.o ri c\:~. a.::.1C. JU.abama. Solfl.t h Carolina movement continues heavy in the La.tce Ci ~>1.: 5. J.~:s t:ce e <"1l e8. out has p ractically ended in other sections. !'iississippi was L:. :.:\ :J .J. ~.1.-.:;:ves t .~.1 ou:.1cl Ju::.1e 1 nith the set\s on's end expected soon aft e r mid-June. :.~o:c~t >. C..:colL11:'. r eoorts co nC:.i tion , y ielc.'l., a.nd qu...'lli ty good. Light harvest is under,\;' i;, i.1ost D..:-.ec;.s ' o.nC. s~J ould b e h eaviest June ~20.

C..:..BBAG:; : The s 11i:pyii.'l.G season is over in Florid..". and AlnbrullD. and will en~ , ".:-.:ou.:1d '"'tu1o 5- 10 in i,iiGsissio1.1L In ~iorth Caroliru.'t movement is no'v at peEtk with ~; i eH:.s .:;..i.d qucJ. ity :ce:9o rt a d. goocl <.U10. prices ne nr ceilh1g. Te nne ss ee harvest b e ga.n .~.b o1.1.'~ :i; ~r 2~'!: <:J.1d t }le ~l e,~ vies ~ lor.ding pe riod shcro.ld 'be rea ched. by June 6 .

C.Al;TTJ'J.,ODPS: Sou t h Co.r olint\ cantt>J,ou:ps nre in g ood c ondition u.nd harv e st i s oxp o ct 0~. b ;;r Jlh1o 20 . Re cent :cc.in :r..'"'..v o iluproved North Ca rolina cunt a.loups .-:md
'- goo cl. cro ~) is ;.1ow i n p r ospe ct. iv!oc.orate movement h <.\S st a.rtcd i n Texas.

CU CUHB~RS : ?rn.ctic11.lly a J.l of the rem.".ini~ Florida. cro p is of picl-:ling v;:,r i e ties ;md , t ::1.erefore , Cl.oes not :cen.Gh the fr~sh market. Al a.bruna. shipments nre :1o .::..t p e.:-J: :ri t~1 t ::1.e seo.s on 1 s enCl. ctue t'.round Jun e 15. Price s a.re r eported excell e nt
.-.nd y i elds g ood. Sou'.:.h C::.rolinn. o.lso hns o. gooC:. crop moving vJi th hen.vi e st b.a.rv e st expect e d b~7 Jun e l :S n.n cl n. g rowers c.ve r n.ge price of $4.75 r eport e d t h is yenr co ;,1pa.red
n i t :.1 .;.. 1942 s ons on ~:v e1n.1::;e :;,;:dee of $1.90. North Cr..roli no.. expects light cucumb e r s:~1 i7Jmcn ts ne::..r June 15 .
ONIONS: Earve st of t ~1e :tJorth Texas onion crop is underwa y in a.ll districts Ra i ns l1.:w o cJ. ol L'.~ro ct ~l::.rv o Bt in t he Forris-Fnrmor9vill o o..r on. . Moveme nt in volume is not li ke ly bo f o:co J une 7 . :~i'.rvc st of t he South Tcx.o.s crop is n en rly compl e te d .

PO:.L:D:OES, I J:l!Sn : Ho:wi cs t movement of potL1.toes from North Flor:i.d.."t will c ome J un o l-12. ,.!it.::!. t ho s c.o.s on oncHng by Juno 20. Rttins o..nd ln.bor s ho rt ::.gc hrwc hn.ap ... r od t.t .~. rv o stin ,~; op c r ."t'~ i ons . I n Al n.ba.llU\. shipments n r o on th o d ocUne but should
c on ti nu .;; fo r 'C1-'0 or t :.1r oo v:ool;:s . Gro we r s h rw e ha.d fo..Yorl'.blc ''Tc r.t :w r fo r digg ing nnd .~.r c t;on o:c-.~.:u : Tio11 :9l o:--.s od ,.,i th t he wny t ho crop h a.s turn e d out . South Curo li n<'~ill r crcch pc nk c'l.cliv c r i os nl1 ou.t Ju.nc 5 with the se".son p r ob t'.bly ov e r by Jun o 20 . 8-t.~.J?;.)li os ~1~w o be en fr o z e n .-:~.ncl aro 'o oi n g shipped u11der pe rmit n.t c eil i ng p ric es . In L;i ss i ss i ~Ol) i ci.:c~r 1:c;.t.:1e:.. l1r'..S re duced the crop which i s n ow :noving i n vo l ume . North C:::roJ.i nr. O:;qJGCtG l i ;;h t }l('tl'VCGt s't 0.rt"1 ;.1g J 'CI.nc '8-'1.2 . Tona :SS OO pot"nto shipments wfll o c...~L:t ,-,b 'nt 12 ci..:1ys l :>t or t hn..~.. usu;:.l o r n c1.r Jun e 20, r oc.ch i ng poo.k July 1-7.

'I~Oi;A'I' OES; rio.rvc s ~ o f tho South Florida t oront o crop is n lmost ov or c..nd op or d i 0i1.S h:wo ::;hift od t o Ccn'cr::..l Fl o rida counti e s ''!he re p ic~dng is n t p eak . South C:'.ro l L l.". r epo rts li t.;h t hnrv os t ~n.s st0rt c d in Beaufort County with the g r een wrap movemen t cx-_pect oo. t o b e c ome !;o~.1u rnJ. by June 10 nnd n t peak b y the 20th. The Mississ i ppi t ;Lm.t ') crop nee ds rE~J. n . Li .j:lt shipmen t s will stmt Juno 1-5 with the p ori nd 0f hco.vi os t r.1ovo;:~o:1t d.uo June 1 5-20 . Tenne ssee t0r11at o p r os pe cts r.re v e ry unfu.vornble .-.t t h iG ti rae . Sh i pDents mc e x-11e ct od t l1o vtcdc o f June 27.
UA.TE:::U;;ELOKS: i l oridn. wnt or melrm c 0n di ti on is good :.md n.orm<1.l yi elds n r c a ntici pnt e d . S~1ipmcn t s :f:c 0m t ~1e Loe s lmr g .'\ren. n r o i n cre.-tsing with p:l<'.k: l endi n g expe ct er:. J llil 6 f>- 12 . l,!<.J. onn ''-Till mov G fr om t he Newb e r ry-Tren t on n r ot", nb out Jtu1e 15 nnd fr on L~. vo Ou.!.:: n cJ.J.r Ju1e 20 . lu .:.b <1.il1:l. wate..r_;ne.l.on shipments will stL1.rt in Sout h Mobile C0u.i1ty t 1w t ~1ircl. mGk i h. J .u;le . . S 0u.t ~1 Co..r o li n.:t. r eryo rts t he crop in good c ':l ndi ti on ':1it~1 fi:cst S<'.l os ex-pec t ed by Ju.i:.e 25 . A f err mol o~s hnv c b e en ha.rvest e d i n th o ea.rliost '.i' ox,l.s d i st:Licts ai1 d ~'?ver.1e nt s hould become genc r .:i.l June 10~15 .

D. 1 . j""LQYD So:1i 1r .Ag ricv.l tur,:.l St ntistici r1.11
I ;:. C~1.::rgo

CLI?FORD SI MS Truck Crop Stntisticio..n

.Aft or fiv e cL'l.:rs r e turn tl) Ur.i te;C. S t .~.tos De:p<J.rtmcnt of .Agriculture
Bur o::.u 0 f' .ll.gricu l tur:.1.l Ec on omics 31 9 iBxt o: .s i rn Bu il ding J..'c ~.1on n , Go0 r gi ''
O.lFI CL'lL BUSii:r.ESS

Nr. Paul W. Cho~~an De an . Co l l coe of ~ i ~ :l~~- ure Athen s, Ga .
'l'C Req.

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

U. S. Depart ment of .Agriculture In Cooperation

Georgia State College



:Ot~reau of .Af; ricul tural Economics

with

Office of the Agricultural Statistician

of .Agri culture

Athens, Georgia

June 12, 1943

GENERAL CROP REPORT FOR GEORGIA AS OF JUNE 1, 1943

'.::::e mont~1 of i..i.--zy was favorable for progress of crops in most areas of Georgia and >rospe cts Ol1 Ju...<e 1 were generally fair to good for all except fruit crop s. Some J.o ca.liti es ia southern terri tory received hard washing rains during the latter part of ~i1 e mont:t). cm.1.s ing some damage, e s pe cially to true!< crops tha t were b eing harvestec~ . Zyce e c1.ii1gly hot a.."'ld. dr.r weathe r for several days after June 1 caused feed crops n.:-111 t oo a cco to suffer somewhat but li t:;ht to heavy general rains brought relief to
...lOSt L\j,... 6C::,f:
SmaJ.l c;..,.ii:1s -:ere being harvest ed on rep ort date and a short crop of early peaches ;;; \ S movLv; fi~ om ~ l1e so~the rn comme rci a l territor.r. Prospects for all fruits crop s ~~e )O OreBt in years .
~-.-.i1;AT : Plooa.bl e p roduction of wheat is placed at 2, 488,000 bushels as compared with J , 500 , 000 l o.s t s eason a nd e. ten year ave rage (1932-41) of 1, 584,000 bushels. This
is a e.e c 1Ga.s a of 2% fro m 1942 r e cord production but a.rl increas o of 57% ove r t he t en

a OJSS: A Cl'O}l of ll, 584 , 000 bush els is indicated. against 10,152,000 last year a nd
t c:.1 ~re,1.:r ;.were.ge (1933- 41) of 7,762,000, c.n increase of 14% and 49% r espe ctivel y .

_?;.ACHJ.:S: Prospe ctive p roduction of Ge orgia penches of 1,682,000 bushels-- includ-



i;,).c ;-.11 po::c:~1e s b ot~ co:-ili:le rcial ana. non- conLIIerci a l -- shows a heavy r e duct i on fro m .

L.ctic z~.tio:.1s of one ;nont h ~go a.s t ho full uccurmJ.lative effect of early fr ee ze dnma.ge

bt;C<WJO fElly npp<.~r ent. 'l'he 11ort h Georgi n crop is a l most a complet e f a.ilure while

:> ro Ciuctio:1 in sout he rn t e rri tory \'Till be extremel y s}lOrt.. Tho i ndica t e d curr ent St.:cte c rop i s o:-J.ly 2 7~~ of t :.1e 5, 177, 000 bushels produced in 1942.

PEACHES ------- ID!ITED STATES

P:;:or-:.u.cti o!1 of po;>.chc s in 1943 i s i ndica ted a t 45,267,000 bushe ls -- 32 percent b e low th,":J.t of 194.3 n.n d. 1 8 po rc ent below the 10-yeo..r (1932- LH) o..v e r a ge. A crop of t h is si ~0 ~-roul d '0 0 t :1e s mallest since 1932, whon 44,108,000 bushe ls wer e produc ed.

'l'>. e c:rop L1. the J. O EJ['.rly Southern St a t es nppo..rently 'la.s druru.~ged mo r e by wint e r a.nd

r.p::L !.ls ;:r cczes t h .:m 1'!ns i)1.di cnt c d a mont h ago. Production in the s e Statos is now

pl::-. cc;cl :.t 6 , 774 , 000 bn s }1e ls . T:1is is 2 , 367,000 bus hels l ess tha n W['..S indica t .c d on

l:i;\',T 1 :.nO. i::; 't;'ilc s':1o rt cs t crop of ::ce cord. excep ti ng t i1at of 1932. All Stat es in the

~rou.:p ~lr>.v c v or;,r short crop s .



n

t,
. :-1

1-!0~'1

:-(o r .-!.;:

rc.<:ld

-LO'V

Engl ['..ad ,

extre;:~e ly

s .i:10rt

crops

<1re

indico..tcd.

Production in

:?.:.;,:.:-.1sy l ,~J.1i<'. nn c1. :Ch:1."' J c rsoy i s 0}:-pe ct e 0. to b o l oss th"n l ust year n.nd below "-v e rnge,

~JL'.t ::)::.: ospc c ts .~.l.e iffilC:l l) e tt or th['.!.l in lie'.Y York n.nd New Engl.:-nd. The crop in the

~-:o~tb. Cc:1t 1.cl St"-t es i s sli ghtl:r small e r t han in 1942, '.'l'i t h Michigan having pros-

; c c cs :~>.t ,..._ l :cr :,:c r cl~O];i t h is ~reo.r t h:m l r.'..st. I n t he West e rn Stat es , production is

L1cli c. ; i; c (1 to bo 11 pe1ce nt l e ss t :-J.;--n i n 1942 but 1 3 p e rc ent above a v e r age .

)..'.l.C'tii E L.AN'GLEY ~l[;ricu.l turo.l St a tist i ci a."'l

D. 1. FLOYD Senior ~\gricultur al St a tistician
In Cha.r ge
(Ove r)

UNITED STATZS - GENERAL CROF REFORT AS OF JUID: l, 1943

Cr op ~rospe c t s i n t h e Uni t 8d States a.r e lower than they. k re a month a go and s. little l e ss
p r omi::'.ing '~h:::m ;~.t this S ~.<.J.s on in any of t he las t 3 yec>..rs. B)' Ju.."le l, planting had b een s eriously
d.o l o.yed by we t ;.rea t he r i n i mportant c entra l and northeaste rn States. At the same time, lack of mo i stur..; w.~;.s c o;us i ng inc r,~ a:; ing conc e rn i n portl.ons of the Great Pla i'ns. Rainfall h a s b een more e vo:..,l y C'i stribut.;d sbc e Jun~ l but in t hcl ;rot area planting is progre ssing unde r difficulti e s
;;.nd f arrr.o:..-s ;>rob F.Jbly will no t b e a bl e to inc-r e ase th.; acreage of crops as de s ired. In the floode d "'.r .::2.s ~nd ,::':lJ:r\J t ho r ::J.in s h:w e c ontin u.:') d into Jnno many f a rme rs will have to plant whate ver the
l ; .t cmc ss of th:. s,;ason po rmi ts. If rc:1.the r is r e asonably good from now until harve st, the a.crea g of c r op> (5l" O' 'i'.l should. b ,) n.:: C'.I'ly (l.S l a r r;e -".S vn s h::u"Vl~ sted last season and crop yi e lds should
OTp r o:.ch t ho:..;c of t ho 1937-41 or post-drought pe riod; but ei thor further delays i n p l anting or an 0..J: l y fro s t ~;-oul d b .:: cos tly . SomJ crops may y i e ld we ll, but a ggre ga te yi e lds 'lv e r aging o.s h igh as t 10t~;: S<.) Ctu:cc. l 0.st ~'CD.:!.' ~~.ro no longe r within r o:u:h.

COlliJ: I n the no r the rn half of tho country, corn plnnting wa.s del ayed m::tt e ri a lly by cool and r a iny

'He -..'~: c r dtcri n.g 1i-'J.y . In Ohio, Mich i g::m, 'md in the Northe '1.storn Sta t e s f ields wc r ,J too we t for

~ l o,.ri ag .1m~. VCl''j' lit t l e p bnting v:rt\S 'l.Cconpli s hed by June 1. Flnnting is expecte d to b e f r om one

,reck t o mo1:; t lJ.::.n ::1. r.~ onth l a te in mo s t of the Corn Be lt. In the Southern St11t e s, corn is in good

c oncH t -i on o,;tc opt "" ; r r: <l.<>..m:>.g;~d by oxoes,; i v a !'<'ins and ~oods. 1>1.\t WQ t - waathoo: de.lay~d..plnnt.ing i n...

I~-.: ntucl!:y "1l1c1 T~ !rillcssco .

.

'ii!::3AT : Tb1 tot --.l wh.:-:nt r r 0duction of 7:30,524,000 lJUs hvls indic o.t c d June 1 is 26 percent l es s than
th..: 931 , 327 , 000 ushc l cro~1 1 "~st yam llr.ld 1 percont sm:1.llc r t hnn t he 10 ye r.u- ( 1932-41) :;~.ve ra.ge of
733 ,4 12 , 000 hJ.sl.:u l s .
o.,:.r.;:s : :::r-x~uct i o;~ o. o....t s "~'<'.S i n dic.,.t o d ret 1,168 , 850 ,000 bu s he ls b l'l.se d on tho pro spe ctive n.crca ge ,, stin..,.t '-!G. i:c. ii.'-:.rc~1 :nd f D.ct ors af fe c t i ng -.cr.O.::>.[Ie ''.2.1d yiel d to Juno 1. Thi s i s. n e:1.rl y :!.4 pe rcent bclo, t ~:...: (;::cc ;;J llcrit HJ42 crop of 1,358 , 730 , 000 bushel s , but n e ,:.rly 15 pe rcent a.b ovc the 1932-41 .v..;; r :.g..J oi l, 018 1 783 , 000 bus!1el s .
FII. FRODJCTI O;r : Fr orluc t i on of milk on Unite d St,1.tes f,.,.r ms in M:1.y ,ns r ctn rde d somewhat b y the 1 ~.t.J s.:::::i u c; nc'. s}~'),;cd l o s s t h<:~n t h o U f:1l::!.l sc,.son'11 incre!'l.s c f rom Ar: ril. Estimr..ted a t ll.9 b illi m1 r:}unclr; , t h-o Mtly ou tpu t 'ms n carly 2 rc rcont s m.,IL:::r th:m. thn.t of "' ycn.r eo..rli c r bu_t wa.s s ti ll 8 r.::rc.-nt src ....t c r t h;m the 1937-41 :wo r::~.go f or tho month nnd ;'\s t he s e c ond high e st ~"l.y r r oduct i o:c1 of re c or d. .
FOUiirRY AliD 3GG FRODUCTi m; : Pens and pullets on f ~rms laid 6, 506 , 000 ,000 egg s in ~~y - t h e l a rgest r r oduct i0:1 of ;:cc o r d fo r t he reonth. Thi s w''.S 13 p erc ent 2.bov e 1f,;w 1942 and 37 pe rcent above the 10- yc ..::c :..vt::.:n.ge . !;umbe r s of young c:; ic':<ei-..s m1 f Gxms Ju.."le 1 tot ul e d 677, 417, 000 - 15 percent higher
t h.~r.;. 'l. ye ::l.r e :u. "'lic r .

(See r e ve rse side:. for Ge or g i :-.. r ep ort)

.Af t 0r r l ve d..,.ys r e turn t o Un i t C! ct St::~t0 s ::x~r ::..r tm;mt of .c\f-ricu l ture
~"C'ur o..,,u of Agricu l t ura.l Zoonomies 319 Ext 0nsi on 3uil d i~g Athons , Goo rg i a
CFl iCIAL :bu S:::n:ss

Pen il.lty f o r prive t e use to avo id p~yment of po stage $300

Miss. ellie M. Rees e, r, i rar i n,

St a t e Coll ege of Agr i .,

Req.

Ath ens, Ga.

Agricultura l Sto.ti stician

U. S. ~)ei)al~t :nmlt of .Agl~iculture

In Cooperation

:Bunlat'. o f .Az ricultural Economics

with

. Office of the Ag ricultural Statistician

Athens, Georgia

Georgia State College of Agriculture
June 19, 1943

GE or<.GLr\ -r r<U c~< cr~o~ i'IE 't'l S (As of .June 15, 1943)

GEl~RAL: For the peTiod J<41e l-15 t emperatures over the State averaged

con ~ i tlo-.:a).) ly a11ove normal . A !llaxtmum of 100 degrees or higher for 1 to 3 days was

~each <~<J. a t rn<.U!Y Centra l n.nc1, South Georgia points. ExceJ?t for a few loca lized areas

onl~r ligh~ sho-:wrs v.rere rec e ived and rain is needed in practically all commercial

f.>e cti ox1s . :~iovement o:f South Georgia snap beans, onions, and potatoes is about over

ancl. shi:pments of lilT'.r'l beans , cucumbers, nnd tomato e s have passed p e ak. Light truck

hau li.. ,, ,. ' .~aili:,.a]_ollp"' "'ta1.t e d around.-Jrm~-9 ~d ~k's

ding of t>r~e-lm1:s is

expe cted Juae l G-20.

Lh.iA BEA1-TS: Move;nent of lima beans from South Georgia has passerl p eak but
coma :-1.ue ~1 in good_ vo.lu.1nc3 ,..ith the end oi thE' harv e st season exp e cted ne a r July 4.
L1 t .1e i..:c:Donough-Locust Grove commc:.1rcial are.a of Central GGorgia light picking from
a ) TO ,1is :Lne; c:top will beg in June lt-20.

SHl.P RE..D;rs: E:zce3:)t for a STJi<ill quantity of late beans being taken by
cmmo rieH, t l<e SOuth Geor1.?;ia h"..rvont SSllUOn hn.s end.e d. In J.l!orth Ge orgia only a

s ;ru.tll r..c:r f.,a :?;e h c::s be e ;1 Dl!:mtod to Q.a:i;e . Most pLu1tings in thn.t comme rci a l ar ea

,ri:).l folJ.m;r ~'otnto h.'\rv.~st in .:ruly.



CABBAC.E: Tl10 North Goorgi: crop is 1ro.king fnir p rogress but n eeds rain. Cutth1g "f:r.o i.1 n i::;w sc~.tt~r e d o:xrl~r f;i.pl~.s Jnc'\)1' occur r.s early a s Jun o 25.

CAtJ.TALOUPS: A f ew c ;.:.ntdoups from oxtr omc South Georgia p oints we r e lo::.c:lod. on tl~uc~m '!.round June 9. 'l'he cro:!? i n rnpidl;;r app roo..chin,~ mo.turi ty in all C?('.:dy- pro d.ucinz cou.nti6s o.nd vd.ll 1)e in f ull h rwvost Jm1 e 25 to July 15.

cucm.'::iiEIB.S: iliovcment into ;fre:3h ii.U\.rkbt Ch.-'..ni.1 ols hG.S exceeded consid oro.bly pz-o-scr, so1;. l>St :i. rGt.'..t es. Picking, e xcept for a. f~"'' lo.to fi elds p l.:tnt e d to pickling V;'..ri et i e n, "'ill enc.1. bj July 1.

Ol'aO:tJS: i'iith th o CXC \Clption of n r?l'l1..1.ll sca.tt c r od l u te i'..Cron.go in Southwest

ro orgi.':'. t h o Ge org ia onion c oc.;>on en clot:, t'.. round .Juno 15. In Sou theast Georgia the C),f.t ho:. j~o r tho l<:1.t~t f e w we eks hnn b (1:,n unusUQ.ll~r dry nno. onions did not turn out as

!:;on c r:'.lly e xpoct od. In a (l.o.i tion to the larger p:coducing counties of Toombs,

Montgo u e1: , s:'attnall, R:mc1o1ph, and Calh oun t h e acreage sho wn b elow also includes a

number o :f.' cou.ntie9 wHh 10 to L1{) ac. ~es t >ds y e,r 17!1ich harvested a much large r acreag c; i:1 1 911.2 . ?rocl.uction of onions ( r.-~'Y ) for market in Georg ia t h is s eason is placed Ct.t '79 ,000 S <~.C\:s (J.OO lb s .) COi!l'.!,)are Cl. v.rit h 2 55 .000 sack s in 1942. Productio:rr. data

'G::..is ~'02.!.' f o :..- G':::orr ia D.nc1. c onr_fle ti n.g St a t e s, with comparisons , are shown in the table

bolo, l)y S'C 2.t e:> .

I

AC:a:!nAGE

YIEJ~D FER ACRE

PRODUCTION

S'I'A1'E

10-y:... av.

P:;.~E:lim. H)-yr. av

I~1c1..

Ind.

1908-41

1942 1943

1 9 3 2 - 11

1943

1943

63

85 79

46

42 32

213
65--

- 46302-

24004-

255

79

823 528

393 437 200
-i';-o4e- 1.515- -807-

POTA'l'OES, IRI SE: Practical l y [iJ.J. co riline rci a l potato movement from South and So1..1.'C:~1 eas t G0 o r g L.1. a cr ,:;;age will be ove r oy J u n o 2 5. Light, scatter ed rnins in North G.J org i.::t >.n.vc L ei l e d to nup?1Y t~1e_ nc<:. de d _moistu!'~ for p t .:: to es _n.:.:J.d p r e s ent c::on dj,.-tien is b ol.o1 ' .:--;t rnpo r t !)(1_ on J t'il1<) l. A f ew ~rowe rs e xpe ct to dig J1..1.ly l-7. In North Goor g i.;. :r_S c:~) c ojmilO:i.'C i aJ_ p ot o.t o p ~-ocluction is indica t e d. to be 284,000 bushe ls from
a c :co s Po tat-;o r.:.crea.ge ~:1c1 , roCl.n ction in ot :1er States r~hlch harvest about t h e S<.ue t L :;e ~'-s j.io :;.t~ Geo r;:~ ia (fi --st figure a..cre c..ge, s econd t ot a l production in bus h els) i n: :c.~ns c..s 'i" , SOO ;:l10. 1, 24 8 ,000 ; Ken t1..'-Cl>.<r 4 ,100 nncl 594,000; I,1aryland 6 ,300 nnd
94 5., 000 ; :.;iss omi 5 , 800 ;~.;:-1d J.,Ol5,000; ~lilgil1i n 37,800 und 6 ,615,000.

.:' Ol.~',Z:o:;s: s ~.,_ i ;~me nt-s continue h e~w;)' .,,i th practicalJ.y a ll current s up p lies uei ng s ol 6. :fo::. i res: c onB'..l:ir) tion. ::i.'~1e South Ge org i a h a rvest s e nson vril1 prob a bly n m so J l..'.J.~c 10 if }~ l ).c ec cmLtii.me to ~1 ol cl up 1:"/ell.

;f.b.' ERLE'uOHS: 'iia..terme lons fr om .:1-erea ge near the shipping p oints of Va ldosta, C~v.i ~; :::;'.;~, . p ,~.vo , :;),:>.~"::i c.:.,: , Ac'.el. UotJ.ltrie, C.:tiro, . Co.milla , ;cnd St .:tt e sb o ro will b e loaded J tuw H~ ::s ; f:.: m'l iiL1.0 1 L:~ , ;,1c3.,.o , Pi t ~r. g e:co..lcl, Ash1m rn, d.nd Cordele July 1-4; and O::,J. e t:.lo:..:-?e , l~'.CO;! , ~:.!. 0. :;k tler Jul:r 5-10. The South Georg ia cro1) is in g ood condition 2.:..16. :tece;.'.; :, e)O:ct s ~. r o:.: ::.:ro':!ers point t o a :) ove average yields of fine quality melons. &t.;,l::,.J.i e o i'o:~ :...J.:\1:.:e t F5.ll i) e muc~.,_ b el ow ie.st ye a r ' s shipments due to a substanti a lly -.~eC:.uc o c'. 2..c:.: e a se .
( OV'ER)

WHER. STATES - T:3.UCK CROP ':HEWS (As of June 15,1943)

Li li.A J::I:A:i.JS: In South CaroliDa the crop is in good condition in localities

:~1e:t e :;.~ece: ~. t. r a..i ns hav e occurred. Hot dry weather has reduced yield prospects in

ot>.e r se c cio ns . Prices n :;.e s 21.tisfactory and peale of movement due the we ek of June 2L

Exces s i.ve :::a i n.s in Uorth Ca rolina plus t :1e l a ck of prope r field cultivation h a ve

-:___)

~~1 L1o.e :ced li lJl~-:1. b ecul develo:~Jment. ~h e h a rvest season will beg in June 21-26. Shipments
of l L:.-:1-s f 1o ;:~ Flori o.a arv dra.HLng to a close.

SJ'L\P J3E.Al~S: The season is practicall;y~ over in South Carolina a ltho a few :..ou.::1 c'. oc .'.:l s a :.e s till being marJ.reted nt Lake City. North Carolina ea rly snap bean s":J.i :ommi. t :::; 'h ;>.ve p<."..ssed peak and .rolume movement will decline rapidl dur ing the n e xt '-re ek i n a ll o.reo.s exce p t rlallac e which will continue to furnish . limi ted suppli e s for s Oi11G ~ ime ye t.
CABBAGE: S~1i 11ment.s from the e o..rly ~orth Carolina crop are about compl e te. G:ro'?d. J.lL_; cr~~1cli tions genei-::~lly h<we 1)e en f :wora le for cabb nge in th e western part of t :1c St ;.t e .:'..n d t ;.t e cror> is in f .1.ir to good c ondition. In .Alabama only strnll lots of cab1x'.e::e o..r c ;wo..iln.ble i n northern sec t io-ns. Tho Tenne sse e cabbage denl is a lso ,~ b ot'.t f L 1Lsi1e d..
P;:'1.:r:f~ALOUPS: Good crops o.r e in prosp ects in Tex..'J.S -and harve st is starting in so:Je of the mi d- censon cUstricts. So~th Carolina ca.ntaloup condition is generw.lly g oo d. but rd n is beginning to b e n ee de d in some; loco.liti e s. Altho some me lons mn.y b e p icko0. t >.is r-.'e0k gen e r r .l r.1ov ement is not expected b e for e tho. 25th. The North C2.ro li nn.. crop ll..".s contL1uo d to m..."'.l~e nn.tisfn.c:tory growth ~nd is reported to b e in good c ond.itio;1 i n nll m ectn. Sh i pmontG from the e ,:-~.riy producing . n.r on.. will proba.bly b e gin !;~1 0 fi1 s t wc d c in July.
CUClh ffiERS: l:iovemcnt of cucumbers in South Co.. rolina is o..bout the p e n.k and pric es c oJ.:"C L.1u o g o od. Volume of movomm1t is exp e cted to decline ma t c ri ctlly the week of Jun e 21. '.Chis 1'reok finis heG ~' most profitabl e sons on for cucumber growe rs in South .:u ~-~)\lma . Pl"ic c s :;.e mninc d ~1igh l"nd y i elds good.

O~HO:NS: No rth Te xo.s oni on crop s >.or e r on.dy for ha rve st w~1 cn h eo.vy r n.ins

s et i n . Eo nc ri ous :ro,~.t ho r o.:".m.:.cge ha s b oon r eported. Hn rv ost was r e sume d a round

J u:.1o 1 2 :'.l1. cl conch tions n.t ;;Ji d- J uno t70l"e f!'..voro.bl o for con tinuonc e of fi e ld work in f,lOS t ,",:!.' CaS .

PO':i:.il:i'OES, IE.IS!.i : 'r ho sh i ppi ng soo.son is ov e r in .Al abo.mn., finn.l rail ship-

mc;1t s 'Ol"'Jb ."'.lJ J]'_.:-.luoun tln ?; to 4 , 800 c n.rn with :en e stim..."'.t e d 600 cnrlots moving by truck.

Th e Sout.~1 C.:-. roli n n s ons on l S f r\S o..p:prO."'.Cl'i'il g "

L ~ -r emai n rng-:sr:d:-e-o l

mos tl~~- o f t h o c l o~,n-u:p v ."..ri oty.

TOEATOES: Mov ement of South Cn.rolinn tomat oe s hz'..S begun '7i th quru it y nnd

p ric es S<'.ti sL~.c to ry b11. t hot dr:r m),-,_th e r is beginning to t ell ;m d bot h y i eld ctnd

qu.;l.li'Cy ':;Ti ll bo r oc.uc od unl ess r;\ i11 c ome s s oo1. Heavi e st r1ov emen t of green wr n.p

to;,1;>,t ocs i s e x;Jc c tod th e. '.'leek of J uno 21. Toma to h..1. rv c st ha s s t n.rt e d i n Mis s issippi

.:-.;.Hl s1:t i ~~:::1cn tn <l.l"G r::t:pidl ~; L:tc.r e,,si ng j_n volul!l0 . Re c en t r n in s h n.v s i mp rove d y i e ld

p :i."Jsp c c'.;s . 'i~1c e<1.rl ;:l p r oo.uci ng ;3o c tlons of T Y.D.S ha v e r e su med h n.rve st o.ft e r int e r-

rup t i o;1s C-"'.'...1.::> ccJ. b y h e:wy r .:.i Es .

~-

~.Al'Ecti ..E~Ql; S: A t;ood crop of me l ons is in p ros pe ct . in n.ll se c t i ons o f 'l'ox.~.s . -~--;:;~l_ o :n:> i st.u:..c <!..':tel f.:wo r~'.'ble g r 0wi ng c on diti ons p oi;,t to a bove a.vor a.go y i elds.
S~1i pmon '.;::; '"'i l l soon oc u n d el' w~r f r om t!1e Gr nr,rl B['.y c.r oi"~. i n South Al'abNila. In South
C.:.rol L1<:t ;.J.o :~ovo ;~1e nt o f ~'.ll;'l c0 ;.:..s eq1wnc e i s lik e l y b e for e J un e 2 5, b ecoming ge n or o.l
."..b"lu t J u l y 1 . ?::1.0 crop is r;e:"le r~'.lly i n g oo d c ondi ti o;1 ::.1 t h o r n i n o r cool e r \. eD..t he r
rrnu.l d :i1cl p .

D. 1 .r<i.JOYD Son i or _\(;:;_ i cu ltur .--..1 S t~t. istici nn
~' l Chccr ge

CLIFFORD SI MS Truck Crop Sta.ti s tici .::u1

i;..:: t. o r f i -ro d,~~'i S r e t u.r n t o U;:it od. St -.t.:;s Dep.-.:..tr:;cnt of Agricu ltu r e
bu_r ,~:~u. _, f i~Gr i cnlt urnl Econo1'.1ics 319 ~ xt c~ s i on Building Atl!.c~:~n, Geo r g i e::.
OP~'1 CI .i\L BUSI HESS

P ennlty for privat e us e to pcymen t of po s t nge $300

Li 'rarian,

Co.lege of ~r i cul tu r e

At ens , Ga.
TC Req

)

June 29, 1943

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

0. S. De}>al"ti"Jent of Agric"".llture In Cooperation

Georgia Stat e College

:S1.:ree.u. of Ag ri eult ur~ 1 Economics

vii th

of Agriculture

r~.

Offico of the Agricultural Statistician Ath ons, Geo r gia

GEORGIA SE'.i:S JIDniT HIGH PIG P::l.ODUCTION RECORD

PIGS s "r ,-I!iD : '.i:he Georgia spring pig crop in 1943 of 1,421,000 head is the larges t num"0e1 d .1ce es tirra te.s of numbers were started in 1930 and exce e ds the previous ~-ecord. :. reducti on i n 1 9 39 by 17% or 211,000 head . Tho current figure shows a 25% L"<c:..easo f ro m t~1e 1942 spring production of 1,137, 000 head and 46% above the 1 :.1:-:i~~- 41 av ..r age .
30:;s :C:A.R:R.Oi'IE:J : Estimated number of sot'ls farrowing in the Stat e during t he spring of 1 94 3 m:1.s })l a c e d a.t 245 ,000 or 2 5;~ etbove t he 196,000 farrowing in the spring of L~st ~r oa~ . '.i:~1is total is 42~ larger t han the 1932- 4 1 a v e rage for sows farrowed.

SO"YVS BRED lOR FALL Ji'A."RB.OWI!:TG: Rep ort ed breeding i ntentions on Georgia farms illdicd (:; Lw. t 243,000 s o1.':s 'Frill farrow th is fall or 28~ above the 190,000 farr owing G.u ri Z!G t~w fall of 1942 and 75;b mor o t he.n t ho ten year (1932-41) a v e r age .

'l'EE '..:"'EMLY PIG C:rtOP: If fall int entions ar e r G<:>. liz e d on sows farrowing and the "imt'lb cn of )) i .gs ::;~..v c <l p o r litt e r is equal to the t en y ear (19 02- 41) av e rage, Ge orgia's 1 943 totr.-.1 p i g p 1oduction vrould c.'..IDouni; to 2, 782,000 h ead or 23% above the previous J;ecoj:d p rocl.1.;;.ction i n 1 942.
r.r~.1i c r eport is bas e cl on returns f rm;1 s e v e ral thous n.nd Georgia farmers obtaine d in coopelo. tion with the ?oct Offi c e Dopa. rtment thru t:,.e rural mail carriers.

GEORGIA : 10-ypu.r, 1 932-41 .li.'.' . l9 t_l.;-; l S471
STA.':' ES :
' . 10- ~r c ar , 1 932--41 k
1 9,~:2
1943

sows F.ARRO\VED l!J'TD PIGS SAVED

SPRING (Do c~ 1 to Juno 1)

I
FALL (June 1 to De c.l)

Sow::;

Av. ITo .

Pie,s

SowG

Av. No. Pigs

F:::\.rro we d :?igs .Par

000)

Litter

Sewed (000 )

Farrowed Pigs Por Saved

(000)

Litter (000)

172

5 . 60

970

196

5 . 80

1,137

245

E . 80

1,421

139 190 243"'

5. 60 5. 90

784 1 ,121

7,488 7,657 12,140

6. 05 6 . ~11 6 .10

45,256 60,946 74,050

4, 511 6,825 8 , 515"'

6.18 6 .41

27,892 43,721

:rJ1'.::ibo1 ~- lcl..ic:ct o cl. to f a rro'-'' from bree ding intentions t cpo rts.

D. L. ?loyd Sa n.i0r ~:..C;:~iculturru Statistician
.i::1 C:1n.r ge

(OVER )

Archi e Longl ey Agricultural Statistician



mid- nens o~ d istrict~

s t r o 01J h I ,.,

I Jn 0

0 ') Y) T , I 0'1,.... C!, lT I, I I I

L~ITED S~AT~S PIG CROP REPORT - JUNE 1943
.J.;,. S}.)rin: pi g cro p in 19 4 3 of about 74,000;000 head -J;s e~t;illlJ3-\<9 d by the Department of .-lc:ticc.ltu:.:e h1 its Juno Pig Crop Report . This is about T3,00l:>,OOO head or 22 pe rcent J.<J.r ee 1 t 1n:.:. the 1942 spring production. A 1943 fall Jlig crop of about o3,000,000 ;,ea0. i s i n cHca'Ge<l 'hy far me rs 1 reports on sows bred or to be bre d to farrow this fall~
::::1i n is c.;:n ou.t 9 ,000, 000 ~l e ad or 2J. p e rcent above thEj 1942. fall crop. Spring and fal~ 9 i :; c :copr; co :Jbi:.,_ed would give e total of about 127,000,000 head, compared with about JJ.n , 000 , 000 >cad in 19t1,2 o.nd a 10-:rear averf:'..ge of 73,148,000.
SF3.L~G- PIC~ CROP: Th e numbe r of pigs sav e d in the s u ring s eason of 1943 (Decemb e r 1. J. ~>l.?. tr) J1!-'.l0 l, 1943) is e stilrk.'l.t e d at 74,050,000 he~d. This number is 22 p e rc e nt J. :.1.l\.'o r t :1.. ~.l'l t;;:;.e s p ring crop of 1942, which was 15 percent above the previous r e cord C ?.'IY~.l of 1 931. 'lhe p ig crop is la1ge r t ~1is year than 1e,.st in a ll regions and in n ll i::t;::~ er .7 it~1 i:. he l argest rclati vo inc1 eases in r egions outside the Corn Belt .
'l'lh"l ;.n:w"':lb e:;. of sows f a rro?red in the s p ring season of 1943 is estimated at 12,140,000 he, ~C:. , ;.n ;. nc:ea:> e of .86 pe rce nt ove r 1 912 . This number is but littl e different from ::.;l,:~t nh.ow:-:_ in the De-comber 194-r.l P-ig rop Reper-t- a~-:i:-nC.,-i-cat-e~ "J :farme rs 1 r eports on 0 :re.ecl.i ng i ntent i ons f o r the S?_) ring of 1943. The n.vernge numb e r of p i gs saved per lit.t c ::. t::1.i 3 sp:cil:.:: is 6 . 10 c 0mpo.r od it ~1 6 . 31 in 19~2 a.ncl. a 10-year a ve rage of 6 . 05.
i'..cSJ" i: i?,:'E!::T IOli'S: Tho n.umb o r Yf s ows to f a r1ow in th e fall s eason of 194 3 as indic .~:c eo. 1)~,- i.'o.'-' 10 l"S 1 r ep orts oa broe o. i1:.g int entions, is 8 , 516,000 -- c..n increas e of J. , 60.1, 0 00 s ::F;n O:i.' 25 )_)G l"Cent ove r t ho numb e r f.::trrov;;ed in the f a ll of 1942. Compared '.7'Hh t :w J.O- j U2.l' (1 932.-J.:!L.l:l) uv <: r .::..(;e this number is up a b out 88 pe rc e nt. As with s ::? :;_in.:; in. l"l"0'-'ings the Lll"gest r ol o.t i v c i ncreases o..r e in the r egions outside the Corn
.b~ h .
If t ~1is l ;_:;. go nu ubc r of sorys is fm:-rov;ed t :'1i s ~ f<:'..ll, and the nillTibc r of pigs saved per litt e :.. is Gqu;',l to t ;1,; 10-yo<'..r (1932-41) averngc , t he numb e r of fall p igs this yea r . ,,,oulC1. 0c ,...bout C3, 000,000 . T::.'..is ::.1Um-J or n.ddo d to th e e stimated 74,000,000 spring pigs 5 t'..V C6.. ~his ~ree,l' ~"!oul d :::iv c ~\ t o t0.l yearly pig cro!.J of 1 2 7,000,000 . This 'NOUld b e 22 , 000 , 000 ::10i'O :;,1 i gs th.:Lil '.7e re snv c. o. i n 1948 <1...'ld 54 , 000 , 000 more than the 10-year

'I'~1e l'l\lllib ol" of hogs over 6 mont hs old on f::,rms on Ju.1'1 e 1 i s es tima t e d n t 36,257,000 ~1o o.c::.. T;1i s nu ::.1b c 1 is l a r g o r thc.n on J un e 1, 1942 by't? , 41 6 ,000 h e ad, or about 26 per-
c e nt :m o. '.7.--. s 'mch t he L .'.rgo;:;t t ot:'.l of such h ogs ove :c~ on fnrms n t this d2.t e .

~-n c l" :i'i vo cl:=.;;.r s r otur;'l t o D':ai t c(l St ,,t c c :::lepart 'non t of Agriculture
i)ur on.u of Ag ricul tur.".l Economics ~1 9 Ex t G21Si o n Bu..ilQ..ing
.\.t. ~,1.c ns, ~ ""'"o r g J...a
C?JIC I JJ:, J3USHTESS

llie L. eese, Librarian , all ege of .gri .,
At h ens. Ga .

'!'o t.:tl _ J..~~ . .ll!U

O ~o .....IU .l.

u. S. Depa.L"tment of Agriculture

GEORGIA CROP ru;PORTING SERVICE In Cooperation

Bureau of Agricultural 3conomics

with

Office of the Agricultural Statistician

Athens, Georgia

Georgia State College of Agriculture
July, 1943

FARI.i PRICE BEFORT AS OF JUNE 15, 1943

1 ~ GZOBGIA:

cTohentigneun~edratlo

level rie

of prices received by Georgia farmers for with the mid-Jun<l index showing an el;Jven

agricultural commodities point increase above that

of

~y 15. 'lh-3 June all coll'!llodi ty index of 173 percent of the 1910-14 base period is the highest

s1nce July, E J24. Substantial increase s in :prices received for fruits, chickens and eggs, and

grain chi ef ly ac~ounted for the June index advd.Ilce above May. Group indexes for meat animals and

misc0ll~~cous commo dities registered slight declinas from May levels.

\.Tl' ITED STATES: The general lvvel ot prices receivvd by farme rs rose 3 points during tho month
:mcled June 15, according to tho U. S. Department of Agriculture. Reflecting the m0 cre:-' .s i n .>; yre ssurc of der.~and on local market prices, the index advanced to 190 percent of the Augu~t lq1J9-July ~ ~verage or 39- points lgher ttran tn i~J'U!le as year ; Just three years d.f.:O :.: ::11~ :_:;::.o dt:.ct :;_lrlces averaged only 95 percent of the 1909-14 level.
0
Prices pui d by fn1mers, i ncluding inturast and tuxes adv~1ced 1 p ~in t uurin ~ th e month, but this
raised parity Jlri ce s of farr. prooucts to the highest levt:l since :1ebrua.ry, Y930. With the index of pr ice s received rising faste~ than prices paid, there was a f u~he r incre ase in the r atio of :rr ic .:: s r<:C(:) iv.;d to prices paid, interost and t a xe s. Using this ratio as an indication, .farm prod- ' uct. r; ric.::s were 116 percent of J>ari ty i n mid-June, compared with 99 percent a year earlier

The general sup;_;l y situation for agricultural products il'lproved in some respects during the past

month, but c.iC:. not appe ar to be quite so good as in early June last year. With both supply and

dt.Gia.nd factor s tencling to s trengthen the market for farm products, the indexes of prices of both

truck crop s 13~~d. fruits adva.n ceA sharp ly from Hfly to JunQ . Grain price5 rose 3 points. Chicken

and eg& r,rices ju'llped 4 points, Pa rtially offsetting these gains were minor declines in prices of

dairy product s. ~~d moat a.ni~als .

'

Gra.in _r- rices have been advanc~ng steadily sinco last feoll and are now htghar than in any month
during th.:: r r evious 6 yeo.rs . VIi th all grah-1 pl'ice s increas ing, the indsx rose 3 points from mid-
May to mid-Juno anc. at 151 pe rcent of t!1e 1910-14 average was 35 points higher thr'J.n in June last
y.:Jar.

Foultry Pr oducts: The i ndex of chicken and egg prices rose 4 points durillg the month ended June 15,
roaching 179 re rcont of the 1910-14 avl'.l rage . Price s r c cei-..red by farme rs for eggs ::;~.veraged 35 .2
c0nts j:<l r cl.o zcn i n mid-Juno compa r e d "rl th 34 .2 cents a month earlier and 27.4 cents a year ago .

Moat -m i mals: ~'lith a ll t ypes of meat animals --cattle, calves , hogs, shee:J? and lambs -- lower than in P~y. the i ndex i n June v~ 3 points below the ~t~y level but \~S 20 pointa higher than in June l a.st ye ar.

After five days return to United States Depar tr~ ent of Agriculture
.bureau of A[p.icultural Economics 0 319 Exte~s ion Building Athens , Georgia
OFFICI.\L BUSINESS

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,;iss . 'e l r t;n. tc

..~ . e se, Librarian ,
ge of gri.

.thens, Ga .

CO~J<ODITY
AND UNIT

. FP-.ICES :RECEIVED Bv FAIMERS JUNE 15 I 1943 I WITH COMPARISONS

..

GEORGIA

..

UNITED STATES

IJune 1~ 6

Ju..-r1e lS

%of

June 15

11A1v9':110r~-' ~4?

1942

1943

Average 1910-14

Avera~e
1910- 4

1942

1943

June !::1'3
%of Average
1910-14

Wheat, bu.

$ 1.23

1.08

1.40

114

;89

.96 1.24

139

Corn , bu.

$ .97

1.01

1.55

160

.68

.82 1.00

156

Oats, bu.

$ .66

.57

.84

127

.42

.46

.65

155

Irish -potatoes, bu.$ 1.17 l.l ;.89

1.75

150

Swee t po t a.toe s, bu.$ .87

1.10

1.65

190

.72 l./1.10 1.88

261

.93

1.09 2.22

239

Cotton, 1b.

~ 13.1

19.0

20.9

160

12.7 Jj17. 9 20.0

157

Cottonseed , ton $ 25.58

50.00 47.00

184

22.47

43.87 ~6.40

206

Ea:i' (loose) , t on $ 18 .96

12.60 15.60

82

12.16 10.01 12.20

100

Ho gs, pe r cwt.

$ 7.34

12.10 13.50

184

7.16 ]}13.38 13.60

190

Beef cattle, cwt . $ 4 .10

9.30 12.80

312

5.44 ]}10.68 12.80

235

Mi"lk cows , head $ 34 .36

63.00 90 .00

262

49.60 88.60 121.00

244

Horses, head Mules , h~a.d

$ 161.40 104.00 117 .oo

72

138.90

79.30 90.10

65

$ -

150.00 182 .oo

-

-

100.20 120 . 00

-

Chickens, lb.

14 . 0

19 .7

27 . 9

::!.99

11.9

18.5 25.1

211

Eggs, doz.

. c'

17.6

25.5

33.2

189

16.7

27.4 35.2

211

-

Butter, lb.

rt 24.0

30.0

39.0

162

23.2

34.0 43.6

188

Butterfat, lb.

-

32.0

44.0

-

23 .4

37.4 49.2

210.

Milk (whol~ale)

pe r 10 r

$ 2.24 1}3.30 y 3.80

170

Peaches , bu . Cowpeas, bu. Soybeans, bu.

$ 1.61
$ -
$ -

1.75

4 .60

286

2.35

3.10

-

2.60

3.10

-

Peanuts, lb.

rt 5.'!

6.0 - -7.4.

-137

1.26 l/2. 34 y3.02

240

-

--

-

-

2.12 2.93

-

-

1.63 1.73

-

5-.2

5.5

I -7. 0

135

1/ Revised 2/ Prel iminary

I

IT:EI\1

All Ce5mmodi ti c s

Cotton and Cottonseed

Grains

M~at .Animals

Dairy Products

Chickens a~d Eggs

Fruits



Misce llaneous

PRICE D.1JJEX NUMBERS (1909-14 = lOO%I )

June 15 19112

GEORGIA May lb
l943

June lb 1943

June !b 1942

145

162

173

151

157

168

169

153

106

151

160

116

203

26 1

259

191

131

154

156

141

129

166 - .

173

137

109

112

277

148

92

114

,113

134

UNITED STATES

May lb 1943

Ji94~ 0

187

190 :

167

166

148

151

214

211

179

178

175

17~

212

23

196

194

D. L. FLOYD Senior Agricultura l Stati stician
In Charge

ARCHIE lANGlEY Agricultural Statistician

GEORGIA CROP BEPORTUTG SERVICE

U. S. Dey,::.tl'tmel1t of Agricul ture

In Cooperation

Bur eau of Agri cu1tur a.l Er::onomics

with

Office of the Agricultura l S~ati stici an

Athens , Georg1a .

Georgia State Colle ge of Agriculture
July, 1943

GEO:ffii A COTTON - SEASON OF 1942 - FL.I\NTED ACREAGE, YI ElD, AND PROIUCTION BY COUNTIES

These e stima t es are based on the l a test a.vailab l e data.

---Acr eage

Yield

Acreage

Yiel d

i:iist.rict

in

I>er

Production

District

in

per Production

rm d

cult i vation plauted 500 lb. p;ross

cm.d

Cu.l t.ivat ion planted 500 lb. ~ro s s

Com1ty

July l

acr.{j 1

wt. bal~unty

July 1

acre l wt. ba es

Acr e s

Pounds

Bale s

Acr 0s

~

DISTRICT I

i.3c.rtO'!T

26 ,150

341

Chat tooga 11, 400

267

18,477

IDISTRICT IV Carroll

39,620

276

6,276

Clayton

4, 880

299

22 ,651 3,014

:n ovd

20,320

226

9,450

Coweta

17,350

297

10 ,728

Gord.on MuF'tay

18,, 8n3o0-

341 292

13,278 5; 481-

Dougla s ftlyette-

7,400

254

2 ,-440

8

3 , 892

Paulding 13,280

286

7, 862

H:-:u-al son

11,210

255

5, 932

Po l k

14, 980

291

9,030

Harris

5,300

219

2,415

Walke r

9 , b50

327

6,436

He a r d

10,680

243

5 ,372

Wh itfiel d 8 , 480

303

5, 291

Henry

24,790

354

18 , 1 67

Lamur

6,980

248

3 ,580

Tot:J.l 132 ,100

299

81,581

Macon

22,210

225

10.2 91

Marion

5,470

141

1,597

Meriwe t he r

22,380

267

12,358

DISTRICT II

Pike

14,680

276

8,413

Bar row

15,170

360

11, 35:3

Schley

6,230

197

2 ,548

Cherokee 11,120

268

6,186

Sp a l d i n g

9,310

298

5, 716

Cl a rke

5 , 380

328

3, 651

T'e. l b o t

3,210

163

1, 091

Cobb

14, -;,ao

251

7, ~29

Te.ylor

11,090

224

5,137

Forsyth 14,630

316

9, 573

Troup

8,000

175

2,912

fulton

12,570

297

7, 726

Gwirme tt 27,620

276

15, 788

Tot a l

243,230

267

134, 744

Ha l l

16 , 060

257

8, 555

J ackson 25 ,120

300

15, 853

Ocone e

12 ,570

335

5,728

DISTRICT V

F ic ken s

4 , 370 .

235

2 ,138

Ba l dwin

6,160

225

2,875

W<:tlton

31,130

410

26,431

Bibb

1,710

219

781

White

2 , 340

331

1 ,598

Blackley

11,210

. 211

4,885

Butts

9,010

329

6,140

Tot al 192 , 560

313

124, 909

Cr awf o r d

3,680

185

1,409

Ibdge

26,540

144

7,903

Gree ne

7,850

247

4,011

DISTRICT I II

Hu.r.cock

11, 860

205

5,027

Be.nks

9, 570

282

5,595

Hous ton

10,430

208

4,498

Zlbert

17,770

291

10 ,718

J a srer

9,640

341

6 , 802

Franklin 20 , 070

340

14 ,198

Johnson

23,220

170

8,205

Ha rt

25 , 610

369

19 ,56 3

laurens

48,550

170

17,070

Lincoln

'i' , fJ?O

219

3, 622

Monroe

4,600

238

2,265

Madison 19, 590

350

14,217

Montgome ry

7,390

148

2,267

OgL t horpe 17,760

269

9, 902

iviorgan

19, 480

375

15,101

Stephens 5,010

288

2, 991

Newton

14,450

371

11,103

Wilkes

14 , 290

232

6,898

Pe a c h

5,190

265

2,825

Pu b sk i

12, 860

207

5,483

Tot o.l 137, 640

307

87,704

Putnam

4,200

2118

2,152

I .,

Rockdal e

6,750

363

To. l i a f e n o

5,720

219

5,066 2 ,594

Treutlen

9, 480

126

2 , 4 77

T<.ri ggs

6 , 960

148

2 ,119



Wnshingt on 25, 580

244

Whee l e r

9, 000

114

12 ,922 2,134

Wilki nson

6,200

164

2,104

Tot r-:tl

307,720

220

140 , 218

]} Based on p l ::l.!J.t ed ac r es l e ss acres r emoved to

rnoc t A. A.A. a llotmtmt s. Approxima tely l.O , OJO

ncrc s r emoved for the Sto.te in rn::cting t hi s

r equire!nent.

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GE03G!A COTTON - SEASON OF 1942 - PLANTED ACREA.GE, YIEW, AND PRODucTION BY COffi~TIES ~lese estimates are based on the latest available d.R.ta.

District
f il i i
:ounty

Acroage in
cultiYation July 1
..eros

D~STBICT VI
Bulloch Burke
C<-m cU1:1r Columb i a. Emanuel Glascock J,.fforson J .znkins McDuffie Richmond
Scrov~n
Warren

. 30, 315 60 ,6 50 11,5!.'0
3,2EO
36,415 7 , 7 80
33,290 22,320 11,770
6,300 30 , 490 17,160

TotH1 276,300

Yield
211 201 183 196 129 240 216 182 230 223 1811
258
196

DISTRICT VI I

Go.lhoun

5,780

174

Clay

6,660

116

Do ca t u r

4 ,220

74

Dougherty 3,380

112

Enr1y

22,130

153

Gro.d.y

3,900

152

i11i tchell 20,440

153

Rrmdo l ph 12, 490

166

Seminole 5,810

165

Stewart

4,990

111

Sumter

17, 210

242

T0rrcll 16, '120

281

Thomas

5, 6110

195

Total 130,070

179

Production 500 lb. gross wt. beles
: S

District and
County

Acreage Yield

in

per

Cultivation Planted

July 1

1

Production 500 lb.gross wt . bales
Bale

13.~15
25,122 4,371 3,349 9,7S3 3,863"
14,812
8,~55
5,610 2,868 11,648 9,161
11.2' 127
2,.144 1,5M
fi4l ?87 7,044 1,230 6,515 4,319 1,931:3 1,149 8,657 9,567 2,273
4.8,148

DISTRICT VIII
BOn Hill
Berrien Brooks Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp D::>oly Irwin lownde s
T,~ lf'air
Tift Turne r Wilcox Worth
Total

8,700 5,665 10,000 12,235 24,010 3,810 15,740 28,730 15,070 5,460 8,470 10, 00 9,210 21,570 23,250
202,320

DISTRICT IX Bacon
Evun:>
Pierce Ta.ttxw.ll Toombs
wl).ync
Total
YAll Other

4,380 5 , 040 4,100 8,885 14,160 5,130
41,695
71,365

181 229 220 166 " 239 203 226 246 217 221 137 241 199 173 194
210
214 176 244 212 165 289
204
184

3.266 2,688 4,569 4,211 11,896 1,599 7,377 14,685 6,765 2,361 2,412 5,114 3,809 7,726 9,354
87,832
1, 930 1, 838 2,069
~.910
4,844 3,053
17,644
27,093

JJ

.-

I - - STATE TOrAL 1, 735, 000

1- .

~

-

24:0

862,000

B~s0d on planted acres le ss ~~reG r emoved to moot A.A. A. allotments. Approximat ely 10, 000

G.cros removed f or tho State in moo ting thi s roquircmont .

Y I ncludus t ho fo llowi ng counti es pr oducing cotton:

Dis~rict I - Co. Goosa and Dude Dis t r ic -t II - DJ.w~~on, DcKalb, Gilmer, and LUJ!lpkin. Distric-t EI - Hebo r :.h(lJ!) . Dis t r :..ct IV - Ci1<~.t taho ochoc, Muscogoe, And Upson. Dis tr i ct V - J one s. Di str ict VI - Eff inghrun. Distri ct VII - Baker, Loo, Miller, Q.ui tman, nnd Woost~r. District VIII- Atkinson, Clinch, Echols, J ef f Ib.vis, and L-mior. District IX - Appling , Brant l oy, Bry-d.!l, Chatham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, ~~ Ware.

lllCHIE IJI}iGLEY f~ricultur al Stati st ician

D. L . . FlOYD

Senior Agricultural Statistician

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.

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Of fi c e o f t ~1e .Ae;ri cultural Statistician

AthenrJ, Georgia

Georgia State College of Agriculture
July 5, 1943

GEOf<GJJ\ -ri<UC~< c;<O? l'IE'tYJ

\As of July 1, 1943)

-'

GElili?..AL : For the peri od June 16-30 wost South Georgia counties had too

JITL'.cb :,~;>.L.1 , P~lile Cent r a l and. North Geo r g ia crops suffered from about ten days of

l1ot , (,"i.-y Treathe r. E:owever, he 8.VJ' ge;.1e r al rains were r e c e ived in all cornme rci al

tiv.cLr cnm D.:; e:-..s of t he State clurine the last few (l.Gys of June . The cabbage ,

pot,-:-.to , <:>i.~.c1. Gila~J -DGan s easoil is OV8r in South Georgia and these crops are corni ng

:;. ~:::0u ~J::. o c'.nct ion i n Eo-.cth Geor5~a. Can tc-loups end wat e r melons are moving in in-

c:re<:-. S(:;d. v olu.De fr orJ southern count ies.

LI~:;A l~EANS: Sh i pments f1om the oarli est producing counties will end in ea~~J.:;; Ju.l:. 1mt l1arves t is just &:etti:;lg underway in the large commercial _a rea 9-r .QUJ."'ld t-..c:Dcmon.s:,., L<:JC'('Ilft. G:i.ove,- C1_c. . Ji.tC ::H on "'lle r e movement wil l be. ~1eavy July 1-25.
s::AP :BEAJJS: Some earl~r Kor-th Georgi c::. be ans are dready being marke t ed
fro n 'U"nion , LU:apl:in , :!!'o.nni n , a.nd. R:;.b~m Counties. Pl c::.nting for harv-est in Augus t ~:;..Hl Se::d:;einb e J.' is ilO'.! c eao r <J.l i n c.ll mou :1t ain co'\lntie s . Cnnneri es are expect e el. to t ;).~~ c !.Uost of t:J.t> p:cocluction in the counties of F....::~.bersharn , BaiL'I{s, and White .

_C.I\.BBAGE : Some No:;.-th Goor:e;i o.. c.').bbnge "/e r e cut i n l at e J u ne and harv e st f:i.0m ~~1 e p:cL.1cip2.:. p roduc ing counti es of Un:i.on, Gilme r, a nd Lumpk in wil l b e heavy Julz.r 10 ~o At' f::,'~1.S t l. Dl~T nent he r i n June re duc ed y i e l d p ro spects .

CAJ:.iT.AL013PS : C:m t nloup s a re mQ vi ng in v olume f ro m the Sy lv e st e r, McRae ,
c:.nd ?el h u.D o. ::.eas :mel sh5.pJ:1ont s o..r e r n:p icl.ly incre .-:1.sing frolll' Corde l e , Vi enna , Rnd P c n -:.r . Pe.:-J.;: h :.l'VGst will c or.1e J"G.1~r 1- 25 with tho en cl of t he South Georg i a seas on i n en.:cl:r AuG"D.st . P :o:oc!.uct. i on of c:n,ntn.loups t :1i s s ~ason for Georg i R nnd cor.1peting St:ct c r; , ,.,:i. t :., com:p:1.ri s ons , is shown in t ~1.0 t :'.blu bdow .

AC BJ~AGE

YIELD PER ACRE

PRODUCTION

10-yeCl.r

PrG- 10.:.yr. .

10-year

!I

<'..VJ Ta~;e 1942

liln.

nv.

1942 Ind. nvor nge 1942 Ind.

------+~]::.:..__9 ~:'':.~:3:.-_4::.:l::..J-_ _ ___!.__;_;1.;:_9~4=3-=--1 ~)- 2-4~ 1 ~~~~~1~ 94~ 3 ~~ 1 9~ 32~ -4~ 1 ~~~~~~ j 1~ 94- 3-

-Ac res-

- Cr n t es-

-1, 000 Crn.tos-

Ari z o:.l:~.

10 , :390 1 2 , 600 I 10, 600 131

I 115 1 27

I 1,335 1,449 1,346

rt Ar k2.;,1sns

2, J. 60 1, 800 1, 800 58

o.J.if. oc:':lo:r 12,170 17,250 15 , '1501 J.(J 8

65 1 62

60 1 80

126 2,267

117

108

2,796 2,799

1j ..roorgio.
}~G '\raCL.:.

5, 690 1 30

5, 000

-2_, G-OO- fi5o3

-5::2-

-5_2

2 6~

2 60

135

2o

-.:-

-_-

N . Ca r ol i ~a 4,530

6 , 000

3,600

74

60

70

Okl <~:t'l.o hn

1 , '~30

1 , 400

1,200

68

70

70

S . Caro li no. 3 , 500 3 , 300 2 ,300 62

65

70

344

3 60

252

100 208

498

84

214

1 61

r 1 \3 X .:'.. S

5, 540 4,100 2,300 60

70

82

330 - 287

189

Grou~ totc.I :t5-;-59o- --51,460 39-;-95ot -1Io- I o9- --127- .__ -4--;-996- 5,581 5,'674

PIKIT~KTO S: Peppe r condition in Centra l Ge orgio. was g ood a round July 1 but g:.or-rors ex.p r essed f c.rs th.~. t, 1;ith t oo rrr..1ch moisture nlre<'..dy r e c e ived ;md d.:-tily l":'..i~1s co ;.1tim.i.ing , t ho crop vrould. suffe r a serious setbo.ck. I n South Ge orgia pimi o;,1t os h:wc suffe red fron d.1~r vre n.t hor during e n.rly Juno but condition Wi1.S improved. b~r r .:'.Lls th e L'lttcr ho.lf of t ho i~10nth. P :i.el imi :.lD.r;'r r ep ort s indica t e t he pL.....nt od 11.c:..ec.gc: to b e l e ss t l1;m tho.t int e ncle d in April . A r eport on p l t,_nt e d p imi e nto ~~c r co.ge ' :ill b e r c l ensed Jul y 8 .

POTATO~S , I RI SH : Sor1o p o-t.J.toos fr om Gil me r, Union, Fnnni n, :i:lt.'l.bun , To\ms, o..;.lcl Lt1.i:1pk i i.1. Counti e s v7G l'G :Jold in JUP. e rmc'l. digging .-rill b e g c n ernl July 5-25 . Yi e lds n.llcl qv..-J.i t~' .:-.:;,'o r ep ort ed n.bov e- .:wer, .~ .

',i'Jtl:J;?t;ELOJ:JS: Volume mov ement continue s from o..ll Souu)l Georgin. counti e s
wi t :1 P.::.ic Gs r erJor'c c cU;Jr :w ern.:gi nr:; 'tho highe st eve r r e c e ive d. P e o.k movement of mel ons f:;: o;ti GOl'. t~w rn counti e s will como lTuly 1-15 :;no. f ro m Contrn.l Ge orgi a July 10- 25 .

- 10~ - y- o~'- . r-A.C- RE- AG~E~--P- re~ - ~-- 10+- y-Yr~ IE~ LD~~ PE~ R ~A~ CR~ E =-~ 10~- y~e~ q,Pr~ RO~D~ UC~TI~ O- N ----

St t.t o

r:."';c r ~gc

lim.

av. 1942 I nd. nverage 1942 Ind.

1 932- 41

194:3 32- 41

1943 1 932-41

1943

~n .--.b.--..;-,1."1.

-Acro o-

I s ,2so

s , 100 1 . 3, soo

- Me lons 297 360 350

-1,000 Mol ons2,455 1, 836 l, 330

A1i z01.1<'..

, J. , 2 60

;~ , 500

3 ,000

572 580

650

710 l, 450 l, 950

(?.(; Ql' [.i rt

66 , 580 40,000

Loui d ,..,_n;-,_ . t;, ,l;JQ - 2 , l;o6

~iseis s ipu i ; 3 , 630

5, 000

l~ . c:...roli;; lll,ElO 8 , 800
~ C.~'..~c'Ol i 1:"-:',. ~~2 , 3'70 . 20, 000

'i' cxo..s

&1:,850 3'1 , 700

Group totr-5\ s4,s6o- 118 9oo

24, 000 217 2, 100 279
3,700 244
6,200~ 206
13, 000 202 19 ,000 142
74--soo - 2o1

270 280 300 270 265 275 245 250 200 2 50
-12-2255- - -1266-15

1 4,4.-03 10, 800 6 ,720

1 , 171

840

567

1,404 1, 325 l, 018

2 ,376 2,156 l, 550

4,499 4,000 3, 250
- __ ,l:_6~- 4 , 338 3 ,1 35
33 180 26-745- l 9-520

(OVER)

OTHER STATES - TRUCK CROP . :NEWSi

(As of July 1, 1943)

.

LHilA :BEANS: In South Carolina the principal marketing season for limas is ov Hi.' bu~ s-ca ttered. sales r:wy continue 1'r8ll into next week. Prices have been good out y i elds p oor. Li [!;ht mov eraent of a short North Carolina. crop has started and will
COl'ltinuo until a1ound July 10-15. Prices are good. - Virginia lima beans have made S E~tis facto17 p ro g ress to date though there are some poor stands.

SNAP BEANS: Heavy movement of beans is nov'! underway in Henderson County, i.~ort h CG.roli11a, :here a considerabl e increase in acreage is report ed . Supplies wii'l co;1'i;Lme m:til f rost if :9ricos l"ar:tant. Movement from East Tennessee is expected to bo -re::U 11.nder wn;:,: early in July and ~:>robably thru Septe!nber . The Virginia snap bean C!'OJ? move;nen t was p ractically finish e d by July l.

C.A3BAGE: T~w North Carolina mountai n cabbage crop began moving in late J1:~ne a~!O. ,.,.il l cont inue t lwu the fall months . Weather conditio n s have been favorable
ru1d p:..-osgects p oint to !:';OO d yield.s . The Ten;1essee cabbage deal is ove r. Pric es nero v er~r ::oatisfactoiJr dulint:; most of the s eason . T~1ere was a light move ment of csb1)a;~o f:.~or East e rn Virginia duriae; the last he.lf of <Tune , but prices '''e r e much lo.'?ul' t h~1 eo.rlj_ e r. -Sh i j:l!ll6nts will .stt.rt f:Lom Southwest Virginia about July 15 and CO '.~tj_nue t ~uu Sep tei'1b e r. iiea.vi os t movement will lik e ly b e the last half of August.

C.Al\fl'.ALOUPS: CoEd.itions ~lttV e been favorabl e for rapid maturity of Texas eant.:.tloup s and ~1e,rv0st is a ctive i11 t :1e ,:1id.-seD.son districts and well und e r wn~' in s ome of t~'le J. n t e s e ctioi:s . Good quality melons me a vailabl e and most of the crop is :-~ovi,ng c.o neD.rb ~' m""'..rkets by truc~r: s. In South Caroli na cont ccloup movement is a t t he pe.'\.l;: c1.:1d the s elling s eason is e:V>E:cted to be over about July 15. Prices ond ~'i e l 0. s ho..v o 'been go od. ~o.nti t : n:1d. qunli ty pl~oductio n in North Carolina n re indicc.t c0. :.1i t~1 first shipments exp e ctecl n,bout J1.'..l;y- 6-8 .

po;;.'.ATOES, IRISH: Shi:pment of potat oes from Tennessee began the week of June 20 about t 1.''!0 weeks lat e l" t ll;:n usual. VirgiP..ia p otato harv es t was in f ull s ;ving on Jt!.l~r 1 in p r ac tically e.l l of the Eady Conlffie rcil:',l e..rea, with p eak expe cted the 1:re e~~ 'be.:;inning July ::. . Ha rvest o:f t ;w Texas Panhandle crop is e:A."})e cted. to get sta:tt ed t :1c eg:d~r pc.rt of Ju)..y, but v oh.1.;;1e 3)1oduc tio'1 is not expect ed until August a ncl Sept.e;1b e r.
TOi:i)..TOES : S0uth Carolin2. green wro.p shi pments will b e ove r in early July. C,J..:ll1 Llt:;; hn.fJ be; un ano. reinainj.ng to i.'lc'.toes wil l be l)roc e ssed . ::Iarvest of the ee.rl y 6<:tst Te xas c rop is ove r L.n d sh i omcnt s for t ;.le area as a whol e :<~ill decline r ap idly cho oarJ.~;,- -paxt of Jul:.- ._ _ ShipmG~lt of toma~o e s fro!n Tenne ssee b egan th e week of ,Tunc 20. Fric " S t0. dD.te hav e 'been e:~c "llont . Yi e lds 1 n.vo been r e duce d by hot, dry '7 ~'.'~h,: :;, du rL1r_: t h o l .3.st holf of June .

WA'.l'ERW!,;LOHS: Conditions in 'I'oxP..s on July 1 continue d f nvorabl c. fo r wnto
r:10lons in ;tll d:l. s trict s . Supp lies e.ro si;i ll avC'..il!"..bl c i n most of th e early distric.J .:..10. c:t0p~; il1 t h e li1i 0- s on.son ;~nd. l:1.t o districts \'.'i ll continue a ctiv e ha rve st thru
Jnl:> . Si1i::,1. men.t.s of llorid<1. . melo ns h2.v o dro:;;>pe d shG.rply the past few dE1J'S o.nd will :~r ~ C:_1'.:.~:'. 1~.' f..ec r e~.,s o fo r t ae next 10 du~~s Pith most supp li e s coming from h'i2.dison, G}.\ "..Ccvi l l o , tUld Live O ~l: socti Ol1S. I:1 South c..-,rolinu !:lOVO!:lent is gen6 rol wit h p e nk J.o .--.r:l.i : \~ ox:~) e cted. o.1ormd J uly 10 . Op ening p ric os :rc r c U:."1.U.Stl.:-tily g ood with some c a rs <"-VO:c-z.s L:~g abov e .:. cl.oll i!.r j)Gr Dclo:1. ~~orth C!".rolin1".. shi pments will stnrt about J uly 10 .

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Librarian, College of griculture
Athens, Ga.
TC Req

GZORGIA CROP REPORTING SZRVICE

U. S. De}1a :rtr-1ent of Agriculture In Cooperation

~nr e::-.u of At;;ri cultural Economics

with

Georgia State College of .Agriculture

Office of the Agricultural Statistician
Athens, Georgia
July e. 1943

GEORGIA JULY 1 COTTON REPORT

(f_ ~~>s st L~.:- t-Jri. cot t on a.c::.eabe ill Geo_rgia. on July 1 was })laced at 1,580,000 acres by the
V C::.o-1 .'1e::)o ::i;i n : ~ Board. of th e Uni t8d States Denartment of .Agriculture. This is 9% l e r: s tl1..~.;.1 t h e 1, '735, 000 in cultivation on th~ !:!rune date last year and 31% below the 10-;"8<".:: e> v e:car~e (1932-19 41) of 2,278,000. The 1943 indicated cotton acreage for GP. o :.:.~;i <"l. i ~ t hR S'.1all e st sinc.e 1872.
11h e cotto ~1 ::-.c:..ec..;-;e for the United States on July 1 \>'as 21.995,000, or 5.. 6% less.. t hf1.n t h., 2~1 . 302 ,000 nc:..~c s in cultivn tion Jul:-r 1, 1942 and 25.5% under the 10-year o." Ec<.(;a (lS:.-52-19 41) of 29, 508 ,000 -a cl.-es.

D.L. FLOYD
s ~.1i o :.: j;._o:r :i. c1:.l ;~urD.l S tatistici ~ln
(See reverse side)

A..."R.CHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician

1 10-YR. Av-l.R.

I AJ3.ANDONHZN':!' FROH ~JATURAL

C;i.USES

1933-42

_ c~
I

- i-

Nissouri .... . ..

1.0

V i r ;; i n i a . . . . . . .

1.5

N. Carolina.....

1.0

s. Caro1in[l....

0.7

Geor ;:;ia ....... .

0.8

Florida... .. ...

3.0

Tenne ssee ......

0.8

Ala."be.ma .......

0.8

M is s issip~ i ...

1.2

.A.r !ca nsB.s .....

1.5

Louisiana .....

1.4

ACREAGE IN CULTIVATION Jt"'LY

Average 1932-41

1942-

409 52
986
I 1,429
2,278
I 90
839 2,365 2,981 2,525 1,350

426 41
861 1,153 1,735
59
725 1,722 2,438 2,021 1,028

375 35
865 1,140 1,580
47
720 1,570 2,480 1,920 1,010

of 1942
88 85 100 99 91 80
99 91 102 95 98

Ok lahoma......

4.1

Texas ........
1

2.7

~-Je1"' lvfexico . ....

2.8

Ari zona......

0.2

Calif ornia ...

0.6

All other .....

1.7

2,478 11,074
114 195 319
24

~
tJNI 'I'~D S TA'r~ S

2.0

29,508

Sea Island l/

?}12.9

?}15.9

Aro1er. sgyp ti Dn

u.s~ 1/

0.8

46.6

lf I n cluded. i n Stat e and United Stat es totals.

1,872 8,430
134 274 361
22
-23,302
I 6, 7

1,580 8,050
115
I 202
287
19 I
21,995
3.1

192.9

146.4

g) Short-time avernge.

84 95 86 74 80 86
94.4
46
76

. .GEORGIA ,MAP Sh'O'/TING
CROP ~~ORT1NG DISTRIC TS

.
Georgia Cotton Acreage by Di st ricts

.; :

io

1943 of 1942

1

134

138 139

101

2

198

201 190

95

3

153

141 142

101

4

263

249 238

96

5

348

310 292

94

6

308

279 246

88

7

- 179

154 109

7l

8

227

210 180

86

9

56

53

44

83

State 1,866 1,735 1, 580

91

After five d.iJ.vs retur.c.L to Unite d Sta.t ~ :Depart ment of Agri culture
Bureau of ., rJricul tura1 Economics 319 E.xt~m sion Build ing
At hens , Geo rg ~ a
OE'E'IC!AL BUSINESS

Penalty for priva t e us~ to avoid payment of postage $300

:~ ss . ~i ~ ll" e : . e s , Li rarian ,

t te vO l ege 0 - gri .,

Re .

Athens, Ga.

U. S. Depar t !flent of ~;riculture 1J,)j.. P.tl1, nf ~ r; ~"'; m,l + ~,,.. ':)1 -w,r'.Oi10miCS

In Cooperation with

Georgia State College of- .Agriculture

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

U. S. Dep~rt ment of Agriculture In Cooperation

Georgia State College

Bureau of Agricul:tural Economics

with

of Agriculture

Office of the Ag~iculturul Statistician

Athens, Georgia

July 13, 1943

GEORGIA - GEl~ CROP REPORT AS OF JULY 1, 1943

..

\ient he :c c onditions cturing Ju.ry.e were generally fe.vora"ble to Georgia food and feet\ Ci'Ops .:c.lt~1ough a. f ew local a~~eas suffe red from lack of rainfall while some others ( ~ec oi v ed too much mo i s tur e . St a.rting a.bout June 28 rains were general over the St,1.'.: G :.nd many sections l'l!.1d. almost drlily showe rs tci July 3, Rep orts for June indj,.. c:\ t ocl so111C cl.,:~mni;e from excessive r~.L1fn.ll to growing crops in northeastern and
s ou0 ~1 .:; ; ~sto1n sectio ns of the St 0.t e .

EstLn.:;.t es for Ge orgi a. as of July 1 show D.creagos of all crops above last y ear with

t ~1c c,x cGption of \The0.t, oa ts, tame hey, cowp eas, a..l'ld cotton. Irish potatoes and

soyb e,'.r:s I e.:cch Tii th 30 QrC

n ~ ~ t' .

2, l-end the rc-ent 'trdrease.

Ot:1c r crops , with n 1943 a cr eo.ge mor a t h;u1 10 percent ubove tho rospecti ve 1942

. .c::.c.::.go , a i1 C swoGt p o-Go.t oe s 25%, so rghum for syrup 20%, and ry e 15%. Cowp eas grown

<'. lon o , '?H h ,;.. do croas o of 23;6 re gist e r cci. tht:: greatest a creugc r e duction from last

9%ye .-~i' , -~h.o nt follov:r c d with 1 5fb l 0ss acre <.-..ge . Cotton, with 1,580,000 acre s, was off

f ro~ 1 942 .

.

COl1N : The 194:3 co1~n :'..crcn.gc for Georgi<:. is 1)laced 0-t 3, 631,000 acres. This is 71,000 .~.crp G or 2% nb oYe thu 3, 560,000. a cres harv e st e d in 1942. On the basis of Jul y 1 c ondHion, corn production in th o St ,'\t G this year is indicat ed to b e 39,941,000 bunb.ols. This compn r es with 39,160,000 bushels in 1942 and a ten-your
(1 932-41) <WG r ;;,ge - of 42,876,000 bushe ls,

PEANUTS: Ti1o 1943 n cre;;,ge of p eanutn grown ::'.lone in Ge orgia for n.ll purpos e s was
co 'cii:10.t e d to be 1, 374,000 :"l,cr es n.s of Ju'ly :J.. This is nn incroy,s e of 5 p e rc e nt
nbovc t ho p ::.~ ovio\l.S r e cord of 1,309,000 ~tere s plnnted last yon r. Ge orgia l eads l".ll
ot he r Sk.t cs L1 poMut <'..Cr eage .

TOBACCO: All t obo.cco ncr once in Ge orgi \.'. this year is es tima t e d. a t 72, 700 acres, un incro:tnc of 5 i?Orc ont ove r t he 69,400 a cre s h n.rvest e d in 1942. Bnsed on July 1 c oncli tion t h is s eason's Stat e .:worng e tobacco yi e ld is placed at 862 pounds per nc:r~ . T11is mo0.ns n prosp e ctive tobn.cco product i on of 62, 634,000 pounds compared with
59,710,000 p ounds p r oduc e d l r.st y oC'.r -- on i ncreusc of fff'o,

SMALL GRAI NS: Prospe cts point to a Georgia totul whe.at crop of 2, 255,000 bushe ls nhich is 14 pe rc ent b olovr the compa rativ el Jr large 1942 crop. Production of oats is indicat ed to bo 10,120,000 comp0.r od wit h 10,152,000 bushels ln.st y ear.

PEAC:LiES: Geo r gi a 's indicated prodnction of p eo.ches, including c omme rcial and all non-co;!',mo rci .-,_1, is pl.'\C Gd .:..t 1, 593,000 bushe ls. This is an extre me decline of 74% from t he 6,177,000 picked in 1942. Th o unus~'\lly short crop is the r e sult of severe fr ee ze d~~ago suffe r e d n en.r mid-April wh ich follow e d two injurious fr ee z e s in Mar0h.

GEORGIA CROPS

CROP

ACREAGE (000)

1942

1943

1943 Percent of 1942

YIELD Indic. July 1
1942 1943

PROD. 1942

(000) Indic. July l
1943

Corn

bu. 3,560 3, 631

102

11.0 11.0 39,160

Vvno0.t

bu.

241

205

85

10.5 11.0

2,530

Oa ts Rye

bu.

564

519

92

18.0 19.5 10,152

bu.

20

23

115

7.0 s.o

140

Tobucca, al l Pot atoes , Irish

- lb. 1/ 69.4

bu.

27

72.7 35

105 130

860

862 59,710

66

64

1,782

Po t nt oo s, S1.':'e et bu.

100

125

125

80

79

8,000

Trune ~'lr'.Y

tons 1,640

So r ghum fo r Gy rop

20

Sug<t r c r.'.:lO fo r syrup

30

P or.nuts, .:clone
' ' Cmvp o0.s, a l o n e

l)l. 309
474

Soyben.n s , .~_lon e
' :fJ Penches ,to tnl crop 3/ Pon.rs , t ot ,:.l c rop Cott on ~j

106
-
_1,/1,735

l, 605 24 32
1,374
365
138
-
-
1,580

98 120 107

.49
-

-.55
-

809
--

105

~/74 ~/82

-

77 130

--

-

--

-

-

-

6,177

-

-

-

507

91

-

-

-

:!/ !/ Rev i sed.. 9 Conditi on .'\S of July l. 3/ Tot a l a_griculturnl crop grent e r

~ i ncluc1.L:.tg comme rci a l crop .

Acreage in-cultiva tion July 1.

39,941
2,255 10,120
184 62,634
2,24-G 9,875
88!5
-
---
-
1,593
138
-
han and.

D. l; . Floyd Scni o i' _LgricuHurd Sk.tisticirul

Clifford Sims Archie Langley Agriculturnl Statisticians

UNITED STATES DEPAR'Jm:NT OF AGRICUL'IURE Bureau of Agricul t ural Economics
Wash ington, D. C.

Release : July 9,

IDHTED STATES GENERAL CROl' REPORT ~ OF JULY 1, 1943

july 1 e sti mat e s point to an aggr egate crop production in 1943 which seems likely to be about pe rc ent of t he 192332 average, compared with the phenomenal showing of 126 percent in 1942. Cur r ent growing conditions appear to be favorabl e in all except a few States and ther e is r eason t o b e li eve t ha.t t he t endency towruds an improvement of crops has continued into July. Crops have been ~ l Bnted on a s li ghtly incr ea sed acr ea ge this year but are off to a late and uneven start . In mo st St 11t :.:s f rom Mi s souri, Iowa , and Minne sota, eastward to Pennsylvani!!L and New York, crops are l a.t o and pro spects r eport ed ly less favorabl e than at this date in any of the last 5 years . Else vrh.'Jr..:: pr ospect s range fr om f a ir to $00d.

Because of large increase s in acreage s, a number of crops se em like ly to far exceed production of

:my past yca:r. :Sumpc r .crop s of dry b eans, pe o.s, peanuts, flaxseed, rico , potatoes, and sugar cane

11.r .:: to b; O:>.'Jlectc d.. Ne:u-re oord crop s of hay, soyb e ans, and barley s eem probable and sorghums for

gr u.i i mc~y u.pproach pr evious high r e cords if there is r a in enough to pe rmit planti ng the full acre

~go phmr1cd . Wb.,HJ.t was f a vored by !?ood r Q.ins in. the northern part of the Belt and the forec a st is

8 percent u.bovo e xpecta tions a month a go. Supplies of hay and roughage appear likely tq be runplo

i n th..: c oun try a s u. whole nnd seem to be well distribute'd. Pu.sturcs were not quite as good on .

J uly 1 '~ <J.t t he same t ime l ast yc_ar . However, some are a s h ave ha d good r a ins since the first of

t he month.



CORN: j uly 1 prospects indioo.t c a 1943 corn crop of 2,706,552,000 bushels. This is 469 million
bushol s or 15 perc ent sme.ller t h lln t he r ecord 1942 crop of 3,175,154,000 bushels; v but is
357 million bu::;hc ls ab ove the 10 yoor (1 932-41) ave r a ge of 2,349,267,000 bushe ls. 'Ihe 10-year vo r.lf~C , howeve r, includes the two drought yc ~s. 1934 and 1936, when tota l production was J. , 44B , 920 , 000 bu she ls and 1, 505,689 , 000 bushe ls, r c sr ectively.

WHEAT: Yi e l d 11ro s pccts f or wi n t e r whaat im:rrov0d during June in somu of the i mportant producing areas and. th~ toto.l whcnt crop of 790,823,000 bushels this year is 19.4 percent l e ss than
tho l r>.r go crop of 1942 but i s 7 pcr.cent more than the lO yoo.r (193241) ave r a ge. Spring who o.t deve lope d r <~ i dly and i mprovement hns boon genera l . The ga in in the production p rospe ct of o.ll
wheat during t he mon th ha s been 60 million bushe ls.

PEANUTS: Tho ~:..c r e n.gc of peanuts grown a lone for ".11 purpose s this ye ar is estima ted at 5,002,000 ".eros . Thi s is o.bout 14 pe rcent hi gh er th."ln tho revised 1942 p lantings of 4,384,000
ncres . Presen t cst imo.t e s do not include the <1.Cr e'lge interpl on t cd with corn cllld other cro p s which
mounted t o 475 , 000 .::quiv:J.l cnt s oli d o.cr t::s l "1.st year and was utilized huge ly for "hoggi ng".

TOBACCO: A t obP..C cO c rop of 1, 396 ,610 ,000 rounds, r\11 types CO!llbined, is indicnted this y eru: on
the bn::; i s of July 1 p ro ::;pocts . This would b o nJ;out 1 r:erccnt l es s than l o.st year' s crop , and :,.round 3 :pe r cent above t he l Oyo ::~r (1 932-41) a.ve ro.gc production. Pro spect s a s of July 1 point t o .:J. flue -cured crop of 771, 499 , 000 p ounds with a yi e ld pe r acr e of 920 pounds, compare d wi th 811., 690, 000 pounds l a.st ycn.r when the y i GJ ld wn.s 1, 024 pounds pe r acr e .

FEACHES: Prospe ct s for t he Unite d S~at e s peach crop decline d furthe r during June and p roduction

i s now i ndicated to b e only 43 , 042,000 bushels ... 35 percent smaller than the 1942 crop

8~d 22 pe rcent smalle r than t h e 10- year (1 932-41) ave r o.go . In the 10 e arly Southe rn

St a t ..)S a pr ociuc cd

t otal cr op of onl y 5 ,581,{)00 busho l s i s- now i n 1942 and 15 ,108 , 000 bu shc b, t he 10- yoar

e( x19pe32c-te41d~

--<:lGft'l!lR.I'Gd
aver age .

w.i th-1 9..,J59l, COO bu~e l Thi s i s 18 percent l e ss

tl:. ~n J uno 1 o s ti mat e .



CROP

.A:A1EA: c& I~ 'l'.t!UlJ b,

Fo r

Harv.

R.:1.r v .

1942

1943

UNI TED
1~3
Fc rccn t of
1942

S TATE S

i l l!:ill

Indi o.

1942

July 1

1943

Corn, a ll

bu.

Vlhc a t, a ll

bu .

f Oa ts
Cott on

bu .

P.ay , al t ame t on

Soyb c ru11 Cow:pcas 2 F1:1nnuts ~ Fotatoos , ri sh bu. Swel:)t po t a t oe s bu. Tob a cco, :1.11 l b.
Sor ghum fo r syrup Sugarcan.-.:: 11 11

Poach<J s, tot. crop bt:..

89 , 484 49 ,464
3 7, 899 23 ,302 60 , 211 14 ,222
3, 407 4,384 2 , 7ll
70 7 1 ,379
220
.119

94 , 297 49 , 883 37 , 944 21, 995 60 ,489 15,434
2 , fi74 5, 002 3 , :363
923 1, 471
218
-125

105.4 100 .8 100 .1
94 . 4 100 .5 108 .5 75 .6 114 .1 124 .0
130 .5 106 .7
99 .1
-105 . 0

35.5 19. 8
-35.9
..1. 53
~75
36 . 9 92 .4
-- 1024
y s1

28.7 15 .9
-32 .7 -1. 46
.
~80
29 . 3 89 . 9
-949
-
y 41

"'J if lJ. Acrc~l.g~ in cultivation J ul y 1. 3_/ :}rown a l one f or a.ll purpo ses. -

Cond1hm1 July l.

I nc ludes some qu antiti e s no t harves t ed.

!JHl lll; 'l 'iOU E~ THOUS

I ndio.

1942

July 1

1943

3,175,154 981,327
. 1, 358 ,730
-..-92, 245
371' 150 65,380
-- 1, 412, 437
j:/66,380

2,706,552 790 ,823
- 1 , 242 , 2 5 5 -.8-8 ,483
434 ,942 82,987
- 1,396, 610
-
43 , 042

~

~

(See other s i de fo-r C'.e orgi tr l'eport)

.'l.:fkr f i ve days r e tur n to UHi t~d St ~.t... s Dc:po.rt mcnt of Agri cultu r e
1Jur ._,2;u c1f Agri cultu r a l Economic s 319 ~tc_ s i on Buildi ng Athens , wor gi a
OFFICI AL BUSI~JE SS

Penalt y fo r private usc to avoid payment of post age $300

1 ..',""'" f""f o .

e

U. S. Depart :nent of Agriculture In Cooperation

Georgia State College

i3u:teo.u of .A..; :.~icultur al Eco;.1omics

with

of .Agriculture

Ofiico of the .Ag1icultural Statistician

.Athens, Georgia

July 19, 1943

-r GEO~<G J.f\ r< UC~< Cr<O? J'l.C\t'IS

(As of July 15, 1943) .

0

GEim2~~ : Soil moistur e for th e pe riod July 1-15 has been a dequat e to

e:::w ess i v e l;.1 n.J. l comrne1oi~l ~ruck crop a1eas . Some we;t weo.the r damage to wat e r-

:>,Jelol ~~, cantaloup s <:me. to p otato e s in t ~1 e ground has bl en r ep ort ed . Wat e rmeil.on and

cn.ntc;.lo1.1:"? sbipra.:mts arc n narin;::; an Gnd in South Ge orgia c.nd a t p eak in mid-St a t e

~-.1c~.t: . SilD.iJ b eans , c abbr~ge , ru1d p otato e s a r c mov ing in increasing volume fr om

!!IO'L1.~Y(~dn C OUll t i CS .

Li ght harve s t of Gl'\.rly !~orth Georgia snap b e o.ns has started

.i:;.om ;.:.;;c..;;,s :i'ounc't Blu Ridge, ""1-li 'a- lil p.ir~-Hl o , .d

Ex.cossi v moi<>turo

conrU t io~1s J.1r.vo l'et a rcle d pl;,1nt ing of 'Lhe much larger o.crc,age usually pl<Ult od in J.uly f or :.1a ::cvent in August nn e~ Sept cmb t1 r . ""ie t wc2..thor has a lso clel o.yed plo.nting of tho

ldo commcrci nl ncroo.Ge n.:rouncl Woodbine in the South Ge orgia coo.st a l a r ea .

CABB.AGE: Mov ement of cabbn.c;e is now g cn c r n.l from t ho Dt:thlone gc.-GaddistownElli jw sccti o;.1 of North Goorg in ::.nd .~U. l mounk..in county commorci nl are<'..s '17i11 be in full ~1r. :cv ost J uly 20 t o Aut.;ust 10. A zm<ul l nto a crengo., mostly in Gilme r Count ~' '.?ill uc cut in the f oll. Production of co.bb-o.ge this sens on in Horth Georgia r..nd COi~.!.')ot ing Sk. t o~> , w it ~1 comparis ons , is shoiVn in tho t abl e b elo\: .

s r.r.A!J:E

-

ACRE.AGE

10-ycar

;~v o r ::>.g o

1942

YIELD .PER ACRE

Pro- 10-yr.

Ind.

lim. I ;'J.V.

1942 1943

1932- 41

1943 i 32-41

. -Acres-

!

-Tons-

Goorgi :.L- l:Torth

800

500 700! 4. 4

5. 0 5.4

Illinois I own

I 4,180 3,400 4 , 200 1 6.0
1,380 1, 300 1 ,3oo 6.2

8.0 7.0 8. 5 6.5

NoF L!oxico

820

900

900 5.3

5. 6 6.0

l\~ . Cn.rolino.

4 , 450 3,700 3,900 5.5

7.0 6. 5

~i~g~n~n:.!. ~S! r - -3-,8-60-

':L'ok.l

15,490

-3-,3-00-
13,100

-2-,6-00-
13, 600

- -51..-487-

- -7 .-0
7. 23

-66 .,

o~-
5-7

PRODUCTION

10-ycnr

Ind ~'

avor age 1942 1943

1932-41

-Tons-

3,400 2. 500 I 3,800

24, 800 27,200 29,400

8, 300 11,000 8,400

4,400 5,000 5,400

25,300 25, 900 25,400

- 1-8-,-60-0
84, 800

23,100 r-94,7oo

-1 6-,9-00
89' 300

CANTJJ..OUPS: Cnnt o.loup moveme nt hr~d slovrod appr e ci nbly by mid-July v.nd s h i :rments wi l l ond in early August . In some sections wet weathe r has prevent ed picl::e1s f rom g oing into fields a.nc1. melons :mffered weath er damage b efore they could b e gat>..ered .
PII.U:ENTOS: Two weeks of almost daily rains ove r t he pimi e nto b elt of middl e Geo r gi<. hav o hnd an adv e rs e effect on p imi ento peppe r concH tion. Howe v e r, g ro.wo rs ' c h i ef conc e rn :c10w i s that a period of hot dry weathe r rnny follo w o.nd so sc<UCl. t l1o frn i t n earing maturity t h8. t processors will find it n oce ss ai"IJ to g rade out a hi gh :pe r cent o f t ho earli on t pickings . Harves t should. b egin about th e usual ti me tn ea l"l~ '.Al.1gust . T~'1e 19':!:3 prelimi nar y estimat e of a cr eage p l ant ed in Ge orgia .:tnd Cetli fo rni a to p i mi entos for p::.oc es sing is 11, 510 a cr es a ccording to t he U . S. De;y:tr tment o f .Agricul turo . This compares with 11,580 a cres for 1942 nnd nn a ve r age f o:t t :::.o J.O- yoo.r (1 932- 41) pori od of l4,260 o..cros . All of this y ear's comme rcial pii:~i m:. to n c ::.o.:t.;o in the United Stat es is Ge orgia g rown with the exc eption of 210 <".cr os pLmt c d in Califo1nin. . Pl a nt e d n.creage of pimientos in Ge orgin a nd California, !ith co mpo.riso;1s , is showl'l i n t l1o . t n.b l e b elow .

PLA.l"'frED ACREAGE

10-yec.r (1932-4
a vor n.ge

1-94&-

1.943 Preliminary

As p orc..e.n..t _ of 1942

-Acre s -

- Ac r es-

- Acres-

Perc ent

c,,l i i or :.lin

1,150

* 580

210

36

Goor g:i.n

13,110

11,000

11,300

103

~----------------+-----------+-----------~------------~--------------

14,260

11,580

11,510

99 .4

~Revised
PO'.L'.il.'l'OES, IRISH: Di gging from North Ge orgi a acreage has boon delny e d by n Jffl 5 d;-.~r l' i'.L W pe ri od which han kept fi olcl.s too wet fo r harvesting op e rations. Some
' E;l~owo r s r o::? o1t })Ot::>.to os rotti '1g i n t ho g round b ecau se wet weathe r has prevented chggi ;.1~ . ""::o"tJ.ad u i d-July p ot a to es fro m t h is section wo r e movi ng to markets i n subs t antia). q_1.1.;:.nti ti c s "ncl suppli es Hill be in volume July 20 to ,\.ugust 10 .

.L.TJ:.ELOHS : Un fnvoro.bl o '"c t wont h o1:, Jun e 28-July 10, hindere d picking of ;nolo:.1s L :n..-:.ny s ections . Loo.ding from South Georgia points is rapidly declining .:-.:1( sh i') Ll,, :"i~~s r ;,~om ;~rc::>.s n oo.r DublL1, Forry, l:bcon , Mont o zum.1., r.nd Ogl e t h orp e wil l b e :1l,.',V.,'. J1:.J.~' 1 5-; u::;u.::;t l. l:b.rkot s h ."'.VC b e en st o::>.cly since the neas on opene d nn d gl'o,:o s 1 p :.:icos to dn.t c h::>.v c :.we r c.gcd th e h ie;ho st ev e r r ec ci ve d in Ge orgia.
(OVER )

.. .
' '

OTHER S~ATES - TRUCK CROP NEWS (As of July 15, 1913)

SN.AP :BEAJ:JS: liea.v-.f rains drastically reduced the final outturn of the e2.:cly sna.p bean crop in the Eenderson County area of North Carolina and harvest f1om this a cread;e is about over. Pick ing from the second crop in the srune section sk1ou.lG. C)atinue u11til early Augus t. Light bean movement is underway in the West ,T efferson area, with peak shipments eXJ.)ected within the next week. In East Tennesse~. !_iOVement is c;ene r al and -r:Jill conti nue L"1to early September. Production of snap beE for Hart h Geo :rgi a and competine; St a tes, with comparisons, is shown in the table bel

ACREAGE

YIELD PER ACRE

PRODUCTION

4-yea.r

Pre- 4-yr.

Ind. 4-year

Ind.

S ~ki'E

average 1942 lim. av. 1942 1943 average 1942 1943

1938-41

1943 38-41

1938-41

Geort; ia-~~o::.th
N. Ga:ro lina

2,000 3,420

-Acres- '
2,400 2,800 4,500 6,300

-Bushels-

94

95

105

88 110

115

-1,000 bushels-

185 302

228 .~
495

279244

Vir;inia

1,280

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-110-,,23-0000

70
-s6

llO -106-

110 -112-

92 -579-

116 -839

132
1,150-

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CABBAGE: Light movement of fair quality cabbage has started from the

Ye:Jtern Cl'O}l of North Carolina. Supplies ' in volume should be available throughout

Au.gu.st . In sout hwest Virginia weather conditions were favorable for the growth of

c.ab'bB.t:;e during the first half of July . Li ght cabbage harvest has started \':'ith in-

creasi ng shipments expected tmtil the peak is reachecl about mid-August.

CANT.ALOUPS: Peak movement has passed in South Carolina and the season will be p :;..~"..cticall~r over by July 24 . Yi eld, pric es, a.>1d quality were good on t he whole. Peal:.: cantaloul) shipments 1-re rl''l reached t he 'I"Teek of Ju,ly 14 in the earlier areas of North Carolina and volmne supplies should. end nround July 23. Yi elds generally have been g ood, but heavy r2ins have lorre r ed quality . !viovement is general in th o .r?.iCtge;u:w end Currituck areas, with peak shipmen t3 expected. t he week of July 19. Yields aacl quali t~r arc fnir. Tex:~,s sup9li es continue to move in good volume.
IRISH POTATOES: 'Je t fi e l ~s. ;.: \nc..Cl.o q'Qat o labor for harvest, a nd unsatisfacto ry mnrko t iag conc~.i tions continuo to cause t ::1e on.rly North Carolina potato SC;>.SOl1 to b e d.r mvn ou:(; much J.ongor t hnn usu.:>.l. It is es til'llc1.t e d thn.t about 80 percent or r:1o-:~G o'f t :!'le c-rop l4'1:S ,...in:::cn harves t ed .- Tim'rc' we r e hc a'V"J -su.ppl:tes d:u~ing--the -:fi-rst hnlf of ciuly- 0"1 th o Virginin :EO\ste rn Shore. Di gging in the Norfolk section has b een helcl. u p by .frequent r r>.ins so t ).1,..,t as of Jul y 17 mr-._ny fields were still too wet to ::..osUJno :;.1a :;:vost ope rations. Uith fnvo r c..bl e vTeat her , shipmonts will b e heavy for ""-not ~1er 10 d.::>.ys . Lost of the s:Uos nre no-::1 to t~ e - Governmont at floor prices.
-~!ATERl,JELONS: 'l'he South Cmolinn. watermelon crop is still moving in ~o lu~,
1 54 ca:..s were shipperl on tho 14th, ro.:.kint, n tot a l of 1, 436 to that dat e compa r ed wit l1 l, '31 8 to th o S.:" ilO d[l,te l as t ;;rear. :':oweve r, a smnller proportion of the crop is ;novi nt; b~r motor truck t ~1is season. Peak of movement hn.s passed, shi p ments will c'.ecl i:1o r np iclly tho ;vcek of July 19 a nd "!ind up toward the end of the month. Yi eld, qu;'..lity ."'..nd p rices ~1o.:ve be e n good. The Virginia melon crop is m.-udng good p ro g r ess . In l~o:::t~1 Ct'..rolinn movement i s becoming g eneral in th o Hoke-Lnurinburg areo.., with i1e:.vy s ;lipments expe ct ed the .'Ted-:: of July 19 nnd suppli es from lnter plantings contL:n.J.L1G '.'ell into Aur,ust . Qp.ality, '.'il'lich has gene rally b ee n good so far, is expected to 'be lowere d. if unfavorable wcatl1e r continues .

D....... J'LOl"D Sm1i o:.. .A.~ri cuHur.~.l St o..t is t i c i nn
L1 Chnrge

C1I-FF0RD SIMS Truck Crop Stati stician

After five clcys retu~n to 1Jni tccl St o..tm,; Dcp::1.rtment of Agricultur e
B'L'-l'e:-.u of Ac ricu.ltur.'.ll Econor.1ics 31 9 E :~t ension Buil ding At:nens , Georgia
01'iiCLi.L BUSI TIESS

Penalty for private us c to nvoid pcyment of postage $300

Ll bt-u.i&D-.
College of Agricultutte Athens. Ga.. TC Req

.I.. Q. J. \..C,..U,\.!.V. UUUJ .1. ..LH. :::~ 1, ~--..._,,,, ._. , , . , ._.. ,, .._ ,. ,..! ''"""'~

=

GEOBGU cRC!P REPORTING SERVICE

U. S. lli1mrtme1~t of Agriculture

_ In Cooperation

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

with

Offic a of the Agricultural Statistician

Athen s, Georgia

Georgia State Co'llcge of Agriculture
August, 1943

F.~Ull>!. PRICE REPORT AS OF JULY 15, 1943

GZOBGIA: hfi d-July pr ices r e ceive d by Geor gi a farme rs for the ir products showed a 5 point gain ov er t ho previous month :::nd 30 po ints above one year ago. The a ll commodity index of
178~ of t he 1910-14 base period is t he r ecord high for July since 1924. Raise s from June in pr ice s of gr a ins, poultry and eggs , a."lri i n fruits a r c r oJlOrted while meat animals f e ll off s li ghtly. Cotton 2:ild c ottonseed , dairy products, :md the miscGlbneous group r emained \mchangcd fr om the l a st monthly r eport.

UN ITED STATES: Downturns in p rice s rec ei ved by f a rmers for meat anima ls, potatoes, nnd arpl c s

l owcr -:::d t he index of farm product prices 2 points during the month ended July 15 ,

;_.ccording to the U. S. llip"lrt mcnt of Agriculture. , This i s tho first time in 5 months tha t tho

g.Jn or ,,l L-:vd l1:-~s d.c climd. At 188 pe rcent of the August 1909-July 1914 av e r age , the mi d-July

ind..;x vr:.s still 14 pe rcent abov e ;par ity , 34 p0 ints up fr om a year ago, and the highest July inde x

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Fr icc s p.1i cl by farme r s , including i n t or 0st :md t-'J.:...c s, cont inued tho steady a dvance \\hich began

b .s t ,\ugust, :L'"'.i s i n g the parity i nde x t o 16G p or cont of tho 1910-14 avor n.go nnd to the hi ghc st

:!_)o i nt i n noo.rly 14 ye ars . Increase s in rur:: l living <:md farm poduction co st s , howeve r, have

:-<o t k opt pac -:: v<li t h UJ?turns in f n.rm pr oduct prices . Since tho outbrcnk of the present war i n the

L . t c S\Ll!\lJ\Cr of 19:59 , prices r e c e ive d by f a rme r s hr:.v-::l 'Llmos t double d whil e prices paid have

u.dvanc od onl y nb out a third. . As ;:>. r esult f c.rm product. price s ave r aged ab out 114 percent of pari t:

b mid-Jul? , compo.rcd wi t h only 72 pe rcent i n Augu st 1939 .

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Co tton =m d. co ttonsc:o d: The i nde x of p rices r .J ce ivod by f').I'mc rs f o r cotton and co t tons:Jed declincr
3 pr> i:1ts dur i n.; the r J.st mor..th but a t 163 po rcont of t hv 1909- 14 n.von.go was 8 points hi gher thnn L : July ,:, yc:J:r a go .

Fruit: The fruit r rico i n dex de clined s o'l.sr>n:1lly during th-:: past month but vns , ncvortho l o ss, a t t he hi ~hc st ;::o i n t f o r July in 34 y e ;:>. r s of Mnthly r e c ord s . J.t 230 p c rcont of tho 1909- 14 a ve r a ge t ho i n.o.c~:: ..,._,_::; <1 po i n ts l o~10 r than i n Jtmc but ,.,":".!.S 99 po i nts nbovo n. yo::J.r a.go .

Mco.t -'lni !!!J.ls : Although m.:nt <ni rrn.l :rricos m ~do , 5 JlOint. c ontr.'J.- Sc'l.son"l dcc li~o during the mon th vndod July 15, they r vm'\inod we ll :..bo'!o '~ y o1:r a.go , '"'.nd we r e the hi gh es t July p rices record.ed si;,x: c 1919 .

Poultry 'J)r oducts: Price s r :Jco i vc.d f o r chickens nd cg gf; r os e c.uring :pn.s t month with the index 4 po h !tShighcr t h-:u.:. on Juno 15 ~nC. 38 hi ghe r t i1 ':n c t mid-Ju l y les t yc'l.r . Eggs <J.vor n.g.Jd 36 .3 c ent s r .:: r do zen comp::u:ed nth 35.2 c ents 1 mn1th .:J "rlLr ~nd 29 . 5 cents the middl e of July 1942.

Aft e r fi vc d'\fS r ..: turn t 0 Un ited St::l.t cs D::rr .-~rtmcn t of Agricultur.::
Bur ..) ~lll of "\gricul tur ..1 Econ o...,ics 319 -~~tcn si0n Buil di ng
Athen s, Georgia

1
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OFFICIAL BUSH;ESS

Dean ?aul W. Chapman

t ;.ens , Ga .
Req.

n.vo id
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C01fM)D!TY
AND
UiHT

. .. FPICES !m:EIVED BY FA:Rlv!ERS JULY 15 1943 WITH. COHP.ARISONS

Av.;!ra~e
1910- 4

GEORGIA
..
July 15

1942

1943

July 1943 % of
Averaye Average 1910- 4 1910-14

UNITED SI]ATES July 15
1942 1943

! Ju~y 1':146 i %of
Av0r~e
1910- 4

Wheat, bu.

$ 1.20

1.08

1.40

117

.86

.95 1.26

147

Corn, ou.

$ .97

1.01

1. 65

170

.70

.83 1.08

154

Oats , bu.

$

.66

.56

.88

133

~rish potatoes, bu.$ 1.11 J./1.07

1. 75

154

.41

.44

.82 ]}1.24

I .66

161

1.67 i 204

&\Teet potato0s, bu.$

.94

1.20

1.65

176

.95 1.12 2.67

281

Cottm-. , lb.

13.1

19.5

20.9

160

12.7

18.6

19.6

. 154

Cottonseed , ton $ 24.86

50.00

47.00

189

21.88 43.20 44.50

203

~:ay (loose), ton $ 18 .52

13.00

15.50

84

11.78 ]}9.~ 11.90

101

~Togs. per 0 11rt.

$ 7.24

12.60

13.50

186

7.35 13.78 13.20

180

I

Jeef cattle , cwt. $ 4.04 J./8.90 i2. 60

312

5.54 1U1o.7o 12.60

227

Milk co,rs, head $ 33.92

51.00

88.00

259

4g.oo 88 . 80 118.00

241

Horses, head l~ules, head

$ 161.60
$ -

102.00 155 .00

120.00 180 .00

74 136.30 73.90 88 .30

65

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99.10 117.00

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Chickens, lb.

i 14.1

19.5

28 . 3

201

12 .2 18.7 25.3

207

~ggs, doz.

r} 17.6

26.8 : 34.3

195

Butter, lb.

~J 24 .0

30 .0

39 . 0

162

Butterfat, lb.



Milk (wholesn.lc)

per 100#

$

-

I I 33.0

44: . 0

-

I

2 .2 9 ]:_/7,.40 3}3. 80 I 166

Pea.chc s, bu. Cowpeas, bu. Soybeans, bu.

* 1.58
$ -

1.90 2.20

$ -

2 .40

5 .00

380

3.05

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I

3.10

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Fcanuts, lb.

~~ 5 .6

1/ Revised 2/Preliminary

I 6.0

7. 4
I

I 132

1G.7 l29.5
23 .3 34.3 23.5 37.6

36.3

217

43.3

186

I

I 49 .2

209

1.38
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5.1
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2. 42 y3.05

221

1.73

-

-

2.05 2.82

-

1.62 1. 70'

-

5.6

I 7.2

141

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All CommodHi cs Cotton and Cottonseed Gr a i n s 1ieat ~'\nimds llii ry Pro rl:nct s Chickens D.ncl Eggs
. Fruits ~'~ i SCC ll::'.IlCOUS

FRICZ I:mEX 1\rolffiERS ( 1909-14 : lOWo)

I
GEORGIA

July 15 1942

June 15 J July 15

1943

1943

July 15 1912

148

173

178

154

160

169

169

155

106

160

169

115

209

259

257

193

133

156

156

144

132

173

177

14 5

115

277

3-57

131

0'-''>"

113

113

139

UNITED STATES

June 15 1943

Ju1ly943lJ )

190

188

166

163

151

154

211

206

178

178

179

183

234

230

194

190

D. L. FLOYD

Sonior Agr icul turo.1 Statistician L.1. Chaxgc

.

.IIRCHIE IANGLEY A0ricu1tura1 Statistician
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v~r,y poorly, production being

U. S. Department of Agriculture

In Cooperation

Bureau of Ag ricultural Economics

with

Office of the Agricultural Statistician

Athens I Georgia



Georgia State College of Agriculture
August 5, 1943

GEOr<GLr\ -r r<UC~< Cr<O? (As of August l1 1943)

Gn~RAL : Weather conditions since July 15 have been generally favorable to . trucl;: crops in both the gro ving and harvest stage. Rains of July 28-31 supplied S<c.fficient moisture in areas n eeding rairl. \Yatermelon shipments are nearing an end. in No:;.~th Goort;ia potato movement continues heavy, cabbage harvest is past peak and snap b ean suppli es are rapidly increasing.

Sl'TAP. BEluJS (N. GA.): Recent rains in the mountain counties have improved p:cospects but some &ro,~e rs indicate t hat t'oo ' much ra:filfall -li'as- r'~ardea' pl-a.n:t"ing ol
t he l t.tte Cl'Op. Movement is general from Ellija;y 1 Blue Ridge, and Cla;yto~ areas and peak h.a:;.vest Y':ill come Augus t 10 to September 15. Canne rs are rep orted to be ta.kin e;
a substantial tonnage of p resent pickings.

CABBAGE (1!. GA.): Cabbage is moving i:a volume from North Georgia areas \lith c: ener all~r goo d y ields an0. qu0.li ty h1dicatecl.. Most of t he cabbage is now comine f1om th G Da~1l0i.1e g;a-Cnnada-Gadd.isto"n.1 0-nd. Clnyton-Dillard clistricts.

POT.A:I'OI:S1 IRISH: Potatoes are now in full hnrve st from a ll comme rcial p:;.oducinr sections of l1Torth Georc i a . Yi elds a re r ep orted good but p ric es to grower a l'e r eport ed "bel ow enrli er expectat ions.

'. :.ATE:rtMELO~S: Co r:ffilerci<.cl mov ement is over in t :1e southe rn part of t he Stnto , iJ.er.>..:;.ing an end. in Centra l Gc or~~i o.. count i e s I c.nd on the d e cline in the upper StD..t o co r.linc, :;.oinl sections .

NOr:'E TO :'RlTCK C:=tOP REPORTERS

SL.1ce t ;.lc p ri ncipo.l gro1-ri ng o11d ma.rl;:et ing s eD..son for Georgiu truck crops
in r; -.p idly CO )ilh1[; to n. close t >u s is sue of tho Ge orgia Truck Crop News is the final
a c,:.TS i-eie ;:ise f"or t!:ie yeo.}:

As Jrou lG10T!, t ~1e :p r i !U.":'.l'Y j)Ul.'?OS C of t he semi-month ly Truck Crop News l'onort in to coll e ct VG [.Sotn.b l e: Cl'OlJ L :f Ol'i:1ntion in Ge org i<'. nn d comp~ting $tn.t es .:'..:i.'OD.'-10. -c:J.c fi:i:nt <..i.1.c'1. fiftc oath o :i:' GC<..ch nontl-1 1 quick ly summn riz e this news and rel eaF it. p:,o :nptl~\' onou:.:.;i1 to b0; of ti i~1e ly b ono fi'li to th e g ro ''!Or . In the releases constant ;acntio::l i s m.:'..d8 of t ::.1o c:to:o :1c.rv-cst i ng dt1.t cs :.mel the p rincipn.l gro wing a r eas so t hnt , _J.l.!1cmbo:cs of t :1o tl".:>. o.o L1 o0>.or s .:; ctiol1G of tho cou.<"1try , to ri11om ilk.'1.l1Y of our n ews j~ 0port s ~:o, ;nD..J' .lGlOW .:rh. c r o ;'.i10. ,-;.:.wn th e~' Ct':n bu;;r Gc orb i o. produc e . Individuo.l i nfor-
,.,i :.nti oD. :?lc:':1is::1.od b:r l'G~JO rt cr " i s c..l ;:r, _;;rs t :ce::tted t\S st1ictl~T confidentinl CW.id is US e C
o:).l~r to co;Jbi.'.o th othc:, simil .~r l' C.po :..t s for C.Ji. <cr ea or St n.te ostilllD.t e .
T~.1 0 inf orw:.ti on ~rou ":1. ..:.\ro GUIJ:?li e d .cJ.uri :ag t ho current seo.son has b ee n :1.i g :1J.y vc-.lu.cblo il: ::.:cop i ng' us pos teC', o;:. t::-10 Georgi a comme rci a l truck crop situation i;hroughout t : 1o g:;.owi:lt; ;:.ncJ. ~:1.:>..:ke tint; p e riod.. It i ~> hopecl th!"'.t th e s e news r eleases L1 tu.1n h ;:;v e b~oa of bene fit to you .:-<J10. ;1.11 ot]1e r Goolgi ;,, g rowers.

(OV3R )

OTHER STATES - TRUCK CROP NEWS (As of July 15, 1943)
S~JAP BEANS: Tennesse e s nap b eans nou are moving in volume and ship ments ':''il l 1Hl :.1ea viest du ring lat e Aub'iJ..st ano. early Sept emb e r . Practicall;y all of the -~J :ce s ent g ;. ocluction is b e i ng t a2.:en by canne ri e s. This y ear's Tenness ee snap b e an :~c re~'.c-,:, e is t :.1e l a r ge st o:f r e cord a nd t he crop is in good condition due to pl e nty of :loistu:i.' e s i n c e J ul;y 15 . Early u ov ement in ~:iaryland a nd Delaware is about ov e r and Oi.1l~.' .:1. l~.mit ecJ. a cr eage of the lat e snap 'uean crop has b een planted to dat e . North C.:-,:roli:i.<'. s u.ppli ns will b e ligh t unt il l a t e A~P"\.l.st when he avy production from the sGc o:.:.(. c :.o:! rrilJ. b e un cle rway . Virgini a harve st of the early crop continue s and y )..:->.:.;.U:.y; of t ~1e fall cro1:> h.:.ts st .:.ut e r3..
C.i'U3BAGE : Dr~ weathe r h a o r oduc e d y i elds in Virginia whe r e h eavi e st shipmo~1ts ill occu::.. ch .ui 1:1g th .:; month of Aut,"'l.'.st. North Ca rolina cabbage ho.r..Yest. in_the ::.:to ..vi o B"i:. !.1 ::.orJ.ucii1{; Bo on 0-J c f fe r so0. v.. r oa is b ecoming gcn orcl and. volume suppli e s u ilJ c on.t i:<.nw u...-..t i 1 1r.t c f ;:1.ll.
PO'..::.ATOES: P:,:r.1.cti ;o..lly D.ll Tonno ss co p o tnto c,s ha v e b een h a rve st e d in the J';.;-ul!.;:lin Co1111t~ s ec t i on ancl cli g &;ine will s t n.rt fo.~:tl1o r n ort h in th e Cumb c rl ru1d P L -..t c.'.u. ;:1.bont LJi o.- At'.[:;i..l.st . L };ort1:. Cn.roli na hov..vi e st p otato s hip ments n r c ov e r but l i &> t :.1ov omont fro n t :'l c r om.::".il~ing 1.ml1a r v os t od 3Cett to r od ncroago will con tinue for so;.1 -~imo yet . Vi r c;i n i a mov c;,1m.1t i s pr..ct.icoJ.ly en do d a,nd grov1 c r s r eport tha t the G C<1G0: 11 s ;ri c l 6.s v ,;.::..i ocl .f:..om fn i r t o ox c e l l 0nt . In bot ~ l:io. r y l etnd nnd Delawa r e tho ) ~'i ilci p<.'.l s:1i :::rpb .g se.:cson i n ovor bt t limit c U. q_u.n.nti ti c s of p otetto os will b e etv n.ilC'.blc fr; r 0.. fc-:-: ,_.,c cl~ s lo nge r.

:J . L . lLOYD Sem i or .~gr i cu l tnr n.l St D..t i s tic i n11
L1 c:1~. r g c

CLIFFORD SIMS
Truck Crop Sta tistician

A:ft or fi vo U.n~rn r e turn to
Uni t ed. St e..tcs DGIJ .---.rtElont of A.o-ri cul turo Bu:i. c. .u of ll.f;ri cul tu r a l 3co;.1omi c s 31 9 Extensio n Buil ding Athens , Ge or6 i n.
OFFICI'"'..L :!.lUSDiESS

Pono.lty for p rivett e us c to
-payment of -pontagc , $300

Mr . Paul W. Cha pmaft ean. Co l e g ~ of r icultu~e
Ath ens. G~ .
TC Req.

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

U.S. Derartmont of Agriculture

~n . Co operation

Georgia. Stut e College

Buron.u 0f !lgricul t,u u.l Econo:nic s

with

: : .. ~ : : ~ .: ... .of Agricul ture

Office of the Agricultura l Stat~stician Athens, Ge orgi::.1. .

August 9, 1943

GEORGIA - AUGUST 1 COTTON REPORT
Prob ~b l ~ p r oducti oa of the Georgi~ cotton crop sh0uld rc~h ab0ut 855,000 b a l es (500 pounds gross "c i gl1t) b:.s..;:d on rro srects of August 1, :1s r erorbd by crop correspondents t o the Crop Reporting Bo"~rd :>f t he U. S. lli:ra rtmcnt rJf Agriculture . The c ondition of the crop was r r.:portcd a t 7gf. of Il'lr:ll:.l :nJ i s t.ho hi ghe st figur0 of r G cen~ ye'l.r s . This "'l"'lUld indicHte n. yield pe r 11-cre of 262 :p)~mr..s ~ -:; -:~:r: .-,r,~d ,.ith 242 1:-,st ye::tr, 165 in 1941 FU1d 11. lO-ye11.r ;1.vorqgo (1932-41) of 219 poun"'(1"5." Uurr...l"..t bO.ic c.t od p ro duct i ~~n i s 1~ b e l ow the 862,0QO b\l es h"'.rvesto d +as t ye::tr nnd 14% und0r tho 10-y,;'".r n.-.-c r <'..gc 21f 997, 000 bal.Js. Acr.:; n.go fn hur \o::;t this y m-:r of 1,567,000 (1,580 , 000 p l anted l os s 10-y.;:;.r -:.vcragc ub cndonmcnt) i s the smr.tllest s ince 1872 :md i s only 30% of tho n.ll time high St0 t 0 -:1.Cr(:~~sc r; 5,157,000 ha.rvcst.;d i n 1914.

Dcspi to SC ".rci ty of l bor in all secti ons "md cons idcrn.b l e 1ret and co ld spring wcn.ther, which made it n-:; cc s so.r~ tj pl:.mt ov e r Slmo cotton in southe rn t e rritory, the crop as a 'Vholc got off t o n. g00d st~.rt. S0m..;: fi e lds b ecii!Io gra ssy boforo they C"uld be chopped :md cultiv'lted with the l abo r ~.v."l.il ::\bl o but in one "-rJ.Y 0:J; MOtht:; r fo.rm\:rs mr->nD.gc d t o clo:;m rmd bring n.l ong the crop in gonqrnlly goJ d shn:po .

Bogizming i n l a tter June r.:~c, st of the St :>. t e except .~. f c..r c;:unti os h "ld "l. t v.JO weeks period of fre-
quent r Cl.i ns r-.nd r;ho:c rs d 1ich l :1r sc l y provont od '1llcl nullifi e d 1o isoning ope r a tions ,nnd it wns fco.rc d t h1t r;eri 0us weevil d::un \.gc ''rnuld r esult. HovJt.:Vo r, we"l.thc r after July 15 was f'l.vorablo f or c :Jntrol and r.v;st of s outhorn a.11d. mi d-St'\t c <J.ru"l.s haV<.l 11. gonorqlly go"l d crop rc a srm<'Jh ly snfc from tho post . I n northor r.:. Gongi Ft the crop i s frui tL1g "rel l but '1 new br"lod of roevils is now bcc :nni .:J.g :'..Cti vc. Fina l outtur1: will dep end upor. whe the r '.'JO'"l.thor c onditions during tho nma indtrr of ~he s c::>..son 2r~vc t .:1 b o more 0r l ess fn.vor "lbic th."l..Tl usul'l.l.

GEORGIA liAP-SHOWJ:l'IG AUGUST l CONDITION BY CROP BEFORTING DISTRICTS

'\---r.-.~, Non-Cot tor/ -~ ' 194~,84% / ....._ ___ --~--

.
1942 ,

1I II.

B4% 1 1943, 8 ~~~

j 1 94 16 8%

ROl

I

19,12 , 1941 I

s7CQf'%/~

\III.

\)1. n94io3 ' -.,
\ : 942,

-.
E~ON

\ 79%

Stat e 1943
1942

.. ------. \

l..TI:ENS\, 1941 , ',

\ ) .._ ,/'-.... ;-l / . ............._ / .ATf:.-\NTJ~

.... I 6 7cfc . -,

/o

\...\

' \ IV. / ~~ \.._.j ,... "'-....___

.-- A.

1941
Districts shown &e crop reporting district s '1!ld

-- \. ..r"-...

'>_.-- ~NOT Congre ss~onf.l.~

)

V.

'VI.

Distncts

. 1943, 81% .

'

.AUGU TA

\/ 1.143, 76% l 942 ' 79"/.

\.1943, 77'/o

-4.\ \

-~

1942, 74%

\
l 19411

) 71% \

19411

58%

' 19427, .3at . '\

.

)

\

MACON

<'

1941,

--\ cormws ~

_/.r\- . .,

\..

47%

/! ________,....-\.,/~

l

- ----

I VII.

"' 11943 I 82 /o

J

\ ............_.

,I' ,



\ ' , 1..

'

\ ...--/

VIII.

f) '\..rt'

1' 1943 1 761. .

t

IX 1943, 1942,

...,

SAV AH

?gf.

)~(

78%

.

J..rchi..;: L-:..."'l,:sl oy ,

l \I 1942 ,1Jl633l%~Y 1

~ - . . . . . \ \

19411'0-2% .o

1942, 74% 1941 , 63</o

l
i

V~ALDOSTA

I
( ) 1941,
~

hcr ricutl ruul Str.Lti s ticicn
"'6

- ----. -- -----Li._



Se c r eve rse s i de f o?u.-s;--~~-,.

)

63'f.

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D.L. Floyd,

{ f ) (~

.

'

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>t>



StCJ.ti

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UNITED STATES --.. 80TTON REPORT AS OF AUGUST 1, 1943
The Crop Reporting Board of the U. S. Department of Agriculture makes the following r eport from da t a furn is..'l0d by crop correspondents, fi e ld statisticians, and cooperating State Agencie s. The Tho fin al outturn of cotton will depend upon vmether the various influences affecting the crop durin .;; t ho r om!:1.i nder of the soason are more or l e ss fnvorabl e than usual.

fEl.A IN

AUGUST 1 CONDITION

CULTIVlTION Average

Ju.ly 1, 1943 1932- 1942 1943

Icss 10-Year 1941

Ave r a ge

Ab ,.ndonmcnt 1

Thous.n.cros

YIEI..J) PER ACRE . PROOOCTION(Ginninp;s) 3/

Avor-1 age~

Ind1. _ll)_QO lb. p;ross wt.bal os)

cated Aver-

1~ i 1~40 L.;rop

I 19321 1942 1943 ago

Crop Indicated

4l j

3}

1932-41

Aug .l Jl\

! Lb, Ib Ib

Thous~ Thous. 1. Thous~
~ bales bales

Mi s s ou r i Virgi nh
N C".ro lina S. Ca ro lir>~:>.
Go orgi r~
Florida

~ ---

371
34 856 1,132 1,5~J
--

8 :~

83 77

78

93 87

75

86 84

69

79 76

70
7r

76
~

n79

404 476 433
I 279 I 403 395
I 307 412 390

333 29
606

1 267
~219 -

I 294
242

3- ~14~

+:U- --

--

760
- ~9971~

417 1
! 34 1;
727 699
~862.I

335 28
695 740
855
- 17

Tenne s see A l 1:1.bDJn "l.
1/.i s sissi ,ni ,
i.,l. rk ..,n.s "..lS-L ....
J..OUl S l .<.U1Q.

714
1,557 2, 150 1, 891
996

76 1 80 74

72

77 82

73

82 80

76

75 70

10

78 84

290 1 420 387 216 261 284
261 1395 388 266 I 362 330
23o 1 285 342

479 1,014
1,530 1,298
618

625j 925
1, 968 1,485
593"

575 920
1,980 1,300
71o

Okl 8J'.loma
Tc ~<:1. s l~0w ~Icxico
Arizona Ca lifo rnia All oth;.; r

1,5E

68

79 68

I I
150 190 159

691

708 I - 500

7,830

70

78 82

160 182 201

3, 419 3,038 I 3, 275

111

87

92 98

462 1 409 541

101

111

125

202

90 89 8-7

412 342 340

170

193

143

285 19

~~~~~~ ~~t ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~!~t~~~~~ ~~~~~~:~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~

:i}74 91

75 87 87 89

~?6 69 1 69 235 200 213

5/2.7 ~2.5

0 .8 75 .3

0.4 62.9

?J ]} From n :>.turo.l c.:1uso s.

Indic :tt cd .A.ugust 1, on :'ll'i) '3. i n cultiv.J.ti on July 1, l e ss l0-yc0.r

C'.vcr -~30 :1.b ondon mo!"r!:;. :! All ow"...nco s m'lde for i n t.e r s t ."'.t o movement of scud cotton f or

gi nn i ng . !:) I n cludod 1n St-.tt o rUld Un it ed St,d:;es t ot a ls. :i} Short-time ave r a ge .

.

CROP REPORTING BOARD.

Aft nr f i v-:: d~:i'S r c tur::-~ t o Un itc d St .,,t -:s Dcr::u-tmont of Agricultur e
Bu r .:; :"'.u '):f Ar;;r"icul tur'l.l Economic s 319 !'!:x-l;c::.~ s i o::."l Building 1\tl:le:":s , Goo l'g b .
OF!'1CL:.L BUSI NESS

Pen a lty f or p riva t e u sc t o avo id p ayMent of po s t ~gc $300
:

Dea11 Paul W. Chapman

At hens , Ga .

1 :<.e Co.

Req.

G;&O'RGIA. CROP REPOR'riNG SERVICE

U, S, Dep a.rtment of Ae;riculture In Cooperation

Georgia State College

Bureau. of A{;ricul tur-al Economics

with

of Agriculture

Office of the Agricultural Statistician

Athens, Georgia

August 12, 1943

GEORGIA CROP REPORT AS OF AUGUST l, 1943

We D. the:c conc.l itions during the early half of July featured adequate to excessive r ~,b.f e.ll i :~ practic ally all areas of the State with the latter part of the montll :t\,,o:;,e(i_ by c;enerall~ sufficient rainfall for crop needs.

A:El fooC:. and feed crops made good progress during the month w1 th reported yields

per ac:;,e of p ractica lly aJ,.l these crops above both last year and the ten...year averag'

( 1932-"U ). Peanuts and hay are setting all time high production records for the

State. On the othl r hand , fruit crops have _tu~ned out very poorly, production being

f a""l'll.nct"e o-t _ :ast season- an ~~ , -

-

--

-

OOP2T : With a 2% increase in a cr eqee oyar l942;indicat ed production of 41,756,000 bushels is 7% above last season, 3~" b t! low the ton-year av erage (1932..41 ) of 42,876, 000, this decrease being due to lower than average acreage. Nearly all areas report fcdr to good y i elds per acre .

TOBACCO: The current tobacco crop is up from prospects of one month ago with indiP C<\t <)d 'production of 65,529 ,000 pounds, a 9% increase over the 59,860,000 harvested
last year D~d just slightly above th e ten-year average. Marketing of the crop is in full S\'ling \l!ith e;encrEl.llY very satisf ac tpry prices be ing p a id,

PEANUTS: Tho 1;,_ronderful r e spon-se of th o fEl.rm ors to the plea of the Government to in-
cre n.se F\cre;;[),F,,:: Mel. producti on of Ik nnuts has result ed in nn indicated crop of 950, 400,000 pounds . This is ~ gain of 51% over the previous r ecord high in 1942 of 527,690,000 oounds Pnd 147~ ~bov e th.J ten-year nver a ge o.f 385,196,000. Yi elds are goo(i. to cxc0ll cnt in nearly nll counti e s nnd digging is under way in the southern Pt)rt of th o cor.u~erci~l area , M.~Jr farm ers :\re shorthanded fcrr labor needs but are mnldng ever~ effort to utilize to b e st ndvnntngo the short su:pply that i's available. In some cns es more hogging off thnn usual \dll r esult from this situation.

PEC.A;NS: Probnbl e production of 22,400,000 pounds of p e can~ \rv'hile 15% belo\'1 l a st s ens on is 28 ~b abov 8 th-3 t en-yenr nv ernge of 17,498,G00. Schl eys nre showing up espcci -:->.lly 1re ll \ri th Stuarts fa ir to good in most nreas.
~I
PE4QH3S: With the exc ep tion of 1932 the curr ent crop of 1,593,000 bushels is the ,-(lr-"-lO \.,OS ~ of an~r yenr in the d~tn series, 1909 to date . Production ,.,as much b elow 1'i} prospects r e:;>ort ed befora the shipping s eas on op e~e d.

Indic<'.t <; d production of p e c ~>..ns P.ncl p ennuts by s t ~t e s is g iven on the r evers e side of this r eport.

GEORGI .A

CROP

.ACREAGE

YIE!P PER ACRE .

TOTAL PROlJUCTION (IN THOUSANDS)_

(ooo ) Avora4e

Indicat ed Averafe

Indicated

1943 1932w 1 1942 1943

1932 1

1942

1943

Corn . ...... . ... . ..bu. 3,631

10 .0

u.o

11.5

Wheat, ............ ,. " 205

9,4

10.5

ll.O

Oats ... .... . ........ '' Rye. .. . . ... ... . u Hay ( all t~o ) . ton Tobac co ( all ) ... lb.

519 18.6

I 23

6.5

1,605

.55

72.7 878

18,0 7.0 .49
870

19.5
s.o
.55 . 901

Potat oes, Irish ,bu.

35

64

66

65

Potatoe s, swuet .. n

125

73

80

82

Cotton. , , , ....... ,b"'lcs 1,567 . 219

242

262

Peanuts . . .... lb. 1,152 682 ~ ( For picking & thro shing

6101.1 825

)

I~
Co,vroas, a1ono , ..... Soyber-tns , 'l:!.lono , ...... Pca.chos,.t ob.l cr op , .bu. P0:ll.rs, t ot ,).l crop , . 11
Pcc.ms .. ........... lb.

:PERCENT CONDITION AUGUST 1

365 72

?5

76

-.1. 38
"'

74 58
.57

76
71
83 68

.76
21 58

42,876 1,584 7,762 140 566
65,346 1,255 8,369 997
385,196
-.
4 , 896 323
17, 498

39,160 2,530 10,152
140 809 59,860 1,782 8,000 862
627,6901

41,756 2,255 10,120
184 883 65,529 2,275 10,250 855 950,400

r,.. .. ...

,... -- ..
....

6, 177

1,593

507

138

26,500 22 ,400

.'..RCEL3 L'..NGI..BY
\gr icultu.r:~ 1 Stc..ti sti ci a.'1

( Sec r ovcrso side )

D. L. FLOYD

Senior Agricultural Stat istician

.

In Charge

UNITED STATES DEP.ARrMENT OF AGRICUlli'URE Bureau of Agricultural Economics Washington, D. C.

:Release: August 10, 1943

UNITED ST!.TES .. GENERAL CROP BEFORT AS OF AUGUST 1, 1943

Crop pro spects imp roved about 3 pe rcent during July chi efly because of the exceptionally f avorable st ~t given to the cotton crop, the r apid growth of the late-planted corn in northern States and n co~tinu~ti on of f ~vorabl o conditions in t he Wheat Belt from Nebra ska north~roxd.

With only li ght ~b ondonment in prospect the acrea ge of crops harvested will probably be large~ t h:'n i n othe r yc.':',rs since 1932, and ,'Ti. th yie lds pe r a cre 'l.S high a s now indica t e d the volume of crop p r oc'.uc t i on ':roul d b e nc~-.rly 18 ]:l ercont D.bovc the 1923-32 or prc drought ave rage . Iast ye n:r, du.:: chi oi l~r to cxcoptiono.lly f avoraulo wec.thcr, o.ggr oga t o crop producti ~m was 26 pe rcent above pro drought ~.vor:..t.go bu t i n tho p r oviouu i'i vc son.sons production r angl3d from 103 to a li ttlo ove r 112 p-.:: rc c)n t . Cond.i tions on the first of August wer e the N f or c for aggrega te crop production abqpt 6 p-.::rc.;)nt l o,:'C r than l a st year but 5 pe rcent higher than in any pr evious year. Further improve ment
ir... p.rO'spccts .J.p.pc::.r t o h"-VC occurre0d00du ring the first week of August.
'lh0 f or cc ':'.st .for CQ.Pl is 2,875,000/bushcls v.ilich is 168,000,000 nhove expeotations a. month a go and i ndic :,.t cs p r ospcc ts fo r t ho sec ond..lnrg~! st com-crop in 10 yoe;r s. The foruoo.s 'lt--or---Wloo:b- i s-83&, 000 ,,000 bushc ~ s , hich is 6 pe rc ent ab ovc expecta tions n. month a go ::md indica t e s that a fairly l ;tr gc .h c-':',t crop is b 0i a g produce d on o.n unusually small acreage .

While f o,~ i mportant crop s except c otton nrc ojpoctcd to show yields per acre equa l to the v e ry
h i gh y i d d s obtcine d h st yc'3.r, f ew crops seem likely t o show yields "l.S low as the avera ge @iring t h e p r evi ous t on yc :).rs. Tho chief e xcepti ons n.rc rice ::md pc ~TJ.uts, Yrhich h::J.vc b oon pl anted on
gro :J.tly i ncrc::.scd ac r cn.go s , and some f ruits and vogcta.blc s which wer e dnmage d by the 1a t o fro sts .
l b.s t spring .

On t h..; vholc the crop situ::l.tion seems mntcrially better t.hnn it ~s n. month ago. Farmers now hr:1vc inc rc~scd ~s surnnc c s of a full crop and ~e in bettor position t o marke t some of the grain on hnnr Tho c ombined pr oducti on of the f our f ee d gr<:~.ins is n ow expecte d t o tot a l moro thon 111 milli on t or. a t ot .,.l h ich has b een i:l XCcc dcd only t wice but which "I"JOuld b e 10 p ercen t b e l ow production -l a st yec
As t.r.w numbe r of unit s of live stock :md poultry t o be f e d is about 10~ above the number .a year agt. formers ,.Ji.ll be c or.1pc llc d t o mF.lke so ma n.dju.stments, prcsumn.bly includi ng clo se r utilizntion of f c t:Jd r eserves on h :1.1.'1d, s ma ll n.djus t mont s . in feedi ng r a t e s, marketing hogs a t marc nenrly usua l .':ro i ghts, :)..'1d possibly some ndjustmcnts i n number of hog s and poultry i r. fe e d deficit nrcn.s.

Milk 11r oduction ho.s boon holding close t o p r oduction a t this same time l a st yc9.l' July egg produr
.tion ' 'r\S a t penk l eve l s in .<J.ll part s of the country excep t in tho We st where it \v::l.S the large st since 1931.

:

All V'll'i cti es ... Producti on



Stn.t c

;- - - - - 'Ivcr~o - - - - - ::- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - !nd.Tcated- - - -

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ..!. _____l_g3~ _1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ __ _ .!~2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -~s_t.j,_l_g4~--

.

J.uous:md .rounds

.

Illinois

. 413

570

- Missouri

945

--600-

cr640

Nor t h C.:~.ro lir.a

2,080

2,600

2,530

South C"..'o lin<1

1,951

3,100

3,100

Georgi e,

17,498

26,500

22,400

tlorid'l

2, 607

4,666

4,680

;. b bc..ma

6 ,214

9,900

8,960

Mississi,)}:,' i

5,2 59

5,400

7,410

Ar k: m s,:>. s L

3,485

3, 100

3, 850

Loui si ::ma

7, 622

6, 400

7 1 920

Okloho ma

17,310

5, 500

16 1000

--m -Tc-x.1<:~.~s '"SG tos-- - - - - - - - "295",C73li03- - - - - - - - - - - 10,"3s:0c500' - - - - - - - - - - "290"8:.2.t:59T0O --.

P3A1'UTS PICKED liND THRESHED

.





: - . r J.",e _ "'1!1 ~ n _ _ _ :_ .!,C_ _ 2_r....: "T E_e_ "T __ _! _ _ _ _ _r_ .:!:!_C_!i~n- _ T,. _

Sto.t c

: nn.rvcst c

.Hll n 'll'vcs t :

.1.nuic'l.t ea

:

.1.ndica t;CC1

__ _:_~>_____ J. _ _19_12~ __ .:_ ]:.9i3___ ..1 _!9i2 2/ __ _19_13____ L _l_g4~ 2/_____124~ __

.

Thou snnd ac r e s

--round s .

'Tilousand p ounds

Virginia

153

164

1,150

1,300

175,950

213 , 200

No rth Carolina

266

293

1,250

1,325

332,500

388, 225

Tcnnc sscc

9

18

750

725

6 , 750

13,050

Sou t h llirolina Gc o r ~b Flon h

55 1,~~ 6

7o

525

550

l,i5g 3

"651m05

82 5
"SOO

28 ,81'5 627,690
69,600

41,250 950,400 108 , 800

Al ba m'l.

516

619

650

825

335,400

510 ,.6 75

Mi ssi s sippi

50

56

500

500

25,000

28 , 000

."l.rkans 'l.S

40

60

380

340

15,200

20 , 400

lDuisi 'IDa
Okl'lhom~

26

30

340

370

8,840

11,100

265

530

570

42 5

151,050

225, 25\

.0~'2_ --------- .9..--- _l.Q5. - _--_18.Q--- _1,5Q - - - _: _.1,3.Q,Q8Q - - - i7..,_!C'

.~'Nl_~D_S1.f':!~ ____ ~.i2.. ____ _1,_!9_1 ___ .4,1._1. ___ 11~. ___ ,~~.23.. __ ~,_g8,,1:

1/ :ERtu v'llcnt so lid ':'..Cr cngc .

2 / Revised.



lU:t cr fi YC d::cys r .:: turn t o Un ite d Sk >,t .:, s ~p :.rt m.::n t of Agr icu l turc
Bur.::.,,u of \n;r i cu1tur ::tl Econ omics 319 Ext .::n s i m~ Bu ilding
:.t hc:;.: s , Gvor gi l'l

Pena lty for priva t e usc t o a'.
payment of po st~gc $300

OFFICLl.L BUSI1>11SS

~ces~ , Li '~ '2' C01 ~ ;: 0.. r\...., i . ,
~ t:1 1 s , Ga .

ri . ,

- - . -- - .. -- .- . - - -~ - --=--~--~'-----~----~~~~--~-~~~----.,!

GEORGU CROP REPORTING .SERVICE

U.S. llipartment of .ftriculture

In (b()peration

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

with

Office of the AgriCultural Statistician

Georgia State College of Agriculture
September, 1943

FARM PRICE BEFORT AS OF AUGUST 15, 1943

.- GJ:O:rtGIA; Prices being received by Georgia farme rs for their products, as of .August ).5, .con-

tinued t he ir upward climb. The all i::ommodi ty ,index of .J.82'/o of the 1909-1914 prewar base showed

~ a 4 point gain over the pr-e~io_us month - 4<? point,s above .one year ago and is the highest Atrgust

- fi gu re s i n ce 1920. All grou_,Ps were r eport'ed above pricks of July 15 except meat animals with a

decrea.sc-of 10 points - 247'7o compared with 257%. Chickens and eggs and the miscellaneous pr~duct!

. _group sho..r,:d the gr eatest gains during the month with respective increases of 15 and 19 points,

.

.

UNIT.;]) STAT.!!:S: Downturns lowor c0. tho inde:x; of farm

in prices r product pri

ece ce s

ived by farmers for meat animals, 2 points during .the month wnde d

p Ju

otatoes ly 15,

t,hoanud.

aps.ples

Dopaxtmcnt of Agriculture r eportod. This is the first time in 5 months that the general l evel

has d~cli nc d. At 188 pc1ccnt of tho ~crU.st 1909-July 1914 average , .tho mid-July in.dox was still

14 pcrc cat above parity, 34 points up from a yoar ago, and the highest July index since 1$20.

Dbclinvs in prices rucoived by farmers for muat animals, fruit, cotton and. potatoe s more than off sc t - M val'l.ecs r e corded. for .grain;- chickens, ano. e-ggs- during the -month onded July 15. -Muat animal price s dropFod 5 points; fruit fell off 4 points; and cotton and cottonseed dccroased 3 points. Truck crop prices d0clin0d l..;ss thon usual. Ihir.y products wore stqady. Gr:J.ins advanced 3 point : a s the 1943 crop of sma ll grains starte d to markut. Chicken nnd egg prices vroro up 4 points as compn.red .,ith an aver a ge set'l.sonal rise of 6 points during the pa st 10 years.
'PRICES PAID BY FARl,iJ!:RS: D.lring the past yo ~-u- tho l~ve l of price s of commodi tic s bought by f a rmer h:--.s boon grdua.lly rising ond in mid-July wo.s tho highe st since 1920. At 169 percent of the 191014 ~vo r~go the July index nf prices pa id 'P.as up l point ~rom tho r evised index for June ~d 16 points higher than in July 1942. Incro~sos in tho family living and f a rm production groups of commodities both contribute d to the rise in tho index during the pc &t month.

Prices Jl'l.i d for commoditie s used in fo.rm production advanced 1 point during the past. month and a t

. 164 pe rcent of tho 1910-14 l eve l were 14 point s hi ghe r than a ye~r or~lior.
.

. -

MCJat Animals: Although meat animal prices made r-1 5 point contrn.sea sona l de cline during tho mont

ended July 15, they rema ine d well above a y o':J:r ego, ond v.rore the hi ghest July prices r e corded

since 1919-

Fruit ' Tho fruit price indox de clined seasonally during the p0.st !'lonth but "las, nevcrthploss, o. t he hi ghost point for July in 34 yer>,rs of mor:thly r e cords,

Cotton and Cottonseed! Tho index of price s r c coivod 'by f ~r!'lors for cotton and cottonsdc d declined

3 points during the p~st month but 'l.t 163 perc ent of thc .l909-14 0-verage was 8 poin ts .higher than

in July a ye21:r 8.go.

.



Poultry Frocl.ucts: Prices r oc dv.:Jd for chickens :md e ggs rose during tho past month with the indoxA :;;'oint.s hi gh0r thnn ori Juno 15 nnd 38 higher t h:.u"'l- 'l.t mid...July last ye ar.

Potato }'rice s drorpc.ld 21 c ent s during the pn.st ~-1onth. crop t hi s Y8:;'..r.

Pro spects poin t to a r ecord hi gh p~o...1t, ato

Afte r five ~'l.ys r e turn to Un ite d Sta t es Dop~rt ment of A~~icul ture Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Athens, Ge orgi a / 7
OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Penalty for privo.t o u sc to avoid payment of postn.ge, $30C

Miss. Nellie ll . nee:se. LiQI'arial!,

State College of Agri.,

Req.

Athens, Ga.

+:n c;hoyq . , , o 1 n

'1:..L .

FRIC.t=;S Rt.:CEIVED BY FA..lMZRS AUGUST 15 ' . 1943 .VITTH C-O-MPARISONS

COI.:iviODITY Ai.ID
UNI'I'

GEOP..GIA . .... .. - '

I Avur e1.ge

. ' . IA-u,gust 1943

August, 19091 Aurust 15 7c of

-July , 1914 , +94'- . . 1946. lAve r .: 1909- 14

UNITED STATES
AverCLge . Augu~t , 1909 Aurrust 15 - J uly, 1914 1942 ~943

~ugust 1943 o of Aver. 1909-14

;
;'fu:;[lt. bu
Cor"1 bu.

,

$

1. 24

$

91

1.10 . . L45

li7

1;02 1. 68

185

.as

95 1.27

144

. .

64

.83 109 : 170

O<'.ts, bu

$

I;i sh J:Ot<.1.to v s I bu.$

- -~!37
p
1.12

58

. 93

143

..

120 ' 175

156

40

43

65

.70

. 1.~5

1 .59

162 :od
227 ~

~wco t :i'ot a to e s,bu . $

.83

130 260

3.13

.as

137 276

314

Cottoa , lb .



Cottonse~d , ton $

12 . 6 24. 39

Hay_ (1ooso) ,ton $ 17.85

Hogs,pc r cwt .

$

7.33

Bed c uttlc,cvtb. $ . 3 . 87
lY Milk cows, hoad $. 33 . 85

.Horse s, heo.d
Mul e s , hco.d

$ wl58. 15
$ -

Chickc;m s, lb.

13.2

18.5 20. 8

165

45. 00 5000

205

I 13.20 u5.oo

84

1300 13.60

186

.9.00 11. 80 "305
67.00 aa .0o I 260

100. 00 118 , 00 I

75

152 . 00 lia7.oo

-

19. 7 27.2

206

12 4 2255 11.87
7. 27 5. 42 48. 00 136.60 153.90 11 . 4

18.0 198 44.04 50>90
8,89 12.20 14.12 1370
u .oa - 12 . 30
90.60 117.00 79. 00 86.00 100. 60 115. 00 19. 6 25.6

160 226 103 188
227
244 63 : 75 "
225

Eggs, doz.



'

Butter, lb .



Buttorfo.t, lb .

Milk (whole sale)

per 100#

$

Pe8.ches, bu.

$

Co,_rpeCLs, bu.

$

Soybo:ms , bu .

$

Fganuts, lb .

r/:

21.3 24. 6. 25.7
2 . 42 1.61
-
-
5.0

30.1 31 . 0 :H .O

39. 7 39. 0 43 . 0

3. 45 w3.85

1.25 6.00

-1.90
2.30

2.55 2 . 80

.. .6.. 2

7.4

186

2l~5

.32 . 2 38.8

180

159

'25,5

:

..
35. 9

43 .6

171

167

26 . 3 " 40 . 7 . 49 .8

189

159
373
-
-
148
I:

1.60 . _2.52 y3.13 : 1,93

.. - - -

..

1.87 2.63

-

-

1.58 1.68

-

4.8

6.0

7.2

150 .

1/ Avc r .'1gc J c.nur-,ry,1 910-Iecember, 1914 . 2/ Pre limina ry

PRICE INDEX NUMBERS ( 1909- 14 :: lOofo)

ll.ll Commodi ti c s Cotton and Cottonsco Grains Meat Anima ls Ihiry Products Chickens and Egg s Fruits Misccllnneous
.ARCH!~ I.tl.NGLEY Agricultural Sta tistician

178 169 169
257 156
- 17..7 357. 113

182 170
173
247 ' 157
192
' 358 132

163 151 115 200 151 156 . 126
173

188

193

163

167

154

155

206

206

178

181

183

193

230

204

190

220

D. L, FIOYD, Senior Agricultural Statistician
In Charge .

GEORGIA CROP BEPORTING SERVI Cl

U.S. D~artment of Agriculture In Cooperation

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

with

Georgia State College of .Agrioulture

Office of the Agricultural Statistician Athens. Georgia '
September a, 1943

GEORGIA - SEPT!'JMB]R 1 COTTON lWPOR~

Pr()bable production of 845,000 bales (500 ~ounds gross weight) is indicated for Georgia according to the offici~l cotton report released today by the Crop Reportini

Board of the United States Department of Agriculture. This ~orecast relates to

prospects as of September 1, based on data furnished b,y crop correspondents and

takes into consideration reported condition of the crop, extent of weevil damage,

number of bolls considered safe per plant and other factors bearing upon outturn of

t}le C!'Op.

- - - - -
Estimated

acr-ea-ge-f-or-~-v-est

is

1,572,000

after

allowing

.5~

abandonment

from

the

1,580,000 acres planted nnd in cultivation July l. The indicated yield is 258

pound.s lint p er ncre as compared with 242 last yeax' 165 in 1941 and lO.year ave rag; 1932-1941, of 219 pounds, Indicated production of 845,000 bales is 2~ below the
862.000 bales of last season, due to anB% d~crease in acreage. Production in 1941

'~s 624,000 bales, and a 16-year average of .997,0QO bales.

Hot and generally dry '"eather favorable for harvesting operations prevailed over th( State during most of August, especially dur.ing the latter two weeks. Picking sf the generally good to exc ellent crop of southern Georgia was in full swing on report dat e although halllJ) ered by scarcity of labor and competing labor needs for peanut harve sting in the_commercinl counties. Over mid-state and northern t erritory prospects were reduc ed some\!hat frQtn the previous month by the dry weather. Growth of late bolls had been checked with some premature opening and part of the upper crop had been lost thru ehedding, Progress of opening over this a.rea is unusually early, ,.,ith considerable cotton picke,d on September 1 and ginning beginning even in northern counties.

ARCHIE LANGLEY,
I
) Agricultural Statistician

D.L. FLOYD, Senior Agricultural Statistician
In Charge

GEORGIA MAP SHOWING ESTIMATED PRODUCTION 1943*AlfD FINAL PRODUCTION FOR 1942 & 1941

1. 1943,
85,000 1942,
0

1943 production ~ndicated by crop prospects September 1.
1943 - 8451 000
1942 - 862,000
1941 - 624,000

19.42,
M,A. ,CON
1941. 92,000

1942, 113,500

Districts shown are crop reporting districts ani NOT Oongressio118l
districts.

1941, 73,000

1941, 67,500

1943, 95,000 1942, 91,000 1941, 88,500
VALDOSTA

1942, 22,000 1941, 16,500

1JNITED STATES - COTTON BEFORT AS OF SEPT:El!BER 1, 1943
The Crop Reporting Board of the U. S. Department of Agriculture makes the following r eport from data furnished by crop correspondents, field statisticians, and cooperP.t ing State agenci es. The final out turn of cot ton will depend upon whether the va rious influences affecting the crop during the remainder of the season are more or less favorabl 8 than usual.

STATE

1943 ACREAGE 1/ SEPT.l COl'IDITI Oll YIELD PER ACRE PRODUCTION (Ginnings)2

Total For aband- haronment vest

Aver-

Aver- ! Indi- 500 lb. gross wt. bales.

age,

I ago,

cated Aver- 1942 ~943 Oro

1932- 1942 1943 1932- 1942 1943 age Crop ndicat G

after

41

41

1932-41

Sept. J:

Jul~ 1 Theus .

Theus. Theus. Thous.

Pet. acres Pet. Pet. Pet. Lb. Lb. Lb. bales bales ' bales

Missouri

2.5

366 74 83 73 404 476 439

333 417

335

Virginia

2.0

34 74 88 . 73 279 403 353

29

34

25

1r. Carolina 0.7

859 72 85 ' 77 307 412 391

606 727

700

s. Ca.rolina 0.3 1,,137 64 76 71 267 294 308

760 699

730

Goor~ia

0.5 1, 572 64 73 74 219 242 258

997 862

845

ilorida

3.6

45 66 72 80 140 141 181 25 16

17

Tenn e s,see Alaba.mn. Mi.J:lsissippi Arkans a s Louisianv.
. . :,, Oklo.homa Texas New i.~exico Arizona Cctliforni n. All oth.er

0.6 0.6 0.6 1.9 0.4 .
3.8 2.0 1.8 o.o 0.5 2.0

716 1,561 2,465 1,883 1,006
1,520 7 , 8 88
113 202 . 286
19

7o 81 65 290 420 355 66 75 77 216 261 289
I 65 82 70 261 395 362
65 78 56 266 362 280
61 74 I 80 230 285 334

58 78
I 63 79
86 93
i89 86
90 92
I 79 83

42 65

I '

lEO 160

i 89 462
81 412
I 91 577
84 I 367 I

190 118 182 176 409 514 342 333 544 571 459 525

479 1,014 1,530 1,298
618

625 925 1,968 1,485 593

530 940 1,860 1,100 700

691 3,419
104 170 384
18

708 3,038
111 193 .
402 21

375 2,900
121 140 340
21

UNITED STATES 1.5 21,672 65 79 I 68 217.( 272.E 258.7 12.474 12,824

Sea I slD.n d ~/ 25.7 .Americnn
Egyp t.U.S.3/ 0.9
Tex. 3/ 3.4 N. Mex . 3/ 1.1

-2.3 ~/61

145.2 88

28. 0 20.8

--

63
86 87 88

73 ji/66 69 77

I I - I 83 235
80

200 2to

1222704

- 94

157 j254

i/2.7 22.5
-
-

0.8
75.3 10.1
8.7

Ariz. 3/ o.o

95.0

C,.lif. T6./ 2.1

1.4

i

I -88

85 90

82 81

233
-

20 8
I 104

1119975

20.4 56 .0

-

0.5

1/ Preliminary.
2/ l~-.11ov ru.1c e s mnd.e for int erstat e movement of s eed cotton for ginning.
1/3/ Includec. in Stat e n.nd United StLl.tes totLl.ls. Short-time average .

11,679
'
0.4
66.6 16.0 11.0 39 . 0
0.6

CROP REPOSTING BOARD.

Aft e r five drws r e turn to Uni t od .::.t :01.tGs Dop<>.rt ment of Agriculture
Bur e~u of Agriculturnl Ec onomics 319 Extension BuildJ.ng ~\.thcms, Geor t;;iLl.
OFFI CL\1 J3USIH.ESS

Penalty for private us e to avoid payment of postage $300

.~ iss . ."e ll ie tL Ree s e , Libra rian,

tat oll g e of Agri. ,

eq .

. t ..ens, Ga .

D

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

U; S. Depmt r.1ent of A.;ri-cu.Hure

In Cooperation

Georgia State College

:Elu1enu oI .A;:;:o:i cul tur-aJ. E-c6-;:idriltcs

'1'7:i:th

of Agriculture

Offi-ce of the AGricultural Statistician

Athens, tieorgia

September 13, 1943

GEORGIA CROP REP03.T A$ OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1943

..:rugust' conditions in Geo_:;.g_ia, v.'ere generally favorable for harvesting operations and 1e.;oocl. p:ro::;ress lu1.s 'been Jnade especially in southern territory where the largest peanu
crop in -C.~l e State's :;,.istory is being saved. Cotton pic:cing and hay cutting are well unc!.el"i.'f.l,~' L1 all a1eas. - '.i;he hot, d.ry >;eather of latter August reduced prospective ~riel (1.~ o:f t ;le late c'roos of corn, hays , and vegetables in many localities a.Jld no ~;6;1e1iiJ. l"ains )lave bee~ 'received since September 1.

OOrtl~ : Prob~0 le p ~oduction of 41,756,000 bushels is ?1; -above the 39,160,000 bushels
~10.TV~sted L1 1S42 but 3% below tl1e ten-year . averase (1932- 41 ) production. Yield per nc ~e is j_Jlaced .:_>t ll. 5' bushels . compared. with 11~0 last y ear and 10.0 for the ten;:oal av e rage .

'lOBACCO : Georgia tobacco production of 6 5,889,000 pounds is 10% above ~he 59,860,00( p ounds :~lD.l'vested ia 1 942 and l~~ large r the,n t11e ten-year ( 1932-41) average productio;
'.i'~1e -19'13 f luc- cu.rec. Cl"OiJ .sold for an average of 38.6 cents per pound .

.

...

PEAl'W'f S: Sc}) t om'b 8l" 1 p ~ospects point to a peanut crop. of 979:,200;000 pcmnds or the

l ar&::est l):rocluc'Gion in t~1e history of the Stat e . r f ' the present estimate is reglized

it ,,_,ill be 56~~ abbv.e the 1942 harvestod crop a.r;1CI. 154;, l a rger :t]fc,m the ten-:yeqr

' (19~2:... 4 1) a v e rage p rod.uc t ion. The record J{igh . yielci. per--acre of 8So pounds compares

r!i t~1 610 p01,1.no.s oxic ~rear 2:.go -ro-ra; 6_82 for t ~1e t en-year -average . .

HAY : InC:.iccit cd 1 943 hay cro p of 883,000 tons is [', . ~cw record pro-duction. A larger l?!'OI)O:L'tioa t ::vc.i1 1.1.S\,,nl of t 11is ;rear's hay w~ll 'cor..lC from tho v ory- largo peanu't acreag

P~CANS: Cu.r1cnt pOC[\,;1 p rosy e cts i~clicato n. proClucti oh of 22,800,000 pounds compared ,..,it:.1 .~6 , 500 ,000 pounds iii 194-2-. - IIapl"OVGd vn.rieties -.are CfC]?-9 Ct e d to produce 19,1520C ,_.,it~1 s eedli ng vc.rieties ,. ,_moun ting to 3,648 , 000 potmd.s .

,

Dub. b~f States on pocnns :'lld. p61:'l1Uts ,..,_re g iven on tho r everse side of this report.



CROP

G.:;;O.:aGIA

ij '! AC(m:A-..,Goo)oE 1

YIELD_BR ;..cru;

.8.V2rage

.tr<ClJ.Ca't_ea.

. li . 1943

1932-41 1942

1943

TOTAL FROIUCTION ( m THOUSA1iDSJ

.8.Verage 1932-41

! I

1942

Ind1cated 1943



r-
\

'

C:o~erant
~!s

.

bU: II 3,631 . 10.0 - I 11.0

11.5

b~~u:. II 25~0~5 I 1~9..:4~:5 " 1l~0:..o54o.9 -.- . 1u~.:o6

Hay (ail tame)

..

TobFJ.cco (a.ll) J otatoes, Irish

ton lb .

11j

1,605 I
72.7

;:>
878

870

bu. :l 35 ..6..1..

66

.5'5 906
64

Fotat.oes, svreet

bu.

125

73

80

75

Cotton

bales 1._567 ., 219. .. ~ -242 258

.

Feunuts (For pek ing

~<

lb. 1 threshing) l'l

1,152

'682
I

.,610}) 850

HRCENT COi:::DITION

I t;f;!:~. a!1~~e Ji -
reaches, tote.l crop bu.
I Fears, total crop bu.

-i~--~

I .

~~-
60

- ~~-
jl
I 86

~~-
22

Pecans

lb.

- 1 59

72

60

_!., Rev~ sed. .

42,876
-~ 1' 17.5. 7851~64~6

E5,346 1,255 8,369 997
385,196
,I.
- ~ ,... 4=,896

I

323 17,498

II 39,160
1- 102.8.i54o35~09

41,756
lO2,.i28~585~

I 59,860

.., 65,889

,. 1,782

2,240

8,000

9,375

862

845

627,690]} 979 ,200

,. 6,.177 '
I 507 26,500

1,593
138 22,800

Un

D. L. FlOYD

A..11CHIE LANGLEY

Senior Agriculturd St atistician

Agri-cultural Statistician

.I!lr T

I n Charge

11f-~ ~ ~

l ' OTIC.S; Mr . Becker, Chairman .of the Crop Rerorting Board, will appej on the National Farm and Home Hour radio broadcast September 23. He

vrill discuss work of voluntary crop reporters . Be sure to "tune in11

.

-. -

UNITED ST.ll'ES - GENERAL CROl' REPORT AS OF SEPTEMBER 1 I 1943

Crop prospect s in t he Un ited States declined less than 1 percent during August. Indications on September 1 v~re that crop production would be 7 percent less than last year but still 4 percent . hi gher thro1 in any previous season.

The outlook still is for near-record .crop yields on the largest acreage . in 10 years. 'lhe corn crop is now forecast a t 2, 935,000,000 _busb.els .... This would be . nearly 6 percent below the :record

..

Froduction of last saason but ~~uld be the second largest corn crop in 23 years. There vnll be

record crop s of beans, peas, soybeans, peailutsi rice, potatoes, flaxseed and grapes. 'lhere vrill

be large crops of .hay , oats, barley , and grain sorghums and about average crops of wheat, rye, cotton, tobacco, sweGtpotatoes and. of the t~~ sugar crops combined.



Comp~red v~th a mon th ago, prod~ction prospects for grai n sorghums declined 18 p e rcent, sweetpotato e s 12 percent, cotton and peanuts 6 to 7 p ercent a'.1d oats, b!ll'ley, hay, sugarcane and .
tobacco 2 to 4 j'ercan t. Cror prospects declined drastic.'J.lly in the South Central Sta tes but H}lp rove d i n the }Torth vrhere r a infall ~"!as o.dequa te and warm wea ther helped l a t e -planted corn and
soybe'ins in t...'leiT race a go.inst early frost.

The r eductions in crop prospects during Au gust were dve prim~rily to drought. The combination of -~o" r~inf <-~1 n.:."ld h i gh t :m:rer r1.t u r e s. hurt.crops in n hu~e ir7egula.r area th..'lt ext~nded from _southern ~\;;:n Zuglc.nc. to centrcl .'!'orth C.;...rohnn. , r rom northern ..Norgw . to centra l New Mex1co, from centra l
Illinois t o southweste r n ~u ssissip~ i ~d from contr~l South Irkota to the Rio Grande . In the tv~ -~rst ..-.rcc..s , one cove ring !'lost of Arkans8.s and e 'lstern Ok lnhoma , :md t he other centering in Maryl~!d ~d extending into surrounding Sta tes, the SUI!l'!ler r cinfall VJ3.S l e ss than half of normcl nnd
crop yi e lds ~~ ro s e riously reduce d.

CORl~ ; A bumper corn crop of 2,985,267,000 bushels is i n prospect on Sep t e mber l, a gain of lll



rni!Iion bushels ove r t he August 1 fore c~st. Uhilc t he Otltlook is for q smnll e r crop thnn the

r ecord of 3,175,154,000 bushels produced in 1942, it would be, neverthele ss, t~ secon d large st

crop produced since 1920 and t~e fourth l a r ge st corn crop ove r produced i n t he U. S.'

PEA.."'DTS: Tot,_l r-roduction of peanuts to be p ickJd br threshed tlris_ye<.tr is indico.ted o.t

"

2,80l,bl5,000 pound s. This -co;npa res '"ith 2,206,935,000 p ounds h".rvestod from tho crop of 1942 nnd

the lD-y0c..r (1932-41) mrer::-.ge of _1,214,777,CXJO r ounds. Prospe ctive production declbed about 6

p~rct.mt during August due to l ack of o.doquate r o.inf otll i n t he Virgini o.-Carolin~ :1nd Southo.-rcste rn

nr e-'1.s. lhc Virgini a -Ca rolina n.rua sho,'TC d the gr e".t c st loss from l "'.st mont~while all the Sto.tes

in the Southwe ste rn 'l:re ~ bnd declines i n yi e ld rnng~ng from 40 to 75 pound s per "\cre. _

FECANS: Fros~ ~ ctive p roduction of r ecans is pln.ce d a t 98 ,049,000 pounds -- 24 p ercent larger than

-the crop of 1942, . ;md 8 p ercent --..bove the 10-year (1 932-41) 8.vo~::!ge p roduction .

_

Gronng conditions durin.& August '\"!e re reb.tive l y f aver :->.bl c in mo st of the pcc:m producing St:-.tes e 'J.st of the Kississi:;?pi n i vo r . In North C:u-olinn end r.~3or gi <~. , trees 9.re car r y ing J. good 11 s e t" of nuts wit..~ lit t l e dise u s e or insect dr-:unage to da.t e . In Mi s sis s ipp i, con tin ued dry 'veathcr and s c"l.b da ma.ge ha ve r educe d p ro spec t s so rltell'h;~.t. I n t he produci ng Sta t e s ..re st of the Mi ssissi:ppi, except for Tex~s. continued dry ..~~the r r educed production p rosrects, and in some nr e~s insect damage and hea.vy "sheddi n g" c cusc d add ition --.1 la s se s .

SWEETFOTATOES: Prospects fo ; S"'ee t pots toe s "'ICr c lore r ed over "'.lmost the entire country by hot, dr3

~-co.t n.J r during August ;1.nd on Scrte!llbor l production vns i n:iic<1.t cd to b e 71, 623 , 000 bushels; -rhich

J.S 12 :rorc:on t l e s s t~1ru1 'l."l.S rcpo rt~ d _on August 1. .Th is T.'rod.uction would b e a l most 10 pe rcent above

the 65,380, 00:) bushds h-'J.I'Ve stoo i n 1942 :md 3 re rccnt mor e than the 10-yen.r (1932-41) a vero.ge of

\

69,291,000 bushels.



J'E.AiillTS PICIG:D A!m TEP.ZSHED BY STATES

Indic'l.tod production for 1943 (in tbous'1.D.d s of 1 ound s): Virgini n , 1 80 ,400~ North Carolin.:::., 307,65(
Tennessee, 12,600; South CP.xolinn , 41,250 ; Gvorgia ,979,2 00 ; Flori&~ , 108 , 800 ; Alnb ~a, 51 0, 675;



Mississipp i, 24,640; Ark~s'l.s, 18 ,000 ; Louisiana , 9 ,600; Ok lahoma , 185,500; Taxa.s, 423r200;

Un ited States, _ 2,801~ 515.

FECAN FROnJCTION BY STATI!:S

Tot.-, 1 'C~ Cr'n production c~tim::.ted for 1943 (in thous"'..ldS of r-ounds): Illinois, 675; Missouri. l.,.24C North Cr-.roli:l:'t , 2, 576; South C"...'olinn , 3,100 ; :-':oeorgia, 22, 800~ ~loridn , 4,368; Alaba."l!a, 8,960; Uississippi, 6 ,390r Arkansa s , ~.150; Louisi~. 7,740; m<l Qhoma, 14 , 800; Te xa s , 21,750; United St c..t 0 s, 98 , 049 .

Aftor five &'1.y s return to United St:'.t c s Il:r 'lrt ment of Agricu lture
Burc ~u oi -~ricul tur::.l Economics _319 Extension Building Athen s, Guorgi n
OFFICIAL BUSI ~ESS

Fenalty for private usc 'to avoid payment of r ostn.gc $300

(.t..!"", "

or e ~ 1 " ,..,.

t' 1~ i .

Athens , Ga .

n

- --~ - - - - - . L - . _ _ _ \ , .u, ...

Ann ;n A. n,,.hA'l' of instances town people nav~ _JO:~:~ uutl
. ~ ,... . ::-:

, : .
U. S. Department of Ai~i~lture

GEO:RGU CROF REFOR'fiNG SERVICE In Coope;ration

.. /

... ':.

'( ~



Georgia State College.

Bureau of Agr"icU.ltl,l.I'ai Economics

with

.

Office of the Agricultural. Statistician

of -Agriculture :

Athens, Qeorgi_a

October, 1943

FARM PRICE REPORT AS OF SEPTn.ffiER 15, 1943

GEORGIA: As a whole, prices being received by Geo:g~a f~e7s for their products on ~ptemb~r 15 were reported unchanged from those preva1l1ng 1n m1d-August. The all commod1ty pr1ce
inclex ::of 193% of. the 1009...14 pre-war level is 30 points above one year ago and the highest Sept- ~~mber figure since 1920. Compared with last month by commodity groups increases were: cotton and
ottonseed 4 points, dairy products 4 _points, grains 3 points, while chickens and eggs led with a gain of 8 points. Other groups ~-re about mchanged or showed decreases.

UNITED STATES: .

Stabilit markets

ypactrhoanriazcetderbizyedfartmheergs,entehrea.lup. r

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the 'past month in local . Agr~culture has announced.

Sharply lower prices for potatoes, and minor down-turns in prices of tobaeco and wool, offset

slight .advances in. prices of many other farm products. In consequence, the .mid-September index . .

of prices received by farmers for f -arm products was unchanged from a month earlier at 193 percent

of the 1909-14 average. Parity price~ also were steady with the index of prices p~i~ for com-

modities, interest and taxes remaining at 165 percent of the 1910-14 average and the parity ratio

at 117 .



In the farm products field, the index of chicken and egg prices made the strongest increase during the month ended September 15 with an 8 point rise to 201. Dairy. products and cotton rose 4 points each to 185 ~d 171 respectively: grain was up 3 points to 158: and meat animals. 1 point to 207. Fruit prices remained unchanged at 204, but the miscellaneous index offset all of the aforementioned gains with a decline of 15 points.

Prices Paid by Farmers held steady for the second consecutive month. At 169 -percent of the 1910-.14 average, the index of prices paid by farmers was the same in July and August ; but 15 points more
than on September;15, 1942. Prices paid by farmers for commodities used for family maintenance . held steady from August 15 to . September 15 but increases in prices paid for feed and seed lifted
the index of prices -paid for commodities used for farm production 2 points .

Grains: Wheat, oats, barley, and rye prices increased dUring. the month with rye showing the .

greatest gain of 6.5 cents per bushel. Corn prices remained unchanged while rice prices declined

1 cent. The feed grain index rose 2 points to 170 while the all-grain index rose to 158, topping

the high lvvel of last month by 3 points.



Cotton: Prices received for cotton lin.t increased 0.39 cents per p01md from August 15 to September 15; while cottonseed prices rose $1.00 per ton. The index rose from 167 to 171 and is now 15 points above a year ago ,

Dairy Products: TP.e mid-September index of prices received by farmers for dairy products was at 185, compared with 181 in August and 156 on September 15, 1942.

The Poultry product index j~ped 8 points to 201 du~ing the month ended September 15~ 35 points

higher than a year earlier. A 2. 8 cent rise ~n egg prices more than offset a slight decline in :

chicken prices .

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C01t.40DITY AND
UNIT
Wheat, bu.

PRICES :RECEIVED BY FARMERS SEPTEMBER 15. 1943 W'ITH COO.ARISONS

GEOEGlA

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UNITED STATES

Average Aug.l909-

Average Aug .1909-

1% J ~ept;l943
Se~tember 15 of Av.

July,l914

. r

$1 1.24

1.13 I 1.50

121

Ju1v, 1914 194 i 1943 .1909-14

.88 ~;1.0~l I 1.3o

148

Corn, bu.

$

.91

1.02

1,63

179

I .64

.83 1.09

170

Oats, bu.

\ $

.67

I .65 1 1.o3

154

.40

.43

.70

175

Irish potatoes,bu. $

1.12

1.30 I 1.75

156 I

.70

1.08 "1. t.34

191

Sweet potatoes,bu. $

.83

1.25

2.10

I 253

.88

I 1.20 I 2.31

262

Cotton. lb.



Gottonseed, ton $

12.6 24.39

18.? 45.00

20.7

164

52.00 , 213

I 12,4 22.55

18.6 I 20.2 45.33 1I 51.90

163 230

Hay (loose), ton Hogs, per cwt. Beef cattle, cwt. Milk cows, head

$1I 17.85
$1 7.33
$1 ~.87
$ 1}33.85

13.50 13.00 y8.90 67.00

"14.50 13.60 11.40
86.00

II 81

11.87

9.03 12.90

109

186 295 254

II

7.27 5.42 48.00

13.57 14.10
r I l21u.02 12.10 92.20 . 115.00 ,

194 223 . 240

Horses, head Mules , head Chickens, lb. Eggs, doz.

$ 11}158 .15 103.00 1 122.00

77

$

-

! 152.00 183.00

13.2

. !I
19.7 27.2

200

I

21.3

35.6 44.8

210

136.60 I 79 . 3o 8s.so 63 1

', 100.40 116.00

75

20.3 25.2

221

I I I 21.5 I 34.7 I 41.6 I 193

Butter, lb.



Butterfat, lb.



Milk (wholesale)

per 100#

$

1

Cowpeas, bu.

$

24.6 25.7
2.42

31.0 40.0

.163

34.0 y3.60

III~/434..090

I
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171 161

1.60 I 2.50 I

25.5 26.3

37.4
I I
f'43 .1

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1.60 ly2.69

l 1. 73

44.2 50.3
3.21 2.47

173 . 191
201 .

Soybeans, bu. Peanuts, lb.

$
1 5.0

l. 70 2.40

6.4

7.2

i44

I 15.757
4.8 I .

1.69 7.2 1 150

1/ Average January, 1910- December, 1914. 2/ Revised . 3/ Preliminary

ITEM All Commodi ties
Cotton & Cottonseed
Grains Meat Animals Dairy Products Chickens and eggs Fruits Miscellaneous

PRICE I NDEX :NUMBEFS ( 1909-14 = lOa%)

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Selt. 15 1 August 15 Sept. 15

Sept. 15

942

1943

1943

1942

144

182

181

163

152

170

170

156

108

173

170

119

217

247

242

195

136

157

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192

.

358 132

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159 209

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UNITED STATES August 15 1943

193

167

155

206

181

193

204

I

220

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!;ept. 15 1943
193 .
171 158 207 185 201 204 205

ARCHIE !ANGLEY

D. L. FLOYD

Agricultural Statistician

Senior Agricultural Statistician

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE
s. U. Department of Agricult~re In Cooperation

Georgia State College

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

with

of Agriculture

Office .of the .Agricultural Statistician

Athens. Georgia

Octob-er 8, 1943

GIDRGIA - OCTOBER 1 COTTOU REPORT

Indications on October 1 of cotton production ' in Georgia pointed to a crop :of about 820,000 bales (500 pounds gross weight) according to the official report issued today by the Crop Reporting Board of the U. S. Department of .Agriculture. The report is based on information from farmer correspondents and ginners over the State and takes i:n:to consideration condition, probable yield
1er acre, percent of the crop ginned to date, m1d other factors bearing upon the ultimate outturn .'or t):le season.

Forecast of current production is 5% below the 862,000 bales produced last year ~t 31% above the

very short crop of 624,000 bales in 1941 and 18% below a 10-year average (1932-41} of 997,000 .

bales. This allows for a yield of about 250 pounds lint per aere this year upon the 1,572,000

acre_s ili_ma.ted for harvest. Final I.!eld per acre last year was 242 pounds, 166 in 1941 and .the

10-year average of 219 pounds.



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Except for more or less general rains occu~ring the week of the 20th, the month of September

continued the prolonged dry period and was very favorable for picking. This has enabled farmers

to make good progress in saving the crop in generally excellent condition with a very limited

labor supply. Picking in southern Georgia is about finished, is nearing co~letion in most mid-

state territory and is about one-half done over the upper part of the State . Some help was

obtained through the practice of many schools over the State declaring one or more holidays

weekly to enabla pupils to pick cotton, m1d in a numbo~ of instances town people have joined the

movement. Prisoners of war were used in many southern counties for harvesting peanuts, thus

freeing considerable regular labor for cotton picking. These various sources of labor ~~re of

help to farmers who are doing an exceptionally good job in getting out the crop ttnder a severe

labor handicap.



Bureau of Consus ginnings report shows 510,000 running bales ginned in Georgia prior to October 1 compared with r espective ginnings of 487,000 and 405,000 to the same dato in 1942 and 1941.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician

D. L. FLOYD

Senior Agricultural Statistician

In Charge



GEORGIA MAP SHm7ING ESTI MATED PRODUCTIOH 1943* .AND FI NAL PRODTJCTIOH FOR 1942 & 1941

\ 1943.c

*1943 production indicated by crop prospects October 1.

I 84,000

\ 1942,

1943,

\ 85,000 1942,

\ROHE ~~~05 1941,

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1943, 126,000 )

1~43,..136,000

1943 - 820,000
1942 .. 862,000
1941 - 624,000
Districts sho wn are crop reporting districts and NOT Congressional districts.

\ 1942, 137,000 \ 1942, 141,000

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1941, 92,000

VI I.
1943, 60,000
1942, ( 54 ,000
( 1941, . 67, 500
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VIII.
1943, 89,000 1942, 91,000 1941, 88 ,,500

1942, 113,500
1941, 73,000
1943, 16,000 1942, 22,000 1941,

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i: UNITED ST1.TES - CO'rfON 'REPORT AS OF oCToBER

194g

T"ne Crop Reporting Board of the U. S. De'partm~n't o~ Agr.iculture makes the following report from data furnished by crop correspondents, field statisticians, and cooperating State agencies. The final outtur.q of cotton will depend upon whether the various influences affecting the crop during the r emainder of the season are more or less favorable than usual .

.ST.A.T.E
Missouri Virginia N. Carolina S. Carolina Ge o r g i a Florida

i i I PER i .ACREAGE OCT. 1 CONDITION :nEW..

I . FOR I I

i

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. Aver- i

ACRE ! PROWCTION ( Ginnings )J./ GINNINGS

I j' . f 500 lb.gross wt.bales 1 TO OCT.. l

Indi- i Aver- !

1943 crop 1943

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1943 (PRELIM.)

1 age, 11932-

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1'942

1943 age, ! 1 1932- !

1942 1 cated ~ age, 1 194~ 1943 ! 1932-41 Crop,

Indicated

Oct. 1

1
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""'Runn~..,...in-g-JI

! Thous 1 41 j

1

: 41 ; . ., . i Thous. , ':fuous. Thous. ! Ba:le:s:

: acres :Pet. : Pet . Fct. Lb. . Lb. lb. : Bales Bales Bales Thous.

. .366

I ! 76

86 73

404

! 476 . 439

'I 333

417 ! 335 1. 114 '

34 859 1,137 1 I 5425 .

r 68 ! 93 I 75

70

87 : 76

G4 . 76 I 72

64 l 73 ! . 76

65 ' i 73 ' ' i 85

I 279
307

i

403 412

l

353 369

267 294 1. 299

29 606 760

!' 219 I 242 : 250 : 997
140 .1 141 171 . .J 25

34': 25 I

727 , 660 I 218

699 ! .700 I 362

I -n 86~26 i

820 I
16 i

510

Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana
Old ahoma

716 69

i 87 I 67 290 [ 420 342

479

625 l 510

1,561 66

78 I 80 Zl6 i 261 292 : 1,014

925 : 950

2,465 67 1 ,883 66

87 79

77 61

261 ' 395 266 1 362

351 ! 1 I 530 278 l l ,298

1 '968 1,485

I i

1 '800 1,090

1,006 63

79 87 230 j 285 '346 .; 618

1,520 57 , n

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i' i 4'1 150 '190 114

691

l 593 !i 725

708

360

Texas New Mexi co Arizc;ma California All other

7,888 63

113 84

202 87

j

286 t39 19 ! 76

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UNITED STATES! 21,672 .I 65

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77 71 160 [I 1 82 173 I 3,419 3,038 I 2, 850

! 92 84 462 409 4~3

104 . ' 111 t 116

'I I as 80 ; 412
94 91 57?

:_342 544

3.=.3 604

i !

170 . 384 '

193 402

140 360

I 89

80

367

I 459
i

525 I

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21

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212 .s

254.2112,474
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12,824 11,478

Sea Island ~ Amer.Egypt. f
uTe. sxa,s ~"3./ ;1
New Mex.M '
Arizonaji Calif. '
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2.3

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65 12/2.7

I i 145.2
I 2~5 I - 28 .0
I - - 20.8

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88

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84 I

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91

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86 1

80

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84 !
89
91 81
85 ..

233

1

200 210

157 208 104

L

220

274

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254
197 2C6

22.5
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0.8

0.3

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75.3

66.6

10.1 16.0

8.7 11.0

56.0 39.0
o.s.. 0.6 . ..

l/ Allowances made for interstate moyoment 9 seed cotton . for ginning .

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183 603 1,084 561 . 494
98'
1,472 15 17
. 3
i 11
I
I 5, 757
~.

~ Included in State and United States totals.

l./ Short-time ave rage .

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Georgia State College

3ureau of Agricultural I:conomics

with

c;>f _.A.gri cu.ltu re

Off ice of the Agricultural Statistician

. Athens, Georgia

October 13, 1943 .

G~ORGIA CROP REPORT AS OF OCTOBER l, 1943

.An extended drought, lB.sting from about mio.-August to late September caus~:;d cons iderab l e o.amage to pastures, late field crops an9. . truck crops be fora it was broken by good. general rains over the entire State Sept ember 20-22. However, . the lont; dry ~) eriod g r ea.tly facilitated the hn:tvesting of t he Stp.te 1 ~ major crops of cotton , peanu'l;s , h ay , and of corn in South G~orgia. Exc'e:9t for light localized showers no ;.noi stur e has been received r;;ince September 22 and good progress has been made in the p r eparation of land for the seeding of grains and ,,inter legumes..

CORN: Georgia corn yield prospects are comparatively g ood. The imlicated y i eld of 12.0 bushels per acre is rel.ativelyhigh for Georgia and if realized will be the ~1igJ1es t Stat e corn ~r ield since 1929, which, also, v.as 12.0 bushels. This mea:1s a 1943 prospe ctive production of 43,572,000 bushels compared ~1ith 39,1 GO ,OOO bushels l ast yee.r and_t he 1932-41 average procl.uction of 42,876,000.
P~~S: P eanut crop prospects for t h e State on Oct0ber 1 pointed to a production of 979,200,000 p ounds for picking and threshing. This estii:~at e is an all time Tecord and 56% above th e previous high p roduction of 1942. The current record yield of 850 p ounds per acre compares with 610 pounds one year ago 8.nd the 1932-41 average of 6B2 pom1o.s.

HAY: An average hay y ield of . 54 tons for .Georgia, as reported on Octoo e r 1, is slightly below that expected a month earli e r. Eowev.er, the 867,000 tons estimated for 1.943 will still set a ne,,, hay production record -- due ch i efly to t h e large tonnage of peanut vine hay to be s aved .this season.

S'\IEET POTATOES: '.'ieathe r co)1cl~ tions have oeen favQrable for digging s weet p otatoes but lack of moisture in August and SelJtember reo.uced y ields pe r acre. Georgia is expect ed to harvest 9, 625,000 bushels this year co mpared with 8 ,000,000 last season and a ten- year (1932-41) average of 8,369,000 bushels.

PECANS: A total 1943 production of 23, 600,000 pound.s of pe cans is indicated for Ge orgia at t hi s time. This is n;~ below t he 1942 prodt-;.ction of 2 6,500,000 bu t con-
siderably above the 1932-41 ten- y ear average of 17,498,000 pounds.

Data by States on p e cans and peanuts are given on the re ve rse side of t 21is rep ort.

GEORGIA

CROP

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I I Corn
I Wheat
I Oats
Rye. - -
! Hay (all tame))
i~~:~~~s~ai~ish ~~: ~~ ,:j ~: j ~~ ~~ i:~~~- Fotatoes, Sweet
i I Cotton
I l/ I Peanuts

bu. II 3,631

10.0 l n.o

bu.

205

9.4

10.5

bu.

519 1 18.6

18. 0

.bu. j 23 '[' 6 5

7.0

ton I 1,605 7 8 :55 1 8 49

I bu. I 125 J 73

1 80

i~

bales 1 1,572 ! 219

242

lb. , 1,152 682

1 610

12.0 11.0 19.5 B .O
9 . 54
77 250 850

42,876

1.584

Io1!

7 762 '140

6 lilt 566 Il

8, 369

997

1385,196

39' 160

43,572

2,530

2,255

10,152

10,120

140

184

809

867

59,860

68,889

1,782

2,240

8,000

9,625

862

820

627,6901.1 979 , 200

(For picking & threshing ) j

j PERCENT OF A n}LL CROP I'

Peaches, total crop bu. j;

Fears, total crop bu. 1

P-i! cans

lb. I

1, 59

1
I 1

55

i y ' y 58

I 7l
86 68

18

1l 4,896

Y 23

Jil

323

SO I 17,498

I 6,177 I 507
26,500

1,593
138 23,600

Y }} Revised

Condition as of October 1.

D. 1. FlOYD Senior A~cultural Statistician
'C(.

ARCqiE ~~GLEY CLIFFORD SIMS Agricultural Statisticians

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UUI.TED STATES - GENERAL CROP .BEFORT AS OF OCTOBER 1; 1943

Crop yields in the country as a whole are turning out about as exp~cted a montp ago. Although

aggregAte crop production will be about 7 percent below the phenomenal output of last year, it

is now possible to look with some confidence for an output several percent higher than in any

ot her previous season. Farmers are harvesting the second-highest crop yields from the largest

acreage harvested in 10 years. Unfavorable weather could still cause exter.sive local loss~s but

0!-y weather during September enabled farmers 'in nearly all States to . push the gathering of late

'::!'Ops and .t he size of the harvest can be seen more clearly than is often _.the case at this season

of the year .

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To meet the bumper demand for direct food. crops there are bumper .crops potatoes, rice, beans,

p-::as , and peanuts . This yeal,''s wheat crop is only abou~ a1terage but the July 1 carryover was

l a r ge a.nd wheat stocks on f.arms on October 1 were 56 percent above average. There will be more

sweetpotatoe s than we usually grow except in depression periods.. Fruit production is lower than

i n most of t he last half dozen Sl)asons. Barring severe storm or .freezing los.ses there should be

a r ecord or near-record tonnage of ' citrus fruits to be picked during the riext 12 months and also

a r ecord tm,.nage of gr ape s, but apples, pea.c;hes and pear.s are light crops due ch iefly to frosts

1"-st spring. A large tonnage of ve ge tab l,~s for canning and processing .was producell. but it was

less t han production l ast year. The supply of market vegetables has been, and still continues,

relatively li~ht but the increased number pf home gardens ~ugments the supply somewhat.

A. corn crop for the United States that is expected to exceGd 3 billion bushels should be about as large as any gro~m prior to 1942. Adding fairly large crop s of oats, oarley, and sorghums for
grain gives a tot a l feed gr a in crop of about 1~5 million tons, about 9 million tons be low pro-
duction l a st year but above production in other years since 1915.
The total production of cattle, hogs, sheep, and poultry during the current calendar year will bo
slightly more than 50 billion pounds live vre ight. This vrould be 12 ~ercent in excess of production in 1942 and 27 percent greater than production in any preceding year.

C~l: The 1943 United States corn crop p=omises to exc~ed the 3 billion bushel mark for the fourth time in history. On October 1, corn production is indicated a t 3,055,605 ,000 bushels the third large st crop on record, surpas sed only by ~he record 1942 crop of 3 ,175,154, 000 bushels and the big crop of 1920 "lhich totalled 3,070,604,000 bushels. 'lhe October 1 forecast is 70
million bushels above the September 1 estimate.

PEANUTS: The production of pe~uts for picking and t hreshing is now estimat ed at 2,769,090,000

pounds. This r eflects a decline in production of about 1 pe rcent from that indic~ted a month ago.

Tl.1e pr.esent e stim3.tc excee~s prpductiop. of 194Z by a~o).;_t 25 ~crc!3!lt and_Xs more tl:~ . double the

10-year (1932-41) average .



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Indica ted production of peanuts for 1943 (in thousands of pounds): Virginia. 180,400; North Ca~olin~. 300,325; Tennessee, 13,140; South Carolina , 41,250; Georgi a 979;200: .Florida, 108,800: Alabama , 510,675: Mississippi, 25,200: Arkqnsas, 18,000: louisiana, 9 ,900; Oklahoma, 159,000; Texas, 423,200; United State s 2,769,090.

HAY: October 1 r eports indicate thP-t t~e hay yi e lds ar e a little higher ~ha~ expected a month :

ago. The ost im~ted production of 85 ,872,000 tons of tame h~y is about 7 percent less t hsn the 92,245,000 ton crop harvested. in 1942 but is 17 percent more th~n the 10~y2ar (1932-41) aver,.ge

of 73,277,000 tons.

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PECANS: A F. S. pec:m crop 15 percent l q,rger th1.n q.ver age is indic'lted on October 1. Total production is no"r placed at l04,806,0CO pounds comp<u'ed with 78,800,000 pounds in 1942.
TotAl pcca~ production indica t ed for 1943 (in thousnnds of pounds): Illinois, 840; Missouri, 1,550; North Carolina, 2,622; South Carolina. 3,400: Georgia , 23,600; Florida, 4,524; Al,_bama, 9,280; Mississippi, 8,450; Ark~sas, 3,850; louisi ana , 8, 640; Okla~ma, 14,800; Texas, 23,250; United Sbtes, 104,806 . ..

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FABM F,RICE ~ORT AS. OF OCTOBER 15, 1943 .

GEORGIA: 'Ihe mid-October a,ll commodity index of p;ric~s received by Georgia .farmers of 18o% i.? .

34- points above one year: ago 1mt 1 point' be~ovr the September 15, 1943, level. The

decline w;3-s due t .o a decrease in the individual groups of cotton and cottonseed , grains, meat .

animals, and miscellaneous; =while chickens and eggs. dairy products. and fruits were above last

month.



'lT~_ITED S~TES: :The general level of prices received by farmers declined 1 point during the _month ended October 15, but nevertheless averaged 116 percent of parity, accord-
i ng to the .U. S. Department. of Agriculture. A sharp _rise in wheat prices and further seasonal advances in dairy products and eggs ~ere more than offset by decreased truck crop , fruit, meat animal, and potato prices. At 192 perc~nt of the August 1909-July 1914 average, the October index of prices received by farmers for farm products at local markets was 23 points higher than a year earlier. and v~s at the hi ghe st l evel for the month since 1919. Frices paid by. farme;rs, including interest and taxe s, rose 1 point to 166 on Octob~r 15, up 12 points from a year earlier.

'I'he general supply situation for farm prod,;cts improved during the past month. with rec.ord or

near record Parve sts of many crops more than off se tting seasonal declines in milk and egg output .

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month ended October 15, as fractional adva11ces occurred in prices of some commodities us'ed in

both family living and farm production . The i ndex of prices paid by farmers for com~oditi e s .

interest, and taxes, which is used for parity price computations, after holding steady from July

to September, continued its gradual upward trend of the past 3 years. At 166 percent. of th~ !

1910-14 average, the October parity i nd.:lx was up 1 point from September and was 12 point's higher

than i n October a year ago . Prices received by farmers were 116 percent of parity compared vnth

1~7 percent last month and 110 percent in October 1942.





The meat animal index dropped 4 points between September 15 and mid-October to average 203 percent of the 1909-14 base period. HO g price s declined 10 cents to $14.00 per hundredweight; beef . . cattle 30 cents to $11. 80; veal calves 30 cents to $13.20; and lambs 30 cents to $12 ;20. '' The
prices of all classes of meat anima ls except hogs wer e higher than a year ago.

Cotton: The index of prices r eceived by farmers for cotton and cottonse~d ~~s steady du~ing ~he month ended October 15 . and at 171, the mi d-October index was 13 points hi gher than a rc ar ~go : .

Dairy Fro ducts: The index of p rice s r e ca ived by farmers for dairy product~ increased 2 poi~ts to

187 percent of the 1909-14 l evel during t he month ended October 15. This was 22 points higher '

tha.n a year earli er.

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COt.i'ilODI TY
.AND ... UNIT

Average Aug.1909Julv,l914

GEORGIA

October 15

l94:d

1943

I 1qct .1943 1 Average %of Av. 1 Aug.l909 1909.,.14 I July,1914

UN! TED STATES IC)ct .1943
October 15 %of Av. I92I2 ' rg~3 1909-14

Wheat, bu.

$

1:;24

1.20

1.62

131

.88

1.04 1.35

153

Corn, bu.

$

Oats, bu.

$

lrish potatoes,bu. $

Sweet potatoes,bu. $

C;;'tton, 1.b.



Cottonseed, ton $

Hay (loose) , 'ton $

.91 .67 1.12 .83 12.6 24.39 17.85

1.00 1.52

.70 I 1.10
1.30 'Ls5

1.15 18.9 46.00

1.85
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26.6
I 52.00

12.50 15.40

167
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164
165 223
163
213
86

.64

.78 1.07

,40

.43

.7~

.70 1.02 1.28

.88 1.08 1.96

12.4 18.9 20.3

v6.46j 22.55

52.50

11.87 9.39 13.70

167 185 183
223 ._)
164 233 115

Hogs , per cwt.

$

B;;ef cattle, cwt. $

I 7.33

13.30 13.40
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183 269

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193 218

I Milk cows, head

$

1./33.85

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65.00 ' ..

86.00

254 " 48.00 I 93.40 114.00
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Horses, head

$ l/158.15 105 00 1125.00

79

136.60 79.10 84.10

62

Mules, head

$ -

150.00 f82 .oo -.

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153.90 ' 100.50 115.00

75

Chickens, lb.

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13.2 ''20.6 27 .'4' .":608

11.4

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19.5

24.6

216

Eggs, doz.



21.3

Butter, lb.



24.6

Butterfat, lb.



25.7

39 . 7 33 .0 36.0

49.3' 2pl
41.0 .,I 167
45.0 .. 175

I 21.-5

37.4 45.2

210

fs.e 25.5 I 39.8
26.3

45 .0 50.7

176 193

Milk (wholesale)

per 100#

$

Cowpea~ , bu.

$

Soybeans, bu.

$

Peanuts, lb.



2.. 42 ~../3. 70 ~~4.00

165

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1.60 2.30

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1.80

2.50 I -

5.0

I I 6.4 I 7,1

142

1.60 : y2.87 3.28

205

- II 1.60 2.39

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- I 1.58 1.80

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4.8 . . 5.8

7.0

146

1/ Average .January, 1910 - December, 1914. 2/ Revised. 3/ Preliminary.

PRICE INDEx NUMBERS (1909-14 = lOa%)

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GEORGIA

1J~ITED STATES

ITEM

Oct. 15 jSept. 15 1942 . . ' 1943 .

Oc-t. 15 1943

Oct. 15 !Sept. 15

1942

1943

oct. lo 1943

All Commodities

146

181

180

169

193

Cotton &Cottonseed
Grains Meat .Animals

154 108 214'

110 I . 124720

I 169 212692

I1 158 210107

171 210578

J 192'
171 162 203

Dairy Products

139

1 159 162

165

185

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In Charge

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

U. S. Department of Agriculture In Cooperation

Georgia State College

Bureau of .A:g~icuit-&ial : :Ec onbtnits -:.~ ~::. . with

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'Q'; : $~ . 1?'part'fuen't "of' Agri'cU,lture 'indicates.. a Geo rgta cot ton crop of 845;-009 baleS (~O~t :p~nds gross' we1'ght-f.' ' 'iihis~ is an increase . of: 25,000 bales>.'ouer ..the corre-

~pondi'ng_ figul-:e._riL,Q!i1Q))~et.. l:.:.. d'\.l.e . 'lio ginnings during the month rtilihing higher than

had :beeJ:i' ant'lC:fplii'ed and thus j ustifying a higher indi-cated . total.'.pr-oduction . Pro-

duction last Year' whs 8&2, 000 standard hales and .997, 000 -for the:,IQ.;.year avera,EF.

1932-41. Curr-ent :P:rooaol$. ;yie:)..d . is 258 pounds of lint per aot..s . :Compa:red ,~rith 242

last a nd the 10- ear av_e ra.ge of 2l~pounds.

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'.ieat.her has been exceedingly dey over the State since light to moderate rains around
September 20 so that c onditions have .been ideal for harvesting the crop in exc e ll en;t shape . All cotton is out of the field in s outhern Georgia and only scattered p ick- ing remains to b.e done in :the mid- State area. In northern terri tory a few . He'):ds . . ar~ whi te but these and scrap piclcing are being cleaned up. Des.p:lte t he limi ~e d
l abqr supply progress of :harvest .on the who le is ab out up with tistial.

Probable 'production in northern Geo r gia is expected to be about 13 pe rcent below

last season due to decreases in eastern and central countie.s of that s ection. In

mid-State a r ea an increase of 5 pe;rcent over 1942 is indicated and for the southern

part of the State the outturn is slightl y above l ast year despite a considerable

decr ease in ac r e~ge . . , .

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Agricul tura~ ~tatistiq.ian
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D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician
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GEORGI.A .MAP..SHOrTI NG ESTii i.ATED PROD~JCTI_Oi~ 194~* .AliD :n r AL PRODUCTION FOR 1942 & 1941

I. 1943,
86 ,000
1942, 85, 000

*1943 producti.on i ndicat e d by crop p rospects Novemb er 1 ..
1943 - 845, 000 .
1942 ,.. 862 , 000

1941 624, 000

137,000

1942 , 141,000

Districts. show.n are crop r ep ort ing districts and NOT Cong re.s ~s ii'.pnal district s.

1941, 92,000

MACON

1941, 92,000

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1942, 54 ,000
1941, 67,500

92,000 91,000 88,500
, VAI,.DOS'J'A

1943, ' 1?, 000 1942, 22,000 1941, 16,500

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The Crop Reporting Board of the U. S. Department of Agriculture makes the following

report from data furnished by crop correspondents, field statisticians, and co-

operating State agencies. The final outturn of cotton will depend upon whether the

various influences affecting the crop during the remainder of the season are more o~

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500 lo.gross wt~bales

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cated age, . 1 Hi42 . Indic-ated

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41

acres

Lb. to.

1943 1932-41j crop
Thous. ! Thous.

'. Nov.l. Thous.

I Lb. bales

bales ~ bales

BUREAU OF
CENSUS .
GINNINGS: .TO NOV ..l. ..
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~Aiss ouri
Virginia N. Carolina
s. Caxolina
Georgia Florida
Tennessee Alabama l'!Iississ ippi

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34~ .-

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859. ..

.40~
279 .
30.7

1,137 I. 267

1, _572 i '219

45 I 140

II 71 6

290

1,561

216

2,465

2 61

476 400

403 353

412 341

294 242

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296 258

I 141 I 171

420 335

I 261. 292
395 354

I 333 ,. 417

29 I 34

606

727

.760

699

997

862

25

16

479 1,014 1,530

625
925 1, 968

I.
I ' 305 .. . 25 610
700
I 845
I 16
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I 500 950
1,820

22~
15 501 613 753
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'3f35 . 861 1,563

Arkansas Louisiana
Oklahoma

I 1, 883

266

1,006 I 230

362 285

,. 278 . 1,298 1,485

355

618

593

1,090 745

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1,520

150 190 118

691

708 j 375

889 .. 647 246

':i:exas H. lviexico
Arizona

7, 8ss :

1 60 . 182

113

462 409

I 202

412 342

172 493 335

3,419 104 170

I 3,038 111

2, 825 116

193

141

2,160 53 40

California All Other
UNI TED STATE

286

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II

577

19

367 .

III

1r 2I, 67~

2~D

544 459
272.51

604

384

402

360

486

18

21

19

t 253.4 12,47-4 ; 12,824 . i1. i 42

89 11
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Sea I sla.nd E)
Amer. Egypt.

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69

61

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145.2

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28 . 0

235
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200 .. .. ..210-

227 274

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E. Eex-:2/

20 . 8 ij -

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8.7

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Ariz. 27
cali r. ?:.1

95.0

233 208 207. ' 20.4

1.4 II

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0.5

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UNITED STATES DEFAR'IYENT OF AGRICULTURE Bureau of Agricultural Economics Washington, D. C.
Release: November 10, 1943

WHTED STATES GENERAL CROF REPORT AS OF NOVThmER 1, 1943

The harvesting of most late crops was well advanced by November 1 as: dry weather offset the

scarcity of labor and permitted field operations -to progress with little interruption. l~st of

the cotton, soybeans, potatoes and other late crops are ~~der cover and a good start has been

made on cribbing the big corn crop. On the other hand, the limited rainfall during much of October was decidedly unfavorable for growth in pastures and for the ~eeding of winter grains

;-~ and cover crops,



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v The corn crop is now estimated at 3,086,000,000 bushels, an increase of 1 percent from October 1

and a larger total production than in any season prior t .o 1942. . Sorghums for grain, a main

source of feed in the Southwest, were nipped by early frost in Oklahoma: but a record acreage

is being grown and, production is now expected to total 107 million bushels, .substantially more

than production in any year prior to 19'\1. Sweetpotatoes have been suffering..from c!rought but

mth the largest acreage since the depression years, production is expected to be nearly 76

million bushe.ls, compared with an average of 70 million bushels. The soybean harvest is well

advanced and production is expected to be nearly 206 million bushels, close to production last

year, and fully 100 million bushels more th~ in any preceding year.

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From every-point of view, the season is one of great accomplishment under difficulties. The acreage planted was only a I'ew percent under what seems likely to .be the maximum to be expected during the war. Crop yi~lds per acre averaged 24 percent above the 1923-32 or pre-drought level and slightly higher than the yields of any past season prior to the phenomenal yields of 1942. The high yields were due primarily to better farming practices and technical improvements that were not apparent during the drought and d~pression years . .

Feed conditions are sharply different from those prevailing a year ago . The improvement in the corn and sorghum crops during October and the heavy marketings of livestock tend to ease the fe~d situation, but supplies are unevenly distributed and seem ~o be closely held. Y<my farmers ~mo normally sell grain now prefer to increase their livestock rather thsn sell grain at the ceiling price. On the othe r h~d. in some deficit feed are~s. farmers are unable to buy corn and arc selling young pigs at less thro! half the price prevailing last spring.
There are about 2 percent more milk cows on f~ink than n.t this time l o.st year, but total milk production on November 1 was down ab out 2~ pe'rcent. Thu number of he ns snd pullets, of laying B.ge on farms, is about 7 percent above the numbe r last year : and October egg production was up about 7 percent. Many dairymen snd po,.1ltrymen C~.r e unable to obta in the quantities ::md kinds of feed they would like to buy: others, . who have the ~rain or ha ve been able to obtain it, are feeding more libe r a lly thml usual, -
PEANUTS PICKED .Al\TD THRESHED BY STATES: I~d-i.cated productio~ for 1943 '( i~ thousands of pounds) .:
Virginia, 188,600; North Carolin~. 300 ,325; Tenne ssee , 13,500; South Carolin~ . 45,000; Georgia., 950.,400; Florida , l06, 080i Ahbam"'., 495,200; Hississippi, 26 ,600; Arkansas, 18,000; Louisiana, 9, 000 ; Oklahomn., 132, 500 ; Tex~s. 396,750; United States, 2,681,955,

PECAN PRODUCTION BY STATES: Tota l pecan Froduction estimated for 1943 (in thousands of pounds):

Illinois,' 625; Missouri, 1,348; North Carolina , 350; South Carolina , 450; Georgia, 3, 520; ..

Florida,- 1,945; Alab<J.ma, 1,920:. Mississippi, 3.604; Arkansas, 2,810; Louisiana, 6,880;

Oklahom~ .14,000; Texas, zo ,683; United States, 58,135.

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I -l/ Average I 1932-41

1 ' fre-- lim 1942 J1 1943 .

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TOTAL FRODUCTION (IN THOUSANDS)

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I Pre -

Average

liminarY,

1932-41

1942

1943 17

Corn, all Wheat, all Oats Rye

bu . !'

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Hay, a ll tame

ton 1

Soybeans for beans bu. j

Feanuts 3} .

lb .

Fota toes

bu. 1

Swee"tpotatoes Tobacco

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lb. I

24~9 i 35.5 ] 13.5 j 19.8 ,

i 28.1
11.4

35.9 1 14.9 I'

1.29 ; 1.53

16.7 i 19.5 .

i 733 1 644
116.9 136.9
t 83.2 I 92.4 878 1,024

32.7 16.8 . 30.3 1
ll .6 '[I 1.42
17.9 I, 640
139 .5 1 82 .1 952

2,349,267 738,412
1.018,783
38,589 73,277 51.571 1, 214. 777 363,332 69,291 1,349,896

3,175.,154 981,327
1,358,730
57,341 92,245 209,559 2, 2os 935 371,150 65,380 1,412,437

3,085,52 835 ,816
1,148.692
33,3H 85,872 206,017 2. sa1, 955 469,092 75,801 1,4o0,873

Sorgo sirup

ga l.

Sugarcane sirup

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Apples, com'l crop bu. Fe~ches, tota l crop 11

Te cans .

lb.

57.1 ; 62.2

57 .0

! 154.2 ! 156.4

149.1

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Ferc~nt

Fct.
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of a Fct.

f_ull ~rop
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I 61 i 46 I

68 34

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42 49

14,472 20,818

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55,392

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91,ll3

13.674 18,610
-4zf//12686,,539870
, - 78,800

12,428 18,640
88,122 42,060 105,067

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not harvested.

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Georgia State College

Bureau of .Agricultural Eco.nomics

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of Agriculture

Office of th~ Agricultural Statistician

Athens; Georgia

N' ovember 13, 1943

GEORGIA CRoP REPORT AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 1943
Weather concH tions during Oct.ober wer~ vecy favorable for harvesting operations and generally satisfaa-tocy progress :was made in all are.as of the State. On ~~ovember 1 most of ~~e record peanut. .producti~n had been saved in excellent condition. Cot ton picking was wen advanced, with 753,000 ' bales reported ginned up to the first of the month. This is 89% of the estimated total production of
845,000 bales. Much of this year's forty-three million bushel corn crop is riow ih
the crib. The iargest hay crop in ~he St~te's history has been saved in fine shape. D~r hard ground ha~ retarded the digging _of sweetpotatoes, but the large - crop ~hould reach storage "m-th -littl~e:-dama-ge .- 'Phe lack -of...fnoiature he.& reduee4. the pecan crop b'eiow early season expectatimis but is st.ill plac.ed at twenty-two million pounds, which is considerably above the 1932-41 average production.

The shortage of rainfall during October was ideal for harvesting mature crops but retarded preparatioli and planting of small grains and winter legumes in many areas. Since November 1 fairly general rains have been received and planting is in full progress at this time.

CORN: The 1943 corn crop is placed at 43,572,000 bushels compared with 39,160,000 bushels harvested one year ago. Yield per acre is expected to be 12.0 bushels or the highest. yield since 1929. All districts of the State have r elatively good corn yield this year.

PEANUTS: Picking and threshing of peanuts is about complete in Georgia and the

November 1 outlook is for a yield of 825 pounds per acre compared with 610 in. 1942.

This means ~ i943 production of 950,400,000 pounds or the largest crop ever pro-

duced in the State. Last 3'ear 627,690,000 pounds were harvested for nuts and the

1932-41 average production was 385,1.~6,000 pounds.

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HAY: Dry weather du ring late summer and early fall reduc~d hay production below the earlier season expectation but the' November 1 estimated tonnage of 867,000 is still a record crop, due to the very large quantity of peanut vines saved for hay. In 1942 final outturn was placed at 809,000 tons and the ten-year (1932-41) average ~as 566,000 tons.

PECM~S: Production is placed at 22,000,000 pounds compared with ~6,500,000 in 1942. The current estimate is below earlier reports , due chiefly to the dry weather that caused nuts to weight out some lighter than ~as anticipated earlier in the season. This year's crop is still 26% larger than the average production during the 1932-41 period.

GEORGIA

CROP

., - I. YIELD PER ACRE

TO~AL PRODUCTION (IN THOU$

'verage I

I Indicated Average

!Indicated

1932-41 I 1942

1943

1932-41 . 1942

1943

Corn i'fheat Oats Rye Hay (all tame)

bu. ! 10.0
bu. lI 9 ..4
bu., 18.6 bu. 6.5
ton 1 . 55

11.0
10.5 i
I 18.o I 7.0 .49

12.0 11.0 19.5
8.0 .54

42,876 1,584 7,762 140 566

Tobacco (all) Potatoes, Irish

~b~ - ~878 bu. 64

I 870

906

66

64

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65,:?46 1,255

Potatoes, Sweet

bu. 73

Cotton

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Peanuts

lb. 682

(For picking & threshing)

I. 80

76

. 242

258

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610 1:11 825

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8,369 997
385,196

Peaches, total crop

I P:ERCElifT OF A 'FULL CROP

bu. 59

71

18

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4,896

Pears, total crop

bu. 55

86

23

323

Pecans
!/ Revised.

I lb. 57

67

55

. 17,498

139,160 2, 530

43,572 2,255

110,152

10,120

I1 140 809 59,860

184 8f7 65,889

1,782

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862

.Yi ' 5271 690

2,240

I - 9,500

1

845

950.400 j

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6,177 507
I 26,500
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13 22,001

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D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician _
In Charge

ARC!U E LANGLEY Agricultural Statisticiar

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

U. S. Department of AgricUlture In Cooperatio~

Geo~gia State College

Bureau of .Agricultural Economics :: with

.. . . of" Agriculture

Office of the Agricultural Statistician

.

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Athens, Georg1a , . ;-... .> ' ' .- November 13, 1943

GEORGIA CRoP REPORT AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 1943

\leather cond:itions during .October were very favorable for ha:rves.ting operations

and generally satisfactory progress was made in all areas of the State. On

November 1 most of the record2eanut production had been saved in excellent con-

ditiqn. Cot.t6~..picking was w.~ll ad-yanced, with 753,000 bal~s reported ginned up

to the first or ." th.e month. This is 89% of the estimated tot"al production of

845,000 bales. , lifiuch of this' year's forty-three million bushel corn crop is now in

the crib.: The largest hay crop in the State Is history has ~een saved in fine

nas :Sh,a e. ~~' hard ground has retarde<l. the digging of sweetpotatoes, .~ the large

crop should: reach st"orage ,;i;ith . li ttle diffiage7 ~e lack' of moisture

reduced

the pecan c~op b~low early season expectations but is still placed at twenty-two

million pounds, which is .considerably above tne 1932-41 average production.

i'he shortage of rainfall during October was ideal for harvesting mature crops but retarded preparation and planting of small grains and winter legumes in many areas. Since November 1 fairly general rains have been received and planting i's in full progress at this time.

CORN: The 1943 corn crop is placed at 43,572,000 bushels compared with 39,16o;ooo bushe ls harvested one year ago. Yield per acre is exp~ cted to be 12.0 b~shels or the highest yield since 1929. All districts of the State have relatively good corn yield t ~is year.
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PEANUTS: Picking and threshing o_f peanu-ts is about complete in Ge orgia and the November 1 outlook is for a y ield of 825 pounds per acre compared with 610 in 1942. This means a 1943 production of 950,400,000 pounds or the largest crop ever produced in t h e State. Last year 627,690,000 pounds were harvested for nuts and the 1932-41 average production was 385,196,000 pounds.

HAY: Dry weather du ring late summer and early fall reduced hay production below the earlier season expectation but the November 1 estimated. tonnage of 867,000 is still a record crop, due to the very large quantity of peanut vines saved for . hay. In 1942 final outturn was placed at 809,000 tons and the ten-year (1932-41) average ~~s 566,000 tons.
P~cws~. Produ~tion i~ placed at 22,000,000 pounds compared with 26,500,000 in
1942. The current estimate is below earlier reports, due chiefly to the dry weather that caused nuts to weight out some lighter than was -anticipated earlier in the . season. _This year's crop is still 26% larger than the average production during the 1932-41 period.

GEORGIA

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!

YIEf,D PER ACRE -

~OTAL PRODUC~ION (IN THOU$

Corn

CROP

.. .
..

I Average 1-.' .

J rid:icated Average 1

!Indicated

1932-41 .l942

i943

1932-41 I 1942

1943

r: bu. 1 10.0

ll.O 12.0

42,876 39,160

43,572

'i7heat

t :. bu. II 9 4 .

.
1o . 5

11.0

~ l, 584 2, 530

2,255

Oats

Bye

.

Hay (all tame)

bu. i 18.6 . . . 18.0

bu. j 6.5.

7.0

toni . . 55

.49

19.5 8.0
~54

I 7,762 I 10,152

140

140

I 566

809 I

10,120 184 867

Tobacco (all)

lb .. 878
.

870

906

I 65,346 ' 59,860 . 65,889

Potatoes, Iri.sh Potatoes, Swee t Cotton

..'- '

bu. bu.

64 73

. balesj 219

66

64

80

76

2.42

258

I 1,255 1,782

8,369 997

I

8,000 862

2,240 9,500
845

Peanuts

lb. 682

(For pick ing . ~ thre~hing)

I' 6lo .!.II 825 . 385',196 ' ~27, 690!:/.'. 950,400 I

I

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PERCENT OF A FULL CROP

Peaches, total crop

I bu. 59

71

18

4,896 6,177

1, 593

Pears, total crop

bu. 55

86

23

323

507

138

Pecans

I lb. 57

67

55

I 17,498 I 26,500

22,000

!/ Revised.

D. L. FLOYD

Agricultural Statistician

r .

In Charge

ARCHIE L.Al'WLEY .Agricultural Stat.i s ti cian

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUP.E Bureau of Agricultural Economics Washington, D. C.
Release: November 10, 1943

VNITED STATES - GENERAl CROP REPORT AS OF NOVEMBER l, 1943

The harvesting of most late crops was weP advanced by November l -as dty weather offset the

scarcity of labor and permitted field operations to progress with little interruption. Most of

the cotton~ soybeans' potatoes and other l_ate crops 'are under cover and 'a good start has been

made on cribbing the big corn crop. On the other hand, the limited rainfall during much of

October was decidedly unavorable for growth in pastures and for the seeding of winter grains

and cover crops.



The corn crop is now estimated at 3,086,000,000 bushels, an increase of 1 percent from October l ~ and a larger total production than in any season prior to 1942. Sorghums for grain, a main source of feed in the Southwest, were nipped by ~arly frost in Oklahoma; but a record acreage is being grovm and production is now expected to total 107 million bushels, substantially more than production in any year prior to 1941. Sweetpotatoes have been suffering from drought but with the largest acrE)age since the depression years, production is expected to be nearly 76 million bushels, compared with an average of 70 million bushels. The soybean harvest is we ll advanced and production is expected to be nearly 206 million bushels, close to production last
year, and fully 100 million bushels more than in any preceding year.

From every point of view, the season is one of great accomplishment under difficulties. The ':lcreage planted was only a few percent under what seems .likely to be the mrurimum to be expected
during the war. Crop yi elds per ac_re avc'raged .24 percent above the 1923-32 or pre-drought level and slightly higher than the yields of any past season prior to the phenomenal yields of . l942. Tnc high yields were due primarily to better farming practices and technical improvements that
were not apparent during the drought ~d depression years.

Feed conditions are sharply different from those prevailing a year ago . The improvement in the corn and sorghum crops during October and the heavy marketings of livestock tend to ease the
fecld situation, but supplies a re unevenly distributed and seem to be closely held. Many farmers
"'1ho normally sell gra in novr prefer to increa se their livestock r<~.thcr th<tn sell grain at the ceil,ing price On .the other hm1d, in some d.eficit feed are3.s, farmers are una"t;>le to buy/ corn and arc selling young pigs a t less thRn half the price prevailing l~st spring ,

There are about 2 percent more milk cows on farms than at this time l a st year, but total milk production on November l was down about 2~ percenj:. . Thu number of hens and 'pulle ts, of laying age on farms, is about 7 percent above the number last year; and~ October e gg production vrcts up <tbout 7 percent. Many dFlirymen and poultr-.fl'll0n are unable to obtain the quantities :md kinds of fe ed they \'TOuld like to buy; others, who have the gr ain : or ha.ve been able to obtain it, are feading more li,"bara lly than usua l.
PEANUTS PICKED A1TD THRESHED BY STATES: Indic<~.ted production for 1943 (in thousRrrds of pounds): Virginia, 188,600; 'North Carolina, 300,325; Tennessee, 13,500; South Carolinq, , 45,000; Georgia, 950,400; Florida, 106, 080i Al i3-bam~. 495, 200; Mississippi , 26 ,600; Arkansas, 18 ,000; Louisiana, 9,000; Oklflhoma., 132,500; Te:x:':ls, 396,750; United Sta tes, 2,681,955.
PECAN PRODUCTION -BY STATES: Tota l pecan production estimated for 1943 (in thousands of po~s): Illinois, 625; Missouri. 1,348 ; North Carolina , 350; South CaroliM., 450; Georgia, 3,520; Florida, J,,945; Al ab~aj 1 , 9ZO; ~i~sis.sip.pL : 3.604; Ark~sas, 2,810; Louisiana.. 6, 8.8. 0; _ Oklahom'3., 14,000; Texas, 20,683; United States , 58,135 .

UNITED STA~S

YIELD P~ ACRE

. TOTAL FRODUCT:j:ON (IN THOUSA1IDS)

CROP

I Average
. . 1932...41

re-

1942

!,

lim.J:./ 1943

Average 1932-41

1942

I Preliminary; 1943 ' 1/

Corn, all Wheat, all

bu.

.24.9

11

13.5

I 32.7
16.8

2,349,~67
'738,412

Oats

11

28.1 ;

30.3

l ,018, 783

Rye

11

ll. 4

ll .6 I'

38,589

Hay, all tame

ton

1 ,29

1.42 ~~

73,277

Soybel'!lls for __b.eans . b.u.

16.7

17 .9

51.571

Peanuts .?:./ Pota toes.

lb.

733

ou . 116.9

I 640 :1 1,214,777

139.5

363 ,332

Sweetpotatoes Tobacco Sorgo sirup

-11

I.

lb . ..J.

gal ; j

83.2 878 57.1

I 82.1

69,291

952

1,349,896

57.0 .. 14,472

Sugarcane sirup

11

!-,_;;1.:;,54.<-'-'.2.o..--~-;,.::.:~-=-+~=--l4::.9::._. ;l=---u

20,818

Apples, com 1l ' crop Peq,ches, total crop

--so- ~~~~~~~~1F4c~2t.~I1~ 3!/J12515,_,738982

Fe cans

49 I

91,113

3,175.154 981,327
1,358,730 57,341 92,245
209,559 2,206,935
371,150
65.~80
1,4.12 ,437 13.674 18,610
?4!//12686,,358970
1 - 78,8oo

~.085,652
835 ,816 l' 148,692
33 ,314 85,872 206,017 2,681,955 469,092 75,801 1,400,873 12,428 J-8,640
I 88,122
I 42,060 105,067

l For certa in .crops, figure s ~e not based on current indic ~tions, but are ca rried for~~d from

previous r eports. ?:} Fi.cked and threshed. ;} Short-time average. J_;l Includes some quanti ties

not harve sted.

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GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVICE

U. S. Department of Agriculture

In Cooperation

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

with

Office of the Agricultural Statistician

Athens, Georgia

Georgia State College of Agricult\1re
December, 1943

FARM PRICE REPORT AS OF NOVEMBER 15, 1943

GEORGIA: The November 15 all corr.'!IC?di ty price index of 1771<. {percent of 1909-1914 average) being
received by ~orgia farmers for their products wai 3 points down from the previous
f' onth with some shifts up or down in commodity groups: Cotton and cottonseed, and meat animals
I ~ho~d decreases while grains, dairy products, chickens and eggs made some gains during the
period. There was a gain in the general price level q_f._ 2~ . :P.~.i.r:ts over one yea:r ago.

'UNITED STATES: The general:.. level of prices received by f~niers for farm products remained un-

changed during the month ended November 15, . as ceiling and support prices con-

tinued to influence the agricultural price structure. At 192 percent of the August 1909-July

1914 average, the farm product price index was 23 points higher than a year earlier and was well

above any November of record except 1918 and 1919. Sharp decreases in meat animal and cott~n

prices during the pas-t month we:z::e_.affset- by g.a.ins_ in _pri.CI?? rce;y~ for truck cro s, __d~i~ prod-

ucts, eggs, potatoes, fruits, and most grains. All major groups of farm pro uc~ prices- except

meat animals were higher than in November 1942.



The parity index -~ which inciudes prices paid, :interest, and taxe's -- was 167 or 1 point higher than a month ago and 12 points above the November level last year. As a result. prices of farm products averaged 115 percent of parity in mid-November, compared with 109 percent a year ago.

Feed prices were 2 points higher than last. month and at 172 percent of the 1910-14 level were 38 points over November 1942. A sharp increase in the price of corn gluten feed and slight increases
in the prices of most of the other important feeds were somewhat offset by a 2 cent decline in the price of corn.

Meat Animals; With substantial increases in marketings the meat animal index dropped 11 points during the month to 192per~ent of the 1909-14 average. The sharpest drop occurred in hog prices which were off $1.10 per 100 pounds from a month earlier.
Dairy Products: Combined inc~eases in prices received by farmers for milk (wholesale and retail), butter and butterfat raised the November index of dairy products to 190 percent of the 1909-14 base, compared with 187 in October and 171 a year ago.

Prices Paid by Farmers: One point increases in both the indexes of prices of co~modities used in production and in family maintenance were responsible for a 1 point rise in the general level of prices paid by farmers during the month ended November 15. At 171 percent of the 1910-14 average, the prices paid index was up 15 points from a year ago and ..,.ras at the highest level since 1920.

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PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS NOVEMBER 15, 1943, \VITH COMPARISON.S .

CO!.MJDITY AND UNIT
Wheat, bu. Corn, bu.

!

Average Aug.1909Ju1:v.1914

$1

1.24 I
I

$

.91

GEORGIA

I

I November 15

1~2

Hl:J~

N'f. :oovf.l9A4v3.
1909-14

"

1.23

1.67 '' 135

1.03

1:56

171

4 Average
Aug.1909 Ju1v.l914 .
.sa!
I
.6_4, .

Ul\TITED STATES

November 15
!~42 i:I:5
1.04 1.37

1 i

N:ov .1943
'f. of Av.

i
i

1909-14

-

I 156

~ 76

i 1.05

164

Oats, bu.

$

I .67

. 75

1.20

179 I

.40 : . .44

l .75 I 188

Irish potatoes ,bu.$j

1.12

1.20

1.90

170

I !
.70 1.08

I 1.33 I 190
I

I. Sweet potatoes, bu.$

Cotton. lb.

1

$1 Cottonseed, ton

.83 12.6 24.39

1.00 19.3 47.00

-1.60
19.8
53.00

193 I
157
217

.88 1

I

12.4

I
I

I
22.55 I

I

1.04
19.2
I
45.01 I

1.77 19.4 52.50

I
I 201 156
I 233

Hay(1oose), ton $1
Ho.gs, per cwt. .$ 1

17.85 I 12.50 . 7 .33 12.80

16.00 I

90

I

12.60

172

11.87 9.84 7.27 l?/13.43

I 14.50

122 '

12.90

177

Beef cattle, cwt. $ I 3.87 E}8.60

I 9.80

253

5.42 ?f11.12 11.30

208

Milk cows. head $ i 1./33.85

65 ,00

I 83.00 I

245

48.00 95.70 112.00

Horses, head

I . $ 11./i58.15 105.00 120.00

76 I 136.60 78.90 81.00

Mules, head Chickens, 1b. Eggs; doz.

I
$1
rt'I
rt

-
13.2 21.31

I 155.00
I . 20.5

185.00 I . I 27-.4

I

I 41: 8

I 54.6

-
208 256

I
153 .90 101.20 1114.00 11.1 19.6 24.3 21.5 38.9 47.1

233 59 74
213 . 219

Butter, lb.

rt

Butterfat, 1b. rt

Milk( wholesale)

per l(X):{f

$

24.6

33.0

41.0

J
I

I~4.05 25.7

i 38.0 I 46.0

2.42 IEJ3.80

I

167 179
167

I

25.5 40.9 26.3 w47.9

45.3 50.9

1.60 3.01 3.37

178 194
211

Cowpeas, bu.

$

-

I I - r.6o

2.45

-

1.60 2.47

-

Soybeans, bu. Peanuts, lb.
-

$1
rtl j

-
5.0

I 2.00
I 6.6 I

II 2.65 ! 7.2

-
144

I

- I 1.58
4.8 I 5.9 I '

1.80 7.1

-
148

!{Average January, 1910- December. 1914. 2/ Bevised. 3/ Preliminary.

IRICE INDEx: ~.,rlJl,:SERS (1909-14 = 100io)

ITEM

All Commodities

149

180

177

169

192

192

Cotton & Cottonseed
Grains
Meat Anima ls fu).:ry Products Chj_c;kens and eggs

158 111
211 , 141 184

,. ,1. 169

-I .

162 229 .

162

" QB4

164 167
215 163 24,2 .

160
117 197 ' 171
178

171 162 203 187 212

165 163 192 1 90 217

Fruits

79 ! 324..

326

.. '127

197

207

:.h scel1aneous

103

136

136

.1B1

208

216

ABCIITE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician

.. D . L. FlOYD Agricultural Statistician
In Charge

'
GEORGIA C~OP REPORTING SERVICE ..

U. S. Department of Agriculture ln Cooperation

Georgia State College

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

with

of Agriculture

Office of th~ Agricultural Statistician

Athens, Georgia

December 8, 1943

DECEMBER 1 C~TTON BEPORT :roR GEORGIA

}eorgia1 s cotton crop for 1943 will _amount t 'o about 850,000 bales ( 500 pounds gross weight) accordir:g to ali informati~n available on December 1 to the Crop Reportirg Board of ~he U. S. Department of Ag~~culture. Final production last year was 855,000 standard bales and 624,000 ?r the short crop of 1941.

Estimated yield of lint cotton per acre is 254 pounds compared with 240 pounds in
1942 and 165 pounds for the previous year. Harvested acreage is placed at 1, 610,00! a reduction of 6% from 1942, which allows for~% abandonment from the 1,617,000 acres estimated in cultivation on July 1. This is the lowest harvested acreage for
the- State since 1872.

Despite being ~idicapped b7 early season wet and cold weather and a limited labor

supply throughout. the entire year, Georgia farmers have done an excellent job in

producing and gathering the third highest average yield per acre in the history of

the State. The current yield . is exceeded only by the record high yield in 1937 o~

270 pounds lint per acre, followed by 267 pounds in 1911. Late season dry weather

w~1ich continued throughout the fall was . favorable for maturing cotton and holding

boll weevil damage to a minimum in most sections, and was ideal for harvesting the

12% crop in excellent shape. Production in northern Georgia will be about

below

last season,due to lower yields in 'northeastern and north central areas since the

total _f~r northwestern counties shows some inc17ease. Mid-state territory has made

4%. about 5]b more cotton than last year, while in the southern part of the State where
acreage reduction was heaviest, there was nn increased production of about

The Bureau of the Census reports 828,000 running bales ginned in Geor&ia prior to December 1 compared with 840,000 to that date last season. United States ginnings to December 1 were 10,560,000 compared with 11,535,000 one year ago.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician

D .L. Fl;JOYD Agricultural Statistician
In Charge

7 GroRGIA HAP sHoWING ESTIMATED PRODUCTION 1943* .A}.TD FINAL PRODucTroN roR 1942 & 1941

1

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--

~-Non-Co-tton./

*1943 production indicated by' cro

\ 1943,

)

'. 87 , 000 , I I

\
\.

prospects December 1.

I . . ~ \1942, 4.ooo

( 1943, 110,00 III'-: .

1942,

1943,

63,~0 \ 1 1941, \

I

(1941, 88,000

'\~94628,_,E0_0LB0._.....,__

~~ . 1\-~IV
Ginnings
December 1.943 -

AT~ ~ /"- ,.. 8189,54010,

r ( {_~ ....,

\...

~
v

v~,000 'V""'-'~

1943 - 850,000
1942 - 855,000
1941 - 624,000
Districts shown are crop reporting districts an

828,000 \1943, 136,000 " 1943, 138,000

NOT Congressiona

I

December 1, \1942, 135,500

1942-

\
;

840,QOO

\ 1941, 92,.000

runnl.ng bales.

t
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1942, 139,000
,.lvi.A.CON
\1941, 92,000

1943, 134,000
1942, 113,000
) 1941, ............. 73,000

districts.

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/1943, 65,000
{

1943,

\ 1942, ALB 54,000
1941, 67 ; 500

1942, 91,000 1941, 88,500

1942, . 22,000

DIAGRAM SHCr.'iiNG ACREAGE AJ.'m FROIUCTION OF COTTON IN GEORGIA

_______(Period 1933-43, inclusive -Preliminary estimate-for' l943)

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STATE

I Average
193241

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I

Average

I !

193241

i

1942

1 500 lb. p:ross wt. bales

:1

1~3

I 1943 Average
(Dec.l 1932-41 est.) ,

1942 Crop

. Crop (Dec.l est.)

Thous.

I1 acres
Missouri 392

I Virginia

50

N .Car.

950

S. Car. 1,365

Thous. jl Thous. acres acres

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4:g I
846 i
1,139 ,.

366 34 i'
846 .
1,145 1

Lb. I' Lb.

I 404 476
279 I 403

307

41~

2.67 294

Lb.
386 . 353
337 291

i T'nous.
bales

I 333 I

.
1'

620p9 1 7.60 I

'l'hous. bales
417 34 727 699

Thous . bales
295 25 595
695

Georgia 2,17~ 1, 714

Florida Tennessee

.. I 8
802 1

56 I
715

I ~:~~a 2,251 1,702 2,825 2,392

Arkansas 2,381 1,970

louisiana 1,279 1,001

1,61~ !i
I'II
! 1,672200
I 2,470 I
11,,807005

219 140

:3./m~~40

i -

290 I 420

216 1 2s1

261 I 395

266 I 362

230 285

254 I 997 3}855

850

I ~ 176 !! -z5

16

17

I ~

326 I 479

625

490

283

1 014' I

925

955

I I 358

1,' 53o

I 1

1,968

285

1,298

1,485

1,840 1,110

352

618

593

735

Oklahoma 2,248 1,785 1,525 150 190

.I, I

121

691 I

708

385

Texas

10,279 8,044

8,000

160

182

172

3,419 1 - 3,038

2,860

New Mex.

107

130

Arizona : 19.2

271

Calif.

313

355

112 203
285 I

462 1 409

412 1 342

577

544

475 329

I
i

607

104 170 : 384 1

111

111

I 193
402

139 360

::.

All Other 24

22

18 I 367

459

414

18

2:

16

i

U.S. TOTAL 27 718 22,602 21 874

217.0 2/272.4

I
252.0 12 474 12/12 817 11 478

Sea Island i./~21.2 5.2 ,

Amer. Egypt.

u. $. 3/ 46.3 180.7 '

I Texas
Ne"' Mex. Ariz.

!~ "/'J.f

------

1 1

23.0 26.6

j
t

42.55 129.0

Calif. 3/ --- 2.1

2.2 ~66

69

I

145.9 235 200

28.0
20.9 1 96 ,0 : 1.0 i I

:::

I

210 157

I 233

208

! 104

64
. 22'5 274
. 253 . 205 ' 154

~ 2.7 I 22.5'

0.8
75.3 10.1 8.7 56.0
o,5 I

0.3
68.3 16.0 11.0 41.0
0.3

)) Allowance s made for interstate movement of seed cotton for ginning ~ Not including production

3},

of linters. Revised.

..

,

. .. ~ :'.

!J:r/ Included in State a~d United States totals.

Short time averag~

( Se? other side for Georgia :Report)

GEOBGIA CROP BEPORTING SERVICE

u.s~ Department _of Agriculture

I~ Cooperat.ian

. Bureau'of'Agricultu~al Economics

with '

(

Office of the Agricultural Statistician

Athens, Georgia . ..

,.

Georgia State ' College of Agricu.:lture
December 25, 1943

GEORGIA. 1943 TOT.A.L CROP V.AWE OF $368,930,000 S]X;()}.TD liTGHEST IN HISTORY OF STATE

Value of 'Georgia crops for 1943 of $368,930,000 has set a second high mark in the history of the

State, being exceeded only current total is ~above

by la

th st

e y

al ear

l

time with a

r

ecord v gain of

aluation $98,3ll,(

of )(X

$ )

578 and

1

000 9~

,

00 ah

0 ov

in e

t

19 he

19. The
pre'""RS.r

year

of 1941 . Compared with the depression low year of 1932 it shows a gain of 45Q%. Higher prices



~ last year together with increased production of most crops are responsible for this favor-

,r-~:Lble showing.

I
I()/

~ always,

cotton ranks first of all crops ~th estimated value of $107,258,000 for lirit and seed.

an increase of 7% over 1942. Production was slichtly less and price a little higher than last

s_eason. Of the other cash crops peanuts follow cotton with a record high production and consider

able increase in price, sh~wing total value of $64,616,000, or - 58% above last year 1 s record high

figur.e. The State _led the nation this season in production of ~ this vitally important crop for

war needs. Tobacco, with a ~ increase -over 1942 production r .showed a gain of -3a% ' i:n value -

$25,492,000 comEared with $18,527,000. Peach~s were a.near failure in production but the unpre-

:;edcntea high prices resulted in a. total va.lua only 18~ belo'UI' 1942. Pecans with a 1~ decrease

. - i p-~uGtion ma.d.cl ga.Ul'of 3f1'/o U. valq.e~ Commercial truck crops showed an incroose in value of

73% ovex last season.

-

~

Food and feed crop comparisons ~~th last year are also mostly favorable. Corn, Irish and ~et potatoes, sorghum and sugarcane syrup, nnd hay made increase.::; in pro.duction, while oats was

about the same. Whe"l-t A.Ud cowpeas showed decreased prElduetion, due principally to smaller

acreage this year.

farmers have don~ a wonderful job in p1:mting, producing and harvesting 1943 crops under vert

adverse conditions. A short supply of 1~~or, machinery , ar.d in some ca$es fertilizer, seriously

P.andicapped farming operations. However, weatha::: conditions mere generally favorable and far-

mers with their families put in longer and harder hours in the fiolQs than usual in orde~ to get

the work done.

.

..



Value of the respective 1943. crops in order of r~lk follow: . (1) cotta~~ (lint and seed),

$107,258,000; (2) cor t:>bacco, $25,492l000;

n

~~)$7s21,14r6ed1

,000; potat

(3) oes,

p$2e0an, 1u5ts6.,0(p0i0c;k0d(6~) dh"l.tyh, re$s_l.hGe, .4d2)0,,0$::x6:J4; ,61(67~

000; (4) velvet beans!

$l0, 128,000; (8 o"l.ts, ;J;lO, 120 . 000 ; -{-':) commorci"l-1 truck .crotJs, $9 . 588,000; (10) peaehcs,

$8,5~3,000: ._ (11 pcccou1s, _$0,253 . 000; \, 12) ~uga.rc'Ule $yrup, ~4,888, 00\); (13) Iris? potatoes,

$3,766,000, _ sorghum syrup

(14 , $1

,

w71h6e,a0t0, 0$; 3,0(5177~

0

00 ; 1espe

(15) d.oz3.

co~pe as (h"l-rvcst ed for pe~~ ;, sed, $784 , COO; : (18) sorghum

$2 , 326,000, (16) for -3-ge, $726,000;

(19)

rye, $266,000; (20) soybeans (harve-sted for beans), $~23,000; .(;n) pears, $193,0Dq.

Archie Ie.ng1ey .A.gricultuxal Statistician

D.L. Floyd

-.

Agricul tur!U St:J.t~stician

. ln Charge

.

DIAGRAM SHO'NING DISTRIBUTION OF 1943 CROP VAlUES IN PERCENT OF TOT.AL VAlUE

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GEORGIA SWMARY OF CROP. STATISTICS - 1943 and .1942

CROP

ACREAGE YEAR (000)

Yield l'er PROIXJCTIW Unit TOTAL VAIUE Value

Acre

(000)

l'rice

(000)

l'er Acre

Cotton (bales) l.J

1943 1,610

254

Yield in pounds

1942 1,714

240

850

.206 $ 87,550 $ 54.38

855

.194

82,754

48.28 "

---------------~------~---------------------------~----------------~------------~----------------

8ottons~ed

1943

.235

379 52.00

19,708

12.24

(tons)

1942

.223

382 45.54

17,396

10~15

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Corn, all purposes 1943 3,774

(bus.)

1942 3, 560

12.0 11.0

45, 288 39, 160

1.60 1.11

72,461 43,468

19.20 12.21

---------------------~----------------------------------------------------~---------------------

Wheat, tarvested (bus.)

1943 193 1942 241

11.0 10.5

2, 123 2, 530

1.44 1.10

3,057 21783

15.84 11.55

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------~--------~--------

Oats, J11~.rvested

1943 519

19.5

'
10, 120

LOO

10,120

19.50

(bus. J

! 94_.2 _ 564

_18,0

10~ 152

i64_

_6!497

11.52

~------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Rye; ~estod

1943

19

8.0

{bus.)

1942

20

7.0

152

1.75

140 1.25

266

14.00

175

8.75

-~--~----------------------------------~----~----------------------------------------------------

l'otatoes, Irish (bus.)

1943 1942

35 .

61

27

66

2, 135 1, 782

1.75 .97

3,736 1,729

106.74 64.04

-------~----------------------------------------------------~------------------------------------

l'otatoes, Sweet (bus.)

1943

125

-75

1942 100

80

9, 375 8, 000

2,15 1.17

20,156 9,360

161.25 93.60

------------------------~------~-------------------------------------------------~---------------

Tobacco 3.}

1943

71.3 912

65,004

392

25,492

357.53 .

( lbs.)

1942

69.4 860

59,710

.310

18,527

266.96

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hay, All (Inc1 :

1913 1,691

.53

897

18.31

16,420

9. 71

peanut hay) (tons) 1942 1,618

.50

815 13.21

10,787

6.67

-----------~------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------'------

Sorghum Forage

. 1943

34

(tons)

1942'

30

1.30 1.35

44

16.50

40 12.70

726

21.35

508

16.93

-------------------------------~----------------------------~---------~--------------------------

Sorghum Syrup (gals.)

1943

24

55

1942

20

61

1,320 1,220

L30 .90

1 , 716 1,098

71.50 54.90

--------------------------------------------------~----------------------------------------------

Su~arcane Syrup \. gals.)

194;3

34. . ' 125

1942

30 . 130

4,~50
3,900

1 , 15 .85

4,888 3,315

143.76 ll0.50

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~---

l

y Peanuts, Harv. for
Nuts (lbs,)

194'3 1,152 1942 1,029

790
610

910,080 - . 071 - 64,616

627,690

.065

40,800

56.09 39.65

------------------------------------------------------------------~----------------------------

y Cowpeas, H~. for
l'eas (bus.)

1943 1942

171 2ll

4.0 4.5

684

3.40

950

2, 49

2,326 2,366

13.60 11.21

-------------------------------------------------------------------------~-----------------------

y Soybeans, H'i_U'V for 1943

Beans (bus.)

1942

13
i2

6.5 7.2

84 . 2.65

86

2.61

223

17.15

224

18.67

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Velvet Beans(alone & 1943 1,030

820

interpl.) (tons) j} 1942 1, 009

810

422 24.00

10,128

9.83

409 17.50

7,158

7.09

----------~------------~-------------------------------------------------------------------------

fI.oers-p&edeedza1\l

Ha r v , bs.)

1943

40

200

19-42

35

210

8,000 7,400

.098 .078

784

19.60

577

16.49

-------------------------------- ~ -------------------------------------------------------- - -------

P-d-eu-acc-th-ioe-n-s,-(-bt-ou-t-sa-.)l--p-r-o------11-99-44-32-----------------------------61-,,-15-79-73-------~5-..-37-55--------1-80-:-35-72-23----------- -

Pears, total ~ro

1943

- 138 ' . 1.40

193

-d-u-c-t-io--n-(-b-u-s-.-)--------1-9-4-2-------------------------------5-0-1--------.-6-5-----------3-3-0--------------

Pe cans

1943

2'2,000

.284

6,253

(ns.)

1942

26,500 - .182

4,814

--------------------------------------- ~------------~--------------------------~----------------

Commercial Truck Cro~sl943 (Not Incl.I.Potatoe s) 1942

73.3 89.6

9,588 5,581

130.8G 62.29"'

-------------------------------~----------------------------------------------------------------

TOTAL ALL PB OVE CROPS 1943 9,511.6 (ii;x:l. acr.:pea.nut hay &1942 9,391 act' i n fru.its & nuts)

368,930 270,619

1/. Cecember p:e li mj,.nary ~ stimat e s for 1943.

!/1~_/j CAoUve

tryspeosn

l

m y

cmlautd~ocdr, op

(acreage alone and intc rplant od)

hr~vo st e d for pcanuts,peas,

or beans

Acreage for all purposes, alone and intcrplant cd.

Eecember 25, 1943

(Ove r)

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GEGRGIA C"lOP REPORTING ~;ERVICE

U. S. Department of Agricill.ture

In Cooperation

Georgia State Col~~ .

Bureau of Agricultural EcOnomics

with

of Agriculture



Office of the Agricultural Statistician

Athens, Georgia

December 25, 1943

GEORGIA 1943 COMHERCIAL TRUCK. CROP ' VALUES SHOW 73 PERCENT INCREASE OVER 1942

Production of principal commercial truck crops in Georgia during 1943 was valued at ~ 10,566,000, an increase of $4,450,000 (73 percent) over the , corresp~ding valuation in 1942. The increased value was due to the sharp rise in prices\ of certain products rather than an increase in acreage~. Acreage for both fresh market and
processing amounted in 1943 to 79,340 compared to 94,960 in 142. Therefore, the
value per acre of truck crops sold increased more than total value for the State, ~~average per acre in 1943 being $133.17 as compared with $64.41 in 1942. The
decrease in acreage of 15,620 was due largely to the <lecline in ,.,at'ermelons,
cantaloups, onions, and pimiento peppers.

~atermel ons continued to be the most valuable of Georgia true~ crops with $4,269,00( or about 40 percent of the income to commercial truck growers. Following watermelons in order of value, the next five crops were: cabbage $1,360,000, snap beans for fresh market and processing $1.023,000, Irish potatoes $978,000, tomatoes $755,000, and cantaloups $472,000. On a per acie value basis, cabbage was the highest with an average of $400 for t~e entire State. Prices as a whole were up much more for fresh market crops than those grown for processing.

GEORGIA ANNUAL SUMMARY OF COMMERCIAL TRUCK CROF STATISTICS - 1943 'liTTH Cm.ll'.ARISONS

Acreage 1

Froduction

Value of Sales

Value per

Cro

Year Harvested1 er re Unit

Total

er Uni

otal Acre

I I Asparagus
t __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

1943 19_!2_

_

_1l.,0L50Q0O~

23 2.. _

(~4C_1rEa.tse.J.;_

23,000 _ _3,.QOQ

~

$ 2.75
_1..5_

I
f-

$
_

63,000i ..3-LOQO

$ _

63.00 .!2...:..0Q

Beans, Lima

I 1943

I! l ,900 ! 66 ~~ Bushel

125 ,000

1. 80 i 225 ,000 118 .4Z

---- r --.L-4---- -~ Fo-r -M- ark-e- t ---
t I !Bo.e!a: n.sM8.kS~tn.aLpS...:..~-

- - - - - - - - - - -19-42-I~-2-,4-00-4I --4-3- (32 lbs.) 1

103,000

1.40 144 000 60.00

67.6~ 1943 1 4,200
19_!2_ _ _3..LOQO_

~ -_6.5.0 _

Bushel l t<.QO_lE.s...:..)-}.

210.0001 ..:...19..,QOQ

1.35 _115_

~

284,000 _2..?_4..LqQOU'

_

14...:..6~

f Beans, Snap

1 1943

2,200

. 88 I Bushel 1 194,000

1.85 1 359,000 163.18

!o Ma.!:k~t.L !-Qa....:.. 19_!2_ _2..L4.QO_ _ ~9.. _ F.QO_l}s...:..)f _ ..?_2..,..QO.Q . _12.0_ _2~6-L~ _1..?.3...:..31

I Cabbage
t !o .!1ak.t.L ._.Qa...:..

1943

2,600

19_!2_ _ _2.L7.QO_

_

5.0 _4...:..0_

+i (..T?_oqngJ_l.Q~[

13,000 _ _ l.Q,..O.Q

90 .00 j 1,170,000~ 450.00
_2.Q ..O_ _2..?_2_!.0QJ _ ..2.:..2..?. ,_,

T Cabbage
j. 1 ++ !o !_ia_!:~t..!..! .Qa...:..

1943

800

19_!2___ _:.5.QO_

1943 I 2,800
19_!2_1- _5-LO.QO_

I i I 1 I Cucumbers 1/

1943

900

t' -t t l:o.!. M8Ek~(;~ ~l_y I 19_!2_1- _l.Ll..O_

4,7 I Ton

I

3,800 50.00

_ _5...:..0_ +(..?_O.Q?_l_Q~t __ ..?_,_O.Q _2._ .~0-

75

crate ; 210,000 I 2.25

_ _5~ _ (..O_lE.s...:..) 1 _ 6Q :.Q~ _12.0_

.114

Bushel

103,000

1.65

_ _8.Q _ (_!8_1E.s...:..)+ __9~,.QO.Q _1.QO_

190,000 237.50 ...:: _6-!..0QOj _l~2...:..0.Q
472,000 168.57 _32_8-LqQO _ .7...:..6Q
170,000 188.89
-,~2..LO.QO - JlO...:..OQ

I Cucumbers]}

1 1943

1,300

t 1- _J:.o .Ma!_k~t.L la_ie_ 19_!2___ _ 8QO_

_________ f ~ J f _ 179,~~ lettuce

11943

410

19_12_ _ _4..0_

_________ T r I I. _ 1 Onions

11943

1,000

19.12_ _3_!_0.QO_

1 1 Feas, English

1943 I 1,400

r !o.!: _Ma:!:k~t- ___ -1- 19_12_ _2_.!_~-

25

Bushel I 32,000 ! 1.80

58,000 1 44 .62

_ _2~ _ t(_!B_l}s...:..)_t __l,.QOQ

..?_.~5- _ _!2-LO.QO~ _ ..2...:..5.Q

i _ _59~0 -~ -f_(10C_lr}as.t.e.:..)~1 __2371,0.0~0 1

~4-.~855--\- _ ..l.L~

436.58 _12_2...:..61

76 _ _8.Q _

(1S~ac1kb~.jI _ ~.7Q6.,0Q0O0Q j

3.80 1 ...5_

_32~83-9!,.0.0o0~

289.00 _11 1...:..0Q

35

Bushel

__4~ _ +(~5_l}s...:..)

49,000 _ _8.1,.QO.Q

J.1.

3.15
_110_

154,000 110.00
_ ~2..!-CQO _ _!6...:..0Q

I ~ I 340,~ rotatoes, Irish .
+ ...~G~- _____
I J I f otatoes, Irish
~--G~- _ _ _ _ _
:~omatoes i J l?~.!~-~._t_ _ _

1943 19_12_
194~
19_!2_
1943 1942

J. _ 4,000

85 : Bushel'

: 1.80

612,000

_3_!_5_QO_ _ _8.. _j(.O_l:!?_s...:..)i _ ..?_9,@

-~- _2..8-!..0..QO

Z,OOO . 1 118

Bushel

236,000 '1.55

_l_L9.QO_ _12 _j(..O_l}s...:..) _ ~4~ ..QO.Q _110_

1

366,000 _267..LCQO

3,500

88

Bushel , . 308,000 ; 2.45 j 755,000

_3..&.7QO_ _ -~ _ . (3_1.s.) _ ~3~.X)Q _1-2_5_ ... _4..0..!..~0

183.00
_16...:..51
183.00 _1_10...:..5~
215.71 _1~1.:..6

7atermelons ~/
''eans, Snap O !_r.Q_c~s~i_!!g_ _

1943 1942
1943 19.12_

31,000 40,000
6,000

;40 270
0.8

I Melons 10,540,000 10,800,000

I

I

j 1 Tor. .

4,800

405.00 190.00
' 79.20

_5..LO.QO____1...:_0_ i(~O.QO_l}?.s __ _,QOQ i _61 ...0_

4,269,000 137.71 2,052 000 51.30
380.000 1 63.33 _3.Q9..LO.QO__ 1...:..8.Q

feppers, Fimiento !o.!: !_r.Q_c~s~i_!!g_ _

1943

8, 700

.90 1 Ton

7,830 I 50.00

19_!2_ f-11..!..~- ___1...:..1.. j(~OQO_l.Qs :- _l~.16Q ~ _4_1.2_5_

I

I

I

.

j 1943

3 '630

I

!"

I

1942

4 950

392,000 45 .06 _5~8-!..CQO__ _!8.:..0.Q

179,000 269,000

49.31 54.34

1943 1942

79,340 94,960

~I0.566,000
j6,ll6,000

133.17 64.41

)I ~

Does not include Watermelon price

acreage, production, is per 1,000 melons.

and

value

cucumbers

for

pickles.

]/ Includes lima beans, English peas, tomatoes for canning and cucumbers for pickles.

D. 1. FlOYD Agricultural Statistician In Charge

JOHN F. STEFFENS, JR. Truck Crop Statistician

Al\l) V~~~~~~~~: 0~~-!liO~lA TIUJCK.JJRQPS EQli 19 3
'(Perc.ent :.o.f total) ..
..
-- .-..-..
WATERMELONS - 39.0%
TRUCK CROPS FOR PROCESSING - 23.1%

. . ,. (
;

of VALUE BY KINDS
(Perc ent total)
I .

.

: .. .

4o.4% WAT ERMELONs :...



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DECEMBER 1943 PIG REFORI'

GG~ E1eO9oR3rGg2~1~Aa1:)Cr.aoHvpeoRrgaegpperoordpt1'r:onlcgdtuioScneti~oo1~nc.eG,eFooarrglli1a9p%fiagrambposrovdde uutrchitneiogn191f4~o23rc wfraoarpsrop'~tlrdai.:f~cl2eg4ds4ba%ettgw2r,ee~ea~nt7eJ,ru0n0the0anh1eaathnddeb1yD0:!t-chy,eeemabrer 1 .

1s of

est1mat~d 14%- and

~ot3~1a,2b7o6ve,00th0ehelQad-yceoamr p(a1re9d32w~i1t)h

1, 121,000 for the same period average. During the spring of

in 1942 -an increase 1943 (December 1,1942

o June 1, 1943) the State pig production was placed at 1,421,000 head or an increase of 25% from

.1e preceding. spr~ng. The_se estimates are based on the usual _pig_surveys made by the U. S.
~partmen'< of Agnculture in cooperation with the Post Office - Departtirent through the rural carrlers.

Sows farrowing during the fall of 1943 amounted to 220,000 compared with 190,000 in. 1942~ This fall's averaga nlimber of pigs per litter was placed at 5.8 or .1 less than one. year ago



UNITED qTATES: After having reached an all-time peak in 1943, United State s hog production will -

decline in 1944, the ~partment of Agriculture state s in its December Pig Crop Report. The indi-

cated numb e r tif sows- to farrow in the spring season 'of 1944 is 16 percent below the record number

farrowed in 1943 . The tendency to decline b~gan in the last half of this year ~men fall farrow-

ings were substantially belo,.r the number indicated in th.~ June Fig Report. Compared with thCT

indicated increase of 25 percent in June, the actual .increase in .fall farro,.Tings v.ras only 12 per..

cent. '

'Ihe

1943 fall

crop

v1as

still
..

the

largest

ever produced~ .....

Fall fig Crop: The number of pigs saved in ' the fall season ci .1943 (June 1 to December 1) is

estimated at 47,831,000 head. This number is 10 P.ercent larger than the former r ecord fall pig crop of 1942 and is 72 percent larger ~han the lO~e ar (1932~1) average. The number Wa.s l a rger

than last year. i_n most States and in all regions.

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The number ~i .-sows . farrowing in t .he f :o~.l). .sep~on of 1943 'J~S .12 percent larger than_tho numbe~

farrowing in )94~. This increase is substantially below the increase of 25 percent indicat ed by

breeding intentions repprts made i~ June QI this year. Except for the drought year of 1934 this

is the rargest drop bchreen June intentions and December farrowings e ver shovm by these pig

reports.

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Yearly Pig Crop: _The combined spring ~d - faH pig crop..of .'l943 is estimated -'?.t ~21,847,000 head.

This n'umber .excee ds .the combined crop of 1942_by about 17,-28S,OOO head or 17 percent ond is about

67 percent above' . the 10--year average.

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The numb~r of so1rs to f<>.rrow in the_ ~ring sea son of 1944 (Dccemb~~ 1, 1943

is ind~catcd .a t ~0,155,000, a decr base. .of 1,979,000 or 16 porccnt from the number

farroWing in e

spr1ng seaso ll:f i:M.'l !'!te~umo~~~. "ho

, :ts ~arge tbafr

farrowing in any other spring:- se a spn on record except 1\34;3. Il;lcreases are indicated for nearly

all Sta:tes. These d~ c:z:oases _ arg '\lased upon breeding interlti_ons, as reported by farmers about Decertiber :). . ~3: riptlrl the :relati.dflsffij:: b.et'gcpn.-.:Pr&e.~~ng: -i~t_q~t:~on~~:an~ :subsc.quelJ:t f.a.n:~'ilings in

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ARCHIE lANGlEY Agricultural Statisticinn

$0WS FABR<Y.'lED AND riGS SAVED

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In Ch~rge .

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Farrowed ( 000)

Pigs per Litter

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United States 10-yea.r ,1932-41 Av. 1912
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196
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970 1,137 1,421
45,234 60,902 74,016

139 190 220
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4,511 6,811 7,601

5.6 5.9 5.8
6.18 6.41 6.29

..784 1,121 1,276
27,892 13,657 47,831

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Prelim.ina;r::y

YEARS

in Sows Farrowing and Pigs Saved Georgia ~Spring and Fall
( Period 1932-1943)

1932 1933 1934 l935 1936 1937 1938 1939 194o 1941 1942 l 4
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165

120

149

108

148

119

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130

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216

179

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586

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653

1495

316

924

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1758

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