Georgia crop reporting service [1944-1945]

GEORGIA CROP REPORTING SERVIQE

S. Department of Agricu1 ture .~ em of Agrl.cultura1 Economics

In Cooperation with

Georgia St"lte College of Agricultu:r:e

Office of the Agricultural Statistician

Athe!1s, Georgia

februa.ry, 1944

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F.'\BM PRICE REFORT AS OF JANUt>RY 15, 1944

:RGIA; ,

T~e
15,

1in9d43exa~~1fd

prices ~eceived by Georgia
J anuary 15, 1944 to 177%.

fe.rmers increased 1 point Prices of practically all

between December f"lrm crops advanced

ang the p a st 4 weeks, but heavy declines in the index groups of checkens ?.nd eggs, and meat

lffi''l1s ab out off-set the othe;r increases .

~~ :Sl'AT~S: No c~8llge occurred from December 15 to. Janu8.ry 15 in the general level of prices r oce1ve d by f .'J.rmers "lnd in the index of priCes paid, interest, and taxes, accord-
; to the U ~ Der ~.rtmcnt of Agriculture. Revis,ed indexes indic'l.ted that upturns in crop .ccs were of~ set by do,.mturns in prices of livestoc'k ::>nd livestock' products, b.rge1y bccquse '1 f:;h~rp iicclino ip. prices of eggs . Tho a ll-COI"l!"Odi ty i ndex for Janu'1.ry, however, at 196 pcr_,t of tho. 1909-14 aven.ge was 15 points high.:; r th::m in J ;'.l>U'lry last yc 'l.r ':1.nd tho hi ghest for ;; month s~n ce 1920.

i.C,:JS Of p ,r:;_.(:;""tJ. C .1.ll,Y ';, ll. ': -{:" ffi ~,;.;.J.. vpo o.d..-v-u1v~.J!.l U. u.;~;- l,.~.,.. 5 1:,.1 ....-., - .._..~:;..:.J.. l-... -- - -...:i.- .:t .'1' ....-- -v-- 1h. IT'fl __ . --~Tt"""":".~~~
. crop prices rose 7 points this ~onth to 199 percent of the 1909-14 leve l, which ,.ns 35 points .~her :than, .in J'ID.u'll'y . l943. .Con tinuedhE<Fivy dorrn nd b!ls he lped to strengthen c rop pric o s in
.~.ont months. : Crop supplies also Pare cstim!:'.ted.'- to b ~ '"bout 9 percent srnn.pcr th'n in mid-winto.r
st ye a r.

~; new index of cro_p prices i.s now <'.bovc the n <l''r i ndex of livestock product pricos for the :rst time since 1937. In 'lforlcl. '!hr II t h o adv~1nco in crop prices 1-'lggod behind t he rise -in
:v,jstock priccs until t h e be g inning of 1944 , whor<J'J.s crop prices .,dv<mcod f".ste r md further ~m livestock prices throughout World 7h.r I.

~" liv,'3 stock index dropped 7 points from mid-DGcember to mid-J."!nu.,ry. This index , :.t 193, 'IT"1S
po int s lower than in J nnu'lXY 1943. MerJ.t a.'1im'1.l sh.ughtor in the 4.-week poriod ondod J 'lnu-1.ry 15 ':5 do,Nn 8 percent, but milk "'ld Ggg production incre<~sod se ".sonctlly. J "nu'lry m':trb~t ings of ivo stock n.nd l ivt~stock produc ts 'He re slightly S!ll'l.ller th-:m in Doccrnbor, but much l --:.rgc r th'ln l J ~nu'1ry 1943 .

J'rices P "'l.id by ~,l rmers Higher

hilo prices p " id by ful'lers ch~nged li ttlo during tho p 'lst month, the upvnrcl. trend continued.

or J <Jnu"ry tLis index W".S only l point higher thqn in De cember, not c,mough to ch'nr;o tho

1rity index which includes interest .qnd t"Lxcs. The J -muqry index of prices p1id ::t 174 is

.~ po ints or 9 percent FibovG n. yc'1.1' ."'J.go, Commodities used for f tmily li ving :tdv'ncod ono point

.!1 price during the P'' st month r;nd the indGx, >:>.t 176, w"l.s 13 points "l.bovo ~1. yo .'"J.r ego, Prices

f commod.i ti e s used for f"rm production rose 2 pointr>, '1nd the Jnuqry index ".t 172 is 17 points

.igh.3r th"lll 11 yo= ."lgo. Adv'"l.llco s in feed prices ,,rcro mtin;I.y responsibl:J f or t lw rise in the

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F"RIC".:S "RECEI'G:D p.y E'ARMERS JA.JimABY 15, 1944; ':ITITH COIVIPABI SO~~ S

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Average Aug .1909-

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_J_c:nuar~-- ~--j%ano.f19A4v4.

July,1914 _!~4:-t. 1944 1909....14

Average Aug.l909-

~uary .1::?__-~-

Jan.194
io of A.v

July,1914 1943 1944 1909-14

Wheat, bu.

$

1.24

1.27

1. 72

139

.88

1.18

1.46 166

Corn , bu.

$

. 91

1.16

1.56

171

.64

.88

1.13 177

Oat~, bu.

$

.67

.77

1.27

190

Irish potatoes, bu. $

1.12

1.60

2.00

179

,40

.52

.78 195. 1

.70

1.18

1.41 201

Sweet potatoes, bu. $

.83

1.10

1.95

235

Cotton, lb.

12.6

20, 0

20. 0

159

Cottonseed, ton

:34,39 48.0

53.00

217

Hay ~loose), ton liogs, p8r crt.

17.85 13.10 17.70

99

'1.33

11.00

:1.50

. 88 12.4 22.55 11.87
'/,4'1

1.21

2 . 02 230

19. 7

20.2

163

44.34 52.80 234

ll.20 15.70 132

12._80 176

Beef cattle, cwt.

3.87

9.90

9 ,70

251

-5.42

11.76 11.40 210

Milk cows, he ad Horses, head

33,85 69,00 76 .00

225

158.15 ': 110.00 120.00

76

48.00 103.20 08.00 225

136,60

si.7o 79.70

58

Mules, head

165.00 190.00

153.90 106.10 13.00

73

Chickens, lb.

13.2

21.4

25.9

ll.4

22.1

23.9

210

Eggs_, doz.

21.3

42.6

47.4

223

21.5

39.0

34.6

161

Butter, lb.

24.6

35.0

41.0

167

25.5

42.6

44.7

17.5

Butterfat, lb.

25.7

12 . 0

45.0

175

26.3

49.6

50.8

19."

Milk (whole sale)

per 100#

$

2.42

3.80 2 4.05

167

1.60

3.09 3.35 2m

Cowpeas, bu.

1: .90

3.10

1. 84 2. 81

l'eanubs, lb.

I 5.0

6.9

7,3

146

4.8

6.2

7.2

150

Soybc~ns, bu~

$ 1 . .,.

I 1. 2,40

3.10

-~---'-'----~-- 1 1.59

1. 82 __!___ _

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U!DE;::\ Ntnv!BERS Oli' FRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS IN GEORGIA

(August 1909 - July 1914 ~ 100)

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: Jan. 15

' 19. 43 -~-----

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Dec, 15 ! J nn. 15 J~4_3______ ~- ~9~4___ -

All Commodities
Cotton & Cottonseed
Grains
l."eat Animal s Dairy Froducts Chickens And eggs . Fruits Miscellaneous

156 . 163

176 162

j
!

I 177 I
165

123

168 i'

169 I

215

208 , 203

li7

163 ! 162

1.39

238. i 215

109 i . '326 ' ' . 327

106 ' :: . :138 1 - . 140

ARCHIE LANGLEY Ag ricultur~l StRtistician

D. L. FIDYD
Agricultur:o> l St <J.tisticiAn In Ch:1r ge

G~ORGIA CROF REPORTING SERVICE

~ Department of Agriculture

. In Cooperation

Georgia State College

~u of Agrioultural Economics

With

of Agriculture

Office of the Agric~ltural Statistician

Athens, ~orgia

Febl1,lary 22, l944

LIVESTOCK ON GEORGIA FARMS JANUARY 1, 1944

Numbers of livestock on Georgia farms January 1 of this year showed increases for most species

as compared with inventory numbers of one year ago, according to estimates of the Crop Reporting B?~rd of the U. S. DeP,artment of Agriculture. These increases in order of rank vrere; hogs 11~,
ch1cken~ 7~, cattle 5o/., and mules 4%. Sheep and turkeys registered decreases ~f lo% and 4~,

respectively, while number of horses remained unchanged from last year.

'

'

Value comparisons with 1943 are more favorable th~ those based on numbers for all species ex-

cept one- due to high~r current prices. This outstanding exception washo ~s, the January 1 ' 2

average farm price per head this year E~ng a reduction. Value of all livestock totaled

$154;865,000, an increase .of 16% over the corresponding figure of $133,341,000 in 1943. Value

incre_ru;e s in order f and hogs 3--r;:

h' ckens 33~ turke s 26 o1 mules 22%, cattle 13%, horses 11%.

Estimated number of horses on farm of 38,000 head was unchanged from one year ago , vrhpe number
of mulc5 vras placed at 316,000 compared ..n. th 304,000 - a.p increase of 3. 5% in total workstock.
Value of horses was $4,802,000 for 1944 and $4,325,000 for 1943. Corresponding totals for mules were $64,584,000 n.nd $53,044,000,

Oattle Vtere estimated at 1,115,000 head this year compared with 1,062,'()00 last year with respective values of $50,033,000 and $44,367,000. Average price per head showed an increase of
71o. l!J.ilk cows and heifers kept for milk cows amounted to 407.000 head against 395.000 - an '
increase of 3 % with average value of $69,00 per head and $62.00 one year ago.

Number of hogs arld pigs was placed at 1,875,000 compared "rith 1,689,000 in 1943 with values of
$22,626 1000 and $21,902,000. Average price per head of $12.10 was 7'/o below that of the previous
year.

Chickeris on hand totaled '10, 959,000 agai:rv:it 10,244,000 and vtcre value~ at $12,493,000, an increase of 33io from'the last year's ' fi~re of $9,424,000.

DISTRIBUTION OF GEORGIA LIVESTOCK VAlUES BY KINDS ON FA-P.MS ' .J,\NUARY 1, 1944
(Percent of total value of livestock)

Mules $64,584,000

(

( 41. 7%)

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Horses

(3.1'7'~ _.....- - ----/! All Ca ttle and Calves

$4,802,oqo__ __... . -- s / 1 ' $50,033,000

-- - -

<1 Tu-r~cy

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C$b1~..'2c.\<'1e-~n-,s.

an
000



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(32.3%)


le.31o) /

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Includes Turkeys $240,000

Note: Value sheep
and lal'!lbs $87,000 percent too small to show in digram abov.Q

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Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia
OFFICIAL BUSINESS

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LIVESTOCK W GEORGIA FA..'i!ES JAlffiARY 1 , .193:)-1944

---- lThousanC:

"arm Value

Total farm ve.lue i

arm V"ilue 'Total Farm Value

----~---~h~e~n~.d----~~F~r~h~e~a~d______t~h~o.u~s~a~n~d~do~ ~ll~a~r~s~~!~--~~----~~~e~r~h~ead~--lthousand dollars*

-

1933

28

I 1934

26

1935

25

1936

26

1937

30

1938

32

l S Z~9

33

1940

35

1941

37

1942

38

1943

38

l944

38

1933

974

1934 1,071

1935
19:~6

11 ,'010010

1937 935

1938

912

1939

924

1940

953

1941 . 963

1942 1,0ll

1943 1,062

1944 1 1,115

11993334 1

34 34,

1935

34

1936

32

1937

29

1933

27

l93S

23

1940

21

1941

19

1942

18

1943

18

1944

16

;

Horses 'and Colts

$ 50~00

$ 1,400

78.00

2,028

92 . 00

2,300

101.00

2,626

115.00

3,450

105.00

3,360

105.00

3,465

103 . 00

3,605

98.00

3,_629

104.00

3,955

114.00

4,325

126.00

11 802

Cattle and Calves

$ 12.30

12.40

12 16

.6700

19.90

20.60

21.50

23.40

24,70

32.70

41.80

44,90

$ . li' 980
13,280
1136',791067
18,606 18,787 19,866 24,300 23,750 33,033 44,367 50,033

Sheep and Lambs

$ 2.20

$

2.40

2.55

3,40

3.25

3.55

3A5

3.50

3.55

I
I

4,4:5
4 . 95 5 40

75
82 8.7 109 94.
~6
. 79 74 ' .
67 80 89 87

I!'

Mules and MUle Colts

325

'

332

~ 69.00
112.00

$ 22,425
37,184

334

135.00

45,090

331

155.00

51,210

334

I
I

334 331

327

174 . 00
''l .154.00 150.00 155. 00

58,277 51,436 49,650 50,685

I

320 317

I

304

150.00

47,859

I. 155 . 00
174.00.

48,989 . 53,-044

11

316

20xt' .OO

64 '584

! Cows nnd Heif<;Jrs, 2 y.,ars old and over,

. !

kept for ml.lk*_*~.:..._-;;"_,..;:;;r;------

II

388
.411
L~ t19

-I

386

$ 19.00! $
20.00 1 20 00
25.00

7s.,.z:/z!o2
89,'635800

I

369 369 365

30.00 31.00 32.00

11,070 11,439 11,680

l

369 362 380

l
l

395 407

35.00 37.00 5o;oo 62.00 69.00

12,915 13,394 19,000 24,490 28,083

I
i

Hogs, including pigs

I
I
I
I
I
I
j '

1,428
1,464 1,320 1,320 1,505 1,412 1 ,662 1 , 700

$ 3.40 '
3,55
4~75
7. 60 7.80 7.10 7.20
5. 60

I $
I
r

4,855
5,197 6,270 10,032 ll, 739 10,025 ll, 966 9,520

I
I
I

1,547 1,593 1:,689

I 1 875

5.90 9,30 .

.. ..

I. 13.00
12.10

9,187 14 , 885 21,902 22 626

---,.-,- 19351

Ch1ckens 6~'855

( exclud1ng_. '- -ch- 1c- ks - un~ d e- r ~ 3 m-o~ s.)--!1r !' -

$ ,50

$ 3,428

j

62

1936 7,353

.57

4,191

1

58

1937 s.1o2

.6o

Jo,ss1

1

59

1938 7,138

.62

11, 1126

j

54

1939 7,900

.62

1940 1941

8~624129

. 56 .59

4,898

I'

46

4,603 4,509

I

47 52

1942 9,159

74

1943 10 ,211Lr'

92

6 '7'?8 9, 424

. I

47 50

1944 10 959

L 14

12 493

I

48

T u r k e y s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

$ 2.20
2,50
2.30 2.35
2.45 2.30 2 . 30 2.80
3~80
5.00

$

136

145

136

127

113

108

120

132

190

240

================= *TotaJ v aJue is sum of values by age groups. ** lncluded in cattle and CP~.lvos. =====================~==============~====

ARCBIE !MI';L'GY and D. L. li'lQYD , Agricultural Sbt.istic:i. ans

UNITED STATES LIVESTOCK IN~TORY - ~ - - -J.Al'JUARY l, 1944

Desp ite a record slaughter of rr>eat Mimals in 1943, the number of livestock on fe.rms increased

aga~n during that year and on Jru1uary 1, 1944 was at an all-time peRk. This increase in numbers

was a continuation of the upward. trend that has been uninterrupted since 1938. A sharp increase

in bogs &"Ld a further increase in <;:attle more than offset decreFtses in hor sds , mules, and sheep.

In t erms of animal units that alJ:owfor differe-nces in size and feed requirement of the five

speci e s, exc ludi?g poultry, the Janu~ry 1~ 1944 riumber.s were 3 percent larger than a year earlier

a.nd 15 percent above the 10- year ( 19.~3...42; averq.ge .

.

Tota l value of livestock on farms on January l, 1844 of 8.8 billion dolla rs was below the all-ti!lle high reached on January l , 1943.. The values per head of all species except mul es we re lower than
8, year earlier and the increased numbers did not offset this clrop in un.i t values so that total vo.lue vTB.s dovm about 1;1-, p.crcent.

It is rrobr:tb le that the January l, 1944 number of livestock was the peak thB.t v.rill be reached in
the up"rCJ.rd .movement of which it was a p"'rt, and it may stand as an. all-time record,. This record
nu'I!ber .followed the- accumulation of record feed supplies during 6 years of l;'l.bur.i.dant production, <:-~1d "re.s encouraged during the past 2 years by the Government programs to incre c.se :production of ilVG:';-tock products.

:following the record pig crop of 1943 the number of ho::o;s on f'l.rms January l, 1944 advanced sharpl; to 83 ,756,000 head . The increa.se in numbers during 1943 was smaller than during 1942 and was als, smr1.ller than. during 1939. Compared yri th a year earlier the number of sorr.rs ancl gilts for breeding was do,m, but both pigs under 6 months a.nd other hogs ove r 6 months were up shar}) ly. With all indications pointing to a sharp dec:r3:'l.se in the 1944 spring pig crop it is proba~le that hog slaughter in 1944 may be little larger than in 1943.

A continuation of the upward swing of the cattle cycle during 1943 carried the January 1, 1944 numb0rs to a new record of 82,192 , 000 h~<:-...d up about 4 percent from the revised -estima te of
79,ll4,000 head for a yl.lar earlier.

The do:mw:ud trend in the number of hors.-.: 5 md of mules con-tinued during 1913 w-ith J ~~huary l , 19,14

numbers of C''LCh do-nn ;Jbout 1 percent. There VT'lS ~k further d<rc.rcase ih the numb.Jr.s of both horse

and mule colts raised in 1943, which points t.o a contin,rtion of the domn.rd tr.::md of rrrork stock

numbe rs for some years at least .

.



Number of both chickens and turkeys 'on f brms rn'lde further in-creases during 1943 bringing chicken numb e rs on Janua.ry l , 1944 to a new record high A.nd turkeys to the third highest.
CROP REFORTING BOA~TI.
(See reverse side)

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UNITED STATES DEPAB,TlviENT OF AGRICULTUHE

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

- Louisville, Ky.

309 Martin Brown Bldg.

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February 24, 1944

YCUNG CHICKENS ON FAR1IS, 191~2-44 (' 'ith data on layers, pullets, etc)

The monthly estimates of young chickens and hens on farms are based on returns
from about 25,000 crop reporters who report the number of layers on hand and the
lumber of young chickens on the first day of the month. At the end of the year
these E!.stimates are .revised slightly from the preliminary estimates published each mnth during the year. The estimates of hens, pullets cmd oth0r chickons on Jan,-
. Leary )-_ o: ~ach yec3;r are based on a_nnual _sllryey returns jy_qm__abp_ut 1_60,000 flock__
:)i-vners, in addition to the monthly returns from the regular crop respondents, j~herefore, at the end of the year, it is usually necessary to make some adjustments in the number of layers for the last few months of the year so that these will be
in agreement with the annual estimates.

Since estimates of young chickens are based on the relationship between layers and young chickens in farm flocks, the young chicken estimates are also revised at the end of the year. While the basic data are available for all States, the estimates are made only by geographical regions and for the United States,

These estimates are a continuation of the historical series (1931-41) published on January 21, 1943.
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CHICKS AND YOUNG CHICKf:~NS ON FARlv1S - BY GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS, 1942-44
(Thousands)

Geo. Div, 1-J.Atl.
E.N.C. ''J,N.C. :J .Atl. S.Cent.
~V est.
u. s.

April l

1942 19,524
33,219 43,650 25,331 49,113
13,949

1943 26,104
41,323 53,219 27,848 61,080
18,056

184,786 227,630

May l

1942 41,797 80,966 122,790 46,462 96,107 30,941

1943 55,555 88,261
133,999' 50,774 110,595 32,170

419,063 471,354

June 1

1942 58,424 118,180 184,889 58,932 122,164
45,123

1943 72,544 132,056 216,186
69,003
143,243
45,034

587,712 678,066

July l

1942
64,929 120,999 197,024 58,766
117,597 49,508

1943 80,198 148,682 237,818
72, L58 139,167 51,561

608,823 729,884

Geo.
Div.
N.Atl. . '2:.N.C. i:J .N.C. S.Atl. S.Cent. West.
u. s.

PULLbTS NOT YET OF LAYING AGE 011 FARMS - BY GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS

August 1

September l

. October l

November l

1942
41,454 63,555 94,174 24,450 54,552 26,885
305,070

1943
48,451 68,406 110,588 28,406 62,383 27,953
346,187

1942
36,597 59,980 89,442 21,789 48,654 21,796
278,258

. i943
42,581 67,790 104,039 25,036 55,353 24,125
318,924

1942
21' 778 45,782 80,550 18,671 41,792 18,031
232,604

1943
33,611 55,399 92,119 21,046 45,559 19,216
266,950

1942 : 1943

19,796 28,447 52,598
13,351
31,690 14,790

24,525 38,066 65,881
16,394
35,777 15,953

160,672 196,596

Geo.
Div.
N.Atl. E.N.C. ,,N.C. S.AtL S .Cent. iiest,
u. s.

PULLETS NOT YiT OF LAYING AGb ON FARMS (Continued)

December 1

1942
9,652 16,483 30,551 9,890 22,706 8,789

19~-3
l3 ,541 21,118 37,472 11,665 26,535 10,609

98,071 120,940

1942
4,306 8,933 16,597 6,825 14,749 5,072
56,482

January l

1943
5,208 9,482 18,884 7,539 16,978 5,044

1944
6,184 10,684 18,489 8,287 17,059 . 5,659

63,135 . 66,362

1942
2, 799 5,178 8,842 5,038 10,052 3,192
35,101

February l

1943
3,100 5,436 10,201 5,745 11,417 3,261

1944
3,087 5,236 8,851 5,848 11,328 3,368

39,160 37,718

POTENTIAL LAY~RS 1/

CHICKS UND&li. 3 1ViONTHS OLD

Geo,

October l

January l

September l

Div.

1942 1943

1942 1943

1944

1942

1943

i~ .Atl.
E.N.C. ',\ .N.C. S .Atl. S .Cent, VJest.

68,761 108,930 166,701
48,658 110,353 47,488

79,566 120,292
189,363
53,848 121,961
51,518

50,821 84,661 122,872
40,595 89,297 37,980

58,175 94,257 145,077 44,965 104,116
41,247

61,137
99' 730 152,990 48,521 109,515 43,138

15,079 29,601
47,640
19,351 30,251 14,815

25,855
44,560 68,924
26,455 40,635 18,910

u.s. 550,891 616,548 426,226 487,837 515,031 156,737 225,339 1/ Hens and pullets of laying age plus pullets not yet of laying age.

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COMPOSITION OF FARM FLOCKS - BY GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS, 1942-44
(Tho usand s)

Geo.
Div.

.:__lP.<u;:1~~ln,3r:t;_s ':o!f"~---Ot-he-r -ch-i- ck-en-s --~hiAcll kyoenusn_ g _ __ Hens on farms

19~2

1943

1943

1-942- - -1943

October l
N,Atl. l 6J803 19) 071 13,791 i?-:-582- - 58, 372 70,264 24,180 26,884

E.K,C. 2h_. 5SO 25,003 21,982 29:766 92 ,324 110, 168 38 ,5 88 39, 890

i'!.N , C, 26"? SJ. :?-1,021 S .. !~:~l. lO,DG~. 11,153

35/)15 47,h4.5 12 .936 17) 871

143 ,116 170,585 41;611 50> C?O

59 , 200
19~ 983

66~2'23
2l,b49

S .C . 22,:! -t.:: 25/J77 20,918 26, 168 g4,925 97/!0/+ 46)346 5J,425

~-~~~~-- ' _'2:i./~_-,_:~i: 2 _11~--]";-~~2__2:_J;_,2~;

Jr( , C~~~]- J~]_J_:_____!-_? _0._67_-__3:~:}l._l_

i \L S , 110,1, ;~_:; ::_2J . 376 H'-<:347 1?0,996 457}374: 540,422

-_

.. .. -- -- - - .., ~_. ----a -~-""':'""~----- ------. -- ,. '-- -

- --~

20?,864

226:222

Geo<
D~i_v .

Pullets of laying age
--'-'--'--- \ ' .' . . ----

------~12~.2-

'1943 : ;

Othor chickens

N,AtL
E.N. C.
~ .N.C.
s. Atl;
.s_.c~nt.

30 ; 69 7
49,309 69,671 , 16,953 37,29.9

J aDili:l::-'y 1

34 , 560 - -36;894

56 ,053

61,192

84,317

93,323

l 8 , Bh2

20, 641

43 ,573 .. . 47,350

4,798
8,346 11,205 7,794 13, 034

5,715
8,357 11,487 8 ,767 14,404

6,708 . .
10 ,302 11, 681 9,768 1L.r,602

West . - - -16,397 -:-:--,-,:--,_..,..---1-.7-~ -,9- ..5...0...,_-_.~--- 19-,-465-----=-3,507_ _ _4...,.;2;._3_1 __ __:A. , ,368- - . tJ ._ _s_.--~--2~2""'o-~,_.3.._.2.,......-6"--"'--'-25__5.:::.:?i..::..:9.::..;.5.,:-;-;-.-:.:;.:;;.:;...;...-:.2._.._7.:$...:..)$,-;.6...:.5._ ____;48_.::...,6_8_4-_.__-_5_2.:..'.9:..6._1_-..;_5_7-=-,..4.,.2_'.1....-...-..,..--

Geo .
Div.

. -~ '

. -

All ,yoUng chickens

Hens on :farms

. . . ... . ... .

' -

J.:mua ry 1

N.Atl.

39,80l. ...45 ,483 . .

6() 1 588 97,473

73; 892
' 11~ ,688 "

S~ At l" s-')ce:::1t It

31.572 65~08 2

.. 35 ,148 7~;9 55

- --- - -- 2!.-e-,-9 ?--'6 - - 27 ,225

325,492

371;39L

- 49,-786 82,178
' " 123~'493 . .. . 38,696 ,.
79 ,O.l l 29,492
402,,656

15 ,:81'8-26,419 .. 36~"604 '
~ -16, 817
37, 249 1:6,511
149,418

18,407

18, 059

28,722 41~ 876

27)854 41 ;. 1'(8

. 18 ,584

l9J593

43 //65

h5' 106

-1-8;253- - -18--,- -0-]4----

169,407

169 , 804

Robert F. Gurtz,
Agricultura l Statistician

H. F. Bryant,
Agricultural Statistician,
.... In Chark$e

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GEORGIA CROP RttORTING SERVICE

U. S. Department of ~riculture

In Cooperation

Geo:(t;ia State College

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

with

'of A8!iculture

Office of the Agricultural Statistician Athens Georgia

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March, .W44

FARM PRICE REPORT AS OF FEBRUARY 15, 1944

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k . GEORGIA: The all comrnodi ty index. on ~rices Georgia farmers were rec;:eiving for their .:Products on February 15 was .1. pomt above the 177'/; (percent. of .Augu.st 1909 - 1914 f\t0rage)

reported the month before. Comparisons by sub-g:r:oups o products show slight ,to mode1\:ate in-

creases in most products except chickens' anc;l. eggs which fell sufficiently to n.lmost offset

increases in other items.

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Tm:~~D _TA.TES: Downturns in prices received by farmers for'truck crops and pouH;ry prod{;.cts

more than offset upturns in prices of meat animals, fruit, feed grain, and

oil-bearing, crops, durrng the month ended February. 15, the U. S. Department of Agriculture

repor.ted today. As a result, the general level of farm product prices is lowered 1 point.

At 195 percent of the August 1909- July 1914 average, the prices received index was, never-

theless, 1.1 points higher .than a year earlier and well above _any other February since 1920.

Crop pri'ces ai~li'i:led during the month ended February l5, ~ith the sharp drop in t~ck ~rops

pulling the index of prices received by farmers for.all crops down to 196. The crop price

index was .still 29 points above Feoruary 1943. The general supply situation for crops ill\- .

proved slightly with an increased volume of vegetables, apple's, and citrus fruit m.oving 't'o

market -during the month. .Total crop supplies appear to be somewhat less plentiful than at

this time last yc.ar with grain stocks substantially lower.



A 5 point rise in meat anirn~l prices, lifted tqe level of the iive-stock and livestock pro..:. _duct price index from 193 p_ercent of the 1909 - 1914 average on January 15, to 194 in midFebruary, despite a decline in prices received by farmers for milk, chickens, eggs, and wool. This indGx was 5 points below a year ago. Livestock slaughter was considerably grcat.Jr than.
in February. last. year and egg production is expected to be far above that of any other . . February of record. .Average .daily production of milk also is adv;ancing seasonally but the February output ~s, not likely to reach the high level .attained in the same month a y-?ar ago.

Prices Paid b:y Farmers
T~ index of pric~s paid oy farmers rose 1 point during the month ended February l5, continuing the small monthly increase occurring iri this index since last September. At 175 percent of the 1910-14 level' it 'Jras 13 points higher than a year e?Lrlier and 28 points above the February index of two years ago. Advances of . l point took place in both prices paid for commodities used in family l-iving and for prod'l).ction. Increases in prices paid for clothing were lar,gt?ly responsible for the uptnrn: in ~he index of commodi tics used f!Jr : fp.mily living, whi:le higher prices paid for feed and seed contributed most to the adv;mce in the index of commodities used for farm production.

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PRICES BEEIVED BY FA:RMEBS FEBRUARY

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COMPARISONS

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UNIT

Aug .1909-1 .February 15 . "/o Of Av.

July,1914 1 1943

1944 1909-14

Aug.l909July 1914

Feburary 15 lo/o of Av. 1943 1944jl909-l~

Wheat, bu.

$1

I

Corn, bu.

$1

I

Oats, bu.

$1

I
i Irish potatoes, bu. $

Sweet potatoes, bu. , .~! ~ -.

I 1.24 I ,91
.67 '
l,12

1.251! 1,65. . 133

1 .1:: 1~2~ ..._ ~. ~.1. J.~

177

I
.1

_.:M 1.2?!- 179

1,.70 . :2, 26 . 1,96.

;: . I ... : ; ,8~ , ~ . ;\ 1:~::> ~~ 'f$ ... 253

.88

1.20 1:.461'

j

.6;?4; . <('; ,,9506 ' , : L -~)73~- !~

,70

1.26 1.39 1

.88

1.30 2.ll

166
11798:: ..
199 240

Cotton, lb.

Ir/:

12.6 1 20.1 2o~6

163 .!., . 1~.4

19.7 . . 19.9- 1 ..16o ..

I, Cottonseed, ton

,$1!. 24.39,

, 4.~~;~~~ X?3.'ocr .. ~> 21'{ .ll. 22.55:

1
:44 .88 ....52.60 233,

Hay (loose), ton Hogs, per cwt. Beef cattle, cwt. Milk cows, head Horses, head Mules, head Chickens, lb. Eggs, doz. Butter, lb. Butterfat, lb. Milk (whole sale) per 100#

$I
$~
$1 .

3;a,~ I ' J1.l 17',85'
7:33; 1

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la.;9

. 1J3;00 :;.
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1L87 .. 7 :2'1

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1 l4;63j12:so 1

. ~17374

.w:so 9.8o . . 2s3

s."i' . . 12:32 n.Bo ' :na

!Y$

33,85

... 76,00 76,00 . 225 .~ . 4-&~oa l08,40 1C9.QO 227

f!J$ 158,15
$I

.,
I n5.oo 122.oo I I 175.00 200.00 I

~
n 1 136.60
I
l ' 153.90

! 84.20 81.50
ll4.40 1120.00

'60 78

c6

I 13.2

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22.5 . 25.9

i96

n.4

22.8 23,7

208

!

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33,1 1 34.2

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24.6 I 36.0 39.0



25.7

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i

42.0

45.0

I

$

I: 2.42

3.80 2 4.10

- - ;

l61 159 175

.lI 21.5
III 25.5 :.
I 26.3 . :

34.2
.~3,5.
5Q.O

31.9 . 44A ' 50.9 '

148 174 194

1

169

1.60

3.08 3.33 208

Cowpeas, bu.

$

2.15 3.85

2.05 3.22

Soybeans, bu~

$

_ . :, j 2.60 3.20

. 1.60 1.85

Peanuts, lb.

.

I I 5.o

7.0 I 7.4

148

.~.8

6,4

7.4

y '
}) Average January, 1910 - December, 1914.

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paymcn t s .

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IN:OEJC NUMBERS OF PRICES RECEivED BY FABl~S; IN'. dE'ORGi~ i

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All Commodities
Cotton & Cottonseed Grains Meat Animals Dairy Products.

Feb .... 15 1943
156 164 129 226 148

Jah. 15
19<.14
177 165 169 203 162

F-eb. 15 1944

I 178

I l '

170
171 205

' 162

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Chickens and eggs

i l60 ..

215

171

Fruits

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' no
, ., ,

327

327

MiscelianGous.
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107

140

143

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ARCHIE LANGlEY Agricultural Statistician

D. L, Floyd
Agricultural Statistician
In Charge

u. s. Department of Agriculture

In Cooperation

Georsia State College

Bureau of Acricultural Economics

with

of Agriculture .

r

Office of the .A.gricultural St:ltistician .

Athens, Georgia

umarch 6, 1944

GEO~GJ.r-\

f-1E 't'l S

( As of March 1, 1944)

During the month of February, there were almost continuous rains over Georgia. Temperatures for Febru:J.ry were very erratic . The first of the month was warm followed by a freeze in the middle of the month. This was of very short duration, returning to mild weather and showers. The lq.,st week and a half of the month was nuch warmer than norm:1l, comparable to late spring. Such vv-eather caused rapid
vegetation of fruits and planted crops. On the morning of March 1, a freeze occurrec
but little, if any damage vvas done.
ASPARAGUS: The warm damp weather during the month of February caused rapid
c;rowth of asparagus. Cutting sho1ld begin around March 15. Labor for cutting will
be a large problem to asp1-1ragus grm:ver:' this season. It is doubtful that the entire crop will be harvested .

CA.BBAGE: The heavy rains during the past month have done some damage to the crop . It uas reported that c:.ue to warm vmath er, ?art of the t!rop is seeding before heading . Present indications a matel'ial increase in acreage for South Georgia over last yeqr.

LETT'JCE: The reported condition of lettuce in the com.r.1ercial a~ea of Georgia along the coast Yvas very favora'.Jle. '7:'l.rm damp vreather durinc the past f e1; rre e!,(s has caused some dam}:)ing off. Ho-;rvever, the cold snap that occurred March l should :Lmprove the conclition of the crop . The reported prospective yield for this ;;~ear is ~~Qn[3iderably above that of .last ;;rear. Iiovement of the crop to rn':trket should begin about the second week in April.

ONIOlJS: !\n abundance of moisture during the paGt hm months hc.s r:;iven rapid growth to the onion crop . Should a hard freeze occur, considerable dmnage to the crop would be done. Shipments usually start in mid-I,:ay,

. PEAS, GREEN: Due to narm '.'reather during the past month, the English pea crop is in advance. of normal development at th:Ls time. Some fear was expressed of later damage by cold weather, but it is not thought that the light freeze on the morning of March l hurt them materially.

~li1,.TER1'F:LO! ~S: Present indications point to a substant::.al increase in ,vatermelon e.creage for Georgia this year. Planting ;:Jill begin durin~ the last two weeks in
1:arch and continue thJiough the first t wo vreeks in 1\pril.

(OVER)

OTHER STATES - TRUCK CROP NE':TS (As of March 1, 1944)

ASP.~Ri\GUS: In South Carolina, asparagus beds are in good condition. If the

weather continues warm, a few c-rates may be shi~ped from the southern portion next

~:reek , but it will be the latter part of March before the main movement begins.

California harvest has made little he,adway during the past few weeks due to wet

fields and cold growing conditions . 1'fith warmer wea_ther, carlot movements should

commence early in March.



CABBAGE: Alabama's cabbage crop is in fairly good condition. Falr plantings

are moving , and later plants will begin to move around April 5. In Florida, the

crop h'ls been damaged by the dry warm neather where irrigation was not used.

J

,\vailable supplies vvill continue heavy during March. In Mississippi , excessive

:t'1ins during last half of Februqry was .unfavo:r:able for the_ cabbage crop a nd delayed

c:om})letion of transplanting to fields. Part of the crop l'.rill be 12ter than usual.

Louis iana shipnents are expected to get under vmy around mid-:/Jarch and cont inue into

e<;rly Hay from a sizeable increase in acreage. Texas shipments showed a mJ.terial

gain the pas t two vreeks over all JJrevious periods , but supplies were far in exces s

of market clemimds ~ Considerable acreagwis bei11g bdd fer.. productic:r1 in 1\::;:>riJ. 1.nr1

May anQ. these are in splendid condition.

LETTUCE: In Florida, the acreaze around Ecintosh is novr cutting and the heaviest movement is expected during the first tvw weeks in vrarch. Planting in the 17eisdale and Florahome sections are making fair progress and should be ready for harv.est by the fj_rst of April. South carolina lettuce crop has shovm improvement due to favorable weather condition during past ten days and should st2rt moving the latter part of March.

CJTEONS : The condition of the Texas onion crop is varied over the southern part

of the state. Blight appeared in s orne o.f the fields <rhe re the pl .:mts ,,vere in the

most advanced growth . As a result "of the Yvarm -vreather in the latter part of February

an improvement of the crop is expected~

1
There >v-ill be some harvest in March, but tre

major movement vrill come in early April. Planting of the north Texas crop is a.ctive;

a few sections are still too vvet for active field ..,;ork. The California early crop

has made good pror:;ress in most areas of the state. Rains have been beneficial and

have not been excessive in these onion areas. In the late onion areas) acreage is

still being planted.

D. L, FLOYD Agricultural Statistician in Charge

;
JOHN F. STEFFENS, JR.
Truck Crop Statistician

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OF AGR.ICUJ..T\1~.

TRUCK CROP NE''!S
(As of March 15, 1944)
GENERAL: The weather during the first two >veeks of March was vari~d, vlith temperatures ranging from below freezing to abnormally war.m.- .The cold snap on the ?th-artd 8th caused very little if any material damage to $ruit and truck crops. Heavy rains delayed planting operations, and dry weather is badly needed in tnany. sections.

Asp ,RAGUS: ''Tarm, damp weather has accelerated the _growth of asparagus
considerably over last year. cu-tting began about March 13 and should be in full
swing by March 20. Based on reports from grmrers, production of asparagus in
Georgia this spring is indicated to be 22,000 crates from 900 acres. This is 4 percent less than the 23,000 crates produced last year. However, the current
acreage is reduced 10 percent, or lOOacres, from 1943,

. SNrtPBE\.NS: Planting has been retarded in Sout.h Georgia due to heavy ral.ns. Of those planted prior to March 10, some 'ivill have to be replanted as a result. of .
damage from excessive rainfall. lf the present dry weather continues, planting of
snapbeans for fresh market vnll probably be completed by March 24. Planting of
acreage for processing should be finisheQ; ~y mid-April.

CABBAGE: At least a fourth of the cabbage crop in South Georgia has gone
to seed rather than heading. This condition is a result of unusual weather this
season, 1'iThich speeded up vegetative growth unduly during the warm wet weather in
February. Peak movement of the crop is expected in 30 days. Preliminary reports indicate that there will be 3,500 acres of cabbage in South Georgia this spring compared Ylith 2,600 acres"harvested last year. North Georgia grovrers report an
increase in acreage intentions over last year in spite: of a probable labor shortage. Transplanting in this section vrill likely begiJ! between .".pril 15 and Jiay L
LETTUCE: The condition of lettuce on the coast is reported as g~od, and the prospective yield is epcouraging. Preliminary acreage reports indicate a 12
percent increase over 1943 vii th probable yield per acre better than that o.f last
year.

GREEN PF.A.S :. .Du.e to the abnormal season, .the Engli'sh -pea crop is mu.ch

farther advanced than usual; It vras reported that the first peas vrere harvested

on March 16. Vines are very short with the peas close to the gro~nd, making

harvest very diff;icult. ,

.-

W'\T~RMELONS: Planting o.f watermelons is just about complete in the ex-
treme southern portion of the state, 'and veri good, stands generally fuvo been re-

ported. Fith continued dry weather, plantfng for most of South Georgia should be complete by r,pril l. From all indicirtions, there vlill be a large incre~se in

acreage over last year.



(OVER)

TRUCK CROP NENS - BY STATES (As of March 15, 1944)

ASPARA.GUS: Production of asparagus in the early spring group of States (Calif.:
j;.ri.z., Oreg., 7!ashin ~ton, Georgia, and s. c.) for marketing fresh and for. process-

ing (California) in 1944 is placed at 8,416,000 crates, a decrease of 1 percent

below the production of 8, 515,000 crates harvested in 1943. The reduction in pros- .

pective production is due to a slight acreage decrease from 1943 as the outlook at

this time is for the same or a bo:tte:r; yie~~-~R,e,r _acre. thi~ yea.:r.. than last for all

of states except rrashingtori. .south carolina x:eports .t!lat a few cr~tes of asparagus
have been shipped, but it will be toward <the first }\pril be-fore shipping becomes

general and about mid-April for peal{' of IJlO}'~me'n~:: Yii:Jld;._per acre is expected to be

average or better,.

:

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SNAPBEANS: . In Florida, the hot dry weather during february .3.nd~ the first \veek in March greatly reduced the volume of beans v.rhich 1;as expected to' come from the
. .winter acreage along the lower East Coast. Planting of the spring crop is nearing : ~omnletion. A light volur;).e is beginning to move :from th,e .Lake Okeechobee section
whEfre t,he main. a:c:;-eage is~'iocated, The volume should increase during the latter par
of March with the deal getting into full productfon around the first of April. rn
t he central and northern counties planting has been .completed and most of the crop is up and growing nicely. Planting in South Carolin~ ..has been delayed ten days to
two weeks. Only a small percentage of the acreage, in Beaufort and .Charleston
counties, had been put in by Earch 15. In Louisiana, early planted beans are up, but a considerable acreage was being planted around March 15. Texas' crops in the
Lower Valley, earliest district, are now in good condition, and a light harvest is expected the last of March. Early crops outside of the Lower Valley are in splendid condition, but later districts have not been a ble to plant because of we t fields.

CABB~GE: The movement of cabbage from Florida has passed its peak but will continue heaTJ through March and the first half of April. The bulk of the crop is in fair to good condition but an unusually large percent . ~1as been of inferior quality. Low r eturns have caused much tonn.:1.ge to be, left in the fiel ds. :The cabbagE crop in Sm1th Alabama is in fair condition, but marketing is slow. Conciition of the South carolina is poor, and a portion of the crop has a reddish, drovmed-out appearance and 11 seeders 11 are :)revalent. The Loui s ianCl s;>ring cro.p has made fair progress and is expected to.move in yolume by April 1. Yield per acre is expected to be . reduced from last year. ; ex :.:.s_ 1 crops being held for April a nd May production are in good condition; the present outlool( is for fairly liberal supplies of good cabbaGe through most of May. It is cmticipated that setting in Tennessee will be completed
around March 23.

LETTUCE: Le~tuc_e production for shipment in the early spring States, Arizona,

Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and lJorth Carolina, is placed at 4,077,000 crates

for 1944, or 24 percent above the 1943 production of 3,291,000 crates. Current in-

dic':ltions point to generally higher .yie],.ds per acre this spring compared with the

average; however, the chief factor contributing to the increased production prospect::

is a 27 percent higher acreage than w"l.s harvested one year ago. Light cutti~g will

be under way in all states of the group about April 1.



GREEN PR!'.S: In Florida, the movt;ment of peas is .very light, -T-he deal in the Everglades is practically finished; t\creage around Mcintosh will begin picking
'lbout Earch 20. South C::.trolina 1 s peas are approaching the blooming stage, and are
in re::J.sonably good condition. F1rst shipments are expected about "1\.pril 15, In
Hississippi, a small English pea crop is indicated this year due to reduced acreage c:nd only fair ..yield prospects.

tiA'lfi'm .iELONS: H3.rch 1 reported intentions to plant watermelons in the e3.rly
summer States (C::tlif., Ariz., Texc:s, La., Miss., t. la., Ga., s.c., N.c., 1\ rk., Okla.,
md Fo.) point to an increase of 5!~ percent over the 108,300 acres harvest ed in 1943.
In Florida, the crop in the Leesburg section is making excellent progressj and with ~:::.vorabl e conditions, a few grovmrs are expecting to have melons ready for market by ~he vv-eek of liay 8. The watermelon crop in Texas looks quite f:worable.

D. L. FLOYD \ gricultural Statistician in Charge

JOHN F. STEFFSI'S, JR.
.Truck Crop Statistician

UNITE.D ~TATE.5 OE:PARTME.NT OF AGRICUl-TURE..

G E O R G I A- euR.E:AU OF" .. AGRICULTURAL E. CON OM ICS

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l'ROSl'ECTIVE l'UNT!NGS FOR 1~4 .

March 22 ,1944

~e Crop Reporting :Soard of the U. S. I:epartlllent of .1\g:.~cu.J.ture make~> th~ following report for

the United States, on the indicated ac.rea.ges of certain c:rops in 1944, based. upon reports from

farmers iri all parts of the co-untr.r on or ,about March l regarding their acreage plans for the

1944 season.

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Acreages for 1944 are interpretations of reports from growers and are based on past r~lation ship.s between such reports and acreages actually pla,."'lted. The purpose of this report is to assist growers generally in making such further changes in their acreage plans a s ma:-g appear desirable. Acreagos actually planted in 1944 may turn out to be la.r ger or smaller than in<iicated, by reason of weather conditions, price changes, b.bor supply, fin'Ulcial conditions. the agricultural program~ and the effect of this report itself upon farme rs' actions.

illT1TE!J STATES~

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CROP ---------------------------,,,'',11~. ~Th!.1~~v9ou~3e~s3r~a~~4gn~2ed-s----.~Thr.~o1u.-9s-,4-~-3.d's~-- ----~1 ~~nt--n"o""-"du""~"1si_~c9_r~a7ut4n-~4ed'dr..s------c-.1r,'.

,.-'19"'44.,-;;--a-.s cent of

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per1943

Corn, all... . . . , ... , , ... , . , , 1 t

All spring wheat . . . . . .. , . . . .. . 1 '

Durum .......... . . . ... , ... ... 11

Other S1Jring .. ....... . . . . . , ' ' Oats .. .... ~ .... .. ...... , ...... . ' '

Barley..... .. ... . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1 1

Flaxseed.................. ' 1

Rice ... . . ............ . .... . . .. t I

Sorghums for all pur~oses., .. 11 Potatoes .... ... ..... ~ ....... 1 1

Sweetpotatoes , . ... , . 1 1 Tobacco ]} ..... .. .... ... ..... 1 1

Beans, dry edible .... : ....... . 1 1

PeP.s , dry fi e ld..... . ..... . . . ' 1 Soybeans~~' .......... . ... , .... "

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PCT.eoamwapeneuhatassy-2l1'/J

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.... .. .......

11 I I I 1

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. b eets ........... .. .. -.

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~76
20 ,083 2.924
17;159 41,059 14 , 401
2,~69 1, 048 .. 15,942 ..
3,136 ' 801.. .
1,534
1' 991 321
8,016 3,162
2,402 57,049
926

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17.275 2; 1,.89
15f086 42,858 17,329 . . ~.320 . 11531 I 17,496
3,430 898
1. 462 2' 734
832 11,762
2~266
5,202 61,016
. 619

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102;.5

19: 805

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114.6

2 . 256

103;"1

17:549

46;170

151.074



4,351

116;..3

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107.7 87.0

68.8

1,522

99.4

18,070

103.3

' 3,180

92.7

902

100;,4

1,716

117.4

2 f 528

92;.5

771

92.7

14,619

99;.0

, . 1,835

81;.0

4.704

90 . 4

59,910

.615

f.

98.2. 99.4

G.EO;RGIA

Aver. 1933-42

CROP

1 AcrtJage s f Yi'-c"l'""'d...--

.'Planted 1 l'er .

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1 Thousands 1

Indicated 1944
Thousands

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' percent I o"f 1943

Corn, bu.. . .... . ........ . . . .. 1 4, 301

1

10.0

3,804

. 3, 766

99

.tl,ats, ou. . . ... , . . ! 544

15.0

701

701

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Barley 3/ ....... ....... . .. ..... '

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11

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Irish POtatoes, a ll ...... ....... ~ 21

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34

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Sweetpot a toes, bu... ' ... . . . . . : 1 109

73

Tobacco, all, lb . : .. : ...... ... ,.' 76.6' 910

127 71.3

1s2a7 .?

100 124

All sorghums .... ; ........ ..; ...... 1 67 1

Soybeans Peanuts

1\gar

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own aTone

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84 732

Cowpeas , alone 2/ . ...... . .... ~. ' . 3~2

6f3

63

101

117

105

90

1,~88

1,457

105

341

239

70

Tame hay, tons!/ .. .. : ... ..... ... 1 1, 094

-- .55

1,662

1,645

99

harvc tea: .~ !:../, ~ =r~ oag~e ~~~ s ~~~==~= I ===~======~=1. ===========~ !./. Grown alone for a ll purp0scs. P!'trtly d:uplic"tted in h.'ly f'...Crcage.
1/ Short tiJTJe average .

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D. L. FlOYD Agricul~ural Statisti cian
In Charge

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Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extcm!sion -Bui'ldirig Athwns, Georgia
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Sorgh.

Acres (000)' '., , 34
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63
67
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10 Year Average,l933-l942, Acreage (000)

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127 109

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Peanuts

P:ROSl'ECTIVE PLANTINGS REPORT WtARCH l I 1944

fOR GEORGIA! Georgia farmers are pla=ing increased acreages for 1944 in tobacco and peanuts, about the sa~e small grain and sweet potato acreage as in 1943, and slight to con-
siderable decreases in most other crops, Total land to be planted in crops, excluding cotton, is
indicated about l percent less than last season. No information was secured on cotton.

This report relates to planting intentions of farmers on March 1, as furnished by crop correspondents to the Georgia Crop Beportirig Service.

FOR THE UNITED STATES: Farmers in all parts of the country are pushing -production close to the limits of their resources, and the total acreage of crops is likely to be
several percent greater than was grown last year and close to' the record crop acreage of 1932. If farmers carry out present plans, nearly all of the increases over pla~tings last year will be in grains, tobacco, and certain vegetables. No prospective planting report is made for cotton. Decreases are in prospect for most other crops according to the _plans of 68,000 farmers who reported
to the .United States Department of Ag;iculture early in March,

The repo.rts received indicate that . a great m~y fariners in al~ parts of - the CO\liltry re~lize tl).~y
individ.ually are faced both by a shortage of f~ed fpr the numbers of livestock and poultry .on their farms a'fJ.d by a tight labor situation that will not be extensively relieved by the new machinery that wi ll be available in time for this season's crops; There seems to be a general" fear that ther\3 will be an inadequate supply of the, la:b?r needed during; short periods for ~.vest ing c e rtain crops which are dependent on seasonal lp.bor. In .consequence , farmers 1 pla~s shollr .that while they arc doing what they can to produc -;J n eedeP. crops, th.:ly are compelled to give. primary .
attention to '"hat trey as individuals' will be able :to do.

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CORN: Farmers 1 expres sed in-tentions as of March l indic.ate that they will plant 99,583,000 acres



of corn in 1944. Such an acreage would be the largest since 1936,. about 2~ percent above

. that planted in 1943 and about 3}: percent above _the 1933-42 ave rage.

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year in two~ deca.de_s-. Such an acreage would be 8 percent above t _he. 42, 85B,qoo acres planted

in 1943 and 12 percent above the 1933.,.42 average.

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grown alone for a ll purposes. Growers 1 intentions indicate 14,619,000 acrus to be

planted this year compared with 14,762 ,000 acres in 1943 .

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c .::~p~~A.S: Reports from "growers as of }lia.rch l indicate that 1, 835,000 acres of cowpeas wi 11 be

planted alone for all purposes in 1944. This acreage is 19 perc~nt below the 2,266,000

acres planted in 1943, _and about 42 percent less than the 10-year (1933.-42) average of 3,162,000 f

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cord acr0agc planted in 19-3 . Ve ry mode r ate inoreases in the Virginia-Carolina and .

;Southeastern areas are more than off se t by the sharp decrease planned in the Southweste rn area

where the 1943 crop was disa:ppointing because of the unfavorable growing season. Estimates of

lr;: acreage for picking and thre shinR will not be made until August, but assuming that the acreage
planted: alone to b e utilized by dhogging11 is the same as in 1942, the acreage remaining for pick- . ing and threshing would be 3,955,000 acres, or slightly more than were picked and threshe d in

TOBACCO: The lar ges t . tobacco acreage sin9e 19.39 i. s in pros.pect . this .yea. r , according to rep?rt~ of

farme rs expressing their planting intentions as of March 1, f'rospective acre8.ge l.S l. - 1

dicated at 1,715,600 acres, compared with 1,461 , 800 acres harvested last year- an increase of

17.4 percent.
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6URf..:.Au OF AGRICULTURAL
E.CONOM IC5

.CYrojJ~/nJo cJ~ UNIV12.RSITY OF' GE.OP..61A

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COLLE.GE. OF' AC>R.I CU t..:TURE.

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F.ABl.-1 Fl{ICE REPORT AS OFMARQil 15, 1944
GEORGIA: The general leve l of prices being received by farmers of Georgia for their products on March 15 remained unchanged from the a li commodity index of 178 %(per-
cent of August 1909 - July 1914 average) reported for the previous month. Slight increases were made__in cotton, graips, meat animals and miscellaneous sub-gro\lpS, but tl}es~ gains were off set by a sharp reduction in the chicken -~>1d. eggs subo:-group ,- -
L~IT.ZD STATES: Both the prises received by farmers and prices paid by farmers at local markets adva.."lced 1 point during the month ended March 15, the U. S. JJepart-
ment of Agr iculture reported today. The index of prices received re ached 196 pe rcent of its August 1909-July 1914 average, and is now 4 points higher than 12 months ago. This is the smallest rise over the co,rresponding month a year earlier tha~ has occurred during the past 3 years. J;leclines in food grain, truck crop, milk and _egg prices we r e more than offset by increases in prices o~ items in the meat animal, feed grain and hay, oil-bearing crop and fruit groups.
SP4rp seasonal advances in milk a.."ld egg production accompa.."lied the decline s in the .dairy product and poultry and egg price group indexes. These price declines were sufficient to offset increased meat animal prices, and the livestock and lives tock .product price index remained unchanged from February at 194 percent of the 1909-14 level.
Farm products continue in strong demand for domestic civilian consumption a.s well as for lend-lease and military purposes. Non-agricult-ural income paymentsreflect purchasers' ability to buy food and other farm prod-ucts. This index has been at a r e latively high level for many months. When seasonally adjusted, it stood at 518 percent of the 1910-14 average i n Jan-uary 1944, the latest month for which this information is available.
Prices Paid by Farmers
:Prices paid by farmers continued the g r adual upward movement of rec ent months, as ;the index r os0 1 point durin'S th.e month ended March 15. The present index of 176 percent of t 1.1e 1910.,.14 base _is 13 points above a yea:r; ago ~ Slight increases in the prices paid by farr!lers -for- CO!!'l!!!OditiGs used. for, f;;~mily maint(ma~ce rai_sed that in<]_ex 1 point from a month ago 'trhile the index of prices raid by farmers for commodities use d in produc tion r emained unchanged.
Cottonseed mea.l prices rose steadily from October 1942 to February 1944 but held steady dclrh\; the past month, a..TJ.d remained at the highest level since 1920. Present prices of soybean meal and laying mash are the highest of record for the month of March for these f eeds .

After five days return to United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia
OFFICIAL BUS!~~SS

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COMPABISONS

COl':frAODITY . AliJD UNI T

Wheat, bu.

Corn, bu.

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Oats , bu.

$

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I rish potatoes, bu. $

1. 12

Sweet potatoes , bu. $

83

Cotton, lb. CottonseBd, ton Hay ( l oose ), ton Hog s , per cvrt, Beef cattle, cwt. Milk cows, head

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$! 24.39
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$ ! 7. 33
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$'1 3.87
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$ill 33.85

Horses, head

158. 15

Mules, head

Chickens, l b . Eggs , doz. Butter, l b.

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1. 30 . 84
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1.35 20. 7 47 . 90
!i 14.50
i 13.80
12. 00

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1. 62 l

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1 . 2 0. j

2 . 20 li

2 . 15

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2o.8 1
I 53 ..oo i

19. oo 1
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11 . 30 ! i
10.50 !'

78.00
i j 120.00
185.00

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205. 00 l

24. 1

26.0

30.6 37,0

26,5 '
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39 ,0

178 179 .196 259 165 217 106
154
271 227
80
197 124 . 159

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i .J 70 "

:I .88

I 12,4

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22.55

11.87

1 7.27

II1 .. s.-42
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48.00
I ;II : 136 , 60 I 153. go
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1 11,4
!I 21.5
I I 25.5

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March 15 I % of Av 1

1943

19;441, l909..,14 :

1.2'3 L46 ! l66 . .

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.79 198
1. 37 l 196

1.54 2 . 20 250

19,9 20. 0 161

45,73 52.70 234

; 12 . 28 16 . 00 135

14,67 13 . 10 180

12 . 80 12 . 00 221

114 . 30 111 . 00 231

87.60 81.40 60

118. 10 120 . 00 78

23,5 . 34.0
44.4

23.8 30 . 1 44 , 2

209

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140

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Butterfat , lb.

25.7

43 . 0

45 . 0 i 175

26.3

50.5 51, 1 194

Milk (who l esa le) pe r 100#
Cowpeas, bu.
Soybeans, bu.

2 . 42

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Ij 1.60

2.50 2,75 i

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3. 70

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3.04 2,2s 1.65

3.27 204
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1.89

l'eanut s, lb.

5.0

7.2 : 7. 6 1. 152 i ,' 4 . 8

6.8

7. 5 156

1./ y 1 Average January, 1910 - Decamber, 1914.

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PreliminA.:ry - Does pot i_nclude Ci?-i fy feed_

payments.

INDEX NUMBE:?cS OF PRICES RECEIVED BY FAFJ\1ERS IF GEORGIA
= (August 1909 - July 1914 100)

ITEM
All Commodities
Cotton & Cottonseed
Grains Meat Animals Dairy Products I Chickens and eggs I Fruits
I Miscellaneous
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162
168 137

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178 170 171

I 250

205

150

162

i 155

111
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1944
178 171 173 21& 162 146 327 145

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In Charge

UNITE-D STATE.S DE.PARIME.NT QF AGR IC.U . ~Tl)Rt:.
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GEORGIA .. ~.CONOMICS
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UNIVE.RSITY OF GF:.OR.<;.I~. COLI..t.Gr. OF' A~R.I CU i..TU'RE.

GEORGIA R'3AC~3S E!i:':7 HIGH IN l$43 COM~lERCIAL Bti.OILER PRODUCTION

AAtphreinl s. 4', G: 1e9o4r4gia

Estimated broiler production in:.Ge<:>;rgia or.1943 of 1s;ooo,OOO bi.tds reached an all time high in

exceeding by 6o% the previous reco'rd in 1942 of 10,000,000. more favorable in shovring $ll,480,000 against $5,152,000 for

A. comparison l942--a gain

of of

total values 123'7'.,...-and: i?

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only_ to ~ncrea_:ed numbers.but. to_..b~tter prices an~ t? the aver?"ge weight of bird marketed b o ~ng

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heaner 1n 194.;. Pr,oduct).on w 1941 wa.s 6,000,000 w1th valuat1on of ;ji2, 775,000.

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Georgia now ranks fourth among the .CO!JIID!:;rCial bro1,ler producing states of the nation, beinf} . exceeded only by ~laware ~th .59,000,000, V'irgini.a with 22,050,000 fll.d Maryland with 21.,000,000. In 1942 the state was in fifth place but displaceu ArkanS'lS last year in reaching the present

rank. This represents remarkable expfmsio.n in Georgia! s broiler industry since in 1934 she stood
in twcnty-fo~rth place while even as late as 1939 her r 6r..k was seventeenth.

As usual the counties of Cherokee, F~rsyth and Hall comprise the main commercial terri tory with

Dawson, Jackson, Lumpkin and other adjoining .co\ll'lties also showing substantial gains. An. even

heavier increase would have been made had it not been for scarcity of f eed during the latter part of the season, high prices of both feed and ch~cks, and a ceiling price on broilers. Too .; with

hatcheries hard pressed to fill their orders some chicks from inferiqr eggs were placed bn the market in a few instances with consequent heavy .mortality af'ter the chicks were in the growers 1

hands. This over-all situation caused many growers to curtail operq,t'ions after the sea?on got

well under way and is responsible for. a conservative outlool<: for production in 1944. .

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DIAGRAM SHOWING fROlJUCTIOii AlJD VAlUE G'C:ORGIA BROlLZRS

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, (Pe r itd 1934:..1.943)
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1934 1935_

400 $ 192
.500 . .230 '

1936

800. 384

1937 I ,' 1,100

539

1938 .11,300
i .1939 1,600
1940 3' 500 . 1941 .. 6,000

61], 67 6
1,495 2.,775

1942 '110, 000 5' 152 1943 . 16' 000 ll', 480

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No. Broilers Value

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After five days ret1,lr~ to .

United State Bur<1au of

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319 Extension Building .

Athens, Georgia

OFFICIAL BUSINESS

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Agricultural Statistician

In Charge



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In 1943 a'bou~ 2q],., 649,000 conunercial 'br()i)..ei,'s, we~e produced in the United States-:...

23 per cent increase frol~ . 19.42 and t h e largest riuinoer ever. raised; Commercial
.. broiler prO,OJ.,lCtion _f\a~ , ~l.mos ,t Q.ou'bled since.. l9~. '!'he ave:r:~~ge prioe .per pound . .
live weight,, i~ 1'943 WaS, :~8 6. lceritS., CO.mpared with 22~9 c.~nts 1.n 1942 and 18.4 Cents in 1941. ThE( gro~s. income from commercial 'broilers in 1943 was $210,718-,000

compared with $139,098;000 in, ..l_9.~~-and $93,102,000 i~ 1941.

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the heavy or "cross breeds, 2 - 4 pounds live 1:veight raised for meat, a11.d. from which

)Ullets are sold for 'broilers as well as the cockrels.

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COlvll'.::ERCIAL BROILER PRODUCTIOJ:T Al.JD IlTCO!JE, BY- STATES, 1942-43

State

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and )iv.

Number :.Pounds :Price :Gross

Number Pounds : Price : Gross

Produced:J?rodu.c el.:pe r 1'b. :income?:../ !Produced:Pi.od1..i.ced:per l'b. : Income?:}

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:~aine
'N .H. Vt~.

950 1,150
940 .

3,325 20. 8 3,795 20.8 3,102 . 21.4

692 , 789
664

1,260 1,440 1,230

4,662 4,608 4,059

28.1 27.0 28.1

1,310 1,244 1,141

!.,lass.

2,340 . 8,190 23.2

1,900

3; 159. 11,056 28.7

3,173

R.I.
Conn.
~N.Y.

170

. 595 . 24.0

8., 910 29,463. 24,.;4 4,509.:... : 14, 8-50 24.~

143 7, l 74 3, 609

210 . 1~, i4d
.5,-8.5Q c

735 28 . 8 37,876 28. 6 17,550 30.1

212 .10, 833 .
5,?83

H. J.

1','860 . , .6,i 3.8 26 .0

;1,596

2,325 . 7,672 28.0

2,'148

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.-2-:- N. Atl. 24,720 c3l,t37q 24.0 . . 1 9 ,625 31,489 104,30,6 28.6 29',849
ohio--- 3,3oo-- 9,9oo ~ 24:-4-:-- 4i6~ ,...., -3,96'0- -1i,8so- 28-:-o-- -3-;326---

Ind.

5, 060 15,'1. 80 23.1

3, 50 7- :. 6, 325 i S , 608 2 8 .3

5, 549

111.

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18 , ooo 24.5

4,410

7,680 23,040 28.o

6 ,451

Mich.

770

2,~310 24.0

554

1,000

3,000 28.0

840

\'i i s .

1, 600

4,320 24,.0

1,037

1,472

4,122 28.0

1,154

E.N.-CentiE, 730- -49,710- 24~0- -Il-;92C- 2o-:-4;37 ~.617650- -28.i- -17,320--

Tio-:---- 2,450-- 7, fo5- 2275-- ~17599-- -2-:-940-:- -:-87820--28.0- - 2,470--

Kans.

900

2,340 22.3

522

972

2, 624 27.5

722

w.'N.ce-;t: 3,350--9,445-22-:5---2:-121-- -3,912~ -11:-444--27.9--3,192--

'Dei.~- -54,oo0:- i67, 4oo - 22-:-o-- 3 6-:-828- - .597ooo'"'"' -1777ooo- -28 .3- -so,o91--

:.:d.

ia,ooo 59,4oo 22.3 13,246 21,o6o 67, .200 28.3 19,018

Va.

17,500

W.Va. 5,600

56 ,000 22.5 .17,920 23.5

12, 600 4,211

22,050.. ' 66,150 29.0 7,000~ 22,400 28.3

19,18..1 6,339

N.C.

9,000 24,300 21.0

5,103 13,500 37, 800 28.3 10, 697

S.C.

:3:; .2_:;30

7, 800 24,6

1,919

3,750.

9,000 31.3

2, 817

________________ _____________________ Ga.
Fla.

1o;ooo .. 4,375

23,ooo 10,938

22.4 2 8 . 0 ___,

5,152 3,063

1 6,ooo 5,000

4o,ooo 28 .7 12,500 33.0

141,,14-2850- - -

s. Atl. 121,725 366,758 22.4 82,122 147,300 432,050 2 8 . 6., 123,751
- Ky-. ---- 1,1-5- 0 ---3,- 33~5 --24-.0----8-00---1-,1-50- ~ -3-, L1-50--3-0.-0 ~. '--11-03-5 --

'r en n .

21000

4,600 23.1

1,063 . 2,500

6,250 31.8

1,988

,Iiss.

1;385 . 3, 601 23.2

835

2,078

5, 403 28.4 1,534

Ark.

11,0.0.0

,31, 900
~

22. .0

7, 018 14,080 40,832 28.6 11,678

La.

11100

2, 'l::iQ 26.0

629

1, 540

31234 31.0

1 1003

::lkla.

2,000

<5;000 23.0

l , 3 CC

:},750

r:. 0 '~'-" .?'7 . n

,, 81=if.

~
- 6X.

9,500.

1 9. ,95'Q 22.0

4,389 10,450 22,990 26,5

6,092

- S.C-e- nt- . -2- 8,- 63- 5 --7- 1; - 8Q- 6 ~- 22- .L1--- 16- ,1- 14--- 3- 1, 5- 48---89-, 0- 34--2-8 .-3 --2-5,-18-6--

Iriz7- -.- 6i0 -- -1;769:-:--:-28.5 _,.-- 5o4-:.....- 793--2,458-3270----787--

:iash.

1,050

2, 835 26.0

737

1 ',300. :._ .3,510 30.0

1 1053

Oreg.

~25

780 25.0

195

390'

936 30.0

281

.9_13li_f. __ ;_?,OQ_ _ 2~, 140 _ _?_6-=..0___5.!,.7~6- _l:_l...!..L1~0- _ _9.0.!..9~6- _3QQ __ ~,299 __

- _. -- - - - - - i'fest. 10,1 85' 27,524 26.1

7,192

- - - - ~"

... -.- .- .. ,- -....-

- .. - - - - - -

13,963

- - -

;..:.......

37,900
- ---

- 3-0.-1 -

-

11 -

,

4 -

2-0

-

-

u. s. 2o5,345 ; 6o?,1~n 22.9 139,098 251,,649 736,381 2s.6 21o,ns

-- -- - -- - -- - -- - - - - -- -- - --

- - :.__ :~ - -.-- -:-- .- - -

-

~ - - -

- --

y Revised.

?:.,/ Includes consumption in households of producers which is less than l per cent

of total proctuction.

.. "'loyd ~..L-a;l Statistician
In Charge

UNITED STAJ""E..5 OE.PARTME.NT OF
AGRI C.U LTURE.

GEORGIA

BURI::.AU OF"
AGRICU'LIURAL ECONOMICS

I

.

cJ~

.
GE.O~t31A AGltiCULTU~AL '
. E.:X')E..N:SION, !:i .E-R.VIC.E.

T. R U C K C H b P N .E ':f S

.

( l\s of April l; 1944)

Athens; Georgia
April 5, 1944

GEORG 'IA

I

GEJI.JER.AL: DUring -the l as t U{ree -;wi:eks gf 1\f?.rch, Georgia r eceived an ex-

I

cessive amount of r ainfal i , a ccomped'1ied by seve r a l peri ods of unseasonably low temperatures~ Plantings have bee n delM.yed, 9.nd many of .the planted crop s h.ave been damaged consider ably du e to the. extremely heavy, c ontinuous rains. As yet, the actual amount of dam~ge .can not acc11rately be- de t er mined as the r a ins

have just ce.!ised. Little if any culti:v::1tion or pl.;mting will be possible prior
to April io if dry we~ther continues .

J

l

ASPARP..GUS: The re Qorted y i el d for per acre asparagus, which is now mov1.ng, is higher than that of last year. The mc-:in problems a re the l abor supply and a possible . shortag~ of crates.

LD ':l\ BFA.NS: Normally the li..rnas are planted by now, but due to v;et fields, v ery few have been pl a nted to dat-e . That which hrts been planted was r et)o!'ted to be in very poor condition. From present indications , _there will be a reduction in acreage this year.
SJ.T,\P B~:\~'S : Hany farmers a re r eporting t hat a notic eable percent;.J. ge 9f the snap beap acreage has not been pl anted ye t, Poor stands are r eported for the ea r ly -~Jlante\i acre-age. e uch of til~Ls acreag e .vrill hB.ve to be r eplanted. \ ma ter ial r edf1 ction in acreage is indicated .for South Georgia this y ear from last yesr .

C:0.3BAGE :. The .condition of the South Georgi:a cabbage crop is ve ry poor due to unfavorab:Le weather , First, due to :mr m damp 'Vrea ther in Febru ary, a good per centage o:f the crop seeded rathe r than 11 head.i ng ; 11 and as a result of re6ent r ains, ouch o.f the c r op has be.er.i_drovmed out. The actual damage j_s not knovm at pr esent.

ONIONS : T-he onion ~rop is in fairly ;good condition. Due to weather .con~ di tions~ --the quality is not expected to be. '..l:p to par th~s- season.. On ~orne farms, f e rtili zer is having to be added as a r esul t of the heavy rains exhau stin~ the supply already in . the gr ound . Harvest of onions should comrnence betwe en May l-15.
Qll~~E P~AS: The outlo ok on the English pea crop is not fav or ::>ble as i t has been damaged considerably by t:1e 'Net we~ther. Both the pr ospective yield per acre and present re ported price is below t hat of last ye?-r . A l!lateria l r eduction in acres g e is i n~icated~

IRISH POTATOES: The South Georgj.a potato crop has been materially damaged by the heavy r ai n s . Many re;Jorters estimate that _-50 per qent of -~he pla....'"lted
potatoe s have r ot ted . Actually, it is too early to accurately determine the extent of the damage. Present ind:i,_cations point to a decree~'?e in ,:acre;:;tge fo r Scuth Geor8ia t his year.

TRUCK CROP NEl.VS FOR OT"F{ER STATES

."! ..
AsPARAGUS,: South carolina 's asp3.ragus ::Ls in good con~1itian -with shipping
now gene.ral_ anci ~xpected to reach -peal-:: about April 10. Quali tJ: and -prices are
good .

LIMA BEAITS: In Florida, - p~oduction from the winter acreace in the Pompano

section is nearly over, and the spring acreage in the Lake. Okeechobee section

is hov.r in pr oduction . The crop in the Havrthorn~Hcintosh section is in good con-

dition vrrtn h3.rvest expected to begin the early_part of May.

-

SNJ'.P BF.ANS: Planting is continuing in Alabama and with fayorable weather, should be completed >rithin the next few days . In the central and northern Flor :'..c'c: counties, -rrhere the acreage is slightly reduced, the crop is making good progress . Harve3t has started in the Plant City section and the earliest plantings in the Mcintosh section should be ready for harvest around the niddle of April with Zellwood coming in around the first of May. Much of the Mississippi snap bean acreage had not been plant ed by April 1, and the acreage is expected .to be smaller than last year. In Louisiana, the crop has made show progress due to too much r ain and cool weather. First plantings which are up to fairly good stands are receiving first cultivation and should make rapid progress if weather conditions are favorable from now on.

CABB!\G:S : The movement of cabbage from Florida is on the decline, but supplies

will continue fairly liberal during April. -Many fi elds which have been held for

more favorable market conditions are over mature and will be abandoned, New

.fields, now available, are only fair. The conrJi tion of the Alabama cabbage crop

is .very poor, and fully 50 percent of the early crop is goi:r;g to seed. Some late

set fields are in fair condition. South C<1TOlina 1 s crop is the poorest in years,

and there will be no movement of consequence before the l3.tter part of April.

In Louisiana, present indications point to levY yi elds of fair to poor quality

cabbage.



GREEH PK'\S: The Florida &'1glish pea de ~l is practically 'finished. The South Carolina crop is in f:1ir to good condition 1rith movement expected to begin around April 10 and r each pe2.k about the 20th . In Mississinoi, the crop .rill be small this year and expected yields below average,

IRISH POTt\TO~S: In Florida, the winter potato crop has been noved. Digging should become active in the Hastings section as soon as soil is dry enough. The
Bliss acreage at Sarasota, Ft. 1'iyers, Plo.nt City and Arcadia should be ready for harvest latter part of April. The spring pl anting at Zellvrood has been greatly increased and this crop should re:::tch maturity shortly after May l. The Alabama crop is in better than average condition. However, heavy rains have caused . some d::.mage and delayed cultivation. Harvest Hill begin about April 20th and will be in full s':ring by M:ay l. The crop in South C'l.rolina has had the worst setback in years, and while it is yet difficult to apprs.i'se the full damage to seed in the ground ;it is feared that production willrbe little more than half . the outturn in 1943. Acreage has been inc rE:)-:;. sed in .Mississippi this year , and the crop averages l:tter than normal.

D. L. Flbyd Agricultural Statistician in Ch:--,rge

John F. Steffens, Jr. Truck Crop Statistician

Return .after five clays to
UNITED STATES DEP.\HTiiNT OF AGHIC1:-LTURE BUR':I\TJ OF AGRICULTUR!'-.L ECOIZO.. "I:CS
AGRICULTURAL STf",TI3TICH.I' 319 &~tension Building
Athens, Georgia

Penalty for Priv-::te Use to Avoid Pa;yment of Postag e ~300,

OFFICIAL BUSI~~SS

Li brari~.,~i..L _,

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Louisville 2, Ky.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS 309 Martin Brown Bldg .April 12 . 1944
SOURCE OF CHICKENS RAISED IN 1934 AND 1943

Baby chicks and started chicks bought from commercial hatcheries made up 79.7 percent of all chickens raised in 1943, compared with 34.7 percent obtained from this source in 1934, the U. S. Department of Agriculture reports. In addition, 6.5 percent of the number raised in 1943 were hatched by commercial hatcheries from eggs furnished by poultrymen who raised the chicks. The supply from "custom hatchedn chicks amounted to ll. 9 percent in 1934. The number of chicks bought as baby or started chicks plus custom hatched chicks amounted to 86.2 percent of all chickens raised in 1943 compared with 4G. G percent -in 1934, an increase in the proportion of 85 per c ent. The actual increase was from 311,877,000 birds in 1934 to 805,078,000 in 1943, an increase of 158 percent. This is an estimate of the increase of that part of the c ommercial hatchery industry devoted to the production of chicks for farm raising, and does not include chicks hatched for commercial broiler production.
in The increase shown the Southern States in th~ proportion of baby and started
chicks bought from commercial hatcheries has bEiEin over 4 fold since 1934. In 1934 about 2/3 of the chickens raised in these areas were hatched under hens and less than 1/5 were obtained from commercial hatcheries; while in 1943 about 2/3 were received from hatcheries and 1/5 were hatched under hens. The proportion of chicks bought from commercial hatcheries increased 50 percent in the North Atlantic and by 115 percent in the North Central States from 1934 to 1943.

Custom hatching of chicks has decreased in all parts of the country since 1934, except in the "Nest, where it increased from 8,1 percent to 8.3 percent of total chickens raised. The largest relative decrease in the proportion of chicks custom hatched took place in the East North Central States, from 13.2 in 1934 to 5.2 percent in 1943. The smallest decrease was from 8.8 percent to 8.2 percent in the South Central States.

Hatching in incubators on farms in t he United Sti3.tes decreased from 15.1 percent of all chickens raised in 1934 to 3,6 percent in 1943. This method of hatching is still quite popular on Nevr En~;land farms, where 21.9 percent of the chickens raised in -1943 were hatched by this method compared with 23.5 percent in 1934. In the Pacific Coast States hatching in incubators on farms decreased fro~ 13.4 percent in 1934 to 10.2 percent in 1943. In all other parts of the country this method of hatching has greatly decreased so that less than 3 percent of the chickens raised came from this source in 1943.

Hatching under hens in the United States decreased from 38.3 percent of all chickens raised in 1934 to 10.2 percent in 1943.. About 2/3 of all chickens raised in the Southern States in 1934 were hatched under hens, while in 1943 about 1/5 ~f the
1
chickens were from this source. In all other parts of the country outside of the Southern States, this method of hatching accounted for hut-a small part of the chickens raised on farms in 1943, varying from 1.4 percent in the North Atlantic to 6.9 percent in the if/estern States.
,, ti-er cona~vJ;.UII"

BR.EED OF CHICKENS PJdSED IN . 1943

The Leghorn was the predominant breed of chickens raised on United States farms in 1943, with 33.8 percent of an chickens raised compared with 37.0 percent in 1930.

r

Plymouth Rocks were second in importance with 25.6 percent compared with 17.3 per-

cent in 1930. The two leading varieties of Plymouth Rocks were Ylhite and Barred

with 15.5 percent and 9.5 percent, res pectively, of chickens raised in 1943. The

New Hampshire made up 10.0 percent of the total and Rhode Island Red 5.5 percent~

compa red with 17.2 percent Rhode Island Red in 1930. T'yandottes made up 1. 8 pe r-

cent of raised in 1943, Orpington 1.2 percent, Cross Breed 9.4 percent, Hixed Breed

11.4_percent and all other breeds combined 1.3 percent.

The Le gho rn led all other breeds in the North Atlantic, _Fe st No rth Ce ntral, South Central and Vie stern States. The Plymouth Rock was the le a din g breed in the East No rth .Cent ral Sta t es and t he New Hampshire led in the. South Atlantic States.

The Le e;hb rn is the leading breed in Utah, Texas, Cal.i fornia, V!a shington and Oregon. About 52 percent of the chickens raised in the Pacific Coast States in 1943 were Leghorns and 24.5 percent were Hcv< Hampshires.

In the North Central States 36 percent of t he chickens raised in 1943 were Leghorns, 46 .percent were of the Heavy breeds with Plymouth Rock Predominant, 10 percent were cross breeds and 8 percent mixed breeds.

Ih the Southe rJ;J. States 45 percent of the 1943 chickens were of the heavy breeds,
29 percent of the light breeds, 7 percent cross breeds a nd 19 percent mixed breeds.
The Southern States have more chickens ot mixed breeds than any other area in the .
United States.

Of the chickens raised on farms in the 1fiestern States in 1943 about 47 percent were light br eeds, 36 percent heavy breeds, 8 percent cross breeds and 9 percent mixed breeds.

In the New England States 65 percent of raised in 1943 were heavy breeds, 2 percent
light breeds, 30 pe rcent cross breeds and 3 percent mixed breeds. New ~ngland has more c:oss br:eed chi~ke.n!:l, than any other area in the United States

.About 41 percent of the chickens r ai sed on farms in the ~1iddle Atlantic States in 1943 were light breeds, 35 percent heavy breeds, 15 percent cross breeds and 9 percent mixed breeds.

In Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky over half of the chickens raised in 1943 were Plymouth Rocks~ consisting or' 37 percent Barred and 63 pe rc ent Vihi te.

New Hampshire, Virginia and Wa shington lead with lar gest proportion of New Rampshires. About 50, 38 and 36 percent, res pect ively, of chickens raised in 1943 were of this breed.
Rhode Island Reds are most popular in Massa~qusetts , Rhode Island and _Yaine the proportion ran~ing in the order mimed . The v,-yandotte is most popular in the Vfest North Central a nd the Orpington most in favor in th~ ';,-est NcirtlJ. Central and We stern States.

. ...,

S ourc~ of Chicken s Raised in 1934 and 1 943

.

Pe rcent of Total Raised

.

-State- 7 - Bought as--:- Bou ght- as - : - - - - - - -:-fiatched-i nincu"::-Ha"tched-

a nd : baby ch ick s :sta rted chicks:Custom hatche d: bators on f a rms :under hens
Div. : 1 934-17 I 943-:-i934 2r1943 71934-:-1943-:-1934 -=- 1943--:193471943
-------- Pe- rc- en-t ---- Pe- rb- en- t ----P-er-ce-nt-----Pe-rc-en-t ~---P-e- rce-nt-

e.

54

71

4

4

3

20

21 22 1

.H.

57

64

3

7

5

17

27 19 1

t.

56

74

4

4

2

9

18 .31 2

[ass'

53

70

2

7

l

32

26

8 1

(.I.

56

75

1

4

4

36

19

4 1

;onn.

55

83

2

9

l

20

13 16 1

~. y.

58

83

3

9

2

12

10 21 2

N' . J.

57

70

2

21

13

12

14 10. 1

Pa.

54

87

4

13

5

10

2 23 2

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - N,.A-TL-. ------ 55- . 8--- 80- .3---~-~. 3- .2--1- 0.- 8 --- 4.- 4 --1-4.- 2 --10-.7--19-.2--1- .4

Ohio

50

81

7

15

6

11

2 24 4

Ind.

47

82

9

1<:1:

5

16

1 23 3

Il.l.'

43

81

6

15

6

15

1 27 6

Mich.

52

84

5

10

4

10

2 28 5

Wis.

53

81

9

10

6

12

1 25 3

- E.N-, C- EN-T- . ---4-7- . 9--- 8 1- .9------7- .3-~1- 3.- 2 --- 5.- 2 --1- 3.- 4 --1-.4-- 25-.5--4- .2
Tiinn-:- - - - - 4o- - - 7s- ~- - - - 1 4- - -14--- 4 - - -20 - - -1- - 2 6- - 3 -

Iowa

43

71

19

18

6

16

1 23 3

Mo.

24

67

4

l4

13

32

6 30 10

N.Dak.

17

73

4

6

3

23

3 54 17

S.Dak .

22

73

7

14

6

22

" 3 42 11

Nebr.

31

79

5

17

7

24

2 28 7

Kans .

36

73

6

20

10

22

4

22

7

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~- ;. N-.C-E1- ~T----~ 33- . 9--- 73- .4---~-- 10-. 4--1-6- .2---7- .2--- 22- .5---2.- 4 -2-7- ,4 -- 6.6

Del.

49

89

4 20

3

11

20 1

Ud.

35

81

4

17

4

10

2 38 9

Va .

19

79

2

10

9

9

2 62 8

Yf.Va.

19

76

4-

5

2

9

1 67 17

N. C. .

11

73

2

6 .

3

7

1 76 21

s .c.

15

72

2

5

s

s

1 71 20

Ga.

5

55

5

g

6

4

3 88 31

Fla.

28

90

1

4

2

6

2 62 5

i- Sy.-A-T:L- -. - - ------ - -~- I18s- . -4--- - - 5763- -.~- - -----.---- --42- -.7----5- 8 .- .-1 - -- -- 94 .- 7-- - - -1- 71.- 6-- - - - 41- -.8--6- 695- -.9- -21-77- ..4-

Tenn.

8

51

2

4

4

6

3 82 40

Ala.

11

58

4

4-

4

8

3 77 31

Miss.

6

51

3

3

5

5

4 86 37

Ark.

11

. 59

.4

4.

. 6

11 .

2 74 29

La.

7

44

3

s

"lb

9.

7 79 36

Okla .

20

67

7

13

11

26

4 41 11

Tex.

20

72

5

17

11

13 :

2 50 10

S.CENT-:- - - - - 14-:-2- - 66~9--....,-- - 4-:-3- - 8 . 8 - - 8 . 2 - -12".2- - 3-:-1- 6"4:-8-23.5

Mo~t-:------ 22--- 62---- - - -5-:--- 3'--..,. 3 - - -16-- - 3- - S9- -27-

Idaho
YJ~' O,

37

73

32

72

11

s '4

11

1 44 11

5

&

. 7

14

1 48 15

Colo. !J . Mex.

33

74

29

69

6

10

: .:g

6.

8

: 3

15

1 42 10

11

52 22 -~

l1. r i g . _ utah Nev.; wa. sh~ Oreg.

60

84

.6 5

.89

69

76

. 52 . 66

37

65

4
4:. ?. _ :_1$
4

3.

3

2 ~

1

35 ~ 8

___4:: ..: ..3 .. __ _s-_ 1 26 . :s .

' 1 : : :12

2

2 . 28 . 8

.r'/'

3

11 . 12 : 30 4

12 : ~ . 17, . ; :r 15 :

8 : 36 < .6

- - - Calif.
VffiST.

-

-

-

-

-

- -45
~ 2.9

-

-

- - - 75
72.5

-

-

-

-

-52-.7-

-

- -9
8.1

-

- - - 12 8~3

-

- - - 14 12.8

-

- - - 10 6 .6

- - - 32
36.2

- -1
6.9

I ru. s . . .. - - ._ ._ - - - - .-34-~7- : :_ . -73-.2 - - - - - - 6-.5- - I="iLt -9 -,. - -6.-5 .- - "1- 50-1 >- - 3-.6- -3 s~~:3- 1-0.-2 . In-;-1\:ides-st~"fted-'--chi-;-ks.-27 Not asked but in;i:UcHid.:;:in_::rrrio\.1ght as~B;by _; hic"Ifsii'.-

-

-

... ..... .. . . ... :\ .

. . 7" : '

.... /.: ~ " ' -. ; . . . .. ~-

..

Breed of Chickens Raised in 1943

I.

rr Percent of Total Raised
-- -=-- 7- -Plymouth Rock---! NewT---:---=----=---=---:- T.1I

State: : - - - : - - 7 -Tota1- -:Hamp-:Rhode :Wyan :Orping-!

: Other-

and :Leg-t

:

(All :shire:Island:dotte: ton :Cross: Mixed: Bre e ds

Div. :horn:Barred:VJhite:varieties):

_: Red :

:

:

:

:

----------------------------~-------~-----
Percent



Me.

14 3

17 16

32

34

1

N.H.

8 1

9 50

10

25

5

1

Vt.

2

6 3

9 24

21

1

39

4

Ma ss. 3 22 2

24

5

49

18

l

R.I.

2

9 5

14

9

36

37

2

Conn. 3 11 2

13

5

26

~6

6

1

N.Y. 37

3 3

6 15

8

l

19 12

2

N.J. 53

4 10

14 10

4

15

3

1

:?a.

40

6 7

14 22

4

12

8

N.ATL.- 3o:4- -7:4-5.1---12:8-17:2--13.1- ~--- --~- -18.7-7.1-- -o:6-

ohio-- 36-- - 8 - - 2 8 - - - - 36- - - 6 - - - 3 - - - 1 - - --~-- 4 - - 1 2 - - - - 2 - -

Ind. 19 29 29

59

2

1

1

1

3 13

1

Ill. 21 12 41

55

8

.3 . 3

1

4

3

2

Mich. 34 31 15

4 7

2

4

1

6

5

1

Wis. 71

3 13

16

1

1

2

3

5

1

N .E.CEN,34~5-1s:s- 27~3- --43:9--4:3--2.7 --1-:-s-- 0 . 5 - 3 . 6 - 7 . 8 - - -o:9-

Minn-:-- 59- - -2-- 13--- - 16- - -3--- I- - -1-- - I- -12- - 6- -- -1--

Iowa 35

4 28

32 10

2

1

2 10

6

2

Mo.

33

5 25

31

7

5

6

1

6

9

2

N.Dak. 31

3 29

32

6

2

3

4

7

14

1

S.Dak. 32

5 20

25 10

3

3

4

8

12

3

Nebr . 31

2 27

2 9

2

3

4

4 17

9

1

Kans. 24

2 15

19

5

6

3

32

10

1

w.N.CEN.3i-:-o- -3:2-22-:-3---26:1--6:3--3.1--2:7--1.8-13.3- -s-:3___17'4-

De1.-- 2o-- - 7 - - - 2 - - - - - 9 - - l 7 - - - I--~----_-:::- - 49 - - - 3 - - - -1--

Md.

22 20

3

23 27

4

14

10

Va.

13 20

3

23 38

1

14

10

1

W.Va. 22 14

5

19 24

~

2

8

18

1

N.C.

11

29

2

32 , 31

3

1

7

14

1

S.C.

8 29

5

34

7

8

1

6

35

1

Ga.

20 14

3

17 12

16

6

26

3

F1a. 14

2

-1

4 71

3

1

6

. 1 .

s.ATL.- 15-:-o- 2o:2- -3-:-2---23:6-27:6--5.6--:1-----9.8- 17-:-o-- -1:3-
"Ky:- - I1-- 22-- 28-- - - 5o- - -6-- -14- - -2-- - 3 - - 2 - - 11~- - -1- -

Tenn. 14 17 11

2 8

7

9

3

4

2

2 9

4

Ala . 23 10

3

14 21

6

1

3

31

1

Hiss. 22 22 10

34

1

6

2

2

4

28

1

Ark. 29 10 28

39

5

6

1

2

17

1

La.

21 12

7

19

2

10

2

2

5

36

3

Okla. 43

3 13

16

8

4

2 14

12

1

s.c:sw.- Tex. 65

3

2

5

1

4

1

1

6

13

4

35-:o-Io:7-Tl:5--- 23-:o- - 4-:o-- 7.1--2:2-- I.s -5.2 -T9:4-- -2:3-

iilont:- .26---4-- 13---- 17---6--- 7 - - -4- - - 9 - - 7 --- 22--- """"'2--

Idaho 35

3

5

8 34

6

1

1

5

9

1

VIyo . 28

1 15

16

2

7

6

5

8

2 6

2

Colo. 38

3 19

N .~:ex. 26 12

4

23 4

8

3

4

8

10

2

17

2

13

7

4 is

9

6

Ariz. 33

3

8

11 13

12

1 14

14

2

Utah 68

l

1

2

3

4

1

6

15

1

N~v.

- ~5

31

:-:~~!;..

,. ,.,

1

1

31

5

6

1

2

~s

!5

1

10

1

1

4

1

Oreg. 46

2

2 34

7

1

2

4

4

Calif .. .56

4

.4 17

2

12

.6

3

WEsT:- 46:6--3:3--4:6--- -7~9- Is:s-- 5.4--1:1--1.8-7.5- -97'1-- -271-

u.s.-- 33:8- -g:s- T5:5--- 2s-:6- Io-:o- -5.5--1:8--1.2-9.4-11:4---1:3-

~Inc1udes al1breeds-showing-1ess than-2-percent-of total hatched in-State: . - - -

United States Department of l'.g-ricul'ture . Bureau of Ag ricu1 tura1 Economics :
309 Martin Brown Building Louisville 2, Kentucky
Officia l Business

Pena1t'y For Private Use to Avoid Payment of Pos-tage, $300

TRUCK CROP NE7S APHIL 15, 1944 -
-~:::m:P,AL ~ Following the excessive rains in March, the first two weelcs in April were riot encouraging .. A freeze plus -frost covered the state on. the 5th.
'"' nd 6th~ However, corrunercial truck crops were d,amaged more from heavy rainfall .. t han from the freeze. During the second vreek of April, scattered rains occurred cv 8r the state, some sections receiving flooding rains. Considerable planting
,.,-.s:s accomplished during the p8.st two weeks in the more fortunate sections, but
l'.nther planting depends on weather. conditions during the remainder of the month.

:\SPt,RAGUS: 'there has been consideral;lle movement of asparagus. In Terrell county, the cutting vras about finished by mid P.pril, the yield from that
s ection being better than average. Cutting ~~ll continue in other sections depending on the m1rket. The freeze -Occurring on the 5th and 6th caused cessation
of cutting for four or five days.

SNAP B:C'dTS! Some snap bc:ns were planted in South Georgia in March. These received considerable ,damai3e from heavy rains plus additional injury
fron frost during the first week of the month. It is thought that more damage resulte9. ;from excess moisture than fr om the frost. Some re.!planting ha s been done ' and is continuing as weather permits. Sh ortage of se ed is limiting this . activity in some sections. In s ome areas of South Georgia, beans ho.ve not yet been planted for the first time .

CABBAGE: The South Georgia cabba ge crop has been bqdly damaged by the unusual

vreather du ring this season. As a result of excessive :rainfo.ll, many

of the plants in poorly drained l md ands have been drormed out. lTot more than 60

percent of a normal yield is expected. It is estimated that 15 to 20 percen~ of

the c'rop has seeded. Cutting began the first week in April and novement ii'Jas heavy

by n i_d April.



CJ\NT1'..LOUPS : Most of t he cantaloups are yet to be planted. It is believed that
(
there will be a small increase in acreage this year over last.

LETTUCE: The crop, which is located on the coast, began to move the second week of this month. Harvest is heaviest in the ' '~oodbine section. Approxi-
m-::ttely 'a fourth of the acreage was drmvned out this year, the majority of this
occurring on two plantations. Although much below early season expectations, harvested acres should- be as good or' better than last year.

ONIOfS: As a whole, the onion crop is in g cod condition. A good stand was obtained this season. However, due to heavy rains, it might be said that
the crop has been damaged from 15 to 20 percent. Harvest should begin around
i['1y l.

POTATOFS: The South Georgia Irish potato ' crop was heavily damaged by the rains

and almost half of the crop being ruinBd: _due to rot. It is reported

that some fev.r rariners -:r;ere replanting, ""but proho.bly not over 10 percent of .the

destroyed acreage was replanted.



'TATSRr':ELONS: The acreaq: e this year -:vill not be as larg;e as expected a month ago.

A large amount of the planted acreage did not attain a decent stand

and some damage resul ted from the' frost the first week in the 'month . Further, sone

farners never did have a chance to plmit their melons for the first time due to

'Jeatf ;er conditions.

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TRUCK CROP IJE::-IS APRIL 15, 1944 -
'"1"S'!.iERAL: Following the excessive r a ins in March, the first tlvo .-ree!cs in April were riot encouraging. A freeze plusjrost covered t'he state ori the 5th.
:-: nd 6th~ Hovvever, commercial truck crops vrere qamaged more from heavy rainfall ..
t l1an from the freeze. Du.ring the second week of April, scattered rains occurred
cv r:;r the state, some sections receiving flooding rains. Considerable planting
-,-,.S:s accomplished during the past two weeks in the more fortunate sections, but
i\nther planting depends on weather .conditions during the remainder of the month.

:\SPARAGUS: '];here has been considera't;lle movement of asparagus. In Terrell county, the cutting v.ras about finished by mid April, the yield from that
section being better than average. Cutting ~~11 continue in other sections depending on the mqrlcet. The freeze Occurring on the 5th and 6th caused cessation o,f cutting for four or five days.

SNAP Bf:qJS! Some snap bc:ns were planted in South Georgia in March. These re~ ceived considerable.damage from heavy rains plus additional injury
from frost during the first week of the month. It is thought that more dru~age resulte9, -from excess moisture than fr om the frost. Some re..::planting has been done' and is continuing as weather permits. Shortage of seed is limiting this. activity in some sections. In some areas of South aeorgia, beans have not yet been planted for the first time-.

of CAB.3AGE: The South Georgia cabbage crop has been bqdly damaged by the unusual vreather cluring this season. As a result excessive rainfall, many

of the plants in poorly drained lmdands have been drowned out. not more than 60

percent of a normal yield is expected. It is estimated that 15 to 20 perc.ent of

the c'rop has seeded. Cutting began the first week in April and novement ii'Jas he::tV'J

by n i.d April.



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(c-n-!TJ-~L-OU-P-S: Most of the cantaloups are yet to be planted. It is believed that
there will be a small increase in acreage this year over last.

LETTUCE: The crop, which is located on the coast, began to move the second vreek of this month. Harvest is heaviest in the ''roodbine section. Approxi-
1:1.-:ttel~r 'a fourth of the acreage was drmm.ed out this year, the majority of this
occurring on two plantations. Although much belo"'N early season expectations, harvested acres should- be as good or' better than last year.

A.s a whole, the onion crop is in g cod condition. A good stand was obtained this season. However, due to heavy rains, it might be said that
the crop has been damaged from 15 to 20 percent. Harvest should begin around
L>y l.

POTA'l'OFS: The South Georgia Irish potato crop was heavily damaged by the rains

and almost half of the crop being ruined: due to rot~ It is reported

that some fevr :tarmers "Nere replanting, 'but probo.bly not over 10 percent of the

destroyed acreage was replanted.

'

' TAT?.Rl!ELOIJS: The acreac;e this ye~r -:vill not be as large as expected a month ago.

A large amount of the planted acreage did not attain a decent stand

ancl some damage resulted from the frost the first week in the 'month. Further1 so:m.e
farncrs never did have a c-hance to' plant their melons for tlv:; first time due to

:,-;-eat}:er conditions.

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TRUCK CROP HE' ,~S :,.;. BY STATES
(As of April 15, 1944)

AS?AR !\GUS~ In South Carolina, the ;cold -ife :-,ther checked grovrth and reduc ed volume

of production rather no-ticeably. The cutting season is expected to be

over about May 10.



SI!APBEAJ!S: In Florida, the frosts of April 6 and 7 did considerable damage to the -spring crop as it. hit practically all sections. There was some loss of
acreage, but the principal damage will show up in reduced yields. Younger plantintF:in the Lal~e Okeechobee section are in good condition, and with favorable weather, a good volume is in prospect for the remainder pf April and well into May. The r .er port from Alabama indicates a late crop due to heavy frosts killing some beans and
delays in plantings caused by excessive rains. Much replanting hns been necessai".f in Mississippi due to Early fl.pril frosts and cold, wet soils which resulted in poor
germination. Much of the acreage is just coming up gr not yet up to a stand. In
South Carolina, the snap beans are fairly well planted and about a 35 percent of a
stand is reported. The first movement of beans in Louisiana is expected around
J:!ay 1 vvith heavy shipments occurring the latter part of May. The majority of the
Virginia acreage should be planted by April 25.

CABBAGE: Cabbage continues to move fr om Florida in a f a ir volume. Most Florida areas report their deals as practically over, but scrappings from th old
fields and the production from- scattered young fields will provide a fair volume for the remainder of April. In Mississip~i, prospective 'yields of cabbage continue below average, but some growers rc-~port improved prospects. There will be some the
week of April 17 and moveraent -will pic\: up during last week of April, but most of the crop will be harvested during Hay. The Alabama cabbage crop is in poor to fair condition. In Louisiana, spring harvest is now in full swing. Peak movement probably occurred during the week of April 10 - 15, but rather heavy shipments ;vill
continue until the endof April. The crop is producing on+y fair to light yields, but quality has im,:1roved. Hover1e~t of cabbctge in South. Caroiina is e::pe,cted to begin about April 18 and r each a peak aoo~t May 1. Light cutting is expecteQ. .in
Virginia ar.ound April 25 - 30. . Texas supplies are available in. nost areas but Ll.ost
s hipments are from the Lmmr Valley acreage. Sufficient acreage nas held for Mq.y h2rvest for shipments to be expected fairly actd.ve during most of the month.

Cl\.NTA.LOUPS: South Carolina reports about 30 percent up to a stand and th'lt the crop
is in fair condition.

LETTUCE: The remaining spring crop of Iceberg in Florida which is located on the
muckland _at Florahome and Weirsdale has be en badly damaged by , heavy rains. Harvest 'Yill begin in a few days fr om the smal;t flcreage 1r1hich was left~ but the
volume vdll be very light. ,.

OHIONS: t .reather conditions have been favorable for harvest of the South Texas

I

onion crop; -shipments ar~ act:iv~ from all areas except the .EaglePass and

Hilson-Karnes district. Blight . is re~Jo rted to have continu?d to affect crops in

the Coastal Bend_ 3.-r.ea and thrips 8,re ~till prevalent in the iinter Qarden district.

Harves.t in the 1"!i1son-Karne s distri_ct vlil1 begin the e.::J.rly part of May. .. North

Texas onions made good gr.owth the. first half of.. the month.



IRISH _POV.TC1r.;3: In the- South Alapa.ma, cornmercia1 areqs, the .excessive rains have .

_don(') conp:i;<;lerable dRmage . .H?vIever, mo.~t of .th:e ea:r)y crop is -in -

fair condition. ~nd _some.<~ hipmep:ts Yr,i;ll- begin' J,he .-reek of the 17th.;. Dig ~ing of. tne

important Baldvfin county crop Yrill be at peak about Hay 1. Host of the liississippi

crop is fo r late May and June H0rvest. The present condition of the South Caroll.na

potato crop is . raj.he.r poor, _e1nd the dc.mage .may r~sul:t: in .a..' crop only about. h::llf the

1943 production. In_ L01.isi?.na , the_.first .c"rlo"-d mo_;;,;ed fr,om the HouBa. area April S,

but shipments ,rill be light ~md irr:ec;ular unt_iJ, about mid-Liay ...rhen harve;St >rill . be-

~ome general.



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'P.TBRHBLONS: The vratermelon crop in nor-th Florida. counties na ;:> damaged consider&,bly
by the frosts. .There TW S some loss of acreage. but .;latest t e?o:tts in~Leat,e that practically all, damag ed p.crease ha s, been replanted. Very fevf early fie lds .dill be rendy for shipment b~fore _.the - . middl:e. of ~Jay.. From Soutli Carolipa, .it
is reported that about 50 percent of the crop is up to a stand and in fair condition .

B U R.f-.AU 0 ~
AGRICUI.-TURAL E.CONOM ICS
c~

F.ABM PRICE REPORT AS OF APPJL 15, 1944

Athens, Georgie. 1f?.y, 1944

G.IDRGIA; Prices received by Georgia farme rs for their products on April 15 showed. a 2 point." increase for the ell commodity index (percent of .August 1909 - July 1914, average) ;~

rerorted one month ago. The meat animal group showed the greatest increase "'i th an advance

of 9 points. Chickens and eggs remained the same a s last month but. all other sub-groups

showed a sligh_t increase.

'

UNITED STATES; Prices received by farmers for agricultural commodities f8il ed to rise dur-

ing the month ended April 15 and for the first time since December 1939 were

be low the l evel of the corresponding month a. ye8r earlier, the U. S. Dep art!'le11t of Agriculture

r e}10rted.. In 1943 farm product prices rose 5 points from March to .April; this year .the pric-e

index wc:ts 196 pe:z:cent of its .August 1909 -July 1914 average, the seme as in March 0nd l point

u:aclor a yeer ago. A sharp upturn in fruit I'rice's contribu'v~~ in large p <"rt to the 2 po int

r!se in crop prices but this was offset by a 3 point decline in prices received. for livestock

and ' livestock products.

-

Tho decline in the livestock and - livestock product price index reflected lo'lllror prices for hogs, calve s, milk end eggs. This index at 191 percent of the 1909-14 loYe l wss dovm 3 points from March, 11 points below April 1943 and '~rRs lowe r .thM in ::Jny month since D3cember 1942.

The tota l supply 'of crops, livestock, end livestock products 'l'TCJ.S about a. fifth great,:Jr, than in ~pril a year ago, ~nd tho demand. for farm products continue s strong . Non- agricultural income payments, ,~hich indicste the ability of domestic consumers to buy commo dities , including farm products rose 11 percent from ~-pril 1943 to February 1944, the l a test information now availab);c. These FebruAry' payments were more than double those of September 1939._
'Pdcas P<Jid B;i F'li'mers

Prices paid by farm0r s ff:!r commodities showe d no chPnge during the month, and at 175 percent of the 1910-14 averA~~ this index v~ s 10 point s hi ghe r thAn in April a year ago . Price indexes for both the family living Fmd the ferm production groups h<'lve held steady for 2 succossivc months. In mid-,April the index of prices pAid for comrnodities used in fPmily living vras 9 points above a y(:la,r e~:rli0r while th"t for fam production ,,.,r.s 12 points higher thPn a y ear ego. .Alf r;lf a. hay prices declined frbm M;-rch 15 to April 15 but t '1is ws.s offset. by slight incroesos in rricos for gr<'lin Pnd mill f eeds . At 181 percent o the 1910-14 a:vcra.go the feed index in mid-.April vms 24 points above a ye?:r earli0r -"nd up 81 points since Sept0mb er 1939. The index of fertilizer prices was unch:mged from a year ago.

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Aftor five dBys return to United Ststcs DepArtment. of Agriculture
Bur,:; c-.u of Agricu1 turr>l Economic's 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia
OFFICIAL BUSINESS

PenAlty for privete use
to A:void p nymont of post2ge , $300.
e ~. Re~3J, Librarian.
ege o:e i\g1~i. ,

COivJivDDITY .Arm
TLZIT
Whe at, bu.
Corn, bu,
Oa t s , bu.

! Ave rag~ ' '
Aug . l90ci-l

GEDRGIA - - - - - --- !~---- illHTED S'i'ATZS

April 15

A_pr .1944 "[o.of Av.

_!i'[

Average AUg.l909-

April 15

Julv. 1914 1943

1944 1909-14 Jul_y, 1914 1943 1 1944

$ 1~24

I I' 1.35 1.65 ' 133

.88 ' 1.22 I 1.47

$

.91

I 1.40 1.66

182

I .64

1.00 I 1.15

$

I - .67

,87 1.15

I 172

,40

.61 ,' .79

1.12

2.10 2,20

196

.70

1.67 1.37

I"Ah porf.19A4v4.
1909-14 167 180 198 196

Swe e t pot<:: toes, bu. $

.83

1.45 2.30

277

.88

260

Cotton, lb~

12.6

20.7 1 20.9

166

Cottonseed, ton $ 24,39

48.10 ! 53.00

217

Hay (loose), ton $ 17~85

iI .
15,50 20.00

112

12.4

20.1

163

22. 5.5 45. 89 52.50

233

11.87 12.61 16.20

136

Hogs, per cwt.

$

7.33

Beef cattle, cwt. $

3.87

Milk cows, head $ ])33.85

Horses, heed

$ 158.15

~les, head

$

I I 14.)0 111.80 12.80 11.00 1 85.00 i 80,00 1120.00 11;30.00 1195.00 ,210.00

Chickens, lb.

13.2

26.5 1 26.0

Eggs, doz.



Butter, lb.



Butt.er;fat, lb.



Milk (wholesale)

per 100#

$

21.3

3o.4 1 26,5

I::.:: 24,6 "'I 38.0

25.7

I I

44.0

2.42

fY4.05

Cowpeas, _bu.

$

Z.80 5.00

161

7.27 14.34 13.00

179

284

5,42 13.00 12 ._10

223

236 82

I 1~::: .r:~:-~: 48.00
,,' 136.60
153.90

121. 80 ~19.00

235 59
I 77

II
197 .I 11.4

I 24.6 23.7

208

124

21.5

33,7 27.1

126

159 I 25.5 44,7 j44,0

173

I

171

26,3

51.3 50.7

193

167

1.60

I 3.05 #13,21

201

_

_

I 2.61 3.86

SoybeBns, bu.

$
II

2.90 4.15

-

-

1.67 11.91

5.0

7.2 '7.6

152 " 4.8

7.0

7.6

158

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l / Y Aver age Janusry, 1910 - December, 1~14.

Preliminary - Does not include dairy feed

payments.

INDEX NUNiBERS OF PRICES REC:?;IVED BY FA'Rl'/Ji.:RS IN GEORGIA
= (August 1909 - July 1914 100)

Apr. 15 1943

Mar. 15 Apr. 15

1944

1944 ..

All Commodities

163

Cotton & Cottonseed

168

Grains

146

.Meat Animals Dairy Products

263 154

Chick~~$ and eggs
I Fruits
I 'Misce ~laneous

160 111 121

178

' 180

171

1'72

173

176

216

225

162

163

146

146

327

328

145

146

Arcl:ie Langley Agricultura.1 Statistician

II. L. Floyd Agricultural 'Statistician
In Cha rge

UNiTE.O STATE.e, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUl-TURE..
&ro;!J

GEORGIA
cJ~

TRUCK CR0 P May 1, 1944
Gl-l:F1~H.AL: As usual the main subject of discussion is rai,.n. Rains during the last two weeks of April kept the ground 1-:et, giving little opportunity for farm
activj_ty. .n o-,:ever, the rains let 1,1p on A_pril 27 and considerable proGress has been ma6.e . :i.n planting and cultivation since that time. Wmy of the truck cro;_Js in Georgia are from two to four weeks late, some of these will still be planted while others Y!ill not.. The general condition of truck crops in the southern portion of tLe state j_s re;?orted as a:)proximately fifty percent of normal.
AS?AR.t1.GUS: Cutting of asparagus is practically finished for this season with only
a small amount to oe cut during the first t vro weeks of I:ay. The yield
this s eason was above that of las t year.
SNI'.P BEANS: Beans in South Georgia have been seriously d&-naged by the extremely abnormal .weather. Condition is estimated to be about 50 percent of normal.
and a few correspondents report some r eplanting still being done. Harvest began in the ex treme southern portion of the st1.te during the la s t week of April, but the movement will -not becoi!le heHvY prior to I!lid-IviC1y.
LD:~. BEA.NS: As y e t growers have not been able to plant the majority of the lima bean acreage. A decrease in acreage from last year is indicated, and
very poor stands are reported on acreage planted to date .
CABBAGE: bue to weather damage an appreciable ar.10unt of the cabbage acreage in South Georgia was abandoned. Although there was a sizeable increase in
planted acreage in the southern portion of the state, it is not expected that production will r e ach that of last s.e.son.
to C'\NT'\LClUPS: Due to wet fields, farmers have not been able plant the major por-
tion of -the cantaloup acreage. Of those planting early, the condition ..s reported as poor; some are replanting while others are plo;ring up and r eplacing - :rith peanuts and corn~ YJhile a sizeable incre ase was expected early in the season, :i..t is thought now that . the acreage will not be larger than tha t of b .st ye~. r.
CUCUlillERS : Planting of the early crop is from t~io to four weeks late this season v>rith most of the acreage y et to be :)lanted. That portion plant ed e:1rly
received severe, weather damage r esulting in poor stands and making much r eplanting necessary.
LETTUCE: Most of the harvest is over and the remainder will be comrleted by the end of the first week of May.
ONIONS: Onio_ns .pla nted on . the lowlanqs were damaged considerably by the rains dur- / / ing the last two weeks of April. Harvest should begin by mid- May.
PEA.S,GR.EEN: T]Je English pea crop for market in Georgia has turned out very poorly . this season. Flooding rains and April frost destroyed a large per-
centage of the acreage.
IRISH POTATOBS: In South Georgia, many of the seed rotted in the ground and poor stands we re obtained . Condition is very poor, and small potatoes
now on the vines are reported of inferior quality vdth some rotting. Planting of potatoes in North Georgia is not yet completed. Due to tveather conditions:, the crop in th<:t t section of the state is ay proximately three weeks late. It i .s believed that there vvill be a decrease in acreage compared to last year .
TOMhTOES: Rains have damaged the tomato crop considerably, espec.ially those fields loca ted on the l ovrlands .
'?ATJ::mlELONS: E:Jrly in the season, a tremendous increase in watermelon acreage over last year vras expected, but many f .J.rmers vrere n ever a ble to plant
because of wet fiel ds while others plm;e_d UP, acreage because of insufficient stands . As a result of these and other : factors- ~he acreage will not be much larger than thot of 1943, with condition estimated at not more than 50 percent of normal.
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TRUCK CROP -NE''!S - BY STATES (As of lfay 1, 1944)

SNAP BE'\l,JS: In Alabama, stands are uneven and in. many cases poor, some acreage ha~ been replanted but grovvth and development is slow. In north Florida ,
ar ound Mcintosh. and LaCrosse, harvest has begun, but yields are turning out very light, the shipping season will probably finish around May 15. Shipments in Tiissssinpi should start about ~y 15, seine fielps having only fair stands which vdll hold down average yields. Carlot movement is expected to get under: way in Louisiana the .first week in May and become general around May 15. The crop generally reported to be in fair condition. .In South Carolina, snap beans <:~.re iri poor condition in Charleston and adjoining counties but :fair to good in th'e Holly Hill~ Kingstree-Lake City Area. Picking is expected to begin about May 10 in Beaufort and around the 15th. in the Gid-coastal section. Supplies are still plentiful in the Lo'Yer Valley of Texas but marketings ,have been slow.

CABBA.GE: The late crop in Alabama is in fair condit;ion, but yield prospects is below the average for recent years. The cabbage season is practically over
in Florida. In Mississippi, yields are turning out better than expected a mon;th ago. Peak shipments are expected the first week of l1fay, but should continue througL most of the month. Heavy movement of cabbage ih Louisiana is over. The short South Carolina crop is now about the peak of movement, and supplies will be light at the best.

ONIONS: Conditions during the last half of April were favorable for rJ.pid maturing of onions in all south Texas districts. Harvesting was extremely active
and practically all districts were producting above average quality of onions. Crops in the Raymondville section were about finished in April. The Coastal Bend
will continue in heavy production throueh the week of May 6 with harvest probably
lasting until about the third week in Mo.y. Early crops in the 1'.filson-Karnes sectior: were furnishing fairly good yields and came into production a little earlier than usual, but late plantings wc:;re not expected to be moving actively until the week of May 8~ Onions are late in Louisiana, but th~ crop is re-oorted to be in fair to good condition.

IRISH POT I\TO~S: Heavy and continuous rains for the past two weeks caused serious damage in potato prospects in Alabama. Digging has been delayed
and is just getting under way. In Florida, the Hastings crop was reported to be 75 percent dug by May l. Harvest 'dill be active in the LaCrosse section after May 1. This crop -vms not so badly damaged by the heavy rains of AptiL.ancLa normal yield is in prospect. In Mississippi, good yields are expected from fields vri th good stands but many fields have irl:egular stands which will hold dovm average yields. Light movement is getting under vmy in Louisiana and heavy movement coming o.bout May 15. In South Carolina, floods and frost took hea'.0J toll and blight has now appeared in many fi elds, further reducing yield prospects. Digging should begin about May 20. Harvest of the early spring (Lower Valley) Texas crop was completed the last week in April. Potato crops in the late spring group. of counties are in good condition but considerably later than usual.

'F'ATERiviELONS: Early plantings in Alabama were badly damaged by frost, and the

condition. of the crop is generally poor . In Florida , the crop in the

Leesburg section is making f air progress. It is expected that the first car will

be shipped on May 2. Peak movement should be reached by M:1y 25. The crop in the

Gainesville section is making fair progress but the condition in the Live Oak and

Yvest Florida sections is irregular. There will be few melons h:J.rvested in

J,'Ifssissippi before July 1 except in extreme so'l.lthern counties. Tpe crop in

Louisiana is reoorted to be four weeks late. The melon crops in Texas are in

generally good condition.

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GENERAL CROP REPORT FOR GEORGIA AS OF MAY 1, 1944

On May 1 farm operations were reported from two to four weeks later than usual due to

frequent rains of lViarch and April. This is especially true in the Southern part of'

:. he State where most of crops are usually planted by mid-April. The lateness of the

season and the shortage of labor will make it necessary for many producers to change

their March intention plans in the Southern half of the State. In the Northern half

much of the lateness can be overcome if favorable weather should continue for the

ne xt few weeks. Good progr_ess has been made in preparation and planting since the

first of the month.

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l1HE...ii.T: Reported condition on May 1 indicated a Georgia wheat crop of 2~380,000
'bu shels as compared with 2,123,000 harvested last year, The indicated yield of 11.5
oushels is slightly above last year and two. bushe:Js above the 10-year average (1933-42)

OATS: Condition of oats in percent of normal was reported on liay 1 as 82% compared
~ 1tJi th 77% one year ago and 76% for the .ten year average. . ' . .. .. - '

~EACHES: While prospective peach production ih G..eo.rgia on liJ.B.y 1 of 3, 780,000 bushels
was more than twice as much as the very short crop of 1943, it is 39% less than the ).942 cr.op and 30% less than the 10-year average (1933-42) production of 5,382,000
bushels, In interpreting total production in terms of" cars, it should be remembered
that commercial movement t~ market by rail and 'by truck of packaged fruit is considerably less than the total estimated crop which includes peaches for local sales,
commercial canner'ie s, and home use, as well as for shipment.

The frost injury in l.Vlarch and April was very spot.ted even w:i:+hm co'unties and was reported most serious in Central Georgia. ln this are~ some orchards are a. complete failure while others have a f q.ir crop. Prospective production of early varieties is generally light in all sectfons of the state. The first 1944 peaches moved to market on May 8.

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In the Hestern half .of the country the,. widespread .rains of April substantially.

im}3roved pMSJ:')~-ts fOT c~-e~~pastu:r-ea-a-:nGl l7Qfls~:S ""...;r;?spe-G_A;-ive w:inter ;;wh~at pro-
c': . duction is 60 million bus!1els greater_ t:[1lh~_i.t WG;.:? a. rQ.Otlth. ago. ':In t}ie ' e:;rstern l}alf
. of the country_ the'"too fr~que~t ta~l)G ;~~fi bftn ""..t1avor.~ble for h:ay qrops -~cind ~aS~1:res
.:_,but have seriously inter~~re__~:J.J~th :pp~itjg '"'l.9l-"r. ,on :1'-h~: 1farms and have-. a;Lre.ady.nee;s-

~>-. sitated extensive changes in cropping _.plans~ II2- a la:fg~ cen:tral area .the rau~.s . and

-~ ~old lveather Jiav&.:'o.ontfrii.ied lntO: t!ia'J'>._a'nd:-:;thf!'\;it~ ;-po r;educe 'the . t:o.ta:l\acreag~ . of.
crops t.h.a:-h .carf be planted: ;_Ju~y;;l"h~t c'rops l'arnrei<sv.;ill-pla.rlt r-n 'such areas is ~

' hard tci evaluate at this time for in the heart of the Corn Belt .v:rHd du~ks ar:e sti.u

; . oaddling~arpund in many fie1d-s- ~h~re - corn :,t1<1ters .shou,ld _. b~ ,r:.1;pning . . Some , ~-outhern

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Thousands of farmers have found it difficult to plan -ahead because of uncertainties
as to when they or their sons may-be affected by tHe draft, and there are unprece-
dented delays and uncertainties in securing needed repairs, ~ervices, supplies 'l.nd feed. Under these conditions a full acreage of crops in all sections can no l onger \Je expected .In :(llUch of the country it can be accomplished only 11here the weather _permits. and:.1'>Ther~ the tractors can be kept working night and day. This
?rill require not only long hours,of labor on the farms, by young a11d old, but also
will require comparable efforts oy those whose job it is to bring supplies to the
-farm .front. The battle ; during the.next feY{ neeks seems likely to- be the toughest the farmers of this country:have ever fought. Up to May l the ' battle against -the \iireather has been an uphill fi ght in the States that normally produce three..-fourths
oftb? Pii;l.Hons 1 s crops ..

PEACHES: Peach.productioH in prospect r.:ay l in the 10 Southern peach St::tes was _ more th.a.n, two .and a half times as ;:;reat as the very short 1943 crop, 71
.. percent as much as .the large cro~J o:r lS42, and 84 percent of th e avera Ge {1933-42) ~~rqduction. About 13,930, COO bushels now are expected from these 10 States com-
pared -with only 5,37S,OOObushels l a st year and a lO....:;}rear (1933'-42) average of 16,512,000 :mshels.

Excellentear1y s pring prospects were r.educedmaterially 'by late Mo.rch and early !\pril fro,sts. .crhiJ,.e the frost i njury is very spotted evert Yrithin counties and among va:rieties, -it vras most serious in central Geo"igia, &: labama, and Oklahoma. Prospects, while irregular, are generally good. in North Carolina but only fair in
South Carolina and North Georgia. South Georgia lost most of the early varieties bu t Hileys and Elbertas. came through in fail> to g0od condition. Arkansas suffered severe damage :l.n the -Fayetteville area ctnd substahjA.al damage along Crowley Ridge, but - prospects are good i:n the CJ;arksville and J~ashvilJ.:e-Highland areas. Prospects are .good for the Northeastern States from Virgj;f).i_a .novthward and in Ohio and :.:ichigan, but spotted and gener3.lly short in Tenes~_e, Kentucky, ;"issouri and ~\ansas. The Rocky :-r:ountain a,nd Pacific Coast Stat:es have good to excellent . . prospects.

VI~-TTER rr-rEAT: The indicated 1944 winter wheat production. is 662,275,000 busheh,

one-foruth larger than the 1943 crop and 16 percent above the. 10-

year (1933-42) average. The acreage remaining for harvest of 40,943, 000 acres --

is one-fifth larger than last year anP. the largest since 1938. The prospective

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av~rage Since . the acreage is slightl;r la!'ger than

~ast year _al)d mu~;:h larger than avere1.ge, this relatively .::ood condition of-the crop

indicates an increase in production over l as t y0ar in that area . Condition ~:as re-

ported, at 74 . p~:rcent on I:ay l, . 1944, cor:;.pared with 63 a year ago and the 1933-42

average 9t 68 percent.

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PASTURES : Farm pastures on Uay l, although not so far ' advanced as ln . some recent years, appeared to offer prospects for good;feedwith the coming of
warmer weather. 2xcept in a fe-N scattered areas soils are -.rell supplied ui th moisture' but gr m-:th of f eed in central and northern- sections .ha s been delayed by cool vveather this spring.

ARCH I\j: V\NGLEY Agricultural Statistic j_an

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May 15, 1944
GENER.i\1: Weather conditions during the _ -first two weeks of May were a great iinprovement over the previous two months. On the 5th and .6th there viere
general rains over the state and some sections have received a small shBwer since that time. Much planting and replanting have been accomplished during the first h::J.lf of the month, and f nrmers had an opportunity to do some of the much needed cultivation. A substantial portion of the truck crop planting in North Georgia has been completed, and from that section it is reported that prospects are much brighter. It is estimated that all truck crops in the state are from two to four -;;eeks late.

S.tE\.P BE'\.NS: Movement of beans in South Georgia has been fairly heavy, but some sections in that portion of the state have not come in yet. Favor-
able weather during the first tvro '>reeks of May benefited the later plantings, but the older planted acreage failed to respond. The acreage for frcshmarket in South Georgia is estimated to be 2,800 with a prospective production of 126,000 : bushels .for 1944 contrasted to an acreage of 4_,200 acres with a production of 210,000 bushels last year:. Sqme beans have been planted in North Georgia, and vrith continued favorable vteather the present planting shol!ld be completed shortly.

CLBBAGE: The bulk of the South Georgia cabbnge has been harvested, and movement should be almost completed by the end of Mny. It is estimated that
there were 2,500 acres for harvest with a possible production of 10,000 tons this y ear comparable to a 1943 acreage of 2;600 producing lJ,OOO tons; In :North . Georgia, considerable transplanting was done following the .rain on the 5th and 6th, and one section received a. small rain on .the 13th which permitted further transplanting. The r emainder of the ground is prepared waiting for another shower which. is necessary for setting.

ONIONS: Harvest of onions has been heavy this month. Thequality is report-ed to be improving as the crop receives more sun,shine.' Preliminary pro-
duction data this year for Georgia and the late spring' crop ' in competing states, 1' r'li th comparisons, are.. shown in the table belovY.

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YIELD PER "~' eRE

PRODUCTION

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1,630
1,440

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200 205

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664

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is estimated at 2, 700 compared V'd. th 4,000 acres in 1943. The North Georgia crop is late, but planting is practically completed with earlier acreage having received one cultivation.

TOMATOES: The qrop is late and a light movement is expected around May 25.

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Ala., G?~.., and s.c.) i$ indtcated to b!3 1,625,000 bushels; 23 percent

less than last year and 30 percent below the 10-year (1933-42) average. The de

cline is largely due to smaller acreage; although yields will be -less than expected

a month ago. Harvest is. nearly finishe.d .in Elorida except a few late plantings in

the central part of the state, mo?t of whic.h. i s on the muck at Zellwood. First

co.rlots are expectea to move in Mississippi during the week beginning May 22 vdth .

prooable peak period the first ueek of June. In South Carolina, ' beans nre verj

poor in the Beaufort-Charleston area but fgirly good around Kingstree and Lake Cit~

Harvest has begun and vrill become general this week w;i.th the peak early in June.

Beans are moving in carlot volume from all important producing areas in Louisiana.

C!..BBLGE: Production of cabbage in the early spring group of States (La., Miss., Ala., South Ga., S. C.) is indicated to be 71,700 tons, a 32 percent
lnrger crop thnn in 1943, b_ut 12 percent smaller than the 10 year (1933-42) average. Yield per acre for this group of states is 0.6 ton higher than last year, and the acreage was increased 14 percent. Heavy movement of cabbage from the early spring stntes is about over, but movement from North Carolina and Virginia is getting undervvay. Harvest of Tennessee cabbage is expected to start the last week of May.

ONIONS: Most south Texas districts, except the Coastal Bend and Wilson-K:1rnes sections, are through harvesting. Harvest in these areas has be en slowed
down some as a r esult of the lower price levels. North rexas onion prospects were improved as a result of the early 1.{.-:ty rains, but solid cr1rlot movement will not be important tintil late May or early June.' A few fields in the Bartlett section will be pulled the week ending May 20 with the first 1o~ding expected May 22. Production in the Austin - Taylor - B~rtl e tt districts will be light on account of the drastically reduced acreage.
IRISH POTATOES: Late spring production in Cal., La ., Miss., Alr1., Ga., S. c., Texas, Okla ., Ark., Te:r..n., :md n. C. is expected to toktl 31,173,000
bushels, with approxim!ltely 60 percent of the crop coming in California. The in- dicated prQductionis 9 percent below that of 1943. The prospective crops in California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Oklahoma are above those of 1943, but in Georgia, South Carolina, Arkansas, Tennessee and North Carolina very short crops are indicated compared v.'ith l ast year. The indic'.lt ed yield per acre in .H abama is the lowest since 1926, but a sharp increase in acreage r esults in expected production being only 16 percent below 1943.

'T!.TERMELONS: Yvatennelon acreage in the early summer group of St.:J.t es (Cal. - other,
Ariz., Texas, La., Miss., Ala., Ga., s. c., N. c., Ark., Okla., and
Mo.) is. estimated at 158,400 acres, an increase of 46 percent over 1943 acreage,
but 19 percent smaller than the 10-year (1933-42) average.

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GEORGIA: The May 15 all commodity price level of prices received for Georgia farm products

r e mained unchanged from the previous month at 180% of the -August 1909-July 1914 average.

This is an i ncreo:se of 18 points from the corresponding figure of 162% reported one yea,r ago .

~"os t sub-r;roup c.werages showed minor changes up or down from April 15 ,'fl. th the exception of

chickens E1~16. eggs ,-!hich registered a f!E~in of 12 :points.

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illUTED STAl'ES: Alth ough farme rs r e ceived 1owe r prices for many agricultural products in mid-May, t hey paid as much for commodi t ies they bou; ht as they did i n April, the U. S.
Ikp a rtme~t of Agriculture r epo rted today. The Hay index of farm product prices was 194 per cent of its Au,_c;ust 1 909-Ju l y 1914 average, 2 points under the previous month's l ev e l, but the same as in May la.fl t year. Price indexes for all major com!Tlodity groups, except feed gr ? ins, truck crops, oil-bearincr crops and poultry products, showe d some de cline during the past month . CottmJ., truck crops, me at anima ls and poultry products were l.owe r than a year ago.

Crop p rices fell off sli ghtly from April 15 to M<l;y 15, but 're re we ll above a year e.go and at the hi ghest l eve l for May since 1920. Crop supplies have been declinip.g seesonelly in r ecent weeks anc1. ar 0 so"'!cwhat lo1rer than at this time last year.

Prices r ece ived by farmers for livestocx and livestock. products declined for t. hc second straight

month. Thi s index on May 15 was 190 per cent of its 1910-14 average, compared "rith 191 a ;month

earli e r and 200 in May last year. Available market suppli e s of these farm pro ducts continued to

increase with about-seasor::.ally advancing !!larketing s of milk, '"ool and moat more th8n offs et ting

t he declining egg production. In r e cent weeks, supplies of livGstock and livestocl~ llro :'.uc ts

hav0 been more than a fifth large r than in the corresponding p e riod of 1943.



Prices Paid By Farmers
The index of prices paid by farm e rs for ell comrnodi ties showed no change for the thlrcl successive month. The May 1 5 index, reported a t 175 per cent of the 1910-14 average, was 8 poin ts hi gher t han in May 1943. In mid-May the index of prices p a id for commoditi e s used in family living was 7 points higher than in May 1943 while th e index for i terns u sed in farm production 1"78.5 up 11 points. Tho f eed. index; in mi d-May , a t 181 p e r cent of the 1910-14 ave rage , was the SElllle as the April index and 22 points hi ghe r than--a yen:c -ago .. .Seed .p rices .mere slightly. lo-'re.r . t}l~11 hl,st month but far .abovG a year ago. The index of prices paid by f armers for all commoditi e s in mi dMay was 109 per c eii t on a b a se period 1919-29 ''ill1d 140 per cent of the 1934-39 aver age.

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T R U C K a R oj NEWS
June 6, 1944

During the last two weeks of May, Georgia received mostly scattered . light rains; however, some sections received one good night's rain. In comments
received from reporters, the need for additional ~oisture was expressed fbr all crops. It is felt that extremely dry weather following the excessive rainfall during earliermohths' would materially' reduce prospective yieids.

LIEA BF.JI.NS: Lima beans should begin to move about mid-June. The acreage for
this year is much less than that of last year and the prospective yield per acre is .considerably less.

SNAP BF.ANS: The late plantings in South Georgia have begun to move now and the older fields are just a bout completed. Some beans have b:een
planted in North Georgia and are reported progressing favorably. B~ans will continue to be planted in this section' of the State until after mid-July.,

CABBAGE: The cabbag-e harvest in South Georgia is practically over and what small amoupt that remained was damaged by the hot weather. By now
the majority of the plants in North Georgia hgve been tran.spl.anted.

CANTALOUPS: The first harvest of cantaloups is not expected until after the middle of June and some ' fi elds will twt come in until after July l.
There is a small increase in acre3.ge over 1943 and the yield outlook is better.

CUCIDffiERS: Early cucumbers began to nove during the last week of May and peak harvest shop.ld be reached soon. The prospective yield is below .that"
for last year.

ONIONS: Harvesting of onions will be completed around June 10 . The .weather has been very favorable for harve st, but prices have been;"V'ery dis-
tL couraging.
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IRISH POTATOES : Harvest in South Georgia just began during the last week of May. The quality of most of the potatoes dug is not _reported
to be too good and yields are very poor. In North Georgia, the crop has been planted and condition is reported as .fair to good. The acreage in that .section
of the State is materially cut from 1943.

TOM~,TOES: The last week in May brought in the first tomatoes, which were re-
ported of good quality. Harvest should begin in most fields by the end of t he first week in June. 1:1here::showers have been received the conditi-on -' is reported as good, but hot dry w_eather in some fields has caused slow growth of both vines and fruit.

''rATERHiiL' OHS: It is reported that some melons will be harvested during the last vreek in June, but a large portion of the crop vrill not caine
in until mid-July. There is a large variation in the aee of the Jields thi s year due to replanting because of tn.~t v-ret season during M:::rch and April. The prospective' yield per acre is almost as good as th'at of last year.

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LIVIA BEANS: The lima Crop in the H~7rthorm~ section. of Florida is now at the peak .of its pr:oquction,. and shipments shou~d continue until the middle of
June. 'This crop ha~ ~made s'ome rec avery from the heavy rains of April and a fair
.production is ih prospect.

SNAP . BE ~\.FS: Practically all of the beans now harvested in Alabama .S.).re consumed locally, ,Nearly all.sections of Florida are through shipping beans
-e:xcept~th'e Zellwood section, whose acraage is small and will be nostly consumed locally. Shipments should continue until the latter part of June. The Mississippi crop vv-as late but harvest is now underwe>,y and shipments should continue untiJ mid-June. In South Carolina, the condition of snap beans ranges from fair in the Charleston area to good around Lake City. Movement is about the peak Hith pros- , pects for only light sale:;; after June 15.

C:\J3B\.GE : Harves t of cabbat;e in st::ttes competing 1r.rith South Georgia is just about complete. Movement of cabbage from Tenness ee began May 25, peak move-
ment had been reached by June 1, and shipments will probably continue in fair volume for the next two or three weeks. In Virginia, shipments are at a peak. The extended. period of dry weather has materially r educ ed the quality of the crop.

C.'J..JT:\LOUPS: The crop in South Carolina is in good condition with sales expected to begin about June 20. Early cantaloup crops in Texas continue to
promise fairly good yields and . good quCJ.lity melons. Harves t of the Laredo irrigated crop started the latter part of May with the first solid c:3.r moving May 26. Other early districts (non-irrigated) expect production the early part of June.

CUCUMBERS: A short crop of cucumbers is expected in Alabama, the marketing se~son is at its peak, and harvesti:t'}g should continuet wo more weeks. The
Louisiana Cfop :J,s just coming in 1ri th some carlot movement expected the first week
in June and peak shipments June 10-15. Good yields nre in prospect on an acreage about as large 3S the 1943 spring ac reage . Prospects are generally good in South Carolina . Light movement h;::~. s begun and will become heavy about June 10.

ONIOHS: In Louisiana, onions are about all h?crvested in the Lafourche area with harvest gettingunder way in Pointe Coupee Parish. Acreage is down and
yields are generally low. In Texas , practically all the early planted onions were r eady to pull the last vmek in May, but fields were too vwt for harvest to begin, Ls te pl:mtings are in good condition, but they have not made the gronth to promise anything more than r eJ.sonably light yields. For the area as a whole indications point to a l nrger crop than that indicated May l.

IRISH POTATOBS: H!lrvest of the Alabama potato crop is about over. The yi eld and
quality of the crop was poor. By June 1, a total of 2,430 cars
h<td been shipped in comparison with 4,064 cars at the same do. te last y e'1r. Ship-
ments in Mississippi should continue until mid-June although period of h e~vi es t movement welsduring the last week of May.

TOMt.TOFS: In Florida, the tomato season in the Pl3.nt City and Sumter and Marion county sections is nearly over. A light movement livill continue until
about the middle of June, but most of this volume will move in bulk by truck to
southern markets. Shipments should start in Mississippi about June 6, but move-
ment in volume will be latGr than usu 3.l. Prospective yields continue below average. Light movement of green <vrap tomatoes from North Louisiana is expected to begin about June 5.

VJATERMELONS: In Alabama, the condition of th'e crop is fair and is about two weeks late. The Leesburg section of Florida has passed its peak, but a
light movement will continue until the middle of June. Shipments have commenced in the GAinesville area and the peak movement should occur around June 15 to 20. The crop is fair in this section.. Loading v:ill commence around Live Oak the week ending June 10 vvith the peak expected June 20-25. The marketing season is expectec' to start in Mississippi the first week in July. Very little movement is expected -. in Louisiana until about the second week of July. In South Carolina melons are .making good progress and r:wvement should begin about June 26. Early watermelon districts of Texas are in good condition and promise good yields. H::trvest began 3 the week of May 21 with the first car shipped May 23. Pr esent supplies are coming mainly from the Coa stGl Bend and Pearsall districts. Central Texas counti es that had expe cted volume production the last half of June now figure on very little production until the early part of July.

D. L. Floyd Agricultural Statistician in Charge

John F. Steffens, Jr.



Truck Crop Statistician

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June 12_. 1944 GENERAL CROP REPORT FOR GEORGIA AS OF JUNE 1, 1944

;Jeather conditions during l"ay "'ere generally favorable for farm operations and rapid progress was made in all areas of the state. . Some of the lateness that ,.,as caused by
the unfavorable \<leather of Harcb. and April has been overcome and crop prospects are r,enerally brighter than on Iviay 1. The 1944 wheat crop is one of the finest in the
state's history, with indicc;tted yield per acre setting a new record. Oats. rye, and barley are also very good. ~eaches are moving to market in volume and production will be larger than expected earlier in the season.

::E:.SAT: Probable production of wheat is placed at 2,588,000 bushels compared to 2,123,000 bushels harvested in 1943. The annual crop will be the largest in 44 years.
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OATS: The 1944 oat crop is placed at 11,917.000 bushels or lB)b larger than the 10,120,000 :bushels harvested last year ana. \'!ill be a new state record production.

PEACHES: The past month has been favorable fo_r peaches and prospects are generally better than expected earliel;'.. ~n the season. The indicated total production of 4,050,000 bushels is J-5.4% above,_ the very short crop produced in 1943 and 25% belot., . the ten year average (1933-42) production. The estimated production includes the an tire crop - peaches :(or commercial shipments, local sales, commercial processors, -:md home consumption.

PEACHES --------------- UNITED STATES

Production of peaches for the United States in 1944 is indicated to be 67,427,000 l:nJ.shels -- 60 percent . above the short crop of 1943, 2 percent above the large crop in 1942 and 17 percent above the 10-year (1933-42) average. A crop of this size would be the third largest production of record and \'JOuld be exceeded only by the 74,905,000 bushels harvested in 1941 M<i the 77,846,000 bushel crop in 1931.

:'he crop in the 10 early Southern States showed some improvement during Iviay c>..nd is
O\'V estim?-ted at 14,779,000 bushels -- 6 percent more than the May 1 estimate. The
-944 crop is more than 2t tL1es as large as the short 1943 production but only 90
)oroont of the 10-year average. Early peaches are moving to market from this section.

:hs lJorth Atlantic and 1\rorth Central States expect large crops this year. Production i n t he North Atlantic group, indicated at 5,338,000 bushels, if realized will be 28 ~ e rcent above the 10-year (1933-42) average, The crop in the North Central States, .-ith 6,819,000 bushels indicated, will be 25 percent above average.

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h 8s been r a ised to 714 ,000,000 ~ushels, an incre ~se of 5~,000,000 bushels over prospects a month

e-go. As spring wh eat appears to have been. planted on a full acreage and 1o be growing unde r f avor-

P.'b le condition s, t he total whe a t crop is lik~ly to exceed a billion bushels and a t p r e s ent gives

p r om ise of being the large st ever harve~ted in the country. Many fields of oats were p l anted un-

usu a lly l at e and not all of the intended acreage could be sown. Both acreage and yield are uncer-

t :.>.in c.n d a ne ar-average oat crop of about 1,193,000,000 bushels is all that can b e expected.

Corn prospects apPe ar only fair. Planting has been .late and there is still a conside rable acreage
to b e p limted, but the total acreage will be large and a .record proportion will be planted with hybrid se'3d.-. Prosre~ts for early hay C!"~:;?S are e xoe l l ent and raoe~t :nuns give assur ance of a good crop of wild hay.

The condit1on of p as tures on June 1 was reported as 89, the highest condition for the d at e since

1922 and one reache d only when growing conditions are favorable quite generally in the f e..rmi ng

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Not all fruits c!m b e e sti ll\a.ted this early in the season but conditions in the. main fruit b e lts appear favor able and the total output see ms likely to b e of ne ar-record proportions. Truck crops for marke t are b e ing grown on f a irly large acreages, production so far h a s been well above a:ve r flge , and prospects for l ate crops appear moderately favor a.b le.

Crop prospects appe ar to vary sharply among ar e 13.5 and are by no means cle ar a t this time . A month
ago, afte r seve r al months thet se emed continuously wet and cold, most farme rs in Centre.l, E? stern
and Southero. Sta t e s were far behind in the p lanting of spring-sown crops. Afte r t hs first ;reek of
May the r e wer e some de structive l ate frosts but the we ather pe rmitted farme rs to ge t i nto tha fi e l 0 and farm vrork went ahead with a. rush. By mid-Mc.~y corn plante rs .were running in all st 2.te s from
Georgi a to M:mt~a; by the cn9- of the month a l arge part of the corn crop.had b een p l c-nte d and in
early June l e.t e plantings and replantings 1VCre being comple ted rapidly except on some bottom l ands tha t were still we t from ove~lows.

In addition to r e ducing yield prospe cts by l a t e plRnting the d~ l ay in fi e ld work h~s pr evcnte~ carrying out e arli er p lans. M~>ny f arme rs who wer e unable to complet e their original progrp~ b efore too l at e h av e substituted crops which could bo planted later.
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TRUCK CROP NEVfS June 16-, 1944

During the first two weeks of June more rainfall occ~red than during the last half of May. Most of the state received.a generous amount of rainfall and no section is suffering to any extent b13cause of the lack of moisture. Prior to June 1, dry weather caused considerable deterioration that could not fully be overcome by the rainfall during the past eleven days, but those crops not already matured were materially benefitted.

LIMA BEA.NS: Limas have begun to move to a ~mall extent. Peak movement this sesson is expected in July.

SNAP BEANS: Harvest of beans in South Georgia is practically completed, Ttith only a few late plantings that may continue to produce as late as
July 1. It is reported that a few early beans vnll be ready for harvest in ljorth Georgia by June 24, but general movement will not begin before July 1 vrith a peak expected_the latter part of July.

CA:t-."'TALOUPS: .. A few cantaloups were harvested during the past few days and are reported to be of fa~r quality. Production of early sunrraer canta~oups
in Arizona, Georgia, and South carolina is estimated at 1,738,000 crates. This production is 3 percent more than last year and 1 pereent above the 1933-42 _average. The estL~ated acreages this year for these states are as follows: Georgia, 3,000; _ Arizona, 101 800; and South Carolina, 2,700.
CUCUMBERS: The prospective cucumber yield has improved during the past t"l:ro '\"reeks _as a result of the much needed rainfall with late plantings most
benefitted _by the moisture. Ordinarily rains this late in the season would not be of much help, but much of the crop was late resulting from forced late planting and replanting. About usual :;mrrn damage for this stage of the crop is reported. Better yields are expected in the southern portion of the early area than in the northern part. Due to a sharp decline in prices fresh market sales are practically over, and the majority of the remainder of the crop will go to pickling firms. The peak of the pickling season has been reached and should be practically '-... completed early in July.

ffiiSH POTATOES: Most of the Sout h Georgia potatoes have been dug and yield in this section turned out to be very poor. A few very late plant-
ings are yet to be harvested. The crop in North Georgia is reported to be looking good, and harvest is expected to begin the latter part of July.

TOMATOES: Late plantings benefitted from the moisture received during the first half of the month. The bulk of the harvest should be completed by
July 1, with some continuing as late as July 15.

'JATERMELONS: Production of watennelons in the twelve early su:rnmer states is fore-

cast at 44,719,000 melons, 33 percent above last year but 1 percent

below the lO~year (1933-42) average. Acreage for harvest in these states is

estimated at 158,900 compared with 108,300 acres last year and 196:,720 acres the

10-year (1933-42) average. All States in the group have increase over 1943; how-

ever, it is .estimated that Georgia had an increase of only 3,000 acres - 34,000

compared with 31,000 acres in 1943. The first carload of Georgia melons was

loaded at Quitman on June 9. Since tJ::.at>._ti.me. ~Sf!Veral cars have moved from the

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expected.''oy June 22 with heaviest shipment the Jast \-v:eelf,. of June.

SNAP ~NS.:- .. lP 'Alaba.ina.; all snap bean supplies are gone with the exception of
small . plantings in the nor.ther~P.~l.f of the State. Yields" in 1u.ssissippi have been better than expected, and quality has. been-good. Mas~ of the crop-had been harvested by June 15; although light shipments were expected ~ 1 for another week~ Except for light, scattered pickings, the spring snap bean crop in Louisiana is over. Beans are moving in small quantities from West Tennessee and should continue throughout the month of June. Shipments from Johnson Ccmnty in East Tennessee should 'start the lst of July.

CAnTALOUPS: In South Carolina, cantaloups have made good progress recently, andsome should be ready for market by the 20th with heaviest
movement around July 5.

CUCUE3':ItS: I:1overnent of cucumbers in Alabama has sl-owed dmm due to excessiv~ heat and r ather d!"'J wea ther in the cornr.;ercial area. Shipments will
probably continue through June 24. The Louisiana spring cucumber deal lasted about two we eks with a t otal of 72 cars moving by rail through June 10 compared vQth 25 cars for the 1943 s eason. Cucumber sales in South Car olina had about
stoppedby June 16 due to low prices, although moisture conditions were good and
some quality cukes are still available.

TOUATOES: 1:ti.'ssissip-pi tomato shipiTIEmts! thr,augh June 14 amot:nted to 368 cars compared t o 633 cars to the same date in 1943. Yields are much below
average this year and mo s t of .the crop will be harvested by June 25. Tomato
shipments in Lo1ii siana have been li ght to date and deal is expected to end about
June 24. Due to heavy spring rains arid recent dry weather .the crop is running
short. The Temisssee crop will start moving the vreek of June 18 which is about
the usual time~

rvATERMFLONS: The .crop i$ . south Alabama 'is beginning to move and should be in full swing by about July l. The condition of t he crop i s f air but in
most areas rain would be beneficial. The Mississippi watennelon crop is a H ttle later than usual, and the mar keting sea son . i s expected to start the first week in July in the southern counties . In north Mississippi movement should begin about July 20. Shipments- from Louisiana are not expected until mid-.July, . the . vine s are reported to be only in f air condition. Helens in So.uth Carol-ina are developing under favor able conditions and some may be ready by June- 26, but. it will likely be around July 1 before movement of c onseque'nce occurs, -:rith heavi est shipments expected about July 10.

D. L. Floyd Agricultural Statistician in Charge

John F. Steffens , Jn Truck Crop St ati s ti cian

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JUNE -1944 PIG REPORT

Athens, Georgia June 27, 1944

a% PIGSSAVED: The Georgia 1944 spring pig crop of 1,311,000 head is below the
record production in 1943 but still exceeds all other years. The current f)gure is 15% larger ~han the 1942 spring production and 35% above the
1933-42 average of 970,000 head.

SOWS FA..'Iffi.OTIED: Estimated number of sows farrowing in the state during the spring

of 1944 (December 1, 1943 to June 1, 1944) was placed at 230,000 compared'with ~45,000 for the same pertod in 1943 or a decrease of 6)b. The curren~ spring farrowings . are 17% l..a.rg~~ than the .spring of 1942 and 31% above

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to December l) as expressed by these same farmers indic,:ate a v~ry . sharp decline in hog production. If breeding intentions

materialize, about 189,000 sows will farrow this Fall compared with 220,000

farrowed last fall and an average of 146,000 for the .ten-year pe!"iod (1933-42).

This r~port is' based on returns from several thousand Georgia farmers o'Qtained in cooperatio:n with the Post Office Department , through the rural mail carriers.

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Through June 29, 1,450 carloads had been shipped by rail as compared vrith 1,013

on the same date last year and the total shipments for 1943 of 5,007 cars. It

is reported that the hot dry weather has been firing the vines considerably and

especially those which were heavily fertilized with compost, The placing of a

ceiling on melons on June 2.9 :was ,quite a disappointment to the growers after the

much higher prices received prior to ths t date by those vrho were fortunate enough

to have melons ready for market.

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Afte-P:re~.~ing.,>Cit.n..al.J....:t.~.. ..J'~Ccu::d...ll.i&t.A~...~~' hog, pr.oduction in 1944 is declining s~l-p17~ "flie. D~.Ij~~lri~~~ .9t ~gri~~- ~ur.e: re.ported today~ The . sprlng~~r ;~f6;I;f' "O'f':-: ~lf4::"\
is ;e',s.tiriiated "at -5 s~ 9.2?;oce 'he~d~': wn;.CI: ts 24 .'P~;r:?en~ : smaller -tliafi'.;.,that o:t: .;!:9~}. ;; ;.. f ..".;':
fall,pig crop of aboU:t 32,000,209 l:fead, ~ ~,EiH;r.e a s$, of ;. 33 pe,rcent from. 1943, J,.s lnd~c ~.~

cate d by farmers ' :reports on i.~t'e'zi:t~:d.s.. :f6J;' ' f 4H, ,far.r.?.'flings; A total pig, crop, sp~ing

and fall combined, of abouK')37,925,000 head vro11ld be 28 percent .below 194,3,_16 per-. .. :

cm1t. below r942~ but :l argt:\r :than '.illl. ' any o.t.he:r yeaT .:on record.

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SPRI1TG PI.G. CROP: The nurrper of pigs saved in the spring season of 1944 (Dece'mber; . ':1 194.3 . to June 1, 1944) .'- ~s. e.stima.t,ed. at 55., 925,000 h~q.cis .. ~~is. numberis 17,98.6,000
he~d. or 24 'perceri~ bel~'Wl.'b.he.., recb::rd . spring c r o)?. of 1943, and li, 917-~:qoo "head or 8 .
per'cent" 'f)elow tha_t' Of l~42"~ ft was-, hO~tJeVe r , the third -largest spt4ng crop .Oxlo ,..:....
r e c ord and 21 percent larger than the 10-year (1933-42) average. .Compared with
last year the spring pig crop was down in all regions and in nearly all states.

The number of sows that farrowed in the 1944 spring season is estimated at 9,269,000 a decrease of 2, 84 7, 000 or 23 percent from 1943. Actual farrowings are down rather sha rply from those shown in the December 1943 Pig Crop Repor t as indicated by farrne rs 1 .reports on breeding intentions at that time. The average number of pigs saved per litter in the 1944 spring s eason wa s 6.03 compared with 6.10 in 1943, \'lith 6.31 in 1942 and with a record number of 6.36 in 1941.
F.ALL IHTENTIONS~ Farmers 1 reports on breeding intentions indicate that 4, 990,000 sows will farrow in the fall season of 1944. This is a reduction of 2, 604,000 sows or 3l.!- percent from the number that farrotved in 1943 and of 1,824,000 sows or 27
percent from 1942; but it is larger than the 10-year average by 316,000 sows or 7
percent. This decrease of 34 percent from the previous year would be next to the greatest percentage decrease ever shown, exceeded only in the fall of the drought year of 1934. Reports from farmers show that a material part of the reductions in the pig crop this year results from a marked decrease in the number of farmers keeping sows.

If the number of sows that farrow this fall should be as indicated by breeding

intentions, and if the number of pigs saved per litter should be equal to the 10-

year (1933-42) average, the fall pig crop this year would be about 32,000,000 head.

Added to- the estimated 5 5,925,000 spring pigs, this number would give a ~otal yearly

pig crop of 87,925,000head. This would be 33,77i,OOO pigs fewer than torere saved in

1943, but 12,600,000 above the 10-yea.r average.

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. During the last half of June crops in Georgia suffered severely from extremely high temperatures and lack of sufficient moisture. This hot dry spell is .hasteni ng toward completion the harvest of truck crops in South -Georgia. In Nor:th Georgia, the pros pective yield of growing crops has been considerably
lessened, and further planting has been delayed. Since June 15, some sections
of the Sta te have received shmYers, but they have beeri quite spotted. Sinc"e July 1, the State has rec eived some rainfall, this being more generous in some secti ons than others, and it is not yet knovm the extent to which crops were benefitted.
LH~ BEANS: Due to the hot weather, the lima bean harvest season has peen shortened. Some fields have completed harvest and the majority of
them will be through by the l atter part of July.
SNAP BEAN, NORTH GEORGIA: The early snap bean crop in North Georgia has been damaged considerably by the hot clry weather. The
early cr.op began to move the last vreek in June and 'harvesting 1rill be general by July 15. Holifever, it is now time to' plant the late crop, and the lack ' of moisture has hindered the progres s of planting.
CABBAGE, NORTH GEORGIA: During the last week of June, harvest began in some of the earlier planted fields, but movement will be
much more general by the second week of July. The prospective yield looked good until June 15, but after t wo weeks of hot dry weather, the anticipated yield is much lower.
CANTALOUPS: As for other crops the cantaloup crop has been hard hit by the extreme heat. This condition also caused melons to ripen rapidly
and will shorten the harvest s eason.
IRISH POTATOES, NORTH GEORGIA: Dry weather has cut the prospective yield of potatoes in North Georgia and hastened harvest.
Some few potatoes were dug during the past week, mostly of the red bliss variety. Harvest should be in full swing by mid-July. It is reported that the white potato is standing the weather much better than the red bliss.
PIHIENTOS: Even though the contracted acreage of pimiento pe;:>pers for processing was grea t er than the 1943 harvested acreage, the planted acreage has
been materially reduced from the harves ted acreage of last season. The condition of the crop for the State was reported t o be about 75 percent of normal. The rains during June have been very spotted, and many fields were suffering from the extremely hot weather and lack of moisture.
WATERMELONS: The crop in the extreme southern :;Jortion of the State has -been moving quite rapidly. Melons farther north began to be harvested
about the third week in June, and all sections should be moving heavily by now. Through June 29, 1,450 carloads had been shipped by rail as compared vrith 1,013 on the same date last year and the total shipments for 1943 of 5,007 cars. It is re ported that the hot dry weather has been firing the vines considerably and especially those which were heavily fertilized >Vi th compost, The placing of a ceiling on melons on June 2.9 wa s ,quite a disappointment to the growers after the much higher prices received prior to thB.t da t e by those who were fortunate enough to have melons r eady for market.
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SNAP BEANS: There was a light movement of sne:,_~!P'lS. from : u}~, J9h~m;t . J}();,L~ty

. ~-.."'r..:<\:~~~~:D~- ~nmissee starting June 23; ~. ~~-peak .ih:lpinm!L:3' ~~ra~...~~rly

l: plantecl .acreage :..~hOlJ}cl .pceur
some. oFwhicn'l.s still being

tsheeedseedc, o'n\Ydilwl emeaktuinr~ J._lJaultye.

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_area wilL-start about July 15 wit~.}P-l:J?J:.~es movipg in :-ifolumesy--Ahgust l to

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C:',NT1'.Lot!PS: Sales in South Carolina are about the .peak arfd the season liiill be over the v:l:_t3t?k of July 10 . In Texas, 'a few of the earliest districts-
mainly Laredo... and Coast.al Bend- wer~. finishing harvest the la s t of June. Light supplies ,yere moving fron1 'the i1d.d-season .districts and conditions were favorable for increased suppliesto be expected the early part of July. The Pecos crop has improved.-' but production will be a little late. Carlot shipments ~rill not be important until the Pecos crop comes .i:iito production usually starting the
latter part of July.

IRISH POTATOFS: Potato shi Jments from the Franklin -County area in Tennessee
averliged about 16 cars per day during week of June 18 to 24.
Shipments vnll be somewhat larger this vreek after which movement is expected to decrease. On the Cumberland Plateau, the potato crop has been hurt by dry weather, and movement from this area f?l').ou;Ld .start early in tmgust. In Texas the summer (Panhandle} ' crop continued to make go~d progress; h;_irvest is expected to start the ear~y part of July and gooo y{elcis ..-rere in prospect in most areas~
WATERMELONS: Tri the -inain producting a1~ea of Louisiana, drought has damaged vines and prevented normal'meion development; only average yields
of fair quality melons are in si ght . LiE;ht shipments : <vi-11 begin about July 10 from a substantially -larger acrea ge than last.year. Yraterm8lon sales in south
Carolina have become geriera:j_'t-8.th tfl.e -peak of .the movement expected the week of July 10. In Texas, July i J:lrospe c~;J,ve, p~~d~c tion of watermelons 9howed a
material increase -over JUrie l indications. Ail early districts furnished good yields and supplies a re still available in fairly good volume in some areas; harvest of first pl~tings in these dist:ricts .is over. :Melons to da te have averaged l:arge in size arid th:e quality has been good, Sup~:>lies were becoming available in the mid-season areas the latte r part of June, but volume pro~ duction is not expected until the early part of July. Prospects in the late areas are materially improveq, and moqt late. districts do not expect production until around the middle of July. Surface moisture is needed in most areas, however, . crops are not suffering.

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GIDRGIA: . Th~ mid-June index of prices received by Georgia farmers of 1~~ of the August 1909July 1914 average showed a. decline of 2% from the 18~ reported May 15, 1944. Of the

commodity subgroups only minor changes occurred from last month except for fruits, which regis-

tered a 33 point decrease 295% of average against 328% on May 15. The 178_% for all commodities

is a 5 point increase from the corresponding figure of 173%reported one.year ago.

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UNITZD STATESt For the second CE)nsecutive month, declines in fruit, food grain, and dairy pro-

duct prices sho,yed the genera l level of prices received by farmers do....mward at

local markets while parities ag&in remain unchanged, the U. S. Department of Agri cu lture l ~ported

today. Meat animal and feed grain prices also dropped from May to June but these downturns were

just about offset b y higher prices of truck crops, co.tton, and eggs. The index of crop, livestock

and livestock product prices dropped 1 point during the month ended June 15, and at 193'% of the

.August 1909-July 1914 average '118.5 2 points b e lor the June 194_;3 level. With this e xception, the

fa:rm product price index was f a r above any Ju.'"l.e sinGe 1920.



Although current supplies of farm produ~ts ..were a little s mailer than in May, they were about a
fourth lar ger ' than at this time in 1943. A bumper whe at cro:p, is in sight for h arvest during the n~xt month or t wo. With food requirements ~nd the national income at high levels, the demand for farm products continues strong Some slackening of indu stri~ production has been registered
since last fall and the number of persons employed in nonagricultural e s t ablishments is smaller than a year ago by more than a million. Neverthe less the ge!leral tren d of ave r age hourly and
weekly earnin gs of factory workers has been upward for ma.'"l.y months and the per capita 'power of
civilians t o purchase goods and-services shows no signs of WEiakening at _t h is time.

Prices received by farmers for crops ave raged sli ghtly lower than in May . Upturn s in cotton, truck crops and oil-bearing crops were more than offset by downturns in, grains, hay, fruit and potatoe s. In contrast to crop prices, which so far in 1944 have been running we ll above the corresponding months of 1943, prices r eceived for livestock &'"l.d.live stock.products h ave been consistently be lov1 a year ago. 'Ihe livestock price index in January was 4points Wlder January 1943.

The general level of ~rices pai d. by fa.:tmers for all commodities on June 15 "ras unchanged from the previous month at 175 of t he lSl0-14 average

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

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1.60

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184

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162 180 198

Irish Potatoes,bu$

Sweet Potatoes,bu$

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1,75 1.15

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2.60 2.6'5

319

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1.84 I 1.25

179

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2.59 2.33

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Cotton, lb.

12.6

Cottonseed,ton $ 24.39

Hay (loose) ton $ 17.85

Hogs, per cwt. $

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Beef cattle, cwt.$

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Milk COVTS , head $ 1lf33 85

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90.00 76.00 1

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46.40 52.80

163 234

115

11.87

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126

158

7.27

13.60 12.60

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284

5,42

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121.00 111.00

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Horses, head

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90.10 79.80

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Chickens, lb. 13.2

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27.8 i,:

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Eggs, doz.

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136

11.4 21.5

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Butter lb.

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25.5

43.6 43.5

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1 Butterfat, lb.

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3.03 ?:./3 .10

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!NDEX NUMBERS OF PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS IN GEDBGI.A (August 1909-July 1914 ~ 100)

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All Commodities Cotton & Cot~onseed
Grains Ivieat .Anima ls Dairy Products Chicken & Eggs Fruits Miscellaneous

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169 160 259 156 173 277
113

May 15, 1944 180 171 173 225 162
158 328 148

June 15, 1944
178 171 175 223
162 159 295
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Georgia cotton acreage in c-ultivation on July 1 was estimated at 1,390,000 acres,

according to the official report of.the Crop Reportihg Board of the U.S. Depart-

ment of Agriculture. This is a decrease of 14% from the 1,618,000 acres in

cultivation one year ago, 36% below the 10-year average (1933--1942) :of 2,181,000

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10-YR. ~VER. 'IAC~GE 11\r CULTIVATIOlf'iULY l (in tho'll:sands)

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410 49
946 1,377 2,181
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850 1,148 1, 618
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New hiexico

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California

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198 174

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149 134

90

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249

251 222

88

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310

292 2st 86

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259 238

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GENERAL CROP . REPO~T fOR GEORGIA AS OF JULY 1, 1944
.of dry weather during the latter half June caused rapid deterioration

corn; pastures, hays, and truck crops. _Cotton, peanut, and tobacco also suffered

m the heat and lack of moisture but to a lesser extent than other crops. Since

1 -general rai-ns have fallen ove.r most of. _the so\l_tlter;n districts of the state.

other areas only local showers have been received and general rai.ns are badly

eded at this time.

obacco and sugar cane for sirup are the only spring planted crops showing increase acreage compared \vi th 194.3. The tobacco ac:reage is 37% larger and sugar cane
3% above last year. Crops showing decreases from the 1943 .acreages and the ext-ent
of thes~ decreases are: Corn 4%, cotton 14%, peanuts 2%, all tame hay 6%, sweet potatoes 7%, Irish potatoes 9%, sorghum syrup 4%, cowpeas alone 25% and soybeans alone 15%.
Georgia 1 s 1944 oat crop was the largest in the state's history and the wheat production has not been exceeded since 1900. Yields per .acre for wheat and oats \'/ere the largest on record.

CORN: July 1 conditions point to a corn crop of 32,607,000 bushels compared with Ij:5,288,000 bushels harvested in 1943. This year 1s acreage is placed at 3,623,000 and~ yield of 9.0 bushels per acre is forecast. The hot dry 'weather of ' June re-
duced prospective yields below average.

PEANUTS: The peanut acreage pl&l.ted alone is placed at 1,321,000 or 2% be1o'" the 1943 r .ecord acreage of 1,348,000. Condition of the crop was reported as of July l at 71% qompared with 8_2% one year ago. The first estimate of peanuts for picking and threshing will be made as of August 1.

TOBACCO: All tobacco acreage in Georgia this year is estimated at 95,700 compared
with 69,800 one year ago - an increase of 37%. Based on July 1 condition the yield per a~re is placed at 867 pounds resulting in a prospective production of 82,925,000 'pounds compared with 63,657,000 harvested last year.

S-iALL GRAINS: The 1944 \1fheat acreage was placed at .218,000 with a yield of 13.0
bushels giving a total production of 2,834,000 bushels. Production of oats is ~stiinateQ. . at 12,690,000 bushels compared with 10,120,000 bushels in 1943.

PEACHES:. Georgia's indicated production of peaches, including .commercial and all non-commercial, is estimated at 4, 140',000 bushels compared cri th 1, 593,000 last ~/ear.

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Corn \'Theat

bu. 3.774

bu.

193

3,623 218

96

12.0

9.0 45,288 32~ 607

113

11.0 13.0

2,123 2,834

Oats Rye

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519

bu.

19

540

104

19.5' . 23.5 10,120 12; 690

20

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tobacco, all

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~otatoes, Irish bu.

Potatoes, sweet bu.

Tame hay

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Sorghum for syrup

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95-7 32
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1,567 23

137 912

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93 94 ! .-. 96

75 .52

867 46
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63,657 2,135
9.375 872

82,925 1,472 7.540 752

Sugarcane for syrup Peanuts, alone Cowpeas, alone

34
1/1,348 - 341

35 1, 321
256

103 98 ?)82 75

?}71 .

Soybeans, alone

117

99

85

Peaches, total crop )j

Pears, total crop 2/

Cotton 4

1~618 _

1,3 0

86

4,140 433

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Condition as of July 1. Total agricultural crop greater than and

including commercial crop. 4/ Acreage in cultivation July 1.

D. L. Floyd

Archie Langley

Agricultural Statistician In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

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UNITED STATES

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AS OF J~~

July.lO, 1, 1944

1944

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9wing chiefly to uneven distribution of the rainfall during June, crop prospects improved in mo .~t stat~s west of the MissiS'Sippi River and d~o~ine~ }:'ather generally east o~ .. the l:f;is~i~sip'pi.. I I)i pqrt1ons of both are~s the ~anges were 9utstand~ng and the trends seem l1kely to have cont1nued into early July. Good growing conditions-now prevail in most of the West. " In the Southeast '
near-drought .conditions in late June were damaging potatoes, tobacco, early corn and vegetables and threatel;liztg. :Q.early !3-;l+...,li=l-te crops . Qn July 1 the areas seriously in need of rain stretched from the Gulf no'rthw.ard ~6 ::,tiqrthern Virginia, soutlivrestern Ohio and cent-ral portions of :-Indiana,
Illinois a!At':~~..~Q.~~~:P..t!.i.M, :I:J:e ~.irs!; .Wf?ek ~f...J~ly ther? were helpful rains i n tl:iei f<3,r Sou~h
east, but the area 1n need of ra1n extended fartFier north 1nto the e'astern: Corn Be'lt, fo:t-flhere was almost n~ rain a~OI;J.g a ~trip_ running from northern New York into northeast Texas.

Estimates based on July 1 conditions indicated a bumper w-heat crop of 1,128,000,000 bushels, a very large co~ crop of 2, 980,000,000 bush~ls, fairly good crops of oats and ba7ley and a total tonnage of gra~n second only to the excephonal harve.st of 1942. The hay crop 1s expected to ~pproach 100 million tons, a volume equalled or exceeded only in 1942 and 1943. The cond~~ion of
pastures is close to the average during predrought decades. The fruit crop vnll be of record or
:r,tear-record proportions. Commercial vegetabJ:e production seems likely to exceed production in ~ast years except possibly 1942. Prospects for dry beans, dry peas and peanuts are for crops sub.stantially smaller than in 1943 but l~ger than in other years.

{!ORN: .A corn crop of nearly 3 billion bushels was in prospect July l. This estimated production

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of 2,980,136,000 bushels has been exceeded in this country only four times, in 190\ 1920,

~942, and 1943. It is roughly 100 million bushels below 1943 and 150 millions -below the record

production in 1942, but 600 millions abov:e the 10-year average. The indicated yield is 30.6 .

bushels per acre, on 97,519,000 acres for harvest. This co:n:pares with 32.5 bushels in 1943 ar~d

the average of 25.8' bushels.'

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WHEAT1 ';7ell over a billion bushel wheat <cr?P by far the largest in United S' tates,.,h~story, . is

now in prospect for 1944. The indicated -productio.n as of July 1 is 1 ~;121., o2.-:; ,000 bushels,

93 million bushels above the June l indication and 119 million bushe ls greater thtu"l the previous

record crop produced in 1915.

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TOBACCO: . Prospects . as of July 1 point to a tobacco crop of 1,484,494,000 pounds this year . . This

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would be 6 per cent more than the 1943 crop, and about 7 per cent above_ the 1d'.:.year ' .

(1933-42) average production. This year's acreage is estimated at 1,686,000 acres, compared with

1,449,300 acres last year, and the 10-year (1933-.42) average of 1,5:14,030. acres. .A flue-cured

tobacco crop of 833,655,000 pounds is indicated on the basis -of July 1 condition. This is nearly 6 per cent more than last year's crop and about .6 5 per cent above the 10-year ( 1933~42) average

procfu6tion.





PEANUTS: The acreage of peanuts grown~ 1.!: ~purposes thi.s year is esti.'!lated at 4,169,000

acres. This is about 18 per cent lower th<9 the revised acreage of peanuts planted

alone in 1943. The acreage interplanted with other crops is estimated at 925,000 acres or about

98 per cent of the 1943 interplanted acreage. In. all areas the acreages planted fell below the

prospective acreage indicated in March.



PEACHES: The 1944 peach crop, now estimated at 69,201,000 bushels, i? nearly 3 per cent above the

June l estimate, 64 per cent larger than last year's mort ~rop and 20 per cent above the

10-year (1933-42) average. In the 10 Southern States the 1944 crop prospect was reduced by March

and April freezes. There has been some improvement since that time and production is now esti-

mat ed at 15,389 ,000 bushels, -nearl-y 3 times the very short 1943 crop, but 7 per cont less than the

10-year average.

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UNITED STATES

.ACREAGE IN THOUS.

1944

YT~T .Tl

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Harv.

For Percent

Harv.

of

I Indic.

1943

July 1

1943

Indio. July l

1943

1944

1943

1944

1944

corn, all

bu. 94,790 97' 519

102.9

32.5

. 30.6 3,076,159 2, 980,136

Vfueat, all bu. 50,554 60,884

120.4

16.5 .

18.5

836,298 . 1,127,822

J/ 0 ats

HC'.ao tyt,o

n a

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tame

bu. 38 ,449 21,942
ton 61,016

Spybeans 2/

14,762

ppCoeowatanptueoatesss~,~7~,Irish bu.

2,266 5,082 3,322

&.ree tpot a toes bu.

Tsoo'Qrgaoc<;f:oo,

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all syru

p

lb.

889 1,449
205

Sugarcane for syrup peaches,tot.crop bu

J29

39,664

103.2

I 20,472
.60,427

93

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14,254 1,741 4,169

96.6
I 76.8 82.0

3,013 824
1 , 686 189

I 90.7

92.8

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116.3 92.2

! 133

103.1

29.8 1.. 43
3180 ..;;.;139.9
81.7 966
y41

29.8 1.42

1,143,867 87,264

1,183,236 85,524

~7322.5
80.5 880

464,656 72,572

I 399,116 66,393

1,399,935 l' 484,494

l/68 . ~ 42,180

69,201.

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at~ionInJculluyd,els.

Grovm alone 'Some quantities

for not

all' purposes harvested.

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T RUCK. C R 0 p N E W S . July 15, 1944

. . . . .. Rains of early Ju;Ly in. Southern Georgia relieved the severely hot: and dry vieather pre.vaiiing' before that date ..'but came too late to 'be of much 'benefit to early t~ck crops. The .commercial season in i that section is about oV,er fo'r most truck crops.

ln North Georgia, except for local areas, the prolonged drought

has de.maged severely a,ll .crops and is responsible for generally poor

stancls of late plantingse Beans, cabbage, and potato yields have been

cut hen.vily over the entire northern portion of the state. Ha. rve sti~g .

of the first t wo crops is unde:r 'T!ay and begin!ling for potatoes. Most

localities ,,;rere recei vtng sho1re rs on report dq.te but general soaking .

rains are badly needed both for crops already pianted and: for planting

of late beans.

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.SNAP ]EANS, NORTH GEORGIA: The hot dry weather 'of June an~ early . July damaged the .early be~ crop and de-

layed lateplantings. Since report date most areas have received lbcal

showers and good progress is being ma de in preparing and planting the

late bean.... c...r .o.p...

NORTH CABBAGE,

GEORGIA: Harvest is now under way for this crop. The

hot dry we;,;_th;r :reduced ea;ly :yields. Current

showers are beneficial for the late plantings.

IRISH POTATOES, NORTH GEORGIA: Yields have been reduced from early season expectations due to the hot dry
weather. Harvest is now under way in all areas.

The lack of rain over much of the mid-state territory has resulted in lowering prospective yields but during the past several days a number of local areas ha ve received more or less moisture with consequent improved prosp~c.~s. There is some reduction in acreage from last season.

t1ATERI:IELONS: Harvest is over in southern counties, moving in volume in the upper Coa stal P].ains area and beginning . in the mis-
state area. Prices are :off .considerably since ceiling- prices were established but still high enough to keep up steady shipments.

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SUAP BE.AJ."ifS: Tennessee be'ks.from John.son : county are now ave.raging around

10,000 bushels per day. Dry weather has reduced yi eids and

quality of the early crop and delayed late plantings. In Southwest Virginia

beans i:tre moving in moderate supply, with peak movement expected Ju;J,.y 24 to

ku,g. 15. D~y weather _ p.~s .rxd,v.ced y:tel9-s The ~rop .arou:r~d ~"P.-l. t.imor~, Maryland,

:tlas suffered from dry weather and the q,ual~ ty is po9t

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C.Al~TALOUPS: The sea son in South Carolin~ ~~ ~."tlP)~t 91f'1tf JlAr]!lf:~J .s ff!JJil _ l~TtH
be moving in large volume by July 20 ii~ hoV weather . ;nl=).~ }}1+rt prospects, recent rains improved conditions. Texas supplies are novr limi.ted to production from mid season and late districts. Unless some relief' !rf!;!m dry weather occurs soon, most areas will be through harvesting by latrer _July,

IRISH POTATOES: The Tennessee deal is about over; the crop as a whole h;s.s been reduced by dry weather which h a s caused a lar~e per-
centage of small potatoes. End of the Virginia season is expected about the end of July, dl"'J weather reduced yields to a very low level. Texas panhandle potato yields are turning out much below average.
i7AT3RlVIELONS,: Sh'ipments reached p eak on July 13 in South Carolina and the .season will about be over by July 24. Watermelon harve st is
at the peak in Louisiana. Most of the crop is moving to local markets by trucks. Most of Virginia 1 s melon crop will be ready for market from Aug. 5 to 25th. Maryland 1 s crop is expected to start about Aug. 1 .

. . . . . D. L. Floyd Agricultural Statistician in Charge

Archie Langley Agricultural Statistician

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on to date has been a hard one for Georgia farmers. Counled with a very limited .l,.borr - - - -

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F.~ l'RICE REPORT AS OF JULY 15: 1944 ,

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GEORGIA: The uuly 15 all commodity price index of prices received by Georgia farme rs for

their produ~~s declined 3 points from the previous mi~-month figure. Commodity -

sub-g~oup comparisons with June 15 showed gains for cotton and cottonseed 3 points, grains

2 points, chic~ens and: ~ggs 11 points. Meat animal and fruits w~re off 13 and 81 points

respectively. The current index for all commodities of 175% of the August 1909 -July 1910

base is 4 points under . tp.e 179% reported one year ago.

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'ill'HTED STATES: Anothe;r.drop ih the gen~ral .level of . prices received by farmers at local

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markets was reported by the U. S. Dapartment of Agriyul ture t<?.da.y/ Pa.l'i ty

prices, be>.s e d on the index of prices paid, int e r e st, and taxes, -r.~mained unchanged from June 15:

and faxmers received_a general average .of 113 percent of parity for their products in mid-July,

compared ri th 114 a inonth; .earlier~

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Ibwnturns in prices ~ecel,yed for grains, truck crops,. and meat ~:imals were 'inore than ;sufficient
to offset upturns in cotton, fruit, milk, and egg prices. This lower~d the all-product index from 193 pe rcent of its .~gust 1909 .. July 1914 average in mid-June toil92 in mid-July. The
.hi gh point in farm product prices thus far in this War was reached in .April 1943 when truck crop prices registered an all-time high ru1d the all-commodity inde~ stood at 197. Since April . of t h is y0ar, the index each month has been slightly lo,rcl' than the preceding month ~nd the July i ndex was 1 point belpw tha t of July last year. ,

Tho crop.price _index at 194 percent of ' its 1909~14 average, was do~ 3 points from mid-June but was still 6 points above July a year ago. Market supplies of many crops dropped seasonally
during the past mont:Q. but .a.. bumper -wheat crop was rolling to market.>, making total crop supplies
slightly larger. than a year ago.

Prices received by f~rmers for livestock and livestock products rose 1 point during . the past

month. At 190, this index was 8 points under a ycro: earlier but with that exception was at the

highest J~ly level since 1919. Current market supplies of livestock and live stock products fell

off sli ghtly as meat &>imal .slaughte r and milk production showed about the usual decline during

the month..

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Prices Paid by Farmers fpr commodities on July 15 averaged the same a9 the r evised index for a month e arli e r:~. At 1'16 percent of the 1910-14 average, - the index was 7 points above that of a

year ago. Prices of articles used in family maintenance were up 1 point to 179 duo to slight

increases in prices !or food and clothing.

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CXlM\10DITY .AND
UNIT
.Wheat, bu. Cor;1, bu.

1Aver~:_~ge _ AU 1909-
"JJv; 1914
. ~$- . h~4
$ .91

Ju1v :15. 1943
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li65

~.u1y 1944

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Average . Aug.l909
Julv 1914

1~'"4J~uly

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p:i44 Av.

1909':"14



' ' .88 1.26 . 64 ' . l.Q8

1.39

158 " .. .
183' .

Oats, bu.

$ .67

.88

1.00 149

.40 .66

.76

Irish Potatoes ,b1 .$ 1. 12

1,.60

1.75 156

1.65

1.38

197

Sweet I'otatoes,bu.$ .83

2.60 . 2.50, 301

3.15

2.30

261

Cotton, lb.

12.6

20.9

21.3 169

12.4 '19.6

20.3

164

Cottonseed ,ton Hay (loose) ton

$ 24.39 $ 17~85

47.00 15.50

53.00 21( 2i.50 120

' 22.55 44.50 . 53.00 235 11.87 11.90 13.90 117

Hogs, per cwt. $ 7.33 . 13.50

u.so:-: 157

7.27 13.20 12.70

175

Beef cattle,cwt. $ 3.87

11.10

10-bO. . 258 .

' 5.42 1.2.40 ' ll. 70

216

Milk; cows,head -~ j}33.85

88.00

76.00 225

48 . 00' 118.00 107.00

223

Horses, head

$ 158.15

20. oo . 12~\oo .78

1,36.60 88.30

77.30

57

}fu1es, head

80.00 . 190.00

., 153.90 117.00 111.00

72

Chickens, lb , 13.2

28.3

28.4 215

24.2

212

Eggs, doz. Butter, lb. i3utterfat, lb.

~ 21.3
24.6
~ 25.7

34.3

32.0 150

39.0

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39.0 159

I 44.0

47.0

183

21,5 36.3

31.2

145

25.5

43.7

171

26.3 49.2

50.2

191

Milk (wholesale)

per lQo#

$ 2.42

3.80 3)4.00 165

1.60 3.08 y3.15 197

Peaches bu.

$ 1.58

6.00

3.45 218

Cowpeas, bu.

$

3.05

5.30

2.82

4.17

Soybeans, bu. $

3.10

3.85

1.70

1.91

Peanuts, lb.

5.0

7.4

8.0 160

4.8

7.2

7.8

162

1/ y Average January, 1910..I'.ecember, 1914.

Preliminary - Does 11ot include dairy feed payments.

= I NDEJ NUMBERS OF PRICES Rl!.'"'CEIVED BY fARMERS IN GEORGIA (August 1909-July 1914 100}

IT]lvi
Ail Commodities
Cotton & Cottonseed
Grqins : ' .: Meat .Animals . Dairy Produc'~s ~ Chicken & Eggs Fruits Miscellaneous

July 15, 1943
179 169 169 239
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177 357 126

June 15, 1944
178 171 175 223 162
159 295 150

July Hi, 1944 175 174 177 210 ----163 170
214
149

Archie Langley Agricultural Statistician

D.L. Floyd Agricultural Statistician
In Charge

to date _has_ b~f:ll'l. . a hard .on_e :fQl'__Qeorgia farmers. t;oupled w1. tn a very um1. ut~u. -Lauv..

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TRUCK CR 0 P August l, -1944

The truck crop season is over in South Georgia with the exception of

pimiento pepper and a few watermelons and cantaloups yet to be harvested, and

late cucumbers to be planted. During the third week of July, spotted rainfall

wCJ.s received in south Georgia; some sections recelVlng an abundance and others

practically none. Showers fell in scattered areas during the last three days

of the month.



In North Georgia, those crops nearing maturity were severely damaged by the prolonged drought, Scattered showers have fallen during the last few days and, should favorable weather prevail in the coming weeks, the outlook for late planted crops would be brighter than for the earlier ones which could not be helped by moisture at. this late date.

SNAP 'BEI-\NS, NORTH GEORGIA: Due to the lack of moisture the yield of the early planted beans was severely cut.
Late pl antings of the past month which are small and not seriously affected by the drought should produc'e much higher yields if favorable weather conditions prevail during the next five or six weeks.

CABBAGE, NORTH GEORGIA: Harvest of the early crop is underway, but growth of the plants v:as considerably retarded
by insufficient rainfall. Setting of the le1te fields was delayed by the lack of moisture, but with more fav orable weather conditions, much better yields are expected.

IRISH POTATOES, IJORTH GEORG lA: The yield of potatoes in North Georgia is considerably under that of last year,
and harvest of this season's crop. should be completed shortly . It Yras r eported that the Blairsville section finished their digging on August l.

PIMIENTO PEPPER : The pepper crop had a bad start because of the dry v:reat her at I,Jlanting time in April' and May resulting
in late planting and some less than normal stands. Some sections vrere needing moisture the third week in July, but this condition should be relieved in most areas by rainfall received during the past few d~ys . Mosaic disease is reported
p!'13s cnt in some sections. The re ported condition is about 75 perc cmt . of normal, and harvest is expected t? begin ar ound August l in the earliest planted fi elds.

:or'I_Tf:RMELONS: Shipments of melons has continue'd to be relatively heavy during the entire month of July although the prices have
declined sharply from the average received m1ring the first half of the month. Harvest should be about complete by mid-August. Through June JO 5, 561 cars had been shipped as compared with total shipments last year of 5,007 cars.
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SNAP BEAN&:. Ste<J,<;ly moveJilemt continued from Johns on County, Tennes s ee during the 'last half of July, and carlot shipments are equal to that
of the same. time last year. , Late plantings were just .coming up the last week i n July. In Southwest Virginia shipmepts . are heavy and will be at a peak August 5- 15. In the Easte~n Shore-Norfolk section plantings of the early fall crop--started late in July ancl will continue into late August; picking usually begins about September 15.

CABBAGE : Dry weather in June and July limited cabbage production and shortened the early season in Southvrest Virginia. Moisture supply continues
short in this area, resultlng in late settings gro"Ning out slowly and heading small with heavi est movement expected August 5 ~ 18.

IFUSH POTA.TOF.S: In Tennes see, shipments from the Franklin county area are
about, over, vri th yields and quality greatly reduced by dry
weather. Light movement from the Cumberland Plateau is expected early in
August, the crop in this section be ing short due to dry weather. The Virginia summer potato crop is practically harvested. The production proved to be one of the shortest on record. Preliminar-J carlot shipment r ecords to July 25 shpw 1+,509. cars t his ye ar compared vrith 9,121 -to the same date in 1943.

D. 1. Floyd Agricultural Statistician in Charge

John F. Steffens, Jr. Truck Crop Statistician

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GEORGIA - AUGUST 1 COTTON REPORT

Athens, Georgia August 8, 1944

Probable production of cotton in Georgia this year is indicated at about 685,000 bales ( 500. . pound gross vreight), according to August 1 ~rospects reported by crop corresponde...~ts to the Crop '

Reporting Board of the U~ S. Iepartment of Agriculture. Condition of the cropon report date

was placed a'l; 72% of normal and indicates a yield of 238 pounds per acre as compared with the 1943 yield of ~3 and 228 pounds for .the 10-year average, 1933 to 1942. Current probable production is 19% below the 1943 crop of 847,000 bales and 31~ less than the 10-year average of .

997,000 bales .Acreage for harvest this year of 1,379,000 (1,390,000 planted less lG-year averagli

abandonment) is the smallest since 1871 and is only 27% of the all. time high State acreage of _:

5,157,000 harvested in 1914.

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The season to date has been a hard one for Georgia farmers. Coupled with a very limited labor

supply, excessive rainfall from ll.:.arch into early May made this period one of tho wettest on

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r ecord. This ca:usGd late planting in the southern part of the State and some shifting of acreag~

to other crops. The reather was then hot and dry until July when most of this area received

sufficienb rain for the needs of the crop. :Plants in this territory are small but well fruited

generally and little weevil damage is reported.

In Northern Georgia planting vre.s relatively more on schedule than in the southern part of the State but tho dry l a te May a.-"ld June weather extended throughout July "rith heavy damage to progros s of the crop, e sp ecially ir, the upper north-:,restern portion and in the northeast. J?lant$ ar('l unusua l ly small a..'ld blcJ!!1ing in the top. Showers of the past few days are improving the si tuation somewhat and weevil dBmage is negligible but to date the outlook if definitely poor for muo~
of this no:r.thorn territory.

Final outturn of cotton will drlpend on whether the various factors affecting the crop during the remaind"r of the sc o.son are: more or less favorabl~ than usual.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician

D. L. FlOYD Agricultural Statistician
In Charge

GEORGIA M.AP - SH0\4/'ING AUGUST 1 CONDITION BY CROP REPORTING DISTRICTS

'\ I. -r-~Non-Cottol!

,10~ 44 , 59~; /I II' .,"- ' -~I~rf-r

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\ 1943 84% 1 - 1944. 67%s 60;&

84~ ~?7% ~1!~ 1942, { 1943, 837b \_ 1943,

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1944 72%
1943 79%
1942 76%

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76% \-

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1 82%

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1943. 79%

74% ~

1942, 78%

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1;;>W:J:ng report from data .t:urnished by crop correspondents, --field statisti,.CAans, and ;_, ~d"ol?erating St~t-e, .ag_enp.:J...,e~. . ,Th~ ..final ou-t:-;turn o(.~-f~-t~~n' ~ll d~pepd"'1ii)citvrff~thert

the::variouS. i.,n.fi'Iiences .:iffe.ct1ng the crop during trre "remainaer of, -the season are '

d. 'o. re~ or .,.le..s.s', fa.vorable-.. than usual.





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age 1933

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fated! 1 1944[

Aver-! age !1943

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1944 Crop

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Missouri Virginia

AVERAGE I 42 I!

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83 77 77 416 386 425 343 295 315

31

80 l 87 86 ,. 296 I 355 1372 i 29 I 24

24

N. Carolina
s. carolina
Georgia
Florida

i;~7~9~2
35

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14

Tennessee Alabama

1;/6~7603

.,1, z~~ Mississippi
Arkansas
L~misiana

I 2,371

77 , 74
~~.,76
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I I 74 71
, 82 74
so 75!
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310 227
2861

I 327 340 lt93
2851276 !1011 354 35411609

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1 959 1 .
jl8LJ. jl,750

Oklahoma Texas New Mexico

1,530
7,127 . 1o7

69
'II.. 71 8s'

I 68 88 152
82 74 I 162.
98 : . 88 j 472

i I 123 1232 653 . ! 384 740
174 : l65 .j327.3. 12823 !2,450
471 !493 'llo8 1o8 I 110

Arizone~.
California All. Other

147 JOl l 20
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1t 89/0~

87 92 I 417 1 31r I' 48o r82
i I I 90 1 89 581 567 . 558 1 411 76 89 374 . 383 I 419 ' 18
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I 341 I J50
14 17
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From natural causes. Indicated August 1, bn

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10-year

average

abandon"!lent.

Allowances made for interstate movement of seed cotton for ginning.

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Included. in State and United States totals. GroV~m principally in Arizona,

New Mexico, and Texas. _



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Req Athens" Ga..

GEOR.GlA ~CONOMIC5

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.August 12, 1944 GEORcriA CROP F.]lp03T AS OF .AUGUST ~. 19~

Favorable vJeather during July improv.e,d crop prospects in the southern half of the state and indicated product1on for most crops increased during the month. In Uorth Georgia the hot dry vmather of June continued. through July and crop prospects declined belol1 t'he poor outlook of July 1. The northeast-ern and northwestern section of -t;he st~te has been hit the hardest wi th early corn, hay, and gardens almost completely.ruined., and pastures furnishing very little feed for livestock. Since August 1 fairly general rains have been received and some improvement has beeh noticed in lat e crops a..~d pastures.
Indicated 19.44 production of peanuts is the largest on reco~a..' ' T-:r~.e tobacco crop lt!iH be the largest sinoe 1930. .Estimated botton crop of 638.,000 bales will be the smallest since 1923 \'Ji th the exception of ),.941. Corn product~on .is placed at thirtyoe tlfm and a half million bushels or the smallest since 192S. Pre'sent prospects in- ' . dicate that production for most other spring planted crops 'wiJ:l be less than in 1943 but above the ten year (1933...42) average .

CORN: The not d.ry weather reduced the prospective state corn yields to 9.0 bushels per acre or the lo\>Jest yield since 1936. Indicqted production of 32,607 ,000' is 28% belO\./ the 45,288,000 harvested in 1943.

TOBACCO: Favorable weathe r the first half of July improved the . tobacco crop &"ld the .

current estimated production of 93,600,000 pounds is up from prospects one month

ago. The estimated.' production for 1944 is 55% above the 63,657,000 harvested last

year.,' The larg e increase in production is clue to lz,rger acreage and high yield per

acre. l'iark~ting ~f the crop is in full svJing at this time vlith prices ave raging

slightly belovJ. the 1943 level.



PEAl:ru'TS: . Production of peanuts for picking and threshing is indicated at 312,725,000
pounds ~ 6% laxger than the revisec~ 1943 production of 765,380,000 pounds and vJill
~ e the largest crop on record. Tho acreage that will be harve sted is placed at
'1,121,000 .2.ncl a yield of 725 pouncl p Der" acre is expe ct-ed, compared \1rith 710 pounds
one year ago

PEC~ms: Total i)roduction of -oecans for the curr ent. se ason is e stimated at 30,160,000 pounds on the o~uii s o! August... 1 con:di tion or sligl1.tly b e lov.- the r e vised 1943 pro-

duction of 30,500,000 pounds. The crop in the Albany area is less than le.st _-y e ar,

\'lhile prospe cts are for a l~rger production in the central are~"- of the ste.te.

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P FJ~CHES: The final outtur~ of the 194l~ crop was large r than expected earlier in the

see1son. Tot e.l production including comme rcial and all non-comme rcial, is place d nt

4,8 60,000 bushe ls or 205% large r than the short 1943 crop. CrJ.rlot shipments .amounted

to 5, 263 CC'!.rs up to August 5.

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thi's :report.

CROP

ItOO~ O)
I 1944
I

c;:roRGIA -
YIEID FER AC?:E .

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'IOT.AL FROWCTION . (.!N T.:'' fOU~.Ali"Dil__

I Ave.;age 1933-42

1i .
I 1943

1 Indicated~
I 1944 , I

Average-, 1933..-42 I

' ).943 I

Indic a.t e d .1944

Corn ... .. ... .:.... ...bu~ . 3,623

Wheat . ... ...... : 11

218

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f

oCl.ts . ... .. ', . .. "

540

Rye ... ..... . . .. . . 11

20

1Hay (all t <"me) ..... ton 1,56 7

]Tobacco (all)! ...... lb.

95 .7

P6ta.toes, Iri9h, ...bu. . 32

'?otatoes, swe~t~ 11

ll6

r_v.,v"' .'.J. t on .. . ~ . . . . b a 1e. s . , 1 , .-.)79

(peanuts ...... . ... 1b. 1121 ~. (For pic!d.1ig ~,'!.:_ thre shing ) '

102 12.0

9.5 ll.O

188 195

6.6

8~0

.55

.52

910

912

64

61

74

75

228

253

694 ]}no

9.0 13.(}
235 8.5 .46
1030 45 70
238
725

42,873 45,288 32,607.

1, 718

2,123 ; 2,834

8,137 10,120 12,690

, 141

152

170

597

872

721

70,060 63,657 98i6oo

1,334

2,135

1,440

8,044

9,375

8 ,120 .

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997

847

685

: 421,750 ]}765 ,380

812 , 725
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<:. . .,.. /~o.wpe as, alone ....

256

. Soyberms, alone .....

99

Pe ache s, tot_e.~ .crop, bu. PeFJX s, totc1 cron. ~. n
Peca."ls ... ... .. ~ .. lb~

FERGaiT C01iD!TIOH AUGUS'P l

72

76

64

74

76

61

. I 5,382

1,593

I

355

138

' \ .19,632]} 30,500

. 4 ,860
. 164 30,160

'Y Re vised

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Agricultur a l Statistici;:m in Gh3..rzc (See re v~rs e side)

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August 10, 1944

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UNITlt,D ST.ld'ES. .:. _GENEP..AL CROP BEPORT AS QF, _Al)GlJST 1, 1~44

Although' national prospects for corn, hay, potatoes, and some. ~ther crops declined during July

as a, resul.t of drought 0:1. neax-drought conditions in a large east central area, grooIing con"" ditions in - ~st other areas '~Tere favorable and aggregate crop production in the United ~tat~s ( ::\
now seems likt:>ly to exceed production last yea:r by 2 or 3 percent . and to exceed produchon ~n ;';)

~~y previous_ year except 1942. Cr<?p prospects are particularl:y ,favorable nort~ and west of a .nne from Ch~ca.go to El Paso. As ~n 1930, the drought area. th~s year centers ~n Kentucky and

Ten.'1cssee, and in pa:rts of those States conditions on August 1 seemed fully as serious as at

the same season in 1930, with early corn and gardens ruined, "'astures brown and serious local

shortages of feed and forage in prospect.

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Dry weather has :reduced or threatened late crops .in a m~cn=-f~rger . area extending into the
East ern Corn Bolt St ates, Missouri, .!rkanse.s, -parts of Texas, .1:md the north<l:rn portions of the States from Louisiana to Georgia. Prior to the rains of early August drought was also affecting croJ:.s f:rom Virginia northward to southern New :Elngla."'l.d. Tho present drought,. however, follov.red
a pariod Gf wet weather and did not matoria.lly reduce the yiolds of sma.ll grains or early hay; and in mosj; sections cotton. corn, soybeens, and tob<ICco cou,ld still make nearly full recovery.
The drought is, therefore, cP.using heavy loss to mcmy indl.vidual farmers, pe:'.!'ticularly some livestock producers, but he.s not yet m ateri~lly affected crop prospects in the country as a whole~

CO..m~: Dc.spi te a slight decline in yi~ld prospects during July, oric. di the L ".rgcr corn crops was

still in prosp3ct on .August 1. J?roduction is indica ted at 2,929,117,000 bushels, a de-

cline of 51 million bushc1 ls or 2 percent from the July forecast. If realized., this crop would

be 147 miflion bushels or about 5 p ercent below the lnrgc 1943 crop, ?nd 202 million or 6 perce~t

.bclovl -'th.e record 1942 production. In, a droughty area extending fr9m portions of Ohio Biver

:

Valley St,ate-s in a southw?sterly direction across Kentucl0J. Tennessee, rmd Arkansas, f>Rrts of

Mi ssour~, Georgia, Al?b21ll?.., Mississippi, and Louisiana into cast Tex2.s, serious deterioration

of corn, p_rgspccts oc;curred during July.

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WHEAT: The indic ated produ ction of all wheRt "l.s of ~~ugust 1 is 1,132,105,000 bushels, maint a ining this year's crop as the l Brge st United _St!'ltes whe at crop on recorcl.

A '!OB.ACCO: tobacco crop of 1,6l6,498,00J pounds, 411 types combine d, is now :i.'ndic2ted on the

- b a sis of Aue,JUst 1 prospects. This j,s 15 percent above l n st yePr 1 s ' crOjJ T~e flue-

cured tobw...,co_ crop, as a r e sult of a phenomenal recovery follo?ri.ng l a te June and July -~einf.8ll,

is now eX'_floctod to -reach a tot a l of 984,150,000 pounds. Should such a crop :nat e ria1i .ze, this ye e:r 1 s production of this class of tobacco wmrld be the second la.r gest of record, exceeded

only by

. . the 1939 crop - ..., " ~ ..,

of

1.170,910,0CO pounds.





STATE

...

.,. J?.EC.k~S ------------------~
All Vnricties .,. 'Production

- - -l;.:;e;ag; - - - - - -- - - --' - - - - - - - - - - - - Indi-;ated - -

----------':----,~- _ _ _.:::1.::.93~3~-_4:::2:-_,.,___

1943

1h..u~agd_F.1.J!!.d~

il.u_g;ust t. 1944

Illinois
Missouri
North Co:rolina So:q.th C2rolina
Georgi a Florida Alab cuna Mississippi llrka:nSOcS
loui si ana Oklahoma Te::-<ap.

442
880 2,247 2,179 19;632 2,989 6,996 5. 565 3 , 54 5 7,645 15,410 24.,480

575

1, 400

2, 700

!1//.

3,650 30,500

4,524

10,500

. 9' 000

4,600

9,500

!/1/ 26,000 26,000

462 ..

620

2. 726

2, .750'

30 '160'

1/

5:280

9,280

7. 800

3,150

11,285

22,500

36 '750

12' St2tcs ----'---'----92'--,-0-1_0__

]}- 128,949

132 '763

PE.AN1JTS PICKED .AND T'.r-:;;\ESHED

S t e.t e . !

_: _l~r!:.?f!,e_]J_ __ - ____ l J)..l..Q, J?_e_! .!'f:-_re__ .:._::__ fr.Qd_I!cti.Q.n_ __

: Eu.rvested For Harw~ st:

I ndicated :

Tndicat ed

'--L...--,--------~-__:.:__=._19:::.:4!::3~2/,___ _...=1944

: 1943 2/

1944 . : . 1913: .2/ 1944

ThOUS('llld .Acres

Pdumi's . : "Tho \J.sand Founds

Virg ini a North Cnrolina Ter-a10sse c
Sot'.th Carolina
Georgi<~.
Florida
.UabGllln. lflississippi Arkansas Louisi ena Oklahoma Texa s

. 160
302 21 68
1,078 114 574 <11
'11 . 21 275
905

tTNITED STATES

3,607

];[ Equival ent soE.d acre2ge,

_2,7

158 . 293
14 54 1.121 128 .::- 540 27 23 14
. 292 770
3,434
Revised.

1,140 l,Q20
700 550 710 660 725 450 300 33.5 225 330
609.9

.. 1;150 . ,' l82,400

l ,250 " 308,0,-10

600

ItJ,, 700

575

37,400

725 765,380

600

75,240

700 416,150

450

18,450

3 00

12,300

280

9,045

500

61,875

400 . 298,980

6,79.1 2,199,960

181,700 3'66,250
8.400 31,050 812,725 76,800 378,000 12;150 6,900 3,920
I 146;000
308,000
2,331,895 I

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August 15, 1944

D..l.ring the first two weeks of August cpnsiderable rain .fell in Georgia, more abundantly in the southern part of the S~ate than in the . extreme northern portion; the northwest receiving less than the northeast. The rainfall during the :first
week was rrru.chheavier than the second, in most sections at least two times as much fell. Truck crops for fresh market a.re about over for this season with the exception of late beans and a few late cabbage in north Georgia. There will be a f.;1ll . crop of cucumbers in south Georgia, and pim.iento pepper -for processing is now being harvested.

SNAP BE.Alil'S: The rainfall received during the first two we eks of Augu.st ''ras too late to be of materia~ aid to the early north Georgia snap bean crop,

but was very beneficial to the late crcip, and much better yields are expected. It is l~ E;Jport e d that a good portion of th e beans now being harvested are .being sold to canners for processing. In Tennessee, th e crop no~., rpoving from the. Johnson county

area has suffered greatly from dry weather. Light rains reported the past f ew

days .should greatly improve late plantings provided the drought is broken. In

south'.":est Virginia snap bean production has been h eavily reduced by 6 to 8 weeks of

generally dry weather. Practicq.lly all beans now being picked. are going to
canneri es. In the Eastern Shore and Horfolk Section planting c1ontinues nith about

three-fourths of the fall crop planted. Some beans are up and _stands q.r e report e d

good to excellent; movement from the earliest Fall plantings usually begins about

Sep tember l. . Below are list e d the acreage , yield p er a.cre, and indica t e d. produc-

tion for north Georgia and its compe ting states. Pl ease r emember that the yield,;

and production figures are preliminary f or 1944 en d can easily chang e depending on

\7eather conditions.

U ' -------~[_-.__.-_-_-_-_-_A-CRE1-1-'.AG~ -_ __ _j_}'j~L:QJER .ACRE I

PRODUCTION

____ _

110-year

10-y r.

Ind. 110-year

Ind.

STKL'E

a.verage 1943 .Prelim. av. 1.943 . l94. 4 \ average 1943 1944

1933--42

],94.1._ 33-42

. 1933-42

- - -

Georgia,lJorth 2,080

N. Ca rolina 3,64o

Virginia, S. W. l, 230

Michigan

2, 510

Colora do

2,o1o

Tennessee

600

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- Acres 2,200 1,800 6,ooo 6,1oo l, 200 900 1, 800 1, 400 1,6oo l,4oo 3,700 3,900

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- Bu shels -
I 94 88 78 ! 92 120 9o

- 1,000 bushels -

193

194 140

361

72o 459

I 78 80 68

97

96

61

I 78 90
I 143 l?o ! llO ., 116

100 15o 120

193 287
69

1 62 140 272 21o 429 468

CABBAGE: ':Che y ield of the early north Georgia cabbage crop was v e ry poor due to

th e e xtreme lack of moisture . The lat e crop should produce rrru.ch b etter

yi elds if the rain fall continue s to be sufficient during the onco mi _ng vTGeks. It is

eati mat e d t h at the re are 950 acr e s of cabbage in nor'th Ge orgia this y ear co mpared

ni th 800 last year. The dry weathe r which reduced the earli e r crop cu ttings in

south:rest Virginia h as continued unab a t e d into .August and th e y ields of the crop

no\r moving and soon to be harvested hav e be en sharply reduced from ear li e r expectations.

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IRISH POTATO:EJS: The harvest of Itish J,dtatpe~ ::;,~ n"orth Georgia is practically

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completed. The yields in that section are considerably under that

of .lp.st year.: In Tennessee, there will. .l>e .a very light movement of potatoes from

counhes :on the Cumberland plateau through . August . Shipments from the Franklin .

county area have ende~.





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WATERMELONS: : Ther~ are ver'J few commei'~i.aliy gr.own melons yet to be harvested in

. , :'; G:eorgia. ' Through August : 12, the. carlot shipments by rail were 6,468

compared With 5,00'7 Shipped last season.

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NOTE TO TRUCK CROP REPORTERS

Since the principal growing and marketing, seasm{.for Georgia truck -crops is rapidly . : coming to a close, this issue of the Georgia Truck Crop News is the final news release of the year, except for the annual summary around the end of the year.

As you k:now, the primary purpose. of the semi.,. monthly Truck Crop l~ews report is to collect vegetable crop in:forr:ation in Georgia and competing states around the first and fifteer1th of each month, quickly summarize this news and release it promptly enough to be of timely' benefit to 'che grower. In the releases constant mention is made of crop, harvesting dates and the principal growing areas so that members of ., the. tr.ade .in ot.hE;Jr sections of the country, to whom many of our 'news reports go,
--may know VThe~e ,and v.rheri th~y CEI.n buy Georgia produce. Individ!-lal information
J furhished by ' reporters is always treated as strictly confidential and is used only ,. - .to . combine v1ith other similar reports for an area or State estinate.

The in:(ormation you have supplied during the current season has been highly valua:p:Le ih keeping us posted on the Georgia commercial truck cro}_) situation th'roughout the groning and marketing period. It is hoped that these news releases in turn have been of benefit to you and all Georgia growers.

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D. L. floyd

Agricultural Statistician

In Charge

John F. Steffens, Jr. Truck Crop Statistician

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UNIVE.Jil&tTV OP' GP.0"-~1.1'. C.OU.It.O!.. ,.M A~llll CU\..'fUI\f.

Athens, Georgia

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September 1944

F..\..'Thl PRICE BEPOBT AS OF AUGUST 15, 1944

GEOR~lA:

The Georgia all coJih-!lodi ty farm pricEs-received level o.f 174% of the August

1909--Jul~ l910 ' bas~ showed a decline on August 15 of 1 point from the

-preceding mo:rth and 7 points below the index of 181% reported one year ago. Pommodity sub-groups ren~ininkunchanged from last month were Gotton and cottonseed, ~rain, and dairJ products. Me~t animals and chickens an_d eggs sub-groups registered pains of 3 ~oints and 15 points respectively, While fruits fell off 17 points and

~he mis.cellaneous group 7 points.

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UHI~ED ST.A:rES: Sharp advances in hog prices and upturns in livestock product

prices more than offset downturns in crop prices to raise the



general level of farm produc~ prices 1 point during the ~onth ended August 15, the:

U. S. Department of Agriculture reports. The mid-Aug\'l.st index. of price~ received

was 193 per ' cent o~ its AugQst 1909-Ju1y 1914 .average! This is 1 point above a

year ago andthe hihest August level since 1920.

Upturns _in .local: market prices of hogs, milk and eggs raised the livestock and livestock product price index from 190 per cent of its 1909-14 averagein July to 194 in Augu6t. Th\s index w~s 6 points below a year ago, but with that exception wa~ well above any other AugQst since 1919.

Crops: Prices rec~ived by :t:_armer..s for crops have ede;ed downward since mid-April, wiy~ largest declines occurnng in frult and truck crop prices during the past month. ~he all-crop index -was 191 per cent of the 1909-14 average or 3 points lower than in July but 8 points ~i&~er than the August 1943 level.

Although industrial product.iol} has grad\i.a,l1y declined since the peak of November 1943, total non-agriculturai income payments continue to rise . These record income payments, ,,7hid! are .a fairly reliable indication of the ability of the nonagricultural population to purchase goods, have greatly strengthened the domestic demru1d for farm products. Employment in non-agricultural establishments in June .was about 3 per cent below the Nov~mber 1943 level, but this drop was more th~~ offset
by the increase in average earbings per worker.

Meat Animals: The sharp increase in hog prices from: . Juli' lS.:to '.August 15 was the

most _significant factor increasing the general level ' of prices received by farmers. Slight declines in sheep, lamb and calf prices were mor~. than offset Qy an 80-cent increase in hog prices as the meat animal index rose 4 points to 201 per cent of the_ 1909-14 average in mid-August. This index nevertheless was 7 points lower than in ,

.August las. t y. .e.a. r. .



Pbul tcy and eggs : G-ains in turkey and egg prices during the past r.1onth caused an

increase of 6 points in the poul trJ and egg index to 171 in mid-Augu.st. A y~a:r

earlier the index was 192.

Dairy nroducts: Re sponding to a ?-cent increase in the ave~age price r e ce~ved by

farmers for whole milk sold at wholesale, the index of dairy product pri~s advanced

to 196 in hgust compare d with 194 a montP. earli er and 192 in August 1~43. ::ices

of other dairy products, however, remained unchanged from a,. month earl~er. J.hlk-

feed ratio~. including an allowance . for dairy production payment~ increase d from



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1.28 in July to 1.31 in .August.

Prices Paid by Farmers: For the second cons~cutive month the general level of prices paid by farmers for cornmodi ties remained unchanged~ At 176 per cent of the

1910-14 average, the index in mid-August was 7 points higher than on the corresponding date a year ago. The index, adjusted to 1919-29 and 1934-39 base periods, re~~ined the same as a month earlier at 110 and 141 respectively.

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GEORGIA

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UNlTEI) STATES

=1 C01ff;~DITY
t.i\ug. . UNIT

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Av-;;:ge 1909-

;[--~-A--ug-u- s-t~15---!L %Juol;fi.9AMv.j;'

Av~~~-;--f-~gust~; 1July 1944
Aug. 1909 !-----,.-----%of Av.

__________ {~..!Ill-!...t--!943 : 1~.-psoe-s1L ,_ J~1y; 1914\1943 1 1944. , 1909-_1_4_ _

I$ 1~55 r l;n! ?.beat, bu..

l 1.24

1.45 i

I 125

I .88 -

l 135

153

I

I

!

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f

Corn, bu. Oats, bu.

. $ .91 j 1.68 l 1,7C i 187 1

$ .67 ! .96

105 !~ 157 i~

.64 e40

I 109J I .05

I 1417 'I ;71 .

183 178 , 2

Irish Potatoes,bu $ :S.w..e...e. .~, .P- Qtetoes,b~$

Cotton, lb.

I

1.12 .83
12.6

1.45

1.85

2.60

3.00

! 20.8

21.5

169.

70

1;.'57

h59

227

I 3S,i

;,88

I 2;,78j

I
2;.58 1

2.93

171 I' 12~4

l i l9e8

202 r'

163

I Cottonseed, ton $ 24,39

50.00 ,. 53.00

217

22.55

! 50.90 53;.20

236

ltay (loose) ton $ 17.85

I 15.00 22;,00

123

11;,87

1 112.20

I 14;,30 ! _ 120

Hogs, per cwt. $ 7.33

I Beef cattle, cwt. $ 3.87
Milk cows, herul $_!/33 85

Horses, head

I$ 158.15

Mules, her:d

.$

Chic..'lwns_, lb.
Eggs, doz.
-.
Butter, lb.

1I 13.2
j 21.3
Ij 24.6

13.60 1 12;,00
l 10.60 1000
iI 88o00 II 76~00
llBo 00 119.00
1

]187.00 1190.00

I 27.2 I

I I

i

39 7 j

! !

i

1 39.0

29..2 360 39.0

Butterfat, lb.

(;~~ i~o- #) I,. Milk

11

i <t 25i7
$ 2.42

Peaches, bu Cowpeas, bu.

!I.! $.d.o,

1.58

43.0 I 46.0
I

3.ss 13.1 4.05

t":,QQ

1
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. 3, 20

2. 55 I 4. 50

Soybea.'ls, bu. l'ean.u-ts, lb.

I$ ! !'..t 5.0

2 so
7.4

3 2 0
8.0

y --"..:.tt. .... ~
}j Average Jonuary , 1910-~cember , 1914.

I 164

7.27

258

542

I 48 00

i 136.o60
. "t \53.90 ~ .

' 11.,4
1.1
I 21;,5
j 25;,5

1 26.3
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160 : 4.8

I 13~?0 112.00

l 3 .o.50
1
I lh 70

117 ;00 10500
I 1
1 86 ,QQ ?5; 80

111s:oo lOBoOO

I 25.6

24~1

I
.j 38.8

33~.0

1 43.6

437

jj 49~8 1
I I .
_ '! 3_.1_6_

50.2
3~22

I 12631 388

r .1.6sl

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l 7.2 l

190 ?.6

186 216 Z19
55 70 211 153 -171. ' 191 ,'
201
.,.
158 .

Preliminary ... D:Jes not include dairy feed payments,

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lt\TDEX NUMBERS OF PRICES ~EIVED BY FPJ\MERS IN Gl!DF.GIA (August 19Q9..July 1914 :::: 100)

ITEM

All Commodities

Cotton & Cottonseed

Gre.ins

.

Meat Animals
Dairy Products
Chicken & Eggs
Frui ts
Mi see 11 an.eous

'l.rch ic Lengloy llgriculhU'al Statistician

lifter f ive days l'eturn to Unit ed States ~part~ent of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building
Athens, Cklorgia

.Augu.st 15,
. 1943
181
170 173 233 157 192 358 132

July 15, August 15,
---1-19-74-45------1-91--17-:44----

174

174

177

177

210

213

163

163

170

., 185

214

197

149

142

D. t. Floyd

.AgriC',J.ltural Statistician, In Charge

Penalty for priv~-.'.te usc to avoio. Jiayment of posta<;e $300.

OFFICIAL BUSINESS

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GEORGIA _: SEPTEI,ffiER 1 COTTON REPORT

September 8, 1944

A Georgia cotton crop of 755,000 bales (500 pounds gross weight) appeared in pros-

PJ~Ct on September l, according to_ the. official cotton report released today by the

s.- Crop B.eporting Board of the U;

D~partment of Agricultur~.

The foreca.st is based

upon data furnished by crop correspondents and takes. into consideration reported

cond:i.tion of the crop, extent of weevil damage, number of bolls considered safe per

plant and other factors -bearing upon outturn of the crop.

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Estimated acreage for harvest is l, 384,:000 -: lo\'!est since 1871 - after allowing for

.4)b a-bandonment from the 1,390,000 acres in cultivation JulY l. Probable lint

yield per acre of 262 is 4% above the 253 pounds last year and 15% greater than the

10-year average, 1933-42, of 228 pounds. Indicated production of 755,000 bales is ll )~ belo11 the 847,000 bales of last season and 24% less thatl. . the 10-year average of

997,000 bales.

The present forecast shows a hea~r increase over one month ago due to substantially

improved prospects. Drought areas of . northern Georgia that \\lere suffering_at that

time have receiv-ed beneficial shovfers and rains, and plants are mostly vell fruited

for their unusually small size. The crop in this part of the State is spotted

ranging from poor in the dry areas to :good \1rhere su:fficient rainfall had been re-

ceiv-ed prior to AugQst l. Elsewhere over the State plants are smaller than usual

but prospects are generally good to excellent with most of the territory expecting

the rare accomp lishment of naking a top crop. '\veevil infestation has. been relativel;

light throughout the season with negli gible indicated damage. Picking and ginning .

are in full S\'ling in southern and middle .G~orgia a~d ~eginning e~en in northern

counties.





ARCHIE ~ANGLEY

D.L. FLOYD

Agricultural Statistician

J).gricultural Statistician

In Charge

GEORGIA IVi.A.P SRO\HlJG.. ESTI!YI..\T:DD PRODUCTION 1944*AND .FIN.Il..L PRODUCTION FOR 1943 &1942

r19:~ --.-;s:.;~-~~-c~t-;,;;,r7

*1944 production indicated

74,000 . l n.--.__----Yfii,,

1943, 88,500

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1944, 98,00~ 53,000 -~

by crop prospects September 1.

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\\OM-E-18-~-.I.~~4~1 2-5,001\/ -J\)A11T!L99_A44N~32T,,__A.1l/2-088~,,o5oA0ln./r.HE''ll-_1/'-1~~9,_47_123_9,'.E"o4L-2o8Bo9!,'-Ro' T\o,'O-o...N,~ c_} \...."- \./ v. (~-~'"'-.

1944- 755,000 1943 - 847,000 1942 ..- 855, ooo
Districts shown

1944, 134,000 ;"'

\ . AU~~~A are Crop Reporting

1944, 130,000 '

Districts and NOT

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t I< \ i 1943, 136, 0. 00

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1942, 136,000

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1943, 137,000
l~CON

' \1944. '

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115,000 "'-,

Districts.

J 1943,

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13.1 ~ 500

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/ 1943,

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. 1944, 81,000 '

1943, 86,000

. IX . '-- SA .. AR

1944, 15,000

'f... ) (
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6 . 1943 2l, 500

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66,000 ~.

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1942 21,500

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U. ~fle Crop Report{n:g :s'oa'rd:- of the. S. Department. ;f Agrieul ture ,m~e~('th:~ f~llowing :

jl'eport from data furnished by cron corre~pondents, field statisticians,' ~d coop-r i

Serating St~te ~gencies, The final outturn of cotton will depend upon whether~ the - '

:var~ous 'in'flu~nces affecting- the crop during the I"'em~i:nder of the s~ason are .more.

or iess favorable than usual. --

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11944 ACREAGE ]J S:tm?~. l

l i Total !

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For

iaband.- ha-r...

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!onment 1 vest

1943

I after j -

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lv:issouri Virginia
H. Carolina
s~ Carolina Georgia Florida
Teru"lessee Alabama r.:lissi::; sippi Arkansa s
Loui~J~na

lJu1y -l j Thous. .I

i 1 Pet. acres

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l

.I .8 I

3571 l .5

31'

I I .3

i
;t !

.3

798

i '

1,107

I i
I

' .4.

1,384

I
! I I

1.0

I

36 i

7 ....
Pet.
73 73 77 71 . 74
..so

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I .4 j

-672 II .

.3 I 1,471

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I

.7 ' 2,383

! lJ 1.;~ .lj..

I

65
77
70
56
eo

Ok1ah<:)Jna Texas New ~vi~xiCd

a - l ' 3

1 552

42

i . I 2:6 ' l, 7' 135 l 65

+ 'r. 3 'i 109

89

:6-' T- -AC'ailiziofp9af~ia'

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4

I-- ,.146 J 301

1

81 91

1 All"tYther - _ ; 1 i'~ ~

20 1, 84

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1

COlWITIOl\iYIELD PER ACRE iPROuUCTION(<H.nnings),S/

i
lI -

flyer-! , lndi-. 500 lb,gross wt.bal: _- age, 1 ~ patedAver- !1943 !1944 Crop

I 1944
I '.
! Pet.
I
Il 74 86
I 87 .'-82

1933--,194:' 194 age !Crop lrndicated

1<42 - --- . 1933-,g_

Sept. 1.



T:n<>us ~ !Thom Thous.

Lh. Lb. Lb. ~ales

. I-

'

I 416 I 386 4371 343

r 296 1355 I 41s 29

323 1338 I 427[ 613

lbalN
I 295
24 596

bales
325 27
710

'276 ' 1291 1 336 759 696 775

1_-.,_ 76

228 !253.. I 2.62 j 997

847

755.

I1

t 81

145

1-

. , .', ' .

75 ' 310

1174
I

t 1871

I
j327

I 375

I

25 493

I 16
I
I 491

13 525

78
80

I 227
I 286
!~!~

j 1285 1290 11011
i~.~-.;54 t 383' 11609

959 1841

1291 '. ;;L'3- ~--' 5!1314 I

1349 -294 617

890 1900 . 1250
565'

j

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I _. 71

1
1152' !123 !204

653

384

660

68 90 93 91 79

162 1472
! 417
581
1374

1174 165 I 3273 282~

I ,471 I 511 108
311 1490 ! 182

! . 108 131

I I 1567
1383

1566
l41~

1

L111 . 1s

341 14

. 2450 116 149 355 17

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l

I

I

I

68

l 75 226. 9.253.5 273. 12' 455111' 427 11 '483

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A.':l~r1can . .... Eg"Jlpt u.s.~;

l 1-

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14.0

j

83

85

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I -

j I

I/ Preliminar'T ;-

I ,I

L I

!

j210
l .l .

1278

29. 1

60.9

8.1

"ffj Allowance's ~ mac1.e for int-~rstate movement' ~-f seed cotton fo r ginning.

~ Included in Sta'te and United States. totals.

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After five days return to United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau. of .Agricul tur:?-1_Economics 319 ~xte::-1sion ;B_'Llilding Athens, Georgia -,
GF3'I CI.AL :BUSD8SS

Penalty for private use tc avoid payment of postage$3C

Mlss . Nellte lt Reese. L1~laa.

State College of' Agrl

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A~hena. ea.

UNITE.D STATE.e, ,, DE.PARTMI::.NT Of' AGRIC..UL..TURE.
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G'EORGIA ECONOMICS
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UNIVE.RSITY OF" eE.OP\.~IA . C.OLLE.GE. OF AGII'I.ICU~TUR,f;.

September 13, 1944

_GECR G:Jf\ CROP REPORT "~S OF SEP}:'EHBER 1, 1944
1Jeath~r corir:li{;i ons -dur ing- A<iifllst -~v-e-:re g e~erally favorable for late crops ancl in most areas good progress v;a s made, A number of Georgia crops were reported on September 1 as having mo.de ga;i.ns compared wi t h indications of the preceding mont h. Corn, hay,. peanuts, svree tpotatoes and cotton were the main crops falling in this class, while most other cr ops made little change during the period.

Harvesting of peanuts, cot ton, and hays is in full swing and ro.:pid progress was being made until frequent rains of September delayed harvesting operations.
CORN: Probable production of 36,230,000' bushels i$ 1170 larger than was indicated on August 1 of this year but still 20% belovr the - 45,000,000 harvested in i943. Yield per acre i;> placed at 10.0 bushels compared with :l20 .bushels last year.

TOBACCO: Production of tobacco in 1944 is placed at 98,600,000 pounds or the largest crop in the sta te's history except 1930 when 104,609,000 pounds were har vested.

PEAl\!lJTS: September 1 prospects point to a peanut pr oduction of 829,540,000 pounds compared with 765,380,000 in 1943. This year's crop if.' realized will be 8% above the r ecord produ ction one year ago . Yi eld pe r acre is plac e d at 740 pounds c ompared with 710 in 1943.

PECANS: The 194!., pecan productj.on be.sed on Se ptember l condition is estimated at 30,160,000 pound s or the s ame a s on August l. The curre nt i ndica ted production 'is slightly beloY! the final 19L.J outturn, since early summer mois t ,J.re has been plentiful and well-fi ll ed nut s ar c expe cted this seas on.

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CROP

I .AC>iE.t'\GE '
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1

YIELD l'ER AC:RE

11W'd:r~ge

'lndicated

TOTAL FRODUCTION ( 1 .Avera ge

IN THOUSJ,JJDS) I r.d.ic e.ted

1944 11933-42 1 1943-~I---1- 9.4.-4-----.,f --1-933-42

- - - - ..1.:9::4;.3..::::::.___ 19~1

Corn . .. . ...... .. .. . bu. I 3 1623 W'neat ., ............. 11 I 218

Oats ............ .' .. . n
Io/e .............. ,. n 1

540 20

10.2 9.5
18.8
6. 6

12.0
ll.O
19.5 8,0

10.0 13,0
23.5 8.5

42,873 1,718 8,137
141

Hay (all tame) ... tons' 1,567

55

.52

Tobacco (all) ....... lbs. 1 95 .7 I 910

'912

Potatoes, Irish., .. ,bu. 1 32

64

61

Potatoes, swe0t ,. . 11 1 116

74

75

Cotton ............1>c:1es 1 1,384

228

253

' Perumts ..... ;r;,. lbs. 1 1,121
(For picking~& thr e shin~

694

l/710

.49
1030 45
75 262
740

59'7

70,060

1,33:1

I 8,044

I

997

I 421,750
t

t F.EBCENT CONniTION AUGUST 11

Gov.'Peas, nlono .... .'.

256 t~

67

sr---~

Soybe a'ls, alone ...

99 I 75

73

69

J

Poaches, total crop, bu. Pears, tota l crop .. 11

5,382 355

PecanS ....... -lbs.' I

19,632

4 5 ,288 2,123
10,120 152 872
63,657 2,135 9,375 847
})765,380
1,593 138
j}30,500

36,230 2,834
12,690 1.70
'~8
98,600 1,440 8,700 755
829,540
~,860
500 30.160

l} Revised

./l'lCHIE LANGLEY li.gricul tu:::: al Statistician

D. L. FIDYD Agricultural St P.tistici an in Charge

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Uni.lsuan:;/abund?.Jlt rains duri~ .f:l~st '6ver .most ef 'the area between the Great Plains e-nd the

,Appalachian 'Mo\.mtains added \ l?Z million bushels to the prospective corn crop, boosted pros:}Jects

fq;r: tobac~t;:o ' and sweet potatoes ~,md helped cotton, pe?Iluts, soybeans, and. sorghums~ , \!J'et webther
at harvest time caused some loss of- :wh~at in the Dakotas. The net .effect of ciilanges during .August

was to improve. national crop prospects about 2 percent so that yroduction now seems likely to be
ab~ve proliuction in. PI"o/ past year except 1942 and within 2 percent of the all-time record set in

that outstan:O.ingly f a,vorable season. Forecasts bRsed on cqriditions reported September 1 indicated

aggregate crop -ploduC.tion about 4 percent above production last y~ar, 9 percent above any year

prior to 1942, ar.d 2.2 ..pcrcent abo11e the 192_332 or 11predrought 11 averF~.ge.

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Prospects' ~.cntinuc:d ,~o. improve during early September ~nd further improvement is tc be expected if

fro?t.s boJii1c off till the large acreage of l ate-planted crops ca."l mature. 1Totwithstc:,nclins all the

dela;)'s in :planting last spring, all the local losses from drought this summer E>nd all the vexation

hand~cF.tps and d0lays from wro:time conditions, a few weeks of favorable weather could give the

ler-gest aggregate vohune of . crops this COUl1.try hRs ever produced. It is evident that, in the main,

farme rs ::mel their families have dono their pl'lrt well 2nd others have helped where th.ey co1.1ld.

G8.ins during .August were loc al "nd uneven. In the e"'rly pB.rt of the month drought was r c:ipidly re-
'ducing ptH;si,'blo production in a lRrge erea which covered neRrly nll of the eastern Corn Belt,
Kcntuch."Y '-'lld. Tennessee, and stretched from Bostor.1. to the :EU.o Gr<1nde. Later in the month rains
nnd . cooler woe...ther brought relief to mo .st of tho dry are"!. except the Northe l'.st, most of which has h ad rnin in on:rly September. There woN r-o1so excellent r~'~ins in tho western O:Jrn Belt but tcio
much r ''in for small grain h;c.J.-vost in the DnkotFts.

CORN; Improvement as n result of fqvor ablc .August weather, particularly in the 1'/vc;stern Corn Belt,
hr1.s ::.">is0d prospective corn :production to a ue&-record level. A gain of 172 million bushels was
made during Al<gust in estimated production, to about 3,100 million bushels. This would be second only to the r ecord set in 1942, nnd would exc0ed the 191:3 crop by r>bou~ 25 million bushels. A crop of this s.ize, if roa], ized~ '\>\'OUld. exceed the 1933.,.42 .F.t:Ver <.ge by 732 million bushe ls, or ne~ly
one--third. lt must be con s idered~ hovrever, thd th.i_s lO;.,.yon r averFtge includes 'the t wo drought
ye Ars, 1934 end 1936, in each of which prod,.1ctio11. wa:s only ~bout 1~ billion bushels. An average yield of 31.8 bushels per harve-sted f?,ct>(~ is indicated on Septe mber 1, compared wi th 32,5 in 1943 and tho averr~,ge of 25.8. The ncreage for h n:t"Vest- this yec:.r is the l n.rge st since 1933.

PE.~lUTS: Total production of peanuts to b e picked or thresht'ld this yeax is indica ted at

2 ,.:~o5,63Q,OOO potm cls~ This compares with ~,199,960 ,ooo pounds harvested f:rom the crop of 1943 nnd the lO"'!yenr (1933.,.4:2) average production of 1,388, 967~000. Proo.uction prospects t l::.is yoro: <~.s

cor.rrp ered with. lccs t year a re improved in all a r eas, and a.;~.e 2 percent above last ye :.rr in the &:>uth-oo

eastern A:re p., 12 percent 1:1.bove in the Virginia.,.Carolb.a Area, Pnd 22 percent n.bove i :(l the Sout~

western .,A,;rea.





Progress during .August was genera lly good in the VirginiFtCRrolina "nd $outhe <'~ stern Ar.e~.s. Some

sections in North Ca rolina reported poor pegging owing to insuffici ent rainfall while cond itions

were more f<wo.r:ible in Virgini ~t nhere rainfall was more. til'lely. In th0 &:>uthweste:rn Area b,ot,

dry we n.ther during the first 2 weeks of .August c r-Jused de terioration in p "~rts of Oklehome. "'nd

northern Te x.Rso Sub s eg_u0nt rair...fall brought R'hout imp:r,-ovement in 'I'B :lCAS but th.G r <>.ins we r o .too

h1te in Okl<ohoma to offset tho eflrli. \'lr d"'~age.

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PECANS: Poc?n p:roduction is estima ted at 142,933,000 pounds compared vri th 128,949,000 pounds lA.st

y0 ar 2nd the 10-yoe.r (1933-42) ave r age of 92,01Q,OOQ. pounds. :Prosp0cts improved during August in

ne ar~y all p oc pn-producing ~tAtes. l,'rospective production of iT".proved vP.:rietios is 59,085,000

pounds, -4 percen t r;.bove tho 1943 Cl.'Op of 56,688,000 pounds And 64 percent above CJ.verqge. Indi-

cated. production of se ed.ling varieties . is 83,818,000 pounds cotn:r.>c-,:rot:). with 72,261, 000 poi.;nds in

1943 Pnd 56, 052,000 :pounds, the lQ.,.ye FJ.r nver age.



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Growing conditions wor e f 2:vorabl0 in the CRrolinP.I;l during .August. In Georgia, conil.itions howe continued f r~vor al; l c :for tlw pecr;m crop r>ml. a crop :>bout ~q~a1 t6 l'3st y e Pr l s product.ion is. expected. ' lldcqu,Je moisture dudng July "'nq. .August should af$sure well-filled n'uts. The Stuart VFJ.riety is e:xpectect ' to be heaviest this ye Ar, Scfflb h a s c aused. consider::!ole a <'mr-tge to the Schley vnxiety, especi a lly in t.ho Albany aJ."e a. In lViissi~sippi, cQmli tions Rr~ spotted but prospects for the St 2.t e 11s rt whole nre gene rally f rworatle.
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GEORGIA; The September 15 all cornmodi ty price index of prices received by Georgia farmers for their produce advanced 4 points from one month ago. The
increase is due to a sharp rise in Chicken and Eggs and Fruits, and a slight increase in Cotton a."ld Cottonseed and Dairy Products. Other commod.i ty groups declined during the period. The current all commodity index is 178~ of the August 1909--July 1914 base .which is 2 points under the 180% one year ago.

UNITED STATES: Sharply lower prices for truck crops, fruits and some feed grains caused a 1 point decline in the index of prices received by farmers
during the month ended September 15. At 192 per cent of the Au.gust 1909--July 1914 average, the index of prices received oy farmers on September 15 was also 1 point lower than a year earlier . .- ~he parity index, although unchanged since June, was still 6 points above a year earlier. The ratio of prices received to prices paid, interest and taxes, at 113, was down 5 points . fro m September 1943.
The domestic demand for all farm products continues at or near a record high level. Latest available data (June) indicate that average weekly earnings of factory VTorkers are about 4 per cent higher than a year .earlier and nonagricultural income p1:tyments (July) were about 10 per cent higher than in September 1943.

Cotton: Marketing of the 1944 crop of cotton lint was v1ell U.."lder way in midSeptember and, at 21.02 cents per pound., farmers received a higher price than at any time since July 1928. The 1944 crop is slightly larger than last year. In mi~ September, cotton prices neared parity for the first time since May 1943.

Feed Grain and. Hay: The index of prices received by farmers for feed grain and hay

in mid-September, at 162 per cent of the 1.909-14 average, was 4 points lower than a

month earlier. Lloderate increases in hay , prices '.'Jere more than offset by sharp

declines in prices received by farmers for oats and barley and a light decline in

the price of corn. Oat prices dipped below parity levels for the first time since Aug~st 1943. The feed grain index,however, was still 6 points above the 156 recorded

for September 1943. l11eat Animals: Hog prices advanced for the second consecutive month, but this was

i:lore than offset by declines in prices of other meat animals, and. the meat animal

index droypo~ from 201 per cent of the 1909-14 average on Augtlst 15 to 200 on

September 15. With this decline; the meat animal price index for September 15 was

8 points und.er a year ago. Beef Cattle prices decline rather generally during the

past month ~nd on September 15 averaged 10 cents per htU1dredweight under a year ago
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Dairy Products: The dairy proJiuct index roso less thnn usual from August !5 to

September 15. advancing only 2 points to '198 per cent of the 190914 average . .

Wnolesale prices. reo.eived by farmers for milk advanced from f3. 21 per 100 pounds in Augu.st to $3.26 in September, reaching a l evel for the month surpa~sed only in 1919

a..J.d 1920. Farm butter advanced fractionally to 44.2 cents per pounds, while retail

milk and butterfat remained unchanged at 13.2 cents per quart and 50.2 cents per

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Poultry and Eggs: Seasonal increases in prices received by farmers for turkeys and

eggs boosted the index of poultry and egg prices 8 points to 179 during the month

ended September 15~ Egg prices advanced 2.5 cents per dozen to 35.5. The mid-

September poultry and egg index was 22 noints lower than a year ago.

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V.'heat, bu.

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Corn, bu.

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Oats, bu.

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Irish Potatoes,bu $.- ' 1.12

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1.60~ 129

1.65 181

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Hay (loo,e) ton
Hogs, per cwt.

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13 .601

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53.00 . 217

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12.207 166

7.27

Be~f cattle,c;~rt. $ 3.87 Milk cows, head $ ]}33. 85

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85.00f n.oo 213

5.42' 48.00

2.31 1 2.191 249

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Hors_es, head..

$ 158.15

122.00 i~2.oo ! 77

136.60

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Chickens, lb.

13.2

Eggs, d.o.z.

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Butter, lb 1

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BUtterfat, lb.

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170 '

1'70

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174

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GEORGIA - OCTOBER 1 COTTON .REPORT

Cotton prospects on October 1 indicated a Geor~a cotton crop of 800,000 'bales ( 500 poup.ds gross weight) according to the report released today by the Crop Reporting :B'oard of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. This report is based on informa- . tion from crop correspondents anci ginners and. takes into consid.eration condition, .:probable yield per acre, tveevil damage, percent ginned to report date, and other factors affE)cting the outturn of the crop.

m - The current forecast of 800,000ba1es is 45,000 above the September figure but 6%
be1otv the 847,000 ba1<~ s harvested in 1943. The indicated yield per acre of lint

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pounds - the highest ever reported for Georgia. The previous high

yield 1.;as in 1937 when 270 pounds p er acre \\las harvest ed.

Reavy rainfall occurrecl at intervals over a conside rable portion of September 1.ri th cons e quen t dela,_v to cotton picking and some dame,ge to qualit~r of grade. Coupled 11i th t he very limited. suppl;r -of labor this has resulted in a :).o1rer percentage of the
crop harve sted and. ginned on Octo1:5er 1 than for any recent y ear. This is especially true in the Coastal Plains territory \~.'here 'p eanut harvest is requiring most of the available labor. In North r:: rn Geqr.gia .\~Tith smaller farm units ancl lov1er current yields cotton picking is relative l ;.r more advanced than in othe r areas.

Bureau of Cen~us ginning s rep ort sho>1TS 351,000 running bales ginned in Georgia :prior to . Octob er 1 comp ar e d ~~i th 510,000 to the same date in 1913 and 487,000 in-

1942. ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricu ltural Stati s tician

D.L. FLOYD,
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1943, 88,500

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;report from the data furnished by crop correspondent-s, ,field statisticians and
cooperating State agehcies. ~he final outturn ' of cotton will depend upon whether

the various influE.nlces affecting the crop during the remainder of the season are

more or less favorable than usual..

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-C- ~ ONDITION1

_ L1 YUiLD PER ACrol ~0PR0OD1UbC.TgIOron(sCs inwnitn.gbla) les_ . I._..---,----,- -- ,---T- 11944

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Lb. 1 Lb. 1 ~.bales ba~~- 1_bales _

I I I 416 386 450

343 295 I 335

I 296 355 I 418

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lJ. Carol ina i

798 ,. 731 76 90 323 338 II' 427 i 613 596 710

S. Carolina
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1.107 I 66 II 72 86 276 291 I 369 I . 759 696 850 -

l, 384

67 76 79 2_28 . 253 i 277 j . 99.7 847 800

.il'J.orida Te nnessee

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672 1,471 2,383

68 1 85 1
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73 67 I
69 80 71 77

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79 84 85 .

145
310 227 '286 .

174 1 16o
327 400 285 310 354 1395

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I I 493 491 560 .

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i1, 609 1, 841 !l, 960

Ailca::1s cts
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1,739 923

I I 691 61
661' 8?

71 j '283. 2 91 373 1' 314 . 1' 122 - 1,350

7? 24l . 349 32Z

61.7 739 I 620

Oklahoma Te x a s Hev1 Mexico

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7,135 . 109

i 58 . 44
641 71f
85 I 84 I

I i 78 ].52 ).23 204
71 . 162 174 1 68
85 . I 472 I 471 493

I 653 384 660

3,273
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12,823 1'08

2,5oo 112

Arizona

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182 131 135

I California

301

90 ! 91 1 90 , 581 t 567 . [ . 566

<Ul 341 355

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FABM P~ICE' REPOR~ AS OF OCTOBER .15, 1944

Athens, Georgia' November 1944

GEORGIA: W~th few exceptions prices being received for Georgia fsrm products on October 15 were . 2.t about tlie sa;ne level as for the preceding month. The all commodity price ind.ex was
reported at.l79 '/o of the base perio1 A'.1gust 1909-July 1914 compared with 178 %on Septembe r 15 and ::.80 %one year ago. :Prices of the gre~ns sub grou:p showed a decline of 8 points from the
previous ;nonth but this vras more than offse t by a 19 point. gain in the chicken and egg group and
a l point increase in prices of miscellaneous product.s.

UNITED STATES; local market prices received by fa:rmers rose 2 points during the month ended
Octob e r 15, but p ari ties again held ste ady according to the U. S. !epartment of Agriculture. The gene ra1 level of f arm product prices, at 194 perccmt of the August 1909-July 19!.4 a:verage in mid-October, was the same as in October 1943. Higher mid-Qctober prices for livescoc!< and livestock products were more than st)i'ficient to offset the decline in crop p rices during the past month. The parity index (prices paid, interest a.""J.d taxes), has rema ined at 170 for the past five months and is 5 points above the Octob e r level last year with the avernge for a ll f a rm commoditie s 14 percent above parity.

Lower prices rece ived for fruits, Vi3gctables, tobacco e.nd corn more t .han offset the strength

shown by the prices received for food grains, cotton and oil...bearing crops, and the allcrop price

index dropped from 188 percent of its 1909~14 level in September to 187 in October.

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Upturns in prices received by fa:rmcrs for hogs, milk and eggs liftod ' the live stock end livestock product p~ice index to 199 percent of its 1909-14 average. ~e index is now 3 points above mid-
September but still 5 points below October a ye?o:r ago.

Although the total domestic and foreign demand for farm products in 1945 is expected to be slight-

ly lower than in 1944, it. will still be much above pro'!"war levels .Howeve r, demand is quite like-

ly to hold up rathe r well in the immediate months Rbro;otd.

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COT'KJN: l'ricos aver age d 21.25 cents per pound at loc r'll f erm morkets in mid-Qctobor, up. 0.23 cents over Septemb er 15 ru1d 0.97 cents above a yeAr ago. The supply of cotton this year is now estimated to be 22 ,117 ,01) 0 run.""J.ing bol e s or about 2 percent l 'lrge r th8Il. iri the 1943 crop se a son. ?rices received by f :c:rmers for cotton were 171 :percent of their August 1909-July 1914 n;Vc rago on
October 15, and above p nrity for the first time since April 1943.

FOOD GRAIN: Price s climbed 9 points during the month ended Octob er 15 to r e ach 164 p e rcent of the 1909..1914 average, 7 points ebovo a yen:r eArlier '1!ld the highest for October
1 __., since 1920. Wheat prices rose 7 cents during the month to ree1.ch $1.42 p e r bushel.
MEAT ANIMALS: Prices received by f armers for hogs advenced for the fo\ll'th co;nsccutive month. Beef cattle prices declined gener::~.lly in Southe rn :md Western St a tes, .but held
steady to slightly higher in other nxea.s. Both beef cattle and ve e1 cdf prices remained un ch=ged during the past month. The me a t animal index, at 201 percent of the 1909-14 a.vera ge on
October 15, W''t$ up l . ~oint from a mop.th e arlier but was 3 points below October 15 last ye FJ:r.

POULTRY AND EGGS: .Although r e tail feed prices held steady, prices r eceive d by f ,.rmFlrs for poultry

and. eggs adv1'lnced 11 points during the month ended October 15. This vr.as l arge-

ly due to the more thnn seasond increase in the average price received for eggs nnd '" contraseasonal increase in chicken prices~ On Octob e r 15, eggs ~we rage d 38.8 cents p er .dozen, w. in...

crease of 3.3 cents during the month.



DAIRY l'ROIDCTS: .At 201, the dairy product price index reached its highest October l evel since 1920. Prices received by fRrme rs for wholes ale milk :md farm butter at local
markets increased less than seasonally to $3.34 per 100 pounds nnd. 44.7 cents per pound :t'espoc,.
tively. Butterfa t prices increased slightly to 50,3. c ents per pound, but 'nere 0.5 cents below a year enxli e r. Production o milk is continuing P,t ::~,bout the s Bme level as a ye ?r ago, with a strong demand for all dairy products for civilian snd milit~y uses.

PRICES RECEIVED BY F.AF.MER$ OC'I'OBli!R IS:, 1944 WITH COMPARISONS

COMAlI~IDD DITY
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t- . . ~g. 1909-

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IJuly 1914 ! HH3 \ .1944 _-: ~90~:--14 . : Ju~ 1914,, . 1943 1 1944 1 909-14

r . l $ 1.24

1.62! 1.67 !35

.88 .. 1.35 1.42

161

Corn, bu.

I$ .91

1.52~ 1,55 , 170 l

,6t1

1.07

1.13

177

0 2ts, bu.

I$ .67

!rish l'oteto~ s,bu. $ 1.12

11~10_1
1.85 .

I 1.10
2.00 1

164 179

I
~

.40 .70

.74 1.28

.66 1.42

165 203

Swee t Pot C~.to .; s, bu. $ .83

Cotton , lb.

I 12.6

Cot ton seGd, ton $ 24.39

HP.y (lao se) ton $ 17.8.5

l
1.85j

1.90 1 229

I

88

1.96

1.85

210

20 .6 l 21.4

170

!

1

52,00j 53.00 ., 217

l

12<4

203

212

171

22.55

52.50

52.70 l:-. '~ . /

234

1135 4400,1 18.00

101

11.87

13.70 15.20

128

Hogs, per cwt. I $ 7.33

j

B0ef cattle, cwt. 1 $ 3.87

I Milk cows, head $lJ33.85

Ho rses, head

l $ 158.15

12.60

172

I

9.601 9.50

245

86.00i 73.00 1 216

I ,1, 125.001 il7. 00

74

7.27

14.00 13.80

190

5.42

11.10 1160

214

48.00 114.00 102.00

212

13660

84.10 7210 ,I

53

j $ ..

i 182,oo 198.?0 J.

153.90 n5.oo 106 00

69

Ch icken s, . lb. Eggs; doz.

I 13.2
I 21.3

I lj 27.4 I 21.o

2o5

<19.3 48.4

227

11.4 21.5

24.6 45.2

23.8 I 209
388,1 1,80

Butter, lb.

I 24.6

I Butte rf at, lb.

I 25.7

Milk~ .( wholes2.l e )

per 100#

$ 2.42

$

4l.o 4l.o 1
. ~.".0 I ~~-0. /1
. 4.{)() @/ <.10 .
I ' 2;o30 t 3;.-0 -

I 167
171
169 1
-- __I

25.5 26.3
1.60
.. .

4s.o 50.8

44.7

175

I

I 50.3, 191

3.32 2 3. 34

209

2.39 -3.15- -1

Soyb eAns, bu. P eF~nut s , lb.

W

2.5ol 3.20

I. 7.1

8,0

160

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1.ao

I 2.04

4.8

7.0

I 7.7

160

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- p AJMents.

I NDZx 1JUI\BERS OF PRICES RECEIVED BY FP..PJ.1ZRS IN GEORGIA (AugQst 1909~July 1914 7 100 )

It em

Oct.l5, 1943

. All Commodities

180

i Cbtton & Co'ttonseed 169

1 Grains



'162

' Meat Animals
!! Da iry Products Chicken & Eggs

.

I '

Fr,_li ts MiscellM

ocu

s

Archi e L-{,TJ.gl ey

. 219 162 224 324
138

.Agricu}:turRl .Stn.ti.stici Bn

Sept. 15,

Oct~ 15,

1944
178
175 174 210

~

~ !~ I

175 i

166 210

I I

164

164 1

201

220 1

252

252 !

139

140

l ;:-r;.

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Bure au of .l<gricul t ur a l EconoMics 319 Extension Building . Athens, Georgia
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Form BJE-Bll/44-l47:5
F ermi t No. 1001 .

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Atbens. Ga .

October 12, :1.944
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' . .:.'ounclance of .moisture :Ln: most -sections 6f the state during September was favorable
To r late crons and in-.prov.ement i'l'e.s reflected in the indicated uroduction of cott.on,
::rn, hay, S~1eet . pp-~atqe-~:. : .~cl peca.-...18~ .The peanut crop. ;;;howed~ a slight decrease . .
~in,;e last report ..da;te -. ---u:';b.e frequent shov.rers coupled 1dith a limited labor SUIYPlY' h_2.S hind.ered. harvestil'lg op~r~'ttion.s' so that ::?rOgrc)ss is n'ot UP. with recent years~ r l::is is especiaJ,_ly _trU.e :f'o} c9ttpn .,,nd ~1eenuts. Good prGgr~?ss has be en me:de in
:')T8j)Ering land and seeG.ing -:fall gra!ns and 'l!r:i,nter legu.n.es.

COEJ: The 1944 corn crop is turl'ling out better tha.."l. was e:x:pected earlier in the , .
season. Yield per acre is -,:;J.aceli at_ ll,b bushels and production at. 39 ,853,000 bu-shels. Th e current estimate is . }~ mil-lion bushe ls above the Septem'Q er report but
still 12fb below the 45, 286,000-bushe:i,s harv<;stec. in 1943.

PEA!T~: October 1 prospects point to a :_;ee.nut crop of Sl2, 725,000 pounds CO!J.pared

ui'Gh 7o5,380,00Cl last year,

Yielq

p er -acre

is

placed

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.

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u

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s

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In 1943 tri~ "<

fih,c"tl yi e ld 'YTaS 710 pm.lnd~h

io% HAY Ind icated all tame hay production of 784,000 tons i~

bel ott the record 1943

cro:p of 372, ooo tons b\J;t ex~e eds . all . ot_her p;.oduction record.s~'-

S\!ESr.I' POTATOES: lve nthe r c ondi ticns have been favor aole for s-l.,eet potatoes and the
indicated yielcl on October l waG 33 b'C.she1s compared ~'lith 75 one m~n-th ago. Th~e: current ' e stirria.te d p ro9-uction of 9, 628,000 bushels is the largest sin.ce 1935, '

PEC.::l~S: IJ;'ot a l p roduction of pecans for the 1944 s e as on is placed at 31,200,000
pounds compared lll'i th 30,500,000 last year,. Production from improvEld vari e ties is expected to reach 26,208,000 poun~s with seedling amounting to 4,992,000 pounds.

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-:l n -

CR0J?.

I aCR]\A.GE 1 Y!ELD PER ACRE

11rOT.AL PRODUC~'_LII Qj_IJ (Thous_ari.d.s)

1 (doo) t.tiverage 1

1 .Indicated' .Average 1

1 Incdcated

--- -- -_____________1_:~~Qti-~ 11933i42 I 194} I 19,44 11933-42- I 1943 1 1944

Corn........... , 'b1~~ I 3,6 23 Wheat . , ... bu, 1 218

10;2 95

12~0
11,0

n,o
13~0

' 42,873 _45,~88
1,718 2,123

39,853 2~834

Oats ............ bu, I 540

18-.8

Rye ............. bu . 1 . 20: 1 6.6

:ray (a ll ;tame)~. tons1 . 1,567 t

.-55

19,5
8,0 .52

23,5

8,137

8.5

141

,50 t

597

10 1 120 152
872

12,690
-:.170 .: 784

rooacco (all) lbs,1

95,71 910

912

?otatoes, Irish. bu. 1 32

64

61

1030 46

f 70,060 63,657 1,334 2,135

9 8~600 1~472

?otatoes 1 sT:reet. 'tm. 1 116

74

75

8~~

8 , 044 9, 375 9, 62A

Jotton balest 1,394 1 228

253

277

r

997

847

800

?ei nuts ......... l"os. 1 l, 121 t 694 ]:._/710 ',"_.,_;'o r ~n. ck~ ' ng c( t;1..-1res'n1 ng \;

?25

t421, 750~/765, 380 812,725

~ea c he s, total

r

crop ., ht.t. '

5,382 1,593 4,860

:;ar.:.rs,total crop ,-Du, 1

355

138

500

'? ec.;cins .. ",.. ~. l~bs. t

19,632 '})30, 500 31,200

ll~IT-.-ti:d Y.lS8 d

ARCHIE LA.XGl2!Y Agricultural Sta ti s tician

D. !_, , F IOrlJ .Agricultural Statistician in Charge (See reverse side)

-UNI~ED STATES ~ G:E;l~ERAL CROP REPOil.'I' .AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1944
! !. ,the weather does not unduly interfere with the t~emendous harvesting job that lie's ahead, this
year's crops may rank with those of 1~42 as the greatest ever pro1:luced in this country. Improved g:ro,wing conditions during recent weeks and favorable weather for the :maturing of late crops have offset the handicap of late planting. Crop yields per acre hig!1er 'than in _any past yeax except
. 1942 are being harvested from an acreage above that harvested in anyyeax since 1932, aml only 2 percent below the predrought peak. In addition to bumper crops of wheat, grain sorghums, and possibly of rice, it now appears that the corn crop will be the largest ever produced and the total production of all grains seems likely to equal the record tonnage of two yea:rs ago. Reports on crops harvested or in prospect on.October l indicate record crops of fruits, commercial vegetables, - peanuts, and tree nuts and a tobacco crop approaching the. high record set in 1939. Hay, bea."ls, peas, soybeans, flaxseed, potatoes and sweetpotatoes show totals below produ.ction in some r .ecent seasons but are at levels not often reached in pre~tar yea:rs. Cotton production will be nea:rly average, wHh a record high yield per acre offsetting the reduction in acreage. ~e pro,duction of livestock and livestock products this year will al;:;o be higher than in any past year except 1943 and probably 12 percent higher than in any year prior to 1940.

The record harvest which now seems in reach is rema:rkable considering the difficulties encountered. Farmers had to limit their plantings to crops that they could. handle with the equipment available ' and with minimum reliance on hired workers, I:elays ftom wet ~ather were met by family help and long hours of labor.. Some nreas swfered considerably from drought, but cotton, tobo.cco and some
other crops were v.rell fertilized and made substantial recovery when rains ceJ'lle.

Recent improvement in crop prospects has been largely in the Central States wd in the Cotton Belt. Large acreRges of corn, sorghums and soybeans W6re planted so late that an early frost would have caused extensive damage. The late August rains And the warm weather of SepteiT'.ber also
improved growing conditions over a wide area, but some wheat was lost from wet weather and delayed threshing. ln the East there were some setbacks, chiefly from storm damage along the coast and frost dRmage in the Northeast. As a result of good grovnng conditions in most States, pastures improved markedly during September, Fmd the reported condi tiop on October 1 ras higher than on the
same date;: in any of the previous 15 years except 1942.

CORN:- .A record. corn crop is in prospect tllis yel'ir. ;'reduction is estimated on the basis of . October 1 conditions, at about 3,2 billior bushels, surpassing the pr13vious mark set in 1942 by 65 million bushels. In only four previous year's hRS COl'U production exceeded 3 billion bushels~1906, 1920, 1942, and 1943, October 1 indicated prod11ction exceeds that of a month eaxlier by 96 . million bushels. If realized, it will exceed 1943 corn production by 121 million bushels and the 1933-42 average by 828 miJ,lion bushels.

~: The ..indicated production of 8.11 wheat of 1,108,881,000 bushels on October 1 represents a decline of 6;} million flom a month ago caused primirrily by losses of spring wheat at harvest from excessive moisture during September. In spite of the decline from earlier estimates, this year's crop :remains the le.rgest on record, cu-.d the second crop of over n billion bushels in U. S. history.

O.M:_Q: The oat crop is slightly larger thrm indiceted P month ago. Production is nor estimated at 1.192,254_~000 bushels, wbich is above la,st yenr 1 s production of 1,143,867,000 bushels end the :tOyear \,l93c)-42) average of 1,028,280,000 ousnels. .

PEANUTS: 'l'he production of -peaputs to be picked :>.nd threshed this yenr is estimated at 2,345, 730,000 pounds. T'nis- is about 1 percent below prospects a month ago ;m.d compares with 2,199,960,000 pounds h:>.:rvested from the crop of 1943 end the lQ.,.year (1933..42) average of
1,341.811,000 pounds,

SWEETFOTATOES: The sweetpotato crop improved dur~ng Septe!l'lber in _most producing areas And the pro-

duction inrlicated on October lis 4,711,000 bushels or 7 percent greater than the September 1

estimate. The L'lliicated crop of 73,465,000 bushels is slightly higher than the 72,572, 000 bushels

harvested in 1943 And exceeds the 10-year (1933-42) average production of 67,182,000 bushels by

.

9 percent.,

, PECANS: PecClll pro;.;pQcts on October 1 increased 5 percent over September And the tot al :p rodu~!:i.o~) is now placed at 150,050,000 pounds, compared vrith 128~949,000 in 1943, Flild the 10-year (19,:<,.5,..4"' average of 92,010,000 pounds. Most of the increP..se in production this year is found in the inportent Texas areas which expect 45 million pounds in l$44, compAred with 26 million lr1.st year. I.ouishma prospects a~e also well Rbove 1943. Most other Stll.tes show comp?...rative ly small changes f'rorn a yeax agoi chiefly downward except for Georgia. Flt>rida, and ]'Jorth C;;rrolina.

After five davs return to

United States 'Depertment of .Agriculture

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319 Ext ension Buildin~

Athens, Georgia ~

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. OFFICIJ.J. BUSINESS
B~-.A-10/44-26 30 Permit No. lOOl-2

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UNITJ!m STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE :BtJ'BEA.U OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOHICS
Office of the Agricultural Statistician Gulfport, !.fis si ss ippi

e Mississippi cottofl crop as of November 1 indicates 2,040,000 bales of 500 pounds
! oss weight according to tho report released by the Orop Reporting :Board of the
: ited States Department of Agriculture. This forecast is based on information om crop reporters and ginners, and takes into consideration reported probable yield, ginning data and othe r factors. Yield per acre is forecast at 411 pounds of lint cotton per acre for t)le State, compared i-.rith 354 pounds in 1943 and the 10-year (1933-42) avo rage of ?86 pounds. Cotton ginned in 1'-lississippi prior to November 1 were 1, 420, 000 rtlh...'1ing bales compared 'tJith 1, 563,359 running bales to November 1, 1943 and 1, 685,434 for 1942.

UNITED STATES: A United Stat~ cotton cl"op of 12, ;,zo, 000 bales of 500 pounds gross
11reight is fo;n.'lcast 'bi'1 tlle Crop Reporting :Boa.rd of the United States Department of Agriculture, ba,$~d upon indications as of November 1. The present forecast is 367,000 bales or 3~1 percent above the for e cast of 11,953,000 bales on
October 1, and compares torith 11,427,000 bales produced in 1943 and 12,455,000 bales for the 10-year (1933-48) average. Lint yield per acre for the United States is co:Jputed at 293.3 pou.'tlds '<hich yield. is liTell abr>ve the pre'VJ,ous all-tiine record yiold of 272.4 pounds. Average yield for the 10-year (1933...,..42) period is 226.9 -:'ounds per acre.
:ua temperatures ,,,ith very little rainfall during Octot er over most of the Cotton
elt have been almost ideal for In:"l.turi ty and harvest of the cotton crop. Present 'rospective production is np 100,000 bales from a month ago for Texas, 80,000 each Jr Mississippi and Arkansas, $0,000 for Alabama and 45,000 for Missouri. For , bher St a tes present prospects a re about the same as a month ago.
ll-time record yields are indicated for Virginia, North Ca rolina, Georgia, Alaba..'tla, -~qsissippi, a nd Arkansas, and near-record yields for most other States
.,.s '1uming the r a tio of cotton lint to cottonseecl to be equal to the average for the x1.s t 5 ye p, rs, production of 5,107, 000 tons of cottonseed is indicated.
~n unusually large proportion of the crop is still open in the fields, but rate of d :mipg during October sho1ed some inprovement ove r pr evious periods. More pick,.~_, a re needed to complete hc1.rvest of the crop, pRrticu larly in the States '"est of the !-1ississipp i Riv e r, but 1':7i th continued favorable '"-eRther no serious htl.rvesti nt; difficulties a re exnected. The report of the 3urBP.U of the Census shows 8, 281,571 bales ginned from the crop of 1944 prior to Novel!'lber 1, compared 1ith q,062 ,869 for 1943 and 9,713,354 for 1942

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Aver- :Indi- :

: age

Nov. l

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age : cated :

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3~~1 2~!1 3~1 ~~ I ~~~~ ~!~!i 2i~

North Ca rolina

710!

596~

613 ~ 427l 338~ 323 11

461

South Carolina Georgia

850 j 800\

696j 8471

759 % 369 j 29ll 27611

631

997~ 2771 253~ 228H

653

Florida
Tennessee Alabama

121
570 ! l,OOO j

16~ 49lj

25 ~
493 ~

l60l 407f

174j 3271

l45ji 310 11

10 393

959j

1,011~ 326 j 285l 227 il

863

HISSISSIPPI

2.040 j 1,84ll 1,609 . 4ll j 354l 286 H 1,420

Arknnsas

1,430 1 1,122l

1,3lt1 ~ 395 ! 2911 283 H

980

Louisiana

620 j

739 1

617 ~ 322 1 349~ 241 11

514

Oklahoma

660 l

384\

653 ~ 204) 123j ~~~~-:\ 325

Texa s

2,600~ 2,823j 3,273 l75l 1741

1,577

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California

1.16 l_.,
135 i 350 l

1081, l3lj 34lj

108 18" 4ll

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51l l 444! 558!

471! 31ll 567!

472 n 4171 J 58l ll

38 34 59

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1Tew Mexico, and Texas.

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T. W. :Brand, Jr.
Agricultural Statistician

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GE:DiERAL CROP REPORT lifOVElviBEB, 1944 . . .

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t'lUTED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTURE :B~U OF AG;RICULTTJBAL ECOUO:..UCS
Office of the Agricultural Statistician Gulfport, IHssissippi

MISSISSIPPI: W'eather during October '"as generally favorable for crop harvest over
most of the State and average yield i:nc.i cations are about the same
as a month earlier, according to the Hovem:ber 1 Crop Report of the United States Department of Agricultur~. Pasture conditions ~eclined s~~rply during the month due to dey ;-rea the r.

This years ...9.9J:.D.-.. crop is estimated at 42,224,000 bushels, compared: 1.,ith last year's
p roduction of 43,508,000 bushels, and a lO....year (19::>0--42) average of 43,845,000 bushels. Dry l~Teather con-ditions in early su1nmer damaged early corn but late
planted corn turned out b<:Jtter than expected in S'QIDe sections of the State. The .P..~-~P.:l.l:~ crop is estimated at 12,825,000 pounds, compared with 23,750,000 pounds harv ested last year. Yield is estimate~ ~t 475 pounds per acre, the same as a ~rear ago. ~~l~l?.:!!.P..9.1~.t.Q production is es.ti!l'.atecl at 6,480,000 'bushels, compa red with
-=: , 970,000 bushels in 1943 and a lO....year (1933-42) average of 6,.524, 000 bushels.
:.1e yield p er acre is estimated at 90 bushels, compared '"'i th 85 bushels in 19 43 .
::;':l\gh~J.!l.l....f9.r......~J..r.gp_ is e:q:>ected to ma..'l<:e 2, 000,000 gallons compared with 1, 495,000
'"' :l t year, and a 10-year (1933-42) average of 2,137,000 gallons. $._q._g_~_:r.Qg.;pg pro~-'.lct ion is indica ted at 3, 740,000 gallons, compared 1\fi th 2, 992,000 gallons l-as t
~ ;_!'" and a 10-yea r (193~42) average of 3, 648,000 gallons. J:'.t=:.2!3.:!.J, production for
1r:~ 1944 season is estimated at 8,060,000 pouncls, compared 1-rith 9,000,000 pounds
.2.s t year and a 10-year (1933-42) average of 5, 555,.000 pounds. Production of i m) r0ved VA-rieties is indicated at 4, 997,000 pou.'1.ds, compared ~ri th 5, 300,000 pounds
"' ;J"e.qr ago. \1J:tld or seedling pecans are e stimated n.t 3, 063,000 pou.."l.ds compare d 1.-rith 3, 700,000 pounds a year qg o.

~-:,iT'::ED STATES: Octo'ber 1:eather, that vras unsu,-:tlly favorable for m:'lturing the late crops and fo:r h-'l.rvesting opera tions, has r a is ed p rosp e ctiv-e yields
(; f corn, sorghu.ms, soybeans, cotton, potatoes, and sNeetpotatoes and caused small inc.re ases in v a rious othe r crops. .QQ.;?.t.!:_: The recor d corn crop in prospect a month ago give s every evidence of 1Jecoining a realit;;. Pro duc tion of 3, 258 million .t'.lshels is indica ted on November l, an incren.se in prospects of 61 million bushels since the October 1 estimte. A crop of this size 1vould exceed that of l a st year Dy ab out 192 million bushels, ancl the_ pre,rious recorct crop of 1942 by 127 million "bushels. These estimates include corn for all purposes -- grain, silage , forage , hogging A-nd gr a zing. _.QX;!?.M*~..; A crop of 193,900 , 000 bushe.l.s of soybeans wa s indicated as of November l. This is an increase of A. bout 8 million bushels above the crop expected a month ago and, excepting 1943, the l a rgest production of record. The indica t e d production in 10 principal Stat es is 182,387, 000 bushels, compared
io!ith 185,177, 000 bushels produced in the . SA.me [l.rea lA.s t year. J?.~W...:.. The
November 1 indicated production of peanuts for picking and thre shing 2,336~865,000 pounds, is practically the saine as '"as estimated last month and compares with 2,199,960,000 pounds harvested l as t year ~"l.d the 10-yea r (1933....42) average of 1,341,811,000 pounds. Sl'TEETPOTATOES.: The sweetpotnto crop continue d to improve during Octob er , especbliy:i";;:theAti~ntic Coast States. Yields reported November
1 indic?..te a crop of 76,078,000 bushels, 1t1hich is 5 percent greater than the 72,572,000 bushels ha rvested in 1943 and exceeds the 10-year (1933-42) average production of 67,182,000 bushels by l-3 percent. 1-'feather conditions ha ve enabled f a rme rs to make good progress in harves ting, and if final ha rvest confirms the yields no\r indica ted, production ,.,ill excee d that of any year since 1935.

-~~-~-- ~?..~-~-?.-~~~-~~----~-~?..~-t-_-_:.~.M~{-~$:::~~-i:_~]~_-j~i..~i._j___~~.~--~--~~~.-~:~f-~::::v~~::i:::j~i:::K~~:~-.-:.~::.i.-.l~i-~:i.-~s._::~_-_:__:_:..-.-:~:~::::

; Yield per : Production : Yield per ; Production

: ... .........~9.!..9.................... : ......CJ.n...~h9.Y.:fiD.9,}._. : ........A9.:r.9............................: ........(In....'Th.\?.~..~Q,_)............................

: Indi- ;

: !:n.di- :

: Indi- :

Indi-

: cated :

: cated :

: catcd :

: cated :

- : 1944 ; 1943 : 1944 ; 1943 : 1944 : 1943 : 1944 :

1943.

-~~:~~,~~~-::-:: :~!tl ~?:~~~ -~]:, tn~~-4~:~1~:t~~- ~~:!~I }:f~:~~r- -I~M:~!

Hey, Wild. .. ., -Ton) 1.00 l
Peanuts, 1/........Lb.j475 \

.70 ~ 475 j

_1

66 j 2,82?, l:,

_ 23,7

450~~g

bbr_~l.

00

t j

92j 610 j

13, 876j 2,J3b,865 j

12.279 2,199,%0

Soybeans Potatoes,

foIrri_bshea..ns..BBuu..jl

12.0 65

1 l

12.0 5_6

;l

1,368 L 2_,21? !

1,704 19.1 ; 18.1 l 1,904 ~ 12d. 7 139 . 9 '

Swee:t;:potatoe s . ....Bu. l 90 ; 85 1 6, 480 : 6, 970 ~ 92 .3 Cll. 7

193,900 l 387,857 j 76,078 f

195,762 454,656 72, 572

Sorghum Siru:p. , ....Gal j 80 i 65 l 2,000 l 1r495g 63 .1 57.4

ll,924 i

11,760

Sugarca..--'le Sirup . ~Gal~170 \ :U5 \ J,740j 2,992~ 152 .7 149.1

20,3131

19,240

! I .,. ! Pe~an$ , Improved. .r.,b

4, 997 l_~ 5, 300 ~

58, 303 J

56,688

i - l Pecans, Wild and l l ' !

:

~

Seedling., .Lb.j - j :,.

3,c63 j 3, 700

'

~

!- [

;
85,112 !

72,261

Pecq;ns, All . . . r.,b. 1 - . 1 . . . .-. .......... ; 8, c6o 1 9,000 ~ - l - ; 143,415 ; 128,949 o.'n:.'::u:::t.:~f:::;:;;:l::::::;:: :::::;::~:::~~tt:::::~:::~-.::~:~-~-.~~:t~:..::.~.~:...-.w.~::~.~~-~ ~~-:-::.:.; ~

:...w:.':..-:.-.::::;::::::;::::::::::::;;::;;;::::::::::::;;:; ;;: :;:~~ : .:::: ~::!~:~t::::t:::::;.::::;;:::: :::::::;::::.:::.:;:::::::::::::::::::::::: : :; ::::;:: ::: :r:: : ::: ::::~ : :::~:.:;;::.:::;::::::::.

y Peanuts Picked a.-rrl. Thr eshe4..

. .

D. A McCand1iss,
~icult1lral. Statist,iciC1, In Charge

T. w. Brand, Jr.,
Agric~tural Statistician.

GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 1 COTTON R:mi'ORT

. . . . ~ .
November 8, 1944

Georgia ispraducing a cotton eropt11is.yearoi' BOO,OOCJbaies ..t?QO..);bs. gross weightY accoraling to November 1 indications as assembled by the Crop Reporting
Board of th e U. S. Department ' of .Agj:-icult'vre . This is 47,000 bales below the 1943-
crop of 847,000 bales and. 197,:000 les;3 than the 10-year average, (193:3-42) of
te 99?,000'bal'es. : Inuicated: l:i.nt . yieio.per a.creo-f-277 pom1(3.s c ~:mst itutes a r ecord
high of all time for the state '' iii ' s1; i o.:f suotted and relatively low yields for a
number of cmJ..". lties in north~a~tern ~:rid north1~rest.e rn parts .df the state. This
latt er .situation was due to prolonged droi.'tght in these counti es over much of the
growing season. Yield per acie for th e state last year vm.s 253 pounds ancl the 10-
year average 223 pounds.

Except for'heav:r ra"ins whiCh . fOllOiNe.d the Flo.ricl..a hurricane cluri11g the "'7eek of

Octobe:c 20 and. resulted in some damage to quality of th e crop i n the field, the

"zas month

generally favorable for harvesting operations. Practically all cotton in

south Georg ia was out o f th e :field on report d~t e and picking was. nearing comple.tiori

in the mid-state a1~ea '7i th a fe-r f:.elds very vili:ite . Considera.ble cotton re i.JL\i~ie d. to

be :flicked in the f\prthern part of the s.tate, but. g:Ood progress ._;.-as b e:i.ng made/ In ..

the Burlce county section German prisoners : a r e .being used f :or picking. Considering

the very sho1.'t ; labor SUPl)iy farmf,rS have done an'd are: doing a surprisingly good job -

of get;t:~ng out [ t he c~op.. not far be).1ino: the l.J.sU:al sche d1..1.1e>

; ':: ' _:



Proba~i'e rfroductio_n_ ):ii northern Ge o ~gi;~>-1s _e*~~d~q.. _to q~ :a;bout ~% belorr last. year, in the :_mid-state arei'-J. a decrease of .ab.out 51b. an!i );r. :the s outhern terri tory about 14% les-s than in l~_43. AQreage for the state ):s lo~7est :ir.t. 73 yee.rs ..

AP.CELEi LAI:GLEY

~;; :.: ' :.

D. L. .FLOYD

Agric-:..1.1 tural St 0.~_istjdi@

.. .! Agri.cul t:t:cral Statistician

G~...:O. "r"t GT-. A ll.,.,AP s -zio-.-:-ll-~G. "...;", S'.-l.'IVL..i\:'"l"."t"D ' .P..R. C. ,D UC_'~.:: T... O~N:_:1_9:;4_4:*._ A.~D. FlltA!i:.FRODIJCTfOiT ~ioR l943 .& 1942 ..

*1944 p ro cluction i ndica.te.c1 RY

r.-

"'

.... . . -

?rop _prospect s tJove moer J .. ~

STATE 1944- 800,000

847 , ooo

~-~
,I

\

. ~...... - . .

UlU T:reb STATES

COTTON REPORT AS OF ~OVEMB:ER '1, 1944

The Crop Reporting l3e>a:t'd of the U. s. Department of Agriculture makes the followinES
rep ort froni data furhished by , crop correspo:r:-dents 1 fi :eld .statisticians 1 lffid COOperating State agencies. The final out turn of cotto11 wi 'll depend upon whether the
various influences affecting the crop during the remainder of the season are mo r e
or less favorable thro1 usual

- g

I ACREAGE

!PRODUCTION (Ginnings) 1/ i BUREAU OF

l FOR

I II YI:E1:P PER ~CRE 500 10. gross w~. b.ales

CRJ:JSUS

S T ATE

i i F..ARVEST "'AVefFr-

liver- 1

. )194'4 cro:t:i GINlTDIGS

!1 9 4 4 (PRELI M.)'

~9a3g3e-

!Indi943 .jcat e d.

age,
1933-1I 1944

!indicated !:Nov. 1 _

TO NOV. 1 1944

I J I .

b.942 . _jl944 194.3 crop

I . .
--~-----41~T~h_o_u_s-.~--r-~

i~- . ---r-Th-ou-,--s~.I -T~~-o-u~s-.-~r~T-h-ou-s-.----~T~h-o-u--s--.-------

liii ss ou ri

l 1

acres ~ -~~ -~b+-~~_. _hales b_ale.J2_- ____:Qales"

t 357

416 386 ! 511

343

295

380

1 bales 296

Virgi nia

1

N. Carolina .'

31 1296 1355 ! 449 798 - 1, 323 338 lj 427

I 29

24

613

596

72~09

-15 4 61

S. Carolina 1,107 J 276 '1291 , 369

7591 696

850

631

C~orgia

1 1

1, 384

i 228 i 253 ! 277

997 . 847 800

653

:?lorida

jl

. 36 . 1145 1174 160

25

16 .

12

10

'l'ennessee

672 -; 310 . 11 327 I" ~07 II 493

491

I 570

393

.Alao o.mo.
l.~ississippi
Ark ansas Louisiana

1 1,471

2,383

1 1

1, 739

1 923

j227 285 1_,.;,26 . 1,011

959

1,000 II

J286 _ 1~54 1411_ :11,609 1,841

2,040

J !283 . 1291 j395 . 1. 314 1 ,.122.. . ..;l ,,430

!241 1, 349 j 322 I 617

739

620

.863 1,'420
980 514

Oklahoma Texas

II_-
. ,.

1,552 7,135

!152 \123 jao4 \ 553 1162 j174 [175 3,273 2,823

:>,.,660 2,600

325 1,577

New _Mexico

109

Arizona

. I 146

l I 472 . 471 . 511

108 1

1417 1311 444 ' .182

108 . 131

116 135

38 34

California .t\11 other

1 301

!

20

I jssl ! 567 j558 j 411

341

! 374 !383 . L.b32 I 18

14

350 18

59 ll

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Il . II

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UNITED S'l'ATES- l 20,1 64
~1\mer. Egypt.~/! 14.0 y-j.Qiow~;_-;;~-;-~- fo-;:

!226.9 !;25~f+i ~~r!132,4~5~ 5 ,1~1~. -4-~27-- . r- 12-,3~2- 0 --r-- 8 ,~ 28~2---

!236 1210 !252
int~-;st;t-~ movement

of

29.1 !. -6().9 seed. cotton

7 1 . f6r giJlning.

W Includecl in St ate and Uni te d St a tes tot al s . Grown principally in Arizona,

New Mexi co and Texas.

CROP .MPORTING BOARD

After five days r eturn to United States Depart ment of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building
Athens, Georgia
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Form BAE-C-11/44-2950 F ermi t No. 1001

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,.)t79

Penalty for private usE~64

t o avoid payment of

Z9

postage $300

;JO2

. J-)62

oO

40..-

88

.61
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Dean Pa u.J,. w. Chapman
Athens, Ga. CJa.rke -Co.

UNITED 5TATE.5 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-TURt...
&ro;tJ

GEORGIA
cJ~ .

November 14 , 1944

FxcPpt for hem'Y rains in the s ou the rn -and southeactern portion of t h e State follow-

ing the Florida storm, the. month of October was generally favorable for harvesting

operati ons . .The nes t c-!rn pa'rt o f t he st.qte received littl e o r . no moisture during _

la 0t month . Aecor~ding to t he Nav<)tnber l .in<Ucations, Georgia i s producing a cotton

crop of 800,000 b3l e s . ThiP is 47, 000 ba~es below 1 943 and 197 ,000 less than the
of 10 .year averq.ge (l9J), L;. 2 ) 99':,1, 000 balE;.'S , but th~ indicated lin"t1 y,ie1d of 277

poundc3 per acre is the .highest on 1e e crd foi:' . the State . -. Digging of s we etpota toes

ha3 been active du ring the month .of October, and a pr oduc t ion of 9 ,976,00'v bushels

is indicat=,d for t his y ear a s cor~rpE;.r ed with 9 , 375, 000 bu s h els in l 94J and a 10 y ear

. (1933-/~.2 ) avenige of 8 , 044 , 000 , Tire 19/+4 j:ndicated production is the lc:rg0st since'

'

'

1935 when 10,500 , 000 bu sh.c1s :-:c; r e. h f'l.ryeBt.ed .

L'lck of moLoture during October wsa :i:deo.l far har-ve:~ting mature crops , but ip S8Gtions not receiving r .s.iri f ol.l c.w!';ing tbe Flor:Lda storn, the planting of small gr 3.ins a nd 1ri.ni1 '">r J. egumes has-. been:del2,yed . -

CORN: The e crn crop i s yield :Lng better t han arltic:i.pated e ::trl~.er in th e season. It

is e st-:Lc:1ated th e yi8ld ;<er acre for 19/.;.L;. will be ll. 5 compared 'Nith 12.0

l3.St year, the ind :i. c :"t.sd p:coduc tJo n of Ll , 661+, ooo- _bu shels :\,s 8, percent l ess than

that for 1943.



- -.

PEA!JUTS: November 1 inct~t ::0t~:tor1s 'poirrt to a peanut r)rocluct~i on ~~or tJ1e Sta te of

and . '-
and

7 ?uro 000 -o'n,nd . '-1-"' "-"' or nia On Oe tob e r 19 .. ,q_...'";"",'t" ,

,

_

~ --t

oP ~") , +I.,.JtJ.-J,. .-,- l..., _.,..-_p.,.r,cr._.o_<.._-)t'") --.c~n... V-.1 ........ '1..-._ l' .c...:.. :u~\.~"'r'~'

~'- u..._..

b ..t..

...

....

20 r'" r~~ ,.. ~:11A C~' OSS~d n')'f:1inpr~:i ..,l nea:,_; ' lt-u S A.c+~ .-n th W~ nd -...

!)1e p ~ _ J.Vl .l ...........~c.:l_._.._,

~.L

t\1,::. rn -:0 -[n . ......,. .

.l ... .._, .. l <.~ -

, v t -..o. l -; . ....,.'i'.c~

J. J J.~ L ',.)

.- '-' -t- v

.,~,rJ'. J

0c..rl-.J..,L...01--:1b'7

.1~

,.

heavy r ains ? ~nd d"lr1ag')') .vr:s :pe po ~'tecl -to that., p<Yrtl_c.m, of .the crop not ye:t ,pic;e(;l. ,

The pros~ective. a ve r 1r;e: yield La s - beer, reduced 10 potmcls frcrri t he .19Lf3 yield o.f



710 p ounds .

~PF'.C:'!H ,".:: : A1-'-1~- l n _~-,_o ~....,;,p.:! -u~lr.,'n ,c;).. ,cro-~~-l'-.-.,"-'h-1-'-8 i':c'-H-- N":>'te..d t'1~.8. +,, .the! pe can trop l .S S!JO tt ed c\r'ltl1

the pn;,duc t.ion of Scbl eys VC;ry short, Stu:arts nald.ng up a- l ':<r ger than

~ua l percent0ge of the - eroi-J . Growe rs were: aided :by the :r:i.nds ;from the storm in

1ei r "sh.:J~<ing . ll



G F _Q._R () I A-----

YIFLD P'i.'Ji ACRE

CROP

: Aver::-. ;:re

:J

o-" -~
7./-

-i,+..<.:,:

1943

Jrn

bu .

"3. ( a ll t ame)

tons

bacco ( all)

lbs .

. tato 2s , Iri ~3 h ,

bu .

otatoes, s;veet,

L>U .

tton

baJ.es

~anu t s

lbs .

(For picking &. thr eshing )

orgl-mm ~-_;~vrt.li-)

gals .

u gar cane Syr up

gals.

e'-tr s , total crop

bu.

eca:--ls

lbs.

10. 2 . 55

.12~0 5'): "-

11.5 .50

910 :912

64

: 61

1030 45

7L, : 75

86

228 :253

277

6~14

:'!10

700

/f':.I'7
130

~ 55 : 1 25

55
132

- - --- -
TOTAL FRODU:;TION (IN THOUS)

: I nd i c a t e d

19!+3

i944

42;873 597

::45'':288782::

_41J664; 784

70,060 :63,657 :_ 98 , 600

1,334 : 2,135: 1 , 440

8, 01+4 997

'0 '1)5 :
.: _.)

9;976.

847: 800

:421,7 ~0 =765 , 380 : 784,700

1,351 l , 320: 1 , 26 5

4J 11.09 355

.

4 ,2 50: l J8:

l,, 620
500

19,632 :30,500 : 31,200

J o:m F' . Steff ens, Jr.

D. 1. Fl oy d

~. gricul tural Statist.ici2n

A g ric :~J..tu ral St a t istician in Charge

(See Reverse Side )

. . ., , _ .

UNITED STATES - GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF ~OVEMBER i, 'i944 .

October weather, that was unusually favore.ble for maturir~g th,e late_crops and or harvesting o-pet ations, h c:.s r aised pro sp.e ct~ve yields. of co:n-, sorghums, soybean~, co-tton, pot;.toes , and sweet:pot etoes an.d cause d sma ll 1ncreases 1n var1ous o~her crops. Although these 1ncreas~s -were partiilly offse t b y st~rm damage t~ oran~ e s, grap~frmt, and vegetables ?.long t"he Atl~t 1c Co~st, thexe was a small net 1mproveTTJent 1n n a bonal crop prospects that. makes 1 t prob able t .ns y.ea:r s crops will b o the largest ever harvested, the total to:pping even the exception<Ll output qf two years ago~ EstiTiw:t;e s of corn production h ave been r a ised 61,000,000 bushels to a tot :1l
3,258,000,000 busl'lels, which '1\TOuld b e _4 :percent above production of' any past y ear . With an exceptionally l ar ge wheat crop and f a1r1y l arge crops of oats and b:1rley .already ha.rves ted, grain "'roC.uction is expected to t otal abou t 157;5 million tcns comp aTed with the previ ous record of 155 milli on tons- se t in 1942. This ye<or 1 s tot a l prob ably eg_U.als one...;fifth.:to one -fourth of the usual world production of a ll gr ain. l' eanuts show some r eductions in the storm 'Jxea but these _ were ne arly offsat by gains e lsewhe r e , le aving an ind ic >'ted croiJ of 2 1/3 billion pouncl s, about 6 p.~ rcent above p r oduction in each of the l a st t wo ye<>rs a..TlC. a billion pounds above :production
in any pre'''ar yu.:;u.

Although only cotton, tob i1cco, g r P' in sorghums "lnd a few minor crotls show r ecord yi e lds pe r acre this Y'-'<"r, the composit e yield of nll crops is expected to b e 132 ' percent of the 1923-32 or 11 predrou~ht11 e:verngc which wo uld be higher thfm. in e.ny p As t yr)?.X except 1 942 who:..J. the yield
inde.x wns 1.56 .2 p e rcent. The acre age of crops h n:rvcsted t h i s yeRr is expect e d to be about 5 percent grer1tor t h an in 1942 and large r th:m in any year since 1932 ~

Current r.::port s on hay qnd roughage suppli e s on f 2rms, compqred wi th usu8.l supp lio s Pt. this se <'l.son, s how short::.ges chiefly in the qre~.s Where R-ll crops '~re re ;:.ffected by drought, the most
important ru-ea of shortn.ge covering most of Tennessee .B.nd Kentucky, local spots in nei ghbo ring
st .c;.tes, end other spots scstte:red across southern New England, New Jersey , Mr>ryl"nd, Virg inia, west e rn We st Virg i n ia, Ark=sPs nnd i nto nort"he rn Louisi:=mn nnd northeast TexRs. The re h<1s prob <1bly b een some damage to st Ftcked h E>y and roughnge in the southe;o;st fl long the course of the
October storm

The Unite d St i.'tos p ecm crop is estima ted r-J.t l43J415,000 pounds - 4 p e rcent b e low the

Oct obe r 1 fo re c F.st but still the largest crop on record, The 1943 crop totalled 128 ,949,000
pounds f'nd the 10- y eP.r ( 1933- 42) :wcr~ge is 92, ()10, 000. J?roduction in 1944' of improve d v ar i e ties

is indic n.t Gd At !:i8,303,000 pound s Pr,d seedling varieties 85,112,000 pounds ;,rhich comp :orcd vrith

56 ,6% , 000 ond 72~26 1, 000 re $pec t ivc l y in 1;34.3. Condition s h PVe been f "l:vor "ib le for poc"n p ro-

duction t his yc~:r e.nd t he production prospect is aboye avenge in Rll mA.jor pec "'1l :producing

st ate s. Most of the incre ase OVEl r l nst yeRr is in the seedling V"lr ieti e s end in the st::'.tes of

Texa s nnd louisi ana. The Texas crop of 45,000,000 pou."lds is ne-"'rly double the 26,000,000 pounds

h8rvcs ted in 194 3 arid the Iouisi ~ln:''t 1944 production of 13,320,000 pounds comv.r es with 9, 500 ,000

last ye8X.

.

-UNITEP STATES

~---
YIEJ..,D PJl:ll. ACRE

TOTAL PRODUCTION (IN THOUSANDS)

CROP

.

"

; Fro~ :

;Avcr"e!O : 1.943 llim. ]}: Ave r >1ge

-------------~1.9..3.3..::12 j ,_____ .}__ 194_:2:_:_1933-42

1943

y_ Prelimin"'J:'Y 1944

Corn :=tll

bu..

25.8 . 32.5 : 33.4 :2,369,384

Hay l811 teme)

tons .

1.32: 1.43: 1.39: 75,320

Tobl'l.cco ( d l)

l bs. 908. :966 . :1073, :1,388 ,967

Pot, tocs, Iri sh Pot a toes, Sv1ce t

bu. I 120,1 :139.9 128.7 : 362,912

bu,

84. 3 : 8 1~7 92.3 67,182

Cotton

bale s 226.9 :253~5 293.3 . 12, 455

Pe :muts 2/ Sorghum S;Yrup Suga.rcflne Sy--rup

lb s .
g :> ls~
g0ls ~

734. :610. 57.6 ~ 57.4
155.0 :149.1

681. ;1,341, 811

63.1

13, 810

152.7

20,844

Pe ,.,_rs, tohl crop :1_/bu.

'

28, 559

Pec :ons

lb s .

92, 010

3,076,159 87,264
1 , 399 ,935 464,656 72,572 11,42 7
2,199 ,960 11,760 19 ,240 24,585
123 ,949

3,258,378 84,142
1, 809,62 7 387, 857 76 ,078 12,320
2,336 ,86 5 ll,924
20,31:3 29 ,611 143 ,415

]} For ce rt ccin crop s fi gur es ar e :ao t base d on current indic C~.ti ons, but ::Jre C'-1rri <)d fo!'wN"d from previ ous r eports. ~/ Picked nnd t hreshed , '}) Includus some quPuti ti u s not h;c:rvc sted.

After five Mys r e turn to United St des Department of Agriculture
Bure e1u of .Agr i cul tur El1 Economics 319 Extension Building Athens , Georg i a
OFF1CIAL BUSIN~SS
B.AE-A....n{4- 2201 P e rmit No . l COl-2

l' en'31tv. for nri V'~.te u s e to Ftvo id pc'yment of :p~sbge $ 300

f;_.1is s * T:e 11 i e r~1. Re.e s e i I.J.i. bl~-.ar~ i an ,

State CQllege of' Agri .,

Reg .

1-~. th en iil, Ga..

/

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:?_-1 :r. (,'

VNITe.O ~TATE.5 O&:PARTME.NT OF AGRI(..UL..TURE...
/c) .~.
L/1 Yf./

-.GEO.RGIA .

~,_....

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Athens, Georgia December 1944

l1'.A..~.1lliUCE.BEFORT .AS OF NQVEMBER 15, 1944

GEORGIA: The Novem,ber 'lS all commodity p1ice. index level i;Jf pr~ces being received by Georgia farmers, 178~ of the b-ase period of AUgust 1909 to July 1910, shov~ed a l Jloint decrease

:hom the previous month but wa~ l point abeve one yea:r ago. Of. the commoc!i ty subgroups cotton
and cottonseed, meat an~mals, and miscellar.eous p:n,ducts registered declin?s f.rom last month.

Subgroups showing increases wc;H~. gl"ains, dairy products, chickon,s a."ld eggs and fruits. Of ~ese

latter, chickens and egg_s led-with a gain of 13 points during the month, o~her increases bemg

small.

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UNITED STATES: Prices received by farmers 8-vcraged 2 points high1;3r in mid-November than in mid-

. '

October, .tho u. S.' llipartmcnt of Agriculture reported today., This ineroas~ was

accompanied by a.l-point advance in the general lew;l of prices pq.id by fa:rmors for commod~tios

purchased, interest and tg.xos, raising tho pa:rity ratio' 1 point. lliwnturns in hog, cotton, orange,

and corn prices v;ero not suf'ficicnt. to offset a rise in the prices. of other importa.J.t farm pro- :

ducts. At 196 :Percent of ;the. .Augu.st 1909-July ).914 average, this index was also 2 points ab..ove .

tho November 19,13 index. Fa:rm product :Prices; as a vrholo, rose to 115 porccn.t of parity with only,

th-::: :Principal grains, cot-bqn, peanuts, hay, lemons, rli1.d ogr.s s below parity price levels on November

15.

The all-.crop price index rose 2 points to 189 percent of tho 1909.,.}4, average. , A sha:rp advance in

truck cro:P prices accompa,."lied by a strengthening of prices received for food grains, tobacco, and

oil-bearing crops, more th,an offset ucclining food grain, fruit, and cotton prices. 'Ihe c:;.rop

index in mid...Novomber was also 2 points above a yoa:r ea:rlicr and had roached tho highest point for

tho month in tho past 25 yo.~s.



The livestock and livestock product pr'ico index rose from 199 percent of 1909-14 in Octol:lor to 202

in November. l'hi.s iildox is . riow l point higher than a yoa.r ago and at tho highest November level

since 1919.

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Aft e r reaching a peak in October 1943, industrial prod~ction gradual:).y declined until i? .Sop{qijibcr

this year it vras 6 percent below tho peak. Total omploymm-~.t in non-agricultural industr.ios has

oJ.so boon declining and in Soptem,b'?r was .at the lowest level. since June 1942. Ncvcrtholoss, tho

l~tost a~ail?'blc data o:p: no::""agricultuial income :raym?hts in9.ien.tc. that they totalo~ 6 :p_or~o:r:t ..:

h1ghor than ~n 1Tovcmbor, l94.) and .thus .holpod, to sustn.1n t..~a . domoshc demand for agncult.ura.1. pro,...

ducts at a .record hi gh level. . . ..:

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COTTON~ Prices received by farmers for cotton fell more than usu2.l from mid-October to m.id-: . . .
November. At 20.78 cents per J>Oun(1, cotton brought f2..rrncrs 0.47 cents less than a. month

ago but was 1.38 cents more than in November last year. The index of prices received for cotton was 168 percent of tho 1909-14 average compa:rod with 171 in Octobor and only 156 in November 1~'13.-

FEED GRAIN: Iuring tho past month, tho decline in corn prices more than offset minor price ad-

vances for hay, oats, ;md barley. Consequently, tho index of food grain nnd hay

prices, at 157 percent of tho 1909...19H '".voragc, was 4 points lower than on October 15 Dnd 1 point

under a yo ar ago.





[,{EAT .ANTI,UU,S: lfuc index of :vricos rece ived by farmer~ fo'r meat animAls declined 1 point from the . mid-October level, -ond on November 15 was 200 percent of tho 1909-14 avora_go . ~ ;EI,og ..
prices wore off 30 cents per 100 pounds from October 15, rmd prices of beef cattle, veal ccJ.vos, rmd lambs V'roro unchanged.

POULTRY .AND EGGS~ The poultrJ and egg index rose from 190 on the 15th of last month to 207 in midNovember. With turkey prices mnking their usual pro-lfu::m.ksgiving price rise,
chicken prices showing o. small but contra-.son.sonal upturn, and tho price of egg s rising more sharply than usual, tho index advanced somewhat more than normal during tho month. Turkeys weragod 33.8 cents a pound, tho hi ghest of record for tho month. Chickens were bringing 24.0 cents a pound or a fifth of a cent highor than a month earlier but were 0.3 cents per p014"1.d loss than at this tine in 1&-13.

PRICES PAIIl BY FA..~.~S: . The indc x .of ;p:ricos paid by farmers for connoditios rose 1 point fron mid-

. October to mid-November, following 5 successive nonths when tho indox

stood at 176 p e rcent of t'h.o 1910:--14 ave rage. At 177, this index is now 6 :Points hi gher than on

nr November 15, 1943. Tho adjusto,d i'ndoxo s on 1 ~19-29 ond l93L1-39 b a se periods wore also up 1 point

from October to November at

roJ.d 12 respectively. The rise during tho :f>O.St nonth was tho

result of a 1-point increa se in the index of prices paid for conr.odi tics used in family lhring.

COMMODITY . . .AND
UNIT
Vlheat, bu.

I . . . . . _..l?FIOES. :P..ECEIVED .BY.FA."'!ERS NOv:El4f?ER 15, . 1944 WIT"ti COMP.ARISONS.. ....... ....~.. . ,..,...

G:IDRGIA.

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> ' . -UN1..T.ED ST~ES .\ ;

r . . / Novenioer 1S

I.,.Nov.l944
.%of Av.

AAvuegr. ~iiJ.e909<~ .

Novem1?~:r;..J:_?: _

%~ovo~tA19v:4i 4

I-'"I943 .1 1M4 1909...14 ... Jul.; , 1914 -r;:'S

19;g. 1909-14 r.

. 1.67

.1.65

-133

.as

~ 137

143 ._

Corn, bu

I J: ri&:h__J?_otat_oes,bu, $ 1.12

Sweet Potatoe s ,bu.. $ 83

Cotton, lb.

12.6

Cottonseed, ton

$ 24.39

Hay (loose) ton

Hogs, p_er _cwt.

Beef cattle, cwt.

-Milk . cows, head . $1./33.85

Horses, head

$ 158.15

Mules, head

$

156
I
I l ,o20 .
~:: I
, I 198
I 53~00
16.0.0
112.60

160

176

161

.-2.10

188.

lo60 21ol 53<00 18.30

193
II 167 '217 .
I . i03

12,.50 '

171

1 9.2o
i
8300

9.00 ., 232

n.oo

213

1izo.oo - ~19.00

75

I-

l -1185.00 198.00

64
4=0
70 o88 124 . 22 ~- 55 11.87 7.27 5 o42 48.00 136.60 153.90

1<05 106

75
1.331 L77

$.6...
), ~ 43
164

1_8_5 -
.~
20,.. 4. ...... ..'...
186

19.o4

208

168

5250 I 5340 237

14.50 l5o60:. 131
1200 13~50 186 10.60 , _ n. 60 214

112.00 1 102.00 .,_ 212

8100. 69.50 ., 51
114-.oo 104.-~o- sa

Chickens, lb.

13.2 "

Eggs~ doz. :Sutter, lb. ~tterfat, - ~b.

,~ 21.3 24.6
25.7

Milk (wholesale)

' per 100#

l$ 2.42

Cowpeas, bu. -.I$

Soybeans, bu.

:$

I

II : : : :
41.0 ' 46.0

I ::::
I 42e0
j 44.0

209 243 '
171 I - 171

y 4.o5 I 4.10 t 169

_2~4~ - -~

I
3o35

2.65 1 2.90

7.2 I

11.4 21.5 25.5 26.3
1.60

24.3 . 24.o 1 211

_47.1 __ ,.'
453 50.9.

43A
45.2
50.7.

I.I ' 202
1 177
I
1 193

.y3~39 212 2.47 ..3.01 1-
.- 2.65

INDEX lrut..IDERS OF PRICES llJK:EIVE!) BY F.AEMERS IN GIDRGIA. (.August 1909oo-Ju1y 1914 - 100)

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Item

1943

411 Commodities , . 177

Cotton &: Cottonseed 164

Grains

167

Meat Animals

208

Ihlry Products

163

Chicken & Eggs

242

Fruits

326

Miscellaneous

138

Oct. 15,

Nov. 15~

1944
179
175

1944 .

:

I 178,
173

166

. "

110 ._,

210

204:

164 220

..I 165 .
233

252

253 . ~

140

139,

Archie Langley . Agricultural Statistician

,_ D) , ~- Floyd .Agricu1 tural Statistician

After five days return to United States D:lpartment of Agricult:ure
. fureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athensf' Georgia
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Form BAE-B1ll4LJ:-1475
Permit No. 1001 -

Penalty for :private ~se td avoid

payment of postage $300.

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UNITED STATE.5 DE.PARTM E.NT OF
AGRIC.UI-.TURE.
(!}ro-jJ
UNIVE.R!iiTY OF' 6E.OR.61A COLI.E.C>!!.. OF AGR.ICUhTURE.

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DECJi.MBER 1 COT'ION ~ORT FOR GEORGIA: :.~ .~: .

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Georgia has made a cotton crop of about 810,000 bal~s (500 pounds ~gr;s:;; ~Jgh,t' which is 4 pe;cent

below the 84?l000 sta:nclard bales harvested in 1943 and 19 percent bddw the ten year average, 1933-

1942. Uotwithstandi.ng this decrease in production t..'he 1944 season hq.s,:;~~r a;.':lew h~gh. record ~

yield per acre for the state as 270 pounds in 1937... Yield last

a whole ""' 286 pounds year was 253 pounds

the lint compared .with.the>P,revious:high.,

and 228 for

ten,yea.:t . avera~ - ';.

yiel ' :.

d

of

Acreage harvested was 1,360,000 after allowing . 6 p.e1:ce!;tii .ab~donm~t :f~~~::~;~ : 1;368,bb~-~es

es':;imated in. cultivation on July 1. 'Ihis is. a decrease.of l6percent froni .th .1:.9.1~ 'ha.r\r~sfi~d

acreat;e and is the lowest state acreage since l8'rl,. .. 'Ihe {:taghest acreage. was .in. 1914. when ;Georgia ., .

hru.vest.ed 5,157,000 acres w:i.t:h production of 2~718;000 'QaJ..es. Record h~gh st~\e~prod*btidn.' Pf

'

2, 769,000 bales was in lf/J,l.. ::

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This has been a seaso~:_. 9{wciather epremQs ~<I a sori~u.Sly short supply of la.o~r.;,, ~1i. sp~i.ng was
rmusually wet but begi~ing in :May Bri.~:extendi:ng. i:P.to August much of the state oxperiericed a pro

longed d::ought, espec1ally,.sevcio .in..noi-theastern and nprthwostern couriti.c:si: ll:'lis !;told yreevil .

damage to a minirnv.tn and. _ma.B.e ]?oss;!..blo' the rare ,occurence of maturing a top crop ih mos't areas. The .

ha.:rvc st season vm.s marked by..considerable rej,ns OVCJ:: . part of September :<?n\l. during t.hc .vre?k of Octobe r 20 resulting ':i:P.. ,/OffiO damage to s.ua],ity_ of ' grade~ .:::bspitc lack of f!4oquate -labG>'r. farmers

have dono an. excellent ' job in getting out the crpp. not far .behind tho usual scpo'Q:ul.e;:_'Nor.th Georgia produced about 3 p orcont l es s than lnst yea:r, .-th~ midstate area ab'out the s.aroc-~.'whi.le the

southern territory showed a dccro nso of mound 1~ j;lorc.cnh

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The furoau of the Census reyorts '(69/running balo.S Ginned j,.n Georgia prior .to .fuct3i:nbcr 1 COll)pared

:li th 828,000 to thc.t do,to last season .. United State s ginnings to December 1 wore _10,274,000

compared vlith 10,560,000 ono year .ae;o



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ARCP.IE LA.~GUY Agricult~rnl Statistician

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D. L FLOYD

Agriqultural st ~tistician

GEORGIA H.AP SHOV/UJG ESTih.ATED PRODUCTION 1944* -'4-ID FIN.AL PRODUC'J;ION FOR l943 & 1942

.18 l944 prod:q.ction indicated by crop prospects Decennbe:r L

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nt1mRAM SHOWING ACREAGE. 'AND PRODUCTION OF CelTTC)N I N GEORGT.fl

(Period 1934-44, inclu~i ve-ir:elimi~a~y es.tima. te for 1944) .

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!I I;:>-;...;....; I ACE.EAGE
il 1::-:--.:::-'..:.: (ooo. omitted in fie:,llres)

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~. !:;(@;\~~~~;~;~ ~~gd:-~!~~~ed in {igur'es)

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)~0

2.5 _j

I 2.5
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0
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H
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1

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CO:PTON EEPORT AS OF DECLMB1tFc l, 1944

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i I r ACREAGE :mR F&VEsT 11 . n::;;m PER ACRE ..
I . , ~--iGer=-~-:----~-.--- -~~-1~-e-r:=:-,,.-:

PRorocTIOl'r" (GINl~TriG-s )
~~r:b Toss wt. bale~944

t STATE

1 age
II.19-3~3-~

l 1
_

...1..913:__~1l _

.

1944

1 age

1944

age . l

Crop

1!L191;z9:;34""3--2~--.;:!!f--=.:19~4~3--l-i-(.!De.;;.sse'..\c!.t!....l...L..tl~l=-::9:1..:9:4!3:!.3..2---+-...,.=~-+----:::><e.(:D=.e..cs.t~1.

! Thous. ------! .Acres

Thous, I Acres I

.TAeh.Eo~u.sJ..l)~b.

I . Lb.

Thous. / Lb. :. . J'll Bales

Thous. Bales

I

I

.

.

Missouri i 393

366

390 1! 416

3S6 .

52S

343

295

430

NV~irCgainroilaincj.I

47 910

33 846

li 32 11 296
765 323

S. Car.o1in1' 1,313 ! 1,145 1, 090 i 276

Georgia

2,080 1 1,610 : ,1,360 I! 228

Florida

81 _1

43

33 11 145

Tennessee

I 1

768

720

II 677 310

I Alabama

2,120 : 1 1620

Mississip:ri 2,686 2,500

1,425 ~~~ 227 2,350 286

Arkansas Louisiana

I I

2, 240 1,211

1,850 j . 1,020

1,776 1 283 920 11 24;1.

I ns I II Oklahoma

2'

ll 1' 500 1' 500

152

j Texas

j. 9,750 7,780 .7,200 11 162

~~z::~ico l ~g~ Mg._, U* I! :r~ Califo+nia II
I il All other ,

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336

24

289 j' 301 j.. 581
18 l l& 374

355 1 450 lt

338 1 439 jl

291 253

j

372 2 86

, ,.!,

174

175 fi

I 327- . . 285 - 354
291 349

404 i.l l

341

411 389

1

327

123 -
.-~n174 ,
567 383

205
.!1~7~6 I
518 ,. 429 ;l

29

24

613

596

_975997

696 847

25

16

493
l,Oll 1,609
1.~,.361174

491
959 1,841 1,122
739

653 ' ' 384

3,2i7~3~

2, i82~~3

411

341

18 . 14

30 700 845 810 12
570 1,010 2,010 1,440
625
640
2, 6n4~0
325 16

T .
Allowances made for interstate movement of seed cotton for giU+YJ.ing. Included in State and United States totals. Grown prin c.ipa lly in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
( S ~E. OT :tiER -Sl,PE -FQR GEORGIA REPORT)

. UNITE,D ;- 5TATF;.~. ':.bEPARTM EHT OF
AC?>R I cu LTU Rt:..
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;December 22, 1944 .

- :, GEORGIA ..r44 TOT.AL .cROP V.ALTE o{$372,868,000 'J:OO:T TO HIGHEST O}lBECOBD , ... __ ; :. :. . ,_

Total" ~1-ue of 'Geo:tgfa 'crops 'I>rod~ced. i'n 1944 ,;;a; $372,'a6s,-OOQ ~r- 4~ a~-o~~ th: '1943 valuation. of

$35'?, 515,000 and e:&;cce U.ed only by ih<::> a ll time high total :of $578,000,000 in 1919. Tobacco, : ' \ peanuts and peach crpp -v-a;iues ha<re t roken a.i~l previous hi.gh records The price level this s.eason On the whole was not' greatlv differ_eiJ,:G j::-,oiu, 't_p~;j; ,pf.. last ..yoar.. for most Crop-s a):th:ougb:' theire' were"
Va:'iatiorrs "tlp'Vmbi a.'-la: cicrvii11.rkrd. 'b:Y.' i ndivid:ual crops. On a y idd per acre basi.s, of comparispn .

cott o1~, o,ats and v.h~at have exce_eded yields of all :Prior ;)'ears.



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IJ?- raxll>: of _ca~~.cro.J? .v~~~ s...c9t.~o-~ .v~a,~ tn.. the. f.ore.f~OJ:"~t ,v;it~ $W3-;22&;?<JO forctJm'bihe'a 'value 'of'
hnt t:L."'ld "!:>eed; a decre ase OI shghUy more tha.'.1 1% Irom 1946 . Production of 810,000 b al e s from _, the smallest acreage s:.r.ce 1871 was L~jo be l.ow l ast year, :Pc2nuts follmred. cotton with value of . .
$55 . 512"000 Y:bic.h i s .abciut 1% incr-ease f r or;1 the $55, l 07 ,00CJ of last year, Production wa;; 9.~(
below 1843,, but. :P;ri~e_s re c e ~vld .vri3r.9 pigh~: :... this season~ .As usual Geor gia l ea the ria'tion in
produ~tion of P,ca:auts. ~obac co, with a :-Y<1o increase i n acreage showed a value of $35,539,000
which :v.ras a 40o/o gain over 1 943 . Poachc:s came ne:ct ;'li t h $18.4"10:000 comparo(j. with $8,363,000 .., from the short produCtion of l ast year. P9c<ms, va lue d at $8,126,000 fell off 6% ..duo o~;.t~r~ly to lo~!? ~ pri,cc:s .s~_nc;:c .:p r.od.uc;::ttou. tt4s.s~asoJJ. was s.lightly abovethe'pt'o'(tHiuil cro:P Value of commercial truck crops amounted to $9, 7.::.1, 000 , a decrease of nearly 2% from 1943.

Of tho food and f e ed. c~~ops, comparisons v;ith l943 are varied, Small gr ains, . so.rl!ih':lfil fq.r~go., :

co~? D:s ..f'?r ..Po.a s,, .,velvet beans, sugs.rcane r.md.-.10spcclcza,shO!Itld-increa;s6'd pro~uctl.on Insn and sv:cet potatoes, sor~;hum syrup, soybenns for beans ~d. all nay reg1.s~cred

wh i l e de c r e

a

cseosrn1...:rom

l ast year..







:a Ibsp i tO: st;;rio~S~.Y . sll.ort .labOr Supply, limited .farm machinery. f.lhCl uilf'avor'ablo' 'IVGa\tlcr at -ti~OS 1

far m'cr's k2vc dono a spl endid j ob i n planting, ct1lt'i vating and. harvesting t he 1944 crop from a

tot al crop acreage that was noces.snrily the smallest in years. Such an apcomplishment meant long

hours an'd an incroa9od ~.~s o of vromon- and ch ildren in the fields.

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Vnluc"' o'f. ll:i'G.'rosl'ccit~vc ~;:pops. tP~r.do~ ~f.. th,;i; ;"\\~ .follo,;~;. '(+.) 'cott~~ : (~~nt nnd so.;d), ___

$103,225,000; $3!;),539,000;

(2 (5)

; colln ,$66 :peaches,

.P89;q::JOi3) p ~ 1 9,440~000;

oonv (6)

ts (pic swe e t

ked and threshed), potatoes, $15,717,0

00$; 55(71?)12a,l0lD Oha;y,,(~4,)$1t4o,8b4a4c,.c0o9,0,;~

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n8))~oIaJctcs'1an$s;l:3$;t

996,000 : ( s:l~e:ooo~

9) v e:J;
'(12)'

ve':; b.cms, Sugar C(ane



.310;260, {)00; (lO)
$5,009,000: (3:3)

eomr:rercial t!'n~k'-C:Top-s),
wheat, $4,683,000; (14

-'11>-9"; 7:31;
cowpea:S

OGOt .

1h1a7:)rve~estSe:fq! E.?_d:efzoar

peas), -11 $?, 980,t:l09:
seed. !<'1;488,0001

(~5) (18)

Irish p~tatoes, sorghUF.J Ior age ,

$$7~6i0',l09070, 0; 00(1!9)(1p6~easrosr,g~$u5m7._b,sOyOruOp~ ,

~ $1(694,000; (20; rye, . .

- $

3

4

0,
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0

0..

0;
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(- 21..)...b..a. : r l e y

~3?,0;.090.;. {2!3).sQyDeans

.( harvestad-forbeans~, .. $B73,EJ0() .

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AgriG1(lli;ural Stat~stician

.Agricul.tural Statistician

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GEO-R...GIA. SUMJ.v!A;RY GF. cro.p. STAT! ST I cs and -~ ~ \~~-.~ :r.: ............ _ ...... .... '~'

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1943

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V.AilJ'E ----+-----...;.:---,- ----.A-CR-E-AG-E-----Y-~ie-ld-~P~-r-~ T:,-k~R~O-i)-vC~T-I6-N~.,--U-~-i-t ---TO-T-A-L -V-A-ilJ-E----.---~

.AcrE:i - --C-B--Q-:;P------------..YE.AR

(oool <.

Cotton (llale9) ]:}

19'44' -. l}36D

Acre'....
286

_"'--. .fOQQ2J 1. f:ti_ce_ __,(-"00_0-'-)____':-":""';t:.:c_er

..,_,.. 8101

' ...' ~
$ .213 $ ~.?65

$ 63 .43

Yield. i~ :pou.nds . .

.1943 1-~'-siO

253

847.

.204

86,, 562 '

53. 77 . '

--- .. -... - - - _..1 - ~ -~ 'OII!t ""

~---

"'T' - ~ .. - ..

~--

--.;;. --~

Cott_o~seed _;.. "' .. . 1944

(t?h-~)---

...:, 1943 -. .... -,...

12.47 " .... 11.20

Corn, all nuruoses . (bu s-,) ~

1944 3,548 1943 3 , 774

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

ll.5 12.0

40,802 45,288

1.62

66,099

--.. . 1.60

72,461

18.63
-- .. - 19.20

---- - ~- - ~ .~ --
Oa ts, harve~ted ' (bus . ) ; ~ . . .

'194-1 ... 194..3

545 ..
' 5:t9 :

.. l3 ;o .:L :, . i-21"964 . . :. ;) . sa: ,.' .

n.o ,. .: . z,!23 - lAs:, .

,.

'"/ .,.._ _. >

-

V

" ~

~

~

. :-. . , o ,.,

"

' ; . ' __,,.,

4,683 ..~:.l:po

- .,. ~ .- . eoo:: ~ - .... -: - - -

. - - - ~ - - - - - - .. -~ -

'

. '

.. z4.n ..' b 'oso

1.07

13,996

- -- - --.-- -- -- ... .: ).'9;5 '.' .':. 1? ;120

LOO.

.... ~- - ~ .... ... .,.

10,120

20.54
- -16.06 -~ ;-
25.68 19.50

- --- - - -,- .- -- - -- .. - Rye , harvested

.. (bus, )

.
~

. '

~

~ _..~( ~

1944 1:943
~

20. . .
19 .
~ .... ~-- - -

s;s ., .,.
s:o '
... ---- ..;.;. ___-~ . :-

, . 170 -

2.00 .

- - : .,. 1S2. .
~ - - -.,,.,.,

1.75

340
- -- 266 ..,

Barl ~y~; '.11~~~~-b'ed; : . : ; 1944
. {l:ius ..) : ,; . 1943.
- - ~ ~ ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ ~ w -

,r --- .. . - - . - - - -- . 10.

,... ,:

.:.

~
_,

zo ;o

200

' 17 .-0 ,.

187

....:. ..;.. ..- -~ ~

.,.

1.60::"'.;. lA2.
... ~ ~- .... ~

.. 320
266 ' -

17 ;oo :
14.00
32.00 '.
-- - 24.18 ,., ...

Potatoes, 'rd.sh : . (.lhis .'). .
- - .-.: ".;:.,:i ..~. ..; - ~ -~
Potatoes, .Sy;eet
- ---(b-qs.) - ~~ -

.. 1944 . .> :194 3 ..
1944 '
- - .1943 ...

---- .. .. - - .. .29.
--~35 ..

'

'

47
.6..2 -.,.

1,363

.. .,..

....

~:

'2..170
- ~ ....

94

88

8,'272

.. - 125

75

~

.... ...

...-. - 9,375

~-

~ .

1.59 ' 1.75
'
1.90 l -9?
- -r- -~

2,16'7

. 74.7~ .

- ---- .-- 3,798 .
- -. - "!"-

108.51 \

..,..

~--

15,717 , 18,000
..,. - - - -

167.20 144.00

Tobacco (ali)

-- (ll:(s . )

.....

....... _ ..... .,-

. 1944

93.7 1,020

95,540

.372

35 539

- - - - -- - . .. -- --- 1943

69.8

912

-,... ~ - .,... '

...... ~. - ...

63,657
.... . ~- -~ ..,. ~ ~ ....

.398

25:337

~ ~ ~ ~-

379.Z:8
.. - - 362.99 '""":

Hay, All (Incl. .

-- - - - - :peanut hay) (tons)

-

-~~

19L14 1 1 158 194? . 1,633

.49

710 . .20.90

- . - ,5'1

...

'. 87<k

.,. l8.30 - ~i -

'14,844 .15, 997

+o:ie
-- -- . 9.80
...

,...

.

-. ~ i

~o!'ghumJ . ' Forag~;

. 3:944 . . 31

,:(ton$) :.

i9Li~. 3~.

.. J..- - , : ... -- ~- ... -- ~ ;.. ~ - - ~ ..... . .;. ...;., :.,. --

- - .- - - . 1.30

40:

. 1.30

44 .- ._...

- - ,...

.... .,. ~.- -_ ..:~, .,.- ~

1;3 1'6

..s0o0..

.:'..

,.'

760 726.

;'

2'4;52
21.'35

.,. t- -' . . '(- - ., ~ - ~;-:- "7 ~ - -

-

~":...

;,.;
-

:

,.

SqrghU.ljl.~ Syru] . ., .

:, : 55

~ -1' 210 ' .

1.~0 . ~ 1,694 ''

77.00

- _

- . \ g als.~ { . ... ~

.. -.., .-- --

-... --' .5.5-.

----- - .... ..:1:32.0 ' ~-

1.30 -. ' l, 716
~

71.50
~ ... '~- . ..,.

:Suga;rca':ne . S~:p

- -.-- ( gals<) ..

~

~ - .~-

1944

33

-~i 94. .3.. -:- """' .s.4....

- -- - . - .. - - -. - - - - -- Peanuts Harv. for
- Nuts (1bs.) 3}

1944 1~ 028 1943 1,078

132

4 ,356

- -- - - - 125

-.4 .250

' ~ ~

....

..

675
- . 710 .,.

. 693', 900
.765;380 - - ~

5 009

151.79

- -- .... ... t1,' 888

143A6
.,.

;o8o :.55, s12

.. - - -- . .072

~

~

55,107
~-

54.00
- -. 51.12 ~

y CoWPeas, Harv. for
Peas (bus.)

-

-

11)11 -

-

-

-

-

-

... -

1944 126 1943 171
""!!' ... ~ ... - ..,. ...

s.5

. 693 /

1 .30

- -- - 1.0 ... ~;--

68<1: / . _ I

4 .04

2,980
- 2,763 ... ~

23.65 16.16

y Soybeans, H~rv. . for
Beans (bus.)

1944

13

6.0 :

.. 78

3;50

- .. -- - - - -- - 1943

13'

6.5 .

~

""'!'~ - ..,

-~ ~- ~ ....

84

3,46

- ~ .... ~

273

21.00

- - . - -. '!"--- 291 """'

22.38 ....

- - - ..... -Jf Velvet Bem"s (alone & 1944 822

interpl . ) (tons)

1943 1,030

. ,. , _, ~ ~ . ...

... --- - I.esnecleza. Harv. for ' 1944

65

Seo2 d. (lbs.)

; 19,'<3

40

'-='-' ~-"'" : c,.. - - ~ -

~- ..;.___ ~ ..-............

- .... .. -.. -- . 900

820

~ ~- ~

.. )

'

370
422'

'

'

. ~

. ..

28.00 24.00

10,360
-10-,,1.2..8-

---. - 190 - ,...
200 ' '

12,100 8,000 , .

-~

~-

1,488

-

-

- - 848 ...

_. 12.60
_ ...9.8..3
22.89
- - 21....20 ..

?eaches, total

.. - :production (bus.)

. "!"' ..

' \.
. .. ., - ' '
---~

- -- .. -- - .... - . 4,860

<.: <1,.00 . 19,440

..

~.. 593 ' '

s~:-25.

-8,363

....

....

...

. - - - -- - - Pears, total ,
production (bus.)
~

- :-

500

1.15:

575

-,- - - 138
... ""!' ..... -

1.40

193

..,. .......

Pecans

194:<1

- - ( l b s . )

19L13

~ - ~--- ~- ~-- ~ ...

Commercial l'ruck Cro~s 19<14

- - - - - - -- - - - (Not !ncl.I.Pota.toe s) 1943

~

~

~-

- ~-

--. - - .. - . - '..3],.,200
3.0,. ,5...00

.260 .281
...

8,126 8,670
~

75. 4

9,721

- - - - - 74.0

. ~

~

--

-

-.-- ..

- - 9,889
.,..

'(IOETxAc.,L.,.Aa. LcLr.p.AeBaO,.VJE.utC,RhOayPS& 194,4 8,602.1
acr. in fruits &nuts) 1 9~3 9 1 4117,8

$ 372,868
357,515

. - . 128.93
133.64 .,.. ~

1/ lhcember :p:raliminary estimates for 194':):.

! /"'t!

C:overs only .Acreage fo~

mature crop (acreage alone e11d interplanted) all pU+]Jo ses, alone and int er:planteQ,.

harvested for

:peanuts,

peas

or

beans.

December 22, 1941

(Over)

- - - -

Athens, Georgia

Decemer 22, 1944

GIDRGIA COMlvlERCIAL TRUCK CROP SUMMARY - 1944 AND 1943

Production of commercial.ly grown truck crop~, both proc~ssing and fresh market, in Georgia during .
1944 was valued at $10,131,000, a decrease of $809,000 (7 percent) from the corresponding valu-
ation of $10,940,000 in 1943. This decrease in value was not a result of an acreage reduction bu~ a combination of sbifts in yi-e1d~ ~nd- prices. 'l'l-.e yield per acre on the major fresh maxket
crops in South Georgia this year was under those for 1943. Harvested acreage for fresh market and processing crops combir.ed amounted in 1944 to . 79,780 compared with 80,440 in 1943, On a per
harve sted acre basis the value this year ' averaged $127 .comparable to $136 for last year.

Waterme lons contined to be the m~st. valuable of Georgia truck crops with a value of $4,870, ooo

or 48.9 percent .of the income to commercial truck growers. Following watermelons in order of

value, the next five crops vrore snap beans for fresh market and processing $826,.'000 , cantaloups $778;000, tomatoes $752,000, cabbage $726,000, and cucumbers both for fresh marke~ and :pickling $540,000. On a p~r aero value basis, lci;tuce was hi ghest -w:i:th an avElr;3,go of $339 ,.._~th tomatoes

follo v1ing at $228 per aero. Note charts on other side of page sho>ling percGmtage distribution

of crops by acrElagc and value.



GEORGIA All1WAL SJlv~;iARY- OF COMME:RCIAL TRUCK CP.OP S':):ATISTICS - 1944 WI'IH COl~ARISOH S

I -------C-r--o.:E..............--~Y--ea-r-

-~ ~:oa!ted ~~---~-----;1;,rod.~~~~?-~--,-------,-----t-~~~UnJ:~!~-~~~--- -! Va~~/er
---+-- ---- ---~--r.Eru:..kJ::ti;-_...JJn.ij;_ __ ____;_l'p.Hl"'"~~---:---,.,--:---i--------- --

1 1944 !

! i 900

25 ' Crate . 22,000 $ 3.25 j $ 72,000 1 $ 80~00

Asparagus
-----

i 1943 l 1,000 i 23 l (24 los.) .! 23,000

- ,--- ~ ~

~ !~--- - 1- - ~-- ~ - .. - - -

I ! i Beans , Lima . I 1944

1,450

43

Bushel, 62,000

t- !- i3;,;o; - Fico~r:M.-a&rk:eat;'" -~I-11;944~3 ! ;1,,9~0o~0 .. - . 6~g6-.: -.,(.3B2ul:bhs~.l;-iT. 125,000

i
.

2
~

- !- .75: 63,000! - ~----

-

-63~,0-0

-

;.~ol- -1~1:7;- 3.60 I

1

1.80 1

1 ... -

2~223~,,00~0~1-

153.79 118.42

397,ooo j

1 _ :o: ~a:k:t!S:(?: _1:4~ ~ _ 4,200 -1- _:o__ ~3~ :b:~2 1- ~1~~0:: -;1 __ =~5j ~8~,:0~!- ~7:6~ _

1 Bouns! Sne:p j Ji.3't4
:o: ~a::k:t :N:G: _1:4~


j

_ 2~~1~208~0

I
... ~-

_

95 88

Bushel i 209,QOO 1 1.65 i 345,0001 156,82
~3~ :b:~ ~- ~9~,~0~ -J __ :~5~ ~5=,~0~~- ~1~3:1~ _

s. cabbage ,

_ j 1944 .1 _ 3"800 1; _

Ga. ! 1943

2,7CO 1,

4. 2 _ Top. : 16,000 j - 36.00 I __.576"000.1- 151.58

5.3 (2 060 lbs)! 14,300

90.00 ! 1;287,000, 476.67

~ ~~~0; - ~- -~ --; ;7~,;~ ~- .,.2;:6:1~ ------- ~ i - ~- ~1 --

- j- -

4! _ ~a~b:g: ,_N: ~a: 1J}l9=<41~4

800 1 700 J

. 4.0 4.7

- ~ --- ~-
~2~0T~on~b_:):j__

3,200 3,300

1
-,
1

-

--
47

.

~ 1 00 :

--;so,

oo

-I
oli

-

-1~-7.-5-0

-

1 50.00! ... 65,000 265.71

~a~t:l~u~s-

__ i -11=944~4

~

_

3,100

-
_ i__

8~50-

_

~C6~ra:teb:~

i~-

2~38~8,~000:0:

_j

..

_ ~:;~051j

_

=2~~0:: j ...

_1~8:3:

_

. .

I . Cucumbc rs 1/ i 1944 1 1,000 ~ i. 'so Bushel

80,000 I

2 .15 i 172,000JI 172._00

1 :o: ~k:t:~r:tl~4~ j __ :~ -i ~114 ~4~ :b~l i- :o:,~o~ _J __ :~5~ _ :7~~0:: __1~8:8: _

:o: -i__ 1 _ Cucum~ab:ekr:st: ~_ ~1I_119:~4~4

I
1_ _

:: ~9?0~0

i 11
J>- 28

J. ~'lB~ u:sbh:el~

i
1-

...13~0,,0~00~0

i

1=.5~0oji __J6.:5,0~0~0 :~ - .:106:.06~7 _

1 19 4 :e~t~c:

. !-1=4~

~3.1qQ~: - !~-

97 90

J!~L1C:6ra_tde~z:t ...33q~,O,O~~O ~i~.~-=3.-5~0~~j ..;. 1:?2:2,,0~00~0 1~ + -34~368:.85:9 _

~n~o~s-

1 :- _ I 1944

1,600 I 138

- !-1=4~- +_:~0~ - ~ - ..1~6

jI

Sack
~~- :b:~

!

2:32:1,,0~00~0.~~1 ~

1.38 j 305,000! 190.62
::o~ _ ~=~~ ~ - _3:5:0~ _ _

Pea s, English ; l%4 'j :850

119

f - For Market

1 1943 . 1, ,100

35

Po~a~o~ s; rrish j-1911. 2,7oo "" t ,H

t - - s. Ga.
Po;a~o~s~


ir~s.h

1 1943 ,-1944

1

4 ,000
1,?oa ~f

85 82

i' I Bushel 1 '42,000 j ) .y5

82,000 j 96.47

i (25 lbs.) ; 49;000 I 3.~5 ! 154,000, no.oo

-r- Bu~h~l- :- i18,ooo _-! -- 1.~;1 is7,oo~ ~ -- 61:85-

i- -J-'.. ?s: - - i l(60 lbs~) 340,000 'i-
-~~ Bu:h~r; 139,ooo

loBO ! 612,000r 153.00
~- 243,~o j - - i~~:~~

J_ ~-G: ____ .. !_l:ll: :~o~:. :.- 11s J_G~ :b:~~ j.;. :s:,~o~ ~1 ~ :~5~ ;3:,~o~i- ____ _

Tomato e s
hs3 For Market
-------Y-i---t---- i Watermelons

Ii 1944 J 1943 I
I 1944
j 1943

3,300 ' 3, 500

80 88

1

Bus..'l).el i . 261 000 l b s.) ! 30s:aoo

i :

2.85! 752,0001 227.88 2.45 i 755,000 215.71

i - I--

-i~---- 1- - - - - ~- ~ ~- ~-------

39,000 : 333 . Melons !12987,000

375.00 i 4870,000 J 124.87

31,000 , 340

:10540,000 ! 405.00 1 ,269;000! 13771

Be ans, Snap

J 19,11

-1- __ j __ q ~o:: :r~c:s:i~g_ j_l:1~

- 'Peppers, Pimien~ol944
.For ProcElssing i 19'13

l _!___ ,-

--

--

- .. .... I - -

-P

- - 'Other Truck CroPI ,sl944

! :For Procossin~ l9lJ:3

I
I

-. ----+-----.

1,700 l
-s,o-oo-

o0:.6s~l: ~2~oT~on:b:~i-

_

1,000 4,8oo

i

6,100 i 8,700
-~
5,020

12 o:9_

1
!

~2~T~on

:b~

1! -

_

~7,3~23~0

~! --

i

3,630

1

8?4:.0~0o~I _ ~88~4,,0~00~0~1- _ '~139:.,31:1 _

55. 00! 5o.ooj
:

103,000i 392,0001

_ ~655:.9o~0 _

375,aoo - 71.70 179,ooo 1i 19.31

~:TOTAL . "'ABOVE CROPS

I
I

1914 1943

79,780 80,440 I

i

I

'

! 1

h.jwo.,l39l4,oO,oOoOol

126.99 136.00

"}1)J.

llio s not include Wai;crmclon pric;o

acreage 1 prod~ct ion,
is per 1,000 melons.

and value

cucumbers

for

pickles

:]1 In~ludcs English peas , tomatoes for ce~ing and cucumbers or pickles.

D~ L. FLOYD



JOEN F. STEFFENS, JR,

A~:dcvltural Statist ici&~, ln Charge

Truck Crop Statistician

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-GEORG'lA cJ~
GE.OI(G-IA A.GRICUI..'TURAL E.XTI!.'t~: ~ll:n.f SE:..R.VIC.f..

DEClMEER 1944 PIG REPORT

GEORGIA: Georgia produced. an estimated 2 ,189, 000 hogs in 1944 - 19'(o below production of 1943 but 20% above the ten ye~ aver.age(l933-1942) of 1,824,000 head. Of the current total number of pigs those farrowed du~i~g :t~e last si~ months of the year amounted to 878,000 or 31%below the cor-

responding period last ypar. The :pig crop during the first 6 months of the year was 1,311,000 'I'Jhich was an ,8% dccrc~sc from the number farrowed the previous spring. These estimates by the

Georgia Crop &porting Service are based on the usual pi~ surveys made by the United States Depart-

mont o~ .Ag:riculturo in cooperation vlith tho Post Office .l)cpartmcnt through the rural carriers.



Estimated numb.or of sovis farrovri.ng during tho fall of 194<1 was 154,000 compared vrith 220.,000 in tho fall of 1943 ..Average ntimbc:r of pi gs saved per lit~cr : vias 5. 7 against 5.8 one year ago~

Breeding inte:;ntion:.s in<hcato 163,QOO sov{s to fnrl'Q:r in tho spring of 1945 v;hich vrould be a 29% decrease from the 230,000 ~anov:ing tho previous sp:dng. .

"' * . .. . . ...

UNITED ~; Hog productio~ in 19'14 dropped sharp:ly ;from the all-time peek roached in 1943 and

a continuation of the d:ocline is in prosoect hi 1945 b~t at a lor.ror x:ate, the Department of

,

Agriculture l'eported today. 'lhe fall -:Pi"g crop of 1944 of 31,325,000 head is 'do..,.m. 34 percent hom 1:

the fall of 1943. ~en . adcicd to tho spring :pig crop :of 55,428,000, wh~c4 - was down 2.5 percent, tho

total pig'crop of 86,753,000 is down 29 percent .'lhe ' indicated number of' ' sows- to :t:a.rrow ::i,n the.

spr~ng season of 1945 is 7 percent below' tho number farro",,rod in the spring. of 194~. . ~e number

of hogs over 6 months o~d on Ibcember l was sharply below the record. number a ye:ax . eaxlier.

.

' .

Fall l'ig Crop; The num~cr of pigs saved . in <tho fall seuson of 194,1 (June 1 to IlJcomber' 1) is

estimated at 31,325,009 hea.d . '!'his number is 16,347,000 head, or 34 ,percent .smalle~ than the

record fall crop of 194:3. It is clso belo:1 the ;fall pig Cj,'Ops of 1942, 1941, and 1969 but above,.....

any other yea:r Th9 lO-.ycar (1933-'12) average fall pig crop is 29,l06 1 000. .

.

Tho nUl'llbor of sows -thrit f~rowcd in the fall season ~f 19M. is estimated at 4,94l,o00 , ri ~ec.r'easc
of 2,635,000 o-r 35 percent, from 1943. 'lhis reduction is in substantia;I. agreement v~ltfi tb.1it in-
dicated. by brooding intentions reports in Juno elf -bh:l,s year, which show.;>d a roduction of 34 percent. lv'cither t4e .ndvtmcc ir.. hog pr~cos p,nd tho improvement 1n t..'ie hog marketing sit'\.1-ation
nor the general improvement in crop prospects that developed progressively over the summo~ months

seems to have hrul much effect in inducing . farmers :to modify their fall farro wing plans.. . .

Yearly Pig Cro:Pl Tl::\o combined spring imd :fo.ll pig crop of 1944. is estimated at 86,753,000 head~.
This number is 34 , 953 , 000 hcador 29 percent smaller thctn tho rocordl94Z_c;:rop ;;md 17, 806,000. : hoad or 17 ncrcont Sl2l:'llbr th:m -tho,:b o:f -1.9-12, abo11~ th:.:: scu:ll1 p.s 19.3,9 bu,Ll'a.rgcr th;m <my other. year on r<Jc.~rci ancl. 11, 423 , 000 or 15 pc~ccht above tho.lO-year a.ycr agc. :

Spring Intcn-l:;ions; Farmers' tcports on, breeding intentions for'; i;hc syr;irig .:. o~'l94q < indicat~~..t..'-ia~

8,522,000 sows will farrpv:. in that s~B.'sbn .::This J:1iimbcr is bclqw. spr:i:ng f&,rqvtings. hi' .l9~4 by

665,000. sows, the sprmg of

or 7 pcrc~nt, ?..:r;d
1943. WbJ.lo thJ.s-

i.s. .3 ,61 number

"t;-~ J,,S.l3

..

so~~;s , or pcre:+Jnt

30 pcrc~r;_t . abo'"'!o the, ,:).O-

b~_lq~tr th<~,~~DCI(rd : ~~row~.J;~ yoar .- (193~:42) ay-eragc, :. h

?-n
J.S

smalle r thon in 12 of ::the pnst 21 yc ;:..rs. >: -

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FALL (~une 1 to Doc. 1):.

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Sows

' F<~~grd

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Pigs per
Litter -

Pigs Savot . : {000

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Georgia

,.

lO:vear 1933~12 Av. 176

1943

245

5s:.6e

994 1,4:21

146 220

5.7 f.8

830 1,276

. .I'

1944

230

5,;7

1,311

154

5.7

878

United Ste,tos

l0"'J''0ar 193~12 Av. 7\569

1943

12',136'

19411

9.,_187

6.11 6.10 6.03

46,224 74 ,03'i 55,428

4,674
: 7,576 4,941

6.23 6.29 6.34

29 ,106 47 ,672 . 31,325

(over) ;

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Arte r five days r e turn to
United ~~~tos !ep8rtment 'of Agriculture
Burec.u of 1\gricultural Ecollomics 319 Extension Building
Athons, Georgia

Ponalty for p rivate use . to
avoid. payment of postage -$300

OFFICIAL BVSINESS'
?orm B,AE-.M-12/'11-1065 ?ormit No . 1001

Miss.llellie M. Reese, Librarian ,

State College of Agri .,

Req.

Athens. Ga .

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Diagr&~ Show~pg Sows

*Preliminary

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.r

; Sows FarrO\Ting and Pigz Sayed ih Georgia ... Spring and ll'kll

(Period 1932-1944)

- ---..---- -r----- Y.E;~r------

sm-:s (on~)-----------~.-

PIGS ( 000)

!---Spring-.c,.T - ra1i -----;- -Total - r---spring~- -~-----w:rr----~=~t~-r ' .. _-

l 1

1932

157

117

1933 .

165

120

I
I 274 . ' ' . :
285

~ 898
.9p9

663 .
. 6E

., : . . ... :
1561
1605

1934 ).935

I
i

149
1LJ,8

108 119'

257 .. I 1j

806

"267 . :1 842

586 . 653

1392 1495

i936

167

149

316

. .

924

834

1758

1937

175

130

305

,. 1010

762

1772

1938

189

1939

216

1940

184

1941

169

1942

196

162

179 i49

..

158

190

351

1115

395

1 1210

333

l

975

~~~

1 1i~~

940
984 84,9. . .
\i~i - -

: '22+0~54?: ...
.. .18.24
. -~~~~- ..

I 1943

245

1944*

230

_____ __j___ _ __

220

465

1421

-127~ : . - : 2697 3

154

384

1 1 311

878

2189 1

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*Prel iminary

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UNITE.O STATE.5 OE:PARTM E.NT OF
AGR I c.u LTU RE..
. . /8~
. L/(VjJ.

G'EORG l:A ' ~CONOMIC5
xJ~

Athens, Georgia
. ,;. .

GEORGIA,: Prices rep or.ted as being received for Georgia fa:-m products on Dec'einber 15 shovred little c}1ange from the previ'ous ' mi a...:month-;- t h e all t:ommodity .
index being 171~& of the ave rage Augu.st 1909 to J11+Y 19ll.k against 178;'6 on Nover.1ber 15. lvlinor do wnwD.rd changes were noted for cotton and cottonseed, gr:=dns; and meat
animals while d:a i.ry products, chickens and eggs, :and other groups r egistered slight
increases.

UlHTED STATES: Prices received bY farmers at local markets are now e.t the highest .level since September 1920, the U. S. Department of Agriculture
reported today. The f a.rm product price index, at 200 percent of t.he August 1'909..:. July 1914 average, was up 4 points during the month ended ' December 15 and was also
4 points above a .year ago. Major upturns were reported for the fruit, truck crop, and poultry and egg price groups. P ~rities, however, remained unchanged during . the
past month as the index of prices paid, interest, and taxes held steady at 171 per-
cent of the 1910-1914 aver~tge. As a result, farm p ~:oduct prices .a,s a whole averaged
117 percent of parity ,compared v!i th 1J.5 percent in November and 117 in December las~
year. Prices received for corn, trheat, cotton, hay, and peanuts were still below parity price levels in mid-December.

Led by the more-than usual upturn in fruit and truck crop prices, the a.n:..'crop
price index rose 7 points'du~ing the month ended December 15 to 196 percent of the
1909-14 ave r age. AJ..l of the crop indexes advanced during the month ended December
15 except cotton and oil-bearing crops, which held steady; and tobacco, which de-
clined slightly. ~hese upturns '"ere sufficient to raise the all-crop inde.x 4 points above a year ago,

A contra-seasonal rise in the poultry and egg price index offset the downturn in meat animal prices and the index of priyes received by f armers for live stock, and
livestock products remained unchanged from November 15 to December 15. At 202
percent of the 1909-14 avera ge, this index 111as 2 points above the December 1943 level. The total market supplies of livestock and livestock products increased
slightly in Decemb er as milk produ ction and mea t animal slaughter rose about . seasonally.

~here is still no evidence of w.eakness ~n the de mand for f arm products, '-.rith nonagricultural income payments remaining at a record hi gh leve~. Advences in s~lary
and wage payments in retail trade a..r1d in finance and service establishments about offset some decline in manufacturing payrolls in 1944~

-~ter five days return to United St a tes Depa rtment of Agriculture
J3u.reau of ~ricul tural Econoinics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia
OFFlCIAL BUSINESS
Form E.A.E-J3.:-.l/45-1505 Permit l~o. 1001

Penalty for private use to avoid payment 'of postage :ji300.

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PRicEs BEtEFVED BY F.Affi:l8Rs.mc:Eurirn r.s 1944 ~n:T.a: ro~:ARr sotrs . . .

COJ:~,J:ODITY
.AND UlUT

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GEORGIA .

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tJNITED . STATES

,. .

I 11Av.er~~;--j Dece~~~-;--15-'" !kci:19L14' t 1,A;;;;~g~---~-L'ec~~b~~.-i5---,,Dec.l944

L ,.Aug . l 9 0 9 -,
IJ u l y, 1914

ia 1--~---,----:--- -j of Av:
1943 --+.._191_1_ !_l-909.=):4

iIt;1A.!u-g];.yl,9_Ql91?4-~-.;1,...::':1'-".94-q,...~.:__-_1.

------, iaof A.v.
1944 - IJ909-l4

corn, bu.

i i $1 1.24

.r. 70

I r.GJ 13:).

l :
<d~>o'

I
i ~9r I

I
1.s6 I,

I 1.5s 174:

I
.1I .

.as I1 . 1,4.3 1.

1, 45 1
1

165

.64

1.:11. 'I 1.os j 166

Oats, b.u.

$!

1

1

Iris..'l potatoes,bu,$ 1

. I .67 r
l 1.12

I 1.25 i
1.901

1.07 2;10

I
160 1
l 188

.40 "' ;70

. 1 ?'?

, 69 ij

17'-

1.35

1. SO I , _ 214

Sweet potato e.s ,bu;$1
I Cotton, 10, .

I i I
.83 1 12 o6

1,651l
19,6

1.;801 20,9

217 - ~
166

~88

1. 88

I . 12o4

19,8

I 1.751I
'2Qo8

1 99 16S

~ :::e~~on :I I ~::: I ~:::I ~: ~::: ~:::: I ~:::L ~:: ! ~2.00 ~ - $1 Cottonseed, ton

24,39

. I 1

1

53;00 I i

213 I

l

22.; 55 .
1

52;130 ,l 5.3.10..1

235

::,

::::

J!

1
Beef c a ttle , cwt. $!

3o87 1

9~ 70 !

~ 9 . 00 233

111

W 5,42

1
10 . 90 I 11._50 jj

212

Milk . ccl'"Ts, he ad
I'.or,e <, -lie ad

l . ~~1~~ 33 85 1 78.00 ]! 71. 00
I l.b 158,15 122 , GO 115,00 j

210 13

I j 48 00 109.00 1103~-oo,
I I !36 .60 J ?9;40 6_7o00

215 49

::::~~:::b.
.Eggs, doz.

I l :~:~ :1, 1: .2

1

1 0

1

0

:::

206

j . 21 , 3

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J,.

!. )4.o

L i

_ss .o

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.

258

I !~::~ :::~ I l
,

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:::;
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1

J':

44.~ .

I

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44 .

5

i1.

67 211 207

B:ntter ,- l b.
Butterfat, lb.
Milk ( wholesa l e ) . ,_. p er lOIJ:/F-
~owpe_a.s, bu.
&;lfheaM, bu;

1 24 .6
I 25,7

t l 41.0

! lI

i
46. 0

. i

I 42,0 1 171
45 . 0 I' . .. l75

j $ 1
$1

r. I 2. 42

l
~~

. 4,10

I1 J}



I

4 .15 I

; .

2, 55

3. 60

171

$1

J 2.70 ! 3, 20

I I
I
l!i
I
J

25. 5

45. 3

.26.3 'I; 51~0

~5. 6'.

I
I

.51.-0 II

fl . . I
1~60 1

I
I
3 .~9: 1

j
3~39 j .

I 2,dsT J - .j ' 2~55 3;19 !



l.B1 J

179 194
212

:Peanu.'cs, lb,

1 5 , 0 ! 7. 1 1 8, 0

160

I II

l 4 , 8 I . 7ol f 8,2 i f

171

i_f.'. A~era,ge January , l910~;Dec:erriber .],914.
}, ~vist:d
. y .~re.litn inary - . Doe.s not i nclude o.e.iry p r oduct ion p a~'!Ilent s.

nTDE.\ N\JlvfBERS OF PRIC:S$ :RECEIVED BY FAPJ'EERS IN G:EDRGIA _(.Atigtl~t .1909-July 1914 ~ 100)

..

Dec. 15

Nove .15 Dec. lEi

Item

1943
,. .

1 944

1944

I I !'

!ll conmocli ties Cotton &. Cottonse ed Gr EJ,ins

176 162 168

178

177

I
I

1 73

' 171

170

168

Meat Anima ls Ihiry Products

20 8

-204 .

203

163

165

. 166' '

Chi cken & J!;:gg s

238

233

' 242

Fru its

326

253

254

Misce llaneous

138

139

140.

UNITE-D !>TATE.~ .. _ DE:PARTME.NT OF -.
A ?c)~
L/' I 'Vf-/

Athens, - Georgia.

FARM PRICE REPOR~ AS OF JANUJ! 15, 1945

February 1945

GIDRGIA: The All Commodity index of prices received. by Georgia farmers increased 2 points between -llicember 15, 1944 and January 15, 1945 and is now 179~ of the 1909-1914
average compared with 177~ one year ago. During the past month all index gro'.lps advanced except Dairy Products and Chickens and Eggs. -T'ne heavy decrease in Chickens and Eggs index was due. to the usual season decline of egg prices.

UNITED STATES: Prices received by farmers in mid~anuary averaged more than tvri.ce the ir pre.-

World War I level for the first time since 4ugust 1920. At 201 per cent of the

.August 1909-Ju1y 1914 average, the January index of prices received by farmers was 1 point above a month earlier and 5 points above a yea~ a go. The parity index (prices paid by farmers

for commodities , int e rest, and taxes), at 172, >tas also 1 point above the previous month and

was 4 points higher than. at the beginning of l-944. Parity prices were at the highest level

since 1920,

-

l'riccs of most major farm crops 'lrere up _during tho month, raising the all crop index 4 points to
double the 1909-14 average. Most pronounced increases wor'e in truck crop prices which advanced 3l points to 262. Food grains roso 2 points to 169; feed grains 8lld hay 3 points to 163. The fruit index declined from 206 in llicember to 205 in Janunry. Supplies of other farm crops,
although seasonally lower than in Decombo:r, were available in larger g_uantities than in January 1944.

Moat animal w=-iccs advanced sufficiently to offset price declines for eggs, wool, and milk, and

tho index of livestock and livestock -oroducts hold steady during the month at 202, compared
with 193 in mid-January a yQar ago. A decline in 0gg prices caused the. index of poultry and

to eggs to fall 12 points to 199 ox:>d to practically of:fsot tho higher priGcs for meat Elnimals. The

dairy products index failed decline as mucll as usual. - - -- -



Tho demand formost agricultural commodities continued to hold fa+m product pricos at record l Gvcls for World Vla.r II. Tot{ll non...agricul tural i ncomo p ayments reached a new high and Government purchr1ses for military and lend-lease opel:~tions continued to absorb a largo volume of farm
produce. Although there '1/aS a slm:r de cline in factory eMployment during the p ast year, total
employment in November was 51,5 milli on or only 180,000 loss th::m the number of persons employed a year earlier.

Prices p a id by farmers for co~~odities edged 1 point higher during the month ended January 15. This is the third consecutive month in which the L11.d.cx of prices pcid incre ased 1 point, compared with a tot a l rise of only 1 point during the preceding 8 months. The mid-January index, at 179, is 5 points higher tha11. a year earlier and the highest since 1920. ~ne incr ease in the prices
Cp aid in_dox .vas th. e _result o_f highojr prices paid .for _'both fruu.'ly maint.cnance a.."ld farm production commodities. l-argely as a result of a rise in clothing prices, the index of prices paid for ccmr.1oditios used for family maintcn nncc increased to 183 per cent of the 191(}-,1'1 average on Jnnu=y 15 vrhich was 1 point higher tha.11. a month ear li er and 7 points 8-bove JEIDuor~r 1944 . The index of prices pe"id by farmers :l;or commodities used iP- farm production, at 174, 'das 1 point above a month earlier, but only 2 points higher th8ll a year ago , .Advances during the month in
prices paid for hay, con1, and oats raised the feed price index 2 points, ond were tho principal fnctor increasing tho index of pricc.s pai d for farm production commodities.

After five days return to United State s Dcpe;-...rtmont of Agriculture
Bure~'.l of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Bui:).ding Athens, Georgia
Q.l!'.E ICIAL BUSIN_jj;SS Form B.AE-B.:..Z/45.,.1505 fermi t No_. 1001

Penalty for private usc ho avoid p ayment of postage $300

a..Jlr.t ss .. '."~ e 11. l~e. . m'' . 1.n'1'e e se, .L,.1,~. rari .an,

State College of Agri. ,

Req.

Athens, Ga..

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1 ~.'PRiCES.~~!"



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AFJ,1ERs'jj,jiUMiY({f.:is4&:rJi~B: ......,.-,....,v~

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,

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.A.ug.l909- . S:~--2._'-1 o/tof Av. l~g.:1909-.~--~'fry - - "/o of .Av. ~~.Z!}-~~4 l94~rl~~\ d.~14__ 1 J~,--~~~4 \ 1~44 +-194_?_ .190~~1~-

j rh Wheat', bu. : . -;. $ ~- 1.24 l.J.Z' I .,.'!l:..e3 ]

OCaptr~n

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...

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b~.

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.,

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--.~_._._L~.S2V6l,!;JI_'c7-.11

_.:~o~a-.lIj..,-". :>"1i67l6

'

,.. .88
1 .::_~.,-.~.~__..46~46.

1.461 "1.16

166

.181.
1.131

:1.07 ~ -~ 16?

l'
, .'-

:1t i8o; ..:

Irish Potatoes,bu.$

1 .12 ,:'~ 2'.oo II 21-~0 J . 188

.70

1.411 1.58

226

S-.,.reet :?otatoes,bu.$j

Cotton, lb. '



.83 12.6

1.95

~:o?.l .. 241

~ - 1
20.0 1 _ 2:[;3: .:-.1. 169

.88
I ... 12-.4

2.021 1.90

216

20.2 I 20.2

163

::;t~~::::;~::n : :::::II :~:: I1 ::::~1 :~: .~ ::::~ I ::::I ~:: ~:

Hogs, per cwt. $

I, 7.33 , 11.00 1 12.30 ! 168

I 7.27 1 .. 12.80 13.80

190

$1.Y :~ ! 1104~00 Beefcattle,cvrt. $
Wlilk covrs , head

3.87 10.00 j 9"20 1 238 I 5A2 1 1120 1170

! 33.85 16 .00

71

210 Ji 48 .00 - I 108:00

216 217

:::~n:~b. :I 1':::~ I ::~ '~::~ 1' ~~:: 2: Horses, head

I. ]:n4~00 $lJ}l58.15 jl20.00

72

111136.60 .

1 1 79 .70 64.60

47

1:.2

1 '::::

203 II

I.

Egg s, doz. Butter, lb,

., II J 21.3 47.4



24.6 41.0

51.0 I' 42.0 II

239 171

!i1l 21.5
11 25,5

I 3.4.6 I 41.0

! I

!

44 .7 !5.4

1 91 178

Butterfat, lb.

I I ! i
25.7 145.0

4_4.0

il

i

171 . ., 26.3

50.8

50.9

194

.. Milk ( ~_'lh,ales_ale) I

per 1001F

$

I I . 1'

'

I j?J ::fis: 2.42 1 4,10

I

11

171 J! 1.60 1- 3.361-?}3.35

209

Cowpea,, bu. ''Peanut,, l b .
Soybeans, bu.

$ i
$1

5.0

I f 3,10 ! 4.30

IJ

7.3

' il'.i I 162

I I 3.10

3.70

I

I
~ 4.8 , .


I 2.81 3.52

I 7.2

8 .1

1.821 2.06

169

.l/ .Average January, 1910 ... December 1914. ?:./ Preliminary ... Does not include_ dairy feed payment s .

INDEX NUMBERS OF PRICES P.ECEIVED BY FARMERS IN GEORGI .A . . .(.Augl.lst l 909~July 1914 100 )

Item

. .- :.. .,

Jan. 15 1944

-Pee. 15 Jah, 15

1944

1945 .

r All Co mmodi t i e s . 177 177 179 - ~ - ------------------- -- ---------~-----

I Cotton and Cottonseed 165

Gr a ins

169

171

174

168

170

Meat ,!\nimals

206

196

206

I Dairy Products Cn' ickens and eggs

163 215

166

166

24 2

228 ..

F:i."Uits

327

25<1

25.7

Miscellaneous

141

140

142

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.ARCHIE LANGlEY .Agricultural Statistician

D. L. FIOY!l
Agricultural Statistician In Charge

UNtTE.D STATE'..5
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUl-TURE.
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G.

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UIII!VE.R.SITY OF GI::OP.01A CO LLE.C.E. OF A~RtCUI..TUR.E.

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.Athens, Georgia February 21, 1945.'"

L!'VESroCK ON GEOBG.IA -FABMS JANUARY 1, 1945

Numbers of livestock on Georgia farms Janu&rY l, 1945 sho...ved a decrease for all species compared with one yea:r ago exc~t cattle, horses and sheep. Dacreases in order of rank were; turk:eys 211'ot hogs Io%, chickens 137<> find mules 2%~ lhe number of horses and sheep remained unchaTJ.ged while cattle increased 1%.

The value of all livestock on farms January 1. 1945 is placed at $141,422,000 compared with

_

$152,405.000 one ye ar ago ~ the 7"/o ciecline i~l total v alue is due to smaller numbers for most species

md lower value :per head for ho:r;ses, ~los, :md cattle. .All spe.cies showed a decline in vnlue ex- .

cop t sheep .

Estimated nUillber of horses on farms of 38,000 is uncha'lged from Jan~ l, 1944, wh~le mules .
declined 2% dur~ng .the p a st 12 months or from 304,000 to 298,000 head. The current estimated value of norkstock ~st6:3,910,000 compared vnth $66,-926,000 one_yea:r ago.
!he number of cattle is placed ~t 1,126,000 heeii or 1% above tho 1,115,000 on farms this time last
year._ Milk covJs and heifers k;ept for milk are estimated nt 403,000 compared d .th 4G7,000 on
January 1, 1944. Tho total cattle value o $45,981,000 is 8% less than the $50,033,000 in 1944.

Hogs numbers vteJ.'O decree.sod for the- first time since 1941 _end arc now placed a t l, 575,000 head with

a valuation of $19,737,000. 'lho total number declined 16% during tho past year nnd value is 13%

less than the $22,626,000 last yee.r,



C'nickens on farms Januoc:ry 1 <1re 13% less than at this time lC'st yeAr The present number is placed n.t 9,570,000 head compared v:i th 10,959,000 ono year ngo. T'.no value has declined from $12.493,000 in 1944 to $11, 4 95,000 in 1945.

DISTRIBUTION OF GEORGIA UVESTOCK VAIIJES BY Kil'IDS ON FA.~.1S





Jm1.1lary 1, 1945

(Percent of total value of live stock)

t' c
\_ )

~ ~------ .-....,_________

.
/

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--"-..., ,,

I
I /
II,I

Uules
$59,385,000 (42.0%) .

""' .'~/
.., ,.,.~ ,.,.. /./ '
. .,.../ ...

excluding
co mr:c r c i e1 broilers

~-}r0:r;S.J$---------- -'~::::=::: ~/ All Cattle en:i Calves

I\l\ \ ~\ $.~~ ~,r.5J2- ~:05.;,-,g.-0. -02-'::-g.~-~-*-.-T-u-.r--k--o-;----/

/
/

'

f

~5,98. 4,000 (62.5%)
/

83

\

( '/o

/

\\

/Hogs

*"' Includes

'\

/ "' $19,?37 , 000

y / Turkeys $198 , 000

/

(lLJ:.OJ.)

.

/ -

I
N~te~ Vnlue sheep
s;-.d lambs $98,000 ""%
too small t o show in diagr am above.

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/

After five days return to ""--.....__

l _/

United State s Department of Agriculture - - _ : . _ _ . -____..

Bureau of .Agriculturnl Economics



319 ExtGnsian Building

Athens, Georgia

Penalty for p rivate usc to n.void payment of post age , $300

OFFICIAL BUSI1TESS
Form B.AE-M-2145...2920

F ord t l~o. 1001

Miss.Nell ie M. Reese , Li brar ian,

St ate Coll ege of' Agri.,

Jleq:

Athena, ..,Ga.

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1;Thhoouosdu:nd

1934
1935 1936
1937 1938 1939 19,10
1941 1942 1943 1944 1945

Horses
26- $ 78.00

25

92,00

:26

101.00

30

l15~6o .

32

105~00 ':

33

105.00

35

103.00

37

98.00

38

104.00

38

114,00

38

126.00

38

119.00

' li,

. ;

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i 1!' :1:,

I ,
-I . . 1I '
t j

~~,., Mules rnd l!ule Colts

332 . '
334 ; _ .

$

113152~.0000

. $


37,184
45,0SO

')
/ '

331 - 1:;;s~oo

__ 51,210 .

3333~4 331 327 320 '317 304 304' , .
298

117M4~,O0O0
150.00 155,00 150,00 155.00 174,00 . '< 204,00
199,00

55181,2437t7i ' 49,650 50,685. 47,859 48,989 53,044 . 62,124
59,385

1934: 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940
1M1
1942
1943
' 1944 1945

1,071" 1,100 .
1,001 935 912 924 953 963:
1,011
1,0~
. 1,115' ' 1,126

. . ~;

1934'

34

1936

34

193S

32

1937

. 29

1938

27

1939

23

l940

21

1941 19<1-2

I1a9

1943

18

1944

.16'

1945

16

$ 12.4C0attle .iiJ.B! C,vi~~ 280,

.:l,2;e<Y

13,906

' 16. 70

16' 717

19.90

18,606

20.60 21.50
23,40

'I 18,787 . - !

19,866 22,300

. II

24.70
32 .70 41.80 44~90 40.80
.' - Sheep $ 2~40 .
2,55
3.40 3.25 3.55 '3.45
3~50
3.55 4,45 . 4.95
s5,.4w0

23,750 . 33,033 44,367

I!

!'
r

50,033

f !

45,984

' . I .

,'i

82 1 I

87 109
94
96 79

Ii I
I
I -j

.'

74
67 . 80
. 89 87 : 98 .

I l !I'I I
,I .. 1
I 1

1,320 1,320 .
1,505 T,412
1,662 1,700 .1,54.7
1,59~
1,689
1,a15
1 575

4, 75 7,60
780
7.~10
7?P
5~60
5.90
9~30
13.00 12,10 12,50

1935
1936
193? 1938

Chickens
6,859
7,353
I 8,102

(

eJCo $

1. usdoing

.chi~.ks

.u n$d e3r,<312m8 o

s

)



..s5o7 .

1 ,191 1,861

' 1
I !
'I I.
1 'I

I 7,138

.62

4,426

i

62
58 59 54

1939 1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945

7,900 8,219 7,642 9,159 10,214 10,959
9,579

.62 .56 .59 ,74
.92
1.14
1.20

4 ,8Q@...., ., i

i .. 4' 603-'-:' .: 4,50Q 6,778

i
I
!

. 9,424

I

I 12,493
! 11, 495 .. l: !

46 47 52 47 50 46
38

Ty,rkeys $ 2.20 2,50
2.30 2.35 2 , L'i:5
2,30
2~30
2,80 3.80 5~00
5~20

Total vruu, is sum of values by Me grOUJ>S h Included in cattle &;d calves.

ARCHIE IJ!NG!EY end D. L. Fro:P Agricultural Statisticians

UNI'I$D STATES iiVESTOCK mvni,.-o:RY- .. .,. - ... J.AJJUA."{'f 1, 1945

.

. $ s;rg'' 6 27b ' 1o:032
11,739.. . 10,025 11,966
9,520 9,187 11.,885 21, 90Z 22,626 .
l-9,737

.-$ 136

145
136 12'f'':

113

108

120
13~

190

.240

~.

198 ;

ti,vestoc1c numbers declined rather shJ>ly during ;1.944 after havirrg increased steadily ':rom 1938 to W43 and hwing rea.Ched an all time peak in 194'1 ~or numbers at tho beginning of ~ year, The n~bers of all species of l:l,vestoc~ 11Ild also of qhickens rnd turkeys on J<muary 1, 1945 were below thGse of a year earlier, Thus 194'1 wa~ one of tljte fovr years on record to shPvr such a general tendency for numbers to decline. 'Ihe most marked dqcrcases v~re in tho n\Jl!tOofs of hogs, sheqp, and
chickcms.

'lhe total value of livestock on farms on Jo:m.iary .;I., 1945 of 8.2 billion d.ollars wa s down 7 perceit:

from a yea:r earlier and 8 ercent from tho all t~mo record high value of tvro years earlier. Not

only were tho numbo:rs of all sp~cics below last yew but the values pe;~;" head for all except hogs

we rc also dov~,

.

The general ~ clocline in livestock numbers in 1911 was caused very largely by the tight feed situ8f'!' tion during ?he first half of tho yecu: mild tho gene rally - less f avorable .relationship- of livestock prices to feed prices~ As a result of this docre a so in livestock numbois c'nd of th0 record pro-duction of feed grain in 1911, the food situation n.t the beginning of i915 is muc4 more fctv"orablo
fqt livestock producers '!;hen it wr..s a year ago..

Following tho 29 peFcQnt dearease in tho -194:<1 ~ig crop ~nda recot;,d sl P.ughtor of hogs in 1944, th< number of hogs on faxms on Ja."1uary 11 l!i145 .,..,. at 60,660,000 hc <Jd ....,. was do1m 28 p@i'cent from the all time record number of- a year earlier. In numbers, this vV"as tho largest dccr0 s.se for a-rty yo& on record, b~t the pe rcent age decrease we.s less thun during tho drought ye l'lr of 1934_.

The llPward M-rins of the. c r1ttl0 number cycle vras halted in 19_44 Md numbers declined l'learly 1 per

cont. 'In view of the record sl~ghtor of cattle rnd c e1lves in 1941, this doc:rease in numb ers

seci!1S rdativq].y small, since it va s generally expected that numbers would be considerab ly below

the 81,760,00G now estimated. Althoug.l-1 the present cattle inventory 1s slightly b_ol.ow. .the number

on farms J .:muary 1, 1$'14 , it remains tho second l nrgost on record. It o:x:cceds tho World Wa;r I

peak in 1918 by eight cind ono..,.h alf million nnd tho 1934 peak b-y nearly seven and. one-hslf million

head.

.

The greatest drop from the provi01..1S yo~ ever recorded for hogs is shown by the e stimated number

60,660,000 on fnrms Jar.uary 1, 19-'15 compared with 82 1 852,000.,. the all time roco:td .- .a year oa.rU The decrease of 28 percent is i:n lin\0 '.rith tho sharp drop in tho ~11 pi g crop, -

Tho number of cl'J.ck<ms on farl11's Ja."1uary ), '1945 wa s 511, 130_,000 birds, e:xcluding commercial bro~ J ers . This nUI'lber is 11 percent loss .them a year ago., but 1~ percent above tho 10-ycar (193.C,...43) avcl'age.
CROl' RE:E'ORTING BOA.'9D

(Sec rovorso side)

UNITE-D !:>TATE.5 DE:PARTM.E.NT OF AGR!C.ULTLlRE..
erot;

GEORG lA ~CONOt~IC5
. c~

Athens, Georgia

F.ARJ.,,i ?:RICE REPORT .AS OF Fcb'ruary 15, 1945

March 1945

GEORGIA: Prices reported as being received for Georgia farn ~roducts on February 15 showed little ch<111ge fron the previous nonth, the all-connodi t-.r index v.ras 17% of the 1909 to 1914
average or tho sa..-:;e c..s last nor:.th rmd only one point a.bove the February 194L1 index of l78'7o. Tho !1oavy soasonnl dec1_inc in egg prices during the past 30 days reduced the chickens cnd eggs index fron 228'7o to 202. J..1oa.t. cmina.ls ndvnncecl 9 points during the no:nth. Other groups shovrcd only slight chengos .

UNITED STATES; Prices received by farners receded fron the peak to date for World War II reached

in Jonu2.ry bu~ nid-Fobru&.ry parity prices r onained nnchcmgod fron a. nonth earlier;

according to tho U. S. Dopartnont of .Agriculture. Eha..ry1y lower truck crop ;:md egg prices accoo-

~~c.n i.od by do7rnturns in dairy products and cotton lo!Jeroci tho price index for all faro products 2

points to 199 on Fobrunry 15. A year ago, the prices received index v{Cl.s 195. Tho p arity index

h -::".cos paid by farncrs for cor.'lnodities, intcrcs'i; and taxes) held steady at 172, nnchmgcd from a

n:.,n.:.;b earlier vihen it roached its highes.t level since 1920. Farr.1 product prices fl.Vc r aged 116 per-

yCm; of p;J.rity. on February 15 col':'_pr:q:cd with 117 a nonth Dgo nnd 115 in Feb1uary 19'1<1.



'lho index of crop prices dropped 3 points during the nonth to 197, as the unu,suolly lnrge soasona+ decline in truck ?rop prices nero then offset r.1inor upturns in fruit prices. Shipr.1onts of truck . crops during the '~ weeks ending Fe"bruRry 17 vrero about 7 percent above a. nonth earlier ru1d 11 per~ com; above a year ago. Feed gro.in SU'p:?lios ond cotton stocks , nlthough down seasona lly , were more
abu.."'J.dnr..t thEU"'l a y ear earlier.

D.:c::.ines in prices of dairy products, o.nd. eggs nora thcJn offset a slight rise for nca.t aTlir.!cls, CO.'J.:nng a 1 1JOint decline in the livostock nnd livcstock product index to 201 in n id..Fobruary. This index sto ot'.. at 191 a yoar ago. Hog slaughter at 32 selected centers 1ms about "' third lower d.uring -~he .1 wc.cks endi ng Fubruary 17 thm: during the prceceHr.g 1 weeks ;:mel less thon half that of. a yo o:r carlior o

Wit!-.c total supp lies of faro prod.u,co a l:ittle snallor thnn a yenr 2go 1 the donanci for these producte

cont inues d high l e vels,, 3.J.ring 'December, the l ast oonth for which dnta arc available, non-

agriculturru i ncor;.J ')ay::Jcnts woro 2.t tho hid1ost level ever recorded. Hi gh consunor inconos nnd lurgc nilita.cy un.J l;nd_...,lc.; aso requ.irer.1ents ~e holding prices of nearly all fa.rr.1 products at or

nc ar ce iling l 'J7cls,



Prices Pc.i_C!:_E.;[ Farners~ Tb.o index of prices pc.id by fa.rr.18rs for connodities, at 179 in nidf.Jbrum:y~ was the sn~e as a mo).'lth earlier, although it had increased 1
point each nontL fron Octo.Jo:: +..o J;:muar:;. Converted to a 1919-29 ba.s0, this index wo..s 112, and on a 1931-39 bas e H was H:~e. T.hc LK.rcasc during tho past year for cot'ltloditios used in fanily
ring was 6 point s , conparod vJiJch only l point for comr.1odit i os used for farn production.
~rices paid for food roso 1 point fran January 15 to Febru~y 15 es slight increase s in prices for hny: oats, nixed dairy fe e d,. RUd p1otein concc;ntrates ooro thm1 offset slight declines in prices fo:r corn ru:;.d. it s by,-products.

'fuo index of prices paid by farmers for seed in nid-..Fobruary w2.s 277 conparod ':ri. th 269 l ast &."'Ptonbcr and 27'1 on Fcbrunr.r 15 , 194'1 . Higher prices for seed potc.tocs ond bluegrass v;ere large ly responsible for this incro (;l.se, as prices for inportant hay seeds wore not ouch diffe1'ont f:ror.1 a yorrr oru.licr.

After five days return to United States llip:Jrtncnt of Agriculture
Buroa~ of~Agric~lt~a~ ~?ononics
~19 AXtons ~ on DUlld~ng
.Athm.1s, Gcor gi a
-O-F-F-IC--IA-L--B-U-S-I-~-E-S-S-
Forn Bl8-E~3f'i5-1505 Pemit N'o . 1001

P enalty for private use to avoid pa)~ent of postage $300

Mlss.Nellie M. Reese~

State College of Agri.

Req.

At.hens. Ga..

PRICES ~EIVED BY FitiME~S FEtmtJAAY is, '1945 WrTR .COMPABISONS

CmAMODITY .AND
UNIT .
Wheat, bu.
Corn, bu~
Oats, bu.

~

. ~. G.EXJRilciA

! . !

-~-UN-ITED_-~-T_A_T~_s--,-...:...___

,t;:~"f~os.l feb.15 ran.15

~=~9- Feb.15

Feb.15 Jan.15

Feb.15

!J':'Y 19141 . 1944 . 1945__,,__1_9_4_5--IIJ'\l1y,l914 1944

$f 1;,24 1;.65 1;,63

I 1 70

.as 1;,46

I
$J

. 91

I 1 .61 1.60 1.s1

I

64

113

$!

67

1o2o 1 . 1.oa

1..os .

40 .... 79

1945;' 1.46 107
72

1945 1.47 1.os -
73

I
Irish Potatoes, "!:m$l

1;,12

2;,20 2;,10

2.;35

;,70 ' 1;,39

1;,58

1;.6-5

Sweet Pota.toes, bu..$1'i

.83

2.10 2;,00

I

2;,10 l

;,88

2;,11

1.90

2;,01

Cotton, lb.



1

Cottonseed, ton $j'

Hay (loose), ton $~

Hogs 1 per cvli_;.

$1

126

20.6

24;,39 53.00

17.851 18.00

7.33 11.10

21.3 53;,00 19;,40 12.30

2L3

12.;4

53.00

22;,55

I 20;,00

11;,87

I 12.90

7;,27

19;, 9 . 20;,2 52;,60 1I 52.o80 15;,90 1710 12.90 1389

20;,0 52;,70 17.70 1400

Bee: eattle, cwt. Milk cows, he e,d Horses, head :W.u1es, head Chickens, lb. Egg.s, doz. Butter, lb. Butterfat, lb. lVJilk (wholesale)
per 100#

$jdf$ 1

3.87

33.85

10.40 9.20 76.00 1 71.00

9.60!1 72.00

5~42 4800

11.60 n.7o 109.oo I 104.00

t I $ 158.15 122.00 ' 114.oo 12o.oo l3s.so

s1.so I 64.60

I

1 l $1

1 200.00. 195.00

13.2

~5.9 26.8

198.00 1153. 9b

28.0

11.4

120.00 I 101.00

23.7

24;,2

I I 21.3

34.2 51.0

42.0

21.5

31o9

41;.0

:I :::: :::: :::~ :::: I 25.5

44.4

45.4

26.3

50.9 so.H

$1I

!3J I w 2.42 3./ tl ;,lO ~r ~/4.15

4.10

1.60

3~31 3.1 3.35

12.10 108.00 65.50
105.00
24.5 35.8 15;,0 50o8
y 3.31

Cowpeas, bu.
Soybem~s, bu.
Peanuts, lb.

$ t
$1
! 5.0

3.851 4;,30

4;,65 1i -

-~ I 3.20
7.4

3.70 1 8.1

l4.00
8.1

4.8

I3,22 I
1.85

3.52 2.06

7.4 1 8.1

3.74 2.10 8.1

------------------~------~-------1------~------~------~------~ ------~-------

]} Average January, 1910 - ri3cember 1914.

3./ Ibes not include dairy feed payment . Preliminary for February 1945.

Il'IDEX N'JI1.ffiERS OF PF.ICES RECEIVED BY F ;'lBMERS IN GEORGIA (August 1909 - July 191<1: .. 100)

Item
JUl Commodities Co tto~1 and Cottonseed Gr:J.ins Meat .Animals ~~ry Products vm.ckens and eggs Fruit s Mi s c e l l a ne ou s

Feb. 15 1944
178 170 171 212 162 171 327 113

Jan. 15 1945
179 17,1 170 206 166 228 257 142

Feb. 15

1945

179
174 171 215

1
I
I

164

202

258

l :l:3

ARCHIE !.ANGlEY Agricultural Statistician

D. L. FlOYD
Agricultural Sto.tistician - In Charge

UNITE..D 5TATE.o D~:PA.R.TME.NT OF AC,RICUL..TURE..
&rojJ

GEORGIA.

. ..

.~ ~

BURE.AU OF
. AGR.IC.UL..TURAL E.CONOM ICS

d,e/iL/l,Cb

lJNIVERSITY OF' GE.OR,<;.IA COLI>E.~F. OF AG~ICUL...Tl~RE..

.Athens, Georgia

C>E'.Qr>..GIA AC::.RIC.ULIURAL
E.XTE..~SION SE..R.V.I.C.E.
March 6, 1945

TRUCK c R 0 P N E '\v S lViarch l, 1945


During the month of February

the V/ea:ther

in

G~orgia \lfas very erractic,

varying

from cold weather during the first par.t of th~ month t(J warm and excessive

rainfall during tb,e latter half of the month. HO\-rever, no damage to gro1,ring

truck crops from \vea:ther conditions was reported.

ASPA....'\AGUS: The beds are reported to be in good condition. Cutting started in some fields as early as March 1 and others as late as the
fifteenth. Very few .if any new beds have come into productio;n and some of the old ones have been plo1tc~ed u:p~ thus the producing acreage will be smaller this se,~ son than last. Growers e.:>..":Pressed fe a r tnat harvest 'VJOUld be se'riously hampered by the labor shortage.

CAB:PAGE: lt appears tha t the coll'linercial cabb.age acreages in South Georgia 1!Jill be as large if not slightly larger than acreage harvested
last year. As yet the crop_ has been develop~ng f a vorably and with desirable \veE,ther during the coming weeks a good yield should be in store, Most of the plants are young, but no weather damage has occurred up to now e.nd good stan0.s are reported, A small amount of a:phijd infestation is reported. Harvest should begin about mid-April~

LETTUCE:

The condition of the Georgia lettuce crop in the coastal area is good and harvest should begin in some fields by April 1.

ONIONS:

~he acreage of Georgia onions is smaller this seo,son than last

year. The plants are small at this time but growing nicely~ Ship-

ments usually start in mid-May.

PEAS. GREE11 :. The acreage of English peas is small this year. Althoug~
weather dela.yed the planting of the crop, the con<H tion is reported as good.

vU.TEBMELONS: From present indications the Georgia commercial 11ratermelon
acreage to oe p;Lanted will be larger than that harvested in 1944_
Planting started the :)..atter part of :)february in the extreme southern counties and 'will continue North>lfard as the season advances.
(See other side for news of other ~tates)

United States :]Jepartment o:f .f):gricu1tu;re Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, G-eorgia
- OFFICL-\L BUSINESS Form BAE-D- 3f45 - 925 :Permit No. 1001

Penalty for Private Usc to Avoid Payment of Postage $300
Li l::rtnJ:>ian. Col lege of Agricul t ure Athens. Ga .
'XC Req

TRUC..X CROP lGWs" :EirsT:ATES
(As of Me"rch l, 1945)

ASPARAGUS: Most asp a r agus beds in Sot't'th Carolina have received a liberal appli-
ca tion of fertili2;er and are in good condition. If the vJea ther continues \'IEJrm, a few crates may be shi:;_Jped the \Afeek of l"larch 12, but it will be the l a tter p a rt of March before the main movement begins. llarve st in the Delta section of California has been underway for about 10 days. A fairly good movement is expected tostart shortly after the fir s t of ~4arch,

CABBAGE: In the coastal area of .tUabama weather has been very favorable for grotAfth and the cabb .qge crop is in good condition. The first of the
spring crop viill start moving about the Jnid.d.le of March, but the heav-y movement
is not ex.:.Jected until afte;- April l. Carlots of cabbage are notr.r being loadeo_ in Louisi2.11a and shipments shoul d increase daily from now on. '!'he crop is \'i'ell advari'Ced-;-plants are in good con~litibn and present prospects are for fair to g6o~ Jrields of good c,_u a li ty c c>.bbage. The vra rm weather of the past few \!leeks has not
been f avorable for t he s at isfactory progress of the florida crop; ho\rever, the general quality of the crops being hnrvested at t his time is good. 'l'he size of head.s is running small due to the long period of dry "YJenthe r. 'l'he production in Flo:-ida is now a t its peak and ava il abl e suuplies \<rill continue heavy throughout Ma rch. - Indications are that the ear).y spri~g cabbage acr eRge in South Cnrolina
will be l ess than in 1944. i1ith favorable we a ther, shipments should be active around April 1. ln Ce_lifornia, supplies are expected to be f airly heavy during
the month of ~1arch. Ha rve st in the Irnp e ria,l Va lley should be compl eted in the n ext t\'i'o weeks, and increas ing suppli e s vlill be avail.c-.-ole in the Los Angeles area \vi th the completion o:t' harvest in the ~mp 8 ria1 Valley. Suppli es of c 2.bbc::,ge in Texas will be abundant during l~2.r ch and there is con s ider e,bJ,e acreage that \'lill furnish production into the early part of April,

LETTUCE: The early spring lettucE) crop in South CP..rolina is nm" in good condition, and \vi th continued f~worable \-.reather some :Lettuce should be ready for
ma rket the l as t ;.reek of M2.rch. Hovreve r, supplies \Jill no t be avRilable in volume until the first v1eek of April. In California, h arvest in the ~ffil.0 S rial. Vall ey is f f'.st gro~Jing to a clos e, Li ght shipments wil l continue f or .2nother ten dnys, but _movement is eA.-pected to de cline rapidly after the first of .il<?.rch. Lettuce in other. a r ee.s of the state has made fair p ro gress, but it is not .expected th<:\t there will be ~my appreciable volu.me available before mid-.April.

01HONS: :Oevelopment of the s outh Texas onion crop the last half of Febntary was not as s :--,tisfE:.ct o:ry 8.s e.::trli er concli tions promised for this :Period. :Blight
is fairly general , but it had not r eache d a..YJ. alarming st 1o,ge except in the Raymondville district. Thrips are .in all e.1~e11s; the cool spell the l-atter part of Feb rua r :; checked_ activity; r esulting in plants holding a good color despite the presence of
thrips. Progress of the Co ast8l Bend crop a t this date is much b elovr the crop of A
l hs t ~reAr when good yi olds \l'e re genernl throughout the area; stnncls are generally ,_.,_} poor and t;rowth of pl ants is irr egv.lar. Although thri p s infest ntion is generC'.l" throughout the La redo and Wint e r G"rden districts and some fields .::tre showing blight a good crop is in prospec t. Temp e r a tures during MPrch will determine the hc:rvest ing da t e for the ea:rliest crops but conditi ons on Ma rch 1 pointed to v er y littl e. production until after April 1.

~N l'E.1.S: The Engl.ish pee, acre::cge in South Cc\rolinA. is about the s ame as a year ago. The crop is in good condit ion. If weather continues f avora ble,
some pe a s should r each the market by mid.-Aprilw

i(;trERlJI::::LONS: Most of the acre1.ge in Florida hB.s be en pl<Cnted. In the Leesburg ar ea most of the crop is up nnd gro1'!ing off nicely, In South Ci:'.rolina
considerable land is -b eing p r ep D.red and indica tions are the1t e. l a r ger acreage of. comme rcial ~,n,t e rme).ons will be planted t his year than last. Pl e,nting vJill b egin a round the middle of lJl,".rch <~nd should be complet ed by the first v;eek of A-pril. A h eavy increa.se in acreage is in p rospect for all early districts in IJ;oxas .

.D. L. Floyd

Archie Langley

.

Agricultural Statisticians

John f. St effens, Jr
Truck Cl.op St at istician

I f

UNIIED 5TATE.S . DEPA.RTM E.NT OF
A<?RICUL,-TURE...
&ro-jJ

'
GEORG-IA __ Q

BURt;;.AU OF
AGRICULTURAL
. . E.CONOM iCS

..(!)~ .--

UNfVI;.RSITY OF 6E.OR..61A COLL..E,.uf. OF AGR,I CULTURE.

Athens,

GE.OR.GIA A.GR.JCULTUR.AL E.X TE.N .S 10 N S ~- R.Vi.C.E. .

T R U C K 0 R 0 P ~ E WS
Harch 15; 1945

Heather cond.i tions during the first tVJO \.,reeks of lVfarch have been favorable for the) plantin~ , g ermination and gro\Tth of Georgia truck crops. In general the ,,_reather
has oeen cloudy ,,,ri th occasional shoHers \.,rhich \o~e:re good for most young gro\ving
olants. As a ~_..,hole commercial truck crop~ are much farther advanced. than normal for this time bf the year. Also :many farmers have alread~r planted. field cro:9s much earlier than usual, some b~ing up.

ASl'A,.."R.AGUS: Cutting began in some fields early in Harch, and practically all \<Till be in production b;)t Narch 15 ':Tith the peak exp e cted around April 1.
Good prices tier e reported received for the first crates shipped.

CABBAGE: The concli tion of the ca.boage crop in south Georgia i s reported to be very good. DLlring the second. \.,reek of Ivlarch some cutting was done, out \vas
mainlJr for local consu.rnption. Carlot shipment s should comr.1ence around Harch 26, which is earlier than normally ex-pected. Huch highe_r yields are _expected this season than J,ast .with little or no damage rep orted to dat e , and practically all plants are heading. ] e lohr are listed. cabbage acreage . data for Georgia and COJ!!Peting statBs in th.e Early Spring g!'O'!J.p. The 1944 figt\.res are harv e st e d acres and 1~45 are ~lant e d acreage.

Year S.Georgia 1945 4.200 1944 3,800

Louisiana
. 5,500 5,700 -

Hiss. 8,000 8,300

Alabama 1. 500 1,000

S. Carolina 900
1,100

Group Total 20,100 19,900

IRISn POTATOES: Most of south Georgia's potatoes are up and the remainder should
be out . of the grou.11c1 oy lVfarch 82. Good. stands are report ed Q.nd
the _1qeather has oeen ideal thus far. Although much larger ~rields are expect ;.> d. this year than last, the acreage is c o nsiderabl~r r e duced. In north Georgia, growers are planting l)otato e s as rapidly as they can pre!)are the land and obtain $8ed, \orhich :plac e s the crop about t h ree >re eks earlier than normal.

1dATERHELONS: Planting of Hatermelons is about COffi:Plete in the earliBst .s e ction of

extreme south Georgia and is pro gressing nicely in other areas.

, Ti thout s e tbacks resulting from ~"eather conditions, the crop should be ready for

narvest earlier this s e ason thail last ye ar~ Belo1,r ar e listed the nlanting

intentions for Georgia and some of its competing ste.tes coErpared with the acreage

harvest ed in 1944.



1945 1944

Ge orgia 43,000 39,000

Texas 65,000 45,600

S. Carolina 24,000 21,000

N. Carolina 9,500 9,000

Oklahoma 16,000 1 5 , '000

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TRUCK CROP NE"VvS - BY STATES (As of l11Iarch 15, 1945)
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ASPAtlAGUS: Some . - ~spa:ragu~ is moving at good -orices in South Carolina, and if present favorable weat.her - cortti~u-~s movem~nt should become general and
probably heavy by April 1. _-

CABBAGE: In Louisia~~- - -shipments are increasing daily in southern areas and light

shipments are commencing in the _heavy producing Breaux Bridge-Arnaudville

area. Although growth is somewhat -irregular, generally, the cro-p has made

C7!

favorable progress \vith :p.resent indications pointing to better than average yields. J

Peak shipments will occur during the first half of April. The His sis sippi cabbage

crop continues in good condition. V.iid-l\1arch prospects are for very good yields,

and. a total crop some1ihat larger than last- year 1 s production. First shipments are

ex:oected about April 15. In th~ coastal area of Alabama cabb<'l.ge are in good condi-

tion. Harve s ting of the spring -crop i -s -- 1V'e1l under l'Jay ,.v:ith___good yieJ_9,s___i~ prgspect.

In c entral and northern areas \v:eather continued to interfere \fl th })lanting; that

portion of the crop that has been planted, ho1rever, is in good concH tion. The

South Carolina cabbage crop is looking good, but seeders are beginning to appear.

SomE:: sales are expected by April 10 '-~i th peak of movement about the 20th. In

Florida, ;y-oung fields of cabbage intended for April harvest are making only fair

progress. Indications are that these late settings \-rill run heavy to small heads

and that there 11rill be considerable trouble vJi th ins ects if \veather conditions do

not improve.

LZTTUCE: South Caro1ina 1 s -lettuce crop is in good condition. Shiuments should start by April . l and r e ach p.oak of movement about the 20-th. In the
princi})al produ.c1ng sections of the Salinas Valley, California, lettuce plantings have been held back by cool 'l>Teather.; although gro\v:ers expect to start shortly after the !irst of the month, there will not be any ap~reciable volUme until the latter part of A-pril. Some of the early fields in Delano and in the Nendota-Firebaugh section. will also be ready for cutting during the first hro weeks in April.

ONIONS: The South Texas onion crop made good progress the first half of Harch. Crops in the Coastal Bend sho1.v:ed a material inp rovement, and this area
received good rains around the midd.le of the month. Despite the pres.enGe of thrips and some blight damage in the Raymondville district there is considerable acreage that tlfill furnish fairly good yields, but the proportion of good qua.li ty onions may be small; harvest may be fairly active b;y the latt er part of the month. Crops in the important Laredo and Wint er Garden irrigated districts made good progress . the past 15 days. Harv e st is expected to: start the first 1o.Teek in April but 1rill not be active until the second v.reek unles.s prices i..rarrant sacrificing yields.

POTATOES, IRISH: The commercial crop of early Irish potatoes in the coastal

counti e s of Alabama is getting off to a good start. Gro ~v:ing

conditions have been favorabl e so far, but the crop is beginning to need rain.

):

i'l'i th favorable \\fe ather from now on, good yields may be expected. Harvest will

probaoly begin several days earli er than usual. Planting of the Mississiupi

potato crop is about completed, and much of the acreage is up to a fairly good

stand. Acreage planted was considerably reduced fro m last year 1 s large acreage.

In Louisiana due to '"et fields, planting 1ms irregular in most areas. First

plantings ar e up to generally good stands a.."ld have r eceived first cul ti vat ions

under favorable conditions. Probably ninety per cent of South Carolina1 s potato

;')lantings are Ul) \dth good stands generally. The acreage \'-'ill b e considerably

li:lss, but production should. exceecl the short crop of 1944.

vvATEBNELONS: Early plant e d crops in Texas have continuec;l to progress and cqndi tions have been favorable for planting to continue in practically all
districts. Recent temperatures have been very favorable for watermelons in all districts. The outlook continues to p oint to early production from a large acreage of 11 capped 11 melons and the open acreage shows bett er than usual progress.

D. L. Floyd Archie Langley . Agricultural Statisticians

John F. Stefens, Jr. Truck Cron Statistician

UNITE-D 5T.ATE.5 DEPARTMENT OF' AGR!C..ULTURE..
&ro;b

Harch 24, 1945_

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The Crop Repo rtin,':; Board of the u.s. -De;partment _of . .!\,gricul ture: makes th-e follo\;"ipg

r eno rt for the United States; on the indic~t-ed. acreages .of certain crops in 1945-; ,

based upon repo rts f ,rom' farmer s in all parts of the co14.11try o'n or a.'bcut March 1

regarcting their _acreage plans for the . 1945 s,eason .

The acreages fo r l945- are . interpr~tations of reuorh frG:lm gro1v-ers and are baseP, on.
past . relat iop.ship s bet\Jeen such re~o rts and, acreages act\lally planted .

The purnose of this. _-report is to as.t;dst growers g ener!'l-ll.~r in Jllaking -such further

chattges in the ir .acrea.ge p l.ans as may a}Jpt>ar desirable. T;b.e acreages actually planted in 1945 may turn out to b e lar,;er . or slil.alle;. . th<'tn ~ndicateci , 'by r eas on of .

vjeathe r .conditions, price changes, labo!' supply, financial conditions, the agri-

cultural program, _- and th e effect of this r e-:;ort i tse],f upon farmers l actions .

: : = : -~ : ~ ': : : : : : : : : :u"M~]J] ~T~~s: :.: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :

- ~ R :.P __

; __] __1,_,A._H_T_)3_D_ A ..Q R ]l A Q ]l : _ . ____ ~ ::__ ;i _

0

. :AVerage . 1944 : I :1di.cated ,.; 1945 as





-

~.

: 193-'-l-43 :

: 1945

:net. of 1944

---' ----- -.- -----.- . -:-- ~ -~-h-o-u-s-a~n~d-.s---. -- : -- ~::P-e- rc-en-t -- -

Corn , all . . . . . . . . . . . . :~ 94,972

9.8,7?2

95,77.8 . :

'97.o .

All spring vheat . ~ .. , . : i9,397

19,33o : -- 19,008

98.3 -

Durum. - ~. -~ . / . . . ,

2,832

2,160 : - 2,017-

93.4

Other spring

.. ;

; 16,565 ; 17,175 :- 16,991

9B.9

l'ats . , .. ,

- : 40.-9 61

42,983

46,555

iOB.3

Barley~ . Flaxs eed

. . . : ],.4, 711 : : )A,30Q

12 ,285 .

~ -"':-~

: 2;915

3;052 . :

4,175

:

85.9 136.8

Rice

. l, 120 . . 1.,482

l, 507

Sor ghum~ foi a ll pur pose s . . : 16, 435

- 18,212 16, 28q

Pot at~es . . - .

, __ , ..:., 3 ,i30 ;- , 3.,010

2, 893

S1:,re etpotato es , bu,.

801

777

71 5

.1obacco ;!.:b. J./ . . . . ,

. . .: 1, 505 : l .. 7l-~ :. ' 1,78?

\.. 3eanl:?. d~- eclibl e

,

: 2,0(3_8 : : 2,228 : ~ 1,971

101. 7

.;

89.4

96 .1

92.0

: i 04.1

88.5

Peas , dzy fi.;;;l'd

, :

Soybean s~/ . , . ~ - .

Covrpeas ~/ . . . .. .

375-

727

9,120

.13,564

3,140 :: l, 665

427

:

58. 7

13,236

97 .6

1', 500

90.1

Peanuts&_/,
Tame nay l/ , .

: 2,740
. . . . . . 57, 556

4,012 : 3,923

59, 547

59,487

97 . 8 99,9

- - - - - - - - - - - - _ugar_ ].eQt&.!... _,__ .!.._' ..::_,_._._,'--~--=- - Q.8i -.:.;_ l;. __ .3~__:...,.. __ 1 6Q. __ l. __1&0.!.2- _.

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. . Aver.

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19 34-43

:A c R. E..A. - G E s

.. Acr eage_s Yi eld "

' t

..

:Planted : :Per

; Ip.dicated: 1945 as

: .:

: Plant e d ; 1944 : 1945 :p-e rcent

-------...;:...:..-....-~---....!.....~_._____1'P,o-q,p..!____;_J:_gfe ~'1ousa!1ds;_T__hQY,l312Jl.c.i$.!_Qf 19:.:::4c::4'---..,--

'- ' Corn, bu.

.

. .: -4,26~ .

10.2 : 3,584 : 3,441 : . : -- 96

Ont-s, bu. , . ,

574

15.1 ! 7.01 : 785

112

B~rby zJ

.

7 ! 17.5. :, -10

ll

110

Irish potatocs ,. al-l

23

63 !

30

25

84

S1v-ee tnotatoes..

. , ,

Toba cco, all, lf - ~:'

All sorghums . - .

109

73 : : 97

93

96

76.9-

9'i 4 : 93,7 ; 93.7

100

. -

66 ;

.. : . 56 . ; 52

93

Soybeans. a lo ne ~/ . ~'eanuts (gr own alone) ~/
Cowp eas, alone gj , , .
Tame hay , tons 1./ ,

91 815 353 1,177

~-: . _9-7

; ' . 1,254

--
!

.225

. -~55; 1,4.26---

:. 84 : 87

. 1,229 _, : 212

98 94

1,426

100

1} Acreage harvested.
a/ Gro\m alone for all :pu~oses. f>artly duplicated in hay acreage .
Q/ Short t ime average.

_AI\CE~KJ)AHGL:FJr Agricultural Statistician

D. L. FL0.0 Agricultural Statistician
In Charge

PROSPECTIVE PL.AJ.-q'TINGS REPORT FOR GEORG-IA .AND Ul'JITED STATES

t: ln f ,

FOE GEORGIA: acreages will

If be

nGbeoorugt i~27~f

nrmers ca less than

r

ry in

out their March l9L14, excluding

plans the cotton.

O)a, 9t s4 5 a nt "do tbaol.,rcl'eryo p a~

.

the onl~r crons showing increases, while tobacco . and all tame hay are the same as 11

1944. Ind:ications point from n slight to considerable decrense in most .other crop?.

No informa tion was secured on cotton. ~abor shortages are the chief explanat1on for

the expected decreases in the various crops.

This renort relates to plnnting intentions of farmers on March 1 as furnished b- crop corresnondents to the G-eorgia Crop Reporting Service.

FOR ;;'HE Ui'iiTED STATES: A ne~-,.record p.creage ~f principal crops, about equal to the totnl acreage gro~m last seas!'ln, is tl'l be eX}'.lectecl thi1;. yenr if the weather per-
mits farm e rs to carr~r r1ut their plans as reported in Mnrch to the U.S~ Department of
Agriculture. Plnns for substantial reductions in crop acreages are r n:oo rted by farmers in a large s-outhern area extending across half a dozen Stat es from South Carolinn to Louisiana nnd .r~,rkanso,s, rmd nominal reductions in a doz en other States are indicat e d. On the other hand, small increases are planned in a number of St a tes mostl;;r on the :Pacific Ccast o'r in, northern or central ar eas where acreages were
reduced l as t year by ""et \reather and floods at :planting time or by the dry summer
which. r educed the a creage of hay that _could be cut. In acreage . the reported. :re:ductions nearly offset th,e increases, but this may, not be true of :production be... cause the greatest reductions in acreag e seem likely to be ~n SoJ!le ~f the least
productive hraas. Present indicB.tions are that the really productive land will be closely utilized in all States, and prod~ction prospects appear better than usual for this time of year. Fr~its have started to bloom too early f~r safety, and no information is available r egarding cotton, but ~f gr~wing conditions are average,
the total output of other crops could equal the excellent sho,,ring made last year.

'fhe comments of producers show why some of 'the se changes in acreage are being made. The ;rill t o increase production is the r e but tr~e . menns are lacking. Some are cutting back bece>.us e their .boys have been called or e~ect to be called for militt'.ry service. The older men cannot carry the overlctid. The;r are also less skilleC at repairing the :pov.re r equipment, and parts and services are harder to secure. ]' 'l1.r of the men ~-rho could formerly b e called to heJ..:o on. the farms in emergencies are now
available and most farm e rs f eel compell ed to shift to a combination of crops and
livestock 1rhich wil.l spread. the 1.vorl;;:, with no peak loads greater than they and their famil y groups can hA.ndl e~ ':Chis is an individual problem that each farme~ must solve for himself but in pany cas e s it means a return td't.,rards customary cropping practices v.rhere these hav.e been disturbed by weather cond:i.tio-nB, by acreq.ge
restrictions, ot by eff"'rts to raise ne\v crops needefl by \ra:r conditions, Labo::r
shortages are probably the chief explanation for the e~ected d,e cr eases in sweet-
potatoes, beans, peanuts, and some vegetables.

QQlili_: The Nation's cornfield \1Til1 be <;35,778,000 A.cres ir+ extent in 19 45 , it is estimated f+To m farmers' e~ re~sed intentions as t!>f Narch l r 'This means about 3 m~ll } i on acres, or 3 percent, l es s to culqva t e than in 19 1~. and one million acres l ess
tho.n in 19 43 .

QATS: A r ecord-br eaking oats acreage appears in prospect for 1945. The indic ated 46,555,000 acres is 2 percent larger than the previous r e'co'rd set in 1932, Such an acreage 1:rould exc eed that planted for th <:: 1944 crop by 8 percent .

TOBACCO: A moderat e increase in acr eage to b e planted to tobacco ie in prospect this year. Prosp e ctive ncreage is indice.ted at 1,781,900 n.cres, compared with 1,712,000 ac res l ast year, an inc~ea se of 4.1 percent.

S\'lEETPOTATOES: A redU;ction of 8 .percent in sweet no tatb p l a ntings this year compared 'rith lnst is indicated by gro,rers 1 Tb,e prospective planting of 715,300 Rcres for 1945 is 11 percent b elo\v the 10-y :~Rr ( 1934-43 ) average, .<tnd vi th the exception of 1940 and 19 .:r2 is the sma:Uest since 19 30 ,
PEANUTS : Report:!; fror~ gro1vers as of Narch. 1 indicate that 3,923~000 acres of peanuts ,,rill be 1)lant ed alone for all nurnoses in :Jr9'l:5r lfhis acrto.n,ge' i s i>.bout 2 perc r;nt lo we r than l8.st yee<,r s a.crertge but over 13 percent g:r.;;at e r thar:- the 10..-year (1934.... .-~3 ) average of 2,740,000 ac res.

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Athens, Ge 'orgia

F.A;."1H PHIC:E REPORT .AS OF March 15, 1945

GEORGIA.: The index of price-s recs;i.. vecl by. Georgia_ fa.rrr.ers clecreased l :; oi,nt bet_\v~~!.l,
Feoruary '15 and ~-iarch 15 and is now :olace'd at 178){, of the August 1909-1914 average compared yi th 179:-; last month ano. 1 7;l7s one year ,ago, 1\<feat apimals advanced 13
; oint s since last report date, but the sharp decline in the Chicken e.nd Eggs group 71!-ore tha!l. offset this increase. Other suo groups made only slight chal1ges from
t.i1e Fe-bruary 15 level,

"JNITE:J S'LI\.T:ES: Parity prices of farn1 p roducts reached. a ne1.-1 25-year high on
'.'arch 15, accord.ing to 'the Unitect StateS, DelJartrnent of Agricultu re. Prices received by farmers cteclined. l point clu~~ing tne month e1-ided l'iarch 15 to 193 per cent of their ;L909-14 average, and averaged 114 per cent of p arity, down 2 ~1o ints from a month
earlier. Increases in price s of articles l)Urchased by farmers for production and
'for family living raised. the pe.rity index .(prices paid, interest and taxes) from .172 on ~ebruary 15 to 173 on h1ar ch 15 . A yee,r ago, t?e parity index \vas 169,

'For the second consecutive month, tn1.ck crop ~::>rices dropped sharply . This month, ,the 20 point downturn was mo re than enough t o offse t slight increase s in prices of many ot.her farm crops. The all crops i ndex of 1 9 6 for Ha.r c h 15 wa s l point lower than 3'eonl.ary and 2 points belovr a year ago. IndexeG of fruit prices at 211 per
cent of their -1909-14 average 8.n d c:il bearing crop s at 215 1t.re re uncha..YJ.ged from a
month E1arlier . Tooacco p ric es vrere off l l)O int t o 359; however,: 2 poi:1t increase~?
r aised the feed. grain a,...YJ.d hc-_y i ndex to 166, cotton to 163, and food grains to 171.

In early L'iarch, market Sllppl ies of grains , cqtton and fruit were moi~e plentiful than [1, ~re ar ago v1hile oil- crops and potatoes. were in 9ho rter supply . Cerlot shipments of
fruit s and vegetables during the L~ v1eeks ended l-iar ch 17 tot 2,led about 6 p e r cent
h igher thr:;,n in the previous 4 v:eeks . Sup:;Jli es of other commoditi es were seasonally
lo1ver thM in February.

('

-neclines in milk a nd egg p:rices this :month again IT,lore than prices r eceived by farme r s for me>.t tl.nima ls. e.nd chicke ns.

offset increases i:1 The poultry index was

off 8 points to 175 on l,iP.rch 15, ':ri th fl. 2~ 7 cent drop in egg prices parti ally

offset by 'slightly higher chicken p ric es . Dairy product prices we r e off less than

usual and. that ind ex ,,ras dov.rn only 2 points to 198. Thes e d.ecreases more than

offset the 2 point rise in the meat an imP.l i ndex vrhich \vas 211 cora:pared with 203 a

yer.r eo.rlier.

The d ema n.d for farm products, ?Xising from a record_ hi gh l evel of nonRgricultural income nncl full employment, has been suffici e nt to ma int ain -y ri ces of farm products d nearly twice the ir pre-Jorld ~.iar I level. Although military a nd lend-lease ;---~-g_u ir eme nts have cut deeply into av?.ile,ble supplies , civilian demnn6.. for farm
oducts continues un.?,bated.

e index 'of prices ~ oy farmers for commod.i ties rose 1 point during the mon th
cled lviarch 15 e>,s the indexes for co;:1modities u:;;ed for family maintenance and for
r m productj,on ooth increased 1 point. .At 180 in mid-lViarch , the :prices paid i ndex
.s 5 points higher then a year e:::.rlier . Converted to a 1919-29 oaso, this i ndex
s 112, n.YJ.d_ converted to 1934~39 base, it 1.1as 144 . At 184, the index of prices
dd o~r farm e rs f .or . comnoo.i ties ].ls ed f?r famil3r livi:1g 1.Jas 7 points highe r t.h?.n a
ar ::1.go ; comm ocU ties used for production, nt 175, were 2 points higher.

PRICES

RECEiyED '

.

BY . - ~

F: .A:F.M.ERS

MAR. CH

15,

1945 WITH

COl:iPARISONS

-.- - - . , -------.:~

-~-~~--

CO~f.ODITY
MD

i Average

GIDRGIA

;

~

Ul'H TED STATES Average - - - - - - - - - - -- .- - -.-.

UNI'l'

1 Aug. 1909-'lkr." 15: Feb. 15 1Mar. 15! Aug,l909- fMar. 15 ; Feb. 15! Mar. li .,

~July 1914 i 1944

'

'

I

.

f 1945 i

1' 1945

I July,l914 1 1944

! 1945

1945

------------~--+------

tlheat, bu.

1.24 ;

1~55)

1. 70:

1,64:

i

i

.88

.

i

1.46; 1.47:

1.48

Corn, bu. Oats, bu.

' '
.9lj
I
.67:

I
i 1.62; 1.20i

1.6lj'
'
1.08 :

I
1.62 i 1.00 1

64

I
1.14!

1.06::I

1.07 ' .

.40

73 i .74

I::-ish Potatoes,bu. Sweet Potatoes,bu Cotton, lb.

1.12 ! 2.2o; .83 2.15;
12.6 20.8

2.35 i
l
' 2.10.:
21.3 !

2.55 ; 2.15 : 21~3 :

f

.70

1.37 ! 1.65 1 1.71

I

.88

! 2.20 ; 2.0l l

2.07

!
20.0

20.0 Ii

20.2

Cottonseed, ton Hay (loose), ton

24.39

I
53.001 53.00 : 53.00 ;

17.85 ; 19.00:i 2o.oo) 21.50 ;

22.55 11.87

52.70 52.70 16.00 17.70

52.00 18.10

Hogs, per cwt.

$ i

Beef cattle, cwt. $ l

7.33 . 11.30: 12 90 ; 13 ,40 i
;

3.87 1

9.60 i 10.50 ;

7.27 5.42

12.90 ! 14.00 12.00 ; 12.10

14.00 12.30

Milk cows, head Horses, head Mules, head

$ 11 33.85 77.00' 72.00 ; 73.00; .;;.!

$ l/158.15 126.00 120.00 i 125.00 ;

$

205.00

198o00



200o00

i
I

48,00 136,60 153.90

111.00 I 108.00 102.00 i
81.40 ; 65.50 66.70
120.00 , 105.00 ! 107.00

Chickens, lb.



13.2 26.0 28.0 280

11.4

24.5 25.0

Eggs doz.



21.3 26.5

21.5

35.8 33.1

Butter, lb.



39.0 41.0 _:tl..O

25.5

4-1.2 45.0

45.0

Butterfat, lb.



25,7 45.0 44.0 . 44.0

51.1 50.8

50 . 7

Milk (wholesale)
per 100#=

Cowpeas, bu.

$

;

1.6o

:_3./.3._26 J

y~._31

1 Yh24

4.50

5.30 ; !

I

'

3.59 ;' 3.74

4.09

Soybeans, bu.

$

3.70

Peanuts, lb.



5.0

7.6

8.1

]} Average January, 1910 - JJecembe-r 1914.

5.00 : :

I.

8.3 : i

4.8

1.89 1 7.'5

2,10 i
I
8.1

---- _, _ _ _ _____,___ -- --- ____ c.__,_

2.13
8.2
----

_ ______________,._____ = = = = Y Does not include dairy feed payment. Prelimina:ry for March 1945.

I NJE'{ 1-.TUMBERS OF PRICES :aEC3IVED BY FABUERS IlJ WORGI.A . (~gust 1909 - July 1914 100) .

______J _t5Jm

Me:r. 15 1944

Ma:r, 15 1945

All Commodities

179

Cotton and Cottonseed

171

Grcins

173

Meat Anima ls

224

Ds.iry Products

162

Chickens and eggs

146

F:rui t s

327

Hi see llaneous

145

179

178

174

174

171

171

215

228

154

163

202

159

258

258

143

145

A:?C:HIE L.t\i.TGTh'Y Agricu;Ltura1 St2,ti stician

JJ, L. FIOYD
Ag1icultural StatisticiM In Cha:rge

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State Col lege of Agri. ,

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Athens , Ga .

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Gt':CR.GIJ~o. AGRICULTURAL

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Athens, Georgia

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April l, 1945



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The month of .. Narch has been much warmer than usual, ap :~?r.oxima.tely 10 d egrees a b ove

n o:.:mal. According to the A.tlanta we at h er man, the average temper a ture for the past

mont h is h igher t h an fer the same month in the past 38 years. Mo s t Clf the st e_t e
2i r ec: eived rain on !-'larch and some areas had additional rainfall during the last

wo ok in the month. Hol,\1ever, several sections of South Georgia are be g i nning to

need additional ;moisture.



Harve st of the asp a r agus crop is about at its peak. It is rep orted that
the ;price.s ~' ec e :l,ved by some growe rs a re not as good as they should be
due to the aspa.ragu$ J.e tari ~~,gn- t:r...:rrcaus o ""f b ocon ing. b.o.:-.t e'd trhil:c in tr1'.:Usi t.

LilviA :B:&l.NS: It is indicated that the lima be a n acre a g e \rill be about the same as
that of l as t year. IJi os t of the p lanting is still in :Prog ress with a f ew f ields up. Th ose that ar e up are rep ort eO. to be in good condition. Ha rve st of
the e a rliest fields should be gin a r ound June 1.

SNAP :B:G_i.N S, SOiJ'rH _..95GIA: A r educti on in the snap b ean acr e a ge gl~ ovm .in South Ge orgi a is exp e ct ed from last ye ar~ Weather conditi6ris
have been v e r y favorable a."1d. the concli tion of th13 crop is good~ Howeve r all plant i ng h a s n ot b een comp let ed. Ha~ve st in some fields. ?hould commenc e as e a rly
as A::J r il 15,

CABBAGE, . SOU'l'F. GEORGIA: We sthcr oonci.ition~ tn d n:tro h b.i;e boen f e.vor able for the Snu t:h Georgia c abb r:,ge crop, out some sections P-re f e eling .
the ne ed. for add itional moistu re at p r e sent. Although some of the cabq a ge e!'e
sme.ll, p r e.ctica lly a ll of them ar e h eacling . The f:l.rst c arlo a d by r F".il wa s shipped
March 24. Cutting should be h eavy during the first we ~k of April,
LETS.'UC.E: Br rve st of Georgi a lettuce on the co s.st bega n the lrtst ~eek ' in Ma rch, and
shipping shoulO. become active. by the end . of the first week of April~ If
.adverse i"re;--:.ther conditions do not occur in the future, v e ry good yi elds will be re alized. The ne e d for r n.in in the l e ttuce territory is becoming preval ent.
mr:::mrs: The onion acre a ge h a s b een reduced considerc.bly from tha t of l a st ye e.r. For the St a te a. condition of 90 percent of normal is r epp.rted. Sqme
harve st should begin around May 1.

PE.AS, E.iJGLISH; The condition of the Engl ish ~p-ee1 crop is r aported to be f a ir this
in sea son. Some h c:Lrve st b t?gan the l a st week Mo.rch and fields
shauld continue to come ~nto J> roc1uction _through April.

l'GTaTOES, .IR~SH, SOUTE G~ORGL-i.l The I r ish pot a to a c.r ee.ge in South Georgie. hr\S been
dr e1 s t i~ ally reduc.ed from tha t of 1944. The crop
h a s gott en off to a good st art b e cau se of f a ,tor ?.b;Le weather conditions, but some sections a r e beginning to ne e d :rains. If f ?.vornble we a the r should continue v ery good yi e lds should ma.t e ri p.lize .

TRUCK CROF liJEl9S FOR OTHER STATES

SNAP BEANS: Snap beans in southern are a s of .Alabama are i:r;1 ge:!lerally good condition and
showing f avorable progress. In northern areas . early plantings have been delayed by wet weathe r. Indications are that the acreage will be somewhat lcuger than that harvested in 1944. In Florida the rate of planting of the spring crop in the Everglades has been very uniform and indications are that there will not .be a heavy peak period this season. The dry 'rreather has caused a light production from the acreage -on the high lands, but most of the acreage is located on the more moist laJ.ds and at this time appears to be in fair to good con-
dition. A frost on the morning of 1fuxch 23 killed some acreage outright a~d did considerable
da-nage to an additional acreage. Li ght pickings are now being made in the Plant City area, and tlebst e r and Mcintosh should start around the second week in April. Most of the acreage is u;p to good stands in the important early producing areas of Louisiana. Fields are being cultivated under favorable conditions and early planted be<ms are reported to be growing rap idly. 1'la.~ting in Mississildi has been retarded by frequent rains, and planting is expected to continue through first days of April. Acreage will be smaller tha~ last year,

LIMA BEAUS: In Florida the early spring acreage of limas in the Everglade s is making fair progress ~n spite of tha dry weather a.J.d a light volume is moving from the older
planting~. F~~ever, it will be around the middle of April befoye ~hi? deal gets w?ll und?r.way. The nortn Flor~da acreage around Hawthorne, Mcrntosh and LaCrosse ~s ~n p9r to fa~r cond~t~on
m1d badly in need of rain. It is expected that a light harvest will start around the first of
May in this section.

CABBAGE! In Florida the hot dry weather has caused a serious deterioration in the prospects

for tne crop which was intended for harvest during April, Insect drun:age is heavy and

sizes axe nL~ing very small. The principal sources of supply at this time are the Bastings,

Everglades and Sanford sections, Alabama cabbage supplL~ s are available in good volume in

coastal counties. Movement is expected to reach a peak during the week ending April 7. T'ne

quality of the crop has been generally good, but worms are showing up in the !i!'o bile area and

closer trimming is becoming necessary. Harve st in South C ~rolina ha s begun nnd movement should

become heavy by mid-April.

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E.ABLY IRISH 1'0T!'IOES: T'ne .Alab ama . Cotn..rne:rcial Irish potato crop in coastal counties is in

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better t h&"l; aver;1ge coridi tion and-yield prospects are bright. The crop

~s c:tbout two weeks e2..rly and digging is e:A-pected to get u.."ldervm.y during the -week ending April 21.

In the FJ;orida F..asting s section the continuous hot and dry we -'lther has caused a serious de-

cline in the prospects. The older plw.tings in _the Federol f'oint section are novJ being dug and

a rc turning out f a ir yields. lf rnins do not ci0me within the next few days, i tr will be too

l~.te to do the bulk of the crop much good, Digging will continue li ght during the first ho~f

of April, becoming gener31 arou..d April 15. Indica tions are for a production consider ably be-

l ow average. T'ne crop in the LaCrosse section h ~s m~ne good progress up to this time but it is

now in a cri tice:l period of development. Tho spring acreage in the Ever gl n.des is holding up

well and so fer indications c.rc for a good crop from this section. South CG.rolinn. Irish

Pota_toes are making good -progres-s -vri-t:h di-gging -expected -to beg!:n - the fir-st week in May .

ONIONS : Developments the second h r' lf of M~rch were not too fe.vor nb le in some of the South

Te:xc'l.s onion are qs, Recurrence of blight wt=-.s severe in the Rc;ymondville nnd Winte r

Gmdcn districts CJnd. r il.thcr gener:1l in the E."tgle P Pss district. 'llirips were a lso active nnd

d ::>maging in these areas =d consider able <"..Cre Pge in the Laredo district vms showing a m2.rke d

evidence of insects~ 1R.ost L.-crcdo fi e lds shm-md effect of earlier blight but crops were in

gcnern.lly good condition with some fields IJromi sing v ery good yields. Aboc.1t 1500 acres of the

Winter G" rden crops w2os subjucted to hail d[\!Jlctge on MEU'ch 3G-31. It is cst im ~t ed that about

75 percent of the, acreP.gc in this arc<:>, wn.s drun3ged to some extent, dNllagc w:cs most s ev ere in

the Big Wells, Ashorton, end c .,t:--.rina are n.s. Most of this RCre,J.ge is pl co,nted to white Ber-

mud~s nnd growers plan to s0~V2.gc as much tonnage as possible. Coc-stal Bond crops are further

advanced tha1 usu::U., and considerable acrG~.ge in the area vn"cs well enough a long to expect

h3Xvost the first week in April.



WAEBJ:.8IONS: The Floridr>, wc~t o rmolon crop is suffering from l eek of r (\in. Irrcgul nr stands
are re:ported for the ontiro St ?.te vn th wide V"Ti at ions in the ages of plnnts in
t he s 2me field. In the leesb~g are~ t he older pl2nts exe sett ing fruit, while fcrther north in the Live Oclc sect i on som0 fields hcvo ru.,'=ers 6 to 10 inches long, It seems probable th0.t
some melons will be ready for harvest by May 1, but tho avor2.ge maturity of the crop is b3ing grc 0otly rot:u-dod by tho dry weather.

D. L. Floyd Agricul tur::U. St atisticicrn. in C'n.rge

John F. Steffens, Jr. Truck Crop St Ooti s ticion

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BUR.:-:AU OF .AGRICtJ:JI'LlRAL ECOi!m.-!ICS AGRICuLT'G~ STATISTICIAN 3l9 Extension Building Athens, Ckorgia
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GEORGIA

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UNIYE'.R51TY OF GE0R61A C()LL.E.<H'. OF AGR.I CUL.TUR\:..

Athens, Geort;ia i April 7, 1945

GE.OI\C!liA AGRICULTURAL E.XTILNSION SE'-R.VI.C.E.

GEORGIA SECOJ:JD IN UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL ~ROlLER PRODUCTION FOR 1944

Commercial "broiler production in Georgia for 1944 ranked s e cono. in the United States,

being excee ded only by Delaware. Las( yearl s stat.e production is placed at 24,000,000

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17,000,000

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1943

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140%

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larger

thnn

the

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10,000,000

in :194:2. Gebigin hc.s mt1.d.e rnp io. expM's ion in broil.er p roduction. In 1943 the Stnte

r ar.ked f Qurth c~mong. the Jnoil.e r producing states while in 1939 its . rank was s eve n-

te enth ~ :,

Income from b.:roiler production r eache d nn nll-time high in 1944runounting to $19,116,000 compared with $12~198,000 in 1943 ['111d $5.,152,000 two yenrs rcg,IJ. r.rhe E7 . p e rcent incre cw~ . in v o1ue compnre d ':Ii th 1943 was due to 52 percent mo r o pouncls of
cor:ll-:le rci ;;:1 broih;r meat, . live r:ei ght, tmd ndvanco in price por pound frora 28.7 ton ts in 1943 to 29.5 ~ mi ts in,l944: .

Th.o co1ii1ti os of Qherokeo 1 Forsyth, nnd Hall conti nu o t o b o the main conE:torcia l t e rri tory :ri th Darrso!l, Jccckso n , Lumpkin, 'Vihite, Habolshr.u:.i~ nnd. oth e r ,"'.,djoinin~: counti cs shorli:1g substential '50i ns.
GrO'\-rors n r c using oore l ocnl hD.tchecl. ch icks thm-1 i n p :'.St yoo.rs ."ncl th o stn.t o h ."'..tchery cnpnci ty -hc..s shown n. n}rkod L1creo..so to n ea t tho current doDrcnd for broiler chicli:s~
See r everse siclc .()f sheet for 1943 -~_nd 19~bL.J: prod.uction ,,.,_nd incor.1o by St n tos.

DJAGRAH SHO'HlJG PRODUCTION AND VALUE GEGRGIA 3ROILERS

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(Period 1934-43)

2. 4- ....-Y19e3a4r1~1f-K-.u(;~u~-bo4.eo8)0r. -~.-~.-V'f..'ar".:Tl-';1_N9~)2l
1935 ', 500 .. . '230

, 1936 . 8DO - . 384

19371' l' 100

539

' "1938 1.. :soo

- 611

I'j 1939 1', 600

. 676

:1940 - 3", 500 - L 495

I 20.'

..19411 1942

ro6.,0o0oo0

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2s,-.717s25 1

1943 17'. ooo 12 .198

19441__2_4_....,.,0.._0_0 _ _19-,1-1-6J

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1936 - 1937

1938 1939 1940
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0 1942 1943 1944 Years

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UlHTED STATES COlvi11iERCIAL BROILER REPORT

About 691,17_0,:000 pounds of _l',.coll1~erc"i_ f,1,e~~~~- n -~J_. at,~~--:);ive \veig}lt, \Vere,_ 1?-_ro-_duce: 1944. J?elaw:ar~ :Led all St;tt-e-s 'f.~ atf,!'U~t oJ .. t~~ fm-~;ed State~ -P!Qduc,t:t.on, fo.i. ed by Virginia, Georgia,...a.fid Maryland \~i th' about "':5r:pe~~:e:tlt eaph~ Connectl_cut with

vh- ptheercNeantt'i, o.~nId-~'-

l#lc1a'mam:ne~racpl,..'w~li -

:b:r..4-.OJii'\l1er~.'IC,I,_'_e'p~.t',r.o.dcu,.'\c.T,u..i.J.:lio~' n~

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~ .S~~t~~ ' ac:~un~~~ --'for 6R Iin.:: 19!iPt.c.\'+~---:.:,,, G' e' orgia).~'d, ;Ne.w

~,Percent ofr York~ were

the only St9-t~!J .whi<;:h showed an ' i_ncreas~ in pounds in 1944... G.eQrgia.- -:l.;g.creas.ed 52

percent and 'New ':Yotk only 1 percent. The Del-Mar-Va area~ where :a'bout 43 'I>'ercr~nt

of the, Nation Is "commercial broiler 11 meat is produced; decreased its 1944 crop by

4 percent. All o~p;er States, e:lCcept 6, showed la;rger decreases than this area.

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The term -"commercial broiler" as u;~-d il'l this .public~tion, includ.es all young chick-

ens of the hea,:vy or cross breeds, 2-4 p~unds live weight, raised for meat, and from

which pullets 'are ::;old for broilers as well as the cockerels.

COl'li1ERCIAL BROILER PRODUCTION AND INCOME, BY STATES, 1943-44

State . and

.. 1944

Di'v.. :Number :Pounds :Price G+oss

: Number : Pounds : Frice : Gross

Produ.ce"d:P.roduced::)?er lb.: Income sf ;Produced:Produced:Per lb.; Income :S/

- - - - - - Th~u;a~d;-- Ce~t;- Th;u;.dol.. ,....-- --:Tho;s;:~ds-- Ce~t;- -Tho;-s:-d-;1:-

Me.

1,260

4,662 28.1

1,310.

1,2io

4~477 n 26~1

1,258

N.H. Vt.

1,440 800

4,608 27.0 2.640 _ 28~1

1,244 . 742

1,224 600

4,039 27.8

1,123

2,100 28.2 .

592

Mass. 3,159 11,056 28.7

3,173

3,096 10)526 28.8

3,031

' R.I.

210

735 23.8

212

139 I

-643 '23;.6

134

Conn. 10,781 36 ,655 23.6

10,483

9,703 32,990 28.5 9,402

N.Y.

5,850 17,550 30.1

5,283

5,382 17,761 29.0

5,151

N.J.

2,325

7,672 28.0

2,148

2,139

6, _631 28.0

1,857

Pa.

4,875 16,088 28.0

.4,505

4,582 15,121 27,8

4,204

Ohio

3,960 11,830 23.0

3,326

),406 10,559 23,7

3,030

Ind. Ill. Mich. ~is. iJio. ' Kans. Del.

6,325 7,630
1~000
1,472 2,g4o
972 59,000

19,603 23,04o 3,000 4,122 3,820
2,624 177,000

28.3 28.0 28 .. 0 28~0
28~0 27~5
28.3

5,549 6,451
840 1,154 2,470
722 50,091

5,060 7,296
250 1,472 . 2,205
865 54,000

16,192 20,429
750 3,974
6,615 2,249 172,800

27.9 30.0 28.0 28.6 28.0 27.5
27~6

4,518
6,1~9
210 1,137 1,852
618 47,693

Md.

21,000 67,200 28,3

19,018 19,000 60,800 27.6 16,781

Va.

22,050 66,150 29 .. 0

19,184

20,948 64,939 29.5 19,157

Vf.Va . 7,000 22,400 28.3

6,339

6,650 21,280 28.4

6,044

N.C. 13,500 37,800 28,3

s.c.

3,750

9,ooo 31.3

10,697 2,317 .

11,200 3;ooo

31,360 28.2
7, soo 33.0

8,844 2,574

Ga. 17,000 42,500 23.7

12,193

24,000 64',800 h5_ 19,116

Fla.

5,000 12,500 33.0

4,125

4,000 10,000 33.0

3,300

Ky.

1,150

3,450 30.0

1,035

1,035

2,794 30,0

838

Tenn. Miss.

2,000 2,078

5,000 31.3 5,403 28.4

1,590 1,534

1,600 1,974

4,000 33.7 5,330 30~4

1,348 1,6Fo

Ark. 14,080 40,832 23.6

11,678

11,200 30,240 30.0

9,072

La. Okla.

1,540 2,750

3,234 31.0 6,875 27.0

1,003 1,856

1,232 2,,200

3,203 33,0 5,940 27~0

1,057 1,604

Tex. 10,450 22,990 26.5

6,092

8,900 19,580 27.2

5,326

Ariz.

793

2,458 32.0

787

476

1.476 35,0

517

1Afash. 1,300

3,510 30.0

1,053

1,170

3,159 32.0

1,011

Oreg.

390

936 30.0

281

312

936 30,0

281

Calif. 11,480 30,996 30.0

9,299

9,510 25,677 30.0

7,703

u.s.- -251:-360- -i34:-994- -28'.6- -21o:-2s9-- '23l.os6- 69i,i7o -28.7 -i98,is2--

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~ Includes consumption in households of producers which is less than 1 percent of total production.

Archie tangley Agricultural Statistician

D.L. Floyd Agricultural Statistician

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TRUCK C R 0 P NEWS

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A general rain fell over the State on A1'ril 2, follovJed by spotted showers qn the 6th. , Si;;ili there are sections in the east central part of Georgia \o~hich . still have insufficiE;lnt moi sttlre for growing crops~ The temperature was above normal until
April 5 w)J.en a cold s.nep covered the st r,_te with tempe;ratures dropping below freezing
in Mou~ta.in Counties. In South Georgia the cool weather tva.s favorabl~ for cabb age
and iettuc;:e _and only delayed progress of other crops
. ASP.illi.L\GUS: Most of the as;:;are.gu.s hexvest has been completed. Growers realized a
better a ver age yield th?.n ].ast season.

SN.!:\P. J3E.A.:)'JS, SOUTH GEORGIA: The conclition of the South Georgia snap bean crop is reported to be from fair to good. Ivlost sections attain-
ed an average stand. Some report damage from lack of moisture while others predict that the yield will be cut as a result of a packing rain on April 2.

CABE.A.GE, . SOUTl:I GEORGIA: Shipment of cabbage reached its ye.ak during the second
week of. April. The main limiting factor determining the number of car loads to oe shipp~d on any one day is the amount of ice available for refrigerating the caboage. ~he q_uo.lity of the c abbage is good even though mBliy of the heads are small~ Bette r than l as t season 1 s yields are p;~aterializing.

CAli!TALOlfi'S: .A;n increase over last year's cantaloup acreage is anticipated. Iviany growers h a ve them up to good stand, and some of the vines are alr7ady
beginning to run.

LETTUCE: The coastal a r ea of Georgia has 600 E>.cre!il -vlitb. the highest harvested ;rield per acre on record. Some 11 sliming 11 began the l a tter part of March, but
this . oondition was checked by the cool spell. Harvest shouicl be practically com,.. :plet~d in th~ Vl'oodhine . area but will continue for another week in the. _section around_Richmond Hill.

ONIOUS: Due to the lack of sufficient moisture some onio11s are being attacked by
thrips; howeve r the roots have reached a size 1t1here the ma jority 1r1iil C, stU].. pro~uce numb er 1 onion s. Ho.rvest will begin b e t vJeen April 25 and May 1~

POTATOES, IRI_SH, SCUTH GEORGIA: The condition of .the South Georgia Irish Potato Crop continues to be good. Harvest of e. good
yield is expected to begin around mid-l'vlay.

l'i'ATE..'1NEI,.OlJS: .The majority of c6mmel'cially grown \vaterm~lons ha ve . been planted and

are r eported to '\;e in g ood concli ti on. E:arve st will begin earli e;r

than

ll.Orn ,ial

..t.

his -

s eason, . l..Yrob t:i.ol y

the

second week

in

J'J.ne .

?enalt~r for ? rb-e.t e Use to -'1-voicl Payment .of ?ostA.gEr
-$)00

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,..-.\ : TRUCK CROP NEWS..FOR OTHER ST.ATES r :l ~.:~r Shipments are d.e~l:ining ~in ''Soutn car.olina and 'the season is expecteQ. to

be over by IIay 1.

Prices

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.average,

s:i:LA.P BEANS: Continued dry \,.reather in the. Everglades; has~ drastically clian.ged the

prospects for the Florida spring crop. Jnsect damage . has been heavy

and indications are that a large part of the late plantings will be a failure. The

acre age in the cen.tral counties, 'l'rhich is located principally around Plant Oi ty and./"\
Webst e r, was severely :damaged by the drouth and yields have been extremely light, J

'l'ri th the production on much of the acreage being too light to v1arrant harvesting~

Harvesting has started in the lViclntosh and LaCrosse sections. Alabama bean crop is

good to exceiient in central e.nd southern counties and fair to good in Northern

are as , Ha rve'st in coastal counti e s is expected to start April 25. Planting of the

l\iiississippi bea.."l crop is completed a nd most acreages are up to good stands. First

hnrvest is expected about ~ay 10. Louisiana snap bean crop has advanced r apidly

under favo:rable concU ti ons, stancis a re good. and the crop p romis e s fair to good

yields a t this time Q Volume shipments are eJ>.1Jected by the last of April. Virginia

snap bean s are b e ing pl 2nted in the Eastern Shore - Norfolk s ection but dry weather

has de layed planting in other areas. The spring crop is e:h.-pected to st a rt moving

about lViw 25.

C.ABBAGE: The hot a,ry vveath e r has p r a ctically finished the Florida cabbage deal in this St a te except for 1rlid.ely s.ca ttered patche s i-rhich ivill c ontinue to pro-
duce a li ght volume for another two 11eeks., Most of this production will go into local consun1ption. Harvesting is about compl ete in the coastal counties of .Alaballla and t he Cullman ar ea got off to a late st a rt due to h eavy r a ins at planting time but is mc:,king rapid growth no\v. Harvesting is active in all are a~ of Louisiana with the heavi e st ship ments i$xpected during the n ext t wo weeks. The crop continues to be in good condition but additional rain is needed to insure a favorable season. There \vera some light cutting s in Hississippi during the past week and 'trill b e come heavy by the last week: of Ap ril. Sout h Ca r olina is harvesting a good l{ield of high quality
cabb age with pe ak movemen t ex-pactecl about April 20.

OliliOl'TS: . Earve st was d elayed in Texas by the late I"ie.rch rains and cool \veather the sarly part of ./i.pril, but shipments became active the second "reek of the
month. Shipments fr om Ra~nondville have been stepped up ah ead of earli e r expect a ti ons and are now active in' the Laredo and Co.astal Bend districts. Progre:ss of the North Texas crop has continned u nsatisfactory .

IRISH POTATOES: The commercial Irish Pota to crop in southern, Alabama counti e s contip:ne s in goo d c;:ond i tion. Harve st vrill b egin about April 20 and
yi elds a re expected to be good. The South Carolina crop made good progress during the first half of April and digging is expe cted to begin the first week of May. The Mississippi crop mado good progress during the p eri~d and harves t should st art abou t mid-May. Li ght shipments are now unde r way in the Houma area of Louisiana and harvest will mo ve northward with shipments becoming ge neral in all early producing areas during the first half of l'1ay. Good yie lds are in prosp e ct.

ivATERHELONS: In South Carolina melons are making normal progress but r a in v!Ou ld be helpful:--weather conditions have b een f c:worabl e in Mississippi for
p l a nting the commerci a l crop. The Florida >vat e rmelon crop in the Leesburg and Gaine sville areas conti!l1ID.s to . suf-fer for lack of r E'.in. Li ght and widely scatt ered sho\vers h ave fallen in this area but preCipitation has b e en too li ght and the showers too widely sc C~.tter ed_ to have any mat erial effect on the avernge condition of the crop The vinp s have he ld up r emar kably 'lvell considering the conditions, but if rains do not come v ery soon, it "Jill be too l a te for mo s t of the crop to overcome the handicap ~Jhich th ey now h a vq.. In the north Florida sections showers have f allen and have 'been of considerable benefit to the- crop. In the Live Oak section pre cipitation has o een light but in sufficient amounts to do most of the crop some good. In the west 'Flori da sections good r ains have fallen .a nd the crop is gro \Jing nic ely, Stands are irregular in all of the arE;;as with a \!lride range :ln the age of t he plants ir1 the s ame fi ol C.s . The usual schedule of shipp ing will be. different t'his year from most pre-vious yoars as many fi elds in north Florida counties are as far advanced as a good portion of the crop in the ~ e esburg area. It is expecte~ that the first cars will be lo8d ed ar ound May l.

D~ L. Floyd Agricultural Stati stitian in Charge

John Ji', Steff ens, Jr. Truck Crop Statistician

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FARh PRICE REPORT AS OF April 15, 1945

May 1945

GEORGIA: The all-commodity index of prices receiYed by Georgia farmers increased two points betw(!')en Iviarch 15 and April 15 and is no\v 180~ .of the 1909-
1914 average. Tne current figure is the same as at this time one year ago. Neat
animals advanced 11 points during the past 30 days. Chickens and eggs are up four points while other subgroups showed only slight changes.

UUITED STATES: Sharp upturns in truck crop prices and price advances for meat

animals and fruit raised the index of prices received by farmers

for agricultural commodities from 198 per cent of its 1910-14 average in March to

203 in mid-April, according to the United States Lepartment of Agriculture. Parity

prices for April \vere unchanged from l'iarch, aiJ.0_ ?rices received by farP.lers average

117 per cent of parity com,)ared i\fi th 114 a month earlier ana. 116 in April 1944.

The mid-April parity index (prices paid, interest, and taxes) was 173.



Although meat anir:1al prices rose substantially, it was the advance in crop price9 that contributed most to the increase in the general agricultural price level during the r,10nth ended April 15. The truck crop index jumped froril ' 203 in early lviarch to 259 in the fir.st ~alf of A::9ril. The frJ.it index increased 10 points to 221 in mic.-.April, but feed grains and hay were off 4 points tg 162. Food grain prices '~ere up l point to 172, cotton, at 163, and oil-bearing cro}")S, at 215, were unchanged from a month earlier.

The index of prices of livestock and livestock products rose to 201 on .1\.pril' 15,

conl!)ared. to 200 on Iviarch 15 and 191 a year earlier. The meat animal index rose 4

points during the month ended .April 15 to 215, the highest l evel since May 1943.

The index of poultry and egg p _rices .advanced 1 point to 176, putting it 25 points

above a year ago. Heavy milk production resulted in lo,,er prices for dairy

products and the inctex drop])ed to 194, compared i\fi th 198 on l>iarch 15 and 196 in

Anril 1944.



Tiernend for agricultural products remains strong. Consumer b~ying power, as reflected by the latest available data on factory earnings, was 429 per cent of its 1910-14 average, up 15 points fron a year ago,

The index of nrices ~aid bv farmers for co~~odities in mid-April was 180 per cent of the 1910-14 average, 5 points higher than on April 15, 1944. Converted to a 1919-29 base, the April index 1-1as 112, and on a 1934-39 base, it \vas 144, all the same . as a month earlier. The mid-April feed price index was 178 per cent of 1910-14, or 3 points belo~ti that for April 15, 1944. Tieclines in prices paid by farmers for hay ind oats 1ov-1ered the feed pric~ index l point .during the month. The index of prices paid by farmers for seed v.ras unchanged from March 15. At 283 per cent of the 1912-14 average, ho1,vever, the seed price index was 10 points above the level of a year ago. Fertilizer prices paid by farmers continued to _hold steady; the mid-April ind.ex, at 121 per cent of tl~e 1910-14 average, was the same as last September and in April 1944 and 1943.

Archie Langley Agricultural Statistician

D. 1. Floyd Agricultural Statistician
In Charge

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS APRIL 15, 1945 ~'lilli COMPARISONS

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1944 1 l.A5

1945 ;yuly, 1914 j 1944 ! 1945 1 194_5_.___

Wheat, bu.

$jI

Corn, bu.

$jI

Oats,bu.

$1

$I Iri'h Potatoe' ,bu.

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l.24 i 1.65
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.9lj 1.66
.67j 1.15
1.121 .2.20

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1.64 !, l.G2 l

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l.65 l)
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l.63 j1

1.00! Loo lj

2.55 [ 2.6511

.88 .64
1
I.401
. 70

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1.47 .
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l.l5 i
.79!
1.351

I 1.48 i
1.07 .74 !
1..71. 1

1.49
1.07 . '(JI
71 - ')
l. 74

$! Sweet Potatoes,bu.

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Cotton, lb.

!

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Cottonseed, ton

I$1
d>

i Hay (loose), t on. ..,j -$

Hogs, per cwt.

l

$1 Beef cattle, cwt.

i .83 2.30

2.15 1 2.30 11

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12.6 20.9

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21.3 j 21.5 1:

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24.39 1 53.oo

53.00 iI

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53.oo lj

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17.85 . 20.00

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21.50 :

22.00 !i:I

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11

7.33 11.80 13.40 13.60 ,,

3.87 ~

11- 00

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1
10.50;

11.30 ~~

1 .88

2.291

I . 12.4 ! 20.2 !I
i 22.55 52.so ii

I
ll.-87 j
1:
7.27 I

I 16.201
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5.42112.101

2,07 j
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20.2 I
52.oo II I
18.10 !
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14.00 r
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2.ll
20.2 Jr ..
51.90
16.90
14.10
12.70

Milk cows, head Horses, head

$I ]} 33.85j 80 . 00
$1 1./158,ls l130.CXJ

73.00 1 75.00 l
II l25.ooll25.oo

48.00 113.00 I 102.00 j 111. 00

~s.7oj _ 136.60 80 .7o j _

66.80

Mul es , head C:.tJ.ic.kens, lb . Eggs , doz. Butter, lb.

$I

l !210 . 00 .200 . 00 ! 2oo.oo !'j . 153.90 j n9,oo : 107.oo 108 .00

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13.2 i 2s.o

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28.o . 29.8 rl

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11.4

i 23.7

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25.7.

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II

21.3 I;l 26 . 5

32.0

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24.6 l. 39.0 '! 41.0

1. 32.0 "
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41.0 l,j

.21.5 25.5

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II' 27.1
I 44.0

I 33 .1 1i
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t.1:5..:0

33.0 44.9

Butt.erfat , lb ~-

II [- 25.7 ) 44.o , 44.0 43.o

I 26.3 1 50,9 so.7 : . .. 50.5

:Milk (wholesale)

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per 100# . Cowpe bu.

!$j J

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2.42 fV4.05 -

4.05 ,Y4.05~ '!'1

li . 5;00 . : : : , 5.50

f0'I 1.60

~,l8fl3._24~_is/ 3.14 '

I 3.86 4.09

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Soybeans, bu. .

!

4.15

i 5.00 II

I 1 1.91 1

2.13 1~

2. 13

Peanuts, lb'; .

!

5.0 7.6

8.3 : 8 .3 !j

i 4.8 J 7.6 i 8 .2

8.2

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Apr. 15 1944

1-..1ar. 15 1 945

Apr. 15 1945

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1'. . All Commodities Cotton and Cottonseed. Grains , Meat Animals

~80
172
176 225

178 174 171.
228

180 176
171 239

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D:tiry Products . ,..,Chickens ,and Eggs

163 146

163 169

163 173

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.ir M. i.scella.-r:teou. s

328

258

259

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146

145

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GE.O~GIA Ac;RICULTURAL
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TRUCK CROP NEWS

Truck Qrops in Georgia were in need of rain at the beginning of the second half of April. . However, during the pasj;_, two w~eks heavy rai;r;J.s and high t..rinds have been

received throughout the State, causing considerable damage -to crops in many areas.

Growers . no11 need opel,l weather to harvest such crops as snap beans, cabbage, and

onions and to. cultivate those crop.s thl;l.t are .harvested later in the season. Some

damage from hail has be13n reuorted in local areas with the heaviest 4amage in the

-Colquitt County Area. . . "' .

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ASPARAGUS: Harvest of the asparagus crpp \'la s compl~ted in Georgia th.e last week in April~
slifAP BEaNS, SCTLJTH GEORGIA: Harvest of the snap bean crop in south Georgia be~an about April . 20 and the crop is now moving :~n, volume.
The crop is 10 days to two weeks earli e r than us~al. The condition of the crop >is. reported to b.e very good._ However, heavy rains of the past 'week have held up
the _harvesting of snap bea:::J.s and c.aused 'some damage to the . crop. _

CABBAGE, SOUTH GEORGIA: The increased acreage o'f cabbage i.n south Georgia. ha-s
yielded unusually t1ell. Suppli e s .of_cabbage. exceed the d'emand and in many instances the crop is being sold below the cost of production. The il/ar Food . Administration has been b1.1ying this crop under the government 1 s p:dce support program and g~owers are urging heavi e r purchases by this agency. Even with the governme~ tJ support program, a large quantity of cabbage will not be harvested because of the low price :Prev.ailing. Growers have experienced difficulty
in bags and carsfor shipping thiscrop

C.ANT.ALOUPS: Cantaloups in south Georgia madE . good growth during the last half of

April. T};le condition of the crop is generally very 'good but most

fields'need cultivating. The crop is earlier -than usual with some plants in the

extreme : .southern portion of the state blooming. -lf rains will let up, a good crop

ca:n 'be. expected, .

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CUCUI~iBERS," LATE SPRING; South Georgia grdwe:r:s generally secured good' stands of . C'IJ._cumber s and the vi nos are gro't'Jing nicely. . Pi eking of
this crop should begi:n ::aroun:d May 10.
LETTUCE-: Harvest o:f the Georgia lettuce crop was completed the week of April 23.

' ONIONS; Prospective production of the la:te spring onion crop in Georgia was cut
by dry \'leather in March and the first .half of ApTil. Rarvest of this
--crop began April 25 but has been delayed by excessive rains which are .damaging
the portion of the crop now ready for harvest ..

GREEN PEAS: Abou.t all of the green .peas p;roduced on the sharpl;r reduced acreage o:f .this crop in Georgia have.bepn marketed.

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!RISH POTATOES, SOOTH GEORGIA: The short supply of labor caused a sharp reduction

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in :~ate sp-rin:g potato acreage in Efouth Georgia.

The acreage_plapted- is expected. to y:.ield., very heavy as weather conditions have been generally favorable for this crop~ .H.ow.ver some damage was suffered in the

Cook Cou,nty area '"by the . heavY :rains o:f - tb:e last week in April. A sriiall quantity of p.otato(!s J~ave already been .. dug in : this _area;. 1'4ovement in volume from the

Effingna.rii:;, Chatham County Area is not expected until about tho middle of May but

some 'potat.oes will be harvested as early as the first week in May.

IRISH POTATOES, NORTH GEORGIA: Tho condition of' the summer potato crop in north Georgia is good. Some fields are just comi~g up
while a few are already up to good stands and rey to be culti vateq.,. Washing
rains of the last week in April caused some damage to the crop.

TOMATOES: The south Georgia tomato crop is earli er than usual. Harvest of the
crop should begin around May 20. The condition of the crop is good but
dry weathor up to mid-April and v <J ry h e avy rains the last week of April has re. duced the prospective crop to some extent

. i'i'ATERMELONS: An increased acreage has been planted to watermelons in Georgia and

the condition of the growing crop is satisfactory. Vines are running

freely. The crop is about two weeks earlier than usual ro1d first shipments from

the extreme southern part of the state are e;xpected t 'o move during the first

week of June.



D. L. Floyd Agricultural Statistician in Charge

.Archie Lafigley AgricUltural Statistician

TRUCK CROP Ni;WS .... :BY ST~i.TES
- May 1,.1 1945.

SN..A..? :BE.aks: Yield prospects are fairly good in:' Mis.sissip-pi and shipments are ex-

, pected about Hay :)..5. ~he snap bean crop ii:l the southe rn counties bf
Alabama. is~ ip ._good condt_tion. Snap bea.11. prospe.Gts }n.South Carolina f!.re the be~t , in year;? and good to excellent yieJ.ds ~e indicated' with peak movement eJQ~cted .

about mid-May. The crop in Louisiana is in good condition and better than average

yields of good quality beans shouid be moving in volume the second week in lVlay. The

only snap beans moving from Florida are from the LaC_rosse sectic:m and harvest from

this area should be completed by' lray io. '



C..lBBA.GE: Shipments of cabbage should conti~~efai~iy heavy from Mississippi until
. mid-~~ay~ Shipments from Tenness.ee are -expected to start the week of . , : 11-iay 20. ~ About< av~t-age yields a:;;e in .prosp.ect ~and '.there ~ is. a slight ~ncrec.s.e i:n ,the Tennessee ac'teage~ Ha rvest of the . cabbage crop -.in . 9o:u-thern .Alabama is about over. The cr~p . in the "Gul;lman a r ea continue s to make fav9rable progress. Sou th C<>.rolin'a grower s h;;-.ve' just conrgl e ted. , one of ~he mo.st :;:1.:tccessful se r.sons . of recent years. Spring 'cabbage shipmimts from Louisiana. are ?-ecl~ning out limited supplies will be
cW".ilable during the ne:Jtt two weeks

. C.AlfllALOUPS:. .The South C~rolina cantc-J.oup ~rop is in good to excellent condition : with prospects of movement beginning in Ju."le. The crop . is up to good
stP.nds in North C[l.rolina e.nd there is a small increase in the acreage of this St a te.

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cucmmE.:RS~ The crop in south _ Alab~r. i:;: in gQQd condition and carlot movement 1

should .st nrt the fir_st ,.~eek of Hay. Cu.cumb er p-lants in South Cnrolina

h.<we bee!J. del aye d by. cool ~ights. _but are generally; in f ai r \o good condition. The

period May 1 -15 wilf b~ t~e peak production per~od for the north Florida crop;.

ONIONS: The touisie.na crop continues to mR~e f:worable progress and light . h arve st

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onions

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IRISH POTATO:E)S: He>,rvest in )1ississipp i is .expected to start about Nay 15 froin an a creage con:si<l,\3re.bly smOller then last year. There is . .also a re-
duction in the Tennessee acrenge but b etter _,than avere,.ge yi e lds are in :prospect. Digging of the cro;p in lk.J.dwi~ Gou.nty, .Alabam0 h a s been in progress about two we eks e>.nd yi elds e;enerally have been good.- , P erk movement of the South Ca rolina crop is ez:pect e d about mid-lVlay - prosp ects are for the be.st yield in years. North Cr.rolinds
potato crop contim,l.es to be in excellent C!'ndition and a f ecirly large q_1l.nntity of , potato es' will move to m8.rke y 'before June 1, or '2 weoks earliur than U;?Ual. Harvesting in thE?. ac-cstings . secti on of Florida shpuld be complet ed b_y . the week ending May 14 Digging is . a.ctiv.o in the ~<'<Qr.oss_e s~ctj__9n and. f air yields are b e ing obtained. Hnrvest of the Louisic:.na crop is be'coming' ger'ier~l and heaviest sii.'ipments.ar~ ; expected the first tl,ro weeks of May . Yields in this .state are below e2,rli e r expectations
as blight damage is ho8"Y this Year.. Yirg;inia conunercicl potntoes are up to uniformly even-'st.inds &J.d condition is good at this time. Gro1rl8r-s. expect digging
from the eRrii~st 'pl8.ntings on the Enst orn Sh,ore of Virginia by June 4 and in the
Norfolk section by June 11.

TOMATOES: Shipments ''Irom Mississipni ar~e-- exp ected to st?.rt the first \veek in June*

. _ Ten~ess ee grower .;1.1'e .late in gettin~ _pl2.nts s e t in f .ields du.e to ex-
cessi ve r~fq,fGll and cool 'we~ther . . The spring .::tcre p,ge on the East Col<.st of i'lorida

will c onti:O.ue tO furn,ish .. light sup:plie.s for t}+e first two weeks in !vln.y.

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WATEru~ELONS: Fa irly good stRnds are r eported for tho reduced acree4e in Mississippi

~he : $.outh Ce..r oUna cr-op. is in_g~qd to excellent condition t-lith pro- '

spects for s'ome movement by mid-June a l'lanting is wel l under ."!mY in Nort h Ca rolina

i.,rhore the P"creage will be r educed somewha t by l abor and transportation shortage s.

The fir.;:lt ;car- of .,~P-l~s;rm~J.ons 1r12.s shi::_1ped on ~pril 27 from the Leesburg ~ection in

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Reports from

othe r sect1ons' indicate. .V.e.ry early shi2:ping d~tes~.. The Williston-New'tforry-Trenton .

se ction should st'P.rt the l .s.st week in May., with:thE? Live Oak section shipping a few cars t he first week in June. The west Florida SE;Jction will als~ possiblyhave a . ..
few c ars the fir~t iveek in J'u.ne. i'leP"t~er ~nd market conditions. p-ermitting, the

shipping seasons . in 1111 sections lvill e-Xtend over a longer period tha.."l us\1al: The

condition of the Louisia.na crop is be+ ow normal and marketing of. the crop:is expect-

ed to ste.rt abouttwo 1r1eeks later than .usuaJ..

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Hay 11. 194-5
G:JlGR.~ CROP R!DPORT FOR GEORGIA AS OF .E.A.Y 1, 1945

The 1945 crop season was .off to an enrl~r start, and ]')respects ':mre very 1:JI:ight

until the latter part of Anril. Since that date h'eav;\T rains , h{gh IJ'Tinds, .a.nd cool

\l"eath.~r have dela~red fa.J;"m operations and retarded Yegetat i ve grovth of sp ring

planted crop s . Op. ha;'r l_r.aost crop.s were un to a good stand in the so11thern part of

the Sta te, ,,:mt Nere needing cultivation . at ..that _t:h'iet In north Ge~rgia pl'eparation

of land and. 'lrogress of nlanting had. be en 13-elayed ."an<i '"arm, dry "~J.tea.ther is badly
nee de G. . 1Jlieat and .oats ~re good in all sections' and abo<re average ~rields are in

prosp ect . The large st. !leach production in recent year-s i s expecteci. .

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iVheat; Pro<luctior~ of .wheat for 1945 is forecr.st at 2,962,000 bushels co 1:mared with
2,964;;000 laet year-~nd 1,8:84,000 ;for tt.Le iO,..year (1934-4.3 ) ave ra";;e.
Acreage reDaining fo r harvest is :placecl at 2:37,000 . '.L'he ~ :a;r 1 indicated yi.el d per a cr e of 12. 5 bushel s is . 5. belo w the 1 3.0 bushels harv<~ st e d in 1944 out above all other ;rears in t he' series.
Oats: Condition of oats on Hay 1 1vas r eyJort ed at 86~& of normal c onpare d viith 82
one year ago and 76 for t he t en-year (1934-43 ) ave rage :

;?eaches; Bas eo. on condi tion as o~ Ha;r 1, the Geor:gia 1945 peach crop is placed at 7, 812,000 bushels or 70~b above tht? 4, 590-,000 bushels harv e st ed in 1944
and is the larg est cr,,.) since 1931 . . Reports ff,d:lcrite. that Qol.d t-reathor did little
damage this spring anct 7'! ros:nects are good in all ar eas of th e State. P eache s }iave been movi ng to marke t in carlots sL1ce Ea y 1. In interpr e ting total production~ in
t arms of ca1s , it shouJd be r emembere d. that cor:r.H;; ~ cia.l moveme nt t~ marke t bv rail and b;y trucl: of p.acka.gf; fruit is considerp.bly le~~ than the tot'l'?-1 est i nat ed cro-p '<rhich
inclucles peaches for local. sales, c ommercial canneri es an:c..home .us s as ,,roll a.s for
s hip l'1ent .

, (_ 3ee the t able belo1,r for peach production b;r states and th e reve rs e side cf this she et for Un i t e o. St~t e s comr.1en ts.

PZACH.ES - 10 SOll'r~:FUJ STAT3S
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Stat e :Ave r age i :

:Average: ~

.: - : Indi cat e d

____ ,Ll~3i-i3,L 1 91,4_: :..,.1[4 1..1[31_-3,4 192.,.) ....J-~4.;2, .L 1.914;_ J.. __lvf!}y_l.t_. J..9,i5____ _

N. C.
s. c.

P5e6r -C-e,n...t47

60

27



Thou.sa.nd "bushels

55 1,892 2, 4 63 -262- -2:;-698~-

82 2,039 3,500 392 2. 460

.2 , 528 5,376

Ga.

62

51

8 7 .. 4.997 6,177 1,593 4,590

__1_.__612__:_ __~:.".,..-

Fla..

64

74

69

82 123 6&

121

Ala.

61

.w

82 1, 463 1, 595' 649 -:1,380

116 . - . . 2, 440

ii ss.

63

60

80

886 974 4 76 . J,., 105

l' 400

Ark.

53 50

68 2 , 061 2, 337 ?-38 2, 646

2, 795

La.

63

69

72

298 335 176

390

403

Okla.

44

15

53

477

477 l.36

286

565

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10 States

58 __ 1_3__ :..,_7. ~ l5.~-7Q.2...;1~9l fi,ii7$l _11.19;2 _ _ _ ...:. &5~8;l9 _ _ _ _ _ ~

l/-F;-r~s;r.a; ;t~tes ~ in certain yeo.rs, }) roduction includes some quant i:tri-e s, unharvested

on accaunt of e conomic condit i ons.

U. S. De:nartment of ..;>~gricul tu.rt>
Bur ea u. f"lf .1\e;ricultural Economics 319 3xt ens ion Buildi ng .t~.th cn s, Ge orgia

Penalty for nrivate use to a.'Void. paymf' nt of po stage $300

OFE'I CI.iiJ, J3USilf~SS
Form EA]-A-5/45-4020 Permit ~'Jo. 1001

VU~~6~ v ~ n~rLCUi~U re
Athens. Ga .
TC Req

Ul:HT.8D STAT3S - GEN3RAL CROP REPORT AS OF NAY 1, 1945
I
Prospects for 1945 crop production as of May 1 1vere not quite a.s bright as a month)
earlier but ~romise, from a. near-record intended acreage, a total ouput ti1at vroulft
compare r.ather favorably "t<rith the e:x:cellent sho\l'ings of the last 3 years. Fruit;"' early vegetables and gardens in many areas were dealt a severe blo.\11, and some o:ther crops were set back, by the widespread :f..reezing temperatures during the first . week of April and. by repeated frosts during the month. Excessive rains and floocls caused some crop damage and loss of acreage, \vhile cool \reather retarC.ed plant growth and, in a fe,;, localities, restricted germination: of spring sov.rn grains. Hevertheless, above 11.ormal rainfall over mQst of the country built up moisture reserves for the coming gro1ring , season. With fe,r local exceptions, there are no large areas ,_,,ith deficit moisture supplies.

Here and there, dela;Jrs have been e:x:periencl;3d and cropping plans h.ave been changed but in the aggregate, progress to Hay l 1..ras mostly satisfactory -- except, of course, in the areas affected by excessive rains and floods. The winter ivheat crop at 835 million bushels still promises to be of record size despite a. reduction in prospects of 27 million busheJ.s since A:pr:i..l 1. The tame hay crop is expected to be the second largest on record. :Rye \vill. yield OBtter per acre than average, al tl+ough the acreage is C0!:1paratively small. Supplies of spring truck crops are ex-pected to be above the record set last y ear and a fifth larger than average. \Yhile April "ras too cool for bE;st develoument, the outlook for pastures nnd ranges is p1omising, "t<Ji th the concli tion of pa.stur.es on lila2r 1 the highest- for that date since 19Zl. 4t the beginn ing of Hay the immediate need was for warm, dr~r, sunny '.<reather.

In vie-w of the general nrogress to date, and ~tli th favorable weather tor farrn work from no\'' on, no great difficulties in planting the remainder of the acreage intended for this year should be experienced over most of the country. In the fe\-: states
affected by excessive rains and floods, farmers will need a fairly long period of
''-'arm, dry \veather and will be forced to make numerous short cuts in :orodu.ction practices, owing to liMited tiT!le an d. labor. Even so, some intendect acreage '.<rill not be planted this season. So far the total area thus involved is relatively small, and is likely to be only a fraction of one p_er cent of the total intended acreage this season.

The long lead \'rhich farmers had- on field 1wrk, and which crops }1ad on normal

development to April l, \1/as t11hi ttled do wn b7 tvet and cold weather over most of the

country d,.urin,g ApriL The unseasonably t'-'arm March tveather permitted farT!l ''rork in

seeding small gra,ins and preparing land for late planted crops to progress to an

unusually advanced stage 'oy .A.priJ 1. Vegetation \1/as nearly a month .ahead o:f sched-

ule, but during April and early Ivlay, 1,veather conditions '"ere such as to retard both field ~:;rork and vegetatiYe grovrth. In about two-thirds of the country, b.o'vrever,

progress is still norrnal or nearl~ so_._ , anQ. along the Eastern SeaboarQ. is well aheac ""\ .

of usual.

J '

\VINT3R ~fHEAT: Tl+e indicated 1945 tV'inter wheat production of 835,186,000 bushels is .the largest on record and compares 1dth 764,073,000 bushels produced
in 1944 and 585,994,000 bushels, the 10-year (1934-43) average. The acreage remaining for harvest--.46, 768,000 acres--is 15 per cent .larger than last year and the largest since 19:38. The acreage not harvested for grain is e:xpected to be 5. '( per cent of the acreage planted,. for all purposes. This tiquJ,.d 'oe the smallest percentage not harve sted for grain since 1931, and cor'1pares Hi tl1. 12.2 per cent last year and 17.3 per cent, the 10-year (1934-43) average.

OATS (10 Southern States): Condition of oats in the 10 Southern States as a group

.

and. in most . of thf>. States L1.(tividually, is b e tter tban

both last year and average. Production in the area is expected to be at a high

level, since not onl;.r' is the yield :prosuect better than average, but also the 7

million acres in oats is 8 ner cent abo~e last vear and 26 per cent above av erage .

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PEACHES: Peach procluction in the 10 ea.rl~r Southern States is forecast at 25,829,000 bushels. This is a record for this area, and is 50 per cent more than the
1944 crop of 17,193,000 bushels. The previous record. crop 1ras 24,903,000 bushels in 1941 and the lO~y ear (1934-43) average is 15,762,000 bushels. In . California, both Clingstone a..1d Freestone varieties have a l~rge set of fruit in all ir :portant commercial areas and large crops appear likely again this year . . in 1;orth Carolina.
prosp ects are favorable for a la.rge harvest in the i mportant Sand Hills Area. Cool
\reathe r on April 6 and. 7 caused heavy dron:ning, '"hich eliminated much e:xpensi ve hanc thinning of fruit. ~n South Ca.rol:i.na, a record. cron is indicatt:ld b~r Hay 1 conditior Recent rai n s have sup~lied needed moist n re for rapid development. The Georgia crop is estimated to be the largest sbce 1931. This is the first suring in recent yeare that the crop has not experienced some cold dal!'.age. }1ark:etings are starting a ,,cck to 10 clays earlier than last year, ;crith the earliest varieties marketed the first half of Hay . B:,ileys are exp,ect.ed the last week of Nay, Georgia :Belles in mid-June, an:l Elbertas the last 1-1eek in, June. If the present , cool "'eatner should continue severaJ,. more days. tl!.is shipping s.chedule \Jould 'oe delayed.

Al\CHIE :):;AlmLEY Agricultural Statistician

D. L. fLOYD Agricultural Statisticia
In Cnarge

UNITE-D !'HATE.5

DE.PARTME:.NT OF .

(!}r .o. j.; AGR IC..U 1.-:TURE:... . .

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UNIVE.R!>ITY OF 6E.OR.(;llA COL.L.E.O.E. OF AGRICUl--TURE.
T'JiUCK CROP UE\'/S
11~ ' i5, 1945

GE.OR.~IA AGRICULTURAL E.X'Tit.NS>ON .SE..R.VIC.f

GElW.AL: . Heavy rains of latter April and early May accompanied by cool temperature and in some insta."lces by h~gh \;rinds have been unfavorab~e to truck crops
in most parts of the St ate. Complain~s from many correspondents in South Georgia indicated da:nage to stands, lack of cultivation end reta.rded growth, with some rel)lanting of cucur:bers e.nd other crops 11ecessary. Harvest operations were h1?)Dpered. Exceptions 1r1ere in parts of southeastern Georgi<\ where rains had been needed. Timely planting operations in the northern portion of the State .have been delayed by the v1et we~.tter. \farm dry wee.ther is needed in o~l sections.

SlJAP :s:sA.l~S: H~rvest is about over in most parts of southern territory with a few
ureas reporting a limited amount yet to be harvested. Generally good
yields were realized in most areas. Much of North Georgia pl?ntings have been
held up by the wet weather and some planting over is having to be done.

LINA BEANS: :Prospeqt~ve yields h~ve been lQwered somewhat by, the wet weather.

The

crop

is

beginning

to

moye

in

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IRISH :POTATOES, s. GA.: Yields in South Georgia are :reported good and moving in
volume \'lith mo,rket d<emn..l-ld good. Condi t~on=s in northern commercial territories ..l:i.ave been lowered by the continued cool:and wet weather.

CA:B:S_A_GE: Movement is about ov~r with ~ctrket demand poor . lviua~ of .the North

Georgia acre n.ge remains to be set.

"

TOl:4ATOES: The crop ls beginning to move anct 1vill rea~ ;rolume proportion ir..
about 10 d~s.

in CUCfUJ.'fi.BERS: The outlook ha.s been lO\<Tered ~onsiderably oy 'rain~ but 'llli th dry weather' recovery shoUld be .fa:lr to good. Hc:trvest . is beginning the extreme

south.

.:

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ONIONS: :Practically ali ,thQ crop has been harvested.

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W.AT.ERIVJ!ILOl'JS: :Condition h ; reported ns - fair \<lith prospectlr hurt by the wet cool
we;:o,ther. The crop is exp~cted to start n1oving in southern counties
by June 15 and in volume by J;"C\.lY 1. ; ;..

CiU:JTALOUPS: Des:(l ite the unfavoraole wet". weather, prospects are gener ctlly f n.ir to good and the crop is expected to -begin moving in etcrly June.

D.. L. Floyd Agricultural Stc<.tistician in Chc"\l'ge
Retmn nf ter five d nys to
United Stntes Dep nrtmBnt. of - -~i..icul ture Bure?:u of Agricultm. ; i '_Eeonm)1ics 319 EA~ension Building Athens, Georgirc

Archie Langley Agt:,icultu:rRl Stc-.tistician
Pen~lty .for Private Use to
avoid P nyment' <?f Po~tage $300

Form :SAE - D-5/45-ll4L!PerJ<lit No. 1001

Librat-ian
.College of Agr i cu lture Ath ens, Ga.
TC Req

wr!TJ:]D ST.aT:-2J S - G:SN3RAL CROP REPORT AS OF NAY 1, 1945

Prospects for 1945 crop production as of lviay l ,.,ere not quite a.s bright as a month '

earlier but uromise, from a near- record intended acreage, a total ouput ti.1.at vro uJd

compare r.atli."er favorably with the excellent shot1ings of the .last 3 year~. Fruit,

early vegetables and gardens in :many- ar.eas were dealt a severe b~.o''' ana. ~om: ?ther

crops \vere set back 1 by the widespread of April and. by repeated f rosts during

:f ,reezing tem:peratu:es the mont~ . . Excess:tve_

du::tng tr;e f:tr~ ,'' ra:tns ana. fl~ous

week

caused some crop damage and loss of acreage, \vhJ.~e c?ol \Teatne: retarded P ;~nt

growth and, in a fe,;, localities, restricted germ:tnahon of spr:t~g sovm g:a.l.ns.

Neve rtheles s , above normal :ra,in!all over m~st of the country bul.lt up mo=~.sture

r e serves .for the coming gro,.ring . season. With fe,H local exceptions, there are no

large areas with deficit moisture supplies.

TRUCK CROP NEtlS - l3Y STATES
1"1~ 15, 1945

LUiA l3.E..'lliS: The South Carolinn lima betJ1s 1 are in, good condition with movement ex. pected the first \ITeek in June. The nor'th Florida acreage around
Hawthorne, Mcintosh, and LaCrosse is over it~ ~e~~ with yields fairly good on the older plantings, but the long p_eriod of drought has cut the production on the younger acreago.

SlJAP l3B.ANS: Peak shipments in Louisiana occurred the week of lviay 7-12; however.
suppli8s in volume will be av.?..ilable for shipment for several weeks of bett er t-han avere~.ge yields of good. qu a lity b ac:tns. . Mississippi sne.p be ruis are moving in smr>1l lots, v!ith probn.ble peak shipments the lP.st week of May \rith aver~ge yields expected. 'Alabama 1 s crop is reported in fnir to good conclition ."'lld local mP.rkc t s
nre ::tbsorhing the small supplies no\,r b eing hnrvested in coa stai counti e s. A light
volume is still moving in Florida from the l a te pln.'1tings in the Everglades but prO.ctically all this tonzi,,.ge is goirLg to the canners.

_9AE:BAGE Tho v;oek ending May 19 \oJill nbout finish the cabbngo shipl')ing season in
l'-1ississippi. The south Alabama crop h practicill1y compl eted but S"ll o s hr-.ve not stnrt od in the Cullman roroa . VolUme shipmonts are expected the wook of Mn.y 20 in Tonne ssoc., Do spi te excossivo r ainf::W.l the first of May tho CA.b bage crop made f 0.ir progress, but yield prospects are somewhat below average. Movoment of tho b est qunlity. cabb r;ge in roc<:mt yoctr s will be herwy May 20 to Juno 10 in Virginia Norfolk Section.

CUCUlil3ERS: Harve st of the early cu.cum'ber crop is noqring completion in Florida and Texas . Volume shiprn.::mts a rc O:A.'Po cted tho l a tter pr-ort of gay in Louisiwn
Mov.oment in North C.,..,rolina is expected to st nrt .around Juno 10.

OlH~mrs: Bettor thnn avcro..go yields of good qucli ty onions for .;Louisinno. .nrc repo:rted

Conditions wore f r:,vornble for ncti vc ha rvost of tho south Texn s onion crop;

movom,:;nt during tho po.st t.vro \vcaks totaled over 1, 900 cn.r s.

~

POTATOES, IRISH: Cnrlots of l~ississip;) i pot atoe~ a re no\'J' moving, c.nd digging in
volume should begin the week of May 21. Yi eld prosp e cts now np~r
somo\'lhc.t lower than on M;w l in Tennessee duo to excossi ve rainfa ll during the first
hdf of May, Sh:i,pmcnts a rc expected to start Juno 5. 'south Alabnmtl. crop is ne nring
completion ancl the northern Alab ama ['.l'ca is reported in good condition with soine diggin'g expected Juno 1. Hn.rwst of Irish .J>ot~toes in South CP.rolina is about ['..t its
p ec.k. ll1ost shipments .ha ve brought c eiling prices. First digging in North Cq.rolina
st~.rtcd in Cn.rtoret County the week of May 7, sprend to other areas the week of May 14, rtnd '~<Till become general the woek of Mny 21. EP.rly digging WA.S done in order to
sell a portion of tho crop before the mid-month chMge in coiling price. Re cent
he2.vy rnins in' some Etr.:;ns hn.vo interf e red 111i th digging of pot a to e s in J:.ouisirma . ) cn.using some pcitnto rot. Tho Everglades is digging a good crop in Florida ond shoul~
be cl eaned up by Juno 1. Zclhrood h t:>.s c,bout 400 nclos n.n d should stm't hnrvest tho
lo..st v-;cok in Mr>,y. Pot rtto conclition o..nd str.>.nd s a re reported good in a ll a re a s of Virginia. .Di~ging is O.A'Poctod to st0..rt June 4-10 on th.c Ea stern Shore.

TOlJ!.A.TOES: Ea rliest movement of Tonncssoo tomntoes appor.rs to be tho 111eek of June 25
. duo to cold \~Jot won.thor tho first h nlf of May 1::hich killed ll')D..ny: pl{'>.nts
n.nd pre vented cul ti v .n.tion. South Cnrolina tom<J.to e s nrc in f?.ir condition \vi th move-
!Ucrit' expected . to get uncter vl~ M:w .25.

WATERMELON'S:. Light production in the Leesburg section, Florida is b oing ronlized c1.u e to extreme drouth conditions. Crops in the Newb orry-Tren t on, Li vo
Pl'l.k, n.nd ~lest Florida section n.re gennorally in f nir to good concli tion~ Tho l nrgost
Or>.rly acre'"'.f-;O of wr>.termolons on record was plnnted in Texns this yo'.r nnd supplies of melons v1ill be fcdrly h ewy by the lD.tter part of 1'-in.y nnd shipments should bo a ctive tho early p n.rt of Juno. 'Vtnt ormclons 11!ill likely be roNJ.y~ for m'1.l"kot by June 15 in South Cn.rolinn. with C "'.!~lot movement expected around June 20. In North Cc-:.rolina. the ,.,~.termolon crop is in good condition And is rtboi.J.t 10 d::.ys furthor ruivanced thnn usu.nl. Light movement is expected nbou t July 1.
I,
CA!.~T .ALOUPS: Cnntnloups e.re m.sking good progress under 'fn.vor ::1.blo conditions in South C."'..rolina 1fJith movement expec-ted by June 15. North Czo.:rolinn. cantaJ.oups
i<Jill st :--,rt moving about JTi id-Jm1e from the Scotlnnd Coun:ty n.rert-

UNITE.O STATE.~ OE.PARTME.NT OF AG.RIC.U&...TURE.
&ro;/J
UNIVE.f:t!>ITY OF i5E.OR.C:,IA COLI..E.GE. OF AGR.ICULTUR.E.

Athens, Georgia

FARlvl PRICE .REPORT AS . OF liiay 15, 1945

June 1945

GEORGIA: The May 15 all commodity index of prices received by Georgia farmers remained unch~~ged from the previous month at 180% of the August 1909-
July 1914 average. This is an increase of only one point from the corresponding figure of 179% reported one year ago. , Chickens and Eggs continue to gain 1rith an increase of 15 points above April 15, while the Fruit index dropped 20 points. Other groups remained approximately the same as last month.

UNITED STATES: Price of farm products lost part of their April upturn this month, dropping back to 200 per cent of their August 1909-July 1914 level
on May 15, the United States Department of Agriculture reports. The index was 203 in April, 198 in March and 194 in May a year ago. Parity prices were unchanged for the second consecutive month at their highest level since 1920.

No slackening has occurred in the demand for farm products following the end of the war in Europe. Requirements for relief and rehabilitation are in excess of available supplies of most farm commodities. Civilian demand in this country for farm products continues strong with non-agricultural income payments at an alltime high of 560 per cent of the 1910-14 average according to the latest data available.

The feed price index was off 2 points. Decreases in the price of hay, oat.s, and cottonseed meal during the month more than offset an increase in the price of corn. Prices of other important feeds changed very little. Prices paid by farmers for baled alfalfa hay averaged $31.70 per ton on May 15, compared with $32.90 in midApril and $31.60 in mid-Mp.y a year ag(). Hay prices have been declining since l1Jarch as pastures improved and some new erop hay became available, but in every month for the past 4 years, prices paid by farmers for alfalfa hay have averagedhigher than for the corresponding month a year earlier.

Short supplies of red meats have relatively increased the demand for chickens, eggs and turkeys in recent months. This and the relatively more abundant supplies of <- feed, were largely responsible for the rise in baby chick . and turkey noul t prices to record high levels in 1945. ~rices paid by farmers this spring for all chicks averaged $15.50 per 100, compared with $15.00 a year earlier, and the 1935-39 average of $8.84.

Declines in commercial truck crop prices were wholly responsible for the downturn in the general level of farm product prices this month. Commercial truck crop prices more than lost the gains of a month earlier.

Potato and sweetpotato prices both increased 3 cents during the month, potatoes ns1.ng from $1.74 to $1.77 per bushel and sweetpotatoes from $2.11 to $2.14. Potatoes were in much shorter supply than a year earlier when farmers received $1.32 p er bushel. S\veetpotato prices averaged 22 cents per bushel below a year ago.

Beef cattle prices were higher in mid-lJiay, hogs remained the same as on April 15, and sheep and lambs and veal calves were lower in price than a month ago. The midMay average price received by farmers for hogs was $14 . 10 per 100 pounds, $1.40 higher than a year ago. The l1ay hog-corn price ratio was 13.1 as compared with 11.0 in l1ay 194~. , As . a result, hogl3. a~~ . being fe.d to heavier weights. :Beef cattle prices averaged $12.90 per 100 pounds compared with $12.70 in April and $12.00 a year ago. Production of ' beef and veal is expected to be about 5 per cent greater this year than the previous hi:gh production in 1944.

D. L. Floyd
Agricultural St~tistician
In Charge
A

Archie Langley Agricultural Statistician

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COMvDDITY
-jND ..
UN!~

PRICES B!o:!VED BY F~ l4!Y 15, 1945 Wim CXlMPABI&lNS

l'fhea.t, .bu.
Corn, k. _
Oats. b.u. .

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-to.... ! -. i

.....$ . 1.24 1.e3 ... i.5 "'

- . .......

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. '~1 ' 1.-64; .. ': "1:.63 ...

. ..... .

t

1.00
. '

1~64
1.63.
. -.94

.sa
.<
.. .- ...40

1.15 - .80 1.32

1.07 1. 74

1.49 1.08 . .65 1.77

Cotton, lb.

..... ,. .. , . '

-:_ _ ~

2.14
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12.6 20.8 21.5 21.7

12.4

19.8,9 20.2 zo.s

Cottonseed, ton

$

24.3S 54.00 53.00 53.00

22.55

52.50 51.90 52.10

Hay (loose), ton $

Hogs, per cwt.

$

17.85 ?1.00 22.00
7.33 n.8o 13.60

23.00 lih60

11.87 7.27

16.10 12.70

16,.90 14.10

16.50 14.1-0

Beef Cattle, cwt. Milk cows, head
Horses, head Mules, head Chickens, lb Eggs, doz. Butter, lb .. Butterfat, 1b. Milk (wholesale), per 100# Cov1peas, bu.

$

3.87 10.00 11.30

1.; $

33.851 . 81.00.1 75.00

11.30 78.00

5.42 48.00

12.00

12.70 12.90 113.00

$ 1}158.).5 125.001125.00 120.00

$

J . - - 1202.00 i 200.00 . 190.00

13.~ 28.0 29.8

31.1

136 .6o 153.90

I 80.30 _ 66 .ac
l
116.00 ' "108.0C

6G.90
' 106 ~00

11.4

24.4

~5.7 J 26.6

l . 21._3 .: 28.6 32.0

35.8

. 215. ' ?7.2

33.0

33.7



I .. 2.4_..~. ' l 39.o 41.0

.u.o

25.5

43.6

44.9 .44.6

. 25'7 4:5.0 43.0

43.0 .. ~6.3

50.8 ,. 50.5

50.2

y y 2.42 3}4.09
I 5.10

4.00 5.50

4.00 5.50

Iw 1.60

y 3.11

3.12 3.1 3.08 ..

4.04 -4.2E 4.37

Soybeans, bu.

I l : ~~oo 5.00 . 5.30

.. . :I

5.0 l 7. 8 .~ 8.3

. 1/

" . Average.

.J. -~u~ --a.r. y.

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1910 "!'JD:lc.em'Qer 1914

8.3

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"'!./ Ibes no-t include a."a.l.ry ':reed payment;' Preliminary for May 194.5

1.93 7.74

2.13 8.2

2.15 8.3

I HDEX l\TlJMBERS OF PRICES RECEIVED BY FAP.MERS lN GEO:RGIA

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GEHERAL: . Warm fair weather the last half of May has been favorable for most . . . truck crops an~gooq. progress has been mad:e d'll.l'i!lg the period. .Some .;.
~reas in the southern p urt of the State needed rain on June 1, and all sections ;vill be. suffering if moisture is not received at an early-:date. The : season
is about -over in South Georgia f9r Cabbage, Onions, Snap :Beans and Irish Potatoe s. ~vat ermelons will be, moving by. June 10 from the southern counties
and shipments ':rill be h eav.f by mid-month.

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cellent ,yields ai:,e in pr?~pec~ : u rains are recei ved ,~ sqori..

C.AJ3BAGE, liJ9RTH GEORGIA.: The crop is looking good but coo~ 1t/e~.ther has d bne some daJllage to early plants. Movement to market \vill
begin about mid...June . in t his ar ea ijarvesting of the south Georgia crop is practically ove r.

CANl'.ALO'tJPES:. Movement qf Ca.lltaloup.:Js is beginning in the southernmost counties

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' and is about one \'/eE)k earlier than usua],. l?oor to only fair .

yields are reported due to e a rly 11-ea vy rains, now followed by hot dry' weathe r~

also some complaints of insect c!.ama.ge have b e en received. ' 'l?resent prospects

, point-to yi-e],ds belmv the. p o. st t v~_o .se.asons.

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with crop beginning to move in volume. Rain is n eeded.

TOK~OES: . Hot dry ~'leathe r in c:,ll sections is reported doing some damage to the

crov . Marketing. is .in volume at pre sent 111ith prices reported good.

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SU.AP :SE.A.lifS: Harve st is about over in South Georgia. \le ather conditions have

in been favorable the past t wo weeks but some ar eas are needing rain
at present -for the _- l ,a.st picking, - A decre ase is indicated in acre age North

Gem;gi{:l.. - some beatts have been planted in t lrl. s .section and are reported pro-

gressing favorably, 1:'1-anting \vill continue in this part of. the Stat e until

aft er mid-J1,1ly,

PIMIENTO PEPPERS: The s etting of p lants is about over ~t.rith almost one hundred
p erc;ent :;stand r eport ed. Reports inct'icate a small increase
in ..acreage . ove r last ye ar.~

'l'lAT.Effiv!:~LON S: The indic ~~ t e d y i eld p er acre is the h ighest in recent y e ars but
rain is needed in a~l sections to c~mnt eract effects of hot windy vFee.the r <\uring :the p a.st f e 1:1 da:-,ys. Movement i~ e~ect ed to begin about June 10
in the eXtreme southe rn counti e s and will be come h eavy in this section June 15.

~. L. Floyd Agricultural Statistician in Cha rge

~. H. Harris, Jr. Truck Crop Estimator

TRUCK CROP NEWS - :BY STATES June 1, 1945
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SN..u> BEANS: The Alabama snap bean crqp generally made g9od progress during the
last two weeks of May. In northern areas the crop is late with sm~ll
supplies being ha:.vested in some loca,li ties, but ell are being absorbed by local merket s. In Florida a small acreage at ZelhTOod is -now being harvested but most of this volume is being processed. Shipments in Mississippi should continue until about June 20 with crop yielding fairly well this season and q_uali ty good.

CABBAGE: ~arvest is practically cpmplete in Mississippi with approximately 3500 cars for the season. Cabbage of good 'quality in Tennessee is moving in
volume with peak movement expected the latter pa;rt of the week or the first of next ~eek. In North Carolina transplanting of cabbage to fields was delayed due to cold weather but a fairly substantial increase in acreage is expected this year.

CUrnTI{BERS: The Louisiana crop is rep orted to be in .poor to fair condition. Unless favorable weather comes soon, the harvesting season may be cut short
with the bulk of the crop to b~ ~arketed in June. South .Carolina movement is about at the peak but crop was needing rain on June 1. Length of season and volume . of s~les '"ill depend largely upon subsequent mather.

IRISH POTATOES; Harve st of the .South Alabama crop is about over with unusually

good yields realized. Harvesting in the North Alabama section is

just getting under way ... the crop is reported in generallygood to excellent

condition. A successful season is about over in So\itn Carolina, Shipment by rail

will approximate 24oO cars \vi th probably 200 equivalent cars moving by truck.

Prices were about ceiling throughout the season~ Potato harvest in North Carolina

at the close of Nay was much further advanced than usual. Yields i n most areas

have been exceptional.ly good Hith harve st expected t-o get under "1-Jay the \veek of

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TOMATOES: 'farmer "~oreather has been favorable to the Mississippi tomato crop and yield prospects have improved with shipment just beginning~ In Louisiana
condition of tomatoes is reported a-oove average in most commercial producing areas. :Peak shipments are expected, some\vhe.t later the.n usual this ' year due to adverse weather conditi~ns earli e r in the season. The Marion County late acreage in Florida is practically finished. Proc.uction was very light in this section and has gone mostly into local markets.

CANT.ALOtJPES: South Carolina cantaloupes are \n good condition generally '"'i th harvest expected to begin about June 12. The North Carolina crop
made excellent progress during l'-1ay and with continued favorable wori:ther, goad yields
;'\till be roi'J.;liz.od:. Fi.ITst picking \till stnrt: around July r, .vhi.ch is c."':~lier thnrf
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W~EB.l"vlELONS: The general condition of the .Florida waterm~lon. crop has continued t deteriorate under unfavorable gro1>ring c6ndi t-ions. The Newberry-Trentu
section should reach its peak t hl;l week of June 3 while noz<thern Florida should reach
the heavi e st movement June 15 to June 25. In South Carolina harve st is expected to begin about June 15 and reach peak around July 4. The Mississippi marketing season is expected to start the first week of July although some melons m<w be r<;Jady for market the last week in June in extreme southern counties. Alab~1a watermelons h ave made favorable progress ,during the past two "1-reeks with volume movement ex~ected about the middle of June.

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Athens, Georgia June 13, 1945

GEN"ERAL CROP REPORT FOR GEORGIA AS OF JUNE 1, 1945

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Hot dry weather since mid-May has caused r~pid deterioration of corn, tobacco,

tru.ck crops and pastures. Production of early vartotie s of peaches in the

southern commercial territory has been lowered through considerable reduction

in size of fruit. Cotton and peanuts also are suffering in some localities eut

are standing the drought better than other crops. The southeastern and south

central portions of the state have been especially hard hit since crops in these

areas are in a critical stage of developnwmt with above normal temperatures

adding to the harmful effects of the dry weather. Scattered showers have been

received ov~r much of the state during the last severa~ days but general rains

are urgently needed in nearly all sections

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Winter grains were a bout mature prior to the hot dry weather of May and June and conditions have been very favorable for harvesting these crops. The 1945 wheat production is the large st since 1900 and the oat crop will set a new record for Georgia with a total production of 14,915,000 bushels.

WHEAT: Probable production of wheat is placed at 3,081,000 bushels compared with 2,964,000 in 1944 and is the largest crop in the past 45 years. The
current indicated yield per acre of 13 bushels is equal to the record made last season. The acreage of wheat for harvest is placed at 237,000.

OATS: The current estimated oat production of 14,915,000 bushels is 14% larger than the 1944 crop of 13,080,000 bushels and is a new state record. The
ten year (1934-1943) average production if 8,644,000 bushels.

PEACHES: The harvesting season is well under -v1ay and good quality fruit is

r-eaching the market in volume. Through June 11 a total of 1,890 cars

had been shipped compared with 265 for the same period in 1944. The hot dry

weather is reducing the si~e of fn1it and general rains are needed in most

sections. The 1945 peach crop is placed at 7,998,000 bushels compared with 4.,590,000 last year. The estimated produ-ction includes the total crop.- peache~

. for commercial shipments, local sales, commercb.l proo.ossors, and hom~ consumption, .- .

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Archie Langley

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One of the coldest Mays oil record. con.tinued to hold back the development of vegeta-

ti ve growth, which had such an auspicious start earlier this ~.eason. Occasional.

freezing temperatures took. further limited toll from gardens, fru.i ts and vegetables and e'lren caused some damage to the more . hardy grain and hay- crops~ . Persistent rain

.Qver a .large area of the ..country" contributed to reductioii in crop pro-spects and to .

delays in the preparation of land and planting operations, while drought developed

locally and threatened to spread in the Southwest. Dry weather persisted in the

extreme Southeast. Even under these handicaps, planting and replanting of crops made dogged and ~stonishing progress. With a good possibility that most of the land

intended for crops will be planted" the total volume of 1945 production is expected

to be well above average.

Deveiopments during earlier months of the season were so favorable for winter grain
c~ops and pastures that prospects, though lower than a month ago, are still goon
despite adverse weather in lv"Jay. A record crop of early. Irish potatoes is in prospect,. a'ld the tonnage of truck crops for market appears to be about as large as the
record volume produced in 1944. Total fruit production is expected to be nearly equal to the.record output last year~ despite frost damage . to the deciduous fruits,
especially t.o the apple crop, which may hit a record . low.

CORN: Planting of corn has been delayed over much of the country, particularly in . East North Central States and other northern and central areas. Adverse
weather for planting, marked by frequent, almost continuous rains and by tempera_tures well below optimu.m for corn germination, continued through most of Hay. Durin[ the la-tter third of May and in ea:dy June, conditions improved so that planting could progress more rapidly.

W'rtEAT: The indicated productiqn of all wheat, at 1,084, 652,000 bushels, nould be the largest crop on record. If r ealized it would top last year's record
crop slightly, and would be th~ tj1.ird crop of over a billion bushels in U. S.. '17heat productiQn history, the first having occurred in 1915.

OATS: .An oats crop ~xceeded in the past 20 years only by that of 1942 is. in prospect this year. Production of 1,334,376,000 bushels of oats is estimated a~
of June 1. ;_:t;his would exceed .the 1944 production by 14 percent, or about 1:.68 . million bushels, and would be 25 percent larger than the 10-year (1934-43) average.
P~ACHES: The U. s. peach crop is estimated at 78,243,000 bushels -- a record high --
and compares with 75,963,000 bushels in 1944, and the 10-year average of 57,20l,OQO. .The previous record production was .77,846,000. bushels in 1931.

Production in the 10 Southern States. is ~stimated at 26,130,000 bushels- a record. high, 52 percent more than the 17,193,000 bushels in 1944, and nearly 5 times the -"') short 19.43 crop. In North Carolina, prospects are not as favoraple as a ll)onth ago .hail in the Sfu"ld Hi.lls area caused a slight reduction i.n tonnage and material lo'l7ering of quality on about a fifth of the state's prospective commercial., shipnents.
Peak marketings for the principal varieties are expected as follot1s: . Golden Jubilees the third we ek in June., Hileys about July 1, Georgia :Bplles the second week in July,
and Elbertas the third week in July. South Carolina has a record crop -- a result of ~~ombination of very favorable conditions and increased bearing surface. Golden Jubiiees are now moving from the mid-State area, Hileys should start about June 15, and Elb e rtas a week later. hiarketings from Spartanburg, the main area, are a ~7eek to ten days l~ter.

The ~-~~~~~ crop is the largest since 1931 and about 3/4 large r than last year. Hot dry weather in late May and June reduced the size of HUeys. Unless needed ra:j.ns
occur, shipments may not reach early season expectations. Hileys should be in velUre by ..Tune 11 and the first Elbertas are expected about June 22. The Arkansas crop is
slightly larger than last year, with prospects best in the Nashville-Highl&"ld area, where harve st has started. ~xcept where damaged by hail, fruit is of exc ell ent quality and vrell sized. The Clq.~ksvill.e area was damaged some. by spring freezes,
hail and nind. Ha rvesting of the 9rowley Ridge crop started before June 1.

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ret e.rded :developmeJ;J.t and reduced y1elds of most Georg1a trucll::~ crops

Local sliowers feU. in most sect~Qns about mid-June, but general rains are .- urtently need~d in nearly a'll. s~ctions. Haryest of snapbeans, cabbage, cucumbers and --potatoes iS' a:bout~c6mp1ee in South Geor-gia . Cant8J.oupes . and watermelons are now being shipped in considerable volume, The shipping s~.a~o.n .Ph th~s~ Cfo:ps may be

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rapidly, and the .~eason is expected to .be shorter than.usual, . Harvesting is

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CUCUM13ERS: The harvest- of 9ucumbe~s i~ pra.ct~cally over 'with yield and sizes cut

':. somewhat' by .u:nfavorapl~ weo,th.er ~on4itions,

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June caused considerable damage to the NDrth Georgi~

potato crop High. yields indicated on June l 1..rill not be realized. Harvest is

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has reduc'e'd yields below earlier expect'ati'ons. A ~trong .demand and good prices

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WKrERMELONS: Dl!j ..weather has caused size of melons to run somewrutt small and has

reduced yields to some: extent although quality is g(nerally good, Rain is needed for late crop of melons. Carlot shipments ar~"moving ;in volume in southern counties::: of Brooks, .;\;Olqui tt, Cook, Thomas, Tift, Worth, a~d .~':1-rrounding
counti es. Harvest in the Cr{~p, Dealy \'tnd Maqpn Counties is eScpedted the latter

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the week of June 25 . Virginia limas a.re up to good stands

and warm weather in June has aided gr?wth ~f crop. Harvest is expected to

start about July 10.

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SNAP BEANS: Except for light scattered pickings, snap beans in ~!orth

Carolina are rapidly .dra\oring to a close. In Alabama practi-

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and most of these are being taken by local markets. There are a fe;'/ still

selJ.i~g in the Lak--> City area in South Carolina but the bean crop is ex-

pec'0e ll to be over oy June 25. Some beans are expected to move in Tennessee
aruund the first of July vrith volume shipmep.t around July 15 ... about 10

days later than last year.

CM~TA10UPES: Cantaloupes .in North Carolina are in good condition with average or better than average yields. There will be light

harvestings the last week in June with volume movement getting underway

the vJeek of July 2. South Carolina harvest began last weBk and sales are

now general with peak movement expected the week . of Jp.ne 25


CUCUMBERS: Harvest of a poor crop of cukes is well under way in Louisiana

with hot dry weather damaging yields and quality.. Alabama.

crop is about complete. Hot dry weather cut the harvest season short and

yi elds turned out belo\or earli~r expectations. Yiel.d prospects have been

reduced about 30 percent from early season indications in North Carolina.

Harvest is general and unless rain is received soon the volume. of marketable

cukes is expected to decline rapidly~ Movement will be much shorter than

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TOMATOES: In North Carolina yields are expected to be light with general harve st starting the \-Jeek of June 180J Shipments are e~ected
to st <-. rt the last week in June in Tennessee. Green -wrap to.mato movement is about at its peak in the Beaufort-Charle ston, South Carolina area and the season 1,.rill close around July l., Shipment and quality are much higher than for the same date last year for the tomato crop in Louisiana with peak movement coming during the next week or ten days. Virginia tomatoes are making about average progress with first picking for fresh market starting in the Capeville area of Northampton County June 20-25 end \'lill be general
in all eastern commercial areas by July 1.

WATERMELONS: A record crop is in prospect in South Carolina~ Carlot movement began this week and heavy volume is expected by the last
week in June. Limited supplies are now available in southern areas of Louisiana. Very little movement is expected in the northern area before the middle of July,. .Alabama watermelon crop is underway and movement is expected to be heavy during the next two weeks. In the central and northern
areas there will be no important movement before July 15. In North Carolina
peak harvest will be around July 22 \V'hich is about a \'leek later than last year. The watermelon season has passed its p eak in Florida. ln Virginia . ..watermelons have made quick r e sponse to warm we a ther, Cultivation of the crop is going forward in all commercial are a.s with first shipments expected around July 20.

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GEORGIA 1945 SPRING PIG . S~V"EY KJPORT

PIGS SAVED: Estimated 1945 spring pig production for Georgia amou.~ted to 934,000 head or 29~'b below ~he 1, 311, 000 produced in the spring of 1944. This
figure is 34% belo\v 1943 and lO~b less t,han the 10-year average (1934-1943).

SO'\'IS FAR3.0 \CD: The number of sows farrowing this spring was nlaced at 161,000
. which is 30% be1o'Vr the 230,000 farro wing last~ spring, 34% under
the spring of 1943 and 127~ bQlo~;r the 10-Y:ear ayerage . .

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De-cember 1) indicated py the survey point t o about

134,000 head, 13;b below last fall and 145b below the 10-year average of 156, QOO

sows.

These estimates are based on reports from several thousand Georgia farmers obtained in cooperation with the Po ~ t Office Department through rural mail. carriers.

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than that of 1944, the Dei,>artmer{t of Agricultur~ reports: 'The prospective increase

in the fa.ll pig cr~p ,ot:fse'ts ,th_e decrease ._ in the spring pi.f:: -crop by a -sm~ll ma!gin.
at The 1945 spring uig. crop is estioated 51,687~000 head.- a - d.ecrea~e of 7 ;')er cent .
an from that-of 194.4. A fall pig crop of about 35,300,000- increase of i3 per ... ~

c~nt --: is indicated by farmers' reports on intentions for__fall farro\rlngs. The

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, 30 per cent from the record crop of 1943, and 9~215,000 or 15 per cent from the

crop of 1942. It was not greatly different from ~ a~~rage spring pig rop in the

prewar years, excluding the ~ght pe-riod ef 1934-38.

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sows wil.l :farr(n, in the fall -season of 1945,_. . This . .,.,ould 'be a.n

increase of 607,000 or 1? per cent over :fall farro \.rings in 1944, but '"oulcl be Z?

per cent belo\r 1943, and about 19 1')er cent bel(')w 1942. It 1Jould, however, be 13

per cent above the 10-year (1934-43) average fall farre,rlngs. Most of the indicated

increase is. in th~ No~th, Central States, \~th the total for the rest of the country

belo"' last yeat:

These _indicated changes fro~ last year are based upon breeding intentions as

reported aoout June 1 and rrp~n t he relationship between inte~tions ro1d subsequent

farro,'<'ings, in other years of high hog prices - and a .relatively :favorable relation-

ship between cor1 prices and hog prices.



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FA...~i PB,ICE REPORT AS OF June 15, 1945

July 1945

Gii10~: Prices reported as being received for farm products on Jun~ 15 sho.wed slight advance compared with one month ago, the All Commodity index being
181% of the August 1909 - July 1914 average, compared tlfith 180% on IJ.a.y 15. Cotton. cottonseed, meat animals, chickens and eggs a.ll .advanced during the pest thirty da~rs while 'VTheat, oats and mules :prices declined. Little change was indicated for otlier commodities.

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1J.:.a'!SD ST.ATJS: Prices received by farmers for agricultural comnodities jumped to a

new high since 1920 during the month ended June 15, according to

the United States Depa::-~!l'.e'1. t of Agricultur e . At 206 per cent of the 5-year

August 1909 - July 1914 a verage, the general level of farl!l product prices \1/as . 6

point s higher than a ' mont:1. earlier a.n,d 13 points above a year ago. Sharp increases

in truck cr op, poultry and egg, and fruit prices were primarily respons'ible for

the advance which was the greatest rise recorded in any one month since Harch 1943.

The index of prices paid b~r farmers ( includil;lg interest and taxes) was unchanged

at 173 for the fourth cons.ecutive month. In consequence, farm product prices

averaged 119 per cent of parity, a record which has not been equalled since June

1943.

With truck crop prices up 76 points during the month ended June 15, prices received by farmers for all crops averaged 210, which \lfas 12 points higher than on M;:zy 15. The fruit ~rice index also regi stered a substantial advance, rising 10 points to 237. Cotton was up 4 points to 169; and 1 point gains raised the indexes of food grains to 173, feed grains and hay to 162, tobacco to 364, and oil-bear~ng crops to 217. Exce!'t for lo\oJer feed grain and hay prices, all of the June erop indexes were substantially above a year ago,.

Crop supplies available in market channels, while seasonall~r , lo~er than last month, were generally ~ore pl entiful tr~n a year ago. Stocks of flaxs eed anQ pee~uts were down, however, and carlot ship~ents of ~otatoes and citrus fruits in early ~June were smaller than a year earlier.
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In contrast to the substantial advanc-e in crop pric es, the index for all livestock

a.!'l.d livestock products rose only 1 point from liay to Ju..."1.e . !xnmtJ,lrns of 1 point

in the meat animal and dairy product indexes nea.r:t?" offs et a 10 point rise in the

poult~J and egg index. The indeY. of all livestock and livestock .p roduct prices at

203 in mid-June compared with 189 a year earlier. Live stock slaughter under

Federnl inspection during the four \'leeks ended June 15, was about 3 per cent above

the preceding four-week period, but because of a sharp reduction in the hog kill,

t t al slaught er was about a :ourth smaller thP~ in the compa~able period in 1944.

Light er receipts of dressed poultry at the princi?al t erminal markets, smaller

stocks of frozen poultry, ahd reduced egg production further reduced the supply of

livestock and livestock ?roducts available in early June compared with the same

period a yee.r a.go. Supplies of dairy products and wool stocks \.,rer~ up from a year

J.gO.

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Prices Paii b;v Fe.rmers: UnchM.ged since last l'Iarch, the index of priceS pa.id bv farmers for commodities, at 180 on June 15, was 4 points
higher ~h~"1. a year earlier. Converted to a 1919-29 base, the mid-June index was 112, a..."'l.d on a 1934-39 base it was 144, both unch.-wged since last March.

D. L. Floyd

Agricultural Statistician



In Charge '

Archie Langley Agricultural Statistician

COMi:,!)lJITY AND
UHIT
Wheat, bu.

. PRICES :RECEIVED BY FARMERS JUNE 15 1945 WITH COMPJ..RIEnr~ S

GEO:RGIA

UNITED STATES

Average .Au.g.l909 ...

June 1f May 15 June! 15, 1944 . 1945 1945 '

Avera~
.Aug. l

s...

:
J1.me 15, 1944

Ma~ 15, 1 45

June 15, 1945

July 1914

'

July 1914

-

$

1.24 1.60 1.64 . l.59

.88

1.43

1.49

1.50

Corn, bu.

$

.91 1.67 1.63 1.63

.64

1.15

1.08

1.11

Oats, bu.

$

.67 1.04

,94

.70

.40

.79

.69

.67

Irish Potatoes, bu.$
Sweetpotatoes,bu. $

1.12 .83

1.34 2.65

2.00 2.30

2.00 2.20

.70

1.26

1. 7'71

1.80

.88

2.37

2.14

2.20

Cotton, lb.



Cottonseed, ton

$

'1ay (loose), ton $ .

12.6 24.39 17.85

20.8 54.00 20.50

21.7 53.00 23.00

22.0
I 54.00
I 23.,00

12.4 '22.55 11.87

20.2 52.80 15.00

20.5 52.:).0 16.50

20.9 52.50 15.90

Hog s, per c1:vt.

$1

Beef Cattle,cwt. $

7.33 3.87

ll.60 9.80

13.60 11,30

I 13.80
11.40

7.27 5.42

12.60 11.70

14.10 12.90

14.10 12.90

Milk Cows, head

I 1/ $

33,85 76,00 78.00 78.00

48.00 I 111.00 113.00

114.00

Horses, head Mules, head Chickens, lb.

$ $

.. 1/158.15 -125.00 120,00 1120.00 201.00 190 .00 1185.00 I

I 136.60 79.80
. 153.9() lu4.oo

I



13.2 27.8 31.1 33.4

11.4

23.8

66.90 106.00 26.6

65.70 104.00
27.5

Egg s, doz.



Butter, lb.

1''

Butterfat, lb,



Milk (wholesale),

per 100#

$

Cowp_eas, bu.

$ !

I

I

Soybeans, bu.

$1

Peanuts, lb.

!

i

II 21.3

29.0

'
35 ...8 .. 39.1

.I 24.6 39,0. 41.0 41.0

I

l 25.7 45.0 43,0 43.0

I

I

2.42 ,Y4.00 3]4.00 I,Y4.00

..
..
5.0

5.50
l 4.50
! 8.0 I

j 5.50 5.30

I 5.30 5.00

I 8.3

8.3

I
I
I

21.!? 25 . 5 26.3
1.60
..
-
4.8

28.1

i

'I
I

43.5

l 50.2

!

jy3.08

4.08

1.93

I !

7.8

33.7 44.6 50.2
y 3.08
4.37 2.15 8.3
I

35.8 44.7 50.2
y 3.04
4.46
2~17
8.2

! /1/ Average Januar;r 1910 , .., Iecember 1914,



Ibes not include dairoJ feed payment, Preliminary for .June 1945,

Il\DEX NUMBERS OF PRICES RECEIVED BY F.AEMERS I N GEORGIA (.August 1909. July 1914 ~ 100)

Item

June 15 1944

May 15
1~45

June 15 1945

j .All Commodities
j Cotton and Cottonseed

177

180

181

171

177

180

)
./

Grains

175

171

158

Meat .Animals

209

239

242

Ddiry l'roducts

162

162

162

Chickens and Eggs

159

188

205

!l Fruits Miscellaneous

295

239

213

150

146

145

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G.0"-~IA AGRICULTURAL LXTI!.NSION .SE..RVI .C.I!.

T R U C K C R 0 P N E WS
As of July l, 1945

General: During the last ~alf of June crops in Georgia suffered severely from extremely high ,temperatures and lack cf sufficient moisture. This hot
dr? spell is hastening toc..rard completion the harvest of trt1ck crops in south Georgia. In north Georgia prospective yields of grot.,ring crops have been lO\-Fered to a considerable extent. Since June 15 some sections of the State have received shower's, but they have been q_uite spotted. The cabbage, potato and snap bean season is over in south Georgia, and these crops are coming into. production in north Georgia. Cantaloups and watermelons have passed their peak movement in southern counties and are now moving in volume from the central ter.ri tory.

Lipa :Beans: Lima bean har.vest is about over in southern sections of the State . .Production has been cu.t short by hot dry \"eather.

Snan Beans: Early snap beans in north Georgia have been damaged by the dry \"eather. The early crop tvill begin to move around July 10, and
harvest is expected to be general by the 6iddle of July. Host of the north Georgia acreage is planted betiJeen June 20 ann August l Ti th harvest from latter July to late October. - All reports indicate that the 1945 acreage vlill be less than in recent years due to the shortage of farm la.bor.

Cabbage. North Ge.orgia: Cabbage crop is beginning to move now, but movement will be much more general by middle of July. Hot d.ry \-:eather
has caused some damage in local areas, but prospects are that above average yields will be made if rains are received soon.

Cantalouns: Cantaloup crop has been hard. hit by the hot dry '"eather, and yield ~nd size of melons have been cut considerably. Hanrest is about over
in the southern counties of the State and will be completed in the central area by July 10.

Irish Potatoes, Horth Georgia.: Prospects v.rere verJ7 good on June l, but extre,mely hot dry weather during the month did considerable
damage ir. most localities, and yields \\till b~- much lot.rer than expected earlier in the season. Harvest is well under way at this time.
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Pimientos: The pimiento crop is reported looking good "lith a better than 85 per cent stand. Pla:1ts were tra.nS}Jlanted earlier th:'l.n usual and harve st is
eJ{pected to begin the last week in July or first \..reek in August in some of the earlier fields. Condition of the crop in general is good, but rains during June ..were very spotted, and the dry areas are beginning to suffer.

lvatermelon...: The crop in the extreme southern counties has been moving rapidly tvi th harvest about over. Hot dry weather cut the size . of melons to
some extent but q_uality is reported as generally good. A total of 3,482 cars had moved prior to June 27 compared \<ri th l, 113 to same date in 1944. Helons are beginni,ng to move in the central part of the State with volume movement expected around July 10. Ivlid-June rains improved condition of late crop

. D. L. Floyd
Agricultural Statistician In Charge

L. H. Harris, Jr. Truck Orop :Jstimator

T.R.UCK CROP NEWS - J3Y ..ST~ES . '
July 1, 1945

LIJ:J.A :B.EA!.'l"S: Shipment .in South Carolina has passed.'the peak and the season will
oe over by July 15. Harvest of North Carolina lima bean crop is
practically completed with prices remaining good throughout the se a son. An average
crop of lima b eans in Virginia is in pros~ect, picking will start around mid-July and be p.t })::)Pk July 15 to August 20.

SRAP ]EAl!S: Continued unfa vorable \veather conditions have delayed planting of
snap beans in the Johnson County area in Tennessee. Light movement
is eX}?ected July 10, about t\'JO 1tJeeks later than last year. Light piddng of snap
"beans in north\Jestern North Carolina will probably st a rt July 5 with heaviest :picking expected around August ], to 15. Harvest for fresh market of snap b eans
will be over hy July in the ea stern shore, Norfolk section of Virginia. Later plan t ings are looking good Fw". ld under normal weather c~ndi tions, should :produce an
average crop.

CABBAGE: The best Tennessee c abbage deal of recent years ended June 23. Carlot

shipments 111ere about 35 percent aooye last year v1ith only a 3 percent

larger acreage. Harvest of t .he sp ring cabbage crop in Eastern Virginia is over,

with harvesting just undervmy in the Fancy Gap, Laurel Fork, Chilhowie, Atkins, and

Rural Retreat. In North Carolina summer c e.bb'age is making a lit t le bett e r than

normal progress and .,.!i th continued favorable "'eather 'should produce good yielcts.

First cuttings occurred during late June and . some offerings are expected to be

available until mid-S ept ember.

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CJU~~~OUPES: Hot dry weather h as cut the c~~t aloupe yi eld materially and unless

rain come s soon the season will be practically ove r by July 10 in

South Carolina. Light movement of c ant aloupes is expected to start in North

Carolina July 5 and peak ha rvs st around July 10 to 20.

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IRISH POTATOES: Pot a to har vest is .p r a ctica lly finishe d in the Franklin, Coffee Co. c.re Et in Tenness ee. Very light shipments are now moving from the
Cumberle.nd P1 e.t ea;u -vii th no he C'c'"l;:r volume expected before August. Digg ing continues he a~r in Accomac ~nd uppe r Northamp ton counties on the easte rn shore in Virginia Peak mov-ement will be during the p eriod July 1 - 20. In the Norfolk Section most of the pot ato crop ha d b een harve st ed by July 1 and the s eason in that section was expected to end July 10.

VL~'E..CU'lELONS: \'latergelons e.re moving in limited q_ua11ti ti e s in Lodsiana with h eavy shipme nts eJ-..ye ct ed by July 10. Dry hot 'tfrer.ther has hastened me.turi ty
of ,.rat erm elons in South Cr.rol!!!. vii th pe c>Jc sl'lipment coming t his \'leek. Prospects for North Car olina wa t ermelon crop on July 1 were very pro mising. Movement in the r?i" ' Sc ot l ~.nd County e.r ea is e x-_9e ct ed to begin July 14 re a chi ng peale J uly 20 to 26. As J! a r e sult of g<3ner ally f avor 2.ble \v8<'.ther in the principcl producing counties of Virginia, the wn.t e rmelon crop \v.:'.s gro'I'Ting r a:p idly with prospects for a.J. aver?.ge crop. First loading is expected about July 20.

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GEORGIA 1945 COTTON .ACREAGE LOTI:SS!' SINCE 1869

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Georgie-, cotton e,creage il~ cultivatiop. on July J. w~.s estiniateti at 1,~50,000 acres,
accoriing to the official re::?ort of the Crop :Reporting :Soard of the U. S. Department
of Ae~iculture . This is a decrease of 9% from the 1,368,000 acres in cultivation one year ago,. 39% be~ow the 10-year averaE;e (19.34--1943) o! :3,056,0QO and is t11e lowest e..crs a ;6EJ sJ..nce 18o9.

'::he cotto21 acreage for t:l.e !:tJ.it(l)d States on JuJ.y 1 was 18, 355,000 or 9. 8% below 1944

&"'ld 30. 47S less thru1 tb.e 10-year average. It sets a l'.)w recorcl acree.ge for the

country since 1885.
n. I.:. Floyd

Archie Langley

A-gi:i m.ll t; urc-,1 St n:pis t i cian

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S'I'iiTE

t .AJiL:TDOlflii31:1T ,- - - - - -~-- ----I~--- - - - I -1941) - -

t ]'ROI,. N.A.TUB..::\1

I percent

I CAt'SES,

Ave ra/;e

1944

1945

1of 1944

~- Pl9e3rtc:-e--nLl4t--- -~

1934-43

I 1

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Tiissouri-:-.:-.:-.:-.:-.7- --1:-1----,--- 4oo __,,~-- -4Io-T --- -2?o- T --66-

VirgL1iao , , t
~:. 'Carolina ,,, r
s. Cn.rolina....... , ,I

' 1.6 1.1 0.7

t

45 I

I

900

1,310

31 I 765 1,089

27 I

87

595 r

78

1,020 r

9t1.

Georgia '

C. 7

Florid.e. , t

3,. 3

2, 056

1, 368

1, 250

91

78

34 I.

2 5

74

Tennessee.

o.s

laban~~.. 1

o.s

ississippi r

1.3

~l{ru'lsas 1

1.6

ouisiana.. ~.t 1.3

I

klahoma. r 3. 8

761

665

S05

91

2,079

1,429 ' .

1, 360

97

2, 713

2,365

2, 310

98

2,222

1,801

1,630

91

1,208

938

-860

92

2, 095

1, 524

1,. 375

90

exas 1

2.4

<3\J Uie:x:ico 1

2.0

9 1 787 114

7,354 115

6,400

87

119

103

izor.a.... r

0.3

alifornia , ~. 1

o. 5

215

t

349 '

145 303 I

153

106

319

105

!J.l ot.he r , o , , , , I

1. 7

I

23 I

18 I

17 f . 94 .

= == = =:= := := =::: : : <ifT"ED-s~~Css.:.:-.-:--- -1:s_-- -~- ,....26,359 -,-- 2b-;35-'.l:- T-- Is-;3-55- T-- :go=::.

-gr::;_.-;_= _:a(~r~E/2(~
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to

nearest

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percent.

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State

IL~(: ~
and United

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GEORGIA MAP SHOWING

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CEOP REPORTING IITSTRICTS

Georgia Cotton Acreage by Di.stricbs

fa~t~(ooo)r~43cultii9l~on Juy~4 f~~%

1

136

117

111 95

2

198

166

147

89

3

149

133

122

92

4

251

222

200

M

5

292

254

235

93

6

259

229

217

95

7

111

98

89

91

8

179

127

102

80

9

43 '

22

19

86

State 1,618 1~asa 1,25o

91

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Athens, Georgia July 13, 1945

GE1i'ERAL CROP ful'ORT FOR GEORGIA AS OF JULY 1, 1945 Hot dr'J~ weather during th e first half of June retarded crop dev elopment in most areas of .Georgia. Truck crops; early corn, and tobacco were especially hard hit in the east central portion of the state.. Starting about miC'..-June general rains were receivBd in most areas 'and crops made a rapid come back . On July 1 reports indicate that prospects were from fair to good in all but local areas. The southwestern portion of the state has the best crops in recent years.

I aanuts, tobacco and sugar cane for sirup are the only spring planted crops showing incr ease in acreage compared with 1944. Sugarcane acreage is up 3%, peanuts 2%, and tobacco 1%. Sweet potatoes and tame hay acreages are unQhanged from last year. Crops showing declines in acreage from one year ago and extent of these decreases
are: Sorghum syrup 27%, cowpeas 15%, soybeans 13;'b, cotton 9%, Irish potato es 7%, and
corn 3%.

Georgia's 1945 small grain crops were very good with the yield of wheat, oats, and
rye equaling or exceeding past records. Oat production r eached an all-time high with a total of 15,000,000 bushels.

CORN: The 1945 corn acreage is placed at 3,442,000. This is 3% or 106,000 . acres less than the 3, 548,000 harvested in ),.944. July 1 condition points to a production of 37,862,000 bushels compared with 40,802,000 last year.

PEAliJUTS: The 1945 pe?-nut acreage planted alone in Georgia for all purposes was
9stimated to be 1,279,000 as of July 1. Th_is is an increase of 2% from the 1,254,000 planted last year. Condition of the crop was ~eported at 83% compared with 71 one
year ago. The first estimate of peanuts for picking and threshing will be made as of August 1.

l'OBACCO: All tobacco acreage is placed at 96,700, an increase of 1% from the 95,700
'larvested in 1944,_ and_is the largest acreage since 1939. :Based on July 1 condition
\he yi eld per acre is estimated at 1,000 pounds resulting in a total production of J6,720,000 pounds . The current indicated production has been exceeded only twice in the state's history- in 1939 the crop amounted to about 9(,786,000 pounds and in 1930 to 104,609,000.

PEACHES: Georgia's 1945 peach crop, including commercial and all non-comme rcial production, is placed at 8,09~ 1 000 bushels compared with 4,590,000 last year.

CROP

ACREAGE

{ooo)

GEORGIA CROPS YIELD -.

PROD. {ooo)

I 1945 Per-

I Indic. I

In die.

1944

1945 Cent of ' 1944 1July 1 1 1944

' ' I . 1944

'1945

July 1 1945

Corn

bu. 3,548

3,442

97

11.5 11.0 ' 40,802 37,862

Wheat

bu.

228

217

95

13.0 13.0. 2,964 2,821

Oats

bu.

545

600

110

24.0 24.5 13,080 14,700

Rye

bu.

20

19

95

8.5

8.5

170

162

Tobacco, all

lb. ];/ 95.7

Potatoes, Irish bu.

29

96.7- . 101 27 ~ 93

980 1000

47

75

93,780 96,720 1,363 2,025

Potatoes, sweet bu.

94

94

100

88

77

8,272 7,238

'l'ame hay

tons 1,426

1,433

100

.48

.55

688

788

Sorghum for syrup

22

16

73

Sugarcane for syrup

33

34

103

Peanuts, alone

1,254 1,279

102 ~71 2/ 83

Cowpeasl alone

225

1.91

85

Soybeans, alone

97

84

87

i f feaches, total crop 3/
Pears, total crop

4,590 8,091

500

515

Cotton 4

1,368 1,250

91

~ Revised. _Condition as of July 1. 3 Total agricultural crop greater than and

including commercial crop. 4/Agreage in cultivation July 1 .

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.D. L. F.LOYD

Archie La'rlgley

Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

Agricultural Statistician

UNITED STATES DEPAR~T OF .AGRICUI..TUF.E
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UNITED STATES - GEHERAL CROP REPORT AS OF JULY l, 1945

I
':'ot al crop production for the whole ~ountry protytises to pe well above average .;_ not quite in tl

bumper class of 1942 and 1944, but higher than :for any of the other years on record. Such was .' the outlook on July 1, despite the sharp drop i~ cotton acreage, and the uncertain prospects fo the late-planted corn and other spring crops in :several important producing. .sections. Cool ~~ weather over most of the country during much of June slowed plant ' development and further de~syed

maturity. 'lhis weather was decidedly unfavorable for corn in the North Central States. No:J;ri. th-

?tanding, the weather was good for small grains which had. reached the filling stage, almost

1.deal for hay and pasture growth, and excellent for production of milk and eggs. There is need ~or warmer and drier weather in most of the northern half_ of the country, and for liberal rains

m the Southwest and loeally in the Southeast. Combined acreage of all crops is the second

largest since 1932 a..."ld indicated yields of most crops are well above average.

Though' aggregate total crop production for 1945 is not rated a record, the outlook for a number of individual crops is for record or near-record production. There are important increases in . rome vitally needed commodities: food grains, sugar and flaxsead. Big crops of potatoes, tobacco and several of the fruits and vegetables are in prospect. The wheat crop at 1,129 ~illion bushels is an all-time high. The combined output of 4 food grains is expected to be the largest ever produced. The tonnage of truck crops for market may equal or slightly exceed the record volume produced in 1944. The prospectiveaats crop v~uld be the largest in 25 years. Above-average yields per acre are indicated for barley, rye, sugar beets, sugarcane, peas, tobacco, potatoes, svreetpotatoes and a considerable. number of the vegetable crops. July 1 conditions point to a corn crop of only 2,685 million bushels -- 543 million below last year's record.
CORi.~;. Prospective production of corn this year is vrell below the high level of the past 3 years, . v~th less than 2.7 million bushels indicated on July 1. This is above the level of the
years 1937 to 1941, however, and 10 per cent above the 10-year average vmich includes t:JO drought years. The indicated yield is 29 bus...'lels per acre on 92,229,000 acres for harvest, compared with 33.2 bushels in 1944 and the average of 26.8 bushels.

ViHEAT: The Nation 1 s third billionbushel wheat crop and the largest crop of record, is now in

prospect. Estimated at 1,129 million bushels, this year's crop is 50 million above that

of 1944, the previous record crop, and 44 million bushels above the production indicated a month

ago,; Winter v1hcat production of 834,189.,000 bushels is the principal factor in this large crop,

with an acreage _14 per cent larger than last year, and a yield per aero . of 2. 7 bushels above

average .



'tOBACCO; The largest acreage of tobacco since 1939 W"as planted this ygar. 'Ihe estimate of

1,822,000 acres compares with 1, 746,000 acres last yeo:r and 2,000,000 acres in 1939.

The acreage in flue-cured tobacco ~s estimated at 1,056,000 acres, 4 per cent above last year
but 17 per cent belovr the record acreage of 1939. An interesting trend through the years has

been a steady shift toward acreages of the cigarette-type tobaccos. The total quantity of

tobacco to be produced in 1945 is forecast at 1,890 million pounds, only 3 per cent below the .

high total of last year, but more than 36 p e r cent above tho lO""ycar (1934-43) average. Forecfl.st

of production of flue-cured tobacco is 1J09l .million pounds, practically the same as last year

and about 38 per cent above the 10-year (.1934-43) average.

.

PEANUTS; The acreage planted to peanuts in 1_3)45 is somewhat beloYr that of last year. Peanut~

planted alone arc dovm 1 per cent, and !!eanuts inte rplanted vri th other crops are

..

approximately 8 per cent lo'lrer than a year ago. Large p e rcentage declines from last year took

place in Arkansas, louishma, Tennessee and l.lississippi, but the acreage involved was relatively

small. The most serious decline took place in Alabama, whcro the acreage was dovtn more than. .

100, 000 acres. There were increases of from 2 to 8 per cent in North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, ?exas and Oklahoma.

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. i!CREAGE pr

U r! I
THOUS. .

1T9"~4"5D

S mATE S

I

YIElD

CROP
Corn, all Whe at, all Oats
Coti;on J}
Hay, alJ. t rune
C&o:Jw.ypboeaasr.s~ 2
Peanuts~ Potatoes, rish :Sweetpotatoes

I Harv.
I 1944
bu., 97,235

i For --jP'Grcont

Ha:rv.
I 1945

of 1944

I
I

92,229

94.9

bu. 59,309 I 64,961 109.5

bu.-~ 38,984 41,950

! I ton'

20,354 59,547 13,564

I '
I
I

18,355 59,459 13,283

107,6 90.2 99.9 97.9

1,665 l 1,530 91.9

bu. bu.

3,994 !
2,910 I
771 I

3,953 2,846
712

I
j

99.0
97.8 92.3

1944

I Indic.
I July 1
' 1945

33.2

29.1

18.2

17.4

29.9

33.8

1.41

1.48

1~79 I I
'

~7320.4

143.4

I 92.9

90.0

Tobacco, all

lb.j 1,746

1,822 104.4

1,117 11,038

I Sorgo for syrup
! Sur::arcane for syrup

195 135 !

170 126

87.2 93.3

I

I

J1 I I ?J Peaches,tot.crop bu. 1 I

I. !

-;J iJ ..,

,Av...oC.nra.e....a~_tge1. oninJ

c~ltivatioR
u.ty 1.

July 1. Includes

'
Grovm

:-~:me

some quont1.v1.es

for not

all purposes. harvested

t- PRODUCTION IN 'THOUS. l Ind.ic.

1944

July 1

1945

3,228,361 1,078,647 1,166,392

...
2,685,328 1,128,690 1,418,993

83,845

87,712

379,436 71,651
1,950,213

4il8,034 04,077
1, 390,328

. ~ 75,963 l 80,432

(See other side for Georgia report)

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UNITED 5TATE.~ OE:PARTM E".NT OF AGRICUL-TURE..
&rojJ
UNIVER.!>ITY OF 6E.0~61A C.OL~E.GE. OF AGR.IC:Ul.TUR.E.

B U R.l!tAU 0 F AGR.ICVLIVRAL.
E.CONOM lC5
, GE.OR<SIA AGRICULTURAL
E.XTII!.N:510N SLR.VI.C.II!.

Athens, Georgia
T R U 0 K C R 0 p N 0 T E S.
As of July 15, 1945

G.Er.U!RAL: Rains of early July in southern Georgia relieved the severely hot and d,ry weather prevailing before that _date but came too
late to be of much benefit to early truck crops. The commercial season in that section is about over for most t~ck crops
~ '.
In North Georgia most , are'as have : redeivecf local showers to moderStte . rains relieving the prolohged drought which had caused con-
siderable damage to yields of early Beans,. Cabbage, and Irish Potatoes.
Harvesting of cabbage and potato~s is well under way and qeans are just coming in ..
SNAP BE~\NS, NORTH GEORGIA: The hot dry weather of June and early July damaged .the early bean crop 'and delayed late
plantings. Most areas have received more or less rain during the past few days and good progress is ,being made in preparing and planting the rate bean crop. Harvest ~f early beans is getting under way.
C.Al3:SAAE. NORTH GEORGIA: Ha.rvest is well under way for this crop. The hot dry weather has red~ced early yields1 but recent
local showers have been beneficial to late plantings.
IRISH POTATOES, NORTH GEORGIA: Ha rvest of potatoes. is practically over in most of the area. Yields have b een
reduced from early expectations due to the hot dry \teather.
PIIviiENTOS: Most sections of the state have received rain and prospects for pimientos are some better than last year., Due to an
abundance of early plents the crop will be about a week earlier than
usual. Light pickings are expected to start around July 20th - .August 1.
Disease damage to date is slight.
WATERMELONS: Harve st is over in southern counties but mov:i.ng in volume in the upper coa st al plains area and beginning in mid-
state territory. Early July rains improved condition of the wat ermelon
crop in the latter area. Ca rlot shipments through July 13 amounted to 6,091;. cars compared with 3,414 through the same dat-e last year and 6, 718 cars for the 1944 season,

TRUCK CRO.F lJE\IJ'S - OTHER STATES

SNAP BEANS: Harvest of North Carolina summer snap beans is advancing rapidly - - - - in both theNorthern and Southern Mountain district. Snap Bel'lns are now moving with volume from the Johnson County area in Tennessee, and expected to increase rapidly during the last half of July. Light harvest started around July 1 in the Fancy Gap area of Virginia. Moderate movement has just ' started in the principal producing counties of Floyd and Carroll and \vill be plentiful after July 25.

CABBAGE: First cuttings occurred during late June and some offerings are

expected to be available until mid-Se:?tember in North Carolina,

In Virt;inia cuttings in Smyth County vlill be heavy July 20 to August 10, and

in Carroll and ivythe Counties to September 1, with moderate to light movement

continuing to October 10.

.

CM~Tl~OUPES: Harve st of Cantaloupes in North Carolina is now at the peak and

volume shipments should continue through the week ending July 21. On the eastern shore of lvlaryland, a fe1:1 Cantaloupes are expected to be ready

.

for market by. July 18, and peak movement expected around August 15.

IRISH POT.AT0iS: Very few pota toes are moving from Tennessee at this time. Harvest in the Franklin-Coffe'e County area is finished.
Volurne movement from the Cumberland Plateau . is expected early in August. The Virginia commei-cial early potato season is ended in all areas except upper Accomac County vlnere 'digging is expected t'b ; be over by July 25.

W_Al!EBlvi.ELO!tS: 1'/atermelons are gr01'1ing fast and prospects continue bright for the Virginia melon crop, which is expected to begin to move
around July 20. First carlot movements occurred about July 11 in North Carolina. Volume is expect ed to increase during _the \<leek of July 23 with some melons available until mid-August.

D. L. Flcyd
Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

L. H. Harris, Jr.
Truck. Crop Est i~ator

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FARH PRICE REPORT as of July 15, 1945

GZORGIA: The July 15 All Commodity price index of prices received by Georgia

far me::.-s for their products declined 2 points during the past thirty days.

Commodity sub-groups co mparisons with June 15 sho1red gains for Dairy Products,

Chickens and Egg s and I-Hscellaneous. lieat animals and Fruits were off 9 and 37

points respectively . Cotton and Cottonseed, and Grains were unchanged from one month a go. The current index of All Commodity of 179% of the August 1909--July 191~

base is 5 points above one year ago.



UNITED STATtS: Higher prices for meat animals, truck crops and poultry and eggs 'Were the nrimar"IJ contributors to the 14 point increase in the
gene ral level of mid..,.July~ prices received by farmers for -agricultural commodities over a year ago according to the United Sta'tes Department of Agriculture. At 206 per cent of the 1909.-1914 average, the generf,ll level of farm products prices was the same as a month earlier but the highest July index since . l920.
A 15 poi~t incr~ase in livestock and livestock prod.uct prices gave more lift to the
all farm comr.1odity index as compared trith July of last year than did the increase in crop prices. This put the livestock index at 205 per cent of the 1909-.1914 average. All species of meat animals scored substantial price gains over a year ago nohJithstB.nding minor downturns in hog and cattle prices during the month ended July 15, 1945. Poultry and egg prices were substantially higher this month than in July 1944, with limited. red meat supplies creating a strong demand for poultry and eggs.

Crop nrices increas ed almo~t a s much as prices received by farmers for livestock and their products during the year ended July 1945, but have some\.,.hat less weight in the all-co,,;rnodi ty ind.ex. The mid-JulJ' crop price index at 207, was 3 points lo\'ler than in June, but still 13 points up from a year ago. Cotton prices \Tere up 5 per cent over July of last y ear. - ifi th the exception of feed grain and hay, all of the other crops registered moderate increases.

Prices Paid by Farmer!';: Average prices paid by farmers for commodities l1Tere again characterized by stability as the index continued at 180
J er c ent of the 1910-14 average during the month ended July 15. This index has not changed since Iviarch 15, and in July \oTas oniy 4 points higher than a year earlier.

Prices paid for few commodities used in family living and farm production changed significantly from June 15 to July 15, and price indexes for both groups ,.,ere the same as in June. At 185 the price index for family living items \oTas 6 points higher than a year earlier. The farm production group, at 174, was only 1 point higher.

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PRICES RECEIVED Ffl F.ABMI!:RS JUDl 15, 1945 WITH COMPlffiiSONS

CQMM:)DITY
Al.'ID
UNIT
Wheat, bu. Corn, bu. Oats, bu. Irish Potatoes,bu. Sweet Potatoes,bu.; Cotton, lb. Cottonseed, ton Hay (loose) ton Hogs, per cwt. Beef cattle, cwt. Mil_k,.. co.ws, head Horses, head Mules, head : Chickens, lb. Eg-gs, doz. Butter, lb. Butterfat, lb. Milk (Vlho 1esale) per 100# Peaches, bu. Cowpeas, bu.
. Soybeans, bu.
Peanuts, lb.

i' .

'GEORGIA

Average ,. July 15, June 15,

Aug.l909- 1944

1945

July,l914

UNITED STA~

Ju~y 15, 1945



Average Aug.1909-

!rJu1l9y44l5 ~~ Ju1n9e451

,. July 15,

\ July 1914

J 1945

$ 1o.24

1.55

1.59

1.59

;,88

1.39 1.5oll 1.46

$ .91 $ ~67

1.70 1.00

i.63 .70

1~62
.n

;,64

117 1.11 112

.40

.671 .6L

$ 1.12

1.66

2.00

2.10

1.80 1.83

$ .83

3.00

2.20

.88

2;,54 2;,20 2.30

12.6
$ 24.39 $ 17;,85 $ 7.33

21.3 53.00 21.50
n.5o

22;,0

22.1

54;,00 1 . 53;,00 23;,00 23.00

13;,80 13.80

12;,4

20.3 20.9 1 21.2

1

22;,55

52.50 155.00.

11;,87

i 15.90 15.40

7.27

I 12.10 14.10 14.oo

$ 3.87
I $]/33.85 $ 158.15
$ -
;t3.2
21.3
24.6 I 25.7

8.ao
7600 12400 190;,00 28;,4 32.0 39.0 47.0

ll.o40 78o00 120;,00 18500 33o4 39;,1 41.0 43.0

~::: I
115;,00 185;.00
33;,7 i
42;,0 42.0
I 42.0 l

5e.42 48.00 136;,60 15390 11;,4 21.5 25;,5 26.3

10;,901 12;,90 1 12;,80
10700jl14.00 ~14.00
77e.3oj S570 ! 65;,30
111;ooho4;oo ~03.oo I 24.2 27;,5 28;,5
312 35.8 37.9
j
43.7 ,I 44.7 45.0
I so.2 50.2 50.2

2.42 y4.00 1./4.00 I 1./4.00 I

1.58

3.45

3.45

2;,90

5.30 I 5;,30

SolO

I

3.85

5;,00

5;,00

s.o

8.0

8.3 1

1.60 y3.11 !.Y3.04 3.09
-I -
4.171 4;,46 4.38
1.91 2.17 2 ..16
8.2 8.2

1} Averag~ January, 1910-Decenber, 1914. :E} Preliminary - Does not include dairY: feed payments.

INDEX NUMBERS OF PRICES RECEIVED BY FABMERS IN GIDRGIA

.

. (August 1909-July 1914 = 100)

ITEM

July 15, 1944

June 15, 1945

July 15, 1945

All Commodities

174

181

179

Cotton & Cottonseed

174

180

180

Grains

177

168

168

lfJe at Animals

196

242

233

Dairy Products

163

162

'163

Chicken & Eggs

170

205

215

Fruits

214

213

176

Miscellaneous

151

145

146

Archie Langley .Agricultural Statistician

D. L. Floyd Agricultural Statistician
In Charge

UNITE:.D 5TATE.o DE.PARTME.NT Of. AGRIC..UL-TURL..
{!7ro-jJ

Athens, Georgia

,

Augllst 1945

GEORGIA COTTON: PLANT:Em ACREAGE, YIELD A.i'ID PRODUCTION

These estimates are based on the latest avail.a.ble data

District and
Cou."lty
DISTRICT I Bartow Chattooga Floyd Gordon Hurray Paulding Polk '\lalker \fui tfield

~

Acreage Yield Production

. in Cul- Per

500-Pound

tivation Planted Gross it.
I i July 1 Acre 1/ .Dales

in Ou1- Per tivation. Planted
.Tuly 1 Acre 1/

500-Pound Gross iJt. Bales

.. .: 26,690 352 10,980 316 19,380 278 19.l50 352 8,750 310 12,500 280..
. 15,170 310 9,910 303 7,880 265

19,590 I 23,960

355

7,220 11,210

.II

9,350 16,450 .

304 259

14,060

I I

16, SBO

269

I 5,650
7,290

7,850 11,080

325 306

9,810

12,690

310

6,250

8,280

260

4,360

6,500

252

17,730 5,920 8,860 9,130 5.300 7,040 8,180 4,480 3,410

Total

l3Q,410 315

85,440

299

70,050

.I DISTRICT II
Barrow

15,.310

279

Cherokee-

I 10,450 271

Clarke Cobb

I

5,950 13.600

222 242

Forsyth

14,090 286

Fulton .,vinnett

13,220 2.58
I 24,250 --256

rlall

15,150 249

Jackson

24,810 251

Oconee

12,870 252

Pickens 1va1 t o n \Jhi te

I
I

4,330 32,340
2,960

222
.. .'317
220

Total

l

I
I

189,330

267

! .

8,.900 5,910 2,750 6,840 8,390 7,110 12,950 7,870 . 12,970 . 6,760 .2,000 21,340 1,360
105,150
;.,.1-

13,980 7,920 5,000
11,450 11,340 10,860 19,610 11,900 20,430 11,420 .
3,630 29,300
2,600
II . 159,440
I

293 280 243 267 299 254 243 273 237 304 228 382 ' 243
287

8,530 4,620 2,530 6,360 7,060 5,730 9,930 6,760 10,070 7,210 1,720 23,300 1,310
95,130

District and Cou..'1. .ty
DISTRICT III Bahks Elbert Fr.afiklin Hart Lincoln lviadison Oglethorp e Ste9hens Wilkes
Total
DISTRICT IV Carroll Cle.yt on Gouet_a Douglas Fayette Haralson Harris Heard Henry Lamar Nacon l-Ia r i o n He ri \rether Pike Schley Spalding Talbot Taylor Troup
Total
DISTRI CT v
Ba l d1..rin B1eck1ey Butts Crawford Dodge Greene Hancock -Houst on Jasper Johnson Laurens

GEORGIA COTTON: PLA..~ED ACREAGE, YIELD Alr.D PRODUCTION

(These

e_stimates

~re

based

on

the

}

a

t

e

s

t a ~--

.v.

a....i~

l

a
,.

b_ ..

le
__, ,_.

_

d-:. a

t

a

)

194!2

I.
! I

Acreage

I Yield

l in Cul.,.. Par

! I I Produc~ion . _ Acreage

l 1 500-Poun

in Cul-

' 1944<, : :
Yield . Pro5luction

Per

500-Pound

tivation Planted i Gross ivt."

tivation, Planted Gross Wt .

',..
\ . !':'

July 1 ! Acre -1/,! .:Bales . 1I Ju1y 1 \Acre l/ 1 :Bales

c :..._

lI 9,500 . 237 18,840 223

t ;~:;:

232 254

8,900 198

1 21.100 274
i 18,360 221

4,880 207

15,720 177

4,680 \ '8,740 ~0.280 .

I 8,380
., 17,220
,.. 19,200

254 254 251

14,590

24,640

312

4,440 9,110 10,040 15,970

/1

3,680

7,370

210

3,220

12,060 8,440

I 19,750 16,210

304 204

12,430 6,870

2,110

3,860

177

1,420

5,800

13,460

196

5,480

146,080 231

?0,380

130,090

255

69,040

40,320 245 5,150 247
18,920 277 7. 520 222
12,820 333 10,700 245
5,130 188 10,540 223 25,080 ~30
6,800 269 21,240 253
4,980 182 23,300 262 15,110 283
5,750 281 9,410 292 3,630 165 11.670 268 8,260 144
246,330 261

20,610 2,650
10,930 3,480 8,900 5,460 2,010 4,890
17,220 3,820
11,200 1,890
12,740 8,910 3,370 5,720 1,250 6,520 2,490
134,060

,v1 34.620
I 16,590
i 6,230 I' 11,520 i 9,100
4,330 9,270 22,570 6,120 19,050 4,440 21,110 13,220 5,350 8,200 3,110 10,310 7,260
212, 400

302
338 245 369 226 . 235
305..
388" 292 348 255 325 324 364 299 203 315 219
316

21,730
11,660 3,180 8,840 4,280 2,120 5,.880
. ' 18.,210 3,720
13,770 2,360
14,270 8, 910 4,050 5,100 1,310 6,760 3,310
139,460

6,430 9,910 9,580 4,020 21,500 8,20 12,530 9,510 9,760 19 ,310 41,340

177 225 . 350
156 162 221 223 195 313 228 207

2,370

5,510

221

IY 4,650

6,980

I 9,240

406

1.310

3,580

191

7 ,260

17,800

212

3,970

7,860

246

5,820

11,910

259

3,870

7,770

230

6,370

8,940

379

9,200

17,72b

282

17 ,840

35,400

286

-2-

2,530
7,800 1,420 7,840 4,020 6, 410 3,720 7,050 10,400 21,060

GEORGIA COTTON: PLANTED ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION (These estimates are based on the latest available data)

1943

1944

AcrO,.gej YieJ.d.1 Production 1 Acreage

District and

I in Cu1- Per

1 500-Po~d

tivatio l?lantedl G:ro~s Wt,

in Cu1tivation

_. County

July-~ 1- Acre 1/ 2ales

j July l

( DISTRr_CT__v (Continued)

1

Yield Per Planted Acre l/1

Monroe iV!ontgomery Morgan Ne1..rton Peach Pulaski

l
I
I

4,840, 6,_050
21,100

260 156 320

14,870 293

I 5,290 239 11,880 212

2,620 1,960 14,070 9,080 2,640 5,250

gj

4,470

147

19,270

345

13,420

377

4,320

238

10,280

280

Putnam

4,440 234

2,160

4,200

302

Rockdale Taliaferro

7,470 269 6,250 185

4,190 2,410

6,780

319

5,780

204

Twiggs

6,210 135

1,740

5,270

186

ivashington

27,700 226

13,030

23,200

235

ivilkinson

5,450 186

2,110

4,920

230

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Production 500-Pound Gross Wt. :Bales
1,370 13,820 10,530
2,130 5,990 2,640 4,510 2,450 2,040 11,340 2,360

Total

274,060 229

130,900

227,640

278

131,430

DISTRICT VI Bulloch :Burke Candler Columbia Emanuel Glascock Jefferson Jenldns McDuffie Richmond Screven \1arren

22,880 340 59,080 235 10,050 289
8,690 173 28,050 162
6,440 332 32,880 248 21,600 217 12,770 265
6,420 298 27,800 238 18,960 258

16,200 28,900
6,050 3,130 9,470 4,450 16,990 9,760 7,050 3,980 13,790 10,200

18,300

303

56,480

298

7,730

283

7,120

217

24,240

205

6,870

366

30,130

281

17,920

280

11,490

331

5,200

296

25,050

320

17,140

258

11,530 35,050
4,550 3,220 10,360 5,230 17,640 10,420 7,910 3,200 16,680 9,190

Total

255,620 244

129,970

227,670

285

134,980

DISTRICT VII Calhoun Clay
~arly
.rady Hitchell Randolph Seminole Stewart Sumter Terrell -Thomas
Total

5,260 278
, 260 289
l J ,020 305 2,570 225
15,950 265 9,400 272 4,070 329 . 2,960 243 l4,450 316
)..4, 2':.0 329 4,3P.O 356

94~580

297

3,040

4,870

310

2,560

3,660

291

10,820

14,040

305

1,200 8,810

?J

14,450

287

5,320

8,500

281

2,790 .

3,500

322

1,500

2,900

260

9,500

13,670

327

9,770

14. 340

359

3,250

3,600

331

"

58,560

83,530

312

~.140
2,220 8,920
8,640 4,970 2,340 1,570 9,290 10,720 2,470
54,280

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O:EORGIA COTTON: PLAlgTE:D ACREAGE, YIElJ) AND PRODUCTION
(These e~timates a.re based on tM latest available data)

District
and Cou.~~l-----+- DI STRICT VII I

1943
Acreage I Yield j Produetio~'
I in Cur- Per 500-Pound
I tivation Pla:nted Gross ift.
July 1 i Acre .1 l ~ales

I 194~4~----r---------
Acreage- Yield Production

in Cul-

Per I500-Potmd

tivation Planted! Gross 1vt.

July 1

Acre 1/!Eales -

Ben HilL Berrien

7,010 164 5,410 221

2,390 2,500

4,480

207

gJ

1,930

Brooks Coffee Colquitt Crisp Dooly Irwin Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner Wilcox i'torth

9, 770 284

5,770

7,60Q

301

4,750

10,340 202

4,350

4, 61.0 ' 221

2,120

21.77Q 299

13,550

16,240

285

9,630

11,820 256

6,310

9,700

335

6,770

i

25,470 228

12,110

21,520

320

14,330

13,590 . 241

6,820

9,400

272

5,320

5,250 242

2,650

~.270

251

1,710

6,830 122

1,740

4,440

154

1,420

8,510 253

4,480

4,020

278

2,320

6,570 200

2,730

5,220

304

3,310

16,940 175

6,180

13,660

256

7,270

20,210 251

10,580

16,890

263

9,2ZO

Total

169,490 233

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~

. 82,160 ' "i21,050

278

70, _110

DISTRICT IX
Bacon Evans Pierce Tattna11 Toombs Wayne

4,040 gf
3,950 7.400 10,430 4,600

252
' 216 . 264
221 267

2,120
1,780 -4,070 4,800 2,560

gf
1,940 1,410
4,860 6,870 2,170

263 211 ' .
249
227
221

1,060
620
2,520 3,250
1~ooo

Total

30,420 242

15;330

17;250

235

8,450

'J/ All Other
STATE TOTALS

81,680 206 1,618,000 251

35,050

76,450

233

37,070

847,000 1,368.000

285

810,000

l/ Based on planted acres less acres removed to meet AAA allotments.
g) Included in "All Other" ~
iif Includes the following count-ies: Di~trict I - Catoosa, Dade; District II - Dawson
Da;Kalb, Gilmer, Lumpkin; District III, Habersham; :District IV, Chattahoochee,
Clayton, Iviuscogee, Upson; District V, 'Bi.bb, Bleckley, Jones, Monroe, Treutlen, ..,r '\'/heeler; District VI- Effingham; Distric-t VII .... Baker, Decat ur, Dougherty ; Gra~ J)
Lee, Miller, Q,uitman, Webster; District VIII - Atkinson, Berrien, Clinch, Cook, Echols, Jeff Davis, Lanier: District lX- Appling, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan,
Chatham, Liberty, Long, ~vare.
In addition Evans and Glynn included for 1943 only.

ARCHIE L.AlJGLEY ~icultural Statistician



D. L. FLOYD . Agricultural Statistician

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Athens, Georgia

GE.ORC51A AGR.ICULTUI'ItAL
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TRUCK C R 0 P N 0 T E S

As of August 1, 1945

GENERAL: July- rainfall was normal or above normal in all sections of the State

and very favorable for vegetative growth. Potato harvest has been

delayed in North Georgia by wet ground. The watermelon season is about over

v.Ji th carlot shipments amounting to more than 7,000 cars or the largest crop
since 1937. The Georgia (fresh market) truck crop season is about over except

in North Georgia where late cabbage and beans will continue for some time.

Pimiento Peppers for processing are looking good in most sections and are being

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harvested in small quantities.

SN.AP BEANS, NORTH -GEORGIA: Moderate to heavy movement is under way in all North Georgia commercial areas. Recent rains in
the mountain counties have improved prospects for late beans but some growers indicate that too much rainfall has retarded planting of the late crop.
0.
CABBAGE, NORTH GEORGIA: The greater percent of the North Georgia cabbage crop has been harvested. Late cabbage plants are now b-eing
set and are looking fine at"present, and with favorable weather conditions, good yields are expected.

.

IRISH POTATOES, NORTH GEORGIA: Potato harvest is about over in all commercial producing sections of North Georgia. Excessive

moisture conditions during last of July has delayed harvest to some extent.

PIMIENTO PEPPE...ltS': Pepper crop is reported as being some better than last year
with prospects ranging from fair to good in most areas. Some sections were needing moisture the third week in July, but this condition should be relieved in most localities by rainfall received during the past week. Harvest is getting under way at this time.

W~ERMELONS: Commercial movement is over in the southern part of the State, nearing an end in central Georgia counties, and on the decline
in the upper State commercial sections. Carlot shipments through July 21 amounted to 6,846 cars compared with 4,525 through the same date last year.

D. L. Floyd Agricultural Statistician, ~n Charge

L. H. Harris, Jr. TrUck Crop Estimator

TRUCK CAOP NE\!IS - :BY STATES

August 1; 1945

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SNAP BE.iUTS: Movement in North 4-CEfrolina i:s now well under\"~ with p_eak harvest ex-

pected a.bqut .AUgust 1 to 10. _,..Late Ptanti:ngs __ :bAve been completed.

Movement from J:o.h,nson 'Cauil.tt Tennessee slot~~-d up. aro~nd the ,J_ast , of July but is ex-

pected to increase in the neXt fe\'r days when harvest from secondi;>la:ntlngs begin. The Virginia summer crop mov~ment is heavy and will continue heavy during Au.gqst.

CABBAGE, LATE SlJM't.ti.ER: Movement in North Carolina began late in June and peak move-
ment is expected to 'extend from September l to 15. Movement ,_
of the summer crop is heavy from all cabbage areas in southwest Virginia. Supplies ' will continue in volume to mid-September.
IRISH POTATOES: Potato movement from the CUmb~rland Plateau in Tennessee will in-
are crease during the first part of August. Good to excellent yields reported from a much smaller acreage than u~al. The Virginia commercial acreage has been harvested 1rJi ~h the exception of a small acreage in upper Accomac County, which will be dug as soon as t;et f~elds dry sufficiently.

NOTE TO TRUCK CROP R.EPORT:ERS

Since the principal gro..;Jing and._ marketing season for Georgia truck crops i s rapidly coming to a close~ this issue of the Georgia Truck Crop Ne..;is ' is the final ll:ews
release of the year, except for the annual summary'around the end of the year.

As you know, the primary purpose of the semi-monthly Truck Crop News . report is to
collect vegetable crop info::..mation in Georgia and competing states around the first
and fift eenth of each month, quickly summarize . this ne"rs and release it promptly e~ough to be of timely bene fit to the grower. ln the releases constant mention is made of crop harvesting dates and the principal gro~V"ing areas so that members of the trade in other-' sections of . the country, to whom many of our news re~o~ts ,go, may know ~hel"e and '\'!hen they can buy Geo;rgia prOduce. Individu_al informatioi:L :furnished
by reporters is always treated a:s strictly c'onfidential and if:; used only .to combine with other si~ilar r eports for an area or State estimate.

The infcirmctt:ion you have supplied during the Cu.rre'nt season has been highly valuable

in ke-eping us posted on the Georgia commercial buck crop situation throughout .the

_gr01tJing and marketing period. It is hoped that these ne1t1s releases in turn have

been of benefit to you and- all Georgia growers. \ve wish to thank each reporter for

thetr splendid coope:ration- in making the_se reports possiole~



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GEORGIA- AUGUST 1 COT'IQN BEPOR'l'

Athens, Georgia ~gust 8, 1945

Georgia has a probable cotton production this year of 695,000 bales (500 lbs. gross weight) accor-
ding to August 1 prospects reported by crop correspondents to the Crop Beporting Board of the
United States t'epartment of .Agriculture Reported condition of the crop on that date was 76"/c of normal and. indicates a yield per acre of 269 pounds lint cotton, compared vlith the .record high state yiel~ of 286 lash ~~ar and 229 for the 10 J~ ar average (1934-1943), Current:probable production isl4"/c below the 810,000 standol;d bales produced last- season and 38"/c undEJr the 10 year
~ernge of:972,000. Acre age for harve st this year of 1,241;000 (1~250~000 planted less 10 year
average ab~donment) is the lowest since 1869 and is or,tly 2~~ of the all time high . sta.te acreage of 5,157,000 in 1914.

The short l abor supply together vdth wet weathe r and low temperature during much o the spring ,
season delo.yell-; fa;m ope rations so that cotton in most area s got off to a late start. Weather conditions there~ t e r 'acre generally favor able for crop development until freg_uent showers and . r ains of July which caused heavy growth of weed and favored weevil propagation. :E'oisoning opera-
ti ons vm rc hampered seriously, especially in the southern half of the state where we evils are pr e sent in large numbers and doing heavy dmnage. B)ooming there h<'tS been checked. In upper mid st ate and northern Georgia. weevils arc Jlresent and the ext ent of injury will be dependent upon weather.

~'lith acre age of cotton at such a low level, a gre at er proportion of high yi elding land than 'Usual
~s in cotton and. tho heavy weevil dmn:);ged sou,thern part of the sta te' carries an unusually small
P?rcent ago of tho a.croagc this year. The August 1 situation indicated not better than moderate Y~ e lds for southern Georgi a but' generally good to excellent yields over most of central and northern t erri tory. Final outturn will depend upon whe ther the various influences affecting the crop during the r emainder of the season arc more or less favorable than usual

ARCHIE IANGLEY .AgTicultur al Statistician

D. L. FIDYD

.Agricultural Statistician



In Charge

GEORGIA U.AP ~ SHOWING AUGuST 1 CONDITION BY CROP REPORTHTG DISTRICTS

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State:
1945 -1944 -1943 --

Districts shown are crop reporting districts and NOT Congressional Districts.

1944,, 78% 1943, 81%
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} 1944, 82%
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lnUTED STATES- COTTON REPORT AS OF AUGUST 1, 1945

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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 cooper ting 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 or less favorable than usual.

ST,AllE

A.B.EA IN :

:PRODUCTION(Ginnings)]/ ,

:CULTIVATION : AUG.l CONDITION: YIELD PER ACRE :500 1b.gross wt. bales .

:JULY 1, 1945 :Avel'-!

:Aver-: :Indi-:Aver-:

11~45 crop

:LESS 10-YEAR : age : :

: age :

:cated: age : 1944 : indi-

:AVERAGE .ABAU-:1934-:1944: 1945:1.934-:1944: 1945:1934-: crop : cated

:DONMEHT 1/ :1943 :

~

:1943 :

: . 2/ :1943 :

: Aug. 1

: Thous. :

: :

Thous.

acres

Pct.:Pct.:

ba1Qs

lv'rl. s souri

267

83 77

180

Virginia

27

81 86

23

N.Caro1ina

588

78 ' 87

490

s.caro1ina

1,013

71 80

720

Georgia

1,241

71 72

695

Florida

24

72 80

10

':!:ennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana
Oklahoma Texas New Mexico Arizona California
All other
UlTI TED STATES kner.Egypt.4/

600 . 1, 369
2,280 1, 604
849
1,323 6,246
117 152 317
17
18,034 6.3

77 75 76 76 73

68

72

I' 89

I
I

89

I 91

I 83

74 90

71 ! 67
I 74 i 78
75 79

64 70

i
I
!

68 74

I

88 I 62 I
74 I 72

88 I 88

92 87

89 95

89 59

75 74 89 88

319 409 344 498 562

430

I 236 339 316 ,I 1,010 ;; 1,006

goo

' 302 400 387 1, 677 ' 1,937 1,840

293 377 352 ' 1,322 ; 1,394 1 1,175

259 321 305

I 643 1 620

54o

143 206 138 160 177 161 473 488 492 415 I 453 426 588 1 521 583
.382 I 404 303
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239 ' 289 . 329

565 3,112
109 185 424
18

634

380

I 2,646 2,100

116

120

I

136 I I . I

135

327

385

15

11

12,230 10,134 34.2! 8.8

JJ. From natural causes.

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~ Indicated Aue;ust 1, on area in cultivation July 1 less 10-year average

abandonment.

~ Allowances made for interstate movement of seed cotton for ginning.

') Included in State a:rid United States totals . Grown princip.ally in Arizona,

Uew Mexico, and Texas.

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GEORGIA CROP REPORT AS OF A.UGUST l. 1945

Aut:;ust 14, 1945

Georgia's food and feed crop . pro~ects improved during July. The weather was v~ry favorable during the past month for corn and ha.y crops and above average yields are expected. Based on conditions as of August 1 the 1945 production of corn, oats, hay. peanuts, tobacco, Irish potatoes, peaches, pears and pecans t-Jill exceed that of 1944. Fine.l outtu~ of lvheat, rye, cotton and sweet potatoes are expected to be slightly below last year's harvest due in most cases to smalier acreages.

Indicated production_'of .j,e.a.'tuts, oats, pears a.'ld pecans is the largest on record.

The 1945 peach crop is the largesy sinct? 1931. The current tobacco production has

been exceeded only' by the record high yea:r of 1930. This year's \vheat crop is the

largest in the past 45 years with the exception of 1944. The curren- -t ' Iri.sh .potato

production has been exceeded only by the large crop of 1943.

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COIDJ: The abundance of moisture has been very beneficial to the corn crop and above average yields are e:x})ected in all areas except t-rhere the June dry '\'teather
damaged early corn. Indicated production it:: placBd at 43,025,000 bushels compared 1:li th 40,802,000 in 1944. The current yield per acre is placed at 12.5 bushels or the highest yield since 1926.

TOBACCO: Favoraple weather during July improved the tobacco crop, but the frequent sho~.orers delayed maturity and it 111ill be very dffficul t for some growers
to complete harvest before the auction markets are closed. The current estimated
production of 99,615,000 pounds is about 3 million above last month and 6 million larger than the 93,780,000 sold in 1944.

PE.iUJUTS: Production of peanuts for picking is placed at 776,260,000 pounds compared with 683,620,000 one year ago. The acreage that will be harvested is
expected to be 1, 049,000 and a yield of 740 :pounds per acre compared with 665 last year is estimated. . .-

PECAHS: Total production of pecans for the current season is estimated at 40,700,000 po~~ds on the basis of A~gust l condition co~ared with 33,500,000 pounds
harvested in 1944. Prospects are good in most sections of the State.

PEACHES: The final outturn of the 1945 crop was larger than was .expected earlier in the season. Total production including commercial and all non-comme~
is :placed at 8,277,000 bushels cor-1pared 14ith 4,590,000 last season. Carlot shipnents ruaounted to 10,267 cars throngh August 3.

Indicated production qf pecans and peanuts by states is given on the reverse side of this re11ort.

GEORGIA

CROP

I A~~
(000)

1 ~ver~~~Ye_IEI.J-J~~PE,RI~AnCF~.Ed~i=c~a~~vterea~~~ea~''I~O~T:-A.-L -P-RO-DcU~C~~I~O~N~(InI~Nd~i~c~n~aOt~Ue~Sd.~M~JD-S-l

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1945

1934- 3

1944

1945 "

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. II Corn .... .. .bu 3,442 f 10.4 11.5 - 12.5

43,561

40,802

43,025

'!lheat ......... II' 217

Oats . ......... 11 600

Rye . . .. . "

19

9.8 . 13.0 19.1 1 24.0
6.9 11 8.5

13.0
24.5 8 .5

1,824 8,644
146

2,964
13,080 170

2,'821 14,700

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162

~f.ioityac(caoll,

t~ca>mJ.1e)

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torl lb.

1,433 96.7

I .55

.4

.55

914

980

1,030;

645

688

70,679 ]}93,780

788 99,615

-': ctatoes, Irish bu. IJ,:tatoes, 8>reet. o II

l 27

63

94

74

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,: e

tatnounts(forpibc~a-~e1

J:,241

229

47

I 88
286

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76 86
269

i ng & threshing;lb. 1,049

706 . 665

740

1,451 I 8,018
972
472,918

1,363 8,272
810
1/683,620

2,052 8,084
695
776,260

PEB.CENT COEDITIOH AUGUST l

Cowpeas, alone...

191

73 1 64 1

78

Soybeans, alone..

84

74

61 j 84

Peaches,total crop,

Pears, total crop b. u" . -,.._

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Pecans .... lb.

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4,997

4,590

y 347
21,538

500
33,500

8,277 533
40,700

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D. 1. FWYD Agricultural Statistician~ In Charge
( See reverse side)

ARCHIE: LANGIE'Y Agricultur2~ Statistician

UNITED STATES - GENERAL CIDP BEEOR'I' !S OF AUGUST 1 1 1945

National crop prospects improved during July, with the total 1945 ou.tput now promising to "be neai
21 percent a"bove the 1923-3.2 average. A volume this siz.e would be about 2. 5 percent belot7 the i

records of 1942 and 1944, but muld be .about 4 percent above the 1943 total and 8 percent above

aggregate production in any other year. The better outlook on August 1 reflected the generally 1

fr.J.vorable growing conditions prevailing over most of the Country during July. 'While excessive ,""-

rainfall in the Middle .Atlantic States caused light 'l!o severe damage to many crops, and hot, drj

weather reduced prospects in the N'orthwest, gains regi~tered in the rest of the country more tl>

offset those lossea. The weather during the first half of July was too cool for some crops,

especially corn, but was ideal for hay and pastures and for filling small grains. Higher teq

tures during the latter half of .July m1.d the first few days of Augu~t speeded up ripening of Sl!l'l

grain crops and favored development of corn, cotton and other crops.

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lateness still characterizes the season both in development of crops and th~ progress- o-r seasonal

farming operations. Liberal rains are needed to relieve drought conditions in the Northwest and

in local c>zeas of the Southwest. Parts o:f the Great Plains and the Com Belt need rain to re-

plenish surface moisture supplies. A period of dry weather would be welcome in the Middle Atlantic

States to check damage to quality and yield of grain, hay, tobacco and other crops and to enable

fc:trmors to catch up on field work, especially harvesting operations.

~; Marked improvement in prospects during July has resulted in an August :).. estimate of about 2,844 million bushels for the 1945 corn crop. The oceurencc of ''corn weather" during the
latter pDrt of July in most important corn growing areas favored better than average progress in some sections remarkable progress - to bring ahout an increase of 159 million bushels in the prospective COl'Il crop since July 1. The current estimate, vhllc below 3 successive 3-billion bushel crops in 1942, 1943 and 1944, exceeds production in any year except 1923 and 1932 of the two preceding decades. The average yield of 30.6 bushels compares wit:Q. 29 0 1 estimated a month ago, 33.2 last year and the average of 26.8 bushels per harvested acre.
PEANUTS; The acreage of peanuts for picking and threshing, based on August 1 i~tentions of grower:; is indicated to be 3,238,000 acres. This is 3 percent more thm1. the 3,150 1000 acres '
harvested last year, 10 percent less than the record acreage in 1943 but 56 percent above the 10 year (1934-43) average.

August 1 conditions indicate a production of peanuts picked and threshed of 2,309 million pounds, tho largest crop of record. If this production mab:Jrializos it will bo 9 percent lnrger than
last year's crop of 2,111 million pounds and 4 percent above the previous record production in 1942

PEC.ANS: Prospects as of August 1 indica te a record crop of 148,331,000 pounds of pece.ns this
season. This is 6 percent largef than the 1944 production ofl40,165,000 pounds and 52
percent greater than the 10-year (1934-<13) avera~e of 97,~46,000 pounds. Lc-u-gcr crops than last ~cason are expected in all states except Florida, I.oui,sianar and Texas. Indicated production of l.mproved varieties is 66,1301 000 pounds, eompared with 59,l46,000, pounds last seasbn. 'lhe prospective crop of seedling pecans is 82,201,000 pounds, compared with 81,019,000 pounds L"1 1944.

State
Virginia North Carolina Tennessee South Carolina Geor ia Florida
1/ Equivalent solid acreage.

458
26
12 6
255
796
3,238

PEl,NUTS

Yield or acre

ndicated ~

1944

1945

Pounds

Production

:Indicated

1944

: 1945

Thousand Pounds

1,210 1,190
750 635 665
0 630 465 400
310 510 450 670

1,150 1,125
750 650 740 67 700 500 400 375 500 525
713

191,180 343,910
8,250 25,400 683,620
2,110,775

188,600 351,000
6,000
~6,000
776 260
2,308,950

State

Average 1934 ... 43

PEC.AlJS All Varieties ~ Production
1944 Thousand Pounds

fndicatcd August 1. 1945

Illinois

549

:H s souri No~.th Carolina
South Carolina
-~~o rgia
- 1.0rida

8135

2 2

t

396 422

211, 538

3,288

. 1abama ;.i _ssissippi

7 636 5,1920

'rkcmsas

3,585

;u i siana

7, 788

:'!<:.Lahoma
.J~:as

16,960 24,380

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B,300 4,200
14,400
14;000 45,000

630 1,860
' 2,856 .
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4,088
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GEOBGIA - SEPTBlvlBER 1 COTTON .REPORT : ..

September 8, 1945

Prospective cotton 'production for Georgi,!:!- on September 1 was indicated to be about 625,000 l;>ale.s (500 pou."'l.ds gross v~eight) according to the official cotton report. released today by the Cro:p

P.eporting Board of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. This forecast, based on data from crop

corresponder.ts, is a decrease of 23% from the 810,0QO standard bales produced in 1944 and 36%

less than the 10-yeal' average (1934-1943) of 972,000 bales. It is the lo'l'lest production indicated

.since 1941.



Estimated acreage for harve s.t .is 1,240,000--lcrest since 1869-i:Uter allowing for .8% aba."ldonment

from the 1,250,000 acres estimated in cultivation July 1. Probable lint yiGld. per acre is 242

po1.m.ds compared Wi. th 286 last year and 229 pounds for the lO""Y~ average.

'

Tb.e...cur~ent .forecast is a reductio~ of 70,000 bales from that of the .Awnlst 1 ;report and represents

one of th~ greatest deteriorations in prospective production during a 30-day period in recent

.

years. Frequent rains of July continued througl1out most of August making impossible an effective

poisoning progr2.m a.TJ.d resulting in espccially ~ heary weevil activity. .The southern part of the

State i s hardest hit. Much of the damage in that territor; was well 1.m.de;r way one month ago, but

becauso of yigoro~s .vegct(ij.tivc grovtbh and..heavy fruiting the extent of inju.ry was not fully

app<?Xcnt at that time. M:my bolls that had appeared 'Safe turned out to be partially or wholly

ruined by weevil and rot. Gir..ning is getting under way in southp:rn counties.

In north Georgia. weevil injury has been much l e ss severe, but tho pest is present in force with a

considerable number of the younger bolls damaged. lndica.ted yields range from fair to good.

Fruiting is over in all but tho very late fields with tho weevil taking everything now being sot

While somc'l7hat lat;:;r than last season cotton is opening fast with picking going on in the lower

counties of this area.





ARCHIE LAUGLEY . Agricultural Statisticia~

D. L. FlOYD Agricultural Statistician
In Charge ...

GEORGIA iL&\P SHOtHN(T ])ST!l;IATED PRODUCTION 19~5 A}D FINAL PRODUCTIOH FOR 1944 .AllD 1943

i\ . I.
1. 1945-


"), Hen-Cotton ,) - (

j '
I

I

!'';-...:.__

__..(...y-.....,..,.. -,.-- .

*1945 production indicated by crop prospects September 1.

\ 7.5, ooo

\ 1945-94:-ooo ~~ III '

I' 1944-
\L . 22,500 .

~( 1944-98,000

/194557,00

0'"'-~

'1-r j ~~

. 1943- 108,500 ~~\

""L;t;"' TOU

ST.ATE 1945 - 625,000
'1944- 810,000

194388.500

I .

A,.T. -Rit($r71o9,o4o4o-

\ \

1943- 847, ooo

i, \ ATLAHTA

I 1943-

\ / J . ""

--y-v;~ -

Cron Reporhng

-

'-", V.

\ . VI. AT USTA Districts_ and NOT

1945 - 109,000 ../

'.

Congress;i.onal

\

-

/1945 - 99,000 )1.945

\

Di stri.cte.

rs \ \:.:: ~ :::::::)1944HAc6~5.ooo \\~9E.ooo '-,~

I
\

)
I

1943'{. 137,000

) I ')

l.943-

131,500

c

)~ )--i 'f------~-~. \

1

. /VII. 1 .

.......,--- ., \

;_____, /
VIII. tJ

' ~

IX.

\/~.AV~WI
:X )

l
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]

( 1945 41,000;

I

1945 - 44, ooo

) 1945- 8,000 (

~
(>

.L::h:a.ANr

( 1944 - n, coo

r--1

1944 - 72,500

,

?,

66,

1943- 86,000

0 I 1943- 21,500
(I

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(~J

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- ~ . ~."" ~ .............

.~......

. .. . ;oo .

r
;
t UU:t_~D ~TATES - COTTON RSPORT AS 'OF SEPTEHJ3ER 1. 19 45
The CrOJ) Reporting :Board of the U. S. Departaent of Agriculture makes the fo~lO\'Iing report fro~ data furnished by 'crop co'i-respondents, r"ield statisticians, and "coop- erating Sta!e agencies ....The f:inal outturn of cotton \\Till depend upon whether the various influences affecting the crop during the remainder of the seas'on are more or less favorable than usual.

i--1945 A_9.~GEJl l YIELD , PER &_CBE --4PRODUCTION (Ginnings) &/

STATE

I I 1 Total 1 For ! Aver-!

!Indi-i 500 lb . . gross wt. b=a=l;;..;:e:....::s'----~-

1 aban- t .har- age, j 1944 catedl Aver:- j

11945 .

i donnentl vest ! 1934-j

1945 , age 1 1944 ; crop

! j 1 after

1943 1

L' 1934- 1

J bdicated .

- - - - 1 - - ----- ---!i---"J.u1:r 1

j -. __ 19~3 1 .. Se 1 _ __

1 Pet.

l Thous. 1 _
, a.cre .s 1 .Lb.

1

I

1 Lb. lLb.

1Thous. !bales

j Thous.
I bales

Thous. bales

I :

I

I

I

I Missouri

. 1. 5

1
1

266 I! 420

487 ii325 ;j 348 Il 411

180

I I Virginia

I 3. 3 1

26 304 1 460 1406 . 28 l

29

22

N. Carolina

1. 3

S. Carolina l . 6

I 587 ! 326
1, 014 j 280

.

1


454 384

376 317

1
j

604 j
755

710 864

460 670

Geor gia Florida

8 5

1 240 229 251148

286 242 192 !177

I 972 . 810

625

l 13

9

~~~=
Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana
Oklaho!na

1 1 :~
!. 1.0 2. 5 1 l. 0
II 5. 0

1.~~ iI~;~ ~2,.

287 589

,

302 293

.851 1259

1, 306 !143

1
I

~~

~~~!

II 1100 !367

377 . 1393

321 j259
1 206 ~~165

1.~~ ~, l.g~~ I :~

1,677 1,937 1 1,750
I 1, 322 ! 1, 394 1, 300

I 643

620

460

l565

634 1 450

Texas

2.5

6,240 jl60 !177 162 3,112 1 2,646 I 2,100

Ne;., Mexico 1 l. 5

117 ; 473 ! 488 !484

109 ! 116 I 118

~~~:ATE_~_l!_:_~ --+-~-1-8-,-00-8-~23li AC~rliizofonrani'a ~ 1 . 36

All other

2. 2

I !
I

I 153 415 f 453 1424

185

i 317 sse-:- j 521' 1583 l 424:

l 17 i 382
-iI

I 404

1!342

l
I

18

136 l
327 II 15 I

135 ' 385
12

UNI

29 3.li(l6=. 2!12, 293 J12, 230 10, 026

=!~~ I . 0
1./ Preliminary

i I I ~24 6.4!239 289

34.2

8.8

4.3

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

2./ Allowances made for interstate movement of seed cotton for ginning.

'J/ Included in State and U11i ted Stat e s totals.

CROP REPORTING BOARD

\.. .

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Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Ext ension Bui lding Athens, Georgia
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
: Form :B.AE-C-9/45-4710 Permit l,ITo. lQOl

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UNIIE.D 5TATE.S DE:PARTME.NT OF AGRIC,ULTURE..

G.EOR.iG l A

~CONOMICS

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UNIVERSITY OF ~I:.OR..d,IA COUJ.,GE. , 010 AGFI.JCUL.T~~E.

Athens, Georgia

September 13, 1945 GEORGIA CROP RITORT AS OF ' SEPT:ENBER l, 1945

ileather conditions during August vrere generally favorable for late feed crO})S, ~d in most areas good. p rogress wa!? made. The ir.dicated ce-rn yield is highest on record, hay "crops are the best in recent yeal"s, and the final out turn of sweetpotatoes ano. Irish 11otat oes i s' expected to be much abov:e average.

:i!lxcessive rainfall of Jul~r and most of August caused some damage to the peanut ru1d pecan crops and :prospective :production is belo\v the Augu.s t 1 report although the current })ecan p roduction still sets a nelflr high record. Damp cool ,,,eather of August Has ver;,..r unfavo:table for the cotton crop, and. the 1945 producti on is ex_:>ected to be the lo ~'re st s ince 1941.. _ Harvesting of peanuts, cotton and hays \ras delayed by the frequent sho;rers, but during and since the. last week of August good progress' has been made.

CORN: The abundan ce of moisture since early July has been favorable for the corn

crop , and the indicated productit:>n of 46,467,000 bushels is 14% above the

40,802,000 harvested in 1944. Yield ner acre is placed at 13.5 bushels or the

highest in the Stat e 1 s history.

'

TOBACCO: Production _of tobacco in 1945 is placed at 109,215,00 0 pounds or i6% l arge r than the 93,J80,000 })O U.YJ.ds harvested one year ago.

PEAl!UTS: Se~)tember 1 prospects point to a peanut production of 734,300,000 pounds

conparecc .\'lith 683, 620,000 po:.mds last year. Weather conditions <luring

August causeo. some decline in the indicated production~

\

.

p::-~ CAl'l'S: Unfavorable ,.,eather during the month caused a 4::~ decline in the current

pec2:,..YJ. cro-p . Pr.oducti on is placed D.t 39, 050, 000 pounds co mpared \'lith

33,500,000

'-)

tmn -

d

s

-

ln.

19!}4'.

GEORGIA

iJ.v"'BE.AGE i

YIELD PER AGPE

'=_==.=-rro-TA!J PH)lJJCTION (IN T!{()OSADDS)

CROP ,..

I b

! !
I

(ooo )
1945

;A -ve rage
11934-43

:I.MLtI--In--d-i.c1a~ted--r11j-=1A,_,.9,:v!>!e3:=r:4-a::g.:4e:..3~__411_ __,!,.1:t:.94::::4~~-+--..I:;n1:d;:i.c94a.:t.e:5d~,----

._,orn....... , . u~ 3,442

10.4 [ 11.5 1 13.5 i 43,561 I

40,802

46,467

~j'heat . : .. - .. - ..bu4 217 Oats ... - .........buJ 600

I 9.8 -l 13.0 j
19 .1 i 24.0

I 1~.0 1
21.5

1, 824 8,644 II

2, 964 13,080

2,821 14,700

Rye ..............bu~

19

6.9 i 8 .5

8.5

146

170

162

1./ Ray (a ll tame) ton i 1,433 i

.551 .48 I

.55 !

645 j

Tooq_cco (al1) 1b~ 96.7 i 914 i 980 'I 1,129 I 70,679 .

688 93,780

788 109,215

Potatoes,Irish bl!l4 Potato-es ,Sweet . bu~

27 94

63 j 47
74 j 88

Cott0n h .bales : 1,241

Peanuts (for :( & threshing)

licklinb.g~i

1,049

229 ! 286 706 \6 65

II

-76 88 242
700

j
I 1
l

1 1451 1
8 ,018
972 !

I I ]} 472,918

1,353 8,272
810
683,620

2,052 8,272
625
734,300

1

1

EERCEIJT CONDITION

j

Cowpeas, alone ; 191

73 ! 64

74: i

Soybeans, alone l- 84

74

61

81 l

I1!,

Peaches , t otal

crop, bu.

1.! ,

! 1

.

j 1, 997

Pears, total crop bu~

347 1

Pecans.... lb. j,___ 1-----'-------'-------~--~~; 5~~.!. J}

l/ Revised :-===--------

4,590 500
33,500

8 ,091 508
39,050

D. L. FIOYD -
Agricultural Statisticia~, In Charge (See ~eve rse side)
, .

ARCHIE LA.."JGLEY Agricultural Statistician

UNITED STATES .. QE1!XRAL CROP REPORT AS OF S!PTEMBER 1, 1945_
1fure seasonable temperatures and generally fa~rable moisture rese~es resulted in a net gain
for crop prospects during August . Corn, in particular, was benefited and the September 1 fore-
cast adds about 225 million bushels to the -estimate ..of a mont}]. ago.~- ~ Other crops sho\'1 gains, too. Oats, spring wheat, potatoes,- tobacco, ; s~ybea21s, sor?hum g~!Utlt tamft.h~, ~d ~ be~s . , and peas, are up from 1 to 8 pe:tc.ent . Offsethng these ga.:~.ns to some extent, are shghtly lower . prospects 'for cotton as -a result of inereased boll weertl infestatidift a decrease f-or rice lost . in the Texas hurricane, and for peanuts because of ;"Jet woather. 'Ihe net offect ctf these changes raises the aggregate total production about 3 pereent over prospects on August 1. !llle volume of the 1945 harvest as indicat.ed on September 1 would equal the total production of the tv;o out. standing years, 1942 and 1944, and would be S percent above 19431 11 percent over production in any other year, and 24 percent above tho 1923-32 "pro-drought" average.

Prospects for an impressive list of record and near-record crops tell the effects of wider use

of improved varieties, liberal applications of fertilizer, improved cropping practices, and

concentration of crops in the most adaptable areas. Of outstanding significance, too, has been

a growing season in which, thus -far, the beneficial effects of the weather on some crops have

outweighed the detrimental effects on others. Production estimates for most crops are above

a'!erage, notable exceptions Y~elQS per acre for some of

being cotton 1 rye 1 apples, the latter crops are above

sugarbcets, dry beans end_ broomcorn. average, but production ~s down because

of a reduced ac~eage. All crops listed in the record class a month ago still hold that dis

tinction. No,.., tobacco, soybeans and pears each promise to establish new peaks.

Food grain production surpasses the tonnage produced in any other yeCJX by over 2 million tons. The August 1 estimate placed winter wheat at 11 all-time record. .All wheat production amounts to 1,152 million buShels, 74 million bushels larger than any other U. S. wheat crop ever prod';lced. Estimated total production of 8 grain crops is 158 million tons. This would be the b~ggest grain to:tmage on record; exceeding last year's production, the previous high, by over 2 million tons and the 1942 ou~ut by over 3 million tons. Furthermore, it would be 14 million tons higher than any other year.

~: Production of about 3,069 million bushels of corn in 1945 is now indicated. !Illis repre-

. sonts an improvement in prospects of about 225 million bushels since August 1. Such a

crop would be exceeded only by the crops of 1942, 1944, and by that of 1920. The average yield

of 33,.3 bushels compares with 30.8 estimated on .August 1, 33.2 bushels .in 1944 and the average

of 26.8 bushels per harvested acre, and .has been exceeded only in 1~2. Un(!.er the favoring weather conditions in August most of the fields made , amaz.ing .progress. Some of ~he latest fi~ldsr

however, were just reaching the tassel stage by September 1, end thus' would req~re gooq grovnng ,

weather until late October.







,

W".dEAT: All wheat production is the highest on record according to the September 1 estimate of 1,152,270,000 bushels. The increase of 6 million bushels over the August 1 estimate is
due primarily to satisfactory progress of spring vlhcat hnrvest with a minimum of damage and loss.
The indicated all wheat production is 7 percent above last year's crop of 11 078,647,000 bushels, Dnd 46 percent above the 10-year average.

OATS: A banner oats crop, now estimated at 1,575,356,000 bushels, tops the previous high in 1920 by 131 million bushels. The current forecast is one-third larger than the 1944 pro-
duction of 11 1661 392,000 bushels and about a hal larger than the 193443 average.

P~rUTS: Prospective total production of 2,263,3601 000 pounds ofpeanuts .for picking and threshing as bdicated on September 1 is about 2 percent less than expected one month ago

but, if realized, will still be the largest peanut crop of record. Production this yeCJX is ex-

pected to exceed the 1944 crop of 2,110,775,000 pounds by 7 percent and the, l~ear average pro-

duction of 1,47813251 000 pounds by 53 percent.

-' ',

'

The higher production now indicated compared with last year is the result of &"'l incron5e in yield of 29 pounds per acre and an increase of 3 percent in acreage. In Georgia, the 19.45 peanut crop is expected to amount to more than double that of any other State except Texas.

PECANS: On the basis of condition reports about September 1, the pecan crop is indicated at a record-high of 147,770,000 pounds, only slightly below the 148,331,000 ~ounds indicated
a month ago. The 1944 production was 140,165,000 pounds and the 10-year (1934-43) average production was 97,346,000 pounds. !Uring August, pecan prospects declined in Texas, Mississippi, Georgia, and ,North Carolina, but these declines were nearly offset by improved prosp~cts in other States.

After five days return to United States Ihpartment of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics . 319 E:xt'ension Building .Athens, Georgia
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
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GEORGIA.
cJ~

Athens~ Georgia

October 15, 1945

GENERAL CRoP REPORT FOR GEORGIA AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1945

Abundant and at times excessive, rainfall over the greater part of the St::>.te during

much of September was favorable for late gro1.oJing crops but was responsibl e for con-

s iC!.erable delay i'n harvesting cotton, peanuts ~md hay. More hay \ras d.:,maged in the

field after being cut than usU:el. rields of most feed and food crops produced axe

good to excellent. Pecan p rospects on October 1 1 while slightly below the previous

month, .'p:Oirtt to a record high crop for the State.



Fair \'lea.ther during the last few days of the month favored prepar ation of land for so~!hig small grains end winter legumes. Good progress was made during this period wit~ tne lim~ted l abor supply.
Corn: Indicated production of 46,467,000 bushels is 14% above the 1941.~ crop of
40, 302,00 0 2~d 1%more'than the 10-year a ver age (1934-43). h ost p arts 9f the
St ate have the best yield p er e>.cre in many years.
Pe aimts: mth a probable yield of 700 pouncls per P.cre upon the 1, 049,000 acres
estim; .ted for picking a.nd threshing production should amou,nt to 734,300,pQC pounds or 7i; above the 1944 crop :- nd 55% higher than the lO~year o.ve r age. While continued \'lOt weather CPUSed some c:l smago to the crop the current Sk.t e yield is 2bo.ve tha t of ' lP.st ye E:,r <:'nd. almost e q_ual to the C'.ver2.ge yi eld.

Hoy: Yi elds p er A.cre e>.r0 r ep orte d th o highest in s eve ral years 2nd d espite mnch unf c:.vorr.ble harvesting weath<Jr the crop of 831,000 tons will rank next_ tp ~J;le
r ecord 872,000 tons produced in 1943.

_Pecenst The 1945 crop \..rill set a r e cord producti~on for the State - 38,500, 000; :

~ af

poun ds comp 2.red 1.o1ith 33,500,000 l ns.t yei'.r ~nd 21,538,000 for th e- t on-yer.r

"'.Ver.qge . Prospects h!'l.Ve f rtlLm off slightly from the pr0vious month due to some

diS e!'>,SO d.qmn.ge ,.,ncl shedding CPUSOd by tho 1!!8t wer.ther.

GEO:.qGI.A

I AcRt!.""AGE

'Yn::m PER 1\CBE

1 TOTAL pmDUCTION (n:r TEOUSJiJDS)

CROP -

' (ooo) - 1 Avo r nge 1

1Indicated 1Avor age t

1 Indicated

ro... 1915 11934-43 I 1944 I 1945 1 1934~43 ' 1944

Corn .. .. ... bu. 3;H2 j 10o4

llo5 i 13.5

43~561

40,802

4 81,494g5; r' - -

bu. 'I!Jheat ........... bu
Oats .... .' . ..

217 600

9.8 19,1

2134~0 00

I
. 1,

2143~.50

1~824
8 844

2,964 . 13,080

2,821 14,700.

Rydo;;. bue.

19

6.9

8.5

8.~

146 1

110

.~. '162

Hay (all truno).ton . 1,433

.55

Tobacco (all} lb. 96.7 I 914

'l Potatoos,Irish bu..

27 I 63

Potn.toe Cotton

s-1Sw. .e.otbol~bsu

.

94 1,240

. :

74 229

! .48 i

.58

980 1,129 .

47 I 76

88

93

286

238

i. ..645 1 688

i j 70,6'79 . i 1/93, 780

i 1,451

1,363

8,018 . 8,272

1 972

810

. 831 109;215
2,052 8, 742__
:-1&: .

Pcanuts(for picking
& thre shing) lb. 1 1049

7.06 - 665

700

I
!

472,918

l:1/683,620

I

Peache.s,total crop

bu.

I>e=s, tot'Jl crop bu.

PecAns . lb.

IT'Bevisod

.

.. 4,997

4y590

347 21,538

i
i

500 33,500

St o.te

PECJ.lirs BY STATES .. ALL vBIETIES

'

Avern~e
1934-43

' Production 1944

'lbousa."ld pounds

Indic e~tcd )945

' ...

..

. : . . .'[JNI.TED , S.TA.."'ES

..~ :.

G/:'~..

9iRJ~:P

RF,'ro~T -~
; ..,. ~ ~

} . Ot l9cW.$EJi'l,:, l945

j._ - ~ ,lj

-

..

. .

National cro1;; prospects ~ecline~ .-?nly slightl-y".au-ring ~pt.ember as a ~.esult _of. weather .that

adv:ersely- af:rected some 1.mporta.nt_crops. Wet weat}ler, so!lle drought, ~rlreme$ l.ll-_,_~e~r.a,tmg

and early frosts al~ ,ccmtrib:u.~!fd :_to ~he" :;om~~at lowe:~:' :P~.oSp.~.c::t~. :f? :t so_me Cl,"op_s ..J.n.?icate( October 1. Agg+egq..te tptal. Cl'Qp. :pl'Oduchon.; however, shl;l p"rtlt!iis~s - an output equal to.t',

produced in either 6~ the exceptio-nal yea;rs 1942 and 1944. The total is eJq>ected to. exce~

pro,duction .in the 24 J?ercent. Eoo.d

bgri,gg,_i;r1ieap':t":.1:o1d~9c4t3i0onbiys

about "6 . .the. .lar

perc gest

ent and ,and- fee

the 1923-32 11 dpTod'l;l.ction.

pr th

e..drough e :.:second

t 11 la

a'\t~raga b l'geqt on

y

record .'Ihe forecast for e;orn.at 3~078.. million.-bushels.is not liiU:ch :different than indicat~d a month ago.; ' ~ly Se,ptEnnb~r' : ~-at4)~.:pxomoted .a-apid dovclopiil:et,. but ki1Hng~:frostsB;t; the - ijri,d

of the month and in early October caught some late corn before maturity .

Prospects fell off during September for some e'rops that had not already reached maturity, or

that were at the harvest stage, namoly cotton, sorghums, soybeans, dry beans, ond buckwheat.

The outlook for corn, peanuts, sugar beets and rice is down in some States, but reductions are

more or less offset by gains in other States. Tobacco, potatoes, sweetpotatocs and some other

crops shovr net gains over a. month ago.

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Notwi tnstanding the lower pr.ospects for $oma crops, thO aggioegate total production- indicated

on October 1 includes record crops of wheat, oats, rico, soybeans, peanuts, tobacco, pe?Ches~

pears, early and midsea.son oranges~ . grapefruit, .almonO.s, hops and truck :erops. or market!' Near-

record crops of hay~ potatoes, flc:xsced~ sugarc:me and grapes are expected as well, as big crops

of corn ~d sorghum grain, and above average crops of barley and sweetpotatocs. Production

estimates for cotton, rye, apples,- sugar bec.ts, dry beans and broomcorn are bel<?w average,

however

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. .

coroa. Corn production is estimated at 3,078 million bushels on the basis of October 1 conditions.

This is an improvement of _9 million bushels over the September 1 forecast. Such a crop,

would be the third largest of record, exceeded only in 1942 and 1944o The av9rago. _yiel.d of 33.4

bushels per 'harvested aer.e compares with 33e3 bushels forecast on &3ptcmber 1, with 33.2 bushels .

in 1944, and the average of 26.8 bu$hols, and was exceedQd only in 1942., 'Ihese estimates of

production and yield include corn for all purposes ~ - for grain, silnge, forage, bogging and

grazing.

'

WHEAT: :Production of all wheat, now indicated at 1,149,825, 000 bushels, remains the 'largest on :. record, exeeeding the previous record crop of 1,078,647,000 last ye:::r bi near~y 7 percent.

All spring wheat prqduction of 312,856,000 bushels is nem-ly eqUc."ll to last year s crop of .

314,574,000 bushels, The decline from lnst m'ontb in the estimate. of all spring wheat producb.on

is a little less tha."'l 2! million bushels.

: ... .

OATS: The Nation's first 1~ billion bushel oats ~rop has been attained~. lJhe current estimate ..

of 1, 583,650,000 buslle ls exceeds tho previous record crop of . 1920 by 139 million bushels.

Current production exceeds the 1944 production of 1,166,392,000 bushels b:,: ~6 ,;Percent; and is .

about one-half larger than the 1934-43 ave:r.age. . .



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TOBACCO: Production of tobMcb is indicat-ed at 2,037 million ponnds, a new high record. This

.

courpares/ with l a st year's record of 1,950 111illion J?Onnd_s :md is aln:ost 2 pe-rcent .

h~gber than vras forocast ln.st month.





PEANUTS: The prospective all time high p:mduction of pe::mutsfor picking Md . threshing i~

placed at 2,260 million ponnds based on October l"'indic"l.tions. 'This reflects very

little change in product~on prospects frorn thos.e L~dicate. d n. nonth n.go. The pr~sent estimate
exce?ds tho }1144 c::op _by 7 percent and is 53 percent above. tho: lQ-ycar (l934-43).avoragc pro-

ductwn of 1,478 m~lho~ pounds . ,

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P:EDANS: Pcc::an crop production ,prospects droppc'd 4 percent during September nnd the crop is now

est~m atcd at 141,533,000 pounds., ~1is is still slightly highet . th~ the 1944 crop of

140,165,000 pounds, and is 45 percent lm-ger tbro:l the l(}..year (1934~3) aver<'.ge. T'ne Texas crop

0?0 this y~ar, es"!;imatc~ at 33, 7501
resulhng from hurncane --drunage

1n

ponnds, August.

is 25 pcrccn~bll<?vt~9:14 pr?duci;i.on, :Prospects m Goorg:~;a contmp.e at a

p~t h~gh

of tho ~oss level w~th .

38,500,000 ponnds expected, an increase of 15 percent' over 1944 .In Oklahoma 6l_percent increase

over 1944 in the seedling crop brings that ;tdc's 1945 tot.al production up to 42,SOO,OCO ponnds .

.Appre~iably b,etter produc-tion ~rospe~ts for 1~5. ?Xe al~o . in~ic~tc~ i:; .N9rtb Cu~olina, South

Cn:rolma, Ale..oOl!la, .Arkansasi Missour_1 1 . apd Ilhno1s, wh1le Missl.Ssl.ppl. and FlO>r~da show some

reduction from last year. ,



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SWEE'I!POTATOES: Production of S\~etpQ. t~to-es is -i~dica. ted_ t~ be 69~'07l,OOQ : pv.~hels, com.p:m:~d . with

. '71 1651,000 _'j)~i?l,els in 1~ ond too 10-yenr (1934-43) average .o_f 67 ,GS,9,000

bushels.

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FARE PRICE. RB?ORT AS OF OCTOBER 15, 1945

GEDRGIA: 1'1i th fev! exceptions prices being received by Georgia farmers on Oct'ober 15

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vrere at about the s'ame level as for the preceding .month. The current

cdl commodity index of 182 is 1 point .above a month'ago and 4.points higher than

the October 15, 1944 :igur~ of 178. Grains sho\n.Ted a decline of 4 points from last

r:onth, but tl:i s was more than offset by a 7 point gain in the chicken and egg group

caused .bY a:n incre,ase in the :9rice of eggs. Declines in potato and hay prices

C?-U:sed a ~ point drop in the misce~.laneous index.

>JN ITED ' STATES: Substantial gains in prices received by farmers for truck crops~

grains, and e9tton '!;Jere primarily respo::1.si ble for a 2 point upturn

i~ the general leyel of prices received by farmers to 199 per cent of its August

1909-July 1914 average in mid-October according to the U. S. Ile'Partment of Agricul-

ture. A 2 point upturn during the month enO.ed October 15 placed the ip.dex 5 points

over a year ago. October parity prices reached another new 25-year high as prices

paicl by farmers for com~odities, interest and taxes advanced 1 point for the second

consecutive montl;l. At 175 in October, the parity index vias 5 points up from October

1944.

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Higher crop prices accounted for p!'actically all of the upturn in the general
agricultural price level during the month ended October 15 . r ecovering 5 of the 11 . :~oint drop in the crop price inci.ex d'~ring the preceding month. Truck crop prices jumped 22 points \1ri th ca:o:lot shipments about 4 per cent lo~J.rer d.uring t,he four 1..recks ended O~tober 20 than du:dng t h e preceding -four 1r1~ek period. Shar:;,> increases in p'rices of wheat, r:,re ano. rice lifted the food grain index 8 points desl')i.te p!'os~Jects for record 1:.rr..eat and rice crops this year. Tobacco prices also rose 8 points. Cotton prices rose to thei:::- highest level since Sepj;ember 1925 as that index jumped 5 points. The feed grain and hay index \vas up 3 po.ints vrith supplies of th9se commodities about 7 per cent larger than in 1944. Fruit prices were up 2 points and th e oil crop index declined 3 })Oints. Carlot shipnents of app les, gra}>es and grapefruit during the 4 ''reeks ended October 20 'llrere seasonallyheavier than during the same p eriod in September and shipments of peaches, pears, lemons and oranges declined 'but total carlot shipmen t ,s of fruit increased about a sixth.

The index of livestock anq livestock product prices decreased during the month and,
'>.t 202 in mid-October vms 1 point 19\:e:r that1 on September 15 but 3 points above a J ear ear11 e r. The poultry and egg index advanced 3 points. DairJ product price increases were less than usual but the . index advanced~ points. Milk and egg prociuction was dotm. seasonn.lly in October. I:ent !'..nimal pr'ices declined fl.S be ef cattle price s continued to go lo,.rer. Hog sl~,ughter cieclined, but slc-.ught er of cattle, c a lve s, sheep and lambs during the four 1-re eks ended October 20 1r1ere up compared to the preceding {our vJeeks.

COTTOH lint prices continued to advance at local farm markets during the month ended Oct ober 15, rising nearl~r six-t enths of a cent to a new 20-year high, 22.30 ,
cents per pound. This lifted. the index to 180 per cent of the 1909-14 average.

Meat Animals: The October 15 index of meat animal :prt'ce s vms 202 per cent o.f the

1909-14 average, 5 points lower thn.n for September 15 but still 1

point higher t~~n on October 15, 1944.



Demand for farm products showed no sign of \"leakening in October as prices for most
mn.jor procl.ucts e.dv-2.,nced. Declines in industrial production, employment and income -per inclustri2.l vrorkor inc.icat e a decline in consumers 1 income, but app~rcntly this has not y e t been serious enough to affect expenditures for foo&. Ey mid-O~tober some of the durable goods manufacturing inciustries hn.d at least partially reconvertal
and were producing pence time goods. A 1 point increase in the index of -prices paid by farmors . fo~ coonodities during the mohth c~ded October 15 continued the new ,rise
stn.rt ocl last nonth and estt:.blished n new record high since 1920. At 182 per cent of the 1910-14 average , it vms 6 points higher th..<1.n a y e2r ago. Adjusted to a 1919-
29 base the mid-Octo'ber index \n!as 114, and adjusted to n 1934-39 base 146, both l
point higher than a month earlier.

PRICES ruG.EIVED BY F.Ai]JERS OC'IOBE:R 15, 1945 VIT:I COl:lP.llRISmJS

COLJL:ODITY AND UliJ'IT
~hcP..t, . Bu.

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lJ.ug. 1909 : Oct 5 !July 1914 : 1

!, Scpto : Oct.
15 : 15

: ~g:a~09-= Oct.
: July 1914 ; 15

: Sept. : Octo : 15 ; 15

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: 1944 : 1945 : 1945 &

: 1944 : 1945 ; 1945

1$ 1;,24

1.67 1 1;,62

I ,as

1.42

145

1,.51

Corn, Bu, Oats , Bu.

I $
I$

I .91

1.5sj 1.55

.67

1.10 i ;,81

.86

Irish PotP..tocs,~ $ 1.12 ,1 2;,00 1 2,20

2.15

1;12

1.13

;40 .70

,66 1,41

58

c .63
1 . 2 6

S.'1Gct Pot :".toos ,Eili $

Cotton, lb.

I l

.83

1;,90 1, 2o25

12,6

1 1

.:31;,4

I
j 221

180 22e3

j 88 I1
124

I 1;85

2;,07

I 21;2

217

180

! Cottonseed, tor_ $

Hay

(laos~)

'
ton

j
1 $

24,39

53.00 j' 52.00

52.00

1

I I 17.85 I 18,00 i:~ 20o00 . l9o00

22;,55 1
I
1187!

52.70 15.20

51.40
I I
1430

14,30

Hogs, per cwt. i $ 7,33

Beef cattle, cvrv.! $ 3.87
~.1ilk cow, heM. Ij $ l/33.85

! llorooo, head

$ 158.15

I f/,ulcs, head . . $ .. ..,

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,Eutterfat, lbo 25,7

I,~ilk (wholc sclc) I

per 100#

! $ 2.42

Cowpc.os, bu. Soybcnno, bu,

!$
i$ ' .

1 12,60 i 14.00

1 8.20, 9.ao

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I 1 73.00 75.00

i 117.CXJ 120,00

i 198.00 j l85,00

14;,00

1~
I

9.80

i I 1 8o.co 120.00

I I 18500

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44.0

li 45,0

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45,Q

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!, 3}4.10! l}lJ:olO i l:J4.15 i

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I I 3o201 4o00

3o50 4o00

7,27

13.80

542

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I 48,00 1 102.00

136.60

720 10

14;.10 1 12.00 111.00 62.80

15390 i 106,00 lOleOO

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3ol51 2.041

i 3;53
2;071

14;.10 ll.40 112.00 60.60 99.70 243 426
2.06

Peanuts, lb.

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5,0

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8.0 ! 8,3
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8.1 I

4.8 i 77 ! 8.3 1 8.1

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j) Avero,ge J enu cry . 19l0 - I5cccnbor 1914.

2/ Ibos not include dc:liry production pa;vnents . l'rcl.inin~ for October 15, 194:5.

I NDEX NU!.lBERS OF ?PlCES :RECEIVED BY FlillHE:RS lN G:WRGI.A (August 1909-July 1914 - 100)

Oct. 15, 1944

Sept .. 15, 194:5

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~t~on & Cottonseed

"'rrons

Meat Aninals

Ihiry Products

Chicken & Eggs

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Frui. ts Miscellaneous

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\178

181

182

175

180

181

166

163

159

195

225

225

164

167

168

220

241

248

252

182

185

140

150

147

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GEORGIA CROP P.E'10~ AS OF NOVEl{BER _1, 1945

Octobe~ weather conditions were generall favorable for harvesting crops and satisfadcry progress was made in most sections of the State. The shortage of cotton pickers has delnyed harvest of this crop in most areas of north Georgia e.nd many fields were 'llhi te en :-eport date. .An abundance of moisture has been favorabl .e for preparing land., seeding small grains and winter legumes~ and good progress has been
ma.c1e despite the tremendous job of harvesting this year's large production with a limited amount of f a rm labor~

Current production of corn, hay, tobacco, lrish potatoes, Swe etpotatoes, pea.l'lUts,
sugarcane s;1rrup, pears and peca.'l.s Jill exceed the 1944 outturn. Cotton and sorghum
syr1.1.p production \'!ill be smaller tha,..'l. last year.

'COBN: The 1945 corn nroduction is estima.tect at 48,1S8,000 bushels, compared ,.fith 4o,eo2,QOO bushels harvested one year ago. Yield per acre is placed at 14.0
bushels, t'lhich is the highest yield ever produced :tn Georgia.

PEAlWTS: Picking and threshing of this y e ar 1 s peanut crop is \tell advanced a.'1d an
indicated yield per acre is 675 lbs. resulting in a tot a l production of 708~075,000 lbs, OOLlp nred v;ith 683,620,000 harvested in 1944. The current crop is
4% above l a st year and 50% l a rger .tha.'1 the . ten year average (1934-43) production of
472,918,000 lbs,

?EC.Al~S: :frequent hea,:y rains o.uring the late su.mmor cellsed more damage to the

pecan crop thM \>l&.S expected ee.rlier in the season and the Hov'::mb er 1 in-
dic8t.; d production is _pla.ced at 36,850,000 -pounds or 4~ _b elo\t the October l pro-

duction and 10% above tbo 33, 50Ci;QOO lbs. harve sted in 1944, Excessiv-e moisture
':ras: favorable ;fpr' disea;ses ' and rQ~o,Tts ind~cate that the qu 1'11ity is not up- to

s.tandard in sG>me sections. The curr ent es timate is as follot-rs: Improved varieties

30,954,'000

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Seedlings
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:,T.:.n.a...lcat ed :, -Ave r .':'.ge:

: I n d i c a t e d \ :.

1944 ; 1945 . 1934-43: 1944 ; 1945_ _

Corn

bu. : 10.4 11.5 : 14~0

HF~y {all tame)

.tO.ns ;

.55

.48:

.58

Tobacct'> ( nll)

!9ilf. :930. 1129.

Potatoes, Irish

: 63. : 47.

76.

Pot n.toe s, S\'lee t

bu. : 74. : 88.

93.

Cotton

b al e s :229. : 286.

252.

P ea'1uts

lbs .

(For picking & threshing)

Sorghum Syrup

g al s .

Sugarcane Syrup

gals,

Poars, total crop

bu.

P e canr;

lbs.

:706.
. 56.
:130.
:

..:665.

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:132,

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675,
57 154.

43,561: 40,802: 48,188

645: 688:

G31

70,679: 93t 780: 109,215

1,451: 1,363: 2,052

8,018: 8,272: 8,742

972: . 810: . 650

.. 472;91S; 683,_629: 70S, 075

1' 261: 1, 210:

912

4,359: 4,356: 5,236

347: 500:

502

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Archie Langley Aer i cultur p,l St C~.t i st i c i nn

D. L. ~loyd
Agricultural Statistician in Ch.<trge
(See Re verse Side)

UNITED ST.AT.ES - GENERAL CROP REPORT AS Or" iTOVEMBER ,1., 1945

Prospective total crop production for the United States dcclinpd slightly during October, cm.d is no,., o. little below the recorci productions of 1942 <'-"lei 1941. Prospcct.s fo-r nost of the najor lo.te crops are lower th.:m. a Month c.go. SorghUM grain end tobc.cco m-e the oain exceptions. ll..lthoush a ided naterially by good r.1.aturing vroathcr in tho latto1 hnlf of October, corn prospects decli.11.od slightly t'.S dooage :froM frost bcco..r:~c r.10re cvid.ent. The expected crop is 3,074 oillion bushe ls. :ll1e first 2 billion poi.,nd tob :1cco crop over produced is r..ostly in the curing bo:rns or
in ::1Drket ch&.nelso Even: though October wodhcr i7as oostly favorable for ha:z:vost, previous detri::1ontd effects , on sonc crops 1 of l ateness in pl:mting, retarded J?lorit growth, dclcys in f;-:x;1:;.nr; opcro::.t i ons;. vnd frostsf could not be ovcrcooo.. liS a result, tho outlo:ok for cotton. dro:Jpocl 411 thouscm.d bdcs di.tring October: &>:;,>boon production is dovm 6 Million bushels, potatoes 5 ;Ji] .lion bushels~ ar::.d pcsnuts 86 million pou...'1ds.. Prospects for swcctpotatocs, dry bouns, pocnns
n.."'ld sone fruits ond ethel' c:cops also declined..

Duri.11.g the first half .of October the vroather wE'.s too cool and too vJet from .Alrcbnr.J.a to T~xas <md. fra n 2\lichi gon to MaL."'leo In most of the country, however, Octobe1 weather was nlnost idod in macti:J.g tho needs o:? c:co:ps cmd fnxners~ In a few scattered areas rai:'ls occ1'1.sionolly in1uerrupted Il"rogr css , ond l occily sono spots we r e i;oo dry. On the vJholc, on c:rlcndod period of fair weather pc:..n i~/ud. rcsunption of hc=vesting operations ~nd other field -.'IOrk whic.c'l were nlnost at a standstill in r.wny soc"wions ac the be ginning of t he Month. Dry, suru:q wce.thcr f avored oaturing of the h .t0 ~~o:;:' s It 1ms cxccpt ion:olly helpful in d1ying out the corn crop in the iMportont North Com;rcl St o.tc s, vrherc :t'rosts in tho first thircl of Octobe r c3l.lght on cypreciable c.croagc of corn in vo:rious st a ges of i r:naturi ty. ?all plowing oncl wheat seeding r:;ade good progress except where
t h o pressure of ha..""Vosting l a te crops offered. serbus CODJ?cti tion.

PEG,',."TS~ Cro:ps snn.ller then expected e.re bocon i:::cg np}?nrent in mst States as pecan harvest
gets und.er we..ys 'Ihe United Sto.te s crop is now estinated at 135,960,000 :pounds 4 perc0::1t bdow tllG. October l for e cast~ but cxccocled. onl y by th0 194<1 record crop. The prospe c- . tivu c:rop is 6 po:cccn;G l oss tha.'l l 94t1 pro duction : but 40 percent lm-ger then the 1934- 43 avera ge .Abovo--c:verc.go crops arc indj co.tocl for r:ll pecan :?rod.ucing states , oncl only Florida , Mississippi, lou~ siBila "'ncl Tcxns eXJ?ecc ro(;.uctions froo 194'l o
i.

In lTorth Cnrolina 0- ln.te fall pcrnitted a longer growing period, noking for better naturity.
Trees frui tccl ho<tvily <>nd nuts axe wGll filled, S:>ptcnber rcins in South Carolina c aused considcr;tb.le nilclevr 2nd sco.i1 ~ which rod.uce cl the _crop o Geor,...ia has a rolati vely heav:r crop, but
q_ua..~- i ?Y. ::1ay not_be up to thfl u.~.<>l stanC.nrd, In 1Uabenn size ancl quo.l ity nrc inferior as :pro ..
l o:1cea 0.ry. weatnc r in .l.nte s.'.r.l.'1f,r Gaused unusually heav.r shedding Md t.hc ror:w,ining pocnns are no c ,':'~' ~1. f1~led. 'L1.c i'lli ss.i.rs l p;J j. crop f a iled. to r.nturo properly nnd inf erior que.lity is expected. Cono J. ';::.r:Jr"s ~1.:1 Ark2-TJ.so::.s ancl .l)l_1.i bi a::1a arc v ery spotted. In general, seedlings in .A.rkenso::.s wd
lv1.:r:.s:.::::.'h:. p r xl.u.ccd better -:;EJ_;: s i hcn d.i cl tho inpi'ovcd varieties ond crops in the hill &eas .qre

bette r t hen "Gl-:!c so in tho 1-JT: le:..:. i;:;.,



CROP

Corn, ell
Hay : all tenc Pea..'lds ]} P ot2.toc s Sy;()c tpo tatoos Tobncoo
So r gh.uo s irup Sugcorcono sirup Poc QJ.1.S

bu. ton lb. bu. bu. lb.
gal. gal.
lb.

]} Picked. anc:l threshed.

..} 1944 :ir.i.ary H945

26.8 1.34 .:
728 124 .0
84.2 926
57.4 156

33,2
1.41 670 1 3 0 . -1 92.9 1,117
62.5 159

33.3 1.52
672 151.4
94~5
1,126
61.7 175

2,433,060 3,228,361 3 ,073,966

77, 415

83 ~ 8;45 .. 90 , 477

1 t 478,325 \2 'J.lQ;,?jp' 2,174",375

375,.091 3'79,436" . 430,773

67,059

71,651

67,275

1,392,390 l,9E0, 213 2,050,462

12,862

12,197

10,488

20,890

21,506

22,000

97,346 140,165

135,960

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Miss. Uellie M. Ree s e , Libr~rian,

State Qolleg~ of Agri.,

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.'GEORGIA - lJOV'El.i:BER 1 COTTOiT P.EPORT
~ .. ; . .

A Georgi~ coyton crop of about 650,000 bales (500 pounds gross weight) will be

yeg;r harvested this

according . to. ..Novl:lmber 1 i:n<iic.ations .assembled by th~ Crop

is Re:oorting :Soar.C: qf-. th,e United States De::_3artment of Agricu1 ture : Thi~ a reduction .

of 20% from th~ 8lp.-6oo ~ale cro_:p'_of 1~14 _and !33% belotT th.e ,terr-~ear ' av~ragc . .

(1934--13) of "972:; 000 bales. ~e indicated .lint .yield per acre ;is plaaed at 252

pounds compared. with ~ the record :hi-gh 1944 -yield ~-of 286 -pounds and 229 fcir the ten-

? ear averag e: .Yields over the northern 'half .of the State -are mostly .good to excelh'rt

but ._ in sou~. b.~rn te'rritory rang e generally fro.m poqr _to fair with good -yields in some

localities. -



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Except -f -or several days of ,..,-et tveather just after -the tv1entieth the month of October

\W.s gen erally favorable for _cotton picking over .the entire State. Earlier contil\tied

rain s of September had darr.ag~d gr9de of cotton open at that time, ' hu.t the ' part -of

the crop opening later has been turning out a gooa. g_uali ty of the ginned product.

Practically the entire crop in southern Georgia has - been -pjcked, but many fields iri

the northern part of the State are 't-lhi te wi'th picking labor very short. More money

than usual in the :pockets of labor e rs together 'l".ri th shortage of meat rations is keeping considerable hired la,bor out of the fields despit ~ a higher picking 1Nage

rat_e this year.



Probable production in northern Georgia is expected to be about 1% belo't-! last year, :

in the mid-St a te area a reduction of about 28%, and in southern about 27%1ess than

in 1944. Estimated acreage for the State is lot.,est since 1868._ :Sureau of Census

ginnings prior . to lirovemb e r 1 were 468,000 running bales compared with 654,000 to the

sam~ date in 1944 and 753,000 in 1943.

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GEORGIA MAP SROtHNG ESTIE.A.TED PRODUCTION 1945 AND FINAL PRODUCTION FOR 1944 & 1943

7 I.
194581,000
( 1944-
9~ ~' 72,500

\ Non-Cotton _;-
I'-._I.'-. ._r ~
1945 - 9;1,,00~ . ~II~ 1944 - ;oo& 1945-

1945 production indicated by crop

- _prospe cts November 1.
_

STATE

1945

65Q,'OOO

C . . .. 88 ~00

-

1:943 -

108

'

\ ... 500

:. 57 \

'

O1O9O4~E-~~E\R-T-O.N-

-

ATE$% 70, 000 _

1944

810,000

-~

,

:

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L.._......-



1945-

1945-103,000 ( .

1943

847~000

Districts shown are Crop Reporting Districts and
NOT Congressional

103,000

c \ 19451944 - 145,000 ~ 102,000

Districts.

1944-144,000 l

'

. MACON

\1944-136,000

1943 -

136

'

000

;

1943 -..,._137,ooo

OL~UH:SUS

-~ : -

S1943-131,5oo
L . .-~- '.

... .

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vu.l~-{v~L
945- 4'7~000 ~1945-

~/,

1 (';~-~h
....._ . 1945- 9,000

194461,000

r. ~B.'

49 000 1944- 72,500

r;.l"
__j 1944- 11,000 ';)

I

h

1943 - 66,000 1943 - 86,000

;;j 1943 - 21,500 N

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uNITED STATES - COTTOl{ REE'04T AS OF NOVEWmR 1,1945

-'

u. s. The Crop Reporting Board of the'

Department of Agriculture makes the followin~

rep/ort from data furnished by. crop correspondents. field statisticians, and .?a-

operating State agencies. The final outturn of cotton will depend upon whether thE

varlous influences affect_ing the crop during the remainder of the season are more

or less favorable than usual.

STATE

:ACREAGE : '

y LINT YIELD PER ;PRODUCTION(Ginnings) :CENSUS GHT.-

FOR :

HARVESTED AC~ :500 lb. gross wt. bales :N!~~~- TO_~OV.

:HARVEST :Average:

: Indi.... :Average:

:1945crop:l, 1945

: 1945 1934- ;. 1944 : cated .1934- ; 1944 :indicated:

: (PHEI,IM): 1943

Ii 'l'hous. Acres

Lb.

II

Missouri.

266

420

1945 1943

:Nov. 1

Thous. i Thous. i Thous.

Lb. Lb. Bales . j Bales J Eales

!

I

487

361 j 348 1' 411 . 200

T "-
Thous. run-
ning bales
44

I ! I Virginia....
N.Caroli~a

1
j

26 , 304

460 406 1

587

326 l 454 . 360

28 604

29

22

710 I 440

5 208

! S. Carolina. ~ J 1, 014 1 280 j 384 303 j 7.55 1 864 i 640

418

-1- Qe~r~i~.:...!.:..ll~40 _1 _ ~2~

28.. _j_ _252_ _J_ _ ~7~ .;_. _8.!_0_, __650______468__

Flonda l 25 1 148 l 192 l 154 i 24 i 13 1

8

6

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I

I l

I

.

l

I I I Tennessee 599

319 I 409 I 397 I 498 562 i 495 '

! l I 1.~-labama l 1, 374

236 f 339 ! 327 1 1 010 JII Cl06

935

170 729

Mississippi. I 2,287 j 302 400 340 ! 1,677 1,937 ! 1,620

983

i Arkansas . i 1,589 1 293

Louisiana. 851

259

377 321

! 347 ! 1,322 i 1,394 i 1,150

223 l 643 620

395

I
I

417 302

Oklahoma i: 1,306

143

206

108 ,,. 565 ll 634

295' Ii

Texas....... l 6,240

160 . 177 145 i 3,112 12,646 1,880 . t

Ne"\7 Mexico l 117 i 473
i Arizona j 153 t 415
Califo_rnia 317 ~ 588

488 488 1 109 1 116

453

398 1 1 85 11 136

521 575 1 424 ' 327

I

119 127

!
I
I

380 i

i All other,

17 l 382 , 404 j 341

18

15

12

108 1,145
44 34 72
2

i UNITED STATES 18 ,OOS

!

I

l

231.0] 293. 5j 249.7 12,293 : 12.230 9, 368

5,154

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y Allowances made for interstate movement of seed cotton for ginning. A 500 lb.
gross weight bale represents . approximately 480 lb. net lint. ~ Included in State and United States totals. Groun principally in Arizona, New
Mexico, and Texas.

CHOP REPORTING BOARD

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Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension. Building Athens, Georgia
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Form B.f>;E...C-11/ 45--.3558 Permit No. 1001

Penalty for Private Use to Avoid Payment of Postage $300

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UNIVER!'>Py OF 6E.Of'..6lA COL.Lf.OE. OF AC.RI Clii...1. 'URE.

Athens, G~orgia
November l9, 1945

GE.O~GIA AG.RICUt..TUflAI.. \'.XTf..N5tON 5l!:.RVIC.f..

PRODUCTION OF LESPEDEZA SEED SETS NEW RECOBD FOR G'EORGIA

The 1945 estimated lespedeza seed production in Georgia is plac~d at ,25 1 100,000

pound-s of ti]:resher-run seed compared with 12,400,000 pounds one year ago, or an

increase of 102%. Tlie very large crop. is due to more acreage ~d a record high

yield per acre.



Acreage that will be harvested for seed is estimated at 88,000 compared with 65,000 in 1944 and 40,000 in 1943. Yield per acre is expected to reach the record high of 285 pounds. Last year's y}eld was 190 pounds and in 1943 the yield was 200 pounds.

The most important varieties are Kobe, Iorean, and Sericea.

Lespedeza-Seed Acreage, Yield, and Production for Georgia for 1940 through 1945

Year .
1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945

Acreage

. .... -- ..

-

18,000 27,000 35,000 40,000 65,000 88,000

Yield (1bs .:)
185 200 211 200 190 285

Production (lbs.)
3,330,000 5,400,000 7,400,000 8,000,000 12,400.000 25,100,000

After Five Days Return to . ~nited States Department of Agriculture '--- Bureau of Agricultural Economics
319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia

Penalty for private use to avoid payment of poS'tage $300

OFFICIAL BUSINES~ ~: G~: r : ~~ ~ ~: _~: ~e 3 S C Librarian,

o t "-'vo,~.J :-;;; '..;o...:.:.. ;., ~::: :.~?

~n~ g r,. i . t

Form BAE-F-11/45-.636

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.i'.tZ.~:;n s Ga .

Per~it No. 1001

UNITED ST~ES LESPEDEZ.Ar-SEED PRODUCTION THIS Y'E.Alt MAY BE
..~~ PERCEl!T 1~l~r.. TI\~10RD119~ ~Rei;

Production. of lesped~'z~ seed th:..f~-- yetir "is 1:f~recast a 247 mU1ion pounds of thresher-
run seed, 10 percent smaller t han the , . ~ecot::d - crop o-f?74~2 million ' po u~,'n d.s. laf!t year, t but about tw:i:ce the .10.:.jr.ear ,(1~34-43} average' of 122',324,000 pounds~ However,

because of the la'rgest carry.;..over on record, supplies of lespedeza s.eed for planting

next year are indipat.e.d to' be nearly : 6 perc~mt larger than in 1944.

'

Decrease in production fr.om last y!,~~ i~ , attribut.ed to. a reduction in acreage, wl:/
more than offsets the slightly larger yield per acre e~ected this year. Smaller-

crops this year than last are indicated for Missouri, Kansas, Alabama, and Louisiana.

Larger crop's are in prospect in 8 . states .:.... Indiana, Illinois, Virginia, North

:

Caro~ina, Sout~:. 9e.:roljna; Georgia, KE;:n:tucky, and Tenness.ee. Cr.ops e..qual to last yea~

. are indicated for Mississippi and Arkansas. . .

The .l ,l531 700 acres of lespedeza expe.cted to be harvested for seed this year is 13

percent below -the .1944 record of 1, 318,600 .acres, but 85 percent larger than the

average of 622,520 acres. The sharp decline in the Missouri acreage, . which in 194~

accounted for nearly 40 percent of the total acreage of lespedeza seed in the United States, more than offset~ . the increases . over last year ip 8 of . .the 14 producing . . 7 state.s. ~he smaller acreage for. seed in .Missouri is t~.ttJ"ibuted to the very large .

carxy--over, lou er prices than last. yea;r, smaller prospective .yielde because of: ab-. normal weather, and need for hay in that state. In several other states mor~
lespedeza was harvested for seed than intended because rains fell frequently at
. haying time, and th~re w~re runple- supp1i!3s '. of. hey in t"hos.e stat.es. .
.AJ. t~o3,1gh it was too dey in July &nd .August for the b~st development of ..lespedeza ..
of in a Iliajori ty the p~oduc'ing states, rains in Septepiber were b'ene.ficial, and
we E~;~h.er . i .n, .oytober was quite favorable for harvest in mo.st . S.'tates. Yield per acre, for e'CA:!3t . ~t '214 pounds, is indicated to be 3 percent larger than the 1944 yield of

208 pO'tJ.flds:; , Stnd 13 percent large:r than the average o 190 pounds. The largest

(pe~een);?-ge) ~ increases in yields this year over last are expected in Georgia, .

Illi!lmiJ3, .atl~ Indiana. Reductions may be most marked in Kansas, Miss9uri, and

AJ.ab~ ',:

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Harve~;~t~ng.~ ~.h~s year began on the average about October -28. in Alabama and Missi'ss-

ippi; October 29 in Tennessee; October 30 ' in Georgia; October 31 in Arkansas;

November 1 in Virginia; November 2 in North Carolina and Kentucky; November 3 in

Louisiana; November 4 in South Carolina; November 5 in Missouri and November 6 in

Kensas, Illinois, and Indian~



United States Lespedez~Seed Acreage, Yield, Production, etc.

... ..... -. ~ -~ ~.,: - ..:- : ~. ~ -:.-~~ --.- ~ .

in 1943, 1944, and 1945

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- - - - .;... ;.;.. ~ - ---= . -..~ ~ - :. - ! - - . ..

. ~

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Number of acres for seed .. . .. Yield per acre in pounds ......

858,500 192

1,318,600

.. - .. : .. " ... :I ' 7o ' -

' ' ~ :

:

208

1,153,700 214

Production of thresher-I'Ull seed in pounds.164,620,000 274,200,000 ,; 247,000,000: '-'

UNt-:t"E.D 5TATE.e> DE.PARTME.NT .OF AGRICl:JI-TURE..
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UNIVERSITY OF &0R61A C.OLLE.GE.- OF AGFll CUL.TU,I=tE.

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F.Am.r P.RICE B3P021.T as of November 15: 1945

December 1945
'J.

GEORGIA: . Prices rece;i ved, by Georgia farmers on November 15 were generally higher than one month ago anu on N0vember 15; 1944. The current all commodity
index of 185% of the August 1909--July 1914 av&rage is 3 points above the October 15 ind.ex and 8 points higher than one ye.ar -. ago~ Meat animals, chickens and eggs, and cotton and cott-onseed sub-groups were .responsiDle for , most of the advru.ce during the past 30 days. ,

UNITED STATES: Prices received by farmers for all grou:ps of faro products excep t
fruit, advanced from mid-October to mid-November, raising the general farm commodity price level from 199 to 205 per cent of its 1~09-14 average according to the United States Dep artment of Agricu1ture. This was only 1 point belo"lfJ the recent high _of 206 reached in June' anQ. July 1945.' and higher . than at ar>~ other time since August 1920. A year ago the index was 1~6. Price increases were greatest for truck crops, eggs, -rye,, oats and apples. These increases and sli ght
upturns for other commodities ' more thanoff'set .'minor declines in -prices of corn, grapefruit and chickens.

Parity prices held steady at their higl;1est level since 1920 as thE;! index of prices paid, i~t -erest and taxes, at 175, was the same as' in October .~d ~ only 4 points from a year ago. Prices received by farmers . ave~aged 1~7 per ceht of parity in mid-November co~pared with 114 in October and 115 a y ear ago. Monthly parity
computations begin in 1923.

General upturns in prices of all crops except corn and citrus fruits lifted the all-

crop index from 196 in Octob er to 20!3 per cent. of its _. 1909-14 average in mid-

November, 14 points above .November; 1_944. Led by a sharp increase in egg p rices, the

index of all livestock and ptoduct prices adva~ced to 206 pe~ i cent of its 1909-14 averag e on November 15, u.p 4 .points from a y ear ago .. Da~ry produc.t p rices advanced
somewhat less thnn usual from 199. in Octobe~ to 20~ i~ mid-November and were 1 point belo1.J q. year ago. The index of meat aitimal "prices ,~as up ""from 202 in October to .

203 on November 15. Federally inspected live stock slaughter at -32 .selected centers

during the four \leeks ended November 17 \'ias about one-sixth larger than in the

preceding four \IJeeks as slaughter of all species except cattle increased, but \1as

about one-eighth belo\'i ,a year ago. CattTe . sl~ughter sho \;red the only increase over

year ago .



CO'rTON lint prices advanced to a new 18-year .htgb: during the month ended Novemb er 15,

although the averag e received by farmers for a ll gra des ~nd staples did not ris e

nearly as much as basic quotations a t the 10 spot markets. Sales by farmers were

heavier in November than a month earlier. The gr eat e st increa se wa s in the West

South .Central States, where local market p rice!? showed little change . At 22.52
a cents per pound, farmers received about a fifth of cent more for lint in. mid-
Nov.ember than a month earlier. This was 1.74 cents higher than in November 19~4,

a nd about four-fifths of a cent above _parity.



MEAT ANilvl.ALS: Prices received b'' farmers for meat animals advanced 1 point during the month ended. N~vember 15. The mid-November . price indejc, at 203
per c ent of the 1909-14 average, was 3. poinhi ' 1\igher than in November 1944 ~ Prices received for c?.ttle averaged $11.40 per 100 p0unds in mid-Novemb e~. the s~e as in October, but $1.61 above a year ago. Althoug.h. hog- marketings increased during the month, offerings have been moderate, and mid-November. prices averaged $14.20 per
ioo pounds, an increase of 10 cents over October 15:

POULTRY AND EGGS: Mid-November prices received by farmers for eggs were up 4. 5 ',. oents . per dozen from 'a month' earlie'r, with supp lies of eggs
seasonally short in most markets . . Deman)l kept prices for the less desirable sl!lall and medium sizes at or near cei~ings, and helpefr move most better quality eggs from
storage. HoJ,.iday demand raised turkey prices to 33.0 cents per pound 0. 5 cents ~bove mid-October, but chicken prices we r e do~m fractionally.

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COlWDITY
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UNIT

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.WI.THC:. O.MP.Atii$0, N;, S

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. I UNITED S~ATES

: Average ; Nov. . ; J-Ocit .1 Nov. Average o~.

Oct

: ..Aug. 1909-' , 15 : "15' : 15' Aug. 1909-.: ,. 15

15

July 1914 ; ,1944 ...: 1945 : 1945 : ~uly 19~4 ; 1944 ~ 1945

VihE?~~:. Bu.

Corn, ~.

' : 91 1.60

: 1.48:

Oats, ~. ,.

.

.6"7

I

. . ...

'87;

Irish l?otatoes, Bu.:$

1.12 2.10 2.15: 2.15:

: Sweet l?otatoes, Bu.:$ .83 1.60 1.8o: 1.80 l
. ;

Cotton, lb.

I

.

Cottonseed, ton

Hay (loose) ton

lf.6 21.1
. 24.-39 : 53.00
. . 17.85 18.30

.
. 52.00: so.oo:
. . 19;,00:. 1900 ;

Hogs, pe-r cwt.

7.33

1400' 1420:

.sa . .64 '

;,40

66

lo5l 1.13 :
;.63

143

~

.... .as

1.64:

124

20~8

22.55

53.40

1.26 :
1~80 l
.. 22.3 .

11~87

15e60 14.30 :

727

1350 '14.10

Nov~
15 1945
225 5le30 1490
I

Bee cattl~, CJto ~$

7.90

e. so_: ro.2o : . 6;,42 ~ .

9.79 ll.t40

Milk cow, head Horses,. head Mules, head Chickens.lb. Eggs, doz. Butter, lb. Butterfat, lb~. Milk (wholesale)
per 100#
.Cowpeas, bu. Soybeans, bu. Peanuts, lb.

n.oo ao.oo: 8l.oo:

.. :

':

t$ . 158~15 ; 119.00 ; 12o.oo: 121.00:

. ..

48.00 136.60

1~2~GO
69e50

112.00 60e60

11300 58,e70

.:$

:198.00 ;l85~ CO:l90.o00 ~

:

:

. :

. 13.2 27.6 :

3le0 29e0

213 . ; 51.8 54.0 58.0

114 21;,5

. 10400 99 70
. 24.0 t 24.3 . 43.4 : 42e6
.

97.40 23.9. 47.1'

. . 24.6 42.0 44.0 : 45.0 '
. . . . 25.7 44.0 45.0 .: 46.0 :
. . . 2.42 :.3./4.15 ~~4.15~.?}4.25 ~

25.5

452

460

47e5

.. 50.7 . ~ . 50.2
' fi :
.!..U .;y :'!./ 3.36 3.3o

50.3 335

:. 3.35 3.so: 310:

3.01 ; . 3.34

.3.33

:
. 2.90 ; ' 4.QO: 3.50:

...

. . 2 .-0 5

2.06 :

'

5.0

. . 8~0 '

81 : 8.1 :

:.

.

8.1 . ," '.8.1

8 3

1/ .Average January 1910 - ~cember 1914. , .
""Zf . D:>es not include dairy production payments. l?reliminarz for November t5, 1945.

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INDEX NUMBERS. OF PRICES RECEIVED .BY F.A:EW:R$ IN G-E:lRGIA

( ' AUgus_t 1009 - July 1914 = 100 ) '

.

ITEM

Nov. 15 1944

Oct. -'15 194.5 '

>J)1J'o9v4. 515

All Commodities
Cotton &Cottonseed
Ch-ains
Meat Animals Dairy Products Chicken & :Eggs Fruits Misce llanen\is"
Archi~ Langley . Agricultriral Statistician

171
173
170 191
165 233
253
13-9

182

185

181

185

159

158

. 225

231

168.

170

248

;;356

l 'ss

187

147

146

.. , . . . n.. L. r 'royd .

;

.Ag:ricul ~ural Statistician, ~- Charge

After five d~s return to

Unit-ed States Iepartment . of Agri01;1lture.

BUreau of Agricultural EconomiCs

31~ Extension Buil(iing

:Athens:, Georgia



. ~ICIAL BUSni'ESS .. .. ,

Form B.AE B-12[45 - i577

Permit No. 1001



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:YERSITY OF ~E.OR.<;JIA OF AGR : CUI..TURE..

Athens, Georgia

DECEillER 1 GOT'!CN REPORT FOR GEORGIA . .

Ieeember 10, 1945

Georgia produced a cotton c:cop this yea.r of about 665,000 bales ( soo' poUnds gross weight) which is
a decrease of 19 percent from the 810,000 bales ha..-vested in 1944 an~ ~3 percent- below tne ten

rear avorage(l935-lf&.4.L oi the record high 1944 yield

972,000 bales. of 286 end ten

Tho year

y i eld of lintaverage yield

per of .

2~a9crpeowunasds2. 56.

pounds compa1ed

with

Of the 2,156,000 a.c-res estimated in cultivation on'.Ji.ily i;. ~5 p ercent was abandoned leaving

1, 250 ,000 acres for harvest. This was a decrease of 8 "Perdcnt f r om harvei;ted acre age of 1944 and ~ot a. n~vr lo,1 figure for the :P eri~a 1~9.. to. date. I:'lc highest acreage on record vras in ~914 when Gcorgl.a harvested 5,157,000 acres .._ Record high state producti~n- of 2 1 769,000 bales 're.s l.n 1911.

at ?nile times d'iJring the Sf;!.ason . there we're periods of un:t"avorable \ret vroather cotton yields .

generally t'u..,""'led out vroll except in much .of. southern Georgia where . tho excess moisture :vras respon-

sible for heavy boll weevil damage.. Over most of mj,q.-s-h1:1,te a'YJ.c. nort..'J.Orn territory yields were g<::od
to excellen-t.. Har-vest wor:ic was r etarded. by ~ho:ttq.gc of l abor . e;md by cxcessive rains during much of

Septemb0r. In the no'rtbcrn -:1art of tho state a ri.U!nber 'of fields arc still whi to with '.mpickcd

C?tton des:pite higher t.~an U~a+ picking .wages . fui.s SGction produced about . 4 percent moro cotton

tnan l a st year, the mid-state area. about , ~5 .po;rcent less, ,.,hilc .southern territory shovrod a reduc-

tion of about 33 percent.







3urcau ~f tho Census reports 604,000. ntt.riing bales. g~U..ti.O:d prior. to December 1 compaiod \vith 769,000 to that date ~as:t;ycar~ 1JJ:li't'ed>S.tatos.girL'YJ.ingsw0 rc 7,384 ,000 com:pa~od with l0j2'73,000

oncycarago.

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ARCHIE ~!GLZf
Agriculturcl Statisticicm .

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Ag:dcul tural Statist~cian.

G:EOF.GIA l.JiE: SHOVITNG EST:tl!:Ju"'ED P:SODUCTIOlf 1945 MID FlllAL :P:RODUCTIOJ.IT FOR 1944 & 1943

--~:1. , .
1945-
~4 ,000
1944. 72~ 5CO
ROME 1942-

.-\ Non-Cotton;/ ,/ .

1;345. production ,.indicated.._ by crop

I .,

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prospects D~ce.nber 1.

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i. 194o. - 190 ,000 . '"., .

\ .1945 - ' -.
( 1944 ~ . 98 ,06~ 66', 000 \ .

1945

655,000

\~ 1943 - 1 03 ,500 . '._

E&{lERTOH

1944

810,000

88.500 /

. . 1944 - \

1\ .

.ATHENS ,, ~ 70; 000 \

1943

, . L_,~ A:I'LANTA

. 1943 - ' ",

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1945 .:.=:.._:./ '-,_

/ VI. . - kJGUSTA

. 847,000.
.Districts
shown .are Crop

104,000

/ ', 1945 109,000\ .

\ - . Reporting

1944 - 144,000 . _

1945 - \

, . 1944 l45 ,000 . : 106 ,000 '.

'Di~ tricts_ and NOT C6ngrc-s.c::io~-.

. 1 194 3 136,000 ':

'.,

'---- Districts

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/

_M.o._'C_ON .

, 1944 -

J

. ) 136, 000

1943 - 137' 000 .-

1943

\\ _. \
\ - ~ ,,

\

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'

131,500

\ '

~--->' -~ . />------~-~ ./S';tL~~rm ) .---- 1
, VII. v - < 'I VIII. .....;.____ .../""'-. . , IX ._.,..

.-. /!:.:_~ -

, . /

\

\/

. / 1945 41,000 '1945- .

'\,_ \

.

.

..,./; 1945 7,000 .

i

I . l

48,ooo

.<'

: .....

, \

ALBA1fli.

( ' 1944 11,000 . '1'

\ 1944 - .
! 61,000

) 1944 - 72, 500
\

\

~

1913 - -21,500 ; '

I

1943-

\

I

\ ' \

6q, QOO

\ .,

" 1943 - 86,000 ,-,.

1

t

.,

\ .

';

V.A.LDO STA \,,

. \

.\

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. ..

4

DIAGRAI"l SH01iUJG ACREAGE lUTD PRODUCTION OF COTTOU IN GEORGIA

(Period 1935-45, inclusive - Preliminary estimate for 1945)

- '., r;..:.:-~- :..-::::.::~.:====:::::=.:--=-..-=:.==..:.....-=~==--- ~-=--==-~..- - -~~-=--======-.:..:....

II .,.. . . . . 1 ACREAGE . . .

.

.

II

1 30 __
II.
il

f~~~~~t;l ~. ~~~U~;~~~ed in figures)

. . '*'"" (000 om1tted in fi~~_ures)

.. . ~

. ~~-
-.
.,1 .

2. 5 'III
.

.' ........,.'....
....... I

II
1"/ - 2 " 5

l r~::<>:-:: :::::::.::::: 1

2.

o

~~>.-. ..
l_:::;:::<:>

>/:<:-:<:::::<::::>:::::<: :::::::;;:::::;. 1-~ ~~~-



'I
I
,... 2.0

~ 1(~1 n~.!:rl,:~lJ~:~f..,~:~,.~,..~~.,:Jr~~:kg!J.~;.:::.:I ___

H

,..L.J'-I: i .. I. .I j '1 )..,.. , ,.-.1 !. ::::. .....,........... ..j

; l.Sl t<J><>r7: ~tr~i~ ~q ~

'

' ' ------ ---~ ----- . ',- - ...- 1.. ...,..-..~1' .l ____.; . ~ ~

<.::::.::.::::::: ::::o:.

rI 5

<ll

0

fizi',t1~ ~~~l1>~~;il~~1b~ijtJ~~;~Lfl~t1~YJJ~~r~ a 1 ~::-f::!, -9 '-~ ~ t.r.~t ~ S:-ll s 11':.:i! i l!'\ .. - '-C' rt=,:,'. ::::1 0o ,.:;:.:':'r!l .... 'uI'...,::,',! ~ 1:'. :..::.:Jl 0~ lI.::.: :.::,,'1 ..::t(\j (:.. --~ .... , t';_f.:';:1:.:.tl. __. ' .:'.!,!.;1 ~ .f:.,.(::,:.!'\,,,1,.(S1j--t"

1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941-1942 1943- 1944- 1945'

-f, - COTTON REPORT AS OF DECEMBER 1, 1945

--'=""""'-=== . .-- ; - -

- - ji PiioriJcTIOlJ (GE!fllNGS) jJ

STATE
Missouri Virgi nia

.ACREAGE
-- -~

-H-A-R-V-E-.S-T.E-D--

. -, - - - r - ~- Lil';T YIELD PER ACRE

,1., 500 lb. gros s wt. bales

jl

'

Aver~e
l 1934-
1.943

1
~_.94:-t1

1945 (Dec. 1
est.L__

!Ii__A_' :1v99e34r~4ag--e ~11

--

1~:--1~~ 1(9D4e.~5c_. j~ti1j.1A9~.v~3e44r3-age

j
~:o19p44

1 945 Crop(Dec
est.)

r Thous. Thous. I Thous.

i

,, ous. I baous.

_ThouS.

I~.~; . ~~~~-----l-ac~~~--- --~:~ -LI---;~-tI-- :; -t b;:--r~~~-- 44

30



ba:::

25 , 304

460

326 1 28 ! 29

17

N Carolina 887

750

555 I 326

454

371'- . , G04 I 710

430

S. Carolina 11,290 ' 1,080

Georgia

2 025 1, 360

1,000 1, 250

280 229

384 286--

I

324 256

''755
972

j 864
ji 810

675 665

::~::.. 7:~ I 6: 6: r ::: ;~ --~ ::: .:: 1 5: 9:

~r::~~ppi J:~~~ t~~~ t~~ ~~ ~~~ ~- ~n t~~~ ..i; t~~ i:g~~

louisiana

1,183

930

850

;259

321

224

643 . ' 620

395

Ok lahoma

! 1 1, 979 1,475

'1,200

143

206 1 118

1

565

634

295

I Texas

I 9,421 7,185

New Mexico

111

114

6,000 116

160 473

177 j 146 . 3,112
488 1 442 1 109

j 2,646 ' 116

1,820 ~ 107

ill~~~~~a I ~H ~~~ ~~~ m i~ ~~~ ~! I ~~ I ~~~ I I il

_I __ !.:":,: -~ t 1J.-'~-~--s_-::~JI,::_':1~ _;_:o_:__o~g- ~7_:_s~s- JjI-2:_~,:_o__!

J2I ~9~s-

1:, _:9:

__

!~_-:_2-:o_-_

1

-~ ~"_5_

-
'-

r I I Amer.~gyp1/ 73.5 14.7

I, I ! I 6.2

239

289

331 li 34.2 ' 8 .8

4.3

l/ Allowances made f or interstate movement of seed cotton for ginning. / Included in Sta te and United State s total s . Grown principally in Arizona,
Ne\v M:e::tico and Texas. (SEE OTHER SIDE FOR G~ORGIA REPORT)

\_,

G .... . .

~o~GIA -- . .. . ; . . .. : . . . . .

: -. . " - :.:.

~ ~ .. "

.. ~

Athens, Georgia .. Thoer~ber 21, 1945

G1"0~GIA 1945 -~ Y~IIJE~~Q~S1-..~HJTQF.I Ql S'l'AT!

1 Y~hFroai-l.,g:r,Qh.t.vb..~.ae.o. ..u~wteev9c-.r!;teJo~Oe~..o~d~or'~drslg.seiai.c.auSteb.ireo.e:pnvse''e:py-re~ooed:~ru~etcoetbdeQ.1icn1e!~'oy,1. .9bp4~5e_ta'slnlu&un'toasu.l.nlt'peedtai.teo.he:$lsd3ga8nh7d,3'.\'p4e e8J.c,u0aa0ntl0sOoJhtarov4ef%.s"up'a5rbp'oa7vsBes~eotaho:aw.a.~9ll'!J:4pl}. ~.1to.g.e;t.J~.~ -es-:o;=f =

..

-~~n~~~d...u:apr1iq~J~.te~me~seit:hvee~gfeon,~er~eatl;rp~erD.i;cte,p~loedv)le.ql_tiv,i_aos~

~CU:itid .1.Iward or .d~wnward ~?m..eW?-~t -~~om_
not greatly different. Peacnes were ai1

last y:ar exctJ15tJ.on

by

'I'T.lth a heavy decr~ase in u:q.it ~rice. From ~he s~point 0~ yield per St?re c~rn and oats ha;re



exceeded all pe"c'-1~ s,ei!_ ~ laoor supp-ly

prev1ous z:1evr ~ig_h conipared

years. wh1le other _and 'th9 yeach crop wi tli d:emand 'l.n.' the

s

mnwiaasst1tothgrerj&i!)anf.s:stglaieepsptSrosfaxi-n1cmee~aft1ead9rm31e19r.s44Wrhaiaitgehhhpeyed1rhaena1pdassm. ~thiPengrolsydh-uorohth1~osgtnh

of .

level 0~ \.p,~pd.uct.ion thit;;. ye.ar.

.

.



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l

, :

',j,

'

'

.-

_

Of""t._h~. q~h..~;:op_ ya],_u~.s . ~ci,t~oi?: 1_ed
141 from last year. Production of

with $88t7ll!.OOO.!or _li,n~ ant;i se~d_cC?,ml;li~:d. o.r a
6"65',600 bales from the smallest acreage sJ.nce 18

6d9~wc~ase~1e~~f

b.elow 1944 . :Peanuts came s.eeond vn th value of $57 081 000 and an increase of 4% :rom valuation of the previou.s season . :Production showed an incr~ase' of 3% and as usual Georgia led. the nation __fo_r t~i c.rgp~ Topac9.o followed vTith value of $43,684,000 whieh was a 25of, gain over 1944. Peache:

ranked fourth with i$~~r,7a281,80%00 i,onnc~rey~eea.r

$23 0 S68.ood
Total valu ago.

or"ail
e of .c


increase --of ommercial tr
<

3o%. Pec uck crops

ans, valued" amounted to

at $

10,2'82,00 12,091,000

0,-' accou compare d
..

nted vnth

cane. ~ .of tho ~ain . food and feed .crops coni, -hay; sorghum forage, sugar

syrup, Irish potatoes; and

Cowpcas registered incre ased values .from last year .while the small grains, svreet potatoes and

.sorghum syrup ' showed more 'or less decreases.





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,.

.

"

"

,-.$v($?r~~82o{38<~l,,sc87.6s1-8ou1;g1f;,>00a100tr?0h0.;9~c;. <9r~;"((;'26_c,Q..oO.srceyQaocr;lutl.m.ip(.h9,,;ea) y-$$Oc7;5r~,.o3.;1t-3!pp5?i60s?, 4.'.,.1J,$iJi03Ci1.X032)0o,,g;00r0d(Q10O(e33,~;r,)<Oo(Q7wpOf;)eh"etaCh(snlI.wCu.et,?tei)sre$'tpr$4i~p~.mc27oa0k,tn07a~:8t,t,0o1o0,eJl100lso0!;, 0Ow1,;\5H1Z:.4~(S' 42),-!{)40Il29r)t00oiJ,sbc0.nao0_c0H(pcl;o~oo'.)n,{ta_8-~$(t)ol4lice3~nos,met6,"~m8ae$4ibir4.dc0e,-1a?'s0na0e;sl0e,4dt$(,r5)8u~{;,~pc?ke~"-7ac-.~.h0_0c0s~;,

?15~
J~~)

c:o~w~p~e;a:ss~f ~o~r ~p~e~aa:s:1~:$.83$~ ~5'g?!0 ,o0~060~:)

(l6 J l e
pe~s:

spcdeza seed, $
-~5~7-.,000; (20)

3,0;35, rye,

000; (17J
~2-~6:~0;

(s2o1r)~hbum~1sey~rup.: ~1~$1~,p,Z00~0,.~;

Arch ie Langley

.Agricultwal Statistician

_

. ,

,

D. L. Floyd Agricultural Stc;f.iis.tician
In Gh~ge

DIAGM:1 S'tibWING !li'ST!lii3UTI0~~9.t i~J5- CP9_E_,Y!-~S:}N PERcmri'!f,,.E' OF mTA:L ~-;IDJE ..
.

..

. .. '" ~

.. ,_

,
- Cotton- and .
Cottonse~d

- ~
-------~~~~---..------.c.:rn
19.0%

_ .. !iter. :t:iu ..deys. J;.e~ ~tQ . _ _ _ . United Statos Ihpartment of Agriculture -~.;;_:;....;;;.....>

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

319 E4t~~sion E~ld~ng



_ .4-the~s. Georgia_ _ _

. . _ .. _ . .. _

0 ' -- 0 o~".>r!!1.f.../- 4'T BUSINESS
.. Form BAE-~12 45-?370
Fermit No. lOOi

__ _ ~e~ty 'fo~ 12.ri_v~t~ ~se to avoid pay:nent of :postage $300.

. ~ ....... .; . ""'" ~" ' ~ ..._ to ..... . .. ~ . ~- . . .

GEORGIA SUMMARY fJF Gro~ StATISTICS 1-945 . ~d 1944 . .

Yield Per

CROP

YEAR

Acre

Unit 'IOTAL V.tJiJE

Price

(000) " -

- - -- --- - 1/ Cotton (bales)

Yield in pounds

-

~ ~

1945 1,250 1944 . 1,360

- - - - - -- - - . 256

665 $ . .226 $

- - - 286

810

~ ~

~

.-213
~

Cottonse~d

1945

266

51.00

-- ----- t tons; .

1944

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

-- I.. 320 -:-!'- ~-~

' 53.00

- - - - - - - Corn, a1~ pur2oses
(bus.)
~ ~ ~

1945 3,477 1944 3,548

14,0 11.5

48,678

1.51

.. - - 40,802 ~ ~

1.60

73,504

21.14

- .... 65,283

18,40

- - - - - - - - - - 'heat, h~e sted (bus.)

1945

201

1944

228

--~

~

~

~~ ~

~

- - - - - - - -. - - Oat~, h~-vested \bU15e) ~

1945 1944
~ ~ ~

600
545
~

13.0 . 13.0
25.0 ' 24.0

2,613 2,964
15,000 13,080

1.61 1.58

4,207 4,683

20.93 20,54

.- ... - ~- '!"'"'

.so

12,000

.. -- . 1.04 .,.

13,603

.20.00 24.96

- - .. - - - J:o/e .

1\bhuasr.v) es

ted

~

~ ~

-. - -. - -. - - - - 1945

16

8.5 -

136

- 1944

20

~

~ ~

- - 8.5 ~

170
~

- - - - - - -- -- -- . Barley, harvested

1945

9

(bus.)

- 1944

10

~ ~

~ ~

~

19.0
20~0

171 200

2.10

286

17.85

-- --------- 2.00

340

17.00

...

1.60

30.44

--- 1~62 '

- ...... 32.40

- - --- - . -. . --- -- Potatoes\ Irish

1945

26

- - -(bus.;

- - - -19-44- - 29

77
- 47

2,002
- - 1,363

2.00 1.63

4,004 2,222

154.00 76.62

Potatoes{ Sweet
- - - (bus~ J ~ ~

1945

.. --- 1944

.

.

-- -- 89

90

94

88

...

8, 010 8,272

~ .. -

-

-

"'!"'

2.05
-2.04
..,. ... ~

16,420 16,875

184.49 179.52

-- - . - -. - - - -- - - - -- - - - - Tooacco, all (1bs.) ~

1945 10~h8 1944 95,7

~ ~~

~

1,041 980
~ ~ ~

108,035

93,780

~ ~

~

. - - - - - -. - .404
.372
~ ~

43,684 34,903
~

420.85
36~ 4.71-

Hay, All (Incl. p~anut hay (tons )
- -: --s;~;pilln Forage
~ t'Qns)
~ - - ~~- - - -

1945 1944
1945 1944
~

1,492 1,458

. - . - - - -- - .56
~49
~ ~

840

20.40

710

20.90

~

~

. 38

51

18.00

. - - --- - - - -31 ~

~ -.-~ -

- - - 40

19.00
~ ...

17,133 14,844
912
-- - 760 ...

ll.48 10.18
24.16 24,52

Sor~hU!ll Syrup
~ gal s .)

1945

16

57

912

1.45

1,322

82.6~

1944

~2

- - -- - -- 55 ~

1,210
- ~-

-1-~-40r -

..

-~ 1.,..6 9-4-

...

77.0(
---

Sugarcane Syrup

194:5

32

145

(gals.)

!944

33

132

4,640 4,356

- - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - ~- T -

1.15

5,336

1ss.n

1-.1-5"'!'"-5-,-00-9---1-s1-.n

Pean Nuts

u(t1s bHsa.)rv.3f}or

1945 1,044

675

---..-- 1944 1,028

665

....

704,700

- ,081

57,081

54.61

683,620

.080

54,690

53.2(

... ""'r----~"'!"

,...-----~~-

- - - - - - -- - - -- -- - Cowpeas Harv. for

1945

Peas (bus.) 3}

1944

~

- ~ ~ ~ ~

119 126
~ ~ ~

6.0 5.5
~ ~~

714 693

5,00
. -4.82 ... ,..

3,570

30.0(

-- .. .. 3,340

26.5:

~ ...

. -- - - - - -- - Soybeans Harv. for
.Beans (bus.) 3}
~

1945 1944

8 13

7.5 6.0

60

78

. -- "'-,

Velvetbe~~ (al~ne & 1945

740

i:::lterpl.) \tons)

1944 . 822

- - - - - - - liold in 19s. ~ ~

- ~ ~ ~ ~

820 900
. -

303 370
... - -

'

- - - - - - -. -. - ---- .. - - - . - - - - Lespedeza rtarv. for 1945

84

Seed (lbs.)

1944

65

285

23,900

.127

190

~

- . 12,400 ~

.128
~

Peaches, total

1945

- -- - - - production (bus,)

~

~

~

1944

8,091
4;~90

2.95 4.00

258 334
8,787 10,360
-- - ~ ~
3,035 1,587

32.2! 25.6!
u.s
12.6!
36.1 24,4

23,868
- .. --- 18,360 - . ~.,..

Pears, total production ~bus.)
----~-,--

1945 1944

- . - ----502

- - ~

~

~

~

~

500

1.15 1.15

577
- -- 575
- -' ~

Pecans (1bs.)

1 94 5 1944

- . - - - - - - - - - (CNoomtmIenrcci~al.IT~l'Uotcakt~oe!s5;19194454

~ -

~

TOTAL ALL AE!JvE CIDPS

36,850

.279

10,282

- - - - - - - - -

33,500
-~ ~

.260

8,724

- - - - - - ~ - . . - - - "4

80 .3

12,091

1 50.~

. - - - . - . - - -. - - - - 75.0 -

- ~~

~

- ~

-9,72$ ~

- 129.' ...

(Ex:cl.acr.peanut hay & 1945 acr.in fruits & nuts) 1944

387,348 371,428

2}; Iecember preliminary estimates for 1945 .

-J Covers only mature crop (acreage alone and interp1anted) harvested for peanuts, peas or be:

December 21, 1945

(Over)

UNITED ::,T,.:.:TF.5 eE.P?F<,'nlCI':T OF AGRIC-ULTURE..

Athens.. Georgia

. December 26, 1945

GIDRGI.A COr&,ZRCI.AL 'mUCK CROP StJ:&,~.Y .. 1945 JU.m 1944

Value of Georgia produced conmercial truck crous for 1945 totaled $12,966,000 or a gain of 2W/a over the correS}JonCling value of $10,138~000 i..."'1.~1944. lliis -increasewas due to hi gher yields per
?l acre f?r most the more importa."Lt cro:pst better prices for . some of .such crops, e.."ld to -a:l'l. o~er

a.ll ra.J.se of 5;o in acreage . H~vested acreage for fresh market and processing combined was

83,700 comparecl with 79,380 the year before. Value .per acre of all crops this year was $154.91

compared with tile corresponding 1944 figure of $127 71. .

. . .

Watermelons l ed ,all crop va lues v;ith $6,304,000 followed. in order . of the nexb six crops by Snap

bean $834

s $lt0 ,000 1

23,0 and

00 1. Pim

i

toma ento

toes Pe:i_)J

?$e9r2s'?;1p0604801,

cabbq 000.

.?e' On

$917,000, lrish uotatoes $874,000, cantalo-u.pes a value per' acre"' basis, lettuce l ed with $401.67

followed by tomatoes with $289.69.

__ GkJ:R~r.i AlThlJAL SU11i.A.RY OF CO!:@CI~-~~CK ~OP 'sT.ATIS~!C~ - 1945 WITH COI.TI?"-UUSON_S-.____

Crop.

i

: Acreage ! Yield I Production

jYear :Harve sted! Per Acre1 ---urllt-:--Ttfar

i1 rVeraUlu:eiuorf ~S-a-l"eTso~ ''

iYalue JPer Acre

Asparagus
;e~:,-L:ma ~o: l~ia:k:t_

! l !1945 :
jl944

oooj$ 400

28 ;j Crate j l!,

I 5CO 1 , 25 (24 l os.) l.G, OOO i

3~90 l $ ~3. 000 i;t 107.50 3.26 ! 69,000 ! 78.00

r l ~~9~5- ~ - -1~4~- ! -- ~~- - -!t-B:s~.a~- ~9~,;0;- ~-- 2.95 -2;0~0;0- t ;~.;0-

- 1=~4- _1:4~0-!- 43 I i(32,1"os .)_ ... 62, 000 3.60 l_2~3:~o- :s:~9-

_:__ Beans, Snap

!1945

2,500 j 86 ]~B:s~e~- . ;1~,~~ i - ;.~-~ 430,000 172.00

:o: ~a:k=t~ ~~a=i~9::4___2:8~0-!- _ 49 -~ ~3~ ~b= ~ r :3: 1~0~

2.90 ~ _3:7 :0~0- l : 4::9_

Beans, Snap

ll 945

2-;ooo l 95 i Bushel

i ! 190, 000

2.10

399,000 199.50

:o: ~a:k:t: N~Ga:::9:4_; __~:2~0_,_ 95 _( ~3~ :b~-~ ~0=~0~ . _!_~ 1.65 L _3~S~~- r :s~~~-

1' 194S- ; 4 ' 700 1j

6 2 1} -"J'.'on .' 2 9;100 t.. 25 ~ 50

------ -!i94s_ !_- 4,coo -1- Cabbage, S. Ga. il944 ; 3,800 1

4.5 ! (2000 lbs) , 17,000 ! 36.00

- 8so_ !_- -4:7.-'1-- To~---

-43.7o-

74~? , 000 1~"7~-87
t 612,000 161.05
-1?s~oco- 2o5.8a-

~a~b:g:,_N: ~a: _: :9:4_L __s~o_; ___4:0_ ~2~~ ~b:) __ ~~~o~ _j__47.00 _l~O:o:o_ ~ :s: -~o- .

. /1945 f 3,800 i 86

I Cantaloupes

~1944 ! 3,600 j ; .:80

-!- r r cu~U:b:r~ -11 -~~94s-!- -1~o0o-~- 95

!_ -! -I-: _ ~o~ :n::k:t~:E':x:y-1:9:4_ .,.1:0::0_ !_ _ 80

I Crate . 327,000

2.55 -- 834,000 j 219.47

(60 ;1:0:s,~}i 288,000

2.70

778,000 ; 216.11

Bu;h~1- -95,ooo -~-- 2.ao- -18o~ooo- i 9o.;o-

~4~ :b:~ ~ :.. _8~ 1 ~0~

~~=5- __1~2:0~0_ ~ ~7~:o..

:.::?.,. _,. Cu~umbcrs 1/

!1945 !i

~o: ~:k~+-.~~~- ~:9~4- i ~

309- , ;
:.S:,?~L.

~

40 1 Bushel .
:1__j~4~ :b:~

1!~.

12,000 l
~l~,~o~J~

-

1._75

2l,CCO

70.00

:5:0~D- ~ ..1~~7...

_ l ' i !1945 f .. 600

94 . I Crate

56,000 j 4.30

241,000 : 401.67

~~t~c~
:n~o~s-

~ -~~g!t!~
____ . ~~(~t99=445~!l-

_11~-,6~w~~0Og-~_~~Ir-__113:3768_

_I
i
-1

~4=s6n-~0k:sz ~
~s?,:b:~

1i~_~ ~_~1325::o~1:o~:o00o~~

-'~


_ ~:0_
' -1.65 1.4o_

~!_

-1~2:C:O_
-234~89,:o0o~o-

L ~3~~9I~ 2=29~5.4=25-

l?eas, English 11945 ; . / ' 350 ; . -~,5 j Bushel i , 15 , 000 . : 2.50

-!- _ ~o~ ~a:k:t J:~4:..;:~ __a:o:.f_ _:_:9_ ~- ~2~ :b:~ j_ '~4=~0~

:~5-

40,000 I 114.2:J
~2:0~- I -~~-

i : l?otatoe ~ ;
.J ~--G:_..

I rish

-~j 1=9~~45-!-J.~,

21,,78~0o-0-f.:

155 _ 44

1 (sB~u__S:.o.'_le:l~ +i- ~2l1~9_,.0~0o0~

1
I-_

1:.8~5o-

_ 5:1s6,~0020

Z86.6'i 61.85

l P~o-ta~to-es

, _

I rish ___

:a: t- r Toma~t~okes:t_ --

-ijl=994~45-l!-
jl945 1
-[:9:4_1-

_11:167~000--lr--
_33:,230~00-l1-

_1~122- .jl~6B~us:heb_l:~

95 80

1
-~

~B5~us:hoe:l~

i
:_

1:37:9,, ~0c0~0

;
i-

~3C6H~,, O~O:O

_j _ _ 2~....~0.50-
~!I' -- ~3. ~0-55-

_ 1

~23~538,~00~0~-I, L'OO
_7':_2:_0-?1_

223.75
142.94
;::o2::1.6~:g-

Watermelon~ .

.~{.

I 1945.
j1944

;. ; : :

'43:39,0,0~0

!
l

337 333

i -,

Melon~

l4,491; 000 . _12,987,_000.

(:

135.00 3?,5.00

1 6.,304,00Q '
i 4',$70, g?O -

1~6
124 87

2:;~:- . I 2 ,20~~-=; 88.~~ . ,

i

=Beru=-=,_s=,=S:=n=a:p=--=;::'::;::?:r:!=1=945=....-=F:

I

======~~: k'- r=~~~~~~~~~t=~~===

-1.0 Ton :

' ss.oc/ ' 194,000

:o::r~c:s:i~g--1=9~_;
_1:2J :b:)l _ ,.I1- r P~eop~p:err~sc,:Ps:imi~ige-nto_!i 1:9s4~45_':

__1:7~0-1_ -58~,310~00_1i_

__o:6J ~2~~
I 1.3 ~2T:o~n

:b:l- :~~ 10=,8~020~

_1

__ 86'01..~~00-~j--
_5:-so_ j..:

-~84e4~;oooOoo-,
:.-~:3:0~-

-4~9~:. -gJ:~~
~ .- _.. _

~~o= :r~c:s:i~G- Jthor Truck C!ops. \' 1915 :' 4 ,600 . ;I J-(::9:4_! _ 5,020 :

~'IO~T.CALROPS

. l Hi45 B3~700- ~ -
' l 9t'A i 79.380 i

J_ _ i

t i

_!.. _

l I

L _:2_ _ ~\-

;_

.....

r '
_

-' -3~.?:6~"~' O.~O9Q~ ~!I

'.

81~. 7

74

.

I
i

~~2O',l936S6,,i000000

i 154 91
I 127.71

-
fit1/ llies not include acr eage , production, __.d value cucumbers for pickles. Watermelon price is per 1.000 melons,. -~ Incl,~des cucumbers for pickles.

JJ. L. FIOYJJ
Agricultural Statistician, tn Charge

L. H. HllBRIS, JR. Truck Crop Estimator

. DIAGR.Al't.S SHO\VING ..Ji.GREA.GE il:lJ:i} .YALUE ;Ili STRI-roTI0N OF GEORGIA TRUCK CROPS FOR 19

ACREAGE BY CROP.S.

...; .

'/,

/ \
V.ALUE BY CROPS (Percent of ~ota1)

/
/ '
--.,-< ,.f"l
---..!:::~-- ' - - - - -
.'>
Return a:t:ter five d:;ys t o. United . St.<>tes Department of Agri culture
Bureau of Agri cul turpl Economi c s
319 Extension Building
_Athens, Georgia OFFICIALBUSIN]lSS F_orm ..B,AE-D~12/45 - 522. Pe;rmi t No. 1001
Dean Pau l W. Cr1apman

Pena.lty for p_rivHte use to avoid payment of postage
$300.
. ..;.

lS

- - -- - - -

UNITE.O .:,rATE:.S O~PARTME..NI OF AGRIC.U 1-.TURE..
&ro;b

GEORGIA

BUR.E:.AU OF'
AGRICULTURAL E. CON OM IC.S

cJ~

.. UNIVER!!>ITY Of' Gt0R..61A
C.OLL.EO.E. OF AGRI Cl.ll.:fi../R.t

GE.OR.~IA AGRICULTURAL f.XT!..N$10N ~E-1'\VI<:.t:

GEORGIA CAR-LOT SHIPl/iENTS OF FRUITS AND VEGEr.A.BLES MONTHLY

BY COMMODITIES, COUNTIES, AND BILLING POINTS

SEASON OF 1945

Cooperating with

,----~---

War Food Administration, Office of Marketing S~ rv\;.;~~.,. f,Y~ot.l{:~~ !}i "-:N..,"JI 1:! .

Fruit and Vegetable Branch

. l.~;~~ f'" '"' ~ ~ ~-it t ,~.!., ,;~ 1.

-FOREWORD -

The summary of car-lot shipments of fruits and vegetables in Georgia

for 1945; as shown in this bulletin, is only for carloads compiled from reports

of intra-state and inter-state rail shipments furnished the United States

Department of Agriculture by agents of transportation companies at points of

original billing.

. ~

. .... ~

'

~-

''

...
Truck shipments are not included in MY crop totai; therefore these

... .... . , :- :.-.

carlot shipment data should not be considered as representing Georgia's total

production of fruits a,p.d vegetables as a. large percentage of the sales move by

motor truck. Records of tru.ck , shipl!lep.t.s , "-'ithin the State are incoinplete, and

as yet, no sathfactory method,.ha.s been ,devised to obtain data on the amounts

of fruits and vegetables hauleci oy truek.si .

'

The United States Vepa.rtment of Agriculture is indebted to the transportation agencies and their individual agents in Georgia for the cooperation which made this report ~ossi?le~

f

D. I,. Floyd _ Archie Langley

Agricultural ~tati~tic~ans

Compiled by: . .. ., L. H. Har;ri s, Jr; Truck Crop .Estimator

.1.

COl\fNODITY

PAGE

.;...: . .
State Summacy by Commodities and Iv!onths for 1945 . ~ 1 Total Shipments, ..Ul Commodities, Eight Year Period (1938 ,. 1945) ~ . 2

.App 1 e s ~ . ! ~ ~ , ~ , - ;~ r:: . . , ,

3

Beans (Snap and L~ma) ~ . ~

. , ?

)

Beets . . . . . . . . . . ~ : ~ . , ~ . .

. ... .. -. . (~ . . . . . . .

Blackberrie~, De...iberri'es, Loganberri~s , ~ .~

~

3 3

Cabbage ., .

. ~ ~ .. .... , .. , _.

3

Cantaloups .. ;. ..

. .

.

.

.

. . -~

. . . . .. Carrots .,, .. ,

. .

. . . . . . . . .. . . Corn, Green . ~ ,

.. .. . ~ . , , ~ . ~ . 4

-

. -~ <-

...

~-

..

,.
~ ~-

4
' 5

. . . . . . Cucumbers

~ . . .. . .

. . . . .. . Escarole
. . . . . . . Greens (except Spinach).

~
-.. -~

... ' " . .

! . .. .. .

.
..

~ -.

..

5 5 5

. . . . . Lettuce and Romaine

t ,

"

" ..

~

6

. . . Mixed Deciduous Fruit
. ........ . . . . . . ,. Mixed Veget;:t"!Jles, '. , .

, . ~"

,




' --~

,

.

. ,___, .

' ... '




-.

' '

. . . . .. . .. Onions (exclude sets) ,

~ ~-

~ . \~ -

6
6 6

. . . . . Peaches . . ., .- . . . ~ . . . , ___,_ .
. . . . . .. . -. -.- Pee..rs . , . . , . ~ ~ ....

' ' ..- . - -~

. ' 7

. '

9

. . . . . ' . . Peppers . .

.. '



9

. . . . . . Potatoes (White o:r Irish). r ~

'

. . .. Sweetpotatoes ~ ~

! ,.



~

,. .

~

9
10

. . . . . . . . . . Tomatoes

" '

. . . . . . ... . . . . Turnips and Rutabagas





. . . Wate rmelons, , , ~ ! '

.

10 ; 10

10

, ..

.. '

I

' '



'
: .f

:

~ I ' ' ' f' ,'

'

..... .... .. .

CAR-LOT SHIPMEHTS OF FRtTITS AND VEGErABL~ IN GEORGIA DURING .1945

COMl>iODITY

JAN~ FEB. MAR. APR. MAY \JUNE. JUty '.AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC. TCYl'.AL

Apples

.

Beans (Snap & Lima)

- - - :. 2 .. .
43 68

...J . ; ~

2 111

Beets

2

2

Blackberries, Dewberries & Loganberrie-s . Cabbage. .

1 3 59 1871 100

- - . - ...

2'0340 .

Canta:loups

30 1

31

Carrots .

1

1

Corn, Green
Ou.cumbers Escarole Greens .J.e~cept
. Spinach)

7 1 104
13

21 ..
- .25 1

35 4o 29 13

-

11 5

28 146 . ' ..14

.~ ._,._: J .. 3.$< 15~

Lettuce & Romaine

1 . ;15, ]8

. :~ . , . : ;- . .i :9

Mixed Deciduous. Frutt.-

: -... '

-

: 1 - .,.

Mixed Vegetabl-es 53 58 45 22 '33 10 -

- - .l
'. ..; .: 1o 28. -259

Onions (exclude ..Sets) ... -

4



-

- :. -

4

Peaches

,.J

-

..

'l' f'i97 5260 '4J1!.5.....~J . - .~ .~.;-... ~ -: ~~ . ; ~ ;10316

Pears

.. .J - -

:.. . Peppers

- - ...

. Potatoes Olh-ite -or '

- . . - - Ir!sh) - .. ...

. . - . - Sweetpotatoes

3 1:3 1'

. . -. . - . Tomatoes .. -

-

- - Turnips &Rutabagas 1 -

. .. -.... .. - . Watertne1ons

.

.


"

.


.

.. ...

......

.



-

. .

G ':.. - - ' ..: -

~

...

- . ' ..: . .

;

244 22
2 1

6

. . .f

1 .

~

.... .







'

:.. . .... 4848 3620' 199 . . _.

-
2~ :

. ..

f

..4

'
.

i3

...

10
24 .
,2J.2 .
. 41 . :. 3
1
8667



.. ~ ~ , .. "

t .. ..

'

' . .. ...



ll

.





~ t



" .. ,



... ... .. . GRAND TOTAL.... . .

. 92

112
. . ".

'
'

15.5. .

202912VS'10222

7976

21S

p . 46' 79 . 222?0 .-

. . -. . . .

.. .. . .

. . . ..' . .. ..
. .. .. . .. . ."' ' ..

. . . . .. ~ .. .. .. .. .. . . . . .
. .. ..

. ~ . . .

. ..

, f .. I "' ' ' I f t

.. .. f

.
..

. .
. . ' . '
. . . ~ . . . ,
. . '

. . .. .. . ...
. . ,. I

.

... :: . "f

: ,.
. ...

t



,

o



f

._

I

t

1

f

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o

I

10

'

. .. . ... ,, ...

~

. . ~ ~;

C.A.-q_LO'i: SHIPMENTS OF .FID!TS AND VEG:Il!r.ABLES IN GEORGIA 1938 - 1945

COM!"iODITY

1938

Apples

3

Asparagus

64

Beans (Snap & Lima)
Beets

33-

Blackberries, Dewber-

ries & Loganberries

Cabbage

368

Cantaloups

19

Carrots

Cauliflower

Corn, Green

61

Cucumbers

262

Escarole

Greens (except Spinach) 9

Roney Ball Melons

28

Lettuce & Romaine

5

Mixed Deciduous Fruit

Mixed f-ielons

Mixed Vegetables

71

Onions (exclude sets)

Peaches

7359

Pears

3

Peas, Green

29

Peppers Plums

4.8.

Potatoes( \>lhi t o or Iri sh)1 71

Sweetpotat oes

33

Strav,rberries

Tomatoes

81

Turnips & Rutabagas

6

Waterm~ 1ons

7274

1939
16
56 33
...;
-
268
5 -
42 231
3 4 1 2
-97
.
4564
...;
5 42
271 73
28 9 3864

1940
2
25 12
445 6
29
?OO
38 24
6 82
5837
3
g
375 22 2
190 5
6100

1941 1942 1943

3

6

1

22

42

6

69

5' 1

g37 563 776

18

14

1

2

22

15

16

187 181 221

2

85

96 156

14

36

31

3 106
26 6856
17 23 2 248 8
11
5713 .

5 114 129 5968
3' 11 33
294 5
17
4014

-. 211 84 1836
8 13
279 41
14 .18 5007

1944 . 1945

4

2

1

22 lll

. 2

6 1017
1

4
2030
31 1

5

28

139 146

18

14

129 159

30

94

1

208 259

118

4

5267 10316 .. "99 . . :. 10

35

24

. . 62 272 44 . 41

-

6

.3

, ;5 .'.

1

67l8 . 'g667

GRAND TOTAL

15927

9614 13411 14221 11537

8787

13853 . 22220 .
. r.
'"'

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. .. ~~~~~------~--~~--~=-----~~--.~~~~--~~--~~~.---==-==--~====~~==~ --=-=-=-= ~~ ~

-5-

CAR-LOT SHlJ?l'{.8NT S OF FRUI TS AND VEGETil.BLES I N G0RGI a DU"RING 1942

. couNTY & STii.TIOR

. L~.N ~

__ .. FEB l.f.~..;J:l . . i~P:a; ~u JUl~E :JlJ.LY .ii.UG. . .. ~..: . . COBJ;JI GRE:El~

S'E!?'+'. ~ . . .'..

OCT _. NO,V DEC.

DEC.A.TUR

TOTilL



At t ap u LOVIJ:IDES

l
.

g-1i '

s

. Valdost a

TOOtviB S

1 1

-

"

1

B

- ..

-

.~

2
~
9

Vi dalia ..

5

5

- Vl .!i.Y-NE..

J e _sup

5 7

12

CROP TOT..;L

. 7 21

28

-BER-RIE-N
Nashvill e

COL QUIT T

. Iviou1tri e

COOK

li.d e1

Sp P.r ks

Count y Tot a l

E.JU.Y

B1 Pke1y

LOWliDE S "

I

Va.ld ost a

,,

. R::U'IDOLPH

Cuthb' e r t

THOhAS

!-

:Pavo

TOONBS

~Vi daHa
t CIWP TOTJJ,

- --

crucu t~rnERs

9 1 6

26 . 13

- -- 4 30

- _2_
18

1

1 57 1

4

-1 1 1 104 .25 "

10

5

11

-

--

--

--..,..

39
~

5 . -- 6

' -.

~, .

59

-4

-

6

6

2

11 5

146

Es c~:I.ROLE

BROOKS

Quitman

..,.

13 1

14

BEN HILL

Fi ' zgerald

BRO OE S

Ban.rick

Di xi e

Quit ma n

Co'.'mt y Tot al

COLG(,U I T'I'

Moul t r ie

COOK

--

Ad ol .

GREENS ( Exce:e t S:e i nach ) 2

4
2

1 3

- :.]_ 10 _]_. --.=--
4 13 3 -

.-

3 3

-.

17 18 .16

- -... - - - -

25 25
4
16
25 45

6

3 10 64
. . , ,

~

A. D D I T I 0 n
T 0
GREENS_(_~xcept Spinach )

COUNTY & STATION J.AH. FEB. MM .APR. MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. HOV. DEC. TOTAL

BROOKS

Barwick

4

THE .ABOVE IliFORlviATION WAS RECEIVED AFTER CO:tviPLET!OH OF
CAR-LOT SHIPMENT BOOKLET. THE ADDITlONAL 87 CA:."'1.S SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE TOTl\L 159 OARS .ALRE..li.DY SHOWN FOR 1945 ON
:PAGES 1 .Al'JD 2.

- 6-

CAB-LOT SHIPMENTS OF FRUI~S ..AND VEGEr.ABLES IN GEORGIA DURING 1945
CCIDTTY & ST.ATION J.AN. FEB . MAR. ..aPR.. MA.Y JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC. TOTAL

LOiYNDES Valdosta
ff THOM.A.S Pavo
TUBNER S;lca.more
CROP TOT.uL
BRY .. ~ Richmond Hill
C.A!"'ill.EN Woodbine
CILl.TIL\!Vi S:wannah
CRoP TOT.AL

GREENS (ExceEt Spinach)-Cont 1d

2 6 4 11

8

2

1-22
j2 4o 29 lJ

LE'TTUC.il & ROMAINE

2 3

13 50

1

22 .

1 12 18

23

1

3 14

2
1 2 38 129

5
63
26 94

4'4I.D:D DECIDUOUS FRIJIT

CHATTOOGA Menlo

1

1

BEN HILL Fit zgerald
BRY.AN Ri :.hmond Hill
COL "l,UITT Mo'll.ltrie
.C.O.-O-KAdel
LO\VN.DES Valdosta
THOY!i~S
. Ochlochnee Pavo : Thomasville
County Total 'l'OOhBS
Vidalia TURlHiR
S;y:c e.more CRoP TOT.iU.
EV.ANS C1 ?.xton
TOOl,tBS
L ~rons
CROP TOTJU..

MIXED VEGErABL~S

2 1

3

5

1 13

11 16 g 2 1

42 4o 36 12 2

1

- --

--

--

6 b

_]_
8

1
1

--

--

-

1 5

1

4

53 58 45 22 22 10

ONIO~IS (Exclude Sets)

2

..,..

2

4

6

5 14

5 43 5 22 159

1

4

4

--

T

--

14
19

6

11 1 10 28 229

.. - 2
.., 2
4

-7 ..

CAR-LOT sHIPMJj:NTS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN GEORGIA DORING 1942
COUHTY & STATION JJ:Ji . --FE-B. !Ji.A..11.. .APR. V~Y JON.E JULY AUG, SEPT~ OCT. NOV. DEC .1'0T.A1

BIBB

Macon

Cond. 't'i'aybills

Count y Total

BLECKLEY .

Cochran CH.il.T TOOGA

l"le n l o

Summerville

County Total

CLl ;.YTON

J'onesboro

COWETa

Gr a ntville

Mor e land

Newnan

Senoia

County Total Cfu~ViF OB.D

Mu sella DOOLY

By romville

Vienna

County Total

DOUGHERTY

Albany

FLOYD

Lawr ence, JU a .

Rome , Ga .

County Tot a l

GORDO N

Pl a invill e

HA1lERSHJIM

Alto Ba l dwin

.

Cou.-.ty T ot el

HENRY

Hamp ton

Locust Grove

Luella

McDon ou g h

County Tot a l

HOUSTON

Bona ire

P erry

Cond. \l a ybill s

Ccunty Total

J ACKSON

Comme rce

PEACHES

- - -- -- --

-

-

39
lL12 _]]_

77 195 77

-

--.

-- --

- 39
- 310 349

10 90 g

. -4~

..... .,.

. I

108

- --- - --. -- -- -

- 7 69

_L l

..._
13

~..

--

...

--

76
-- . _E

10.8

- --. -

51 85

16 41 f

- - 32 .,.

..,.

- - - 2 122 .331
4 _22. 109

...

bl93 513

i36

...

57

32

455
-- -- -- 168 712

3 67 41

-- -- --

..,
-

4 57 3

- 44
4101

2 5

--

--.

39 61

-

111

...

64

- -- -
.r:

-- -\:, ~. .

46 110

100

- 10

-- ---- ---- -- -

-- _L -- -19

--

..,. 1 ll

-

- 10 -- _j_ 19 12

60 7

- --

-

--

--

--

- g . 202
8 262 '

-
7

--

4
14 28

5 53

--

--

--

--

- - - 16
19 101

--

--

2 68

--

--

20 259
_.L 16 25 343 ..,.

--

16 48 279 6

-.--. --

67
- 210
277

4

42

58

--

--

--

_1_
120

70
279
..12
368

349

.. - 8-

CAR.-LOT SHIB1ENT S OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES -IN GEORGIA DUR!iJG 1942
COUNTY & ST.AT-ION J.A.N-~ FEB. M.A.R-"~ ' .APR. NAY JUNE JULY ll.UG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC. TOTAL

PEACHES ( Cont 1d)

J .ASPER

Machen

12

12

Mont icello

County Tot a l

l

J ONES Br adley

--

--

--

lL ll_ 129.. 11 93 171

--

--

30 58 61

--

--

--

263 275

149

[

Gr ay Ha dd ock
Count y Tot a l

- - 3 65 61

-

-- --

- -

6_jQ _JJ.
41+ 173 155

--

-

3;.).4

--

--

--

~37~- - .

r;i.ti.CON

[

Mar s h a ll ville I1ont e zuma
Count y Tot a l

-- -- --

- 32 274 10

1 gg 364 1 120 638

10 20

--

--

-- --

316 463 779

lv'.LERI VfETHER .tilvat on

'4 ;1.8 49

71

Grty

17 41 . 200

258

Gr ee n vill e

13 23

36

Hanchest er Raleigh Wa r m Sp r ings Woo d b u r y
County Tot a l

38 209 302

10 72 44

2 .8 12

--

--

--

---.

5.5_
126

213 574

526 1156

--

--

-' 549

126

22

--

--

---

~
1856

MOR G~UJ

Godfr ey

Madi son Cou n t y Total

--

22 52

74

- - --

-

-,.._ ~ 152
76 204

--

-

--

--

--

206 280

NEVJTON

l"ian s f ield

8 54 25

87

OCONEE

Bi shop

26

26

OGL EI'H ORPE

Cra wf ord

2

2

P E..i~CH

Byron

Ft . Val l ey Count y Tot a l

--

P I KE

--* -=-- 11 164 1~0 1406 - 1 1 1570

31

--

--

206
-- -- -=- - i1l7l9:5l

Co n c o r d l1 olena

29 75

104

s 12 14

34

\villi $11 s on

1 124

' 125

Zebu l on County Total

-

--

--

-8

~ 24 87 237

--

--

--

_9_ 332 .

SP.ALD I NG

Griff in

110 163

273

T .. .L BO T

Ta lb otton \vo od l an.d
County Tot a l

4 71 64

139

--

--

--

- 1118 4 147 1.3 2

--

--

--

--

--

194 33 3

T ~~Y10R

Reynolds

- 133 22

155

-9-
.

C.~.'\R-LOT SHIPMENTS OF FRUITS ANP VEGET~LES ~N GEORGIA DURING 1945

..... .- COUNTr .& STATION

. ' ~.

.

JiJ.~-.

FEB .MAR~

1\PR.

MAY J'u'NE JTJ1Y AU~.

'

--~ --.

SEPT.

OCT.

NOV.

DEC. TOT~

:PEACHES (Cont'd)

TROUP

,

1-JPHS-0ol\Jg- a.. nwille
. ..Thomaston

.,. .

! Yatesville

County Total

--

--

- - -
~-

2 4o 103

37 255 243

~_5
307

21
264

--

--

WASHIN GTOl'J

Da visboro --

..

~I~K-UP CJIRS

. . ~ ...

g 39 9
29 27

CROP TOTAL

l 697 5260 4345 13

' 145

- - - -

535

---

80
615

56
- - 56 ... 103:).'6

:PJM.RS

CRISP Cord e le

...

4 6

10

PEPPERS

- - lfJ.ACOlJ M::trshall ville l"iontezuma County Tot a l

-- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --

4
-- 14 -18

4 14 18

SPALDI NG Griffin
OROP TOTAL

- 6.

6

' ' 24 ':'.~-

24

BRYJJ!T Richmond Hill
CHATH.L1H Burroughs Richmond Hill Sa vannah County Tot a l
COOK Adel
EFF I NGH.nM C1 yo Rincon Springfield County Total
:B'.iuHUH , Blue Ridge FUL TON
Oakland City J'ENK I NS
lVij :(1 e n
CROP 'TOT.:!.L

POTATOES (White or Irish)

-- --

13 15

- 104

22

-- - -

- .....l.....l....

--

--

--

--

137

5 1

3

10

- --

--

--

--

.5_ _l_ 78 3

-

--

--

....

4

2

ll 3
- 244 22 6

-- --..-

-

.. .
28

104 .'22
-- _11. 137

6

3

10

-- -

--

68 81

4

2'
-. . ' 14
'272

. - i6-

CAR-LOT

S H I P MENT S

OF

FRUI~J;S

I
AND

." VEGETABLES

..
IN GEORGIA DURING

1942

- nov. COUNTY &s~ATION J.AN. FEB. lvLAR. _1\PR. MAY JrJNE J\,JLY .AUG. SEPT. OCT.

DEC. TOT.AL

BIBB Macon
COL~U I'J!'r
.Moultrie PEACH
. Byron Ft. Valley
County Total
CROP TOT.AL

3 13 . 5

S~HJETPQr.ATOES

--. --

1

~

..J_
2

--

--

--

--

--

--

3 13 7

11 32

42 6

1

2

--1 -- --

1
2

1 4 13 41

TOl~ATOES

COOK

A(j.el

1

1

LO\tlNDES

Valdosta

l

1

2

CROP. TOTAL

2 1

3

TURNIPS & RUTABAGAS

BEN HILL

Fitzgerald

1

l

lv~t11' :m,.."ttiviEL ON s

APPLING Baxley

2 4

6

ATKINSON Willacoochee

29 3

32

:B.ALDI'liN
Milledgeville Stevens Pottery
County Total
BEN HILL
Fitzgerald

-- --
....

4

- ~
89

22 22

-

59 7

4

--

- ....

--

107
111

66

-BE-R.R-IEN
Alapaha

Nashville

Ray City

Cond. Waybills

--

County Total

~

12 1

53 10

- 62 1

--

--

---

_j_
130

-12

--

--

..

13 63

63

-- -- -- ~

BIBB Macon

35

35

BLECKLEY Cochran

1

1

BROOKS

Barney

Barwick

Morven

r

Qp.itman Cond. ivaybills
County Total

-- --

26 12

147 9 .:..

113 23

- ..-.

- 480
- ....
~ 766

47

_]_
98

- -

38

156

136

--

m5.27
--

- - 11

... ,. ~ "' . : . O~J..OT ;SHIPlvlEN~ S OF FRUI~S . Ali'D VEGETABLES l N GEORGLA. DURI NG 1942
ccfJNTf:&. ST.AT!Olf .'Jlllh JilEB-. RAR~ AFR. 1-tA.Y JUNt JULY .AU.G. SEPT .:ooT. HOV D.EC. TOTAI.

'" .

! ' ',I

. . ~WAT~ELON S (Cont 1 d)

., IlULLOCH

St ate sboro

1 4

5

-BO'R-K.E Waynesboro cond~ Waybills -~:C ount y T.ot al

15

- -

-

12 27

15 .

-

12 . ' 27

COF FEE
Amb rose
"
Douglas Cond. Wa ybills
County Total

6 1

- - - - - - -

--

-

-

. 34 .. . 12 .1_ 1

- - ...

t ' 103 14

- --

-- --

...

...

7
46

. 64

117

COL g,U ITT Moult r i e Norman P ark
. _.Cond . Waybills
Count y Totel

- 176 48

- --

- -

-
..,.

-

--

15

~ ___1. .
- 192

-
48

--

--

224

-- -- --

15 1 240

COOK ; Ade l
Le n o;x:
County Total

-

- - -.-..

- 371 19
- 21 _l_
- . 392 22

- --.

--

-- . -

390 24 414

COiVETA Newn a n

1

1

CRA\lFORD Gai llard

-

5 56

.. ..,. ' ~ -_:;,~, -

61

- - CRI SP ... Cor d e le

418 176

594

DECii.TUR

__ Bai nbridg~

DODGE ..

.. ..".

Eas t man

'

DOOLY .

Unadilla .. Vi enna

County Tot al

4

1 4

....

137 334 1

_119 209

256 543 l

4

5

472

- -

328 800

D-OUG-F-.E-RTY "
x. .:: Albany .

-.

30 3

33

E..-U\LY JaJ:in

12

12 ~

- -- .EF:B':::NGHAN Clyo

l

l

Sp:!.'i ngfi e ld County Total

-- -- -- -- --

l
2

4 5

--

--

2

--

--

____2
7

li ,.-E"v-ANS

r

Bellville

-..~

Cl 8.xt on

--

County Tota l

2

- - - - - .,.-.-

l
3

2

-- -- -- - ..-. -- 1

.:..

3

GRADY

--(

Ca iro

....

- 145 g

153

- 12-

CAR-LOT SHIPlV!ENTS OF .:!'EJITS i\11D VEGETABLES IN GEORGIA DURING 1945
COUNTY & STATION Jil.N. FEB. N.AR .APR. hAY JUNE JULYAUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC. TOT:At

HOUSTON
Bonaire. Clinchfield Kathleen Perry Cond. Waybills
County Total
IRVIN
Ocilla J.ACKSOH
Commerce JONES
Gray Haddock
County Total L.AUREHS
Dublin Cond. 1~aybills
County Total
LEE
Leesburg Smithville
County Total 10\'/liTDES
Hahira Valdosta Cond. Vfaybills
County Total MACON
Ideal Mar shall ville Montezume. Oglethorpe
County Total MERI'\'J'ETHER
\voodbury HIT CHELL
Cam'illa Pelham
County Tota:J. Pii!JLDDJG
Da l l a s PEACH Byr-on
Ft. Valley Cuunty Total
RI CHJ:ii.OND
Augusta Blythe He:ph z i b a h
County Total

WATEru-1ELOliJS ( Cont 1d)

,_

89 4

l

~ 132 2

- llO 4

=~

2
12

3

1

--
~

-

4
26 10

30 10

6o 352 15

-

1

1

bo 353 16

59 4

.....-.......

'645 1140

53 4

- 232 47

--- - 2872

2
53

--.

15 4
11
- 143 4 222
T 3"91

4

:...

- -=-- 125 60

1157

1
hl

4

80 15

--.--

-=-ll7_ll

- 197 34

2

13

16 2 29

--

93
1
134
114 ~ 376
3
1
427
2
429
63
_12.
78
57 279
4 340
19
11
143
ffi
4
185
- _ll
21!3
4
95 136 231
2
13 _1_6. 31

'

13 -

'.
C..AR-LOT SHIPiViENTS OF .FRUITS . .AND VEGETA:BtES IN GEORGIA DURING 1945
COUNTY & . STATI-ON J..Al~. FEB. NAR. ~lr. l'ft..'\.Y JUNE JULY aUG. SEPT. OCT NOV. DEC . TOT.i~IJ

SCHLEY ; .. Ella'lrille

f;CREVEN

.
'

. Dove.r

$El'fi.IlWL:el

Donaldsonville

Iron City

County Total .. ~rilTER
': ~mdersonville

Desoto

Plains County Total
TATTlif~U,L

Collins 'r AYI,OR

Butler ._.Charing

Howard . lv!auk

. Reynolds County Total
TELF.UR

Helena

McRae

Scotland

TO\\TUS County Tota~
THOli.tiS

Ballard .

Boston

Coolidge

tvieigs

Ochlochnee

Pavo

Thomasville Cond~ \'laybills

County Total TIFT ~rockfield

Omega ; Tifton
'l Ty Ty
County Total

'l'OOMBS

Lyons

\'{.A.T ERMELOl~ S (Cont 1 d)

40 9
6 7 ...

24

--

--

--.-

--

--

_]_
31

--

--

--

23

4

...;

--

-- _5_ .,. 32

-- --

3 3

39 4

1

5

--

--

--

5 3
12 -
61- T

--

28 54

..,.

21 24

--

--

--

--

--

1

%--

4
83

- - . --

...

.-

-.
--

---

1

- 140 23

- - 108 11 30

27

451 21

.,. 163 9

- - -

-- 1- 00811

_13.
83

--

-

8 4

-

18

- -- --

-

--

- 108 48 -=- -~ ___1_
- 141 53

-..,.

--

1 .-

-

.--.:t~.4~'' 49

- 13

24;

-- - - - - ~

- , , .:.

31

- 23

4

--

......:-

..,.

__2.
32

..,.

6

- 43

1

5

~

--

---. --

12
b9

- .~. -::- .,\ ,!'."~\~

82

45

1

- - r-

-

.,. _.?.9..

157

l

163

119

30

27

472

172

- ..,.

- -.

- 100
- 1034

12

18

156

--

--

-.-.,.

3
194

l

- 14 -

CAR-LOT . SHIPl4ENTS OF FP..UI TS .AND VEGET.A13LES IN GEORGIA DURING 1~45
CaTI~TY & STATION JAN FEB. M..AR. APR. lvli:~.Y JtJl~E JULY AUG. SEPT~ OCT. NOV . DEC. TOTAL

.
TURNER Ashburn Rebecca . Sycamore Cond. Waybills County Total
T ~IIGGS
Danville Jeffersonville
County Total WHEELER
Alamo Glenwood
County Total \VILCOX
Abbeville Pitts
County Total \VILKINSOU
Gordon Mcintyre Toomsboro
County Total WORTH
Sumner Sy1vestE)r Warwick
County Total
CROP TOTAL

\'l.ATERV!ELONS ( Cont 'd)

- 132 54

20 1

--

- -=- 80

...

- --

-- _l ~.
- 153 136

~

--

--

--.

-.- --

2 ' 22
24

29
116
145

--

--

--

-- rl-56 6S .

-- - --

18 -- --

86

--- --

-1 8

-- -

18 --
19 8

--

97 52

1 67 8

- - - - - -- --

-

-

- g.2_ -
1 189 60

18

--

--

--

--

- 132 -=- _.2._
- 206

-43
43

--

--

- 4848 3620 199

... -

186 21
- 80
- _g 289

- .. -

- . --

31 138

169

- 124
- -- -- ~ 147

--

9 18

27

149

-...

-- . --

76 ' ~

250

-- . --

18
175
-- ~
- 8667

.~ Return After Fi ve Dais 'To UNITED STATES DE,P.A,RT~-iEI,'l'.r OF AGRICTJ.LTURE
l3ureau.. of Agricultural Economics
319 Extension Building
Athens, Georgia

OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Form ~~\E D-4/46 - 1337

Permit No 1001



Penalty tor private use to . avoid payment of postage $300;

Libz-ariazy .
Coll ege .of Ag~iculture
Athens ..Ga . TC . Req

I
I

b~'007
'f- A3 94.;

VN I TE.O .:,TATE.S DE..PARTME.NT OF AGRICULTURE..
&ro-j;

G~ o~GIA.

\R.E.AU OF" AGRICULTURAL
E. CON OM \C.5

cJ~

UNIVE.R::OITY Or GtOR6lA C.OL1.E\J1!, OF' AGRI Cl.l I..TUI'U.

GE.~\SIA AGRIC.UL.'TURAL E.)(T!.N$10N 5LRVI<.L

GEORGIA CAR-LOT SHIPHENTS OF FRUITS AND VEGErABLES MONTHLY BY COMMODITIES, COUNTIES, AND BILLING POINTS
SEASOU OF 1945

Cooperating with War Food Administration, Office of Marketing Services
Fruit and Vegetable Branch

,.

- FOREWORD -

The summary of car-lot shipments of fruits and vegetables in Georgia for 1945; as shown in this bulletin. is only for carloads compiled from reports of intra-state and inter-state rail shipments furnished the United States Department of Agriculture by agents of transportation companies at points of original billing.

Truck shipments a1e not included in any crop total; .therefore these arlot shipment data should not be considered as representing Georgias total ,t~roduction of fruits and vegetables as a large percentage of the sales move by motor truck. Records of truck shipments within the . State. are incomplete, and as yet. no satisfactory mefih,~P. has been : devise<i to obtain data on the amounts of fruits and vegetabies h.aun~a by trucks.

The United States Department of .Agriculture is indebted to the trans.,. portation agencies and their individual agents in Georgia for the cooperation which made this report possible.

D. L. Floyd
Archie Langley AgricUltural Statisticians

Compiled by: L. H. Harris, Jr. Truck Crop Estimator

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COlviNODITY

PAGE

. . State Surmoary by Commodities and Ivionths for l945 ~ ,.

- 1

Total Shipments, .All Commodities, _Eight Year Period (1938 ... 1945). 2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . Apples ~ . . . . ~ . ~ . . . . , . ...

. '

3

. . Beans (Snap and Lima). : ~ ,

I!'

.... . .. Beets
Blackberries.

. Dewberries,

.

Lo ga nb. e~ries

-

~

~-




'

' ~ -

'

~

. . . . . Cabbage . ..

... ,. ..... .... ' '

~
.

,
'

3 3

3

, . ~

3

Cantaloupe
. . . . Carrots
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corn, Green
. . . . . . . . . . ... Cucumbe.rs

.





..




-~
.. ,

.



.

- .
-~-

..

!t

~,' '

4 4 5 5

Escarole ~

. . ~ . . . . . . ... . . ... . ~

., .

5

' ..

Greens (except Spinach). . ~ , ,

, 5

Lettuce and Romaine , ... .,. -:. . , ~

6

l-1ixed Detiduous frl.ii t -.. .. ... , .., ~ , 6

Mixed Vegeta:hles , ~. , ~ ..,. _, "

, 6

Onions (exclude set's) ~ . ! .. , . . , ,

,

6

Peaches , tt ~ ~ , . , ::.~~ - . ~ : :.; _. ~ , ~ , . , ~ ,

7

Pears , . . . . . . . .

.,. ' 9

Peppers ~ , . .

~ ~ _.~-- ~ ! ... -~ , , .. ~ ,

9

:Potatoes (White or Irish) ~.~., . ,

Sweetpotat.oes

.

i~


;. .- .



:.. :.'. ~ :.~': .. : ... . : -'

. . . . . Tomatoes . , . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . .

, , , . .

. . . . . . . . . Turnips and ~_tab.agas ....- . . ..., ~ .-.:. ,- ~ ... .. . .. .,.

.. .. . . .. . Watermelons~ , ~ - ~ ~ -

,

j
_; r
1' ~' '

~

9
10 10 10 10

- l-

CAR-LOT SHIP"t-IIEHTS OF FRUITS .AND VEGETABLES IN GEORGIA DURUTG 1945
, ' / . .
!~

;

.

'l

COMl"iODITY

J.AliT. FEB . ~IAR. APR. NAY JtJNE Jm,y AJJG.; SEPT. OCT. UOV. DEC. TOTAL

..

Apples

.: '.1::: ' -

Beans (Snap & Lima)

Beets

Blackberries, Dewber-

2 43 68
2

-

.;..

-7. !" . -~
. ~ ..

' . .2
111
2

ries & Log'anberrie-s . Cabbage

l

3

59 1871 100

4 - 2030

Cantaloups

30 l

31

Carrots

l

1

Corn, Green Cucumbers

7 21
r io4 25

28

11 5

146

' '

Escarole Greens (except

13 1

14

Spinach) 35
Lettuce &Romaine .

Mixed Deciduous Fruit-:- '

Mixed Vegetables 53

Onions (exclude .Sats)-

Peaches . .

Pears

..

Peppers

13

--78

i .. i. ;

. . 22 33 10'

..,.

. -

- . - 4

.., -. I -

. l 697 5260 4345 13 . -

- ...

4 '6

1 ?: ';~~- ~:\'} :.1~
' 1
10 28 259
4 103;1,6
10 24 ' . - 24 .

Potatoes (White or.

b .ish)

244 22 6

Sweetpotatoes

3 - 13 7

-

Tomatoes

-

2 'l

~

Turnips & Rutabagas , 1

-

.- ..:

-

Watermelons .

- . ' - 4848 3620 '199 .

272

1 4 13

. . ...;

- .

41 3 1

' 86q7

GRAND TOTAL
. . ' .,

.. ' .

,

"

92 ll2

'

. ,

. . .

155 2029 l27f 102227976 21'8

f

' ,I

. . .


. ..: ',.'13

46 79 22220
. . .

r

.... 2-

- C.AI't-10'2 SHIPMENTS OF FRUITS .AND VEGEr.AJ3LES IN GEORGIA. 1~}8 1~42

' . ,

(

. ...

COMMODITY

.. 1938_

Apples

3

Asparagus

64

Beans (Snap & Lima)

33

Beets

BlackberriQ}s, Dewberries & Loganberrie.s

Cabbage

368

Cantaloups

19

Carrots

Cauliflower

Corn, Green

61

Cucumbers

262

Escarole

Greens (except Spinach) 9

Honey Ball Melons

28

Lettuce & Romaine

5

Mixed Deciduous Fruit

Mixed Melons

-

Mixed Vegetables Onions (exclude sets)

-71
.

Peaches

7359

Pears

3

Peas, Green

29

Peppers

48

Plums

Potatoes( i'lhi t o or I'ri sh)171

Sweetpotat oes

. 33

Strawberries
Tomatoes
Turnips & Rutabagas
Watermelons

81 6 i274

1939
16 56 33
....
268 5
~
...
42' 231. .
~
1
2
9.7..
4564
5 42
271 73
28
9 3864

1940 J94l.

2

3

25

,...

12

42

- -.-.

445 S31

6

18

29

22

- 2.00 18i7

38

85

24 14

6

.j

82 106

26

5837 6856

3 17 8 23
2

375 '.' 248

22

g

2 190 . '' 11

5 6100 5713

1942 6
.22 6
5 563 14
15 181
96 36
5 114 129 5968
3 11 33 294 5 17 4014

GR.t'l:i!TD TOTAL

15~27 9614 13411',. 14221 11531

1943 1944 ' ; :.1945

1

2 4

.. . ,

... 1.. . ' .,. ..

69

22 . . ;'ill

- : -~ ~- ..." ; 2

1

.. 6. ;:' > ' 4

776 lb17 : : 2030

1

' 1 ' .. ..

31

2

...- . . ...

1

16

5 28

221 139 146

2

18 14 .... ,..

156

129 "........ 159

31 ..:;o 94

- ~- --

1 :,,

211 208 259

84 118 : .. 4

1836 5267- :10316

9 10

8

9

13

3-5

24

279

62 .... 272

41

44

41

14 18 . 5007

.6

3

Gn.s5:.

. .

.

1 S667

. . ,

8787 13853.' 22220

- 3-

CAR-LOT SHIPMENTS OF FRUITS A1TD VEGErABLES !~ GEORGIA DURING 1945 COUNTY & STATION JAN. FEB~ VJ..A.R. ,Al?R. MAY J!JNE JULY AUG. SEP':I'. OCT.. NOV. DEC. TOXAL

.APPLES

CHA.TTOOGA

l1lenlo

2

2

B~S (Snap & Lima)

BROOKS

--- -- Barwick

-

- Q}li tman

-

County ~otal

16 19
.... _]_ _g_
~
23 21

...

-..-,-.

--

CHATH.i1.1Vi

;Burroughs

..,..

2

-

COOK

35
~
44
-' 2

Adel

5 7

12

lViiTCHELL

Pelham

1

1

THGriJ.ii.S

. Boston

Ochlochnee

- Thomasville

-- -

County Total

CROP TOTAL

-7 2

s
...

. _.2_ 3Q._

- 14 . 38 .

-

--

--

--

43 68

,-

15

2
- -- ~ -- ..J.5. '52

- 1-1~

" r . .

BRYAN

Richmond Hill

1

. .' .

-

1

Ciu\1DEN 1 Wo odbine

-

1

PROP TOT.AL

2

ELii.CKBEBRIES, DEiffiEi.ill.I.ES, & LOGANBERRIES

SlJ111TER

Ame ricus

1 3

4

- - BRYAH Richmond Hill BROOKS
Barwick Q}litman Cond. '.Vaybills
County Total C.t\lllill EN
vvoodbine
CH.ATF. .AM
Richmond Hill Savannah
County Total
COFFEE
Ambrose

I

37

8 34

- . ' 46
-gll7

--

3 1 5
21 1
21 -6-

3

--- ---.-

. .' 1

37

- 42

-

.

'

3_Q_
125

4

- -5

-- -

22 27

3

I
v

- ----
..

.., .. -4-

.

.

C.AR-LOT SHIPliEi'Tf S OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN GEORGIA DURING 1945

COUNTY & STATION JAl:J . FEB. MAR. APR. MAY JUNE JULY .AUG. $EPT. OCT. NOV. DEC . TOTAL

CiJ3B.t\GE (Cont 1 d)

COL Q,U ITT

Moultrie Cond. tva;~r'oill s

---

County Total

-=- -- - 8 313 15
- 8 3__1_6l -15- -- - -- ---,.--

336

--

-

.:-...2 339

COOK

A<iel

6 '248 2

256

DEC ~ 1.'l'U R

Bain'oridge Climax
County Total

13

--

1 ~

--

--

--

--

--

13
JL ~

FULT ON

Oakland City LOWNDES
Hah i r a Valdosta Cond, Waybills
County Total
1-it~.C OlJ

3

44 1

- - - -

-

31 4

-l



fb 5

-. --

3

-

45

35

--

1 81

Montezuma

1 ll

12

1ViiTCHE11

P elham

1 64 5

70

TH Olvi.~.S

Coolidge

7 378 24

Pavo Th o m a s v i l l e
County Total

-- - 27 245 2

--

--

2 372
3b 975

fi_
51

...

--

--

--

409 254
--- 10296.92.

TIFT

Om e g a

28

28

TUIDIER

Sy camor e CROP TOTJU,

- -..

5 59 1871 100

5
- 2030

BEtif HILL

Fi t zger ald

4

4

BROOKS

Q).l.itman CRISP

g

g

Cordele

:> .

FUL TOl~

10 1

11

Oakl and City :

2

2

HIT CHELL

P e lham

6

6

CROP TOTAL

30~--~--------------------~3=-1

===========-=---:::- : -----===~===============;=:::::===::::::.========================

Ci..RROTS

RRY.aN

Hichmond Hill

1

1

DEC.A!rUR lit t apul gu ~-:
Lm'llJDES- - 'Valdosta
TOOIJffi S
V~daHa
1d.u.YNE J e sup -
CROP TO'f:....L

COBlI , G~EN

1 1

1

g

5

5 7
7 21

. .\ ' !_~: :

!-

~~:.... ':'

. . . ' ...

'I

... .

. 9.

' :~ 5

28

BERRIEN
Na shville . COLQ.UITT
C:OM OKou. -ltrie - -..
.Adel Sp P.rks
County Total E.ii.RLY
B1 Pke1y LOivNDES
Va,l dos~ta
RiiJ:IDOLPH C t i t hl:i'Ei:tt
THOh:i'iS Pavo ..
TOOiviBS VidaliQ.
CROP TOTi1 .

. CUClnffi.ERS
9 1 6 26 13
4 _2_ - .
30 18
1
1 - 57 1 4
1 1 l 104 25

' 6
- 11

10
11
39 .
:. ~:

5

: 6

: :

..
~~ . ~\'~ .'
-

5"9 4

- . ' . ::-.6..

- :t..:' ';::: :- ~ --
5.. _.!,:.;:./ 1~,:~

BROOKS Q.ui tm~

ESCil.ROLE
-13 l

GREENS (Except Spina ch)

BEN HILL

Fi tzgera1d

2

BRO.OKS

Barwick

Dixie

1

Q.ui trrian

l

County Total : : 4

COLQU ITT - .

Moultrie

3

COOK

il.de1

17.

3

10 '
13

.l
3

--

3 1~ _ -16

-
- - -
~
-

-- --

':_ . i4
.'!. :: :: ...
. -- ~.... ~ ~-

- - :, - 2 . .

~ .. .:

25 ; 25 '

4

--

-

-25-

16
45

...

6

3 10 '64.

A. D D I T I 0 :N T 0
GR~ ( Except Spinach )
COUNTY & STATION J.Al~. FEB. MAR. APR. lf!AY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV, DEC. TOT.AL BROOKS
Barwick
THE ABOVE INFORl~<iATION WAS RECEIVED AFTER COMPLETION OF
CAR-LOT SHIPMENT J300KJ,ET, THE ADDITIONAL 87 C.A...ttS SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE TOTAL 159 CA,RS .A;LRE..WY SHOWN FOR 1945 ON
PAGES 1 ..i\.ND 2.

- g-

CAR-LOT SHIP!vlEl'JTS OF FRUITS .A1TD VEGETABLES IN GEORGIA DURHJG 1945
COUNTY & ST~\TION Jlili. FEB. M.AR .APR. MAY JUNE JULY: AUG .SEPT . OCT. NOV. DEC. TOTAL

.... ..

~ .. .

PEACHES (Cont 1d)

Machen Monticello
County Total JONES .
Bradley Gray Haddock
Cou=.ty Total r;i.aCON
llarshall ville Montezuma
County Total i-4:8-:RI \vETHER
illvat on

Gre e nville

Manchester

Ra l e i g h

i'larm Springs

ivoodbury

County Total t,iORGiUJ

Godfrey

!vladi son

I

County Total NEtVTON
l.Jiansfie1d

'

OCONEE Bishop

OGLETHORPE

Crawford PE.i:..CH

Byron

Ft. Valley

County Total

PIKE

Concord

i1olena

\villiamson

Zebulon

County Total

SP. ILDING

Gr-i f f i n

T.:l.LBOT

Talbotton

\voodlan.d

County Total

T~ ~Y10R

Reynolds

12
-..,-- - 1L .2.3_ 1.5.9. ll 93 171

30 58 61

8 65 61

--

6 ....2Q. _ll
I+l+" l 73 155

32 274 10
...L gg 364 10
l 120 638 20

4 18 49 17 41 200
13 23 38 209 302 ,
10 72 44
2 g 12
....;:::_ 5,.2_ 213 52 6
- 126 574 1156

22 52

- --

....=...- . 5.i_ 152 76 204

54 25

26

2

11 164 31

---=--

130 141

1406 1570

_5l
SI+

29 75

12 14

1 124

-g-

!5..._ 24 87 237

- 110 163

4 71 64 - 1fL._ 118
4 147 132

- 13} 22

12 263 275

149
134
~
372

Ji6 .
463
779.

7l .'
258 36 549 126 .22
- .ill:
- 1856

'74

--.

206
280

87
...: '" 26

. .2
206
- - -=--~ - 1795
104 34
125 _29_ 332
273
139 194 333
155

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CAR-LOT SHIPMENTS OF FRUITS AliD VEGET.A;BLES IN GEORGI A DURING 194 2
COUNTX~c ..STATI OlJ J.fi.N. .FEB. M.AR. 4\P.R. M.t~Y JUNE JULY --.-AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV'. DEC. TOTAJ,t

TlWUP .' .Hogansville Uf $0N ,
: Thoma ston J a.t e sville
Cou nt y -Total .W.ii:SHil'l'GTO~
, ; D av.i.sb o~o
.f-i CK- UP Cii.RS
CROP TOTAL

PEACHES (cont" i d'

2 4o 103

---

--

--

--

37 255 243
~__5_?. 21
307 264

--

--

8 39 9

-

29 21

1 697 5260 4345 J.3

_CRISP
-~
Corde l e

..,.
- - -- -

.. PE..:iRS
4 6
- - . --

- I.Ji.ACON

M ~rshalJ ville

, ! ..
Me n t e zuma

--

-County T ot a l

... SP.ALDIHG Griff in

CROP TOTJU.,

P~P ERS
-- - -- -- -- -- --
/

- J,.45

--.- - -

--

535 , 80
615 .

2"6
56
- l0316

10

4

4

-- 14 -- 14

18 .

18

6

6

2.4' ." ....,....- 24

BRY~\N

Richmond Hill

QH.ATH.LiH

; Burroughs Richmond Hill

Sa v a nnah

County Tot a l

COOK

Ad e l EFFI NG!LJVi

..

Cl :y o Ri n con

.. Spp~ngfi e 1d

Count y Tot al

Fi0-~NIN

Bl ue Ridge

-FUL-TO-N O ~l and Cit y

~JNS

lViill e n .

CROP TOT.:~

P OTATOES (White or Iri s h )

13 15

- 104

- - - -

22
-- ---...1.1- - - . -

..,.

137

5 1

3 10
-- -- - -.- -- . .2_ _l_ -- -- -78 3
4
2

11 3 244 22 6

28

104

-- --

22 _1l 137

6

3

10

-- -- --

68 81

4

2

14
272

:... lo-

--..--CAR-LOT SHIPMENTS OF FRUITS AND vEGET.ABLES IN GEORGIA DURING 1945
COUNTY & STATION J.AN. FEB. IVlAR .APR. M.AY JUNE . 'JVLY .AUG.. 'SEPT. OCT. lJOV. DEC. TOTAL

S\~EETPCYrATOES

BIBB

Macon COLQ.UITT

3 13 5

Moultrie

~Byron

1 ..

.,...

Ft. Valley

-

1

County Total_ _ ____~_ _2_ _ __

CROP TCY.r.AL

3 13 7

11 32

42 6

1

- 2

1

1

3

1 4 13

TOMATOES

COOK

Adel

1

1

LOWNDES

.. Valdosta

1 1

2

CROP TOTAL

2

3

TU~IPS & RUTABAGAS

BEN HILL

Fitzgerald

1

1

-AP-PL-IN-G
Baxley

ATKINSON'

i'l'il1acoochee

BALDiHN

Milledgeville

Stevens Pottery

County Total
BEN lULL

Fitzgerald

BERRIEN

?

Map aha

Nashville

Ray City

Cond. Waybills

County Total

BIBB

Macon
BLECKLEY

Cochran

BROOKS

Barney

Ba rwick

ivlorven

Qp.itman

Corid. \~aybills

County Total

2 4

29 3
4 ~ 22
89 22

59 7
12 1
53 10 62 1
_3_ - 130 12

35

1

26 12

. - 147 -9

- 113 23

- 480 47

T

- _]_ ...

~ 766 98

1
32
- -- -- _4 ... - - 107
. 1ll
66
13
63 63
.id
35
1
38 156
136
527
- sd

- 11 -

..

'! '

CA.R-:.LOT. ~S.RIP.N~TS ,OF Ji'RUITS iUJl) VEG:atr.Al3LES IN GEORGU. DURING 194S

-------------------------- COUNTY & STATION J'.A.N. FEB. lvi.AR. APR. M,A.Y JUNE JULY .AUG. SEPT. OCT. -~IOV. DEC. TOT~

.

'I'

BULLOCH

. Stat,,esbor,o BURKE

Waynesboro Cond. Waybills
County..Total COFFEE -
Ambrose Douglas Cond. Waybills

C.ounty Total COLQUITT , Moultrie N'orinan Park

. Gonet~ .- Waybills

Cou.nty Total COOK
Adel Lenox.

County Total COW'ETA
Newnan CRA\Ll!'b.RD

Gaillard
-CP-.IS-F
Cordele
DEC .~i.TUR
. : Bafnbrid.ge noD G]J

Eastman DOOLY

Unadilla Vienna

County Total

DOUGHERTY

i .Aio.imy

.:.

EARLY

Jakin .. .EFF: NGHill1
Clyo Spr ingfield
.County Total -.EVANS
Bellville Claxton
County Tota.l
- GR.ii- .DY
Ca iro

WATERM~ONS (Cont 1d)

1 4

15 12
27

6 1

- . 34 12

-=-.:L
103

1
11+

- -.-

. 176 48

.,.

15

-- ~ _:..l:.
- 192

-
48

.. 371 19
- - .- ' 21 _]_ 392 22

1

5 56 418 176

4

1 4

-=-- 137 334 1 119 209
- 256 543 1
30 .. 3

12

1 1

1 4

---.

2 5

2 1
3
- 145

,.'

5

.1:5
- . ... 12
-. 27

7 46
.2
117

224
15
1
240

- .-390 24 414

1
61

594
4

5
472
- ~ 800

33
12

2 _j_
7
2 1
3
153

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

- 12 -

..
_ . m CJ~~OT SHIP,lViENTS OF F~ITS ~. VEGETAELES. UT GEORGIA DURING 1~45
COUlhY & S.~.AT ... ON J.rili. FEB. H.AR. &'R .:AY JUNE JULYliDG. SEPT, OCT. N V. DEC. TOTAL

lioosrrmt
Bonaire Clinchfield Kathleen Perry Cond. ivaybills
County Total IRvliN .. ' Ocilla JJI.CKSOH
Commerce JONES
Gray Haddock
County Total
L~~UREHS
Dublin Cond. vlaybills
County Total LEE
Leesburg Smithville
County Total LO\flJDES
Hahira Valdosta Cond. ~vaybills
County Total MACON
Ideal Marshallvi 11e Montezumg Oglethorpe
County Total MERHIETiiER
ivoodbury l.UTCHEL1
Camilla Pelham
County To.ta1
P.iill'LDil~G
Da llas PEACH
Byron Ft. Valley .. County Total RICHlVIOND
Augusta Blythe Hep hzibah
County Tota~

WATERMELONS (Cont 1d)

- ..

89 4
l
- 132 2 - llO 4
-_}g 2 ~3b4 12

J

.,.

1

-- -

4 26 10
30 10

60 352 15

-.

-

- 1l
bo 353 16

59 4
~ - 6a i~

53 4
- 232 47
- 22
~ 287 53

15

ll

-.....,.........

- 143
4 222 ..1l 4391 17

4

- 125 60

- .-.-

-.--

-=-~
157

. h1 l

4

-

.

-=-

80
ill

15
_13.

- 197 34

2
13 16 2 29

93
l
- . 134 .,. u4
-=.-~ -. 3~76
3
l

--

427 2
429

63
_12.
78

57
279
4 340

19

11

-- .

-m - .. 143

4

185
_ll
218

4
' .~ ..:..

95

-- --

1l
231

2
13 _!_6_ 31

, .1



;... 13 ..
.. .

C..AR-LOT SHIPlV!El:~T S OF FRUITS AND .. VEGETA"SLES n r GEORGIA DURING 1945
COUNTY & STATION J.JU~ . FEB. MAR. &R. lV.t.AY JVNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. . DEC. TOT.tiL

Vl.t\.TEEMELONS ( Cont 1 d)

SCHLEY
, Ellaville
SCREVEN ' .
.,
., Dover
SEVl!1~ 0~ E

.40 9

' 49

,..

b

7

' 13

- -- - Donaldsonville
- Iron City
County Total ...

24
--. -- - _]_ -- -- -31

... 24
- -- - --.- _l 31

SUHTER

.Andersonvi lle

D'esoto

Plai ns ..,County Total

---

TATTN~U..L .

Cp ilins TAY10R

.J:3u tler

23
4
-- _i_ - --32

3 3

-

39 4

- .,. -

23 4
---.2 ~2

.,.

6

43

C ):la. r i n g

Howard

..

Mauk

Reynolds

---

Coun.t y To.tal

l

5

--

--. --

--

5 3

12
61

--8

--

-....-. --

I
- 5 8 .,. 12
.,. b

T ELF~~IR
He l e n a

28 54

-. ~.: \~

82

1-'icRa e

21 24

45

Scotl and Towns
. Oounty Tot a l

-- --

--

--

1
~ 4 83

--

--

--

--

--

1
..19.

157

-THO-BlJi.at-i.lSl al'd

-

Bo s ton

Coolidg e

~ie i g s

...

-1 140 23
- 108 11
30

1

...

163
119

30

Ochl ocb,nee

27

27

P a vo

- 451 21

472

Thomasville Cond. \vaybills
County Tot a l

--

163 9

- - -- 81 ....19. 1001 83

-.--

--

-=- -- --

172
- 100 1084

TIFT Brookfield

g 4

12

Omeg a Tifton- .
Ty Ty Count y Tot e~

18

108 48

--

--

--

--

--=-.. ~ _l
- 141 53

--

--

18

156

--

--.,.

-g
194 ~ ,

TOOMB S

Ly ons

1

1

,. '

- 14 :...

Ci\.R-LOT SHIPHENTS OF FRUITS AND VEGET.ABLES IN GEORGIA DURING 1942
COUNTY & STATION J.ii.N. FEB. MAR~ JU>R. MAY JtJHE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT, NOV. DEC. TOT.AL

'I't1BNE.R Ashburn Rebecca . Sycamore Cond. Waybills County Total
T1.VIGGS Danville Jeffersonville County Total
WHEELER Al amo Glem1ood Count y Total
\VIL COX il.bb'e vi l l e Pitts Count y Tot al
WILK I N"SOlq Go r don Mc intyre Toomsb oro Count y Total
WORTH Sumne r Sy l v e s t e r War wi ck County Total
CROP TOTAL

\V'J~ERMELOUS ( Cont 1 d)

- 132 54

20 1

- - -=- - --

- --

80

- - -

_l
153

1 136

.

-

___,_

- - - -- --

-

2 29

-

--

. 22 24

116 145

--

-

rt- --

--

--

56

68

18
86

--

-

--

-
~

--

1 18
19

8
--g

--

--

-- --

97 52

1 67 8

--

--

-1-

g5_
189

-
60

18

- - -

- 132 43

--

--

--

- 56 --::-- 206

- -\.,
43

--

- 4848. 3620 199

,.. ~ 186

.,.

~

21

- -80

-.,. . ...

--

2 289

-- 31

~

--. --

138 169 '

...

124

- --

~

--

9 18 27

149

--- --

--

76
..15.
250

18 '

--

--

--.-

175
~
249

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