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 f~ c, ~ i-1090 G[ G.y ., ) I"'tt 'I-rs s 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:>.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 >rm l?.::'_~uct~~~!?-do~~ - - - ----- - --- -- - - - .- ---- .. -----;---...____________ Afte r five d cvs return to .mi tod Sbtc s Dep-:trti'ncnt of Agriculture Burenu of Agricultur-'11 Economics 319 Extension Building Athens , Georgi'l. OFFICIAL BUSI1JBSS Pen!llty for pri VP.te use to P''\vrnent of post 8.ge $300 u .~-l.c. v~.._~.~:ell,_~e h 1.. .,.. P.~. .~~o-~we , r&-4;4V~:.-L.a-- -r .4_ an:-, St~to Col lege of Agri . Req . Athe:!:lS ~ Ga. 58807 .' 100 F"RIC".:S "RECEI'G:D p.y E'ARMERS JA.JimABY 15, 1944; ':ITITH COIVIPABI SO~~ S -- - - - ---. -~~- -- ------GEORGIA------:-----::-=~-~-c--+-1-h - -- ---~---r-m=~I TED ~A=T::;:E::.;;:S---rc.--~ COil:ODI TY &;D UnT Average Aug .1909- -__ _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 __!___ _ -l/ Aver;;;,.t=-=rf-!Tl~~~:-191o- ;.:-Decemb-~~-l9l4-:----i/- _JJa.ymon s. :t reli~n4.ry - Does not i nc lude da _iry_ feed U!DE;::\ Ntnv!BERS Oli' FRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS IN GEORGIA (August 1909 - July 1914 ~ 100) J IT""'"-""'A - - - ----- ~ ~ -----~ - ---- : Jan. 15 ' 19. 43 -~----- - ; --.... 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 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 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 , ' ( 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 ' ..., March, .W44 FARM PRICE REPORT AS OF FEBRUARY 15, 1944 ,..: . .'" : . 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. ~ .. 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. to After :five days return United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Build~ng ... Athens, Georgia .. OFFICIAL BUSINESS . . . .. ,.. ..j - -Penalty for private usc 'to. avoid payment of postage, $300 - ... . PRICES BEEIVED BY FA:RMEBS FEBRUARY 1~.. l..9~4-.(1,. :WITH . COMPARISONS l -----C-OM-M-O-D-IT-Y-----~--------!----GE-O-R-G-IA--"---.-. --~--~~~-----U-NI-T-ED--'S~TA~T~E-S ~~~--~~- AND Average l .. 'Feb.l944 Average !]:eb.l944 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 $~ $1 . 3;a,~ I ' J1.l 17',85' 7:33; 1 ' i4.00, la.;9 . 1J3;00 :;. ,.li.lO. :, i:iQS~:i j 1 1L87 .. 7 :2'1 .ii:94 ~ -t5::~o~ 1 l4;63j12:so 1 . ~17374 .w:so 9.8o . . 2s3 s."i' . . 12:32 n.Bo ' :na !Y$ 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 r . I 22.5 . 25.9 i96 n.4 22.8 23,7 208 ! , 21.3 33,1 1 34.2 I 24.6 I 36.0 39.0 25.7 i 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. ~relimir;,a;y - Ibes not inCl~de;. dairy f~ed paymcn t s . , , ,.. ._ IN:OEJC NUMBERS OF PRICES RECEivED BY FABl~S; IN'. dE'ORGi~ i ' ,4 ' ., ' ,: . - = (Aug~st - . .1909 - . J . u .. l, y. - 1914 ro.o) ' ' ITIDyl 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 . i: .... " : ., ~ '.~ ; ' ~ ~ . ' _. , . ..~ -~ Chickens and eggs i l60 .. 215 171 Fruits .. . :~ ~ ' ' no , ., , 327 327 MiscelianGous. .. ; ; ' '. .. ;.. 107 140 143 .... ~. : I 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 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 After five days return to United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Bu.ilding Athens, Georgia OFFIC V.L BUS INESS penalty for private use to avo id payment of postage ~:. JoO UNITE.O ~TATE;.et DE.PARTME.NT OF AGR I CUI-TUR.E. &rof; ONIYER~ITY OF tOP..<;,IA ,. 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 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 {!)rro-j; _/ . ~. ' C)E.O~G!A AGRICULTURAL. . ~ E.XT!J.~SII!)N 5E:RVICE. : i ; ' ' ;. t I , '; ~~~~~~~~M~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'~)!' J~' - 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. ' 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::::;::::;:::}:';:::}] 239 peas 342 ______________ j1 Oats :::::::~:::::\:: _.}::::::::::::::::::::::::: :-:::::?'.8:+::>:::::::;:.:-::;:::_:;;:::::::::::::::: :g: >:::::::::::::::.s:::;:::::::{ 1-----------~4_~__________.] 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. '. 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. . ' .'' . OATS: Prospective plantings of 46,170,000 acres of oats in 1944 are above plantings in any other 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. -,_ - , _ SOYB~~S: A decrease of l percent from last year is in prospect for the 1944 acreage of soybeans 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 . - . 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 acres . . . r :':ii..i\NUTS; The prospec tive acreage of peanuts planted alone is about 10 p ercent lower than the r e... , . 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. --- - - -- --- -- -- AGRICULTURE_ c,EORGIA . 6URf..:.Au OF AGRICULTURAL E.CONOM IC5 .CYrojJ~/nJo cJ~ UNIV12.RSITY OF' GE.OP..61A 1 ~'-" 1 COLLE.GE. OF' AC>R.I CU t..:TURE. . Athens, Georgia April, 1944 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 Penalty for priva.t e use to avoid payment of pastage, $300, 1()0 PR:j:C,ES REC:E!VED ,BY:. ,. l: f. .~....$- l.W'.G,. ij,J.~..,,J.S.l..!.4...}8ITH. COMPABISONS COl':frAODITY . AliJD UNI T Wheat, bu. Corn, bu. $ . 91 Oats , bu. $ . 67 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 rt . 12.6 $! 24.39 i I ~ 1 7~ 85 $ ! 7. 33 ! $'1 3.87 I $ill 33.85 Horses, head 158. 15 Mules, head Chickens, l b . Eggs , doz. Butter, l b. ! 13.2 I ! 21,3 : 24 . 6 1. 30 . 84 J . J 2.10 . . 1.35 20. 7 47 . 90 !i 14.50 i 13.80 12. 00 ! 1. 62 l i 1 . 2 0. j 2 . 20 li 2 . 15 i ! ~ 2o.8 1 I 53 ..oo i 19. oo 1 i 11 . 30 ! i 10.50 !' 78.00 i j 120.00 185.00 ' 77. 00 : I l ; .. 126 . 00 l 205. 00 l 24. 1 26.0 30.6 37,0 26,5 ' i 39 ,0 178 179 .196 259 165 217 106 154 271 227 80 197 124 . 159 .64 : j' . 40 1 1 i .J 70 " :I .88 I 12,4 1 ., 22.55 11.87 1 7.27 II1 .. s.-42 1 48.00 I ;II : 136 , 60 I 153. go 1 1 11,4 !I 21.5 I I 25.5 ,,. r . March 15 I % of Av 1 1943 19;441, l909..,14 : 1.2'3 L46 ! l66 . . ~ I ! ' . 58 1.45 .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 ' I 140 I I 173 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 ' ! 3. 80 2 4 . 05 , i , E 167 Ij 1.60 2.50 2,75 i I 4 . 5o I.l 3. 70 iii II II 3.04 2,2s 1.65 3.27 204 I. I - 3.ss I1 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. I 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 I ...... jMa.r . 15 Feb . 15 ' 1943 i 162 168 137 I'' I 1944 178 170 171 I 250 205 150 162 i 155 111 HO l I 171 327 143 ! Mar . 15 1944 178 171 173 21& 162 146 327 145 I I I . i ' ! I I I I I / ."., .Archie Langley Agri cultural Statistician D. L. Fl oyd Agricultural Statistician In Charge UNITE-D STATE.S DE.PARIME.NT QF AGR IC.U . ~Tl)Rt:. &ro:b GEORGIA .. ~.CONOMICS c)~ . 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? idsu~ even not only_ to ~ncrea_:ed numbers.but. to_..b~tter prices an~ t? the aver?"ge weight of bird marketed b o ~ng j heaner 1n 194.;. Pr,oduct).on w 1941 wa.s 6,000,000 w1th valuat1on of ;ji2, 775,000. . I 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. . . .' .. ~ i DIAGRAM SHOWING fROlJUCTIOii AlJD VAlUE G'C:ORGIA BROlLZRS -- --. .-- -- ------ -' -- , (Pe r itd 1934:..1.943) .,--.--w ~- =--~"'-=""_ _ _ ._.,_-----~----~~ ' .16 - ---.- .N'-lQmQbe.Qsl_:lv_-:_~t-Ql-uQeQ~~--1.. 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 ,_:..--------r - -. ---------I No. Broilers Value ' -: .. .ARCHIE LAlqGU.'Y Agricultural Statistician After five days ret1,lr~ to . United State Bur<1au of s Lepa.rtment Agrioul tur<":J.l oEfc6A~aormiiccuslture 319 Extension Building . Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS ' .l . _, D. L. )!'LOYD , Agricultural Statistician In Charge Penalty for private ' U:se to avoid ' payment of pol:;tage $300' '.; .. . : j ?age 2 ........ ............-. '' ' ; . .. . 'j ~... ' . ,.., ' 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. . .. ' .~ ' . '\ ?ti.e term 11 comm.erciai br~i:Le:r: 11 as us eel in thls report includes all young . chickens of 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. ', COlvll'.::ERCIAL BROILER PRODUCTIOJ:T Al.JD IlTCO!JE, BY- STATES, 1942-43 State : .., ~ . 1942 )j .. 1943 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?:} - - - - - - -Th'oU:s-;;;:na:s---': Cents ~T'hous:-dof:--- Thousands- --Cents- Thous.-dai:- :~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 1 a-=.. __ -~~OQ __1_?_,_18Q _?:.,4-=..5__ ~3..!..0E.8_ _ _4.!..82_5~ .- l:_6.!..0._8__2._.0 __ _1,~0~ __ .-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. ~ . ooo 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 _, A,,,_..,~,Ct-->--'i-l-1c~n""''s..-,,.,,.-:..- o.r"' Ga. A cr - e.rl c--u ., . t-ure TC Req Louisville 2, Ky. l.l. J) 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. ; ' / 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. - (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. ; " -------.....,-- -_-- -.-- -!--:."'-,./~. .1.1 1 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. - - ,., '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 Pl 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 -----~-----''-------~------~~--------~----~------~-- 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. - OVER ...- 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. -- D. L. Floyd Agricultural Statistici9.n in Charge John F, Steffens, Jr. Truck Crop Stqtistician -- After five davs return to United StD.tes Department of Ag:l.'iculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICi r\L BUSHT:SSS Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300 ~.~ -:~= ~ 1 c.,.~~; s- J .r t ::: [ ~~ ~ :.,: '? ~: l-L ra F~t :~: /:r1 t (~!J il .tc Rcq . -,~,._:._.,., . -~ .'7'. UNITE,.D STATE.$ DE:PARTM E:NT OF AGRIC,UI-TURE. (!7ro-jJ G E O i R G I Ac.-- t~ ." ~CONO.MICS IJNIVER51TV OF" ~.0R.(";>IA COL~E.G~ OF AGRICUI-TV~E. Athens, Georgia. May 13, 1944 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. . 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. PEACHES ---- 10 SOUTHERN STATES _ _ _ _C-"o""'n_d.;..;..it..o.~ on lViay 1 Production 1/ . State :Average! :average: ; : Indicated :1933-42: 1942 : 1943 1944 ;1933-42: 1942 ~ 1943 : ~ay 1, 1944 Percent Thousand :Bushels 21 .0. 61 71 11 47 . 2,074 . 2,463 252 2,052 s.c. 64 72 21 27 2,121. 3,500 392 2,100 Ga. 64 1.. ll 51. ~2.5_/6,177 1,593 lJ80 "l!=;Ia. 65 75 53 74 82 123 66 .-~ola. 62 72 42' 40 1,539 1,595 649 126. .900 LVi iss. 63 73 46 60 912 974 ' 476 884 nrk. 53 68 25 50 2,080 2,337 738 2,100 La. 63 71 44 69 304 335 176 354 __ ._Ok~- . ~ !2_- - - . E-;z.---~ . ..."..-5-- - - - -.f'b.- -- - -~ --n-----~-~:J6- - - - L ;)~ Tex. 52 61 39 42 1,543 1 610 ~00 1,480 10 States 60 1 27 4 16, 12 19:591 5.378 13,930 1 For some States in certain years, production includes some quantities unharvested on account of market conditions or scarcity of harvest labor. g_/ Includes 250,000 bushels harvested but not utilized due to excessive cullage. After five days return to Jnited States Department of Agriculture :Bureau of Agricultural lconomics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ! ,l., - , !, -., ' ' j . . _ . . ... '""' . . t- gc t . , (.la . UIJITED STATES - GENEHAL CRO? REPORT AS OF -r.m.Y 1, 1944 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'arnreintJir . _..,__ . $.}ralr1 . ..;.,... ....;..'" f a 1 l, ~. ~:rr; the' ' - "'-~ . . d,a. yi. -'.'--:~- - --- " ... .. . : . -<::.......... >0~- ' eo: In the country_as, a whole f-armers appear to have finished less of their spring work by May l than in any season in many years. If the weather permits, power equipment will enable those who have it to make rapid - progress but the late star-t of field work means a great increase in the plowin( and planting that must ' be done in the next few weeks. The usual reserves of labor that could be called to help out in emergencie~ are no longer to - be found. 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 "-~Dil.OD:1'lR.-'J.t. fc:0.m. .q_l_r r.aus~s is. n1 :.w~">ri Rt, 1 i. 1 "l"'r~Pnt. 'T'.hi s r.omoares vri th l S-..2. . .I. . . ~- - - - - ~ --- - . . - ' - . .. - - percent indicated on k\pril l, 10.3 percent for 1943 and 1'9 5 percent the 10...-year (1933~42) average. . . OATS (lo Southern Stat~s): Condition . of oats in io Southern. States is well above . ~ _. 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. . .. 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 D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Sta tistician In Charce Ul'-ln-r_D ~TA-:rt::.5 OEPARTME.NT OF AGRICUL...TURE.. (3rof; UNIV ~. RSITY OF GE:.OFVb,l~ C.OLi..E.\loF.. OF AC::>Fl.IC\.11.-:TVFU.. T R U C K C R 0 P N EYl S 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. STJ,TE .1\.CREAG'.l,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..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. A::WHI:ii; LAl'JGLEY a gricultural Statistician D.L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician In Charge bz rt!S72 - = s - - - -3=:-z -w &e+ :i~ .... . . . . ..... . ,j ......t. ~ ~cROP ~. ~\JS. O~-JU,N.E 1,. l9t.{ . ~ ~ - UN'I~ED STATES . During recent wee ks grovring conditions have been unusually favor able for the country as a whole anc". in spite .of a l ate nnd uneven staJl.t, . natioJ;l.a,l, crop :Ero.speqts now appear. better th<>n on this da te ir. an y of th!'l l~t 10 years excep~ 1942., : I " . . .. ~ - . . . .. .. ~ .... ~..... . . ... . ~ . . -. .. ~ .."J./!11.; ,1 .....: , .. .. ~-~ . . ' ~ ;- .. . 0 \ring chiefly to timely rains in the &uth;~st' dul!ing~. the for~cast:' ;of wiRter..wheat , -:P.r,pg\tctio 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 ar eas of t he country. 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. - - -- (Sec reve rse side for GeQrgi ~ .report) After five days r eturn to Unit e d Sta t e s Thlpartment of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Gqorgia . Pen~> lty for priv ato use . to avo'id p ~yment of postage $300 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ' Miss. Nellie M. Reese, Librarian, State College of :Agri., Req. Athens. Ga,. .. ~:_= ff9F - {P _ _ ___& .L l-_____.{" DEPARTMENT OF . AGRICUL-TURE.. &rof; UNIVERSITY OF,' 6E.OR61A C.OULG!. Of' AG"tC:.UL.TUI\L 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 extreme southern portion of the State, and in the next few days shipments vrill re ach sizeable proportions in the s o u.t he ~ r n r n o s t . c < ' u n t i e s . . . . . . .. . .- ,,L .. ~ .., .- .. -~--~ - ~ " ' I ~ .. ... . . ... ., - - - I ~-' v ' , r . -..~ --:- op ~-. ,.. .,......,~ . J~ ; ~".--."' l ...." .. ..... TR}JC:~ clio~ NEFS~ )Y STA~~ ' ~-~:~;-:-,.. .,.,. , ~~ .. ' (As bf June 15, 1944) ...;. . .. ,- . . .. . ~ ..__ .. . . ... ...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. i \ ,J.. :. :. :; ' " . .: :. . ~- -,''1' ....... ':- ....:. ' .... '; ~ " . . ' : .~ . \ :_ / 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. . After five days retur~ to . United States Departme.nt of Agricul tu.re Bureau of Agricultural Econorn~ 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL :BUSINESS Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage. $300 ~i ss. !' l- d va.t e Ne. llie M v O l l e g e ,.... --- Poe~e o f Agri. . ...... . .... L1".bra.. r:t. an 1 Req. I-1.t. .nens, Ga. ~ UNITE.D STATE.o DE:PAR.TME.NT OF" AGRIC.U LTURE.. {7rojJ UNIVERSITY OF" 6f.OR.61A COL.L.E.Gt!. OF AGR-ICULTURE. T R U C K .C R 0 . 'P N E W S July 1, 1944 .... . 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. - OVER .... TRUCK CROP NEifS - BY STATES (As of July 1, 1944) ~\~ . ...:. . ~ ... . . '1:- '. ~ ' ., LIMA. BEANS : Shipments in South Carolina are declining and the deal will be practically over by July 8. . ,.- . ' . . . ;;::\~-~;,.?....~>:: 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. Later p;J;af..~~?-. ac~~~Jte, -,. -, in A,ugu3t ,:aml in September. ,..:._ In southwe s,t Virginia the summer snap bean crop is neeqing r ,aini: :harvest in this _area wilL-start about July 15 wit~.}P-l:J?J:.~es movipg in :-ifolumesy--Ahgust l to September 10. . ...-. -:~ . -. \. ~ , '- . '. : . f-4~ ...... I. - '"t./~ . . .; -~. . +- 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 : 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. D. L. Fl~~d Agricultural Statistician in Charge ":John F. Steffens, Jr. Truck Crop $tatistician '',: After five days -return to United States DepartilJ.ent of l'..griculture Burea~ of Agricultural Economics Athens, Oeorgia. ,OFFICIA.L BUSIIJESS . ... . ., Penalty for private use to avoid paJ~ent of postage ~ 300 . . ~--~ ~ ~c~f"'t.\'tllf.l.n'J'I\\~JC'J11Y-.... \ .,.,) L-J ll.e.--..1. - ll~'.f, .r.- l<~' . ._.......____._Jt --'--~.._,..,., ~"""'~u""" ""'"'"'" "'_..,. ,. ., ... UNITE.D ~TATE.S OE.PARTME.NT OF AGRICUl-TURE. C7roj; GEO~GIA " . . . _ - ---. . BUR.~AU OF' AGRICULTURAL E. CON OM ICS . , .. . . . . . ' - . c -- .~ t . - __ . . - UNIVERSITY OF' GE.O"<;,IA C.OLL.GE. OF AGRICUl-TURE. __: ;!-_,. ,. .. ..~.,.-,.... ....... ...... ~ ., """' ~ ......-t .,..,,_,,..,,.. - Y '' - ' " ' - ' FARM FRICE REPORT AS OF JUNE 15, .1944 _ Athe:r'l:~; . ... - ' ,.. ( , ~ ~ ~-. - Georgia July, \ 1944 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. _ 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 . After five days return to United Stat e s Tiepartment of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgi a OFFICIAL BUSINESS Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage, $300 : - . J L ;.:_ 'I' ~ - ... ~ ~;. ~:; - ~ --~. ~ ;l;'RICES RECEI.VED BY; F.ARMERS JUNE 15, 1~44 ,:vW'I 'I'R OO~i-IDN.p- "' ~ : ~ ... . ' "'--:.'~. . ). ~ . ~--------------~-------~----------------~--~--------~~--~---~-~~ ~~-~- ~----------- ! . ' COM!JDDITY AND UNIT ' 1 1 t;EORCUA Average -' . l .Aug .1909.:' .June .15 ~ . t . / l".jl%J;Imoef f.l~44 "Av; I July, 1914 1943 ' 1944 il909-l4 UNITED STATES . Average .Aug .1909 July 1914 1~~e . f51944 ' :J;une;l944 1%of i Av. 190~14 Wheat, bu. Corn, bu. Oats, bu. ! I$ J~Z.4 ; . 1.40. $ 91 1. 55 $ .67 .84 it. . . 1.60 129 . i 1. 67 184 1.04 155 .as '. ! .. 1.24 ! 1.43 . i .64. ' ' 1_.06 I 1.15 I .40 I .65 .79 162 180 198 Irish Potatoes,bu$ Sweet Potatoes,bu$ .83 1,75 1.15 103 I 2.60 2.6'5 319 .70 1.84 I 1.25 179 I .88 2.59 2.33 265 Cotton, lb. 12.6 Cottonseed,ton $ 24.39 Hay (loose) ton $ 17.85 Hogs, per cwt. $ 7.33 Beef cattle, cwt.$ 3;87 I Milk COVTS , head $ 1lf33 85 20.9 20.8 I 47.00 54.oo 1 i . I 15.60 20.50 I 13.50 11.60 I I 12.00 1 ll.OO 90.00 76.00 1 165 I 221 I 12.4 20.0 20.2 22.55 46.40 52.80 163 234 115 11.87 I 12.20 15.00 126 158 7.27 13.60 12.60 173 284 5,42 I 12.70 12.00 2::.n 225 48.00 121.00 111.00 231 Horses, head $ 158,15 : 117.00 125.00 1 79 136.60 90.10 79.80 58 Mules, head $ 182.00 201.00 ! 153.90 I 12o. oo 114.00 74 Chickens, lb. 13.2 I 27.9 27.8 i,: 211 Eggs, doz. 21.3 I 33.2 1 29.0 f 136 11.4 21.5 :::~ 209 :::: I 131 Butter lb. 1 24.6 1 39.0 39.0 i 159 25.5 43.6 43.5 171 1 Butterfat, lb. 25.7 ! 44.0 45.0 175 I Milk (wholesale) I i I I per lOa# Cowpeas, bu. Soybeans , bu; $ $1 I $' 2.42 II 3.80 !3)4.00 I 3.10 1 5.50 I 3.10 1 4.50 ! 165 Pe~uts, lb. 1 5.0 ! I I 7.4 1 s.o . 160 l :' 26.3 1.60 4.8 49.2 50.2 191 3.03 ?:./3 .10 194 2.931 4.08 l. 73! 1.93 I 7.0 7.8 1 162 ?:./ 1} Average January, 1910-Decembe r, 1914. Preliminary - Ibes not include dairy feed payments . !NDEX NUMBERS OF PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS IN GEDBGI.A (August 1909-July 1914 ~ 100) ITEM All Commodities Cotton & Cot~onseed Grains Ivieat .Anima ls Dairy Products Chicken & Eggs Fruits Miscellaneous June 15 1943 173 169 160 259 156 173 277 113 May 15, 1944 180 171 173 225 162 158 328 148 June 15, 1944 178 171 175 223 162 159 295 150 Archie Lcrr.gley Agricultural St~tistician D.L. Floyd Agricultural Statistician .. In.._Charge __ __ - UNITE.D ~TA"'t:E.5 ,A(i;p G EORG']Acf O!!PARTME.NT OF UNIVERSITY OF t:lE.OR..6lA OF AGF\.1 CU 1-TU RE. ~CONO.MICS . . t .i~ ..... /~r. ~ 1 ,. GEORGIA 1944 COTTON ACREAGE I..Ofl.EST SINCE 1871 . Athens, Georgia . J11ly 8, 1944 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 and is the lowest acreage since 1871:\ '-- "; - .: >~ . The cotton acreage for the United st'af~s on July 1 (,;~~ 20,472,000, or 6. 7% below 1943 and 27.4 less than the 10-year average. It s \ e t s a low record acreage for the country since 1895. D. L. 1i'loyd Agricultural Statistician In Charge (See reverse side) Archie Lang1 ey Agricultural Statistician STATE 10-YR. ~VER. 'IAC~GE 11\r CULTIVATIOlf'iULY l (in tho'll:sands) I ABAl1DO'Ni-iiENT . . FROM NATURAL Aver_'age 1943 ( - i 1944 '.. 1944 CAUSES 193~42 -, .. ' 1934-43 .... % I percent of 1943 lvli ssouri ~ 1.1 Virginia . ~. 1.5 N. Carolina 1.0 S. Carolina 0.7 Georgia. ..... 0.8 Florida..... 3.1 410 49 946 1,377 2,181 86 375 34 850 1,148 1, 618 45 360 31 800 1,110 1,390 36 96 I 91 94 97 86 80 Tennessee . ~. Alabama ; ~ .. Mississippi. . Arkansas .. Louisiana .. 0.8 < o.8: '1 -~- 2 1.6 1.3 804 2,232 2,841 2,383 1,282 723 < 1,627 2, 515L 1,888 : " 1,025 675 1,475 . . 2,400 1; 760: .. ~-3Q " ' . 93 91 -' . 95 . _, . 93 91 Oklahoma.... 4.4 2,348 Texas ......... 2.7 10,558 New hiexico 2.9 116 Arizona ....... 0.3 211 California 0.6 342 All other.. 1.8 ; 24 1,554 7,915 112 204 291 18 Ul.IJITED STATES 2.0 128,189 21,942 I 1, 600 103 7, :325 :~-~- ... ~~: .:.: 93 110 98 147 72 303 104 20 111 20,472 93 l 4 .. ...... ' ~ . ... '. . GEORGI! MAP SIDWING . . ~~,.~:: .:: :. .;;, .. . ., . .. . i CROP REPORTING DISTRICTS Georgia Cotton Acreage ~y :oi~trict1 ' .' Acres(ooo) in cultivation Jul~ 1.: 1944% Dist.: 1942 1943 1 44 1943 1 l38 . 136 121 . 88 2 201 198 174 88 3 141 149 134 90 4 249 251 222 88 5 310 292 2st 86 6 279 259 238 7 154 111 95 . 8 210 179 12S.. .. 9 53 43 30 State 1,735 1,618 1,390 After five days return to United States IeFartment of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building . Athens, Georgi a OFFICIAL BUSih~SS ' . .~ . . Penalty for F~ivate use. to avoid Fayment of FO~tage $300 ' '' . Athens~ Georgia . July 13, 1944 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. CROP - ACREAGE GEORGIA. CROPS (ooo) -~,~Y~I=~~D~--~~P=R~O=D-.--.(~0~00~)~ 1944 r Indic. 1 1 Indic. 1944 1Percent July 1 1 1943 1 July 1 iof I 1944 I 1944 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 bu. 519 bu. 19 540 104 19.5' . 23.5 10,120 12; 690 20 105 ' 8.0 . 8.5 152 . 170 tobacco, all lb. ~otatoes, Irish bu. Potatoes, sweet bu. Tame hay tons Sorghum for syrup 69.8 35 125 1,662 24 95-7 32 l16 1,567 23 137 912 91 61 93 94 ! .-. 96 75 .52 867 46 65 .48 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 l 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 - -~ -~~-- UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF .AGRICULTUBE ..,.... .. ..Bu.recru..o.f. ~.4g.J:i:'\\ll~l.U:al Ec.onomics .. . ;. . W~shi:ngt.on ,' :~ . C. . . .... .... . ... .,... ..~.~- .... . . ~- , ..,. ... ..Release: ' UNITED STATES J . .~ AS OF J~~ July.lO, 1, 1944 1944 , .( , 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 ' 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.' - WHEAT1 ';7ell over a billion bushel wheat ITY 01"- C:.E.OR.,<;,IA C.Ol~t t~~ , OF, A G " I CI ,I I..TV~E,..,., . r. 1 . F.~ l'RICE REPORT AS OF JULY 15: 1944 , ' 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. . ' 'ill'HTED STATES: Anothe;r.drop ih the gen~ral .level of . prices received by farmers at local , markets was reported by the U. S. Dapartment of Agriyul ture t.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~ . 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.. . 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. ~ . After five days return to United States Dep artment of Agriculture ,.Bureau of AgricultUral- Economics 319 Extension Building Athen s, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS .. ... .......~..... . Penalty for private use to ' ' avoid payment of postage $300. .' .. : ~-' ....... -. ~ M iss~ Ne!J.ie M. Reese. Librarian. State College of" .a~gri., Re~ . Atbens ., Ga.. ..:.. - . . - --- -;.. - --.r~~y Y4uU vGoO 0USlle.ls in lQd~ <>~~ . ::.... CXlM\10DITY .AND UNIT .Wheat, bu. Cor;1, bu. 1Aver~:_~ge _ AU 1909- "JJv; 1914 . ~$- . h~4 $ .91 Ju1v :15. 1943 ~ 1:0 : . p, "' ' "' li65 ~.u1y 1944 . 1. 9 ;, 44 , ,, ~19o0f~1A4.v, 1.55 125 .. ~" ' 1.. 70 187 - Average . Aug.l909 Julv 1914 1~'"4J~uly .' , 15 .1944 !-l%.J.uo1fy 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 . 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 i56 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.. - --- --- ----- ----~-- -----~- UNITE.P S.TATE.t> DEPARIME.NT OF AGRIOUi;.TURE.. /c)~ .._ !~1~ ';.{;:61A .~:: .l.r.,E. OF AGI'I.IC.UL.TUPll. 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. OV::C.R .,.......--.~ ... ~ .... . _. ..... -~-- ~ /' r ...... Tl\UCK CROP,NETS- BY STATES .. / (As, of A~gu.st ;r, ~944J , ..:. .... .. ) .:. . " .. :.. .. ... ""+ SNAP BEAN&:. Ste_ -----i 1 ..ATLJU.Jl'A ' \\- (.____J--..\ . - '-. ,... \\ IV. ../ / }--\..J. "'-v / \/--- "\ --" 79% 1 ---.,_ ""-~ . ~----- ~ DreipCsootnrrgtiircnetgsss~~shoionswat1rniDcatrisestacrnriocdptNsO.. T. 1 t._ _ , \"' V. J VI. AU S. TA \ 1944, 78% ) 76% \- - \ - - \ 1943, 81% ( 1944, ) 1943. ?6% ~-., \ 1944. 74'/> \ '\ 1943 1942, 79'/> ( !WJQ!L ) 77'/o \ \ ~~~u_s_ \ . 1942, ?4% , / .1942, 73% \"' \ . . )---2 ;--, ~~ .~-----~~ /\~ J f. < j v II. --......-->-<, / VI'I-I-. ....~,// \ "- I IX. 1 ~. v -~J~~ ( 1944, 8.2% . 1944, 79% ].944, 80% < .7 \. ALBANY 1 ---1943 1 82% \ 1943. 1942, ? I 76"' . 1943. 79% 74% ~ 1942, 78% r-1 -19-4-2-,6-8-'/oL--~.1~ !_~s~ \ \_ See reverse side for U. S. figures. \_) _. .:. , .. \: ~ ~ . '".' ,p _u. .'~~ ~~ ~: : ~. ~ , ' ', '~~" ~ .~ ~ .~;.~:.-.,. !~....-~~~~7~~~-~ -~~~-:~~~~~~~~:~~4~: -~~-~< ~f). --.~-~~{~Y~-~~:- ~ ~~:-,~~ ~~- i ~ :i ...' . : :...:,uiiiTED ..sTATES,., _; 1~0TToiri'.REFoR!f: .,[S'..ep-~':}fuc}iJsf-1, 194f:T./'__: '" 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. .. 1~ !; . --a:.- . .. . - - ~ ....... __., . '""" . ',... -> - ~ '1 >:-. , .-: . r ~~ ;~..-~. - .. !1 ~~,<---,..g:;g~.~~IN- it~:u..G~ l__g(.mTnrTroN. _Ii_ n'.J"l.L. ~ .~_..t'a._.~.,.&..,~-.~-:_~_~_ .5ff0io0rlibuc._x'grrm;i~{.sGiwnnt~:o.;sb_~ili:el.~:~/~: STATE I !CULTIVATION J Aver-! l 1Aver- j Indit ! ; - 1 ~JLY jLESS 1, 1944 10-YEAR ! ! age 1933 1 -l j l943ll 9 44 age 1933-11943 fated! 1 1944[ Aver-! age !1943 j i 1944 Crop . Missouri Virginia AVERAGE I 42 I! I 42 . r ,. 3,/ ! 1933-j crop I' Indica- IABAliJ'DON1v:iFJ'JT1/I ; ' II . 1. i i ., 42 ! . . 1 i ted A. 1 l I ' ; I - i I ' . ; . ug I . Thous. Acre~! Pet . Pct.j .Pet.!, Lb. Lb. Lb. IThous.i Thoust Thous. I jI I I Ii __,. I. bales iI bales: bales 1 i ! I I I I I 356 . 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 i I ~7i7 l I ~8~4 ~8~7 l ~32~3 - ! 1 3;3;8~ 4~~3~0 ! ~6~1~3 I ~519~6 I I ! 73 . l 77 80 145 174 192 j 25 I ' 16 7~~1;0 14 Tennessee Alabama 1;/6~7603 .,1, z~~ Mississippi Arkansas L~misiana I 2,371 77 , 74 ~~.,76 I, I I 74 71 , 82 74 so 75! ~~ ~~ I ~~ ~y~ ~~~~ 11~i; 11~;~ 11~zg I 310 227 2861 I 327 340 lt93 2851276 !1011 354 35411609 I ~zg 491 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 J _1 9o 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 .i i 1 131 1 147 I 341 I J50 14 17 I UNITED sT.ATEg.~,~. 20,'!$1 174-- j 791 75,226.9 253.5! 263.5112,455,n4 n,o22 -Am_e_rl-.-c-an---+l-----i-~-1 ~ j l I Egypt u. s. ~ I ! I I 13~6 j 91 89 I 89 236 210 2~6 29.11 60.9 8.1 From natural causes. Indicated August 1, bn are:a z~ 'cuitivc.tion JUly 1, less 10-year average abandon"!lent. Allowances made for interstate movement of seed cotton for ginning. . . Included. in State and United States totals. GroV~m principally in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. _ CROP REPORTING BOARD. After five days return to United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension., f3uilding At~ens, Georgia OFFICL\L BUSINESS Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage t;JOO. Miss.Nellie M. Ree se, .Librarian. Htate Co11-ege of Agr1. _, Req Athens" Ga.. GEOR.GlA ~CONOMIC5 ' c~ .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. ' 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. ' ' ,. InHcated production of pecnns p.nd peanuts by stat e s is given on the reve rs e side of thi's :report. CROP ItOO~ O) I 1944 I c;:roRGIA - YIEID FER AC?:E . l ----.- - - -- '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 I 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 . ' 997 847 685 : 421,750 ]}765 ,380 812 , 725 ....~ - , II ' , <:. . .,.. /~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 l ~Ch!Z IJ..I:-GIE Agricul-tural &tly to exceed production last yea:r by 2 or 3 percent . and to exceed produchon ~n ;';) ~~y previous_ year except 1942. CrRrts of Mi ssour~, Georgia, Al?b21ll?.., Mississippi, and Louisiana into cast Tex2.s, serious deterioration of corn, p_rgspccts oc;curred during July. : , 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::-e .a very light movement of potatoes from counhes :on the Cumberland plateau through . August . Shipments from the Franklin . county area have ende~. ' . ' 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. ' 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. . D. L. floyd Agricultural Statistician In Charge John F. Steffens, Jr. Truck Crop Statistician After five days return to United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL ,13US!HESS '' . _, - . -Penalty for private use , ,to avoid payment of postage $300 -. - --- ---.-.- .,.- .,. - --- -.. UNITED ~TATEe DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL.TUR[. &:ro-1; UNIVE.Jil&tTV OP' GP.0"-~1.1'. C.OU.It.O!.. ,.M A~llll CU\..'fUI\f. Athens, Georgia ... ... 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. . . .;. 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 I 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. ~ ...,. ........ . ... < -- 'il- l. ' - -- - -.--- ~ .... ---~ JliiCES ---- --....-.. .'E.,._E...C_..E..l_V__E..!.;~ ! - B- Y.--F.-A-.B-.l..~.-S- A-V-G-U-S-'r.-~r~-.; 1-9-4-4-,W-I-_TH--CO-M_PA.R!,SC.)-NS- - --....___ __..__. t . ., j GEORGIA ;, UNlTEI) STATES =1 C01ff;~DITY t.i\ug. . UNIT ~- 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 ! I 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 _; n 1. :. : -J o:e /\ e: 1-- .i , Rcq . t t tcns , Ga . ',. 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. . . 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 / ' J 194~:----. 1944, 98,00~ 53,000 -~ by crop prospects September 1. .. I ~ \ STATE - \\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 h t I< \ i 1943, 136, 0. 00 , } 1942, 136,000 \ l . 1943, 137,000 l~CON ' \1944. ' \'--. Congressional- 115,000 "'-, Districts. J 1943, \ l 13.1 ~ 500 \ F F cbLUNBUS \ 1942, 140,000 (_ . \ c F (_ / (--._ ! - . . _____..., .~ . / VI I. ~ . .' ! 1944, 55~ 000J I ) AL / 1943, ~l ,,.~ VI I I ' ..J/ , / ) . 1944, 81,000 ' 1943, 86,000 . IX . '-- SA .. AR 1944, 15,000 'f... ) ( (.~.r./;-- 6 . 1943 2l, 500 "\ I :, 66,000 ~. \ 1942, . ) . - L. . - +942. 90, ooo . 1942 21,500 /f~\ -~ ~\ \ 53,500 \ , '-- --- \ II VALDOSTA ~ !_____><_____ ; ~ ~/t. r.( r-,~-) \ f \...J ' ' ';., ~ ~- .. :..- : . ~ .. ,;<~ '' ' ,_..,.," . . --~- -~- ' . ... 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. -- _. ,_.,..- . " . _ 1- ~ -~:. < l_~J, 11944 ACREAGE ]J S:tm?~. l l i Total ! I , For iaband.- ha-r... -. - !onment 1 vest 1943 I after j - I . ::: .; -- 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 ' 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 I I I l i . I I .4 j -672 II . .3 I 1,471 i 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' ., 1 -_ -_-_ .,, t-. : 4 I-- ,.146 J 301 1 81 91 1 All"tYther - _ ; 1 i'~ ~ 20 1, 84 .. f. I 1 COlWITIOl\iYIELD PER ACRE iPROuUCTION(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 - - 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 I l I I I 68 l 75 226. 9.253.5 273. 12' 455111' 427 11 '483 I !1 A.':l~r1can . .... Eg"Jlpt u.s.~; l 1- ,'f! '.: " 14.0 j 83 85 - . 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. ..L . __ , , , _. 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 Req. A~hena. ea. UNITE.D STATE.e, ,, DE.PARTMI::.NT Of' AGRIC..UL..TURE. &-ro/J G'EORGIA ECONOMICS . c~ 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 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. ========:.::::.======G.=:lD:::::RGIA . I CROP I .AC>iE.t'\GE ' I (ooo). 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 . _,. .... ' ' ,i!U" ~ .\ .~ ..;.' ; .' ~ , . .: ' . ~'!..;,;, , :. 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. ~ .., . 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 Albou~ 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 $outhe <'~ stern Ar.e~.s. Some sections in North Ca rolina reported poor pegging owing to insuffici ent rainfall while cond itions were more futhweste:rn Area b,ot, dry we n.ther during the first 2 weeks of .August c r-Jused de terioration in p "~rts of Oklehome. "'nd northern Te x.Rso Sub s eg_u0nt rair...fall brought R'hout imp:r,-ovement in 'I'B :lCAS but th.G r <>.ins we r o .too h1te in Oklc-,:rot:). with 72,261, 000 poi.;nds in 1943 Pnd 56, 052,000 :pounds, the lQ.,.ye FJ.r nver age. ' Growing conditions wor e f 2:vorabl0 in the CRrolinP.I;l during .August. In Georgia, conil.itions howe continued f r~vor al; l c :for tlw pecr;m crop r>ml. a crop :>bout ~q~a1 t6 l'3st y e Pr l s product.ion is. expected. ' lldcqu,Je moisture dudng July "'nq. .August should af$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. I. Aft~r five days return to United StfLt e s Dep n.r tment of ~griculture Bur0 au of t~ricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Ath:ms, Georgia . OFFIC!f.L BUSI~~E$S PonP1 t y for privat.e use to FtVoid payment of' posti'.ge $300 Miss .J~ellie M. aeese, Li'braria.D. Sta.te..College of Agri.,. Req. Athe,s.. Ga... sr UNITE.D e>TATE.S OE.PARTME.NT OF AGRICUl-TURE.. CfroP G.,. ,.-E, ' O R G I A:(, ~ : . . . . -~ UNIV!.P.SITV OF' 6E.01".61A COLL.<>!. OF AGJII.JCUL.TUI\t. October 1944 F.ARM PRICE P.EPORT AS OF SEPTEMBER 15, 1944 ~ - 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 .J.. 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 $3.26 in September, reaching a l evel for the month surpa~sed only in 1919 a..J.d 1920. Farm butter advanced fractionally to 44.2 cents per pounds, while retail milk and butterfat remained unchanged at 13.2 cents per quart and 50.2 cents per pound respectively. . Poultry and Eggs: Seasonal increases in prices received by farmers for turkeys and eggs boosted the index of poultry and egg prices 8 points to 179 during the month ended September 15~ Egg prices advanced 2.5 cents per dozen to 35.5. The mid- September poultry and egg index was 22 noints lower than a year ago. t' 1~ . . . . ... . - -; Prices Paid by Farmers: The general le-i>-Eii of iE_i:'ce's paid by farmers for commodities has r emained unchanged since June. D~ring the' month ended September 15, the index of prices paid for commodities used in farm production held steady. Prices of commodities used for family maintenance increased slightly but no.t enough to change the index of prices paid fol.' all commodities. The mid-September index, at 176 per cent of the 1910-14 base period 1'!as 7 points above September 1943. -' \ ~ ' ... ... . PRIC:E'S~CE!VED BY --r:ABME:RS SEPTEMBER -15. 1944 WI.TH .C.CJ~..~I~SlNS --C-O-MM-O-D-IT-Y--"~---~-:-~-- ---~G-EO-RG-IA-~-------.-_--:-. --- -~, ~~----m-..'l~TE~D~~ST~.A~:I-'ES-~--~----~ .Al.'lD Averiige ! b 'Sep{'.1 ~~ -l.'Verage ,.. S t 'b . .. Sent. 1944. UNIT -Aug. 19Q9- Septern er 15 ... . %oi"Av;, ~. 1909::- . ep em er 1.5 %of Av. July 1914 1943 1944~-: 1909-14 July 1914 'f943 .-~- 1909-14 V.'heat, bu. t$ .1.24. Corn, bu. $ .91 Oats, bu. $ .67 Irish Potatoes,bu $.- ' 1.12 ' 1.50 1.63 ' 1.03 1. 75 1.60~ 129 1.65 181 1.01:; ' 1.95 160 ~ _r...._:1?4 "~. .88 .64 .40 .70 . I 1.30 . L35i 153 ... p I l109 ' 1.16! 181 .?0 .: ~64j_ 160 I 1.34 . l~4?t ~ .210 Sweet P;~a.t~e~,bul $ .83 1 2,10 2.2:6 271 .88 Cotton, lb. Cottonseed:, ton Hay (loo,e) ton Hogs, per cwt. 1$ 12.6 20.7 24.39 - 52.001 I 1 $ , 17.~5 ' 14.501 $: 7.33 13 .601 21~4 170 53.00 . 217 I I 12.4 22.55 J. 20.00 _n~. :~.. 11.87 12.207 166 7.27 Be~f cattle,c;~rt. $ 3.87 Milk cows, head $ ]}33. 85 . I 10.40, 9.70' 251 85.00f n.oo 213 5.42' 48.00 2.31 1 2.191 249 l 20.2 21.0 1 169 ' .i .51~.9'J . _p2~301 ._232 12.90 14~ 701 124 I 14.10 I 13~60 187 n.sol 11.70 ! 214 I 115.00 I. 102.00 212 Hors_es, head.. $ 158.15 122.00 i~2.oo ! 77 136.60 85.50 Mules , head ~ 153.90 : us.oo 7l Chickens, lb. 13.2 Eggs, d.o.z. 21.3 . Butter, lb 1 24.6 BUtterfat, lb. JJ . / A;ye~~age January, 1910-I'.ecember 1914. P:reliminary - D::>es not include dairy production ==========================J=!By=tr.~nts. . ... HIDZX NL'l,fBZRS OF PF.ICES R'!:CEI1.7EJJ :BT F&~~CB::RS IN GIDRGIA : - .. (~~;:rust 1909-July 1914 ::; 100) Sept . 15, Augu:st 15, . sari . 1s, ITEt..i - - - - - - -- .- -. 1943 1944 1944 -. - .- -~..::.- --. -~---- --- --- All Co mn-;q_\lJ ties Cotton &Cottonseed Grains j\;1eat .Ani mals 180 170 ' 1'70 ., ; 231 . 174 . . 1.78 i74 .. . 'l-75 177 r. i .. ! 174 2l::r . .:! .:. !: ,J:~no Dairy PrQduC'I:; s Ch icken ,!. OF AGI'tiCI,JL.TURE. r October 9, 194L1 ' 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 / cotton is 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, Agricultural Stati~tician \i-EORGIA HAP SHO'\vi::.TG ESTUlt\'r'3D PRO:UUCTIOH 1944* AND FINAL PRODUCTION FOR 1943 & 1942 r---~~--~~-------~ I. Non-Cottoi / 194 4', 82,000 . I"I'.------- ------S\.--~~.:II:\.1.__ *191:4' produ.ction indica.ted by . crop 11rospects October t. 1943, 88,500 \1944,__~ 1944, 112,00~ - 70,000 ''\ ,~ .J.,f.4 ':;'. , 1942, 500 194'3, 108' 500""~ ) . . . . i943,: E . l' .,-omo~:T ~ w . . . . . . . STATE 1944- 800,000 1942, 1_28,0~" 72,0~0 \ 1943- 847,000 l.,___J --~ IV. I .y. A ~\./'-1'--1-9~4829, ,000~" 1942- 855,000 ~ / r-----(" ~ v. 1944, 136 ,000/ '--r----;~---- \ . VI. - - \~ ,'. . Districts shown Crop Reporting arc 1944, 128,000 \ \ Districts and NOT ~ 1943 136 00 1943, 137,000 1942, . 136,oo~ ~ . 1944 , 122 . 00\0~'-.~Co ngressio Distric nal ts. ~ 1iii:soo \ . (h2,f!JO \ c}-;~.)1"i-c.US ~~ 1942, 140,000 / 1942, , ~)~ u~~v~ \ 1944, . /1944, 14,000 '7 t ~~ o \ 52, ooo ) 1943, l 66, ~ 1944, 84, ooo 1943, 86,000 " / r~ -r-~ 1943 21 500 . '' __ 1942, 21. soo c: ,- .j ) . 1942, \ 53,500 \ I I 1942, 9o,ooo . I L--l 1 i \ ~~ f~."' ~SJ~O~sr. ~ '11.. \ . . ,~? A { d{(()(~ ( - - - - , I, 1/ See r evers e side, ~ . / I ) , -~';!:he Crop Reporting ~oard of the U. S. :Oepat-tment of AgiiGulture makes the follo'IJ'ring ;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.. ' ., ---~--- --------~----,---------r---------- . r JJ ACREAGE ! , I :EOR OCTOBER 1 -C- ~ ONDITION1 _ L1 YUiLD PER ACrol ~0PR0OD1UbC.TgIOron(sCs inwnitn.gbla) les_ . I._..---,----,- -- ,---T- 11944 $TATE HARV_"E"_ST , Ave'r I l944 age . I, Aver- l' age l Aver- 1 I Indi- age - ~ro~ Missouri Virginia 1 I lc~~ 1,,; ) !1933. - 11943j 1.944 ~ 1 .. _.t.l... 1942 1 I 1~- T~h~ou-s-. -_~Jri _E___cj_t.'I' Pet . I I 357 ~~ 73 I 80 I 31 I 72 751 89 I 1 1933.- i 1943 jcated 1933- 19Jl:3 1 :~.nd:~.- 1942 t-1 11944 1 1942 crop j ~~~~d - I 1 - - 1 Thous. ' Theus Thous. Lb. 1 Lb. 1 ~.bales ba~~- 1_bales _ I I I 416 386 450 343 295 I 335 I 296 355 I 418 29 24 27 lJ. Carol ina i 798 ,. 731 76 90 323 338 II' 427 i 613 596 710 S. Carolina ~e~:rg ia 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 36 672 1,471 2,383 68 1 85 1 ' I 73 67 I 69 80 71 77 8o 79 84 85 . 145 310 227 '286 . 174 1 16o 327 400 285 310 354 1395 I 1 25 16 I 12 I I 493 491 560 . I 11 ,Oll 959 . 950 i1, 609 1, 841 !l, 960 Ailca::1s cts ) ~ou:i. siana 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 1 ! ! )_, 552 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 I i08 12,823 1'08 2,5oo 112 Arizona 'I ' 146 l 87 I 80 II 8 7 II 417 1311 444 182 131 135 I California 301 90 ! 91 1 90 , 581 t 567 . [ . 566
    .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 . Bure l :B/con6mics 319 Ext ension Buildin~ Athens, Georgia ~ u . . OFFICIJ.J. BUSINESS B~-.A-10/44-26 30 Permit No. lOOl-2 Penalty for prfvate . use ~o avoid payment of postage $300 ~ .r--. -~ . -... ' - -_, . _ _...., . : ,,.. ! :l c ; ~~{~ ~> ~ ? '~:~-::; C) :~[:(~I . ' cr a . . .:~-, -~: ! -~ J Yl ;G ~ ~ j.. ....... .................................................... ..... .j k COTTON REPORT I. as of ......I...N.....O....V....E...l..{...B....E...R........1....,.......1....9....4.....4..........,..J... UNITJ!m STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE :BtJ'BEA.U OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOHICS Office of the Agricultural Statistician Gulfport, !.fis si ss ippi e Mississippi cottofl crop as of November 1 indicates 2,040,000 bales of 500 pounds ! oss weight according to tho report released by the Orop Reporting :Board of the : ited States Department of Agriculture. This forecast is based on information om crop reporters and ginners, and takes into consideration reported probable yield, ginning data and othe r factors. Yield per acre is forecast at 411 pounds of lint cotton per acre for t)le State, compared i-.rith 354 pounds in 1943 and the 10-year (1933-42) avo rage of ?86 pounds. Cotton ginned in 1'-lississippi prior to November 1 were 1, 420, 000 rtlh...'1ing bales compared 'tJith 1, 563,359 running bales to November 1, 1943 and 1, 685,434 for 1942. UNITED STATES: A United Stat~ cotton cl"op of 12, ;,zo, 000 bales of 500 pounds gross 11reight is fo;n.'lcast 'bi'1 tlle Crop Reporting :Boa.rd of the United States Department of Agriculture, ba,$~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 '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 . .E.\l.t..imP.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 -------1il -i-----!' Il . II I~- ll __.;-c.:,.,.......;c:_.+-----'-----1------~ 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 .. ,.)t79 Penalty for private usE~64 t o avoid payment of Z9 postage $300 ;JO2 . J-)62 oO 40..- 88 .61 ~4~ 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 .inr 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 ;'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 ':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'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.. / .J .. :?_-1 :r. (,' VNITe.O ~TATE.5 O&:PARTME.NT OF AGRI(..UL..TURE... /c) .~. L/1 Yf./ -.GEO.RGIA . ~,_.... c)~. 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. . . 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. ~ '' , 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. . . ..: - . ~ 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. ' . > ' . -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) .- : . . ...: .. Nov. 15, 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. 'i . ; : \. 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. ... . ~ . . . . ........ ' ... ; December 8, 1944 . . ' . .' 4 . DECJi.MBER 1 COT'ION ~ORT FOR GEORGIA: :.~ .~: . ,- 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.. :: : . . : : -.~- . ' This has been a seaso~:_. 9{wciather epremQs ~'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 oco . . .. . . ' . .. . . . '' 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 .~' ARCP.IE LA.~GUY Agricult~rnl Statistician . " l _ .. . . . 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 - ..._ .. ~ ; '-:-:- r .--... -.. ~- . .i. . See reverse side. (- . I 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) . :~t . ~ -.- ~ ~============================= !I I;:>-;...;....; I ACE.EAGE il 1::-:--.:::-'..:.: (ooo. omitted in fie:,llres) I.i ~. !:;(@;\~~~~;~;~ ~~gd:-~!~~~ed in {igur'es) ..~ . . . ij . i ) )~0 2.5 _j I 2.5 ! ~2.0 0 H H H H ;:;;;;: z H jl ! . 1- 2.0 1 5 . 0 0 .....- ,..- CO:PTON EEPORT AS OF DECLMB1tFc l, 1944 -~--- 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---+-...,.=~-+----:::>R I cu LTU Rt:.. _(7rr;:p 0 -r .L :,o,. ... n r ~v .I ~)c\:.1' . . . E.CON?~I<;..S . - ;. , . ~ l~/f} ~# /v ='~ /}' j ' : ' '' l - .. , " '" ." ....... to ~ ' . .. ;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: of _ca~~.cro.J? .v~~~ s...c9t.~o-~ .v~a,~ tn.. the. f.ore.f~OJ:"~t ,v;it~ $W3-;22&;?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-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, .._ 0 0.. 0; ~ (- 21..)...b..a. : r l e y ~3?,0;.090.;. {2!3).sQyDeans .( harvestad-forbeans~, .. $B73,EJ0() . " ... ., .. Archi e Langley . ( . D. 1: Floy .... '. ' \ : ... .. ,, . ' ~. ' ~ . ~ ' .. . ....; ' '' I . . L , , l. ~. : : .! : :, .', . . . ,, ' .... .....-.-.. .. ... ... .. ' . _ _ _-:-"'!"" _ _ _ _ _ _~ _ __ ~~: _ _ ...... - ___ ....,.,.... . . . .......,.._ ... ..-~.~~~ ~ .. , . ."'. 4 . { -~ _j, GEO-R...GIA. SUMJ.v!A;RY GF. cro.p. STAT! ST I cs and -~ ~ \~~-.~ :r.: ............ _ ...... .... '~' ....... -:~ .. ~... - .... . ...... .._ ........... . ....., ....~_..... . .... . ..... ... .. l --~-- ~- . <..:. 1944 1943 ' .. ~- _. . .": . I "i ' . ~ .- 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 ... '. 87ling 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 ( ( . ., :f. .....,; . .. .... .. c ... .. . ~ ~~ - . '. '. . . ... (" Watermel on s .-.: .. , ~. : ,;... CROPS FOR 1944 ~: . ~' . r, ..... ..... . . ' ! ......... .. 'I ..;, . ' L - . . ' , '. ,.. , VALU"!TI BY CROPS '(l'ercent of Total) ., . . .. ~ .. .,,. ... . , .. .. . f ; .. .. ' . ., . : .~. .. _: ' , o~~ ' .! 'i ,.,., , . ' . .. , . .. . . . .... -~ ~ .. ' . ,_,, - .:. .3 ... 4 \,JNIT'.0 ::;.TATE.5 OI::PARTME".NT OF AGR I (.,U 1-TURE..; . &ro:f; -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 ind 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 : - Agric~~:!t ~~~~tic<.:i~;_ .. , . .'.:.;,. . . , . -.;'.'~:i:'(:>l' ;J' ;'r .. -~ ~ - . < :. \, ' , .; .. '; .. . ,::~... L ..- ~-ri)Y.o- .. . AgricuHural Stci,tistician '. . 't' ., --------:------~9..!.' Fi4'tffiOVrEQ..:-41'J? PIGS ~.:..vED . ------ . SPRinG (Doc. 1 to Juno 1) :~vrs Av, No~ , .f.j,_l.g.S Fnrro:rcd . Pigs per ( 000) : Litter Saved: (ooo) . FALL (~une 1 to Doc. 1):. ..I:. Sows ' F<~~grd ---;,.-v. l~o . Pigs per Litter - Pigs Savot . : {000 . '. :.:) ..... "r;:. . 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) ; - .. 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 . I. J ::; ~_::: '''"' "1~~ --;. ,. {' . 1-, .. '" . ' Diagr&~ Show~pg Sows *Preliminary ,. ' -~. .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 -------~--_j____'_____.________:_~~1~.:.-~: *Prel iminary t., .'.~...--.-:.. ..... 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. ......... .. ..... - -~- . . :": .. . -"" ' ' - ~ ~ _ -~~,~\", -. .....,.,. ,... . .. ".... ;. -.,.. - ... .... ~ - , ..... . - ~ . -~ PRicEs BEtEFVED BY F.Affi:l8Rs.mc:Eurirn r.s 1944 ~n:T.a: ro~:ARr sotrs . . . COJ:~,J:ODITY .AND UlUT l --~--. - . ' ,, . . . . . . : ! GEORGIA . . : , ..U. . 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 : 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 ' J,. !. )4.o L i _ss .o I . 258 I !~::~ :::~ I l , I 1 :::; ~n . s I 1 J': 44.~ . I ' 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.. !: . l#;ltil .... ' 1 ~.'PRiCES.~~!" 'v - ..., AFJ,1ERs'jj,jiUMiY({f.:is4&:rJi~B: ......,.-,....,v~ F , ~ 1 ;J .- CQ: PARI SONS ---' '~' .J1. . -.. .... -. -----,-----..- . 'l . f UNIT _,_...._._____ ., .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 , , ... ~. u. b~. .. "-: :. I ' ~ . .. ~i!o y"'$=. ., ~ .. .-- ., ' 9s1t.~ . --.~_._._L~.S2V6l,!;JI_'c7-.11 _.:~o~a-.lIj..,-". :>"1i67l6 ' ,.. .88 1 .::_~.,-.~.~__..46~46. 1.461 "1.16 166 .181. 1.131 :1.07 ~ -~ 16? l' , .'- :1t i8o; ..: Irish Potatoes,bu.$ 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 --- - - - . :--::: .:. .ARCHIE LANGlEY .Agricultural Statistician D. L. FIOY!l Agricultural Statistician In Charge UNtTE.D STATE'..5 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUl-TURE. &ro-jJ G. E O RG I A cJ~ UIII!VE.R.SITY OF GI::OP.01A CO LLE.C.E. OF A~RtCUI..TUR.E. . ~, .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 \_ ) ~ ~------ .-....,_________ . / -.. . ," ' . , . --"-..., ,, 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. ~ - I~ / 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. li . l 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, . ; _ _ 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;eS 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 JTATE.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 conlfard 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 \ 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 United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension 13uilding Athens, Georgia OFFIGI.AII BUSINESS Form BAE-D-3/45-810 ,Pe;rmi t No. 1001 Penalty for Private Use to Avoid Payment of Postage $300 ttorarian. ...,r. o~lcae -- -~o of ~ Agridultute Athe::.1.s . Ga. TG Rect TRUCK CROP NE"VvS - BY STATES (As of l11Iarch 15, 1945) ' . . "' 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_ - . .. . 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- _. - -----G.E. OR.G, lA..------~------------ --- cEo P . . . Aver. !> 1 A H T E D 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, ..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. After five dnys return to United Stat 0s Department of 4gricu1t~re Bur eRu of Agricultural Economics . 319 Ext ension Building Athens, Geo r gia P enalty for private us~ To avoid paJrment of Po. s '!{age, $300 CFFlC~AL BUS~lGSS ];J',-),-3/ 1~5...4150 l' ermi t ~\fo . 1001 SS 1 ; P co "'o ~ l -i_li, _ j..l.<>i a . ... _ .... _ J.. ;..,.. J'. ,~ l.:.>-1. .. ... , ...., \., :;} ..... t an , T; u 4: 1a-J..t.,.::;J,;-~r 1 State Col l ege of Agri ., R{~n .. ... ....... "';i . - - - - - - ,-:-_-_.---__-_-_-._:.-_:_..::c-.=--::::...::-::.-::.-:.:-:..::-::.,:-:::-.::::,;.:'-=-=-'=---=~------ UNiTE..D ST.A;TE..5 DEPARTMENT OF AGR!C...ULTURE... 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\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 After five days return to Penalty for private use United Stabes Department of Agriculture to aNoid payment of Bureau o Agricu1tura1 Economics postage $300. 319 Extension Building Athens, 'Georgia Mi s s . He ll ie M. Reese. Librarian, OYB'ICiliL bUSINJ!.!SS Form BAE-B-4/45-1505 State Col lege of Agri. , Req. Athens , Ga . Permi"b No, 1001 OF UDENPIATRE.TOM5ETNATTE5 GEORG. IA ' A(BC.UR.RIC.E\..)A.LUTUOR:FAL .. .. A G RICU L-TURE.. .. . EC.ONO .MICS rYro:/J~v. cJY/1~ . UNIV E-RSITY OF 6E.Of\,6 1A . . . Gt':CR.GIJ~o. AGRICULTURAL CO L!..E:.!:>E. OF AC>F{ICUl..:rURI!.. . . , E.X'I ~NS I ON SE:..F<.V ICE. Athens, Georgia TEUCK c :g 0 p April l, 1945 ot, ;J ' The month of .. Narch has been much warmer than usual, ap :~?r.oxima.tely 10 d egrees a b ove n o:.:mal. According to the A.tlanta we at h er man, the average temper a ture for the past mont h is h igher t h an fer the same month in the past 38 years. Mo s t Clf the st e_t e 2i r ec: eived rain on !-'larch and some areas had additional rainfall during the last wo ok in the month. Hol,\1ever, several sections of South Georgia are be g i nning to need additional ;moisture. Harve st of the asp a r agus crop is about at its peak. It is rep orted that the ;price.s ~' ec e :l,ved by some growe rs a re not as good as they should be due to the aspa.ragu$ 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 bemaging 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 Return after five dc~s to ID.~ITED STk1'ES :QZPARTiJEUT OF AGRICULTURE BUR.:-:AU OF .AGRICtJ:JI'LlRAL ECOi!m.-!ICS AGRICuLT'G~ STATISTICIAN 3l9 Extension Building Athens, Ckorgia OFFICIAL BUSI NESS Penalty for Private Use to Avqid F ayment qf Po;;tngo $3CO.. > <)1~:~ 1 ?!.~-~-:J 4; ~:5./ - 31 0 r: ,:: =:.~ ~~. l. t :-~o . 1tJO 1 L ibrarian~ College cf Agr icultu~~ At l1 erJ.S-. Ga . TC Req UNIIE-D STATE.$ DE:PARTM E.NT. OF A/?>~ L/ I Vj-/ GEORGIA BURI':AU OF AGRICULTURAL E.CONOM iCS cJ~ UNIYE'.R51TY OF GE0R61A C()LL.E.'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. :' . - .-- 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-- i}-R;vis;d-;------------------------------------ ~ Includes consumption in households of producers which is less than 1 percent of total production. Archie tangley Agricultural Statistician D.L. Floyd Agricultural Statistician After five days return to United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OF~ICIAL-EUSINESS Form ~~N-4/45-885 Permit No. 1001 Penalty for private use to avoi payment of postage $300 _-; . ',~!_- ~_-_ ~--~.-.~. ~-:_.,"'l_ ~-. -~ "- .'..' .'!. =----_~ .~..., _ T----z{- '!u--;.._...... ,~...-.. :..,.., ~,;,_..:.-f..;_:,J..- 1 ~ - ,..,. - '- _:.. ~ . .; a. BURf:AU OF AGR.ICUI..TURAL . E..CONOMIGS G~OR.~IA AuRICUL'TURAL E.X'TE..N S 10 N SC 1"-',/I.C..E. .( TRUCK C R 0 P NEWS I 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 / ,..-.\ : 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 were .relatively good and y. i ' e...l.d.... ab :.....,, o.v.,e.' .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 . " (~ ' ...;) ..'\\ '.-." ( 0 Athens,_ Georgia 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 --- --- ---- -- - -- --- - - ------r- .,-- ----- - ---- - --~ . . COMEODITY 1-----------;GIDRGI~-------,----h---- 1.nJITE_D_~,T_A_T_E...,.S~--.----- AND j Average , .. ; 1 j1 Average 1 j i --- -----------f~~-~-~~.L l UNIT 1Aug. 1....09- :Apr. lb ;Ma; 15 ! Apr. 15!1Aug . 1909- !Apr. 15 jMar. 15 ! Apr. 15, 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. I l.24 i 1.65 i .9lj 1.66 .67j 1.15 1.121 .2.20 ' 1.64 !, l.G2 l 1' l.65 l) I' l.63 j1 1.00! Loo lj 2.55 [ 2.6511 .88 .64 1 I.401 . 70 II 1.47 . i 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. ! Cotton, lb. ! ! 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 ! I 12.6 20.9 I . Jj 21.3 j 21.5 1: I 24.39 1 53.oo 53.00 iI li 53.oo lj j .. 17.85 . 20.00 ! 21.50 : 22.00 !i:I 1 1 11 7.33 11.80 13.40 13.60 ,, 3.87 ~ 11- 00 L 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 . 1 13. 00' 5.42112.101 2,07 j I 20.2 I 52.oo II I 18.10 ! I 14.00 r i 12 .3 0 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. $I l !210 . 00 .200 . 00 ! 2oo.oo !'j . 153.90 j n9,oo : 107.oo 108 .00 I , !. 13.2 i 2s.o .! i 28.o . 29.8 rl I 1 1 11.4 i 23.7 1 1 2s.~o 25.7. i I II 21.3 I;l 26 . 5 32.0 i l 24.6 l. 39.0 '! 41.0 1. 32.0 " II 41.0 l,j .21.5 25.5 ; II' 27.1 I 44.0 I 33 .1 1i Ii. t.1:5..:0 33.0 44.9 Butt.erfat , lb ~- II [- 25.7 ) 44.o , 44.0 43.o I 26.3 1 50,9 so.7 : . .. 50.5 :Milk (wholesale) 1 per 100# . Cowpe bu. !$j J [?} : 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 .4.25 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 IT~I~;;;;ge January~-iJ:o-::r;~~~ber -1914~--- ------~-------l-~ ----------~-----l.--------'-:------~- --- ?./ .I'oes not include dairy feed :Payment. Preliminary for April 1945. - - .-.::...-== ;:::;:--==-=:- ::~=.-=-=--'::::;::-..:::::.-=--~==--====--=== HillE.;{ NtJ1.EERS OF PRIW::S RECEIVED BY FA;RJ..LEBS !N GEORGI! (.August 1909 - July 1n4::: 100) Item Apr. 15 1944 1-..1ar. 15 1 945 Apr. 15 1945 - r----- I i 1'. . All Commodities Cotton and Cottonseed. Grains , Meat Animals ~80 172 176 225 178 174 171. 228 180 176 171 239 I I I D:tiry Products . ,..,Chickens ,and Eggs 163 146 163 169 163 173 I j I Fruits .ir M. i.scella.-r:teou. s 328 258 259 .I ! 146 145 H6 l - - : - - . -:~--- . . Afte r five aav s retu..--n to United 'Sta:tes D:lpartment of Agriculture Bureau of.,. .Agricul tur a.l Economics . . _319 E~ ensl.on Building Athens, Georgia Penalty for private u~e . to avoid payment of p~stage $_300 Form BAE-B-5[45-1326 'Fermi t )To . 1001 UNtTE.D 5TATE.5 DE.PARTME.NT OF .A/8~ . L/IV/-{ G E . .... - . ..-. ~ '. ' o- __ n~~.GIA A~~~c~.~O.NO~.M~lu- C~. Sj._.L . cff~ - ... - ; .. r '' : _., .. UNIVE.RSITY OF oE.Q~(!)IA COLL.E.GE. OF AC.F\I . ~I..fi...T.\JRt. GE.O~GIA Ac;RICULTURAL . E.XTE..NSIQN 8"E..I=>.VIC.F 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. . . "' . . 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, . -- 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. - !RISH POTATOES, SOOTH GEORGIA: The short supply of labor caused a sharp reduction . .. . . . . 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 .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. .. " U ... 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.,rvest in )1ississipp i is .expected to start about Nay 15 froin an a creage con:si.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 ~<'~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. 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 . . :. - - t, - .... 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:... . . . ~" . 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 sou~hernmost c o i ~ l . . n ' t .' i~e. -s . IRISH :POTATOES, s. GA.: Yields in South Georgia are :reported good and moving in volume \'lith mo,rket d1l 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 '~.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.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 iITY 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 $12.00 a year ago. Production of ' beef and veal is expected to be about 5 per cent greater this year than the previous hi:gh production in 1944. D. L. Floyd Agricultural St~tistician In Charge A Archie Langley Agricultural Statistician -.1'"' .. COMvDDITY -jND .. UN!~ PRICES B!o:!VED BY F~ l4!Y 15, 1945 Wim CXlMPABI&lNS l'fhea.t, .bu. Corn, k. _ Oats. b.u. . ..: .. , "\ . -to.... ! -. i .....$ . 1.24 1.e3 ... i.5 "' - . ....... ' ' . '~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 ' 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. . .. .. . t .J . - ,.;.. ~ .; 1910 "!'JD:lc.em'Qer 1914 8.3 J ,, <. ~ , .: " 4' " -.o .-.. . . . . . . . "'!./ 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 . '. . . . . (Augt;l.~t :).909 - .July -1914 ::. l:OQ) . ;: ::, . .., ' ... ' - . M.y 15 ; 1 Apr. 15 '' May 15 . '19~5 1945 . Ali Commodities ~ , Cotton and Cottonseed Grains Meat Animals Dairy Products Chi~~ens az_i.d. Egg~ Frul.<;S ' Miscellaneous 1 Mt_er five days refu:n1 to United States Iepartme:1.t of' .Agricu1ture Bureau of AgriquJ::turt+l Economics 319 Elctensio~ Bu;i;lding .. , . . Athens, Gebrgia -' ,, ~ 179 ' - 17f~ - > 173 213 162 . 158 328 . 147 .; , ~ 180 iso; 176 177 171 171 239 239 '163 162 173 188 259 239 146 146 Penalty for private tise'.i io avoid. payment of postage $:300 OE''ETCUL .:SOSl:dESS. .' ~: - f' Form B~B-6f4~13d4 Permit No. 1001 -.::._.. -;. - ; . .' Mi s.3i-!Je llie M. Re-e sei Librari an. State' :.Co 11 ege. of Agri. . , Req . At h_ens, - G a:~ . -r .. ..~ . .. UNITED 5TATE.S ._...&roJ; c.u DE:.PARTMENT OF .. . AGR I 1-TU RE..' UNIVERSITY OF (5E.OR..c;,!A . . . C:OLL.E.;): OF AGF\.1 CU .L:tUf'U. ; ,. Athens, Georgia qE.OI'\G-1... AGRICULTURAL E.XTE:NSIPN ;S~~VI_ Cf' 'T R'U C K NEWS . ' June 1, 1945 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. . - IRISH POTATOES. NORTH GEORGIA; . Conditions.in the northern QOmmercial territory - have been favorable to date and good to ex- 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 . ' 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. CU CUI 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 June 4. .. 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 .Usur.l. 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 nozE.ORo<;.IA COLLE.GE. OF -),'1-GRICUL.;TU~E.. -- TRUCK C R 0 P N 0 T E S . ' ~. ~ ' 1 Ju,ne 1.5, 1945. . . : .. .: . "' . .. ::. . ' j .. . .- . _ .1. .~~ 1:~..~~ . ;,;. . . ' ...... ~ ,; . .t. ~EtmRAL; .: Hot dry weather over ,mos t of the S~ate during the - pasf~ou~ '!e.~k_s X:a.~ 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 relat i vely short this year bec~se of lack of moisture .. ._, . I ..'. '' / . , ' . t:. . . . SlJ.AP BEANS: Harve;st ' of bea.n:s in South Georgia i s practically qver . N-o 'beans .:are reported read~ for har;vest in North Ge.o-rgi'a, Cold \,reather in early spring and the s~ortager of rainfall during early .June has retarded the crop. :::-f ... ' 0 t :. - .:'.:' C.AJ:JT~.:U.OUPES: Dry weather has caused siz~s to run small and has reduced yields to '' sotne extent, Quality is gen-erally good.. The crop has matured rapidly, and the .~eason is expected to .be shorter than.usual, . Harvesting is actively under way in southern counties. CUCUM13ERS: The harvest- of 9ucumbe~s i~ pra.ct~cally over 'with yield and sizes cut ':. somewhat' by .u:nfavorapl~ weo,th.er ~on4itions, ., . IRISH POTATOES, NORTH ' GEORGIA: " E:xtrel!le. ho1{ dry "'eathei' 'during the first part of June caused considerable damage to the NDrth Georgi~ potato crop High. yields indicated on June l 1..rill not be realized. Harvest is Well Unde-rwaye ' , .' i . :! ,I ' . TO!V.IATOES: Greel} wraps are moving fr.om s~ther.n counties by truck and are about at .. the peak, lviost of 'the crop .viill be harvested by July 1. Dry weather has reduc'e'd yields below earlier expect'ati'ons. A ~trong .demand and good prices are reported, ; f. ' . . .... 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 part o~ Jurie. . ' ' ..L~ H Harris; Jr:. T.ruck Crop lilst~IP.ator : ..::. ' . Ret~~~ -~fter fi J~ days' to United States De~ artment of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Buildin~ Athens, Georgia ,,.... ' Penalty for Private Use to Avoid Paynient of Postage $300. OFFICIAL BUSIN~SS Jorm BAE ~ D-6/45 -1032 :Permit No, 1001 '"In Charge ... f . , r .. ' ~t~i: t. :~ ..:~- ~i.-~--y-" : ~. TRUCK ' CROP ~E~1s :. BY 'sT.A1Es' ,. ... -:.. .- ~ ~"-- <' .." <::- ,....... . , -':!! .., ' ', LH1A. BEAlifS: ;, ' : .l . ' ~ ,: .-. ..: Harvest has begun in South Carolina 11rith the peak expected 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. . ' SNAP BEANS: Except for light scattered pickings, snap beans in ~!orth Carolina are rapidly .dra\oring to a close. In Alabama practi- ' ' cally all snap beans are gone except in the central and northern areas, 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 usual. .. 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. . ~ . Athens, Georgia June 27, 1945 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 . . SO!fS :B?21D FOR F.ALL FAR.ROi'iiUG: :!?reeding inhntions for. fall farr~'-.ring (June 1 to . . 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. - -GZORGIA: I ; --.- -.-- ji S0\'v'S l A v . }T.o. Pigs i ( i Farrowed! Pigs Ber Smred ooo) ; JJHter (ooo) ; 10-~rear, 1934-43 Av. 184 5.7 1,042 1944 230 5.7 1, 311 . 1945 161 5.8 934 'Ul'HT3D STATES: FALL (J~ne 1 to Dec.l) Sows Farrowed ( 000) Av . No. Pigs Per l l 1 .Pigs Saved Litter ' (OOQJ_ 156 5.7 891 154 5.7 878 134* 10-year, 1934-43 Av. 1944 1945 ?,865 9,187 8,204 6.13 6.03 6.30 1 48,266 55, "~28 51,687 4,913 4,.941 5,548* 6.27 6.32 30,803 31,235 *Number indicated to farrl"> \or !~ breedin~ntentions r e'Jorts. Archie La.."YJ.g1ey Agricultural Statistician (over) D. 1. Floy d Agricultural Statistician In Charge . ..........,..... . ' a . -. , . _; . . :' . "' : . The combined. spring a.nd. fall pig cr.op 'of 1945.- i _a ' ~xj>ectea t .o ~be 6. little larger 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 combined. 1945.;\)i.e; .c aJ)d 121, 706, 000 in rop ,wou 1943~ - ld .. b e a -~" bou t _' 87 .. .- ,0 .... 00 , .. o oo; . .. i co..mp-a. red with 86,753,000 in 1944, Suring Pig Crop: The number of pigs saved in the spring season ~f 1945 (December 1, ~944 . to June l, 1945) is estimated at 51,687,000 head. This number is down 3~741,000 or 7 per cent from the 1944 spring crop, 22,347,000 or , 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. - -- - The numi.Jer of sows that farrowed in the 1945 spring season is estimated a't 8,204,000, a decrease ..of 983,000 or 11 per cent. Partially offsetting the :reduced number of so1,1s compared with last year, was a materially larger average number :,of :?igs saved :per l itte~. ,For the United States the average this year ,.,as 6. 30 Compared \'lith the low average of 6.03 in 1944 and a lQ-year (1934-43) average _pf . 6.13. fall Intentions: Farmers 1 r .eports on b~eeding intentions indicate that 5, 548,000 , . 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. After five days return to United St~tes Departoent of Agriculture ]ureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension :Building Athens, Georgia I Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300 . OFFICIAL J3US~iJESS Form E AE-M-.6/45-27M~tiastse.NCeolll{leeg.eM. R of e ::e . - . , Ltbrartan, Permit No. 1001 Req . Athens. Ga~ UNt,-E.D !>TATE.o DEPAR.'TM E.N'T OF AGRIC-Ul-TURE. &ro-j; GEORGIA BUR.I!:.AU OF" .. AGR.ICUl-.TURAL E.C.ON OM IC5 c)~ UNIV.R51TV OF" 5t.OR.61A COL.L..~!. OF' AGRICUl-.TURL Athens, Georgia. 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. . . 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. (I , 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. I 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 1------------------------------------------------------~ After five days return to United Sta tes ~partment of .Agriculture Bureau of .Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Ath ens, Georgia OFFICIAL Btrsn!Jl!ss Form B.AE-B-7f45-2015 Fermi t No . 1001 Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300 / \ ' M.iss. Nellie M. Reese, Libr arian., State College of AgrL , Req . Athens, Ga . - - ---- - - - - - - - -- ---------~- --~ --~- ------------ - ----~~ .- UNITE-D 5TATE.5 OE.PARIMF.NT Or AGRICULTURE. &ro-jJ G Eo~G lA BUR~AU OF AGRICULTURAL. E.CONOM ICS cJ~ . UNIVF.R.!>IT"Y' OF GE.O~GIA COL.L.LGF. OF AGRICULTURE. Athe-ns, Georgia 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. '-- 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 \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. Return aft er five days to United St a tes Dep ~rtment of Agricul ture :Bur ee.u of Agricultura l Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia l'enclty for Private Use to Avoid Payment of Post age $300. OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE- D-7/45 - 1050 F ermit No. 1001 Libraria College no,r Ag ricultur~ Athens. Ga . TC , Req _.,. . ! UNITC.D ::.TA'TE..$ DltPARTME.NT OF A(;;.RICUL-TURE.. &ro;6 UNlVER:SITY OF' GE.OR..GLA (".OLt..E.GE. . OF AGF'll CUL..TUI\E. Athens, Georgia July 9 1945 GEORGIA 1945 COTTON .ACREAGE LOTI:SS!' SINCE 1869 _ _ _..,....._ _ _ _ __,. .. --:+~- ---- --~----~- 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 Ai.'2;ricul tural Sto.tistic;an In Charge - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --~---------------------------~-----------1 10-YR. Av'EF..;;.o..;E 1AC.RE.ll..GE I:!{ Ct:~Tl V.i1.TI Olii JULY 1 (in thousands) 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 _ ' I );./ ' 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 . = == = =:= := := =::: : : 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 OE:.PARTME..NT OF AG~IC..ULTURE.. (!7rojJ 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. After Five Days Return to . United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extens.imn Building Athens, Georgia Penalty for private u s e 'to avoid payment of postag e $300 OFFICIAL BUSINESS Forr.1 B~B-8/45-1 475 Permit Ho. 1001 t~t~ Cc! ege of Agri. , ' I 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 ---- 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 - 3- 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 -.~ ~ . 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 -- -__,.-..-------- - - ----------r-r.J UNtTE.O 5TATE.e, DEPARTMENT OF AGR I CUL-TURE. &rot; BURt::.AU OF G~o'~G. IAc)~ AGRICULTURAL UNIVE.R!!>ITY OF' 5E.0~61A COLI..E.GE. OF AGR.ICUI,.TUR.E. Athens, Georgia GE.ORC51A AGR.ICULTUI'ItAL !.XTI!i:.N510N .SE.Ft.VI.C.E. 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 '' 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 -_.. . - .. . . 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~ ' -.. After five days return . to United States Department of 4griculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics Athens, Ge~rgia Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage. $}004 - .:.,.'; OFF!CIAL BUSINESS Form ::BAE - D-8/45 - 1076 Permit No. 1001 .. .. of Libra~ian~ . College Agricu1tur:e Athe.ns Ga. 'lrc Req UNITE.D 5TATE:.S DE.PAR.TME.NT OF AGRICUl-TURE. &roj; GEORGIA cJ~ UNIVE.R!>ITY OF" 6E.OR.61A COLL.E.GE. OF AGRICUl-TURE. 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 ::I. \ . ::::: State: 1945 -1944 -1943 -- Districts shown are crop reporting districts and NOT Congressional Districts. 1944,, 78% 1943, 81% I } 1944, 82% ' f .,.. ! ) lnUTED STATES- COTTON REPORT AS OF AUGUST 1, 1945 ) 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 ! 1 I 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. ') ~ 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. CROP REPORTING BO~~ After five days return to United States Department of Agriculta re Btireau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form :S~C-8/45-3797 Permit No. 1001 Penalty for 'O ri vate use to avoid. payment" ;f p ostage - $300. Miss .f1el lte lf. Reese, Librarian. St a te Col lege o~ Alt'i Req At hena, Ga. - - - - -----,:.-----:----~~ UNITED 5TATE.5 OEPARTM E.NT OF ~(l;p. GEORGIA BUR.E.AU OF AGRICULTURAL E.CONOM ICS cJ.urvictv Athens, Georgia 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. . .. 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 - - - - 1945 . 1934-43 1944 1945 1934- 3 1944 1945 " ----------4-----+--~~- - -- ---1-------t-------------+----~---- . 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 .. - 162 ~f.ioityac(caoll, t~ca>mJ.1e) ) 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 ~:.: : ,: e tatnounts(forpibc~a-~e1 J:,241 229 47 I 88 286 \ '. 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" . -,.._ I Pecans .... lb. -~~ 4,997 4,590 y 347 21,538 500 33,500 8,277 533 40,700 I 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. ,; g, . . . .- ~ 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 _2~~S~ ta~te~s ------------- 97 ~3- 46----- . After five days r eturn to United St ate s llipartment of .Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia 490 775 2,300 2,600 33,500 5,100 9,500 B,300 4,200 14,400 14;000 45,000 630 1,860 ' 2,856 . " 3;312': . ~ . 40,700 . ' 4,088 10,660 8,775 4,900 10,400 21,150. . 39,000 148,331 Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300. OFFICIAL BUSINESS rorm BAE-.A-8145-5,295 Fermit No. 1001 ) UNITE.D STATE.~ DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-TURE.. &raj; I A E.CONOMIC5 cJ~ Athens, Georgia 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 .L::h:a.ANr ( 1944 - n, coo r--1 1944 - 72,500 , ?, 66, 1943- 86,000 0 I 1943- 21,500 (I I .. \~ \ ., V~STA, . ) ~ j .J~ . 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 !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 Form BAE - .A-945 - 3118 Fermi t N'o. 1001 Penalty for private"'use to avoid payment of postage ~300. Miss. Ne t!ie M. Rees.e, Librarian, State College of AgrL, Req. Athens, Ga. 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,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. . - ' ' . . .. , 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 belr~da show some reduction from last year. , " . ;. 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. ' -- .. . ~ _. ' ..~ . 'I= "' . .. .., ;, r , \ > " .: .-~- After five days return to United St n.tes !epartmcnt of .AgricultUre" Bureau of .Agricultural Economics 319 Ext'cnsion Building .Athens, Georgia Penalty for privatc~s0 .to avoJd . payment of postnge 7.1. "..>00. OFFICIALBUSIN~SS -: Form BAE ~ A-10/45 Permit No. 1001 3730 ' :'. . ..._ :.. ......... . .. ~ .. ... ..... . ' t ! ..... ( . . .. sap G E.ORGIA i~ AGRICUL-TURE. ~)~'i {!}rof; c)~ ~~~gfjif~E1LL~~. .:~;;:. ~iia;.oililli:;;..:=~~~;::..~ ~ a;...;~~ ci 1 ,.'; 1 ~ c:. UN iV'- K~ITY .OF <~E.OR.01A :. .. f_ , - ~~- ~ r: :~_.C. ( j F ~ -, ;;.t _ti_Tt.J R.F_ l .<... ...,.'.ii=:..:;.. ..... ...... . ' 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 . 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. ' 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. :~k-Y~u-r-a_g_c----~G;:-W-R-G-IA~~,~~--~:---:---~;~Av------U~NI~T-ED-~S~T;.A~TE~S~~;--~ . ~--l lJ.ug. 1909 : Oct 5 !July 1914 : 1 !, Scpto : Oct. 15 : 15 : ~g:a~09-= Oct. : July 1914 ; 15 : Sept. : Octo : 15 ; 15 ~ : 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 . . $ .. .., ~::::~:~:b. !: :::: I . ,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 ' i 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 I ::: l ~ i~, :::: i :::: 44.0 li 45,0 j. 45,Q i j I j !, 3}4.10! l}lJ:olO i l:J4.15 i ' 1 : i l i 3o60 3o80 I I 3o201 4o00 3o50 4o00 7,27 13.80 542 I I 48,00 1 102.00 136.60 720 10 14;.10 1 12.00 111.00 62.80 15390 i 106,00 lOleOO :~:: I ::: I! :::: 1 .1, I I II 26.3 50.3 50~3 I j' 1 1,60 j y3.32 1 :3}3..20 ' I i 3ol51 2.041 i 3;53 2;071 14;.10 ll.40 112.00 60.60 99.70 243 426 2.06 Peanuts, lb. I J 5,0 1 I 8.0 ! 8,3 i ! I 8.1 I 4.8 i 77 ! 8.3 1 8.1 I i 1. 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 ,.. , 'O'c.JM. 1~:)s,8 1 I All Connoditics ~t~on & Cottonseed "'rrons Meat Aninals Ihiry Products Chicken & Eggs i Frui. ts Miscellaneous i. . .. kchiG L:mgley Agricultural Stati sti.cia.n \178 181 182 175 180 181 166 163 159 195 225 225 164 167 168 220 241 248 252 182 185 140 150 147 -D. L. FlOyd Agricultural Statistician, In Charge After five days return to Unit ed St at es Ibpa:~.tnont of Agriculture Bureau nf Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athons1 Georgia J?enal ty for privatc use to avoid paynent of postage $300 OFFICIAL BUSINESS Forn BAE BllL45~ 929 l?crni t :fo. 1001 ~"tiss. -!!el 1ie !~1 . Rees.e . L_i_tr~al... ian , State College of Agr i . ?eq . l~tl;.e.rls, Ga . UNITE.D ~TATE.5 DE.PARTME.NT OF "AGRIC.Ul-TURE.. GEORGIA - &rd/J. . c~ 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 .. l b s :; ..., cmd Seedlings ~ 51 8. 96,000 lbs, ---------------------------G E .0 R G I A" YIELD~~PE~R--.A-C-R-E-----:-TO-T-:-~--PR-O-D-U-C-T-I-O-N--(I-N--T-H-O-U-S-.) CROP :,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. . "!:.!l=.-;' :132, , , ' 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 . . 21,538: .33,500: 36.550 ------- -- ---~- ____,__ - . Archie Langley Aer i cultur p,l St C~.t i st i c i nn D. L. ~loyd Agricultural Statistician in Ch.:;,>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 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 ----- -- ----------~---- After five days r cturr" to . Unite d St ates Ibpnrt~ent . of Agriculture Bureau of .Agricultural Econo~1ics 319 Extonsion Build ing Athens, Georgi a . OFFICIAL B"JS:mzss BAE-~ll/15-3814 Pcrr.it No . 1001-2 Penalty f0r private use to avoid Pnyncnt of postpgc $300 Miss. Uellie M. Ree s e , Libr~rian, State Qolleg~ of Agri., Re q . Athens , Ga . .... _______ _ 1.thens, Ge~rg~a ~ : , ~ }loverr!ber g ~ 1945 .'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;E...C-11/ 45--.3558 Permit No. 1001 Penalty for Private Use to Avoid Payment of Postage $300 ~"L"l' '-"" s ~~ t ate- ""~e11 J..e ~i~,i. Coll- eg... e Ree se of. Agrit L~ . , ....... b rca.r. ; 4 ...,,., C,..:. iJ. , R?-.a- . .;;,',t'":'.e ns , . \"..";r a . UNITE.D ~TATE.5 DE;PAR'rME.NT OF AGR I (-U l:..TU RE.. @rojJ 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 Tisq .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~ ',: .... ., . ., .~ . - ' ~ .- -,..:r , . 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 - ~ ------ - - - - .;... ;.;.. ~ - ---= . -..~ ~ - :. - ! - - . .. . ~ \ :. .::. .. . t 1943 ,.' ... .. -- ___ ,.;. 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.. {%rojJ :QEQRGJA . ~coNOMIC5 .cJ~ UNIVERSITY OF &0R61A C.OLLE.GE.- OF AGFll CUL.TU,I=tE. / ~~"'.D.ens , Georgin. i 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. .... ,., I, I ' , " .. 3, . , j COlWDITY ANn UNIT 'b~ "?', I ~- ..., 'i' .., - 1 -rl rt ll' ,, T, ..,.. . ,.., , # If, " t ..... , ..... ,MI> ! ~ ..,. ,, . . 1: .. ' ._f r :.~ .. \ ~ .... .. .. RY. ]'~S ' .. '' NOvn&3ER:l5, - 194S~' . ~ ... .WI.THC:. O.MP.Atii$0, N;, S 1 ' GmRGil ') ,. ; . I UNITED S~ATES : Average ; Nov. . ; J-Ocit .1 Nov. Average o~. Oct : ..Aug. 1909-' , 15 : "15' : 15' Aug. 1909-.: ,. 15 15 July 1914 ; ,1944 ...: 1945 : 1945 : ~uly 19~4 ; 1944 ~ 1945 VihE?~~:. Bu. Corn, ~. ' : 91 1.60 : 1.48: Oats, ~. ,. . .6"7 I . . ... '87; Irish l?otatoes, Bu.:$ 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. . . . ' 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 ' !. Penarty for privat~$ usc .to avo~d . paJ'l1lent of postage~ 3(X) . - . . ' ~- . : ' .. ..~ . . ( . J. ':- M.tss ..t~etlie J,t.-: Reese . -Li-b.r~rian ,- ;: - -. -State C-oll ege. -of . Agr t . , : .: Req . Athens , Ga.: .- ,:, . . , . : ./ ' ' :. ~ , '.,. UNITE:.O ~TATE:~ DEPAPTM E.NT OF AGRICULTURE. &roj; GEORGIA r~ :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. . , . ARCHIE ~!GLZf Agriculturcl Statisticicm . :. .. . ,: . ':1 . ; . . ;. . . . . . . . ]). L. FIDYD 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 ., ' ---~ prospects D~ce.nber 1. .. ' ;I II " ...._~_ -. ---\''".I/I_I..(; ' ~ . . ; . . 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 - ' ", rv-:...,....-J / 7 / (' - - :-1V.. .,'-...,,j./ \ / -----. 72,ooo \ ', ----.:.,. . ---- ./-- -'-\. 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 .\ \ \ ' '' , \ COLU1:illUS / _M.o._'C_ON . , 1944 - J . ) 136, 000 1943 - 137' 000 .- 1943 \\ _. \ \ - ~ ,, \ '-.... ' 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 \,, . \ .\ iV""(" ~ ~"'--J{ f( ---:--_;:___~~~----_j - ) \) . .. 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<>r7: ~tr~i~ ~q ~ ' ' ' ------ ---~ ----- . ',- - ...- 1.. ...,..-..~1' .l ____.; . ~ ~ <.::::.::.::::::: ::::o:. rI 5 ~~;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. . . ' 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. . f, . ,. . " " ,-.$v($?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,) 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 f 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. '"' I - 3- . .. ~~~~~------~--~~--~=-----~~--.~~~~--~~--~~~.---==-==--~====~~==~ --=-=-=-= ~~ ~ -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 ' 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 . 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~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 - 8667 Return After Five Days To UNITED STATES DEPART~1ENT OF AGRICULTURE Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens. Georgia OFF.!CIAL BUSINESS .Form B..\E D-4/1+6 - 1337 Permit No. 1001 / Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300. .. Dr . R. L. Kacner . P~ of ., Coll ege of Argiiulture , Athens, Ga . TC , .