.. .- -~~ PRICES mx;EIVED BY F.AIME:RS ~ 15, 194S WITH coMPWOONS CO:MIIDDB7 AND ' ~ --Average GEJRGI.A ~ Dec~ UNIT ;, Aug. 1009-: 15 - - - - - - - - - : . . J u l y l914 1 1944 Nov. . 15 1945 : . 1.~4 : 1.63: UNITED ST.A!rES 'Awe. I Dec. 'A.veraee a Dec. 15 1909-: . 15 . I 1945 :July 1914 : 1944 ~.75:I .aa . 'i 1.45; Nov. 15 1945 1~53 .~ $ ~~ Bu. : Cotton, lb. ~ttonseed, ton Hay (leo~) ton &gs, pe' r cwt. .. ; .91 : .67: : 1.12: . 2.10 ~ . 1ao: 12 ' 6 :: 20.9 ; : .87: 2e15: : 234 : 7~33 ~ 12.30 ~ 14~20; 14.00;' .64 ;,70 22e55 11;,87 7;,27 ; . 1.06: . 1;,75: .' 20..8 : 5310; . 16;,.50: ' 13.40: 1;,31 1~86 22;.5 51i.30 14~90 14.20 lee cattle, cwt. ,Milk cow, head liorses, head lmles, head. Chickens, lb. .:$ 3.87~ . 8.40~ " . ; 10.,:20; 10.40: 5,42 . . ~$1f 33.85 7100; 91.00 ~ 81..00; 4800 ~$J : 158.15 13"2 . . 115.00~ 121.qo; 119.-oo; 13s.so . . . 19s.oo: 19o.oo; 2oo.oo~ 153.90 27.2 29.0 : 29.0 : 114 10~t10; 111.40 . : 103.00 : 113~00 .. 61.oo: 58.70 . 103.oo; 97.40 24.1 ; 23;.9 Eggs, doz. ~ 21.3 55.0 : t'. : 58.0 .so.o ~ :ne'5 .. . : 44~5 Butter, lb. 42.0 ; . 45.0 45.0 25~5 45.6 47.5 Dec. 15 1945 1.54 ' . -.70 ; 137 ' 1i94 22.8 51~40 15e40 14,;,20 11.50 114~00 56~70 96.10 23.8 482 479 ~tterfat, lb. 45.0 45.0 46.0 26,3 51.0 50.3 50.5 l 2.42 )/ 4;.15:Y 4.20~~/4.20~ .- - 3';00 ::---r....,.'17----:1l.r~- .. .. 3o20~ 3.50s 3.80: . 1.60 --:.- .. . :Y 3~38~ 337 3.40 .zo; 3~:33- 3. sz- 209 2.09 Poanuts, lb. 5.0 . 8.0 : 8.1 : 8.2 : 4.8 ; 8.2 : 8~3 8.3 - - - - - --- - -- -- - - - - - - - - --- - --- - - - - - - - : - "1'!J/ Average January 1910 D:Jes not include dairy prD?edclle:mcbtie~rn1p91a:4;m. ":nt s. Preliminary for ~cembe'r. 15, 1945. = I NDEX li"(J}.ffiZRS OF PRICES LiECEIVED BY F.A..':llViERS IN GIDRGIA ( August_1909 - July 1914 100 ) ITEM Iec. 15 1944 Nov. 15 1945 Iec. 15 1945 .All Commodities Cotton & Cottonseed G:::ains Meat. Animals. bairy Products Chicken & Eggs Fr.uits Misc-ellaneous Archie lenglmt _ Agricultural Statistician ~77 171 168 196 . 166 242 254 140 185 185 158 231 169 256 ' 187 146 ----------~----- In Charge After five days r eturn to United states I:Bpartment of Agriculture ~eau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension BuildL~g Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL EfJSI~~SS Form BAE ~"'ll~& 1565 Permit No. 1001 avoid . ) Miss .Nellie M. Reese. Librar.ian, . ,. State College of Agri., Req ~~- Athens~ Ga... .. UNI'TE.O STATE.~ OE.PAR!ME.NT OF AGRIC.UL-"rURE:.. eroJ; GEORG lA. ~CONOMIC5 '--'~ c)~ UNIVER51TY OF' Gt.OR.<;,IA C.OL.LE.uF. OF AGR.ICUL.TURE. .. Athens, Georgia ,t,I ' F.A..1UJI~R_!CE~O~T : as. of Dec-ember l2L._~ :U. ' "" G- GEORGIA: The general level of i'e.rm produ~t pric~s in Georgia on December 15 were 19 . up 3 points from a montn earlier. This is the fourth _consecutive lllonth t~:farm prices nave advanced in .thJ.s State. 'The current ail cmumoatty index of 188% of the August 1909--July 1914 averag~ is the highest s~nce May 1924. 1 Grains are the only group sho,'ling a decline from last month. Chick;en~ and eggs made' the largest gain wit~ an advance of 1 points. ! UNITED STATES: The parity index advanced 1 point to a new 25-yea.r high during the I month ended December 15 according to the United States Department o~l Agriculture~ This was the third one-point rise in the pa:dty index in four months~ At 176 percent of the l91.014 '.average the index of prices paid, interestr and taxes was 5 point'> up frc..n a year ago. ~ho gene~al level of fa1m product p.i.ices was 207 1 perce'!l.t of the August 1909..July 1914 average in tlicl-Decem'ber ~ 2 points higher than a' month earlier., Prices :received by farmers' fo;- beth crJps and livestock products f avt'raged higher in mid-December than a mon~h e~rlier, with fruit prices making the i most substantial gains on the crop 'side .and egg prices showing the biggest rise in t the livestock and products category. : averag~ The index of crop prices on December 15, 1945 was.206 percent of the 1909-14 I compared "'i th 203 in November a,nd 196 a year ago~ A 13-point rise in the fruit in- ~ was-acc..ompanied b:lt-..inin~turns in prices received for oo tt2!!_, and feed grain a.."Lcl hay, The index of all livesto~k and livestock. products prices, at 207 percent of the 1909-14 average ~ c:..lthough onl,Y 1 point above November and .5 points above a 1 year ago r was the highest since Jrnunry 1920~ Thepoultry and egg index advance~ to1 tho highest point since Jan"-la!'Y 1921 ~ and the index of d.airy product prices was up to 204, a new high since November 1920.. Meat animals advanced 1 point, but the indEJ was below the recent high of 217 reached last May. Increases during the month ended December 15 in prices paid by farmers for commoditiefi! used for family living r2.ised this index 1 point to 189 percent of the 1910. 14 average. This was enough to r ?.ise the al.l-commodi. ty pric-e index 1 point, al thou the index of prices pe.id for commodities used for farm production did not change. At 183; the all-commodity index was 5 points higher than a year earlier, and es~ tablished a new record high since 1920. POULTRY PRODUCTS: The December 15 poultry and egg index increased 4 points over a month earli er, to 222 percent of the_ ),.909.:...14 average. A .Yea:r ag this index was 21~. Mi~December prices received by farmers for eggs were up 1.1 cents ]er ~oz~ from November 15, with supplies of eggs still short in m~st markets DAlRY PRODUCTS: The in"' dex of prices received by farmers for . dairy products advance from 202 in November to 204 in mid-December~ This is the highest point the index he.s reachensince Nov:ember 1920. :Butterfat prices, at 5Q.5 cents .p pound in mid-December, averaged 100 percent of parity and wholesale mil~, at $3~4o per 100 pounds was 110 percent of parity. ~ ANI14ALS: Higher prices were rece!Yed by fnrmer.s for mo_et mQI;Jt aaiturJ.Q _ i.n-m~-w December than a month earlier. The index of meet animal prices on December 15 was 204 percent of the 1909.14 average. This was an advance of 1 point during the past month. Prices of all classes of livestock except hogs were up slightly. Hogs held steady. ~: Price upturns were primarily responsible for the increase in the general agricultural price level during the month ended December 15. Sharp increa in prices rec.eived by grm.,rers for apples, oranges, pears, and lemons between Novemb and December 15 raised the fruit index to unprecedented highs for this season of year. Georgia February 1946 FA...t~}1 PlliCE IDTI'ORT as of January 15, 1946 ::;. ~ There 1:1as little change in farm prices during the 30-day period from December 15, 1945 to January 15, 1946. The only commodity showing a tantial change \'las eggs with the usual seasonal decline. At 188% of the base eriod (August 1909-July 1914) the All Commodity index is unchanged from last month but is. nine points above one year ago. The chicken and eggs group decreased 13 ints and fruits 1 point during the month. Offsetting these declines "'as a 7 point meat animal index. Other grou~s were .unchanged during the month. Continuing to adv~~ce during the month ended January 15, the parity index (prices paid, interest and taxes) rose to 177 per cent of its 910-14 average in midJanuacy, the United States Department of Agriculture reports. This, the fourth .1 point advance during the past five months, lef~ the parity index 5 points over a y ear ago, a new high level since 1920. Although still considerably above parity, the general level of. p:;-icer, recefved by farmers fell .off 1 point from Decem'!Jer 15 to January l!;i. Prices received by farmers for eggs v1ere sharply lower fJlld tilis decline 'lras accompanied by do.wnturns in the prices of citrus fruit, cotton tobacco. Their combined influence more than counterbalanced a .rather sizeable in truck crop prices and slight upturns in the prices of most meat animals. 206 per cent of its ' 1909...14 average, however, the general level of pr'ices ;received by farmers in mid-Janua ry \lras still 5 points higher than a year earlier, 116 per cent of parity. Livestock and: livestock uroducts averaged 204 uer cent of their 1909-14 base period ces on January 15 COmPared vnth 207 in Dece~ber and 202 a year earlier. Egg rices \Tere sharply lov1er this month dropping back to January 1945 levels. This decline, alone, much more than off s et higher meat animal prices. The dairy products index \oTB.s do1:m slightly from the December 15 level. Crop prices buck ed the dG\mturn in the general level of farm J?roducts prices during the mo:1.th ended January 15, the sharp advance.s in prices of truck .crops, potatoes, apples and rye and moderate increases in prices of feed grain and hay, more than setting the declines recorded for citrus fruit, cotton and tobacco. The all crop ce index, at 207, was 1 point higher than a month earlier and 7 points above a . ago. ?a.rity prices t-.rhich are ' dependent upon changes in the index of prices paid, interes.t and taxes, again advanced and on January 15 were at a ne"' high since 19.20; ho'.vever, "~ith the 1 point decline in the index of prices recei ved the parity ratio slid off to 116 cor.tpa:-ecl vri th 118 in December .and 117 in January 1945. Average prices . received by farmers for corn, \'rheat and peanuts were sli ghtly belo v1 parity t.rhile the basic coll'.modities were above. -~~~~~~~~t~G: The 7.1 cent decline in egg prices contributed more than any other one factor to the decline in the general farm prQduct price the month. Prices received by farmers for turkeys \veakened by about 3 chicken prices 1:lere off a little over 1 per cent on. January 15. The meat animal index advanced 2 points during the month ended s, JtmUJ!Jii~ roaehing 206 per cent o:! the l9..Q9- 4:- ve;-~. Pric~_s by farmers for all species of meat animals except hogs were up by amounts -<~ E> fron 10 to 30 cents per 100 pounds. Hog prices were do,.m 10 cents. Re,ceipts livestock for the 1.rreek ended January 14 were curtailed because of u.~certainty -~u~u~ered by the expectation of a packing house strike on January 1~. Some packers attempting to sl~ughte-r all animals on hand. Farmers v1ere holdine; bac~iV":n s. to such an extent that supp lies of live animals Ne re generally shor .~ the &l '.Sir~ of the month. On January 15 a year ago the index of meat animal pr c) s 1.r1as 203. D. L. Floyd U&RARIES Archie La ley icultural Statistician Agricultural Stat~ In Charge COI,nmn , AND UNIT PRICES ltl:CEIVED. B;Y - F~S JANUARY 15, 1946 mTH COhlP.A:R!SONS Wheat,bu. 'Corn, bu. $ .91 I 1.41 1.42 ' Oats, bu. $ .67 1.08 .90 .90 Irish Potatoes,bu.$ 1.12 2.10 2.20 2.20 Svreet Potatoes, bu.$ .83 2.00 1.70 1.90 Cotton, lb. 12.6 21.3 23.4 23.4 Cottonseed, ton $ Hay( leo se) , t~n $ 24.39 ' 17,85 53.00 19.40 50.00 '50,00 19.00 19.00 Hogs, per cwt. - $ 7.33 Beef cattle,cwt. $ 3.87 11 i:liilk cow1 head $ 33.85 12.30 ., 9~20 71.00 14.00 10.40 i!n.cio 14.00 10.90 81.00 Horses, head $ 158.15 114.00 119.00 119.00 Mules, head $ 195.00 200.00 198.00 Chickens, lb. 13.2 26.8 29.0 ?9.0 Eggs, doz. 21'.3 ' 51.0 6I 0.0 56.0 Butter, lb, Butterfat, lb. Milk (wholesale per lOOj~) $ 24.6 25,7 2,42 42.0 45.0 ' 45.0 44.0 ,r 46.0 46.0 y y 4.15 4.20 y4.20 Cowpeas, bu. $ 4.30 4.00 4.10 Soybeans, bu. $ 3.70 3.80 4.00 Peanuts, lb. 5.0 8.1 8.2 8.2 ' ~64 .40 .70 .-88 12.4 22.55 11.87 7.27 5.42 48.00 136.60 153.QO -11.4 21.5 25.5 26.3 1.60 - 4.8 1,46 1.07 .72 1.57 1.90 20.2 52.80 17.10 -13.80 11.00 104.00 64.60 101.00 24:2 41.0 45.4 50.9 y 3_.34 3.52 2.06 8.1 , 1.54 1.09 .70 ' 1.37 1.94 22.8 51.40 15.40 14.20 11.50 114.00 56.70 96.10 23.8 23.5 48.~ 41.1 47.9 48.6 sq.s 50.7 y 3.40 3.52 2.09 8.3 y 8.4 ts. Pre for J OF PRICES RECEIVED BY F.Amf.ERS IU G.IDBG!A Augtist 1909 - July 1914 100) . ITEM . All Commodities Cotton & Cottonseed Grains Meat Animals Dairy Products Chicken & Eggs Fruits Miscellaneous Jan. 15 1945 179 174 . 170 206 ' 166 . 228 257 142 Dec. 15 1945 188 188 152 231 ', 170 263 192 148 Jen. 15 1946 188 188 152 238 170 : 250 191 ' 148 .After five days return to United States ll3pa.rtment of Agriculture Bureau of Jgric~tural Economics 319 Exte~sion Building Athens; Georgia l>enalty for private ~se to avoid payment of po-stage f300, Ujss. Nellie M. Ree$e. 4ibrar~an. State College of Agr-i. Req. Athens. Ga. .. UNITED !>TATE.e, OE.PAR'TME.NT OF ' ,.1\C:.R IC.U L.TU~(. &roj;' UNtv'E.R:!orrY OF {',f.Q~(!,IA C.OLL.t.61t OF AGRIC.U L.TUR.. FARH PRICE P.EPORT AS OF February 15, 1946 GEORGIA: The February 15 All Commodity pri.ce' index of prices ~eceived by Georgia faTmers advanced 2 points during the past thi~ty days and is now placed at 190% of the 1910-14 average. The current index is the highest since May 1924. The only co r:modi ties that declined during the period. January 15 to February 15 were chic~cens, eggs and milk (1rrholesale). The commodities sho\ring a marked advance duri.ng the past month v1ere sweet potatoes, cotton lint, co~rpeas, soybeans, beef cattle, horses and mules. UNITED STATES: ;Parity prices of farm products continued to advance during the ' month ended February 15, the index of prices paid by farmers (including interef3t and taxes) reaching another new 25-jear high according to the Uhited States Department of Agriculture. At ~78 per cent of its 1910-14 average in mi'd.-Februa.ry, the parity index \'las up 1 point from mid-Janua!"'J and 6 points .hi gher than a year ago . Tl;le general level 'of prices recei red for farm :products also rose 1 point from January 15 to February 15, _,_.,ith sharp increases in :prices received by farlflers for rye, truck crops. cattle and cotton and moderate increases in fruit ~~d other grain prices. These increases more than offset the extremely sharp drop in egg prices and relatively minor downturns in tobaccq ru1d d~iry products. As a result, the index of prices receiveC. by farmers stood a:t 207 per cent of its 1909-14 average in ~id-February , 8 points above the ~ebruary 1945 level, and at the 25-year high reached in December 1925. - Crop prices mo':"ed conside-rably higher during the month ended Fe;bru~y 15, with rye, truck crops and cotton showing the greatest gains. Significant increases also occurred in the prices of other grains, apples, potatoes, s\.,eet 'potatoes, soybeans and peanuts, more than compensating for somewhat lower P,rices received for tobacco and cottonseed. The -all-crop price'index, at 213, was s points higher than a month earlier and 16 points h:igher than a y ear ago. ~otal crop supplies this month were seasonally smaller than in January and moderately lov:er than a year ago. Livestock and livestock product prices averaged 2 points lower on February 15 than a month earlier, ;-lith a sharp drop in egg prices more than offsetting a sizeable price \l!)turn for .meat animals. The poultry and egg index broke 29 points to 168, dropping 15 points below its level of a year earlier, and the index of dairy product prices was do1.om 1 point t.o.. 202, but still 2 points aboYe its. February 1945 level. The meat animal index rose 8 points during the month to 214, \nth all species participating in the general advance. ' Meat Animals: Prices receiv.ed for meat animals in mid-February were generally up . from a month 'earlier. Hog marketings decreased substantially during the first half of February. Broad demand and a shorter supply kept terminal market prices firr,1ly at ceilings. Local market prices averaged $14.20 per 100 pounds, u.p 10 cents from a month earlier. Beef cattle prices advanced 80 cents from January 15 to reach $12.60 per hundred pounds in mid-February. ~ae meat animal index of February 15 stood at 214, a gain of 8 points from January, and 5 points above the ~9 of February 15 a year ago. . Cotton: Cotton nrices at 23. Ol cents per pound sho1-red an increase of . 65 cents during the month. Spot market prices on middli~g 15/16 advanced about 150 points, but spreads widened on lower grades, resulting in an average increase t j farmers for all classes and grades somewhat smaller than that shovm by middling 15/16. Current ginnings were of poor quality, but t~e strong demand for better grndes brought out enough cotton g in~ed e~rlier in the season and held on farms or in warehouses to result in increased average returns to growers. D. L. FLOYD ~icultural Sta tistician In Charge ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician -----.,.,~-.~-~- ~~~- ~-~--- r.- ~.P.~IU..C=ES=R~E~EI~VE~DG~!BD=Yit~GlFI~.AA.m~!~lm~S =F!B=R~UA~BY;~1if5~,'~1~ ~94~.6W~W: =I~T1H=nn~CTO-EYD~PAS-RTI-ASTJ-NESS---~-. .--- r CX>JA!ODITY . AND , UNIT --:---- - . lsi I Jtu,l:~r,,00199-1o4lr~~1~9-4155 "Jan . 15 . 194e !r--;e1b~. 1S I Aver~9 ; ; . 191~ Feb~ 1~5 J~ 151 F!~615 ! 6. Wheat, bu . $ . Corn, bu. $ Oa:ts, bu. .. $ Irish Potatoes, bu. $ ~),re et Potatoes, bu. $ .67 . 1.12 .83 l?_st U70 .. . 1751 1.s1 ' 1.o08 I 2.35 2.10 1.42 1 I~00 I220 1:00 .143 \ .95 t .2~25 II 2.10 -1 I~sa .- j ,147 ~64 1;os ,40 .73 I 70 1;.64 ~ - 88 2e01 _J.;.54 .. , 1;.10 .72 1;.45 208 1.55 .73 l ~otton, lb. (:Jt-':onseed, ton i-Tr-.y (loo se) , ton Hogs, per cwt. ile ~f cattle, cwt. ! %.11: cows , be ad ~~o rses, head M:.J.les, head . Chickens, lb. Eggs, doz. . Butter, lb. Butterfat, lb. ., i.Qlk (wholesale) I'er 100# Cowpeas, bu. Soybeans, bu. ~ Peanuts, lb. 12-.6 21.3 . .,z3...4 24.3 1 12.4 1 2o.o 24.39 17.135 $ 7.33 $! 387 I $~ 33.85 . 53.00 '. , S(\.00 I I 2o.oo I 1~.oo ! i 12.00 I 9.60 I 72.00 l4.oo 1 I 10~90 l 81.00 I 51.00 22~55 .i_, i 19.50 lle87 1 ll 14.00 !'q!, 11.30 7.27 5.42 81.00 11 48.00 52;.70 17.70 14.00 n.so 108.00 I $ '1 158.15 120.00 . ,!9.00 125.oo 1 136.60 65.50 $ 13.2 21~3 24.6 25.7 $ 5~0 Il _198.oo ! .98.oo l' 205.00 1 28.0 1 r ~9.0 1 I r 42.0 -56.0 I I 41.0 I '45.0 I 44.0 1. 46.0 . I w, . y 4.10 ~.. 4.20 I I 4.6~ 4.10 I . 4.00 8.). l4.001 8.2 153.90 11.4 21.5 25.5 26.3 1.60 105.00 24.5 35.8 45.0 50.8 I I y 3o29 . l i 1 i 2.10 l 8.1 23.0 50;.90 50;,30 15970 1580 14.10 11115.8~00 1 na.oo 56.30-1 56.10 ~8.60 1 104.00 23.5 I 23.1 411 ! 32.6 48o6 48.4 50.7 50.8 w3.33 I 3.70 4,o1 I 2.11 I 8.4 8.4 'lf Average January, 1910 - Iecember 1914. 3./ Ibes not include dairy feed paym~at .lltreliminary for February 1946. = INDEX NmAE3:RS OF PRIG$..:S RECJ:IVED BY FA..'tlMERS I N GIDRGIA ('.Augusb l!J)9 - July 1914 100) Item f Feb. 15 1945 Jan. 15 1946 Feb. 15 1946 All Com1110di ties 179 188 190 Cotton and Cottonseed 174 188 195 Grains 171 152 154 Meat Animals 215 238 242 Dairy l'rod'?-cts 164 170 169 Chickens and eg&S 202 250 193 Fruits 258 191 192 Mi see llaneous 143 140 151 After five days return to United States Iepartment of Agricd ture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building AtlJ,ens, Geor..gia__ l'enalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300. I OfFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE - B-3/46 - 1521 Permit No. 1001 . Kis-s. Nel'lt:e Jl. Reese. L-i"bra.ritm, . S\tav.e Cotl:e-ge ~ ~i Req. Athens. Ga. UNI'TE.D STATE..S OE.PARTME.NT OF AGR I C.U l-TU RL &rojJ G;E O R G I A BUR..E:.AU OF AGRICULTURAL E.CONOM ICS cJ~ : UNIVERSITY OF" <;-E.OR.C:.IA . .COLI.f-C.E. OF' AGRIC~JL-.TUR.E- (;EORGIA A.GR.ICUL.TURAl. E-XTLN$10N ~E.RVIC.~ Athens, Georgia TRUCK CROP N 0 T E S As of March 15, 1946 ~ G~~ERAL: Weather conditions during the first two .weeks of March have been . generally favorable over most of the State for planting, germination and .growth of truck crops, although southern territory is needing rain at present., Progress. of crops is some1-1hat behind usual bE?.,ca.use of continual rain-s and cold weather until the la,st several weeks. -C.O.BE.!GE. : Condition of the eabbage crop in South Georgia is reported as fair. During the second ~eek of March some cutting was done, but was mainly fer local consumption. There is little cabbage on the market at present. 'The main cabbage crop is luter than usual with rain needed for upland acreage. There are sho"!!l belo'" figures of th7 1945 harvested acreage and 1946 planted acreage for the early spring group of states. Yee.r South Ga. ):Jouis:tana Mississippi Alabama Total 5000 7700 1300 5500 . 8000 1000 900 18,700 900 ~0,100 LETTUCE:. The lettuce crop in the coastal area of Georgia- is good, and harvest s;hould begin in:some fields by .4,pril 1. OlHONS: Acreage_ of Georgia onions is about the same as the 1,100 harvested las~ year. Due to cold and wet weather during most of the last two months the growth ancl. size of onions have been reduced.. WATERNE10NS: From present indica tions the Ge>orgia wHtermelon acreage to be plAnted will be considerably larger than that harvested in 19~5. Some patches \.;ere pl anted in extreme South Georgia during the last week fn February, and planting 1rdll continue prO'gressively ncrth\'lard until early May. Belo,.., are list,ed the plAnting intentions for Georgia and some of its competing states for watermelons compared with the acreage harvested in 1945. Year Georgia '4s, ooo 43,000 Texas 82,700 75,000 South Carolina North Ce.rolina 29,000 26,000 10,500 9,500 Florida 40,000 39,000 D. 1.- Floyd Agricultural Statistician, In Ch?xge L. H. Harris, Jr. Truck Grop Estime.tor -.. TRUCK CROP NEWS - BY STATES March 15, 1946 CABBAGE: The Mississippi c~'fl.ba,ge . cr?p ' i~ showing ~o'od progress with about normal develop~ent for mid-March~ Shipments are expected to .start April 10- 15. In Tennessee practtc~n:y. all cabbage plant~ were. set in the fields by ~a:rch .15 under general!~' favorable conditions. South Carolina: spring cabbage is in good to excellent condition. Light cutting-has begun and peak movement is expected the week of April 8. In Alabama the early spring cabbage crop has shown favorable progress durbg the past two weeks. Harve.st ~s expected .to start about ,April 1. Growing conditions during the past month have generally been favorable for the cabbage crop in Florida. The seasonal move~ent is well over its peak but a good volume is in prospect' for the remainder of March, with a rapid decline in shipments after the middle of April. LETTUCE: In North Carolina weather to date has been normally favorable to lettuce . :. . growth. The crop i~ in good condition and plants show normal growth and vigo.r. First cuttings may be around April 18 and will increase . in volume during the 'period April 18 to May 2. A good c'rop of quality l .ettuce is.' in prospect for South Carolina. Some movement is expected the last. week of M~rch with peak of ~hi ment about mi~April. ornO}!S: The South Texas onion crop .condition continued favorable. Thrips were re- ported for most districts but damage was not significant. Good progress was made in getting the fieldS in the Coastal Bend cleared and the young .onions in this uistrict were reported to have made good growt~, Earlier conditions indicated that harvest was expected the first week in April at Raymondville. Growers in the North Texas onion area made excellent headway towards getting their planned acr.eage set out, transplanting continued through most of the first half of March. Final planting of this CJ;'Op is much later than usual. POTATOES, ~RISH: Planting of North Carolina's crop has been c;mpleted. Potatoes have begun to sprout in some early areas but none have come up as yet. The Miss.issipni early potato plantings are about complete . Conditions have been favorable .for securing good stands. In Tennessee potato planting in Coffee and lranklin counties, the principal commercial area, was in .full swing ~arch 15. Planting on the Cumberland Plateau will begin around April .1. About three-fourths of' ths ' lrish .Potato plantings ~n South Carolina are up to good stands and present conditions are very favorable for growth and development, The Alabama early Irish Potato has made rap~d progress and generally is in excellent condition. .Most of the acreage is up to good stands, In the ' Eastings area of Florida, the potato crop . ha.s .made: excellent growth. A fe w early fields at Bunnell. uill be dug the week of .M.a:rch 18, and it appears that di.gging w'ill become fairly activ.e shortly after the first of April. WATEP.MELONS: In Texas, wl;J.ich ts the largest producing state of watermelons in the early s~er group, 82,?00 acres are indicated. Active ' planting has started in all of the early districts of the State, with some acreage up and making good prbgress. The recent rain.s have been beneficial to 'the early watermelon crop in Florida so far as vine growth is concerned, but they have also caused the develo ment and spread qf disease in some se~tions, particularly in the LeeFburg Area~ Return aft:er five days to United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building ~""-"'-__.__ ~ Atnens, Georgia-~ Penalty for Private Use to Avoid . Pa.yment of Postage $300. OFFIC'IAL BUSUJESS Form BAE- D-3/46 - 970 Permit No. 1001 Liln-arim. Coll~ge of Agriculture Athens. Ga. TC Beq - . ... . ........., . Geo.r g_i ~- ~ a_. . PROSPECTIV$ -PLANTINGS FOR 1946 Mareh 22, 1946 The Crop .R~portfng Board of the U. - S. Department 'of Agriculture makes the following _ .,.....,,,rt for ,the United Stat.es, . _on the indicated acreages of certain crops in 1946, based upon r .eports from farmers in all parts of the country on or about March 1 regarding their acreage plans for the 1946 . season. The acreages for 1946 ~re interpretations of, _reports from growers and are based on past relationships, be_tween such reports and acreages actually planted. The purpose, of this - report is to -assist gro\'rers generally in making such further changes in their acreage plans as may appear desirable. The acreages actually planted in 1946 may turn out to be larger or smaller than indicated, by ~eason of weather cond::iitions, price c~anges, labor supply,_ financial conditions, the agricultural prog~am, an:~: the . effect Of thi1;1 report itself upon farmers I actions.' , . , - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ - - ____.....; .-:..:._.... _~ ~ - - - - __- _~ ____~ _lJII~IL -.TAT]-).S__- ___- _ ~ _- _- ____- _- _- __- _ .. 0 R 0. P ' ------------------------- . : PLANTED 'ACREAGES ~Average : ; lndicated : 1946 _as pet. 7- .. :1935-44 : 1945 : 194.6 : of 1945 - - - - - - - ~- - . - - - - - - - - - _T_li_o_u~s-a_n_d_s..... - - - - - Per . ~e~t~ - - Corn, all. . . ., . - . . . : 94,772 92,867 92,993 .100.1. .. . All spring -wheat~ - . . : 19,-401 Durum. .: : . . : 2, 856 Other spring-. : : 16, 545 Oats . ; ._. . .: 41,191 18,658 2, 010 16, 648 45,234 18,961 : 101.6 - 2,447 16, 514 46,444 .121.7 99. 2 102.7 : .. .. ' !ariey. . ;: 14,918 11,_429 : . 11,521 100.8 Flaxseed. . . . , . . :;: _ ;3,054 4,066 3,497 86.0 . . . : . 1 _,188 1,517 l, 575 103.8: for al;t purposes . : 16,792 15,837 14,787 93.4 . 3,053 : 2,896 2,738 94.6'- Sweetpotatoes -:. , , , : .781 . 715 712 99.5 Tobacco !} , . . : . . 1,554 1,846 1.,954 105.9, : :Beans, dry edible . : 2,089 : ']. ,760 Peas, dry field. ~- . .- : :.~415 528 1,673 462 95. 1 87 .o 5 . ~ybeans ~ .: 9,886 13,412 Cowpeas ?J . . . . . : 3, 034 ~ - _:1,, 616 Peanut s ?J . . . :. : :.- . : 2 , 938 : 3 ,958 Tame hay 1./ -. . . . : 57, 879 : 59,905 11~ 840 l, 468 3, 759 59, 791 88.3 90.8 9 5. 0 .,_. 99. 8 =- =========== Su~ar beets . . _,. ; :,:: ~ . . : 853 : '775 : 933 : 1204 ~=== = =======. ===-======== .=. === - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - :- - - - - - QEQ~.QJ!.__ '__ - - ..!. - - - - - - - - - ....: - ~ --: : .. -: : : .. : ..... ___P_L_A_N_T_!:...:.~- _A_C_R_E_A_G_E_S_ _ _ _ _ _ _ :.._ . :. Aver. 1935-44 ' : Acreages Yield : : -- ! CR 0 P Planted : Per . :Indicated: .1946 as ~ , :__- ; : Planted: 1945 : 1946 : ;per c.ent _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ' _ _: ..:_ J.. 11'-2.u~an.d.2. _:_ Ac!:_e_ .t ,'KhQ.u.2_an,d,:,'Kh.Q.U.2_a!!_d~: _of. 1_91,5__ .. rn, bu. . . ~~. ; "'--;- ~ - 4, 1-'i'- - :- - l-0.-5 --3 ,512 3,477 -: 99 Oats, bu. . . . . . . . ... ."":' 599 : 15.6 771 663 86 :Barley, bu . . : y 7 :y 17.6 9 .-: : 8 89 Irish Potatoes, all, bu. : ._ ' ._24 . . : 60 26 .. : 25 95 Sweetpotatoes, b1.1... -. :. Tobacco, all, lbs.1} -\ : :106 :: 75 82t0 . : 940 91 103.-s 82 90 113.8: 110 sorghums . . . . . .: 62 e.ns , alone ?J. . . . : 96 58 51 88 85 76 90 _ -..:- c=.uts (gro wn alone) ?:_/ : eas, alone ?J . . . . : 884 355 .: --- l, 279 214 l, 292 . 101 ; . 197. ":. . 92 hay, tons 1/ ,:, . . -. : -1,235 . ' .55: 1,464 : 1 , 464' : . 100 - v-~r;a~e =~r;e;t;d:= = = ... = - = = = ... - ~ =- = - = = - ..., ... - = - = '"" = = = - --~ = gf Grown alone for all purposes. P~rtly duplicated in hay acreage. ~ Short ti me average . - : ' ARCHIE LAllGLEY j . D. t. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician Agric ultural Statistician In Cha rge / _.. --------------------------------------------;~~- ----~---- .PY:;:;;~-;.~:: :~:f.'r:.--...,.. .-'---- _. . i ' . . ....: . ,;;.,p~e)SP, ~~-VE.'? :..llf.G-S ~:t\T l!'O~ GEORGIA AND UNE'ZD STATES < ! : j :.... :::...7 ~ .Yo~ ~ '' . ...._., , ~~.~: .:J..I ~I :.:';..:: c'i". ', t .... .....~,.'-~:....:.H.~.. 1 ~ ~EO~~~~ -~~~~.:_l ."Jif~..~nticn!? ret>o-t..~~;f:"~foJl ~~o~e~Q~~~::~ t3 the Georgia Crn:p Re . :P?~-~~g S_:rvice ind1catc :plal.}:(~to ~-:plan\ a~J:..~ t.t.~~ "qr(Jp ;~~e~e. -~~out 2 percent _1e~_a !a"~?.out \' tha.n\~a~t,..,y~~ the -same..; ~!i , .... -~ ex.clu~!ng _aJ:b-.otlr~..r c ..., "' . . \ \ r 1 oqpojs tr~~nd u./ceTt'dl>lf-lermi t~ -farmer,s - ,.P~~~. out, their plans as re:portea: in : lvilijl'c~.,~. o t.hb 'frop :Reportin~. Boa!Q,~. pt'?&uc;er.s anhel.,pa.~e .that they will h:>.ve to contend. Wi twn in 1946 is. .lik~iy to. .reach 357~ million acres, CO~J;l<>.reCf ld th: .357 million l ast year, . ~ average .Of 355 ,million : i:.n .the : prev~.. o."J.s 10 yea.rs :>nc'l. t h e p ' e a..k o.f- 375,.m. ill)i: o. n acres .:in 19)2. .. .'". . . ." . ' . . . : : . .. . .. ~. ' ) . .. . . .. , ( . :rarmers in all.. narts .of: .the couatry indica.te by their comments thn.t....they are fully ., .. !' .' Rwa:;-e of th~ .pr~b),ems':th~Y.,. fe.ce in continuing, to. ci.r14 y out the h~ge ptodudtion :pro- ... gran!' expeeted. of them. ,. '~tum":lers of 1-ivestock, ~d pcult:r.y . o:q their farm's cbnti;nue to - ' re-quir.e a~ large e"uan_ti'ties Of f)8c1__ .r.s l e.s;t Y.~aT 'Md c,arry6ver 'farm ~t.ocks will be .. - ..~.-at a reJ,a~-i vely 1ow level, particul ~rly in ;de;fi.ci't -pro.sluc~.ng '' ate?.s.- ';he . ti'ght. 1 s;1tua:ti9n H; "Slow tc imp-roy~ c-nc, f!'.rners wqo dep~nd upon 11ir:ing l~'uor e'xpressed in- . ,. eree.sed apJ?rehe~sion th~t-;.'tht} :. 1. e.o6.! RU!..J?],y mey be snort, :now that prisoner of war .~~~. :.. cind ~mr;> ort.ed .l e.borors are not: Iild3ly .to be e.vaila.ple. O:f c6urse1 mcnY ,'war veterans "<~ o:.re returning to . t f;.ke ov~r 2nd. help_ 0ut. :on the home. f .arins; but few are available as . pire:d workers c>.t w?g,~s f a.rtler.t _t,hink th~y Cfl.Il pay. The v-olume... of na1tr fRrm me.chine ~,. ~ec~ming e;~e.ilable is'..i~c.dequ~:>.t e :; to suppl the current dem.snds, '\trhile rep air :pe..rts to .tnaintai~ used tnachin~s-. inop~ration e..re e.lso diff icult t O: obtain.hc>.ny cperc.tors ', ar~ e.dvanc.ed in ~ar~. or'!..Wh-b qthen:wi se are dependent upon .hired labor are either . : c ~ina.ing it necessary to ~.ui t f a rming, 't-o .re.nt out fiel,ds, or to reduce .epere.tions ~-: .;size th~y can handle a.n.d shin to ciops . "'~t'h lower .l~q~r requ'iJ;ements. In gene f~rmers ~~ll try tc prod.u_ce an e;de.qU.de supply of -food for their . live~tock e1nd tr h.elp ou:t , ~n SUpJ:H~r ing the ',torld clem2.zid f.or. {ooa as. far. as the ~r . f aci,li'ti~s permit. f ! ; : I ' t c ' ' '~ . ' ', .,. I ' CuRl~: : rhe Natfon 1 s co'x:nfi,.ald. this ye ;- r . eppeers'lik;ly to be ~.fl'}l ro.~ma.tely the same rize il.s inst yeP.I, but .' some C!hr ng~s ;Rre ~x;>eeted by. r,egions.:. . Fn=mers in the Corn . .'Belt .' St ~>.tes ea:st of, the 1-Hssissiir;)i:River. P..nd in the . Nort'he'?.st inte,~O.. to increase . a cre a.ge. For ~ the other iegions, smcller. f'.cre1'.ges :.m'e indic a ted py fMmers 1 int.en- . .' tion.s RS of . - .Iv.!~rch . l. . ' . . : . . . _,. ' <: .. . ' ;..,.. o.f ~ .; ~ . totcU 1946' pl?rtted 'ncre['ie of, eil whea t .7o~ 901; ooo ::~~~r~s is ind.ice.ted, br ;cbm'Qinin~.- the prosi;e~tive s:p ri!lg ,,heat .e>-~reage .wi ~h . th'~: wint.e! wheat planted " ap~~nge , .es estimated. la~t 'December~ Sue~ an t-.).1-w~at acreage would be an increase . . -. of..': 3 :percen~ over last ...Yet:J.r ?nd t'h'e l argest . a l:oo.g3 planted. since i938. . . . . ' . . . . . ' . ..' . ~ . . ~. ' . ' . :, ' . :: OATS: The prospecti ve .1.9.,46 Ol'l.ts c>.cre:=-.ge. of t ,; 444,090 acres is 2. percent larger t an . - - .. ~he .PI;evious record. e.crep.ge s eeded in '.1932,' If. &ro.wers l int.e:ntions ~re attained, . such - acrefl.ge .'w6u1.cr.;i:g~-.;o; pennuts t'o -b~ ;;nted a.lone in 1946 totals .' .'. '];_159,000 : a.cr~s~ abchti 5 percent le-ss thnn last ye e.r pnd 26 p e rcent below the record .' :.: plp.nt.iA:~s_ :in: 1943~ However, t'he inci.icc-.ted 1946 acreage is 23' percent above the 10- . . y.ea.r r~.V,er~.ge ..: . ., . : ~,~ . -- ~ --- , , !' TOBAQCO: If :farmers' intenti bns dn }i.arch .1.. are ~ealized, this ye e.r 1 s acreage in .tobc>.cco \vil-1 be 1,~54,0CJQ- 1'l:cr;e s, :the ~e..rgest si~ce 1939. This total would exceed ; J.:.a!3,~ :~re?.r 1 s RCreage by ~b.out 6. psrc.en;t, E..ild w.ould COL"lpc..re . t.h 2,000,000 acres ; hr.r.:v.~sted b 19)9, the high of r eGei).t yeB:.t's. . . . :;-- .. : ; . .: : . - ... . . '. , After :O.ve days return to - . . U~t ~-ed St'e1.tes ,pep.~rtmell-t of .A.gr1cu 2._ture .,. . P ~~~lty for prive.te use to . .: . :.. ' .. ..,. 1av9id :payment c;lf post age 1 '" ,. $ti.r_eitu pf .Agricul tl.+l'al Economics . ~ . . "319 ''3xt.ension : fuilding . -: . Athens, Ge o~gie. : ::. ..... ' . . . , 'tlJ.QO . '....... .. . . ~ ~ ..- I ' ~i ss. t~e llte M. Beese, Librar.i~, . :~..,;. State college of Agri.., '.: .Req..: .. Athens, Ga. BAE-A- 3 / 4 6 - 3 6 0 0 Permit 1001 :. ) : .~ .- . . .. .~ '- ; ..._.,! ,6' FARM {RIC~ REfORT A OF March 15. 1946 April 1946 Prices received.by Georgia farmers :fol' most cro-o and li"\'"esto.ck items showed slight to moderate increases from a month ago. The following 89.mr-ndit~s made significant rises since the last report--com, Irish potatoes, cowpeas and say-beans~ Only moderate advances were r e-oorted for all other items except cottonseed, eggs and \':holesale milk which sho.-r- declines. At 190 per cent of . the 1910-14 average the All Fa!'lll Products Inciex in the same as one month a go and 12 points a'uove March 15, 1945. Increaf!es were lnade in all commodi ty gro ~ s except Chickens and Eggs which dropped sharply as a result of seasonally low~r egg price~. UijlT.!D STAT~S: Increases in meat animal, vegetable end grain prices lifted the general level of prices received by farmers 2 points during the l!lonth ended l: iarch 15 to a new b.igh since .Aut51:1st 1920 according to the Uni t ed States Department o! Agriculture. Significant decreases occurred only in the prices of cotton~ cottonseed and \thole sale milk. At the same time. the index of prices ?aid b~r fari!Jers (including interest and taxes) continued its five-year advance and also reached a new 25-year high. The parity index at 179 per cent of the 1910-14 average is no~.r 53 points above its l'ia:rch 1941 level. Cro:p prices mo-tred highel' during the month ended March 15. l'rith vegetables~ rye and rice sho-...ring the greatest gains. The all-crop p rice index reached 215 p er . c ent of" the 1909-14 averege on 11/farch 15, 2 points higher than a month earlier and 19 points above 2-iarch 1945.. The mid-month crop prices averaged. nearly 3 times as high in ~iarch as in Augu.st 1939, the last pre-1t1a:; month. Total crop supplies in Ma.rc.h \'iere down- more than seasone.lly from a month earlier and were considerably lo,;rer than a y ear ago, Total stocks of food grains on lmch 1 ~re about ~ fourth small ~r than a year before, but the reduction in feed grain stocks wo..s considerably less. Cotton stocks were down about an eighth. Tobacco stoCks, on the ether hand, were larger than a year .earlier. Livestock and livestock product prices averaged slightly higher on 1-U-.rch 15 than a month earlier, with meat animal, butterfat and butter prices somewhat stronger but egg, t~key, and wholesale milk prices moderately lower. Prices of wool and chickens nveraged only slightly higher. The livestock and livestock product index stood at 203 on March 15, 1 point hi~er thE'.n in mid-Februaey, 3 points higher than a year e!:'.rlier, and nearly hrice as high as in August 1939. Prices paid by fa~ ers for all commodities averaged 1 point higher on March 15 than a month earlier. This increase continued the trend of the past several months, lifting tAe inde~ to 186 percent of the 1910-14 average in mid-Ma~ch. The index was 3percent higher thP.n a year ago, 16 ~ercent above the 1919-29 . average, and 49 pe~ cent above the 1934.-39 average. At 177, the index of prices paid for e,ll commodities used. in production "ras only 2 points above e year earlier. The tight fee4 situation was refle~ted ~n further alight price increases during the month for pr~ctically all important feeds bought ~ farmers except nay, which declined slightly, At 181, the mid-l~~cb feed price index lfa.S 2 points eboye a. year earlier e.nd. equalled the World War P peak which vas maintained from Februe.ey through May 1944, MEAT 4NIV~S: Prices received by farmerd for meat animals in the middle of March averaged 5 points higher than a month earlier, ~ecreases in nk~ket ings coupled with a strong demand for meats kept prices crowding the ceilings at terminal markets and resulted in moderate increases in local market prices. ~rices of cattle, calves, ~d hogs were at o~ close to the record levels re~hed in the spring of 1943. ARCH~ LA.UGLEY ~icultural Statistician Corn, bu. Oats, bu. 2.25 2.40. 1.07 t .74 : I 1.73 i 1.11 ' .73 i i 1 ! 1.46 ' l Cotton, lb. Cottonseed, ton Ha.y(loose), ton F..cgs, per cwt. 2.10 24.3 51.00 19.50 14.00 11.30 2.20 . 24.5 50.00 19.50 14.30 11.50 22.55 11.87 . 7.27 5.42 2.07 20.2 ! 52.00 ! 18.10 I i 14.00 : ' 12.so 1 2.23 ; I I 23.0 t ; 50.30 ; i 1s:ao ; 14.20 ii i 12.60 t l3.H Milk co, rs, head 81.00. 81.00 48.00 102.00 : 118.00 i l2l. CXJ P.o rses, head Mules, head Chickens, l b . 125.00 125.00 't~ 205.00 205 .00 28 .2 28.4 136.60 .. 1~-4: 66.70 ~ I 107.00 I I '25.0 56.10 l 104.00 i ! 23.1 58 . CXJ 108. 00 23.3 Eggs, doz. Butter, lb. ! 21.3 I 32.0 j 39.3 30.4 ' 21.5 24.6 ! l 41.0 45.0 46.0 .,.I~ . I. 25.5 33.1 45.0 32.6 48 .4 32.1 48.7 Butterfat, lb . i I I $i Mil k (wholesale) per l cxY../= I Cowpea~. bu. $! 25.7 ;I . 44.0 i ! 2.42 ! y4.05 5.30 46.0 45 .0 i: :1 t y4.15 ! y4.05 5.00 5.40 !':I il..;.' . , 26.3 1.60 50.7 50.8 51 .2 E)3 .21 : ~3. 34 1 y3.29, i 4 .10 I 4.01 ; 4.23 I Soybeans, bu. $! 5.00 4.25 :i 4.50 ii ~~ 13 ' j 2.ll ii 2.12 1 ti Peanuts, lb. . I 5.0 8.3 8.3 8.4 :~ .. 4,8 8.2 ' 8.4 8.6 If Ave.iS,ge --- J : Jru;~a.ri -i9ia-.:: n;c;~~b".;~-- i9i4: ... ______ .... ______ ..... . . -~1- -- ---- ---- - J --- --- ---- ~ I ~_2l_s_no_~- in_~l~e- dairy feed . payme n t . Preliminary for ~ch 1945 . - - ---~- -- '--'- ....:~~~~7.~~~ill~~:~~-~~~~~~s~~~~~~=~7~~i~~-:~~: . ~~~~.=~~= ==~ - ~~~~ : (.August 1909 - July 1914.,::: 100) Item March 15 Feb. 15 March 15 1945 1946 1946 : All-Comm~-ciiti~-;--- .- - ----178____ ____ 1g;-------- ----i9o. --- -, ii Cotton and Cottonseed Gr a ins 174 171 I Meat klimals 229 Dairy Pro ducts 163 I C:'.li ckens and Eggs 169 i 1 Fruits Misc e llaneous 258 H5 ~ ---- --- - - -- -- -- --- ---------- After fiva days retura to Uui ted States ISpartment" of ~ricul 't-.lre Bureau. of llgric\1l tural Economics 319 Exten sion Building .. Athens, Georgia " 195 196 154 164 242 248 169 169 193 16 5 192 194 l 151 l.2- I l - - - - -- . _ ___i Penalty f or private use to avoid p13:yment of postage $300. OiE":C!AII BUS!JESS Form BAE-3~4 / 46 -1599 P erm it No . 1b01 Miss. N'ellie M. Reese, Librarian-, State College of Agri . Req. Athens, Ga. ,. _ TRUCK .: C R. O .p , N 0 'T E S . . ,. , . . . .-. . :-'P.ril .1..1946 ' . . ... .. ,; Truck crops hi South Georgia tha\ _were in ne.,ed of rain at the beginning of the 'in second half of March now have ~~ei yed.}leavy rains, causing cons id:~rab'ie injury to crops in -~some localities_, .. Oompla,ints re~_eivea. from corresponden-ts SQuth Georgia indicate d.amage to 'ifta.nt\8 and some replanting necessary. Growers ' now need open weather to harvest'_ su.ch crops as cabbage and lettuce and tq cui't'ivate those crops that will be harvested later in the season. :, 1 ; ' ' I ' _ ".; ' ~ ~: ~ ' : , ' ' .. . .: LIMA BEANS ~ . . Liltla bean acr~~ge :is. i~dicated to ' be about the same as that .of .. : . last year. Condition of t _h-1-s erop is reported only' fair si'rice :. heavy rains have caused cOllsiderab_l~ ~age 1-n some areas. Harvest;or the . earliest planted. fields s~o~l,Q. begd.~ : ~round June 1. SN.AP:BE.ANS. SOUTH GEORGIA: ~-.1a.ny farmers are reporting that some of the s~p_ . ,, \ .... . . . . bean ac~eage has not yet been planted. Poor stands are refjorted for some of th~ ear11 ph.nte.d. acreage due to the heavy 'rains and much of tri}~ ~crea~e will haye t .Q: pe :rep!'anted. No material change in acreage . from last year. .. Harve~t. i~ sq~~ -J~e1ds should begin as early as April 20. . . .. . .r ., ; - f CABBAGE, SOUTH GEORGIA: Condition of cabbage is reported good except in some ., sections of South Georgia where sev.ere rains caused slight damage" Some f.ields _we:r~ set -late c_ompared with 1945. Indicated quality is expected to be better than last year. on a s.maller acreage. Cutting 'sn6U:id : 'be at peak from April 15 to M~ 1, ' LETTUCE~ Harvest of Ge~rgia ._iet.tuce oni_,the .coast is a. little later than last . year. Cutting should. :b~g-in ardu,nd April 1 and ~hippi'tl_g will be6ome .:< .. active by April 10. Pre sen~ conditions indicate very good yieJ..ds~ ..:' ' a5. . . . . . . . .( .... _, .. ,,: ONIONS~ Condition of onions .is .good with percent of ' normal be.i'ng repo~tea . for the state~ Harvest season will be about . normal with f.i.~~~ . shi~ ments expe_cted to sta:rt around May 1. . . . .;:'.<.. .i: POTATOES, .IRISH, SOUTH. GEORGlA: :The Iri-sh p~~ato acreage in South : Ge-~rgia wni . . . .. .'. :t>e ._ about t)le same as last year. Som~ potatoes :' were planted la~e d'Jle . to a~:yerse . wet ~eathex:-. conditions, but the early -planted acreage is up to a good. st~d "" . an. d. loo~ing . .goo; d for this time of y. ear . D. .. L. flo yd . J 1. H. Harr.i.s~ . ~1:. . Agricultural Statisticic>.n, In Che.rge T.ruck crop ~.stfm~~. or . Return aft er five days to .. :: : . United States Dep art 1i1ent of ii.;rie1i1 ~~re :BUreau ef Agricul tu1r.l Economics 319 Extension Buildi ng' Athens, Georgia .. . OFFICBL .':BUSINZsS: . ) .... ' I I ' - . . . . . ~ . ' I ~. . . " . . . ' ~-. :!'. _,;' . . :.l . "), .-:-.: . ~ ~~~:i!~o: ~6{~~; :~ :~~~? .,_,_,_.:-_._:,'._:: :[~..: :,::~>: ;_ ~~: :/,. ...;=, . - .. . t1 i>ia tian~ : Collige :' of ..._ ~ ,. Agffc . .. ul t , w; ure Ather1.S. Ga . ' ~ 1 TC . Req . :~ 'l ~- . ~ :~ P enc>.lty for P'rivate U.se to Avoid Payme.Ut of: . . . Post 1'1.ge $}00. . ' I : . . . i: : ", . . . . .... ~ '~ 1 '} 1 I . . . . ..~ : ... . _ ~ ' . " J. ... - . , i ."' TRUCK Ci'.O'? NE\v$ ., BY ST.ATES AprH 1, 1946 ' ~ :.. SNAP BEA:a.~S: The large prospective spring acreage . in the Everglades of flor1.da was drastically reduced ~Y the heavy rains of March 14 and 15. There was a heavy loss in acreage due' to drowning and a c:onsidera"ble 7;ed.uction in the pro- spective yield: on the acree..ge remaining for harvest. In the I'le.nt City area the crop was badly damaged by the rC'!.iris of late February . A light volume is now comi from the earliest planti'ngs. The crc.p arouna Webster and Sanford is in good con- dition with harvesting expected to begin around April 10-15. The Hawthorne- Mcintosh-LaCrosse acreage is making good progress with the earliest harvesting ex- pected around April 20. The completion of plantih~(the Mississippi snap bean crop wa.s delaye., as advanced as some . o;f; .~he, late districts in So\J.t;h Texas and p A.rt ~of the acr~?~e around Te.ylor.. is ea:rli~er ,;th~ usual. I'rospec~~: point, .t(') 9.oo.d: yieldffi in All .districts. .. ., , WATEBMELoN'S: Growing, co.ndi tions ha~~ bee~ fav6r~bie in general through(')ut :tht( . :' watermelon producing areas of Flerida.. 'rhe Live Oak district shows consiaerable incree.se "in the ph.nted acreage, however, J:eavy .re1n's i'n mid-March ~~ed t~e crop. In many flelds both seed and fertili2er were .'washe.d awh. : T-he West Florida crop .was also dame~ed to some extent by ths excessi.vely heavy rain of mid-lIarch. .I.t ' ~ i.s .' indic ated tha t shipments will be m.t;1.de fr._om_ !mmo~~- in Co~lie ~Ap.r'i-:1;: 10' e.nd fiom ArcacfiG~- -in e oto .c-ou..ptr 15Y Ap;r:i). 20~ bUt. this pr- duction will, in all probability, go mostly int.o...J..9cal lllirkets. In Texas .the wate melon crop in the early districts made good progress the s~cond 'half ~f March after experiencing some set-back from cool temperatures and high winds sh~ tly after planting whi'ch stnrted around the middle of Feb.ruary. ~o~t c~ops M,ve' b.een f .ree o insects. With continued gopd growing weather there sh~ld be a light harvest star nround the middle t~f May with f e.irly e.cti ve movement by t4e ee>..rly part of June. . . . ~ ' .' :' .... :.} : .... .. ~ , .1 I .. . ,\ , .. ,-. Athens, Georgi~ kpril . 5, .,~1946 -; GEORGIA .. ~CQ~: t.N 5:tJNI~ED --.ST~TES . . ~~'1'1~"'.ur.=jli,lt'OI.U :BRO.ILZR PRODUCTimJ FOR 1945 orgia c,ol!L.."'l.ercial. ~hicken . broiler pro .du~tion for 1945 contirmed to rank ~coend-in-~1te ~:t?cin;~-ng sur::,,assed in number of broilers only byi the state of Delaware . In actua.l": po~d!?. produced Georgia placed ourth due to average weig!;:t per bird being. li~hter han for several: o'the~ ' stat' eQ~ An: estimated total f 29,500,,00 . ~rp~l.ers ~-- g:r..own ou.t for .market as ,- comnared. 'trith 24,000,000 in 1944 and 17,000,000 for 1943-~gain~ of 23% and 74% respe~tively. From a very humble beginning in the early thirties the ' in9-ustry gr6\IT S-; rapidly that by 1939 Georgia had attained SCVCnt'~enth place among.all . states and reached its present position in. l944. ' The State income in 1945 fro~ - -this source amounted to the. record high of $24,450,000 exceeding by.. 28% the. -oreviou.s record of $19,116,000 oi' the year before. Average live weight per bird'was 2.8 .pounds cor.1p~red with ?7 in 1944 and respcct'ive average : prices. received -oer .Pound were 29. 6. and 29.5 .cents~ - -. I 0 As usual~. t!;te counties of Cherokee, Forsyth and Hall continue to be the main . ' , commercial terri tory _-....ri th Da,~so n, Jackson, Lumpkin,, ilhi te, Habershal!l and other adjoining cqunt1es shoring material gains. . . . . DIAGRiU; SZ01fiNG. PRODUCTION AND V.4LUE - OF GEORGIA ::BROIL~3.S . . . (?eriod 19.34-45) 32r-----~~--~~----------------~--------------------~--~------. 34 ( : f I I .. 28J I r . . l Year IN~ef;----."Va:i~-;.-~ I ~(XX)) 1934 t. 4CO ~ ~. (.O:>J ) $,. 192 I I I 24 I -J. 1935 1 936 I I' 500 8oo . 230 I 3841 . 193?. i 1,100 539 1938 1 1,3oo- 611 I 1939 I 1,600 676 I 1940' 1 3 ,500 . 1,495 1 1941 !. 6;WQ i.. 1942 . !10 , 000 20 1943 .. ,17' 000 . .,111994454.' ~-1~49,,050000 2, 775 . 5,152 .J,.2 ,198 l .-19,116 ..z;;;.450 , I. !::--;Ho. Broilers . .. . , - ~ 'zs ' . .. .,.' ' . :.k . . . ! I I 16J l . I i i l U1 1934 1935 19&3 1937 1938 1939 1940 .i941 1942 ' 1943 1944 1945 UNITED STATES COlw~';ERCUL !ROlLER REPQ!fr About .944 million pounds live.. weight of e'omm.ereinl brolb ~ . were produ~ed in 1945, . compt'.re~ with abou,-,)0. mi'll~~o~:,:ib~nds 'i'fl;;~~44k- - an increa~e of ,)4 p~rcent. DelFtwt:~.re led ell. s"t~.~e~. "-tli ,,2.lifjer.q,ent .!Jf )he!Nation s prod~~tio~, folltwed by M~.ryl e.nd, Vir~n.ia Md Georgi_.;} '4th.e.bou.t . 9 pe~n~. ~~.qt_:.. ?.Jl.li, Calif.ornia, North . .C<'.ro.lina an9-:.t}.rltanse.s with Rbou.t 5 p.ercent each. Th~s~ 7 Stt-.tes produced. about t'o , ~ jP4-'r.d.s of 'th~ ~E\_tion 1 s comme'rcial broiJ,ers ih 19~;. Ali _ Stt:Yt~!'l .inQreased their pro ... , li':!9.tion ill. 1.945 o~r thr.t" of 1944.. : . : . . - . . ' ..... ' . - ~ I ' ' . - : ', ' .. ' :\ I ' , ; : ' Th.e . tt:lrm comme:rci~al br~iler, as used in this. publlcnt~on, inclu.des e.li young chicke of the henvy and. .'~ro~,~;::,breeds, 2-4 pound.s 1i.ve :weight, ra~sed f~ m~ ~t and from whi :pullets are sold :as..~to:i'lers ns well as tlie cockerels. Commercinl. . broller wo&ii,0~ is not i.ncl.ude~ in f~..;Tm.... production estimates. . .StP.te Number : 1944 Pounds : 1L Price - Gross : 1045 : Number : Pounds : Price Gross :~roduced:Produced: Per lb.. ~ ~ncome ~/;ProducedJProduced: Per lb.: Income '2jj Thousands Me. 1,210 4,477 N.H. 1,224 4,039 Vt. 6oo 2,100 a.ME:.ss . I. '3,096 . 10,.526 ' 189 64} Conn. I ~.Y. N.J. 9,703 . 5,'382. 2,139 32,990 17,761 6,631 Pe... 4,582 15,121 Ohio 3,4o6 10,559 Ind. 5,06o in~ - . .. 7 t 296 16,192 20,429 }iich. \ii ~s. 250 1,472 750 3,974 Mo'. 2,205 6,615 Kans. S65 2,249 Del. Md.. 54,000 19, ooo- 172'r8oo '6o, soo Va,. 20,948 64,939 ~r. Va. 6,650 21, 280 N.c. 11,200 31,360 s.-c. 3;000 ' 7,soo Ga .. 24.ooo 64.soo Fla. 4,ooo 10,000 Ky . 1,035 2,794 Tenn.~ 1 , .600 4,000 Ala'.'. '; l~i . l. ss. . .:. 3,508 1,974 Ark. 12, 6oo .. Ln. 1,232 8,419 5,330 34,020 3,203 .Okla. =.:: 2.'-?00 Tex~ :. / Ar~J.,::.: . . : 8' 900 476 5,940 19,580 1,476 Wash,.;:' 1,170 3,159 Oreg. == Calif. 312 9,510 936 28,530 u. s. 235.994 706,222 Cents 28.1 27.8 28.'2' 28~8 28.6 28.5 29.0 28.0 27~8 28.7 27,9 30.0 28.0 28.6 28.0 27.5 27.6 27.6 29.5 28.4 28.2 330 ~ 33,0 30.0 33.7 33.8 30.4 30.0 33.0 27.0 27.2 35.0 32.0 30.0 30.0 28.7 Thous. Dol.: Thousands -Cen-ts Theus. Dol ,1,258 1,452 5~372 ; 29,0 . 1,558 . . 1,123 592 1, 726 .. 5,'523 . . 27,8 84o : -2,856' ; 28.9 la535 825 . 3,031 4, 799 16,796 29,1 4,888 . 184 9,4o2 227 .749 . 12,032 4o,909 28.0 ; 29,0 .L: .' \ n , 210 864 5,151 . . 1, 857 .7,266 23,251 3,000 9,900 ' 333 29.0 7,743 2,871 . 4, 204 6,414 22,449 31.0 ; 6,959 3,030 3, 747. 12,365 28. 7 . . 3.549 '4, 518 6,129 6,325 20,872 9,850 28,565 2B.4 .. ' 5,928 I 31,0 . 8,855 210 1,137 1,200 1,766 3,84o 5,298 30.0 - .1,152 31.0 ~.642 1,852 3',.300 8,910 27,0 . 2,4o6 618 1,038 2,699 27.5; 742 47,693 73,000 226,300 28.8 65,174 16,781 28,000 89,600 28.1 25,178 19,157 27.-023 83, TTl 30.5 25.,550 6,044 7,648 26,003 27.3 7,229 8,844 2,~74 19.116 3,.300 838 15,456 3,600 ~ 1,'346 44,822 9,000 821660 11,500 3,634 29,7 35.0 ' 29.6 37.0 29.4 13,312 3,150 ~ , 25.5 1,068 1,348 2,000 5,600 33.8 1,893 2,846 5,086 12,206 34.0 4,150 1,620 2,370 6,399 31.5 2,0l6 10,20,6 15,750 44,100 28~0 12,348' 1,057 1,54o 3,542 35,0 1, 6olt 2,900 .7 ,54o 33;0 1,240 2,4S.S 5,326 9.790 . 22,517 29.-0 6,53<' 517 738 1,993 34.0 678' 1,011 1, 76o 5,104 32.-0 1,633 281 4oo . 1,320 30.0 39b 8,559 203,018 1.4,711 312,200 45,604 943, 5o 9 ~ 30.0 29,6 13,681 279,146 l l Revised~ ' ?} Include.~ . consumption in household.s of producers which is less than 1 percent of total pt.od:uction. i D, .li~ Floyd .J\.gricul turai.' Stat~ stician, In Charge ,Archie Lang*ey Agricultural Statistician .A.fter five . days return to United States Dep;artment of .igriculture Bureau of :.Agr:i'cultural Economics 3l9 .:Eix,iehs'ion Building Ath~ti:s~ Georgia Pe-'lalt y for private use to avoid payment of postage $300. of. Form BAE .;. N~4;46L95~ :rerm.i t ~o. 1001 ": :_: i: .. ; ':::: -: Miss. Nellie M. Reese, Librarian, (__ State College of Agri., te Req. Athens, Ga. ~e 0 ... : :;-:> . . '::: . , ' ~ .....'.......~... . "':-:":' ~ . v. ~. : . . . . . 0 ~ 0 . 0. 1\.theBS', Georgia GE.~\11A A-s in South Georgia have 1 mad.e good pr.<)gress during the firs~t half of April. &fficient moisture has been re-cei1Te~cted and -prices bei~ rec.ei ved much qetter than a year ago. : ' ., : ... C.Al'!'T.AL()Uf!S.: ..~ _,increas~ :.over last y~ar~ c~taloup acreage is anticipated. Many . growers have pl,ants lip. to go"d stands, and .during the past 15 days satisf.p.ct.orily pr9gress ha.s beea made: . . .. .. . . - : 0 ., . r. CUClHiBERS: St.mds of cukes are generally good with condition generally favora'ble. A la.rger a..creage tba ia 1,945 is anticipateci \.,{ th a greatar propo-rt.ion e:xpected to . go to pickle plants. ' ~CE: H~V.es'i' of the coastal area lettuce crop is in f~ii ~wing with the ~ot weather during the second week il* April doing some damage. - Rain and ' cooler weather has b~en received m~ing it ideal for lettuce. ~arvest is expected to last - in some. late f:ields until about the midd).e of May, l?rice of lettuce is generally \lnSatisf'actocy: .. . . ' ONIONS: Fin~ prosp~cts for a good yield of onions are indica.ted fer Georgia this year. Some onions are being attacked by thrips but the roots havG reached a size where tile. majority :~il,l.. still pr_?duce axcellent:_ onions~ ~~ve~t. will begin abou,t lo'ay 1. IRIS!l: POTATOES: Condition of t:tle South G.e.org:ia potato crop continues to be good. .. Harvest of the Savannah - Springfield Area is expected to begin arnd May 5 to.lO, and in t ~1e Aclel - Camilla Area about May 15. Good"yields are expeoted if pr~sent conditions continue~ '. ~OES: Tr~~splanting of tomatoes in ~he southern part of the State has been c()mpl_eted. W.ATEIYgLONS: Most of the ~ommcrcial acreage has been pl anted and is in good con- di tt on \'lith I?Ome replanting having to be done,. The crop is ~aking go~ pngre.ss. with- aome vines beg~nni~ to rQ.n in the southern portio~ of the State. Return Aft~r Five D~ ys To U~ia~ States Dep~tmen\ of - ~r~~~~ure :Bureau of Agricql tur[U. Economi'cs 319 Extension ::Bililding . .Athens, G-ecrgia Penalty fo~ ~riy~te Vse to Avoid P~yment e! Postage $30Q. OFF+CIAL :OO;INESS l'orm :B~~4/46 ~ 957. Permit No. 1001 Mr. Paul W. Chapffian Dean , College of Agr i cul tu~ e Athens . Ga . TC Req. . --~--------------------------------~--~------------~. ---------------~ . , ~ r TRUCK CROP NEWS - BY STATES iq)ril-15, 1946 SNAP BEM~S: Harvesting of the S?ring ~creage in the Florida Everglades h~s passed its peak, but if weather c~nditions are favorable, a volume at about . present levels can be e~~ected from this area during the remainder of April. Harvosting on the small acreage in Central Florida is under w :.y but the yields are running light due to the dry we ether. Picking should start in the Mcintosh-Ho.wthcrn Section around April 15. Plantings have been completed but stands are generally poor in Alabama. The snap bean P..cree.ge in Mississippi is up to good stands and picking on ea,+ly planted acreage should st r-.rt about May 61 In South Cnrolina the snap beans c~e developing satisfactorily on the whole and light movement is expecte the first week in May. CABBAGE: The cabbage shipping se ~son is fast drawing to a close in Florida but late plantings \'lill furnish light supplies well into M~. In Alabama fair to good CJ.Uali ty cabb age is now moving from Ml'lbile County at the rate of 5 to 8 cc;rs daily. Shipments are expected to continue until early May. Cabbage movement is p E1.st the peak in South Cc:-.rolina but ~oderate supplies will be ave.ilable until about mid-111iay. Yield, qi.lD.lity and prices e.re good. Harvesting is active. in all t:1.reas of Louisiana although do.ily move~ent is con~iderab:}.y below that of lo.st year. CUCUhRER.S: In .AJ.abama cucumbers are making rather slow progress. Heavy r ains the last of March did some dcmage and recent weather has been t~o dry for -norm1.1 growth. First move~ent of the crop is expected from B~ldwin County E1.round Mcy 15. ~he movement of the s:9ring cucumber crep in Flori da is "'ell under WP.:Y '.!ld should be ne a ring its p e~k. The e ~rly spring crop ~ri the Poop~~o Section is about over. In the Fort Myers Sect i on most of the cr~p ha s been h r.rvested but a light volume is expected to continue during the remainder of April. LET~uCE: The lettuce @eason is pra ctically 8ver in Florida except for a few widely scattered plantings, Lettuce shipments in South 0;-;.rolina are declini,ng but some movement likely until about May 10. Price decline last week reduced shipment. ONIOKS: In Louisiana. the crop is in f e.ir condition in the :Pointe Coupee .Area, however, in the LP..fourche P Prish Section the crop is reported seriously affed ed with blight. Yields in the 1 ;-.tt.er area are expected to be very low. Texa s report not received. IRISH :roT~OES: A f airly good yi eld is in prospect for Alabama but rains would be h!Ost beneficicl at t his time. Digging will stu.rt in Bcldwin Count April 22 but movement .is expected to be light until April 29. In Florida ha rve sti is well under VTD.Y in the Hnstings Section and shipments are ap_proaching the ir peak. The crop itt the Lv.Crosse Se ction is mnk:ing good progress under generally favor nble conditions, Digging is eA~ect e d to c~mnence the week of April 29. Conditions have be en very good for Irish Pot r.toes in South- 02..r olina and with clpected t a few ship~ents ..,.fill be D?.cle from the widely scattered acren.ge in South Florida as e "'crly as April 20, ~n South C0.rolina the past week was most too coo:). :md wet for WC'..termel~ns but crop is in f 8.ir to good condition generally. ln Alabama wa t e rmelon are growing slowly in the southern counti p S as a r esult of dry wea ther. Some areas received a f e.ir r c:dn on ~ril. .16 \!hi..ch should .pro.v'e banefici el. D. L. Floyd AgriculturAl Statistici:m, In Ch?.rge Lf H. Harris, Jr. Truck Crop Estimator .. ... ... ... .: . FARM PRICE REPO!a .AS O:r APRIL 15, 1946 GEQRGIA: The April 15 all commodity price index of prices received by Georgia . farmers advanced 10 points during the past 30 days and is now placed at 20~ of the 1910 - 14 average. The current ~arm commodity price level is the highest since Februar,Y 1924. Tlic rapid- advance- in the index duri~g the past mont~ was due to a sharp increase in the price of Cotton and Cottonseed, Grains, and Meat Animals. Other groups made only slight changes. Hay, Irish ~otatoes a.~d Milk (Wholesale) were the only individual commodfties showing a -decline irrprice since last report date. UNITED STATES: Major :advanoes in meat anima~ fruit and cotton prices carried the general level of prices reGeived by farmers up 3 points du~ing the month ended April 15, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. At 212, this was the highest since July 1920. From March 15 to April 15, steady to higher farm product prices were the rule. Eggs and milk declined less thari usual. Hay prices dropped sharply. At ~he same time, the parity index (ptices paid, in- cluding interest and taxes) continued to a.dva:nce r:i,.sing 1 point from the revised March index to 181 percent of the 1910-14 average during the month. This raised the parity index 8 points over a year ago an~ 55 points above its April 1941 level. The parity ratio at 117 was 1 point .higher than a month earlier and some as a year. ago. Crop prices moved 5 points higher during the month ended April 15, with rye, cotton, and fruits showing th8 greatest gains. Th~ all crop price index, at 220 percen.t of its 1909-14 average was 1~ points higher on April 15 than it was . a year earlier. Total stocks of food grain on April 1 were about ' forty percent smaller than a year earlier, hut feed grain stocks were modern.tely larger. Cotton .stocks w~re down a1x:ut an eight, while tobacco stocks were ~omewhat larger, All livestock and livestock products except eggs, turkeys, butterfat and wholesale milk were steady to higher during the month ended April 15, ~ith cattle, lambs .and chickens showing the largest gains~ Cattle prices advanced 50 cents per hundred to the highest point in the 36 years of record. Prices received for butter wool advanced slightly', while hog prices were unchanged from mid.-March to mid.April. The livestock and livestock product index reached 205 on April 15, 2 points higher than in mid-March and 4 points higher than in April 1945. Both domestic and foreign demand for farm products are continuing to show great strength. The strength in domestic demand reflects the continued high i'cvel of income payments (including mustering out pay), reduced income taxes, and a reduction in rate of saving from the high wartime levels, together with the continued relative unavailability of such durable consumer goods as houses, automobiles, and electrical equipment. The scarcity of cereals in Europe and India continues acute. Cotton takings by the European and Japanese textile industries are increasing. , , The 3 point increase in the prices received index uas accompanied by a ~ poi-nt . advance in the index of prices paid, interest and taxes resulted in a parity rai;io of 117. Of the basic commod:i,. ties only wheat was slightly below parity on .April 15, while corn and peanuts uere at parity and rice, cotton, and cigar-type tobacco ~ere above parity. COTTO~: The average price received by farmers for cotton on April 15th was 23. 59 cents per pou.~d, an increase of 89 points from mid-March and 339 points o~r the April 1.::, .1945 average. Market prices have been rising due to strong mill and export demand. Through. the irst seven months of the 1945 crop marketing year 1.7 million bales of cmton were exported, while only 2.0 million balea were exported in the entire 1944-45 season, D. L. Floyd Agricultural Statistician, In Charge Archie Langley Agricultural Statistician -" ., .. .--:------------- ~ f Cottonseed, tan Hogs , per Cwt . 5. 42 13. 10 13 . 10 Horses, head 82. 1)() '": 125. 00 48 . 00 136. 60 111. 00 66 . 80 121. 00 58. 00 ~le,s , head : 205. 00 153,90 108.00 108. 00 ,Chickens,- lb .:. .,Eggs , doz . l ; - l . .29 : .. 8 21 . 3 I 32. 0 . 28. 4 28. 5 i! 11. 4 ' ! 30. 4 21 . 5 25.7 33.0 23 . 3 24. 3 32. 1 31. 3 Butter, lb. . ' I- 24. 6 . ,' 41 . 0 I 46~0 l. .46 .o 25. 5 44. 9 48. 7 48. 9 Butterfat , lb. l 25. 7 43 . 0 46.0 46 . 0 26 . 3 50. 5 51. 2 51.1 Milk. (~les~~) . .. .. pe!'' +.Q6#: i I $ I COwpeas , bu. $ ! Soybeans, bu. $ i !3! i' 2 . 42 i~ 4. oo ; ~/ 4. o5 4. oo hli 5. 50 : 5;. 40 1 5. 00 ! 4. 50 i jJ 1,60 y! I 3. 12 l i 3. 29 @! 3. 2 4. 26 I II 4. 23 4. 3 2. 13 2,12 2. P..eanuts, lb . 5. 0 8.3 . . 8.4 4. 8 ,I 8.2 8. 6 8. 7 . 1/"Average Ja.Tluary 1910 - Decl3mber 1914. 2/ Ibe.s not include d~ry f~._E?.:r_~~-~minary for ~:::~::-~:1:==:1:::94:::;;1~,-~==========~ INm:X lM.ffiERS OF PBIC"'.iS RE'.CEIVZD BY F~S I N. G.mRGI.A. (August 1ro9 July 1914 :: 100) :All Cominodities Cotton and Cottonseed GraiZJ.s Meat Animals Dairy Products c-nickens and Eggs Fruits . Miscellaneous April 15 1945 180 176 171 234 162 173 259 146 Mar. 15 1946 igo 19h 164 . 248 169 165 194 152 .April 15 1946 200 211 168 257 168 165 194 153 . After Five lays Beturn To 'United States Jl:lpartment of .Agriculture Bur~au- of Agricultural Economics 31 9 Extension rui lding Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BtJSI}.iESS Fo~ BAE-B- 5f46 - 1599 Permit No . 1 0()1 renalty for private use to avo ' payment of postage $300, Miss . Nellie M. Reese, Librarian , State College of Agri . , _Req . Athens , Ga . . .. . . ~~' '-. .. . ...- ... : - At-~ens; Gocrgia \ . T :R U C K C R 0 :P : -~ - 0 T E S - ' -:- MaY 1, l-946 - . -. ... . ...... .. ;... _ .. C~mmercial "truck crop are8.S 'were . in- need' Of rain at tlie beginning ~f the second f of .Ap'~il. Ho~rever , durir1g the 'Past h1o w-eeks -b~neficia1 rel.ins have been recei v- over the territory. .. e ~ettuce season is vrell over its peak with demand a.nd 'price-s being generally u:n- tisfaqj;ory. Ih South GeorGia cabbage is moving in volume, snap bean picking has , alid 'digging ..of exc-ellent yields of IriSh Potatoe.s should _start around 1'4-aY 10 . n the earlie.st areas. r ' - r Harvest of the snap bean crop in South Georgia began about April 23. 1 Late -Apr-il ra~ns have greatly impr-ove4 cdndi ti on arid aV.(;!rage yields of are now expected in most -cbnmiercial counties. . - - . ' . ,' '' .. ~ . .. . . O'a.bba.ge is moving .' in vol:ume f+.I)Dl al_l South - Georgia commercial -. ,,uea.s. ..: ~ality and yields are reported generally good. are ~d . .- . ~ co. ntinues strong &nd p.rices to growers . much better than a year ago ' Cant'ciloups in South Georgia made good growth during the last half of .April but stands are reported poor and much replanting had to -be done - heavy rains around planting time. Earlier planted fields are looking good beginning to ru.n and bloom~ L.A!rE S?lUNG: Indications : at pre sent. are t hat_ only a small percent - of :t.he .. late sp ring cucumber cDop will go into fresh market, "Wi th o ~t production being int ended for pickling purposes~ . The crop is -r eported to .be in : ood . c o n. d i t~ ~- _ on w~ th some :p icking e:Jq>ected . around :MaY," 5; ONIONS: ' HF.rvest ' \'lill be gi n in the Vidalia-Reidsville Ar ea larently ar,e planning to , increase the acreage above : the 1945-:pl ?.-.rit ings oy ab out 47 per_cent.- The plants are r eported to be deve1oping well and - some gr owers are now setting these plants in the fields. The fo:J:lowing table shows the acreage of pimient-Os intend.__ed for ' l946 in California and . Georgi~. Some modifications may be made in these plans before pl~~ting i~ complete~. ' STATES PW,;.;TED ACREAGE 10-yr. average . ... I1i.,.i'l:ND]ID II~ 1946 .. Acreage . As P ercent .. .. ...., - ,,*-.. .. ., . . .... .... . -. ... -~:$~ T-~~ (1935-1944) ... . ~eRE$ ... .r _g_go. . -- . -13,'746 . . ._ - ,_' ' 14."'6?0. ' 1945 : ' .n.CRES -. .... 380 . ..8,500 .. .... . .. 8~8.8o' .". -- . . . .-- Indicated. . -aC-RE-S 480 .. .: ,. 12,500 . , _. i2~9?0 :-.. of 1945 PERCD~T ' 125 147 _' _-_ ;146.. 2 .... :~ . RISH POT.aiiO~S, ..SCJuTH . GEORGIA~ Digging should be~n in the ..Springfield-Savannah Area .. . ,, .. around May 10 and in tl?.~- M.el,-C?-1Jlilla .Area l>iay 15-20. Prosp~ cts at present _are rE?ported the best in YE?ars an~ poi~.t to "generally excellent . yiel"d.s. . 7 . .' . IRISH POTATOES, UOR':i'R GEORGll: Condi.tiori. of the summer potat, crop in North -Georgia is I a~r. Some fi elds are just coming up' while a few , earlier planted fields are alr eady up to fair stands and re~dy to be cu~ti-vated. T011~0ES: An increase i n acreage is indicated for Georgia this year. !la.nts have _ made good progress during the past twD we eks. Harvest is expeQt~d to :~ begin in some early plant ed fields around May 5 and will become general May 15-20. W.ATEgMELONS: A sti.bsta.~tial increase in acreage ever las t year has been planted t watermel ons in Ge orgia, and condition of ~he growing crop is generally gsod. In the extreme s outhe rn pa1t of the Sta te vines have made rapid growth during the last week and will se t some' .melons during the next few days. I D. L. FLOYD L. H. H.AR..'IU S, J.R. Agricultural St a tisticien, In C!k~ge Truck Crop Estimator TRUCK CROP NEWS - BY STATES Ma3 1, 1946 SNAP BEAUS: In the .Central r. ,knd. S9f uthe~ : ~ ' .y Irish Potato dig1 I ging bega.'"l April 29 in South c ~rolina. }iovement should attain volume by May 6 .?nd, reach peak e.bout mid-Ma;f" The crop is very good with prospects 'for a record yield. Harvesting is under way in eJ.l Florida's principal spring producing sections.. The Ha stings Area is in its p eez, yielding a better than normal crop of good quality. Digging stm:.ted in the Le.Crosse Section April 23 and condition of the crop is go<"d. TOMATOES: South Carolina 's tom~to crop is in good tondition with prospects for harves t to begin .abrut June le. The Mississippi crop shm'ls . usual advancement for ~ 1 and favorable conditions during May, would result' in shipmen~s starting June 1. WATEru{ELONS; The South Alab e~a watermelon cr~p has suffered little from ary weatbe and is growing nicely with melons beginning to form. at~rmelon pr~ pects are good in South Cexolina with plants putting out runners. Florida's estima ed 53,000 acres of W?-termelons hav~ generally been: making steady prog~ess during t in second half of April. South Florida shipped the f~rst car of melons .6p::rq. ?9 folJ. ed by cars"from Leesburg Atea the next week, Peak:movement the important Lees District should be from May 20 to June 10. Condition of the ~ouisiana crop ~ is re- , port~d genere.,lly good with an incr eased acreage expected ~compared to last .-Yec.:r. Return After Five DaYs To United States Department of Agriculture B-llreau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia Penalty for Private Use to Avoid Payment of Postage $300. OFFIO:t:AL EtJS IUE$S Form J3AE- D-5/46.;. 957 Permit No. 1001 ' Ltb~~rian . College of Agri-cul tut'e Athens.- Ga. TC Req . J.. . ~ .-- . : ,.,...a AthtlnsJ ~ Gtc~ita MEcy 14, 1946 Gll~ER.AL CROP R.Et>ORT FOR GEORGIA AS OF MAY 1, 1946 blo weather during March and April has made it possible for crops o be planted the,n usual, and pros-poets generally were good to e:z:eollant in most ar~as on Cool weather has retardod vegotative growth and made some planting oTe ~ ..e1ee~~ 'but thia latter til' e~noa \~ local aroas_, w-um nights would be adt-an ~,~,~ouLa at this -time. Winter greins are looking good and above average yields are ..............~ea. l?eachos a:re moving t "o. ma:ket in carload lots a.Q. total produetion is ex- e"d to exceed recent. years except for the large crop of 1945. Harvest of com- cial vegetable s in soatharn pEits of the Stato is in f~l twing, wit~ good yields eported. : Reported eondi tion on May l indicated a. Georgia wlDo.t crop (l)f 2, 210,000 -bushels compared with 2~613,000 in 1945 and 1,977,000 bushels for the 10 year 1935-44) average producti on. Y_ield. per acre is !'laced at 13 bushels and is ec_ual o the record yield on last-year~ The decline in production i~ due to iarge de crease n acreage caused from unfavorable weather during the planting se ason. '- OATS: Condition of all oats we.s r~ported at S5% of normal on May 1 or l point below the condition ono year ago. If favorable weather continues, near record yield por acre is expect_ed. PEACHES: Ba:;ori on condition as of 1-lcy 1, the Georgia total peach cr~ was placed at 6,580,000 bushels compared ~~th 8,091,000 bushels produced in 1945 or a decrease of 195'h. Winter i n jury to treGs was reported in some orchards i _n the area south of Macon and hail has c c-.used some damage in local areas.. The Elb erta: ~d crop w~ s reported short in oost areas and the final outturn will f all short of the large production in 1945. See the table bel ow f or peach ~reduction by states and the reverse side of this sheet or United S:tate.s comments. P:ci.aCH3S - 10 SOUTHERN STATES - - - - - - - . . . :_-~-_-:-_-_-_-_-._-_-_-_-_-:..-_:P;-_;;9.:.;;.t:i"On'.-J]_-:-_~_-_-_-_- -_-;-_-_:-_-_-_-~- State --.,.. --- _ : _!_ - Aver a g e _1~5_.;.~- : 1 .. -19-4-3 - : l- -1~44-- : _:_,_ ~ _1~4~-- : _:_ Indicated .....M2Y_l.a.. !_9~6- Thousand bushels Ns. .cc.. 1,950 2,165 252 2,G9S 2,172 392 2,460 5,7,0 3,200 5.950 Ga. 4,902 1,593 4,590 8,091 6,580 Fla. 88 66 121 114 121 Ala., 1,425 649 1,380 2,440 2,048 M1ss. 887 476 1,105 1,418 1,314" 2,~52 738 2,646 2,967 2,SS! 305 li6 390 ij22 js4 _______ . 430 1.20~ ___ 136 _99.0 _ - _ _ 286 _ l.s..5!.7 _ . __ _ T34 _ 2.a..714 _ _ _ _ _ _. z.J74g9_- -~ Stat es t5,808 -5,378 17,193 26,892 25,92.5__ .,.. ---- F~r-s;m; St~t;s-i_;{ ~e;-t~i~ ye; r";, -~~~;;:ti~ incl~s-s-;;m:;_~t.it~~ast.ed economic condition. s. Department of .Agriculture au of .Agricultural Economics 319 Extensio Building Athens, Ge$rgia ~enalty for priva te use _to .a.voia p.ayment...-o:t: -.PJ"~I:..~ $300. OFFICIAL BUSINESS RAE- ~5746:3948 e rci t No., 1001 Miss. Nellie M. Reese. Liorarian. State College of Agri . ..-~ .......-..........-:".>" ..; - ;' ........ ,UNITED STATES - . ., ;..., ... . . .. ....... ... . ......... .. t ...... ""......_.. .., . ... . .... . . .. ,... ._ ..... . I 0 .' G~ . ~t(~t>RT_;~ OF.:taY 1, ...~:#. c . . .. ' \ rroduction pro.spects ~or -~946 crops contin~ _br~~h.,t for ~he cdu.ntry as a whole. ,.. :. ' Nature has ~~operated wel~ - with farmers . i~,b~~ into reality the~r earlierspring planting intentions in snit~ of some dry weather and low temperatures. Iri . the important spring-planting areas, rainfall during April was well- below average, _ yet .t~s.; circumstanc~ . permithd !a.riners -to' :push tlieii ,..spr~ng:;work toward completicm ...w.al~~ of. usual dates. .Occurrences .of freezing t~:>mp.e.l:.atro.l:e~ .oY.e.r thre~fo"Q.rths of the country during April resulted in ~a.mage of varying extent to fruits and ten- der ~~-~ tl:\Pl:l~ probably to less extent than had _been feared. Yet _temperatures , a rule were well above average for .April .Blld favored germination and vegetative growth, so' that for moot crops progress i~ ahead of, _us"':aJ.. for M~ 1. 'The continui soil moisture deficiency -in the western Great Plains an~ Southwest stands out as a threat to -ot}lerwise bright prospects. Current forecasts for _1946 cr~ps indicate a relatively high_level o"f produc-tion,. although ".Vhea.t and r._ye '~'lest. ' ., .- f . PEACHES: Jl 26-mill ion b~shel peach crop in the lOearly Southern States is indic~ ' teq. by hiay 1 :prClspects. Such a. production would be second in size only td- 1! the 27-:miilion 'b'ush.ei ~cro_p of 1945 and over times' the 1935-44 average r of 16 . milli?n-_.b't":shels. Present yrospects poi~t to the largest crop& ,of record in the. : Carollnas and far above e...v,e!-"_age producti_on in each ,.of the other 8 _states. ID; is .A.zokansas, the Ne.shvill&-.Higflland area had a heavy b-loom but poor set, and curculio damage is heavy. Only a ,Palf crop of Elbertas expected there but . Fair BeautY. i~ lll~Q... proad.a-iAgr heep4r. ;iMo- leaf eur:L., -promb:ing pzvepect's tn:e"nitl t'!r"th_e~trer.J.t'!!J'!;:-"'1..1 v~-~1~ e,r~a: The Crowley ~idge area has .good prospects. Georgia expects the first movement o! the Mayflower variety around May 5 and Uneeda. to start about May 18, EarlY: }\9s_e June 5, Hiley June 13, Georgia Belle June' 20, Early Elberta June 20 and. of Late' Elbetta June 27. In the Fort Valley-M'on-tezuma area, "large fruit . is e"xpected bl";r;ause of ' the light St,. There are some reports Tiinter : fri:jury t 'o trees in that <"'.r.:,e.,. Some hail damage occurred in the southern section. Host orchards in South , Car_?lina require thinning. Meyfloner will begi~ ripening about }.fey' 25, Jubilee - -- t.~une 5, Hiley June 15 and Elberta in early July. In North Carolina . there is a ~ h~avy set of the white varieties. Larger size in yellow varietie~is expected to about offset the lighter set. Gro~ers are fighting a heavy infestation of curculio. ~he Sandhill area has about the same or slightly smaller crop in prospect than last year. Ship.z;1ent of early variel;ies... wLll J-t...,gJ!t -!;1.=-n.-e.fter June 1. ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician In Charge .. .. -. . .. .-~- . -- -- - -- -'"".- :- -#"-... ~' ""="'- -H -..,. ~ "" ... - ~: ; ...... ..' ... .. ' ' ' ~ : -. . ~ - ' .. T R .U c- X .c It 0 P N 0 T E S May 15 .1946 .... .. ' .. ~ Weather eonditions during the first . two weeks in May have bee~ favorable for ~ost truck crops riciw being ' harvested. a..'1d ~mfficient xn~i stur~ has been r~cei ved in practi:-.:.. cally ail go\dng Areas. The shipping .se~son has end.'ed for lettuce:- .In ~outh . rJeorgie. cabbage' loa,ding is rgpidly deelining . but onion, potato and 'Sl;lap bean move:!lent 'conUnue& in volume. Harvest o.f lima beans cucumbers, and j;o~'!;oes is ~rwt~-~ -! -:.: : : 31-lA? BEANS: Movement of beans in South Georgia has been fairly heavY' during. the ' : . , > pas:jj 15 days with harvest about. ov.er in. some sections. Snap bean pro- duction for f1esh market this se~son l,n South Georgia is . estimated at 175.000 =Q.u~h.el.S';. : compared \-ri th 215,000 in 1945. Some .'beans have been plante~ ill No~th G'eorgia but planting has been :.retarded. by excessive rains.. .: ~- < ;. .. .. ) .- CABBAGE: The bulk of the South Georgia cabbage has .been -harvested: with satisfa.ct.ory ,; . pdces being recei v_ed to date. ~t is estimated that there were 3800 acres or . for harvest withproduction of 21.700 'tons this ye~ compared with 1945 acrea#.;e 4700 and production of 29.100 tons. Much of. North Georgia acreage re.mains to :be . set~ ,i . CUCUMBERS: outlook .for cucum'bers is good at t h i s . t i m e . w i t h . h ar ~ v:- e s t getting underway ...:-: in extreme So~th Georgia. IRISH POTATOES: In South Georgia prospecti v~ yields of potat.oes are good . to : e:tC:el- : :.. . _ : len~ . Digging is general in .most are.as. and \"olume harvest was in: reached t!X'ound the i5 of M'ay. Condi tion.s no~thern commercial. 'territories have been lowered:.oi u.nfa:v:ora:bJ.e .weather. .-.: ..' ; : . .. : ' I ONIONS: Hai-ve'St of the onion crop is ~~~1 . und.er~ay with exc.e+len.t :yields being real~ ized in most areas. Reports indic.~e..that. tha cx:op: is.of. good quality. ... .II TOMATOES: The crop is begin~ing to mov~~ apd .will ;eae:h..vol~~~ .'pr~portion around :May 20. Yields.. reuorted are:g~nerally som-ew~t abo~e. last year and con- r. siderably ,;~.tter than uSu.a1~ * WATERMELONS! The watermelon crop is making good' .Progress and above average yields .are expected i flii.VOra'ble weathe~ . continues. Loading from some of the iest planted acreage in ext.r eme South Georgia is expected to s_tart in early J~ne : and reach volume around the midclle of the month. Acreage planted" to 'watermelons this - year in Georgia is indi-cated to be abo~:l! ' 56,ooo.,.. a ;30% incr~a~e <;>ver 1945~ , , .t . - . -~ . .: .' -. . ... ~ 4 CJ1"T.ALOUPS: Prospects ~.re: gener~.lly i~ir to .e;ood ' . and . the ~ro:p..fs. expect ~d ; to begin movirig in early June. An estimated ac:reage of .500 sh:o~s an 1-~ in- crease over last season. . -; . ., , - Return Afta.r ~i vo n<'~"s to :~c.: Utiit oa,'Stnt c s ~opnrtr1ont . of J~rietilture .. ~ 'Bu;-eau of .il.gricul tuf:-.1 Econonics 319 Extimsiori BU.ii cl ing .. i~thon s, Georgi a . , . : ' l' en~~ty f~ l'~i.v~to " u-ao to .., Avoid :l' n;}Tf.lent .of Po~t n.r;c $)00. . ....' ... . . ' .. : . l' -~ ' . ~ ... : OFFICIAL BUSINESS Bl\E - D-5/46 - 957 t ., ~_, ; No. 1001 .. ._. _.,_; .. . . Li brarlart. . : -'.,:. Coli ege of' :.Agrfcui tuz.e -;- ., . Athens. Ga. TC Req ..... ._...... TRUCK CP.Ol? NEWS - :BY STATES 1-ie.y 15, 1946 . . l. LilflA ~S: Harvesting of . th~ spring crop in the E~~~gia~es of Florida is practi- cally over. In the Hawthorne - Mcintosh - LaCros.se Section harvestin~ has commenced and this dea.l should reach its peak the week of Mlcy' 20~ Lima :Beq.:ns are in good condition in South Carolina. Some beans mat move the last ~ew da.ys of May with peak of shipment June 5- 10.. SN.8P :BE.A!JS: The harvesting of Snap :Bean~ for fresh market is about over in Florid~ except for small ac-reage which. will go into locp~ consumption. South Carolina Snap Bean sa~es are about the peak and the season will be practically ove~ by June 1. Yield and quality ere unusually good. In N.orth Ce.rolina the Sna. Bean crop continues in fair to good condition~ Light movement has start.ed in the Tabor City Area but will not become general in most sections until.June 1. . . . . ' CABBAGE: . In MississiB-oi rains come too late for mu.ch beneq t to cabbage. yields .- -.: >: . although some lL'.te acreage may be- helpe.ctioclly ruined the crop in the GainesVille ...:. LaCrosse AreP. '1-The;re a. l?..rge a.creC~~ \'laS plnnted. Shipment of curunbers frotl Belch-lin County .Alr>.b ema. is now getting. well underwey. Recent r?.ins h ?.ve been beneficial and the crop is reported to be in goo.d condition. ONIONS: Harvest is becoming _general in a.ll co~lercinl producing e.re ? s of LouisiruM :Belmv aver?..ge yields p_re expected. Haryest of consider nble acree.ge of South Texn.s onions was interrupted by rdns, especially in the 1iinter G.<>rden and Ee.gle l'p,ss Districts. and soDe ?.Cr eF'.ge in the Co?. ~t P.l Bend wa s aba.Tldoned becC')lse of eFtrlier r ?.ins lowering the q_udi ty, Shipments through Mcy 13 tQtc-led 7, 292 ce.rs. POTATOES, IRISH: The h,.,_rve sting of the spring pot ato crqp in Floride. is in its 1 ~ stages. The bulk of the crop in the Evergl?..des hRs been dug but some h?..rve sting will continuo during the renainder o:f the Donth. South Cr-.r6linA. harve st is about v.t p aa.l{, ?l though recent rnins dele.yed di gging to some extant. Q)J.ali ty is good e.nd A. record yield pE:3r acre is in prospect. In Mi ssi ssiwi freque rC~ins since Me,y 10 h <.we ret 0.rded hL'.rvesting the pot ato crop and continued rrons ~ CRUse dru-.1nge. Harvesting in volume will begin as soon ns weD..ther clp.P..rs. Heavy r:>..ins May 6 and 7 end agrdn on the 11 and ' l2 deb.yed r.'! ovenent of Ir-i .sh l'ot ?.toe s fr the southern counties of 41<-~~rk~. Shipments will be h e L'.vy.during the next 10 days provided weather is f nvorable. North C?.rolina1 s Irish l'ot~to crop continues in excellent conditi')n. Li t';ht nover.lOnt will start in sone e?.rly areas :the week of May 20 but will not becoue generr-.1 until the week of the 27. In Tennessee "Qlight : ha s hit pot ~toes in the Coffee ~ Fr~klin County Area. Continuing excess r ~~pfal~ has prevented sprl\fing. If the wec,ther clears soon the blight cen. be checked : by spraying - if not yields '"'ill -be lo,..,cred considerably, Light movement is expected the last week in Me_y. --- TOM.b.TOES: Herve sting in the principal producing sect"ions of Flor-ida is practice11/ over. R::>.ins during e"l..'ly Mey lov1ered the qu?.li ty considerably and caue~ ma.."lY packing houses to close et"..rlier thp.n expected. Sou th OR.rolina ton~.toes_ ~e, malting s atisfactory progress '1-Ti th s c:.les expected to b egi_n the l a st week in May. i'IATERMELONS: ~he Floride. waternelon crop appears to be nc>king good progress _i-n,._ spite of the recent r ains~ Shipping is active in the Leesburg Se cti and the he aviest neriod of L1ovonent should occur from liay 20 to June 10. Hervesti is exoected to st~t in the Mcintosh Section the week of Mn:r 20. Watermelons are expected to be r aady for m~rket by Jun~ 20 in South Carolina with carlot. ~ovenent around the 25~ CANT.ALOUl'S: South Ca rolina canteloups ~e . n~ing good progress with moveoent expected by June 15. D. L. fLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge L. H. HARRIS, JR. Truck Crop Estimator UNITED ~TATE.~ DE:PARTM t.NT OF AGR IC. U 1-TU !=ft.: . -- - ~ - .. .".:".'. " ~ -.. .. ... I' .t_'~o~vi~'6i -~~~~3~~:L .,.'..! ~- 4 ... ~ . AtlJ.ens, : Georgia .. . .... : .~ .l.!? G~QRGIA: .._:..TJl~ May _all co~odit__y pr~ces received. in ex for. 5.-r- . June 1949 . '-<<-F . ; . . . ' . eorgia_ !arm prod~ts continued the upward trend in showing a gain of 7 -points over the month . : befbre. This figure nO'rl stands at 207% of: th~ 1910-:1914 ave~age compared \'Ji th 2007$._ o.~ April 15 .~d '180% re::_Jorted in. l:iay 1945. All subttroup prices were equal to or - . sh~;,..;ed increases o"e:.. one month ago \'rith fruit and chicken and egg subgroups leading in, ;ge,ins. . .No dec:..ease was s.hovm for .rtmY pro.d~erts. . lllo.1"''B:9 'STi.~~: J,rU:6?l.' greater than' seasonal declines in truck-ycrop prices.over- .r !. : o: o.<:! ba;l~.nced sha:rp incr~ases in graih p.rices an,d moderate increases . in most other cowi!ld..it'ies. As a result; the gen'erl)l. level of nrices received by fa~~irs drct_Ppecl. l .-p~Yln-t during the mcmth ende.d:t-~ lS, -- 1946-aecoraing to the United. $tp.t-es ~e}.Ya,;:..-~tment :J?~ ,~icul_ ture. At 211 per cent ~f the 1~09-14 average ~ t.his . index was 11 yoints above a year earlier. B.Ye rice; potatoes and hey brought. , , ,:: lo\ver prices than a.ln'onth ago.. i1hol~sa.le milk prices declined less than seasonally, but. eggs were up more than usual. lfnile the 'index of prices received l;ly farmers . . ' de'clined 1 'point, the parity index (pr'ices paid including interest and taxes) ro~e : a 3points, lowering J;he pari~y ratio 2 _points from a month ago. At 115, this ratio was also 1 point lower than the same'period year earlier. . : .' Cz:op price~ average,d 5 points lower than a mont~"l ago due to the sharp decline .: ; I::_ in truck crop prices e..nd at 215 per . cent of its '1909-14 average the index was still '17'~ points abo.ve the same month a year earlier. Prices of gre.ins \-lith the . exception ,0~. rfce and rye shO\-.red: ~he greatest gains, ,.nth .cotton. fruits,. oil ~ops, and livesto.dc -showing moQ.erate increases. Total stocks of fooa; grains on l"ey 1 ~-.rere only one-half as large as e. year earlier. Nearly 20 million bushels of vrheat "''e're delivered < dt1ring the ' ~,reek from May 10 through HaJ 16 as : deliveries \'rere. stepJJed up .under t~~ ~. a ~ artl)lent 1-s bonus offer of 30 cents a bushel. Tot a l feed-grain stocks were about 13 per cent bel.OW .year t~.go . Corn p~rchased. _under the bonuS plan \'Thich terreirm,ted~ May 11, 1946 totaled about 33.5 million bushels. :Puring the four-week ne'iiod ended" May~ 18, 1~46 . shipmei].tS of, potato~s a."id S1:1e.etpotatoes were ab~ut 35 p~r"' cent larger the comparable period a year ago but only slightly larger . tha.Ii 'the :;>receding our-week period this year. : : .",' ':. ' : . ~ :, Hoderate price,.-:incre[).ses :(or.. all live stock_and. livestock ::r;>roducts "'i th the exception of vtholesale milk and butterfat, occurred during the month ended Hay 15. All meat animals except sheep \'Jere up -10 cents e. hupdr ed pounds; sheep advanced 3 cents. The index of livestock anf ~ivestock product~ at 207 per ; c_ent o.f t~e 1909-14 average was 5 :ooints };ligher tha.n mid-NE>.y n year earli er and 2 points above the level of April this y ear. Livestock_ slaughter during the f -::>ur-,-.reek p eriod ended May 18 averaged about 3 per cent great er thc~n for the pr eceding 4 ~e~ka b~t about 7 per cent less than .for the comparable p eriod a year earli er . The de~d for farm products continues strong despite the retarding influences of strikes on domestic activity. The demand for textiles, clothing and food is expectai to exceed supplies throughout 1946. Food Grains: The index of food ~ains rose 13 points from mid-April to May 15;1946. reflecting the 12 cent rise in wheat priclis under the ne\'r ceili11gs effective May ~. Feed Grains: Prices received for feed grn.ins generally follo,.-.red. the upward revi sio.n in ceiling prices, but as of May 15 had not reflected the full increase Corn v1ent up 19 cents, oats 3. 4 cent-s, barley 6 cents p e r bushel end grain sorghums 14 cents a hundre d pounds while the c eiling increases "'ere respectively 25, 5 and 9 cents per oushel for corn, oats, end barley and 18 cents per hundred pounds for grain sorghums. D. L. FLCTI) Ao~icultural Statistician, In Charge ARCHIE LA.l~GL~ Agricultur~l Statistician ~............., . j ~~ I , t ': :~ ., . . ~ .. .. .. " . -~ ~- ' ~. ... ::~.:)', . ~' ~ ,... . . ., . . . ..) .. I;.? ,, ! ~. ~ . RDI~ BYl~S 1~ WI~~~roJ.?. -~\ t..toes have been cut by the unfavor ~.ble we uther conditions during latte:r May. Poor stands were ~eceived in some sections especi ally in the lewlends. where seed rotted in the ground. Fair we;:.:.ther is rieeded badlyto clean anci cultivate the growing crop. South Georf;ia. Irish l'ot;:;,to he..1vest is e.bout over with good yields realized. PIMIENTO PEPPEaS: Supply of pl8nts has been ronple for all needs and transplanting to the fields is about over. Stands are good and pro~ress of growth . to date . is generally se.tisfe.ctory. ~EmatONS: The watermelon crop was making excellent progress until the heavy and o , continuous rains of latter ~. Shedding of small melons has beaD re- l'fmr1:'1oni--,omrd--n+_ __ bea.n se 2.Son-is Az'-a"'fi~g- to a close in South Carol}na althou the light supplies '!frill be a.railable until about June 10. Reports indicate that canners took about.. half of: ~P.e beans sold during the past two weel5;F Limited supplies are available froJil..late plant"ed fields in Louisiana with a larg~ . portion of this production going to local consumption. Planting in Johnson Count~ ..,,a,y ; "Ten:ness.ee is .under . - but .-:;~ ,.be~n ~nt~rru~te?-: . ~t freq,u~nt in~ervals by rq.ins . P!~tr:ng 1s .exp~cteti:' to __ continue - ~hfqugh t~e month ef. ' June. ~- ~ Ha:rvest of .the .. ._._....._ . ..:-1-Uss~ssippi snap be~ c:;-op wiii be.. q.bout'_ cq~iete by''June : l:o~ .. .A. larg.e_ :p .oL"t~o:p.r of .,. :; : t!5-e ,. crop .was taken b~ canner~. . . . ... :.. : .. . : -_~:-o . : ... : .. :"' ": , . . . .. , I . ' , , ,_ . . ' r ,-. :::-< 'G..iBB.A:GE: ~--. In No~th: .Carolin~ - har.~est ~f.. th~ prinCipal _acr~~e in 1 C~teret.~ -C.ou~ty , -~ .:: . :\ ... hail 'been c"mple.ted by- ~une-_ 1 . Some ac~ea.ge .:t:ema,ins for ~ harvest in t _he ~- -~ ~Sml.ico. County Area, howev:er this~ acreage .,may be _abandoned up.less tl1.e 1rnirket situ 1 :. a:ti:ob. improves~ -The Tennessee cab-bage deal ..has .been vefr-y~di.sap:;ioint'l.ng: ~o ESrower : 'Eci.fly' shipments from Tennessee. .and ~he l~te shipments ' _f.roni...Missi'ssippi' over loade the market and wrecked prices. Unless ~~he .market.s open P ~:a..ui"ckly a;nd prices 'is advance substat?-tially, the deal is about ()Ver. The Mis'si'ssip-pi cabbage -shipping season a:bout ov.er. .. : ' .. t ... - .... . . cUCUt1BERS: The rains have caused .more d8Ipa.ge to ._. the - cuci.m"!'er ~rep in Louisiana t han was aritioipated.; .Yields .hB.ve beim .-seriously reduced and quality is nearly over in the Beaufort-Charle9ton' Section and apo~t the peak in the -- Blackville-Lake City .Area in South Carolina. Continued ra;irfs - have' caused-Nor-th Caron.,..~i>cil~ner,: .gro,.,ers .some anxiety. . Earliest . movement fr_om .nd delay in tra.nsport c.tion caused some confusi on early .in the season. s ar.e no\'/ moving to marke t in volume. Through June 11 e. total .of 1,022 cars been shipped. Peak movement is _eXpected the second week .of J~ly D. L. FLOY.D cultuxal St~tistician, In Ch~rge ARCHIE _LANGLEY .Agricul turcl Stnti sti'cio.n Ret~rn After Five Dais To . ited. States Dep a rtment of .Agriculture Bur eau of .Agricultural :Eponf'lmi.c s . 319 E:l...rt e n.l'i.on J3uilding .! A~tb,ens, Georgia P e n~~ty for Priv~te Use to :A.'vai o. Pa,ymo.n.t. a:f PotJtage :$300. OFFICI& BUSiliTESS ' Form B-~ ~ A-6/46. - 280~ Permit No. 1001 Kiaa.Nelli-~ ll. Reese.. Librarian, Sta'te College of AgrL. Req . Athens. Ga. --............. .. .............. .......... ,... ........ ,... .. ,.... .,.. . . ..... .... , .... _...,.._.,..,...~ _~ .: ............ ~ -~ :~.'~"'......,.... .-...~ ~ ... '"~ "' ... '" ' ; ~-: .. . _t:.,. - .;_ t:..r.:,-:.:;..-..:...~:~-::.,~,~~'/1~;;;._ 4,-.~.;~. . .1.~-~~~....r.(r:..:-: . . . r~;'Oi~n ~t~ : . _ -: .~ - .:J .... .. gm.!TES -:-. -: GU'I~~!Ui ORoP.:REPORT - ,~ ~ ,.~~ .~... . ;As OF JUNE~ ~ ~ . .. . 1 ' 1c16 . -."1-- . . . .. \ / :,.,....,~~l~~~~::.vth:~~ !"' ' .. ... o!: .... i ' S:l')r.ing wheat u-cormois~~,;JgIj!:..at .slo i ;~";\ ~}e"7i..~~~~~~ g, the third o M~~~md, tr- nsecutiY. . e ,,,jb_ithlliaonf-abturs,lh~erl1,..~~it.hge~a -t- prcor~q~~6tainond of thir largest total production of wheat on .. record., is indicated,, . .:}:10\eak.shipments antici- pated abo u t mid-July. In Arkanse.s, freeze ected, for cabbc.ge _of ::;ood c:_uali ty. j ' . IRI'SH' POT.i:l\OES, S.OiJTH G:SO?.Gl.A: ' Pl-actically all commer~icl pote.to 111ovement from . South ?.ild. Southeast Georgia. acrec-;.ge will be over by June. 20. Prices received v1ere disappointing on this sec.son 1 s crop,- however, .good to excellent yields were r e<.lized for the most part. Th.e' crop is a little later than usual in North Georg~a ~ue to adverse weather conditions. B.light is re~orted showing up in _some :yc-.rts of this area. T(lllaTOi:S:...~me _ la.te planting s of tbmF~.t"oes are going to market .at present-, but _ . olight di se~se is still doing considerable deme..ge and re.;pid.ly spreading tQ ot}?.er truck crops . Yi elds fron e?rlier h!U'vested acrae.ge \'lere genere.lly dis- . appointing_ _at' -or i.@:W~ONS: Production 'tf.:'. in the twelve early summer cl P.ss of states .. ' is :forecgst 67,981,000 -melons. Acre.r,{;e for h!'rvest in thtlse st~.:t e s is estimated at 253,30.0 cor.1p f-red \'lith 196-,000 Mre s 1~.st Yf?P.r and 186,330 for ' tli~ 10 :yea:r- ( 1935 - 44) a.rer ~ ge~ All ste.tes iri the group have increa sed over 1945 \iith O.e:orgia shO\oJ"ing_k-_-307; gre2.ter acreage than le~st; yee:r . - 56,000 comp a red wi. th 43,000. The first carloe.d of Geogia melons wa-s loade~ d Q,ui tmen on June 7 t ~nd novement in volume ha s become general over most of southern territory. Anthracnose is 'becoming gener9.l in some sections and reported to b e doing con- sider~~~e - ~amage. D. L. FLOYD AAgricultural Statistician In Chprge .... .. . L. H. HARRIS, JR. Truck Crop Estimator t . TRUCK GROl;'"" NOTES - BY STATES June 15, 1946 I LIMA BEANS: Lima :Bean harvest is about the peak in Seuth Carolina, and able seasons supplies .shQuld .be available until about July are good and prices Sqtisfactory. SNAP BEAN$: Movement of North Carolina's snap bean crop....:qad. reached its peak in all areas by mid-month. Som!'l:.:beans are expected to be available in th! In Faison and ~allace areas. unt?-1 . alm'll.t.~~ i. The spring bean season 1'1ill be over i Virginia by Ju~y le.--' . S'Ottthwest'Vir'gi:n:i.amost of the summer crop has been plante and beans...in ma.rzy sect.ions are up to comparatively good stands. Some beans are be marketedi-n=. South Carolina but the supply is relatively ligh,.t, with canners taking ~ost of the offerings. CABBAGE: Harvest of North Carolina's spring cabb~e crop has been completed. Prices during the period of heavy harvest proved to be disappointing, an~ some acreage in Pnmlico' County was abandoned. Cabbage shipments from Tennessee continued in fair volume during the first half of June despite very low prices received by growers. CANTALOUPS: No~th Carolina's cant~oup crop is in good condition generally. Har. vest in the Scotland County area Pas expected to start about .June 24, and in the Ridgeway section about July 10. Recent weather has been too hot and d~ for best development of cantaloups and yield prospects have declined in South Carolina. Movement is becoming general with the peak expected the last ueek of Jun CUCU;ffiERS: In North Carolina the first harvest of cucumbers showed some discoloration due to hot sunshine. lAovement is under wey in all of the principal producing areas. There will be .some cukes available for about three more weeks. The cucumber deal will be over this week in South Carolina. Yields and quality were- generally good and prices satisfactory. Harvest of the Leuisinna cucumber crop is about over. Yields wer~ low and quality in gene~nl ~as poor as a result of too much r a in in May. TO~OES: The Mississippi towato crop is not yielding as well as expected on June Yields were reduced by disease in some fields. The week of June 17-22 will about wind up the shipping season. In South Caroli~ blight damage delayed harv_est, reduced yield, quality and price of green urap tomatoes. Houever, the condition has improved someWhat an" i price-s .warre.nt, ship:nent is e-xpected to co~ tinue into July~ The Tennessee tomato crop is suffering froo blight, rust, end worm damage. Shipments in volume are expected to start around .June 24, which 1~ about the usual time, ~th peak of movement about July e .WATERMELONS: The Uississippi watermelon marketing season is expected to start from the southern counties the last week in June. Yields are very uncert as anthracnose is showing up in some fields and has already caused considerable los on some of the early plentings. North Carolina's crop .continues in good condition. liovement from the increased acreage should start July 10-15. In South . Carolina previous wet weather, anthracnose d~age and recent hot days have reduced natermelo pr9spects generally and the condition is rather poor in some sections. Some melons have been sold locally and movement is expected to becoue general next week and reach peak the second week in July. Limited supplies are now available from Southe Louisiana areas but very little ooveoent is expected from the nain ,reducing area of North Louisi~c before the middle of July. Watermelon prospects have deteriorat rapidly during the past two weeks in Alabama. Harvesting began around June 12 in Gpneva and Houston Counties and movement will be general from all southern produci CO".lllti-es by June 18. Peak ship.oents are expected around the last Qf:.June.. Return Af-ter Five Days to . United Sta tes Depa rtnent of -~riculture Bureau of Agricultural Econonics 319 Extension :Building Athens, Geo fg ia Penalty for Private Use to kroid Paynent of PostCl.ge $ OFFICIAL ~USil~SS Form :Bae-D-6/46-1010 Permit No. 1001 I L!M-A~tan. College of Agriculture Athens. Ga. fM lieQ. ., Athens~ Georgia June 26, 1946 ... ; . PIGS SAVED: The Georgia 1946 estimated spring pig'crop (December 1, 1945 to June . . .~;L, 1946) of 980;000 s~1owed a 55~ inc~ea-se over the -934,000 for the . ~pring . of 1945~ . This. current n~ .1ber . of . pigs saved .is 25~ below the' corresponding figu::-e . of l944 a.."'ld i .s lOiJ less thf..l,ligs" per .ritter was. placed at 5.8,. the s~e .ave;rage :numb.er as last year . ;. . . . ;. ' . . . . :Breeding intentions for f-911 fc.rro vri,ng (June 1 - .. . .~- '"": '; ' so\'rs _\'fhich . ~ . ~ if - r~a;t,iz .ed~'Vl}ll be Dec. 1) indica ted by the su~vey point to a lOj; .i~crea.?~~ over the 14.4,,006. , fe~l SO\'IS 158,000 f'arrowed l ast year. Tne s'IJ.'rvey is l;>ased on :r;-e'!?orts from sever;:U.. thous <'Jnd - report .s , obt ~d n~ o. from o-e?re;ia fr:rmers . in cooperation \'1~ tP. the P o st Offic~ Depart!llent through rural. carriers. _______ ____ . . ----: '------ SO' !S I'~l.B_.C.:i:'._T.SD -~ - FIGS .. SAVED- - ------ --- -- - 1) F2~1 - (June 1 to Dec. 1) So ws Av. No . Pi g s Sows Av. No. l?ig s .. , :.Farro.-.red Pit;s Per ' (coo) LHte r -~~----~~~-~-~~~~--= GSGAG-IA: ~0-year, 1935-44 Av. 1945 1946 Ui:! E 'ED STli..T:d:S: Saved ( 000) 1092 934 980 ::)l'arrot'led :Pigs l'er !aved ; __lQ~o~o!,_),_,...->.!.~.,...::L=i:-::t..::..te=r,__ _,(..::::0-=--00=)'--- .. 161 .. . 5. 7 920 144 .. 5.8 835 * ... 158 t.~ . 4' ~-: -~ ;:.~:; 10-year , 1935-44 Av. 8,102 1945 B,l8 r _1.::....94_6________._ 8,?&l__ _ 49,840 51,570 52,324 5,114 5, 503 4,633 6.30 32,218 ., 6'"~'79.. .}. 144 .: :-. . . . . ~ ! .' . ~ . .... * Number indicated to f:.:.=:::ow ~rom breeding intentions reports. Archie Langley .Agricultural Ste.ti stician D. L. fl oyd Agricultural St ~ tistician, In C~ (' 1;~ >.~~~:-:: .:~}:.:~:~" ~ ,.;:.~ . : 1: . . ,:-: . : _,: . .. .. .......... .. -- -- '!'~ :. -- ~ ~: ~ . ~~. :-:-- ~~ " '~ .. .... . ..,. \ .~ , - -~ -.. ~ - . - ~-~: . i,_ . .. .. . .. ::....... .. ~:.~.. -. . . . ! . ,. UNIT~l~~..~s~. Pt; .~~~P(~~~pfu!~-: ~ 1946 > . . ., :;.1 ~he tre~d ' o'~ hog __numbers ~d of hog :prod'.lc:~on is ~e~ini ~ety d9."rr1~~a~d ace,o~ding' to ~ fhe..Unit..~~t~.s.: ~:P:art.m~nt of. AgriCU:l~U+e . ~he . h~per. ~f so~s thtt ~a~rowed :thi$ .spnng ,.,~ shghtly below last year ana 5 percen.t smaller than was indl.cated by . , i'Preeding; .~n:tentions last December. But as a ..result of the record nmn"bers of pigs ls~va.d Pe.l:!-~:J.it-ter, t~e . ~r.in.g. I>ig .cr,.op:- of 52.-:32.4; 000. was. e. little..1-a,rger . the,n )._a.st The zy-~a~. l3~.~.~ding .intent.i.ons. 'i';eports ir.d~yat'e a decreas:e of 16 p~:t;ceht .lrom a year ~( '5._-ii.-tl'ie nttfu15'er"orsows t'o'..-farrovi' tliiS '"fall. ... eomb'ined SJ)rfng'and. fall pig cr'op OJ 1946 is expected to be about Sli million - 6 percent belo\'r 1945 and the smallest since 1940. The number of hogs over 6 months old on farms June 1 was 10 percent smal1er thana year earlier and the smallest for the date since 193S. This report is ba.sed upon a survey of some 119,000 farms. These returns fro!:l farmers were largely obtained in cooperation with the Post Office Depart~ent through. the : rural mail ce.rriers Spring P~g Crop: The ntimber of pigs saved ih the spring seaso~ of 1946 (December 11 1945 to Jun~ 1, 1946) is estimated at 52,324,000 head. This number is about 750,000 head or .. l~ percent 1~.rger than the 1945 spring pig crop and 2,4S4,000 head or 5 p ercent larger thM the 1935-1.!.4 average. It is about 6 percent smaller than the 1944 spring crop and Z9 percent belO\o.' the record crop of 1943. The nUJ:lber of sows thpt farrowed :in the 1946 spring season was 8, 087,000, a decreas1 of 1 percent frot1 1945~ This number is about 455,000 or about 5 percent snal1er than indicated by farmers 1 reports on .breeding intentions sho>m by the Decenber 194~ pig Crop Report. More than offsetting the decrease in the number of so.-.rs farro,.ring \'tas the record average nur.1ber of pigs saved per litter. This number of 6.47 cor:rpared vlith 6.30 in 1945 and a 10-year average of 6~15. Fall Intentions: Farners 1 reports on breeding intentions shovr a sharp drop from last year in the number of sovs being .kept for fall farro,-.r.- The indicated mliaber of sows is 4,633,000 head, a decrease of S70,000 sows or 16 percent fron a year earlier. This number is 39 percent belot11 the 1943 record nur.1ber, 9 percent below the 10-' year avera ge, ..an. d. is . t.he smallest nunber sin-ce 193S. ---~--- Alter'five days return to United Stat .e s Depai-tnent of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural EconoBics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia . ' OFFICIAL BUSINESS Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300 Fern B~M-6/~6-2800 Pernit :No. iOOl Miss.Nellie M~ Reese. Librarian, State College of Agri., Req. Athens, aa. :; ! . Athen~,. Georgia ' ' v ;.t" TRUCK C R 0 P N 0 T E S . j :<. Georgia Commercial Truck Crops received sUfficient moisture in practica.lly all grO\.,ring territory during the period June \,15 - 30. Some areas reported an over ~rnmdance of rainfall with sc ~ttered localities needing ~?istUle. The cabbage, potato, and .snap bean season - is ove~. in Squth Georgia .but" these crops are coming int() pz:oduction in the northern pai't of tlle state,. ,Tho wate.rmelon erop has been moving rapidly from soqthern cqUJl~iea wi th (harv.est . abwt over. Me],ons are beginning to move in the central part of the st a te with volume expected around July 10. \ , T.he ef'.rly sn~ qean crop in North Georgia is a little later.. than ~sus.l due to unfavorable continued. -.\!1e,t . . weatter .during the spring pla_t.ing period. Picking .is expected to .become ge-net.:al from eariy plantings July 1 - 15. Ple.nting for 4a,rvest .in .Au5ust and September is now well under way in all mountcd.n counties. cAB~AGE:, . NoRTH GEORGia: Some North Georgia cabbo,ge \"9-s cut. in late June and : . . h a ryest from the principaJ, prodU;cing counties of Union, Gilmer~~ and Lumpkin w.ill be movi'n,:; in vQ;LUJI!e from July 1 to .Aue;u~t 1. The pro- , spe.cti.:v.e. yields are about normal with_uns e:tisfa ctor.y pri~s 'being reGe i ved to date. - .. cAJ.~ALOuP.'S: The cantaloup cr:op .b.~s .bee'n. )1ard hit by viri:e .. diseas~ .and woz:ms, causing yi eld and size of melons to be cut considerably. Uarves:t is about over in t he southern counti es o: ;;he state and will be comp leted in t he central . a.rea,~by..")J'u,.~y 15. ' : ~ :. i.: c ~ . ..... .... . '- . ,., . IRIS!;.. P-DT.:c' 'O.ES, NOR'Iff G~RGI;.: Some. pota.to a s from Fa.Dnin, $.lmer, :and Union -~ .... : .... : . ,'' ! ~ Countie s '\'.ri th first movement but conditions had i mp royed to July 1. The shipping season for green wrap tomatoe is about over in South Carolina . l3light, tvhich threa tened the crop e a.rlier .:_':in:L the season, ha s cleared up and ~lith . the improved condition ca.'lne rs are taking a larger volume than expected earlier. WATERMRLPNS: Harve,st of the eP.rliest fi elds in Scotbnd County, North Car olina is expe'ct ed \ o 'begin about July 10. Voiume movem~h t, -how~ve::t,:: will :- n~t sta rt unti_l July 20~ We athe r cond.i tions for the l a st two weeks have been very hot and dry and the crop is b eginn"ing. to nead moisture. In South: Caroli-na ~termelons - -a:re -nrcrving-1. lume wi"t h 1'eE:tli of -shipments expect e"d ab-out July _1'(1}, - Return ~ter Five DaYs to Un it ed St ate~ .Department of Agrfcultu:re .. l3ureau of .Agricultural Economrcs 319 Extension l3uilding Ath~n,s, Georgia OF]ICI.AL BUSI:z:m SS Form BAE-D/46~ - 1010 l> er mi t No. 1001 . . . .Y. L Penalty f ,or Private Use td r: . Avoid P ~fJn ent of P.ostage $300, .. . . .. !ilb~ai"ian. College of Agriculture Atherts. Ga. I'C Req .. ,r ' Athens, Georgia . GEO~GIA COTTOn ACREAGE LOHEST SincE 1868 Juiy e.. 1946 Georgia estimat~d; cotton acreage -iJl ' cultivation July l was 1,235,.000 according to the official r~ort of the Crop Reporti.ng :Soard of the United States Department of Agriculture. This is a decrease 'of 2~ from the 1,260,000 in cultivation one year ago, 38% belo1r the 10-year average (1935--1944) of 1,977,000 and is the' lo,,rest acreage since 1868. . ~ . '' , ' I The cotton acreage for the United States in cultivat-ion July ],. -w!s 18,316,000 or 3.2% above 1945 but 28.5%'belo'" the 10-year average .of 25, 6oa;ooo acres. Except for last year this is the lovr.est acreage sine~ 1885. ARCHIE LANGLEY . ,. D. L. FLOYD . Agricultural S.tati.~tic~an ~ . Agr~cultural Statistician ' (s~ e ~ reve'r'se side) ,, In Charge = = = = == == == = = == 't ,\ = = STATE = = = = = ~ ~ . =J~ =-~=- : : 10-.:.~...:Arnl.t~r>/1b.!"~1-'1-E~P.!qArGr E:: - ~ == = = = =.= :, :C~G_~ .I_N.:_C2,L!I~A.:!}'QN_JQL! ::;~:~ = -= = = = ~ l~i_i~ ~~u~~c.~ _)- = __ :FRat! 1-TAT\JRAL : Average . : 1946 ' CAUSES : 19:35-44 ':. 1945 _ 1.92.6=.4 __: : 1946 : per cent : of 1~45 - - - - - - - - T: P- e-r _c...e. ~-n t - - ' : - .. - - - - r:..-:. - - - - , : - i- - t H~ss~u:i. 1. Z 409 ; 268 Vug1n1a. . I 1 :"'?, 42 19 N. Caro1~na. 1 S. Carollna.. . . j 1. '2 0. 7 1 l 879 1, 289 . . 11;. 566 971 -- ,. ~orgia. .. 1 Flon.da. . . 1 0.7 ~ :3.3 _11 I 1,977 I 7.3 .._, I 1,2EO 2 3 - - - .- r : - -l l ~ - - - - - :310 1 116 20 ; 105 i 580 ! 950 102 98 ),2:35 98 l 23 1 00 Tennessee. .1 0.9 \ 751 ' 605 600 99 Alabama. . . . I lt as. . . Louisiana . . I 0.8 :1.4 l. 7 t_4 2 ;008 2,694 2, 182 1,182 1,411 2,286 I! 1, 554 866 1,510 2,420 1, 660 . ,: ... 900 107 106 .: 107 ~i04 I I Oklahoma. . l i I 4.2 I 1,957 1,179 t I . j NTee~xr aHs.ex.ico. . . . . I ArlZona. .. . I 1 California. . .-~1 2. 5 ,1. 7 0. 4 j .! 9 , 454 J I 116 .. . , 216 6, 1:33 117 154 0. 5 357 :319 -I- ____ ~.!_ ~t~e!. y..:....:.. .i- ___1..:..9_ _ _ __2~ _ ..._ ___1._ 1+ - I- __ ~~.!_~D_S:A:~~-~ ___1.:_9__ _2~.~0~ _ ~ _1.:?_.:?_4~ 1,120 . 95 6, 350 , . , 10.4 116 . . _ -: 99 145 I 94 . 359 113 1._ __ ~OQ ___ ~ 1~,~1~ t' __ ~0~.~ __ _ .Amer."Egypt.'M 1 1.1 , 73.9 ! 6.o 1 2.8 42 _ Ifco;;;p~t;d-t;- ;e;r;st pe; cent:- y-Il1ln;-i;, -~n;a~d-K;ntu-;lcY. - ~-I;cluded !n Sta te and. U. S. totals. Grovm :p rincipally in .A.ri zona, Now Ne>xico and Texas. . . ; , -~) .., . , .. . ' ~- .~~ \, -::...' - ,' ~ ) : . I . ,. ~~ ... .~..... ,... . . 'f , I . After five d~JS return to Dnited States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319AEthxetenns,sioGneoBrguiialding OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE -=-c-7/46 - 36B6 Permit No. lCOl .. - ( l, Penalty for private use t2 avoid payment of postage ~300, Miss. :reIli e " Reese, Li -a i . , State Coll ege of .. gri ., Req. Athens, Ga . ~ .- . .. f ' ! UNITE.P :nATE.S A{;J:J;' OE.PARTI"'t:NT OF / I ' .::,r UNIVERSITY Ol'" GtOf\IA C.OLL.E.bE. OF A~ICU\..TU~. Jul.y 15, 1946 G31-!ZRA.L CROP R:JPORT FOR G:sQRGIA AS OF JULY 1, 1946 ' ~~ut:~ c onditions during the month of June were generally favorable for food ~nd crops, and :p~o~ects we.re good in most ' areas of the State. Rainfall during the of the month was irregular, and early cbrn was needing rainfall in some local on July 1. off to a late start in the no~thern dtstricts due to excessive moisture months of April and lviay,r and. June planted corn ,,rill need favorable the early fall to reach maturity before frost. marketing season of peaches and watermelons is drawing to a close ~ith shipments short of the 1945 record. ~J to Jul;;i 13 about 6, 000 cars of p eaches had d, and more than 5,600 cars of meions had been shinned. ~' . .t. - bacco, Irish potatoes, hay and p eanuts are t h e only spring planted crops sho\V'ing es in acreage compared with 1945. Potato acreage is up 47'b, peanuts alon.e 3%, 2~ an d. hay 1 7~. Soybean acreage is. unchanged from last year. Crops \V'i th ~~-L~1J.cS in acreage from o~e year a go &~d the percentage decreases are - sorghlliu syrup 19 ~~ . cowpeas alone anC. S\'leet potatoes 10%, sugar cane for syrup 9~. corn 3$ cotton. 2%. The acreages of fall sown crops of wheat, oats and rye Nere l ess than due to the unf~vorable season at planting time. The 1946 co.rn acreage is placed at 3, 373,000 or 3% oelo1:1 the 3, 477,000 acres harve sted in 1945. :BaseG. on Jul ~r 1 condition, the corn production is a:t 42,152,000 bushels compared 11ith 48,678,000 harvested le.st ~Gar. The final out turn of Nheat, oats .and rye \V'as good. Yields \Je r e at near record levels, and the production figures arE) as follo u s: ;"/heat, bushels; oats, ~ l4,076,000 and rye 108,000 bushels. Grouers tJere not able to plant the intended acreage du e to the a cut.e sho rtage of plants. The 1946 acreag e of all tobacco is estima t ed at , 000 colll_!)ar.ed "'i th 102,800 harvested in 1945. :Based on condition as of Jtlly 1, yield p e r acre is exuected to be 990 pounds givi~g a total crop of 103,900,000 or a decline of 2% from the 105,975,000 pounds harvested last y ear. Acreage of peanuts gro~m alone for all purposes is p lac e d at 1,317,000 acr e s. ~1is acreage has b een excee d ed only once in the hi s tory of the In 1943 the record of 1. 348,000 \Jas pl&~t ed. T:1.e current figure is 3% above _The first e stimate of acreage for :picking and thr e shing \vill. be made Final peach p roduction \'lill be less ~han v1as expected earli er in the season. The July 1 estimate of all :9eaches is p laced at 6,298,000 ~nshels 8,081,000 haryested in 1945. ; -- 1945 1946 :Cent of 1945 all i l bu. 1 3,477 bu. . 201 bu. ! 600 bu. 1 lb. i bu. I 16 102.8 26 3,373 161 552 . 12 105 27 97 80 ' 92 75. 102 104 1 14~0 li' 13.0 25;0 I 8~5 ' 1,031 1 1 77 12~ 5. - 48,678 12.5 2,613 25.5 15,000 9.0 136 990 105, 975 81 2,002 42,162 2,012 14,076 108 103,900 2,187 bu.! 89 tons 1,464 80 1,482 90 ; -I 101 l 90 85 8 ,010 .56 .55 815 6,800 815 16 13 81 32 29 91 1,279 1,317 103 ~82 ?}80 214 193 90 85 85 100 . l r ~60 1 : 235. 98 g j C o n d i t i on! ----=-~ - as J ul :, 1. ID +.rrdf t al ..r 8,091 I 502 J 6, 298 504 J a gricultural crop g reater tha..""l ~nd - in cultivation 1. WITED S'r.A.TES DEPART~ OF AGRICULTTJP.E ;--:-,:- :_:;.;:--:-:- ,. - --~eau. . -' :.: _:.,.. -~ . of.~Hr.i~j'IP'al Washington, D. Ecc. onol!lics . _..,,.'. ...... : ~ . . -- ' , -' .. : . ... . ..lleleasel July 10, . 1~ :1.. . .:, UNI'ml ST.A!I:ES . gp;ag. C&OP m?OllT . . -' ' .AS -oF . ~ . 1, 1946 . . . 'lho current outl60k.for tota}.. crop pr()~~tien has s'oldom beon surpassed. .l Jrocord. corn crop :near-record 9ro~s OI ".heat, o_e.t_s, potatoes and r!ce appeer in prOSl'ect. . 'lh_, eotto~ ru;:7eage a slight upturn, ~ter suece~sivo declines had ~ro~t it in 1945 .to the lo\ :.st .po~:l; m 60 -Except for .1942, tho roportod.-eoncliM.on .of were being producod at ne~record lcvols. all erops is the best IJhe combi~od a.cl'eago in of !alelvle,cnroYp"-.s_)'fSo r Milk ;:md, hen-est m . has boon exceeded sineo 1932 only in the past 3 yeerse Indicated yields of most Crops a.ro a.bO'V' f:.o; J, "l.veraso ~esc oro som .of . the signs pointing to another big orpp. _jo:~ J-~ _ 1946. . . ....._ -relo.ti.vo-ly..la:rsc -~grl:}g'a.t~ -o~p .p~du~tion in prt~~eci; . ~l.94q ~:-the mo~e d~.s~.;r~le .! be?ausa of the he~'Vl contribution to tha total na.do by vitally needed fooCf and :f'eed'""et'Opse ,!!.be ~ud _consecutive b1llion-bushel ?heat crop will be the second largest of record. Rye proe1ui9t ,r mll be the_ mollost since the drought ye:-:as, but rice will be 8.t a. neox-record level. llho bincd out-put f<>od grains m~ bo the la.rgQst ever produced, with prospective production of corn settlng .a net high oOJik and a. :;econd l~ b.illion bushel oats crop nearly up to that of though barley is tho shortest crop sinoe 1937. ~o expected tonnage of hey is below thQ tho past 4 yaars, but the carryover of Gld hair -is large. Oilseed crops arc receding from tho wa:rtioe 1-:lvols with tli() production of soybeans and flaxseed do-wn sha:rply and e. small decline tho acreage ef peanuts. lc.rge crops of tobacco, potatoes, veg~ta.bles, citrus ,md, most other fruits ~o expected, but dry beanG and sweet pota.toe.s will bo below aver~o. P?-Stures ~d -- except m the southwestern drought atae., ere providing. abundant feed despite hee.vy gra.zmg began earlier thml usy.al ibis springe ~ ~' ~e ind record .icc.tod 1945 pr prod.uction oduction o of f l, 1 1 00 l23 1 01092 1000 bushe l43 1()(X) bu.shols ls o and f i e s ll th vih3a.t e N'o. is tion second 's fourt o h nly bi to wheat crop. ilinter vbGat contributes tho cajor pa:rt ef the large crop - 857,163,000 with a record. production practic:J.1y assured. BOth horvested e.cre~s and yield in tho exceeded prc-h~~st expectations. CCIRli& TI:I.c Uation's corn crib will have oore cornin it this yea:r then ever before if the dl-ti high production ('1 3.3 billion bushels indicated by July 1 prospects ma.terializeso6 'lhe expected yi.:lld. par ec.rd of 36.5 'bushels on the 91.5 r:1illion acres for harvest ''lhich is practica. tho sano as last year, would also bo r-m All-tine high. lrtbl.51lr0d by tho 1935-.-44 average; the o.creage for harvest is only D. trifle le~s but the prospective yield per acre is 8.0 bushols end the production !'lvor a fourth lnrgor. \'hila tho season to rgo for syrup. I 171 ' ' 11 ~!~e}ae.AcaChrenes~e1 gteofto.!icrnrosc~yurlbutpiuv.aIl ti 134 on Ju I & ly 1. 180 105..3 l- I 126 9_4.0 I I I I ]/Groym alone f or <'.11 purposes. I I I I 8la564 I COndition July I. 82, ~ u United ASbf~ttecrsfi!veep~dtamyasntretoufrnA to gricultu re be~ of .Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Buil~ing Athens, C'..eorgia F I OFFICI.At :ausiNESS Penc:Uty for private usc to avoid pcyl!le.it o postage $300 Form BAFJ..h-7f45-3506 Permit No. 1001 Miss.Nellie .f. :Ra s...-, Liora ian . State College of Agri . Req. AtheGs. Ga. ... . . . F.a!U'I PlUC:; Bi:PORT AS OF JUNE.. -15, 1946 ''\ July 194e Prices receive~ by Geor~ia farmers continue to.rise, according to June 15 prices ~eported'by price correspondents.to the G8orgia ~rop Reporting ce. The Jun~ -mid-month All ~ommodity "J?rice - Inde x -of .-214 of the 19'10-1914 sho\.,red e. g'"a,in Of 7 points ,over the month '-b-efore Md 33 poir-ts n,bOYe the ' 15, 1 .945 ind:ex. The ~rfl.in group led the incr~q.ses wi'th 23 p0H1ts for the oonth owed in order _by. the c{licken c.nd egg group up 17 points, meat.. .aninals 13, cot tori .. cotton-seed 8, ;..ha da irY prod"Q..cts up 6 points. Fruits "'fell offl7 points ?.nq .Ipis..; Jt;~.I..Lcu,,~;;ous products,; 1 point during' 'the month. . ' Ge:ii'~ral i~crer.ses _in prices J'E)Ceivoo by f !'..rmers during the month . endi3d June -15, 194~ r ai sed the. average lev:el.of prices -r eceived 7 to ~18, a new high . since July 1920, the Department of .Agriculture.. reported Significe.nt' d.ecre as es occurr.ed,. only ~n. pric~s of rye, potv..toes, and npp_les~ or E'Avances .,.,ere .registered in p l'ices for cotton, feed ~rains, :ft"Uits, livest-ock lbestock products.. furinf; the, sp.me period, the parity ind,ex (vrices p a id, in..:. ng interest and taxes) rose 3 p ~. o '( . i n t s to 187. As a result, the pc.rity ratio , . sed ~ o 117, tw9 percent age p6hits over a month earlie_r but still 2 points ow a yeat ago. . . prices ~oved 8 ~oints higher dut-ing the month with cotton, fruits, and f~'ed ':' ns makin~ the greatest incree.ses. At 223 percent of its 1909-i4:level the nll- . index ree.ched:_1: n~":' hi g~ since August 1920. It 'is riow 13 points.. above a year ~ . . stantial i'ncre a se's in pri,ces received by farmers .':for most livestock and livestock oducts rais~d the i -ndex for't his gro:up 6 poi11ts . Minor ._decre a 9es _ w~re regist ered horses a.nd mules \ib,ile hog pricesremained s.tea.dy. At... 213 p e.rceJ).t.- of its 1909aver e.ge, the index 'is equal to thv.t ree>.ched in August. ~.nd Decembel' 1919 and is eded- only by the levels. reache d in December 1918 end, ..JMue..ry . 1919~. The mid-June x is 10 poin~s ab?v~ . ~ _Y_e_CJ:r ._enHi e;:.__ . Contri?ut~Iig .: to th~ inc:e.f..se during the WCJ.S a 4. _po~nt nse : ~n the ment-animal inde~ and_a. 9- pOl.+"J.t r1Se in the dairy cts index. Milk production on f a~ms in Mni was only one p ercent b elow the record high for the month established last year. :,F ederally inspected livestock slc.ughter for the four-week p e riod ended Jl,l!le 15.-:we,_s about 21 percent Sl!la.ll;er.:than for the preceding four .,.,eeks and about 29 percenf-iess than f .or: the compe.rable :period a yeax ago. Butt e r .. stocks increas ea only 12 mit lion pounds in May 1946 coiDPa red with 25 million pounds in" May 1945 ?.nd. the average May increase of 29 -miil;'lon: pounds . Frl)zen poultry stocks decr~ ased by 48 -million p ounds cotlp c~ed .,.ri th _16. million pounds in Mcy 1945 e.nd the J-{ey ~v~rege decrease of 13 mi;Llion. . . Prices Paid by Fz.rmers: furing the p c-:st 60 days; : the general level of prices p aid by f e.r!!lers .hc_s risen 7 'points, as much as in. the pre c eding 7 months. Continued 'she,rp advences in f eed ?.nd autonobile prices e.gnin con~ri butea lnrgely to the upturn from Mey 15 to Jtine 15 and the resultpnt 3 point: rise w;:-.s - almost as l a r ge ~.s in the: p'r ec eCl.d.ng month. At 195 percen t of the 1910-14 bnse, . prices pa.icl by f arme rs for commoditi e s used for f ?.mily .l!laintenal1.Ce e.nd for productioo ever?.ged 15 points hi gher t han a y ee.r ago. On a. 1919-29 b n se, the index was 1'22 ..in mid-June Pnd on a 1934-39 base, it 1tms 156. de from the low level of produc~ion and higher prices of f eed, the index of prices for product}.~n ._goods \>la s f.-.lso boo ~.~ by upturns in prices pE>.id for buil cling ials, autonobil es , and .f arm l!ln.chine~cy. Preli mina ry indica tions sh ow further eases in ret ail pric e s during June for lu~b er, p n.int, and othe r building materi- s. Prices of ccU tonobil e s, tractars 7 an d f a rm :nachin9ry n11 s t epp<>...d up foJlo wing iling increases. ewv v- - --- - - ==:::::c ~fses, head C ~~ h ' i c. . k e n s , lb. Eggs, d.oz Butter, lb. Butterfat, lb. Milk (wholesale) - p.e.r 1rv\~ ..11- . Cowpeas, bu. Soybeans, bu. 58.00 52.1 - . . INDEX 1"m.mRS OF PRICES BD::EIVED BY FAtl- .lERs IN GIDRGrA (August 1909- July 1914-: 100) Item . .-~ . 'i All Commodities j Cotton and Cottonseed Grains Meat Animal-s I! Ihlry Products ' Chickens and Eggs Fruits IMi.scellanedU:s 1 ..; ... Aft'er -Five Jl,ys Beturn -To United States Department of Agriculture Burenu of Agri~~ltural Economics ~l~ Extension Building ... /1-thehs, Georgia----.:----- -==--=--- . 0FICIAL BUSINESS Form BlE-B-7/46 - l530 Permit No. 1001 : ... .. . \ . ,L . ' . ,. ~ : ) ' . I June 15 1945 181 180 168 242 162 205 213 145 May 15 1946. 207 211 172 260 169 189 289 153 June 15 1946 214 - I . 219 .195 I 273 1175 200 -272 152 Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300. Miss.Nellie M ~ ~tate Coll ege.or::.;rl Li brari n , eq. Athens.- Ga. . ,: ' lJNITE.l> !HATE:.S OE.P.A.RTME.NT OF AGRICULTURE'.. GEORG lA- A~~~~~YKAL ~- cJ~ . uNrvr.R.~ITV oF c)t:.OFI. ed by r e.il compared \v-ith 6, 539 on tha same date last . . . .. ! ~ .J ye e:r. D. L. FLOYD ~ . !J. H. H.ARRI S, JR. Agricultural St ~.tistician, In Ck.rge .. . . .. Truck Crop Estim['.tor .. .. .. . 6'TA;sJ ... ) .\ ; . , ' _. . TRUCK .:~~OP{l'Ef-ffiy ' .. r- . .'J ,. . .J Ju1-yll;,...t94~-} \. . - \:._.. ..~ ,. ..;.. .'j~ . -;_:! . .. ...,: ~.: ...;,,- ...c., '-~> . r. :1..:. . .. : , .... \ ... , .~:--. , -~\ -1" ~(:.:) . St:AP BEA~s : :)...''t1<2~e~_nt ;;.:~!. ~rtap'..p_e.~~~- -.i.4. :'restern~~.P~~. ~~:;i~ pt!l.f5'e\s',r:~nge s . fr~m mo~~rate to heavy. Volume w1ll rema1n nibd~,rate from now until fro.:S'f). , Qliali.ty is good, . Movement from the Virginia sillnfuer.a(i:f.;jt.ge ~n the principal counties of Carroll and Flo;>d started around July l. Rainfall has been sufficient and condition of the crop is reported good, In Tennessee beans were moving from Johnson County in fair volume during the first half of July.. Prices to date appear to be satisfactory. CABBAGE;: Marketing of cabbage in Western North Carolina is progressing slowly, . The market is dull and harvest light. In Virginia -harvest is r,eneral in the s~mmer producing coun~ies of Carroll, Floyd, Patrick, Smyth, Wythe, ar.d Washington. Demand has been very slow and some growers are plowing under cabbage fields because of the poor demand. CANTALOUPS: Rains around July 15 brou~ht much needed relief to cantaloups in the Laurinburg Area of North Carolina, Peak movement is over but lig:ht harvest will continue until about July 25. Hal""rest is well ad11anced in all mid~season areas of Texas, Considerable acreage in the Pecos Districts was expected to be in p~oduotion the early part of July but hail damage was rather "severe the second half 'of June, resulting in the total loss of sone acreage. A fair sized acrea~e'for late su~~er or early fall production was planted in the southern counties but prospects in this area are poor. The cantaloup deal is over i~ . South Carolina. IRISH POTATOES: Purchases in North Carolina 'are limited to those sold under the support pro11:ram. Yi e lds' continue to reflect a record high harvest per acre. Vir..,.inia novement t,iS ~apidly declining:: and will be over by July 25 in &ll but a few fields in upper A6comack County. A good crop of pctatoes is in prospect in the Panhandle District of Texas. Supplies of potat from the Panhandle District will be plentiful into the early part .of Au gust. In the C'offee-Franklin County Area in Tennessee, harvest is about complete. Demand -cont inued low during the first half of July with prices~~t governrr.ent support l evel. f - 1J'JATZR1:ELOi.qS: North Carolina's 'l'.rntermelon crop is in fair to good condition. Li hht movement had ster te d by July 15 and is expected to become heavy the w eek of July 22. In Virginia wa. termelons have had too much rain for best rrowth. Shipments will start ar ound July 20. He.rvest is over in all South Texa s Districts and a bout over in Central Texas Districts, but supplies will be _:plentiful during the ba la nce of July from East and Northeast Texas. Supplies of we.termelons will be plentiful through August vri th the extreme North western Area furnishing considerable production through most of September, Watermelon se a son is drawi ng to a close in South C ~ rolina, Likely ove r by July 25. Return After Five Days to United Sta tes De partment of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultura l Eco nomics 31 ? Extension Bu ilding Athe ns, Georgia :;,.~ Penalty for Priva t e Use to Av9id Payment of Posta ge $300 . 0-FFI CIAL BUSINESS Form BAE - D/46 - 10 14 .. Fermi t lllo. 100 1 mwutaa. cotl&~e of Agriculture .Atibaa. Ga. ~ Ae;;p. :~HATr.~ ME.NT or Uloll:VUtSITV O'F' 6E.OR.61.A\ C.OLLC.C)!. OF AG"'-ICUi-TUf\E. .. .~.. . , Georgia FA~_PRIQE REPORT_ as _'Of July Is, 1946 Au g: ust 1946 .>.] L The ind~x of prices received by Ge ,or~ ia fa;mers on July 15 was 232 percent of the 1 ~0 9-14 . ~verap;e. This \vas iS pointg above tnat of last month and points above the _Ju:Dy 15,. 1945 figure, T~e curren,t All COlJUllodity index is .the rhest reaol,ed si-nce Aug~st 15,. 1920. All groups of commodities re gistered sharp except fruits and -miscellaneou,s products. The Grain index s h owed the largest for the :30 da~r pe-;io.d with an incrense of 34 points . Cotton e.nd Cottonseed up 31 ?bints ,. Meat A:t.ima ls 30, Dairy Products 25, Chickens and Eg ;:- s 20, and soellu.ne ous. . 2 points. Due to a s,harp decline in Peach p rices, the fr u it ' ind'ex lined sharply. Sharp increases in the priceG received by farmers for cotton, grains , meat ar.i.mEt'ls, p oul t ry and eggs, and c).airy products during ~he J?Onth ' ly 1~, l g4 p . raised.the 'genere.l levelof prices receivl=id 26 points over a a f!' O to 244 percent of its 190 9-14 av e r age according to the U. s. Department of. lture . This incree._s,e was thc !e.rge st eyer reco:r.de(Lfor e.ny si ng le month c.nd sed t he ihdex 9points above any p revious month in the 37 years of. . record. P~rt this inc~:~ase r~sults -'-rom t he di~continue.'nce of sub sidies on certai n com.modi ties , ly dc iry pro.ducts. . ,. .. Duri.ng_the mqnth th~ parity index (pnices paid, intere-st, and taxes) rose ll' points to 199. As a result of the much greater inc~~as e in p,rices received the parity ratio rose 7 percentage points to 123, three points 9:bov~ a year arro. Rt,n+r-ibuting tO the irerE:ase in prices r e ceived was - a 17 point rise in the index Of I. price s and a 34 point rise in the index of prices of livestock and live s t ock ts . The price situa tion . was genera lly confuse. d about' t he 15th of the month ng it difficult to obt a in repre s enta.tiYe avere.'ge p rices on that dat e . The r e nge reporte d pri~es was much wi de r the.n usua l. Much of this conf":J;s i on appea r e d t o from the u;twillingne ss of soma buye rs t o pay incree sed pric e s with the possi - ' lity the.t price controls might be rei nstate d before the com.modity .c.ould be sold in centro.l ma rke ts. ..... . ' .... .. ' The 34 point incre a se in the live stock o.nd li vest ock product index :_:hro-y &;ht it to 247 percent of the l ~OS-14 avenge on J uly 15, 1946 . This index now sta nds: 42 points e.bove a ye a r ae;o : ~nd 27 p oints above the previ ous r eco rd hi ,gh of 220 on De cemb e r 15, 1918, Shur p incr:ec...se s in the prices of r.1.:; c. t animc.ls and dc iry p roducts : and mor e than se r.sona l increa s e.s :in poultry a nd eg p; pri c e s we r e r e s ponsib l e for thi s ::fncrec.se. 1"{ool prices rose sliP.'htly. i th the expira tion of the Eme rge ncy Price Cont rol ,~.ct, the adv r:nce in prices pai:d ~ fe.rme rs a6c e l~r.~~-ed ~w:i,ftly during the month e nded July lB pushing ~.J;le repe rd level of per unit costs of rural living a.nd fE.rm production g ~ods - t~ . :a new high for the 37-yea r pe riod cove r e d by the r e cord. " D. L. FI.DYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge ARC HIE U.l'l'GLEY Agricultura l St a tistici.an . 1 ..... ... . .. .. . JII..... ~... ,,r .. . J . I . ~ . j~' M t ~at, bu.~\ -: ..'-~ '\ ~,~.L-, 1idf1 . l . . . ,_. :Corn, bu\ ' '--{. . ..' \ ..'$, 11 . ' . . ' . . ....~91 ; ~ \ .1..62. . _ -. ,.('0 i!i.tcS, bu. . .. ..$rt' ,.. 67 ... $j _. .. ~. ~=~sh :ot'dtoc 5,bU,~ . ~:.' :.1~~:. ~ - ...... . .. ' S;10ct Potatoes,bu. $: - . ' ~\\.;. t~' .72 2e05 2~'90 ~ ...'..2~J.5. . ._: .2~7.5 Cotton, lb. 1I 12.6 277 3le9 Cottonseed, ton H[o/(loosc)ton Hogs, per cwt~ $! 24e39 I .$1 17e85 . l 733 13e80 5200 1950 55e00 1900 1700 fuef .cat.tle,cvrt~ Milk cows, herul 387 , ]J33~8r;, 11~00 . 78~ 1350 9200 1-1~40 9700 Horses, head Mule s, hcaa. 158.15 n5~oo 122-~00 : .18500 - 210e00 1200.0.. 205eOO Qri.ckens, lb~ 13.2 33e'7 32.8 ~31 . Eggs, doz. Butter, lb. futte:'fq.t, 11l~ Milk(wholesruo) per 100f/s Peaches, bu. Cowpeas, bu~ Soybeans, bu~ Peanuts, ib~ 213 24.6 25.7 42~ 42.0 ' 42:o ~ ... .$ '' . I ~ -i. 58 2. 90 $-~i 5el0 $!I s.oo l ' 5.o ~ 8.3 ' 460 ss.o 4.40 5e40 5.00 8.5 500 8.5 ,.. 22e55 1~_ . !87 7e27 5~ 5500 51 50 6000 15e40 1470 ' 15'.00 1410 14.30 16e80 1300 l410 16e60 i14~oo 13~;;oo i:36.oo 11.4 21~5 25.5 10300 10500 10600 285 ' 26~6 29e4 37~9 . 33i.5 371 45e0 50~8 . .' 6:3;;'4 __ 26.3 po.3 52.1 .. 70.f5 . t'" 1.60 ,3):J.og 3}3:3~ E)3.e3 .. -. - ~.38 4e65 .. 4.66 - 2el6 1317 23~ 8~2 8.8 9.0 ' .. s not include dclr.r . , . ,; t' . INI:lE;{ ~S OF PRICES ID:CEIVED BY FA..~.1ERS ..W. GIDRGIA (.Ausust 190~uly 19~4 r. 100) .! i ~ f I~ All Commodities Cotton & Cottonseed Grains lkat .Animals Ihiry Products CA~_ckcn & Eggs Fruits Miscel'laneous July 15, . 194!:1 180 180 168 239 16.3 .. 215 176 146 . .- , 214 232 219 195 ... 250 229 : 27.3 . 303 175 2CX) 206 226 272 169 .: 152 - 154 .:. -~ ,, ... . ' After Five Ie.ys Betu..-n To United States lpartment of Agricul turo < . ~ul-t>.tr E:lone~i; - 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgie. . . .') OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form B~B-8f46- 1530 l'ermit No. lCOl Penolty for private use .to avoid l>a5rment of po~t~c $300. : ~: "' ..... s .! . := - i ::! t : J .. .. ~,..:.. i... 9. 1 ' o ll e.., ,; o ~. :r .~ L. , t l.e ns. Ga . ... - . .-- UNITED 5TAT~5 :;, A{i;f; OE:PARTME:.NT OF ~ .:.. UNIVER.~ITV 01" (;E.OR.GIA r.ot.U.CiE. OF AGR.t<::UI..TUR.L ' ': ,. ' Athens, Georgia :rp.pletion. In North Georgie. pota.:to movement is moderate, 'cabb!ige harvest is past reak, .and _snap ?ea.n supplies .are increasing ~ . r . SNAP BEANs, NORTH GEORGIA: Moder~te to heavy movement is u:rxler' vvay in all , 7 . ' . Nor.th Georgi~ commercial .a:r:-eas .~ .Recent rains in :the moun:tain cou_nties have :i,mproved prospects for late_ ~ea.ns but some growers indicate that too muc.h rain has rete.rd'ed pla,:pting of' beans not yet in the ground. . ~ CMlBAGE, NORTH GEORGIA: The greatest percent of the North Georgl.~ . cabb!ige crop has been harvested. Amount of late. cabbage.. . acreage for :('all harvest is very uncertain due ~Q, plant setting :being r~- . tarded by present unfavor~ble wet weather conditions. a_nd prevailing; low prices now being received by growers for the early crop. .. . . . : .;. IRISH POTA'!'OES, . NORTH GEORGia:-;! .The yield of potatoes in No1.7th Georgia is ., , .considerably under that of last year due to unfavorable wet weather condi tions ,and disease damage'. Harvest .of . this seo.sons ~rop should be. cornplet~d by mid-August. . : ,. WATER1ELONS: Commercial movement is over in the southern part of the State, nearing an end in Central Georj!:ia co\l'ntie.s, and on the rdecline .irt. upper State commercial sections. Through July 30, ~.7041 eRrs had be e n shipped by rail compared with 7697 to the same date lJ:st year and final -~-- shipaents of 8667 cars. Prolonr-ed wet weather followed by disease damage has cut the wa termelon yield condderably this season. D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Sta tistician, In Cho.rge L. H: HARRIS, JR. -~ ; Truck Crop Estimator -, SNAP BEANS: TRUCK CROP NEV'JS - BY STATES .. I t..A..u,~st JJ . . . ( ' ~ . ~ . ~t ~... ._ :'.)., . . '"\l.' Peak movement..:. 1 s e. xp ec,t ~e-d ~ to o,._ c -cu.r.- 1n . . ~:,Tenne,.. .... ssee the seco. n~ half of , ..' Aug.u.st with supplies .qe.ing available until f!ost Whi-ch c'b!ttes 'the lat part of Se ptembe':r. Prices to date 'haVe been fai'rlff stable. In. Virginia movement snap beans is heavy from the principal producing areas and wi 11 be at. peak Aug. 1 CABBAGE: Harvest of the earliest plantings in the mountain regions of North Carol have been practically completed and movement of the late crop is expect to get under way about August 10. The cab~age market contin~es extremely disastr to growers. IRISH PO TATOES: In Tennessee light movement of Government purchases continued fr the Coffee-Franklin County Area during the second half of July m harvest practically complete by August 1. The commercial area harvested a heavy c with reports indie.ating the highest yield per acre ever realized in Virginia. -----~- . - NO- TE- - T- O -TR- UC-K-- cR-OP~R-EP-OR-TE-RS------- Since the principal growing and marketing season fQr Georgia. truck crops. is rapidl comi ng to a close, this issue of the Georgia Truck Crop News is the final news re le a::;e o:f t he year, except for the annual sUIIUr!lry around .th.e end o~. th~ year. As y ou ::rnow, the prima'ry. purpose of the s emi-monthly Truck Crop News report is to co llf' : t vegetable crop. informa,tion in Georgia and competing states around. the firs a nd J'::.fte enth of each month, quick l y summa rize this news and release 1t promptly enough to b e of timely benefit to the grower. In the releases constant mention is ma de of crop harvesting dates and the principal groll'ring areas so that l'nemb~rs , of t trade in other se.ctions of the ' country, to whom many of our news reports~ go,-- may know where and when they can buy Georgia produce. Individual information f urnishe by reporte:rs is !3-hra.ys treated as. strictly confidential and is used only to combi with othe r simila r r e ports for an. srea or State estimate. The information you have . supplie~ during the current. seascn has been highly valuab in keeping' us posted on the Georgia. commercial truck crop situation throughout the growing and . marketing period. It is hope9, that these news releases in ttlrn have be en of benefit to you and all Georgia growe rs. We wish to thank each reporter fo their sple ndid cooperation in making the se r eports possible. After fi v e da ys .return to Unite d State s Depar.tment of A~ricul ture Bureau of Ag ricultural E.c o%nomics Athens, Ge orgie. Penalty for priva te . use . t .o avoid payment of postage . $300, OFFICI AL BUSINESS Form BAE - D-8/46 - 1025 Pe r mit No. 1061 . ' Librarian, College of Agr i cu l t ~re Athens. Ga. U'C Req UNITED ~T.-...T.~ O~I='ARTI"lE.NT OF AGRIC.UI.TUR[. L/ ./"c I V )f~ -/-.:. UNIVt:.A.-.ITV OF" OtO"'t:.IA C.C~(. ~ AG....ICUL.TUI'U. GIDBGU - AUGUST .1 OOT10N REPORT : ... Athens, Georgia . ...August 8, 1946 cotton crop of 640,000 bales ( SOO lbs. gross 11eight ) is indicat~d for Ge?rgi~, .4ugust 1 i'ormation rep.orted by crop ~orrespondents to the Georgia CrOp Beportl.:tg of the U. S, . :Department of A.llricul ture. Beported condition of the cz:op o~ that date was of normal. _and points to a probable yield per acre of 2~1 pounds lint cotton, compared with last ie.ar and 236 for the ten-year- a?erege (1935-'4).... Current probable production is 4~ below 669,000 .standard bales p"oduc.ed. last season and 33~ less than the l()o.,year average of 956,000. ost~l!lated for ;harv~st this year of 1,229 1000 (1,235,000 planted less 10-y,:e~ average llbmldoJnmeillt) is the lowest since 1868 and is only 24% of the all time high State acreage of 157,000 in 1914. _ vely wet weather p_revailed over the State durin~ much of the current season. latter March as was most of May, this latter being respons1ble for the northern part ('}f the State being getting the crop planted. Heavy general. rains fell in June, and much of the State refrequent spowers in latter July. Weevils were present in considerable numbers early in t..~e and poisoning operations during rainy: weather was not effective so that reported present tion is heaviest for tho- date since 1941. Hot dry weather is needed for weevil control, 18~~PJCl.l:t..Lly in mid-State and northern terri tory where the fruiting period is not yet over. the trend of recent years a greater proportion of hi~er yielding land is in cotton; the heavy v10evil damaged southern part of the State is carrying a relatively small percentage tho acreage. Yields indica,ted for t..~is territory are only fair and below prospects for the JW~:~Il.ur of the State. - . . outturn will depend upon whether or not the various influences affecting the crop during remainder of the season arc moro or less favorable than usual.. In D. L. FIOYD Agricultural Statistician, O:large - State: 1946 -- 75"/. 1945 - 767o 1944 - 7'2:/. Districts shown are crop reporting districts and 1IDT Congressional Districts. IV. l946 1945 -' - ?77%a. 1944 - ?fi/o v. 1946 - 77%. 1945 - 76"/o 1944 - 76o/o 1946 - 72io. 1945 - ?4%. 1944 - ?4% VII . .AlBANY . 1946 - 75"/o 1945- 73% 1944 - 82'/o 1946 - 71% 1945 - 6o7o 1944 - 7rf/. VA.LI:OSTA Sse reve rse side for U. s. figures. IX. 1946 - 74"/. 1945 - 7i'/c 1944- 80% ....... -.- . ... .. . J .t ' UNir.;..J) STATES . - O.OTTON REPORT AS OF AUGUST l, . 1946 The Crop Reporting !oard of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics makes the. fq report from data furnished by crop Correspondents, field statisticians, and- copperating State agencie_l3. The .final out turn of cotton will depend upon: '"hether the .various influences .affecting the crop during the _~e:nainder of. the seas~m . ~re mMte -or less favorabl:-e than usu~L - - - - - - .- ! i."Rli-IN-- -;-A~G~l-e~~t;I6N: _L_!}~-!I~!'-PER- _;FionucTION(GIIDII~- :CULTIVATION : _ _ _ _ _ ~ __:_~yE..T~D_AQ!ql _:..0Q.}).grQ.s.. l!.,1i~bal :JULr 1, 1946 :Aver-: : :Aver-: :Indi-:Aver~ : :1~46 STATE :LESS 10-YEAR :age :1945:1946:age 1945:cated:age : 1945 :indi- :Ail'ERAGE .ABAN.:.:l935-: : :1935-: . : 1946:1-935-: Crop :cate :_-~o!l~! .U-~19_:_-:..- _;!.9=-- _:_ W_=!.9!4: ~ _.=_ ::.:~. Thous. . : : : . ' : 'Ihous: Ti'lous. : - - - - ....,. -- . ~ ;: - a-cr:e-s-: - - T:P-et-. ;:-P-e t-. :' -P-e t;: - L-b.T: L- b.-. i : -Lb-. I:b-a-1-esT:ba- 1-es- T:b.=-,=--... I Missouri . . I l 306 84 i 52 t 82 433 !1/3311 486' ! 365l 1/180 j Virginia 20 l 81 j 82 82 ., '319 "'! 397 i 384 1 27 1 1 J.6 ! . N. Carolina S. Carolina FGleoo~r~gdiaa - 573 943 1, 226 22 i! 79 i 75 I I I. 72 !, 77 72 1 76 74 77 76 341 1 78 1 293 !' I 75 r 236 . 69 153 j 3691 406 1 330: 341 1 ~ _257 251 1 176!1 161 612 7731 95226~; 428! . 664 669 1 81 . Tennessee Alabama 595 1,498 I I 77 67 79 334 l 75 !- 78 74 248 I i 379 444 5141 I 319 288 jl,Ol6'! 4S6j 93li lfdssissip:9i Arkanzas 2,386 1,632 176 . . II 79 i 77 1 68 J 54- 320 334i 251 'il,7571fl,560! 76 311 I 333i 374 1,3751 1,042[ Louisiana Okle-~oma ! Texas . Ne\.,r tiexico - Arizona 1 I AClalliofothranria~ ; 887 ~1.,109783 , 114 144 357 17 !74 - r74 I i ! 72 i 62 I 75 72 59 66 67 l 2n- i I I i ! I j 158 I I 166 219 l l57t 656j I I 1261 139 5961 146 1 147 !3,l37 387! i I 285 1,794 j ! 90 1 9-0 ; 90 i I ! ! 88 I ! 87 t ~ 91 95 ! 473 420 436 1 488 j 112 i 363 j 437 187 i i 95 1 97 584 ~ 535 1 579 j 430 L' i 84 i 59 l 8? 1 395 260 I 382 ! 18 106 I 117 ! ! 353 ! 9 l- ~~~D-S;A;3S I -----17,991 ! ~ ;-6- ! ! ~4- :~7; i ~ 243~-2- j2;l~oIp_~7~- 9}I ;,5~3~-9-~0~5J~ ~.-- A-m-er-.E-gy-pt-. .c2-.t( -!I --~-2.-7 -~:-90-4:i-88-~t~ 9-1 ~1i-24-3 1 1 ; -2-99~1I -34-3 ti -33-.64I~ --4-.1~!~--2. - - - - - - - _ . 1 - - - - - - ._..~-----I--------------- . ----- 1} From natural .causes. gj Indicated August 1, on area in cultivation July 1 less 10-year average abandonment. y .A.llo\1/i:mces made for inte-rstate movement of seed cotton for ginning. 1) ~ Revis ed . Illinois, Kansas and - Kentucky. . } Includea in State and United States totals. Gro1m principally in Ari zona, Mexico and Texas. CROP REPORTING EOA?~ .After five days r e turn to United States Depart ment of Agriculture Bureau of Ag ricultur a l Economics 319 ~tension Building Athens, Georgia . - r Pena lty for private .use to avoid paynent of postage ' $300 . OFFICI.~ EUSI1~SS 1 Forn EAE-C-8/46-4399 Permit rJo . "1_1001 I Miss~Nellie M. neese, Librarian , State Colleg.e of Agri., Req. Athens, Ga. Georgia August 1946 GEORGIA FARM CASH I~CO~~ FOR 1945 PLACED AT $384,374,000 cash income of $384,374,000 from Georgia farms, including GoverTh~nt pays, v.ra.s 1~ above t he $380,688 1 000 c.f 1944, and still maintained the high level d during the war and stood at 178% of the -1935-1944 ten-year average of 764,000. Gross income f~~All farm produc~s. including the value of home con- en, was $488,380,000, an increase . of 2% over the $480,047,000 gross income of was a significant shift in the relationship between the va,rious sources of income from 1944 to 1945, the movement being awa~r from cotton and tcyrard more from peanuts, tobacco, peaches, truck crops, and livestock. Of the total 1945 h far.m income, 68% o~ it was derived from crops, 29% came from livestock and live- stock products , and the remaining 3%i"l8.S furnished by Government payments . Cotton still led the field as the gr eate st contributor to agricultural revenue; the ~stribution of cash crop values by percentagec of total cash income from crops being as follows: cotton and cottonseed, $71,671,000 (27%); peanuts, $52,037,000 20%}; tobacco, $49,552,000 (19%); fruits and nuts, ~ 32 ,0 9 7,000 (12;,{); truck crops ,330,000 (9%); corn, . small grain and hay ~ 14,211,000 (6%); and other crops, t l8, 5'56,000 ( 7%). ~the livestock class, cash income from poultry led at $45,839,000 or 41% of the from all livestock and livestock products. Of this amount 53% v.ras supplied commercial broilers, 32% came from eggs, and the remainder from other poultry. close second to poultry were meat animals hich made up $44,192,000 or 40'1o of the 1 livestock products total. To this sum, hogs contributed 561c and cattle and veS" 44%. Most of the remaining cash income from live stock came from 'dairy !'rots which contributed $20,839,000 (18.5"1o of . the total) of which 53% was made up wholesale milk, 34% by retail milk and i3% by butter and butterfat. accompanying chart shows the relative contributions to cash farm income in 1945 by both crops and livestock and livestock products. DISTRI BUTION OF 1945 CASH INCOME FROM GEORGIA CROPS AND LIVESTOCK ". "-' " \ ' peanuts 13 . 5% D. L. Floyd Agricultural Statisti cian, In / Georgia FARM PRie-E REPORT as of Ju~-y 15, 19~6 Au p:ust 1946 The index of prices received by,Geor r-: ia .farmers on July 15 was 232 percent . . . of tl:e 190 9-14 avera g:e. This was 18 points above that of last n:ont h and points above the July 15, 1945 figure.' The current All' CCITUllodity index is the t:hest reached since .1'.\l g.ust 15", .1P20. All group~ of commpdi t ies . re gistered sharp ns except fruits anc miscellaneous products. The Grain index showed the largest for the 30 day period with an increMe of 34 points. Cotton Emd Cottonseed re ' up 31 points, Meat Anima ls ~0, Dairy Product~ 25., Chickens and Eg:- s 20, and soellnneous 2 point s, Due to~ s harp decline ,in Peach prices, the fr uit ' {ndex 'lined' sharply. Sharp inct-eases in the prices received. by farmers for cotton, g rains, ' meat a r.imals, p oult ry arid eggs, and dairy: products during the month July 15, 1946 raised the general level of prices rece ived 26 points over a . a r.o to 244 percent o!. its )..90.9-14 a,ve r a ge accordi ng to the U. s. Department of lture. This incree.se was t he lar gest ever recorded for a ny si ngle month . and d the index 9 pofnts above any pre; ious month in the 37 years of re~ord-. Pa rt t his ~ncre ase results frau th~ d i scont inua nc e of sub sidies on certa in commodities, bly d~ iry products, Du.ring the mon~h the 12a ri ty ~ndex (prices paid, inte r e st, and taxes) rose ll point.s ~o 199. As a res u lt of t he l!UCh g re a ter'incre a s e in p ric e's receive d the pa1ity rati<:? rose 7 percentage points to 123, thre e point ~ above a year afro . qontributing to the ire rea se in prices r e ceiTed was a 17 point rise in the index of crop pric e s and a 34 point rise . in the index of p ric e s of livestock a nd livestock products. The price . situation wa s ge nerally confuse d about t he 15th of the month ~ing it difficult to obtain r e pre s e ntative av e r a ge prices on th a t dat e . The r e nge re porte d prices ill!fl.S much w~d e r thnn usua l, Much of this conf\.1Sion appea r e d t o from the unwillingne ss of some buye rs t o pe.y increas ed pric e s '.d .th t he possi- Jility thE', t pric e cont rols miht be r e instated b e for e tl-J.e com1nodi t y cou ~ d be sold in centrnl ma rk e ts. The 34 point incre a se in the 'iv e stock end li ve stock product inde~ brou ght it to 247 perce nt of the 190 9-14 averr.gEJ on J uly 15_. 1946. This index now sta nds 42 point s ' &bove a ye nr e. go and 27 p oint~ above t he previous r e c ord hi ~h of 220 on De cemb e r 15, 1918, Sha r p increu s e s in the pric e s of m~ ~ t animals and dair.y products and mor e tha n ser.sona l increa s e s in poultry s.nd e g g p ric e s we r e res p onsib l e for this increc. s e , i\'ool prices ros e sliP."ht ly. With the expiration of the Em~rge ncy Price Ccntrol_ : J~ct, "t}?.e adv r-nce in pric e s paid by farme rs ncc e lere.t e d !I'Hiftl~ during the month e nd e d July 15 pushing the re ne r n l level of pe r unit costs of M.llla l living a nd f !'.rm production goods to a new high for the 37-yea r pe riod cove r e d by the r e cord. 1 D. L. FLOYD Agricultura l Str.tistici a n, In Charge ARC HI E LANGLEY Ag ricul tur a l St ~ ti st ic ian .... ~-- .... ~W'.O:onY Atm UNIT ~ I h o.t, 'bU. . 1.59-., r .i 2e08 . . . . :t ... . " ~ '\ "\ \- Corn, bu~o . Oo.ts,; bu.. $1 . : "- ~'6791 . t 62 \ . 1~o85 . . 72 .. ltC2 . Irishi:Poktoo.s~~. ~~ :.:. : 1:~~ ( . ,.:...~i!ia. " 1 ' .. 2io_s - l~o30 . S."~eot ' Potatoes,bu. $ ! 83 2.90 2~o15 Cotton, lb. Cottonseed, ton Hfo/( l oo sc)ton Hogc 1. :pe r cwt. .fuef .:o.tt l e,.cwt. Milk ~OWS: b end R'o r scs ~ h e o.d Mulc sr he o.d Clri.ckens, lb. i 12.6 $!i 24~o39 I $! 17~o85 : $i 7~o33 I $! 387 $1I ]}33~o85 $! 158.15 $1 I 1 13.2 22~ol 53e00 23iOO 13~o80 lliOO 7800 11500 18500 33~o7 277 5200 l9~o50 l4~o40 13i50 9200 122~00 21000 32.8' Eggs , doze Bu~te r.1 lb. ' . Ihtte i1' (1.t, 1b~ Milk(wbolesulc) :pe r 1OJ;#: Peaches, bu. Cowpe o.s 1 bu. Soybe nns 1 bu. Peanuts, lb. ! 21.3 421') 400 'i 24.6 ' .42.0 47.0 ! 25.7 42.0 46.0 . I $!I' y y 2.42 4;;00 4.25 ! : $ 1 1.58 $;I 2.90 5a10 4eL10 . 5~o40 I I $1 5e00 s.oo ' 5.0 8.3 8.5 2.20 ~o64 l~o09 ~40 l~o60 2~o75 3le9 55e00 l9~o00 1700 Hi40 97~o00 12000 205~o00 33~o1 46 .0 sa.o 56~0 ~o70 II 88 jl I'II 12i4 22~o55 I I .ll~o87 i !I J! . 727 il' 542 ..r 48.m 1 I I 130~so l! 153e'90 , I il lli4 i II I 21~5 I! .Ii i 25.5 I!: 26.3 g}4:8o i I I I I I . ._2.65 i l - It p J , I I - 54(> I: I i 5e00 !.,,, -J:. ~ I ' 1.60 8.5 ; ! ! 1el2 1~o42 .66 h82 i81 1~o47 257 2;;s1 2l~o2 26~o0 55i00 51 50 15.40 14~o70 14~ol0 l4i30 . 13~o00 1410 . 28e5 37~9 45~o0 50.3 26~o6 33i5 so.8 52.1 - - 1e38 4..65 2;,16 2~ol7 8.2 8.8 INIEX NWBERS OF PRICES :a:ECEIVED BY FAl~mtS :d GIDBGU (Aueust 100~uly 1914 =. 100) I'mtr July 15, June 15, July _151 1945 1 ~6 .. . .1946 . All Commodities Cotton & Cottonseed Grains lk at Animals Ilo..iry Products Olickon &Eggs Fruits Miscclloncous - - -- - -- - 180 180 168 . 23'9 163 215 176 146 --.. - - -- - .After Five !ays P.cturn Trl United States - Ihpo.rtment of Agricul turd furenu of ~icultur<;U. :Ebo~:~ics 19 EXtension fuHdl.ng .._ Athens, Georgie. OFFICIAL BUSThlESS Form B.G-B-.8{/lS.:..-153'0 , ., J . Permit No. 1 001 .. : .. .. . . . 214 232 219 250 195 229 273 303 175 200 206 226 2.72 : 169 152 . . . 154 .. :renalty for. :p;rivate .to~se .to avoid p ayment of :postage ~oo . - ---- ' ~ ... . . '': ' . ~1ens. a . Clark Co. cq . (' , 1 t: r ,. r. ~-= - ' '"; f "'' lr'o T !._' tt==-r ~ UNtT:.0 ~:tATE[. OF' AGRtC.UL.TUR. I Georgia August 1946 GEORG;tA. COTTON: PLA.~TED ACREA,GE I YIELD AlTD PRODU.OT. IONi Th.e.se: estimate.~ are based on the latest available data and- are preliminar~r 944 - 115 District and Cotinty .:n Acreage Yield in Cul~ Per tivation . Plt;Lnted: July 1 Acre 1.1 Production 500-Pound Gross Wt, Bales Acreage in Cultivation July l Yield Per Planted Acre ProC:uction 500-Pound Gross ift". .. Bales 23.1960 9-, '350 161450 16,320 7,850 11,080 12,690 81280 :5;soo 112~480 355 '304 I 259 269 325 306 310 260 252 299 171 -7.30 51920 8,860 9,130 5,300 7 ,ci4o 8,180 4,480 3,4],0 70,050 2510\)5 9 . 345 16.1345 16,720 71490 9, 755 12,365 7,655 5,990 110,720 . 386. 362 . -_ 318 :397 . .348 ,\~ -~ 369 29'8 280 351 _: 201110 '. . ~. ' 71045 10,825 . ... 131825 5,430 51960 9,495 4,745 3,495 80,930 l'lhitil -~~To.tal 13,980 293 7,920 -- -. 280 5,000 .. ' 243 11,450 _.: . ~67 11,340 299 10,860 gj .. . 254 19,610 . -. - 243 11,900 273 20,430 ;,. ' :237 11,420 - 3.04 3,630 -228 29,300 382 2,600 . .,.. -243 .. 159-,440 . .. : ' .,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 1,3,10 95,130 - -1- 12,965 6,145 4,250 9,260 10,775 9,810 zoo 181320 10,755 20, 325 11,400 3,395 29,430 gj 147,030 297 308 305 .267 319 278 120 249 272 248 . 349 - 248 42::3 < 309 ' 8,025 _3,9-35 2,695 5,140 7,145 5,670 50 91495 61090 10,490 8, 29 0 1 ,750 25,905"... ... . . 94 , 68,0- -: . ,~ .. ..: .; ~- J..... ' . GEORG1A COOTQN':' PLANTED ACREA'G-ltt~-:IELD AliD PRODUCT!ON ' . :', . ' (These .- e.sV.ma,~.es are base~ on the. lat_e.s~. ~!1--.la'\:l.le data ~a _;~~e.:. prelimina l944 ; - t ~- - ~ (~ } ~.-l J 1945 .. : . ,. 1 Acreage l Yield 'Production 1c'te~~ Jielcl I " P:r~dliction I District . '\, in Oul- Per . 500-Pou.p.d . . .1A C.~~-:: Per . - ~ - 1600...Poun,d I and . . -~. tivation P-ianted Gro:ss. wt.!, ' .. .-~~'t~t:ion . . Planted GrQ.SS \>ftr:. !. Coi.lnty .. . July~.__::__A_c_r_e_1/_:_ _:_sa~e_s_ _ july 1 Acre ...:sales ., DISTRI-CT III :Bank.fil : 8, 3.80 : 254 Elbe'rt ,. ~- ' 'i7' 220 . 254 Franklin 19,200 251 Hart 24,640 312 Lincoln 7,370 210 Madison ... 19_, 750 304 Oglethorpe . 16,210 204 Stephens . . . 3,860 177 ivilkes 13,460 196 4,440 . 9,110' . 10,040 15,970 3,220 12,490 6'{:870 1,4'20 5,480 i . .: .\. '167',,465'705 ,...,. . . 213 ~9 , .. .. < 3, 305 . '10, 366 .~ 17,260 268 .2.2,690 365 ' 6,655 .214 18,150 321 14,810 .279 3: 315 175 1.2,160 192 9,6.25 17.215 .2,965 . 12,115 8,595 1,205 4,870 Total 130,090 255 69,040 119., ,165 .283 70,.255 DISTRICT IV .. Carroll co,...eta Douglas Fayette Haralson Harris Hea rd Henry Lamar Macon Harion Meriwether Pike Sch l e y Spalding Talbot Taylor Troup Total 34. 62.0. 16,590 6,230 11,520 9,100 4,330 9,270 22,570 6,120 19,050 4.~0 21.110 13,220 5,350 8,.200 3,110 10,310 7,260 212,460 ~02 338 245 369 226 235 .. 305 388 292 348 255 325 324 364 299 203 315 219 3i6' . 21,730 11,660 3,180 8,840 4,280 2,120 5,880 18,.210 3,720 13 ,' 77.0 .2,360 14,270 8,910 4,050 5,100 1.3.~9 6, 1,60 . 3 .~10' 139,460 32.595 15,835 5,275 10,605 8,530 3,830 9 .145 21 ..845 5,705 17 , 630 ?J 19,890 11,985 4,960 y 7,.210 9,605 6,895 191,640 .29.2 .. 270 .221 3;13 .245 186 .274 314 271 .201 223 23?: 162 248 159 156 250 19,810 8,890 . -2 ;470 6,900 4,340 1,480 5,210 14',29.5 3,215 7,390 9..240 5,865 1,670 3,7.20 3,175 2,235 99,905 DISTRICT V :Bald\.rin El eckley Butts Cra,rl'ord Dodge Greene Hancock Houston Jasper Johnson Le.urens 5,510 221 ?J 9,240 406 3 .580 191 17,800 212 7,860 246 11,910 .259 7,770 230 8 , 940 319 17,720 .28.2 35,400 .286 7,800 1,420 7,840 4,020 6,410' 3 , 720 . 7,.050 10,400 21,060 5,070 8,255 9,160 3',.005 17,415 7', 775 12,120 5,965 8,a5 16,655 34,905 ;171 . 1351 -'~1 2 . ~l24 ):85 :. 2zo0o8 150 .290 191 245 1,805 4,3'20 5,955 780 6,700 3,370 5,035 1,865 5,085 6,625 17, 820 -.2- ... :-: .. ~. i' t .. . P.thens, Ge-oP'g-ia .... ~ .. ;, . ~ .. . , t .' .. " :. . : , ..:..~-: : September 1946 { r_..Vf1 oFARM PRit;;E REPOR T; AS OF_:_:~UGUST l-5!'. 1946 . ' GE,OR9I.A : The level of prices received by Gsor g:ia. far~ers for thair products i's the hithest si.,nce July 1920, according to data. of .Aug;ust 15 r e por.ted by- J?rice cqrT,f.l.spondents to the Geor ~ia Crop Re.p orting Sery.ice . . Current All Commodity index or 244~ of the 190 9-14 avera g e ;iE; ,,12 points above the previous ml!>nth and. is only _22 point s below the e.ll time high of 26~Wo r~a.chea in,A.pril of 1920~ Cotton and Co tt ons e ed ami Meat Animals !!hawed the largest. gain during the pe riod July 15 to Au ~u st 1 5 _with 18 points. Ch ickens" and Egg s wete up 13. points. Grains, Dairy Products , and Fruits advanced Solif.ht1y while mi ' s c e l l a n e .o.1. , 1 s commodit i es ~ere d own 11 poiBt.s. . UNITED STJ\TES: The general level of prices receive'd by e:mers in. the. .Vni.ted States rose 5 points- duri ng the mo11th ended Aut"u st 1 51 1945 tc 249 pe~cent of the 190 9-14 avera ge . This increase of 5 IJ Oints repre.s e'nts an increase of 2.0 percent 0v;.er a mo.n:th earlier, It was due to -the highyr prices received for hog s, egg s, dairy p roducts ~ e.nd cotton, offs ~ tting lowe r prices received for grains, chicKens, and fr uit s . Change~ in prices of other com- modities \>Jere generally I;J.lxed, vd \h soybeans and flaxs eed bringing hi gher prices and peanu,ts and C?Ottonseed slir.htly lowe r,' 1''ith prices received by fJlrme rs for hogs incre asing $4.10 per hundred pounds to $20.90 an all-time high of r ec ord; o.n d 'Pith a new r eco rd hi gh fo:r;- beef cattle and lamb-s, the index of live stock .and liv estoc k products increased l6 points during the rnqnth to 263 percent of its 1909-14 av e r age, a new all time high. Lowe r prices-were r eceived ~y f arme rs for. fe.r;n butte r, chickens , vrool, v e al ca. l v e s, and- shee p. Sla-~g~ter - of iivestock und.e 17 -fe.der.al inspection for the 4-wee k p e riod e nded . A')..liust- 17 was about 38 perc e nt _g: r:eat e r than during the preceding four weeks , ahd about a third larg:-:- r ths.h during the comparable pe riod . a ye ar ago. Slaught e r of catt l e and ca lve s 'Nas over';50 pe rce nt grea t e r than during the preceding four Week s and slaughte r of she ep,- l ambs , and hogs wa s up ab c:>Ut one -fifth. The inlirea se in ho~ slaughter ove r a yea r a g o, was approximately: 50 pe rcent for the :4-week p eriod , ~ a g r ea t e r incre a s e than fo r a ny othe r class_: of li v e stock . Crop pric e s aver age d 7 points lov,!er on Au ;;ust 15 then a month ag o. Decreases in the pric es of g r a ins off~ e t a si Enifice.nt i ncre ase in the pric e of cotton :li~t, . a n~ the:all crop i:1de x a t 233 pe rc e nt of its 1'909-14 ave rage is 31 po:i_nts '!'- above a yea r .ea rlier. AggregE.te crop p roduction promise s to exceed anv previous yea r. Record crops of co rn, 1rheat, tobac c o, pe a.cl:J.es, plums,:: a nd truckv crops, c.nd nea r-record cr ops of oa ts, ric e , peanuts , potEcto e s, pe ar s, a nd grape s re r e indicated by est imc.t e s of the Crop Re po rting Board 1 Bs of Aug;ust 1. Produc tion of cotton, r'Jre _, g ro.in sorghum, fl axs e ed, bucbvhe at, a nd sweetp otu toes are below average . . .. D. L. FLOr"D Agr ic ultu r a l St& tisti ci& n, In Chn r ge ARCIIIE lANGLEY A~ri cu lturn l St a t i s tician r-:.,.,.L,,__~~-r~""'""'u. ;..;...~ft."'DI.c.. ,.... :.-. , : "~ ~~:..!~~~~~~-~ .~! J~~-~~~~ . . : G10CliG!.A. , ., ... .... . .~ ;.J':':..~. ~. ~.~l.m~iT~EI>~s~m-~z~s~:~:;: .:....:. -~,. .~~ ;~~~1~A~=IID-~-~p-~~. ~~,_-_,,.:~-~,-7,,-.-t~t,J.~L~~~~" ~~ )~lf't~P~fj~j!rJu~:} _lt91 ~~1945 ~.:.~.1946~v~~~ l'\Vl}e~t, bu. . $ L 1.24 l l :\ te"o: l . m, b . u~, . : .~;:'... . . : ~ .. , . -: .;r,~' .' >~> !\ '.:~ .. '.':91... ~ ~ a. .t!~, bu-. ... .. .,. :" . ... $ ~I~-::.. . ;- .67 Il to . . .. ' .. . . I . J.. 75 r-~i~lip~:::~~es,~_.~~ ~J.~.~:;:..~~'lZ 1 , 60'! 2 , 25 l. 2;,40 i; :. ~!-~?2.:.'.!1- . . :2\.. " -:.o' ~:: ,o~,GR.i CUI-TURL ,:;fi~.?~::,.~.~...t..:~~i:':. .;~~~._(!:lliiil!~~~~a...:::.~IIIW!~:.:::!Ii~rii,;o&..;IIWIIfli=..~&.oc.;: ..,......,...;.:::.....,.,....,.. GEORGI~_CROP ~OR~ AS OF SEPTE1BER 1, 1946 September 12, 194e ther- conditions were very irregular in Geor?;ia during Augu~t. Excessive rain the part of the month delayed peanut harvest and cotton picking in the southern of the State. The latter part ot the month ~~s fa~orable for far.m work, and progress was made during this period. In the northwestern area of the State le rain was receive.d during July and Augu~-t, and prospects forf\o-od and feed s declined shJ3-rply in this ar~a. the Spanish P~auut erop had been dug, and harvest of the r crop was in pr:ogress. Pioking an.d threshing machines are now operating in southern districts. Cotton harvest is mald.ng goad p:pogress in southern a.nd the State and is just getting started in northern districts. ihe 1946 Georgia tobacco production is. the lar?.;est of r~cord, exceeding the 1945 crop 9%. P-ecan production 1.-vill be the smallest in . recent years. Indicated corn yield per acre is belo'<'! the '1945 figure but abov&; avere.ge. Peanut production is expect~d to be exceeded by only the le.rge 1943 cr-op. Current indicated production of mo'st ~her crops is below that of last year but above the 1935--44 ten~y~r avera~e. CORN: Probable corn production of 43,849,000 bu.shels is unchanged :from last month and 10% below the 1945. crop <9f 48, 67S , 000. Yield per acre is ~ood i .n the southern portion of the state but below a'ltl&lrage in the northern area . ttffiACCO: The 1~46 tobaceo production of 115,363,000 pounds is a new hi~h record for the $tate, exceeding the previous record in 1945 of 105,975,000 pounds by 9<. Harvest ha.s been c anpl e ted for the flue cured crop and growers received the hi~he.st price per pound sine~ Georgia became a m.e:jor tobacco producing State. ~NuTS: Septenroer l prospects point to a_pe&nut production of 714,150,000 pounds compa red with 709 1 920,000 lo.3t year. Tile current indicated production has b~Jen exceeded only by 1943 when the crop_amounted to 76!i,380,0b0 pounds. Yield per this year is indicated at 675 po~nds co.mpared d. th 680 one year a g o. HAY: The hot dry weather of August reduced hlil.y yield's in North Georgia and the l94o producti<;m is pl:a.ced at 741,00 0 tons compa red with 815,000 in 1~45. . . ~ Current prospects point to the .smallest pece.tt crop in re.cent years. Qeorgia. production is placed at 25,300 1 000 pounds, which is 31% below t.he 36,850;qoo harvested last year. 'The Stuart v a r.iety is especially short in most areas.: ... ~dica~ed production of pec~ns and peanuts bJ States is given o~ the reverse side of this report. ---- - - CROP GEORGIA ACREAGE~___,.... YIELD PER 4S!Jlli : .. _tQTAL PRODUCT~ ON ! Thousand:s) (000) :Average: :Indicated: AvertJ..~e 1946 ; 19.35-44: 1945 1946 1935-44 :Indicated 1945 1946 o....--+- Corn . bu.: 3,373 Wheat . . bu.: 161 Oats :;bu. : 552 Rye bu.: 12 He.y (all tame). ton: 1,482 Tobacco ( nll) . lb.: 105 Pota_toes, Irish bu.: 27 Potetoes, Sweet bu.: Bo Cotton oales: 1,225 . 10.7 14.0 13.0 10.3 13.0 12.5 19.7 25.0 25.5 7. 2 : 8.5 9.0 ' 55: 56: 940 :10.31 ~ .w J 1Ch~ 9 61 77 78 76 90 81 / 236 2&7 251 43,770 48, 6.78 43,849 l, ~77 2,613 2,~12 9, 310 _: 15,000 14,076 151 136 . 671 815 .. . 76,736 -'1' b5 ' Q.... ',75 lOB 741 lHi, 3.65 1,460 2,002 2,106 7,944 8,010 6,480 956 669 640 Peanuts (for picking : and threshing } lb .: 1,058 711 680 675 512,067 709,920 '714, 150 t Co".'Ipeas, alone PERCENT C011])1 TI ON 193 7l 74 66 Soybe an$, - alone 85 75 81 73 Peache s, total crop bushe ls: Pear~,total crop bu.: . Pecans . ,lb.: - -. I : ,: ..' ~ I . Iii - .J : ' I" 4,902 : 359 ' : 23, 688 ~ 8,091 502 36,850 6,204 466 ,2 5,300 . D. L. FLOYD AgriQultural Statistician, In Charge ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician UNITED STAT!!:S - GmE?.,AL croP ~RT M.,QF SEP;m.mEB...ly.l946 ~ .. . . . ... .. - .........- . ~co- , ._:.. ~ . , . . . AnCci1-time r;coll'd: vol~ :f>f ~ro:ps . e~.~in'1,le,s.~'in :prosi,aet for the ~ted. "States d.eSIJite grouingeondi:tions f~r late ina.!ul-ing.erois in im:p!X'tont a.Tcas d:urmg. August. The largest Crop in history is pra.ctiea.lly harvested 'l'be ~946 ~'Corn crop :'Wi.ll ~ill top all others wea.tqer in tho Com ~lt and (;rea~:lpl~'$ ate!;j)s . reA:ueed. ihe estimated. production by ~25 bushel.s since ~t 1. Prospect's also doolb.cd for other la.ta ero:ps .~~ as soybeans, cotton and petmuts. In .co.ntra.st1 ~s . wo~ sho'ltn :h;r tobaceo nnd, r1.ce 1.n southern ~eas where gro~g cond.it.ions ~orally improved~ .ind . by small gra.i.D.s, fla,#eed and. pota.tofis, 1.n northern areas, vnere harvesting conditions vJCre. almost ideal. rci Goer~onool _~n~ nsg;.g coh,,oft_Asntudh~gieutdisomtnea-tas:n.~e:~~eCr.rloo~irtgnhlu-tBroesefs-prltfoaw~".te'v'sSrooo.r~oalebr!~oelena.s:bt~ehxod:aep_rnceaio:.uirb.nOslIuy?h-ab9al~esdli;onbwoB.!J.olt.nn9~oa:dr.t.rmeecl;a>astl:_yt.ttelhdteInc.sNrosoot:o.~ tphasad .ctoQo1f~m.tdutfsranuacolaetlasrd..-dcea..ovNferrnlooorpst~htvaAhtehartyezlr~v.~r.e.l :::la.i.n:fall was deficient in other areas, one centering in southern Michigan and edJn.c;:ent ~eas, another in the l'lcins Sto.tes. Uot until the last few dcy-s o August was the dry s:L tuation re-o . liev~d. in Kens.~, Oklahoma anci western Texas; and by that time serious, often irreparable, dete- rioratio:m. of 'corn and sorghums had occurred. . . . Feed-crop proSIJects as .a, whole :3-.."e above ave~~e. Feed grains a.re well _above aver<'!~o, but hay! ~orag~ and p~stures tend to hold down the group prospoc~~ in some areas. The poorest. outlook lS ?1 the Gt-oa.i; Plains region, particul.orly north central ~d. wast central .North. Ibko~a., CcntJ:cl. l~ebraska., most of Kansas and Oklahoma, nor.thwestarn Texas and ad.ja.eont parts of 1~cw Uexico. 0 dry spots aro in southwostorn Michigw, northern Georgia., and northeastern Missis:_;ippi. Moving out from these :poorast c enters conditions chango rapid,ly to good or excellent in oost of the country. _ . _ _ ~: leSIJite a 4 percent drop roo August .l prospects, thO indicated 1946 corncro:p at 3,371, 707,000 buslrels is still the largest of .record. It is 12 percent ~ore than last ye and 29 :Perce::1t _larger than the 1935-44 average. The indicated av.:::ra.gc yield :Per acre of 36.9 bushels, also a record high, is 3.8 bushels ' large r than that. of 1945 and 8.4 bushels oore thnn a.vorage. ~: Farocrs have practically compl~1tod tho Pa.rvest of a new record 'l'lheat crop o 1,167,31!.'1; . bushe ls. This is 44 million bushel's above the previous hign of l,l23,0CO,OOO bushels. Nem high records of all-wheat producti on .woTe m9.d.e in Nebraska, Oklahooa, Idaho and i'lo.shington. Tho JlrelimL-.a:ry estimate of the 1946. wintor when.t crop o 880 million bushels also sot an all t record. - ' '. PEANUTS& A total production of 2,037 mllion poun(t s of peanuts is inci.ic&tcd from the acreage f picking nnd. threshing. I r ealized, this will be the fifth consecutive year in Vlhich production cxccodcd 2 bi1l~on pounds. Althou~ thc . chango in indfcatcd p roduction since August . was slight, the outlook changed I!la.terially by... area. s .. PEC.AHS: The pecan crop is no\7 e sti;:tatod ~t 96,.523,000 pounds, a decline of aho-u.t i~ oillion pounds ron the .August l indications. 'Ihe .current estimate 'is about 30 :Percent below 1945 P:'oduction ~oss1.va rains of in 138 1082,000 pounds and about .9 :pe rcent below the lo-yem- avcr~o of 105,746, the Southea stern states zmd clanage .fron i ::1sects end diseases c aused t h e dacl' l.n proSIJects.. Iosse~ fror,1 cas~ bearers :md sh1.:ck worl!lS are he avy i n local CJXeas. .PEAUlJTS State NVa.c. . 171,749 296,343 .151,340 296,400 lB5,150 303,400 Tenn. 6, 538 6, 600 4 ,950 s.c. . ' 16,291 25 000 20,400 Ga. -u, .a, -.- ' :,_ - - - - - - -- - - - - - - 5_125:.L706,7o7r---------7T,75095,' C 920i. . ___ _.. ~- - -76124~510500- - - ~a. '254,868 340,900 284,700 Miss. Ark La. 1a5t's22720 4,850 .1, 35,'1bO0O0 .2,800 11,760 4,000 2,625 Okla. 51,558 108,000 119,040 -Tue.sx;. 192,838 1.587,964 330 960 2,061:570--- ~s ;G.0- 37,J- 75. -- State PECANS Illinois 572 1 050 336 l4is!i0uri '967 . 1' 860 930 - .. - - - - . . ' . North ..Carolina 2,472 . 2 '814 ' . 2 295 . South C8rol'ina "~ .A'I-!lJ"~.O:lb'r$l1.-dJa:!:- . - - - _:_ -.- - - - -- -. ~'-32-~..!1 .656"568828-:: - . -- -- - - -. - 3'404 2=65-0 - -. - -:376...."S, ?..3.3540 .,.. .- - - - - - - -245,-36050 0-:- - . 3. :un.a.. . Missl.SSlppl. 8,238 . 6,503 . s9:500200 .7,872 . 4,590 . Arlcr;m~as ., 3,i'45 4,900 31150 . Ioms1ana - 8,810 9 200 81000 Okloh.otna 17,210 26; ooo 11,250 Texas 12 states .27, 380 1os, 746 32 250 13a:oa2 25, 500 96,523 . After five days return to Un1.ted StG.t e s Ie:pa.rtmcnt of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia Penalty for private use t o e:woid ' p ayment of postage $300.. OFFICiAL BUSINESS Form BAE-~9f46-4954 Permit No. 1001 Jll.a,.ftllte ll~ .Reese._ Librarian, St&'te 'CollEtge- of Agri . , , Req. Atl1ena1 Ga. NITf.O STATE.5 E:PARTME.NT OF A<;.RIC.UI...TU~E. (!)rojJ GEORGIA c~ UNIVE.RSITY OF" GtOA..IA COU.E.C.E. OF AGI'\IC,UL.TURL GEORGIA - OCTOBER 1 COTTON REPORT October 81 1946 tive cotton pr~duction for Georgia is~ indicated at ~20,000 bales (500 pounds weight) according to the October l report o.f the Gem-gia Crop Reporting Service United States Department of Agriculture, ..This is' 7ofo less than the 669,000 p~oduced last year and 35% below the ten-yee.r avera-ge- (.1935.. 44) of 956,000 'The report is basJed on infonne:ion from crop eorrespdndents am ginner--s and into consideration condit~ on~, weevil dama~e, probable yi~ld per acre, perce~ to date and other factors af.'f_e cting the outturn of t.he crop~ yield of lint cotton per acre from the estimated .1,225,00{) acres for __ is 243 pounds compared with 257 l as t year arid ten-year average of 2~6 pounds. nt gene ral rains and cool weather during much of September v\ra s relatively unrable for maturing late s et bolls Q.nd favorable for weevil activity so th a t the sent forec ast is off 20,000 bale s from the t of one month ago. A considerable r o-f bolls apparently se.fe at the.t time are shO'.~'ing weevil damage. The crop is open in the southern half of the State, and fields are !!ene rally white in rn terri tory, but the wet September weE.ther 't"Jas r e s p onsible for an unusually percentage of the crop being girned to r ep ort date, Octobe r weatne r to date h8s idea l for picking and f arme rs are doing their utmost to get the crop out of the u of -Cen s us ginning:s prior to Octob e r ~ >"e re 208,000 runni_ng bales compared 218,000 to the same date in 1945 end 351,000 in 1944. D, L, FLOYD and ARCHIE LA }~LEY, Agricultural Statisticians PRODUCTION 1946 AND FINAL PROpUCTION_ FQ_!?-_1945 mm 1944, * 1946 production indicated by crop prospects October l. 1946-92,000 1945-98,000 1944-98,000 - STATE - 1946 - 620,000 1945 669,000 1944 810, 000 IV. 1946- 98. 1945-106,000 1944-144,000 v. MACON )( 1946-112,000 1945-120,000 1944-.145,000 Districts sho;~ are C~op Report ing Districts and NOT Co ngressional District.,; ' 1946-107,000 1945-104,000 1944-136,000 1 VII, a 1946-2 9,000 1 945-3 6,000 1 941-61,000 VIII. 1946-39,000 1945- 42 ,000 1 944... 72, 500 VALDOSTA X IX, 1946- 9,000 1945- 9,00 0 1944-11, 000 .. .. "" .. ~- ___ . .... ... . .... -.-.l. '!" .,....,._.,._tl!"f' .. ... ....... ... .. .. - \. .., .. : . .:: : . .., ." illT.ITED .STAT3S - COTTON B3PORT. AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1946 ., ( The Crop Reporting Board of the Bureau o.f Agricultural Economics makes rcl)ort from data furnished by crop correS})onden:ts, . f~_eld statisticians, and co op era ing State a g encies. The final out turn of cotton ,,,nf depend ~pon v1hether the various influ\=lnce_s af:fectinog the . crop during the remainder of "the season or ' less . favora~le than usual. ' . 1 - ; --------:ACREAGE~- ocToBER . LINT-YIELD-E?"_,R- -:PRonucT"ro:;_,,m~W:censi-" : FOR ~ QO&_'"DlTlO:E _ _;_ E~\'!S!E;g_ hPEE_ _: .OQ. J]. grQ.ss_whb.l~s :Gin- STAT3 : HARVEST ~ver-'~ : : 1946 ge 945 1946: Aver-~ age 1945 jindijcated ::A~gveer- 'I ! 1945 11946 crop :nings :to : (?RELIE. 1935- : _193S...:j ! 11946 :1935- Crop indi- .:Qct.1 h-- ;_--- I :Thous. 9~4 .,_ ~-- ~ ct. -}ct. ct.: ~~b9~~4~1-L-b. 4-- j'Lb. _i~9~4~ :Thous. Thous. T~~h~o:u~s-.~:~T9h~q~6s- ________::_ac_res__ _ ~I ____ .:;_ ___ _- _ Ji _. __::b_a_le_s ~11b_ale_s b_ale_s_::Qnn.amlen! ' I I. I I Ni _ssouri 304 ?if 167 81 433 331 j 474 j 365 180 300 39 Virginia l'T. Carolina p. Carolina 20 571 94_6 74 80 I 83 319 I 75 . I 69 n 341 ! 69 67 70 293 397 :. 432 f 27 !' 16 18 369 I 404 . 612 428 480 5 330 1350 773 I 664 690 27 Georgia Florida 1,225 69 168 I 62 236 23 70 174 61 153 I 257 243 1 176 125 956 669 620 208 22 1 8 6 3 Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Arkansas 594 74 '1 77 1, 498 72 77 I 2,343 74 . 70 1,623 72 175 78 334 63 248 4 -=--s2d 71 311 1 I 379 i .420 j 5i4 466 I i 319 i 250 1, 016 931 520 780 26 183 334 225 1 1.757 1,560 1,100 361 333 350 j 1,375 1,042 1,185 229 Louisiana 873 72 I 56 41 271 219 151 1 656 387 275 154 Oklahoma' Texas 1, 058 61 i 56 55 158 6, 064 67 166 so 166 126 j129 596 285 285 28 146 jl39 i 3,137 ., 1, 79411,750 715 New Nexico Arizona Cal.ifornia All Other gj li5 144 358 --17 - 85 179 88 473 . 436 1 505 86 83 90 420 363 1 467 - 126(J 90 79 - i. t935~ - ,96 584 75-:- 395 535 1' 590 '384 'j !~ - 112 106 t187 I 117 430 18 ~ -3 53 9- 121 140 440 1.4 27 19 19 1 ?r~~D=S~A?~ =~7~7~6= 7~ =1 ~0= 6~ 2~3~2= =2~.~1~~3~6}~.~5~ 9~0~5 ~.~2~ )~3~ ~rn:_r:___"?:.fE?_t:_Y._ J __2:_8_ 1_8~ J ~2- L8?_ L2~3- _1_2~9J ~4~ j _3~.~ l_4.:_lj _ ~-~~- __ y Allo\rances m1:1. de for interstate movement of seed cotton for t;inni,ng . ?J IEinois, Kansas and Kentucky. y Included in St 2.te and United States totals. Gro\m principally in Arizona, Ne'" He xi co and Texas. CROP REPORTING :SOA...'IID . After five .days return to United States Department of Agri cul ture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 6xtension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSll1ESS Form BAE-C-10/46-4064 Perr.li t No . 1001 Penalty for private use to avoid pay ment of :postag e $300 . Uiss.Nellie M. Reese, Librarian, State College of Agri.: .Req. Athens. n~ . -, UNI"TED STATE.e, DE.PARTI1E.NT OF A0R t CUL-TURE.. . ~ VNIVER&ITV OF 6E.OR.61A C.OU.f:.GI!. OF AGRICUI..TUR.. , Georgia GEORGIA CROP REPORT AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1~46 " Octo'ber 14, 1946 . rains during September hindered harvesting operations in most sections of te, and wei ground defayea. pr~aration ana planting of winter grains<' The - - of moisture was favorable for late truck crops and pasture, and prospects above average on October 1. ted product.ion of most crops show little change from one month ago~ Cotton down twenty thousand bales. Pecans had the largest change with a decline from ,300,000 pounds one month ago to 22,000,006 pound_s on October 1. Too much rain ther with heavy disease and insect 4amage is . responsible for ~his decrease. II.I.UO.I.I:II.L fair Weather iS needed at thiS 'time f;,r harvesting mature Cr0pS 1 eepeciall7 , peanuts, and hays, and for getting in the fall small grain crops. The 1946 corn crop is' good in the ' soutliern part of the state but was cut short in North Georgia by dry weather. Condition as of October ! ' indicates total state production of 43,849,000 bushels compared with 48,678,000 in 1945. per acre is placed at 13.0 bushels which is one bushel below the 1945 record 14 bushels. ,.n'!lrTmc:o: With a probable yield of 675 pounds per acre on the 1,058,000 acres estimated for picking and threshing,production should amount t ." 150,000 pounds or 1 per , cent above the 1945 crop. Current production has been only by the record high crop of 1943. The _l946 indicated hay production of 785,000 tons is above one month ago but 4 per cent smaller than tho 1945 crop of 815,000 tons harvested. Growing conditions have been very unfavorable for the 1946 pecan crop and prospects continue to decline. Damage from disease and insects has been than usual. Based on prospects as of October 1 Georgia production is at 22,000,000 compared \dth 36,850,000 harvested last year or a ~ecrease of per cent. The Stuart variety is very s!lort in most sections and there has been sharp reduction in Schley prospects during the past month. Production from 1m- varieties is expected to amount to 18,480,000 pounds with seedlings account- for an addi.tional 3;520,000 pounds. GEORGIA YIELD-PER ACRE - ...1.:TOTAL PRODUCTION(Thousand-s~ CROP (000) :Average : . 19..~L___! 1932-44: 1945 :Indicated ; 1946 :Average: :1_9~44: . I 1945 :Indicated 194L_ : - bu.: 373 10.7 : 14.0: 13.0 43,770: 48,678 43,849 bu.: bu.: 161 10.3 : 13.0: 552 19.7: 25.0: 12.5 1,977: 2,613 25.5 9.310: 15,000 2,012 14,076 .. 'bu.. : 12 7.2 : 8.5: all tame)~ ton : 1,482 - .-...5:- .5-6: 9.0. & 151: --F53 : 671: 136 $ 815- l 108 785 acco(all) lb.: 105 - 94o :1031 1099 s 76.736: 105,975 115,363 atoes,Irish bu.: 27 atoes,Sweet bu.: 80 ton , bales 1,225 ts(for picking ~ end threshing).. lb.: 1,058 . eaches, total crop, bushels:Pears, total crop bu.: Pecans , lb.: . . 61 77 : 78 76 90 83 236 . 257 24} : 711 680 675 PERCENT CONDITION : . 1,460: 2,002 2,106 ... 7.944: 8,010 6,64o . 956; 669 620 . :512,067: - 709,920 714,150 . ... . 4,902': 8,091 : 6,204 359: 50~ 454 s 23,688: 36,850 22,000 D. L. FLOYD t Agricultural Stat~stician, In Charge ARCHlE LANGLEY _ Agri~lt~ral Statistician UNITED STATES - GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1946 .. ... . .. - .. ~ # , ... ... .... ,. .. ..~ - ,.. . ot The promise. of the greatest volume of crop productipn in history is being reali the :1946 growing season nears -an end ..96-n9-iti9ris during Septembin~. while not f able in al~ _ localities, maintained -or improved previous pr~spects for most crops. record 1946 corn crop is maturing with. little "frost -damage', and good quality is assured. Harvest of all but late crops is practically completed. Estimated pro tion of nearly all crops is . slightly higher than a month earlier. .The principal exception is cotton which showed a sharp decline. The.se impr6veinents regal~ed part of the August losses, and raised the estimated aggregate volume to 2.5 per cent mor than the previous high of 1942 -and 26.4 per cent ,above the 1923-02 leveL Contributioris to this largest aggregate voltime of erops eve~ produced are made by record quantities of many commodities. Potatoes moved into the all-time record this month, joining corn, wheat, tobacco, peaches, pears, plums and truck crops. Oats, rice and peanuts .moved a step nearer to production records. Cotton product prospects dropped to the lowest level in 25years. Other below-average crops rye, broomcorn, dry beans, and pecans. The oil crops group remained at a lower l than last year, despite increaSeS duri~g s~tember in prOSpeCtS for SOybeans, a.".''><>..IIIR and peanuts. while cottonseed deciined. Food grains and feed grains ~s groups -c9ntinue at the highest aggregate production level .on record . CORN: Prosp~cts for a record breaking corn crop brightened somewhat in September. ~e p~oduction for all purpqs es is now estimated at 3,374 million bushels - improvement of about 3 million bushels during the past . month. The unusually high indicated yield at 36.9 buShels p er acre is nearly 4 bushels larger than that of l and mo!e than 8 bushels above .ave.rae;e. . The. crop i.s .generally of fine quality and . high feeding value. WHEAT~ The biggest wheat crop in the Nation's historY is now- assured. Production all wheat is indicated at 1,169,422,000 bushels. Thi's is 46 million bushel larger the~ the previous all-time record a chi eved l~st year. The winter wheat crop of 880'.' million bushels, all of \11hich ba~? been harvested, set a new high. . Idaho I ; ' Oklahoma, Nebraska and Washington broke all previous records for all wheat.. p:roduct Most of the i946 wheat crop is already safely under cover. . ' . . OATS: For the second cons ecutive y ea r the Nation 1 s .f a rme rs have produced more t~an l ! b~llion bushels of oats. :Production for 1946 is now indicated. at 1 ;-527 ' million bushels. This is only one per cent below the record 1945 crop of 1,548 million bush.els, but 35 l'er cent above the 193?-44 average production of 1,129 million bushels. PEANUTS: A totel production of 2,064 million pounds of p eanuts from the acrea ge f 'or picki~g and threshing is indicated. The current estimate r~presents an increase of 27 million pounds over Sep'tembe;r l. A decline in the 'southea st "'as more than offset by an i-ncrease in the Southwest and a sligh.t increase in the . Virginia- Carolina area.. If the present estimate is reali ~ ed, _this will be the fift~ consocu- tive year in which production has exceedd Z b~llion pounds. PECANS: October 1 pecan prospects declined about 8 per cent from last month as . unfavorab-le wea ther, disea se and insec.ts took their toll, . A crop of 89 , million pounds is now forecast compared with prospects of 96.5 million on. September 1 and 138.1, million in 1945 , All eta t es except Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklnhoma..and Missouri r eported reclines in prosp cctive produqtion, The Texas crop is now estimat at 22,500,0QO pou.~ds compa red with 32,250,000 harvest ed in 1945. In Georgia produc~ tion indica tions dropped over 3 million pounds from the Sept ember 1 estimate and the October 1 indication of 22,000,000 pounds, . com:Pares with n 36,850,000 pound crop . harvested l a st y ear ~ Oklahoma at 11 ; 250,000 po1p1ds indicated ts only 43 per c ent of . . the 2? million .pounds produced in 19;q,5. Crops' in Louhit;mc'l., Alabama and Hississippi ~re also .appreciably: smaller.' thnn last uear. . " Th~ produc.tion of iNp:r:qved v;arieties i~ ~~ec~eq. to tO:tal .a 11t'tl e over 40.3 million ?Ounds ( 45 per 'cent ~Q.f the total crop),: a decx:eas'e of :30 per cent froni 'tho '1945 'pro- iuctlon of 57, !79, ~0 poun,d~. The seeqlih,g ci.op"of 4~. 7 rnillio_n1 s 'about' '40 per cent less than ,last year':r:? crop Q.f nearly 8],' million pounds_. Seedli;ngs &re especi'ally light in Oklahoma this year~ T.exas l;leedli ngs are al sq short wi"t'h o_n1.y '70 Jjer' 'dent of t he 194~ production 'of se.edl,.ing 'pecans : indica~ed: p : ~Aftet.\- five day!i return ~ to . Jnited St a tes Depnr~ment of "Agriculture ~ Pen'alty :fdr . :t5riVa.te .use to ~void payment df 'postage $300 Bureati of Agrictiltural l!lconomics 319 :Extension 'Building A~hens, Georgia OFtiCIAL .BUStNESS 1'qrm 'BA:E-A-10/46-4, ~~2 Permit No~ 1001 . ' ... ' . lUss. Nellie M.. Bees e , Li brar i an , State College of Agr i. , Req. At hens , Ga . .. , . Ceorgia - GEORGIA - NOVEMBER l COTTON REPORT No.vembe r 8, . 1_946 cotton crop of about 570,000 bales (500 pounds gross ~eight) will be sted this year according to November l indications assembled by the Georgia .Repm:tiD&;-S.e _rv::Lc~ of the.. UnUa4 ..St~s De.par.tm.ent .g..ci.cu~t.w:.e.. Thi is.-1.5 cent: u.nder _.t .he 19"45. outturn of 669,.0.00 baTes, 40 per ce.itt.- hEl. l6~< the ten year . {1935-1944!')__ 9f g5_6,00o. b.des and the smallest state P:r.oouction since 1878. state acreage fo.r harve~t-- of 1,225,000, is below; any y~a~.r: since 1868. The cateo yield M' lint per- :ac.re is 223 pounds compared with 257 ip 1945 and the ten avera~e : 'o{ 2::36 pound~. Yie.ltls over most of, the nort}1~:rn half of the state are d; generally fair tb occasinnally good although red!Jced sharply in the north- stern b.rea. because of p:rolonged: dry wea:ther during _the growing season. In southern tci:1 e~ces.shre.. summe:r .rains. B.nd, heav:y '~eevi.l d_amage ~.~~ re:sp_onsible for. poor tc fa1r ylelcl,s. . ..> : . . : . . : . : : was g enerally very favorable for picking- 'thro~ghout the mo,nt;h and s made exce;llent progress in getting the crop to the giri . Cont'i'mie'd .rains of' much of Sept$mber were. responsible for. some i:l.amag e to. .grade' ccft"tori but opened .cotton has been turning out r, ood quality of the ginned ~t"ap_l'e: . ' No cular ::fhortage o-f pickers has be~.n r e ported in any section. . .: in northern Georgia is expe~ted t'o be about 17 per cent below s eason, in the mid- sta :te area 12 per cent red uction and about 18 per cent less southern terri tory. Bur~a~ of C ~ ns:us ginn:l..n g s prior to N:ovember '1 w~re 425,.000 ng bales compareQ. _wi th 498 ,000 -: to the same date last year'and 654;ooo in .l t':l 44 . ' -i' . . ' . l . ,' , ....... . lP.4.6. .AlJD FINAL PRODUCTION FOR 194-~~D- 194,!, 1946-84I 000 1'94 5- 98 , ooo '1944..:.98,00 0 ..... .. ' 0 .. 1946 Prod'u0tion Indicated by .. . . Crop Prospects N.-'b.v.e.mb-6-r 1. . : ' . - STATE - 1 946 -:. 5.70,000 1945 66,000 . 1944 8lO ,.,~_QO IV. 19461945- 1..90. 06',-00.0090 1944-144,000 MACON 1 ~46 -10 3 , 00 0 1945-120I 000 1 944-145,000 Distdcts shown are Crop . Reporting Distric'ts and NOT . Congres~ional . Districts . -- f ~ \ VII. VII~ . rx._ ;. .: .f. ..:~ 1946-27,000 1 94 5 - . 3 6 , 0 0 0 1944-61 I QOO 1946-36,000 194 5-4 2I 00 0 194't-72 I 500 VALDOSTA 1 94 6- 8 ,:,9_90 1945- 9~ 000 1944-ll, 000 }( ARCHIE LANGLEY, Agricultural St a tistician ' D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician In Charge .. .... .. I ,, I ~ . ' -~ ~ ~~ - ~:.::~-...~ ~.~.~~:~;,..._.,. f ~ . .... ~ . . .... .. ... . . '-~ .. . : -~ / '. .. ' .. ":'... . - ~~ . -'t .. . ... . . . . ~ . \. ~-- .:, ;< , ~- . 'J - , ....... _. ... ~ :, ~~ . i. :J. ......: .,;."!- , ... ~ -- I ... . . . ... : . _ .. ..:.6.:.:.:..~ . : : ... . .l ---~.... .. 0 .. . .:'..:... ~ . . : . .. ; : .:. ...-. "'.. .., . .. -":-........-.<_..._:>~-, . . ....~ . :'... ~ ~ . ~ . s..~- .. .... .. ..... . ~ .:: ' ~ . . . .. . .. uNrg::EnSTATES- COTT~~ -:R:E;6~~ - AS ~; ~ov~ER 1 1946 -~ ~- - -.;~- ~: . ., . . --:- - .J~ ,.:-,.....-... __ . _,. 0 .. l : 0HO . : The Crbp Reporting Board of t he U. s. neJ?.~r-tm.ent-. of Agriculture makes report from data furnished by crop corresponde-ii't~; field statisticians, and co- operating State .agencies. The final outtur.n-.of c9tton will ' depend .upon "1hether t - vari ous influences affecting t he .crop during the remainder of the season are more or l~ss favorable than usual. --:------:ACREAGE:- -LINT' YIELD PER~- TP1WouarioN'('Gl:Nl~IN'GsT ~!J:-cenSu.s : FOR : HARVESTED !.CRE : 00 lb. ross wt. bales : Ginni STATE ;HARVEST :Average. : Indi- :Averags: . . 1946 1935- 1945 cat.ed 1935- 1945 .. . :(PRELIM) : 1944 :_1946 : 1944_ .. -: 19 Crop Indicated . to Nov, 1946 : : : : : : Nov. 1 : T- T . :-T~ous~ Lb~ -:-Lb.- f_: __ - _:...... _ :._ __ ...,...:_a~re_s_ .!._ ____: ___ -Lb.- :Theus~ :Tho~s~: Thou;.-:Thou;..!_b~e_s_ .!_b_9:l~s..:. .!_ .al:_s. -:_:n_i_g;g__::_t~ 304 365 153 Mi s_souri. 1 2o 0 Virginia."..... -20 j 27 18 .. 6 N. Carolina.... : 571 612 4 70 235 S. Carolina. ,946 Geor ia....... 1 22 773 725 538 6 0 . 4 Florida .. 23 .5 Tennessee .~ 594 334 379 396 514 466 490 243 Alabama 1,498 248 319 250 1,016 931 780 588 ~ii ssi ssippi. 2,343 320 334 209 1, 757 1,560 1,020 828 'A.r\c.a.D. sas . .. _: . . 1,623 311 333 350 1,375 1,042 1,185 749 Louisiana 873 271 ' 219 137 656 387 250 229 Oklahoma..... 1,058 Te~q . . 6,064 Ne,., Mexi co 115 Arizona.. 144 California.. ... 358 All Other ?J. 17 - - - - - - -,- - - - - .UN IT ED STATES. 158 126 166 146 473 436 . 420 363 5'34 535 395 260 118 5'96 . 285 135 3,137 1,794 534 112 106 477 187 117 603 430 -353 362 18 9 - - - - - - ~ L - ::.. .:.. - - - - ..J. - ,- - - 243.2 251.0' 229.2 -i2,553 9 ,015 260 1, 700. 128 . 143 ' 450 13 - = ~ -~ - 8,487 142 1,'248 . ~ 92 . ./52 )9 ...:. .;_ - - _. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -:- ~ - - .- - - - - - -~ ~ _:.. . _;., - -:'" - --! - - .- - ._ Amer,. - - - : Egypt.3} -.- - - - - 2.8 - - .- - - - - - 299 --- 344 - - - - - ,- 33.6 - - .~ / - .-4~1~ -- . -2.o.. - - - .---: - - - - \, .....: -... - - - - y Ailowances made for int er state movement of seed.cotton for g inni!li' \. y Illinois, Kansas, and Kt?ntucky. 3} Included in State an_d: Unit ed . States t 'otals , Grown principally in Ariz ona , New Me xico, and Texas. CROP REPORTING BO.I\.RD After five days return to Unit ed St at es - D~partment of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Ec onomics 319 Exteri_sion Building -. I At he ns, - Ge orgia OFFICIAL :BUSINESS . ' :~ Fo rm BAE-C-11/46-3016 P ermit No. 1001 . ! : . ... . PenaJ:ty for Private lise to Avoici Payment of Postage $300. .. - \ 1 / Dean Paul W. Chapman . Athens~ Ga.- Clark Co. .e q. UN I TE.D 5~ATE.e DE:PA"TMENT OF .GQRGJA . ~/?>~ :~ ~ ~ . ~cJ~L \JNIVI:.RSI'fV OF 6E.0Flt:.IA CONOMcs .COLL.E.C:E. OF' A.GRt.:. UL.TURE. E.X.'~I!.NSION .':'l fr..R.VIC.IJ- Athens , Ge<_:>rgia ll'.Alliii PRICE R.:.:P 0liT As OF OCTOBER .15, 1946 November 1946 s " < 1.. GIDRGIA; In tel1!1S of t he January 1910 to Do3c ember 1914 average, the "all commodit;f . index of pric e s .r ec eived by farmers in Georgia on Octob er 15 reached the all-time high of 269. This l)e ak r epresented an increase of 17 points over the p,reviou.s month and has been approaci1ed .only one time before when in April 1920 a high of 266 was re~ched. The greatest increase for e:ny of the commodity groups was for meat animals, on which ceiling prices ~ere ~ emvyed October 15, and whose price index advanced 48 points, from 285 for Sep'ternb er '15 to the October 15 high of 333. Advances for 'other group s \>rere as follows: Chickens and eggs, 23 points; cotton . and cottons eed, 20 p oin't~; 1:1l'ld dairy produ c ts, 11 points. Fruits and miscellaneous commoditi e s remain~d unchanged, e.nd: grat ns deore r>.sed eight points. UNITED STATES: Led by al~-time high. hog pr~ces, the index of prices received by farm ers for t he c ountry as a whole incr eased 12.3 p e r c ent, or 30 point s during the month ended October 15, to 2'73 percent of t he 1909-14 aver age . The parity index also a.d.v.:mced shuJ."!)ly rising 7 points, or 3.5 per cent, to 207 per cent of its 1910-14 average . Beet,use the increase in the parity index wa s not so pr onounced as that in the ;) rices r eceived index, the parity ratio at 132 was 10 points up f r om Se:ptember 15, and \>ras 9 points higher than the previous record of 123. The lifting of ceilings on livestock and meats on October 15 and the later decon- trol of most food products brought marked changes in p rices for many farm pr oducts, particularly at terminal markets. Prices report ed here are as of October 15, the day of meat decontrol. Since that date, livestock prices have fluctuated widely, prices of cotton (both future 2nd spot) have dropped drastically, and prices of soma grains showed a. decline . With prices received by far mers for hogs, beef cattle, veal calves, and lambs advancing sharply during the mon th to all-time highs, the index of livestock and livestock products increas ed 49 p oints during the month to 299 per cent of the 1909-14 average, 36 points above t he previous all-time high of 263 reached in August this year. Price inc1ease s \'!e r e general during the month for dairy prod.ucta and for poultry and eggs. i>loo1 r emained unchanged With sharp increases receive& for cotton, most oil crops, and food grains, the all crop index increased 8 points during the month to 244 percent of the 1909-14 average, 48 points above a ye2~ ago. LO\'rer prices were r eceived by farmers on October 15 for truck croy s, potato e s, and citrus fruits. Apple prices averaged the same as the month previ ou s. Consumer income s were at r e c ord levels, and de~na.nd for farm products showed no signs of weakening during t he month ended Octobe r 15. D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge HARRY A, WHITE Agr~cultural Statistician PRICES RJOC:EIVED BY FARMERS OCroBZR 15, 1946 WITH COMPARIOONS . --~JO'OITY MID :Ave rage GEORGIA: Oc"t;-:-=-sep-t'.--=-:-O"'ct. l1WrT~!r""STAT3:S :Average -,-:-,...,.O-ct,......-:sepJ0 . --:--:oct""'".- - .. . . . UNIT :Aug. 1909-: 15 : 15 ' 15 :Aug.l909- :. 15 .. : 15 : 15 - - - - -- - - -'.July 1914 : 1945 : 1946 1946 :July 1914 1945 1946 l 1.::.94:6.: :..__-11 Whec.t, bu. $ : : 1.24 : 1.6?: 2.301 2.40: ;.88 1.51: 179& 1. CofU, bu. : $' ~ ' .91 ' 1.50: 2.00: 1.9CH o64 I : Oats, bu~ Irish Potatocs,bu. Sweet Pot::t.toe s, bu. Cotton, lb, Cottonseed, ton Hay (loo se ) ton Hogs, per cwt. Beef cattle 1 cwt. Milk cows,head Horses, head $ $ ' . ' .6? .861 1.20: 1.12 I 2,15: 1.90: $ :' I .83 1.8o 205: ' : 12.6 22.3 : 35.9 : 38.2 ' $ ' I I 24.39 52.001 ss.oo: 65.oo: ' ' $ ' 1?.85 19.00: 2o.oo: 2o.oo: ; I $ 7.33 14.oo: 16.oo: 19.50: $ 3.87 ' ' 9,80: 13. so: l5o 501 JJ I I $ 33.85 8o,oo: 95,00: 9800' $ ' : I 158.15 120 00: ns.oo: 120.00: .40 ; I .70 ' .631 I 1.26: .88 1.8o: . 124 22;.3 : .. llo8? 14;.30' ?o27 I 14o101 I ' 5o42 : 11.40: 48;.00 :: 11200' 136.60 60.60: 128: . 35~3 : .' 5780' 15o40: : . 15. 70' 13600: : 57.20: 23.1)) 18;.10 142~ 56.Sl Mules, head $ 185.00: 205.00: 210.00: 153.90 100;00 Chickens , lb. 13.2 31,0 330 36;.0 11;.4 24;.3 293 34;4' Eggs, doz. Butter, lb. ' 213 54.o : 53.o sa.o 21;.5 42;.6 44;.5 I 51;5 . I I 24.6 44.0 : 550 . 630 25;.5 L16;.0 63~4 I 73i9 Butterfat, lb. Milk (wholesale) per 100# 3} Co,..rpeas, bu. Soybeans, bu. . . . 25.? 45.0 54.0 62,0 2.42 : 5>10;l/ .5.25; .- . '. . 3~50: 4;7o: - 4:7o::- 4.00: 4;.401 4;.50: 26.3 502 1.60 ,. .. '; 3o30 3;.34: 2;.06: 75.6 : oo.o : 437: : 4;.411 11 4i73 4.01 . 2i28 Pecnuts, lb. 5.0 8.1 : 8,6 : 8.6 : 4,8 8.1 : 9.0 : 8.8 I }} Averaec January, 1910- llicember , 1914. :;}) Docs not include dairy production payr.~ents. ]/ Preliminary for October 1946. = INDEX NUMBERS OF PRICES R!:CEPlED BY FARMERS IN GIDRGIA (August 1909 - J~ly 1914 100) ITThi _ ______________ _____ Oct. 15 1945 53pt. 15, 1946 ...::.:;...:;..:;... Oct. 15, 1946 ,"---"---~ ~All Commodities I .Cottor1 & Cottonseed 182 252 269 181 279 299 I Grains lviGat .Animals 159 213 205 225 285 333 I Ihi.ry Products . Chicken & Eggs 168 205 216 248 219 272 Fruits 185 188 188 Miscell an-eous -14 7.:. 159 159 After Fivc Davs Return to United States Depaxt~ent of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural 3bonomics - 31 =tensi Buil ding Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE-D-ll/46- 1645 Fermi t No . 1001 Penalty for,private use to av?id payment of postae e $300. Mias.Nellie M. Reese . L i ~rarian , State College of Agri. , Re~. Athens, Ga. Athens, Georgia GEORGIA CROP REPORT AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 1946 Nov~mber 15, 1946 \feather conditions during October were fav~rabl-e for harvesting mature crops and good progress was made during the month. Up to :november 1 more .of the cotton crop ha:d been harvested than in r e c ent years. .Ample moisture has been ideal for pre- paring land, seeding small grains a..:."ld v1inter legumes. All fall crops are off to a good start. There has been a large acreage of \'linter grazing crops planted this f~l and conditions have been favorable for rapid growth. OORN: The indicate~ 1946 corn crop of 45,536,000 bushels is 6 per cent below last year's production of 48 ,67S ,QOO, Yield per acre is placed at 13.5 bushels compared wi'th 14.0 bushels in 1945. \'feather conditions during the season were favorable for the corn crop in the southern c{istricts arid final outturn. will be good. In North Georgia dry weather reduced prospects and yields will be low in mos' areas. PE.ANUTS: Picking and thre shing of the pea.init crop made good progress during Octobe ; An indicated yi el d of 675 pounds per acre is .expected. The curr ent - p~o duction of 714,150,000 pounds is ..l p er cent above the 1945 crop of 709,920,000 pounds and has been,exc~ ede d. only by the 1943 production of 765,380,000 pounds. PECANS: The 1946 Geo.r gia p e can production of 17,600,000 pounds will be the sma.lles since 1935, and is only 43 p.er c ent of the 36,850,000 pounds harve sted one year ago. Damage from dis e as e s ctnd insects has been much greater than usual and some ar e as of the stat e will have almost a c omplete failure. The southeastern al;'ea. of the state will p ro d~ce a l a r ger p_roportion of the state crop than usual this year. ProductiOTl f_rom i l!Qroved vari eti es is expe cted to amount to 14,430,000 pounds with. seedling s- acc ounti~g for . the 3, 170;000 pounds. . :.AC AGE GEORGIA YIELD PEB. ACRE :TOTAL PRODUCTION(THOUS.~~DS~ . ... .. CROP (000 ) . : . . 19.4:.6 ..:Average: f945 tlndicatedtAverage: :: 1932.-44; . . 19. 46 ~ :-1922-44: 1945 ;Indicated 1946 - . .. Corn .;.. bu. : : 3.373 10-:7 ." 14.o . : -~ lB,5 . ~ . 43,770: 48,678 45,536 . Hay(all tame) ton. : 1,482 . 55= ; .5&:.. . '53 6]1: 815 785 . . Tobacco( all) lb.: . 105 : 940 -- :1{)31 ..;__i099 .. 76,736:105,975 115,363 .. Potatoes, Irish. bu~ : 27 61 : :. 77 1:8 1~46o: 2,002 2,106 . . Potatoes , s ,.,eet. .bu. 80 76 90 85 7,944: 8,010 6,800 Cotton bales: 1,:225 236 257 . Peanuts(for picking and threshing) lb. 1,058 711 680 223 . 956: 669 570 675 :512,067:709,920 714,150 Sorghum Syrup gals. ; Sugarcane Syrup.gals.: Pears, total crop bu. : Pecans lb. 13 56 29 132 . 57 .. 145 53 ).6o . .0 ' 1,185: 912 ~.. 5!}1; 4,64o . . 359! 502 23~688: 36,850 689 4,64o 454 17,600 D~ L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge ,. ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultur~ Statistician UNITED STATES - GENERAL c:aoP REPORT AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 1946 . - .............. ....... . 4 ... , .., . ..., _ . . _ . . .. ,.. ~ . ...................... . . J .. ThE]_.._..red~rp ~n the North! -~ cotton m the &luth, along vn\h o"thers usually completed :ut No"~&mber. 'lbe .extend;ed _grovnng . seaso~ duri?g Oc~ober imp~oved both yields. and quali ty"of mo-s~- :products, . t~10Ugh at , the. same . ~ ,qxposmg them to , ful'ther a.amage b~ storms and .floods. ProSJ>eC.tlve produchon C)f - corn 1ncrease : slightly, to _sugar b;:Jots 3,381 milli_on bus-heh;.also improved durl.ng Oc t .&lybea..."ls; ober. Pra ~otatoA.s: topacc~, cticctllj- the ~only o fflqs)efl'!1;_etsin1-g.pdeea~rlsi. ~eg rape Was s ap_d .. in c!~i:c"'t'i-on - in 1946 is indiGated.Ol't ~~Y.o~ber''1 ~t- ~- ;0-~~-t{~o'Ve previous peak, in 1942, and 27 points above t~e 1923-32 level. Changes durlng Octoberraised index of all c~op production only slightly. important factors in this year's achievement are recor~ crops or corn, w?eat, potatoes, tobaccp, peaches, pears, plums and truck crops, and l:le recora. crops of oats, r~ce, soybeans, peanuts, , grapes, cherries and sugar cane. Also contnb1P ting are better than average crops of hay, flaxseed, ~orghum grain, buckwheat, dry peas, sweet pota.toes, apples, prunes, apricots, hops and sugar beets. Continuing to decline, productiQn of cotton and cottonseed is, vTith the e::>:Ception C,f 1921; the smallest since 1895. The list of below-average crops also includes rye, broomcorn, dry becms and pecans. : October weather was mostly favorable to ideal for. maturing late Cl'Ops and for harvesting. Most farm work of all ldnds is woll advanced , as the weather permitted the most efficient use of ti labor, and machinery. Crops matured mostly without freeze damage, even to the latest p lanted . fields, a.clding to the quantity and quality of production. 'Ihough corn harvest has been delayed ii:l the northvv-estern part of the Corn Pelt, it has progressed seasonally in most other areas, with relatively large qu2.n tities moving to StlJ?ply _commercial needs. PECANS: Th~ 1946 pecan crop, now estimeo.ted at 77,248,000 pounds , is the smallest since 1942, pe;r cent smaller than last year's crop, and 13 -per"- -cent below the October 1 forecast. Unfavorable vTeather and serious insect dome.~ resulted in a small crop this season in most pro ducing States.- The lar ge crops N'O.lh~ced ip.''1944 and 1945 may rw:v-c r ed'liced the vi ta;I.ity of pee trees and depleted plant food in tho soil so that tree s were unable to boar h eavily this yca:r and were l e ss ahlc to withstand d.iseases 13Ild insects. Production is smaller than l a st year and bebv/ the 10-ycar average in all states CY..Copt Flori Produc.tion varie s by important st.ates .,... about one-t..'lird of last year in Oklahoma, a half in Georgia, &luth Carolina Md .Arkansas, two t hirds in Texas and Mississippi, four-fifths in Alabama and Louisi~la and slightly more than. l a st year in Florida. - - ~ Production of i~roved varieties is 34 , 40,000 pounds which is 40 per cent less hl1an the 1945 crop and 20 per cent belowaverage . The seedling crop of 42 ,788,000 pounds is 47 per cent bel the 1945 production and 31 per cent below average. CRoP . f~~~ Corn, all : bu. 28 ..5. Hay, al Peanuts l1/tame ton lb. 1.38 728 ' . Potatoes ... bu. 125.8 Sw~c-tpotatoes "bu. 85.4 ToBacco .= ; . lb. 952 . .. &lrgo si;rup 4 g~ . 58.0 Sugarcane si~p gal . lf.6 Pe~ans :. _. , . . . . . lb. J/ . - l'icked an~ ::'ll.i~'eshed;. ~ UNITED STAT~ IELIJ :PER k,"'Rl!; !'relim!" 1945 ina.ry 1946 ...:. 33.1 1.53 641 150.6 94.3 1,095 ' 61.9 1.9...3,...,. 37.0 lo45 655 175.3 93.4 1,154 66.3 181 ; : .. ." 1945 .: : . -: 2,608,499: 3,CH8,4l0 3,380,6 80,254= . 1,587,964: . 91-,573 2,061,570 : 85,6 2,061,0 . 372,756: 425,131 477, 66,422: 66,836 66,7 :: 1,479,621: 1,997,808 .... . :- 12,213: 20,625 : 105,746: : . ~ 10,592 25,865 138,082 2,269,2 11,937 22,823 77,248 " < After!five day~ return to : Uriited States DepartmQnt of Agriculture Btirean oft J&r-icul.wal Economips r . I 319, Exte'nSiOzl Wilding .... _ :.AL~~ns, ~orgia_ : i ! Oi"FICIAL BUSINESS .. Penaltt .forprivate use to avoid paym~nt 'of :postage $~cp. .. B~A-1~46~142 ' Permit r1o. 1001 . Ga. State Col. of Agri . , Division of Ho ticu 1ture , Athens. Ga. PC D~CEl>i~_],__Q_O:CTON ~CRT FOR GEORGIA December 9, 1946 ton production for Ge'orgia in 1946 amounted to about 555,000 bales (500-pound ss weiGht) or 17% beiow the 669,000 bales harvested in 1945 and 42% below the average (1935-1944) of 9?6,000 bales. Yield of lint per acre was 218 pounds with 257 last year and,. the 10-yE:lar average of 236. .6% 1, 232 ,000 acres in cultivation on July l, \ras abandoned leaving 1.225,000 acres for harvest. This wc:.s the lov,!est harveste'i acr e age since 1868 and. smallest oduct ion since the 540 ,000 b ;1h: cro:P of 1'878. The highest acree.ge on record was in 1914 when Georgia harvest ed 5.157 , 000 acres . Record high St a te production nf ,769,000 bales v;as in 1911. relatively p oor n~ason for cotton over most of the Stc..te in that \vet weather during much of the f ruitin~S season loW'ered . eificieno7 of wee vil poison ing ope-rati ons and. favored -pro'? <;J,gati on ef th e insect. The nort hwest em pe.rt f t he State vras a..l'l exc epti on v.rh er e -)r nl onged d ry vmather was the c pase of the lotrre r e d pelds. In most ar eas labor f o ;,~ : i cki rig was ample a.nd. exc e:0 t fo!' excessive rains during much of Sep t ember t h8 h3.l. ve st Be ason was favora-ble for g etting out the small crop in g ood shape. Only a ne f~li giole an10unt of tag end. cotton n ow remains in the field. The northe rn p art o: t h e S t~~te pr oduced about 19% ,'\..ls s c otton t h an last yee.r 11id-State area about 11~~ 1ess - ~Jhile s out he rn t e rrit'ory sho-":-d a r e duction of about 21%. ~reau of Cepsus reports 513 ,000 r u nn ing bales ginned prior to Decemb e r 1' comuared. with 604,000 bal e s to that d a te last year, United States ginnings we re 7,366,000 compar ed with 7,383,000 one -:Ieax a go. ---r---------- -- - -- GEO:i:\GIA MAP SHOIVING ESTD1ATED PRODUCTION \ 1046-60 000 ! \ ' I . ....Non-Co tt a!I ); ......I / 11945-83.000 : '- - - - . -- ;. \ . l \ 1944-72,50q ,.II. /III . \ : 194b-82, 000 1~46 Atm FINAL PRODUCT ION FOR 1q45 & lg4l+. .. ~ 1946 Prod.uc t ~ on Ind icated by Crop Prosp e cts De cembe r 1. \ ( 1945-98 ,000 1946- \ \ ROlIE \ 1944-98,000 -.\ 61,000, __\ -STATE - 1 \ \ A_~: h_l-.: ~\ '/ ELJ?.c;RT-.~N 1945-- \ _,__.. _\_ ATL_:ili'I' A ) 71 , 0 00 -...__, 19h6 - 555.000 1945 - 669,000 1944 - 310-, 000 . " . \ \ \ - / ' IV /--.. ,......,, ,/ . l / -.....J_244 - \ r.,-- --~ - "'-v/ - .. 7..0_,000 -- \ ...._ V ~ /: ',', Dist r icts shown are Crop Reporting Districts and NOT I 1 , AUGUSTA ' Congressional 1946-83 ,000 \ 1945-106,000 \1944-144 _,000 I \ J ~iACON \ ~ VI. \ ,\ Districts . \ \ ( -- .( 19 46- . 95,000 \ \\ . . .\ -CO-LUl-i.BUS ' 1946-100 ,000 1'9-~Ll~5~~-142-01,40)0,0000 . ) 1945...:.104,000 i 1944-136 ,000 \ ' \ . 1 - -------- _. t\ -v/ \ f '--. -- '' ----....---.... . ....--'. ' :_ . - . .. \ /"- l / VI I. I I \ ( \ /- ... .. j , ' VIII. v - ----; IX. 1 .A.L BAJW \ ) SAV~-lliNAH ............ .... / ,.. /I ; I \ ., 19 46-37.000 1946-24,000 ) 1945~ 36,000 1 9 45-42,000 19 44-7 2 ,5GO \ i i946- 8, 000 I' 1945- 9,000 { 1944-61,000 .. .'./ 1944-11' 000 a \ i N \ \ -' -., \ A __ \ \ \ \ \ '' - - - - - - - - : . VALDOSTA "'( \ l ,r-...._______JI ~\J .. ~. ... -~.~- . - "~ .. -..-~:. '"' --\.- .. ....-: -~ -- . - :..:-~ ~... - .......,., ... _.......~-----.,._ ..,,...~. "'";-':"'!""'- - 1 - ~ - - . -- ~ .nr~{;~_!{Ms~m!rN{A~EA~~.~~-P~UUr;~ON~-~~i~~~:Q~T~1I LN ,GEOBGI:4 .. _, ..__, __ (Pel'_1od____::.~~0, 1~cl~f!~ye ,- l're}it}qa{Y ~st1.~t~ ~or 1946) - ~~ . . ' .._, .- t ... . 'ft, ... ... f. :.. ....,. . . .. .., . : -: r:-:~:t .~C:REAGE . . . ... \. l-:-:-:-q:uor:L6mi't.ted. in-fi .:nires)' ~--- -.: <; ' ~ -. ~'-. . ,. 3~&, .. . 1 jr.}..:,..'~..f...,;~---.. ~ m PRODUC I 0 ~~ ., ~ ~' .. ! .. .. ,,~-:::;; -~:.:. (ooo l'li;\i'l;il'dd in 0 . fi 6ll.res)' ~- . . .:' :;-. , ~- ,. T ~ ...":- ' ! ' ..... . ...- . . . : . l" . " ' ;. ". -:.. - .. ; :..... , ;- .. . . . ~ . ~ . ' . . " . . ; . t , ~ .,~ ::.,.. . ';~,:- ~ -~..':. .:.,:... ~: .... \ ~ _,. ' ., ..:\ :. .. ~ ~ ' .. .,., .. ; . .. . ..-..... .... .o. . .. ,. .- 3 . . . 2.0 . ez n 0 en H ....:1 ....:1 -~ 0 H H :;s j z H - 1.'5 .H , "'' z H en ~ ~ 1.0 ~ ARTME.NT OF AGRICULTURE.. {!7rojJ GEORGIA c~ Georgia. . Decembel.". 1946 GmRGU COYM!l:BCIAL ....___ _ _ _ _ _ TRUCK CBOP St.n.WRY 1r 946 I AND 1945 Georgia produo~d cqmmercial truck crops for .1946 tota.led $14,319,000 or a gain of 3% o~er S:J?onding value of $13,919,000 in ].~. ~s slight increase was due- te en .o-ver all raue in acreage. Prices received for some of the more important crops were disappointing comwith one year ago. Harvested ac~eage tor :fresh ma.r}cet and processing combined was 111,690 -~:u IDBill..... Tri. th 88,550 the year before. Value per acre of all' crops this year was .$128.20 against corresponding figure of $157.19 ~ 1945. 1ons led all crop values with $6,259,000 lollow_ed in .order of .the next five cro:IJS by Cabbage 000, Pimiento Pe:IJpers $1,110,000, Snap Beans $891,000, Tomatoes $842,000, ~d Canta:loups On a value per acre basis, Cabbf'.ge (North and South Georgia 'combined) led ,with tr'-50862 "'u....u:rwt~u by .lettuoe m-th $274.67. . ____ 1,____ 142.73 150.30 1946 2,000 B\lshe1 210.00 Gu. 1945 1946 1945 2,100 --------- ------""'- 5,600 6.0 ---:----- 6,100 6.2 ... ~~""'l'---- (30 1bs.) ______ --------- -~-------33,600 __ 3~,800 1,895,000 , 964,000 ---2-0-0-.-0-0338.39 ~ 158.03 1946 900 4,2 3,800 29.10 111,000 123.33 Ga. 1945 1946 850 4,500 ' ~. 7 70 Crate -- .... -4 .... ,000 ----:., 315,000 43.70 --~--.-2-.-1-0 175;000 662,000 2--0-5-.-8-8- 147.11 1945 3,800 86 -------- 1,700 lOO (60 lbs,) Bushel --------- 327",000 2.55 834,COO -------,...-- 1.55 ----2-6-4-,0--00 219.47 155".29 1,000 95 (48 lbs,) -------- 2.00 190,000 --1-9-0-.-(-'0- 1946 600 34 B,lshe1 2.00 40,000 66.6':' 1945 -..---3-0-0-- 40 ------- ____ ___ - 1946 1945 '750 - 106 6 0 0 ....., 135 (48 lbs.) . Crate 4-6 Ibz.) 1.75 21,000 --------- 2.75 --------- 4.30 ~------- 70.00 274.61 580.00 -------- 1946 1,000 140 1945 ' l ,1'00 . 136 Sacks 140,000 l. 70 (50 ~bs.) 150,000 1.65 -----r--- --------- ---------- 238.0( . -2-2-5-.-4-5- 700 57 ___,__7_00,...__ 46 1,900 180 1,800 l!;j5 -95 Bushel 40,000 1.45 82.86 (25 lbs.) --------- 32,000 "'1'------- -.....,...2.-.-5--0-- ---1-1-4-.-2-9 ----------- .. .Bu~hel 342,000 (60 lbs.) I 279,000 1.20 1.85 Bushel . ------'!'~-- -~----~--~ 180,000 . 1.50 410,0GO 215.79 516,000. 286.67 ---~---- 270,000 142.11 112 (60 lbs~) t --7-0-----r-B-~u-s-h-e-l-- --8-5----- -(5-3---l-b-,-.-) . 254 337 Melons 179,000 2.00 1.85 3o05 44o~oo 435.00 358,000 ---;r----- 2-2-3-,-7-5- __ ____ 842,000 1,452,000 129.54 .,_2,59.2~..,. -:-------.,.-- 6,259,000 111.'-::' 6,304,000 146.av --------:--,-----":'"- Peppers, P~micnto 1946 J'-o-r -P--ro--c-e-s-s in ' g 1945 -======:= 1.2 1.0 ~(2=o=oT=oo=n=l=b=s=.:)- 13,000 ~-----1.42 I ---------~ Ton 8,!900. 1~30 1bs.) -------- ====t===r== 107.00 88.00 ""'":'-~----- -- 1--a2-a6..,.13e5 85.ZE 78~00 Other Truck Crops 1946 7,740 573,000 74.03 F-o-r-P--ro--c-e-s-s-ing 3 1945 4,600 ______ 376,000 ,:.'!"'"' __8_1_,_7_4_ - -~_..,. OTAL AEOVE CBOPS 11,690 88 ,550 ,14 0319,000 13,919,000 128.20 157.19 ~~1/ Does not include acreage, production, and value of cucumbers for pickles. Watermelon price is per 1,000 melons. ~ Includes. cucumbers _for pickles. D. L. ~lOYD Agri~.1ltural . Stat.i stician, In Charge ' Lo H. HARRIS, J:R, . Truck Crop Estimat~r -DI-A-G-RA-M-S - SH~.0-1-n N-G ACREAGE .... ,. AND "'. . - VALUE DISTRI BUTION OF . .. - ACREAGE BY CROl?S GEORGIA TRUCK CROPS FOR (ne rcent of T~t~l) .., -VA-L-UE--B-Y -C-RO--P-S (oe rcent ~ r T ~t al ) --~ . Canta ] cups Irish After five days neturn t~ United States Department of Ag r iculture Bu~eau Of A~ricul turnl Econo mi cs Athens , Geor ria ' OFFI CI .L BUSI NZS S Form PAE - D-12- 46 - 568 Permit No. 100 1 Penalty for priv ate use to avoid payment of po stap;e. ~~ 300. IUss~ Nellie M. Reese, Librarian, State College of Agr, i., Req. Athens, Ga. >. .. -~ .:. ( : -IJFX:El!BER IM6 lliG REPORt' Athens, Georgio. Iecember 23, 1946 ~ >e~~ . Georgia. hog prod).lction _in 1946: amounted ovcr _the 2,106 p000: producod in l945 and to 7% 2,223,000 above the h~0oayde,warhiacvhewra~gean(19in3c5r-1e9a4se4) of 6~ of 2,072:000 . The highest figure in recent years was 2, 761,000 in 1$43 with a decline for both the following years. Of -the current n1Jillber :1 ,131r-OOO head were - hom the spring pig crop whilo 1,092,000 vrero fa.rrovrod.during :the last s~;i months of the yea.r~ - .An esti~atod. 182~000 sows f~;qw~d d~~~ng t:he :las:!; half :of ~ 1946. comp-~cd V~ith 172,000 the ::Previou~ tall. Reported brecding inteption!J -ind-j,cato :2-ll=OOO' sows: to farroyioin the sprin,g of 1947 or an Ja;.ruc~ of 8~ from :last sp;ri~go : :. : . . : . . . . . . : . : . : . : IJhese e~timatcs by the( GCorg_io. Cr~p 113p~rting Sarvi~~ are based on th~ u~al Sul'voys made by the tJ, S. Department of Agriculture :in MOperatio.n: ~th the Po.st Offj,ce .IA3parlment through the rural carriers. .: . . . . . . . ,., . . : . .: :. : : . . . .. : . . . . ._ . . . The numb~; of pigs sa<;rcd in i'946 wa~ about: 4 pcrc.ont. smaller thnn in 1!145,- a result of an increase of: 'about :1 p~rcent in the spring pig crop and a decrease o 11 percent in tbc f~l croE~ thc . Eurcau _of-.Agricultt;ral 'J!borio~ics reported today~ . lln: ~ncrease of about 6 pcr.ccnt 1.n the number _cr sows to farrpw 1.n the spnng season o'f 1947 _1.s ind.1.ca.te_d, b)l~ ?f if .the. number _:of pi.gs s.a.ved per ~ii;ter is no .larger than th~ 1G-year a.ver_age, the 1947 spring pig orop Wlll be only ~o.ut 1 pe:r:centi larg~r than th:::~.t. 1946;.. 'l,'he number of hOgs over 6 mopi;hs old on Il3cember 1 was somewhat smaller than a yc a;r earher~ . n . The number : of })igs -saved. .in .the. fr.:Uf se~on. o'f 19.46 (J1m-e l to :rh~crilbe:r;- l) is estim'i:i.te~ at 30Q 6~7;000 ~ . . ~is ilUI!lbcr is: pe:rcent. smci.ller th,an the ' l -945 fall crop, is 5 percent below tho 19~5-44 :average., ond is the Slll~llesb fall crop sine~ 1940 :Numbers wero down from ,last yoru:: in all :regions ei:pert. :the &,uth Jitlantic :ana iri:near1y all States out.. side .t h a . t:.n.re. a.- - . .. - . . - numbE}~ ci( ~vrs ti:a.t __ra,;ia~ in .th~ . 1~:6 r:nns~ason - ~s . o.bout: '13>per~~~~ ~o.ller :th~.-_in the 1945 fall : ~0:~9n for . the _UnJ:ted St11tos . tot~ and 1~ . percent. for the _ o:;~ . BeH . .'lh~se -_decb.,nes tare not qt;H~ so 1o.rgo: O.S : i n dico.toq. by breeding . intentibns ~n. the J-une j>ig : ~rop report.e .: :The ld!oeclrte. n.se.s- :1.nd1..c~.~e.d -a. t..tho. ..t.tim. O: 1'10r~ :. l6. -p.E)rceP:i.; .for . th. e. :-U. D.ited .State.rs .1m. d.2.0. p.e.r. c. e.nt f. or.. :.th.. e Con .An .average -~r- ~~4:8 pi-g~ sa~ec(per litt~~ ~- in :~h~ l91~ : f~l se~on ~sta.bli~e~ a. ~ew ~ec~~.: and com:nru~As with ;6,3.8 j,n the .te;J.l 0.. .-1;94;> ~;m'Q. :. the lO'"'Ye$ avere.ge .9' :6~253.~ Tl_l~s : high .fall . average . . the record 1946 spr~ng __crop: ~:~erag-e of 6o46. _ Excep:tionS.lly fayo~able : we.ath~ dui'ing' the prmc1.pa.l. farrowing months w'a.S -~ irjlpqt.tan~ : f8..9to;r .in. maldng . thes~. high a.v~rage,~ possib~e : ,. . ' Yearly Pig Crop:& . Th~ ;o~bin;J.'.~pring ~d f--a.ll.. pi~ crop ~f: . J:9~ i~ _esti~~~~--~- -~~ :::;3._20t:oc9':~elld. . . . . 'fl;l1.s jiWnbe.J; - :~..s .~.ou_t~,4.' -percen t below ~e 1~.;1-5 c~.p : ~ti: ,,s- ,.:the : ~)n.al1est crop smce 1940, but lit . :Ls: a ltttl~; 1fU'gtir,->au'out 1 pe.rcent, 'than tho :lo,;.;yeax! average~: : .. . Farmer~;- i~o:rts o-h: ~~reedin~ _inte~tioni fo.r th~ .:spri~~ :~~aso~ ~f 1~.; indicate that .about 8 1 626,000 . sows will farrow in tho.t sea.so.n . IThis number would be about 6 percent above both 1946 and the lO'"'Year average. By regions the indicated c;hanges are as follows; North Atlantic, up 2 percent; East North Central, up 6; Wef?t Nqrth Central, up 9; South Atl,antic, up .6; &,uth CE!ntral., . down 2;.-_ and Vkst~rn, :down- 2 percent~ .0 o A , ARCalE LANGlEY , - ' 0 0 D, L. FIOYD Jgricu1tura.l statistician ... _ .Agric'Ulturo.l Statistician In Charge SOWS F.ARIDWED .AND PIGS SAVED SPRING (rec. 1 to June 1) : FALL (J-une 1 to ~e~-~ 1) ~-. J\V:":No. ; Pigs per .; I Av. Noo 3 d -rPigs 1' per a sPa..irgo s Georgia. lO-yoar 1935r44 Av, 1944 1945 1946 198 2~8 191 195 Litter : 5.7 - 5.7 5e8 5.8 .. .. .~ .. 1,129 1;414 1,108 . 1,131 165 167 ' 172 ' '182 ' LittEn" ' 000 5,7 :. 943 5.;7' ; 952 65o.,-{8)' ~"' .. .. 998 ],.092 United States .- ~ . IO:year 1935-44 Av. 1944 .. -,. 1945 . 8;115 9,246 8,298 6.15 6.03 6.29 _5,112 . '*,.882 . 5~426 6,30 6.l3 6;_3~ 32,'199 30~_924 3~h593 1946 8,137 6.46 -4:;725 6.48 30,,q27 . ' ' 'Revised 'for . some yeo.rs prior_tp 1946 in the l.:i.ght of 1945 census iilformation! .- ' ~ . ~ -~~ .'..- .... : . : L ... . .. ......-.... .. I ~ - . . ~ ~ .. ,,I 2400 2000 . . . : ; ~ ... .. . :.: ~ . -.... in Geor.g.~.a. .. ' I Sows - Fa~r.o~ring and Pigs Saved in Georgia ... Spring and Fall :._. . :,~- .. . (PeJ;"i-od 1932 ... 1946) .,- - __.___ _;_ ]." .. - . .. ... --- . -.-- -, ----r:~-. .Ua.:i:1r . spr~ng .:-:- :sows ric.elt rece,i ved by Georgia farll)ers declined during t~e period pece~ber 15 1 1946 'to January 15, 1947 . Cli.ickens and eggs 'showed the largest dec:J;ease ~ith me,at- anima.ls, :grains and dl:\iry products also havi~ Jlioder&.te decreases~ ' r .:The January .Ul-.eommodity Price Index of 243 percent of' the ;1.910-114- average is. .2 P9i:tlts below one: month .ago but 55 poir.ts :above the January 15, 194619vel of'lSS per'cent. ~ pr~~es dr~p~d 7 e,ents p.er. Aozen dU;ring t~e past 30. ~ays, <:hicken.s are d-ownr 2 cents per p0'11nd, and a decrease of 5 cents per pound is indicat.ed for butter~ HQg prices d'~clined :from $21.60 per- .hundr'ed. on ' Deeember 15 tc $19'~ 7'0 on Jl:lll:U.ary'i'5., .. Kost ' ' ~~ner eolpi!lod~ ties .. sP,owed .: li tt.le c.hange 1 ! . during the past . . 30 . if d a y s . '. ..~ t ~.' . .. -UNt'l'ED STNI'ES: , -Farm~:t;s ere rec.ei v.iner .lower Ilriees for most c~mmodities ' as: of January 15 than a month earlier, the Bureau of i~gricul tur~ E~s:1nomic~ announ~cf today, : The index of p!'fc~s recei'ved by f~met-s dropp.ed 4 pofnts' t()' 26o : .per cent.. of .i tG 1909-14 .average, a decrease o-f 1.5 per (:ent~ 'Druck crops. and, : .. :. so~beans were .the principal exceptiops 'to the .generally lower J:lrices. The index .at .26o is' l3 poin't.s lower.. than the ' l'ecord -high o'-f October 1946, add. 54 pointS above the :leve~ of a during ~he year earli~ro month to a new The Pa.;'i hig:h of ty 215 in_?.~ex per (pr,i.ce cent of s pa th~ i d 1 . inter 1910.,.14 eist, and. ~verage, . t~es) a rise. r()se o~ . ae" about 1 per cent over last month~ The general level of prices ',received by farmers <&n Ja.rlua:I~y 15~ ' -i947 averaged 1.21 per c'ent of p-arity tnea.sured;' by e ratio of the !~dex - of prices..received to tha Jndex o'!. pr.ice.s paid~ interest;. and ta.xas ,; ,.Thi.s - .' .. . compares with a parity ratio . of 116 per cent one year earliere ~ : ., , ' .:. . .~. ' .. . . .Livestock and livestock products .averaged 2'81~ p.er cent 9f theirl909-14 ~-t1vel in. > mid-January, a decreo.se of 13 points fr 'oin a month ago. This coinpares with an index 'of '204 one year .. earlier., The decrease. r~suited 1 rincipallY. ff,q~. sharply' .lower . prices for poultry and. eggs and da1ry produotsi together .,.ri'th a 5 point dr.oP. it:r : ~lfe meat animal index~ ~ f \ ' '' ' I ~ \. ' ' The all-crop price index rose 4 points durfng t~e month to 236 per cent of the 1909-14 av~ragc. This arose p rincipally '1rom the 72 point rise in the truck crop index and t~~ 2 point rise in the oii-bear,in.g, _group .index, inued i'ilcrease s in rural living costs pushed the po.ri ty . index io another new high during the month ended January 15 while per unit farm product.ion costs held steadys At 227 per cent of it.s 1910-14 level, the index of mid..;January prices paid by farmers for all commod.i ti es used for living and prod.U.c:t{6n . av~raged about 1 per cent above December 15 and 23 per .cent higher than a year agoo: ' ... . . I ' , ' . , ' ... . , _ . .. , From December 15, 1946 to 'January 15, 1947, ~.lothing prices continued the brisk advance of the last quarter of 1946. The advance in the price of building material continued during the month ended January 15, 1947o Both lumber and millwurk prices rose , during the month, but prices of other materials made no significant ..;hange.., Avaiiable dt;1ta i .ndica:te that .. tl:J,~ cost of farm housing~ as.:' reflected izl' .b'\l:.ld.ing ' J' mate,:i.al prjces, is now about 30 per cent higher than ' aye~ ago. )!'u6~ prices 'in- tr: .. crea~ec!. a little at stores patronized by farmers from December 15 Ja:rit;.ary 15 as continued declines in prices of beef, dairy products, and citrus fruits did not offset moderate increases regi sterod for other 1tams. . _ ::: Prices paid by farmers for fe ed continued to decline during the ~onh: ~~~d~a-:: , ~ : January 15, the index dropping 8 points to 212 per cent of the 1910- 14 average~ By-product feeds continued to be more plentiful than a year ago, and relatively wild mid-January weather app ar ently reduced feeding requirements somewhato The feed price index wa,s still 34 points higher than a year ~go,. D, L. FLOYD AgriculturAl Statistician In Charge ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician .... ~ .1 ccil&:lDITY . .:.. . f~-l:l UNIT.. .. Corn~ Bu. . .... -. ': ,.. : . ',. 2.4o ' I i~-42 ". \ 1.-65 oa.t~, :su. .67 .so 1.21 1 ~rish Pot~to.es,Bu~ . :.~$ ...'< 1.'12- - _.--:.. ~20 2.10 .... .. .. . . ' . .... .....\. ~ Sweet Potatoes,Eu. -~" ' -;83 - lo95 . 2-35 . 1~_55 ., 1.2s 2.10 . ' 15"... ,, \ .l' .as 1946 ' i,54 ;; 1;.921 ' !'. )64 ._. 1,10 _ 1;,22 \40 ..;..,_ 72' ~70 . 1.45 2.08 . 2.10 Cotton, lb . (Cottonseed ton Ha; : (lo~~~) ton Hogs-~ ''per cwi. Bee c.attle , cwt. Mi.-lli: cows, head Horses, head 24.39. 17.95 ?.-33 l' . . . 3...87 1) . -33.85 ' _. 158.15 31.0 so.cxr 93.00 I o 19.90 _20.50 14,00 21,60 . ' 10.90 14.00 30.9 12.4 22.4 30.0 29, 93.00 22.55 50.90 91.PQ oo. 20.50 1 ":' 1tai 1s.7a; ' T7.70.'. 11. : I 19.70 7.27 -. 1~.~~0 . . 22 .70 21. 14.00 5~42 11.86 . 17.40'; 17 Bl.QO. 98.00 96.00 J _i1~.oo 122.00 120.00. 48.00 : . f . l~q.6Q 115.00 . Mules, head 'Chickens, . lb;, -13..2 198.00 210,o0 207.00 153.90 , :.. 29;() 33.0 . 3i.o . ... 11.4 98~40 i ~3.5 : 27~1 .. 25,6 Eggs, do _z. : 1.: .. 21:3 . 56.0 59,0 ' 52.0 I 21~5 41.1 47.0 41. ._.!!utter,: lb. - ' Butter~ at, lb . y . . Miik' (wb~iesal.e) : : ~ -_ -per~ lOO# Cowpeas, bu. Soybeans, bu. ,..,' 24.6 45.0 . . 63~0 5~ _.0 . 25.7'. -~E.O 620 p8.0 .: . . ~.. .4 . 4.20 5e60 ! . . ' l ~ l 5.00 . . i . --....:. 4.Co' . . 5-.60 5.00 4.20 .. 25.5 .26.3 1.60 I , ... 48.6 . ss. 3o~~.5r~1 s?.o I ,: s.J21 - ... . t 3. 70 .~so+- .2.09 2. 75 1 . 2, P~ut-s, lb. <'!. 5.0 8.2 9.0 : .4.8 .... 1/ __ - :verage anuary 19 ()-. cem er " . . . . .') . Does n:ot inqlude ---""'-'--;-:,- -:__,..-,. dl- ft:ir-y--p~-ro,d--:u-.c.t..ipn .PaYJilet.f. t.a.~- . :P:t_el~J!!inary . f P!I' January 1,151 1947---~.:.....--~ ~--::...,.......--:---:--- .: ~ \ : f : ~ ,., ' : . :. , ... .: ~ INDEX NUMBERS OF PRICES RECEIVED BY F~S Iii GIDRGIA (August 1009 ... July 1914 = 100) . ' .: : : Jan. , 15 . . ~ t ITE!rt : ., . 1946 ..: All Commodities :.J:aa : Cotton & Cottonseed Grains .; ' . . 188 : . .152 Meat Arlimals 238 .Dairy PJ:'O'd~c~s 170 Chicken -&.Eggs . 250 Fruits ' 191 Miscellaneous : : " .i . ~ . 148 .~Co 15 . Jan. 15 1946 . . ' : . 1947 .. . 215 261 183 328 221 . 269 : 190: .. . 163' .: 2~3 261 173 . . ' 315 : 214 . 24i 191 163 . .. ... : ... ._~.: 'L_ .. . ' : . ,.. .. rays 1 . . . After' n~~ " Ret~rn to , . .... _. . .. ; -. Unit.~d- S~ates Iepartmmt-'of Agriculture . . : . Bureau 'of Agrieul tural ~onoll)i.C'S . ... ., 319 Exten$i.On Building . : : : . A:thens, .~o;rgi._. a. . ; ::. ' ONICIALBUSIUSS : , FOrm B~:e-2[47.:-1645 Permit No. 100~ . ... -~ .' .. ~. . .. . .. ! : ,, . ; .. ': .i . .! 4 - . .. : . ' ; .. .. . .... , ~ . "i .. .. f ~ , ; ....~ '. J . ~ .' . ; . ; .. . ' ~ .. . -! , . _ ;~- ~ . :, , -.M:iss . .:e ll ie L ...R~e s~e . Librar i a n, .. t'" neq. 'State--1Col1: ege .o-f. Agri, Athen~. Ci~. ! ';" I ' ' , : . 't, " .. : .. !' . . .! ~ ...~ . '. -. . ~.. :-:.. . . ; - ' : ~ ~ \ I ..,, ~ -..: .;: :.:. . ., ' . . '. ttVEs~c# oN GEORGU FARMS JANUARY 1.:' 1947 ' : ,. ' .. ._ .. . . .:. . At.hen's., Geor:.gia Feb~UEiry 24.~ tl947 ' 4 ' \ .. ,. .. . :. ;,. ed i~'Y.~tbry number~ ~f Georgia:. livestock on f~r.~s . January 1~ .: 1947 sho'w~ci :, m.n,H.l:!>cu. nwit9ar-s of vorks.t.ock.. Jlli.lk..cowa...and ~hicke~~~ed wi.th....ni.unbers Qf one ago. Tot,S.l; ae.Ule~; .:;hQgs~. aud turkeys on f.arms regis~~red gains over Januaty 1, In order of rank decreases were; chickens 9~. workstock 3%- .and milk cows 1~; le incre1;1-l?.es. were turkeys 25~. hogs 12~ and total :::6attle 1~. . .. ..~ ; . ;": t .. . . . . .:~ .t . ,.... ~ ...... ....: :.. .. .~ al livaS:tocl( on farms ,january 1, t~47 were valued a( $175,864,000 ' which was 'an of 14% ove~ .~he corresponding figure of $15:5.9oe,ooo last r.e$.r. . . ~' . estima~,~~ :.3e,'ooo -h~...~. s.:~~ o.n i~~s:. was uncl}anged from one .ye~r ~~. " but mti.le : ----..~-- f~il d>ff from 276,000 to 268:i.OOO. Combined 'value ..of' the two classes of ago. ock ': was~.$59,194,ooo~ ompared ' ~ th $57,952,ooo' from one year . . : X t . . . . . . ' .. 1 . ,. of.::ho,gs gained ~~rply duriri,g the yea.ir - 1, 688,000 compar~d :with 1. 507,000 - resp'ec{t&ve value o'f ' $36,292,000 'and $25,920,000. .. \ .. . ... .. . . ... -' ! . . t' . . .. ...~ e inv~Ii.t9ry on Ja.ri~:ey. 1, 1947 .was sli~htly above January 1, :_1946, l,i57,000 t l,-l46,ooo but v:al~~ was uP sharpiy ~ $66,7.59,000 compar ~d with $56 .:498,000.. : : ' : .. '- : ' \ . . ' : :: ' ~ .... ":' ' .. - ~; _; ... ::. , : : I _! - .- DISTRIBuTiblf 'OF GEORGIA:.:'LIVESTOCK VALUES BY lCINDS O:tf:FARMS .. ,._.. . January 1, l947 ,.. . .,. ..',. (Percent o 'total value of. .J.:~v:e.~toc~} . . .. : -fi . .. ! .. .. ;: ' . . :. I' . . -- . . : . ; . ... ~ ~ ... ; .:. ; --~~- , ..: . . .:... :: I ,;~ ~ ' ; ! .. , - .. .. ; .. ~ .:. .. .: . ,I .~ . :,: ~'. ~ .:. : ' '. ' ' ..:. ~I ...-... ..... : :. ..... .- . Form~ B~-2/47-3526 ;Ferm1t Uo. lbOl . . . :-... .. - ... ', :. , ( ~ I ~- , ' - . . . ' I ' : : .: .. ,. : ~-:., . .- :.: - .. oean:;. Patii.. > I : ! : .. . . .. : : .~ ~ ~chap_~ap. Athens, Ga. Cl ar k Co. Req. I --=-1=93=s=- - _:_ -34$~~e~sgnd~ Lcimbs$ . . . . a?~-- --- ___:___1-,-3-2o~ogs,i~c~~~ PigsJ 6,270 . :...~.. 1936 1937 32 3.,40 . , . 109 1 0320 29 . '3.25 94 1.505 1938 1939 27 3~55 23 . 3.45 . 96 . 79 1 0 412 . 1,662 1940 1941 21 3o50 ).9 3,55 74 , 67 : l .f 7~ .I, ls590 0 194Z 18 .. 4.45 ~0 . . .1:,732 1943 18 4.95 -89 1,875 1944 18 5.40 . ' 97 2l0.65 1945 1-f} .6.).0 . 110 1, 732 1946 '16 6. 40 .. 102 1;507 ......1...,.94...._7-~--:_...,.,1_5,__~~~------"~'=---'12-..L ~.......~oo...~.J..-...~o..t.~.........~ 7.60 '7980 . 7.,10 7.20 5,60 . 5 o90 I 9'.30 13 e0 0 12.10 12o50 17620 10r032 . 11,.739 : . 10,025 11,966 ' .. 9~800 ' .9;381 '! 16,108 24137!:1 ... : ' 2l1: , 986.. ~ 21~650 . 25,920 Chickens (~lud~~ chicks i_mdAr 3 mOs.Y . -.:J,,........Jr~k!"'e')!y'-:!:'s'-----r--~-:::-::---'-11 1935 6,855 $ .50 $ 3,428 I 62 $ 2. 2.0 136 1936 1937 7,353 8,102 ..s5o7 .4,191 4,861 ., ~ 58 250 59 230 145 136 1.938 - '7 g 138 62 4 ~.426 54- 235 127 1939 7, 900 62 .4 r898 46 2o45 113 1940 8~219 .56 4,603 47 2 ;.30 108 1941 7;642 .59 4 ~ 509 52 2.30 120 1942 9,159 .74 1943 10,244 .92 6,778 9,424 I 47 48 2.80 3.aa 132 182 1944 11~..198 1.14 12,766 . 45 5.00 225 1945 9,811 L20 11,773 ~- 35 5.20 182 1946 10,139 1.30 13,181 44 5.80 255 1947 _9,256 1 . 42 . 13, 144' .. - 55 6.30 346~....... Total value :i,s sum of values by age groups_~ _ -.rncluded in cattle !IDd calves.!__________ .ARCHIE LANGLEY .end D. L. FIOYD: Agricultural Statisticians UNITED STATES LIVESTOCK INVENTORY - - - - - ... JANUARY 1, 1947 I The number of livestock on farms declined ~u~ing 1946 for the third successive year since numbers reached en all-time peak on Janu~ 1, 1S4~. The decli~e d~ing 1946 was gr~ater than that in , 1945 but was somewhat less than the decline in 1944. For one of the few times on .rec~rd, numbers of each species of livestock end of chickens ' apd tw;okeys were lower at the end of ~he year than at the beginning. : .. . .. oo r.xeet In terms of -animal units which allow for differences in size and feed requirements: of the sever , ( ' e ow e .Jm IRQPPV 1 , ]94.7 record high numbers of-. Janu~ ary.l,"3 1e1Si'.4~ . In terms of Zeod-grain consuming units~ numbers were down 5 percent; iJ?,clud,ipg :chickens they were down 5.9 percent.. In terms of roughage and pasture units, the total iras. dpwn 3 perceni; . . _ . ". .... . .. .. ~ ~e numb ers carried in this report are based upon revised estimates of livestock and poultry on -~rms January 1, 1945. These revised estimates for 1945 -were derived from an analysis o:f __the _945 Census of .Ag;riculture enumeration nf livestock and poultry on farms together wi th'othEir" ;railahle data. A ~Gparate publication shows revised estimates by States for 1945 and for the ea..:-s 1940 to~ 1944. . .. . ?le declines in nu,mbers of horses and mules during 1946 were ~olatively, and .in a~tl+~ num~e rs~ ' .n e greatest for any year on record~ 'fuese declines were a continuation ~r .the down~d trend in .;vidence for many yearsr accelerated .~n 1946 by largo exports of ho:l'ses; a 'faiiee.k \ m.ove~ent is ':,tiof expec:ted.. until about mid-April. Febr.tiary freeze's . nece~si-tated large plant reoplaeements in Mississippi. _ _Yiel_d prospoots are poor, as li~tle ~ov~meht is Ukely,b.ef~t.e the first week of Ma.yt.' Cabpage_ shipn..e.nts 'eon. .t. inue at a ~o~ '. level i n. Flori-d&:. ~ The . youn acreage has no~ made as good reco~ery from the Februa-ry freete as was expected and the general quali'-ty of the crop being harvested is ordinary with some productio!l being left in the fields. There should be. some increase over the pre sent volume during late March and April but the movement from the State will continue relative light for the remainder of the season. In Alabama a limited volume of spring cabbage is now moving from Mobile anci Baldwin Counties; however, most of the cabba, acreage w:i:ll not be ready for market until after April .1. Adverse weather conditiona have damaged the crop and reduced yields. LETTUCE: Lettuce cutting will begi.n about March 25 in So\:lth Carolina, witn.:.heavies movement the -f-irst week in April. Due to .a m~ch smaller acreage and rather poor c9.:r;ldition, ,. -prospects are for only about half the production of '1946. .: !": . ONIONS: The south te-xas. onion er~p continues to be in good condition. ~tu'rity ~r - - - the crop, esp.ecially in the irriguted s ections, is being delayed by the \ cool weather, but plants are healthy a nd with a few days of warm.weather the. b.ulb&- will dev e lop rapi~l~L Prospects at mid-March point to production being de~~y~d ...,. until the eurly-..pe.r:t _-of April but much warmer WGf\l.the r . is needed for-- volume pr?':"\ : duction expecteq.. ar,ound April :1:0 - 15. ..... I 1. < . PEAS (ENGLISH) G.REEN;.. ,Movement from a relutiv.e_ly small .acreage of Greeri -~e:a~ . .. -~ . . ex.pected about April 20 in South Corolin':_ C?ld we ather : p~s retarded growth. :.-Rf tMi:l> sis!!iippi: Green Peas. The c.rop ave rages about '10 da~ts l~~r l~ than usuo.l. _ -~ :. ,, , ' -- - . ' ... . , POTATOES, IRISH: In South Carolina some Irish Potatoes are up but germination has bee n slow du e to cold, we t >;eather and it is reared .that ;q:~bout .-. 10 percent of the seed has rotted .in th~ g round.~ _ Pl~ntings of the Mississip-pi ...... potato crop were qel9.yed because or-- continued cold weather, but most commercial .~. acreage is now plo.nted. In the Hastings Area of Florida, recovery of the potato ' I crop has bee n s-low due to the continued cold. Stands are irregular and yields on the olde st pl v ntings are expected to be very li~ht. In the LaCrosse section the crop is coming up to e. good stand. Cold weather with excessive rainfu_ll has delayeJ planting in the Coffee - Franklin County -Area where most of the . Tennessee commerciel early crop is grown. With indic a tions of better weather condi tfons, growers inthis section hope to c'omplete plan~ing by April 1 which is about two :weeks later tha-n. usual. . ,... WA'IERMELONS: The continued cold weather v.d. th fr equent frosts and high winps ha:ve greatly held back the progres-s of the central Florida wat e rmelon c-rop, Replanti ngs he.~re be'en numerous nnd it is now expected t li.ot the shipping ser..son will be two to three weeks l~:te in the .Le.esburg .and centrnl Florida Areas . - - - - - - -- - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - .- - - NOTE: - OT- .H.-E-- R ~ -GE- OR- GIA-- TR- U-C- K - CR- -OP- S - '-WI~ LL-B~ E - -A.D- DE- D - AS- ~'!- .'HE- -Y -CO-VE-I- NT- O --PR-OD-U- CT-- IO- N-.; . Return After Five Days To Un1 ted States ~partment of .Agricult'ure Bureau Of .Agricu1tura1 Economics-, . 319 Extension Huilding Athens, Georgia ~CIAL BUSINESS Form BM.-Df17 - 1766 Permit No. 1001 . Penalty .for Brivate Use to Avtiid .Payment of Postage-$300. . ... . Libraran, Col ege of gricu ~t ur e Athens, Ga. 'TC Req UNITE.O" STATE.e, O!tPARTME.NT OF' AGR IC.U L.TU RE.. &ro-j; . PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS FOR. 1947: . --1 .. The Crop Reporting Board of the Bureau .of Agricultural Ec"9nom~cs . makes the fo;llOwing .on.. report for the United States, onthe indicated acreages of_certain .qrops in .l94T based upon reports from farmers in all parts of the c-ount.ry o-r abol.).t March l re- garding their acreage plans for the 1947 season. .. . .The acreages for 1947 are interpretations of reports from. growers and ~e bas.~d on past relationships between such reports and acreages actually planted.. . . . . .. . : . .., . : . The purpose of this report is to assist growers generally in making -Such furt{ler changes in their acreage plans as may appear desirable. The .acreages _.actua:Ily . planted in 1947 may turn out to be larger or smaller than inciicateq, by .reasqn of Weather C. ~ ... ~ .... : 4,003 2./ Jats , bu ~~;.~.~- .,~: : 691 )arley, bu .............. . : 8 11.2 ... : :.- 3:,313 . .. 16.3 , 806 -. :3/18.6 6 3,346 . 101 98) .: .122 7 115 Irish Potat oes, all, bu : 3weetpotatoes, bu ;;-~ . ; ;: roba.cco' all", . l bs. 1/....:. -~ : .\11 so Soybea y r ghums ...... ns, alone ..'7. .............. : : Peanuts(grovm alone) 2/ : !/...........,; ~owpeas, aloi).&. 2/~ _:; ': .arne hay, tons 23 99 85 ~2 61 92 985 354 1, 312 :- 62 72 946 ~ .55 23 .: - ...80 . : : 106.8 . . .. 48 : . 63 ~ 1,42.0 182 1, 421 22 96 80 .! 100 i13. 8 : . : 107 55 .: 115. 52. . : 82 1,392 98 167 92 1;, 407:. 99 = ~17Acre:g":. 'ha";v:sted.===;;., := .=-= = ==== = =====-== = ==:= ~ = = ~= =:=_=-== 27 Grmm alone for all purposes. Partly duplicat ed in hay acreage. -3/ Short. time average. ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician D. L. FLOYD Ag~icultural Statis t ician In Charge ;..... ~ . :::;:::.:_\;~.~.0..-;;)~m:>l:Cl'IV'E - ~LJ\NTINGS REP,OttT' "FoR~ ' 'GEORG!'X"}l ! lr J JNf n t r S'rAfrES ~ :-:; . . . :.'o.'')ti..... t ~- . ...::.,~:;_:....-:.~~-:f::..:_;~;...... '\ . : ,: .. .. ... ..;: .. .:': .. ~.. :..... .... .: ...~ . _:.~:;~ ~ ._..;. .:. . . ' . : GEO~~~::.. --'Po.t~_ orop acreage plann-e.d -'.fD! .194? ~~- Geo~~ia far~ers wil_l be -'r- :: : .~: above- that of last year--:19ul-y.Ung- eo~C!n--accordirig to - March 1 r ~ ... intentioii's." . Small grains, . eorn and tobacco ' snow ifici.e..ases .while 'slight to mode ; . .-) red1,1c.~.ions._--~~-om~1946 ~e._ fndicated for mos,t -.other crop.a.. -- ~ :;:~~{ ~::. ;. . . . . ' ....~ . ,. . '"'!' -.... . .~ . . ,.. . . . . . t .{ _' t"lHTED STATES: . _Optimistic ab9u,t the season 1s prospects --in most areas, ..farmers r - _ . 'i-ntend (as of March 1) to plant a slightly larger total acreage . principal crops than those . of the past~-- z years: Shift_s betl'reen crops- are a.l'so :--- ..-. sl.griUicant. - Much o .-ih.a .shif.ting is.. due .to the...n.ear-::Xe.eord. acreage . of : wiAt~r- sown last fall "'hich is still doing well, and to the demand for oil crops - and soybeans. These tend to limit the acreage available for sorghums, corn, oats ~n.d _some others. :Barley and durum wheat appear to be gaining favor at :the. exoeilLse of other spring wheat, while sugar beets, beans and peasare replacing potatoes in many competing areas. Part of the producers' optimism is due to improvement in .. .: l~l>or and m.e._chinery supplies. Furt-hermore, they were: able to get much -work done l~st !al-1-~.so that they are in a strategic position to s-tart spring ..work as the . .-- sea_son deve:l-ops~ ~ri-ng is progressing about no.rmally, . A relat-ively s-ev.ere ..._...,,~ in the South has prevented premature fruit ._budding an.d tended to.-~ reduc~ the insect hazard to crops. Farmers are preparing to take advantage of what 'they regard as -:, favorable -, pr_iee prospects for ano-ther year. _ . - ' - .. . . . - . . . .-~ .: ... :. . . i ,. Producers appear to have fewer prc;>blems, and to be in a more favorab],e position, _c~rylng . out -their. plans t _han i~ , $.nY of t:he past 5 seasons. Decreas~d - -nu.Ip.p~er.s of liv:e_stoc~ an_d.. po:ul try on ,farms te~d to . re-dq.ye t.J::le q~~~ti.t.ies -Qf ~eed ~equir.e_d~ -ea_sing_the _f.~e.d problems -in d~fic~t area_s. _Farmez:s .i:c, t~~~e .'!lormalf.y :defici:t : a;r-efis are .r~~\u-r.ni!').g to nQrmal Ct:!.sli .crops, ::feel,ing -they ~.rill 'Qe able_: to.. buy. feeds desire.d,. .The f-a.r.lll -labpr s:t.tuatiori. is -generally impro:v:e;~ .x.F.i:t.h ;SUP.P~ies. reported adequate in most major cmp areas: New. farm machinery for spring work has been -_..ap;pEfaX:ing__ in_ grea_t. er.- yol-~e -and mapuf~cturer-s ~XQect_ to f.ol_lcw:-.up .-wit-1am::~e equipment. Some ~~as, :.~ho-weve~ i . aTe_, short qn ~repair :p~rts. -. ~ertil1zer sq.l_e -s -to -are date in several sout~ern States are. reported -larger than in the same period of ..: ..: : ' but suppH.e's sti11 :not 'equal :to' demand. . ~- . . - - .... ;: _- -- .. CORN: The country's eorn c_rop . . wi;t.r oegrown "on: -2.4 million fe~rer acres than last .. year acc-ording to growers- Mar;Ch"J,>p,l~s. : Every region except .the South Atlantic e;xpects. tQ plant less c9rn t ;hi!f__y.ea.r -a!\d even there the increase is less .. than one p~r ce'nt .. The tofi:lY of: ' 87;_ 59_~ ;ooo ac:fe_s- f'arinei's intend --t6 p'lant thfs i. down 5.;3 million acres from ',tlie '19;36~45 ~vera,ge. _ . E;xc_ep_t _,f .o,r , .19.~.1. . ,i i! is.. i t9 be the smalles~ s_ince la9__i.-:wh~n tp.~ !'fati~~-, s ~?171. ?-.c.reage_wa.s.- -etill e?tPa:ndi-ng. ' , ~ ' : WHEAT: Oo~bining .the indicate~- 1947 p.cre:;1,~e _of ~11- :sp~~pg: Je~t: \.ii .t-~ - 'the 56, acres of winter '-"heat seeded last fall, as estimated in necember, gives a s: t9tal of 75, 706,_909 seeded: acre~ -()f all _\'!he~.t"~ ~~:s: i s:ab:o~:t. p~~: ~~~~: ~~ove the n I 510 I ooo ~ acre.s s_eeded for _the. ).946 prop!3, _- and :t!l.e. J-!3-Fg__est--_acreage s~ed~d. _to all .wpeat sine!) 1938, ~en the_tota.f was ;78,_9,8.1?000 apr~~- - ..... -. . .. . , .. _. . ' [ :! '.. . . ~ ~ ~ ~ t ... . ' 1 'I" .... : ' "' ~ OATS: The : expected 46,620~000 f!-Cres pf C?-8.:~~ thi_s, Y!3a.r_1-.s. a'P~?-Y . 9!1~. P~7', c.e.nt, - _ ;I.?. tha;t the__r(3Cord acr~age p).ante~ l_~st_yfilar: P?-~ . ~~f~~. ~~H'~Y. p_~'l" - cent t~ the 19 36-45_. average. - , ; : __ .. .. . __... . . . . ___ . :\_ PEANUTS: Reports from gro~ers ~~- of ~ar:c~: ~-: ~ndi~~~~jh~t: ~:.~47~999: ~~"?~~ \or' --_ peanuts will be planted alone for -all purposes in 1947. , This is 102, . acres~ 3 per cent" less- than. t 'he-: 1946 P1:~i~'ngs ,but '~.S~ p:e~~_ c'e!lt :tib'ov~ ,th~ l~year average. - Estimates of acreages for pfckirtg 'a.rtd threshing"wi'll not be' made u.ntil :August; howev-er, - if the usual relationships bet,e_en. aq~ea~;:; planted alone and those *bl!0 sRMd.,pz:emU 1D an~ ~eehing t~ a year. , - --..,; es . s uld be utilised for .. _ TOl3AQCO: The 19~7 prospective 'tobacoo: acr~a~~ in_the United States is 1,908,000 -- - _- - - aens-; _about J:t-'pe~~ ~elQ'w las't yea-r: :"Most f "tlie "iritendea 1 is 1J?. burley tobacco.- :park ~ir-c~ed ~ntentioiJ._s ar~ .q.Q\_'11].. ~:pg~HY~ . , 9}]-~pgel? in other tobaccos are generally mode~a~e ~nd mostly sl~~~~~Y , ~P~~q.~ - - . ~ .. . .~ . After five days return to ' r' . : P~~~~~Y..~Q~ ,priv:;1te use .to United ~tates Department of Agricultur~ :Bureau of Agricultural Economics . ~ .. . . ncyY.~~I}~ .o..f._ !lO_stag~ $3Q. ' . ~ ' 1,.sa 199 2144 ' ,. ~r..n,:' Bu $ .;91 15.4 16S 175 .6, 4 114 123 . 04ts, Bu. ('' . . . . $ . .,.67 .. ... 96 .: 1.1S J' . 40 ' .., . - 75 .so Irish Pota~o~s, , ~ $ 1'': ' . 200 . 220 70 1;31 131 Sweet Potatoes, Bu. $ o83 210 88 '228 2;35 Cotton, lb. 12.6 24.5 32.2 34,3 12.4 306 31.9 Cottonseed, ton $ 50-oOO . 9300. 9600 22;.55 47e50 88e20 88,00 Fa.:r (loose) ton $ 19 ; ~ . 20.50 . 2lDq , 1i;.87 1550 1750 17140 !Iogs , per cwt. $ 7o33 14,30 :ao.5o 23.80 727 14.20 23.80 26.40 Beef Cattle, cwt. i:~Ii Ik' Cows, he ad ~b :!:se s, head ~!ul~s, head $ 3.87 $ ]) 33. 85 $ . 158 ~ 15 $ 12.10 81.00 120~00 205.00 14.10 1620 95.00 1m2,oo I 12o,oo 1as.oo 20700 1 215;00 5.42 ~8.oo 136.60 153.90 13.10 121.00 58.00 l07o00 1!_7.30 144~oo 57ol0 110.00 18,00 148.oo 57.60 113;00 Ch:.'ck:ens, lb. 1~.2 28.4 29.0 '30iO 23.3 25.3 26,6 Eggs _, . doz, 21;.3 30.~ .48;.0 44.0 21.5 321 38;,6 40.1 Butter, lb. Bu.tterfat, lb. '24;.6 25 . 7 46.0 58.0 57.~ 48.7 63.4 64,8 46~0 . 56.0 56.0 26.3 51.8 67.8 73.5 Milk (~olesale) _ per 100# $ y 2.42 4,05 5.--.55 s.ss 1.60 ~ 3.31 4.48 4.U Cowpe as, bu. $ 5.20 5~50 4.23 4.09 4.40 So~beims, bu. $ 4.5Q 475 2ol2 3o00 3.67 Peanuts, lb. 1 s.o 9.3 10.9 8.6 9.0 9,9 I!,_ 1i:<1crage January 1910 - December 1914. ---- -~';' :!.oes not include dairy production payments. Prelimmary for March 15, 1947. = INDEX NUMBtRS OF PRICES RECEIVED BY FABMERS IN GIDRGIA . (August 1909 - July 1914 100) Mar 15 Feb. 15 ~--~~!~~~1-----------~--~194~6~------~4 7 All Commodities. 190 248 Cotton & Cottonseed 196 270 Grains ,164 181 Meat .A.."limals 255 323 Dai~r l' roducts 169 213 Chicken & Eggs 165 22 4 F:ruEr, 193 191 Misc e l laneous 152 166 Mar. 15 1947 262 286 192 371 210 213 193 . 178 After Five Tiays Beturn To United States Departru.ent of Agriculture :Bu:ceau of .Ag:cicu1ture Econ0mics 319 E:x:tension Bt.i1ding . Athon:;; , Geol:g i.a. OY::TCi lG Er:S.:.:NESS _....,...,.---,-- l or.n BtiE B;:lf! 4i - 1645 t?ermit No. 1b01 Penalty for pri va.te use ,.to avoid . payment of postage $300. C. C. "urry 301 t ens i on ldg . Athens , Ga. UN1'7E.D ~TATE.::> DEP)>..RTI'1 E.NT OF A~RIC.UL..TURE.. G I Ac1 _ 1L:,:.;~\.JD t::X-~:~'G A~~~C~O~N~~?uM~IjC_Sl- (j7rqp . . . . - \ ' . -. . ,)_ /J~#/'0/J - ~ ..~. I ~~ . UNIVERSITY . OF ~~OR.<:IIA.., COL~E.~ OF A(>RICUL.l'UR.E. GE.~IA AGRICULTURAL : E.X'TLN510N ~E.R.VIf,lf. t: .. Atb.ens ;__Geo:rgi'a '' .: ' T 11 U C.'- K ' C f{ 0 F . N 0: T E. S - Jlpril 15, 1947 . ,. :. J i '. . The first two weeks . of April we~e decidedly . favorable for planting and growth of South Georgia truck crops ; : Howe'vel' ;, seeding and grmvth of .. crops in mo s t produdr~g areas c.ont.-inue to lag ..beca'J.se of excessive All . Georgia truc k crops are late; Har ves t of South GeoriL3: cabbage is to get underway with lettuce movement expected around the l)th. ~. >.:. . ~!if'~. BEANS, SOUT? ~EOHGI.l~ : The: Snap Bean crop. i s in: good 0on di t ion at pres ent. r-zarvest i s . .not - exp.ecte.d :to begin until s ome -time in May.- a lit .t-le later than usual . CABBAGE, SOUTH GEORGIA: Moderate movement of cabbage fr om South G e or;~ia is . - ------- ~ ge tting : under.vray with low prices prevailing. Cabbage has come out well sj_nce the March freez e setback, but bclo:vr normal yields are being harvested in most ar~as due . to ~~e heads being very small and of poor quality. P1eliminary acreagel indicated yield and production with comparis ons are shovm in the folloVJing _taole for Georgia and competing s t at es . for cabbage. ACREAGE : . YIELD PER ACRE PROruc:TION (TONS ) State :10 year- : :average : 1946 : Prelim. :Acreage :10 yea;: :. average~ . ' : .. :10 year .1946 t .l:p.dic.:average ~ : 1946 .: . Indicated H936-45 : 1947 :1936...45: . . !' 1947 : 1936..4,5 1947 ----------~----~~---- - ~------ 4o5 20,300 34,800 : 40,500 3o8 35,700 .: 33,100. : 19,400 5~0 6,900 : . 9,900 : . 9,000 .. . 4&5 . 16,600 i 33,600 ' 27,900 5oO 14,200 : 8,100 ; 4,500 4.40 ' 93,700 ;119,500 101,300 " I CUCUMBERS : Prospects for cucumb'ers- are very discourag:i.ngat present as many.' f armers have- not been able to plant and -sbme who have planted vrill . have to plant over;~ Cucumber ac re~:fge . for Pickle i s very" uncertain at p-res ent as most pic kling firms do not know as yet Yihat acrE:iage they ,.Tlll get due to the 'vety late planting l?eason.. LETTUCE: Harve s t o-f t he coastal" area. lettuc e crop i s just getthig under way. The crop is 1.~.ter .than u sua,l, bu--t' good quality lettuc e will be produced with higher prices e~cpecte d: over one year ago. ONIONS: A small decreas e is indic ~ted in acreage from one year ago. The crop is reported to be in good condit ion at pr esent, with normal yields ~~~:.!:.:!~~~~~~~~~~ ..:.:_-rl'JeJ)outh Geor_gia _Irish Potato croo con-tinues .to .. be :J.atet t~g_n usual. The crop has- be.snsl ovrcoming to a sta..r1d because of some ' late planti'ngs and cold wet weather in March. TOMATOES : Transplanting ' has 'been held to a minimum due to the scarcity of p;J,.iB..ts~ There '\'Till be a dras tic cut in acreage unless plants b ecome available very coon. Most of the commercial acreage has been planted and is in fair con- dition with s ome r eplanting having to be done, A small decrease in acreage ' is expecte~ due to the unfavorable wet weather prevailing around plant- ing time. . , . D. L, FLOYD Agricnl t ur al Statistician, In Charge L . Ij. HAitRIS, JR. Truck Crop Estimator TRUCK CROP NEWs rr BY STATES AIJl"i 1 lii I 1~.4 7 ~ ' ,~ SNAP BEANS: Snap be~ns ~re up to a good stand in southern' areas of Alabama planting is complete 'in al1 rsecti'ons. In South Carolina beans making fair to good progress with movement expected to begin about May 10. of the .full intended acreage. of snap beans has not yet been completed in Mississ In Florida the spring snap bean Cr'Op in the Everglades, principle producing area, has been subject to very adverse growing conditions except for the last week in March and the first two weeks of April during which time warm weather prevailed the young plantings made rapid growth. Yields on the acreage now being harvest~d are rather poor and the quality mostly ordinary. CABBAGE: Rains have severely damaged the Mobile - Baldwin cabbage crop and as of April 15, shipments had ceased. Cabbage in other areas ~s reported in good condition. SQuth Carolina cabbage movement is about the peak, production Will be little more than half'tha:t of last year . 'The movement of late cabbage from Florida is rapidly declining.. A' considerable tonnage has b~en left the fields due to a combination of poor. shipping quality and low prices. CUCUMBERS: Cucumbers in Alabama are bow up to a good stand in southern areas. of the cucumber crop has been damaged in Florida and a considerable amount of acreage has been l~st~ ",llteather condit-ions during the next week will determine to a large extent how well the crop will overcome this most recent handicap. LETTUCE: 'l'he cool weather of the past few days has improved lettuce prospects in South Carolina~ . Cutting is expected to begin the week of April 21 with heaviest movement abdut May 1. ON10NS: Harv.est of the South TexasJ G>ni.on ..ax;.op was interrupted the early part of this week as a result of general .rains Apri.l 12 -13. 'While all areas except Eagle Pass and Wilson Karnes are shipping, only 776 car.s moved to April 15, compared with 2,654 on this date l&&t ye~~ Progress - of the North Texas onion c '\\rQS v _ery good the P,ost two ; weeks t.mtil th~ recent .. cool ;spell. Te,mpertdures were near the frost line, _but no damage occurred otPer .than.affecting plant growth. IRISH POTATOES: A fairly ~ood Irish potato yield l.s in prospect fdr Alabama. D~ggirrg is e~peqte d ' to get un~erway around ME~-y 1, but heavy move ment is . not expected until a week later. .Sout.h car-olina potatoes are in good condi tion genernlly end .plants--!":6e -~gi-nni-ng :o -bloom.. Diggi:ng- i.s expected to beg~n the week 'of }f.ay 12 and 'Become general trfe fol~ow.ing: weelt . In North Ce.rolina potatoes are up throughout the potato producing areas~ and indications are that stands will be uneven. Extremely heavy rains in the North and West Florida sectir have caused considevable damage to the spring potato crop . A few f;i.elds are expected to be dug the latter part of the week of April 20, b:ut it will be the week of May 5 before harvesting is general . TOM\ TOES: Transplanting c>f ttm1atoee i e nearing completion in South Alabama and is just getting undenvay in central and northern areas. Inability to get ~lants has caused delay. Harvesting has started in the important Fort Pierce section of Florida, but will. not become general until ar-ound the first of May . Considerable loss we.s sustained in this section by the recent rains~ but the d was spotted and a good portion of the crop remaining is still in good condition. that growers in South Alabama have a atter replanti nc in many instances. Some of the oldest fields have small melons on them and it is ~xpec~ed cars will be loaded during the latter part of May. In the North und Florida sections the recent heavy rains and cool weather have delayed the crop aru caused some loss of acr~age, particularly in Jackson Count~. Return After Five Days To Penalty for Private Use to United States Department of Agriculture Avoid Payment of Postage $ Bureau of Ae-rici111rtf.fu"a.l ~ Economics 319 Extension Building . _... ...:... ~ , ~ .. l,. ~ ~-~i. . t ...... :.I"' .._.;.,, :-:a".:~ Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE - D/47 -1761 . Permit No. 1001 L i bra.ri Co_l _:e o.t:>.t~. , At ~ ns- . Ga . TC Req 11 d t lLne JNITE.D ~TAIE.S :>EPARiMt.NT OF AGRIC..UI-TURE. &ro;b UNIVERSITY OF GE.OR.C!II,.._ C.OL.I.LGE. OF A.GFliCUI..'f"URf,. GEONSIA ACaRI CUI..'TURAL E.){.TLNSION -$E.~VIt: E:. Athens, Georgia TRU CK CR0 P N 0 TE S MaY. 1, 1947 Weather during the last tv;o weeks of Apri 1 continued cooler than the seasonal ,average and as a result slow progress has been made by truck crops in ia. The unfavorable weather si tue.tion has delayed the harvest date of all erops ; 1 moisture for the past two weeks has been emple to excessive in most sections, As yet growers ha~e not been able to plant the maiority of .the lima bean aorea.P.:e. A small decrease in acr.ange from lust year is indicated. Beans in South Georgia have been seriously damaged by the extremely ~b normal weather. Too much rain in some sections and la.ck of cultivation oo.using vines to turn yellow. Light pickings huve be gun in some of the earlier d fields, but movement is not expected to be come genercl before mid-May. Due to weather doma ge and low prices, o.n appreciable O...'llount of the cubbcge in South Georgia is being abQndoned. Although there ~~s a siz eab le increns in the southern portion of ~he st a te, it is not expected tho.t prothat of last yer.r. Prices to date have b ee n_dis nppointingly low The crop deve lopment hns been retr. rdod becn)J.s.e of continue d cool und wet weather during the past month. Stand s a r e r eporte d bnd in some sections expected to be 10 days to 2 we eks l o. ter than usu r.l. Plc.nting . in Mid_dl~ p,ro.ctically completed. E'ARLY SPRINGt E!:. rly cucu;nbers will b e one to two weeks l f',te due to . exten s~v e replanting. Indicc.ti ons are thet en unusua lly small ge of. the crop will go into .fre sh consumption. Picking of this crop is to begin ar0und May 15 - 20. I FOR PICKLE: The followin~ table shows tho iht e nd e d a crec.go for C:'r0 orgie. and competing States. Plans may b e changed b eflore plo.nting is lete d. Ther e fore, the n cco~p~nying 1947 figures a r e not a n estimate of the actually planted for t his sec.son. PU~ NTED ACREAGE IO-yr$ o.veruge 1946 1936-1945 Revised INTENDED IN 1947 Acre s Pe rc e nt Indicated of 1-46 ce.rolina 650 2,400 510 5, 750 6 030 2, 900 8,310 ! . 1_,070 2,600 7 700 2, 900 5, 750 900 5,000 9 400 . 10 0 69 84 . 192 122 The main l ettuce h!::trvost cont inue s to be lnt e r thun usua l ;.1 th cutti-ng not expected to stu.rt in some fi e lds until the v:eok of Muy 5 . Ve ry poor yiEJlds _ being harvested from_ th e first cutti ng'S . Unde r fc..vors.ble . condi tlons, fro::J now on r yi e lds should be ob ntined .from l a t er plc.nted ucrcc.ge . As t, whole the onion crop i-s in good condition. Ge ne rally good yields r.re expected with hurve s~ beginning a round Mny 10- 15 .-------------~-s_o_U_T_H_' _G_E_O_R_.G_,I_J_~: In early growing sections of South Georgia the Irish potato crop continues to suffe r from the excessive Present prospe cts indicate r e lative ly poor yields. NORTH GEORGI A: Pl nnting of pot a toes in North Georrrin is not yet ------------~--------------- comp l e t e d. Due to a dvers e ~e a ther conditions, plant- lng ope r at ions in th a t pDrt of th e stuto e r e r:lpproxi;:w.t e ly 2 vreeks l e.te . It opper;,rs th,t the r e will be n decrease in a cre age cor.1pu r e d ~:i th l ust year. . ~~TO~: Due to the uns e asonable weathe r co ndi tions nnd . innbility to secure pla nts, much of the grea tly r educ e d tor.1uto acrecf!e r emo.ins yet to beset. 1YArERMF. LONS : Plnnting of me lons hos been compl e t e d in South G9 orgi n, but reports indica. t e gene r a l poor sta nds. Pl anting was de layed in Cehtral Georgie. b~ th e wet wea ther, but is now well und e r way. D . L. FLOYD ~ riculture.l Stc.tisticio.n, In Charge L . H. :1iRHIS, JR. Truck Crop E~timator LIMA BEANS.t TRtUC-K. c:Ro~i-1'4Na,~~:~....- :19<14T7IIER. STA 'IES ... .. . . . ;y ' ' . . - . I - .The ..spring lima. bean crop in Florida made . fair to good progress du . '>---.the second half of April. A few of the _oldest f.ields will ' probably ot, ready for market around the middle Mo.y. In South Cf.i.rolina lima , beo.ns are rna.ki fair to good progress - With first sales expected about June 15. SNAP BEANS: In Florida the Everr::ltl'dels dea~ should .be in its peak during the firs ten days of May ~ath the shipping season continuin~ until around the is20th if weather conditions ure fc.vo.rable. In North Ca.rolino. planting of snap be completed. The South curolino. snap be~n pro6-pects ro.n~e from poor to good , vri movement expected to begin the week o.r May 12. ~ . . . . . CABBAGE 1 The harvest of the South Alaboma cabbnge crop is ubout over, Cabbage is still moving in reasonable que.ntity i:t fair price~, bitt the se.ason will be practi_co.lly over by May 15 in South Carol~na. Yie-ld -prospects for .Missi'ss'ippi . oo.bbo.go improved some during. the last half of April, but continue considerably ~ elow average. Peak movement is expected around May 15. C.ANTALOUPS: In ~th ca.roli'nn cnntdoups o.r0 making fair to good prog~~ss. CUCUMBERS : The ,Ala.ba.1no. cucumber crop is . in good condition. Movement is expected from Baldv!ln county o.round May _is. The spring cucumber deal in Florida is well under V':Uy. Most of North Carolina's cucu."llber o.cre age has been planted und is . coming up. -First movement from the markedly increased o.cre age is expected".June 5 - '10. In South curolina cucumbe rs still show adverse weather ~ffect, but o.re' making r'ai'r progress on. the-whole . v.ri th hurv0st fro.'n ea rly pla ntings oxpected to begin about May 20. LETTUCE: Following adverse eo.rly season, 'weather slime rot has appeared in many fi e lds further reducing the quan tity cut in South carolina. The deal wi be practically ov.e r by Ma y 10. Ot'IO NSs Harvest of the South Tex ns onion crop wn s inte rrupt e d for short periods by rains whic_h affected all n r en s. Shipner,ts through April 30 of; 2, 652 cars, whi .le less thn n .half thos e to the,t "'a ate lnst" y.:;n r, may b e compare d. with 2,619 cars in 1945. The- 1\l"orth Texas or~ on crop ma~e v e ry f'!: OOd progre ss the second ho.lf of April . 1!'rith conti nued good ~ rowin~ wer.ther . during Me.y1 this c_rop me.~ come into production at obout the usual ti ii.e . Ro rv e st in the ec. rly districts is ,.e xpecte d to start around May 20, IRISH POTA_TOES: In South Co.rolinu Irish potn to prospects nre fe.ir to good, but production nny be .conside ra.bl'y b e low the large volume of: 1946. Di gg~ ng fr Ol'!t ear-17- pi:trnti D!,!s- '"Sirou l crb-e-rf n a.'bo u~-y -1-5-; urt h Co. rnli. rro.' s p ote:t-o crop showe d conside rably i:'7lproved- prospec ts .on Mny 1, ov e r thos e of nid-April . Current i ndications are that the re will be o. li ght harves t in 'nearly al,l ureas the ~eek of June 2. Harve sting has sta rted in the Hustings - Bunnell s ections of - F_lorida o.nd should b ecoMe ge nero l th~ week of May s. T0~1-tTOES: The Hississtppi toMnto crop uveruges one ..t.'o two weeks l ntQ r then usunl. Stands ur~ only f'ai r in sone fi e lds. In South Ca rolina tonu tocs nr c r1nking r e usonc.bly go.od progre ss with r. r een wr a p shipr10nt expe cted to b er,i n o.b out June 1. Reports indicate a smnlle r acre ug:e thc.n lus_t yeor. The condi ti,on of the tomato crop in Louisinna is reported poor . ,Growth ho. s b een very slow during the lust two v:eeks b ~cc.us e of cool wen the r, und ship:nents vd.ll be about i to 4 weeks late r than lust yer.r. .,._ 1o'ATER~IE LONSe nco.ther conditions e.arlier in the seo.son v:e r e u nfavorabl e i n Alubrunn for wate rmelo ns, cons e que n tly the crop is lat e . Sone. ncrco.ge r emo.ins to be plnflte d in central nnd northern e-rco. s. Floridu 's watemelon crop continued i z: to, -make rapid growth during the second half of April and the crop o.s ..n whole is ma_king ue much of the . ea rly de l ny, Most . or the nc,r~o.re the Leesburg nren hos a crop at thi's time . Indications ore tho.t u few ca r 's vTill load from the earliest f~elds around Mo.y 15. In Louisi ona cool we o.ther hns r e sulted in slov< dev e lopment of the waterme lon crop' with rep0rts of poor strinds nec e ssi to.ting much r eplanting. Return After Five Doys ro . United St r. t e s De part..rnent' of Agriculture Bureau of Agricult~ra.l EconoMics 319 Ext e~ sion Building Athens, Georgia OF."'ICI./\1 BUSINE SS Form B.i\E - D/47 -1761 Pe rmit No. 100 1 Pena lty for Privo.te Use to Av oid Payment of Postnf; e $ llr. Paul w. Chapman .. Dean. College of Agriculture ,. 'Athel1s, Ga.. ~.c aeq. ) N I'T'E.O ~ T A''r E..5 E.NT OF AGRICUl-TURE.. (!}ro-1; UNIVE.R$1TY OF' GE.OR.Jhol e the ~ nion crop is . in good conditio n. Ge n e rally g ood yields are e xpe cte d with harve st beginning a round May 10 - 15. sa POTATOES' SOUTH GEOR.GIA: In ea rly growing: s e ctions of south Ge orgia the Irish potato crop continues to suffe r from the excessive Present prospe cts indica te r e lative ly poor yi elds. IRISH POTATOES, NORTH GEOR.GI.At Pl nnting of potatoes in North Ge or gi a. is . not ye t comple t ed . Due to o.dve rs e we e.th e r conditions, plant- ing ope r at ions in th nt 'port of th e sto. t e are o. pproximc,t e ly 2 w~eks l ci.t e .- :rt oppenrs thu.t ther a will b e o. decrease in a crea g e compo.re d v;i th l a st year.- ,. 1DMli.TOES: Due to th e uns e asonable wea the r conditions o.nd innbili ty t o secure plvnts, much of th~ g re a tly r e duc e d tomut_o acrec!!e r emo.ins y e-t to be set. .. . r.A TERMELONS: Plo.nting of melons ha s been compl e t e d in South Ge or~o., but reports indicate gene ral poor sta nds. Pl n nting wa.s de layed in Centro.l Georgia th e wet we athe r, but is now well und e r way. D. L. FLOYD Agricultural St a tistician, I n Charge L, H. l1J;.Rf:IS, JR . Truck Crop Estimator .. - TRUCK CROiNEWS - .0~. STAlES. .. . . -:.. May 1, 1947 . . ... . ..- ..,. LIYA BEANSt The spring lima. _be'an cr~p in-Jlorida. made fair t _o good progress . du the second half of April~ A ~w of the oldest. fields will probably ready for market around the middle -off Mtly. In South Carolina. lima. fair to good progress with first sale~ expected about June 15. SNAP BEANSt In Florida the Everglades deal should be in .its peak during the fir . ten days of May with the ~ shipping season continuing until around the ~Oth if weather conditions nre fuvorab,le. -' In N-orth Carolinn planting of snap bee. is .oomplet~d. The South Carol:i.nu snap . bean pro~pects range from poor to, good, 'V'ri th ~ovel)'lent expected to begin the week of May 12, -~ .. , ~ CABBAGE: The. harlest of the South Al~bE?Jna cabbage crop is nbout over, Cabbage is t s.till. 'moving in reasonable q:ue.ntfty at fe~r prices, but the senson will ~e practicnlly over by May 15 in South Carolina. Yield prospect~. for Mississippi cn'Qba_ge improvEld. some during the last harr-OTApri 1, but continue considerably be.low average. . Peak moveme nt is expected around May 15. ' .,J ' CANTALOUPS: - In South CaTolinn cantcloups nro mak~ng f~ir to good progress .CUCUMBERS: The Alabama- cucumber crop is in good condition. Movement is . expected ' from Baldwin county nround May 15. The spring cucumber deal in Flo i .s well under wny. Most of North Carolina's cucu,."!lber acre age has been plant-e~~r is c'omi:ng up. First movement from the markedly i.~1crensed- ncreuge is . expected June 5 ~ - 10. In South Carolina. cucumbers still show. adverse v,eather effect, but o.rl') llin_k~ng - fair progress on th.e whole vQ.th ho.rvest frreJ. es:rly plantings expected to begin nbout Ma.y 2o. LE;TTUCE: Following adverse early season~ - weather 'slime rot has appeared in many .. . fi e lds further reducing the quantity cut in So~th Carolina. 'The - deal v:i be practically over by A y 10. Ot'IONSt Harvest of the South Texf?-s onion crop ~s interrupt e d for: sho'rt periods . rains which affected all nrens. Shipnents through April 30 of 21 652 cars, while less thD: n half thos e to that date le.st yen r, may be compare d wi.th 2, 619 cars i!1 1945. . The ~orth Texas or~i on crop made v.ery g ood progre ss the sec.ond hnlf of April. yrith conti nu e d good f!:rowinr: wea ther during Mfly1 this _crop may come into production at about the usual ti me . Honest in the ec rly districts i-s e xpe cte d to start aro.u. nd May 20. IRISH POTATOES: In South Co.rolina Irish pote.to prospec t s nre f a ir to good, but . production nay 'Qe_ conside rably below the. large volume.. of 1946. Digging- frOP.l. early pl-tt nt:l:n(!-~ . sho-l:l;l-d -berrin :bout- ~o.y -15. North Qn rqlina' _s potato crop showed conside rably i mprove d prospe cts on M~y 1: _ove l!' those of nid-A'pril. Current indications are tha t th ~ re wql be o. -li ght harv e::: t 'in nearly nll areas 1"eek of June 2. Ho.ryesting 1!?.-.s sto. rt e d in - the Hastings - Bunnell s e ctions of Florida nnd should b ee one gerie r ol the- week of ]I{JB.y s.- TO ~ll TOES t The Miss~s s ippi tobc:to' .crop nvernges one to two wee.ks l ut c r thc..n Stands a_re o.nly fair. in sone fi ?.ld_s. .Iw South. Cu rolinn torn.ntocs nr e nuking rea so~cbly g ood prog ros~ with r r e e n wrap shipnent expected to b e gin about Jun~ 1. Reports indicute.u sma lle r a.crenge thc..n last ye a r. The co ndition of the tomato crop in Lou:isin na is reported poor, Grovrth hc."s b een very slow during the lo:~t two v:eeks b ec_nus e of. cool. we a the r, und ship~e nts vd.l;t be about 3 to 4 weeks ' lnf.. ter than lust yenr. . _. . 'I'\'A1ERNELONS= Weather conditic:>ns earlier in the se a son we r e unfavorable i n for wntermel.ons, conse-quently tbe. c:rop is lute. Some . e.crcng:e~re:::-:m. ~o.~ to be plante d in centra l und northern areas. Florida's waterne~on crop continued to' make rapid growth during the second hnlf of April .nnd the crop as n whole is mo.king up much of the ee rly de l a y. Most of the ncren.f!e in the Lee sburg area has a crop at this time . Indicntioris are thnt u f ew ca rs will load from the earliest fields cround May .15. In Louisiana cool wea ther has _ r e ~ulted in slow deve lopment of the waterme lon crop With reports of poor stands neces si tnting much repl n ntin ~. Return After Fiv e Days To . U!li ted St n t e s De part.rnent of Ag:ri_culture Bureau of A!"ricultural Economics . . 319-' Ext en~ ion Building Athens, Georgia OF~ICI A L BUSINE SS Fonn B.AE - D/47 -1761 Pertnit No. 100 1' ? enn lty for Private Av oid Pa yment of Postafe L~brarian. Collegs of Agriculture Atherta, Ga. ~c ~ aeq ITE.O STATE:5 DE.PARTM E:NT OF .&ro/J AGRIC-UL-TURE. GEORG IA .. .-~CONOMIGS' _(.> ; .-. ; _ . C)~ - \ GENEHAJ;, CROP REPORT FOR GEORGIA AS OF MAY 1 1 1947 Athens_, Georgia. May 12, 1947 conditions have been generally ver unseaQnal qye~ most o_Georgia during of this spring. Cold 11 snaps11 and excessive rainfall haye occurred intermittently February and Harch and will into April preventing famers from planting on and causing crops to be tL~usually late. Many crops have been replanted or ~u,vc;~ over and stands are generally unsatisfactory to-date over much of the State. -.nT.PT' grains, many fields of which were infested .ivith he_lin.inthosporium during the st part of the winter, have improved rapidly during the past month and mostly yields are noll' in prospect. Growth has been r~tarded however by t~1e unfavorable a and limited supply of nitrates for top dressing. . hes are from three to four weeks later than last year: and considerable loca~ized from hail and windstorms has been reported.for several areas; Condition reported on May l indicated a Georg:la vfheat crop of 2 1 850~0bcf bushels or an increase of 36% over the 21 093;000_h\lshels produced }..n 1946 39% above the ten ye9-r average production (1936-1945) of_ 21 049,000; _ The--favor- - shov1ing com:)ared with last yenr is due entirely to a 42% increase in acr.e?-ge harvest - 228,000 compared with 161JOOO, Current yield per acre of 12.5 bushels slightly under last year but above the ten year average Yi.eld of :u~o b:ushels, : Reported condition of all oats on May 1 was 79% of normal ~r 6 point's below the figure of one year ago. It is esti.Itw.ted that 89$.. of the _~otal . _acreage wa.s seeded and 11% s eeded th:i.s spring. . . . . Prospective production of the total peach crop as .of ay 1 should. reoch nbout 6,474,000 bushe ls or 15% above the 5,6281 00b na:r'ves.t ed l~st se(;l.son. s bloqmed fou.r weeks later than til 1946 and three Treeks ;later' than . in 1945. Th.c ifferenc e between blooming dates of the southern ar ea and t{le c entral and northcl,'Il s is much less than usual. If the u sual spread betne en bloofuing date and first .. :._ holds, first shipments by varieties should be about as fol l oi-rs: Meyflower, 30J Uneeda, June l}J E.::rly Rose, June 18; Early Hiley, July. 3; Hi1ey1 July :;LO; Elb_erta, July 22. . . PEACHES -: .. --- - - - - --- --- -. ---P-;oduc-tio~i/-- - ...- --- --- - - - . . . . .. .- :. - -- - - - Average - - ~- - ""'"!" - - - - - - - - - .... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ....... Indicated ___ - ------ : 1936-45 1 9 4 1 _ : _ :-1-9 4-2--- - - -194-3. - --- 1944 1945 ~-------.. - - ~- - . .19 46 :May 11 1947 Thousand Bushels - ----~--- 1,971 3,167 2,463 252. 2,698 2,172 3,160 3,383 . !L 2,695 2/ li,095 3,640 '406 2,838 - __ ___5_,033 ~J 7,19_0 6,171 : ~]_Q_ 4,200 6,300 713.95 87 84 111 57 103 .. '' : 9.~ ~a. 1,435 2,358 ' 1,430 . 550 ' .).,200 . . 2,000 Kiss. 875 1,318 8(0 406 . 891 . 1;134 5,994 5,628 96 1.,250 868 - 6,942 . 6,474 81 1,875 1,092 Ark. 2,040 2J925 2,109 648 2,330 2,518 2;479 -2,886 La. 298 . 334 -,319 176 296 320 293 .)18 Okla. 406 742 477 136 286 734 598 412 ------ . ~exas ) States 1,628 ---- --- - 16,466 --. - 2,475 ~-- -- -- ~ .. 2_4,598. 1,564 - 19;J,6o -- . 812 1,300 -- - 4,973 16,148 2,336 2.,336 2,048 -=--:-- -" --- - . - - - . -- - - .25,005 22,702 25,511 -~--- / Estime.t c s for .1941-46 revise d. For some States in certain ye ar: ~? , produ:ctfc;n in- clude s s ome quantitie s unharves t e d on account of economic condit ions. ' . In 19411 stime.t e s of such quantit i cs Trere as follo-rv-s (1, 000 bu~) North Carolina, 300; South arolina, 600; Georgia, 640. _ - I Includes t he follm1i ng qunntitie s harve sted but not utilized due to nbnornial cullage (1,000 bu.) 1941 - South Carolina, 300; Georgia., 320; 1942 - Georgia, 250. I , _: . . ui-i!ffirX- :sTirBs ;:_;--GE.NJi;-l~KCfi(o:P~'REB.ORf'k:oF;:"._.Y.A~-y ::"le47'. : .~ ; . j ~ :: .. ....... : : . ....~---.~;_ :)j~ =.:~_ :: ~") :. ::::.~::....r.,.~ ,;r;!;.. '.l,~.. ..::..S:~'___ _j) ~ -~- ~ ~:;:~~::~. --~l..:.4t .~r~:'.:. : -:~-~ ~..-. :.: ~: :.:~~--! .~ ~--' .... re. Pror:P~,~~ts .~7 spri-b~::.~o"'m theq~t?-son,... but fe.l~:sovm ccrroOJp>sf..~-~~J"i'fytd~lz~t~'\:-Jyie)J!tT~~~d~i-..J~J!t'~Fd~-~~J . the bac~ar?~es,s .. excesst;ye plOistl):re mos~~~- areas has been a. factor:-}n delaying -s~x~ng work ~ast ~e _opt\murri time. ha.~ . p,.ecn unable to '.c-omp-l_~,'!,_e { ~di:P:g..., ~~~~,d,~e~(l-~~,n:ge~:. 1of:....;spri~g; grains; pa.r~i ulor.l'y oats. If Ma.y;weatnei"'-pa-trni ~,-.l"s' wUl'...sMPt;-, :to.. ebr..u ~na other crop,s Vl'hi~lf.);?e bes~ pla.n~~ng 'q8::t-es come i~;ter-. This could r~~ult i~,-. ~_.. l.~rp.-.er . ag~l"'l'Jf~ proptfcfa..9n, . s1.nce ...c.o:r:n PI"9dt1ces more per acJ:"e than oats in thcr af'fecteda.rea:s -Pe ha.Jf.-.JriP.'re . ~l-1 crops-~ii~:~~~~- p~~;~~ji~tJ;i~ri;;.fi~.-~~~-;(~fn~~nd~!f .:eP,t-ri6,;'_,::!" ih.~~~ coodl:trcfir:; . fal'l~.rr-r-e rops, pa-rtieu-ln~~'w~/-i'&'-"-~~,. umif-"~y~~-~...~s.rul.:S., ;,: :;. meadows and pastures have developed slowly, but are repor.ted in good condition. Field w~rk was fr_e.quently interrupted by April vreo.ther in most of the country. Spring arrived early in the Pacific Coast States o.nd New Mexico, permitting an start on spring plantings. The. ~ituation has continued favorable .ther.e ~x~ept some sections were becoming dry, including much of California. In the rest of cotmtcy ~spring V!Ork is delayed, varying :from ,neRrl.y .nonno.l .in.:the . Vountu~n- s.-tutes. 2 'dr': 3 weeks- lute -in the ee:stern :Co.rn, .Pelt. Some improv.1ffi_ent occun:ed":i;n th,e _S _ but Mt _ e:nough to overcome. th~. :b ~ c.k'.vo.-rdne. ss r e ~ultir:tg from F\3.~:r.uary _and -, Ma~~h : c~n ditlion5;.-1. :Intenni'ttent nrons_,... ~.vcn tho\Jg}:l ro.info.ll wus .o e ~gw nor.rnn~ - iP. ~ome aroo.s, kept ..fi e ld!s:.lso wet .tha.t -prepctration:Emd scedinr. w~.-;s de lp;yed .v;ell p.!3 ~ optimum . da:te 1':int(}r vlwt:!t ha~,; ~uf.f.er.e:d -JEf,S& /o.~r cag ? -loss : _ tho.~ indica ted . ea rl~er O.Ifd : hc..s..impr.oved J. ro in condition i,p,; pr:~cticE:;l~y all mpj~l-r - a:reus .. - , Prod).lction is no!v eip.e c~e d ' t.o exc~ed o.~-'tlH-Hon. qu.shels -.j~o-r ~he first- t _illlG -~n _-histpryt . . Rye yie~_ds c:icpect6(to..l;>~ above ave rage on c. r o la tive ly , s:nn.ll ac rt:;ag e for .qa_ry es t, ,wi.th ~: prod.uctio~ . n.boye _ lt1~~ year. Spring truck crops o.r e expected to produce o.bout one-eighth less th~n lust .us yee,r'.s ~ec. ord; tonnnge ,:; bv.t -;will. b e .ubove uver\ge . ... Eorly. potr:. t0es, " exc~p:t. ir:t . 'l'exa~ ~ nd Culifor~io, wer;: p.l ant e~ .i,a t e.~ thun ua.i nnd h~ve . developed . sl:O\vly. . :Th 'hay, crop will 'b e smaller than in either..or' the past 2 years, but P.. r e l nt ively ' rarge carry-o~E)r t.Qf : ~~d--: hu~ -~1 11 fuz:-nis~, t<:r::.runp _le. su.~P~Y pe r animal .1:1n.i t . ..: -~. ::- _. . .: ., 1''IN_+$f.~~EA~-r : Av:i~te r : ..;heat :~-~.op_ 'or',i, 0?~~ '7~-~~-0Po . p~~~~ l.~ . ~~ .no~ ~ntlid[:-t~d ' ~- . :. . . > . . about ..l .(per:cent:Ijl'or.p .,.thc.n tn e pr~v19u:~ . z:-eord...' C.rop' bf' 874 - ~~lll'on bu~hcls pr:od~oed in~ ;194.{) . , Mt;'Y ; -~ ;tna.~ci< t e d prod'i-ic~i9P iS B3 rriiJli qn :):u~Mls _ ab:ov~ .. .of Apd i 1:P!'o.sp.e c~~-~ ariQ.. _qompar e,s >t~-th 1 ~8 ~- 1~~~9'-:lo:! a~~ r~?e ~ :E?5_~~ 89 _~;?0.Q - ~~~h~t_s; . . 541 294,000 acre s r E:lmtnning for harvest :r:s 12 percent more thun last yc r:.r, 33- p more _:tha n the -10-ye.a.r uv.~.r~ge:, ,. on_d,- t)';to lo.r.g E;J st. hnry~ _~ted .n9reage . ~i!_l_ce _19~_9. . - ~ ' # -- , ~ - ' . .. " . Yi~ld pro~~ec'ts: i~pr6~ed' dur.ing J.piii'~ iri.: ;-;6:st ~~h~~t... s'~ ctic?~~~ ;c~oi~ ,;;o:(~:e.c.th-er, -except ir:t the Pa cific northv:e st, furtlit e r- e t1 r-ded '-Plant de:v elopment nnd prevented excessive gro\v~h . As a resv.lt :tl:l~ cr,op ,is about _. ~O. _days : to ,2 '?fE)ek_s . ~ehi_nd _ d evelop me n:t : at_this time l.v.~.t.. yer-.r. .~oAl-. m~t~turf? }ond} tion~,- ove r the Gre(it.. P}~in~ atee....: are -the best in 'y e'e.".rs. );l ome, sh~or_tae: t3 . o,f inofstu'r e , ho1'-.rever, is <;l.~v e l0pi:ng in t)1e lo; .Ro+).~rig Plc.ins . o.f' .Tex.a s; ' ~n Idati6-~ .n-~Q. i_ii th'e _o.'i-y l i nd s~ c.ti6ns .of Ca:lif'orn'ie. ond .. ArizO.mi . ! -~e.nercl sh6.rtng_e of nitrogen fertiliz'prs}' ror' the u$u.til tbp dre s si of_ :Wnerit field9 is repo.rte .~ _.'i ~ th~ so.ut~eo._s~ ~{n, ~t_ut ~_s . >.. . : .: . :. ..... : .: ~. . ...... . ~ ' . . . ~~ ., . ~ .. . . . .. . . .. .. . . . : J. . . : ., ~ -~- :~..' -~_. : . . . ~ ~ - ' .. PEAcims: A-' 25.5 tnilHo;1 bushel : peach :c'rop -in th'e ;w.. 'e.arly~ s outhern stutes . is i ca.ted by May 1 conditions. This production would be slightly. C.bove. tne previous r e cord of 25 .0 million bushels in 1945. The 1946 crop total e d 22.7 mil bushels and the l 93q-45 a.vero.ge is 16.5 millio~ bushe ls. South Carolina Gnd Ge are the leading state s in this group wi:t\:1 -_ov~r 0n~-ha1f- --of the toto.l~ Y.. . ...--n-g'""""' th_e -crop -from -the southe-rn :&tr-.te.s .s h ould:.b'e .1.6rr1ewhit. l a t e r:._ than lo..st.. year as . the bloom :cveraged from 3 to 4 weeks l a t e r. I~;North c:nrolin~ -~~e ~c:~g~ . ~r'C'~orgia>p~~p h tree~>loOI'led '4, 1':eek~:,)~:t~r )hah_. in- .. 194~-.' f:..nd 3 la-ter:t hurf in" 1:e4'5'~ Tfie'~)trk'e:n~tr~;- otrtlo-c:llc i:l?:;f&"vorcyl~~irr=-e + -~- -bomtlie rcinl' areas altho\l.f\h_ the re >:.as some ;oss:_ frorrf;, "i~inter k i ll" in ."t:l:l~ }Jash:f~_P t3 -Highland vret we.o.ther has intc rfered: V."ith s.pr~y:ing irt all aree:s';~ - - ~ ~ .:: :. .. . ._ -~ , ; --. ~- 'tRtHIE LA'NG:LEY . . . .~ .. :,_ :.i D~ L~ FLOYD .Agricul.tural Ste.tistici e.I;J. .: - ~;: - ~ . . ~- . Agricurt-uro. l Statistician ... I z:i. cha rge . . ' .. . ~ - . ~- .. . . ... ,- ~. :. . . '.: ~ "' . u-~ --s-: )'>~pQ.rtment o~ lt!!rictilt'ure . ; ',-.. . . . Penalty for.., private - use to Bur>@au -- of. -Ag:ricul tur u l .Ec.onbmics_.: ~ . ..:.. .: .. __ . .. .......:~:.. ___ _-.-.~_ayqi d . pr~~~!.lt __ of _ po~tage_ ~~00. _ 31~ Ex,t~~sion FuP .ding _. ~ : At~ns, Gabrgin ;. _ .....: .. :, , \, \' . O~ICIAt BUSINESS. - .. Form BAE - A-5/47-4228 ~. . . '.. - o : : . -~ ,' ' I { ;,:: ne Permit.. ]:9 .. +991 _ , .. . .. ( ..... - . . ..... . . .. ' . . ., f.tfss~ Ne ll-'i~ ' ! ... . s e', u lbr'ari~n, State Colleg of Agri., Req. At. ens. Ga. FARM PRICE REPORT AS ~F APRIL . lS> 1947 .~ 1947 The u:pWa.rd S\!ihg of pri~es for Georgia farm products,. whiCh has continued for the past several months, oa.me to a halt in April and sho,~ed some ten- "' 4ancy to revert to a down swing. The All Commod1 ty price index for Apl"il . 15, i.n terms of the 1910-1914 average, Has 261 per cant. . Though still 61 ooints above the index for April 15 one year ago, it was one noint less than the one. for l-ia.rch 15 just ~ssed. ~e contributors to this decline we;e meat animals, dairy products, and chickens and eggs which were do\>fn 21 ooints, five points, and 10 points, respeotivel;w f:om theil"' indices of the p e rvious mo~th, Over the same :neriod prices for' fruits ~d cotton and cottonseed remained the sa..11e, and grains and miscellaneous. co~odi ties showed advances. UNITED STATDS: For the. United States, prices paid by farmers for things they buy . averagec slightly higher on April 15 than on March 10, pushing parity prices up a little further. Meanwhile, lower prices re.ceived for meat animals, dairJ n product's, and food grain.s more than offset inorea.ses in prices of corn and several other commodities to result in 1.4 per oent drop in average -prices re~e.i ved by farmers. These chnnges brought the parity rati9 do~-11 to 120, Prices rocciv9d by farmers for hog s dropped $2.10 during the month to $24.30 per hundred pounds. . Prices" of all other meat anima.ls except sheep '.!Cre a,l 'so ' lower. Butterfat prices dropp-Gd 5 cents to 68.5 cents per pound, and fn.rmors received a seasonally lo,er prices for whole milk in Aprir than month earli er._ . Wheat, at . $2.40 per bushel., averaged 4 cents lowe-r thn..."1. as of Mo.rch 15.rurd!:,.twe-~. dropped 34 centr On the othe r h~.nd, prices received for aorn, bal"ley and grain sorghum .Nere hi gher than in mid-l,:a.rch: cotton prices wel"e up; r nd the average price recelved for fruits showed seaso.ndl increas e s. Potato prices averaged higher:. Poultry and egg })rices also incrc~s.e d slightly. Prices paid by farmers for feed, clothing nnd: building. r.~at e rials \tere primarily responsible for the increase in the parity index during the nonth, although prices of nearly eve ry group of products bought averaged some \.rhat higher than the final figure~ 1-i.."'.rch 15 based on quarterly r e:!)orts from over 16,000 .merchP.nts. Rett>.il feed prices continued uplt~nrd during the pnst rn<>.nth, nlthough wholesale prices of byproduct feeds declined in early April. Lunber prices continued to rise; food prices were generally higher on April 15 thnn n l!lonth earlier, although butter declined . . .Fertilizer prices this spring are about 11 per cent higher than a year o.go. During,. t .he first qUc"l.rter of 1947 (Dec. 15 to liar. 15) pri .ce~ paid by f[',.rJilers includ- ing interes.t and taxes rose an average of 6.6 per .cent. O:ver a thi~~ .cif ; ~.his increase "'as caused by higher prices of build.ing r.u>.terfn.l, notably.'. lunber;. about a quarter result e d fran higher food and clothing prices, e-nG. :the reoainder- '"as due to oore or less genere.l incre<:'.ses in -orices. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .ugnQ.r:t:.. !a1~ _ _ _ _ ~ ~ __ ~.:..: :_'.._ _ _ _ _ _ _ Price Indexes ; : : : Record high-prior to :.lq>r.l5, :Mar.15, :Apr.l5, :_ -~ril_l;~12.41_ :_ __ _ : 1946 : 1947 : 1947 : Index : Date Pric;s-R;c;i;ed .... - - - - - - - - -2l2-- -280---276----280--- -~r:- 1947--- 1947 Agricultural Statisticinn, In Chnrge Agricultural Wheat, a-;. $ $ 'O~ts ;. Bu. ~:t'i~h Potatoes, Bu-. -$ ~' et Potatoes,Bu . . -: . $ 9s>tton,_ lb. 1.24 Lao .91 :: 1.58 .67 ' 1.12 .83 2.30 2 .25. 12.6 26.6 2.43 1.75 1.24 2.20 2.50 34.3 ... ~;:52 w: _ ,.._j :s-i~~> ~~;~-~(~3.~~ z~40: r-._ ......... -.. ~. 1.88 .64 1.16 1.50 ~i-:63 1.24 .40 .76 .89 ~ 2.20 70 1,62 1.39 1.47 . 2.45 .88 2.45 2.35 2.33 34.3 12.4 23.6 31.9 32.3 Cottonseed, ton 24.39 ~-~ (loose), ton $ 17,85 '' H. q' .gs, .per cwt. . $ 7.33 ~lk 1/~3.85 &e Cattle, cwt. $ 1 _ 3~87 Cows, .head , . . $ 1 52.00 96;00 ~.00 22.55 19~00 Zl.OO 22.00 11.87 14.30 23.80 -22.00 .. 7.27 12.20 16.20 15.50 5.42 82.00 ' w?.oo ,1oo:oo J}48.oo 48.00 15. 00 14.20 13.70 124.00 88.00 88.00 17.40 l7.al 26.40 24,!) 18.50 : 18.30 148.00 148.00 Horses, head ifules, head $ J/158.15 125,00 . _125;00 . 130.00 . ]}136.00 58.00 1 $ - 153.90 wa.oo 57.'80 58.10 113 00 112.oo Cl).ickens, lb. ' 13.2 28.5 30.0 30.0 11.4 24.3 26.6 27.7 Eggs, ~oz. - ~Her, lb. . . Butterfat, lb. 21.3 30.4 44.0 41.0 24.6 25.7 46.o I 57.0 46.0 I I 56.0 54.0 56.0 21.5 25.5 . 26.3 31.3 -~-9 51.1 40.1 40,8 64.8 62.5 73~_ 5 68.5 Milpke(rw1h0o0l#esaelJe).,: $ CoWJ?ea.s, bu. Soybeans, bu. 2.42 4.00 I . 5.40 ' 1.60 3.23 5.40 5.50 5.50 ~.38 .- 4.50 4.75 4.65 2.14 4.34 4.;13 4.40 4.62 3.67' 3.62 Peanu~~. lb. 1. 5.0 8.5 10.9 U.S 4.8 8.7 9.9 10.4 . I t/Tf Average J_a:nuary 1910 - Iecember 1914. Ihes not include dairy production payments. Preliminary for April 15, 1947. INDEX ~ruMBERS OF Ftt~CES RECE!VED BY FABMERS IN GIDRGIA . (August 1909- July 191:4=-100) -. . . Apr. 15 ,..A....l,l.-.C.,orim::m..~:Ti:Wti=e.s...,.....-;-----2109046 Cotton ~ Cottonseed 211 Mar.l5 1947 262 286 Apr. 15 1947 _._ 261 286 Grains ~at Anima.ls Ihlry Product~ 168 257 - 168 192 203 371 350 210 205 Chickens & Eggs , . 165 213 203 Fruits ' l94 -- 193 193.. .. Miscellaneous 1 5 3 178 .181 : ------------------~--------~----~-~- -~-~~~--~--~ After five days r~turn to United-States Department of Agriculture Bureau of ~~icultur8l ~nomics . .Pena.l ty for private .use ~o avoid payment of post~ ~ 319 ExtenSion Bui:Lding ,Athens, Georgia. .. ., For- m B~B-,514.~ 7:-1?00 Perait No. lbol - .. .. . . . . ' .~: : : :- . . .. ; . .. ':' -- ... ~ . . 1H s s . i.- 1~i e L Ree s: e . L~ bra rian, Stat e C oi~ i~e o~ Agri.i. Req. Athens, Ga. UNIIEO !:lTATE.5 CE.PARiME.NT OF AGR I C.U 1-TU RE. &rojJ GEORGIA BUR.!;:.AU OF' AGRICULTURAL EC.ONOM IC5 c~ UNI\IE.RSITY OF' 1i0R.~IA CO~G. OF' AGRICUL.TU.R."' Athens, GE.~IA AOtfUCULTURAL ~XTit.NSION .S.~VIC I!: TRUCK CROP NOTES .Play 15, 1947 C:i:.'NERAL: weather conditions during the first two ~.-eeks of Me.y were a great improvement over the previous two months. On the 1st and 2nd there were general rains over the state and some sections have received small showers since that time. ~ch planting and raplanting h~ve been accomplished during the first half of the month, ar.d farmers ho.d an opportunity to do some of the much needed cultivation. Some sections are bep.:inning to need rai.n. In South Georgia cabbage landing is ropidly deolining, but onion~ cucumbers, potatoes, and snap beans are coming into 'lolume. Recent cold wenther in North Georgia damaged the bean and potato crops. IHA BBA ~:s: Prospecti've production for the spring crop in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina is now estimated c.t 459,000 bushels. This is 17 percent below the 1946 crop of 553,000 but about the srune o.s the 1936-45 average of 460,000 bushels. Georgia and South Carolina reduced their plantings by 11 and 18 percent respectively. SNAP BEANS: Snap beans in South Georgia heve made fair to good progress during the past 15 days, '\\ri th heo.vy movement expected arotmd the 15th. Snap been production f9r fresh market this season in South Ge orgia is e stiiTated nt 174,000 bushels compared with 248, 000 in 1946. Some fevr beans hove been planted in North .Georgia and, if present weather conditions contir..ue, the crop v:ill be planted about the usual time. Recent cold 1Nec.ther caused serious do.moge in some localities. illTTUCE: Ho.rvest of the Georgie lettuce crop will be over around Mo.y 20, ~nth very poor yields being roo.lized. CABPAGE2 Harvest of the South Georgia cabbage crop is v:ell under v-ro.y, with much b e tter prices n~; being r e ceived than earlier in the seo.son. It is e~timo.ted that there are 5600 r.cres for harvest with o. production of 25,200 tons this year compared "\ri. th 1946 acreage of 5600 and production of 33,600 tons. Much of North Georgia e.c.reage remains to be set. ~JCUMBERS: The cucumber crop has made good progress since May l, \nth harvest just beginning in the southern portion of the state. IIDSH POTATOES: In S~uth Georgia, the prospective yield of potatoes is very poor. Digging has started in some nreas, nnd volume harvest is expected the latter part of MD.y. 1\creo.ge _for harvest is estimated at 1500 compc.red vi th 1900 ncres in 1946. The North Georgia crop is lute, but planting is prc.cti-cclly cQmpleted, with earlier planted c.crec.ge T:laking fair to good progress. ONI ONSt Good to excellent growing conditions o.re r eported for the onion crop during ~he l a st. bvo r.eeks. Hcrvest is just beginning in the Toonbs county . nrea. 'IDMATOES: The crop is lute _?-nd light movement 'is expected o.round June 1 - 15. 1"ATERMELONS: Eo.rly in the season o.n incre nse in watermelon acrenge over last year wo.s expected, but many _fanners were _never able to . plant because of wet fields, while others plowed up acreage he.ving insuffic.ient stu nds. As a result of these c.nd o_ther factors, the acreage is unchanged from the 56,000 hcrvested lo.st year. 'T:''utermelons o.re making slow to fo.ir g~owth, with first ho.rvest expected around June 25, about two weeks later tho.n usual. CANTALOUPSz Prospects o.re generally fo.ir to good for cantnloups at this time. An estimated acreage of 4300 shows a 5 percent decreE'.se from last season. D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician Iri Charge L. H. HARRIS, JR. Truck Crop Estimator TRUC~ CROP NE~S - BY STATES May 15, 1947 LHA BEANS: Lime. beans are ma~ing }fair to' good progress in South Carolina., with harvest from early plantings expected the f.irst week in June-and peak movement around June 20, .,_ SNAP BEANS: Snap bean harvest has :.begun i:n ~outh Carolina, and will become general the week of May 19 with heaviest shipment the following week . Unfavor able dry weather in North Caroline. has retarded the growth of plants somewhat, ~ n lthough this has not been as seriqus as with other truck crops. Light harvest wi11 be gin in the Tabor City section during the latter part of the week of May 19. ~e shipping s eason for snap beans is r~pidly nearing the close in Florida. CABBAGE: Mississippi cabbage is nO\: movirg in volume, and quality is better than earlier expected. The cabbage season is ov.er in the Mobile-Be.ldvrin area 9f Alabo.ma, but a snall acreage is -now b~ing harvested in . northern co unties. I~ Nort h Cc.ro;J..ina, moderately cool temperatures during the first hulf of Y..ay f e,vored t he late cabbage crop; howe ve r, soil moisture has been inadcquc.te for normal dev e lopme nt of~ h e e.ds. CU CU MBERS: In Alnbamn fir s t moveme nt from Baldvrin county is expe cted during the we ek b eginning Ma y 18. Good yields o.re in prospect. Harv e sting of cucumbers in the Centrnl a nd South :Florida areas is well ove r its peak, t ONI ONS: Heavy ship.rne nts of onions ;from South Texa s continu9d most of the pa st week, The late April r a ins, and ag(lin. ove r the we ek end of Mt:. y 10-11, we r e bene~ . ficial to many onions in the Coa ste) Be nd und ::i lson-Ca r nes district. Final move me nt of the South Texas crop will be determined to s ome extent by market conditions. Good progre ss has been made in most North Texas distticts. Harve st of t he North Texa s crop i _s expecte d to start the ear!y .part of LTune . PO TJ, TOES, IRISH: Harve st of Mississip pi potr..toe s is _expecte d to s ta r t the first week of June , r..bout t wo w.:'leks l r: t e r t han usu a l, The hl:'.rv est of potatoes in southern canurc rcie.l count i e s of Alr..be.mo. got undenve.y Ma y 3 when 2 co.rs we r e shi p pe d from tn o a r ea . Tot o.l carlot shi_pme nts throu gh April l4 ,,_ra s 595 co.r~ compa r e d 1d th 2173 oa rs to the s ame dat e l c. st ye a r, Yi e lds Rr e t urning- out fair am shipme nts a r e expecte d to continue hoavy .througho\Jt Ma y. The Tenna s s e e ea rly potata crop is e.t pre s ent suffe ring to s ome ext e nt from a lack of moisture , with stands not a s good as wa s exp ect e d. Shipments- nre not expe ct e d to st n rt b e fore June 20, about thre e weeks l at e r than l~ st ye a r end the lat e st of r e cord. In South C n roli~ . di gging vri ll b egin th e wee k of May 19 TOMATOES: In Ale.bruna e. lini ted volume of tomc.tocs is e xpecte d from so uthe rn c ounti e s t he las t i\' C Gk of May. Tomatoe s a r e mo.ki ng _f a.ir proe; r o s s , with g r ee n v:rrap moveme n t expecte d the first \':e c k in June in South Co.rolina. 1':ATERMELO NS: The condition of wate:rn~lons is gene rally g.ood in South Ca rolina , l~~ ~!i th f uvore.ble sea sons) shi pping should b e gin by July 1, sen e lO da l o.t e: r tha n lo.st ye nr, In Florida loa ding will sta rt from t h e earli o s t plantings 1 the Le e sburg o.re a during thE: wee k of May 19, CANTi.LOUPS: In South Ca roli r1a prospects o.re r ea sona bly good \d th ha rve st expected to be g in about June 20. The e a rli e st supplies shO\.l l .d be ava ilable duri ng the v;e ek of Mny 19 in Flori da, but no production of cons e que nc e i s e xpected until tho last we ~ k of Ma y a nd the first we ek of Jun e . Re turn Aft e r Five DR ys to Unite d Stut e s Dopartme nt of ..ng riculture Bure au of Ag ricultural Eco nomics 319 Ext e n s ion Building .Athens, C..eor i c. Penc. lty fo'r Priva te Use to Av-oid Pa yne nt of. Postn g:e $'300, OFFICIAL B USI 1~SS Form BilE - D - 5/47 - 2l00 Pe rmit No, 1001 Librarian. College of Agriculture Athens. Ga. , TO Req ,........ . ..:~ :..~ . .. ~ UNITE:.D 5TATE.e OE:PARTME.NT OF AGR IC..U 1-TU RE.. {!)roj; UNIVl'.I\SITV OF GtOR..GlA C.C\LLt.G. OF AGR.ICUI:.TU~E. --- ~- ... - Athen,.s, Georgi a T R U C 'K- C R 0 P N 0 T E s GEORGIA AC.RICULTU~AL .LXT.C.NSION . St..I'\VIC.E.. June 1, 1947 GENERAL: For the period May .16: to 31, Geo.rgia commercia-l truck crops received ndequate to excessive moisture in all growing areas. N~ damage from the excessive moisture has beEm reported to the vegetable crops in the harvest ste.ge. ~ South ,Georgia shipping season has practically ended for lettuce, cabbage, ~nd snap beans . Onio.n, potato, and -cucumber movement is beginning in volume, e.nd harvest of lime. be.ans e.nd -toms. toe_s is gaining momentum daily. "'eather conditions in North Georgia have been fnvore.b1e the past' two weeks for planting and growing cr Qps. SNAP BEAll'S: Snap benn shipment 'in South Georgi.n 'is prncticdly over nnd the small amount remaining is of poor qucli ty. North Georgia growers have planted e. small acreage .to dn:te, with the remainder t 'o be ple.nte_d in Juno . CABBAGE: Cabbage harvest in South Geor r.ie. is over. The deal ~~~ disappointing to . the . majority of the pPoducers. Excessive ru i ns cut yields and.. prices we re low early in the season, but reache d e. s a tisfactory leve l as lo.te r production of b~tter quality was p1e.ced on the market. North Georgia cabbage is -looking good !lDd fo.ir yields are expected. Marketing should sta rt urotind June ~5 and. -r.each i-ts peo.k June 25 - 30. .I CAN!ALOUPSt The first hc rv e st of ce.ntaloups is expe cted from the e e. rliest plante d fields the first week in June . Re cent rains hov e greatly improved prospects for a good crop. cuCUMBERS t Ea rly -oucuii,l.be rs be!!e. n to mov e the third week in Me.y and p eak he.rve :;;t is now und e rway . Very good yi e lds of ge nera: ily exc e lle nt quality p.re be ing r ealized, . with .s ti tisfe.ctory pric e s b9 ing received. ro :lvATOES: Some few early tomc,toes move d to marke t durin~ the l a st week in May. Rec ent rains ha ve improve d prospects for good yi e lds~ 6. lthough.the re - is do.nger of bl~ght if the rains . continuc. l~r IRISH POTATOES: He avy Mu rch rains e.nd e o. rly May drought did Qonsidere.bl e d:::ilnage to the ~ outh Ge orgie. potato crop. The yields arc v e ry poor this year in general, although some grow6 rs e.re expe cti :ng on nv e rag c ye i ld. Harv est is Wl3 11 unde r way. We a the r at this time is v e ry favorabl e for Irish pota toes in 'North G orgia. Pot atoe s hav e st r-. rt e d to bloom and ha rv e st 'is expecte d . to begin u round Ju ly 1. PI ~IT EN ro PEPPERS: Re cent r uins he.v e b ee n v e ry f'e..voro.ble for trunsp1 e.nting c;.nd s ntisfo.ctory sta nds a r c r eporte d. Tre.nspl anting is a li"ttle lc.ter than usual, but will be comple ted duri ng th e first we ek in June . ,ONI ONS: Ha rve st .is well unde nro.y, with loy; yi e lds o.nd u nse.tisfo.ctory pric e s b e ing r ee. lized. \\ATB' RMELONS: The watermelon crop is looking good 0.t this time 1 with ho.rv E:/ st 6xpect e d to begin o.round June 20 - 25, o.bout ten dr..ys le.te r the.n us uo.l. The re is o. large v a ri a tion in th e age of the fields this year due to r e planting made necessary by unfo.voro.bl e v:eo.ther conditions around pla nting time. Pre sent prospects indicc,te better yi e lds thc.n were reo.lized last s eu son. D. L. FLOYD Ag ricu1tura1 Statistician In Charge L. H. HA~~IS, J R. - Truck Crop Estimator -. '#"' TRUCK CROP ~ BY STATES J_une . _1, ' 1947 SNAP BEANS: ' In_ Louisian.a. yield~ t!' date have beep dlsappqinting. Heavy movement' is. about . over, wi'th .. light shipments expecte'd to conti'nue until about June 10. A 'short and disappointing snap bean season is drawing to a close in South Carolina. Canners have taken very few beans to date. Movement of North Carolina snap bean crop is n~~ under way in all areas except in lower Currituck county where harvest is expected to. begin June 2. CANTALOUPS: In Florida. harvesting has started on a small acreage. The crops are . _ in fair condition with about average yields expected. South Carolina cantaloups are in goo~ condition. First movement is expected about June. 20 ..In Texas the first car of cant~loups moved from the 1ower va~ley May 24. CUCUMBERS: Practically all of the- South .and Central Florida areas have finishe,d shipping and the North Florida crop should be completed by the . fir~t week ~n June. Louisiana cucumbers are just coming in, with some carlot movement expected the first week of June and peak shipments June 10 - 15. In South CaroliM cucumber harll'est began last week. Quality and pric.es have been generally good, Production reached ~ts peak in Baldwin county, Alabama, the last week in May. ONIONS: The Louisiana onion crop is turning out very poorly. Harvest will continue about 10 - 15 day~ .longer from central areas. POTATOES, IRISH: In Florida harvesting of. the spring crop is practically completed and all commercial 'shipping operatidns should finish up the first weelC in June . Irish potatoes are moving in volume at fair to good prices in South Carolina Reasona_bly good yields are being realized. The potato crop in Teniie'Ssie was greatly improved by opportune rains during the second half of May. Li:ght harvest is expected to start by June 16, a few days earlier than was expected in mid-May. . TOMATOES: Harv es ting of the sp.ring crop in the Fort Pi'erce and Ma natee-Ruskin sections of Florida is nearing completion. The crop in Sumter and Marion counties is now in its peak production and fair yields are being obtained. In Louisiana adverse weather conditions e arlier in the s eason "Yrill delay movement of gre e n wrap tomatoes until about June 15. The Tennessee tomato crop has suffered from lack of 't'lrarm weather and a dequate sunshine. The crop remains extremely iate, with prospects below average . Mi s si ss ippi .tomato shipments ar e expected t 'o start June 9, about 10 days l~ter ~han usual. Vines app e ar healthy and well fruited. WATERMELONS: watermelons have made good pro gress in South Carolina, overcoming much of the late start. Small melons are now on the vines and first shipments .are expected .about June 25. ' In Louisiana the crop is late and. irregular Shipment in v~lume . is not expe c t ed until after July 15~ The important Lee sburg. area of Florida. is - nearing its peak production, with the heaviest movement - expec~ed around June 5 to. 10. , Shipping in t4e Gainesville area is expected to get under war in good volume by the second we ek in June . In Calhoun and Jack son counties, shipp i ng is expected to be gin the week o~ J~.me 16 and :reach its pe ak around July 1. In Al.abama current production . C?Utlook is good, with .first movement from sout hern count1es expected aro~d J p ne 20. T . Re turn After five Days to Penalty for Private Use to Unite d States Depa rtme nt . of Ag riculture Avoid Payment of Posta ge $300 . Bure au of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSI 1~ S S Form BAE - D - 5/47 - 2000 Permit No. 1001 Librarian. College of Agricultu~e Aetheniise. 4Ga.. UNITE.D ~TATE.e, DEPAR.TM E.NT OF AGRIC.U L.TURt,. :. . . GEORG-IA cJ~ Athens, Georgia. FARM PRICE -REPORT AS 'OF MAY 15, 1947 Junel947 .. 5. GEORGIA: The May 15 all commodity 'price iridex of prices rteceived. by Georgia. f'a.trners declined ;3 points during .the pas.t thirt'! days. The current .index of 258 percent of ~he 1910-14 average is 51 points above ()ne year ago. Conunodities largely reS'ponsible for the decline during the past month were whee. t, oats, eotto:nseed, hogs, fli).d pea.nu:ts. Other comm9di ties sho'he d little change fron:t . the mid-April reported prices. UNI 'lED STATES: For the first time in 8 months th~ parit~r index (price; paid by farmers including interest 'and taxes) deelined. As of May 15 this )ndex stood at 229 compared to 230 e. month earli e r according to the Bur~ e.u of !~ricul tuz:al Economics. At: .the sa.m1 ~ime . the . index of prices received by farmers ~ropped from 276 to 272, so that t:tie parity ratio, or a"~era.ge relation of prices rece;i.ved :to. parity, .declined sligh"t;ly. ~e dO?mturn in the parity index resulted from . low~ r p~ices for feed, food, household ,supplies, and seed, wh~~h were_. not fully offset b~ slightl,Y higher prices of bmlding materials and furniture. Clothing price s r emt1ined substantially unchanged . On May 15, farme.rs' living and. production ,~osts, including interest and taxes, were 24 percent above- a. year ago. Exce pt for minor upturns for wheat mill~eeds and oats, lower prices wo re reported for all major feeds, including hay, oor.n. and cqrn products, mi~ed dairY, feeds, vegetable proteins, and tankage. Lower prices also prevailed for food exc~pt flour, rice, round steak, bananas, and apples. The decline in prices teceived by .fo.rmers .was led by 1.,-wer prices for da iry products, meat animals, and oil bearing crops. These were only partially offset by h_igher ~rices for cotton and SITV OF' C.0"-(!,IA C.OLI,.f.G!. Of AG"'CUI..TU~L Athens, Georgia June 131 1947 On June 1 (}eo:tgia crops were from two weeks to a month late follm'ling the contmued spring rains and recurring cold weather but were making rapid recovery and above average yields will be made in many sections if reasonably favorable weather conditions for cultivation arid growth prevail for the remainder of the season. Ample moisture has been particularly favorable to growth of pastures and to corn. Peanut stands vrere somewhat ragged and fields grassy on report date but dry Treather since that time has enabled farmers to clean and cultivate the crop. The tobacco crop, while late, :shows generally good to excellent prospects 'Vii. th record Yields indicated in much of central and southwestern tobacco territory. Harvest of small grains had been delay'ed by wet vreather with some damage from 11 lodging11 reported. Movement 9f early varities. of peacfie s was under way vr.ith tot al indicated producti on nell above t hat of last year. ffiffiAT: Indicated ~meat production of 3,078,000 bushels is 47% above the 2,093,000 harvested in 1946 due principally to a 42% increase in acreage - 228,000 acre s for harvest against 161,000 acres l a st year. Yield of 13.5 bushels per acre is above both that of 1946 and the ten year average. OATS : Present outlook is for 18,186JOOO bushels or 11% above the 16,404_,000 harv~sted last season and 60% greater than the ten year average (1936-45) of 11,347,000 bushels. : PE..ti.CHES: The current Georgia peach crop, based on June 1 conclition, should amount to about 6,L~74,000 bushels compared 1r.ith 5,628,000 last season and the ten year average of 5,033,000. The estL~ated production relates to the total crop - peaches for commercial shipments, local sales, commercial processors and home consumption. Early varieties are moving to market about t hree weeks late. All areas have had abundant moisture for growing fruit. High winds and hail have caused consi derable damage in localities of Taylor, Peach, and Houston Counties. D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge ARCIIIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician Return After Five D~s to United State s Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia Penalty for Private Use to Avoid Payment of Po stage $300. -OF-F-I CI-AL -B..U.. 3.I..N--E--SS Form BAE - A-6/47 - 3850 Permit No. 1001 M is s . ~J e lli e M. Ree se. Li br a rian, State College of Agri., Req. Athens, Ga. '. UNITED STATES-~ OROP m!lP~ . AS . OF ~- 1- 1947 . . .,.. ,Jl, . . . .. -...... ..... ~~ . . . ... - ......... . Prospects for another big cr.op year in 1947 now depe~d la~~1.y. :.on c.orn. lJrifimely weather has been 'ha.mpering,__:-tpTing pla.titi.ngp :over large areas. Fall-sown crops han improved from the alrea~ good prospects of a month ago. Harvest has started on the Nation's first'billion-bushel winter ~eat crop. This, wi_th a relatively large prpspective spring ifheat CrOp of over 3()0 million bushels, 'WOUld bring _. a,+l .wheat production to the hUge total of 1.4 billion bushels : Oat's -production is. expected r~acnl-:J.,/4 billion bushels, sha.rply do,.rm from last year. l3arley productio~ is: expected: to _l?e--_-larger than last year. but smaller than averag~~- - ,. ;J . .,. . . ~ . ~ . May was a month of extremes in both precipitation and teiupera.t~.es .... The he~~st . precipitation occurred in the central part of the country, especially in the east corn belt states and eastern Lake region. Farm work was seriously delayed, with long :periods when soil preparation and plantings came to a standstill. The alread)' late planting season has been further delayed by more rains during the early part of June. California and the Pacific Northwest have had an early season with ~ri~ work at least up to the usual schedule. Washington and Oregon were short of pre- cipitation during April and May with ~ome crop damage, although timely rains since have been beneficial to most crops. Most of Arizona and southwest ltew Hexico are still badly in need of rain. Irrigation water sup1_?lies in Arizona are very short. In most other western states irrigation water supplies are better than aver~e. COIDT: The 1947 corn crop is getting off to a slow start. Too much rain, unseasoDably cool weather, and lack of sunshine, particularly in all the states east of. the Hississippi River and north of. the Ohio, and dry 1,.,eather in the Southeast are the chief causes. As a result there is a large acreage still to be planted. 1'lith the po,.,er equipment now available however this remaining acreage can be plant in a fe111 days if the "'eather clears. Possibly 20 to 25 per cent of the acreage for the country as a whole remained to be planted on June 1. WHEAT: The indicated total ,.,heat production of 1,409,893,000 bushels is 254 mill bushels larger than last year's 1,155,715,000 bushel crop, and the fourth co~secutive crop (and the fifth on record) of over a billion bushels. OATS: Conditions on June 1 pointed to an oats crop of 1,247,333,000 bushels . . Thh . would be 17per cent less than the 1,509,867,000 bushels produced in 1946, 19 per cent less than the record of 1,535,676,000 bushels in 1945, but is 7 per cent larger than the 10-year average. PEACHES: Peach production for the United States promises to be another record--till third in succession. The crop is estimated at 89,183,000 bushels co~ trlth-86,643,000 bushels last year, 81,548,000 bushels in 1945, and 62,936,000 bushels the 10-year average. Prospects for the 10 Southern States declined slightly during May but production this group is still a record and estimated at 25,056,000 buehels. This is only slightly more than the previous record in 1945 of 25,005,000 bushels but 13 perc more than the large 1946 crop and 52 per cent more than average. Peaches are maturing later than usual this year in all southern areas. ~lity generally is expecteC.. to be good. In Georgia, harvest of ~flo;.rers .and Uneedas t-tas under'l>ray on June 1. Early Bose shipments are expected to start about June 15 and Early Hileys the first week in July with the main crop of Hile,ys starting about July 10. Georgia Elbertas sho~d move to market in volume during the last 10 days of July and fi.rst half of August, A few South Carolina Mayf1oi.rers- are- now on the market. Early Rose marketings froa South Carolina are expected about June 16, Jubilees from the Ridge the last we~ June and from the Spartanburg area about July 5 to 10. Hileys will begin to ~ve from the Ridge the first week in July and from Spartanburg the second t-1eek in Jul.J. Elbertas will begin moving from the Ridge about July 20 and from Spartanburg aro July 25. The Elberta peak should occur the first week in August. North Carolina Red Birds, Mayflowers D.nd Early Rose \'rill begin moving from the Sandhills around June 10 but movement of Elbertas is not expected to sta~t from this area until the last tveek of July. - -- - - --~--~-----------------------~----~--~~--~----~--- UNITtO ~TATE.S OEPAP.TI'1(.NT OF AG~ ' c.ut.:rv RE"- (!)n;jJ GEO~. GI. A eu~e:.Au oF" AEJRICUl-TURAL. E. CON OM IC~ . cJ~ V"1'4~rfv OF". C:.E.Ofl61A C.Ot.L.lGt. ~ AGRICIJL..TUI'lE. Gl.bR.CSIA AGRICV'I.iU!tAI. LXT!t.N IUON' !H:.....VI C.L T R U C K C R o P N O 1' B S June 15, 1947 Athens, Georgia ... GENERAL: For the period June 1' -- 15 temperatures over the state averaged consider- ably above normal. The first week in June was dry ' and hot, causing . some damage to truck crops in the harvest stage, but rains vrere received in practically 'all areas of the state from June 11- 15~ M~vement of South Georgia onions and potatoes fs about over e.nd -shipments' of ' lima beans and cucumbers have passed the peak. Light truck hauling of eantaloups started around June 10 and first loading of watermelons is expected around June 16 - 20. A small amount of North Georgia early cabbage ha_s gone to market. LIMA BEANSt Movement of lima beans from South Georgia has passed the peak, but continues in good volume with the end of the harvest season expected around July 1. In the McDonough-Locust Grove commercial area of Cent~al 'Georgia - light picking from a promising crop will begin the first week in ,July, ~ little later than usual. SNAP BEANS: In North Geor@;ia the eatlier planted acreage is making fair to good progress, with the remaining acreage to be planted in June and the early part of July. CABBAGE 1 The li'orth Georgia crop is making_good progt-ess, with favor able weather and adequa-te moisture being received to date. Cuttings from a few scattered early fields are bringing very favorable prices~ CUCUMBERS: Moveme~t into fresh market qhannels has pa ssed its peak and prices are declining daily. Picking will end by July 15 except for a few late fields planted to pickling varieties. POTATOES, IRISH: Practically all commercial pqte.to movement from South Central and . Southeast Geot-gia acreage will be over around June 15 - 20. Unsatisfactory prices continue to -be received, with little or no demand for the U. s. No. 2 grades. Weather conditions are favorable fol" the North Georgia potato crop and good yields are expected fr~m the estimated 1400 acres planted. TOMATOES: Movement is well underway, _with all current supplies being sold for fresh consumption. No dis ~ ase dnmage is reported to date and prices are good to excellent CANTALOUPSs A few ce.ntaloups from extreme South Georgie. counties were loaded on . trucks around June 10. The crop is rapidly approaching maturity and will be in full harvest June 25 to July 15. Production of early summer cantaloups in the states of Georgia, Ariz one., a_nd South Caroline. is estimated at 2, 923,000 crates, ccmpared \'.-'ith 3,007,000 crates in 1946 and the 10 year average of d.l,85l,OOO crates. Estimated acreages this year for these ststes are as follows: Georgia, 4300; Arizona, 19,800; and South Carolina, 4000. r.AmRMELONS: The South Georgia crop is in good condition and recent reports from gr wers point to above average yields . Harvest started around June 15th and will be in full swing by July 1 in the southern counties of the state. Georgia acreage is estimated at 56,000 or the same as last year, with indicated produetion of 18,760,000 melons compared \vith 14,224,000 in 1946. Production of watermelons in the twelve early summer class of states is indicated at -59,901,000 melons compared with 56,901,000 in 1946. ~robable acreage for harvest in these states will reach about 218,900 compared with 239,500 acr-es last year- and 184, 35Q . for the 10 year (1936-45) average. All states in this group either show a decrease in acreage or the snme as last year's pla nted exc.ept Arkansas which has a 500 acre increase. D. L. FLOYD .- Agricultural Statistician In Charge L. H. FJ~RRIS, JR. Truck Crop Estimator .. ,,. : LIMA .BE--.t\ NS : / / 1 ~. f I ' . . . / . 'i'RlkKr..'CRbP :NE1,fs B.Y ~S.l'1Tt.S....... '. _ .June 15, 1947 . t -~... r ~ .~. . '":. .. . . ,...J \. Harvest .f~:. aoout at_. peak ' i~ South carotina and s,ales should continue until about the fint week in ,Tuly~ SNAP BEANS: In South Carolina a few beans are still being sold, but the season is about over. Movement of North Carolina's snap bean crop had reached its peak in all areas by mid-June. The Tennessee crop is making about average - progress, wi.th harvest from .first plantings expected to be gin the second week in July. Total, ~creage i.s' expected to be about the same as last year. . . CABBAGE: Most of the Ten:nessee crop was harvest~d during the first half of June, but shipments ; in iighter . vol~e are expected to continue for the. next week or 10 days. CANTALOUPS: Movement should become general the week of June 23 in South Carolina, Very light harVest is expected from the Scotland county area of NorthCarolina about July 1, with harvest of importance beginning the,week of July 7 CUCUMBERS: The cucumber deal is abo~t over in South C~rolina. The season was shortened by hot, dry, weather and low prices. The dry weather during the past two weeks in Louisiana has hastened the end of the shipping season for cukes. The season is over for cucumbers in Alabama. POTATOES, IRISH: Harvest of North Ca rolina's potato crop had. reached its peak by _mid:-June. Yields and quality to date have been fair to good in most areas. Harvest of Irish potatoes in the principle .coriunercial areo. in Southwest Alabama is largely completed. Harvest of the Mississippi pota~o crop is about completed. Light harvest has begun in Tennessee from a few scattered fields, 'but volume shipments are not expected before the we_ek of June 22, with peak shipments proba-bLy the f'.ollowing week. _ _ TOMATOES': Shipments in Louisinna have started, with peak movement expected during .the week ending June 21. South carolina shi.pment of green wrap tomatoes is well underway, with peak movement expected next ~ek, Mississippi t _omato shipments started June 9. In Alabama early tomatoes are now moving from southern cou.ntt~s, with good yields be1.ng realized, WATERMELONS: In South Carolina a few melons from early patches should be ready .for market by June 25, but no movement of conseq'uence is 'expected before July 1. Prospects arE) quite f avorable for the wa termelon crop in Louisiana provided moisture is soon received. Some movement by truck is anticipated during the first week of July. In North caroline. the condition of the watermelon crop is very good, Light he.r.rest is expect~d to begin about July 15. The Alabama water, melon crop is in good condition., Movement is expected to ge t undenva.y the week b~ginning June 22. Shipments by r~ii frOm Florida up to June 17 amounted to 4731 co.rloads, as compared to- 64'73 carloads . shippea up to the so.me date lust year. Return After Five Da.ys ~o United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia. Pena.1 t-y, or "Private Use to Avoid Payment of Postage $300. OFFICIAL- BUSINESS Form BAE - D - 5/47 - 1700 Permit No. 1001 Li brarian . _ Colle v f .g iculture Athens, Ga. TC Rec:L G.EORGIA . 6U R.E:. AU O F" . . A C.R.I C ULTUPAL . f- CON OMiC5 cJ~ Athens ,. Georgia June 26, 1947 GEORGIA 1947 SPRn:G FIG SURVEY REPORT ~IGS SA'Tl!~D : . T:)e Ge or p.: ia 1947 spring pig crop (December 1, 1946 to June 1 , 1947) is placed at l, 162 , 000 head comprred ""i th 1, 131 , 000 one year ago , or an increase of 3~ . The current mmber of pigs saved is 22~~ below the peak 1 943 production of l, 485, 000 head . ; An estimated 1 97, 00) head df .sows farrowed in the sp r ing of 1947, compured '!it;,h 195 ~ 000 for the same period last ;y-ear . Number of pigs per litter wr.s placed at 5. 9, compared with 5. 8 in the spring of 1946 . SCl"."S BRED FOR FALL FAR'\O~'iiNG : Br eedinr. inte ntions for 1947 fall fa r rowing (June 1 to Dec ..1) indicated by the survey points t o 178,000 sows , which if realized \':ill be a 2'1: decrease from th e 182 , 000 . fall sov;s farrowed last year. '!he survey is based on re p orts .from e la'rge number of fanns . These r e turns .from farmers were obtained in cooperation with t he Post O.ff~ce Department through the rural mai 1 carri 3rs . sows FARR01.~D AHD PIGS SAVED - - - - - --- -- - - : SPRII:G (Dec. ~ to June 1 ) -----------------------~S-m-~~s---- A v . No . : Pigs FALL (June 1 to !)e c , l) Sows Av . No . Pi g s GEORGI A : :Farrowe d : Pig s Per .._ .._ ____ ..____ _: (ooqL : Litter Saved : Farrowed Pigs Per Saved (OOOL : (o oo ) Litter ( 000) . --~~~-----~~~---~~~ lO - year, 1936-45 Av . 202 1946 195 1947" 197 JiiiTED STATES : 5 .7 1 ~ 156 170 5. 8 978 5.8 1, 131 182 . 6. 0 1, 092 5. 9 l , 162 178* - . 10 - year, 1936- 45 Av . 1946 194 7 8 , 398 8 , 109 8 709 6 . 18 6. 46 6. 10 51 , 871 52,092 53, 151 5, 268 4, 725 5, 152* 6 , 33 33, 332 6 . 48 . 30 , 62 7 *=N=um=be=r =i=n=di=c=at=e=d=tro=-i:'a:-.r=rc:-w f ron b:.-ee- d.i._.n-.~r; -i'n=te=n=t=i=o=n=s =re oorts . Archie La.n r, ley Agricultural Sta.tisticia.n D. L .Floyd . Agricultural Stati stician, In Charge . . . ., ..~ UN.....I.T...ED~~ .S. .T..~-A~.. ~TE.S. . PIG CROP REPORT - JUNE 1947 ., The. ie4o/ spring pig crop to:t~J..~I} S3, 151,090 head, an incr~ase. 'of about 1~ p~rcent over last year, according to tne United S.t~te~ Departme:nt of Agricultur~; The . .. ll .. . . . number. of' sows farrowing i;~i s s'pring ' was .7 percent above the number last. sp.rirt~. However, the number of. pi1gs saved per litter was below the 1936-45 ave~age ... B:ree~ i .ng i!lt~.ntions reports ipdicate an. increase .of 9 percent : fro~ . a ye~r 11go .in the number of SOWS .to farrow this fall:.._The C'-Qmbined 1947' spring 'and .fall pig crop is expected to be abou.t 8 5. 7 mi llio.n head ~- 3 percinit' above 1946 fi-nd about 1 percent above the average, .The number or hogs over 6 months old on farms and t.a.n6hes June 1 .was 5. percent above last yee_;t-; but otherwise wa:s the smalle'St .~;ince 1938~ This report is based upon~ survey of same 114,000 .farms. These returns"''frbm farmers were obta~ned largely in cooperation with the Post Office Department through the rural mail carriers, Spring Pig Crop: The number of pigs saved in the spring season of 1947 (December! - 1946-June 1, 1-94'17 is es-ti-mated at 53, 15l,OOG - hea.d-. This is 759,000 head or 1~ percent larger than the 1946 spring pig crop, and 1, 280,000 head or 2 percent larger than the 1936~45 av.erage . The 1947 spring pig crop exceeded the 1945 numb e r by 2 percent but was about 5 percent below the 1944 crop and 28 pe cent smaller than the record number in the spring of 1943, The number of sows farrowing in the 1947 spring season was 8, 709,000, an increase of 600,000 head or 7 percent from .1946. This number ia 4 percent aoove average and about 1 percent larger than indicated by farmers 1 reports _ on breeding intentions at shovm in the December 1946 Pig Crop Report, A rather sharp drop from last spring in the number of pigs saved per litter offsets to a la,rge extent the increase in the number of sows fE\rrowing. The aterage of. 6.10 is be low the record spring aver.age of 6. 46 last year, and below the 6. 29 pigs per litter in 1945, Unseasonably cold, wet we&ther r e duced the average .number of pigs s aved, esp6cially in the Corn Belt States, Fall Intentions: Farmers' reports on breec;Hng intentions show e. total of 5,152,000 sows being kept for fall farrowing, an increase of 9 percent over last year, Thi s is about 32 percent below the 1943 record number, and 2 percent below the 10-yenr average, Comp&red with last fall, the numbers aro up in all t'egi.o.ns After five days returp to United States Department of Agriculture B~reau of Ag ricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia Penalty for private use to avoid payment of posta ge $300, OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE-M-6/47-2607 Permit No. 1001 ean Paul ./ . C apman At hens, Ga. . Clark Co. Req. -- . .......,i!JII ~ -~-----lrrl--""""...."""-''--"""".............._.-........---...------------------,..----~ Athens, Georgia. TRUCK CROP N OTES J'11Y 1, 1947 GENERA'L: - C..e0 rgi_a _commercial truqk crops rec eived ample moisture in all grov.ring areas during t he period June 15-30. The cab bage, potato, and snap bean season is over in South Georgia, but these crops are coming into production in the northern part of the s tate. Ca ntaloups and watermelon s are moving in increased "!clune from south ern counties. SNAP BEANS, NORTH GEORGIA: The e arly s nap bean crop i n North Ge orgia is a little later than usual due to the unfavorable continued we t and cold Yveathe r during the spring p lanti ng period. Pic kings are expect ed to. become gene r al from early plantings July 1-:-15. Growing condi tions have been g ood and bett e r than average yields are expecteg from the earlier planted fields. Some plant ings for . fall harvest are up, with more acre a ge expected to follow potato harvest. CABBAGE, NORTH GEORGIA: During t he last two we eks in June, harvest b egan from some of t he earlier planted ac.rea ge in t he Gilmer-Lumpkin count : t erritory, but movement wi l l be much more ge neral b y th e f irst week in July. Yiel d~ from the first cuttings ar e r ep orted a little above aye rac:;e , with sat isfa ctory prices being received. Growi ng condi-tions have been ideal for cabbage in all sections. The cabbage ma ggot has c a us e d some damage t o .the late plantings in securing good stands . in the Ga ddistovm section. Movement will sta rt in the Gaddistown-Suches areas the firs t v:eek in July, and will b e a t its peak by July 15. IRISH POTATOES, NORTH GEORGI!~: Potato harvest is expected to start the first we ek in ,July and will become general by the 15th in all mountain counties. Good yields are expected and enough moisture has been receive d to carry the crop to ma turity. Little or no damage has been caused by blight t h is year. PIIDENTOS: The pimiento crop , though late, is looking good with ge nera lly satisfactory sta nds. Tr.anspl anting was a little l a ter t han usual due to continued wet we a ther. Sufficient moisture has b e en received since transplanting to date and plants are r eporte d t o be making good progress in growth. CAN TALOUPS: Cantaloups are moving i n v olume from t he Mc i{ae a nd Pelham are as and shi pments are rapidly increa sing fr cm Corde l e , Vien na, and Perry. During the l a st i'ew da y s of J une, pric e s r e c e ived we r e v e ry dis a ppointing. Harve s t i s expected to continue throu gh Ju l y 15 in t he cen t r a l pa rt of the sta te. WATERME LONS: Volume moveme nt is beginning from all South Ge orgia counti es, 1!.'i th good yie lds a nd satis fa ctory price s bei ng r ece ived to date . Movement in Ce ntral Ge or gia is a littl e late r than u s ua l, wi t h peak ha rve st expe cte d aroun d Ju l y 20-25. Yields are r e ported to be above normal, althou ~h some di s eas e damage to vine s is showing up in important local areas which could cause seribus r e duction to yi e lds. Through June 30 on ly 1146 carloads had b e en shipped by rail, compared with 4372 on t he same da te l a"' t ye a r . D. L. FLOYD . Agri c ult ural Statistician, In Cha r ge L. H. HARRI S, J R. Tru ck Cr op Es t i ma t or r TRUc'K CROP NOTES M STATES ... J uly 1, 1947 SNAP BEANS: The late summer crop in the northwestern pa~t of North Carolina is in very good condition. Li ~ht movement is expected to begin the first week of July in the west Jefferson area. In Henderson County the snap bean crop is in fair condition. Very light harvest is expected to begin here July 1. Present weather conditions in Tennessee have been good and light harvest will start the first week in July, with t'air volume expected the following week. CABBAGE: In North Carolina growers . in '1'1~atauga, Ashe, and Alleghany Counties report their summer cabba~e crop to be in very good condition. Early harvest is expected to begin in this area July 15, continuing until about mid- October. CANTALOUPS: In North Carolina very light movement of cantaloups started from the Scotland County area ,June 28. General harvest in the earlier section here is expected to begin July 7, with volume harvest underway July 10. cantaloups continue to move in volume in South Carolina, but the deal is expected to be . over by July 15 . : .: . IRISH POTATOES: Harvest of North Carolina's early potato crop is practically completed in all areas. . In general, weathe 'r conditions have been . ideal during the 1947 harvest period. How~ver, adverse weather conditions throu ghout most of the growing season resulted in disappointing low yi e lds as compared to the record yields of 1946. Harvest of the Tennessee crop has been delayed in the Coffee - Franklin County areas by excess rainfall. ~"!i th present . indications of clear weather, harvest is expected to proceed rapidly during the next two weeks. TOMATOES: I~N~rth earolin& li ght harvest of toma toes from the Scotland County area began the week of . Juno 23. Movement of green wrap tomatoes in Louisiana has practically ended. In South Carolina the green wrap tomato deal will be over about July 10. Prices htt ve been good as a rule. WATERMELONS: North Carolina's wat e rme lon crop i~ . the important Scotland County area is suffering from dry, hot weather. Hervest from the earlier acreage in Scotland County is expected to be gin July 15, with volume harvest underway August 1. Virginia watermelon fields ar.e 1n good shape. Lauding for ma rke t is not expected before August 1. In Louisiana watermelons are moving in very limited quantities, with heavy shipments expected about July 15. South Carolina watermelons are moving in volume; with peak shipments expectedtheweek . of July 7. ,.rith favorable conditions, ma rketing vd.ll continue until about August 1. Return After Five Days to United Stat'es Depa rtment of Agriculture Bureau of Ag ricultural Economics 319 E~tension Buil~ing Atneris, C-e orgnr - - - - - - Penalty for Private Use to Avoid Pa yment of Posta ge t300, OF~ICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE - D - 7/47 - 1600 Permit No. 1001 Librarian, College o~ Agriculture Athens, Ga. ~ B.eC~ UNITED 5TATE.e, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL.TURt.. '. .&ro;I. J . . GEORG -l A BUR..E.AU OF' AGHI"=-ULTURAL f.C.ONOM ICS cff~ Athens, Georgia. . GEORGIA'S 1947 COTTON ACREAGE UP 5~ July 8, 1947 ~e 1947 Georgia cotton acreage in cultivation July 1 is placed at ' 1,280,000 according to the official report of the Crop Reporting Board of the United States Department of Agrioultu~e. rhis is 5~ above the 1,217,000 acres in c~ltivation one year ago and a 2'1. \ incr.ease over -t.he 1945 acreag.. e. . United States cotton acreage in c-ultivation on J-uly 1, 1947, is estimEfted at ~ 21,389,000 acres or an increase of l8?fo from the - 18,190,000 on July 1, 1946. The current acreage is 13'1o belo\'1' the ten year (1936-45) average acreage in cu1 tivation on July 1. ARCHIE lANGLEY D. L. FLOYD Agricultural _8tatistician Agricultural Statistician (See reverse side) ' In Charge - - .- ~--- -.-:-1o-'YR:~XVERl!.GE_:_-.,...---------------------- STATE ; ABANDONrvENT ; ACREAGE IN CULTIVATI ON JULY 1 (in thousands) .: FROM NAIDRAL - bverag-,"e------------ -:- -1947---- CAUSES 1 1936-t! S ,1946 1947 -: percent 1937-46 . .. of 1946 =--Percent--- : : : M-i- ss- ou- ri --, - ----1-.4-- - ~---4- 04----=3- - 18-----4- 40-----1-38---- Virginia 1.6 39 20 21 105 N,Caro1ina, 1. 2 842 576 625 109 S. Carolina 0.6 1~ 246 . 963 1,050 109 Georgia. 0.7 1, 88 3 1,217 1,280 105 Florida, , 3. 3 65 20 .. . 26 130 Tennessee 0.9 Alabama, , , 0.8 Mississippi . 1.9 Ark~ns.as 1.8 Louisiana, ,., 1.7 736 62q 665 106 1~ 918 1,545 1, 580 102 2,646 2,349 2,420 103 2, 120 1, 729 2,070 120 1,127 833 875 105 ' Oklahoma....... 3, 7 1,832 1,07~ 1,050 98 ~xas,~ 2.5 8,937 6,283 8,365 133 New Mexico..... 1. 6 118 120 152 127 Arizona........ 0,4 215 145 219 -,15_1 California..... 0.7 367 359 536 149 - - - - - = - All other 1/... UNITED STAT?;S.. - - - - -2,3 1.9 - - - - - - - -21 24,517 - - - - - -14 18.190 - - - - - - -15 21,389 - - - - - - 107 118 - - - Ainer':"Egypt-27.:--- -1-;-2- - - - ~ - ?o:-7-- - - -3:-1- - - - -l:-3-- - - - 42- - - - rrrilinois:--Kansas. -and-Kentucky.- 2rrncTuded in-State-and-United States-tota"I's.- Grovm principally in Arizona. New-Mexico, . and Texas. . I \ . I .; ~orgia: Cotton .Ac'reage by Districts . I ~ . .. .At;res(Oo06in cultivation Jul~ 1 '1.94~ ,:.. -D:-ics-t-. .- -114T5r - .- 1946 -1I3- - -11'12'7.. -.J1.9T44t 2 : 3 4 =- 5 ~6 .. . . 7 . 155 158 122 122 . 206 201 . 242 251 204 201 . go.. . ~..68 ' 1Eil . 102 122 100 . 20i . 100 265 . 100 215 . . .10' 69 ."I 101 8 106 82 94 115 . _9_--- .?_1_--- 1_-- E_6_- _1~4- State 1260 1217 1280 1~ After five dalfs return to United States ~partment of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia Penalty for private use to ' avoid payment of postage $300 OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE-C-7/~7-2968 Fermi t No. 1001 Mi ss. !:ellie M. Reese, Librarian, State College of Agri~, Req. Athens, Ga. =r.,.- c.....-=c . ,.... ...- - .I!ILI',...u~ ~ \\'Y'9'" .. ........,., ' ... ,... J;r . Ath~ns, GeQrgia FARM PRICE REPORT AS OF JUN3 15, 1947 ' 1\ e.J) 947 GEORGIA:. ~he June 15 all c~mmodity .index 9f price.s receiv:ed by Georgia farmers regained and surpassed the April peak, after ta.kil1g a dowmmrd trend in i~ Tl).e index \o/a.S 265 (1909--1914 = 100) com:9e.red \>.fith 258 for l-iay a.nd 261 in April. This is 52 points higher than a year ago. The sharpest increase '"as in peacnes which pushed the Fruit index up 32.points over a month earlier. Oth er noticeable increa.ses '"ere made by meat animals~ chd.ckens :a.nd eggs, and Cotton. . The sharp decline in Irhh .:potatoes c aused a 1 point .decline in the miscellaneous prices inde'x ,,,hicn is the only inaex g~ou:P 'showing a decline. U!UT:i:D STAlSS: Parity price.s regained the ir April peaks as prices paid by farmers for feed advanced to th~ hi ghest level ~ ince last August, according to the U. S. Depa r~ment of. Agr'iculture. The r.lid-June .parity index (prices pa~d. interest, ano. taxes), after decl,ining 1 point in Hay, rose again to the April level of 230. Prices reeeived by farmers, ho wev er, averaged slightly lo\-rer than a month ~o, so tha t the parity ratio, or avere.ge relation of :pric.es received by farmers to the :uarity index , declined from 119 to 118. Aon~-point decline lo,.rered the index of -prices received by farmers to 271. '.:t'his 1~as the result of "Jidely divergent moveme; ts in p rices of 'fa rm p roducts. Truck crop prices brok e considerably more than seasonally. The fooct grain price index dropped from 276 a month a go to 253, . Hheat prices declined 21 cents to $2.18 per bushel as harvest got undertra.y on .the first billion bushel v.rinter v1heat crop in hist'ory~ on the other hand~ mea t animal prices average d 3 per cent hi gher i'n miaJ~e than a month ea rlier. Prices of beef ca ttle,. veal calves and lambs excee ded the previo us record prices est ablish~d e a rli er thi s y ear. Hog prices increasec1. but .did 'not reach their _March level. Prices received for feecf grains also ros e 'sharply. Corn \'l'as up 25 cents to $1.85 p 13r bushel. Cotton : rose to. 34 ~07 from 33.50 cents p er pounc. a month earlier. Feed price s rose more than 6 per.: cent during the month ended June 15. Sharp ris e s in whe at byp roduct feeds, as ,.,en as in corn and corn meal prices more than off se t seasonal do \..rnturns in hci;y prices and moderate declines in prices of tankage and linse ed meal. The feed price rise, to gether \'lith higher 1947 pri.ces for . cultiva ting and ha rvesti ng machinery, lifted the per unit cost of col!U!lodi ti.e s use d by fa r mer s for production in mid-June to 229 per cent of th~ ir 1910-14 average; over 1 per cent higher than on 1'-iay 15 and abo u t one-fifth hi gher than a year ago. After five days return to United St c:.tes De-0 e.rtment of Agriculture Bureau of AgTicultural Economics 319 ~~tension Building Athens, Goriia Pena lty .for p rivate use to avoid payment of postage ~300. OFFICI~~ BUS I 1~ SS Form BAE-B-7/47-1696 Fermi t :Ho 1001 l e ; i . :JlS.t~sats..e NCelo.lllieeg~M R o-r . . L1.brarian, !eq.. Athella,_ Ga.. ' - , . ~ Oats, Bu. $1 .67 Irish Potatoes, Bu.$- - 1.12 Sweet Potatoes, Bu.$ .83 1.02 1.60 2.15 lilO ;,90 o40 - 2o45 1.75 ~- ;,70 2.55 2.50 ~88 .81 1;,44 2.51 . Cotton, lb. . .. .. .. Cottonseed, to~ .-.'$ 12.6 24.39 Hay (loose), ton $ 17.85 &gs 1 per cwt. . $ 7.-33 Beef Cattle, cwt. $ 3.67 J} Milk Co.ws, head $ 33.85 Hors~s, head $ l/1s6.1s Uule s 1 head. $ 21~7 34.6 ' 35.4 52.00 64.00 19.5o .I, 21.so 14.40 20.20 8l.OO 21.50 21.90 22.55 11.87 7.27 1i.70 16.00 16.70 I se.oo I 101.00 98.oo 122.00 128.00 130.00 210.00 212.00 212.00 5.42 ]}48.00 1/136~60 . 15390 26.0 51.50 14.70 14,30 13.6' 0 130,00 58.00 105.00 Chickens, lb. 13.2 32.8 30,0 32.0 ll,4 26.6 tggs, doz. 21.3 40.0 42.0 46.0 21.5 33.5 Butter, lb. 24.6 47.0 54.0 54.0 25.5 50.6 Butterfat 1 lb. . 25.7 46,0 56.0 56.0 26.3 52.2 y . Mille (wholesale) per 100# $ Cowpeas 1 bu. $ Soybeans, bu . $ Peanuts, lb. 2.42 4.25 5.30 5.30 5.40 5.70 5.80 5.00 4.65 4.70 5.0 8.5 10.5 10.5 1.60 3,44 - .. 4i65 2.17 .. 4.8 8.8 %/ ];}, Average January 1910 - I'ecember 1914.. . lhes not include dairy feed payment. Preliminary for June 194?, .89 .92 1.53 1.56 2.33 2.49 33.5 :34.1 83;, 70 79.60 16.80 16.00 22.90 23,30 18.60 19;50 148.00 149.00 58.20 . 64.00 113.00 ' 110.00 27.5 41,5 59.2 58.4 63.1 63.0 4.81 s.oo 3.01 . 3.07 10.0 10.0 INDEJC .NUMBE:RS OF PRICES ,BQIVED BY F.A:m~S IN GIDRGIA .. :: (August 1909. - July 1914 : 100) :--- -- June 15 1tiay 15 June 15 -------.-----_.1..,.9~46,.___ _ _ _ _ _ _..1.:.:..94:.~7____,_ _ _,_-=19:-...::4:.:..7_~ All Commodities 213 Cotton and Cottonseed 219 Grains - ' 195 258 265 282 287 202 205 Meat Animals 263 344 364 Ieiry Products 176 206 208 Chickens and ~gs 206 206 224 Fruits 2?2 194 226 1:.scellaneous 152 176 175 D. L. FLOYD .Agricultural Statistician, In Charge ..ARCHIE LANGlEY Agricultural Stati stici _r, 'i ere' 'ir- - . Athens, Georgia August 8 1 1947 tl Cotton prospects on August 1 indr:cated o. Georgia crop of o.bout 575,000 bales (500 pounds gross weight), ac.cording to information reported by crop corresponde nts to _t.h_e__ae_oxgi.a.-..Crop -HepoPti~SeiJvice 'of -tlte -ntte1__94_.6c-(6:48 Iys0-0n/.'~o~~ Districts shown are Crop Reporting Districts and NOT Congressional Districts IV. 1947-96,000 1946-88,000 v. 1\ VI. x \ \.._ oLmmus X ~ I X 1947-109 1000 '<. \ 1946-105, ooo 1945-120,000 1946-100 1 000 1945-104,000 --, ----------- \ A "7I .,,;,.,,. ;-L'-r--r-(/~ VII. ) VIII. ~/ IX. ~ d} ( ( ALBANY '] >< ) 1947-24,000 \) 1947-48,000 1946-321000 1945-42,000 I 1947-13,000 J 1946-10,000 ) 1945- 9,000 ~:.,... -v. !'-') ;; ~ 1946-21,000 \ fl/ 1945-36,000 J~ -~ VALJCSTA \ . ~~ \_) -..... ,..' ~-. .. - . - ~ if. ' ..~._: ' ., ;;:, ..' ' ' :; . ..~ . '' '"' . ~.; .'.,.:...t, ~....._,I'-. . . .. ..... . '!' . . {, ~ '"'""- - . UNITED STATES'-:- c-~__!mPORT . . . AS . OF $~ER ~ .... \ . '1.1; 1947'\'~('- .'~ . '"~ ; .... . \ . . ....... ~. he . fo~1().'wai'hneg ,~~reQppo.rRt~!:proormtindgatBaoafl;n~:.loisfhethdebByurcer~o\pl. _.q!~~<:\?:lt~\ ..~~)~ J~?,..n,9I~,~~:,~~s). .~~e~) co~~s~~?-e~t:~.t,~,;ieJ..d;,.sta.tJ.sticl:an and coo~t~ 'Statl! ' a.gencies; The final outturn of cotton wtll"' tlependo~ 1Vhe'ther the various influences affecting the crop during the remainder of the ~easan are - more or .less favorable than usual. .'., ' -~ 1947 '. :SEF't,EMBE2 1 LINT YIELD PER PRODUCTION (GINNiliJS . ACREAGE 1/ CONDITION HARVESTED ACRE 500 lb.gross wt. b Total Aver- Aver- Aver- 1947 ere STATE abandonment For har- age . -1936- 1946 age 1947 1936- 1946 Indi cated age 1936- - 1946 Crop . indi-: cat'Jd llilw.&ri. Y1nin1& I .. Carolina ---. -- --- ---. --- -- after vest 124z .. 1945 ' July 1 Thous. -----:Pet. Acres Pc:t. Pet. Pet. - lb. ... i947 1:915_ .e,et.!.! Lb. ~-- x.c. Thous. ~ - Thous. Bales Thous . Balel .,, .,, a.o J&)l 21 7-7 80 61 it73 390 87 ))2 404 1ill ..)65 . 2~ 30u7 JSO !I - - .9 . 619. - 76 78 . 75 348 370 357 S91 440 460 - s. Carolina Georgia Florida ~ -- - ___..45 1,046 69 . 15 69 301 346 310 - 1,274 68 . 67 71 238 221 241 2$ 71 5.8. - 161 147 192- 765 917 20 697 67S 55.1 640 6 10 Tennessee Alabama .7 660 74 80 76 .352 402 400 528 520 S50 .5 1,572 71 65 77 259 258 305 1,003 822 1,000 Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana 1.-2 2,391 72 56 74 331 226 3U 1,787 1,047 1,700 1.6 2,037 71 78 60 325 361 336 1,394 1J281 l,laS 1.2 864 67 49 66 276 148 292 639 . 247 szs Oklahoma Texas New Mexico Arizona CAallliOfothrneria1/ 3.0 1,018 62 55 64 158 123 141 568 262 300 1.1 8,273 68 60 77 168 134 183 3,021 1,669 3,150 3.0 147 88 85 81 477 .513 4-?3 115 142 l4S - .;a5 ! ~Ia- - 81 r- 9f - aTr-415--,21 462 532 93 96 93 586 613 614 . lS 79 71 407 381 339 -186 442 18 158 210 458 680' 10 ' u UNITED STATES 1. 2 - - Amer. Egypt.l!, ----- --- - -- -- - - -I - r-- 21,143 70 ' 67 --- - --;-- - r- ~ 7) 250.6 235.3 269.C12,390 8,646 ri,849 r--- ~ -- ' - - - - - 1.3 250 394 406 32.1 2.5 1.1 1/ Preliminary. . ~/ Allowances made for interstate movement o seed cotton for ginning. 'liJ3/ Illinois, Kansas, and Kentucky. Included in State and United States totals, Grown principally in Arizona, New l4exico1 and Te:.c.as, CROP REPORTING BOARD After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agric~lture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens 1 Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE-C-9/47 - 3%9 Permit No. 1001 Penalty for private use to ~ payment of postage 0300. Mis s. "ellie ~ . e ~se , Ll. Sta t College of Agri . rarian, Req Ath ns , Ga . , Georgia .... September 12, 1947 GEORGIA CRoP REPORT AS OF EPTElo!BER 1, 1947 feai:her conditions were very irregular in Georgia during August. Frequent rains .the ~~ part of the month delayed peanut ha.rvest and cGtton picking in the southern of the State. Conditions were generally favorable the latter part of the month and 1larvest -operations mad~od pr~gnlfs. In t1ll!1i'"or~rn~t . o!~lr"e State w.enher . ~s _ been ~ery hot and dry, ~xcept for showers in scattered loc~lities, and prosPects f. or food and. feed crops . declined s~ly in the dry areas. . . . 1 On Sept_ember 1 most of t~e ~anish peanut erop had been dug, and harvest of the . runner crop was well under wa:y. Above normal temperatures have been favorable for ~ring the crop, and picking and threshing machines are operating in the southe~ Us~ricts. Cotton harvest is well advanced in central and southern districts and picking has been started in the northern portion of the State. Peaan production is light in mo.st areas but above one year ago for the State as a vhole. Corn yields are excellent in some areas of the State, but continued hot dey weather has caused considerable damage in many localiti.es, especially in north ~rgia. The peanut crop is good and final production isnear record level. Cotton production is 65,000 bales above the August 1 estimate due to improvement in northern portions of the State. Q2m: Bas ed on September 1 condition the 1947 Georgia production is eXpected to be 46, 242, 000 bushels compared with 44,145,000 in 1946. Yield per acre is placed at 14.0 bushels, one-half bushel higher than a month ago. ~bacco: The tobacco marke~ing season is over and the final production of 131,815,000 pounds is the largest of record. This year 1 s crop is l9% above the 110,537,000 pounds harvested in 1946. Peanuts: The September l indicated yi eld of ' 710 pounds is 40 pounds above last year and will give a production of 736,980,000 pounds for 1947. The current . estimate .is 3% larger th~ tot ~l pounds picked and threshed last year. ~: The Georgia pecan cro~ is very spotted. Excessive rainfall during August was favorable for insect and disease damage and prospects declined sharply in some of the hea.vy producing areas. :Based on condition as of September 1 the total production is placed at 25,425,000 pounds compared with 16,000,000 'in 19~6. GEORGIA CROP :ACREAGE: YIELD PER AC.RE :TOTAL PRODUCTION(IN THOUSANDS) (000) :Average: :Indicated: Average Indicated 1947 :1936-45: 1946: 1947 1936-45 1946 1947 Corn. bu.: 3,303 11.3 :13.5 14.0 44,229 44,145 Wheat. . bu.: 228 11.0 :13.0 14.0 2,049 2,093 Oe.ts. . bu.: 669 20.7 :26.5 24.5 11,347 16,404 ~e. .. bu. : 5 7.7 :11.0 9.0 : 135 66 . Hey( all tame). ton: 1,409 55: 52: 55 714 736 Tobacco (all) lb.: 110.8: 946 :1045 :1190 : 80,436 110,537 Potatoes, Irish. bu.: 20 62 83 ?9 1,450 1,909 Potatoes, Sweet. bu.: 82 73 Cetton bales: 1,271 238 Peanuts(for picking &threshing)lb.: 1,038 708 . 90 85 221 241 670 710 7,180 . . . 917 . 7,020 557 :561,373 716,900 I PER CENT CONDITION Cowpeas, alone. : ~ybeans, alone. : : 71 75 66 : 77 73 74 . : . . Peaches,total crop bu. :1} .. Pears, total crop.bu. :!/ ! 5,033 380 5,628 396 . Pecans lb.: -; 25,965 " 16,000 if Total agricultural crop greater than and including commercial crop. 46,242 3,192 16,390 . ~ 45 :7.75 131,815 1;580 6,970 6.40. . 736,980: . :. 5,810 396 25,425 D. L. FLOYD ~icultural statistician In Charge ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician . ' ... , ' !.'/ .. 't 1l(Ht~ "(' ~ :vr..~" .,.. , , ,. .. I lao - . - : .... .: ... .... ... ..... . oo~. ~'"i~!' .~-~Cia> m~ .AS or SEF1~ .1. 1M7 1 : ,verse .growing conclitions in-~~ o-r~e1t ar~as d\n'~g ~~ handicepped late maturing. l ..critiQa.l period. o! their dna )- Com prospech clet&ri'orat'ed 256 million bushels Ull.L' .l.lliL ,. .,IIOnth. Pi'o'duction is new up~ c11i0 be "'Qnl;y 2,404 lllillion busha,.la, the Sllallest com ~ ~ . 1936. It ToOU.lcl be slightl.;y large; than the averaae tor tqe 10 ~ar just precec1.i!l6 the wal', l .~ch irioluded two drought yeus,\~_)lii tar 'oelcw tbe 3-0illion bUShel crops of the past fi~ : :~ver, the same factors wbiol'i ca\lsed: d.e~erio;ratiozl. also d.illlinbhed tba quantity of ~:m ~u.,~J ! tb be ~soft." .. .. sOybean mid sorghum prospect. a:hb.'."cleclinecl during Jaigust~ Est'lmates tt>r cotton, oats~ ' . .tobecqp ~d peenuta were up, fo.r ~ .lllld most grain.s doc, but . the changes '918:te relati . :.U...ooM).Ucma llere- mostly fa"f''rlltile fbi" harvesting' tbese crops. Gains were made bypcStatoes, dry' beans end IJU8&r beets, u these orops are 1110stly growins in more favored. areas. , !be net effect ot; the and. other obezlses lowered the indicated 88g1'egate 1947 production 2.5 .per~t. ~t 1. ~tal p.rochlction of all orops, despite the poor com pro~eots, ia near the avera80 th@ past five years, the best ~B.l,' pitriod in toe llation's history. ~ total is 121 peroent rJ tho 1923-32 base and only 5 index points .'oel.Ow the record set last year. Contributing to the large aggregate vcluae ere lativoly heavy_0\1ttums of flaxseed, soybeans~ record Crops of -wheat, rice, buckwheat, tobacco, peanuts., peers sugar banedetgsr, appeuac;h6,~f"' citl'llS ,and. truck crops; and above-average productiOil of heirt oats, beana, peas, sugarcane mid apples. Oropa below ~rage izlclude barley, rye and cotton, which are well above 1946 ~:rt:llluot:i'lll .and com, sorghum grairl.1 potatoes, sweetpota.toe1 ' and bl'ooa.com which are less t h a n .i n cmm, - lroirp dry weather prevailing from late E$tates trom Canada. to tbe Gulf slu-urlk July t~nah the lla.tion's most com ocrfoJpupgruosstpiencttshetola2s.s4is~siilplpioin . bushels. Such a production is a drop of 256 llillion bushels fl'Qm the Jiugust 1 estimate, 884 . million bushels or 27 percent aaller than the record 1946 crop-. h smallest crop since 1936 b now indicated, 235 million bushels below averAge Yield 'prospects improved in the Fast, the .Southeast aod tho st. PF.ANtnS& Production of peeruta from the acreage f<>r picking and threshing is indicated at 2,145 million pounds. 1'bis is llightly more than lo.st year when 2,0:38 million pounds were harvested and. compares materialize, this will with tbe. 1942-46 average be tho ~ixth consecutive of 21100 million pounds. If year of production 0%0eeding these prospect. J' 2 billion pounds. PmANS' !1be peoan. c~p is estimated at 102,116,000 pounds, a. deoliDe of about 4 percent from tbl . . ~t 1 inclicatio:ns. less .favorable prospects in Georgia. accounted for most of thiri decline. ~ current estimate is 33 percent above last yearts crop but 5 percent below averep. - .. PEAlJt1TS - - ' ' 1946 f Indicated. 1947 Pounds i 1966 ! Indicated 1947 Lusand Pounds Virginia 1,275 1,250 191,250 200,500 North Carolina 925 1,250 272,875 365..000 Tennessee 850 750 4,250 4,500 South. Carolina 600 650 1.6,-900 13.000 l:eorii,a 6?0 710 716,000 736,980 tiorida 48o 550 45,600 55,0CO .Alabama 550 625 259,600 274,375 llississippi 360 325 5,200 4,875 .Arkansas 375 300 3,375 2,400 louisiana. 280 260 1,120 1,040 OklllhoiiiQ. Texas New Uenco ]J 530 515 1~025 520 460 1!050 117,130 395,005 7!175 132,080 338,400 141700 United states )Z Sbort-timc aver~e. 649 691 ' 21036!430 21 1441 850 : -.. Pl'llANS ... - State Average 1936 "" 45 mvARmir.s PBOllx:TION ' 1946 ~susand Pounds 1 Indicated 1947 Illinois llissouri North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama. Yississippi .Arkanse.a louisiana Oklahoma Texas 12 States 626 849 2,686 2 364 25:965 3,886 9,448 6 739 . :$:765 8,851 17,010 25!605 1Q7.:z~ 140 500 1,344 ro1.,406 4,526 8,740 4,360 1,200 9,000 . .7,000 22!500 ... '16, 700 574 1,250 2,338 2,550 ' ' . 35.42!i . 8,139 7,920 3 770 0 2:800 ' ~-600 ' :' 24;750 21 1000 102.~1 After live Ibys 1\ltum to United States :tepartment of .Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural ll!oonOmics 31.9 Extension ~~ding . . . A.t.hens., Georgia. . . OFFICW. BUSiltESS rorm EAE A-9{47 -4913 Permit No. 100 Penalty for private UflG tq avo14 p~t of postaae ~ . Mi ss. Nellie M. ~ees~ . I,ibr.arian, St,ate Col leg e of Agri., ~. .. Athella., Ga.. . 1'.- .. .- ... .. " ; ..... ..G . . UNITED ~HATE.5 l A .. DEPART MENT OF (!)roj; G.. ,., . - . . C.f . . AGRICUL-TURE.. . r ~\ n ' _/ .n~. ~ . ' . . .. . .. .. . .. . BUR.E.AU OF' AGRICULiUR.AL . E.CONOMICS . ~ , UN!VE.R.SITV op- e-E.OR.\:>iA , COI.L.E.GE- OJO ~~R.ICUL..TUR.f'.. At}J.~ns, Georgia s. _); . . . . . . . . October 1947 FARM PRICE . RE~ORT AS .OF SEPTEMBER 15, l947 GEORGIA: The index of prices rece~ved by Georgia farmers .as of September 15 continued its downward moV-ement b'egun two months ' p reviously. This trend has 'Eleen the . result of falling. prices. 'for cotton and cottonseed which have more than offset sharp ri,ses ~n grain's, meat a~imals, and chickens and eggs and moderate adv~nces in dair~~ product's. The a.n conimodi ty index ' (compared to the 1909-191.4 avera ge ). ,.,ras 243 . on Se ptember 15, 11 points lower than it was a month earlier. The index for cott on and 'cottonseed dropped 24 points .from 28l ' to 257 during t h e same period. The ~ reatest advance was . mad~ by ch:j.-ck ens . ~~d egg~ ~.'ith a ri .s.e of 20 p oi n ts-, follow';ld b y grains with 9 points and meat animals 8 points. , UNITED STATES: Sharp increases in prices of meat a nimals, dairy and p oultry p'rodua.ts, and grains lifted the index of prices received by farmers to a new high of 286 percent of the. 190.9-14 . avera ge, according ;to . the Bureau of Agricultural ~ con'omics. The i n cre ase of 4 percent over last a mon~h is the sha rpest monthly rise . since l a st Ma r .ch. The index on Septemb e r 15 was 18 percent above year a go, and 22 p e rc e nt'hi gher than the' post i''orld War I high, . 235 in May 192o. . At the same time 'prices paid b y f a riners inclu ding inte rest and taxes ros'e . ~bol#t ' one percent and established a . new an-time high of 237. This is 18 percent abov e a year ago and 17 pe rc e nt hi.gher than the peak of 202 reached in 192.0 after the first world war. As a. r e sult t he parity ratio (average relation of prices r e ceived to p rices paid, interest, a nd taxes) rose to 121, which i~ well b e low the all-time high of 132 s e t in October 1946~' but is above the hi gh of the 1.''orld war I period whi ch was 118 reache d in 1917. and 1918. Meat animals. especi.ally ho gs. caused much of the increa se in the pric e s received index. Higher dairy products prices -- butter, butte rfat, a nd wholesale . milk -- we:r e a close second. Eg g s~ wheat, and corn a lso .ma de substanti a l contribut ions t'o.. th e increas e in .'the index. Hog prices rose 11 perc e nt during the month, and thos e of corn and wheat 10 and 16 perce nt re spec t ively. Farmers we re rec e i-ving 12 pe rc e nt more for eggs "than a month ago and 15 pe rc e nt more for butte rfa t. Cotton and v e ge t a ble prices we re l~ve r, pa rtly offsetting the increa s es . The rise in the index of p ric e s pa id r esult ed p rima rily from hi gh e r fe e d price s -- l e d by cor-n and corn products -- a n d from hi gher food, clot hing, and building material pri c'es which mor e tho.n offset de creas e s in seve r a l othe r groups of commodities bought by f a rmers. Summa ry Table -----------------------------------------~ t Sept. 15, : Au g . 15, : Se pt. 15~ : Re cord high prior to" 1946 : 1 947 : 1947 : : Se ptembe r 15, 19 47 :-In"dex : - - no.te___ _ Prices -received"-~--:-- 2 4 3 - - - - 27'6--- -286---- 2so-- Mar. -1947-- Price s paid, including : - - - - - inte r e st and taxes t 200 235 1237 235 Au 1947 ----------------~-~------~---------- D. L. FLOYD, Agric u ltura l Statistici a n, In Cha rge HARRY A. 1'TIIT TE, ARCHIE LA NGLEY, A ~ ricultura l Sta tistici a ns . ~ .. , . , f /- .. .,. -., ~)t.tr -e ~\.....a; 't- - . . -: ..... -: ............. oo~. ~~~!? -~--~ Cia> m~ .AS or -~ .1. ~947 ~ ' :~verse . pwing oond.itions in ~orimt .ar~as clllr~g ~~ handicapped late maturing' crops .CritiQ&l period. o~ their drlelbtiiienJ- Com pl'OSReeta d.ete.ri'orat'ed. 256 million bushels duri ~ .,month. Pl'o'duction is now Ui)f.ctecl. 1iO be "'Onl;y 2.404 aillion b~la, the 8118llest com crop ~ . 1936. ~t 1ti0Uld. be slightl;y laz~t:.. thsl the ave~aa for tqe 10 ~~ Just precediJ:IB the waJ'" i . ~ch irioluded two droUght yeus, ~t tar below t.be 3-0illion buShel crops of the past five . ; t :JtOb wbeeve~rs,oftht.e" same factors wbiah oaliaed: de~eriOJ'atior. also d.bd.niahed. . the quantity- ot com . sQ:;ybe.an mid sorghum prospect. a.:l11b.'."deolinec1 aur:uur .tob~ ~d. peanuta ware up, fo.r ~ . l!Dd most . :.U...ooM:I.tic:os .oJiel'e' mostly fa'fOr&itSle ~1' bane beans end sugazo beets, u these crops are . . ~ :. . e.o-z.n. Bu. Oats, Bu. $ ~91 .. $ 67 2.001.20 - -2.22 1.00 2;;n 1.20 . 64 1~7,3 .40 '. . 7!2 2.19 2.4o ; ~- . , .95 : 1.ba lri Sh Potatoes, ..Bu.. .$. . ... Sweet Potatoes, Bu.$ l.l.Z 1~90 .~ ... . .. I .83 2.30 2.00 2.80 2.oo 2.35 .70 ,. .sa 1.27 1.61 1;49 2~24 ...'2. 70 "2.40 Cot~on, lb. 12.6 35,9 34.9 31.8 12.4 35.3 33.2 31.2 Cottonseed, ton $ . Hay (loose), ton $ ~gs, per cvrt . $ 24...39 ' 17.85 56.00 20.00 7.33 . 16.50 76.00 21.00 23.00 72.00 21.00 2' .4.20 22.55 11.87 7.27 57.80 75~50 15.40 15.30 16.10 . 24.40 ?5.60 16.10 2?.20 Beef Cattle, ~wt. $ 3.87. :.U1k Cows, head $ 1/ 33-.85 12.00 . 95.00 16.50 ' 16.50 ,. ,98.00 . 102.00 5.42 . 13,80 20.00 20.20 . ]}48,00 . 136.00 151.00 156.00 florses, head $ . J}l'58.15 118.06 . .120~00 115.00 1/136.6o 57.20 56.90 56.40 ~les, head $' ;... 205.00 206.00 200~00 153.90 105.. 00 106.00 105.00 Chickens, 1b. 13.2 33.0 31.0 31.0 11.'4' 29.3 26.9 27.9 . Eggs, doz. 21.3 53.0 54.0 60.0 21.5 44,5 47.5 53.0 Butter, lb. .24.6 55.0 54.0 56.0 .. . 25.5 . 63.4 62.l: 68.6 l3utterfat, lb. 25.7 54~6 56.0 60.Ci 26.3 75.6 73.3 84.0 Mi 1k ( v.OO le sale) per 100/Ja3./ $ 2.42 . 5,40 5.40 5.45 1~60 .. 4.69 4.00 4.35 Cowpeas, bu, $ 4.70 5.50 4.50 4.21 4.;86 4.39 Soybeans, bu. $ ~ 4.40 4.90 4.40 2.13 3.07 3.05 = INDEX NUMBERS OF PRICES F.ECEIVED BY FABMERS IN GIDRGIA .. . (August 1909 .:. July 1914 100) .All Commodities Cotton and Cottonseed Gra.j n s .. ll.ea't Animals ' D:Ury Products Chickens and Eggs, . Fruits WJisce ~1aneous Sept. 15 1946 . 251 279 213 269 208 . 249 188 159 August 15 1947 254 281 230 369 212 248 .. 114 ' 150 Sept. 15 1947 243 257 239 377 215 268 143 159 After fi'v.e days return' to United States !apartment of Agriculture Bureau of .Agricultural. Economics 319 Extension Building Athens ~ Georgia - OF:rlCI.AL BUSINESS Form BAE- B ~ 10/47- 1759 Permit No. 1001 Penalty for private use to. avoid payment of postage $300. Mi ss. ?'e llie M. Reese, Li brarian, . . State Coll e ge of .Agri Req. Athens, Ga. UNITE..D STATE.5 DE:PAR!M E.NT OF .ChrrjJ AGRICUL-TURE:... G E O RG. I A rJ~ UNIVERSITY OF 0E.0Ft6L""' COU.E.GE. OF AGRIC.UI-TUR.E. Athens, Georgia QlQRGIA - OCTOBER 1 COTTON REPORT October 8, 1947 hobable production of Georgia cotton based on October 1 pro~ects should reach about 655,000 bales (500 lbs. gross weight), according to information com:9:i,.led by the Georgia- Cl'o_ Reporting Se~vice.,..of the . Unit~d States D_epartment of Agriculture. T!lis is an increase of 18% over 1946 pr.oduction of 557, boo bales but 29% belo,., the ten-year average (1936-45) of 917,000 bales. The report is based on reports from erop correspondents and ginners and t akes into consideration condition, weevil damage, probable yield per acre, percentage of the crop ginned to date, and other factors affecting the . outturn of the crop. Indicated yield of lint per acre from the estimated 1, 274,000 acres for harvest is 247 pounds compared '"ith 221 in 1946 and ten-year average of 238 potmds. ~cept for a fe,.., days of wet weather in southern terri tory following the Florida hurricane, the month of Septetober Nas generally favorable for cotton picking and good. progress 1rms made. Most of the crop. is out of the ne1d in southern Georgia and. the louer mid-state area. Picking and ginning are in full swing in the northern part of the t. St e.te, and fields there are .,1rhi te with near).y all bol),s open except in extreme r10rtherly counties. r;iuch of thi .s aren. is making . a top crop although there are some co re1plaints of small size of late bolls due to continued dry weather. ~reau of Census ginnings prior to October l were 282,000 running bales compa~ed 1rith 208,000 to the s ell!e- date last y ear and 218,000 in 1945. ARCH!~ L.A-~ GLEY ~icultriral Statistician D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Stati stician In Charge z-;. GEORGIA ~i.A.P SHOt-liNG INDICATED PRODUCTION 1947 AND FIUAL PRODUCTION FOR 1946 AliD 1945_ . I. . " Uon-Cottop/ 1947 production indicated by crop r. 1947-72,000 "-..__ ( - . 1946-56,000 II. . .._.___ prospects October l. 1945-.83,000 . ~ III. ~ -STATE- ~ X\\ ROME IV. 1947-93,000 ' 119944S6..-.7978,,000000 ( "--\ ~ ELB~RTON 19~7 - 655,000 1946- 557,000 A~N~ 1947-62,~00 1945 - 669,000 L_ ) ATL;\NTA ' " ' J 1 . \'""j ,>1946-68,00~ -,--../\1~9-y45---7..1._,r-~00 District~ sho\-Tn a re Crop Rep orting District o a nd . NOT Congressj.onal 1947-98,000 V. (\ - V I , ~TA Districts. X 1946-88,000 1945-106,000 _COxLUMBUS VII. MACON X 1947-118,000 1946-105,000 J94~120,000 \ 1947-111,000 ll946-l00,000 )1945-104,000 . ~~ ' L-,~ ~ ~~~\. VI II. V '\.__.-. :gJ,_wl SA 1947-59.000 AL~) 1946-32,000 1945-42,000 ~ 1946-10,000 1945- 9,000 ~ ~ 1947-29.000 j -------L---...:._y L 1946-21,000 ( 1945-36,ooo ( \ VAL~OSTA \ f? ~~ m~r:~E_12_~ STATES - COTTON REPORT AS OF OCTOBER 1; 1947 , . Th~ . Crop Re_)orting :Board of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics makes following re:::ort from data furnished by crop correspondents, field statistic"ians, and cooperating State agencies. The final outturn of cotton will depend upon Vvhe the various influences affecting the crop during the remainder of the season are or less favorable then usual. STATE OCTOBER 1 ACREAGE CONDIT!ON FOR Hii.HVEST age 1947 1936 ' 19L(6 (PRELIM:. 1945 Thous. acres Pet - -- LINT YIELD PER H1iRVESTED ACRE Aver - age Indi- age 1936 1946 cated 1936- 1945 : 1947 1945 Thous. Lb. Lb. Lb. ales ~ issouri Virginia N. Carolina s. Carolina 431 79 21 75 619 75 1.7046 70 66 439 473 379 . 365 307 340 77 74 332 404 411 26 17 18 70 348 370 349 .597 . 440 450 . 44 68 301 348 1 303 765 697 660 247 8 Tennessee Alabama m.ss issip:Ji Arkansas Louisiana 660 1:572 2,391 2,037 864 i Oklahoma I ' l . 1,018 Texas Ne1'r Mexico I 8,273 147 Arizona California II 218 532 All Other 31 .j 15 76 78 68 72 63 72 74 49 71 73 71 59 71 41 72 61 55 57 68 . 60 78 85 88J 89 86 90 89 91 96 96 79 75 68 352 402 1 371 528 520 510 llJ 259 258 j 295 1,003 822 965 362. 331 226 I 321 1,787 1,047 1,600 599 325 3611 312 1,394 1,281 lJ325 436 276 148 ' 278 639 24T ' 500 301 1301 158 123 . 568 262 275 5J .168 134 ' 183 3,021 1,669 3,150 1,256 477 573 ! 490 115 142 1)0 22 415 521 1 4621 186 158 210 37 .S86 613 i 614 ' 442 458 680 55 407 381 323 1 18 10 10 2 UNITED STATES '21:143 71 63 72 250.6 .3 261.3 12.7390 8,640 11,500 3,899 Amer . Egyot. }_/ 1.3.. 92 250 394 406 32.1 2.5 1.1 1/ Allov~nces made for i nterstate movement of seed cotton for ginning . -2,; Illinois, lk nsas, and Kentucky. 11 Included in State and United States total .s. GroYm principally iri Arizona1 New Hexico, and Texas. CHOP REPORTING BOARD After five days return to United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postaee 0300. OFFICIAL BUSINESS ... - ' .~ - -- - - 4 . . . . . . . - - .. - Form Bi\E-C-10/47 - 3885 Permit No . 1001 ' i ss. ~e llie Ree se, Librarian~ tate College of Agri ~ eq. Atbens, Gs.. . ...:. , ) : : ...1 ' I Athen~; 'deoreia: . ' . .... ..' . . I :" "\ { J. ,' . . ~~! :: . " ' . ' .~ .' ... . .. ~~ . ... .. r > ~- . tectob~r :.11~1 19i~7 _'.;:: ' ~ :- . '1 0 ; ,, 0 o ,-. 0 'o 0 -:- M,> o .: ~ ~: ,- ! - - .- .. o 0 ..-.... :Il.lf.requent .an~ widely scattered r ains d.l}rinc ~he .rao~t of Se:ptember have been very. _ ~vorab;J..e. .to 'harvestfng croy.>s. : The harvest of peanut:s~ ililpeded by continued r~ns tn Au:;:us:~.:...Pi~c-~etl.ed very rapidly in S.er>t.embe.r when lo11e periods of bright .~unsl11pe and high .temneratures "'"rer.e ideal for curine m.J,ts .in the stack. The hot, dey weather caused c"Ot:;ton to opeh- somerrhat. prematurely,; ahd bolls are rather small :vv:ith .yiel.ds comparatively lie;ht toward the top of stalks, especially 'in the upp~ part of the. State. G:knnings ar.e .we.ll advanced as compared to last year. The hard and .dry .C:<:mdition of -the . soil in.: ~most .sections has delayed .-e.g.r1y seedil1~r..of small erain, and many pastures ; ~laced at . .7J.9,9Bb,ooo :polinds, three percent higher .than i~ v.ras for "1946. ' . r !~ . . .. - .. PECANS: ..This crop has not recovered from the excessive rains and insec~t' damage . occurring .durihe Augus.t. . Although weather was more favorable during September, some d.amaee result~d from hit h winds and rain o-ccurring dur.ing t.he _.latter part .of the inorith, and insect .damage continues. to be 'heavy. stimates of a t&tal pro~~~:t,ion 0! 25.J 425j 000 pounds .remain tl:l~ same as Of s,eptember 1. . : 'I . .r~: ;; . . ,.:. , . - - . ---- - .. -- . .. ---.;- ---~----~- - ..---- - - - GE-ORGIA. --------. -- ....----"------.,..,.- . . . IACREAGt:ll YIELD PER ACRE . CROP .... I ( oo'o);; ~ Average 11946 .Indicated AveTage ____ ___________ --------L 194.7-~, ~93.~~ ..------- -- . 1_ ~?!!.?.._~ 12_ 36~2-+-:_.. ---+--_:._:..:...--- I corn. . , ..... .bu.; 3,303 11.3 I 13.5 j 14.0 . 44;2291 44;145 46J242 .Wheat .. . ~bu. Oats , . ~bu. 228 11;,0 13.0 669 20.7 26.5 14.0 2,049 2,093 3,192 1 24.5 1_1,341 16,404 ' ),.6,390 -Rye ,..... . . . . . . . bu. 5 : ..7. 7 11..0 9~0 : 135 66 45 Hay (all tame) ;ton 'l,tror -o.55.. o.52 . o.55 7ih ''7-36 ....-~ . .~: 775 .-Tob.acco (all). . lb. no.8 946 1045. ....1~190 . 80,436. 110,537 '131,815 PotatoesJ Iri,sh. ~bu. Potatoes, Sweet. ~bu. 20 62 83 82 73 . : 90 79 85 . 1,450 7:,180 '1:'9'09 : 1,580 7,020 . 6,970 Cotton bales 11 274 238 221 247 9'17 557 .. 655 Peanuts (for .picking and threshing .lb~ 708 670 710 . .561.,373 . ~ ... .716.,9.. 00 736,980 ' PERCENT cq~+TI~~ : !~ . Peaches, total cro~1 !/ bushels 1/ Pears, total cro!_) bu Pecans lb. '5,033 5;628 5,810 I I J80 396 - .- ~ 2~,.965 . -:- ~ ' . ... .. . ... -~ . +6.,000 385 25,425 ---- - - -------- - - ----- ~~ Total ---- - ----- ~- - - - -- - - - Aericultural Crop -greater than I and -- - --- ... ... -..:.. - -~- -- including commerc.ial crops. -=========::=:=::-::::::: - - - - - - - - -- -- ' . -- :::_- - - -__ ~-~ - ----.::- _ - ~-~ .:-.:...:::-:-:::-: :-.-~- -==:.-:--:-:. :::7~ ::. :: ~ D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statisti cian, In Charp,e r HARRY A. WHITE Agricultural Statistician UNITED ST_l.TES - GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1947 r;;.:-;,~St ;~;~I;~--S~ ~;:~;;::.~r?b~rj) _Jrici_ic.;te ~fUlfiJ.mefif 6f" prospe.c]~ 'f:or'relati i. : ~eavy.' total cro}f' prod.tia:tf.'oif'Jti-:~7.- -'Present :indications are foi' a ..'total crop ;, l ~olume 5.':P~r .ce'rit smaller ~~~ }~~t " re8f~s.;_ r~e_ord; but..pnly 1 per cent belo'or the ~. f ': average for 1942-46, t~-~.Ales"\ :;t ~~ of , agr~~~t\~ra.~ ~oductio.n in American his .. . . . \ . . .. ... ... .l .... . . ' :- $eptem'ber' ,.,a_~ mostly: ~_avo'r~b{~\tPf" ~atu.rtng- er_C?ps. and tor farm work;- and harvest .early maturiilg crops iS pract';da.ily 'co'mplete~ Frosts .a!f.ected corn, . soy~eans, ~d o'th~r late . ~tops only sli~tJ.y; buckwheat and grapes \1ere the most severely nipped ~ .... , .. .. ,.. "The. sinali 1941-'~bri.t:ro; :i'hij)~{n b~th qualit;r ..e.nd quantity and . is. now ~.l:!t at 2, 459 nillion bushels. Hot, dry ,.,eather in the first half of Se-ptember brought most corn to maturity ahead of the frosts which occurred in much of the Corn Belt later :in the l!lonth. As a result the amount of 11 soft corn 11 will be a relatively small proportion of the total crop. Estimates for most crops changed only slightly as effects of September weather became apparent. Some crops were growing in favored areas or were harvested under favorable conditions, while others \>lere reduced by frost or dry ,,reather. Prosp irrrnroved d.uring Se-otember fot corn, oats, fh.xseed, rice, 'Ootatoes, sweetpotatoee, tobacco and sugar beets, but declined for spring vrheat, barley, buckNheat, sorghum gr~in, hay, dry beans, .soybea,hs, peanuts, sugarcane, broomqorn, cotton and most fruits. ., :CORN: 11arm, dry~ sunny days :during most of September throughout the Corn :Belt, the Hortheast and the 1'le.s-t greatly reduced the frost hazard to the large acreage of late corn and boosted the October 1 estimate of production, a little over 50 mi:llion bushels abOve the Septemb.er 1 est.imate. The Nation 1 s 1947 corn crop is nov estimate'd at 2, 459 million. bushels .-compared with last year's record production of 3, 288 million bushels and the 1936-..45-,:.:a..verage of 2, 639 'million bushels. Such a production ,...ould be just a little over that of 1940 but other\1ise the smallest crop since 1936~ The.. indicated..:.yield !.per a-Q:re of 29.2 bushels is up 0. 7 bushel fror.: a . month ago, but down 7. 9 bushels f;rom. l$46 and 0. 2 bushel lower than average WHEAT: Tot a l \'lheat production is estimated at 1;406,761,000 bushels--the largest of record--exceeding by a raittle over ,250 million bushels the previous record of l, 155,715,000 bushels .se.t .. last year. ~ . . This year 1 S record production results :tro.m the unprecedented \'linter \theat crop and the largest ~sp-r-:1-ng. wheat outto:rn in ~ l9 ,. Ob po~ds:las~ year and '.. ~46, 519,000 pounds average. Prospectiv produ.ction of seedUng. p~cans is 57, 668;()00 p ounds cor.rpared "'i-~h~ 43,071, 000 pounds last year and 61, 260 1 009 p0unds the 10-year . averag~ .. After . . .\ ' ~ .. . five : 'days-:l"eturn .to United States D~pa+tmen~ of Agriculture Pepalt~.for private use PaYment of postage $300 Bureau of Agricultural Ec6nomics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE-A-10/47-3,194 Permit No. 1001 .,... '.: Mr. Ozell Atkins Departmen Connor Hall tUonfi vAegrrsointoymoy r Ga. Athens. Ga. i._. Q..<,..< ... "" . ... ' .fAR~;~ PRICE RZPORT ~As o~ ocTOBER. is, i947 - ------ . Novemwr l9.4 7 ~.,..- , - GEORGI! ~: .'rhe : Ge_orr;ie. .all commodity inq.ex of two:points during the mont1i endini OpCr'ticoebse:rre1c5~eiv ed Th by farmers advanced is'brough't'.the index from 24:::- tip to -244 per cent of vo:ha.t:it ;we.s , dur.ing the 1909-14 be.se,period,.. .still 22 poittts. up~er. .its 26~ per cent of e. year ; e..go . . . There vJer'e cpri.fllicting moves among the ..nvere.ge pri,ces of the various commodi ti.es ~aking. UP, the e..ll conunodity index~ : Th~ index Q:P f.ruit prices dropped frOI'fl 114 in Sentember to 105, e. decrea.'se' 'of nine points. :r:n sp'i te or: e. continued advance in th~ priMs .af wheat.e.nd o~ts, .. th~ all gk-e.:i;~ index e.l!:!O drppped niqe points, . . . bece.us~ . . o. f th. e. movB'ment . ~ of the new ' '. porn ~ crop .. \ a. t r ed . u c e . d' . .:,p r i c e s ' . ' I on the. other- side .of the ledger:, th~ i~dexes ~or qthe:r . .Principl~ items, pf ~ood ro.se during the mohth as follows: Moat animals up six points from 377 to '383; a like: advance 'for. dait-y products _: from 215 to 22 1; aond the: l'lkyrockiet of chickens and eggs (th.e increase due' ttlmost entirelY. to the 'latter) fr.om 268. ~0 295 - a .-rise o:f ~7 p;oints. : . . . .. ' ... UNITED .STAT&S: The month ended October 15, 1947 brought further increases both ,. . in averag:e pTicres r ecd.ved by farriers,- and in average prices farmer:s pay. The 'inde~ of pri,c.es rece~ v!2lq by farrriers .advanced 3 points, or .. ~ pex:-c-ent above the p;-evious r e cord established last m:Onth, to 289 percent 'of the 1909-14 base period ..: - - ' .. - The index of prices pai. ~ by fanners:,., including i'nte!e'st El,nd taxes, rose 1 p-oint, , or less than 1 per6ent, ,above .th e r~vis e d....Septe;mber' index, to 239, also a new , high. As a .result , the pari t;v re.t'i o (re.ti.o of tho i.nd'ex of pric e s received to 'the index of pt~ces paid indu~:i:ng, . interest an.d tax3S) was 121.: Although the e.Y.~re.ge change in prices r eceived by farmers . amounted to 1 percent, .there was considerablt: variation &mong comwodities. Truck cr~ps, :wheat and rice, bo~s, cottonse e d, flaxseed, or~nges, and wholesale milk all advanced. Egg pric e s ).lso adva.ncod ;a lthoug:h the incr~ase 1'!&s lass than the normal seasonal rise. On the ot!'ler hand . be e f cattle, lambs, corn, i!, re.pofrui!t, s11'reetpotatoes, butterfat, 'and cotton e xpe ri e nced pric e d0clines. The rise in the index of prices paid by farmers r (.'.sulted from increase1.1 in rural livinr, costs. Prices of food, building materi a ls, und .miscellaneous supplies . .all were 'higher. Prices of production cost i t cms av e;.raged the same as a month earli e r. . summary Table For Uni t e.d States Oct. 15, i Sept. 15, Oct. 15, ---Re-c~o-r-d--h-i-g-h--p-r-i~o-r--t-o------ : ' 194!3 - 1947 19 47 Octobe.l"' 15, 1947 t' Jndex . _Date Prices r eceived . 273 Price s paid, includi~g i nterest and taxe s 207 Purity ratio 132 286 289 238 . 1.2. 01__ ..~ t~ . 239 12i..:..- f 286 238 . 132 Sept. 194:? . Sept. 1947 Oct 1946 D. L. FLOYD Agricultura l Stati stich;n, In Cha.rge . \ HAR.l{Y A. '''I:H TE Agriculturul Statistician . . . . " ............. - , ~ t l' . / . .. - .. .. . ... ...- AND UNIT : Averay,W.. .~ : :Oc.~ ~ . : ;: : ./l.ug. '::t009-l ; 15.. . ' July> 1914 : 1946 . ; :vel'age . Aug.1909Ju1 1914 ~ . . \~eat , bu. ._ " . ... .. ., . \ \ , Com, :bn.: l .' . ' ..a.67: :;:... lo24 . z.-so .:.- ~as '; . lae; ,. ' . ~ . : 2,15 . lo20 . .M . : 1.69; 24. 0, ... . .. .40 .ao: 1..oa: ....,:1~J.2 ....:. :. 2o20 .: 2,00 o70 .. 1..~2.2: Sweet Fotatoes,bu. $ :. Cotton, , J..b ~ e83 12.6 205 2o35 38.2 31.8 2.05 31.0 .sa 12.4 2o09; 2o40; ' 377 . : : ~ni2 . . ;. Cottonseed, ton Hey(~oos~) ton Hogs, .per cwt. Beef catt1e,cvro. Milk cows, head Horses, head Mules, head Chickens, lb. Eggs, doz. Butter, lb. BUtterfat, lb. $ $ 24o39 17,85 65.00 72.00 89.CO 2255 l . . . . 20.00 l 21o00 ~ _zo.50 :. ~ ~ 1 1r;.a7 . 66.00: 75.60; ; ' .. 16olO: l6o10i " $ 7.33 $ 3.87 $ :1} 3q.85 $ .:}:} 15S.l5 $ :. . . . 13.2 .. 20.50 24.20 : l ! 12.80 I 16,50. l : ~8~00 :100.00 '120.00' ~ 11500 . ~ 21p.oo : . :200.00 ..: 36,0 : 3lo0 251 7o27 22e20: 27~0: i6o501 ' 1s.oo: 20~2o~ .. .. .. : 142.00: 156.00: . i :: ' ' ' 1 1}136.60 : 56~5o: ss.40: i5 3o9 0 . . . :106.00:105~. 00: I . , l 31.5 1lo4 34.4 27e9 l . l. 26.8 21.3 . . 580 so.o 68;0 .. 2<1.. 6. ' 630 560 ": 5Y,o 62.0 60.0 60.0 ~1.,5 255 26.3 51,5 530 : ' 73;9 : ' 68~5 : 66.9 ' 90.0 84.0" : 74.5 Milk (who1es~e) per 100/1= 2 $ Cowpeas 1 bu. '$' : Soybeans bu. :$ ' 5,50 : ... ~ 4.70 ' .,. 4.50 Peanuts, lb. . :' . 5.0 . : 8,6 JJ Average January, 19lQ-December, 1914, 5.45 5. 4.50 4.40 i 5.07: 4.01: 4.39: : , : ~ . . r 2,29: 3.os: ' 2 Prelimina.cy for Ootober, 1947 t > I IliDEX l~UMBERS OF PRICES IDX::EIVED BY FABMERS I~ GEORGI~ . (August 1909 - July . l914 , . 100} . . . . .. . !TJ!U .: Oct 15,. . Sept. 15 I,[--~.A~ll~C-om-m-od-it-ies--------------2-1698-46-~~--~--~12~9424~7~ ----~~ Cott(:in & Cottonseed 299 257 ! ~a.iiis 205 t!39 ... I I ' Meai Julimals Dairy Products 305 . . 377 216 215 Chick~ & Eggs :. . 272 268 1 F'rui ts Miscellaneo~s 188 n4 159 159' *Bevised : ' (! .. After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agr.iculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Build~ne . r - -- - - - - - ..Af:b.e~- Geor ia - '--.......:.. OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form ~ BAE-B-11/47~1750 Fermi t No. 10b1 Penalty for private use .tee avoid payment of postage $300, , is s . r e llie Re e s e , L i bra~ian, tate Coll ege of Agri., :eq. Athens, Ga. f. UNI'TE.O 5TA,TE.5 0 EPP R'rM E.N'T 0 F AGRICULTURE.. ..(3rop G-EORGIA _ . c)~ . UNIVERSITY ' OF Gi:OR.GIA COW..E.GE. 0~ AGRICULTUI'\L GEOR.GIA AGRICULTURAL E,.,XT!..NSION Georgi.a November 10, 1947 G;;;ORGIA - FOVEMEER 1 COTTO!-T REPORT .._ "' ' ' ' I co'tton . cro.p of ab::>ut 570 ,000 bal es '(500 :9otinds gro' :1s ,vci ght) will b e harv ested 'by rgi a f8.rDers t h i s ~rear, accord:ing to 'Novembe r b.di c n tions assembled by the. Georg i a ~eporting Ser:..ic~ of the U~.i ted St ater, De:)a rtm ent r .A.t:;ric ulture . . '!'hi s i s .20;; l'.bOVC the 1946 OUt turn of 557,000 bales bu t 27~ belOitT the~ ten-year ave r a .;e (193&- 1945 )-- o_f 91 7, 000 starida.rd 'b nl es . I ndicatecJ.. li'nt y isld per acre of 252 :o)ounc1.s ~)on the 1 '274 ,000 a cre s for harvest oor!1'9ares f avorab l y with r espe ctive f i su r es of 221 ~oimcls an.'c11 , 210;000 1'1.Cres l ast year. The 10-y ear ctV P. Fage y i eld is 238 pounc-:.~ and 10-~r ear averag e a creage 1, 84S , 000 . Until the l:e av-y rai ns during t he l ast \reek of the month \reather in October \,ras fairly favort,.b l e for p ickin,s, and ge nerally goad p ro g r es s \'las made in ge tti ng th e .crop :)Ut . of the fi elcL Pic~dng is over i n ~o uthern Ge org ia, a'bout finis hed in the .nid:- Sta t e area and nec:u.inr; corrro l e tio n over r:~o s t of the northe rn part of the State. 0~1.l ;;r in sca tter ecl _fields is there any c onsiderabie amoun't of cotton r emaining ':lnpicke0.. Proba.bl e uroctuc tion for no rt he r n Georgia is eA.'JJeet ec. to shovr 1'1.bout 15% above l.as t seas~m, tl1e ~,_i d.- S tat e area an increase of :-1.bo ut 14~b , a nd SQ Ut he rn terri to ry e.bou t 63% gr _e_ater than the s hort 1946 ou t turn. Bur eau of Census , t;; i UJlings prior: to NovE:lmber 1 Here 524 , 000 runn ing bo le s co r.~pare d 1rith 426 ,000 to the same ela te l ast year flnd 468 , 000 i.n 1944. A.'.t.\OHn L.A2WLEY Agri cultur a l Statisti cian D. L. FLOYD Agric ul t ur a l . St D: ti.s.ti c i an I n Cha r ge . GJORI}IA HAP S~O ~'!I!JG Hill i CA'!.'ED PRODUCTION 1947 AHD F HTAL PRODUCTION FOR '1946 .AJm 19'45 I. Non- Cott ~ ,.-...._,/ 1947 p rod'!lction ind.;i.cated by crop p rospec ts -fr rC"" . 1947-74,000 1946-5'5 , 000 -~- I I. ' ./ / . I iJovember 1. 1945-83,00 ( . "-- l S47-94 , 000 ) ' - .. .. " -RO-l-3 X 1946-77' 000 \_ 19 45-98,000 ,_.\ EL33R N -S TAT~ 1947 - 670\ 000 1946 557,000 ~ 1945 - 669 , 000 . NrE::mJ-sr 1947-6: , o o l _J__._ AT~AN_TA :~ ( 1946- 5_8 , 00 .. . ) "' /....__"-- j // }~ '\._ v ' - ~------0945 --.... / -71, ""-'-- 0 - 0 L____.-/ ' ., v. r_/VI . District s shmm ar e Crop Ren orting Dis-tri cts an'O: FOT . Co ng ressional Jistr.icts; 1947-100 ,000 ~-) ~~1947-114,000 . l f'J HA~OH \1946-100, 000'---....._ }1945-104, 000 .\ . . ( 1947-121, 000 \ 1946-105 ,000 . . . --.-I) 1945-120,000 ....... ) . ~ . , r ' -/ v;~-~----)(:1~~-(//~};--,_>~70-1 . 1947-6o. ooo AL:S.Al'JY\.. 1 946-32 , 000 r ~>- _.0 1946-10 ,000 ')( ) 1945-42 . 0 00 ) 1 945- 9 '000 ' 2/-71 1947-30,000 / 17 i~:t;~; ggg 1\ .'\, rSO ~----'-_-1 VAL~sTA ' ~ 1 ~- , - -. ~ ~\.J 1;P'~o~p~::~:::{~o~l~~D~~ -2:i:w:~~:-~. x4~.~-~~;.? '',- f . !') ,. - - . < .- .~ -- . . ' . .. . . . .. . ! :-~ --~~\:~:.-~~ :-:: ,:~~~-:::.,~, -;~,:.---; -:~~ - -..~~\~ --... ~. _-;...-..,.><: :~~-. <; :._:..~.::-..:-:. {::-..-,..: , . . i.. Ahe Cr.o,p. Re.:p_9;~~~n~. ; Boaz:d of' the. Bureaii' .of .Agric'Ultur-al- Sconomi.c 's. ml;lkes thE!_:ron~ :: re:port 'fr(m1 data: furni :~hed by crop corresponden~s, field s_tati~tician~" an9- ..co- .. : ~p~rafdirig s~e:~~ ~g~:n~es-. -:~ -.Th~---fi~fi.-~:- ,-OU~~;p>.rJ?-)l.f.<:'.,9.,?-'t.t_q~ ._',!4.!1' ~~~e_Perld _,up~n whether: tpe L :wlr:.ioas..:.i~~jl_y~. S:.N~~~g_~jne; __t1:H3 crQP.:.?:?ring. _tn~i n$~aind_e'r ' t'.ff:.:the .sea.~~~- : a:r e mQ're, :, .. or less favorable than usual~ .... . .......,... .... ~. J ~-'- ; -- .. :~ , ..' : .:.:.. ..-.:, . -.. . . - . ... . 1/: - - - - ,.,- - ~ TACRE'AGE_f_ - -LINT-YIELD-PER--:- -~~RODUCTI_ON-('G'INNINGSJ Census-= . . . : . FOR . HARVESTED ACRE ;:.500 lb. -gross wt. bales Ginnings : fJ\RVEST :Ave~age , : Indi- ~Average: .: . : 19~7 to !l,pv. STATE : 1947 ': 1936- : 1946 t ca.ted ~ 1936- : 1946 : Crop 1917 ' . .: (PRELIA1 )..: f9_45 : 1947 :: 1915 .; : , Indi- ; 1 : c~ted :i-~s:u:i~o~~~o--~3~ ~7: -~-:6: ---- -3~5- ~o: o -Th-ou-s-. .: - - .L-b . - o ..:!.. -Lb-. - -:o~ - -Lb~- ~': -Th.:e_.u-s .- : :-T h-o u-s . - .:o-NT-ohve::=u- s-1. o -=:-T-~ou-s.- - : acres : : : -::bales bales t ba.les :m_n_g b_a_ ---- 307 - Virginia o 0.. N.Ca-rolina..... s .'carolina. ....... . 21 , 61 9 404 j 411 .341 ~9~ ' 252 17 - . 18 Tennesse e . -~. o. Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Louisiana. t 6E:{) l, 572' -2~ 391 2,037 864 352 , ~0 ? 259 258 331 226 325 361 276 148 367 289 : 312 302 281 Oklahoma. o . 1, 0 18 Texas 8,273 New Mexico o 147 .. , Ariz.on.a ..... o .. ~ lf3 - calLrornia ~ . o 53 2 All. Other ?-/o. 15 - - - -. 158 168 477 . 415 ~ :586 407 123 134 573 52.1 . 613 .. 381 141 189 506 462 __618 38 7 . 528" 1,003 1, 787 1,394 639 568 3,021 115 186 44 2 18 520 822 1,047 1, _281 247 .. 262 1,669 142 158 4 5~ 10. 505 94 5 l, 555 . lt280 505 300' 3,256 ' 155 210 685 . 12 381 803 1, 270 944 450 211 2~ 321 91 85 .3.38 :: 6 illJI TED STA T'2S 23:_.~4~- 2~0:,_6_ ,._3~.~- ~2.i_3~- Amero Egypt._ l. 3 250 r 394 369 32. 1 2. 5 1 -------- . ~---------~- }j' Allo..,;ances ma de for inte.rstate moveme nt o.( seed cotton for g.inning. y Illinois, Kansas, .and Kentucky. y Included in State and United States totals. New Mexico, and Texas. I Grown principally in Arizona/ CROP REPORTING BOARD "i :. After five days r eturn to United <::tates Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Econo!Jlics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia Penalty for Private Use to , Avoid Payment of Postage $300. OFFICIAL BUSINESS FoMn BAE-C-11/47-3622 Permit No. 1001 "iss. ::eltie Mo Ree-se, Librarian,. tate College of Agri :eq. Athens, Ga.. A<;,B~\.!~TUf<. : ~ G~ORG.I.A . . ~~6oiiD YIE,LD: The pe; a cT~e yi o ld ~9f corri :.~~dice. te.d is i4. 5 . bushels, . . .. . whi .ch equa ls the. 194.5 rec~rd. . for Georgia_. : 'l'his y.rou.1d give an estimated production of' 47,894,000 bus hels compa red with 46; 242,000 bushe ls a month a go ang. 4.~) 145,?00 _bus~els in 194$., TOBf.CCO YIELD . AlnJ PRODUCTION SETS RECORD: is . a. r e cor~ . fop r Geor g ia in tob n cco, An .~ stima~e d yield 9f :u 96".pounds _p e r acre and ,p roduction of 131,815,00_0 pounds ' ~ :. ~ ; j PEANUTS: Thoug~ ~ost di gg ing wn s c~npl et ed, ~x cessive r a ins throu ghout ~cto9er .;...--- r ete..rded . .or preve.nte d pi.cking . t.ta toes~ tobacco, pounuts, 3ugnr beets, and pea rs are up from l ust month, whil e soybeans, suga r cq~e, a pp l e s, u nd gr apes or e .down. Corn a nd other f ee d grains ure below .uverag~ , but the food gr ai ns tot&l is n r ecord high. Yi e lds pe r aero in 1947 are above a ve r a ge for most crops, r i th wheat e nd toba cco n ea r record; but corn, _soybeans; p eanuts , a nd su gr":r c ~ne a re below .~v13 rage . Fruits e.nd truck cr0ps r ou che d rel ntivG l a r ge or UQQVe uv e r o.ge outturns, CORN: Slightly lon e-r corn yi e lds .pe r acre in the Corn Belt nnd th e Northeo,s:t, more t ha n off set gains else,.her e to give a n et .drop c;>f 11 million bushe ls ,from tho Octobe r 1 e stimate. The d~ cline d yi e ld :as Cnus 6d by poor qunli ty obs erve d whe n ha rv e st got undvr ~':ny. The Novemb e r 1 estima te of 2, 447 million bushe ls is a f.ourth sma ll e r than the 1946 r e cord production of 3,28:8 million bushels, 7 pe rc ent und e r the 1936- 4 5 nv~ r~ge of 2,63 9 million, a nd the smal l e st since 1936, "'HEAT : TotAl ''.'h eat product~on is c s t i mL.t ed a t l , 4:06 , 76], 000. bus.~ the 1~?- rgost on r ecord. Thi s is 250 million bushe ls more tha n the previous r e cord. This was ccus e d by r ecord yi ol 'Z -4 J> ~ ,'"J"\ .. .C ! U :.', ~.:~ . ! .,' .. ,, .. ~ .:{ ' i '.. - .. ,, .,. 'J ~. l : wAT ERMEl 0 N S ,. / -~LI-It . (....)':..0~() T. . . . . . . ... ,, . ; . ,\. . , . ;t ... ., . . . -. ' , ,\ . ')'. . ;.-: :.:i ' :i .: . . :, . :: ' . ..., .L : t; ~ .., .:_ : :.';J; ;; 1":'!..: f ...:1 ~ ~- .. f' f . .. : '.: . : .. . ' ' ', ,> 1 ... r~ . ~ / . ... ,.,, ' ' ... ~ ' ,',.l f : :.; .l ,; ,.- ~ - . : :~ .i : T . . . 1. :... . . ....... -... . . ... ... . : ;. ; -~ .... . - ..~ '7- .'.. .. . ,,.. ~ :.. . .. \ . ... ~ . . ., .. .. . Ath~ns/ : -~ ~ G' ~..or.gia; . . . rAillr :PRxc:& :o.3J?o.RT S of NoVEMR~lt: 15. 1947 . . Deeem'ber 3~ . 1947 ~O~GIA:' .!n t~.rms of ~' t~~ 1909-l4 ~vera.ee, the :all commodity index of :oric.es rt3ceived .~ ~ ,by Grgiaf. f.e.rmer& adyancea seven . po:i:nts; ftom 244 to ;251', during "tb.e nonth ~ndi,r;g ~~ove1,11be~ 1,5 .. . .~o ..najor.. ~au~e .for t~i~: ~ncr.ease may, be ~ttributed , to cott'on ith1ch rose 'froni. 31' cel'\ts to 32. p cents, :a gain 0f a c~nt and a. half during that . per~od.: Comnodi ti~-~- sho1.\1ll'ig n9._tablc : deO'lia:es were oo.rn, 1..thic}l :f:ell 10 cent's 'from $2.15 to $2.05 a bushe;1; s~~reetp~t.a~oes, of.f _20 :cents ~rom. a pric.e of $2;05 in ..October, and hog~. do 1-m sharply'., alniost $2.00, iii; t 'neir .:drop from $25.00 .to $23,20 ;per Cwt. ~ Wheat 'l')Hoes continu~d,: to c;Limb~ ao,va,nc:i.ng .from $2.60 -to $2.80 a~ bushe1; eggs, .. buher. ~d \rhol~sale..milk shoHed moderat:e ad.varices. . ; . ' ' I . '\o I : . t, : . ~ fl . mih :m STATES: ~ Th~ ma~o.r ~ha.riges in. _pri~es .redeived 'tiy~ f~rmers for the .mon~h E:1nded ; Hofvemb~r 15 ver~ a 'sharp' drop i ;n the .P.rice' of hogs from $27.60 to $24.. ~ P,er ~lUndred~eig~t r and moderp.te i~cr.eases in pZ..iccs . of trnck crops; cot'ton, da1ry p:t:o d.U.cts, :and wheat. The~e. together witr less :important ~hanges in oth~:r: prices, :brought; a _1 per cent de~line in ~he_ . in~x ~f :p;rice? rec~ived by . farmers._. The . index ort. Hovenber 15 \r?-s . 287 per cent of; the 1909-.14 average. At 'the ~ame' tim~, the index. of p-rices paid by farmers,. including intere.st and taxes, ro'~e 1 P,cr cent :to 1842; ,.. This incrt::~:se w~s 'caused oy hlg..h_;r prices for. mo ~t of .the com:.1odit~ group~ in. th~ ii:l,dex,' pa~ticularly..auto s ~d trucks, and equipment al'ld surh.lies;. '!'he November. rise pushed the_ inde4 to a ne\-:. record .for the fourth cori'secutiv.e 'mm1th'. .. . :.: : .. Ai a result, -the-~: pa'rii . Nov. 15 . . Oct. 15 1946.. 1947. All Commo dities Cotton &Cottonseed Grains Meat u'mimals Dairy Products Chicken & Eggs Fruits Miscellaneous 241 254 184 323 223 270 188 ~4 . 244 259 230 . ' 383 225 295.. .. 105 1~ --*Revise - __._ Nov.lS 1947 J 251 270 223 365 229 300 106 158 After Five Days Return to United States-Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building _Ath~s.!.. Georgfa OFFICIAL BUSI ~~SS Penalty for private ~s~ to avoid payment of postage $300, .. : : .: ~ :~ ~ss . ~e 11i ~.~ . se , Librarian, t ate Co l lege of Agri., il.eq. Athens, Ga. i G E;o~G I A UNI"TE.O STATI::.~ OE.PAR.TME.f\!1" .OF: . ., AGR ICULTURE.. . . . .: . .. BUP..r::.Au OF' . AGRICULTURAL . ~CONOMICS . .e-rrfb cJA!/rvieb :t , I , .Georgia a: December 1947 DECEMBER 1 COTTON REPORT FOR GEORGIA .. Geor e:ia has produce d a 1947 cotton crop of about 660,000 bales (500-pound : gross 116ight ) whic h is 18"1o above the 557,000 bales harve~ted in 1946, but 28 ~1. below the 10-yeu'r a verage (1 936-1 94 5) of 917,000 b a l e s. - Current yield of . lint per a cre ~s 246 pounds compared with 221 l a st yea r and the 10-yeE:.r averag:e of 238 pounds. Of the estima ted 1, 298,000 acres in cultiv o.tion on July: . 1, . 6 '1. v.~s j abandoned, lee.ving 1, 290 ,000 for harvest. This i.s ah increr. se of 7~ ove r t'he . s~asOn. .of 1947, but 301o below the 10-year avera ge of 1,854,000 acres. ' . . .. 111is has been a r nthe r difficult year f .or cotton growe rs over rnuch .of t.he , sta t e , . o;wing to p e riods of unfD ?Or~blE! we pther. Continue d sprin~ rains de laye d .>iilfork of prepa r a tion n'nd .plant.i.ng so the. t the c.rop r ot ' off to a v e ry late .st- rt, but favorable g rowing .-c:cit:idi tions b e ginning in Muy ono.bled the. crop' to re a ch .~maturi ty a t about the ~su.al 'date~ Yields in somc northe rn area s we r e reduc oc;l .by ). ute s e ason . dry 'lireY-the r'. The South Georgia crop wa s mo'stly picke d before tpe h euvy r a ins. following. the coastal storms .of l ut e Septembe r I but continued r ain.s of l atter . Octobe r a nd much . of Novembe r hinde r e d picking in the rtorthe rn part' of the sto. t e . Northe rnmost counties had scime,;ha t more cotton in the field on r e.port dute than . usual, but it is not expe cte d .t _httt any nu:. t o rit:tl o.rn ount 1~ 11 b e lEift 1lnpicked. Qu.a li ty of this . portion of the crop . ha s suf f e r e d from we uther druna.g.e . The northe rn an &nd niid-Rtet e port:i,qn of the Sta t e showe d about 13% more cotton tha n l.ast yea r, e. nd the SOUthern t e rritory in.cr 0ftS6 of ove r one-hc. lf Pureo.u of Cens\113 r e ports 5 ~.7 ,000 runn.ing b a les ginned prior t'o .Doc ember 1, comp nr e d \'tith 513~,qoo bEt1c.s to thGt .d~t e i us.t yea.r. Uni~ G d Sta t e s ~innings _,,,~ r e 10,056,000 eanpa r ed. i th 7~ .~.67, 490 one .:r,:eu r a go. . . . . . . .. GEORGIA MAF SHOWING ESTI MATED PRODUCTION ....--- -...!.,...-. --,....~--;;n- C o t t o n' u / 194 7 i~~JJ?. .: FIN.AL PRODUCTION FOR l 946 & 1945 . 1947-73,000 194 6-56 000 /'---..._1~ 1 f n~-~--- I III..... - 1941 .'('r.oduction Indica t e d by Crop ~ 1947-92,000 .1 9 4 6- 7 7 , 0 0 0 191:5-98,000 . ~ ~ . ~ . .... P_:ro:s. pects De c. emb e r 1! \ .. -('TATE.,. .. .\ 1947 660,000 \ :i: LPoER~ON 1946 - 557,000 ATHEN's1 H ''.i:7- 6 , 0 194 5 - 669,000 . i',TI.ANTA x -:-)19 46-6f.l,OO L_ : ,. 7~ /'\J .....____1945-71,00 ~i '\./ . \ /,~ Districts sho~vn a r e . Cr op .Reportinr, Districts and :.__/ r 9it1 - ?..9 , ooo l 94s- s s.,ooo ' .. V Y / .. 2 000 94 r\.'-~VIA;u_a11usr, rA~< lll QT l 'i. C. 0~r:~~~~. ~~:-I .. l f.l45 ..:.loG,ooo \ 1 946-loo,ooo'\. .( ) MA. ~~ON _ .: 1 9 4 5 - 10 4 , 0 0 0. ~- '. .... \ 1947-119,000 ) COLU ~BU.Q \ 1~4.6-105,0.00 . ( . . x_. . \..'- 1945 - 1 2 o , o o-o- u . ~,, . . . -~'----.....-: in - -~- )VIIL,~-\ /. . . . Ix. .. , . ~A\YANN4Hif . : ' ~ . I 1947-59, ooo 1946-32,ooo , . j~.-:-.~.., . < ~.;..,. "._ . " ..... _) , ' I "I : : ' '! .i, 1.-'. . - J . . . ~u ~ "" ..: "" J. t. - .~ Pi~ s Saved .;. .- .- . .... .. ~ ,. .. .. - ' . .:;; ,'-;._;~~.,... -~'; ,_>.. :: ':'? . :. i ; ....-.-'.[. i lf,-.2..a. 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Fall (Pe ri~d i 932_:l947) ,: Year Spri 1932 1 9 3 3 . 1934 1935 19 36 . .. . - 1937 1 9 38 1 9 39 19-10 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947* 157 165 - ~49 148 1 6? 175 1s9 -. 216 184 184 215 256 248 191 195 19 7 *Preli mina ry 117 120 :10? ' 119 149 130 162 1;79 -149 170 206 220 167 172 182 178 '. 274 f" 285 :257 .:~6.7 ' .. 31-6 305 351 395 333 354 421 476 415 363 377 375 ~ 898 < 939 806 842 .., .. .. ' 924 1,010 1 ',115 1,210 . 975 . 1,067 1 , 247 1,485 1 ; 414 1,108 1,131 1,162 ,_ ... ' ~ 663 666 . 586 653 834 762 . 940 : - 984 849 _ 969' 1;215 :J-,,276 ' _. .- 9'52 ': .99s ' 1,092 1,068 1,561 1, 05 !,392 1,495 1,758 1,77? 2;055 2 ,194 1,824 2,036 2,462 2,761 2,366 2,106 2 ,223 2, 230 7 UNfTE.D ::.TAT~~ - DE.PARTMt:NT OF &rO;/J . 6ttO'ItGIAcJ~ AGRICUl-TURE.. December 28, 1947 GIDRGIA 1947 CROP V.AIIJA.!l)IOl~ ~ TO HIGHEST IN HIS'IORY 0F STATE Tn,nm'""""ion ,730,000 of of Georgia crops for 1946 and exceeded 1947 only was valued by the all at $466,4911000, time high figure a 11 percent increase over cf $578,000,000 in ~919. the fourth consecutive year, peanuts and tobacco have outstri:E]ed all previous high-value ds. ~oba.cco~ corn, and wheat average yie~d.S per acre s et new high points for the State. of the important field crops showed increases in production over 1946, although potatoes, cane syrup and total truck crops 'showed some reduction. :Production of peaches and pecans above last season, but lower prices for both crops were responsible for a decrease in value peaches. the cash crops, cotton led with value of $126,340,000 for lint and seed. This vras an increase 15 percent in value from an 18 percent greater production- the average lint price being some~ under last season. Peanuts followed cotton vli th $79,640,000, or a 25 percent gain in value, as usual Georgia was the outstanding leader in production of this crop. Tobacco came next with 137 . c 1000, rops r an increase anked fourth of w 6 p ith ercent in v $9,601,000~ a lue Pe from aches an 18 percent larger and pecans were next production. Commercial . with respective current ! - .1.uau1. o $9,296,000 and $7,515,000. th~ main food and :teed crop cla:~s:- ;Practically: all "eommodi ties showed increased values over a with the exception of Irish an~r sweet potatoes, sugar cane syrup and velvet beans. These ~dnc~+..i~ns are due mainly. to decrease in production. of the re~ective ,340,000; (?J Corn, $c1r o03prs36i nl,OoOr dO~e r ( 3o)f their rank follons: Peanuts, $79,640,000; (~) Cotton (lint and seed), (4) Tobacc\), $51,137,00C; (5) Oats, ,710,000; Peaches, (6) All Hay; $9j296,000; $14,616,000; (7) (10) Velvet Beans, Sweet Potato $8~704,000; es 1~11$)~3W5 7h4e4a,t0, 00$;7,7(82)8,0T0ru0c; k Cr1ps, $9,60~000 (12 Pecans, 1 a5t1o5e,0s0, 01~2,(16539S0u0g0a;r Can~ (16)' Syrup, $5,698, 000 ; 1,14) Cowpe a s for Peas, Lespede4a Seed, $1,872,000; (17) Sorghum $2,850, 000; (lS Irifjh Syrup, $1,794,000{ \18) . 1 " ", . F ,....uw ,000; o r ag \) (22) 1 ~P8 74 Rye, ~ ooo; (19 146,000. ) Pears, . $462;000; (20) Soybeans for Beans, $451,000; (21) Barley, ARCHIE LANGLEY tural Gt~tist Lci an_ D. L. FIOYD .Agricuitm.'rll '3tatl:st'ic1an, Itr Glia.rge . . DIAGRAM SIDWnm DISTRIEUTION OF 1947 CROP V.AIIJES IN PERCENTAGE OF , TOTAL VAilJE ~'To'baCCO ' n .ofo After Five Days Return to United. Stat es Iepa.rtment of !griculture ~eau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athen s , Georgia . OFFICIAL BU3IN:i!:SS Form -~AE-A-12/4 7- 11, 547 PermH No 1001 Penalty for private use to avoid p ayment of postage $300. - CROP cotton (bales) ]} Yield in pounds Cottonsexd (tons) 1947 1946 1947 1946 ~ ----- 265 82.00 223 67.50 21,730 15,052 Corn, alf purposes 1947 3,205 - - - - - - - - - (bus.) - - -194-6- -3-,27-0- 15.0 48,075 2.15 . - - - - - - - - - 13.5 44,145 1.82 ~ ~ 103,361 80,344 Wheat, h~vested 1947 240 14.0 3,360 2.30 7, 728 (bus.) 1946 161 13.0 - - . - -2-,09-3 - - 2.19 -~ 4,584 .O;;>.ts, harvested 1.10 17,710 (bus.) - - - - 1.09 - 17,880 - "- Rye} harvested 1947 6 9.0 54 2. 70 146 - - - - - - - - - - - - \bus.) - - -194-6- - 6 11.0 ..,. - ~ 66 2.57 / 170 B~1ey 1 harvested 1947 22.0 154 1.90 293 - - - - - - - - - (bus.) --~ 1-94-6- ~ - - - - - - -21.5 ~ 129 1.88 ---2-43----- Potatoes\ Irish 1917 I 18 79 1,422 1.87 .2,659 (bus.) 1946 23 ---a:~ .. ------- 1,909 -----1.63------- 3,112 ---- - Potatoes~ Sv.~eet 1947 77 - - - - - - (bus.) -- ~ -- 1946 . 78 85 6,545 2.10 13,744 178.49 90 - - - - 7,020 2.16 ~ -- - - 15,163 ~ 194.40 .,.-~-.-.,..---- Tobacco, all . ( lbs.) Hay, All (Incl. peanut hay) (tons) .. 1947 1945. 1947 1946 ll0.9 105.8 1,373 l, 402 1,173 130,132 .393 51;137 1 .,04~ - --- 110,537 ~--- .438 ~----- 48 , 466 -I ,51 696 :0 ,21.00 11,616 10.65 ------ --.,..----- - .52 728 20.30 14,778 ~----------- .,.. 10.54 SOr~hurn Forage . 1947 35 - - - . - - - - ~ \t-ons) -- 1946 ~ 32 1.30 46 19.00 874 . 24.97 -.,.-.---- - 1.35 43 19.00 817 25.53 ~--------- ~----- Sorf$hum Syrup \gals,) 1947 16 59 1946 13 53 944 1.90 689 2.30 ------------ Suggrcane) Sy:rup 1947 22 185 \gals. 1946 '23 175 4,070 4,025 1.40 1.80 5,698 7,245 - - - - - -y Peanuts ~v. for Uuts (1bs.) - ~ - y Cowpeas Harv. for Peas (bus.) 1947 1,092 1946 1,070 1947 95 1~6 80 - - - Soybeans Ha.rv. for 1947 i4 - - - - y- - -Beans (bus.) ~ - 1946 -- - 9 Velvetbe~s ( a lone & 1947 639 interpl.) (tons) 1946 666 Lespedeza Harv. for 19-17 65 Seed (lbs.) 1946 59 715 780,780 ~/ .102 79,640 570 - - - - ...716,900- - - --.0-89- - --63,80-4- - - --- 5.0 475 4.5 360 -. ~-- ---- 6.00 5.36 2,850 1,930 - -----~--------" 7.0 ' 98 4.60 451 7.0 63 4,5~ -.,2.85------- 850 272 32.00 8 , 7 04 860 - - .., 286- 34,00 9, 724 180 11,700 .160 1, 872 185 10,900 .122 1,330 Peaches, to~al 1947 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - production tbus.) -- 1946 ~ 5,810 5,628 1.60 2.80 9,296 16,321 --~---------------- Pears , total 1947 385 1.20 462 - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -production _(~u~) 1946 --- - - - - - - - 396 1.25 ~ ~ ~ ~ - 495 Pec:ms, total 1947 26,555 .283 7,515 - - - - - . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - production ( lb&) 1946 - .., ~ 16,000 ~ . 404 - 6 , 461 Commercial Truck Crops (excluding Iri~h and 1947 105.2 - - - - - - - - - - - - -Sw-eet potatoes) -1946 - 10-8.-6 9,601 - 13,717 ~------~---------~-~ TOTli.L ALL ABOVE CROPS (Excl.acr.peanut hay &1947 8,056.1 acr.in fruits & nuts) ~946 7,933.4 466,491 418 ,730 Iecember preliminary est.imates for 1947. ~ Covers only mature crop (&crea.ge alone and interplanted} harvested for peanuts, peas, or beans Inclu,des som13, production lost in the stack due to wet vreather. The 1946 price and value figures are preliminary. (over) UNITED ~TATE.~ Dt:.PAR.TME.NT OF AGRIC..UL...I~RE. Cfrot; ..._. ~ . ,...... . : ,. 8UR.E.AU OF AGRICUI...TURAL.. G ~ORG. I AcJ~ f..C.ONOMIC5 . ' Uti11VER$1TY OP' (it.O"-GI" C.OLI..t.C:.E. 01" AG,..,IGUl.TUPI.t QEOR.GIA AGRICVL-r'URAL t.XTf.NftiOt-1 et.RVIC.f. GEORGIA CAR-LOT SHIPMENTS OF FRUITS .AND VEGETABLES NONTHLY BY CO~w10DITIES, COl~TTIE S, AND BILLI NG POINTS SU SON OF 1947 ~t:.c;~o_:) --- l~-s;"' l' }.~3} 1~=I=!~~;~s~~~~~~~)~::;~~~~~f~-~:, 4- -;:,,..'Jfi ~L.-,r~:....'- .=......-t.:-r--~,I.-J.h;...'--,;",';:Y--'t7,(-_J..),..<--7o-tc.J(.b=~ '~rf7,~ ~.';-.:54'-r')\~..\-~ .'.:.(c=~S-l-:rd,~_.,/t~/";'"(':~I),'-.~..'-tF .r._~~H~'-''/"-'>I'.~-:..);;.:../~,r.-a'.7{;~'.:1;~~.~ L-c=(..-.:~ ~,t{{ .,~.lrI)4~ \~ ~~(..:~\~ ,?.O~',1...,)~..~,-~ -"-:...~-.'"t'~'i".\-/.,'"-;.'..~._:"-,'~-.(~.i>.-ft.-~~-.L..,?.....":_-r-._..---\.-t-...~-.-.;,.:;::--..,;..f:=,;.l';.;'..;~.:~~::;-:;~~~---'_.i-.>i-.~.\-c:-!-~:~i.;.".}i-'~~!l:.~.=w~~"~.-."'.-......fil:~~,~,:yt-.., [ ~~.. :~., .- ---..-~i = '1~ ~.. .~ . i..~,..,~ 1/..t7/-;-r-:~ 1'f-E' /Z~f.2'- Zl/2,1- 7/./:~-i;'71=[,f;;"'-';;,r,.,-.-''- =i - )<':i~ :;l.l-/-? :=f-!-t!-':-'-'I.~ -!I-'! :,, ~ Jf.,,, .;.Jr~. : -P: :p~ j- :._ -i ~ .-..,~i .~ ~. '~It",,,-/ t t=-.~-- J --- I ..,..,. .. ... ..... .... ....... .. ...__.. ,..__; -:-. ;;,,. - 1. . . .. ;.....,:-.:. ;.... .,.. I ;...... ..... . ,... ... .. \. I ' I : v.: _.~. -- ~;. ~~:;~/:> >:t.) / ;. /...-;/ ')}"''''.r ':;..o~ I :/-~ . / ",...:;.,.:~i..-.. .~::.;:~~<;;. ::~;~~.:~::.,.;:'/ TEAMWO R K Cooperating with Product ion and rifarket ing Administration -United States Department of Agriculture ,. . ~--..!:.-~ -~..:.;-~-~- ,~-~ ~,- . ,; .- ..:~-:-. ;:: ~;,.-.:~--;~~;~I:~::;~_; -~J<0~?:;~_:;:_,:~~:~,---;~~:-:.~~ ~~~~~- ,~--~~ UNITW::.~-TA.TZS - DEP~RTMEm '~F 1~GRICULTURE PRODUCTION J'.ND M/'..RKETfNG ADMINISTRt'I.TION . ...f'l;.SHDIG.~ON, ::. n.. C. ~ - --~ . ... ._ GEORG.IA . 1941 . :: ua:- - CARLOT SIDPMENTs:- oF -F~JI.~S -AN~:VEG~TAEtES IN--GEORG:fi. DURING 947- .. - - - - - - - -J7:N:- "FE'B.-u7rn: ~PR.-lG:"Y-Jjfh"E Ju-r:y-J.. sEPT: oc"T.-Nov: DEG,.- 'To'TAL --~--~-~--~--~--~~--~-~--~-~-------~----- Beans ( Snap .. - : _..and...LimiU ' 29 : '. l - ca.oblfge ... -. 1 .. "' ~.' 2'' 29'9, -544 . ' :_'6 -:. .. ._.... :: cant'i'H'oups- .. .. .. . -.. ;;. . ..-:-::J3. - "2.. ... Corn, Green -- . '10 : : .. : .. ""' ,. 30 - - . - .~ . . : '!..-. ..- 952 10 -~ . 10 Cucumbers . -: 87 5 . .. ~ 183 Es~a:role'" .. -~ .:.. 8 Gre el;).s ( excep'i ..Spinach) 96 47 40 2 - ~. " - ;' . 6. 228 LettlJce and .. - - . Romatn~ - __ ;; Mixed vege tabHrs-15 14 ...... 3 12- ' 13 48 . ;.: 36 . ;" 9 ... y . : 51 :. 4 104 ,..' . Onions ( Exc 1ude _ - ... Setst - ~ - ... - - s - - - ~ - 5 Peache s Peas;Green .. - -. -- - Peppers .. ... ~- . .. . . - - 2 1:-24 3:374 654 -1- ... -+ . 4457 ~ ~ 2 2 'J - - Po.t-a~tore-Is(r'i''sh~hi)t"e .. -- swe~tl>ota:toes .. ... . 2 - . Tomatoe s - Turnip~ 4hcf . - .. Ru.ta.bugas .l .3 ,.-atex::.me1on6. " -- -. - . .. 53 '" 138 ~ .- :.1 --~1 .-. ltl63 4653 240 .. . . .' 7 ..,. ., . 12 6356 . - - ~ - - ~ - - .- --r ~ - - - - - - - - - ~ ::- ~ ~- ~ - - - .. - -~- - - ~ -- - . - :- - - GRl.ND TOTL~, 51 64 357 ~13 2l52 ~030 894 - 3 5 : 3 ' .: .. 18 12605 - .._ - .=-: -:- ~ ~ -=~ ~-=- ~-::. ~ -~ -::-:-~.":-:--:" ' ~. ' I 7: -.:-::; ~ ~ ~ ~- -:- .. _ ~..,:.. ....... ..,.~---- _- * TR~K $_H.tPU~NTS. Crr.co_mp_1~te..) _ - ~ -- .. . . . . Peaches 2 35 770 1..78 ~ 6 - .....: _ 1189 .. -: ~ : - . .... * r;ot: included -in. G.rEind Total - ~ - .' .-..- -. -.:~ -. "!".' ~! ... . _ , ,. " - ..; j . .... -- - - -- - -- .... . . -~ _ ., ~ - ........ , "'. '\' '" ... .. - .. .... . . -2~ COLQUITT Moultrie -- -~-~ :- .-:: ...:;. . Adel t 'TfioMA"s.... - - - - - - - - - --~. ..... -- ...... --- Boston 2 Ochlochnee 1 Thomasvi Ue 20 : ~OTAL-:--- - .- - :-23 - - - - - - : ~ND".TOTAL - ~2~ BROOKS Quitman CHiTTIDll - - ..- Burroughs 508 ..Mile . Post Savannah . TOT~L-- . 1I9LQUITT- Moultrie _ COOK----- 27 19 .' 4 . ... :l - A del Lo~'NDES Hahira -~ - Valdosta TOTliL ~ tg"TcHELL- --~- Pelham THOMXs- 10 -16 .. _. t"- - .Co.olidge Ochlochnee . ,.. __ 71- 170 ;.,. :3 Pa.vo Thomasville .. 48 53 1 1 49 99 l _ _C.n!!!!:a.zb,!_l.!e_ -'l'QTAL -l- 9 36 ~ I - -Ia'6 3s8 -l- -- "1~FT- Ome~a -GE-AN-D -TO-TA-L" -- -1- 1 2 9 2 299644 Ci.N TALOUPS UJW3DES Valdosta 2 MITCHELL- Pelham THlltiAS- Pavo OR1J1D TOTAL - 5 2 - - -s1- -- - 2 -- - -.- :tl., . 1" - . ---- .. . ~ . .... ~ : ~ :r: .. ~ - ~---. --- -- 48 - r.- ;... 3 - - =---,2 - ---1-41 - ... ----12-1 - 2T -- - -- ., ...... lT .... 28 - - ... . : 24T s .. .. ~ - 101 --- 151 45 -:- '&'4l ---~- 2 - --m1 t , cJ.RLOT -sm.PMENri.o;~mfri:i.N-n - ~E-TAai.Es .lN. ~E.ORan~ DuRrila ..1947-- -co-UN-'T-Y-&--S-Tii.T-iO-N-.-JK-R-.- l-'E-if..-llr-...R. -7--A-P--tfc-.-oMliANY--JUaN'R! JE'uE'tY:N-.h-o-o-:-S-EPT-: OCT.-Nov7 --- - DEC.- --- TOTJ," [ --- - U)rJNDES - - - Yaldos;ta ..M-I- TC- HE~ LL-- Pelham ,.moos--- ' . - ~1 1 ~~ -- . .. r: ;"":.: . 1 -~-~- - ~~-----~ - -~. --- - - - .- - -~ ------- ~ 1 Thomasville ~~YitE- - - -- 2 :a; _ 2 Jesup GRiillD TOTAL - -.- ._,,_,.- .. .... - . ~ h TKINSON Willacoochee _....__.r_..... BERRI'Elr-- Ray City - nashvil-le 5 5 2 ... roTl~L - - BROOKS --- -1.- Quitman mt'!JJf ~ -:- -:- Richmond Hill CAI7DEN- - - - - - 1 1 l . 2 ,. Woodbine C"OLQUITT- 7 Moultrie COOK- - .3 . 1~ -- "'!' _..;..---- Adel 8 -1 Sparks ToT.rl.L- - JEFF-DtvYs- Haz~lh~r'!St - - LE~. ---- Smithville fu'VNDES-- .- -: - Hahira Valdosta ToTAL - .. ~ THOMAS ... 5 9 Tg~ To'-: .-- s ... 41 - ----!"'- - - . _7 9 :.L ... --- -- ~ _;... ~ -- '"' ....: 3 9 . .. .. - - -- - 41 6 .. -44--1-5-- .~ . .. Coolidge 1 Pa vo - - - TOTAL GRAND.. T.O TlL - - - - -- - ~ ~ - - - -.-91.... --87~- ~....;. * -- - "!----- CAMDEN '~"Loodbine - - -. -. -..-.- ESCl.RQLE 8 .. ' ... . --:- 1 10 2 12 2 -- - ,'- :,"' 3 3 3 15 .- 46 .- 16 . .. .__. ._ -- 2 2 - l 2 3 5- - ..... - "183 ~ - ------- 8 , -4- CARLOT SHIPMENTS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN . GEORGIA DVRIN.G 1947 ,...--- ~O:Th1'ifY:-&:--sTATioN"7J:AN: "FEB".-uiR: xm.:-Miy:-JuNE Ju"LY-AuG: sEPr.--ocr:-HoV. - - - - - - .... - - ..... - -GRElNS TEXCEPT SPINACiiT - - - - .... - - - BROOKS Be. ryri. ck 22 7 3 ~ - - - --- - cooK- - - t"rie -- -- QJJi.tman :TdfAL--- CoLQUITT. Moul :- .7 2- 9---7- - .. l 4 . "' ~- 2~ - - -- "5 .1 I 2 -. . .. - .- ..1 ... 4. -~ - ::. Ade'l lT 17 -20 t4 r1::: =:1! 5 . '!(~ _y~ - - - - - .... 'I 0\. -- - - - ..- . - ... -... -. - -. Valdosta 34 13 17 TiioMXs- - - - - - ,.. Coolidge. .. 23 --2 Pavo 9 Thomasville 1 'To.ifAL ~ - ~ -~ - - .-9- - - ~ I :- - - - - - ~ (fR- AN- IT- TO..T..A- l:- - ~ 96-37--47 ~4-IT 2 _.- - - IE"TrucE & 1To'Mt\T:r:E ~ -- 89 t' 1 9 1 t~-!r 6 -:-:.;,.If BF.YAN Richmond 1!ill :C.~tTIDEi~- - -:.- ; ~"oodbine ~jii\THAM - - .savannah GRAND TOTAL ~- -- -r _. , --, ...... ' 2 .:46 .... r .. 2 ... ... 3-48- ~- -MrnnvfaiTABLEs- .. .. 1 - 48 ---- ~FOOKS Be.rWi ck . CAMDEN- - ~~ ' - r:roodbine~ COLQUITT ..-. 4:;.., ~-- -- :.~ Moultrie C'OOK- - - - - - 1 - - . - -. .... _ ~ - - '1 13 1 - --- 1 !'- ~ - - --1 ,. -- ---7 Adel : ~S.a!k!_ TOTAL _ ro~N-DE~ 11 7 - . 20 - : ... . 1 -::: ~- -2! ." -VA.ldosta - .Jlrr s'HEf."E_- -- - -..:- - ... 3 .. 2 4 1 " . ..- -- -~ - ' 10 Ps lham THOIIJIAs-=- - 12 1 - .- Cp.o!igg~ - ..3. .- Pavo 2 . rhoiiiasvi1re ... 11 ~ - . 2 1 'PO"i"\1 :-:-: :::-~.:-- -:. :-..:: -- -2- .:-.:-l:-...:-..-:.;.:-:24:-.::- . 5 - T - - - - - , . . . - _,....., l -43 --- -~.,...~~-- . ~--------------- --- __ - ._._ - - - GRANS..Dv.c-Ta.Om-To-AreL--- - - - 2 15- --...--- - --5 ~r4 .. -- 1--'82 - 8 ....,.13 - -56...._. - 9...... -1- - ---------- -- r-- - "' ' ~- . . -5- CARLOT SHIPMENTS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Ill GEORGIA CoiDiTY-&-STATYGl-JAN7 FEB.-MAR"; APR.-MAY--JU'N! Ju'LY-A1TG7 SEPT. cDrUcR'Tm.-GNo1v9:4D7EC.- TOTAL- - -, ONIONS \EXCLUDE'"'"'r:;!TS)--------------- TOOMBS .- -L-yo-ns- - -- 5 PEACHES 5 BIBB ! Cond. ~"aybi lle 20 :112 132 .B'r.Ec'KLEY- - - - - . Cochran 1 91 92 CMTTOOGA' - 1vienl" Summe rvi 11e :To1AT:-- .- 11 9 - - -- - - 1 _12 - r23 - CIAYTcif - - ,... -- Jonesboro ccF'ETA---- ... 33 - -1- 34 Grantville Moreland Newnan Senoia TOTAL-- CRA"~ORb_. _ :..- Mus .e l l a DOOLY--- - - Byromv.ille Vienna TOTAL-OOUGHERTI - - - - __:.-- --- Albany FLOW - - - - - - 3 4 19 1o 71 123 ~ 1o 33 48 2o- I1I -19o":" . .3 70 3 4.6 - ... 26 --3- -t2 5 19 ~ .--..;. . ....;.. ...;;..- - 3 23 204 91 32I 73 24 ro1RTormne- Fairburn HABERSHAM Alto Baldwin Cornelia TOTAL HENRY Locust Grove Luella llflc Donour.ft . '!I' -TOTAL---.,... HOUSTON- BonEdre Perry _ _c;:n_dbury . TOTAL---- MORG~1- 4 - - 22 218 39 55- -453-:-6o.-- . . Godfrey Ma_di son T.oTAr_- i-IDv. roN- QCOMNEaEn_sf_:i:-e_ld - Bishop Farmington "oifAt- - - -:" PEACH-- . 36 . .145 :19 - - - - --:-_- ":""181-=19- - - - .3 15 : -...... .,.. ... 8 -. 7 -7- n3 - -- --Byron 2 :. 88 ~. Valley TOTAL---- ..... -- 104 229 -::-106- -31"7- PIKEt eonc-ord ..- 42- 4 -. -M-Ole-na - ~ 7~ ,,.i 11 ie.mson 25 36 --- Zebulon- TOTAL-- SPALBif~:': . Gf.i..ff.i n ~ TALBOT--- Talbot t'om ~~roodle.nO. ~' . ~ . ,. .Jfo"'fAL :- --~ ~ . - - - .. ;.,i : -:TAYLGR~ :: -~ - - - Reynolds -----~ -. . . ..... ' ' - -.- 39 -1T3-=-4o-- I ; , .-.J ..._ - _j ::;. ...,;,. ::_ - . 73 90 ,. ' .- . . .' - - -~ ~- ---~ ~ -~ ~ - ~-::.. ~~.-:......: -~- 2 .. 90- 4 - ___ - - ~ 91 - .-.'C...-.:.- .J...m.""-.::- -4-:-- ,, . . . 4o I ... -~ ~ .. - - -.- - . , ,:;. ; : ...... ..--: --..... ... - - ,.__ ' ' ; ..~ ~ .,. .:._ : ~ - -.. ...., -... J.- - - .... .. -- - - .- -- - .--........ ~--...-,. .._._ ,. __.. .- -- .. - -. -- . ...- - - - ~- -- . -7~ . . CARLOT SHI:AfENTS OF. FRVITS AND .VEGE~BIES .llJ Gf;ORGIA DURl:NG "1947 . COUNIT-&-STATION-JAN-:- FEB.-MAR7 XPR.~-Miy::-JUN-E J'tiLY-AtrG-; SEPT"7 OCT.-NOV"7 DEC.- TOTAL -- - - - - - - - - - .~-- ..... .---: - .,..PEJ:cliEs Tcont'd)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TROOP . : Ho~ansvi lle ;.. - - .;. - 1 28 2 - - 31 tfPSON -: - - ~ - - ..- - - - - .- - --:- - -: - - - - - - - .- - - - - .- - - - - - - - - - - 'Ihomaston - 13 308 4 325 -. Yate.sville ToTAL- - - ~- ----- _ _ -:- ::- ---; ...- -::- ~ -::- _, 4 -17 49 ~357"""' -4--: :-- "'"'--;. :- ~- - :.-- ~ .... 53 37'8 . . ~\'\A-SH--!N- Gro-N----'- -. --------.-, -----------..-- . -- .-..--------' ~ Davisbo'ro -:- 8 25 33 P:roK::up eARs-: - - --- -: ':' - .-:- ...... _- -: - ":' - - :: .... -a- -6- '":" :: - --- - :: - - :: .- - -14 -'GRAND TOTAL-:-:---_-:-:-:':'--:-_--:--::- 2-- 424 3"374-654-- 3- .......- ~ ::'--:-:: - .-4457 .iTRUCK-SHIP~TS-JNCOMPlZTf :- - -: - - - - ~ - - - - - - ""':' .....- - - - - - - -:- - - - - . - 235 770 - 178 s us9 ~-------------~--~------------------------ - .*'NOT INCI.DDED Ill :ORAID TOTAL . ' -. COLQUITT PEAS,. GREEN Jv!o u 1 t r i e _ .. l . . . . 1 . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -:- - -PEPPERS- - -:-:-_- _. .... - - - - - - .- - '":" - - - .~: BJBB . . . 1,... -.. - - - - Maco.n : - -. . BRYAN: , -~ cu'ARxiilfc..h1ml.-on:d: R- -il-l -. - - -.- - ~ ::-----:-:.-:5:- .- .- 1-5 ..":"" - - -~- -. - - - - - .-..-- - ~.. -.:--- .-20- 508 Mile Post 54 54 Burroughs 6 . 22 28 .. Savannah . - - _ - . .- 15 2 . - - . - - - - . 17 ~~ Tz!TAL------ ----::---- ~;: -:21'- - . 78-_:: :- ----::-.-:----::- .::-:-.::. ~ -.- -99. i~ tFFINGHAM - _.-- . , _ - - - - ~- ~----:---:- ~-----:- - _- - - -:.-:- :- ~ ;~~ -~-- . .;',.rI, . i" G:.lyo. . ... ... . . ..;. :" -;: ::,:8 ' . -2 ;':. - . . . . ' . . .. . . , f, . ~ .._..:.". 10 . .... Spl':i..n~fie1d ;;. - _: TS.:. . 23 - .... . ~ . ~: 41 TOTAL- .5i!.---- ---- ::-- ---- :- -26- - . 2s-:.::- :----:::-- ---- :--- ;--:-: '-'-sr. , .f.:!..-JE-NK-:rnS- - - -. - - - - - . -- - - ~ - .;:.... - - . - - - .-- - ..- - - - - . ~. - . - - . ... - - - - - ~ :__:;i -.--: - - . Millen - - - ,.. 1 . 20 . - .- . - - - . -, : 21 -~ ?fRAND TOTAL-~-- - --- - ::---:--"""::--53- -138-.:-- :--- - .::-- :---- ::.'7 - -~< : !'91'. I ':i.: : .- - - . - ~ - -- .....-;..-;.--: .- .-:..-:, ~-Si'.'EETPOTA'TOES" - .- - - - .- ..- ...-;-:.."':".. ....~-:-. .&.1; ' "'-;l,-:~-~. - . :i-..---.-. -.-__-_: _- 'IBIBB .. -- ....,.. - ,_ J'O , .. Maco~ .2 - .. :: ~ . : - ~ ~cii--- -:---:-- - .- . ~ ~ ~.. .., . n ... ........ , , 1.> .. .. . I I ~ ~ .. , ;' ' l.: ~ , " .. : . . ; .- - - -- - ','....1 ,..,; 3 -,.~- ~- --- 7" ~ - . ~- "7~~:-;:.::';.r ~...~ -- .. ,.""!""---- ...._._.--...:------- -~- m:NsH t e vIe_n sLPLo t-t e-r-y- - -...- - - _ - - ~---- ~ ~ ----6-8.-:- - 3- - - - - .-. - - - - - - - -71 -~ Fitzgera1d --~ - - - ~ - 9 - - - - - 9 ~Rm~----------:----------------------------- A1p,paha ~ ! - . 4 4 Nashvi iie - , 20 32 52 . . 'tay City _ 15 16 -r-.o. -rCAoLnd'-. -Wavbills Jf---- - --- "'"'!--:--. ------:----.:... -- -266 -5~1---- --.-:---.--- ---:----- :-:---,.,6 ~ BIB-B--- ----------------~-----~~----. ~-.------- : Macon - 2 2 4 ~~~-~-~-------~------------~-------------- . Ba J;"ney - - 7 81 88 Banvick Morv~n , - 43 124 - : . - - 167 59 186 . 245 .." ..Quitman -- 2-25 355 580 - Cond."Ye.vbi lls TOTAL-- L.-::--:-- ..: -----::----- :-- -:-:::r-::- 26 360 64 :. 810----- ::------ ::---:-- -1!0~0 BURKE - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - --:- - - - - - - ..,.. :- "":"'._- - - - - - - - ...- - - --- .C' OFseF.rEd'iEs--- - __- - - - - .:-- - .---:--:----- -- -5-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . Douglas -~ . -. : .- _..: . ,;: . ~ . - . 14 2.5_ - .... - - - 39 Cond."''aybills : ~ -- - .. 24-- 1~-~ -- ~ - - - - - - 4S T'o"TAt ...... ...,. ~- ::..... -:- --- - ~ - --- - :- - ~ - -3~ .....44 - --- - -:- ..... --- - -:- - - -:: - - -81 "COJ;,QUITT- .- - - - - - . . . , . - - - - - . - - - .- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .. ~eultrj.e 119 182 301 Norinan Park . . - -- - 2 .- - - - - 2 TOTAL - - - - - - - ...- - :- - - ...- -: :- ~ -:: - 119 184 - -_-:-.- :; - --- - ::- - - :- - - . '- ..:C.Q<)~- - --:- - - - - - -..- ~ - - - - - - -:-- - - - - ~ --. ~ ~ .- - - :~ - - - _. - - - - - Ader _ - 176 235 41 Cond.Wayl~)ills . :.: '. - - -- - - 76 - . - ..:. ~ - - c-T!OW-'TA~F~~o!f-u"'-7- :-:--:---:--:---:-----:----:------------- -~-------- T.7.'o?.r-.-;v;;-l.T. . -- .----;------------- - ---------------- - Gaillard 10 3 -. 13 ------------------------------------------ =- --- -:- -:- - -:- -- Roberta "TarA'L - - - - - - - -- - - --= -- --- ... ~ --:- - -;:.- -~ - --:- -..3.8 4~ - - 15 . ra...,... - .- - - .:. 5S -61 \_ :... .. -' ,; .~ - 1 ."! r ~ t ; ' :'~ ..: ~:: . . ~: ;~~,);~ ..~: - ~: ~.. n {: ~9- ' ~.. . - . ~: . ~c.Aii&r:~: sit:Pi~Nis~~ or/iftpi1s.)"No ~Gj!;t~BiE~-:nf Gt:oaGtA- D~iNa. 194t~ :~ : - - - - - - - comiT'Y-&-s'TA"TION-J:AN: FE'B~':M'A'R7 ~ - .-. -- ~ '...,A;. ....P.,_R. ......;..-'..7..M...A...Y..~..J....U..N.._!, .'.J...tii:Y-AuG: SEPT7 oc'T.-N'ov: 'DEc:- TOTAL. ~ . ------ 1-:'AT,EFMEL') .~~; 2 144 10 2 158 . . . . : ~ ; ' . . 134 -. . :,. ..~ . ;,.:. 69 - - - .... ,...!I".. ~ -.;. ~. - 2o3 Hahira . v a - l d a s t a .. . ~-- TO TAb--:.-:-:.-:.-:-_-::.-:.-.. -:-:. ::-. "":"_'~.:.~- - 1\iAcdr - - - - - - - - - .:.. ' , Ideal 18 ~22 107 --'93 _ ~ ... .-=---=-Tis -1rs-:-.-:..-:: 12 a J.1arsha'i1ville , i'i!o-ntezuma ...- .... -- Oglethorpe.. -.... TOTAL----- .... ,... ~ .. '. ! , ...,. .... - .... 8 - ~ -1~ '36 : 6-- ~8 9 ., 1:9 -. 6-471-62- _-_ 40 ..-..-,_.....-.;,._...._ 200 240" - ......... : ~ .,.-;- ~ ..."."..:"' . . !~" 20 8 ---- .... 197 314 539 -10- - _:_- . :~ Camil~a PEACH - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --~-~-r----sa- - - - - - - - - - - - ~ '1 . 85 ~~ Byron - -os s4 --- - - " 119 as- - :- - -..- .- :;: -.-.::: Ft. vallez - .. - - . - 18 24 !o"TAI: - - - - - ---. - :;---- ..._,._ '""':-- :- - -:.:: -~ 73- "! .. . .- u .. ._-.:-l&T RICilMOND - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ..... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BlYthe 1 - .... Hephzibah - - 14 '- 14 --..-..----- - - - - ... - - - - - - - - - -- __ _ -;w;-'A~~Ln~. :.e.zbll~_.,. .-- -- ~ - .- :.;...__ - - .. - ...,..-:-- _3_ ...":'"- .... :,__ --- .. -. .:.~...;._-~..:____ -.~ .,iJ:.l~vC-HTL~ EY---- ,. - . -. ..- - -- - -.. - - -4- ~4 - - . - - - . cLCJ ~; .. ......;.;_:. : Ellaville .. 2 1 . ... S 'SE!iflifOil!:- - - - - .-.. -:- - - ...., .- - - - - - - - - - - - - -:..- - - - .. -- -..- . - --:_.-:-...-.:- -- Sbi1-DTEo'R.n_al_ds.o.n..v.il.l,e----------. ::- - """'...., . - . - - - - - -5- --~- -- -_.-:. .- - - -- --.:--::--- 5 -~ Andersonville ~ 6 ~ -- 8 neso-=co - - 3 s ~ - ..: - .. Plains . 'TOTAL - -. - - 7 - .- - ~- - !:' :: - --- - :: - :-. - - -; - 8 ":' T7.... -2- - ~ ;- - .. --- - .. :- .- . - ~ :: .- - -118 ~YWR- - - - :- - -:~ - - :- - - - - - - - .- - _- - - - - .- - - - - - - - -::: -:-..::-- --- Butler ":'" . ,._. 50 8 :- 58 :::- ~Charing ~ r 'l'. lO 4 ~ - - - . : 14 - 7" Mauk - -~ .. ... - 17 TOTAL----------::-----::--;;---::- 77- r3s---:;- -----::- ... -:-:. --- 20 t: TELFAIR---""".-::- . -- . ~.-:-..-::----. -:: .- - .- - - . ----.,...- "":.- . . ~ .:r." ~ : ~ .~ -- -- Helena. ... 33 . .. . SS . TOMTcARLae--------..--:---~--::-::-- 33 -,4169- ~ - - - - : : - -... - - :- ; ---=----s1f9 .:. - ~OMAs-: -~ -:~-:.....-:-..-- ~-:.-:-:- -: -:-: - _.- -: ~ -- . ~- .- -: .-:~.- -: - .-:- - - - - _-- -: ~ ~_-:. --- }3osto~. 92 --~ --.. 92 Coolidge . ... . 31 101 .. 132 eigs Ochlochnee Pavo . .. ~ 4 l6 3 8 85 130 .. .. :.7. : . ' 20 - . . .-~ 11 21& Thomasville 36 110 -- -- _: ,;. _ 146 ~ 'T0TCAonLd-i.Y_a..v~~b_ ills -- - - --- - - . .~ :-- -:-..--:- - :-- - :-- 38 289 53 -4T8- -- ----::- - --- ~:-- ' ~. ..... - ..... :;--- 91 'fol -:- - TiFT-:- . - - .- .... ..... --~-_ --~-. -----~:--:----~ --- . -:: -:. ~-_-:--: ~~~~--- .. Brookfield :. : . - - pmega. . .. ,. - 4 11 ].6 ?7 - .. . - 7. : ....:..:<.7.~ 15 ;. .- 43 -.-lo3- ---- :- - .-.-. _-:;- ..... :-. Tifton 36 65 :,:' ~ ~'TAb-~-- --~-- --:. -:---...-:---~--..-;. -::~- -s6 - - ,. -. . :-~."":--. :;: -TUI -RNJ'!;iI.<\"R- - - - - - -- - --..- - - - .~,. - - - - - .- - - -- - .- - -- .... -..,. -- - - - J - - ~.....: . -" - Ashburn 8 77 Sycamore 2 97 - Cond,waybills :. :. ,. . - - 9 69 ~ :. . - .. ~ . - -TO.--..T.A--1. - - -- --------- --- -- ~..-....- . ----- - - -- --..---.-..,- ; - --- -1'"::1- "'--2~T:-t3----- ---~- .-. ---~- -~. -~-~ - -..-~.- _- . ,_ ,-. ---- .!.. . Jeffersonville 1 40 l 42 - ~ElliR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ Alamo - - .: - ~ 10 59 .- - 69 Glenwood - 3 - 3 -TO-TA-L -------- ---- ------- -. ~.t. --1-0 ~-62------- ----. --- ---- - --7-2 ~ILCOX- - - - - - - - - - - - - :- - - -: - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - ; Rochelle ... - 4 4 . .. - '- L'IL-KJ- NS- ON---------------~--------------~------- Gordon 65 65 Mcintyre ~ 24 24 Toomsboro .;. 1 1 --- "roTA!: ---- -- -- -- -- --:---- .:-----------:----=-------: ----- 90- ---- --- :- ------- ---: -- -- -: -- -- ----90 1'-'0 RTH Sylvester 28 69 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1".-a..rv-:ic-k - - - - - - - - - - --'- 4 27 - - - - .,_ - - -'- - ...:: - 3-1 --TO'l'AL--------------------3-2 --9-6 --... -------- ---- ----128 GR..\l!D TOTAL --=--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1-46-3- ----- 4653 240 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -6356 . . . .' - . ..R~t.u;rD.. After. Five Days to - United States nepartnient of Agri9u~tur-e Bureau of Agricultural E.c.ohomics . 319 Extension Building Athens, .Georgia. . - . '. - -. .- P~l'!a.lty .for P.ri va.te u_se_. to avoid payment of postage $30(}. - : Librarian . .. ~ :. OFFICIAL BUS[NESS - Yorm BAE_..D-5/48:.1400 -- Pe rmit No. 1001 .. . Co_l _gc of .~:; .. .. .. At hens . Ga. TC Req