. . . .... . .' . ::.~ ; . ' ' J anua r y 19L!9 - - -. -.;. . FAHli. PRJ;CE REPORT AS OF' DECEIIBER 15, 19l.i8 . . ---....-~-- ..- - -- - - -~ -. - - - 'I""- --~..- ..-- - - ---...,. 5fr.:;c~ cJ; f. ,;)_ The general level of Dece;~b er 15 pric es re:ccivod by f arme rs: showed little change fr om the previous month but was som.ewhttt under tl1at 'of me year- ago:. The all comn}ocl.i ty index of 248 :r.:f. the 1909-lLI ave:rage wafJ j us t one ;jint a~ove thai{ of November 15 and 18 point s :bel ow las t 'year , ::the Dub groups, meat animals' showed a decline of l h points dur:ipg t he .month but ost of oth er sub g roup~ offset this re duct i o n~ liTED S 'J~ATES : Prices received by f a rmer's in. mid.-December averaged the lowe st sinc;:e Febr\l.ary 19Lt.7, J.;he Bureau of Lg r:i.cultural LconouJ. ~s a nnounced :Jday , The 3' point grop in the a ll corruilodity index f r om November lA'\ December was J.rge l y the re sult on l owe r pric es fo r egg s, mea t a n j.mals 1 cotton, and cottonseed, :1ich more t han offs et price increases .for or2.11ges , ric e 1 turkeys, and tiuck crops . ,t 268 percent of the Augus t 1909-July :191Lr bas e perio d; the mid- Dec ember prices :ecei ved. index is 13 perc ent (3 9 po i nts') below :the all..,.ti.me high of 307,. r eache d in :muary of 1 948 . During 1 9L:8 , crop prices dropped much more than 'livestock prices., ::1e all~rop index at 228 on; De cember 15 was 20 perc ent b elow t he 284 of J a nuar-y :;48 and 21 pe rcent below the all...time high of ~8 7 in .Jun e 1920. )e parity index ( ) rices pa id 1J;y f ;:;,rncrs in:-.luc'ing inte r es t and taxes ) r ema:i..ned un... ~:anged from :November 15 to December 15, and a.t 211 7 percent of its 1910-lh average .s onl y 1. 6 perc ent 'below the high of 251 fi r s t r eached in J anuc:cry 1 9h8. De clines J. rural living costs c~uring 'Ghe month, mainl y a s a r esult of l oner food ~)ric e s, :."fsc t increased prices for f eed , ~1e parity ratj.o ( r atio of pric e s r eceived by f arue rs f or things t hey sell to prices .aid by f arme rs fo r things they buy, including an allowance for interes t and taxes) jra:;ped l po int to 109. The ratio ende d the year 13 points bcloTr t;::o 1 22 r ecorded :~January and 2).J. po:ints b olo"r'T tho rocord high of 133 in October 1 91!6 41 Surrunary Tab l e Price I ndexes Dec. 15 : Nov . 15 : Dec. 15 : _ _l~~-~C2!~~J~~t:.h_ _.........._ 1947 1 948 19l.f8 - - -- -Indo~-- - :- - -Da-t e-- - - ?rices Received :1-iccs Pai d, including interest and ta::cs Jarity Ratio 301 271 245 2h7 123 110 :/ Al s o J anuary , Juno, 2.nd July 19!.18 . 268 307 J an , 1948 247 251 '. ) . 1/.Aug. 1 948 109 / 133 - Oct 191.~6 f: -t ! - -- $8807 96 D. L, FLOYD ;.gricul tura1 Statistician) In Char ge II.Ar.RY i~ . V~IITE Ag ricultural 1Sta tistic i an \ _ __ _ _ _ _ j COi\1 '0DITY .AND mIT PRICES RECEIVED BY F..A.IDtlERS DE'C:EMBER 15, . :Average :Aug. 1909,... iJuly 1914 G' .""""'RGIA .~ Ie.c. . Uov. 15 15 1947 1948 Dec. 15 1948 1948 VfrTI-1 COr'iPARisOiTS. , . .. .. .'<'. ... ... r ~1 IT7-~D~S~T'~T-~~S- ---=---~ . ~ " .. . U l.' . ..~o;.L J !"l . .:.J Average:; , : Dec Aug 1 909 , ; _ ~'15 Nov. 15 Dec." . 15 July 1914 ,: . 1947 1948 1948 \'lhe at , b;u. Corn, bu., .$: Oats,. bu. .$:. . Irish Pota.toes,bu.$~ ~weet P o tatoes,bu.$: 1~_24 ' ; .. . 91 .67 2.85: 2,05: '1.35: Ll2 2.r5: .83 1.85: 2,20 1.35 1.15 1.15 : . z',oo 2.20; ~ 2,00 2.20 .as-:": . 2.79: .64 ,40 70 ... 2.37i lo21 .. i.18: ... .: 1.72: 1,44 .88 2.04; 2.05 1.23 1.54 2,19 Cotton, lb. ~ C?ttonseed 1 ton $: Hay(1oose)ton $..: Hpg s,IJer cwt. $: $; Beef Cattle,cwt, 12.6 24,39 17. 85 7.33 3.87 35.3 : 31.2 95.00! 67.00 19. oo; 2s. 70 .. 23.90: 21,90 15.00: 19.00 31.6 67.00 . 26.50 . 19.70 19.00 12, 4 22.55 ll. 87 5.42 34.0 : 30.5 94 , 8CH 69 , 00 . 18 ; 10: 18 . 110 , 25;20; 21.80 ; 29 .6 68.80 19.10 21.10 20.50 i'iii lk c ows,head 38.85 110.00 : 136.)0 1~5. 00 18 .00 163. 00: 192, 00 194 , 00 C{1ickens 1 lb. 13.2 32.. 2 32.2 11. 4 29.3 30.7 Eggs, doz. Butter, lb. : Butterfat, lb. 21.3 24.6 25.7 73.0 . 63.0 . 64.0 :. 67.5 56,0 58.0 69.0 . 57.0 . 58 ,0 21.5 25.5 26.3 58.7 58.3 73.0 r 63 , 0 87.7 52.8 63.2 65.7 t.'lilk (who i esa1e) :Per 100# '3) 6.20 6,20 1.60 I 5.0Bt 4 , 83 481 Co'"rpeas , bu, Soybeans, bu. . : . 1 . 20 : ; . 5.0 10. 0 4 . 85 3~70 10.5 ~.70 10.6 ~ .: . 3,69: 2.36 10 .1 10,6 1 ,15 . 2.36 10,5 J} Average J anuary, 1910-Dccember, 1914 . 3./ Pre limi nar y for December l9ll:8 = I NDEX "lUMBE'iS OF FRICES KI:C'i.:IV:i:D BY :On Jon e s La.nrens i~onr of? Hon t. c ome ry Horgan Ne'..,r'.;on PPa c h ?u.laski Putnam. Rockdale 'l'aliafer;ro lJl rellt'ien T\,ig(~ s ' Washington Wheeler'.,. \'lilkin~on ' ..... T.~ta}. 510 6<10 5 ; 6 20 50 2,000 13,620 50 570 17,050 140 5,100 160 29 ' 2 <10 190 4 ,670 50 .. 190 3,560 13,330 110 ,40 100 620 7 , 2 <10 14,900 2, 4 30 3,.370 ' 394. 4~ 7 693 400 . 43G . 670 420 ' 365 609 " 307 597 694 639 300 643 220 521 723 )60 309 " :t~oo 170 . 513 '472 520 505 . 59 4 201 299 3,,8 97 s2n0 . 9,12~ ' 21 20B 10.,328, 43 3,01 7 lll 18,677 5'7 3 ,.001 :n 99 2 ,574 7:, 166 34 12, ll 318 3,'117 7,751 1;.2.3'6' . 1, 800 '4 00 :100 6 ,010 2,140 J..g; ;:600 500 18,. !?1;,0 5, f.:60 170 30,290 4 , 500 -~ ' .200 3:; 8).0 1:~ ~.~60 ' .: :; '660 ~; .?oo 1 3.. 0 0 0 ~~.600 ~~.610 128,550 552 . 602. 756 514 584 ' 661 ~cS Z' 630 620 530, .: 555 705 6'55 :50 4 5'80 . 655 505 G35 221 . 241 4,546 1,187 ll' 139 257 10, 6t16 .. 3, 607: . . . ~ -~ 82 19,0 09 2,788: .. : 106':. . . 2 ,11 :3 10' 76 Terrell Thomas .. ;:--' I!--.4~~1:' ~r~--; ~~ 30 ' ._ 621 600 729 ~ - ( 14,520 ::; 793 \~ebster : ,. 18' 57~ . 549 17,656 26 , 220 635 22 ,919 .,. 3 3, 000 720 13,900 . 23,990 695 2 3 ,788 32, 6 60 689 7,895 51,221 12 ,076 16,376 31,519 27,008 13, 200 . t - 655 65,090 689 1 5 ,640 690 28 ,000 600 3 9 , 20 0 605 39,000 630 4,964 7,900 589 25, 496 41,000 605 19,702 1 25,300 646 11,647 1 18 , 380 56 5 I 21,424 1 35,000 30,)..16 42 ,500. 635 6 79 U,50 9 13,000 70 t5 10,195 18,200 610 . 1 6 ; 638 2 3,771 1 6 ,683 . 22 ;516 . 8 , 652 44, 872 10 ,798 .1 6 , 789 23 ,70 1 24,553 :4, 650 24' , 7 8 9 ', '16,332 10,379 22,209 28, 876 9,170 . 11,095 't Total I 522,080 i DISTRICT VIIt Atki n son Ben Hill :Berrien Brooks 850 ..11, 810' 5, 330 ll,43Cf Clinch C6ffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Dooly Echols Ir\l'in Jeff Davis Lanier 100 9' 380 , -. 20, 21'0 .- ' 2,940 26,090 -:- ~ 33,140 . . ; 2b t 22,950 . 1. 620 . ., ._; 100 Lo \-mde s Telfair 3,710 6, 810 Tift . 18,290 Tu r n e r \vilcox Vvorth Total 31,520 i 18,570 50,280 Ii 275,150 DISTRICT IX Ap:J ling Bacon Brantley Brya;n Cha rlton Cha tham Evdils Li1Jerty II 2,970 1 380 . 1 -.~: 2~g r! . 1 4o I 30 I~. ' 1,030 30 Ijong_ : 20 . '14ci'nto sh 1, Pci erce 30', 70 ~attnall Toombs Ware Wayne 1 2,ooo 5, 760 I I 80 110 688 359, 411 517,280 650 I I 704 753 598 8,888 ! f I 700 11,660 746 756 817 4,355 i 4,900 826 784 8 ,966 l: 11' 770 605 290 29 757 7,097 [: 9 ,000 952 818 . ' 16,522 j. 20 ,540 831 l 754 2,218 ,. - 3,030 627 .. .- 16,356 26, 570 826 689 591 .. .: , 19, 58 4 : 1 34 , 840 625 500 10 20 650 . ,1 ' 799 I ),.8,327 . 25,8 40 847 623 ],,009 I 1,050 684 670 -' 67 1- 110 700 677 . t '2,513 1 3,020 756 612 4,166 I 7,010 679 8 64 ;' ' ,15,805 l 20, 840 856 690 21,711 I 34 ,770 684 l 659 12,234 .I 684 _.. , ;34 , 380 -,- 21,230 . 695 5~ . 290. . . 705 708 -iI : 291, 190 ' 732 732 366 T. .. l 2,174 139 ,,: 2, ~~g i 806 756 300 9 t- ; 741 307 215 .I'' 43 'li -_. . 300 - 707 T-.o..tal D!STRI.CT V Bal.d~kiti, Bibb r : -~ ue.ck-.T~y r(':.~11,500 iO'-' . 230 1j -:~ ~..:..:...: !:I,X"' 240 :--,6, 250 . . . . . t 400 200 (:' . t . . 524 . . . . 461 650 , .... . 13 : :- ' .500 ,:,' ;.: ~; 10 1: ' 594 .~ .: f ~: 101 .. . .. 73$ - ".:~ . : ;~1' 478 " . ,.. 673 ., . r . .. .\ .. ' "' ( ..io 6 1 193 > . ' , ,, . " :550 1 .' . 509 .. \1 : I .f: ~ ,.. 11 117 ' - . ' ' _, .. '.' _, , II : ~ 8 30 ;: 5, 8 50 ,. , ., -. .586 ::.:~-; _c:, 674 700 ~ y 4, 970 460 ><;: .46 I 0' /' ' ( A ~ 721 29 9 24 . , ,:. t .:.. I '\.: f , . ' " . ,. ' \ ; -:-' :. : ~ ~ . ..) . . ,. ~ .. ' . ~ '.-. .... : ... . _: .. ' 200 400 870 20 "' . 20 ..:. '-. 170 :J .5, 350 ; 9.,080 20 2 20 .6 , 9 50 :-..1,130 7,000 100 40.,930 :;f: : 220 : ...'Z' 230 .:;'t ,gso . ,::i451 .'\j . , :: 500 . ., . , ) f 500 500 . ' . f . ').' . ~~ ~580 ,i: : r 528 ::.>. ' ! ::~.;500 '.":,::..: , . .450 :;: 650 '464 650 450 ... , .... . ... 585 .. .. _. t ' l . . \ '~ . .. -. ~ P73 ._. .. .652 ,. 600 . :< . ... ~ -. ~~ ~ .. .. .s. o.-.... . ' ,,. I ., , I . 3.!'12 10' . 10 8tf"i 8,"903 . 4: ,79 4 .' . 10':- . ~ . 99 4, 518 . 524 . 4 ,550 45 : 23,940. : . 12'6 ' 150'' 3,588 Crawfo;r:d Do~~g~' ~- : : Hancock Hous ton Jd.h..h.s. on Jo;'n:,e..s) LatJ,r-ens l~o:n~~omery Ee,;ton Ps'a1c'1h' .. Pt4~~ki Treut1en T\vi ggs i'lashipgton ';1 h e e l e r \'I:LlkippOn 1 ....l. 220 . 1'7, 710 240 '.:417,230 _.,. ':~- ,....,. ' 520 50 ;is 810 1 ;; ~ "\ ., t ,1 ~ . ' \~ 920 "'.''\1-'' 120 1I ~;~';\3 310 ! ,..; ..., .. t I' -~':~.,,160l0o 1:-'-e;, 340 i :11}, 380 I 2 ,400 I ~ 2, 820 :" l -,1 60 '16, 930 240 ,16., 440 ~:~, 350 ,:.;:.: 4-0 ,~4~ 630 i:.~; . ,.. n74o0 _:'3: 160 ~6.', 14-D :.,,~~ 580 .' 5, 090 '.' 7-~9 8 0 2,290 ;, !3~ 690 -.. 550 l l ' ~ ' 695 550 . ' 582 . 600 500 . . .... ' - .: -~ 621 558 \ _}; c< .545 - 704 ...\ ~.. ' ' 66 4 550 664 ,:;-. _c . :::.b91 560 ('\\'. J'}715 ,. 638 11,766 : :. . 13z'' 9,568;. ' .v , : 2 , o . 1 o ~ .. -: eo. : ~ . \1,\ :;-.:.:. ~: 15,29 5 -\ 2;087 .:& 60 ~ 2, 225 13, 373 ~. 319 ,,, 3,380 4 ,-716 . 1, 282 h 278 Total DISTRICT VI Bulloch Eurke Candler 0olumbia Effingham Emanuel Glascock Jefferson Jenkins McDuffie Richmond Screven \>larr en IJ:otal 122,500 613 21,;300 18,470 ~~ - 3, .~30 70 1,410 6,640 1,890 12,670 6,400 80 1,7?0 11,990 380 778 'j ' . ' (,566h2 471 723 571 586 630 561 500 556 688 545 86,400 648 75,132 16, 571 10,382 2,0 33 33 1,019 3,792 1,107 7,982 3,591 40 984 8,250 207 55,991 115,000 626 26, 320 .,., -: .'!'7:.4:. 2_q~ 8J70 7r. : ." . " .5~~-' ' ; 3,760 610 80 425 1,590 650 7,490 540 2,140 570 12, 050 530 7,230 530 90 444 2, 000 544 13,540 586 430 521 97,590 618 72,013 20,372 ,.11, 792 2,294 34 1,034 4,045 1,220 6,386 3,832 40 1,088 7,936 224 60 ~ 297 ' ' .,:. ""'" '~ "~-. . '> l .''."' ' .. !', ' ~""'' "~,' ''' ~ ,\ f ')'\,J,Ift '"" ' .,._..,,,.,, ~,..,, .,..,., ,.,,, ' ,,. o . , , - H o . GEORGIA PEANUTS PICKED & THRESHED - ,.J3y COUNTIES . :on - .. . ... (The estimat~~ ~~-~- b~sed . ~ . the latest avafi.ab1e data) .' . ... ; 1947... ;~::ICT VI* ".. :>~ as, 34o '' 5:9 .. Oalhoun :c -~,.: .; 8+ay , .j)~catur bo"ugherty II Eqr1y. .. G.riady. .... . . I Lee Hiller '/..-~"',::. ', ;_ Mit~hell .. - . .. ~ci,itman Rap.dolph Setninol'Efi St~noJart S~ter re;rren Thomas :: tle~ste:r 343;340 22,060 30:~_ 17Q 12,980 61,;600 16,480 30 ~ 340 '38;0'90 39 .t:370 8,720 42, 640 2,2, 780 18,320 34,120 43:,910 9, SOO 19,040 , ; Totai . , DISTRICT v.rn A;tkinson .E! e~ HilL . , ~~rri en.: :,;' Brf:>oks .. ;.. . Qpffce '' . ' d6;tquitt d~t;k .' . ~risp Dooly Echols Irwin Teff Davis>; Lanier ..' I,owndes ' .: Telfai-r : Tift ':::r ., . Turner<.: , Wilcox:~;: ; \V'orth :,>:_: , .:_;: , ; ' Tota:l DISTRICT IX ' ! Appling J3acon. '"ryan .: : , . '~'\vans ~ ~"ierce '2attna11 1oomb's , . '~ia:ret~1: STATl!l Tallis 51i. 100 440 1~~190 ~~ 810 . 9 650 :; :.;' 340 ~ .. t '11, 140 ;-'::2, 710 '26, 140 37,140 . ;; 30 .28,260 . / . ~150 . ' 30 2, 390 ..: 6,340 . 22,100 ; 37,170 :: 24,370 .' 1)6,400 .295,000 : . . ,... , I,: ! ' ' f ' :- :- 2,070 .. 210 540 ; _;; l,250 . ,_. 20 2, 950 ,5, 880 .. i3,0~3~0 11.o~o, ooo 701 702 607 ,.. 607 -739 .682 .. 612 440 . 539 580 653 .482 536 708 725 538 603 ~-~~ ' ,I t ' 702 725 . 849' . b'nl . 7:;3' ' 740 681: 805 666 :" ? 3 3 .. .. 733 .: 5.~1 ",; 600 ' t - . -: ??2 : .. {?35 , ;.888.r :. 8~9 . 744 :. 7~:3 : ~; ~ '7'68 j ..; , ~ ' . 103 -'.:66,7 ~ .-~-.622 ;a :., :68.3 ;:.. ;. . :o : ,.. o'f8B3~.c- . ;;~667 ; 67o ~~;5271 30,510 22,6751 15,487 . . I .18,306 1 .7, 884 j 45,49.2 1 34,750 23,330 31~1,,972500 . 64,000 . 11,241 1 17,950 18, 565 1 32, 620 16,749 1 4()._790 21, 215 1 42, 150 5,'056 j 9,220' 27,861 1 45, 110 .10, 971 j 24,090 9_,824!1 19,350 24,159 36,100 . 31,829 1 46,460 .. 5, 2751 10,370 .___ 11,477 20,160 : 319, y93 ! 54~: 630 Yield Per .Acre Prod1iction J,bs~ (000 Lbs. ) .. 701 755 710 564 .:.. '650 . 776 749 630 657 . . 740 . 569 718 723 524 614 714 743 636 689 21, 388 26,240 16,564 18,003 8,938 49,664 13,.445 20 ; ~.5'1: '. 26,799 3l,\9t ,. . 5; ' 2~0 32,'li89 ~: -- 17,417 _ ...:... 10, 139. 22,165 . '!33;172 ,. 7~701 12, S.2 .2 ~' 373,834 . 309 . ' 470 ' 9, 559 1 '14, 140 3,158 I ' 4,060 :: 5,51ol 10,350 . 5, 380 1 6', 790 I 12,676 18, 360 . . 1,854 : _2,910 .81,0441 ' 28,000 24, 735 ! 40,850 .;: 22 i 20 ::. , 20, 705 1 '3o, 2so 208 1 . 3SO : . '1,4~~1 30 .1, 490 : 4,029! . 6,800 ~9' 632 1 ., 24,730 33,424 39, S30 .. is, 121 . . ' 44, 733 . : .1 , .~ ..., "., 2'26, 6QL.J: -26,120 -~ 60, 250 '315, 860 . :: 696 ::-: 742 757 r ?61 ~75 861 886 ! ... ;742 633 ,., .700 ... :: eso .. '561 ,:'' 633 .. _:_6.60 . .: . 575 9.00 . 805 . ' 100 : _: . :,qe "I . 327. 10,492 3,07.3 7,8:76 5, 9,41 15,808 2,578 20,776 _25,8pS . ... 14 25,738 213 19 983 3,910 22,257 32,063 18,284 L1.,5, 670 241,880 i . . I ' ' ' ... : . 1,456 ~ -. 1,700 140 . 190 ;>::.: ,?~~6 - ' .... r, 353 .:.:~: 679 ,, ; 129 '.: 336 1 1 ; 670 ... ' : 854 . 1,140 :. ~: 655 .~: ,775 '.1:39 : 884 . , , ' . 14 2,016 1. 1 ' . 2, 20 670 . ?DO . .: 736 . .14 .. 1,.96'5 .. . , 4, 5861 . .. 5, 330 9,4::1~~1,7: ' - 20 30 . ' : ~~: ' : 780o76. : ~ ~~ 301 .\. ; '- 21 . ..... . :.:.;. ,_~?r; 9,;1.36 jt,p21. . ~oo ooo-.:~;:: ::,6_9;,;....5-_- - 7si~{-so.-- --~-:.~ ~_'___ _;_~--~; , ~_.__ ;_ . ,1 ;:;.\ '' i . ... .. ~ ' - . i' ' - :. ; , ~ ARCHIE LANGLEY . .' Agricultural Statistic~an ,. ~.. ~ :. __i_:_ ~ ~- -~---L::~-- : . ..,. ( ,... .. ,. . :. . ,-; c.- . ...' t - ... ~ .. . ' ' ~ .l ~ . . ' : r -: :-.: .. .., r \~ i t:> :, :\ D. Li :FLOYD ., . .: :' Agricu1tur. In Charge .. ': .. '~" . . f .. , ..~ ... .. . . . . ; .. ... ' . '..~ : . . . . . . .: . .~ '~ - .. ~ .' ' .,. . . '., mUTED. ST:.~TES . DEP.ci.RTI.f.BJNT OF .rl.GRICULTURE :SURE~U OF :tGRICULTlJ:qAL '1JCOl'l'Or4IC'S : CROP R~PORTING BO~RD Pe.k'ct.~~,...:..,.._, c .~ January 31; :1949 . ,. . - . 1'/heat stockJ:l of 857 million bushels \irere in all storag~ po.~dtions on January 1, 1949, tbe Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports. 1-Jhilp cO'nside~!'J.bly . smaller than . on. Jan11ary 1, 1942 and 1943, these stocks are larger than on c;t:p.y' other Je.nu,a.ry 1 of record. They are 7 per cent more than a year earlier, DisappoEi.ranco during the Octobe.r-December .quar1;er of 1948 was about 291 million .bushels, \-zhich is considerably less than the 327 million bushels ::n 1947, .the 307 million in ],9'48 'and,. 338 million btis i1E?ls in 1945, but larger than in that quarter of most preceding years. . ' ' . Over 2,612 million bushels of corn w:ere s tored in all positions .on Jnnlla ry 1, 1949. Tl\ess stocks are the l a rgest for J D.nlle.ry 1 in the 6 years of compc:.rnbl e r e cord ' nnd fie per cent 1n rge r thnn on J<:mllary 1, 1948. ifuile nenrly 2, 520 million bushel's of :. t~is, corn remai_ned on farr~s, the off-fnrrn total of n ef\rly 93 million bush els is the largest of r ecord for thos e positions. Sto.qks of over 973 million: bt:JJshe1s of or:t ~ in t\11 po si t'ions on Jf'.rltl0.ry 1 nre so cond l !i.t ges t of the 6-,.yer.r record for tl;le da t o 1. hrw in g 'Je en ;oxcef;;ded only in 1946 . .The off!'f nrm toto.1. of 46 million bu.shels is nbout us11r\l for .J r.nur.ry 1. Bc~rley stqcks of 230 , Million bushels nr e th e l a r ge st for J rn1K ry 1 in the 6 y en rs of r ec ord, 1,.fi th the off-fnm q_tlnntlty of 74 million bushc~ls 1 r.rg er thPn USLt0.1, STOCKS OF i'JB:E.AT, CORN, ;um O.ii.TS, J 1:..NU..\.RY 1, 19 49 i\l'lTH COHP;-l.RI SONS c rn. r - - ~ :_ - - - - -: - - - - ...., :- - - - - - - - - - - - - J P"n:-1-: - J 0:n:-1-:-0 t :-1:- : J Gmin . ! Position 194~1 : 19 -1,8 : 1918 : 19 49 --------~-------------~------T- ho~ us- nn- d - bu- sh- Gl- s ---~--.--~ - ( On Fr.r ms 11 ~65,794 428 ,666 5 '.~ 6,151 3811667 (Co mmodity' Cr edit Corp . ?) 4 , 10 tl 3,100 3,960 3,701 lfue nt (T e rninr;.1s' !if 56, 256 1,:cl,889 219,111 (l'b r chrnt Hills l/ j;./ 96,779 111,130 ' 1 29 , 233 11 (Int. Hills,El ov. & \'fuses . } 119,041 116,827 2',9 , 817 166, 3'i8 103,?-18 202 ,082 TOTJ,L-------- ~----------- 6.;,2r277 -80l-6l21}4s272- 857,06- -----~------ -----------------L- - ------:---- Corn ( On Frms (Tor ninrcls l/ y 2 1136,640 1,506,283 11~ ,035 2,5],.9, 569 27, 8 70 131 218 1,522 , 50,330 :=: :=:: = := =:: !o~~ (Int. Jv!Hls , E1ev. & \\'hsos. 2} 43,781 36,003 9,829 .r n.gr r ph, . * Unalloc['.ted- to nvoid disclosing individur>.l oper ations. .... Athens,. GeoJ;gia : . .:. \ FJ\RM : .. . PRICE REPORT AS :CF JANUARY 15, 1949 .. Fcbrt.J.ary 1949 Lv-olj in GEORGIA; The sharp 'decli'ne chickens, eggs, and. meat animai prices during the of . past 30 days . caused the all commodity index of prices received 'by :farmer.s to d.ecline to 247 per cent the 1909-14 average. The current index is one point I . . . . be1ow last month and is ~5 . pointS below the record high in June 1948 of 282 per cent. During th~ past 30 days chicken .anQ. eggs index declined .22 points; meat aninuil's 7 points, grains advanced 3 points, :while other commodHies shovJed litUe chax:.ge from ,the Decem:ber : 15, 1948 level. UNITED STATES: The first month of ],.949 sat'' 11no change 11 from the previous month in . ,. :: the i .ndexes of' prices. received and prices paid by farmers including interest and taxes, according to the BureM. of .Agricultural Economics, The prices received index at 268 per cent of the August 1909....July 1914 base ;pe.ribd was .13 per cent below the all-.time high of 307, reached in Janu.;J.ry 1948. The paritY index (prices paid by farmers including interest and taxes), .was the . s.;J.me as. the revised indexi for a month ago, but down 1 per cent, from January of .last year. Al- though the prices re9eived index remained the same ~s a month ago, the all-crop component at 238 is up 10 points from last mQnth as a .result. of slight increaseq in feed grains and hayi ~nd sha'I'p increa~ es in fruit and truck crops. These increases were offset by declines in meat animals, dairy products, and pouJtry ?-nd eggs . , ' ' '' . :.i ~ : . . . . ... , The index of prices paid, interest, and taxes was unchanged from the revised index of 248 for December 1948~ . - From December 15 to January 15, prices paid for living commodities declined 4 points; this is r 'eflected in a/- 2 point drop in the prices paid index. This decline, Q.owever, has beep offset in the index of prices paid, interest, and taxes 'by increases shown by preliminary aata on interest and taxes payable on farm real estate iri 1949. .. The parity ratio ( rat,io of prices received by fa~ers for things they sell to prices paid by farnie.rs for things they buy, including an alJ,.o,,rap.ce .for interest and taxes) at 108 was the same as the revised figure for last month, but 14 points below January of a year ago. :.. . =:: hiih:::: Summary Table - - - - - - - - - - - - - -:Jan.-15 T Deco-15 T Jan.-15: =R~cai~ --------- Indexes -----: ---1948--: --- 1948 --: ---- 1949 -: --- Index --:----- Date -- Prices received 307 268 268 307 Jan. 1948 Prices paid, including . . . ~.c.- . --- --- --- - - - ....---------- interest and taxes Parity r~t io -. 251 122 .... ~ ~- ~ ~ ":""-- 1/248 1/108 - ~- 248 ; - .I .-is1 ~Aug 1948 . 108 ... . . :13~ Oct. . 1946 - :- ~ -:-----:-- ~-......,....- ~ Revised. ?} Also January, June, and July 1948. p. 1. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician In Charge .AB,CHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician - -~ - --~~- - - -- - .-.-.- - : : - -, -P.R-IC-~-E--:S-- -R.-.E-.C..-:E:-:I:V-:-E-_D..-.,.-B:Y:.-_F-- .A- RM- ER~J- .AN-U~ AB-Y- 15,- 1 - -1tr9-4-9-W~-IT''H''C-O~M~..P... ~A~RI"S'O'--N- ~S---- ..-.._ -.--.- -. _:;-.-.-.- -- - Jrs- nrso . . . CO~~:I_TY . f! i~i=;fi,~J fs-GF~DRGIA Jl5~---.---~1..~ute.l~' g tm!!I.'ED .. -S~TAT~E~S-:--r . ~-,Jls~-- --- -- -- ______ _. ~ y_.l9.14.r-:wa__-:--r-:-li44-- 1949 -~ ~y_ _19_li _1~- - 194;L_ r---194:,9_ Wheat, 'bu. . $ 1~24 J 2.85 ,2 0 20 2ol8 .88 2.81 _1 2,05 2.02 Corn, bu. $ Oats, bu. $ Tri'sh Potatoes, bu. $ &91 1 1.35 lo40 1.25 .67 1.35 1.15 1.08 ., 4!0 .76 2,25 .2.20 I - ~70 1.. 86 1.66 Sweet Potatoes, bu. $' .83 2,00 ;88 2.17 2o36 Cotton, lb. qottonseed, ton 12 ~ 6 $: 24o~9 35.0 95.00 31.6 67.00 3L6 65.;00 12;4 2255 331 95;10 . 296 68~80 293 65.70 Hay, loose, ton $ 17,85 20~00 26~50 . 23;,60 11~87 18.70 .. Hngs, per cwt. $ 7.33 23o30 19.:70, 18.,90 7.27 26 . 70 2110 20,10 Beef Cattle, cwt. Milk Cow.s., head Chickensr lb~ $ $11/ 38.85 I 13 . ,2 17.00 19.00 no.oo . :).3 5.00 31.6 .. 18.80 13?.00 31.3 5~42 . 48.00 11.4 21 .. 50 20.50 ' 170.00 .194.00 30o7 20.00 195.00 30.7 E~gs 1 doz. 21.3 65.0 6 9.0 63.0 48.7 52.8 47.1 Butter; lb. 6i.o 57.0 72,0 63. 2 62;5 B~tterlat, lb. .64.0 .. 58.,0 87.7 65.7 ~lk (wholesale) per 100#?:} . ' $. . 2.42 s.oo 6.20 s.io 1.60 5.oG 4.80 4.61 G?wpe n.s, bu. $ 5.00 4.70 -5.10 ' -:}.15 4~24 Sqybeans, b'U P~ anuts -1 lb $ .'; :1 I I5.0 I ]}_ Averaf,;O January. 1910~Decemb qr, 1914. 10"'6 ; . 10.6 ' . . 48 - : ?:} .freliminaty for January :1949 . 2;,.27 10.5 i31 :r'mi!ERs ; ' t lil!lEX NUMEiE:Rs o:F PRICEs IlliDEIVED I N GEORGiA . ' (ll:ugust 1909- July 1914 : 100 ) _ . ITEM .Jan. 15 . Doc .. -15 Jan.. .',18 . . 1948 i948 194$ . ~~A~l-l -C-o-m-m-od-i - ti-c-s -~-----264 Cotton & Cottonseed 290 248 253 247... 253 Gr a ins 228 154 157, Moat -1\nima ls .. 378 384 3?7 Da iry Products 232 231 230 ., 'Chicken & Eggs . . 285 . 300 278 . :! . Fr.u:i ts 106 193 193 Miscell aneous~--------1~6~1 ----------~1~85-----------1~86~ .tUtor Fivo Days Return to United St a t e s D:Jpartrnent of Agric.ulturo . Bur e au. of llg_ricul~ural _ Economics .319 EX:to:qsibn Building - }.thbns, Go9rgb . . OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE-B~2/49 ~ 1775 Pormi t No. 1001 Penalty fo-r; privatp uso t .o .- avoid payment of postFJge $300. De~tn Paul VI. Chapman Athens, Ga. ~ Clark Co. Req,. .. -~ . ., l .... _.;r' ~ . .-~ '1 , ." ~ Athens, Georg,ia '. ... \ LIVESTOCK ON GEORGIA F.U:1MS J ANU.:mY 1, : .19)~9 ~~ ~f9L~9 February 2:3, .. .~~ ....- of Inventory of-:Iivestock numbers on O ~ or. g ia f arms January 1 showed ' ~ ' ctetiine.~ffom:~'~ne year before .f~.r ' all species except; sheep and turkeys. De~t;eases in ot~~r rank were: mul~s 5%, catt le 4%, and 3% .for-~:pgs, horses and cl;t~kens. Sheefl were Ui;~ . changed ih numb er while turkeys showed a 15% increase. F!?on'l the standpo.int of V"aloo, the comparison is more favorable since the current total''vdfue ;figure 6i.$186,62-i',oco is 3%above tl1e $1801 965,000 of January:l, 1948. , . The estimated 37.,000 horses this yea r compares with 38,000 last year and 'the 2h4,008 mules vr.i..th the '}948 figure of 257, ooo. This decrease of 14'_,000 hea.d in total work- stock is a c ontihuat i .on of. the. ctovmwE,rd trend of the past several years and .reflects the increas i ng:: u~eof tractors. and po;'rer equj.pment. Prices of botphorses and .mules are off from one year ago resulting in combined val-ue shovd. ng a decrea se of lJ.%- $45,9Lt9 ,000 aga irtst ~:; 55,.037 ,ooo, . l . ' Number of hogs was l,6ol~. ,ooo compare d with 1{654,000 J..a[:i t year with r espe,ctive values of ~? 38;977~000 dnd ~~40,122,000 or a dqcrease of 37b . : ] ." f" "- ~ Cattle numb e rs ~f .1, 099, 000 again'st 1, lh5, 000 one year ago .showed a 21% gain in total, value ... ~~88 , .S79;ooq compared witf;l :)73,166 ,000! This increa.s~ was due to :a <'26% in- ., crease in value per head. . . .\ . ' .' Value for chickens ~nd turkeys was ~~ 12, 986, 000' or 4% above the correspqndj_!1g ftgu~e . of $12,447, 000 1ast'.year. ' .... .;. .:.... ' l_, .; 1 , .. . , , . . ,. ,: :~-~ '. ' . : - ' ' --~ ;_ . () ;. 'J. ~- After five days r eturn to United States Department of.:Agricnlture Bureau of .A3ricul tural . Economics 319 Extension Building Athons, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSI NESS .-~ ' Form BAF,.J..fJ2/49 - 6470 , ,.... Pcrmi t No , 1001 . ~ . t {' .:. ' 1 .. ,.., .L . ,. ~ .. ' ' ' . ...., . : ::_.:.. '1 ~- ... ...; . . '. 1 :;. ~ ...."~' .::-'-!' . ~ .- '_-:'l.r ;.: :~~~. '.~ ',: ~ ; :~ .. ..:.- ~ ' \'~ . _;_~~-~ . i~' >' -~ .. ' .;/: - ;, ~ ,l ~~ ! .. ' ~ .: ~ - . :. ~ ' . .. -. .. : ~ .. - : f .: ..; ; .. . ( : _-.":. ::.. .. ......- ; .; ~) t. \. .... ' .' ' ::.; . ,.~ ... ..\ .~ ~ ... ~_ ..... ... . ' ',,-;.. . ~-'' . .. - . . ..... ...-~.,~- ~ .. . . . LIVESTOCK ON GIDRGI AFARMS J.ANUAm 1' 1938 .;.' l949' ::.. ' .. ': ' '., ' ' ' ' 'J ' : Thousand :F~rm Value : Tot8,1 Farm Value :f: :: : Thousand ;.. Head 1 Per Head , :Thousand Ihllars * : - : Head z_-...\ Jlt)f~e{lmd Colts : Farm Value :Totiu.:Farm Va1ue : Per ~ead iTbousar1d . Ihlia:r!J \ ; ..' : -~ Mules :end Mule Colts ., . 1938 . 1939 \ 1940 ' 1941 ' 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 . 1949 _32 , 33 " 35 37 .. ' . 38:' .. 38 38 38 . 38 38 38 37 $ 105,00 ' 105. b0 . 103.00 . 98.00 104 e0 0 1 1 4 .. 0 0 126.00 119.00 116;,00 119.00:. , 116.00 lOl ~00 . $ 3,3SO ~ 3- ~465 3o~6.0~ ... ' . ' 3",629 ' ' ' ,, io,..:..~ . 3.,955 4,325 4,802 4,525 4.408 ' 4,522 4,408 . : _-~.737 334 331 320 314'' . 311 297 291 285 276 268 257 .. 244, $ 154~00 150.00 155.;00 ' 150. 00 ' .: 155.00 "''. !74;,00 204.00 199.o00 194.;00 2Q4;,00 197.00 173.00 $ 51.436 ' 'i 49,650 '' ~ . ~. . 4497t' 600 .1.0.0' -. \ .-:._ . , ~48,2.05: ': .. ""' 81; 678---- 59,364 56,715 53 , 544 54,672 50, 629 42,212 C~ttle l:!Ild .Palve s ..... ' ; J: ,., . Cows (3lld Heifers, 2 years ol9- arid ,ove# , . . kept for milk* * . .' . 1938 1939 1940 : 912 " . .924 ' ".4 : , ..,. 20.60 . ~n.so 953 23.'46 .$ 18,787 .... j . ' . 19,866 22,3oo :. 36fl ' $ 365 .., 369 31~00 . 32.00 35.00 $ . 11,4 39''' 11,680, 12,915 . 1941 963 24.70 23.750 . 362 r ' 37.;QQ 13,394 1942 1,011 32.70 33,033 380 50.00 19,000 1943 194'4 . '" 1945 1,062 ' 1,136 4 . l,Hn 41.80 44>00 ' . 40.-.80 44,367 51,006 48;185 395 62.00 399 69.00 395 . 63.00 24,490 27 t 531 24,885 . 1946 . :.1,146 ::. 49.3.0 56,,498 403 73.00 29,419 . 1947 1948 . ;l,f57. " 1,145 . 57.70 63.90' 66,759 73,166 ' 399 8s.oo 395 94.00 -r9-4- 9 - , . ---1,-09~9------ 80-;.6-0~~---'-8- 8,- 57~9~~~------3-79-~~~~~ll6~o00 33,915 37,130 43,964 Sheep and Lambs 1938 27 $ . 3.55 :$ . 96 1939 23 3.45, .79' 1940 21 3,50 74 ,. ,, ~941 . ],9 3.55 67 19~2 .. :re 4~45 80 "1943 l8 4 . 95 89 1944 18 5.40 97 1945 18 6,10 110 1946 16 6.40 102 1947 <:r '15 8.;60 129 1948 14 8. 80 123 1949 14 9.30 130 Hogs, . Including Pigs 1,412 1,662 1; 750 1,590 1', 732 1,875 2,065 1, 732 1,507 . 1,6.88 1,654 1,604 $ 7: 10 . 7.20 . 5.60 5.90 ~.30 .13. 00 . 12.10 . 12~50 17.20 21.50 24.:30 24,30 . $ 10,025 11,966 9 , 800 9,381 16,108 24,375 . . 24,900 . 21,650 ', 25,920 36,292 ' 40,1'92 S8;977 Chickens (excluding chicks under 3 mos .): . .' ~keys 71793~8~----7~,1~3~8---.$~~-.6-2~---$~--4-,-4~2-6~~~~ ----.~.. --~--~54~..--~$~. ~~2.35 $ 127 1939 7,900 .62 4, 898 . 46 2~ 4 5 113 1940 8,219 ;, 56 4,603 47 230 108 1941 7,642 ~59 4,509 :. , 52 2;.30 120 1942 9,159 74 6,778 ~ / - 47 2! 80 132 1943 10,244 .92 9,424 48 3,80 182 1944 11 , 198 lel4 12,766 45 5;00 225 194 5 9,811 1.20 11; 773 35 5*20 182 1946 10,139 130 13,181 44 5;80 255 1947 9,256 1.42 13.144 55 6,30 346 1948 8,639 1,41 12' 181 41 6. 50 266 1949 8,373 1$51 12,643 47 . 7.30 343 Total value is sum of values by age groups . . Included in cattle and calves, ARCHIE LANGlEY. and D. L. FIDYD, .Agricultural Statisticians UNITED STATES LIVESIDCK .!NVENTORY - - - - - - JAITU.PJ?..Y 1, 1949 L~vestock anddfoultry on ~arms and ran~hes declined sli ghtly during 1948. to the lowest level s :mce 1939. o~nce reach~ng the all-t1me peak on January 1, 1944, numbers h ave dropped for 5 ~traight year~ However, the decline during ,1948 was only 1 percent and was less than, occurred ~n any year s~nce numbers started downward, While the total inventory for all Species ~as down from January 1 a year ago, there were marked differences in the changes that took place among the various species, The number of all cattle was up slightly, hogs showed a modest increase, aJld turkeys were up sharply. On the other hand, the number o sheep, horse:s, mule s and chickens were smaller at the end of the year than at the begixmin'g. ~ .. , No adjustments have been made in the January 1 estimates for 'livestock losses since that date in storm areas of the West ~ . . .....Even with S(')J!lewha:t ,sm.aUer numbers the farm value o livestock and poultry reached a new record h~g}:). _of .: ~~;9~7. !llillf on :doll!irs . This value was 10 percent apoye. l a st ,Year/ and 89. p ercelll.t abE. OF AGR,iGIJLTVR.t. : .. ~ .,. . . 1\tnens j Georgia JJa}ch 4J 1949 1"AID!l ffiJeE REPORT Ji.s OF FEBB.V/LilY 15;. 1.94 9 Gf.(JI:ill IA: .. . On Februaty 15,: 1949 the . iriciex of pr:i,.c-~s :rece:i,.y~d by f~rm~ts 6J( J ceal 3: : Georgia: markets: was 23 7 per cent C'>i' th:e August 1909 .,. July 19lh average, This was ja'' decline: o:r 4 pe;r cient fr9m the ml.d~Jan~ar:y '.le.vel and per ce11t lower tna_1:1 a year earlier. . . , . Comp<:rin(p~i~~s iii m_id....Fe~r~ary with ~ year ~go/ corn, ~vh.~at_, oats 1 s.oyb~ans~ cottonsee}i, -ch::t,ckens and eggs qre dovrn sha:'ply. C'otton_, :-hogs, bt;tter, butterrat, and~ cowpea-s .made mjde;r,ate dec.1ines*; Whlle p.-,tato~s 1. swe ~ t ,potato~s , hay,. I"eanuts, beef catt;Le, milk cows and. milk (wholesale ) are selling a.t a higher level than a year :.ago .,: . . By' groups: o:f. products> cha:nges in iridex nll;Jllbers f:t'cl)l J anf1a!'y 15 td February 1) were: chickens ~nd' eggs qovm 55 points~ meat animq.ls d<:ii'fll 19 p9j.nts, co~tcn and cotton- seed down: lD points, grains d.C">wn 3 points, dai;ry products dovm 1 point, while .fruits . and mi'scep,anei:ius gf'oups wy-re up l point each, . . ' UNITED STATES: A :drop 6f:4 percent (10 points) in the index of prices -received by ., . . farmers, ~nd :of 1 p:ercent (3 points) in: the. index of prices paid by farmer~ includirfg inter~st and ta?ces re slilted in a mig-February ratio of prices received tb .{Jrices .paid, intW'est, and. taxes of 105,. the ' l (wrest since July 1942, according:to the B~reau of:Agricultt'al Ecor).omics~ The price chanc;es for the month ended February 15 lowered the.. index of .prices received by farmers to 258.r and the index of ~rices pa.~d,_ inte~est_, and ~axes t~ 245.: Recent de~llnes jn the ind~x of pric:es received by fanners have dr:opped it to the lowest level since September l9h6 , but the index of prj.ceS"" pa id_, . interest, .and ta:Y.es is _now only , aQQV.t 2 pe:rc.ent below the average .for the whole year 19!-+8. Last year. . 7,he parity 'index (pi~ices pa:Ld, inte rest, and taxe s) was fairly stable, varying only in th~ narrow range o;f L~ pnints from the all-time high of 251 in January, June, July, and 'Augu.st vi" 247 in March . . j ;, : RECORD HIGH - - - - -- - .... ..;,_. .:.:...:_ - Prices received 1/ 307 Jan~ 1948 Prices paid, including interest and taxes 2/ _pO.!_.l.:.;.:_;Y_r!!:_t2:;0____ -- _ 2h8 2h8 245 row , 1:)..2 - - - - - - . 105 ;-- --: . .-~ ~ ...,..._ . 251 3/Aug ~ 1948 133 -~ O~t ;-1 9h6 ~/ Aug. l)lfJ)-.hly 1914= lo'o ~~ 19~0..-14= ioo }_/ Al:s~ Janua ry, June, and July 194 8 ~ D, L. ?LOYD Agricultural Sta.tis+.ician, In Charge ARCHIE LicNGLEY Agricultural Statistician . Ul44 __ _ .:-----------..,,.::P.:::.:.R=-:IC:..::E:..::S_:RE~CEIVED BY F.ARMERS FEBRUARY 1949 WITH COMP::.:.AB.=I.::.:SO::.::N:..::S~.-...;___;~.;;_;_-....;.;._ GIDRGIA-' -:--_,., ... ~,-~ , UNITED STATES CO~~lTY ;Ave;rage . . : F_e.b .~. : ! Je.n;~. ~--..:,.;,..-F..-:~.,.._~..;;.,.~."..;:~A~v'~~-'""~a-z-e--:-- -F-e-b-~-:-'--....,J~8n-.- Feb, . UNIT . :.!ug; 1909- 15 : . 16 . ~ :):5 :Aug, 1909-: 15 15 . 15 -.,...;----~---..,:.-.J_u...,.:1y:_1_91_4_:1948: : 1949 J .' 1949 :July 1914 : 1948_~....;1:;.;:9..._4_.;:_9_--._..:: 1~9~49 . . . ,.J . .'- '! . ~ $! .Yfheat. bu. 1.24 ; '2.55: 2;18; . 2.10: ,88: 2.12: ' 2,02: 1,94 ~--~-----------~~------~--~--~---- $! ITish Potatoes,bu : 1.08: 1.38: . 2.50l . ... l.04t .70: 1,93: . 1.66: 1.12 .69 1.72 . ~--------------~~-----~ Srveet Potatoes,bu $ :: ,83,'. 2,25:. 2.35.: -r-~~~----~--~--------~-r---~----~~ 2.6o! . ~---,------ a s !----2-.-3-1-~.,.----2-.-36! 2.44 ,..,_--- q'otton, lb, Cottonseed, ton f1ay(1o~se)ton. . $~ 12.6 32.0 : 31.S : 31,0 I . .. . . 87.oo: 65.oo: 53,oo; ~ 17~85: 2o~ooi 23.60: 23,60: 12.4 30.7 . 22.55: 88.60: 11.87: 19,60: 29.3 : . 19.80: 29,1 53,40 20.50 -r~----~------~-----~--~.-- -~ --~+---~----~-----~---~--- --~----~- $! Flogs, per cwt. 7,33; i8.soi 18.9o; I7.so; 7.27~ 21.60; ---$...:;-, . _B._,~.-.ef-:_C_a_t_t-~e-,-c-wt--. -----3-~-8-7.:..:-1-6.-_-60_:!1...-1-8-~-80_..:..:~-l-8-.0_0..:;~----5-.-4-2;.;-.--20.10; 20,00: 18. 7'0 . ---,!-----..,...;...~...,_- ---:-~---- ~-r:------~r---- Milk Cows, head CP,ickens, lb. ;$ .:lf 13.2 31.6 31,3 28,7 . _______ 48.oo;. l67.oo:.. 195.oo: 187.oo ~~--~------~~: 11.4 : 26,0 30,7 29,5 --------------~~~~-----r-------r-----~----~~ ~---~ --~-------~--------- Eggs, doz. Butter; lb; ' .=.. . 21.3 56.0 63.0 ' 24.6 58.0 57.0 48.0 : 56.0 21;5 25.5 45.0 : 47.1 41.8 . 62,5 _; . 60.5 Butterfat, lb. M i lpker( W10h,0o#l=e s..a:El e) ) Cowpeas, bu. ' Soybeans, bu. Peanuts, lb. 25.7 .2 42:: ... 5.0 . . . . 61.0 - 58.0 - -.- - - - -57-.0---i-. . --- 26.3 - - - - 84,9 65.7 : 64.1 --------~;--------- . ..' 6.20, . ' . 5,20: .5. 10; 3.45: I 5,oo; .., .. 4.54; 4,s2!. 4,24; 4.18 2.05 . 10.0 10 6 :; 10.6 4.8 . 10 ,0 : 10.5 10.3 1} Average J~i.lary, 1910 - I:ecember,. 1914. 3} Preliminary for Febru~y :L949 ITEM INDEX NUMBERS OF PRICES RSCEIVED BY FA..tWERS . IN (August 1909 .,. July 1914 ;; 100 ) Feb. 15 1948 Jan. 15 1949 .. GEORGIA Feb. 15 1949 II All Commodities Cotton &' Cottonseed 245 266 r J I Grains Meat .Animals I Dairy Products 220 340 230 I Chicken &Eggs Fruits 256 106 I Miscellaneous 162 247 237 253 243 157 . 154 377 358 23D 229 278 223 193 194 186 187 , After Five Days ReturP. to Penalty for private use to avoid United States.nepartment of Agriculture payroent .of postage $900. Bureau of_ Agricultural Economics 319 Extensoion Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAEPB3{1{4s;l775 Permit No, 1001 . ' __,"- ss. ,,y. e 11~ 1 e .iV.< . nt.ee s e . Il~ br arlall. tate College of Agri., ~ eq . Athe ns, Ga. ; i {t;:""'"_.__._ ! : 1\thens, Georgia T .R U 0 K C R 0 P N 0 T E S March 15, 1949 gENERAL: The weather this winter and early spri.ng has been unusual],y mild in Georgia. As a result truck crops are further ad.vanced than usual for this time. of year, pointing to one of the earliest harvest seasons of record. GABBAGE, EARLY SPRING; The mild, \V"eather has res t1lted. in rapid development of the early spring cabbage crop. The market opened about . March 1, about a month earlier than usual, Cutting is getting well unden.ray \vith better than average yields and quality being realized. Very satisfactory prices a:re being received at present. Reports indicate about a 5 per cent increase in ~creage over one year ago. OABBAGE, NOR'J;H GEORGIA: A small increase in acreage is indicated, for the North Georgia ca,b'bage crop. No damage oy the recent cold snap in this area has been reported to the seed beds, Transplanting is expected to begin about the usual time. LETTUCE: Lettuce prospects are good ,.,ith some movement expected shortly before April 1. There is a substantial increase in acreage over a year ago, a recovery toward normal from the flooded out acreage of last year. OlHONS: Onions are looking good and growth is well advanced for this time of year. Acreage of Georgia's onions is indicated at 600, or a 9 por cent increase over the 550 harvested last year. IRISH POTATOES, EARLY SPB,ING: Planting has been comp leted in the commercial area with good stands reported~ Production outlook is good on about the name acreage as harvested last year. WATEBNELONS; The FebriJ.ary acreage inten;tions in~icate about a 12 per cent increase over a year ago, or 45"000 a~. i'lanting of th~s crop is 111ell ad- vanced, and some fields are up to good stands in the extreme southern part of the State. Conditions have been idBal in all sections for preparing and planting, and prospects are good at this time. D. L. FLOYD AgriciJ.ltur~l Statistician n Charge 1~ H. F~IS, JR. Truck Crop Estimator TRUCK CROP l1TOTES - BY STATES ... March 15, 1949 C.AJl:BAGE: Suppli es of idnter cabbage should continne to be available for s ome time a t about the current rate of production in the principle producing ar eas of_ Florida~ The Lot], ~siana C'rOJ:? i.s coming ~dong i,n fairl;' go.od condition and. hea~r mQ:Vement started ar()t mcl _the Tiiddle of Har en~ A loca l snow and froe ze dur ing the l as t of J anuary n~Gessi tated re-setting most of the IUs si ss~.I2J2.i crop. It :l.s, the:e- fo:re ,., l a ter' tha.n us ual but.is making g.oo.,d pro g res s . hild weather has r esL1.lte d in thi' riipid _;deVelopment of cabbage in Al abama counties of l'lobile and Bald\dn, 'IJirher e good yields a re expected and ~trhere movement (just start ed) vill pr~babl;,r r e~tch a r:1a.xirriuin by April 1. The South Carolina crop is in good to excellent condition a nd marketing \1rill r ea ch its p eak around April 10. SNAP BEANS : Cold \.;eather chiring the second \l!eek in March sligl:tly r e t arded bean g ro wth in .the .Flor.ida Evergla des "qut h_c;trvest of the spring crop is expect eel to reach peak proportions the last Of 'the month. Ho st of the c ro iJ has been p l .:mted in Geor.da and South Carolina, 'but early plantings ha v e suffered som e frost injLtry , ano. s ome replant i ng may be necessary . , . ;. . . pETTUCE: S'\lpp_J.,ie.~ of ,Florida Iceberg lettuce arc ' almos t exhausted. : Li ght supp lies of :Bo s.ton lettuce are still available i n the Everglades and Zellwood s ec tio ns but a re heavil~r depl eted i n the !1iointosh a rea. In So uth Carolina the con- t,lition of )..e t tL"Lee. is good , and shipping is expe cted to start arq1md the f i rs t of ,Apr il ano. reach fLJ.ll VOlllJlle by the 15th. .. . POTATO:TIS, IRIS H: The condition of spring :potatoes is gener all y good i n Florida. Di gging should be gEn:. era l the l a. ,,;t of Z ~e.:rch and early A-pril. The crop is mak i ng excell ent progress in Ala.bama \vher e sone digging is likel y to occt.tr 13arly i n April 1. 'I'C Re. q P enalt y for Privat e Use t .o Avoid. - PayBen t .. of Postac e $:.~oo .s: ....:.:.., t 1J : ,J _,.... r----~ Athens1 Georgia . PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS FOR 1949 March 24, 1949 The Crop Reporting Board of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics makes the folJ.ovv-ing report for the United States, on the indicated acrea,ges of certain crops in 1949 based.upon reports from farmers in all parts of the country on or about March 1 re- garding their acreage plans for the 19l.J.9 season. The acreages for 1949 are interpretations of reports from growers and are .based on past relationships betYreen such reports an.d acreages actually planted. The purpose of this report . i(3 to as.sist growers generally in makj.ng such further changes in their acreage plans as may appear desirable. The acreages actually plant- ed in 1949 m?-y turn out' to be larger or smaller th<1.n indicated, by reason of weather copditions, price changes, J,abor supply, financial conditions, the agricultural program, and the effect of this report j.tself upon farmers r actions. ---- --- --- --. - -- - --- --- --- --- --- --------------U---N~ :IT--E-D-----ST---A- T-E-- S--P-L---A.--~N--.T---E---D--------- A--- C--- R--E-A---G---E-- -- --S - --.- --- --- --- -- :- -A-;;e-;.age,.... : - - - - - 7 Indicated -:- -1949 ~s~ - -----C-R-0-P--------:-. -1-93-8-4-7--: --1-94-8 --: --1-94-9 --. :-p-e-t. -o-f 1-94-8 Thousands Percent Corn, a~l.l All spring wheat 90,590 18,319 86,196 19,588 84 J .800( .. 98.4 20,300 : 103.6 Durum 2,677 3,245 3, 392 : .104.5 Othe~ spring 15,641 16,343 16,908.: . 103.5 Oats : 42,378 :. . 4J.J., 529 44, 506 : 99.9 Barley 141 607 13,295 11, 885 89 .4 Sorg.hums for alr purposes 16,810 13,813 12, J.hl} 87119 Potatoes 2,799 2,127 1, 980 93 .. 1 Svrectpotatocs 717 519 lt89 .94.2 Tobacco 1/ 1,653 1,538 1,596 ' 103.8 Soybeans~2/ 11,607 11,733 "11,278 96 .1 Cowcas 27 2,459 ' 1,115 1, 011 .~ 90 7 Pear:mts 2/ 3, 466 3,879 3,175 81.9 Hay J:./ - . : 73, 966 73,616 . 73,718 100 . 1 1( Ac;c~g~ -- ha;;~sted:. - - - "'" - - - - - - - - 2/ Grorm a lone for all pu,rposcs. ' - - - -- - - - . - - -- - - - . . .__ ~- . - .- -' -. i- . --G-EO-RG-I-A- - P L - - - - - - -. ...... - - - - A NT E D A CREA G - E -s - . - - - -Avcr age-1938-47-: - - - - -=--- -- - - : -- - - :Acre age~-. -:y-i-eld Pe-r: Indicated :1949 as QROP : Planted : Planted : 1948, 194 9 :per cent . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - :Thousands ' -. : -A-c r -c - -. : ----------- . Thousands: Thousands. Cl -:o-f -19-48 co~n, bu. Oats, bu. . 3,800 757 . -12.1 "17.2 . :. 3,205 710 3,301 . l03 852 . 120 i3ar~ey 1 bu. Irish Potatoes, all, bu. Sweotpotatoes, \:m. }..! 7 3/i9~9 24 95 . - 67.0 75.0 6 : 16.2 :' 60 : 5 83 15.0 . 93 58 97 Tobac co, all, lb.s.. i/ 89.9: 978 82.9: 87.9 106 All Sorghums - Soybe2ns, alone 2/ 58 90 ..: .. 54 . 70 . 51 62 95 89 ?canuts (grovm alone) ~/ 1,142 1 ,404 . .1 095 ' 78 ' Covipcas, alone 2/ 313 170' ' 165 97 l7 All hay, t ons 1,373 .54 1,:400 . . 1,176 84 - - - - - -- - - - - - - --------_- .. ------------------- - --- - - _.. - - - - --- --- -- - - - - - - ~-- -~ -- ~ - ~ - -;-:' ------- l/ Acreage harvested. 2/ Grovm alone for all purposes. Partly duplicated in hay acreage. '"iJ Short time average. D.: L.. FLOYD Agricultural Stiti~tician, .I..n. C-harge '""' . I. HARRY A YfHITE .A.griculturo.l Sta tistician , ,. ,. w . . .... . . - . .. - - f ... . .. _ . _l'RO~~T~~ . ~-~~TINGS ro;oRT FOR GE?.~~~A --~ND. -~:~~ ~ S~t~gg ' -GEJRGIA: : .. ., . A(octlc;ot~rtdinthgB.It:lo March cotton) 1 in iri t1e9n4~ti ons, than Gthe~oyrgdiiadi'8tlh;emeyresa~ribllef polraen. t a smaller The to.tc:H- acreage of ~ crops indicated te- ;:d-qchon''il!llO.JIDh to a little OVeto four ,per, Cent.. Leading in .the , reported dkcrcase are peanuts With : an ~xpe ctod loss of 22 per cpnt from the 1948 acrea$'e. Corn, oat,s,. and ~obacco show .probable . 1 incroa.scsi' b~t. for . a:J.1 o.thcr ,crol's .tho predicti-on, t.scs over l a st yoax : b.re ~ndica.tcd for plantings of spdng who. a t, dry peas and tobacco. Spring nctivi tics [U'C norm8.1 to advanced over most of tho country. ' Soil moisture and irrigation wn.tor arc generally in satis- fa.ctory supply. Supplies of f r\rm labor, seeds and fertilizers arc not likely to be limiting :fa.ctors in a.crcnges planted or grown in 1949, . . tho . 19~9 c.crcr~gc of :principal crops .,plcmtod or grovm" mn.y to'tnl ncnrly 3t31 million ncros, allowhg ~or duplications md for certain crops not yet surveyed. This would be nbout 1.6 million ncrcs l,css thnn in 1948, also below tho wnrtimc J?Ci'lk in 1943 nod 1944, but would exceed tho totnl in iJIW other yecr:r since 1937. Much brgcr toto.l o.creagos wore planted or gro~m in the 1929-33 p eriod, t;hc top being 375.5 Million ncres in 1932. If for soMe unforeseen reason, loss of winter v1hon.t qcrcago .should be grcdcr thl:lll is now apparent, replanting to feed grnins could svvcll the planted Efreagc totl'l. - Total prospective n.crcr:tgos exceed by about 1 percent tho o,ggrcgr:.to of allotments o:r; 5Jlggcstod .. , goals for the Sru!!O crops. For oats, tho intended acrcrot.go virtuo,1ly oquo.ls the go.f.llo Falling be~ low allotments or gonls barley ood sorghuos, by wore corn,, by about 1~ perccntf nll hay nbout 12 percent; .md swcotpot ~ltoosf by imd tobncco-1 by n.bbut 4-l~ pcrcc:nt: _ nbout 19 percent. .Alloiments .,.or suggested goals arc exceeded for potatoes nnd dry bcnns 1 by r-:Wout 2 percent; for ricc1 no:uly 10.-perccnt; for wheat, by I4 percent; and for flaxseed by 56 percent. If tlu3 us1.llll propo,z:tion of i;r..e pennut acreage is p.ickod and threshed, the acreage will be nearly 2 percent below the a.llotnont. Making o. sinilar allowance for soybenns, the indicated acreage to be hnrvestcd for boons will be nparly. 6 percent below the suggested .gool. . ~ . :. - . ~:; ... - :. - Mpst .fnctors affecting 1949 crop acreages, other thm the wonthcrt aro fnirly well known nt this - t -tr.to. The. supply of h?-gh rcln.hvc "to .the fnrn lab~r ap:pen...rs adequate. lower pncos 1n .prospect for Ho::c th~ur vcr, some produ~ts, farncrs repor they pl!0 . ~o t ctuhrattm1 with wages l l'.crcngos of crops involvinglico;r.f hired lnbor rcq;uircnonts nnd shift to t}:lose whore they ean cnrry on Most of tho work th~n'!elV'cs .. . Fnrn nachincry hn.s bocooe irtcrcnsingly twail.ablc :md in r.mny sections is - cg1ml to dcnnnd. Mn.chincry in usc appc!'l.rs mplc for nrudng r :-cp id prog.rcss in f. icld work vrhon fields arc re ady. Seed suppl.ios arc nnplo 1 though some oo.t s ha.vo boon founcl to sl:>.ow roor gcrl"li., nation- and short supplies of alfalfa. seed have linitod now sccdir.gs in sorn0 sections. More fertilizer l'lnnd. 'ThO is re l a.vo.ilab atively le ln than rgo ever b ncroa.gc efo of ro o 1at s s til is l t the su hought pply o tobo f nitrog due in en pa in rt t sono o the nron usc s is belo of oats w as dc-a nurse erop for new sccd:ings of alfnlfa, clover and lcspedcza, looking forward to norc land in . l!lea.dovnii ::nd pastures an!l bettor soil conserving practices. It is apparent that farners have giver1 core~ considcrntion to rclntivc .inconos fron conpoting crops in nf:lking 1949 pl--__,...,...,..-~-- ~--:---------~ 4.85 :; "1' : 4.58 4.18 4~16 ; .-...,$-_o,_yp-'-e-_an-_s-_,_-b_,-_l------$-~-----,----~---------T~---~-5-0-~~--~~-45 ~ 3 ~.i:~r. -. -~~~:--3.-23- Peanuts, lb. , 5.0 ' 10,0 ; 10.6 ; 10,8 ; i 4.8 10.1 205 : 2.12 ; -------~--- 10.3 10.5 l/ y - -~~.----,.-~- - - - ' - Average January, 1910 - Iecember, 1914. Preliminary for March 1949. ~: . INDEX NUMBERS. OF -PRICES RECEIVED BY F AR~.-1ERS IN Gl!DBGIA (August 1909 - July 1914 ~ 100) ITEM I All Commodities Cotton &Cottonseed Grains Meat .A.nimsls Ilai::-,- ~P roducts Ch:.c:i,~n & Egg s ] '::.i.J ~.c; 'Mi::;u;,} J.aneous Mar. 15 1948 249 274: 215 366 226 220 106 162 Feb. 15 194:9 237 243 154 358 229 223 194 187 Mar. 15 1949 ..., 239 I ' 246 160 I I 367 226 I 211 195 I I -1-8- 9 --~-..!' After Fiye Days Return to United St aij~s Iepart;ri:mt of .1\g:riculture Bureau of Agr5 r; ::.1 tur<::.l Economics 319 ExterS'.J' t B-1' " .i\~1g '1 Athens . \:.; : o -r r:r~ a GFF1CI.AL :=~:~l:L!.:~S Form B~ .B..!!./4/ 49.~:ms- Permit No 1001 l?enalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300. 'iss. :!el li e r.: . Reese , Librarian , t a t e College of Agri., .eq . At hen s, Ga. UNITF.:D :;, rF\T[..5 DI::PAR.TMENT OF' AGRlC.Ut...TURE.. :.- Athens, Georgia TRUCK C ~ 0 P NOrTE S .April tr 194~ . . I)EQRGIA AuRICUl;:"rUIIAL. . .:X,TE.N~IQN 5E.RVIC.E. GENERAL: Co.nqitfon~ i11 the Q-eo~gia . commercia:l vegetable are.as .d11ring the 1?-st .. ~wo: w~eks i .n lvlarch \rere very satisfactory .;for -most crops. Li~ht frost damage on the 16th and 17th of !J!arch is reportedto some of the e.arly plantings of ~nap beans and cucumbers. The cabbage and lett11ce crops have made rapid ' progres~ toward maturity . with harvest ..s.ea.son well ~ underway. for cabbage_, ~dequ~te moist:ure. has been received in all Cl-t'eas to-date with seeding; germination and replanting \l!ell a,dva!_lced over: a year. ago this t.ime. , . ' ' LIHA BEANS; . Lima bean planting i ,s w~il underway. ~nd will probaoly b.e completed early in April .. ?NAP BEANS, .~ Y'l'H GEORGIA: Some. of the e~rly plantings of snap bearis w.ere damaged by the cold. in Harch. The damage 1tJas not severe enough for abandonment of acreage but may result in reduced yields, No chang e is indi cat .ed . from last ye:a.rs snap ~bean acreage in South Georgia.'. . . . .~ ~ ~ . . . .. ~ . . ; CABBAGE, SOUTH GEORGIA: Harvest of the ~arly spring cabbage ha~ been very active . . ; dtir;ing the past" two \teeks. Demand and pricei- had b.een .. good untii .the .la,'s t \veek in }4ar'oh '\\rhen .a tnarket gl~1.t caused vei.y low prices. Go.od yields are 'being. realized and harvest i.s expected through April from some of tpe .. late 01!:Jttings. LET.t;.;;UC)E..: The lettuce crqp is in good. condi ticm . wi t:h better than average yields: realized. from first harv-e-sting. Peak harvest is expected dq.ring the first .two weefcs: :i,n .April, ONIONS: Outiook for a good onion ' crop 'is in prospect, Thrips are sho.wing up in some fi -elds and doing sl:ight damage. Some ha:rves ting .iS expe cted the last of April. IRISH POTATOJJS, SOUTH G:~OHGIA: Th' e Irish potato crop is off to a good start with exce~lent stands r epo rted. TOl4ATOES: Consid~rahle damc;~.ge was don,e to the early setting 0f tomato plants by the cold in March l.'iost of the fields will be reset as th,e season is much earlier than normal. PIMIENTO PE~PERS: Good progress has been made -on pimientos in planting to the field,s and preparation ~f land to set plants. A good acreage . is in prci spect for thi's year 1TATERMELONS: Watf)rmelon plantings are 1trell advanced but so!Tie sections are having trouble s~curing good stands~ Cool nights and dl:lmage ;from field rats and moles to planted seed are factors chiefly r esponsible for this situation. D. L, FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, I n Charge 1. H. HARRIS, JR. Truck Crop :Estimator Return After Five Days to Penalty for Private Use to .Avoid -kited States Depart ment ;of Agriculture Payment of Postage $300. 3ur eau of Agri clll t11ral Economics 319 Extension E11ilding Athens, Gecrgia OFH'IC IAL :SUSINESS Form :SAE-D-4/l/ 49... 1366 Permit No . 1001 Mr . Paul W. Chapman Dean. Col lege of Agricultu~e Atnens. Ga. TC Req. ; " LIMA BEANS~ Lima bean:s are coming to goo9. sp .and~ and making satisf~ctory growth 'in South Carolina. SN.AP BEANS: Plantings of North Carolina's early spring snap bean crop has mostly been completed. Some of the earlier planted fields are just beginning to borne up. In Texas a light harvest will start the early part of .AprH and production in volume should be availaole by the middle of the .m.ontho' Some field s . are up in .Alabama but planting of t}le mid..spring will continue ~~to A:p.ri l . Bar:"e.sting is ~ell unde:;.way in the important . Everg.lades section of ~lori~a. '!here J. s a w1de range _J.n: the qual1 ty and y1elds due to t}le lack of ra1nf all and some. h1gh wJ.nds J.n early March. T}le potel'l;ti~ production from the central Florida acreage has been reduced by the prolonged: dro11th . . . . ... ' . C.ABB.AGE: Supplies are expect.ed to be heaviest .about April 25 from louisiana, but beea"q.se of reduced acreage and unfavorable earlier weather oondi tions, production is expected to be considerably below that of a year ago. South Carolina movement has been )ight to moderate but is e:ltpected_to become heavy by .April 10:-T!le North Carolina cabbage crop is in exc.;:~llent , ~ondition throughout the commercial produc.i..ng are~h~pments from the Carteret are~;t are ex':" pected to start about .April 20, whil e other . heavy producing areas expect to start ~hipping about !Jay 9. The season is practically over in all areas of Texas. .Ba.rves.t is now: in full svTing in the lvf.obile . area of .Alabama and shipments to date are ahead of last year. 4 good volume of cabr page still :!;'amain for harvesting during the :first half of April in Florida. After the middle of the month, available supplies will decline sharply, but some supplies will be available as t- ate as the first of May. : . .. LETTUCE: The lettuce crop ranges from go6d to excellent in South Carolina, Movement has begun . and should be heaviest the week of April 11. The NO'rtll Carolina lettuce crop continues in ' good Condition. and maV6!11Elnt is e?!Peoted . to Sta!t around " .Ap..r.il 10. IRISH POTATOJ!;S; L~gh~ ~ai'keti.ngs are expected. in louisiana, the lat'ter part of April, with . . volu!Jle picking up to a peak al:lout May 15 :-; 20. :Planting of the ;North Carolina ~~ly commercial Irish- potato C+op is complete. The c~op is maturing rapidly in llaDama and volume movement is expected by the last week in .April, Harvesting in ,the important l!a stings $ection of Florida is in full swing and should continue heavy throughout the month of April. Harv(,'l~ting wi:)] commence the Hrst week of ,A-pril in the Everglades and in Hill'sborough county. ~NI~NS: Prospects p-~~~~ ~o a goo~ quality crop :from the Laredo district of _!~as, with S: light ! harvest starting the week of April 4 ... 9, but active shipments are not e,~ected until around the middle of the mont~. Harvest of the Eagle l?ass crop is not expected to start until '!;he early part of :W~ay. Transplanting of the north Tex_2:2 onion acreage was completed about the ~attar part of March in all ' are,as except around Farme+sviUe, Princeton and li!CKinney. ' ' . OUCUMBERSl Cucumber stands ~e generally satisfactory wj,. th J?lants in good to excellent condition in South Carolina. The acreage is expeate~ to be somewhat larger this year. Plan~ ir.tg has been completed in the north F~oridFJ. sections and a few earl.y fields aJ"e ' expected to Eitart harvesting du;ring la:te April, but most of the production from this area will move during May. ; TOMATOES: Tomato transpl&nting is well along in the Beaufort - Charle ston area of South Carolin-a wi th plants in good condition.. Setting of tomato plants has "been active" in .snuth and central Alabama under ideal weather conditions since March 20. Frequent rains h ave retarded progress in transplanting tomato plants to ;fields inMissis,sippi but transplanting is expected -to be completed during the first ten days of April. . . . IVATEBMEIONS: J;'rospeots are ,favorable for an early watermelon crop in all southern counties of . Texas, and planting in . tho mid-season sections was much earlie r than usual t}lis year. A limited acreage in tho lower Va lley was beginning to hold a set of fruit the latter part of March, but production from this acreage usually goes to 'nearby markets. The Florida watormclo;n crop has_ made only fair progress during the second h~f of March. )t h a s boon difficult f9r growers in the north and west Flo~ida areas to get a stand, 4 light movement by truck has como aut of .early south Florid~ :fi.elds an,d the impo:rtant l.eesbwg aJ"ea is ~:x:pectod to ship an occasional car .4m-ing the fi,.rst b,alf of April, but it will be late Ap:ril before 'bhero is any a~preciable movement. . ~. UNITED 5TATE.e, . . DEPARTMftNT OF ~ AGRICUt...TURE. /C)~ L//Vf/ or UNtYE.RSITY. C,[.Of'.GIA C.OLLE.GE. oP AGA.IGUI..TUI\L ' ' ATHENS, GEORGIA ACREAGE AND INDICATED PRODUCTION (As of Aproil 1, 1949) APEIL 14, 19.49 The Bureau of Agricultural Economics makes the following report on the acreage, yield, and production of commercial truck crops for the fresh market from reports . and data furnished by crop correspondents, ;field Statistj.cian, a.nd c o. o p. e r a t i ng . . State a gencies. Lll1A BEANS: Acreage reported for the spring crop in Florid.a, G.'eorg,ia, and South Ca rolina is 4, 250 acres. The total is one-tenth smaller than the acreage for harvest last spring and alrnost one-half smaller than the 1938- 47 average acreage, The 1938-h? \.average is 8,180 acres, Florida and South Car olina. report decreases below 19L~8 of 19 and 8 perc ent., respectively, vrhile Georgia reports an increase of 4 percento Acreages in all three States - are well below average. Harvest has begun on the spring acreag e in Florida, but the Geor-gia and South Carolina crops will not be ready for market until late in May or in Juhe , SNAP BEANS: Mid-spring acreage is ,the _same as last year , a reduction in Louisiana being offset by. an incire~se \in Missi.s sippi, with other States showing no change, Slightly better per-acre yields than last year are indic ate d, The pro - spective 1949 production of 1, 873 .;000.. bushels is a little above l ast year, -although somewhat below average. 0 0 CPJ3BAGE: Pr_ospectiv~ early. spring pr oduct:'wn of l 06 ,L.00, tons is 13 percent -greater th . . _;_ . ' ' . pla c e~d ,. at . : , ,._ . . .. . 143, 000 acres. : This acreage is 15 percent i . \.., ~nialler than the 168,100 acre s hqr,y_gsted in 1948. and abbut four-fifths of average . :' '-Acreage, for l:arve.s~ is smaller than the acreage harvested in 191.+8 in each State ex- ~. .qept Ge6r_gia ~ South Carolina, Tenpessee., and Ok1ahoina. In Georgia and South Caro:J;inl some 1948 a:c.reage vias drowned out . after April 1. A.creage planted - i n -each of these two Sf ates is below 1948 planting$. The increased acreage in Oklahoma. Tef1ects . plantings of about 900 acres in tl~e Jackson County..area, .where a . nevr ..irrigation - - - - . ,~roJec:.t..: n~m ..h~en _ deve,?.op~d. . . .. '._ ... ::>. .. ......... . - ~~ - -- -- -- -- -- -- .-- -- --- -- --- -- ---- --.-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----.----------------~------ CRpP ;---~~EAC'~ . YIELD PER ACHE ; !E9Dl~~J!?!~. . . ___ .: AND .10-Year. : 10-Yr.: . .10-Ye a. r . STATE i.Average: 1948 Ind. : Av. ; 1948; Ind. :Averaee! 1948 ; Ind, -------- _______:_1938 -47: 1949 :38-47: 1949:1938-1.:. 7: : 1949 LnMI. . BEANS Prel. : : Acres : Acres Acres:- Bushrls . . . . - 1,900 Bushe+s 3p r i n g . . . 'F:t.orida . 3,220: 2;350: 1,900: 75 : 95 240: 223 Georgia . :?outh Carolina : -,, Group total :- 22.1, 020 930 : : 8:,I8o:- 1, 200: 1, 200: Ii/755= 1, 250: 41,1 125000::~ 57 : 52 : -62T 55 65 : -i?:-.,... : : - 112: 141: -494:.,.. 66 : 78 : -367-=May Io- . 3NAPBEANS . '.. . : : .,.. Bushel s - - 1,000 B ~she l3 4 id ~pring . =-c a:iirornia 5,55o: 1~,300: h, JOO: Lo'll.isiana ' ~ . .'. 7,420: h, 800 : h;L.OO: Missi ssi'Ppi- ' 3,630: 3,000: J,hOO: Alabama 1,520: 1,600: 1, 600: Geor gia . :-' 3,950: . 2,100: 2,100 : South Caroi:Lna : : 6,h60: , I~:J6oo: 4, 6oo: . 145 170: 150 . . 63 70 65 71 85 80 70 5o 75 62 48 65 68 : 70 : 90 : 802: L~60 : 250: 107: 2L~3= 430: 731 645 336 286 255 272 80 1 20 101 136 322 : 411+ cfroup total ~-- . . . CABBAGE . Early.Spring - Louis1.ana-: . =-i8,53o:--i6,4oo:-io,4oo :- - BI: -89: -9'2: -2'72'91: -l-;825-=- I-;s73- . ;: - ~: --~----;---r-__,... . . -:Tons,,.. .. . .... Tons - . . . . . . 5, 900; 5,000; 4, 600; 4 .1 : 4.0 : 3, 7 : 24,700: 20, 000 : 17 , 000 Mi.ssissi1)pj_. : 7,lhO. 6,ooo: 5,400: 4.7; h.9: 5.o: 34 , 2oo: 29 ,Lfuo; 27,ooo Alabama .-... : 1,410; 1, 300: 1,300 ; . 5.1 : S.o ; 5 . 5 ; 7,1oo; 6 , 5oo : 7, 209 Georgi<.t; south: 4,120: 6, 200 : 6,500 : 5 .1: h.5: 6 . 0; 21,300:27 , 900 :39, 000 _. 22. South Carolina:_ !,~8Q :_ ~, ~OQ :_ ~,102 :_ ~ ..!:! ~ .?_ _. -~ ~11_22_0~ }:O_t420..:.. :_1~,~0_2 Group total LETTUCE -..- - - . 20,250: 20,100: 19,500: 4. 86: h . 69: 5.h6: 98 , 600: 9h, 200 :106, 400 . : - -~--- --- ---------------------------- ; '- .1 6 doz.: 0 9rates: - Cr~tes ~~ ~1 ~ 0~ . .Earl y Spring ~ "A'riiona . . 21, 070 : 2o,ooo 22 , ooo: 145 187 11-~.o 3,034: 3,?ho J , o8o C a1ifol~nia, , oth~r29 , 020: 31.+,800: 34, ooo: 134 100 135 3, 773: 3 ~ 480 1.~,590 . Florida . 310 100 117 100 3"3 10 - G eorgia ~ . . = l.d~O: 170 : 550 : 89 65 100 : . . :41' 11 55 1; South Ca rolina: 9h0: . 500: 900: 114 : 100 : 120 : 104: . 50 : ' 108 North Carolina= .i, 380: 300: . -1,1;60: 92 : 123 : 160 : 12l.i.: 160 : 224 nroup __!o_~ -~-53,o7o~-56,87o:-ss,85o~-136: 111 J37: -7}ioi: -7745].-:- 8 ,o57 Jl\TI ONS : Late Spring . . . - Sac lcs 50 :t-bs, - 1,900 sacks~- California : 2,360: 5,500 : 5, 000 ; 412 500 . : Arizona . l, OhO: 570: !.~20: 364 : 55o.: 1,059: 2,750 301: 314 : Louisiana . 1;740: 1, 250: 1 1 200 : 98 90: l'exas . 13, h30-: - 1-,900 : 10, 800 : 88 70 : 172: 112 1,1).+8 : 553 Georgia . 1,178: 550: 550: 138 : 136 : : : 170: 75 : - G r-o-u p--To--t a-l--;-= ---1-9 ,-I-.i-o :-- .-- :~i~,77o: . .i7, 9i ~~---:--- o-.-:=:--..-I-: t-S-~:~. 2" '\"4,1-:--~:-. --: ~--~ ~~.r- - 2-;683: -3~8oh_: _--- . --:- - - - ---:--- cm:illllifi.C I AL Eiul.L ~TUSH POTATOES . ... Bushels - - 1, 000 bushels Lcte S ~~~n-~ L\lJ.isio.na Ei<:s:i.c3Sj_pp i Ala~ma Geo r;i_ a . : 24,200: . 12, 000! 10, ooo: : 3,790: 1,1oo= aoo: 24 ,520! l 8, ooo: 15, ooo: 2, 850! 1,1oo: 1,100; South Sarolina: 13,700: s ,ooo = 9, ooo: Texas 8,590! 7,700! 7, Joo: Tennesste 4, 640= 4,4oo= 4,4oo: No r t h - Ca1olin ~ a : 34 , 1 5 0 : 31,000= 24 , ooo: :;) , L. FLOYD Agricultura1 St atisticia.n, In Charge 68 85 70 85 .. 117 lL~o . .112 90 lh2 100 65 : 75 115 : 105 148 : 210 ~- . 1,663: SLto .. 323; 94 2,8 26: 2, 520 . 301=, .. 99 .. l, 906:. 800 5h8: 578 . : .. .. 532 =... .. .. 462 . . . S, Oh 7: 6 , )10 L. H. HARRIS, JR. Truck Crop Estjmator -. UNITE.O :)TATE.e, DP::PARTM E:.NT OF erop AGRIC.U\..TURE. Ull/IVER$1TV 01' GtO"'-GtA C.OLI..E.GE. OF ~GRI~IJLTUP<:.f. GEOR.GIA A.GRJCUL:fURAL L)l,,T.N610N :l~fi.YIC.. \ . ~RUCK CROP NOT:E9 : ' Aprn 1s, . 1949 .;,~ . GliJN.ERAL: Seeded crops have made. very good progress, although occasionally ~ool \efore the deal will generally get underway. '%e watermelon .crop is .in good. con:di tion in .all areas of. Texas. Some areas have had difficulty in getting good. st~nds, but show p :romise of early production this yem.T. .. . & Return After Fiva Days to United States Department of Agriculture Eureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia O]'F!CIAL :B1:1SI'NE SS Form BAE N/4/49~1426 Permit No. 100]. At :-: en s, Ga. TC Req P enalty for privat e u s e to avoid payment q., f po~tage . .-. ' $300. r ;:--: . ~: ~ r- . ' f ~ ~ .' . . . .. .A:thens Aprn ; 1,- Ga,e o1r9g4i9a . .... .... GED.RGIA ~ COMMERCIAL BROILER :PROUJCTIO. N..HIGHEST:' !N HISTORY OF STATE GeoFgi:a-19'1-8 com~Tdal broiler. production s~~ . ~ all time high iecqrd for the Stat-e With a total of 33,025,000 birds marketed !;luring the Y,ea:;. _This figure was lf:?. oj. abo~e the 28~717,000 production of 1?47 and . l9 o/o $i'eater_ than tpe preVlous h1gh record.. of 29,520,000 re~hed 1n 1945. .The' State ranked, ~hird in the Nation ...jith Delaware and Mar.y~and holding fil';'st. and second pl~ces, respecti~e,l.Y.~: . : Income ho~ - broilers - am~~t~d ~to $29,108,000;' an increase of 20 %from the $24,191;000' in 1941 ..and 19 %'alxive the 1945 11revious high :of $24,466,000. Ave1;age live weight per bird was 2.6 pounds compared with 2.7 for the two years before. Average price received per pound was 33;, 9 cents coi!!Pa.red .with 31.2 in 1947 and~ 'P3jt:~ a-n 194.6. . . - ' :' . .. r ! ' ... . . ' Main commercial countie~. are Cherokee, Forsyth, an'd Hall Wi.th :~Barrenv; :Cobb, ' Fulton, Dav;son, Hal:iersham, Jackson, lumpkin, Yfhite and adjoining counties ..making u:p .:most of tlle:: ren\aining com- mercial areas. However, some other scat"tered counties produced broilers last year and current further expansion is taki:r:g place. DIAGRAM smwnrG. PiiourcTrCN AND v.Uu.E OF GEORGIA BroiLERS '. (Period 1935 - : 48) -- -------~ . ~ 32 Year . Numbers (000) Value (000) 1935 500 $ 230 ' I 1936 800 384 . . ;__ . :. 1937 1938 1,100 1, 300 539 . 611. 1939 1,600 676 28 1940 1941 1942 3,500 11495 6,000 2~775 10,000 ' 5,152 . .' 1943 17,000 12~198 1944 24,000 19,116 1945 29,520 24,466 . \ .. . 1946 22,435 20,171 '. 1947 28,717 24,191 24 1948 33,025 29,108 L_J r- ~ No, Broilers 20 ...' f .. ., , ,, .. ., ; Millions Millions : ... ; _.J. . .. ~ , I 16 .. . '' if 16 ' ..... 't' . - . . a .. I ' 4 4 0 Years / .: -~ ~ ""~, ~. !': . .. .... ~ . ; . ~. About 1~;Q62 m.il'i"{on po~~s~ :fiyi: weigh~, of qom$~_,fd~_1.broil~ts -~J~~-~-produced in 38 Sta:t_es.. in '1948 ...... 20 per cent ' more than in 194.7~.. The aver_age ;l.i ve \vei~ht price in 19.48iias 35~9 cents-per pound compared with 32.1 cents in 1947. G:toss income from commercial oro ilers \ITas $381,117,000 - ... 34 per cent more than in 1947~. Delaware led all States with 15 per cent of the Nation's broilers in 1948 fol1o\,red . by Hary1and with 11 per cent, Georgia tvith 9 per cent, Virginia with 8 per cent, Arkansas with 7 per cent, North Carolina with 5 per cent, Califo.rnia and Texas with about 4 per cerit each. These 8 Stat~s accounte.d for .64 per cent of the 1948 commercial broiler production . Commer9ia1 broiler p.roq.uct~on has been expanding all rapidly during the past .year. . Conc-entrated bro.iler areas are spr!ng5,ng up orer t.he country. The record production in 1,948 . (m a pq_'~d.age basis vas three-fifths . as large as farm chicken sales and made up about a third of all chickens sold in the United States. ,. , The term commercial broiler,. as used heie, in.clud.~ all " yo~ng chicken's of tl:~e heavy or cross breeds; ~4 pounds live weight, raise crop in: south :- Geor~iu .~:: :: .. to get '1., ll.nderway t.h i s ' around yea r . :lf .. ' favorable ' \'\Teather c n n \ t i.-21. 1.18S May 10, Pl anting is well advance d in ha rvesting "is :expe'ctea. th e nort h Goor~i a area \vith some frost damage report ed to the fields that \'>'ere up. TOMATOES: The south Georgia tomato ' crop is making gqod 1:pro.gr_ess and i~f. f u rther . aclvance d than at this tim e last y ear. i'li th .continued, good g ro lirl.ng season harve st is 6 .expe cted from som e of the early plantings arOU!'\.d; lliiay~ . lG. ~ . . -. "' 1-TATERNELONS: Wat emelon gro\'\T~rs have had tr?ubl e in securing ~ood.:~- ~f-?-iJ..ds t.*~ H.:'_: ,.:.: .:. yea r due to colo. weather and fl eld rats, Some f1 elds 1.n sollth_r\+r . . " , counties are doing fin e and beginning to run and ripe melons ar e exp e ct ed by ' June 15. flru1ting and r eplanting is still going on in central Geor gia~ D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, +n Charge L. H. a~I S, JR. Truck Crop Estimator TRUCK CROP NE'IvS - BY STATES As Of May 1, 1949 LIVIA :SEAJ".'J'S: Lima beans are in good condition in South Carolina with harvest expect ed about June 1. SNAP BEANS: Some snap beans have been shipped fro m the :S~aufort area of South Ca r- ~ olina. but general movemeri't i~i""'~o.f ~4'ctf;1cf"d~til thEf .}~e!eJ-(! 9~-:)(~y: 9. ;Li ght picking has started in Louisia.na ."l':~t11 . pf(~iftlJ}_qv;_~~~y'expected abo.ut l~ay: 15. MississiJ)u i snap beans have fairly good yield pros:pects; : Shipments shgu.,'ld,"-.start ~bout mid-May .. SupP)-ie.~, of S~"la~ -beans r~ ;~lorida .~Ji . decline ehar:PtY-._'iiU::Hii:e the (3arly part (J_f ;May \.,rith a .light vblume coiiilinuing until the middle of' the month, de- . ' l . '' ) pending . on wep.i;he.r and market conditions. ". CABBAGE: Thi~ . \veek will about end the cabbage deal in South Carolina. Present re- ; port~ indicate that movement will probably begir between l-'Iay 20 and the ~nd of the month for the late spring cabbage crop in Tennessee. Sma:ll shipments of ~Iissi- ssipn i cab.b-age have been movin.~ . ~-~nee mid-April but general harvest is just :~.e ginning. . . Q!-NTALOUPS: Early plantings of ce.ntal.oups are making good. gro,_.,rth and most replantings ..,.. ;t .tr,~.~c -:;~rec ~p. to a s.tand in S!.?Uth Carolina. The slightly increased act:g.~"~ of. ~~n ~a~op.ps. ~n :Flo.rida : continues to :make .f.a.ir- progress and in general is . in fair con- ~~ nGn~ _;. ,,-, :_ !-~ . . . . . .. . _ .cucuMm1RSi' .. ~ucilln'bers have ma~e; g~od progress in the $eau:fortr: ch~!Ieston : are~ .O.f . .:;.i S6Utir) car8 1ina:.twhere : .- Socl9 '~IfioVemeD.t iS exPected.. ~ th~ ,.,,Bek .6! May 9. Li ght marketing ' is expected:' :i:n -~toui i ia.na.: shortly iiftEh May ' 15, with' VOlWIJe .movemE;3nt d~rtng t'he last week of May. The :Baldwin county cucumber crop in Alabama has \rl th~tood the h,eavy rains remarkably well and the qrop is in gqod co~dition, Movement is expected bfV 11\~d.;....May. .'. " .: -. : . :. - - . ... : ;, -: , ' : : .. , ' .-,,". I ., 1 _' ; : . ' ' ... .' :+,"i .-: LETTUCE: The :Beaufort area of South .Carolina has about cl'erared -u.p tli e lettuce deal, but movement continues from the Charleston-Colleton section, where the vplume and,: length Q:~ se~~lOn: :w~ll b.e gove!'ned largely . b1 fu~.&..t~.prij~e!3 g: IRISH POTATOES: sd:u..th dciro'r'ina p_rospeot s .a.re .wiusually good. .. Some digging :i;s,. ,ex,..,.:, - . .. pectect 'the week of May with peak movement two weeks late~; .... ;:G~i-: lpt move!llent got underway April 19 in Alabama, but wet fields have inte;rferred with harvest. Yields. are reportect .above. ~Yerage and .peak movement i-:-S e4);'lected as sQ.()l.l ;as :t\e~:~_s ar.'e ''4I:Y:. ~hough to :P~!Ill.it ciig ging. Earve~stirig of.. an eic~l:i~nt . crop of"i)o't"a'toes in t'I;~: }~JP~.:r;.~~nt .li4!?.t~ngs_ section of Fli>rida iS .Pr~c.tically over. .:, ,.E..z:ac~.ica,lt~~.. af:l: . s~~pP1?~ s:h~!~~~i 1p}~ .:completed ~-'bY t~e mi.t rains, . :,-,.:~:: .;,~'.i' ap:d. ad,.yqnc ~~'=m:'Ji : o-f _thEl .:Q~O'p is .a littl-e later :. than norma-l Ac!if.~ag~~~~:...: i s l.~n~_erc :~hBflr, last year, parii;lcu).arly,Jn : the Hatt"i.sburg area The ..April 17 frost caused minor damage to this crop in central Alabams., ~np; heavy rains h.ave retarded ::': pro gress in southe~n areas but the overall condition is about average for May 1. Grow~:r.s ., i~, Florida ar(3' ger~:ral~;r . -EtlC];leJ~ti-:ng a~ longer shipping ~season t-han usua;1 d.~~L.' ~o the '-ride difference in the ages of the pl~tings ,. : ~he Leesburg deal should reach its peak around the first of June,. The crop in the Newberry-Trento~Ocala :eo-. Gainesville .;oa~. ~s -repo.-rted:.~to." ~bp -~~;n~a.lly, -i:n good c_on.Q.:j:,t:i.9~ .,,..,i tl!;~_so]l~.. .shipment . eJ;CPect edoy: Ma,y: Mq s-t;, ' ">!'a,t.rer.Jnelpn::ll:"~ea.s .in Te~as }1:ave. ~hee,n too wet for crops to make nqrmal ,.pro.g;r:ess. Prod1.l;c:t~on: $roup: ,:the '.early+ sectiop.sr w,U). :n.9:.t be ~! gnt;ficant until around.. the'-early papt qt' Juxw. ~;:- ., . , .,..:. .: , ,. , . -~.- ? : ' ' . ('! ' . ' ' ~. . ~ . _., -~ ~-. ,. ... Return A.f-ter Five Days to :::~ . ~~ .~.:.1: U!fited St~tes -Department of. ~griCn~J;ture i Bureau of Agricultural Economics 3:).9 Extension Building ,., .Athens, Georgia . .. .. GF.FICIAL BUSINESS Form ~N/5/.49';..,1426 ' : . :Fermi t No. 1001. . : , .< .. : ::. I -- .7.:7 , .. l?.en~lt-:1' fo:r . r; privat.e:..\l.SS .to .. .... avoid "; ,.. ,. p~yment oJ 1?0 stage-:.$300., . ; ; -:. i : . _~.) -::: ., . : .: ..; r::.. . ~ .. :.-: . :,.; ; ,,. Mr. Paul W. Cha~man :!J::; :.:, c:o:: : ;:;c: of Agr-iculture Athen s, Ga . TC Req . Athens, Geo~gia . FARM PRICE ID"-J'ORT AS OF .APRIL !5, .1949. May '5, 1949 GmOR.GIA: Prices receiYed by farmers in Georgia as of April 15 varied ertatically from those reported a month earlier . Cottonseed were off $6.00 a ton, while co.tton: lint showed an .advance of a 'half cent per ;pound Hogs sho,,red. a . decrease of 'i.O cents a cwt~; but this was more than offset by a 90 cent rise for b,eef cattle. Whol~sale milk deciHne9. 20 . cents -per cwt-, while eggs . clropped only a ,fraction of a cent ~d. chickens rose a cent a pound. Grains, :1.-iith the exception of col'I.l, shO\'Ied .~all decreases, but peanuts were slightl.y higher~ Otber com~ m?dities remained fair~y steady~ '. . ~he total effect. o_f the various .pri.ce mov'efll,ent s: during th~ 3D-day period brought the all commodity index of p-rices received u;p one point to 240 per cent of the in August 1909 to July 191~ averag~; This i .s the ~econd month in which the general level oi' prices thh: series showed some recovery r'rom the ;lapse occurring in February. The current indlx, however, is' short' by 23 points (or 8~ 7 per cent) of the 263' per cent level reported for April last year. , . UNITED STATES: Sl:).arp d~cli,nes i'n P:t"ices rec.eivedb;~r farmers for dairy products and truck crops a little more than offset substantial increases in fruit and cotta~ and lowered the index of fan1 prod~ct prices. l point in the month ended April 15. Changes in other commodity groups \1rere relatively' small, but at 260 per cent of its AuguGt 1909 - July 1914 average, the index was 31 points (11 per cent) below a year ago. , Neanwhile, the index of prices paid by farmers, including interest .and. taxes, ,was unchanged at 246. The parity ratio, which is the ratio of prices ' received to prices paid, was 106 for the second straight month. Among indi1'idual commodities, the sharpest declines in prices received v.rere for hogs, butterfat, milk, and cabbage. noteworthy increases ,,,ere recorded for prices of lambs, cotton, onions, grapefru~t, and oranges, Egg prices advanced contra- seasonally. Farm living costs, which sho~"'ed no change from l~arch 15 to April 15, \1ere mainly responsible for holding the parity index at the level of the previous month. The cost of some production items -- feed and fertilizer -- increased, but not enough to change the general level of retail prices paid by farmers. The parity index as of April 15 was 3 points or 1 per cent lower than a year . ago. -- -- - - _ - - - - - - - - - -- --- --- -- - - - - - . __. - -Sum- mary Ta.ble fo-r U- n-ited- S-tate-s . : Apr. 15t : Mar. 15, : Apr, 15, : ___ fle_g_oi,d_high __ _ Indexes : 1948 1949 1949 Index Date -----------~----------------~----~~------ . Prices received 1/ 291 261 260 307 Jan, 1948 Prices paid, including ? interest and taxes / 249 arity ratio 117 246 246 106 106 251 'ii/.Aug. 1948 133 Oct. 1946 iJ- - ~~.-19o9-July-1914 i -1oo:- -?] l9l0:14; 1oo.- ' ""i;-Ais-;;, -J;:-n~a;y~ Ju;;:e~ ~a July 1948 D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge HARRY A. WHITE Agricultural Statistician ,......- ., ' ' ' ' t ~ ,..,.,~'~0\1\ I ~ ' '. };'. .. ~-.~.: ~i:t . ;. PRIcEs RECE IJED :BY FARMERS .APRIL ~9":49 ~rr TH COMPAEI soHs : . .GIDRGIA ~~------~---~~----------- ' ." : . .. " . tThJITED STATES CO.MmDITY .AND PNIT :-Average; Apr. : Mar. : Apr. : Average : Apr. .. ~ug.oo(1909-~ 15 : 15. . ~- 15-; :~tng. 1909-: 15 ';, ' ': .J?ly. 1'914: . 1948 -~ :1~9 . : ' 1~~9 :Jihy l!al4 .: 1948 ---r & Mar~ 15 194~ :. Apr. . : 15 .. , . 1949 . Wheat, bu. $ : 1~24 2 ; 50s 2~-05: 2~oo' :as : z:29 : 1~-98 2~00 c',~,Jl_u~~------L_--~~~L :__....?.~9-~--_!~45; _1.45~ ___ .6~-~-- 2.!9 : .~l-~_~E?.__;_____l.2~ _..:0~i-i-~.....t..;__b_g ..~'!~_;.~ '~- $ : ~ ' 67: ~ 1o 3_0:' l;.oo.:' ..._.;:a..-.~ ~ . ---t:_'_4:.0_~--- 1-1--9. _!-. ~~- --~~-'-7-0"__; _ __. _70__ ' .: fri_~!0'.9._~toe!:!, bu~!--112__J 2<25: _2;. 55! 2;,55: . i 7~~-- .J.w.ed__futatoesJu.$: ~--;__i,M;~~1.5~ -2~:z.s.:_____&e_;__~~-40 : __ 2~54 ! . 2 ~75 . Co~~-9~J...!.~_____f_; __ 12,6 _ ; 36; 2 ;__]_1 ~ 5 _ : 32 ~0 ; _ 12~4 ' 34~1---- ia~-7 -------29 ~ 9---- dottonseedtton $: 24~39 ; so;,oo! 53~00; 4iioo: 22~ 55 : 89~4o -~-- 51~-~---. -5o. io- .Hay, -i~oq~~~~~--$: ~~-1;~8~--~ 21~-w:-_ -2z~:~o~~;~~2o~=~~~i_a7 _!--- 1~:_40 --;~-~?~~oo - ::-=-1~:o~ ~--- Hogs,. ;ter cwt : $: - -~-- ' ' ' . ' ... 7 ~ 33 : --~. --.;.--.- ls;oo: 18~90: --4 --.- ---- 7-1--7 -~-6~0~: ~- -7~~2-7--7!---2-0-~:-3- 0--. : 20~00 : ~--~ -----:. - -1--8--~ 6-0---- Beef Cattle,cwt.- $ ~ - ----: .. 3.87 : 20., 50: ---!.- -~---.:..:..-t 18ooo . 19a50 542 - - ' - - - -- - _:_ __ :22-.-5-0- -:+-2-0-.5-0-----::---2-0e-8-0 - ~i_!~_q~.'!~; head; $: JL.38~~-~:.J..~-~Ji>p= _1~~~~-P9~-~-- :_~s~~oo : 175~Q~_!_~9;oo - : 1ss~ oo Ch ---.:- ic - k - e ns .-. . , lb. ! - ~-----:- -- 132 ;-- - -- ; 33h9 ; -;~- ---;- 29;. 5 -- . --:-: -- : -:- 30.5 : -w. -.. -~--:-- ..~- ll . -=. o4 ,__.,._,_ ~ : --1--- 28o0 ----- --r- : -r - - - 30o4 : - ---.--- 4-- . 31 ~ 0 -. - - -:- --- Eggs, doz. t:._ -- .- - - - -- - -- Butter, lb. - : : . ' ' :. .. ._ 21.3 : 44;,0 : 43.; 8 : 435 : 215 : 42.6 : 41.3 ~ . 4t=e3 - -.- - - ------ .------ -:---- ---1--- -- --- --- - { - --------'"---- --:...--------- -- -_;.-t- 24.6 ; 560 ; 54~0 : 54.0 : 26;.5 67.8 : .. 60.1 : ,589 , ...- - r -- ---, - r-.---'----C-- -- + ------ Butterfat, ibe : Milk (wholesale) : 25.7 ; . 61.0 ; 56.0 : 55.0 1 26.3 84.7 63 . 4 61.4 :----~ -~~ -+-. -;_-- -~;-----'----+------~-. ----- - - .?J_ ---=-- --- -:-:- - - ,--- - ___x:::___~OO/f $: 2.42 _: 5~85:' -::-1-.-----,-.- : ' . 6.10: 5.90: 1~50: 4.71: 4.o4 -- -:--:- -----: ------ - ~------- ----:--. 3.76 Cowpeas, bu. $: 5e30; 4,;85: 4o.70: : 5o 34 : 4,;16 : 4e18 -t-- - - - - :---- - - - ---...-- --- ~--~-.--~---A------ --------------.L-------- Soybeans, bu~ $ =. 460: 3.90: . 365: - : 364 : 2.el:2 .-. . 208 - - - - --- - - -- - ' - 1 1 ' - - - -'-~----,--.--- ---' - -- - ' - _ ._ _c_._:....;__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _....:,..._~-"----- Peanuts, .lb . : . s.o 1061 : 10.. 8 ~ 10.9 10:5 : .- - - .. ._,... --- -- --~--- ------ ------- 10.6 3./ Av.. erage January, 1910 - December, 1914. Preliminary for April 1949 -- : =======- ,_;_'_-;=..-:;~-:;.-:..:;_;..- .:--~-...:.-::;'_--'-_.c._;__====::;-.-====-== INDEX 1TUMBERS OF PRICES BEcEIVED BY F.AR!~S n~ .GEORGIA iril (August 1909 - July 1914 g 100) 15, Mar.15, AprH 15, ITEM 948 1949 1949 - -- - - -- ---~- -- --- --~ - - All Commodities 263 239 240 ... Cotton & Cottonseed 296 246 247 Grains 220 . 160 158 Meat .Animals Dairy Products Chicken & Eggs 35'9 367 225 226 222 211 376 I 222 212 l Fruits N..iscenaneous 106 163 195 :" :: : 189 . .~ ~ _- .I 195 189 " i ' .;. . .After Five Days R~.turn .to . United States D:lpar.tment of Ag~icultur,e Bureau of Agricultural .Economics . 319 Exienslon Building At'r:ens, Geo r gia . OFF ~'CAL BUSINESS Form B~5. 5{49'-:.~ Permit No., 1b01 . ; ......: Penalty for private use _to avpid payment of po~tage $300. ' ; .. " ll ~:; '' Ree s e , Librar ian , ~Jt~ :o ll~ge of Agri ., z; :;, . At hej1 s. Ga... : _,.:~ . -.. ATHENS, GEORGIA . ACREAGE .MID !NDlC~ED PIDD\J"C'l'ION 1-.AJJ{ -12 ' . 1949_~ : (A-s .of May 1, 1949) ! . ~ . ~ Tpe Bur~au_. of Agricul~ura.l Econo~ics !llal<:~s the -fo:J.lowing report on the acr.eage, yield, and __ p;roducho? of _corrmerc1.al _truck cr.op.s f.pr the fresh market from reports and data f?~ished by . - epo-p . ~ ;.c.6trespo~4ents, field. Statis;ticians, anll cooperating State agencies. . ~MABEA~IS: .Pros);>ective .;>N'~g P:?-'od.uctio~- in Florida, . Geo~gia~ ~d So1:1th Ca.:tolina' is' ]la.c.ed l l :-- ; at 3~7~000 bus~e s -: perc!int belqw ~he l$4S crop of 367,000 oushels and 34 per qent below t~e l96&47r _averag~. of ; 4~,000 :bushels.: 4cre,ag~ w(:l.~ redu~ed 8 per cent belovr 1948 CWd 47 p~r ce:nt be:low~ .a.ver:ag~. Yi.eJci. per aq-re, however; iS; exp_ected to be above average. sNAP B:E~S: ... ; . ' .. ;_ b t?6 -m~d~Sori~~ ~re~~:- __ ductl.Gil l.S now l.ndicated parto_1~;8-e8c~4s,00a0reb. u~slhi~glhstlcyomabpoavr~e~dtvh~ntAh p1r,i~l2t.~>.,fOoOQrebcua:s.~ ~d J.n p(t'o~ 1'948, $ inereaie :of 3 par cent. . , : '. ~ ~ -. : .: ' .: -s-prtrg CJillBAGE: :A.criage in !Duisi:ana t~ed out larger th8,n had b~en estimated; con~eq~ently, early product.ion~ is nO'Iv...indic ated to be about . 5,000 ton's. higher t han a.:.month ago. 'lhe total,_:of. 1, 700 to:z:s iri prospect in Louisiana, MississipJ?i, .Alnba..na, Georgia ar>d South _ . . Cj:U"ol~in!'l- is.l9. per- cent abov'e last year . and '13 per cent above the 1938H47 avetage; ',Tl:e d .e a l is dtavl~;ng . ~ j;o _ .. a close except ~ in Missisfiippi, ~ where the ' peak .of h.. arvest is expected \ .wou.t ,mid-May. CuCUMBERS:; The pros;p~ct , ONIONSs' !nG.~cated later :spring producftion of 3,672,~00 sacks i~_ .3 P,?r cent below ~ast -;fear,. but ' _ . .:;7 p,er. cent aqo~~ avsrageo Ao.wever, :aJ.low1.ng for p which fs>rmer~y: :was cl~sifi(O)d ~as oaxly:_ sy.m;ner, : bat _currently is inc~uded 13;s l a te spring, - ~hi:s year'~ crop J.s-only -9 per cent- above ave:ra.ge-. :.Ha.rvest has started J.n the viestorn States and VTill _start in_ the~:E;ast(l~ Stat~s abo':lt . mid-~M&y' ' . : . _ . . . - ' : ' ' ' .. ' I .';. 'l '!, : . ' COMMERCIAL E.A..~Y FOTATOES; , Despite a reductio!). of' 15 pef_ccn.t in a.crcgge, ;p.Iloducti-on f'ol' late ' :... . . ra~ing harvest is ~xpected iio bcr onl;y 12 por cen;t: 'smnllo r thah the 1948 cr.op. Above-average y'ie ds ai:'o ex_Pectcd fo.r ea.ch of:~h$ 11 :sta t e s in Jh~S. g:.roup.~ On.'J:Y:' in Arkansas is the yield now indicated belo),ina. In Califo!'hi~, the yield. :::: in prospect ha~. 'Peerr equaled only: in 19~7 ,. a racord-higl:i;yield is expec'\]ed in #.l~bama and. t!w . . .. -- 220-bu~\?1 yield indicated for ~orth Carolina has been exceeded only in _1946o T4e - relatiy~ly _. .. high yield of. 155 bushels ' indicated for iJklahoma rcflectsfavorablo yield. p rospoe;ts bot?- in _the- old areas of eastern Okl:ahoma and for tb:o irrigated a.creage in tho Japkson: County. area. _Hp.r- vest of this ir:rigated ~reage should be~in abou;t June 10. . _ '; : : , i ~-_, ... ...;. .. o ,l ~MATOEs~> tate~ -~-ring s~pp~~es ~e expe~ted to tot?f 3,8:55,0?9b~shcis ~ 13 ~er ~~n~ c:-bqvQ -~ , . last; y;.ar o";lt . shghtly below ~verage.: ~'i'eage: wa s mc~easod ove:; ;;laf,>t ;Y~ro: a.t;1 .a. ; b ~ttcr p~r-;-acre ~y-l.cld J.S: indicated. .; Shipments arc :Qxpectcd t~ stro-t e arly .J.?. .Junco . . . , VlATERMEtoN~; ~:-acreagci_ in 'the :aa..x:ly s~m~r cr~p State s \s O:~tim~ted a~ 194:~400 ~oll!P:erec\. v~~th i.n , . , 182, 500 a.cr:cs ' in Hl48 nnd tho 193g....47 average acrcagP. of, 18'9, 650~ C-ro'v>cr:s ?a.:rried. . o~t or ?xQeeded :tho.~r ea.r}ier pl~s ala .states: in. ;this ~roU.f oxpc-pt. 7ior-tl:_l G-arol~h~- . and- Missourl-o , .. _:: . :. : . r. :. ' " ' .- ._ .- .,. - ; ... ~ . . ' "; . .' . . . ' .. : . > D. 1~ 'f..!OYD' : ) , A.g:ric~ltural Stat~stician . 'In Chaigo . ' .' . ' .. ...~. .,...' ( ' ; . ._.., -. . . . ' ~ ... . ....... ~ ;:i:~ \ ... '!' , - . .. i. H. HAr"'ffi.I sI JR~ .. . .... Truck. Crop Est~mat()~ . , ' II .. : - . ,. . , -: ', ~. . '. : ' . ;'- to!' ' After .Five--~ys--'Rctu~n United St'ate~ l)lp ar:j;l!!erit ,o .Ag-riculture Pen~lty for .privatc use to ~void pa~ont of postage $300. Bureau of AgriQultural ~conomic~ 319 Extensi~ Building Athens! Gpo;rg~a . ' . .. . . .. -~ ~ , ~ ' OFFICIAL BTJSHij.!SS Form BAE-D/5f49 - :1426" .-.-. ,',-' l ... . . .. .. Permit No. 1001 - ' ' : ,. _:: . ..' t; ; : : _ ___ __,_ . -- - ------- - UNITED ~TATE.e> DEPARTMENT OF , . AGRICUl-TURE. (!}ro;t; UWIVERSITV OF GF.OI'\.GIA C.OI.I..f-GE. OF AGRIGULTVRL A-~hens, Georgia QE.~.R~.L___G~OP_]t_E_P_?._RJ. _J<~q_R. !JEORG IA -~j)F ~lAY }L .~9!~2 May .lJ, 1949 Tl:le 1949 crop-season v.ras off to an early start, e s pecially in the southern portion 9f the Sto.te Frequent r ains and cool weather since mid-April have "delayed preparation of land and pl anting operations- in the- northern districts , and warm dry weather is badly needed at this time, The below freezing weather and heavy frost that cov ered the State on April 17 retarded crop growth in all area s and caused consj_de rable damage to ec:crly planted truck crops. riheat ' and oats a.re good in all setions and above average yields are expected for the Stc1,te, The very mild winter gave pastures an early start and the continued abundance o:f moisture is keeping grazing exceilent, ,Milk production is a,t a very high level., Fr:uit prospects' suffered fr om the March and April f:ceeies and. .the production of peaches , apples, pears and grapes will be less thE~;n normal 'in most sectj_ons of the State. '1fHf,AT: The abundance of moisture combined with cool weather has .been favorable .. for the whea t crop. Based on c ondition as of May 1 the 1 949 Georgia .ivheat product i on.. is indic ated at 2,886,000 bushels compared with 2, 984 , 000 bushels in 1948. Yield per ,acre is pl aced at lJ,O bushels compared r!ith 13.5 last year. OATS: Condition of oats was reported a t 81 per cent of normal on May 1 or 5 po ints above the condition one year ago. A r ecord y i eld per acre . is ex- pected if favorable weather i s received for the r emainder of the season . PEACHES: The abnormal weathe r conditions have caused the 19l.f9 peach crop t o be very s potted. . On March i6 the temperature dr opped below freezing in., most of the c ommercial peach area, then on April 17 fr eezing vieathor and a heavy . frost caus~d more damage to the crop. South of Bacon the extrerilely v.rz.rm weather during the vrinter months has prevented the trees from develop:?-ng normally and thE!, Elb ert a .crop will espec;Lally' be short in this area. Based on reported concl{t,'lons as of May 1, the Georgia 1949 peach crop is pl aced at 3,120,000 bushe}.s. In inter- preting total production in terms of car s , it should b e remoJ'lbered that c onnrre.rcial movement to marlcot by rail and by truck of package fruit is considerably less ethan the total estimated crop vrhich includes peaches for local sales, commercial carmer- ies and home use, as well as for shipment. . See table belovr f or peach production by states and the r eve r s e side of the :sheet f or. United States comments. PEACHES . - - - - -_-_-_-__ :_-_-_ ---------------------~~-_R!_-;:?_-;_~t};oi]_-_iJ__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- .3 tate :Average : - -.--.- ' -:1-93.-8--47 :- 1-94-3 -: - 1944 ; . .. : Indicated -~ ~24~ ~ -:~ !9h6_ :_ _1947 ;-- -l9l-~8- -:l:I-av"-1:-, --1-949- Thousand Bushels N, c. 2,220 252 2,698 2,172 3,160 2, 905 1,6Lf6 1,660 s. c. 3,671 406 2,838 6, 300 5,994 2/ 6 , 630 3,160 2,739 Ga . Fla-. 5,358 1,530 4,200 90 57 103 7 ,39'5 96 . 5,628 ~/ 5,810 96 64 2, Bl2 92 3 , 12 0 70 Ala . 1,441 550 1, 200 2,000 1,250 1,525 1,298 960 Mis s , 894 406 897 1,134 868 854 840 700 !\r~ . 2,188 648 2, 330 2,518 2, 479 2,220 2,J.f82 2,1~48 La 1 296 176 296 320 293 270 330 337 ok:a . 443 136 286 734 598 464 280 604 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tex, 1, 728 812 -1-,3-00- - -2,-336- - 1,8.56 - - - - - -1.,.6.9-6-- -1 , 1 ~- 4-0 - - - -2-,1-00-~ - - - 10 States 18, 330 4,973 16,148 25 , 005 22 , 222 22 ,438 lLf, o8o -----------------------~------------- -1L-f, 738 1/ For some States in certain years , production includes some quantities unharvest- ed on account of economic c onditions ~ In 1947, estirecates or' such 'quantities Yrere as fo llows (1,000 bushels ): South Carolina; 362 ; Georgia , 100. 2/ Includes the following quant:ities harvested but not utilized because of abnormal - cullage (1,000 bushels): Sou th cn:rolina, 180; Georgi a , 1 81, ARCHIE LANGLE.'Y il. gricultural Statistic i an D.. L, FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge UNITED STATES - GEN:LRAL CROP REPORT N3 OF MAY 1, 1949 .. - oi~~v:tfi ,,., .,.._J _ .: . - -~'t "( ... i"~ ... cintt ~:?~'~?.V.~'-e~;l~o....p...#~~e4~.. -t-.~p....r...,.._.{..Y..r...J,.-,..n.,.t__e_.,r,_:_ _.~ -~~.~ e~ - ~-~-~:~-v-i~.~ :. ~-~~ .r ?e1f:fu,. :~A"priJ:" - - ~~~~~~ .f.9.67f~If.i.i~-b" -:i};7'; ~~~.rtY' -- afl...ar~a:s~: ~;The , dcr~a:ge: :r6J::~~xye st:,:frt-,:~~49~'J~~s [l~!3f e~--~~~~eedeCi_.- .:7~t. \f qp.ct~o~ . Cond1t1o +?'. ns now for . est~ated a~ seed1ng sprm J,.-, g ?w2h.liem~tl;iLhl.:~ueo nibpef~fn!,e1i~'~6~t.l.~~:tk;.t:;uca9\llayb_ l eu,n.cvhn;~tn{~l-:y:ld1. ;J't;.tr:loc;m;J.~tpon,prl~{;1t1 v~nt actual seedings from reaching earlier intentio.ns. ,.~The fir.st officicrh estirn,abel o,.t sprin~ wheat. prpCructi'Q.lJ::,.Yii\11~~~-~~leas~d on '~{tu1~_"9:Ql.----b)it a~efa~"tield~ '6;r: the - p;.rospect1ve spr1ng wheat acWagewould br1ng the tota~wtreat -crop up to 1,312 mJllion bushels. . l .', .... .. :. -~ -~t- ~-- ,._.,... .. _ ....._ .. ,.,.... "'i""' ;' ' : . :: c:.. ~-..~.'' . . , .. . ., ....,.....,... f'o . ., . ~ Progress of the 1949 cr.oP.: ~fobd:t:Y.i~ :~trrm~{ng on May i~ , ~a:r;J.ier d.~}ciy~ i n. in- terior portions of the coUi1t.cywere....monTy(nTset by rapid progYess-i'i! ...f~.'eld wo rk during the latter third of April. Chief exceptions, where progress is still del ayed are :Ln a Missouri-Nebraska-Kansas area and in Mississippi_, Louisiana and Texas, Vfi th warm days in most of the North and adequate soil moisture_, vegetative gruvrth W9-S satisfactory to advanced and pastures were much better than averae;e for Liay 1. Ha.y stocks are about average for the country as a Trhole, tho~gh lovr in we s tern range 9-:reas and some North :central States~.. Frosts j_n Apri],_caused additional damage to f t uits in some Southern s ections, notably to strawberries and peaches . ~ ' . . . T~mperatures were above n-ormal during much of April in all of the country e:{cept lrt the South Central States. v\fhile averages for the month _were 2 to 8 degrees above pormal in most of the country_, they ranged slightly belovi normal in most of the South Central area and as much as 2 to L~ degrees below normal alone the South. Texas border, .Freezing temperatures penetrated nell into the South about mid-April and again the last fe-rr days of April. Cold_, Tret weather during the fir s t half of April delayed field rmrk in much of tho country, But during the last 10 days of the month, we.ather and field conditions became more favorable. In most eastern, southeastern and western areas, field work was advanced for May 1 and about normal in most other ~reas. Spring seeding of grains progressed rapidly duri11g_ the later part of ..:tpril, Farme rs took advantage of the warm vreather and excellent soil condition, using their mechanized equipment to quickly work fields into good condition and s eed them, Plovring for corn and soybeans is vrell advanced in the Corn Belt and planting of corn has been started as far North as Iliinois and Im-ra. Cotton planting -rras delayed by wet fields in much of Texas and the Delta area, but has progressed about normally elsewhere, Soil moisture is ample in virtually all areas, as most dry sections re- ceived rain the first few days of May; Wisconsin, Montana, Idaho and Coliforni.;t were the chief exceptions. ' .. . f PEACHES : A peach crop of 11..~.7. million bushels for the 10 southern States is incJi;.._ cated by May 1 conditions, . This is only 5 percent greater tha n the short l9h8 crop of J-4,l.million bushels, and the second smallest c;rop since 1943. _The ea,rly States east of the Mississippi River have bel0'\7 average crops and those vre st .. of the Mississippi River above average, Mid-March freezes cut production prospects - sharply in the Spartanburg area of South Carolina , in Geor gi a north of Macon, in northe rn Alabama, and in the Sandhills of . North Ca rolina. In the North Ca rolina p'andhills, Hileys and some of the early varieties were hit harder . than Elbe:ctas... which still promise a f a irly good crop. The North and South Carolina crops are indicated ab out three-fourths of average, and Georgi a is less th-ari tvro~thi;rds of . . . ayerage. In South Carolina, the production trend. has been sharply UP\'~ard and the of1;949 crop prospect of 2. 7 million bushels is l e ss than half of the production-l-evel: the l as t f ew years, .. The Ge orgia counties of Spalding, Coweta, Upson and 'Meriwether -vri'll have a lightcrop but a larger one t han -the small 1948 production judgi~g, from present indicO;tions. Sou th of Macon, Elberta producti on Yiill be v:erY . short. :. In Arkans a s, conditions a re favorable in all areas of the State'.and most . . promising in Johiison County ( .~:.: . . (, .. : After Five pays Return to United States D~partment of Agriculture B:ureau of Agricultural Economics 3.19 Extensj_on Building J\thens, Georgia Penalty for private .u se to avdicl, pa;Yment of p ostag,e -:;:;Joo. ' ~I OFFICIAL BUSINESS ' Form BAE - 5Jh9. .::. j ;787 < Permit No. 1. 0. 01. - :: '- ... . . ' ;,, ' ' i. ,. . .. ,~ .... - i',-.J' .., UNITED 5TA"rE:.i,. . . DEPAR.TME.NT- OF .. G-c -O R G I A AGRIC,U\..TURE. c '. &-ro_.t.; . ' . timo r3%rVieb . . A~~~~~~u~~.~ [.CON OM IC5 .. . UNIVERSITY Of (jf.OR.GIA J . GEORGIA AGRICUL.TUF!AL C.OLL.E.GE. OF AGRIG\J t.,TURt. .)CrE.NSIOt-l SC..RVjC.I!. TRUCK CROP !:-JEWS (,A.s of May 15, 1949) ..:... Athens, Georgia GENERAL.: Excessfyely rainy weather during . the first two treeks in M13-y ca1.~se.d sbme delay in planting in the nortl1ern sections. In the southern areas there has been an ab ':mr~ance of rain which has been beneficial for growth ana. except for . several cool ni :jht s t emperatures haYe bee:n, favurable . In scatt8.r'ed loca ].i ties . _'. hc.il has cause d. consid erable d.ama.ge; to sc:m e truck crops_. Cundi ti on of most truck crops in general ~ s g0:.1d to -very good. Harvesting of lettuce and cabbage is near- ing.comp_letion, and s11 ap beans, cucurnbers, onior.s, Irish potatoes, and. tomatoes are . coming into production in southern areas~ ,S..N..A-,-P -BEA.lifS: . -Movement of snap beans in south Georg ia has been f.airly heavy during the past week. The qup.lity and prices from the first pickings have been fair to good. Some fet.r beans haYe been pla.nted in north Georgi ll and planting in that area is ellpected 1:;o become general with~n the next two weeks. CABBAGE: ~he bulk of the south Georgia cl3-bbage crop has been harvested with good prices paid for e a rly harvest, but there was practically no demand at any price for the last cuttings. Much of the north Georgia acreage is yet to be ~et, due to the excessive rains during the past two weeks. CUCUMIDJRS; The outlook for cucumbers is no't too fayorable at this time as stands are bad, and cool nights have retarded growth. Light harvesting ha s begun in some southern counties. IRISH POTATOES: In south Georgia harvesting has beg.m and good to excellent yields are being realized.. Weather conditions haYe been lllmost ideal for growing and harvesting this crop. Growth of the north Georgia commercial potato crop has been retarded due to the unusually cool nights since planting. LETTUCE: The season is over for lettuce ex cept for a few light cuttings in some fields. Yields and prices have been satisfactory for this year's era~. Tm-iATOES: The tomato crop is making goocl progress, except in some sections '"here blight has appeared and eve ry effort i9 being made tq , contro], this disease. In some local areas hail did considerable damage to plants. Light harvesting ha s begun and volume movement is expected by June le 1:!ATERHELONS: i'iatermelons are making good growth and indications no\"J are that a few cars will be loaded not later than June 10, t1Thich is about two \'leeks earlier than normal. CANTALOUPS: The canta].oup crop has made satisfactory pro gress during the past two \'Jeeks, Harvestin-g is expected to begin around the first t-..reek i.n ~Tune. D. 1. FLO'i'D, Agricultural Statistician, In Charge L. H. HAR.-qis, JR. Truck Crop ~stimator ) -) TRUCK CROP N:SivS ..,. BY STAT:gjS As .Of May 15, 1949 Lil>iA BE.ANS: Lima beans are mald.~g goo'd progress ~''i th harvest expected to begin about June 1 and reach peak the 15th. in South Carolina. SNAP BEANS: Movement is now about peak in South Carolina and '"i th favorable weather and prices, sales should continue into the second \1eek in June. The oveT-all condition of the North Carolina snap bean crop is only fair. Harvesting. in,_ early areas started during the second t!eek of May with heavy movement expected ' the follot<~ing week. The shipping season is practically over in Florida exc~pt for a few late plantings in scattered areas. CABBAGE: Peak movement of the North Carolina cabb~ge crop t"as reached during the second week of Hay. Cabbage shipments ar,e expected from west Tennessee by May 23, and peak movement will come a week or ten days later. C.A.HTALOUPS: Cantaloup vines are blooming with melons beginning to form in South Carolina. First shipments should occur about June 15. Disease has severely damaged most of the cantaloup acreage in central and northern Florida. lvluch of the acreage will be a complete failure and they ields on that remaining for harvest will be extremely light. CUC'ffilf.BERS: Cucunbers are moving in good supply from the Beallfort-Charleston sections of South Carolina where shipment will be heaviest I'-1ay 20 - 25. The North Carolina cucumber crop is generally in good condition. Light harvest is expected in early June with volume movement around June 10 - 15th. Harvest has begun in Alabama, and peak production is expected the week beginning May 22. IRISH POTATOES: Irish potatoes are moving in good volume from the Beaufort... Charleston area of South Carolina with heaviest shipment expected May 20 .., 25. The 1-l'orth Carolina commerCial Irish potato crop continues to look good. Light digging will, start in the earlier areas during the third we.ek of May. Early potatoes in the Coffee-Franklin area. of Tennessee are doing well, and digging is expected to begin the first week of June. Rapid progress is 'being made to,.,ard harvesting the Alabama potato crop, and it is estimated. that over three-fourths of the crop has already moved to market. TOt4ATOES: Green \olrap movement is expected from the :Beaufort area of South Carolina about June 1. Light movement from Louisiana is expected about June 1 with heavy marketing by June 10 .. 15, Shipments of tomatoes declined rather rapid""! ly during the first half of the month in Florida,and the spring producing sections will practically all be finished by May 21. v'i'ATERHELONS: 11/'atermelons are in various stages of gro\vth but have long runners anA are blooming \rell in the more southern count ies of South Carolina. HarYest will likely begin in Charleston county by June 15. It will be near the last of June before any mov-ement occurs in Alabama. The \ratermelon crop in the important Leesburg area of Florida will be greatly reduced from earlier expecta tions . Shipments are increasing fairly rapidly and this deal should be in its peak during thelast week of Nay. 'rhe Ue\-.rberry-Trenton-Ocala....Gainesville area is .now e:ll.."})ected to qe in its peak during the period June 6 ..,. 15. The peal:c in the Live Oak-Madison.!:.Monticello area should be about a '"eek later. After Five Days Return to United States Department of .Agriculture : Bureau of .Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form ~D/5/49-14:26 Permit No 1001 Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300. Mr . Paul W. Chapman Dean. Coll e ge of Agriculture Athens. Ga . TC Req. ~----- .. - - - -- ---------- ~-- BUREAU OF AGR.IC.Ut.,TUR.AL E.CONOMIC5 GOR'31A AGRIC.UL.IIJJ:tAl. ltXTE:.NSIQN ~t:.RYIC.e.. Ji ther:s_, GeorgiQ. GEf..lERAL: Georgia commercial truck crops have been somevlthat ' i~et~_rded by cool n.i.ghts . . and inadequate soil moisture, but conditions have improve d and <:lr e now mostly good. Benefic.ial rains ha've occurn:~d over most of the State during the latter part of the month, but rather cool nights persist in northern a~e as.~ ' Some sguthern areas had les~ thc;m 0.50 i nches of rainfall. during the past two weeks, which was far short of the need for building up satisfactory soil moisture.;. :. The ~ outh Georgia season has practically ended for cabbage and Snap beans . Toma to, onion, and cucumber harvest is in 'full swing. .. LTI\1A BEANS: Dry weather duzing late May did considerable damage to the Lima bean crop in southern countie s. .Ha rves t is now underway in this section. Rttms have be en rece ived in central Georgia areas and Lima b eans are reported mak;ing good progress. SNAP BEAUS: Sl:ipment of Snap b eans in s outh Georgia it:? practically over . Grmvers have had a bad season on SnB:r)beans aue to the c old in early spring and to dry weather around ha rvest time;, PJ:anting. of the North Georgia crop is about complete with early plantings up to good stand. ' CABBAGE: Cabbage harvest in South Georgi a is ove r~ Planting is well adva nced in .the North Georg ia area, but some .replanting ha s been nec es sa~J due to cut - wo rms. Light harvesting is -expected from t he ea rli er planted fields 'arm,md June 10 l r' -' . , . CANTALOUPS: The first harvesting of canta loups is expec ted around June ~ - 10 in southern counties. Dry weather in some areas' has effected growth and yields , will not ~'be up .to no.rmal. CUCUlffiERS: Ha rvesting of cucmnber s is wen qv~r res peak. -Dry wea t h er prevq. iled :L'1 ~---- the cucumber territory and did cotisiderable damage to yields. Satis- factory prices have been receive d for this year's .9rop with a n unusualJ.y h:Lgh percent of production go ing to pickling. plants. IRISH POTATOES: Harvest of South ,Ge orgia Ir:i s h potato crop is about ove r. The se'ason has 'been gao-cf'Oilthis crop and b etter t han aver age _.yieldS' were realized. Sat'isfactory pric e s received have helped to speed up harvect. The ' North Georgj_a pot:_ _ . liric'e"s-r;c;ived -lf--.:.,.1.9-428 s9-.:...,- 1949 -26 0 - : - - -1-942956- : ~- -In3d0e7x --: -JD;nat;el94B- Prices paid, including interest and taxes ~ 250 246 245 251 ~ Aug. 1948 F.,ar.Hy..,..r2_t!_o __ ~ ___ -- _ 1..1~ ____lQ(.. _ _ _ 101_ ~ _ ....1~3..,. __Os_t~ 1,91:6_ iJ 1./ Aug,. 1909-July 1914 .., 100. ?J l 91G- - 1 4 . "'"' 100 .. ,Also J'an. ,June. & July 19,48. D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge HARRY A. WHITE Agricill tural Statistician . ;' COMM)D!TY and Average : May GEOBGIA : UNITED STATES May l})r. I May : lvElrage .~ & MaY : Apr. UNIT ;Aug. 1909... : 15 : 15 : 15 :Aug. 1909-; 15 15 : 15 ' ; July 1914 : 1948 : 1949 ' '1949 I IJuly '1914 : 19~8 1949 ' 1949 ~~t~. ~ea=t~~bu~~------~$~;~--~1~~24~:~~2~~40~;- .~2~~oo~;~~2~o~o~:~---~~88~. ~;~~2~~2~2~:----~2~~o~o~:~.200 Corn, bu. $: .91 2.08: 1.45: 1.45: .64 2.16: lo22: lo22 I . ~.1 : : . : : : : .: f~.:;:~t.;;.;s:;.,,:.__.::;b.=u.:;._ _ _ _...::$~:::______.!..:::.67:......::~...:1~~2:.:::5:.:.:_--!~97!.:1~-!.!9~0::.:::___.!~40:::...~~:..._,.~1~~1~2.:.'~-~~7:;0:..:,:___.!6::::.:6~ , !Xish Potatoes,bu. $: ~ $lfeet Potatoes, bu. $: Co;tton, lb. Cottonseed, ton, $: 1.12 .83 2439 : 1.80: 37.4 : 90;,00: 2.55: 1.95: . .. 32;,0 ' 32;,0 : , . 47;,00: 47o00: .70 : lo.91: 1;,81: 2;,75: 1. 81 2o73 50;30: 50;.40 ligy, loose, ton $: Hofls, per cwt. $: . ,, 7;,33 ' 1950: 17;,60: 17;,20: 7;,27 .' 19.90: 19;,00: 17;, 70 18;,60: 17;.90 Beef Cattle, cwt. Milk Cows, head, Chickens, 1b~ $: $: 1/ : 38;,85 : 120;,00: 139~00; 138;.00: 5;,42 23;,90: 48;.00 ' 182;,00: 28~5 : 20;,.80: 20;.90 28~2 Egs s, doz. Bu~ter, lb. ' 21;,3 I 45;,0 : 43;,5 : 45e6 I 21;,5 : 41;,5 & 42;,3 : 43;,4 24.6 56;,0 : 540 1 . 53;,0 : 25.-s 58;,9 : 57;,9 25.7 : 61.0 .1 55.0: 55.0 ., 26.3 83.6 I 61.4 : '60.6 $: 2.42 : 5.85: 5.90: 5e551 $& Sozyeans, bu. $: 5.0 10.4 ' 10.9 : !/ y Average January, 1910 - Deeember, 1914. 10.9 ' - : 3;,74: * 4.8 10.4 I Preliminary for May 1949, 3;,74: 4;,18: 2~08: 10~6 ' 10.6 INTIEX NUMBERS OF PRICES RECEIVED BY F.ABMERS IN GEORGIA (August 1909 -July 1914 100) ITEM All Commodities Cotton &Cottonseed Grains Meat .Animals Dairy Products Chick.en & Eggs Fruits Miscellaneous May 15, 1948 278 305 221 368 226 225 245 165 April 15, . 1949 240 241 158 376 222 212 195 189 May 15, 1949 239 247 158 366 217 210 195 189 . . After Five Days Return to Jnited States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building .Athens Georgia ,OFFICIAL BUSINESS rtrrm B;:r,.~zt;- 2049 ?e~~t No;l~Ol .. l?enal ty for private use .to avoid payment of postage $300. :::.;s. ;e llie !':~ . Ree se , L i brarian , ~ate C cill e~e of Agr i ., eq . At hens, Ga. . . . ~ : .~ --~ -... UNITED !:.TATE.~ DE.PAR.TME.NT OF A/2>~ ~lVh/_, GEO.RCIA BURE.AU OF" , AGR..ICUL..TURAL' E.C.ON OM ICS ~. c~ UN!Vl:R.SITY 0 .. v.0f\.(iiA C.OLI..E.OE. 0V AGAI'"ULTUR.t. G!:OR.!SIA AGRICIJI..T<.IRAL !.>t:>"I;:.N~IqlN SCRVIC.I!:. Athens, Georgia . r GENERAL: Georgia commercial truck crops. have been somewhat retarded by cool n..i.ghts and inadequate .soil moisture, but conditions have improved ' and c're now mostly good. Beneficial r-ains have occurred over most of the State during the latter part of the month, but .rather .cool nights persist . in northei~n areas. Some southern areas had less than o.5o inches of rainfe:.ll during the past two weeks, t which was far short of the n13ed for builm.ng up satisfactory soil moisture. The South Georgia season has practica-lly ended for cabbag e and Snap beans. Tomato, onion, and cucumber harvest is in fnll sVving. Ln!A BEANS: Dry weather during lat~ May .did considerable damage to"the _Lima b ean . .; . . crop in sou:_thern Gountie;:;. Hilrvest is now underway in this section. Rains have b~en received in-central Georgia areas and I,ima beans are reporte~ making good progress. SNAP BEANS.: .... Shipment of Snap beans in S<;)Uth Georgia is practically over. Growers -. have had a bad season on Snap beans due to the cold in early- spring and to dry weather. around harvest time. Planting of the North Georgia crop is about complete with early plantings up to good stand. - -- - CABBAGE: Cabbage harv~s t in South 'Georgia. is over~ ' Planting is well. advanced in the North Georgia area, b\.lt some replanting has been necessa!"'J due to cut worms . Light harvesting is e:i::Pected from the ea rlier planted fi elds around . June 10 - 15~ '. CANTALOUPS :_, The first harvesting of oapt a loups is .expected around June 5 - 10 in ..southern counties; Dry weather . in some area s has effected growth and yields will not be up to normal. cue_~~= Harvestii1g of cucmnbers is we1~ :aver lliS peak. Dry weather ___prevailed in the cucumber territory and di9. considerable damage to yields. Satis- . factory pric .es have beren rec.eived for th;L?'J: year Is crop with an "Umisually high percept of production going to pickling plants.; JRISH POTATOES: Harve~t of South .Georg.ia Irish potato crop is al;>ou't o--ver. The . season has 'DBen-:-goo-d on this crop and b etter than aver<:cge yields 1vre re realized. s~tisfactory prices r~ceived have hell"led to spee d up harveGt. The North Georgia potato crop is making _go ~d progress vvith ' some of the early pl ant ed fields expect;\.ng to reach maturity around June 15 - 20. TOMATOES: Tomato harve s t is in full s:.wing in the Pelham and Glennville areas. Dry weather has cut yj_elds to some -extent~ but rains have be en received in most areas making outlo_?k much better.- Good to excellent prices have been received t o date. Pn.11ENTO PEPPERS : Good progress is being made in growth of pimiento plants. Sett ing is ab out complete jn all area s. 01UOHS: Harvesting of this crop vri.ll be over by Jtu'1e 10 . Yields and prices have been s atisfactory this s eason. 1-'fATERMEIDNS: Harvesting should start around June 10 in southern areas which is a little earlier than usual. Good yields are in prospect, but dry weather in some areas during latter Hay will hurt size of melons. D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge L, H. 11\ R.RIS, JR. Truck Crop Estimator TRUCK CROP' 1\t:ml'f$ - :BY STAWES .'... .. June 1, 1949 Lnf.A. BEANS: Harvesting in the :important Hawthorn-G-a::t.nesville-~cinto sh 'section of north Florida is about over. Ligh1t ' .movement is. expected during the first few days of June. Lima beans are in goo4 condition in South .:Carolina. Light harvest has begun and should be heaviest the~ ''reek of June 20. [' SNAP BEANS: The snap bean deal is approaching the end in South Carolina, but recent sho,.,rers and better prices may prolong the season until near mid-June.. C.ANTAOUPS: North Carolina's cantaloupe crop is in various stages of groltrth with some early fields beginning to set fruit. Light sales are 'expected. about June 10 ,.,i th the peak of movement the \..reek of June 30 in South Carolifia. The harvesting season is practically over in Florida except in the extreme northern part of the State. CUCUl.ffiERS: The bulk of Alabama I fl crop has been harvested, although light movement continue~. Movement has started in Louisiana and will probably be heaviest about June 10. The North Carolina cucumber crop is in fairly good condition. Volilme movement is expected by the secop.d ,.,eek in June~ 1-ri th peak about the middle of the month. The season is nearly over in the :Beaufort-CharlestJ6n section of South Carolina.and about the peak in the :Sarnesvilla-.Lake City B.l"ea. IRISH POTATOES: Harvest is virtually complete in the principal commercial e.reas in southwest Alabama. Harvest is about complete in the main pro- ducing areas of south and central Louisiana. The Irish potato deal is about over in South Carolina, although light moVt"ement may continue through next vmek. TOMATOES: Tomatoes continue in ~ood condition in South Carolina. The peak of green wrap movement is expected about mid-June. In Louisiana most sections have lacked E?ufficient rain during Mey and the average yield is expected to be below normal. Heavy movement should start about June 15. WATERMELONS: Development of early plantings in southern counties of Alabama has been retarded by insufficient moisture but othervrise this crop is .in good condition. Light movement is expected shortly'after mid.,..June. Watermelons ~ave continued to improve in most early sections of Texas. Harvest in the ~ulfurrias and Riviera se~tions is in full swing and supplies from the Laredo $action are becoming available in fair volu,me. In the mid-season areas vines are !Jlaking good gro\rth and holding a good set . of fruit. Growing conditions in Florida ~ave been. very unfavorable for watermelons arid the total production will be much less than '\'ras expected earlier. Harvesting in the Leesburg area is practically over except for a few late fields. Harvest should continue active until around the middle of the month in the Trenton-Newberry-Ocala-Gainesville area. Peak move-. ment from the Live Oak-Madison-Monticello area should be reached during the period June 6 - 25. Little harvesting is expected in Louisiana untU about July 10. Watermelon prospects in SoutH Car'olina are generally good. Harvest should begin ~bout June 15 in the more southern counties with peak movement the week of ~uly 4. After Five Days Return to ~nited States Department of Agriculture ]ure.au qf Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Builqing Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSIN~SS Form :BAE-D/6/49-1396 :Permit No., 1001 Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300. Mr . Paul "J. Char::rr:an .. De~~. Co llsze J~ Agricu lture Ath ens, Ga .. TC Req . ..... . ... .-- F..,.,-~- - ---- - ... .' ~ .,,. ~ .. .. ~ ~ - ' -- ' Athens, Georgia June 7, 1949 GEORGJJI.: The Georgia ;index of prices received by farmers on June the .i5th. advanced six points above the level attained a month earlier. In terms of the 1910~ ll.1 average the 1ai"d~onth all commodity index stood at 21+5 per cent as compared to 23Q fbr the same. time in May Chief reasons :for the increase were sharp rises in the price of meat anirn.als and the effect of favorable prices for the new crop of peache~, +n the poultry f ield1 chickens remained at a relatively lovi level, but eggs advanced : ; 1,4 cents . a dozeJ:1. Most other prices remained fairly steady, but ha:t'Vest of the crop of small grain caused prices of both wheat and oats to decline 15 cents a bushelo UNITED- STATES: Led by falling prices for truck crops and food grains_, the Index of Prices Received by Farmers in the United States declined L~ points (nearly 2 percent) to 252 percent of the August 1909...July 1914 average. Heanwhile, the Inde:x. of Prices ,Paid by Farmers including interest and taxes, at 2h51 was unchang- ed from a month ago, The Parity Ratio (ratio of the Index of Prices Recej.ved by Farmers t.o the Index of .Prices Paid, In'tierest1 .:me). Taxes) dropped to 103, the lovmst it has been in 7 year~, 1s a res tut of the depressed prices received by farmers. The decline in the prices rcceived index was the result of lower pr~.ces generally Ho13s 1 the main exception, 'were up about 5 percent from a month ago, Tomato prices vrere off about pne-half from a month earlier, Wheat was off 14 cents per bushel, lambs were down ~:> 90 per c1vt. 1 and chickens were off about 2 cents per pound. Dairy products. wore off seasonally, :'!hile the Index of Prices Paid by Farmers inch.J.ding interest and taxes r omajned the ~ame as a month ago., tho family living cmnponent was up one point., ma inly as a result of higher food prices which wore only parcially offset by lower prices f or furniture, furnishings 1 and building materials for houses. Tho index of prices of production items was doYm 3 points with the feed index off 10 points from last month. Food was Jff 28 percent from a year ago. Building materials other than house rrero dorm around 7 percent. Summary Table . ---- -----r Juno 15, : May 1;;, Indexes - -.- - -19-h8- -.-: 1949 - - - -- -- - - ---- -- -- - June 15, : Record High - - - -19-h9- -- -' r-n-d-e- x . _.. -- ---; - - -D-a t-e Prices received 1/ 295 256 252 307 Jan. 1948 / rriccs paid, incJuding interest & taxes 251 245 245 251 3/Aug, l9L~8 ------- i'a.rity ratio ----- 118 104 103 133 - Oct. 1946 V = J/ }/ August 1909 - July 1914 100. 1910-14 :: 100, Also Jan., June, and July 19LI8 D. L. FLOYD .gricultural S,tatistician, 'In Charge ~ ,. ~ .: t -r -1 . ;.t . ,.... Hfl.n.RY A. 1VHITE Agricultural Statistician PR IC I::S Ri.'~C EIV~~ D BY F.AW.'iERS JUNE 1949 WITH COHPARIS ONS CO~il~iODI TY 'A~D . t GEORGIA 1 UNITED STATES :--=~~-,---- ' t Average ~Jupe ~ .~1~y. ' J'Ul'l..et Average , ' June .. .: May : ' -Jtme :Aug. 1909-1 15 : ~- 15 , ; ' ls ,Atl'g', 1909-1 15 . ' , .15 : ' 15 , . .J.JNIT .. . . J -uay.. l914tl94'8 t '1949 t ~949t '\July 1914: 194a . ~ }~~9:: ; ' 19.49 , W:heat, bu. ' '. Corn~ bu.- . I : $: , $; 'l. ' . -a : :.r . ' \" l 't . : ~ . . 1.~4 2.25: 2.901 1,85: ,88 . :' \~ i ..,.,.'.., ,, i f' ,91: ~~l2t 1~45: 1,441 1 : t : .. .. ,~ . ~~\1~ :. ,i : . .: _:.2.)1 ,;...-2~00: ' . : ". ' ' t 2.16 . : . 1.p2t 1 : '.. 1.86 Qats, bu, ,67 : ..1.05: . .90s , ,75: ... , 'l' . . : , . I .: . ~ ; . t ' r:r;;i.sh ~ota;to.es:; :Cu. $ a- ~02'-t '' 2 ..00: ' 1, 95i '1. 90t .7o 2 Sweet Po~atoe s, bu, $: Cotton, lb. . ' c:ottonseed; ton t t ,83 ' 2.~0: 3.00: 3,00: : . '= : 12~s r36.4 = 32,o :3l.s : : :. a 24,39 :93,001 47.00:46,00: ,88 22.55 : : ..: 2,46 2~73: . ' t : , ~30.0 : : c 92.20 :50, 40: 2. 64 46.70 Hay, loos e , ton : I : 17.85 t25.70: -22;60:22.30:' 11,87 t ' 17,,90 :17~701 16,40 : z. r : -t : : i :ijogs, per cwt, $: ' Beef .Cattle , cwt. $ ~ 7,33 :22.00= 17.20~19,101 : :: I 3,8'7 :19,00: 19.00:19.40; 7.27 5.42 t ' 22.90 :17, 90a : '. : 18,80 20.90 Milk Cows 1 he ad: Chipkens, lb. Eggs , doz, . ..Butter1 lb. Butterfat, lb, y .M ilk 1 (Whole s ale) per 100# . Cowpeas, bu, $: : Soybe ans, bu, . Peanuts, lb, t t ' : = 38,85 l20,'00:138i.OOl38,00: 48,00 :187,00 186,00: . 183.00 13,~ : : : :36.4 : 2a~s :~ t.s 11,1 : : , .. i. r : : 30.5 :~ a .a r 26,1 : 48,0 : 156 t4'7,0 a 21.5 ' 43.~ :43,4 44.1 z :5 6 ~0 1 53,0 . :52.0 2 25,5 . ' t 66.9 :57.9 56.8 l 55,0 t55,0 l 26.3 : . t t t 82,8 :60.6 : : .. l 5, 60: 4. 50: 4. 35: 3. 61: . 5. 28 : 1, H: 3, 55 t : : : t 4. 85t 3. 80: 3, 70: 3, 90 : 2. 18: 2.10 t I . : s.o :10,4 1 10, 9 t10, 5 t - ~-='-4;._._:_1_0.:.._6_:_ _1_0~.4__ lf Average January, 1910- ~oember, 1914. 3}. Preliminary for June 1949. = INDElC NUMBERS OF PRICES RECEIVED BY F.A.fl.!I!ERS IN GEORGIA (August 1909 - July 1914 100)' ITEM r-:- All Commodities Cotton &Cottonseed Grains Meat Animals IDairy Produqts Chicken & Eggs Fruits ~sc e 1laneous Revised June 15, 1948 281 299 221 397 226 238 317 166 After Five Days Re turn to United StatQ s Department of Agriculture Bure-au of Agri cultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgi a OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form B~B-7Z 4 9 - 2r66 P e rmit No . 1001 Mey 15, 1949 239 247 158 366 '21 7 2i0 195 189 J;me 15, 1949 245 . 245 154 385 216 215 304 186 Penalty for privat c us'~ to avoid payment of postage $300, , ,.. . liss . Ne.ll i e M. Ree s e 9 Librar ian; 'tate College of Ag r i'., eq. Athens, Ga . .......'.. ,.... ; Athens, ~Georgia June 14,. 1949 y , .G:SUEBAL CROP REPORT FOR GEORGIA AS OF JUNE 1, 1949 . I -Weather :conditions d1.lring May featured adequate . rainfall in practically all areas Of thei St a t 'e, ' except .in the extreme southe,rn counties where t ,he dry \Jeather caused some damage to earJ,.y planted crops. Co.ol. nights during May_delayeP., growth -of some crops but the warm ,.,eather since .earJ,.y -June has been ~ery f avorable and good. gro,-rth has been made since June ;L. Small grain harvest is ne~r compJ,.etton in central and southern districts and is ,_.,ell underway in the nor.thern area . Heavy rains and high winds combined with some rust damage has caused more lodging than usual ~d \'111),. rec;luce yields in local areas, especially in .oat!3 . Short fruit prospects declined furthe;r d~ring thje..~onth, and the 1949 p~ach crop \-rill be less than the small( 1948 produ,ction;- . i'r'HEA.T: The current . wheat J?TOd~ctJon is .pl,aced at 2, 886,000 bushels compared i-ri th .2,984,000 bushels harvested in 1948. Indicated yi'eld per acre is esti- mated at 13.0 bushels or .s less than last year, but 1.0 bushel abelve the ten-year (1938-47.) average. one year a go . Acreage for .. h?-rvest is p.laced at 222,000 ; compared with '. ' 221,000 ' OATS: The current indicated oat crop of 16,614,000 bushels is the second largest production in the. history of the State being exceeded only by a record production, of 17, 722,000 bushels in 1945. Heavy rains and hi.gh wind.s along 1:rith . some rust damage caused more lodgi11g tJ:lan .usual and yield per acre ,~s reduced in local areas. PEACHES: The indicated Georgia peach production declined during the mo'nth :of r~ay. :Based on prospects a~ of June 1 the total 1949 'peach production 1:1ill be 2, 730,000 bushels compared 1tri th 2, 812,000 bushels i11 1948 and is less than h a lf of the 1947 crop. Production from the early varieties \V"ill be very short. Elberta production south o! Bacon will be the smallest in recent years. The majority of . the' El'berta pro~luction will come .from the central Georgia area, including Meri'"ether , Upson, l?ike, Spalding, Co,,,eta, and adjoining counties. Peach prospects are very short in the northern section of the State. Hileys should begin to reach the ~rket by June 20 and Elbertas should be moving by July 10, D, J:,. FLOYD .Agricult ural Statistician In Charge Return After Five Days .to. United Stat es Department of Agriculture Bureau of .Agricultural Economics 319 Extension :Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form "B.A:E'J-Ar6/ 49- <:1:, 447 Permit Ho. 1001 ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statfstician \. Penalty for private us. to avoid payment of postage $300. i ss. Nellie M. Rees.e, Librarian, tate Coll ege of Agri., eq. Athens, G'a. 'l;.f:':!__L'...LLJJ' t JlJf'Jolflil."-\ (jj _ 11/~ l . l l i . J I I I o l V ~VI~ .1. ""'''"'" , ,._._.., . .... . . - - - i 'I ' :.:' ', , .;. " UJiE~En:.:.SrJ:ATES - GE~RAL CROP HEPOET 'AS.'OF JXJN'E 1, '1949 ' . '/ , . ' . ,> . . r- .=-.:::..L.....;;;;;.;;.-=:."- - .. ~, . ~ ~, . ,. .i Prod.uction :Pro ~rlects on June . \t 'belO\v t\'J'O yenrs ago C\nd 11 per cent below t-he rocord-l!argo 1.9<'16 crop_, Tho . lQ.-yenr nvorago production is 6'8 1 947,000 - bushels. Production is indica ted to be above lo..st y~n.r Jn all r egions;. -The crop in the 10 Southern States, ho;,rever, is ngain very short. J?roduction prospects for the 10 southern Stittos nrc. now indict'..tod at 14.~30,000 bushels .,;.. ? per cont nore than the 1948 crop but loss thnn t\'J'O-thirds Of the 1947 prqduction, nnd nbout fOUI'W fifths of nverage. In Georgia, pro spocts declined during Mny nnd the crop is now estinnt ed. nt 2, 730,000 bushels - 3 per c ent below lnst yenr nnd loss than h nlf of tho 1947 production. The central Georgi a o..roa, includinG Morhrether, Upson, Pike , Spal o,ing, Cowetn, anc1 aa,... joining count:i.os, \-:ill ship nore pen.ches than in 1948, \rhon tho proc1uction \rns "iory short. Pro (luction is very light in north Georgi t'.. In south Georgi a , very fe\'T oilrly varieties '"ill b e sh:f:pped fron tho ray ai-ound July 1. TOMATOES: Shipments are about over in the mairr commercial areas, but light h~rvest ing is expected until around July 1. Demand and prices are reported weak for last pickings. PIMIENTO PEPPERS: Recent rains in the p-imiento terri tory have been beneficial .:for gro,..,th 'and development. Resetting has been completed in all areas and. generally satisfactory stands are reported, CANTALOUPS: Cantaloups started moving by truck from south Georgia counties during the second \.reek in June, The crop is rapidly approaching maturity and ,.,ill be in full harvest by July 1. Dry weather in some sections caused some re- duction in size and quality of melons which have so~d for lower than average prices. Indicated early summer production in Arizona, Georgia, and South Carolina is 1,920,000 crates, which is about the same as last year, Georgia acreage is esti- mated at 3,400 compared with 3,000 in 1948. WATERMELONS: The south Georgia watermelon crop is reported to be in good condition. Harvesting got underway around June 10 and will be in full S\'l'ing by July 1. For the twelve early summer states, prospective prodUction is 49,ll3,000 melons compared \dth 46,475,000 melons in 1948 or an increase of .6 per cent. The . larger production is due to an increase in acreage for these states. Georgia acreage is estimated at 46,000 compared wi _tl.l 40,\000 ~J,.ast year. D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge L, H. HARRIS, JR. ) Truck Crop Estimator LIHA.BEA.l'W: . . -, 1, . .....;....~ . ~, .TRUOI<:-.CROP. l'ij1WS,"'"--llY-..S'J{k.TES . . -- As ~f- Jilne-.'.ls:, 1949'~> " . .;.. . . ..1-: ,..... 'I . _\ ., . . ) Lima 'beans are in good condition in South Carblina Sales : a~e near the peak but supplies will be available until well into July. SNAP BEANS: The snap bean deal is over in the more southern counties of South ~ Carolina but moderate supplies are still available at Lake City. The late spring snap bean harvest is practically over in North Carolina. . CABBAGE: There has been almost no dema.nd .fer Tenne~see cabbage a.t any price .and ~onsiderable acreage has been 017 will .be plowed under~ CAj:JTALOUPS: Cantaloup harvest has . b~gun in South Carolina with, goqd opening }rtlces . --- . .Heaviest movement is e.xpect ed the week of June 27 Some of tlie earli~ . est -sections are mid-season areas. through harve~t in Texas, Light harvest is 'expected but supplies a~e by the last week pl in entif June ul fro from m th eth.. e / North Carolina cantaloup crop. : ~- . IRISH POTATOES: . Shipment -of ~ ~~;~y :f,otatqes . frqm t~e Coffee--Frnnkli~ a~~. ~f ' . Tennesse~ is no'" at peak. '!'he. Qtirnberland plateau crop was hurt :. slightly b~r dry weather during the early part of the period. Shipments there wil~ not begin before August. l'eak harvest of 't'he potato crop in North Carolina is over. Generally the quality of pota~oes sold has ;been fairly good. TOl-iATOES: Mississipyli :tomato ,shipme~ts '\~ill. be considerably less tpan had b e en in expected earlier. Daily rains during tho second \ITCek 'bf J _u.pe ,,er~ v_ery damaging to the crop. Green '"rap toma to movement is nbout th"e penk tho :Senufort. Charleston area of . South ' ' Carolina, . ~light . has appeared ; . \J' h.iqh may ' shorten: the . se ns~n ; '. ': . .. ! . ' WATERNELOl'IS: Light pi'oyerrient P,as begu,n in th-e extreme sout-herJ'l producing counti-es of Alabnmn and volume is exp'ected to -become heavy during the next two weeks. Recent wet weather has been unf:worn.ble for 'tmtcrmelons in ~ . Carolinn nnd onthrncnose hns becqme rq.ther prevalent w:hich will m,q.torin.lly reduce yield prospects unless open weather co'mes .soon~.. Harvest should,: become general . ~the ''reck of June 27 . The cro.p i,s about 10 days lf'.ter than last _year in Louisi nnn nnd fm,r melons o.re expected until about July 10. , The Mississil:roi wo.t orme16'n rnnrk eting senson is expected to st nrt from the s'butherh counties the last v1edi~ of June. Ha rvest is over. in the, e:~:trqlfle southern counti.es of Texas, but supplies a r q nre plqntiful in so\ith centrnl c.o.\,\nti,es. nnd shipment!:~ are ex:Pected: to continue :1ctive into th e ea rly pnrt of July. crops ' in c entral T~x~s ~,,oil ndvnncod. T~e period of June 1 ... 15 sm.,r the peak movenent of \v-ntemelons fron :b:orth .Floridn. The Live Onk-lvi<'.dison-Nonticello .nrea had i tp per.lk d1,l;l;'ing the first hnlf of the nogyh, but \-rill be the principal source -of, supplies for bost o;f the ror,mir\ing senson. ' . . ' ' .~ .... After Five ~nys Return to United Stnt os J3urcnu of Dep nrtnent Agriculturnl of Agricult Econonics ure l'f;)nal ty for pri vo.te use to o.jroid JX'..yr.1on t . of post ngc $3po, 319 Ex t ens ion :Building . At hens, Georgia _, . . onrci.AL :ausurnss Forp BAE-~6/49-1396 ... . ....,.... . .' I ~. ~ v Pert.1it No. l OOl L ibrar fan~ .. . ' Co l lege of A G ~ i cul t ur e Ath ens, Ga. TC Req UNITED !'>TATE.~ Dt:.PAR.TME.NT OF AGRICUL..TURE.. QORGIA AGRICULTURAL E.XTt.~r of nolens being nnrkot od Sonc hnrvosting is expected to continuo in the Macon nron until nround July 15, i~ATER!{ELONS: Melons in the ext reno southern counti cs hrwe boon noving ' r apidly wi t h harvest n.bout over, lY1ovcnont in the central pnrt of tho State is now nt its poo.k \vi th qunli t y n.nd size of nolons r eported the best in severnl y e<'.rs. Denn.nd hns been strong nnd good prices have pr ovo.ilod to date for this y enr 1 s crop Through Juno 29th. 3t617 cnrlo n.ds ha d been shipp ed by rnil conpa red \dth 1,726 on the s~e dnte l as t year. D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Stntisticinn, In Chnrge L. H. HARRIS, JR. Truck Crop Estinntor TRUOX CROP NOTES - :BY STATES As of July 1, 1949 SNAP BEANS: Light harvest from early fields in the northwestern counties of North Carolina is now getting underwQlf. Volume movement is unde~~ay in the Henderson county area in the southwestern part of the Stat e. The dry '~eather hampered late plantings and the gro\dng crop in Tennessee. Picking of the earliest crop began the last 1t1eek in June. gAB]AGEl North Carolina's late summer cabbage crop gro\~ principally in Alleghany, . Ashe Avery, and Henderson counties is generally in good condition. Prices being received are unsatisfactory, Due ~o the long planting season the ha.rvest season will be quite extended. IRISH POTATOES: The harvesting of commercial early potatoes in North Carolina. is practically complete. Generally, farmers reported prices received as only fair '"ith Government buying a considerable portio.n of the crop. Rains have slowed digging of the crop in the Coffe~Frnruclin area of Tennessee but wore beneficial to the Coffee county crop which suffered from dry weather earlier OANTALOUPS: The cantaloup crop in North Cn.rolina will be. aba:ut a '"eok later than '"as thought earlier. Light hnrvest should begin t'l:le week of July 4 and ponk is CA.J)Ccted the follot1ing week. Showers and dmmy mildm~ seriously drunagod the cantaloup crop in South Carolina and the supply of marketable cantnloups is limited. The decl will be practicall~r ov~r by July 1_0. WATERMELONSl \'latermclon prospects vary from poor to good in South Cnrolinn. Nove>-> mont from the southern nreo. should be hoa.vicst the week of July 4 and a.bout July 20 from the Chesterfield area. Tho North Car~lina. watermelon crop will bo a little later than earlier expecto,tionse Volume moveocnt i; expected during the week of July 18 with peak movement during the ln.st \'leek of the month. Light harvest,., ing has sta.rted in Louisinna with heavy movement expected July 10 - 15. TOM.:\.TOES: IW.ins nlrnost all of June have badly hurt the west Tennessee tonato crop. Shipnents were light until Juno 27 when buying becDJJo genornl. Movenent is now near peok ond shipoents will continue until about July 10 or 15th. After Five Days ~eturn to United States Department of Agriculture Burenu of Agricultural Econonics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE-D-7/49-1396 Pernit No. 1001 Pcnalty~ for private uso to avoid pa.yncnt of postnge $300. LlbNria:a.. . 'Colleg.e af Agtieultll~e A"tb>ett:s,, Ga.-- m&. lte4i UNI"T'E.O ~TATE.e> O!:PARTMF-NT OF' AGRIC.Ut..Ti.JRf.. f &ro;b ~~ , . UNIV.Po$1TV OF GtO"GIA : ~ c.m..I.E.Or ~ AGR.tG.Ul..TUF\t. Athens, Georgia GJ?..Q.!iG_IA tS 1949 COTTON ACREAq_~ l4 %ABOVE 19i.J.8 . Ju~ 81 1948 The 1949 Georgia cotton acreage in cultivation vu~ 1 is placed at 1J4701 000 acres according to the official report of the Crop Reportmg Board of the United States Department of Agriculture, This is l4 %above the 1J2861 000 acres in cultivation one year ago but is 10 %under the 10 year average (1938-47) of 116351 000 acres. . United States 26>380,000 acr current acreag cotton acreage in es or an increase e is 20 %above th c o e ultiv f Ut ation %from on J the t l2ly3,1111011 904009 ten year (1938-47) average is estimated at on July 11 19l.J.8, The acreage of 22 1 0151 000 acres. ARCHIE LANGLEY D. L, FLOYD Agricultural Statistician Agricultural Statistician, In Charge =,.. = - - - - - -- - - - - (See r e ve r s e-__-si_de ).., , _-_ _ _ ~ _ _ ~ _ _- _- _ _- _ - -.....-.. -~---- 0 I 10-YR. AVERAGE :ACREAGE IN CULTIVATION JULY 1 (in Thousands) ABANDO~iENT FROM STATE : NATURAL CAUSES : - - -19-3-9--48-- Percent ... --- -- : -------~----...---- - - ~-- .. Average 1938-47 1948 1949 1949 percent of 1948 . . ------------- ------ Missouri - - - - - - - 1, 5 381 534 550 103 Virginia - - 1.3 31 26 32 123 N. Carolina L1 756 730 820 112 S, Carolina 0.6 1,136 . 1,123 1,210 108 - - - - G-eo-r-g-i-a - --.. - . .. .. . - - --- 0, 7 ___1_;:;,6'--3_5____~_~_8_6~' ---- _J.,h70 114 Florida - - ~ 3.0 48 26 46 177 Tennessee - Alabama - - Mississippi Arkansas - ;_ Louisiana - 0~9 694 773 820 106 o.8 1,719 1.,637 11780 109 2~0 2,473 2,583 2,840 110 1.8 1,968 2, 2L~9 2,460 109 1,8 996 957 1,070 112 3.7 1,558 1.,069 1,200 2.4 7,923 8, 793 10,400 2~0 118 215 323 o.5 202 282 377 o.5 357 810 963 2.6 19 17 19 UNITED ST.\TES 22,015 23,110 26,380 ll4 3./ - - - - - - L~ " - - - - - - - - - - - Amer. Egypt, -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.0 - - - - - - - 6,0 - - .., 150 - - - - - --- - - - - ---- - - - - - - 1/ Illinois, Kansas, and Kentucky for all years and Nevada for 1948 and 1949. ~/ Included ~irt 1S:t atG 'ahd Unitea States t a.tals. Grown principq.ll.y in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas . ~ ~'..'. . ~ . , ~ .. '" : . .. .. . ...~ GEORGIA MAP . . . .. "' ~ . ... . . ~ ~ ..,_.\ . " . \ .. . " '') r. , . . -~ ... , ~ . . :. i' ' ' ' . ~ S"rlOWING CROP REPORTING ~ISTRIQT.S : - . ;,. Georgia .Cotton Acreage by.' I?istrictt , .{Aercs: (COO) i:ri.,c~1Hvatio~ :-r-:- . -"T J ulyn914}S.. , ,; i~' Dist. i 1947 : . 194~ :.: 1949:.t &po~coi+ . .... ' ..,._:. ; :of' 194 1 l231 '128 132 ." .. 103 . . 2 . . ; 1?.3...... ~. lj6 f a..s.~, 16-l.Jj. .. - - ~ - 117 116 117 101 . 4 193 196 203 104 5 262 261 306 117 . 6 214 .. 7": 67 221 260 1i'8 63 97 154 8 ' ~ 104 110 147 134 - .Q--- ~5--- _3. - - ..0_,_14~ 1,286 1..470 114 1MMIT1 I ~ 1 ',. .: Mtcr Five Ii3.ys Return to ' United States Department of Agrichlturc Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building . Athenst Georgi a OFFICIAL BUSINESS rorm BAE .C7Z49 .- 5499 Permit No. 1001 , . . . . Penalty fot.- private usc to . nvoid p~cnt of postage $300. . is.s . Nellie M. Reese, Librarian, tate College of Agr i., 3q . At hens, Ga.. UNIVE.RSITV Of' C,E.Of\.GIA C.tH.. I.E.<:.E:. OF ,A..:;.R.IGUl.1'Uf'l.t. GEORGIA AC:IRICUt.:TUFlAL ..XTE:.Nl!>ION 5/!:.. RVIC.E. Athens., Georgia COI~RCIAL TRUC~ CROPS ACREAGE AND INDICATED PRODUCTION JULY 1, 1949 GEORGIA July 14, 1949 CA:BBAGE, nORTH GEORGIA.: A yield of 5.0 tons per acre is indicated for north Georgi~ . On the estimated 1,100 acres for harvest, this would mean a total production of 5,000 tons. IRISn POTATOES, NORTH GEORGIA: Prospects as of July 1 indicate a yield of 110 bushels per acre, compared \'l'i th 100 bushels for 1948 and the l()..ycar average of 109 bushels. Acreage for 1949 is estimated a t 1,500 ncres, yield at 110 bushels per acre and total production at 165,000 bushels. SNAP :BE.ANS, NORTH GEO ECHA: A slight increase is indica ted for the north Georgia snap bonn crop this yoarQ The acreage is estimated to be 2,100 compnrod 11ith 2,000 in 1948o A yield of 102 bushels per aero is indicated, giving a total production of 204.000 bushels. - ._ CAHT.A.LOUPS: Acreage of cnntnloups for hnrvost in 1919 is c stimated nt 3, 400 ncres, compared 1dth 3,200 acres in 19.:1:8~ Yield is cr,timatcd o.t 80 (Jumbo . crates) per aero nnd tot a l production ~-t 272,000 (Jumbo crates) \vAT3P.MELON9) Tho Georgia tvatermelon o.crongc is estimr:.ted at 46,000 acres compa red ,.,rth 10,000 a cres last yec::Lr EJ.WS: - Acres ... Bllshols - - 1,000 busholtl - Lnto Sunnor .llnbru.w. 1} 2, 240 -~eorgi~,north, 2,110 North C~rolino. 5 1 130 Virginin. 1.ooo !?rolin *1, 500 1 1 500 JJ 73 2,000 2,100 06 5, 100 5, 500 100 5oo soo 8.4 75 .,.. 75 l}l63 102 102 200 110 120 5'.11 82 80 . a1 *112 204 594 -11 112 211 660 -10 1 ~m" York 10,000 12,000 13,200 150 160 125 1,631 1 920 1,650 iUchigan 2,740 3,200 3r300 83 95 80 230 . 304 264 Colorado :rennessee 1,560 800 750 149 150 150 238 120 112 __1,t.42_0___ ~02. __1!.02_0__lt_8___ ~4- _ ~2 __ !_6~ _-'- _:._7. __1~Q ,;_GI_oY:IJ_tQ.t.s:l__ g_7.._2_0_ ~2,0Q _ g_7J..8_0_ !_1_0)__ ~l.~8- _Jli _ ,g_3_ -"'~?1_3.._112 CA:BBAGE~ - Tons - - Tons - ~arly SummeN Vew Jersey 4,290 4 1 700 4,800 6.2 6.3 6.0 26,400 29,600 28,800 New York, L,I. 1,100 1,000 900 9.6 9,6 8.0 10,400 9,600 7,200 ~eorgia,north 680 1,000 1,100 4.6 5.0 5.0 3,100 5,000 5,500 ~ndiana 1 1 710 2,000 2,600 7.0 6.0 7.0 11;200 12,000 18,20~ lllinois 3,460 3,000 3,300 6.6 8.0 6.5 22,500 24,000 21,40.t to,.ra _ l_,19Q. __1.._1QO__ l,Q.4Q. __7~7- __8s..4__ .,. _ g_,gc>Q. _ g_,gOQ. _8s..8Q!J .;..GI.,O.!fP_tQ.t~l- _ l,_2L4~- _1&,.0Q _ l3L7!0;- _ .. !_0.,... _111 ..g_8__6!..5i .3J..OQ.0_*.9J..4Q.0_82_,2_0Q. CANTALOUPS: -Jumbo crts.(70 lbs.) -1,000 crates- t , Early Sun:mer: Arizona 11,280 12~100 12;500 111 --; 127 120 1,2p1 1,537 l,sO,p evacta 80 108 ... 8 .. Georgia South Carolina_ 5a.1a8_22Q0. _ _33,,.;..30Q0.O0 _ _ a3,1a4O0Q0. __553l 75 _ _ _5Q. __ 80 ,!i5_ _ .... 273 l9a 240 __ l5Q. _ 27~ U~ 2_Gr_o),.ll)_TQ.t~- _ g_1.1.0QO__l.,;IOQ. _ W.~-2Q.o __ .3_ _ _1Q.5___9. __1.~.1g-1__l~9g7_1L8~e: ~Hl.rE~CIAL EARLY - Bushels - - 1,000 bushels - ,~ :. IRISH :(lOTATOES: Summerr Virginia Maryland Kentucky Missouri 39 1 450 35,800 29,200 149 5, 810 5, 800 5 1 300 140 3, 910 31 700 3, 700 138 4,420 2,500 2,300 168 '. 239 210 5,856 8'557 6,132 170 160 821 986 84S 120 150 533 444 555 225 225 754 562 518 Kansas 7,190 31 200 2,800 151 210 200 1,078 672 560 Nebraska Texas 5,260 J.J 7,220 4,000 7,200 3,400 225 5,400 1}213 325 285 1,182 1,300 969 230 220 };}1,547 1 1 656 1,188 Georgia 1,760 1,500 1,500 109 100 llO 192 . 150 165 Ne\-1 JerM:Y' ...;.. _2L62_0_ _ 5i,QOQ "'- 13LOQ0__1..6_ -' _2~- _ 13Q. __9.r..715_1;l,2_6Q. _5J...52_0 _G!_ol\P_TQ.t~1- _l_a6J...92_0_ 1_11e10Q. _ Q6L6QO_ _120___2Q2__ 171 _ g_1.L5.2_21,g87_ 16.&.~~5- IV'ATEruJiELONS~ -. Nelons .- - 1,000 melons - Early Summer: California,other 9,140 8,100 10,000 732 74~ 750 6,691 5,994 7,500 Arizona Texas 2,580 4400 3.800 569 51,160 65,000 6,1,000 150 570 570 1r472 2,508 21 166 180 175 7,835 11,700 11,200 Louisiana H.ississippi .Alabama Georgia 3, 820 2, 500 . 2, :SOO 273 51 3<-10 3,200 4,200 246 6, 620 61 400 6,-900 312 51, 680 40,000 46,. 000 27i 250 300 1 1 035 625 690 210 260 1,316 768 1,092 300 300 2,027 1, 920 2070 275 300 13,530 11,000 1~, BOO South Carolina 24,050 22,000 26,000 222 200 225 5,282 4,400 5,850 North Carolina 91 770 10,000 10,700 224 .Arkansas 3,960 ~,100 t1,500 286 230 230 2,178 2,300 2,t16l 285 285. 1,136 1,168 1,282 Oklahoma $ssouri 12,330 13,000 14.000 216 230 225 2t656 2,990 3,150 ... 2_,g1Q. __3.L8QO__ Qt g_oQ. _ g_s. __22_0__ ~OQ. __2,_6Q8_ l,,l,O& __9..0 _G1:Pl,ll)_Tg_t21__l.9J..6..0_ 1_8g,_OQ. _llL5J..6Q.O __2g6___2..5__ g52_ _ 17L.7..5_4.._17. _21.2g_1_ Revised. l} Short time average. D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge L. H. HARRIS, JR. Truck Crop Estirnator . t Athens., Georgia July 11+, 19L9 Q~NER4L CROP Illi~ORT - ~~Q.;l_ 2J2.0RGIA 1.. _9F ~-~_l!:f:Y_}, . 1942 . Good to e~:cellent yields were in pro s::_Jec t on July 1 for most Georgia . feed and food crops according to reports made by crop corresr)ondents to the Geor g i~'> Crop Reporting Service. T-he ab1.md,ai1c~ of inoisture durj_ng June vras i'a:v:orable for the corn crop and 9- record high yield is forecasted f or tl1e State. To'Jacco. harvest is under way and all reports indic ate a record high yield for this crop. Peanuts show fair to excellent prospects. FruU, crop s are the poorest :i.n years. Grassy fields re s ulted from the fr equent ra:ins during June ::i.n several J,ocal a1eas, and some l ate crops w~.11 be damng ed by the lack of cultiv2.:\:.ion, ImJect and dj.sease injury are heavier than usual beoause the ef fic i.ency of the s praying and dust:i_ng proi-0 grams has been reC::.uced under wet weather conditions, CORN: An indicated 3, 205,000 acre s (one percent over l 9L!8 ) of corn will be harvested for :;rain this year wj_ th a probable all tirae record hi gh yield :for l.Jhe state of 17,0 ~Ju sl1els per a cre . Product~,on shoul d r each 51+,485, 000 bushels or an increase of l l percent over the esti mated 49, H32, 000 harvested. l ast year . SMALL GRAH~S: Tihoat acrf)a ge of 217, 000 fo:c harvest j,s down 2 percei1t f rma the 221,000 of last year and jnd:L ca t ocl yield of 12,0 bushels per Mre is les s than was expected earlier in the s eason . Production is placed at 2, 6oL~,000 bushels or a 13 percent r eduction from the J.948 crop . bats, with 660, 000 ac r es hn the record 1947 orop but is larger then for any ear prior to 1947 1 ond tho third l~gest of record. OATS I The cio..ts crop is estim.J.tod at 1 1 3791 672,000 bushels,. 8 percent loss . th.on the crop of : - 1,491,752 1000 bushels in 1948 but r.bout 12 percent ribovo the 10-yenr averr'.go production of 1 1234,082,000 bushels. The ,record OC!.t crop vva s 1 1 535 1676,000 bushels in 1945.. PEANUTS: The 1949 noro~gc of po~nuts plnntod ~lone for nll pu1~osos 1 including th~t for picking . ond threshing 2nd for hogging, is estimated t:>"t 3 ,1SOtOOO GCrcs or about 20 percent below last yc:.?, 908 ~ l;'errn~ +. No <: 1001 Penr!l ty for privnto ~usc to n.void p ayment of postage ~300. -, St a te Co ll ege of Agr i cu lture, II At hens, Ga . 7\ Cla r ke Co. :SPA 2 .....-=-'=="===--~--=--- --- - ----- ---~ - ..... .,_ UNITED ~ rA;n~~ DC:.PARTME.NT OF AGR.t-c.UI-TURE. (!}ro-jJ - - --- - - .. - - - - - -.'I . GEORGIA 6UR.E.AU OF AGR!CUI..TURAI-. E.C:O.NOM IC5 cJgrvicb UNIV~RS.ITV OF' GEO"'-GIA CO\.L.E.OE. 0~ AGFllG\.ILTURt. GEO~IA AGRIClJkTURAL E.XTf:.N!UON :IE.~VI<:.e:. ..J:RUQK QBQP li!E\~S July 15, 1949 Athens 1 . Georgi['., - GElTEB.AL: Georgir. commcrcinl truck cro n s continued to receive nmple to excossive moisture during the :first two '"eeks of July. Very l i ttlo d('unnge is re- ported from the south . Georgin. crops ns the , senson is fast dr.n.~-ring to <'- cJ.o so in this territory. Considernblo d.-,nmgo from too much rnin is reported from the north Goorgio, sections as hnrvest of snp,:p b ecms, cc:bbn.go, ::.nd Irish potatoes is in full . SNinge SNAP BEANS 1 NORTE GEORGIA: The excossi'ro ro.ins hnve hinde red picking '""hich hn,.s resulted in poor qur.lit y t'.nd lo\'1 .pricos . Lo.to plnnt- ings jio.vo been held to n min:i.rnurn 1,1.1:1 fnrmers could not got intc tho fields to plant. CAB:BA. s H_. HA::ltU I JR Truck Cro}:J ~s timdor TRUCK CROP 1TEliVS - BY STATES July 15, 1949 SNAP BEN~S: The daily rains in July have slowed up bean picking and planting of the late crop in Tennessee. North Carolina's late summer snap bean harvest was grea.tly hampered by too much rain .during the . first half of July. Quality of recent offer.irigs has been reduce~ due to the effects of excess.ive rains. i' . . CABBAGE: In some sections of .North Carolina too much rainfall has : done some damage to the crop, but in gener~l cabbage is in good c?ndi tion. CANTALOUPS: In the Scotland-Roberson coun~ area of North Carolina harvest of . cantaloup is past peak. Outcome of the crop in this section was not up to expectations. Harvest of cantaloups has reached into some of the latest producing areas of Texas. Yields and quali ~ have been good in most sections. IRISH POTATOES: Continued rains in the Coffee-Franklin area of Tennessee still hampered potato digging. Some potatoes are rotting J.n the fields. WATERMELONS: A good crop of melons has been available over a wide area in Texas for the past two weeks and movement by rail and truck has been un- usually active. Harvest of rnost of the southern crops was nearl.ng completion around the middle of the month, and the late areas in the extre me northern counties were just starting harvest. Peak; harvest in the Scotland county area of North Carolina should be reached by July 20 and continue at a high level until the end of July. After Five Days Return to United State s Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agrj c 1:J.t ur al Economies 319 E:xtsr,<'::iJ:n BFilding At lw rs ,. G:Jorgi a OFFICI A:L BUS I NESS Form BAE-D-7/49-1396 Permit No. 1001 Penal~ for private use to avoid payment of postage $300. Librarian, Co ~lcsa of Agriculture Athcns1 Ga . TC Req UNtT0 :)TATE.~ OEPAP.'rME.NT .OF AGR IC.U'L.T{iRE. &ro;b UNI'IIE.P.$1TV Of" G.01'\.GIA COLI.E.<:.E. OP: AGP.I~\JI..TV"t J.thens, Georgia HONEY ED?ORT t JULY 1949 July 27, 1949. A total of 5,591,000 colonies of bees were on hand July 1, in the United States, based on reports . ~rom about 4,000 beekeepers cov-ering farm owned and no~arm owned bees. The number of colonies; lS 2 percent below the number on hand a year ago, and marks the second year of decrease follovnng "=. succese;ive years of increase. ~crease of 9 percent in the West North Central, 3 percent in the 1ast North Cantrall South Atlantic, and ~leste1m States was partially offset by an increase of 7 per; lpnt in the Nol'th tlantic States. Colony numbers '-rerc about the same as last year in the .South - Cvntral States. The li~ht death loss, due to tho very mild \nnter nnd fav{)rable spring enjoyed by : t:tatcs east of the MissJ.ssippi Rivert vras one {)f the main footers in maintaining colony numbers. _ !''l.nter losses in the so states were about 12 percent compared with 20 percent last ye ar. West of tOO l:ississippi the wilttcr Wl .s more severo and bee losses were nbout 20 percent. \'linter loss of colonies v1as about 15 percent, vrbiah compares with 20 p ercont dwing tho winter of ~ 1947-.48. I.osses in the East were the lightest of record, but west of the :Mississippi severo wintm: . wo:1.ther caused heavy losses in most States. 'lhc 0ru1ses of losses as rc:rorted wercl winter killing~ 30 percent; starvation, 23 percentJ ~uee_ n1esst 19 :pereentl _sprey poisonJ.ng,- 3 percent; dysentery, 3 :PGrccnt; foul brood~ 3 pc~cent; insects, 2 percent; rodents, 1 percent; wet ,reathor,. 1 p0reent; other and unlmovrn causes, 15 p0rcent. These losses arc for vdnter ::md spring ::md do not cover losses during the honey producing se ::-.son. Bcekoopcrs in generru report a lnck of interest in replacing losses because of tho weak dcmLmd and low price of honey plus high production costs of lnbor 1 transportation ~nd boo supplies. Nevi spring colonies totaled 1,002,000 - nbout 18 percent of the number of colonies on h Dnd July 1. Last ye::-x new colonies trio.de up 20 percent; in 1947 r.>.bout 19 percent; rmd in 1946 c:iliout 23 percent ;, of the July total. About 30 percent of the no;v colonie s this year were obtained from pnckage bees compared ui th 29 percent lnst year. However, boconse of srne\J.lcr holdings of now colonies this ye;:u;, a.ctuol plnceinent of pr:tckagc bees in the United St<1tos wns about 10 percent below that of 1948. ; Compared nith a year ago 34 percen t fewer pxk3ges were plnced in Stntes ea st of the Mississippi, ' while 6 percent more packages were placed in St.-:1.tes west of the river. The condition of colonies about July 1 wn.s reported at 88 percent, compared with 86 percent a. year ago. July 1 condition of ncctnr plants was n.bout 79 percent, about tho srune as last ycnr. In general, f nvornblt:~ conditions prevailed in tho loading honey producing Sta.tes. Cclifornia.1s Or~n~ flow was disappointing, but was la.tor offset to a considor e~1o extent by a good Eucclyptus nnd Mcnsani ta flow. Tho early honey flovr in Minncsot n. wo.s good, In Now York .considerable honey was obtained in 1h y. However, the long period of dry wen.thcr during M:.-w and. June dried up the clover md necktr plants. Prospects for a honey crop in Ohio e.re spotted but some o>inries already have a good sur:plus. In Michigm an excellent yield of whi to honey is being g ~therod. In Florida honey flo w hn.s beo..."'l better thnn lo.st year. Citrus bloom extended over nearly a two-months p eriod nts nnd prospects o.ro poor for a norme\J. flo vv of honey, Ponnsyl vania conditions wore good until Juno vrhcn dry v;eP.ther depleted nectar sources. Locust bloom in this St.,"te was abundant and provided one of tho hoa.vi ost flo ws in years. Wisconsin hn.d. dry we a ther in A.pril 1 May and the first . pnrt of Juno, but a good crop is expected during coming monthst from clovers, olfclfa.., .end other nectar sources. In Iowa there was much less v;intcr kill rcmong clover fields thm a ycro: n.go . nnd honey crop prospects arc bettor. In Colorado plants hr.>..vo developed nn unusuolly good growth and a eood honey flow is expected. Honey flow i n IndiiiDa has been good over since fruit bl6om; moisture has been abundmt; nnd plants have made good grovrth ~-- - ~ State '-':,.-,:-..- '-c...Co'.'o, l.o.- .-nie-s -of--;:.B..,-ees . ' . . ' .- ~ . :..,;;, 1' Col ' ''., o9sn'ties f; . -- : :. : !1 Ne. w ' . Condition . Condition . 9f .. of nectar : colonies plants a1~d : :-- .._ : Division. l9h8 ,!/; .1949',: ~2/i. 1949 /b of as' a 1948 : ~ ,YD..nt~r ..&f. : .spr5nr;<;()f: . sprl~g . _colom.es : : ....July 1 : July 1 -+--------. ' : -. : .-.: : : 1948 :... L~9: . 19h9 _!19h8 1949:-19-48- -1-94-9 Thousands '.i. - - - . .-Percent _ .No . . - - _.._,.... - -- Percent of normal ... ... .. . - --- - -~ N. c~ -<-< -. ::s. iB7 189 101 lo 10 85. 7s 76 72 Del. 3 3 100 10 15 85 90 . 90 59 Md. 31 31 100 10 12 87 92 83 81 - va. 151+ 151 98 11 11 91 86 82 79 Yl ~ Va. 116 121 104 lL~ 17 89 90 82 84 ~.c. 66 59 89 12 15 81 78 72 69 Ga. !1~- ----~ - -- -23-2- ----2--1-6-----------9-3----- - ___12_9.:_: ::_ ~ _1_9..:_ _____ __9_2 ___ 16 ~3- ____ 11 -~2- 91 ___ B.?. ___ 86 2_0.:.. 83 _12_ 82 _~ _ ]5_ ~-A~l~n~i~ _9.8.,. ___ 9_29~ ____91_. __ ~2- ____ ~2- _ ___8 __ Q5~ _72_ - _]7.:, Ky. Tenn. 193 164 185 179 85 22 97 16 9 81 83 'Zl 73 . 16 85 87 71 82 Ala, Miss. 202 204 82 82 101 12 100 . 6 15 91 89 80 80 6 87 82 79 66 Ark. 101 106 105 12 21 86 86 71 81 La, Okla. 96 .101 58 58 105 8 100 16 8 91 89 76 84 19 82 87 81 87 Tex. 283 311 106 14 17 82 89 72 89 s. 1, 200 1, 205 Jl+ 14 85 87 74 81 '!"'"""" - - - -- - - -- - Cent ral -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 100 .,... - - ""'!''" - - ~ . ~ -- ~ - - - ~ ~- . - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .~ -- - - - - - - - - - b- - - - . - - - - - - EN.."NA.tcleann.t-ic--i;o48?7i- -- 519 -1-047-- -~- 107 -97 --- - 7 I1-- - - - 16 I)- 8L~ . ~87..,. 90 -.-91- -88)3.-- 67 Ef - - . _, - . .- - ..... - -- - - L. - ... - - ..-- - -- .. . _.., . ..... . ..... .. . -,w ~ .. _ - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - ~.~r. N. West. -Ce-n,-1-,08-7966- - - - - - 815 1 1 04~ - - - -99-71 - - - -2222- - - - - -2238- - - -8846- - -88-94 - -7778- - -87-66 !'- ........ -~- ...,.. _.. - - - -- - --- - ~ -- - - - .... .. - - - ~ _ ... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ""!"' - -- - - - - - - - - - - - u. s. - ~ -- .- -- - 5~591 98 15 18 86 - . ~- . .. . . . . .. .... ... . - ...... . ... - - --~ - - 88 ~ 79- ~.7-9 ... 3/ ]:/ .. Rev.ised -- Preliln:i.nary Return After Five Days To United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Econo1~ics 319 &~tension Building Athens_, Georgia Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage ;;:; JOO OFFICIAL BUSHJESS Form BAE- 0:_7/49 - 1, 229 Permit No, 1001 . 'i-ss. Ne ll i e M. Rees e ,. ~,U'Jrarian , tate Co l iege of Agri. , eq. Athens. Ga . UNITED 5TATE.~ DEPAR.TME.NT OF AGRIC..U~T"URE. &ro;b GEORGIA BUREAU OF' AG'R.ICULTURAL E. CON OM IC.5 cJ~ or U~IVERSIT'V (j.0RGIA C.OLLE.CE OF AGR.tGJ.JLTVRt ~EOR.GIA AGRICULTUAAL l!.)tT!..NIS'ION S~R.VlC.E - . Athens, Georgia TEUCK CROP NE~ August 1, 1949 GENERAL: 'Ihe truck crop season is practically over in southern and middle Georgia \vith the exception of pimiento peppers and late cucumbers. Too much rain in north Georgia has led to considerable ro'tting and other deterioration, but some improvement has taken place during the last \IJ'eek in July. Harvesting of Irish potatoes was delayed two to three \IJ'eeks but good progress in cl.igging \vas made last rTeek, cabba~e harvest is about over, and the early snap bean supplies are decreasing, SNAP BEl\l~S. lTOR'!R GEORGIA: Harvest of the early snap bean crop is practically over. The excessive rains during the,harvesting period did considerable damage to yields and quality resulting in lou prices being received. Late plantings are being delayed by a shortage of seed, and the extreme hot days are injuring the crop just coming up. ~GE, NORTH GEORG!!~ Most of the early north Georgia cabbage crop has been harve~ted. Excessive rains held up harvest and caused some of the crop to rot in the fields. Prices have been very unsatisfactory throughout July, IRISH POTii.TOES, NORTH GEORGIA: Harvest was delayed from two to three weeks in the mountain sect ions this year due to wet fields. There is some damage reported to yields by potatoes rotting in.the ground, If present weather conditions continue, digging should be nearing completion during the first \;eek in August ,. PIMIENTO PEPPER; Prolonged rains and very high temperatures during July '"as responsible for heavy damage to the first crop of pimiento peppers in Georgia. The excess moisture caused leaves to shed and plants \'lere attacked by wilt and anthracnose in some sections. Follo\.,ring the rains defoliated plants left the fruit exposed to very hot sunshine and resulted in considerable sun scald injury., With favorable \IJ'eather during .ri.ugust, quality and yields of pepper should show marked improvement. W.rl.TEru:I:ElLONS: Commercial movement is over in the southern part of the State and is nearing completion in the central counties,. Yields and prices on the late crop in the central sections were disappointingly low., The exce'ssi ve moisture followed. by , hot sunshine caused many vines to die before the melons ripened. 0P:lct shipment through July 23 amounted to 5,037 cars, compared with 3,286 to. the same date last year. Movement by truck continues to show an increase over a year ago. NOTE: THIS IS TIDJ L4ST 1949 G:IDORGI.ii TRUCK OROP NEivS REii.Bld.SE. D. L. FLOYD .ligricultural Statistician; In Charge 1. H. IkRR.IS, J:R Truck Crop Estimator ., ' I, ' .! . TRUCK CROP NEWS BY STATES August 1, 1949 SNAP BEk~: Due to excessive rain . up through the third week in July North Carolina's late summer s~ap bean crop has been damaged considerably. Due to adverse weather conditions, harvesting of the crop has been on an irregular schedule thus far through the season, and quali t;/ yields have been reduced in many instances. Peak harvest of the early crop is over; however, due to the wide . variation in planting, a fairly large quantity of beans should be available almost until frost. Heavy volumes of snap beans have been moving through the Tennessee markets at Mounj;ain City and Clarkrange. In the ;Johnson county area, volume is expected to lighten somewhat in August, but should become heavy again toward the end of the season. CABBAGE: North Carolina's late summer cabbage crop is generally in only fair condition. Yields and quality have been reduced and present prospects ,Point toward a below e.vei"age outcome. Sales of the early :varieties are on the decline; however, a fair volume from later varieties will be offered on the mar-kets up into the fall. IRISH POTATOES: Digging in the Coffee-Franklin area of Tennessee is practically complete., Harvest of the Cumberland Plateau crop around Crossville began the last week of July and will continue through August. A portiop of the Plateau crop ordinarily is sold as certified seed. WATERMELONS: The peak harvest of watermelons in North Carolina has past. Generally, the crop has turned out poorlY: During the last week of the month, and at the timt) of volume harvest, the weather turned hot and dry. A large portio~ of the crop rema~n~ng in the fields dt~ing this time was damaged severely from the blistering sun. . After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSUTESS Form BAE-D-8/49-1396 Permit No. 1001 Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300. Librarian. Co llege of Agricul ture Athens. Ga. TC, Req UNITED !!~TATE.~ OEPAR.TM E.NT OF AGRIC,U\...TURE.. &ro-j; UNtV1-UoiTY OF' (itO"-G'"" COLL.~E. OP AG"-IG.UI..TIJR,[. Athens 1 Georgia GEORGH. ""! AUGUST 1 COTTON REPORT August 81 1949 Cotton prospects on August 1 -indicated a Georgia. crop of about 570,000 bales, accordtug to infon~ation reported by crop correspondents to the Georgia Crop Heporting Service of the United States. Department of Agriculture. Th~ current indicated pro~uction is 24~,~ below the 745 1 000 ht1rvested in 1948 and 27% less than the 1C-year e;vernge, (1938-47) of 779 1000 bales. Indic c.ted yield per o.cre is 187 pounds compared l~ith 279 last yec.r. Est:ime.ted aoreP ge for ho.r'Vest is 11 460,000 or 14;t r,bove the 11 28 6, 000 harvested in 1948. aontinous wet we ather during most of Juno aJld past mid-cTuly with consequent hea.vy . weevil infestation co.us e d 1:1 heavy deterioration in rrospects, Mor-e poisoning than usual h as been done but . frequent rains wnshed it off before it could g ive effective results. During tho ).(~St ten days of July very hot o.nd dry We r.th e r set in which ho.s been frworo.ble for checking the we 0vil but effective fruiting in the sout he rn part of the St o.t e wo.s prnctic nlly ove r prior to this t:L.11e . Only n. poor to f rJ .r bottom crop is s af e in tlw.t section of the Stnte . This is definitely n poor cotton ye c.r over most of Southo rn Georgin. In the piedmont r.re o. s o.nd north e rn t e rritory the fino.l out turn is depende nt on woo.the r c..nd ext ent of' t.ho wo ovil .dr:mo.go. from now on. Tho fincJ outturn of cotton comp r.r e d with this fore ctJ.st w:i.ll dopcnd upon Nhetho r th o v r:rious influences D.ffocting the .crop durin g tho rom c indc r of tho soo.son o.ro moro or loss f' cvorD.b l o tho.n us u o.l. ARCIITE L'\.H GUY Agricultulr'D.l Stdisticitl.n D.. ~. FLOYD Agriculturc.l Sto,tisticinn1 In Chr.rgo Q&ORGI.A MAP - SHOWING AUGUST 1 CONDITION BY CROP REPORTING DISTRICTS r. \1949 ... 68'fo 1948 - 78'~:~ 1947 .. 6g0/o \ I ROME Non-C.tton .... II. 1949 ... 64~~ 1 948 - 78% 194 7 ... 70 'to ......... i ... State I 1949 .. 65'fo i948 - 78% 1 947 ... 70o/o Districts shown are crop reporting districts and }roT Congress ional Districts. - \ \ \ \, \ \\~!;1JMBUS \ \ \ . ....... . / VII. I 1949 .. 68% \ 1948 - 82o/a 1947 .. 75o/a \ ___ _ _:_..:.... .... L.. VIII. 1949 .. 56% 1948 ... 82o/c 1947 - 82% ''-. '\_.?.J . 1949- 54% 1948 .. 77% 1947 - 75o/c ., . ' l ....J',) .. I .,........y_..,.,_/ ;(/ UNITED STATES - COTTON 'R.EPOI:T AS OF A1JGUST. l, 191.t.9 - - -- - . .. . . - ... - . - - , - --- - - - -- - - - - - "7'-....-- ~~--=- -- - -- -- ~-- - - --. - . \ i ' - ' . The Cron Reo orting Board of the Bu~ceau Of Agricul.tura1 Economics makes the fo1loYving report from' data furnisheq by crop. cprr$spondents, field statisEcians, and co operat- ing Sta te agenci.es . The fin;il outturn of cotton compared with this for ecast will . 9-epend upon whether the var~.ous influences affecting the crop during the remainder of the season c;J.re more or less fav9rahl,e than usual. ~ - -- - - .... -: ~ - :,- - - ~ -!-Lucrus~i ... : : 11=N~i yyj~r.I5 liEn .~~ l;noDu6"Tro}J(GrHii:riiGs)-37 : AR~Jll. Il~ CULTIVATION :- l CO-J-:-J-DI-T -IO- H____:_..H-AH-V-l-:~S T-E-D--A-C-R-E-:--50-0--lb-."r-.,r-o-ss--w-t'.-b-a-les :JULY 1, l9h9: Aver: : :Aver: )ndi-: Aver -: :l91-t.9 Crop State ~LESS 10-YE}i.R:age : . :age : :cated:age : 191}8 I ndi- . AVERAGE ABAlH1938n948'19h9:1938:l948 i 19!+9:1938-! Crop cated -- - - - - -- :~t-oN-J'.i.E-N-T 1/ ~ .- :1947: -- . - - - ! ' . .. .. . " . : 191.~ 7:-.. -- - - : 2/ -_.,._ - : 1947 : ,;__ -.:.. - _.; A-u g-u st ~ l Thous. : : : : : : :Thous! Thous! Thous. t -- -r -- + --r -- .;.. - -- -r- - - - - - i - - Acres : Pet. :Pet, :Pet. :Lb. :Lb :Lb. :Bales : Bales: - - - - - , - - - .L. -- .._ -- - -- ~ -f - - .!.. - -- 1.~21 Hissouri - - - I I ! 542 80 92 84 '! 45'111!.60 ! 35'61 50611 Bc:les 475 Virginia - - - N. Carol ina- S... Ca r olina- - J . Georgia f l orida - 32 s11 1 , 2 03 1,461.~05 - ! I so I I 74 I . 73 I i. I 1 - I - 86 I 8h l 78 1 - .. 3h8 79 . I 3551 u4~477 ! 37 5' 337 I I 22 5h9 72 I 3091 372 289 716 65 II 2351 27 9 187 I 779 l 64r 289 192 14 2h 6781 871 7451 15 25 5 7o 725 5'70 1s Tennessee- I I I 813 75 8BJ 81 3681 hl7 384 I 523 670' 650 Al ab ama- - 1, 766 1 7b. 1 871 11 j 262!! 353 261 i 9o1 1,1971 96o His sissi9p iArkansa.s Louisia na- I I 2, 783 , 74 1 s9 6s 318 lihl 216 11,588 2,353! 1,6oo i:~~ ~i ! ~ ~~ ~~~-~ ~~~ ~~~ 11,~~~ l, ~~~I' l, ~~~ Okl ahoma Texas I I ' I I 1,156 j 73 1 78 7h 1: 1631 175 10,150 74 i 791 89 1701 176 I 170 1 j 521 1 371+ 210 2,722 3,1)0 hlO 4,h50 New Mexico Ariz ona - California Otb er S tttte.s; 4/; T;l;.[T;D-S;A~}~;, ;5~8;7- ~0- ;~0~+ ;~~;r ;1~~rl~-.~~6 1~,~~8-- 1- - ~~.~0~-- :- - - -1---- 1 4341 1 ~m:r,E~;t-~ 5i-~: --- I l 317 1 90 1 97 90 j1~ 97 1 5!.J.2 469 375 90 92 96 . 4231 558 576 1l71L9~ 236 328! '3 10 h50 I - I .- -:- I. i ! . 958 j 92 ~ 19 87 94 602 1 1 576 651 hi-t.? 1tl3 h32 )!,23. 1- 16 9681 151 1,300 17 T 75 r- B5 5.~ 1 I f -_1 ~--- -2~9 I ~7~ : . 1r;9.-5-r -- ~.~~-- . - __4,~6- J - - . . - - - -- - -- - _I_ -- - - -- .l - -- - -- .1. - - - -- - . . -- :: - - - - - - . - _l .... - 1/ From natural cause s . 2/ Indic a ted August 1, on area in cultivation Jul y l le ss 10-year average abandonmcn i {; All m7ancc s made for inter st ate movement of seed cot ton for ginning . Illinoi s _, K2.ns 2..s , and K(mtucky for all years 2-nd Nevada f or 1948 and 1949. } I Included in Sta.te and UnitedStates totals. Gro1'm principally in Ari zona, New Mexi c o1 and T e:~as, CROP RI~POR'L'ING BOi\.::.1D After f ive days r eturn to United Sta t es Dep.e.rtment of "\griculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 l:;::tens:Lon Bu:Lldirig Ji thens, Geor gia OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form Bi1.E - C/8/49 ... hl36 Permit No . 1001, Penalty for pr ivate use to avoid r.ay:mcnt of postac;e ~:) JOC i ss .11e11- e -e ::: ._, . ~ 1. L. 11. ,.. nl \ .,.... .~- 0 1 -,'.,".~ .1 ... -) f"" .... -,:.:::~"-,,_.v..:o j - ~1l1 ._. .. ~t at e Co ll ege of \gri. ~ eq. Athens, Geol" g:i,a FABli PRICE Rl'ZPORT AS OF JULY 15, l9Ll9 - - - - . . . . o- .... _ . _ _ _ . . _ . . , _ _ _ _ _ - -- -~- GEORGIA: The index of prices 1~eceived by Georgia farmers decreased 5 points b!')tween June 15 and July 15 and is novv placed at 21+0% of the August 1909-14 average compared' with 21+5 last month and 27o' ~6 one year ago. The shavp de- cline' in fruits and 111eat animal groups we re larely responsiple for t.h. e 5 point de- cline in the all commodity index~ Other groups made only slight c,hanges from the June 15 level. U-N-IT-ED- S-T-,:\-'I-'S-S:. The P~rity Index (index of prices paid by farmers, including interest and taxes) d~clined l point during the month ended July 15 to 2!.~4 percBnt of its 1910-l).J. .base. The :index is nmv '7 points belovr, t.he record high level prevailing a year ago. The drop in the Parity Index was largely the result of lower builclj_ng costs both for home construction and for production purposes, ,which offset slightly hie;her ;Jrices for some feeds , Food prices also were dovm. Final estimates of 19b9 tax payments per acre effected a 3 point upward revision in that component of the Parity Index to 275 percent of its 1919-11-+ average, Faliing pricss during the month for cattle, wheat, potatoes, and apples. were largely responsible for pulling the Index of; Prices Received }Jy Farmers dovm. 3 points (1 percent) to 249 percent of its August 1909-July 1914 base. These lower 'prices more than offset slightly higher prices for feed grains and hay, truck crops, dairy products, hogs 1 e r,;gs, and turk:eys. Divergent changes occurred in many commodity groups. For example, hogs increa sed Ythile all other meat animals sho-wed decre~~ ses, corn Tms up and oats were dmm, and milk increase d nhile butterfat declined. of As of Jti.ly 15, the parity index (prices paid, interest, and taxes) drop;_) ed 1 point from mid-June to reach 24h percent the 1910-14 average. This is the lo:;est level since. November 1947. Sjmi1arly1 the index of prices paid (oxcluciing inter e st and taxes) declined 1 point to 256. On an August 1919--July 1929 base the index vras 160; on an Aur:;ust 193h--July 1939 base this index 1;as 205. Indexes - - - - - - - - - - S-umma-ry- Tab-le _... - - - - - - - - _.. - - . .. .... - - - July 15, : J1.me 15, July 15, : Record High 19h8 1949 1949 - - ---- ..-. --------- Indo;~ Date Prices received 1/ 301 252 Prices paid, including interest and taxes ~I 251 245 Parity ratio 120 103 l l August 1909-July 1914 ::: 100. .~/ 1910-14 = 100. 249 307 Jan. 1948 24Lr 251 3/ Aug. 1948 102 . 133 - Oct. 19h6 - - - - -- - -- - - - ......... ~ }./ Also Jan. 1 Juno, and July '48. D. L,., ,.FWYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge Hii.RRY A NIH TE Agricultural Statistician ,... PRICES .m.x:iEIVED BY Fl.m.~s JULY 15, 1949 WITH COMP:JiiSOI-TS ",. , ,; , , .: ;6dMt~nfTY . .G.IDWIA . . , . . .-.. . UNITED .S't!.TESI. .: .. : , t ~verage July ~- June -~ ~ July . Aver.age 1 " J't,lly :- 1 Jun9 f . jUly Aug.HlJ9-: July i9lll -" - ~-1~~58 . .15- i 15 . 1 .19.!19 .: 1949. ..... Aug.f!l)9- l l((l.l:1yl914 15 - ' :i 1948 1 1 5 . 1949 I . 1t 1949 ('ih.eat,. Bu. Corn, BUe_ \ , . II $1. -.1.24; ,, :220. r.as.. . 1.00 $ -~gr ~.06 . .,.1'14 1.44 ..aa .!... .64. ~r~ ~ 2 .oo 2~b2_ .. . 1.86 . i.2l , 1251 :::~ ::::::~: ;.. 1:~:- ,;.;:~; ; ~~:j ';::;J '~: I Oats;' Bu....,... . _, $1 . ~ .~.67 ... 1.05 __ . . e75l .: : '7~ "f A . :10 . l i 87 .:.. so ' ,: : : " 1 ,.:: ; 5t I . 1 6.<"'':~.r'.;;.._-,,....l 1. .'"' _7-h~'~ ~ .- 1 55 2o62 I 2,64 2o83 Cotton, lb. 12.6 34. 4 31.8 II 31.7 33.0 30.1 Cottonseed, ton Hay (b al ed), ton Ho g s, .p e r cv~t. 24.39 7o33 87.00 lo__.oo j' ... I- II . 25.00 19.10 44.oo l I i9.40 19.80 1 22.55 7.27 96.00 ::::, I 46 .. 70 ,. 37.50 2Q.9J 20. 40 18.80 . 1 19.30 Beef Cattle, cwt. Milk Cows, head ?Pickens 1 lb. Eggs, Doz . Butter, lb. 3. 87 19.00 1 l9o40 I I 1:::: I 33.85 125.00 138.00 I l 13.2 33.9 26.5 26.0 5.42 48.00 21.3 52.0 24.6 56.0 50.0 I so.o . 1 25.5 25.20 20. S() 20.00 192.00 18300 178. 00 l 31.9 I l I 458 I 67.3 .,. 261 243 44.;,1 453 56.8 56.2 Butterfat, lb. 25.. 7 61.0 55.0 53.0 81 . 4 59.3 58.9 JJ Xiilk (wholesale) per 100# 2.42 5.85 5.40 1.60 <1.89 3.59 3.72 Cowpe as, Bue $ 5.30 5.29 4.06 -3.68 Soyb eans, Bu. $ 4.70 P}~ja~nurtesi,imTlbna. r-y~~~~~~~r-+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~::-~~~~~~77~ INDEX HU11BERS OF PRICES R.'SCEIVED BY F"'ffiMERS IN G-IDRGIA (August 19J9 - July 1914 .: 100) July 15 19<18 ommo J. :tes Co'tton & Cottonseed 282 2<15 244 Grains 216 154 15'1 ''Me at 6\nimal s . 433 385 365 Dairy Prpducts 226 215 212 Chickens & Eggs 218 215 223 Fruits 267 304 247 Miscellaneous 166 186 186 . Mtor five days J!cturn to Unite d ptate s Department of Agricul turc Buroau of Agricul turel Eeonom&cs 319 Extension Building ..Athens, Georgia GFFICIAL . BUSINESS Form BAFraf'1g...2136 Permit No. 1001 :Penalty for privato usc to avoid p ayment of postage $300. Dean Paul W~ Chapma..n Athens., Ga. Clark Co * Req . UNITED ::.rATE.:, OI:;~AR.TME.NT OF ero-p G 0 RG.. IAcff%. !'Vieb AGRIC,UL.TURE. E. ~. Ai~~~~Yt:AL UHtVE.R~ITV OF CtE.O"GtA (.OLL.E.Cit. OF AGl'\.IGUI..TU~t. Athens, Georgia. GZORGIA CROP REPORT AS OF AUGUS~:_~?~ August 12, 1949 Weather conditions during July were generally fe.vorabl!3~ except in a few local areas, for food and feed crops. Based on conditions ~s of August 1 the 1949 corn and toba.c- co crops will set new record high yields per acre. Peanut prospects are generall;',r good but the sharp. decline in acreage for picking and threshing will resulb in a ~maller production than in recent years. Hay crops are much above averae;e and pastures are furnishing excellent grazing for livestock in most areas. The 1949 peach harvest is over and the final outturn was less than earlier season expectations. The pear and apple crops are very short. Indicated pecan production is sligh~ly below a.vere.ge and much baJ.o'W the bumper crops of 1945 and 1948. .C..O...R...N_e The abundance of moisture during Jtme and early July was very favorable for corn and a record high yleld of 17 bushels per e.cre is expected. The majority of corn in South Georgia was made before the extreme hot dry weather of latter July ap.d e a rly August. In North Georgie. the cr0p v:as ch:maged in local areas. Present ip.dications point to a production of 54,4851 000 bushels coMpored vrith 49,182,000 in 1948. TOBACCO: The indics.ted total tobo.cco production of 113 1 512 1 000 poun~s is near a record high, being exce eded only by the large 1947 crop of 127,142,000 pounds. An e.J.l .t:llne hie;h yield per acre of 11 249 pounds is indicated for the State, The current prod11ction is 19;~ l:;c;.rger than the 1948 crop of 95,763 1 000 pounds PEANUTSs Production of pe anuts for picking and threshing is placed o.t 609 1 515,000 pounds or 261~ less than the 818 1 3001 000 pounds harvested in 1948. Aererlge for nuts is est:llnated at 877,000 compared with 1,169,000 one year ago. The August 1 indication yield per acre of 695 pounds is 5 pounds less thr..n in 19':!:8 and 1 pound below tho 1938-47 ave rage of 696 pounds, PECANSt A1.1gust 1 condition indic o.t e s e. pecan crop of 24 1 940,000 pounds. 'i'he current in,dicated product~on is 37% less them tho l a rg e 1948 crop of 391 600,000 pounds and 5% beloY.r the ten year ave rage (1938-47) production of 261 378.,000 pounds, Production of improved v arieties is est:llnc.t e d at 20 1 450,000 pounds, with se0 dling vc.rietics omotmting to 4,4901 000 pounds. The frequent rDins during June and July ma.de it difficult to carry on o.n efficient sprny prog ram, and dcmago from insects and diseases tvas very heavy, especic~lly in local areas rilld to c e rb a in vari eties. GEORGIA aACREAGE: TIELD-PE:R.-A.,...,c=RE'"= '- :PRODUCTION TIN THOUSANDS) . CROP ( 000) : Average: t 1949 : 1 9 3 8 - 4 7 1948 - - - ~ -~-.,.:;.-........:::..:..:::...:...~=..-=.:=..;:_.::..;__,_._ : :Indic a.ted: C 1949 I : : Av ~l rago : l938-47t : Ind:iCG:ted 1948 t - 1949 : Corn. bu.: 3, .205 : 12.2 : 15.5 : 17.0 : 45,255: 49,182= 54,485 Whont bu.r 217 : 12,0 13,5 ' 12,0 : Oo.ts ........ bu. a 660 1 22.3 . : 26.-0 : 25.0 : Rye.~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bu.a 6 8.5 t 10.0: 10.0 2 Ho.y (nll) t o n : 1,183 t ~54 t .57: .60: Tobc.~co (all),: lb.: 90.6: 978.o tll55.0 :1,249.0 : 21 293: 21 984: 2, 604 131 097: 13,728: 16,500 124t 60c 60 736.: 799: 710 88,358: 95,7632 113,512 Potr.toes 1 Irish,, bu,: 16: 67,0 Potctoo81 Sw0et bu.: 65 : 77.0 Cotton.. u .......bo.1es: 1,460 235.0 : 64,0 t 85.0 : : _279.0 : 74 .0 90.0 187,0 : . 11 5732 : . 71 1QO: : 77.9: 1,024: 41 930: 745: 1,184 5,850 570 .-oanuts (for picking 1 c & threshing) lb., ern t 696.0 y Pec.chos,totc.l crop.bu~:y Peo.rs, totc.l crop.,. bu, a : : ' : 700.0' : : : z 695.0 : t I' f 629,877:818,300: 609,515 : 51 .358: 21 812: 21 040 : 392: 385t 209 Yfeco.ns ,lb. t --'~,.----,_,_~'-------=-. --~---' _2~-~~-=-i?9~!?~~---2_4_,'""9_4__0 _ Total o.gricu1turo.l crop grent (?r than o.nd including cornmercis,l crop. D. L. FlOYD Agricu1tur2.1 Statistic i o.n In Cho.:rge ARCHIE LANGLEY f .g ricultur a l Sto.tisticinn . ;.. . ; ' '. '.i UNITED STATES DEP.ABTMEnT OF AGRICUI/l'OBE Burea~- of Agricultural Economies .. WashingMn, n. c. ., . " ' . - .. .; UNI_TED STAT.F!S.- GENERAL CROF . BEPORT-.AS OF AUGUsrJl, 1949 ~ . A total v:olume of.~o-ps second ofily, -to 1948 eontinues in' p:io~'pect for 1949 . Developments during July restil te=d. in declines for. seve.raJ. fmportent erop,s 1 il1eludirig wheat! oats 1. bax~e;'ft r!et an_d flaxseed, but these were partly offset by improvements in corn, hay, rJ.ce and f:ru1 t. -.YJ.elds of :small grains tended to frul below earlier expectations, partly beeause. hot weathel' in July foreed ~prin~ _ gra~ns to maturi ty._and pa:dly because of wet weather., dispe.ses 1 .pests .a.nd harvesbin_g l?s ~ Tr..e Sl tuah ~0 . pc~cel'tt on was .ne above -th$ arly 1deal 1 . hoverrer 19Z3-:-32. a:ve'rag.e,. 6 1 l fc:~r oss corn and soybeans. ).n aggr~gate outt1ll'll cf all ~r J of only one point in JUJ.y; -is now in pro-spccv,: based upon current f':lrecasts of cro-ps. . Gorn prospects improved very slightly during July, so that production is no;; estimated at 3, 538 ~il1ion bushels, 3 percent below the 1948 record crop. !n the main Corn Belt weather eo!lditions were mostly id'i)al for groth, and pcllination. The crop is adve.need in practically all areas; in Texas much of the n.crengc is ready f('lr harvest, and most fields are tasselled a.s far north as the 9anadiE'..n border. Heavy corn brer infestation apper>..rs to be the chief fa.cttlr tending to limit y-ields at present, though laek !!>f rainfall hns lowered yield prospects in MinnesCita, Iowa e1:st:opecbte~cdomt?e only be fourth lro-ge~ slightly los1 ~han ln 1948, beco.usa t'lf \mf<'.vorably wet weather and hen.vy wceVll 1nfestahon J.;n tho eX. 4 7 . ~c:unge The 1?49 of ,Okl 1104 620,000 ohomn crop powcls is estima . Al tod l tS n.t tatcs o:x:ecpt 29, 500,_000 r Okl:lhomo. report ounds ...... more t smdler cro hw double ps t~e thmparer,i with l01 1ll6 1000 pounds (revised) in 1948. - - : -- , -----.--"' --.- . -:---~ N LT' ]; D . 8--T 1. wE ~~.-- ---- ---,....- CBDP . ;:'l:lifE in THOV$AH:QS J itr.D PER-l~ ' ~ :PJ-tbbl,;'CTrorr IN TI trs~~oo %' i 4 ; Harv.'" .For Harv.: 19'49 I ____;__ _].948' ' 1949 :nf 194-..$: I 1 9 48 :rndic.Aug. r : }. 1_jJ~j!._p:_~ 9 8 ; 1ndic. Aug , .; .'1 J:949 Corn, All Wheat, .AJ.l Bu. ; 85,439 B~. : 71,9n4 Oats Bu. 40,191 Hay1 All Ton 73,6i6 3cybea;J.s', Fo11 Beali.s . 10,311 Peanuts jj :Su. 3,311 Potatoes., Irish Bu. 2,09.9 85,780 75,481 40 1619 73,360 9,686 , 2 1 546 1, 898 100 110~15-- ~ 100 94 , 77 90 ~2.7 17.9 .31.1 1.36 21.4 706 212 41-.2 150 32_2 1.34 ' 20.9 698. 191 3 1 650,5~8 3'538,2 1 1288.406 1,491,752 11",,133018~,86 ~.,9,846 ' 97 .,9 220 ,201 . . .202,~ 2 5 2 1338.,470 .1,776 , ~ 445,850 . 36 ' ItSweaect::cpoo~t-p:.t-o_e~s.1:, .B.u_.~-:-~-~_5_1!4?_~-~!.1.5.32_4_,_ - - 10 _],(/ 2 5 97 1213 99 . . 49,806 ,. 5~,9 1?.~2__ __:____1_t.98l.J .?.~.:__?J.Qf8 1 Picked arrd trli'eshed. ~te~ five Days Retu~n to United StA.tes' D:rpartment of Agrim:U.t.uJ:><'> Penal (l.v. oid t'pye.fyom ~rzr:liP rivate use ~to . of_pos-bage $ Bureau .-f Agricul tural Economics 319 Ex~ension B-uilding Ai;hens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSI}TESS Form BAE-A/8/49 ~ 8,575 'Fermi t No. 1001 rc ;iss . Ne 11 i e Reese ' r_, ')" ;.. - ; ~ ~: ~ ~ --~.;._:..;tA.&! t :tate College of Agri . eq . Athens. Ga. --oor--~c=-----=--------- ----- ------ UNITED STATE.~ D.PARTM E.NT OF AGRIC.UL.T\JRE. &roj; UNIVE~ITV OF Cit:.O"'GIA C.OI.U.GF.. OF AGF!.IGULTUI\t . .t GIDIGI._ Georgia 1949 indicated '!turkey production of 299t000 birds sets a high mark for tlce 60% State when compared increase ov~ the 187,000 wJ,th pas 'pr,oduosd t ye las ars fo t yoa.r r which and is reeo:r:ds are available. 1~ ~greater than the This figure h l()o.year average a. 1936..-45 of 130,.000 birds _Much o the current increase com.es from ne.w growers in the a;rea made' ?ll of Pike and adjoining counties. !6ortality.-of .birds this yea.rhas been somewhat highor than.usual~ Y.oe:r, _ UNITED STATES . Farmers a accordlng re to raa.ipsirnegl~~m41in1 1ar0y7 , 000 esti tu:tlceys mate of this y_ear, the Bureau. 29 of :t~er:ent more ~r1cul tural than l~t ~nom1cs. . '.; ~is is the socon'd largest crop of records being exeeeO.Sd only by thp 1945 crop of 44 milliol)t; bi~ ~is year's large crop follows throe year$ of sharp decreases .. - 8 percent in 1946, 14 perqent. in . 1947 and 9 poreent in 1-948. Grbwers in 1948. Eiljoyed a seller's market, . ~keys wete in short .: ~\lpply and prices obtained were thQ highe~t of record. ' ' Feed prices begml' to d.scline i~ May 1948 and l)y . the spring \ of .:l-949 feed J?riQ.e. s we_re ' COOBi>Or than a: yoar earlier, by more than a dQllar per 100 ~poun4s ~ose eondi tions brou~t about rene-wed intc~ iJl turkey pro duo tion, a-ttracting no-...eomers to Jibe indust'ry a.s well as the . in""'an~utff producers ~ Who were out of th~ turkey business $.n ).948. ~ n~wcomors are generally beginning on a small w ~~. aalo, Thoy aro, nevertheless~ one of the f\)CtOrs responsible lot the heavy death losses o potil~.. this year Mosi of the States report a. loss IIIUOl'l heavier than lastyear-1 s light losses and peaner than averngo.. The larger producers tonded to hdld their opel't!.tions io a. relatively sniall i~cre~~; pal:I:Oii lll: States arc producing a larger turk~y orop _than n. yo or ago~ rAnging from an increase of #I 3 ~ ~ lfl New York to 121 :percent in ATkons!ii.S Cal.U"ornio.. tho lead~ turkey State, has the largest, croP. of record. - :<;,. The 1949 season ~g<:lll with 33 percEmt more breeder hens on forms. ~ hatching sea.sen st~ed , en:rly and continued st:rohg thrOugh June. Sufficient hatching eggs wore available to meet demanc1S. Hatcheries reporting operations thh season produced 58 ~rcont more -poul h than in 1948. Thos~ hn.teher~es produc~d a.bout on~thi'rd of _the total number of pQul ts ho.tohed in 1949. Commerci8l hateher1os yen:r niter yeaz :are producing a. larger an,d lo..rgOl' P__ercentego of the _totol ~ul t_ Cr<)pa . ;n years like 1949 when a lar~ nUlriber tJf 'bogitmers are entarin~ tho field, the pcl!'coo.tage of ~e., pbul,-t orop showed Eal .produced ~reo.se i \y hat~er1es n ho.tehmgs-of i&no9rp~aesrocsen~t )m.)'M"e_ r o._h0,6m43pt'I~Zr'edcoWn1tthi }a.si; ron.f9 ho.tcher10S n .Apr 1, 48 percent b ,r_opOPi;ii:Jl.i j lklir till~ 45 pereent in J~e. In l'o'brnory, usually a relatively ligh-t ~~~:>nth for hatohing the output waA three timos a.s large a.s a year e~lie:r~ 1 Growers, if they en:rry ou_t theh li'ob~.ry ~nt~tions wil1 mo.rkot a!>out 25.7 percetlt of their' C'rO! in Ootobcr or earlier. Lost year g:towers lndl.C;;J.t&d 1n early .August th."l.t they axpoetod 'lfo mal'kc~ ; ?3 l?oreent of their birds dur.ing ~fie perlQd.t bu~ actually sold 195 percent. Last ye('z, howe~_ er ~oy prices wcro on an upw~d trend, giving ~;n; an incontivo to hold back ou mn:tkotings , Thl~ year prices hr:wo been on a. downwr..rd t.rcnd1 so thn.t early marke-tings mJa.Y. possibly oxoeod. in"" tonti.ons,. Aside from prieo eonsidcra.t ions, thoro .htu been a. steruiy trend t<>Wa.rd oarHor marketings, boc~sc flocks of cc.rly birds .uo l,ess lia.blo to storm losses,~ a.ro ensie~ tQ' rnlsa and-have Sltla.ller daa.tn losses. ~o United Str>:tcs tepo.rtmont of Agrieult'IU'e hD.s announced a. progro.m for the ~upport of produce1' prices of live turkeys at a. nn.t~nnl avoMga. p:ri< o ah.out 31 cents a poun~ Return After Five l),ys to United Stc.tcs Ihpnrtrnont of Agrieult~e Bw:oflAl of llgri.cul tur{l]. ~lliies 319 Extonsiori B.uildin.g - Athons, Georgia. . . ! ' Pennl ty for privato usc to EJ.VOid peyment of postag.e .;~-. OFF!CIAL. BUSlNESS Fom BJ.E N.,.a/49 ... \ t 989 Pormit No. lOOl . 1is,s . iJe 1lie r~1 . nee se, ~-:::_;y.. aci u.rl , tate College of Agr i ., eq . Athe ns , Ga . ' " ' ~' . I ' ""' !! ' >'"';.~... ,., 1 , ~ - -f'>' .l,l! ~!.loW ...';t"!'' - ~ 1 iiJf'r: .. i: _ ~-~~ __ ~ _ ~ _ ~T~!s:_~~E_!(~_N_}~~s...l~4~.;.Y:i;g_ .0~~~!.S~~~ _ ~ :~ :~ - _ ~: - _. State . a.nci . . . . . .' Nunber < R~ised -:Average-.--:--:-. -~-, ---:-~:--:;- .----:---, 1iidic'ated-a1949-o.s ~ j)!_v1:_slo~ __:_l:_9~6~4. -- _}1_4.. _ _,.t':,:. _ :l9i7_ ~ .:_ _1~4~ j}f_ _t_ !_9_!9_ y'._t_o_.!_9!~ ' - . ""%. : . - ~ ~.; ,.f . . ' Me. . $f. H. yt. 'Mass. ' 48 61'. . . 131 ., , N . :.., 25+'' 51 75 114 . 3s5 ' Thousands 50 . 73 137 ' "" '316 37 . 61 . 100 ...~.-., ' 307 48 69 l2l ' 335' Percent 130 113 .': . . 121 ' -109 R. I, 25 33 33 31 34 110 Conn. N~ Y. 124 446 2.12 . 756 178 741 . 176 .763 206 116 786 103 N J, 171 405 364 328 410 : 125 - -0 NPO- -a,h.i- -Ao T- -L .- -----.--.. .--~- 2 -- 818624-- 849 -- . -- -- ~~ 113 ,-1-44537-- 510 ------~- 113~~1 322-- 110739-------- . ~~1311--002366--194 --~---. ~J113-- 1 2338-37-787--. - -- -. - -.111- -120090- -. *nd. 474 1,081 919 919 .1, 241 135 tl.l. 588 i,l52 ' 1,129 '1:,016 1,118 110 J4ioh. 544 932 867 . 780 11 014 130 -Wlt;ie;N, ". -cff.N'f.- ~- ... 450 2,9or--- 4 614 934---. ~ 491 . -4--:-6r9---- . 442 :r.r s s - - - 5 606 21"6-- - 137 I2s- -M-in- n, -- ----- 2 1- 87- 2 ---~4 1-01-9 --- -3L1 5-37-,---~21-75-9 - --~31-75-2 ----13-6- lowe, 11 809 31 208 2_1 566 i,899 21 659 140 Mo, 11 386 17 746 1,310 11 310 1~572 120 Ne . Dale. 1,225 926 ' .833. 500 825 165 s. Da.lce 870 . 421 ' 295 206 288 140 . Nt;lbr, . 846 970 .873 . 7),6 . 931 160 Kans. 967 896 . 663 530 742 140 - -wD- - .el- N- .- -C- - EN- - T.- -- -- -- ~ 9 - - 1907- - 45 - -- -- -1- ~ 2 -- 1~89-- 61 --. --. --~ !- .10-L0- - 757s---------J 7 --926-- 01 -- ----1-~0,--776--09 - -~ .-. ---- 1113~-56-- Mvad... 411 4 66 'ssl '1 ,331 396 1,131 321 417 130 1,221 1,526 125 w. Va.. 268 437 398 <198 682 137 N c. 256 421 :379 360 486 135 . s. c, 20~ 420 357 446 714 160 Ga. . , '130 . 182 182 .. 18 7 . 299 ;1.60 Fla.. . .- . --111 . . 115 . . --ro-9 109 . . .125 -1I5- -s; A"Tt~--- --- .... - 2 !42.- - """3 463 "---- :-3-ozo-- ,._- 3 2o3--- 4 3Y9 - -- 135- -1\- y-. -----. .-~-30-? -. -. -~. -22-0 --. '-.-L1-65---. -~-}7-3 - . --~-21-6 ----12-5 - Tenn. 185 175 140 140 182 130 Ala. 14-3 151 128 122 146 120 Miss. 120 85 72 76 95 125 Ark, ~a. 124 129 58 . ,. 48 85 10 51: - ~6 155 221 58 127 Okla. 1,204 . .. ; 652 . 5~H~ '. . ) 365 456 125 ~e:x: -s.; CENT:"'-- -- 'Mont?.- - - - - - 4 023 'ti58 -'232 .... - ._-- -'rio---- ~4 6293'11 -- , - 3 681 -4..t..844......... - - ~119-- .......... '3fo011o8 ...- .... -'I13--- -51 1''r2!32353 o.... ' ----- 140 l3STI's- Idaho 274 239 1 91 141 268 190 Wyo. 209 156 13~ 118 124 105. Colo 854 900 702 562 759 135 N. Mex, 71 88 . 94 94 103 110 A:riz. . 82 87 . 71 50 60 120 Utah r Nev. ' 11 092 51 11 332 46 11039 37 1;04 9 11 343 128 30 32 105 Waeh. 861 1303 1121 11 0 65 11 118 . 105 O~eg, 1,859 21 049 1, 639 11 475 11 593 108 Calif 3 521 -YI-ES- T.- - -. - - - -9 10-6- - - -s.-- ........ - -u; -3f611-- 4 610 ..,._1.0.,9.8.,0_-. -- - - 4t'7i4---- 4 057 -349.L ~2970-10------ -- - 3.49!.1;771:00;963.,3~_-------41:16I:1:I83:85o.33J7t_------- _113,2_56-- 129- --y y as-ot ReViff'ed.- P";e11ininary ~t~ates :Augustc-17 Th49; - - .... ;:.~........ - - - - - - ) - - - - .... ... ': ~-- . TO PEACH G:RO:iERSI .lthens, Georgia September 1949 Nu.'llerous re9-uesrs have been received by the United States Department of Agriculture from people interested 1n the peach industry as to information on the disposition of the Georgia peach crop, method of marketing, etc. In order that the Department may be in a posi-tion to supply this 'information the questions shown below are being sent to all commercial growers in the State. It vill be appreciated if you will answer these questions for the peach crop grown~by you in 1949. A self...addressed envelope requiring no postage is enclosed for your convenience. Thanksa Very truly you;:s ,. ~I : '-'~"/ L'f~ b-~,d_ ~ f.. ' - "!.-' ../ L. Flofd " !gricultural Statistician, In Charge -------------------------------------------------------------------~--------------------~----~ DISPOSITION OF THE 1949 PEACH C:ROP Please report the disposition of peaches produced in the orchard or orch&ds operated by you in 1949 giving quanti ties, or your estimates of quanti tics, for the various uses outlined b13low. . ~t .... , ..... - , ..... ....................... . 1~ Peaches of your production sold for fresh consu.tnption. to dealers, shippers, truckers, local trade, roadside stends, etc., including direct shipments to markets by rail or truck . , . . . . . . .. . ..... . .................... _ _ _ _ _ _ _bu, 2. Peaches of your production sold for processing (canning, freezing, etc.)' - - - - - - - including peache~ _.pro~ossed on the farm and sold ............. ........... bu. 3 Appro:x:imC'.te quantity used on your farm., including quanti tics used by tenants and hired help .. , ......... , .. .. .... . ..... , ... . .... _ _ _ _ _ _ _bu. 4. Peaches h&vested but not utilized, including all bss from decUl.TUFU. Athens, Georgia September a, 1949 GEORGIA .. SEPTEMBER 1 COTTON REPORT Qotton production for Ge~rgia of 600 1 000 bales (500 pounds gross wei ght) is indicated by Septemb e r 1 prospects a.s reported by crop correspondents to the Georgia. Crop Re- pprting Service of the U, s. Department of Agriculture, While showing somo increase over production indicated one month ago the current figure is 19~/o under tho 745 1 000 h?rvested in 1948 and is 23% less then the 10 year average (1938-1947) of 779,000 b~les. Prob able .yield of 198 pounds per acre compares with 279 last y e a r and is the lewest Ge orgi e. yield since 1941 Acreage indica.:t;ed e.bove the l 280 ,ooo acres harve sted in 1948, for h a rvest is 1,4551 000 or 14% Weathe r during early August we.s a continuation of hot and dry latt er July o.nd wo.s fe.voro.ble over the e ntire State for we evil poisoning ope r o.tions. Effective frui t ing of th e short crop in the southe rn h nlf of the Stat e wo.s ove r one month o.go but many fo.m e rs eontinued to poison o.s a prot e ction to immo.ture bolls. Picking in tho.t terri... tory is v.:ell Wlder wny o.nd :l.s. b e ginning in upp e r Georgi a . P oisoning in northern o.r eo.s wns wide sprc nd d,ur i ng most of Augus t b ut gene r o.l hcrwy rdns during the l o.tt e r hn lf of the month thr oughout the Sto.t e mr.de t he outlook g loany. for l o.t o s oo.son we evil control, There ht'.v e been o.lso some com? l c. ints of dcmf'.gc from boll worms. Dry vvon.the r is urg e nt ly nee de d in . ~11 sections Bureau of Census ginnings prior to Sopt emb s r l wc.s BG,OOO running bo.los compnre d with Jiio .ooo to thr.t do.t e l Lst y or.r. ARCBJE L;\NG LEY . . Agriculturo.l St c.tistici rm ' D L. FLOYD Ag riculturr l St r.ti.sticictn In Cho.r gG . GZORGIL M.t\.P SHOWI NG I NDICATED PRODUCTION 1 94 9 1~1\I D FINL L ? RODUQTION FOR. 1 9118 LN D 1947 r--- ..--.---- .. ..... . .... - -- - ........._ ... -- ")"- .... .. .. . ' . I. 1.. 1949- 65 . 000.: . Non ...cotton ( ,_... ~;;/ 1 848 -. e. # 2' 0 0~ ) \ l 94 77 6, 00b }....- . - 4~- .4 II, .,,, I. . I I. . ... _ 1949 r"r oduct j on indicate d b y crop p r ospects Sept emb e r 1. ': 1 949 - a~-.ooo ; . 1\R:.:C.M...~-~-.- \ 1948-10 6,000 \ ... . S'l'L'l'E - ' '\\.. - ' 01 194 7- 8 3 , 000 . . .l ATIIEN.si 1949..: 58}.000 1948-74 , 000 l 149 - 600 , 000 1948 -.7 90,00(.) . i ' .. \ \ \ 1947- 57, ooo,. \ ' . ' --.. _/ ' . . ~~-\--~--\ ' ,, 1947 - . 651,000 . Di s tricts &hO'I!m are \ l94~=1~i,ooo \ 1948 -114,000 v. .A.1J.CilJ9rb.. _ \'1. \ ., -,.,_ Crop , Reporting; Di str icts an d NOT Congres siona l Districts., l 1947- 95,000 \ \ ..J \ \ ~ \ "(-tO- L--1-J-M--B-U-S \ ' 1949"':'114,000 \ 1948 -1 67 , ooo . . ' 1947-121,000 I . 1 94 9- 84 , 0D~ 1 94.8,-122,000\ 194.7-10 8,000 \ l I \ \ //--~:!; IX. i \ \ / i \ ' \ . A..LBJJiY\ i I 1949- 33 , 000 ! 1948 - 3 6, 000 \ VIII. 1 94 9-55 , ooo H'48- 69, 000 194 7- 611 000 1 949-1 6, 000 1948 - 20, 000 194 7-20 , 000 (: : .'~~- -- /'" ' / ,...._r ./ -~ ..... .! j\) r:~ . (. /' / ' (..\/ ~;_. '\ 1 94 7-30 ,000 I l._ ....... \ \ ' ~--------~.1._--~----------~-------- -~ - -, { '. .... ..... - --(. \' S 3G r ov e rse sido for U, ~. fi g ures, \ \ ..... ) ~ .-.......... I' ,. ., ... ..'. ' ' ' UN ITE' D STATES- COTTON REPORT tS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1949 The Crop F:ep ori;i~g Board ~:r{ the Bureau qf Agricul tura:l Economics makes the follow-. j . ing r-eport fr6ypd.ata ''furnished by etop coir.e'spondents, fie~d statistici~ns, and ~ c oope rating State agencies. The final outturn of cotton compared with this fore- cast will .depend upon whether the various influences affecting the crop during the r emainder of the season are more or less fa.vorable than .1,l.sual. rrew - 7 " ~ ~---:- l949-- - : ~ SEPT7 T- ~ 7LIN'T . ; PER-- -:PRODtrCTION-('GINNING'ST.?, : . s,TATE : ACREAGE 1/ : CONDITION . :Hi\.RVESTED ACRE :500-lb. gross wtebales :~Total-:F-- Tver-7- - ,--"liver=:---;-- ~- TAver-7- ;._. -=- 1949-- : 'aban- : h or :age : 1948: 194g: a ge : 1948 : Indi- : e.g~ : 1948 . : Crr~p- :domnent: ar-::1938 -: =1938-: : cated :1938..;.: Cro.p :ln~icated : a,fter : ves\1947 ; : :1917 : ': 1949 :1941 : ; Sept. 1 l l.J~ly :Thou7-- 7- -=- -":- - -=...,...- -.-- . . . - :r"hous7~1iou:- "T'hous.- : Pet. :acres:Pct.:Pct.:Pct Lb . : Lb.; Lb. :bG.les:ba1es: bales -1- !- 4z-s 3s6 ;i:s~u;i~.-:. I -- I Virginia. 1 I N. Carol~na-.j. l I ! s.carohn':- Geor?ia. ~,.. -2~5- -:-s-361-77l-;o-i-se!-4s1-,,-46o.... -- 32 j -- . .9 s;. 3 : 76., .6 1,20~ ~ 70 1.0 1, 45ui 68 j - j 348 .447 ~9 l I ., 67 j 35 5 147 ! 85 ~7i 309 II 372 80 I 51 j 235 , 2 7~1 - ~- T "~:506_ 1_ -475-- 345 1 22 l 24- l 23 319 I 549 I 678 540 239 716 1 ~71 600 198 779 j 745 I 600 1 F.'lor1da. ., Tennessee n I 44 i.. 2.0 8o41 76 I -.. 1 -- I 164 I 289 I 1;. 196 I I 373~ I 83 76 368 I! 417 14 _. 15 i 1 523 6 70 ' 18 625 Al abama j Mississippi. j 1.4 1, 75$ ; 71 4.0 ! 2, 726 1 69 84 89 i I 59 i 262 353 J' 246 901 \1,19 7 57 318 . i 441 . . 255 i 1, 588 !2 , 353 900 1, 450 I I I I Ark:msas i 3.1 2,38 '~ n 89 68 3~~4 428 1,1' 322 1,329 !1,98 2 1;60Q Lomsiane-... Oklahoma..... 3. 0 i J, 038 ! 6c1 ' I I I 3. 5 1 1,158, 65 I 79 66 1 261 I ! I ' 1 382 I I 289 ! 74 75 ! 163 j 175 j 170 I 528 1 756 i I I : J 521 374 62S 410 Te xc..s....... . Ne':' Me xico. l j1o l.C'I ,1"0,296; 69 I 1 s8 i l70 jl76 233 I I I 3.5 312 J 87 94 89 497 j 542 i 477 !2,722 J3 ,150 : 5,000 ! 119 : 236 i 310 .:s_ L1:2_ ACunlizfoo~nnaio.;..l1 ! .5 1 375 I 87 I 94 1) 97 423 : 558 ! 576 1 6~- 9571 93J 87 1"93 \. 602 15 76 II 6fi2 i ) 174 44 7 1 ~ 328 . ,1 50 9"68 -j 1,300 J _:::_ J_ ~~~tN~~!._erT.-:~~_ED:~-tJ:-rt~S.t~:_~_:E!s$J$: ___ .2=:__-_~ -:._-_ 2~_91~:7!~_-!.=__1_ -L _5_:8l_ -:._-_ ~~8-~._~L--~.:4~~.4:~s3::_ol L--:.. _l-:._-J_:7: ~:::f_~2~26.:.:__I1n~_~1:~~-~=-~_-8~8-~L:._.::.,~!~7:-___ ~3~ J _328_ J :~ J _~-~ __ ! / Pr e limine..ry. 2/ Allow:moe made for interstate movement of seed cotton for g i nning .. 3'/ Illinois, Ko...11. sus, and Kentucky fo r all :~ears and Ne v ad C:. fo r 1 948 Dnd 19 19 . :;/ Included in ~ tate ::md United Sto.tes totals. Grown pri n oi po. lly in l'lri zona, New Mexico , Dnd Te x as . .., CROP REPORTING BOI'.BD Aft er five do.ys return to United States Department of Ag ri c ulture Bur eau of Agricultur o. l 'Economics 31 9 Extension Building Athens , Georgia OFFICHL BUSINESS Form B.AE - C/9/49.,.3,055 Permi t No . 1001 Penalty for priv o.t e use to avoid payment of po stage $300. 1iss .Ne llie M. Reese , ~ ib ~ar i a n, :tate College of Agri., .eq . . Ath ens . Ga . ...- ;-_- - .::..-~-. .-;- UNlTE.O !HA"TE.e> DEPARTM E.NT OF AGR.IC..Uio-TURE. (!froj; Athens" Geugia September 14, 1949 - GEORGIA CROP REPORT AS OF SEPTE:MBER . l, 1949 . Abundant and, at time(>, excessive rainfall over the greater part of the .State during August was favorable for late food and feed crops, .The frequency cf these rains, however, delayed the harvest of cotton, pe.anuts, and hay. The abU11dance of moisture: during the growing season was favorable for the corn crop and near record yie;lds are expected fr('Jm most seetions e~f the State, Corn yield per acre for the State is placed at 17.5 bushels , 2.0 bushels above the previous record high yield of 15.5 bushels in 1948 .Tobacco yield per acre in 1949 set a new high rec~rd of 1,278 pounds Hay crops are fr(!)m good to excellent in most areas of the State and ha~vest~ ing operations are in full swing. The continued rains over mos t of the peanut area has caused h e avy vegetative growth in peanuts and the indicated ave rag.o, yield per acre is below last month and one year ago. Harvest operations are procaeding as fast as weather will permit. Frequent rains, high winds, and damag e from insects a.nq dise'ase. have reduc e d the 1949 pe can crop. The indicated production of 23,780 1 000 pounds is 40 pe r cent less than the large production in 1948 and is less than the. ten year (1938 .. 47) average production. Farme r~ are making good pro gres~ preparing land for planting small grains and winter grazing crops. COR}T: The September 1 condition of corn promises an a ll time high yi e ld of 17.5 bushels p.a r a cr e . This is .5 bushels more. than last month and is 2.0 bushe ls . above the previous r e cord yi e ld in 1948. Current production is placed at 581 088,000 bushels and . is the large st crop on r ec ord with the exception of 1917 &nd 1921. TOBACCO: . The marketing so a son is ove r and the indicated Georgi a production is pl a ced at ll6,212,000 pounds , be ing exceeded only by 'the large 1947 crop of 127,142.,000 pounds. .An a ll time high yield of l, 278 pounds par acre is indic a t e d for the State. PEANUTS: Exc e ssive r a inf a ll h a s caus e d he avy vege tative gr owth iilld the indic a t e d . yield of 20 pounds l e ss pe r ac r e than on Aug ust l and 25 p ounds below the l-948 final: yield Tote.l production i-s pluc od at 591.; 9751000 pound a compared wi'th 818,300-,000 pounds in 1948 1.md 62 9 ,877,000 for the ten y -a b.r 'Q.938-47) &v e rage . PECANS: The Geergi li pec an crop is very spotte d E;x:co ssive r &in f s.ll during Juno, July, and Aug ust was f ~::.vorab l o for ins e ct and diseo.se d amage ::.nd prospects ha~re de cline d in most areas of the State . High winds following the Florida stcrm cs.used considerable d amage Et long the coast ur ea . : Ba s ed on Septembe;r 1 condition, thcJ tot a l production is pl a c e d o.t 23,780,000 pounds compar 0d with 39,600;000 pounds in 1948. GEORGIA :ACREAGE7"-YIELD PEICACRE___ -"------:PRoi5UCTTO:tTT:tN THOUSANDS ) CROP (000) :Avo r o.:~e.: ------------------ Corn : , . _. ~bu.: . Whea.t. , . , ...' ... , , .. bu. 1949 : 19 38-4 7: 3,205: 217: 12.2 1 12.0: Oo.ts ., , bu.: 660: : 22.3: Rye , , , , , ,,bu. : 6: 8.5: 1948 15,.5: 13.5: 26.0: 10.0: Indic a ted ':Avorage: 1949 ~ i9 38-4 7: 17.5 1 ' 45,255: 12.0 :' 2,293: 25,0 : ' 13,097: 10,0 . 124: !liidicat~d 194:8 19 49 4:9,182: 56,088 2,984: 2, 604 13,728 1 16,500 60: .60 Hay(all) ton : . 1,183: .54: 57: Tobucco( a ll) lb.: 90,.6: 9 78 .o: 1155.0: .60: 736: 799: 71 0 1278 88,358: 95,763:116,212 Potatoes,Irish bu: 16 67.0: 64.0: 74 1,573: 1,024: 1,184 Potatoes, Swe e t, bu.: 65 77.0: 85.0: 90 71100: 4' 9 30 : 5' 850 Cott,n,, , , b a l e s: 1, 45 5: 235 . 0: 279 .o: 198 779: 745: 600 Peunuts(for picking : & thl" e s P...i ng ) , l b : 8 77 : 696 .0: 675 :629,877:81,8,300:591,975 :2/ Pe ache s,total crop,bu.:l/ Pee.rs,tots.l crop., ,bu. 5, 358: 2,812: 27040 392: 385: 187 Pecans ,, , , lb : 26,378: 39,600: 23)780 l Tot al s.gri cult;ur a l crop greate r th >:m an d inaludin;; comrrerci a l crop, D. L, FLOYD Agricultura l St atistician, In Chs.rge ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural St atistici fAn UNITED STATES DEPAR!11~T OF AGRICULTURE Bureau of ~ricul tural 'l'iasnington, D. cE.conomics UNITED S!UES - C.ENE:RAI, CROP REPORT .AS OF SEPT:ElilBER l, 1949 ., ~e excellent 1949 all-crop prospects were maintained during August, even though weat~r con4itionfi ~ere less favorable than usual in SOli!~ imp?rtant crop areas. A slight. deolin~ of 13 million bu1;hel$ ~n corn proepcets resulted from detenorahon . due to hott dry weather w the northwestern part of the Corn Belt, which was not entirely offset by improvement elsev/'hpre Changes in most other crops some up, some down .. .vrere relatively small, as declines in areas of adverse' qondi~ions wore more Of less offset .by improvement in favored areas. ~o weather was mostly favorable for harvesting grains and hay, reducing harvesting losses to a minimum. Plowing and preparation of fields for __ . ff,Ulsown ~raps wa.S well advanced and some seeding had been dono throughout tho G. _?_I!:'_j~!9_UEJ. -~-'--}_9.4_2 . . GLORGI,'\: The a1l...corrunodity index of p:dces received by farmers in Georgia took a slw.rp drop bet-ween July 15 and ,i\uguf]t- 15. As of the latter c~ate, the index was 229 per cent of the Auc;ust 1909~14 average, or 11 points under t he July level and 23 points short of the 252 per cent index of a yea.r ago. Major reasons for the dec line we re a drop in the price of cotton, a heavy decrease in the prices received' for fruit, and a . tapering off in price~ oi:.' tobacco and peanuts j_n the miscellaneous gr,oup, Hogs , wholesale ' milk; chickens and Ggc, s, and cottonseed s~wvred some increase in price, b ut these were more ,than offset by the volume of comnodit:ies selling at tle.creased prices UHI1'I:D STATES : Farm product prices on August 15, 1949, vm re averaging closer to ~--,.---- the parity level than at :.:my time since our entry into World 'F!ar II. The parity ratio (ratio of Prices Heceived to Prices Pai d, Interest, 2.nd Taxes) at 101 per cent was the same:, as for December 1941. The index of prices received by f~rmers declined ).J. points to 21+5 per cent of the A"~1gust 1909...July 1911+ ,s.verage. l-.Loct commodit i es vrere lovrer than a month earlier, but import ant exceptions Trero dairy :_)rod~lctr;, :)iJ.-beari.ng cropt>) and chickens and eggs " The mr.1st :i_m::Jor-L-,unt declines Trere in fruits,; meat .:mimals, and cotton. Apples, orant;ss ) a.nd pcachc~s contributed most to the dec line in .fruits, nhile lambs, sheep, md. hee:C ca ttle shoYred groe.test declines among the meat .::tn:L":lals. On the other hand, cottDneas, Bu. Soybeans, Bu. :Peanuts, lb, I 1.~ 1.88 il I I 1.44 ~ .76 . .81 I lj 1.00 I ! r.Gfr 1.70 ! ; I 3.20 l r 2.80 ! I 31.8 : 31.7 l' 30,6 I I I f ll 1 1e.oo 25.oo 26.00 I I I [ 44.oo l r 1 19.40 1 I. 19.80 tI I i 47~00 18...80 I 1 20.30 I 19..00 1 11.40 17t-40 ij' j I I I 125.oo ; 13?.oo :I 137.00 1 33.0 ! zs.o i II I ~.a lll so.o ~~0 I ! so.o 1 54.5 ~ .P6.0 . 1 . ~0 ,.1 . ;l sg.a . fi3;,0 )j i! I p 5.40 t s..4s f f 4.10 I I I 3.6Q i ! I 1~5 \ I~.oo / 3.60 10.4 . ., ., .70 1.96 1.91 1 h82 .. .J.o., .. 1.25 ,... . ~ .69 1 .58 1..571 1.55 2.65 1 l 3(},4 2~7 293 16e60 1 37.50 f 'l ,.. I 22.46 1 zo.40 I 20.80 l 7.27 26.oo 1 19.10 119.40 I 5.42 23.70 zo.oo 19.40 f 48.00 197.00 178.00 1?6.00 I 24.3" 2'5.1 25,.5 : : : I! 66.7 I 81.1 453 66.,2 58;,9 488 57.,4 ~o.s 4.99 3.71 3.1i7 I .. 4.71 i 3.68 3.48 ! 2.91 , 2.27 2.60 4.8 10.4 INlEt NUMB~S OF PRICES BECEI.VED BY E'~S IN GEORGIA (August 1909 -July 1914 :: 100) August 15 1~8 July 15 1~9 llugust 15 1M9 All Commodities Cotton & Cot.tonseed Grains Meat .Animals .Dairy Products ChickeRs & Eggs Fruits l4i scallaneous 252 Z,40 229 259 244 237 209 154 154 . 430 Ms 368 229 212 21:3 259 223 242 215 247 189 165 . 186 155 ~ -; After five days return to Xlp.itad State s ~a:rtm.en.t f ligt-ieul~ . Bureau of ~rl.oul tul'al Econ0111ios ( : 319 Extens1.on Building Athens. Goorgia ' ' OFFICIAL BUS!~ ~orm B11E~~r Permit No. 1 1 Penalty for pdvate use to e;void payment of postage $300.t =tss . r:el li e !~:. Raes,_;, ~)i.:.::?;ri.J:l . .ta tc C~o 11 ege Jf" ,~. gr-1 ~ , p eq. A t hens ~ Ga . UNITE.O STATE.~ DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-TURE.. &ro;tJ UNIVE.RSITV OF' v.0"-GIA C,OLI..E..QE. OF AGI'!.IG.\JL.TUR.t. Athens 1 Georgia GEORGIA 1948 CASH F)\..'D\1 INCOME up SLIGHTLY october 1949 . I :: Sf>-;TATE:.~ OE.PARTME.NT OF AGR.tCUl.T~JRE.. Chv;b GEO.RG. IA . .. BUREAU Of" . AGRICUI...TURAI... E.CONOMIC5 c~ UNIVE.RSITY Of' vtOI'I.GIA COli..E.C.IO. OF AGR.I(;.I.JI.TUr:tt. Athens, Georgia GEORGIA l9L~8 Cii.SH FARM INCOME UP SLIGHTLY October 1949 Cash income ( jncluding Government payments) rec ~ ived by G~orgia farmers durjng 1948 amounted to $525,9l).,OOOo Though this is only a little less than one per cent, or ~?3t.941,000, above Geo:tgi<:t cash .farm the high receipts income, and it is for 77 19471 it is per cent abo an ve t all he -time re 1938~7 cord fig ten year ure J.n average o.f (i296,6oo, ooo. Following the trend o.f recent years, relatively a litt le more of the total cash income in 1 91-/.8 was contributed by livestock_, while crops contributed relatively a little less., In the crops group_, c; orn and peanuts increased some in importance, while other major crops 1 led by cotton, sh owed some decline~ In the livestock gr oup, jncreases came fl.~om cattle, commercial broilers_, and dairy products, more tu'1an off-setting a decrease in the income from hogs 1 chickens (other than c omm~ rcial broilers), eggsJ turkeys 1 and other livestock. Cotton maintained a lead in contributjng 24.2 per cent of the total cash farm income, followed by peanuts ( :11.6%) J tobacco ( 8.9%) , and hogs ( 8.8%) The percentage of the total cash farm inc ome contributed by c ommodj.t ies for 19Lr8 and 1947 (respectively) are as f ollows: All Crops 1 66.5 and 68jl3; Livestock and Livestock Products; 32o3 and 30.1; Govern~ent Payments, 1.2 and le6$ Cotton, 8+2 and 26,7; Peanuts, 1Lr,6 and 13.8; Tobacco, 8.9 and 995; Fruits and Pecans_, 2.6 and 3.1; Truck Crops, 8,8 and 9. 6) 3.7 and 3. 2 ,; Corn, Cattle and C alves~ 2,3 7.1 and 2.0; and 5.3; All Oth Dairy Pr er Crop oducts, s 1 6. 10.3 a 0 and nd l O.oO; 5, 6; Com Hogs 1 mercia l Broilers~ 5.5 and 4.6; and Other ~ivestock1 1. 7 and 1.8. ' -.. . . - ---~..... . - ---- -- ----- . - (Over) ... 't;:,. '~- '. ; CASR FARM INCOME'< FOR GEORGIA CROPS "_1_9.4.6.. . 1947 l948 --...---;..;,.... ~~Thousand Dollars)----:..---:-_,.;..,._ . . . . Cotton Lint . ' 80' 151 121,966 110,040 patton Seed , 11,034 17.,220 17,013 Cotton Lint & Seed 91,185 . . . .. . . . :Pe~nuts ,; 57.,064 ,. ~obacco . ' .. 48,346 fruits and Pecans 22,454 139,186 72.,076 49,437 16,080 127,053 76.. 984 46,928 13;454 \r ru.ck Crops 21, ,450 16, 803 19,195 Corn . . 8 , 761 10, 613 ll., 940 ~11 Othe r Crops .. 42, .937 _____,__5.,1_, _ 94..;.. 6________ ___5___4__,_,_16_6____ TOTAL cRoP's 292,197 356,141 - - -- - --- - - - - - LIVES TOC K -r- - - - ---- - ----~---- ~ogs .~ ~ 29, 987 4 9, 956 349,720 4 6,353 Cattle and, Ca lves . . 21,584 27 .. 778 37 I 582 p e.iry Products 25,520 29,033 31,450 Commercial Broi"1ers ., . 20,171 24,191 29,108 Other Chickens Turke ys 9 7,227 l~O I,Si1l 6, 64 6 1,28 6 5, 963 1,1 96 Eggs 13,656 1 6, 8 33 16,550 Other 1,414 1, 5 68 1,598 TOTAL LIVESTOCK & LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS 120 ,.612 157,291 169,800 Goverrnne.nt Payments .. 7,41 2 8, 542 6,3 95 TOTAL CASH I NCOJI.JE OF CROPS, LIVESTOC K AND GOVERNHENT PAYMEN TS 4 20,2 21 521, 974 525,915 -t - -- - . - ---.~~ -~"'---------~-- ----- -------- ----- --~- - - - - --- - ---~------~....-~------ ---- BOME CONSillJPTION - ------ -~ ..,._.,. ,._.. , C:rop s 48,8:89 56,917 5 6,204 Live stock 78 ,932 93.443 93,036 - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - -- -. ~-----. -------i-------------- - - -------~-~- - ... GROSS I NCOI.IE . . - . Crops '. . . Live stock . . . . , .. 199,544 413.,058 250 ,7 3<1 405,924 2 62,836 All Canmodities t o o o o e 540 I 630 663 ., 7 92 668,7EO GROSS I NCOME , ALL COviMODITI ES AND GOVERNMENT PAYMEN TS 548 , 612 ' - --- ----- - - -- - - - ------------- --- - - .. D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician In Charge BARRY A, miTE Agricultural Statistician 675,155 ~. Athens, Georgia -. FARM PRICE REPORT AS. OF -~J!1BER 15, 1949 :October 5-., 1949 ~ORGI.A: The aU-cornm.odi.ty index ~f' prices received by fa\ n].ers in Georg:i.a continued on its downward trend as reported for Septemb ,>r 15. At that time the in- dex was 223 per cent of' the Lugust 1909-14 average. This wi:ts six points under the index a month earlier and 29 points shorc of its level of a year ago. September gains in the prices of wheat 1 oats, Irish poto.tmes 1 egp;s 1 butter, and wholesale milk 'l!'[(;re more than off'se.t by a. .f:.'f:l.l) in price:::: of other commodities. A.s between i'.ugust 15 and September ;1.5 the a.verage price of cotton dropped a cent a pound and cottonseed were off ~2. 50 '-"- ton. Harvest of new crors brought the rrice of corn down from ~~ 1.43 to . $1.27 o. b1.~shel and sweet potatoes. from $2.80 t9 $2.20 a bushel. Price of hogs deciined $1,.30 e. c11vt . (),uotations for other products remained fairly stable. UNITED STATES: In contrast to the trend for Georgia., the index of pric.es received by farmers in the U:ni ted States fo~ the month ending September 15 rose f.t;"om for the first time since March 15. The index is Augu?t 15, }:JUt still ,14 per cent under that of a now 249 1 year ~. go. un" aJmost 2 ner ~ cent Higher prices for beef cattle and hogs contribt:tedmost to tho u~turn in the index of prices received. 'I'ruck crops, poultry nnd eggs, and dairy products were also. higher thim a month earlier. Soyb e'aris, potatoes , rice, dry beens , and fruit were the commodities showing the sha rp e st decreases this m.orith, The Pitdty Index ( invci1v'ing prices paid by farmers including interest and taxes) continued its decline e.nd as of September 15 was 242 per :ee nt of its 1 910- 14 P.vere.ge -- dovm l point frcm th e previous month. Lower fo e d prices were primarily responsible for the downturn in the Parit:{ Index. Prices of building materif.l.ls used on .ftum1 also were 'loNo r than 8. month a go , e.nd r eta:i.l p rices of seed, fert1lizer, and new e.utomobiles were off moderately since last spr i ng. The parity r atio rose 2 points from August 15 to Septeml>e r 15 e.s a result of the higher index of prices received and the lower parity index. The ratio is 103, off 13 points from a ye e.r ago. Sunr:.arv Table For United S to. t es --------------- - ---.-------. -----------. ----- In-de~...,.es ' : Sept. 15, : ... l"f.48 ., A ug. 1 1Q- 4q 5 1 ' Sept. J. or:: , :- _ _R_o_ cor- dh-ig...h. __ _ . ]-R-.49. Index Dote ' . - - - - ,_ - - '- - - - - - ""'""""!' - - - - - - - - - - - - - .- - -- - - - - .,...- - - - - - . .._ - - - Prices rec e ived 1/ 290 Prices paid, including interest and to.xes ?} 250 Parity ratio 116 245 249 307 Jan, 1948 243 242 y 251 A1.~g . 1948 101 103 133 Oct. 1946 D. L. FLOYD Agricultural St a tistician, ln Charg~ HARRY A. WHITE Agricultural Statistician \ Ut:\_ lt-1 PRICES :RECEIVED BY FARMERS SEPTEM3ER 15, 1949 WITS: C.OMP.ARISONS.. GEORGIA ~. COMi:iODITY UMi:DHT I Aver<;~.gt;l . ~. ~t. .. .! Aug.1909":" July 19.14 j 15 1948 l . . , .~ ' . I ' Aug, .. oept. .t\verage 15 15 . ,Aug,1909- l949 1.949 f Jul_y 1914 UNITED STATES t.:iepL .t~g: 15 15 1948 1949 j Sept. 15 1949 Wheat, Bu. Corn, Bu. ... oats, B1:;1.o. ~$ , $1 $1 1.24 . .91 _. ,67 I I 2,19 1.88 'I . 1.93 1', I ~f . _1~87 . ' 1_.43. I ; 1.27~ I1 I ., 1,05 ' .81 .89 I ,88 .'64 .40 1.97 1.78' -~69 !. 1.79 .j 1.18 l.H,) ) I.' .58 .6J. ., . I Irish Potato es,Bu.$ 1 i . I Sweet Potatoes,Bu.$ . ' . ! .! Cotton,}? .. { $1 Cot; onseed, t on 112 12::3 24,39 J,:::sJ ~:~ ~2::a ~::2 1 ~:::7 J...~2.~0 .1~?.0 t ..1.80 2:::o :.?0 ' . . 1.53 1 1.~~ !' 1.38 i 2:::o I I I I 68,00 47.00 44.50 22.55 68,10 I 44.40 43,5 $1I Hay (baled), ton II ... . Hogs, per cwt. $I . ~ '$1 Bee! Cattle, C'.'It:. 7.33 3.87 25.70 19,00 18.80 i 18,50 J 20.30 19.00 17.40 17.40 .,. 7.27 . 5,42' I 22.70] 20.80 27.40119.40 I 23.30 19,40 I 21.00 I j' 19.90 20.00 Milk Cows, head $j . 33.85 13o.oo 137.oo 138:oo 1 48.00 1198.00 176 ,oo 1177.oo Chickens, lb. Eggs, Ibz. Butter, lb~ jl 13.2 / 21.3 i 24.6 I 33.7 I 60.0 i 56.o 1 II 27.8 ..27.5 11;4 il I. . 54.5 58.5. 21.5 I II . 50,0 53,0 . 25.5 . I 31.9 'i 25.1 I I 51.4 48.8 I 66,2 57,4 , 24.4 I. 52.5 58.1 1 Butterf at, lb. 25.7 Milk (wholesale} $ per 100# ]:}' GoWJ?eas, Bu. $ i Soybeans, Bu. $ I Peanuts, lb. I 5.. 0 . I s1.o . I' I I 6.10 I s3.o ss.o I ' I 5.45 5.50 I I 4.ao 1 3.8o 1 I 3.7o II l I II 3.60 j 3.60 ' 10.6 10.4 3,60 !/ 1 0 . 11 26.3 1.60 - 4.~ 75.6 i 6o.5 I 5,02 3.86 61.7 3 .99 4,34 3.48 , 3.29 2,45 260: 1 2.14 I I l 10.4 10.2 10.2 sine~ 1J Pre liminary for September 1949. * Prices for loose hay Aiscontinued moSiliay sold is b aled. U!IEX l~JLffiERS OF PRICES RECEIVED BY F.AFMERS IN GIDRG!A . (August 1909 - July 1914 : 100) August 15 1949 Sept. 15 1949 .All Commodities 252 229 223 Cotton & Cottonseed 253 237 228 Grams 199 l5c1 142 Meat .Animals 423 368 359 DairYProducts 232 213 216 Chickens & Eggs 274 242 255 Fruits 267 189 189 . Miscellaneous 165 155 153 After five deS return to United States tepartment of Agriculture Bure au of Agricultural Econom:lcs 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE-B~10Z49-2178 Permit No. 1001 Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300. :i ss. Nell ie M. Re e s e , L. ibrari.an , tat e Co llege of Agri . eq. Athens , Ga. UNITE.D :>TAn;:..e OE:.P.AR.TM f.NT OF AGR !CUl-TURE. e-ro;tJ .GEOR.GIA 0~ UNIVf-Ft5tTY Or G>.Of'.GtA C.OLLE.OE. OF AGf\IGI.Jt_TUR.t. Athens 1 Georgia GEOHGIA - OCTOBER l COTTON REPOHT October 10~ 1949 Current co tton p roduction for Ge org ia is indicate d at abo ut 630 1 000 bales ( 500 pounds g ross we i ght) ac c ording to Octob e r 1 pr o spects reported by cr op correspon- dents to the Geor g i a Cr.op Re portin g Se r vi c 3 of the u . s . De:partme nt of Agriculture. Tl:is fi gure is sli ghtly above the corr enpond in g fi f; ur'e of last month but is 15 per cent l e ss. than the 74 5 , 000 p rp du c e d in 19 48 and~ is 19 pe r c en t under the 10 - ye ar ave rage ( 19 38-1947) of 779 1 000 ~ standard bales, Indicated y:i.e ld pe r acre of 208 potmds c ompar es 1Nith 279 la s t;st; a.son e.nd t he 1()- ye ar .a ve rage y ield of- 2 35 p ound s. . ' .. Septe mbe r .weathe r sin ce the f irst week of the month wa s gen e r a lly dry and fav orable for pie k ing and farmers have be en mak i n g- all eff orts to r:;et the c rop ou t of the f i e ld, . Yie l ds p er acr e a r e e rrati c within lo c aliti e s ove r rnost of t he State depend~ in g on weevil damage and effici erl'cy of po i soming operati ons und e r a dv e r se we t weathe r c o11d i t i.ons ove r much of the gr owine~ s e ?cson. One f a r me r may be maki n g g ood yi e lds whil e on an ad j oinin c,; farm the c rop may b e n eo.rly a f a ilure. Some fa r mers have b een mak ing fair y i e l d s f or a n unibe r of yo ars with litt le or no po i soni ng p ractic e s e.ncl s uch growers are f ari.n !~ b a d l y thi s y e a r with he a vy v1ee vil a a ma ge . Th e bo ll wo r m h as also c au se d s ome i n j ur y i n a n uxnb e r of areas. Most of the cro p is out of t he fiel d in s outhern and :).owe r mid-sta te sections. In northe rn Ge or gi a good p ro r;r e ss J. s bei n g ma de in picki n g an d g i nningaltho ugh sli gh t ly l a t e r than last year. Bure au of Census re port shows 299 ,000 running bal e s ~i nne d to Octobe r 1 compare d wi t h 356 , 0 00 t o t he s ame da te l a st ye ar. Iu\CH I E LANG LEY Agricu l tural Sta tistician D . L. FLOYD Ag riculttiral St a tisti c ian , I n Charge GEORGIA NAP SHOWING I NDIC.I.\ 'l'ED PRODUCTION 1949 AND FINAL PRODUCTION FOR 1948 AND 1947 . 1949 production indicated by crop prospects ?~tob er 1~ - STAT:~ - 1949 - 630, 000 1948 - 745,000 1947 - 651,000 Districts s hmvn are Crop Re porting Districts IV. e.nd NOT Congre s s ional ~ 1949 - 8 71 000 l 1948 - 92,000 , 1947 - 95,000 )_; V o ....MAC.ON- \."" ) Districts, VL \ 1949 - 85,000 \ \ 1949 - 124,000 '-.\ 1948 - 147, 00 0 " 1948 -136,000 ) 1947 -108 ,000 \ ~ ...Gill.UMB.US. \ \,___ \ __) 1947 - 121,000 ,.L_.l '- ~ j ( ____.... ' "' - ' \ )\ i . / I t (. J : ---'t.._,c_.)- ( ' VII, ) ( -- 194~1~ 1l;12,./0/0'0/.\""'"'v__.JJ1 IX ~;:~ i.-~- \/;.Avlnilt.Arr ~~:~~g ~53' u ..- .L'Ulll. \ .AL..BBIY) 1948 .. 74, ooo ) 1947 - 20 ,ooo /!; ) ) . 1947 - 61,000 j' ;:.J ! 1949 - 38.000) ! .:::: 1948 - 29,000 \ \_, \l_/ 1947 - 30,000 . _(;fll' !i ~-O.$.Tll- . ' ""\\..... ) c.-1;1\. ',) ~',___) t~ -----.:...~-:-.------- --L_\J > ' \ . I J~ . .., . . illHTED STATES - COTTON REPORT AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1949 The Crop Reporting Board of the Bureau of Agricultura.:I. Economics me,kes the following feport frcm data. furnished by orop correspondents, field ,statisticians, and cooperat..ing Ste.te agencies. The firial' outtt1t-n of cotton ccmpared-with this forecast will de,;; p13nd upoJ?. whether the various influences affecting the crop during the remainder of . the season are more or less favorable than usual. ":_, ~- --- - - - -= -ACHEAGE_:_- -om;:- r - - -: -L!ifT YIELD PER -:PRODUC"TION-('GINNlNGs)\2' -= : FOR ; CONDITION .: HARVEST:!:D ACRE :500-lb.gross vrt. baleS'/ HARV:bST :Avel"~:-- -=---:Aver:-:-- -:In"di':":Iver:-:-- -1"9-49-..,. STLTE i 1949 a age :1948 ;1949 : age :1948 ;cated: age : 1948 : Crop :(PRELlliL):l938-: : . :1938-: :1949 :1938- : Crop :Indicated -------------- ------------- : :19(7 . a ; : Thous. : : : :: -194-7-:; - - -:: ..... :191? : : Oct . l ~" :Thous.:Thous.: Thous. ~; sg_J_ 536 5o6i- 400"; ~ acres :Pet. :Pet. :Pet. : Lb. : Lb. ; Lb. :bales :bales : bales M"i;s~u_;-i--- -~-- --79-- s4-l-461--4oo-,-4iz - -356T- ~ 1VT~irCgianrioalina I I 32 813 -74 I -- -- 348 417 I 315 I 93 59 355 447 277 22! 549j 24 j 21 678 1 . 470 s ~ ca::oHna Georg1.a Florida 1, 203 j 1,465 1 44 '"0 88 I ~0 I' 309 68 1 81 1 54 235 1 I . 164 372 I 219 279 I 208 289 !185 7161 8711: 550 779 1 745 630 14 151 17 Tennessee Alabama I I 804 78 i 1, 755 I 70 I 85 1 74 368 88 . 56 1 262 i 417 376 353 I 237 1 5231 670! 630 901 1,197 I 865 Mississippi j 2,726 II 70 93 55 318 441 j' 257 1 1 588 !1.2,3531 1,460 Arkansas I 2,384 72 88 67 334 428 336 1,329 1,982: 1, 670 Louisanu Oklahoma .I 1,038 Ii l, 158 ' I 1 66 1 8 9 1 72 1 2.61 1 382 1 2 91 i I ! ! I I I 1 63 67 j 80 : 163 i 175 / 199 528 iI ' 75 61 630 I I 521 i 3741 480 Texas New Mexico ! 10,296 i 68 67 : 93 \ .170 ; 176 1 256 I 312 1 85 j 95 j 82 i 497 I 542 440 2,7221 3,150 5,500 119 lj 236j 28 6 Arizona Ca1~fornia _ 1 ! i 375 I 86 I 94 1 98 423 1 558 589 I 957 1 P2 l 87 1 91 ! 602 . f 576 652 9681 174 328 1 460 4L17! 1, 300 S2tl2_e.!:_ ~tt,::s_3lj___1._ _(_ :.--1- :.-_i_ :_-__ !_4~3- i-4~2_[_4~2- _ !6_~ __1~ _ .J-2. _ l_ _ _ -U:N-I'fE-D--ST-A-'I'ES- -Ii -25-,9-0-7 - !I -7-1- I : -8-2- I I- -74-1!-2-5-4,-.0jI-3-13-..1!/ -28-6.-21l-l-,3-0-6+:1_4, _86_8 ,ll_5,-44-6- - ~~r~ ~g:_p~ ~_) ___s:_s__1_ :_-_1_ ~-_1_-:_1 _:~9-1_4~4_! _4:_7_l_z:~~ ~-~~- ~_: Y Allowances made for intorsto.to movement of seed cotton for ginning. 'i/i j Illinois, Kansas, and JCentucky for ~.11 years and Nevadn for, 1948 nnd 1919. Included in State and 'United Stutes totals. Grov.m principe,lly in Arizona, New Mexico, and Taxas. CROP REPORTING BO.P.RD . Aftor five daye return to United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of' Agricultural Econcmics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS Fonn BAE- C/10/49- 3,503, Pennit No. 1001 Penalty for private use to o.void payment of postage $300. :iss . Ne l!te M. Reese, LU:n."arian, tate Co l lege of Ag ri. , eq. At hens, Ga. --- -~ - ~ -- - -- ----~ ----------~- -- -- --- - - - - ..... , . ., .' \ '. ; Athens, Georgia. GEORGIA C:ROP REPORT AS OF OCTOB~R 1, 1949 October 131 .. .. l ~;. ' 191:9 :~. .. I., Weather conditions over Georgia during most of September were favorable for harvest~ ing crops and good progress was made during_ the month. The dry fair weather enable~ farmers to save a. J.a.rge hay crop in generally excellent condition. Digging of pea~ '.l nuts is about over with picking and threshing orerat;;io!ls well advanced. Picking o;e-: the relatiVely short cotton crop is about over in southern and lower mid-state are$.~ end is in full swing over the remainder of the State . Bureau of census ginnings to, October 1 reached 299,000 bales. State average per acre yields of corn and tobaccq' show record high figures with most remaining crops other than cotton running well ~h line with past years. Labor supply seems generally onipl~ to take care of harvestiilg demnnds. ' aero Corn: Indicated production of 56,'088 1 000 bushels is 14% above last year (:l.nd 24%. greater than the 1938~47 average. Yield per of 17.5 bushels is the highest in the history of the State. Tobacco: This crop has turned out an all t:Uno high yield for the State of 1,278' pounds per acre . Pr9d:Uction of 116_,212,000 . pounds is 21% above 1948 and 32% more than the 1938-47 average production. Current production has been exceeded only lJ:Y the year of 1947 from a _19% lo.rger o.creo.g'e. Peanuts: Indicated production of 600,745 1 000 pounds :rrom 877,000 acres for picking and threshing is 27% below tho 818,300,000 pounrls from 1,169,000 acres in 1948. Current yield per acre of 685 pounds compares with 7.00 last yea,r end the 10 year average of 696 pounds. Pecanst Indicated production of 23;780,000 pounds is c;>hly 60% of 1948 production. Scab, cc,se bearer end- otper diseases and insects have caused serious damage tothe crop in most sections of the State. The Stuart variety has suffered least and ,:zyill make up a large percentage. of tot a l production. The area north of Ame ric us seems' to have a fair crop of t}+is, variety. ' CROP GEORGIA ACR~AGE 1 YniLD PER 7A-:::-CR~E::;-,- roroTAL rnOiSUC'r'TcSlr(Obo ) ( 000) Avoro.ge ~Indicat e d !Avera ge Indicated 1949 ~938.-1947 1948 I 1949 . 11938-47 1948 1949 Corn b'u ~Yheat .. bu. Oo.t s: bu. Barl ey bu. 3;205 217 660 5 !II 12.2 12.0 ~ 2'2 3 1/ 19-.5 . 15.5 I 13.5 26.0 20 . 0 17.5 12. 0 25.0 20.5 I 1 45 , 255r' 49,182 2,293 2,.9911 13,097 1 3 ~ 728 1/ 138 100 56,088 2, 604 1 6,500 102 Hay ( all) ton .. 1,183 . ~54 . 57 60 "'":"'. 736 . 799 710 Tobacco ( ull) lb. 90.,61 978' 1_,.155 1,278 88,358 95,763 116,212 Potatoes, lrish bu. Potatoes, Swe et bu. 16 1 67, 64 65 I 77 85 74 . ,1, 573 1,024 1,184 , 90 , . ''7, 100 J 4, 930 5,850 '' Cotton bales 1_,455 Peanuts (for pick- .. ing & threshing)'lb. 877 .2/. - Pa~ches;totul crop,tu y - Peo.rs , totul crop,bu . Peco.ns ... v. o. o lb. - 2~5' 279 - .. 1 t 69'6. ~- '; 706' 208 I - ... 685 ... ' . , ' 7791I 7{15 630 . 629,B7_7jsi8,300 600,745 . . ,5,35.SI 2,812 2 , 1040 ' . . 392 385- 187 26,3~81 39,606 23,780 I 1/ Short time average. y Total agricultura l crop greater than and including commercial e~op,. ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statisticirn D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician In Charge : ., . ~ . ~.... .. '. I( ~" .:~~ ~ UlaT.:ID STATES lEr' ft~'r--\EllT OF AG:?.!CU:::.J?URE 3uroau of Aerieul t~ral Economics . :re.shi.ngtcm., .D. c., .. . ' . . .,: .<_ .'...\ UFI~J.:;!i..STA_!ES GE:'ERA.I. .CROP 'R~ORT AS OF' .OC'l'OI.l::R . s. ., 11 1949 Conditions f~r mt.turl:n~ . and he1rvesting cro-ps ~rE)re f n:vorable to idoal during Se}'ltembcr in nost o the country 'l-ie chiei exception vras in the ;JOrtion from Minp.esota end Io:ra ,rest-.n.rd. :rhere the ~reci~tcr -:-r:-A:f' 'too dry for sprint: wheat and corn, . Earlier pror;pects ,rare realized or ir1:proved ul'on ' for most other. Cl'q!>S A .tot .,l outturn of all erops no erly 1 porecnt l~r;er than iridieatcd on S~ptemb e r 1 o.nd second only to ~~at of 1948, ' is n0\1 virtually a,ssurcde .. The neat-record 3,4'77 mi_llion bushel corn cro~, a.s non cstb.o.ted, is 49 mq_liq_n bushel's less than . forccc,st on September 1.~ Col'l?- was safe rom qost ~ practically .all, except rtorthor.nrno.st sect~ons nhon freezes occurred, o':lt f~::uled to roach axp~ctntlons in soveral reste:rn CQ;r:n Belt Stntos. iiost c~or,2 ~r6spccts inproved slightly or \'Tcro l!lDintained d\lring SepteJ'!Iber; only tl fo\7 ttore c:>.dverse ; ly affeoco d. Cot'r.on snorrod the nost inportont gain, a s optimwn eondi tions in (Te~.s l'ciscd pro- : duction a hdi'rillion bales, vrtth c;:hnnr,es in other Sto.tes mostly oUsdti~g one Dnother. The favotable con~1.i tions for na.tv.ring and harvest rc:;;~ ted in slightly iml>roved esltimo,tes for oe,ts, ... ;barley, 'hLlCl,,rhe r.t, sorr:~m gr~lz~s. hay, clry be ensi soyboons, pe e-nuts, pot ato~~. tobv.cco, sugarcane I su32.r beets and most fruits~ Slir,htly lower estimates thM on Septol"'ber l are' no~ed for corn, : spring 11hc :::.t, :Uo~sccd, swcotpota:toes, hops, poe.cl1os ::tnd 3rf:\:-pes. 1 As a r (Jsult of bhi s eeneral, though only fili :;ht iMproveMent! e:;aronato all cro-;: production is non indiC cl,tecl .:'.t 1:)1 :percent of tho 192332' bnse. 'llis is ono u!clc~ ,.,oint mor~ than on September 1 tm d io cxccec.ed only by the 137 pcrcen,t b 1948, - CO::il~ : T'.ac J.949 corn crop is nov1 esti!"'c,ted ~-t 3,477 million bushels, ~ decline of 49 million bushels, or 1.4 percent from le,st month, Thin is a:bo~t 5 percent bclpu l as~ yc2r's record hi;;h of 3, 651 _million bushel s , but 25 percent nbovo u.verar,e. 'l'he indicr'lted United Stn.tes yield per acre oi 10.5 bushels, dthouGh 0.6- bushcl balo~r hst month is the second highest of record . cx-J E;.~ clod only by last ye ar's record yield of 42.7 bushels , TElCU'rS: Production of pecnuts :Zor -picldncr end throshina is estiM('tcd (il.t l,<.t3 million :pounds, slightly ln.rccr than the Scptcnbcr l lforoc ast, but ~- 1erecnt smal;tcr thvn t he record prop of 2,338 million pounds produced in 194$. FEC I\:TS: The U. S. pecan crop is nov1 cstimt".toci 141.3 milHon pounds, e fifth .smeller t hEJn the burr:er 1948 crop o 177.7 million, but more t hen a. fout'th larger thM tho lD-ycar aver~~ of llO.G million pounds. . Improved V2rictie s totol 54.1 million pound~. over onofourth lees thnn the 7p.6 million tot~l in 19'!8. Sc cdlin~s ~ro placed at 87.2 million :pou;nds, nbout ~ Q. seventh less than l a st year. ; In the pcc on Sti'..tcs oe.st of the : :issi s si:1ni River pr.o ~pects ~~ SJ?Ottsd and pl'O~uction t~t2~s ~bout t uothi c:-C.s of l :" st yea r, but nc o>rly a ten.th "'Or~ then a.vorace The Geol'.'\l. 1. cro:'? o.;; 2-> . 8 nillion po\tncls is less t hrm t1rotllirtis of last yo1'.1r l').nd below r:wcro.gc. Scnb, c~.sebearer, nnd othCl' di_so ~o~ ~:~ i~.s~~~~ -~~:vc...e~_::~~_scrious' d_~m?Jee in most arc co ~ of the S.ta.tc. ________ _ 1!'lorida Alab ama 4,'104. 9,699 5,4'75 ::n,ooo 3 , 796 13.780 :.lississip:pi .Ar~~ 2ns c.s l;oui sic:ao. 6,146 39 510 8,365 9,500 s. 740 19,000 8,990 4, ~80 13,860 __________ _ Okl clloma 20,070 102!c~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ,gs..~.21s 1sl4,Q, 0O0Q0 ______._____ ____ _ 31, 500 ..3..~.0QO u. s. ___1.10,629 . 177,667 ~-- '--- --JJ-1,25.1_ __ ___:_ After Fivo lkys Return to United. St2.tes Ie}'lnrtncnt of .A,cjricultur c Bure2u of A.:;ricul turi'll Eeono!"'iOs z 319 :&:hc::1si on Buildin3 :io Athe:'ls, Gcorl!,ia, Pen~lty for n riv~tc use to nvoid peynont of -pook :;o $300. O?'?IC!AL BUSI TTI:SS Form DA A-10749 ~ 4,631 Permit No. 1001 Dr. Paul W. Chapman~ Assoc. D~an College of' Agricultu re Conner Ball Athens, Ga. euR:E.Au or: AGR.ICULTURA.lE.CONOM IC5 .i Athens~ Georgia November 1949 October weather conditions were gen19rally favorable for harvesting crops and good. progress we.s made in 13.11 sections of the StBte. Ort November 1 most of the peenut produ6tioh he.d been so:ved in good condition. Cotton pick ing was iilrell advanced with 494,000 hales reported gim1ed prior to 1\i'ovember 1. This is 83 pc.rcent of the esti.. mated .total production of' 595,000 hales. The largG hay crop has be e n saved in exce llent condition. Harvest is well under vre,y for the lo.rg ost corn crop since 1917. The l949 s'rreet potato rroduction is 21 percent above one y ear ago and has b ee n h.arvostcd' in fine. shap!:il. Pe can production is much l e ss than expected earlier in the season and is only one ho.lf of th e lcrgo ;1. 948 crop. Abundo.nce of moisture in most ure a s hc.s be e n fevorable for preparation of land, seeding of small grains, . cover crops and winter gre.zing crops, and the acreage is expected to be l ar ge r than usunl. CORrh Tho indicat e d 1949 corn crop of 57, 690,000 bushels has been G:X:ceeded only by . the 59,080,000 bushe ls harv e sted in 1917, with 194,9 production produced on one million less . acres than in 1917. Est:imated 1949 yield per o.cre, of 18.0 bushels .is a record :forthe State, is 2.5 bushc:l ls above last year, and is 5.8 bushels c~bov.e,the 10 yeo.r (1938-47) o.v e rs[~O yield of 12.2 bushe ls. PE.ANUTS I Picking o.nd threshing of : this year's pormvt crop is ~cbout completed in Ge org ia. Production is placed nt 596,360,000 pounds compared with 818,300',000 pounds in 1948 Yi e ld per ac re is e stimD.t ed at 680 potLYJ.ds compared with, 700 one year ago. Current acroago for picldng end thr e shing of 877 1 000 is 25 p or'con l ess th~n the 1948 acreage of 1, 169,000. . ' S\VE~~T POTLTOESt Indicated sweet pot ato p roduction is placed ri.t 51 980,000 bushe ls .or 21 percent c,bovo th e 1948 crop of 4, 930,000 bushels. Yield per o.cro:i::sr:estimo:ted at 92 bushels, 6 bushels '.bov e one' year ago and the highe st yield .. F~CAIJS~ . . Damage to pe ca~s from ~n.s e cts end dise a ses is grea.ter tt'an wa~ e:x:pect~d .. earlier in the .sea son . Tho curr~ont crop is plo.ced at 19', 720,1000 .pounds. canpa,r_ed with tf!.G 39, 600iOOO h~nested in- 1948, The Stua rt variety will mnko up e. l o.rgo'r' proportion of the :irn~ rov C! d prod1.1ct:l.on th an usual, Total itnprov od crop i~ plac ed at 15, 776~ooq pounds oompe re d with 32, 500,000 onq yevr ago,, l-ild or s:E?E?d..,.. ling p e cans nre expected. to yield . ~~ 1 944 , 000 pounds compur ed ,-fit h 7,100.000 in. :?'948 ' G:.::: O~GIA . . . - cRo; ~}~~~;)E t.\;;~~-a!!E:L-~ ~r3R.AC2~~di~-~~t~~r~~~~~~!fcJ%9~-~;~~~~Yi!~P.~_:. - - - - - - - ----+-1949 '-~~_:::.4 7 ! l94_ _J___~94 ~--U.~-3~.:it.2_L _ 194E?__0.,.,.9_4_,.9.,...,.._ _ Corn bu. 3,205 . 12.2 1 15.5 : 18.0 ! 45 255 ' Ll.g 18 2; 57 690 ,.. ( ) I j . l I J. I . j I 1lay all temo ton l, 183 . 54 57j 60' 736 799 i 710 Tobc.cco. (o,ll)_ n,. 90. 6.; 978 I ; 1,155 1 1,278 ! 88,358 95;7'63. ': 1Hi,2l2 Potc, to c s,T~ishbu. I 16 67 64 . 74 1;,573 II 1,02.. .4.-'1. 1,'184.' ' -' Pot.tocs,Sweet,bu. i 65 77 Cotton brJl os i1,455 235 85 279 92 196 7,100 779 1 4.~t79:43sdff: 5,' . 980 595 . Pcr:nuts(for picking : " t . . v.nd thrcsh ing)lb.l 877 696 8orf.h.um Syru~d. ! 10 55 700 ffJ 680 57 ! 6291 877 1,017 818,300 j B96;3ob .. ! 600 570 ' Sugrr Cs.ne . i I Syrup gal.! 19 Penrs, tote.l 147 cro~ bu. iI Pueans .. .lb. Ii 180 175 3~ 984 I i 3, 600 1 3,325 I 392 385 187 2 61 378 i 39 I 600 19.720 ~ . . i --'- ......L _____ ---L-~---L--~--+ D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician In Charge .!'RCHU LAl''GLEY Agrioulturccl Statistioi:m ' ...,, '"\: ~ _, _:, '" ,.,.,..,, . ," . ., -~........ .Wit<~.,,. ... ''.' :,.. ;'""'~ j. ' ~ , .,, ........:.:...~. ~ . . ~ . ....... \. ; . . . 1 , . ., ~~ ....,~~- . ., . ....... . .. .,;.__ - ~ ;: __: . ~ . ,...,.; ' t . . 1./..r~,, .,,...,_,., """-'. .. , , ,.,..,~ . - .... .. . . .... \ . .~:. ._-~.- ....-J.. . . - . :;~:.:.~ : ' ' .' -....... < "\ , 1)l'OtED .STATES - y&~~:rti~L CRdp Ri:FORT AS OF NOVE,1v!BER 1,.1949. .. ~r '_f ,.- .- _,. ! , ;; ~ ! . , An unusually fin~ f.~ p ~5?r. ;rtaturing and h~~vest:lrig "c 'rops has he ~pe:a" raaterially in the rapid prog ress.: of harV-.esJ'iJ:?-;g t ;he )_~~tibn.' s sec:Pnd-lar ges-~ outturn "-of. qrops. This is true de spite the , October lOtri" winds torm iri the' no~thwestern' C9rn )1e'lt, which caused ~ so.lvag e problem in cornfields; the fr e quent rnins in South . Centl~'~l areas_, which re- tar ded cottcin picking; and~ t}Je hur-ric-an-e - damage..:t;q .r:i,ce . in_Texas. The prolonge d grow- ~ng season .imr roved y~E)J4~ . 5?.:f. .I!l.OS~ 'la te-:grov\ting crOriS:J lengthened t~e grazing S8CiSOU ?-nd exte nded utilization of gnrdens o_n d ve g'e t blile' crops;. ,.. ,; ..~~" ~ -""~;... fall se c-J dings of grains, cover crops a nd new meo.dovvs prospered under virtu a lly ideal ponditions for se e ding ~ gennination and growth in most of t h e area east of the Rocky Mountains. -~ ;heat seeding is well o.dva :nced ge nero.lly, being completed in proctic c\ lly ull e. rea.s exc ept t ho se which usua lly seed in November or l a ter. . - < -C.O-R-N-: The 1949 corn cr-op i.s: now estimated at 31 358 million bushe ls, a decline of 119 million bvsh els or 3~4 percent fr om l a st month . Th.is is 8 percent be low _lost s ye c. r' r e cord high of 3, 651 million bushe ls but 20 percent above overr.ge. The indi- cat e d Un it e d Sto.t es yi e ld per . o.ore of 39.1 b l.JS'hels, alt'0.ough 1.4 bushels b e lovv last morit h i s still the second hi g hest of record~ exc e r:Jd ed only by l ost yer r' s r e cord yi e ld of 42.7 bu:sh e ls per c.cre. As hc~rvosting pr o r;ressed during October, t h e actvo1 effe ct s of e a rlie r dry weectho r, ext e nsiv e corn l)ore r in:.:"e st ution, and Octob e r storm 0 Dl1lUf::e, w:e re refl e cted in f e mers I reports Of lower yi e lds th <--IT p reviously artioiPatOd. SOYB:SJ'J:JS= ., Ha rve s ting of th e s e cond l ecr ge st- soyb e c.n crop is ne a rly ccmnlet e d. A p ro- . duction of 215 millioJ?. bushe ls is indic ated 'Us of Nov e~ber i. This is an . }ncro c.s e of nb out 2 percent ove r a month .go, b ut is still 2 percent l e ss t h c.n the .. 220 m'illion bushel crop of l 8.s;t y ear. The 1938-47 cw e r ag:e production is only 148 .. million bushe ls 0 PEP.lifUTS: A crop of 1, 84 6 million pounds of p es.nuts pick~d or thr e shed this ye o. r is i n d i cate d from t h e Novembe r 1 D.ppr o. is l\ l of the crop . Th is is D.bout two p e r cent lar gs r t haD the Octob e r 1 e stimate, bub it is 21 p o rc zmt l es s them the r ecord pro duction of. 2,338 million p ounds ~.n 1948. The highe r estimat e .for ;Jovombo r 1, com- p a r e d vd. t h a month o.go, is th~ r e s u lt of l a r ge r y i .e'lds; G s:tim& t e d for Virg in i a., Flori.df,, Al aboNa , P. rk an s os e.nd Texas. Th o qeorgi o. estimate wa s .J:owe r ed about on0 p e rcent and Ok ~ q.h om v. vm s 1mc h8.n ge d. PECANE_: The 1949 p e can crop is estimato d at 130 mill ion pounds - about on~-fifth ab ove av e r ngo b ut l e ss. t h an three -fourths of the r o cord~large 1948 crop . Ins e ct a n d dis~ase da..'llo.ge b e c ome retore t'.ppc.re nt cs tho s e o.son. O.dvan c e d, and. groyo rs we r e b e t te r ub l o to appr a is e the s ot of n uts which vari e s greo.tly- b etween tree s in ma!:ly arens. The production e stima te is d01:VU l1 miUion pounds si n ce Octobo r l, with o.11 St'o.t e s exc e pt AlabGI!lo., South Co.rolinn and lJorth Co.rolino. reporting o. de cline. A sma ller p r oduction them l ,r st : ye ar is r e port e d for GO.Ch Sto.t G OXC GJ:..tl Ok lahoma. and 1'J orth ca r 0 l ina . . -_,..,~..,..........,.,~..,...-~--- =,--i~~~~s-~ros) m;I!JID1~f'~ ' ! c;np :Ehrv~T9f~1arv. 1949 J '7~ of 148 / !'fEDj . _ .. ~ . 148 ;rnarc7n/l{W.J:"m8 nuic. 1 ' Corn. , , bu., 85,409 , Bb,780 Wheat. .Oats. .. .bbuu~,, 7l,9p4 .:.. 75,,L181. 40,191 40,619 Rye ; bil:. 2,097 .. 1,586 Cotton . . bale j. 22 -,768 ! . 25. _,907 . 1 I!i . 100.4 .105.0 .101.0 75.6 113 . 8 : 12.7 i 17;.9 i 37.1 l 39<1 j3:6-s1),'52rn 14.9 1,288,406 32 .5.1 1,4.91,752 1 , ;: .. ,3 . , .11.,,1;f3l~6L,202756 12.6 ! u.-9 1./313~1 fJ./287.~ !'; . 1 2~46,1 388 $68 i ' i . 18,831 15,524 '~Heaayn,utasl,l. p i.ck,ed. t,o. n' & threshed.. , l:'b.J Potatoes . bu.! ~wee t~ ot atoes . .bu., f5. . . _~9 ,.846... , .. . 99 ,119 76.9 706 725 ~, 2,33-8,470 1:,845,705 90.~ 212~ 4 203.8 i 445, 850 386',832 101.9 104. 6 , 96.9 , 99.9 i 119, 80f i ;.; }~~7~ 1! ~1 1 2:!3 I j j l 1 981,730 : 177,. 66 7:1. 52 1 284 2,004.!358 130 ,-215 ' !, . ... , After Five Days R~turn to United St ates Dep artment of Agriculture Bure au o.f Agricultural- -E'conomics 319 E~tensisn Bu~1ding . Atnens, LTeorg1a ' OFFICIAL BUSINESS . For'm BAE-A-IJ.f-19-4631 Permit i'To. 1001 .~ ' Pemal ty for private' use to avoid payment of post age $300. .. . ! Dc rol l ePaguel W o1n. . Cha-pman, Assoc Ag..,.;~._cul tm."'e . D. ean conner Hal l __ t' ' At h ens .Ga.. '. --- ~ UNITED !:>TATE:~ DFr.PARTM E.NT C5F t AGRIC.Ut..:fi.,JRE. ' . ' : UNIVCRSITY. l')f' 01':.0"-GIA C.O~I.E.C.~ OF AGRIGIJLTUR,t. ., Athens, Ge orgia . . November 1949 oci'bber weatl1er conditions we:re genere.llv favorable 'i6 r he.~esttng crops and good . progress' ,;ras made .in e.ll sections M the vSt ;_te. On November 1 most of the peanut production ha?- be ~n s~~ved .in g ood condition. . C6tto:p. picking was !ell advanced with 494 1_000 bales reported :g~nned prior to Novemb er 1 . This is 83 percent of the es ti mated tot a l p roduction of 595 , 000 bales. 'I'he 'larg<3 hay crop has been saved in ex- ce llent condition. Harvest is weli Under 1%Y for the lo.rg e st corn crop since 1917. The 1949 S1!v~,e t potato rroduction is 21 percent abcwG one yeo.r . ago and has b ee n har- vGs t c d i:Q. .fin0 sh ape. Pecan prodvction. is mu<:h less thrm expec.ted e0.rli e r iri the season and' is only one ho.lf qf the l crgo 1948 crop. . ., i. : - Abundo.nce of moisture:; :ln most a re a s ' hcs beon f'evdrable for preparation of land, seed- ing of small grains, cover crops and winte r gre.zing crops, ru1d th e acreage is expe cted to be l&.rger , tho.n usual. CORi'h ThO indicated 1949 . corn crop qf 57, 690 ,ooo bushels has boen GXceedod only by the 59,080,000 bush~?lS harvested in 1917, with 1949 production produced on one million l c;Jss acres than in 1911. ::~st:lm?;tod 1949 yield pe r acre of 18 ..0 bushels . is a rec.ord for the Stat e , is z;5bushe ls ' abovc last year, and is 5.8 bushels r~bove the 10 yeo.r ( 1938-47) 8:ve r 8p;o ' yield of 12 ,;2 bushe ls. PEJl..NUT~ . Picking and threshing of this ~rea r 1 s poanut crop is cbout comp l e t ed in ." - Gc;o rg ia~ Production is placed o.t 596, 3'60 ,000 poi.uids compared with ..... .... is 818,}00;ooo pounds in 1948~ Yield per t1.crc estimo.ted at 680 pounds comparEld with 700 one YJa'r ago. Current ac r eage for picking e.hd thr eshing of 877 1 000 is 25 ~pc rcen! l e.ss th o.n __tne 1948 acreage of 1.,1691 000. 1 SW.C~~'t POTJ~TOES, !ndic~,ted sweet potato production is pluced at 5, 980,000 bushe~s or 21 p~ rcent above the 1948 crop of 4;930,dOO bushels. Yield per nero is estimated at in'r o.oent':yei:\rs. ~2 bushels 1 6 bu::;he,ls ab ov e one year ago and the highest yie ld .~ : : . '. . P~C,.f\JJS :_,Damage to :pecB;ns from: insects and diseases is great er tr.on w~s e~p_ec.tea.: , ' ,:, ear lie r in the season:. Th e current crop is pl a c ed at - 1,9 720,000 po.unds -. ccmP'~\:r:e d with th G 39 1 6001 000 he.1 i cron bu. 19 Pecans lb.! I 180 175 3, 984 !j 392 26,378 --;--- .. ,..:...______ ____.i__ __ . 3, 600 [ 3,325 i 385 j 187 39.,600 1 19,720 + 1 ---~-.- D. L. FLOYD , Agricultural Statistician In Cho.rge /' RCHU LA!:GLEY .Agricultural Statistician - - ---=--- -~ --~ . : - . p .. . - ... ' . l' .. . . --...._.._.. ............ ' . . . . ... ... .. . , . . . -~-- ....... ~- ........10.'<--:>'' -~;t ~~ n\Jl'i~n "' srA~s ~ GE.:.n.E,:ti~:C-..tm)~i~~~_'t:~rh i~~- ~t;te :.p?rth:vres_tez:-n : Co~n ' ..B._.e_lt, 11vhich c~us e d J !'- salvage problem m cornflelds; the frequent ralns ln South qen~ral a,reas , whlch r e - tar ded cotton picking; and .the hurricane dame.ge to rice in Texas . The prolonged g row~ng season imrr?v~d y~elds- of ~ost:l:tter.:.:g;rovrt.ng~-?roYiS'1 '.~~e:n;;t"lH3n~d the ":g rt\~ing-.~~~ a son (l.nd. cxtend,_~.Sl::~J:ltlhzatlo~ of .e;.~r.dt;>.:Q.g ,_;ancLY:@ g<;J~. d!Jle;. .g;t:<;)P,.~,.. ..: . .. ~,.,. . ~. , -"''"'":~:~,.,.;;;;. :.:- . fa ll s e c~ dings of grains, cover crop s and new mead011rs r- rospered under virtua lly ide a l 9onditions for se eding 1 germination and grovrth in most of t he area east of the Rocky Iviountains. llheo.t seeding is well odvanc ed generally, being completed in p ractically .~ 11 o.ro c..s except those which usually seed in November or later COillh Tho 1949 corn crop is now e stimat e d a t 31 358 mi llion bushe ls, a decline of 119 million bvshels or ~~~4. pe rq ent fr om l a st month. This is 8 percent be lo't'l' l o.st yec. r' s r ecord high of 3, 651 million bushe ls but 20 percent 6bo-\7e avere.ge . The indi~ate d Unite d Stc.t.es yield p~r a cre of 39.1 bt1S'hels, o. lt>-,ough -1.4 bu~hf!ll$ bo lovv -lo.st month is s till the s e cond .hi ghest of record., exce0 ded . only by 'l n st yecr ' s record yie ld of 42.7 bus he ls per e. cre . As h ccrves:ting p ro r; ress~d dur_:ing October 1 the a ctua l e ff ects of ear lie r dry vrez~tho r, extep.siv o corn bore r infeste:,tio n, and Octobe r storm d:omw.g,e, we r e refl ecte d in ferm e rs' renorts of lower yieldsth r n previous l yartioipntox!. S OYB~ANS : Harves ting of -the s e.cond l o.rges t ..-soybe nn crop is n~ o.rly ccmp let e d. A r rod uction of 215 millicm bus he ls i s indic nt e d as of .N ove:)b er 1. This is -en ~ncroc.se of o.b out 2 pe rc ent ove r a n10nth t.go, b ut is still 2 pe rc ent l e ss th::;>n the ?20 million bushel crop of lc.st yenr. The 1938-47 o.verage production is only 148 million bushels. ..---- Qr- PEANUTS~ A crop of 1, 84 6 million pounds of peo.nuts picked th:re~hed ~his . yec,r is indicate d from t h e Novemb e r 1 D.ppraisa l of the crop This is o.bout two pe r cent lnr ?;6 r tho.l1 t he .- October :1.. e st.;i:rn.o.te., ,but, it is 21- p o rc,mt l e ss :.thcn__the recorf]. prodt'ction of 2, 338 1'nillioJ;1 pounds in ~9~tl. The higher est:irn. o.t e or ,n OV?.ffi-bo r 1, corn- p a r Gd with a month o.g o, is the r c .sult of lar r;e r yields.os tima t e d ;f'or.~ Vivm. -E: Eggs J!"'rc: ~f ' Mis,~ella.noous ' . o Oct. 15, 1948 . Sept. 15, 1949 , Oct. 15; 1949 .246 248 176 388' 232. ,. 277 . ' 192 - 185 224 4'- 228 142 :559 218 265 189 153 221 224 134 ., 334 221 261' 186 167 : < .. J Aft er Five Days Return to , . United St ates Department ?f _,eAgri_qJlt~e . - BtlXeau of Agricultural Econ9miC& ... 31 9 &-tension .Building .. ' - ~then:>, Georgia . ' OFFICIAL BUS:O:TESS F,orm B.AE B-ll/49 ... 2226 Pcrroi t No. 1001 ... .. _ .. .. ~} :.: . . ... .\ .. .. ... - '.. :...: : -~:. .- . .: 4 . l'on.alty for private--use to ~ avoid pa:yment of postage $300. .. ,_,'" . ... . iss:Uelli e _M. -R~ese ., _ L~brariart t.ate College of' Agri. .. :eq ,. Athens~. Ga . " ' ; .:,; UNnEo STATE'-~ DEPARTMENT Of AGR I(..UI-TU RE. &ro;b ~ithens 1 't. ' ~: ;. .: Georgia: ' ... ., November 81 1949 GEORGIL ":" NOV_J.:GtJBER 1 CO'ETON REPORT .. ~ :-, ' . " .. .f iTove~ber 1 indications 'on pr'oduction .of Georgia 1949 cotta~: p6~nted to a crop erounc. B95,ooo 'bales ( soo pounds gross weight J. 'l'h~s is - 20 per cerit ~'ess than the 745,ooo hales ..C>.:f' ~ ~ 4~ and. Js. ;34 _per cent.. UI).der_the lO ...yef;'l.r average-of 1938-47 of. 779 1 000 bales. ln~ipai;ed yield per acre of )96 pounds is 30 per cent sin.al.le:f than the 1948 yield of 279. and is a decre-ase of l :t per cent from tb.e 10-year e,v-erage of 235 po\.mds,. Current figures" are based on the pre'liminary ~stimate of acreo.ge for harvest of 1,~55_,000. The current forecast on prod~ction is '35 1 000 baJ.es less ~than the corre::;ponding figure of October 1 as with the e.dvancemen.t of -p:i:ck~ng ' in _the northern ha lf of' the State. 1Neevil damage was. realized to be moro serious than had been a-pparent one month earlie r. Weather during most' of Octobe r was ide al: for picking and on report date harvesting of the short crop ~vas ahead of usual. Picking is ove r in southern Georgir o.nd in most of the mid-state t e rritory with verv few v'-'hite fields r emaining in the' northern portion of the State. Prod1~wtion for riorthern Georg{; is expected to show about 36 p e r <;-ent b e low lo.st year, t~e mid-section of the State about 22 per cent l e ss but .an increase of B.bout .16 per :cent in southern territory. 'rhe incre ase for . . the l att e.r are'& is dui to a con.sidors.b1e increase i;n ,creage ov e r 19!8, Bure e u of: Census ginnings prior to 'November 1 mnotmte d to 494,900 runn ing bales compared with 603,000 l;>alos ' b~t ye:?.r o.nd 524;000 to that de t e ,in 1947. ;..RCHI E LJll'if GlEY ' AgricuHural Sto.tistic~an . D. L. ):<'LOYD '' 'f Jl.gricuitural St atistician1 In Charg:e ., GEORGI .!\ >AP SHOl'iJNG lHDICl\ TED FRODUCTIOH r--- -- ------ -~ ..... .... ---- - - ------- ~-------- --~ ----- - -;~ I \ N.on-Cotton / '-... -..., .- -- --:r' / ' ' ----.........____/-~/ 1 949 AND FI NLL FRODUCT10N FOR 1948 f,JJD 1947 . -------:--~--------- 1 049 production indicated ~y crop 1949 - 158,000 prospects lJ oven:-ber l. 1948 24 7,ooo \..RCUE- 1947 216,000 , ~'. ' . Er,)3];_BTO:N _ . . . i- . . \ i \; -- - ~----....______ .ATHENS ATI.ANTA.. 1949 - 595,000 1948- 745.;000 .. '-..... ' 1947 65 1,00 0 \ \ \ ---..........._,__,,.,.__ ,~-...--....~~----~---- - ---~ \ . '-.. 1949 - 294,000 ..J J I GUS 'f'A_ ; 1948 - 375,000 I \. 1947 - 324,000 \ \\, M.f1.Q..Q}J__ '\\ , \ \S)lQ..LJ.lMB.T. )_s_ \ -~\ _ \ ---~_, _;) .: : -- ,____._-~-=--- - -~ / I I ------------ ---- --- \ .Q.hJ[/'.:.m.IL(AH \ I s?~-/ \ ALBMIY 1949 - 14~?,000 ~, ! 1948 - 123,0oo .J / 1947 111, 000 c.'-' ( ~'L/ \, ~- v \\_._.. .:___________.JZ_:Al.I_:.l_..Q_ t_l.T.A_ . ... r~-- - I1J)i .JU t ... ' -~~-~- ------4-\lJ ,. :' .. ~~-~~:::,:r~--~~,::::::::Yt.C~ . :. .... :c..A._. : ,; . ~- - ., 1 - . :;:: :~-.... ...... -~ - ._._.__""'fr:-:.{' . :;::~!;a.':'r' -_....." -~- ~- . :'.~~-~~-~ -- ..'c:~; ., . . .L.J.~;. . ~;: ._; . ' ' "' ~~- . ~. . . . ' . .J . .. : .-- ~ ~ .- ~_:. . c' ; .' _, .' ' ..... ' - ' 'J -:J.~ ~-~ ' ' ."' ' -~ .-... .~ ' . , .. .. . . _...., __ _.:-, ' ~';I .,.>;, '; .... . . ....~ ~-~ ., \ I :.. ' ~- ....s.._ . , -. .. ' ' . ... . ...~ ,. ,_,._ " f ;":to~-' ! :;' ~~ ;. ',, . .. ~" ~ .,. ./,.,_ , , _ 't ... .... ~ .. - - . . . ,' -~ ' } ' ' ' . . ~ : >-: :"- -. .. . ,, :-:. ~:~~........ .: . . . .- IDn'fED - STA'l'E S~ ...: -..c;OTTON' RJ.;;PORT AS' OF . ;:~~....:-~: NOVRMBER . ' l /:l949"', .fl . _._.; ;\ . ., -' - ;.w ::.,.i. - p~ Cro,p Repo-rting Board of the Bureau of Ae;ricul tural Economics makes the fol_low- ~ng r ep'or t f rom data furnished by cro-p cqrrespondent.s, .field statisticians, and cooper a t ing State a gencies ~-..-The f:inal ...o\i'tturn of cotton" compa. red with this fore cas~ \l{-ilJ;.,depend upon whether- the various influences affecting the-. c.rop during the re- -+ - - - --= lh.ai..r:r.d\ er of the season are mor..e or less favor a.ble than us l:l.a.l. ' r-- ACREAGE_:;...t -.LINT YIELD PER -:-PRODOCTION (GINNINGS)-17 ~:-CENSUS: STAT~~ : FOR : HA...'{VE STED ACRE ; 500-lb.gross wt. bales- :GINN INQS : F..ARVEST , :A::ver-=:~- - .:-:-indi--:J;:ver::- 7 - - - -;, - .1949-- ..-=- ifo-7 . 1949 .,: a ge : 1948: cated : age 1948 : ..: Crop . Nov. l; .:_ , (PRELIM. ):1938-: : 1949 :190"8... : Crop : Indicated . : -194~ ,;. :1947 ; : : 1947 : : November 1 .: . . =- Thous.~ T- ~: ~ ~: ~ ~-: Thous:-Thous7:- -Thous7- T Theus, __,, :- - _., l._ - ._ - Missouri Virg inia N.C a.rolina S . Carolina Ge.orgia. Florida . :. acres : Lb. : Lb. : Lb. : bal e,s: . bale s . : oal e.s ~ - -- - - - ~ - - - - -- .- ~ . ..... - ..... ...,..;. _.. - . ~ ~ - - - ~ - - ~J ~- --- - : 536 .: 451 :..460 43.0 . ! 356 : 506 480. 32 _348 . 447 300.. : . ' 22 , : 24. ' :[.'. 20 813 3.5 5 447- 2@6 ' . .549.. ~:. ~78 ! 450 l, 20.3 309 372 219 716 871 550. . 1,455 . . 235 2 79 .. 196 , .. 779 , 745 595 .1<1 164 . . 28_9 . 185 , ': ' 1:~ 15 1.7 : .bales. - - - - ...... ~ 255 ~ .. .. .: 11 :.t ,. - 323 464 ., 494. 9 ' ' ., Tennessee Al abama. Mi s s i s s i -pp i Arkansas Louisiana. Oklahoma. .. ' 80 4 . :w8 417 ,1, 755 262 353 2, 726 318 .. 441 . 2, '384 ~M 428 1,038 : 261 382 1,158 Hli : ifs 388 . 52-3 ' 670 231 901 l, 197 259. ,:1,588 -4, ;3 q3 328 . 289 ':).~ 329 I 1 1 98 2 52 8 . 756 224 52L .. 374 i ~ :> .6 50 . 845 1,470 1,630 . . ,625 540 411 729 '1,08 7 . 1,oo1' '495 ~- 235 Te xas New Mexico .. 10 ,296 170 :< 17& 261 t2'1722 3,.150 1: ; 5,600 3 1 .2'04 312 497 5'12 . ,10 2 .. 119 2'36. : - 261 .. :- 10'9. .. Arizona 375 423 558 608 174 328 . ,:.. 475 188 California. Oth,e.r St a tes 2/ : 957 602 576 652 44 7 9 68 : 1 1 300 --19 .: ..413 : 432 : 406 : 16 : 15 : 16 525 : 6 u'l{fTED~s'TIJiE_s_;- 25-;9o7-: 2.54 .o :31'3.1:~287:6- :Tl;-3oo7i4~868: -f5 5i4- -;-9-544- zg:s:- 'Amer~ Egypt.-37 '7-- -s~s-:""'279-:-"'434_ :___402- -=- - - - - - - - - - - - - ------------- -- __,... ~-- -~ ~ 3.6 7- :,-_'4_.-_9-,-----::---.-J._-_- - ~ }./ Allowances made for inte rsta t e mo ve ment of s ee d cotton for gi nning. ;; ?:./ Illinois, Ka:qsas, and Ken tu.cky for all years a nd Nevada. for 19<18 and 1949 y Include d in State and Unite d Stat es totals. Gro.wn principa lly. in Ar i zona, 'New Me xi~.:t , end Te xas. CROP RSPO~TING BOARD ,. Afte r Five Daye Re turn to United Sta t es Department . of .Agricu ltur e Bur eau of Agricult:ural Economics 319 Extension- Building Athens , Georgi a OFFICIAL BUSI NES S For m Blill-.A.,..ll/19-3,659 Pe rmit No. 100 1 Penalty for private .. ~se to avoid payment of postag e $300. I,' iss.Ne ll ie Lf. Reese, Librarian. t.a te College of Ag,.... l . eq. Athens~ Ga . UNITE.D !>TATE.~ Dj;.PAfl.TM ENI Of AGR I(..UI..:n;RE.. &rojJ ~~thens, . Georgia GEORGI/. - NovmmER l .corrroN REPORT November. .1. indicat.ions on production of Ge.orgia. :;t:949 cotton pointed to a. crop around 595,000 bales (500 pounds gros's weight). This. is -20.. per cent l e ss- thHn :the 745 1 000 hales of 194;_8 _and is 24 per ce:nt_ 'Lmde:r the ..10.:-ye!1.r . aver.ag_e .of. 193.8.,.47 of 779,000 _ bales. Indicated yi'eld per acre of 196 pounds is 30 per cent srhaller than the 1948 yield of 279 and :i-9 a decrease of 17 per. cent ~:rom the 1Q ..year averfl ge of 235 pounds. Cur- . rent figur~s are . based on the preli..'ninary :estimate of acreage for . h. arvest of 1>455,000. . The current forecast on product-ion is 35 1 000 bale s less than the corresponding figure of October l as with the e.dvancement of picking in the northern half of the State weevil damage was realized to .be moro s erious than had been ,P.pparent one month earlier. Weathe r during most of Octob e r was ide a l for picking.and qn report date harvesting of the short crop was ahead of usual. Picking is over ill.. southorn Georgir and in most of the mid-state terd.tory with very few vvhite fields r emaining in the northe rn portion of the State. Production for northern aeorgie is expe cted to show: about 36 p e r cent below le.st year, the mid-section of . th e. State about 22 per cent less but a n increase of about 16 per: cent in southern territory. Thf.> incre ase for . the . l atter area is due .to a consi d or$cble increase iri <;,cre .;ge over 1948 . . ' Bureeu of Census ginnings prior t~ ;N ovembe r l cunounted to 494,000 running ~ales compared vvith. 603,000 b a l e s lnst yee.r o.nd 524,000 to that dl'. te in 1947, " ;.,.RCHIB L.iU~ GLEY D. L. FLOYD , : Agricultural Statistician Agricultural Statistic;ian, In Charge r - - ---- GEORGIL };AP sum:nTG DJDIC.t\TED PROD- 1J- CT- J:O~ N-.l-9..-49-.-AW-D- -FI-N,L.L...-PRODUC'riON FOR 1948 J'JJD 1947 - . . ,, --- . - - - ~ -- - - - - - - - - - - ! 1 \ \ \ Non-obtton / ,,_ ....._..;:_ ______ . / ".-- - r ( "'--- '-_____./-~ . \ 1949 - 158,000 -,".... 1 ~49 production inqicated by crop prospects lJ ovemb e r '1. \_ROME_ 1948 1947 - 247,000 216,000 I \ \ \ ~-. \ \---- -- ~- \ \ . . '"' - ---" A.TUlllTA.. , :; . ------~""'---......_ -'~~ ----::.:--=--~---=--..,_ .. ---"~\ I . ., - STl'.TE - 1949 - 595,000 1948 745,000 1947 - 651,000 1949 - 294,000 1948 375,000 \ 1947 - 324,000 \ \ ~OLJMBI1S_ ..l;]IG.US T'{\_ \ \ "\ \ \ I 1949 - 143,000 1948 - 123,000 1947 - 111,000 .. ~ . , ~ ' r . .~- : . .. .. ~ : I . .-~ . . ~ ' . ), t. ' . .. .,.,, .J -~ . . : . ~ ... . _:,'.'\ ~-:~ -~ '.., ..-:, - . . >4 .~-_ .........._ . , ; - " . ..... . ... , ...; ; .~... ' ::..- .~: .::-.-;:~.;:!: . ~ .:;j;. . ......... ' . ' .. I 'I' OF .. UNITED STATE S - coTTON REPORT :AS NOVBMB~R-~'1, 1949 . ,,, ,, ~' . ~ ' . .\) .- '' . . . . -t . \, ) ~.. . '+'he Grop Re p orting Board of the Bureau of Ar;ricul tural Economics makes the following r eport f rom data furnished by crop corre s pondents, field statis ticians, 1and qoope r a ting State agencie. i3~ . The . f:inal out'turn of cotton compa red with this forecast wi ll de pend upon whether the various influences affecting ithe crop. during the re-. li;ainde r ; of the season are more or less favor ab1e . ' than :usu..al. 7 - _,_------;ACREAGE -~- -LTIJT YIELDPE~ ..;.:-.PRODOCTION TGINNINGS)-17 -:-CENSUS FOR HA..' : acr e s . :Lb.: Lb.: ,Lb ., : bales: b a l e s : ...b.~l(3s ... ... : . bales ~--- ~- - ~ - i ~-- . --. ~, .~ . --- .' : . : : - . : ' -: : :+ . . : . : Mi ss o:uri:JVirg inia ..- :. ) 536 451 : ~60 430 .. 356 5o6 . 480 32 348 : 44,7 : .300 : 22 2t; 20 255 ' 11 :ti.C a rolina. S Ca r ol in a .. - ~ 0 81 3 . : " 1, 20 3. 365 447 30 9 : .372 266 219 . 5 <19 716 6~ t . : 8 71,. ,: 450 550 32 .3 464 Geor gi a . - . r, . . . 1,455 235 : 279 . 196 . 779 Florida ... i:J 44 .. 164 : -289 185 14 745:. .~ 595 15 17 494 9 . Tennes s ee Al abama !' ! 80 4 368 . : i <117 388 . ~ : ; )5~3 670 1,755 262 353 231 '' 9bl 1,197 650 - 411 845 729 Ivli ss i ss i pp;i: 2, 726 318. 441 . 259 :1,!?.88.: 2,353 1 ,4 70 1,0_8 7 Arkansas Louisiana .- ., . 2,_ 384 ! 334 ' 1,038 261 428 382 328, :1,329 1,982 289' 528 756 1,630 625 1,001 495 ~ : Ok l a homa' 1,1 58 16 3 175 224 521 374 5 4 0. 235 ..l' exa.~ . ' New Me xico ~ 0 1 ?~ 6 1'70 176312 49 7 5L12 26il. :2,722 3 ,1,. 50 r_ : . 5,600 402 -119 - ' 236 :-.: 261 : 13,204 - 109 Ari zona 37 5 42 3 558 608 l 74 : . ~, 328 .,~:, , 4 75 188 California 'Ot he r State s 2/ 957 602 576 652 44 7 968 : 1, 300 19 : 413 : 432 : 406 : 16 15 : 16 525 : 6 - - - - - - - - - - -- - - li~ff.TED-S-TitTES:::- '25:9o7_:.Z54.o :313.I:-287-;6-::Tl;-3o6!i4,&68! ~15,524- ...-:-9-544- -Am-er: E- g-y p-t.-31- :---- - -- 5-; .-. 8-- : -- 27 - 9-_ :-_4-3 4- :-- ,10- 2- -=- -zg--;-s:- 4 -9-: 3.& ::_.-:-:-.-.. - - ~ .... .. . t . .: .~', , . . .. \ '. --=-- .L--- - Allowance s made for interstate move ment of s ee d cotton for ginning. I Illinois, Kansas, an d Kentu cky for all years a nd Neva d a for 1 948 and 1949. I nc lude d in State and United Stat es tot als, . _Gr own princi~e.lly i n Arizona, New Me xicc, &.nd Te xas. CHOP ~PORTI NG j30ARD ,:; ~ . ..i. Afte r Five Daye Return to United States Departme nt of Ag ricultur e Bur eau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgi a OFFIC I AL BUSINESS Form BAE - A- ll/19 - 3,659 Ferm i t No, 100 1 Penalty for priva t e use to avoid payment of postage $300. . f nur.. .aul p V.I . Chapman, Asso c. Dean College of.' Agriculture Conner Hall Athens. Ga . .. ' Athens, Georgia November 18, 1949 ~ ~ " d" Av1mAGE PHICES P!J:D GEORGIA TUlBER PRODUCERS FOR STANDING TUlBER AND S.A.Vn:..oGS '(As of September ;L5, 1949) . In response to inqu],ries rec~ived from time to tim:e:: as to prevailing prices being a paid Georgia timber growers for standing timber and saw1ogs to be sawed j.nto luriiber the G~o:rgia Crop .Reporting Serv:Lce has reeently made statewide $urvey on the s,ubject. This survey was conducted by mp.iling price qu,.est.ionnaj_res or schedules to sawmilioperators tl1roughout Georgia requesting da ta on prices as of September 15., 1949 pa).d. to timber-- owners-, both on prj.ces for stMding .timber apd for sawlogs de- livered at local railroad s:Ldi.ngs op at the savvmill. The cl,ata thus secured .from savlllL.i..lls were the,n tabula ted and average. prices- computed by forestry areas of which t here are' :.:'ive ii;l the State (see accompany;.Lng area out- line map) Prices -re:)orted cover the . main kinds of tir1b.e~ produ- ~ .~: :_. : .7~ .'. .. . . ~' .......... .., ... . -~ ' . . ~- - . > .. { :. . (' . . t.: .i..:r~_.<:~.~~~_.:\:>_-~; \ .,.... :-). --: . _l. . ~.: GEOF,(GIA o " . :: Avjrage, .;~-~~e:;.\P~i~~--~'or standing. T~ber and Sawlog~_ - Deilvered ~:t Local ~oints. -l~ ' .. .( Reported by Savv:miil' Operators a s of September 1.51 1949) ._... , Pine :R ed Oak $14.50 ' 12 .oo $ 13.75 9~00 $ 13.00 - 10,25 $ 12 .5ci ' . $ 10.2% 10.00 8.2? _White Oak n.5o 9.00 10~75 10.25 9.25 . Q'LU11 .. (, Popl a r 11.25' 6e25 9.?5 8.25 . 6, 75 n_. _ _____ __________ 9.50 JJS.oo 12~50 7\5 ,. ' .. .11.50 - - ------ - __ ____:__~-- - ---~----~ -.......,. ,_ . ..:.,_____ _......:.,_. . . . ...:, Kind of T:Un b. -e,.r - . ~ -- :- -;-- -.-,- 1)ine . -. __ __. ______ _, -~ ... ... -- - - - ----=--.,--~- : Sept ember l5, 19h9 . : Prices 'for Sawl c:igs at I,oc al Delivery Po int ~} 1,000 : ---- -.- - ;---- -~..... ( Pe.r Bd. Ft. Doyle Scale') . .. . . .... ..,.. : , . . "'-;-- -- - ~-- -.----~ - -----.-~ ---- ---,----- p---!:---.-A-re-a-1-. -.: A --~ r e a 2.----:----A-re-a -3.- ...: . N ..o Area .4. Area 5. $ 32.50 . i~W )2~25 $ 32.75 $ 27.75 $ 25.00 Red Oak .White OP.~ . 23.00 .. 25. 25 22. 50 22 . 50 27~00 27.50 23.75 . 25.25 22.50 23.25 . ~ _... Gum . 27'. 75 JO.OO 29.00 21.50 19.00 Poplar 2B.oo 32. 50 31.00 26.50 26.50 --------- ---.- -- --- - ----~- -- ~- - - --- - --------- ------------ ----- ___ ___________ _ FOREST_,RY AREAS IN GEOEGIA .. . . " .... t,l", UNITE,D ::.TATE.e> OP~PARTME.NT OF AGRICUl-TURE. -~ or uuavr.RstTV GF:.OI'.GtA, C.O!..I..E.OE OF AGR.IGULTURC fl.t hens, Georgia. November 181 1949 Av1~RAGE PHICES PAID GEORGIA T~Uffi;ER PRODUCEits FOR SJAND JNG TDJBER AND S_AW10GS (As of September 151 1949) . ) . ~.. . '+n resp o~se to inquiries received from time to time as to prevailing prices being . pa id Ge orgia timber growers for standing t~mber and. savvlogs to be SCJ.Wed into lumber the Georgia Crop Reporting Service has r ecentJ,.y made a statewide survey on the subject. This survey was condt;1cted by mailing price questionna j_res or schedules to sa"VImill oper ators throughout Georgia reques ting da ta on lJrices as of September 15., 1949 pa id to t:i.Jnber owners~ both on pr~.ces. ,for st~ding timber and for sawlogs de- livered art local ra:droad s:Ld:i.ri~s or at . the samnilJ,. . The da t ci. thus secured frol;ll sawmills vrere then tabulated and average prices computed by forestry areas of which t here are ~j.ve in the State (see accompany:Lng ar.ea out- line map) o Prices r e;_Jorted cover the inain kinds of t fuber pro duc ed in Georgia, namely: Pine, Red Oal~1 White Qak1 . Gum and Popl a r ,' Tl1ere are va rious lumber scale standar ds used in buyi ng t:i.Jnoer but t he Doyle seale: is the \ one most commonly 'used in Georgia so the accompanyi):1g tables snow- average p:rices;pald per 1,000 board feet in term:s of this scale by k;Lnds of tilab~?r -and by area s. Pric e s quoted are average pri ces pa id for standing timber and sawlogs, . In many ~ndividual ca ses prices paid ti.rnber pro.duc ers wil].. va ry from these averages, depel}ding ~pon such ;t'actors . ~s quality; -s ize.t a rid ~l ocation. - - - ' Acknow'le dgement is made to the sawmill operators overG~org ia whose cooperation has made t l}is repo;rt possible. Also 1 :valuable a ss:). sta.nce in formulating the price schedule a nd in analyzing the results was ;rendere d by fczresters o.f the Georgia Agricultur ctions in a fev-r St a t e s a s er:. rly ::-;, s october l, h o rv es t did not st c, rt on th e averr,,ge until Octob e r 23 in L l rbo ma ; Octob e r 26 in Ge orgi a ; Octobe r 27 in Ke ntucky; Octob e r 28 in I~ansas; Octob e r 28 in 1-:J.iss issipp i a nd Ok,lnhoma; Octob e r 30 in Te nnessee; Oct obe r 31 in North Cc.rolin a ; ~:: ovemb e r 1 in Mis s ouri and Louis ano.; Novemb e r 2 j_n $outh C ~. rolin o. ; _November 3 in Illinoi s_; lT ovarnbe r 5 in Ar ko ns o. s; o.nd Hovem' )e r 6 in Indi an a and Virgini o.. Loss in c l eaning l e sp edoza s ee d this y ear i s c stimc.t ed s.t 20.5 per c ::mt, comp a r e d with 19.4 pe r c e nt in 1 948 o.nd the 1 943 - 4 7 o.v c r ~tp.:e of 1 9.0 p e r c e nt. Of tho t otal e stimat ed cl e t:m - seed production of H ,J., 120 ,000 p ounds this y co.r c,nd 19 5, 530 ,000 povnds last y ea r, the qt1antities of th0. so v e r a l ld.nds of l e sp ede za seed \rc ostimGt ,Jd in thous ands of p ounds, with the 1948 fi gPr c s in p r:-.r ont l:1e s e s, a s follows: Koroo.n, 142,143 (15 4 ,290 last year); Kob e , 37,730 ( 32 ,690 ); Conirriori, 2,3 69 (2,218); Tonnesuee #76, 53 6 ( 409 ); and Seric o a , 8 , 34 2 . (5, 9,23 ). - Curre nt s upp lie s of l espodc zc. s ee d , incl ud ing production this y co. r c..nd co.rry-ove r, are 21 6,~~9 6,000 pounds of cl ean so o d. -This is. 8 per c e nt le.rg e r th e n in l94fl nnd 23 p e r c e nt abov e the 1 943 - 47 c.v ~ r o. ge ~ c toRC. IAcJ%~riV~~~i~e~ibi-L A.thens, Ge orgia Nov.~mber 28 , 1949 ~. EORGIA AGRICVL'TURAL e.xT.1)faiON ea:."'-VI C. E. PRODUCTION OF LBSPEDEZA FOR GEORGIA A r e cord lespedeza seed crop has been produced in Georgia this fall. The p roducti on is in plac e d 1948 . at Th e 1 91 100 curre 1 00 nt 0 p r pound oduct s io of n i th s re 18 she r-r 9 per un s c ent e e a d cbmpa bov e th r ~ e d te w n ith ye 1 ar 6,10 (19 0 3 ,000 8-47 ) p ounds mrpr 4go of 6, 5981 000 pounds. Acreage . t h o.t will be h a rvested :'or s ee d is. estimated s.t 851 000 oempo.rod with 73,000 one yoe.r ag o or an increa se of 1 6 pe r c ent. Yield pe r o.cre- is pla c e d a t 225- p o-unds ; i n 1948 the yield amounted to 220 pqunds. Qf t he tot a l p roduc tion this y ear it is e st~n at ed that 75 pe r cent or 14, 330 , 000 pounds will be Kob e , 15 pe r c e nt or 2, 86C'i, OOO pounds Seric e~ , 9 per c e nt or 1, 714,0CC Kore a n a n d one p e r cent or 190,000 pounds of Te nn. 76. Tho l o spe de za s eed cro:l=' matur ed ea rli e r th an usu a l this s eas on a nd weathe r conditions hav e b een f avo r ab l e fo r h a rv ~ sting ope r at ions. Th e majo rit y of se e d has be e n s av s d in exc e ll ent condition. . .. -Ye-ar Ac r eage 1 9,l2 2 6, 000 1943 28 , 000 194 4 115,000 1945 5 b,OOO 1946 59 .000 1947 65 ;,000 1948 '73,}000 1949 85 QOO D. L. Floyd Agricultura l St e.tistician,In Cha r ge Yi e l d P ro duction (1bs.) (1bs .) 210 5, 500 , 000 200 5, 600 , 000 170 7, 600 , 00 0 265 14 , 600 . 00 0 185 10, 900 ' 000 180 11,700 , 000 ' 220 --1 6; 100 s0 00 -- - ----_?_?_.____ 19,100 1 000 Ar c hie Langle y Ag ricultur a l St at i st ician J. fte r Five Days Return to United Sto.t e s Dep a rtrrwnt of Ag ricultur e Bur eau o.f Jl_gricul t ur e. l Ec onomics 319 ~xtension Bu il ding Athen s, Georg i e, Pen a lty for p r ivat e us e to avoid p a~rment of post r:,g e ~ 300 . OFFICI AL BUSI NESS Form BAE-F - 11/49- 965 Permi t No. 1001 Dr. Paul W. Chapman, Assoc. Dean College of Ag'riculture conner Hall Atnens. Ga. - "' . -----"- "- ~ --' - ~----~ ------~---::::'\-- l..ll.--1 1 1111 ~ - ~~--~----------------------~ .. -:~: ..._ ~._; _, ~-~ .; ~ ' ?3 ... .l ; ; ~ '. -:: . .ted to be l o. r ge r than l e.s t year, vdth inerec. s e s l r.. rg e st in K o ntuck:~r, Tennes see , Al abama, and I ,ndic no.. The most mark e d d e elines from l2st ye:?.l:' are in Louis e n o., ~>1 issouri, arid. Kansas. nf:athc r eonditions we r e favor c,.ble for lespede za during tho grow:i.ng s e::: son a,nd at har- V._qst. 'l dt.h prospects for g ood y :i.e lds, the stage .vm s o.ll s et for c. record-bre D.k ing ~~:re'age of l e spedoz a se e d. 1 But rricos d0c line d sha rply o.ftcr h c. rv c sti-ng got tmd e r V'{'ay, and mo.ny acres int e nde d for secci prob ably vrill not be harv e sted. : Novortheloss, ~t is expe ct ed thet approximat e ly 1,000 , 000 cciros-- about 200,000 acre s foTH r than the r ec o rd 1944 c.cre age-- yd ll h c..v c b e e n h a rv e sted by the e nd of Novemb er. The indtcated 1949 acrc e.ge is 2 per c ent 'l a r re r t han tho 982,300 acres in 1948 and 21 per cent l a r ge r th;:m t he 10-yoe.r av e rage of 8 25, 080 b. cre s. Only i n Illinois, Hissouri, ~\ ~ssissippi, Louis ona , ond Oklahom o. a r e smc.ll.;:: r o.cre D..ges th r.n l a st yo ~!. r indic ot e d. < E lth ough y i e ld:s p e r acre a r e ex pe ct ed to b e l a r ge r th en hst ye a r in e. mojority of St a t es , ' t ho a1' e r c:ge of 240 pounds for e c <". st fo r the United Stt,t e s this yo nr is 7 pamds ~~ss them the r e cord 1948 yi e ld of 247 pounds . P rosp e ctiv e yi0lds in o. ll St at e s, ?xc or,t Louis ona, e:x;ce e d tho 10-yero..r evor c.lr;o s in thos e St o.tc s, a nd av o r<.'.p:e 33 pounds mQre .than th e lO,.,yea r- c..v e r ago for tho TJn i te d Ste.tes. Ho:rvost5.ng of.lespe doz o. se e d bogp_n3 dys L:'.ter t1~is yea r thc.n l o.s t, but viTO.s 1 d o.y ec.rli e r . t h o.n usunl. Boc C",US O of f evor nb 1o '\o'V08.th e r in most s e ctions, h: rv ost ing has ., 'I ~ ~ one fo r wr, rd with f ew int.:;rruptions. 1~lthoug=h a little ho.rve sting was done i n sc at- t er e d se ctions in o. f ew St o.t es a s early r.s Oc tobe r 1, ho rv es t did not st r, rt on th e ~ve rr:\ge until October 23 in J. l c.bamo. ; Octob e r 2 6 in Georgi o. ; Octobe r 27 in Kentucky; Octob e r 28 ln-K6.nsas; October 29 in Mississipp i and Oklahoma; Octob e r 30 in Te nne ssee; October 31 in North Ca rolin a ; r: ovemb e r 1 in Missouri nnd Lou1.so.n o. ; November 2 tn ?outh Co. rolin a ; November 3 in Illinois; lJov0mbe r 5 in Arkons o s; and Novem1Je r 6 in l r;.dian o. a nd Virginia.. Loss i n c l eaning l e sp ede za s ee d this ye a r is o stim o.t e d r..t 20 .5 pe r c e nt, canpor e d with 19. 4 pe r c e nt in 1 948 and t ho 1943 - 47 o.vc r a ge of 19.0 pe-r c e nt. Of t he t oto.l es tim o.t ed cl ean-se e d productionof' H ,l,l 20,000 . ounds this y ear o.nd 19 5,5 30 , 000 pomds l as t y ea r, the qtumtiti o s of tho s ev e r a l k i nds of lG sp e de z a s ee d ere o sti;rw.t .:; d in thous ands of p ounds, with the 1948 fi gvr o s in p r,. r (mt ho s e s, a s follows: I(o r nnn, 142,143 (154 ,290 l a st yea r); Kob e , 37,730 ( 32 ;690 ); Common, 2,3 6.9 (2,218); Tonnessee #76, 536 ( 409 ); and Se ric c a , 8, 342 (5, 923 ). of Curr e nt s upp lies of l os-ped,; z c~ s oed , incJ.ud j.ng prodyction this yf)O.r o. nd cn.rry-ovor, a r e 21 6, 396,000 pounds el ean si'J o d. This i .s 8 por e ont l nr gGr th a n in 1948 and 23 per c e nt abov e the 1943 - 4 7 ev .~ r age . 'I . ,... , t ~ (1: "., . _ UNI:r:~6:: ~+ATE.~ -' DE:.PAP.TMF..NT , OF . 'S' . AGRiC..~.:h:..'.TuRt. , . <') -& .r:o. p. . -'EORG IA'. . ' , . . . . ~- A'8GUAR.I.CEU.AI..UTUORFAL. G .. cJ~' . \..~t I ; .": . ' .~ . Of" . UIIII"./E.f?.$1TY GtOPI.GIA . C.OUI!.GE OF AGP..IG.Ul..TUJ\t ~ Athens' Ge~orgia ' . .. .. FARif PRICE. RI:;PORT ,A$ OF NQVm.JBER 15, 1949 Decembe-r 5, 1949 GEORGIA The decl~ne in agricul tura1 prices received by farmers in Georgi_a contin- " ued for the fifth consecutive, mont]) as reported for November 15. At that ~ir.le.the all . ~omnod.ity inde:x:of price's r ece ive d was 217 per ce~t of the .J: ugust ~909:14 le'1T.e ~t or f?ur pointf'i under the October index and 30 points under the index :Vor l~;ovembei' "Of a year af".O . '\ '{ : S_'ome ~farm products, notably cottonse e d, wheat; oe.ts, and chickens, exhibited some . i'ncrease in. nrice .since mid -S eptember, but th~s e gains were mor(i) than offs e t hy -de- o'r easo s; in price fo:r. other commodities . Corn showed a loss of 10 c ents a bushel,. ~-ptton was down alnwst a cent f?. po-qnd,. eggs were off ne e rly two 'c,.ents a dozen, an<;l hogs ~nd beef cattle we re down, . r~J sp ecthely, _$1.40 an<;l 20 cents a. cvrt, UNITED STJT:i!:S~ The Parity Ratio (ratio of :prices receive d by fa.r:rne rs to prices paid, . inte r es t, and .te.xos) dropped to 100 on Novemb e r 15 for th0 first time since Ue1vember 1941~ This is 1 p oint be1crw 8. mont.h ago c.nd 9 points b e l'ow Nov emb ~ r 15 l,ast year~ Continued declines iri prices of hpgs, soybeans, corn, eg;":s, end cotton only partially offs et by a conside r able increa se i.n trtick crop prices and slight increase s for sor!le ' food grc:. ~ns. al}d dai r y products -- brovght a 4 poi:rtt dr.o:p fran last month in avor e.'ge- prices rec e ived by ff,n.ne rs I.s of Novemb e r 151 the 13}E Index of Prices Rec e ived by Farmers was 2-39 p e r c e nt of the August 1909-July 1914 b ase , a lmost 2 pe r cent b e low l a st month, andl2 :pE! r qent below the 271 of a year ago. Hog pric e s on November 15 were lower than at ' Any t:im\3. since price c e ilings we r e r emove d in midsumne r ,1 946. 1 Soyb ec.n prices c. ro o.t the lowe st p~int in 5 ~.re cc rs. The Pc,rity Index (Ind~x of Pric e s Pc. id, Inte rest, end Tc.xes) viaS1 'imcho.nged fran c. month c.go, c.nd c.t 240, is 3 per c ent lowe r tho.n o. y ec.r c,go. Higher food, building mo.te ri nl s, and furnitur e pric e s offs e t lowe r o..v e r r.ge .prices for clothing to hold rurc 1 living costs unchnnged from c, month ~- g o. Coffe e prices were shcrply higher. Pork o.nd l c. r d pric es were subst r.nti nlly lowc r, Fee d prices r eccho d th e 1ovm st point sinc e Hay 1946. But prices of b u ilding mc. t o ri c.ls us c; d in f c:rm construction ros e enough to hold o.verrge up.i t costs unch l'.nged. ______ -- ____ _:s~~o.~y_.T~?]:.e_F~r_The__u~i!t>~ ~t~t~s- ___ ..:. _:_._ ~-- _ :_: _..:.. . , . : : a N ~ ,} 5 1 Oct. 15 1 : Nov. 15, :-- -~~2P!:_d_hi p:!!...:.:.~- I ND3XES . . : 1948 : 1949 : 1949 : Index :: Dnte . - - - - - -- - - - - - - - ""!'- : - - ~ - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ ...... . - - -;- - - :. - .- Pric es r ece ived 1( : 271 243 239 307 J r;m . :~.948 ::. . . ~ " y Pric es pa id, including int e r e s t o.nd t c.x e ~ . 248 240 240 251 y.c~.ug. 1948 Purity r o.tio 109 101 100 133 Oct. 1946 .... -~-- ~-~~~ ~----~ ~ ----- -------------~------ l/ zj y Aug. l 909 -J u1~ .-~- 1914 .., "'. ..~, ; ' lOO .. T ' " .. - 1910'-14 : 100. Also Jon., June , end July 1948. - ~... , ... - ~'1. -J.- jf ...... :-- * ". D. L. FLOYD Agricultura l St ~tistici nn, In Cha r ge HARRY A. \ cHI'I'E Agricultural Statistician FRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS NOVD.1B:!lt 15, 1949 i'iiTH OOMPARISONS .'' - ' ' i. \ \ . WHeat, Bu. ' .. C~rn, Bu. (J~ts, :Su. $i l $1.. .91 ~f . , .. . I . h.ish FotatoE:Js, Bu.$1 $.,.feet Fo tatoes, Bu.$ L ' . .83 C~tton, lb. . . t." - .. r ~ 12~s ! I. i i 2.00 I , I, I . 2.00 C( ;oi ttonseed, ton $ Hay (baled.), ton $ . ~gs, per cwt. $ 24.39 . i 7.33 67.00 25.10 I 21.90 I .93 j ! 1.80 ; 2.n !r:.!:_ .88 d 1 . 0 1 1~. : .64 .95(V .. . 4o 1. 1' .soJ .10 . . 2,o4 . : 1!89 1 1.:oo 1 ;. _., I ~1.-21 , 1. 69 1 1.p2 76 I .62 .6.6 1.44J.I '! . . _1.3~1.~ 1.:~4 1.90 i. 1.~51 ::::~~ ~_:' 29.0 l. ; 28~2 ! 42.00 1 :17.50 1 I 1.7. .70 1I 16.__3 .88 ..y . l~ +--?~~+; oo r r.'S9 ::::! :::i:::: I 12,4 3o.5 28.1 27.8 22.55 1 7.27 21.~I11 . :: . i7.60 I ., ' lE.0 B~ef Cattle, cWt. $ j . 3,.87 . . l 18.00 16.20 1 16.oo:1l- . 5.42 2o.8o .j . .1g~so 19~.20 M~lk Cows , head Chickens, lb. Eggs, doz. Butter, lb. $1 II 1 i 33.85 ' -~~' 136.00 ! 13.2 I 32.2 I 21.3 67.5 j .ao 1 n5 i 137.ooj [ 48.oo 27.2 I! 29.4 11.4 ii 60.7 59.o ~ ~n.5 . 1 19~.oo ~ ~ 79.oo 18o.oo I 29.3 ; 23.2 23.1 I 58~_3 ;, : 51.4.. 1 47.1 I. I / 24.6 I ,. 56.0 . , 54.0 s6;o -!-J. . 25.5: -jL. ~ s:3.o ._ 58.5 : 58.5 Butter:t: a:t, lb. Milk (wholesale) per 100/f 1} Cowpe as, Bu. Soybea."ls, Bu. Peanuts, lb. I j Z5.7 58.0 i .I I$.! ' J: I 2.42 6.20 1 $i . II 4.-85 j ! $! I 3.'i:'O 1 5.0 10.5 56 .0. ,.. . 5.75 1 3.55 j. , 2;,75 1 I 1 10.4 5B.O It . j( 5.7~ ! . 3.sd ! : I 2.7Q ! i l 10.4 i.! . 26.:3 ,) 1.60; 4.8 II " '64.3 .'. I 4.85 1 4.22 ; i .. i I .?.36 [ i '!' I 10.6 I ' 62.1 62.6 ~.17 . ~.2:4 ! 3.26 / -- 3.15 I 2.09 / 1.95 Il 10.2 10.4 1J I i Preliminary fo;z: November 19M3. ___!_-:::.~. !=~.Sl-~..:f2.!'--:-~os~~._,.~A~Q!li2i~~~E: _!.!1:~~--~~...t: h.~--7~~!.P.IGUt..TU?,t. Athens, ~orgia December 8, 1949 . . ' ' . Geol;'gia has produced a cotton crop of about 610,000 l?ales (500 !JCUI/.ds , gross we1g}ft) \vhich is 19 . per cent under the 1948 production of 751,0001 and 22 per cent 'below the 10-year .average (1938-47) of 779,000 bales. ' Estimil.ted atreage fox- harv~st was 1,550,000 after allowing for 1.1 per cent abandonment from the 1,567,000 ac~es in cultivation on July 1. This is an incre a se of 20 per cent from the 1,289~000 acres harvested in 1948 but 4 per cent less than the 10-ye F.J.r avers.ge of 1,608,000 acres. This has beBn a relat~vely poor year for Georgi a cotton farmers. Unusually mild we ather las t winter resul t Gd in a he avy SJlring survival of boll ~re.eyil. Frequent r ains during late spring and much of the g1.owing season f avo r e d weevli propagation !.IDa made 1.t impossible for farmers to prac":" tice effect l vo poisoning op u ~ a i; .~ .m s so. t hat much of the acreage produced vary low yields. There ' were exc epti-:Jns in l <):,g.J. """~oas vihe:re es.riy cotton produced fair to good y~ c lds '):Jut for the State , as a wllo 1 ~ ~~"::.o aYO:O:i:l.i;O y:vJ::.. ti pcr 2-Drc was. lowe st . since 1941. i{eathe r during the picking season ! was genor a.J.J.y :fa"JJ:o:: ~ e s0 th at pra0b . e ally the entil:"e cr0p was harvested in good shape. Produvt ion w8.s a'0 :m~ '32 pr,:~ c ent. U".1Cai :as~ year .in the nr1rthern part of tho State ~d was about 23 per c en+. less in t ho n~:~d 't=. i;ato c:J.'r. a, The southern terri tory p roduced about 19 per cent more than in 1 948: due , not to o atter per acre yields, but to a he avily incro R.sed acreage Bureau of Census reports 584,000 running bales ginned to December 1, compared with. 688,000 1ast 19 year and 593 ,000 to that date in 1 947. United States ginnings wore 13, 976 ,000 compared with 12,744 ,000 one year ago and 1046, 000 the previous yea:r. ARCHI E WTGLEY Agricultural St atistician D. L. FLOYD .Ag ricu1ture.l St atistician, Ih Charge --------- -------- . GEORGIA MAP SHOVTNG I NDiC l. TED ?RODUCTIOl\T ---- -- - ~ - -~ - ~ - -1--94-9- "'Af"-N-D- -FI NI L PRODUCTIOJIT FOR 1948 .AN D 1947 - - -- - - -- ......,- ---- - -- --------.-- -~ \ '. 1949-66,000 \'...., Non-Cotton / . 1948,.92,000.-" '-....., . ._ ' _. __;~r7"' 194 7-78 , 000.' II. " _,.....-- 1 ........._ I. \ 1949-58 ,000 I "'--....... 1949 production indicated on De cember 1. \ R_Q~ \ i 1948 - 84 , 000 -~, I 194 7-83 ooo \ f' LBH'Ri~ .:..--'='--- '- -STATE - ' ; \ I I ..\ ~ I \ " "'\ ATHE NS III. 1949-4 . 000 . 1949 ... 610 ,ooo 1948 751:, 0'00 \ ATLAN TA ( 1948-76,Q.__OO , 1947 653 000 --r-) \-- ! \ - - -- .. - J 1947-57, 000., I r-----;-/ "'-..._' // \./ ' "'---- \ . \... Distr:l c ts s hown are \\ , ~.J --.... . -.... , _.. _.A.'.~. GUS T_.A_"" -' ' -, .Canr dopN RO~epoCrotnignr g e Di s t r i c t ssional c s \ IV. V. \ \ Di stricts \ 1949-75,000 .- } . VI \"- \1 1+948 -92,0,00 \ 194 7- 95 1000 ~l, . MACON - ---- ....... ,__ \..__. . . _ \,\ 1949 - 97, 000\ \ ( 1949-118 , ooo \.\-'~ coL-m-m--us \ , 1948 -l47, ooo -. 1947-121., 000 \ -, \ . ---V'."I'I--~, J--:L ' !I ./\ 1948.. 1 36 , 000 \\ ._1-YI- 19 4 7-:1 oa , ooo \ ~ ' > -... 1 \ ~ ''-- ---,~. ,4\/1~ / '\ I ... ,;/'" IX. - SA- V-A-N--N -A-H2 ._..~5 ( I / VI I I , 7 ,..l 1949-1 7 , 000 '<'-'~ \ \ ----.. . _I ALBANY \ 1949 83 000 1948 -74 1, ooo 1948- 21, 000 \ 194 7.,. 20 , 000 ~~IU ; ()"'/ 1949 - 48 , ooo ( 194 7- 61, 000 f) \ 1948 - 29 , ooo I \. l, 194 7- ~0 , 000 \.._._. i VALDOS TA \ -~ ---- \~ "-----i....____ ---l..___ ; ' -\ - -- ----- ______\_ ~.l. ) (; . '1\_(l9 ~) u \ ) u .- ., _, . ~~ - " - - ----~---- I r;' , _, ' 'll ,(;:;.:12_!'; .- --~ ~. ACF_tAGE Cooo omitted in fig~r!3s) .,. , /':~ ' ~ , I il i:n PRODUCTION (ooo 'omitted :rrgures) .. .. ..:: .~,... ~ . .... ~... : .- ~- ~ 0 H ....;j..- ....;j . t1 ~- STATE Missouri Virginia N.Carolin a S.Carolina Ge o r g i a Florida 555 5$3 451 436 377 356 506 460 429 26 32 348 447 300 22 24 20 15 725 815 355 447 270 519 678 460 447 1,120 1,270 309 372 2ll 71 6 871 560 545 1:,289 1,550 235 279 189 779 751 610 584 ;39 44 164 249 196 14 15 18 9 Tenne s see A.labam a. Missis s ipp i Arkansa s Louisana 684 770 830 368 l , 6 91 1,630 1, 810 262 2,397 ' 2,560 2,770 318 1, 916 2, 220 2, 450 334 96 8 950 1,060 261 417 3 75 ! 523 66 9 650 590 353 229 901 1,197 865 839 441 258 1,588 2, 353 1,490 1,425 428 382 325 1,329 1,982 294 528 756 I 1,660 1,517 650 613 Okl-ahema i l:-,-491 1, 0-::1-Q 1 ,.300 j- -163- .- l-75- 229 -- 521- 3-74 &20 _j ro4- Tcxas New Mexico 7,642 8,610 10 ,725 i 170 115 209 310 j 497 176 264 1 2,722 3,153 5,900 f 4 ,864 542 394 ! ll9 236 255 ; 205 Arizona 200 281 373 1 423 558 641 i 174 328 500 348 California 352 804 957 l 602 576 651 : , 447 968 1,300 1,031 Other _ St_at ~s l 2/ 18 18 . 19 I 413 435 383 ! 16. 16 16 I 10 -~I_!E~AT];$ 2]., 396 ..?_2_,_8~1_2._;898 tzs4.0__31'2:6__28508ill1.i..t.3Q6 1.'1..t_877_ _1., 034 _1 _11,276 _ ..:_ _ Aiiier.'E.,. it. "3' 6"3."'5 4.0 "6'.'3' "Z79 4:fi 'SZ"f . 'G9.5'"" 3:'6 'I.'3' l "3 1 Al lowaiJ.ce s ma:de or int erstate movemen o see co oon for ginning. 1./"'Z/ Illinoi s , Kansas, and. Kentucky for all ye ars and Nevada for 19,18 and 1949. J;nc1ude d in St ate and Un it e d St at e s total s . Grown principally i n Arizona, New Me.xico and Texas. (SEE OTBER SIDE FOR GEORGIA REFORT) . After Five Days Return to Uni~ ed. St a.t c s Department of Agriculture Penalty for private use to avoid .:p ayment of -post age $300. Bure au of Agricultural Economics 31 9 Ext en si on Building Athens, Georg ia OFFI CIAL BUSUTESS For~ ~1~12/49- 3,927 P e rmit No. 1001 Ls.s. Nel'lie M. Ree.se ., Libr.arian, ta.te Co-liege. of !gri ~ .. eq. ~ Athens ,, Ga. ..: UNITE.O ~TATE..~ D~PAR.TM !tNT OF AG~IC.l.I\....T:URE. (!)rojJ UNIVI!.R$1TV QF' (ftOI'.GIJIII. COLI.Il.C.E. OP AGFI.IC.\JL.TVR.L 194.9 Athens 1 Georgia GEORGIA CROP VAUJE PLACED AT ---.- ---"'"+- -~ -+-----f""--- ---.--.. ' $,366',178~000 - . - ~ Decemb er 24, ' 1949 Pror).uction of Georgia field cr-ops in 194.9 wcis valued at $366,178,000, or a . decrease of 16 per cent from the 19h8 valuation of $1+37~537 .,ooo . This !'eduction was ch,le ,mainJ,.y to decreased production o:f cotton and peam1,ts , thG leading tvw cash crops , and to low.;. ~r prices this season for some of the c:rop o. Corn and tobacco made rec ord high 'yie19-P per acres for the $tate . Peanut yielda were well above average but t he cotton aver ., As usual, c otton r a nked first amont the ce::.sh orops Y!ith ~~ 99,074,000 for lint and ~ e4t This Ha s a decrease of 28 per cent in va:tuo from a 19 per ccmt small er production ..han in 191~8 - pr ic es uf both lint and s c0d bqjmg off somewhc.t _from last ye:ar. Peanuts uorc second jn, order Y:ith ~; 63,0;1.4,ooo, or a reduction of 27 per c ent from 191J8 on a 26 per cent less acreage undorthc Government acroago allotment pro gr am. Tobacco cam~ next llj_th value of ~.?49,368,000 1 or a gain of 4 pe r c c~1t over last year from a 22 per cont l arger c-r op . Fruits made very short crops duo to late Nia rch and ea rly April c old and frost damage t'o buds and young fruit -vThich 1i{crc sot abnorma]_l y ea rly b cc.J.us e of the unusually mild rtintcr . Poc.:ms sta rte d out .with a good crop of nuts but insect and disea se damage rc. sultcd in heavy deteriora tion s o tha t production showod a decrease of. about 57 pe r cent from 19)~8 . Of tho ma in food and feed crops c orn sho,.tod a g~tin . of 21 per c ent ovor l c:.st year in production but b cc.J.usc. of loner p r ices this ye49 ,.368; (5) S.-rcet PGtat oes $12, 964; (6) All Hay ~~ 12, 564 ; (7) Oats (~ 12,559 ; ( 8) Truck Crops ~10.,61 2 ; ( 9 ) Velvet BQ l,062; (18) Sorghum Forage ~) 780; (1 9) Soyboo.ns for Beans ~~330 ; (20) Poccrs :,,i l 96; (21) B.J.rley ~~ 1!_~7; (22) Rye ~~ 115. Harry A. Whitc Archie Langley Agricultural St:rge r thtm the 1948 f o11 pig crop. The 194:9 f D11 crop exceeds t~o 1938-47 ave r ngo .by 7 percent .and is the third llll'gest on record st.::trting in 1924. 'The -nunber of sm'l's f arrowi ng in the ~ l949 i' nl:l sc ccson was 5, 726,000 head, an incrc :\se of 568 , 000 he o.d or 11 p erce nt ab ove the fall se n.son last year. The number is 5 percent lfll'gar tht"'ll the lO..yen.r 8-Vorage . . . YEARLY PIG CFOP : The cot1bined spring and f~>ll pig crop for 1949 is esti11ated to be S6,301 ,000 he::td. This is al"l incre ~se of ll~ll4, 000 hert.d or 13 pel'cent over the 1948 crop ond 8 por- ccnt over t ho 10-yer:.r ;:wcr rt.ge . The 1949 pig crop is the third 18Igest on record, being exceeded only by the crops in the ~rp,r yenrs 1942 nnd 1943. SPRING INTENTIONS: F:uncrs 1 repo rts on breeding intentions indic rtt6 9,797,000 sows to f r.:rrow in tho spring of 1950. This is M incre:tso of 7 percent over llist spring and 12 ' percent over .t he lG-ye D.r r.wc r nge . D. L. FIDYD and ARCHI E LANGLEY, Ag'riculturnl St o.t isticir.ms Georgia lO"YCar 1938-47 ~v . 1947 1948 1949 UNITED STM:ES: 1()-ye ~.r 193S..47 av. 1947 ' 1948 1949 SJWS FABROVY.ED AND PIGS SAVED ~ ___ SPRIN~ (DecerJb or 1 to ,J--;;~--! F_AL_L-(June 1 to Dccenbor 1) :Sows Fart ovrcd;Av : (000) ___!per No, Lit Pi tor g s ;Pi : s; s Si;ved: \ 000 ) : Sovr(s0F0D0).frowcdl:Ap~vr. No, Pigs:Piss Sa),ved Lit tor ; \000 208 5,7. 1,191 178 5.8 1,034 197 5.9 1,162 178 6.0 1,068 187 5.9 1,103 171 6.1 1,043 200 6.1 1,220 188 6.1 1,147 6.21 6.10 6.14 6.45 54,392 52,802 51,266 59,039 5,451 4,907 5,158 5., 7~6 .6.36 6.39 6.58 6.51 34,692 31,345 33,921 37t~62 Return After Five Dnys to Ynitod St ::~.te s Dcp=tnent of Agriculture Burc:m of Agricultural Econonics 319 Extension Building Athen s , G-:Jorgi n. OFFICIAL BUSINESS Forr. Bl!:E-i.vi--12/49 - 3,146 Perl:".it No. 1001 Penalty for privnte usc to avoid payncnt of postngo $300. iss . Nellie M. Ree se, Li brarian , tate College of' Agri . eq. At~ens , Ga ; .' , .. .; ,; ; ..~ .., .. .~ ...,........ GEORGIA HOGS Diagram Show~ng Sows Farron i ng and Pigs Saved Annually in Gc orc ia ' . (Period 1~~3'8 -. 1949) . . : ... , ,. ~ I . ( ;;","7' ''\ J6oo J200 400 - YEP.RS - SOriS FAI1.RO'.JING AND P:I.:GS SAVED I N GEORGIA - SPB.ING A?.JD FALL .(Period 1933 ~19 49) - ---- ------ - L--' --- ----- sOis(o'oo)-.-~ ---- - ---1r----------- Pic}s---(-000_)_ __ ---- . Y8 a :. - - r --- - - tI - ---------- - - - - -S-"u-r-i-ng--- --~ Fall ----- ----H--T ot al l l --;-------~t-- -S-p-r-i-n-g- - -- ---....---- ---- - - Fall -----~----- - -- ___T._.o_t_-a--l.-- 1933 ' ~ 165 uo 285 II. 93 9 666 1934 I JJ~ 9 108 257 I 806 586 1935 ! lh8 119 267 j 81!2 653 1936 167 149 316 ~~ 92L~ 834 1;6o5 1,392 l, h95 1, 758 1937 1938 175 130 189 162 ll 3o5 1. 351 1,010 1_,115 762 1,772 9h 0 2_, 055 1939 l9L,o 216 17 9 184 JJ49 395 333 .,. !~ 1, 210 975 984 2, 1 94 849 1, 824 1941 19LI2 19LI3 184 170 215 206 256 220 35 LI 421 476 IJIi I! 1, 067 1, 2L+7 1, 485 969 1, 215 1, 276 19L1L1 21+ 8 167 hl5 i'i 1, )411_1 952 1945 1 91 172 363 ! 1 ,108 99 8 19L16 I ' 195 182 377 !! 1,131 1, 092 __ ____ __ _____ _ 1947 I 197 17 8 l~~t~ I._____ ~~~--- __i~l 375 ~ ~ 1,162 1,068 ~K~. .~L i_:_~~-~. __ .. ___-~:-~t~ 2,036 2; 462 2, 761 2,366 2,106 2, 223 2,230 ~ ;~~~ ~:- Prel:iJnina ry UNIT.0 ~TATE.e, OE:.PARTr-1.NT 01: At;;R I C U L:TU RE. &roj; ; ~thens, Georgi a GE:lRGIA COMifERC!.AL 'rRU~ CROP suM.wtY ... 1949 AND 1948 December 1949 L~~ ~reduction of Georgia 1949 Commercial Truck crops for both processing and fresh market was ofvalued at $11,141,000, a decrease of $598,000 (5 per cent) from the corresponding valuation $u, 739,000 fn 1948. This decrease was not a result of an acreage reduction but a combination 6f shifts in yields and prices. Harvested acreage .for fresh market and processing combined was ~02,850, ~108.32 comp8xcd vdth compared with t 84 ho 1 720 the correspo year before. Vol nding 1948 figur.NFU.t\1 St.n~ITV..!IRY OF COivll1ERCI '..L TRUCK CROP S~ATISTICS ... 1949 IATITH COMP.ARISONS Crop 1 Acreage . Yield 1 l"roductiQi:l , Vnluc, of Sales VoJ.u~ Year jHrJXvestcd Per Acre Unit Toti:il I>er Un~ t \ Toti:il Per k r c Beans, Lima. 1949 1 1,250 64 i' Bushel I ~0,000 ~ 2,40 ;~ 192,000 $ 153.60 _F.?..r. _M_ark_e_t_ _ _ _-+-1_9:8 lleF.Jns, Snnp 1949 ~?r Market, S.Gn.. 1918 1,200 2 1200 2,100 55 (32 lbs.) 66 1000 1 70 48 T Bushel i (30 lbs.) 154 1 000 101,000 3.20 1 2.00 ' 3.00 211,000 308,000 303,000 175.83 140,00 144,29 B~nns, Snnp 1949 Fpr M.:'ll'ket, N.Go.. 1948 G;pbba.ge, s. Ga.. 1949 1948 2,200 2 1000 95 102 !f Bushel 209,000' (30 lbs.) 204,000 1,95 - 408,000 2,65 _ 541,000 6,800 6,200 . ! 6.5 . Ton 44,200 1.5 1(2000 lbs~ 271 900 23.80 1,0041000 48.20 1,215,000 185.15 270SO 147.65 195.97 CObbngo, H. Ga.. Ccntoloups 1919 1948 1949 1948 1,100 1,000 I 3,400 3,200 4,0 5.0 80 75 Ton (2000 lbs ,1 1,400 5,000 ~umbo Crn.~~ 272,000 (70 lbs. ), 240,000 37.10 42.10 1.60 2.75 163,000 210,000 435,000 660,000 148.18 210.00 Cucumb e rs 1/ 1 94 9 For r.l"l.rkot .;ECU"1y 1948 800 90 Bushel 72,000 900 67 (48 lbs.) 60,000 2.00 2.80 144,000 168,000 Cucumbers 1/ 1949 For Markot,Lntc 1948 700 40 Bushel 28,000 700 50 ( 48 lbs,) 35,000 lo60 1.80 15,000 63,000 64.29 90.00 Lettuce 1949 1948 500 92 170 I 65 Crnte . ' 46,000 4-6 doz.) n,ooo 208,000 72,000 Onions 1919 11948 600 150 550 136 Potatoes, Irish South Georgin 1919 1948 1,100 150 1,100 90 Pota.to os, Irish 1949 North Georgia. 1948 1,500 93 1,500 100 To matoes For M<"- U'kot 1949 s,ooo 80 194{1 5,100 80 y Watcrl!lelons 1949 46,000 280 1948 40,000 275 Sacks 90,000 (50 lbs.) 75,000 Bushel 165,000 (60 lbs.) 99,000 Bushel (60 lbs,) Bushel '180 1 000 (53 lbs.) 408,000 Melons ~ 2 '880, 000 11,000, 000 1.80 2o00 lo85 lo85 1.60 1,90 330.00 400.00 162,000 150,000 305,000 183,000 224,000 285,000 960,000 1,346,000 4,250,000 4,400,000 270.00 272;73 277.27 166~36 . 92 ..39 no.oo Boons 1 Snap 1949 200 For Processing Hl48 200 PepPers, Piraiento 1949. 24;500 For Processing 1948 14,300 Ton 2000 lbs) 97 Ton 1.25 2000 lbsJ 200 300 23 1770 17;880 I 120,00 15Q.PO ' 24,000 45,000 70.00 1,664,000 70,00 1,252,000 120~00 225~00 67.92 87.55 CucUI!lbcrs For Pickle TOTll.L .ABOVE CROPS 1949 4,000 75 Bushel 3001000 1948 4,500 60 (48 lbs.) 270,000 1949 102, 8 50 1948 84,720 2.15 2.35 645,000 634,000 ll '141, 000 ll,739,000 161.25 110~89 108.32 138.56 1} llies.. not include acreage, production nnd value of cucumbers for pickles. '3.} Wn.tcrnel.on price per 1 1000 nelons. D. L. Floyd Agricultural Statistician, In Charge L, H. Harris, Jr. Truck Crop Estimator .. ... .~ BIAGRAI~- SIIO_!'IINQ_ ACHEAGE.)t1JD; !{if-DE DIS TRIB\h_;J~o: _N_O_F_m_~o_H~.G~I-A_ _T~- d_J'c. -;.;.(~ C.I_-l_.OP._S.".-F_0_R_\. ,_1_9_4_9 _, "'\ AC REAGE BY CROPS .,,.- _, .:.if' -., . (Pe.rcent of Total) '. .. ~ . / \ .. '. .! '"'..' ._; . . .~ .- . I ' Watermelons 44.7% .. '. .. . . \ . : VALUE BY CROPS (Percent of Tot al) .~ \ -~ I. r-' I ~I .\ w I \ ~0... ,. I Wa:terme l ons 38,2% I I I / UNITEO ~TATE.~ CE.PAR.Tf1 E.NT OF A(::.R. I C 1..1L:TU RE. (!7rojJ ~thens, Georgi a ~- ' ,_ ' GIDRGI.A COMOOCIAL TRUCK CROP stMiu\RY ... 1949 AND 1948 Decemb er 1949 ~reduction of Georgia 1949 Commercial Truck crops for both processing and fr e sh market was ofvalued at $11,141, 000, a ~f $ll, 739, 000 in 1 948. decrease of $5981 000 (5 This decre ase was not a per cent) result of from tho corresponding valuation an acreage r eduction but a combination shifts in yields and prices. Ha rve s ted acreage for fresh market and proce ssing combined was 102, 850, c omp ared with 84 1 720 tho year before, Vnlue p e r aero of all truck crops this yo o.r was $1 08. 32 comparod with the corresponding 1948 figure of $138.56, ? Wat o pi mi for rmol~ns l ed c~to po~p or p~cklc 4i645 , el l $1, 6 000. truck c 64,000, On a rop v c rwb value alues Tiith age $1 -per n 1 16 ero 7b, $4 1 2 01.1.0s~s 50 1 000, follo wed in order by tho n ext five crops; tomatoes lettuce le$d96v0a1tohoo:1ti4s1n6a.p00bfeoanllso $716 , 000, cucumb e r wed by $277,27 for s ~ arly spring Irish pot a to e s, and $270.00 for onions. 'l r- GEJRGIA l>Ni.WJ.J., SUMV 'IRY OF COIF Acre age 1EYRlCeIl'J<.rTrRU-C-K~iClROuPctSiT\J3TnIS-:T-l- CS - 1949~ 11JITH C01c.:.z:sAP:,:_lffi:::;:.;ISO::,:N;;;,s____V,o.l,u.-e.-~- Crop Year jHn.rv cst od Per Acre UriJ. t Totcl Per Un~ t TotO! Pe r .Aero Be ~s, Lima For Market 1949 ' 1,250 1 94f h l , 2 o o Baens , Snap 191 9 For M.'-J.Xk ct, S. Ga.. 1948 2,200 2,1 00 64 j' Bushel 80, 000 ~ 2, 40 i 192, 000 $ 153,60 55 (32 lbs.) 66,ooo 1 3,2o , 2u, ooo 175.83 70 '18 l Bushel j (30 lbs.) 154 1 000 101,000 I 2 . 00 T 308, 000 3, 00 303, 000 140, 00 144 .29 Be r.ns, Sno.p For ivi..1-r ke t, N. Ga. Cabbage , s. Ga o 1949 1948 1949 1 94;8 2,200 2, 000 6 , 800 6, 2oo 95 102 lj Bushel. 209,000' ( 30 lbs.) 204 1 000 6 .5 i Ton 44 ,200 1 1.5 J(20QO lbs,) 27,900 . 1.95 408, 000 185,15 2.65 __ s 4_l_,_c_o_o +-_2_70...;_. _50_ 23 80 1, 004 , 000 147,6 5 48,20 !.' 1,21 5 ,_o_oo-+-_1_9_5.;_9_7 Cabb age, N. Ga . 1 919 1 1 1 100 1948 1, 000 4 ,0 11 Ton 5,0 (2000 lbs . 4 , 100 II 5,000 37,10 42, 10 1631 000 21 0 , 000 118 ,18 210, 00 Crmtru oups 1949 1 948 Cucumbe rs 1/ 1949 For Mn.rkot ,""'Early 1 918 3 , 100 3, 200 800 80 umbo Cratp 272, 000 75 90 B~shol I (70 lbs.) 2401 000 1 72 1 000 1.60 2,75 2.00 ' 435 1000 660 , 000 144 , 000 127.94 2 0 6~25 180, 00 186 67 Cucunbor s ]} 1 94 9 700 40 Bushel 28, 000 1.60 15, 000 64. 29 F - or Mnr ---- ko t, --+ La t e -,.. _ 1 - 948 +- - - - + 700 --- - - 50 i-- _ _ ( 48 _: lb s ,) _-+ - - 3 - 5-1-0+00 - - - - - ' 1 80 - _. , . . _ 63, -f- 000 .-- - - 90 . 0 +-- 0 -. Lettuce 1 949 1948 500 170 92 65 Cr 2-te j 4~6 ~o z,) . 46 1 000 11 1 000 5,20 650 208 1000 72, 000 416, 0C 423;53 Oni on s 1 94 9 1 948 600 1 50 550 136 Sacks 90 1 000 (50 1bs.) 75,000 1o 80 2o 00 162, 000 270,00 150,000 j 272o73 Pot at oes , Iri sh South Geo r gi a 1 919 1 948 Potn.to e s, Irish 1 949 Nort h Georgio. 1948 ' To mato es 1 919 For Mark et 1 91& 1,100 1 50 1,100 90 1,500 93 1, 500 100 6, 000 80 5,1 00 80 Bush e l (60 lb s .) Bushel (60 l b s.) 165, 000 99 1 000 110, 000 1ro,ooo Bushel 1180, 000 (53 lbs.) 108,000 1. 85 lo85 1.60 1. 9o 2. 00 3>30 305, 000 183 1000 224 ,000 285, ooo 960 , 000 1,346, 000 277.27 1 66 ~36 119 .33 190- 00 Wn.torr.tolons :?:} 1949 46 , 000 280 1948 40, 000 275 Melons 1 2 , 880, oco 11, 000, 000 330, 00 4 , 2 50 , 000 400. 00 4 ,400 , 000 Beans, Snap For Processing PqpPor s , Pimi ento F~r Procos sin[i ' CucUI'lb e r s F? r Pi ckl e TOTAL 1illO VE CROPS 1949 1 948 1 94 9 1 94 8 1 949 1 948 1 949 1948 200 200 24 ,500 14 , 300 4 , 000 4 , 500 102, 8 50 84 ,720 Ton i 200 2000 lb s ) 300 .97 Ton 23,770 1.25 2000 lbs.) 17' 880 75 Bushel 30010 00 60 ( '18 lbs.) 270 , 000 ! 120 ,00 150 ~ 00 24, 000 45, 000 ' 70 , 00 1, 664, 000 70.00 1,252, 000 2.15 2.35 645, 000 634 , 000 ll,l 4I, OOO 11,739, 000 120 . 00 22 5 ~ 00 67, 92 87.55 161 .25 110 ~ 8 9 108. 32 138 .56 ]J Ib e s ..not i nclude acreage , p1;oduotion ood v nlue of cucu!)lb e rs for pick l e s. E} Wa.t er nelon p rice pa r 1 1000 nolen s. D. L. Floyd Agri cultur a l St at i stici a n, ln Cha r ge L. H. Harri s , Jr. Tr uck Cr op Es ti mat or Diii.GHAHS S ilOVIING ACREAGE AND VALUE DISTRIBU'l'IOi'J OF Gi"~OHGIA TW.JCK CHOPS FOR 1949 -- - ~ ---------~-------- ACREAGE BY CROPS (Percent of Total) , .. f-' til . '..: _ ::;3" Cabbage 7 7%0 Watermelons 44.7% VALUE BY CROPS .. (Perc ent of Tot al) W~termelons 38.2% I I J f I I I UNITED 5TATE.~ OE:PARTME.Nl" OF AGRIC..U\..TURE. . . -.~NtVEP.SITV 01" Ct.01'.GtA ' . C.OLI..E.OE. OP . AGRI &.V~TUR.t. Athens, Georgta FARM PRICE REPORT AS OF DECEiv!BER 15, 1949. January 5' 1950 ' oEORGI.t\c Following a trend started six r.1o'nths ago, "the all commodity index of prices . received by fal"!llers in Georgia continued to. fall in the last month of 1949 . e.nd by Decemb e r 15th h ud dropp e d sha rply to e. level seven points below that attained 11 month earlier. On that 'date the index we.s 210 per cent of the' August 1909-14 level o.s . compared to 217 per cent for Novemb e r 15th and 248 per ctmt for mid-December of ;1;948. Mairi cQntributors to the lowe r index wore .cotton, off sligh;tly ove r o. c e nt o. pound ~ inc e mid-tTovomb or; hogs, down 80 c ents o. cvrt.J egg s, s e lling for one c e nt lo s~ per '-doten; and chickens, shcn~ly dovm six c e nts o pound In t ho da iry products group, .fann butt e r WLs, down c." c e nt n pound. Bo_of cattle , corn, oats, h ny, end pot o.to os wor e slightly up, but tho r e l a tiv e importcmc o of tho incroo.so wr.s not e nough to offset tho goner c l de cline, UNIT ED.STATESt . For tho first time sinc e Novemb e r 194:)., tho Pnrity Ra tio ( rdio of pric e s r oc c iv o d by f c.nno rs to pric e s p c. id, inte r es t, 1.:\Dd t ccxo s) o:t 98 fb l~_ b o low 1~0 on Docombo r 15. Tho P::.rity Inde x a nd p a rity pric e s pros ont ()d ho ro c.l"o b D. so d upon tho current p nrity fonnul r.,_ 1rrhich doc s not include wc.go ro.tos for hil"Od :f'nnn l D.bor. Comput ntions b.osod upon tho fonnul et pros crib e d 'Qy tho Agrioulturo.l .Aot of 19491 vrhich include s wo. ge r ct o s for hire d f c. nn lr:cbor nnd tho us o of c.v or c.go pl"ie o s for tho p c.st t on y ur rs, will b e issuo d during J c.nua ry 1950.- . . T~~ lovror PL rity Rr.tio _is l c. r go ly the r e sult of r. threo point d~op in tho l ov o1 of picos r oc o iv.o d by f c.nn c rs. Tho Prdc os Ro co :tvc d lndt}x f e ll t o 23 6, the lgwo st point i~ 1949. Poultry o.nd eggs, mont r-.ni.."!1D.ls 1 cotton, o.nd truck crops l o d tho' de cline , S_p!"lewh o:~ higher price s ro r o_ r oc o iv od for g r c.ins nnd h o.y. ,Uso contributing to tho lowe r P nrity Ro.tio wrcs r. one point ris o in tho Po.rity Index (Index of Pric e s Pn id, Int or ost, nn d Tc.xo s), Highe r pric e s vm r o p rd.d by f c m ors for food, clothing, building r.w.tori nls, r.md hous ehold opor D.ting iton s. _ _ _ _ ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ !~"1_riL .!:,p~l~ !_o!. !_h~ ~nl,t_d_S!_r.~o~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . I NDEXES 2 Doc. 15 1 a Nov, 151 t 'Do c_. 151 - ..- _g_o._o!_d_hj;_g!!_ __ - ------------------------------------------- y PJoiccs rocoivod J 1948 c 1949 a 1949 t Index 1 Dnt o 1 a 268 239 236 307 J rm, 1948 : Prieos p ri id, inta.tes, based_ on the number of_ breeders t.este_d-.::._this e~son .compared with la..s..t -.and, ~?o>; - - association surveys, would indicate tha::t- there will. be suffi'Cient hatching_ ~1g.e;s at reasonable prices to meet the demand in:~:-1950~ Turkey egg pro~:ucers and h.~-t:cpery men, in general-, had a prosperous year rih 1949 and are expeq~d to provide. ~ adequate supply of hatching eggs and poults to take ca.re of the 1950 deman~. For the year 1949, the n~mber of turkeys raised was 4":percent more than January 1 intent~.ons - This happened bece.~se -dur~.g>the ha.tc_hing .sQ.fl~o:n.._\u.~-k~y prices held f ,E+tr:ty . steady and feed prices declindd . ,~ -~percent below ..:t.Qe :_Jfij-i~!l~y level when re~ord farm stocks of feed ~rains and favorable .feed grain pro~p(jlc.ts became evident. In 1948 the increase ~n number of turkeys raised wa.s 11 pe-t.'t l , , r:y;U _ , , 'I - pt- at- e -.-: - _ - .....- ..... .- ..... - _- _ _-_-- ..,.:'- - - _T.- .!:l-"!e- _rs- ..:.-:r!~:i.~ !e~~-:- -::.~-..... -~~.:-:_ -_-_-_- _~ _-~- ~..- ...:-,;,;,- -_ ~-_-_-_ and .. : Aver~~e Divisioii: ' l942...46 : ~~:~ 7 : : . 1948 : ; . .. PJi1i' j ,i:~~i. '. l.ary_ :;-N\I.nit'epnid'ebderin_:'~_1"9~50i~49-- r: - - .- - . -., --:-~. -; -.. -... -~ . -- ~ - . .- -. .- . - -Th~qu~sa.-n-d-s..- - - - . - - - ~ - .-~,, .,-_.--,. -.r. e-r.c....e-pt.- - - Me. .. _-.:,. . <:; 51" :. 5o .37 ' . 48 . . 00 105 N. H.; ~ 74 73 s '1 69 76 no : ~t. 154 137 100 121 !33 110 }Aass. 308 316 307 335 362 108 ~. I. 30 _ 33 ,31 34 37 108 !::onn. 177 .178 178 206 2'22 108 N,; Y. 604 741 763 78.6 865 .110 NPa.. J. , .' 271 1,1s1 . 354 - 328 1,317 ; 1,264 .. 410 . 422.;: ,. 103 , , . . 1,378 . . .1,419 ' ! 1o3_.: . ..~ - , N.-ATL7 -:-'T -2"";8"So---: 3,~o9-:--: 3,"069-- ~- -3-;3T37-- - .3,;sas -.- -1o6:- ~. :- .... no . . T T m , l~~ 0 --- --~1-oor-, -r ~1~-:-- . ' . ' o3. '!- ......- :- . -1-2~7--' ' 4 s 4.- : - -. -r~o. . .. . . .-, ... -. - . . !rid. . : . 919. . 9l9 , 1,241 . . 1,_363 . 105 . . .... ~11. Mich. . 818 . . 714 . 1,129 867 11016 1~0 11118 975 1~~74 1;012 105 - . no ,. ' -= .. . Wis. . . . 571 . 491 442 606 . 667 -110 :runn.:--- ~.-N: CENT7 -3-;821--- 4,7{19-- 4,Ia~-- ~- ~5-;1'77- ~ .- .~~"Ffoo- -"-:fro : ~ "'7-t::.: -3-;4"'51--- 3.;'S'37- ~ !,"75?J----:- -3";7"52~-- 3 11r6'5':- .- :.-1'037- -::-..-:..;.-1 'lowa : 2, 398 2, Q66 +,B99 2 1659 . 2, 925 pq Mo~ ' . 1,561 1,:g9 1,310 1,572 1 1651 . lOS .. N. :Dak , 895 633 500 825 . 825 100 ". r:. ~~- Dak, .. . . . 554 29!5 206 288 ; 2B8 . ioo ..: r: ~ebr. . , 920. 87.3 716 931 . 931 100 Kans. . ; 895. . . . 663 530 7'42 . . 853 115 . . r:: - s a - - w-N'.cE'NT:~ :- To-;s73~ ~ -1'0.,?577-- 7,92't>---- "Io-;-m9-- ....if;'!~~- ----~io5- -~ ~ ~. D'eT.------ 92---- - -7o--- -6r- - - - - - -;t ~- -15"5- ~f ~!- Md. 43o 396 321 .- ~ 417 438 106 . . ' w.ve.~ va.. ; 1,os2 348 1113,1 : . 398 1,221 498 1,526 sa2 1, 1.s-s 1so us no :" . ~.t''~;;.;~ . .. ' ' 319 . 379 . 360 < 486 . 683 l20 . J ;; s;c., . 308 357 . 446 .. 714 .. -, 857 120 i:: .:: .. O:.a. ' 156 : 182 18.7 : 299 .; .: .. 359 120 . .. -. . Fla. '1'07 . I09 109 ' ,. . 125 . . 131. lOS . .. . . <; : S'.ATL~-~ ey. .... - - . -: .-:- -2-;s'2"2-: ~ ~244- ~ .- -::-.r -~-._T02e0o' -- . --: ~ ,"2'o3' ~ Tn -:- - ~ -:-. :4 ~1]' - -:- - :- -:-. ~ :1-2!'6~ ...... :- - - 4-;947~ - - '2'oo -~ - - - 'Iis"sb-:-:7'-:; ;i: ::.:::~;..,. ,Tenn. : 164' 140' 140: . ' :; . 182. 200 110 .. . ...~ -" Ala. . . 1S7 :. . . ' 12s 122 . '' 146 .163 ' .105 , ; . ) ,,. :: . Miss rog ~ . . 72 :76 95 . . 90. 9fi .!:u ,_ _, ._ Ark. ' . . -136 ' .. 851 . ' 70 - :J 190 . 218 . ~ 115 l~.i ,, !i' . La. .. 50 -. 5'1 4'6 : .: " 58 :: 64 ; 110. . J....t.. _,; .. '...l u . Tex., . . . :3 Okla. . . . . 77,1. . . __ .522 365 ,. . . 456_ . 4 79 10.5 s.cEN:T-:.~- ~45,-0;268s.7-.--. 4.16:8e1-4 4. --.:st:,.~ool8io: .-. - ..-- -.5';4;,2525?8-~- . 3,676 : : S:7 . .-~.oa-s-:-: :~91~!':" ,~ . -. 'Mont: -: ~ -: "7 -174- - - - !19 - - - 11.3 - - - ..... - -13o- - .,.. ... .Trcr~ "'"" _,:as~~-:~ -~ ldSh,. 111,711~0 ::::1~:28~2t : .: tg'75 .i:-~:,.: Oreg. CaJ.3. -~". ~. . . ,,3];5 . . .... 4. 483 . ,. 1A. ,'6o3s97 , . . . ,1,475 . 'it 70.6 . . _ . 1~593 1~497 .. 94 . , .. ,., ' . .:6 -253 .-:; . 's 035.-. :.- :e-9.5_, :..... .:;;~ :.' OAr "":-l.tl . . , .. I . , ~ , ~ 1 . . : . . ":f. 1 . . . . . . ,. . . . _. V . . . , . 1 . .. : . . ~ WEsT:--- 9 1'1-31'2--- ]" ~o1-..,. 40'! ..... -~- '!2-2'bo-- -1T ~3-s- - ..... ...,. ,2+ -~ ~- u.s.--- - -31':793-- .._ 37-;i35-- -34:97'0- ;.;;.. :~1:4-,o;;.. ~ -4T:a94 - .- "'"iOf'' '.~...,-+ -----------------~----------------------- ; . .Athens, Ge.orgia ~ ..: ' l ~ , '"! .. .~ .: . ;. r ..: . ::: Feb~~uary .6, -1950 t . _, ,_ : ~ GEORG!A: ' The all commodity index .of prices rece;iv~d by Georgia fa~~s. s.how~d .. . the f .ir.st gain since June 1949. The January 15 all index was 211 per .. cent o{ the August 1909-1.4 level, and one .point above the index on Decelnber 15'-;. On January 15, 1949 the ~],1 c01mnodity .index was ~L~7 per cel).t. The s:l;:i,.ght, }p~r~se . in the gr..oups of cotton and cottonseed, grains, and meat an:iina1s, more than off- -. set the' tl8 points ' declili.e during ;th~ past 3o daJ1'9 :in the poultry index. : ; .. : . 9 , . ~ Prices o:f corn~. yrheat, oa~s, svvee'\ipotatoes, cotton, hay, 'cowpeas, soybeans, peanut~, beef cAttle, an'd milk cows made moderate increases during the pe-riod ~ . December 15 to Janua:ry 15~ Chickens and eggs made sharp declines and daj,ry products and hogs showed sJ,ight decreases. . . ... . I .._ , . UNITED .STATES: . The rev.ised Index of Prices Received by Farmers rose 2 points . from Dec'ember 15, 1949, to Janu~ry 15 of this year and novv stands at 235 per cent of its J anuary 1910-December 1914 base. The increase results mainly''from higher prices farme1;,s :rece%id for tTUck crops ~nd meat an:Unals which . more than offset:. lower prices fo:;- poultry:, .' . eggs:,, ;and .cla,iry_ prod1.. 1cts .' At the same time, increases in interest,. taxes, farm wage rates-~ and in. !=lrices - ~ . of feeder cattle raised the revised Parity Index (Index of Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes,'and Wage'Rates) 3l points to 2)+9. _\ The -Parity Ratio (ratio oL the Ind,qx of Prices Received by Farmers for tl:lings they sell to .the Illdex of -Prices Paid by Farmers for things they buy, inciuding :. interest, taxes, and farm.Wa.ge rate~) was 94 --. down 1 point from last month, and ( 10 points below a year ago .. :: .. ~.. :. - - - - - - - - : . Sum.mary .,..., - - - - J Tab:;I.e - ~ - .For The - - - - Uni.ted States &!::1 ... ,. ..... .,._ -:- - - 1 / ; :----:- - . ' - - - - - - - - - - I Indexes ----- --=---- ---- ----- ... 1910-14 100 ,' : Jan. 15, : Dec. 15, : Jan, 15, . 1949 -- 194:9 : : 195o ---- - : .: . . . : . ' : :~I ----- ... : Record high :-tnde:i~ : - -Date - - - : --- _.. . _ ~----- ..... . , Prices Received 265 233 235 306 Jan. 1948 .{ . : Prices Paid, _.-Interest; Taxes, & Vfage Rates: 256 ..<1 :-i l!f . . ' ... .. 246 2h9 262 .~/July 1948 Parity Ratio 104 95 94 122 Oct. 1946 : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .._ - .- - - - - - - - -- - - - -- - - ....... .....,. - . ....'....!.. 5/1/ January 1950 revisimn Als o June 1948. ' ' . : {' ' - - . .. . ... . ..~ ~ ,.__...,,. :;~... ' ~.- ~ ... ........._.....,....~!........ . ' 1.85 - 1'.85 . , . \~. )2:oa~.' 1:: - . ,.\....,...1'..93.. 64... {.25 lol3 . ' .40 76 70 .70 1-.66 ;. 1.31 i ,. 70.5 1,36 ,;) ~otton, ib. Qottonseed, ton ~ay (b~f~d), ton ~~s, pe'r cwt. ~:~ef -Cattle, cwt. Milk Cows 1 head Chickens, lb. Eggs, doz. Butter, lb. Butterfat, lb, j 25.7 31.6 65.00 ! 58.o 1.95 2.10 I 26.9 I . 27.6 I 43.oo 43,oo 1 .88 12,4. 22.55 - 2,36 2.02 2.15 29.3_, :_. 'i( ,?69 :::: ,26.5 65.70 43.30 43,60 17,50. 19,70 I I I I 15;50 15.20 I Hi',20: I 16. _50 I 13700 140.00 7.27 -5.42 48~00 24.70 . 21.00 I :10,10 14.80 21,90 15.10 2000 19.00 .19.40 J: 195.00 182.00 - 183.00 1 23.5 I 20.0 I . 11,4 I . 30.~ . -1 . 2.2.3 ~0,3 5558~.00 , ,. ~ ~ ,_~ Re: 9_,;.;~ 45,811 21.5 . < 4_?.t : .40.5 . 31.3 .59,,_9; . ,_,; 2,fi,.5 .. _6;l.5 .. . _ 57.4 58~0- 56.o " '26 .3 . s5,6 63,:3' 62.5 ; Milk (wholesale) i perlOO#J} ... $! c'6w-peas, Bu. Soybeans, Bu. Pe.an~ts, lb. __:$ i . $! jI_ 2.42 . "' 5.0 I . I 6.20. I 5.10 : 3.'45 ' I j 10,6: - :5,75 5.65 1 3.60 3.7o/j ~ '2~S'o 2,70 J ! I ll .j 1~~ 10.3 j 1.60 -. 4.8 relimlnary or anuary 1900. . . . Prices for loose h~y disconti~ued since most hay sold is baled. 4.52 4,24 2;27 10.5 II 4,2i L 3.24 I -I 2.09 I I I 10.4 I i ! 4.08 3.36 2,11 10.5 ' .. INDEX NUMBERS OF PRICES ~EIVED BY FAF.M'EBS IN GIDRGIA (August 190~ July. i9l4 ~ 100) Jan. Dec. Jan. 15 15 15 J 1949 1949 1950 ' All Commodities Cotton Grains & C o t t, o n s e . e d _; \,;:, .. . t rf-. . ... Meat .Animals ... DaJ.:ry J?roducts .. ' Ch;i.<;:ken & Eggs :... . Fruits Miscellaneous 247 253 157 ..... 377 230 ' 278. .. 193 186 210 209 126 320 222 244 ' l86. 166 211 214 ' ~ 132 522 220 196 186 .. .. 167 . . ., . .Aftet Five Days Return to .... United States Department of .Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics ' 319 E~tension Building Athens, Georgia Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300, OFfiCIAL BUSI1~SS Form BAE B~2Jso~2192 Fermi t Uo. 1001 .:::. ... ; ' !" . j ; iss. ~~ ellie M. Reese . Liorariari; tate College of Agri. , e,q. Athens ., Ga.. UNITED ~T,O.,TE.~ ot:.:MRTM E.NT QP A GR. fc u \..:fU RE. . . . ' .. ' UNIV~RllotTV OF vt:O"GtA OP AGFI.IGIJl..TU~t >) : \ ._,.,: .. ... ; ~thens " ,aeo rgia. .. . .. :.... , :; .i February 20, 195& LIVE$TOCK ON GEORGI.A FP.RMS' JANUARY 1, 1950 ' r ~1 Hvestocknunbers .on Georgia farms January 1 showed inch~ases from one year e:go for : ~ cattle,, hogs .and chi.ckens but decreases for workstock and sheep. - Total value of al+. ~ivestock -except cattle were dovin from last year :due to low9:r: average values pel" he g. d 00:-ttle showed e. subst nntio.l grdn p'nused by incr.eC,.sed invento:r:y o.nd slightly higher '(: ~.ve r o.g e prices. Totrl current v.n1ue for o.ll livctstock of $181,.1171 000 wo.s 3 per .cent le~s thnn the corresponding $ 186,6211 000 of Jon:u~ry 1, 194'9; '- ----- - " -- . :_ , ! . '!'he estirn.nt:cd 34,000 hqr.d of hors e s nnd 2241 090 '_fii.ul e s this ;yer-r were 8 p e r c ent below re$pe ctive figure s of 37 ,;000 nn.d fH4.000 lo.st .,Y.co.r. This is r.. continur,t ion of tho downwn r<;l trend of the p c.st s-cv ornl yor,rs ond is. n r efl ection of incroscid us c of tro.cto~~ nnd power e quipment. This de croc.se in works tock nunb u rs toge.ther vlith lower per ho o.d pric e s -r e sult e d in . 30 .per c e nt l oss v c lu(J .. $32,200,000 r.gc. inst $45 1 949;009 NunbGr vdues of -o f hogs vrr.s pl r. cod $35;ozo,ooo ~,nd nt 1, 700,000 hoo.d. r gdnst $38,977 ,ooo - o. docroo.sed 1, 604 1 000 l e st yor:.r 011 d vrluo of ton por cent, re sp c ~t!.\0 ' ' Cattle ~umbers of 1,220,000 compn r od with 1,0991 000 one y or. r. r.go showe d n v o.luo of $1011 6261 0001 or n 15 pe r cent gnin from tho corre sponding ~S8,579~000 of 1949, . thmb e rof chicke ns wns osti'Tl.r.tod nt 8 1 708 1 0001;>irds or nn incror.so C?f 4 por cent fran tho 8 1 3731 000 of lrst y ur. r. Vc.1ue f c l;t off: 6 pe r c ont b ocr.us u of lowe r current prices. Turkeys with 471 000 birds - uncho.ngod from l nst yor.r showe d n r e duction Of 12 I'o_r._ ca nt in v r.l uo DISTRIBUTION OF GEORGIA LIVE~TOCK VALUES BY KINDS ON FARMS t Po rc Gnt of tot nl v r,luo of liv6stock - Jcilur.ry 1, 1900) l Chi -- " -...,, $12 c 1 ken 147 s 1 0 & T 00 u r keys :"" ... __.....-~-- ----~- .. ..,-, -r-~-+-~..:.~~--------:.:...-. \~1' I, , ' ,, i ',\, 6.'7% / .' ./ \ " \ Horses ~~ 2,856~000 1. 6% / \ \I \ ' .. ' ,. /' I M~~ 2u9l1es344,000 . \ _ \ . \ !. .\ j . \ \ . : / 16 21o . . .,__\ _\1 -. Co.ttlo \ rI -...:i. .__;_____._____. :.-:. - -- -..:.\\'lI . ~ 101, 626,000 56. 1% 1 I ~ '\ H~ 3o5gs,o2o,oo o- -i ; j._ : . .\19~ 4% . . . / ) . .. ... \ / 'j ~ .'. r .. r: ... ./ \ j' '..., I '.':, .. /. . Ai'to r Five Do.ys R~turn to .. . . -.) + ::..- -----~--~ Un~t o d St o.tes Dopo.rtmont of Agriculture Bureau of Agricui~uro.l Economics- - ..-., .. 319 Ext ens ion Bui~ld:ing , .- ! ' ' Athens, Ge orgi e. OFF.ICIAL BUSINESS Fo:mi. BAE~Jl 2/50-6l29 PCi:nit No._ 10-01 I '. . / . . 1' Pdn ~. lty : for priv nto us c t r.void p nymont of post o.go $300. .. . . ' , : . t. ' J' ' I. ' ..- -,.J- 11. '. ' M. ,.Rp ocop .:LSS . .C :1 $ - ,. ~ ~ v -~, r .'-" 1.' b..r-a r i ,;'! .,;, ...,... .. ,._, - ~ . . ;:_:t:~; t e ,C6ll'ege o'. Agri ., -" ' \=~~ .- Athens. Ga. ; : t h . - - ~ .... . - ~~~ -...... ....... ;~-....~...-o,.. ~-~~...---.7 ':~';"". ;.~. ~1' ~ . ~:I.!""'" .. . ... . ,, ./. ..~ ..-:..r. ... .:t..,..,~ :". . ."'\ . . .. . .. . . -..... l ... ..~ ' . ' ' . _l Thousand Year . : He'ad: i. . 1939' t . 194Q.:~. . .... 'l :l. : r1w94z1 . '' ,...:.... :.i19914M3. .,:' .1945 ' ' 1,946 ' . 1947 1948 1949 1950 1939 ; 1940 1941 1942 - 1943 1944 ' -1945 . .1946 1947 ' 1948 19'i!9 1950 ,. Cattleand Calves 924 $ 21o.s0 953 '963. 1,011 1,062 234.0 2470 32;. 70 41>80 ' 1,136 ' 1,181 4490 4o~ ao 1,146 49.30 1,157 57 o"70 1,145 63.90 1,099 8Q.60 1,220 83.;30 $ 19,866 : 22,300 23,750 . 33,033 114,367 51,000 48',185 56,498 ,66,759 73,166 88,579 101,626 , Mule a and Mule Colts 331 .. ~- .' $ ],50,.00' $ 49,650 . 320 " . . 155..00 . 49,600 314 15000 . 47,100 311 ts5.oo 48,205 297 . . 17400 51,678 .. . 229a1s.c.... - .: 204.00 199~oOO 59,364 SG-,716 276 19400 53,544 268 20400 . 54,67~ 257 197a00 56,629 244 ' 173.00 42,212 224 131.00 29,344 Cows - ~d Heifers, _2 yettrs old and over, . ,. : kept :for milk... . . . - . . p 365 309 362 . 380 395 399 395 .403 - 399 ' 395 379 406 $ 3200 .35.00 . 37.00 50~00 . . 62~00 ~ - . . 69;.00 63';.00, 73,00 . 95;,00 94;.00 n6.oo 123.00 $ 11,680 12,915 13.,3~4 19,000 . 24;490 27,531 24,885 r 2$,419 33,915 37 t 130 43,964 49,938 Sheep and Lambs 1939 1940 1\341 .1942 1943 .-., - ... .. 1944 .. 1945 . 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 23 $ 3.45 $ 79 1,6.62 $ 7;.20 21 3.50 74 1,750 5..60 19 3.55 : 67 ... 1,590 5.90 . 18 4.45 ' 80 1, 732 . 9.o30 . 18 4.95 89 1,875 13.00 18 5,,40 97 2,065 12ol0 18 6.10 110 ~ 1,?32 . l2o50 16- 6;.40 : 102 ' .1,507 . 1720 15 . 8.60 129 1,688 21;.50 14 88o 123 '1,654 24;.30 14 9.30 130 1,604 24.30 13 9.8o 127 1,700 '20,60 . $ 11,966 9,800 9,381 16,108 24,,375 24;986 21,650 2!3. 920 36,292 .. 40.l92. ., !'38, 917. . 35,020 Chickens ( e."ltbluding chickf1 under 3 mos.) . ~lfeys 1939 7,900 $ .62 . 1940 8,219 56 1941 7,642 ;.59 1942 I '9,159''" e74 1943 10;.244 .92 1944 11,198 1.14 1945 9,811 lo20 1946 10,139 lo30 1947 9,256 142 1948 8,639 1>41 1949 8,373 lo51 1950 8,708 h36 $ 4,898 4,603 4,'509 6,778 9,424 12,766 11,773 13,181 13,144 12,181 12,643 11,843 46 $ 2j,45 $ 113 47 .2;30 108 52 2;.30 .;: 120 .47. 2 ~ 80 132 48 3;.80 182 45 5o00 225 35 5,20 182 44 5~t80 255 55 6;.30 346 41 6;.50 266 47 7,30 343 41 6.40 301 Total value ~s sum of values by age groups. .. Includeved a net increase during 1949 for the first time since 1943, The increase amounted to 2 per cent and placed the aggregate total for January 1, 1950 above that of the two previous years, but 16 per cent below the peak on January 1, 1944. The main features of this upturn were a. 3 p,Slr cen.t. inc;rease .il1 cattle numbers and the first increase in milk co\'TS since they started dropping 5 years ago. Hog numbers were -p.p for the second straight year~ and chickens and turkeys recorded gains. Sheep numbers continued the decline that started in 1942 but at a much slower rate. The number of horses and ~ules continued their downward trend. ~ven with a slightly larger number of livestock and poultry, the farm value of 13,211 million dollars v1as 1.0 per cent below the record high of 14,657 million last year, but 54 per cent .- !lbove the average. Except for sheep, January 1 values of all species were lower than a year - ~0 . .... . .. .. yattle numbers increased nearly two million head or about 3 per . cent during 1949. This marked ~ definite uptrend in the cattle numbers cycle which reached _t);le low point two years ago and !Showed only a slight increase during 1948. The increase in all. cattle was accompanied by gains for all of the different classes except steers. Hog numbers were the largest since 1946 and were up 6 per cent from 1asf; year. Nearly all the increase was in hogs under 6 months old and reflects the increase in the fall pig crop. . !):he number of hogs over 6 months old was about 1 per cent higher than last year. However, all of this increase was in the number of sows and gilts being held for spring farrowing. The number of other hogs over 6 months old was down 3 per cent from last year. Horse and mule numbers declined sharply and at about the same ra.te as a year earlier. This decline continues the downtrend vrhich began in 1915 for horses and in 1925 for mules. The number of chickens on farms, exclud~ng commercial broHers, was up 7 per cant from last year, P'Q.t was l per eeiit' b~low averagq. fullet numbers were up 12 per 9Cn'(; following an increase of 17 per cent . in chick~,ms rai~ed in l~9, while ben numb.ers dropped 2 per cent. Turkey holdings on farms J"anuaty..l wel.'e -'I,Ip 10 J?Cr O' ing upon such f a cto.rs as _qualit;y,size c.nd locatiQn. '..c.,, ll; , '. -. -~ - ' ' - ---- ...- , r- ~ ~~ _. r : . Acknowledg em~nt is made to the s awmill operators over Georgia. whose coopei-ation ha s made t h es e r epoits possibl"e. Also, v'aluable assistance in fonntilP'ting the price schedule and in ana lyz).ng the results was rendered by foresters of the- Ge org i a Agricultur-al -ExtensiOn Se rtic e , School of Forestry of the Unive rsity of Georgia, members of the State and Unit e d St at e s Fore s t Services, and the South~ as te rn Forest Experiment" St a ti on of the' U. s. Fore st Se rvice at Ashev ille, North .Car.olina ' . .. -- . ., ~ - ,. (Se e reverse side for _pr~9e do.t:a.) .. .t.' ARC HI E LANGLEY Agriculturo.l Statistician D. L. FLOYD Agricultur a LStatistic ian, In Charge Harry A. 1.;!hite Agricultural Statistician Return Aft e r Five Days to United Stat e s De pa rtm ent of Agriculture Bure au of P..gricultural Ec anomies 319 Extension Building Athe ns, Ge org-ia OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE - 2/50-1, 3~ Pennit No. 1001 Penalty for private use to avoid p ayment of postage $300. . i. s s. i~ e 11 i e L . e ~ s e , L i 1-, :" l .a.i.1 , tate Go ll ee ~ of Agri . , ~ q. At hens . Ga . . ' Kind . . . .. l -.: .rruml'lry 16.,'-.'1950 \ Pric e s for st ~din g T i~e r . , r-~;._: of . '. :: : (Pe r l,GGO Bd. F't. Doy le Sc a l e ) ,, . : _..:... Timl:ie r' :::~ _ :' Ar ea: l :. . Area 2 : Area- 3 . . . : .. .Ar ea ... ~ .. . : .. Ar~~ 5 . .. : St ate = t ~~ :.. ~~--..'.:....... ..: :~' I r-i4~5o Pine ,,. ! Re'd ,Ob:k I 10.75 l I lJ\rhite Oak ! n. 75 l $-Ys:6o j $' n~25 i i I I I 9. 00 -1 1o . 25 I $ . 1;~~~=- -~ i 9. 50 I 10.75 {o.~~...Y... $ ~~=~2~-:<.~ -~ 8.oo 9.00 9.00 10 .25 Gun ! ' I . II ! Popl ar l ! . 11.75 14 . 0.0. I I I 10 . oo 9. 25, I I I i ft ,t 1 . l 3..00 . '! .. i2 -o"o" :. l I .. . I' 8.25 9.75 9. 75 12.25 {' , ; ., . J unua r y 15, .. 1950 Kind of .. Timb e r .: P ric e s for .Sawlogs .at .Loc a l De live ry -P oint* : ( Pe r l, ooo Bd . ft . l)6y l e S c e.l e ) : Ar eo. l : Ar e a . 2- -- . Ar ea 3..;._.,..."'"':--=A-"r"'_e_a--:4-~.. -:-.'A:,""r-e--' a---"'"5:=---:- -s=:-t:--a-:-te-~-....-- Pine . j I $ 33. 25 I I i $ 35 . 00 I' I ' I . Re d Oak 27.75 33 . 50 J I Wh i t e Oak I l I G'UIT\ I I. 27. 25 I I .,! 29.50 I I i 32. 00 i I I i _36. 00 :I .J- I' Pop l ar ,, .. I ' 3 4 . ' 0 0, I .iI; . -! . ; 35'. 75 'i . ' $ 36. 25 28. . 00 30 . 59 ' 31. 50 34 . ~5 I I. $ 29.50 I 2'3. 75 I ,.. 25 . 50 2 1.75 I ! 28 . 50. ., - - - '$ 27. 50 $ 32 .75 25,25 i I 2 6. 50 I L I 2l. 25 i I I 2 6.00 i t 26.50 ' 28 . 00 28 . 75 .. 32. 2 5: ' ' . r.'' * At loca l R. R. I Sidings or at s awm i l l . ) FORESTRY AREAS I N GEORGIA .:>.,. ~--- - --------- \ . \ \ ."\. '\ 5 ,.. - -~-~ _______/...... .' ' . ., . .. . . .. ~- I, . 4 \ ' \ / .. -.,_ , ~- ~ \' . \ . . , I !: '\I , r-'_,/ - -~.....J. 3 \ - \~ -- . \ '- \ ------./__..--.....-'\' ,/ \ \ . ; \ ~~1 (\ r ) I ~ --.\ l \ \ . / / .. ('~-- ---.- ____J ( ' rl J ! .. \ -...._____2~_' __(). _. ____\ i(''..J .. 1, ' { r,, Athen,s, Georgia March ~~ 1950 . ; :i956 t ..-- FARM PR!~E REPORT AS OF FEBRUP.Rl': e s 1 51. 195G:: i. .t .. .I , -~ ~r'-:' f ' .'" GEORGIA: On February 15, t,he index of ~~ices re,ceived b:~/deorgia farni~rs ad,.; ' ' . vanced 7 p:oints and was 2l).(Fper oerit of the August 1909 - July 1914 average~ ::.; 1'he .c'!rren~ index ~~ 19 po1z:ts lowe:r. than q,l}::February 15 . on~ J_Tear ag~. ;;1;: Comparing prices in mid-February! 'with .a yea-r ago~ all eommodities were down except '. milk cows . .l'he CJ,;ve;ra;ge price of :most co~odi'j:.?-es wet! up slightly compared with J~munry 15; 1950 Eggs and oats viere the brU;Yitems showing a decline. . .., . :_.. .. -~ . .: .~ f' . . : t By groups of products, change . in index numbers from January 15 to February 15 were: meat animals chic;:kens a:r;d up 22 points, :cotton eggs dovm 20 P?:Lf.lts, and eottot!seed da.iry products up :!;! do'~ points1 grains 2 points, and D..dvnnccd J points~ fruits an.d :mis- cellaneous products were u n c h. ....a n g . e . d . ',! , , - \ UNITED STATESi : For the second con&ecutive month' the Index of Prices Receiveq by , . F'*,r.mer.s ros~ 2 point.s and it} midi-Fob~uary roa~hed 237 per cent of . the January 1910 - December 1914 base, the Bureau of Agricultural Economics armounccd to- day; Tho ; :indc:;~ on..February"l5 waq 7. per' 6ont bclo1v a year ago, .. . . Higher prices forhogs, beef cattle, veal calves, lambs and c;tton wore mawly'rospon~ sibl'e for tho risi3'"in tho Prices Roccivod Index. Among commoGlitios with lo,.;.cr prices in mid-F obru.ary than a month earlier TToro truck crmps~ dairy .p~oducts 1 and:oggs . ., 1 . , ,... Moannhilo, slightl-y l'o17er pri.ccs for food, clothifig, :and farm supplies lowered tho ~arity Index (Index of. Prices PG..:L_d,. Interest, Taxes 1 and Wage Rates) 1 point to 248-'..i about 2 . por cent bo101;V a year agO. : . -. . 1.. Tho Parity Hatio (ratii' of the Index of Pri'co's Received by Farmers to the Index of Prices Paid by Farmers Including Interest, Taxes? nnd wage Rates) nas 96, up 2 points from last month; 'ciid 5 points bclon a ycJ.r ago 'I - - - - -.- - - -.- -..:-S-u-m-m'a-ry-~ ~ ~~.;l- o -F- or-T-h=~.-: U:. -ni-to-d St ~ ,,n......t:_e s 1/: --. :. . ~ . - _; - .. - . ~ = Indo:x:os 1910-14 100 - - - - - - - - ~ Feb. 15, : : Jan. 15, : Feb. 15, . 1949 . 1950 . .. 1950 : - I n- dRecxc..o...,r....q.... , ; hig-,Dh-at o ..... __ _______ _ I ,.. Prices Received 255 235 237 J.~.~ .n. . ... l 9. J l ~ 8 ... Prices Paid, Interest; Taxes, & Hage Rates 252 249 248 262 2/July 1948 . --r . - Parity Rntio .. lQl 94 96 122 ,I ~ .... Oct . 19.46 --------------------------~~~------------~- 1/ Janunry 1950 revision. ~/ Also Juno 1948. . ; ..' D. L.r FtdYD: , -~ ~ -:- - ~ ~. Agricultural Statisticihn~ - rrt Charge ARC HIE LANG LEY Agricllltural SU1t i..s tid..a.d J/oi AND ,'J.'l .. UNIT Bu. 1'. Wheat, cqrn:, ~. ,.r,.' Bu. \ ~ats, Bu. ~;r:. ~~;;~~;..~.:~ ..~,... , ., - W J , C . - "'::." , ~- 'T' : " ; . ':Al~r' :~ 'i-:.;,. -~ .. . t.y~{ ...,.. , ' PRICES RECEIVED BY FAFMERS l'EBRU.ARY 10. 1950 WITH COMPAR!OOUS U:.IIU.IIGI.; -~ ;t ux!l.J.J :ti'l'A'J 'l!j;j . _Av~:ta~ Aug. '1 9- F'~l~5t." . ". uan. 15 . le~. 15 July 1914 ' .l-B49 1950 1950 _ Aver~ ...J Fe~. Aug. 1 g.. 15 July ''l914 ~ 1949 Jan. 15 1950 . .... . - $ . r--~~ ...........2.'"1"'&";; r 2.10 2.os $ :'9! . 1~~8 1.13 1~18 .. .ae . . : : : '!:' 1~94 '~."..r./.... . ""': . ~64 1.12 1.~- . ... 1.15 . $ .67 1.02 1.00 .95 .40 ,689 .705 .i!eQ_ ,' 15 1950 1.93 1.16 .706 Irish Potatoes, Bu. $ Sweet Potatoes, Bu. $ '"'i .l Cqtton, lb. qottonseed, ton $ Ha.y .. (baled), . :ton.~. ... $ Hqgs~ per cvit. $ /',, " Beef Cattle, cwt. $ Milk Cows, head $ ~: : Chickens, lb. .. Eggs, doz. 1.12 -.. .83 12.6 ..24.3~ 7.33 3.87 33.85 13.2 21.3 2_.50 .. . 2.60 1,85 2,10 31.0 .. 27..-s. . ' 53.00 .' 43.00 - . 19.70 17.60 . .: 15.20 18.00 16.50 .. . 136.()() . . 140.00 28.7 ~- :..' 20.0 48.0 45,8 loBS 2.25 29.0 44.00 20.10 15.80 17.70 138.00 24.0 37.0 . .70 .88 12.4 22,55 -- 7.27 5,42 48.00 11.4 21. 5 1. 71 I 1.36 1.33 2.44 -29.2 2.15 2.2l I 26.5 27.5 53.40 43.60 43.60 25.50 21.90 21.50 19,60 15.10 16.60 18,70 19.40 20,40 ' 187.00 183.00 184,00 29.5 20.3 21.8 41.8 . 31,3 29.6 But-tE\r, lb. But~6.~f1a.t, lb, 24.6 25.7 I Milk (wholesale) per 100/1; J} $1 I Cowpea4, .Bu. . $I 2~42 .. Soybean:s , - ' Bu~ $ ... 56.0 57.0 ' 6.20 5.00 3.45 53 ,0 53.0 56,0 56.0 25.5 26,3 5.65 5.60 1,60 3.70 - 3..70 I 2.70 2.70 - ~0.,5 . 57.4 57.3 64.1 62.5 63.1 4.30 4.06 3.95 I~- :36 4.18 - 2.05 3.41 ~11 2.12 Peanuts, -lb. 5.0 I 10.6 10.3 ! 10.4 4.8 I ),/ P r~'Hminary for lebru~ l~o~ . Pr1ces for loose hay d1scont1nued s1nce most hay sold 1s baled. 10.3 10.5 10.6 I .~ .. '' INDEX 11UMBERS OF PRIC~~ REC'EIVED BY F .hl~M~:RS IN GIDRGIA (August 1909 .. July 1914 :; 100) Feb. 15 1949 Jan. 15 1~50 Feb. 15 1950 All Commodities Cotton & Cottonseed Grains lf:eat Animals Dairy Products Chicken & Eggs Fruits 1ii scellaneous 237 211 218 243 214 2215 154 132 135 358 322 344 229 220 218 223 196 176 194 186 186 187 167 167 After Five Days Return to United .States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFIC.l~ BUSitTESS Form BAE B..3/f50- 55 Permit No. 1001 . Penalty for private use to avoid payment , of postage $300. . ... .. .. ,, ~ss. ;e B.ie hl 1,-ee-s0 , .; ra ~ i a .. ate Co l l eg of Agri ., ... q. . At h ens , Ga . UNITED !)TATE".~ DEPAR.TM ENT Of' . AGR I CU 1-TU RE. &ro;b UNtVE.RSITV. OF G'.0Pil.Gt,.._ COL.!..~<:> E. OP AGR.i GVLTUR.t. ~~ ' ',(,, OEOP.GIA AGRICUL'T\JRAL !.XTE.N&IO.N eE;RVl C ~ .. :ts, TRUCK CROP 'NE'tVS March ;1,9SO . : , GENERAL: Up until mid-February, G~orgia experienced one of the mildest w:i:n_ters on record. However, since that date, temperatures have dropped with ':jome frost damage occuring in extreme southern counti.es. The .ear1y_planted acreage of snap beans. was~ killed or serioU.sly damaged by frost. r!aterrnelons that Tiere up were~ dan1aged and considerable :replanting is taking place. Lack of soil moisture up until the first week in J.larch did ext ensive damage to the early spring cabbage crop in s outhern areas. Rairis have now been received in all southern commercial producing areas and th _ciJ..rrent outioolc is improved. CABBAGE, .EAll.LY SPRING: The spring cabbage crop in Georgia is in poor condition. Both quality and quantity vr.ill be short .thi s year due to the long drought in this area. Harvest season will be drmm out over .a long pericx:l since many-fields were replanted late~ . Unsatisfactory prices are being received at pre sent . Only 9 cars have bet3n shipped by. rail to Harch 11, co1iipare.d with 58 on the same date last year. CABBAGE, :t:JORTH GEORGIA: A small increase is .indicated for the NorthGeorgi~ cabbage crop. Recent cold weather j_n this area has caused some damage to the seed be ds. Transplanting may be delayed somevYhat due to .the _setback of ,the seed beds LETT\fCE: Lettuce prospects are :i.nt~)roved over one month a f;o as rain has been re- ceived in this area. J"ight harvest is expected around lilarch l,t}. Th.e acreage appears to be about t ile same as last year. ONIONS: Prospects have improved as good rains were received clurin:z the first half of l.!.arch in the main producing areas of Georgia. Disease infestation is reporteq light this year due to better than usual organized spraying programs. ffiiSH POTATOES, EARLY SPIUNG: This crop :i_s off to a good start in the principal commercial area of Southeast Georgia. Recent low temperatures hcl've retarded grovvth but actual damage has been minor. The prel:L'1linary acreage is est:i.Jnated to be slightly l arger than one year ago. WATERMELONS: February acreage intentions indicate about a 7 percent iri'c:rease over acreage harvested last year, or a current figure of h9,QOO acres. Planting was delayed somevrhat due to the extreme dry weather in January and February. Some damage by frost to the early plantings has caused cons iderable r eplanting in extreme southern counties. No planting has taken place in central Georgia to date. . .. D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge L. H. HARRIS, JR. Truck Crop Estimator TRUCK CROP NEWS . - OTHER STATES March 151: :f95'() r"..i: ...\ : '"" ...,.. . CABBAGE:. ,The cal:;>bage crop is in very good condition in tpe !11;).in producing areas . of Louisiana. Light movement cori't:i.n\J.es but cut-t;.ing is b eing delayed until prices become more favorable. Cuttillg is active in the Mobile area of Alabama. Peak harvest is expected a.round ApriJL 1. The spring cabbage crop in South Carolina is in much better condition than on March 1. Shipments should become general the week of March 20, and reach peak about April 10. SNA.P BEAillS: 'Recent rains in centra], and north Florida have been very helpful in getting these plantings off to a go:l950 may turn out to be l ang~_f 01~ SI;lGl.ller than ;LndicaC.ect~1 J:ly)cea,sql),! :(),f: weath'err r: . ' -, conditions, price changes, labor supply, financial conditions, - t'he agricultural program, anti the effect of this r~port its elf upon farmers' action:;; .C(t ' :,: -~~~~~~i:::~~~}?~&,:rNb~~r,~~:::::~2::: ==~~== ::,= ", . .: - . ' : : . : . P L A N T. E D - A C l1 E A G E .S . , .. . CR0 P . : .. ,: -: _-A- ve- ra- ge--: -----"-: -In-dw ica-t~-d-- : - -1- 9_,~ -o .- }as-:-' : :: ; ; 1939-U8 : 1949 : : 1 9;~0 : ,pet. 9_f 19L.9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ : - - - .- .- - - -Ti1-ou-sa-nd-s - - - - - - - :- ; ;_~, ,PE- ;,r ,. ~. Ce..."J~. -t ~ - Corn.,,,.a11 . '89, 825 . i : 87 ~ 910 ~ 02 , 7q~, .'" , j ._. ' ;- ' :. ~94:il: All!5pPing'.i: :: . 1 83 ,, 689o/ 36 :. : J,.3b, ,, 26u -.:: LI j 07 2:"'1)" : ; . : : ~ .f . l1 :.. v -BB b 7 t.~ .. .j .;.:, : - -" l.d,1:;525 : )_f?-, 9.61+ -; . : .. _1Q7~? _;" : Barle~ .. ~'" :":. -, , . : l h , 713 11,208 lJ~-879 :.. : L:3 , 8 . . Sorgh;U.."fls-.:Tor --.9-11 purposes Potat~e~ Sweetpotatoes . : 16 ,635 11,75L~ : 2; 718 .. 69{). ;~:r.!t:, 1, 5912~.h8 l h , 5q{3 ~: i.-.).,_:6860:23. = .l 23 .V -: :?:. . 96 .8_ 110 ." :<: TobaccoJJ _ Soy"'e.an;;-,2y -< ::> : ;~ :.:,. _ ;L~ 65o' ,: :;;{:' ];~626 ._. -, " ; : ' 1'2 ~o59 ll,l.f09 < 1~582 l 3 , 5DO 97.-3 1 1 8. 3 < <: Cowpeas ~7 _ , ,:; _ ,_. ,, .-= i 2,2b1 :, 1,177 ; '';1.!'192 101 . 3 ' . Peanuts. 2/ ' . .. . . .. : .: . 3,634 .: 2., 929 : Jl:2';570 : 87,7 I rHay 1/ - . .. . . . . . . .t. J : . 74.,1.!70 ,,. : . . 72', 8y:; : .75., 091 : 1.03 1.' __ . A'creage""'"liarvested: - - - - - ..- ~- - ..-: - - - - -: - -~ :: :- :~ ~ :- - - - - .:- - - .... - ~/ Gr~~~- a:~~ ~~;.~1;~:-::::-~: :- .""7:~ . C .H 0 p,~:: :, . ,,_ .. ,. : '1\.crea~.ss': y3.~1'd I?e,r::::.. - _,,'.':'':: : '"f :t'i'Cl.icatefl';;. !'~ ' 195.0 .as.. r . - , --. ,:- '! rlabte~ci ;Pl ant ed"'= - 19h9 1 950 ~- ::' - ~ cf~ .. . : Thousands: Acre ; Thousands : Thousands : of- ;t.9lf9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' - :- ~ - ...,.. - - . - - - - -.-- - - - --.,-;- -~ . -; . ~ -:-:-::-. -;~ ~~ ...,.._1 ~ft"':""" Corn ' b,'f'- f 0ats, bu. ,. .< ,. ' i < ... '' ,. ., ; : : :.~ ,''1 652 - \ _.. ~,.- : .t .:.--. .-.-;":'_,,._:,...,; , 777 12 5 1'7 3 :,<.: . L_; 'J-' -.46' ;3 6 :~ : -~ :;1--.04.: : .;' . ,-r-!,~J":.":l::'.l)Jr'':.2.:.rl u_;.. ...: .~:...'."ic. .,;:_:.; .;f.J....~.s..,;..,L~~r...~k:. :""-.1~..-~' ..-... : ::: ."-." ..:~: _ 1.~ o~t::.;.;.': Barley, bu. 7 18. 8 6 -:.:-:;;ci):.; <' ~ -: ' ' '' 100 Irish Potatoes, all, bu. _: 23~1: 6 7.0 18 ~-y -1~-- -~r: _, :_ _..a:_q.o Sweetpotat oes, bu. Tobacco, all, lbs. 1/ 90 76.0 : 69 89 .7: 985 : 93 .....:. : 19:.: ..:} r _I) 95, ;.STATESI ~ ~.r.,b.ti.Y~lY.~.B,rge' acreage of spri~~;~ : dropt ~sill prospect for 'l?50 The . . .1ncrease in ~li~ t?tal of 'l? crops (including . hey-~ fo;o which :P~?Sp:ect1ve acres are estimated, 1s from 274.2 DU.lhon acres in 1949 to 277.9 milbon acres thu seaso-n. In .. - terms of total planted acreage, this increase is more than offset, however, by the large decline in winter wheat seeded last fall. Declines in acreages are large for corn and ~ring wheat, small for peanuts, dry beans, rice, potatoes and tobacco; all these a.re crops for which acreage allotments will be in effect in 1950. .. Pri~ci'Pal crops planted or grown in 1950 may total nearly 359 million acres, allowing for duplicahon"S and for _numerous crops not yet surveyed. This would be about 1%- million acres less than in 1949, also less than in 1948, 1944 and 1943, but would exceed: the total in any other year since 1937. The peak period was in 1930-33; when the range was 369.5 to 375.5 _million acres. comparisons are possible between prospective plantings and allotted acreages ~d.er government programs in only a faw instances .For wheat, the pro~ective 19,727,000 acres of spring wheat plus the 53,023,000 a.eres of winter whea.t, totaling 72,750,000 acres, is very slightly below the national 'allotment for all wheat. For cotton and peanuts, legislation is still pending whi~ ,may permit inereased. acreages. At the tiule farmers reported on intended acreages, in.. dividual farm allotments were rather generally known for wheat, tobacco, and potatoes, but not in all 'instances. For corn, rice, peanuts, and dry beans, individual allotments were rarely lmown, although the general phases of the programs had been published. Thus, ac;tual acreages . planted m~ be changed so. mewhat as ., allotments become lmown for individual farms. ~ A sharp decline in food grain acreage is in prospect, compared with 1949. W'inter wheat acreage . wa.s reduced 15 per cent and prospective spring wheat is down 12.5_per cent. If yields of spring wh~_~t should 'be a.t the 194~8 average, about 1,185 million bushels of all wheat m~ be produced in 1'950. Allotment a.ereages were originally designed to obtain production of 1,125 million bushels, bu:t were later liberalized. Farmers werl;l able to take into account most factors affecting 1950 crop acreages in making their plans. Availability of farm labor i.~ not reported to be: a limiting factor. Nevertheless' many farmers sa;y that they plan to curtail acreages of crops involving heavy hired labor requirements, shifting to these they can handle themselves with mechanical equipment, in view of relatively high wages. ~inery in use and available was ample for making rapid progress when fields ~ere rea.d;y' last year, and is likely to be ample again with more fall plowing done than usual. Sum>lies 9f some spring-sown gr~s and clover for seeding have been a little difficult to locate 1ii. some areas, but this is not likely to limit plantings seriously. Plans r~orted as of March 1, well ahe~ of plan~ing__ time in. much of the country, are neces- ~ serily subject to -modification. One factor aiffi~t to evaluat"e is a. possible further effect of acreage allotments for several crops when they become known for indiVidual farms. fQ!!: The 1950 planted acreage of co_rn is e~eoted to be 82,765,000 acres or about 6 per cent below last yea.r, a.ecording to farmers' reported intentions as of March 1. This compares with la.St year's planted acreage of 87,910,000 a.eres and the average of 89,825,000 acres. The 1950 planted acreage would be the smallest in over 50 years, reflecting .the effects of acreage. allotments in the commercial counties of the Corn Belt end in other important producing States. WHEAT: This year' :s all wheat total of 72,750.000 acr~s will be about 14 per cent below the - . 84,931,000 acres planted for the 1949 crop, but 10 per cent above the 1939-48 average of 66,026,000 acres. The indicated total 1950-planted acreage is slightly less than the acreage allotment for ell wheat including acreage allotted under the provisions of .Public Law 272. - . ~~ The i950 acreage of oats, including both fall and spring planted, will be at a. near re. . . cord: level according to farmers' reported intentions. At 47,964,000 acres, the l~d devoted to oats will be about 8 per cent more then ~ 1949 and 12 P.er cent above average. TOBACOOa A total of 1~581,000 acres of tobacco for 1950 iS indicated by reports of farmers . intentions as of March 1. This is about 3 per cent below last year's acreage. Most of the reductioz; is taking place in burley acreage, but substantial cuts are being made in dal'k ,Ul'"CUl'ed and f~re-cured types. PEANUTS& 'l'he prospective acreage of peanuts to be grown alone for all purposes in 1950 is in- : , d.icated at 2, 570,000 acres - 12 per cent less than the 2, 929:000 acres grown alone in 1949. This includes peanuts for picking and threshing, for hogging-off, and for other purposes. Growers' plans, ~ reported about March 1; could be modified by the changed regulations now peing considered. .. .After Five Days Return to ~nited States lle,)a.rtment of Agrieul ture ' Bureau of Agrlcul turel Economics , ~ 319 Extension Building : . Athens, .Georgia Penalty for private use ,to awid payment of postage $300, 0FtiCIAL BUSINESS form BAE-h-3/5().4,190 Permit No. 1b6i ~ se , ~i ra ~ ian . t a t Col l w o gri ., eq . A-L.e s , Ga . !'!!"!!~-....=~~"- .. --- ~~==~======= ~=~----- UNIT0 5TATE.~ Dt.PARTME.NT OF" AGFtiC.UI-TURE.. {9ro-j; UNIVE.kSITY OF uF..OI".GIA , C.Oll...f.~.a: t?f' -~GR.I.GIJLTVFlt. .. ' I,' ~ ,.- 1 ... - ~ - ~ : .:_. !' .-. ~ ~ ';1.. . .rJ - .r ~: :~~ ." ' . T R u G -K- At.hem, Georg.:i,a. c R.o P . 1-l ot-E s April 1, :1.950 . : . GE~RGV, AGRiC4~TU, RAL~.. ! T -: , E.XTE.N &Inl'!l :lf;.n.YIC~!.' :.. : ... - . ~ :. I ' ...; .. ,, -' : ~: : .. "':. . h:etin un- ., GENERAL: ...---~ '.W. .eather conditions'. iri 'Geo. rgia during the last two .. ..wee. kS.' .h...a. ve . _ _ _: ~.a:t~fac.tory fo!' ._Y.ouqg tr.uck crops. Strong winili; :o;n,:.Mafieh: 2,7_-l{h apd light fr.ost ;on .-the 3.0th and 31st 'ciii considerable damage~ -t~ some of March 27th di\i -coasidexable.-ctamage . . ~: . '~ : to the yourig snap beans that w_ere coming up. The ex- ...ten:t. ofdp,mag_e .ll4.s. n()t been d~terni~ie d ' but s9nie replapting vrill be necessary :An 'inc'rease in acrea-ge is indicated over last year t s acreage iri s oU,:th Georgia. .: . CABBAGEj s~~'.I'i-I GEORGIA:: -Har.~est of t1.1~ 1:1arly _spring cabbage:.ha's been active- :_' . .. . .. :. ....~ ;. . > .. cluring thE3 ,pa$t tvvo. r;reekp. The -cabbage deal in South underway: in the .Mobile area of !l.abama._ Quality is good but unfav- . ,:, o:rrab,le pricel> . may result in some abandonment. Ail ampfe supply of :-good quality cabbage is. now generally available in South Carolina. Cutting of early cabbage in Ocn:teret county of Nerth Carolina: should get underway about April 15t' withJ>eak movement commencing .a week later. A good cabbage orop is ready :in ~uisiana but ~ unfavorable market is discouraging cutting. Some ~rea.go has . been . reported powe(f up .fot pl"antlJng to .Other :crops, In Florida shipments of cabbage declined slightly dUJ"ing the ' sE)cond hal:f of the month, Market conditions have been most : di scourageing throughout the entire sea.sim and economic abandonment has been heavy in somo areas. LETTtJCEa Generally, North Carolina's lettuce crop is in fairly good oo:ridi tion; however, some . of the oldcst .plants were damaged ra,thor severely by freezes which occurred around the :Urst o:f..March., F$;rst harvest of Romaine and Iceberg is expect-ed to get underwSQT around April 15. ~c South Carolina. lettuce crop is in good qondition. MOvement began the last week in March and is expected to 'bo heaviest around mid~April. IRISH :POTATOES& Irish potato prospects in South Carol ina are very good. Stands are generally good and plants are looking ~ell ~ - 'the .:Ala.bama crop escsped. wi:th minor damage frqm recent low temperatures and tho current outlook 'i's' e:ood. Minor digging will get underway in southwest Alabama. during the nex-1; two weeks, but volume movement is not expected unt.il the la.~t week in APril .: ONIQNSI lXD'IJlly m~ldew is seriousl,y affecting the .onion crop . in Louisiana. and some l'lf the acreage -: . . is a.l.rea.dy .reported wip!,'ld out, ,A:bandonment of acreage P:.as b.een heavy in the 'Raymondville section of TeJ(:as. .''l'he heavY- infestation o thrips and blight around mid.,..Fobruary af~ectod practically "all c1ops .in th~s area. The ~y weather has done considerable damage to . ...the early .CUctn~J6.:tsi spring : ~ The onion .. crop in -T.e-x~-~-- Al:a.bama. c;rop is up t~ a . . s~an,d :i:n -;Baldwin: county, after ~onsiderahle replanting. . ll..ost of the oucumber acreage i:ri SouthCarolina has been seeded. an.d is '\lP~ to a good stand. In Louisiana planting has been deleyed by wet weather in March. l/.ost of the acreage . 'th:a.t wa~ .,eede.d.w~ll prob~bly have to b~ ,replanted. .. . ; '.I TOlvWOESl Transplanting o South aai-olina~ tomato~i; is 8Pout complete in the ;Be aci'o:re;.cha.rlesto~ area.. Some plantings direct ' to the fields are ,yet to be made, Conditions ha.vo not been favorable fpr setting this. crop in Al.al.nuna. .pettiAg shoul!i. be active during ~e next two . weeks _if weather permits . tt .. : : . . . , ' i _, , .:. ,: ._; . .; . . - . . WATERMEIDNS The s?eding of watermelon acreage is well ~ong in Sou~h. C~ilina. with ~ome early :. third o f . t h e plant~ngs up. acreage escaped In the Leesb~g dalllage; .f~o)ll the area of Flor1da.1 the op1n1on 1s that about oneld.d-FebJ'Ua.ry-f:rost and, .i;p.at hai',.estJ..pg ..of this acre~age :W~ll :start in late April aJ1.d early l4ey; . "ln the : &ea. north .~f'J,eale... t.~e . ~.1:01> ~il:! ~ener :. . ;ally tW() wee~~; . to. f3. mo:qt_l'_J. l~t~.?.+: thap last ye.er, Much of the good progress that was m8:cto.1n tho . early plantedwa.te;melon ' sents per pound; Corn, 9 cents a bushel; Wheat, 6 cents a bushel; Sweet Potatoes, io cents' a bushe'l; Beef cattle and veal' calves, 40 and 5{i "cen,ts a cvvt., respectively; Cotton, a cent a pounO:; and Cott.onsEted, a . dollar a ton. Dairy products were slightly off in price, wh:i,le othe~ commodities . not lis ted remai9ed practiqally tm<2hanged.. . ' ; UNITED,~STXrES. : - The I'ndexof P:ric'es Paid b:v Farme1~s inc],uding Interest, .Taxes, and . . . .. r~ge Rate., ro s e 2 . points , (nearly 1 per cent) dp.ring the. month end- ed March 15. During the same period, the 'Index of Prices I{eceived by J:i'arm~rs re:~ main'ed \mchangeda't 237. As a result, the Parity .H.atio (ratio of the Index of Prices Received by Farmers to the Index of Prices Paid by Farmers including'Inter- est., Tax es , and Wage Rates) declined one p oint to 95, the same as December 1 949 and the lowest, .except for January 1950, since July 1941. ,..,. The rise in the Parity Index rf's~lted from _-widespread. but mostly sr,1all price in- creases in several of the groups of commodities b oU,ght for both living and produc- tion. Feeder livestock vvere substantially higher; building mat erials, food, and feed advahced mode r ate1y . Pric es of auto supplie s , farm supplies, and seed were a little l ower l l . . .. .. . , .. lllthou~h tl{e Index of P-rices Hece:i,..ved_ by Farmers was unchanged this month, prices of fruit, :c9tJcon, grain, meat animals, and: pou,ltry and eggs were higher.- . These in- creases vrere. offset by'decreases in prices of truck crops and, dairy products. -------.------.- . ' ' Sununary Table for the United State s 1/ - ~ ~--------------- ~---- Inde...xeS' ; Mar.-:: 15, : Feb. 15, : Mar. 15, : . . : Record -hi-gh . . . . . (1910~-l[~ ~ ':Lob)_~ _: _- ~ --i~Lf9 : 1950 : 1950 _:.-:'""ri}d~x--=- - -_ Date--;-:-. - - - - - ""!'"" - - - ~ - - Prices Received Prices Paid, Interest, - - - - - 258 - - - - - 237 - - . . - ...,. - - 237 - - - - -... ' - 306 ' - .:..... - ' .. . - - - - - - Jan~ 1 9l.f8 Taxes, lie Hag e Rates 255 248 250 262 :~/ July 19l.f8 Parity Ratio . 101 . 96 . 95 122 . Oct. 1946 - 0 --------------~------- ' ---------------~-~- 1/ J anuary 1 9~0 revision. ~/ Also June 1948. D. L. FIDYD Agricultural Statistician, In Char~e HARRY A Y!HITE Agricultural Statistician . . , . : ~ '' - ' - i - ' - - - - -- .l' . . 4 ... eat, Bu. $ ~; Bu;. $ 0!'1-ts, Bu. $ .'" 4 ~tish ~otatoescBu. $ Sireet Potatoes, ~U $ _ ; O'pttonf, Lb. l.;~ Cptt6nseed, ton $ ~Y- (baled),. ton .$ 1.24 .91 .67 . 1.12 ... ... $_ ~~ef Cattle, ewt. $ l~~J Mil.k 'cows, head ;~~ickens;> Lb. ' ~ggs, doz. ~tter, lb. . J B,1. ftterfat, lb. i.&rk, 0ilholesale) ;per lCJ?# "J) 25. 7.. Cwpeas, Bu. Sqybeans, Bu. $ $ ... Peanuts,- lb. 5.0 ; 2.05 2,05 2ell 1.45 ;. 11~ . i.95 1.27 2.55 k.75 I 53..00 l rs.oo 19o00 .I 139.00 I 29.~ J 1.85 1.85 2,25 2.35 I 29.0 30.0 45.0 20,10 . 1~80 17.70 15$0 rs.1o 13800 24.0 3i.o 140o00 30.5 35.8 540 530 52.0 56.0 55.0 4;85 . 5o60 5e50 385 10.4 ~88 .64 ~40 . . -70 ' " 1.98 .70 .. 7e27 5e42 48.00 1.60 .... ... 28.7 20;00 2050 189.00 . 30.3 41.2 6oa 63.4 }:} Preliminary for Ma,rch 1950 ' .:. P:rices for loose haY. d~scont~nue_d~s_i_nc_e_ _l_ll_o_st]!?..x_so1d ~s-::b::::al::::::ed.::':=: l.o93 198 hl6 hi9 .72 27~5 43e60 2le50 28.0, 43.00 2+,2d: -1:6e60 20-.40 184:o00 2~ 8 29~6 1610 zi.oo . 186e00 23.8 573 .; 56;.7 63.1 ., : 3;,95 3.o4l ; 2;.12 10.6 355 2;.25 ..19.5 I :t.".DEX NUMBERS OF PRICES RECEIVED BY F.ARMERS IN GIDRGI.! (J\ugust 1909 - ~uly 1914 :a 100 ! . ' ! 1. : All Commodities Cotton & Cottonseed G:rains }1!eat Animi:ll s . . ~ty Produc.ts .< Chicken & Eggs . Fruits Miscellaneous II , ...... - ., .~..... After Five Days lteturn to United States .Department of Agriculture Bp.;r:eau, of Agricultural Economics 619 Extension: ~uilding _.Athens, Georgia .on:ICAL BUSINESS _. Form B~B-4f~2255 Permit No.- -1001 Mar. 15 Feb~ 15 Mar. 15 1949 !"950 1950 -2-3-9 --------~ 21-8~---------2-2-4--. 2~ ~5 2~ . ' ' 160 135. 144 . 372 344 . 349 . 226 ~1 2!8 213 m 1~ ' 195 186 186 189 167 169 . . t.i. Fe+1al ty for private use .to avoid payment of postage $300. ~ . . . . ' 't .. .. ' . i. " ,. . . '1 ,'.:: . i'ss . .Te llie M. ee s e , LL . rarian ~ tate Coll ege of Agri. , _e q . At h ens, Ga. UNIT'E.O !>TAT.~ DE.PAi<.TM f:.NT OF Cfro-1;. AGRIC..U\...TURE.. UNI.VU?.SrT-Y Of' . GF:.O"'-GIA C.OLI..E.OE. OF AGA-1.G\.11-TUR.t. Athens, Georgia April 11 , 1950 ' .. 'i GIDRGI.A 1949 GOlvlvlERCIAL BROII&R FROLUCTION HIGHEST IN HIS'IORY OF STATE . ., Georgia. 1949 commercial broiler pr.oduction set an all time high reccird . for the State with a total of 45,574,000 b,irds marketed during the year. This was the third consecutive year that 'all previous records have -~een surpasseO.. 'l'he 1.949 figure was 38 per cent above the 33,025.;000 bitds produced the year before and S9 per cent more th?.n the 28,71,7,000 of .. , 1947. As usual, Georaia ranked third in the nation with Del.awar.e a:r;1d Ma.ryl.and holding first and seoon4 places, respectively~ Gross income from broile;s amounted to .$32, 9?7,000, or an increase. of 13 per cent over the previpus high of $29,108,000 for 1948 and 35 per cent greater than the $24,191,000 of 1947. Average live weight per bird vtas 2.7 pounds compared with 2.6 in 1948 and identical ~ith average weight of the tW;O y_ea;rs before ~- Average price per pound live weight was 26.8 cents compare.d w~ th 33.9 one. year ago and 31.2 cents in 1947.. . . . . . . . .. . . . ' Main commercial counties are C:herokeo, F0rsyth and Eall with Barrow, Cobb, Davson~ Fulton, G~~ett, Habersham, Jackson, Lumpkin, White, and a.dj?ining counties maldn~ up most of the r~ . ma.J.mng commercial areas. Some other sca.ttere(!. cottnt1es produced eome bro1lers and current . further e~~sion . i, s taldng 'p1.ace. '. ~IAGRAM ~WING PRODUCT. ION A,HD .VAIJJJi! QF GIDRGIA BROip:RS .. . (P,eriod 1935 ... 49) . r ----- --~--- - ---- -. . .-.------,-..- I 4 5 1 -t Year N't2gor ralo2 ..r=-~~;_ 45 I l I I i 1935 000 $ 230 I 1936 "1937 800 1 ~ 100 384 539 140 I . 1938 1939 1940 "1941 1,300 1,600 3,500 6,000 611 67S 1,495 2,775 1942 10,000 5,152 1943 17,000 12,198 1944 24,000 19,116 1945 29,520 24_,466 35 '1946 22,435 20,171 . 1947 28.,,'717 24,_191 . 1'94f: . - ~-s~ozs- 29-;Tos- t- 40 .. I 1949 45,574 32, 97? ' Millions Ye a. r s Millions . ' . '. ,f ! - ! ~ . . . ~ ; . . ..- ~ ..,. UNl'rED S!4TES; COMMEHCIAL BROILER REPORT . . Apout 1,482 milliolf pounds, ).ive weight, of commetc'ial broil~rs were produced in !10 ~tates in 1949 -- 37 per cent'' more ' than in 1948. 'l'he average live vveight pr'ic~ was 2S.l cents compared with 359 cents in 1948. Gross income from .broilers was $hl61 66h,OOO -- 8 per cent more th~n . ;l.ri 1948. Although farmers p::.oduced 37 per cent mbre broilers in 19LI9 than in 1948, they received only 8 per cent more for their b ~oilers bc;cause the .a:verag~. :price n.ts 22 per cent ld'V1er than .in ~9.48. ~ 'I ',. , , ~ ,' ."' ,i ' . ' . . ' ~o.. ' D~laware led all States with 15 _pEn" .cent of the Nationl~ broilers :Ln i9l~9 ;fol,.lo.Wed b~ M?-z:yland Vvith .lf? ',per' c~t~ Ge'q,tpa V(~th 9 per cen-t, Virginia and Arkansas with .8 per -cent. each, Te:~~a;~ 3~ .... -2"b.3-- -1"b,992- Dei.--- ....53,24) -lc:),o"bo- - 35:1-- -rf7,93"b- 7l-;BE1- 222,TIJI - -i1 .2 - ..- - 6'0 ,751'6- Md. 38,233 122,)46 31.~.7 42,45~ 413,174 149,339 27.0 L~O,J22 va. 26,477 8.2,079 35.4 w. Va;. .; 11,817 38,996 35~0 N. c. 18,286 53,029 347 s. c. 3,951 10,273 Js.:o 29,056 l3,6kt9 18,)_~0 1 J,9olt 38,127 1181 194 13,708 43,866 21, 9h3 61,4lrO 6, 519 17,6o1 26 .9 2'7 .8 26.9 3o .o 311 794 12,195 16,527 5,2so Ga. Fla. 33,02) 85, 865 7, 271J 18,190 : 33;:9 'rere more favorable than last year. In Georgia the abnotmally yrarm Tieather during the vvL'1ter 1nonths failed to produce the necessary hours of cold weather to induce the d6rmancy of most varieties and t he development of the crop has been very irregular.. The Elberta trees bloomed in the extreme northern section of the State earlier than in the Fort Va lley section. Heavy frost 2.nd below freezing weather dl~ririg March caused considerable damage to tt1e North Georgic;t crop. The re- ports fro m Jaclcson and Hab ersham county area indicate an almost total failure. On the morning of Uarch 31, the teaperature dropped b elow freezing as far south as Fort Valley, and the damage nas severe in many areas. The damage yms heavy in all sections north of Hac~m . South of; Macon the current prospects point t;o a :j_ight crop. The below freez;i.ng weather on J:,Iarch 31 damaged the Hiley 'crop, .especially in lm: places . Elberta's came throur:;h in f air coridition in Fort Valley and Montezuma . are~s. Alabam9- and 1\lississippi report heavy losses from March ;freezes . . mri Arl~ansas, peaches Yrere in fu],l bloom on April 1 in all commercial areas. Although s ome buds vrere killed by frost the last week of Earch, the outlook is ..very promising. in the Clarksville area and fairly promisipg in the Nashville-Highland and Crovley Rj.dge sections, In Virginia, there was some kill of early blooming fru,it in the southern and southvres:tern counties, but in ,the comnercial producing areas cold weather retarded the develo'prnent of b1,1ds and there had been very little damage as of April 1. D~ L. FLOYD Agricultura,l Statistician In Charge JJtCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistici an UNITED STP,TES '-:- GENERAL .CROP REPORT AS QF APRIL 1, 1950 . . .. . progress of farm work and vegetative development slowed down under ~elatively un- favorable March weather in most of the country. h'luch of the advancement resulting from the niild winter was offset, and numerous area'S now report backwar dness of a. few days to a. week or more~ . Snow remained only in northernmost areas, but .fields were wet ri-.orri melting snow and March rains so that li_ttle work or seeding was pos~ible before April l. . Little concern is felt yet, however, as more than the usual fall plowing was done a.n:d mecha.ni zation of farms enables farmers to make rapid pro- gress :once they can get star-ted. - A few warm, sunshiny days in early April w-ould do much to rectify the general situation. Fall sown gr~ins ,. meadows and pas .tnres were growing slowly; some winterkill and heaving was apparer1t in areas where snow cover pad been inadequate. Soil moisture is mostly adequate, the chief problem area. being. tn the cent:r.al and southern Great Plains and the Southwest, as most other dry areas received rain or snow in March. ' Prospects for the winter wheat crop have declined and the current estimate of 764 million bushels is 121 mil~ion bushels less than forecast December 1. This is chief ~y because of. the continued dryness, aphid infe .station and acreage abandonment in .'t-he southern Great Plains As the crop emerges from d9rma.ncy, some thinning of ~ta.nds is apparent in East North Central States, where alternate freezing a.~d tha.w- ~ng occurred because of inadequate snow cover 1 In most areas outside the southern Great Plains, .reductions in prospects and acreage losses a.re rather wide spread but telatively light, occurring largely in fields where frost heaving or standing water ~illed wheat plants. Soil moisture is mo stly ad t;: quate for the present in central Gre at Plains a.rea.s,but spring rains wUl be nee de d to maintain continue d developrpent. Live s tock have been moved from ~~heat pa.stur,es in mo~.>t areas. Growth of vegetation was rela.ti vely slow during March, retarded by c.older than usual weather. Pastures and meadows were slow to start, but with e..mple so~~ moisture, . most areas are in a. p osition to make good growth when wa rmer weather comes. Pasture cond ition, at 80 per cent, was l point below average for April l and 5 points b e low the relatively high l evel a yoar ago. Poorest pasture condition is reported in the dry Southwest. In the 'south development has been slowe r than usual, but pastures we re still supplying rel a tively good fe e g. Fruit and nut crops have face d severe haz.ards during the winter and on April 1 still had t he usua l April and Ivla.y s pri ng frost hazard to p a ss. Suppli e s of or anges for spring and summer will be a t en th .large r th&.n E y e ar &go, but li mited grape fruit supplies will be avail able from Florida throuz h May and from Ca lifornia during the . summe r. App les a ppelir to heve survive d in ali princ i pal producing are as with a minimum of . damage, as cool March weather r e t a rded the bloom. Peaches, howe ver, will be a.n extremely short crop in the Paeific Northwe st whe re many trees we re kill ed and bud kill was he avy from the ssve re WEather. Peach prospects in Geor g i a , South Carolina, Indi ana and I:j.linois we r e a lso r e duce.d ;by frost pr ior to April l, . WIWTER 'NHEAT: April 1 conditions indi~ate a. 1950 winter wheat crop of 764 mil!ion . bushels compared with t he 1949 production of 902 million bush e ls~ This is a de cline of 121 million bushe ls from the forec ast of 885 million bushe ls mad e last December~ . Below normal pr e cj.pitation during the late fall and winte r . mon ths i n the i mpor~ant winter whea t producing area. of the southe rn Gre a t Pl a in s Sta ~es r educ e d crop prospects and incr e ased a creage losses, A crop of this size , if r e alized by ac tual harves t, would be the s ma llest since 1944 and only about l pe r c en t above the 10-year average of 75 9 milEQn bushels. Production in 1 948 was 1,008 milli~n bushels and the r e cord w&s 1, 068 mi llion bushels in 1 947. MILK PRODUCTION: Milk production on United State s f &rms in March wa s 9, 996 million pounds, about 4 per cent more than was produce d. tn March 1949 and 6 per cent above the 19 38-48 Murch aver a ge of 9 1 448 inillion. March production e sto.blishE:l d a p.ew high record for the month, exceeding the previous high of 9 ,925 million pounds produced in March 1945 by 1 pe r cent. An increase in milk cow numbers a ccomP.ani e d b y another new high March rate of prod~ction per cow were the f a ctors responsible for _'the r-ecord total milk o.utput for Mar e-h. After Five Days Re t1,J.rn to . United State s Depa rtme nt of Agricultur e Bureau of Agricultura l Economics 319 Exte nsion Building Athens, Geor~:?ia Peria.l~y for 'private use to avoid pa.ymerit of postage $300 . . . ' . OFFICIAL BUS I NESS Form BAE - 4/50 l 3, 725 . Permit No. 1001 iss . !e ll i ~ ee se , i 4~a i un , tate Coll ege o? Aert . eq. At. ens, Ga . UNITE.,O !:>TA:TE:.5 DI::PARTME.NT OF AGR ICU\.TU R.E.. (!}ro-jJ vNIVt.RSITY OF' uE.O"'G'"" C.<)l.I..E.(j. OF AGFliG\Jl.TUR.t. . ' - -. .. . -.-..r-.~-:. Gf;OR..._,: _',:~-- :.-:::.:> ~' .,.,, i . . T - . 1\the!}S 1 Geo;r-g;ia :,'-: -, -,. . R-.JI C ' -. _;; :; .'' K CR0 Ar~lrJ."1 . 15 ' P19N50.0 ':-'!' . . .: E::-S::" :.-.: : ; . . ... _ '.. .: :.;.. . -... . ' -.. , ':J: . . : ,.. -GE~ML~ \ ~- ~reat'f1~~ -c6riditi6~~ :fn~ G.e~rgia du~ihg '~~he: last ~two:!w~~k~.- ~:ontinued.: 't'6 ~e . unsatisfactory tond-i~~~i~s h~y~i; occurred for ~ruck croP,s . Cold wea~~er ifltq.:ta,r; soutnern . area:?.) ol:~owers are hoping for b etter prices on the late plan-ted . cabb-age :'llfhich is: exrected to be .of; .'better quality. .. ,. ' . , I ; i. ' ~ ' ' ' ~ !' .. ~ , ' : :::. LETTUCE: TOiffATOES: The toniato plants that have been set to th,~ _fielqs . are making slow pro gress . Warm weather -vrith moisture j~s needed for this crop . nATERMELONS: The cold neather is retarding grm~rth and hindering _.pJ.ap.ting of watermel ons. The frost damage is reported 'hea:vy ii)'- dome areas a.):).d ma king necessary cons i derable replant ing ~ ,. -'- D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statis tician, In Charge '. r J ~ L. H. I-1lllil.IS, JR. Truck Crop ~stimator .. u ~ ~ ~ .-. .; , .........~,..., ,... ~ rru::..~o :.> r,,-,.UIII:;.'O ..... i, . .'.! 4 .f 'I . '~ . .. ...< ..~ .-~;,l! ' ,. ... ., I ' , ~ -4.... .. ., . ., . . .r, . . . \ ..... .,o;. . : -... ,;. : ... ~ ' ' LD.1A. BEANS& Lima beans in South Cnrolina arc in poor to fcir condition with plantings completed last week~ SNAP BEANSI Frost caused considornble dnmage to snap beans in r.~ost sections of South Carolina on the mornings of tho 7th and 8th. Mo~ornont from early plantings are expected to begin around May 10. Le1tc cold 13nd frosts have . nc~essite1ted considerable replanting of snap beans in Mississippi, and r.nich acro3ge is yet to be plarited. All snap beans in North O J Carolina that wore up 1 were severely darnngod: by frost and :freezes which occurred last week. Tho crop is now considered to be one to two weeks lnto . ' : , .' ' .: c : . .. . : . C.ABBAGEt i;'eak movement of the cabbage crop in South Caroline1 is ()ver, however, harvest- is , .. still active in the Boffil.fort ~oa: ho5poctive yields Of Mississip-pi cabbage Continue to be g_ood-- . ll.overnent is expected ~ pick up tho last week of April t but most of the crop will b'o hR.rvcistCd during Mey. Market conditions in Florida on cabbage conhmle to ;be mO"st discow:~;~ging and much production is being abandoned. . . 4 .. A CUCUMBERS I largo portion of the acreage of this crop in .Alabama was r(fportcd killed on April 7 by frost. Some farmers rcplMted, but it is not expectod that tho total acreage lost will be replanted. Most (Jf the cucumbers that were up in South Carolina wore killqd by frost on, :tho 7th and 8th. Replanting has been activo and plantings arc expccte!i to be completed by April 20. - LETTUCEs Lettuce cutting has been active in South Carolina since the first of the month : .: and.: movement should continue; in moderate volu~o until around Mey 1. N.orth . : Carolina's l(;)t.t\lce crop has mad,o. l!)nly fal;r progress since April 1, ' -Some light harvest of too ewllor crop . l,s underwavr but voluoe movement will not begin until tho first week in May .. ,_, .. ONIONS: H&vest of the :Raymondville, Texas cDop was practically finished by the. middle of the month.. Harvc~t of; the Laredo crop has r eached the active stage. All north Texas onion areas ~o ro b.ecqrning scrio1.1sly l,n need of moisture when tho mid-Apri~ .+ain? occurred . StBIJ.ds 1n sooe of tho north Texas ~fields are thin as a rosul t of poor q1.1aJ1ty _ plants, but ths 'plants that survived appear-to be in good condition. . IBISH POTATOES: . . . Mino:t. di,,gging is 'l.lnd9r:w.eyJJ;> sout.ho_.rn h~ a.vy 'movo!!lent i~ not expGctcd before a:t:o.~ - 0 " the le.s t BAlft.wip CoUI.ttY 4J.abaL'la., few days of this month~ but Insh potatoes ' in South Carolina wore dar'lngcd by frost on tho 7th and 8th, but plants arc sti-ll in fe.irly go'Oa7'coruHtio:il"With first digging expected ab.out May 15. Much of the North Carolina's p~tato crop VfA,9; cy.t down l ast week by freez~s and light frosts. Gonerally, ,post or-tho crop 1s expected to pull out, however, stands w1ll be spotted. .. :,: 'I'OMATOES& Production.from this erop in Alabamn .will also be later them usual this year, as ~ , much of the acre age sot to-da te has been killed. Trcmsplanting in South Carolina is still active ro1d vrill likely continue to some extent until May 1. The Mississitpi tomato ..crop is getting a l ate start this year. Lata cold and frost h ave killed many plan s and .much re-setting is necessary. . . . ; : . WATERMELONS: Most of the waternolon acreage in South Carolina has boon see ded with plantings expected to be dono by M:'l.y 1. Progress of this crop in .Alabnma ha~ bean slow because of low tcr.rporatures. Productlon will doubtless b e l a ter thBIJ. usual this year. In the ir~portcmt Leesburg a.roa of Florida, those :iolds which escaped damage from the mid- . . Feb ruary frost should start harvesting j,n late April and esrly May. In ~he area north ~f Ocala, the crop is generally two weeks to . a. mon:th l ator thGI!l l a st year. Prospects _wez:c materially ~r.rprovod _in all watt?rme.lon areas of Texas a s a result ~f the mili:::AprH,rains. Some of the earhGst aroc.ts tha t showod early season: pron1se of produchon around the ml.ddle of May are now expected to bo about two weeks l at .e. . . After Five Days Be turn to . . ... United States Department of Agriculture . Bureau of .Agricultural Econom.ics 319 Extension Building : '.:' , Athens, Georgin '. OFFICI.AL BUSINESS .. . Form BAE D/4/50 -1~76 ' Permit No~ 1001 Penalty for private use to avoid p~ent of postage $300 L.i rari an . Co l l eg t::: o . r ict l t _e Ath en s , Ga . TC Req UNITED !'>TATE.:) DE.PARTME.NT OF A~ . IA EO~G G -. .. . AGBFUURC.U.AI.U..l.'O)RFAL - E.CONOM IC5 cJ~ UNtVE.RSITV OF GtO"GIA . COLJ..E.OE. OP' AGR.I~Ul..TUR.t. . ( ().EOR.G lA AG~IC UL'TU RAL f-XYt:.NAIOI'I ;:IE:.R.VIC.I:. TRUCK CROP NOTES May 1t 1950 Athens, Georgia GENERAL:. Weather conditions during the last two weeks have in;proved; however, growth has q_een substantially' retarded by cool weather and lack of::.mois- . crop areas ture. Much nl3eded rain a.nd warm weather wa's . recei:ved the last few days of April in most of the commercial truck of Georgia. Rainfall for the . St.ate has been far below normal to-date. Cabbage and lettuce harvest has passed its peak, with other truck c~ops running from one to three weeks later than usual, due to the late cool spring and dry weather. SNAP BEANS, SOUTH GEORGIA: The snap bean crop has been hard hit this year, and very low yields are expected, Quality will be poor unless ideal weather condition:=~ exist for the next two weeks. i_: CUCUMBERS: The extent of damage done by the late frost and dry weath~r will be felt heavily in yield and quality of the 113.~te spring .cucumber crop, The crop is late, with light harvest expected to begin around the 25th of May. ONIONS: The onion crop has been held back by the dry weather, which will result in lower yields th!,Ul at firs~ : expected. Rains have been received the las~ of April, but they came too late to be of much value, Light harvest is expected to .get Underway by the middle of May. PIMIENTO PEPPER: Pepper growers have had a difficult time this season tryi11g tci set plants to the fields. Sufficient moisture will have to be received during the next. 15 days for growers to get their intended acreage set. ' :BOTATOES, IRISH: Prospects are not too good B.t this time for a normal potato crop in South Ge orgia. The crop is late, due to the cold and dry spring, and no harvest is expected before around June 1. The cold, late spring, has also held the North Ge orgia potato crop back and s orne of the crop .is n()t, up yet. TOMATOES: The South Georgia tomato crop is making fair progress after all of the set backs this crop has had'. Some local areas were badly damaged by hail on April 27. Harvest is running from 10 days to two weeks late; some harvest is expected to begin around May 20. WATERMELONS: Watermelons are making slow progress this season, and the first harvest will be much later than one year ago. Due : to the adverse weathe r conditions, some areas will not harvest the acreage intended earlier in the se.ason. Most areas received rain the last f e w days of April but more i .s needed. CABBAGE, SOUTH GEORGIA: Volume movement is over for the South Ge orgia cabbage crop. Light harvest from the late acreage se t 'is going. to market with some little increase in prices. This has been a very dis appointing season for cabbage growe rs in southern areas. Some North Georgia cabbage is being set to the fields under favorable conditions. CANTALOUPS: The cantaloup crop is reported to be two to three wee ks l a ter than usual this year, due to the unusually cool and dry weather prevailing since planting season . ~eports from o.ll areas indicate poor stanvo necks of May. . . . . CABBAGE: .This week will about end .the cabbage deal .in South Carolina. Yields 'were exceptionally good in Alabama Hith harvest almost complete . The Tennessee crop . is s,till about two weeks late and cutting will' probably not start until late May or early June, ONIONS: Conditions were favorable for active harvest in most Texas onion areas the past two weeks. Present yield prospects ...in North Texas-are much below average. TOMATOES: The outlook is for a normal crop in Alabama, : but ' production vr.i.ll be somewhat later than usual. The tomatoes .in the Beaufort..Charleston area of South Carolina are in good condition with gr~en wrap .movement likely to begin about June 1. The Idississippi tomato crop is =4ate, and .conditions point to a small :tomato crop this year . CANTALOUPS: Cantaloups in South Carolina suffered from April cold and are in fair condition. Nuch replanting was necessary and stands are irregular. The oldest fields in North Florida are nmv setting 'fruit and the earliest harvesting is expected in late Hay, with the bulk of the crop moving the first half of JUne.t CUCUMBERS: Host of the early_planted cucumbers in South Carolina were killed by April frosts and cold. Some movement is expected to begin about June 1. The crop is i.n .fair condition in Alabama, but is late. It will be .the last of May before any signif:Lcant volume is marketed, with most of the crop moving lli.' Jure. In Louisiana poor . stanti-s - have been ~obtained;~ after a great deal of replanting, even as much as three and four times. IRISH POTATOES: Digg ing is expected to begin in South Carolina by May 20, and reach peak around June l. The potato crop in North Carolina will be tvTO to three weeks later than usual. Digging should get underway around June 1. Carlot movement is underway from Baldwin county Alabama and good yields are being realized. Harvesting of the spting crop in the Hast:1.11gs section o,f Florida is over the pE;lak. lifATERMELONS: The watermelon crop in Alabam,o. is about .tl1ree weeks l.ite and prbd- u<;tion in .J1g1e ,is expected""'"t'O"be very limited. Even though the general. progress of_the melon crop throughout the main producing areas of Florida has shown some . improvement during the second half of April;, the effects of SCJ.l)d storms, cold and frosts, follovred by dry Yl@a.thor, are apparent everywhere Shipp- ing has started in the iinportant Fort Pierce! and I,eesburg areas. The area north of Ocala :and on up through Trenton, ranges from bunching to runners' 18~ to 24 inches long. In the Live Oak area a fevv fields may start by June 10-12. Uost early plantings of Miss;issippi watermelons had to be replanted and the crop wilt .b~ . later than normal. Mqst ear~y vmtermeHort crops in Texas have .held up fairly well de s pite the wind damage, dry weather, a.nd below average temperatures. Some harvest is expected in the Falfurrias and Hiv1e ra sections starting the wee~ of May 8-:-13 After Five Days -Return to Unite'd States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agr:i,.:cultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form B.AE-:-D-5/50-137(? . Permit No~ 1001 ,Penalty . for privat~ use to avoid payment of postage ~p300~ Li brarian. College of g~ i aultufe At .ens, Ga. 'l'C Rect A(;;}; UNITED ~TATE.~ . OE:PARTMENT OF. : UNJV!.R.SITV. OF Ci.0"'-GI'"" COLI..tQE OV AO!'\ICOUL..TURt Athens, Geo.rgia May 9, 1950 fARH PR!CE REPORT AS OF J.PRIL 151 1950 .-~ ~ I GEORGIA: The All Commodity Index of Prj.ces Rece:i;yed by Georgia farmers took a four point gain to' bring it on April 15 to 228 per cent of the August l909- July 1914 average. This was the fourth consecutive month in which "the index shoned some increase, but it is still 12 points beloV'l the level at which it stood on the same datea year ago. Practica1iy all.of the increase was due to higher prices received for cotton and cottonseed. Cotton advanced an average of a cent a pound, and cottonseed rose two dollars ,J. ton, over prices reported l a.st .month. Corn nas. up four cents a bushel:, sweet potatoes ~~ere higher by f ive cents a bushel, and beef cattle broug}:1t 20 cents more per .cwt . Price of eggs remained unchangeci, but chickens were off three cents a pound, hogs were dmvn hO cents a cwt., .and whoJ,.esale mi,Dc was off 25 cents a cwt.. UNIT:GD ST~l.TES: ,The I ndex of Pri~ es n ece).ved by Farmers rose )..J. points during the month and in mid.:..April :reached 2hl per cent of the January 1910December 1914 average. 'I'he Inde~~ on April 15 11as almost back to itG October 191..~9 level, but 6 per cent below April a year ago . During the same period the Parity Index rose one point ;from t he March level to 25"1, the nighest since the 252 of J1me 19L.9 . The rise-in the Parity Index resu lted chiefly from highe r pric.es for procluction. iter.Is, notably feed and f~eder livestock. Price s for items bought for fami ly living averaged about the same as a month ago, and the seasonally ~djus ted index of wage. ra,t?s .was d011ill .2 points .t o h27. As a consequence of the greater i ncrease in the Index of Prices Received by Farmers, the Parity Ra.tio advanced from 9.5 to 96 9-uring .the month. ,. Hir,her average prices were the rule for most commodity groups sold by farmers t:lis month, important exceptions be:Lng the Dairy Products and the Poultry ancl Eggs groups both of which wore down seasonally about as usual. Most noteworthy changes for individual commodities we re: soybeans up 23 cents a oushel, corn 7 cents , and v.rheat 3 cents . Among the r.1eat animals, beef cattle 1:ere up UO cents and calves 20 cents per CI'Jt. On the dovm side , hogs vrere off .50 cents. - - - - - - - - - - - -Su:nu-n-ary--Ta-bl-e =fo-r -t-he--Un-it=ed-S-ta-t-es-:1-/------...,.. Indexes . = (1910-14 100) : Ap ril 15, : l9L~9 : : llarch 1 5, 195o : April 15, : 195o : :- IndexR-e=c-or-d high -Dfi:te - - -. -- -. - . -. . - --. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - -' . -- - - Prices Received 256 237 306 ' Jan. 1948 Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, & 1'iage Rates 2.51+ 2.50 2.51 262 ~/ July 1948 Parity Ratio 101 95 96 122 Oct. 1 9h6 ---------------------------~-------------- 1/ J ~rru~ry, , l9.50 revision. ~/ Also June 1 948 . c. I' . ; . . , I""' ... .,; D. L. FLOYD < Agricultural Statistician, In Charge HARHY A. WHITE Agricultural Statistician .. . . ... .. ~- .,. ... ; . . ~ ..: .""{ ~ ~ .... .. ..... ..::..~ . .-~ )) . \ . ! i ' l.VMM\JlJ.L'L .,' .AND UNIT Vfheat, Bu. v""or.n. ,, Bu. PRIC8 IlECEiilED BY F.ARHERS APRIL '15, 1950 ViiTH COMP.ARI OONS I I .'l.verage _ Aug. 1909- l Julv 1'914 Apr. 15 1949 LVJ.ar. 15 1950 apr. I. .average 'Apr. 15 Aug. 1909- 15 1950 July 1914 1949 ,, $1 1.24 $r .91 2.00 .. ~ 2.ll . . 1 2.11 1.45 1.27 .8~ 2.QO .64 I ~ 15 I ' 1..,950 I ...1.98 Apr. ' 15 ' 1950 1.18 1 1.26 Oats, Bu. $, .67 I Irish Potatoes, Bu. $j .97 .95 .93 .40 ; .72 i .75 I,. 1.85 - 1.851. .70 1. 76 L32 . 1.34 $1 SVn,et Potatoes, Bu. .83 Q?tton, Lb. j .12_.6 $1 Cottonseed, ton. 24 .39 2.75 1- 32.0 I 2.35 I' 2.40 '30.0 . 31.0 i 45.00 I 47.00. ~.88 '12.4 22.55 2.1s I ::::a I I 28.0 I 43.00 44 .40 $l H~, (baled), ton Hpgs. per cwt. Beef Cattle, mvt. Milk Cows, head $1 I 7.33 $1 ! 3.87 $! 33.85 I :::: I I 20.10 20.20 15,80 15.40 I1:::: 18.10 140.00 18.30 141.00 7.27 5.42 48.00 I 23.80 I 18.30 I 21.00 1188.00 21,20 21.40 1 16.10 15.60 1 21.00 21.80 I 186.00 1187.00 Cllickens, Lb. Eggs, doz. I 13.2 I 21~3 30.5 43.5 30.5 35.8 I ~7.3 35.8 11.4 21.5 i 23 8 1 23,3 ' 42.3 . I 31:6 I 30.8 ' Butter, lb. 1 24.6 Butterfat, Lb. 1 25.7 Milk, (Wholes~e) per 100# ]J $1 2.42 Cowpeas, Bu. Soybeans, Bu. Pean\lts 1 Lb. $! i $1 I 1 5.0 ]J Preliminary for Apr1l 1950 I 54.0 i s2.o I 55.0 .I I 55.0 I . l 1 5,90 5.50 I l 4.70 3.85 I 3.65 I 2,80 I I 1 10.4 I ! I 53.0 I 56.0 I ' 5.25 I 3.90 r 3.o5 I 10.4 I 25.5 26.3 1.60 4.8 I ... ; 5 8.9 I r ~56:7 - I 56.3 1 I I I 61.4 I,I 62.4 I, 61.0 3.74 1 3.81 3.60 4.18 1 3.55 3.73 1, 2.08 i 10.6 ' I 2.25 I 2.48 I 10.5 ' I 10.6 Prices for loose hay discontinued since most hay sold is baled. INDEX NUMBERS OF PRICES RECEIVED BY F.APMERS IN GJOClRGIA (August 1909 - July 1914 100) ------ --~--- April 15 . ._ _ _ _1-9'-4=9'-----.,---- All Commodi ties 240 Cotton & Cottonseed 247 Grains 158 li!Elat Animals 3$2 Dairy Products 222 Chicken & Eggs 212 Fruits 195 , _ __Mi s c e llaneous ------- - ---~-- 189 -- - --- Mar. 15 1.950 224 232 144 349 213 187 186 169 April 15 ---~Q___,____ 228 240 146 348 .. 212 180 186 _ _1-6_9 _j After Five Days Return to . United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia ~ OFFIClAL BUSINESS Form B.AEB-5,l 50:2255 Permit No. 1001 Penalty fot private use to avoid payment of po stage $300. i s s .Jre!1.i e: M.. Ree.se~ f., i i 1:u~ar an. ta.t e Co I.lege a:f .Agri., .eQ.. , ' ~ ,. Athens, Ga. UNITED ~TATE.e, DEPARTM f.NT OF . . AG~RIC.U\-TtJRE ... . .. . . UNIVE.JUiiTV OF' GE'.OI'.GIA C.Ot. ...~O 01' AGR.IGULTURt. Athens, Georgia GENERAL CROP REPORT FOR GEORGIA .'\S OF HAY 1, 19$0 May 15, 1950 The unseasonc&ly warm weather during the first part of the year was followed by intermittent cold :;maps and heavy frosts uptil late in the spring. Rainfall has been below normal and soil moisture is badly depleted in m.ost areas. - Uidely scattered shol:Yers have been received since 1-.lay 1, but a good general rain is needed in most sections of the State. Unfavorable weather retarded ~;lanting of crops Cotton planting has been slow and considerable replanting has been necessary. The soil has been too dry for trans- planting tobacco and sweet potatoes satisfactorily. The condition of' growth of small grains, grazing crops, and pasture has been substa:ptial+y retarded by the cold weather and shortage of soil moisture. Yields of both wheat and oats will fall short of earlier prospects. Dry weaJ._,her and cold nights have retarded commercial truck crops and home gardens . Freezing temperature and frequent frost in March and April have been very destructive to.fruit crops, especially in North Georgia. Only a f.air crop of peaches is expe'cted south of Macon but els evThere in the State the prospects are very poor. . . . I'HIEAT: Weather col~ditions have been very unfavorable for the wheat crop in raost areas of the State and the indicated yield per acre of 10.5 bushels is 'the lowest yield since 191!.2. Based on condition as of :Hay 1 the wheat production is indic.ated at 1, 701,000 bushels compar ed with 2, 280,000 in 1949 or a decrease of 25 per ~ent. OATS: Condition of oats is reported at 75 per cent of normal on May 1 or 6 points below the condition one year ago. PEJ-~,crms: Prospectj_ve production of thE? Georgia total peach crop (including commer. , tial and farm production) as of May 1 is placed at 1, 040,000 bushels com- pared vd_th 2,040,000 bushel'9 harvested in 1949 a:nd is only 21 per cent of the tenyear average (1939-48) pr-oduction of 5,044,000 bushels. The 1950 indic ated crop is the smallest production since estimates Y!ere started in 1909. (See reverse side for detail corronents by st,ates.) Thousand Bt1.shels N. c. s. c. Ga. , 2,167 3,789 5,0![4 2,698 2,838 !.+ ,200 2,172 6,300 7,395 3,160 2,905 5, 994 2/ 6,630 5,628 2/ 5,810 1,646 3,i60 2,8J2 1,428 2,340 2,01~0 365 702 1,01.;0 Fla. 89 103 96 96- 64 .92 66 63 Ala. 1,L100 1,200 2,000 1,250 . 1,525 1,29 8 792 550 rliss. 871 897 1,134 068 C54 840 518 455 Ark. 2,203 2,330 2j .)l8 2,4'19 2,220 2,482 2,412 1,800, La. 302 296 . 320 293 270 330 265 2L1o Okla. Ld.r14 286 734 ' 598 46Lr 280 679 360 Tex. 1,743 1,300 2,336 1,856 1,696 1,140 2,400 1,247 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Iostates18,o52- 16;148- -2~,oo~- 22-;2"22- -22,Ii3E- 14-;o'Bo- ~i2,9ho- - "6,"822- -- 1/ For some States in certain years, production includes ~ome quantities ucl1arvest- _ ed on account of economic conditions. In 1947, estj_mates of such quantitie s were 2/ I as nc l follo udes ws th e ( 1,000 follow bus ing nels): quan t i Sou ties t h h Caroli arveste n d a, b 3 ut 62; no Georgia, t utilize 1 0 0 11 d bec a u s e of abnovmal - cullage (1,000 bushels): South Carolina, 18o; Georgia, 181. D. L. FLOYD A g r i c u )- l t u,_t ' a. l . S t a t i s t i c i a n; . In Charge- r - '. t .. . ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician ... . - .. . _, : --~\ -~. ;: ... .,. .. ,. _ ~-:. -~ , ...... _,._ .. .. ..... , - , """! ~ I . ... ... __...... - _ .,,... , . _ . .. , ::.;~ - )j . . ; ! l . ..., ' .. I PRIQ:S RECEI\lED BY F.ABl.fEIRS APRIL 1$ 1950 iV!TH COMPARI OONS Vfheat, Bu. dpri:i~ Bu. Oats, Bu. $1 1.24 $r $1 .67 !rish Potatoes, Bu. _$j $1 ~' t Potatoes, Bu. I Cotton, Lb. 1 1.12 .83 . 12.6 $1 Cottonseed, ton. 24 .39 Half, (baled), ton $ , ~gsl per cwt. $1 I 7.33 Beef Cattle, mvt. $! 3.87 1 Milk Cows, head 33.85 Chickens, Lb. 13.2 Eggs, doz. Butter, lb. 24.6 2.00 2.11 . 2.11 .8~ 2.00 1.45 1.27 1.31 .64 1.22 .97 2;55 2.75 I I 32.0 I 23.20 ! 17.60 .95 1,85 I r I 2.35 ,,. .93 )..a5J 2.4o 1 '30.0 31.0 45.00 47.00. 20,10 20.20 15,80 15.40 .40 .70 ~.88 12.4 22.55 7.27 IJ 2o.oo ., 139.00 30.5 43.5 18.10 140.00 30.5 35.8 18.30 I 141.00 II ~7.3 ~ 35.8 5.42 48.00 11.4 21.5 I I , 54,0 52.0 - ' 53.0 25.5 .70 l .72 .75 l. 76 1.32 1.34 2.75 1 29.9 . 50.30 2.22 2.28 ~, 28.0 28.7 43.00 44.40 1 23.80 I 18.3o 1 21.00 21,20 1 21.40 1 16.10 15,6Q I I 21.00 21.80 188.00 186.00 118?,00 'I' i 31.9 . 23.8 I 23,3 ' I 42.3_ . 1 31o6 30.8 I'58.9 - [ -$:7 "I 56,3 Butterat, Lb. 25.7 M ipl ke,r (1W0h0o#1esJ~Je) Cowpeas, Bu. $1 2.42 $ ~ Soybeans, Bu. $ i Pe~\lts, Lb. Ij 5.0 1J Preliminary for April 1950 55.0 .I 55.0 56.0 26.3 I 61.4 I 62.4 I 61.0 ', . I 1' 1 5,90 5.50 I i 4.70 3.85 I ' 3.65 2.80 I ' 5.25 j I 3.90 3.05 j 1.60 I 1 1 3.74 I i 1 I 1 3,81 3,60 I ~ 4,18 3,55 3,73 I 2.08 j' 2.25 II 2,48 10,9 ! 10,4 I I, ! 10.4 ! 4.8 ' 10.6 10.5 . ., 10.6 _ _ _ 1----~---__;_1 J...:__ _ _ _! __ _...J-_ ___J..._ _ Prices for loose hay discontinued since most hay sold is baled. INDEX NUMBERS OF PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS IN GIDRGIA (August 1909 - July 1914 100) April Mar. 15 15 .-------------~------J.94.-'-'9'---- 1950 April 15 --~~- All Commodities Cotton & Cottonseed Grains IV~eat Animals Dai;-y Products Chicken &Eggs Fruits Mi scell aneous ' - - - - -----------~--: 240 224 247 232 158 144 382 349 222 213 212 187 195 186 ...._1_8_9______ 169 228 240 146 348 .. 212 180 186 169 After Five Days Return to United States Department o Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia ~ OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAEB-5l5o:2255 P.ermit No. 1001 Penalty fot private use to avoid payment of postage $300. i ss .Jfelli.e M. Ree s e ~ Librar i an, tate Col.le ge of .Agri . .eq. ,, ._ : Athens, Ga .. ;,j > ' Athens, Georgia GENERAL CROP Il.EPOTIT FOR GEORGIA AS O:F HAY 1, 1950 May 15, 1950 The unseasonaTh>l~r ormrm weather during the first part of the year nas followed by intermit-tent cold ~naps and heavy frosts uptil late in the spring. Rainfall has been belovt -normal and soil mo:i,sture :Ls badly depleted in m.ost areas. r!idely scattered showers have been received since 1.'Ia:y 1, but a good general rain is needed in most sections of the State. Unfavorable iveather retarded planting of crops Cott,on planting has been slow and considerable replanting has been necessary. The soil has been too dry for trans- planting tobacco and sweet potatoes satisfactorily. The condition of' growth of small grains, graz ing crops, and pasture has been substa:ptial+.y retarded by the cold weather and shortage of soil moisture. Yields of bothwheat and oats will fall short of earlier prospects. Dry weaJ._,her and cold nights have r etarded commercial truck crops and home ;;ardens . ' Freezing temperature and frequent frost in March and April have been very destructive to fruit crops, especially in North Georgia. Only a fair crop of peaches is expe'cted south of Macon but elsewhere in the State the pros.pects are very poor. HIIEAT: Weather con<:litions have been very unfavo rable for the wheat crop in most areas of tri~ State and the indicated yj_eld per acre of 10,5 bushels is 'the lowest yield since 191!.2 . Based on condition as of 1-'Iay 1 the wheat production is indic~ted at 1, 701,000 bushels compared ivith 2,280,000 in 1949 or a decrease of 25 per cent. OATS: Condition of oats is reported at 75 per cent of normal on May 1 or 6 points below the condition one year ago. PEACims: Prospective production of th~ Georgia total peach crop (including comi1ler. . tial and farm production) as of May 1 is placed at 1,040,000 bushels com- pared vd.th 2, 040, 000 bushel$ harvested in 1949 a:nd is only 21 per cent of the tenyear average (1939-48? pr'oduction of 5,044,000 bushels. The 1950 indic ated crop is the smallest production s ince estimates vrere started in 1909 . (See reverse side for d.etail com,"!lents by states.) Thousand Bt'.shels N, c. s. c. Ga. . 2,167 3,789 5,0h4 2,698 ?,8}8 h,200 2,172 6,300 7,3 95 3,160 2,905 5, 994 2/ 6,630 5,628 2/ 5,810 1,646 3,160 2,8J2 1,428 2,340 2,01+0 365 702 1,01+0 Fla. 89 103 96 96 - 64 92 66 63 Ala. l,t100 1, 200 2, ooo 1, 250 . 1, 525 1, 298 792 550 Hiss. 871 897 1,134 868 G54 840 518 455 Arl;: , 2,203 2,330 2i$18 2,479 2,220 2,482 2,412 1,800, La. 302 296 . 320 293 270 330 265 2L10 Okla, L1L14 286 734 598 46LI 280 679 360 Tex. 1,7h3 1,300 2,336 1,856 1,696 1,140 2,L.OO 1,247 1-o-st-ate-s-1B-,o-5-2--1-6-;-14-8---2-"5-,o-oj---2-2--;2-22-- --22-,4-3"-Ei --1-4--;o--so-- --:i-2-,9-li-o--- -3,-"8-2-2----- 1/ For some States in certain years, production includes ~ome quantities UYLl-Iarvest- - ed on account of ec onomic conditions. In 19h7, estimates of such quantities were as follows (1,000 busfiels): South Carolina, 362,; Georgia, 100. 2/ Includes the following quantities harvested but not utilized because of abnovma1 - cullage (1,000 bushels): South Carolina, 180; Georgia, 181. D, L. FLOYD Agricultural ' Statistic ian; - I~ . . ' ~ , In Charge- . r . ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician UNITED STATES - GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF MAY 1, 1950 ~ _,... ~ . .... ~ ; ~- ' ":. .'. ~-~ ....... _ 'lo.:~---~....... '' ' . ... .... ~ . : prop prospee:ts 'in general :were -leSs e;p.couraging th~ ,ti:~'tl~~ on)4ay 1:. Winter'wheat .. !ieveloped slowly in most areas and deteriorated further,_,-:in the dry Southwest, re~ 'fleeting growing conditions E~ss favorable 'thari usua,i dur~g ~pril~ ... Addit:i._op-al ~ ~dandonr~nt decreased the acreage for harvest and. slov(growth lower.ea , yield pros- . : pects. Winter wheat produc.tion fs nOW' estimated at 690 i:n:Lllior:1; bushels . Seeding - bf spring wheat hp.s been serious]ly de~ayed in the'ihU'oitcn t lviinnesota-Dakota-Mon~a!):a area and f.armers: may find it im.pJ:'actic'al' to seed theJ,r: full intended acreages. YI;i.llh pnly average yields in the spring wheat areas, production o;C all wheat may fall pelov a billion bushels for th,e first...time in 7 year~.- .The Jirst .officia::L estimate bf spring wheat production is schediiled for June 9. .... ' . .1-M~.: . '" ' -. . " ~ ,,;, ~ .... .p. , '.:.._ ;, ,, _....,. ',..,.,..,_, A,.dvers:e weather conditions duri:ng April further retarded farm work and vegetative ~rowth, particularly in the northern two-thirds of the country. Inthe South, ~pring work was nearly up to normal, but fall and spring sown crops, meadows and pastures had made slow progress. Hay prospects over most of the country are below average, particu.larly in newly-seeded meadows. Frosts in April, reaching nearly ~o the Gulf of Mexico, caused additional damage to fruit crops, particularly peaches, ' ' ':fhe unfavorable April weather retarded progress of spring work in virtually all , parts of the country. The season was 2 to 3 weeks late in much of the northern two- fhirds of the country, .even later in North Dakota, and in many. areas wet fields 90uld notbe worked by May 1. In parts of the Southeast, from Virginia md Tenness~ ~outhward, soils were dry, tending to retard plowing and seedbed prepg.ration. Bene~ f.icial rains fell in many of'thes,e dry areas at the end of April., and since then progress has been more rapid. ~eeding of spring- grains.. has been seriously retarded. At the end of April virtually no seeding had been done in North'D akota and only 1imited progress; was being made :i;n Montana, north~rn South Dakota, J,;innesota ana: e&arc1j_pa with harvest expected to b~.~lli ~~bout' Ju~e 12. .. , '\ .. _) \ ...~.. .'c. : ~ ..... . ~~'{ ., . .. ' :. ' .. \. SNAP BEANS: Snap bean prospec!"f:.S' werlr :Unproved in South ~Carol;iita qy;, recent rains but the crOp -is still in-..only fair condition. .Hoveme:rrt;;.,_is - becoming active and :i.s expected to be heaviest around May 22. The over-alb;c:~rtdit'ion of the North Carolina snap bean crop is fair to good, but about t vrci t6 111tee weeks later than normal. Harvesting of the spring snap bean crop in Florida is rapidly drawing to a close. CANTAIDUPS: Canteloup vines are running and blooming in the Barnwell-Blackville w section of South Carolina . Firs t shipments should occur about June 15 . Occasional fields in South Florida are nov1 harvesting, but it will be late before the main acreage begins to harvest, with the bulk of the crop moving during June. CUCUMBERS: The . i. .~i J North Carolina cucumber crop is g e n e r a_l l y in goo4' fOrd~tion; but is -:- later than normal. . _First harve s t is expected to get .~underway . ar_ound . : ;- June 10 . Movement is "expected to begin from the Chaileston-Beau;fc);r;t;,., Barnw~p~7 ,,.. Bambe r g and Hampton areas of South Carolina ab out Hay 25, and reach peak arO'und ' ;.' June 10 . Cucumbers got off to a l ate s t art in Alabaina and recent dry weather . conditions have further retarded development. it will be the last week in. May before any significant volrune -is marketed. IRISH POTATOES: The Ir'ish- potato crop . in South Carolina is from ten days to two weeks' later -than usual v1ith digging expected to get underway about Hay 20, and reach peak around June 1. The Nod:.h Carolina commercial I;rish ,. . potato crop made good grovlth during the first half of Hay as a re sult of the improved moisture situation; ) hmvever, . the cr.op, :;i.:s one, to two weeks l ate r than normal. Light digging will start in the earli~~ aiEiJas a r<;:mnd June 1. Carlot. .' movement is undei""vvay in heavected fro ra the Newb erry, Tr enton arid Live oak sectiOhd ;until after the middle or'J-uiie. ) : . ' ~ . ~ ,' : r ' :! _. After Five Days Return t 'o United States.-,pepar,trnent q:( Agriculture Bureau , of Agric1.i.ltural'~ Economics i 3i9 Extension 'r3uiidhig 1- ... Athens, Georgia . OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE -D/5/4 9-1376 - Pe rmit No . 1001 I ""';_ :: \' . . ' ; : Penalty:.;fqr. ph,vate use to of avoid payment postage $300. . . ;': . ! . ' .. ..- , : ., Li:O~ari'ilrt . :Col .le.ge of AgricJ..ll tttre: ~thens , Ga. U':G ae:g: - ------- UNITED ..; fATE.5 DE.RARTM E.NT OF AGR IC,U\..T'\J RE. (!fro-jJ GEORGIA BUR.E.AU OF' AGRICULTURAL. . E.CON OM IC.5 . c~ or UNIVE.HSITV C,t,O"~lA C.Oli...E.<;,E. OF ,t.;GA.IGVLTUR,t. GEOR.Gt;o.. AG~ICVLTURAL .XTE..NS10f'j ~E.f'lVJC.E ~thens, Gea.rg:j_a ACREAGE AND INDICATED PRODUCTION (May J., 1950) . May 161 1950 The Bureau of Agricultural Economics makes th~ folloWing report on the acreage, yield., and production of commercial truck crops . for .the fresh market from reports and data furnished by crop correspondents, f:i,el(rstat;isticians, and cooperating ~tate agencies SW.P BEANS: Prospects for the six mid"'!'Spring States are 8 per cent below those of a month ago. Cold weather and rains reduced yields in the Gulf States qf Louisiana, Mississippi, and A:Labama. Yields in the Atlantic Coast States of Qeorgia and South Carolina were reducecl, _by frost and dry weather in April. Cali- fornia's spring crop appears to be holding up to earlier indications. Production or . in these mid-spring areas below the 1949 production is now e~pected to be l, 9?~,-ooo bushels. 1,7181000 bushels . --13 per . cent ' .. t . :. CABBAGE: Prospective product'ion of early spring cabbage is now indicated at 107,100 tons, 9 per ,cent more than the April 1 forecast but still 4 per cent less than produced l~st year. The acreage for harvest in Louisiana is larger than indj.cated a month !3-K9,.*. and yield prospects :improved during the month in Louisiana, Alabama, and seuth Georgia. Prospects in Mississippi were reduced by a severe hail storm on April 27 in the Crystal Springs-Hazlehurst area. , . - CANTALOUFS: In the early summer group of States, Nevada, Georgia, South Carolina, and the Phoenix area of Arizona, acreage is estimated to be 9 per cent below last su.rmilerl s early acreage. Decreases below 1949 are reported at 12 per cent mArizona and 6 per cent in Georgia. South Carol~a has the same ~c~eage as a year ago and Nevadat s small acreage has been increased by.. nearly one-half~ COMMERCIAL EARLY IRISH POTATOES: May 1 condition indicates a late spring crap .of 40,242,000 bushels. This quantity 1s slightly smaller than last yearts crop, but one-fifth above average. The Ja te spring acreage for harvest is estimated at 149,900' acr~s, compared with 138,500 acres harvested in 1949 and the 1939~8 average o! 177,010 acres. The 268 bushel yield indicated for this group has been exceeded only~tlY---the-ree-erd-~ielEl-of -2-94 bushels that was pro-_;... duced last year. Only in Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahorria., and Arkansas are pros- pective yields higher than those of 1949.: In the_,southeast, potatoes have suffered more frost damage than usual and dry weather has delayed development. The prospect:.. ive yield in Ca lifornia wa.s reduced by frost. Harvest is active in California1 Alabama, and Louisiana. In the South, the proportion of the late spring crop that v1ill be marketed in lday will be smaller than usual . TOMATOES: In the r late ,spring areas (Tex., La., Miss., s. c., Ga., c Ala.) both . acreaee and ind:i,ca.ted yield pyr acre are less than in 1949 and are below the ten-Ye<).r averages. , The May 1 pros p e~:ts of 3,164,000 bushels are 10 per cent less than the 3,SlO_,QOO bushels .. harvested las t spring and 17 _per centb_elow the . 1939-48 average of 3,801,000 bushels. The crop is late this spring and would re- - spend to good gr6ifLng conditioris during I.Iay 1'fATERBELONS : The a'cr~age :iri- the early summer producing States is estimated at : 210,900 acres ...- 7 per cent more than the 197,300 acres harvested in 1949. an~ ~2 per cel'}t above the 1939~8 average of 187, )20 acres Incr-eases occurred m all .States except Louisiana vrhere a decline of 200 ac;res is indicated and Arkansas where no change developed. . .D. L. FIDYD AgricuJ;tti.ral Statistician, .In Charge L. H~. HARRIS,: JR 1 Truck C,rop Es~:if-lator After Five Days Return to Unite-d States Department. of Agriculture Bureau of Agricult1f:ra). Economics: 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE-D~5/S0-13 7.6 . Permit No. 1001 - t . Penalty for private us~ ; to avoid payment of postage ~i ~O~~ : ~ :.. - : . ..... ., ' ~ '"; . -,~ . I '. ; ' TRUCK CROPS FOR FRESH MARKET -----------,,--__:_---~---===:.=:==--.:;==--====--====-- ~ - - --- - ---- - - - - - - - - CROP ~! ----~~~CRE~A~G~E~------~Y~IE~L~D~P~E~. R~A~C~RE~~~--~P~R~OD~U~C~T~I~O~N-.______ A:!li'D 10-year \ 1 Ind. 10-Yr.j !' Ind. )10-Year Ind. STATE 1 1I Average I 1949 ~ -- 1956 Av.! 1949 1950 Average 1939-48 39-48 1 ; 1939-48 1949 1950 -~==========~====~======F=====t-===~1 ====h===========~~======~~~ ' SNAP BEJ\.NS: ACRES ACRES ACRES -Busheb- i, -1,000 bushels- Mid-Spring: California , 5,050 3,500 3,100 152 I i 1 1 i 210 200 757 735 I 620 Louisiana 6810 4,400 4,300 64 70 ! 65 1 428 308 . 280 Mississippi 3,430 3,000 . 3,400 74 75 'I 70 i 248 . . 225 238 Alabama 1,580 1,600 1, 700 68 65 ~ 65~ 107 104 110 Georgia 3,730 1 2,200 2,400 South Carol~ 6,060 5,000 5,000 60 71 I 70 50 223 90 70 . 428 154 450 120 . 350 Group total 26"7660- !9"77oo- T9"79oo-- '9"3- ~roo-- '9"6 ~~'!9'! -r-r;-9"'76-- T,"'71"8'- CJ\.BBAGE: ACRES . ACR!!;o AClllio Early Spring: ~Tons- 'I ,. -Tons- I Louisiana 6,020 5,300 5,000 4.1 -4.2 5.2 25,100 ' 22;300 26,000 Mississippi Alabama 7,,030 5,200 5,200 1,420 1,300 l,40D 4.7 4.21 4.5 33,300 21,800 23,400 5.1 . 5.5 6~C 7,200 7,200 8,400 l Georgia,south 4,490 6.800 6,800 5.0 6.5 5.E 22,900 44,200 37,400 SouthCarolinal 1~470 1, 700 1, 700 6.2 9.5 7.C 8,900 16~200 11,900 Group total 12o"743o- 2o-;3oo- 2o-;1oo-- 4."715r-s-::5o:-s-;32 TJ7-;4oo- !1T,"'7oo -riT7-;-1oo- CANTALOUPS: ' ACRES ACRES ACRES -crts.Jumbol,. 'TUlb~ ..;l~UUU crates- Early Summer: Prelim. i . 't June 9 Nevada 50 130 190 114 180 1 6 23 Georgia 5,340 3,400 3,200 57 80 ; 270 272 SouthCarolina1 3,700 3,300 3,300 52 40 I 189 132 Arizona,other Group total j2:.1.!.7_20_ 20,790 T1284.80_3200..... 10.!.500_ T7,190 .,.112_ 87 - 12!! ..... _ T04! -l-1.!.31:_1... J l , 776 ! 1:_,536 ____ _ 1,963 CUCUMBERS: I ACRES . ACRES . ACRES -Bushels- : -i,OOU bushe s- Late Spring: ,i . Prelim. \ 1 Louisiana I . 710 .. 650 . 550 91 80 80 65 52 44 Alabama Georgia 'j l , 300 1, 5DO 1, 600 146 115 80 188 1, 200 800 650 81 90 70 96 172 128 72 46 SouthCarolina,5,290 5,700 6,000 85 90 90 454 . 513 540 North Carolina 4, 810 71 700 6, 900 .76 70 64 36 7 539 442 Arkansas California 1~999000 1,500 2,500 1,400 101 2,20!) 259 125 100 93 188 290 2751 510 L 725 140 605 Group total T6-;2oo- ~0";350..... T9-;3o(r -109- f- T1T ...,.. ToT .-1-;7"74- f 2,26T - -1-;945- 0NIONS: . Late Spring: ACRES ACRES ACRES -sacks 50 lb. 1 -1,000 sacks' California Arizona 2,750 5,200 6,600 436 I 960 400 1~000 395 490 520 1,297 420 500 303 2,548 168 3,432 500 Louisiana ,1, 700 1,300 1,200 97 100 85 166 130 102 Texas 113,040 10,800 7,890 87 90 70 1,114 972 546 Georgia I 1,120 600 700 138 150 140 161 90 98 Group total ~9-;-180- ~8"';300- !7:;-300~ r-l56- 214- 270 !'"2";920..,.. - 3,9o8- -4_-;678-:- COMMERC IAL EARLY I IRISH POTATOES: ACRES ACRES Late Spring: California 55,200 ~6,000 ACRES "' -Bushels- -1,000 bushels- Preli m. 76~000 346 1 455 400 19,701 30,030 30,400 Louisiana 22,800 9,500 9,500 68 71 80 1,552 674 760 Mississippi 3,450 800 700 86 80 85 296 64 60 Alabama Georgia j24,260 14,400 17,500 117 1 2,730 1,100 1,200 109 150 130 2,_800 _ 2,160 150 110 283 165 2,275 132 SouthCarolina 13,300 6,500 7,000 136 160 140 1,800 1,040 980 Texas 8,340 7~300 6,700 67 80 75 553 584 502 Oklahoma Arkansas 3,190 1,400 1;100 91 140 150 293 196 165 5~210 3,500 2,600 90 85 90 461 298 234 Tennessee 4,780 4,000 3,600 113 120 115 540 480 414 North Carolina 33,750 24,000 24,000 154 2101 180 5,182 1 5,040 4,320 Group total T7"7,olo T3tr,b"oo T4TJ.9oo -189- r-294"1- 26"9" '!3-;461- 40"7731-- 4o-;-242- WNI'ERMELONS: ACRES ACRES ,ACRES . . -Melons- . . -l,UOO nielons- Ear ly SUl'l1lffi r: II Pre 1im. I California Arizona 8,920 10,000 11,100 734 2,860 3,800 4,500 570 Texas : 52,760 64,000 67,000 154 Louisiana 3,610 2,300 2,100 269 Mississippi 4,980 4~200 4,5001 244 Alabama 6~410 6,900 7,2001 309 I Georgia 49,360 46,000 5o,ooo 1 274 SouthCarolina 24,350 28,000 30,000 '222 NorthCarolina 9,810 10,700 11,800 ! 236 I Arkansas 3,840 4,200 4,200 I 286 I Oklahoma 12~580 14.000 15,000 217 L Missouri 8,040 3,200 3,500 280 r Group total T87,52o II97,3oo ~1o,~oo 257 540 6,561 5,400 650 1,634 2,470 195 8,319 12,480 280 964 644 225 1,222 945 280 1,938 1,932 280 13,113 12,880 June 9 170 5,342 4,760 200 2,303 2,140 290 ll,105 1,218 200 2,719 2,800 250 2,176 800 246-,-:--.,.. .47-;396~ ~87,169-- ..,.. - - - 'I "' I,. .. ' ... ; Athens, Georgia. . . Hay 29, 1950 AVERAGE PRICES PAID GEORGIA TiiIDER PRODUCI:;RS FOR STANDING THillETI AND S.AVfiDGS (As of April 15, 1950) Prices of -Georgia standing timber on April 15, 1950 showe~ some :i.ncrea~e for the' ' ' State .as a .~;vhole from corresponding prices on January 15 of this year, according to the quarterly report of the Georgia Crop Reporting Service. Increases by kinds of timber are: Pine_4. per. cent, Red Oak 8 per cent, White Oak 2 per cent, Gum 3 per cent and Poplar L~ per cent. State average prices o;f sawlogs delivered at local shipping points or at smvmills showed no change from the previous report for Pine, slight decre ase s for the Oaks and G'l.lms , and a , 2 per _cent increase fo:J;' foJ~:{_ar . Any changes in prices of either stumpage or sawlo gs since April 15 a,re not refle9ted in - this report, which is based on information furnished by Georgia ;;;awmill oper;p.tors. Data on prices by kinds of timber Yiere tabulated by forestry areas.P:f. -wl1i911-i;.here are five in the State (see accompanying map). There are v.arious -~tl:inber ~ seal~ standards used~ in buying timber but tl1e Doyle Scale is the .one most -ci:Jlhmonly : used in Geor-gj_q_ s o a_ll prices quoted in -~l"!e accorilpanyD:tg table _pr~ .~n _terms of this s cale. In many individu<;J.l cases prices paid timher producers varied considerably from . . averac es shc)1m , ct"epending upon such ... f . a c t o. r s as quality, . size .g_nd locatio"ri Acknowledgerne~1t is made to those sm'VYnill ~perators whbse coo:perati~n has made these reports possible . . ,> ..: , (See r:eversG s ide .for price data.)" ARCHIE LANGlEY Agricultural Statistician . . ' ~ ~ D. L. FLOYD Agricultul'al Statistician, In Charge Harry A. Vlhite Agricultural Statistician Tieturn After Five Days to United Stat e s Depa rtment of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE - 5/50 - 1,332 Fermit No . 1001 Penalty for private use to av0id payment of postage $300. Lss . Pe l - ie M. Reese , Li brarian , tate Coll e ae of ,gr i. , .~ q . At ens_, Ga . :17:;~.-,~.~:' .-~,~T::rz:;(f~~:.:._:;::;~:~~~;~T~-~~'"7-~~:~:-.: ~roRGt~.. : ... ~:_: ~ ~-.:-:.:-~-~ ~2{~1:~Ji~f~~~\~.~~- -.'. . ._. _.: ... ~-'lver~Et':P'~I;_p:~s _-P,aid for. Stan.~ng Timber an_~ ~_a,'l1logs DeiivereO.; at tocal:;:l'h~.~~~.' ..) .' \ '(! ~ipo'rt~- .b,y Sawm1ll 9P~rators as ot "J~~ary 15 an NEVVS. - BY. STATES As of Jlme 1, 19.5o i ! " " : : l i ; ' ' . . ; .. :-., . .'.. . -: ,~ \ ; LIN'JA BEANS: South Carolina lima beans are in good condition with heaviest moverr~ent expected around ,June 20-22. SNAP BEANS: Peak move of South Carolina snap beans is over but sales will likely continue until around mid-June. Harvesting of snap beans got under- vray :i.n North Carolina .this week, but is not expected to reach any volume until abottt June 10. ' CABBAGE: Movement of North Carolina's cabbage crop is about over. Both yield and price have been disappointing to growers. The first car of Tennessee cabbage was shipped on May 2.5, with heavy movement beginning May 29. CANTA10UPS: Light harvesting is in progress in Florida and the bulk of the crop will Irrostly move cluring the month of June. Light sales are expected in South Carolina from some early vines about June 15. CUCID.ffi&"tS: South Carolina Cucumbers are in fair condition with peak movement expected from the Blackville area about June 12. Peak movement is underway in Alabama. Lack of moisture has caused some d@!terioration of prospects. IHISH POTATOES: Exces~:d.ve rains delayed digging in South Carolina unti:J_ near the end of May but movement was general-by June 1. Peak movement .is expected the week of June 5. Potatoes are in full bloom in Franklin and Coffee counties, Termessee. Shipments are expected about mid-June in the Franklin-Coffee . ~rea. Harvest 1s about .90 percent complete in the principal commercial area in Southwest Alabama as of June 1. TOMATOES: Light movement had begun in the Beaufort -a:re-a of South Carolina by June 1. The crop is in fair to good condition. The supply of tomc:-toes from Florida is declining rather rapidly, a light volume is in prospect during the first half of June. WATERMELONS: The South Caroiina watermelon crop is in fair to good condition. Harvest may begin frmn a few early vines by June 20, and reach peak the week of July 10. The Mis sissippi . crop averages a little l ater than usual, but had good yield prospects. I,ight harvest is expec t ed the last week of June. Harvesting of the early acreag e in central and s outh Florida ::i.s nearly completed. Harvesting is now active in the important Leesburg area and this section should be in its peak produ.c.tion dur'ing the period June 1-15. With f avorable 1:1eather and market conditions :.some harvest'ing is expected to continue into July from the north Fl.o:rida area. A good. vratermelon crop is in pros pect :i.n practically all areas eSCc ept the hail dar~mged sections of Falfurrias and Riviera Texas where crops were completely destroyed around thE! middle of Hay . Harvesting in central .ahd eastern counties will start about the usual time, late June and early July. After Fj_ve Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Bureau "of Agricu.ltur_al Economics 319 Extension D uild~g Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE-D::6/$0..l,376 . Permit No. lGOl Penalty for priv13.te useto avoid ;payment of postage .$300. Librarian, College of Agriculture A~hens, Ga. 'C Req_ f ' . . ., ' . : .i . . -4-.th.E?ns, ,.Georgia__ . .. ~ : .. .. FARH PIECE REPORT AS OF MA.Y .15, 1950 '\ . - .. GEORGIA: .Continuing on an uptrend started five months earlier, the 'All, Cor:imodity -.- - - Index of Price-s Received by Georgia farme rs as of May 15 stood at 235 _per it c~nt. of .the August 1909-July 1914 averaee. This -vras seven }':Joints higher than .Vvas a month before and only four poin~s short of its ~evel of a.year ago. ;' ,. . Pr.ices fqr ci1ickens, especially commercial broilers; were off sharply ahd dairY products vrere moderately reduced from pric e s rec~iyed in April . These decr.e.ases, :. hoiiever, 'ivere r:J.ore than t>ffset by a.dvances in price of practically all other farm . products ..: Hogs, which i:er.e up ~~2 .20 a cwt~, led other coJn,'11odities in gains. : Cotton .oo.. wa's a cer{t a pound higher, and cottonseed was bringing an aye rage of $3 mqre.; per ton .. Beef cattle, veal calves, eggs, s1:~-reet potatoes, and corn also showE?d appreci- . aqle ga.~.n.s,. . -: . . ' ~ . UNITED STATES: Sharply higher prices for hogs togefther with :i.ncreases in prices of most other me at animals , cotton, vvool , soybeans, and corn raise d the In.cJ.ex of fl;'ices Received by fa r mers for I'Jay 15, 1950 to 247 per cent of fts January 1910 - December 1911-t average. At this level, the Index is the~ highest sinr::e September of' l9Lf9'. Although the Index is 6 per cent above Decer:1.ber 19l.t 9, it is 2 per cent be - lo~ a yea~ ago and 19 per .cent b e low the J anuary 1 948 peak. As of mid-May, higher prices for both' ;J.i-ying and production go ods raised the ParHy Index ' ( Prices Paid by Farmers including Interest, Taxe s, and Far m lfage Hates ) 3 l)oints t o 251.( . This is the highe s t since Apri+ l9L~9 but 8 poj.nts .below the record l evel of 262 oi June and July of 191.~8 . As a result of the se ~.ncrease s ~ the Parity Ratio (Ratio of Index of Prices Received to the Index of Prices Paid, including. Interest, Taxes ~ and Farm Wage Rates) rose from the.. 96 of a month -earlier to 97, the highest since November 191.! 9 . ,, - - - - -- - - - - . - -Sm=m-n-ar~y - - Table -~- =f-o-r .-th. -e -Un-i=te-d-S-ta-te-s ...~~- - - - - - - - -- -: - Indexe s -Date - - (:1,910"114 = 100) - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - " ~ -- - - : -lc'Iay 15, : April 15, : 1 9h9 195o - - - - - - - - - - Hay 15, : Hecord high 1959 . :;~.: - r ni"'"de-x .~-- .- - ., - . . . . : . ' . i -~ ~ -- - - -. ' . : .' ' -~ - ~ _;_ ~. Prices Received 253 241 247 306 Jan. 1948 Prices Paid, Interest, rf CL'{8S , & TJa ge Rates 253 251 254 262 ];/ . Jt1J:y 19L(8 Parity Ra tio 100 96 97 122 Oct. ~946 }:_/ Also June 1948 . D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Oharge HARRY A rnUTE AEricultural Statistician . ~. ., . . . . . . . . ... . .. . '""'::.' '.. ... . . - . > :' ' . . PRICES BECEIVED BY F~S : A ~~::Jj.lf. M.A.Y'15 1900 WITH COMPAIDSONS _U.Nl'.i:.JW..J ::S.l.".A:rES i (;QM!v'DDITY AND UUIT Vl'b.eat 1 Bu. .Average Aug. 1909Jui:Y 1914 $ 1.24 ~ 1949 . 2~00 Apr 15 l~ 1950 . 1950 2.11 . 215 Aver~ . May AUg. 1 9- 15 Af1~5 ~t . 15 July 1914 .sa . 1949.- ' ''19QO 1950. .t . 2.00 " 2..01 . 2~04. .. Corn, Bu. $ Oats, ' ~ . Irish Bu. .. Pota t o . . es, B u . $ ~$ .91 .- . ,67 lo12 i.45 .90 . . 1.95 1.31 1.42 .93 .91 . . . ' . .-~ .. 1~85 1.70 .64 ., .40 .70 1.22.. .6..,.6... 1.77 126 1~34 I .75 '. 79 1.34 1.28 Sweet Potatoes,Bu. $ .83 3.00 2.40 2.50 .88 2.73 2.28 2.2~ Cotton, Lb, ; 12.6 32.0 31.0 32.0 12.4 30.0 28.7 29.2 Cottonseed, ton $ Hevr, (baled) ,ton $ 24.39 .,. 47,00 - 47.00 50.00 20.20 20.00 22,55 ... 50.40 22.!00 44,40 45.28 21.40 22.00 Hogs, per cwt ... . $ 7.33 Beef Cattle, owb. $ 3.87 17.20 19.00 15,40 1/.60 18,30 19.00 7,27 17,00 . 15.60 18.56 5.42 21.10 21.80 23.20 Milk Cows, head $ 33~85 138.00 141.00 148.00 . 48.00 Chickens, Lb. . Eggs, doz . Butter, Lb. 13.2 21.3 24.6 26.5 45.6 - 53.0 . . 27.3 24.1 35.8 37.3 $3.0 I 51.0 ll,4 21.5 25.5 ' Butterfat, Lb, 25.7 55.0 $.0 !?4.0 26.3 Milk, (W'noleJ:/e) per 100/1: 1 CoWJ?eas, Bu.: Soybeans, Bu. $ 2.42 $ .. $ - 5.55 5,251 5.20 4.50 ~---- 3 ~90~ 3.95 3;80 1 ~.os 3 5 1.60 ... -- Peanuts, Lb. 5.0 10.9 10.4 I 10.6 4.8 iJ Preliminary for May 1~bU ! Pr lce z f or 1oos.e hay d'cscontJ.nued Sll1ce most hay sold J.S b aledo 186.00 28.2 43.4 57.9 60.6 3.61 4.14 2.18 10.6 187.00 191.00 .23.3 22.5 30.8 . 56.3 29.~. ,. 55.1 61.0 60.6 .. 3.60 3.48 373 3.f?7 2.~ 2.71 10.6 10.7 .. INDEX NUMBERS OF PRICES RECEIVED BY FABMERS IN GIDRGI.A (.August 1909 - July 1914 ::~ 100) April May May 15, 15 15 1949 1950 1950 All Commodities Cotton & Cottonseed Grains Me at J.n; mdl s Dairy Pro.luct s Chicken & Eggs Fruits Mi sce.l.l911'30US After :n"e Days Return to United States D..::;?:Jrtment of .Agriculture Bureau of .l.\g r5.cultural Economics 319 EX:;ension Building kthuns~ Georgia 239 228 235 247 240 248 158 146 156 366 348 371 217 212 210 210 180 177 195 186 186 189 169 171 Penalty for private use to avoid payment of J?Ostage $300, OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE-B~50=2273 Permit No~ 1b01 i ss . Nel li e M. Rees e , Librarian, tate Co l lege of Agri. , .e q. Athens* Ga. VI-41TED e.TATE.S OE.P,4.RTMENT OF AGRIC.U\..TURE.. {!}rofJ UNIV!.R.EoiTV OF Gf.O"'-QIA C.Oli..E.GE. OF .AGR.IG.Ut.TURt .. OEOP.GIA AGRICULTURAL !.:KT.N610N SI!:..R.VIC~ Athens, Georgia June 131 1950 ~ I ~he Bure~ of .Agricultural Economics makes the following report on the a.c~eage, yield, and pro- . duct ion of commercial truck crops for the fresh market from reports and da.ta furnished by crop ~orrespon~ts, field Statisticj,ans,. and cooperating State agencie:;. , . LTII!lA BEANS: Prospective production for the three spring crop States is now placed at 362 11 000 bushels-- 5 per cent above last springfs crop of 34611 000 bushels and 26 per..cent below the 1939--48 average of 488 11 000 bushels Per.....acre yields in Florida turned out .better then expected earlier' in the 'Season. Georgia and South Carolina yields remain as indicated on May 1. SNAP BEANS: Production in the mid-spring group of States is turning out better than indicated on May 1 conditions. , The 11 801,~~000 bushels novr esti- mated for the six States is still 9 per cent belpw the 1949 productionof 1_,97611 000 bushels and 18 per cent below the 1939-48 average of 211 1911 000 bushels~ CANTALOUFS: . T-he first production forecast for the season in the early summer pro. clueing areas - Nevada, Georgia, South Carolina, and the Salt River Valley of Arizona . -- indicate 11 7391000 jumbo crates, 11 per cent less than last year ... Most of the reduction is the result of a 12 per cent cut in acreage in the salt River Valley of Arizona. CUCUI1ffiERS: Production prospects improved in some late spring areas during the past month, and the 21 04911 000 bushel crop now indicated is 5 per cent above the May li forecast. The present indications for 1950 are still 9 per cent below the 1949 production of 21 261,000 bushels but 16 per cent above the 1939--48 average of 11 774,000 bushels ONIONS: Production of late spring onions is now estimated at 41 65111 000 sacks (50 lb.)' slightly les s than indicated a month ago. A reduction in the indicated yield in Texas more than offsets the increase in Louisiana. COMMERCIAL E.ARLY IRISH POTATOES: During the past month, the prospective potato - . crop for late spring harvest either held its own or improved slightly in all States except Georgia, The 401 823,000 bushel crop now indicated is practically the same as last yearfs crop of 40.,731,000 bushels but about one-fifth above average. Compared with 1949, acreage for harvest was increased 8 per .cent ' this year, but the 19)0 acreage is 15 per cent beloi'Taverage. The late spring group yield of 272 bushels per acre has been exceeded only by the record yield of 294bushe1s harvested in 191+9. T0MATOF$: . The acreage of late spring tomatoes is now indicated at 451400 acres, 311 000 acres less than estimated a month ago, This decrease occurred in Texas and was the result of hail damage in scat tered areas, The average yield estimated for this group of States of 67 bushels per acre is up 2 bushels from last _month but still 4 bushels below the 1939--48 average, Production of 3,0291 000 bushels is less than indicated a month ago and is 21 per cent belm~ the 10-year average production WATERMELONS: . The estimated 205,700 acres for harvest during the early summer , season is 51 200 acres less than indicated a month ago, Host of this. loss was the result of hail damage in the Falfurrias and Riviera sections of Texas. Total early summer production is now est~nated at 53 1 516 11 000 ~elons, 10 per cent more than last year D. L. FIOYD A.g1~icultural Statistician, In Charge L, H. ffiURRIS, JR. Truck Crop Esti..rna~or After Five Days Return tq, United States Department of Agriculture Bureau_ of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUS INES.S Form BAE-D""6/50-1376 Permit No. 1001. Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage ~;300~
  • 7fJ ; "86- - - 48"8 i - -346- -3"62- I pNAP BEANS: l Hi d.,.,S pr:l..ng . ;' Ii '.j! i i :C2.:Lifor nia i 5,050 3,500. 3,100 152 210 , 200 !. 757 1 735 i 620 L~u :L~ :i.a~a . 1 6,810 h,4oo 4;300 61.+ 70 : ..72 1 428 1 3()8- I 310 M:LSSlSS lPPl Alabama - 3J430 1~580 3_y000 1,600 31 400 1, 700 7)+ 68 75 . 82 ! 65 : 65 I 248 : 107 i 12024) ._.1i . 279 110 I I Georgia I 3,730 28 200 21400 South Carolina,_61_o_o__Sl.OQO..;.j_S.i..OQO__ ! I Group Total 26,660 19,700 191 900 60 70 11__ _20_ 83 __:.oo i :_ 55 i 10_1 91 223 __ l2Q 2,1~1 ~ 1 __145~40- I L _31~320- 11 976 .. [1,801 CANTALOUPS: }tarly Swnmer ' Nevada I )0 Georgia South Carolina 35~;374000 . . ...Jumb, 1 Crts 41 70 1b I 3;11.~3000 3,300 190 llh 180 ! 180 I 3s200 1 3i300 57 52 80 : l40 i 6) 40 .. - 1 1 1000 crates, - . 6I 23 i 34 ! 270 I 272 I 208 189 13-2 :I 132 l Arizon~ other ~~?go_. ~2Logo_ ~~o~sgo_1_112_ 18_ !_120__ ! 111! ~ -~526_~1L3~5~ Group Total 20,790 18, 830 i l7.~190 87 1104 [ 101 1, 776 i 1,963 j 1:739 CUCUMBF..RS: , . ~at e Spr ing_ l ,J,i 1, - Bushels .. - 1 000 bushels - 1 . Loui s ia na 710 Alabama 1;3oo Ge or gia South Carolina North Carolina . J 4.:51.~;!1' 22890~000 650 ~ . 550 ! 9-1 I 11 5oo ~ 116oo ' 146 , Boo 11 650 81 5;3 700 I 6,5000 1 85 7$300 : j: 63 900 ! 76 80 115 90 I 90 70 '1 I i 90 110 . 70 I j 970~ I 65 I 188 1 96 454 367 1 1 52 : . 5D 172 1 176 I 72 513 I i 46 5hO 539 518 Arkansas . 9JO l,9 ~oo h 1~200 1 101 125 1 95 93 188 . 114 C~oaluifpo rnia Total 0NIO!>E ; I - LL 9?0 j.L6f2'3o-:- . ! 22 )00 o;J)O- i\ill 92;.2:r0o0o- l !- 259 i69- , 290 !. 275 )10 t' 725 i 605 ( i::.Tl- j1o7- 1- 11774 , -2;2'bl- T2-;o49- ! I i -Sacks (Sa lb) 1,000 sacks - ~!ij~~;~: j 3,4~2 23 750 5,200 ,, 6 , 600 II. 4361 490 ! 520 I 1,297 1 2,5h8 Ariz -:;na I 960 , hod . 1, ooo 395 420 i )00 1 3031 168 j 500 ~=:C~ia l i].~~g_ li~ ~~Qg~ ~ ~1~ ~ ~~ 1_l;~1 ~~ ~ ~i~1-- :~Q :~1 Louisiana Grand ,Total 1~1; 700 10~300 'I 1; 200 97 100 I 95 ~9~1 80 r lrlB,,30Q lr-17,300 j . 156 j 214 ! .269 1 166 i 21 920! 130 . 114 j - 31 908l41 651 l ~ TmKAT. sOpESri:ng 1 Texas , other ,. 311 330 Louisiana 2;,620 ! Mississippi 5;150 South Carolina Georgia ~ 41 h6o S,Lfho Alabama 3;,080 Group Total 52;o8'Cj I ' 1 - Bushels ... - 1, 000 pushels .. I \ I 30;,000 27,000 1 71 11 800 3,Soo 11 400 2;800 , i 68 85 73 70 1.+0 65 65 55 .21127491 j 1 21 190 126 ji 1 1 755 91 h46 I . 140 J 154 I I 3;, 909 i 6.,ooo 41 300 5J 700 : I 60 76 65 . 60 80 80 263 ! 254 h17 ~ 1.}80 2){3 456 L 4.;,000 h,200 84 80 1 75 255 i 320 315 i 4.9;'?00. lli5,4oo -7'3- -7! -67 r -3-;BoJ.j-J"'i:Yio-. - 'J. o29- 1 1 WATERl.JELONS ; Early Surmner Calif,, other Arizona Texas Lou:Lsiana 8;,920 2j86o 521 760 3;610 lo,ooo 3;,8oo 641 ooo 2;300 i - Melons - 1 I 11~1oo Ii 734 1 j Sho 750 1.+;5oo 570. i 650 ~- 6oo 62 1 000 1 154 I 195 175 2;,100 1 269 . 280 1 260 . - 11 000 melons - 61561 : 514oo ;. 81325' 11 634 1, 2;47Q . 2; 7.00 I 8,319 1 121480 , l01 85e 964 644 , 546 Mississippi Alabama 4;980 . 61irlO I 41 200 h1 5oo . 244 6;,900 7;,.200 309 Georgia i 49;~60 46j 000 So, 000 274 South Carolina !241 350 281000 30j000 222 North Carolina Ar k a n s as OklahoiJ.a ; 9, ,810 i 3;840 112,580 , 101 700 41 200 14,090 r 1L1~1,8o0o0o 1)i000 : 236 286 217 Mis souri s.~,o4o 31200 L 31500 : 280 I I 225: 280 i 280 ! 170 l 200 290 i 200 I 285! . 1,222 260 290 200 ! 1 ! 1,938 13 1113 5,342 220 li 21303 280 190 I 11 105 2,719 . 1, ! ! ' 945 I 11 282 1;932 ... 1 .11 872_ 12; 880 .14i500 4 1 760 21 140 121,82o18o 1, 6;,000 i 21 596 ; 1,120 . 2,850 . 250 : 250 : 2;176 . . 800 . 875 l Group Total 1tr?,s'2o- 17,3oo 2oj,?oo . -2~7.... - 24b'"'" 26o -41,39.6- 48;469- -53,};16 l UNITED ~TATE.~ DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-TURE. &ro;b. UNIVER.~I'TV OF' C,E:.O"-G'" C:.CJI.I.E.O.. OF AGFI.ICOVL.TUR.t. .~thens, Georgia June 13J 1950 . GENERAL CROP REPORT FOR GEORGIA AS OF JUNE 1, 1950 . Qe!l8ral -;rains rirere received over most of the State during May and crops made satis- i'as:tory .groy.rth. The corn crop in the southern part of the State has recovered :t;!apidly .from the April drought and on June 1 prospects were ver;Y favorable in: ;most of this area. Frequent ral.ns since June 1 have delayed cultivation of crops in t ~ - . \ioi important. 'crops _.have been reduced by c1-iversion to fallow,. ,pa.stu're;,..n~'i' meaQ.~s : f - ~$-dddile~~i~~~,_-ptp6ro-9g\rJcr?stSiywe-.,ccf rops. t,he More growing crs:e:Japsloanndist-h)ratni;LuJ,s. u:ar2jl:.c'v"J._~do..l.l n heat crop of nearly 94.5 niillion bushels, first to fall belov1 a .billion bushel :Ln 7 years_. I . i . 9orn _pl2.nting made r a pid progress in the latter pnrt of M2.y and vras nearly completed by Juno 1, Weather tmd ,-;et fields caused some delay in starting corn plnntJr+g, but observance by growers of borer-free dates is likely to have been a more significant _:factor. Fields Vlore generally well prepared and stands are good in most areas, Cotton pl2..nting continuos in some aroas 1 as rains in early Juno interfered nith c6mpl9tion of this vrork in northucstorn sections and interrupted choppij..ng and cul- tivation rather generally in the southern cotton bolt, June weather has boon favor., able 'for 1-rcovil activity, Good progress .-.ras made in po~nut planting~ . .. ALL Y!HEAT : The 1950 Yihoat crop vrill be the first crop in seven years to fall short of h billion bushels, according to crop conditions on June 1.. This y oarls production of all wheat (combined fall and spring soYm crops) is estimated at 944,5J.1,ooo bushcls-1 about lfJ per cent loss than tho 1~1!~6,463 1 000 bushels pro... duccd in 1949, and 8 per ccrit bolovr. tho 10-year average production of,_l ., 031;312_,000 bushels A shift in tho general Yrcathcr pattern in May slightly improved. 'winter wheat crop prospects compar ed Yiith a month ago. Seeding of spring Hhcat in the extreme r~orthern plo.ins Stntos has been unusually lat'b this season, tmd growth of this crop is gonorJ.lly t-w~J~ t6 thrcc :-;rccks behind what is considered nornial dcirol- oprncnt. for Juno 1. .. .: ~ Jko OATS: l conditions indicate tm oJ.ts crop of 1,380Jmillion bushels. 'I'his is only 4 per cent J.bovc tho 1_,)23 million bushels produced lastyoa r, but well above tho lo-yc ar average of 1_,274 million bushels. Tho relatively l:- 1,045 1,043 . - 11147 : ... UNITED STATES : , 10-year, 1939--48 8, 883 6.21 55,191 5,512 6 ~39 ' 35;,230 I 1948 7,964 6~l~4 51,;266 5,169 6 ~ 58 33,995 ---- -- -- ----- - --- - - 19h9 1950 --- 9,148 9,5-1-8- 6~45 59;,040 5,726 6.51 37,262 ----- .. 6.31 601079 61 017-)<- .... ... .. --- --- .. - -- ~:- - -N-Um--be--r --:in--d-i-c a--te-d- t--o--f-ar-row- -:(ro--m-b-ree-di-ng-- -i--n--te-n-ti--o-n-s r -- -e-p-o-r-ts-- -- - - -- -... D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge (over) HARRY A Y.IHITE Agricultural Statistician -.~.~J,.~ ..,..,.\.,_,_ - .............. --------- r--- ----- - -- . i UNITED STATES PIG CROP REPORT - JUNE 1950 .. ,. :; f :- - J 'the 1950. spring .pi{!; .eto.p totaled 60,079,000 -hee.d, an increase :of 3 percent .from last spring. The number of sows farrowing this spring was _5 percent above last &pring, but the number of pigs saved per litt.er we.s 2 percent smaP~.r than .last spring and only s~ightly above the 10-ye.ar average~ For the c~ming fall crop, reports on breeding i-nte.,nti.o-I).s indicate a to.tal pf 6,017,000 sows to farrow; 5 ~ercent above the number farl'bwed lest fall. The combined 1950 total pig crop ~s .' I\ow expected to be 99 million head. A combined pig crop this size wo.uldbe 4 p~rceJ;I!; ~bove 19~9 and 10 percent above . the 1~_39-48 average Spring Pig Cropi - The number of pigs saved in the spring season of ~950 {December 1, 1949 to June 1, 1950) is estimated to be 60,079,000 head. This is 1,6531 000 head or about 3 percent larger than the spring crop last year. It is aJ,.so 9 percen-t; I.arger than the lO~year average. The 1950 spring crop is the third largest on ~ecord, being exceeded only by the spring crops in 1942 and 1943. The number of sows farrowing in the spring of 1950 is estimated to be 9,518,000 4ead. This number is 5 percent large~ than last year and 7 percent larger than ~re - 10-year average. The 1950 spring farrowings are 3 percent, or 2791 000 head . ~ess than farmers' reports last December ~ndicated would be farrowed. lhe number of pigs saved per l.itter in the spring of 1950, at 6.31 pigs, is 2 percent less than the 6.45 pigs of last year. The record is 6.46 pigs, attained ip. the spring of 1946. ,~reather conditi.ons over most of the important hog producing ~tates were not entirely favorable during the peak farroi.ving months. Reportet:s generally attributed the smaller nmnber of pigs saved to cold or stormy sp~ing W,, :eather. In most of the Southern States, weather was generally favorable. Jllall 1950 Intentions: Reports on breeding intentions indicate that 6,017,000 sows Wlill farrovr in the fall of 1950. This is 291,000 or 5 percent larger than the t}kuber farrowing last fall. If these intent:lons are. realized, the number of sows farrowing during the fall season (June 1 to December 1) would be the third largest oh record--exceeded only by the number in the fall of the war years 1942 arid 1943. The indicated increase in fall intentions is not uniform over the country. Only the East and -t-"Jest North Central States shovr increases, while in other regions the number of sows intended for fall farrow is the s~e, or less than lnst year. The indicated increase in the West North Ceritro.l is ll percent, and the East North Centro.!, 6 percent~ In the South Atlo.ntic region, the smnc number o.s lo.st fo.ll is indicnted; v:Thile the South Centro.l is do1Nn 2 percent; 1'vest, down 11 percent; o.nd North Atlantic, do'livn 13. per..cent. After Five Days Return to United Sto.te s Depi rtment of Agriculture Bureau of Agriculturo.l Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Ge orgiil OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE-M-6/50~2825 Permit No. 1001 Pen~lty for privo.te use to avoid payment- of postnge $300. iss. N~ ll le rv. Reese , Librarian, tate College of Agri., eq. Atl:lens. Ga. - --- .'..... UNITED STATE.~ O~PARTMt::NT OF' AGR.ICU\..TURE. &rojJ UNIVERSITY OF GtO"-GIA COLI..E.uE. OF AGFI.IC.ULTUR.t. QoEOR.GIA AGRlCULTURAL t!.XTE:.N&IOI'I ~E.RVIC.I!:. Athens, Georgia TRUCK CROP :HEWS c July 1, 1950 GEl\lERAL: Hot dry Yleather the last half of June over the conunercial area of_South Georgia affected adversely all growing crops. All truck crops in the harvest stage are being seriously damaged from the hot sun and lack of moisture. Truck crops in the northern area of the State had not suffered for moisture up to July 1 but rain will soon be needed in this section. The cabbage, snap bean, and potato season is over in South Georgia and these crops are coming into :Qro_duction in the northern part of the State. Harvesting of watermelons and cantaloups is declining j_!,1 'the southern counties and is be ginning to move in volume in the central areas. SNAP BEANS, NORTH GEORGIA: place prior to July l~ Growing conditions have been good on this crop during the past two 'IYeeks. Little or no harvesting had taken CABBAGE , NORTH GEORGIA: The growing season has been favorable for c abbage, honever: rain will be needed for some of the late crop to fully mature, Unusually low prices are prevailing at present, and it i s feared that some of the. crop will be left in the fields. illiSH POTATOES, NOli.TH GEORGIA: V!eather conditions have been favorable on this crop and goo d growth is reported. The crop is late this year due to the late spring and ha rvesting is not expected to become general before J uly 20. PDHENTO PEPPER: Weather during setting time was favorable and good stands are re.... por .t ed. Sj_nce that time dry hot weather has prevailed over most of the pimiento t erritory and is resulting in serious damage in some areas by causing l eave s and blooms to shed. S orne harvesting is getting undervvay i n the ex... ( treme southern counties. If rain is not received soon harvesting nill not become general until l ate July or early August. CANTALOUPS : The dry hot weather has seriously damaged the cantaloup crop by causing the me:J_ons to ripen before a ttain:L.'1g full s ize. Rains would hot benefit this crop now) as the vines have died in the southern areas and are seriously damaged in the central areas. Prices r ec eived have been disappointing to date .J liiATERHELONS : Harvesting of the melon crop in southern counties i s about over, with v er y poor yields realized due to tho dry hot weather coming around harvest time. The dry weather is causing yields to bo low this year as tho second crop of melons failed to r each full maturity. &:treme heat during tho l a st few days of June u-aused some melons to blister so tha t they 1Yerc unfit for mar lcot,. Through June 30th 1, 858 carloads had been shipped by rail, compared with 33 648 on the same date last year. D. L. FLOYD Agricu~tural Statistician, In Charge L. H. HARRIS, JR. Truck Crop Estimator I ~ ~I ~ I ,; ..._ ;...:~ .., - - - I TRUCK CROP NEV:JS - BY STATES As of July 1, l95o SNAP BEANS: Light harv~st from the early fields in the northwestern counties of North Carolina is now getting underway. Prices rece'ived have been fair to good1 mostly good. Light sales began at Nountain City, Tennessee on June 26 and at Clarkrange July 1. Prices have started out below last yearls level. Late plantings will be influenced by prices received for the earlier crop. CABBAGE: Low price and lack of demand brought the West Tennessee cabbage deal to a premature close shortly after mid-June. Harvesting of the crop is maki.t'1g fair progress in the Henderson county area of North Carolina. Pl'ices received have been only fair. IRISH POTATOES: The harvesting of commercial early potatoes in North Carolina is rapid~y nearing completion. Generally, weather conditions have been very favorable for digging. Quality and yield of potatoes dug in the Fra,nklin-Goffee area of Teilllessee have been good but demand and price have been poor. Digging in the Curriberland Plateau will not. begin for another month. CANTA.IDUPS: Cantaloup vines have deteriorated considerably in South Carolina and are badly parched in the heaviest producing area. This has shortened the season and the heaviest movement is about over. In North Carolina light movement of cantaloups began the last week in June. Volume movement :Ls expected by July 7. livATERMELONS: Harvest from earlier fields is expected to begin about the last vmek in July, becoming general by August 3 in North Carolina. Generally the crop is one to two weeks later than normal. Peak movement is expected in the Hampton-Allendale-Barnwell area of South Carolina July 5-15. Dry weather has caus ed da.J11il.ge to watermelon vinqs but has helped combat anthranose. Supplies of waterme lons at this period are available over a vride area of Texas. Cr9ps in t he latest grod"~Jcing_ areas , usually for mid-August and early Septei'ii'G'er harvest, are in good ~ondition. TOMATOES: Tomato pric ,3 s have been generally 8atisfactory in South Carolina and supplies are expected to b~ available through July. Carlot shipment ..of Y!est Tennessee tomatoes began on June 21. Demand and prices have been exceptionally good. After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE-D-7/S0-1376 Permit No. 1001 L'fb1'a ri art . Coll ege of .gr i cu l t u ~ e Athens, Ga. 'TO Rect Pe nalty for private us e to avoid payment of postage ~} 3 00. UNITED ~TATE.~ DE.PARTM E:.NT OF AGRIC..UL.TURL _ . or Ut;mi.Rsi'TV ' CitO"GIA : C.OLI.0. Of' AGfi.IGI,U..TUI\t. Athens, Georgia FARM PRICE REPORT AS OF JUNE. 15, 1950 July. 10, 1950 GEORGIA : As of June 15 the All Corninodity Index of Prices Received by Georgia fariner~ rose for the seventh coriscutive month to jump 13 points to 248 .per. cent ot_- the August l909..Ju.ly 1914 ~verag e. At this level, the Index was four points higher '':. than it v;as a year ago. __ _ Main reasons for the marked increase of the Index vrere the sharp rise in price of mecit animals, and the effect of favorable prices received for the new crop of peaches . "' Hogs shovred an advance of $1.30 a cwt. over the price reported a month earlier, 1 Peaches of all quali ~ies 1vere reported as selling for an averaGe of ::J6 . oo per bushel~ Following the new harvest,. pric es of wheat , oats, and Irish potatoes , showed some der,: cline,_ but practically all other conunodities showed some increa se over prices of mid;. May. Prices of dairy products remained unchanged. UNITED STATES: There was 11 no change11 in the over....a.ll Index of Prices Receive'd by Farmers during the past month as lower pric es f or food -grains (wheat) and dairy products were offset by higher prices for most other groups, ma inly fruit, truck crops, cott on, and poultry and eggs . The Index remains at 24? per cent of its January 1910-December 1914 average, about l per cent below June a year ago . Among t h meat an:Unals lovrer pric es for hogs and sheep were- offset by s'crengthened beef cattle , veal calf, and lamb prices. Wool prices continued to increase to re ach the highest point since December 1918. Changes in the fruit, dairy, and poul t r y groups were abou seasonal, The Parity Index continue d to rise for the fourth consecutive month , and as of Jude 15, it was 255 per cent of the 1910-14 average, up 1 point from a month ago, The relative change in i{he Parity Index -- l es s than one-half of one per cent -- was not sufficient to change the Parity Ratio vhich r emained at 97 per cent. Higher rural living costs, mainly as a result of upturns in food prices , were responsible for t he increase . Building material pric es also ros e as did ~rices for petroleum products. Prices of production goods averaged the same as i n mid;I\Iay .. . . . ____________ ~~~rl !_a!?_~ !o::: !h~ Qn~t~d_S!a!e~ ____________ _ Inde::os (1 91014 0:: 100) June 15, 1 94 9 .. ---.---- --.-- . -,----------- -.--- May 15, 1950 : June 15, 1 95 o :=- Record high Inctox -=---Date -- : ~--------------- Prices Received 2l.f9 247 2l.f7 306 J an. 1948 Parity Index "};_/ 252 254 255 262 ~/ July 1948 Parity Ratio 99 97 97 122 oct . 1946 ------------------------------------------- '};,/ Prices Paid, Inter est, Taxes, and wage Rat es ~... - , ; 4 : ...; ' ~/ Also June 1948. ... .. - . 1, D. L. FLOYD "-'' !. Agric ultural Statistician, In Charge P.JIRRY A HI-IITE Agricultural Statistician . : r;~ ""~ . - .. .., :,.,,,.,,.,, .., I ~.->- - : ~- ....-.,..-,':' "' ""' ~.\., > t """' . ...'(f~'-. I . ..._..', ' ' j ... 11. ', , '.{ '' ' :r '. : w. AiNTD L> . .. .~ ~at,:~ l3u. >~ ~ . :::..-~~;'....... .. . .P. R.ICES , RE::EIVED BY F~S J.UNE 15....~. l._950 . 'ltiTH COMPARISONS UJU'.1'.t!i.U S"l'~l ' ~::-; _ ,_ . ;' t ' Aver~ June ,. JA~..v l 91914 ' 15 1949 ~~ ' i 1950 <}~ ~u~gv. e1r~g.. June 15 ~ ; June 15 1950 - ~July 1914. 1949 1950 1950 $ 1.24 1.85 '..2.15 2.03 .sa/. 1.86 2.04 ... 1-.$ 9orn, Bu. ~ats. , l?u $ .91 $ .67 1.44 .75 1.42 .91 I 1.52 .64 .80 .40 1.21 1.34 1.36 .so .79 .80 ,. I irish Potatoes,Bu.$ 1ol2 1.90 1.70 1.40 I. ~70 l 1.72 1.28 1.27 S_, weet Potatoe s,Bu.$ .83 3.00 2~50 2.30 .88 "2.64 2.28 2.11 ' gotton, Lb. 12.6 31.8 32.0 32.3 12.4 30.1 29,2 29.9 ciottoneeed, ton $ 1 Hay, ' .- (baJ. ed),ton $ I' Jlogs, per cwt. $ ' 24.39 7.33 46.00 .. 19.50 50.00 20.00 17.60 ' 50.00 20.80 18.90 22. 5'5 - 7.27 46.70 45.20 46.20 20.90 22.00 i 20.80 18.80 18.50 17.80 ' . Bee Cattle, cwt $ 3.87 18.50 19.00 19.50 5.42 20.90 23.20 23.70 l :!4ilk Cows, head Chickens, Lb. Eggs, doz. Butter, Lb. Butterf a-t , Lb. $ ' 33.85. [ 13.2 I 1 21.3 1 24.6 t 25.7 138.00 26.5 47.0 52.0 55~0 48.00 124.1 37.3 : 51.0 154.~ 154.00 . 48.00 183.00 191.00 197.00 ' 24.8 I 380 I 51.0 54.0 . ; . - -114 ~- 21.5 25.5 ' 26.3. ... .... ' 26 ;11- --~22.5 22.1 44.1 29.6 ! 30.1 56.8 55S 55.7 ' I 59.3 60.6 59.? Milk, (Whol esaie) . per 1001/: 1} Cowpea:>, Bu. $ $ 2.42 - Soybeans , Bu. $ - Peanuts, Lb. 1 5.0 5.40 21 .35 3.70 10.5 1 5.20 3.95 I 3.15 110.6 5.20 4 .30 3.50 10.8 1.60 I . - ... I I 4.8 3.5, 3.481 3.43 ' I I 4.06 3.87' 1 4.12 I l 2.101 2.71 i 2.80 10.4 i.10.7 10.8 j} Prehmlnoint in 1948 and an o.utturn only 6 per cent below average is now expected. .:: " . ALL W'HEA.T: This year1 s wheat crop now promises nearly 957 million bushels, 12 million more tha) ; , was indicated on June 1 but still the smallest erop harvested since 1943. Estime.te4 :t'roductien is 17 per cent below the 1 1 146,46~.!:000 bushels harvested last year and compares with the 10 year average production of 1,031,312,000 bushels. During each of the past six years pro-' ~uction had exceeded one billion bushels. goBN: The Nation's .1950 corn Grop is estimated at 3.2 billion bushl;lls This compares vri.th , 3.4 billion bushels last year and the 193~8 average of 2.9 billion. The indicnted ~ield per acre of 38.2 bushels is 0.7 bushel below 1949 but 53 bushels ahovo average. ~his year's acreage for harvest, . 83.1 million acres, is the smallest since 1894. Acreage redue~ ions in some of the hfgher yielding ar<:las tended t~ reduee the no.tional aver:o1ge yield this year; however, there were other factors tending to increase yields. Hybrids are being grown more o~ ~ensively this year particularly on the acreages out side the commercial corn area end more forti~ J;izer and power equipment are being used in most parts of the c~untry. Also, more effective ~nsect ,and weed control chemienls are now availnble and are being used extensively . . . ~~ ,, The 1950 "ats crop is crop ?f 1,322,924,000 estimated at 1,3941 772 1000 bushels, 5 per cent more than bushels ::md about 9' per cent cibove avero.ge. Indications last year's are tha~ the 1950 crop vnll be the fcurth largest s~nce 1925, exceeded only by the record crop of 1 1 536 nu.1Hon bushels in 1945 and the near record crops in 1946 rmd 1948. ' ' PEANUTS& The 1950 MreZ1ge of peanuts planted o.lone for clll purposes, including the acreage for . picking, threshing ond hogging, is estimated at 2,647,000 acres - about 8 per cent belo>v l a st year. This is ab~ut 3 per cent me-re than the acreage intended in March due largely to increased allotments r~f acreage for :picking and threshing and regulations permitting fnrmers to grow peanuts for oil ip excess of their a.creS~ge allotments. The estimated acreage ffJr picking and threshing and the first foreco.st of 1950 production will be published in the August Crop Report. TOBACCOt Total production of all tobaccos is f ,:>recast at 1 1 932 million pounds for 1950. This reduction is is 2 per cent below accounted for by the crop of last year when 1.1 970 burley which is estimated at 499 million million pounds pounds were grown. The compared with 560 million in 19~9. The fluecured crop 1,115 million :pounds were harvested. of 1 1150 million pounds exceeds last year's production when PEACHESc The las t Nation's prosp se~son's crop ectiv and e 21 peach crop per cent l i e s ss 55,512 thrm 1000 bus average. h els The cr 26 op per cent less than is extremely short in the importcmt early &:luthern peaeh area and in all Western States, exCeJ>t California, where :prospects are above average aJ. though less than last year. For the 10 Southern states the Cr(')p is extremely short 12,940,000 bushel~ o.t 51 8491 000 bushels - less and less than a third of the than one-hell of the short crop average Df 18,052t000 bushels. last season of ; UNITED STATES CROP :ACfuiAGE IN THOUS. : 1950 Ina Rarv, !'or :Per cent i YIELD a PRODUCTION IN THOUSANDS Indio.: : Indicated 1949 Harv. of 1949 Julyl,l 1949 July 1, I 1950 1949 Corn, all Wheat Oats, 1 a l l . bbuu.,:; 86.735 76 751 ' :. 839091 60,513 bu.: 4o:sso : 42,765 1/ . Cotton, Hay, v~l Soybeens 2/ 27 1 719 I 19,032 : ton 72,835 75,686 : l 11,409 14,542 "1J Cowpea.s Peanuts ~ 1,177 1' 152 : 2,882 I 2,647 I 96 79 ios 69 104 127 98 92 Potatoes, Insh bu.& Swee -pote.toes 1 bu. i 1, 901 I. ' 542 ' 1; 826 584 96 108 . 38.9 14.9 32.6 '' 1.36 211 l 100 1950 ' 1358..82 ".. 32.6 214 99 3,377, 7.90 1,146,463 1,322, 924 : : 99,305 : '' 401,962 54,232 1950 3,175,602 . 956,586 1,394, 772 103,498 390,431 57,.892 Toboeco, all lb.; 1,630 1,596 Sor.for Syrup I 90 J 97 98 108 ' 1,209 1,211 : ~. 970,376 : 1,932,146 Sugarcane for11 ' . 69 59 ; 86 l Penches,tot.cro bu& re()ge 1n c y l ptU"po se.s. ee o er e. . ) After five days return to Uni~ed States Department of Agricultlll'e Bureau of Agriculturql Economics . 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICiAL BUSINESS rorm B~..'(so::6,664 Permit No. 1001 . Penalty for private usc to avoin payment qf post nge #300. i.ss . f-re llie M. necse, Librariall., tate Coll ege of Agri.~ . . ' ,eq. Athens, Ga~ UNITED ~TATE.~ OI::PARTMNT OF AGF\IC..UL.TURE. .&ro-f; UNIVE~SITV OF' &E.OF\.GIA .. '- COI..I..Ie.OE. OP AGF\IGU\..TURt ' ~EOR.GjA . AGRICUL:T'URAL E.XTI!.Nala.... :SE:.RVIC..~ 1. : 'II ; ' .' .. ..'' Athens, Georgie. . ~ ,' TRUCK CROP NEWS :~ uJ1Uy15; 1_950 - - . -~ GENERALt ,: Beneficial rains received in most sections . of the State durin,g the last week in June and in ee.riy July greatly alle~ie.ted the distress caused by the hot, dry weather prevaiiihg for the greater pn~ of June, The relief to brought.. ~bout some improvement in the quality of truck crops being produced, but it came too late to add much stimulus the declining prices of local sluggish markets~ After a very unfav@r.&ble spring~ most truck crops were so late thi~ year that they came into serious competition wi'th production in other sectionq, and local prices for most commodities have deteriorated rap:i,dly~ - ' .. '. . SNAP BEANS, NORTH GEORGIA& The h:arvest of snap beans in North Georgia. i.s just getting under vro.y. Generally, the growing season 1NO.S fa.vo!"able, but beans were beginning to suffer from dry wec~ther .just before harvest, and q_lo.li ty of ~ome f i r s t pickings' has 'n'ot been very high. Goo<;l beans are bring- ing fo.voro.ble prices 1 and since cunple ro.iris recently ho.ve boon received i.J)l .the producing areas, a general improvement in bean quality is expected, ' CABBAGE, NORTH GEORGIAi Recent rains have been of considerable benef~t to cabbage ' in North Georgia, and prices, though still diso.p'pointing to producers, :are somewhat higher than they were in June-. IRISH POTATOES, NORTH GEORGIAa ' Potato digging is j\1st starting in North ,Georgia, and th'e movement of potatoes to rrinrket is very slow. Local demand for potritoes is very weak, and prices received are generally unsatisfactory:, 'Th.Q gtowing, season for this crop has been good, o.nd fc'.ir yields .are expected,.. . . PIMIENTO PEf,PER: .Good rains throughout the pimiento terri tory ho.ve stopped the " , -shedding of pimiento leaves o.nd blooms sto.rted by the pr.olonged dry weather in June, Harvest of mnture poppers, largely confined to tho mor~ southern arons, is spe e ding up, o.nd prospects for good yields are now much better. CANTALOUFS: The hc.rvest of co.nto.loups is prr1 cticr lly over in South Georgia. o.nd is well_along towc rds its close in th e central o.nd northe rn sections of the Stote, WATEIMELONS; A very wonk mnrkot for vro.tennolons wns further depressed by large quantiti e s of poor quo.lity me lons produced in tho extremely hot dry weo.thor of this yenr' s gr.q>wing s 0o.son. Prices h(W~ been gonoro.lly unso.tis- fi:tctory, Harvest, now ove r in lower Goorgin_, is well under vro.y in mid-sto.te, o.nd is off to a. good start in the upper Piedmont,, In comp'nri'son to last yoo.r, 4 1 063 carloads of watermelons ha.d been .shipped by rci.il through July 13, o.s against 4,873 carloads shipped up to the sn.mc time a year ago, "' D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Sta.tisticinn1 In Chnrge ...... . . .. L. H. HARRtS, JR. Truck~rop Estimator . -~ . ' ," .: ': .. . '~ .,. . : . ~ SNAP. BEANS; Frequent raifis in some sections of Tennes~~e have, caused some nail- head rust in snap beans, but in general' 'quancy o'f 'beans is good, and sales are in progress at Mt, City and Clarkrange. Harvest is under way in North Carolina, and with the exception of poor stnnQ$ in late plantings, the crop is ., good, Supplies probably will be available throughout the summer, In Virginia picking is moving along in the Carroll-Floyd County nreo, and good yi e lds of satisfactory quolity are mnterializing, CABBAGE, (LATE SUWv~R): Summer cabbage are better than average in North Carolina and good yields c.re in prospect, Light cuttings nre being mnde, nnd volume movement is expected nround August 1, Hnrvest is nenr the peak in th.e Smyth-'Wythe County rircn of Virginin nnd is well o.dvnnced in the Co.rroll County section, where 'yields promise to be above nvero.ge, IRISH POTATOES: Digging of comin.ercinl early potatoes is well over ho.lf finished in ~e Franklin-Coffee area of Tennessee, where yields and quality are about the best on local record, Harvest is well along in all product~ ion areas of Virginia, but is being somevh at retarded by frequent and heavy rains~ Digging ho.s been very active in Texas, Where quality of potatoes is exceptionally( good and all planted areas are now in production, , CANTALOUPS.a General rains hnve improved cantaloup prospects in North Carolina, and harvesting is now at a peak. Prices. received by farmers have been satisfactory. Most of the crop has been harvested ip. Texas, but supplies are still plentiful, . t WATERMELONSt . Much needed rains have come to watermelons in North Carolina, Some movement is under way in the Scotland County - aren, but -no volume is expected before August 1. Prospects continue to be good in Virgini>.1 but re.in has been a little excessive, and dry weather is needed to prevent losing tho s et of small melons. Harvest is about over in the early me lon section of .Texas, but melons nre still plentiful, and growing conditions hove been favorable .. for late plantings now . coming into production. TOi\iiATOES ( EARLY SUMMER): Shipment of early summer tomatoes has passed its peak in west Tennessee, and. a decline from exceptionally goqd prices :i,s now noticeubl G. Movement hus b e en .very heavy from enstern Virginia1 .but recent ruins hove domnged the crops to the extent tho.t shipping quo.lity hus ,:-_ been impaired, und if these continue, the harvesting seeson will be short .., .. '1 , - ''.!. _ ' I . After Five Duys Return to United States Department of ,Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens ,-Georgia. _ ': OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE-D-7/So-1376 P(:n"init No, 1001 Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postuge $300. ....:_ :Mr. Paul W. Cbtttman De an" Coll ege of Agricul tv.re Athens, Ga. U!,C,. iRe'). -- - ---v-~ ___,_------------ - ----- - - ~ I ( , ). ; l _t . ; ~ . -. HONEY REPORT, JULY 1950 July 261 1956 A total of. 51 612,000 colorries of bees were on hand July 1 in the United S1;a.teEl~ according to a. preliminary estimate by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics based' . of on reports from about 41 000 beekeepers covering fa.nn ovmed and non-fann owned bees. This number colonies is the same as the number on hand a year ago. In.crea.ses of 3 percent in the Wests 2 percent in the South Atlantic and 1 percent in the . North Atlantic cwere offset by "decreases of :2 percent in the So\rbh Central and i percent in the West North Central States. Colony numbers were about the same as last year in the West North Cenb'al States. Winter loss of colonies was light. The loss of 15 percent last w:i.n~er was. about the same as irt the winter of 1948.-49, but well below the loss of 20 percent in the winter of l947..l...'48. Winter and spring losses we~e 20 percent in the West . North Cen.tral ,. :l5 percent in the West and in the South Atlantic, 14 percent in the South C@ntral, _1.3 percent in the East North Central and 11 percef!t in the North Atlantic States. Causes of losses as a. 'percent of total were reported as 'rollowsa . stary9:tion 28 _percent~ .: .queenless 24 percent, winter killing 19 percent, ins!cts 4' percent, foul brood 3 percent, spray poison 3 percent, other causes 19 percent. These losses are for winter and spring and do not cover losses during the ~one~ producin~ se:a.son . .. - . . ~ New.spring colonies colonies on hand July 1. totaled 1,030 1 000 --about 18 percent This is about the same percentage as of in the ~umber of . July . la.~t year' ..and compares wlth 20 percent in 1948, 19 percent in '1947 and 23 percent in 1946 The condition of colqnies about July 1 WaS reported at S6 percent compar~d with 88 a year ago. July 1 condition of nectar plants was about 80 percent cam- pared with 79 last year. Honey flows are in progress in practically all areas of the country. Conditions and honey crop prospects are variable for the leading honey producing States. Iowa crop prospects are excellent. Clovers of all kinds are abundant and weatqer has been favorable, The California orange honey crop was short, Dry weather is reducing the flow from non-irrigated plants, In Minnesota the late spring was followed by d17 weather which has been unfavorable for nectar plants. The citrus honey crop was light in Texas, However, in the southern part of the State the huajuillo and mesquite flow was heavy and in the central and northern parts mesquite, horsemint and clovers yielded well. Cotton po;i.sQni:Q.g .in .. the lower Rio Grande Valley has had devastating effects on colonies ~emai~ing . in the area, The late spring in Wisconsin retarded nectar plants and the spring colony buildup and honey crop prospects are uncertain. Florida citrus bloomed much longer than usual and a fairly good crop of honey was obtained. Conditions in New York a~e variable but prospects are good over most of the State. In Ohio the condition and abundance of ~ necta.r plants are f avorable for a bumper crop of honey. Indiana has plenty of. riecta.r plants but continuous rainy weather has hamp- ered bees in gathering the crop. Pennsylt ania crop prospects look promising. The sumac, tulip poplar, basswood, and clover bloom are good and a larger than usual acreage of buckvtleat is expected. Prospects are favore.ble for a good crop of honey in Illinois, Sweet clover looks better than it has in years and a good honey flmv is being obtained from White Dutch and Alsike clover, .;'(.. . . . 1") .. '.. }/~' ~ ~ ~~. _..>. ' } ~.: :. <: . ' .~:i COLONIES OF BEES AND CONDITION' OF. COLmHES AND NECTAR PLANTS ON JULY 1 :J. :; ..!/ : .;..z_1 145- . , - s~t- ~nv.vd.t-O:-l'--.194-C9o--lo-.an- i--e1s--9y0o-0f' -bo:~os-.:-. ~-.-:z: -Crq-il'nloo- ~s'cnrt-io&s- ~-:ta -s- . pNr e- iWn.g--szI~-C-cd'.o~~odloif-tnii-eos~-:I1-~Cof- opn:l- rdJa.iCn-tCitost-nnr - : ' : I ~~~~~r9~g : COi~~~CS :-1949J;lt9}0-:-l"4~Ur!-oo- - - "'"7--Thousan"ds____Porcent-licrcontg'-Fercontg'--- --P'Grcent-of normal- Dol. 3 3 100 Md. : ''. 31 32 103 va. 151 159 1os w. Vf'.. 121 127 105 N.c. 189 186 98 Sic. . 59,.,.., . ' 55 ' 93 12 9. 10 l2 z~r - 22 12 90 85 59 90 17 92 93 81 80 is 86 1 18 ' 90 86 ' 79 ' - 81 89 84 86 22 78 83 12 79 19 78 83 69 71 Go.. : . 216 ' ; 205 95 16 14 86 83 82 ' 74 Flo. .. 189 . 208 110 ll l2 90 . 89 75 76 ~.r.-- -959--- 9"7'4--: -:-102-- ~- - 1 5 - - - - '!'6-.- - -85--86---77--78- K'y:--- -164--- Is9-- -15'3- ---:-:--15--:-- 2o--:- -83--:-81---73- -v7- Tenn. 1'79 181 101 17. 20 87 84 82 78 Alo.. 204 194 95 J:4 11 89 74 80 71 Miss. 82 73 89 18 4 82 77 66 68 Ark . 106 92 . 87 26 27 86 82 81 77 Lo.. 101 . 96 95 12 11 89 :s9 84 s2 Oklo.. 58 58 100 18 20 87 89 87 79 Tex. . 311 ~17 102 . ', 9 14 89 91 89 88 ----L------------------------------------- s.c.---1-20'5--:- T;r8cr- --g-s-~7"' - -14 --:-:--Te:--.--87- -84---ar--:- 79- : ; ! .' . '. '. . . 5i591 5,612 100 . 15 18 88 86 79 80 - - : - - - - : - - - - - -- . ~ , ------- - . - .- - - :. - , - : ~l. - - - - ~- ~ :. ~ ~ --:- .-------- y Revised, y -P.r clim .... ,.. i nn -. r y . 3/ Percent new spring colonies is of number on hnnd July 1, 1950, 4/ Pe rcent of colonies entering ;winter, ' ' '' Return After Five !Xiys To United Stutes Deportment of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics -319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia . 'I of Pene.1ty for p rivo.te use to nvoid pnyfuent posto.ge $300. ' OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BA:s- :.o.:.7Jso - 1, 229 Permit No~ 1001 ..-' ~ss.!!ellie r.L lte'es~. Li'bratftit~, tate cottege of Agr:f! ... - ~ .; . .e.Q~ ' Athens. Ga. " ,_, ,; '-i') j," UNITED ~TAT.~ OE.MRT.MENT OF' r!Jm;b. AGI'IC.U\..TURE. or UNIVUU~ITV Gt.O"-GIA C.O\.I.t.Of. 0" AGIII.IGUt..TVRt .Athens, Georgia GEORQJA: 1949 CASH FitiU ( INCOl$ $:HARPLY OFF Q.ash income (including Government payments) .:rece.iv:eO. by !}~orgia farmers during 1949 a4fiOUnted to $452,405,ooo. This is only 86 per cent of the s526,513;ooo :received in -~ 1948, but it is 33 per cent above the ten YE"lilt: a,v~r"!,ge c;overing the period from 193 ~. , t~ro:!gh 1948~ Cpntinuing the trend of rec ent years, relatively a iittle'more of the total cash in~ c6me in 1949 was contributed by livestock, "~::Thil~ (,;!r9ps . The percentage of the total cash farm -income contr:ibuted by commodities for 1949 anp l94H (respectively) are as follows: All Crops, 64.3 and 66,5; Livestock and Live- :~ stock Products, 34.4 and 32.3; Governnent Payments, . 1.~ and _1.2; Cotton, 23.7 and ' 25.4; Peanuts, 13.3 and 15.3; Tobacco, 10,9 and 9.0; Fruits and Pecans, 2.0 and 2.5; .Truck Crops, 3.8 and 3.7; Corn, 2.2 and 2.3; All Otper Crops, 8.4 and 8.3; Hog.s, ; 9.1 and 8.8; Cattle and Calves, 5.0 and 7.1; Dairy Products, 7.3 and 6.0; Conunercia~ Broilers, 7.3 and 5.5; Eggs, 3.9 and 3.2; and Other Livestock, : l.B and 1.7. : DI[3TRIBUTION oF 1949 cAs H INcmm FROI'ii GEORGIA cnoPs ANb LIVESTOCK ---- -- ~--- ----- ~-- , ' v () ~ ~ .>.6/o ,~7 . ~o'h'O ,___ . \\ ,.) \ / " . . 0'95' <;90 0 0 "0 \~ 0 r o 0 0 '=t>' \0 0"' ' ( ! , ~ I\ ~ (Over) ... ,lo,.. r . , ~ . CROPS ~ ' . . . .,; ... .- ~~ t" ........~ ;.. ; ' . ) .j . . : .' ~ - - 1949 2/ .._...... . I, .. .),',,"t ;..-:-----~--(Thou.s~nd Dollars)---~:-:---:- C. :-9ti.o_. n '.L.int . 80,151 121,966 . ll-6,841 97 ;490 Gqtton Seed -~. . ],1,034 ' . . Cotton Lint & Seed .91,185 . .. . Peanuts .)7,064 17,220 139,186 72,076 17,000 133,841 80,707 '9,809 107,299 6C,l70 Tobacco . . Fruits and Pecans ... Truck Crops h8,346 22,4' 54 21,450 49,437 16,o8o 16,803 47,~50 .13,442 . 19,536 49,119 9,222 17,300 . . . C ' o.rn 8,761 ' AJ,l Other Crops . 42,937 TOTAL CROPS 292,197 - --- - -- ------- --- - - - - --- ---- - ------ . -----~. 10,613 356,141 11,939 . 9,729 43,5-03- - -3-7,-92-9 350,318 290,768 LIVESTOCK Hogs 29,987 1.).6,353 41,021 Cattl!'l and Calves. Dairy Products . 21,584 25,520 37,582 31,450 22,753 33,301 Commercial Broilers . 20,171 24,191 29,108 32,977 Other Chickens 7,227 6,646 5, 963 3, 838 Turkeys. 1,05.3 1 , 2 86 1,196 1,820 Egs s 13, 656 16,833 16,550 17,499 Other. I 1,414 1, 568 . 1, 598 'l'OTAL LIVESTOCK & LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS. 120,612 1)7,291 169,800 155 ,734 ------------------- - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - --- - - - - Government Payments. 7,L~l2 8,542 6, 395 ---- -- - - -- - - - -----,--- ------ ------ - - - - - - --- ....- -------~---- 5,903 TOTAL CASH I NCOUE OF CROPS, LIVESTOCK AND BOVERNldENT PAYMENTS 420_,.221 521,974 526,513 -------------------- -. ---------=-=-=-=-========:::==.::============:::::::=: HOME CONS'U1';pTION . . . . Crops 48,889 56,917 45, 83 7 39,910 Livestock 78,932 ::::::::::===============-= - -- GROSS INCONE 93,443 93 ;, 030 84,844 Crops . _... I 341,086 413,058 396,155 330,678 Livestock 199,544 . 250,734 262' 830 240,578 . ' ______ _____ _ All Conunoclitm&.s 5L~0,630 663 ,792 658 ,985 571,256 -- --------- - - - .....:........ - -- - .. ----- ~-,.:__~ ------ . GROSS INCOME, ALL COlviMODI'l'IES AND GOVER:t-IT~!ENT PAYHENTS 5h8, 612 672 ,33L~ 665,380 577,159 ~/Revised~ ~/ Preliminary. D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge HARRY A. vmiTE Agricultura~ Statistician UNITED 5TATE.5 DEPARTMf:.NT OF AGRICUL-TURE. &rojJ UNIVE.R.SITV OF' GtOP\GIA COLL.E.6E. OP AGA.I~VLTUA.L . ~EOA.~IA AGRIC.ULTURAL !..XT:.N.6101'1 8E.~VIC.!.. Athens~ Georgia TRUCK CROP NErJS August 1~ 1950 . -- l GENERAL: The truck crop season is practically over in all parts of the state ~ ' vrith the exception of pimiento pepper and early fall cucumbers in south and central areas1 and Irish potatoes and cabbage drawing to a close in the Inountain tocounties. Recent rains received in southern areas were too late to be of much value the qual1ty and production of truck crops. Excessive moisture received during the last two weeks of July in the mountain counties has delC~.yed harvesting of Irish potatoes and is c ausing late cabbage to be light and of poor quality. Some damage ~s reported on the last pickings of the early snap bean crop. SNAP BEANS, NORTH GEORGIA.: Harvesting of. the early snap bean crop is being cut -I short due to- the excessive rains. The quality during the past tv;o wee ks has been cut, ,r-esulting in poor demand and prices. Late plantings are reported to be in good condition and vine growth above normal. cABBAGE, NORTH GEORGIA: Most of the earJ..y North Georgia cabbage ha.s been harvested. S orne of the late plante d fields have been h.::1.rd hit by the excessive rains, causing the heads to be li[~ht in weight and of poor quality. IRISH POTATOES, NORTH GEORGil\: Harvesting has been v ery irregular this season, due to the unfavorable weather around digging time. Consider ab le dainage is reported to yields by potatoes rotting in the ground. Digging should be completed by the second week in August if the weather permits. PD1IENTO PEPPER: The prolonged dry weather during setting and growing s eason in most areas did some damage to popper by causing tho l eaves and first blooms to shod. Practically all sections have received sufficient to excess- ive moisture during the past two weeks Light disease damage is shoning up in some areas and clear Ymather is needed. Light he.rvesting is ge tting underuay in Central Georgia and uith favorable noather conditions during August, quality and yields should shon marked improvement. VJ'ATERIJE LONS: Conunercial shipments for all practical purposes is over in Georgia., a lthough, some truck movement is still taking plc:J,~o from middle and northern parts of the state. Truck shipments continued heavy this season and probably totaled fully half of the amount shipped by rail. Carlot shipment~ through July 25 J.mounted to 4,444 cars, compa red nith 5_,104 to tho smno date last yeG.r 9 D. L. FLOYD AgriculturG.l. Si;,atistici;:m . -_, :-: r . ,In -charge NOTE: THIS IS THE LAST 1950 TRUCK CROP NEWS RElEASE. L. H. HAR:~ IS, JR. Truck Crop Estliaator .: .. " ,, :_) {, Jw,~~~ ~ ~ " r~l" (: . .: . . ,.;.;;ft: . ' : .;; J: . :}',\ ... \~:" .,\ ., ' ~< , , j SNAP BEANS: There was excessive rain in both Tennessee snap bean areas the last half of J uly . Qu a lity has been poor from l as t pic kings and some beanS. vrer~ rtot lJlar)cetab l e . Harvest of Nort h Ca.rolina t s l ate summer snap bean crop, gr orm principally in West Jeffe r son and 'I-fonder sonvill e aTeas, was at peak during the last week of July. Offeringsha:ve been of good quality nit h fair prices being f.eceived. Fr equent rains, hovrever, have hindered the picking of beans in some s,e. ctions. ' CABBAGE.: In North Carolina harvest of late summer ca)Jbage vras getting underway " by i:.ugust 1. Peal~ harvest should be reached by Al}guj~ 15 Trith supplies being available fu_to lat ~ f rgia farr,ners rose 12 !:. points dup~g .the 30 day period June 15' to July 15. The Index of Prices 'Rceived has advanced for the eighth consecutive .month and on July 15' was 260 per c~nt . of the Augti.st 1909 - -July 1914 average~ The current Index is: 21 point,s above , one year ago and is at the highest level since July 15, 1948, ; . \' ' ,, ~~ Of th ~te', e sub..groups chickens an 1 d mea~ eggs animals WE!re up showed an increase of 35' points 23 p,ointe 1 grains 9 :poirits 1 and since last. report cotton and cott~n :Jeed 8 points. Dairy products and the miscellaneous group made only slic;ht ad- ' yances. Th~ fruit Index declined 5'8 po~s due to the decrease in peach prices .. :' \ . . UNITED STATES: Generally higher prices for most agricultural commodities resW.ted in the sharpest monthly increase in the Index of Prices Received . by Farme:i>s 'since March 1947, according to the Bureau of Agric;ultural EconomicS At 263 per cent of its . l:S~lQJ.l+ average this index is at the hignest level in 18 months~ 6! per cent above a month ago and : 6.9 per c.ent above. a year -ago. ' :' ' .. in- sAa~~est pri~e upturns were registered for hogs, cotton, and eggs, but sizable creases were also noted for wheat, rice, corn, soybeans, cattle, ca+ves, and chickens. Principal commodities showing downturns in prices during the month were oats, grain sorghums, hay, flaxseed, oranges; lemons, and butterfat. Some of the sharp increases in average price(3 received by farmers this month are the result of the bolstering of an already high 'demand by the reaction of the Korean situation~ However, supply factors such as the smallest wheat crop since 1943 1 a 31 per cent decrease in cotton acreage, and,. a much larger than a::verage oat crop also had their effect on price changes for individual commodities. The price increases for wheat, rice, rye, cottonseed, cattle 1 and eggs were contra-seasonal while those for cotton1 hogs, and calves were greater than seasonal. The Par.ity Ira:dex (Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes~ and Farm Wage Rat~RJ rose 1 point al)d is now 256 per cent of the 1910'!"14 average, Prices for feed, food, arid buildin& ~terials were higher, reflecting a slight reduction in prospective feed production, ~ -~.strong demand for food, and a record rate of home building, . ' .. ) ~ . ~s a result of the sharp increase in prices received by farmers and a small rise in p - r,ices pai, 5 points d1 the above Parity a year Ratio.. increased ago ._ 6 puints in the past .,: month and is now 1031 ! . Summary Table for the United States . (" -Inaex- -:--nate - - ~ :'" ~- In- de- xe- s -- l-- Ju- ly-1- 5',--:- - Ju- ne-1-5,--: -Ju-ly-1-5,--: ----R- cc{-)rd-n-ig-h----- 191o..J.4::rpo 1949 : 195o : 195o ,- -----~---~-------------------------------~ Prices Received 246 2h7 26} 306 Jan. 1948 Parity Index 1/ 2,5'0 25'5' 25'6 262 !}JulY 194t3 Parity Ratio - 98 97 103 122 . Oct. 1946 y ---~-------------------------------~~---- 1:,/ Pf:i:Ces paidl 'Interest) ']axes, ap.drWage Rates, Also June 1948. ~ -~t~"' ~ .. .{" ~ ... 1 t '. D. L FLOYD .; ;.~~. ' ..., , , ~lt"\ " 1 ARCHffi IANGLEY Agricultural Statistician, In Charge Agricultural Statistician ;_~ .t :: ~ ~J.' l ., . .AND .. UNIT PRICES RECEIVED BY FABME:RS JULY 15't 1950 WITH COMPARISOnS ' li.L'l J.'J.' lWJ i:)'J :ruJ!;;:, I I AAuvge.ra1g9e0g... .JUly 15 '.Ju1n5e olU!_y 15 tJ.lvor,e tluJ.y Aug. 909- 15 vune 15 L July 1914 1949 1950 19.50 July 1914 1949 1950 Wheat, Bu. i~ P..'Q.. .rn, Bu. , ~ p<;tts, Bu. : ~ I $ lo24 1.00 'I 2.03 2.05 $ o91 1.44 I I 1.52 1.61 $ .67 .76 I I .ao .as .sa 1.82 1.93 .64 1.25 . 1.36 .40 .58; . 8o I ~ish Potatoes, Bu, $ 1o12 1.65 1.40 1.55 ,70 1.55 1.27 I~ ~weet Potatoes, Bu. $ ( ~ .83 3.20 2,30 2,45 ,88 2,83 2.11 ~otton, lb. ; Cottonseed, ton $ Hay (boJ.ed), tori $ 12.6 24.39 - 31.7 i 32.3 I 44.00 I 5000 19.40 ao.ao 34,8 52.00 21.70 12.4 22.55 -- 30.1 37.50 20.40 29.9 46.20 20.80 cJ~y :.1950 1.93 1.44 76, 1.27 2.08 33.0 52.00 19.90 !log s, per cwt. "- t $ Beef Cattle, cwt. $ 7.33 19.80 18.90 22.20 3.87 17.00 19.50 20.50 7,27 19.30 5.42 2000 17.80 21.50 23.70 2450 Milk Cows, head . $ ' Chickens, lb. 33.85 13.2 I 137.00 154.00 150.00 26.0 24.8 28.6 48o00 178.00 11.4 24.3 197.00 199,00 22.1 23.4 Eggs, Ihz. ' Butter, lb. 21,3 50.0 38.0 42.2 24.6 50.0 51.0 52,0 21.5 45.3 25.5 56.2 30.1 34.2 55.7 56.2 Butterfat, lb. 25.7 53.0 54.0 54.0 26.3 58,9 59.7 59,4 * Milk per (w~esrue) 1 J} CoWJ?.e ~ Bu_. - - - $ Soybeans, Bu. $ 2.42 -- Pe8Iluts, lb. 5.0 J} Preliminary for July 1950. 5.40 -- 4,_10 I 3.60 10.5 5.10 5.15 4 30 .- .4.10 3.50 3.75 I ! 10.8 I 10.8 1.60 3.72 -- - 3.68 2.27 4.8 10.4 3.45 3.57 - 4-.12 ~ 4.17 2.80 2.93 10.8 10.9 = INDEX NUMBERS OF PRICES mtEIVED BY F.AR~S IN GllDRGIA (August 1909 .. July 1914 100) July 15, 1949 June 15, 1950 July 15, 1950 All Commodities Cotton &Cottonseed Grains Meat k.i mal s Dairy Products Chicken &Eggs Fruits Miscellaneous 239 248 260 244 251 269 154 163 172 360 386 421 212 209 211 223 181 204 247 363 305 186 171 172 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 postage $300. OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE-B"?/50=2266 Permit No. 1001 ! Dr . Pa ul "\!. Chapman ' Ass o c . Dean Coll ege of Ag r i culture conner Hall Athens. Ga.,. UNITE.O ~TATE.~ - . DEPARTMENT OF A~ or UNtV!.R.61TV GtO"Gt~ .C.O~L.LGE. 0" AG"IGUI..TtJR.t. Athens, Georgia GEORGIA -AUGUST 1 COTTON REPORT August 8, 1950 A Georgia 1950 cotton crop of about 540,000 bales (500 pounds gross weight) was in~ dicated on August l by information reported by crop correspondents to the Georgia Crop Reporting Service of the u. s. Department of Agriculture. This indicated production is 11 per cent below the 60l.J., 000 bales harvested in 1949 and is 30 per cent -less--than--the- 10-yeal' average -(1939--48) of 769--,000 bales. Proqable yield of lint per acre is 223 pounds compared with 181 last year and the 10-year.average of 243 pcunds. Estimated acreage for harvest of 1,162,000 is 27 per cent below that of 1949 and the lowest acreage since 1868. . The current outlook for the state varies considerably by secti~ns. Southern territory shows the best prospects, with the mid-state s ection next and North Georgia poorest. The crop was planted on time and stands first secured wore generally good . to excellent but fungus blight caused considerable loss of plants after several weeks. Poor stands r esulted on many North Georgia farms. Weevil emergence this spring was especially heavy following the second consecutive very .mild.winter but extremely hot and dry weather over most of tho state during tho lattcr.half of Juno enabled farmers to got effective results from po;i.soning. However, most of July T:as unusually Trot so that the Yloovil : gained ground during tho month. This latter was especially true in Northern Georgia Tlhere infest ation on report date Yras very heavy Thor o ha s boon some complaint of boll norm damage in southern territory. Effective fruiting is over in s outhern and m~d-stato areas but fruit norr being sGt qvor tho remainder of tho state can mature under favorable condition. Fjnal oYtturn . of cotton compared with this for ecast -vrill depend upop uhether various influonGGS affecting tho crop during tho rema inder of the season are more or less f avorable than usual. ARC HIE LANGLEY . Agricultural Statistician D. L. FWYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge GEORGIA 1~P ~ SHOWING AUGUST 1 CONDITION BY CROP REP0RTING DISTRI CTS ~~ 195o-SJ% ~n:.Cotton[ 1949-68%. 1948-7 8% 1947-69% 195e-62%. ( / III. ~ . 1949-64% ( - 1948-78% ~ . I. 1947-70% J' 1950 6% ) ~----~ AT II. -- 1949-7 o 1948- 82 , c: ~ r~ I 1\ -- -~J9\4_7-~6/9'%"-- c__;- \.) 19.50-74% State: 1950 - 69% 1949 - 65~b. 1948 - 78;~ 19lt7 - 70J{, Districts shown are crop reporting districts and NOT Congressional Districts. --- 1950-71% / 1949-66% 191+9-66% 1948-75% l( 1948-79% 1947-70% f 1947-67% IV MACON \ v, --- \~s \ vi. 195e-69% I 1949...64% ) 1948-7 6% (._1947-"/0% h,_~--(L_ \ . 1 950-77 % ALB.~ 1950-7 5% 1949- 54% 1949-56% 1948-77 % 1950-82% 1949- 68% 1948-82% - ;L?lt7.-75% '- i - ' l948...82% 1947-82;; 1947-75% l l ..' .... . ,.,. - ~ lli.n~bsfr ;; "- ~ ' . . .. , .; See r everse side for u. S. figures. .. .,~or"''.'"~..,~...,. '7'. --.. . ;' ,. ';_ .. . "~ .t .-' .. . I. . . .. .,. ~ , . .' ;UNITED STATES - COTTON REPORT AS Of AUGUST 1, 1950 The Crop Reporting B-oard of the Bureau 'of Agricultural Economics makes the follow~~~. report from data furnished by crop correspondents, field statisticians, Production and Marketing Administration, and cooperatine State agencies. The final outturri of cotton compared with this forecast \'vill depel'ld upon whether the various influences affecting the crop during the remainder of the season are more or less .avorable than usualc- ~ -------:-- AR~EA-I- N -~: ~A-UG-US-T -1 ---: -LI-NT-Y-IE-LD-P-ER-.-,:P-lW-DU-C-TIO-N-(G-JN- NJ- NG-S)j :.JUCIU,YLTIlV,AT1~95O0N.:1i\,..:9-!r0I~i.~_!Tf0l!: __ ::A_Ifvd:.eflr:-!:_E:l~D_A:QIBnd!i_~:;_A2v0.eQr--.1~.!.gro~s:1_915.0C~r1ql:r: State :I.Es.s 10-~~A!ba;:;e : 1949:1950:age :1949 :cated: age : 1949 : Indi- . f/ :AVEP~GE ABru~:l/3 9-: : : 1 939 - : : 1950:1939-: Crop :ca.ted :QO!ME!N! Jj_ .:_12)~~ .!. __ :__ J.l24.. l. __ .;. ~ .;.121+.. _;_ .:_ _ -:Aug.__l_ : 'I'hous. : Thousc:Thous . T[lous : acres ;Pet. Pet:. Pet. :Lb. Lb Lb :bales :bales :ba les . ~i:s:~i~.~.~.~~-- -4;2-- 80 -8~-7; T4~2- 3;8- 344 -3~3 - :6; -3~0~ Virginia J' N.CarolL~a.o~ , s.carolina .u .. , Georgia Florida .... 1 1 I I Tennessee Alaba.ma,,.,,.,,l Mississippi . Arkansas Louisiana j 26 564 869 1,162 33 645 1,321 2,039 1,686 760 378 305 185 23 20 10 81 79 58 373 259 196 578 -4/466 230 76 72 67 321 209 254 738 . - 554 460 ; 73 65 69 243 181 223 769 60L! 540 162 153 160 13 16 11 76 81 79 378 . 365 387 541 633 520 75 71 6.~ 272 226 ' 203 912 852 560 75 68 77 330 261 334 1,653 1,487 1,420 76 81 76 344 309 313 ,393 1,632 1,100 71 70 69 269 298 253 536 6.So 400 Ok1ahori1a 1,010 73 Texas 7,034 74 New Mexico ~. 184 91 Arizona 289 91 Calii'ornia.,,., ~ 611 . 92 I Qt~eE t~t~sz/_ _ _ ~3- _ 74 63 ' 164 225 133 502 610 280 89 76 170 266 "' 90 90 1+98 428 205 '72 9 6,040 3,000 483 133 276 185 96 97 433 649 693 188 51-d 417 94 100 600 634 672 501 1,268 855 4]:8_ 3.3_ 357 16 - _1.2. 10 UNITED STATES I 18,678 76 -------- Amer.Egypt.i/ 107.5 -------- -I------ 75 ---- 261+. 10,308 --- 301 27 .s 4.o 67.h 1/ From natural causes. ~/ Indicated August 1 1 on area in cultivat:Lon July 1 less 10-year average aband- onment. 3/ Allowances made for interstate movement of seed cotton for ginning. 4/ Revised. "5/ Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, and Nevada, b/ Included in State and United States t otals . Growri principally in Texas , New - Mexico, and Arizona . CROP REPORTING BOARD After five days r eturn to United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 :Cxte;nsion Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSit~SS Form BAE - C/8/50 - 3503 Permit No . 1001 Penalty for private use to avoid. payment of posi;.age ~:;300 . Lss . ~e !Iie M. R ~ ese . Li.brar i.an, tate Co l l ege of Agri., eq~ Athens, G~. UNITED 5TATE.~ DE:.PARTME.NT OF AGRIC,U\..TURE. {jn;jJ UNIV!.F~.li>ITV OF Gt.Ol".GIA C:.OLI.E.()E. OP AG"ICi.IJI..TU~L .. .A_thens, Georgia GEORGIA CROP REPORT AS OF AUGUST _l J 1950 August 14, 1950 Abundant to excessive rainfall during most of July was very favorable for late feed crops, and prospects improved rapidly~ especially in the northern districts of the State. In the southern part of Georgia most of .the corn and tobacco were -too far advanced to showmuch improvement from the July rains, The peanut crop is good in most areas but the sharp decline in acreage for picking and threshing will r esult :. in a smaller production than in r ecent years, Pecan prospects on August 1 indicat~ a much larger crop than was harv<;sted in 1949 but smaller than the record produc- : tion of 1948 . Tobacco harvest is well under way with growers recelving prices muct~ above a year ago. CORN: Frequent showers during Julywere very favorable for the late corn crop and on August 1 prospects were very good in the northern part of the State . Much ofthe corn 1;1.creage in the sout hern districts wastoo far advanced for .much improvement from the July rains and the average yield will be l ess than one year ago. The current production is estimated at ,4;9 ,L,34,000 bushels compared with 59,400;000 bushelo for 1949. Indicated yield per acre is 14 bushels or 4 bushels below the record yield last year. TOBACCO: The extremely hot, dey weather of June r educed yields and the average, yield is expected to be 1,051 pounds compared with 1,244 pounds one year ago. Indicated production, based on condition as of August 1, i s expected to be 103,115,000 pounds as against 115,670,000 produced in 1949 . PEANUTS: Production of peanuts for picking and threshing is indicated at 537,660,000 pounds or 12 per cent less than the 61;2 ,000,000 pounds har-: . vested in 1949; . Acreage for nuts is estimated at 672 1 000 compared with 800,000 one year ago and only 57 per cent of the l arge 191~8 acr eage , The current yield per acre Of 800 poundS is the highest Si~lCe 825 pounds Yl8re produced i n 19/,0 . PECA NS : The extremely hot, dry weather during June caused some shedding of nuts, and frequent shower s in July were favorable for insect and disease damage. Based on condition as of August 1, the current pecan crop is indicated at 26,400,000 pounds or 47 per cent above the 18,000,000 pounds,harvested in 1949 and 33 per cent l ess than the record 1948 production of J9,600, 0GO pounds. Produc tion from improved varities is expected to amount to 21,400,000 and s eedling pecans to 5,000,000 pounds. (See revers e side for peanut and pecan production by States) CROP GEORGIA~------~~ :J..CREAGE: YIELD PEli ACRE TOTAL PRODUCTION (IN THOUSANDS)', (000) :Average ; :Indicated: Aver~ge :Indicated 1950 :l939-L,.8: 1949: 1950 1939-48 1949 1950 Corn . .- , bu. : 3, 531 12, 6 :18.0 14.0 44,857 59,400 49,434 Wheat, . bu,: 162 : 12,J :12, 0 12.5 2,419 2, 280 2,025 Oats ....... bu .. : 650 . Rye . bu ,: 5 Hay (all) ton 1,041 22.7 :25. 0 8,8 :10,0 : .54: . 64 : . 27.0 13,502 14,775 11,0 117 50 .56: 750 : 698 17,550 55 583 .. Tobacco (all) ,lb.: 98.1: 985 :12L~4 Potatoes ,Irish bu ,: 18 68 72 1051 77 88 ,728 :115, 6?0 103,115 1, 541 1,296 1,386 . Potatoes ,Sweet ,. bu.: 70 78 Cotton , bales 1,162 243 Peanuts (for picking 90 181 85 6,72.3 6,030 5,950 . 223 ol . 769 604 : ' . 540 and threshing,,lb.: 672 : 687 : 765 800 666,233 :612,000 537,600 Peaches,total crop,: bu. 1./ ... : I 5,044 2,040 . Pears,total crop, . : 1J- ... bu, 388 I 187 Pecans lb.: - 1/ Total agricultural crop greater than and including 28, 228 18,000 commercial crop, 845 198 26,400 ~r . .;... D. L. FLOY.D Agricultural Statistici"an, In. c;:gm'~ee'"' \ H ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural St at istician UNITED Sl'J:rES GENEEW.. CRoP REPORr lS OF .AlJGUSl' 1, 1950 Excelient proiij>ects for most crops were maintained 'byfe.vorehle g;zoowing weather .turing July. .. in :Cool, rainy weather hampered haying and he.rvest.iilg, cul,tiva.tion of ,row crops and insect control measures, but 'was bimeficial for spring grains, espacia-,l~17 the l&t13-pleo'u areas, end for ;development of most ln.tergrowing crops. Co:rn prospect-s wore maintained at _a. .high levol, despito :lack of ncorn weather". SOybeans will b-e a. record crop; .An ~~gate outt\lr'Il of E>ll crops 24 percent larger than the 1,923-32 erage is now' in pfd'spect in the current forecasts of crops esti~ated -~hange ~ .Corn production is now prospects during July. Average team.t p3e,r1a6t8urmesilllnionthO::bunsiah.einl 5(1J()irrnidBicoe.lttil:wlgerve i.rlto'lwlie,t~lll.ybh:naon usU!'ll tending to rota.rd development of corn plants. Tasselling and silking a.re considerably later thon in either 1948 or later thM usual, a.s a. 1949, which wore nearly whole. Some corn which ide was ol corn years, -ple-.nted very l and ato. ma.y wil lbnee.ae.d. we.a.~~k. leonrstmotrhee usual f all gx:'wing season to reach maturity. .. Harvesting of wintor wheat, from Kansas northward and eastward, was dele.~ci.'-by..July rains. While in some a.reo.s the delayed maturity improved yiolds, it olso lowered quality Of the wheat. MUch of the threshed wheat wa.s of relatively high moisture content in East North Central areas ~he current estimates of nearly 741 million bushels of winter wheat and 256 million bushels of spring wheat add to over .996 million bushels o ~1 wheat, b~ly short of the billion mark and about 4 percent more than forecast on July 1 ~~ The Nation's 1950 corn crop is estimated a.t 3,168 million bushels,- practically unchanged from the July 1 estimate of 3,176 million bushels. This compares with 3,378 million bushels last year and tho 1939-48 avern.ge of 2,901 million bushels. The indicated yield'-per acre of 39.1 bushels is 0 ..8 bushel below last yerno. The avore.ge yield is 32.9J>u,shels per acre. PEANUTSa Production of peanuts from the acreage for picking end threshing is estimated a.t 1,660 million pounds. This is 12 percent below the 1949 crop of 1,876 million pounds. The . lO..yeer DN?r~e l'roduction is 1, ?51. million p~unds. Jn ~ncrease. of 11 millio? p~unds over the 1949 crop 1s md1cated for the V1rgmiat-Ca.ro1ula. Area. wh1le dochnes of 150 m1lllon p<~~-:- . ;{ .... ; GEORGIA '> i Average Prices Paid for Standing Timber and Sa~logs Deli~ered at Local P~ints. W . ._of (Reported by Sawmill O.pera:o../' dt"~ as...... .~ April 15 and July 15.~ of 1950) K:i,nd '- or trfmber P~ne .., . ~-- _7 --~--~~-~-~ -~P(Pr~iec~er~sl~f,oO~rO~OS~tBa~nd~di~nF~gt~T~iDm~obye~r:l~ien~S1~c9a5~0lre~!l~--~~-- ~ ~----- : Area- l Area 2 Area 3 Area 4 Area 5 State : Apr.i July Apr. 1 July Apr. : July Apr. July Apr. jJuly Apr. July : 15 i 15 15 : 15 15 > 15 15 15 15 ! 15 15 > 15 $ $ $ $ $ $ > $ $ $ $ $ $ 14.75 16.50 l4.75 j 17.25 l4.75 i 16.50 13.25 14.75 11.00 13.25 13.75 '15.50 Re,d Oak 11.00 11.00 10.00! 10.00 10.50!11.25 9.75 11.75 8.50 9.50 9.75 10.75 l~ite Oak 11.75 12.00 ll.OOl 11.00 1P.75! 12.25 11.00 12.75 8.75 10.50 10.50 11,75 .! J : ~ ' GUJ!l f~ :: ..:. \i' P9.plar d 11.00 11.5o 10.50!: 1),..50 11.oo.i 11.5o . 9.oo :\ 10.50 7.50 9.5o 1o.oo 11.00 14.75 15.00 12.75114.00 14.00! 16.00 12.00 13.50 10.00 12.25 12.75 14.50 ; \ ; > ' Kind ' of Timber Pine . . . . . . Area l Apr. July 15 > 15 Prices for Sawlogs at Local Delivery Point ~~ (Per 1,000 Bd. Ft Doyle Scale) Area 2 Area 3 Area 4 Area 5 State Apr. ' July Apr. i July . Apr. July Apr !July Apr. : July 15 15 15 15 15 : 15 15 J 15 15 15 . $ 35.25 i $. 39.25 $ $ 33.75 : 36.00 $ 36.25 $ 38.00 $> ! $ ' 29.25 i 32~50 : .: $ $ 26. so! 28. oo $ :$ 32.75: 35.25 ~ Red Oak 26.25 Whit e Oak 28.00 Gum 30.75 27.75 31.75 31.25 31. 75 ! 35.00 29.50 30.75 22.50 )28.25 23.25~ 25.75 26.25! 29.00 : 34.25 )35.00 29.50 31.00 24.25 !30.00 / : 25. oo\!27. oo .. : 27~:so i .: . : ~ 3o.oo ! 32.25[ 38.00 30. 75! 31.75 23.00 i 27.75 20.75 123. 60 27.75 i 30.50 . Poplar 35.75 38.50 35.50: 39~00 36.09 38.00 28.50: 32.50 25.75 !29.00 32.75! 35.75 : -1~ At local R. R. Sidings or at Sawmill. UNITED :.TAT.~ DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. &ro-j; Ut!IIVE.RSITV OF' Gt<-.GtA (.Ol.L.E.Q. OF A~~IGUI...TUR.t. Athens , Georgia WHEAT VARIETIES GROWN IN GEORGIA 1950 ~he Sanford variety of wheat represented about three-fourths of the total acreage of wheat planted in Georgia, according to a special survey made in 1949 by the Bureau cf fJ.ant Industry in cooperation with the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. In 1949 i;'here were 205,000 acres of wheat planted in the state. Of this amount the Sanford variety made up 148,000 acres or 72 per cent of the total. Redhart was the second ' most popular variety, with 31,000 acres or 15 per cent of the total acreage, and Purple straw ranked third, with 11,000 acres or 6 per cent. The Chancellor variety, fj_rst distributed in the fall of 1947, and Hardired each had 2 per cent of the tota+ ' acreage, Other varieties with less than one per cent were Flint, Carala, Gasta, Fulc aster, Rice, and Leap. The Sanford variety increased from 13 per cent of the total planted acreage in 1944 to 72 per cent in 1949. Redhart decline d fl'Pm 33 per cent to 15 per cent, and Purple straw dropped from 49 per cent to 6 pe:r cent during the same five-year period. ---- - Distribution Of Georgia Wheat Acreage By Varie ties (By five year intervals 1919 - 1949) Varie~. Sanford Redhart Purple straw Hard ired Chancellor Flint Car ala Gasta Fulcaster Rice Le ap Others ani not reported Total Percentage of Total Acreage : Acreage i I :1919 I 1924 1929 1934 I l9.3~ll94~Jl949: 1944 jl949 I 12.9 n. oI' 31 339 147,594 3.9 21.3 33.1 15,2180,423 31,093 54.2 69.2 83,4 77.0 71.9 49.4 5,5 120,196 ll, 290 ------ 1.9 1.9 4, 776 3,896 1.7 3,419 ( *) 2.2 .5 5.9 2.5 .1 ,. 56 !____1_1_4 1,157 1,046 .3 ! .6 1.7 .5 l, 123 689 12 .4 7.1 3,2 3,7 1.3 1.8 .2 .l !--4-,4--0-4 454 299 1,6 1.7 2.6 . 1 .2 473 31,8 198 10.3 8.8 1.3 .1 2,0 152 4,063 100.0 100,0 100,0 100.0 100.0 -100 .o 100,0 243,000 205,000 (*) indicates a variety r e ported as grown, but the estirrate of acreage was less than '; 0.1 per cent of the total acreage of the State. D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge HARRY A, WHITE ARCHIE LANGLEY ' Agricultural Statisticians A?lf}p GEORG lA UNITED !:>TATE.~ DMRTME.NT OF ~- ~CONOMIC5 . . cJ~ UHIVE"SITV OF' .CiE.O"GI'-' C.OU:.E.Cie: OP AGA.IGULTUA.l. .... .. ., .. __ ... GE~IA AGRICUL"T\JRAL ~XTE:.NIIIOI'I ZI!:.R.VIC.~ Athens, Geort:La September,. :J,:CI59 ( ,. GEORGIA FLUE~CURED TOBAQCO: HARVESTED' ACREAGE, JJ.ELD AND PRODUCT~ON ' (The estimates are based on the latest available data) District-~ I I tHa1~v.es.te.d I and County -------- i . 191,8 ,__ i i eld Harvested Per Acre Acreage Lbs. . - ------ Production (000 Lbs .) -- - - - --- -. - Acreage -- - - - - - ~~----- 1949 Peir Ac"re :PE roduction Lbs ( 000 Lbs ). ---- DISTRICT II GwJJmett 5 LIOO 2 Total 5 hOO 2 DISTHIC'l' IV Taylor 5 400 2 5, 800 4 Total 5 l.JOO 2 5 800 4 DISTRICT V Dodge Houston Jo hnson Laurens Montgomery Pulaski Treutlen Washingt on Wheeler Wilkinson 305 5 75 2a~.. 960 10 1,060 10 )So 10 1,052 hOO 707 909 902 700 . 886 400 1,057 500 321 445 1, 063 473 2 53 90 833 75 259 325 985 320 866 1,160 1, 070 1,241 . 7 1) 1,200 18 939 1,180 1, 015 1,198 4 5 1,000 5 613 680 1, 063 723 5 10 700 7 Total 3,300 930 3, 069 3,910 1, 038 4,060 .DISTHICT VI B'U:iloch Burke Candler Effingham Emanue l I Jefferson Jenkins Richmond Screvert 4,000 10 2, 280 175 1, 680 5 125 10 95 1,02L1 300 l,OLI7 886 977 400 872 200 863 4, 094 . 3 2,3 87 155 1, 641 2 109 2 82 4,400 5 2 ,L~75 190 2,180 5 200 5 105 1, 299 600 1, 266 1, 195 1, 076 L100 910 200 933 5,716 3 3' 131.~ 227 2, 3L16 2 182 1 98 'J;'otal 8, 380 1, 011 8, 475 9, 565 1, 221-J. 11,709 DISTRICT VII Baker Decatur Dougherty Early Gr ady L.ee Miller Mi tchell Stenart Thomas :c; 240 20 1,235 5 5 2,415 1,670 )..J.OO 879 650 1, 046 800 600 1,055 1,038 { 2 211 13 1,292 4 3 2, 547 1,733 10 340 20 5' 1,500 . 5 5 2,790 5 2,030 700 926 1,100 600 1,087 l ' 000 600 ' . 1,076 400 1,138 7' 315 22 3 .1;.6305 . 3 ., J ; 003 2 2, ) 11 Total 5, 595 1,038 5, 805 6, 710 1,088 7,301 . ~' .. .... . . . ... . ~ - -. . ~ ..... . . ' ~ . ~ . ' ."\ , .. . . - GEOH.GIA' FLUE..CURrm . . TOB. AC.CO.,t,}ju.1.V. E-STED ~AGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION ' .. , . . (T.h..e'. . est:i.m."a.tes ' are b.:OJ.secl .on the \ ~. lat.est available da,ta) . . . . .. ' ' . . . l941J .---- . 194~_:_,. . : . ' .r b.i.:.>.tri.c.t and ' . _,. H~rvested ~ield,. ' . ' ' Per Acre .Production I i )Yield Harvested Per Acre .. ' . _Production Ib_s:. county . .. . : .. "r'!fl._j_ li>".!::..~ _J.~~l..r acre~g IOoN~(sGIwNtN.IbNl_Gf~:C-) ver- j . 1 Aver- ~950;' age Indi- age 1949 Crop:( donment I' har- 1939-jl949 1950 1939-L1949 cated 19.39- Crop !ndiQ; afyer !.e!t_ L 1~4~ .J_ _ :_ _ 1~~ ___lf.f 1~~ ____ .._;,ep~;, IJuly 1 lThous. ; , : ' 'l'hous. : Thous. !Thou!$_ Pet. . j acres Pet. , Pet, : Pet.; Lb. : Lb . ; Lb. Fales bales :bale$ M.-i-s_s_o_,~,...r-i-.-.-.-.-.+,- 2.7 ~-42B 78 86 74 442! 378: 336 ; 373~ 462 ! 300 I ~~~.i.rcCgaairrnoo~llal~~nnaa, 1 1 Qeorgia...... 1 F1lorida.i..... 2~5 25 556 1.4 863 1.7. 1,151 33 Tennessee.... 1.6 640 i - ~578 1 305: 173. 79 67 i . 46 37.3 : 259 : 173 : 73 57 1 . 61 321 ! 209 ; 256 ) 70 ' 59 1 66 243 : 181 1 225; t .. I l62 i 153 : 160 ! 77 76 , 68 i 378 : 365 . 360 23 ~ 578 ; 7'$ j 769j 13 : : 541! 20 ! 1~ 466 554 ! ~ 209 460. 604j 540 i16 I +-1 !f~ 633 i 4~9 Alabama 2.0 1 l Mississippi.. 1 2.0 Arkansas 1 3,3 Louisiana 3,3 1,303 2,043 1,664 749 72 59 57 i 72 I S7 1! '69 ' 74 66 l 68 I, 70 66 59 272' 330 : 3441 269 ; 226 ! 206 261 ; 334 309 ! 317 298 : 224 912 1 852 i 5qp 1,6531 1,487 !1,42t) 1,359363~ 1,632 !1,100 650 j 39? ! 0k.l ahoma 1 Texas........ I New Mexico I Arizona California :, 7, 9 967 4.0 6,912 . .2 , 3 185 8~' 288 .8 609 I I 66 II 75 .ij 48 1 164 'j 225 : 99 1 502 . 610 , 200 l i 70 . 88 70 ( 170) 266 1 193 2,729 .6,040 !2,775 87 j 89 i 86 l 498 428! 480: 133 I 87 I 97 j 97 433i 649 ~ 678 j 188 276j 18 .~ 5431 407 92 ! 93 I 97 j 600 ! 634 . 690 i 501. l,z-6lf l 875 = -;3=: ;Omt~hTe~rD=SSt~atAe~sE;3~ -3~2= 18~4~193= ~ - : ~- 4t~- J,~l4~183t!2~346:30:123~457::+~~91~6 !~6~11~58++9~8~1:0 r - ..:.t + Am:_r:_E:y:_t:_47 ! ~~- 1"exas : ~09.5 ~: __ :. _ _ .._ .l-299- : 346_ ~ 286 ~ .:?.:8_ 1 4:_0_ 65_:._ 4o.o 1 - ; - 1 - : 3~4 sr3b2 : '2'9'b ; 4.4 ~1.5 . 28 .o New MeXlco,.. - 16.5 l - 319 i .,. 1 . - i 384 291 ! 3.4 I .8 1 10.0 ~lfz~th;;:::: ~-- p--4~j.._L.:_____~_:__ j___:__l~6~ __:,_.~~~!_jJ~ ! 2g_~:-~. 1!8 ! 27iS 1/ Preliminary. 2'/ Allowances made for in tersta.te movement of seed cottcn for ginning. 3/ ~llinois, Kansas, Kentucky, and Nevada. 4/ Included in State and United States totals. "! Short-time average. CROP REPORTING BOARD After five days return to United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgi a OFFICI AL BUSINESS Fc;>rm BAE - C-9/50-3,045 Permit No. 1001 Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300. i ss . J ellie M. Reese , Librarian , tate College of Agr i ., eq. Athens , Ga. ' Athens,_. Georgia GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 1 COTTON REPORT Septenber 8, 1950 Co~ton production for Georgia of 540,000 bales (500 po,mds gross weight) is indicated P1 September 1 prospects as reported by crop correspondents to the Georgia Crop Re- porti;(lg ' _S_e_r:v,ice of the.. IJni ted States nepartmen t of Agriculture. This is unchanged from the forecast of 540,000 one . month ago a.nd is 11 percent less than the 604,000 qales harvested in 1949. Ten ye.ar average prod\lction (1939-1948) was 769,000 bales. ~robabl~ yield of 225 pounds lint per !J.Cre . is 24 percent above the poor yield of 181 pounds' ..last year _but is 7 percent below the ten year average of 243 pounds. Acreage f'or harvest is estimated at 1,151',000 or 28 percent less than the 1,600,000 acres harvested last season. As was apparent earlier in the season, indicated yields are r e latively be.s t in the a southern part of the state, next best in the mid-state section, and poorest. in north- ern Geo rgia. Northwestern countie s show lowest prospects in the ~state: . Foll.owing generally wet July, the weather over the . state prior to rains of latter August WB.S .: mostly dry and wa~ favorable for weevil control in areas wherever late poisoning wa'~ practiced. In the mid-state section many growers poisoned during August as a pro- . tection to immatur e bolls. Poisoning during the month was f a irly gene~al in tre . northern .part of. the state where considerabl e fruiting was taking place. With .a late fall much. of thi,s late fruiting ca.n produce mature bolls. Harvesting was general op. report date in southern counties and ge tting und e r way in rirl.ddle _Georgia. Final outturn o.f cotton compared with this ' forecast Vlill depend upon whether the various influences affecting the crop during the remainder of the season ure more or les's favctra-bl e than usual. ... ..... ARCHIE LANGLEY J HARRY A. 'WHITE Agricultural Statisticians D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statisticiani In Charge GEORGIA MAP - SHOWING SEPTEMBER 1 CONDITION BY .CROP REPORTING DISTRICTS 1950-4-5% """\(}.fon-Cott~n / { - . 1949-59% 1948-82% : ROME. \ - .. .. I. L \ -..., . ,. ,. _____~\.. / )950-59"/o ~ ~~ 1949-65% III. \ ! .1948-85% \.__ \ 195E6L~B6:E9R%TO- N State: 1950 - 66% 1949 59% 1948 - 80% Districts showz: are crop. report I.J ATHENS 1949-6 7%; ing districts and NOT Congress- __ II. ---\ 1948-86%\... ional Districts. -- - 1' ~-/-1/-'))A~-T-..L~--A--~N-TyA. , ~. /./.-.\./'}---...;\ , . ..,__ ---- ~~' - , C___ 1950-6 7% '\) 1950~ 70% / 1949-59% AUG~TA -- -- - .Y."'l..L 1949-62% .1948-76% ( 1948-8 3% . ., I \ VI. \. -~ ) IV. Iy~._QQN. \ 1950-64% \ l 1949-51% . 1948-72% ) ' . \. ~\ . v f VII. / i VII I. ALBANY 1950-76% -- ~ M~IAJ.... I IX. 1950-74% ? 1949-49% 1948-80% 1949-49% c) 1948-79% 1949-65% l 9 4 8 - 7 6 ~1 o \ _ _. ., . 0 . "------ -__ _j __ \J ~-~v~.LD~~A_.:;t, r-- 0 See r e verse side for U. S. figures. :,:. UNITED STATES "" COTTON REPOR1r' AS OF. SEPTEMBER 1, 1950 ,,'. ' The Crop Reporting Board of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics makes the follow.;. ing report from data furnished by crop correspondents, field statisticians, Produc-i. ion and Marketing Administration, and cooperating State agencies. The final outturn of cotton compared with this forecast will depend upon whether the various influences affecting the crop during the remainder of . the season are .rrore or less favor able than usual;, ""=""='_ _....__ _' r --:--i95o-- , State l r'.}'Il.Q'oRtEaAlGE! Jl_ . aban- For f SEPT. J - - --f-:--LI}JT YIEL. D PER l[JRODuCTION( GINN'llffi.~} lIJ'.Vcear-N1 DIT_ I I age HARVEsTEJ;)_~ ;soo-l_piro~~-wt. bJ~. verage 1 Aver Indi- age 'l 1949 i~9~:5o0p~' donment I'. har- 1939-j 1949 1950Ll939- 1949 cated 1939- Crop llndi." l after _ !e!.t_ ~._1.4~ J_ _ . _ _ 1~~ __ .....1~0 1~~ - ,- __ .sep~J July 1 l Thous. i l ' . hous . ' Thous. l'rhou ~ I - - - - - - Pct._J_a~~-s Pet. , Pet. ; Pet, ; Lb. Lb. i Lb. jbales :bales i ba1e;~ I Miss?U.:i. 2. 7 1., 428 78 86 74 442! 378: 336 Virg1n1a. II - 25 i - 378i 305! 173 373 ; 23: 462 : 20 ! 30~Q N.Carolina... S,,Carolina I ~~or~~a...... orl ai Tennessee.... Alabama...... ! Mississippi..! Arkansas I Louisiana , 2.5 556 1.4 863 1.7 I11,1~~. 1.6 I 640 2,0 1,303 2.0 2,043 3,3 1,664 3,3 749 79 73 67 ' 46 57 1 61 373 : 259 173 i 321 ; 209: 256 . 578 : 728 j. 466 11 2QYJ 554 460 70 ' 59 i 66 ~:~ : i~l ! ~25 j 7~9j 6~:1 5~ l- 3 : . 60 , _ 3 : ; :: 1 77 ; 76 1 68 l 378 365 :' 360 j 54ll 633i 46Q. 72 72 74 66 ! ' 59 57 . 1 1 . 57 69 ! I I 1 68 1 70 . ! i 66 j 59 272 ' 330 344 l: 269 ; 226 : 206! 912 1 852 l 5~0 261 : 334 1 1,6531 1,487 !1,420 I i 309 ! 317 I 1,393 1,632 ;I 1,10P' 1 298 : 224 5361 650 35p Oklahoma II 7. 9 967 l i 66 75 J 48 j 164; 225 ! 99 502 I 610 200 Texas........ 4.0 6,912 I New Mexico I 2.3 185 Arizona ,8 ~ 288 California; ,, - .8- - - -609 70 87 87 92 I 88 ! 70 l j 89 ; 86 l 1 97 j 97 I ! 93, - 971' 170; 498 ' 433! 600 ; 266 1 193 1 2,729 i 428! 480 ; 133 649; 678 188 634 : o90j 001 6,o40 :2,7t-5 276j 18~5 543 i 1,268! 8470~, Other States 3. = 24r 19 2 ~Am~:_~r:D._=E~Sy~~tA:~_fSl~ i! - 13 -~3~-2-=t1~8o~94~.95= 1~..~-.:3-=~:~. --~-.I.;-.~-!~.,229~94l-1~83TIit324~36~6-03=~:I2~2384765~ tL1l.~:7,~891~~61~l~64~_:l0~1_B5i 10 _:8~ 65_:3. ,l - . 'T'exas:,.. New Mex1co - 4s;s - 16.5 1 1 .. . - . - , ~4 5{3"5"2 , "2"9'5" ; 4.4 ~1.s l28.o 1 i - . - 319 i 384 ; 291 ! 3,4 I .8 10.0 _ !J:iz~th;;:::: 1 : .--~::]J. :.---~ =-- ~- --=--~-~~~ -~~:__!_jJl_~~-~-=----~- 1!8 i 27:~ 1( Preliminary. . ~ Allowances made for inter~tate movement of seed cotton for ginning~ 3/. Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, and Nevada. y4/. Included in State and United States totals. Shor'l:;-time average. CROP REPORTING BOARD After five days return to United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extansion Building Athens, Georgia OFFICI AL BUSINESS Form ,BAE- C-9/50-3,045 Fermit No. 1001 Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300, Dr . Piu W. Chapman , Assoc . Dean College of Agriculture Conner Hall At hens, Ga. ! Athens, Geqrgia l .. ~::' .' i . ~ I ' ,. i i .FARM PRICE REPORT AS OF AUG}!_~T ..' I l5, .1950 ,. . Sept~p1ber 12, 1950 me . i .':~ ' :: , GEORGIA.:' Ail Comrnodit..y Index of Prices Received by Georgia farme:ri's rose 8L ... . . . poin,ts duirit;g the;3..0 day period July 15 to 'August 15. The 1ndex has ad- . vanced for the 'ninth consecu~ive month and . qn August 15 wa~ 268 per cent of 'the : August r1909! - July ~914 ' average. The curre11t !nde)C is 40 points above one ye~:;-, ago and is at its highes.t. l .evel s~.npe July 15; 1948. . . ' ; - \ ' . . i. f ,. : .. In th~ . ~omrnodity :.sub-g.roups, iilde~es for misbellarieous'products, meat animals, and, fruit dec~easeg one~ 13 and 79 point~, rE(speptively, sinee last reporti date. The' 9harp decline ih the fruit index was due to ~he contrast..of present mal::letings ail ~ ' qompared to' tho~e . for .r.ecent months which were then heavily weighted with sales of peaches: To heavily offset these de~reases, ~the. cotton .and cottonseed index was up 2b points, the ehickens and eggs index ro'se 18 points, the grains index advanced 10 p9ints, and the index for dairy products was h:i.gher by 6 points. : . ! ' UNITED ST.A.TES: , Sharply higher. prices for cotton 'and cot'tonseed together with higher 'prices for dairy and poultry products raiseq the Index :of Prices ' Received by:: Farmers 4 points during the month. At 267 per cerit of its January 1910,, December 1914 average, t .he index was l. 5 P.er cent above a mdnth a:go and :9 .4 per ~;nt above a year ago and. the highest since November 1948 when it was at the:same level~ : : However, the all crop indeX at 239 was 14 poi.nts higher than in November 1948 rJriCi.' the livestock and products index at 292 was 14 points lower. In a.ddi tion to the higher pri~es for ,cotton., , cottqnseed~i pault-ry and dairy products; rice, dry edible beans, vwol, and all' meat animals exeept bee.r cattle also showed in- creases over a month ago. On the dovm side were most other grains, soybeans, flax- seed, potatdes, and fruits. .~ 306 Jan. 1948 262 2/July 1S:48 122 - Oct. 1946 ---------------~-------------------------~ 1/ Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and 1"!age Rates. ~/ Also June 1948 . ( -..- '. ~ c D. 1. FLOYD ') Agricultural Statistician, In Charge ' , IIARRY A Y'JHITE Agricul~ural Statistician Wheat, ~u. $ 1.24 Corn, J..il. $ ,, . , .91 ' Qats, l~ ; . :-~ .u .. ... ,$ ' "; ; ...1 , ... ' . ., .67 Idsh Potatoes, Btl..$. i ~a2 ~weet Potatoes, Bu. $ ' eotton, lb. ' ' . .83 12.6 . 8.,.1.. .85 . 1.70 ., 1.55 2.80 2.45 30.6 . 34.8 .90 1.50 2 . 55 37 .0 1.18 1.44 1.44 .58 .76 .71 1.27 1'.22 I ' . 2.67 2.oiv _.{i~ aa 12.4 29.3 33.0 ~'.f&;.:- .~- Qottonseed, ton ';: ~ ~~ (baled) , ton $ 24.39 $ 4.7.00i (-, :... 52.00 18 . 80 21.70 61.00 20.40 22,55 44.40 52.00 20.80 19.90 70.9Q 20.20 l!ogs, per cwt. $ Beef Cattle, cwt. $ 7.33 20.00 22.20 22.00 3.87 , 16.30 20.50 19.50 7.27 ::, : 5,42 19.40 21.50 21.60 19.40 24.iQ:: 24.10 Mi:lk Cows, head ! yhickeris, lb. ~ggs, Doz. Butter, lb. $ 33 . 85 137.00 150.00 156.00 13.2 21.3 24.6 2.7 .8 ' ' 54,.5 5o.o 28.6 42.2 52 .a. 28.9 47.6 52 .o , 48.00 n .4 2):.5 25.5 176.00 199.00 25.1 23.4 48.8 34.2 57.4 56.2 002.0Q,. 25.4 . .,_ 38.0 ;\ 56 .9' Butterfat, lb. , 25.7 53.0 54.0 ' ' 56.0 26.3 60.5 59.4 60.3 Milk (whol e sale) per1 100# 1} $ Cowpeas, Bu. $ Soybeans,, Bu. $ 2.42 5.45 3.80 --- -- - -3-.Ge- 5.15 5.40 4.70 . 4,40 3,75 3;60: - - 1.60 3.86 3.48 2.-60 3.58 4.17 2.93 3.73, 3.87 ~: 2.42 Peanuts, lb. 5.0 10.4 10.8 . 10.6 4.8 10.2 10.9 11.0 JL~-P-re-li-m-in-ar- y -fo-r -Au-~4 st-1-95-0-. ----~~--~~~~--~~------~--~----~--~- --------===---r-__ __-_- =---- ----..,..=--=-~----- --:::=-=------==----------=-=-===--=---:::..:.=:;::-_k ... INPEX NUMBERS OF PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS IN GEOIGIA (August 1909 - J'-\lY 1914 100) Aug~-st 15 July 15' August 15 1949 - ------ --'-- ~ --r------ -- - - - - - - -- - ! All Commod.i ties 228 --- - -----1 . 1~50 ---- --- - - - - ----- - --- - 1950 260 268 I Cotton & Cottonseed Grains . . 237 154 269 172 ' 289 182 1 Meat .Animals 353 421 . 408 DairyProducts I Chicken & Eggs I Fruits 213 211 217 242 . 204 222 189 305 226 Miscellaneous 155 172 l 71 - -- - - - - - - - ... - - -- -- - ~ -- ---- - ~ ~ - - --- - --~.' - - - - - - - --- - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - -- - - -- - i - - - ' - . . ..j '\mited StAatfetser~aFritvme eDnatysoRf eAtugrrni to cult ure Bl.lreau of Agricultural Economies 319 Extension Bui l ding - Athens, Georgia . Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300. . . . OFFI,CIAL BUSINESS .Form BAE-B-9[50-2096 Permit No. 1001 iss~ tate J ellie L. College Reese of Agri . ,Libr~~ria n , eq. At hens , Ga. r . UNITED ~TATE.~ DEPARTMf:NT OF AG~IClJL.TURE. (jroj; UHIVII!:.FUoiTV_ OP' .CiE:.O"-G'-' tOLS..t.ciE. 011' AGI'I.IGULTUR.t. Athens, Georgia September 13, 1950 . GEORGIA CROP REPORT AS OF SEPTElffiER 1, 1950 Dry weather during most of August was favorable for harvesting peanuts, saving hay, and picking cotton in the southern areas of the stateand good progress was made. Th shor-tage_of moisture caused some .damaga to -late crops, ...espe.s1ially truck _crops and uastureso General rains the last week of August and early September delayed harvesting operations in most sections of the state and improved condition of pas- tures and late crops. Pecan prospects immproved during August, .but heavy rains and high '~lnds since September 1 have caused some damage. The tobacco marketing season is over and total production will be about 12_per cent less than in 1949. 1; Extremely hot dry weatherduring June damaged the corn crop in the southern portion of the state and average yields will be . less than the record yield of l ast year. ..; In North Georgia weather conditions have been very favorable and near r ecord corn yields will be produced. Soil moisture has been favorable for plowing and prepar... ing -land for planting small grains and winter grazing crops and good progress has been made in recent week;:>. CORN: The September 1 condition of corn promises an average yield of 16.0 bushels per acre. The current indicated-yield has only bet3n exceeded by the record yield of 18.0 bushels harvested in 1949. The Georgia corn crop is estimated at 56,496,000 bushels, lL~ per cent above the August estimate and about 5 per cent below the last year's production of 59,400,000 bushels.. TOBACCO: The tobacco marketing season is over and the indicated production is placed at 'lb1,6oo,ooo pounds compared with 115,670,000 poumds harvested one year ago. Average yield per acre declined from 1,244 pounds in 1949 to 1,036 pounds for the current season. PEANUTS: Weather conditions during most of August were favorable for harvesting operations and good progress was made in digging the .Spanish crop. Based on conditions as of September 1 the peanut crop is estimated at 520,800,000 pounds or 15 per cent less than the 612,000,000 pounds harvested last season. PECANS: The Georgia pecan crop improved during August and on September l the total producti on was estimated at 29,700,000 pounds compared with t he small pro- duction of 18,000,000 pounds in 1949 but 25 per cent below the large 1948 crop of 39 , 600 ,000 pqunds. The hurricane of the first week in September caus ed some damage which is not r eflected in this r eport. (See- reverse .side for peanut and pecan production by. states ) CROP GEORGIA :.ACREAGE :__}]J~I:D PER ACRE _____ :TOTAL PRODUCTION(IN THOUSANDSl :(000) :Average : :Indicated : Average : Indicated 1%0 :193.9-48: 1949: 1950 1939-48 1949 :Sept o 1 , 1950 Corn.............. bu.: 3,531: 12. 6 18 .0: 16 .0 Wheat . bu.: 162 : 12;3 12&0: 12.5 4L,9 857 2,419 59 ,400: 2,280: Oats ............. bu . 650 : 22 ,_, 7 25.0: 27 . 0 13, 502 14,775: Rye . ........ bu . : 5: 8;13 10.0: ll.O 11:7 : 50: Hay (all) ton : 1, OL~l: ~54. : .61.,:. , 58 750 698 : Tobacco(all) . lb.: 98.1: 985 .. . :1244 . 1036 88' 728 :115,670: Potato e s ;Irish~ bu.~ 18 68 72 77 1,541 11 296: Pdtat6es; Swee t ~ bu.: ' 70 . : 78 . -: 90 88 6~ 723 6~030: Cotton . , . , . . tales : 1,151: 243 181 225 769 604: Peann ts (for pic.__k:i.ng : and Th:..e shi.ng ,J.b.: 672: 687 765 775 :666,2.33 . : 612,000: Peaches,total crop, : bu .1) 5,044 . : 2,04c;>: Pears,total crop, : bu .]j Pecans ... lb.: - . : 388 187: 28,228 : 18,000: 1./ Total agricultural crqp grea.ter than and including commercial crop., 56 5 496 2,025 17, 550 55 604 101.$'600 1, 386 6,160 540 . 520_,800 975 ~50 29,700 .. .: r~ I "14 ... D. 1. FLOYD ,. , ... "' ) 1\ RRY A.1Ji1HITEif'1 ARCHIE L\NGLEY Agricultural Statistician, In Charge Agricultural Statisticians . . . ........ _._;.) _..... ....... -.- - . ;-:\ .. . _: . c~~:w-~:!.~~ - ~ t }'~ \ -~_..: ~... .... ~ >.;"'...'"':.:.~~--....~ ....... ......_......_ ...... .~ ....~ (........ ......,....,~ ---~ ..-h-~ ~ ~~ ~ =-~~'1 . ;_;,.,;;:;~ ~~ .'_.: wrTt.~.~s'ift.tS~ : ~-ITV 01' C,tO"GIA C.OLI.E.GE. OP AGI'\IC.VI..TUR.t. Athens, Georgia September 13, 1950 GEORGIA CROP REPORT AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1950 Dry weather during most of August was favorable for harvesting peanuts, saving hay, and picking cotton in the southern areas of the state and good progress was made, The shortage _oJ jn_Qi.~tJ.J.J:.e_ c.auQ_e.d _same _damage_ .to :Late crops, especially: iruck crops and !Jastures. General rains the last week of August and early September delayed hanesting operations in most sections of the state and improved condition of pastures and late cropsc Pecan prospects ilmproved during August, but heavy rains and high ~vinds since September 1 have caused same damage. The tobacco marketing season is over and total production will be about 12' per cent less than in 1949. Extremely hot dry weather during June damaged the corn crop in the southern portion of the state and average yields will be less than the record yield of l ast year. In North Georgia weather conditions have been very favorable and near r ec ord corn yields will be produced, Soil moisture has been favorable for plmving and preparing land for planting small grains and winter grazing crops and good progtess .has been made in recent weeks. CORN: The September 1 condition of corn promi,ses an average yield of 16,0 bushels' per acre . The current indicated yield has only been exceeded by the record yield of 18,0 bushels harvested in 1949. The Georgia corn crop is estimated at 56,496,000 bushels, 14per cent above the August estimate and about 5 per "cent be-: low the last year's production of 59,L~oo,ooo bushels. ,: TOBACCO: The tobacco marketing season is over and the indicated productio~ 'is placed at 101,60Q,OOO pounds compared with 115,670,000 poumds harvested one year ago, Average yield per acre declined from 1,244 pounds ::ln 1949 to 1,036 . pounds for the current season, PEANUTS: Weather conditions during most of August were favorable for harvesting operations and good progr ess was made in digging the Spanish crop. Based on conditions as of September 1 the pean~t crop is estimated at 520,800,000 pounds ' or 15 per cent less than the 612,000,000 poun~s harvested last season, PECANS: The Georgia pecan crop improved during August and on September 1 the total production was estimated at 29,700,000 pounds compared with .the small pro.:.. duction of 18,000,000 pounds in 1949 but 25 per cen,t below the large 1948 crop of 39,600,000 .pounds, The hurricane of the first week in September caus ed some damage which is not reflected in thisreport, (See revers e sido for pean1lt and pecan production by states ) --------CROP GEORGIA :ACREl\.GE: YIELD PER ACRE :TOTAL PRODUCTION(IN THOUSANDSl :(000) :Avera."ge.: :Indicated : Average : Indicated 1960 !1939-48 : 1949: 1950 1939-48 : 1949 :Sept o 1Jl950 Corn. .... ........ bu. : 1Vheat ............ bu.: Oats . ............ bu. : Rye ... ........... bu. : Hay (all) . ton : Tobacco(all) . lb.: Potatoe s ,Irish. ,.bu~: Po tatoes~ Swee t bu.: Cotton ., ,, . , o .tales : Peanuts (for pi ::.,king : 3,5.31: 12. 6 18 .0: 162: 12~3 12.0: 650:~ 22 ~ 7 25.0: 5: 8,8 10.0: 1' 041 : . 54 : .6Lt. 98.1: 985. :1244 18 68 , 7'?--: . 70 78 . 90 1,151: 243 181 16.0 4Lf:;857 12.5 2,419 27.0 . 1:3 , 502 11,0 117 , 58 7 50 1036 88,728 77 i,5Lfl 88 6.723 225 ' '769 59,400: 2,280: 14,?75: 50: 698 : :115,670: 1 ., 2 9 6 : 6,030: 604: and Th.L~e sh3Lg . " ,lb.: 672: 687 765 775 :666,233 :612,000: Pea ches ,total crop, : bu.]} Pears,total crop, : . bu.]J Pecans ... lb,: 5,044 388 28,228 2,040: : 187: 18,000: ]J Total a~ricultural cro:r,.~ greater than and including commercial crop . 56s496 2,025 17,550 55 604 . l 10l.l'600 1, 386 6,160 540 520,800 ... 975 250 29,700 D. L. FLOYD ' ) ~ , ;:~~RRY ~\~TIHFE ARCHIE L\NGLEY Agricultural Statistician, In Charge ~ _Agricultural Statisticians _ _. ~ 1.) ., \ ~ ( I ,. . ;:sai P;.:::,~:~- imFrEt ~~'TI~fs.;.~, ~GFiJER~i cRoP REP CRT < .. -~f:PTE~Iima i.:: l95o - - ~:-:.::~_.:\ 0 ,, ,. ... .. 0 0A - 0 ' ~ 0 .... 0 , 0 0 ~ 0 -< .. ' Pcro~-Pe~~ts idt 1950 crop productJ~.n r:emairied : encouiagi!1g, as most cro.ps improved. and ,' } ~nly 'a l fev/~~c.lined dwing A.l.Jgu.s't~ Sm!ll)': grairis. riJ.l~~ W.ell during the,:_.coo'i . -~ioothef .. ~o ~v:e:rcome much of th3 disad>Vanta.ge of la;t_~ness. Corn pro'Spe cts rema,ined, yirtually :: ~nch~~ged. Mbs't. 9t~r _latE! growing croM aitd rrui'ts 'improv&d or~.hetci'\the'iz: ow.n, bui:(i &ro~_ing condtions1 w~re les's ra.;,oraple for ''cut ton. Seasonal harvesting operations' _ rriad!f .s~tisf'acto:tY. 'progr~:Ss, : despite unfavorable weather at titres. Plowing ' and -prepa nat~dil.... 0f. . f.i<:-lds was ~der way a~d SOJ9 ~ee,<).ing ..in: ~xo~llan~ seedbeds -ha<,i_- been done 'eprotighout . th~ Gre _at Plain's and in parts of trie W,est . Pastures were ur1:~sually good. :,; , 0 0. ) , , ...... .. , , :, I ' ' ' , ', , ',' .... N j o ~ , .,.. , I .. , ~.: 0 0 1,.... 0 ,, o o) ' , , , o .:t~fl' O~ORN: The Nation's 1950 corn crop is estirmted at 3,163 million bushels, practicall~ ry-- unchanged from the August 1 estimate of 3,168 million bushels. This compares.: with 3,378 :million bushels last ye!'.r and the 1939-48 .average of 2,901 million bushelf!! 3:'-pese estimates incl uie corn for grain, silage, forage and for hogging. The indica~ 1 y~eld per acre o_f 38.1 bushels is 0.8 bushel below last year but 5.2 bushels abo'l!e ,c, ~pe ~verage of 32.9 bushels~ f{EANUTS: Production of peanuts for pfcking and threshing is estimated at 1,656 -~ million pounds. This is slightly less than . indicated a month ago, and com~ pfJ.res with the 1949 crop of 1,876 million pounds. A decline in the estimate for the:: S ~mtheastern Area due to reduced yield prospects was almost completely offset by an i~proved production outlook in the Southwestern Area. C! fECANS: September ,1 conditions point to a prospective crop of all pecans, seedling$ 1! and improved varieties combined, about in line with the forecast of August ' Prospective production, at 106,438,000 pounds, . is 17 per cent less than the crop : of 128,174,000 pounds produced in 1949 .and is 12 per cent less than the average of : . 1~0,955,000 pounds. Some improvement during August in production prospects for ?~ orgia, South Caroline. and North Carolina was a little more than offset by declihe~ i~- Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Arkansas. In Geor:gia, however, tl}:~ h~rricane of the first week of September caused sorre damage (reported at 3 to 5 per :. c. ~ '. nt) which is not reflected in . this report PEANUTSP1CKED AND THRESHED -r;r-~ ------=-----.Y,....i,._.e-.l"'d.......p_.,.e. _r_A.-cre . : Production . '' -. sta~e -1949--- 1 4 :-- - ; ~-- -=- -1ii~ . L/lVf./ U~IVUUITY Of" fit.O"GI~ COU..tQE. 01' AGF:I.t~Vt..T\o/1 . OEORGIA AGRICUL'T~RAL E.XT!:.NaiOtol O&RVIC.~ ; . .. .. . . . . Athens, Georgia September 20, 1950 . BROILER CIITCK REPORT FOR NORTH GEORGIA flOMMERC IAL AREA o'uring the ymek ending September 16 hatcheries placed 1,272,000 chicks with broiler _pfroducers in the North Georgia coP111lercial area. This n'umbcr was practically un- changed from 'the 1,271,000 placed the previous week but was 68 per c-ent more than the 756,000 for the same week last year. -~- Local hatchings of 1,1991 000 (excluding ~hipments of 165,000 chicks to other states) were up almost_the same as the 1,195,000 hatched the week before but 69 per cent above the 711,000 of one year agoe Number of eggs set by local hatchm:ies of 1, 715,000 was L~ per cent less than the previous week but 54 per cent higher than the corre sponding week of last year. Hatcheries reported average price paid for hatching eggs during the week at 90 cents per dozen, and average retail price charged 'for chicks $16,25 per huncbced. These prices compare with r espective prices of 89 cents and $16.25 reported the previous week . l Date (See table on reverse side for reports giving placement by states) GEORGIA CHICK PLACEMENT BY VJEEI\S - PERIOD JU!\TE 17 TO SEPTEMBER 16 -~~~~Eggs crl:iC'ket Hatched~ -:rn-s-hipments~-- Total Placed Yieek Set Placed in Georg1.a of Chicks .. on Farms End~I2_~ - 1949 19$0 1949 : 1950 T ousands ~ - ~;:-tfhciusands--:---- 1949 : 1950 Thousands 1949 : . 1950 Thousancrs- I June 17 l,l7h 2,a34 . .ii4~ 1,265 79 96 922 1,361 June 24 I 1, 067 1, 986 809 1,2 90 78 85 887 1,375 July 1 I 1,022 1,996 756 1,302 94 80 July 8 I 971 July 15 ! 938 1,808 1,8t6 741 685 I 1,306 69 1,276' 84 121 79 July 22 II 941 ~' 855 I . 725 1, 22 6 66 91 850. 810 769 791 1,382 1,427 1,355 1,317 ,July 29 \791 1, 834 608 1, 218 . '72 120 Aug . 5 811 1,852 596 1,160 1. 38 100 680 63 4 11,, 3~3680 Aug . 12 796 Aug. 19 1 908 I Aug. 26 957 ! Sept. 2 1, 015 1,794 1,799 1,774 1, 804 612 667 673 587 I 1,212 31 1,185 47 1,138 43 1,133 . 1 39 97 643 82 714 I 106 716 65 626 1,309 1 , 2 67 1,244 1,198 ~:~~: ~IJ ~-~~;__ i;J~~ L .~i_L_~__i:iJ1~_t~~~ ----~--l~----'-- --1~~-~-tli~ . . }:_/ Exclusive of hatchings shipped into states outside of Ge~rgia . ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician -. D. L. FLoYD Agricultural Stati stician, In Charge Return After Five Days to Penalty for private use to avoid United States Department of Agriculture payment of postage $300. Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form B.lill-N -9)5o_..ff5"9~- Permit No . 1001 Mr . Roy E. Proctor Div. of Agri . Economics Univers i ty of Georgia Athens, Ga. ' . '...:....:_... . .... '~~ ~- . .. .r ",Jt... '-' ' . ' . .. . . . 'J;.-~ ~ ' .. ...... ~ ,, ; #>~ . '' .!.:: :.:.,,.,.."' ~ .. ' .. .. ~ ., <------- -- - . . StfllilMARY OF EGGS SET IN ALL REPORTING AREAS : Virginia :N. Car.: _, Total Week ~riding " ~ ~ ! .~. ' &East. :Del..;r\Jlar-:Shenandoah:Chatham: North : N. W. : Texas ;Reported. Areas . :Conn.: va. : ... . . Valley :Wilkes :Gcorgia:.Arkansasa -. : .. . ... ---:--- Thousa.n...d..s.. .,. I _yune 17 375 3,551 980 474 2,034 708 878 ;Jp.ne 24 342 3,688 848 460 1;,986 650 913 ~~ly 1 342 3,657 893 453 1,996 608 868 J?\llY 8 368 3,790 851 438 1,808 592 889 J.1lly 15 373 3,908 823 426 1,816 571 865 J\lly 22 396 3,838 846 450 1,855 571 851 J1lly 29 393 3j834 788 436 1,834 563 865 Aitg~ 5 423 3,681 806 l116 1,852 571 902 Alg~ 12 441 ]:,626 779 414 1,794 567 887 /-.1,1g~ 19 434 3,738 795 401 1,799 559 854 A?-g 26 489 3,758 868 431 1,774 542 886 Sept~ 2 l.f65 3:,932 813 428 1,804 592 863 Sept~ 9 423 4,056 757 443 1,787 579 884 Sept. 16 42u 3,832 751 459 1;715 571 ' 867 9,000 8,887 8,817 8, 736 8,782 8,807 8,713 8,651 8,508 8,580 8,748 8,897 8,929 8,619 _ _ .JI- . ... .4 .4,. ~-..:....... . .......... . - . . -. - - - . ..... --- ---~-.e - - - ~-- ~~-- -- ~~ --- -~ ----- --" --~--~---- --L- -- - - - -- . - - . - - - - - SUI>LII\!LiiRY OF CHICKS PLACED IN ALL REPORTING .Jl.REAS : - -~:---- ~--~- ---.-~~~~~ 111! : Virg ini~~--~~-~--~------~~--------:-''' _ .,. _L-_- - - - - UNITED ~TATE.~ OEPARTME.NT OF AGFt I C. U I..T\J R. &roj; Ullltvt:.R$1TV Of' .CttO"G'...... (.OLIJ.QL 01' AGIII.tGlJt..TUI\t. Athens, Georgia GEORGIA - OCTOBER 1 COTTON R~PORT October 9, 1950 :prospectivecotton produotioi1 for Georgia is about 545,000 b~les (500 pounds gross i~[eight ), . according to OctobeJ. 1 information reported by crop correspondents to the Georgia Crop.Reporting Service of the United States Department of Agricult~lre. This forecast . is 5,000 -bales above those of the past two months but is 10 per:cent below "l~"-9 production of 604,000 standard bales and 29 per cent less than the ten-year .aver.ag~(l939-48) of ?69,000 bales. Indicated yiel:cl per ac;:re or 227 pounds compares W,ith ,181 "la~~ season and 24.3 for the ten-year aversge yield. :~ . . Except for several days of wet weather during the first week of September, harvesting 'onditions for the rrionth were'ideal'and farmers mad~ unusually good progress in .. getting the crop out of the field. Yields per acre are generally good in the south- ern part of the state, next oest in mid-state areas, and spotted but mostly poorest over northern Georgia. The nortrrvvestern section ha$ been especially hard hit by weevil and boll worm damage with the lowest yield in years. Most of the crop is out of the field in .southern and mid...state sections and picking is unusually well advanced in 'the northern part of the stater . Indicated per~ entage of the crop ginned to report date for the state is also ahead of recent years. Bureau of Census gih report shows 300,000 runnihg bales ginned to October 1 compared with 292,600 to the same date last year. ARCHIE LA-NGLEY, HARRY A. l:VHITE Agricultural Statisticians D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge GEORGIA MAP SHOWING INDICATED PRODUCTION 1950 AND FINAL PRODUCTION FOR 1949 AND 1948 1950-35,000 1949-61,000 . No,~Co. tt~~~~~./)j/~(~.J: 1948-91,50 . . 1950-41 ,ooo \ ) III . ~ ...........\ 1949-54,500 \. _ ELB~TON l948-84,000ATH~N~l 1950-4.~000 I II. ----Li 1949.-51~5oo 1950 prod prospec t s uction in October d1~ic a t ed by crop - STJ.TE - . 1950 - 545,000 1949 - 604:,000 1948 - 751,000 ATLANTA _194.8-76,00&_, _ Districts shown are \ \ ~ ',. .--.- ._1_ . , ) \ _-.~,....,_ 1950-111,000 . AUGU_T~ Crop Reporting Districts and NOT Congressional Districts. l IV. \. 1950-70,000 ./ 1949-128, 500 1948-l47,00Q . VI. \ . ~ \ 1949-74,000 ; Mi\CON - ,1948-92,000 19 50c89,000 \ 1949-91,000 \ ' \ COLUMBUS C. -, \') /1948-136,500 \ ~/---- "" "'\ \ IL_, v. / >-- ---.\_-. -r-<'\ 1 l_____\ ./"'-- . 7 (- . - - ---,.,_~------'v. _-../1~Ifll 1. SA V"k"-p-IL I ~/ '\._,/..-- ' . .J .__) ( VII. l . VIII. / IX. . ~J \ / \ ! -l ALBANY\. 1950-81,000 1 94 9 - 7 9 , 5 0 0 / 1950-53,000 i 1948-73,500 ( 1950-16,000 )r~; 1 1949-15,000 ( 1948-21,000 c); ' 1949..,.49,000 \ ( L-. \ \ 1948-29,500 ~ v,~_LDQ~TA \\. . . \ i JV J,_~q)G -. .' . UNITED STATES ~ COTTON REPORT AS OF' OCTOBER 11 ~9'$'o ' The Crop Reporting Board of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics makes the follow- ing report from .data furnished by crop correspondents, .field statisticians, Produc~ion and Marketirlg Administration, and cooperating State agencies. The final out- turn of cotton compared with this forecast will depend upon whether the various in- i luences aff ecting the crop during the remainder of the season are more or less %avorable than usual. j' - .-- i" ACREAGE' 7- -ocT:!-- 1 IJ:NT-YIELD-PER- TP!i:o'Du'Ct!oN('GJ:NNiNG'S}_.!/i"a'ENSUS" ; : FOR : CONDITION : HAHVESTED ACRE :500-lb.gross vvt. bales : GIN - : HARVEST :Aver"::-- 7- -:Aver-::---:-- -:-Aver'--:----:- 195'0-:NINGS : : 1950 : age .: : : age : : Indi-: age : 1949 : Crop :TO OCT . 'sTATE :(PRELIM.) :1939-:19h9Jl950:1939-: 1949:cated: 1939- : Crop : Indic. :1i 1950 -1- -=-- -1=-- --=-- T ~o~- =-: :1948 : Thous.-:-- : :1948 : 7- -=~ : 1950: 1948 : : Oct. 1: -=-Tnous~:-Tnous~:-Tnous;:Thous. : Acres aPct. :Pct.:Pct.: Lb.: Lb. : Lb. : Bales : Bales : Balee . :Bales . ~2~ -1-8~- ~4- -6~ :4~- ;7~- ; 1_ : -3;3-- -4~2-- -2;; -~- ~o- v~. N-. c ~ 25 -- -- -- 1 378 305 173 23 20 556 78 59 34 I 373 259 164 578 . 466 s. c. I 863 . 73 5o 55 1. 321 209 245 738 554 I Gp.. ---r-~.ll51 F~a. . 33 10 5h 61 243 181 221 769 6o4 1 3 20 ~ 1 13 1 I 9 -- 190 47 44o 227 545 300 Tenn. Aaa. Miss. Ark. La. 64o 1,303 2,043 1,664 I 749 77 .74 72 56 72 55 74 67 68 72 63 378 365 56 272 226 65 -~ 330 261 I 61 344 309 55 269. 298 345 541 232 912 329 1,653 314 1,393 240 536 633 852 1,487 1,632 650 46o 630 1,400 1,090 375 28 232 1 436 , - 119 215 Okla. 1 - 967 63 80 37 164 225 94 502 610 190 5 Tex. 1 6,912 69 93 67 170 266 193 2,'729 6,040 2,775 ,1,001 N. M. Ariz. II 185 288 86 82 88 1 498 428 . 493 , 86 98 97 433 649 678 133 188 276 543 190 I 13 407 j 76 Cal. I 609 I 92 91 96 600 634 682 501 1,268 865 1 52 r=:_~ =~Jl~,~~~ ~ ~;i =-I~=~~i~~-3= ~~-~ ~~0 ~~:==~~~= =9~8~~= 12~;~= = ~ln.:. ~-J/ Tex. ~ _!09.5 4"5."5 l ~ .:-.:: --- .. -.:-_ --- .::-.:: --- i 299YJ64 _246- 352 ~73 264 3.7.!.8_- .::.4.!.0 - _32.3J--.:-_ 1jf 4.4 1.5"" 2S:oJ --- N. M. Ariz. J 16.5 47 .o I~----..-. --- --- --- I 319 -- 265 384 327 291 276 . 3.4 20.4 .8 10.0 ' --- 1.8 27 .oj1 --- - - - Other .5 --- --- --- --- --- 288 --- --- .3 --- -------~-~------- -~------ -~--------- . 1/ Allowanc es made f or interstate movement of seed cotton for ginning . ' ~4, Illinois , Kansas, Kentucky, and Nevada. . 3/ Included in State and United States totals. ~/ Short-time average . CROP REPORTING BOARD After five days r et urn to United St ates Department of Agriculture Btrreau of Agricultural Economics 319 Ext ens ion Building A-t:;hens , Georgia OFFI CillL BUSi l\lESS Form BAE..{;-io/so.:3-5B9 . ~ Pe rmit No. 1001 Penalty for private use t o avoid pa~went of postage $300, ~ ' . ... : FARM'PRICE .REPORT .A.S OF SEPT-EMBEI~ 15, 19:So October'12, 1950 'GJ:c'ORGIA : The All Corrunodity Index of Pric.es Received by G~o~gia farmers !sky-rocket- :..<: ed 22 p'oints during the period August .15 to Sept.ember lS to reach 290 per .-ent of the AuguE;t 1909-July 1914 average. At th~s point the Index was at the high"" ~~'b level on record, The current figure vras approached only by the previous high .qf, June v:~~ 1948, when the Index stood at 281, In the commodity sub-groups, the biggest co:httibutor to the over-all increase was . d ~tton and Cottonseed, which advanced 33 points .during the .month from an index of g89 to 32-2. The.actual averag e price oducts; raised: the Index of P:r;Lces Received: bY Farmers...S. points, or 2 per cent, to nkper c.ent of the 1910-14 average . .Prices of grain s orghums, soybeans , flaxseed; . most vegetables, c!J.icke11s, and hogs were 1off from a month earlier. ' . . ..~.. ~ . ---. /tt the sanie time . h:l.ghcr prices f-or building IJlaterials . ~- ' pp_i;.ahly lumber - .fe ed~r live stock, clothing, .and auto ~v.pplie.s yie.;re maiJ:J.lY r espo.ns;lb:).e .:fqr raising the Index J2f Pric e s Paid by Farmers, :inchld,ing .Intere~.t,. !l'o.xes, ar,i_4 F&rm wage Rat e s to 259 ,per cent of the .1 910-14 base ' l p~ int above.).a st rponth, and only 3 po ints below the all..; ti.-ne high of 262 set in the s'wmner of l9h8 . . As a r esult, the Parity Ratto (ratio of . tho Index of Prices Received by Fa:rmers to the Index of Prices Paid by: Farmers, inci11ding Inte r e st, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates,) ro se from 103 to 105, the l:lighost sinc e qctob er 1948. ' - - . . - - .- . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- SurrJnary T-ab-le for the .'. -.;.-. U-nited -States ~ .. -- - - Indexes ~ Sept . lS; : Aug. 1~-; : Sept.- 15,- .: .. Rec ord high . - - ( 1 910-14 ----- ; - 100) --- - -.:- 1949 --- - -.- 1950 --- - -.:- 195o --- - -.:---In-de-x --=.-- -nate --- -- -- Pric es Rec.eived 21+7 267 272 306 J an. 1 948 Parity Index ];/ Parity Ratio 248 258 }59 .. ... . . . ~ t . ., ., ., 262 .. . . . ... -2/July .1948 100 103 105 ..:.., 122 Oct. 1946 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -!""" - - - - ..... - - - - - - - - - ....... ~: : ~ - -:--. ~ ~ - - - - - ... ];I Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes~ and Wage Hates . ~~ Als o June 1948. D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge HAI-lRY A WHITE Agricultural Statistician AHCHIE LANG LEY Agricultural Statistician J . __ .... ..._ ~ ~ '- - -- .___,_- -'- ,_- -- . .. . . , '~ ' ' [JA hM .~l, . l.. r. ' .n.l.\j"Jiol ' t '..;\ . .. IDHT , . . .. .j.::,.:if.::;~t t Bu" .'. . \. .. .. v~ '$ Corn, Bu. ' $ ~ ':. . (- ., 1'.24- I.93 . ,_ .91 . . 1~27 Q.. ~,.t::s, Bu~ . $ ; t,r.i~sh Potatoes.- :Bu. $:l. ~et Potatoes, Bu $1! ~~tton, , lb. ~o;tonseed,, ton $1 I ~ay (baled) , ton I $ .67, >. . .89 ; ~ '1-.12 ' l .~ ... /. 1.85 .83 2.20 12.6 29;5 2_4.39 44.50 18.50 2.13 1.70 OO 1.50 2.55 37.0 61.00 20.40 ~gs, per cwt. $ 7.33 19.00 22.00 Beef Cattle, cwt. $ 3.87 17.40 , 19,50 . '2h6' 1~63 .j 1- .,. . .88 6~ I '" l~SS 2.o5 I 40.3 I I a2.oo 1 19.80 22.00 2o.2o I .40 ;. :70 ,88 12.4 -22,55 5.42 1 ~t~: , 1950 I I !'.87 . 1~1s ).97 :.: ~~ .,. ' ,) 144 I l'~l1 ., .. 61 . . 1.37: t1 ,._ . 73\1 1.05 2.30 2.18 29.7 1 37.0 1.9Z '.I: 40.0. 43.50 21.00 70.90 78.80 . l - . 20.20 I 20.30 21.10 19.70 24.10 24.70 Miik Cows,. .head $ i Chickens, lb. :E;ggs, Ibz. Butter, lb. Butterfat, lb. 1./ Milk (wholesale) per loot $ Cowpeas, Bu. $ Soybeans, Bu. $ Peanuts, lb, ; 33.85 13 .2 21.3 24 ,6 25.7 5.0 . 138.00 27.5 58,5 53.0 55~0 5.50 3.70 3.60 10.4 156.00 1162.00 28.9 I 29.5 1 52.0 ,1' 49,4 5.2.0 ,' li 56.0 56.0 li 5.40 5.6. 0 I I! 4.4o 1 3.50 li I 3.60- 3 .9Q II 10.6 10.6 48,00 . 177 .oo .202.00 . 1209.ob 11.4 24.4 25.4 24 .5 21.5 52.4 . 38.0 40.4 25.5 58.1 ! 56.9 57.3 26.3 I 61.7 60.3 60~9 1.60 4,02 3.75 3. :ti ...-- 3.29 3.87 3.57 2.14 2~42 2.26 4.8 10.2 u.o 10.9 J) Prelimin,;:y:y for Septemb_e,~. 1950, .. INDEX NUJ:.m3ERS :oF PRicES :RECEIVED BY FARMERS I N GEORGIJ. . (AUgust 1909 .;. July 1914 100) ,I, pf , . -....~ -: ' All Commodities Cot t on &Cottonseed Grains Me at .Animal s Da iry Products Chicken & Eggs Fruits }/Ji SCe llC:Il'lGOUS Sept. 15 1949 223 228 142 342 216 255 189 1.53 Jug . 15 1950 268 289 182 408 217 2?2 226: 171 Sept. 15 1950 290 322 . 177' 417 221 .. 2Z9 2 24 16 9 -After Five Day s Re turn to United State s Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agrioul tural Economics 319 Extens ion ~ilding ' Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE-BlOZ5D=a090 Pe rmit No. 1001 P enalty for private use t~ avoid payment of postage $300. i ss. Nellie M. Re ese, Li br a rian ta t e College of Agri., ' eq. Athens, Ga. UNITED ~TATE.~ -. . OEAARTM E'.NT OF " . ' . AGRIC...V"-T\.IR[. L/..C / 1 ) u~ p . Utllt~R$1TV 01" GtO"G'-' t;Ol.I.E.G!. . ~ AGRIGULTURt. _: '; A~hims ...... ,. 2 Georeia ;::.:. - -. . GEOEGIA CRQP REfORr . . AS . OF OCTOBER . .- ' 1,. ___1_9_,5....0_ ,.. October 13, l95b ; ' ~d1cated pl"oduction o! Oeorgia crops made little change dudJ1g the montfi o! Septe:t'n.. ber. .TJ:1e adverS(;l weather conl:l~tions during the first weelc of September ~rere of:fs.~t py.. very fJ.vorable weather the 'last t:1ree 'Heeks of the month. The Georgia. pecan ,crpJ :unproved ,. during .the - month anti on - October 1 the indicated product:ton was about 3 'I , .. million pounds above the September 1 estimate. Hay and cotton made slight ga'ins during the past thirty ~eys, W~?,ile S'Neetpotatoes and pe ars nere ~he only CrOpS _tp (- decline during the same period. ~. .,.. Weather c onditions during most ;. of September rrere f avorable for harvesting cro~ s ~ :r~P'. good progres s wa s made during the month; The dry and f ait v1eather enabled f armers , i save their hay crop in excellent condition. Digging of peanuts is ab out over, with picking and threshing operations well advanced. Picking of the s hort cotton crop ;i.~ about over j_n the s outhern a nd .~ lower mid-state areaB -a.nd :i,.s in full sw:i11g over the ' rema.inder of the state. ' ' . Dry weather the latter pa rt of Septemb er delayed prep uration of l a n d for s mall grair and vllinter pa sture, and on October 1 genera l r ains were neede d i:;1 mos t a r eas of the state. -; , . . : ~: The 1950 corn prodUction in Georgi a is expected ~o be 56,496,000 bushels This is the largest crop s:tnce 1921, vli th the exception of last year when 59,400,000 bushels were producld . The per acre yield of .16.0 bushels has been ex':' : , ceeded only by the 1949 crop when t8,.0 bushels were produced per acre. Near record... yields are expected in the north~ :<\ .< :~: the bulk ,.::..... O 0' <:?.f. .the) c o r ' n . a ',,A:< crea ' '~ ge a \.:}, 0~ ppears .,_ t .--_, ,\ ' o hav ''< e ""('.. escap e' d\ 4.., ~~'much 0 ~ o~ t' O, --'(~the threat ' of ' > "soft" ;, . ~rn, al:tf.iqygh quality of the crop in some important areas still depends upon satis-:? I'ac,tory 'ffi?-~urtng. a nd cur:~ weathe:ifdur,i,ng '99.:\:.oQer. . Hm~~~er, . ~here will be consider lt &blt! "chaff)'- aoo .t1wetn co;-n~'in p'a.rts o-f : tl)E; 'Co'tn .Belt .. l'l1.e. cUr,;terit estimate ~of 3,118 million bushels i s about per c ent smaller than a. month ago '. . . . . . ;,,., . Declines LYl production . from. Septembe r 1 f.orec-asts are showp for only a few crops '' besides corn. Cotton prospects improved in s ome ar6as, declined in others, with the h,et re sult of 13,000 bal~~ less .than a month earlier. A sh{3.rp decline in durum whea:t more than offset an _increac;e in other -6pring wheat:~ Declines in sorghum gr of Octob er 1 prospects. This i s slightly larger than t h e crop of 1,656 million pounds indicated a month ago , but 11 per c ent smaller t han the crop of 1, 876 million po1.mds pr oduced l a s t year. Improved prospect: from a month ago resulted froni an Dnproved yield in the Virginia-Carolina and Ssmth- eastern Areas , 1vhich more than off set teduced yield pros pects in Oklahoma . PECANS: The U... S. peean crop i s nm~ est:i.rn.ated at 109 ,731,000 pounds - 14 per c ent le ss than l ast year and 9 per c ent less than average. / I mproved var:i.eties t o-M.l L!B.5 million pounds - 2 per cent more than last y ear . Improved prospects in Georgia, Fl'orida, ~liss i ss ipp i and Louisi,aha mqre than offset declines in Alabama, Arkansas a,nd Oklahoma, and t he Octobe r 1 est imate is up 3 million pounds over Sep t ember 1. In Georgia, high winds and heavy rains the' first few days of September caused some damage, but favorabl e weathe,; ' since then has more than offset t hese losses. Insect and disease damage i s r eported l ess than in recent years. In Alabama., pro spects are poor in all areas, particularly f or Staarts, the main variety. Some loc a l areas in southeastern Alaoama have a f air to good crop. The import ant Mob ile-Baldwin area ha s the light.es-G set of nut s in many years. Alabama produGtio:fl is indicated to bo ; less than three-fifths the 1949 crop, whereas Georgia, Yli.th 32.4 million pounds, is ab out 1 3/4 times the short 1 949 crbp and 15 per c ent above average. . The Oklahoma: arop is very short in .:ill areas of t he State, with the State total reported about a ~ third 9f ~ve rag e. _An unusually high proportio (30 per c ent) of the u, s. crop is credited ~o Georgia this year. La st year, Georgi . . had only 14 pe r . cent .of ' . the 10-' st. at~ total. Aft$r f:l-v~ days r .eturn to . . United Sta.t es Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultura l Economics 319 Extens ion Suilding .... ~.:r-. -; Penalty for private use to avoid payment - of postage $30C Athens , Georg:i.a . OFFICIAL BUS INESS Fo;rm BAE-A..J.0/50-3893 Permit No.- 1001 .Dr. Paul W. Chapman. As so c . Dean coll ege of Ag r i culture conner Hall Athens. Ga . UNlTED ~TATE.:> DEPARTM E.NT OF . AGF\t(:..ULTUR_L /c)~. L./ I Vf-/ - UHtVE.Rsrrv o,. 'c;r.o"G'A C.OL\...0!. 01' AG~IGUt..TUII\t ~~t.,h- ens, Georgia :;' :s.. ,,_ FARM PRICE REPORT AS OF OCTOBER 15, 1950 October )1, 1950 GEORQIA: The all commodity index of prices received by farmers in Georgia eased off ' from the .aJ.,l-time high of 290 per c,ent attained in mid-Septem'E>er to 287 per a cent as measured for' Oct9ber 15. The percentages are in terms of the August 1909 - J,uly 1914 average .. Ma:Ln reasons for the decline were a drop of almos't cent a pound for cotton and. sharp reductions in the price of meat animals, particularly hogs. ;Price~ of eggs, dairy products, and fruit remained strong, but their advance was i-lot ~ufficient to offset decreases in prices of other important items now reaching the ~arket in relatively ' large volume, The reduction in cotton price occurred largely in the lower sections of the state approaching the end of the harvest season. UNITED STATES: Sharp decreases in hog prices; together with more moderate drops in prices of most crops, lowered the Index of Prices Received by Farmers 4 poin~s, or .over 1 per cent, from a month earlier, to 268 per cent of its 1910-14 base period. For the first time in 9 months, the average price received by farmers. for cotton showed a decline from that of the previous month. Dairy products and eggs were up, as u_sual for . this time of year. Rice, cottonseed, sheep, and wool were otrer important commodities showing sizable _price increases during the month enqed in mid~ October. At -t-he same time, the Parity Index held steady at the revised September level, or at 261 per cent of the 1910~14 base. Increases in prices for consumer goods and for building materials, feeder cattle, and lambs wer,e generally offset by l ower pric es for feed and downturns in farm wage rates. As a result -of the decline in the Index of Prices Received by Farmers, the Parity . Ratio declined from 104 in September to 103 as of mid-October . . : Indexes = (1910-14 100) Oct. 15, : Sept.l5, :Oct. 15, :___R~c~r~ ~igh___ _ 1949 1.950 1950 Index - Dat'e - - - - - - - - - - - -:- - - - - - -: - - - - -:- - - - - - - - - - -:- - - - - - - Prices Received 242 272 268 306 Jan. 1948 Parity Index 1./ 246 ?:.1 261 261 262 J/ July 1948 Pa_~y Ratio 98 ?:.1 104 103 12? Oct. 1946 ------------------------------------------- 1/ Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Wage Ratep. '"'?:_! Revised. 11 Also June 1948. D, L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, Ih Charge HARRY A. WHITE Agricultural Statistician ARCHIE LANGLEY , Agricu1 turar 'stat'ist1c1an.:: ~-- ..... -~~- - ......... _ _,..__ ._... _ ....., ~...... . ~ .....,.._.~ Y_"":L-.,.....Y~. - .Y!M~'--'-;-;;Y"""'".A..a. ,A.J"-1..._._, ....... ..~~~ - - ~.lj,~_ v :-: >J_ '"':. "'::. ":"_~~4-.._ ":'.~ 1-~:':.~-..,.' '~w.""' . .. ..4.;1..._~:...~:>+: -"""~-:.~H-.P:+-;~ff~~~~~,..;.::~o=_;:~~~::,;...,..::..::..t~::;.:;:,;:....:;.=.;:;:-:::=~~hii~~iir'nll"f.!!"r-.:....:.'7:-:-4-_,. i ; ' Cottonseed, ' ton $ i I ~y (baled), ton $ I ~; ~og_s, ..per cwt. $ I 24.39 7.33 ~:E;lf Cattle, cwt. $ Milk Cows., head $ 3.87 33.85 Chickens, lb. 13.2 Eggs, Doz. Butter, lb. 21.3 24.6 . Butterfat, lb: Milk (wholesa~1) . .. per 100# ]J 25.7 2.42 Cowpeas, Bu. Soybeans, Bu: Peanuts, lb. 5.0 i/ Preliminary for October 1950. 40,3 . 42 .00 82;00 . 17.50 19.80 17.70 22.00 16.2.0 20.20 135,00 162.00 27.2 29.5 60.7 49.4 '54.0 ' . 52.0 56,0 56.0 1.65 39.6 85.00 19.70 18.80 20.00 158.00 25.5 51.7 55.0 ' 58.0 6.00 3.55 2.75 10.4 5,85 3.50 3.90 10.6 5. 95 3,95 3.10 10.6 .88 12.4 22.55 --- 7.27 5.42 48.00 ll.4 21.5 25.5 26.3 1.60 4.8 1.96 28.7 41.80 21.50 17.60 19.20 .~ .e~ . l' 1.92 1.15~. I. . 40.0 1'38.9 I , 78. 8~~ s.l.PQ 20. 30, 20.~0 I ': 21.10119.20 ! 24. 70! 24.30 179,00 23.2 51.4 209.001209.00 Ii . 24 .5 ! 22.7 - 40.4 ~, 43.2 . 58.5 . 62.1 . 4.17 57.3 58,0 60 .9 j 62.8 I 4.~011 ' 4.22 3,26 2.09 10.2 . 3.57i 3.5' :2.'26/ 2.m I I 10.9 i 10~7 INDEX NtnvlBERS OF PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS IN GEDRGIA (August 1909 - July 1914 ~ 100) Oct . 15 1949 Sept , 15 1950 Oct. 15 1950 All Commoditi e s Cot t on & Cottonseed Grains Meat Ani mals Dairy Products Chi cken & Eggs Fruits Mi scellaneous 221 290 287 224 322 318 134 177 163 320 417 392 224 224 228 261 229 22 8 186 224 241 167 169 167 After Five ~ys Return to United State s Dapa.rtment of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extens ion Bu ilding Athens , Geor gi a OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE-B~l0/50-2061 Pe rmit No, 1001 Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300, Ls s . Nellie M. Ree s e , L i br ~ri an, tate Coll ege of Agri ., eq. Athens, Ga . . -lAct .. . . G~ ~. ~~()0.f'-..:~G . ' ~~~~~u~~L LC.ONOMtC:; : . .-, .. .. _.-. - . . ~ .. . . ' . ~ ' . . '-,'. .. , : , '', ~. I, - A'thens, Georgia , , . . : . . _ . .GEORGIA CROP.RE;P;ORT As _OF. N.,OVEMBER iJ '1950 _; NQvem'Qer -l.950 ~:_}: . ~ . ..': j-.. :. ~- ' '\~ : .. .. . ., . . T~e November 1 Georgia crop report indicates' that the "i95b :production of corn" sweet potatoes, peanuts, and pecans, will be larger than was expected'bne- month ago. The 'current indicatecl. yie1d .per acr,e of corn . nas ...b,e~n exceeded only _by t.he.. ' :record yield in' 1949. Peanut. production :is above eS:'rly: .seq.son expectations :and the November l ..indicated yield per acre of . B/+0 pounds i's- : the highest s-ince i'Jl7. Sweet potato yield per acre is at the highest 1evel sine~ 1929" The :'1950 pecan crop hi?-S Been damaged less than US1).a;L from. ~nsec.:ts and diseases and' the indicated pro.... duction 1948. ' of 351 750,000 pOUY).dS has be~n exceeded - . , on],y - by ' the large crops of . 1945 ' and October weather conditions were generally favorable for harves-ting' craps -and satis- fact'Ory progre.ss was made in all sections of the state. On November 1 most of the peanut production had been save.d _in good conditiop~, Cotton picking was w:eJl advanced, with 429,000 bale.s reported ginned .priq:t tq. No;v-ember 1. The majority of the hay production had been ,harvested in. excellent cortdition. . . ' . General rains the middle of .October. were fp.vq:tab_!e. .t;.or. preparation of .land; seeding of small grains, cover crops and winter grazing crops ' AbundartC of rrroisture the latter half . of October was favorable for vegetative growth and ea:rly planted fall c ro , p..,,s made excellent , growth during this , pe~iod~ .. .. ' ~ =. .. .,CORN: The indica-ted ~.l950 , corn crop pf 58,262,000 bushdis is the seco~d largest pro- - duction in the past 32 years; be ing exceeded only by the 59,400:;ooo bushels produced in 1949. Estimated yield per acre of 16~ 5 bushels ranks next t:o the r ecord high of 18.0 bushels one year ago . Th.e ~urrent yield is '3.9 bushels. above the ten- year (1939-48) average yield _9f 12.6 -bushpl$. . . ~ . PEANUTS: Picking and th~eshing . of 'this yea,r.' s :peanut: crop is about complet .ed in Georgia, The outturn is much bet'ter thah was7'expected earl'ier in the year, with 'production: exp~cteq to be 564,480_,000 pounds, compared with 612,000,000 har- vested 'last yea.r.o. , -Yie1g per acre is estimated at 840 pounds or tlre highe st yield . .. since _1917. ,. :, . : . . : , - -- S'W"EET POTATOES; Indicated sweet potato production 'is 6, 440,000 bushels; compared with 6,030,000 bushels in 1949~ Yield per acre is .estimated at ' 92 d::iushels, 2 bushels above one year ago and th~ highest yield in recent years. PECANS: . Prospective .production of .Georgia pec ahs '; is now 35 9 750)000 pounds ..... ~ per - --- - cent above the yery short':crop of last year a~d 10 per c~mt less than the . recoPd 1948 production,of 39,600,00Q.. pounds. Weather conditions hnvebeen favorable for the current crop and dama. ge , ... frorii '; i n s e.c t s, . an.d~ dis'eases . ... . is much . . less . tha.n usual. :' ' ! ''. . : CROP . GEORGI./\ '' ~ -- --'- ------ ---'--- - - - :.ACREA.GE: . . YIELD PER ACRE ;TOTAL PRODUCTION IN THOUSMIDS {000}, :Average :In~icated:Average :Indicated 1950 "il939-48 .. Corn ....... ,bu. t 3,531: 12~6 Hay(all tame)ton - 1,041: .54 .. 1949 . ; . 1950 :-19)9-48 - 18,0 : 16,5 44,857 ,64: .60 750 ' l949 : ' 1950 .. 59,400 58,262 698' : . '627 Tobacco(all) lb,: 98.1: 985 1,244 1,036 88,728 115,670 101,660 Potatoes,Irish,bu: 18 68 72 77 1,541 1,296 1,386 Potatoes,Sweet,bu: Cotton ... briles: Peanuts(for pick-: & threshing,, lb. Sorghum Syrup,gal: Sugar Cane 70 78 . i,l51; 243 672: 687 .11: 56 90 :181 : . : 765 59 92 . : . 6,723 .. 213 769 .. ' 6,030 604 840 .. ';666,233 612.;ooo 55 .. 969 : 590 :.. 6,440 510 564,480 605 Syrup. gal. : Pears, totai 16; 153 175 175 3' , 9 3 . 2 3,150 ; 2,800 r Crop .... bu.: 388 187 ' : 234 Pecans ..... lbd 28,228 18,000 35,750 D, L. FLOYD . I Agricultural St9tistician, rn Charge -' ' fL.\RRY A. WHITE, !.RCHIE Lz\NGLEY, Agricultural Statisticians .. ':. ~~:"'; .-':f.\~~ ~:_>,r. ~--\~-:;_~: ~:~~-~~:::~~~~-~-w-~:,~~~~~.~~~:~-.~~~~ ~~:4~~-~~- ~.:~ .--~; ~ c:-~:;1:~;:" ~~ .. . . _. .: ~.; ..".,.. .. ,. ,'_ :~, I'" ~ . :UNITED ;STfl.TES - ~ AS: l , GE~~1 L';. - ; c. ,, .. .. ...-.... qROP:-:fR~f.9R_T ... . r " '\ "" ~ t OF~ NqyEMBER . :t~50 , r~ ,._, . 1 : '_., .: ~- ..." .,.:,, ~' . . ~ -: ; ., . :"\ .. f . .:-' :... .- :.~ . 1).~ ~.... . ~ . " \ ' :: ' ' " .. ~;:. Ou~t,\irns of' most late-matur:fng crops impr_oy.ed in quality '_and: qua-JJ,tiif.y 9-~rl~g.., _ :,. ~?:: : :Octop~r. - 9bnd:it1.oriS,-w~~:_vf~tuany: j:~e:a_:~\; for ;mapJ.l,'ing a:~d~_ ~rvest'i'hl in;_'rii~_st, of ~~- .;~ . .th~ ' country,- .~ pa.ftf.i'cularly 'tri the lcltter part of the morlth. The ~rm, sunny ahd ~ i. dry "WE:lather M~!Ritted -opmpletion of.. the small grain harvest in. th~ :Nor.thwest, helh ed~ to . :c~re.. t{le c~rn..,q~?J?, . favore 1948-21,000 ~.~.J \ .;., 1949..-49 , 000 ( 1948-~9,500 - ~ \'~ \. l J..J"'-J~) \ :yp.~ '\ .J ~ r> .. : ;:- .. ..;,. :.::._.: ,. . _; ~_,:~ ::~:~.:; ;.~ -.,::~-~~ ;~-~- ::,~~-~~r-~~-=~~~: - -~ - .~ ~ ....... - ,~-~-~~.l'ot-.o. ~.-;~ : ~:~; -_ ..... ::;" \t I, ~~~' .:_~\ ~- ~t~: ~-(: . ~f>. :-. -~-~;(. ~I : .. .: ~ ...... :: ' ,_ : 1 , ... .~ .,~ \ Wq . I . '.{ ~.. ~ ';~~ -' :' :;.: ' ... "\I ;,' -~ ~ ., _. :' '.,_, .... ' "'" uNIT~D STt.!~ - co~:.?~ ~EPO~T.!\?F ,NOVE~~ER 1,., .19~0 ... , ~. ?. -:~.:~ ./~.~ ~ ~~E3' Crop Rep.ot~in.g . Bbard ' ;f. the :~eau of Ag;icuitural Economics ..make~i> ~ the ~~llo,~~ ,~ tng, rep~;rt f:r.om d.ata (furnished by' crop correspondents, field statisticitln;:;..:,.::~ ,r.ro<:l:Uc-; t ion: and :Marke~ing f!,mn:i.nistrat;Lpn, and. -cooperating t>tate:_. agencies. ..The frtmi ou~. ~ ~Urn ~ of c~~ton ; _~.:~mpared with' ~h)i~ _foreca~t will dep~d .upon ,whether the vad:ob.s ... . :b1flu:en~e~.~--eCbi.n'tethe' t!"op during the remainder of the season are more or less fa:vorable than usual. ... . , .:: ... . . t o, , ' ', ": o, I 0 ; --------;-ACREAGE_=_- 1tm-Yrn1n-Prn-..---; PRonuc1roN(arNNINGs)i;-:cE"Nsus- . : FOR :__ JiAEV~S!E.Q ~CiE___ .l _5.QO.:_l..gr_s~ ~t.:..b.!:l~s_: GIN- . :HARVEST : A1J'er- : .. . : Aver- : : 1950, :_NI!IIGS STATE : 1950 .. : .age : Indi- : age . : 1949 : Crop .::TO , NOV . . :(PRELIM): 1939.;.. 'f 1949 : cated :1939- : Crop ;Ipdip. :1, 1~50 . - - - - - - ' - ~ - : ; :Thous .. : 1-94~8 - :- - - - .: -1~9 5-0 ; ~ -19-48 : Theus : -T-heu-s~- -:N-ov-.l- :- : Thous: T-h.ou s~. ;7; 1-- ,.. : acres .: Lb, : - Lb. , ' : Lb. : bales : bales bales: bales :i:s:U::i~:~.~:~.T- ~4:sT -~2-:l ;?~-- -3~3- - :6~ - :7: ::: .-~2~ ~:~~;:ii~~:::::: i:: .: 5~~ i ~~r !" ~~~- 1Y~ 5~~ 1 4~~ 17& 1 12~ s.carolina . : 863 I 321 209 Georgia .. . .. ..... ! 1,151 1 243 ' 181 Tennesse~~ ~ j Florida ..~ . j I 33 1 ' 162 153 640 1 3?8 365 AJ;abama ......... ! 1, 303 ! 272 . 226 i Mi$~.iss.ippi. .. 2,043 I 330 261 Arkansas . , 1,664 I . 344 ' . 309 Louisana... . 749 1 269 . 298 ' 228 213 . 204 ' 319 214 315 ' 319 276 738 769 13 51~1 912 . i .,653 1,393 536 554 . 410 I 371 604 510 '1 429 :16 , 14 i 8 . 633 852 1,487 1,632 . 650 4.25 1 . 249 580 i 463 _ 1,340 11,070 I 1,105 666 430 368 . j l I Oklahoma ~ 1 967 164 225 Texas ..... 1 6,912 l 170 266 112 502 610 225 ! 109 205 J 2,729 1 1 6,040 1 2,950 1,?93 I:. . New Mexico i . Ari.zona ..... 185 ! 498 428 288 _ \: 43:3 649 506 133 276 195 93 713 - 188 j 543' 428 204 California.~ :. 1 609 I 600 634 694 501 1 1,268 880 : 384 1 ~O~thTer~=SSta~t~eEs~3=). ! ~ ~8~~193= -24~1l8:J j+ ~386~3.~ = =22~898~0 1~,...~196~ I =1~;~125~ I 9,~4~8 i~=6~4.~93= Amer.Egypt.)) 1 109,5 . 299 346 260 27.8 1 4.0 59.3 0 Te~a;.~.~.~.~-~-~ ... 4s~5- ij364~ -1.5 J52-- -22"1- :W4~4-- - -2l--- -o- J New Mexico ...... 1 16.5 319 384 Arizona ..... 47.0 i. 265 1 1 327 291 3.4 286 20.4 .8 iO. . 0 i.8 28 I 0 All other.. .. . 5 j . -- , ; - 1 288 , -- -- 3 1 0 1/- Allo;a~c~s~mad~ ' fo; in~;state-m~v~m~nt ~f-s~ed ~ott~n-f~r-gin~i~g~------ 3) Illinois, ~~nsas, Kentucky, and Nevada. 1/ Included in State and. . United Stat es totals. ~ ~hart-time average. I CROP REPORTING BOARD After five days return to United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINEss F,orm BAE-C-11/50-3082 Permit No. 1001 Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300. ~ss.t!e llLe L e s . Librarian , .tate o llege of .gri . , vq. ; t ,..s , Ga . ( ...! ~. . ' . . I .. . j .. ' \ . Athens, Georgia ! .I. ' . ' . November2?, 1950 l . I l: l s .1 . . ' !' :.. . . .. 4 AVERAGE :PRICES ~A~D GEOR~IA TIMB,ER PRQDUCERS FOil STA~ING. TI~ER AND SAWLOGS_ .. j _; . ) : . r~ ; . . (As of October 15, 19~0) . I . \: .. ; ' ;; I ,. 1:.... , . . ~ . , ' . '' Prices of Georgia ~ . Ji timber ~ave shown a steady ' 11 cl~b l' , tluring i l950, i acbord~ng to the quarterly report of the Gkorgia 8rop Reporting Serv~ce' of ; th~ Un:i..t:ed States Department pf Agric~l~~re. The report is based. on preya ~~i~g p*i?~s of standing timber and sawlogs ~s ~. reported quarterly up to October 15: by sawm1l.l ogerators over the st~te. . ' ';:. . ' ' !!}creases in state average prices_ report~d on Oqtober 15. :Over July .15 by kinds cf , sia~ding timber are: pine lJ per cent, poplar 10 per c.ent, gum 9 per qent, red oak ? per cent, and white oak 6 per cent. Corresporlding gains in prices o~ sawlogs_ deliverec;i at sawmills or local delivery points are: : pfne 13 per cept, poplar 12 . per cent,. gum 11 per cent, red oak 9 per 'cent, and white oak 9 per cent. Increased prices oyer jthe April 15 quarter are substantia~ly above ~:he, foregoing comparisons. Any changes ;in prices since October 15 are not refl~cted . ip t,he report;. . . ~ .,, ' ' ~ t" " \ ' ! ' . ' : I Data ori pric e s by kinds. of; timber were tabulated\ by ;forestry areas of which there are five :in 'the state ~(see~ accomp~myihg map). Tj:lere~ a:re various lumber .scale . standards: us~d iri buyihg timb er bnt the Doyle: schle is thJi.one mest commonly used in Georgia sp all pric e s quot ed in the accompany~ng table ~r~ in t erms of this . scale. In many indiyidual \ cases the pric es p1;1id; timper pr~dlfc er~ va,ried consider- ably from averages . s[10wn, ' d. epending u-pon such, _: -raktor~ ..~. .. } as qu:a- ~ty; si ze,' nnd loca-t.ion. l ' Acknowledgement is m~d~ to ; tl~ose sawmill oper.~tors whose cqoByration has. made these reports possible. ,~ i . . I:. ' ;~ ! . ! . l ; (See Reverse side -,, for price data.) !~ : . ;,..: .' I . ~ ~- L ... _ , ~ r ( i _ ARCHIE LA.NGLEY . HARRY A'. YffiiTE Agricultural Statisticiaps ,. ! . . ; D~ L, 'FLOYD Agr~cul~ural ~t~tistician,_ In Charge . ~ I i ... ! t . . ~- . - ' ' \ I ( ' Return After Five Days to United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS ' Form BAE-11/50-1311 Permit No. 1001 Penalty for private use to avoid 2nyment of postage $300. . L ~ S;:, rr, e llie M. Reese ,. Li brarian , tate College of AgrL ., -v Q. Athens , Ga . ; .... . . -..-~ . . :- . . ~.: I .~ .'~ ~ - -~ ....~..,...... . ...."...... ;. ~. ~=.-,-"'..... .. ~.. ... ., . ~. .' '" GEORGIA . ~:~; -~ . . .. . .<:~~rage Pr icE;ts Paid f0r Standing ' Tin>ber and Sa~ logs De 1ivered at --Local Po-ints. * \t (~ 1; ~4f;, .:~"""'._ -~- .',_: ;_-~,~Reported by Sawmill , Operators as of AnrH is, July .15 ~nd Oc-tobe{ 15 of 1950) ~:-. ~~~:f .... -!'-- :~ ;.:( .-to~o~ i;',~..~.)~_,.~; t".. !. -\k: ' :' .,,.--:__ -~f: ~: ~~--- .; '.".).~ ~: . ~- .::..~. ~- -~ ~ '~~: ! - f"'''f: %1.~,d J.'"-:. ;-..- : Prices for Standing Timbe( in i950, r I t.:::~;"~~i-r~~ :j,r(ofi.:~E?~}..../. _. :., '~. Areal .' L~ . ~ .. t Apr;~ July Oct.; Apr I 2 - -;~ : 15 15 I 15 i 15 I 15 (Per 1,000-Bd. Ft. Doy1eScale} , Area--g-: Area 4 I Apr .1 Ju y ! Oct. Apr. L July i ;Oct'; 15 ' 15 I 15 15 ' ' ;1:5 : 15 - i 15 i 15 5 - State ct. Apr I July i Oct 15 I 15 15 I 15 . 15 -> - , - ~ ; .:- f. Pi:q~,:_- ._~:._, .-_: : '~ .. : . . , . _ , _ ,: ,, . ij . : " ' ; :/' ~~ 9.~ i I . . i:. . i I . -: "' ' '1 .,.. 1 -l . o .. . . . -,-." !.. :- I . : ' I 1 , . j '~ oo! 14. 75Jl6.50 j18 .5o j 14. 75 j 17.25 I ' I I ., I ' L .. . 14.75 ;16_. 50 1l8 .00 !13.25 [14. 75 :17.00 111.00 i 13.25 :14.75 i 13. 75jl5.50 ! 17 .vO I i . l II ' ',. I I I ' I ; I t I : ks. n.! n.oo !n.oo 112.00 11o.oo !1b.oo n. 5611o.5o 11i.2.5 !12.00 75 75 !12. 25 ! a. 5a : 9. 5o 110. so 1 9. 75 110. 7s Jn. 5o ~:.~ _W'tr~ I !12~25 ~~2. ~ ~2. 75 ~ ~3~o6l In jn. ; :_ :.:..::: sol ~ . ~ ! te; giuc 1 11. 75"112 .oo j12. so ! n.oo +:Loo 12.s? j 10.75 50 ln.oo I ( . . . ' ,-~: _- . I 11,~~7! u.5o ll4.oo ! 10.50 l1_1. so 1~.~-o~I l~;oo 1: 1~~ s~' I !12.so I ! - .. 9:.oo I . j1o: ~ s~ ,. .. ~~lo; 8,_. 75 110. so l ! - . I so l lo. so ' I 75 J12 .so l 7. so l g .so j 9 .so !1o.oo l 11.oo ! 12 .oo - 1 ~-~. :-z_.:,j/_.Bf.>,p_'_"l8.~'__/ 14~_,!~} 15.00 1. 18.50 , 12.15 fl4.oo 15~5o j H.oo I1Q.oo !17,.qoj12:~oo ! 13: so hs.o? j 10.~oo j 12 ~25 ! 13. 25 j l2. 75 !14. so !16 .oo . .. 1 I ' I : 1. . i ! l I i :~ ~. . .:-# ;;-.:. -:- f- ~, - , f;-1; ._ .. ,' . ~I' Klind . ..., - ' ~~ - .. . . ' Prices for Sawlogs at Local Dl:llivery Point * i : .~~:, of' ,...._:---i . (Per 1,000 Bd~ Ft. Doyie Scale)' ~ lf..: '~~:~-~;;; I Timbe~/:r~'-.~.. ' .~:;~ ~:"'~Ap1~.:5t~~-i1~~~~-r~--~~,-2~~O~1c5~t. ~ir ~A;AJp.-5r_. r1i eJ_)u5~lyail-r153~i .~~15+-. _~1-5-i~~~~~~15~-! -1~5~1~~1~5 ~~A~1pr5~::.:i~;-B_Jtu1,5lay~iit~e~~~- fama ,,. Mississippi, and . Arkans.as .-- will .be smaller this year than last. The indic;:ated decreased prop.uction is due to reductions in acreage and yield per acre inmost States. . Declines from last year's crops are most marked in South carolina, Virginia, Q.eorgia, and Illinois . Ohiefly becau'se prices to growers last year were the lowest in 7 years and the carry-over is the largest on record, growers indicated that they would harvest this year the second smallest acreage . in .ten years. ' In several states ., particu- larly Kentucky and Tennessee, rains r educed the quantity and quality of hay, and ~ended to make less lespedeza acreage than otherwise available for seed production. The 1950 acreage for seed is forecast fit 740,600 acres. This is 26 per cent ~maller than the 1,005,000 acres harvested in 1949 and 13 per .cent below t~e ten- year average of 846,940 acres. Larger acreages than last year are.indicated on+y ' ~n Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas. lield per acre this year is expected to nve!l'age about 220 pounds .of thresher-r11n . . seed, compared with the record 1949 yield of 247 pounds and the ten..:..year avei''age of 208 pounds. It was a little t oo dry for proper development of seed in October in a f ew States, and too wet in a few other States. HeaVY rains November 8- +5 in a few States probably caus ed much -of the seed to shatter. Although prospective yields in 11 States out of 16 ar e smaller than l ast year, yields in only 3 are indicated be;Low average . Harvesting , of lespedeza seed began about one---half day later . this year than last and also ope-half day later than usual. Weather in most s ections was favorabl e for harves ting~ Although a little harvesting in scatter ed s ections of a f ew States occ~rred as early as September 20, harvesting did not start on the average until October 22 in Georgia; October 23 in Alabama ; October 27 in Kansas; October 28 in Oklahoma,; October 29 in South.Carolina; October 30 in Tennessee; October 31. ih Hissouri and J)Jfississippi; November 1 in Illinois, Kentucky, and Louisiana; . November 5 in North Carolina ; November 6 in Arkansa s; November 9 in Indiana ; November 10 in Virginia; and November 20 in Maryland. Loss in cleaning lespedeza s eed this year is estimated at 21.6 per cent, compared with 20.6 per cent in 1949 and the 1939.:48 average of 19.1 ,per cent. Of the total estimated clean-seed prod.uc~ion of 127,990,"000 pounds this year and 196,940,000 pounds last year, the quantities of the several kinds of l espede za seed are estimated in thous ands of pounds, with 1949 figures in par enthes es, as follows: Korean, 84,3 55 (14.3, 821 last y ear); Kobe , 27,553 (40 ~ 021 ~ ; eomrrion:, 2, 019 (2,409 ); Tenness ee #76, 139 ( 526 ); and Seric ea , 13,924 (10,163). Current supply of l e spedeza s eed, including production this year and carry-over, is 177,638,000 pounds of clean s eed. This is 20 per cent smaller than in 1949 but 10 per cent above the 1939~48 aver age . :' UNITED ~TATE.:\ DEPARTMENT OF AGRiCU~TURE. ~ UNtVf.R$1TV O!P C,tOA.GIA C.OU..f.GE. 0" AGA.tG.ULTURt. Ath~ns, Georgia _GIDRGIA C0~~1l'RCIAL TRUCK ~ SU-.1rWW .,. 1950 A11p 194.9 December 1950 (.~) Traduction of Georgials 1950 Truck crops for bot~ processing and fresh market was valued at ~11. 718,000, an increase of $577,000 (5 per cent) from the corresponding v~uaHon of $1,1,141,00? m 1$49. Watermelons led all truck crop values v1ith $3,438,000, followed m order by the next hve crops: pimiento pepper, $3,150,000: tomatoes, $1,938,000; cabbage, $672,000; cucumber for pickle . $616,000; and sn?-p beans, .$.602_,0CQ. On a value per -acre- basis, tomatoes l'ed with. $340.00 followed by $315.00 for lettuce, and $225.00 for onio~s . / . Barvested acreage for fresh market . and processing combined was 116,900 com:pared with 102,850 the year before. Watermelons led with 50,000 acres for harvest, followed by p1miento p,epper with 32,000; cabbage, 7900; cucumbers for pickle, 6,000; and tomatoes, 5700. GEORGIA AN1'rLJAL SUMlvi.:ARY .OF COMMERCIAL TRUCK CROP STATISTICS .,. 1950 \'i!TH COMPARISONS ----------,----~-ACreage 1 Yield !___ . Pro_~~ 1on . - ue o .. es ,...-'_-_-_'_--:_;--v"'a"""lue i9SX C~op Beans, L1ma : ! ; Harvest;jdl~~r Acre l!rl'ff' . 1 -,-O"t'a! iCJ 1 1,2i --so---r--rru.-sners-! , 1 er UniW, Tom lFer...A. cre . .. 1---rGO,o(j{'j"fW'j.~ i I For ::arket ; 1949 1,250 f l I Eeans;-snB.p , 1950 1 2,900 Ear Market, S. Ga,J l949 j 2,200 Eean~-sna~- :--nro--:--7,'000 i 1 i j i ~6.4 ~;;- (32lb_:;_:) Bus!i9Is 70 l (30 +bs.)! 95 t-BU.sne"'lsl-.. 80,000 2.40 . 1 192,0001 153.60 . 160,00() 1 1.4'0 232,000 80.00 154, 100. 000 urn-.. ~r1--r:2-,9050--tI-....-33'7008",;0o0o0m1-1m4s0:.-0D0V.' l -t-.. F9r M~~ket, N. Ga.i 1949 ._t_ 2,2001_. 95 (3.0lbs,)j ~09,000 j 1.95__ 4?8,000 ~ 185.45 . s, I Im-i C~bbage, ; Ga. : 11 9954?~" : 1 ! i: :6 m-i1irn .. Cabb;;:-r.;:~:---lg~~- 6,800 1 5.5 1--ron 1 3/37,~00 6,800 ~g 1 6.5 ~ - -,.--! :\((220~0301~lb:s-.;)~1. 1"[1/44,i:-OO . 1 2_3,80 1 -s~ ~~ 1,0. 0_4,000 : 1. 47. 6 ~' --1~~:~ggfiifif.7 ,, ! _j_ ! ' "" """" I I Cautalou-ps- - -; 1950 T,Oao i ---'""IT5""-pi:lmoo Cratet-"~---'T;UV -7&f;-ooo1- ti'S":""m- ! 1949 3,400 \ 80 1 (70 lbs.)l 272,000 i 1.60 435,000 1 127.94 Cucumoers-1/ : 195o rr-- : For Harket, Early i 1949 CUcuriiFers 1950 1.ooo 800 .JIi- 1. 090"" -tl--Bushels j-ro.ooo (48 l~s.) j 72,000 200 l so I BushefS""1 1o,ooo I ?or Market, Late l 1949 700 j 40 j (48 lbs. )j_ 28,_~~ iettuc~-- ! Is~----sao 100 : Crate l 60, . ; 1949 500 . 92 !001<,- -O-n-io_n_s_ _ _ _ _ __,;_,l;?911'5?';o-;--~.r:aoo~1t--m-- ~ 1 (4-6 doz.) ~ ~4:~~ 1 . I i 1949 600 150 (50 lbs.) 1i 90,000 1 ,5 l08.0-TI'5trosW' I 2.00__ --~44,00DJ 180 .00 I I : 3 . oo l 1.60 ~oo :150-::-mJ :!5,000 j 64 ..~9 _ 3.15 1 l89,0J;J 1!1"3'I5"':.Ou l --nrt5.210 20.8, 800 416.00 180 ,000 225.oo 1.80 162, 0001270.00 _ :t'otatoes;-rrlSF.l' ; 1950 South Ga. ' 1949 Potatoes, Irish North Ga. Tomatoes b'or Me.rket li 1950 1949 l i 1850~ 1 1949 i 1,200 1,100 I l roo 150 ! 1,300 llO 1,500 1 g3 5, 7oo i 80 6,000 80 II DUSJ:ie s I (60 lbs.) l65,000 \ Bus els j (60 lbs,)j 140,000 I Bushe1~"56,ooo (53 1bs. )j 480,000 '!i'aterme1ons 3} ! ~ I9so 1949 so.ooo 46,000 ~B7ean;:::-:s:-,-"l'sn=ap=-----": ""'11"'9~'~57"(0-+----soo 2?5 Melons 280 1.0 j Ton h~878500,".0o0m0 : 505 For Processing ; 1949 Pepper, Pimiento ! 1950 200 32,CJ.JO i ! 1.0. 1.41 \I~20To0n0 lbs. ) !. 200 45',000 I IK,"'OOT120.oo 1.85 j 305,000 127'7.27 I l 1.45 j 1.60 "21)7,06\5 1 159.~~ 224,000 l l49.jj +1 ---;r;~ 2.00 1 1 "T,1)31r;ooo 960,000 : 34o.oo ll6Q. OO I zso.ocr~~;o-oo-ror~ I I 330.00 4,250,000: 9....~9 . ~1~ 120.00 ! 5a, r500 I 100.~ 24,000 ! 120,00 I !--'7tf.OO" I I I 3,150,000 98~ ForProcessing Cucumbers , 1949 ! 1950 -f- 24,500 1 6, 000 .97t.2000lbs.)J 23,770 us e s ! 70.00 1,664,000 j 67.92 616,000 ! IOT.b?-- For Pickle ! 1949 , 4,000 ! (48 lbs.) ~TO~T~AL~---------JMl=9~~1~1~6~.~Nl0~+~ ---------------r---------r- 645,000 1161.25 -~~11~-.=7~18~.~0=oo~~~1~0=o~,2~4~ . . ABOVE CROPS .i l949 i! 102,850 I i I 11,141,000 1108.32 1/, Does not incl~~e acreage, productio-n-, ~a-nd~-va-lu~e~o'f-c-uc-u-m~be-:s-f~o~r -p-ic-k-l-es-.-Li-------~-------- ~ Watermelon pr1ce per 1000 melons r.J, 1 Includes some quflritities not harvested. D. L. Floyd Agricultural Statistician, In Charge 1. H. Farris, Jr. Truck Crop Estimator ,i.} . _: _t . : . ' ..( ..'.._. ' ! r .... ' . . -:. . :~ , ; \ .. \~ ' \ 1.' Water m~lons 42.8 % r.. i ' ...'.. . ' ~ .. ' ;'. . .T VALUE DY CROPS (fe rc ent of Total) ' .1' UNittD ~TATE.~ DEPARTME.."'T OF erop AG~ICU\...TU.RE. . UNIVE.R.!>ITV OF GE.OF\.GIA C.OU.E.~f.'t;~t~ :Jul;Y' :i_. TW,s ha.r:v.e:.~t~.~ acreage is 35 ,pe:r;- .~ent below 1949, 32 per cent under ! ~he l~yea-r. i:>: av~rage ' .a'nd. . th~: ;l.o~est q.creage for-harvest since >< ._.. . . ~-8~8. The 19~0 ;v:Leld per acre of 227 pounds compares _with 181 las~ . season and a ~0-year average bf 243 pqunds~ .. f~e current s{10rt crop wa:s pr~duced ur1der veT':( adverse conditio~.~-~': Wee~il emergenc~ 'i.n the spring was extremely heavy fqllowing a second c<:msecutive ve:ry :mild winter. Good to excellent stands first secured were damaged considerably by i\mg.us blight, especially in northern Georgi~;~ . A v:-~t :Ju,ly low.ered efficiel'loy ol' .poiso11ing oper,... . ations over thiS northern territory}': res\l,lting in ~Xt'r'emeiy pOOl" _yiels ' :Qver northwestern and north central aref-q al1~ in .- sp~tt~d y:).eld_s: :'in th~ .. upper- ! Pie~C)nt. area~ ;rn the midstate $ec.tions yiellil.s wet~, ge~er~lly::.:fafr. t:o.~.gpO,di while :. so\Ltl;lE}rn. territory . inade mostly good yields~ Prod'uctf6n i _n>trie rtorthern porion :o.f t~~ .~t'a~e vra._s' about ~2 per cent of last year, in middle Georgia al:;'ou;b 84 per cent, and in southern pounties about 102 per cent of the 1949 outturr1~ 1950~. 63 ,Q..QO . 1949-74,\'mC _ ' \1948- 92, 000. l.._MACON:.. - .::.~ 195095,Q00 COLUMBUS Z) 1949-128,000 1948 -14 7. 000 ! ." . , l. . .~ . e;o: :.. 19.5o.~s .-Fg~g..;gt. ,.ooo :_.. . ~ ~~f.~1.:3'6.:, 000. ... ,_1.:' -..... .> :;. . J ~. - .: . ; ~ ' . .. # i --.c~---~r-{r lL:,.. v VII. \ ..:,l ) ' ' .' ( \' \ 195o-.1~. fitL,BoAoNoY ) I 1949-49,ooo 1948-29,000 1\1 1950-79,000 1949- '(9' ooo 1948-i!lrt. ~g. 1909- 1 1949 . ! 1?.50 1~50 .; .. . . '; UijiT \vr<1'1.:. teat, Bu. l . i'; i JulY 1914 . , .$. ;. ., , 1.24 -,-. :2.1~ I , . " 2.'~2;:i>t' ; .. ! July 19:t:-4 I ..... . . : . 2. ~l I .. ,, . _.88. .:.Ij ' . '1.00 j - 1'.91 !1 . ;> 1.94 Corn, nu: $ : ...: .9i 1 ' l..'o? ( ?~.ts, Bu.~ . . ~ . . :::.-"~- .~ ~'1) :' ' . ! ... 67 :-.ej- . . ..J~5 1.46 , 1,37 i1 ; . hQ.l: ! -r ~ : l.P~ !! . .,.. .;: l ,i .64'' j . . 1.02: :;':.::1.37 :;'~_. t.3'? ' . 7 .' .40 . .. : ~'~ J,;~~: :i:;,;':,!'.:.2"~,;.rP:~-..':.;;_...;: _ . . 81 :7o-T .. :.- I/hihPov~toes, Bu .$ : -~ ' , 1~12 . : _l,.f3Q_. .. 1.55 i li ' "1.';50 1.34 1 .89 1 .sa ~ ~~~t Pot:~~~e s, ~~~;;:; :.$> ...l'-. .8; j 1.75 1.65 1 1.45 1! .88 j I.as:i ,t.: 1:'0s.t. ;(:: ri.:8 . Gotten, ro.c ... C9ttonseed, ton ~?gs, ~.~Y (baled), ton per cwt .. B~ef Cattle, cwt. ilk Cows>head. ~~ickens, lb. ~ggs , Ibz, . 'I 1 12,6 $ $ j 24,3s $ . 7.33 $ ' 3.8'7 $ . ,.33.85 ; .1l _3,:;l ! 21.3 28.2 i 39 .6 . . 40..$ -lf-,.. 12.4: ...., 27.7 j 38.9 i 41.1 , j 43.50 -. , 85.00 1 : 9~.001: 2f..55. :h.~2.3Qj ' 81.50 'j- 98>i!o ~ - I i il 17.00 :[ .. 19..70.._!' 19.60 16.30 ,; 18.130' { 18.60 ' --- I 2~:50 i 20 ..60 ; 21.20 .7.27 _1s.so! 19.20 17,00 I5.10 T 20.00:! :n,lO t 5.42 1~? .'~ 1 l5S.oo 1 u52.6o ,r- ia.oo I 2.9.4 . .1 25.5 23.2 . 1: 1l.4 59.0,: c' 1 ?1.7 I 56.0 '[i.'' 21.5 1 ' 18.90124.30 ,: 25.00 i. ~8o.oo l ~3~~ 1 200 .. 00 t 22.7 ~12.00 22.6 47~0 i 4;3.2 .45.6 B-qtter, lb. B.q.tterf.at, lb. MUk (wholesa.le) -' per l_90 # '{/ Cowpeas, Bu. ~yb eans, ;eu . Pennuts, lb. . ~ . 'i ' 24.6 '25.? l I t 56.0 j _s5.o 1 55.0 ( .j ! 58.0 ; 58.0 58.0 25.5 26.3 58.5 - j58.ci 58.5 I. 62,6 62.8 63.5 .$. ' 2.42 .. ,,_.; !:~'' . . . ; .6,Q.:Q~ ..~;.~- 1 \ ' , ; 6,10 . 1: 6,lQ :: . 1.60 ,. I I '4,25 ! . 4,25 I !,., 4.37- $ _:i $ 2.1:d': r:;:, 3.6Q .;.: . 3~95 , 3.50 1':; .'. _3 .10 : 2. 75 1; 3.15 j 3,52 j 1. 95 2.03 3.51' 2.54 ' ._ 5.0 1 0 .4 10.6 !i 10.8 4-.8 .~ 10.4 i 10.7 11.0 . ]./ Preliminary or Novembt;r 1950. ---.-~=...,=.-. :.:;;::.=,, =__.,:t:::;;:=======;::::::=============== INDEX NUMBERS OF FRtCES ,ktGJd:\~ BY FA.'RMERS IN GIDRGIA . (August 1909 -J11ly 1914 lOG) .. ' ' : : ... .( ',\ ' , . ' e N.ov: .. -~ I : . , '..' 15 .. . Oct. ' 15, Nqv. 15 , ~ .. . 1949 l950 1950 All Commodities Cotton & Cottonseed . ' ~-., J ~~ ;: :_i 217 ;,hg 289 ' ' ' 318 ~, 297 330 . Grains 126 .163 156 Meat Animals ' 311 392 .. 4C6 D8-iry Pr.6duct s : 226* ' 230. 230 Chicken &.Eggs 261 228 237 Fruits . Mi. see ll2neo11s 186 :'166 241 241 183"' 183 L . * . Revised ~--~----------------~----------~~---------------~------. After Five Days Return to United St at e s Depetrtment of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Ge?rgi e. . .. OFFICIAL BUSINESS 'orm BAE-B-l2'f5U-2061 ?ermit No. 1001 Penalty for prive.te use to avoid payment of postage $300. i ss. Nellie M. Reese, Li brarian, tat e Coll ege of Agri., eq. Athens, Ga. -~ -- uNI'1"Et::. ~>ATE..~ t;r;:::::t HTMENT CF AGRlCULTUR E... G 1 /J ,'} ("' ' ll" .._..,,P v}f>.'.~~--.~I~.f-.'. ...,~..:' Yt"~f":<\ ~. 1 ":.._ y ~ 7- - - "\'-~- e uRr:.Au oF A2:;.-~;R:. tl':Cli'..'.IOLM"7ltlRCAS .I- &ro/J ..96.~.borti/1z.o cJ,erac-:t/ UNIVE:-RbiTV c ;:,Lo~G'-'" I J c&::o~<.stA A<'>RIC U'...T U RAt. CCLI..F~C.i::. OF ,..._.,_;p,l !iW \ .:TURt. E.>.. TE.N&ICI'I S'!"-.RVIC.f:. Athens, Georgia December 15, 1950 -P-L-A-N- T-ING-U---JT-E-N- TI-O-N--S-O-F -E..l\-R-LY--S-P-RING CABBAGE Tpe Bureau of Agricultural Economics makes the fol1ovving re port on acreage intentions of the Early Spring Cabbage Crop as of December l: 11 Planting intentidns r eports from the 5 .~arly sprin_g States indicate a sharp reduction in acreage for harvest during the 1951 season. Late November freezes severely injured cabbage seed beds in most of these areas and growers anticipate difficulty in obtaining plants . Present plans ar e to plant 17,500 acres, 15 per cent less than the 20.1700 acres for harvest during -the 1950 early spring season and 16 per cent less than the ten year average of 20,750 acl"es.u - - - - ACREAGE - - - - - -YIE1D-PER-ACRE ~- - - PRODUCTION- - - - - - CROP Al\TD !lo=Year ~ -- - - - - - -- iio=Yr.- - - - - - ;-10-Year: - - - - - -- - - - fAyerage J Ind~ Av. !Ind. l Average ! Ind. STATE Jl~4~-:9_ i _ l 9:_ol 1951 ;40- 49 1950 : 1~5~ :9:0=4-~ i - :9~0 L1951 ~ PT_?S3pec- 1 Ea,r~ S pri~: : u l Ve 1 --:Louisiana- 6,090 5' 200 : 4, 000 ; 4.2 Mississippi Alabama 6,800 i 1, L~5o 15,'-450oo0. i ' t 4,800 i 1,400 : 4.6 5.1 Georgia, soutn 4,930 South Carolin~ l,4i30 Group total 20,750 6, 800 i 5' 500 i 5. 3 ... 1,800 i 1, 800 l 6. 2 - - - ,_ - - - 1- - - - ! - - l '20 ,700 j 17, 500 4 .79 ' , - - i 25,700 ! 31,400 . 1. 7,400 Dec. 18 : Apr. 10 26,300 I I 9,ooo : l ; - 1- 99,800 -- - - - - - - - - - !.. - -- - _ :. - - - - - D. I" . FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge L. H. HARRIS, JR. Truck Crop Estimator After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens , Georgia Penalty for private use t o avoid payment of postage $300, OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE-D-12/56=-450--------- Permit No ,. 1001 Librarian. College of Agriculture Athens. Ga. U'G aeq UNITED ~TA' T.E.e> DE.PARTMENT OF AGRIC.U\..TURE. &ro-/J. UNIVE.f~:OITV OF' &F.O.-.GIA C.OLI..L-e wa13. due t9 advance :i.n the : generc:l pr:i,ce level rathei' tha-n larger production, The crops showing -the greatest inc-rease in value were lupine seed with 211 per cent, pecans 195 p~f" cent, soybeans .for beans 86 per cent, .crimson clover seed 69 per cent, and cottonseed 45 per cent. froductioncof _lupine arid crimson clover seed set new records:. The corn crop was exceeded only~by the record production of las~ year, and the pecan crop was exceeded only by the 1948 production. Most other crops had a smaller. production thai) in 1949. The peach crop :was down 52 per cent, and lespedeza seed showed :a decrease of 49 per cent... . ... : ' . In rank of cash crop values, cotton was in the forefront with $114,A.85.;000 fo~. lin~ and seed, peanuts came sec.ond with $73,958,000, tobacco followed with $50,664,000, and commercial truck crops and pecans were -next in order. Georgi~ led the nation in the production of peanuts, pecans, velvet beans and lupine seed~ !!': or' the food apd feed crops, corn outnmked the others with a valu~ .of $82,899;ooo, oats came second with $14,507,000, hay ~12,080,000, . swe.et potatoes :)t;l0,822,000, velvet beans $10,686,000; while wheat, sugar cane syrup, and Irish potatoes were next in order. Value .of the respectiv'e crops in order of their rank follows: (l) C'otton (lint and seed) $114,485,JOO; (2') Corn $82 ,899,000; (3) Peanuts (picked and threshed) . $73,958,000; (4) Tobaeco~$50,664;0oo;~ (-s~) -oats- $14,507,000; - (6) All Hay $12;080,000; (7) Commerc.ial Truck c'rops $11,367,000; (8) Pecans $10,875 ,000; (9) Sweet Potatoes $10,822,000; (10) Velvet Beans $10,686,000; (ll) Lupine Seed $~,327,000; (12) Wheat $3,990,000; (13) Peaches $3,802~000~ (14) Sugar Cane Syrup $3,080,000 ; (15)",Irish Potatoes $1,~10,000; (16) Criri:tson Clover Seed $1,554,000; (17) Lespedeza Seed $1,552,000; (18) Cowpeas (harvested for peas) $1,520,000; (19) Sorghum Syrup $1,310,000; (20) Sorghum Farag~ '$748,000; (21) Soybeans (harvested for beans) $612,000; (2~) Pears $257,000. - - -. :DIAGRAM SHOWI Ncr DISTRIBUTION OF 1950 CROP VALUES IN -~ -- ------- -- ----- --- --- - - PERCENTAGE ----- - O-- F T.-O-T.AL-V-A-LU-E-- ' D. L. Floyd Agricultural Statistician, In Charge Harry A. White Agricultural Statistician Archie Langley Agricultural Statistician After l ive Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens_, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE-A-12/50-9,154 Permit No. 1001 Penalty for private use to avq.~d payment of: postage <~300, ' '' , .. .,. , , . '' :: . : Athens, Georgia . December 22, 1950 ~GEORGIA 1950 TOTAL . CROP V~LUE PLACED AT $418,905,000 Total value of~Georgia crops p:roduced in 1950 was $418,905,000 ~r 12 per :cent above the 1949 valuation of $374,804;boo. Most of the increase was due to .advance in the generc:l price ~evel rather .than larger proauctl:on, The crops showing the greatest increase in value were ).upine seed with 211 per cent, pecans 195 per cent, soybeans for beans 86 per cent, .crimson clover seed_69 per cent, a.nd cottonseed 45 per cent. ~~d' uction of lupiyte ar:d crimson clover seed set new records,. 'l'he corn ~r_op was exceeded only by the ; F~cord productio~ of last year, and the pecan crop was exceeded only by the 1948 production, Most other crops had a smaller productiqn than in 1949.. The peach crop was do~ 52 per cent, and lespedeza seed showed a decr~ase of 49 per ce~t" ~ In rank of c.a~h ;~ro~ .:ti-g s over 6 months old vras somewhat higher than last year. However , with more sows _being h e ld for farro wing n ext spring , the supply of hog s over 6 months old for market in the next few months is not g reatly different than last De cember~ . F-4IJ, P_IGCROP: Thl=l nu!Jlber of pigs savodin the :2a.st fall season (June 1 to December 1) is es- timated to be 40,657,000 head, ~ 1 482~ 000 head or 9 per cent larger -than t he- 1949 fall crop. The 1950 fall crop exceeds the 1939-48 average by 15 per cent and is the third largest on r e.cord, being exceeded by war ye ar crops in 1942 nnd 1943. _. The numb _er of sows f arrowing in ,: the 1950 fall season was estimated at 6 1 1:}.7 ,000 head, 404 1000 head or 7 per c 13nt above the f all season last year. The number of sows farro wing this fall was 2 per cent ab"ove the number tnat farmers 1 reports last June indicat e d would farrow. . YEARLY PIG CROP: The combined spring and fall pig crop for 1950 is placed at 100,6 54, 000 h ead. This is 5,053 1000 head or 5 per cent larger than the 1949 crop and excee ds tho 10-ye ar average by 11 per cent. The 1950 pig crop marks the third time on r e cord when more than 100 million hogs were produced. ' . - - SPRING H1TENTIONS; Farmers 1 r eports on breed~ng intentions indicate 9 1 920,000 sows to farrow in the spring of 1951. This is an increase of 4 per cent over last spring and 12 per cent over \he lO..year average. ARCHIE LAi'qGI:EY Agricultural Statistician c:mm-u 10-ye ar 1939-48 av. 1 948 1949 1950 'l,iNl 'l'JWJ -1::1-l.'i!:i'l!;::; 1o=year 1939-48 av. 1948 1949 1950 207 187 200 224 8,883 7, 964 9,054 9,504 5.7 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.21 6.44 6.45 ': 6.31 Return After Five Days to United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Agricultural Economics . . 319 Extension Building Athens, Geo r gia OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form B~f50- 4,204 Fermit l'Io. 1001 , 1,190 1,103 1,220 1,411 55,191 51,266 58,426 59, 997 179 5.8 1,045 171 6 .1 1,043 188 6.1 1,147 207 6.1 1,263 5,512 5,158 5, 713 6,117 6.39 6.58 6.51 6.65 35,230 33 '921 37,175 40,657 Pen~lty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300. i ss. Ne ll ie Y. Reese, Librarian , tate Col l ege o~ Agri ., eq . At hens, Ga . '_. ~:~ ! .. t ' . r. Boo , 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 19LI5 19L~6 1 9L~ 7 191+8 .. l 9h9 1950 .. ... !. . .. - TI~1:ULS - : ' ~ ;__ . . ; l. SOT!'S F/JtRO~IUTG AND PIGS ~).WI.:D IN GEORGIA - SPRING .AND FL.LL' . .. . ( Pei~iod 193h-195D.) ....:.: -. \ . .. Year 1 . . ,so!. s (ooo.) ~ ~ : : ~ Prcts c ooQ) .. . . ____ . Spr inff__ __!_~ll______~l'ota~ ~---~~ring l~'a1 1 ~ . :T.Qta:l :, t' 1934 : 1935. . 1936 19J7' . 1938. i~~~> 1L.r 9 108 148 119 167 1h9 175 130 ;.: . i B9 .:t-62 i~E -~l~ i 257: ' ! 267, .. j l 316 1 305' II 351 : ~~5 11 :ao6 Bh2 924 1~010 1,.115 l~~-~~ ~- . , ~)86 1, 392 653 -- l-,L-95 B3l-t ... ~ :_:~,-_: l';~r.~-a: 762 1, 772 _ 9l~o 2, o:)5 . . .~-~~ --: _,: f.;~~-t - 1941 .lsh 17o 19h2 215 206 1943 256 220 19l.r4 24 8 167 1945 191 172 1199!;~1 L. 11 99~1 1828 17 1199L4~89 ..2.~;o::_ ._j_I2__12208l07l_ _ _ _ 171 188 _ _297 -l~ Preliminary 354 L.r21 I1 1,067 l,2h7 4 76 1,485 II 415 1,414 363 1,108 3757 11 I 37 I 3ss 1,1361 1,1, 2 1,103 388 , , 1,220 h31 ll 1,411 _ . :969 : ... 2:, o56' 1,215. ~ :. >._ 2,46-2 . 1, 276 .... ' .; ~ '?.J 7'61 952 95/.8 ': . ~- ~.-:..:-. : -.~:22',?.~3-6666' 1,0~28 :2;22' 2.3 1,0u 2, 30 1,043 2,146 v 1, 1Lr7 1,263 7 2,367 2,674