Georgia crop reporting service [1953-1954]

-GEO...R.._G_,;I.-A :

During the month ended December 15, the all commodity index of pdce s
received by Georgia farmers decljned 5 poi nts. At the present l evel of

259 perc!;lnt of .the . August 1909-July 1914 average, the index stand s .<> t the l owest

point . since tTune 1950.

In the various commod:i.ty sub-groups, grain prices remained fAirly well stabilized during the month with a slight rece s sJ on i.n prices reported for oats. Lower prices received by f armers vJere in evidence for cotton lint, hogs, chickens, and peAnuts.

Beef cattle. prices advanced slightly dur~.ng the month, and noteworthy geins were reported in prices of sweetpotatoes, all hr.>-led h:3y, and egg s.

U!HTED STP_TES: The index of Prices R~.ced:ved by Farmers declined P points (3 percent) - - - - - -- during the month ende(,l December 15, 1952, to 269 percent of the
1910-14 averag e. At this point the index, whj;ch has declined f or 4 consecutive
moriths, was 12 percent below December 19Sl, and the lowest in over two years. De-
clines in prices recej.ved by f armers for cattle, cotton, eggs, hogs, and milk were
largely ~~sponsible for the decre ase in the index during the l ast month.

The mid-December Parity Index (Prices Paid for Commodities, Interest, Taxes , and
Wage Rates) remained unchAnged at the 1952 low established on November 15. Lm-Jer
prices were reported fo feeder and replacement livestock and for clothing and house-
hold furnishings . On the other h and, food, household operation items, and automobile
prices were up . At 281, the Parity Index for mid-December was 3 percent under the ' all-time high of 289 recorded last April and M:;~y, and l percent under a year ago.

The P2rity Ratio (ratio of the Index of Prices Received to the Parity ;J:ndex) dropped to 96 in mid-December, the lowest since April 1950 .

Summary 'l'able for the United States

---Indexes

~--De c-~--is~-T--ii;;~-15;-l D~~:TI-,~-1~==~~~~-~;i~ciIT~h - - . --.:

= 1910-14 100 1

1951 1 1952 i 1952 ;

Index : Date

- - - - -- - - ..- -_..,..1..___ .._ M""'"':" _ _ ,_ _L_ ____._ _ _.L_:---- - --- - - -- - ----..--, - - - - - -

Prices Received

305

277

269

313 Feb. 1951

P"arity Index 1/

284

281

281

289 May 1952 5._/

~ Parity Ratio- -----~ 107

99

96

122 Oct. 1 946

...,.......---- -..----- - - ------..-. ........... -~- --- -

1/ Prices Paid, Intere st, Taxe s, and Wage Rates.

y Also April 1952.

D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

. BU ON ,J. HARRINGTON Agr -rcul.tural Statistician
ssso-:; 181

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soMMODITY AND
U-N--IT
Wheat, Bu.

- PRICES

RFrEIVED
GEORGIA

BY

F.AlTh1ERS

DErThlBER

15 '

1952 WIT-T C~.._1._1\ PAEr[s'-'m:rs

'

UNITED SI'ATES

--

- Average

Dec.

Nov.

~e.

_Avera~e

Dec. Nov.

Dec.

.Aug. 190g... 15

15

15 .A.ug.l9 9- 15

15

15

July 1914 1951

1952

1952 July 1~14 1951 -- -1-9-5-2-- ,.-1-9-5-2---.

$ 1.24

2.33 2.23 2.22

.88

2,22 2.13 212

~orn, Bu. Oats, Bu.

$

.91

1.69

'

1.80

1.80

.64.

1,69 1.45 150

$

.67

1,20 1.17 1.09

.40

.95 ,.84

,84

Irish Potatoes , Bu. $ 1.12

2,15 3.00 3.05

.70

1.93 2,17 1.99

Sweet Potatoes, Bu. $

.83

3.30 3.35 3.65

.88

3,05 3.ll 3.62

Cotton, Lb.

12.6

U.5 35.1 33.9 12.4

40.3 34.0 31.7

Cottonseed, ton $ 24.39

:flay (baled), ton $

-

67.00 28.40

67.50 I 67.50 28.60 29.40

22,55
. .,._

71.50 69.70 24.40 26,00

68.50 26.40

Hogs, per cwt,

$ 7.33

Beef Cattle, cwt. $ 3,87

18.10 17.30 16.40 7.27 24.50 16.50 17.00 5,42

17,60 . 16,70 . 16.00
-
27.50 21.30 19.70

Milk Cows, head $ 33.85 195.00 167.00 . 160.00 . . 48.00 252.00 221.00 ' 213.00 '

Chickens, Lb,

13.2

25.9 30.2 27.9 ll.4

23.4 26.4 26.4 ..

Fggs, Doz. Butterfat, Lb.

21.3 25.7

69.0 60.0

I 61.5 62.5
58.0 58.0

21.5 26 . 3

51.1 75.7

~lk (who1es_!je)

~ per 100# 1

$ 2,42

Soybeans, Bu.

$ -

peanuts, Lb.



5.0..

{

1/ Preliminary for Decembe.r 1 ~.952 -

6.70 2,90 9,5

7.05 7.05

I 2.80 I

2.801

!

I 10.9 i 10.8

t

1.60

5,22

-

2,83

I 4.8

10.4

. ---c t .
= INDEX NUM3ERS OF PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS IN GEOBGI.A (August 1909 - July 1914 100)

51.9 ,. 46.6 72.3 70.1

5.38 2.71 10.8

5,19 2,75
u.o -

All Commodities Cotton & Cottonseed Grains Meat .Animals Dairy Pro'tluct s Chicken & Eggs Fruits Miscellaneous
... :Revised

Dec. 15 1951

329223

~
.

185 443 246 285 135
178

Nov. 15 1952
264 278 195 338 260 271 200 195

Dec. 15 1952
259 270 194 340 260 269 201 195

.After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building .Athens, Georgia
OFFICIAL BUSINESS Form BAE..B-lf53 - 3, 707 . Permit No. 1001

Fenalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300,

South Branch Library State Co llege of Agriculture
.Athens.,. Ga.

~thens, Georgia

January 12, 1953

COI:1MERCIAL VEGETABLES FOR FRESH MARKET, ACREAGE AND INDICATED PRODUCTION JANUARY 1, 1953

ONIONSs Preliminary reports indicate 46,600 acres of ~ar1Y spring onions in South Texas this yearo While this is substantial~ below the acreage indicated
qy October 1 intentions reports, it is 20 per cent above the 38,800 acres harv~sted
in 1952.

Planting intentions reported for the late spring States indicate 17,400 acres for 195.3, about 16 per cent more than the"'""i4;9SO acres harvested in 1952. In California, growers were able to -maintain planting schedules despite heavy rainfall during
December and a substantial increase in acreage is indicated for all districts excep~ ~ern County. In the Stockton area, where the bulk of the acreage is located, the acreage is expected to exceed the previous record established in 1950. Plantings in the Imperial Valley will be heavy and are expected to be about equal to those
made in i950. In Georgia conditions have been favorable for setting and plants are off to a good start. In ~ the acreage in the Panhandle section is expected to show an increase, but this will be offset by a _substantial decrease in some of the earlier sections. While planting has started in the Ferris area, active planting is not exPected until mid-January.

fARLY COI'fiiJERCIAL POTATOES: Production of the winter crop i:q Texas arrl Florida , is
estimated at .3,746,000 bushels -a record-high crop.
Production indlca~ed is 44 per cent larger than the 1952 crop and 94 per cent abov~
average. Most of the winter production now comes from Florida where acreage is the
~argest of record. In the Everglaqes, harvest is under way and yield prospects are
}he best in years. Condition of the Fort r--wers crop is generally good and light digging is expected to start between January lO .and 15. Condition of the Dade
Qounty crop is also good and digging in this area should begin in early February.

Growers are expectf!d to plant 141,900,.acres of early commercial,. potatoes for~

~ harvest. This acreage is 16 per cent larger than the 122,850 acres harvested

~n 1952 but 15 per cent below average 0 Increased acreage is expected in all States except Texas andOklahoma. Reduced plantings are indicated for ~ but growers

in Oklahoma are expected to maintain last year 1s acreage 0 However, acreage in this latter State will be influenced by the water available for irrigation in western

Oklahoma. In California, an increase of l) per cent is indicated by inte~~~~~ plant reports.' The early acreage in the Edison and Arvin Districts of ~rlJ

California has been planted under generally favorable conditions.

~

(Over)

Y,ILL'Jl. J J II

.... . . ' . ..

. '

-2

'

Acreage and Indicated Production for 19$3 with Comparisons

'CROP

.





A'CREAGE .

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:

...

YIElD ... .

PER
~

ACRE

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:

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PRODUCT ION

.

AND

_;)..ie;r-=~ :- - . ~~---: -=~3:Y;;-; . -- 7-- ;3:Y;a; "i-- -~--

._S, TATE

' :Average: . .. ( , Ind. : Av :1 . . 1 Inda:Average: .

; Ind,

::194.9.y..:_51=: 19.$.2

:: 195.3

:

419-/51::

l952i

11 : 1953:1949-51: ~952 f . .

11955
I

. ONIONS:.

5o J .

:

.:

Acres Acres Pros.

: .:

.' e

:

- Sacks 'ip.

-

l

,

o

:
o

o .

.I:f

s~c_ks:

...

l Late Spring-

Acres

Palif6rnia ~rizona .
~ouisiana
peorgia \I'exas :~. Group total

5,430 3,500 6,200 51) 670

910 1,100 . 1,200 . 580 . ' ' 670
45d'' 350 ....... ;95 ' . 90'

630 ,!1.:,1_10_ _

1,100 .,,2D.Q

_

l.;-500 .,,?O.Q

_11.583_

__179.5Q

__

_

'18,~60. , 14,950 17,400 . 241 . 27?. ..

21800 2,345

. 568 . 737

43

32 May ll

91 192

- - - - - - - 4~ ',3898Z4- ......,4,i80071 ..

COMMERCIAL EARLY

Pre

- Bushels -

- 11 000 bushels -

RISH PCfi'ATOFS:

~ La~e Spri~g.

1

'ca:iif o r n i a
l'ouis iaria tfississippi

63, 100 . 6o,ooo 68,000 387 . 43o

16,030 . 4;200 6,300 61 95

2,740

55P

600 . 87 . 85

24,780 ., 25,800

1,082 .399

242

47

J\:Labama (leor.gia
'South Ca:ro1ina ~rizona ~exas - Oklahoma

~1~390
1.,840
11,200 : ; 2 4,040
'. 6 080 ' 2,100.

21,200
' 100
8,ooo
),5oo
311,140oo0

26,1,00 12"6 170 . : 900 ' 116 . . l45
9.,000 142 190
3,800 ,Y355 4.20
3,200 70 . 70
1,1oo 11LO 160

2,603 192
1,546 ,Y1,428' . 422
203-

3,604
102 .Maf. ll
1,520
1i470 238
.. 176

.<\Tkansas T-ennessee

4,700 4,5oo

1,6oo 11 8oo 1,6oo 2,ooo

90
n6~

80 ..
105

' 415 . 128 523 1.68

~orth Carolina _' Group total

3m.01~3~6550

-

17LOOO 18~500
~1221 85o~l411 900

183 185

5 407 3 145

-2Jb -300~ .... - -:- -38:559 -36:797'- - -

~ .

.

~I

JJ For group totals and .for all States, averages of annual totals, not the sum of

the State or grrup averages For Commer~ial 'Ear]W Potatoes, lOyear average;,

1942-51. . . ' .

. . : ' .

' '

.' .

.

.

~ _Late Spring1 ~rizona -- 8 year average1 194451

.n. L. ,ELOYD
Agricultural Statistician_. In Charge

,.

. (

.. . .
. .

L. H. HARRIS,JR.
Truck Cr.Op ~timator
'
..)
. . '. ' '

'.

~~is~~1~1T~? <GJEORGTIA ; At~~~-~\'E:~L

~. -./~jJVJ1:til7 G.-e/f'1/tV UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

- . ::..7

GE.ORGIA AGRICLJLTLJRAL

COLLE6E. OF AGRICULTURE.

Athens,. Georgia

E.XTE.N510N 5E.RVtCf_

January 28, 1953

S~L.LLER TURKEY CROP EXPECTED THIS YE1-iJl

. Turkey growers plan to reduce turkey production this year by 8 percent, the Bureau of Agricultural Economics rep orted today. If growers carry out their intentions the number of turkeys ra:lrsed will be 5L,069 ,000 compared with the record number o.f 58,956,000 raised last year. This is the first yea r since 1948 that growers have planned a decrease ir{ production.- All areas of the country expect decreases except the North Central States.

Growers intend to raise about !!3 million bronze ahd other heavy breed turkeys
this year--3 percent less than in 1952. They plan to r a ise about ll million Beltsvill White and other light breed turkeys._-23 percent less. tha n in 1952. About 21 percent of all the turkeys to be raised this year are expected to be Beltsville White and other light breed turkeys, compared with 24 percent in 1952.

Lower turkey prices in relation to feed prices, and record cold storage. holdings, are reasons given by turkey growers for the intended decrease in productior,

Turkey growers in the Western States, the largest commercial producing area

in the United States, plan a 15 percent decrease in production this year. The lar-

gest decrease expected :i:s .16 percent in the South Atlantic States where the largest
. . increaf)e was made last year. Growers in the Nortp Atlantic and South Central States
plan a decrease of about 9 percent. No change is expected in the East North Central .

States, but a n increase l!f 3 percent is planned in the vifest North Central States.

The number of turkeys actually raised usually varies somewhat from January l

..

intentions, the difference depending on prices of feed, supply and prices of hatch-

ing eggs and poults and the sale of turkeys remaining in growers I hands. Prices re-

ceived by growers for turkeys during the last half of 1952 averaged 10 percent lower
than in 1951, while feed price(:) averaged 3 percent higher, resulting in aless

...

favorable--turkey-feed price relati onship- than in -1951. L:i.ve turkey prices in mid-

December were 13 percent lower than a year ago, while feed costs were down only

about 3 percent.

The number of turkeys raised in 1952 was about 2 percent larger than January 1 intentions, in spite of declining prices during the 1952 hatching season. Growers increased their turkey production over 1951 because there was an abundance of cheaJEr poults throughout a fairly long hatching season, and credit was hot a limlt:ing factor In 1951 the number of turkeys raised was 15 percent higher than January 1 intentione This happened because turkey prices rose 15 percent above the 1950 level during the hatching season and the turkey-feed price relationship steadily i mproved as the
hatching seas on advanced. In 1950 the number of turkeys raised was 7 percent
larger than January 1 intentions because there was an abundance of cheaper poults, feed supplies were ample at slightly lower prices and the turkey market showed firmness. In 1949 the nu)'llber of turkeys raised was 4 percent more thEm J a nuary l in... tentions because during the hatching season turkey prices held fairly steady and feed prices declined 4 percent below the January levelo

C_orn. Bu.

.91

INTENTIONS TO R.n.ISE TURKEYS 'IN 1953

- -

-

-

-

,.._ -

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

raised - T-ur~- ey- s-

-

-

-

. ..L - -

- -

-

-

-

. -

-

-

-

-- -

-

- -

--

- ' S- ~~- ~e--.~--- Av-er- ag- e --:------: ---. ~-: -. P-r- eli-m- in- ar- y -:~--_- iE!-t~n-_9- :e-,- !~_- _1.- 251-_-_

Division : 1945-49 i 1950 ; 1951 :

1952 : Number : ~~ 1952

- - -- - - - - - - - - ..,. - - - .,.. - - Th~usa;;:ds- - - - - - - -- - .... - .- ....... -P;r~e-;;t-

Me.

60

74

133

464

278

60

N.H.

95

120

134

154

120

78

vt.

143

120

133

130

114

88

Hass,

395

447

514

653

620

95

: R.I.

39

47

51

55

52

95

Conn. N.Y.

206

269

285

370

333

90

710

808

881

925

91.(!~

102

N.J...

317

332

359

395

434

110

~~:1\tl: - - - -~;t~~- ---~~~~~ --- fl~~~~ - - - ~;i~~ - - - -t~~~~- -- - - --~~ --

-oEio - - - - -1~1~8- - - - r:36I - - - 1,~6~ - - - I,noo - - - -l,89o- - - - Io~ --

Ind.

931

1,21.~9

1,436

1,881

1,'187

95

Ill.
Mich.

887

865

934

1,037 I

975

94

834

916

962

1,097

1,086

99

Wis. -E:N:cent.--

682 -4:493----

~,93767'8---

1 153 b";o5o

-- - -

1,257 ?,oi2---

1,358 -7:o96--

---

I10o8o--

- Minn.---- -3~593---- 4,14{)--- I;,{)Wi--- ~,Io8"--- -5-;517- --- 1o8--

Iowa

. 2,615

2,956

3,222

3;1.~15

3,1..tl5

100

Mo.

1,581

1,681

1,849

11 572

1,572

100

N.Dak.

597

495

619

464

487

105

: S.Dak.

331

320

352

405

454

112

Nebr.

840

784

862

888

888

100

Kans

668

713

742

668

601

90

-w:N:cent.- - 10,2.26--- -11,"69~ - - "'"12,290-- -i2,~2o-- - 12~9-34- - - - Io3--

-Del: - - - - - -156- - - - - I2Ii - - - - - Il.~3 - .... - I8"6 - - - - -i65""" - - - 115 - -

Md. Va. w.va, N.c. s.c.

418

438

460

529

513

97

1,368

2,294

3,670

5,945

h,756

80

486

887

1,064

1,330

1,104

83

404

559

783

1,018

967

95

471

771

1,002

1,252

1,102

.88 .

Ga,

209

316

569

615

430

70

F'la. -s:Atl: -

-

-

115 -3:578- -

-

-

~

131
~2"6

-

-

-

151 7 842 -

163 - -1I "63"8 -

-

-

179 -9-2~6- -

-

-

110 -84 --

-Ky.-- - - - - -2)8- - - - -')lL"- - - -'392 .... - - -'_Iii2 - - - - ..z.3JO- - - - -80--

Tenn. - ~- - - - 153- -- - 186 ..

205 211

200

95

Ala.

164

, 152

175

192

157

82

Miss.

95

113

136

131

131

100

Ark,

158

427

585

550

550

100

Ia.

56

85

106

95

100

105

Okla.

54o

SJ.~5

627

658

cJ59

85

-Ts:exc.ent.~-- Mont.- ...,. - -

-42-,9;4-73~2---- -137- :- - -

2 927
-4''r71oi-9-----

~3,24240"b---'I3o - - -

~3,,7093~--- I34 -- -

-:3;;,1E{037L-
- -121-

----
---

92 -9I -9~

---

Idaho

242

2G7

203

183

lh6

80

Wyo.

138

117

12 9

150

150

100

Colo.

784

723

723

723

615

85

N. Mex.

65

6h

61.~

6h

58

90

Ariz.

93

85

85

94

75

80

Utah

1,660

1,673

2,07:J

1~909 .

1,527

80

Nev.

36

26

24

28

25

88 .

vrash.

1,223

909

1,151.~ .

1,108

975

88

Ore~.

2,031

1,985

2,223

2,134

1,857

87

Cahf. -west.--- -

115',4;4"48~3---

7,202 -13,161

. --

9,507 . -1{),3i7-

-

--11071 16478~

--

-

9 051 I4:6o6---

-

-585~--

-- u- :-s-:-------

- - 3?"-";9-"6-5"""--- --4-3-,7-92- ---

-,...5-2'2- .-5

2
~

---

---5'8-'9-.5-"6-----

-~J.-~-;-o69--

-

--

-

--9-2--


'

Athens, Georgia

February 4, 19.53

FARM Pl~ICE REPORT AS OF JANUARY 15; 1953

GEORGIA: During the m'onth, ended January 15, the all commodity index of prices re-

ceived by Georgia farmers dropped 6 points. At the present level the

index is 253 percent of the August 1909-July 1914 average and 38 points b~low the

index for the corresponding period a year ago. Substantially lower prices received

for cotton lint, chickens, and eggs contributed largely to the decrease in the all

commodity index.



Noteworthy gains were reported during the month in prices of sweetpotatoes , cottonseed, and all baled hay. Hog prices advanced approximately 90 per cwt., and beef cattle prices remained at about the same level as reported a month a go .

UNITED STATES: The Index of Prices Received by Farmers declined 2 points ( a little
less than one percent) during the month ended January 15, 1953, to ~67 percent of the 1910-14 average. Lower prices for dairy products, cotton, truck crops, eggs, and grains were only partially offset by higher average prices for hogs,
calves, sheep, lambs, potatoes, and s orne fruits.

During the same period, the Index of Prices Paid by Farmers, including Interest, Taxes, and Farm Wage Rates rose two points from the revised December level of 280. The Prices Paid component . of this index remained unchanged at 267, with the increase in the Parity Index resulting from increases in the index of Farm Wage Rates, the index of Interest on Farm lviortgage Debt, and the index of Taxes per Acre on Farm Real Estate.

As a result of the decrease in the Index of Prices Received ar.d the increase in the Parity Index (Index of Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Wage Rates) the Parity
Ratio declined to 95, one point below December 15.

Indexes
= 1910-14 100
Prices Received Parity Index ~/ Parity Ratio

Jan. 15, 1952
3GG
287
lOS

. SUMIVIARY TABLE Deci 15 1952

Jan. 15, 1953

. :

Record High

Index

Date

269

267

313

Feb. 1951

?:.1 280

282

289 ]./May 1952

96

95

122

Oct. 1946

-' 5.1 Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Wage Rates.

Revised. ]./Also April 1952.

D. L. FLOYD "- ";'icultural Statist.ician, In Charge

BURTON J. IlllHRINGTON Agricultural Statistician

COlflMODITY
m.AnNTD .

PRICES RECEIVED BY F~JERS JANU_.A_R_Y_15, 1953 WITH COMPARISONS -==~----.,--

GEORGIA

UNITED STATES

Average
Aug.1909July 1914

Jen. 15 1952

Dec. 15 1952 '

Jan. Average 15 Aug.19091953 Ju1y 1914

,Jan. 15 1952

Dao. 15 1952 .

Jan. 15 1953

Whe<:tt, Bu.

$ 1.24

2.25 2.22 2.17

.88

2.20 2.12

. Corn, Bu.

$

91

1.73 1.80 1.83

.64

1.68 1.50

-. Oats, Bu. -

$

.67

1.15 1.09 1.12

.40

,94 .84

.82

Irish Potatoes, Bu. $ 1.12

2.25 3.05 2.80

.70

2.07 1.99 2.06

Sweet Potatoes, Bu. $

.83

6.85 3.65 4.30

.88

3.47 3.62 3.86

Cotton, Lb.

12.6

41.5 33.9 32.4 12.4

38.7 31.7 29.8

Cottonseed, Ton $ 24.39

67.00 67.50 69.00 22.55

70.10 68.50 65.30

Hay (baled) ,. Ton $

28.20 29.40 30.50

25.50 26.40 26.40

Hogs, per _ c~.

$

Beef Cattle, cwt. $

7.33 3.87

17.30 16.40 .17.30 7.27
I 24.00 17.00 17.oo 5.42

17.40 16.00 27.20 19;70

17.80 19.70

Milk Cows, head $ 33.85

195.00 160.00 160.00 48.00 253.00 213.00 213.00

Chickens, Lb.
Eggs, Doz.

13.2 21.3

28.3 27.9 57.0 62.5

27,3 58.0

11.4 21.5

25,1

26.5

40.5 46.6 45.8

Butterfat, Lb.

25.7

Milk (wholesale)

~er 100 # ]j

$ 2.42

Soybeans, Bu:.

$

Peanuts, Lb.

5.0

60.D 58.0 57.0 I 26.3

-;6-.- Q5 7.05

I' 7.05.

.. /

2 90 - .. 2 80 1- - 2. 80

I o 9:5 10.8

1 ~ 8- j .

1.60 .4.:8

79.9 70.1 68.3

5.16 2. 78 10.4

5.19 .. 2. 75
11~0

4.S9 2.69 10.9

]J Prelim-inary for Januru;y 1953.

HIDEX NUMBERS OF PRICES FECEIVED BY FA..l:tiAERS IN GEORGIA (August _1909 - ~uly 1914 ~ 100)

I

Jan. 15 _Dec. 15 Jan. 15

1952 . 1952

1953

.....

All Commodities

291

259

253

Cotton & Cottonseed

Grains

r

323

270

188

194

260 196

-.

Meat .Animals

440

340

347

Dairy Products

246

261 . 259

Chickens & Eggs Fruits .

252 .134

269 201

.

253 202 .

.

Miscellaneous

180

195

198

"--'--c--- --- ---- - --- -- ------ -----'--- - - - - - - '

Revised

. After Five Days Return toU,nited _States Department of Agricu1 ture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics 3~9 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Form BAE-"B=zz-53:"~~ - - - Fe-rmi t No~ 1001

Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $3.00,

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Athens, Ga .

1 'GTI UNITED STATE:S .
DEPARTMf.NT OF AGRICULTURE.

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AGBIU~RIECU.ALUTURO.FAL ECONOMICS

U~G~A. h. ~. G cff~!

COLLfuE. OF AGRICULTURE.

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E.XTE.N510N 5E. R v:-i'

February, 1953 ~ . ~ _ C.

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GEORGIA CONTINUES TO LE.AD THE NATION IN CHICKEN BROILER PRODUCTION

Estimates by states on 1952 chicken broiler _production show

1ft'~

that Georgia led the nation for the second consecutive year by producing 112,621,000 birds valued at $8A,6lo,ooo.

b[-Y:;0. \ _

Arkansas came second in output, with a production of 72,627,000, birds valued at $57,346,000. Following in order of rank were

___ ___/( -~

Delaware.! Texas, _M~_~land, and Virginia.

~orgia showed a 27 per cent increase over the 88,678,000 broilers produced in 1951, and the 1952 valuation was 29 per cent above the $68,530,000 figure for 1951. This marked the ruth consecutive year in which all previous production and value records have been surpassed for the state. Average liveweight per bird was 2.8 pounds compared with 2.8 in 1951 and 2, 7 the year before. Average price per pound liveweight was 28.1 cents compared with 27.6 one year ago and 25.8 cents in 1950.

As in 1951 the value nf 1952 broilers topped that from any other Georgia farm cash commodity except cotton. Ordinarily either tobacco or peanuts occupy this position but the heavy expansion of the past two years placed broilers well above these crops.

&in commercial counties are Cherokee, Forsyth, and Hall, with Banks, Barrow, Cobb, Carroll, Dawson, Gordon, Gwinnett, Habersham, Jackson, Lumpkin, Pickens, Walton, White, Whitfield and ad,joining counties making up most of the remaining commercial tteas. Some other scattered areas produced some broilers and current further expmsion is taking place.

DIAGRAM SHOWING PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF GEORGIA BROILERS (Period 1935 - 1952

Numbers

Year

(000)

Value (000)

1935

500 $ 230

. 1936

800

384

1937

1,100

539

1938

1, 300

611

1939

1,600

676

1940

3,500

1,495

1941

6,000

2,775

1942 10,000

5,152

1943 17,000 12,198

1944

24, 000

19,116

80

1945 1946

29,520 22,435

24,466 20,171

1947

28,717

24,191

1948

33,025

29,108

1949

45,574

32,977

1950 62,892 45,433

1951

88,678

68,530

1952 112,621 88,610

60

Kill ions

L _ j Number Broilers

Value, D:lllars

40

Millions
-~

20

0
Years

COMMERCIAL BROILER PRODUCTION AND GROSS INCOME, IN 15 STATES, 1951-52 11

?J . - State :

1951

and Total

: Number ~ ~ '!'"- 1

-

-

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t

P-ou-nd-s

: -

P- r-ice-

: -

-

G- ro-ss-

: Number -- -

-

-

-

:produced:produced:per lb.:income 1/:produced

:- P-ou-nd-s :produced

. . . .. :

:

1952 .

Price ; Gross -

-

-

-

-

...:.. -

-

--

. per lb.: income J}

Thousands

Cents Thous. dol. Thousands

Cents Theus ttdol,

Me.

21,145 86,694 27.6

Conn. 17,198 67,072 29.1

Ind. 34,014 108,84.5 28.6

Del. 8.5,777 257,331 27.1

Mdo

60,602 181,806 27.1

23,928 19,518 31,130
69,737 49,269

23,048
19,950 33,674 6.5,191 56,966

87,582 73,815 107,7.57 202,092
176,59.5

27.0 23,647 , 29.,1 21,480
29.8 32,112 28,2 56,990
28o2 49,800

Va.

46,038 142,718 27e3

We Va. 17,341 55,491 28.7

N. c. 32,606 91,297 27.9

Ga 11

882678 248!29/i 27.6

Fla0

8,911 25,842 31.0

38,962 1),926
25,472
6B.t530 8,0il

5o,642 19,07.5 43,366 112!621
9.,980

1.56,990 62;.948 121,425
3152339 27,944

28.0
28o5 28.4 28e;l
30o0

43,9.57 17,940
34,485 .
88~610
8,383 .

Ala. Miss. Ark. Tex.
Oreg.

16,655 23,;474 69,834 5o,4o8
5,854

44,968 65,727
195,53.5 141,142
17,562

29.1 29.3 27.6
30.0 30.0

13,086 19,258 53,968 42,343 5,269

23,484 30,751 72,627
60,994
5,093

63,407 83,028 203,356 170,783 15,788

29.2 28..,5 28 0 2
28.9
30.,6

18,.515 23,663
57,346 49,356 4,831

TOTAL 578,535 1,730,328 28.0 484,407 627,462 l,$68,849 28.4 . 531,115

1/ States having weekly chick placement reports.
y Revised.
1/ Includes consumption in households of producers which is less than 1 per cent
nf total production.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician

D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Gtatistician, In Charge

Return After Five Days to

Penalty for private use to

United States Department of Agriculture

avoid payment of postage $300.

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

319 Extension Building

Athens, Georgia

OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Form ~-E-N-2/53-3,143

Permit No. 1001

S ou h .ran c 1 i brar y

Stat Coll ege o~ Agricu l t ure

Athens, Ga.

Numbsrs bfliv~.tock_ .ori .d~:qr.gia farms' as of January 1, 1953 .t varied considerably by

kinds from those on hand: a year earlier Species showing ihcrases were _up .by per.:._

centages a~- :follows: c~ttle, 10%; sheep,l8%; and. turkeys, Mh. Those ofT .in number '

.. given with -percent decrease were: ' hogs, 5%; wq:rkstock, 9%; arid' chickens:i-6%.. ': ' :

.

:. '.

'

Total val~e of livestoc-~: ;pll Georgi<<.farms Janui. .1, 1953 fo~ the species _:estimated ;

~:a.s $182,423,000, a decrease of 19% f.rom the- $224,200,000 value for January~ 1, 1952. LJ'II"3r livestock prices .~ an~( the reduction in nurri'Ser for three . o.f. the speci~ groups . .
pf ar.s responpible for the :unfayorable ' comparison. ~nv'entory Vi3ol~~ per head milk .

cows and all eattle was sharply off from the record high a . year ago, and pe-r,.~hi3a:d

value of hogs at ::the .:beginning of thEl year was the lowest since January 1, 1946. In-.

creased us.age' 'of" farm machinery and changes in types of farming continue to force . _:_.

numbers and values of ~Q:e9rgia works~oG~ downward: First of the year inYentory . .

values by kinds of live.~tock for 1953.and 1952, respectively, are as follows: cattle,

$126,294,9:00 and $153,14o~: ooo; hogs, $32,453,000 and $43,884,000; workstock,



$13 and

1

009;000 and $11,6:J.:i;ooo;

$15, tur

025,.0 keys,

00; exc

chickens, luding br

. exc oile

luding comm rs, $32,4,000

ercia and

l broilers $)32_,000;

,

a

$1 nd

0,134,00 she~p,

0 __ :. .

$209, ooo and $2 02, ooo.\ : . .

.: ....

~-

..... >

Inventory items in this report should rwt";be confused '1;-iith farm inc'ome d~ta 'f'or 1952

whic\1 will; be .released as so.on .as ayailable.



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DISTRI BUTI Oi'". OF ~EORGii. . LIV1STOCK VALUES BY KI}J_P..s__q~_!~~ Rl'_

(Percent :?f total value of livestock-- January l, 1953)-;~

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. . - ~ . Thohsi:ind ;.. Farm Value. a Total Far~ y:'ll,te & Thousand : Farm-' Value: Total. Fq.r.m~~alue' .

Yea~< -- : . Hkad f Per HeB.d ; Thoul?Gilld.. ~H~s: '~aify : :rer Head : . 'fhou,s~1d.:.')~oJ). e rs ~ '

- -,-~:..... : . ~t~-=-~:~-~~s~~ \ \--~~ __ '>) ' ~!Muie~~an:~~ul:~~~-~:~~~7::-.~--~~

rs44 .
1945 1946
1~.4~ .1-948~
'1949
i950 l95i 1952

.: "38 . $r26.oo ~ : ~-~;t;8q2 . .

3~ .

119.00

, , 4',522 :

4CJ.

n6,oo , . . , ; 4,640 ...

40''

119.00

40

11s-.oo-

.' 4,760
"'~~640

40 : \! . ' 101.00

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-39 ~

8~.00

39 . . _.,: . 65.00

. .3.,276 . ' 2 535-

39 - . : ; 55.oo

,...2:145 ..

29c ..
'?85. .
216 ' :.
'262' . 2s2 231 218 . .205 184

. :$2o4.oo;:-:-:-:-~:.: ts9,-3s4 :. ~1

''199.00.. . ., 194.00

51?3).715
5~,544

204.00
19?.oo

53,'448 4n,s44 ~-~

173,00 . 131.00; '
86 00'"

<. . 41,001 . :..
' 28i'558.... ,_ :-- 17 630 .

7o:oo

.. 12:s8o

1953

37 .

51.00

1,887

166

67.00

ll,l22

''

~---:-. .-Co-.'ls and Beifer5; 2 ye-ar-s old an.-:-d-o_v_e_r-,-

Cattle and Calves

kept for milk



1944

1,136

44.90 ..

!.. ' 51,006

399

69.00

1945

1,181

40.80

! : \ . 48,185

395

63.00

19116

1,122

49.30

. ' . 55,315

399

73.00

1947

1,ill .

57.iO

. 64,105

387

85.00

1948

,1,os:r>

6390

68,181

372

94.oo

1949

982

80.60

79,149

350

116.00

1950 - l,Q40-

84.50 -" . - . - G.7'.880

364

123.QO

1951

1,113

106.00

.117,978 . . [

-~68

148.00

________________ ___ 1~52
1953

1,2'35 1,358

124.00

'1.53,140

.. 372

].73.00 '

9~.oo ......,..... :.

126,:Z94

387

138.oo

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

27,531

24,885

29,127

: , '.

32,895

34,968

40,600 .

_44,772 _ ...

54,464

. i

6<1,356

' 53,406
-~-----~

Sheep and Lambs" -=-1~94~4:----_..;..--=-1-=-8--'~ $s.4o

19!15

r8

6.1o

.. Hogs, Including :Pigs

:r-=97=--..---..,.._..,--=2....,,o::-::6c=5'-"'-.~~-$:12~-ro-. ..

$2.1. . 986 -- -.

uo

1,73Z

12.50

21,650

1946

16

6.40

1947

14

8.60

102

1,507:

12b

1,688

16,80 21,50

25,318 36,292 . '

1948 .

12

8>80

106

1,654

24.30

40,192 .

1949

10

9.30

.

93

1,588

1950

9

9.80

88

1,667

24.90 20.60

39,541' 34.340- ., ' . .

1951 1952

10

14.40

11

18.40

144

1,800

Z02

1,908

23.40 23.00

. 42;120 : ' 43,884 .

1953

13

16.10

209

1,813

17.90

32,453

---~---------~----~-----~-~--------~~--------------~-----~--------~~-~- ~, ~-

Chickens (excluding commercial bro j,;_lers)

~-- Tu_:~ez!. (exc:J,ud4J,g turkey broilers)

1944

11, l S38

'--rl:i4-----~- fli"';766 ' - < ' '

45

$ 5' 00

$ 225

1945 1946 1947

9,811 10,013
s,om;;

1.20 1,30 1,42

11,773 13,017 12, 7a7

Jj. ~7~
-1
. / - 59

s5..s2o0
s.3o

182

273

.' ~ .

372

I~

1948 1949 1950

8,282 7,957 8,116

lAl 1.51 1.36

11,6.78 12,015 11,038

44

6.50

46

7.30

52

6.40

286 336 333

1951

8,029

1,30

10,438

54

6. 70

362

1952

8,298

1.40

1L617

51

6.50

332

1953

7_,,_79_5

1.30

10;134

'54

6.00

324

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Total value is sum of va1ue~?Y age groups. Included in c~ttle and calves



il

UNITED 9rATES LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ... - - .. - JANUARY 1, 1953

Livestock and poultry on farms and ranches showed a net . ~hcrease of 1 percent during 1952, This

was the foi.lrth successive annual inc~ase, :but the aggregate for Jan-qary. l; ).953 vra.s 12 pe:-q.ent

below the peak of January.)., - l944.. The increase resulted from a substantial rise in cattle

numbers, since the number of all other species was down. Milk cows shovted "the first increase

since 1945. Hog numbers r!'lcorded a sharp decrea se after having increa.sed each year since 1948,

Sheep numbers declined slightly afte r increasing in eacL of the t wo prece ding years. The number of

chickens and turkeys showed modest decreases, while the number of horses and mules continued the

decline that has been in progress for many years.



Combining the different species on the basis of their economic importance reveals livestock

~

numbers i\}creasing 2 percent, while poult~' declined 5 p e rcent. Meat animals (all cattle', hogs

and sheep) were up 2 percent, while work stock wa.s down 10 percent. Milk stock (milk cows,

heifers and calves) showed .an incre a.se of 3 percent.

,

.

Even with a slightly larger a ggregate number of livestock and poultry, the farm value pf 14.9 billion dollars was 24 percent below the recorcl, high of 19.6. billion dollars on January 1, 1952, but 29 percent above the lO~'Year average . January 1 values of all species vtere lo;1er than a year
ago. Declining prices for livestock and poultry were reflected in the January l average inventory
value. Most marked of all were the declines of 44 percent from a. year earlier in the average value per head for stock sheep and 28 percent in the average value for cattle and calves~

The 93.7 million head of cattle and calves on January 1, 1953 represented--an incr~ase rYt about S million head, or 7 percent during 1952. This marks the 4th succ!'lssive incree.se in cattle numbers since the recent low.point of 76 . 8 ~illion head on January 1, 1949! The 1953 number exceeds the peak of the previous cycle on January 1 1 ,1945 by over 8 million head, All classes of .cat.tle showed increases. Cattle kept primarily for milk production were the highest since 1947. The biggest increases again took place on the beef side. Beef cows attained a record. high of 22.5 million head at the beginning of 1953~ Other calves and steers each shOYied increases of 9 percen~
The 2ooyear rise in sheep inventories which began in 1950 was brought to ~halt in 19SZ vhen. ' . '
numbers declined 477 1 000 head. Most of the decrease w:as in the number of sheep and lambs ,~n feecl which dropped 7 percent, Stock sheep and lambs estimated at 27.9 million head, were down 193",00Q head from last year, or about 1 percent,

Hog numbers declined sh&-'Oly and were down 14: percent from a year earlier. The Jaquary 1, 1953

inventory number totaled t4,6 million head, a decrease of almost 9 million head. The decrease in

hog numbers resulted from a sharp drop in the 1952 pig crop. Slaughter d~ring 1952 was 2 percent

larger than in 1951. This resulted f1om t4e larger lfo~dings at the beginning of the year and a

larger proportion of tlje 11952 pig crop being slaughteted before the end of the year. Hogs under 6 months of age showed a decrease in lirie with the smaller fa),l pig crop, but the numbar over 6

months old was <;l.ovm 16 percent.

.- ' . : . . . ..

Horse and mule numbers again declined at &bo14t the . same rE:lpid rate as in recent years. The down trend for horses began in 1915 and for mules in ~925,

GEORGIA: During the month ended February 15, the all commodity index of prices r e ceived by Georgia farmers dropped one point. Reciprocati ng price changes
.in the individual. commodity sub-groups restrained a :more significant changee , The index now stands at 252 pe:r cent of the August 1909. .. July 1914 average, and is a:pproximately 33 points below the level of the index during the corresponding period
last yea:r:

Individual commodity prices fluctl).ated irre gUlarly d uring the month, and a'pparent
increases in prices receiv:ed for sqm~ items partl._y offset noticeable declines , in prices for others~

Significantly lower prices were reported for cottonseed, beef cattle:, chickens,

eggs, and wh ol esale milk, Prices increas ~s we;J.~e r eported for wheat, oats, sweet-

pot~toes," cotton lint, all baled P:ay, hpgs,.. a,pct soybeans.



UNITED STA'r ES: . Low~ r prices for ca~~le, e ggs, milk, potatoes, wheat, and corn dUring the month ended February 15, 1953, -v1ere offset only i n part
by nigher prices for h ogs, cotton and some other commodities. This resulted in a
4 point (one and a half percent) drop ip the I ndex of Prices Received by Far mers,
to 263 per cent of the 1910-14 l evel. The February index was 16 per cent below the all-time peak of February 1951, but 6 per. cent above 'June 1950, just before the Korean outbreak 0
During the month ended February 15 the Parity Index (Index of Prices Paid by Farmers including Interest, Taxes, and Wa ge Rates) declined 2 points (nearly 1 per c ent) to 280. This decline resulted primarily from lower prices for food, feed er cattle, and livestock feed. Slight offsetting advances we:re noted for motor suppli es. The mid-February index was 3 per cent below the peak first reached in April 1952 but 10 per cent above June 1950.

As a result of the greater drop in Prices Received, than in the Parity Index, the Parity Ratio declined 1 point to 94, the lm.;est since June 1941.

Summary Table for the Un::it:...;e:...;d;.._S,....;;t.;a~...;;.t...;;.es~-----------

= Indexes
1910-14 100

Feb. 15, 1952

- - - - - Jan 0 15j 1953

Feb. 15, 1953

,_

IndRe-xe c-or-d:

-h

igh Da

te

-

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

Prices Received

289

267

263

313 Febe 1951

Parity Index 1/

288

282

280

289 ,YHay 1952

Parity Ratid

100

. 95

94

122 Oct. 1946

1/ y Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Wage Rates.

Also April 1952.

D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Ch'a~ge '

BURT ON J. HARRI NGT ON Agricultural Statistician

.. ,

r- - . . PRICES B."ECEIVED BY FARMERS FEBRUARY 15, 1953 1i,[THCOiiiPARISOliiS

""'C0::;;}-;:::4ilfli'<jt)D:;::;I;:;;T;;;:Y----

GEORGu-- -. -.-- ----:--ooT"ED-:-sm"E"""S~. -~.

' AND 'UNIT

. 1-:ri:Verage j

Jan. ~ - Feb.

Aug.1909- Feb, 15 15 .. 1~5 .

Average

-. -. -~-.ran;--,-~

Aug.1909- Feb . '15 15

.15

-:-.:----'-----7+J_'-_11..:;_y----,19,_1_4+-l_952

1953

1953

J~1y 191~ 1952

1953

1953

Vlheat, B-q.. .

$$

1.24 2. 24

2.17 . 2.20

.88

2.18

2>10

2~05

Corn, Bu.

Oats, B'l.lo

$

Irish Potatoe~;Bu.$

Sweet P6tatoes,Bu.$

.91 . .67 1.12
.83

1.78 1.18 2.25 4.00

1.83 1 1.89

1.12

1.12

2.80

2.75

4.30

4.45

.64 1.66

.40

.89

.70

2.05

.88

3.57

1.48 .82
2.06 3.86

1.43 .77

Cotton, Lb.



Cottonseed, Ton $

12.6 40.3 24.39 69.50

32.4 69.00

32.7 . 67~00

12.4 22,55

37.2 67.10

29.8 65.30

30.2 64,50

Hay (bal"ljld) ,Ton $

29.70

30.50 30.90

25.40 . 26.40 25.60

Hogs, per cwt.. $

7.33 11~00

17.30 18.20

7.27 17.20

17,80 1930

Beef Cattle,.. cwt. $

3.87 24..50

17.00 16.40

5,42 27.60 19e70 18o80

WJ.i1k Cows, head $ . 33.85 200.00

Chick ens, Lb.

13.2 29.8

160.00 155.00

27.3

26.3

48.00 255.00
u.4 1 257

213.00 206.00 26.5 266

Eggs, Doz

21.3 47.0 .

51.0

34.6

45.8

42.0

Butterfat, Lb. 25.7

Mil~ C'lholesale} .
:12er 100# .J} . . $ ~2.42

Soybeans, Bu.

$

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4.8 10.4

68.3

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4.89 2o89 10.9

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H'DEX }ftJEBERS OF PRICES RECEIVED BY F~S I N GEORGIA (August 1909 - July 1914 : 100

Feb. 15

Jan. 15 Feb. 15

2521 1952

1953

1953

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Cotton & Cottonseed

-316

260

I 261

.Grains

193

196

202

Meat Animals

444 347

343 ,

Dairy Products

246

259

256

Chicken & Eggs

222

253

227

Fruits

134

202

202

Mi scellc!neous

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198

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VEGET..n3L:t; [::HOP HEPORT FOH ' M,,RCH l, 1953

1\iar~P.. 12; 1953

The pros~,e.ctive commercia-l acreagB~ of fre:sh-inarket ve getab-les for .sprip:c: .h~!Yest is 7 !ietcel!t larger than la&t year, '\{he Bureau of il.g-riculturatl Econom_ics r .e.r.o.rted toda.u,
This -estimate is based ort repor.ts to March I covering crop.$_ whic.h usually acc'ount for a:bout three-fifths o$ the vegetable acreage for spring har:vest. fl,eiat:Lveiy' large percentage increases in - acreage:trr'tl indic-ctt-e<i fo-r -- b-rd'ccori, cabbage, onions

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CABBAG:S: The ihdicated produc.tion for the winter States r .emains at the F'ebruary l

level--36h,800. tons,: 17 percent abov8-1ast wint,er 1s; proauctj'on of 310_,700
to.ns arid 5 percent abov~ the ~..;year 'average of 347,700 tons . In Flor),'d'a; good

supplies continue in prqspect :for 11:l~rch and early April qarvest.

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percent above the 15,600 acres for 19 2 but ,8 percent below the l 9u9.:5l avera ge of 22,430 acres. Compared:with last ~ear, in~eases are reported for ail States ex-

~ept California. Aside.' from excessive raips in tl1e South Georgia area a nd .in parts

of Mis;Sissippi, conditions are generally reported gpod. Shipments from Louisiana

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.i LETTUCE: Reports_ from the five ea~ly spring lettr~de area-s on March :ind:ica te a

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crat :of'

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with 7 ,067,'CJ09 :above 1952 a.n

crates in
5 percent

above:av~fag e: ''I'he >493960 acres reported for, na rvest thj~s spring ar~.4.r~p<:::~.p~ .

above. las~,- spring 1s early acreage of h8 ,100 acres and J. p~rcent al:JoY~. t{l~" ,19L9';::.51

average (;,r 48:,430 acres. Slight rf'ductj. ons below 1952 . aie reported. ~-!1. (1~~zpna a n 1
:s in Geprgi.~_ ; but:)n California, :where rvi~l.r~y two thirds' o_~ We .early. J3p,r)..pf, .acr~age
is ~qcqt~~' ther;e an estim~te.d ;:i.ncref!Sf;l ' of .a?ou:t s , rer_cent. . No .c)vmg e~ from la~t

spnng 1s acreage ts reported ln the Capohnas..- . . pC!odyr.eld& ' are eJCM~~~d 1;n a~l flvc

Stat~s vvi th an 'hidi.cated average .f;or , ~he :group .tha:t i s. above both 44El .Yie:)..d of a

year:ago 1 ~nd:th~ :1949~51 averag e . .. . :



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EARLY COhi;tffiHCIAL POTATOES; Acreage for early spd.ng harve$ t in Fl6rida and ,Texas is

. , . ~--..-..- estimated at26,4'oo acres This acreage is 27 percent
in larger than the acreag'e harvested 1952 and 2 percent a bove aver<::.ge. Growers in

Florida have one of the largest a creages of rec,ord, but in Texas a. record-low acre.-

age has been planted. In the Hastl ngs area of Ylorida, growers are inc r ea sing acre -

age 23 percent. In other early spring areas of Florida, acreage is 81 percent

larger than the acreage harve sted in 1952. Throughout Florida, conditi on of the

crop is good. Planting of the Texas crop was completed in ear l y Ja nua ry a nd growinr

condiUoos have been favoraole. Harvest of the Texas crop is not expected until

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WATERMELONS : A very sharp increase in plantings is i ndicated in the early summer

areas. Total acreage is estimated at 313,700 acre s , 20 percei'1t '""'ii'1ore

than 1952 acreage and ll percent more than the 3-year average. llather sha rp in-

creases in planting intentions are reported by most States, a lthough Mi s souri and

Louisiana expect some reduction. Most of the increase is accounted for b y the im-

portant State of Texas. Hoderat.e increases are reported for most sections of Texas,

with sharp increases indica ted in the irrigated sections of the Lower Valley and th~

Falfurrias .- sect'~ on . ' flanting in the Lower "Jalley was completed t he latter part of

January with :Ill11Gh of ,the crop now under caps. some ea rly planted acreage showing
poor stands will be replanted. In Georgia so-me newly-cleared .l.an.d .will be . pl c.nted

> to watermelons. Substantial acreage increases' are reported .in the.: Barnwell-

Allendale - Hampton area of South Carolina,

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bushels, which is about 9 percent below las-~"w'lnte:trE{ crop of 2,727~00C

1 bushels and 21 percent below the 191.:9-51 average of 3,124,000 '0h~heis.



CUCTJMBERS: The winter crop in Florida is not turning out as well as was indicated

by conditions earlier in the season and production prospects are 20 per-

cent below those of a month ago. The..200,000 bushels now indicated are 19 percent

beloW last Winter IS crop Of 248,000 b'us he ls a.nd _29 percent belOW the 3-year

(1949-51) average of 283,000 bushels" _.

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i'OilisiB.ha;~- ; : 4,23o-: J:;ooo : . 5,2oo...:- 4 .3 . :. 5,o

: 19,200 : 15,_oop,: :' -

A:Labiurla.. -.:~- ~= 1,130: 1,ooo 1,200: 5.5 : 5.5

6;3oo 5, )60f-~~-

Qeorgia,s~'".: 6,830: 3,200 : 4,100 : 5.3 : 6.o

37,400 1 9,200 : 'Apr'~ 10

s . ..Q. : . 1,830: 1,6oo 1,9oo: 7.8 : 7.5

14,hoo: 12, ooo:

~c3;llf. ~: 2,770: 3,000 2,911 :10.2 :12.2:

: 28,500 .: 36, t),OO:

Wt~~r. ~ .: . ~. ::_ _2,63.Q:... 3,80Q.!. _5..t4.Q0_:_4.!4 .!. .2.2.!. - - .!. _g_5.!.l.Q0_:_2.Q,2_1~:_ -~- ""-.

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J\."r:~z .. ,s.R,V.: . l3,900: 13_,900: 13,500 177 150 : 170 a 2,456 : 2,085: 2,295

Q2.fi f :., . ~o: 31,470: 301500 3i,8oo .; 14.5 : 150: 150 ~ 4,535: 4,575: . 4,920 Q:e orgia . .: 600: .. 700 : 660 : 98 120 : 110 : 60 : . . 84: 73

~ Co '.~.: 1,200: ., '1.,5oo: 1,500, ; 100 : 90: 115: _120: 135: 172

N. c : 1,2.7C:i': 1,5oo : . 1:,500 ; 105 : 125 : 130 : 134 : . 188: 195

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Group total. '48,430 . 48,100 49,960 151 147 153 . 7,305 7,067.

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' Arizona . : 5,230: h,100 4,500 688 680

_3,575 2,788:

. Louisiana 4,370: . 3,5oo . 3,300 257 250
. Missi-ss~ppi. : -6 ,830: . 8,000 9,000 237 ' 230

: 1~120
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875: 1,840:

. Alabama. ~ ; : 13,100: 13;400 13,900 303 ; 310

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45,000 '43 ,ooo

so,ooo . 47,000

283 200

275 180

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1, 837 . ..1. ,784:

6,876 6,660:

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- 2~333

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2,500 2,100
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PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS FOR 1953
~e Crop Reporting Board ~f the Bureau of Agricultural Economics makes the following
1-e- report for the United States, on the indicated acreages of certain crops in 195.3 .
based upon reports from farmers in all parts of the country on or about March 1 garding their acreage plans for the 1953 seasono
The acreages for 1953 are interpretations of reports from grol-rers and are based ' on past relationships between such reports and acreages actually plantedo

The purpose of this report is to assist growers generally in making such further changes -in their acreage plans as may appear desirable. The acreages actually planted in i953 may turn out to be larger .or smaller than indicated, by reason of weather conditions, price changes, labor supply, financial conditions, the agri cultural program, and the effeqt of this report itself upon .farmers' actions.

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Corn, all

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All spring wheat

19,302

21,518

21,600 : lOOo4

Durum ~her spring

2,643 16,659

2,306 19,212

2,145 19,455

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&rley

43,953
13~487

42,975 9,385

43,777 9,357

101~9
99.7

Sorghums for all purposes

14) 883

12,455

14,666

117.8

Potatoes

21 318

1,417

1, 509

106o5

Sweet Potatoes

591

334

367

109.7

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Soybeans

1-/y

Peanuts ?J

Hay ]-j - - - -

1,678

'1, 776

13,300

15,64,3

3_.664

1,969

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13.8 : 31 225 ; . 3,096 ; 96



835 : 15.9

764

817

107

Barley, bu.

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Irish Potatoes, all, bu.

$ 1 6 0

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Sweet Potatoes, bu.

71 : 74

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7 : 117

5.5: 92

28

110

Tobacco, all 1bs,,]}

93c$ 1071

112ol:

104

93

All Sorghums



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y All Hay, tons

51 73 1,212 1,329

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633

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883

38

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620

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D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

- - PROSPECTIVE PlANTINGS REPORT FOH GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES -- -- -- ~--- --:--.--~- .

GEORGIA: According to March 1, 19.53 .reported intentions, Georgia farmersplan' tp \.

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. . pl<;mt about 1 percent 1es~ total acreage in crops (other than cotton) tJ)ah

they planted last year. Slight to mode.rate increases in oats, sweetpotatbes,:..' sotgh{
?-nd all hay are more than of fset by decreases in corn, tobacco, pea.mits .and Irish

potatoes.

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r ' . UNITED STATES: : Acreages of most spring..;planted crops in 1953 w1ll vary only _slightl from those of 19.52, if farmers I current plans materia Hze : lvi:ost 1of
ol lhe changes are increases:--sharp only in the case of flax and .sor ghums ~ The .chief .
cause of the uncertainty in fulfillment of plans lies in the e.x;tent winter wheat 6,creage loss.~ s. The mild winter has enabled much wheat acreage to hold on precaripusly but the Great Plains area still fac e s a critical period.

:j:n reporting plans for 19.53, it was apparent that ma ny. farmers in the Great Plains

~were faced with a dile1mna--their w_inter whea.t still occupied their fi e lds, but be-

cause of its precarious condi tj_on they had to be ready with a. .crop to replar1t :the :

iand .if the wheat.were lost ..Cotton acreage is not covered in current reports by

farmers. Far1ne.rs ,indicated their pla ns to hold or increase hay i;l nd g.rass-land .;tcre-

9-ges_, particl).larly in the South



A total of 3.59 million acres of principal crops to be planted or grown appears likel;;
in -.19.53, ~llowing :for ~numerous crops not yet surveyed. This would be a~ out Lpercen1
more than the 35,4 ...7 m:i.lli'c)n acre tota l of 1952 crops, nearly as much as in 19.51, and
sli ghtly more than the 1942-.51 avera::;e. The increase over last year i s chief~y due to the la.rgeor apandoned winter wheat acreage expe cted to be a vailable for .replanting to spring ;crops. Feed. grains a-pparently will qe grown on a larger aggreg~rte .acreage than in 19.52. Acr.eage of ,food grains will be slightly s lnctller than in 19.52 .
Labor ~upply doe's not. appear to have been a limiting factor in planning acreages of spring crops, except perhaps, in the South. In that area, smaller acrea ges of .tobacco, peanuts, corn and soyb e~ns, and expa nsions in l ess intensively cultivated
crops, such a:s cia t:s :and..hay indicat e the labor supply may have been ina dequate. HO'i'
ever, . these changes .also reflect the effects of the 19.52 .drought.

CORN: Farme.rs expect to plant 81,761~,000 acrE]s . of cor.n th:i..s year, ac cording to thei_

reports as of March I. . 'fhis [tcreage would be abo'L!.t 1 percent b elow the '19.52

pla.nting.s of 82,6.58, 000 acres,: and sma llest since pl a nted acreage e stimates were

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over WHEAT: Prospective seedings of all spr:Lng wheat. for 19.53: total 21. 6 million acres, . .slightli more tha n the 21,518,ooo acres seeded last year anct 12 percent

the 1942:-.51 ave rage seedings . A total of 76,961, 000 acre$ of all whea t is i ndica ted

by combining the ' current prospi3ct;Lve acreage o.f spring wheat with the seeded acreage of winter wheat as estiraated last De cember~ The tota l seeded acreage of all wh eat

for the :J-9.52 crop wa s . 77,447,000 acreso

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OATS: The 19.53 oat acreage pla nted a nd to be plant ed in the Uni ted States is indi~

cated to be 2 percent l a:r ger tha n in 19.52. Farmers.' r ep orted intentions are

for 43,777 ,ooo acres, 'compared vvith 42,97.5,'ooo a cres in 19.52 and t he aver a ge of

h3, 9.53,000 acres.



PEANUTS: According to March rep orts, growers intend to plant a tota l of 1, 958,000
acres of peanuts alone for all purposes in 19.53. . This would be a b out i
percent less than::t:Q.e 1~. 69.:,000 acres planted alone for al:}. pur p oses in 19.52, 47
percent below the 10-year average and tbe sma llest since 1933. These intentions include ..peanut$ for p~. ck:ing a nd thre shing , for hogg:i.ng~off and for othe r purposes.

TOBACCO; . A.tota l of 1,6.59,-400 acres of tobacco for 19.53 is indicated by rep orts of
f a rmers 1 inte ntions a s of March 1. This' is about 6 .5 percent be l ow the
1, 77.5 ;5oo acres harvested in 19.52. Reduced a llotments on f.lue -cured and burley . .
account for most of this 12rbspective acreage r eduction,

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FARM PRICE REPORT AS 9F MAHCH 15, 1953

April 3,

GEORGIA: During the month ended March 15, the All Commodity Index of Prices Receiv-"
- - - ed. by Georgia Farmers advanced 4 points~ At the pre sent level the index
is 255 per cent of the August 1909 - July 1914 average, and is 27 percentaee points ,below the level of the index for the corresponding period last year.

In the individual commodity sub-groups, prices received for cotton lint and cotton..:. seed, all baled hay, hogs, and chickens were substant~ally hi gher during the month ..

Pric~s received for .grains, wholesale milk, beef . cattle, and eggs declined significantly from the level reported in February.
UNITED STATES: During the month ended March 15, 1953, the Index of Prices Received
-- - ~---- by Farmers rose 1 poi.nt ( l/3 of one per cent) to 26h per cen-t;. ,of the
l9lO...lh average. Higher prices for hogs, cotton, eggs, wheat,' and corn more than offset lower prices for beef cattle, calves, wholesale milk, and potatoes. The March 15 Index is 8 per cent (2Li points) below a year ago, but 6 per cent higher than June 19)0_, just before the outbreak in Korea,

During the same period the Index of Prices Paid by Farmers including Interest, Taxes, and Wage Ra tes rose. 1 point (J,/3 of one per cent). Prices of corrui!odities bour;ht for family l ivj_ng purpo(:les rose slight],y more on the average than goods bought for production. The parity index in rnid.,..March was 2 per cent under a year earlier.

The Parity Ratio remained unchanged At.94 per cent.

Summary Table for the United State~

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Indexes

': I\1a.r. 15,

Feb. 15, : litiar, 15, : _ _ _R~.~-~.__H}g11 _- - - -

1910-ll ~ =loo

1952

. 1953


. :

J.953 ;
- - -:

Index :

Date

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

Prices Received

288

263

26/~

313

Feb. ],951

1/ Parity Index

288

280

281

289 ~/ IVlay . 1952

ParHy Ratio

100

9h

122

Oct. 1946

1/ Prices Paid, Interest, Taxe~, a nd Wage Rates.
/ Also April 1952 .

D. L. FIDYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

BURTON J. R~RRINGTON
Agricultural Stat:Lstician

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS VlARCH 15, 1953 ,liTH COMPARISONS
C01W~:_~_ -----'-~-+-~"-.:.-j,~=f=-i'-f=fi4--:~~lj!;:;sl~~~l~~h~~-~~~~~~~~~~~~D

Vtheat, Bu. Corn, Bu.

~I 1.24

$

.91

. 2.27 1.82

2.20 ' 2.15 I

I I

1.,

1.89 'I 1.87

.88

i 2 .....0

I u,05 2.10

l .64

I I

1,65. i'

.

I

1.43 1.46

Oats, Bu.

.67

1.16

1.12

1.07 !I

I

I

,40 I .89 I

.771I .78

Irish Potatoes,Bu. $

1.12

2,25

2.75 1 2.75 11

,70 1 2.16

1.79.1 1.64

Sweet Pot atoes,Bu, $

Cotton, Lb.



Cottonseed, Ton $

Hay (baled), Ton $

Hogs, per cwt.

$

Beef Cattle, cwt. $

Milk Cows, head

~83
12.6

4.40 39.9

4.45

I
1

4, 75

:

32.7

33.4

24.39

69.50 67.oQ 68,oo

30.20
7,33 . ,.16,30
I 3.87 . _24,40

30,90
I 18,20
I 16.40

.31.30
1
I 19.20
i ,. 16.10

33.85 _,20l.p0 1155.00 1155.00

'I
II

~ 88

II11 12.4

22.55

.1i.111

.,.

II

'I 7.27

II!l 5.42

l 4!3 .00

I
1

3 .83

I 1 36.7

I 6t.5o

II 25.10

I

-
16.70

!i 27.60

1256.00

3. 84 4 .01
i
. I I 30.2 ' 31.5 I 64,50 1 63 .60
II 25.60 1 24.40
. , 19.30 1 20.20
I! 18.80 1 17. ao I . i 206.00 J201.00

Chickens, Lb . Eggs, Doz. Butterfat, Lb. Milk ('!iholesa1e)
Per 100# 1}

13.2 _ 25.7

$

2,42

28.0
i 40~7
I 59.0
I I
i , 6,40

I 26,3
,I 51.0 . 57.0
I I I 6. 85

I 27.3
47.5 57.0,
6. 70

ll l I .I 11.'1

25.0

I
26.6 27,5

Ii' 21.5

I I! 33.9 I 42.o 44.7

I'
I
II

26~3

77.8 1, ' 66.8 l 66.6

I
1
l.60 j

4 ,89 - i~

Il
4.64 4.43

Soybeans, Bu. Peanuts, Lb.
..,..,---- - -

$1 .,. I il i I 3.00 ! 2.90 i 3.00

li - - ! - 5,0

J_
1

9.7

-1, 10.8

l
J

10.-9

.,

4.8

I ~-L__ _]__ _ _J ______jj__

2.?6

2,63

I!; 10,5

II
I

ll.O

2.81 ll.1

.:!:./ Preliminary for March 1953

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UIDEX NUMB:E;ftS OF PRICES RECEIVED BY FAill:JERS IN GEORGIA



(August 1909 - July 1914 ; 100)

Mar. 15

Feb, 15 1.1ar, 15

~------ ~;Tt~~rn&o~~~~~:::~--- ----- ------ ---- -------1~~~----- -----:l~~- ----------1~~-- -----,

I I

Grains hieat .Animals Dairy Products

196 439 243

202 340 255*

1 99

I'

341 254

i

i Chickens & Eggs

19'7

227

218

I Fruits

134

202

202

l __l~ ~"~1~~::s.________:__ "____ ---- -------. ..!.~~--- --------- --~-98_:_------------ -~-0.?.... - __,

* Revised

After Five Days Return to United St ates Depart~ent of Agriculture
Bure au of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building
.Athens,:Geor~ia
OFFICIAL BUSI1TESS Form B.AE-B-4/5:3 ,.. 3, ?5-;r-Perrnit No . 1001

Pennlty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300.

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.. AGRICULTURa~ Cn10RGTIJ%. .. .. tcoNQMIG~

C!hYJ;tJX/JO?t:tiz?.9 . ~EORGIA . .,UNIVERSITY OF.

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COlLEt>E. OF AGRICULTURE. .

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ID<TE.NS.ION SE..R.VICE.

VEGETABLE' CROP . RE.PORI' FOR APRIL 1, 19'53 .. --~--

.Tpe indicated spring; production of c.onunercial vegetables 1!-e:r fresh market is 9 per

cent apove las~ year anti iO per cent larger than the 1949-51 average, according to

tpe :Bureau of Agricultural Economics, This estimate is based on the spring crops

repo:t_:!;.ed to_AJ2ril 1 -wriich''usualJ.Y account for ahout three ..fifths of the total spring
in productiono The l~rgeit increases prospective s~l:'ing tonnage, compared with

last yea~, are for onions, tomatoes, cabbage_, lettuce, asparagus and S<veet corn,

in the .order named. .. .. .. ' . ' .

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SNAP BEANS: Iri the: iriid..:Spring areas, Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina,Hississippi , arid Alabam~' th~ prospective production of _1,531,000 bushels is 2 per
cent above the :1952 _production 'of' l,t5o6;:"000 bushels 'but 2 per cent below the 1949-51 ..aver.age .of . 1,568,000. bushels; Acreage for harvest is 4 ,_per cent beldW 1952 and 10 per cent below the''l949.i.5l average but the indicated per acre yield for this group ~States is above both :that of a year ago and average.

CABBAGE: . Prospective production -in the ~~ly _ spring areas of Louisiana, A~abama,

Georgia, Soutli Carolina, California and Mississippi is~26 per cent above

last spring's ear) CIop and:5 per cent above the 1949,.,.51 average~-137,400 tons for

-this spring compared 1-Jith 109,200 tons in 1952 .and the 1949-51 average of 130,900

tons-o All Sta.tss in the group except Califorpia expect larger to:rnnages than we.:rro

harvested last spring~ The average yield per acre indicated by April 1 conditions

.. is below the yield per acre in 1952but above the 1949-51 averageQ

In Louisiana, yields are turning out unusual~.well in the BreauX Bridg~-.Arnaudville

area where alm0St four-fifths of the conunercial acreage in that State i~? . located. :

Most of the Alabama crop is ready to harve3t 0 The season has been favorab~e and rie1d5 are good~ Gz:owers a;re not cutting a . large volume at present bec~u~~. of poor

marketso Conditions have qeen very i'avorable fer the Mississippi crop a:nd good

yields are in prospect/ S0me early acreage is now furnishing supplies for nearby

marketso General movement is expected to start around mid ...April witl;l 'peak movement

the first week in Mayo In Georgia the crop is earlier than usual and good yields

are being._harvested. Harvesting of the South Carolina crop is j\l3t getting under

way with peak movement expected around mid.Aprilo Good. yields and quaJ,ity are indicated a In Galitornia cabbage ;remains in over~upply, and, with an inc;reasing acre-

age continuing to mature, particularly in. the, South-Coastal area, pr.oduction will

continue to increase during the next. two weeks. Some cabbage is moving ou:t of

State : by rail and truck~

, :

i.
LETTUCE: In Ar-izona, the sprt.I},g crop came on Hith a r)ish due to the very favorable growing conditionsc. Yields and quality are very good. In Ca~;i.fornia
harvest has been active at Oxnard for two weeks and the peak. is expecte9.. around
Aprill00 The : San Joaquin Valley.; at Delano and Firebaugh, is harve9ting and should be in= heavy prbdUt:~tio,n from April 6: to 18 .. : . At Santa Maria hal"'vest began during the ~ast half. of March- but voiume is not expected until latt3 in ~prilo Harvest began in the ,Salinas ar~~ March 25 and prOduqtion will increase steadily with a heavier ~han norma] _. vol'iffie expected dJ.l!'ing Apr.ilo. However, market conditions and output from cop1patj,pg d,_istricts -:will influence s~ipments from ~~alinas~

In G~orgia, harves~ h~s pegun but because of Rresent poor markets some of the early

crop may be left' in' the fields. In South Carolina grow'bh was retarded by heavy

.._~.A .d~ing the ~atter.part of March, Damage ranged from light in some areas to

severe in others and vesting was expectec,i

prospects are. less promising than to begin early in Apri'l,. Wet . and

they co],d

were weat

a he

:{llonth r' th~

l

ago ast

0

o

f

H

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March retarded growth of the North Carolina crop~ Field~dri'lled lettuce ha,s been

thinned and stands are good. In general the transplanted crop. is good. Some

Romaine was cut April 1 but Boston and Romaine will not reach volume shipments until

April 10-15 with the peak about May 1~ Earliest cutting of ' Iceberg is expected

about April 20, reach volume that week, and peak about Nay lO-l;j0

ONIONS: Preliminar.y reports on late spring onions indicate 18,200 acres, 22 per
cent more than the 14,950 acres {or last year but 2 per cent less than the 3-year (1949-51) average of 18,560 acreso Acreage in the two principal late spring States-- California and Texas-- is below that indicated by growers' January 1 intentions to plant reports but th~s was more than offset by sharp increases in Arizon& and Georgia. The Arizona acreage is reported in good conditione In Georgia there is an increase in acreage in the main growing area together with plantings in a new area in Tattnall County. Plantings in all sections -of the original north Texas area
(Over) -

.Q!-JIO~S (Cont q).: shovJ decre~ses, but a ma-te2r~a-:I. increase is being .P:I.~nted in the

Panhandle J.rrigated areao rhe north Texns crop was pla,htedunder

tav~rable conditions~ The earliest north Texas sections expect some ppoduction abou

May 12-1.5' whereas these usually start harvest around the :I.atrt;;er part of Hay.('l Plantinr

f,f the Panhandle crop was well under way the latter part of Harch with completion e:ic pee~ed by ear~y. April., Volume suppJ,.iek from the Panhandle are usually not av.ailabl~

~nt1l after mJ.d~uly 0

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" EARLY COJ.VJMERCIAL PUI'ATOES:

Conditions have been favorable for the Louisiana . c~~P~ .

~

. Light movement has started in the La Fourche~:TerrE;lbohne

:?-rea and is :expected .tc begin in Pointe C.oupee Par:i,~h about April 20e Condi'tion of

the south Alabama crop is unusually good and harvest of the Baldwin County :crop. shc;m1

get under way about April 200 :t:t has been too wet for the south Georgia and South

arolina crops These rains have delayed potatoes and some S'outh Carolina acreage,

~articularly in the Meggett section of Charleston County, has been drowned out 0 ; fotatces have developed satisfactorily in the late spring areas of Texas" l1ost of .

the increased plantings in this State are in east. Texas, particularly in Leon and i.

}'it!,ls Countieso Condition of potatoes is good inboth the dryland areas of .eastern

Pklahomaand in the irrigated areas of the western part of the State0

' ,. ,
~ __Indic~t~d_Ar~age_agd_Pro2utiog BeEott~d_t ~a1e_fr_l2SJ ~i!h_C2mai~ogs~,~

CROPAND

,:-3:xearAC.:R-E-A-G-E- .: -

...

-

-=:-3:YYIErLoD:

PER
~-

-AC=RE--::

3-Yr:

-P=RC-D-U-C-TI-ON-

-~-

-; .

STATE :Average:

: Indo : Ave :

:Ind.:: :Average :

: Ind(l

. .

:1949-_5'1: 19)2 : 19_5') :49...-)l I 19_5'2 :19_5'3:1949.._5'1 : 19)2 : 195J

-SN-AP-.. B.-EJ.~-N..-: -::-A=1cr/-es-::-.-Ac-\re-s -:: -A-cr-es-::-~l... I-B-u:sh-e'-ls -...I-... .--:: --1--/ 1-, 0-:0-0 b-u-sh-e:ls-- ~"I

Mid-Spring: :

:

: Prelim~:

:

: :

Louisiana ... e: 4,100: 4,000: 3,800: 77

70 7.5' :

31.5':

280: 285

Georgia, , : .5',630: South Carolin~ 9,230: Mississippiu: 3,300:

4,800: 4,100: .5'3
8,900: 91 300: 67 3,.100: 2,800: 72

60 : 65 :
70 70 : . 70 ~ 8.5' :

300:

288: 266

617:. 623: 651

236:

217: 238

Alabama .. .. oo:_ ];,,20.Q:__l,t4.QOJ. _ 1,20,2:_ .7_ 1 ~7.Q _:_?.Q .t __ lO.Q: ___ 98.!. __ 91
Group total.!.. 2_3, 770: 22,200: 21,300: ...L: 68 : 72 'T 1,~68: 1,566: . ~ 1,81

ONIONS:

:"

:, ... Sacks 50 lbo

- lj 000 sacks

Late Spring::

:

:

:

: '

:

California : 5,430: 3;5'oo: 5,700: 513 Ariz~ma~~ ... o: 910: 1,100: 2,200: .5'80

670 670 :

2,800: 2,345: .

568:

937:

Louisiaria.,,u: 450:

3.5'0:

95

90

43:

32: Hay 11

Georgia .... o.,: 630~ 1,100: 2,000: 1.5'3 :175 : :

97:

192:

T~xas.,. ~ oo .. Group tot-al

:;__-1l.1".9B1.3tQ.:_~-,tk995000_:!.--_--r~8:~.tlmOQo_:;=2~'84"""L" _:.-2!7.~~-~~C: .

::.,;_.1
:

-

_._8Jd_:....._.. d3.Q~! ...; ..: ;_
4,392: 4,107: ....

EARLY COMM 11.:



"! Bushels

... '1,000 bushels

IRI3H PotATOE$

:

Late Spring::

1

:

:

Californiae .. : 63,700: 6o,ooo: 82,000: 387 430 : : 24,780: 25,800:

Louisiana...,u: 16;030: 4,200: 6,300: 67

9.5'

I . 11ississippioo: 2~ 740: .5'50:

600: 87

8.5' :

Alabamaouno: 21:390: 21,200: 31,800: 126 170 :

Georgiauuoof l.ll840:

700~

900: 116 14.5'

South Carolin~ lls200: B,ooo: BsSOO: 142 190

Arizona, ..... ;~/4.~ 040: 31 )0(J: '.i:'exasuu .. oo! 6~080: 3,400: Oklahomao.oo: 2~100: 1,100:

4,ooo:E_/3.5'5 3,800: 70 1_,100: 110

420 70
160 :

11 082: 399:

242:

47::

21603: 31 604:

:

192:

.102:

:y: 1,.5'46: 1,520: 1,428: 11 470: Ma;y ll

422:

238: '

203:

176:

Arkansasooaco: 4,700: 11600: 1,700: 90

80 : : . l:.i:LS:

1213:

Tennessee.,u .. : 4.,.5'00: 1,600: 2:-0oo: 116 : lOS : . :

.5'23:

168:

North Carolina,,).Qs]S'.Q:_ 1:7.:.0001_ _2.Q.~_QO.Q:_1.3..:. 1 ]:8,2 _:..,. _ 1 _ ,2,4~:.... _3.:.115.:. __ _

Group total ;167,860: 122,8~0: 162~. 700: 236 : 300 : : 38,~:.:> 9: 36,797: .

1/ For "group tota1s 11~~nd for . 11 al1 States.:1",. averages of the annuait.ota1s, , ~ thT

sum of the State or group averages. For 6ommercial Potatoes, lO-year avera~,

1942.,,)10 g) Potatoes~ late Spring, Arizona,;.- 8 year average 1 1944-.5'10



D. L,_FLOYD

Agricultural Statistician; In CRarg~

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.. After l',ive Days Return to

. I ,.L. H. HARRIS, JR.

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. "" Tt-uck Crop Estimator

Penalty for privata usc to

Unitod States Department of Agriculture

avoid payment 'of postage $,300e'

Bureau of Agricultural Econpffiics

319 Extension Building

Athens, Georgia

OFFIGIAL BUSINESS
Form BAE-D..Ii/53..1,.397

Permit No. 1001

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Librarian, ~allege of A gricu lt ti~~

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At hens. Ga.

'!r.C . Re:q

GEOHGIA: weather conditi_ons during March were generally favorable f dr farm activity in the southern area of the state and good progress wasmade in preparing
land and planting crops . . Mo.st of the tobacco acreage had been set by April 1; early planted corn was up t? .a- stand- and planting of cotton was well advancede In the northern districts frequent rains during early March delayed preparation of land and . little progress was rnade until the last half of the month.

fhe ample supply of moisture during March was favorable for vegetative growth. On
April 1 pastures were furnishing an abundant supply of grazing for livestock in all ~reas . Small grains came through the v1inter in good condition and on April 1 prospects were very favorable for above average yields for wheat, oats, rye and barley.

Weather conditions during the winter were especially favorable for fr uit crops and
an above average production is expected for most of these crops. Peaches came througl
the winter in good cond:Lt1on. The reported condition of peaches on April 1 was 85 percent compared with 7h percent one year ago and is the highest condition since 1945

WHEAT: The 1953 Georgia wheat production is placed at 2,520,000 bushels compared with 2,476, 000 harvested in 1951 and is 19 percent above the ten year
(1942~51) average production of 2,120,000 bushels.

PEACHES (10 Southern State s): Prospects for the 1953 crop of peaches in the 10 Southern States are very good in a ll areas. The 80
percent condition r eported on April 1 is 8 poi nts above a year ago, 15 points above two years .ago and 11 :r;oj_nts above t he April l average.

ln the Saridhills ateci of North Carolina, full bloom occurred about March 15, a w.eek
earlier than last year. The South Carolina peach crop had a minimu.'11. of cold lnJury although some low temperatures were. rec orded durj.ng the last week of March j_n minor
areas. Trees were in full bloom during the first week of March in Ridge and Sand-
hllls areas in South Carolina and the second week in the Piedmont region. In Georgia
weather conditions have been very favorable. In the Fort Valley area the full bloom
varied from March 9 to 15. Blooming dates f or the northern districts were several
days later. In Alabama., the winter was mild and weather this spring has been favorable. The bloom in Arl~ansas was hea;vy and prospects ' are quite promising4! In the
commercial area of North Louisiana, peaches were in full bloom about ~I!Tarch 10 and
the set of fruit is good.

i

.

\en Oklahoma, peach trees started to bloom in mid-March in the southern area and were .

9looming in the northeast section by late March. Mos t orchards on the Edwards

hateau of Texas carry a good set. Trees in the north Texas commercial area were in

bloom on April 1.

Condition of peaches by s,tates are given in the table below:

State

PEACHES

. ----------- - - - Condition as of April 1

-~-A1-9v-4e-2r-a--5g-1e--------1-9-50--------1-95-1-~

1952

:

--~----
1953

I
Per ce nt

N. C,

77

71

80

87

87

s. c.

72

64

86

82

75

Ga,

71

57

75

74

85

Fla.

65

45

54

69

85

Ala.

63

41

38

78

82

Miss.

66

53

35

72

79

Ark.

66

71

29

61

87

La.

69

77

43

68

79

Okla.

59

73

48

43

79

Texo

64

- 58

52

39

65

10 States

69

62

65

72

80

D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician

-. - ----.- - - -. m UNITED STATES - GENERA.L CROP HEPORT :,S 11.PRLL 1, 1953

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Favorable progress .in fa1~~ acti v:i ties and c;rop develop1nent during i'ilarch have result<:

in a generally. 11 early spring11 Fall sown gr"lins, pasture, and hay crops have emer ge
from wiiYter . dorm~mcy in the no~thermnost areas and prospects mostly are favorable

.cept that devel'opment of-, wint:.Or wheat :is retarded in the Central and Southern Great

.Plains ., Plow:i_ng,preparation of seedbeds a :nd s'pring seeding is mostly advanced,

though' relati vel,y dry seedbeds have delayed planting in the Montana-North Dakota

atea . So.il moi9tu.re is generally adequate, except in the _Great Plains., Virtually

all snmv in agricJ.iltural areas had melted by April 1 and the water had been absorbed

with little runoff. Irrigation water supplies appear .satisfactory in northern

portions but in t.he south they range down to dangerously short ih parts of Arizona.,

Winter wheat pro$pects improved as March weather in most areas was much more favorable then usual. The April 1 estimate of 71)-i rr~-tlli.on bushels is 103 million, or 17 percent, larger than 'the forecast as of December 1, 1952, reflecting smaller acreage. loss-es than expe.cted and improved yield prospects in most areas. In East North Central St<ites, heaving had caused only slight damage despite the lack of snowcover most bf the winter. Mild weather and improved soil moisture fostered growth of even the latest fields, resulting in good to. exce.llent yield prospects. In the South, growth i s well adva nc ed and yield prospects good.

Feed grain<stocks on farms Aprj_l 1 were nearly a fourth l a.rger than a year ago, and about: 8 percent above average. In terms of supply per animal unit to be fed grain,
the ol).rrent farm stocks are more than a fourth larger than a year ago, exceeding .April l tonnages in all years of record except 1943, 1949 and 1950. Current farm
stocks of corn, at 1,466 million bushels, are 39 percent larger than the relatively
small stocks a year ago and 15 percent above average for April 1.

Vegetative .development was mostly adva nced on April 1. Old hay mea dows and new seedings appear to have survived the mild winter with little damage and have made an early start. Some pastures in areas that were dry J,ast fall show effects of overgrazing .and will need time to recover, but gerierally growth is advanced and will
supp8rt livestock earlier than usual in n orthern areas. Pasture condition, at 81
percent, is one point below a year ago and 2 points below average for April.

WINTER WllEAT 1 The 1953 winter wheat crop is forecast at 71LI u{illion bushels, an



i1nproveiner1t of 103 rnillion busl1els s.ince Decernber 1. A production

this size would be two-thirds as large as the bumper 1952 crop of 1,053 million

bushels, but 10 percent smaller than ave,ra.ge. - 'l'he current forecast :Ls based upon an

appraisal of April 1 crop condition as reported by individual growers, soil moisture

reserves, and other factor's affecting crop production. A generally mild winter a~

early spring, associated w5.th improved soil moisture supplies from timely snows and

rain, have materially improved t he outlook for the crop over a major portion of the

country. '



!viiLK PRODUCTION: Milk production on farms increased seasonally during. March, and
continued at. a: record breaking pace, Production .for the month totaled 10.1 billion pounds, exceeding last year by 7 percent and the previous
March record set in 1945 by 3 percent. Comparatively mild weather in important dairy
area:s and early green feed from pastures in the South favored a high rate of milk
production per cow, and the number of mtlk cows on farms has be en increasing.

_PASTURES: Cond.i tion of farm pa stures on April 1 avera ged 81 percent of norrnal--2 points below avera ~~e and 1 point below April 1 , 1952 Pasture conditions
over the country varied from well a b ove avera ge in much of the South to the poorest spring prospects since 1937 in the ties tern Region, Pasture conditions were most favorable in the Southern secti on of the country.

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GEORGIA PRODUCES GREATER PAR'l' OF HATCHI NG EGG NEEDS FOR BROILER CHICKS

April 30, 1953

Georgia poultrymen produced approximately 69 per cent of the hatching eggs set for commercial broiler chicks in 1952 according to a survey made recently by the Geore;::ia
Crop Reporting Service This survey was made among Georgia cmmnercial hatcheries
in response to munerous request for information on source of the supplly of hatching
eggs by states. Around 95 per cent of all hatcheries producing broiler chicks in
the st ate participated iri the survey. Hatcheries not producing broiler chicks were
omitted from this tapulation but v.rill be summarized in the near future.

North Carolina ranked second. in supplying 23 per cent of Georgia hatching egg needs
followed by South Carolina with 4,9 per cent, Pennsylvania with 1 per cent, and a
number of other states contributing lesser amounts to 1952 settings.

Shown in the diagram is a distribution, by states, of the total number of eggs set
for commercial broiler chicks in 1952.

GE ORGIA HATCHING EGG SURVEY FOR ]9)2 BY STATES OF ORIGIN

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Number ltggs %of

(Nillions ) Total

101.8
3h.o

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23.0

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4.9

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Return After Five Days to United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Form BAE.N~/53~1,126 Permit No. 1001

Penalty for private use to avolii payment of postage $300.

Sotlth Branch Library State College of' Agriculture
. ;. : Athens. G.&.

~.c~.: . .Dn.r:i.ng the month ended April 15, the all commod1ty :tndex of prices rece:i.ve!
by Georgia farmerE; declin~d J points. At the present level tht:J index is 252 PEJrcent of the August 1909-July 19lh average.
Lower prices durine the month for beef cattle, chickens, wholesa le milk, cot ton lint: all baled hay, and Irish potatoes contributed to thn decline in the index.
Sli:ght gains were reported durin/.~ the month in p:dces received for ho gs , eggs, and
corn.
UNITED STATES: 'l'he Index of Pr:i,ces Receiv c,1d by Farmers declined 5 po:Lnts ( 2 percent)
dur:Lng the month t:mding ;;.pt:i.l 15. i1. t 259 percent of its 1910-Il~
avera:;e the mid-April inde:x c ompa:t'B'Ilt wi:hh 26Lt in lviarch and with 290 in April l as t
yea!' Price declines for. rrj.lk , cattle, on:Lons, and po:~atoes were ma.:inly resp,)nsib1e for the drop in the indox . These were offset :i.n part by higher prices for hogs ,
l ambs, eggs, and rice.
The Index of Prices Paid by Fa:~.mers inclu.cUr1g Interest , Taxes; and V.fage H.ates ~lso
declined during the sa.me per:iod, but only by 2 points (les s than l percent) ~o 279 .
Lowe:r prices for feeder live s tock, feE:d, and seed, together with a d.ecline in the seasonally a djusted wage rate i .ndex accm.mt.cd i'or rno1>t of the decr~:.ase . Hinor offsets were higher prices for some j, terns of housEJhold furniture and .ft,ITnishing(J ,
With the Pad ty Index off only 2 po;Lnt.s and the Index of Prices Received off 5 point f
the Parity Hatio dropped I po:Lnt to 9~, the :towest, since June 19hl.

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Sunn-nary Table for the Un:Lt.ed States



Apr . 15,

Mar 1 .5,

Apr . 15, : . Hec ord htgh

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290

264

259

313

Feb , 1951

Parj_ty Index :11

289

281

279

289 ~./lvlay 1952

Parity Ratio

100

9h

93

122

Od:.. 191+6

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Agricultural Statistician

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Irish Potatoes, Bu. $ Sweet Potatoes, Bu. $

1.12 .83

Cotton; Lb.



i2.6

Cottonseed, Ton

$

24.39

Hay (baled), Ton $

Hogs, per Cwt.

$

7 .~~3

;Beef Cattle

$

3.87

Milk Cows, he.ad

$

33.85

Ohickens, Lb.



13.2

Eggs, :COz.



21.3

Butterfat, Lb.



11 :-Tilk ( WJ:iolesale)
. per 100#

$

2.42

Soybeans, Bu.

$

Peanuts, Lb.



5,0

11 PrelimintlJ:'y fo-r April 1953.

2.25 4.55 40.9 67.00 . 29.50 16.00 25.00 1$9.00 25.0 39.{) 58.0

2,75 4.75
3::~.4
68.00 31.30 19.20
155.00 27,3 -(t7.5 57.0

2.10

70

4.75

.88

32.9
I 68.00
30.90

12.1 22.55

19.80 1 15.20 .,1

7.27 5.42

150,oo I 118.00

26.9 1 ll.4

il 4D.O

21.5

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26.3

(3.00

6.45 I s.25 ,1 ]..60

1_. ____ __3.~.0) 1::~0 3.10

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9.5 10.9
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2.31 4,16 37.3 60.80 24.80 16.40 27.80 254.00 24.4: 35.2 73.6

1.64 4.01 31.5 31 .4 63.60 63.1( . 24.40 23.6( 20,20 20, 7( 17.80 l7,3C 201.00 193.0(: 27.5 27.2 44. 'l 45.5 66.6 65.4

4.60

4.41

4.1 ~

I NDEX ~:JT.JMBER S OF PRICES RECEIVED BY FAPJ.1ERS I N GEORGIA (August 1909 ... July 1914 ::: 100 )

All Commodities Cotton &Cottonseed
Grains '

Meat .Anima1s

Dairy Products

Chicken .& Eggs

Fruits

MiscellBneous

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Mar. 15 1953

Aor. 15
~ 1953

28~--25!5 - -

252

319

267

263

198

' ).99

203

444

341

334

23'1 *

251

247

185

218

222

134

202

202

183

200

199

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After Five Days Return to

United State s Department of Ag~iclll ture

Bureau of AgricU.l turaJ Economic G

319 Extens ion Building

Athens, Georg ia -

OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Form BAE-B-5/53 ... 3 ,7~9-

Permit No. 1001



Penalty f()r private use to avoid payment of postage $300,

South Branch Li brary
State College of Agriculture

Athens, Ga..

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Below f:reezing weather along wi:th heavY- .irost the,..latter half of April delayed Vege-

ta'tive growth and caused some -~a.m~ge to early planted .crops. Frll;it,' _crops_w_ere iri,;.

jured in local areas but the damage :was ~ot .as s,evere _as fir:?t thought. _~Hea't:Y' rains

the last of the month badly washed tne soil .and c.aus ed, rapid 'rising of ~iv~rst this
was especially true in west central -a.-rid _ -northe~tern ar,eas of. the Statee ; Some.r8.;.

planting has been necessary in most areas. The tobacco crop is off to a good'starto

Planting of peanuts is about complete . Improved .pas.t'ijres .are ~urnishing_ exc~~~ent

grazing an~ the... milk flow is ~t a high level. _ . _ , .,

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Cond:i.tion of small gra.ins is reported." a~ gbod i;,o excellent in practicallY a:ll' ~ectims

of -the State. - Rains already received !;ire sufficient to mature grain of satisfactory

.quality and near record yields are exp~cted~

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at 2,66o;ooo, "bp.shels, co~pared : with -2,470,000 bushels. harvested in l952. The

yield p,er acre~ is . expect,ed to reach '19.0 bushels This yield- is eq.ual:.-to .the re,cord

set last year.

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Qats: The fall oat .crop ~-~ple thro:'-~h the winter in good condition.and high yields
. are expected 'in most sect'ioris. 'The '.ffXst ; 'p, .:r:o<iuction estimate will :be ma,de as
of June 1

. Peaches: Prospe,ctive production of the Georgia total peac'h crop :(including -both ;

; . .cqmmercial anci farm product'ion) as of May 1 is placed 'at '-3,220,000' bushels, qompared, with , 2,496,000 /bushels harvested ' last season. t.The current ..crop is 29 p~r

c~nt above the i952 production, but 19 per cent -less than the 3,;975;000- bushels har-

vested in 1951. Weather conditidns during the winter and early spring were favor-

ablefor the peach crop ~nd all. areas developed nearer normal than usual. The below freed~g :weat~er along witn heavy trost.-frofu April 18 ' ~ 21 damaged the crop iri local

areas but extent of .the damage ,was not as severe as first anticipated. . Below normal

temperat'\ll'es during April delay~d developm~nt and maturity will be later than was

. expected . earlier ~p tbe se,a.son. . Tp~ , fir~~ shipments -bY -varieties are expected as follows: Dixired ~d Ear:ty Red.Fr~ the last week of May:; Duigem the first . week of

June; EarJ.iy Hiley _and Southl?.p.d the middle of June., ~a Elberta the first week.: of

Ju,Jy. (See T8Vf3r~e side for' co~~ntS f'rqm other' states )" .

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Agricultural Statistician, Iri Charge .. ' , '. '

ARCHIE LANGLEY .
Agricultural Statistician

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Progress of the 1953 crop season is about normal for the country as a. whole, altholl?t

ijo:tiesfs:>r ~- ~arly spring WEre dashed by unseasonably cold weather in April. The

.ii mo~stu:r;e. .sit'!J.:ation is now mostly sati sfactory, except 'in the.: ctry Southwest.
J!.pril _rain~ - we.re beneficial, even though they delayed field operat ~: o-ns. WiYrt~r wheat

in the ; soutliern. Qreat Plains was adversely af fe-cted by cold weather and frJ3e2;'es 'and

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,1/ contihued drought., but improved generally. elsewhere. Producti-on ~:s now estimated a1,)
. 130 million bushels,. 16 million more than on April 1 . Fall-sown oats and barley,

_- 'hich. are grown largely j_n the more humid areas, ar,e_ generally .prospering. Pastures

, havE?_developed sl?wly 'in many areas where they wer-~ -- overgrazed last fall,_ and .are

- .poor in dry areas,_ but elsewhere grass and ha.y crops made good growth.

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_:;~_:f!.nltsu?.i~y cold we~-~~r-, . kith freezing extending well into tl;le :.south during much _of

\~ ' .1 Wr~J.., r _etarded crop 'growth. Heavy rains delayed field work, except in a large: in-
terior portion ?! ;th!3r country and the Southwest _to southern California. H,ow,e:v;er,

farmers were able to accomplish most of thei-T planned _fit;lld work and intended plant-

<' ;.' ings to date. ,Only in some northeastern sections is the delay in seeding spring

~ g:r a'ins likely to result in shifts to later crops, -.while in some other sections work

Ts \'Still advanced. Freezes which occurred at the' latest date of record in several So~thern sections necessitateq replanting of cottoli and: perhaps some other crops and

may.,.have .damaged fruit, lespedeza arid. tender veget$'bles,

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WINTER WHEAT: .A 1953 winter wheat crop of 730 miflion bushels is now in prospect-

16 million bushels more than the Apri+ l forecast. A crop this -size

wou:j,d be 31 percent smaller than the percent b~low avet:age. Cool weather

bumper 11053 over most of

million-bushel crop ofl952,_. and 8
the country during Apr:i.l slowed the

rate of plant growth~-., Howeve_r, where soil moist1ire was ample,__ the cooler tempera~

tures favored tillering and establishment of stands for late germinated wheat Lack

o;f so~.l moisture continued to depress crop prospectS' in the Southwest Plains area. Jri 'fexas arid I~ew MexicO'; loss o;f wheat acreage drj.ng April was heavier than _expected

e~rlier. Al~o, acreage of wheat w-as lost jn- the -Ok~ahqma Panhandle, southwest Kansas

and southeast colorado, but in each of these 3States estimated abandonment is less

than a month earlier. In the western two..tM.rds 'of Kansas and south..central Nebraskt ~oil moisture supplies ~re limited. Wheat in the Southwest depends ~n future rain. r"a;11 for continued growth and maturity. The crop:~ as a whole, is s_omewhat behind

normal develophierft.

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Stat;es -:is forecast at 12,110,000 bushels, ll-1- percent above the 1952 crop,

.,) biit 10 percen-t>:below the 1951 crop and 13 percent below aver::1ge, target crops than

~n, l952 are e#iected in Georgia, Florida, Missi s sippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma

and' . .. ~

Texas.
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for

1953

is

indicated
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l;>e below average

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Stgte.

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In 'Nor~h Caro;liha, frosts on April :20..21 caused some damage to peach prospects'. He~vieSt damag~-- w~s in the Polk-Rutherford County areas with the Mt. Airy secti on

also reporting cpflside rable loss. In the Sandhills, . damage ranged from virtually

n.~:m: to severe~ ~- ;rn: South Carolina, prospects gen,erally are fair to good, although

in some localities -the outlook for the:: crop vari,es from near failur:e to very good.

:_ Weather condition's''--n Georgia during t-he winter and early spring were favorable for the peach crop. -:Below fr~zj_ng temperatures on April 18 to 20 did less; damage to the
of crop than first thought .The greatest d-.gmage OCC1J,rred in the central part: ,the

State. Below normal t emperature s during April delayed development of theC'rop._

Prospects in-Arkansa s vary widely by ar~as with practically no peaches this year in

the _nor~hwrst SI?!Ction but a ne ar average crop ,fqr thE_3_ State,
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.' In Califo:rnta, so~e daniage to Clingstone peaches was caused by the Ap:fil freezes but
was less than to many. of the oi{her deciduous fruits. Prospects for fr ee stone~ point tq .' a relativt?ly __ good crop, a~thou-gh some damage was caused by the April freez e s to

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Elber:tas,-~nd

other

ear~y: .,

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vari. eties.

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Pasture condition's were generally favorable on May 1 except for. the Gre at

:_ l:'lains area. .and part of the West. Mild open weather prev<'liling nat ionally througn

M(:irch gave promise of good early pasture feed. However, cold weather during April _L~et arded g~ass' growth genera).ly over t he Natiof1.

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-WJ.-ted St-ate's' 'Department of Agriculture

_, -~J_; ,,-lBu~e'au o>Agricultural Economics

t x~ :_1 319 Extension Building

~ :- . e-'' . Atherrs-r : G~qJ;gia

Penalty fqr private us~. to avoid payme11t ~f postage_:$Jp0.
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South Branch Library State Co ll e~ e , .O,f. Agr~. cu lture Athens . Ga. . . ; .._. "

Re.q

CANTALOUPS: The first estimate of acreage for harvest in the early summer crop . .
----.-- - States, 21, Boo acres, is 4 per cent above last year but- fh per cent
below the 1949...51 average. In Georgia strong winds and heavy rains have damaged
vines . in many ar~Sas. The gouth Ca,ro1ina crop is getting off to a slow start because
of cold winds and frost. In the heavy producing Barnwell-Allendale area nearly all
the acreage must be replanted. In Arizona the weather since planting has been
generally cool.

SWEE'r CORN: The forecast of production for the four late spring areas in California, - - - - - Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina showsT;)ol,OOO un:i. ts--20 per cent
below last spring's late crop of 1,72h,OOO units and 24 per cent below the 191.!9-51 average of 1,826,000 units. Acreage has been cut below that harvested in 1952 in all late spri.ng areas except Ge0rgia.

per ONIONS: The May 1 indicated production for the South Texas early spring onion crop

is the same as for April 1, 5,592,000 sacks (50 lb.},or hl-t

cent more

, than the 3,880,000 sacks for 1952. The first estimate of the California, Arizona,
TJoui.siana, Georgia and Texas 1953 late spring onion crop, 6,228,000 sacks, is 52

per cent more than the 4,10?,000 sacks for 1952 and 42 per cent above the 3-year

average of 4,392,000 s~cks.



EARLY COlJ!i\ilERCIAL POTATOES: A,creage for summer harvest in Virginia, I\!laryland, - - - - - - - - - - - Kentucky, Miss-o"iirr, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, Georgia
and New Jersey is estimated at 72,800 acres Th:.Ls acreage is 18 per cent larger than the acreage harvested in 1952 but 34 per cent below average, Growers in Kentucky, Kansas, Nebraska and Northern Georgia are expected to maintain last year's acreage but increases are indicated for the rerna5.ni.ng States. Acreage has been increased in all Virginia areas w:i.th the biggest expansion in Northampton C.ounty on the Eastern Shore.

Yield per acre of late spring potatoes for South Georgia was estima.ted at 120 bushels and product,iori-at lOCl, 000 bushels,

!_~l~~9ES: May 1 reports of acreage and condition point to larger a.vaile.ble supplies this spring than a year ago. A prospective production of 10,881,000
bushels reported for all spring areas is 13 per cent above last spring 's crop of 9,646,000 bushels and 12 per cent above the 191.19-51 average of 9,692,000 bushels.
The first forecast for the five late spring areas shows 3,596 1 000 bu.shels--35 per
cent above the 1952 crop of 2,6?2,000 bushels, 17 per cent above the 1949-51 average of 3,075,000 bushels. Acreage was increased over that harvested a year a go in Texas, Mississippi, South Ca rolina and Georgia while no change is r'eported in Louisiana.

ATERillELONS: In the early summer States, ind~.cated acreage of watermelons for . harvesf"is 317,100 acres, an increase of 21 per cent over last year
and 12 per cent greater than the l9h9-51 average. In 'fexas hail and excessive rains caused some damage, particularly in the Falfurrias section. In a large part of the South, rangj_ng from North Carolina to Louisiana, watermelonq made below average progress during April, Low temperatures generally retarded seed germination and plant growth, and in some cases, killing frosts made it necessary to do considerable replanting.

Si~AP BEANS: In the mid-spring States of Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Mississippiunfavorable weather during April reduced prospects
considerably. Production is now indicated at 1,337,000 bushels compared with
l,5o6,ooo bushels in 1952. In Louisiana yield prospects declined 5 bus hels during
April and hard rains on May 3 caused damage which may result in some further re-
.. duction. In Georgj"a, where a yield of 55 crates and a production of 226,000 cra tes is expected, heavy rains and high winds caused some damage, and in South Carolina, cold winds and .frost damage cut yield prospects, Low temperatures and heavy rains during April impaired stands and reduced yield prospects of the Mississippi crop.



D. L. FLOYD

Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

HARRY A VvHI'fE Agricultural Statistician





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Ind. : Av. : , :Ind.: Average:

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1953 =49-Sl : 19S2 :19S3: 1949-Sl: 19S2

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1, 000 Crates

cANTALOUPS: . r

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-GE:)o~.gia . 7, 870 61 000 6,300 70

t70

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South Catalina 6, 070 S,700 6,0001 42

45

2S2 1 2S6 June lC

r l Arizona I ].~.?_310 _9}_3QO_- z,:iOQ ..~42- _l]S_ -- _1..!.6~3- I _!,,gs~ _! _---

Group tota~ 2S,_3_0o-.-J--_2_l,_()OO 21,800 I 97

92 I .

2,443 1,932

EA~~;~ht

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1,000 Bushels

llU$.H POTATOES:

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Virginia. 33,710 23,200 26,400 181

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S,999 3,8.33 June 10

Maryland. 5,540 3,400 3,700 1 155 l4S

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Kentucky. 3,320 1,600 1,600 j' 140 115

4S7

184

. Mi s souri. . 2,850 1,100 -1,300 172 200 ,.

474

220

Kansas , 3,930

56'0

Nebraska. 1~ , 590 1,900

Texas 6,900 4,600

I SOO I 166
1, 900 256 10,500 1 230

140 280

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611 -
I 1,126 l,S79

70 532 1,242

t __ _ Georgi a _. 1,500

900

900 1 95 . 85

148

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_N_ewG_rJ_oue_pr_.s_te_yo__ta_+-_n4_o_8_,,__3f5f_i0_o_~26___41,__7,_90__o0_o~_72_62_~0s_-0_0oo_-~--222-_6o_3-~t_1_189_03.__-~l -__--tt1~_-l0-,'__S7l.__522 _,_1h~__,,__632_3_~_3~------

TnMATOES: Late Spring:

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Texas, other 27,830 24,000 30,600 68 60 '70 1~908 1,440 2,142

1 Louisiana ~ 1,230 11 100
Mississippi 2,030 1,000

1,100 2,100

72 40

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50 7S

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80

77

88

SO

158

South Carolina 3,400 4,300 4,SOO ~ 63

6S 55

215

280

2h8

J.:iOq_ r Georgia l ! 0,_7QOt !l_;_OQO_ _l~,QOQ _7). _ _ ]5_ J 80__ _73_ _ 22 ___9.0_

' Group total 4'>,200 41,400

68 65 71 3,075 2,672 3,596

WATER:tvlELONS

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Arizona 5,230 4,100 Lt,500 I 688

Louisiana h,370 3,SOO. 3,)00 257

Mississippi 6,830 8,ooo 9,000 237

Melons
. 170 680 2)0 230

- 1,000 Melons

1 18,2S3. I 3,575
1,120 1,618

16,h90 2, 788 8 7S l,Bho

I June 10

Alabama 13,100 13,400 13,900 303 .310

3,970 4,151+

Georgia 1 So, 330 45,000 So,ooo 283 275

14,227

South Carol_ina 4C,600 43,000
I North Carolina 10,270 8, 700
California 10,270 9,000
Ar.kansas. . 8,030 10,600

I 47, 000 200 9,Soo 180
I 11, 000 673
12,200 290

180 20S
I 7h0 I
265

9, 207
1,837
I 6, 876 2, 33 3

L_-1- Oklahoma.
Missouri.

16, -230 3,370

._127~,55~000-

H~ , 000
_ ~,20~



~11827

185 __220_

3_,077~76-

12, 37S .7, 740
1, 784
I 6 ,660
2, 809
_3,2~328~ ~~-. _ ~ _

Group tota 283,300 262,.300 317,100 236 234 l 166,830' 6;1.,378

..

For "group totals" and f or "all States, 11 averaves of the annual _totals, not the sum of the . State or group average s. For Commercial Potatoe s, 10-year.-average, 1942-Sl.

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. ;

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FARM PRICE REPORT AS OF M_AY 15, 1953

GEO~: During tf,le month ended I'Jlay 1.5, bhe all commodity In9.ex of .Prices Heceived
by Georeia farmers increased 3 points. At the present leyel the index :j..s -
254. percent . of the Au.gust 1909-July 19lh ave~age.

Lower pric~'S than recorded for April were received dndng the month for beef cattle, .

m:i.lk cows, .yvholesale milk, whea t,. oats, c o tton~eed, . and hay, with the prtce of Iris h

potatoes dropping Qharply. .These declines were 'more thi:m off::;et by a half cent gain

in -the -price of cotton, a sharp increase in the price of hogs, and a moderate rise

in prices fqr peanuts, corn; soybeans ' and sweetDotatoes.



"t

'

UNITED S'l'ATES: The 'Index of Prices Received by Farmers increased 2 point$ (a little

less than l percent) during the month ended May 15. The May index

at 261 percent of its 1910-lb average compat:es rvi th 2.59 a month earlier and with

293 in May 1952 A sharp increase in hog p~j_, ces and madera te upturns . in beef 'cattle, lamb,. cotton, and corn prices were primarily :re sponsibl~ for the increase during the .

past month .Decreases in prices rece).ved for milk, tomatoes, strawberries, potatoes,>

and wheat only parti<:lly offs~t the increases.



The general level of Prices Paid by Farmers for Commodities , Inter~st, Taxes, and
Wage Rates (Parity Index) held steady at, 279 during the month Booed May 15, Influ-
enced by higher food prices, the average of family living items. was up sUghtly
during the month. But in the producJion f:l eld, lower feed prices offset increases
in feeder livestock. Taxes, interest:, and wage rates likewise remained 1.mchanged. The Parity Index in mid-May was 3 percent lower than a year ago

The slight increase in the Prices Received Index raised the Parity Hatio back to 9b, the March level, 7 percent unde~ a year a go,

_ _s_~un_ u1na ry Table for the _United States

- --

lndexes ' : M~y 15, -Apr. 15,

May 15, :

. . .Record high

191014 ~ 100

1952

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

1953

1953

~

~

rnCiei

-

:

- - -Date
.. -~~

--

-

----

Prices Received

293

259

261

Parity Index 1/

289

279

279

Parity Ratio -

101

93

94

313

Feb. 1951

289

'2/ M~y 1952

122

- Oct. 19l.r6

?/ ~/ Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Wage Hates .

Also April 1952.

D. 1. FLOYD Agricultural Sfatistician, In Charge

HAERY A HHI'l'E Agricultural Statistician

('!.r, ,...-- .!-

CmAMODITY AND
UNIT - ----
Wheat, Bu.

Average Aug.190s;.. July 1914
$ 1.24

May 15, Ap

1952

1

2.24

2

Corn, Bu.

$

91

1.90

1

Oats, Bu.

$

.67

1.05 1

Irish Potatoes, Bu, $

1.12

2.50

2

Sweet Potatoes, Bu. $

;,83

4.70

485

.88

4.33

4,09

4.13

Cotton, 'Lb.

12.6

Cottonseed, Ton

$ 24. 39

Hay (baled), Ton $

--

Hogs, per Cwt.

$

7.33

38.5 67.00 30.00 19.00

32
68;,00
30.90 1 9.80

33.4 66.50 30.10 22.40

12.4 22,55
....,.
7.27

36.0
so.so
23.40 19.20

31.4 6310 23.60 20,70

31.7 61.80 22.70 23.10

Beef Cattle

$ 3.87

25.. 00 15.20 15.00

5.42

27,.80 17.30 17.50

ilk Cows, head Chickens, Lb.

$ 33.85 ' 195.00 150.00 135.00 '

13.2

24.0

26 i 26.9

48.00 11.4

256.00 193.00 188.00

24.4

27.2

26.5

Eggs, Doz.

21.3

42.0

4 9.0

50.0

21.5

34.2

1:5,5

45.9

f'utterfat, Lb.

25.7

56.0

57.0 57.0

26.3

71.6

65.4

65.1

lvrilk (VIholesale)

~ per 100# J)

$ 2.42

$oybeans, Bu,

$ --

feanuts, Lb. ,



5.0

J} Preliminary for May 1953

5.$C

6.20 6.00

1.60

3,20

II 3.00 3.20

lL 9,7

10.8 ll.O

4,8

-

4.44

4.12

I 2.77

2.81

I 10.4

11.1

I

3.95
2.78
u.z

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_ --------.,.___ ___ - - - - - - - ------ . . -~~.----

., . _ ..,.. ...

INDEX NUMBERS OF PRICES RECEI\TED BY FARliERS IN GEORGIA (August 1909 - July 1914 !:; 100)

All Commodities Cotton & Cottonseed
Grains Meat Animals
. Dairy Products Chicken & Eggs
Fruits
Mi sce11aneous
Revised

Ma.yl l5, 195Z
276 302
202
461 234 193 134 185

A_-pr. 15, 1953
251
263 203 334 246
222 202 197 .

Ma.y 15, 1953
254 ' 366 203 348 244 225 202 198

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Req

GEORGIA: Production of lupine seed in Georgi~ for 1953 j_s estimated at h.3, ?00,000
pounds or 66 percent above the 26,hoo,ooo pounds h .'lrvested in 1952. 'l'hti current crop is ll+ percent below the 5 year (1947-.51) average production and 69 per.-
cent less than the record 1950 crop of 140~hOo,ooo pounds. Georgia's production is
8.3 percent of the United States total. Blue lupine accounts for 94 percent of th(~ total harvested in Georgia and sweet lupine 6 percent.
....
.
Weather conditions were generally favorable during the 1952~53 season and lupine yields were good in most areas of the State. The average yield per acre is pla_ced at 950 pounds, compared with 850 last year and the 5-year average of 780 pounds.
The 1953 lupine acreage harvested for seed amounted to 46,000, compared with 31,000 one year ago. This incre a se in acreage harvested for seed 1-Jould have been larger if the marl-cet prospects had been mo:re favorable. Price supports were not available on the 1953 lupine seed crop,
UNIT~D ST~'ES: A 19.S3 crop of 52, JL~o,ooo pounds of lupine seed is forecast for South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. This production is 3 per-
cent larger than the .So, 950,000 pounds produced in 1952 but about one-third smaller
than the 19h7-.51 averAge . Of this year's total seed crop, 90 percent or 46,930,000 pounds, is estimated to be blue lupine and the remainder, 5,410,000 pounds, sweet and other kinds, La11t year 1 s production -was also made up of 90 percent blue lupine and 10 percent sweet and other kinds.
The 59,400 acres of lupine indicated for harvest as seed th:Ls year is 2 percent larger than that harvested j_n 1952, but only 60 percent of average. In contrast to the previous two winters when much acreage was lost by frosts, this past winter was very mild. However, acreage saved for seed was not increased materially even with the favorable winter and spring Heather largely because of unfavorable mGrket prospects. Also, lupine seems to be losing favor in many areas to other kinds of cover crops, particularly crimson clever. Acre eg e W3 S sharply reduced in South Carolina :md Alabama where only approximately a fourth of last year's acreage will be harvest-
ed, A 9 percent reduction in acreage occurred in Florida , But more than offsetting
these decreases in acreage compared \vith last year was a sharp increase in Georgia.
This 6tate is expected to harvest l.l-6, 000 acres for seed, 48 percent more than in 1952.
The acreage in Geor gia thi s year is more than three-fourths of the total f er all four States.
Heather durj_ng growth and seed formation was more than normally favora.ble in all States but heavy rains at harvest materially reduced yields j_n Florida. For the four States combined, the 1953 yield j_s estimated at 8Bl pounds per acre, almost the same as last year's yield of 878 pounds and well above the 5-year average yield of 727 pounds per acre.
(Over)

,

. I.
Carry-over of old lupine seed on farms is estimat1ed at 1,464,000 pounds of clean seed. This compares with 554,000 pounds carrie d over. on farms last year_and the 5:year average of 1,678,000 pounds. A report on stocks held by the Go'vernment ail.d dealers as of June 30 will b e issued on August 7.
The table below shows the harvested acreages, indicated yields per acre, and pro-
d:}uction of clean seed for 1953, with comparisons.

Acreage Harvested

Yield Per Acre . : Production (clean seed)

: Indi-

:

: Indi.:\

.,

Indi-

State

Average: 1952 : cated :Aver.age : 195?- .: cate<3Average : 1952

cated

__________1~9~4~7-~5_1_=_____=_1~95~3~_=_1~9~47~-~5~.-----=~19~5~3_=1~9~4~7-~5~1_=__~~~1953

Acres

Pounds - Clean
.. ..

Thousand Pounds

~. c.
qa.
Fla. Ala.

1/10,500 12,000 2, 400 1/1, 015 1,150 1,100 1/8, 875 13,800 2,6ho - 59,000 31,000 46,000- 780 8~0 950 -,0,600 26,1400 ; 4.3, 700
17,600 11,000 10,000 5.20 650 soo 8,920 7,150 . 5,000
14,0h0 4,000 1,000 - 720 900 1,000 11,360 3,600 1,000

u. s.

99,0h0 58,000 59,400 727 878 881 77,980 50,950 52,340

l( Short-time average.

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FARIVI PRICE REPORT AS OF JUNE 15, 1953

During the month ended June 15, the All Commodity Index of Prices: Receivec by Georgia farmers dropped 2 points. At the present level, the index is
52 percent of the August 1909...July 1914 average.

O'l-rer prices during the month for small grains, cotton lint c.md cottonseed, all aled hay, s~<reetpotatoes, beef cattle, m:Lllc covm, chickens, and wholesale milk ontributed largely to the decrease in the index.

moderate rise in prices received. for hogs was apparent during the month, and egg

advanced

about

3

cents '

p.

e

r '

dozen. .

STATES: The Index o;t' Prices Received by Farmers declined 2 points (nearly

----

1 percent) during the montl:i ending -June 15, the Bureau of Agricul-

ural Economics reported today. Prices of most commodities were lmv-er du'ring the

nth but the sharp drops in ca'bt1e and tvheat prices contributed most to the declin~

n the index. These decreases vmre largely offset by sharp increases in prices of

ruck crops, for which adverse weather has reduced current supplies, together -vnth ..

igher prices .for several i n;portant fruit crops. 'rhe all commodity index on June
5 at 259 percent of the 1910-14 average compares with 261 last month and with 292 -

June a year ago.

ring the same period, the Index of Prices Paid by Farmers including Interest,
Taxes, and \Jage Rates declined 4 points or l~ percent to 275. This decline resulted
mostly from lower prices for feeder and replacement livestock - primarily feeder
cattle - whic:h dropped the production goods index about 4 percent. Lm-ver prices
for feed also contributed t.o the decline. The index of prices paid for goods bought
for family living purposes remained unchanged from the Hay level.

As a result of the decline in both the Index of Prices Received and the Parity Inde:x
(Index of Prices Paid including Interest, Taxes, and Wage Rates), the Parity Ratio
remained unchanged at 9h percent.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _SE:m~_ry_T~b~e_f9_r_t_he_U_!li!e~ _et~t~s- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

:

.

:

:

.

:

.

.

Indexes

June 15~

lVIay 15,

June 15, .

Record high

------- 1910-lh=lOO --: ---19-52----: --1-95-3---: ---19-53---;-- -In-de-x -- -7 -- -D-ate----

Prices Received

292

261

259

313

Feb. 1951

y Parity Index ]/ .

287

279

275

289 ]./ ITay 1952

Parity Ratio

102

94

94

122

Oct. 1946

?/ 1/ - ~/ -Pr-ic-es-P-ai-d,-I-nt-er-es-t,~T-ax-e- s, -an~d-'ltJ- ag- e - Ra-te-s.---R-ev-is-ed-. ---A- lso-A-p-ri- l 1-95-2~ .

D. L. FLOYD
Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

BURTON J. HARRINGTON Agricultural Statistician

.

1 ~..PRICES REq~!:$.$ FABMER~_Jl~-1~, 1953 WI,!H QQ~.::AP:...;.A;;;R~ISOmNr-S?'!t!'n"""""~-----t

t.T-.nl.rJ. . I'.





ULU'J:)!jlJ STAT.l!....,

' 1sl 15 [ 15 . ;5 I =~r-T~f~;_
- - . UN'IL____+~uly: 19k!_

.r_u1n_e~52

.

Mav
1953

June 1953

-.;;;~r~~~
Jn!z '19H

June 16 1952

1M1a9yf:i~~--Jt-u.nl:e~:,\

Viheat, Bu.

$

1.24 . 2.02 I 2,13 I 1.86

.88

2.06

2.061 1.8~

Corn, Bu.

$

Oats, Bu.

$

Irish Pot atoes, Bu. $

Sweet Pot at~es, Bu. $ f

.91 .67 1.12

1.90

1.93

,90

98

3,00

1.20

! 4.50

4.85

1.90
.75 1.20 4:,60

.64

1.73

1. 49 1,4!;

I

,40

.78

.7s 1 71

.70

3.10

1.15 i 1.02

.88

4.35

I I
4~13 3.9t

Cotton, Lb. Pottonseed, Ton

12.6
$ 24.39

Hay,_ (baled), Ton

Hogs, per cwt.

$

Beef Catt.le, cwt. $

7.:33 3.8'1

40.0

3:3.4 1
1 .

I 66.00 136.50 l 62.50
27 .90. J :w.10 29.40

1 19.50 22.40 23.00

l 24,50 15.00 1330

I:::: ::::o 12;4
22.55

1 :::~

I I 21.80 22.70 20.86

7.27

19.40

I ' j
23.10 22.70

5.42

26.70 117;50 16. CX:

Milk Cows, Head Chickens, ;Lb.

$1 33.85
I 13.2

190.00 :1135.<?0 1,125.00

! 25.9

26.9 I 25, 1:

254.00 1188.00 176o00

I 24.7

26.5

~ggs, . Doz. Butterfat, Lb.

I 21.3
! r/ 25,7

44.o ! 50.0 o3.o

t I I

56.0

57.0

56 .0

I 21.5 26,3

35.7 70.5

<15;9 65.1

45.7 f)5,0

Milk (i'iho1esa1e)

J

I

[I

per 100/f:j} Soybeans, Bu.

$1 2.42

$

-

~~ !I 5.95 i 5.$5 f 5.?0 I

f 3.20

3,20 3,00.

1.60

4,38 I 3.92

I l

3.02

~). 78

3. 86 2. 6

l1 Peanuts, Lb.
1./ Tun) - I Preliminary for



5.0

95 f ll.O 11.0

4,8

1\).3

11.2

1953-:____. - - - -1------ ----' ~-_1_._ __...:I____

I 11.1 ~l

===:========::::;:=== ;::::;,.:t.::;z:::.::;::,_,,,__~.::-;.:-=-

INDEX NUMBERS OF FBICES ~EIVED BY FAB!vlEBS IN G.EXJRG!A
(August 190$ - July 1914 :: 100)

Ju.'1.e 15, May 15, June 15,
,___ _,_,_. . - -- -----.-- .__.,~____l95a_.____,__~.9.5.3_.___ ~--- .. .nr:>.3___-- ~..,-,

All Commodities

288

::~54

252



Cotton & Cottonseed

312

266

261

Grains

198

203

196

Meat Animals

440

348

328

Dail"y Pl"oduots
Chicken &Eggs

238

242

234

203

225

232

Fruits

;H7

202

217

Miscellaneous ... 184 ~----. ------'-,~- -~----' -

198

197

Revised

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- - - - - - ---- _ ....;=... =:: - -"'=- ~-~

Georgia 1953 cotton acreage in cultivation July 1 is estimated at 1, 365,000 acres,
according to the official report of the Crop Reporting Board of the United States
Department of Agriculture. This is a decrease of .5 percent from the 1,439,000 acres in cultivation one year ago and is J. percent below the 10-year average (1942-1951) of
1, 380, ooo.

United States current acreage in cultivation on lTuly 1 is 24,618,000 or a. decrease oi 8.6 percent from the 26,922,000 on July 1, 1952 but is 12 percent above the 10-year
average (1942-1951) of 22,029,000 acres.

ARCHIE LANGTJ!rY Agricultural Sta.ti stician

D. L. FJ..OYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

-. ----------~-. --...,.._-~.......................

. 10-yr. average ;Acreage in cultivation July 1 (in thousands)

abandonment

.

from natural .

1953

StRte

__ __ .. . causes .

Average

....,.

194.3-52
-~------ -

19!~2-51

-- - -P-er-ce-nt-. - - -- -.... ----..

1952

1953

percent of 1952

~--------

Missouri.

3.2

Virginia.

3.1

N. Carolina

1.4

S, Carolina

o.6

Georgia

o.s

Florida

2.3

~.54

495

515

104

27

26

30

115

729

753

770

102

1,068

1,109

1,080

97

1,380

l,h39

1,36.5

9.5

3B

55

65

118

. Tennessee
. Alabama

1..5 0.6

Nississippi

. . Arkansas



. . Louisiana



2.3 2.6 1.6

727

8hl

905

108

1,552 . 1,556

1,590

102

2,~31

2,399

2,4.30

101

2,002

1,910

1, 885

99

870

899

920

102

Oklahoma....

5.8

1,330

1,283

1,045

81

Texas

3.3

8,_376

11,756

9,600

82

New Mexi,co.

2. 4

Arizona

0,5

1 80

310

261..r.

669

320

10 3

678

101

y . California.
other States

0.6 l..r.5

583

1,407

1,404

100

18

1.5

16

107

~ited st-;:t~s------- 2.5-- - - - -22,o29-- 26:922----24,618----91.4

A:m;r~ EgyPt.-_g7--- -- -i~o- --- ----- -5"3.9 .. - -11".3.2---- Bi{.-o-- -7!.+~2-

- -.-----
1/ Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, and Nevada,
~/ Included in State and United States totals.

GBOR.GIA l'l.AP SH01f7ING CROP REPOHTING DISTRICTS ........_~

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GE.ORGIA AGRICULTlJPAL

COLLE.6E. OF AGRICULTURf_



'

, '

EXTE. NSION SERVICE..

. Athens, Georgia

GENERAL CROP REPORT FOR GEORGill. AS OF JUNE 1, 12~3

'I

I

\'leather conditions during mostt of May were generally favorable and crops ' made good

progress in all sections except the area along the Coast where moisture was not

sufficient for growing crops. During the last week of May and early June tempera-

tures reached record high and on report date truck crops, pastures, . gardens, tobacco;

and early planted corn were s'lolffering from the extreme heat and shortage of moisturr
t4os~ areas in the southern part ' of the State have received good rains ,sh1ce June 5

and crop prospects have improved ' in those areas. Rains would be benefi.9ial to

. crops and fruit in .the central and .l'lorthern districts.

The hot dry weather has been favorable for cultivating crops and farmers have done

a good job cleaning their .crops of grass and w.eeds. Excellent progress has been

made in saving hay crops Harvesting operations of wheat and oats are we!l advance:i

in the southern and central districts and are in full swing in northern sections of'

the Stateo



Weather conditions have been favorable for the peach 'Crop tl.pd quality fruit has been moving to market since the last week of May, Up to June 10 about 700 cars had
moved by r ,ail and truck, compared with 25 cars f'or the same date last year. Volume
of Dixigem and Hiley peaches . will be available during the next two to three weeks rurl Elbertas will begin to reach the market in early July 1
~t The indicated wheat y:!,eld .()f, 19o0 bushels. per -ao-k, as of June 1, :i..s equal
to the record Of iast year andis ~~7 bushels above the 1942-51 average
yield of 13e3 bushels. If the indicated yield is realiz~d the current production will be 2,660,000 bushels - the largest crop since 1900 with the exc eption of 1944.

~: Conditions have been favorable for the oat crop and good to excellent yields . are ., being .harvested in all areas of the State. Rains and high winds have
caus.ed some lodging.

PEACHES: Based on conditions as of June 1 the Georgia peach crop is indicated at
. 3,220,000 bushels compared with 21 496,000 bushels harvested l ast season~
,1ileather conditions. have been favorable during May and the quality of the crop is .
vwy good.. Volume of good quality fruit should be available until mid-J't.:lly. (See
reverse side for peach comments for other states.)
...... 'i

D. L. FLOYD .~gricultural Statis;tician, In Charge

ARCHIE LANGLEY .

Agricultural"Statistician

.

;.

.

..

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Bureau of'. Agricultura.l Economics

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Athens, Georgia

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UNITED STATES ..: IT.CNERAL CROP REPORT AS OF JUNE b_l953

Crop prospects were satisfactory to favorable in most of the country on .J.une 1, wi

the dry Southwest the major exception. Favorable v1eather in the latter part of Nay

enabled farmers to overcome much of the widespread delay in field work, Hhile the '

improved growing conditions helped to offset delays in crop development which had

sulted from the previous cool, rainy 'weatl).er. Seeding of spring . grains and flax vT

not yet completed in Northerly areas., Corn and soybean plant,ings were be:j.ng com-

pleted at about usual dates, but not as early as in 195'2. In the South, pJ,anting

cotton, peanuts,, sorghums and setting of t.obacco had not made .usual progres:s. While

these delays tended to liinit crop prospects, favorable early June weather. was en-

abling crops to 11 catch up." Soil moisture was mostly adequate, except in tl)e dry .

,Southwest. Irrigation water supplies are adequate in the Northern portion, but not

so good as a year ago, and taper down to extremely short in .southern portions of th!

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V'H.nter wheat yield prospects . improved during May~ Production is now estimated at-. 770 million bushels, 40 million more than on May 1, and only 3 per cent below avera , tiarvest started in the South and Southwest at about usual dates in Nay and y-ras well 11nder way by June 1,, ln the Great Plains some effects of freezes near mid-Nay were r;>howing up in barren heads, and some fields li>rere being grazed off or cut ;for hay0 ~nsects and diaease were ~ausing some slight damage 0 In more Northerly wheat areas the cool rainy weather had resulted iri more stool:ing and thickening of stands, with ~dequate moisture to m~e a .crop. Heavy stands of fullyheaded, excellent wheat ~ere general in the East North Central States: ~ Spring wheat production :of 363 mil }ion bushels is now estimated, which would be largest of record.

~feeding of spring grains could not follow the usual pattern because of adverse

weather. Some Central areas were able to complete this workin lYiarch and ea.rly

.4-pril. But in a large Northeastern area, seeding of' oatswas delayed beyond usual

qates, so that full intended ac~ea.ges probably vJ~re not sown. In the important .

Minnesota..Dakotas-Montana area planting was de~_ayed by dry weather at usual seeding
dates and by rains in Nay, so that large acreages were sown late and some wheat ~d
much flax r~:nnained ,to he sown in J{ill:eo Planting of corn proceaded rapidly after a

delayed start .in the main Corn Belt and was largely completed by June 6. In some

sections, fields became weedy before first cultivation, but now 'mos't fields are cl13an

and making good progress, . In some parts of Illinois and Indiana, insects have th:l.n
ned stands{> In the South Central States, planti:ng of cotton was. delayed by rains,

but proceeded rapidly in the latter part of Nay., Tobacco setting was delay ed and

stands were affected by a yariety of causes - dry weather and shortage of plants .in

North Caro:l.ina, and wet fields ahd diseased plants in Kentucky and Tennesseeo

Peanuts have generally made a good start. Harvest of. grains in the South has pro-

~eeded rapidly and good. t6 excellent yields have been obtained.

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smaller than the bu..11per 195'2 crop, but large.r than that produced in 1950 or 195lo Wheat production vras 1:- 29::'.. million bushels in 195'2 and averaged 1_,089 million bushels during the recent 10..-wear period. After a rather poor early prospect, the outlook fQr wheat has continued to improve in recent months throughout most 'of the country, The principal exception to this has been in the winter 1r1heat producing areas of the Southern Great Plains v1here considerable acreage has been abandonE:d due to an extended period of extreme~r dr,y weather,

PEACHES: The crop in the 10 Southern States is indicated at 12 1 4h4,000 bushels, 11n

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increase of. 3 per cent from last month. The 195'2 crop -w-a:s 10,663,000

bushels and the 10-year average is 13,89h,OOO bushels. 'I'he North Carolina outlook

appears somewhat less favorable than a month ago. Soils on June 1 were dry but ra~

at the end of the first week were beneficial. Some early varietiGs started moving

from North Carolina by Nay 16. Dixired harvest is expected 'to begin the second week

of June and Dixigem around June 12-15'. Elberta harvest is expected around mid-July,

The South Carolina prospects improved during the month of May Harvest . of Dixigem,..

Golden Jubilee and other early varieties li>rill begin the second week of June. Harvest

to of mid--season varieties including Sullivan Elberta, Jt\ly Elberta and Halehaven is ex
peoted to begin June '?S July 1. The main crop of .-Elbertas. is e,xpectod to begin

ripening ab~ut July 10. In Georgia, weather condi~ioqa during Hay were favor able for

the peach crop. 'I'he quality of the early varieties is very .good, A total equivalent

of 180 cars had moved to market by truck and rail by June 1. 'l'he Dixigem variety )

is expected to reach market in volume during the week of June 8 ;and shipments of

Early Hiley will be in volume by the week of June 15'. First shipmE:tnt.s o ..r'egu;J.Jlr
Elbertas are expected July 4s In Alabama, prospects continue ver,y good f .or, Chilton

County . April freezes killed practically all the northwest Arkansas peach crop,

There was a heavy 11 drop11 in the Nashville area. In the Clarksville area, hov1ever,

prospects improved du:ring May, with many orchards requiring rather heavy thinning.

Harvest of the earliest varieties was under--v1ay by June 1. In Texasa good peach crop

is forecast for all important districts, Harvest is expected to start about mid""Juoo,

The 195'3 United :State's crop 'ot ' 63td33,000 bushels is in prospect, slightly more than
last year, but 6 per cent less than the 191..t.~ ...)l average, Prospects are for a fair to good crop in all areas .

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CANTALOUPS: Early summer cantaloup .production in 1953 is expected t.o be nearly 7 - - percent less than last year in spite of an . increase in acrea,ge. Lower yields than last year are indicated in al]. States. In Arizona., unusually heavy winds during Aprd.l and May caused less damage in the Phoenix distr:i. c t than i11 near~ by spring crop sections but did not affect the crop as seriously Below normal temperatures have slowed vine development and 'unless weather du.ring June is favorable, the harvest season, which usually opens about June 1), will be delayed. cantaloups in Georgia and South Carolina have been adversely affected by high temperatures and insufficient rain'fali. H'<irvesting in Ge orgia will begin in mid-June and reasona[).ly heavy movement from South Carolina by 'June 20-25 is anticipated.

SWEET CORN: Production in the late sprj_ng 'States is not holding up to earlier - - - ~xpectations due to hot dry weather in the 3 southeastern State;') and cool weather in California . The present indica tion of 1,271,000 units (5 dozen ears) is 26 percent below last :;;prine; s late crop of 1, 724,000 units and 30 percent below the 1949-51 average of 1, 826,000 units. , Expected yields in all States have dropped below those of a ' month ago .. In California cool weather retarded the crop and in the Coachella Valley heavy winds caused poor polliniz.ation. Movement to date is well behind that in 1952 .. Supplies a:r:e available from Imperial a nd Coachella Valleys and should increase during the next two weeks. In Alabama the weather in May was hot and dry .and only. a small part of the crop has been harvested to date. Hot, dry weather is causing considerCJ,ble _qq,mag e to corn in Georgia and South Carolina. Movement ii:f expected t o . start in South Carolina about June 15, continue through early July in down-state areas and until a later date in the Piedmont area.
Supplies in. the ear;Ly smnmer areas (North Carolina, Virginia, Ar kan..sas, Oklahoma, !Jissotiri, . Kansas, California, Maryland a nd New Jersey) are expected to be larger than in 1952 and about average--5, 729,000 units for 1953 compared with 5~302,000 units in 1952. Acreage is either equal to or larger than in 1952 in all ~~ tates except North Carolina and Virginia. A reduction of 10 percent below 1952 is reported for North Carolina and 20 percent for Virginia. In North Carolina , the crop is .in fair to gciod condition~ Some replanting was necessary due to vij_nd damage :in April but stands, naw, are good, The crop needs ra:!-n bu.t has riot been damaged to any extent. Japanese beetles and wireworms have-- caused s orne damage.

CIJCUMiiERS: 'rhe late spri ng crop is now indicated ~o be 1, 512,000 bushe ls--3 percent

below the May 1 forecast.; Yields per acre in some of the States are not

holding up to earlier expectations. The present prospective production is 12 per-

cent below last spring 1s late crop of 1, 728,000 bushels and 13 percent below the

1949-51 average of 1, 74h,OOO bushels.



Hot, d~y weather du:vihg May has reduced yields in Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia and

South Carolina. Storms in Louisiana and cool, wet weather in Alabama preceding the

hot, dry weather had als o reduced ; prospects~ In Georgia, vines are withering and

cucumbers are very small. A light harvest started in the Blackville..;Barnwell area

..of South Carolina about May 25,with heaviest movement expe cted in early June.

Market supplies hjl.ve been increa:;;i~g in California. In North Carolina, where a

large part of the acreage ha4 to be replanted due to frost damag~, harvest is ex-
pected to begin a week later than ~sual--about June . 7 wit~h peak season about June 15.

.. There is considerable replanting in northwestern Arkansas due to <;:ooJ., wet weather

and harvest is expected to begin about July 7.



o;~;roNS; l'.he pr.~spective p~oduct.ion of ).ate spring onions is 6 ,160,000 sa.cks (50
. lbs.), <?.bout 1 percent less than was indica;bed a monthago, but 50 percent more than the 1952 crop of 4,107,000 sacks and 40 percent above the 191+9-51 a verage of 4,392,000 sacks. A decline in the indicated production for Arizona more' than offset the increase reported for Texas Very favorable weather conditions prevailed for growing and harvesting of the Georgia Crop. Some fields in that State were not harvEsted because of rrarket conditions. All late spring areas in Texas, except the Panhandle, were in production by the latter pa rt. of May. Considerable production has already been abandoned and additional acreage may be plowed: up.

D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Char ge

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COllilMERCIAL EARLY IRISH POTATOES: The late spring crop now being harvested. is esti-

mated at "47,622,000 bushels--29 percerit larger than

.in 1952 and 24 percent above the 19h2-51 average Ac.reage for late spring harvest, at 16.3, 800 acre::;, is 33 percent ~la:rger than last year but 2percent less than the

average acreage d.uring the 10-ye'ar period, .1942-51, Yield prospects continue moder-

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Alabama production is the largest of .record, ex.c.Qec;lirtg the previous (19hl) record

crop by 30 percent, Digging had reached'' the ha:J_f-way point by the f':Lrs:t . of June. North Carolina,- light harvest started, th~ week' 6f May 1'1 in the Mt. OJ.1ve and .:

Coiwnbia sections and digging was general by the end of the month . Movement is ex-

pected to be heavy during the week of June 8 and should be a bout completed by July

10,' Condition of the crop is variable but generally good, .Hain is needed in the n~rtheastern producing areas. In South Carolina, harvest reached a peak around the

first of June and will be finished by the middle of the month.

In Georgia, weather has been favorable for harvest but excessive early spring rains ca used considerable damage in lowland areas and yields are turning out l ower than average. Harvest of the Mississippi crop is now: under way with yields running about average .
Production from the acreage for s~er harvest . in Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, 'the Texas Panhandle~ North Georgia and New Jersey is ~stimated at 16,327,000 bushels. 'rhis indicated production is 44 percent larger
than last year's unusually sma~l output of 11,343,000 bushels iri these areas but 25
:percent smaller than the 10-year (1942 ..51) aver<.lge, Acreage is up from last year in all of these States except Kentucky, Nebraska, Kansas and GE)orgia where growers expect to harvest the same acreage as in 1952. Total acreage is placed at '72,800 acres-.!.18 percent more than last year.

'~OMATOES: Produc.tion prospects for late sprl.ng tomatoes declined during the past

month because pf the damage caus ed by heavy rains in Texas, Louisiana .and

Mississippi, and hot, dry weather in Georgia The June 1 forecast places the crop

at 3,1'17,000 bushels, 18 percent above .the 2,6n,ooo bushels for ' l952 and about 3

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In the late spring sections produ~tionwill Jncrease ~luring June . While rain has damaged the Yoakum and East Texas sect~sns severely, production in that State is still expected to be 31 percent heavier than in 1952. Harvest began in East Texas the last week in May and most sheds were expected to be open at Jacksonvi.lle . the first week in June. Supplies from Yoakum were..reduced by .May, :rains and movemant there during June is expected to be lighter th~na year ago. The crop at Avery was retarded bJr cool April weather and May rains and will not be ready for harvest until about June 15. In Georgia the harvest season is well along with good quality froni first picking but hot,. .Q.ry weather :i.s damaging ymmger -i'nut~,- wh'ich'vr:t ll ~tenq: -to reduce supplies later in the season.

WATEHMELONS: A record acreage is reported for harvest: in all commercial area s this year The shipping season is practically over in South Florida a nd
reached a peak in Central Florida during the last week in May. Shi.ppirig began the week of May .25 in the Ocala area with poak expected June 1-15. Most of the: acre~ge in this area is too old.to be helped by rain and deterioration of the crop has been greater than in acy other part of the State. Harves t is expected to start in the Live Oak area during the first week in June and reach a peak June 10-25. Hains could still help most of' this crop The effects of dry wt:a ther are not as pronounced on the later fields in West Florida and fair yields can stfll be. realized if rains come within the next few days.

Prospective production of 73,521,000 melons for the 12 early summer States is 20 per,~

cent above last slimmer's early crop of 61,378_,000 melons and 10 percent above the

1949-51 average of 66,830,000 melons. All States in the group, except 1o'u:i.!3iana

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In Texas_, produc'tion available for shipping :i.n bpth.. ~hf~ Lower Valley and the Fal

furrias area in mid-May moved mainly by trucks prior .to June 1. A light rail move~

mont has started from the Laredo and ~Vinter Garden socttons : and other ea rly areas

are expected to move in carlot volume in June. Production in the :b. te areas may be a week later than usual~ .__ Most of the.se latE.L ~reas have a good moisture reserve and

good yields are -inprospect. In Arizona, harvest may be delayed because of cool

weather. Quality is expected to be good. In the extreme southeastern counties of

Mississippi the crop has good prospects. In the Smith-$impson Counties area (south

central) heavy rc:iins in mid-May were dawiging to the crop but s orne recovery has been

made. The Geor'gia crop was also beginning to suffer ,i'rqm dry weather and hot sun,

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Fr.,equent shmv-ers during june were benefid.ai to corn, hay crops, pasture~; and trucL

crops, and improvement was reported in all area6 except local secti6ns where mois-

ture was not sufficient to meet the needs~ T,he damp weather qel~y-f;'J.cl harvesting .. pperatio'ns of sniaJ_l -grains ,iiJ. Not;thern sections of. the State- and ~rit8.d.e effe-ctive :

spraying and dusting for , boll weevils difficult. Hot, dry we~her during the last

few days of June and early July has mad,e it possible to complr-te the -harvesting of

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JCreage is indicated at : ),003,000 COmpared with 3,096,000 @ne year ago, Ol', a 3 per.
eent decrease. Yield per acre is expected to be 17 .o bushels. On this basis pro..;
ducUon, would I'each .51,051,000 bushels co~pared with 37,152,000 in 1952. . . .. ..

, SHALL GRAINS: TI\Jeather conditions were favorable during the winter and spring for

. these crops, and .near-record yields, were reported in all areas of Geo~gia. Tli.e :i,ndicated whe"at productio,n of 3,071,000 bushels is 24 per. cent larger

than in. 195'2. Oat yields were excellent in all sections of the State, and the

~urrent crop of 19, 7'70,000 bushels ~s. about a 40 per cent increase over last year's

production.

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TOBACCO: . , Th~ hot; dry weather of Hay damaged the early t obacco crop in most areas, but- ap abun~ance of moisture during June was- favorable, and the .crop mc;.de

rapl.d recover.{. Record y'ields have been reported in some sections. The current

crop is placed ..at 127,767,000 pounds co~pared with 125,03.5,000 pounds harvested in

1952. Yie-ld per acre is indicated at 1,239 pounds compared with 1,115 p&\lnds lcu~t

season.

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617,000 grov.m alone in 1952 . The : first pipqhction estimate will be made

.as of. August . l t. . :.. _;. ..

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present crop, =anci' seasonal movement is ~further advanced ithan expected earlier .in the season.. The July: 1 pr.~od'9-ct:i:on of ;3, 220,000 bushels ) . s 724,000 'above

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Good to e:JFCE!lf.ent prospects in much of the main agricultural area: of the. 90urr~~y iri. 1:953 point

to the third largest crop production of record. June brought not only_. good 11 corn weather11 but

also good h~xvesting conditions for early grain~ an;p_ good growing conditions fqr spring pl<;lilted

crops. The severe drought in the cen~ral and southi:lm Great Plains, while .c~usiiig heavy acreage

loss of crqpsf is. causing greatest concern at present, in connection with plistures and livestock.

The near-re'cb:!;'d outttU'n of spring wheat 'in harvested, amount ~o a larger than average

prospec:l! Bn,d the above average winter- 1wheat crop bein: all wheat J,.otal of 1 1175 million bushels. The corn

crop of over 3.3 b~llion bushels in prospect would be second largest of record. Farmers exceedec

their planned acreages for most spring crops, and the total acreage fbr harvest is near the a:v...

erage for 1~4;2-5l;'. virtually the same as in 1952.

' The total volume of ail crops in .l953 is now indicated at about 130 percent of the 192332 aver

age. If realize d, this would be exceeded only by the 135.5 percent in 1948 and .the 132 percent

last year. In computing the indox at this time, allowances are made for several . croiJS not -cur

rently estimated, such as cotton and soybeans, at the averaga yield on the estima.ted. acreages.

The acreage of crOIJS to be harvested is only , about average, but high yields are e::q>ected for

.sev:eral major crops. The tentative yield index, at 150 is the same as in 1952 which was second

.orily to that of 1948. For a large number of .major crops, p'roduction will bo relatively large,

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Feed grain pr9d.UCtl;on is a m~jor factor in the all-crop volume. This group includes proipects

f.oll the second 1argest corn crop of 3~33.7 .million bushels; a,.sl~ghtly be1ovr average 1,319

million bu'shel~ of oa:ts; nearly 247. million bushels of , barley - more than in 1952, but belov1

average; and .a grain . sorghum crop being grown on a large acreage, with yield pros-pects as yet

ext;remely _uncertain. WHh carryover stocks 1 supplies of _feed grains pe~ animal unit '\ill ~c mong tha largest of record, Hay su'Pplios v~1.11 be rolab.vely laxg~. ~d adequoto for line l:Lve

stoQ~ . to bo fod, e~cpt in the' drought area- Food grains contribute to the totnJ. nn nbovQ . average

Wheat crop.

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CO~: " ko~h~r large corn crop - 3 1 337 mill.ion bushels~~. i~ prospect in 1953, Such an outturn barely exceeds the 3,307 million bushels produced l ast year but would be second largest

of record and 10 percent above av~rage. A yield of 41.3 bushel.~ per harvested acre is indicated

. by the conditio~ ; of tho c~o.p on .~\ily 1. Such a yield wo.Uld be e:l\ceeded only by the ~2.5 bushels

obtained in 1948 and is '6~. l bushels above average. The .estimated 81,800,000 acros pl.anted and

80,694,000 acres to 'be harvested are each about 1 percent l,ess th~ tho comparable 1952 acreages

and 7 pe1~cent bolow .average~ .

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42 million over the . Junel forecast~ The1 prospectiv.e 1953 crop is 9 p ercent smaller than the 1952 crop of 1,291 million bushels, bu-t; 7.9 percent larger than the 10-yeo.r ave rage o

1,089 million bushels.

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end of June, larger crops thclri last year arli expected in over hclf .of the oatproducing States. !

PEANUTS: The acreage of peanuts grown alone for all purposes in 1953, whic:h includes acreage _ . . for hoggi.Pg_off :a:; -well .as_or.. p.i.cking and..thr6'Shi~,. -i-s- o-s-timated- at-~1:.,.896 1 000 acres. This is tho lowest acreage. since 1933 when 1,717,000 acres 'were grown alonG for.all purposes.
This year's. .acreage is 2 per cen. t. l.ess than a year ago and 48 per cent .below the 10-yca:r average.

TOBACCO: Production of all tobacco is indicat\)d at 2,125 million pounds, 6 }lercent below tho t

2,255 million pounds harvested in 1952 and 9 percent less than the record 1951 crop
of 2,332 million pounds, Production of each ela.ss of tobacco is' down with the exception of

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. cigar filler types; burley shows the largest d~cre ase - 12 percent below last year.'

PEACHES: The total U. S. peaqh crop .for 1953 is forecast at 63,559,000 bushels, 2 pcrcent above
1952 but 5 :percent below average, Growing conditions were generally favorable during
June exec t for some South Central States where drou ht caused considerable dam e.

CROP

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PRODUCTION n; THOU~

: Ind.JnJ_y 1;

Ind. July 1 I

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1953

1952 ; 19.5:5 : 1952

1953

eor,i:lt,'a!l

bu; :' 81,359 .80,694

992 . 40.6 ; 413

3,:306,73!5 3,336,501

Wheat,all

bu~: 70,585

lJ Oats,
Cotton, Hay, all Soybeans,~,

bu.: 38,643 ~. 26 1 922
ton! 74,664 15,643

Peanuts,

1,939

Potatoes, rish, bu.: 1,398

Sweetpotatoes, bu.; 326

67,225 39,433 24,618 74,967
15,781 : 1,895 1,502 352

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91.4 100.4
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347,504 28,292

1,174,708 1,318,820
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?J ]} ACreage in cultivation July 1

93.4 ;1272

1284 '

2,254,855





62,560

Grown alone for all purposes,



(See other side for Geo-rgia Report)

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'

2,125,427 63,559

After Five Days Return to United States Department o~ Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia
OFFICIAL ~USINESS Form B~A- 7Z537,208 Permit No. 1001

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AGBRUIRC.E.UALUTUOf-l.F.AL ECONOHIC.S

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UNIVCRSITY OF GEORGIA

C.OLLE6E OF AGRICULTURE..

A~hens, Georgia

VEGETABLE CROP REPORT FOR JULY l, 1953

July 13,

Prospective producticn of summer connnercial vegetables and melon .c;:rops for fresh mar---.
ket for the United States is 4 percent above a year ago and 1 pe;rent above the 1949:
~1 average, the Bureau of Agricultural EconomicG reported...t6day~ .'-, While summer pro- :
1; dilction is indicated to be above last year, unfavorable weather conditions in many _
areas -uf the -country--during June-- reduced crop- prospe-cts below the -:forecast of June

LJMA BEANS: Harvesting in south Georgia is about over but central and northern area p will continue to furnish supplies. In Maryland, fields are in good
condition and harvest has started earlier than usual.
SNAP BEANS: In the late summer areas, Georgia is furnishing a few market supplies from early plantings. In North Carol:i.na, the growing season has been
favorable and. light harvest has beguh in most areas. In upstate New Yori<; picld.J:!g _ started about July 1 in the Hudson Valley and during the wee k of July 6 6n'a ' few , early fields in central areas. July marketings are eJ..rpected to be lighter th.ari tis.ua:j. lqd Will fluctuate abnormally. lviany early fields wertt stunted by wet wea ther'in ~~ay~ a11d hot dry weather in late June caused premature blo~somingand p6o~ vine growtho ~ter plantj_ngs started well but now need rain.

CABBAGE: In north Georgia, dry weather delayed .har,vest a:nd is responsible for poor - - quality and sri1all heads. Recent rai.n~Lwil:j. help some as very i:lt-t:Ce
cabbage 'was harvested before July lQ Dry weather in Indiana has c<i:used unusually
smll-sized heads in Southern areas while in Northern areas, where growers did not start planting until June 1, thin stands have resulted causing many grmvers 't .o -replant. Harvesting of the very earH~st ca~~age bega 9 about mid-June~ -

I
CANTALOUPS: Early SUlmner production is now estimateq at 1,868,000 crates, up 3 per-

cent from a month ag o. 'The increase is idue to slightly 'higher yield

estimates for Georgia and South Carolina.

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.~

Harvest is about over in the s outhern part of Georgia. Hains in mid-June -~vere beneficial to the South Carolina crop, and it has shown improvement over June 1, Heaviest movement is expected around June 100
In Arizona, high temperatures late in June sp~eded h~rves t on remaining late. spring fields at Yuma and early S1lilllTler acreage at Phoenix. ~ But harvest :in the latter dis-. trict is running behind last season. Producti.on tl1ere appears likE?1Y to peak around 'llid-July,

C~JERCIAL EARLY IRISH POTATOES: Production for sununer harvest ir. Virginia, Maryland;
Kentucky, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Georgia~ Nev1

Jersey, and the Texas Panhandle is now estimated at 15,53h,OOO bushels, l>roCiuction

is indicated to be less than expected a month ago in all of these States except Mary-

land and Nebraska~ This decUne in crop prospects was caused by un:fa.vorabl;Y' hot dry

\7eather during June excep-t for New Jersey whE;>re acreage for harvest is less th~m

indicated on June 1.,

. ~ -

Harvest of the Virginia crop started earlier than usual but has lagged beause of loW

prices, .As of July 1, harv-est of the Eastern Shore crop had not reached the lolal.f-
way point; and diggi ng in the Norfolk Section was onJ,;y- about 60 pereent ce>mplet~. In New Jersey, digging of cobblers should get unde~ way during the week of Julyl3

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~ ,, ~ II 4o

Ea.~ly diggi ngs in .hlaryland, which -started during the week of June 15, .. indicat-e sub ...

stantially larger yields than expected earlier, Harvest was :i.n full svr:Lng by the end

. of June. In Kentucky:, harvest was expected : to start during the week of July 6 ~In the

Louisville area.

Heat

gamage
. .

t-o

the..

Kentucky

crop

has

been

rather .severe -

ifATFRMEIDNS: In Alabama the harvest season is past its peak in the important south.-

ern counties including Baldwin County. The crop there withstood the ;arm, dry spring better than expected and yields -vvere satisfacto~y. Harv~st is

practically completed in southern Georgia and is we ll along in other sections of the

State, Some sun damage was reported but relatively high pr:i.ces eneouraged complete

harvest, holding yields at satisfactory levels. Timely rains improved South Carolina!l'

watermelon crop in June, Harvest started in the early Barnwell.J\.llendale-Hampton

area about June 20 and heavy movement from there is s,cheduled fl!*r July 1-20. The Chesterfield area, which is about two t o three 'weeks later in its harvest season, has

a crop which is in very good condition, Harvest in North Carolina was expected to start around July 12 and become heavy about' July : 20~

D, L. FIDYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

1. H. HARRIS, JR. Truck Crop Estimator

COMMERCIAL EARLY TIUSH POTATOES! 'l'ho l"' +_,

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_____.:A__;:..::.c::...::reage and Pr~E!uc_t:i_ <?E._, Reported to Date for 195) w~_:!::h_ Col!_lparis ons _ _

CROP

-_ACREAGE

:- 3-Year:

-:

: - YIELD PEH ACRE : .

PHOD UCTION

:3-Yr.

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AND .

:,,verage:-'

' : Ind~ - : Av.

:Indo: Average :

: Ind._

STATE :1949-51>: ;1952 .: 1953 . : h9-51 1952 :1953: 1949-51 : 1952 ; 1953

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ACRES-[ ACRES -'[ ACR~S ~

l -!BUshels ...

l,ooo B,jshei-;~---

~Lmll\iIAiiBeErA:N-S :
Georgia.......
Forth Carolina.

l

_ 1Prehm, ,

:
:

-
j

I I

5,73'~:;-!"1

-- r .5,000 \

t
.5,-2ool

5-S

. l,J?OP I 1,500 l 1,1~00 j 63 i

r

j.

I1 6o iI

60 I 60 I _7011

1 : l

I I

I I

313 . - 300 1 312

101

90 I . 98

,-, 1\Karyla.nd ..,.., i 1,6oo: 1,400! l,5oo . 80 1 75

851

128

1
j'

lOS I

128

. ..

New Nrw

Jerse York.

y~

-

.-

~ ~


<.;,.-.1i:r-:

2, 830 g,zoQ

_

2, 500! 3, 100 11 1,2og! _ l-.,20Q. I' _

92
132

l
~

105 _125

_

_H91.o5 ~1

__235~64-

~

262

294

_2 26 ___21o_

. r-~r~u~ -,~ota:__t 14_:_47l12,300 112, 700! 80_J__ 82 ~- ? _~;,,15~:__]-~013 l.~!ol_:_~--

~AP v!!Jfi~!S:

I

AUtJ,at eb a.~Sluar.rrr.ne. .r:

-! j

1,330

? ?orgla ~ 1 2,530

_ I
-'
l,ooo i
2,l+OOj

__!
I
1,1ooj
2,3001

I - I_Bus l_lel . - . I J

~,ooo Bushels
I

I 83 1 6o 1 e:,o l '112

60 j

92 ! 90 .?f).: 232 I ~16 i

66 196

1V{~9rrgt:hinCiaarohna.

I I

7,900 6801

6,JOOJ SOOt

6, 600 L(20

I N(ilw York, other 12,930,12,000 1 11,000
Massach:use~ts l .,h70 *~,L(00 ! 1,4001

10.5 I 90 1~0~

I 90
140 137

J
1

1)9~55
-l~l40

i
I
I

lOOj 145 1501

830 ~.1 .~ 5>67 j

61

48 1

712~62

I 1,811 1,740 j 1,595

201 . ~,;- 196

210

New Hampsh1re .. J 480

500 1 550 i 127 1 120 j 140!

Michi gan 1 2,6ooj 2,3oo J 2,400 i 93 1 110 I 100 !1

60 j 60 2h2_ / 253:

77 21~0

~olorado I

9201

850!

850 '1 143 j 150 1 140

131

1~8

119

lennessee j_1,2_3Q,_l,~OQ i - ~,~OQ , - ~?~ ~ - _ 25 _1;:.5~ __ 2Q2_ 1__l,Ll ___312_

-:~r~~tota_l _ __J_3,4~+:29_,_o~-o_ !__~9,120 j. -12~-f-- ~18 _: 123! 3,881 f:~~~9- r3,.58:3

Q~~BBAG~ J.(= . I

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1:- 1onsl;- 1

Tons .

Early Surrll!ler .

'1/ashington..... New Jersey~

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,

II . I, , . . 1~ ,, J 1 I

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h60 3,930 .

3,~50o0olI!

3,-j-'7-{0800

'1 j

'

7.2 7.3

II'

7.0 7.0

.l' 7.5 7 .5_

.J,.,30. 0 28)990

t 3,500 3,600 26 , 600 Ij 27,80. 0

New York, 'L. I.

830

uOO I 800! 9.8 I 9.0 , o. 5 8,-300 7,200 j 8,400

C oruwc~ic~t 1 Soo 4.50

I 480 J 9.0 i 10,0 ~o.o 4,600 h,5oo i' 4,800

~hade Island I 1.50

1
130 !

130 J 8.3 I 8.0 I B.o J 1,200 1,000 , ~,ooo

I !Vlassachus.etts ... 1 j Geo~gia, ~orth.!
Ind1ana -!
Group total 1.

...

880

750j

~,~73~7'0--..- ~-~-~7..590~ 11 -

9,7.5o ._2:2so l

_~B',_-_88~90099002o1.l11 _2485.c~.3o369_!!~i_---619~+...82~5~- j384~3!.55jJ~1J

-

7,300
~23!,_?Lt0290_-
69,3oo

7,1~00 3,hOO
-;;. 9._:_920 j63,Soo

J
1

o~800
_93:,_69~000.;
65;9oo

I CANTALOUPS: ,

I

Prelim,.-Jumbo crts - 1, 000 era tes---

I Early SurnrtJ.er: ,

,.

1

I (70 lb.) I

Ga,orgia 7,870 6,000 6_,300 1 70! 70 651

1

1

.5Lt8 ! 420 ' 410

South CaroHna. Arizona s.R.Vly
Group total



~16~,,0~770~
25,300

_ 25,,7~o0~o/!-
21,000 ,

6~,0~0~0Z~1-
2l;J80~ j

~h422,!__1~4.55
nl 92l

_l48~6551!l_l2~,h62!-5~l323-~I-11,~92~256261Li l_1,~812~7b808--

WATERMELONS: _1

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Early Summer: I

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I Texas. 108,670 97,000,136,000
Arizona - -5,230 4,100 4,900,.

Lo,uisiana 1 1~,3701 3,5001 3,Soo.

Missis sippi.~..
Alabama. . 1

6, 830' 13,100

8, 000 ! 9, OOOJ 13,400 - 13, 900 j

- ~1lelons
i I

I - 1, 000 melons -

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1671 170 115/ 18,253 116,h90 1l5,6M

6881 680 i 6.50j 3,575 /I 2,788 !1 3,185

257 ! 250 j 2001 1,120

875

700

237 ! 230 .,,__;_ 200 1,618 1, 8!-1-0 1 1,800

303 I 310 . J-.30 3, 970 4, 151-!- i ~~, 587

r- I I Georgia , 50,330 L(5,ooo 50, 0001 283J 27S.J 2&0 14,227 ,12,375 jll.+,ooo
South Carolina. 46,600 1+3,000 47 ,ooo , 200 180 210 9,207 7 '7hO 9,870

North Carolina., 10,270, Ca}ifornia 10, 2701

8,700 9,0001

9,000 12,200

1
1

180 673

2Q.5 j 21.5: 1,837 1 1, 784 I 1,935
74(} 700/ 6 ,876 ,. 6 , 660 I 8,540

Arkansas....... 8,tJ301 10,6001 11,100 290~ 265 "1 27.51 2,333 . 2, 809 I 3,0)2

- - ~~;:~~::::::: t Group total

~~~~igl
283,300!

~-~62~,~3~0,;0I-b,l~lf~;~8D~O~!L~2J3;6

i

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l 231+ 2121 66,830 j61,378 66,629

~c :Revised. l l''or .group tota l ( and for all Stq. tes, averages are of t he annual

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- totals, not the stun of the State or group averages.
J./ . Total cr~ for fresh market and processing. ..,,; .~ ~. .'

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After Five Day~ .rReturn to

Penalty for pri vate use to

United States Department of Agriculture .

avoid payment of posta ge $300,

- Bureau of Agricultural Economics

319 Extension Building

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At hens, Georgia

OFFICIAL BUSm ESS

Li bz'<1.r i an .

Form BAE-D-7/53- 1,452

College of Agriculture

Fermit No. 1001

At h er1s. Ga .

TC Re q,

GEORGIA 1953 SPRil~G PIG SURVEY REPORT
PIGS rSAVED: The spring pig crop in Georgia for this year, which includes all pigs :.!
produced from December 1 to June 1, is estimated at 1,313,000. This is 11 per cent below the 1,480_,000 saved during the same period a year ago, but is 8 per cerit larger than the ten year (1942-51) average of 11 217,000 head!)
SO.fS FARRa: The 202,000 sm-1s reported as farrowing this spring are 14 per cent beloH the 235,000 farrowing last spring and 2 per cent less than the
ten year (1942-51) average of 206,000 head. The number . of pigs saved per litter o:t;
6,5 is the highest on record and compares with the ten year average of 5o9~

FARR&ING PROSPECTS: Reports by farmers on breeding intentions for this fall,

covering the period June 1 to December 1 are for 173,000 head,

compared with 192 1 000 for the fall of 1952. This number would be 10 per cent less than last year, 7 per cent below the ten year average and the smallest farrowings

since 1948.

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SO:JS FARRG-JED AND PIGS SAVED

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-J-tme

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Sows

Av. No.

Pigs : Sows

Av. No.

Pigs ..

: Farrowed Pigs Per Saved :Farrowed

Pigs Per

Saved ' ~

-------------- : (000)

---------- IJitter (000) (000)

Litter

-(-00-0) -

GE.ORGIA:

10-Year, 1942-51

206

1951

216

1952

235

1953

202

5.9 1,217

186

6.0

6.1 1,318

209

6.3

6.3 1,480

192

6.2

6.5 1,313

173-lr

1,110 1,317 1,190

UNITED STATES :

10-Year, 1942 ....51 9,145

6.30 57,506 5,688

36,734

1951

9,591

6.47 62,007 6,089

1952 1953

8,493 7,h49

so, 6G6h 56,357

6.81

726

5,318
5,054-~

, . !~0,182
3 .~. 35r.)'

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* Number indicated to farrow frorn breeding intentions reports

D. L. li'LOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

, ' ....

ARCHIE LANGLEY

Agricultural Statistician

UNITED STATES PIG CROP REPORT - JUNE 1953
The 1953 United States spring p;Lg cr~p iiot_aled 50,726,000 head, a decrease of 10 pe
cent from last spring. The number of sows farrowing this spring vW.S 12 per cent below last spring, The number of p:i,gs saved per litter is the highest on record, For the coming fall crop, reports on breeding intentions indicate a total of $, 0.54,000 sows to farrow, 5 per cent below ~he number farrowing last fall. '!'he com~ bined 19.53 spring and fall pig crop is now expected to be about 84 million head,
This would be 8 per cent below l952, and 11 per cent below the 1942-51 average,

The number of hogs six months old and over on farms and ranches June 1 was 14 per bent below last year an~ 26 per cent below the lO.,.year average,

Q.'his report is based upon a survey of about 1281 000 farms and ranches, Returns ere obtained largely in cooperation with the Post Office Department through the rural mail carriers~

Spring Pig Crop: The number of pigs saved in the spring ~~~s._on <?f. 19.53 .(P~ Q.ember ~-

:

1952 to--June 1, 195.:3) is -estimated at 501 726,000 head. This is

.~,631,000 head or 10 per cent smaller than the spring crop last year and is the

~mallest since 1948, Compared with 1952, the spring pig crop is down in all regiorr

'

The number of sows farrowing in the spring of 1953 is estimated at 7,449,000 head

or 12 per cent smaller .than last year and 19 per cent smaller than the 10-year aver~

fge,

'f'he number of pigs saved per littE}r at 6.81 is . the highest on record for the sprincr
pig crop. This is 3 per cent more than the previous spring high of 6,64 pigs savo~ in 19.52. Weather conditions over most of the important hog producing states were ~ery favorable during the spring farro"ring season and rising hog prices encouraged

better care& Hog producers continue'd the trend t,oward earlier farrowings 'wflich began in 1949~ . 'l'he month.ly dis'tribution of farrowings in .the 19.53 spring season

ahows an i,ncre3ase in the percentage of li"G_ters. from January th,rough iVIarch and de

qreases in December, April and .May.

~

Fa.ll 1953 Intenti0nS t Reports on breeding :Lntentions indicate that s,o54;ooo .-sovls

;;

will farrow in the fall of 1953. This is 264,000 sows or

5 per cent less than the number farro<-ring l ast fall. If these intentions are r e-

alized, the rrumber of sows farrowing- during the fall season (June 1 to Dece mber J.) .

. vTOuld be the s .mallest since 1947 o



After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Form BAE-M:6/53"' 3,148
Permit No,. 1oq~

Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300.

South Brane:h Lfllrarir
A--. Stat:e College ot Agrleultute Ga. . ,;-: ~

- CRIMSON-CLOVER SEED CROP
GEORGIA: Production of the Georgia Crimson-Clover Seed crop of 1953 is estimated at 6, 765,ooo pounds or 11 per cent less than the record high production
of 7, 560,000 pounds harvested in 1952. 'I'he current crop is nearly three times the ten year (1942-51) production of 2,4801 000 pounds. Production of the Dixie variety amounted to 4,938, 000 pounds or 73 per cent of the total crop.
~timated acreage harvested for seed in 1953 amounts to 41,000 compared with 42,000 one year ago and is about three times the ten year average of 14,200 acres.
The yield per acre of 165 p01.mds this season is 15 pounds b~1ow the 1952 yield and. 31 pounds less than the ten year average of 196 pounds. Heavy frosts and below freezing weather the latter part of April damaged the crop arrl is partly responsible f~ the low yieldo
UNITED STATES: The great]y increased production of crimson-clover seed in Tennessee more than offsets smaller crops in all the other seven States for
which estimates are being made this year, accordj.ng to the Bureau of Agricultural
Economics. The 1953 production in the eight States is forecast at 27,665,000 pqunds
of clean seed. 'I'his is only 2 per cent less than the record 1952 production in the 11 States for which estimates -vwre made last year, and 61 per cent above the 1942~51 average. The ratio of corr.mon crimson clover to reseeding types, (Dixie, Autauga,
Auburn, and others) is h6 to 54 thj_s year, compared wj,th 39 to 61 in 19.52, and 38 to
62 in 1951.
An estimated 153, 800 acres vrill be harvested this year .in the eight States ~~?-s is 10 per cent f ewer acres than were harvested in the 11 States last year but 68 J)E)r cent more than the lOyear average. A larger acreage of crimson-clover s eeci" this .. year than last is reported for only one State-- Tennessee, where weather was ideal
for harvest. Reductions of 2 to 43 per cent from the 1952 acreage in seven States
were due largely to less favorable weather, closer grazing in some Stat es, belowaverage prices received by growers last year, and decreased demand for domestic seed due in part to record imports.
Smaller yields per acre this year than last are indicated for five States, but in two States, Tennessee and Alabama, larger yields are reported chiefly because of the near]ly ideal weather at harvest time. Yields of 600 pounds or more per acre were obtained by some growers in Tennessee, but becaus e many acres were harvested on farm that normo.lly do not produce ~uch crj.rnson-clover seed, the yield for the State is estimated at 215 pounds
(Over)

- 2-
Harvesting of the 1953 crop of crimson-clover seed began as 'early as May 15 on sp farms and continued until after mid-June Oil some other farms. It began one to five days later this year than last in a few States but at the same time as last year Tennessee and two days earlier in Georgia, the two 'most important producing States1 Dates on which harvesting began this year averaged as follows: - l1ay 25 in Georgia
and Alabama, May 28 in South Carolina, May 30 in Mississippi and Texas, and June 3
in 'I'ennesseee _ Harvest was late in Oregon and had not started up to about June 10,

The Following Table Shows the 1953 Forecast by States, With Comparisons

-==: I::: ~--

!fc!eQ :fiavis1e~:::

li21~ ]e ~ce:: ::: r~d~ci~n:JQl~ eid.:

State :

:

: Indi- :

:

: Indi- :

:

: Indi

: Average : 1952 : cated : Average : 1952 : cated : Average : ' 1952 : cated

-=-- - - - - - _:_1.21:!.2=5.,!.:.. -~-- ...:.19..23__:_---

.:.19.23_ J 1:91!2.:51:...:. ~ __ :_l_t--

.:. Acres

Pounds

_T_h~usand pound!C

:N. Co

1,-210

Y " - 2 ~ 100 --

.

200 165

'il

s., c. 2/5,333

Ga"

-142 220

olo__ 9.ooo 7~ooo
42,9,;~9..Q.._4:1.1

g/138 196

135 180

110 165

Ky~

3,Q710

1.,?00

J.

224 240

1/

236 350 :.1

'/747 1_,200 770

22480
864

7 ~ 560 '36o

62 76f5l-

Tenn.
!~-lao

44,500
19,~~370

4o;~. ooo 5o.0'6oo . 40,.000 32 ' 000

198 155 21~ 230 130 160

8,1?0 6~200 10q 7.?0
3,760 5; 2oo s~12o

I'1iss .. /6~667

12.~000 10~000

2/150 150 150

2/ 997 1,800 14)00

Ark. .?./2, 100 7$000 5,ooo

La.,

t :-1 , 1 0 0

3)400

l/

IJ'ex. _;2;?90 . 6_,800 . 4,1ioo

2/212 2/115
~/lh8

215
125 160

200 1/
100

vY.2/ 430 - 1~500 1~000

153 425 h75 1,100

:::./
4tio

-Oreg.

3.9170

7,000 ' 4,000

- 266 375 320

849 2,625 1,280

-u.-s-. ----- 91,358 -.---- 170,800 -1-53-,8-00-----209--1-66---11-30------------

i f Estimates chscontiiiued: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - ..! - __

y Short-time average.



Imports during the il-T(lonth period ended !1ay 31, 1953 were 8_,h14,500 pounds, .com pared with 13,350,100 and 13,9J8,ooo pounds during the.l2-month periods ended . June 30, 1951 andl952, respectivelyo CarrY:-over of old crimson-clover seed.on fa is estimated at 94B,'ooo pmmds of clean seed - c omparing v1ith 859,000 lbs. last y62J!

Return After Five Days to United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS .
Foj:-m BAE-F-$/53.-649Permit No. iOOl ,

Penalty for private use to avoid payment of pcsd:<age b1:)0$

c0 0 -.1.-.1 th.._ ).

t:!"'a.,..c':1 J.,...i.

.j,,&.

..

Libra r y

State College of Agri cul t ure

At hens. G.a.

GEORGI1t COTTON: .ACRJi:AGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1952

(These estimates are based on the latest available data and are preliminary)

.. .

istrict and
County

Acreage

:____I~l<L. L:i.E,lt__Eer i~~E..E2.._! Production

. . In

.. In

l

500-Pound

. cultivation Harvested cultivation Harvested : Gross lifeight

[- - - - -- July 1

1 ~fuly

-----: -- -B-ale-s - - -

Acres

A_..,.c...r._e...s._

- - - Pounds

Pounds

-Ba-le-s

DISTRICT I

Bartow-

28,220

27,890

335'

339

Catoosa

2,160

2,130

1.(04

!~09

Chattooga

5,9ltO

5,870

l+34

lr39

Dade

290

290

431

431

Floyd

11,100

10,970

338

342

Gordon

16,500

16,300

352

JS7

irurray

6, 710

6,630

325

329

Paulding

4,570

!b520

262

265

Polk

9,060

8,950

286

290

\Talker

3,990

3,940

371

376

'lhitfield

2,670

2,61.! 0

341

3h5

19,720 1,820
5,390 260
7,B4o
12,11.~0
4,560 2,500 5,420 3,090 1,900

Total

91,210

. 90,130

339

343

64,640

DISTRICT II

Barrow

10,0)0

9,9h0

210

212

Cherokee

780

770

401

406

Clarke

2,910

2,880

317

320

Cobb

1,510

1,490

303

307

Jaws on

30

30

333

333

DeKalb

890

880

288

291

Forsyth

4,llO

!~,070

200

202

ulton

h,860

4,810

203

205

Gvtinnett

6 , 8 80

6, 810

2B6

289

Hall

3,170

3,1).)0

283

285

Jackson

16,150

15,970

244

2h7

Lumpkin

10

10

400

hOO

:leo nee

lh,l20

13,970

225

:228

Pickens

710

700

254

257

"{a l t o n

33,180

32,810

275

278

"lhite

590

580

368

374

!!,,!100 650
1,930 950 20
530 1,720 2,060 h,lOO 1,870 8,230
10 6 ,61-tO
380 19,020
450

Total

99,950

98,860

25h

257

52,960

- -- -- -- -

'!

PaE,e 2.
District and .
.County
DISTRICT III Banks Elbert Franklin Habersham Hart Lincoln I,Ia.dison Oglethorpe Stephens Wilkes
Total
DISTIUCT rJ' Carroll Chattahoochee Clayton Coweta Douglas Fayette Haralson Harris Heard Henry Lamar Ii!Iacon Marion Meriwether Muscogee Pikeo Schley Spalding Talbot Taylor Troup Upson
Total

' "\'

GEORGIA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1952

------- . :

_._____,,____,_____

Acreage

: Yield Lint _per_Acr~_: Production

In

:

In

: 500-Pound

. cultivation Harvested cultivation Harvested Gros_s Vfeight

July 1

July 1

- - - -B- -a-l-e-s-

-Acres

Acres

-Po-und-s

Pounds

- - Bales

5,920

5,860

330

333

1.+,080

13 ,L16o

13,310

288

292

8,100

12:,490

12,350

350

354

9,130

350

350

403

1.~03

290

15,450

15,280

293

297

9,1.!60

3' )j40

3,400

186

188

1,330

15,200

15,0L!O

327

331

10,400

12,540

12,400

228

231

5,980

1,280

1,270

380

383

1,010

7,180

7,100

217

220

3,260

87,310

86,360

291

29h

53,040

17,260

17,140

263

265

170

170

188

188

1,950

1,9h0

228

229

14,390

14,300

197

199

1,650

1,6)~0

253

25h

8,110

8,060

216

218

4,080

4,050

310

313

4,530

4,5oo

181

182

3,470

3,450

398

400

21,440

21,300

218

220

4,130

4,100

260

262

19,380

19,250

231

233

6,880

6,830

199

201

21,030

20,890

217

219

450

450

187

187

10,780

10,710

252

254

3,870

3,840

31.~9

352

4,560

4,53 0

237

239

1,900

1,890

226

227

11,330

11,260

260

262

3,090

3,070

199

200

2,170

2,160

25'0

25'1

9,480
65
930 5,9h0
870 3,670 2,6ho 1,710 2,880
9,780 2,240
9,360 2,860 9,51-tO
175 5,670 2, 820 2,260
900 6,150 1,2 80 1,130

166,620

165,530

237

238

82,350

GEOE.GIA COTTON: ACREi-!.GE, YIElD AND PRODUCTION_, 1952

,___.___,_______,.____

District and

: --,::-_Acre~ge

In

:

. Yi~].d L:!:_nt ..E.~:E_~cre ____ : Production

In



: $00-Pound

County

cult:Lvation : Harvested cultivation ~ Harvested : Gross ijfeight

------ July 1
--~--

Acres

Acres

July ~--__;__ _ _..!____ Bc3;}-es _ _

Pounds

Pounds

Bales

"ISTHICT V
~ld:win
3ibb .leckley 3utts :rawford }odge :ireene ihncock ..oust on Jasper Johnson
~organ
'mvton
Peach Pulaski Putnam aockdale Taliaferro Treutlen Twiggs ::ashington ?/heeler 'iilkinson

31890 1,930 12,000
7,650
3,510 25,560 LI,840 1),380
9,400 6,760 26,830
600
45,810 2,610 6,200
2h,290 12,060
3,710 7,780 3,630
4' 71~.0
3,070 5,810
3,630 29,940 5,420 4,090

3,850
1,910
11,870
7,570 3,h70 25,280
1.(,790 15,210
9,300 6,690
26,5!~0
590
45,310 2,580
6,130
2h,030
11,930
3,6?0 7,700 3,590 h,690
31 0Li0
5,750 3,590
29,.590 5,360
h,o5o

271
314 223 . 281
279 162 279. 229 213 308 152 255 201.1 235 . 208 2hl 310 283 . 0
358 220
275 ' 221
207 228
189 1?7 202

27h
317 226
0
28)~
283.
164 ' 281 232 215 312 ' 154 259 . . 206 238' 211 241.r 3lh 286 361 223 278 223 209 231 191
179 204

2, 2.00
1,270
5,590 h,490
2,050 8,650
2,820 7,360 4,170 4,350 8,530
320 19,470 1,280 2, 700 12,230
7,820 2,190 5,810 1,670
2,730 1,420
2,510 1,730 11,790 2,000
1, 720

Total

281,140

278,080

220

222

128,870

26,610
55,820
13,770 3,170 2,270 28,600 6,070 32,?80 20,210
14,540 1.+,310 27,360 18,150

26,290

246

55,140

262

13,600

194

3,130

186

2,2h0

274

28,2$0

195

6,000

242

32,380

176

19,960

235

14,360 189

h,260

213

27,030

253

17,930

190

Total

253,660

250,570

223

249

13,660

265

30,490

197

5,590

189

1,230

278

1,300

198

11,670

21+5

3,070

178

12,020

238

9,910

192

5,750

215

1,920

256

14,440

193

7,220

226

118,270

.t'...ge 4

District and
County

GEORGIA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD .-.tiD PRODUCTION, 1952
'""> ' !

: ----- -----

... Acreage
In

Yield_Li~t per Acre __ : Production

:

In

$00-Pound

. . . cultivation : Harvested cultivation Harvested Gross Weight

. July 1

<Tuly 1

----Ba-le-s ----.....-

Acres

Acres

Pounds

Pounds

Bales

DISTRICT VII
Baker CaJhoun Clay
Decatur Dougherty Early Grady Lee Miller Mitchell Quitman Randolph Seminole Stewart Sumter
Terrell Thomas Webster

3,h50
9,930 7,330 2,li.J0
3,240
25,230 5,700 5,660 9,580
22,050 2,060 10,260 8,100
6,330 18,120
19,290 8,920
2,570

3,430

19],

9,870

2h!~

7,290

202

2,130

193

3,220

185

25,080

221

5,670

249

5,630

220

9,520

23h

21,920

255

2,050

182

10,200

250

8,050

29h

6,290

212

18~010

266

19,170

312

8,870

29h

2,550

216

192 2!J6 203
193 186 223 251 222
236 .
257 182
251 296 214 268 .
311~
296 217

1,380
5,060 3,090
a6o
1,250 11,650
2,970 2,610
![,690
11,?40 780
5,360
4,970 2,810
10,070
12,$60
5,h80
1,160

Total

169,960

168,950

2h9 .

251

88,l.t90

DISTRICT VJ;II
Atkinson
Ben Hill Berrien Brooks Cl:Lnch Coffee Colquitt Cook Crj_sp
Dooly Echols Irwin Jeff Davis
Lanier Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner
Vvilcox Worth

1,2!10
10,970 3,460 17,330
50
11,670
39,030 5,820
14,970 32,990
30 1$,280
3,150 460
5,010 9,690 11,250
13,500
20' 81..10 29,3?0

1,230

265

10,8?0

182

J,l.t30

290

17,180

21$

5o

320

11,570

214

38,660

256

5, 7?0

284

14,840

2l..d.J.

32,700

228

30

200

15,1!+0

228

3,120

2)-16

460

307

4,970

250

9,600

1LJ6

11,150

230

13,380

2!;6

20,650

1?5

29,110

252

267

690

lBh

4,170

292

2,090

217

7 ,no

320

35

216

5,210

259

20, 890

286

3,450

246

7,620

230

1$, 690

200

1$

230

7,270

248

1,620

307

290

252

2,610

148

2,960

232

5,!,oo

259

7,230

177

7,620

255

15,!480

Total

246,110

243,910

230

232

118,110

-......

-

--- -- - _-~_____....,,......---.---------

Fag~ 5.

GEORGIA COTTON: ACREAGE 7 YIEIJ) AND PRODUCTION, 1952

District and
County
DISTRICT IX Appling Bacon Brantley Bryan Charlton Chatham Evans Liberty Long Pierce Tattnall Toombs rrare 'layne
Total
STATE:

. . Acreage

Yield Lint per Acre

In

in

cultivation Harvested cultivation : Harvested

July 1

July 1

-Acres

- - Acres

Pounds

Pounds

6,490

6 , 4 30

258

260

3,520

3,1-180

245

248

80

80

262

26 2

150

150

280

280

15

15

200

200

25

25

200

200

2,200

2,180

237

239

120

120

283

283

830

820

264

267

3,030

3,000

251

254

8,550

8,460

254

257

13,210

13,080

233

235

600

590

310

315

4,220

4,180

255

257

43,040

42,610

248

250

l,hJ9,000 1,425,000

243

245

Pr oduction 5oo...Pound Gross weight
Bales ---- ~
Bales
3, 5oo 1,800
5o 90 5 10 1,090 75 460 1,590 4,540 6,1+30 390 2,2h0
22,270
729,000

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician

D. 1. FLOYD
Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

AD.EG.RPAtR~..'UMLETNUTREO.F

G. 1\1"~ ""-~ .~ ~o.J1~ O). , TI.-1J\-\~ . A~ERCIOC.N.OULMTUlCR..SA.L

cf0YJ/J~hlt::?y a~ - u~NERSITY OF GEORGIA

1

,

./V

GE.OR.GIA AGRICULTlJRAL

CA.LE.(,E, OF AGf.'lCULTURt.

E.XTENSION SE. RVICE..

-AthG'ns 1 Georgia

:F1.RM .PRlCJ;i; REPORT AS OF JULY 15, 19~~

August 4, 1953

GEORGIA: The All Cornmodity Index of. Px-ices Received by Georgia farmers decl.tned onB
point during the mont~ ended J'uly 15. At the present level the index is

251 per cent of the August 19Q9...July .J.914 a.verage or "33 percentage po].nts below thO:

average on July .15, 1952..



Subs~antially highe.r prices were ree~:t.'lted dv..ring the month for hogs, beef cattle and lambs, Prices received fo:r ch:i.ckeps and eggs, Irish potatoes, and cotton lint werealso significantly higher tha;r:1. a morth ago,

A sharp drop in prices reoe:i.ved tor p~QlJ$S , .accompanied by s~Lightly lower prices
for some other crops more than <;>,:ffset trl~le ~-nfluence of gaining prices for other . connnodities, and contributed l~rgely t}ey the decrease in the All CommocUty Index.

UNITED STATES: The IndeX of ?rices ~eeci ved by Farmers rmnained u,nchanged during
the ' month ending July lS a.t. 259 per cent of the 191011+ aver.age,
tia.l .increases in pri.ces recei\red for cattle, hogs, rnilk, ancl eggs resulted
a 5 per cent increase in the livestock arrl livestock products index. Sharply
r prices for most fruit a.'nd comrt1~rcial truck crops accompanied by moderate:ty
prices for marw other crops re~nl],.ted in an offsetting decline . in the all-crop . . 'l'he <July all-commodity index is 12 per cent lese; than the 295 for July 1952.

The Parity Index (Index of Prices Paid. for Conmlodities and Servlces, Inte.rest,Taxes 1
and Wage Rates) rose 2 points (nearly 1 pr cent) from its revised n1i.d..June level
to 278 per cent of its 1910-ll-1. average on July lS, Contributing to tl1is increase were a 1 per cent advance in farm wage rates a.nd an upturn of nearly 1 per cent j.n
prices of commodities bought by farmer$ for production, primarily feeder livestock. Prices of goods bought for fam:)J,y living averaged the same in mid..July as a month
earlie:r:, The Parity Index for July is about 3 per cent lower th:tn a year ago,

The increase in the Parity lndex drqpped the Parity Hatio (ratio of the Index of
Prices Received by Farmers to the Parity Index) .from 91~ for June to 93 for JuJ.y,
the same as in April of this year

Indexes 1910-l4il00

---. -------==-. Su~ry Table for the United States

---~-

---~--

Re-c_~_d high-------~

July 15,
1952

June 15,

July 151

1953

1 953

Index

Date

._ _:_________ --!,____. --~

t~ --.------~

es Received

295

259

259

313

li'eb. 1951

ty Index "}/

286

'f./ 276

278

289

2,/ltiJly 1952

ty Ratio

103

94

93

122

Oct. 1946

1/ Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Wage Hates .
~/ Revised,
lf Also April 1952,

D 1, FJ..OYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

BURTON J. H.ARHINGTON Agricultural Statistician

,, . ~ . ." .

'
"'
, MD . , -. CClMTI{(')W(Ty UNIT

'J:'RICES RECEIVED BY Fli:BMERS JULY 15, 1953 WITH COMPARISONS

GEORGIA . Average

I 'illHTED srATES Average

'

Aug.l909July 1914

July 15, 1952

June 15, 1953

July 15; AU:g.l909- July 15, June...:!5 1953 JuJ.y .1914 1952 19S3

r~~s

Wheat, Bu.

'$

Corn, Buo ,.,;, .

$

Oats, Bu.

$

Irish Potatoes, Bu. $

Sweet Potatoes, Bu. $

. Cotton, lb.



Cottonseed, ton $

Hay (baled) 1 ton $

Hogs, per cwt.

$

., .1. ..24 91 o67
112 .83
12.6 24.39
-
7.33

1.97 1.90
o93 3o30 3.90 39.4 66.00 27.80 20.00

1.86 190
o75 120 4;.60 32.9 62,50 29.40 23.00

1.84 1.90
78 1.55 4.60 33,2 62.50 . 29.50 24.70

.88 64 40 70 88 12.4 22.55
-
7.27

1.98 1o73
76 2o?4 446 37,0 71.00 22.00 20.00

100 ' 1 " 1;,8 1.46 1~4
71 . _?t 102 93 3o98 4.02 31;5 319 61.20 59.00 20.80 20.2C 22.70 / 24.20

Beef Cattle, cwt. $

3.87 23.50 13.'30

Milk Cows, head $ 33.85 190.00 125.00

Chickens, lb.

13.2

28,7

25.4

Eggs, Doz.

21.3

49.5

53.0

Butterfat, lb.



~ilk (wholesale)

per 100=//= J}

$

Soybeans, Bu.

$

25.7
2.42
-

58.9 -
6,05 3.20

56.0
5.85 3.00

Peanuts, lb.



5.0

9.5

1L -Pr elimi.na.ry-fol' J'uly-1'9'5:5~ --~-c.-- - ------ ---- ~ ~

n.o --

13.70 125.00 27.8
56.0' 55.0

5~42
48.oo
l l
ll.4 21.5 26.3

5.90 1.60

2.80

-

11.0

4.8

--

26.00 245.00 26.0 43.3
71.8

16.00 17.30
'
176.00 169,00 24.9 261 45o7 47.7
5s.o 64.8

4.55 3.00 10.3

~5.90
2;.66
.llo1
-

4;06 2o4! 11.1
.___

INDEX NUMBERS OF PlUCES' :RECEIVED i3Y F:A:RMER~ IN GEORGIA . (August 1909 - July 1914 ~ 100

'

July 15, June 15, July 15,

1952

1953

1953



1~11 Commodities

284

252

251

Cotton & Cottonseed

30.9

261

263

Grains Meat Animals Dairy Products

198

196

196

428

328

343

240

236

236

'

Chickens & Eggs

228

232

21.!:7

Fruits

189

247

175

Miscellaneous

182

197

197

Revised.

-

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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

t

Form BAE-B-7/53 - 3,994

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rosp~dtive cotton production -in G~orgia , for 1953 of 710,000 bales (500 pounds gross

eight) was indicat'ed. on Au~ust 1 (;>y informa:tion reported by crop correspondents to

he Georgia Crop Reporting Service :of the .United States Department of Agriculture.

hi~ is 3 percent below 'the 729,000 Qeles ..produced last season and 1 percent less

ha.n ..the

ten~year
.

average

(1942~1951)

o-f

716,000

'

'

bcJles.

dicated lint yield per acre of 252 po\mds compares with 245 last year and the ten~ ear average of 252 pounds. Preliminary estimate of acreage for harvest is 1,354, CCC
r 5 pMcent below; the 1,424,000 acres of 1952.

anting of the current crop was completed at about the usual time and :stands secured re generally good to excellent. Weevil emergence last spring was unusually high following the comparatively mild winter and early infestation of cotton was heayY. Farmers have been carrying out an intensive poisoning program which was favored by a
fvery hot and dry June but hindered seriously by excessively wet weather during most July. On August 1 reported weevil infestation was heaviest .for that da.te since
1950 but since that time weather has been .favor~ble for ef fici ency of poisoning
operations. ~- For the no.rthern part of the state the yield outlook can change considerlj:Jly by next report. date, depending upon whether wet or dry weather prevails and the elctent of late application of poison.,

In southe rn Georgia r enerally good bottom crop and, in some areas, a fair middl~ crop of bolls appeare... /safe on report date. Effective fruit:i.ng was over. For midstate territory a f air bottom crop seemed assured with outcome of the middle crop dependent upon August weevil .da.mage. In northern G.eorgia the crop wa s well advanced for the date 1-.rith weevils. -present but being he ld under fai r control by widespread poisoning.

Final outturn of the crop compared with this forecast will depend upon whether or not the various influences effecting the crop during the r emai nder of the season are more or less favorable than . usual.

ARCIHE LANGLEY Agricul t 1iral Statistician

D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Stati'stician, In Charge

GEORGIA lV'.~.AP - SHO\.viTI~G AUGUST 1 COND ITION BY CROP REPORTING DISTHICTS

STATE: 1953 ~ 75% 1952 ~ 66% 1951 - 75%

Districts shown are crop reporting districts and NO'r Congressional Distri cts-.-

UNITED STATES - COTTON REPORT AS 0~' AUGUST 1, 1953

!: .
The Crop Reporting Board of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics makes the follo r eport from data furnished by crop correspondents, field statisticians, Productio . and Iviarketing Administration, and cooperating State a gencies. The final outturn cotton compared :wfth. this forecast will depend upon .whe:t.her the various influence affecting the crop:. during the remainder of the season -a:re morl3 or less favorable than usual.
. .~ I .

- - - - -:-_ ,- - -:~ 'AREA-IN -: : - XuausT_I_ - : LINT-YIELD-PER-~'Pit'onTJc'TroNTGYriffrNas J

-=- : CULTIVJ"l'ION: CONDITION : HARVESTED ACRE :_500-lb . gross wt. bal

:JULY 1, 1953:Aver:-:-- 7...., -:Aver:":~ --.:Indi..::.A"ver-7 :~-

I95'.:f

State

._,~s.s 10-YEAR: age :1952: l S'53: age :1952: cated: age : 1952 : Crop

: .1't*J'r.i:R~.GE ABAH: 1942-: : :1942-:.. : . :1953 : 19h2-: Cr op : Ind:i.c,

t _./ .' .. . . 1/ DON~-'1li'NT

I

j,' I.J

' '

~1



c; ] ' , ::1. ..,.1

e '

2/ . ,

I

.,;

I

Aurr 1 'I ..,l1., 0.

T- -:":....... -:- :- -Ti1ous7- --:- ":":.... -.;--

7Ti1ous7T'hous::-~i1ous:

: acres
~i~s=u~i--- -~-- - . :9~-

Virginia
N. Carolina
s. Carolina
Georgia

29 759 1,071.,_ 1,354

Pet. :Pet, :Pet .: Lb. : Lb.: Lb. :bales: bale s : hales

I I -7~- ~3-~-8~- ~7; 1
83 85 ?2 362.

;L~82~4~-33~361-l-

~4~~-
20

~9:
23

3~g

80 8b. . 79 345 . 366 291 522 569

460

76 70 I '78 315 286 324 697 657

725

74 66 75 252 245 2.52 1 716 729

710

Florida

64

. I 76 74 . 73 192 271 240 !' . 15

30

32

Tennessee Alab.:una
Mi ,ssi ssippi Ark.-msas Louisiana

891 1, 580
2,374 1, 836
905

Oklahoma

:

Texas

New 1'1exico

Arizona

Cal,-ifornia

:

Other States 1!/:

984
9, 284 312 675
1, 396 16

-UN-IT-W--s-TA-TE-S--;-- --24-,0-32-.--

Amer., Egypt. 5/:

Texas . ~ -

27.0

New Hexico

18~ 3

Arizona

37 .o

California

.6

, -Total A. E, . 82. 9

l/-F;c; .-;;atu;al ~a;s;s:--

77 68 8.5 364 3661 35.0 [ 543' 6 38 650

.75' 6 2 19 285 275 304 911 890 1,000

77 7LJ. ~~ 33_7 385 1 376 fl,670 1,9~6 1,860

76 . 66 v 334 345 320 1, 355_ 1, 366 1, 225

74 77 76 3lh '408[ 363 1 568 756

685

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I ~ 73 78 85 160 '1051176 429 . 264

360

77 ?.2 70 1183 171]182 ~- 3,162 i 3, 8 08 3,525

91 94 B9 h83 527 1 !65 173 1 330

296

92 95 93 525 6821 676 1 312 ! 948 951

92 93 I 86 615 622 593 . I ?63! 1, 818 1, 725

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322 40J 385 27.2 1 95 .0

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- abandonment.

3/ Allo1-rances made for i nterstate movement of seed cotton for ginning.
214/ Illinois', _Kansas, Kent ucky , and Heva.da, Included in State and United St at es totals.

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E.XTE.N510N SE.RVICE.

ACREAGE .AND INDICATED PRODUCTION AUGU~T 1, 1953

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LIMA BEANS: The 1953 lima bean acreage for Georgia is estj.mated at 5, 200 acres,
200 acres (or four percent) above last year. Yield is indicateCi at 60 bushels per acre, the same as for last year, which will give a production of 312,000 bushels,

SNAP BEANS, NORTH GEORGIA: An indicated yield of 100 bushels per acre as of August 1 on 2, 700 acres will give a total production of 270,000
bushels in North Georgia for 1953, The yield last year on 2, 400 acres was 90 bushels which gave a production of 216,000 bushels for the same section,

CAB~AG:f?, NORTH GEORGIA: The acreage of cabbage in North Georgia is estimated at 800

acres, 50 acres roore than for 1952. At a present indicated

yield of 5.0 tons per acre, produytion this year is calculated at 4,000 tons as com-
pared to a yield of 4,5 tons and ;a produdtion of 3,400 tons last year

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IDISH POTATOES, NORTH GEORGIA: 1\!:?roduction of Irish potatoes in North Georgia for . ~ 1953 is~laced at only 76,000 bushels, the same as
for -last year, This figure is derived from an estimated yield, as of August 1, of
85 bushels per acre on 900 acres. Reported acreage and yield were also the same as
for last year, '

WATERMELONS, EARLY SU:rMR: . Reports as of August 1 indicate an acr-eage of 50,000 early summer watermelons in Georgia for 1953. This is
5,000 acres more than harvested last year, Yield this year is estimated at 280 melcrs per acre as against 275 for last year~ giving a total production of 14,000,000 melons
in 1953 as compared to a production of 12,375,000 in 1952

United States - -

CANTALOUPS: Production of mid-s~mmer cantaloups is now forecast at 7,514,000 crateq

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3 percent higher than a month ago because .of improved yield prospects

in California. Because of a marked expansion in cantaloup production in Texas, the

year's early summer crop is expected to be 17 percent greater than in 1952 and 14

percent above the 1949-51 average.

WATERMELONS: Production indi(Cations for this year's commercial crop show an increase

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of 6 percent over both last year's crop and the average for the pre-

cedi~g three years - l03,h4l~OOO melons for 1953 compa~~d with 97,448,0?0 melons in 195~ and an average (1949-51J of 97,680,000 melons. Tnls year's crop Wlll be the

largest on record if all of the present indicated production is harvested.

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CROP AND

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ACREAGE

:-J:.Year:

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PRODUCT ION

:3-Yr. :

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STATE

:Average:

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y . : : . : 1949'~51: 1952 : 1953 : 1.~9-51 : 1952 : 1953: 1949-51: 1952 : 195

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- Bushels -

1,000 Bushels
i

Summer:

Georgia , i 5;73o 5,ooo 5,200 55

60 6o

313

300 3

North Carolina.. 1,600 1,500 1,400 63 " 60 60

101

90

Maryland,....... 1,6oo 1,40o 1;5oo . 8o -75 75

128 105 11

New Jersey...... 2,830 2,500 3,100 92 105 90

254

262 2

New York _ 2,70_Q _ 1120Q _ },20Q _lJ3__ 132 _ 142 ____356___226__

Group Total

14,470 12,3dO 12,700 80

82 79

1,154 1,013 9

SNAP BEANS: - . -- -

- Bushels -

1, 000 Bushels -

Late Summer=

Alabama......... 1,330 1,000 1,100 83 60 75

112

60

o

'Georgia, 2,530 2,400 2, 700 92 . 90 100

232

216 21

.North Carolina, 7,900 6,300 6,600 105

90 115

:Virginia~ ~

680

500

420 90

95 95

New York, other,.. 12~930 12,000 11,00p :I-40 . 145 140

830

567 7)

61

48

q

1,811 1, 740 1,$4

~assachusetts.u 1,470 l,hoo 1_,400 _:IJ7 . . l40 170

201 196 2)

New Hampshire .,

480

500

550 127 120 140

60

60 T

J'lichigan, 2,6oo 2,3oo 2,hoo 93 110 100 .

2h2

253 24

Colorado, .

920

850

750 . 1.43 150 150

131 128 D

Tennessee~ ....... :-- 1,.63.Q _ ];,_oo _ g_,zOQ _1_g3___92 _ 1h0 __ ~ _2Q2__ _.111._ _l~

Group Total - ~- 32,!i8o 29,050 29,420 120 118 l2b

3,-881 3.439 3,70

CAE:S71.GE 2/: . . , Ear:S;-~er: . 1

- Tons -

- Tons ..

Wasiiington.; ...... . 460

500

489 7,2 7,0 7,5

3,Joo 3,5oo 3,6a

New Jersey...... 3,$30 3,8oo 3,700 7~3 _7,0 8,0 28,900 26,.600 29,600

Ne>-r York, L.r ,. .830

8oo

800 9.8 9.0 9.0

8,3oo 7,200 7,2oc

Connecticut.....

.500

450

480 9.0 10,0 10.0

4;.6oo 4,5oo 4,80:

Rhode Island, ,150 130 130 8,3 8,0 9,0 1_,200 1_,000 1_,2()j

Ma s s a c h n s.e t t s . , . ..

.880

750

800 8.3 9,8 10.0

7,300 7,400 8,00:

Georgia,North, .,. ) 70 750 800 4,3 4c-5 5,0 3,300 3,400 4,000

Indiana,.... .. _ _g,_g3o _ _g,102 _ 1,~o.Q _ 2~ __4.!.5 _5..!5__ 12.J.4QO__9.z.900;_ 212.~

Grpup TotaL... 9,750 9,280 8,990 7,09 6,84 7.6o 69,300 63 ,Sao 68,300

EARLY C O~illn CIAL
IRfS;I PGrATQEST

- Bushels -

1,ooo Bushels

Summ2r:

Virginia 33,710 23,200 26,400 181 165 205 " 5, 999 3,833 5,4J2

11aryland 5,540 3,400 3,900 155 K~ntucky 3,320 1,6oo 1,6oo 140

145 160 115 130

846

493 624

457

184 20~

Missouri ' Kansas ~ Nebr~ka

2,850 . 1,100 3,930 500 h, 590 1,900

1,300 172 5oo 166
1,900 256

200 35 140 26
280 250

474 611
1,126

220 4o 70 lJ
532 47>

Texas 6,900 4,600 10,500 230

Georgia ~ 1,5oo

90o

90o 95

270 160 85 85

1,579 1,242 1,680

148

76 76

New J~rs ey, _4lh2.5.Q _2!h10.Q _2_b!,20Q _26_ - 192 - _g3~ - - ]:0~512__4~6_23_ 5,]82

Group .Total,., 110' 680 61,900 71,_500 203 183 200

21_,_752 11.343 i4,3lb

WATERME_LONS:

'.l t

Early Summer:

- Melons -

-1,000 Melons . t

Texas~ 10tl,670 97,o"oo 136,ooo 167 170 115

18_,253 16,490 15,640

Arizona, 5,230 4,100 4,900 688 680 750

3,575 2, 788 3,67>

Louisiana 4,370 3,5oo 3,5oo 257 Mississippi 6,830 8,ooo 9,000 237

. 250 200
230 .210

1,120 875 700
1,618 1,840 1,890

Alaba,ma,, .. 13,100 13,400 13,900 303 Georgia, ~ 50,330 45,ooo 5o,ooo 283

310 330
275 280

3,970 h,l54 4,587
14,227 12,375 14,000

South Carolina,, 46,600 43,000 47,000 200 180 220

9,207 7' 740 10,340

North Carolina,. 10,270 8,700 9,000 180 205 200

1,837 1,78li. 1,800

California :l0,270 9,000 12,200 673 Arkansas, ,. a,93o 10,600 11,100 290

740 700 265 290

6'87q 6_,660 8,$40 2,.333 . 2,809 3,21~

Oklahoma 16,230 17,5oo 16,ooo 187 185 200

3,076 3,238 3,2co

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Group Total,

3.l.370 2.l.5oo 2.J.2oo
283 ,3oo-262,3oo- 3"'i4, 8oo

217 '236-

25o -i34-

2oo -ii6--

737 625
-66,83'6 -6T,3i8

44t
""6~6j1

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sum of the State or group averages . ~/ Total crop for fresh _market and processing,

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'Athens, G~Cri.gia

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. . . . .. GENE~ CROP REF.9E..XQ!l GEORGIA AS OF AUGUST 1, 19.53

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Prevailing. weather cond:i.tions during July ~1l'ere ideal for food and feed crops. Fre-

quent showe;i.s, throughout all except local areas. of the $tate supplied adequate moisture. to pro.P19t~ _c~ti_Jl!um _ g_rowth of hay and forage crops. Corn prospects are the
best on rercord i'or the State~ Tobacco rriarkethig- is well advanced and an al:t~time -
high yield is ~~:Pected for this crop. Good to excellent price~ have been received

by farmers for their tobacco to-dc:.te. Peanut ha;rve st is .now Wldor ~-ray nmi nca.'l:' recOFd

yiel-ds are expected in most areas. Pasture conditions in the State continued to . improve during July, and lush graz~:rig fO:r liv~stock was readily a.vatlable on August

.l.in all areas.

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Pecan prospects are generally good. E'xce~bive rainfall durinr; July made it difficult

. for ;:-;rower9 to control i nsects and diseases . Hot dry 1oreather since A11gust J,,howev:e1; has been favorable for the crop. Peach .mar~eting season :i.s over and :G9.53 snipments
te<;l ~o about ~., JOO ~a::r.s . compared with 2~.600 cars last season.

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The abnndance

JlkOisture _du,ring latter Ju.nq and JuJ,y vias very .fav;q:r.~bi.e .f6r

corn and a record''hi:gh yield of ~o.o bushels is expected r.omparecL.:wiLth iP..O

. ls . in 19.52. ~xtrem~ly hot dry ~reather during Nay and early June da:<11a;ged th.~ early corn acre~_ge ) .n :t:{t'e. souf.he'astern part of the St.~tel e' The other are:P,s of South Georgia have good to .eJ~cell-ent yieh1s. In Nor~th Georgia tt\e, late . cor:n,. c;rop.is need-

ing rain The current production is estimated --at. 60,060,000 bushels~ , . Th:i.s .:i.s the

largest crop on record and is 6'? per cent abov:the short 1952 crop df-"'37:,1~~-,000

bushels.
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roB.'\CCO:' Despite unfavo~al;lle hot dr;y vJea~her dud:ng Hay and early. June :the ;Lndi_cated . ~ tooac9o yi.i::ld ; o;r '1, 2'79 po1mds . is a new. r~ecord high. '~h~ r'tcn'hiction ' ~.i.: s
estimated' .at 1:31,847,000' ..pounds compared With 125;.03.5;ooo in 19,~52 ~ a:na has been e:x-

ceeded 011ly by the record cro.p of 19.51.





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Weather

COnditions

have

been favorable

for

the

pean~:t

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crop and

indic:ated

. _. . . average yi-eld per acre of 950 pounds is the highest in recent years. The

pmd!lction-For pickt,ng and threshing is placed at L(71,200,000pounds compared with

1:o4,:500,000. last yeqre A total of l.J-96,000 acres for hq.rvest is 2 per cent belo.w the

17')~
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ac rea~e

of

506).000 0

PEQANS: Ba_sed on cqndition 'as~ of August 1, the curreril pecan crrop is ind:i.cated at

:- . :;r 51.,800,000 pounds compared with the . revised 19.52 prod1ictionof .?0,500~000

:poun9-s. Exces~1ive m.oisture dur-ing July caused some damage to the crop, how~ver, hot

..dry 1.J"eather ..siR6e Augi.ls-t 1 . has: been favorable~ Production from. the improved v.arie-

. es is placed at LJ.3,000,000 pounds and seedling at 8,t100;000 po;.mds coinpared lvith

000,000

.and

9,.500,000

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GEOHGIA

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: TOT.~_L Pi-?.ODUCTIEil'Y (IN 1'1-iOUS!.l'-l~S)

. CROP

(000) :Avetap:e:.

:Indicated: .1\ve-rage----~ndicated .

Corn

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1953 :191r2-jl: 1952 : 19)3
..,.b_u_._;:_...,3,..:;.,.;,o,.;:;o""3.....-:.~. ~4~0--,~~l~:of--2-o

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1942.;._51
45,26E:l

1952 37 ,1S2

19.SJ . 6o,oc~

heat ..... : ~~bu.: 166 vats ........ ;, ..l:m.: 6:;9 Rye ..... -. . ~. ;.~bu.: - . 10 Hay ('an)~.~.;.t0n: 873

.1.3.3 I ,b.O i
2!~.6 I _' .30.~!

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n Tobacco (2..11) . lb.: 103.1 1071
Potatoes,I~ish,bu.: . 6
Potatoes ,SHeet,bu.: 26 77
Cotton ... bale s : 1,354 252

:1115

l 76

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I i 70 !
1, 245

,.;I Peanuts(for picking
and threshing)lb.:

496 _I. . ~ 36

,800

Peaches, total crop, . Pears, totbaul . c1ro/p,:

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l 13 .:> 1 2,120 1 2,470
30.0 13,3i7 I lL!.,130

. .-~o.o 1 69 1

72 ~

7L.

121 1 581

1279 i 101,18h 125,03.5

76 I 1,138

1.66

3,0?1
19,7.70
100
6o.?
131, 81+7
h.S6

80 I 5;280 i. 1,680

2,'0RO

252

Jl

716 .j . 729

710

s,'jO , . j 709,130 .j4dL~,G09 _. h71,200

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2,1~.96

3,312

bu. 1/ Pecans ......:-lb . : Pasture ,Cor~c1itj. on,%

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80

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87

298 .

221

31,9'71 1 .)O,.)OO

23h
51,800

]} Total ar,ricultural crop greater than and including com.mei~ciaJ, crop

D. L. FWYD, Agr. Stat., In Charge

ARCHIE LANGLEY, Agr. Stat.

. UNITED STATES .. GENERAL CROP BEFORT AS OF AUGU9r 1, 1953
.Improvement in prosp~cts for several important crops during July more th~ offset declines for S]?ring grains and prospective all-crop production equals the second-largest hi history. Relief the drought in the Southwest wa:s. an importan_t factor in improving prospec-ts for cotton, sorg . soybeans, peanuts and broomcorn,' fo;r. which current estimates are the first for the season. , Bu. .. has ?eriOusly damaged d~ wheat ~a r~duced 'J>,raspe?ts for other spring .wheat , . oat? a."ld b~~~ . vary1ng degre1'3s. On the other hand, proS]?ects for vnnter whe~t ,. 'flaxseed. and: r1ce 1-mproved.t Wi corn, hay and most other crops not greatly .different than on July 1. As a reSult, the.aggregat volume of all crops improved to 132 percent of the 1923-32 1av'erage, 2 points larger -t.han on J'ul 1. The composite yield per acre of all crops nearly equals the 1~48 rec6rd.-
The drought in the Southwest was broken in some portions and relieved i~ . others by good July rains. Much of Missouri was still suffering and to a less extent easte:cii Kansas and South Texas, In northwestern Texas, western Oklahoma and Kansas, eastern New Mexico and Colorado, the relief was s1lfficient to improve pastures and ranges, and to encourage planting of sorghums and b:roomco Most of the area received beneficial rains in early August. In .cotton-growing portions of the area, prospects improved sharply for cotton and for other crops in varying degree's. Meanwhile, however, another drought area developed, in much of Virginia and North Carolina with irreparable damage to some late-growing crops. Neighboring areas also were affected but less seriously.
Corn proS]?ects were maint;ined an~ indicated production of 3,330 million bushels is virtually the
same as on July 1, Prospects changed little in the main Corn Belt, and a. decline in South Atlantic States mole than offset improverilent in the So'l).th Central and \'lestern regions. Serious deterioration occurred in illiportant corn-growing portions of Virginia and North Carolina, where because of drought much corn will not make ears and more than the usual proportion is being
salvagea: as silage and fodder.

CORN:. A near record corn crop of 3,330 million bushels is indicated by August 1 conditions. This

is one percent above the 1952 harvest of 3;307- million bushels and 10 percent more than

average. The yield per acre of 41.3 bushels comparee; with 40,6 in 19~ -and the average of 35,2

bushels. During July, continuing favorable prospects in the northern Corn Belt and improved con

d.itions in the South Central States about offset the adverse effect of a shortage of moisture in

so~thern . ~eas . '

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Corn Belt

and

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PEANUTs: The acreage of peanuts for picking and .threshing this year i~ placed at 1,516,000 acres,

about 4 percent above last year's 1,4591000 acres but only slightly more. than half the 1942-51 average. Compared with last year, about 8 percent less acreage is indicated for picki

and threshing in the Virginia--Carolina area; 1 percent. less in-.the Southe!il-stern area.; but 26 pe

cent more in the Southwestern area where drought last year caused much diversion to hay and ot

uses. Production of peanuts picked a."l.d threshed, ls forecast at 1,377 million pounds, about 2

cent greater than 1952 production but well below the average production of 2,063 million pounds

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of PECANS: A record crop of 178,354,000 po~ds pecans is i~ prospept for 1953, Production in each of the 10 ~tates is indicated to be above average an9, all States except 'rexa.s have

larger crops than in 1952. I'mproved varieties. are forecast at 87,542,000 pounds-17 percent abow

last year and 52 percent above a;verage. v'iild ,and seedling pecans are indicated at 90,812 , 000

pounds-a fourth above last year and a. third above average.



PEANUTS PICKEll AND THRESHED ------- A- C~ re:a~ ge~~ 1~ / ~F~o-r----~--Y-i-el-d-~ pe~r~~ ac~r~e~----~~------~Producti~o~ n-------

Avera,ge ..: . , .: .ha:z:.:'le!>t ..: . Ave.rage- ; ........ t-In-dica'ted ~ ; Average : ...

1942-51 : 1952 : 1953 194251 : 1952 : 1953

1942~51 : . 1952

ThOusand acres

Pounds

Tho'l).sarid pounds

Va.

152

118

107

N. C.

277

201

185

Tenn.
' s. c.

7

3

3

30

10

8

Ga.

984

506

496

Fla.

94

54

55

Ala.

445

209

212

lfuss.

18

6

6

Ark.
La~

15

5

5

1

2

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Okla.;

2.32

110

130

Texas

679

230

304

New Mex.

9

5

5

u. s.

2, 951 1,459 1,516

i/ Equivalent so}fd acreage.

1,291 1,106
772 649 736 692 719 356 4QO .,.
326 499 470 994
714

1,950 1,550
BOO 790 800 890 1,000 325 370 350 410 370 1,100
928

1,700 1,300
750 780 950 875 1,000 325 400
570 430 1,200
908

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Fla. Ala.'
Miss. Ark. La. Okla..
uT.exsa.s

Average 1942-51
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13,516 7 , 610
4,05~
11,81'5 19,100 28 , 775 126 , 518

PECANS
All Varieties .. Production

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- - - -z ThousaI Snd4;iP-ou-nd-s -

3,600

50,500 4";300

14,400

6,000



2,900' 13,500

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3,000

47,200
!4?,946

195,5'71 304,009
5,532 18,922
709.130 63,890 315';191
6;247 -
5,670 2,430
114,156 312,916
_8,859

230,100 181,900

311,550 240,500

2,400

2,250

7, 900

6,240

4o4,soo 471,200 48,0~ 48,125

209,000 212,000

1,950

1,950

1,8'50

2,000

700

45,100 74,100

85,100 130,720

5,500

6.000

2,062;522 1,354,010 1,376,985

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Indicated August 1, 1953
2,812

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4,032

51,800

5,550

21,000

12,960

4,800

19,200

23,400

32,800

179,354

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AGBRUIRC.EUAL.UTU_ORFAL ECONOMIC-S

UNIVER?!?2G~ ~.

COLLE.C.E. OF AGRICULTURE;.

E;.XTENSI-ON SERVICE.

SMA.LLER .'fURKEY CROP THIS YEAR .

QEORGIA: Indicated 1953 - Georgia turkey production of 4961 000 birds shows a reduction of 20 per cent from the 620,00Graised last year. Production for 1951 was

$69,000
aharpzy

and the 10-year average (1940-49) in number this year fo1lowing the

1701000 birds. unsatisfactory

Turkey broilers fell 6ff prices received in 19~2.

UNITED STATES: Farmer? are raising 55, 7_46,00fJ turkeys this year ...- 8 per cent less
than last year, according to a preliminary estimate of the Bureau. of ~gricultural Economics Small varieties decreased ll per cent and large varieties
1per cent. Turkey produc~ion is below that of last year in all parts of the
eountry except th~ North Central States where it was up about 1 per cent. Decreases
from last year were 16 per- cent iii the South Atlantic, 12 per cent in the North --
4tlantic, ll per cent in the West and 10 per cent in the South Central States 5

iast January, followin-g the AU:gust...December 1952 marke.ting season, during wh.icp ~urkey prices averaged 3 .. 6 cents per pound less than in l95llJ .farmers 9xpressed
their intentions to raise 8 per cent fewer turkeys this year than in 1952 This is ~he same decrease as ~O'lil shown by the August 1 preliminary estimate of turkeys
1raised. Prices during .the first 4 months of -"t' his year -:. the early hatching sea.son-
qontinued below those of 1952 unt~l mid-May when they reached a level of ~ cent ~igher than a year ago. They sagged again in June but in July were o.4 of a cent ~bove the July 1952 price. Producers of hatching eggs held 10 per cent fe~er hens
this year than last. However, there was an ample supply of hatching eggs to meet
the demand for hatcheries during most of the season.

SHALL VARIETIES OF TURKEYS SHOVJ lARGER DEGRE11.SE ]/

Turkey growers were asked to report the number of turkeys of the small varieties (Beltsville Whites and other small varieties) raised in 1952 and 1953. These reportf show that 23o2 per cent of all the turkeyq raised this year are small varieties) compared with 24 per cent last year and 21 per cent in 19)1.
J/.Inc~udes Beltsville \Vhites and other small varieties

EARLIER Y.ARKE'l'INGS EXPECTED -

The trend toward earlier marketings continues Growers marketed 9 per cent of this year's crop before August 1 compared with 8.9 per cent last year. Ttu~key growers expect to market 30.2 per cent of their cr.op in November, compared with 30c.5 per cent
in November last year. This indicates that growers intend to market 75 per cent of
ilieir turkeys before the end of November, compared with 73 per cent last year. December marketings are expected to account for 20.2 per cent of the crop, compared with 21.2 per cent in 1952. January and later marketings will be about 5 per cent of the crop, compared with 6 per cent last year.
-
1The actual marketings of the 1953 crop after August l will depend to a considerable extent upon later developments. The net out~of-storag~ movement of turkeys fr_bm February 1 to August l this year amounted to e;tbout 100 million potu;J.ds, compareQ. 1-rith 70 million last year and the 5...year average of 69 millione Storage stocks of turkey~ on August 1 totaled 43 million pounds, compared with 46 million a year ago and the
5-year average of 33 million pounds.

(Over)

Thousands

Percent

Maine

54

74 - - - 133

1~64

394

0~--

N. H.

80

120

13)-J.

1.5h.

131

8.5

Vte

1!.~2

120

133

138

127

92

I'1ass.

334

447

514

653

61h

94

R. I.

32

47

51

55

51

93

Corm.

169

269

285

370

340

92

N. Y.

590

808

881

943

981

104

N. J.

240

332

359

384

338

8,8

~rPJ.a-, A-t1-.. -

-

-

-

1 4
2,

21)-J. s;)::rJr:

-

-':1_l_4,0,6oo8_,29-

- - 11.~,'8-310.-77 - - -

.52,,'3-1w,8..0-l - -. -

t1',-7712.~-04

-

-

-

-

80 uo -q1:1'" -

-



-Oh-1:-o- - - - - - 1-,0,_0.8. - - - 1-,3,o. l- - - -l,.",EJr>:'" - - - -1,E.. 7;or - - - -l,,rr7p.; - - - - -10-0 - -

Ind~

692

1,21!.9

1,436

1,795'

1,669

93

Ill.

759

865

934

999

879

88

Hich.

67h

916

962

1,097

1,119

102

Hi-s.

)Fl~~

977

1,153

1,}1.~9

1,).51

115

E.-H: Ce~t:- -3-;i)9-- -.<;j68-- -- 6,0~~()-- -7,1i8-- - 7,09f~--- -lOO- --

Minn-; - - ... - -3-;3E3-- -~.-;146--- 4,D'44--- j,2oi- ~- ),jij---- Io'b---

Io~m

2,211.6

2,956

.3,222

3,6?3

3,67.3

100

ll:o.

1,52.? ~ 1,681

1,81+9

1,572

1,493

95

H. Dak.

867

!.~95

619

526

510

97

s. Dak.

622

320

336

370

414

112

!'Jebr.

8d8

?84

862

862

819

95

------------------------------------------ Kans.

837

H. E. Cent. 10,32?

713 11,095

71+2 12,27!-l.

742 12,946

668 13,090

90 101 .

'Dei,- - - - - - -102- - - -124- - - - - II.~)' - - - 360' - - - - 374 - - - - Io4 - - ..

Hd

410

h.38

h60

5 29

h9 2

9 3

Va.

1,120

2, 294

3,6?0

. 5, 762

4, 725

82

vJ. Va.

379

387

1,30h

1,800

l,Lt40

80

N. c.

330

559

783

1,018

916

90

s. c.

331

771

1,002

1,2.52

1,002

80

Ga.

170

316

569

620

L196

80

sF.l-aA. ~ t17---

110 ~ 131
-2;958-- -5;52o---

151 ~,os2--

-111,8s122---

181
9,626-

~--

lOO
-84---

R"y:------- -25'1---- -314---- 392---- 412- .., -- 37I- ... -- ~~90- --

Tenn.

162

186

205

211

179

85

Ala.

159

1)2

175

308

231

7:;

Hiss.

109

113

136

131

115

88

1\rk.

14L~

427

.'585

550

500

91

I,a.

56

85

106

122

122

100

Okla.

799

545

627

690

580

84

sT.e-xacs;nt.---

3,215
-!.f7895--

-L2,.9:27749---

53,,24240 6--

-~

3,703
6,127( - - -

53,,4507o5----

-9920---

Hoi1t7 - - - - - -i7o- - - -13o- - - - jjo - - - - I!.fo - - - - I33 - - - - -95' - --

Idaho

261

2h7

203

136

95

?0

1!yo. Cola . '

156

117

129

150

100

6?

b~ 29

723

7'23

- ~723

636

8 8

N. flex. Ariz.

65

6h

64

68

61

90

85

85

85

98

83

85

Utah Nev.

1,447 38

1,673 26

2,075 24

11 971 2?

1,636 19

83
70

\1.Tash.

1,125

909

1, 15h

1, 223

1,125

92

Oreg.

2,001 1,985

2,223

2,134

2,091

98

a_lif._____44 6_l5___?J..2.Q2.____ 2_,2_01 ___1Q,2.3~ .... __ 2_,13 _____ -~82 __ _

------------------------------------------ '\rJest.

10,792 13,161 16,317

17,603

15,709

e9

u. s.

35,566 43,792 ' 52,1+76

60,657

55, 7h6

92

!:.,/ Includes Beltsville l.lhites and other small varieties~

112/ Revised.



Preliminary estimates as oi' August 1, 1953~

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ARCHIE LJIJ'TG LEY
Agricultural Statistician

D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charcc

.ithens ~ G6 orgia

!_{.1-RM~PRICE REPOKT AS OF_AUGUST 1), JJ5],.

~ORGIA: During the month ended August 15, the all Commodity- I:.:1dex of P:ri.ces Re-

ceived by Georg'ia farmers dropp.od three points At p:cesent tho Index is

248 percent of the August 1909-July 19ll.t average, and now stands at the lowest level

since April 1950.

,

Prices received for most livestock item:;; dropped sharply during the month, with beef cattle prices reachlng the lov1est level sirice October 1946 . Prices received for Irish potatoes and sr:eetpotatoes, cottonseed, all baled hay, chickens, ~nd soybeans, wore below the level reported in .Tuly.

Grain prices, with the exception of c.orn, gained sj. gnificantly dur:i.ng the month, and prices rece:L ved for cotton lint, e.ggs, and wholes ale milk were also abcive those prevailing during July
UNITED STATES: The Index of Prices I~eceived by Farmers declined 1 point ( O,h to 1
percent) dur.ing 'the month ending August 15. 'J.'hj,s index~ at 258 percent of the 1910-14 average, was 13 percent less than --the 295 for August 1952. Prices of llk'l.ny cornrnodit::Les declined during t,he past month with l~wcr cattle, hog, and lamb prices having the most e.ffect on the index. These decline s , however, were nearly offset by higher pr:Lces for lnilk, eggs , cotton, and lettuce.

The Parity Index (Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Wage Hates) remained unchanged

during the month ended August 15 at 2 78 percent of its 1910-lL! average . Prices of

commodittes in the index averaged a little higher .in mid-August, but i:r1terest , taxes ~

and wage rates held steady at July levels. Prices of family living items advanced

to equal the .alhtime high of the summer of 1952, but prices of items used in farm

production declined



\fith no change in the Parity Index during the month, and only a very lind ted decline in prices received for farm products, the Parity Ratio remained at 93 1 the same as ln July.

Indexes 1910..lhi:l00
Prices Recei.ved
Parity Index "];/
Parity Ratio

' Summary
Aug. 15,

Table f-or--th-e-U--ni-te-d-Staat-e-s ------

: July 15,

Aug , 15,

Record

high

19.S2

1953
... -- ':'"--- ~

1953

1riCJ.8:x------na te
------------

295

259

258

313

Feb, 1951

287

2'(8

278

289 ?./May 1952

103

93

9.)

122

Oct. 19lt6

1/ Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Wage Hates .
~/ Also April 1952*

D. 1, FLOYD Agr:Lcultural Statistician, In Charge

BURTON J , :H!Ul.H.ING'I'ON Agricultural Stat.ist:Lcian

Oats, Bu.
Irish Fotatoes,Bu. $ Sweet Potatoes,Bu. $

o67
112 o83

1.04 3o00

78

o84

. lo50

4o60

435

.40

.ea

70

2,78

.as

410

Cot ton, lb.

12.6

332

337

12;4

37.9

Cottonseed, ton $ 24.39 Ray (1.Ja1 ed), ton $

?9.40

62o50 29.50

5400 22.55
I 21.6o

69.80 24.10

Hogs, per cWt.

$ 7.33

20.30

24.70 22.10

7.27

20,90

Beef Cattle, cwt. $ 3,87

1/iilk Cows, head $ 33.85

Ch~ckens, lb.

13.2

Eggs, Doz.

21.3

Butter~at, lb.

25.7

21.50 189o00
30,2 55.0

13.70 125.00
55.0

13.00
I 120.00
27.4 1 57.5
55.0

5,42 48.00 11.4 21.5 26.3

24.90 242.00
26,5 48.3 72.8

Ift..ilk (wholesale)

per 100# J}

$ 2,42

6.40

5,90

6.00

1.60

4,78

FS~eoaynb_ue_ta_ns_s,,_I_Bb_~._._____$~--s-...._.,o. ~~-1-o_3._.2o_5_~--1._2l_,80._o2~,6-0 I--1.._-1I~~3e~05

iJ Preliminaxy for Augc:st 1953.

.70 o96 4 .02 319 59.00 20.20 24.20 17 30 169,00 26.1 47,7 64.8

.72
3.50 328 56,70 20,60 23,60 16.30 163 .00
50.2

2o44 llol

4,22 2 .40 11.1

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INDEX NUMBERS OF FF.ICES RECEIVED BY FAB~/~ERS IN GEORGIA

.

(August 1909 "' July 1914 :: ].00)

All Commodities
Cotton & Cottonseed
Grains Meat Animals Dairy P rodu:ts Chic~cen & Egg s Fruhs Misc.;Jllaneous
* Revised

Afte~ :E'ive nays Return to

United States Department of Agriculture

Bureau of Agricu1 tural Economics

31 9 Extension Building

, Athen s 1 Georgia

OFFICIAL BUSilf.ESS

Form BAEB9J53 Permit No , 1001

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Aug . 15, July 15. Aug . 15.

1952

1953

1953

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309 207 421 245 249 '
1 56 178

26 3 ]. 96 343
236 247
175 i97'

262 j
185 !
318 ,.

238

251 .

160 196

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COLLE.C>E OF AGRICULTUHE .

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D<TEN S ION SE.~V'I<::.'t.

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: GEORGIA - SEPrEI"iBER 1 COI'TOW REPORT



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Georgia prospective cotton produ:cti'Cm: was indic9-;ted on...:~-~.pit~mh~;l~ 1; t ,o be about

74Q,OOO b~les ()Oo- po~x:tds _.gross wei~l~~). This i~_ 4 per c~p:t__ !-b9~e: the 729~000 bales

71o,ml9 prodUcE3d J.n J.952 and J.S 6 per ce11t mo:te than the ten...year a.;vJ3,rage .( 1942...51J of bales. Iridicat~c.t : c~#Jl.~ .:ttiel~ per acre: ,is 2fJ.9 pout~.cl? : upcn ,the 1J354iooo

acres estimated for harvest - all.owing for -e8 per cerit "abandoriment from the

1,365, cioo ac~_es es tima.ted planted.

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The present forecast of production is 5o:,ooo bales above the corresponding fig-ure
of on~ month ago. Much of August was extremely hot. and dry, wnicb wasc ,favorable

for la;te weevil poisoning. operati'ons. over t he northern half of the state. Tne drY

weather v-ras more pronounced in northern Georgia with some rains in the mid..stat-e

area vlhile southern territC?ry received generally heavy rains during the latter part

Of the month . As is usually the case in a year of heavy weevil infes'Vation, _damage

to yields from this pause varies ;,rith intens:i;ty and effectiveness of the poisoning
program, r :angin-g- from only moderate to heavy reduotion in yields o Bol.;J. vJorm has

size . also bFleri responsible far injury in local areas 0 l'he August dlzy' weather caused

some premature opening with consequent small

of these bolls~ Ginnings are in

!ull swing over the .southern half of the state and are getting well underway else.,.

where 0





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Final ou'tturn of the crop compared with this forecast w-ill depend upon wheth.er or,.

not the various influences- affect~ng the crop: during the remainder of; .the seas,on

are more or less favorable' than usual.



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ARCHIE LA:NGLET , A-gricultural Statistic.i<m . . . .

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.D. L. FLOY.O

Agricultural Stati'sti.ciclir,. In Cha:rge

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GE O -RGIA-

HAP
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-S"H-- OW...ING..

.IN~ICATE- D- - -PR-O--D---U-CTION

195J..AND .FINAL ,..

PRODUCTION FOE\ 1952 & 1951 ------ - --------~--- --------- -

;.----'l (1953-4'9, 000
\199:)[:'2:>..16~-5;J'o,0o0o0o ROI-'JE

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1951-53,006

: hLBER'l

; ,1953 - 760, 000

I, II. ~THENS ~\i~~?=~J~g ... i~~r~ m:ggg

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A~-'l'L~A-N--'r~A /"'--.._

/". ')19~5

l-5

8

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0~"0""~-\

DJ. .strJ..cts shown are Crop Reporting Districts and Ntz!:.

v: ) ~- (~---.C/ "v
1

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v.

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1953 -86,000 1952 -82, ooo 1951-lo4,ooo
COLUY!BUS

~

fv'f.AQON

r 1 l953-136,ooo

1952-1291 000 l95l-1'89:,ooo

VI

1953-134,ooo 1952-118,000 1951...168, ooo

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UNITED STATES - COTTON REPORT As OF SEPTEH~~T~ 1, 195'3

The Crop Reporting Board of the. Bureau of Agricultural: Economics makes the foJJ.m..rinf rl?port from data furnished by crop corre~1pondehts, field sta;tisticians, Production andil'''arketing Administratiori', and cooperating State agencies~ The final outturn of cpt~on compared ?Jith this forecast will depend upon whether the various influences
af'fectingthe crop dur:Lng the . remainder of the season are more or less favorable ~~h<m 'usual"' ,, ,

..:

, .. : __ ;__ -_ l95J-----:---::SEPT .-1. : LINT.. YIELD PER : PROJJUC'ITOiJ--Gll~HLfcfs: Ct~);.':'

:Ave-r:-: .: :::. ACREAGE 1/

CONDITION : HAnVESTED ACRE :500-lb.gr.-r.Jt,bls. 2/:sus

:Total.:

:Aver~:-

-----;---:Aver::-.- --:-T95T:Ginn-

: aban- : For : age : : :. age ::. : Indi-: age : l9.S2 : Crop : ings

STATE .:donment: har- :1942-.;1952:19.53:.19.42..-: 1952 :cated:l942-: Crop :Indic.: to

, ,: after : vest :1951 : . ; :.1951 ~: ~.Jll:ly, .1. : Tho--us;:--------~:~--;-:;-:----

us :1953 :1951 :

:Sept.1:9/l/):

; - -':'rhou.s : Thous-:-:".fflous .. :Tho

""--:-- :r. Pct,-:acres : Pet, :Pet. :Pet,: ,-Lb.: Lb, :- Lb, :ba1es:ba1es :.bales :balee

_,...--~~-. ~----------r

--~---

----;-------::-r--~

N9.
V~-

4~0 .
I 3.0

4)' 1+ 76 Gi . . 69 3'1;. 385 321 31.1.5 391~ 330 --,

29

362 424 331

20

23 20

N~ G.

1,0 .

762 76 .77 70 345 366 290 522 569 460 --,,'

s~ c,.
Fla. Tenn.

.5
.s
1.-
1 1.5

1,015 73 1'35'4 -?721
~91 76

61 72 315 '
. 61 71 252
71-.,..~>B-c 192
. 68 72 ,. 364

286 . 32h 697 6..57 725 [. 99

3~~ I1 .,. 245
271

-.'226ro9

. 716 729 760 ' llrL
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Ala. Hiss.

I . 6 _1_ ,>8,9[ .72 61 70 1 22:;; .:.'. 27:; . 301 91,1 890 990 i 85.
2~9 2,360,[. 73 71 80 337 : ,.385 . 391 1l,670 1,906 ];,920 1 67

~:~ I1 i:i -l~~ll J ~~ i I ~it ~ 5~~ l,~~ 1'i~~ l,m f;~ .

Oklct; I 5.o 993 6'3 11o so 1160 1.05 193 I 429 :::64 ltOO I ...-

Texas I 6.5 8,9?7

J N, He~, .2.5 , . 312

J:: . Ariz,~

~4.- .--. 'P.'75

-r Calif.

.,6-~-' 1, 396'

71
88 90 93

.S9
94 92 93

73 183 92 I L183 93 1525 88 615

171 206 jJ,l62 3,808 3,850 I '715
527 -485 1 173 330 315 -1 -682 690 1' :312 9/tS 970 I ~ 16
622 593 I _763 l, 818 J., ?-25 i :.5

;;{ 1., :7. -_ 4;;4;;:--;:0 0r- Other 3/t--1..~-- 16 -- :-=--~:....+-Y?.5 337 3~~ 13 __--.~2__.-;.l~_J_::
AU~~xS!,; 3.6 ~'-2-3 ~:.737 ,r.7_3_~~ 6~~9- ~ -?~6~-.Ib,32T5l:)+ .-32:~,. 282.7 306..6112, 215 1,5,136 15,.1)9illr

N.Mex. 2.6

Ariz.

0

Calif,! 0

.'1r/otParleAli.mE~i

1.1 nary.

1303 16.;?

--:- .... 1 318

-37..601 ---- --.........-..... -..

~.1 ---=---.:::.:"-.---:-_::.. 1_22

399 285' t 3c:r . 181 1141 0 1 --
395 402 116.1 43.8 31,0 I

258 .LOO [

t? .5 j.

406

3Sh ' :

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2/; .Allowances made for interstate movement of seed cotton for gim1irig.

3./ Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, and Nevada.

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T...J. ./ Included in State and United State.s..totals

CROP fm:POHTEJG BO.ARD

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GEORGIA.

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IJMA._l3~:- -production of: the summer crop 1s rioyv placed at 945;_boo b1l'sheYs, '5 p~r- '
cent below the August l forecast. Yield in Georgia is riot holding up
to earlier e;xpecta tions. The present estimate for the fiye States is i per'cent .below
last summer's crop . of 1,013,000 bushels and 18 p~rcent b'e.low the 1949~5.1 average of 1,154,000 bushels.

In Georgia; dry hot weather caused blooms and leaves to shed. Beans are snrall and of

poor quality. .The heaviest producing areas in North Carolina receiveq: ra'ins during

Augus_t . !n Maryland,. rains during the first part of Augu::;t were bene'fi'cia'l' to baby

litti<l:t:'i..which. were tn. full harvest in the eastf:rl1 part of t}1e StCJ,te., Jhe crop in_ t.!:l~.

Baltimore area i.FJ in the blooming stage. In New York, marketings during the last

half of August were heavier than a year ago but poor markets discouraged c.omplete

harvesting. A light volume will continue into-~tober.

. .. ,

SNAP BEANS;:- Production of late summer snap beans has not held up to 4the. ,j,nd.ications
- - - - - of a month ,ago becailSe of hot dry w_eather~ The present .Eistima te of

3~3-55,ooo bushels is 10 per.cent helow the August 1 Torec_ast~ 2 perce:n.~ qe~ow last

surilmer 1s l_ilte cr<;>p of 3,439,000 bushels and 14 percent ' helow the 1949.....~+ avera-ge of

3,881,000 bushels



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Hot dry weather in Alabama and Virginia terminatled harvest earlier than .usua1. In
Georgia, drY weather and vine rust cut yields. '.T:he North Carolina cl"op i-ct ::mf:f.erihg from drought and insects are ca~sing some damag.e:; but harvest is expeoted to continue until. frost~ The important snap bean area in cen't~?,l_ N~w York:.rfi:J:ce_:Lwd :imsujfidient
rain in August and considerable .acreage .has been abandoD:ed:. poo_r qua..lity prevent:ed picking in s oine fields, Many late plantings with ~rtunted vtnec growth blossomed pre~
maturely and will not be worth picking. Yield prospects in lvli chigan and Te nnessee
have been reduced by hot dry weather. Considerable late acreage in ,I-ifassachusetts is
just c oming into production and supplies will remain hea,vy unti]: frost. In New
Hampshire, condition of the crop is very good and -liberai supplies a:re E;lxp\3cted:...
through September. Heavier yie.lds. in northern Colcrado have been offse::t.b:t _tlail damage in Pueblo County in the Arkansas Valley



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CUCU!\IiBEHS: The acre.age of early fall cuc.llinbers .available 'for harvest. ~tnis .~E!ar' is

. !estim?-t~d at 3, 700 acr.es, J fJ_erCel1)t,',.be low a ,Year agq and ,3. ,P,ersent ,below

the 19LI9-51 ave;r-age, . Conditions on Septembe.r...J. ."indicate an average. 'yield.. of 178 ..

bushels and a production of 659,000 bushels. This production, if realized, will be

9 percent less th<;.n a year CJ.go and 1 percent .l.e.ss,; than the 1949-51 ?- verage. Plant:i,ng

in South Carolina and Georgia is about complete. An increase in acrea ge is. indica td

for Early Fall cucumbers for pickle in Georgia this year,

Indicated Acreage--1954 Winter Se_~

CABBAGE: Intention-to-plant reports from the four winter crop States point to a reduction in -acreage for the coming 1954 winter season. The44,2oo acres in-
tendeEl -for 1954 is 9 -percen-t below the 48' 700 acres harvested during the 1 953 winter
season and .5 percent below the 1949-52 average of 46,580 harvested acres ._In Texas, the hE;aviest reduction (about 25 percent) is indicat~d for the Coastal Bend area.
Lower Valley grov~ers expect a 9 percent decrea'se whtle other ai'ee.s 'probabiy 'will have about the same acreage as a year ago. In Califorriia''the vi:i,.nter acreage iii the -Southern part of the State is expected to be reduced, Plantirtg will be active in Sep-
tember and Octob er. In Florida a reduction of lL1 percent in winter cabbage"acreage
is indicated by growers' reports. Planting there will begin. .this.' month' ..

COi.friiERCIAL EARLY IRISH POTATOES: Reports on intentions to plant indicate i1,800

acres of winter potatoes in Texas and Florida--25

percent less than the 15,700 acres harvested in 1953, During the 10-year period,

1943-52, an average of 10,990 acres was harvested, Florida acreage is expected to
be 25 percent less than in 1953. In Texas, with-intentions reports indicating 100

acres less than in 1953, the winterr- ,acreage is expected::to remain at the relatively

low level of the last three years. '

,

ACHMU.!!,; ANlJ .t'liU.LJUvT..I.U!~ rt.t.r uh ... J.;JJ.J .1.V .Uii..LJ:J .r u{l. .1.)')) Vi.l fh l ;Ul'!l.i:"Ati..LS ONS

......-----~-
CROP

ACREAGE

: 3-Year:

:

: YIELD PER ACRE

:3-Yr. : .

:

-- - - - i'RODU.C'fi,-oH--- - -
: 3-Year : : ... . ---""--~- -

AND

:Average:

: Ind. : Av. : .

: Ind.: Average : . i Ind .

5TATE . ::1949,...51: 1952 ''; '"':'1953 :49~51 .- : 1952=--= i953: 1949-51 : 1952 : 1953 .

. ,l/; -: . ' .: '' ~- . .: ': 'l:.l : ~- -- . . _.!_! _~

I ACHES ACRE? ACRES, 'j

.;.. Bushe~s . -

1,000 Bushels

i '
1

" ~ Prelim, '

_.

f iM.A BEANS :

I

Sununer:

l

.

Ge or gia,.~.;
~drth Carol

ina..

1 1

5,730 l,6oo

." 5,eJOO 1,5oo

_ 5_,200 !
1,400 I

55 63

60 60

50
60

313 101

300 90

260
84

1\llaryland . [ 1,600 1,400. 1,500 i 80

75

75

128

105

112

New Jersey ,. ~[ 2,830 2,500 3_,J_OOj 92 105

901 254

262

27 9

ao New York ; ..... ! Group. totaL.;

::_2_,7QO_
14,47o

_12 9QO_
12,300

_l.._SQO+ _133__ .P2. __l]JOr
12, ? r o o~---- 74

__356__ J26___210_

1,1~~1_,g13

945

1

SNAP BEANS:

I

- Bushels -

1, 000 Bushels

rate-Summer: I

f

Alabama , 1,330 1,000 1,100 83

60

55

112

60

60

j ~eorgia .........
~?r:t~ ?aro:j..inal

2,530 7,900

2~400 6,300

Vlrglnlar .

680 500

2,7001 92 6,600 j 105
420 1. 90

90
90
95

95 95
80

232 830 61

216 567.
48

256 ..62'7:
34

j' N'e:w York, .other. 12,930 12,000 l0,500 i 140
l.(assachu_setts 1,470 1,400 . 1,4oo l 137

145 140

135 .1,811 1,740 l~Ltl8

170

201

196 258

New Hampshire...

480

500

55o! 127 120 170

Michigan,, ! 2,600 2,300 2,4ooj 93 110

90

60 , 242

60 94 253 . _216

Colorado 1 920 . 850

7501 ll.-13

Tennes s ee . ,I 1,630 1,800 2,500 1i 123

150
95

150 120

I

131 202

12 8

112

171 '300

Group total .... -32,480 -29,055 -28,920,- I2.-0- -118-- 1lb- 3_,881 - 3,439- 3,35">

C.UCUl'vlBERS: .



Early Fall: 1

California ! 1 , 170

I Louisia na 1, 070

I Georgia_.. ., ~, _

600

1,20~
r900
.)OO



- Bushels -

I

1,200 . 340 370 360

. 9001 87 105

90

.. 500 . 45 -- ~~65--- 50

1,000 Bus hels

3 94

h4Lk

432

96

9Li

81

27

~~.32: . 25

qouth C:a,rollna . _ ~,.20.2 _ ~,~o_s _ ~~~0_2 _ ~5_2 _ 2::1~0- _ ~1_2 __ ~5~ __~r~5~ __ ~2~

I - : Group total,... 1 3, 830
CABBAGE: , . . . .. .

3/800 . .

.3 ; 7.:00

174 7d91 178

668 ~~ 7 26

Tons - - - -~.:. Tons -

659
. -~

~~!~~~~~ Pll,l)O 1,)00 1,700 12.6 11,2

14_,)00 16_,800

TBxas . . ,- 24,880 2),000 23, 000. 4.-4 ?.o . 108,200 125,000 .

Califo:ri'lia .. oeo 3,480 4,200 4,000 ~g.8 10,0_ --- - 37_,_ 7_99 _ 4_2, QOO-_

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Floria.a - 17;xrm5 -rs, ooa--r~, )6o - -. 'io.4 Grb. uJ{ ;. tota1 , 46,580 48,700 44,2 00 7.41

1o,o 7.47

178, ooo l 8o, ooo
338,400 363 , 80.-0...,....,...--

10-Year .. Average

Ij lO-Yr. Av . '

I' lO....Year Ave r a ge

. .

1942-51

COM.l\1ERCIAL EARLY

~-- 42-51 . ... Bushe ls -

I 19h2 - 2 1, 000 Busl').els

1

TIUSH PQ'j.'ATOES : I'

"

/linter:

I

-1- Texas , 950

700

600 58'"' 65

l 56

46

Florida _l_2,~4_2 __~z,.2o.2 _1~,~0_2 _ ~0_2 __2~5- __ ~,~8~ _ ~,~72 ___ _

Gro.up total.. --10,.990 15,700 +1,800 189 256

1 2,.042 4_,021

~l-
1/

Revis
(}ro1,1p

eadv. ~rages

(includi~rig .All States)

are

simple averages

of annual data

for

- the _: group.

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D. L. FLOYD A.gri.Cul -w ral s tatis tician, In Charge ....
After Five Days RS<turn to United .States Departillnt of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural -Economics . -319 Extension Building
--- Athens, Georgia 'OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Form BAED-9/53 - '1,439 Fermi t No. 1001
: . .- ,

'.

L. H. HARRIS, JR.

'I'ruck Cr op Estimator

penalty for private use .to

avoid payment of postage ~300., .

..

.. .

' , '. I Co

LihrarU:m. .. ... C.ol l ege of' AE!ticul;ture Athens., Ga.
TC Re.q

Weather conditions thr0ughout the Sta:t$ were , very irregular duri-ng _ Augl).sto Hot, _dry

cil_imatic corinit-~ons ov~r mOst o;f the northern areas caused deteriora~ion in crop

P.rospects., Oq Septem[?~! 1 :upland paErt~re~ were parched, and late hays, corn, and __

vegetable crops were seriously, damaged. ' In ;central Georgia c_ondi-tion& w~ere generally

more favorable and harvesting of <;:otton and hay crops progressed rapidlyot General

r.a;ins .were rec!3ived over most of .the southe~:r;J. ter:r;i:tory during the l<ttter part qf

~ugust~ Harvesting opera,tioris of peanuts, cotton, and hay crops were delayed~ .. ~astures and truck crops .were in good to excellent condition in South Georgia . on

S.eptember 1.



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CORN: The extremely hot, dry, weather prevailing in North. Georgia during August

caused some dama!_!e to late corn. In central and southern areas of the State

\veather conditions 'were >generally- f :11rorable; a.nd prosp'ective yields remain at: the

record high level indicated on August 1~ The present estimate places total pr-oductio
at 6CJ,060,000 bu_shels. This c-ompares with 37,152,QOO bushels harvested iri. 195~, and

i'$ a record volume for this State. Currently indicated yield per acre of 20o0 -_bushe1.
remains at the same level reported ~n August 1, and is the highest 'on record for

Georgia. In 1952 the average yieid per acre was 12.0 bushels

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~OBACC6: The Georgia _tobacco rr$,rketing season: came to a clos_e on Allgust 28. The

currently indica~ted . yield of'l,279 pounds .per; P,cre is the highest.on record for this State. .Estima t~d total production of 129,540_,000 pounds is a record 'volume

qarves'ted w ii;,h th'e exeeptibn of the record crop of 1.3.7 ,361,000 pounds harvested in .

l95i.

.

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.

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PEANUTS: An abundance of moisture during :August has been ;favorable for satisfactory

- . . . - 'development o.t: the present crop of runner peanuts. Harvesting opi:Yrati ons

of Spanish peanuts are well advanced; however, frequent showers during, late August

caused a slight delay in schedule. An ;_ndicated avera8e yie:j;d of 980 pounds is the

highest on record during recent years. :. Production for picking and :th:r~eshing is

placed-at 486,080,000 pounds. This is ari increase of about 12 percent above the

volume of .4o4,Boo,ooo produced for picking and .~hreshing_, J.ast yearo-
... , .~ .... . ~ '-
PECANS: '' Total 1953. Georgia pecan production- is placed at 5l,Boo,ooo pounds. Tlol~s _

. . volume is approximately ~00,000 pounds above .the record volume harvested in

1951. Excessj_ve moisture during July damaged the crop in some areas to a certain'

extent;however, current condition reports ar,e .go od to excellent~ Production from.'

improve~ varieties is . placed at hJ,OOO;OOO pounds and seedlings at 8,800)000 ponnds.

These estimates compare with 41;opo,ooq and 9,5oo,ooo pounds respectively for 195~

(See re~erse side for peanut and pecan production bystates)

.

;ACREAGE ~

. . GEORGIA

. _

YIELD PER___ACRE ---~()TA L PRODUCTION (IN TH60S::JiiDST

.. cRoP

: Cooo) :Averag~e: ..-":-- -- - ;rfidicaT8CJ.-;-.r-v-eY.-age:.....-~-rndrcatect

I 12.ol ..... - .:

'

: 1953 ':191-!-2":'51: 1952 ; ..l953 . : 15&?-51 : 1952 :: ; 1953_ _

,?orn oub~:J;ooJ

l4.o_ I

zG.0 -h5,26a.137,i52 1 6~o6c;_

v1heatbv.. 166

13.3 1 19 o0 18.5

2,120.1- 2,470 3,on.

Oats _ ~ -~bu._ ._ 659 Rye~bl.iel 10

2L_.6 . 30.0,_. -_ 30.,_9 _ _ 13!}2}. ll-1,1_3-0 19,770

9o0 10,). .. 10.0

721 71-+ .. 100 _.

Hay (all) " .,.., . ~ton: 873 II

,.55 1 .66

.70

1'obacco (all)Qielb.,; l03ol 1071 1115 .- __';1.279

Potatoes,Irish,.bu.,: 6 1 72

76 : 77

??;J. - 581
1011 ].84' 25,0351

131~ 684078' -

1,138: 4561

462 .

I Potatoos,sweet~. obnq: 26 I 77

C~tton.; o ,bal.9s:l 1 354

252

70 245

80 269

5,280, . 1,680

21 080,

716 . 729 1

760 .__

Peanuts(for picking;

.

.

. I



I and threshing,~"lb.: 496: I 736
Peaches, total crop, :

Boo

980

I 709,130

L~o4,8oo!
.I

1! 96 , . ? 8 0

bu, _;!/ :
Pears, total crop, :

I 1

3_,802

__
!

2,496j
, j

3,312

Pecans







b- u~

.

1:/
." .l_b__,

I I

I

298j 2211

234

. _ 31,971! 5o,5oel 51:;800.

Pasture, ConditJ. on,%: y-Total agricultural

1
crop

77 _ 1' gre~

64 1 76 t l1anand - j_ncluding

--- 1

--- .

commercial c-r-'-o-p-.-----

1

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i

D L. FLOYD

.! I

' ..I.

BURTON J . BAHRINGTON

Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

l -Agricultural Statistician

UNITED 9rATES - GENERAL CROP REPORT As OF SEFT:'il/iBER 1, 1953

A slight decrease in the volun;~ of prospective all-crop production resulted fl.'om ..Augu.s:!;. g~Q:,ri~ig

conditions, which -varied by areas from adverse to favorable.. Prospects iinproved si[W~'f{c(intly for

:cotton, sorghum ,a;rr.d,pearmts 1 declined-for corn, soybeans ap.q: spring grains arid changed 'little for
a large nu.niqer of. c_rops. As a result: , ~ the index of all:.,crop -procluction drop)'}e-d. ne axl,y 2 points t e low that of August 1, and was al_So 2 points less than ih. 1'952~ to make it the third,.la~gest of

record. While favorable for harvesting small gra~ns sp~ , hay, the heat and lack of )l!Qistu:re baked

s,oi,ls, which delayed plowing and prepru;ation of fields, except in the western GreatPlains.;Fastur
~~e.re poorer than...usual .in most aea:s. The decline in crop 'l?ro~pects appears to :qav,~..'been checkedj

y ,however~. by ~oo~er weat~er and general rains in early September.

. ..

\ ..

.. i

.r}le.corn crop :'wasmostly advanced in d'evelopment; still, potential yields w~re l .owere.d...b;.r_lack of

:ao~sture a~ the ears and kernels we:re filling . Produqt_ion is now indicated at 3~216.- mi1J.ion . .
oushels, 111 .million less than on August le. ost. of the red.uCitiop occurred in the main _Gom B~H!
_where: chartg'es in yieldranged from improv-ement in the northwestern portion to declinef'1 o'f . 5 to. 6

oushe-ls~e>ach! in the severely affected States of Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas.

Improvement in yield prospects during August raised production estimates in varying degrees for
::ice, sorghum gr~n, cotton, d:ry beans, dry -peas, peanuts, sweetpotatoes, sugarcane, sugar beets:
hops, Bj?ricots and pecans. On the O.thel': hand, declines. are shown for corn, durum and other spring ,,1heat, oats, barley, flaxseed, soybeans, all hay, potatoes, tobacco, broomcorn, apples, peaches, pe ars and gra-pe~~ ' . _:_

:?eed cro-p prospects in v~ious parts of the COUntry tended to reflect the effects of the season-

len~ dr6ught in cent7al and sou~pwestern . areas, more recent drought in ~h~ Virginia~Carolinas

area, but mostly sat;~.sfactory prospects elsev1here. By September 1, rell.ef had come tE> most of thG

Souilpwestern. drought area, exc~pt most of West Texas. Drought -persisted, hmrever, im most of

Itlissour~, nq;rtl:lem Arkansas and center, _ ':par~i.culaxly ' into we'ste

e rn

astern Kansas Kent1,1cky ' and



During A Tennesseeo

ugu

st

1

the

dry

area

expanded from

this

COBN: The Nation ts .co~ pr~duqtion prospect dropped ll4 million bushels during August, making it

3.2 billion bushels as of September 1. Such a crop wo'uld be 3. percent or 91 million bushe~~

smaller than last year, but 6 percent or 180 million bushels bigger than average. A continued shortage of moisture and extremely hot d~ys in late August from the lOOth meridian east to the

Atlantic are resp,onsible. for the reduction. Chief damage occurred in the southern part of the

Corn. Belt and borderin,g S~ates in the South Central group, In that area there will be considerab~c

cha:t:fy .and poorly filled ears.

'

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PEAi~u.rs: : Product.ion of peanuts for p~cking arid threshing is estimated' at 1;412 million pounds.

: . With a reco.rd. highyield .now j,n prospect, the indicated production :i-s about 3 percent

above 195_2,

the but

Au 32

gust per

c

1 e

fore nt be

cast low

t

an he

d 4 perc lQ..Iyear

e

nt great a.vc3rage

er pro

t d

han .ucti

the .,p oi} of

r

odupt 2,-.063

i

on of 1 1,!1ili. i~of1

1

354 pou

mil nds.

l

i

o I

n n

po1.mds in the South-

east Area, the weather continued favorf:l:bl!;} -and record high y~el'd.s are no:vt indicated :for Georgra;

Florida and Alabama. Hal'vesting o Spanish peanuts wa.S delayed by frequent showers soon after the

beginning of harvest. '

' '

'

l'EJAl'JS~ Th~ , .crbp is fo:x:ecast at a l'ecord tot al ofl-85.lp2,000 pounds ,.. 25 perc.ent above last year

,

and 46 percent .above ~verage. Improved, varieties ~re placed at 88,827,000 pounds ~~ 19

~rcent ab'Q've last year and .54 percent above a:verage, Wild and seedling pecans are indicated at

96,305,000

... .31 -percent

abo .ve

last
-..

year

and

40 percent
. .

above
.

average.

In Georgia, the leading pecan State, hot 1 dry vreather the first heJ.f of Aug1.1st was favorable for
the crop. During the latter part of the month, cloudy, rniny weather made it difficult to contro1

diseases and insects. Tho ~Schley and MoneYJ!laker v arie:bios have sustained serious scab d amage and

. production is expected to qe .less thnp. lq,:;;:t; ..yf.l.~lX. . Tot.al _p.ecan-production-fG-r- the- St.ate-' is- f-precas~

.at 51,800,000 -pounds, the '].argest cro-p of record.





..

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.

PEAJ.'W'rS PICKED ANb THRESHED

:: . .

I

STATE

:

Yiel.d p"'er AiJre '

iAverage- T -. ~- - : -:rndTcater

: '.

. . Production . : .

:_., . :

-::--Average~-;-----:....,.- :!'n:Ufcated~--

-

' 1942..51

1952 : . 1953

: 1942-51 : 1952 :

1953 . .

Pounds

Thousru1d Pounds

Va.
:N. c.

1,~91

1,950

li106' ' 1,550

1,650 1,250'

195,571 304,009

230,100 . 311,550 .

176,550 231,250

Ts.encn. .

772

800

649

790

650.

. 5,532

780

18, 922

2,400 7' 900

1,950
6' 240

Ga. Fl.:..a-.-

-'--

----

736 --,.,..,6;:-;9"

"2

',_

-.-88~0900~~-'--.--~9"-o9"8"0o'.-~---...6. .730,9 , 1a;3:-0;9:v::o:---~--:.44-;0:4;B,;:8.;:0eo~0o~---4.;;.,9,4..8:6,-,;0:8:s0o""o"~-

. Ala.

7i'9

1;000

1,025

315,191.

209,000

217,300

Miss.

356

325

375

6,247

1,950

2,250

Arb

400

370

400

5,670

1;850

2,000

La.

'

. 326

350

2, 430

700

Okla.

499

4iO

620

114,156

45,100

80,600

T0x.

470

370

500

312, 9].6

85,100

152, 000

N. .. Mex.
u; s.

994

-1,100

7-14

928 .

1 1_?00 ' 931

8,859
2~:os~,52~

5,500 ,T,.354!0lO

c;ooo
1,411, 720

. p][;li;NS,

.

- - - : -.. -.,-.- ........,:.-_ - - . -.- .-._.-. -:------Atl""'~lr""Vrr.a:-:r=hrHes.. .., Production

'

SI'J\!r.&-- ----... ...... .. ~h.verag. e. - ~ 942<-.51

't, .

.. 1'9t~ :') .

:

.. , . ;

. . Indibat.ed Sept. 1~. 1953

. ...

. .. .._ ... " . ... ~

-

N.r c. s. q.
~a ...

.. \
,,
. .

2,290 2,834
.31 t 97:l.

. 2,a1Z.

.. ,. .. _ s3i~9s2o0o

.

~~ ' la.

'

4, 206

4,;300

' ..

srso-' ~

I

.. .

~~la~

13,pl6)

14,4GO

., '

21 ;000 . ' .

;;=iss.

Ark.,

,.

7: ,~)10
4,059

6,000' 2,900

' r ....~.. .

..(L~. 500.. r jl:,~OQ .-. ~

-.. .

La . Okla.

'"

11 ,'815 19,100

13,500 3,000

. ,

21;000 23'f400

'' ~ ..' --..-

Tue. xass..

. .

28,775 126,51-B-

47,200
147,946

37 ,1'20 . .. . . . --~--

. .

. 185,132
; . ' . . .

After Five Days Return to United States Iepartment of: Agriculture

Penalty f.or private use to avoid payment o'f~ po~age $300,

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

319 Extension Building

Athens, Georgia

OFFICI~ BUSili8SS

FormE~A-9fB3 ~ 5,203 Permit No. 1001

-:south Bran:ch Library

., . ......... .
: .

State Coll ege of' Agriculture

Atbet'tS, Ga.

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FARI4 ~!1IC1~.J~EP<?!lT . AS OF :SEPTEMBE!l_15, 1952_
GEOHGil1.: . No significant change was apparent in the All Cornmod:L ty Index of Prices -~-- l{eceived by Georgia farme.rs dur:i.ng the month ended September 15 .. A~ the present l e vel the Index is 2h8 percent of the August 1909-July 1911.1 average, and is indentical with the Index released last mq:o,:.th.

Price fluctuations within individual conunodity groups were quite pronounced in some instances dud.ng the months however, tl:.te changes occurring were compens ating in nature.
The I ndex for meat animals dropped 16 percentage points during the 30 day period;
being highly Jnfluenced by ?- further reduction in price of beef cattle and calves At the current level, prices rece:Lved for beef cattle are the lowest since January, 1946 . Conmiodities represented by a rise in. price during the month included. hogs, eggs, a'nd wholesale milko

Prices recetved for sweetpotatoes, cottonseed, all baled hay, and chickens decreased irivarying de gree of intensity during th.e month.

UNITED STATE'S: The Index of Prices 'Received by Farmers at 256 percent of its 1910-

---

11! average, on Deptember 15 wa s 2 points (less tha n 1 percent,) lower

than a mon-th earlier. Lower prices for commercial truck crops, beef cattle, and

lambs were .leading contributors t o the decline, Higher prices for milk, wheat, citrus

fruit, tobacco, e ggs , and hogs we re only partially offs e t t ing. The mid-September

inde::r was 11 per ceri t less than a year e.arli.er with the crops and the Uves toclc and

Hvestock products indexes both dovvn 11 percent,



With prices pa id for both li,.ving and production goods lower than in mi.d-August, the
September 15 Parity Index (Prices Paid; Intere s t, 'l'axes, and Wage Rates) dr opped 2 points (two-thirds of one percent) to its revised la te-spdng l evel. Lowe r prices of food, feeder livestock, and iivestock feed accounted for most of the decline du:r-
ing the month, At 277 percent of i ts 1910-lh average, the September index was 3 pE]r
cent under the revised j_ndex for a year ago.

With both prices received and paid by farmers declining about the same a mount, the September Parity Ratio was 92, unchanged from the revised i~.ugust r atio , and 9 vercerrt
lowe r than a year agl.'l.

Prices Received Parity Index .~/ Parity Ratio

288
g/ 286
101

258
?:.1 2 79 g/ 92

256

313

Feb. 1951

277

?:.1 290 2/May 1952

92

122

Oct. 19h6

1/ Prices Paid, Interes t, Taxes, and Wage Rates. and April 1 952.
. I
D, L, FI.DYD Agricultural Stati stician, In Charge

?:_/ Revised. ]/ Also February
BURTON J, HAHRI NGTON Agricultural Statistician

_. ~ ~. _ __ ._____ _Pll~_CE?,_~_9EIVED BY FAm~_: SEPTEMB~ 15, 1953. _WIT~Q.Olv~~~-~!~---------~----------- -

, .: .

.

GT!.'ORGI.A

~~

illUTED STATES ...

:-~OMlv~Difi ---~Averao e: 1

1~ . . ! j! Average --r----r---_-i - -,-. -

.

Al!D

UNIT

11/h~C~.t, Bu.

I I 1 Cop, Bu.

1 .

ti ____

J.Au.ulg.y119959l.;-t:.l_S_e1p9t 5125,.jj__A_l ug.9;l5 .5'~ i.. SE_I:1.pt95315.' ,!1 ~:. .

JA. uugly.1.19901.94-lil

S e1p.9t 5125' ,

,
1

.Aug~9 531.

5, ..

;..S_e.."~p_t?_5~H-i,--

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Ji

$1 1.24 J 2.20 j 1.85 ! 1.90 11

l .

I

.88 J 2.09 l

1 . 86

1.92

$i .91 .

1.97 ! 1.77 j 1.63 !!1

.64

! 1.71

1.48 1 1.50

::::~ ::~atoe~tBu. I ::~~ ,:: I ,:: ~ :: 2::: I :: I ::~ :1

,:::

!

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Potatoes,Bu.

<~~~>'

C. q~ton,

.
lb.,

1. 1!

Q~~tonseed,


ton

$I

i:.tay (baled), ton $,

o .,

1

Hogs, per cwt.

$'1

.83
12.6 ,
24.39 1
~..- !
7.33

4,35 39.7 67.00 29.40 18.20

$~~f Cattle, cwt. $, 3.87

$1 I4 lk Cows, head

I 33.85

F

-,

19,00
1
1 18.3.00

t
i 13.2
l1' 21.3

i'
.~ 30.3
s7,o


4,35 1, 33.7 54,00 27.60 22.10 13.00

3.40 Iif 33.9 'JIlI

i! 50.50

26,10 !;I~

11

d 2.2.50

.
11.80

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120.00 27.4 57.s

120.00

II
fl

.
26.4

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,88 12.4 22.55
7,27 5.42 48. 00 11.4 21.6

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' 3.35 1 3 .50 l, 264

I

39.2 ! 32.8

33.1

I 6.9.60 IJ 56.70 I
25.00 jI 20,60
19.10 i 23.60

51.50 20.90 23.80

I
23.80 j l6.30
I
238,00 163.00
. !I
26.3, 25.5
I
48.7 1. 5o.2

15. SO 157.00
24.3 51.4

'
+U,t terf a,t, lb.
Y4lk (wholesale)
> ).ler 100# J}

1 25.7
i
$! 2.42

58.0 ! 55.0

ilf l

5l).Q

. 2q.3

1

! p

i j 6.75

1
6.00 lr 6,15 !! 1.60

74.3

64.7

5.0 7

64.8 4.41

{;'Oybeans, Bu.

d> l

"'

1, !

3.10 ',

2,60 . 2.60 lf ii

2.83

2.40

2.33

Peanuts, lb.

! 5.0

l j

10.0

11.0

'I
11.0 li

4.8


11.1 i 11.1 . ll.O

J./ p--

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P:reli minary for September 1953.

- . . '- ;. . ___:_ ~ -- --- -- -7- -.- -- -~--- ----- --::-:--=~---=-- -=~---.:72.:_~------..: -~==:::::~-~-~-:====--:"~- ===~----===

I NDEX NUMBER~ of P:RICES PJ.,'CEJ'VliD. BY FAFlEE4lS IN GEORGIA



(August 1909 .., July 1914 ;: 100)

Sept, 15, Aug. 1'5, ; Sep t. 15, .

1952

1953

1953.

r--xu Co mmodities -~------ 28$~-.-- --2 48

248J

I

Cotton & Cottonseed

311

262 .

262

i

Gr a.ins Meat Animals Dairy Products

209 375 256

185 318 . 23 8

174

I

304 240

I 1

.

Chicken & Eggs

256

251

257

I

Fruits Miscellaneous
* Revised

156 194

160 196

189 192

i r

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v

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau o~ Agricultu r al Economics
319. Extension Building
.Athen s, Georgia, . OFFICIAL BUSI NESS Form BAE-B~l0f 53 ~ 4,346 Fermit No, 1001 .

Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage $300.
Sou:th Branch Library state Coilege elf Agri-culture
Athens,. 'Gia

c\l,l'rent cottbn pro'ductiorr 'for Georgia Will rea,ch a,bout 790,000 bales ( 500 pounds ~ gross Tveight) according to October 1 prospects reported by crop corr espondent s to the Georgia Crop Reporting- Se-rvtce-or the -.Un i tei:l. States Department of .Ap~iculture.' Tpis f orecast is 8 per cen~ abo ve the 729 ,000 '6ales p.rodueed in 1952 and i. s 10 pe r cent more than the ten-year average (191~2- .51) of 716,000 bales. Indic a ted yield' p~r acre of 280 pm.mds lint compares with 245 pounds last seaso1i and the ten-;yeai
~verage of 252 pounds.

Excessively wet 1-Jeather during much of latter September was prevalent over most of southern Georgia, following_ hurricanes off the Flor5.da coast. This hampered har vesting operat i ons of that :pai1 t o.f the crop still in the field and ;resulted in sorrio damage, prindpall~r to grade of lint . Heather elsewhere over the state 1-ras gener'ally favorable for picki ng during most of the month. Hany farmers over the state have been supplementir1g a short labor supply by hauling tm.m picke rs daily to and f rom work. Harvesti ng and ginning operat i.ons are reported about up wi t h usual progress at th:Ls date, There are some compl ,q.:;Lnts of short gi nning outturn of lint.

The Bur~au of . Ce.nsus reports 1~79,000 running bales ginl.)ed to October 1 compared with 167,000 _g:Lnned t'o the sa.rrie date tn 1 952 and. 585,000 to October 1, 1951.

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician

D. L. FLOYD
Agrtcultura1 Statj_stician, In Charge

~ GEO- RG- ~lA---..H"-A-P--.-S...H...-Q-T-,--!-I-N- G IN~ DI..-CA-T. ~E..D.-~ PRO~...D-.-U.C..~1r-iO---I'T-1--9~53---A-.N.- D FI N.A. L PROT)FCTION FOR. -~~ ----:~-- ~'----- ---""T"'~ - - .-1....9-.-5..-2-A.-I-W--1..9-5""'-1

__ r-i o ~l=:::1--000
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1953 pr9ductio.n i ndic.ated on

s,ooo...1 \,___...-., ./r.. 119)')5.12--~6.50,000(

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october J,

1 . 1 1 9~:J 3-:~J6 , ooo. ) I.T- I " --.....,

- STATE -

K.':'t'~ \\ HOnE \ 1 95 2-53,900 . ... E.".L=.R !1! .

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9' 3- ' ' 000 97'55 h2.-5-:;j3f.~,'~0_.00_,__00___
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1 953 1952 1951

790,000 729,000 931, 000

Districts shown are Crop Report i ng Districts and: NO'J'

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COLUHBUS
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1 95 2 - 1 2 9 , 1 95 1 - H 3 9 ,

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;____ \ ).._

1 952-118,.000 1951-168; ooo

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- - - I r I ).95'3-Jfc~',ooo

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UNITED STATES - COTTON REEORT. AS . OF'. OCTOBER. l, 1953 .

,!

- - - - . - --- -

'I.he Crop Reporting Board of the: Bureau of Ag~iculttirai Economics .makes the following

report from data :furnished by crop correspondents'' ,f,ield 'stra tisticians , . J;3ureau of ' the

Census, Prod].lction and Marketing Administratl.on, and cooperating State agencies. The

final outturn of cotton compared with this forecast. wil:).. depend _upon whether the '

various influenCes affecting the crop quring the remainder of the season are more or

~;Jss favotab],e' than .usuai'~



--~- - -'-:-~-~-::AcREAGE: OCTOBER 1 -:--nwYIE:ctJ PER :PRODUC'f[c)N"(UINNINdS}27;-CENSm3"

: FOR

CONDITION : IIARVESTED ACRE :500-lb,gross wt. bales:GINNINGS

. :HilRVEST:Aver..:.:

:Aver.::-:~:-

; Aver-: . -~; 195~: .TO

STATE

:1953 1/: age : : : age : : 1953 : age : 1952 : Ciop : 10/l/53

- :1942-:1952:1953:1942-:l952:Indic,: 1942-; Crop: Indi~. :

:1951 : : . ll951 I :dtt. i: J..251 :

: Oct. l :

:- Thous.:

;

: ~

~.....,.iThous ;;;fhous ~ =- TI1o1:l8~--:- 'l'hous ~..

lvJO.

:Acres : Pc:t.:Pct.:Pct .. : Lb. :Lb~ : Lb. :Bales. :BaJ,es : Bales : Bales

-. -- -- - ,.-..- '"---r--~.,-.,---r-.-~--~---1 :---~-,---;,-~-.

~~~ ..,---. -r:-cc~-- ---: r~------ ---

i ~79,385 I . _

494 ! 75 , !- 82 ! 73 . :

/ 364 j "34.5 !. . 3941 375

J.88

va. N:. c.
s. c. ga.
t:J-a.
Tenn. Ala. Miss Ark. La~

I i . l 'i 1

29 762

:

-74

I _.. , --
! '7911 68

1
I

J62 345

1424 j)66

1 298 290 .

i

2C l 23 1

18 1

8

522 j 569! . h60

232

I _
...

j 'll~, 0l_7,?654h_!.Ji. ___77726.L,L~!-_683)1/6...77744

!1-3~.125.~..l12?_81~65

1
I

~32g4__J-I___l6_~n~~i -..675.?721.~~-

--

-_7_2752.9_1-LD1~-3~3--

_ 192 ,j 2?lf2021. , 15, 1 _ 3,0 1 _27-1. _ 13

~91 I I 1 I' r
I . i

1,~80

. i . 75 72
: 73 1 64

71 77

i
:.

12~,

360 849

_

1 73.! 79
I n 1_70

I 86 73

! 910 I . 71 I _80 . 81

I 364 /366 . 285 .j.275
! 337 1385
1 334 1345 j 314 1408

i 323

I
1
1

3J!L~0~1147

404

5h3 i 638 II
I 9:!-l i . 890
! r,670 1_,9?6 i
'I 1, 355 1; 366 II 568 756

_600 990 2,050
1, 325 765

'I 234 593
. 950
. i5l 1..
295

1

Okla. Tex.

l ! '993 j 61
i ! 8,977. 1 _71

3'9 j 69 ! 160 ' 1.05 1 193

61

1 ,70

l l83

1
j

H

l

1 217

i:

3,,1146292.j1 3:,~20684

1
j

400 4?050

.

_1,L~7082

~:=~~e= : k7~~= j =7~ iI~= ~12 ji~~i~iJ~~3~~~4i1~,~i~ kl}~j~9E~= ~,=~~s~~= N. Mex.
A:riz.
Calif. Other

1 312
i 675
! 1,396.
1I

I 1

86 89

1f 93

I '

93 91

191



j 90 93
II 86

'1 483 525
! 615

ij, 6~5282272

1

I 1

485
690

'

1 593 1

'

1

173 !'

330

1 1

312 948

763! l,818l

I

1

315 970
1,725
'

1
j'

25 113
So

~;.i~x. ;~:6 ~~~ /~4~;l~ 4~4~4~ l~:i t~:~ ~~:g E~~~;l!/ . I i Amer

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27.b '

1

:



! 350

i 1

!

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I
II

.



32":4

~ 1

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I I

.---

All Otherj ,6 j

Tota1 !. . .

t

l1 -- , j

1l -- l 258 l 400 1 ! I

--- I . .7

J





.5
j

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_______ j

, _ _j__ ! 83.1 I
__.-,-~--

- - I'. - -
_ L __

1 .--

I' 322 J.

1 406
i
.::., _

l
I

390

_L.,__

I' 27.2 I 95.0 _J._..:..:_._:_r..:.____

L

67.51 ---
__~----- --.l-----

1/ .Septe!T)ber ._1 estimate. .

_..,..

~/ Production ginned and to be ginned, A 500-lb. bale contains about 480 net .

poupds of lint. ,

3/ Illinois , Kansas, Kentucky, and Nevada.
~/ Included in State and United Stat;es totals.

..

CROP REPORTING,BOARD

of After Five Days Return to-
United States Department Agr:i,culture

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

)19 Extension Building

Athens, Georgia

OFFICIAL BUSINESS
Form BAE-C-l0/53 - 3, 864

' .

Permit No. 1001

Penalty for priva'te use to avoid payme nt of postage :W300 .
.,

South Branch Lfbrary State College of Agriculture
Athens Ga.

UNITED STATE.S OEPAR.TM ENT OF . AGRtCUL:TU~E.

..

. t'

,

GEORGIA CASH FARM INCOME AGAIN SETS ALL-TIME RECORD IN 1952

. . . ... ... .

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Cash income (including Government payments) of Georgia farmers for the second con-

sec'.it~ve year se~ an allo..time record, in 1952 .by '. amouhti~g to $65~ ~' 898, 000., This was

a 0,.9 per cent increase over the revised figure of $647? 276!lOGO reported for 1951

and 4~. 2 per ceti\ above fh~ ten-year~ average of .1942 th:rough 195+.

Follo~ing a trend of recent years, livestoclf~ ~howed a rfelative ' it.lcrea~e as a source

of farm income, with income from crops showing a corresponding decline, Income from

li.-es~ock and liyestock:'products accctmnted f.o~ . 38.8 per cent of ~otal cash income,

anJ income from crops amounted to 60,0 per cent. Comparable percentages for 1951

were 36.8 and 614!9 respeet:j.vely. ..\c ~ .

~.

In the crop group c'o'tton-and cottonse~d again ranked first in contributing 26.1 per
in cent ~f total cash income, foilowed order by tobacco :(9. 7%) and peanuts (6. 9%).
In th.e livestock group commercial broilers led with lJ.6 per cent of total cash in-
come, followed in order by hogs (8,1%), dairy products (6.4%), and cattle and calves
(5.4%).

by The 'pe;~entage of cash inc6me contri~uted ,g_oirimoditi~s for 1952 :~nd 19)1, respec-

tiye:ty, .are as follows: .All .Crops, 60,0 and 61.9; Livestock anq J;.ivestoqls Products,

38~8 And 36.8; Government Payments, 1.2 and 1~3; .Cotton; 26.1 and'26.8; Peanuts, 6o~

anct8. 7; Tobacco, 9. 7 ~d 10.0; Tr;u,qk Crop~, 3.4 and 2.6; Fruit and Pecans,, ).1 ar1q : ";

J,O; eorn, 1.3 and 1.4; 'otl'!er Crops,t9~5 and ~~4; Hogs; ~8~1 and 5,6; Commercial

Broilers, Eggs,. _3.9

13.6 and 10.6; Cattle and Calves, . 5.4 and $. 7; .Dairy Products,

and 4.~; and Ot-her . Livesto~k; 1.4 and 1.6. .. I

. .

6,4 , and 16.1

.

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DISTRIBUTI-ON OF i95~ "cASH INC0ME FROH GEORGIA CROPS AND LIVESTOCK

, .. r

'.

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-~:~ :r

. 1

. .-t'
(j - ()
K Hog s
if) -
* Government Payments $7,589,000

rO
, Q)
-1-'' (/)
rl ...:1
.s::
E-l h ,, ...
. . :!Q3)\i OL()
men p.,
0 h 0

..o0 .-
0
. ~ r ..
. :, T. ... over -

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CROPS
.. - '

. ' i
Cotton Lint

\,,,

(

CottonSeed "

Cotton,T_otal

CASH FARM INCOME FOR GEORGIA

.. ~

'

1946 1947

1948

r" .... ..

-------.:..---.------ (Thousand Doll~rs) -----------------"-------- -

. 80,151 121,966 . ll'Pi841 '.' 99,077

~

'

'

' ,, :.:., I

, 11_,034 17,220 17,000 9,978
., .

. 9_1,185 .3.39,186 133,841 109,055

101,630 115,722

1)1,556 173,691

152,929 17 ,66h 170,593

Peanuts

T_obacco .. Fruits & Pecans

Truck Crops

Corn

J;.ii ~per Crops

.. ' . . !'

.

48,346 49;4.3'7
21,450 '' 16,803
a, 761 ;1o,613
42,937 . _51~946

47 ,;356
19,536 11,939 '. 43;503

49,083 9,420 15,074 10;409 37,898

69,257 '
5o,669'
15.,718 15,774
'. ~Q,075
.5: 7,.o76

56,295 64,760 19,358 16,638 .
a, 929
61,041

45_.,18l 63,314 : 201100 . 22,24h B,372 62,159

. TOTAL CROPS ,,

292,197 356,141 350,318 291,27 334,291 . 4oo, 112 . 3911966

LIVESTOCK

Hogs

29,9~7 49,956 46,353 41,021 43,896 .5.5,707 .52,559

.. Cattle.& Calves

'.', 1

' Dail'y Products

'

;

Corn. Broilers .

.

Other Chickens

Turkeys

Eggs

21,584 27' 778

,2?,~.520 .

29,033.

.. ; ..~ . .

20,171 ;.. 24,191'

~ ,.

..

7,227 ;,



.6.

,

64
' .

6

'

1,053 1,286 . '

.13,656 . . 1?,833 .

37,582 22,658

31.,4.50 33,4.54

~

{ .

. 29,108 . 32,977 '

1,820 16,.550 . . 17,49J

32,441 36,903 3'5,354

36,836 39,5.56 41;977

'.45,433 .$~;5~o': ,:_ .. .~~,610

. . :
3,872

., : 5~69;,.

;:' :~~858

1,971

..
4,188' 3',355

17:,922 27;038 25,606

Other

1,414 1,.568

1,556 2,31.5

2,024

TOl'AL LIVESTOCK

& PRCDUCTS

120,612 157,291 169,;800 1.55,944 183,927 237,930 253,343

PGAOY-VME-RE-NN-MT-SE-N-T---------7-,-4-1-2------------------

10,580

7,589

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

TAOLl'ALLSOCUARSHCESINCO}m 4201 221 )211 974.

.5261 513 4.53,574

.528._798 ,

647,276

652,898

================~==================~ ======~================
HOME CONSUMPTION

Crops

48,889 56,917 45,837 40,071 35,791 36,606 35,916

______________ __________________ Livestock
,.

78,932 93,443 93,030 851 0~8 65,390 78,761
...,......

74,232 )

TOTAL INCOME INCiiUDING HOME CONSUMJ'l'ION BUT NO GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS

Crops

341,086 413,058 396,1.5.5 331,798 370,082 437,318 427,882

Livestock

199,544 . 250,734 262,830 ~40,982 249,317 316,691 327,575

All Commodities .5401 630 663,792
TOTAL I NCOME, ALL CONNODITIES,
& GOV.PAYJvJENTS .5481 612 672 1 334
k/ 1/ Revisedo Preliminary.

658,985 572,780 619,399 66.5,;380 . .578,683 6291 979

755,457
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D. L. FLOYD Agricultur~l Statistician, In Charge

HARRY A WHITE . Agricultural Statistician

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Excessive rainfall accompanied by i1igh winds caused some damage to cotton, peanut,

<Hrl pecan crops in southern areas of the state during late September. 1'he heaviest

pr,ecipitation occurred in the southeastern region, In northern districts, clear, dry

1veather predomi.nated during the greater part 6f the month, and harvesting operations

viere performed on a fairly satisfactory schedule, Rains were received in northern'

sections late in the month; however' .additional . rnoj,sture is needed to assure deeptif

penetration. Cotton picking has progressed steadily outside of areas receiving heavy

rainfall. The bulk of the current peanut crop has been dug and stacked,. and pickers

were highly active throughout productj.on areas during the month, ToJ.rential .rains.

arid high winds following hurricanes off the !<'lorida coast latet iri the month 'resulted

in a certain degree of damage to stacked peanuts. Harvest of corn and sweetpotatoes

is progressing satisfactorily in most areas at the present time,



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CORN: The' October 1 indicated yield, per acre of 2:L.O bushels . represents a one bushel
~ increase above, the' September 1 indication, and exceeds all previous yields ,. pf
~.his crop in.Georgia,: .The present estimate places total prod1iction at 63 ,063,000' ,
ushels . This compares with 37,152,000 bushe-ls harvested in 1952, and is a record
volume .for this state.

!OBACCO:. : The currently indi~ated yield of 1,279 pounds per acre is at the same level . , reported in September. Estimated total production of 131,847,000 pounds i's
a record volume harvested with the exception of the record crop of 137,361,000 pounds harvested in 1951.

PEANUTS: The bulk of the current crop has been dug and stacked at the present time,

arid harvesting ope-rations have progressed Npidly in .areas reporting only moderate rainfall, Stacked peanuts were damaged to 9ome extent in certain southern sections duri.ng late Sept~Il,lber. Excessively wet weather accompanied by high winds.- in

these areas has repulted in redu<;tion in grade and a certain degree of de te rioration~

The currei:1tly indicated yield of . 980 pounds is at the same level reported in Septem-

ber. Production 'for picking arid threshing is placed .at 486,080,000 pounds, an in-. crease ~f about 12 percent above last year''s volume of 404 1 800~000 poundso

PECANS: Weather conditions:were generaliy f~vorabl~- untfl the latter part of :the :

- - . month~ Heavy rains and high winds, 'especia:lly in southeastern areas . of the

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state, caused some damage to the crop. More than the usual amount of shedding has ..

resulted. Total 1953 Georgia production as indicated on October l . is placed at .
h7 ,600,000 pounds, a reduction of approximately 8 percent from last rnonths I incticat.,-
ion and approximately 2,900,000 pounds below the 1952 production of 5o,5oo,ooo pounds,

GEORGIA

CHOP

:ACREAGE: YIELD
-- . ; (000) :Averag' e:

PER

ACRE :Ind

i

cate-d::TOATvAeLragPReODUCTION--T=INInTHdOicUaSAteNDcSr

y-
-"

. . . 1953 ;1942-51: 1)52 195'3 ', . : . 1942;.;.51 =- . 1952

1953

I ~orn , , bu. :3,003 TJL.o

ilheat , bu.: . 166

13:-3

Oats,~ _bu.,: 659 . 24.6

' . 12:o.---~ci .~ 1

..

19~o
30e0

18;5 I
30,0

45,268
2~120
13,327

. 37,-152'1 63,063;.

. 2;470

3,071

14;130 19,770

H.ye , . , , blle : : 10.

9.0 10.5 10.0

Hay (all) ,ton: 873

.55 .66

73

Tobacco (all). .lb.; 103.1 . 1071 1115

. Potatoes,Irish,bu.

6

72

76

. Potatoes ,sweet,bu. 26

77 ' -I 70

1,279 76
85

Cotton b~les:l,354 252

245

280

72 '
'721 101,184
1,138 5,280
716

74 58:L 125,035 456 1, '680
729

100
6.33
131,8!~7
456 2,210
790

Peanuts (for picking:

aRd threshing,) ,lbo; 496 736

800

980

709,130 404,800 486,080

Peaches,total crop,:
bu, _!/ :

3,802

2,496

3 ,_312

Pears, total cr(., :

Pecans









b ,

u.

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Pasture,Condition,%;

76

73

75

298
3-1:-,-9-71

221
--- 50,500

'225
4_7.,.,6._00

!/ Tot~l 3:gri?ultu:ial crop 'greater than and including commercial crop.

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BURTON J, lliill.RINGTON
Agricultural Statistician

UN.ITED STATES - GE~t CROP REPORT ~S OF OCTOBER 1, 1953

Virtually no change in the prospective total crop volume resulted from changes in ~ndividual crbp prospects during September(! A few 9.I:'PPS improved -- cotton, all haJ. ric~; . many othe~s changed only a littl~f but 'f6t. .sp'ti'pg ~heat~. soybeans, sorgh~lm

~ra1nj peanuts and some others product1on prospectS ci:~_q;Lit:led{} The corn crop 1s now

~stimat_ecl at . 3;196 million bushels, only 2,0:Jn:p..lion less . than on Se:pt~mber l~t

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The generally ,:dry, . warm weather during .:S,eptember was 'p~.vorable to ideal fer maturing

l-nd harvesting: :cropso Frost in various,_ sections cause4 only mino:r:- crop ;da.-nage; in

fact, _killing .:('ro~ts in some a;_re~s., aq'OUt October 6 wer-e: welcome,- fac~li~at~ng har~est of corn:, ~o~(beans, and p'btatoes~ :Rapid progress in ' harve~~ir{g , :~nimized h?:rvestr

:i:,ng losses. But while the extended growing season permitted even la;t~ plar.rted . ~ieids to mature) . the widespre.?:d lac~ .of soil, moistu:r;e tended to limi~ yields of

~oybeans and sorghums_, also to reduce sizes of fruitc This lack of soil moisture

~ffected corn yields only sli.ghtiy,-oeeause of the. advancement of the crop..., But it

retarded preparation of fie:I,ds and seeding of fall sown crops rather generally and

may become a signifi~_ant f_~c:t6r in ' reducing the planted acreage of winter wheat and

:ey-e

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Qorn produced in l95J is mostly of good quality and ready for cribbing because of

],;ow moisture conteint, but some corn in dry areas is chaffy or shallow-kerneled. 'I'he

qecline of 20 million bushels in estimated production ..... to 3,196 million bushels --

6,ccurred larg~ly in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa, where- slight declines ~n yielP, more

than of~set improverp.ent elsewhere~ . ., '

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ln the Southeast, a ' near-rec.ord proportion of the cotton crop has been giU,~~ci . to

date, but in western a;reas ,much of the crop is late. ,;_ .:

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CORN: A 'd~clihe of only 20 million: bushels in the Nation ls corn production p~~s-pect

:

occur~ed in September_, bringing the i.ndicated total crop to nearly 3,2 billion

bushels o This is 11 per cent, or h09 mil,::Lion bushels, less than the re.cord crop of

3.6 billion bushe:Ls in 19h8. I .t is J per cent less than the 1952 cr:op bl..!-t 5 per

cent more than the 1942~51 average of 3(10 billion bushels A total of'2,;860 million

bushels is expected to be hai'veste.d for grain, compared with 3, 00~ mil'lion bushels

last year and the 10-year average o;f 2, 751 million bushels While thE! major decline

in 195.3 corn crop prospects occurred in August, continued lack of rainfall in some :

more critical. areas of the Nation resulted in tpe indicated further decline in pr0- .

duction prospects during Septembere T.his amounted to about l3o3 million bushels ' in

theCorn .Belt, _

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vJHEAT: 'I'he 1953 wheat crop is estimated at 1,16.3 million bushels- . This ~is a decline

of 6 million bushels from the. September 1 forecast, . and l28 millibn bushels

smaller than the -1952 {!TOP; but exceeds the average by 75..:.inilli:on .bushels.-" The r'e

duction in .l:lstimated w~eat production from a month earli~;- ~s ,due to the smaller

spring wheat crop now indicated, A winter wheat crop of 878 million bushels, . for

which the last estimate was made as of August 1, is included in the <iJ,ll wheat produc

tion est~mate. The indicated all wheat . yield -is 17,3 bushels per aore compared vJith

18.3 bushels. in 1952 and the average of 17.1 bushe],.s'.

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PEANUT: Production 'of peanuts for picking and threshing is estimated at 1,394

million. po;unds, about 1.3 per cent below the September forecast. At this

level, production is about. 3 per .G>ent above last year, bFt 32 per cent be low the

10-year average productioiL of 2,06J. million pounds 0 A dE;Jcrease in production pros ..

pects for the important Virgin;La..Carolinaarea more than .qffset increased prospects

for Oklahoma and Texas o

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PECANS: A,record-laJ:.ge pecan crop is forecast. The prospective production .of

181,136,000 pounds is 2? per .cent above 1952 and ) ' per cent: above the pre-

vious record crop of 1948. ~~p~ov~d .varieties are estimated at 85,761,000 pounds

and wild and seedling nuts at 95)375,ooo pounds. All, pecan :States are ex:peQt:i.ng , ..

relatively good c~9ps this ,,year.: 1-J~p:ther conditions 'hqve been .generally faV:oraq~e ..

for the development-' of the .qrop., Harvest of tne earlie.st varieties is under~way but .. t~e main harves;t_. w~ll not st:~rt until late Octo'ber. In f}eorgia,. heavy rains ~~pd - 'p.:igp,.

w:tnds in late Sepfernper resulted in more than usual she~d;!.ng, Quality of the or9p, , .

is good and gen~ral.ly the nuts are well filledg



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Yield.-: - - -.........__--.:....._____.;.._ _. Yield

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Harvested :Per Acre:Produ~ti~m Harvested Per Acre : Production

---:-,.--......,= ~ Acreage : Lbs. . (000 Lbs~.t_...:.,.Acreage : Lbso_ _.:__(000 ~-b_sa_)__

DISTR.~CTU,
; II, &_!.II

Total
DISTRICT IV Chattahoochee Harris Hac on 11arion Muscogee Schley ral'bot Taylor . Upsont
'Total

'433
. \

390 40

.. . 965000

8,040 674

4,570 882

30 367

4,180 920

290 655

2,980 772

20 5bO
-
2Q,540 732

13
234 26 5,419 4.,.0313], 3.)844
''"190
2,300 10
16,067

0
400 20 4,890 3,770 10' 3,110 270 ,. 2, ],20. :'
14,590 .

0
578 456 . 661 610 .300 754 641 691

0
-231
9
3,234 2,298
3 2,346 .
173 1,465
9,759

DISTRICT V Baldwin . Bibb Bleckley Crawford Dodge Hancock Houston . Johnson Laurens hontgomery
Ne~o11
Peach Fulaski Treutlen Twi-ggs Washington Wheeler Wilkinson
:Total

so 600

30

70 .

471.

20 550

11

5

400

2,590 715

1,852

1,910

648

240 429

103

150

407

8,890 947

8,421

6,230 :.

616

40 4oo

16

. 40

325

9,200 709

6;526

6,170

551

740 9,970

579380 .. .

392 7', 955 .

620 6,380

440 7l.3

J., 420 846

1,201

1,210

8'64

10 sao .

8

15

667

1,410 765

1,078

1,000

523

13,'060 807 130 600

10,539 . ' 78

9,670

623

60 .

533

1,890 n65

1~256

1,)60

571

3,070 : '551

1,692

2,240

532

: 1,080 1,].57

1,250

720

&18

1,090 761

. 830

860

624

. ?~,900 ' '788

43,23-8

38,910 '

623

33
2
1,237 61
3,838 13
3;397 273 "
4,552 1,045
10 523 6,025 32 890
1,191
589 .
537
24,248

DISTRICT VI B u l i o c h_ __
Burke Candler Lffingharii Lmanuel Glascock Jefferson .... Jenkins NcDuffie Richmond Screven Warren

13,950 1,039 8,910 646 1,370 1,003 480 967 3,680 883 . 620 519 4, 990 552 3,780 860 20 500 870 647 5,710 861
90 522

14,500 5, 75.5 1,374
464 3; 251
322
2,753
3,250
10
563
4,915 47

10,730 5,990 . .
900 '
480
2,280
Soo ..
. 3,330 2',450.
10 460 4,190
70

1,069 627 664 ' 83.8
986 428 461 824
400
496 833 41.4

11,474 3,757 . 598
402 2,248
' 214
1,536 2,019
4
228 3.)..4,.92.'90

Total

44,470 837

37,204

31,390

828

25,999

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ARCHIE LANGLEJY .
Agricultural Statistician

D. L. FLOYL) ~,gricultural Statistician, In Charge

GEORGIA PEANUTS PICKED & THRESHED - BY COUNTIES (The-estimates are-. based on fhe.- latest availab1edata)

1951

. . District

Yield

. . and

Harvested Per Acr~; Producti,on,

-- County : Acreage

D~aISkTeRrICT

VII i . .[

,
,;s-;

-20,.400

Lbso 977

(ooo Lbs.) 19,936

palhoun

1 . ~3,750 982

23~334

Qlay

:.16,190 764

12,370

!Jecatur

. 19, 670

950

18,684

Pougherty . ll.arly

. 8,930 916
44,340 ' . 860

8,180
38~126

O,rady

10,170 999

10,161

Lee.

- .20,380 910

18,549

iller

26,530 1,001

26,550

~itchell

24,96o 925

23,'084

9uitman "

5,120 671

3,437

Eandolph
~eminole

..

30,110 716 17,170 1_,055

21,554 . 18,110

Stewart

10,810 867

9,369

~umter

21,030 845

17,780

'];lerrell

29,980 749

22,455

Thomas

6,710 977

6,554

Webster

12,280 834

10,239

Harvested Acreage

. 1952 Yield

---..

Per Acre Production

Lbs9

( 000 Lbs~)

15,060

17,340

12,930

15,860

6,570

33,310

8,.070

' 15,930

20$080

20,770

4,460

2~,520

12,890

9;1020

16.9150 22!'580

'

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4,760

9,690

867, J., 036.
942 .
814
675
951 8l4 788 950 796 752 932 1,110 665 681 771 .
758 868

13,062 17 :~960 ' 12,181 12,903 4,436 31,678
6,573 12,559
19J073 16.527
3;356 20_,981
14.!1305
6~001
11,,004 17,408 39 606
8,415

Total
DISTRICT VIII Atkinson Ben ~.ill Berrien Brooks Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp Dooly Irwin Jeff Davis Lanier Lowndes Telfair T.ift T'urner Wilco;JC Worth

348,$30
210 8.,370 i,970 6,280
3,330 9,660
1,650 19,830 23,380 17,490
140 10 710
lJ.,l80
13,730 26,520 15,710 35,780

885 . '
1,067 . .
950 lJ 128. 1,087 1, 032 .
828 1,109'
974 825 1,111 764 700
8'8z
1,054' 1, 040 . l) 124'
946
935 .

Totq.l

188,950 985

DIST~ICT- JX

Appl:l.11g-

. 450

Bacon

20

Bryan .

. "_190

Evans

690

Pierce

lO

'I' at tnalL .

1_,200

Toombs

2,010

;layne . ..~ 10

Total

4,580

STATE; i'Ol'ALS 1.. . ~2 1 000

1,029 600' 989
1J09l 700
1,170 934 600
1_,028 900

308,472

267,990

866

224

160

7,954

6,550

. 2,.223 '

1,610

,I 6,824

4~400

3,4J5

2,570

7,996 1_,830

I

8,310 1,170

19,322

13:,550

19,288

18,.,660

19,430

14;460

107

80

7
626

6oo

4,4o5

3ii030

14,277

11.,990

29,.817 14:,860

20:680
12~580

33,471

29,080

1,112 627 897 770 647 831
1,038 685 " 530 788 675
617 . 598
993
637 543 !. 896

186,096 .
~ ...,.,.
463 12 18'8 753 7 1,404 1,877 6

149,480
410 20 150 490
930 1,6oo
' 4o

734
705 ~ 950 . ' 987 . ' 786
963 824 850

4,710
S9S,~,8QO

3,9640

' 849

' 5.06...,000 . 800

232,028

' 178

4,110 1,444

'

3,387 1_,'663

6:;909
1,215

9:;287 9~ 890 11~391

54

370 1.s813 . 11,908
13.~183
6.9825 26.9049

109~6-76

289 19 148 ' : 385
896 1,319 ..
J)J. :
3.090' . 4o4:soL

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Po~n,t~ _
~~~!~~-~-~P-!_n

:p;~e~~re :H~-rv-este-~ P!~e~~e~ Prod~ction_:- -+ I'Mrvestedl ;

_, _Acreage

Lbs.

-+J--_ .-:- - - 5 . 6oo

Produ-:--tl----+c,': -on

~ I~---- -i (000 Lbs.) 1 Acreage
.. . 3

LbF> ~ I(000 Lbs.)

Total
DTaISy.T~R~~ICT IV
Total
DISTIUCT V Dodge Johnson Laurens Montgomery Pulaski Taliaferro Treutlen Washington Wheeler Wilkinson
Total
DISTRICT VI Bulloch Burke. CandlSr Effingham Ernanu.el Jefferson Jenkins Richmond Screven
Total
DISTRICT VII Baker- Decatur Dougherty Early Grady
Lee
Miller Mitche1.1 Stewart Thomas
Total

I 5

600

.

1! ' 5 1

600

I 5

600

I .

590 160
I 460 ~,520 25
1,445
5
840 10

I
I

1,053 . 956

1,183

I

1,016 1,120

I
918

400

1,136
5oo

5,055 1,024

!

I,.

5,345
5

2,950

I

285 2,675

I 10

! 275

i

10

I 175 II 11,130

I .. .

i

15

I

420
25

5

I 1,870

I

5

!
!I.

10
.3',3555

2,h80

8,190

1,169
Boo
' 1,168 1,147 1,066
600 1,105
400 1,069
1,11.+0

733

1,107

1,000

800

I

1,229 600

II Boo

I

1~197
_1;ooo

I 1,188

I 1,194

I

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3
,
.. ) .. .... 3
621 153 544 1,544 28
\;( 5,178
. ' 6, 247
~--. '~- j ,41~47
. ~' 327 ...2' 852 ' - ~ ' 6
JOh 4
187 13,378
11 1.+65
25
4
2,299 3 B
4,016
5
2,945 9,781

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- r_t
. ( :
-'. ) 1- .. ... 1 1\, t "
605 150 475 1,500 20
5 1,315
5 840 10

5,360

5

I .

2,930 300

2,640

'II_ -

10

280

r-t '
1-

10 160

11,695
I

!I 5 435
I 30 I

11
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II
I,

1

I

I

I

.

I
, 803
613 634 ; 800 1_,100 600 73 LI 600 839 300
I
I 768

II 4-8962
!
j'g~ 1.! . .L 1

l' -

'22 3

I

965

I '1~~ ;

!
i

3, iBO ; .1

I
I

1,060

I. 400

'I:'.

_

962 907

812

I 600

I.

81Ll
200

I 838

965

I

5,681 2

! ' 2~820 272

2,145 6

228

2

134

11,290

I

I
,

1,o60o02

.3. 436

800
1

24

I 1,134

2,154

I 800

4

I
I

800

4

964 ; ,' I ,.,.J:,\209

I . 2.oo
1 :1,063 I! . . ,

- :, -1
!,2.;6i4

1 ,:1.,034

8,41.+9

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(The es~imates are .based on th~ ,_iate~t availabledatar-.---

__,..__.._.
ljist:r:ict and
C.oun.tY:

<
Ffarve~tedl - -P-r--o-d-uct~on I .. I

'.. . .
Acreage

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1951

Yield I
Per Acre !

I

I Lbs. . II (000 Lbs .)

1952 - -- . --------~ . - -..

. .

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Yield ! ---~-- -,.~

Harvested! Per Acre i Production

Acreage : ii .

Lbs.

I i

(000 Lbs .)

I IiiSTHICT VIII

Atkinson B' en Hill

~errien

i

~rooks

I

Clinch

dof.fee Colq1,1itt .

I

Cook . ~

<

.

:I

Crisp

Doo1y mchols

I

~rwin

J.eff Davis lpnier

I

Lowndes

Telfair

Tift

Turner

11,'4806.55.

1,)00 1;126

6,130 I 1,323

3,475 415
6,750 8,415 1!,465

I

1,207 1,364

I
I
I
I

. 1,376
1,247 1,406

I50

15

550 3,350

. i

1~120 .
1,ooo 1,162 1,280

3,015

1,372

2,060 6,080

I

1, 311 1,196

1,030

I
t

1,090

4,330

1,294

300 I 1,103

II

.,I 2..J ?98 :.

II I'

1)582 8,113
L1,195 566 ..

lj
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I
J

9,290 l

li 10,496
I',, 6~279 56

15
639 II

4,288
4,137 2,701

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7,273 II

1,123 . 5,605
331

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111880 1,390 6,220
3,430 425
6,825 8,470 4,520
35 10
555 3,365 3,030 2,055 6,070 1,050 4',390
285

1)352

1,035

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1,264

1,150

I 1,254

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I 1,331

i 1~057

I 1,3'00

I ],,023

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1,188

1,169

1,221

1,051

799

l,l61.r

870

2,542 l,b.38 7,861
3,944
533 . 8,520 10,012
6,017
37 13 568 ,),996 3,542 2,510 6,380
839 5:,112
248 '

Wilcox Worth

l 360

964

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2,700

1,162
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375

l 3,138

2,725

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709 1,006

266 2,742

Total

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72' 972 ' II 57,105

1,175

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Appling

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Brantley

Bryan

Charlton

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Evans

Liberty Long

Pierce

Tattnall

Toombs

Ware

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STATE TOTALS

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1,545
I 465

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120
I 490

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4,905

3,280

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1,377
1,~74 .
1,196
667 1,136
1,092

4,202 L1,o86
2,, 127
546 323 10 1,931 131

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1,570 450 265 :
15, 1,705

1:
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120

1,090, l,t237 1,090 1,.034 1,)5at
1,198

534 ;II'

475

6,007 l! 4, 775'

5r246
3,393 3,238
2,786

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1,225 ! 135,975 .

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993 1,094
600 994 983 1,00~.. 1,297 1,050 880 1,348 1,131
1,138
1,115

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GEORGIA: During the month ended October 15, the All Commodity Index o! Price~ Re-

- - - ceived by Georgia farmers dropped 10 points. At the present levei, the :

Index is 238 percent of .the August l909 :.!"J'uly 1914 average. Declining price.s w;i.. t~n

individual commodity sub-groups more than offset price increases for a f~w basic

1terns, and served as the. impetus for the change in the All Commodity Ina.f,ix~ . ' . . j

-Prices received for wheat:, corn, sweetpotatoes, cotton lint, cottonseed; and alL

baled hay declined during the month. Prices receive-d for hogs, beef cattle and

;calves, sheep, and lamqs }'!:ere also below the level reported a month ago. Peariut'

prices declined slightly a.s increased supplies are received from current~crop

marketings.

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Higher prj_ces were in evidenc~ during the month for chickens, and a significant shift to a higher level for wholesale milk resulted from seasonality of supply.

UNITED STATES:. Lower prices for hogs and cattle, coupled with a seasonal decline h

corn prices . during the month ended October 15, were primarily re-

sponsible for a 2 percent decline inthe Index of Prices Received by Farmers. In-

creases in prices of milk, eggs, and ._wheat were only partially offsetti ng. 1l'he all

commodity index as of October 15 was 250 per.cent of its 1910-14 average compared

with 256 in Sept~:Jmber and -:282 in .October a year ago '

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Further declines ;in the prices of commodities used for .farm. production lowered the Parity Index (Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes and Wage ' Rates) this month. At 276, the mid-October index wa:s off one-third of 1 percent. (l _point) from a month earlier and
3 percent from a year ago. Retail prices of family living ;i -tems avera ged the same
as in mid-September, and topped the level for the corresponding date of the previour year for the first t:ime in 12 months. Farm wage rates increased slightly.

With farm product prices declining !aster than prices paid by farmers for commoditi.e and services, the Parity Ratio declined l point to 91 in mid-October. This was the lowest ratio recorded since May 1941.

= Indexes
1910-14 100

Summary Oct. 15,

Table for the Sept. 15,

United Oct.

S15ta, t-es- - -

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1952

1953

1953

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Prices Received

282

256

Parity Index ,!_/

284

277

250

313

Feb. 1951

276

290

~/May 1952

Parity Ratio

99

92

91

122

Oct. 1946

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UNITED Sr.A!rES

COMMODIT-Y ; -' Aver~o -



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Aug.l909. July_ 1914

O:-cxts.sa15,

Sept 15, Oct. 15, J..ug.1909- Oct. 15, Sept 15, Oct. 15,

1953

1953 . July 1914 1952

1953

1953

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2.20

1.90 1.88

.88

2.07 .

1.94

1Com; .Bu., - - . $

.91

1.76

1.63

.64

1.53 1.50 1.34

:Q.B,t~. -~ .::. -..; ' : $

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irish-Potatoes, Bu.$

.67 1.12

3 .00

.90 1.59 1.50

.40

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.71

.73

.70

2.11

.99

.90

.83

3.35

3.40 2.90

.88

2.94 2.64 2.33

COtto1.1~ Lb
~~~6n~~e~, Ton

12e.6
$ 24.39

37.3
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68.00

33.9
50.50

32.1 48.00

12.4 22.55

37.0 70.70

33.1 - .3Z.5 51.50 52.40

Hay (baled), Ton $

28.30

26.10 23.80

25.60 20.90 ... ,21.20

Bbgs .. pe~ cwt.

$

Beef Cattle, cwt. $
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Milk Cows , }fe!!d

3.87 33. _85

18.10 18.30 175.00

22.50 11.80 120.00

21.30 10.90 115.00

7.27 5.4:2 48.00.

18.60 23.80 , 21.30 22.00 . 15.80 ' '14.70
228.Q6 157 .oo

Chickens, Lb.

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27.6

26.4

26,9

11.4

24.2 . 24.3 23.3

Jgg-s, ..Doz.,
3uil't~rfe.t, Lb~

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25.7 sa.o

60.0 55.0

60.0 56.0

21.5 26.3

50.4
73~5

51.4 . 53.3 64.8 . 65.7

.~.1~1k ( wb.o1 e sale )

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Soybee.ns, Bu.

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2.42 ...;... 5.0

6.95 3.00 10.5

6.35
a.6o
11.0

6.55
2.60 . -.
10.8

-1.60
4.8

. 5.28 2.71 ll.l

4.43 2.33 ll.O

.. 4.63 2.41
10.9

1/ Preliminary for October 1953

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INDEX Nl.JMBnl.S OF PRICES RECEIVED BY F.AR1'1ER.S IN GEORGIA
. (.August 1909 - July 1914 .c 100)

All Com1110dities

Cotton & Cottonseed

Grains

Meat .Animals.

Dairy Products

Chickens &: Eggs

]'r,J.its

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Miscellaneous

Revised :

Oct. 15, Sept. 15, Oct. 15,

1952

1953

195~ '.

2?3 *
294
191 346
. 259 253 199 19:3

248 262 174 304 243
257 189 192

239 . .j- .
248 -

157

285

246

258

185

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189

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Cott~n - pt:ospects for Georgia as of November 1 were for a produbtio.n. of . 775,ooo bales
(500 pounds gross . w~ight) as announce,<i r;>y ..the G~orgia e~op'"Reporting Seli"vice of the

United St~~.t?~- _Pepar.tment of Ag:r,:_icult:ure .. The fqr.ecast . wa~ 15,ClOO 'l:)_aJ. es ..under the

prediction a :-month eaf':j_,ier, b\.!-t it was :_s:j.x per cent aboVe -tfi) 729,000 bales prOd\JCed

in 19:52 ahcl. .JJ-;.was ~ight per cent more than the ten..year average o:fJ 716,000 bales ,'

for 1942~5lo

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Bright. sunny weather in .most parts of the state througho\lt all of October has beim:. .

idMLf or picking cottono _. Farmers, thus, have beeh able to utilizE< a, limited labor .

~upp1y to good . advantag~' and around 90 per -cent .of .'the reported pr oduction had

been ginn~_d prior to November 1.





The Bureau of the Census reported 699,000 running baie! ginned to Nov~mber 1, compared with ?61,000 running bales to the same date in 1952 apd 836,ooo, ip 1951,.

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_SHO_V,___HN_G-_--_I.N-_-I-_I__-G_A_,_-T--.E..D.~ -.-- P-R--O---D!U' CTION

1953 .AND
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PRODUCTION

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AND

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19)3~-50, ooo

Won...Cvt ,; oYl'

1953 product-ion indicated on

:v752 -65,ooo \ ~

November 1.

19)1...)0;000 . \_____. ' - 1953 ...56, 000 . 1952-53,000 1951...53,000
ATHENS

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1952
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775,000 729,000
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Reporti~g Di~~ric ss and N:ar

Congressional Districts o

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1 )51 J(ll;.-'.:JOO

MAC ON
l95J c~lL-~., 000 195212.9 )000. 1951-169' 000

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1952

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1951-;:168 i>O OO

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IX.

1953--83,000

1951-167,000

19)J ..25J 000

1952-..f39. 000 1951,106!i 000

1952-22 }000 1951~3 6J 000

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report :from data furnished by crop correspondents, .field statisticians, Bureau of -,.

the C.ensus, Production and Iviarketing Administration, and cooperating State agen'cieso

'l'he final outturn of cotton compared with this forecast will deperid upon whether thejl

yartolis influences affecting the crop during the remainder of the season are more or~ff

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:ACREAGE

LINT YIELD PER :

PRODUCTION

:CEN. - .

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HARVESTED ACRE

500-lb. gross wt.b<:les: GIN- ;

Aver-:

1953 Ayer..

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age 1952 : indi..

age

1952 s Crop :TO NOV

1942-:

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51

:Nov. 1

51 :

Novo 1

Thous.: acres Lb

Thous.: Thous. Thous o- : Thous

Lbo Lb. bales : bales

bales. . :bales

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379 362

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385 424 366

418

345

314

20

290

522

394 23
569

430' 3M

19'

14

460

417

$. Carolina

1,075 315

286

317

697

657

710

651

~eorgia !florida

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1.~_354
64

252
~92

245 271

275

716

195

15

729 30

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891 364 366

)61

543

638

670

524

Alabama Hissj.ssippi

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1,.580
2,)69

285 337

275 385

296

911

427 1,670

.. 890 1,906

975

920

2,100 1,737

Arkansas

1,849 .' 334

345

386 1~355

1,366

1,485 1,09(,

Louisiana

910 3l4 408

417

568

7?6

790

603

Oklahoma Tekas

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Arizona '

California

Other States

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312' 4.83
675 525 1,396 615

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3..55

105 171 527. 682 622
337

213

429

222 3,162

515

173

704 312

593

763

264 3,808
330 948 1,818

440
4,150 335 990
1,72.5

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156 404 516

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UNITED STA. TES 23,737 271o4 282.7

325 12,215 j l5,l36 16,093 10,788

Amer. Egypt.

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Arizona

California I

Total A. E.

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27.0 350

18.5 318

37.0 ,6

3...0.'.3 .

83.1 - " 322
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431 .. 427

399

285

395

402

258

400

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406

384

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32,4

3.9 I 18~1

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43.8

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I 27 Q2

9.5~0

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'24.0 11.0 31-.o
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September 1 estimate' Production ginned and to be ginned. A 5oo~1b. bale contains about 480 n~t
pounds of lint,
~ Ill~nol~' Kansas) Kentucky, and 'Nevada. Included in State and United States totals.

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.Ocrobef... .Q.9nd:i.tiot,1s ,:' tl;letefote, havf;1.::be,e,r y_~ry fa~or~ple .:fqr l').ar.;r.es:tJng. 9r.op$., :...

a:r C ~)'tto~ pick:i;ng :ts. ~~'d'it " crv~:r,: "' in ali a'r.e~s:, , cr~\haryesting ~~ w,~l.l ufld~r "':f9-Y~ : ....; ~ .
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f.~,ll veg~t~b:j.es. , . ~nd . past;ure,~ a~e J?eginn~n~ ~C? ~ut,fer __ bad~Y,t Gooq. so;i.). s9ak~~-

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corn: ~. :. : < of ~ the State4 . 'Based 'on prospects as . of 'November 1 'the tbtal Georgia

.: production is estimaftid at 6d.r060; ooobushels; this is 62 per cent ab ove' the short
1952.lcro:P of' '37,l52:;obo bushels and is the .largest/. _p~od4ction tn the':hi.tory' o:t' ~~e

State, The average yield per licfe is 20~0 b4$he1s an~ is 8,0 b~she ls above last

year ~ a record fo~ Georgia~
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:.t : .~.' ~ prbduc.tiol\ "6f '486' o8o;6oo pound~ of picked ~.md threshed nuts, wi"Eh&, re-

co~a:: yie1d' ' of 980 pounds ~ ' Frequent hard rains, following the September hurric.ane:,

to .9.8:~~ed -. grt~14e:rci:b~e. cl}image to tlle crop in the stack, but most of the -d~mag e was

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of 8'0 bushels per acre is 'compared -'with 70 bushels one year ago and 77 . bushels':f.or

the 'ter,\ year (1942 ..51) average.

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. . abl~ f0r the dev.~lo_pment of; diseases and ins.ects, and .the damage tQ ;-the; .

pecan c~op ;is grea-t;,er th'ari was antic.ipated e-arlier in the s e a!:lo~h: The es,tim.9:'t ecf

prodl.l.qtiqn of,,45, )00, 000 pounds as of .Novemb~I' l is two ,I!lilJ,ion below one month, ago

and .fs , five. million J;es.s.. than i .n 1952., 1 (See - reye~s~ ?id~. f;or p~ can c ori1TqFl:Uts; l)y>.

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CROP ; ..- : . (000) :Aver?ge: : ' :Indicated:}:Verage;-..,."'7' ~Indicat~~-

,. . :. 1953 . :19 '2'-.5i:"' ;1..952 : : 19.53 :1942~51: 1952' : 1953 .. :

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3,'b03 . 87:1

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Tobacccr L(aU) lb.: 103 ..1 1071 '1115 1279 ipl,:J.Bh: 125,035' l.:n,847" .
Potatoes, Irish/o" bu.: .. ~6 . 72 :.: .,. 76 .. 1b . ' . 1:, 1~3'8. . .456 ' 456'

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BoB 10.5 llo5

130 ~ 336 . J.ut.

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225

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~RCHIE. U.NG:r.JLY. ~
A gricultur:~ l . Statristician

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!JE.!._ STATES ... GEN~RAL_ CROP REPORT AS OF NOVEHBER lz 1953

Conditions for maturity and harvest of. late'-growing crops were favorable to ideal

during October and the total expected volume of crop production increased slightly .

It remains third...largest, nearly up to the 19.52 volume but well below that for 1948

. The .conditions which favored harvest.; however, were 'Unfavorable for seeding and

development of fall-sown grains; until good rains fell in the latter third of

October.

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. Corn production is now estimated at 3,180 million bushels, only 16 million less than
on October le. Virtually all corn matured before killing f 'rosts, resulting in practical~y no soft or immature ears Corn cured rapidly and is generally of good to
excellent quality; much was dry enough to be shelled for market as it was picked0
In the Corn Belt, machine pick:ing in some fields was hampered by the dryness and brittleness of the stalks and ear shanks, resultiJ1g in much dropping of earse~ Har.. ve_st~ng .progres,s, .. however; is . reported much more rapid than usual. Dropped ears
gleaned or sa~va~ed b.Y livestock are covered in the production estimatese

Harvest of soybeans reached its peak in the main.produc:i.ng area in early October
and was generally about completed by November 1. Earlier prospects .were not quite
maintai'ned for dry beans, .potatoes1 .and sweetpotatpes o But i!lcreas es from, earlier forecasts are now shown for rice, sorghum grain, peanuts, tobacco and sugar beets Picking of cotton progressed rapid]y and with a mtnimum of loss.; Lint yields are
considerably higher than expected earlier, and the estimated outturn increased to 16e~l million bales .:

~: Production of c~rn for all 'purpo~es as of November 1 is estimated at 31 180
million bushels, a drop of, only 16 million bushels fr~m expectations a month ago~ This production is 4 per cent below last year's crop but it is 5 per cent
larger than the lO...year average . Yield per acre is now indicated at 39.4 bushels, 1.2. bushels ~wer than last year's yield, but 4o2 bushels above ave;rage'J Production
of corn for grain this year is estimated at 2_,860 million bushels, about 5 per cent
less than last year's' 31 002 rrl1li.on bushels for graine~

PEANUTS: :The 1953 crop of peanuts from the aereage for: picking and threshing. is

_forecast

estimated at 11 427 million pounds~ anq. five per ce.nt greater than last

This is two per cent over the
year Is production, but only 69

October 1. per cent

of the 194?.,.51 average~ . Improved prospects in both the Virginia and Southwestern

:areas were responsible for the increase this month. ' In the Virginia...Carolina_ area,

rains the end of September followed by mild weather caused a delay in digging and

resulted in better maturity of the .crop,

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In .the Southeastern .area, damage frorrt the hurriqane rains of September .24-:-2'6:, has turnedout to be mos~in quality and the total production of peanuts is about as

expected earlier. In the Southwestern: area, yields' in northern Texas and Oklahema

are turning out even better than earlier expectationsa

PECANS: .The pecan crop is forecast at 184,962,000 pounds_, up 2 per. cent from pros

pects.a month earliero The 1952 production was 147,946,000 pounds ~nd the

10-year average is 126,518,000 pounds, Improved varieties account for 85;1811 000 pounds this year while seedlings p.roduced 99,7811 000 pol]Ildsti These are 48 per cent and 4.5 per cent, respectively, above tn'e 10-year averages All 'States except Georgia

and Texas are harvesting crops larger than last yearoGeorgia's crop is forecast at

45;5oo, 000 pounds :Oama:ge from diseases and insects was higher than in recent years~

Scab seriously injured most v.s.rieties except Stuart ar1d 'intestation of shuckworiri was

heavy in all, varieties o Quality of the crop s below a year ago with some light

filled month

nuts: agoo

reported,; The ~crop

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The the

Te4as north

crop cen

of tra

38,5401 l part

009 pounds is .genera].

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is y

up sl sl').ort

igh whi

tly from le prosp

a ec

ts

in most localities in the South and West.Gentral.area vary from fair:to go~d.. In

Oklahoma, 't~e erop is light in the northern area but good crops are :reported in .the

central and southern districts. In Louisiana, dry weather has . been favora'Qle fo;r

harvest. Nuts ar13 of goed quality and well filled. Harvest io Alabama is progress ..

ing -satisfactorily. A.n excellent crop is expected in Mohi~e and Baldwi~ , C91.p1ties

Jn Mississippi, a good .crop is being harvested in all areas of the State! In. _Easte:rn

Arkan:sas, a goo<i crop is being harves-ted while in the. other areas. only a fair pro-

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Uriite<i Sta~es Dpartment of Agriculture

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

'319 Extension Building

Athens, Georgia

OFFICIALBUSINESS

Penalty .fpr private use to -avoid payment of po~tag~ $3.00.

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Gt.qlliliA: Folldwing last. year's small crop,- the production 6f .le~pedeza se'ed i ,n ..

. Georg'ia for 19,53. was the second iowdst it has been 13i'hc~ 1943o 'I'he 6ur.-.

rent crop i~? ebtimated a.t . 6~300, 000 pounds ( c1ean seed basis) i:J,s compared 'to

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5, 700,000 pounds for .195.2, sligh,tly over a 10 per cent increase~ For i;,he past two

years y;reather conditions . have been very unfavorable for lespedeza seed prodrtction'~ '

The est>ima ted .42,000 acr~s harvested for seed th~.s year is 14 per cent above l ast

year's 37,000 acres, but; It i .s . l9 per cent below the 1942-51 ten ..year ~verage of .

51,800 acres~. Yi elds we:re . r elatively low for both 19~2 and 1953, being 155 and 150

pounds, respectJvely, as.:compated to the 10-year average of l80 : pounds, ::

UNITF..D S'f'!.!~_':, The l.9~.3'. production of .les pedeza seed; smallest since 1936; is in ,

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. .dicated.- ,-yo-. be about half the 1952 crop and a 1ittle more than. a -:

thirctof .the. 1942-51 average, according to the Bureau of Agricultu.ral :E.conqmics. ..It .

is forecast a:t 66,468,000 pounds' of clean seed, compared 'with 126,90),000 pounds in

1952 and, the lO..;year average of 172,304,000 p ounds . A smaller crop this year than .

last year is r eported for each of the 15 producing States except Georgia and

Mississippi, Decreases are most marked in Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, and Missouri 10

Production . this year and last in thou>sands o! pound~ 3 by yarieties, is estimated as

follows: (8,607),

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Kenonreesasne,e36. T1,f8706 0an(Bd 5c,o1m0ml o1.na1s,t0'" y13ea.r(

);. Kobe 21,9?5 813), ~nd othe

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(3?,~84!, var~ehes

Sericea ..6{3.}6 344 (n:tl).

The severe drou.ght during the siunrner and early fall in nearly all producing States,

together with abnormally high temperatures in a number . qf States, was chiefly re ...

sponsible for . the smallest seed acreage .in 17 years and the expe cted smallest yield

per acre in 14 years.. .' M<my acres, which normally would have been ha:rves ted for seed

because of high prices l'ec eived by growers for the). 952. cr:op, were cut- for hay or . were pastv.red to o.ffse'.d ,:n part the snor't~age of forage., .An estimat.ed 1.(43_,000 acres

of lespede.za seed will have been harv~sted by the end of. November, when harvesting

in nearly .all States isexpected to be' pomple ted. 'rhis compares wi th 678,000 acres .

in 1952 and th.e' average of ,883,060 acres.

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Generally speaking, growth of lespedeza was very sh.ort, thus. ~ making it di fficult to combine or harvest otherwise the s eed crop. Yields per acre are. expected to be smaller tpp.n J.ast year in all States except Ar kansas and Mississippio They are als -o below average in all ~:tates except Maryland., 'I'his year's yield for the United States "is es t;imat ed at lSO pounds .per acre, c ompared with 187 pounds in 1952 and t h< average of 194 poundso Harvesting of the crop began 16 to 18 days later than last year in the more northern producing States, and 2 to 6 days l ater i n the southern producing Stat es c Harvesting average 7 days later than in 1952, but was 2 days earlier than usual. This year 1s harvest began on the average as follows: ,.October 24
in Kentucky, Tennessee, and AJ.,abama; October 26-29 in Georgia; Mississipp;l, Virginia, and North Carolina; Octob er Jl..November 5 in Arkansas, Missouri, South Carolina, . and
Kansas; and November 8-9 in Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, and OkJ;ahoma,

Carry-over of lespedeza seed on farms is estimat ed at 3,3001 000 pOunds ,.._ chiefly in Missouri, North Carolina, Virginia, Indiana, and South Carolina~ It is a bout twice as large as the farm carry~over l ast year but only 39 per cent of the 10-year average o Currently, the suppJ.y of lespedeza seed, including production this year and carry...over, is estimated at 8J., 93 9, 000 pounds of clean seed. 'rhis is 36 per
cent smaller than in 1952 and 58 per cent below the 1942-51 average.

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Lespedeza Seed: Acreage harvested., Yield per acre, and Production - Average 1942-51, Annual1952 and 1953-

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1952 cated Average:l952: cated: Average: 1952 ._ : cated

1953

194251; : 1953_L1942-51 : - . : 1953

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Pounds
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Thousand pounds

Ind~

21,440

19;900. 6,ooo 186 200 130 3,930 3,8oo

78 0

Illo

17,720

30,000 ' 18,000 170 150 100 3,169 41500

ls80C

Hoo 263,500 212,000 75,000 184 . 175 130 49,780 37,100,_ 9,750

Kans o . 66,100

15, 000

5, 000 218 175 110 15,100 2, 625

550

Hd a 1/14,000 18,000 17,000 J/205 300 225 1/2,900 5:;400

Va ~

. 24,300 . 23,000 1.3,000 184 250' : 133 . 4,560 _5,800

3,825 1, 729

N, C4 156,.loo - 15o,ooo 142,ooo 197 240 180 30,980 36,ooo g5,56o

s .. Co 5o,ooo 41,000 35,ooo 178 180 150 9,180 7.?4oo

5,250

~GKay=:~.---'"'"'5~l6;J7..,,l,_o8ob;;.,..:o-----4;35~7~',,~oooo,:o...;o~...-..1~428,..,,o~o~ooo~o__,...;:l~28..2,.6.o..........~11:S5~o5__,.._.1,_5.904

9, 540 , 15',3oo'

5, 700 -- 6,8oo .

~Q.Q 1,692

Tenno ,76,100

30,000 23., 000 -192 145

95 14,700 . 4,400 . . 2,185

Alao

11,900 17,000 14,500 164 140 125 1,990 _ 2,ll400

1,812

Niss 18,700

Ark~

34,800

Okla~1/ 14,750

8, 006 3o,ooo 3,000

10,)00 128

21;ooo 216

3,000 1/173

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100 i25
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___ 120 2,410 800 1,2E.:_
175 . 7,890 .3,8oo , 3,675
100 J/2,612 ----..3..80..,....,. 300

' lJ., So 883,060 678,000 , 443,000 194 187 1.50 172,304 . 126,905 66,468

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;:"Ave.;ag.e __,.;::;1~49 2 ;_51

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, , . Prqductiori of clean seed in po1,1nds .

172,304, OQO

::Pe:icentage that -is Korean

74.3

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19.4

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n ~~ Common & 'l'ennessee #76

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4.1

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Farm carry..over on June 30 in pounds .

8_, 549,000

Dealer and Government c arry~over on

... June 30 ilf poup,~s



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Supply of clean seed' (production plus

~carry-over )in pounds

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194,092,200

126,9o5,ooo 66,468,ooo

61.1 . . . 55.4

25.5

3,3o1

Oo6 ;.

lg5

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. . o~5 1,591,000 .:. ~ 7 )00, 000

: 96,o.oo 12,171,000

_128,592,000 . 81,939,000

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Agricultural Marketing Service . .. ~ J..9 Extension Building '

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GEORGIA: During the :.mopth'. ended, November 1.5, the A~l Cormnod~ ty Index q;f. P,riq~s Re....

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. ceived by, : ~orgia...farmerS drop'pe<f" 2 points' ~ At the present level the ...

index 'is 236 percent of t~~- August . 1909-July_),914 ave_r<;~,ge. Declining prices :ror' .,

some. '!arm product~ - more th'citl offset'',ipparent increases for others during. tpe mo-nth

an? served as the. propelling force bw:hind the shift in the All' Commodity Ii:-.dex~.

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Pric,es .received for corn, sweetpotatoes, cotton lint, hogs, b~ef cattle, r;ct. ll~ cow,9,.,

chi~kens, peanuts, ~!~d soybeans dropped belo'vi" the levsl reported in October. Price~

received for wheat, oats, and all baled .hay ins;reased ,during the month; accompanied by a, seasonal increase in farm price 'of wholesaJ,e milk and buttorfat. 'l'~ere. wa~ no.

significant shift

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UNITED STATES: The index of Prices.-1Receiveq l?Y Farmers at 249 .percent of its 1910;r
14 average . o'n Noveml:Ser 1.5 was 1 point (two-fifths of. one percent) . lower than a, month e!3-rlier ..~Lower prices. fcir hogs, eggs, and 'cotton were leading

contributors to the decline. Thef)e declines, however, ,were nearly offset by higher'

price.s for milk, wheat, and sever.al ~orn;nerdai vegetables. . ... . . : .. .



The increase in feeder livestock prices raj_sed the}).rity Index (P:r.i-s:es -Pr.dd,
Interest, Taxes and V!age Rates) 1 point (1/3' c)f 1 percent) dudng the month ended
N'oveinber 1.5. The upturn in feeder livestock prices increa.sed the Index of' Prices Paid for Commodities used for E~rm: .ProductJon nearly 1 percent. Prices of family living items have averaged the :sarfie':dur:trig each ' of the past three months. At 277,
the Parity Index as of November 1.5 -vvas the same as in September and only 2 percent lower than a year ago.

With the Parity .Index up and' :tl'J.Ei':Index d:f:\Prices Received slightly lower, the Parity

Ratio dropped to 90. This was' 1 percent lower than in 0Gtober, 8 percent below a

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ago,

and

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Prices Received'

2"7'1" .. ',._....... 2.50

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249

y.
313

Feb. 19.51

Parity .Index ];/

282

276

277

Parity Ratio

98 '

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90 ''.

l/ Prices Paid~ Intere$t, . Taxes, and Wage Rates
~/ Also February and April 19.52.

290
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122

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D. L. FLOYD
Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

BURTON J. HARRINGTON Agricultural Statist:Ld.an

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UNITED STkt'ES

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Aug.1909.. Nov. 15, Oct . 15, Nov~' :ll)-,. Aug;l9u9~ ~Tov~ 15, O.ct. 15, :t<!ov; 15,

.July 1914 1952

1953

1953 July 1~14 1952 , 1953. .195:5

tlfueat ~ .Bu.

$ 1.24

2.23

~orn, Bu~

$

Pats, B.u.

$

Irish P8tatoes; Bu,.$

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pweet Potatoes, Bu.$

.67

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lol2 .,1 3.00

_.83

3.35

~otton, lb,

12.6 . .

~ottonseed, toh ~Y (baled), ton

$ . 24,39 $

67.50 28.60

1.88
1~44
.91 1,50 2,90 32!1 48,00 23.80 _

1 . 95 136
~93
1,50 2,40 31.8 48,00 24.00

. 40 .. ,70
.88 12~ ,i 22.55
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3.17 34,0 69.70

!.94 2,00

1.34- . lo33 ~

.73

.74

.90

2,.33

32.5 31,8

52.40 53.40

21.20 22.00

fiogs, per cwt.

.$ 7.33

17.30

21.30

20.20

7..27

21,30 20.00

f3ee Cattle 1 cw;t, $ ' 3. 87
Milk Cov's head $ 33.85

15~50
167.00

10.90 115.00

10,60 I
100.00

5.42 48.00

221,00

153.00 152.00

yhickens, . lb.

13,2

30,2

26.9

25,9

11,4

26.7

23.3 2~.6

,Eggs, D:> z

21.3

61.5

60.0

60,0

21.5

.51,9

53.3 49.7

:?utterfat, lb. Milk (wholesale)
- per 100# 1}

25.7
$

58.0

56.0

5B!0 I 26 f3.

6. 55 ' 6f65J l.6Q :

72.3_
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65,7 . 4,61

66. 8 4.75

?oybeans, Bu,

$

2.80

2,60

2.35

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,?7! . 2.41 2 ; 60

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INDEl NUMBERS OF PRICES RECElvEw- I3Y FAllMERS IN GIDR(}IA . (August 1909 ~ ,July 1914 ;: -100)

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Oct. 15, 1953

Nov, 15,
~ 953

All Commod1ties

263

Cotton & Cottonseed - , 278

Grains

195 .

Meat Animals

321

Dairy Products

260

Chickens & Eggs

271

Fruits

200

Miscellaneou,s

195

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ltevised..

238 --"'236

248

246

157

150

285

274

2<16

249

258

256

185

185

189

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'United States Pepartment of .Agricultu.re

Agricultural Marketing Service

3~9 Extension Building

Athep.s, Geo~gia

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Georgia hc;s harvested a 1953 cotton crop of about 760,000 bales ( 500 pounds gross weight) which i _s 4 per cent above the 731,000 bales of last year and 6 pe~, cent more than the 10-.year average (1942~1951) of 717., 000 bales. Of the 1,387; 000 acres (rev.) in cultiva:tion July 1, c:. 9 per .cent .was .abandoned, leaving 1,:37-~, 000 acres for harves t Th~s ,is 5 per cent belo't-r 1952 harvested acres, but approximately the same as the 10... -
year avera:geo Yield per harvested acre o;f 265 pounds compares with 241 in 1952 aJ[d
with 10:..year average of 252 _poUnds 0

The current season has been marked by a combination of factors that have enabled
farmers to make a relatively good 5tate average yield of cotton and at the same time
reach a high record on: yield of corn. This is rarely the case since corn requires
m;re moisture than is good for cotton under v1eevil conditions Cotton was planted
about on time and good stands were the ruleo Early weevil infestation v1as the heavh est in y~ars with weather very hot and dry in latter Hay and June. l'1uch. of July was wet so that by August 1 weevil numbers had increased h~avilye However, hot and very
dry weather during the remainder .of the fruit i ng season, together with an intensive -poisoning program, r~su),.ted in general.J.y fair tc g C'>od yie],ds in most areas ,l Except
for heavy rains of :).atter 'September the harvest season was very dry so that farmers
wep.e able to utilize a limited labcr supply in getting the crop out in g ~od shape.
Production in northern Georgia was about the same as in 1952 wit:h about 4 per cent
increase in mid~state territory and about 9 per pent more in the southern part of th~ state. Bureau of Census shows 745~000 running bales ginned to December l compared witt\ 718.~000 bales tothe same date last year and 896,000 bales in 195lo

ARCHIE LA.NGLEY . Agricu:ttu!'al S_t~tist,ician .. _

D. L. FLOYD
Agricultural Statistician3 In CJ,arge _

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1952-64jooo 1951:"';t;' 1~00

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' 1953...59,000 . . '~

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... STATE

ROrvJE

' 1952~53sooo :r.rr. ~ -

1953 .

76o,ooo

1951-54,000

. ELBER~~ .

1952 .. 731,000

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ATHENS

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1953.,.5(\000

1952 53} ~00

II. ATLANTA

1951.,.59,00<(

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Districts shon are Crop ~eporting Districts and NOT Corigressiona~ Dis.tricts

-1953 ... 85,000

VI.

1952 ., 82 J 000

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i953o.138.;, 000 1952130, 000 19)1..1~0,000

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: ' 1951.,.104,ooo . '

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REPORT

AS

OF

DECEJv BER .

1, '

..1~ 953

----.-_-:--.-.r-:- - -.------~-----.- ~r~- Li~-t-Yi~ict-p-;; --T~~.: 4-P:;ci~:;t:ion. 1/ ___:,_:_T ce~-~ ;

. ~~-rage ~ve~age! i~~~~ .~ il~~~: 0 .. . .. !- --A-?r-eage_Harves-ted

HarTve s-te-d-A-cre-- JSOP-:-;tb. gr.o-qs -w-t-.---q-a;-L~~.., Q. in.-

State : ..

r1952 . J.jl 1953 veragJ 1952 ' 1953 .

1952

-~~ss?u~~-f"r~:~~~;;G~j b~;~f:;~:: f"~~5 iB~~: :- ~a~~;-.: ~"~!~ I l9h2-:-Sll I .2/

.
3/

(Dec. 1
I est ,. )

1942-5~
2/ l

/Thous _ I1 Th~m-;:r-Thous. 1 1

3/

(Dec, 1 p.,942-Sl I crop ~D ec, 1 , 1~53

I est.) , 2/ I 3/ 1 e st.)

l

i Thous. ! Thous.. Thous. Thou s-

1
3

I I Vlrglnla . ._ ! 26 j 26 '

30

N. Carollna 719 1 . 745

775

S. Carolina 1,?64 _1,140 i 1,175
Qe~rgi~ ~ _ j__l1.3~8J ];,~52 l._ _];,]7_2

358 [ ._,424.: - 288 : 20.i' .2Jj 18

:15

345 1.' 366_ ;
r. r. l 314 276

280 283

li ,

522 1. 569 i
697 1 6~7

453 1 6 95

457 ?9~

J__ _2_22~ ._ 2~l...j ~ ~62 ~ _ 111 ;___7;21_!__7~0

?~.~)-

Florida
Tennessee Alab ama

I I 37 ! 57 l 70

!

I

!

I

I
716 !

Bl.~S

!
;

945

!1,544 ! 1,585 ' 1,620

193

:: .';2.62

'
I

364 362 ,. 285 269

171 i
I i 355 j 287 i

15 i
I
I
543 : 911 1

31 i

I 1
638 ' 890

25 I
I
'
.700 .J 970 ,.

14
; 658 i 965

rviississippi 1 2,.369 / 21 375 1 2,490 337 385 j! 413 1 1,670 : 1,9.06 . 2,~45 . 2, 047

Arkansas Louisiana
Oklahoma Texas

i ! ~,oio l ~~r~:f - .~-~ , 1,9hh j l,9h0 ! ~,070 ~ , . 3:34
I 854 1 890 ,. . 9JS :3;i4

337 ., 3S? i _1,355 ! 1,369
408 ! . ~1~ :i ) , 568 : 756

;

l 1 55o 1,~ 21
815 . . 760

1

i6o ! 1, 258 1, 2oo I 8,119 tlo, 700 i 9,000

j 105 183 1 171!

232 i

429 ; 264 3,162 1 3,808

j
1

L~ ,13+54Q5

386 3,510

t:iiJTiiiSTAT~ 489}5;a4ii~ I I New Mexico
Ar i zona

173 1 295 I 313 265 ! .674 682

~~!~o~~~:ea 4/i~ j ~.4~ ~ 1,3it

485 ! S36j
)~2~2; I1' 6~7~3~ ~1

SOS !
~7~00~ !'I

1
173 1

330 I

330

261

312 j 948 j 998 1 71+11
7~; 1 1,8~~ il' 7~; 1,20~

;1,

271.'41280,8:32?,4 il2, 216il5,139116,1;37'114:32:i

I . . I , ; Amer. Egypt S/ . .

. lF- Texas

12.4 ; 36,o

I N. Mex.

79 : 21,.6

ArizQ 3l.2 1- 53.0

I Calif. . , ..: I 1. 2

29.0 . .,J.SO_:I 431 19.71.320 c 399 41.5 ' .}03 . 395 .4 \ _..._ - 258

.

, ,

,_- 314

1 . 29._2

1
!

381

I h8o

j..,: . i

j:..y.o ! .. 3.9
! 16.1

1 1

. 32.,4 18.1 . 43.8

.;~!1..
~.,

19.0 12.0 33.0

.

l

- 7 _ :I_

r::' J'

.4

Total__A~. -~~~~111.~ , 90~6 , 323 . 1 406 ! 341 j 27.~ 9/ 0 _6_4_._J..J.,~...--__,._

J::./ Production ginned and to be ginned. A SOO-lb, bale coni-\ilins about 480 ne't JDunds

!/ y 2/ of lint. g_/ Rev:i,.sed (')n basis of 19)0 ancl_l9Sl revi sions~

Revised.

Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky,. and -NevP. da.

Jncluded in State and United

States totals. .

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Athens~ Georgia

December 15, 1953 VEG~TABLE PROP REPORT FOR DECEMBER 1, 19.~3

According to the Crop Reporting Board, the production of winter :vegetables during

the 1954 season :is . expected to. be abput 4 percent .below 1 953 but 3 percent above

C1,VGrage. This. is based. on forecasts of prqduct:i&I) which have been p,repared for

rdnter crops that normally account, for about 88 per~ent of the total production of

the winter vegetables. Production during 19.54 is expe cted to be larger than in 1953

Bor artichokes, lima beans, beets, escarole, and lettuce; but smaller crops of

broccoli, cabbage, carrots, ca.uliflor.ver, -c.elery, kale, peas, . and sha.J.lots are in-

qicated. 'I'he most spec:tacular change in w;i.nter vegetab'le crops has oc curred in

California's desert. areas and :i.n Arizona -where the . acreage pf 1-rinter .carrots has

been rather sharply: reduced. follo~ring the relatively unfavorable, market:i.ng condi- .

tions

of

recen:t

years

, Acreag- e

of

carrots. in

Texas ~

re1'l'k1.. i

ns.

at
-

a

h i g- h

l evel,

however, :-

in :

.. :

.

'

'

.

DUring Nove.inber weather was: general.ly favorable for vege table crops

all sections

of the Nation. Above normaJ.. temperatures enao.led winte-r crops being grow'Yl largely

in Florida, Texas, Arizona and California to rriake excellent pl~o g ress. Some crops

planted later than usual due to climati:c factors have developnd -so rapidly tha~t they

have largely overcome t)1is ;Late planting. Late frosts which oc curred during the

l,ast half of November ip. winter producing sections caused np app re ciable- damac;e.

Heavy rains late in ~Iovember i n Florida were detrimental to several vegetable crops

there. Elsewhere in the Nation mild ,,reather pennitted ~ont:i.nuous productj_on from

late plantings of fall vegetables and homegrown 6omrnodi'ties rema~_hed in r e lati vely

plentiful supply.

.







CABBAGE: The l 95h winter cabbage crap is currently forecast at 355, 700 tons, 6 per~
- - - cent less- than the crop produced j_n 1953 but .5 percent large r than the
average crop for the years 19!~9-52. Due to r educed acreage, i<Iinte r cabba ge p roduction in Arizona and Flor1da is expected to be substantially lower this winter than a year ago, but at t he prese nt time it appears that Texas and California vJill produce about the same amount of 1-1inter cabbage as they di d in 1953. In Flor:Lda, the condition of cabbage :L:s consi dered good t o very good in all areas excep t t he HanatecRuskin-IiJ.ant City section whe re recent he av-y rains retarded pl:;mt growth . Howev(n~, the acreage in this area is only about ;; pe rcent of the State total. Harvesting of cabbage has starte d in all o.f Florida's pri ncipal producing se cttons and pro duction will show a gradual incre ase during De.cember. Harvest is expected to become active in early January.

A slight reduction in the acreage to be planted to early spring cabbage is indicated by reports on gro,..rers' intentions prepared Decembe r --r:-Prospc; cti.ve acre age of early
spring cabbage is 21,100 acre s, 3 pe rce nt less than the acreage for harvest :in 1953 ,
and about 2 percent above . the 1949-52 average .

LETTUCE: A ,.;inter l ettuce ' crop of 11, 030 ,000 crate s is forecast.. Thi s i s about . 2 percent larger than the crop produced in 1953' arid about 10 p(; rcent a bove
the 1949-52 average. The total acreage o.vailahle for ha rvest is somewhat smaller than in 1953 but yield prospects are more favorable in the important producing States than they were last season.

.:___.._ ACR"Si1 G~ A.l:!_!2_JNDICATED PRODUCTION, 1954 S~ASON, \'ITH COHPA1USOH~ - - - . - - - - -

CHOP

ACHEJl.GE

YIELD PER ACRE

P}WDUCTIOY

AND

0 0

STATF. :-4::Year:

~.-Yr.:

. 4-Year:

:Average:

: Ind. : Av. :

: Ind. :Average:

ol(7_,,,9_ .. 2



I.T

:::> "

1953

1954 :l.J.9-52 : 1953: l954:19h9-52: 195.3

,}

~/

2/

:

1/

Acrt;-8 : Acres Prelim.:

.-~-Tons---

---Tons----

0

o Acres :

:

o

1

1,150: 1,500: 1,100: 12.6 :11.2 :12.0 : 14,500: 16,800: ' 13,200

'l'exa.s': 1

24,880: 25,000: 26,000: 4,4 ; 5.0 : 5.0 :108,200: 125,000: 130)000

California

3,480~ 4,200; 4,200: 10.8 :10.0 :10.0 : 37,700: 42,000: 42,000

Florida (.troup Total

:_17 ,~~: : _4b"z.~O:

-.~_2~:v_J:.~.9~,690,00,:!.__.,)._.l?z,,E50oQo::__1..27_..441:.:~..:~-~?2_~. 489:.:_.117..bo"o.::3_13z88~,4020.00.:-:l;::Jnf9f5f,,

OOQ:_llO .z..5QO _ ~00: . 3_?5, 7_QQ_

:Prospoc-:

1





tive

:

Early Spring

o

:

:

:

Louisiana

3,920: 5,200: 4, 700: 4.5 : 5.5-

18;180: 28,600:

Alabama

1,100: 1,200: 1,000: 5.5 6.0 : .

6,080: 7,200:

Georgia,south 5,920: 5,300: 5,000: 5.5 6.0 :

32,850: 31,800: Apr. 9

South Carolina l, 780: 2,000: 2, 200: 7.8 .: 7.o ::

13,780: 14,000:

California

2,820: 2,900: ;?,000: 10.7 :10.3 : . : 30,550: 29,900:

Mississippi Group Total

:_ _2,182_:~ :__20, 7?0:

_2514,820_09.!~.

_ .

z,_gOQ:_
21,100: .

4.1 .!.
"b.ll!,;

6.~ l
"b.o7:,

.:_

_
.

.:_ _g~~050.:_ _33,.02_: ____
:12_::,,41iO:_ly.L_)_OO:

.,.

:Crates ~--=6 do~.) : ---1,000 Cra-:-t-e-s---- - - -

. . . . . .. I.ETTUCE

.,!:'\,!;r>1l-i.nz.ot-en-ra,

y

: uma:

1.5;450:

1L!,708:

' .

~

l2,.SOO : l84- --: ~ l70 : 200 : 2,805;

2~499:

2,5,00

C~lifornia 32,350: 35,100: 32,500: 18h : 185 : 190 : 5,916: 6,Lf94: 6,175

'I.'~xas

9,h20: 9,9oo: 12,6oo: 111 : 14o : l .So : 959: 1,386: 1,89o :

F;lorida :_ 2;25:__ 2.z..62o.:.. _"_1,JP:_ 1)-+~ 1. !?.:.. 15.:.. _ .,)_g5.:_ __ 19Q: _ __h.5_

Grou;o Total : 59,Ti.80: b2,300: o0,700: 170: 173 : 182 : 10,006: 10,769: 11,0.30

--~..._.,-----~

.-.-"1'-~- --~-- . . - -- . - -

IJ~I' Revised.

.

Group averages (including All State"$) are si.mplo averages o.f annual data for the

groups.
-2/ Total crop for .fresh market and processing. ~

D. 1o F10YJ
.<\gricultural Statistician, In Charge

1. H. Hl\RRI.S, JR. Truck Crop Estimator

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agricult~re
Agricultural Harketing Service 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Pena.lty for private use to avoj_d payment of_ po.sta.ge wJOO.

Librarian.

College of Agricultur-e

wAeth

ens . Ga.
ne0;

Valu~1

of

1
Georgia 1953


crop. product;i.on

was

,.1
es;timated

at


$448,808.,000

whicJ;t was a,

gaib'

df 6, _percent over the 1952.. crop ~aluation of. $421,821~.,009' This over-all incre ase

was (iue . to increased produption of. the main .crops ana 'the coniparison would .have ,been

eeven.more favorable had it. not beep for lowe;r . pri,ces re.ce)-ved dur~ng the current
year t'or most crops, Cottpn, potatoes, hay, 'pecans arid scinie seed crop s vrere. the

cin1y,'...i

t

e

m.

s .

of

importance . .

rl"l gistering ., '

decreased

val"l.le s

from

the

yea:r

before,

.

.

.

~eco;rd high state yields pt?r acre of corn, peanuts and tobacco were harvested and

;iielrl oJ cotton has been ejcceeded .anly four time s :Ln PTev:Lous yeats - . this le.tter

rlesp;\te a very heavy infestation of boll weeV:i.l early ;in the s eason. An intf3 ns i ve
and effe~ti ve wee vil poisqiing was carri ed op.t this secisori. I-t hQ.s be~n im. unusual

year in that all. the crops . mentioned tu,rned. put so well Ordinarily, . tre aj:,her .-oonditipns f a vorihg cotton production are unfa vo r able to ' rriost general .crop s and vi ce'

versa~ Spring planting CO):lditions 1-1er~ such as to enaqle farme r.s to plant .on t imE?

apd <~ci se cure ~ ci"pd stands, . June wp.s very hot ctnd dry wHh n1o st o July. ve,ry. ra i ny

but foll owed by .fairly norma~ weathor ;for the rest of the growi ng season. Heavy

I,
raiil,1?

we re

4.
rece;Lvi,3 d

ove r

,,
t[le

State


in...l at t er

September vJith

some

d ama ge

to

.
peanuts

ema~ning unthre phed, Oth~rwise, the harve st season 1-1as very favQrqb.J.f: f or gathe;r-:-

ing the crop s irf,good shapf2 1N"ith a limited J..abor supp"ly~

.

.

Value Comparisons for 1952 and 1953 in Order of 195'3 R.:1.nk, Cin 'l'housands.$}

Ra_n_k-.-2_-r_s_E.~-

1952-~- 19~ 3 -%-;-flr~.~k-C~op_ __:_ ..,- - -i-95 2 --~-"'~i953 - %of

' .

~ .

~

1. Cqtton & See d, 152, ; 92 .14~, 2 )+0

2. Corn
J, Tobacco
4~ P~ armts

67, bl7 . 8t,300.
. . 62.9 31 , -6)J 205
1+2,909 .. 57,35 2.

5. Oat:,:;
6.V~ge 'tables

14,130 18,0$0 l?,lh6 17,801

7~
6~

Hay Peaches

9. P~cans

10. S~-1. Potatoes

16,874 ?,547

159,,.74.~593 .

12,008 7,6:; 2 6,871 ... 6, 798 .

ll. 1dheat

),113 .5,920 .

--- --. --...,--.....-~...--

. ~ --

1952 !~ -
92 !.l2. V,Be<:<ns

J

. ~$

i 952

!hObb 2~o ----rrl

129!' 1). Co1vpe a s

1,386 ..1, 71-J.O

126

110 14 . -s. Cane By.. --1,606 1;-5-7-5

98

134 15. Soybeans

l,OEl9 l, )oo

i38

128 ,16. Lup ine Seed 1, 056 1,377 130 104 17. Le sp. Se ed . 1,174 1,20 1.~ lDJ

93 1 18. Cr. 125 j 19. .:rr.

CPolt. a~Soeeesd

1l,, 6;~7Vl1

.1, 607~02

61r. .. Lt5

. 64 20, .Sorgh . S;y rup . ;88.

5..' f.J..

9.9

99 21. Fe scue Seed 1 ; 1156

h59

32

116 1 22~ Pe ars

243.. . , 2fa . 116

.. '"C

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ARCHIE LANGLEY Agri. Statistician

D. Ag r i .
In

GEORGIA SUIVIivL-'I.RY. .OF CROP STATISTICS>~ .,. 1952 AHD 1953

. . ..

~

. 4h8 ,808 421,824
..
..'

December 22, 1953 GEORGI A COI!illillERCIAL VEGETABLE CROPS SUliiltlffARY 1953 - 1952

GEORGIA.: Production of Genrgia 1s 1953 commercial vegetables for fresh market and processing was valued at $18,018,000 or a 2 per cent increase from the
ccrresponding valuation of $17,659,000 in 1952. This increase in value would have been greater had it not been for the lnw prices recei~ed for cabbage, onions and Irish potatoes in 1953: Watermelons led all truck crop .values with $6,033,000, fnlloweri by tomatoes idth ~4,650,000 and pimiento pepper with ~2,240,000 . Harvested acreage for fresh market and processing combined was 123,200 compared with 105, 900 the year before or a 16 per cent increase. Watermelons led with 49,000 acres for harvest, followed by pimiento peppers with 20,000 and tomatoes with 12,000.

UNITED STATES: The production of 28 principal vegetables for fresh market in the
1953 season was a record 10.1 million tons, 6 percent larger than in
the 1952 season, and 7 perGent above the 1949-51 average. The -previous record high was established in the 1950 season when 9.8 million tons of these crops were produced. Marked increases in the production of cabbage, cantaloups, onions, and watermelons made significant contributions to the record 1953 output, and the continued upward trend in the production of celery, sweet corn, cucumbers, lettuce, and green peppers also had an influence on the record tonnage produced in 1953. Based on preliminary production estimates, it appears that record crops of cantaloups, celery, sweet corn, lettuce, green peppers, and watermelons were harvested in the 1953 season.

GEORGIA ANNUAL SUivilll.;RY OF COML\'IERCIAIJ \TEGETABLE CROP STATISTICS-1953 WITH COMPAR ISONS

Crop

I ~k~ . Year Harvested PeYr iAecldrel 1

Production

I Value of Sales

Value

Um t

rotaf\OOO) Per Unit Total \WU Per Acre

Beans, Lima For Market

1953 1952

Beam;, snap - . - . 195'3For Market, S.Ga. 1952

5,200 5,000
~-; 5oo 4,800

55 60
- 60 60

Bushels

286

(32 lbs.) 300

Bushels

270

(30 lbs.) 288

I $ 2.55
--. . .2. ~ .- 7.5.
2.55 2.15

729 $140.19

825

165.00

688

152. 89

619

128,96

Beans, Snap

1953

For Market , N. Ga. 1952

2,500

90

I 2,400

90

Bushels

225

(30 lbs.) 216

2.15 3.00

484

193.60

648

270.00

Cabbage, S. Ga. 1953 1952

5,300 3,200

I

6.0 6,0

Ton (2000 lbs.)

31.8 19.2

1/

14.50 81.00

432 1,555

81.51 485.94

Cabbage, N. Ga. 1953 1952 .

1,000 750

5.0

Ton

5.0

4.5 (2000 lbs.) 3.4

44.90
85.80 I

224

224.00

292

389.33

Cantaloups

1953 1952

7, 000 6,000

70 Jumbo Crate 490

70

(70 lbs.) 420

2.10 2.75

1,029 1,155

147.00 192.50

Corn, Sweet

19t>3 1952

1,500 1, 400

60

Crates

90

50 5 Doz.Ears

70

' 2.00 1.20

180

120.00

84

'60.00

Cucumbers,Y

1953

V For Market, Early 1952

Cucumbers

1953

For Market, Late 1952

650

60

Bushels

39

750 I 70

(48 lbs.)

52

500

60

Bushels

30

500

65

(48 lbs.)

32

2.65 2.35
2.40 1.80

103

158.46

122

162.67

72

144.00

58

116.00

Lettuce Onions

1953 1952
1953 1952

650

120

700

120

2,200 ' 175

l t l OO

175

Crates (4-6 Doz)
Sacks (50 lbs.)

78 84
385 ]j
192

3.40 4.00

.70 2.75

!

265

407.69

336

480.00

228

103.64

528

480.00

Potatoes, Irish 1953 South Georgia 1952

900

95

Bushels

86

700

145

(60 lbs.) 102

1.10 2.65

95

105.56

270

385.71

Potatoes, Irish 1953 North Georgia 1952

900

. 90

Bushels

81

900

85 - (60 lbs.)

76

1.50 3.20

122

135.56

243

270.00

Tomatoes For Market
lJ IV'atermelons
Beans, Snap For Processing
Cucumbers For Pickle

1953 1952
1 953 1952
1953 1952
1953 1952

12,000 11,000
49,000 45,000
200 200
9,200 8,500

75

Bushels

900

75 ' (53 1bs.) 825

270 I Melons 13230

275

12375

1.0

Ton

200

1.0

(2000 lbs) 200

50

Bushels 460

63

(48 lbs.) 536

4,50 3.45
456.00
I 500.00
160.00 170.00
2.20 2.00

4,050 2,846
6,033 6,188
32 34'
1,012 1,072

337.50 258.73
123.12 137.51
160.00 170.00
no.oo
126.12

Pepper ,Pimiento 1953 For Processing 1952

20,000 13,000

1.12 . 75

Ton

22.4

(2000 1bs) 9.8

1e0o0..o0o0

TOTAL

l 1953 123,200 "'

ABOVE CROPS . 1 1952 105,900

"

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. _ __ _ _ _ _._

1
I
i _ _- . L . _ _

lJ. Includes some quanti ties not harvested and excluded in computing value.

~ Does not include acreage, production, and value of cucumbers for pickle.

1/ Watermelon price per 1, 000 mel.ons.

2,240 784
18,018 17,659

ll2.00 60.31
146.25 156.75

D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

L. H. RABBIS, JR.
Truck 6:rop Estirne.tor

DIAGRAM SHOWING ACREAGE AND VALUE DISTRIBUTION OF GEORGIA TRUCK CROPS FOR 1953 ACREAGE BY CROPS
VALUE BY CROPS (Percent ~~ Tot~l )
"~ I
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AGRIC -ULTURE.

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(!}rojJSvC. ~ci~ UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

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FARM PRICE REPO~T AS OF DECEMBER 15, 1953

GEORGD\: Stimulated by increases in tne prices of meat animals, cotton, cottonseed, and some miscellaneous'""crops, the All Commodity Index of Prices
Received by Georgia farmers rose two points during the month ending December 15. At 238 per. cent of the 1909-1914 average1 the index had rega~ned the . 2 points dropped a month earlie:r- but was only 92 per cent of its 258 point level of a year ago.,
Hog prices rose sharply over those 'reported_for November, and there ~~Vas 'a slight rise in the price of cotton with moderate increases in the prices of beef cattle, cottonseed.:- and a number of the less . important erops. Partially offsetting these adyances was a heavy drop in the price of broilers which reduced the average price of all chickens 3.8 cents per pound, Dairy products, peanuts, and grains held steady at_thep:rices received in Novemberc

UNITED STATES: A sharp increase in hog prices was primarily responsible for raising the Index of Prices Received by FPrmers 3 points (1 percent)
1 during the month ending December 15~ At 252 pe:rocent of its 1910-14 average on . . December 15 the index was 6 percent less than ~year earlier. The livestock and
livestock product index inc!"eased '2 percent during the month, Higher prices for
hogs and slight increases for other nieat animals mbre than offset lower milk, egg,
and chicken prices. Lower prices for cotton, potatoes, citrus fruit, and tobacco slightly more than offset higher prices f~r grain, soybeans, and several important truck crops to lower the all crop index 1 point, Prices of most important commodi-
ties except eggs and hogs were lower on December 15 than a year earlier.

Higher feed prices were the primary factor lifting the Parity Index (Prices Paid for Commodities, Interest, Taxes, and Wage Rates) 1/3 of 1 percent to 278 on December 15. The production goods index rose nearly 1 percent above mid-November to the highest point since last July. Advancing prices of food, fuel, and house-
hold furnishings were offset by declines in prices of clothing and building materials to hold the family living index at the level prevailing since last .September.

The mid-December Pq.rity Ratio at 91 was up 1 percent from mid.-November, With farm product prices down 6 percent since December 1952" the Parity Ratio now compares with 96 at the end of 1952,

Indexes 1910-14 ; 100

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SUMMARY TABLE

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Dec. lS, 1953

Record High

Index

Date

Prices Received
Parity Index J/
Parity Ratio

269

249

281

277

96

90

252

313 Feb. 1951

278

290 _g}I-1ay 1952

91

122 Oct. 1946

/ Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, ~nd Wage Rates.
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D. 1- FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

HARRY A, WHITE Agricultural Statistician

PRICES RECEIVED BY FA.lMERS DECEli.iBER 15, 1953 i'nTH COUP.ARISONS

GEORGIA

UNITED STATES

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Average

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Aug.l909- Dec. 15, Nov. 15, . Dec. 15, Aug.l909- !lee~ 15, Nov. 15, 'Dec. 15,

_ _.._.. _ _UN_IT--~-'~ _ . July 191~~. _1_9~5_2_--!--'-1-9_5..:.~..- ~'- ~- -~ ~~!~.~rt---Ju_l_y__19_1_4-+-_1_9_52~+----1-9-53_.--t---7-l.-9-:-35-_

~11i.eat, Bu.

$ 1.24

2.22

1.95

1.95

.88

2,12

2,()0 ;2.01

Corn, Bu, ..

$

Oats, Bu.

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$

Irish .Potatoes; Bu.$

Sweet Potatoes, Bu.$

Cotton, lb.



Cottonseed, ton $

Hay (baled), ton $

, 91
~67
1.12 .83
12,'6 24.39

1. 80 1.09 3.05 3.65 33,.9 67.50 29.40

1 i36 .:;93
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2.40 ' '31.8 48.00 24.,00

1. 36 ,92
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32.CY 49,00 24.70

64 .40 70 . .88 12.4 22,55
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1. 50 .84
1. 99 3.62 31.7 68.50 26.40

I 33 .74 .,92
2,32 31.8 53.40 22.00

L 41 . 77 1
.82 2,46 30.7 53.00 23.00

Hogs, per cwt.

$ 7.33

Beef Cattle, cwt. $ . 3 .. 87

'16,40 16.00

20.26 . 10.60

21:2o j
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7.27 5.42 '

16.10 19.00

20.00 14.70

22~80
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Milk Cows, head $ 33.85 160.00 100.00 110.00

48.00 213.00 152.00 154.00

Chickens, lb,

13.2

27.9

25.9

22.1

11.4

26.6

23.6

22.4

Eggs, Doz.

21.3

62~5

60.0

60,0: r 21.5

46.6

49.7

48.5

B~tterfat, lb.

25.7

58.0

58.0

58~0

26.3

70.1

66.8

66.3

Milk ... per:

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Soybeans, Bu.

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2.42

710

6.50

6.60

2.80

2.35

' 2,50

10.5 110.5

.l 1.60

5.11

~~75

4. 72 2.60

4,61 2.81

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INDEX NUMBERS OF PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS I N GEORGIA
= (August ], 989'' ... July 1914 roo) .

Dec. 15, 1952

Nov. 15, 1953

Dec. 15, 1953

. .All Commodit-ies Cotton & . Pot~onseed Grains

Meat Animals

Dairy Products

Q{lickens & Eggs

Fruits'



Miscellaneous

258 "' 270 194 321 I* : . 261 ...
269 ' 198
195

236 ' 246 150 274 248 ...
256 185 190

238. ~48. . . 150 285 248
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THE UtUVERSITY L!BRARlE'S ATHENS G.A.

-'AccprJiing t};: the Crop Report~ng Board, the. :Pr.oduction_of commercial vegeta.'bles . .f~r fre~J;l market 'during the winter season of 1.954 is estimated to :t>e 5 per cent smaller

than<in,.J.953 but 1 per cent above the 4...year -average" The prospectiv!3 1954 pro-

duction.of the :20 winter veg~tables is now e:X.pe cted to total 1o47 miiliori tons iS
compared .with i~ S6 ..mill.ion. tons last .year and the 1949...52 average of lo45 millon

tonso Cabbage; carrots and celerY' show the greatest tonnage reductions from a , .

year ago. These 3 crops, which normally account ;for about 55 per cent o;f total "-

winter vegetable production, are expected to account for 51 per cent of the t9ta1

this yeare . _Reduced tqnnages are alsocin prospect f or snap _beans, shal:t,.ots,.. :~:

:Yery caulifl?wer; kale; green peppers and_ ~ree!l ' peas, Increas.ed tonnages are e:x;p~;~ted
for sweet cbl;'n, Iettucet escarole, ~'Ucumbers, tomatoes, .beets and .artich_o~es.o..

l~ttle . cha:t:Ige in tonnage, compar.ed .with a year ago, is i ndicated. for lima beans,;

broccoli, eggplant and spinach~



CABBA.GE: Prospects f.or the v-.rinter crop have declined ;from th9se of Deeemb~r -i



b.ecaus~ . of lower yi'~+ds),n'~ Texas . and Florid~. fr odU:~tion is now placed

at 327,200 t(;ms.; which is a feductio:If of 8 per cent from the ~ December l . estimate.~ .

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ONION3t : . Flantil'l~ intentions for the .;l a;t.e spring crop . indi:~~tes smaller acre~g~s . . than last year in al.l State~ except _'I'exas~ The i~dic~t.ed 16,500 acre~ of .
lat'espring .?~ions is 9 per ce~t "le$~ . tpap . the 18,200 acr~s availablefor L?-arV,e$t last year and .7 per cent below the 4-Year average of 17,660 acres In California,
mere most o.f the acreage had been planted by-January 1, almost all areas are in need~ : of :rain and some areas are now Jd.r!j,g'ating~ The indicated increase .in the __ texa's _a,cr,e~ge is .accounted fo~ : - large~y. in the early sections. -which ext~nd from
.. _Qeptr:,a].,; to. .:northern CO'IJilties ~~ ' " Plantings in the :Panhandle ~re.a ~ay show a slight
to decll.ne.~ froin last ,year, :Plani;s are pl~nti.ful.. a:n~f G.onditi.on~. ar!'l generaliy: favor- .
. .. 'al:iie inr'7growers . start field work at about the usual time~ Planting . ordinarily begins around mid~January and continues through Febvuary. 'Under adverse weat~~r

conditions planting can continue into early March~

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EARLY CONMERCIA.L POTATOES: The winter crop of early corrimercial potatoes is est;i.-

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mated at 3,023,000 bush.els ..... 25 per cent less than lasi

year's record output of 4,021,000 bushels .. In Florida, acreage is down substan-

tially from last year but the average yield per acre is indicated to be nearly equal

to the relatively high average yield harvested last year. Digging has started in

the Everglades, and is expected to get underway in the F0rt Myers ar ea about midJanuary0 In Dade County1 excessive rains have retar~.ed growth in some fields but no serious da,mage has occurred . pade County w;i_ll start . shipping ab,out the f:i,.rst ,of February but the bulk of the movement from that section will occur in March. .In Texas, growth of winter potatoes was virtually terminated by trost in most fields on the morning of December 26. Harvesting of the Texas crop, which ~ccounts f or

only about 1 per cent of the total winter output, will be practical:Ly completed by mid-..Januaryo Prospective acreage of ~te spring commercial potatoes is placed at

128,800 acreso This prospective acreage is 22 per cent less than the 165,400 acres harvested in 1953 Reductions from last year are expected in all of the late sprinf States except Texas and Arizona where increases of 200 and 800 acres, respectively, are indicatedQ In both Califorrtie. arid Alabama, plantings are expected to be down

25 per cent from 1953 acreage. In North and South Carolina, reductions of 23 and 22 per cent, respectively1 are iri~cated.

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: 1954 ::19419/..52 ::

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' Acres : :. Acres- A_cres . :, .. . sacks .SO lbo ". - .... 1, 000 sacks .. )

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. .~arly Spring:

Texas'

_ll.z.7.0_ ~6.z.6.Q~~ J9~5Q~- _lg4_- ];2Q - - - - - _3.z.212__5.z.52.2_ ;2./]:0

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California

4,950 5,5oo-'-"4,-7- oo 552. 55o

2,686 3,025

~izona .

960 2,.2o.o- ..1,200< ~02 65o .

. 610 1,430

Louisiana .

42 0 . ..:...~"!' i: _.,.._ ..~ 94 :---~. .

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750:: 2 1 2-00 .~- 1,500::. 159' 175

121 385

Texas

-~- .: .>.. :.10,580 8.i.)OO.; ~-, 9,Ll00 :81: . 105

863 872

Group tota;L ,. ,.:17i_6'""6o'7 l8.a.200:7;i16,:ts'OO-:' ~249- _-:-: 314 - :- - - - -47321- -5~)12- - -

Total above ., /~-Ji9:,44o- 64,8oo:- ~6,aoo- ~169- :.7. .'174 ~-:---- -7';533- 11,304---

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COMMERC IA.L EARLY: . ' ~-- r:- pre1J'.m . I

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660
54

5,724 : 86 5/10



1,395

2,2'88 . 247 '

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GEORGIA: Turkey growers in Georgia p~n to produce a 5 percent.smaller turkey crop
.in 1954 than last ,season. Most of this decline \>rill come in the light
breeds, vJhile production of heavy breeds will be about the same as in 1953.

UNITED STJ\TES: Turkey growers in the Unit'ed States plan to increase turkey number~ -~------ this year by 7 percent. If growers carry out their intentions, the number of turkeys raised will be 59,6311 000, compared with 55,746,000 raised last year. All parts of the covntry 'Xpect incre,ases.
Growers intend to raise h5,5J.3,000 b~onze and other heavy breed turkeys this year 6 percent more than in 1953. They plan to .raj..se 14,118,000 Beltsville WhHe and other light breed birds ... 9 percBnt more than last year, About 21-t percent of all
the turkeys to be raised this year are expected to be Beltsville 1-Jhite and other
light breed birds, compared with 23 percent in 1953.

The present favorable turkey..feed price relationship following a fairly profitable 1953 season is the princj_pal reason given by turkey grovuers for the intended increaBf in production.

Turkey growers in the Western States, the largest commercial producing area in the
United States, plan a 2 percent increase in. the number of heavy breed turkeys and a
29 percent increase in light breed birds equal to a 5 percent increase in all turkeyc
All areas of the country plan increases in heavy breed turkeysths year. Increases
in light-breed birds are planned in all areas except the East North Central, which
shows no change, and the South Atl;mtic which :i.s expecting a decrease of l percent. Intended in~rea:;,es in heavy bree!lbirds range from l percent in tbe.South Central to 13 percent in tne West North Central and South Atlantic States. Intended increases
in light breed birds range from 10 percent in the South Central to 29 percent in tbe
\-Jest.

A special poult production report, released January 13, covering the 7 leading States with about 80 percent of the December production, indicates that the 1951+.
hatching season is off to an eariy start. HeavJT breed poult production in December
was up 10 percent from a year ea:rlier and li.ght breed production was up 163 percent equal to an overall increase of 106 percent.

Number of eggs in incubators on January l showed an increase of 15 percent in heavy breeds and 110 percent in light breeds equal to an increase of 5L( percent in total
eggs.

The number of turkeys actually raised usually varies somewhat from January l in--

tentions, the difference depending on prices of feed, supply and prices of hatching

eggs and poults and the sale of turkeys remaining in growers 1 hands. Prices re-::

ceived by growers for turkeys during the last half of 1953 averaged about the same

as in 195.2., 'while feed prices c;tveraged 10 percent lower, resulting in a more favor-

able turkey.;feed price relationship~>"



INTENTIONS TO RIASE TURKEYS IN 1954

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Heavy

Light

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:1954 as

Division : Breeds

Breeds Total : Breeds Breeds : .Total : % of

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Th ou s a n d s

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Maine
N. H.
Vt.
Mass.
R. I.
ponn.
N. Y.
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tf. Atl.
phio -~--

246
121 114 554
45 266 888
291 1,296 3,821 1,555

148

394

10

131

13

127

60

614

6

51

74

340

93

981

47

338

448 . 1,744
899 --~~-~~ i2o
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338

194

107

17

110

11

594

81

46

8

264

42

839

142

317

38

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3z970 1,~85

1,009 J3l

532 135

12.4

95

121

95

675 110

54 l OS

306

90

981 100

355 105

1,831 105

4-;979-165

1, 9lb 102

Jnd.

1,349

Ill.

683

l'!ich.

1,061

Wis.

965

E.N.cent:----5,613

f,1Iinn~------ - 3,418

iowa

3,162

l'fo.

1,127

N.. Dak.

417

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381

Nebr.

797

Kans.

- 618

W.N. cent, ~ 9,920

ne1~---- 117

320

1,669

1,500 .

252 1,752 105

196

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744

205

949 108

58

1,119

1,061

58 1,119 100

586

1, 551

1,085

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637 1,483

1, 722 . 111 7~4"5--e-- 105

2,0_95"__ _- 5,-.513 - . - 3,947-~338 ~-6,285-.-114

sn ' 3, 673

3, 794

503 4, 297 117

366

1,493

1,:128

484 1,6:12 108

93

510 -

434

l52

586 115

3J

414

428

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489 118

22

819

So . 668

785

34

819 100

693 -

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735 no

3,170 257

13z09o 374

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N. C,
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410 1,512
772 641 761

82 3,213
- 668 . 275 241

492
n~725
1,4ho 916
1,002

426 1,897
835 750 822

71

497 101

3,3o1 5,198 110

7h9 1,584 110

120

870

95

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Ga.
Fla. .
s. Atl.
Ky.

449

47

L96

136

45

181

4,79 8--~~4,828~9-:-626

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371

4h6
116
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l-1-71

95

47

163

90

4,182 lo , 2E-~o6

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Tenri. Ala. Miss.
Ark.
La.
Okla.
:Ts:e-x-caesnt .
Mont.-

159
139 92
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408
3,0~7
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106

20

179

163

92

231

109

23

115

97

115

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390

30

122

107

172

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504

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25

188 105

110

219

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124 108

160

550 110

21

128 105

146

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Wyo. Colo.

N. Mex.

Ariz.

Utah

Nev.

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Wash.

Oreg.

Calif.

West.
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87 91+ 604 5.2 79 1,505 17 855 . 1,882 8,640
13,921
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95

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100

32

636

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61

4

83

131 1,636

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1,125

209

2,091

1,090

9, 730

1, 788 I5';709

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672 46 83
1, 780 16 889
1,965 8,456
14,205
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110 116

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700 110

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95

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216 1,996 122

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303 1,192 106

231 2,196 105

l,I.J69 9,925 102

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ARCFIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician

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Gecir~ia ~ed the natio~:in ?hi~ke~ broiler ~::oduc~ion .for the third

consecutJ.ye year by produc~ng 121,631,000 b~rds ~n 1953 valued at

~93,826,000. . Arkansas came sec.ond in output, with a production of

74,0BO,OOO birds valued at $54,553,000. F6llowing i~ order of rank

ivere::Dela"rare; Texas; ~aryland) ~nd Virgin~a_c

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per peorgia showed an 8

cent inctease ove~ the ll2,62l;ooo

pro:i,lers produced in 1952., and -t;,he 1953 valuatiop was 6 per

c. ent.' above th.e, $88 , 610l 000 figure.r i'or 1952. This ma-rks the sixth consecutive year'in which aJ,.l p:revious production and yalue records " in this : field have'l?een surp~ssed by tli.e state(>

4-verage live weight per' bird was ' 2.9 pounds compared' with 2.8 '

in 1951 and 19$2. Average price per pound live weight was

26.6 :-cents coihpared' _w:Lth 281)1 one year ag0 , and 27 ~6 cents in

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For the past three years income from broi1~rs has topped that' from any' other Georgia

farm cash commodity except cottono Formerly either tobacco or peanuts occupied thi~J
pos i tion, but' the heavY- expans :l.OI\ of re~ent years has placed broilers frell above

these crops 11

Main commercial counties are Cherokee, Forsyth,_ apd l}all, with Banks, Barrow, Cobb, Carroll, Dawson, Gordon, Gwinnett, Hq.ber~ham, Jackson, Lumpkin, Pickens, 'Vlalton;, White, Whitfield and adjoining counties making up most of the remainipg ~ommercial areas 0 Other scattered areas produced s.ome broilers and current further expansion
is taking place0

DIAGRAM SHOWING PnODUCTION AND VALUE OF GEORGIA BROILERS

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1~9 ~
I Year

Numb~rs
(doo)' -

Value
( ooo)

120

-

._

1935

500 $ 230

1936 .

800

384

1 937

1,100

539

1938

' 1,300

611

100 -

1939 1940

1,600 3,500

676 1,495

100

1941

6, 000 2,775

1942

10,000

5,152

1 943

17,000 12 , 198

1944

24,000 19,116

1945

29,520 24,466

1946

22,435 20 ,171

80

1S47 1948

28,717 24 ,191 33,025 29,108

80

1949

45,574 32,977

1950

62,892 45,433

1951

88,678 68,530

1952 112,621

1953

121,631

88,610 93,826

60

60

Millions 40

[-==] ..

~

Number Broil~r;iS .

Value, Dollel+'S

lHllions 40

0

0

'35 ' 36 '37 '38 '39 '40 '41'42 143 '44 '45 '46 '47 148 149 '50 '51 '52 '53

:

Years

.' , COHMCRCIAL BROILLR PRODUCTIONAND, GROSS
,.-3-t-at_e__._. _-------- . --l952 1/----~----

TN.GOHL

IN

16

STA

TiL9S51

3

1952-53 . -- .

J} ,_ _

and Total

per ::-Npruomdbuec;e::dl,q")Pr~odluinccedts:-p:eFrri.clbe-.

7 -oross- -t- Nurriter-.: PoU:nCis:-
:income )/produced :pr,oduced:

7
:

-Pricelb.

7 Gross
:income

?

:

.

-

:

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.

'

r,



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_ ,..

. ;" : ,J_
Thousands

'lbousands

:. Cents

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He.
Conn . Indo Del.
r}Jd ..
V:a.
V{. va.
N. c.

23,048 87 '582 27.0
.. 21,154 7-8,270 . 29.-l

33,674 :).07,757 . 29,.8

65,191

12
.

02,09-2.

28 0 2

56,966 176,5~5 5o,642. 156,990 19,075 62,948 43,366 121,425

28.2 28.0
28.5 28114 .

Ga. _ ___1.1;2~,6~2~1

Fla0

9,980

Ala.

23,484

Iifiss

30,751

3J2:)39 .28.1 27,944 ' 3.0 ~0 . ... 63,407 29.2 83;,?28 . . .28~5 .

Arko Texas Oreg. Calif 0
'I'0'l'AL

72,627 203_,356 28.2 60,994 170,783 2899 ',

5,09.3 15,788 30.6

.48,079 ~58,.661 3J,..2

J

'

;l

6?;,745 2,.931,.965

. 2..8 6
. J>

:

23,647 27,888 103,186 24.9 25,693 22,777 .. -22;,-846 84~,-5:36- . 27.5 - 23,246

32,:p.2 .. 33,674 107,,?57 2.7 ;5 ... 2.9,633

56;990 :

.

t .. .

68
::: -

,4
.

51.

.

.
.

212.;198

:

.. f.6o3

.. : , ,5~;sos

49;800_ I. ~2J 093 i92;_4i3~ . . 26.3 . ' ..50,624
43,957 ~ . ;58, 745 182,110 26.o 47,349

17,940 22,508 . 72,026 26.5

19 J 087

34,485 50,.738 .l47,.140 ' 26.3

38~.698

.,
88:6~0 12l,t.63 i

3c6: 730. 26.6

.8,383 . ,10,479 ' 30,389 28.9

'93s.2, 872826

.,18,515 ' '28,416 73,882- 27 .. 0 . :19., 9.48

2'3, 663 . J5,o56 ~ . '

.:94,651 : 26. 7. .. '2,5,_272

57,346. . 49,3 56
4, 83;1. 49,502

6745~028640.
4,889 __ 48,560

.207,424 ' 2$~). 189,266 27~6 14,;1.78 28e5 16Q,~:48 ' 2g.,o

. 54,?53
52,237 4,041 46,472

581, 911{:,

-.735.,318

2;2~2t.~21a~ _,

'';#"'
26.8.

,:595,269

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of total producti()n

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, HARRY A. WHITE Agricultural Statistician

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Agricultural harketingService
319 Extension Building
Ath ens, Georgia
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THE UNIVERSiTY OF' GEORGIA
THE UfHVBRS;J:T':l LIBRARIES ATHEI4S GA.

FARM PRICE REf-tOR'l' AS OF JANUARY 15, 1954
GEORGIA: During the i:nonth ended January 15, the All Commodity Index of Prices Received by Georgia farmers advanc~d 5 pQ.,1nts. At the present level the
Index is 242 petcent of the August l909...July 1914 average
N:oteworthy' g~ins were reported during th~ l!l(;)nth in prices received for feed grains, cotton ii:nt and cottonseed.; all baled ha,y_, ?WeetptYtat<Jes, hogs, beef ca~tle, veal
calves, and chickens. Wholesale milk prl,o~ declined in a seasonal pattern as production within 'herds incr~ased.' Prices received for eggs per dozen declined about 2 cents. during the mpnthJ

UNITED STii.TES: Higher prices for hogs; bo-f cattle; and commercial vegetables, ~o-
gether with small inC:,r$:a;$!$\$ ;f()Y; l~mhs, chickens, wheat, and hay during the month ended , January IS, 1954 raised the Index ofPrices Received by
Farp1ers 5 points (2 pefdent) .above the revised December level; the Crop Reporting
Board reported tbday ~ ' The' January index at 259 percent of its 1910..,14 average was 9 points (3 perc~nt,) below the 268 of a year earlier.

During the same period ... December lS, i953 to January 15; 1954 - the Parity Index (Prices Paid for Commodities, Interest, Taxes, and Wage Rates) rose 4 points (one percent) to 282 p~rcent of the 1910..14 average. This Wal> prima;rily the result t;f increas.es in the prices paidfor feeder livestock and increases in the indexes of farm wage !,fates, interest on farm mortgage ;J.ndeotedriess, and ta:xes on farm real
estate. The parity index i$ now 2 points lower than a year a~o.

The Parity Ratio on' January15 was 92 percent, a rise of l point from the mid...
December level but 2 points lower than J;imuary 1953

= Indexes
1910-14 100

Jan 15, 1953

S'(,JMMARY TABLE
.. Dec. 15, . 1953

Jan. 15, 1954

z Record High

Index

Date

Prices Received
Parity Index 3..,/
Parity Ra.tio

tl 268
284 94

~/ 254 278 91

259

313

Feb. 1951

282

290 }_/ May 1952

92

~/ 123

Oct. 1946

y Revised. 3_/ Prices Faid, Interest, Taxes, and Wage Rates. }/ Also February
and April 1952.

D. L. FLOYD
Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

BURTON J. IL-.RHINGTON Agricultural Statistician

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS J.ANUA':tY 15, 1954 WITH CO!I,iPARISONS

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GEORGIA

UNITED STATES

COMMODITY
AND UN: IT

7tqe at , Bu.

.$

CQrn, Bu~ -

$

() ~,ts, Bu.

$

Bu.$ '"
J:rish Potatoes,

Gqtton; Lb.

1.24

2.17

.91

~.83

1.36

.67

1.,12

92

1.12

2.80 '

1.50

.83

4.30

:

., I ' ~, ' ' . ' < "

~'

12,6

32.4

. j ; ~ .
32.0

I, .1.46 .

.93 I " .40

~:: . I
..,.'.::.~ _:" .
32.4

70 :.88
, ;
12.4

" ),.48 .82
\
. 2.06 . 3~86 29.8

: 2,01 1.41 .?7 .82
.2~46
30. 7

2.03 1.42
78 :'
2.53 .. 30.0

Cottonseed, Ton fi~y (baled), Ton $
. Hdgs, pet cwt. '~
B~ef Cattle, cwt. $

24.39
7.33 3.87,

69.00 49.00
: 3b. 5b ; '24.76 '
~ .' :
17'.30 ' 21.20
;,
17.-00 . il~OO ..

51~00
2s:.56
23.00
:),2.00

!4l-llf Cows, head
C~ickens, Lb.

:I 33.85 160.00 I

13.2

27.3

uo.oo
22.1

110.00 24.0

E-::~~. "as ' Doz.

21.3

.58.0

60.0

58.0

~tterfat, Lb,

25.7

57.0

58.0

58.0

Milk (wholesale)

' - p~r 100# 1}

$ 2.42

7'.05

6.50

6.4;0

8qybeans, Bu.

$

2.80 : : .2.;50

2.70

f~anuts, Lb.

5.0

10.8

10.5

10.8

22.55
7.27 5.42 48.00 Ll. , 4
21~5
26.3
1.60
.....
4.8

65.30 53.00 52.00

26.40 23.00 23.80

17.80 22.80 24,60

19.70 14.;80 . 16.00

213.00 154.00 156.00

26.-5 22.4 23.8

45.8

48.5

68.3 i 66 .3
l 4.89 . 4~ !38.

65.9 4.38

2.69.
10~9

2.81
u.o

2,83
ll.l

f.J FreliminaJ;"y for January 1954.
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INDEX 1''UMBERS OF FBICES RECEIVED BY Flu'iMERS I N GEORGIA (.August 1909 - July 1914 : 100)

I. All Commodities Cotton & Cottonseed

Grain's



Meat .Animals

:

I Dairy Products Chickens & Eggs

I Fruits
~~scellaneo,us

Revised

Jan. 15, :1:953 :
253 260 1'96
341 259
253 202 198

Dec! 15, 1953 '
237 ... 248 150 285 246 247
184
191

Jan, 15, 1954
242 252 '159 313
245
245 184 193

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OFFICIAL BUSINESS

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SQ~ta BR4fiC,U l..I~URt TBE UtiiVERSITY <lF GEORGIA THE Ul'UV ERSITY I.IBRAiiliS ATitERSGA.

~stiinated inventory of' livestock (')D Georgia farms as of 'January 1, 19)4 snowed increases over one year . ago for Cattle, Sheep and . Turkeys; vvhile the numbers of Hog s, Workstock and Chickens were less than one year ago. Species showing incre a se were . ~p by percentage s as follows: Sheep 1.5%, Turkey_s 9%, and ce:ttle 6%. Those with de -
~i:\rease.s were: Horses 16%, Hogs 9%, Nules 7%, and Chi ckens 2%.
Total value of all live.stock on Georgia fDrm s January 1, 19.54 was $141-~.,50 7,000 or a decrease of 21% from the $181,911, 000 (rev:L se d ) of one yea:r .ag o~ The decrease in vp.lue was due la:tge~y to the sharp decline in: cattle "pri'c"eso The average v alue p er
head of all Cattle de clined from $93 .00 on Janu l'l.ry 1, 19.53 to $59.00 on J .gnuary 1,
19.54 or a de crease of 37 percent. ' :Val ue of all Ca ttle dropped 4:C million doll ars ~uring ~he past 12 months~ Hog prices achr1nceci' during the year and the current ,;ralllf.'
qf $38,328,000 is 20?s above ~:31, 94,,1,000 for Janunry 1, 19.5:3o
\jorks-tock numbers haye declined a.nnu ally since 19)8 . The n.umber of Mul e s n ow on Georgia farms was estimated at 15&; 000 head comp ared with 166, 000 one year ago and t~ only 54% of the 28.5;ooo head <;m farl1].@. 10 ye ars ago.
' J'anuary 1 inventory v 2lues by kinds. .of li.vr- stock f or 1954 and 1953 r ~ spe ctively in
thousands are as follows~- Cattle $8G , 901 and ~126, 2941 H0gs $)8, 328 and $31, 941; Wbrkstock $10,821 and $13,009 ; Chicken s, exclud:..ng Co.mrn"lrc.ial Broi l ers, $9,923 and $10,134; Turkeys $31+2 and ~P3 24; and Sheep :t192 ~n d ~ 209. '
DISTRIB UTION OF GEOPG IA LIVESTOCK VPT"tffi'S BY KINDS ON FARMS
(Percent :of tot al v alue of l ive~toc~ J anua ry 1, i 9.51.J.) :~- .
* Sheep :with vlllue
of $192, 000 n ot
shown in di,agram.

Cattle
$8 4 ;90l,OOb
ss.s%

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In Charge
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Agricultural Harketing Service \: Jl9 Extension Building ..Athens,.' Georg.ia
OFFICIAL BUSINESS

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AR CHIE LANGLEY Ag ricultural :statistician
, :Penalty fer private use to .avoid p ayment of postage :!i' JOO

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, .: SO'U~H.BRANCU LI':5RARY . THE UtUVERSITY OF GEORGIA
.TRE utHVERS l TY LIBRARtES
A'l'HSNS GA.

-c:. ve:-a-r--..-.:~""''i!T'I:'h":":ou::"s:-:an~ai"'""":'-F~La:I::Vr::E..mS:.T=vVO~a~lC.::K.u;;;;Oe~N:~T;.-f:?o:!.:9;:Rta1GFIAarnFi.A.VB.a~SluJeAN:UATRhYou1sa, n1d94: 5 F- ~1m9~Value

Head

Fer Head : Thousand Dollars"': Head & Fer Head

Total Farm Value Thousand Dollars

Horses and Colts

------------~---------
Mules and Mule Colts

1945
1946
ll'l47 1S48 Hl49 1950 1~51 1952 l1153 1954

38

$119.00

40

116.00

40

ll9o00

40

116 .00

40

101.00

39

8400

39

65."00

39

55.00

37

51.00

31

51.00

$4,522
4,640 4~ 760 4 , 640 4,040 3,276 2,535 2,145
1,887 1,581

285

$199.00

276

194.00

262

204. 00

252

197.00

237

173.00

218

131.00

205

86.00

184

70.00

166

67 . 00

154

60.00

$56,715
53,544 53,448 49,644
41,001 28,558
17,630 12,880 11,122
9,240

Cattle and Calves

Cows and Heifers, 2 year s old and over, kept for Milk ..

1~45

1,181

40.80

48,185

l~p

1 , 122

49 .30

55,315

1947

1,111

57.70

64,105

1948

1,067

63.90

68,181 .

1$49

982

80.60

79,149

1.950

1,040

84.50

87,880

(

1~5i 1952

1,113 1,235

106 .,00 124.00

117,978 153,140

1953

1,358

93.00

126,294

1954

1,439

59.00

84,901

3

63o00

399

73.00

387

85.00

372

94,00

350

116.00

36'1

123.00

368

148.00

372

173.00

387

138.00

395

87.00

2.4,885 29,127 32,895 3.:1:, 968
40,600 44,772 54,464 64,356
53 , 406
34,365

Sheep and Lamb.s

Hogs, Including Figs

1945

H\

6.10

110

1,732,

12.50

21,650

1946

16

6.40

102

1.,507

16,80

25,318

1947

14

8.60

120

1,688

. 21.50

36,292

1948

12

8.80

106

1,654

. 24.30

40,192

1949

10

9.30

93

1,588

24.90

39,541

1950

9

9.,80

88

1,667

20. 60

34 , 340

1951

10

14A:O

144

1,800

23.40

42,120

1952

11

18.40

202

1,908

23.00

43,884

1953 1954

13

16)10

15

12 .80

209 192

1,755 1,597

18. 20 24.00

31,941 38,328

)

C:hickens (e~cluding Commercial Broilers)

1945'
1946 1947 1948 1949 1950
1951 1952 1953 1954

9 1B l l 10,013
9,005 8,282
7,957 8,116 8,029 8,298 7,795
7,633

1.20 1 , 30 1.42
1 . 41 1.51 1.36 1.30 1.40 1.30
1.30

..
11 '773 13,017 12 j 787 ll ,678 12,015 ll,038 10,438 11,617 10,].34
9,923

Turkeys (e;x:cluding Turkey Broilers)

35

5.20

182

47

5.80

273

59

6.30

372

44

6.50

286

46

7.30

336

52

6.40

333

54

6.70

362

51

6.50

332

54

6.00

324

59

5.80

342

Total value. is sum of values by age groups.

Included in cattle and calves.

UNITED STATES LIVESTOCK INVEN~ORY ~ ... - - ... JANU.ARY 1, 1954
Livestock and poultry on farms and ran~~es showed a net decrease of 1 per cent during 1953. This is the first time since 1949 that the number has shown a decrea,se, The eggregate for January 1 1 1954 is 9 per cent below the peak of January 1, 1944, Cattle numbers were up slightly from a year earlier while hog numbers declined sha;rply. Sheep numbers decreased the second consecutive year while horse and mule num15 er s continued the dEkline that has been in progress for many years. Chickens on hand showed a modest increase, while turkeys on hand were about the same as a year earlier.
Combining the different species on the basis of their economic importance shows livestock numbers decreasin~ 1 per cent, and poultry increasing about 2 per cent, Meat animals (all cattle, hogs and sheep) decreased 1 per cent, while work stock was down 9 per cent~ Milk stock (milk cows, hiifers and calves) showed a 2 per cent increase.
Aithough the aggregate rumber of livestock and poultry declined only 1 per cent duripg 1953 the ) f .arm inventory value of 11.9 billion dollars was 20 per cent b elow a year ago and 39 per cent beJow the record high of 19.6 billion dollars on January 1 1 1952. On January l, 1954 values per hei2d were lower than a year earlier for cattle, sheep and mules but higher for hogs, horses, chickens and turkeys. Most marked of all were the declines from a year earlier in the average va,.lue per head of cattle which was down 28 per cent and stock sheep which was down 12 per cent. Av13rage values per head on January 1, 1954 for cattle and sheep are about one half the values pef head in 1952, which were at a record high, On the other hand the average value per head for hogs is the third highest on record.
Hog numbers declined sharply, being lJ. per cent below a year earlier The January 1, 1954 in" ventory number was 48.2 million head, a decrease of 6.1 million head from the previous year. This is the small.e.'St January 1 number since 1938. The decrease in hog numbers resulted from a sharp drop in the 1953 pig crop which was 10 per cent below the previous year. Slaughter during 1953 was 14 per cent smaller than in 1952. Market hogs (excluding sows) over 6 months old on Jan. 1 were 26 per cent below a year earlier , This was the smallest number for this class on the record which began in 1920.
The number of cattle and calves on farms and ranches Janu,ary 1 , 1954 wa.s estimated at 94,677,000, )' a new all-time record. This is 1 per cent above the previous record established a year ago and 16 per cent above the 10-year (1943..52) average of 81 , 673 1000 head. This was the 5th consecutive year in which C<J.ttle numbers have increased. but the rate of increase wa s much l e ss than in the previous two years. The inventory value of all cattle and calves on farms :and ranches Jan. 1, 1954 was about 8.7 billion dollars, 3.3 billion less than a year ago and 7~0 billion less than the all~time record inventory va1ue of 15. 7 billion dollars in 1952 ~
Horse and mule numbers ..continue to decline at ab~ut the same rapid rate as in recent years. Horse numbers have been declining since 1915 and mules since 1925,

FARM PRiCL REPORT 'Jl.s OF FLBRUARY l5, 1954

'..:

:-r- -. ' .GEORGI!:.. During the month ended. February -15, the all commodity index of prices, .re'~_:
ceived by Gear gia farmers advanced 3 po{nts ~t the present ievel .the . '

~r.lpex is 245 per cent of . the August l909 ...July 1914 average.

.

.

-~igniff'cantly higher prices were received during' the moiith f,or cotton lint' and .. ,
cottons~ed, fe.ed grainq i and meat animals. .Prices received for wholesale milk de- _: cl~ned in a seasonal P.attern as production ~n f~rms increasedo
,. ., '

A contip:qed de,c1ine in ,farm p~ices of CqlJID!ercial_ broiler.s; contrihl,J.ted largely tp ' th~ pronounced shift to a lower level in prices received :for all chickens. Prices ,::received~ for c~mrnercial eggs dl-opped sharply durmg the month as rate of lay of

.. flocks becomes intensifiediJ

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UNITED

STATES; .

The

Index

of

Prices

Received

by Farmers


declined 1

point

(four~tentru

of one per pent) during the _month' ending in mid-February. Declines

'n pric~s of cpmmE:lrcia~ yeget~bles, dairy rproduc1, frui,:ts, poultry, arid eggs. . .

slightly more th._an g.:ff$et. incr.eases in rneat -~~a.~, cqt_ton,_ an:). wheat pr:i_ees. The

' Index at 258 per cent of its 19.10...14 average in inid.:.Jt'ebruary was 2 per cent less >: ..

than the 264 fur :February a year earli-er;. ::

..

With the Parity Index remaining' at 282 per cent of its 1910~:14 average,
product prices off slightly, the jarity Ratio dropped back J, point this

and farm month to

91~

thf same as in December 1953~ . .

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Summary Table for the United States

Jan. iS, -----I-nd-e-x-e-s~.:~:~:._.-. :---F-eb-o~--~~~- =~. ~

15,' .: Feb~ 15,

Record high~

. 19l0-14o::lOO -

1953

19.54

1954'

Index

-D~a-tre---

:Prices Received
y fari ty Index

.. Parity Ra.tio

.. 94 ,

, , :

... 258

Feb.. 1951

: .. ~;. ~

!

' 282

y 290-,, ,, May . :L95~: .

\ :
: 91 ...

. ') ~.
123 <

1946 .
. .r.-:_

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?J .. 1/' Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Wage Rates.

Also :February andApr:iJ.:.r-1952~

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Agricultural Statistician,

In

Ch~rge

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Aft~~ Five Days_ l_teturn ta . : 1~:
United States Department of Agricult~r
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319 Extension Building

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' !:RICES RECEIVED BY. F.AtlME.cqs .FEBRUARY is, 1954 Yr!TH COMPAiusbl,;S .

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C01'11MODITY

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Hheat, Bu.

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' July 1914
$ . 1e24

~5, ~~~r~~~-'IFeb. ! r~b.'!5, F;b. 15'\'an. 15, 1-Feb.

!1'1

ruly__}!ll<l' . 1~~3 '1954 r-19~4

15, Jan. 1s,l



1$53 i . '1_954. .' ' r954 __~ :

I. 2.20 . . 203 l 2.10 , .. .88 . 2,05

2,.03 ' 1; 2.. 06 - ,

Corn, Bu. Oat., Bu.

$

.91

$ .s?

1.89 1,12

I . 1:.46
I .93

l o54 .96

I
J

I .64'1 . 1.43
, 40 ,77

1 1 1.42 1.43 :'
1 . 78 . .78 :

Irish P~tatoes,Bu.$

1.12

_2.75

I h50 , 1.50

.70 ! 1. 79

.69

6!?

Sweet J;lotatoe~,Bu.$

Co\ ton, Lb,

I

.83 12.6

4.45 3217

2.65

2.65

I 32,4 1 3>.2

.88 I 3.84
.I 12,4 :30,2

2~53 <2,_5~ 30.0 , 30.4

$1 Cottonseed,Ton

24.39

67,00 . 51.00 I 53,00

22 , 55 64.50

! 52.00 5~~g . :

Hay ~bliled),Ton $

II 30.00 , 25.50 25.50 , ;: .. -

25.60 .23. 80 [23~1p :

Hogs, per c.'lt, $

7.33 . 18.2o ', 23.00

23.70 1 7.27 119.30 1'24;60 -25.30

Beef Catt1e ,cwt;. $

::k:D:o:z~L~ad : ::::5 :::~ I ~::: :::~ I :~:r, 1~::~ ~:::~ :::r Eggs.



1 0 11 1 3.87 ""'

16~40 1 12.00 l 12,30 . jj
1

J .5.42 - 18.-80 .. )6.00 16.20 ..

154.0 I 21.3 . ,i 51.0

58,0

21.5 I 42.0

46,3 45.7

Butterfat, Lb. Milk (Vfuolesale)

1 25,7

I 57,0

I . ._,_.:... 58.0 ~-56.0 ~ 26.3 . r 6.6~8 I

q,5.9 ., 65.-l

per 10~1/_ ; $ :,. ,. ,2.42.. . . . 6 o;?5

6.30 6 .15 I 1.60 4,64

4 .40 ~.21

Soybec:ns, Bu, ,, j'~! -~ . ':; '

-;.'~90 z. 7tJ

2:~90 j

I _2.63

l'eanuts, Lb ' . ~

ro.8

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Preliminary for February 1954

~-

I __ 19 9. . ' . ~_418~--! =1-.-0 ~~__f.r~.i__. ,~I_i'~~f
. ,....;...,:=..______. __-~- --~-- .- __ -_--~- -;_- .- -..--- -~--- --~r==r;.

. ' ,(-

I 1'P'SX Jlllf;'BER S. OF .PBICES. R'ECEIVED BY FA"P~'ERS IN GEORGIA

'. ... . , ' (Auv,ust 1909 J\~ly 1914 !; 100)

1

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-

.

J!'eb . 15,

1953

-~~~ All, C~inm.od.it~es .-. - ,---- -251

Cotton & Cottonseed 261

Grains

202

s Meat .Animah Dairy Prorl::Uct

340 255

Chicken &Eggs
I Fruits I Miscellaneous

227 202
1$8

Feb. rs. 2 4 2_ _ _21_9455_4__

252 .:

258

].59

167

313 244*

321 . -241

. 245 . . ' - . . 226 184 . ':) ,. 184 193 . 194

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Revised, '

lL !?RICES PAID BY .FARM.EPS FOR 1SELECTED FEEDS, FEBHUARY. 1 _5~ 1954 'HTH COMPAR!SQNS

. Kind of Feed ..
!Iiixed,]:iry Feed
---:il'l Kinds
Under . 29'/o Protein
16% Pfotein .. . 18%. Protein

GEORGIA

....... 11.

.

r---:F~e-=-b-.-1-s=-,-1,-.-.o:J"'"an-.""-~'-=5=-t-.-~:--~F-e.b...."."';1;.;:._5-,.....-Tli!I...,;.=F-'=eb~.-15,

1953

i 1954

1954 I 1953

4.60 4.40 4 .-75

I

j

4.20
4~' 10

4.30

Do11 ar__Jler 100 Pounds

I 4.20
l 4.15 4.35

4.30
4.19 4.34

mnTED mA:J:Es:. .

j Jan. 15,

1 Feb~ r5,

I.. . 1954

. I' . 195:4

' : 4.01
[ 3.94 1 3.98

4,a6
3.99 4.03

20% Protein 24% Protein

4.80 5.10

.. 4..40 j .4.4Q .
4,50 ..l.... 4.60

... . 44..4748 ...... _,1. I
I

4.17
4~37

4.24

. - 4.4&

)

High Protein Feeds Cottonseed Meal

(

4.65

3.80

i

4.05

''l 5.03

3.89'

4.02 .

Soybean M~al Meat Scrap

1: .. 5.'10
6.70 . '

4.90 5.70

5.10 5.70

4,93 !):.-76

4.86 ' 5.38

5.01 5.43

Grain By.:.Products

Bran

Middlings

,.

Corn Meal

Foultry Feed

I '4,10 ..
4,30

I 3.60
3.80 .

3.65 3.85

4.75

4.20

4.35

3.58
3.65 3.92 _
__-.-.

3.22 3.29 3. 8().

. 3.27 . 3,;.33
'3.79

Broiler Growing Mash
Laying Mash Scratch Grains

5.60 5.50 4.75

5.50 5.20 4.50

5o60
5.3o I
I 4.60

523 4.83 4.30

5.26 4.86 4.31

J} As reported by Feed Dealers.

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VEGETABLE CROP REPORT FOR Y~ReH ' l 1 1954

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The production of commerCial vegetables for fresh :market in the winter .season of

1954 is now estimated to be 4 percent below 1953 but 3 percent above -the 1949-52 av-

erage. Reduced production of cabbage, carrots-, and celery', S:nd: . larger crops of sweet corn, lettuce and tom~toes.; compared with last year, .are the significant

changes which Qccurr~eg this season. The acreage of spring crop~ reporteq to date is

1 percent great.er. than the acreage for harvest in 1953 and--14 percent. above averag-e"' Signific,apt chanees have been 'reported for agparagus and' toni~to acreages, v-rhich are

,above 1953 levers, and lettuce and onion plahting!', which are sm\lller than in 1953.

The prospective acreages of sununer cr~ps, !'~ported to date indiclte r~du~~t! plantings

of

onions

but an
.

expanded

acrea. ge

of

watsrme'lons

compared

with

195.;3.

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LETTUCE: }larl.y spring lettuce for harvest this season is placed at_ 44, ,t5op abr~s,

which is about 5 percent less than .the acreage harvested in 1953 and 8 per

cent less than average. Production in the early spring States is tentatively fore-

cast at 7,101,000 crates, which is about 7 percent 1ess th~m the production realized,

in 1953. _In Caiifornia, the recent warm weather stimulated the development of the
crop in all proqucing section,$__of:. J:.l+e _State~ Jil general, the crop is. in g?od con-

dition but stands in some of the earliest planted fields are , spotty ~nd m ':some

cases it was necessary for growers t 0. replant. :Cn Georg:i,..a_, as .of. :rviarch 1 1ettuce
was generally in good condition although there w,ere some fields in which poor stands

had bee!) obtained due to freezing tempera:tures subsequent to the planting .o:f the crop. In some .instances early plan~ings wete so badly damaged th~t replar.tt'ing was

necessaJ;"y~ Harvest will be delayed as a :result <md no cutting is expected before April 1. In South Carolina, the 1e~tuc'e crop was reported to be.:in vepy good con

dition as of March 1. In North Carolina, sett~ng ~nd seeding of the spr~ng lettuce

crop has been v:t-rtua).ly completed. L~ter. rains j,mproired crop prosp-ectS and as of

lVIarch 1.the conition of the crop was generally good bu.t about two 'W~eks later than

usual.

.

CABBAGE:

The-. f _orecast of winter below ~otal production

cabbage production~ at
realized in 1953 and 5

322 1 200 percent

~ons ; is 15 percent l ess than average.

Crop prospects remain' unchanged in all of the winter producing Stateso However,

because of depressed market conditions acreages are not be~I'!g harvested fully in

4g,aoo winter producing sections and the abov:~ proti:uction foreca:sj:. _iricludes economic aban-

donment~ Early spring,. p,qbbage, at .~

4'Cr_i::~~ is 5 pe:rcelJ,t 'less than \:the. acreage

which was harvested in .:L95J,,?n9: .a_b6"Ut equ.axto average. Incr_eases .in tl:le acreage

planted in -South Carolina and Calif'orriia we:t:oe mo're than o;ffset 'by. red11ced plantings

in Louipian&_, Alabama, MissJssippi and Geor'gia,. The cabb'age crop" in Alabama is re-

ported to be in good condition and yield prospects are favorable. A light harvest

is expected to begin about mid-Narcho The spring cabbage crop in_ South Georgia is

reported to be about 10 days late this year because of cold and rairiy weather which

was prevalent when ard, after the crop was set to the field. Some delay in the cabbage season in South Carolina- is anticip~ted because of low temperatures in that

area during the winter,

WATERI1ELONS: Reports from growers on intentions to p;l~nt indicate. tlisre Will be
approximate]y 355,300 acr~s of earlY summer watermelons planted this season, an increase of about 13 percent above the acreage available for harvest in
1953 and 28 percent greater than average. 'Ihe most marked incre~ses in acreage are indicated in the States of Texas and Georgia:. Noderate increas~s are indicated for
all other States except Arkansas and Louisiana, where an acreage reduction is anti-
dpat edo An increase in the land available for planting to watermelons .a:Ppears to
b(.~ r.esponsible for the acreage expansion this year.~ In Taxas, pla nting ~ of ear+y
in c-.creage in the southern counties is weli along~ 'I~here is a sizeabl(3 covered acreage
in the lower Valley and most of the open acreage this area :is up -to stand, Plant;
ing of watermelons in Falfurrias was practically finished the: latter part of January. Some early fields we:re lost in that section bocause of cold weather iri mid.,..January~ ~ This area is in need of moisture.. In other early sections of South Texas most of
the fields for watermelons are prepared but because of insufficient moisture, seed .
ing is being delayed'

EARLY COMMERCIAL PGrA'l'OES: Indicated production of commercial winter potatoes in

sama

a.s

.indicated

a

.. : . F;t6lrida and Texas i;=;
month.ago~ ''l'liis.-in<:Ucatod.

place output

d. a :i,.s

t '3
.25

1 02JJOOO percent

bushelsJ the smaller than.

thet-#1 021,-000 ~bUshels h~r-ilestdd last ye~r. ..HQ.rVest _o.f : ttie 'winter. cr.op, in_ :r~as-;,

. was pracrttca.lJ:y completa,by the end of J;:1.ntiary~ In Florida, harvest .of the import-

ant Dade County crop is now in full swing.

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Indicated Acreage al'!d Producti~~ Repo.rted 't~ IJ:a:t~ for 1954 'irJith Cop}..ari~_9~-

CROP AND .

------~~-re_age I 4-Year 1 ,

. .: _.i' M Yi~ld' _P~:_!_cre I :Prod~:_~i~n . ,

. 4.;.YrqJ-..' .

4-Yea-r l\ .

STATE

Average! 1949-52,195.3

=tET=T-U-C-E--: ---+-.:....,._.A.y_cr..,_._se.J Acres

..larly;'SP!ing:



Indo. 1954

Av1 Ind. 149-52 . 19S3 .. 192_4

Average 1949-52

19~3 ,.

Ind. : l95h .j

1/ . . Prelil-1-/.-... C. .rat1e...s. d~o . _.... _:).,ooo cr"~tes-=-

Acres

I

~rizona, S.R.VQ
California
Qeorgia South Carolina :
Nortl'r -Carolina :;: Group Total

13,900 13,500 10,800 170 175 175

31,220 2.9,800 29,900 .. 11J6. 165 160.

6201 650 700 104 120 I 100

1,280 1:;400 I,5oo 98 60 110

'

__1,_32 .91~Soo : 48,35b ;--46'aso

Ii14~650oo0-

.-t1r~0o---

120 120 7 !63-- 16_2

2,364 2,362 - 1,89C

4,51~5 4,917 4,784

66

78

7C

124 ':.\. 84 165


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c 1801 );62Yf

.' 192 ::7;r<h

CABBAGE:
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' !louisiana f\labama

3,920 5,200 4, 700 Lt.5 1 5.5 . 1 1,100, 1,200 1,000 5c;.5 ' 6~0 !

.18,200 28,600:.:
6,100 7;200

qeorgia, South
' ~outh Carolina
Oaliforni-a
Nlississippi Group Total
~J-:Y.: Suin!!!l_t;
~ashington
New jersey ~ew York, L. Ie Connecticut Rpdde 'Island
MGeaosrsgaic~h,us'Netotrsth
Indiana Group Total
WATERMELONS:
EarTYSUiiirriei':

I 5,9201 -' 5,}00 5,200 5.5 6.o
1,780 2, ooo 2;4oo 7~8 7 ~o

: 32,800 31,800 Apr. 9 13,800 lh,OO.Oj

- .

21 8201 -
1,];8.Q 1-

2,900 2~?,0.Q

3,000 _41..5.Q~-

IOo7 lO.J ..,..h.!.7r-.j-:~.!.5~- r

'30,600 29,90Q:: ~4J.O.QO ~~8_QO___ _,_ _

121:;800 .3_.~_.k720

SQ&OO _.lq+~6?...J.---- 125,509 1.1~ __.__:.__

ProspE:e . i

1

1 I tive ,

I

_ : 470 450 450 7.1 7;0!

3,4bG 3,200

3,900J ._3',700
I: : :" ) 820 ' 800
490 550
1/iO. -~ - 13:0 8So-!: 800
760j 1,000

3~800 . 7.2 1.. s~o 80G . 9.,(> 111~0 . ,
55o 9.2 llo.o
, 110 8.2 .l 9.0
750~ 8.6 9.5 ~ -
:r,-J,OO 1+.4 S.o

28,JOO , 29,600

8,000 ': 8_,800

4,600 : 5,5oo ;

1,2:00 ., _1,200 ' June 10

. 73,~340000



7:,600 5,Looo

9 63 . _

_g:_- ~o_ _O. Q 'r ]o,~oQ ' 2,230

;_:91>~..16.0~00

_5_.4c. _6,2-'
7 .03_Ll,.SJ.

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ll_J.8_QO. 1l.t2. .QO..! __ _ I b7,800 71i_100 .

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. - 1:,000 Melons

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. Texas A:riizona

105';,750 13b,OOO nO,OCO 168 .. ..l25 ..
4;950 5;ooo 5,5oo 686 Boo

17,812 17,000 3;378 4;ooo,

Louisiana
I'
Missis.sippi Alabama

4;150 2,800 2,600 255 250 1
7,120 9,ooo o,ooo 235 200
1:3;420 14,100 6:,200 305 320

1,05.9 1,674 4,094

70Q.' ..
r,8oo h,~:12 . June 10

Georgia So"tith Carolina

49,000 49J 000 ,)9, 000 28I. ,. 270 .. 45,700 47,000. ~9,000 198 220

13,764 . 13,230 8;9h8 lOJ340

North Carolina California
AOkrl~aahiJ,somas a
Missouri ''Grour.Tot.?1

9,880 10,000 .o;5oo

9,9)0'"j 10,400 - 1,000

.

186,~00 ,.?:;>

1 .1172,,o000,00 , .:-80,,a200.00



3 1!)0 278;3oo

j3142;~2o0o0

. ~P~320o0

186. 220 690 635

1j ,

I 1288L6~ 127) I . 90

f - - ~223256- ~22"0104-

1,824 2;200 6,822 6,604
32,4562 3,JOO ,11 3,,-230 709 . 440
"65;652 .t;7;356

1/ Group a:verages, (includ}.ng ALL_~.J!]_) , ar~ . si~pi.e -~~eragf!S -of annual data for

the group.

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ARCHIE LANGLLX

AI g r i c u l t u r a l
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Statis.tician,

.A c t i n g

.Ir). ,,

Cq~.ge
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L; H. W~RRIS, JR. Truck Crop Estimator

After Five. Days Return to . United. States Department of Agrj,c.ulture
Agricul~~al l"Iarketing Service .. 319 Lxtension.Building Athens , ,Georg;ia( fFFIClliL BUSINLSS
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. Pe!lalty for private use to . avoid payment of poste,ge $300,
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MONTHLY MILK PRODUCTION ESTIMATES
Starting with April of this year the Georgia Crop Reporting Service will issue qttantita.tive rnonthl.y milk production estimates for Georgia. Ther~ has b~en a demand for this service for a number of years, but the program had been delayed because of the necessity of compiling background material and working up check data to supplement the data furnished by crop correspondents
The historic series on monthly milk cow numbers, average production ~er cow, and total monthly milk production, which have been prepared for the years 1937 to date, afford a basis for study of seasonal and yearly trends over the period. Figures from 1937 through 1953 are based on statistics of milk utilization in the manufacture of dairy products plus survey data on fresh milk consumption and other fluid uses. Monthly figures for 1954 are estimates based on current surveys and will be ~ubject to some slight revision when the complete information on utilization becomes available.
The accompanying tables show monthly number of milk cows, average production per cow, and monthly milk production for Georgia.
This report is made possible through information furnished regularly by crop reporters and dairy processing plants over the State.

D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricu+tural Statistician

Tabl-e 1

l'1ILK PRODUCED ON FARMS DURING MONTfl_ (MILLION POUNDS
Yea~ I r Jal)., Feo.[ Mar., Apr. [ May J\me July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

Annual Total

1937 78 74 85 92 99 99 :102 102 96 88 80 85 1,080 1938 81 74 87 93 100 99 102 101 91 87 79 85 1,079 1939 83 77 90 ')6 104 102 106 105 98 92 84 85 1,122 1940 78 73 84 86 96 97 102 99 91 85 79 83 1,053 1941 80 74 85 91 100 98 101 101 95 89 80 82 1,076 1942 81 75 87 93 103 105 108 105 99 92 83 89 1,120 1943 87 79 92 95 107 109 110 109 102 94 82 83 1,149 1944 82 80 90 94 107 107 107 106 97 91 83 83 1,127 1945 82 79 95 101 110 107 111 109 100 92 82 84 1,152 1946 82 79 95 1o6 114 112 115 113 101 89 '79 82 1,167 1947 85 81 93 102 111 108 111 107 100 92 83 86 1,159 1948 85 81 91 97 104 101 105 104. 95 91 82 82 1,118 1949; 84 8]. 98 102 106 104 107 104 9? 92 85 86 1,146 1950 90 88 98 ;L03 111 106 108 107 98 92 86 87 1,174 1951 87 82 96 103 109 1C6 108 105 97 95 87 90 1,165 1952 88 87 98 l.06 108 103 102 102 103 98 91 90 1,176
i
1953 88 84 100 107 111 109 loB 109 181?1.'' 104 95 96 1,218
1954* 97 93

* .P.;relim.inary1

Table 2

I I I j HILK C<;S .ON
Y_e_a_r_,:_--~-Ja.-~- ..,...~.e-Fb--.-:-~-M-a-r.-.~Apr

GEORGIA FARi,~ &y JUne J,iy

BY MONTHS ~ .>1937 -53
Aug, Sept; Oct.'

Nov;

.. Dec.

Annual Average

(Thousand Head)

-

- ---

193? 342 342 343 344 344 . 345 345 344 344 343 342 340 343
.~'t ,. - :
1938 . 336 335 334 . 333 332 332 331 331 331 331 331 331 332

1939 331 331 331 332 332 332 332 332 333 333 333 333 332
.. .. ,
1940 . 3.32 332 331 330 336 . 329 328 328 328 ')28 328 328 329

1941 3.28 328 . 329 330 330 .3:31 332 333 334 33'6 338 339 332

1942 3.41 343 345 346 347 348 350 351 352 '3'513 354 355 349

1943 355 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362

364 ., .
362 363

359

1944 364 364 364 363 362 361 360 359 358 357 356 355 360

1945 355 356 357 358 359 360 360 361 362 363 363 364 360

1946 364 364 363 361 359 357 355 353 352 352 351 351 357
. '.
1947 351 351 350 350 350 350 3!+8> 346 .344 342 340 338 347

1948 33.6 335 333 33i '- 330 327 326 324 322
. 1949 .. 316 316 317 318 319 319 320 322 32~

1950 . 326 ~.

326

327

327"

328

328 328 328 329

320 318 3..1 7.. 32!3. 324 325
329 329 329

327
320
'1 \
328

1951 . 32~ 329 ,329 330 3,30 330 330 330 331 331 331 332 330

1952 . 33? 333 335 336 338 340 ' 340 340 341 341 342 343 338

1953 . 344 345 345 346 347 348 349 349 350 351 352 353 348

1954~~ 353 354

* Preliminary.

'J:'able. 3

. MONTHLY MILK PRODUCTION PER COW
-Ye-.ar~~-J-~-.~~-Fe~p~.~. ~~.-~~~A-~-r~~l_ ~+qn IJuzyiAug, . Sept, 09t; Nov.; Deco ! .. . . (Pounds)

Annual Average

1937 227 215 . 247 266 ' 288 287 .:.:295 296 280 257 233 250 .: ..3,150

1938 242 222 . 259 280 3.02 ... :. 298 .. .307 305 274 262 . 238 256

3,250 .

19~~ 250 232 : . 272 -290 ' . )12 :. 307 . 319 316 294 275 252 256

3,380

1940 235 220 . 254-. . 261 291 . ~95,:~ 311 30Z ~ 278 260 240 253 1941 245 226 : 259 275 . . 304 . 296_. 305 303 . 284 265 238 243 1942 237 220 251 270 . 297 .303::309 300 282 260 235 252

3,200 3,240 . 3,2:1.0.

1943 245 223 259 266 300 . 304 3..06 302 281 260 227 .227 3,200 1944 225 220 248 259 . 296 296 298 295 270 255 233 234 .: .:_3,130

1945 230 222 265 281 .307 . 297 309 303 275 -254 225 230

3,200 .

1946 226 216 262 .294 317 313 324 320 288 252 226 233

3,270 -:~

1947 242 230 ' 267 290 . 317 . .:no 320 .309 290 270 244 255 3,340

1948 254 243 274 294 315 308 . 322 320 296 283 258 260 1949 266 257 308 320 . 331 325 334 323 )02 286 .263 -266 1950 276 269 . 301 315 337 323 329 325 299 280 262 264

.3,420 . 3,580 3,580

1951 265 249 293 .311 331 321 . 328 318 292 288 264 270 19~2 265 260 294 315 321 303 300 300 30], 288 265 262

3,530. 3,480 .

1953 255 243 290 308 321 314 310 _3:U 307 . 2.95 : 2~9 273

J,5oo

1954* 301 264

* Preliminary

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March 22,

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Tpe : CrQp ,~ortirig J3c;sard of the Agricultural .Marketing Service makes -the f-ollowing

r~pon.t . ~ or : th~ Vn.it~a: States, . on the indicated_acreages of ~e:r:tain' crop s in .1954 ;

bp.sed- upon reiJarts-:from'"farmers i.n all parts C?f the country -en cir about.., Marc-h l re-

garding their acreage plans for the l9S4 season. The acreages for l9S4 are interpretat],ons_. of repqrt~ fr om growers and are b :u3ed Ofl past :relationships between SUCh

r 'apo:rts and a cre ages.: actually pl anted.





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T~~-:-'purpo::;e . of thi_s _:~eport i~ to assist grower.s generallY-. 1n making such fu~ther

-change~ in their acreage plaris as may appe ar -desirable_, ' The acre ages actually

planted ip . l9S4 may turn out t/o be l a.r ger or small:e.r tl_lah' indic ated; by .Teason.:of :

w~ather ~oi1dition~?,, price changes, labor -suppl;y, financial conditions, .. the aflr i cul-

t l}-ral program, and t he effectof this . r eport it self up on f armers 1 acti.ons.

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UNITED STATES ---------- -----~ ., . . P 'L A N T E D _..A C R .E A G E S

.. :-A~-e-;age

:. r~.;tect : 1954 as pet.

1943..:s2 : :):-" J-.95.3 : . l9S4

: or 1953 -: :

~ ...
Corn, all - - - - -
Al.l spring wheat

, ., . .
. 87, 383 20, 048

Thousands
81,403 21,903

Per,, . Cent

Fil,037 : ' 99.6

l6, 6S7 :

{e.o

_:Durum- - - ":" - - - -

2, 661

2,103'

1,490.' ! ' -70.9

. Other spr;i.np:

. .1 7, 388

19, 8_90

lS, 167

76 .6

~Oaqrt s.ley- -~

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Sqrghums for all purposes

43, 92 7

44, pl5

12,454

. 9,59. '?..

14,513 . .. . 14,'6_01r

... 47,256
14,09S ~ 18,664

- 1074 146.9 127.8

Potatoes - - - - - - - - - -

2,184

1,5)2

.: 1, 36.4 ;,

8.9.. 0

Sweetpotatcies - ...- :_

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357

100.4

'l! ~bacco 1/ - .- :.;. -

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.1,-71] . ,>.- :~ 1,63~

1;630 .. .. : .... 9.Y .5

Sqybeans-2/.'-::.-:- : ~. -
Pe~uts 27 -.>: .: -

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3-,425 _, l;~~t{ ~ .-

1 8 , cr r s 1,942

112.4 : ..- ~0~ .1

Hay. l/ _-: -_.:. .:-. - ~~ ~ ~ -- - -

:74,629

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7S,'793 :

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Plaptea : Plant ed: Thou s ands .A cre~ :

~orn, bu. - - . -:- -:- - !..: .:.: ~- -~ .i ..:.:
Oats, bu. - :..: '.:_ ':..' _ : ~ ~ - , .., :...,: .....;...
Barley, bu. - - - - - - Irish Potatoes, All, bu. Sw~e:tpot<;l.t.oe~, . bu _.- - - -
Tob.acc,.o,, A}~! -.~bs. ~~ -
All Sorghums - - - ~ - ~ - Soybeans, Alone, 2/ Peanuts (Grown Alone) 2/ All Hay, Tons ~/ - - - -- -

3,266 822 8
lS 64
97.7
49 73 1,135
1,2SS

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16 :4 - i,o.5l ' 18.6 ; . ,. .1T

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100 .. . 623 .'.
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103 l OS 100
84 96 102
.. 9S lOS 103 101

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PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS REPORT FOR GEORGIA AND UNITED STATES

GEORGIA: According to March 1, 1954 reported intentions, Georgia farmers plan to ~------ ~ plant about 3 per cent larger total: acreage in crops. (other than cotton)

than they planted last year, Increases in' oats, soybea_p~; .G:Orn;, peanuts, tobacco,

~nd all hay more than offset the deer'eases in Irish potat6es,, sorghums, .and swe_et-

pe>ta toes.

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major shifts fr<lll'll 1953 acr:M~es of individu~l.~:rops, if farmers'

~arch. 1 plans materialize. Plans are much more uncertain than usual, however, and

f1ulfillment depends to a large extent upon how farmers react .toward their acreage ~llotments _ Individual farm :.allo'j:.ments .for. corn and iri rnany~-cas es for cotton were n,ot known when farmers filled. out th.?ir intentions reports ~'bout .fviarch 1 althotigh. they were ~enerally aware of the over-ali reduction allotted to their State. . '

F!or the '16 crops covered in this report, a total of 22~~ million acres is indicated1
over 11 million more than were planted in 195:3.- The intended corn acreage is only
3'66, 000 acres below the 1953 totalo But. the acreage. of spring wheat, including durum, would be reduced by 5~ million acresc The only otl}.er;significant reduction would be one of over a tenth in potato acreage. Changes were small for SWQetpotato!3~ p~anuts. and tobacco. Increases were relatively slJ.arp for most other commodities .. S,f2~ton acreai_e :!:.~ no~Feported at this time. <., i

Comparisons between prospective plantings and aliotted acreages under government

programs are possible .in only a few instanc.es Corn acreage,:allotments #ere .:proclaimed for only a de~fgnafed COI)llTlercial a:r{ea, ~t 17 o6 per qept less :than the 1953

planted acreage in the. same area ,an.:t equiva,lent to about 12 .per. centcof 'the national

not total. Allotments for tobacco do

cover all. types -- the 1954 'pr.ospective acre~

age 'is nearly up to that of 1-953. The .prospective acreage of peanuts grown alone

is 58,000 acres larger than in 1953; however, the acreage to be picked and threshed

is not likely to exceed all<'ltments.

Developments after Narch 1 m<;J.y .sig.n'i.fican:tly affect acre.ages finally planted to allotment crops. and thereby result in shifts in others. Individual farm allotments for corn were kpown to only a few gryowers on March 1; gepi3ral informaticm on the decrea-?es by States and cm1nties had ' been published widely, however. For cotton, allotments provided early in the year were changed by subsequent legislati'On. to increase total allotted acreage by nearly a fourth; the new individual allotments were known to only a few by March lo

CORN: )l.treage of corn farmers intended to plant ~his year is the stnallest in the
2q _years of which planted acreage data .are available. Intiica:tiens point to
plantings of 81,037,000 acres, o.4 per cent less than the 81,40J,OOO acres planted:
i~ 195.3.c:nd 7.3 per cent below the 10-year average of 87.1383,000 acres e~
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WHEAT: Seedings of all spring ![.peat for 1954 are expected to totral 16o7 mill;i:on



acres. This would be about one-fourth less than the 21.,9 million a:cres

seeded last year and dne-sixth less than averageo . A total-of. 63,232, OGO acres of

all wheat planted is indicated by combining the intended acreag-e ~of spring:wh_eat .... w:(th the acreage. of wfnter wheat planted as estimated last December~-- This is a de-

cline of 15! million acres from the 7B.7 lJiillion acres planted for the 1953 winter

aq.d spring wheat crops.



OATS: A record acreage of oats is in prospect for 1954. The indicated 47~ million --,---- acres planted or to be planted for this season. This is about ?!per cent over either last year or the:lO-year average planted acreage.,

-_,...--- PEANUTS: If growers carry out their. intentions as of Nar~h 1, they will plant 1,942,000 acres of peanuts alone for all purposes in 1954. This is .3.-1 pe)rcent above the 1,884,000 ~ores planted alone for'all PL!-rposes in 1953, but 43 percent belm-l; the lO~year. average.: . 'Ih_ese intentions for 1954- include peanuts for p~:cki~g and threshing, for hogging off and for other purposes.

,!OBACCO: Farmers 1 'Harch 1 int~ntions ind:Lcate that 1:,62 9, 600 acres will be :p1anteci ,



.to tobacco this year, a decrease' of cme-half of one. percent from 1ast

year's 1,638,100 acres.

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GEORGIA: Dur'ing the 'mo~th ended Mardi 15, the. All Commodity Index of Prices Received

by .Georgia .farmers advanced .1 point At the present level the Index is

246 .per cent, of the. .A11gust 1909-July 1914 average.

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$lightly higher prices were r.ecei ved quring the month . ~or cott()~ lint, corn, hay, soybeans ar"'l. sweet potatoes, and cottonseed advanced ~3.50 a ton. Beef cattle and
calves ~ 'gained around' a .dolla:r a. hundred, but 'hogs' apparently having reached a peak
~ast .J!lonth, s,howed a~. ~mall de.cline.

A. streingthenng of 6om.rnercial broiler prj_ces brought about a s hift to a high~r level ~n pr~ceEI re.qeived f9r all ch.ickens Pr:L ces received for eggs dropped sharply during .the raonth as ra tt:J of lay of farm flocks increased, and price of wholesale milk was, likewise~ off in the usual s.easonal pattern.

UNHEDSTATES: The Index of Prices Received by Farmers declined 2 points (eighttenths of one percent) dming the month ending in mid-Narch to 256
percent o;f 'the 1910....14 average. Lower prices for eggs; milk, 'hogs, p otatoes, and tterfat in .cream were primarily respon.sible j.@r the qecline . These decreases were
only partially .offset by .higher prices for bee f cattle, commerc~!'!-1 vege tables,
cotton, lambs, wheat, and soybBans. The Llarch IndBx compares vd.th 258 in February .and 264 in I\!Iarch a year ago.

The Parity Index (Prj.ces Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Wage Rates) rose l point (onethird of one percent) during the month ended March 15 to 283. Hj_ gher food prices were primarily r~s:ponsible. The production and service components held unchanged at mid-February levels. The Parity Index for l:Jarch ~ 1 point above a y E3ar ago.

With farm product prices off 2 p oints a11d the Parity Index up 1 dliring the month,

the mid-March parity. ratio was 90, 1 point lower than a month earlier and 4 points

down from March 15, .1953.

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Mar. 15, ; Feb. 15,

1953

1954

lillar. 15, 1954

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264

Par~ ~y Index '}:/

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256

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Parity Rq.tJ.o

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THE UIUVERSI'fY OF GEOF{GIA 'lH.E Ulf.IVERS.It ltl'SRA.Rl&S fiBafSQA.

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Q<;~.ts, Bu.

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Irish Potatoes, Bu.$ ''
S\'leet Potatoes, Bu.$

67
1.12
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.96 1.50 2.65

.96 1.50 2.75

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.70
.88

.78 1.42 4.01

.78 .65 2.58

.78 . 5~~ 2.52

9tton, Lbo

12.6

33.4

33.2

33.4

12.4

31.5 30.4 31.0

96,ttonseed, To~ $

fi-~y (baled), Ton $

~I<;)gs. per cwt.

$

B~ef Cattle, c:wt. $

Milk Cows, head $

Chickens, Lb.



24.39
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7.33 3.87
33.85
13.2

68.00 31.30 19.80
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53.00 25.50 23.70 12.30
no.oo
21.6

56.50
25.60
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22.55 63.60

1 ' 7,27

24.40
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17.80

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ll.4

27.4

51 . 40 23.70 25.30 16,20 156.00 22.4

56.50 23.10 24.70 16.60 155.00 23.1

Eggs, Ihz.

21.3

B\l.tterfat, Lb.

25.7

Milk (Wholesale)

per 100/1: ]j

'$

2.42

47.5 57.0
6.70

54.0 56.0
6.10

45 .0 ' 56.0
5.95

21.5

44.7

45.7

38.7

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66 . 6

65.1

62.8

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Soybeans, Bu, Peanuts, Lb.

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5.0

3.00 10.9

~20~.990

3.15
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2.81
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2.97 ll.2

3.22 11.1

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I All Commodi-ties Coti;on &Cottonseed
Grains Meat Animals DairyP:J;"oducts
Chicken & Eggs
Fruits Miscellaneous
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.Feb. 15, Mar. 15,

1953

1954

. 1954

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255

245

246

267

258

'261

199 348



254

218

202 .

200

167
321
240 226
184 194

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Fe15~~ , 15~1 KIND OF FEED

Mar.lS":l

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1954

Mar. 151 ,. Mar.

1954 .

1953

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DUancirlv~rF-eed

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16% Protein

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Protein Protein

1.50 4,35 4,70 4.80

4,20 1
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4 .65 4,40

4.30 -1,2. 0 4, ,t5 4.50

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3.99

4,31 4,45

44~.2043:

4,08 4.00 4, 06 '1.26

24% Protein Jigh Protein Feeds

4,90

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'1.60 1 4.74

4.46

1.46

~ottonseed Meal
Soybean Meal :1!eat Scrap

4.60 5.00 6. <!0

4,05 5.10 5.70

4.05 5.10 5.90

4.95 4. 91 5. 118

4.02 5.01 5.43

'1.17 5.30 5.57

;rain'
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3ran

/liddlings

~otn Meal

4.10 4.25 1.80

Poultry Feed
P.l
~roiler Growing
'Mash ~aying Mash Scratch Grains

5.60 5.50
4.75

1J As reported by Feed Dealers .

3.65 3.85 4.35
5,60 5,30 4,60

3,70 3.85 4.35

3.62 3.66 3. 90

' 3.27 '3.33 3.7.9

5. 60
5~ 40 :1.60

5.3<1
5.00
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5,26 4. 86 ,1,31

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Information compiled to date indicates that spring vegetable and: melon production

in 195,4 wi~l be well _abov.e last year and the 1949-52 average because of a larger

acreage planted "thi~. ,year 9-nd current prospects. Total acr.eage of those crops reported to ._ date fs~-. 9 p~r cent above 1953 and 19 per cent greater than average~ For ~ 'those. crops on vi~iqh forei9:a~ts had been prepared up to April 1, indicated productiort

:is 7 per t:fent greater than ::a:n 1953 and 13 per cent above average. Recor!i acreages :

of' spring .cantalpups and watermelons hav.e been planted and record crops_ o;f early. . .

spring sweet .corp, e13-rly spring.tomatoes; and spring celery are in pr09p,e9t . Sig- nificant :p.ncif.ea,ses over 1953 proct:uction~~re i!!dicated for spring cr0ps:: o.t' 'aspara_gus,

snap beans, qucumbers, a:p.d gree:p. ,peas o Fbrecast~ for ear;Ly spring. cabbq.g-E?.: aJ:'l<f .9oth:

early and ' late spring onion crops ' indic?-te-' production :well below 'lS.$t y,ear.:':a levele .

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~--- '1,571,000 bushels,' 'third larger' than last year's crop but virtually the same . aslhe four-year ave:rage. Higheryields than realized last year areex:!pected in South Carolina, Louis'iana, and Mississippi, while a lower yield per acre is anticipated.in .Qeorgiao The greatest"'~ petcentage : increase in indicated production
occurs in South Carolina, where average yield is expected to be more than da.uble
the 1953 yield. .In Louisiana, crop prospects are favorable with most beans up to a _.g,ood stand as a{ Aprill. Poor stands are reported in Geo~gia, where freezing weather in ea~ly l'1arch killed all beans that were coming through the ground. Scar-
city of seed prevented' the replanting of all the acreage .killed. As of April 1,
the snap bean crop was in good condition in Sou.th Carolina. In Hississippi, plantings were not yet completed. Planting is still~n progress in Alabama with none of the crop up as of April 1.

- CABBAGE: The April 1 forecast of 124,500 tons of earlY S,Ering cabbage is 14 per
cent below the crop produced last year but is about equal to average pro(luction. Significant reductions from last year are indicated in Louisiana arrl f!ississippio In Louisiana, very litiQle cabbage was planted in the New Roads area ~nd acreage in the Breaux Bridge area was reduced sharply. A li ght harvest began in late March and shipments are expected to increase steadily during April. Harvest is underway in Alabama and the present condition of the crop there indicates good yields. ln Georgia, where harvest has begun, the crop is about two w~eks later than pgual as a result of unfavorable weather last December. Light shipments began in late March but volume movement is not expected until about mid~pni1. Good quality fnd high yields are in prospect in this area~ In South Carolina, the condition of the spring cabbage crop varies considerably. Early fields, especially those on the islands around Charleston, suffered from insufficient moisture during the winter. Small heads and light yields are indicated in these fields. Later plantings benefit ~d materi ally from late rains and are reported to be in good conditions Very little pabbage was harvested up to April 1 but active harvest was scheduled to begin around :f'.pril 5 with volume movement indicated around mid...A.prilo Harvest is active in ~~~ in south coastal areas and a light carlot movement is originating thereo pry weather in lvlarch retarded the Mississippi cabbage crop but late Narch rains improved prospects. Harvest is expected to begin about April 20.

LETTUCE: !n early spring crop of 7,203,000 crates is now forecast for 1954 which is 5 per cent less than last year but about equal to average. Reduced acre-
p.ge in Arizona is responsible for most of the decline in production from 1953. In .fl.rizona, low temperatures during March retarded the development of lettuce and at times rains slowed harvest, but warmer weather the week of March 28 enabled produc..;, :tion in the Salt River Valley to increase sharply to volume levels Light cutting pf lettuce began in California in late March but production is expected to remain ' at a low level during the first half of April. The lettuce crop in Georgia is late because of the damage caused by free4ing weather in December, Dry weather delayed germination of replanted fields and some adandonment of these late fields may occur unless May temperatures are sub-normal. Harvest was expected to begin- the week of April 5. The lettuce crop in South Carolina is in good to excellent condition. Ra~ns in late March benefited the crop and good yields are in prospect. Harvest began in late March and was expected to be acti ve the week of April 12. In North Carolina, the lettuce crop is reported to be in good condition~ Harvest there will begin about April 20 and wi11 continue through l"lay.

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ONIONS:

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"\Jio:ris-to..:.plant reports last January, 18 por cent loss than the 18,200 acres avail~ble for harvest in 1953 andl6 per cent below the four-year average of 17,660 acres 1 ~n Georgia the cr.op is' getting off to a poor start because of dry cold woat her in .
:[ebruary and March. Stands a;re poore In Texas, which has more than half of the ; G;
J..ate spring acreage, the decrease in acreage from earlier intentions is all in North ~

':(;exas where planting conditions have been unfavorable As a whole t he North '1\::xas , ~rap is 10 days to two weeks la tor than usual.

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E,AR:PY QMl~CIAL POTATOES: Acreage for Ja ~e sprin~ harvest is .estimated at 116,700

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acres ..... 29 per cent below +as t year 1~ acreage,. of 165,40.0 .

~ores and 29 per cent less thp,n;. ~h~ lo..year. average. Acreage is. d own ,from +a9t, ye.ri,'r.

~n all States of the _late ~:prin~ ~rOUP. except Tox~ and Hissis.sippi . .In Texa~;, .aif ..

~ncrease of 11 per _cent is indica~edo l'ilississ"ip2J acreage. is :fJ1e same as last yoar~.

at>'b ~he California late spring acreage --.
~n 19~3. A few .potatoes have already

been

1 000 acres dug in the

~- :Ls 33.-p,er cen.t smalle;r J,!ian .Edison d{s'trict but :volurne':._., ..

movement from that area is not expected until after the middle of. April. Gr.ow:ing' "' .

'onditions in California have been generally ,favornble to date.' Acreage is down . aubstantially from last year in Alt3.bama, ~th. Carolina, South Carolina, and Arizona~

In Alabama, warm weather .dur;i.ng the l.ast half of March was fav.oJ;'a:O:).e for d()velopmo.nt:
ot the crop and movement., :from 'this area is expe cted to start the last weok o,(:Apr-1~

In: ' Ln Tqxas, light harvest. pp.;auld get unde,rway by late April~ The L6ui1L~ari.2_ crop 'lff?-S
:cctar.Eied by freezing weather in. Marcil and .harvest wfll be later than usual.

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damage is apparento







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T~tal early commercial pot$to acreage in 1954, :including prospo,ctive summer""~crop cvc:r;_eage. ('qased .on intent;Lphs reported earlier ) is indicated to be. ?07J 000 a~res --

25 per. cent less than .the 277' 000 acres harvested last season.

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Prelim'\

i Arizona, S.RoV 13,900 13,500 10,8001 170 175 18.5 i 2,364 2,362 1,998

California

31,220 29,800 29,900! 146 165 160 4,54.5 4,917 4,784

Oeorgia

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1, 280 1, 400
4b8.,d325Q9._--1l,2,W0~0

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1, oo
__414,,6~00.Q0

; 98 6o 110 124

84 165

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7 ,20.l,_ .

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~orr;:b_Cl,cSouth
$outh Carolina
Californi~
Mississippi Group Total

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3,920 .5,200 3,7001 4.5

.5o.5

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.5.5 18,200 28,600 20,400

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1,100
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1,200
S:. 300

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1,000
-~~00

1j.

5.5 c;e5_

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6.o
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.5.5 ! 6;slOO 7,200 _._~--~QQ....ll,J100

5,5oo 1''5 1 flO.Q:

1,780 2,000 2,400 : 7.8 7.0 7.0 1 13,800 14,000 16,800

, 2,820 2,900 3,000 !10.7
1- ,2,]:8Q. _ 2,,S,OQ _ J,,ZO.Q L.4.!.7

10o3 10.0 i 30,600 291 900 30,000
_ 6o5 __4_~0- I_2000.Q _)3,..0.Q _l_,OO..Q

!_1_.Q.t120 21,80_Q_ _l9,800 !6.,.1_~_'b.,?.L_1~12I5,S'OO 145',300_12hl5'og

SNAP BEANS:

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Lcteosu>_Yi~.si{i~a:ana

-f- 4,080 5,420

~onth Carolina

9,150

1

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... 1, 000 Bushels -

II 3,800
Ju.5oo

__~4,oo_ooo

75 75 80

306 28.5

5.5 _6o ___.50___297 _ . 270

320 200

9,300 9, 00 j 68

~ ~ ~ 618

325

720

Mississippi



Alabama Group Total

ONIONS:

Late Spring:

California

L zo_ - 3,250 2,Soo 3,200 1 71

70

75

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231 196 240 10.Q - - _91 - - _91

I I - 23 1380

2lz7_.QO

22:100 !_..7. ____2[_ __ 71.-+-_b5'52_1:J.~8_l,S71

1 - Sacks ~0 lb. -1

.. 1,000 Sacks~

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'4,9.50 5,500 4,100 j 5.52 .550

2,686 3,025

Arizona Louisiana

960 2,200 1,.5oo 1602 650

420 -

- i 94

610 1,430

40

May 10

Georgia

_ 750 . 2,200__bJ!po_.i 159 _ 175 _ _

121. 38.5

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l.Q,rB..Q _ lh].OQ _ 7,.zo.Q ! 8:1._ - ]:05 __ ..... _ . ..62_ _ ,?g ___ _

Group . Total . EhRLY COMMERCIAL

17 6Q 18,200

i4,9001TI2Ii9_-_B)uJslhi els -

1 'IT 21 ~,71.?_.
. ... 1, 000 Bushels -

IRISH ParA'IIoEs:

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Late Spr},n_g:

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66,200 84,.0\JO 56,000 139.5 390 14,150 6,ooo 5,5oo 70 110

26,13.5 321 760 956 660

Mississippi

~,500

600

600 1 86

90

218

54

Alabama

20,920 31,800 19,700 1134 180

i 2,730 5,724

Georgia South Carolina

jl105~630~9,o9o0o0

600 1122 7 ,ooo-Ti48--

:~9.555

"iI 172

86

1,476 1_,39Sr------

Arizona 1'exas 1_; Oklahoma
Arkansas

?}/ 3,980 5,200 4,5oo_sY362 4!~0 5,780 3,Boo 4,200! 71 65

1,840 900 600 !116 100

I 1~,410 1,700 1,400 88

5.5

2/1,432 _, 1~03

183

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388

2,288 May 10 247
90 94

J Tennessee

4,240' 2,000 1,600 1114 11.5

. 487

230

W9rth Carolina Group Total

t.2.,J.OQ t63,920

_19,.50.Q 165',4oo

_ll1b511.7Q0O.0Q

1189__ !2~0

]:90
28b

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2,41 !39,683

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GEORGIA: Weather conditions during most of March were favorable for farm work and farmers in all parts of Georgia made good .progress in: ;plowing and pre.-
paring land for planting. In the southern part of the state planting of corn, .cotton, vegetable . crops and setting of tobacco plants was under way .prior to April 1. Blue mold damage to the latter crop was lighter than usual :, 'Little planting of any crops had been done in northern territory. Planting operations were expected to be well under way by mid-April in these areas.

Near freezing weather of early March caused little damage to the ' fruit crops except inlow localities of the northern counties vJhereso!lle injury resvlted to peaches .Early planted beans and tomatoes in southern Geor gia --were largely killed and planting over was necessary. in most cases. warming weather and ample moisture during the latter part of the month favored vegetative gl."owth of all crops, and pasture ponditiot~s on report date were generally good. Above average small grain yields were indicated.

Wheat :Production of wheat was indicated at 2,112,00iY bushels compared with

21 9601 000 harvested last year and the ten year average (1943..;.52) of 2,122,000

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PEACHES: Peaches in the 10 Southern Stt9. ws on April 1 were .reported at 61 pe;cent
of :a _full crop,. 19 points belov; the Aprill, 1953 condition,and B points
below the April 1 aver:-age. Abc:mt average crops are in Ptospect .in th~ Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; smalLcrops. in Florida, l.:'fississippi, Arkansas, a_nd Louisiana, and very poor in Oklahonjq. and Texas. The crop in the C~rolinas is s.till subject to possible fre~ze damage in April.

In North Car.6.lina, the s.et of fruit v~as 'lighter t han in 1952 and.l953 but was

suffic;j;ent for an average crop. To April 1, very few orch?rd:;; ha.<;l reqei ved any ..

appreciable damage fr:om freezing weather. The South Carolina cr9p was in full _bloom

by mid-March. Freeze damage has generally been limited to poorly located orcqards.

The set of buds in Georgia was good in all areas. Whi.le some freezing weather

occurre!f in March,, not much darrage was reported. Full b1oqm occ:urred from March 10

to March 21, abqut 3 days earUer than average.; The neriod . of harvest in Georgia - .

is exp.ec-t;.ed to be about normale .Alabama .is expecting an, above average crop in ,spite

of the dry weather and daiJl.age from the March. freE)zes. The. Arkansas crop was damaged

by l~p.r~h' f:reezes and a . small production is. ;indicated in all areas. Prospects in_.:. ,'

Louisiana are the poqrest . sincE! 1951. Oklahomq~ reportS: t,he poorest ;.prqs,peq:_ts in .,

recent years. Outlook in Texas is very. poor.



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65

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63

38

87 82
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87
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65
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35
29

67.21

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68

43

68

79

42

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56

48

43

79

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Field preparations w'ere mostly advanced on April 1 but. severe March vreather .had re-

tarded v~getat:i;v.e growth. La:ck of reserve mois.ture in the subsoil was .stil). causini

. concern, although some improvement had occurred in: March. Surface moisture; was generallY'.-adequate, except in the dry Southwest, and fields were in satis:t:a~tory to

ideal conQ.ition for. plowing, preparing seedbeds and for seeding. Some. snow remaineQ.

in norther\rnnost farining areas, but as soils were large.ly unfrozen, it was melting

rapidly and soaking ,in with little run-off. Snow in western mountain areas and

. ~renching rain in Arizona improved irrigation water prospects, but in some tentral

~nd sout)!lern portions supplies will be short.

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Product'ion prosp~cts for winter wheat have declined 72 million bushels since- Dec-

ember 1, to 678 .hii.J).;i;on ppshels. Sharp deterioratio_n and heavy acreage losses in

the western and southern Great Plains were only partly offset by general improvement elsewhereo In ' the Northeast, a late March snow still covered some areas. ~~~ the l!;ast North Cehtra:l and Northeast States grdwth was retarded by cold March weather,

put a.s the wheat gr-e'ehed up it was apparent that winter lo-sses had been slight. In _

1:-he South, prospects. 'improved; growth had been slow but was responding to spring

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farm stocks of feed grains April } 1~ei'-e 2 percent larger than a year earlier, and if.bout 11 percent above average. In terms of supply per grain-consuming animal unit .to be fed, current farm stocks exceed April 1 tonnages in any other year of record JOCept 1949 and 1950. Only 25.3 million tons of feed grains disappear'ed from farms in the January..March quarter, a milliof\ tons les s: than in this period in 1953 and iess than in any comparable quarter since 191-11, except in 1948.
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WINTER WHEAT: The 1954 winter wheat cr'op is forecast at 678 million bushels, This

would be 23 percent smaller than the 1953 crop of 877i millioh

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bushels and 19 percent below averag e~ Declines from the prospective production as

qf December l in the important Great Plains .w,heat area .ha:ve more than offset gener. ~J..ly , -iroproved prospects in most other areas, This has resulted in a d.eclirne of

'(2 million bushels .from the forecast on December 1. The "current forecast. ts : based lipan an ~ppraisal of the April J,. condition of wheat as reported py izy:~ivj_d1,1a,l.

growers, and upon soil moisture reserves .and ,ather factors affecting crop pr_oduction.
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PASTURES: Early s~ason pastUTe feed this year was off t 'o the po'or_est start since

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1940. On April 1, the copdJ. tion of farm pa~Jtl.l':i:'es for the country as a

whole averaged 73 percent '01' normal contpared with 81 percent a year ago, and the 191+.3-52 average of 83 percent. The national average condition reflected ~xtreme
drought in a large section of the lower Great Plains , closely cropped pastures in

IIJ.?,ny other sections that were dry late last year, and cool weather dwing March

tf1at delayed early growth 'in southern sections where livestock normally get green

feed by _April 1. Outside the. southwestern drought area, soil moisture was mostly

amp_le to start new feed ~nd ' prospects are for improv~ment with the coming of warmer

weather.

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MILK PROPUCTION: March milk production showed ab out the usual seasonal increase

was . ' p~unds'

over Februar-.. . Total March output, estimated at 10,713 million
5 percent above last> year~i s previous all-time high for the month, and

I~ percent ab.ove the 1943-52 a'lrerage .- Continued heaVy' supplemental feeding to the

i~creased number bf cows in milking herds c ontributed to the record outturn, Con-

sidered relative topopulation, March m?--lk production averaged. 2,14 pou!!-ds per

capita per day, the highest since l947'but otherwise the J,.owest for the month since

1938. Total U, S. production in the fj_rst 3 months of 1954 was 1,3 billion pounds or 4.8 percent above the January~March - 1953 output.

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VEGE'fABLE CROP REPOrtT FOl1 MAY 1, 1954
GE~ffiRAL: The production of principal spring vegetables in i954 at 2o66 million tons is expected to be 7 percent larger than: the 2.49 million tons produced
J..ast year and. 18 percent above the 1949-52 average of 2.26 million tons, according
to information released today by the Crop Reporting Board. New production records _forecast for spring crops of can taloups, celery, sHeet corn and watermelons, and a ilear record for toniato.es, are largely responsible for increased 'production of spring vegetables this ye'ar. Increases in spring production over last year are also fore- ' ~ast for asparagus, cucumbers, honeydm-rs, and green peas. Significant reductions
in production from 1953 levels are limited to spring crops of cabbage and onions.

SNAP BEANS: The 1954 mid-spring sll8.P bean crop, at an indicated J., 766,000 bushels,.

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is 51 percent la:r:'ger th~n the sll).all mid... spring crop harvested last

year, and 14 percent above average . Recent rains benefitted the snap bean crop in

Louisiana, which is iri excellent coriqi_tion. Picking began there the last week of

1\pril and peak movement, is expected about .J!Jay 15, Harvesting is in progress on

those fields Hhich survived the free ze ruid. quality of beans is reported to be good

:tn Georgia. The fields replanted follmnng the freeze are making good pro gress.

Snap beans in .south Carolina are in good condition gener?ll;y' but in some localities

deficient in moisture, vines are sturited and the set of bea,ns is light. Harvest is
expected to be general by Hay 10 and production will be 'heav~est durj.ng the last .

nalf of the month. ~veather in l-:iississippi has been favorc:ible .for the growth and

development of snap beans and yield prospects were vety good on Hay .1. Harvest will

be active about i'lay 10 and conti.nue into J1,.me Harvest on early fields in Alabama

is also expected to start during the .first half of 'Hay.

CABBAGE: An -early spring cabbage C:r:'Op of 118,000 tons is forecast for 19541 which is 19 percent smaller than the 1953 crop and 6 percent less than average.

A decline in prospects in Louisiana and Georgia since April 1 resulted in the reduc-

tion of the production forecast reflected in this report from that indicated a month

ago. In Louisiana, below average yields appear to have resulted from insect damage,

which was somewhat more severe U~an usual and liTas 8.ggravate'd by unfavorable market

conditions which made it une conomical for growers to spray and dust for c-ontrol. In

addition, cabbage failed to size properly in most fields in that State. The bulk of

the Louisiana crop has been harvested b1.rt a light moveme nt is still under way. Dry

weather .in Alabama during April was detrimental to the cabbage crop. Harvest is

nearly complete, but because of lol.J price s tl1_ere 1..rere some fields which uere not

completely harvested. In southern_Georgia, lor,r prices for cabbage have caused some
growers to t e rminate harvesting and some fields were being plowed ~der as of JVIay 1,.

Some cutting will continue there on remaini ng acreage . In South Carolina, the cab-'

baete crop has been very disappointing. Yields on early fields were light be cause of

dry weather which pre.vented 'cabbage from developing fully~ Considerable acreage of

early fields has not yet been harve sted and.is not expocted to produce marketable

cabbage unless rains occur in the ver-J. near future . )~ate fields may still make a

fair crop if they receive rain in early Hay. Supplies of spring cabba.ge are plenti-

ful 'for both carlot and local outlets in California, Rail shipments from that State

are currently being r e stricted by market coqdi.tions .but supplie s 1-vill remain plenti-

ful during Hay. Cabbage in }if:i,.ssissippi has received ample moisture and. yielq

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pr"ospects actually impro'lfed during April. A light harve st began April ..:2G---a-.l'ld. the-

crop will be in production during most of lIay -vJith peek movement probably occurring

the week of Hay 10.



SHEET CORN: A late sp:t'ing svtect corn crop of 1, 785,000 crates is forecast n.s of May 1. Production at this level is 9 pe rcent" large r thnn 1ast yoilr but
slightly below average. In California, a substantial increa se in the acreage of sweet corn has occurred in Coachella Valley and Ke rn County. A light harvest of early fields is under way in Coa chella and Imperia l Valleys and supplies from these tHo sections are expected to reach volume stage by the end of the first 1-veek of May. Earliest fields in Kern County will not mature until June. lv'iay 1 prospects for sweet corn in Alabama are favorable. Yield prospects are good in Georgia where harvest will begin in early Ju.ne. Host areas the re have received rains and corn has ample moisture. In South Carolina, as of Ivlay 1, swee t corn wa s in good condition but was showing signs of needing additional moistu.:re. Harvest there is also expectec' to start in early June~

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Vegetable__Crop_ Report for .rliay 1, 1954 ( Coh~in:t;ted)

LETTUCE: The Hay 1 forecast of production for early spring lettuce at 7,455,ooo ':: crates is 2 percent less ti1an ..1953 proctuc'tion bUt 3 percent greater than
~verage. Exceptionally favorable April weather and good marketing conditions iri '
,Arizona's ,Salt River Valley resulted in a larger crop there than was anticipated a :
i)lonth ago. Harvesting of lettuce has been about completed but light supplies are '
a . ~xpected to be available during the. first hal.f. of Nay, In California, harvest of
~~e !3arly spring lettuce crop proceeded at comparatively slow pace during April
. be;cause of the retard:i.ng effects of cool spring weather and it was la.te in the month . ~efo.re heavy shipments were bej.ng made from that State, Production during May is
~xpected to show the usual sharp s.easonal increase and will likely be heavy during
the entire month. Delay in the harvest of early fields scheduled for April cutting ~ay result in..a peak of shipments early in Ma;v,:.. qutying of le~.t;+ce in Georgia is,
Under way and most groHers have completec;l ha,rvest oh early field's, Satisfactory ~ie lqs of well-sized, goocl :quality lettuce ..have bef-n realized to date, Recent rains
have benefitted late plantings which are expected to produ.ce well if weather. .
~ondi.tions remain favorabl.e. In South Carolina, dry 1oreather was damaging to the
$pring lettuce c.rop . 'J;'he condition of the 'crOp deteriorated sharply during April . ~nd .yi.~lds, :which are only .slightly better than those from la st year's poor ' crop,
are beil:tg realized. The harvest season is practically over in the important EEtaufort area~ Harvesting of spring lettuce in North Carolina,became active in late J\~pril &'1d supplies will continue to be available in volume in early Hay . HeaV'j
.fain and 'lvind ; late in April caused some damage to the crop, .

ONIONS: The first estimate of the late spring onion crop is for a prodl..lCtion of

4,176,000 sacks, 27 percent less than last. year's crop and 3 percent be low the 1949~.52 average of 4,321,000 sacks . Of last year's la1~ge production of:
5, 712,000 sacks, about 27 percen~; or 1,549,000 sacks, vmre not 'harvested because of

market condit:i,ons. The reduction in prospective production, compared 1rji th last year,

i .s 'the result of smaller qi::reages in all of the late spring States and poorer yield

.prospects in Texas and Georgia. Iil California, the crop i s geneially in good con-

.dition throughout the . State. Suppl:Les for local_markets we re av;1ilable about Hay 1

from the Coachella Valley. Harvesi;- ;i.n the Desert areas is expected to become , general during early JIay . Kern C.ounty ~xpects to begin harvest the first vJee!c of

May but movement of early varieties frqm the Stocktop area is not expected until

mid-Hay, In Arizona and Georgia, ba}yest is expected to start early in Nay . !n

Texas, v.rhich has more than nalf of the late spring acrbage, most of the tonnage from

th(3 North Texa5 area is expected to come f:rom ~~ctions north of Dallas, Some sta.nds

,in this area are light, but plants made good grmNth t0e" last half of April~ Harvest

. in this area :is not expected until early June:. .Tl)e sections south of Dallas, mainly

:Ferris , Ennis , an,d Ita],.y, . we;re badly in need of moisthre most of April, Yield prospects there are poor an~ .s,ome acreage may be abandoned , The Panhandle acr~age

was planted under favorable conditions and plants have started to make goodgrowth .

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TOHATOES: Thisyear's late sprinf. tomato crop, forecast at 3.t5h8~0~0 bushels, is
expected to exceed las year's light crop by 59 percent e.nd the average

by :19 percent. JVlost of th.e change has occurred in Texas, the prinCipkl late. ppring

ptate, where an increase,d acreage is available for harvest and crop prospects: are

more favorable than in 1953. A con.sic;lerable acreage in central Texas "t<Jas lost after

,planting from lov.J temperatures in early Earch and insuf ficient moisture . Stands on

considerableacreage in the area from Yoakum to Jacksonville are generally light,

Rec,eri.t temperature.s and improved moisture conditions have en13,bl ed .plants to make

good gro.vrth and vJ.nes are healthy . Harvest at Yoakum is expected to start about on '

scheduie but the Franklin a.rea, to the north of Yoakl.J_,'l1, is expected to be a 1:oreek . lat13r '~;.han usual. I1ost o.f this year's acreage increase is in east Texas where th.e

,crop was set later and experienced more favorable <;:Qndi tions following planting ', E.~rly sect~~ ons in that area 1vill start harvest in early J:'Lllle but at Avery, picking
is noi;- scheduled until June 15-20, Cond;i.tions pr:Lor to Nay l were favorable for
tqmat6es in L~uisi.ana and a larger crop than that pro.duced in ;1.953 is in prospect.

, Iii llfis.sissippl., tomatoes have started off well and yield prospects are considered

"good . Production is expected to begin the last 1feek of May . Tomatoes in Georgia

have made satisfactory progress to date but stands a;re reported' to be poor . Although

. . up , to Nay 1 tomatoes in South Carolina were ii1 good condition, lack of sufficient

moist1ire was becoining evident,,



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'19143/ -52' 1953 1954 :.413-/52:. 1953 .: 1954.:194J3.-/52:. 1953 1954

I -. - -I - - 1.,?.~,f.lF-..,..L_Y_C10--rf,J\-1E-~R-C-I-A;t-:-..,.~Ac_,_res . Acres Ac!'es

-Bushe,ls- -

1,000 Bushels - -

IRISH POTATOES

Prelimt



. ! .

~e~ri~

~

. ,

California touisiana Mississippi

66,2o.oi 84,oool s6,ooo J9SI 14,1501 6,0001 5,5oo . 70. 2 SOO 600 600 861
1

sofr: 39.0 L6qi 26,1351. 32,760j2S,200

llO .

956.,1 .6601 440

90 .... 90 2181

54, 54

A;:labama

2o:no' 31,800 l9,700J 1341 180 160 2,7.30 5,724 3,152

.. I Georgia South Carolina Arizona

1,560 10,350 12/3,980

900. 6001 1221 95
9, 000 . 7, 0001 l48J 155 5, 2001 4, 500. 2j)62.1 . 440

l301 172

86

7-8

150 1, 476 1, 395 . 1, 050 420 2/l, ~-321 2, 288 1, 890

Texas Oklahoma Arkansas

1-5,780
I 1,840
I 4, 410

3~8901 900j
1, 700!

1 4~200-.71

'65 70-

600 .116 l, 400 88

100/
55

159051i

403!
1831 38811

247l 90 941

294 93 126

I .J

Tennessee North Carolina
Group Total

I n:, .2S0l_- 1 4, 2401 2, 0001 1, 600j 1141 1151 1251 !~87 2301 200

II6238,,4920~0:::1_s9,,5~00!

15,0001 189/....,
7o6i-

190
?86

_-2J00571l!95~,26484~3~,70351n:E3,,067525

1

o0 ummer

! '



.

r - - - - -- I Virginia . .
Eastern sn.ore

I 32,460
*2'4,-925

.~22I6,, 64ooool1

22,600
--19,ooo

-~1~]8)6o!!'-

205t -215.

--

~;54-,;96'f?l83t' -h5~4614214f-6-/1-0-

~:~~!::d& Other H~* .~ ~:~~3 ~:~~3 *i;~i- -~~~, ~ ~- ~~14~~~t -~~6~-- ~

1

~K1einspsgocukryi Kansas Nebraska

1.
~
1

32.,, 04.580? 3;'280 4,370 .

1, 5S.0000
1,91000011

l,08.00.00 11.7388./ 13900
3001 1651 ; 120 l,5oo1.. 260 . 225

1 14+220l'J

194551



513

. 12

1,081 428

Texas Georgia New Jersey
Group Total

1 . 61~,741000

l0,5oo! 900!

6,3001, 2351 1601 800J1 91 901

-

_4~,~2~ _22,~0~~-2~,20~~~ ~221- ~222L _ _

1,558 1,680
~O~D12341L _6~32821~1 __ _

jl05:090,. 68~8~:1_57,400. 2051.__2~-_I~L~___._! 2l~O~Oj l4,P.05~

l/ Group averages (including ALL STATE~) are simple averages of annual datq. for
- the group.
/ ; Potatpes, late spring, Arizona, 9-yep,r average, 19/;4-52 ~,-
i~ Revised.

,I
:. ~; r .......~.;
.t .

. . ";
:-

. .

~ [ ;( , (

. . ;

~,

. ~.

<; ' .

.. ~

\:

!.'

.

' . :~.

, . :; .. ,... .. ::''
.~ ' '
...1., ,...

- 3-

I .
I

A~reage and Productir~n Forecast to Date f<'>r 1954 with Comparisons

::;---

ACR.EAGE

-~ YIELD PER ACRE --PRODUCTION-.- -

: j

Crop and
- Stat~

:,~ _ :4...Yeat' h:' "~ .d . :l::!i?. :. . d-h-.--Yt-:O~::. .!~-,-,_;--Jc-. - -Y-' -.- : ~lt- :-X-- ea-r:-: -~---------

\9-)4 - ~Average) .
.' _; 1949:..52..:.

.;: .

l;9'5..:J::':1-..4!.';:.'::'~;-:1rp9.~5r4; ...:.::

'"li.fr'....; 49'1'".52;

...
'

;::;-, ;.~;Ihd:;
}9~3 :

1Average: :1949-52:

195 3

Ind. 1954

t .. 1/ ~

.;;~:'-- . : 1/

... : 1/

:

-.--~ --: . l/1.6re~> : teres ,. :Acres-] ~- - ...Bushels ... ... - - -1, O.JO Busl:lels - ~

I
j

.SNAP BEANS _ ::i- :. ' . Y: Prel'imi

.

'

.

t;~:E~~ ~ ~:4~g' -~:~~gIr~g~glI' ~ ~61 ~g 1-. ~~~ ~~6 ~~g ~outh Carolina
I Missi;;osippi
ft:labama _.Group _Total

1

I

9,150 9, 300 9, 600 68 1 351' 75

618 : ..3~ 720

3, 250
J ' 1, 480
-.54j- -23, 380

!-2

2,-800 1, 300 1, ?oo

!

-.2~13;,,,~S34o00o0~o~,E6?-8l ~~

70 70

9700-,.','!1. ..=_79 -.t

231.
~i;1~0201

l96 ,9:.t.
--1-;ib'a

31?
91
I , 7615

CJ\NTPLOUPS

,

.



. ICrts, Jumbo 70 Lb, Ij- .. -1, 000 Crates

II

0 6 !___ j __ -Early Surrimer

j

Georgia . .
SA~o- :u.ztuhopnCaTaortoal.ilna' .'

.:I_, l.~57,,,9485oCQ6J.J11~

7, ooo I

~6',

0~O0Q0

1
_

8,.ooo j 70 l 7 0 I
.6~',5~0O0QI~1~422___ ~54~5

, 0

24,230 : 2~,oOO 23,?0~ 9

9:JJ

1
1!

:~ 5161

490 ,

11.-'52_15!3~

_ lL

rno 3;0

., 6/10 ., __ _

1 2,3l:J 2,0o0.

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

I

-+~. ~--

SWEE'i' CORN
Late Spring

. : ~ .. .

. j _ - .. Unite. .:. - - i - .... .,.. 1;ooo units ;;.::..

. r (5 Doz. Bp;r.si) L

~. . ' :',

Califorr:lia

Alabama

.Georgi a

S ,_

o

u.

t

h

Carolina . -\

Group .Total" -

'

' ' 1,

~,f-OOl 5,250!

6J,,lnOoOo~J

. 8 ,3001
3,ooo1

14l~ .Jl9Qj

92

751

J,.5Cl 90

~1 ..

19~777R.

._).,,159 225

:,L,...f45 270

1,650 1,500 1,7001 52

60! 65

86

90 . lfO

1 + !, 1 _2_,_980-l. _ 2_,_0_20
r I l I . }6,61lo 12,600

'~.35iP,0<0_X01l

_ 8Q l.OB

_ QoIT' ;_ O:c. : _ -~6_2 __ ~62 __1~0-
l:jiJ: '' li9 . l, 801 1, 634 1, 785

C~~:;s~~~~g .I

'.; I- -, ~Bu;h~~s - - - - - - 1,000 Bushels -

~ouia.iana
Alabama: -

I ! 610 I 450 ,':; .600! 94 S:o lQO
I l 1,150 l, 100 . l:,2:YJ 132 - 116' 140

- 571

36

6Q

152 126 168

deorgia

850

650 ~OOJ 75

60 ~ 85

63j

39

51

South Car-olina

5,000'1 4,300 /.i.,:l)OO j 8$ 70 11)0

425! 301 Ll50

6oo i7u3- r:-15, -:-13, California

1 l, 320

North Carolina I. 5, 600

__A.p_;rr_ko~aupn~sT_aos_ta_J:,,_:l.~ - I .1,1~t0o0

s, l, 400 1 , 200 ~- J88 390 380

515j 546 U56

4, 900 .800

'
1: 1U,

34sco0ia0~r11-

76

90 .1

~5851-j.' =_ _~70L!"

90 425~
"1902~ -.-i~~n9?8,

441
--1 ~ 55~65

.

-'

486 ' 72

t --Sac~s ONIONS . . . . -1 , ,... .._. .. , .

liO Lb, 1 - - - . 1,000 Sacks - -

Late Spring California

l 4,95fJ ~ ...S;.?_oo,,. :.t~;L_oo .55.2. . . ssol 559 2,686j. 3,o25 2,255

Arizona

960 2,2oo l,Soo 6o~ '65o! 65o 1 610 1,430 975

Lpuisi.ana
Georgia
T~xas
G-roup Total

u2o

-

- i 94

-I -

75ol 2,2oo l,4oo l 159 175 l4o

l _l_Q,_28~ ~ - ~,]OQ __I,_~OQ I __ ~1_, __ !:0_2 _ ._92
1 17,660 _ l8,200jll~,900i 249 3111! _280

1

4ol

-

1 121

385

_ _8~3 1_ - __812

4,321 5,712

196
_15Q
4,176

Ep.rly Summer Txas Arizona Louisiana Mississippi AJ_abama Ge orgia South Carolina North Carolina California Arkansas Oklahoma Missouri
Group Total

j

,.... - ... Melons - - - - - 1,000 Melons-~

I I . 105,750113~,000 145,'000 168 125 1
I I 4,950 -;;.,ooo S,5oo 686 800

I
I

17,812

17,000

3,378 4,000

I 4,150 2,800 3,200 255 250

1,059 700

7,120 9,000 ' 10,400 235 200

1,674 1,800

13,420 14,1001 15,5001 305
49,ooo j 49,ooo 6o,ooo 281

I 320 I
210

4,094 4,5l2 13,764 lJ, 230

I 45,?001 47,000 55,ooo ! l98
9,c6o 1o,ooo I l0,5ooj i86

220 I
220 1

8, 948 1 10,340 6/10 l, 8241 2,200

9,950 1 10,400 11,0001 690 635!

6,822 6,604

8,680 12,000 I 101 200 284 275

2,452 ! 3,300

. l6,550 j 17,000 15,000 1 186 190

3,116 I 3,230

- - -- j!.2...7J8,,~J5oo2

l ~31_4s~,5~ooo2

r-.2'1o.QI_z_s5_ 344,6oo 1 236

200
-214

-~

-

- - 70-9
1 65,6)2

-6.-7,345-4-60.- -

- Ove r -

. ,

FARM PRICE. R~FORT AB _OF AFRIL _}5, l954

- :: ~- ~ ... ..

-

. l..: .,

GEORGIA: 'The April 15 All Commodity Index of Pric~; Received by ~eorgia fa;mers

.showed a decline of 2 points from the previous month and stood at 244 ~per

dent of the August 1909...JuJ:y 1914 average~ .... .

~o!J!e ga:i,ns. were m<?-de during the month in prices of hogs and corn but dairy products ~nd egg;:; were mainly responsible for the All Commodity decline of 2 p,o~t~?l : J"lost

9ther products did not show any mate:dal changes from the month before

UNITED ST~T11S: The Index ~f Price~ R~cei~~q. by . Fa~m~rs increased 1 point (;our-

-.-



t;ne tenths of

perc~nt) during the in~nth ending April 15, the. Crop

Reporting _Board rElported tod?.y ~ During the month,. increases in prices for hogs-'

O:attle, potatoes, cotton, a.r+d soybeans were .nearly o;ffset by decreases ~or 'pilk,

eggs, butterfat, and several commercial vegetables. ' The Inde;x: was 257_percent of its 1910~ average on April 15, compared ldth 259 a year earlierq

:~ ,
Th~ Parity. Index (Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and lrJage Ra..tes.) held uncnanged at . 2B3 from March 15 to April.-15. Retail com'iltodi ty prices -we:re up slightly in mid~

Apr,ilo These incr.eases were offset. by a 3 percent decline in farm wage rates which

have made more than the usual seasonal -decline this spring-. .The Parity Index for

April was 1 percent higher .than ..9. year q:go;



With farm product p:r';i.ces averagi~ sJ,ightly. higher ~;~nd the Parity Index steady, the
Parity Ratio returned to its February level in mid...Aprile At 91, the ratio was 1 percent below a yea.r;,ago,; '; ..

___....,.....____ ___,.
. -- --- Indexes
. 1910-14=100

-. ..... .........

SurnmarY Table for the - - U-r-d.t.e.d-"'-sta-.t9s ---- - ----....------

.:r .

,......

: Apr. 15, : Mar. 15,

;. . 1953

1954

Apro 15,1954 .



.:. -
:..

,~ ., :JR-:i1e4c9:ox

r

d-h-ig

-h Da

-
te

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

hices Re~eived

259

256 '

257

313

Feb11 J.951

Parity Ind~K t 1}. ~

Pa:-'ru~:Y..~

--n.,'t.lo ... ~

-- , . . . ' .. .

.. ' I

.... ' ~80 ."
.... .

. . . ..

. '

. i .. ~

9'2

. . - . "~ _:.,2_..8.. -3....

'

. ........:.."'

. -. ~

..
.

-.

283

. < r , . ... ~. .... -.. . ..... .

290_.:., :. .YMay . l952

123.

Oct, 1946~

1/ Pfi~es Paid, In:te:('est, T~-f!is, and Wag(Rates.

gj Ais~ Feqruary a~d April 19S2

..

. ... .
.,. . .
, -'
'1.'"! , ~
.::: , i

;.
. ,J.
' .

HARRY A. WHITE

.!griculturi3.l Statistician

.

/

'

. ' ..;

-~ l '

D. L. FLOYD

. ...

Agricultural St~tistician~ IP. Chargf-3 :

"" .. ,....' ,. .-: ~--" " .

'-:After - Five Days Return to United~tates Depar.tment of Agriculture
Agrictlltural H'arketin:g S;e:ry-:i,o e.

319 Extension Building

Athens, .Georgia OFFICIAL BUSI~iSS

,..,~

, .

Penalty for private us e to -avoid . p~yment of postage $300o
. <.r ...
.. .

. '

:~ (

-.-:. \ .

SQUJ,i la"RMI:Cti ~IlaR!BI
THE UfilVERS.ITY OF GE~!GIA
'I'll UNIVERStU L!'BRAR!ES
&'mDIS -;QA .

----------------------------------------------------------------------------~-=--

.~ :

. . .

Pil.ICES RECEIVED BY
---~~. I--GEClRGIX-

FAR\gRS

APRIL. 15 - -. .

1
.

1954.SITE COlv:IFARISONS

~---<

UNIT3D

. ; ; .
S'r'AT;f_s_:--,---,--.

COMi'iOD!TY
. 1\J:'D UNIT

. -

-

~..A. v.eAJruualgyg.le9190(19-4-1!jA-p-1r~..5.-._.l3_-5-,. ~~.~-1-1a. r9.-. ,5l4-5-.,---~~-'A---p;1r~.9t .5.l4'5

-~
, _

f'

AJ. uuAgvle.:df.E91}09g~1e4--11~...Apr1-9.::5-13:-5.,,.-iIIr.M..<.~r.9~....4l5~,

)
.1Ar;r ..)5,
1 1954

$:W:~eetB:P~ot-ato. es.,. .- 1: :. . ::-:-: -~: I~ ~: I! .::: -:~::::!1.. :~~: 9es: :Bl.l;. ~>

$ I

$ .67_,.

Bu. $

.:,?3.

;tton, ~ 112:: I ~3.4 12~4 'I ' Lb,

:

t
~ 1.o3 "l
';75
32. 9

I .96 1 .92

2, 75

2,85

i 33.5 r,'l

1 - ::::. ; .

i
.4o 1

t
.761

;:

. 7~. -L

.78

I 88

4, 08 j 2. 52 j 2.68

I 31.4

31.0

31.6

..()ttonseeci, on

. :24, 9

~~:~0.~ \; f;i6.50 ! 55.00

I 22.55 63,10 . 50.50 50.80

B:~:efs.~b::d:~on : 1 7.33 Cattle,; cwt. $ 1 3.87

:::: !,:,:::; i ::::: II

7~27 I ::::: ~11 :::~:

22,80 26.60

! . il I 15,20 13;10 13.00

5.,42 j 17,30 i 16_.60

,
17.10

''33~'85 II Milk Cows, head' $

150,00 I .ll;,Od ! no.oo

48,00 :193.00 , 1155.ob

Chickens,I,:h.
Eggs, Doz:
!.
Butterfat, Lb lViilk ( JVhole~~i~)
per 100# l}
Soybeans, B:u.
Peanuts, Lb~

1- . 13~2

i 26>9 / 22,5 .j 23,5 H<U,4 j 27. 2 . :23_rl::



21.325.7

49~0 I 45.0 .j 41.'5 .[l

l II 57.0

56.0" i. 56.0

II ! i

21.s 26.3

i 45;5.. i 38.7 ,~5,o :i. 65,4, .-J . 62.8 c ' l]6 ..8
I -,l '

2.42
.-'

. : 6~25 Ii 3.oo

I
1
I

5.95
. 3.15

i .. 5.55
l
~3.,3o

!! 1I
i;

1.60' I
!

4.12 '!
l

4 . 01'

3.67

I

_,~, 10.8 1'10.8 n.o JJ.

. 'Ii
J.} Preliminary f.or, ~p'ril' l!_Ef.l;.

'--'-'--~~-'------,-'----~-'---

============ =~==-===== ~====~:-- . =============~==~~==~

~

INDEX l\Tf.JMBZRS OF FRICES mCEIVED J3Y FA:ffi.,TERS Hl GEORGIA

'

(.Au_.g. ust '1909

-

July 1914
-'

:;

lPO) . '

,. .

AiJt. 15, .Mar .. I5'1.f.

Apr. 15, .

1953

1954 ' (. 1954

dl Commodities
Cotton & Cottonseed
Grains l'Ieat ~imal s
. Dairy ;Products
Chicken & Eg15s
U Fruits
. _; Miscellan:eous

251
263 203 334.
246 ~222 ':'.
202 197

246
261 172 .. 332

238 ,.

199

184

I'
'

'193

"1
261 : 175
33~-
191 190 184 192

FRICES FAID BY FABiWS FOR SEI-'!lmED FE'IDS, APRIL 15, 1954 nTH C(],:JFl\RISOl'TS 1/

.

KIND OFF~

t

.

IGEORGIA .

/J,pr, 15,

Maz:, 15,

1953

1954

---..,--41+1,-__----=Ul~~.::,I.T::..'.BJ::::m...-:-ST::..A.-T= -=E_,_s:~----.----

Apr, J-5, 1954

j 1 ! 1i

Apr. 151 1953 .

Ma.r. 15, 1954

Apr. 1_5,
1954

Mixed Dai.g Feed
All Un er
29% ?rotein
16% Protein
!8% frotein
20% frotein 24%> Frotein

4:45
4.30 4.65 4~80
4~85

1

r .... 4.3a

4~20 4.45

I
I

4.50
4~60

-~--~~~~------~-+~~--------r---------
Dollars per. lQO Po__un_d_s

-- n . . 4.36
il. ' ", 44..2405.

4,23 r '.".14..~2143 .

4:os
4.00 '4;06

4.09 4~01 4~68

4~50 .l

4.38

4~26

L1,29

4.65 I

4.66 ' -. . 4.46

4;51

~igh Frotein Feeds Cottonseed iehl

' 1-. 50.

1.05

I

I

4,80 ..

4.17

4.28

Soyl;>eabi Meal,

?1<.95

5-.lG

.4.'80'

r:5,30

5.53

Meat Scrap '
~rain BY!froducts Bran
Middl~ngs
Corn Meal
Poultry Feed Broiler Growing Mash Laying Mash Scratch Grains

6,10
4.05 4.25 ' 4,85

I 5. 90

I.., :

3. 70 3.85

Ll, 35

5.70

5 .50

5.50 I 5.40

4.75

4.60

I 5.14

5.57

5r98

3.75 3.90
4~25

3.58

II;I,

.3.61,, .. 3,.139.-

lr~.

'

.

3.31
.3~40
;3.8o
. J ,. .

II 5,32

C'
5. 32

II
il

4.94 4.12

I. -1 ~ .

ll-.S3
{.~6

i

3.51 3.60
t 3 .130. . '

I

I
I
... i

5.41 5,01 4.37

)} As reported by Feed Dealers.

:.~.

- , .... .. .. .I' ~

-..:. ~ ;.

~-~_,- .

.

.

.

\ieather. c:ondit~o'ns. P.uring 'Ap:dl wer;e v~ry favor'ab~e for preparing land -'and planting

0p,eraions, _ex.c.e'pt iri lo~al 8;r'eas where dry. W81i'ther: r 'etaraed germination and growth .

In . .~f c;:rops 0

celii:t;r:.g_i and southern districts of th.e' st'ate, .stands are much better

t,ha~ usual an,dmost crops are off tq a goOd start . Riiin'fall received s-ince Hay 1 has

not-been adequate to promote optimum'growth of growirig c,rops, and abnormally cool .

temperatures have had a retarding effect on crop conditions.. Prospects for small :

grains are from gQoc;i to excellent~ . Near record high yield is expected for wheat and ' above, average yieldl'l are expected for other 'grc::ins . qondi tions have be~~ :(.avorable .
.for the peach q'op -~~nd qn Hay.+ g-ood yields were J.ri prospect in all areas except in
' :. ~xtreme northern co1J.nties where the coJ,d da.mage was heavy. Dry weather retarded the

growth . o.f grazing ,.crops in localareas:, b':l:t genercilly pastures were furnishing abun.;..

1 ' ~ant teed for livestock on Hay 1. Rainfol:l received since the first of the month ~-

has iinproved h~y prospects but more ..m~isture would be beneficial.

'

..

.

t.

..__Wheat: The reducti;on in wheat acreage :prompted.growers to plant on better land and

' . do a better job in preparing .and f~rtilizing crop acreages. Based on cGndi-

ti0n as of May 1 indiccited yield,,.per acre approaches the record of 19QO bushels- set

in 1952'-' Indicated-:.1954 producticm of-':2,242,000 bushels is approximately 24 percent

below the 2,960,000 bushels harvested in 1953~ ,

Oat5: The fallcrop came through the winter in good condition, and satisfa.Gtory yields are expevted.in most~sections. T)1.efirst productionesti~ate will be

made as of June lc

,. . . .

.. ,

,!1ilk. Production: flilk pr.oduction on Georgi~ farms durini{ the month o:f Aprii tota1ed
114 million pounds 'I11~S VOlume :was .~pproximately. 6~ ,P.~.~cent. above

the production duri-ng Mc;trch, and about 13 percent above . the average for the month of April from, 19.43 - 1952. Increased milk flow was aided by mild Apri;J.~:~emp~r-~tures

_and plen.tiful grazi:r1g

.

,

P~~: Prospeotiv'e pr9duction ~f the G_ec;;rgia> total peaQh crop (including both com-

. . 'mercial and ,farm produc_}ion) as .of Hay '1. is pl_aced at 3,300; OOD bushels '

c.9mpa:r:~d .with 3,.312,00Q. bushels har.vested'last s'eason. The c'urrent crop is slightly

b~low ~e 1953 product:j_on, but approxi)!l~t~:J.y.J2:percent above the 2,496,'0lX)' bushels harvested in 1952_. Weather condition(. d~ing tb\:'1. winter arid early spring !ti6nths '
.:were favprq.b~e Jor . thf] , peach crop, .an1r')n ':ivlf.-t:J<.+,' prospec't.s_ were. ahove average in:.
.IJlpst se?.tions. The first .shipments !5~~. v?;rf'8.ties are f:)x:pect~d as follows: . Hiland: '

a~d Dixired, last week of May; Early 'R;ed F_~e and Dix:ig.em, first week of Jlme'; 1a:tly ~iley and Southland, middle of Juhe; and Elbertas, tne first we ek of . July. (See re ..

.. vfi)rse pide for. colT[rtents from _other states.)



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Ala. Miss.

741 552 ~

256 255

585

1,000

432 608

1,090 .

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1,044 63

11 539 66

li836. - 17'9

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413

247

402.

90

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696

346

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1,183 13-;~54 .

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J} For someStates in certain years_, production includ.es s;mequantities unharves-

t~d and/or harvested but not utilized on acc01mt of economic conditions. In 1951

and 1953, estimate$ of unharvested quantities were as ~allows (1,000 bu.): 1951~

South Carolina, 309; Georgia, 100; l953....A.rkansas, 110.

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366; Georgia, 100; 1952-,Geo~gia, ~oo.

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BURTON J. HARRINGTON Agricultural Statisti cian

UNIT~ STA1'ES ... GENLRAf=_QB;OP RE:PORT _AS OF Y~I....b_ 1954

The 1954 crop seas9n is off to an encouraging start with i"eqent improvement in soil -

f!1.9isture supplies Soil moisture conditions improved gene!'ally during Ap:r'il - though

pnly slightly in the dry Southwest -- and additional good :rains fell in early Nay. ,-

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W~nter wheat m;p.de good to excellent growth in most of the country and improved rather

:enerally, except in the droughty western part o:f the Great Plains. Production is

now estimatecLat T07 million bushels, 29 million more than on April L Fall sown
o~ts, barley' and .rye are developing well~ Spring-sown grains were being' seeded most--:

ly in good season and are making a goodstart, except in extreme.northe:rn sections.

:P9-stures and hay crops improved in A]Jril and are slow to develop only where .dry or

o-\)-ergra~ed last fall. Oats are maturing in Florida, vJhile oats and barley are head-

-~pg throughout ~q.e .So_uth with a promise of another good cropo The outturn of com

m(;rcial potatoes in prospect for -late spring hgrvest is a fourth less than last

and ;:;pring

a tenth below. average, .The ..ear~ spring crop, now about half harvested,

i$ ;a_ seventh less than last y.ear 1$ re.cord output, but nearly a half more than average, Hq:y and pasture crops m~de encouraging respor~se to April tains and som~: period~ of

1lirm weather 0 Based on prospective hayacreageand 'tlie May 1 condition ()f 86 a total i.Q54 hay crop of 105 to 108 mill16n tons seenlS likely _.,. above average in total and
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bushels-, 29 million bushels more than on April 1~ This compa;res with

8(18 million bushels produced last year and average production of 8,33 million bushels~

P:noduction prospects improved dwoing April innearly all States in the eastern half

of: the country, with the most. marked improVement in Ohio_, Indiana, Illinois_, and

Missouri., Warm weather over most. of 1;-he winter wheat producing areas during April

resulted in plant growth being further advanced than usual on JVlay lo 'l'he acreage of

winter Hheat for harvest is _estimated at. 37 .B million acres, This acreage is about onE?-fifth less .than the 46o 7 million ac.res . h<qv~:;>te~t irtJ,95;3 and the average acreage ., harvested during 1943--52o Based on. JV~ay l_conditions/ the indicated yielci; per har-

VE:'sted acre is 18 .7 bushels, compared v-Ji th.l8q8 bushels last Year and the lO..year

av.erage of 17 G7 bushels

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Peaches: The 1954 peach crop in the io Southern States is indicated at 10,4231 000
bushels, 21 percent below the 1953 crop of 13,.254, 000 bushels and 2 percent ,

below the l952 crop of 10,663 1 000 bushels <)I The 1943-52 average is 13 1 044, 000 bushels. Prospects in Alabama are above last year 1s crop; Georgia, South Carolina and North

Carolina show slightly 9maller production than in 1953; Arkansas, Mississippi, and
Florida crops arE? .about one-half of the p:revd.oUs year 1s production while near fail..

ures a:re reported. fe-r Louis-iana,- Oklahoma and ~exaso. The eold weather during- March
damaged the crop in all areas with the more severe damage, occ~ring in thewestern

portion of the 10 Southern States., The dry weather of 1953 probably had an adverse
effect on the set and development of fruit buds in some commercial areas., In North
Gardlina, 1~r.ospects vary by areas . The South Carolina crop was damaged .by the late

freezes an:i prospects are spot'tedo The ''l!.,lberta: crop is expected to be lighto In

Georgia, weather canditions 9,uring the willter and early spring were favorable .for

peaches. Frost damage was mostly limited to the northeastern section of the State.

The crop is making good growth vi'ith sizes at the present time. above normal. The

Alabama:- crop is. qu;itE;J. promisingi; Chil~n Col)nty:, the main peq,ch area., pas good pros-

pectsand growth to date has been goe'ld. Peaches in Florida and in the central area

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.fited from _the general r?ins the last half of April, coupled with above

pormal temperatures during the month.

Milk Productiom : ApriJ, milk p:rodu.ction on United States; farms t~taled '11,345 million

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e. pounds, exce'eding the previous record for the month set a year ago

by ' 4 percent. l'1ilk production per cow increased only a little less 'than seasonally from ~pril 1 to 11ay 1, 'and continued- at a high level. The high output per cow was

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..FARM PRICE REPORT AS OF MAY 15J.. 19.21!

'GEORGIA.: During the month ended May- 15, the- All Commodity Index of Prices Received , by Georgia f.q.rmers remaine~ . at th~ same level reported in Ap~il. At _pre-
sent, the index is 246 percent of t~~ ..Au~ust 1909 - ~uly 1914 average.

Jithin individ-qal commodity sub-groups, most price fluctuations tended to be toward
slightly lower levels . Prices received fer small grains were below the April 15 _ ~ ,:level. Prices of all chicken~ dropped appr6ximateiy1t cents per pound during. the
';.:month;. while ,e.gg price~ advan~ed app!?JCimate;cy 1 cent a dozeno

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- . 'tenths of one peiocent)L-d:uring 'the month end~g May 15 Increased

prices for pot-atoes and cattle-.-and- hi:gh'. ~ices .t'or -ear1y marketi-ngs of new crop can':"

taloups and watermelons more than offset decreases tor hogs., milk, and , stra'l-fb.err.ies ~

The index was 258 percent ,__of_its ;1.910-14' a:verage on May . 15, compared 1vith 26.3 a year

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Taxes, and Wage Rates) .ros.e .slightly in midQNay to reach 284 percent of its 1910-14

average" Increases in pri.ties of fanlily ltving items accounted for this upturn_, witb

other comp'J!lent ::.naexes 1'fi{iJ..di.ng iin~hanged from April t6' -lVIayo- The lVTlB.y Parity Index

'1-Tas about J. percent higher than a y~ar ago and at the highest level recorded since

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the Parity Ratio held unchanged at 91.3 percent lower than a year earlier.

Indexes 1910-14=100

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Index Date

Pr;ices Received

263

.257

25~

313

Feb,. 1951

<

.1/ Party Index

280
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290

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Pari'ty Ratio

94'

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123

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A.gricult\lral Statistician, In Ch1arge

Agricultural Statistician

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TilE UiUVERSl:TY OF GEORGIA THE UUIVERSITY I,t.BRARii'S 4TBilm GA.

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Cotton, Lb.

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Average Aug.1909..

May 15,1Apr 15

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May

15'l!A.Augv.er1a9ge09-

. May

15,1 Apr.

15

J'~y 1914 1953. . 1954-. 1954! kruly 1914 1953 I 1954

$

1.24

2.13

2.051 1.971

~88

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$

.91

1,93

1.63

' 1,621

64

2.06 1.49

2.06 1.45

$

.67

.as!I .98

_,_92

.40

75

.78 '

$

.83

.. 126

4e85

2.85 2.951

o88

I 33.4 . ~3.~.5 33.5 12.4

4.13 2.6,8 31.7 316

Maylf 1954
2.00
1o47
.77
2,63
32.2

$
$
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24.39
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7.33

I 66o50 55.00
30.10 ,. 25.90 22.40 25.10

54001 24o90
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25.00

22.55
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7~27

6180 22;70 23,10

5080 51.40 22.-80 ;' ..21;.80 26~60 ' 25o70

$

3.87

15.00 l'ioOO !310 5.42

1750 1710 17;.60

I $ 33.85 135.00 no.oo 1o6.oo 48.00 ias.oo 153.00 152.00

Chickens, Lb. Eggs, Doz.
Butterfat, Lb.

13.2 21.3 25.7

2$;9 50.0 57.0

23~5
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22,0

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11.4 21.5

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., 45,9

'2oo3 ;c . 65.1

23.7 35.0 56.8

22.5 33.1 56,2

Milk (Wholesale)
per 100# 1}
Soybeans, Bu.
Peanuts, Lb.

$

2.42

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5.0

J} Pr~limi~ary for May 1954

6.00 3.20
n.o

5.55 q~30
I 3.30 3.30
I 11.0 u.o . I

1.60

3.95' . 367 3,50

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INDEX NUMBERS OF PRICES BEC~IVED BY F.ABMERS IN GEORGIA
(August 1909 - July 1914 ~ 100)

May 15; 1953

Apr.. 15. . Hay 15,

1954

195t1

All Commodities

254,

246'

246

Cotton &Cottonseed

266

261

261

Grains Meat Animals Dairy Products
Chicken & Eggs Fruits

203 350* 242*
225' 202 .

175 339 231
190

J 172 , .
340 . 226
190

184

184

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Apr . 15, I May 15.

May 15,

.Apr. 15

1953

i954 . ?'1954

1953

1954

May 15, . 1954

Mixed .Dairy Feed An Under
29%. Protein 16% Protein 18o/. Protein
?0%. Protein
24'%..Protein
Hi~h l'rotein Feeds Co tonseed Me81 Soybean Meal Meat Scrap
Grain Bz-Products Bran Middlings Corn Meal
Foultry Feed Eroiler GroWing
114ash Laying Mash Scratch Grains

Dollars per iOO Founds

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4.40 4.30 4.50 :
4.60 4.80 '

4.30 4.20 4.45 4,50 4.65

I 4;,25
4<15 .4.45
4.55
-- 4.70

417 4,08
4el6 4.31 4.60

4.09
401 4.08 4.29
. 1.51

4;,06

3.97

4;,07

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4~53

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4.43 . . < 4.28

4.78

5.53

5.03

5.98
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4.42 5.99 6.58

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4.05 4.;2f;i 4.65 .

3.75 3.90 4.25

3.75'

3.95
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3.60

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3.55 3.82

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5.80

5.80

5.40

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4.55 -

4.55

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4\.1mormally cool temperatures during May accompanied by inadequate moisture supplies for. growing crops, retarded germination of seed. on planted acreages of cotton and corn and delayed the schedule of farm operations in many areas. At the present time, iJI.any sections of the State are. in need of rainfall.

Considerable replanting of cotton has been necessary in central and nor_thern areas of

-j:.he State, and delayed schedules have promoteda considerable "buildup" iri demand

(or labor for chopping and cultivating operations.

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Prospects for small grains continue to be from good to excellent. Near-record high

yields are expected for .wheat, and yields for ,other grains will be abpve average.

Harvesting operations of wheat and oats are well ad,vanced in southern' and central

sections of the. State.
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E-xceli. e.nt .. progJ?ess has been made in saving hay crops.

Weather conditions have been favorable for the peach crop, and top quality fruit has
( been moving to mar~et in volume. Through June 9, about 966 cars had moved by rail , and truck, compa;red with 684 cars for the..Same date last year. Increased volume of
Dixigems and Early Hileys will ~E( . availab;t:e . d1;U'i~g the next week, and Elbertas will
begin to reach the . mrkets durin$ the~ ,latte! ' pa;r ~ o,f ~J~!le and early July. .

VIHEAT: The indicated wheat yiel&: -~f 19~0 bushels per acre, as of June 1, ~s about

.5 bushel above the 1953 level, and, approximately h.8 bushels above the l9h3-

_)2 average yield of lh.2 bushels. If the indicated yield is realized, the current

production will be 2,242,000 bushels.



OATS: Conditions have been--f-a-vorable-:fei' -the current crop of oa ts, and: good to

excellent yields are being harvested in.most production areas of the State.
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\leather

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color is repGrted to be excellent. Volume of good quality fruit should be ,?-vailable

on most markets. uptil .mid-July. (See reverse side for peach comments for other

states.)

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PEA....qS: The 1.954 pear crop vvill be short in all areas of the State. Based on conditions as of June l, indicated production is l88,ooo bushels. This volume
:compares with 225,000 bushels produced in 1953.

rULK PRODUCTION: Milk production on Georgia farms during the month of May continued

at a relatively high level. froducu~on per milk cow on June l of

n.4 pounds. is approximately 3% above the level of J~e;.i:, 1953 and 6% above the

rverage on June l from 1943-52.

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.gr:i:cultural Statistician, In Charge

.. BURrtON J. HAHRINGTON
. Agricultural 'Statistician
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A favoraoie crop sittiation -~9~ _'shape in-~I~y for the -country as a whole. _ Soil mois-

ture supp~ies were largEll;r repleni~hed' d'Uring IvTay and most ar~as not adequately supplied t~n repJlived earl:>:,~ Jun~ ;r:ains ~ The drought 'vas brqken in. m.uc_h but ,not all of"

the Soutniu.~st;r; In the3nain _Corn Belt; planting of corn was virtually completed by June l ..an.:a:.'pl~!!ting.p_f .soybeans was more advanced than usual However, raii.ls at the

end of May 'delayed cultivation and many fields were weedy. In the South; cool weat-

her and freezes eX-tending deep-into the area required much replanting of cotton and

slow~d development of cqr,ri, pe~nu:ts. and cotton.

W-inter wheat prospects continued to improve, with rnostly adequate soil moisture and cool vJeather at fi-lling time. Production is now estimated at 740 million bushels, 33 million more than on . May 1, but 11 percent below average. Harvest started shortly after mid-May in the Southwest, and in the South was well underway by vune 1, with mostly satisfactory yields and heavy test weights. There and in other Great Plains areas, effects of mosaiQ disease, insects and May freezes are apparent, but the acreage left for harvest is expected to yield weli now that -adequate soil mofstute is available. It is in this Great Plains area that much of the increase in production .is expected. In Colorado, Washington and Or.egon, dry weather is limiting prospective yields, but in North Central wheat areas, the cool weather promoted stooling and thickening of stands, so that fields of fully-headed, excellent wheat are general.

11All-crqp11 prospect9 are reported rather uniformly good over most of the country.- In t.f!.e Sq~th, while prospects are reported as only fair, they are better than in most r .ecent years. The reported -si t1.1ation there largely reflects the difficulty and delay iJ:t g~tting stands of .cotton and the effects of cold May weather on corn..and peanuts. Most other crops were prospering. The poorest prospects, are in the dry Southwest and western part~ .of the central Great Plains, where abandonment of wheat was extremely heavy and, pastlires are .poor
Completion of spring sm all ~rg~n, s.eedipgs was . delayed in many northern. sections by cold weather: and wet fields.' . Some oats seeding's 1vere made much later than had seemed likely and some intended acre'age '"was diverted to_ ~ther crops~ largely corn or soybeans. However, the bulk ,of the plantings Yle,re made a.t favorable dates, Good growt.h and condition generally ~ore than offset the a.9-verseeffects of cold weather on a portion of the ,9pring grain seedings.

Peanut plantings were delayed in most important producing areas and stands and prospects were injured by co.ld vieatheJ'. Tobacco setting advanced normally with good . sta,rts, despite some disease. The grain harvest .is active in southern States Vlith reports of generally gooc,l yields.

ALL WHEAT: The 1954 proctuction of . all ;t'lfheat .is: fore cast a{ one billion bushels.."

This compares vii th 1,169 million bushels mwduced last year and average prodU;ction during the. 1943-52 period of 11122 nrl.li:i.o~. bushels The prospective . . winter wheat crop is about one"":~i;xth smaller than the J..953 crop while production of

all spring wheat in 1954 is expected to be about one-tenth smaller than le.st year May weather was beneficial for winter wheat in pra.Q.tically all States in the eastern

half of the cou..11try and especially favorable in the major wheat States of the south-

ern Great Plains., Conditions for planting sprin___g wheat we:re generally favorable and,

with beneficial rains received during ;the .last 10 days of May, the crop in most areas has a good start.

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PEACHES: A crop of 67,318,000 bushels i~ in prospect for 1954, 4 percent greater than , J --~ last year and one percent above the 1943-52 average. In general, prospects

are good for all regions. Prospects are less favorable in the 10 Southern States

than elsewhere but have shown improvement over the :May l forecast. The crop for the

10 southern States is. e9timated at 10,756,000 bushels, 19 percent smaller than the 1953 crop and 18 percent below the 10-year average of 13,044.,ooo bush els. In North

Carolina the May drop was heavier than G:h.}lected but this was offset by good growth.

Early varieties in tho Sandhill area have better prospects .than Elbortas. In South Carolina, prospects improved over a month ago. Rainfall was sufficient for good siz-

ing. Earliest peaches began ripening about May 28, although most early varieties
will start between June 9 and June 15. Mid-season peaches will be ready June 25-
July 5 . The mai.n crop of Elbertas should begin ripening about July 10. In Georgia,
weather quring May was favorable and early varieties were movtng in volume by the

latter part of the month. The Erly-Red-Fre harvest is about over, and D:Lxiegems are

just beginning to move, with volume movement expected the second \teek of June. Early

Hileys should be available in volume the week 'o! June 14. Volume movement of the

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regular Elbertas is expected during the first half of July. Alabam~ ' .s prosp.ects are

1vell above average. In Arkansas, tho crop varies considerably by areas but prospects

have improved over a month ago. Spring freezes damaged peaches in many orchards with

the Elberta crop showing more damage than the early varieties. Quality is expected
to be the best 1n many years. Harvest ot: early varieties was under way by June 1. I : . . ' ' ' '. ', ' , , ... , . " .

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GENERAL: Weather had pronounced but varied effects on the production anq. develop ment of vegetable and melon crops during May. Warm weather crops .in
States east of - the Rocky Molglta1ns. wer.e de::J_gyed by, be;tow no;-mc:l _temperatures and in many States they were damaged by unusually late. frosts. Slight to extended delays '.in harvest seasons. are anticipated in :most o:f these States. Cool weather in south ... . ~astern States .favored late season production of cabbage and lettuce. Texas vege., tables and melOJ1s were not: subjected to frosts, .and temperatures permitted near
.normal develq:pment. Heavy rains in the N:ew England States have delayed field work, ' and in southern Floricfa continued heavy rains were detrimental to spring vegetable
and melon crops causing a reduction in production prospects. While there were addi~ iional :local areas -which received amp];e rainfall j_n }iay, many States east of the
Racey Mmmtains are in need of additional moistureo

SNAP BEANS: ., Prospect-ive producticm of the mid-Spring crop is now placed at

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1,9.53;ooo bushels, an increase of 11 per cent over j_ndicatiotis a month

earlier. If re,alized, this will b.Et.67 per cent above last year's estimate of pro-

duction and 26 'per: cent over the 194952 average. The increase .in expected production over last month resul-ts .from higher proS,p~'ct:i,ve yields in South Carolina and

Mississippi. 'Moisture during. 1'1ay matE:lri ally imprqved the crop in South Carolina

where higher . ,;vi:elds were realized than expe..cted a month ago. In Hississippi, the condition of~, the :erop is reported considerably, higher than on rviay 1 and prospective

yields reported ~June 1 are exceptionally high compared with recent years. Movement

of .the crop reach'?d :r,eak levels in late Nay and is now declining.. Hay weather was

generally fa:vorablq .in Louisiana where y:Lelds are the best in years. In Georgia,

the mid-spring cr~p.is .95 pe~ cent harvested . Dry, hot weather in late May caused

some lowering of quality. Yield prospe cts .in Alabama >vere reduced by frost damage,

particu];arJ.y in early ,fields . in Sumter and Chilt~m Counties, 'and tho crop has been

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...-~ : ., .

erates, (is .:9 ,per c,~?nt le~?,s thari" produced last.,year . and, .16 per. c,e:nt

. b~?l.w aV:er[l.ge. 'A sharp reducton in acreage in Arizona 1s "Salt River V~J.:ley--is.
::la;rgely ~:r~s'pop!3fble fof : "tH~l'~pe_qted a,ecline in production of this year 1$. crop. In

Georgia,,. - some areas are in need of. r.~:in to insu:r.e satisfactory cantaloup .crop$ but

yines aro-in good condition. Ha:rvest .is expe cted to begin around June 10 .on earliest
in f:i,B_lds. :~.Al.though cool weather dm:ing'::May retarded the growth and development of
cantaloups ,in South Carolina, the .crop is good .condition. Pick:i,ng of early

melons will get .underway in late June and volume supplies are e~pe cted to be avail-
able on~ J'll.lY I. J:n spite of frequent high winds, cantaloups in Arizona 's Salt

River VaJ.leyare.repcrted to be in. good condition. The crop is considerably ahead

of schedule thi,s year as a result of above normal temperatures 'and the first cars

were shipped ~ay 31. Movement is expected to increase in early June and be heavy

lato in the month

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SWEEr CORN: : A late spring crop 'is currently estimated at 1, 778,o'oo units (5-dozen ears), which is about .equal to the May 1 forecast, but 9 per cent above
1953 produc;:tiop. ,In California, harvesting -vms on a full scale basi~ in the Coa-
chella Valley :the last half of l'1ay and is e:x:pected to cont;i.nue active. through June . Pi~king is just beginning in San Diego County, andin the Arvin District of Kern
Go\inty. In Al.abama1 yields are not . holding to earlier expectations because of lack of moistUre in southwestern counties. In Ge orgia, harvest got underway around June
a 1 and yields are expected to average above tho~e anticipated , month earlier. In
South Carolina, the crop improved during Hay. A light harvest is exp ected about
June 10 and increased supplies will be available the l atter half of June,.

CUCUMBERS: Late sPring production prospects declined 2 per cent during May as a

sharp deterioration in the Alabama crop more than offset improved condi-;

tions in Louisiana and Arkansas. Production is now estimc.>ted at 1, 7141 000 bushels, ' still 11 per cent above last year's crop of 11 5451 000 bushels, but sli ghtly belotv average. A. near record high yield is indicated for Louisiana vh ere movement is ex-

pected to continue thro\lgh June, 'J'he signific?-nt decline in the Alabama crop in

May was caused by drought cm1ctit'ions' in ti1e southwestern counties where some fields

were a total failure. Harvest ~:is w;ell 1mderway in Geor gia and peak movement is ex-

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CUCUlviBERs(c;qnt.'d)~--r~ South C~t(l'ina, ~h~;men~~ are :noving;' .in ~~l'Ume and are ~xpected to coptinue

. .: . ..- tnrough t~~.:inon~_h. V1.nes 1n the ;~.mportant Blackville-BarnW:ell area are in: g?od c?nd1.twn~ tl1ough a wal? :rain would be very beneficial; California shipments from Chula ; V1.sta 1.n -~:If:i.eg? ;_Cqunty beC9J'lle. h~a.vy in late May and should increase during June. Cucumbers are aJ.so II!.?Y~l?-{:l' ~FQ.~ the S.~.~oaq';m VaJ.ley and San. Francisco Ba~ districts. In North Carolina, stands are generally good, '\ntlr'httle damage from ;~.nsects ~r diseases thus far. Harvest is ex pected to -start ther7: a:~~~ti-~~uz;e 10. Early May frosts necessitatedmuch replanting in .Arkansas . ;

but more ;re9ent grovn:n:g conch t1.ons have been quite favorable with adequate moisture in the main .

producing counties.

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EARLY . cor~i'OOtCIAL POT.A:l'OES: The late spring crop is now placed at 35,443;000 buspcls ~... 25 per cent less than in 1953 and 11 per cent less t han the lO..year average.
Indicated production is down from last s eason in aJ.l of the important producing States. As May ended, Al abama potatoes were approaching "peak" movement~ ?lith both acreage end yield down from J.a~t r year 1 indicated production in Alabama is little more than haJ.f of the r ecord 1953 crop,

In North Carolina, prospects improved during May and the indicated yield per acre is nOv'l' substa.n~

. :tiaJ.ly above last year. PrGduction, however, is expected to be moderately smaJ.ler than last yea:r

bec811lse of a substantial cut in acreage Quality is expected to be exceptionally good. Light

digging of . cobblers started during the last week in Mo.y in the Mt. Olivo .. and Carteret sections.

Pamlico, Hyde and Tyrrell Counties were expected to 11 peak11 in early Jun<il; and north of AJlbemarle

Sound, heavy volume was expected during the second week of Juno. _ Light harvest started in South

Carelina during the latte~ part o~ May.. MQV:~ment of the South Carolina crop should be about com-

. plet~d by tho last week of June. Grow'in~ conditions have been favorable for crop growth and the

average yield per acre i _s expected to mail"'i'ially exceed that of 1953. Acreage is do1m. however,

_and prospective production is moderately; smp.ller th~1 last year.

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Tomatoes; The: June 1 for-ecast for late spring tomatoe s places the crop at 3,6llt000 bushels. This . . exceeds last year~s light crop by 62 per cent and the average by 21 per ce?t I? tho
late spring States, production will increase during June. ,f!>.s the ;result of a signif:tcant mcroas;A
' 'in the' acreage for h.3Xvest and a much higher indicated yield per acre than that obtained last l - ye ar, Te xas, is expected to have more thnn double the "~tol:uroe pf the 1953 late spring deal. The
first ;solid car from Yoakum vras .loaded May ll. Some of the eorly season delay in ilhe east Texas

area. yre,s overcome and considerable acreage was ready for harvest the last week _in May. Ho':'ever, most' shippers delayed the start of harvest until June 1 because of wet fields. S.hipper~ Wl.th a
fair. volume of matured oomatoes expect to market them as 11 pink~1 The present outlook ~n
Louisiana is for the best crop in yeaxs. Although cool, rainy weather and frost e nrly 1n May retarded development in northern Louisiana, the crop is well advance d in other are a s w~er~ a : ll~ht

. harv.est started about May 20; High condition aTJ.d yield prospects are reported for Ml.SSJ.SS l ppl

' des_l'i to the presence of wilt in some fields. Harvest started there tho first week in Juno. &:iuth Carolina tomatoes arc in good condition and h.-:>rvest is exp.ect!'Jd to begin the vmek of June 7

G.wi:bh heaviest shipments expected , the last half of the month. Harvest is underway in Georgia

. -~here yields arc nol;'mal ~d _ guaJ.ity' iS good.



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~ WATERMElONS: A record crop of early summer watermeio~s is .forecast for this year Indicated 1954 production at ' 81,0~,000 melons excee ds 1953 by 20 percent and the average by

23 per cent. An increased ac;reage planted this year coupled with favorable yield prospects i9

_responsible for the i~crease. In Texas, supplies of watermelons arc available from the lower Valley, ~alfurri as and Laredo districts where harvest is expect ed to cqntinue actiye through June.

In. the later producing s9ctions in central ond east Texas, growers wq:'ro ' unable to :pl~t water-

melons until after ,tho. mid...April rains prctvided sufficient moisture for. seed gcrmm at1on and these sections will' bd :about a week to ten days :late;r than.,u~p.aJ, 90ll).i~lg. into pro.duction. No "i>pre-

cieblo volume :ts expected - . early Ma..-y retarded_growth

unt11 mid...July from these sections. and development of the crop and ~ado

In1lquis:i'aJ;la,__pool we t weather in necessary the <replanting of some

acre age. Dry wo athe:r: has retarde d the development of wat ermelons in 'southwe st ern Al abama and

is frosts damaged vines in tho northern part of t J56 State . As a-result of those unfavorable weather
factors, tho crop expected to be a week to 10. day:s late this year in all districts. Cool

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weat.her in Georgi a was dcbri.r:>ent al to the melon
there in , ear~y _J.~. _ While _cool we ather during

crop.. The first movement of melons is expected most of May i'etarded the growth of watermelons in

South G.aroJ..ii).a to sor;le extent 'and there was some locaJ. damage from heavy :r:ains and hail, the crop

_ has not been' injured' significantly. Vlatermelons are in s atisfactory condition there but are a

; -little 11 ater' ,than usual,.- A few melqns vnll b e shipped before July 1 from tho earliest sections

:but heavy movement :is not exp.ectqd to start until about July 10, Watermelon s in North Carolina

....are in generally _gciocl. _ooriditii:mo' May froezes caused a loss of consider ab:).c acre age in O~l;ahonla, '

the majority of which ha s beo'n replwted, -Continued .cool, wet. weather during :WJ.ay also retarded

development and in most areas the crop is tvro to four weeks late. Early May frosts set the .Arkwsa s crop back considerably. Many plants wer e killed and conside rabre repl anting ~vas necess

~Y.. 9ont i nued cool -weather slowed germination and pl ant development and as of Ju:r1e 1 the crop _

. 1.s boh1nd_ schedule.' Moi-sture suppliC'S arc adequate in all areas,

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PIGS SAVED: The .spring pig crop in Georgia for this year - all pigs pr'oduced from December 1 to June 1 - is estimated at 1,461,000 head. This is
15 percent above the 1,268;ooo savE;Jd during the same period last year and has been , exceeded only by the spring crops of 1943 and 1952.

SOWS FARROWED: The 218,000 sows reported as farrowing this spring are 12 percent

above the 195,0b0 farrowing last spring and the current number has

been exceeded only by the years of 191+3, l9h4, and 1952. An average of 6. 7 pigs

saved per litter is .2 above last season and is a new record high for Georgia.

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FALL 1954 INTENTIONS: R()ports by fa~mer_s.. on. bre~ding intentions for thi.s fall

covering the period from June 1 to December 1 are for

180,000 sows to farrow. This number would be 16 percent above the 155,000 farrmving

. last fall but about 2 percent below the ten-year average of 183,000. ' SOWS FARROWED AND PIGS SAVED

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10-Year, 1952
1953 1954

1943-52

.SPFING (De-c-. -1t-o--June 1)

Sows

Av. No. Pigs

-SmFvAs LL

. Farrowed Pigs Per Saved : Farrowed

.. (000)

Litter (000)

(000)

(June 1 to Dec. 1)

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Pigs

. Pigs Per LH,ter

Saved
(000)

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208

6.o 1,2h0

183

6.0

1,101

235

6.3 1,480

182

6.2

1,128

195

6.5 1,268

155

6.6

1,023

218

6.7 1,461

180 ~~

UNITED ST.A'l'ES:
lO..Year, 1943-52 1952 1953 1954

9' 02'5 8,480
7,300
8,128

, 6.33 ~r'7 023
6.64 56,270 6.81 49,703 6,90 56,066

5,530
_C::,, 2c-':7
4,762 5, 260 ~~

6.48 35,850
6.65 34,961
6.70 31,882

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ARCFTE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician

Lutnp.i:e:i,n Oconee Pickens : Walton white
Total

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40

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11,840

11,730

317

490

,; .

490

214

27,650

27,400

337

450

450

267

84,470

83,730

310

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320 214 340 267
313

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71810 220
191430 250
54,630

UNITED STATES PIG CROP REPORT-- JUNE . l954

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The 1954 spring pig crop totaled 56,o66,000 1head, an. increase of 13 percent from last spring. The number of sows farrowed . thfs spring was 11 percent lArger than

last spring, while the number of -pigs saved per litter is the highest on record.

For the coming fall crop, reports on breeding _iptentions. indicate -a total of

5,260,000 sows to farrow, 10 percent .above the n~b~ farrowing last fall. The com-

bined 1954 spring and fall pig crop is now expected to be about 91 million head.

This would be 12 percent above last year, but 2 percent below the 1943-1952 average.

Spring Pig Crop: The number of pigs saved in the spring season of 1954 (December 1, 1953 to June 1, 1954) is.. estimated at 56,066,000 hea.d. This is .
6,363,000 head or 13 percent larger than the spring crop last ye ar, but 2 percent below the 10-year average. Compared with 1953, the . spring pig .crop is up in all regions except the North Atlantic. The East North Central is up 12 percent; West North Central, up 14 percent; South Atlant~c, up 7 percent; South Central, up 22 percent; West, up 17 percent; while the North At~a,ntic is do~ 8 percent.

Sows farrowed in the spring of 19$4 is estjmat d at 8,~28,000 head, 11- percent more than last year- but lU percent below the lO~year average. The number of pigs saved per litter at 6.90 is the highe:st. on record for the spring pig crop. Favorable farrowing . weather, further commercialization of hog production and favorable hog prices which encouraeed bette~ care, have all been factors which have contributed to the increase in average number of pigs per litter.

Hog producers h8ve continued the tren,d towards earlier farrowings which began in .
1949. The monthly distribution of farrow:).ngs in the 1954 spring season shows an increase in the percentage of litters from December through March and decreases in
April and May.

Fall 1954 Intentions: Reports on breeding -intentions indicate that 5,260,000 sows will farrow in the fall .of 1954. This is 498,000 sows or
10 percent more than the number farr;owed .last~all.- Compared with last year, all regions showed increases in the number of saws int~ded for fall farrow. The indicated increase was greatest in the. Wes.tern States, being 19 percent above a year ago; followed by the East North Central and South Central at 12; South Atlantic, . 9; West North Central, 8; and the North Atlantic, 1.

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DJSTRICT I
~rtow p~ toosa
-Chat.tooga Dade Floyd Gordon Ililurray Paulding Poll{ . WaTheT whitfield
Total
IHSTRlCT II Barrow Che.rqkee Clarke Cobb Davison
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Hil.!J.' .. Ja bkso.n Lumpkin Oconee Pickoos _: Walton Vifhite
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GEORGIA COTTON:_ ACREAGE, YIELD AND .PRODUCTION, 1951

(REVISED ESTIMATES)

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Acreage

: Yield Lint per Acre : Production

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In

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500-Pound

.. c'u,l tivation Ha.'ryested cultivation : Harvested: Gross Weight

. J.uly 1

: . July 1

Bales

-. Acres

P.ounds

._Pounds

Bales

2.'3,630 2,140 5,440
380 10,440 15,470
5,080 3,900 9,010 3,560 2,960
' 82,010

23,060 . 2,090
5,320 370
10,190 15,100 4,960 3,810 . . 8, 780 ~ 3,470 2,890
8o,o4o

. 357 276 240
'253 . 295
313 . '223481 . ,255
1 ~ 237
. ' :.204
296

. 366 '282 '245 259 302 320 244 '246 262
! ~ 243
..:.. '209
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17,580

1,230

2, 720

200

6,420

10,080

2,520

1,960 ..

4,790

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1, 760

1,?60

50,5?0

: i 9,280
710 '),250 1,280
130 960 2,150 3,300 10 5,840 2,660 :. 14,430 40 11,840 490 27,650 450
84,470

9,200 700
3,220 1,270
130 950 2,130 3,270 10 5,800 . 2,640 14,300 40 11,730 \:.. 490 27,400 450
83,730

304 .. 283 . 311 213
223 279 214 291 200 303 263 305
' 350 317 214 337 267
310

' 307 287 . 314 215 . .. 222832
' 216 . ( ~93 . ~ 200
t 305 . 265
308 \ 350
320 . 214 . 340
267
313

5,880 420
2,110 570 . 60 560 960
2,.0605
3,690 1,460 9,175
30' 7,810
220 19,430
250
54,630

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District and
County
DISTRICT III Banks lj;lbert franklin Uabersham Hart tincoJ.Ii.:.. Madison Oglethorpe $teph6l'z1s Wilke~t .
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Carroll Ghat tahoochee I CC' olawyet.toan Douglas Fayette Haralson . Harris Heard Henry lamar Macon Marion Meriwether liuscogee Pike Schley Spalding Talbot Taylor Troup Upson
Total

Acreage __
In cultivation Harvested
July 1

Acres

Acres

Yield Lint Eer Acre

Production

In

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500-Pound

cultivation July 1
-P..o..u..n..d.-s..

Harvested
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Gross Weight Bales
Bales

5,040 13,200 11,730
520 17,990
3,870 15,640 12,290
1,180 7,320
88,7:80

4,970 13,010 11,560
510 17,740
3,820
15,!~20
12,;120
1,160 ~
7, .220
87,530

295 290
353
304 378 224 328 288 256
255
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317

299

3,100

295

7,990

358

8,620 .

310

330 '

384

14,180

22.7 .

1,810

332

10,670

292

7,380

260

630

258

3,890

321

58,600

14,080 240
1,910
11,710
1,350
7,350
3,620 2,730 3,910 17,250 4,020 20,570
6,L~6o
20,410 400
10,080 7,010
3,420 2,220 11,260
3,0!(0
2,330

13,980

323

2h0

200

1,900

253

11,630

304

1,340

245

7,300

299

3,600

262

2,710

316

3,880

311~

17,130

345

3,990

336

20,430

357

6,L1lO

285

20,270

287

400

215

10,010

310

6,970

359

3,400

.353

2,200

305

11,180

346

3,020

271

2,310

304

155,370

154,300

319

325

9,480

200

100

255

1,010

306

7,410

247

690

301

h,$80

264

1,980

318

1~800

316

2,560

348

12,410

339

2,820

359

15,290

287

3,840

289

12,220

215

180

312

6,510

361

5,240

355

2,520

307

1,410

348

8,110

~73

1,720

307

1,480

321

103,360

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Laurens
Mon~oe:t t~ o ntgorhe'ry
organ',t .:,l i\Jewtori"' PP. uelaca'is1k..~':...

fut~m .. Roc kdale

4,J~O
21'4.40
11 ~97.:0
6,9JrO 3,080
23.r3:/J0 4;590 14,7.20
10,830 6,960 27,520 l,lqO
50,;410
2;q80 6,880
21~ . 3.30 1o,~jo
4~250 I5;t~3o
2,980
5,140

1. ! ,320 2,4.20
11,560 6,860
3,050
23,130
4,550
11.~,590
10,730 6,910 27,270 1,l.SO 50,010 2, 660 6,830
21,150 16,_530 4,210 15,290
~,y5o
5,100

309 . 436
390 306
316 310 288
277
330 284 270 285 ,312
275 305 331 30,3
. . 43)' 319 320 266

312 440 394 308 319 Jl3
..;z2s9o:1. '
' .)j3
2.86 .
27f .288 315 277 307 334 306 437 322 ' .323. . . . -; ~68 .'

,2 810 ':'_ .
2,220 '
9~490
4,410 2,030 15,'070
2)760
8,500
7,440 . 4,120 :
15,490 690
32,790
l,;5l~O
4,3 80
14., 730 6, 72 0
3,840 10_,260
1, 990 2:,850

Ta l i a f e r r o Treutlen Twi gg9 Washington
Whee\ i~:c
Wilkinson

2,820
6 370 , ~ r 6,380 29,'680 6,610
14,380

2,790

234

6, 310

310

6,330

255

29,400

320

6,550

362

4,340

259

237 313
~ 2S7
'323
' 365
.: 261

' ,. ' it-+,)~9 : ~
..~....[._1.,.. .... 7'12.0.'..'. .~
3'39CY'
1.9;BJ:.o 4,980
2,360

Total

293 , 610

290, 990

311

3ili

190,170

DISTRICT VI
Bu1lo~h Burlfi{ ('
Candi~r. ..
Co1~bia
Effingham .
Emai~ue1. G1as .~o6~{
JefieHon
Jenkt~~ -
McDJ.fre . RiclihlSnd. Scr~;;~n .
Warren ' .'.!:O, r Total

27~960
56,$~0
11:, .140
3,4~o
2.;fm 28, (00
371,,9649. 0o
19,030 11,390 h ,5lO 28, 620 17,090
251,350

27,750 56,090 11 ,660
3,440 2,680 28,490 7,630 31, 700 18,890 11,310 4,480 28,400 16,970
'
2L~9 ,h90

364 316 340 212 ''
350
318 276
)06
349 ' 270 29Q ': 39(
}~~ .<:
323

367 319 343 213 352 320 278 308 351 272 292 358
- ~04
.. t
325

21,190 37 ,2 L~o
8,330 1, 530 1, 7.7 0 19,020
L!,. J,~_)'pI
2o,~36Q. :
' 13 830 ' 6, ~!1..0' 2,?30
21,210 : '
10~750 .
.. ,. ~
169,000
/

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!

1 ~ GEORGIA COTTON: ACREA.GE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 19.51

!. ; . ~ 1

..

; .

: .t (REVJ;SED ESTTiviA'rES)

,

,

~

' \.

.. l

..: -

' ' -

District and
County

;:

Acreage .. -..... } . Yield Lint per Acre : Production

: : . ::fn ..~:.:L.. '!..:' , J.,;

.

In :

.........L ..... _ .500-Pound

cultivaticm : Harvested ::.. cultivation : Harvested:: Gross Weight

July 1 : -: , . :: July 1 .

. .. ... .. :: , B~l~s.

DISTRICT VII

-Acres .:' Acre:? ..

.
...

-

-.

- -Bales

eak'et-. Qalltoun
Qlay.
t)ec~tur
~ou~herty
~arly
qrady ~ee.
Miller
~4itchell
Quitman Randolph Seminole
St~wart
.Sumter 'l;\erre11 'T;homas Webster
!

4,690 9,020 4,860
6,330
'3,730 21,160
r 5,910
:. . 6,320 r: ' 9,060
' 21,950
2,470 8,920
7,970 4,640 18,360 18,580 11,000
2,490

4,660

227

8,960

29.5

4,830

;2.5.5

6,290 . ' : 163 . 3' 710 " .. ~ :24.5

. ' 21,010

I, 326

. 5,870

308

6,280

266

. 9,000

' 281

21,780

276

2,4.50

28.5

... ....;~

8,860

296

7, 910

32.5

4,610

288

18,230

363

18,4.50

3.57

10,920

269

2,470

24.5

229 297
2.57

'l64

:i,._.

.'

,..t

247 329

'310

.268

. ~ ;283

278 .288

298 328 290
365 359 271

247

2,220
.5,560 2,590 2,150
1,~~0
14,390 3,800 .3,510
5,a.io
12.,620
1,470
5,490 5,400 2,790 '13,870 13,800 6,180
1,270

Total

167,460

166,290

299

301

104,330

DISTRICT VITI
;~_Atkinson
'Bem Hill Berrien \Brooks Clinch Coffee Colquitt Cook . Qrisp .:Dooly Echols ' Irwin Jeff Davis . Lanier Lowndes Telfair Tift Turner Vfilcox Worth
Total

1,500
8,91+0
5,250 14,610
300 12,200 36,920 6,430 17,730 31,570
150 16,890 3,670 1,390' . 6,170
8,140 12,080 12,720 . 19,100 32)290
248,0.50

1, lt90

316

318

8,860 ...

286

' l

289

5,200 :. 357

360

14 ,1-~.80 . . 316

319

300 ... 320

320

12,090

287

290

36,560

318

321

6,370

366

369

17,570

338 .,

341

31,260

382

386

150

227

227

16, 73cf :: :,' 3 ,9!.+0 .

303 . . ~. 306

379 - <-

382

1,386

307

~-

'

\ ; f . ,' I

309

6,110

309 .; t. _;:

312

8,060

280 ' . :

283

11,970

286 . .

289

12,600

322

325

18,920

28.5

r 1.

288

32,090 '

316

319

245,740

: ,]

321

324

~ 1 ~ ~

:~ l

990
5,340 3,910
9,620
200
7,310 24,440 . 4,910 . 12,500 . ,, ~ 2.5,140

. .,...,.. 70 - :~:-:-':~:J-0,660
,J ,- . 2,900

. T~.

890

~ _, ,:) 3,980

>. 4,760 . ; .' 7,200

8,540

11;,360

21~260

165,980

_P.age 5.
'
District and
County
DISTRICT IX Appling Bacon Brantley Bryan Carr:den Charlton Chatham Evans Liberty Long Iilcintosh Pierce Tattnall Toombs Ware Wayne
Total
STATE:

GEORGIA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1951 (REVISED ESTIMATES)

Acreage

.. --~-:

Yield_Li~~er Acre

:

In

In

. cultivation Harvested : cultivation : Harvested

July 1

-- July 1

Acres

Acres

Pounds

Pounds

Production 500-Pound Gross Weight
Bales
-Bales

8,310

8,150

352

4,620

4,530

305

90

90

344

320

310

412

5

5

!~00

40

40

175

90

90

400

4,810

4,730

337

225

225

320

760

750

347

10

10

200

3,960

3,880

373

8,680

8,510

351

14,790

14,500

342

1,530

1,500

310

4,660

4,570

403

52,900

51,890

348

1,424,000

1,410~000

315

359

6,100

311

2,940

344

65

1-~.26

275

400

5

175

15

400

75

342

3,380

320

150

352

550

200

5

380

3,080

358

6,340

348

10,520

317

990

bll

3,920

355

38,l.r10

318

935,ooo

ARCHIE LANGlEY Agricultural Statistician

D. 1. FLOYD
Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

GEORGIA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND Pl10DUCTION, 1953

,_ . -. - (These estimates are based on the latest available data and are prel:i.m.inary)

District

Acreage

: Yield Li~!:lt ...P.!. Acre~ Pr0duction

and County

In

J..n

500-Pound

. . : cult.ivat.i on : Harvested cultivat.ion Harvested : Gross :-Ieight

.- July 1

July 1

Bales

Acres

- - Acres

Pounds

- - Pounds

Bales

DISTRICT I

Ba.rtcw

27,220

27,080

395

397

Catoosa

1,950

1,9i40

333

335

Chattooga

7,010

6,970

25)_~

256

Dade

450

L,so

318

318

Flo;jrd

10)620

10,570

282

284

Gordon

16,260

16,190

317

319

Murray

5.' 720

5~690

269

'271

Paulding

3,550

3,530

297

299

Polk

9,400

9,350

309

311

Walker

3,990

3,970

248

249

1Nh.itfield

2,830

2,820

252

253

(

Total

89,000

88,560

322

324

22,1+50 1,350 3,?20
300 6,260 10,760 3,210 2,200 6,060 2,060 ' 1,490
59,860

DISTRICT II

Bar~ ow

8,370

8,340

277

Cherokee

1,100

1,100

194

Clarke

3,030

3,020

248

Cobb

1,510

1,510

232

Da~rson

190

190

158

De Kalb

780

780

260

Fm.csyth

2,770

2,760

338

Fulton

2,940

2,930

322

Gilmer

20

20

250

Gwinnett Hall

5,950

5,930

28)4

3_-,270

3_,260

328

<Jackson Lumpkin

15,140

1))060

25h

70

70

200

Oconee

13,100

13 ,oL~o

265

Pickens 't1Jalton
White

650

650

l7l.J.

31,420

3]_,380

305

690

690

361

Total

91,000

90,730

284.

273

4,830

19h

41+0

249

1,570

232

730

158

65

260

435

339

1,950

32h

1,980

250

10

285

3,520

329

2,230

256

8,oL~ o

200

30

266

7,230

17h

240

306

20,010

361

520

284

53,830

- - -

.. ,.

:r . . ,,:,:-

/ .,.~.

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GEORGIA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1953

District and
County

.

Acreage

Yield L~nt per Acre

. In

In

cultivation Harvested cultivation Harvested

July J.:_.

July 1

DISTRICT III
Banks Eibert Franklin Habersham Hart
Lincoln Madison Oglethorpe Stephens Wilkes.

Acres
4,990 . 14,490 11,720
630 18,;740
2,970 17,210 11,680 1,390
6,180 .

Acres

-Po-und-s

4,970

14,430

11,670

630

18,660

2,960

17,150 11,630

..,..,..

1,380

6,160

337 311
329 306
329:. 215 286
270 301
214

Pounds
339 313 331 306 331 216 287 271 303 215

Total

90,000

89,640

298

300

Produetion )00-Pound Gross Weight
- B.;J.les
Bales
-9':l ','4'51100
8,oso 400
12,870 1,330
10:,260 6,570
870 2,760
56,030

DISTRICT rJ
I

!

Carroll

14,670

14,; 610

317

319

Chattahoochee

300

300

130

130

Clayt<m

1,410 .

1,400

262

264

Coweta

11,270

11,2 20

229

230

Dougla~ .

l,S8q

1,570

236

238

Fayette

6,380

6,350

283

285

Haralson

3,840

3,820

320

322 .

Harris

2,750

2, 740

179

179

Heard

3,820

3,800

291

293

Henry .

17,570

17,500

296 ..

297

Lamar

4,130

h,llO

233

231+

Macon Marion

17,990 6,190

17,930 6,170

263 . 140

264 . 140 ,

Meriwether

17,390

17,330

287

288

Muscogee

220

220

127

127

Pike

9,580

9,5hO

274

275

Schley

6,150

6,130

207

207

Spalding

3,400

3,390

324

324

Talbot

2,340

2,330

119

120

Taylor

11,980

11,930

264

265

Troup

2,640

2,630

200

200

Upson

1,900

1,890

225

226

9,710 80 ..
770 5,380
780 3, 770 2,560 . ~;020 2:,320 10,830 . 2,010
9,870 1, 810 10,400
60
5,470 2,650 2,290
590 6,590 1,100
890

Total

147,500

1.46, 910

263

264

80,950

GEORGIA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 19.53
- . ~ ;' :'I.,. .:. .

I .' . _.;

Distr.i ct :

Acreage

.
: .- Yield Lint per Acre. . ': ~:- Pr.od.U.ction

and Cou'rit.y

:

In

:

: . In

: ,

: ~ 500...Pound

: :cultivation:= Hi,!-vested : :cUltiva"t.i.oh .: Harves.teci. =- : Gross. Weieht

__,; _'.,.._._.--.--=--~J....;u.;;;:ly"-l:__

: Jul,y 1 ;: . . ' .: , Bales

. -
DISTFHC'r .V
Bald:w.in
Bibb
Bleckle~.
Butts .,
Crawford Dodge Greene . : Hancock Houston Jasper Johnson Jones Laurens Monroe Montgomery Morgan-
Newton Peach Pulaski Putnam Rockdale
~aJ.iaferro
'l'reutlen 'i'wiggs Washington Wheeler
Wilkins on.

. Acres ~- ~ -
:",, ' .
4,0.50 1,88,0 9,940 6,.590 2,789 19,2.50
L(,80o
1Lr,040
7 ,53o
6,720 23,930
790 4.5,420 2,210 6,420 23,65.0 13,160 3,950 13, 73'0 2,J5o 5,520 2,390 ' 4,880 .5,5).0
26,4~o
4,840 4,190

Total

267 ,090

Acres
4,030 1,870 9,900 6,.560 2,770 19,160 4,780
13,9~0
7,500 6,690 23,840
790 45,2.50
2,200 6,390 23,560
. 13,110 3,930 13,680 2,340 5,500 2,380 4,860
5,1.~90
26,380 4,820 4,170
265,930

Pounds .. . . P-ou.nds

... Bales

221
356
313 343'
213
248' 184' 22.5' ,
268' 317
201
187 212 . . 226 '
236'
295' 274
356
222 260
243 "' 190 249 199
253 262
183
1
246"

222 3.58 :31.5 -34.5' .
214
249 18.5 ' 226 269 319 202 187 l 213 . 227 237 296 27.5
358\, .. .
226213,. .
2h4 ' '." _: 191 250 200 254 263 ' 184
247 '

..1I 870 . 11400 / . 6,500 ... 4, 710 1,240 9,950 1,8.50
61.590 41210 4,4.50 , ' 10,0.50
320 20,120 l,OhO 3,160 ll(,.53Q ' 7,.520.
2,930
6,360 1,270
2,800
9.50 2,.530
2,290
13,970 2,6hO
:t.,6oo . j.
136,8.50..

DISTRICT VI
Bulloch Burke Candler Columbia Effingham Emanuel Glascock Jefferson .. Jenkins . McDuffie : Richmond . , Screven Vvarren

,20 78,..0 i.
60,830 10,320 2,920 '
2 ,31Q ~
,2S. 78"0
7,940 .
30,800 19,090 9,550 3,560 2.5,860 J.B,26o '

20,670

322

60,530.

243

10,270 .

250

2,910.'

l8Q

2,300

287

25,650 .

229

7,900

182

30,6.50

212

18,990

216

9 ,:rJ. oo' .

220

3,540

193

2),730

227

18,170

259

324
2l.d.~ . .'. 2.5J: 180 289 230
183
213 217
221
191+ 228 ..
260

13,950
30,800 .-'.
.5,380 '. ..
1,lOO
1,390
12,310 3,020 .
13,620 8, 600 4,380 .:.
l,i~30
12,240 9,8.50

Total

; 238,000

236,810

238

239

118,070

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Distri:ct and
County

GEORGIA COTTON : ACHEAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 19.53

. . _ - ~ .. ...,. _ .....~..... ...) .. . .

. ...

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

~ - -4

Yield Lint per Acre : ; Producition

In

:

. ;: : 5oo..-.l?otmd

cultivation ..:: Harvested cu1tivation ~ :...Hc;rveste.<i.. : .t. Oros }i~:Lght .

July 1 .

J u 1 y ..1

Bale.~s_ _ _

Acres

Acres

Pounds

Pounds

DISTRICT. VII

B,. aker Calhoun

Clay Pecatur '

Pougherty Early ~

Grady .

tee
\
~iller

Mitchell

Quitman

:$



Randolpp

~eminole'

Stewa,rt. . ...
$umtei~. t ; Terrell.' ~;
Thomas :: t ('

Webster t

6,680

9,090

6,;1.60

8 ,.510

3,570

23,-9.50

6,.510
6;5io

10,8'30

20 ;760
2 , 13.~o
,.9 .6. ~'0'0
8,'200

1.65 ',

''19.0
J3b'

20,)10

10,4'70

3,4.50

6;~5~co
9,.010
6,1.00 8;430
3,5~.0
23,730
6,~~50
6,450
10,730 20,.560
2,~ 850
9,510 8,130 ,..,.
5,140 16,180 20,120 10,380 3,1!20

146 242' 246
123 217 242 200 210 188
236 123 195; 197 .
1.58
295
283 21.5 141

I

I,

Total .

179,000

177,3.50

223 .

J.4'r ' 2hh '
248 12'4 219 24h 202 212 190 238 12.5 197'- ' 199 1.59 298 286 217 142
225 '

2,040
1!,590
3,160 2,190 1,620 12,070 2,720
2,850
1:,260 . 10,210
740 3,910 3,380 1,710" " 10,0.50 11,980
4, 700 >
1,010 ' ' 'i :.1
83,190

DISTRICT VIII Atkinson Ben Hill - 1 Berrien . :: Brooks,.:
Clinch Coffee Colquitt Cook Crisp: :: : . ~ :. : Dooly, ::. ~ ~ .
Echols ' .. Irwin ' ,: ~
Jeff Da:vis
Lanier ' Lowndes . . Telfair t Tift Turner Wilcox1 : Worth
Total

1,6.50 7,450 6,'300
1~,580
150
n,'3'.3o
33,310 6,900 1.5,660
3o,~6:o
5f)
136,,8n0o0 980
5,470
6,790 11,690 13,620 16,920 33,320
237 ,000

1,-640 7,1~2 0 6,280 14;.520
11,2r'.8':J'0o
33,180 6, 870 1.5,(>00 30,140
50
16,730 3,750
980
5,450
6,760 11,61.+0 13,570 16, 8.50 33,190
236,050

216 347 . 203 190 153 286' 290 312 302'
' 2.59~
lpO '287' 283' 1.53 208: 260' . 3h7 '" 't"
.:315,:
277 ~
291 '
. 280
''

2l7

740

349-

5, 390

204

2,670

19J:

5,790

1.53 288 '

4.5 6,770

291

20,130

.314

:':.4,5oo

JOY '26cr
~lpOt :r

9,850
16,340
i5

288'

l0,0$0

'28.5'

2,230 .

1.53 '

JJ.'o

209 261 " 349

2,380 3, '68'6
8,!.~60

)

317'

8,960

278

9, 770

292 '

20,200

281

Page 5.

GEORGIA COT'I'ON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1953
toP,.. "

Distri ct and
County
DISTRICT IX
Appling Bacon Brantley Bryan Chatham Evans Liberty Long Mcintosh Pierce Tattnall Toombs Ware Wayne
Total
STATE:

Acr~a ge

:___l_ield Li~t per Acre _:

In

In

cultivation Harvested cultiva t:Lon Harves ted

July 1

July 1

-Acres

- - Acres

Pounds

Pounds

Production 500-Pound Gross :}eight
Bales
Bales

6,280
3,1.~6o
65
315
75
3,860
250
99 0
15
3,500
8,030
11,120
1,4oo
4,140

6,210

276

3,li20

301

65

185

315

171

'15

187

3,820

291

250

156

980

208

15

200

3,460

214

7,940

282

11,000

298

1 , 3 80

168

1.~,o9o

282

1.+3,500

43,020

275

1,382,000 1,375,000

261

279

3,610

305

2,180

185

25

171

115

187

30

29)4

2,340

156

80

210

430

200

10

216

1,560

285

1},710

302

6,920

170

490

286

2,1-ihO

278

2li, 9h0

262

7.52,000

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural Statistician

D. L. FI.DYD Agricultur al Statistician, In Charge

; '

-< ~-~~:~:-~.: ~- ~
'"_._.: _ .:..r~~-~-- .. ;\\';

. 'I . .,

1 :;.

Page 2.

. . .. - : -- ~-: ._ .......... . ,:

.- ~ ...\.-/~-~-- \

..,

I

. .. / -

- ~.

GEORGIA

\

,

COTTON:

ACREAGE, i .(REVISED

YIELD AND PRODUCTION, ESTIMATES)

1952

' . ~-.... '

I -; :,......'.

.' ' ... . ' .. .
Di'st~i.ct
.. :.,..:_- :an<;l .
._. C~:unty' .

,

~- : ... .

~- ;

Acreage

Yield Lint per Acre

Productio~'

:---.:"--, -.:::I:-n--~""----_.;_---"""In-----s-.------ . )00-Pound

: cultivation Harvested cultivation : Harvested : Gross weight

July 1

July 1

: Bales

Acres

- -Acres

PoundS:

Po1.mds

Bales

..niSTRICT III

Banks Elbert Franklin Haber.sHam Hart Lincoln Madison
Oglethorpe Step}J.ens
lJfilk~$

5,310 14,010 12,120
580 :..... ..16,400 .
. ' -3,740
'15,380 12,260 1,300
6,690

5,250 13,8'50 11,980
580
.... 16,200 3,700
15}200 12,120
.].,280
. 6,610

340 287
349 364 288
190 324 233
354 :"' '234

344 290 . 353
364 292 192
32'7
236 359 236

3, 770
8,390 8,820
440
9,850
1,480
10,380
5,970
960 3,260

Total

87,?90

86,770

' 291

295

. 53,320

DISTlliCT IV

Carr0ll

1?,140

17,020

~ 265

267

9,460

Chattahoochee

"260

260

J.85

185

100

Clayton

'1,980

1,970

' 225

226

930

Coweta

13,710

13,620

: 213

?14

6,080

Douglas

1, 700

1,690

. 21.~5

247

870

Fayette

8,180

8,120

215

216

3,660

HaraLson

. L.,o8o

. r h,050

281

283

2,390

Harris

2,670

2,650

217

219

1,210

Heard

4,580

4,550

289

291

2,760

Henry

19,970

.19,830

234

236

9,750 "

Lanar

3,990

"3,960

' 269

271

2,240

Macon

20,490

20,350

~ 219

220

9,350

Marlof n

6,900

6,850

: 199

200

2,860

Meri-*ether

21,990

21, 8!tO

. 216

218

9,920

Muscogee

310

310

187

187

J.2o

Pike

10,900

16,820

2)-! 9

251

5,670

Schley

6,560

6,510

213

215

2,920 .

Spalhing

4,050

4,020

214

216

1,810

TaJb6t

I 2,270

2,250

' 207

209

980

Taylor

11,730

.11,650

. 2$1

253

6,140

Troup

3,060

3,040

201

202

1,280

Upson

2,220

2,210

255

256

1,180

Total

168,740

167,570

232

234

8i)68o

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...:

GEORGIA COTTON: ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUC'riON, '1952

.:~-' - ~ .

. : ~

.: \

',

(REVISED ESTIMATEs)

.

~t .

. '

District and
County

. . ~.

.. - --~
In

Acreaf~e --'

: '

,,.
"'

-

~

.;e
...

,

Yield Lint per Acre . In : ..

. cuitivation Harvested cultivatio.n Harv.e~rted

. . : . Ju,ly 1

'

July l

', j ,

.

~

Produdtion 5oOi.;.Pound Gros:s. , -wei : -_',(,.! .' ght . Bales

- ...--.'. -. . . .Acres ,, ' ?.!;,>;,
DISTRICT V

Acres

Pounds

Pounqs

Bales
--''...... .

Baldwin

Bibb

Bleckley

Butts ,

cravifora

.. Dodge

Greene Hanco'ck

.'



Houston 1

Jasper . t

Johnson

Jones

Laurens

Monroe

Montgomery

Morgan

Newton

Peach

Pulaski

Putnam

Rockdale

Taliaferro

Treutlen

Twiggs

Washington

Wheeler :

Wilkinson .,

4,300 2,140 11,800 7 ,3~.0 3 ,22.0 24,.760 4,510
15,500. 9,5~0 6,~9()
28,130 1,050:
5o,oib
2,L~lo
6,810 ' 22,580 12,280
3,540 14,970
3,060
5,160
2,950
5,810
~,740
29 , 710 5,830 J-1,640

4,~50
2,;i20 11,670
7;300 3,180
24,1470 4,460 15,;330 9,470 6,910 27,820 1,040
49,h70 2,380
6' '130
22,320 12,140
3,500
14,800
3,020
5,120 2,920
5,740 5,680 29,380 '
5,770
4,590

245 ,:2(l5 ' ,22:7 2 8:5 261
16:5
' 300 227 208 291 162 237' 186 .
255 204 255 '
302
314 208
262
249 190 207 232
176 169 209

:~wa
(287.' 2'29
288.
261~. '
167
303 230 211 294 164 ( 2:3'9 . ' 188
258 207
258 305
318 211
265 251 192 210
235 178 170 211

2_,200.

1,270
5,580

4,480
1, 750 '
8,640

,2,820
7 35.,0 .

,4,lq:Q

4 340' '

'

'

9,$1,0

5'20

19,430 1 280

2:900 12,210

7,8],9 2, 340

6,500

1,670

2,38.0 1 ,1.fb ~ . :

2,5IO

2,'780

10, 920
2, 050

l;/20

Total .

294,860

291,580 '

212

214

130, 290

DISTRICT VI

Bul].och

Burke

.

Candler

Columbia

Effingham

Emanuel

Glascock

Jefferson

J enkins

McDuffie

Richmond

Screven

Warren

Total

26,530
55,530
11,960 2,890 2,280
30, 280 7,720 \.'..
33,710 19,580 10,560
4, 140 27,010 18, 260

26,180
54,800 11,800 2,850
2, 250 '
29,880 . 7,620 33 , 270 . 19,320 .
10,420 4,090
26,650 '.
18,020

250,450 ' ' 247,15(,

'.

254

257 .. . -~ 14,060

263

266

30,4L,.O

224

.. 227 ... ' ; ~ :- ~.

5,580

201.+

207 ' - ' :, ~- '.

1,230 ' ,

273

277

1,300

197

200

12,450

. ,1 i'

209

21 2

3,370

171 242

I, !,
. .

173 246

12,000 9,900

240

243

5, 290

222 256

1, ' >

225 259

1, 920 14 , 4 20

189

192 :'; (.::

7, 210

228

231

119,170

1:-":lf

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Dist,rict ~m . ~q\WtY

....... . . ., ~ ~'

~ --

PISTRICT VII

Eaker Qa lhoun Clay

tiecatUr-

q ougher ~y

$ar ly

Qrady_

~e e

Miller
r~tchell "

Quitman

~andolph

Seminole .

Stewar t .

s'umter. :

Terre"ll :

Thomas Webs ~er- '

.

! , .:..

.

., .. .

. Tot a:f '

~ISTRICT' viii
.AtkinSOI1 B~n Hill Berrien Brooks
C ~inch
Coffe e Cplqui t t Cook Crisp Dool y . Echols Irwin Jeff DaV'is Lani er Lowndes Telfair Tift . (', Turner .. t - ' Wi lcox Worth

Tota. ~

l .

~

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GEORGIA COT'fQN.: .:,; !hCR._&AGE, YIEID _4ND:P.~ODUCT ION , ..1952 - ' (.REVISED ESTThtA:fES)

. Acrea;g[a
In .
cultivation ~' : .Harvested July 1

Acres. . . )

Acres

Yield Lint per Acre
. In . cultivation .: Harvested
.. July 1

_ Pounds

Pound.s...

Pr odu c t i on 500 -Pound Gros.s :vveight
. Bales
Bales

5 ~$1o
9, 940 6, 810 6, 770 3, 250 24 , 020 5,670 5,880 10, 2qb 20,100 2, 980 10,470 7,800 5,120 18,4Jo' 21,530 9;250 2, 870
176,660
..
1, 340 9,5)0 5,02 0 1 7 , 280
210 12,370 38,390 6, 030 14, 920 33,370
70 16,320 3,400
8.2.0 5,220 8,840 11,75Q 15,030. 21,320 30,310
251,51+0

5,,480 9,.880 6, 770 6,730 3,230 23,870 5,640 5,840 10,200 19,980 2, 960 10,410 7;750 5,090 18,310 21,400 9,190 2,850
175,58'o
1,330 9,440 4,970 17,120
210 12 ,250 38, 020
5,970 14,780 33, 060
70 1 6 , 170 3,370
810 5,170 8, 760 11 , 640 14 ,890 21, 120 30, 030
249,180

198 234 196 i88 .. 184 ;
2l4
~51 .'
221 219
255
,..,. 214950 . .
280 22j 261 27.3 284 210
239 .
'

247. :177 238 21.5 276 198 248 . 290
245 225 200
237 229
274 240. . 161
,
22 0
197. 171_ .
244..

:
22 3

...

19.~ .
?):~ t .:
118919,. ;-'-.. 1,85 . ,:
216 ~ ':
252.' 222, ' . 220 256
isn
240 ' . 282 :' 224 263 t '
274 285 212
241

2,280 4,850
2,7~0
2,660
1,250 l0,7!iO 2,970 2,710 4,68Q 10,670 1,180 5, 350 4,560 2, 380 1o,o5o 12,240 5,470 1,260
88, 090

249 .

179, .

240 .

217

276

2CO

250

293

247

22 7

200

239.

231 .

278 .

242

162. .

,

., I

222 .

199

173

247 '

225. ~ ...

690 3,520
2 , 1~90
7,7 60 120
5,100 19,860
3, 650
7, 610
15, 660
30
B, o6o
1 , 620 470
2,610 2, 960
5,390
6,170 7,610 15,450
116, 830

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District and
County
DISTRICT IX
Appling Bacon Brantley Bryan Camden Charlton Chatham Evans Liberty Long Pierce Tattnall Toombs Ware Wayne

GEORGIA COTTON:

ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION, 1952 (REVISED ESTIMATES)

i~ "

.

Acreage In cultivation Harvested
July 1

Yield Lint per Acre In
cultivation Harvested July l

Production 500-Pound Gross Weight
Bales

-Acres

Acres

Pounds

Pounds

Bales

7,580

7,510

221

223

3,490

3,590

3,560

238

240

1,780

90

90

267

267

50

400

400

228

228

190

10

10

200

200

5

20

20

250

250

10

90

90

322

322

60

4,340

4,300

242

244

2,190

220

220

264

264

120

840

830

263

266

460

3,720

3,680

250

253

1,940

9,280

9,190

244

247

4,730

13,720

13,580

224

227

6 , !}15

1,030

1,020

275

277

590

3,670

3,640

273

275

2, 090

Total

48,600

48,1LIO

238

2[JO

24,120

STATE:

l,h7o,ooo 1,455,000

238

241

731,000

ARCHIE lANGLEY Agricultural Statistician

D. L. FLOYD
Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

/

July

. ~

" <

I

_FARM PRICE REPORT AS OF JUNE 15, 1954

EORGfA+: During the niont.h ended June 15~ the All Commodity Index of Pri6~s :Received

.Ji.. ~ : ' by GE;orgia far.~ers declined, 2 points, ' At the 'present level' tl;l~,- .Inqex is

44 percent qf the August 1909-JU.ly 1914-average.

-~ ...

.

~

:. .' ' ~ ~- . .

'

ice chang'es-; ~.Gf most commodit:i,es were toward :Lower levels; however ,-a few items

howed slight gains during the 3~-Ciay ped,od. . .

..

de~l~~~:-.~.n rec.e~ ~Ogs, ~s,. ~~upled ap. [~.sthhaar;more

pric.es. gradual drop ~n

ved for pr~ces receJ.ved

,be"ef :cattle,: ;rvheat

foi; corn,

oale.d

and: oa hay, nu:f.k

cows,

eggs, ~nd soybeans, cootributed largely .to the decline in the All Connrrod:tty Indiax,

Prices' receive'd for wholesale ni:i.lk, sweetpotatoes, cotton lint, all chick~ru5, and .- Irish potatoes remained fairly well stabilized during the month, and a noticeable " upward' movement was in. evidence .for cottonseed and butterfat,

UNITED" STATES: The sharp decline in ho,g price.s during..,j:he month ending June 15 to-

, gether with lower pric~s f.Sr cattle, commercial vegetables and:.whea t

resulted. in- a ..4 pe.rce.nt (10 points) dec'line in the Index of P;ric es Received by .. Farmers, the Crop Reporting Board repor-ted toc;iay, .The iQcl,ex~ l.t 2_48 percent of its

19iO;;;.l4 average on June . l5: compare!). with 258 in May and '1d t.fl: -257 in J1+:ne a year earlier,. Prices for potatoes, se~erai i rtipSitant fruit: crapa1--- corn, and ~otton~ in-

creased some dliring the past month,, sucJi ~:h~reas._es partially offset the downward

movement registered by .most:cC?zmnoditi~s . . .

. . T :

The Parity Index (Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Vvage Rates), at 282 on June 15,

was nearly 1 percent below a month earlier. Lower feeder livestock prices were

responsible for rinich of the decline, 'Feed prices also made a sharp downturn. In

addition prices paid for most groups of family liviifg--items dropped slightly during

the month, Despite these reductions, the June Par::i;tY"':Index was about 2 percent

higher than a _year ago.

.
.". .

With farm product prices down more than prices :g4'~a by farmers for commodities and

services, the . June Parity Ratio declined to 88, \b.'e lowest .ratio since March 1941,

. ~ "' ~

.....

.

./ Parity Index

fo_;,-~ :- '/2.77 .

~/May 1952

. Parity Rati9

('

93

;,

Oct, 1946

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

- - ...

-

- ~ - - - - - .-'

_..

- - - ...

- - - ,- - - - ;.....

~

' '}/ Prices :f;,iid, Inte~est, Taxes, and ~!Jage ~tes,

~/ Also February and April 1952,



.: . !

p. L. FLOYP~

..

.. ~.

Agricultural StatistiCian, In Charge

,
"'

.

:

After Five Days Ret~rn to

.. , (.

1 United States Department :of Agricultu:t'e

Agricultural Marketing Service '

319 Extension Building

Athens, Georgia

..OFfiCI.A.L BUSINJSS '

r"

'

I

~.:-:. : AgBrUiRcTuOlNtuJra. l- HSAPtlatltl'iJsG'tl'iOcNian

P~.nal ty for p~ivate use to .avoid p-ayment of postage $300.
'.

sou:ti-1 BBtJfCH ~.~BllA.Rt
THE UNIVERSITY 0~ GEORGIA T.BE UtUVERSl!Y LIBRARIES A.TigtS-a ..

.

<:

..

COMMODITY

J .Average 'j

Average

.

AND UNIT

Wheat, Bu. ' \ ..

, ..

Aug.190g.. June 15, May 15, June 15, Aug.1909-

' July 1914 1953 ': 1954 . 1954 J1ily 1914

II$

1.24

1~ 1.97

1 86 ,_

.as

Qorn, Buo

..
-

$
I

91

1. 00 . 1 62 1 61 .

Qa.~s, Bu.

l:rish

l?~:tatoes,

__:_ $$ . .,I Bu

67 1.12

75___, -..

l.-.85051



. 1.:~

1 I

1.20

;.JV

"t70

~et Potatoes, Bu. $ I
'

12~..~~8-3':.-,~

..

342..6~'0:}.

2. 95 33e5

i
j

2 951

88 12;,4

:::::.::: Ton ~~r, (baled), Ton

;

1,.

~

I I : : : 24.3Q,,'J 62.50 ,54.00

-

I 1
J 29,40 .24, 90 1 24,70 j'

o~s, per cwt.

I I $ J 7.33i 23.80 -125,00 24.30 '

7.27

I l5, June 15, May June l5, 19S . 1954 ' 1954

1.8-ac. ~ 2.00

1;,91

1 47

. 1.49

77

14

lo02 3.98 31 . 5

134
2<63
~
322

151
'
270
323

61o20 51.40 5140

20.80 21.80 20.40

22,70 25~70 21.70

~e~f Cattle, cwt.
Milk Cows, Head
..Chickens, Lb.
Eggs, Ibz.

$ !
I
~$, I 1,1:

3.87 33.8e 13,2 21.3

Butterfat , Lb.

. 25, 7

Milk (Wholesale)
per 100# )j
Soybeans, Bu '
feahuts. Lb.

$ I 2.42
$I -
1 5. o .

j} Preliminary for June. 1954

12. 90 1 13-10 I 12.20

i I

!

12s. oo jlo5.oo 11oo.oo

I 25.4
I 53.0
5s.o
I

I 22.0
I 42.5
I
I1 5l.o

I il 22,0

I,

42.0 '

I I

, 52.o . : I

I II

I ;~ 5.85 ! 5,45 I 5.451

3.00 3.30 .: '

I

r 11,o.... 11.0 . . _n.o

1

1

11

5.42 16.00 17.60

48.00 176,00 152.00

11.4 26.3

I 24.9
I
45.7
I ..
I 65.0

225
I 33o1
56.2 -

16.90 151. 00
22.6 32 o9 55.9

1.60

3. 90 3. 51 3o48

- -

' I
I 2,66 " 3;55
I

I '

4.8.

11.1

11.2

i

3o49 11.2

' .



'

.

INDEX NUMBERS OF PRICES :RECEIVED BY FARMERS IN G-EORG-IA

(August 1909 .. July 1914 : 100)

An Commedities .
Cotton & Ceiilonseed Grains Meat Animal~
. Dairy Fro.dufl.s .. ., ,". Chicke~~- & )~ggs ... Fruits .,
Miscellane!'l~
~evi.sed ' . 1

June 15, .1953
252 261 196 328
236
' 232 247 197

May 15, 1954
246 261 172 340 228
190 184 195

June 15r . 1954
244' , 261
16.9 324 229 188 176 195

PlUqES PAID BY FABMERS FOR SELECTED FEEDS JUNE 15, 1954 WITH COI~ABISONS J} ~-

KIND OF FEED

June15, 1953

GEORGl A
May 15, 1954

I
I June 15, 1 954; i

UNITED srATES

June 15, 1953

May 15, 1954

June 15, 1954

Mi~ed Dair~ Feed
.All Under 29%. P:rot'ein 16o/. Protein 18% Protein
W% Protein
24% Protein

4.30

-

4.20 4.45

4,55

4, 70

Jigh Protein Feeds
~ttonseed lvJeql 3oybean Meal
-ieat Scrap . ..

3.90 4.75
6. 10

Ihllars Eer 100 Pounds

4.25 44.. 1455 ' ...
4.55 . ' ' 4.70

4.25
4.15 4.45
4.50 4.65

I

4.07 4.00

4.08

4. 19

. 4. 48 '

4.20
5.90 6.30

4.20
5.80 6.20

4.30 4.74
6.02

4,06 3.97 4.07 4.32 4.53
4.42 5 . 99 6.58

396 3o86 3.95 4,24 4,40
4.32 5. 67 6.56

~rain By-Products

. 3ran

'

.ii.ddlings

:orn Meal

3.95 ...
4.20 : ' 4.50

3.75 3.95 4.15
j

?oultry Feed

3roiler Growing

Mash

5.;. 60

5.ao

Saying Mash

5.40

5.50

3cratch Grains

4. 70

iI 4,55

!} As reported by Feed Dealers .-. : ' ' ,;- .. ,

3.75 I
4.00 4.15

570 I

5. 50 i

4.55

I
I '

I

3. 15

3.36

3 , 58

3.55

3 . 88 I 3,82

I

.,

5o26 4. 89 4,39

5.51
5.10 4.38

3.15 3.41 3.89
5o39 5,00 4.36

- . .-. ; i- , . '

.

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I

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. '-~

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t .

GEORGIA COI'TON ACREAGE REDUCED 19 PERCENI' .ERQM 19ZJ

~eorgia 1954 cotton acreage in ~ultivat1,on July 1 is estimated at 11125,oooacres, ' ~ccording to the offici?J..report of the...Crop Reporting Board of t he United States

~epartment of Agriculture., This i~ a decrease of 19 percent from the 1,3821 000 .

acres in c-ultivation one year ago and is 17 percent below the 10-year average (1943"-

~952 ) of 11 354, ooo.

, .



_ .

' '

q_nited States current acreage in cultivation on JuJly l. is 19_,961_,000 or a decrease .Qf 20.9 percent from the 25,244,000 on Ju]y 1_, 1953 and is 11 percent below the !.O-year average (1943-1952) of 221 428_,000 acres
.~}

\

ARCHIE !ANGLEY

.. Agricultural Statistician

D. L. FLOYD agricultural Statist ici an_, In Charg~

.~; .
STATE

10-yr. ave rage abandonment from natural
causes
19hl!-53 Percent

~ <.

.:Acreage in cultivation July 1(in t housands).

. : . Average 1953
1943...S2


1954
: .. .:

: 1954 percent of 1953

;

N. Carolina
s. Caroliria
Georgia Tennessee Alabama
Mississippi

1.4

718

782

585

75

~ o.6

1j07l . 1,181

870

74

o.8

1,354

1,382 1,125

81

1.5

743

958

670

70

b.6

1,542

1,630 1,230

75

2.5

2,431

2,554 1,970

77

Missouri Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma
Texas

3.2

465

561

465

83

2.6

1,996

2,ll2 1,735

82

1-.7

857

967

705

73

5.9

1,275

l,o68 1_,000

94

3.9

8_,708

9,568 8, 000

84

New Mexico Arizona California Other States ~ni.ted States
$'
other States Virginia Florida Illinois Kentucky
- - Nevada
Total Amer.Egypt. ~

2.5 o.4
o.5
3a4 2.8

3.0

2.0

8.3

y

3.2 9.0

o.8

196 308 684 81 22,428
25.6 38.5 3.8 12.6
.4
45.5

323 693
1,348
25,214174

210 416 907 73 19_,961

30.0

lB.o

72.0

41.0

2.4

2.2

10.4

1o.o

2.3

1.9

92.6

33.3

65
60 67
62
79.1
.. ,, .,
60 : 57 92 96 83
36

.l Sums of acreage far 11 other states" rounded to thousands for inclus ion in United

States totals

?) Short-time average.

-'

l/ Included in State and United States totals.

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GEORGIA IviAP SHOWING CROP REPORTING DISTRICTS

Georgia Cot~onAcreage by Districts

(Acres (Ooof:In Cultivation July l

: . .' .;

July 1954

Dist. : 1953 1954 in percent ~

1

: of 1953

1

' 89 69

78

2

91 75

82

3

90

70

78

4

147 128

87

5

267 223

84

6

238 199

84

7

179 133

74

8

237 191

81

sta9te

-

44
~1";3"82-

37
I,125' .-:-

-

-

84 '81-

-

-

. \,

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.., ...., . t '.

,.,.

, After Five Days Return to

,,

United States Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Marketing Service

319 Extension Bu1ding

~

Athens, Ge orga

..

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.VEGETABLE CROP REPORT FOR JULY 1, 1954

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~ITED, STATES: The production of principal sunirner comm~?rcial vegetable and melon

crops for fresh market this year is expected to be 5 percent greate+'

than la.st year arid 9 percent above the , 1949-52 average, according to the Crop - Re- ,

porting Board. InslJ.fficient rainfall in,the South Atlantic States accompaniedby

above normal temperatures was parlicul.?,rly damaging to vegetabl~? crops in coastal

are producing sections. Vegetables in niountain areas

in need of .moisture and are

later thari usual becau~e of dam~g~ caused by Hay frosts.



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LIMA BEANS: A summer crop of 982,000 bushels, 'is forecast, 8 percent less than pro~

duced in 1953 and 14 percent. belo1v average. Indi'cated yields this yea);'

are below those of 1953 largely because of drought in June. Harvesting of lima

. beans in southern Georgia h.as been completed. Hot, dry weather is damaging the later producing acreage in central and northern Georgia. The North Carolina crop has beep

adversely affected by drought. HarV'est in Jviaryland is expected to start early in :;: July. Lima beans in New Jersey are in need of additional moisi;-ure and yield pros- _

peGts are belo1-1 . the 1953 level.

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SNAP BEANS: This year's late swmner crop of snap beans is forecast at 3,359,000 bushels which. is e.bout ,Q,Q.Ual to last 'year's crop, but 11 percent below
average. An increase in the 1954 acreage is expected to be ' offset by lower yields ' than last year. Extensive replantihg o.f snap beans Has necessary in Tennessee fol..:
lowing freezing temperatures in May. Fields that survived were damaged fu.rther by drought and are producing disappoiritihg yields. Harvest began thor~ June 21 in commercial areas. A shortage of seed is expected to curtail late planted acreage. In Alabama, the drop is in good condition but needed rain on July 1. In Georgia, the cold. spring retarded plant , gro:I:rth and d~la.yed planting. The Grop tras adversely affected by high -iempera.tures aJ:].d lack of rc.in late in June but yield prospects on July l were relatively favorable. :t:'Ia:Y frosts caused a heavy loss in early planted fields in North Carolina making considerable re-)lanting necessary and harvest will be 10 to -15 days 'later than usual this year. General movement from early fields will start July 10-15. Dry weather in .June was forcing gi'ovmrs to c1elay. planting
and some reduction in acreage is pos.sible.

CABBAGE: . Improved crop prospects qu~ing June resulted in an increase in the fore-
.cast of the ee.rly summer cabbage crop to 75' 300 tons on .July 1. Produc-
tion at this level would be 4 percent larger than last year . ~nd _ :il percent above
be average. In Washington State, cool vmather in June retarded cabba.go but harve st is
now active and production will heaviest during July. New . Jorscyis cabbage crop
is turning out better than expected earlier and 'e.t present s9me unharvested acreage
is being disked because of market conditions. Supplies are currently available in
volume in both n9rthern and southern Now Jersey. Harvest h9.tJ started on Long Island but lovr prices are caus~ng grm..rers to . delay cutting where pQssiblo. In Connecticut
and Rhode Island, . liberal supplies of 'g ood quality cabba.f;o p.rp. av2.ilablc. Tho Hassachuset.ts crop is in V8~T good contlition. Production is increB.s].ng and plenti,.. ful supplies will be available during June. In Indiana tho ~abbago ' crop i9 looking -' good bu-t i~ beginning to need moisture. A shift ~n acreage. to' s,o'uthern Indiana; . where yields arc normally lo~rer, is expected to hold production at ncar the 1953 level in spite of this year's larger acreage. In Georgia, cabbe>.go wns in good condition as of July 1 but continued hot, dry HOC>.thor in Jrll;;i may reduce crop prosr-ccts.

CANTti..LOUPS: The early sunrrncr ~antaloup crop is now forecast at 2;098,000 crates

which is about equal to 1953 production but 9 per cent below average. Favorable weather improved crop prospects in Arizona ~nd th~smonth's forecast re-

flects the higher production indicated in that State. Hot, dry .weather ;,ras detri-

mental to tho .cant~loup crop in Georgia~ Yield prospects as of July 1 ~vcro s ati s-

factol"J but ,more . normal moisture is needed to insure indicated production. Above

normal temperatures and insufficient rainfall have Q.amagcd cantaloups in South

Carolina and low yields are expected again thj_s yee.r. Peak of tho.harve st se2.son

.was reached about July 1 and production is expected to remain heavy until after miQ.-

July. Cantaloups in Arizona's Salt Hiver Valley matured .earlier than usual this

year and peak shipments are expected in early July. Volume supplies will continue :

to be D.vailable there through mid-July.



EARLY COivfr1BRCIAL POTATOES: The summer commercial crop in Virginia, I1aryland, Kcntucky,-Hissouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, Georgia
and Ncm Jorsoy iS now placed at 11,893,000 bushels--20 percent less than in 1953, 1
and little more than half o the: 10.-yeCJ,r ;ave rage. Indicated production is down materially from last month, riie,inly because of declines in Virginia, Now Jersey and
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J!n Texas. In Virginia, thbro. has boon virtually no rainfall :~heYc.ofumorcial 'potato
areas since ~!ay 2i, and tn6 srop bas qotc r :Loratod rapidly b6b~uso .:.Q.:f'j:nsufffej..ent

soil moisture. Tho greatest reduction .occurred ;'in Accome:c County on. tho Kc>,st'crn, ,Shore. Harvest of tho ..Virginia crop j:~ :~oxpcctqd. to bo about +i.l)ishcd by July l~L

:New J ors.oy growers also need rain, though a consJ.dentblo portj_ori. of 'tho crop .in;: that State .1,s ':ffidor irr-ig<:.tion. Irrdicatcd product'ion iri New Jcrs.p~r -is down slightlf from

a month ago. The Texas crop her's 'fai1od to dovelop as: well a.S. CXfi>Octod earlier .and .

ostime.tod production is down 3ubstantially from that of: a::m~~th ago .

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'rmIATO'I:S: During Juno F,.roductionpro~pc cts for the-" late .;springcrop decline d a!ld

. tho July 1 . .fo'rocast at, .3, J:;'9.Q~QQO bl.,l$hols_ is . 12 percent 'oclm,r that . preparoJ

'as of June 1. Production at the l evel pre sently forecast vJOu1d be 43 perc.e'rit "l arger

than l e.st yoar 1 s light :crop 'and. 7 percent above e.vorage. The coridition of tomat,ocs .

deteriorated in e<'.st _Texa s during Juno because of inadequ<:~.to rainfall <md yields arq

' ,.Jell .below earlier expeictations. Tho hri rvost season thoro is terminating earlier
:than usual and July::;:i'roduction is expected to be light as it was ih 1953. Dry

W\;athor reduced yields in Louisiana 1-rhc ro harvest is being completed. Condition of

tho 'Hississippi crop de clined in June. Harve st of tomo.toos in South Carolina is ex;

pocted to be complet ed oarly in tTuly. Georgia 1 s spr.;i;ng tomato crop l'IT('l.s cut short by

. high June temix.raturc s and insufficient moisture . '



'ATATERNELOl'JS: Prospects for tho e-arly surnrnc r crop declined slightly during Juno .

1-Jhile the July 1 estinmte of production <'.t 80,304,000 melons is about .
'1 percent less thnn amonth iago, it is still a r e cord crop ano. exceeds l953 'by 19

pGrcent arid tho average by 22 percent. Lower indicntod ;Yields .in Texas, Hississippi1 e.nd North Carolina than those forecast a month ago mo(l?o than offset higher acreage s ! in Arizona and Oklal'ioma arid higher prospe ctive yields in- ~~Iispouri and Okl;;;.horria,

Hoisture during Juho- was inadoquo.tc in many produ~ing areas in tho southeastern 'States of Louis~ianb.; Aiabama, Georgia, South Caro.lina and North .Carolina. lybilo some

areas of production in these Stntos arc in need of -rainfall now to prevent qrop dam- .

ago,. others h;ovo reported damage already from the hot, dry <-TCather of Juno. , In

'paltfornia, weather cond;itions during Jfulo 'woro favorable for the tvatermolon crop and .harvest i~ under way in t _ho southern S an: Joaq1,1i.n _Valley. Tho crop is progre ss-

ing ,nicely in Arkansas, but ri:lin vmuld be bch9ficial in some;: .areas. In areas . of .
Oklahoma c.nd l\~issouri, vJhere coi1sid.crabio r G:-plariting wap iicco ::{s~ry this yea r, good

growth is reported but tho crop j,.s lat.e... .

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CROP

Acreage 2.nd P:r:oduct,io~ Hopo.rto~-~o Date for 195h 1-vith Comparisons

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ACBJ~ .~GE

: YIELD PEH ACR~ . :----P1i51UCTI-;:::O;-;:N----

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:Average:

.S.T.A'.rE :19419-/52:. 1953

Ind, : Av. :

:Ind,:Avernge:

1954 :!1~9/-52:

1953 :1954:1949'"':52:
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Ind. l95h

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I HATERNEIDi'TS: I eros eros j p;~~~~. .

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-l:le ons- ,

I 1 - ,~00 f'lclo7s

ETea~ralsy

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05,7

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13..,0, 0011

li.J.~,OOIOI168

Ar1zona......... 4,950 ,,oOOi o,ooo 606

Louisinna..... . 1 L~,lSO 2,8oo! ~,2001 255



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125 -J Boo 1

150 ~obi

17,812

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7

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17,000 1 4,oool

21,750
4, 800

250 r 260 ! 1,059!'

700

832

Ivrississippi..... 7,120 9,000! 10,4001. 235 200 J 275 1 1,674 1,8ooj 2,860

I I Al abama ,.... ..... 13,!!.20 14;100 i 1-5.-;500 I 305
Georgia. . . .. . .... 49,000 49,000 60, 000! 281

320 i 290 J L~,094J 4,5121 4,h95
270 j 290 1 l.3, 7641 13,230 17,400

South Carolina. 45,700 47,0Q9,'55,000 l l98 220 I 2001 8 ,948 1 10,340 11,000

I North Ca roltn<!t, 9,880 lO,OOOjl0, 500 ! 186 220 1801 1,8241 2,200 1, 890

II .C~arklainfs9arsn;iaq~

.,, 9,950 e,680

10,4001 ll,hOOj 690 12,.000 .10,2.001 284

I ~~lahom~ - 16,;)50 17,000, 17,000 1~\6

63~ i 700 ' 6,82 2' 6,604
27>;; I 285 2,1621 3,300
190 200 3,1161 3,230

),980 2, 907 3,400 \

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225 I 200 ~
2361-214-.[

300

709j 41-tO

23II-6j,3'52i-67,3Sb'

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Y Group averages (in9luding .P..nnual Total) are simple averC'..ge s of an.11ual data for the
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D:e L. FlOYD '\.gricultural Statistician, In Charge

L. H. HAillliS, JR. Vege t able Crop Estimator.

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. . GENERAL CROP REPORT FOR GEORGIA AS 01<' .JULY,-1, 1954

A prol~nged period .:of extremely hot weather with only 11ght a;rid localized :rainfalls.
has caused considerable crop deterioration in widespread areas of the State during the past month,. Reports :received fr()m practically all geographic sections indicate that current con~i tions have' ~p!frba.ched a state of .s~vere drOught. Some southern and central areas repor,t the .most acute water shortage dur.ing recent years. Lower Piedmont and Coastal area::s have reported that corn has been damaged to the extent that. so~ acreages carmo.t recovex: 'I'ol;>aoco and tr.uck crop. acreages ba.ve also deteriorated consideraS1y. Cotton:and .peanuts have withstood adverse weat her con-
ditions better tha:o most other crops ,

tOR.N:.. Drought conditions and abn<Jrmall;r hot temperatures have lowered yield pr~

spects materially in :tna1 y sections of; the State during , June. The 1954 corn

e1;creage is indicated at 21 997,000 compared 'Wi'th. -2i910,000 a ;j.ear:: ago,. Yield per
acre is expected to be 13.0 bushel-s c'ompared with the record, high' of 2o.q bu~?hels in

1953. On this basis, production would reach 38,9611 000 bl,lshels compared with

~~ 58,2001 000 in-1953.



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SMALL GR:~INS'i The i~dicated wheat produc-tion of l, 8}6 1 000 b~sHels is )8 percent be.~

low the 2 1 9601 000 bu.~hels produced in 1953. Most of this reduction

. is''due to less acreage.: T_he currently indicated oat
. aosmf 5 percent ~nder ).ast years I production.

crop

of

201 646,000 .

bushels :is

TOBACCO: The current tobacco crop is placed at 116,700,000 pounds compared .with

131,8601 000 pounds ha.r.vested in 1953. Yield per acre is ind.ic'ated at l,lOl. pound13 compared 1Ni th the record hi gh o 1 1 267 pqunds l;3.st seaqon.

PEANUTS.: Acreage grown alone is estimated. at 6)5,000 or 2 percent abpve the: 623,000 ~rawn alone in 1953. Th~ firs .t pr.oduction est'imate vr;i.l], be .made on .
lmgll$t :t.

PEACHES: Hot, dry weather during'the latter part of June reduced the size o:r the

. . fruit_, and the outturn from late .varieties will be less than e:x;pecteri..

earlief in the season. Quality cont.inu.,es to be above average, The indicated July

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MILK PRODUCTION: ToMi milk ptoducticrm in Georgia during the month of Jum;i; was 110

. _ . . . . .mllion pounds. Thi~ vol~.m~_,waf . ~VP.~"xirnate~y 8 percent belo:V

the. lJay l~vel an~ 1 percent above the vo:).).JITle p:r:odltce,d 1.n June 1953

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CROP

ACREAGE (OOO)'

YIELD

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Per Cent , 19',53 July l i

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PRODUCTION (000} .
Iridic. . 1953 ' July 1
1954

Corn vVheat
Oats . Rye ~

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Barl.ey

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Tooooco, All .... Lb.:

Potatoes, Iris~. Bu.,.

Potatoes, Hay, All

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Bu e: Tons.

Sorghum :tor all

2,,'910 160
659 IO
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104.1
6
26
831

~ ~,997

103

lG2 : 64

l '666

101

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80

' :.;..8 . 89 :lo&.o . 102

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8.3

''25 . ' 96

818. ~

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20.0 1:~ 5 : '33~0 : ~ '10.5

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76;o ; ;
'8:37.40

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13.0 58,200 )8,961

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2.5 d.

2, 960 : ' 1,836
21,747 20,.646
10.5 .. .. . 8h.
225 ' 200

1,101 l31,86'q ' 116,700

78.0

456 ; " 390

?O,Q 2,15.8

1 , 7.50

.69

618 . 566

purposes

45

49

109

Peanuts, Alone

623

635

102..

Soybeans, Alone

100

100

100

Soybeans for Beans

50

57

114

Peaches, total crop 1/
Pears, total crop if .

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3,312

3,000.

225

192

Cotton

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. BURTON J. MRRINGTON Agr icultural Statistician

UNITED SI'.ATES -:- GEl\TERA.T~ F.EPORT AS OF JULY 1, 1954

Another large volume of crops is expected in 1954, virtually as large as in 1952 and 1953, but
about 3 percent less than the 1948 reobrd. While acreages of wheat and cotton were reduced sharp"' ly under the Government production control programs, aerea.ges of most other crops were increased
over 1953, FaJ.'mers exceeded their :planned 'ao1.eages for most spring crops. The total acreage for harvest is larger than"" last year and virtually the same as ,in 1952, Weather in June was almost ideal for harvesting grains in the ~arly harvest zone and favor~le , for development of corn and soybeans. A corn crop of 3, 311 million bushsls is now in :Prospect; if realized it would be secon~la.rgest of record although b~ely _ to:p:ping the ~952 e~9.:P Winter wheat yields improve~. under mostly favorable conditions for maturing and harvest\ .so that a total outturn of 758 m1lllo
bushels is now expected. Despite favorable grovdng condit.ions, spring wheat prospects deterio rated during June, largely because of stem rust infestation, and the crop is now estimat8d at 230 '
million bushels. The all v1heat total of 988 million bushels is 11 million less than on June 1.

The fourthlargest volume of all crops is now in prospect for 1954. Feed grains make up a major
proportion of the allcro:p volume. They include the second-largest corn crop of 3.3 billion
bushels; a record outturn of 1,545 million bushels of oats; a much larger than average barley
crop of 373 million bushiels. The sorghum crop is being grown ,on a near..record acreage, but yield prospects are extremely uncertain. The hay crop will be 107! million tons, the thirdlargest on record , and will be fairly well distributed according to needs, except iri the current severe drought area. The contribution .Qf food grains to the total will be smaller tha,n usual, with a
below average wheat crop , However, the rye harvest of 23 million bushels is largest for several
years and above average. The tobacco crop i.s estimated at 2,022 million pounds, nearly up to last
year m1d average. A :potato crop of 346 million bushels is now in prospect, nearly 8 percent
smaller than last year; although the yield :per acre is near-record, acreage was reduced below that of 1953, The swoetpotato crop of 32.7 million bushels will be only about 65 percent of average.

Nearly 358 million acres of crops were planted or growing this season, Tl:ri.s is only about a million acres less thc.'in the average or the 1953 total- dospi te reductions of about 20 million acres in crops under allotments. This indicates that land tak:en out of wheat and cotton was largely put into other crops with some diversion to grasslands and summer-fallow. .Acreage losses are expected to total about 16.4 acres, which would be 2.2 million acres less than in 1953, 9.7 million loss than: in 1951 and only slightly less than in 1950, but otherwise largest since 1939.
to About 8.3 million acres, or half the total; is winter wheat not harvested for grain, much of which
acreage vras replanted spring crops, Thus 341.4 million acres of crops are expected to be harvested in 1954, which would be a million more than last year, but 3.7 million acres less than average in the 1943-52 :period.
CORN: Another lc'll'ge corn crop-..3,311 m~ll~on bushels..-is in prospect in 1954. Such an outturn exceeds by 4 percent the 3,177 m1l~1on bushels -produced last year and would be the second
largest of record. A yield of 41.3 bushels per harvested acre is now indicated, which would be exceeded only by the 42.5 bushels obta~ned in. l948 and is 5.6 ..bu'sh~ls above average,
The estimated 81,519,000 acres of eorn planted and 80,164,000 a.cre"s intended for harvest are each practically the same as the acreage fqxY the prGvious year and about 7 percent below M-erage. The planted acreage is nearly a half million acres more than indicated in the March Intentions. Prospective abandonment of 1.7 percent is a little above a year ago, but below average.
ALL 'li'HEAT: Production of all wheat is expected to total 988 million bushels, 11 million bushels below the June 1 forecast. Tho prospective 1954 crop is 15 percent smaller them the
1953 crop of 1 1169 million bushels and 12 percent smaller than tho average of 1,122 million bushe~
OATS: The 1954 oats crop is forecast at 1,545 million bushels-the larg_cs'l;_o~ ~.-ecord~ This is 27 percent larger than la-st year-Ls "Production and 3;7 :fH.Jreent above average. W:~;th the
l8J:gest harvested acreage in 8 years and above..o:vcrage yields in all but 5 States, production is la.rge.r th<'..n last year and ab.ove average in all regions of the country. The U. S, yield of 36.8 bushels per acre is 5.9 bushels above last year, 3.5 bushels above average and is exceeded by only the 36,9 bushel yield of 1948 and 37.0 bushels in 1915.

PEANUTS: The 1954 acreage of :peanuts planted alone for all purposes, which includes the acreage for picking and threshing and hoggirig off, is estimated at 1,91-1,000 acres. This is 2
percent more than the 1,882,000 acres planted alone for all :purposes last year, 1<1 :po;rcent less than the 1()-year average and about one percent less than tho acreage intended in ~~arch.

TOBACCO: Production of all tobacco is indicated at 2,022 million pounds, 2 percent below the

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2 1057 million pounds harvested in 1953 ap,d 13 million pounds. By classes, flue-cu:red and light

percent less th<m air-cured (Burley

the and

record 1951 crop of Maryland) production

l.s expected to be below last year; all other cle,sses show an increase.

PEACHES: The Nation's peach crop for 1954 is estimated at 62,721,000 bushels-3 percent below 1953 :production and 6 percent below aversge, A small decline from a month ago, is in..
dicated for the 10 southern States and a large decline for California Clingstones where th0 crop
was reduced by a removal program under the State Marketing Order.

UNITED STATES

:AC:REAGE IN THOUS. ; 1954 IND. t

YIELD

PRODUCTrmr IN THOUSAl-Tl

CROP

Harv. :For Harv~ :Percent of I

:Ind.July 1:

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1953 I 1954 I 1953

1953 I 1954 I 1955

1954

Corn, All

bu.: 80,279 80,164 ' 1000

39.6

41 , 1 3.l7e,615

3,311,493

Wheat, All Oats
Cetton, lf .
Hay, All Soybeans,~

bu.: 67,608': 53,726 1
bu. I 39,358 ; 41,980 :
: 25,244 , : 19,961 :
ton ; 73; 918 : 75,984 .: : 16 ~ 085': 18,825

79.5 106.7
79.1 102,8
1170

17.3

18,4

11168,536

30.9

36.8 ; 1,216.<116 i

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1,42: l o.41 ~-- : , ....

.,--- 105,300

988,321 1,544,674
10?,494

Peanuts.

: 1,882 1 11 914

Potatoes, rish,bu. I 1,508 : 1,381

101.7 91,6

- ...247.8

250.3

Sweet Potatoes; bu.; 350 1

346

98.8 97,2

94;. 6

T.~bacco, All lb.: 1,634

1,632 : 99~9 H259

1239

Peaehes,Tot.Cr, bu.l

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;!!J ]] ACreage in cultivation July 1.

Grmm Alone for all :purposes.

373 _, 711 33 ..974
2,057,221
64,473

345,622 32,669
2,021,923 62,721

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DISTRICT IV 'faylor
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DISTRICT V
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~- ' Yield

Harvested Per Acre

Acreage

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Yield I --

Production -f Harvested Per Acre Production

(000 Lbs) JlcreagT Lbs, (000 Lbs .. )

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20 5 1,315 5 840 10
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300

2,640

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280

10

160

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803 613

634

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600

I 734

I 600 839

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300

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I . 768

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400

962

907

812

600

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' 200

838

I

486

- 92
' - 301

1,200

22

I

3

965

3

705

~ --'

3,780

5, 681

2

2,'820

272

2,145

6

228

I

2

134

11,290

600 1, 098 125 I 808

450

893

1,395 11,054

20 1,400

5

800

1,210

954

5 I 800 780 1,185

!

10

600

L1,6oo . I =\.,033

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h,965
5

1,180 800

I 2,730 1,152

i 280 1,189
I 2, !.~45 1,044

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5 ' 400

i 255 ' 1, 063

I.

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!

160 1,02)

:

Ii' l0,8L6 I 1,137

. 659 101 402 1,471 28
4 1,154
4 924
6
4, 7,53
5,860 4
3,146 333
2,553 2
271
164
12,333

I

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5

I 435

30

1,900

5

I
I

5
3,330
5

2,460

I

I
!

8,175

!

-I
I 600 1,002 800 1,134 800 800 964 200 1,063
1,034

3 LJ6 24 2,154
4
4 3,209
l
2, 614
8, 449

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10

l+25

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25

I,,

1,785 5
5

3,145

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5
2,300

I:
I

7, 705

700
O'''J
/)_.1
960
1,_,0 ~?
. :;60.0 600 987 600
1,109
1,031

7 }J05 24 1,843
3 3 3,104 3 2,550
7,942

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. (The est~mates are based on t~1e ..Jat.6:{)t available~data) ' . . .

.., ..........

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.... ~ ~
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. 1952

~.......... ':.

195'3 .. . . ..

b.istrict ~. --l-- >. '.,I Yield

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l.Ytelcl-~r ...... - - -

);j . apd"~

!Ha~ve~~~~r Per ,Aore I Product.io_n_ Harvest,ed l(_e._~-Acre Production

comity ~ Acrea7e L!J_'s_.__+-(_o_~-~b~;~i~~.; .~-::t~r;!ge :- ____: -~bs. --tl_o-~o Ll'~:_~

DISTRICT "VIII p.tkinson ]3en Hill Berrie-n ;f3rooks Clinch Coffee Colquitt 9ook
~risp
Dooly Echols lrwin ;Jeff Davis
~anier
Lowndes Telfair ift Turner Wilcox
'\1\Torth
Total

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1,880 ' 1,352

2,542.

1-;390

l,OJ) 1,438

6,220

_1,264 7,g61

J,k30 425
6,825
8, h70
4,)20

. 1l~,125504

3,9L~4
533

1,248 ~ .. 8,520

I 1, 18 2 10; 012
1,331 6,017

35

1,057

.37

10

1,300

13

555

1,023

568

3,365

1,188 3,996

3,030

1,169

3,51.,.2

2,055

1,221

2,510

6,070

1,051 6.,380

1,050

' 799

:. 839

4,390 2.85

1,164 870

5,12)1~28

375 . 2, 725

'I 709
1,006

266 2, 7)-+2

57,105

.1,175 l-:.07,120

I

... .1, 740
1 ' li~300
11 :-_5.,no.

I ~,],~0~

! -. JS'5

I I



6
1:

325
765

1),160

I

40

I

10

j

505

I1 3,105 2,800

1 l,;n5
5,565

+,OOO

4,035

. 1

2"?5

1 355

II 2~.~~0

52,630

I 1 ..... l,6JJ+

- 2,8os-

~,.355
l,h16

.I'

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l,-{61
s,o9a

. 1,227 l' 3,827

,.. .:.. ,. ' .',. l,h20 I ~: ~~h

561 f
~; ~~6

1, Li-28

-5' 9hl

1,250 1

so

I 900 '

9

I 1,107 ,
1,1~35

559
Lr,b.57

1,504

h,-212

1,323

2,533

:J.,190

6,621

1,136 I 1,.136
l,c389 1 s,6o3 ... ,

>t,lB2

325

1_,006

357

1,175
...
.i.', 349 I

2,938. 70, 9.78

DISTRICT IX Appling Bacon Brantley Bryan Charltol) Chatham, Evans Liberty Long Pierce Tattnall Toombs irJare
~vayne
Total
STATE TO'I'ALS

I 3,790

3,140

I
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1,)?0
1+50
265
15

1
I
,I,

1, 705
oi20
'La5
1+,775

1.~;8:60:

J,lo5

2,390. ~-.
I 2,360

j. 29,100
! /111,000
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1,098 1,301

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1,178

1,350

I 993
1, 09!+

l
. i

600

bLr7_..,
29~

994 1 1,69L!.

983

118

,),001~.

477

1, 297

6,19~.

1,050 I 5,105

I 880

2,804

1, '3!+8 I 3,221

1,131. I 2,669

I

1,138 I; 33,126

,~,I 3,555 2,920

1,450

I I

1J20,
250

10

J.,i5oo

115

445

h' ).j.65

4,525

3,055

2,21+0

2,165

27,215

"1;276 1, 1~78 1,196 1,190 1,040
800 l,l)8 J:>061 1::151
1~,:551
l, 215 1, 121 1,4s7 1;234
1, 279

4,536

4, 316:'

,. 1, 73'[-fJ': ..

I 5oo

, 260 .

8 .. ,

1 I

l, 85J

I
I

122 I 512

6,034
I s, 500

3' 424

I 3,331.

2,672

I 34,802

1123 765 .

l.I

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103,000:: .
II

130,810

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Ag1'icultura1 ~tatistician, In Charge
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GEORGIA: During the month ended July 15, the All Co:rnmodi ty Index o:f Prices Received

by Georgia farmers declined one point. At the present level, the Index

is 243 per.cent of the August; 1909-Juzy 1914 average, and 8 percentage points below

the l-evel. during tl1e cor;~,., s.p.onding period a year- ~go~

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Prices received far sptall grains, sweetpotatqes, all .baled hay, chi<;:kens, eggs, and wholesale milk advanced substantially durj_ng the 30'-day period. Lower pr:i,ces were registered for cottonseed, hogs, beef cattle, and s.oybeam.

Wi.thin indi-ri.dual co!TlJllOdity sub -gr ~ups, the Index fOr meat animals (which includes
prices recei~ed for hogs, beef cattle, calves, shee,p ani larpbs) dropped. 22 pe~.centagE points during the month; reflecting the sharpest declihe in beef cattle ~nd hog pr,ices siz:1ce January. In contrast, the Index for .chickens and eggs advanced 10 percentage points; as average 'prices for these' 'two c?n'unodities moved 'lipward.

t( ,UNJ;TED: S'fATES: - The .Index of Prices lle-d'eived by Fa;mers declined l point. (four-tent!}

~_ . _

oi one percent) duri:~1g -the month ehcti.ng July . 15. Price clines

registered. by beef cattle,. hogs~ and 'de<;:.i:rJ:u.ous fruits were nearly offset- by higher

prices for comme.rci;;t;L ve_ getab~s.,..:_i-~At~_,?.,-Y{heat, and., egg_~~ ..'The index, a't 2h7 percent.

of its 1910-14 ave:r:age in n:tLd-July, compares with -248 a: 'inonth 'earlier b.nd with 260

in July last year.

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Declining farm production costs lowered the Parity Index (Prices Paid_, Interest, Taxes, and Wage Re.t~s}'another 2 p'oints (almost 1 percent) during the n;onth ended July 15. Lovver--feeder.. .llves.tock arrl..liv:Eis;t9g~ .t:ef:3d_ fJ.~ip;:s. ~c ~ounte_~ for most of the
commodity prl.:ce declire. The seasonally .a.Q.justedfarm :via ge rate index also declined in July as rates pa:i9- hired labor during ~ the second' qliarter irlcreased less than usual. Prices paid by farmers for farr.d.~;r :iiving items rose tci ' a new high in midJuly, offsetting part of the downturn in ~.dce.s of production goods. ;

With both farm product prices and the Parity Index down s.lightly during the month,
? the Parity llatio remained at 88, the same as th-0t.me,; a:J}d _P.9ints below a year
earlier,

------,--'-----__;;,S...:.u;.;.:;r:rn;nary TablE\:. fo;r th~. Jin.i.t~d St~tes

.. Indexes

: July 15, : J~e 15, :: -'J-{J_iy_15, : Record high

1910-14=100

1953

1954 : 1.954 :-Index-:--. Date---

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Prices Received

260

248:

2'47

)13.

Feb.- 1951

Parity Index ];/

?:.1 2?:a:

280

290

}./ May 1952

Pari~y:Ratio

- . . 2/ 94:-.. '

'68

123

Oct. 1946

1/ !>rices Paid, Interest, T.axes, and ~~f.age Rates~< _g,/ Revised:.

]/ Also February and April '1952.

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Agricultural Statistician, :in Charge

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BURT'Ol'{t' J- HA.._qRINGTON

, .. Agricult.ural Statistician

< After F:f.y~ Days Retur~ to
UnitedStates Def)artment 6f:Agric~ltUJ."~

Agricultural Marketing Service

319 Extension Building Athen~, Georgia

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A'l'SEiiS GA.

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- -C-O:MMODITY
AND
UNIT

PRICES-B:EX::EIVED BY FARMERS ~TtiLY 15.! 1954 WlTH COMPARISONS

GEORGIA' '.
Aver~e 1. '

.. . .
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II' Average

UNITED srATES

.Aug.l 9-. .!uly :15, June 15, July 15, Aug.l909- July 15, June 15, July 15,

July 1914 '1953 . 1954 1954 July 1914 1953

1954 1954

Wheat, Bu.

$ " 1.24 '. i,;::-184

1.86

1.88

.8a

1.87

191

Corn, Bu.

$

.91

1.90

1.61

1.64

.64

1.47

1.49

Oats, Bu.
"

$

.67

.78

,76

78

.40

.70

.74

.67

-. _Irish Potatoes, Bu. $

1.12

1.55

1 ..50 . 1.50

.70

.96

1.51

1.49

, .

Sweet Potatoes, Bu. $

.83

4.60

2.95

3.50

.88

4.02

2.70

3.02

Cotton, lb.

12.6

33.2

33.'5

33.5

12.4

31.9

32.;.3

32.o2

.,

Cottonseed; ton

$ 24.39

62.50 55.00 : 53o00

22.55

59.00

51.40 54..00

Hay (baled), ton $

F..ogs, per cwt.

$

,.
7.33

29.50 24.70 . 25.60
I 24.10 24.30 zs-.-oo

7.27

20.20 24.20

20.40 21.70

19.90 21.20

Beef Cattle, em. $

3.87

13.70 12.20 11.20

5.42

17.30

16.90 15 ~ 80

Milk Cows, head

l $ 33.85 125.00 100.00 100.00

48.qo 169.00 151.00 145.00

Chickens, lb.

13.2

27.8

22~0

24.9

11,1

26,1

22.6

22.4

Eggs, D::>z. Butterfat, lb.

21.3 25.7

56.0 55.0

42.0 52.0

43.0 . - . ,; .
52.0

21.5 26.3

47.7 64.8

32.9 55.9

34.4 55.7

Milk (wholesale)

per 100#]}

$

. Soybeans, Bu.

$

Peanuts, lb.



2.42
.I
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I 5.90

5i55

2.8o I . 3.20

.5.65
I
3.10 1

1.60

I 5.0

n.o I 11.0

I

I n.o

4.8

JJ Preliminary for July 1954.

4.06 2.44 11.1

3.49 3.49 11.2

3.69 3.47 11.2 ..

. INDEX :NtJMBEBS OF PRICES RECEIVED BY FA:F.W:.RS IN GEORGIA (August 1909 - July 1914 : 100)

July 15, 1953

June 15, 1954

July 15, 1954

All Commodities

251

244

243

Cotton &Cottonseed

263

261

260

Grains

196

169

172

Meat Animals

335

324

302

-

Dairy' :Products Chickens & Eggs

236

230

232

247

188

198

Fruits

175

176

167

Miscellaneous

197

195

197

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PRICES PAID BY FMMERS FOR SEL:E:CTEDt = s .rui.Y 15, 1951 WITH CO:MPARISONS J}

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KIND OF FEED

July 15, 1953

June 15, 1954

July 15, 1954

July 15, 1953

June 15, 1954

July 151 1954

Mixed Dai~ Feed

All Under

29 %Protein 16 %Protein

18 %Protein

20 % Protein

24 %Protein

;.

4.30 4.20:
4.45 4.50 4.65

,.
4.25 L1 . 1 5 4.45 1.50 4,65

Dollars Eer 100 Pounds

4.15
4.05 4,40 4.40 4,60

3.99
3.95 3.97 4.09 4.34

3.96
3.86 3o95 4.24 4.40

3.91
3.83 3.89 4,20
4. 32

High Protein Feeds
Cottonseed :tvJeal Soybean Meal Meat Scrap

3.85 4.85
6.10

4.20 5.80 6.20

4.20 5.80 . 6. 20

1 .21 4. 7tl
5.05

4e32 5.67 6.56

4.29
5.77 6.68

Grain By.Products
Bran Middlings Corn Meal

3.85 4.15
4.60

3.75 ' 4,00
4.15

3.65 I
3.95 4. 35

3.27 3,14 3.88

3.15 3.47 3.89

3.03 3.28 3.86

Poultrz Feed
Broiler Growing Mash
Laying Mash Scratch Grains

5.60 5.40 4.60

5.70 5. 50 4.55

5.70 5,10 4,55

5,23 1.84 4.35

5.39 5,00
4.36

)
5o35
4.97 4.32

]J As reported by Feed Dea1er.s':J: ;
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Prospective cotton produ~t.ion for l9S4 of 510,000 bo.les_ ( 500 pounds gross i~c:igh.thvas
indic~tod on li.ugust l]?y i,nforrMtion reported by crop corresiim1dcnts to the Georgia
Crop lteportj_ng Servi:ce .:or the Unite-d States Depa.1tmeht of Agriculture. This is 32
percent belo1J the 752:~000 bale s - produced l ast year and 28 percent be lmJ the 10-year
average; (194.3-52') .?f 705 ,COO standard bales.

Indicated yield of 219 pounds compares 1-vith 262 in 19;)3 and the lO~ye a r average of 252 .pounds .

lleather condi tions have been varied and ge~1e rally difficult thi s year . Sp rL1g;
>veather through . early .1\.p)_'il >vas relat:L vely 1varm and p1antine; operations in southern
and mid-state; terri.tory got off to a good start u:i.th :Zair to good stands. Hoivever,
beginning in the latte r part of the . :Jonth and extencb.n:.::; into early June tl1:5.:s ill"as the coolest spring s:i.nce l 89h . This, together uith a consirlereble moistn.re deficienc~r for t he year, r <:;sulted in detoriqre.tion of stands throuc;h d;vi.~1g c1f } lants and d.ola~red germil1o.tion of freshly ;?J.ante d f;e o d as ~mll as retarc~G d gro-v.rtl1 of early plant-
ings. Conditions since e arly tTune 'h<we been hot, also exceedingly clry :::n all but
local e.reas . P:l.ants are Si~1cill evoiy:rhe:ce h1..1.t fair to ~-rell fruited ' and bloonrLng freely in northern and upper Piedn1ont s ec tions. Eff8etive frl'it 5.ng is on a reduced scale in loHer :?iedmont and is over in tho Coastal. 21-ains s c ctio'1 Bells in tho latter t e rritory. are generally smaller than usual and there is considG rable premature opening under drou,;ht conditions . General rains are badly needed. :Jecvil damage is : negilj:blo.

Final outturn of the crop compa red ~-dth this foi\:3cast Hill depend upon uhcthnr or not the ve..riout: factors af:1~ecting the crop during the remainder of "->he ser. son are more or les~ favorable than usual .

.ARCJ:EE LAaULEY Agricultural Statistician

D. L. FLOYD
:Agricultural Statistici~n:!. In iJh.s.r ge

. G:SORGIA HAP - .SHO'JING A.iJGUST 1 COl'TDITIOI'J BY CROP EEPORTI_lTG J.~STEICTS

STA'L'E: 19511. 1953 195'2 -

Districts sho1rm are crop reporting districts and l\JOT
Congress:i.onal !J:i.st..ricts.

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.UNITED STATES - COT1:'(m Rf:?OHT i'_S OF AUGUST 1, 1954

The Crop Reporting Boa:J;'d .of. the Agricultural l1arketing Service J:ll~kes the.fo-llowing rdport from data furnished by crop correspondents, field statisticians, Bureau of the Census, Commodity ,Stabilization Service, .and cooperating Stat~ .agencies. The
final outturn of: cotton compared 1-1ith this forecast will depet'ld upen -v,rhether the
various influences affecting .t.he crQp during the remainder of the season are more or l~ss f~vorable than usual.

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-- - -:- : CULTIVATION: CONDITION '. I-IAJ.VF:S'l'ED ACRE :,500-lb.gross -vil't.bales .

:JULY 1, 1954:1\ver==- ~:--::Aver==-- :tncti-~Aver-7

1:9~4-..,.

State

:LESS 10-YEAR: age :19.53:19.54: age :1953:cated: age : 1953 : Crop

:AVERAGE ABAH:l943-: : :1943-: :1954 :1943-: Crop ; Indic.

::COl'JliEN'I' 1/ : 52 : : : 52 : . :AugJ_ 2/ 52 : .

: Aug. 1

:- -Thous";'--:---:- ~:--:- - - : - - - - -:Thous:Thou-8.: Thou'S.-

T-7; : acres :Pet~ :Pet. :Pet.: Lb. :Lb. : Lb. :bales:ba1es bales

~.-c:r:l:n:- -~-- -- ~7;-

;9- 1-8~ 340 ~7-;i-3~3- 1 - ~o~- ~;4; - ~o~-

s. Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee Alabama Hississippi

865
1,116 660
. 1;223 1,921

76 78 67 3i2 281 291 693 690

525

72 7.5 62 252 262 219 705 752

510

76 85 77 357 354 375 54LI. 702 515

71-~ 79 71 286 205 294 9071 963

7)0

76 8h Bl-1. 336 410 412 . 1,66hl2,129 1,650

Nissouri

450

Arkansas

, : 1,690

Louisiana

693

Oklahoma

941

Texas .

: 7,688

76 83 8h 368
75 80 77 332
74 76 77 327 73 85 65 152
76 70 73 182

386 416 34:3 1!.49
358 369 1,343 1,548 h07 h05 585 806 205 lLJJ . 385 437 233 212 3,239111 _:,317

390 1,300
585
'280
3,40"0

New I1exico

:

Arizona

:

California

:

Other States .f!/:

205
414 902 71

j I j 92 89 95 92 93 97 93 n6 ! 97 79 j 75 j 80

L;;B L.97 550 1951 327

555
624 .
288

743 632
2Lr2

870 718

~

26 7 !

38711,070
9L0~ 751j l , 7 6588

235
750 1,350
40

~l'l~T~D:s~.'~~~ =;= =1~,~~ =-t =7~ +~917~ 2?2:114.-: 313.5[12,~4*6,465 12,6s0-
~m~r~ ~g:~~-2~=- __ ~2~9- J --= l =-~~~~= ~4~ t ~4~j=?~8=~=2~.~~=6~.~ =2~.~ =

1/ :B'rom natural causes.

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2/ On acres in cultivation July 1 less'l944-53 average abandonment.

3/ Production ginned and to be ginned. A 500-lb. bale contains apout h80 net pounds

- of lint.

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2/4/ Virginia, Florida, Illinois~ Kansas, Kentucky, and Nevada. Included in State atld United States totals.

CROP 'R'SPORTHJG BOARD

_ . After F'ive Days Return to United .States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural I1arketing Service 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia
OFFICIAL BUSINESS

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THE: UNIVEF:SI TY OF GEORGIA
TH E UN I VERSITY LIBRARIES ATH Et,S GA.

GENERAL CROP REPORT FOR GEORGIA AS OF AUGUST 1, 1954

The eA~remely hot d~J weather of June continued through July and most crops deteriorated further during the month. The drought 1vas especially unfavorable for corn, hay c'r~pS.f. vegetables and pastu;res, ~tfi.':peanut~s;: topaCCO and cotton suffering to a lesser degree. The shortage of. mbistU:re.reduc~d 'the size. of the late peaphes and final production will be less than indicated earlier in the season .. Pecaiis are. shedding due to the unfavorable -situation and the production is expected ttl be the
smallest since 1949.

Light showers have been received in local areas but n gonoral soaking rain is badly needed to break the drought. Some crops are so far advanced that moisture would be of little value but late corn end hays, runner peanuts and pastures TrJcul,d especially be benefited.

CORN: The prolonged hot dry vJeather beginning in June and extending . through July

has reduced the incHc'a,ted corn yield to 12 bushels per acre as of August 1

.compared Ivith 20 bushels last. year. Based on t:1e current yield the-.production would

be 35,964,000 bushels or 38 per cent below the 58,200,000 bushels hArvested in 1953,

I. and the sh. ortest .crop iq.,,j:.he pa.st 17 years.

~ \_.: TOBACCO':

..
Early pla.11ted tobacco made. fair yields before the ,:dry. weather hit, vJhile

most of the late planted acreages 1-rere dal11.age!l a11d yields Here generally

very low. Based on reported condit:Lon and yield as of August 1, the production is

estimated at ll4,l45,000 pounds comapred lvith 131,860,000 harvested last season.

Yield per acre is placed at 1,077 pounds or 190 p01mds less than ~he record yield of

1, 267 pounds produced in 1953.





PEANUTS: The Spanish variety has been damaged in most areas by.~ the..hot (lry weather
and prospects are generally poor. Damage to runpers has-boon to a lesser
extent and with favorable 1-reather during August, fair to good yields could be m2.de.
The total production for picking and threshing is expected to be 4D6, 1+25,000 pounds
or 23 per cent below the 530,640,000 potmcls harvested last year. A. total of 527,000
acres for hnrvest this year is two per cent be.low the 1953 acreage of 536 ,ooo.

PECANS: Rollowing the very large production in 1953 the current crop of nuts set
<vas somevJhat smaller:_than. usual,. and as a re:sult of the extremely hot dey I~ vwather during June and July the c1rop has been heavy, and the size of the nuts is
expected t;o be sma::{.l. Based on condi,tion~;:;as of August 1, the Georgia production <vill be ahout 34,000,000 pounds - 40:per cont loss than last season's revised pro-
-duction of 56 ,6oo;GOCY pounds. Procfu~tion from the impfoved varieties is placed at
~7, 000, 000' pounds . and seedling at 7, QOO, 000 pounds compared ri\ri th 46, )00, 000 and
iO,lOO,.OOO' pounds :fesp_octi'yely ::J-:953. . for.. ..... ,.,_,.,'..-::. .

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GEORGIA __,___.__ ___,__ _ _:-=A"""C"""RE=_.,_,?\.G=-=E=-:~..,.._.,y'""'r=-=E=L-==D--=PEILACii.E ..

. iTOTAL PRODUCTION ( IN THOUSANDS)

CROP

:(00'0) :Average:

:Indicated: Average :

: Indicated

1954 :1943-52: '1953 :

I, Corn...... ~ ..... bu.: 2,997 1.0
Wheat .......... bu.: 102 14~2

20.6' 18.5

Oats ... ~.bu.: 666J 25.? 33.0

1954 12.0 18-.o 31.0

1943-52 : 1953 : + -,973 5u,200 -2,122 2,960 13,523 21,747

195l~
3!5,96,...,4-1,836
20,6!.t6

H.ye ...... ~bu.:

81 9.4 I 10.5

Hay (all) .... ton: 818

.57j .7h,

Tobacco (all) .lb.: 106.0 1096

Potatoes,Irish,bu.:-

5j1 73

Potatoes, Sweet, bu.: . ,. 25' . . 76

11267
I j 76 83

10.5'

67.

10~

.6h 69.9'i 618

1077.. _ 107.,~716 131,860

79-------1,022

45.6

60

,J.+, 711 2'1.58

81.~
5'27
114,145 ~95
1, ,oo

Cotton ........baics: 1,116- 1 252 I' 262 l 219::r.'J 705

752

510

Peanuts(for picking

1

. and threshing)lb.: 527

Peaches, tot1;.l crop,

.

bu. 1/ :

Pears, total crop,:

bu. 1/

Pecans .... , ,:-1b.: Pasture,Condition,%

?53 I 990 ,, 775

1

1

.

I

1
II

/ 1 76

I
nu ' 1._ r.7 1

.
51

682,830 'j530,640

I

I 3,lt33 Ir 3,312

I 269

225

j: 31-t,37l I 56,600

408,h25 2,940
3~.,108020

1 Total agricultural crop greater than and -including cornmerc1al crop.

D. L. FLOYD, Agr. Stat., In Charge

ARCHIE LANGLEY, Agr.. Stat.

t.JNlTED ST.A!rES ~ GENERAL CROP REPORT AS OF AUGUST 1, 1954

'Pi,:o~uctiCJln:~rospect.s :.~~lined during Juiy for many of the . la.ter-g~,owin~ .crops. Searing temperSIIo

t\ll'e~ ~d ~o;rt. ~ainfaU were. rathe~ gep.eral ove;r much of the country, wi-th the adverse effects

v~aryth1negcrfio-Opms

fliogrE;1,tW~ tio7h

severe. current

Rust also estimate.s

tok further toll of are the first of the

spring whe~t in important season, cotton appears to

hsaevc~ti

ons vdth..

hWs~~4yonotadenrdawdavheefraestwewota;,tsOhJ1me.'r\~):.o)s.trhlooynpshs_w,arepvlrelo,sstpbeeduct.b~..sesofdoyerbeceha~nntes,dc,po. eualTdnhubetesn!,mestuocrrhg?hsauufmfltecf,,!~1lleSdd: .bai_rlooBamgugtcroferognrastecuovf;fo-eni\r:lelldslpe

some ring

wdha!~!alai.!_g~.

of all_ cr~ps

il.l'out 5 percent less than e:Jq>ected on July 1. The compos1.te y1el'd 1ndex of 1 crops also ;t'ell 5

l'~ints , . . . ,

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~i~e much ~- t~~ agricultural are~ ~~ ~foct~d by ad.ve;se ;reather~ ~ondiiiionsin July, the. mo~~ .

'13r1"1ously. .affect-ed were the >restern parts of the southern and central Groat Plains, central Texas, lllV.ch of Kansas and most of Missouri . A southeastern ciree", particularly'.Georgia and South Carolina

99ntinued to suffer. Effects were felt least in the northern third of the co\mtry hom east to ~~$st and Mountain and western areas. Near the end of July and in early August, rains brought

PI;U,'tial relief and the hope that the drought was broken. Vlhile damage to some crops vra.s largely

trroparable by August 1 in the most seriously affected pc;rtions, August rains will encourage

ll+a:nting and growth of emergency late feed crops. Short pastures and stock water arc the most

.. . ~~rious consideration at this time in the dry areas, with programs to supply hay and feed getting

w.lderway.



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Cqrn productio;n prospects declined about 15 perceritdur'ing. July to 2,824 million bushels~ . Th~ hot

!i;ty weather came at the critical tassel end si1kstage9, resulting .in considerable born that could

9~~duMtiildidzleedAotnl~lyt.iacs

silage or areas and

forage~ In the northern .P\3-l't of the main Corn B(!llt, the No:tithelil.st in the West, yield prospects were fairly 'vell maintained. Heavy

d~mago occurred in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska; southern Iowa, and central and southern lllinois

and was serious in the Ohio Valley and much of the South.

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~~BN: A :elat.i:ve1y small corn crol? of 2 1824 million bushels is indicated.by.August 1 conditions.

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Th1s .is a 15 -percent reduqhon from the July 1 forecast of 3,311 m1lh:on bushels and 8 per"'

c_~n~ below ayerage. ~ - ,f> yiel~ of 35,2 bushels per ac:e co~paxes with 39.6 in 195.3 and t~e average ~:t; 65.7 bushels. Dunt1g July', hot; dry weather preva1led 1n most of the Corn Bolt, and 1n the

squthern States. \'l'oathor conditions were generally favorable in the Western States and in the

'1:.. : :' e~treme Northeast and Y~ddle Atlantic States

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Ji:;AN'UTSI Production of peanuts from tho acreage for picking and threshing is forecast at 1,268

. -~ ;

million pounds, about 20 percent less than last year's crop of 1,588 million pounds, anci

36 percent below the 10-yoar average of 1, 980 million pounds. In the Virginia-carol ina area, pro~

duction is indicated to .bo dorm about 6 percent from last year, in the Southeastern area about 19

percent and in the Southwestern area. about 46 percent. The acreage intended for picking and .

:J) threshing this year,
the 1943-52 average~

at 1 1 513,000 acres, is about . 2 In the Southc?'storn area, h_;>t

percent below last yeF.J:r and 45 percent below ,. d_:ry v~Qather. in ~une ~d July retard?d. the cro1

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with most dame.ge bo1ng done to Span1 sh peanuts. Rmmors aro st1ll 1n fa1r to good cond1 t 1on and

can respond to late rains.

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PECANS: Tho pecan crop is forecast at- 130~628,000 pounds, 38 percent under last year's record

crop and 2 percent less them the 19413-53 average. Large declines from las.t year arc

expected in all majo:x.- producing States except Texas where the 1953 cr.op v;as relatively. light.

Improved varieties are forecast at 63,250,000 pounds -~ 39 percent under last yoar but 5 percent

above average. Wild and seedling pecans arc indicated at 67,378,000 poupds -~ 38 percent below

last year and 8 percent under average.

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P--. EANUTS

FIC:K:b"D AJI!D THRESHED Yield per acre

.. l"' . -. J Harvested : For

:

. STATE ,-A~erage-c-- "T harvest ; Average

Indicated I AvErrage

&,i . 43-52 : 1953 : 1954 - 194:~..52 1953

1954

1~13-52

Production

: Indicated

1953

1954

... ' , Thousand acres

~ ~-

Pounds

Thousand Pounds

Va.
N.

c.

' ~il49

110

106 ,.r .. 1,380

1,990

11950

269

177

169

1,139 1,530 1,485

202,623 218,900 . 206,700 300,811 270,810 250,965

Ts.e

nn.
c~

Ga.

"Y; .. 7

3

3

' '. .~

28
929

10 536

12 527 .

778

600

675

5,098

1,800

2,025

676

780

780

17,612

7,800

9,360

753

990

775

682,830 530,640 408,425

Fla.

88

~ 54' \

724

975

900

62,14:2 . 54,600 48,600

Ala. Miss.

' ' . '41'5 . 215 .. : , 14 ,. " 6

208 6.

754 ::"930

850

302,551 199,950 176,800

352

400

400

'1' 930

2' 400

2,400

Ark.

-12 . . 5

5

399

325

325

4,335 1,625

1,625

Okla.

216

119

125

486

960

420

104,340 114,240

52,500

Texas

621

299

293

459

600

350

282,635 179,400 102,550

uN..

Mex.
s.

8

5

5

2,762 1 ,511 1,513

Il Equivalent solid acreage.

988 1,250 1,200

742 1,031

838

8,239

6,250

6,000

1,267,950

PECANS

STATE

Aver age

All Vari etie-s ...2. .P;r:o.d_:u~c~t~io-~n~------.~I'f:n~d:;-:;i:-:c:-::a:rt-=e-:rd------.

1 -.

19.13-52

1953

..~gust 1 , 1954

2,305

-T-ho-u-s3an,a7Po8u0nd-s

2,940

2 ,954.

6,680

6,000

34,371

56,600

.. 34,000

; _~\a.
I l l a ..
~iss.

4,176 13,948
7,580

7,300 30,000
17,050

4,800 . . 16,00P
6 ,960

Ark.

4,009

10,650

. . 3;328

La.

12.525

24,060

. -15;600

Okla. Texas
u. s.

19,000

32,465

133,575

. '

.27,600 :28,000
211,660

. 16 1QOO 25;000
130,628

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UNITED STATES: Production .of the principal commercial vegetab+e and melon crops
durj.ng the summer months is now expected to be 3 percent less than in the same period last year hut 3 percent above average, according to the Crop Re-
porting Board. During J11ly unfavorable weather, particularly_high tempera tures and inadequate rainfall, caused -production prospects :for many of these crops to decline in tbe non-irrigated producing areas. b1provement in product:i.on prospects for vegetables Q.uring the past month is limited to those areas which received adequate rain ." and sections in which irrigation is gene:rally practiced. Hot, dry vv'eather during July adversely affected the growth and development of vegetable _crops in many sections of the country. In the New Englp.nd Stat~s, cool WE;?ather ~n July partially offset the effect of light rainfall and vegetable crops developed ,satisfactorily, Inadequate moisture caused the condition of vegetables in other North Atiantic sta1m to deteriorate. In the .South,Atlantic States high temperatures and below normal rainfall da:rraged vegetables and lowered yields in coastal districts but timely rains improved crop prospects in the mountain areas. While July weath<;:r was generally favorable for vegetables in the ;!l9rth Central States, it was hot and dry in the southern fringe of this area where damag e to vegetables oc.curred. Vegetables and melons in the South Cevtrdl: $tates were Seriously damaged by: very hlgh temperatures in July. Cool, rainy'weather c ontin11-ed in coasta;J.. areas of vifashin,gton and Oregon ]?ut ea9t of the Cascade?. con,ditions. for vege~ables have been favorable dur?.ng the past month. California 1s v~getable and m~lon crops conti11ueq to develop ahead of normal, reflecting . the unusually favorabl~ weather that has prevailed there for several months.

LIMA BEANS: Hot, dry weather during July lowered yield prospects for summer lima

beans and the August l forecast indicates a crop of 919,000 bushels, ll~

percent less than 1953 production and 20 percent below average. Harvestivg of early

season acreage has been completed in southern Georgia. but late seasoJ;l.acreage in the

Piedmont area will provide supplies during the late sununer. 1-Iarvest. hcas. been virtually completed in North Carolina . Production of l:i.rp.a beans in liJ1ar;yl~.nd was heavy

the last half of July, the harvest period having been somevlhat latel' t};@.n.usual. Dry

weather cut yieldS> in early fields but late acreage . h~s not been dcaRl@.ged. , Picking

began j_n mid-July in New Jersey where scatter~d showers the last half of the month

have benefited some acreage. Pod development in Ohio has been retarded by insuf-

ficient rainfall. In New York1 non-irrigated fiel'ds wiil produce Ug};1t. yields and poor quality. Light picking started there in late July and harvest. i ,. expected to

become active the week of August. 9.

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SNAP , BEANS: An early summer crop..of 2,i56,00Q bushel9 is now forecast, 2 percent

less than produce-d in 1953,- but 11 percent above ave rage; The bulk of

the early summer c1'op had be en picked before the hot, dry weather of July affected

yields seriously. Late fields in all States were dry on Au,gust 1. Late-season har-

vest is relatively light in Maryland. Light supplies of snap beans will be available

in New Jersey during August, peak harvest having been reached t4~ first week in July.

July production on L6ng Island, New York, was heavy but marketings are expected to b

light during August. A maderate volume of snap 'beans will continue to be available

until September from late fields in Connecticut and Rhode Island.

CABBAGE: The 1954 early summer crop is now expected to produce 701500 tons, 6 per-
cent less than the production indicated on July 1. Hot, dry weather the
past month caused yield prospects to decline. Production at this leve;L would be 2
percent helow 1953 output but 4 percent above average. Deducting the indj_cated pro-
duction on acreage contracted for kraut, the supplies available for fresh market anq.
open-market purchases by kraut packers this year is 61,700 tons, 3 percent less than the 63,500 tons available for these outlets last year from early~s1umner States.
Harvest of early summer cabbage is still quite active in Washington because of the
late harvest season there. In New Jersey, heavy supplies are now originating from
Great Meadows, Paramus and Budd Lake, but only the latter area will provide volume
supplies through August. Dry weather has resulted in small heads and relatively
light yields. Most of the sunnner crop in Connecticut and Rhode Island has been har-
vested and only moderate . ::;upp,lies are now available. Cabbage marketings will continue in volume from Mq.ss?-chuse~~-s' i duririg AU:gust but peak of the harvost season has
been passed. In Georgia, good yio),ds were obtained on early fields but dry weather caused the late acreage to deteriorate. '

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CANTALOUPS: The mid-summer crop production forecast is about 5 percent less than
- - - - - that-for July 1. The crop i s expected to produce 7,D82 ,000 erates,
which is 4 percent above last "Seasori a nd 8 pe,rc~nt , higl;:teJ' than the 4;..year CJ.ve rage.
The reduction in prospective production from "a 'month :ago occuri~-ed in rrio.s - of the nm-; . irrigated States . where hot, dry weather reduced yields. The california 'c){.op, which
accounts for over 70 percent of the total indicated mid'-summer production, is the -
largest of record for that State and is an indicated 15 percent larger. than last year. California's first rail 'shipments were on July 2 and advanc~d rapidly reach-
ing a peak of over 500 cars on July 19. The bulk of the early plan:tings has been harvested and picking of th~ smaller mid-season acreage is now- be ginni ng . The Oklahoma crop in the Arkansas River Valley wa s almost entirely destroyed by t he drought~ The Arkansas crop was re-duced . by hot, dry weather during July, but the mountain sections received some showers about August l Which shoUld benefit acreage t here. Harvest continues in all areas of Arkansas. Harvest of the Maryla nd crop began about July 15. The melons are of good si ze and quality but yields are lower than expected earlier. Harvest is just beginning in Delaware where the crop is suffering some drought damage.

WATERMELONS; Because of drought conditions in southern States the indicated production of the early summer crop is under tha t of a month a go. A crop
of 72;035,000 melons is now indicated. This is the largest production since 1947, and is 7 percent above that of last seas on and 10 percent higher than average. Not only were yields lowered from those expected on July l in Texas, Louisiana, Georgia
is and Arkansas but sizeable acrea ges were abandoned in Texas and Oklahoma because of
crop failure resulting from the lack of moisture. Harvest about complete in the _ Southern States. Other States in the South will have light supplies available for local markets during August. Harvest will be active in Missouri this month with sizes running small as a result of dry 1'reatner. The Arizona crop was early this season and shipments were about complete in mid-July. Harvest in California's San Joaquin Valley reached its peak about the end of July, but s upplies will be avail- . able during August.

ACREAGE AND INDICA TED PRODUCTION REPORTED T0 DATE FOR .l954 WITH cm.:IPAR ISONS

:

ACREAGE

YIETifPER .ACRE . PRODUCTION

CROP

: h-Year:

r4-Yr.:

: 4-Year:

- - - -,.-

AND

:Avera ge:

Ind. : Av. :

:Ind.: Average:

Ind.

STATE :1949...52: 1953 l95h :4 952: 1953 :1954:1949-52: 1953 1954

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WATERIVIEID NS

Acres Acres Acres Prelim.

- -Me l o n s - -

--1,000 He lons--

Early Surmner:

Texas 105,750 136,000 130,000 168 Arizona......... 4,950 5, ooo 6,ooo 686

125
Boo

130 17, 812 17,000 16 ,900 800 3,378 4,ooo 4, 8oo

:

Louisiana . 4,150 2,800 3,2 00 255 250 240 1,059

700

768

Mississippi..... 7,120 9,000 10,400 235 200 275 1, 67h 1, 800 2, 860
Alabama, 13,420 14,100 15,500 305 320 290 4, 094 4,512 L,495

Georgia......... 49,000 49,000 6o,ooo 281 270 260 13,764 13,230 15 , 600
South Carolina 45,700 47,000 55,000 198 220 200 8, 948 10,31+0 11,000

North Carolina,. 9 , 880 10,000 10,500 186 220 180 1',824 2, 200 1, 890
California,..... 9,950 10,400 11,,400 690 635 700 6 , 82 2 6 , 604 .7, 980 Arkansas........ 8,680 12,000 10,200 284 2?5 260 2,452 3;300 2,652

Oklahoma , 16 ,55 0 17,000 14, 000 186 190 150 3,116 3, 230' 2,100

-72,o35 Missour i __31120__22.2~0- _31.3!}_0_ ~22 ___2~0- _ ~0~ __ 7_02

440

990

Group Total

278,300 314,500 329,500 236 214 219 65, 652 -67,356

~~ Group averages (including Annual 'l' otal) .a r e s;Unple avera ges i;f anriua i data for

the group.

D. L. FlOYD
Agricultural Sta.tistician' In Charge

L. H. HAHRIS, JR, Vegetable Crop Estimator

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.RECORD'' NUMBER oF TURKEYS RAISED THIS TLAR

OEORGIA.: Indicated 195hturk~y ;~oduction for \Georgia of 391,000 birds shovm an

increase of 5 per cent from the 372JOOO (revised) ra:l:sed last year. Pro-

duction fer 1952 was 62o,ooo.

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UNITED STATES: Farmers are raising 611 045,000 turkeys this year, 9 percent above

. ..

last year, according to a prelinp.nary estimate of the Crop ReP'orting

l3oard~. Large varieties increased in number by 6 percent and SJ'll,ll varieties by .

iJ-6 percent. The previous record crop was 60_, 868,000 in 1952. However, light breeds

were 30 percent of the total this year, compared with 24 percent reported for 1952

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iieavy l::ireeds increased from last year in the East North Central, West North Central

~nd South Atlantic States by 11 percent, 12 percent and 18 percent, respectively.

'fhe North Atlantic States were down 1 percent and the South Central. down 4 percent,

:Numbers in the West were about the same as aye~J;' ago,

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Last January, farmers expressed their intentions to produce 7 percent more turkeys

~.han :\..n 1953. This-f-ollowed a -..good turkey year .where the relationship between the

~. price of turkeys and the cost of feed was favorable. Turkey prices during the

August-December 1953 marketing season feed prices were down during the year

were abo~t the same as _a year about 8 ,percent. This year 1s

earlier; however1 crop is about

the saroo as intended for heavy breeds but is up sharply on .light breeds from the

9 percent increase planned by farmers in January, Prices during the first 7 months

of this year were belm1 1953 0 Breeder hen holdi.ngs . of .the heaV".f breeds on January 1,
fO 1954. w.er.e 7 percent sma1.ler than a year earli~r, while holdings of light breed hens
were percent larger.

EARLJER HARI'i:ET INGS

The trend toward earlier marketings continues 0 If grovlers carry out their intentions: they will market 6o8 pEiJrcent of the crop in Angust, 11+1 percent in September and
1?.~ 3 in Octobe~c Grower~ expQqt to market 45 (.:1 percent of their turkeys in October ,

or earlier this year_, compared With 44(18 percent, last yearG Expected marketings in

November at 30o2 percent are the same as a year ag6Q !:ece::nber market:i.ngs are ex-

pected to account for 190 6 percent of the crop, compared ivj_th 20c2 percent intended in 1953. Growers indicated th.8ir intentions to market 4 c6 percent of their heavy

variety turkeys before August l.~ 6,14 percent i n Augusts ll ,S percent in September;
17 o9 percent in October, 32 (:9 percent , in November, 2L.l pel'cent in December and 5;6

percent January or latero Yla:cketings of light variety turkeys are e;xpected to be

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23o8 percent before August 1, 7(18 percent in August, 100 4 p ercent in September, 15.7 percent in October/ 22 0 8 percent in November, 15"8 percent in December and

~. 7 per~ent Ja:nuary or latero

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The actual .marketings of the 1954 crop afj:,er August 1 will depend to a considerable
extent upon later developments" The net i:mt-of..sto;rage movement of turkeys from
January 31 to July 31 this year arrlounted t-o ' about 77 million pounds ' compared lith 99 million last year and the 5-year average of 76 million pounds. Storage stocks
of turkeys on July 3Jl totaled 48 million pounds, compared with 44 million a year ago
and the 5-year average of 38 million pounds.

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State and
Pivision

TURKEYS RAISED ON FARMS 1954, WITH COMPAR!-SONS

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ARCHIE LANGLEY
Agricultural Statistician

D, Lo FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Cha~ge

Prices received by .farmers.for wheat, o~.ts, corn, Irish pota.toes, cotton l int, cottonseed, and all baled hay advanced during the thirty day period. Beef cattle '" . prices recovered only slightly; while, prices received for ho[;s dropped substantially lower tha.'1 a mo~th ago . Poultry prices declined d\lring the month; however, prices rece:Lved for eggs advanced about tt-Jo cents per dozen . irJhole[>ale milk prices . advanced moderately; "rith seasonality of production serving aS a stimula.ting force. i

UiUTED S'rATES: The Index of Prices .Heceived by Fanl'\ers 'ro-~e. 1+ poJ;nts (nearly 2 per-

cent) during t he..:month ending August l), the Crop l1eporting Board

announced today. The advance vJas lod by cotton, mi.lk, eggs; -oranges, hogs, and

cottonseed. Declining prices for commercial : vegetables and tobacco were only par-

tially offsetting, The mid-Augu st index, at 251 percent of its 1910-14 base , com-

pares with 247 at mid-July and 255 in August last year. . _



Higher price~ of production good5, primarily feeder livestock and feed, lifted the

Parity Index (Prices Paid for CoJ'nlll.Pdities, Interest, -Taxes, and 'Hage Rates) 2 points

(nearly 1 percent) during the month ended August 15. At 282, the Parity Index re-

gainec'l its June level, about l percent higher than a y8ar ago.



The August increase in the Parity Index wasaccompanied. by .a slightly stronger upturn in .farm product prices, As a result,_ the Parity Ratio rose 1 percent in midAugust to 89, about 2 percent lmJ'E?r than 8. year ago,

Indexes
1910-14=100
Prices Heceived
y Parity Index
Parity Ratio

Summary T_~bl~ ft?.E__:l;.he United States"

- - - Aug, 15, July 15,

-Date - - 1953

1954

Aug. 15, :

He<;:ord high

1954 - InCiex -:- -

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255

2Lt.7

'251

313

Feb, 1951

279

28,0'

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282

290 1/ Hay 19 52

91

88

89

123

Oct. 1946

:,- !/ Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Wage Rates.
,r -, __--

D. L. FLOYD

."~

Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

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g/ Also Febri1a:ry and April 195'2.
BURTOI'.J J HARRTNGTOI\1 . , Agricultural Statistj.cian

I '
After Five Days Heturn to United.. States Depat;nent of Ag~iculture .
Agricultural Marketing ServLce.
319 Extension Building
Athens, Georgia : . OFFICJAL BUSINESS .

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Pe.rtalty for p.rivate use to avoid

payment of postage ~:vJOO,

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SOOTH E-R.MlCf.l. ~-I~RAR1
THE UNIVERSITY OF GE;ORGIA
THE UNIV ERSI'fY LIBRARIES ATHE'I~S GA.

----~----=PR:;.,;:I:...:C..;::E.=..S RECEIVED BY FARMJ:RS AUGU$' 15, 1954 1l!TH COMPARISONcc:.:S;n,ll!l'll'l!~----:---

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tJ1iJIT"ED STATES

COl~~ITY A!;~~~~ ~g I Au;.~f~B~~ 15~ ! -:--
I -,----'UNIT

. 15, July 15,1 Aug: 15,

Aug. !July 15, ' Aug. 15,

Ju1 1914 1953

1954 ~-)954_ Jul 1914 1953 f-1954 1_ 1954

ytheat, Bu. Corn, Bu.

$

1.24

i 1.86

1.88 I' 1.90

$

.91 .

I 1.77

1.64

1.65

,88 .64

I 1.86
1.48

z.ool' 2.03 1.5o! 1.53

Oats, Bu.

' $

Irish Potatoes,Bu. $

Sweet Potatoes,Eu. $

Cotton, lb.



qottonseed, ton

$

Hay (baled), ton

Hogs, per cwt.

Beef Cattle, cwt.

.67 1.12
.83 12.6 24.39
7.33
3.87

.841 .78 .84

1.50 1.so 1.?5

4~35

3.5o

3.5o

. 33.?

33.5

34.5

54.00 53.00 54.00

' 2?.60 25.60 26.50

22.10 13.00

23.00 21.70
I n.2o ll.30

.40 .7o ..s8 12.4 22.55
7.i7
5.42

72
I .91
3.5o .I
I ,
32.8
56 70 I
I 20.60
23,60 I
16.30

.671 .68
1.491 - 1.41
I
3.o21 2,s9
I I
32.2 34.0
I 54. 00 6.1. 30
19.90 21.20
1
21.20! 21.60
I ~5.80 1s. 90

Milk Cows, head Chickens, lb.
Eggs, Ibz.
Butterfat, lb. Milk (wholesale)
per 100# 1}
Soybeans, Bu.

$ 33.85 120.00 100.00 I 100.00

13.2

27.4

24.9

22.9

21.3

57.5

43.0

45.0

25.7
$ 2.42

55.0

52.0

t

I 6 ..oo

5.65

52.0 5.75

$

2.60

3.10

3.10

48.00 11.4 21.5 26.3

163.00 25.5 50.2 64.7

1.60

4.22 2.40

145.00,145.00

:~:: ::: I

I 55.7 1
I
l
I
3.691

55.7 3.88

l
3.471 3.23

Peanuts, lb.



5.0

JJ Preliminary for August 1954.

n.o

11.0 n.5

4.8 11.1

11.2 ! 11.4

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'I

nmEX :1\TI.JMBERS OF PRICES RECE:n'ED BY F.Ait: 'ERS IN GIDRGIA ' (AugJist 1909 - July 1914 100) -

Aug. 15,

July 15,

Aug. 15,

r--,r1,-orom-m,o..1--1~e;s-;------4 195~ 3 --~-1-9:5a443-

1954-

Cotton & Cottonseed

262

260

268

Grains

185

172

174

Meat Animals

304*

302

295

Dairy Products

238

232

233

Chickens &Eggs

251

198

200

Fruits

16.0

16 7

161

M.;;.,i;-sc"-'e'-"1;.;:;;1_an.,..e-'-'o~u=s--------'1._,9_6_____ 1:.:.9.:.7______20_;..;1~____.

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PRICES 1'AID BY FARMERS FOR SELECTED TIEDS .ATJQUST 15, 1954 Vf!TH COMPARISONS

' ,.
KIND OF FEED

GEOlm-!11:

Aug. 15, 1953

J1u954ly~Au1g9. 5145,

urr!TED m'.!l:TJ1S

Aug. 15, 195~

July 15, 1954 ..

Aug. 15 1 1954

Nuxed Dair:z: Feed All Under

D:>llars 'P' lr 100 Pounds

29 %Protein
16 1o Protein
18 %Protein

4.20
4.10 4.40

4.15 4.05
4.4b

4.15 4.05 4.40

4.01
3.95
~.00

3.91

3.83 3.89

...

3.93 3.84 3.90

20 %Protein
24 1o Protein

4.50 4.60

4:.4o' 4.60

4,<10 4.60 '

4.12 4.36

4.20 4.32

4.20 4.38

.
High Protein Feeds

Cottonseed Meal

3.75

4.20

4.25

3.89

~1:. 29

4.-51

Soybean Meal

4.85

5.80

5.90

4.72

5.'77

5.80

Meat Scrap

6.10

6.20

6.20

5.38

6.68

6.52

Grain By-Products
I3ran . , Middlings Corn Meal

3.85 4.10 4.35

3.65 3.95 4 .35

3.55 3.90 4.30

3.24 3,39 3.88

3.03 3.28 3.86

3.04 3.23 3.87

Poultr:y: Feed
Broiler Growing lfJ.ash
Laying Mash Scratch Grains

5.60 5.40 4.60

5.70 5.40
4.55

5.80 5.40 4.60

5.23 4.84 4.34

5.35 4.97 4.32

5.39 4.96 4.32

)) As reported by Feed Pealers.

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:(ithens, Georgia

'September 8, 195'4

GEORGIA - SEPTEHB!3R 1 COTTON REPORT

prospects on September l indicated a Georgia cotton crop of about 510,000 bales (500 pounds grosE; weight) according to d..nforniation reported; by crop correspondents to the
Peorgia Crop Reportj.ng Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. This figure is 32 percent bed.o.-; the 1953 outturn of 752,000 standard bales and is 28 percent less than the 10 year average (1943-1952) of '705,000. Indicated current yield
9f lint per acre is 222 pounds t\pon the l,lo5,000 acres estirnated for harvest, allow~ng for 1.8 per-cent abandonment from the 1,1251 000 acres estimated in cultivation
P,n July 1.

The month of August was a continuation of the prolonged very hot and very dry weathe1 Some spotted areas received sh01Jers and rains but there were no soaking general tains. For the state as a whole this has been the most i.:lidesproad dro'Llght i n many years. Cotton prospects are spotted in rJ.any localities, varying from very poor to fairly good. Effective fruiting t.vas over in the southern half of the state one month ago and had stopped during latter August in the northern terrltory. C,omplai ntr: are general of small bolls and premature opening. Nost of the Cl"op is open in allbut northern counties and har.vesting of the unusually early crop is Hell under ~vay~ )veevil damage has been negligible.

Final outturn of the crop compared 1ri.th this forecast 1dll depend upon vlhetlher the various factors affectj,ng the crop during the remainder of the season are morG or less favorable than usual.

ARCHIE L!JJGIJ: ~y Agricultural Statistician

D. L. FIDYD.
Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

GF.ORGIA NAF SHOWIHG IHDICAT:SD PRODUCTION 195lt AND FINAL .Pll)DuCTION FOrt 1953 & 1952:

(r;;4~36,ooo(~~-COTT0~~7

19)4 production indicated on

1\1953-60,000

.... ' ./f l

f1entember 1.

.. .

1952-65, 000' l95tt-38,00o \ III.\, '

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1953-~Lf,OOO ( ELECJ.'l~

... STA'If-

l

1952-)],000 (

-\

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1954 ,.. 5lo,o'oo

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ATHENS ll95l945-33-25,6'Q,0OQOO

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1953 752,000 1952 - 731,000 .

( IIe

952-53,0~

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Districts Reporting

shown are Districts

Canrdop. ~

Congressional Districts.

/

19_~I4V-.61-;000
1953-81;000 ) 1952-82,000

V NACON

( t_UGUSTA

\

'

\VI.

\

\

19~4-

-"'-.~ 79; 000

\

1954-86,000

19>3-118;000

'\

1953-137;000

1952-119,000

. ~ '--- :~rnus ~-l30,ooo

.

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\ ALBANY

V~:II
1954- 89,000

SA VANIJAH IX.

5~:;J ,

\

1953-138,000

195L!.-2l,OOO !.)' .

/ 1954-68:,000

1952'..117,000 (' 19~3-25,000 y

I 1953-83;,000 i 1952-88,000
\

J l9j2-2LJ,000 tt\:;l \1 JO

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UNITED STATES - coTTON IEF<n:. As oF SEPTEMBER 1, 1954 - ~.

} .

T}?e Crop Reporting Bo9-rd of the_AgriclJ.ltur:al Iviarkc_ting Service(mciices the follouing

i'eport f.rom. data furnish ed by crop corre spondents, field s-tatisticians, Lureau of the Censtis, ' Comrriodity Stabilization Serv:i.ce, anc~ cooperating Stat8' 'agencies . The

final outturn of' cotton comparecl with this forecast ~rill depend uoon whether the

various influences affecti nG the crop dur:i..i1g t he tenainder of th,e~ season are more

o. i.

les R favo r a ble .

than u.s.ual.~

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' 1954

: September 1 : Lint_~0.elq p_err

Product i on ~/

Acreage l j_ __J___ Cohditibri_ _:j_)aJ_ve st ed acre

500-ll?__._~EOi!~_!rt . J:;.

-----""J;T,...o.'t___,ai : , For :Aver-: .

:Aver- :

: 1954 in.;itve r-:

:19 .5L~

aban- . : h~r- : . age :

:

::. age :

: dicated: age :

:j_n.Ji~ .

State

donmen:t : ve-st :1943-: 1953 : 1954 :1943-:1953 :Sept. 1 : 19!~3-: l953 : cated

after

: 1952 :.

- : 19 .~ 2 : -

:1952 :

: Sept. 1

-

. Julv 1 : Theus. : Pet. : acres : . Percent

.. : Pounds

Tlll>ous . bale-s- ---

N! c. s~ c.
oa. .

2. 3

571 75

70 77 ' 3h0 278 336 506

1. 4

858 71 - 7Z 59 312 281 269 693

1. 8

J)05.' 70. 71 6 2 252 -?.62 222 705

T~nn .

1. 8

658 ' 74

72 64 3.57 354 347 .544

I.:(.a .

1. 3

1211~ 71

70 59 286 28~ - '257 907

Miss.

2. 9

i913 72

GO 65 336 t.10 326 1664

tr<> .

1. 9

1.66 76 .69 77 358 386 395 343

Ar;k .

1 . 7.

1705 71

73 61 332 .-- 358 317 '13!~3

La . Okla. Texas

2. 3 6. 5

689 68 935 60

a78o

62 327 :: 407 . 345 . 585 45 152 205 118 385

4. 7

762h . 69

73 69 182 .. 233 212 3239

i~- Nex.

4. 3

201

~' )
(..J (}

92 94 l.J.9G 1.~97 561 195

f?.riz .

3. 1

403 -90

93

95

~--.:~.) ,

7h3

86?

337

Calif.

2. 7

882 93

88 96 624 632 767 905

Other

S~ ates 3

2. 9

u; s.
Amer . -

-~-4 --

!/ - ---- - - - - ;Egypt

4. 5

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

449 L~OO 690 480
752 510 702 h75 963 650 2129 1300
449 375 .
1548 1125 806 . 495 437 . 230
4317 3375 327 235
1070 730 1768 lL!,lO

:g;1/ Prel iminary. Production ginned and t o be ginned. A 500- lb. bale contains about 480 net pounds of lint .
Yf.~ Virginia, Flo r ida, Illinois, Kansa s , Kentucky, and Nevada . Included in State and United States totals. Gro-vm in Texas, Net.v Hexico, Arizona and California.
CROP REPORTii'iG' BOARD

After five days return to United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Narketing Service 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Penalty f or private use to avoid payment of postage $300 .

S-QUTU BRAN'CU J,Il3R6Rl
THE UNIVERSITY OF GEO~G!A
T.HE ~UVRSlTY LlBRARUS
Atams. ca .

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ACREAGE A~ID INDICATED PRODUCTION
, . SEPI'EMBER 1_, 1954
., ; ,

UNITED STATES: The final forecast of production for 1954 summer vegetables for . fres!t-

.,

market - indicates that . total output for this seasqn is __only 2 per cep.t

~ess than in 1953- and 4 per cent larger than ave.rage;, a:cqording to the Crop Reportipg

~oard. F~vorabl~: :AugustJ weather - improved yield prospects for seyeral late sunnner. <;;

props, particularly in iihe northern tier of Stat,!3S o Production .forecasts indicate L-:

t,hat the production of commercial vegetables for fresh market during the ea:r;ly fall :

period wi11 be 9 pe;r cent less than last year and 5 per cent bel.ow averageo~ The .

~mall crop of cabbage accounts for most of th~_ipdicate.d reducti,on in total .produc- ;,;

tion of early fall vegetables this. yearo .How~V.er, lighter early fall crops than in

i953 are in prospect for snap beans_, carr.ots 1 .ce,J.ery, c.ucumbers,, lettuce, and toma- . "}oes. Reports available at this time indicate' 'a larger crop of late fall carrots -

th9-p in 1953. A smaller acreage of late fall ce;Lery and a larger acreage of late

faJJ t,9matoes wer~ _.planted this year than in_- 195,3~ _:_. .

.

'

LIMA BEANS: Pr.oduction in the summe~ - States is currently forecast at 888,doO' .bushelp"!

17 per cent less than in 1953 and 22 per cent below average. :.1Jeld prospects -in Georgiar~mained unchanged at below average 'levels. - Continued hqt,; dry

weathe:r resulted in c.onside:z:ab_le damage to the crop causirig blooms to shed anci, pods

failed tq till. In North Carolina, the crop was hurt less by .the drought thctri indi:,.. cated e~rlier. August rains improved . the '.set from late bloom in: Maryland enhanbfug ; yield prospects Harvest on the Eastern Shore vias thz>ee::fourths finished by th~ '?end

of August, but west of the Bay the c:t'op is still blooming and podding, and harv~~t :

is expected to continue through September. August rains were beneficial to th~ crqp

in New Je~sey. Peak harvest on.:.early aQreage occurred .about August 10. :Harketings

are now in.creasing again as late acreage is being pick~d an::l. fairly steady supplies

are expected until frost 0 Yields up to peptemb~ 1 hav;e been lqw in Ohio because ea:rlier dr.y:~reathe~ . prevei_lt~~ . ~-g?od set of pods. How~ver, yie~a prospects for the

remainder

..o.f_

t

h
.

e. .

S. E. .\..a..s.on--

w. -ere

improved

by

,Aug1.1St

rains The .

h

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r-

lc
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n

e

of. August

31

caused considera~l~ _damage to late ~a bean acreage on Long Island. . An estimated

200 acres were a tq,tal loss, and yield and quality prospects were reduced on part of

the remaining acreage by salt spray which was carried several -miles inland. The

i -full effect of the hurricane Ol.l . yields i .s still uncertain~ l'Iarketings are expected

to: run much lighter than usual dUring -September.

_:.. .. .... .

a ~BERS: The early fall cucumber crop is forecast at 739,000 bushels, decreasQ
_ , . of i6per cent from 1953, butt 8 per cent above av.erage. 'lbis is due

mainly_ tO a reducti-on in acreage for. CJ.J.:L {)tatQ'S ~iri. the .group~ H.igher yields than lq.s,t ..y.e.ar.j are exp'ected in California_, where growip'g :~bn,q.itions have been generally

(~_f~aravao.trhaerb laen.Q. I nmuGche orregpila aanntdinS~owuat hs

Carolina, planting was delayed by necessary. Most of the Lou:!-siana

-acconr etaigneuedi s;_ ~iyr-rig~:-

- ted and good yields are in prospect in spite of drought. Harvest there should begln

~~s~~~~.

.

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Indicated Acreage ... 1955 Winter Seti~'on '

CABF.AGE: The 1955 intended acreage of winter cabbage indicated at 42,100 acres . is

8 per cent below the 1954 harvested acreage and ll 'per cent less than av"'r

11rage. The unprofitable E?eason of 1954 was very discouraging .and contr:i,puted to ,

growers' iritent'ions to red't1ce acreage for 1955 proouction. :tvlost of the expected r~-

4uction in Texas is in the Lower Valley where the bulk of the winter crop is grown-,

The us\l;al e~rly acreage is planted in the San Antonio area and transplanting of th~

~inter Garden acreage has started. Water for irrigation is plentiful in all areas~
+n Florida, weather conditions have been quite variable during the latter part of

August. Cabbage seed beds were started in late August with some trouble arising

, _(;rom too much water in s orne sections and too dry in others



COMMERCIAL EARLY IRISH POTATOES: Growers' reports of intentions to plant potatoes for winter harvest in Texas and Florida indicate
11,300 acres for 1955, 7 per cent less than harvested last year and 2 per cent less than average. Florida acreage, which comprises over 95 per cent of the intended 195~ winter acreage, is expected to be 6 per cent less than last year while acreage for :
winter harvest in Texas ~~ indi~ate9. to, be lOO acres, or about 17 per cent less than
in 1954. Although total intended acreage for winter harvest is less in Florida this year than last, some increase is in-prospect for the Fort Myers area with practically all the increase being in whit8'- va.rieties to .be utilized for potato chips
(OVER)

... . ;

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ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION REPORTED TO DATE FOR 1954 WITH COHPARISON;"!;'S~---

...----

ACREA.GE

,....._:_ .YIELD . PER ~CRE - : . . PROD UCT_I_ON--:----r'

OROP

: 4-Xear :.

:

: 4.:..Yr.=

: . : 4-Year. :

AND

:Average 1953 : Ind~ : Av. 1953 :Ind. 1. Average 1953;: \:. Ind.- .

. - .. - . STATE : 1949-52

: 1954 : 49..;52 :

:1954 : 1949..:.52 : :( . :. 1954

._1/

: 1/ :

----------A-C-RE-S~~~A~CR~E~S ~~.A~C~RESr- ... BUSHElS ...

~ ' ).\ 1/ :

,.

- 1,000 bushels -

LIMA BEANS:

, ..

(Pre1hrt.

Summer

feorgia

5,550- 5,200 5,000 56

55 SO

310

North Carolina 1,58o~ 1,4oo 1,100 62

60 70

98

i1aryland

li55o . 1,5oo 1~6bo 79

. 75

65 122

286 2SO

84

~~

112 104

New Jersey ~hio

. _,'?<J7SO ~J;O(')O

2, 600 2,5oo 95 700 700 .3/I.OO

110 90

256

115 105 I :if 100

286 2$
80 74

2~_eGwr_o_Yu=o-pr_kT__o_t_al_-+__I4_2.J.~S'1o_7o_o.~ -112~9Soooo I21~320000

134 -81- -

14S -83

~

120p 331 - _72 - 1!144-

218 -1;066-

-

144
-8$.:/_3_.

SNAP BEANS:

I:.ate Summer:

Alabamageorgia
North Carolina Virginia ~ew York,Other J1assachusetts ~ew Hampshire

1,2SO
2,5oo
7,Soo 640
12,700 1,450.
480

1,100
2,5oo

11 100 2,Soo

78 91

6-P6oo 71700 lOl. 420 420 91

101 500 lo,Soo 141 1,300 1,200 138

Soo 5SO 125

55 50i

99

60

S$

90

901.: . 228

225

2~~

95

95].~ >:.764

627. 7J2.

80 lOOj. > -58

34

lJ2

140
155
140

I I . 115 :1,793

140

00

140

60

1,470 202 70

1,2~8
166
11

Michigan

2,S2o 2,Soo 2,6oo 98

100

95. .. 245

250

24.'1

Colorado Tennessee

900
_]:,.BQ

__2~37.SQOO_

7SO ,30.Q

145

150

J.J:6_ _ _1'0_ _

lSO ,
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112 '7.

_

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1~
g$l

Group Total
~~Ei

31 620 28 470 29 .620 119

700 500 ,I 1,180. *1,

l, 1348

117 105 L J 171' 3,326 31UY

46/ I50 *330 3

,"<561 5::

Louisiana
Georgia S,outh Carolina ..Qroup Total

1_, 020 1, 000 800 1 91

100 110 1 : 96

100

88

S8o

5oo l+ooj so.

60 35 i ' '2'8

30

14

1.1050 *1,200 800 11+5 160 110 I \' 152 ~~192

11;2

-3,82o- -*4,4oo -3;soe. ~Ii8 -:- 7"-:1-'2oi..:_-2nj-- "b83-- *B83-- -732-

CABBAGE: Winter:

?rospec tiv~ .,.

i Tons .;;. i

- Tons

: t

Arizona

1,220 . l,ooo sao. 12.3 12o0

I l5,ooo 12,000 Ded~

Texas

24_,900 2.5,500 24,000 4.S

S.2 j111,600 132,600

lQ

California

3,620 4,.ooo 3,6oo 10.7 10.0

I 38,5oo ho,ooo

.,

Florida

JJ .z.6JO_ _l~zOQ

_Gro~T_o'-t_al;;;;..._.--+-...;;;:4~7,~3.Q__46.000

14LOQ02 :_10~3 __ 42,100.~ 7<l42

79~6 __ -f ];8~ ~00_ 14., 80_Q
7.2~. 1 346:500 333,40Q

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~io...r~.
Ail.

I 10-Yr.
i Av 0

, 1944-53

4)-+...SJ

j 44-S3

Dec

COMMERCIAL EARLY

-Bushels

! 1,000 bushels 10

'iRISH ParATOES

I

Winter:
- Teia.s

"'~~

920

6oo 5oo I 58

55

I

I .,.;.;;)$4

33

Florida

1o..t.6go__1!,,20.Q 10~8.QOj _g1_g __ ,10.Q ___ l _ g_,.g_4~ _3.z.4.2o___ _

Group Tot.a1

;g.,S4o.. 12,100 11,300 I 200

288

I ~,JOO:; 1 3 2483

* Revised,

]j

Group averages

the group.
'

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(including Annual Total)

are

simple

ave:rages

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a

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data for

gj From previous .releases

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D. L. FJ,OYD

Agricultural Sta.tiStircian In Charge

...

Ai'ter Five Days ,.Return to

...

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United States Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Mc;:r~eting' ..Se:tvice

319 Extension Building t .

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Cor1:tinued drought conditions prevailing during the month of '\.ur;~ust caused further

. declines . in all-crop prospects for practically all geoc;raphic areas of the. State. ,,

The c\irrent droueht, considered by many to be the most ,severe in. his tory, has re..:

duced pros pects for some crops to a record low. Localized showers uere received in .

. some areas during August; honever, ;aoisture supplies v1ere quickly absorbed by

.:I.

parched soils, and groning crops continued to deteriorate. Foed crops and pasture~

have: been dmrraged severely by the current. drour;ht, and yields of most. oi;l1or crops '

have oeen cut drastically. llot dry nea:l:.l1er durinc; Aue,ust especially dal!laeed the .

late runner peanuts, late corn and i1ay crops, and caused heavy sheddinJ of pecans. '

General rains are needed before fall seeding of small crains and vJinter grazing .

crops can be completed satisfactorily

CORf.l: Continued drought conditions extending through the nonth of w uust reduced

the indicated corn yield to 11 bushels per acre. Based on t!1c current yield,

C :production Trould be 32,967,000 bushels, or 43 percent belon the 50,200,000 bushels .'

harvested

in

19~3, \

and

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short~~t
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crop

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TOBACCO: Total production of .:111 tobacco; i _n Georr;ia is es.tima'l:.ed to be 124,120,000

- - - pounds.This voluinc is 6 percent below the total production .of. 131,86o,coo

pounds in 1953.



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?1 ~.\IIUTS: :::l.ainfall r1as not received .in sufficient volume durin g c ~ugust to prevent
further deterioration of the current crop of runner peanuts. Resulting
yield. pros:pects for t his crop decli.necl ma r kedly . Total production of all peanuts
for Rickinc and threshin:o: is non expected. to be 3h7, 820,000 pounds or 3L! })Crcent belo\r the 530,6L!.O,OOO pounds harvested last year. Currently indicated :~ield per acre .'of 660 pounds compares 11i th 990 pounds in 1953.

~EC:i.t{$: Unfavorable n eat{l er conditions duririg the current groYiin;~ season, ; accom-

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panied by acu:Le. shortar.; es Gf mois~ure in roost production al~cas, ll~ s pro-

raoted a marked decline j_n; production pros pects. 'l'he bulk of t his 'year 1s crop has

not developed satisfactorily, and an unusually short crop is expected.. Dased on

cond:i.tions as of September l, tota l production ~for the State is estiwated at

26,k5o,ooo pounds--or 54 perc'ent belou last season's revised production ol'

56,-600,000 pounds. p 'l:-'oduction from improved varities is placed at 20,'738,000 pounds1 and' ;from seedlin~:;s, 5,512,000 pounds compared ';rith 46,500,000 and 10,100,000 pounds

respectively ,for 1953.

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Total J:lilk production for Georgia durinz i~.ut-'~ust. nas 11.3 . million po.unds. This volu~a~ .-.7as approxitJa tely 3 per.cent above the July 1_J; levcl and nearly 4 percent above the ievel during 1~ue;ust 1953.;.

CROP . ...

: 1\ CHE.AGE: YI~; LD 1:<11 'ACHE ~ .;'1'0'11 PiWD UC'1'I Ci! ( 'i'lluUS.~~,!JX3 )

: .. (000) :Av~rage:

:Indicated: Average:

=Indicated

.: :_ '1954 :1943..,5-~ ~,--195-3 .: 1954 . : 1943-52 : 1953 . 1954

Corn .bu.

2,997

i1~a

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20.0

11.0 I E4,973 58,200 32,967

.~heat .-. bu. :
.. oats .... : :bu.
. Hay (all) . :t0n
. Tobacco (all) lb. . Potatoes, Irish, 'bu.

102 '])!.2 18.5

. 666 ~5. 7 " 33.0

818

57 .74

106.0 1096 1267

5 j)

76

18.0 31.0
.51 1,171
79

2,122
13,523
,699
107 71'.6
1.~02-2

2,960 21. 7Ll7
618 13l,El60
1!56

1,836 20,646 .
4,1'9 . 124,12.0
395 .

2ota 'i:.oes 'sueet, ''bu. :

25 .76

8)

Coi:.ton. bales .. 1,105 252~

262

Peanuts (for pic'king:
. and t'nref..w..l.nc; ) lb~

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:i 527

. Pcaches,total crop,
. bu, y

. 1':;)ccans lb.

. Pasture, Condition, ;;

753 990

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I 75

76

55 222

L;7B. 2,158

.. 70?.
- ..

752

1,375 ' .. ....s1o .

660

. 682,830' ;

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53o,6l;o

. 3'47. '.82. 0.

3',4.33 3,312 2,800

45

-- -- 34,371 . 56,600 1 26,250 -- i

1/ Total ac.; ricultural crop greater than and including co1nmercial crop.

tsee reverse side for pean..1t and pec'an production by states)

D. L. l''LOTD ngricultural Statistician, In Charge

BUlt'l'ON J. lii>J.UU!JOCJ~'Oi,f Agricultural Statistician

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UNITED STATES - GTh'"ER.AL CROP REPORT AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 1954

Slight improvement in the all-crop prospects occurred during August, but changes wete noted for

virtually every individual crop. Improveme]l.t in corn, SOybJlBnS and _hay in the main Corn Belt area .

\resulted from mostly favorable ; growing conditions. These -were nearly offset, however by-.deteriora " ~ion of cotton, peanuts md some other late..growing crops in. the less..favored areas, particularly :

1-n the South and Southwest. Pastures are poorer than usual J.rt nearly all except some of the most ,

northerly States.

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T_~ he drought which developed in July continued during August over much of the southe~- part of the . --

country east of the Rocky Mountains. Shortages in feed crops, pastures and stock water continues "-

~o be the mo s t serious aspects in the area. Irrepexable damage to much of the corn, soybeans and .

+ate hay crops has occurred in the drought areas and yields of sorghums, sweetpotatoes, peanuts and

~otton are also being aff e ct e d by the adverse soil moisture conditions. Supplies of feed and

roughage stored for winter use are already being utilized. Little or .no relief from the drought

f1as come in etpJ-ly September.



~om prospects improved by 149 million bushels during August, to a total of 2,973 million bushels. ProughG sharply reduced outturns in the South, where much of the corn is. bei:n.g salvaged as silage ij> r foddG-r. Good August rains in the Ohio and upper Mississi:r>pi Valleys improved growing condition~ ~d p1o'~W!le yields, but also retarded maturity of the crop in northernmost sections.

~mproved- yield prospects since August 1 raised production estimates significantly for corn, soybe~~

rice, all hay, sorghum grain, tobacco and sugar beets, also slightly for potatoe s, sugarc&1e, apple t

~e a1 s, and grapes. Declines in production prospects are seen for spring wheat, cotton, flaxseed, -

:f>eanuts, sweetpotatoes and peaans. Also a few crops failed slightly to measure up to earlier pros';;

pects-oats, barley, dry beans, dry peas, broomcorn, hops and peaches.

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feed c:ll'op prospects for the country as a vrh()le 'were repo~ted poores.t in the 18 years of comparable ~ecord for September 1. Drought severely reduced feed prospects in...most seriously af f ected area s "
in :parts of Geo.rgia, Alabama, and the ma in drought aroa ,which embraces much of Texas, louisiana, ~klahoma, Arkansas and extends up into Kansa s and much o~ Missouri.

r - - ISORN~ Corn p1t'ospects improved by 149 million ~ishels dU:r1ng August. However, the September 1 estimate of 2, 973 million 'l:ushels is 204 million or 6 peroont smaller than production last _

year and 85 million bushels or 3 perc ent belov; average. Favorable August growing conditions throug

out the northern part of the Corn Belt ana. generally across th\;) northern part of tho CO'lllltry

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brought improvement tha.t more than offset the adve rse effects of the continued clrought in South ~entraJ. and South .4Ue.ntic areas. The yield of 37-'l bushels per acre compares: with 39.6 in 1953

fud the average of 35.7 bushels.

l?EANUTS: Prospective production of peanuts declined 8 percent during the m~nth e; hot, dry wcathe,'

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continued in the Southeast aTJ.d Southvrest areas. The production of peanuts for pm'Cking

~d threshing is estimated at 1,168 million pounds, 26 percent below last yearts 1,588 million an(}:

41 percent below the average of 1, 980 million pounds. The yield is estimated at 772 pounds per .

aero contrasted with a yield of 1 1 031 pounds in 1953.

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PECiiNSt The U. S. crop is forecast at 104,':378,000 potinds, a d~clin~- of 20 percent from the Augus:t.l.
forecast. This is only about one.,.half as largo -as the 1953 record crop of 211,660,000 ;'
pounds and is 22 percent below the 1943..52 average production of 133,575,000 pounds. Nearly all . } areas have been short of moisture during most of the growing season and the South Atlantic and Gulf States wore extremely hot and dry during August. The September 1 forecast is below August 1 for each State except Arkansas which is unchanged.

The Georgi~,_crop, estimate_d at 26,250,000 pounds,is less tl:iBn half _o:f:'.. last year~ 'cro;p of 56,60~~~QO
pounds and l. s 24 percent below average. Tho 'hot, dry tmather contJ.nued through August and shead.J.ng has been very heavy. The nuts which remain on the trees are expected to be small at maturity.

STME
Va.
N. C.
Tenn.
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Ga.
Fla.

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--- Thousand acres

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Indicated Average :

: Indicated

' 1943-52: 1953

1954 ' 1943-52 : 1953

1954

Pounds

TEOUsand Pounds

149

110 106

269

177 169

7

3

3

28

10

12

929

536 527

88

56

54

1.380 1,990

1.950

202,623 218,900

11139 1,530

778

600

1 1550 600

300,811 270,810 5,098 1,800

676 ~ 780

750

17~612

7,800

753 . , 990

660

682,830 530.640

7;..;2~4r----?97~5-----ig~5;,;;0.----.-::..;6Z;BZ-- "54, 600

206,700 261,950
1,800
9,000 347.820
45, 900

Ala.

415

215 208

754

930

650

302,551 199t950 135,200

Miss.

14

6

6

352

400

350

4i930 2,400

2,100

Ark.

12

5

5

399

325

290

4,335 1,625

1,450

Okla.

216

119 125

486

960

380

104,340 114,240

47,500

Texas

621

299 293

459

600

350

282,635 179,400 102,550

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STATE

Average

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1953

Indicated. Septem~cr 1, 1954

Fla.

4,176

7,300

4,350

Ala. iss.
;Ark.

13,948 7 1 580 4,009

30,000 17 1 050 10.,650

11,500

5,000 3,328

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La.

12,525

24,000

12,600

Okla.

19,000

27 1600

12,000

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22181,,606000

12924,,357080

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Athens, Georgia

September 16, 1954

tmqRGIA ~953~SH. FAHH J;_~Q_Ol1ESLIGHTLY OFF FBQ!!~52
Georgia Cash Farm Income amounting to $651J924,000 in 1953 (including Government payments of $4,719,000) was only 0,7 per cent less than the record high income of $656,788,000 (revised figureJ r:eported for the previous year Livestock continued
to show an increase as a source of income, wh;i.le income from crops declined. Live-
stock and livestock products acc01mted fm !J,0,5 per cent of total cash income while crops amounted to S8o8 per cent. Comparable figures for 1952 were 38,6 per cent and 60.2 per cent, respectively.

Cotton continued to rank first as a source of cash income, cont:dbuting 21.4 per
cent of the total. Following in order among crops were tobacco (10~6% ) and peanuts
(8,.6%) Ih the livestock group, commercial broilers led lvith lh,4 per cent of total cash income, follot-Jed by hogs (9.~%), dairy products (6.7%), and eggs (4 .. 7%), the
latter having i'Ol' the first time advancod. ahead of cattle and c&lvcs in the line-up.

( <.. Percentage contribu'..;ions to cash farm :hr'!come by commodities for 1953 and 1952, reB s pectively, were as follows: All Crgps, .58.8 and 60.2; Livestoc~ and Products, 40,5
and 38,6; Goverrnnent Payments, 0.7 and 1.:~2; Cotton, 21.4 and 26.2; Toba cco, 10.6 and 9.6; Peanuts, 8o6 and 6.5; Truck Crops, 2,7 and 2.6; Fruit and Pecans, 2.6 and 3,0; Corn, 1~4 and le3; Other Crops, 11,5 and 11.0; Commercial Broilers, 14.4
and 13a5; Hogs, 9.1 and 8,0; Dair'J Products, 6,7 and 6.4; Eggs, 4.7 and 3.9;
Cattle and Calves 4.2 and 5.4; Other Livestock, 1.4 and 1.4

DISTRIBliT ION OF 1953 pASH INCO:tc~- FIWH GEORGIA CRO~ AND LIV1STOCK

- Over -

CROPS
Cotton Lint patton .Seed Cotton, Total feanuts Tobacco Fruj_ts & Pecans
* Truc k Crops
Corn All Other Crops

CAS H FARM INCOI'iE FOR GEORGIA.

1949
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------------------(Thousand D~llars) ----------------------------

121,966 116,8~.1 99,077 101,630 .151,556 154,321 125,h49

17,220 ,17,000

22,135 17,996 13,95~

139,186 133,841 109,055 115,722 173,691 172,317 139,403

72,076 80,707 60,788 69,257 56,295 42, 838 55,930

49 ,LJ7 47,350 1+9,o83 50,669 64,760 62, 92L~ 69,217

16,080 13,442 9,420 15,718 . 19,358 19,785 17,139

16,803 19,536 15,07)-J. 15,774 16, 638 16,726 1?,356

10,613 11,939 10,409 10,075 8,929 8,765 9,239

51,946 43,50) 37, 898 57,076 61,041 72,11.5 75,219

TOTAL CROPS

356,141 350,)18 291,?27 334,291 400,712 395,LI70 383 ,503

-l~ Excluding Irish and Sweetpotatoes and minor crops.

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LIVESTOCK

Hog s

49,956 46,353 41,021 . 43, 896 55,?07 .52 ,749 59,311

Cattle & Calves

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Dai,ry Products

27,778 37,582 22,658 32,4!!1 29,033 3l,h50 33,,h5h 36,836

36,903 3.9,556

35,351+ 41,977

27,298 43;825

Com. Broilers

24,191 29,108 32,977 45,433 68,530 88,610 93,826

Other Chickens

6,6h6 5,963 3,838 3, 872 3,693 3,858 ~, 612

Turkeys

1,286 1,196 1,820 1,971 4,188 3,5lLI 2,316

Eggs

16, 833 16,550 17,499 17, 922 27,038 25,606 30,611

Other

1,568 1,598 2,677 1,556 2,315 2,061 1,903

TOTAL LIVES'rOCK & PRODUCTS
GOVERlln\JEJIIT PAYlllENTS

157,291 169,800 155,944 183, 92 7 237,930 253,729 263,?02
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8,542 6,395 5,903 10,580 8,63h 7,589 4,719

TOTAL CASH I NCOME

ALL SOtlRCES

521,974 52 6, .Sl3 1~53,571+ 5~8, ?98 6h7 ,276 656 ,7 88 651 ,924

HOI\!IE CONSUHP'l'ION Crops Livestock

56,917 45,837 L,.O,O?l 35,791 93,1.r43 93,030 85,038 65,390

36,606 78' 7f.)l

36:921 74,236

38,305 75, 613

TOTAL I NCJr,m INCLlJDI NG HOME CONSl.Jl~L"o PTION DUT NO GOV"'!:RNJ'afi'Nl' PAYiiENTS

Crops

413,058 396,155 331,798 370,0Er2 h3? ,318 1+32,391

Livestock

250,734 262,830 240,982 2h9,317 316,691 ~ 327,965

All Commodities 663,792 658,985 572,780 619,399 754,009 760,356

L121,808 339,315 761,123 I

TOTAL I NCOJ\!iE , ALL CQ1.;JUODI1'IES,
& GOV. PAYl.;ENTS

672,334 665,380 5'78,683 629,,979

762, 6LJ3

767,9145

765,842

]/ Revised. ?:_/ PreUrninary.

D. L. FLOYD Agricu1tural Stat istidan, In Charge

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HARRY A. WHITE Agricultural Statistician

GJ0RGTIA M;:;~.T;~G
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,GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL.

FARM PRICE REPORT AS OF' SEPTEMBER 15, 1954

GEORGIA: During the month ended September 15, prices received by Georgia farmers

for some agricultural commodities shifted toward lower levels. 'here were

off-setting price increases in evidence for other commodities however. The com-

pensating nature of all price changes cau.ped the All Com..rnodity Index of Prices Re.-

ceived to remain unchanged during the 30-day period. At the present level the Index

is 2h8 percent of the August 1909-July 1911-t average - the same level reported on

August

15

and

also

identical

with

the

level
.

reporte.d

in

September

1953.

During the month beef cattle prices dropped .to the lowest level since November,l953, and hog _prices to the lowest level since January, 1953. Prices received for chickens arid egg s were below the levels reported during August.

Prices received for most feed grains increased during the month. Wholesale "milk and butterfat in cream brought improved prices, with seasonality of production serving in part as the impetus.

UNITED STATES: A decline in hog prices durj_ng the month ended September 15, togeth-

;

er with lower prices. for commerd.a1 vegetables, eggs, p otatoes, soy-

'(~ beans, and chickens, was responsible for a two percent ( 5 points) decline in the

Index of Prices Received by Farrnei"i3. Eigher prices for milk, apples, cotton,cattle,

tobacco, and wheat were only partially offs_e.tting. The rnid ..September index, at 246

percent of its 1910-14 base, compares with 251 a month earlier and vrith 257 in Sep-

tember a year ago.

Lower prices for goods bought for rural living reduced the Parity Index (Prices Paid for Commodities, Interest, Taxes, and Vvage Rates) nearly 1 percent during the month ended September 15 with food prices leading t he- decline. These downturns were partially offset by a slight j_ncrease in prices paid for production goods bought by farmers. At 280, however, the Parity Index was ab out 1 percent higher t han a year
k ago.
Tli th the Parity Index off less than the Index of Prices Received for farm products,
I the Parity Ratio dropped back to 88 this month, the same as in June and July. The
September ratio was about 5 percent lower than a year ago.

. Indexes
= - - - ------ .1910-14 100

Summary Table for the United States Sept:-1-g;--A~'S -15;--s~pt-. 15,_.;.,.:__:__ Record hj_gh

1953

19Sh

1954

- Index_ __ Date

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Prices Received

257

2 51

246

313

:F'eb. 1951

Parity Index "J:./

277

282

. 280

290 '/ May 1952

, Parity Ratio

93

i

89

88

123

Oct. 1946

J:/ Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Wag e Hates. ,2... / Also February and April 1952.

D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

BUETON J. Ill\.~lRINGTON Agricultural Statistician

Af ter Five Days Returnto

United Sta t es Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Marketing Service

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.t-. Aug.l909-i Sept 15,! Aug 15, 'Sept 15, J J.ug.l909- Sept 15, lug~~-~ Sep\15,

July 1914 1953 1 1954. 1954 lj ...,Tuly 1914 1953

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19.A 'J,

Wheat, Bu.

. .<f>. ,.
'I'

1 . 2.4.

I 1 90 j 1. 90 ' 1. 96 I11i

' 88

1. 92'

2 03 . 207

Corn, Bu,

$

.91

1 .s3 I 1.66 . 1.6411

,64

1.5o

1.53

1.s3

Oats, Bu.

$

.67

.90 I .84

.91 IJ'

.40

.71

,68

.71

Irish Pota:toos, Bu. $

1.12

1.50 1.75

2,00 1

.70

.99 1.L11 1.16

Sweet Potatoes, Bu. $

Cotton, lb.



Cottonseed, ton

$

.83

3.40 3.50

12.6

33.9

I so.so I ::::o

3.50 I1
34.8 lIiI
59.00 1,' 1,

.88
12.1
22.55

j 2.64
I 33.1
51.50

2.59 34.0 !31.30

2.36 34.6 61.60

Hay (baled), ton

Hogs, per cwt.

$

Beef Cattle, cwt. $

I 26.10 j 26 .so

26.10 It

fn.w 7.33

. I 1 21.70 19.70 I

3.87 I ::::

! 10.50

5.42

20.90 23.80 15.80

21.20 21.60 15.90

22.00 19.70 16.10

Milk Cows, head.

Chickens, 1b,

Eggs, Paz.

Butterfat, lb.

Milk (wholesale)

per 100,11}

$

33.85
21.3 25.7
2.42

1120.00 i100.00
I I 26. Ll j 22.9

I' 95.00
22."1 .l

li I I I so.o 45.0 42.$

15:::s I 55.0

53.0 1

I

i

1 6.35

5.65 '

48.00 11.4 21.5 26.3
1.60

I 157.00 145.00

24.3

2lo5

I 514

37.4

55.7

145.00 19.2
55.8

4.43 i 3.89

4;10

Soybeans, Bn. Peanuts, lb.

$ '
II 5.0

I

J) Preliminary for September 195<

2;60

2.9sll

2.33

323

251

11.0

1o.s I! 4.8

n.o 11.4 n.4

- - . - - ........ ---'---,.,-~-__.u,.---- ~---'-----'----

== ---------=--

= IN'DEX NUMBERS OF PRICES BEC",~IVJDD BY Fl~RMERS IN GEORGIA (August 1909 .. July 19lll: 100)

Sept. 15, Aug. 15, Sept. 15,

All Commodities
Cotton & Cottonsoed

..... 1953 . 195<1

1954

- 248- -~-~~f----~-*-,~-

,1

262

Grains

174

11'1

175

Meat /nimctl s Dairy Products

304 213

295 230 ..

271 232 . ,

Chickens mid Eggs ]'ruits

257 189

200 161

191 161

i

Mi scell anoous

192

201

197

I

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PRICES PAID BY FLRMI!J:tS 1POB SELiR:T:ED FE.'l!;DS SEPT:ElffiEB. 15, 1954 WITH CO:!/i:PARI SONS J}
-~!OltG~E-----.~.~-. --=--~-)[=--~ _.!!?2.~TED . ST!?_'1_"~s. ~- -- .----~ -~ -- -- -- -- -- -- -

KIND OF FEED Mixed Da.iry.Feed

Sent. 15, 1 l953

lL L.ug. 15, i Sept. 15, If 19~ 1954

Sept. 15 1 I! 1953 I

Aug. 15, 1954

-

j ;Q_ollars pe~-~~0 ~o_:n:;;;T----

Sopt. 15, 1954

All Uncler
29% Protein 1~% Protein 18% Protein. 20% Prot oin. 24% Protein

4.05 4.50

I 4.15

4.10 I!

~~.05

' 4,00

I

~1.10

4.30

~1.40

,1. 15

4.60

.:J,.Go

3.95 3.DO 3.92
!),.07 4,32

I I

3.93 3.84

II ' 3.90 4.20

4,38

3o9l 3.82 3.88 4.17 4.35

High Protein Feecl.s
Cottonsee<ll1eal Soybean Meal Meat Scrap

3.50 4,75 6.10

4,25
5.90 6.20

,:1:~10
5.80 6.30

372 1.60 5,37

451 5.80 6.52

4~ 115
5.52 6.18

Grain By-Products
Bra~
Middlings Corn Meal

3.70 11.00
4.50

3.55

3,50

3.1l

3.04

3.01

3.90

3,90

2. 28

3.23

3.18

430

11.10

3.89

3.87

3.88

Poultry Foed

Broiler Growing

Mash I,aying Mash Scratch Grains

L!! 5.60

5.30

4.60

0

5,70 .5.30 4.55

5.22
4.80 4,32

5.39 ,1~ 96
~1.32

5.:33 4.90 4.30

1} As reported by Feed Dealer.s.

GEORGIA OCTOBER 1 COTTON lli1PORT

current cotton production for Georgia is indicated at 590,:000 bales ()00 pounds grqss w~ight) accord:i.ng to information f-urni_shed the Georg~a Crop neporti.ng Service of the United Stc.tes Department of Agriculture. This is a considerable increase from the forecast of 5'10,000 bales for the past two months. l'Jith the record early
advancement of harvesting operat:Lons to dat e crop correspondents. have .found that .thE
c:rop is larger than had been expected.

Indicated production is 22 percent below the 19).3 crop of ?52, 000 standard. .bales
and 16 percent under the 10 year average (l9L~3-52) of 705,000 bale s.

Yield of lint per acre is 256 pounds as compared with 262 pounds last year, and a
10 year average of 252 p ounds.

I ~ t ' <I

.I

September we2ther was a continuation of the, prolonged summer drought so that con-

ditions have been ve ry fav orable for getting the cotton out of the field :)..:r

excellent shape. In the southern porM.on of the state about 95 pe rcent of the crop

\\r.,~_._',...

had been ginnec, to report elate, in the midstate terdtory about aro1;J.nd tvm thirds i.n the northern counties. For the state as a

80 percent, 9-nd ivhole the p~r

centage was about 82--a r e cord high f'or Octobe r .l,
. 1

The Bureau of Census reports L!N-1-,000 running bales. s;inned to October 1 compared

with .h79,000 g:i.nned to this date in 1953 2nd 457, 000 in 19 :~ 2.

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ARCHIE LANGl,EY

D. L. FtOYD.

,

Agr:-icultural Sta.ti s tician

J~gricultural Stat:i stician, In Cha rge

- - - GEORGIA

HAP

SHOT:HHG Il'i!DICA'rED

PRODUCTION -~" -...---~'~

1954 AND FIJ~J\L ----~-.---~

PRO. DUC. T~IO--N

FOR

1. 953

&. -1-9 -5-2---

\mt~~~g-- -~~~-?.

1954 production indicated on Ocitober 1.

\1952-65,000 19~4-~4,000 ) . --\ ..~,

19)3-::h,OOO ~III

' \

.. STATE;.;
195h- 590;000

~='--

j.1952-53,000

- F.c.:>L"r,<"w\~~,,,

1953 752,000 1952 - 731,000

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'I T'R )l95L~-3 5 ,QOO
1-.TR!J.J'ia 19S3-?,6, obQ.

Distdcts shown are Crop

~
//J ___ \..... " c_...--_.

lTL 1;N~T~j~;1\ _

~~2-./<_3,;0~0~0 '~\. A

Reporting Districts and NOT Congressional D:ii.stricts."-.-
\

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IV.

~ )

v.

- ~~ -~ AUGUSTA'
\\

1954-68,000

1953-81,000 1952-82,000

~ IviACON
J . --- -

') 1954- 93,000 \
') 1953-118,000 \

1 lr

, , 1954...- 98 ,ooo

j 1952-119' 000 \ .,_

COLD1I;JU5.

\- }..953-137, 000

C'")

\

!

--~.~-~~I .2:~~{L--1V3I--0Iv ' 000 ~I.-l----~.,\~/----s\A~/Wll-l~~\ ~

;

.J. ,

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IX.

'?

/ i'LBAilY\ l95L~-ll2, 000

J~ l95L!-24, 000

S:':X~J '

-'---"'-- L I 1953-138, 000

1953-25, 000 '[

1954_80, 000 1953-83, 000
l9S2-fW' 000

/ 1952-ll'!,ooo
\L-,

l 95 2- 24,ooo ,S
~7
) ~

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- UNITED STATES - CO'I"rJN HEPOnT AS OF OCTOBE,F~ )., 1954

~-_,__

"'

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The Crop Reporting Board of the A.~-ricult'Jral Marketing Service makes the following

report from data furnished b:~-' crop corre0Pondents~ ~ie.i'c('statisticians, Bureau of

the Census, Commodity Stabiliz;ation Service,\and cooperating State agencieso The

final outturn of cotton compared with this forecas.t 'will depend upon whether the

various influences affecting the crop durihg the :pemainder'of the season a;re more or

less favorable than usual.



:ACFl.ELGE: OCTOBER 1 : L!NT YIELD. PER :PRODUCTION(GINNifJ(}s)2{:""""'cEN~SUS~
FOR : CONDITION ; HARVF~STED ACRE ; 500..,lb .gross wt bales ~GINNINGS

:HARVEST :Aver...;:

:Aver-: : 1954 ;-Aver-:

1954 : . TO

1
STATE

:1954 1/: age :

:

: age :

: Crop : age :

Crop :10/1/54

- :l943-:1953:1954:19h3-:1953:Inru.c.:l9Lt:3-: 1953 Indic,

.

:1952 :

--~----~

Thous :

:1952

:Oct. 1:1952 :

Oct. 1

us : -~-----~----~.,.--.--,.---~

-~----

:Tho Thous : Thous , Thous

Ac:res : Pct.=Pct.=Pct.: :Lb. =Lb, : Lb .. =Bales=Ba1es :Bales

Bales

I I ~.: I N.c

571 73 f 68 76131-tO !2;r;07

5o6~~~4~!

J~-5---~~-o--

s. c.... ~.,

i 858 I 7o r 74JJ61 i312 1281 I 269

6931

690i . . 48o

354

GTaeeim..-:-.:-:-:-. 1 Alao 1
I l\illiss_ .'

l1,~l26O1584,
1,913

$t
I

-714~.1~.J'41_1._.
72 i n/6
72 I '86 J

o~~oj_?1~.3:,:2)_7,_J.1.2.3~;..UE.i3o2_%;)W-j_.z).'4l4. q1!~___70L2S1.?L.?5_o9o0_

51286 68 !336

/2851277

1 1

hlO

370

I
i

1~9606741i

9631 2,129

700 1,475

i I I 1
l\1o . J

456 I

I I Ark jl,705

I

i

75 I 73 I' 79 1368

70 J 73 64 !332

I 1

I

i 386 J 411

1358)334

1

3L~3jI

.
41-19

i,3Lt3 1 1,5481

390
~1 185

;i;:::::: ~~~ ~t ~~ t~ 1m ,~~~ i~~ , ~~~1 ~~~ ~~g I r
Texas 1

7~624

1
1

1
70 j 70 1/ 68 !182

/233

1
225 / 3,2391 4,317 1 3,575

~345 84 557
832
180
566
339
72
1,666

_ I

I

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I

I

I

;

I

N. LleXo ... f 2011 861 90/ 97 1498 1497/609 J 195; 327j

255

43 J

Ariz q I l-t03 1 89 1 93 / 94 1555 j743 I 869 I 387 j 1,070 1 730

107

1-- -1- _.:1_- _OCsta~hleair~f,e:~/l/+-

882j

_7~

1
r'

921
I
_-::_ l

86J 96'!624
::_-~!_-:_ ~i2~8-

16321778
~l2~2_,I_3~h-

J-
I

905 J 1
~7JJ _

,

768
~5~

/
1
1
,

-

1
-

1430
_4~

55

t ~._s~ ~ e ~ "11~,~8~ 1_7~ ~7__j_7~ J222~1l3~4~j _3~1- ~~2_:_h~8ll~,~6~ ,,_l~~~l~j_5!_6~1-

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31.8

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I

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-I -- i34lJ j3h0 : 417 29.2! 65.51 27.6

---

--J--.--~--

I~~~~

~/ September 1 estima:ee. --

~I Production ginned and to be ginned. A 500-lb. bale contains about L~SO net

' '

pounds of lint.

}../ Virginia, Florida, Illinois~ Kentucl0J, Kansas, and Nevada.

11 Included in State and United States totals. Grown iri Texas, New i:,iexico,
Ariz; ona, and California,

CltOP REPORTING BOAim

After Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Marketing Serv:i. ce 319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage ')300.
_,..

THt UNIVE~ S ITY OF GEOBG I A TEE UH I VEBSI 'IY LIBRARI E:S
ATHS!IlS GA.

No general relief has been :r:ecei ved from the severe drought that started in Georgia in early Jrme,. Little rainfall has been received during the past three months and werage temperatures for August and September set new high records The continued extreme heat with little moisture has reduced pasture condition to the lmJest level of record. Indicated average corn yi.eld of lleO bushels is the lowest since 1941 and the pe~nut yield is the lowest since 1939. Peean prospects have continued t~ de. cline and the present state estimate of .21 million pounds is only 37per cent of the record crop harvested in 1953 ~ Other crops _have been damaged seyerely by the drough~

' The hot dry weather during September has been favorable f(')r harvesting operations and good progress TtJas made in all areas Cotton picking has proceeded steadily and is almost complete in the southern and central districts. The bulk of the peanut crop has been dug and threshing operations are well advanced. Harvesting ~f the corn crop is underway in some areas and most of the short hay crop has been saved in fine eon dition& The severe drought has brought about an extr13me shortage of water, In many cases wells, ponds, streams and reservoirs have completely dried up and water for
(~- ivestoek can be had only by h.auling :~ng distances.

CORN: October 1 indicated production of corn in Georgia is the same as September 1.
The estimate placed the total crop at )2, 967 1 000 'bushels 'I'his is 43 per cent
less than the 58,200,000 bushels harvested in 1953 P.nd is the smallest production 1 since 1928~ 'I'he yield per acre of 11 11 0 bushels is 9.,0 bushels belm'' last season and
is J,.O bushels less than the ten year (1943..52) average 0
PEAN~a The extremely hot dry weather of September further reduced the yield pros pects for runner peanuts, Yields are so-lo1-1 that in some areas consider-
able acreage intended for picking and threshing t-rill cnly be harvested f(")!' feed. Total production of all peanuts for picking and threshing is not-T expected to be 32 6~ 7L~o, 000 pounds or 38 per cent less than the 530,640,000 pounds harvested last season and is the smallest crop in the past twenty years, Yield per acr~ is placed at 620 pounds compared with 990 pounds in 1953.

PECANSi Unfavorable weather conditions during September caused a further decline in pecan prospects, Shedding of nuts has been heavier than usual and'the nuts
1~, have not sized up due tro the shortage of moisture, Total production in Georgia is expected to be 21,000,000 pounds compared 1-Jith the record. high of 56, 6oo, 000 pounds harvested one year ago. Improved var'ioties are expected to produce 16,6001 000 pormds and seedlings 4,hoo, 000 pounds 4

MILK PRODUCTION: Total: milk pro,duction for Georgia during September Has 106 million

<~~ptember 1953
\ ,..__~

pormds compared with 113 million last month and 107 million !or

- - -. - - . - - - - - - - - -. -----

GEORGIA

CROP

: P: cHEAGE:

YIELD PERACHI~ --:'l'Ol'AL PiH5buc'froffl'ruousANDS}

. :-raocn-:Average;-------:rru.K~ated: Average ,

: Ind1cated

1954 :1943-52: 1953 Gorn bu. 2;99-7- - 14;01 20.0-

vlheat obu,

102

14Q2 18.5

1954 ' 194352 ' 1251_ : 1954 11~0 1 44,973 ~266'- 32,967

18 ., 0

2~122

2,960 1,836

Cats,,._,,n .... ,bu,

666

25Q7 33,0

311)0 13,5'23 21,'?1.J.7 201 646

' Hay (all)., ... , .. ton

818

.57 , 74

.53

699

618

437

Tobacco (all)oolb,

106..0 1096 1267 1,,171

107,716 131,860 124,120

Potatoes,Itishjo,bu.

5 73

76

79

1,022

456

395

Potatoes,Sweet,s.bU0

25 76

83

45

41 711

2,158 1,125

'::1tton...... , .bales ~ :Januts (for picking

11105

252

262

256

705

752

590

~ and threshing) lb.

527 753

990

620

682,830

Peaches,total crop,

bu~ 1/

3,433

3,312 2,800

... .... -- PecansG~:lb4

34,371 56,600 21,000

PastureJCondition %

76

75

36

YT otaiagr icuit"U'r'ai crop gr eater.~th~a'-n-arid:--:li-n-c~lu-d~m-:--.g--c~o-m_e_r.,....c-:-ia-1::."'.._c_r_op--.----~----

D. L, FLOYD .. __ . Agricultural Statistieian, In Charge

ARCHIE LAl~GLEY Agricultural Statistician

UNITED STATES - GENERAL CROP REPORT _AS_OF OCTOBER 1, 1954

A shg.Pt improvement in all-crop 'prospects during 'September raised the total volume to a tie with 19$1 for fifth-largest, despite drought in a large a rea and acreage restrictions on several craps.

Changes in estimates for most individual crops since _Septelliber l were relatively s tnall. T.he .estimate for corn dropped 23 million bushels to a total of 2, 950 million, )' Soybean prospects improved sl-ightly--6-! million busheis--to a total of 331 million
bushels.- , Among others with larger prospective outturns were cotton and all hay. F'or several crops, changes were rather insignificant. Bu:t spring wheat, flaxseed, pea~ nuts, and dry beans were among those with poorer prospects than on September 1.
Past:u::t;'eS pelnained much poorer than usual, except in northernmost areas-.

1Nhile some droughty portions received helpful, reviving rains during lg.te September,

weathf.Jr f or the month was mostly dr;r and extremely warm. Intermittent rains delayed

harvest operatipns in most _of the strip across the entire northern part of the

c oun;t_ry, ca:using harvesting losses and lowering quality of crops Otherwise the' sea~ c;m was favorable to ideal for rna turing and ~harvesting most crops and good pro-

gress was made.



The c"orn crop ' varies widely in quality betwEJei'l areas and even -within States In areas where drought and searing temperat Lir-es at usual time of pollination limited. or prevented polliriati'on, little grain corn was produced ami the crop provides li:ttle but forage or silage. In most northern Corn Belt areas, corn is of excellent quality as almost ideal August'-Septeinber growing conditions permitted full maturity. Picking had started on, a sina.ll scale by October 1.

'

-

CORN: The corn erop prospects dropped 23 million bushels during September, and. as of

-.-. -. -- October 1 the indicated total-was 2, 950 million bushels. Such a crop would
be 7 percent smaller than the 1953 production and h percent or 108 million bushE?ls

below average., . Of the total corn production, 2,630 million b-ushels are . expected to

f

be harvested for grain, compared with 2,870 million bushels la:st year , for this pur-

pose and the 10-year average of 2,768 million bushels.

PEANUTS: The indica tep producti on o.f peanuts for picking and threshing is 1,083 million pounds, :7 percent less thfm a month ago, 32 percent below 1953,
and L~5 percent less than average-.
The greatest percentage decline during September occurred in t.he Sc;mthwest ~ where c ontinued drought has caus ed a .further deterioration ~f yield prospects as weli as diversion of p.creage to hay. In the Southeast ~~' prosp e_cts declined 8
to percent from .last month, The .Hu.nner crop - in this. area , which had been expected to
hold up be tter . than the. . ea1:1i.er . dug. Spanish .:rariety, did not .come up . the- expectations indicated by vLne growth, There is alsci s orne diversion of acrea ge to hay purposes without t:b,reshing in this. area~

PECANS: The pecan crop is forecast at '91,2S2,000 pounds--13 percent less than the
Sept_emb er 1 prospect, 57 percent .~ess .than last y__ear and 32 :percent less

than average.- Prospects in each State declined dur:ing September except Oklahoma .

which remained :the same, The severe drought ip mos:t of the pecan areas con.tinued

during September . Shedding of nuts continued and 'the pecans remaining on the trees

are expected to be light wei ght,

-c"'' .-

The Georgia crop declined sharply during Septe mber and is now forecast at 2l,OOO,OOC

pounds--only 37 _percent of la,s.t. yean an.,cl 61 percent of average. Shedding has con-

of tinued very :heavy and moisture i .s not sufficient 'to fill the nuts remaining-. In -
some areas, defoiliation the ' trees has been severe. In Texas, the tota l crop is

forecast at 19,500,000 pounds--down 3 m.illion from September 1. This sstimate is

30 percent less than last season and )__j_o percent less than ave rage. The crop is

relatively better in the norther:n a,nd northeastern parts of the State than in the

southern a!!-d Edwards Plateau ~re;~::r. .



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.._ . ' ,; . , . ' .

r A.,fter Five -Days Return , to United. ' States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural lviarketing Service ~ 319 Extension Building
Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSINESS

,Penalty for private 1.1se 'to avoid payment of postage ~? 300 .
' ,,

.SOOTH -BRANCH L; :(BRl\R'!
THL tJ:J I VEP SI TY OF OF.ORGIA THE UNIVSRS I1Y LIBR ARI ES
ATHENS GA.

fARrJ PH ICE REPORT AS OF OCTOBER 15, 1 954
JEORGIA : During the month ended October 15 ~ the All Commod.i ty Index of Prices Re-
ceived by Georgia farmers advanced 3 points, At the present level the
Lndex is 251 percent of the August 1909-Jtlly l 9lh average , and 14 percentage points
:3.bove the ,level repqrted during the cor,responding period 6: year agoo
I.
di ghe r prices re ceived during t.h.e 30.;;:,day period fo;l1' cotton J.int, wheat, oats, all .:>aled hay, butterfat in cream, and whol esale mj.lk contributed large l y to the rise in the All Commodity I ndex.

"3ubstantially lower prices were received during tl:):e month for corn, Irish Potatoes ,

.

sweetpotat oes , hogs~ beef cattle, m:Llk cows, all chickens, eggs and soybeans~ The

:veight of these offsetting price declines had a moderating influence on ,the shift in

the i\.ll Co:nmodit y Indexo

,
rhe unusua_lly sharp increase in the Index of Pd.ces Received for fruits results from ::t shift in price of peaches, from ari average obtained on a monthly b2.sis during the
marketing season, to an over-all season average price.,

:mrrED STATES: Led by a seasonal decline in hog prices and a sharper than usual drop
in citrus price-s, ;ine Index Of Prices 1~eceived by Farmer's declined 4 points (nearly 2 percent) du6ng the month ending . Oc tobeF 15. Lower prices for )otatoes, corn, and cattle also contributed to the decrease in the index. Sharper increases than usual in milk and cOll'41lercial vegetable prices were important offsetting factors. The Prices Received Index at 242 percent of its 1910-lh average on Jctober 15 compares with 2L~6 in September and 249 a year earlier.

Reductions in feed pric es and in the seasonally adjusted index of farm wage rates
Nere the primary factors that contribu,ted to a l point decline (1/3 of _1 percent) in
the Parity Index (Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, an,d ~{a ge Rates) during the month
ended October 15. At 279, the Parity Index was l percent higher than a year a go.
Prices paid for commodities and services used for f arm family living held at their revised September level of 273.

~)
With the Parity Index down slightly f-rom $eptember l) to October 15, and the Index of

Prices Received for farm products down' nearly 2 percent, the Parity Ratio dropped one

point to 87, and in mid-October was 3 percent lower tha n a year ago.

)~
Summary Table f or the United States

= Indexes

; Oct. 15,

1910-14 100

. 1953

. Sept. 15, : Oct . 15,

Record high

1 954

l95h

~ Index

Date

Prices Rec~ived

249

246

2h2

313

Feb . 1951

1/ _earity .Index

276

280'

279

290 ~/ May 1952

Parity Ratio

90

88

87

123

Oct. 1946

/ ]:/ Prj_ces Paid, Interest, Taxes, and Wage Rates . Also February and Apri l 1952.

D. 1. FIOYD A.gricu.ltural Sta:tistician, In Charge

BURTON J-. HAHRIHGTON Agricultural -Statistician .

After Five Days Heturn to United ~States De:P.artment of Agriculture.
Agricultural lviarketing Service
319 Extension Building Athens, Georgia OFFICIA:. BUSINESS

. Penalty for private usc to avoid :payment of postage w300.

J.,

SQU'rH BRAtiCB l.JlBRARl
THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

THE UiUVERSI 'l'Y LlBRARlSS .

ATR&.~S GA.

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. . ---..,--~-,----=P:..::RrcEs RECEIVED BY FAR~~s ocTOBER 1s, 1854 :liTH cor.'J'lffirsoNs

.

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COl'l.10DIT'Y

Aver"age !

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Average ;

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Arm

Aug.l909-i 0ct. 15, ' Sept 15, j 0ct 15, ~1 Aug.l909"' i 0 Qt. 15,; Sept. 15, ; 0ct.l5,

--~m-,-u_T~...:....---'-+--Ju..:.l~y 19l4j J-953_j_ 19~~; :.._J.954__~ .!-~z~l4 j__~ 953___j__!.~~--J~54.

V:rnu.. eat; Bu .> -

<~<ll .

1.24

1.88 ii 1.9.6 I Z02 :i

.88

l .

1..94 !j

. 2..0. 7 .

: l

. ..

2.G-.

Corn ~ Bu.

$

.91

I I
1.44 164

;I
lo58 :j. .64

1,34

1.53

1,45

Oats,; Bu.

$

.:

I

hi sh Potatoes, Bu. $

Sweet Potatoe s, Bu. $

.67 .
1.12
i
.... . 83 . !

91 1.50 2.90

Cotton, .Lb. Cot.bori.seed, Ton

12.6

32.1

I
$ 24.39 I' 48.00

Hay (b.aled), Ton . $

23.80

.91

.97

2.00 r l 90
3.50 I ;3.05

59.00 26.10

1 85.0 J E$.CO
~ - ;;!9.00

i,,l

,40

'I

,I

:I .i,:,I.

.70 .88

:I

ii 124
ij

22.55

.90 2.33 :32.5 62.40

.71
1.16 2,36 '34.6 61.60 22.00

.73 93 2,12 . 3.4.7 60.20
I 22.30

H.1g 8 : pe~ cwt~

$

:. p ,,ef Cattle, cwt. $

7.33

21.30

;

3.87

10.00

19.70 18.70
i
10.50 10.20

7.27 5.42

21.30

19~70
16.10

1 l8.4o I
I 15.80

:lL'.k Cows, head Ch: :>kens 1 Lb, Eggs, Doz.

$ 33.85 i 115.00 ss.oo 91.00

i

l,

13.2 I 26 , 9 ...I 2 2, 4

'I

19,9

21.3

60.0 42.8

40.0

48.00 11.4 21.5

153.00 23.3 53.3

145.00 19.2 33.8

142.00 17,5
32~4

But t e rfat 1 Lb.

25.7

56.0 1 53.0

54.0

26.3

65.7

55.8

56.9

11 Hi lk (wholesale) per 100#

Soybeans, Bu.

$

2.42

j
6. 55 l' . 5. 80
I i
2 60 2 95

1. 60 , i

4. 63

4.12 .

2. 41 , 2.51

4,33
,\
2.51

Peanuts, Lb ,



5.0"

10.8 1 1o,9 .

11.s :,1 4.8

1o.9

.,
!.

11.4

l)



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Preliminary for October 1954

=

i 11.6

I

.

= P:UEX JY!UMBERS o_:w PRI CES_ P.ECEHED BY F.ARl':~ ~ E'' G~ClRGIA

(August 1909 .,. July 1914 100)



All Commodities
Cotton & Cottonseed
Grains Meat Animals Dairy Products Chickens & Eggs Fruits ' i Misce llaneous

Oct. 15, 1953
237 *
248 157 ?74 246 258 . 185 189

Sept. 15, Oct. 15,

1954 - - -.-19-5-4---,

248

251

272

274

175

171

271 234

*

261 234

191

177

161

.. 225

197

189

11 PRICES PAID BY FAB.MERS FOR SELECTED FEEDS OCTOBER .15 1 1954 '!l!THCO!' iPARISONS

GEORGIA
~--

-- -- - --

,.

KI ND OF FEED

Oct, 15,

Sept. 15, Oct. 15, : Oct. 15,

Sept. 15, Oct. 151

1953

' 1954 .: 1954

1953

1954

1954

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ok - - :--'- - : - - .... -- ~..... .,.............. ,. ,_..- 1-~ ~ .. - ---~-~ -- - ...- ...,_.:........,.. .......... ~" - ~ "'"'''-..;., ., ..,., ,.. ....................._,.,._,_ ........ _,..

'Mixed Dairy Fe ed .. An Under 291o Protein

;! D": .. o l l.a. r s n e r 1 0 0 P o u n d s :;..,;,::....~ ---~:,.. -~ .v ::~;-."'-~ ,::,.._ , _. _,, ..,, ___ __ _ - ........

I 4.10

4.10

4.10

3. 89

3.91

3.86

.

16'io Protein

4.00 . I

4.00

4.00

3. 8'1

3. 82

3,77

J.8% Protein 20% Protein

4.30 4. 35

~.30
4.45

4.30 4.45

3. 86 4.02

3. 88' 4.17

3.83 4.12



24% Protein

4. 10

4.60

4,65

4.25

4.35

4.31

High Protein Feeds Cottonseed lvieQJ. Soybe<m Meal Meat Scrap
irain By-Products

3.45 4.70 6.00

4.10 5.80 6.30

:~.

4.05

I.,'
p

5,50 '

6.10

... !
3. 70 4,46 5.36.

4.45

.4,40

5.52

4.81

I 6.18

5.80

i

Bran

-

3.60

3,50

3.45

3, 05

3.01

2.98

MidG.lings

3.80

3.90

3.85

3,1.8

3.18

3.15

Corn Meal

4.20

4.10

4.25

3.81

3. 88

3.84

Poultry Feed

ll:

Broiler Growing

H1:

Hash

5.50

5.70

5.50 ;ll 5.14

5,33

5.19

Laying Mash Scratch Grains

5 20
, 4:50 j

5 30 4:55 .

5 20 4:50

~j

4. 73 4.28

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.. . ....... . , ....... ---------~------- - - ~ "~ ..-~-

... _.~_ ....._.., ._

11 As l' uporte d by Feed Dealers.

4.90 4,30

4. 77 4~27

~.

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Georgia cotton production this year wj.ll amount to about 61),000 bales ()00 pounds gross weight) according to November 1 information compi led by the Georgia Crop Reporting Service of the United States Departme:pt of Agricultureo 'Ihis is a decrease of 18 percent from the 19)3 crop of 7)2,000 standard bales and is 13 percent below the 10-.year average (1943-19.52) of 70),000 bales. 'Ihe present forecast is 25,000
bales higher than the pr ediction of a month earlier and i s a.qontinuation of an in-
crease each month from' the first forecast of 'the season on August 1~ 1nlith the advancement of the harvesting season it }las .bc come increasingly apparent that the crop is considerably larger than was indicated by earlier reported prospects. In some local areas the late top crop has produced much more than was anticipated.

Probable yield of lint per acre is 267 pounds as compared with 262 po1.mds last year
and the 10-year average of 2)2 pounds~

\'~leather has been ideal for picking throughout the fall and on report date about 97 percent of the crop had been ginned - the highest November 1 figure on record,

The

Bureau

o.f

Census

~" r ep orted 5'96, 000

running

() al e s

ginned

to

l~ovemoer

1,

compared

ll>rith 69 9,000 to the sam13 date in 195.3 and 661,000 in l9)2.

Ai'i.CHIE LANGLLY Agricultural Statistician

D. L,. Floyd Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

__,..----:: : - - . . . . . - - -..............._......--- -- - - -

STATES AS OF HOV?iJiTER 1, 1954 Ri;PO X.L' U~HTED

C O ~"l' ON

----'- .0'- - '" - --....-.- - -. ,-- . ---- -------...:....~- -- .-."""'--:-~ -:-~;R

- ---~-~ ~ --~--. - ,_.~~--:-

The Crop Reporting Board -of the .Agric"Liltural Ha_rketing Service make s the following r~p ort from data furnishe<i by crop. corr8sp onclerits , field statisticians , Bureau of t he Census; Corrunodtty Stabj_lization Service, and co operating State a gencies. The
final outtu rn of cotton compa.re d -vrith t hi s forec a st v.rill (J:epend upon whet her the various influences affecti.ng the crop during the remainder of the s e ason a re more
or less favorable than usual.

""":--- --Lff,JT Yf~Tt.J:(~Prfrr-- '"'--'-- :'-"- - 7!{0DUCTtOlT -21-- -------- :- C"i:fT:-

-A\re-r:: -- . - -:. :.ACREAGE: FO H . :

H:FtV~ STI<~.G
~-

ACRF~ ~ : 50C;_lb .
''"'J:':ci!~~:--- ~AVer:-

:g-~r~o---ss--~-rt--::---1:1,a?lie;Js.-,-

:
:

GI NNI HGS

ST .!~TE

-: HAl1.1T~ ST: a ge : 1 ~1 5 J . . ind~~;.,

age

19)3 - : Crop :TO HOV ,

: l95ir 1/: 1 9L13-:

c ~t.e ~. l <il-1-3::- : Crop ~ Indi cated: 1, 19) 1~

-

-
--- -

~~

_:..-..~::-=?-..:..-


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.

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-~

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1
~----:: .

-.-.:_

--

-

-

. Thous, :

.:

: Th ous. : . Thous.. : 1'h ous~ : Thous.

: ac-res : Lb. : Lb.

Lro . : Pa :-;,es : BaJ. El S : ' Bales : Ba l es

I l N, Carolina .. . 1 ~-71-; 3!;~-- -;-~~-;-r-~298 l 506 . /.1!.~9

355 -~---~--- 332

'I L. I GSe._,?sG_ra;~~ :oli-n-~-a'--.'-.'-.:_ t-1-~8~~)8~-:!....3l:~~2?__-!!----2~81~-- i

0 0 T;nnes s ee . . . ..

O)O 3':JJ

?~:~ !

2 '~~
:?~{

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---~~~

3.-t:i 1 :J'+' ; 1

~ 2 !

i ;:, Ll,_,

Lu /

A..l..abama

...

,,

,

1
1

l,

21.4

28o

Missi ssippi., j 1,913 336

2,.) ! 28 .7

90 '? I 963

410

386 ! 1, 664 j 2,129

72'J 1 721 1,5L.O 1 1,326

I

'

_.,.

I

.i

tii s sou ri .. ;., I 1.6 6 368

386

1.63

3Lf3

449 ! 430

349 ~

1,.

Arkansa s ....... i 1,70 5 332

358

360 ! 1,343 i 1, 548 i 1,280 1,038

I Loui s iana ....... i 6{)9 327
Oklahoma ... 935 , ! 15 2

401 205

3f7 ! 5P5 i fl06

1~~1 .f 3!15

l1J?

S55 29.:;

. )02 211

Texas , ....... [ 7,624 lc~ 2

233

2h2

I1

N, Mexi co , ...

201 Lf98

h97

6.57

3,239 195

h, 3l l 327

3, 8)0 275

; 2, S~ 20
I! 161

.,

Arizona . .. , .. , . 1 . LJ.03 i 555

7h3

iJ'9

Californi a .... il 88 2 1 6214 . 632

789

Other

1

3f\ 7
905

i 1, 070
1, 76:3

755 : 362
1,450 II 601

- - - - i ! Stat es )_/.. .. ! 71 ! 288 ! 21+2 i 3Lr3 1 h'? ,

58 1

) 1 i 32

u ..

S ...

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: .... :]i 9 ,2R5.. :!

--
2'?'2

-~~
.1 t ..J2

l- .t.- 2 -- 32- 9 -~- 12- ~4- _48-~ ! 1- 6 ,- Lt6-5 ~i-13-, 2-06-~_i-9- , 6- 70

-------- ~ --- ~ ~- ~ ---~---- ~---- ~ ----~----r1 --

Amer. - ,

" : ; i

i

:

. l

i

(

- - - Egypt h/...... 31.8 ' il. J )fLf . : 3h0 i hM ! 29 . 2 ! 65 .5 I 2-9 . 2 '
----- - ----I~------~' ---~' -----I ---~!~---~I --~-

L t

---

1/ September 1 estimate .
~/ Produc tion girmed and. t o be ginned . A 500-lr. bale c ontain s abcut LJ_PO net .

pouw1 s of l i nt .
}/ IT.l' r gl. nl' a, -Fl_o r-l. d. .a , Illl.n01. s , Kentuek<J, I~ an sa s , anr'l. Ne vada ,

J/ Include d in -St a.t e and United St at e s t ot8. l s, Gr c\-J'1 in T exa s~ Nevi T'iexi.co, .Ariz ona - a nd Califpr nia ,

Cd.OP ?.' \ C!HTJNG BOMW

Afte r Five Days Het u r n to

United States Dep a r t ment of Agr i culture

.As ricultur a:l l"Jarlcet:i..ng Se rvi ce

319 Extens i on Buil di ng

Athens , Georg ia

-O-F--F--I-C--I-A

-1~

---- DUSINFSS -. ""~

Pena lty f or p riv2te use to avoid p a~:rnent of p ostage $J UO,

SOUTH DRANCU LIBRARY
THE U ~IVS RSlTY OF GEORG I A THE UN IV ERS I TY LI BRARIES ATHEI'lS GA.

The severe dro'ught that started in Jun~ continued through October and indicated

prol:l:uction of _niost crops did riot improve during the month 11 The November 1 estimatd yield of corn, peanuts and sweetpotatoes dropped below the October l forecast. Con-

ditio!l of pastures i:s at :th~ lot->res):. lt;3ve1. on record~ . Hay production is 29 per-

'cent less th<m one year ago and the pecan crop_ is, 63 percent below . the 1953 . record

high production,. - Cotton a.nd to~a cco sufferec). to .a lesser degree from the drought .
than other crops,; - Indica"ied yield of cotton per acre. is. larger . than -last year and

15 pounds above the ten:...year average. Tobacco yield is b elow the . 1953 crop but

75 pounds above the ten-year (1943-52) av~rage.



Weather conditions have been ~nfavorable for preparing land and planting winter small -grains an9- many growe;rs have not been able to plant the usual acreage, Light rains since November 1 over most of 'Nor'j:,h Georgia were .yery beneficial but b;rought only temporary : relief. In the southern :part of the State no general rains .have been received and the water' su.pply on many farms is not ~. sufficient for li.vestock.

[ .QDRN; November 1 indicat.e_d production of corn in Georgia is . 31,468,000 bush els or

46 percent below tnEf58,20o;ooo bushels har;vested last year and 30 percent

below the ten-year average,; and is the smallest crop s.ince 1928. 'rhe yield per

acre oi '-10.'5 bushels is compared with 20.0 bushels in 1953 and the ten ..year average

of- -14. o bushels .. -

. . .

., .

PEANU'rS: The extremely hot dry weather during the growing ~ eason seriously damaged

the Spanish and Runner va;rieti~s . Th,e indica t ed .production of 316,200,000

pounds is the smallest crop since ' 19.54 . : Yt!;;ld per acre of 600 pounds is 39 percent
below the record hi'gh of 990 pounds last season and is th~ .lowest yield since 1939~-.

Harvest is well ahead of norma:l in all areas of the State.,



SWEETPOTATOES: The shortage of moisture during thEi , growi:ng season reduced the

sweetpotato production to 1_,000~000 bushels or less than one~half

of the 1953 crop and the smallest product:i,on of recordo Yield per acre is placed

at 40 bushels or the lowest in ' our series of e_stima tes that s.tarted in 1909. .

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.



PECANS: Georgia 1954 pecati crop is estimated :'at :2l,ooo,o.oo pounds or the ~ame as

- . - -- last month, but only 37 perc.ent of the 56,;600;, 000 pounds harvester in J953

and is the smallest productiOI'l; since ._. 1946. Pue to dry_. we.a~her-~ shedding has be en

heavier than usy.al and. huts have not sized up. .. . .



MILK PRODUCTION: Total milk _production for Georgia during October vras 99 million
pounds compared with 106 million _last month ~pd 101+ million for October -~953.

\, __ _
,.

CROP .

----- ' ~-. '

- - - - - -.

GLORGIA

:Acfifi~.GE:' ~ELD FER ACRL--::Toii'AL I'RonucTION(THousA"r~m$) .

:-(ooo) :Average:---. - : Indicated: Aver.age-:---:rr;dica:te'Cf'

. . ~- .. 1954 :1943-52: 1953 : 1954 . : 1943-52 : 1953

1954

___ . . Corn ..... :::::-.-:bu. : 2-;997 1 14,0 1 2Q~Dl
l Wb eat bu.. 102 1 14.2 118Q.5 1

1o.5 j 4T~-;97j- ~s8,2oo-l -3114"68' 18.0 ! 2,122 \ 2,9601 1,836

Oats .............. ubu., 666 : 25.7 33,.0 I 3LO l 13,523 \ 21,747\ 20,646

I HToayba(ccaoll)(al~)

ton j l b o _,

8].8 l .57 .741
106.,? 1. 1096 1267

Potatoes ,Insh bu" J 5 . _ ... 73

76 .

Potatoes_,Sweet ......buc 1 25

I Cotton .. .ba1esl,l05

Peanuts (for and thresh

ipnigc)k.i,ng lb~

\

527

Soybe.ans (f or. bean.s )bu.,. 57

I1 76
1 252
~- 753
9 ol

83 262 1
I 990 12 ao

Pecans lbu

a53 \

699 ! 618 ;

437

1],71 _ jl07,716 fl31,860J124,120

l 79 _ i 1, 022 1. 456._

395

40

4, 711 j 2,158 1,000

267 .! , 705: i.,- 752 .

615

l - . , . .

I:. 34 7 1 600 1 ,682,830 530_,640 II 316_,200

6 .. 0

,-. ~6 0 -

600

342

~

56,600j 21,000

P'::_~ure~~nditio~..,% J

. 1 71

69

30 1 _

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D. L. FLOYD ' Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

ARCHIE LANGLEY Agricultural St.;J.tistician

UNITED STATLS .:. GENLR1~ 9ROP ,RLfORT AS OF NOV1MBLR l, 1954

.

.

The total volume o:f all<>crop p,r.oduction in the United St'ates edged up slightly dur

ing October as harvest of most crops reached or neared completiono \'Jhile the 1954
total will be relatively large it has been exceede_d by 4 of the previous .6 years.

Severe drought in s.ome aJ;'eas and exte.nsive s.hifts in land use held output well beiow 1953 and .1952 ~ . Above-normal October rainfall in :rnost northern and North Cen-

tral States, although causing some delay in harvestj.ng late crops, greatly aided

fall seedings, of gr!'tins and forage crops, revived pastures, and added to soil mois-

ture supplies for next year's crops. The corn crop is now estimated at 2,939 mil-

lion . bushels, a decrease of 11 million bushels since October 1.. Harvest progress

in irnportant North Centr.al . corn States, has been delayed by heavy and continued rains

. and lags considerably behind the early completion dated in 1'95) and 1952., Corn is

we.1l matured and only :relatively minor losses, either in quc:mtity or quality, are

expected to result from the delayo

A relatively high level of yields per acre has been obtained this year which iri the aggr,egate will reach fourth highest of record., Only barley, cotton, and tobacco seem likely to set new :records, but. winter vJheat, potatoes and sugar beets are sec .. ond high and rice third highest of record 0 Above-average yields are estimated for corn, oats, rye, hay, sugarcane; dry beans and peaso Yields are below average for spring.wheat, flaxseed, peanuts and sweetpotatoes.

CORN: The estimated 2, 939 million bushels of corn for all purposes is ll million

.

bushels less than the October 1 forecast. This outturn 'would be 7 o5 percent

less than in 1953 and 4 percent below average~ The yield of 36~7 bushels per acre

is one bushel above avetage, but is nearly 3 bushels less than last yeare ProductiorJ. of corn for graj.n is estimated at 2,630 million bushels, which is below .;:~ver

age, partly beCauseof relatively heavy use for silage and forage this year, es-

pecia lly in..drought ~reas o

PLANUTS: Production of peanuts to b1 picked and threshed is estimated at 1, 071

million poundso This is one percent below:the October l forecast and 33

percent below last year 1s production of .1, 588 million pounds e

...

In the Virginia-Carolina area estimated production is down about 2 percent as yield

'prospects in Virginia fm:.ther declined dill-ing the montho Production in the South-

east area is also down about 2 percent from last month with lower yields indicated
for-bot,h Georgia and FloridaQ Harvesting is well ahead of nor~al and movement to

mills .is decUni ng rapidly(> In the SouthvJest areaJ yield prospects improved dur-

ing the month as many growers delayed harvest in an effort to benefit ' from late

J '

Septemqer and early October rains,

PLCAN.: Production of pecans is now- forecast at 96,600~000 pounds, 6 percent more than the forecast a month ago, but 54 percent below last year and 28 per-
cent below average 0 Increases over the October l forecast are indicated in the States from Mississippi west wHh Oklahom8.;; Texas and Nississippi shov<ing the heav-
iest gains. In Texas, pecan yields continue light but prospects are comewhat better than indicatec,i earliero The crop in Oklahoma was improved. by tne early October
rains, but remains considerably below average 0 The quality of Louisiana pecans is good for all improved varieties but seedlings are smaller in size than l,lsual.,
Heavy frosts in Arkansas during early November will hasten harvest of pecans 9 Harvest of the Alabama crop is under way in all principal areas and the quality is re-
ported to be fairo Harvest of the florida crop started early in October and by November 1 v-Ias well advanced., In Georgia, dry :weayher continued through 10ctober
and prospects remained poor, with crops in many areas almost. a complete failureo Nut,s are generally of small size and poor quality~ The South Caro],ina crop is
about one-half the production in 1953o A furth.er decrease in the. North .Carolina
crop places production at one-.half o;f last year. and considerably be].ow average~

A.fter Five Days Return to United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural lVIarketing SerVice 319 Extens ion Building Athens, Georgia OFFIGLkL BUSINLSS

P~nalty for private use to avoid
payment of postage $300.

SQU'!U BRA'NCii t.J:'ijRAlll
THE U!HVE:.:{Sl'l'Y OF GEORG!! THE UNIVERSlTY I.,IBRAIU&S An!EflS GA.

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GEOROIA: The 1954 Georgia lesped~9. seed production is estimated at 680,000 pqunq~.

Thl's is only 10 percent of the 6,~~10,000 pounds harvested last year qnd.

is seven percent of the ten-year 1943-52 avera r,e production of 9,640,000 pounds . The severe drour::,ht during thFJ summer and fall months in nearly ~11 producing areqs

of the State reduced the yieJ. d pe r acre to t he lowe st level s ince estimates wer,e sta rted in i ~38. The .;yields were so J.o~111 that many f armer s did not attempt to hqr-

vest any seed and others used the i ntended -ac r eage .for hay~ f:c r eage harvested.for

s eed is estimate d at 8,000 com:)ared c.vlth h2,000 one year ago._ . Yield per acre is

placed at 8:;'_"f>OUnds, the lowest of r ecord , Cqmpareo with. 1~5 pounc1 s in 19) 3 a,nq the

ten-yea r average of 178 pounds.

-

YNTj~~-~!ATES: Product ion of lespedeza seed - thi.s year in the United State.s is fore-
cast at ?) , Sl.1S , 000 pounds of clean seed by the- Crop . Reporting Board,
This would be the second smallest crop in J.El years and less than half the 1943-52 average of l ?l, 166 ,000 pounds. It 'vould be, howeve r, 12 pe rcent lart~er t han last !; yea r's production of 67, 4L~7, 000 poimds. Although below- average . crops' are indicated for all l ) pi~c}ducing State s, prospe ctive crc.ps in 7 States a r e larger t han in 1953.
The largest increases over l a st year. are r epor t e d f<?:r :f5entugky, Kansa s, Hissouri,
and Tennessee. Sharpe.st decline s are indi cated for Georgia, South Carolina ,
Oklahoma, and Alabama.

I Production this year and last in thousands of pounds, by varieties, is estimated as
follmvs: Korean 5T,5Y7 (36 ,1)6 la9t year), Kobe lh,OJ9 (23;495 ), Sericea 2,640
(6,577), Tennessee i>J6 and common J-,126 (866 ), and other va rieties lLJ (353).
Becaus~ 0f_ the sEwer~ dr~mght, toget he r with abnormally high temperatures, during the summe r in most of the producing States, it was ne ces sar"IJ to use more of the ' . lespede za for hay or pasture than usual. Thus the estime>.t ed 528~,500 acres for seed thi s yea r is only 60 pe rcent of the 10-yea r ave rage of 876,120 ac res. But because similar, unfavorable _c on(~ it~. ons pr~vai led l ast y e ar when the re was some1r.rhat less incent ive to save seed than this year., ~bhe 1951+ acreage is indicated to be 10 percent large r than the . 479 ,000 a erGs har:ve st ed in . 1 ~.') 3. Because .o.f the below-l:l.verage ferm carry-over and relat j_veJy high price s received by grmrers for lespedeza seed the last t1-vo years and prospo cti ve high pri ces this year, many fields will be harVf3sted for s eed t hat otherwi se would be use d for othe r pnrposes.

GrNrth of l espedeza was short this year, like l ast year, making harvesting of seed

in many sections .rat he r .d:ifficu lt. The l ;:) J.J. y ~_ eld is estimated at 143. pounds pe r

acre, ' compare d with 11+1 p,ounds last year and the 2ve rage o.f 194 ;)ouncls .



Carry-over of lespedc" za on f arms is estimated at 1,630,000 pounds--chiefly in
Hissouri, North Carolina, Georgia, Illinois, and Indiana. Itis only about half as
<__/ large as a year ago and about a fifth of the average carry.;,o:ve,.r. Current supply of
lespcd8za seed, including estimat ed prod11ction and car:r.r-ove r as of June 30, 19)4, is 77, ?91, 000 pounds. This is 6 pe rcent l es s than in 19)3 and only LJ.l pe rcent of ~
the 10-year aver age
.. ( over)

: ' ,!

(

Le spedeza See d: Acreage h a rve sted; Yield per acre, and Production - Average 191+3-.52, Annual 19.53 and 19.54

. . . . . . . . . - - - : Acreage ha."r,ie sted -. - : Yfeld per acre : Production-clean seed

-

- .- - - - -- -

-

:- -r-nd-.l..-- :- -

-

-

:- -

-- - -:r.Ln-dl': - -

-

-

...,.- ,.-

-

.

-



-In_d_l..:_.

-
.

State Avc ras e : 1953

cated :Averae: 1 953 :ca~ed~ Avc ra~e : 1 953 .: cat~.d(

191.+3-) 2 :

1954 :191}3-) 2:

1;.54: 1 943-52 :

: 19) 1+

Acres

Pounds

Ind.

21, 860 1o;ooo 11,ooo 191

100 145

4,080 ' 1,000 1,595

Ill,

19,860 16,000 - 17,000 1"13

90 85

3,)20 . 1,440 1,44~

- No., ,,: --266 ,700 - 100,000 lPO.,OOO 186

80 .140 50, 700 .': 8,000 25 ,..200

Kahs .:

63 ,000 6,500

rTd.

l/1) ,000 17,000

1 9,000 217 lJ,OOO l/229

110 170 14,492

715

300 -220 1/ 3, ~2 5 5,100

3,230 2,860

va.

- 23,6oo 13, 000 1o, ooo - 187

lhO 130 - 4,5oo 1, 8 20 1,300

N. C, 156 ,100 148 , 000 130,000 201

180 140 . 31,5130 26,640 18,200

S, C,

51,100 35 ,000 10 , 000 lt}O . 140 95

9,440 . 4,900

950

-Ttr,ooo Ga.

~ 2,900 42;000

Ki:-- ----"63~406-

ooo___ 1;7592 ..~ 6 ,000
, -~:::o ,

178 _155 35

9 , 6)~0 . 6, 510

22cr----~~4--l ~-nt,-260-- .

680
-11;75'0

Tenn. Ala. Miss.
y Ark .
Ok l a .

68 ,200 12,200 17, 700 35,000
3, 1+44

23,000 16,000 lO,)QO 21,000
3, 000

42, CJ00 9 , 000 7, )00 2l,OOD l, 000

18.6 162 l2L~
20[.~
.!/168

95 130 12, 850 . 2,185

12.5 100

2,000 2,000

110 90

2,260' 1,155

190 200

7,600 3, 990

100 100 ~/ 2, 364

300

5 ,460 900 675
4,200 100

u. s.

S76,12o h7 9 ,ooo-528,soo--194--11~.i---l43-~i,l66 6 '7,4.47 75 ,545 -----..------- _ .__ .,.. ____,__,_W--- .,-------- - .-'"---- ---

Production of clean seed iri p~nds

171,165', 500 67,4h7 ,ooo 75,545,000

Pe rcentage t hat is Ko r ean



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11

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T{obe Co ;nnon

.('~

Te~nes s ~e. # 76

11

' : 11 11 Scri'cea

72 . 9 20. 6
1., 8
h.7

'53.6 3h.8 1.3 9.8

76 .2

.,

18 .6

1.5
3.5

"

" 11 Othe r Va ri eti e s

0.5

0 .2

Fa rm carr'J- ove r on J"l.].ne 30 in. pounds

8,048.,100 _ 3,300,000

1,630,000

Deal e r and Government. carry-over on '

June 30 in pounds

i~, 9?l,J00'" 12 ; 1 85,000

616;000

Supply of' clean.. see d ( p roductj_on plus'

ca rry- ove r) iD: pounds

':' 191,~8 4; ,.900

82 , 932,000

77,791,000

---~-- - ---- --- --. --~-~~-,_....~~-. - . - : - - - ' : ' - - - .~~-'--"7~ --~
Re issued t h rough Ge orgj,a. Crop, Hc;p orting ,Sc rv~~ c e - november 24, 1954

After Five Days Return to United State s Department of Ag riculture
Agri cultural J1arketing Service 319 Extension Se rvice Athens, Georgia OFFICIAL BUSIIT:~ SS

Penalty for private use to avoid payment of postage :i>300.

sOUTH BRANCH' I.IBRl\RY
THE UN I VERS I TY OF G EO~GIA TH E' :JHIVOEBSI .'f"i t.IBMRIES
A'1'1lmfll'S :GA.



Q.~ORGI~ : ThJring the rnonth ended November 15, the All Com!i1od:ity Index of Prices Rqcdved by Georg:i.a farmers decl:i.ned 3 points , At the present leveJ, the
Index is 2h8 percent of the August 1909-July l9lh a.verage, a nd 12 percentage poi~ts
above the ieve l during tbe corresponding period a year ago .

Lower pr:i.ce s were i.\1 eviden ce during the JO- day pe r iod f o r cotton lint, sHeetpotatoes, beef cattle, chickens, and s ::>ybeana, Higher prices 1rmre r eported for whsat, oots, Irish potatoes, cottonse 2d, all \1aled hay , hogs, m:i.lk cot-Ts, egg s , pr;aniJts, and wholesale mil k.
.
The curre nt ly reporte d St ate average pr:i. ce for beef catt;le of $9 ~80 per c:v.rt, is the
v lovest level teported s".nce October, 1945 . The currently reported average p rice
for all chickens (incluc~ing commercial broilers ) of 18 .1 cents per pound i s the
..' lo~r;est l e vel r~p ort e d sfnce A;nil , 19t~2 . I \c: UNTTED STAT:~ S : The Index of Prices Il.ooeived by farmers increased 2 points ( G tenths --------- - -- of one pe rcent,) dur:i.ng 'the moi.tth ending 1\Jovomber 15', At 2L~h .percent
" of its 1910-14 avcra E;e, the :):ndr~x uas 2 pe r cent below a year earlie r . Increases during t he past mc,ntll in price s of commercial ve[etablns , potatoes , eggs, milk , and whea.t were parti1.lly o.ffs0t by lower price s i'C?r cotton~ o:rance s ~ and corn. Heat animal prices he:d :;,~e le,tiveJ.y stec.dy -vrith a sLight decline in cattle prices being nc~a rly offset by hi:;he:r hog prices.
.' ~ .
,. During t h8 same pe r i od , t he Pa r itY Indox ( Pr i ces Pa:i.d by Farmers for E:;ommodities, Int e rest, Taxes, and 'Tage Hat es ) r ema i ned U'lchanged nt 27~'. A s;:'1a11 increase in prices of pr or:\tetion i terr!s , notably f cr:c1.e r livestock , vJas offset by declines in
. .. prices of co:nunc;d:i.tie s bought for family J..:i:v ing .

The increase in the Index of ~rices Heceived wc_s not ,sufficient to ra :i.se t he Parity
' " .Hatio from the [)( r eco r cled la st r;JOnth.
I

1-

Prices Received

?c. 4"/ '

2L12

2lfL~

313

Feb , 1951

y Parity Index

277'

27 9

2?9

290

y J:1ay 19:)2

Parity Ratio

90

8?

87

123

Oct , 19h6

. - - ---.--- .,-- ----._' ___,____ __.,.._.-.,..,.,._,. _ _.________ -

_____.,.___,__ ----------

---~r-

~- - -- : ~- -_.__,

V Price's Paid, Interest, Taxes , a:1cl. r;1age Rntes, ?} .Uso Februa~ and April 1952.

D. L . FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Cha r ge

BURTON J . HA TGHJGTOH Agricultural Statistician

Afte r Five )Jays Return to United States Depar tment of Ard.culture
Ag ricultu ral H.1rketinc: Service 319 ~:xten st on Puilding Athens , ?eorgia OFFICI!.L 1.JU3:UTES';

Penalty for privAte usc to avoid pay:.1ent of postac;e ) J OO.

SOU'fl-1 BRANCH L!l.SRAR'I
en; GEORGIA
LIBRARIES

. - --- --------~---~

. -. __________PRICES B!CEIVED BY F.AlNE.RS ~'OV.:JUBER 15, 1954 'fHTH COi':IPARISm~s:_-,-;o=--~---

-. "' _
- - - c o l'"'iVLlTY

. cfin~t:e:iTA ------- - - -=--~-

i Average i

1

i

. 1i:; Average --.i,c~_::r..:T::.E.:D=----s=-T=-A::-~TE.s:__--.--~

Al\TD

!Aug.l909- ,. Nov. 15, ; Oc t. 15, : Nov. 15 , j:Aug .l 909.. : Nov . 15, i Oct. 15, Nov. 15,

UNIT

July 1 914 . 1953 ! 1954 I 1 954 i !Jul y 191'1 i 1953 i 1954

1954

Wheat, Bu.

$ 1.24

1.95
'

2."02!-
i

2 . 09

!i!i

! . 88

2.00

l

2.08

2.12 '

Corn, Bu~

$1 91

1. 36

1. 58

1' 5f ll .64

1.33

1.45

Oats, Bu .

$I

$1 Iiisb. Potatoes ,Bu.

67 1. 12

, ,93 1.50

.97

1.01 iI:I'

,40

1.90 j 2.00 !

.70

74

. 73 .

. 76 .

.92

.93

1.09

$! Sweet Potatoes.Bu.

.83

Cotton, l'b.

. !I 12.6

Cottonseed, Ton $i 24 . 39

2.40 31.8 <18,00

3.05

,I.

't .3.80

.88

1:

34,. 4

-~


~Q .OO

l:
I

12.4 22.55

2.32 31.8 53.40

2.12 34 . 7 60 .20

2.22 33.2 59. 40

$1 Hay (bal ecl), Ton

I

Hogs, per cvrt.

$I

Beef Cattle, cv;t. $ii

7.33 3.87

24.00 20.20 10.60

i;
-I ~9.80

.... -

i

18.70 10.20

~r l$.oo

\

,j-
1

.S. 80

~ 4
,iI,l.
!i

7.27 5..12

22.00 22 . 30
20.00 18.40
i
14,70 15. 80

22 . 90 18.60 15.60

Milk Cov!s , head Chic\::ens, Lb. Egg s , Doz. Butterfat, Lb.

$1 3?,85
i
; 13 . 2
! 21.3
1 25.7

100.00 25.9 60.0 58 . 0

91 . 00 19.9
54 . 0

1
92 . 00 18 .1 41.0

[,i:,~ 48 .00
:I
1i,:,: ll.4

I:
,1,-

21,5

j ~
i.

26.3

' 152 .oo i 142.00 i

23. 6

17.5

49.7

32.4

66.8

56.9

142. 00 17. 7 33.9 57.2

$!' Milk (wholesale)
per 100# J)

i
2.42

6,60

5.95

I
!
i.so

4.72

4 .32

Soybeans, Bu.

! $1; ...,.,.

! '

I

2.35

2 . 90 j

2 . 60

2.51

Peanuts, Lb .

! 5.0 : 10.5 ! ll . 5 :

- - - - - -----.L - - - -- --.L-.------ ~ __ _t__ ----,-- -- - - ~

l / Preliminar y for: Novemb e r 1954.

HTDEX t:u1"BERS OF FRICBS ru~EIViiTJ BY FA.cir:EB.S IlJ GliDRGIA (August 1909 ,.. July 1914 = 100)

Fov. 15, 1953

236

246

Grains

150

Meat Animals

268.

Deiry Products

21:8*

Chicken s & Egg s

256

Fruits



185

i :~i scellaneous

190

--.-- -Ee,;Is-8<f------------.-------. .

Oct. 15, r-rov, 1 5,

1954

19 54

251

--248- ,1

27-'1

270

171

170 1

261

258

23L1

24:0 .

177

176

225

22 5

1 8~

18 '1

--------~-

PRICES PAID BY FARLlE.RS FOR SEP:crr~J:E?:IDS 'JOIJE'l,ffi18 15, 1954 71TH co~: 'PARI SO~'iS J}

- - - - -..- --- --- ---GI~OiffA-. -------

: i

UNIT;~D -STATES

-" - - - - - - . --

. -------! N~-,;:-l5, j Oct, 1-5 , i J\iov~ 15 , ! ! Nov, 1 5 ,

Oct. 15,

Nov. 15,

-

Knm OF FEJ.:'.D
- ---- - -.-

!
. --1--

1953 --- ----

-

-

, -l

-

1954 --- .- --

-

+

-

--.1- 9 5-4---: ;--~-- -1 9-53-

-

+

-

-1-95-4-

-

+

-

-19-5-4

-

-

-M--imxed-nDrnaair-ve-Fre-e-d-

! i

29% Prot ein
16'7o Prot e in 18% Protein 20% Protein
. 24% .Protein

4.10 '
4.00 1.20 4. 30 4.. 35

4 .10 1. 00 4,30
4.45 4 . 65

3.85 3.79 3. 82 3. 98 4.22

3. 86 3.77 3 . 83
/~.12
!J,.3J

3.89
3 . 81 3.85 4 . 14 4.29

Hcci>uthfoP-rr1osot-ecicnr~Feaere d-s Soyb ean E0a1 Meat Scrap

3 . 40
:1.60 5. 80

1.05 5.50 6.10

1 .10 5. 00 6.00

3 . 70 4 .35 5. 23

11.40 4.81 5. 80

4.41 4.77 5,57

Grain By-Products Bran
Middlings Corn Meal

3,55 3.75 4 . 00

3A5 3.85 4.25

3,50
3. 75 4.10

2 . 99 3 , 10 3. 72

2 . 98 3.15 3.8"1

3.01 3.17 3 . 82

Poultry Feed 'Bl' oiler GroviTing
};lash
Laying Mash Scratch Grai ns

5.40
5.10 4.tl5

5.50 5.20 '1 ,50

5. 50 5. 20
4.50

5.09 '1,66 4.22

5.19 4 . 77 4 .27

5.1 7 4.76 4. 27

]) As report ;:;d by Feed Dea lers.

1

. :

GEORGIA - DECEl.illBR 1 COTTON REPORT

Georgia has produced a 1954 cotton crop of about 610,000 bales (500 pounds gross
weight)o This is a. 19 percent decrease from the 1953 crop of 752,000 bal.s and is
13 percent below the 10 year average (19Lt3-52) of 705,000 bales. Of the 1,041,000
a cres in cultivation July 1, loS percent was abandoned, leaving 1,025;000 acres for
of harvest . - .a decrease of 25 percent from the 1,375, 000 acres harvested in 1953~
'Y{~ld lint per harveste d acre of 285 pounds compe.red w.:i. th 262 last season and the
. 10 year average yield of 252 pounds.. The em-rent yield has been exceeded only by
the rec'ord high of 317 pounds for the state in 1951 and 292 in 1944,.
:....... -:

,.

The se.3;q9n of 1954 demonstrated the fact that cotton is a 11 dry wea ther 11 crop.

Despi t~ :the most severe state wide drought of data record wh:L ch darm.ged food and

feed crops heavily~ the fleecy staple made yields per acre tha t appeared impossible

in late S,1.um11er and early fn.lL This was especially true of southern areas of the

state whe:~;e some showers la te i n the growing season stCt.rted p lants fruiting again

. ~ and res\l:lted in c onsiderable additional co~ton being matured in time for harvest.

.:: . This situation is all the more noteworthy since the prolonged surmner drought

followed an unusually cool o..nd late Spring which held back growth of plants. Pro-

duction in the northern part of the s t ate shov:ed a decrease of about 25 percent

from last year with respective decreas e s of 22 percent and 11 percent for the mid-

state area and the southern t erritory. These decreases were due of course to re-

duction in acreage throughout the entire state, The dry fall was ideal for harvest-

ing the crop in excellent shape.,

Bureau of Census report shows 611,000 running bales ginned to December 1 compared :with 745, 0..00 bales to the same__cl.ate last year and .718-,000,- bales in 1952

- -. .. .T"G'=EO"=RG=,-L,A--:M---A.P -S:;H=:O::W:: .I-N-.:G~=-:-I-N:::D-=I-C=~:A:::'l:':L~D==:~-P~~R::O~D:U-.CTION--~1--9-5-~4-A-N"D'"-F-'I-N.i,iL--PR--O-D-U-C-- 'riO-N-F- OR-1-95-3&-: 1952

>: :. .
'

... \ \

1954r-50,000 /''"-... 1953-60,000 j 19)2 - 65 ,0001

--N.-o-n- ~-....C...o._t~-t--.)~(J-I--!'--:-(.,,





I 'I >. -.._, ,)\. I

.

195h-43 ,000 \ III. ''-.

. :

J 1953-54,ooo

19c1. produc tlon lndl'cated on 74
December 1
- ST,I\'l'E -

. \ROME _ . \-- -
l

!
j

1952~53 ,000 \__
\ \

Er 7JVP~' .J.LJw... ~,. l o\ l~\r

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I. r' II.

. L.. .

\
- v-~-

\

ATL.~NTA

. ,

- -- j---- -----;r,

""' ~..,.....; .-----.._... /

~~~ :r-rr,1_it"e~_19_5!_+-3___5

\
'

800

/\ f.) 1l995523--)536,,00000Q"'-

// ~ ~ ' --'\

\

.

.\ . . i~-:-_/ ~.~, _./

I

.,

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v.

"-.4-. ,/ - - - ; \
/;-- . "'\

19.154' - 610' 000 1953 - 752,000 1952 - 73l,OOQ...
' .
Districts shown are Crop Reporting Districts and)JOT .
Congressiona;t. Districts .T :.
:~ . . '

'
. '.. !

r.: : ,1954~66 ,000

/
L

,

\ ' 19:53-81,000

\. - AUGUSTA\

"'-.\

- - . - - '-.

VI, . \ ...._

. . ;

\
I

1 952 - 82 . 000

.

' ,.

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\

1._. --- .

\

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.

19~ 1 -
..-4

93,ooo ........\ \ :.

I) 1953-118,000 \

.. . .

\COLlnviBUS

\ __' . .

-lOh,OOO r/ 1952-119,000' \~- .

j . ._, ........... _. .( __

~~-

1954 1953-137 ,ooo ":)

.

. \

), . --.) . ./ )1952-130,000

. ;l.~l.:..'.'.

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.

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I I 1 .. 1954-79J?OO

1954-118,000 1953-13 8,000 1952 _117 000

l,. ) (

\ : , 1953-83) 000 i ,

'

\,--'

<,'-"'/
)",."/
d 1954-22,000. ~;'
l95J-25,ooo.
195f-2h,OOO fL}

., .

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o' Stat:i,,:;;ticiaD,, ..

. . , '-...

Jn .far ge....

- - --

DIAGRAM SHOWI NG ACREAr'.F; PRODUC TION OF COTTON GEOBCUA I -- - ------------ - - - -

- -m - - - ' ' ' ' " ' '' ' ' - . - - - - - - - - - ,

J'ND

IN

r-- (Per i od 1944....54 inc- l-u s- i-v- e - Prelimin ary esti ma te for 1954) \ ;~:~~---:---~~--------- ------ ---

-- ----- ---- ------ ------ ------ ----- - -------------------- -- ----- _ ----~

~

!
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- -1~ . I I

. iI

1

2."o i

!-i'-:L(\:.{_<1 ACRF.AGE (ooo omit ted in fi gures)
PRODUCTION (000 omitted in figures)

!

\

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i

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i 2. 0
!

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I

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I

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~ 1.5-1

I H

--,---------. l_ ---- --:::--::.. --; :- : ---: :

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I .0 lt:~Y [_, '.:=:[=~- .1:-~;_W.- 'E.~J f:..l_EI.:.-~::{~/.j 0 I

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]

1944 1945 ._________ ___ -- ------ - -------- -.-- --

--

1
----

9-- 4--6--

---~

1--9---4--7--

-

----19----4---8-------1--9--4---9---

1950 1951
-------------------- -----

195
---------

2 1
---

95 3
- ---

1954
--.---- -- ----


-----

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--------------'

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

C,,Tm0 .-JrRT OF l 1951 J U

l.

11 1\

l'~' Ji _ J .L , )

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D"J.':J c r,;- ~. -'Brf:.:JoR

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1~-~~~-e-~:~ - ~~-~v~-~~~~-

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- - --- - r- - .- ------------- ---- --. - ----- -------- ---;-------~L~in!;t'~Ys!_iee~l]d--A_Pc_reer_ _\I ~-??-:lb~P~rrod?u~~ct-i~o~~n- _~1-~/~~-~!~ C~einn_su_s

State

I
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Av

er

age!t

I"
!

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!194 3- 521 1953 ! Est.

i

i

!Dec. l

:JiAl9v3-_4e""ra?~g2e1;!'- 1953

1 1954 --'' Averfl ge :;

.. Est. ;1943-52 1

!Dec.l \

;

. l. l 9514.
1953 1 Est. .: Dec.l

! rt non Dg sec. 11 1954 JR:Bale ;

1____ ___ .--L.. .... l.... ...... . _____ J__ __ ...... ------i------- ------ --1.-.. - ----------1--------- -------i....--------- - .. [_ --- --- -- - : - ---------~--------- .L., --- - --- --

I!I

- T h ou s a n d

Acres-
I

:
'

--PoundsI

' --Thous and Bales- - - -
j

N. Carolina

708! 775 l 545 i 340 278 [ 316 i 5o6 j 449 360

369

s. Car olina 1, 064 1 l,l75 i 8JQ i 312 281 I 2R8 i 693\ 690 500

509

GECR.GIA

I l, 342 l, 375 : 1,02 ~ 252 262 ' 285 i

705 i 752 6],0

611

Tennessee, I 732 950 : 64d' i 357 ' 354

408 i 544 i 702 : 545 I 526

Alabama

1,532 1,620 1,170 ! 286.! 285

297

90i . 963 j 725

735 .

Mississippi 2, 371 ' 2,490 1,950 i 336.]410

387 : 1,664! 2,129 ! 1,575 1,534

1

Missouri Arkansas

I 447 i 555

45o ) 368!386

I 1, 941 ! 2, 070 ~,- l, 700 I 332 358

h78 : 343! hh9 h5o

438

J 8L 1, 3h3: 1, 548 l, 355 1, 302

Louisiana Oklahoma

! i I 811_J 1I 950 i
1 1, 203 : 1, 020

685 ;1_ 327 4I. 07 -920 1 152 205

400 .

5

85

,1
'

8 0 6

570

Jr'c::J'

:L54 . 385 1 437 295 2

Texas

i 8,384 j 8,900 \ 7,ioo j 182 233

244 3,239 4,317 i 3,920 3,467

I New Mexico

190 ' 315 1 202, j . 498 ' 497

736 195 32 7 310 267

I _ Arizona

i

California

306 680

1, 63_~9.09 j1.

.4.28..93_1i

555 !71+3 .
62h j632 !

968 786 .

38 7 1, 070 850 i 668 905 l, 768 1,450 1 1,139

=ii~t:r:tl,d~r_24~Jt_}ll9_ci~H_ 2?_~~{_~: ~-~~~-:_-~-_--~~ : -~2~;4~1--~6-~4gr _. 13,5~~-6;

Other State s

t

I Virginia
Florida

2347!,48.!i

30 .0 71.0 i

I l l i n oi s

1 1

3.5 1

2.3 \

i :

-

1

;

17, 0 360 j 2_ 9_1 .,

36.2 : 203 i ~82

2.8 J 238 j. 357 :

;
325 r_ 336 ! 445 j

18 ~9
16 .4 1. 8

!

!

18 ~0 i 11.5 I

27.0 i 25.3 I

1.7' I 2.6 j

I I Kentucky 1 1 2.2 I 10._1 \ . 9.6 : 369 ! 480 J 622 ! 9. 5 J:O.l ; 12.5 !

--N- ev-a---d- a -~-- ----.-l~---i -2.-~3 -.~---- --1-.-8--r!3-/-4-6-6-Tl-3-2-5--,!------4-78- - ~.- 4 - -,_-

Amer.- Eqypt. ,!/ I

I

J

!

j

. !

-1-. 6- , -;- -1-~8--

- + -- - - - ,

i Texas

1 13.7 i 30.0 i

ANre'1!~oMne xaic.o

!
!

7.4 i
23.4 j

20.1 41.5 !

Cal1forn1a i . 3 ! .5 1

Tot :1 l A.-E.! 44. 8 j 92.l j

10.5 ! 372 I 329 :

6.5 1 16,0 !

344 322

1 i

28 9 375

! ,.

I ~2 !3/224 i 246 1
33 . 2 i 344 i 340

456 1 9. 2 20 .6 10.0

442 i 598 1 360 1

4. 9 14. 9
~2

1322~.15 !
1 ,3 11

6.0 20 , 0
.2

52l j 29.2 j 65.5 ! 36.2

--~ - ~-~- o"M- "''~-- - - - -..J-~. - -~~- ---', 0 ' ,,. -'*' ' '" ', " ><- - - - < '"--'- ""~'-' -- - - -- -"'; -- --- ,, , ,.,, !--~ - - --- - --~-----~ ~'''''' ' '' ,, ,, " ' ' '''' - ----- -- ,_,, ,, ,,~- ------ --- . '''''""''""''' - M o 0
1/ Pr oduction ginned artd to be ginned. A 500-lb~ bale contains about 480 net

- pounds of lint. 2/ Sums of acre age and production for "other states" rounded

to thousands for inclusion in United States t otals. Estima tes for these St at e s,

except Kansa s where cotton production is insignificant, are shown separat ely.
l_! Short..time average. .!:_/ Included in State and United States totals.

Ul'llT:SD STATES: As of December 1 the :?roduct.Lon of vJinter wegetables for fresh
market during the 195) season ~as expected to be Li. percent less than in 195Li and 2. percent below average, according to the Crop Reporting Board. Sigh:Lfice.ntly smaller crops' than those produced :i.n 195h are indicated for w:i.nter
artichokes, brC?ccoli, cabbag~, cauliflovrer; celery, kale, and green P"3as. Heavier winter crops of lima b';'ans, carrots, lettuce, shallots, and spinach are expected.
In Flor:Lda and either sonthea~tE;rn States tem'x:::ratures the fitst h~lf 'of November
were below normal a.ncl frost cat1.sed minor . de,rn~ge' early in 'the. month. Hmvever, warmer 1\TGatl:-ler the last nalf: of' the month t)Dab1od vegetables. to make. sat~sfactory progress during that periodq Host vegE~tables in F'lor1da have made good ~Jrngrcss to date and the development of some crolJS is e.head of a normal schedule, Continued dry Heather has had an adverse effect on late fall and early spring vep:etables in other Southeastern States. November <veather favored the growth and deve:J.opment of vegetables in South Texas enablint fields plantr;;d late or deleyed by eerlier adverse v-mather to n:ake excellent pro;;ress. However, re-plant Lng made necessary by high ter~ll)eratures and . dela;}"ed planting. due: to hea.vr rains arr; expected to delay voluml:l production of this ye;ar' s _-vrinter vE;getable crops j.n Toxa~3. In Arizona and Southern California November teri\ueratures 1irere above normal enabling vJintor vegetables in those areas to make rapid grmrth~

CABBAGE: The 1955 1<\Tintcr cabbage crop is ex-J:;ected to produce 281,000 tons, a re-------- . duction of'-I:j" percent from 1a~t year and 19 percent belmv average.
However,. the productio:ft in9-tcated for l?)5.is about equal to . tho quantity marketed
from the 1;154 1vinter crop~ About 113 percent of 19)4 winte~~ production was not
sold.. The red1Jction in prospective supplies of 1'1Tinter cabbage in prospect for
1955 is the result of a cut in acreage in all produdng States and relatively light
yields expected in Texas.,

Reports from Gc_l!._~:[_s_prtng cabbage States ind:i.cate tbat about 18,300 acres will be
available for h>:'rvest during the season in.l955., Thi.s is 8 percent less acreage
than harvested in l9~l~. and 13 percent smaller than average., In Louisiana most plants have been set and \vhilo the crop i.s in good condition, it would benefit from additional' m6:i_sture. DI"J weather is parti.?lly rcspons:Lble for prospectiVe reduc-
ti.on in cabbage acreage in Georgia this year and insufficient moisture is delaying transplanting to the field, Seed beds in South Carolina developed satisfactorily in spite of dry Heather and a substantial acreage of r;arly spring CCl.bbage has already bePn set in that State o Planting of early spring cabbage is contim~ing in
California.' s south coastal areas. In Hississippi, 195.5 spring cabbage acreage is expected to be' about tho same as last year in tho princip&l Copiah County area but other loss im:Jort-ant counties are expected to reduce tl~ cj_r acroage. The re'ductions in acreage incl.icated for the early spring Ste.tes are )a.rtially associa,ted vrith un-
satisfa.cto:ry market conditions that prevailed in trw 195!.~ s :::: ason~

LETTUCE: Tho 195.5 winter lettuce crop 5 s forecast at 11, )()6,000 crates Hhich is

- - . tv-m percentYarger than the crop produced during this season last year

and 14 percent abov;;, average. In California, harvost of winter lettuce began about

November 15 in the Blythe area and ee,rliest fic;lds in the Imperial Valley 1v8re cut

on November 22o Conditions to date have been favorable for the development of the

crop in Ca.lifornia,. Harvesting of lettuce at Yuma, Arizona is b <::coming increasing-

ly active and production is expected to expand during Dccembero Somo fields that
,,
were lost as a result of heaV'J rains ec.rly in tho fall and which vmre expected to

be abandoned, were replanted in Texas. Early fields in the Lower Valley were

damaged by high temperatures and heavy rains and those early fields 'l;vhich survived

show generally light st<uds. Supplies from the LoHer Valley will be lighter than \ ~ usual during December but production d,uring January and February is expected to be

heavy. Pro&:ress of the early acreage in tho \Tinter Garden h2s been satisfactory

and movement dur:Lng December is expected to be active. Lettuce .acreage at IJaredo

1-Jas planted a little late and earliest fields arc not expected to furnish supplies

until around m:i.d-Decombero H2rvcst at Eagle Pass began earlier than usual this

year and this area is expected to provide fairly good volume during December. Some

late season acreage is now being planted for Narch harvest in the Hinter Garden.

In Florida the lettuce crop is nov-J making good progress, Harvest has begun in the

1 ..

"'vcrglados, TTebster, and the Sanford-Zellwood areas,. Cutting is expected to bsgin

in the Hanatee-Ruskin area in mid-December. Out-of,...Stato shipments from Flodda

I

consist largely of Boston and Romaine~ Iceberg .::;upplies ave b e tng consumed locally.

I
I"

- - - - - - - -- - - ------ -----...---- - ---------------------------------

.
ACREAGE AND IJITDICATED PRODUCTION, 1955 S;i;ASON, 'liTH C01'1PARISONS .
--------~------ - - -----~-- --------- ----.. ~-- - -- --------------..->4 - ..- .. ------~-__.....-.-----------~-----~~--~

~

ACR:SAGE

YIELD PER ACRE

PRODUCTION

CROP AND

5'-Ye~r:

---:- -~.:Yr. ;-: .. :-

-:-s::Year:--~------:---- -

STATE :Average:

Ind, : A.v. :

Ind,:Avorage:

Ind.

:19h9-S;3: 1954

1955 : )~_9-'53 : 1954 1955:1949-53: 1954

1955

y - -- y-----.___ : y ----------. --~-- ----;-------.--

. . ---~---........

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

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

Acres Prelim.:

--.-Tons---

---Tons---

Acres

Arizona

1,220: 1,100 _ 500 12.3 12,0 12.0: '15,000: 13,200: 6,000

Texas

24,900: 25,500 2h,OOO 4.5 5,2 4.5:111,600: 132,600:108,000

Californj.a : 3,620: 4,000 : 3,200 ~ 10.7 10.0 : 10,0: 38,500: 40,000: 32,000

Florida : 17,640: 15,700 : 13,)00 : 10,3 : 9,3 : l0o0:18l,)..J-00: 1)_,_6,000:135,000

. Group Total: ~-1-72}8_"?: -~~J-o~-I:-~2:~?_00~: ~}-~~~-,~-lX_'(~:_-=_6:-s~_:.~~3~?._~: --~}~800~2Fl;o_?o

:Prospec-:

..

tive

Early Spring

Louisiana

Lr,l80: 3,700 3,Lr00 h.7 4.0

20,300: 14,800:

Alabama

1,120: l,OOO

900 5.6 5.5

6,300: 5,)00:

Georgia,South 5,800: 5,200 h,200 5.6 6.0

32,600: 31,200:

. ]

South Carolinal.,320: 2,400 2,l.t00 7.6 4.0

: l3,800: 9,6oo: Apr.l1

California : 2,840: 3,000 3,000 10.6 9.8

30,400: 29,hOO:

Hississippi: 5,1130: 4,500 : 4,hOO : 5.1 : 6.0 :

: 26,000: 27,JOO:

.,_ Group Total:-25,91.~.o:-..l9,B"oo : 18~3oo-:--6:24 -:,. ~.93-=- -:I29,4o5:._1J)~-soo: .- - - -

-:-. .. -----:~ ---------:ciatesTIJ..;b'do.z-:T--=----.:::-.:.1~-oocrc:r-ates-:::.--

L~TTUCE
'\1-Jinter

Arizona,Yuma 1),300: 12,800 11,000 1131 175 200 : 2,7L~L: 2,2Lf0: . 2,200

-- Cali.fornia 32,900: 33,600 31.,.,)00 184 200 200 : 6,032: 6, 720: 6,900

Texas

9,520: 12,600 11!,500 : ll'l : 155 : 135 : 1,0!-1-L: 1,953: 1,958

Florida : 2,320: 2,)00 : 3,200 : lL!h : 165 : 165 : 338:

Lrl2: 528

Group Total:-65,Ci4Ci:--6I,~oo :- ()j:-200-:- 171: -lB"4--:-llJ3-:-lO,l59:-y1~-J2.57 11~5"8"6-

1/ Group averages (including All States) are simple averages of annual data for - the group.
?/ Includes processing.

D. 1. FLOYD

L. H. HARlUS, JR.

..

Agricultuql Statistician In Charge

Statistical Assistant

-I

After Five Days Return to United States Dep2.rtment of Agricultural
Agriculture>J. Iviarketing Service 319 ::!:xtension Building Athens, Georgia
-OFF-IC-IA-l,-B-U--S-:rl-\J.E-S.S-

Penalty for private use to avoid 'I p;:wmcnt of postage :~?300.

SQQl'a BRA'liC'li l!IBllAR!

Tfl UtUVF.:RSITY O.F Gr!Oti:GlA

tilE Uf'li:IlERSlTY 4IBRARIES

Al:RBNS GA..

~I

I
\___..-

GLORGIA: Production of Georgia's commercial vegetables for_fresh market and processing was valued at $11,87),000 or a 34 per cent decrease from the corre
spending valuation of $18,018,000 in 1953. This decrease in value was due mainly to reduction in yields for some of the major crops caused by the most severe State wide drought experienced in many years.

Watermelons led all commercial vegetable crop values with $3,388,000 followed by tomatoes with $1,755,000 and cucumbers for pickle with $1,290,000. Harvested acre age of all crops for fresh market and processing combined amounted to 134,900 acres compared with 123,200 acres for the year before, or a 9 per cent increase.

ill~ ITED STATES: The production of the principal 28 vegetables for fresh market in
the major producing states during the 1954 season declined slightly to lOol?: fi:\~::Llion tons from the record production of 10<:>26 million tons in the 1953 seas on )),~~--~as 6 per cent above average for the years 1949-52. Sharp reductions in onion and:j}abbage crops in 1954) -vlhich more than offset larger crops of tomatoes and
watermelons, were largeJy respo:nsi:QlA for the decline in production from last yearo ~ Important increas~s in outpu+- cor;ipared with last year were recorded for snap beans,
cucumbers, eggplant, escarole,..and garlic, and record high crops of cantaloups,
celery, sweet corn, lettuce, green peppers and v1atermelons are indicated for 1954.

GEORG:rA .fu~NUAL_ SillJI"iARY OF COHlJERCIAL VLGE:r'ABLE CROP~~ATISTICS-1954 WITH COMPARISONS

"'"''~.~::a -+i ~~g:f'"~~~ili-" ~'~~~:P~t.~~(,~""f~~~~~rlI i;~tl4~~~ol~. :~~6

I For il11arket

i 1953 , 5,200 ; 55 : (32 lbs,) j

----------t-- ------- ------'--------- ---------- --- --+---------t------------+--- -

Beans.,, Snap

__ J 1954 4,000 : 75 , Bushels i

286

2. 55 '

729 ; 140.19

30

' 0



---11

-

----

- -1,

-30

--!--
i

-------
390

----!;-

-

-

------- -
97,50

I ! For Nlarket' s.Ga. I ! 9 53
----r------ ..... - - - ---- --- . - ------- -!- ..... .

4, 500 60 (30 lb s .) : ---~-- -~--- i

..

- ---

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

i ! i Beans, Snap

1954 ; 2,500 j 75 j Bushels

27-0-





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

2-.--5-5--

+:-----6-8--8--

__!
----t

. 152.89
--- ....... ----

188 ; 2.35 I

442

176.80

.F--o-r--M-a-r--ket,- -

N-- -.-G- -a-.- !r--

1953 1 ------- --~-

2,500 1
---_ -~--~-~---- ----4--+----

---~-"9. _0______

__

Ti _____

(___3_ 0--- ----l--b----s--.-

-)--

.l1__

______ ., ___

_2--2 -5---

___.., ____1,_________2__ ......1. --5------1:---- ---4- 8--4--

---t1---1- -9--3--.-6-0-

----- ig Cabbage, S. Ga. ! 1954 r 5,200 : 6.0 ! Ton i 31~2 \ 17.50 i

490 1 94.23

-~---- ----1--i~~!-l---i~-~~----! --~:6--1-(_?_OQ~~~b~._)_l-----~-~=~_jf- ---~~: ---~-------i46 -+-l~~~6i-

I ------- r--- - ----- i ..C...a-b-b--a-g--e,-.-N...---G--.a. -.- -r---1--9-5--3--!,---..1. -,-0--0-0-- --!---.5.0

j(2000

l

b

s

.

)

+!----

-

-5-.-0-

-

-

!

:
- --

-

44
--

.9--0---

-

.!
-~

224 ------ -------

l

!

-

-2--2-4--,0--0...

I I ! C t an aloups
- - - - - - - - - - --


--

! '
--+

-11-99.55. -34--(i!-----~87 1,0-0--00-00-----

\
-;--

..

....

60 70
.............

-

IrJ'}~!E8b3O

l

Crate bs.)

1

-i--- ;:.,- --- --- .- r---

480 ];}..: 1. 70 I

782 j 97 75

490 ; 2.10

1,029

147.00

-------!------ --- ---t------ ----------------

'

----i32--l l32:ao -i:ss-j--- C S orn, weet

! 1954 ; ! 1953 '

1 1700 j 1,500 !

50 60

~ ; D~orza.teEs

ars

J
!

85 90

i '

1.40 i
2.00 !

c;;c;~;;l)~~~-3Z,----- -- f'-i954\- -i ~ ooo---~-- ~-80 - ' Bu~h-~1 s ~----so--r--

119 1 70.00 180 1 120.00

r---Igg nr:-gg F~~o~r ~H~a~r~k=e~t,.tit;~a~r-l:y-:r-1r9~5~~3 i

650

i
-

-i

60
]6

--rI



-(<4!8fsl~b~~s-~.))li---

-

-

~3~9 ---l1

-

-

----~2

.:-6~5g-

-:I--

----

--1~03I

-+1-li1

5

8

,

4

6

---- --~-- --- ------ ---r1954r-- ---7oo- -r-13o- t -c--ra.:t;5--- -~---9f---r----4~-4o -r---- -4oo---~-5?r;43

~: ~;;i~=i~i~.:i:~{~tJtml~H--+:~~~~)~~~=l~f~i-~}r~-~I~ ~ri-~

i i . --------------+--- -------~---------j----------------r-- - .-- -- ...._ ....(.._...... ....._ _...............f--------- ---f-- - ----L-------------

PotatoeS, Irish ! 1954 J

900

85 j Bushels !

76 : 2.00

152 j 168.89

~~~~~--~~-~~~:_____L_:.~-~~~-------~.?~--1- !.?____.Li..~~_~~-=:2.l--- --~ --1----~-=-~~---l--2~2-- L~-~-~~~~--

Tomatoes

1 1954 1 15,000 ! 65 j Bushels i 975 1 1.80 i 1,755 \ 117.00

;:~~~~:::s i;-l~~::-~H~~~: t--2:~ --~~--~~2~~!....~---15~-~-17-\-24_ ~~~6---i---- -t~~:~--- -t--~~~-i~

1 Bean~~~--+~~-i~!

For Processing

1953

i


--49 ~~~ --{-~f~o ZOO ! 1.0

-~l;--- To;-~---1~~:-- - -+_--~!~~~~ --~---~!E~~ +~~%:6~

)j I (2000 lb s.

200

160.00

32 i 160.00

l ~:~~:~,~~-!1 t~ilh!:~r~7o-r~~~~ -I--i~~l1~i~l~~~=p~~

-i ~~i-Ii_ roc~-~~~ -t :i~+ 1!~~%6~-__J__--~~~~+~~~?.?. .!~-~-Jir-._?~..~-- J-!00.,()0_-h~~~ - !,---~~~:~i

I I I I A:"30VE CROPS

.-!J.,

. - - - - -- - Includes

some

1953 I 123,200
________l.________

-----ll----- ---- -~' --------..L...-----------1-8--,0---1-8-----'!----1--46--.-2--E-

quantities not harvested and excluded in computing value.

~ Tioes not include acreage, production, and value of cucumbers for pickle

]/ :iiatermelon price per 1,000 melons.

D~ L. FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, ln Charge

L, Ho HARRIS. JR. Statist~caJ. Assistant

DIAGRAM
__...,,_. .

SHOWING

~: f ;
ACREAGE AND VALUE DISTRIBTTTION OF
.....,, ""', -------~.6" ---- - --- --.,.
ACREAGE qy :;RO?S (Pe~c~~;t-~f -T~tal)

GEORGIA TRLTCK n-..--~...,.- .. ._., , _ - - - . --

CROPS FOR 1954 ~ ~-----

VALUE BY CROPS
(Perce ~t of Total)

- ---. . --~---.

'

Canta;loups 6 6% . .--

--
;? , ~ ,1~.

'4~
_

~''171T\/V-~.l~i(- "~f-!: 't-br ',~tz- G:mr~ ~.-~~.'.u1":_;_,,,_?_- _~K"~-.-.:.- i',- -,-'J- L:~- .r--~- .~)- "~!<~- -~4~ ~...~-~- $.~:):- ..1..-..~-:--t-b~:-.f-J\-L--~-~~---J~--t-..Z-'~-"<;K,':;-';~/:-&~-L)I~\T~--~-\~J:f~.mJ.F'Yf.Ai'A5fJlsJ\.y.m'Iz1/~"J''.9iu~L~-~~1?r-,.

GJE'F orTI)') ITA -.\;~~~~'-1~1,.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTUR!:

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A<~RICULTURAL MARKETING . ' SERVICE

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1;-~~<' , ::-: -.l.

~-}"(~..- :.,5-(_-;......:-- ~w""e ;ri~l?~:.'-_~_~;\._p'1f<;d>dA..).Jj:j-e--r~;E----"1'--;"~':;-_--:--.:;1;L-J:;7h_~,~~)i--y--1;1L~;

Athens, Geor[: ia

December 21, 1954

GE9_!\G~j\_]954 CRQ_?S VAI;_!_IEJ?_.l_T $)33J528,000

Value of Georg:i:a crops produced in 1954 was estimated at t~J33,528,000 or 26 percent les5 than the $449,8 87 ,000 valuat ion of 19.53. This decrease of $116,3.59,000 was due >mainly to the worst drought of State-wide proportion . in many years, with re-
:iuced acreage of 'cotton and several other crops as a contributing factor. Prices,
received for current production 'or ~r~ost crops were ahov"e those of last year which
kept the over-all value comparison fro!Tl shot.Jing a heavier reduction~ Only peaches andIrish potatoes made gains over 19.53 values. All crops showed production below last season.

Rainfall last winter and spring was much below usual and from June on throughout
the gr01c;ring season and late fall the prolonged dry. weather developed into the severe
drought. Wells . and streams fa:Lled in many areas and most of the Stnte .was desig- . nated for drou ght disaster relief by the Government, Yield per acre of most _spring pianted food and feed crops suffered heavily, especially corn, hays and peanuts.;; . Ac:r:eage of peanuts picked .and threshed was down 17 per cent from that of 195 3 sime a considerable proportion i.ntended for this purpose made such poor yields that it,
was harvested f.or hay or was hogged. off, vvinter seeded small grains and tobacco . matured fair to g~od yields before ~rought damage became severe. Cotton proved its reputation as a. 1'dry weather" pl.~t by producing the third highest yield peracre on record for the State. The dry fall was ideal for harvesting all crops,

Rank'
- -. '

VALUE C01P.ARL9)NS FOB 19 54 AND 1953 LF ORDr.:R OF 1954 RANK (IN '~'BOUSArm lpLIARS)

. - ~- -- . '
Crop

1D54

1953

1954 as T'ercent

- L - - -$ - -of 1--953-

- .- --- -~. --- ..... ---
Crop
------------- -

1954 $

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

1953
-.:-t -

1954 as Percent
-of-1-95-3

Q

1. Cotton & See d 2. Tobacco .'3, Corn 4, Peanuts

120 ,194 139,775

58,56.9 .. 69,4:15

50,391 301 171

..

86,136 57,309

86 84

l
;

12. 13.

Vel vet Beans Crimson G1. Seed

1,41 0 .. '. 2 , 880
1,076 . 1,070

49 101

59

I f

14.

Covrpeas

978 J , SOl

61

53 ; 15. S. Cane Syrup

936 1 15"/'5

59

5. Oats 6. Hay 7. Commercial Veg. 8, Peaches

. 18,262 " 19,35S
13,320 15, 686 11,617 17' 801 10, 080 9, 605

. 94 85
65 105

16. Lup ine Seed 17, Irish Fo tatoe s 18. Soyb eans.. 19. Sorghum Syrup

72 0 1, 15J.

63

61f,

f3Q2 102 ..

609 J. 14 QC)

43

575

590 97

9~. Fecans 10. ,n1eat

5,689 4,4S5

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9,552 6,009

60 74

20. Fescue Seed Pears

408

459 89

200

281

71

... 11, Sweet Iotato'es 3,091 ' 6,409

48

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DIAGRAM SHO'YI NG DI STRIB-UTI ON OF 1954 CROP VALUE I N PERCEji.YTAGE OF TOTAL VALUE
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B~les, ~p02.5 Cotton ...

y 11954

285 . 6io .347 . 105,835 103,25

_y ____ -ii954 ---------- ,.._....____ ___. ___-. Yield in Pounds . . 11953 1,37.5 " 262

Gott-~-~see-d

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. 752 . .331 251----~7- ~-2- 0

124 ,333 .. 90.;4;2 14-;.3~f ---,-. -- i~~- o1

---io.s____ - - c~:rT~o;nAsii -P~rpo~es -i!1i99-.~534 --2-;s2T__._ _

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-155o;3!.9~412_____

~- 11-.."~2.. 17,85

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_ I3\l,_bSl_ls ____ ... !l25JJ --.. .160............... -_J.a,S...: .. __~2. ,9~0____.?.~Q.l ~------.... ___9,902___ :_ _37~9.

Oats, Harvested il954 i 685

3le0 . 21,235 .86

18,262

26.66

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Potatoes, Irish , :1954 1

5

79

395 l o56

616 123 .. 20

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Potatoes, S1.;eet 11954 ! 23

42

966 3~20

3,091 l34o39

T-;b~~!~~siui____.--It~~~+ ----- 1~~---- -1~ 1~~--------..... .. 12~-; ~~~ -~t~i-~---~-----5~;-~~~---:- -~~~:?4-

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Hay,- All (Incl~ !1954 : . 727

- ~61

41.~4 30,00

13,320 18 ..32

_;e~J!nut .. Ha.y)-:- _'rons -rl2.5.J + ... ____BTL .,............ ___cJ4 .____ ............. {l.2.Q:....f5.A~.:10. ______ _..____1.5, 6B6.. __- - --~8....83_

SorghumSyrup . !1954!

5

46

230 2.50

575 115.00

- -~--Gal.lons_ _____ __ ..... ]1953 .i.... ....... _____ 4:.~ _____ ,___5.9.. ....... .. ....... __ 2.36 ... ... 2.50 .... .., _, .. _ 590 ...... 147.o50

Sugarcane Syrup !1954 1 6

120

720 1 930

936 156,.00

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Peanuts., Harvested il954 l 445

600 267 ,ooo .113 30,171 . 67 o80 -

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....F._or__ _P_ea_s -_B--u-s-h- e-l--s~ 2/,i--l-9. -5-3- --!r------.-----5-8..--------..----6--.-,--0----. ... _ ..- ..... .......3. .4....8. .........4......6...0----- ------ ____ _1_ ,_,__6_ 0..1... --..-- ---2-7-o-6-0--

soybeans, Harv. 1954 1 . 30

7o0

210 2.90

. , 609

20.30

vFefovr8tB:-ela3n8sans--~BAiuo. n2e/-:lil99)~3 [:"------26459.______ --2122o.o......_. ____ _____ --53460- 472~.6016 ----:---- '1i;44'0io9-- ---3--j1~.3-i14.

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.,.,F. o--r.---S....e.. _e_d___-__;_L.b..-s.. .... ..i.l.9...5. 3.. .i+.. ......... .. .4. 1.....-- ..~- -1--5--0.....,.. . _.........__6__,1.). .0.......... .......1..7...4........ .... . ......1.,,0.. 70_.... ______2_6_,_ ..f.l.O..

l' escue,Harvested il954 j 13

200

2,600 ..157

408 31 .38

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Peaches , Total

~954 ;



2,8oo- 3o60

10,080



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!1954

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Commercial Veg '~ jl 954 ! 133 ~4

11,617

87.08

Crops (excluding il953 i 121..4

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17_, 801 146.63

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CROPS (Excluding !19.54 1 6,167.,4

333,528

Acreages of peanut :1953 ! 6, 770o5

449,887

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Q~ORGIA.: Production of Georgia's commercial vegetables for fresh market and processing was valued at $11,873~000 or a 34 per cent decrease from the corre8
of sponding valuation of $18,018,000 in 1953. 'I'his decrease in value was due mainly to
reduction in yields for some the major crops caused by the most severe State wide drought experienced in many years 0
Vlatermelons led all commercial vegetab:J.:e crop values with ~3,388_,000 followed by tomatoes with $1,755,000 and cucumbers for pickle with $1,290,000. Harvested acre
age of all crops for fresh market and processing combined amounted to 13h, 900 acres
compared with 123,200 acres for the year before, or a 9 per cent increase.

UNITED STATES: The production of the principal 28 vegetables for fresh market in
the major producing states during the 1954 season declined slightly to l0ol7 million tons from the record production of 10~26 million tons in the 1953 season but was 6 per cent above average for the years l949-52o Sharp reductions in onion and cabbage crops in l954J 1-1hich more than offset larger crops of tomatoes and ~ watermelons, were large~ responsiblP for the decline in production from last yearo Important increases in output co!ilpared with last year were recorded for snap beans, cucumbers, eggplant, escarole;,.;and garlic, and record high crops of eantaloups, celery, sweet corn, lettuce, green .peppers and vJatermelons are indicated for 1954.

-- - - -- -- - - G-EO-R-GI-A -A-NN-U-AL--S-:U--l-1-H-A-.RY-.-OF- -C.O.- Hl- '.iE- RC~ IA- L-V- LG- E.T.~ A.B.. LE CROP STA'lTS1'ICS ..l954 WITH CONPARISONS

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: Yield !Per Acre
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;$ 2:

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Value Per Acre
$ is9:6o

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2.55 ~

729 !

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1.30 :

390

140.19
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97.50

For lviarket, S.Ga. ; 1 953 4,500 ! 60 11 (30 lbs.) : 270 i 2.55 ;

688 ' 152.89

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Beans, Snap

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2,500 1 75

Bushels : 188

2.35

442

176.80

l ! +- . .. ................ For Market, N.Ga, ! 1953 2,500 90 : (30 lbs.) 225 2.15 : 484 - - -

1 - - - -- - - - -- . .. ., . -- - - -- :-- - --- - . . . . . . . . . . . l_____________ _ ___ - .. . ...... - - ,. ..... . . -

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193,60

! j i i Cabbage, S. Ga. :).954 ; 5,200 6.0 I Ton

31.2 j 17.50

490

94.23

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8,000
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iJvmb.o Crat.e i i ~83 lbs.) ;
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! 97.75 ;,...-----1---4--7---.--0--0---

t 1954: 1,700

50 Crates ,

85 ' 1,40 ,

119 ! 70.00

r Corn, Sweet ! 1953 : 1,500

60 15 Doz. Ears !

90 : 2.00 i

180 I 120.00

CU.cU.;:;p~:;sfL.- - - i954t- -i-,ooo ,-ao - -~---i,;~h~i-s--r-------86 ----(--- --i~-~5--! --- i32-t-'- 132~oo

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500 ; 60 :

! i 1954 ! 700 : 130 -- --- -- ---~ - ----- - ---< ------ - - -- - - -----~-.--- ................j.
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Crates i

91 ; 4,40

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! ! Lettuce

19531

650

120 i (4-6 Doz.) i

78

3.40 ;

265 1 407.69

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Onions

1954; 1,200 ,

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/ Sacks

150 I 1,20 i

180 ! 150.00

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.70 I

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Potatoes, Irish I 1954 1

600 : 115

Bush els

69 : 1.50 1

South Georgia

1953 :

900 i 95 1 (60 lbs.)

86

1.10 !

228
104 95

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103.64
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173,33

: 105.56

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Potatoes, Irish I 1954 i

900 : 85 ! Bushels !

i ! North Georgia

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Tomatoes

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65

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76 : 2,00 \

152 i 168.89

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i 19531 12 ,000 : 75

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1953 1

+ - 200 ! 1.0 (2000 lbs,)l 200 ! 160,00 j

32 1 160.00

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I l Cucumbers

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I ! For Pickle r----:- - +-- - .. . . ._,____.. -..:.; ---- .... ;-;---T

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75

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600 i 2.15 : 1,290

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161.25
no.oo

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TOTAL . . .

I' 1954 : 134,900

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88.01

ABOVE CROPS

' 1953 : 123,200 1

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I 18,018 l 146.2E

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D. L~ FLOYD Agricultural Statistician, In Charge

L1 H, HABRIS. JR.
StaH~tichl Assistant

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Athens, Georgia



Decembe~ 21, 1954

GE9RGIA 1954 CROPS VALUED_AT $.:[3).. 528,000

Value of Georgia crops produced in 19.54 was estimated at :i 333,52B,OOO or 26 percent

less than the $449,887,000 valuation of 1953o This decrease of $116,359,000 was

due mainly to the worst drought of State..wide proportion in many years, with re-

duced acreage of cotton and several other crops as a ~ontributing factor. Prices

received for current production of most crops were _above those of last year whrch

kept the over-all value comparison from showing a heavier reductj_on. Onl~ peaches

and Irish potatoes made gains over 1953 values. Al't crops showed product!on below

. last season.



Rainfall last winter and spring was much below usual and from June on throughout the growing season and late fall the prolonged dry weather developed into the severe
_drought. Wells and streams fai led in many areas and most of the St~te was desig
nated f or drought disaster relief by the Government. Yield per acre of most spring planted food and feed crops suffered heavily,- especially corn, hays and pea:nuts.,
.Acreage of peanuts picked and threshed was down 17 per cent from that of 1953 since
a considerable proportion intended for this purpose made such poor yields that it
was harvested for hay or was hogged off. Winter seeded small grains and .tobacco matured fair to good yields before drought damage became severe. Cotton proved its reputation as a "dry weather" ~'lant by producing the third highest yield per acre on record for the State. The dry fall was j.deal for harvesting all crops.

VAilJE COJ.fPAfUSON S FOR 1954 ,AND i~53 nr O:RD.sR OF 1954 RANK (IN THOUSnm 1XlLIARS)

-Rank

Crop

1954 $

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Percent

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of 1953

C _rop

1954.
$.

i953 $

1954 as
Percent of 1953

h Cotton & Seed
2. Tobacco
3. Corn

120~192 139,775 58,569 69,415 50,391 86 ,1 36

86 :!!l 12 . Velvet Beans

I,410 2,880

49

84 59

qt:

13. 14.

Crim'son CLSeed Covvpe~s

1, 076 Q78

1 , 070 1,601

101 61

4. Peanuts

30;1?1 57,309

53 J; 15. S. Cane Syrup

936 1,575 . 59

5. Oats

Hl,26.2 19J 355

94 1j 16. Lupine Seed

720 1,151. 63

6. Hay

13,320 15,686

85 !i 17. Irish I otatoes

616

602 102

7. Commer cial Veg. ll,6J7

.. 8. Peaches

10,080

17,801 9,605

65 !l l8. Soyb e-aJ::cs
105 !J 19 . Sorghum Syrup

609 1140C!

43

575

590

97

. 9. Pecans

5,689

9, 552

EiO !l 20. ~esClle Seed

408

459

8'9

10. ilheat

4,455 -- 6, 009

74 ;: 21. Pcar.s

200

281 ' 71

11. Sweet Io'tatoes 3,09r . 6,409

48 ii 22. Lo~ de;z:a Seed

163 l, i l7 .13

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DIAGRAM SHOVJING DISTRIBUTION OF 195~ CROP VALUE I N PERCEN!~_q-~. ~!-.!!:~TAL V~-~~
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GLORGIA: Production of Georgia 1s commercial vegetables for fresh market and processing was valued at $11,873,000 or a 34 per cent decrease from the correw
spending valuation of $18,018,000 in 1953. This decrease in value was due mainly to reduction in yields for some of the major crops caused by .the most severe State wide drought experienced in many years.

~vatermelons led all commercial vegetable crop values with $3,388,000 followed by tomatoes with $1,755,000 and cucumbers for pickle with $1,290,000. Harvested acre age of all crops for fresh market and processing combined amounted to 134,900 acres
compared with 123,200 acres for the year before, or a 9 per cent increase.

UNITED STATES: The production of the principal 28 vegetables for fresh market in
the major producing states during the 1954 season declined slightly to 10~17 million tons from the record production of 10o26 million tons in the 1953 season but was 6 per cent above average for the years 1949-.52~ Sharp reductions in onion and cabbage crops in 1954) which more than offset larger crops of tomatoes and watermelons, were large:zy- respansibl.P for the decline in production from last yearo Important increases in output cor11pared with last year were recorded ;for snap beans, cucumbers, eggplant, escarole,:: and garlic, and record high crops of cantaloups, celery, sweet corn, l e ttuce, green peppers and uaterrnelons are indicated for 19.54.

--------- GEORGIA ANNUAL SillJviARY OF COHJ:-.ERCIAL VLGE'I'ABLE CROP STA'lTS'l'ICS ...l954 WITH CO!-"IPARISONS

. - -, --:---

-

~--

.

:-r -- 5~6ocf ---;;~11~1-; Crop

ili

. Acrectge Year : :fmvested

Yi Per

eld Acre

!
j

-u;;i

tP_r_o__dfu'Jci ~t-ti o~niTooo

r

ii"PerVaul-une:ito'f

Sale Tot8J.

s

! Value

(ooQ}l Per Ac

re

Beans-; - tfit'ia ----r-1954:

55 . ..!.

;-- .. z-75--- 2:96--+-----:798 --il is9:6o

For Earket

i i 1953 ' 5,200 : 55 / (32 lbs.)

286 i 2.55 j

729

140.19

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

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

.... -r- -_ ___,_ -- --------. -- _--------- ----~-------

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

----+ . -- ---- ----~- - ---- ---- ~ --- - - --- -- -------~- ----- -- - ---- -- --

3 e ans, Snap

! 1954 1 4,000 , 75 : Bushels ; 300 : 1.30 '

390 1 97.50

i For 1viaxket, S.Ga. ; 19 53 :
..- .---- - - -_. ..,___ . .... .. ... ....,_ .. .. j" '

4 ,500
......... ... .

.

..

!!...

..

-.6. 0..

.

..

-1.'......(..3..0......l.b....s.. ... .).... .,1.. ..........2...7.. 0........_,i__ ,.

..2.....5. .5.......!! -------68--8-- ..--~' ---1 ..5...2.....8. _9.

Beans, Snap

: 1954, 2,5?0 i 75 j B\lshels i 188 : 2.35 I

442

176.80

~()_: ~~~-et l_!i ~<:-~ :. 1953 ' 2_,_~\:)()

90_ __. -~ (_30 ~bs~). i... . _ 2_2~ . -~------ 2~_1!:) ....L-------~8~-- __J..__ -~~~-~_Q



t:- - ------..- - --- . . Cabbage, ? Ga. ; l954 ; 5,200

6o0 : Ton i 31.2 \ 17.50 i

490. i 94.23

----!-i~~! i:b~- t . ~ I_(?_OC!~~~b~_J.j-.-- ~~: ~-:Y.L .. -~ti~ -+---- -i~---;--- i-~6:~~

; __ -- - . =~~:~;:: ~a~--- f-i~~ ~~-~~~--+-- 5~~----'.~~~~;-~~:~~-r ----!~~-11-~----~i~~.~---r------- ~ri~- --~--..?~~~~~-

1 r-- a5 -----.~.----..---------+' -i199-5534T, "-i7,,700o0o ! --7ti0i____T -~c8;3:~lb~-ss .-)- :i ___. __490 ' i2..4100 ;' - .- ..1-,0i2199---TJ --17467~.0oo0

~~it~~~r~~~!m -,~~-~!=i~-~ -F~:t!~T~=~~~=r~ !:g ;=-~1~-~++-tl~~~ Corn, Sweet

I 1953 : 1,500 i 60 /5 Doz. Ears !

90

2.00 1

180

120,00

~~-~ -~';_":r~~~L..!:~~~- j__!_~~~-i-,. --.---~~--L -- ~?- _j._i~8 . -~~ s_._!__j_____~?-----+ .-- 3. ~~ . .'------.?~. __j ___~-~~:.~?.

I. tt

! 1954 t

700 i 130 1 Crates 1

91 i 4.40

400 l 571.43

e uce

1 19531

650

{ ) ..... _,_.... ..__.. ...._.___.. ___~----..-- .f- ...... ......... ..

120
---- ..----.

tj

-(4. .-..6.DJ-zr.)

t\.

....

....

-7- 8..

.

.....

1\-

---3.-4--0--. f--

265 I 407.69 ---. . ---~ ---------.--

"-...../ Onions

i 1954; 1, 200

..



1 1953 ! 2,200

-- ---- ------ ------ -- - - - - --- - -- -- -- -"- ;.--- --- ----- - -

Potatoes, I:;ish 1954 ,

600

1 125 ! Sacks ;

175

(50 l bs.) j

150 I 3851} i

1,20 1 70 I

180 1 150.00 228 1 103.64

115 i Busl'e ls) 69 j 1.50. i 104 j 173.33 --- ---------- ' --- - ... -- . - --

- . -- -- --t- -- ------ .... -- -----

- .. ..i. --- -- - ~ - ------ ------

.. - -- - ~--- -

- -- ~ -f .....-.. -- ---- --- -

_S_o_u. _t_h_---G ..e..o....r..g..1. ._a. ....

_ ...

-I1---1 95..3.._:. ___.......-9~.0. .0._

..

i

--- - -

95
__ __

_____

1, .,

(
_

60
____

lbs.
. ..... ----

1
..+--

-

.-..........8.._6____..

...

,1 _

..

__

..1.. .....1_.0____

__,i_

_

_

-9-5--~-1---1._ .0.__5_.-5-6--

r i9s4;- i-s;oa-o-r Potatoes, Irish I 1954 !
North Georgia 1 1953 :
T~;~t;~~ ~ -- - ---- ---

900 900

i l

85 90
65

-

~ Bushels

-

T1 -(-I3~6~0h~lbi~s

.)
--

I
1
., ..

76 81
--.--975

! :
- -,---

2,00 j

152 l 168.89

1.50 :

122 i 135.56

-i~-so--ri:-75_5_--r-ii?:ao

F--o.r.....1..i..a...r.-k'e--t_;..--- +i--1-9-.5-.3-'!'----1-2.-,--0-0..0..........+i -...----7-5-.-

--1!

.

..(..5..3.....-l b_,_ _s__.,)____

_ I
1..-

900
- .. --. . ........ -

+:----.--4-.-5- -0- .... iI ... - --4-,.0....5...0.........--i~--3--3-7~.-5~0'-

ifatermelons ]/ i 1954 l 60,000 1 250 ! Melons

l!;>OC'{) 1} i 242.00 i 3,388 I 56.47

E~~:~~;:---t fi~~ ~9~--j~f~- i(I80-::t-'~~~ j-fTg~~ -r--~'1i--tiig~~~

.. __,.,. ___----- - ---- - .-... ~ .......... .......... ...... ...~... -----------+.- - -.,.....--------+--- -- ...... ____,..,,..... ......... ...... --j- -----........ _ .....c .-..+-------. "-

.

! I Cucumbers .----- - -.--;. . -----, -... --t----- For I'ickle

i i 1954
I 1953 I

8,000 j
9,20 0-- - --rI --

75 5- 0----

II Bushels
--'r(4-8-l--b--s-.-)--

j 600
-ri- -----4--6-0- ---- +: ----

2.15
2--..2...0..

.

1
..,1)_

1 1290
.__1_'_0_.1...2

161.25
---r! ---n-o;-.-.o.- o

'- ~~~~i~?.~;~~;;to.J . ~?~~ ~ - 3.9.:.~8.~ -l--. J;~~-J_\~s:?a~.~~~~)[i~..-~~-~~-- - '---~69_~-~~---1----.l~~;g . ---1----~~~-:-~?

i roTAL

1 1954 ; 134, 9oo

i

I

. 1 11,873 i 88.01

~.A.,B..O..V..E... .C. _R._O,.P..S_..._

_-:---~I - -1- 9..-5-3...JI- 12...3..,..2...0...0.......l!.......------~I------.--'--------'- --. ---------

i...---- ....

I 18,018 ! 146.25
___ __.:..__ ____,.____ ____... ...L.__......... ... . ...

lt Includes some quantities not harvested and exc:luded in computing value.

J} Does not include acreage, production, and value of cucumbers for pickle~

]./ ~vatermelon price per 1,000 melons.

D. L FLOYD
Agricultural Statistician, I~ Charge

L, H; HllRRIS, JE~ Statistichl Assistant

DIAG~AM SHOWING ACREAGE AND VALUE DISTRI3TTTION OF GEORGlA TRUCK CROPS FOR 1954 (Perceht of Tot~l)

---- - -- '"~-------

We.termelons 44.5%

\

\

'\

\

\

, I

\

'. \

\

VAUJE BY CROP S
(Percent of Total)

-.---~ -----... ---. Cantaloups 6. 6%
' ___ __ _..~ - -
()ojO
'\ I /

Athens, Georgia

____ 'DECEMeE...'.R,..__...1~ 95_4_....P....,I_G_._-R"J'!:-f-.:)RT-

December 29, 1954

GE_!BGI.fl:; The total numbar of pip-s prod,lC3d in C"'..eorgi"l. d,_,ring 1954 is estimated et 2,637,000

. number

sincrehic19h43w~as

15 per cent above the a,291 ,oco pigs produced in 1953 a.n::l is the largest
The spring and falJ pi,g crop showed the same perc(mtage increases.

iows farrowing during the last half of 1954 numb .,red. 181,000 as compf.~red with 155,000 for the

) ']_

same periodin 1953. Total sows farrowirJ ~ for the year were 3C'lC::,OOb bean as agg.inst 350,000

last ye?-r Farmers' reports on breeding intentions illdicate 218,000 sows to farrow in the spring

of l955 which is the same as vras farrowed. in the spring of 1954.

.

1 .. -Ac~-;;~;-~l~dg~;,~~+.~ -i;-~ad; t~-~-i~~-:p~;;t;,~~t;;~--~nd-R~;;:~- Carr i~~-;~~<>r th~-- State for the;tr ass;~.stsrJce lil collectlng th-3 b"lslc l nformatlon from wl:ach these estimates wore made. The splendid cooperation shovm by sev;ral

thousand of their p.atrons wrro furnished reports for their individual

I '

I farms is also appreciated..



UlH~ED . ..

~--- ..- -- -- ---- - - - ------H- - --------~--:----------- ------------- ---------- !

Sl'ATES:

Tho 1954 pig crop totaled year. ag~ 1'he l>pring pig

92.5 crop

million at 55.7

hea(l1 an increase of 13 per cent from a million head wa.s up 12 1)er cent and the

fall . crop at 36.8 mllho!l head was 16 per cent larger. The numb er of sows farrowing .this fall

was 14 .per.cent la:ger than last year. The number of pigs saved per li~ter for the fall crop at

6.78 p1.gs lS the ).nghest on record. The fall pig crop was the largest sihce 1951.

For the' 1955 spring pig crop, reports on breeding intentions indi.cate a. total of 8,~169,000 sows

to farrow, 5 per cent above ''the number farJ;'owing last soring . If the intentions for spring far..

rowings materialize a:q.d th,e number of pigs saved pel' utter equals tho 10.,year average with an

QJ.lowance for upvva.rd trend, the 1955 spring pig crop would be 58.5 million hoad. A crop of this

size wou:ld be 5 p e r cent larger than last SJ?ring.



.. .

Market~.ngs. during the early fall months from the 1 954 spring crop were at heavior wei ghts than
in 1953 On Deeombor 1, tlle nurnb 3r o.f hogs over 6 mon-ths old including sovrs was reported to be about 14 per cent lru:ger than last :y:ear .

I "

F.ALL PIG CROP: Tho number of pigs s<wed in the fall season of 1954 (June 1 to December 1) is

estimated. at 36,766 ,000 he ad. This is 4,957,000 head or Hi -per CGnt larger than

the 1953 fall crop, 3 per ce+1t above the 1943.,52 average, and the largost fall crop since 1951.

Ji'all pig numbers al,'e above last year in all r0gions. The number of sov>Ts farrowing in the fall

of 1954 is estimated at 5,424,000 head or 14 per cent greater than a year ago, but 2 -por cent

smaJ.ler than the l G-year aver age.

YEPBLY FIG CROP: The combined spring and fall pig crop f~r 1954 is es~imat 0 d at 92,494,000 head.
This is 10,982,000 h r.;ad or 13 per cent larger thM t.ne 1953 crop and only
slightly below average. The totnl 1954 pig crop is the largest since 1951.

SPP,ING IIT ENTIONS: Farmers 1 reports on breeding intentions indicate 8 7 469,000 sm1s to f 2.rrow in

------

the spring of 1955 (Docombor 1, 1954 .. June 1, 1955). This would be an in.-

.creasc of 5 per cent from last spring, but 6 por cent below average .

D. L. nOYD Agricultur111 8-ta.ti stici an, !n Charge

PBC'?IE LANGLEY Agriculturo.l Statistician

SO''!S FAt1B0'1vED M:D PIGS SAVED

SF8.I NG (December 1 to- ,Juri:e 1) : --rA:l:TlJ";;;;;:Ct;;"n;cembor 1)

-

~-so-.r-,-s-:F":'-=-ar.ro vm (1TAV:"'1ifo:-:E'igs""i"i'igs ..Yived:Sov: s ' F a r r o w o d : A V . i f C i ? i g s:Pir;;.s-s-?-ved

(000)

: Fer Etter : ~000) .: (000 )

: Per L1ttor: \000) .

GEORGIA:

lO::yoar 194352 Av.

208

6.0

1,240

183

6.0

1,101

1952

235

6.3

1,480

182

G,2

1,128

1953

195

6 .5

1, ~)68

15F)

6,6

1,023

1954

218

6. 7

1,461

181

6,5

1,176

UNITED SI.ATES: lU~ye ar 1943...52 Av.
1952 1953 1954

9,025 8,480 7,300 8,080

6.32 6.64 6.81 6. 90

57,023
56~270
49,703
55,728

5,530 5,257
41751 5,421

6.48
6~65
6.70
6.7f;l

35.850 34,961
. :11 '809 .36, 766

~- ' . ' '



GJXJRG JA IIOGE



--~--- - ---


.


...
.
..
..



-
4





-

SOVJS FARROVVING MJD PTGS SAVED U,T GFORGIA - f PRING .1\ ND FALL
( Period 1936 - 1954 )

"

i oVJf ____(o:)o ) _ ___ ______ ..... lL______ __ _---- lQQiJ_L________________ ____ -

-~e- a;

. C~~----- ----~

-

~~:~---

-- -~_,- ___ I:'JCr___ -~-

- - P - - - - - - -

-~ -

- - - ...- -

~---- -

T - --~ --- . - --- --- --- - ~- ---.----- - - - - - - -- - -- - -

..

i - - ------------. -'}----S--p--r--i-n-g--

----

- ---- ------ - ---F--a-l-l-- - --

'Total _
----- ---- - -------- ---

:
-~

1-

-S---p---r---i- n g---

-----

-

------ --F- al---l-

------- ..-- -- ------T-- o. tal--

!

j i

1936 1937

i 167 17.5

149 130

:! _316 I 92Ji.

30.5

1,010

8.34

1, 7.58

762

1,772

1938

189

1939

216

162 17 9

;i 351 ' I 1,115

395

1,210

9!.~0

2, 055

98L~

2,19!.~

1940

184

1941

1 81~

1942

21.5

149

33.3 i i 975

9846 99

1, 824

170 206

!i 3Sh :1 1,067

h21

1,2Lr7

1,21.5

2,036 2,!.~62

1943

256

19L4

248

220

l.r76 !l 1,485

1,276

2,761

167

hl5 !J 1,1.114

9S2

2,366

1945

191

172

36.3 11 1,108

998

2,106

1946

19.5

1947

187

1 82 173

377 l i 1,131 360 1,11 1,103

1,092 1,038

2,223
2,141

1q48

170

191.! 9

1R2

1.9 ~()

198

1751

216

19)2

235

19.53

195

163
173 190 209 182
155

il 333

1, 003

.35.5

1,110

J88 I I 1,247

~ 25 II 1, 318

i! 417

1, 480

d 350

1,268

994
1,055 1,1_59 1, 317 1,128
1,023

1, 997

2,165 2, h06 2, 635 2,608
2,291

...
.

. 1~54 -*),~--P---r-e-l1i.m..i-n~a~r~y- -------------- --~~~------------ - ??.~~-.1t___~, ~:~~---- --- ---~-'-:.?.~--------~----~-'--~7.-

{ja
HD90tJ7
G-'fIt 3
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Athens, Georgia

'DECEMB!R 1954 FIG BEFORT
---~--~- - ---....-.-- ~ -

December 29, 1954

GFp:RG!A; The total nur.1ber of pigs produced in GeorgiR. during 195'1 is estimated at 2 , 637,000 vhich was 15 :ver cent above the 2 ,291. ,000 pir,s produced in 1953 and is the l argest
number since 1943. The spring and f 1..1 1 pl.g crop showed. tho same perc Jntage increases.

Sows farrowing cluring the. last half of 1954 numb?.red 181,000 EJ.s compared with 155,000 for the

same period in ;l.953, Total sovrs farrowing for the year were 39 ,000 head as against 350,000

last yea:r. Farmers ' r eports on breeding intentions ind.ic ate 218 , 000 sows to farrovr in the spring

of 1955 which is t he s ame as was far:rovred in th:l spring of 1954.



,-A~b;;;~.;a:.g~.;~~.-t i~. m~d; -t-;-th~-?;;t~~~t~;; andTh~ral--C-arrie.-;~; over -~h.;--

. : State for the ir assistance in coll ecting thB b ".sic information from which

. _these estimattJs wo r e made , The- splendid cooperation shown by several

U:NI~EDSTATI1E--S-ft:ahr.o- mTu-hss ae- -ni~s1d9.- o5a4fls,-opt-h-i-gae: ipcr-prropepca- it-rtaoot--en-tdas---l.-ew-dh-o-

furnished r eports
- - - -- -- - - - - -, - - -. ---
92.5 million head,

for their individual

-an------~--nc--r-ea.--.-s-e-

---------
of 13 per

----1-
cent from

a



year. ag? The _spring pi g crop at 55.7 million head vias up 12 J)e r cent and the

fall crop at 36,8 mllhon head was 16 p er cent la;rger. The number of sows fa:rrowing this f all

was H,_ per. cent 1a:ge-r than l a st year. The number of pigs s aved pe r 1i-!Iter for the fall crop at

6. 78 plgs lS tho hl ghost on r ecord, Tho f all pig crop was the la:rgo st -:ainc e 1951.

of For the 1955 spring pig crop, repo,~~. s on breeding intentions indicate a. tota.l 8 ,469,000 sows

to fa.rrm~, 5 J>er cent above the numb er farrow i ng l a st spring . If the intentions for spring far~

rowings materialize and the number of pigs saved per 1it ter equals tho lO~'yea;r ave1a ge vTi th an

allowanc e f or upward trend, the 1955 spring pi g crop would be 58.5 million head. A crop of this

size . would b e 5 per cent larger than last SJlring.



Marketings during the ea:rly fall months from the 1954 spring crop wore at hoavi~;r we'ight,s t han in 1953. On. December 1 1 the numb .}r of hogs over 6 months old including sows was r eported to be about 14 per cant l arger than l ast year ,

'

F.ALL FIG- CROP: Tb,o number of pigs stwed. in tho fall season of 1954 (June 1 to December 1) is

estimated at 36 , 766,000 head ~ 'l;'his is 4,9;'?7,000 head or H5 per c ont lar_gE)r than

the 1953 fall c rop, 3 per cent above the 1943..,52 a:ver agc , and thG l argost fall crop since 1951.

Fall pig numbers are abov.o last year in all regions. The number of sows farro ;<dng in the fall

of 1954 is est i mate d at 5.,424,000 he ad or 14 per c ent greater than a year ago, but 2 per co:mt

smaller thon the lO..yaar avorngo .

YEARLY TIG GROF: Tho combined spririg ~md. f all pig crop fr:r 1954 is e s~imat o d at 92 , 494,000 head . This is 10 , 982 , 000 hGad or 13 pe.r c ent larger than tne 1953 crop and only
slightly below aver age . - The total 1 954 pig crop is the l argest since ],951.

SPRING fNT ENTI ONS: Farmers 1 r eports on brooding the spring of 1955 (Dec ember
crGaso of 5 per cent from l a st spring, but 6 per

D. L. FLOYD Agricultural Ste.tistician, !n Cherge

--.--:--- -.SPRING

S(OD'eIJcSeFmAbReBrO'iNEDt oAHJD~eFI

GS
1---.)c-----~

'GEOR"GTii::

:~o--,!Js }i'a.rrovred.: Av .-l'io.-Pigs :P iP'S Saved : Sovrs Y'arrovmd ;A'V." .tlo .Pigs:Pi p;s Sa)::ved

: (000)
------~-~~~'r---

: Per Litter : ( coo) . ; (ooo)

: .PGr Litter: (ooo

!O:~yoar
1952

208

6. 0

1,240

183

6.0

1,101

235

6.3

1,480

1 82

G, 2

1,128

1953

195

6. 5

1,268

155

6.6

1,023

1954

218

6.7

1,46],

181.

6.5

1,176

Ul'H TED STATES: Hl~yo ar 19'13-62 Av,
-1952 1953 1954

9,025 8,480
7, 300
8,080

6.32 6.64: 6,81 6 . 90

57,023 56,270 48,703 55,728

5,530 5, 257 4 , 751
5,424

6.48
6.65 s.7o 6,78

35, 850 34,961 31 ,809
36,766 '

., .

M ter Five Days Retu:r;n to

united States Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Merketing 3ervico

319 Extonsion Building .

Athens, Seorgia

~:

OFFICIAL BU SI L~ SS

Fone,lt y for private use to avoid payment of postage $300,

SOUTH BRANCfi L:t-a-RARI
'l'HS. UNI VERSI'l'Y OF GEORGIA THE-UNI VERSITY Ll.BRARieS
ATUENS -GA,..

28oo--: '

GJ<:OP..G IA FOG~
Sows Farrowed IT!E;;:?~{j
' '

0

SOVJS FARRO\,J'ING AND PJGS SAVED I N GEORGIA - SPRING AIIJ1) FALL
(Period 19)6 - 195~)

- - - . . -------- - - ------ - - - - ......... --- - T ,-- ------ - -- ------------------ - -r._ .......... ........ ---- - - - - . ....... - - ....... ' ........ - - --. -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

ir,---.-------. . ._ __!L....... ____ ......r:J9____(.9\Z21_____________,____ . Year

~ - ----- -- -~OVI!...~ - -_(q:}o) __________________ _----- ________

: i:ipring

F al l

Total

------ -- - - - - --- ----- --------------- ---..- --------- --- ~ ---- ~

1'1j--S-- p---r--i--n--g--- -----

Fall ---------------- -T-- ot-a- l---- --

1936

, 167

149

.316 Ii 92h

834

1937

175

130

305

1,010

762

1938

189

162

351

1,115

940

1939

216

179

395

1,210

984

1940

184

1941

184

1942

215

149 170

li 333 i i 975

354

1,067

849 969

206

h21 !i 1,2h7

1,215

1943

256

19Lt1

248

1945

191

220 1.67

i-t76 415

II I 1

1, 485 1,414

1, 276 -9S2

112

36 3

!' I 1

1,108

998

191.~6

195

182

377 1: 1,131

1,092

1?47

187

1948

170

173

360 1'1, 1,103

1,038

1 6 3

333 '1 1,003

99 4

l 9L9

182

l9SJ

198

17.3 190

II _155 :1 1,110

388

1,247

1,055 1,159

J..;> S1

216

19.52

235

209 182

lr25 417

l 1;

11,,13.~1e8o

1, 317 1,128

1953

195

1954 )~ I 218

155

3~0 11 1,268

1,023

181

.399 li 1,461

1,176

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1, 7SB
1,772 2,055 2,194
1, 824 2,036 2,462 2, 761 2,366 2,106
2, 223 2,141 1,997 2,165 2, 406 2,635 2,6o8 2 , 2 91 2,637
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GEORGIA l953 PIG CROP CONSIDERABLY~~ ~HAT OF A YEAR AGO

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A., .:>~RGI.A ; Pigs rai:Sed in ~orgia during 1953 is estimated at 2,291,000 which was 12 per cent less

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than the figure. of' 2,608,000 (revised) for 1952. The greatest relative re.duction. was

~.n the spring pig cro~ e'f'.i,268,000 which was 14 per cent short of the 1 ,480 1000 raised in the

;s.Jj 'c' \g of 1952. A turn:in theother direction is noted. in the 1953 fall pig crop (June l .. l).Jcbltlber 1) of 1,023,009 \'thi'cl~ was ~nly nine per cent under the fa,ll crop'for the previous year .

,fiows farr~~i:hg d'l,lri~g - th~ {~t.half ~f 1953 numbered 155,000 as~comparedto )82,000 for t~e:same

]Jeriod a.year earlier 'Total sows farrowing for the year we:t'e 650 , 000 .as ag~inst4l?.,OOGfor

1952. According tentions are.' for

to e\lHenV:t'eports., farmers hope to .increase 205,000 sows to :farrow in Georgia d\1ring the

p:roducti9n ln .lS54.
coming spring . That

lw'l,o"uelsdenbt eina-n,

-increase of five per cent over the .spring arrowings for 1953.

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I: : i .Aclmowledgement is made to the Postmasters and Rural Carriers over the 1 '

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State

fpr,

thei r

assistance

in collecting the basic

information fro11) which

. the.se estimat~s Y!e'!!e made, The splendid cooperation shpwn by several

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! thousand of' their pa;tJrons who furnished reports for their individual

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far ms is also .appreciated;, . '. j 't
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ill'JITED ST~Es : . The 1953. pi g O:t'op t otaled. S2~1 million head, a deerease of 10 percent f;om a year

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. ago. ~he spring pig crop vms down 11 percent end the !oJ) .crop down 9 percent .

'Number of ."sows f~rrowing,.'!i his 't'aJ.l was 9 percent sm;;~.lle:r then last yee.r, Number of pi,gs saved

per litter at 6. 70 is slightly above last fall and is the highest on record ~ '.rhe fall )Ji g cro;p at

3L9 million head is the smallest fall crop .'since 1947, The 1953 spring pig crop totaled 50 ~ 2

million head. . .

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aa:keting~ f.rom.: .the 1953 ..spri_n_g cro.p vrere quit. e _rapid . during th. e ea:oly io11 months and' at lighter

~ we1ghts than i;hE? previoJ.ls fall. On December 1 the number .of hogs over 6 months old vms reported

to be nearly a fifth sme,l~er than last yeS! . . : :

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This report i~ based on a. survey of 1451 000 farm and :raP.ch ope:t'ators. 'These rGturns were obtained largely in cooperation with the l'os~ Office Department through :rura+ ~ai1 carriers ,

FA.L~ PIG CROP:' Th~ number'of pigs saved in the fall season of 1953 (June 1 to J;)ocembor 1). is

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ostimated at. 31,882,000 hoad~ .This is 3,079,000 head or 9 percent sma~l.er than

the .1 952 fal l crop, 13 percent below the 1942..51 <;Werage, nnd the smallost fall crop S:l,nce 1947

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SPRING lNTENTIONS i. ~r "the 1954 spring pig cro:v, r~po :rt s on breeding intentions i~i'~.ate a to~cl

of 7 , 795,000 sow.s to farrow, 6 pefcent above the number farrowing last sp:n1"g

an If t):le intentions f.or spring farrowi:ngs rnateriali~e ~d .. the number of pigs saved per litter equah
the 10.ye~ average with al1owa+1Ce :for upw~:Wd tre,pd 1 the 1954 spring p i g crop would be 52 . 0

million head, , Such.a crop would b e 4 percent larger than las t spring. . ... ..

!h 1 . FLOYD Agricultural.. Statistici an , !n Charge.,

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Agri-cult:u;ai Stati stici ari

SOWS}.ARROWED .4:1'ill PIGS SAVED

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FALL (June l to December 1)

: so~~ Farrowed Av . No. Pigs:Pigs _S_a;_:v-~--d~:-~So--Nf-,-F-ar--r-o_w_e.d: Av. No . Pig.s :Pigs Saved

GEORGIA

! (000)

1'er Litter f (000) .. ! (000)

i Per Litter! (000)

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lG-year 1942- 51 Av.

206

1951

216

1952

2,35

r ~\. 1953

195

5.9

1,217

6,1

1,318

6,3

1 ,480

6. 5

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186 209



6.0 6.3

182

6.2

155

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1, 110 1,317 ' ' 1 ,128 1, 02:.

UNITED srATES
io-.year 1942~51 Av. 1951 1952 1953

9, 145 9,59l. 8;480 7,377

6.29 6.47 6~64 6.81

57,506 62 , 007 56 , 270
50,2.37

5,688 6,032 5,257 4 , 762

6 , 46 6.60
6.65 6 .. 70

36,734 39,804 34,961
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Return After Five Days to

United States Department of .Agi-iculture

Agricultural Marketing ServiM 319 Extension Building

'Athens, Georgia

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OFFICIAL BUSU~ESS

Penalty for private u.s~ to ('!-vo i d

paymeni; o f . .postage $300.

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GEORGIA HOGS

i .. DIAGRAM SHOhTING so;:rs FARi.01tHNG AND . PIGS SAVED ANNUALLY I N GEORGIA

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Pigs Saved

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SO!tJS' F/~Rll.O\iiNG /\liJD PIGS Sf. VBD IN GEORGif:/i SPHHKt AT-J:i) FALL

(Period l 935 - 1953r

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Sp-n-::n-g--~--F' -a-~:l~.Y--- - T.0- ta~ :l 1,.1.,.._SP,._r_l,...n_,g.,_,~~-- --F-I-GF~sa_T._1_cf_c-K_-.-i-)----~=--.~ ---T=~ o-..t~-a-=l-_

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19J5 I 148

119 .

267 I 842

< '653

1,L:.95

I 1936 I 167

1937

175

149 130

1938 I 189

162

316

924

II 305 ' I 1,010

351

1,115

8 31~.-

1, 758

976L~2O

1, 772 2,055

1939 I 216

179

395 'I 1,210

984

2,19L.

1940 19ll1

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1188~4

149 170

333 354

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975 1,067

G49 969

.12~, 893264

19h2 I 21;,

206

L~21 I 1, 2h7

< l:,-21)

2,462

1943 1 256

220

476 , 1, 4.8.5

1;216

2, 761

19 44. I 248

16 7

41.5 11 1, 414

.. 9.52 .

... 2, 366

1945

191

112

363 1 1,108

998

2,106

1946

195

182

377 I 1,131

1,092

2, 223

1947

187

173

360

1,103

1,038

2,141

1948

170

163

19LI.9

182

173

I 333 1 1,003

35.5

1,110

994 1,055

1, 997 2,165

1950

198

190

388 l j l, 2L~7

1,159

2,LL06

1951

2. 16

.20 9

19.5 2

235

182

-1{~953~re-. J.min1a9r5y.

155

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1,317 1,128

2,635 2,6o8

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